Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, June 24, 2010

12:00 am

DR1965

FLIP- Ster

12:00 am

NonnieLight

flippity flop!

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

jmbdobie2

flip

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

Babs1

flop

12:01 am

Barb's Horses

flip and hi all

12:01 am

m9f9l

flip

12:02 am

NonnieLight

hello barb

12:02 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:02 am

jmbdobie2

hi late niters!

12:02 am

Erda

wheeeeeee -- cute icon, flosey

12:02 am

jillibus

hi and good heavens, josh!

12:02 am

m9f9l

gosh josh!

12:02 am

jmbdobie2

wash

12:03 am

jmbdobie2

ween

12:03 am

jmbdobie2

blllllllaaaaaaahhhhh - sorry

12:03 am

NonnieLight

oops dobie...wrong box

12:03 am

jmbdobie2

pb in three minutes

12:03 am

jmbdobie2

a record for me.

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

jillibus

yes, flosey -- good icon! A little editing might get rid of some of the funny things in the write-up ;)

12:04 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:04 am

NonnieLight

thanks lickety

12:04 am

Barb's Horses

thanks lickety

12:04 am

flosey

I tried that jilli, couldn't make it work

12:04 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!

12:05 am

jillibus

You just do it here, flosey.

12:05 am

jmbdobie2

ty lickety

12:05 am

jillibus

I mean you go to your My Account and get rid of the weirdos :)

12:05 am

flosey

that's where I tried !

12:05 am

flosey

that's what I tried jilli

12:06 am

jillibus

I've never had it fail! Strange!

12:06 am

flosey

will try again

12:06 am

jillibus

goose alert

12:07 am

jmbdobie2

need to sleep - have fun - see you all later.

12:08 am

m9f9l

I don't see how someone could nbt already!

12:08 am

jillibus

bye jmd!

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:08 am

jillibus

m9, I can't either -- I can't even type that fast

12:08 am

joshuavorbis

en6/7 for the corner e, ic5 for the corner i, the rest were pretty straightforward

12:08 am

m9f9l

in 6

12:08 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:09 am

cybernan

in 5 minutes une!

12:09 am

Barb's Horses

hi nan

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

hey, nan :-)

12:09 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:09 am

anike

Half way!! I'm just about t. Hi everyoneo start

12:10 am

jillibus

I refuse to make this a speed game, personally

12:10 am

joshuavorbis

27 left. i'm sure that means grem has 5 or 6 left

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

enhash

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

enwash

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

oops LOL

12:10 am

anike

Don't know what happened there.

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

40 to go -- too sleepy to go on -- nite, Babble buddies :-) *poof*

12:13 am

cybernan

nite une

12:13 am

jillibus

night une :)

12:14 am

hootowl

nah - think angels

12:15 am

m9f9l

I'm only to 37 words...and feeling stuck

12:15 am

cybernan

what happened to lickety?

12:15 am

Barb's Horses

wow I am still at 16...better get my thinking cap out

12:16 am

Barb's Horses

lickety said the clues were up

12:16 am

cybernan

all I have is a blank space

12:17 am

cybernan

ah -- needed to refresh it

12:17 am

Barb's Horses

hmm I have clues for wed

12:17 am

cybernan

normally wouldn't go this early, but we are hitting the road pretty early tomorrow

12:17 am

Barb's Horses

i had to go out and in again refresh didn't work for me

12:18 am

jillibus

that's what I always have to do now, barb

12:19 am

Barb's Horses

glad it isn't just me...or I would think there is something wrong with my computer

12:19 am

jillibus

I am NOT getting a sore throat. I am NOT going to get a cold.

12:20 am

jillibus

That cough is just imaginary.

12:20 am

Barb's Horses

me either jilli

12:20 am

flosey

oh boy, jilli, am having same feelings

12:20 am

flosey

no cough though

12:21 am

jillibus

Let's fight the damn thing together and maybe it will slink away.

12:21 am

flosey

sure hope so

12:21 am

Barb's Horses

sign my husband up too jilli

12:21 am

jillibus

Me too.

12:21 am

jillibus

You like my icon? Really have to click on it...

12:22 am

jillibus

ok, barb.

12:22 am

Barb's Horses

too cute jilli

12:23 am

jillibus

thanks, barb :)

12:23 am

Barb's Horses

i am stuck at 20 now

12:24 am

m9f9l

almost half way

12:24 am

Barb's Horses

go m9

12:26 am

jillibus

good for you, m9 -- I'm beating my brains out over that upper right E

12:26 am

m9f9l

I don't have that e either

12:27 am

jillibus

ah, got it from morewords. Rather odd.

12:28 am

jillibus

So that's nbt. How could anyone get nbt in 3 minutes?

12:28 am

m9f9l

exactly..it's unnatural

12:29 am

Barb's Horses

???more words???

12:29 am

m9f9l

that whole right column is terrible!

12:29 am

jillibus

www.morewords.com

12:29 am

Barb's Horses

never heard of it jilli thanks for sharing

12:31 am

jillibus

it's very useful, barb, and if you get Babble Expert it's one of the links which you can get to appear on the same page as the grid.

12:31 am

jillibus

I thought we had told you about Expert. It only works with a PC, not a Mac.

12:31 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:32 am

Barb's Horses

yeah grem congrats

12:32 am

jillibus

YAY gremlin!!!

12:32 am

Barb's Horses

I am using babble expert jilli

12:32 am

gremlinn

solo again, 7 in a row

12:33 am

jillibus

Well then, barb, go up to Resources and you will see the link to morewords. When it opens, you can drag it a bit, over the chat.

12:33 am

cybernan

down to 7 that I can't find and have to leave. bye everyone -- back in 3 weeks

12:33 am

m9f9l

wow g rem.. amazing again!

12:34 am

jillibus

Bye nan -- have a good time! Where are you going?

12:34 am

flosey

have a great holiday nan

12:34 am

m9f9l

3 weeks! have fun nan..whatever you're doing!

12:34 am

gremlinn

bunch of weird 4-letter words today

12:35 am

jillibus

typical for a small grid, grem

12:35 am

Barb's Horses

ahhh....then I miss some of the chat...but that would be useful...same as when I do the lists of words ie..4 letter words..5 letter words..but only use those as a last resource

12:35 am

cybernan

china jill -- the yangtze cruise

12:35 am

Barb's Horses

oh boy nan is it that time already....have a great time

12:35 am

jillibus

Oh -- say hello to my old home town for me, nan!

12:35 am

m9f9l

that is fabulous nan! take lots of pics@!

12:36 am

cybernan

which one is that, jill?

12:36 am

jillibus

Shanghai, nan -- lived there from age 1 to age 12.

12:37 am

cybernan

ah -- we spend 2 days there

12:37 am

jillibus

A very different Shanghai from the present one.

12:37 am

cybernan

I guess!

12:38 am

cybernan

good night :)

12:38 am

jillibus

The area now called Pudong (it was Pootung in my day) where all the skyscrapers are was just a flat place full of shacks.

12:38 am

Barb's Horses

night nan

12:38 am

jillibus

Godnight, nan, and bon voyage!

12:41 am

jillibus

Barb, the best way (I find) to use morewords is to type the first 2 letters of the word into the box, followed by hyphens denoting the missing letters -- e.g. ag--- for a 5-letter ag word.

12:41 am

dofith

Wow! Check out Wimbledon!

12:41 am

Barb's Horses

thanks for the clue nan..I shall try it

12:42 am

dofith

5th set - tie break in 40's

12:43 am

dofith

Isner and mahut

12:43 am

dofith

48 all!

12:44 am

dofith

al 5 and al 6, anyone?

12:44 am

flosey

don't have them dofith

12:45 am

m9f9l

a fruit of ones .....

12:45 am

Barb's Horses

ooo Jilli I like more words...very helpful

12:46 am

daykat

al 5 al+ to gird one's l***s

12:46 am

daykat

al6 is plural

12:46 am

Frances

Wimbledon match 59-59 in the final set when bad light stopped play. Match has (so far) lasted ten hours and they have to come back again today to finish. Will Wimbledon end before Christmas?

12:46 am

flosey

thanks daykat

12:47 am

daykat

something obscure to do with pharmacology

12:47 am

Frances

. . . . . and good morning all.

12:47 am

ursh

hello all - what are the stats for top right E please for nbt

12:47 am

TeaNCrackers

hi all

12:47 am

dofith

Great! Thanks!

12:48 am

daykat

hi dofith:)

12:48 am

Barb's Horses

hi tea

12:49 am

flosey

en6/21 and plural

12:49 am

dofith

ok - must be getting delayed stuff here. Story of our lives in West Aus!

12:49 am

ursh

ty flosey

12:49 am

dofith

Hi daykat

12:49 am

flosey

yw ursh

12:51 am

m9f9l

36 to go

12:51 am

anike

fireworks

12:52 am

m9f9l

anike!!

12:52 am

jillibus

Hello daykat, frances, ursh, tnc, dofith! You all arrived all of a sudden when I wasn't looking (sending an email).

12:52 am

m9f9l

SWEET!

12:52 am

flosey

wtg anike

12:52 am

jillibus

YAY anike!!!

12:52 am

Barb's Horses

yeah anike

12:52 am

Barb's Horses

Jilli I so like the more words....I might even get to finish this one :) thanks for telling me again about it

12:53 am

jillibus

So glad, barb!

12:53 am

Frances

Hi jilli. Was beginning to think that I could have some fun today as I appeared to have become invisible. Lol.

12:53 am

anike

TY. I suppose I should do some work now. Any clues b4 I go?

12:53 am

jillibus

Couldn't miss that beautiful blue eye, Frances!

12:54 am

jillibus

Thanks for the offer, anike, but I'm not ready yet.

12:54 am

Barb's Horses

I am off to bed though...last school field trip tomorrow if it doesn't rain on them see you all tomorrow

12:54 am

Frances

Tried to find a Virgo/Libra (well balanced virgin) cusp icon.

12:55 am

Barb's Horses

night all ((waves)))

12:55 am

Frances

Bye Barb. Sleep well.

12:56 am

jillibus

Well, that's great that you tried, Frances. So few are doing the icon themes these days :(

12:56 am

jillibus

Night barb!

12:56 am

m9f9l

what are icon themes?

12:56 am

anike

Bye all

12:57 am

Frances

m9f9l. sprite has a list in her profile.

12:57 am

dofith

bye anike. What state are you?

12:57 am

jillibus

m9, sprite has a list of themes suggested by various babblers -- there's a new one every day. Click on my icon to see today's -- flosey's too.

12:58 am

m9f9l

sprite isn't on

12:58 am

Frances

If you put her in your friends list you can check when she is offline.

12:59 am

flosey

fireworks

12:59 am

m9f9l

ah

12:59 am

Frances

Well done flosey.

12:59 am

m9f9l

good job flosey!

12:59 am

jillibus

you can find sprite in the rankings, or here's her url: http://tinyurl.com/6z7unz

12:59 am

jillibus

WOW flosey!!!

1:00 am

flosey

had to use morewords for a few

1:00 am

m9f9l

ok.. i has icon

1:00 am

jillibus

Frances -- I hadn't realised your eye moved until I clicked on it! (By the way, it's not Christmas for a while yet)

1:01 am

flosey

wtg m9

1:01 am

Frances

I know but the way that match is going it will last that long. Shame one of them must lose.

1:02 am

dofith

can only get one of the an's

1:03 am

m9f9l

i gotta go nite nite... 36 to go

1:03 am

jillibus

I agree, frances!

1:03 am

jillibus

night m9 -- did you go to sprite's profile?

1:03 am

flosey

an + " ** you like it"

1:04 am

ddb4nana

is the un 5/33 easy....I just can't find it! Clues greatly appreciated!

1:04 am

dofith

Thanks flosey

1:04 am

m9f9l

oh. no.

1:04 am

dofith

anal

1:05 am

m9f9l

oh.. sprite's icon is cool!

1:05 am

rururocks

no butts about that one dof

1:05 am

dofith

Whoops! Sorry!

1:05 am

m9f9l

or maybe I should say hot!

1:05 am

jillibus

I did give you the link -- did you see it?

1:05 am

flosey

un6/33 dd? un + cut

1:05 am

dofith

How Freudian was that!!!

1:05 am

m9f9l

uh oh.. pb for potty mouth!

1:05 am

Frances

ddb un5/18 should go to the gym.

1:05 am

ddb4nana

oh my goodness...thank you!

1:05 am

rururocks

it was rather cheeky of you dof

1:06 am

flosey

yw dd

1:06 am

dofith

I didn't mean to, honest injun!

1:06 am

Frances

You're welcome ddb.

1:06 am

m9f9l

LOL.. you know why poop is tapered at the end?

1:07 am

dofith

No, why?

1:07 am

jillibus

m9 -- sprite's icon was for yesterday's theme -- "your Chinese zodiac sign." She hasn't posted today's yet, being sound asleep in the Netherlands.

1:07 am

Frances

why?

1:07 am

rururocks

just kidding dof.. we all do it

1:07 am

jillibus

do tell, m9...

1:08 am

jillibus

hi ruru

1:08 am

rururocks

the sum of my chinese zodiac is dim

1:08 am

rururocks

hi jilli

1:08 am

jillibus

oh, groan time again

1:08 am

Frances

Very good ruru.

1:09 am

jillibus

don't encourage him, frances!

1:09 am

rururocks

....and my cookie is very fortunate...

1:09 am

Frances

I guess someone has too.

1:10 am

Frances

OK - I'm with jilli.

1:10 am

rururocks

*giggle*

1:12 am

jillibus

hah, monkeyed the hw4

1:13 am

flosey

me too jilli, sounds like a name, but not English

1:13 am

jillibus

looks Chinese to me.

1:13 am

flosey

yes

1:13 am

Frances

I thought it looked Chinese too.

1:13 am

rururocks

takes hw4 to know hw4

1:13 am

daykat

I got it too - pure luck (is that what monkeyed means?)

1:14 am

daykat

Korean

1:14 am

jillibus

yep, daykat

1:14 am

flosey

yes daykat, just keep trying until you hit it

1:15 am

jillibus

"a former monetary unit of South Korea.
Use hwan in a Sentence
See images of hwan
Search hwan on the Web

lane

1:15 am

m9f9l

sorry..Gage needed me. Ok.. so your a******* doesn't slam shut!

1:15 am

m9f9l

sorry... did I mention I've been with cubscouts all week???

1:15 am

jillibus

oops, don't know why that happened!

1:15 am

m9f9l

yesterday they talked about poop on a whole 1/2 hour drive...

1:16 am

daykat

as one can in the finest circles m9:)

1:16 am

m9f9l

hey... crosswords paid off.. got that porch word

1:16 am

jillibus

ruru is incorrigible

1:16 am

m9f9l

exactly! LOL

1:17 am

m9f9l

he's just an overgrown cubscout...

1:17 am

jillibus

m9, did you ever tell us why poop is pointed?

1:18 am

m9f9l

yes.

1:18 am

rururocks

this isn't a charmin discussion

1:18 am

m9f9l

at 1:15

1:18 am

jillibus

hmm, missed it

1:18 am

m9f9l

well looky who's here!

1:19 am

rururocks

what is it with little kids and poop?

1:19 am

jillibus

oh, I see. Brilliant.

1:19 am

m9f9l

I prolly shouldn't have taught them the diarrhea song......

1:19 am

daykat

lol m9!!

1:19 am

jillibus

I think I'm glad I don't know it.

1:20 am

m9f9l

you should watch the movie "parenthood" LOL

1:20 am

rururocks

probably runs on and on jill .. best not to know

1:21 am

jillibus

Did you teach them the one about the nine old ladies locked inthe lavatory?

1:21 am

daykat

groan ruru

1:21 am

m9f9l

my dh sings that one!LOL no i didn't

1:21 am

rururocks

gives a whole new meaning to golden girls I bet

1:21 am

m9f9l

uh oh....

1:22 am

m9f9l

and he's off!!! (and running)

1:22 am

jillibus

Or "Passengers will please refrain
From flushing toilets while the train
Is standing in the station, I love you"?

1:23 am

m9f9l

oh! that one sounds good!

1:23 am

jillibus

to the tune of Dvorak's Humoresque.

1:23 am

m9f9l

when my eldest was taking violin lessons we came up with one for that too....

1:23 am

jillibus

You can google the lyrics

1:24 am

jillibus

Pity Linux doesn't work here.

1:25 am

m9f9l

"inky dinky you're so stinky, and I really really think ye ought to go and take a shower noow. Okey dokey artichokey please don't put me in the pokey, I will go and take a shower no-ow!!

1:25 am

jillibus

Cute, m9! :D

1:25 am

jillibus

brb (need a throat lozenge, dammit)

1:26 am

rururocks

<< biding his time.....

1:27 am

m9f9l

fomenting ruru??

1:28 am

rururocks

*whistles*

1:28 am

m9f9l

you da train in da station??

1:28 am

jillibus

waiting for what, ru?

1:29 am

rururocks

my next joke opportunity...

1:29 am

daykat

my brain has turned to mush, cant see any words, think I need a break and go and do something in the sun.

1:29 am

daykat

see you all later:)

1:29 am

jillibus

sounds lovely, daykat!

1:30 am

rururocks

.. that sounds bulgar..to me

1:30 am

jillibus

m9 -- nice icon!

1:30 am

m9f9l

thanks jilli

1:30 am

m9f9l

ruru must have a miGRAIN

1:31 am

jillibus

and btw, you need your flag, don't you? Just go to your My Account and check that tiny square, upper right, which says Show Profile.

1:31 am

rururocks

m9 ... I barley know you..to answer that

1:31 am

m9f9l

wheat?!?!?!?

1:31 am

rururocks

so farro as I know..

1:32 am

m9f9l

but you LOVE my rye sense of humor!

1:32 am

rururocks

lol.. I do..

1:32 am

rururocks

we must tabuli-ate your jokes

1:33 am

Frances

These jokes are getting corny!

1:33 am

rururocks

cous-cous they are funny.

1:34 am

m9f9l

My bran is hurtin trying to come up with another....

1:35 am

rururocks

I am too polenta to come up with one more

1:35 am

Frances

I'm amaized you came up with so many.

1:35 am

jillibus

My mind is quinoa.

1:35 am

jillibus

(Yopu have to know how to pronounce that).

1:36 am

rururocks

they just germinate in my brain...

1:36 am

Frances

keenwah

1:36 am

m9f9l

ah, vely vely rice one!

1:37 am

m9f9l

<<< knows everyone is off googling grains!

1:38 am

m9f9l

cuz it sorghum quiet around here

1:39 am

rururocks

..at least we are off of the poop discussion..lol

1:39 am

jillibus

no kashi prizes for these efforts

1:40 am

Frances

You have to make sure that they are all 'spelt' correctly.

1:40 am

m9f9l

millit ever end??

1:41 am

jillibus

I hope so!

1:43 am

rururocks

we have sewn our oats..

1:43 am

jillibus

sown

1:43 am

rururocks

sown maybe?

1:43 am

m9f9l

ruru and I are mis spelt!

1:44 am

m9f9l

hmm... is lickety list out of order??

1:44 am

m9f9l

in the ca's?

1:44 am

Frances

Ironing to do before I'm off to cricket. Gorgeous weather again today. Have fun boys and girls - whatever you are doing today.

1:44 am

rururocks

it keeps hop-ening to me

1:44 am

jillibus

It looks ok to me, m9!

1:44 am

m9f9l

it's middle of night here

1:45 am

Frances

You can still have fun!

1:45 am

rururocks

here too..I can't find the last twenty

1:45 am

m9f9l

huh. cause I have a ca 5/12, ca 4/5, ca 6/21

1:45 am

rururocks

bye for now frances...hagd

1:45 am

jillibus

m9, did you see my suggestion that you get your flag?

1:45 am

m9f9l

I have 22 left

1:45 am

m9f9l

yes.

1:46 am

Frances

Thank you. See you tomorrow. Bye.

1:46 am

jillibus

Bye frances, have fun at cricket.

1:46 am

jillibus

I have 21 left.

1:47 am

m9f9l

there...I have a flag.

1:47 am

m9f9l

two!

1:48 am

bojazz

mp - i'm an aries - love the icon

1:48 am

jillibus

hooray for m9!

1:48 am

bojazz

sorry - m9

1:48 am

m9f9l

thanks. just a quick google image search..

1:49 am

m9f9l

hooray for the red, white and blue!

1:49 am

jillibus

I thought my icon was pretty cute but you have to click on it to see it properly.

1:49 am

m9f9l

22 left but still two bt's!

1:50 am

jillibus

m9, I have all the C words and the list looks ok to me.

1:50 am

m9f9l

aries is a good sign! my eldes is also.

1:50 am

m9f9l

well pfpft1

1:51 am

m9f9l

it is very hot and muggy this eve

1:51 am

jillibus

not here!

1:52 am

jillibus

Where are you, m9?

1:52 am

m9f9l

oregon

1:53 am

jillibus

Hmm, maybe your warmth will head north -- we've had very little of it.

1:54 am

m9f9l

i'm further east too though. I bet it's warm in the okenogan

1:58 am

jillibus

oh probably

1:59 am

jillibus

if en6/21 is a word, why isn't the un version?

1:59 am

m9f9l

ah.. I remember drinking ogo pogo milk..

2:01 am

m9f9l

cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL

2:01 am

m9f9l

cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL

2:01 am

m9f9l

cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL

2:01 am

m9f9l

cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL

2:02 am

m9f9l

ok.. now THAT was wierd!

2:02 am

rururocks

I got it the first time m9.lol

2:02 am

jillibus

that happens every night at this time -- the midnight hiccup.

2:04 am

m9f9l

OH... even though the game thinks it's 2

2:04 am

rururocks

well.. I haven't found a word in a while.
I should pull the list

2:06 am

m9f9l

ok.. i got all those ca's

2:06 am

m9f9l

go for it ruru

2:08 am

jillibus

brb -- must put new batteries in TV remore

2:08 am

m9f9l

oh yes. that's important!

2:09 am

rururocks

as long as you get a charge out of it jilli

2:16 am

jillibus

Well -- I did, and the thing still doesn't work! Any idea why, you brainy people?

2:16 am

m9f9l

good batteries?

2:16 am

rururocks

did you put them in ..in the right direction?

2:17 am

m9f9l

spill a coke on it?

2:17 am

m9f9l

(or as my second child did once.. insert it in glass of oj?)

2:17 am

m9f9l

are you pointing correct end at tv??

2:17 am

m9f9l

is tv on???

2:17 am

m9f9l

is tv plugged in?

2:18 am

m9f9l

night all! *poof*

2:18 am

rururocks

nite m9

2:18 am

jillibus

Duracells, use before 2016. And yes, I put them in correctly. And foo to you, m9!

2:19 am

jillibus

darn, she's gone.

2:22 am

rururocks

I don't know what the problem would be..sometime remotes just stop working and you have to order a new one.. is it a satelite remote?

2:23 am

lynxxx

If you try the old batteries in something else and they work OK then it would prove what Ruru just suggested

2:24 am

jillibus

no, it's just a very simple one for an old small JVC.

2:26 am

jillibus

I guess I could take the old ones in to the local electonics store and have them tested?

2:27 am

jillibus

I can't think what else to try them in here.

2:27 am

jillibus

I wonder if they still make the remotes for this set.

2:29 am

lynxxx

Maybe you can buy a generic remote. I am sure your electronics store would be able to assist

2:31 am

jillibus

Yes, thanks. I think I have a generic somewhere but I can't find it.

2:32 am

jillibus

Anyway, I'll go to the store. Thanks for the advice.

2:33 am

jillibus

Isn't it great -- ask a question in Babble and get answers from across the ocean or miles away.

2:34 am

jillibus

7 to go here...

2:34 am

lynxxx

I know. I asked Mom a knitting question the other night and she rang a friend to get the answer. Took 2 minutes tops to get an answer from the other side of the world

2:39 am

jillibus

really, hu4/7 is a bit thick!

2:40 am

lynxxx

thanks, hadn't remembered that one yet

2:42 am

jillibus

firewords :)

2:43 am

lynxxx

Congrats Jilli!

2:44 am

jillibus

Thanks, lyn -- any clues wanted yet?

2:45 am

lynxxx

not for me thanks Jilli, besides sounds like Ken's serving up dinner so I had best be off for a bit

2:46 am

jillibus

If not, I'll head for bed and fight this sore throat and cough.

2:46 am

jillibus

Oh, lucky you, having a Ken to serve up dinner!

2:49 am

jillibus

Well, goodnight anyone, and *poof*

2:59 am

nomatter

hello all, how is the puzzle going this evening

3:11 am

Haz1558

Hello, nomatter. It seems to be a reasonably civilised grid.

3:16 am

Atalante

hello Haz and La Glitterata!

3:17 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata! Is Hobbitella beautiful after her trim?

3:17 am

Haz1558

Oh, I'm looking at your profile pic now. She looks so sleek!

3:18 am

Atalante

she's soooooo sleek! but rather un-spaniel-like!

3:18 am

Haz1558

Has she always had the white patch below or are my eyes playing tricks?

3:19 am

Atalante

it' sunlight :)

3:19 am

Atalante

she has a little white blob on her chest, but that's it

3:19 am

Haz1558

Ah, that makes sense. Is she all frolicky and lighthearted now?

3:20 am

Atalante

so much so! she always bounces more after a trim

3:20 am

Atalante

though saying that, we are now busy half-heartedly arranging the paws and dozing

3:21 am

Haz1558

What do hairless Mexican dogs do instead of arranging paws? They must find the time long with no grooming to be done.

3:22 am

Atalante

hmmmm. maybe they - I have no idea! Arrange the nails?

3:22 am

Haz1558

Maybe they're too busy trying to keep warm to think of doing anything.

3:23 am

lynxxx

Hello. Maybe they are like Stew and lick themselves like a cat constantly - drives me nuts

3:23 am

Atalante

at least Chinese crested dogs could arrange the fringe

3:23 am

lynxxx

Hobbit looks very handsome

3:24 am

Haz1558

Hello, lynxxx. Nice dinner?

3:24 am

Atalante

she doesnt look as nice as when fluffy, but its so much cooler for her

3:24 am

lynxxx

Very nice

3:25 am

Haz1558

I hear you have a new Prime Minister in Australia?

3:25 am

Atalante

paw arranging has been abandoned for full-time dozing

3:26 am

lynxxx

We have - a female for the first time. and a red head to boot

3:27 am

Haz1558

That should be interesting!

3:27 am

Atalante

why the big deal about her being a redhead?

3:28 am

Haz1558

I hadn't realised that there had been any moves to oust Rudd, but then we don't really get detailed accounts of Aus politics - except for big stories, of course.

3:28 am

lynxxx

Nothing really - but she is very red and has made it her trademark

3:28 am

Atalante

facebook's just gone mad about her being a redhead!

3:29 am

Haz1558

It'll suit the cartoonists as long as they're allowed to use colouring pencils.

3:29 am

Haz1558

Is it because of the whole redhead = volatile idea?

3:30 am

Atalante

she's Welsh too!

3:30 am

lynxxx

It seems Mr Rudd wasn't very consultative with his cabinet and tended to ride roughshod over the States premiers. With an election looming and Gillard being very popular the outcome was obvious really

3:31 am

lynxxx

Yes, came out when she was 3. 10 pound Poms as they were called

3:31 am

Haz1558

Oh, so there's Celtic stock. Does she know her crwth from her cwms, I wonder?

3:31 am

Atalante

I should hope so

3:31 am

Atalante

from Barry

3:32 am

sandyloo

Gillard is not popular Lynx, I cant stand her

3:33 am

Haz1558

Maybe she'll invite Tom Jones, Charlotte Church and Katherine Jenkins to sing at her swearing in or inauguration or whatever they do. Is there a ceremony as such?

3:33 am

sandyloo

she is popular with the Caucas because they hate Rudd

3:33 am

lynxxx

She is very popular over this side Sandy

3:33 am

sandyloo

Labour will not get a show in in
WA after the mining tax they propose

3:34 am

sandyloo

However in the long run it might be a good thing for the country

3:34 am

sandyloo

I can't believe anybody likes her - she has a mean face

3:34 am

Haz1558

Oh sandy! You can't dislike someone's politics because of their face. Unless it's John Prescott.

3:35 am

lynxxx

She has announced that the new tax is to be rethought - they have withdrawn the TV ads and requested that the mine owners do the same - which they have

3:35 am

sandyloo

LOL I have great values.....

3:35 am

sandyloo

I don't like Rudd either - He looks like Mr Sheen

3:36 am

Haz1558

I'm going to have to google her to see this lady. I'm prepared for a redhead with a mean face...

3:36 am

Atalante

JOhn Prescott is different

3:36 am

lynxxx

she is no oil painting however at least she doesn't have a ratface like Tony Abbot

3:36 am

sandyloo

if you want to see Rudd, just google 'mr sheen'

3:36 am

Haz1558

I'm seeing lots of photos of her with hair different lengths.

3:37 am

sandyloo

LOL Lynx

3:37 am

Haz1558

What age is she?

3:37 am

lynxxx

48

3:37 am

sandyloo

They have tried hard to give her a makeover -

3:37 am

sandyloo

she has a good haircut at the moment

3:38 am

sandyloo

She has a terrible accent

3:38 am

Haz1558

She's a young thing, then. What's wrong with her accent. Does she still sound Welsh?

3:38 am

lynxxx

Sandy! we don't care what she looks like - it's what she will do that matters.

3:38 am

Atalante

it sounds like she's mangling every vowel she pronuounces

3:39 am

sandyloo

no it sounds like a bad aussie accent

3:39 am

sandyloo

exactly ata

3:39 am

Haz1558

I'll have to get to hear her as well.

3:39 am

sandyloo

Well she better change a lot of policies particularly the asylum seekers thing

3:40 am

Haz1558

I thought all the asylum seekers were in England.

3:40 am

sandyloo

we have had loads of boat people here and they keep coming since Rudd (Mr Sheen) has been in

3:41 am

Haz1558

Set Ms Gillard on beach patrol...

3:41 am

sandyloo

Lynx I am very surprised to hear you say she is popular - in fact I am shocked

3:41 am

lynxxx

She grew up in South Australia which has quite an English lilt and now lives in a working class area in Melbourne maybe all that contributes to her way of speaking. However makes her very popular with working class and unions over here at least

3:42 am

sandyloo

She is on the news now

3:42 am

Haz1558

You'll not get a politician who's popular with everyone, unless it's in time of war when political differences are set aside.

3:43 am

sandyloo

At least she has the good taste not to move into the lodge yet - I do think that is a good thing - I will wait and see how she performs

3:43 am

lynxxx

Everyone is thrilled that we have a FEMALE pm

3:44 am

Atalante

yes, that's fab!

3:44 am

sandyloo

I am neutral on that, I don't care what sex as long as they do the job

3:44 am

Jayk

the US is at war and no one is setting aside any political differences!

3:44 am

lynxxx

why is that Sandy? should the lodge remain empty?

3:44 am

Jayk

and good morning

3:44 am

Haz1558

Jayk, I'm thinking of Britain in WW2 when there was a coalition government.

3:44 am

sandyloo

she doesn't want to move in until she has been voted in - I do admire that attitude in her

3:44 am

lynxxx

we are there with you too Jayk

3:44 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Jayk.

3:45 am

Jayk

Yes, of course, Haz. Also, unlike the US today, that was not a STUPID war

3:45 am

sandyloo

I will give her a chance and will see how she goes before I vote

3:45 am

Haz1558

No, it wasn't a stupid war, I believe it had to be fought.

3:46 am

Jayk

not to get sidetracked, but could you assure me there ARE actually some words in this grid?

3:46 am

sandyloo

I have got 52 so far

3:47 am

sandyloo

think I need the list now

3:47 am

Haz1558

Absolutely, although I'll concede that some are more used in babble than in the real world.

3:47 am

Douglas

The man says there are 92 of them. I have 44, but a number of them are babblets

3:47 am

Jayk

all righty, then! perhaps significantly more coffee is in order

3:47 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Douglas.

3:48 am

sandyloo

I tried to scan a photo for my icon - herin helped me but she tells me I have to crop the pic in 'paint' but I am still trying to figure that one out

3:48 am

Douglas

Hello, Haz

3:49 am

Jayk

actually, once you've saved it as a jpeg you can crop it in Word--use "format picture"

3:49 am

FMitch

I was just about to ask if it was a small and nasty today butI think myquestion has been answered.
Morning/evening all.

3:49 am

sandyloo

hmmmmm I have saved it as a jpeg (thanks herin) I will try that later

3:49 am

Atalante

FM!!

3:50 am

Haz1558

Good morning, FM. It's not that nasty really.

3:50 am

FMitch

Hi Ata and Haz!

3:50 am

Haz1558

Not for a seasoned and venerable babbler such as yourself.

3:50 am

sandyloo

I am trying to become more computer literate

3:50 am

sandyloo

I am trying to become more computer literate
hi mitch

3:51 am

FMitch

LOL Haz, what are you after??
Hi sandy.

3:51 am

lynxxx

hi FM

3:52 am

Haz1558

FM! I'm shocked! As if I could ever be accused of having ulterior motives!

3:52 am

FMitch

and hello Lynxxx and anyone else that pops up :)

3:52 am

Atalante

I shouldn't start today, I only have an hour before setting off to ye cotteswoldes

3:52 am

Haz1558

Three exclamation marks! See how you've affected me!

3:53 am

FMitch

*giggle*

Am feeling smug - have already been out and done shopping and errands before it gets too hot.

3:53 am

Haz1558

What delights and delectations doth await in ye olde Cotteswoldes, oh Fair Ata of Faversham?

3:53 am

FMitch

are you taking Hobbit Ata?

3:53 am

Atalante

the joyyes of Cheltenham General Hospitalle mostly!

3:54 am

Atalante

no, hobbit's staying here for once, cos I'll be spending half my time in hospital with sister

3:54 am

Haz1558

Ah, ye Olde Apothecary of Cheltenham Towne.

3:55 am

FMitch

probably best, make sure you have some bottled water in the car as it is going to be a hot drive.

3:55 am

Haz1558

Procure ye water for ye carriage ride.

3:55 am

Atalante

I will! But I'll be staying in Moretonne-in-ye-Marsh so that's nice and Cotteswoldey

3:55 am

lynxxx

I have to ask, how hot is it going to be today FM

3:55 am

Atalante

and fulle of ye tourists from yon lande America

3:56 am

FMitch

about 83 I think and then almost 90 at the weekend.

3:56 am

Haz1558

Moreton-in-ye-Marsh - also full of ye Japanese tourist people with ye instant portrait equipment?

3:57 am

Atalante

absolutely! it becommes 1/3 Japanese, 1/3 American and 1/3 people from ye olde cotteswoldes

3:58 am

Atalante

and you get stuck behind tour coaches for hours in the small lanes

3:58 am

Haz1558

And do ye olde cotteswoldians welcome ye boat people from other shores and strange oriental cities?

3:58 am

sandyloo

back soon

3:58 am

FMitch

I got stuck behind a combine harvester this morning - not a phrase I ever thought I would use :)

3:58 am

Atalante

begrudgingly. they give our taverns and shoppes much incomme, but they are as annoying as a pig without a tail

3:59 am

Atalante

ick, FM!!

4:00 am

FMitch

or as anoying as a load of vuvuzelas re your post Ata.

4:00 am

Haz1558

I suppose the Venetians feel the same about the tourists clogging up the ca6/21.

4:00 am

Atalante

I like vuvuzelas!

4:01 am

Atalante

everyone complains madly about the tourists, but the whole cotswold economy is based on them

4:01 am

FMitch

True Haz but imagine what would happen to Venice w/o the revenue they generate.

4:01 am

Haz1558

Oh, absolutely, that's the dilemma.

4:02 am

Haz1558

It's funny, when you visit somewhere touristy, you wish everyone else would disappear so that you can enjoy the place properly.

4:03 am

FMitch

Ah the joys of travel 20/30 years ago

4:03 am

Atalante

at least in the Cotsowlds, you can get away from the tourists generally by lurking in the off-the-main-road villages

4:04 am

Haz1558

Midsomer Murders is set in the Cotswolds, isn't it?

4:05 am

FMitch

Dangerous place to go then!

4:05 am

Atalante

I don't know!

4:06 am

Haz1558

There could be an episode with villagers getting their revenge on tourists.

4:06 am

Atalante

apart it was filmed in Oxfordshire

4:06 am

FMitch

The case of the coachload of missing Japansese - all that was left behind was a pile of camerass.

4:07 am

Haz1558

Can you imagine sitting through an evening of Japanese holiday photos?

4:07 am

FMitch

aosrry I had a surfit of s's in that last post.

4:08 am

Atalante

an evening's worth? what's that, one holiday day?

4:08 am

Haz1558

Probably an hour.

4:08 am

Haz1558

I've never seen anything like the enthusiasm with which they photograph everything. It's amazing.

4:09 am

FMitch

Would we be the same if we went to Japan as the culture and scenery is so different to ours?

4:10 am

Haz1558

I wouldn't take pictures of a concert hall with no lights on.

4:11 am

Haz1558

But it's a valid point. I still think they're more enthusiastic than most.

4:11 am

Atalante

absolutely

4:11 am

Atalante

they take phoptos of *everything*

4:12 am

FMitch

perhaps they hold competitions upon their return to see who took the most pics.

4:12 am

FMitch

phoptos - excellent Ata *grin*

4:13 am

Atalante

:P

4:14 am

FMitch

So far I managed a grand total of zero words in the grid - chatting is way too side tracking but fun.

4:15 am

Atalante

ditto!

4:15 am

Haz1558

Just remember lots of babblets and you'll manage fine.

4:16 am

FMitch

por just as well in yr case, do you know how long you will be away?

4:16 am

Atalante

till monday

4:16 am

FMitch

I really do hope it all goes well.

4:17 am

Haz1558

Yes, keep us informed of how things are going.

4:17 am

Atalante

me too! her op is on friday afternoon. probably 8- 10 hours!

4:17 am

FMitch

Gosh that is a long time :(

4:18 am

Haz1558

As long as that tennis match....

4:18 am

lynxxx

Oh - another op - poor love. Hope everything goes better than they hope it will

4:18 am

FMitch

That was incredible, they were reeling off the stats this morning!

4:18 am

FMitch

At least the 2 players don't start again until 3.30.

4:19 am

Haz1558

I kept on updating husband and he kept on insisting that someone should either give up or that they should suddenly change the rules and institute a tie-break.

4:19 am

Atalante

that's what McEnroe said

4:19 am

Atalante

I think they should both be allowed to win, somehow

4:20 am

Haz1558

Yes, but you can't change the rule books just instantly.

4:20 am

FMitch

but when was the last time a match went on that long?

4:20 am

Haz1558

And what happens in the next round - their opponent gets to play the two of them? That would be fun!

4:20 am

Haz1558

It's the longest match ever.

4:20 am

Atalante

never, fm

4:20 am

lynxxx

there was one in Melbourne that was like that

4:21 am

FMitch

Exactly - so prob no need to change the rules.

4:21 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning everyone.

4:21 am

Haz1558

They just can't break each other's serve. It's pretty extraordinary.

4:21 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Sally.

4:21 am

FMitch

Whoever does win will be knackered in the next round.

4:22 am

FMitch

Morning Sally

4:22 am

Atalante

the winner officiallyhas to play their next round match today

4:22 am

Haz1558

One of them was supposed to be playing in a doubles match. At 33 all, a message came that he was expected on another court.

4:22 am

Sally-catlover

I don't know how they have kept going in that heat yesterday.

4:23 am

Sally-catlover

So what happened Haz?

4:24 am

Haz1558

I think they quickly realised that the doubles match was a no-go. Poor man, if he has to finish his singles and then try to play a doubles! And there's no guarantee that the singles match won't go on and on.

4:25 am

Sally-catlover

If the winner officialy has to play the next round today and they are still playing, presumably they will have to bend the rules!

4:25 am

Haz1558

If they haven't broken serve over 118 games in the final set, I don't think either one of them is going to give up without a fight.

4:25 am

Haz1558

I have visions of two old men, still playing away in the old people's home.

4:26 am

FMitch

LOL yes!

4:26 am

Sally-catlover

It'll be easy then, they won't be able to see the ball without their glasses.

4:27 am

Haz1558

I hadn't realised that the American (Isner) was so huge. He's 6 foot 9!

4:28 am

Atalante

yep!

4:28 am

FMitch

Nearly 10.30 time for a break, enjoyed the chat as always.
Have a good drive Ata, will be thinking of you and C.
Bye all and Happy Babbling.

4:28 am

Atalante

bye dear!!

4:28 am

lynxxx

bye FM

4:29 am

Haz1558

Bye FM - hope you don't get too overheated.

4:30 am

Atalante

I suppose I should go and pack too *sigh*. Am having my normal debate about whether to leave some windows slightly open so that the animals can have some cool air

4:30 am

Sally-catlover

Bye FM, and good luck, Ata.

4:30 am

Haz1558

What's the argument against the open windows?

4:31 am

Atalante

it disturbs me that people could get in them!

4:31 am

Atalante

but I'd only leave the first floor windows open a bit, obviously

4:32 am

Haz1558

Do yo uhave neighbours who could keep an eye on the house?

4:32 am

Sally-catlover

Leave front ones open, Ata, then anyone trying to get in can be seen.

4:32 am

Haz1558

you - don't know how that space got in there.

4:32 am

lynxxx

Just wack a great nail through the window frame into the wood it fits into...OK you might need a drill

4:33 am

Atalante

yes, that's true, sally. then they would at least get a bit of air!

4:34 am

Haz1558

Would the alternative be to have a fan going?

4:34 am

Atalante

I get paranoid that people are going to get in and steal Hobbit :P

4:36 am

Haz1558

I had to laugh the other day when a mobile dog wash came to collect Dougal, the little terrier/collie cross from across the road. He's normally a very happy wee soul, but when he realised that the lady was taking him into a strange van, he dug his heels in and refused to move. It was very funny.

4:37 am

lynxxx

clever boy

4:37 am

Atalante

clever boy! that's Hobbit's problem - she loves *everyone*

4:38 am

lynxxx

We have a Dougal in the neighbourhood too. A very happy bouncy scottish terrier

4:39 am

Haz1558

This one is bouncy as well - incredibly full of energy.

4:42 am

Haz1558

Okay, I'd better be off and doing something else. I hope your drive goes okay and that all is well at the hospital. Let us know how you get on.

4:42 am

lynxxx

I saw a similar thing today, a ranger trying to see if a dog was 'chipped' - no way was that dog going to let the ranger near him with either the reader or a noose - just barked madly at her and kept his owner between him and the strange lady

4:42 am

Sally-catlover

Bye for now Haz.

4:42 am

lynxxx

bye Haz

4:42 am

Atalante

will do!

4:42 am

Haz1558

Bye!

4:44 am

Atalante

and I should go too! *poof*!

4:44 am

lynxxx

bye Ata

4:48 am

lynxxx

I'm off for the night too. Bye Sally

5:04 am

Sally-catlover

bye lynxxx, sorry was away from computer for a moment.

5:19 am

Sally-catlover

And fireworks, so I will be off too. Anyone left here who needs clues?

5:21 am

Sally-catlover

Ok then, **gone**

5:45 am

Anniebrook

an

5:57 am

ubgrud

hints for en 7,32?

6:03 am

marilyn992

en+ what angels have on their heads

6:04 am

ubgrud

thanks marilyn!

6:21 am

redturtlehead

good morning/evening babblers!

6:24 am

ubgrud

good morning/evening :)

6:24 am

redturtlehead

I just try to cover all bases! Is Annie gone?

6:25 am

Anniebrook

red? Hi and good morning to you and everyone.

6:27 am

Anniebrook

this was a pretty friendly grid

6:28 am

redturtlehead

hi annie! how are you?

6:29 am

redturtlehead

it is a nice grid, though I am not quite half yet.

6:29 am

Anniebrook

hi red, suffering from acid reflux all week..no coffee for me. sob.

6:30 am

redturtlehead

Oh terrible news. I hope it gets better, medications helping?

6:30 am

Anniebrook

Zantac not helping at all...think a GI doctor is in the future.

6:31 am

redturtlehead

Sounds like it, be careful that it is not something other than just reflux. yikes...

6:32 am

Anniebrook

I cant imagine what else it can be other than reflux.

6:32 am

Anniebrook

Chewing gum helps somewhat.

6:33 am

redturtlehead

If you took yourself to the Emergency room, we would do an entire cardiac workup...

6:34 am

redturtlehead

that would be my only concern.

6:34 am

redturtlehead

but you know we do overdo things often..

6:34 am

Anniebrook

I dont think I can leave Bobby for that length of time w/o making major arrangements. If chewing gum does help then it prob. is not cardiac, I am assuming.

6:35 am

redturtlehead

Hard to know. but I wonder if you can make a regular MD appointment?

6:35 am

FishFishGarden

Peppermint tea susally works for me when Zantac fails

6:35 am

FishFishGarden

susally?

6:35 am

redturtlehead

hello Fish!

6:35 am

FishFishGarden

my fingers are dyslexic today

6:36 am

Anniebrook

I will get in touch with the doctor this afternoon.

6:36 am

redturtlehead

peppermint helps me when I have an upset stomach...

6:36 am

FishFishGarden

greetings and salutations one and all

6:36 am

Anniebrook

hi fishfish

6:36 am

redturtlehead

Ok Annie, I feel better now!

6:37 am

Anniebrook

thanks for your caring, red.

6:38 am

inge

a

6:40 am

redturtlehead

Hi Inge!!!!

6:41 am

redturtlehead

this really is a friendly grid. goodness.

6:42 am

redturtlehead

I must be off.

6:45 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

6:46 am

Anniebrook

would anyone like a clue before I enter the real world?

6:48 am

Anniebrook

no? okay then, bye dear babblers

6:52 am

magbag

als

6:54 am

dofith

Yes! Don't go! Clue please - last ca/6

6:56 am

dofith

fens

6:56 am

Riverdance

ca + double cons + 2 vowels

6:56 am

dofith

Ooops! Sorry!

6:57 am

dofith

Great - thanks, River!

7:08 am

ubgrud

wh 6, 33?

7:11 am

movieman

the bottom i for nbt plz

7:13 am

Riverdance

wh6 = wh4/9 + dont be afraid to **k for a clue

7:13 am

ubgrud

movieman: ic plus a small bug that causes lyme disease

7:13 am

ubgrud

movieman: ic plus a small bug that causes lyme disease

7:13 am

Riverdance

been looking for that i too mm

7:13 am

movieman

ty ubgrud

7:14 am

ubgrud

thanks river!

7:14 am

Merk

half done

7:14 am

Merk

better than being half baked

7:14 am

Riverdance

thanks ubgrud

7:25 am

ubgrud

sh5,12?

7:26 am

grant

reflectivity of light

7:27 am

ubgrud

thanks grant! can't believe i didn't see that. clearly blind.

7:28 am

grant

that's the fun (?) of this puzzle

7:29 am

ubgrud

:)

7:30 am

Riverdance

ugh - I have 6 words left and they are the dreaded vowel words

7:31 am

ubgrud

the vowels always kill me.

7:31 am

mkg

clue for the i word from bottom line of grid, right side please.

7:31 am

mkg

good luck river.

7:32 am

Mom

good morning everyone.
Can't stay but wanted to check in and see you all

7:32 am

grant

ic+ facial twitch

7:32 am

Mom

{{River}} how are you doing? and your son?

7:32 am

Mom

icitc

7:32 am

Mom

oops. darn it

7:33 am

Mom

Hi Grant, how did I do with your clue?

7:33 am

mkg

ty. got it. never heard it before.

7:33 am

Riverdance

Hi Mom - we are hanging in there - tomorrow is his pre-op visit - just found out the procedure he is to have on July 7 will take 8 - 10 hours - very scared

7:33 am

grant

hi Mom, close enough except for Babble

7:34 am

Mom

{{River}} I can only imagine. But not until the 7th, ugh

7:34 am

Mom

lol Grant

7:34 am

Riverdance

typo - the 6th of July

7:35 am

mkg

clue for o word top left of grid?

7:35 am

Mom

but for his troubles that seems so far away

7:35 am

Riverdance

its a scheduled procedure - as long as he is stable (on meds) they believe he can wait

7:36 am

grant

stuff going into the gulf= o

7:36 am

Riverdance

what is flowing in the gulf mkg

7:36 am

Mom

you all are in my thoughts and prayers

7:36 am

grant

BP stuff

7:37 am

Riverdance

brb

7:40 am

sprite

good afternoon all

7:40 am

Mom

{{{Sprite}}} how are you?

7:41 am

sprite

hi Mom, am good, just tired and a bit overloaded this week. Must take it very easy next week!
And you?

7:42 am

Mom

oh Sprite! Here I will take some of your overload for you. **snatches away**

7:42 am

sprite

aw sweetie! Thanks :)

7:43 am

Mom

I am doing just fine, busy day today but had to stop and print off the grid. My mom is have vertoplasty (sp) on her back this morning

7:44 am

Judi

Morning, all!

7:44 am

sprite

hi Judi

7:44 am

Mom

morning Judi

7:44 am

sprite

oh Mom I hope it goes well and she will recover speedily and fully

7:45 am

Mom

I hope so too, Sprite. Thank you

7:45 am

mkg

as 5 clue please?

7:45 am

sprite

Judi, great icon

7:45 am

Judi

Thanks, Sprite. It is kind of grim, though. I should change it. What's the theme today?

7:46 am

Mom

lol Judi

7:46 am

sprite

your star sign

7:46 am

Mom

pale MKG

7:46 am

Riverdance

as5 is kind of gray

7:46 am

Judi

BORRRRING! Okay. I'll change it. BRB.

7:46 am

mkg

ty.

7:46 am

sprite

the colour of remnants of a fire

7:46 am

sprite

hi Riverdance

7:46 am

mkg

got it.

7:47 am

Riverdance

Hi sprite

7:47 am

Riverdance

Hi Judi

7:47 am

Riverdance

help with the en6 please

7:47 am

mkg

i cant get it either river.

7:48 am

Judi

There. Now I'm crabby.

7:49 am

sprite

perfect, a fellow crab :)

7:50 am

Nancy Boy

hey, my fellow Cancerians :)

7:50 am

Mom

hi {{Nancyboy}}

7:50 am

Judi

Hiya, Nancy Boy!

7:50 am

sprite

hiya Nancy Boy, you too? Wonderful *hugs*

7:50 am

Mom

I don;t have the en6 but will help you look

7:51 am

Mom

and I can't type worth squat today

7:51 am

Nancy Boy

hello, everyone :) yes, we must have all have birthdays coming up soon, then!

7:51 am

sprite

when is yours, Nancy Boy?

7:51 am

movieman

en6= en+heavenly circle

7:51 am

Riverdance

thanks - it comes from the top corner e

7:51 am

sprite

hiya movie my man

7:51 am

Nancy Boy

11th July for me - getting too close for comfort, now. I'll no longer be a teenager!

7:52 am

Mom

ah thanks Movieman

7:52 am

mkg

what is a heavenly circle???????

7:52 am

Riverdance

thanks movieman

7:52 am

sprite

ah thanks movie, got it

7:52 am

movieman

ha4 mkg

7:52 am

Mom

the heavenly circle we all have above our heads

7:52 am

sprite

saints have one around their heads

7:52 am

Judi

*whispers* Today is my birthday. Shhhhh!

7:52 am

movieman

yw everyone

7:52 am

Mom

and plural for the 7

7:52 am

Riverdance

screams **ITS JUDI's BIRTHDAY**

7:52 am

mkg

oh ty. got it.

7:53 am

sprite

Happy Birthday to youuuuuu
Happy Birthday to youuuuuu
Happy Birthday dear Judi
Happy Birthday to youuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!

7:53 am

Riverdance

happy birthday Judi

7:53 am

Mom

all together now: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Judi, happy birthday to you

7:53 am

mkg

need he 6. have the 5. but cant get the six.

7:53 am

mkg

happy b day judi

7:53 am

Judi

*squirts Sprite with super soaker* Shut. Up.

7:53 am

movieman

Many happy returns, judi!!!!!!

7:53 am

Riverdance

its a plural

7:53 am

FMitch

Happy birhtday Judi!!!!!!!!!!!! Birthday cake and teats in the PB for you :)
and I have changed my icon to match todays theme.

7:54 am

Riverdance

it took me a while for that one mkg because it goes in the other direction

7:54 am

sprite

interesting typo, FM

7:54 am

sprite

and hi :D :D

7:54 am

Nancy Boy

ohhh, happy birthday, Judi!!

7:54 am

FMitch

*treats rather than my typo *blushes*

7:54 am

mkg

ty got it now!

7:54 am

sprite

FM, sweet Virgo you have

7:54 am

dan2bit

teats for everyone!

7:55 am

sprite

lol dan... I was waiting for one of your guys to jump in

7:55 am

Judi

*passes on the teats*

7:55 am

sprite

tick or teat!

7:55 am

movieman

the he5/6 plz

7:55 am

FMitch

*groan*

7:56 am

Nancy Boy

I'll take the tick!

7:56 am

movieman

never mind

7:56 am

sprite

he5 stuff to colour hair red with?

7:56 am

Riverdance

he5 is a hair treatment

7:56 am

Judi

He5: type of hair coloring + plural.

7:56 am

sprite

hehehe Nancy Boy!

7:56 am

Judi

Hey, Movieman! Did you see Toy Story 3 in 3D yet?

7:56 am

Riverdance

help with the un6 please

7:57 am

movieman

It's not out til next month over here Judi, so no

7:57 am

Mom

time for me to scoot off here, see you all soon. Hugs to all of you, you all are the best!

7:57 am

Judi

Seeya, Mom.

7:57 am

sprite

bye Mom *huggles*

7:57 am

movieman

un+cut wood river

7:57 am

Riverdance

bye ((Mom)) good luck with your Mom today - hope all goes well

7:57 am

Judi

Hubby and I saw it this past weekend. It's great!

7:57 am

Mom

{{Judi}} have a great day

7:58 am

Mom

{{Sprite}} take care and please don't overdo

7:58 am

Riverdance

thanks and that is FIREWORKS

7:58 am

Mom

{{River}} thank you so much. I will let you all know

7:58 am

Mom

congrats River

7:58 am

movieman

yw river

7:58 am

movieman

And congrats

7:58 am

sprite

please do, we're thinking of both of you

7:59 am

Riverdance

anyone needs any clues before I get to work?

7:59 am

Mom

will do, thank you all so much

7:59 am

FMitch

Congrats River!

7:59 am

sprite

gratz River

8:00 am

Riverdance

thanks everyone - clues - going once....

8:00 am

Riverdance

going twice....

8:00 am

FMitch

not for me thanks River.

8:01 am

Riverdance

have a great day all - happy babbling

8:01 am

FMitch

Byee

8:02 am

FMitch

BRB

8:02 am

sprite

bye River, have a lovely day

8:03 am

Nancy Boy

So when is your day coming up, Sprite?

8:03 am

Merk

... and Fireworks!

8:03 am

sprite

3 days before yours, Nancy Boy

8:04 am

Judi

YAY, MERK!!!!

8:04 am

Nancy Boy

I'll make a note of that ;)

8:04 am

FMitch

Congrats Merk

8:04 am

sprite

:)

8:04 am

Merk

ty, Sprite, and ty also for the spinach recipe. I have yet to try it ... when I get back from China, I hope.

8:05 am

FMitch

I trust you have put your b'day up on the theme list spritey?

8:05 am

sprite

yay Merk, wtg!
I hope you will enjoy it, it is very tasty.

8:05 am

Merk

Have fun finishing the grid everyone. My granddaughter woke up so I have to get her something to eat. See you in the morning.

8:05 am

sprite

I did, FM. Just put up Nancy Boy's as well :)

8:05 am

Merk

I hope so, too. My whole family loves spinach so I'm sure we will.

8:06 am

Merk

Toodle-lee

8:06 am

sprite

have fun with your granddaughter

8:07 am

Nancy Boy

oh no, Sprite, really?! I shudder to think what icons that will produce...!

8:08 am

FMitch

Don't be such a woos NB, you will get flowers and birthday greetings and cakes - what's to complain about :)

8:08 am

Nancy Boy

my birthday, that is, not yours - I'm sure yours will be lovely ;)

8:09 am

Nancy Boy

well...if there's gonna be cake...;)

8:09 am

FMitch

how do you spell woos/woss -Oh well you know what I mean :)

8:09 am

Nancy Boy

wuss? I assume you mean wimp, anyway!

8:09 am

Judi

I think it's "wuss", FM.

8:09 am

FMitch

Ah thank you brithday gril :)

8:10 am

FMitch

*girl *le sigh*

8:10 am

sprite

Nancy Boy, you can ask for a theme on your birthday... just tell me what you would like to see.

8:10 am

FMitch

Perhaps we can get Dr_G to build spell check into the next version of the site.

8:11 am

mac24

Anyone have a clue for al5 and al6? Thanks,

8:11 am

sprite

imagine how slow the chat would become, FM :D

8:11 am

FMitch

and how many giggles would be lost too.

8:11 am

Judi

Yeah, who would we make fun of ?

8:12 am

sprite

I think we should do without spell check. I wouldn't want to miss things like your teats.

8:12 am

FMitch

al 5 = a + a cut of meat and pl for the 6

8:12 am

sprite

thanks FM

8:13 am

mac24

of course...thanks again.

8:13 am

FMitch

yw mac.

8:13 am

Nancy Boy

thinking about that Sprite..for my birthday...I'd really like to see those cabana boys in the PB *wicked grin*

8:14 am

sprite

grinnnnn we need to keep things for all ages...

8:14 am

FMitch

How about 'who would be our ideal cabana boy@ I can see HAz putting GC in there straight away.

8:15 am

Nancy Boy

good idea FM!
I'll keep the cabana boys where they belong...at my birthday party.

8:15 am

Judi

*elbows NB out of the way* I saw them first!!!!

8:15 am

Nancy Boy

*shoves Judi back* I don't share!!

8:15 am

sprite

I will put it up!

8:16 am

FMitch

Hey hey - I hate to remind you but they are my cabana boys, I employed them after all :)

8:16 am

sprite

come on Nancy Boy and Judi, there will be enough for all of us.

8:16 am

Judi

*licks all the cabana boys so they have my germs on them*

8:16 am

FMitch

LOL Judi, how old are you today?

8:17 am

FMitch

7?

8:17 am

Nancy Boy

You win Judi, I can't think of a contribution that isn't X-rated :P

8:17 am

Judi

Close enough.

8:18 am

Judi

I will allow you to take pictures, NB.

8:18 am

sprite

hehehe Bad Nancy Boy!

8:18 am

FMitch

good NB we don't/can't do x-rated here as there are young babblers we have to take into consideration.

8:19 am

Nancy Boy

Quite, FM, I'll have to restrain myself. Actually, talking on here makes me realise just how much I swear in real life.

8:20 am

sprite

amazing, all the things Babble does

8:20 am

FMitch

:)

8:20 am

sprite

ok, themes updated

8:21 am

Judi

No sh*t?

8:21 am

sprite

no, only sn4

8:22 am

FMitch

yay sprite - you are doing a sterling job with the themes.

8:22 am

sprite

thanks FM!

8:22 am

Nancy Boy

it reminds me of texting on my iphone - it autocorrects all my swearwords. "For duck sake." It makes all my strong-worded texts sound harmless and adorable.

8:23 am

sprite

and so much more powerful as a result, Nancy Boy

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDI!!!!!

8:23 am

sprite

hiya Une

8:23 am

FMitch

Even though I don't follow them that often they are always intersting to read.

LOL NB

8:23 am

FMitch

Hi Une!

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

hey, sprite, fmitch, NB, Judi :-)

8:24 am

sprite

it is the sharing that counts, I think. Reading is participating too

8:24 am

Nancy Boy

On the contrary, Sprite, many an angry rant has lost its impact due to the ducks rearing their heads :P

8:24 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, Unea!

8:24 am

sprite

hehehe I bet, Nancy Boy. Good old ducks taking the heat out of an argument.

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

NB, I've been in major lurk mode lately but have been following developments in your life -- glad things seem to be looking up :-)

8:25 am

Vicuna

Hello, all. DUcks are the most intrinsically funny creatures in the world, according to the scientist who did the study of jokes.

8:25 am

Uneaixoise

hey, vic :-)

8:25 am

sprite

hiya Vic, is that so! Interesting.

8:25 am

dan2bit

hey there Une!

8:25 am

FMitch

Vi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as Ata would say, I say (((Vi)))

8:25 am

FMitch

I love roast dock.

8:25 am

Vicuna

((FM))

8:26 am

Nancy Boy

Thank you, Unea :) I must say, I'm very relieved - at least I have somewhere to live!

8:26 am

sprite

lol FM

8:26 am

Vicuna

But where do you tie up your vote after you roast the dock?

8:26 am

Judi

Hiya, Une. I believe the duck is only surpassed by the platypus. Now that's a ridiculous creature.

8:26 am

sprite

lol

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

my cousin used to make fabulous smoked duck sliced paper thin . . .

8:26 am

FMitch

ok ok I know *le sigh yet again*

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

and then there's the churkendoose

8:27 am

FMitch

How are you Vi and ToG?

8:27 am

Judi

What's a churkendoose?

8:27 am

Vicuna

(Well, FM, don't feel bad. I said "vote" instead of "boat," so I can't even claim that I hit the wrong letter.)

8:27 am

sprite

I think the dodo wins

8:27 am

FMitch

churkendoose look like one of my typos!

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

it was one of my favorite stories when I was little

8:28 am

Nancy Boy

I think cats are the funniest animals, purely because they seem to have evolved the ability to roll their eyes and look condescending

8:28 am

Vicuna

We're all splendid, thanks, FM. Schools out and TOG-boy is narrating his dragon drawings beside me even now. (ANd that's my excuse for any failures to make complete sense.)

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

it was cross between chicken, duck, and goose :-)

8:28 am

Vicuna

How are you?

8:29 am

sprite

cats can go from regal to silly and back in a second

8:29 am

jmitch

churkendoose? Is it like a Turducken?

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

it's not a food, it's a bird!! LOL

8:29 am

Vicuna

Our cat once leapt up onto the table and landed right in the middle of a fresh, hot, cheesy pizza...

8:29 am

sprite

if it walks like a bird, talks like abird..

8:30 am

Judi

lol, Vic! Ouch!

8:30 am

FMitch

melting slowly in a glow of unexpected high summer heat but everything else is fine :)

8:30 am

sprite

awwww Vic! Did she have burns?

8:30 am

Vicuna

She left perfect paw prints in the mozzerella, and didn't go on the table again without looking first for years.

8:30 am

FMitch

Ouch, burnt paw pitza

8:30 am

Vicuna

Nothing serious, sprite. But it must have hurt enough to sear a lesson into the little walnut she uses for a brain!

8:31 am

sprite

hehehe I cannot help but laughing, it must have looked so silly!

8:31 am

sprite

hi jmitch

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

here's the churkendoose! http://tinyurl.com/252gl6w

8:31 am

FMitch

Hi jmitch

8:31 am

sprite

lol! Great Une

8:32 am

Judi

I think Garfield dives head first into Lasagna. Maybe that's where you cat got the idea, Vic.

8:32 am

sprite

garfield's law: everything you touch, you get to keep

8:33 am

Judi

That's a good law, Sprite. Hence my licking of the cabana boys.

8:33 am

Uneaixoise

happy babbling, all! Must load car and pups for visit with my mom -- byeeee *poof*

8:34 am

Judi

Bye, Une!!

8:34 am

sprite

bye Une, have a good trip and visit

8:34 am

FMitch

Bye Une
BRB, I need more ice.

8:34 am

Vicuna

Bye, Une.

8:34 am

sprite

I see a direct connection there, Judi, true!

8:35 am

Vicuna

How long does a good licking last, though? Only until the go for a dip int he pool?

8:35 am

Vicuna

*they

8:36 am

Vicuna

How's the garden coming, FM?

8:37 am

Nancy Boy

well I won't be fighting you for them, Judi. It's only 8 days till pride day; sure I'll come across plenty there..

8:38 am

sprite

I'll get you a good garden hose, Nancy Boy. You can clean and have fun at the same time.

8:39 am

Nancy Boy

oh, it'll be awesome this year, Sprite - I live in Soho; that is, the epicentre of the pride street party. this is gonna be fun!

8:39 am

Judi

I may have to rent them out for Pride parades. Shame to keep them in the PB. They do need to get some sun.

8:39 am

sprite

oh wonderful, Nancy Boy! You go and enjoy yourself. And that is an order ;)

8:39 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the un6?

8:39 am

sprite

they look so well, tanned, Judi. But don't worry, the ones I smuggled out are all sunbathing right now.

8:40 am

Vicuna

un6/33 - not chopped

8:40 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Sprite. I'll try my bestest...

8:40 am

sprite

that will do just fi4, Nancy Boy :)

8:41 am

Judi

Ty.

8:41 am

Vicuna

(with a back-and-forth cutting blade, to be specific)

8:43 am

FMitch

back, and munching on a small bowl of strawberries.

8:43 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

8:43 am

sprite

*sneaks in next to FM's elbow and steals a strawberry*

8:43 am

sprite

hi MrBob

8:43 am

FMitch

Morning Mr Bob

8:44 am

Vicuna

Hello, Mr Bob.

8:44 am

FMitch

*trust you to nick the biggest one* but you are welcome :)

8:44 am

sprite

it is lovely!

8:45 am

Judi

Yay, me. Fireworks!

8:45 am

sprite

fireflies. Must be off too, my girl just comes home. Bye all!

8:45 am

FMitch

They are English strawberries so are full of summer taste rather than the imports we get the rest of the year.

8:45 am

Vicuna

Goodbye, sprite!

8:45 am

FMitch

Congrats and bye spritey!

8:45 am

Vicuna

Mmmmm... sounds lovely, FM.

8:46 am

FMitch

mmm they are Vi, no cream, no sugar just the berries themselves :)

8:46 am

Judi

Mmm. Love berries. Our farmers market was selling black raspberries last weekend. My husband wants me to go back this Sunday and buy about 50 pints. I think I'll trim that down to a reasonalbe amount.

8:47 am

FMitch

Black raspberries, never come across those. How interesting.

8:47 am

gdine

Good morning! Any clue for en6?

8:48 am

Judi

They are fab.

8:48 am

Judi

Gotta jet. Real work to do! Ta ta for now! *POOF*

8:48 am

wht

en + hol;y circle

8:48 am

Vicuna

Bye, Judi.

8:48 am

FMitch

en + shiny thing found on Saints heads.

8:48 am

wht

*holy*

8:49 am

FMitch

Bye Judi have a great birthday even if you are working.

8:49 am

gdine

Thanks!

8:49 am

Vicuna

Oh, happy birthday, Judi!

8:49 am

wht

FM, In New Orleans, that would be a football helmet.

8:49 am

FMitch

and l it for the 7 gd

8:49 am

car.eeyore

May i please have a clue for the bottom corner i?

8:49 am

FMitch

LOL wht very true.

8:49 am

Vicuna

Must go administer snack BBS

8:50 am

wht

ic + nervous twitch

8:50 am

car.eeyore

TY! I was all around it and couldn't get it to work!

8:51 am

car.eeyore

NBT! Off to work I go! Have a great day everyone!

8:51 am

wht

yw. Now I have to go back to work. BBL.

8:51 am

FMitch

Bye to all those going.

8:56 am

periwinkle

hello all

8:56 am

FMitch

Hi peri, hows it going?

8:57 am

periwinkle

better today, started my cat on a homeopatich remedy for her UTI and it seems to be working!!

8:57 am

periwinkle

homeopathic even *sigh*

8:57 am

FMitch

That is good news, fingers crossed then.

8:58 am

Vicuna

Errr, goodbye various folks and hello various other folks...

8:58 am

periwinkle

ty FM, how are you doing?

8:59 am

periwinkle

don't remember which Babbler suggested homeopathy but want to thank them

8:59 am

FMitch

Am well and enjoying the summer we are having at the moment.

9:00 am

FMitch

Am about to head out for a while but if you need a clue or two shout now :)

9:00 am

periwinkle

either of the 7's if you have them pls

9:02 am

FMitch

There is only 1 x 7 and it is a pl of the en6 = en + shiny thing found on Saints heads.

9:03 am

periwinkle

ty FM

9:03 am

FMitch

yw :)

9:05 am

wvteach

fireworks

9:05 am

FMitch

OK gotta run, TTFN and Happy Babbling.

9:05 am

periwinkle

by FM, hagd

9:05 am

periwinkle

yay wv

9:05 am

periwinkle

by FM, hagd

9:08 am

m9f9l

good morning!

9:08 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!
TGIalmostF!

9:09 am

m9f9l

Oh yeah, eva!!! I'm waiting for this week to be over!

9:11 am

EvaNadine

me toooooo

9:11 am

EvaNadine

im ready to hit the poooool!

9:11 am

m9f9l

i'm just ready to sleep!LOL

9:13 am

m9f9l

so Eva... have you got married? (just looked at profile)

9:14 am

mkg

need la 5 please.

9:15 am

m9f9l

it's a porch mkg

9:15 am

m9f9l

see it in crosswords a lot

9:16 am

dan2bit

corner I or corner E for nbt?

9:17 am

mkg

what is another porch.?

9:18 am

periwinkle

more like a patio,mkg term often used in Florida

9:18 am

m9f9l

hey dan! to put on a religeous aura!

9:18 am

dan2bit

la5 - hawaiian word for porch or terrace

9:18 am

m9f9l

or hawaii

9:19 am

m9f9l

corner i... ic + nervous ***

9:19 am

crosshair

ugh,this will end up being my last word:/ morning everyone

9:19 am

periwinkle

fireworks here, happy babbling all

9:20 am

dan2bit

thanks m9! wtg peri!

9:21 am

m9f9l

yay! Peri!!!!

9:21 am

crosshair

a florida porch of hawaiian origin omg...

9:21 am

m9f9l

hi crossy!

9:21 am

crosshair

howdy m9

9:21 am

m9f9l

yes crossy.. let's have drinks on the la***

9:21 am

mkg

hmmm thinking

9:22 am

mkg

got it!

9:22 am

mkg

ty

9:22 am

m9f9l

whoo hoo mkg!!

9:22 am

crosshair

means nothing unfortunatly..porch,patio,laneway,door
yard,terrace....

9:23 am

m9f9l

sounding closest at your third guess

9:23 am

mkg

si 6 please?

9:23 am

m9f9l

la, whe you get it you'll have ***led it!

9:24 am

m9f9l

I'm working on the si's now!

9:24 am

mkg

got the la. ty.

9:24 am

m9f9l

YAY mkg!!

9:25 am

FMitch

Crossy - the green turf, is that what you are missing?

9:25 am

mkg

need in 6 and 5 please.

9:26 am

crosshair

i have what you mow..it is this hawaiian porch thing

9:26 am

kje

in6 - mad

9:26 am

kje

in5 - stick ashes in a vase

9:26 am

FMitch

dang there goes the phone - *poof*

9:26 am

mkg

insert not in grid

9:27 am

mkg

ty got the mad one.

9:27 am

crosshair

crossy hates the phone,i only bother to answer it every other call,makes people happier when they finally get ahold of me;)

9:28 am

mkg

kje what is the vase one? in put not in grid. inset not in grid.

9:28 am

m9f9l

shoot, would have liked to finish. 5 to go... but I'll have to wait til I come home from day camp

9:28 am

mkg

infit not in dictionary

9:28 am

mkg

enjoy camp m9

9:28 am

kje

dead body vase

9:28 am

m9f9l

ok..4 left. after sticking the ashes in the vase!

9:29 am

m9f9l

bye all! *poof*

9:30 am

mkg

huh??????dead body vase ..ashes? not sure where to go with t his.

9:30 am

kje

that is all i have for you mkg... not a hard clue

9:31 am

mkg

ok got it.

9:31 am

mkg

it is the name of the vase! got it. i was thinking of the flowers in it. or ashes.

9:31 am

mkg

ty

9:32 am

kje

yw

9:33 am

mkg

clue for si 6 please?

9:33 am

kje

si + another word for street or avenue

9:34 am

mkg

ty! got it.

9:34 am

mkg

4 to go

9:34 am

mkg

1

9:35 am

mkg

done

9:35 am

mkg

whew.

9:35 am

mkg

have a great day everyone.

9:35 am

kje

congrats mkg

9:35 am

mkg

anyone need clues before i go??????????

9:35 am

mkg

ty

9:35 am

Boobear

hi all

9:36 am

mkg

hi boo

9:36 am

kje

hi

9:36 am

mkg

general clue: lots of words with h's in them.

9:43 am

lbdawger

clue for the e in the top right hand corner and the lone i on the bottom?

9:44 am

lbdawger

nm, got the i

9:46 am

fuzzybunny

lbd, en + what angels wear on head plus the plural

9:47 am

lbdawger

ty fuzzy! nbt!

9:47 am

fuzzybunny

shen

9:47 am

Mr Bob

en + circle of light above a saint's head

9:47 am

fuzzybunny

yw lbd

9:48 am

fuzzybunny

newa

9:48 am

fuzzybunny

neen

9:48 am

fuzzybunny

oops, sorry

9:51 am

jmcnrick

neener neener neener

9:51 am

jmcnrick

:-P

9:52 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:52 am

jmcnrick

you inspired me fuzzy

9:52 am

lbdawger

hi jmc

9:53 am

jmcnrick

ack my home internet sucks

9:54 am

jmbdobie2

Morning everyone. I watched the flip last night...first time - pretty cool in a babble-nerdy kind of way. Now I'm back to finish the last 44 .

9:54 am

jmcnrick

the flip is cool i frequently watch it for a couple of minutes and then go to bed

9:55 am

Boobear

hi jmb

9:55 am

Boobear

does anyone have the new apple 4 phone. it just came out today

9:55 am

jmbdobie2

hi jmc , boo, lb et al.

9:56 am

lbdawger

hi boo and dobie

9:56 am

Boobear

hi there lbd

9:56 am

Minski

Hello Everyone!

9:56 am

lbdawger

kaboom, kabloowie. done with grid patooie

9:57 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo lbd

9:57 am

jmbdobie2

grats lb

9:57 am

Minski

the flip happens at 1am for me. I am rarely awake.

9:57 am

Boobear

Hi Minski

9:57 am

lbdawger

hi minski

9:57 am

Minski

just got here. How is the grid today?

9:57 am

lbdawger

i'm catching z's at flip time

9:58 am

jmcnrick

1 am for me too but i am often awake -- just not for long

9:58 am

lbdawger

it's not too bad, minski

9:58 am

jmbdobie2

me too minski. But with the earthquake yesterday & the tornados last night i was wide awake.

9:58 am

jmbdobie2

waiting for locusts!

9:58 am

jmcnrick

1 am for me too but i am often awake -- just not for long

9:58 am

lbdawger

i'd don't blame you dobie. those are scary things to worry about.

9:59 am

jmcnrick

earthquake????!!!!

9:59 am

Minski

there was an earthquake in Quebec somewhere

9:59 am

jmcnrick

hands jmb a can of Raid

9:59 am

jmcnrick

*hands jmb a can of Raid*

9:59 am

Minski

the aftershocks were felt in Boston.

9:59 am

jmbdobie2

yep - here in ann arbor (actually epicenter was near Ottawa I believe... 5.0)

9:59 am

Boobear

there was a quake yesterday in Ottawa

9:59 am

Boobear

we felt it here

10:00 am

jmbdobie2

my office is on the third floor and it swayed

10:00 am

crosshair

the epicentre was near ottawa and we felt it here,was 5.5 on the richter scale followed by tornados in the evening,all my in-laws trees were wiped out and their roof was damaged"

10:00 am

Boobear

it was like 30 seconds

10:00 am

jmcnrick

*hands jmb a can of Raid*

10:01 am

lbdawger

are your in-laws okay, crossy?

10:01 am

crosshair

we were advised to take shelter here,but it skipped over us and landed more east in newmarket

10:01 am

redturtlehead

wow, hope all are safe...

10:01 am

Minski

Is today's theme dogs? Is that why Boo has a picture of Jeter in hers?

10:01 am

crosshair

they are fine lbd,scratches only

10:01 am

jmbdobie2

the tornado two miles from me landing in a field - no damage

10:01 am

lbdawger

*hands jmc a can of air to unstick her enter key* lol

10:01 am

jmbdobie2

lol lb

10:02 am

jmcnrick

okay too too frustrated with my computer

10:02 am

jmcnrick

to the office where it works

10:02 am

Boobear

can anyone clue en 6 please

10:02 am

lbdawger

weird weather! tornados in places that don't often get them, earthquakes...scary

10:03 am

lbdawger

en + angel's hat

10:03 am

redturtlehead

en plus the angelic headgear...Boo!

10:03 am

Boobear

ty red

10:03 am

crosshair

boobear re: apple i-phone 4 we get them in canada next month and i will be getting a pair of them

10:03 am

Minski

and plural

10:03 am

lbdawger

brb, mount washmore calls

10:04 am

Boobear

nice crossy

10:04 am

crosshair

they have come so far now that i can ditch the land line and tell bell canada to go to hell;0

10:05 am

redturtlehead

off topic, but I just got back from the pool, it was crowded and as I was leaving, an actual screaming arguement erupted between the adults, so so bizarre, I feel the need to shre.

10:05 am

jmbdobie2

but don't worry lb.... global warming is just a myth according to a lot of people - rightttttttttt LOL

10:05 am

crosshair

i mean i pay 65 dollars a month for that stoopid land line and get nothing

10:05 am

Boobear

lol crossy

10:05 am

crosshair

if global warming causes earthquakes,we have a serious problem;))

10:06 am

Boobear

lots of people are getting rid of their landlines and using cellphones

10:06 am

crosshair

but i have never felt air as humid as that just before the tornados started

10:06 am

jmbdobie2

SA crossy...

10:06 am

Minski

didn't anyone tell you that Armageddon is due to arrive at any time now Crossy?

10:07 am

Minski

lol

10:07 am

redturtlehead

maybe there are fewer evangelists in Canada?

10:07 am

crosshair

if the rapture is coming ,someone hold on to my steering wheel!

10:07 am

crosshair

we do not get preacher radio up here lol

10:07 am

Minski

couldn't get my eyes rolling emoticon to work here.

10:08 am

jmbdobie2

hmmmm.... {thinking about moving to canada}

10:08 am

crosshair

do not get me wrong,i love god and his son..it,s the fan club that can be a pain

10:08 am

Minski

tee hee Crossy

10:08 am

jmbdobie2

absolutely agree with you crossy!

10:08 am

Minski

yepper

10:09 am

crosshair

i have this one guy who lays chapter and verse on me every time he gets gas..what im to be impressed that you know where to find it in the book?

10:10 am

crosshair

but anyways,i digress

10:11 am

Minski

and he probably goes home and kicks his dog. People are odd.

10:11 am

crosshair

i-phone 4 rocks! it is a phone,a camera,a 2 way voice and picture phone,a gps,has a gyroscope,it is a e-book reader..oh yea..getting me one of those babys

10:12 am

crosshair

alas,i have a long day at work today and must leave you all.tc and happy babbling

10:12 am

Minski

I would wait a few months. It seems that the 1st generation of anything Apple puts out has serious issues.

10:13 am

crosshair

not to worry saving 1000 dollars takes time anyways

10:13 am

jmbdobie2

tc crossy.

10:13 am

crosshair

poink

10:13 am

Minski

have a great day!!!

10:14 am

Minski

brb have to make lunch for child. Might consume some myself. ttfn

10:15 am

lbdawger

later, crossy and minski.

10:16 am

Boobear

decided to change my icon to match others..

10:16 am

lbdawger

i get customers who want to evangelise all the time. really hard to just stare at them and pretend i'm listening. Most of the time I fake a call on my headset.

10:17 am

lbdawger

need to size that picture, boo.

10:17 am

Boobear

ok

10:21 am

jmbdobie2

30 left... back on my nest break.

10:26 am

EvaNadine

crossy, ive got a shirt for you:
http://tinyurl.com/6k6s25

10:26 am

lbdawger

later, dobie

10:28 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, everyone. It is SO hot here.

10:29 am

EvaNadine

NB!!
*runs and leaps into NBs arms*

10:31 am

Nancy Boy

Eva, you're still around!! :) though if you jump into my arms, I may stick to you. It's just THAT hot!

10:31 am

EvaNadine

of course im still around. not even lunchtime here. ;)

10:32 am

Nancy Boy

I'm trying to think about what to do for dinner, here. But it's too hot to thiiink...

10:32 am

rururocks

what's hot in temp mean to you NB?>

10:33 am

rururocks

or rather.. how hot is it there.

10:34 am

Nancy Boy

it probably means a cool day to you Ruru ;) I don't know, it's about 29C. Hot for us!

10:34 am

EvaNadine

salad. fresh, crispy, COLD salad. :)

10:35 am

Nancy Boy

But Eva, then I won't know whether to eat it or to rub it all over myself ;)

10:35 am

beachboggle

Hi fellow Babblers!

10:35 am

Nancy Boy

*dreams of a suit made of cucumber*

10:36 am

EvaNadine

i am now envisioning you as one of PETAs lettuce ladies. ;)

10:36 am

rururocks

is that about 60 degrees F?

10:37 am

Nancy Boy

I'll turn my thoughts to the broccoli boys...

10:37 am

Nancy Boy

lemme check, Ruru - no maths here..

10:38 am

Nancy Boy

No, it's about 84F!

10:38 am

FMitch

83 f ruru

10:38 am

SeaSpray

It's 90 here right now NB, calling for 97

10:38 am

rururocks

wow.. that isn't very hot here

10:38 am

FMitch

my thermometer is reading 80f in the shade but it has started to cloud over so is getting humid too.

10:39 am

rururocks

oh.. with humidity.. 84 is another matter

10:39 am

beachboggle

here - 96 f.... sweltering

10:39 am

redturtlehead

86 here. but thats not too bad, for NB thats 30 C

10:39 am

SeaSpray

and it is very humid...good pool day

10:39 am

EvaNadine

broccoli boys... do they actually wear broccoli?? :/

10:39 am

rururocks

oh... where's that beach?

10:39 am

FMitch

I know our temps are medeocre compared with a lot of places but we get them this high so rarely!

10:39 am

Nancy Boy

Eva, you won't get one of those cabbage bras to fit me :P they don't make them in negative sizes...

10:40 am

rururocks

I am guess shorts and thongs are not in the agenda there huh FM?

10:40 am

Nancy Boy

Oh man, Beach and Sea...sweltering!

10:40 am

FMitch

shorts and Tshirt here for sure - just got back in from watering the garden and am melting :)

10:40 am

Nancy Boy

I don't believe so. I think it's a speedo :P

10:40 am

rururocks

NB gives a whole new meaning to cabbage patch dolls

10:41 am

Nancy Boy

however, if barely cabbage-clad breasts can't turn a straight man to vegetarianism, then I don't know what can. PETA have the right idea there...

10:41 am

FMitch

The forecasters are say in the south of England it will get up to the high 80s this w/end.

10:42 am

FMitch

We will have to head to the sea NB!

10:42 am

rururocks

just don't bend over to kiss rabbits NB

10:43 am

Nancy Boy

Definitely, FM! Though I went just recently and, since the weather was over 20 for once, it was absolutely packed...

10:43 am

EvaNadine

thanks to the cooler office temps and my desperate attempts to NOT use my space heater (thanks to my ankle rash and an upcoming biolpsy) i am actually wearing THREE layers today, and it is near 100 degrees outside.
*MELTS*

10:44 am

FMitch

good lord EvaN!!!

10:44 am

Nancy Boy

LOL, Ruru! I'll keep that in mind...

10:44 am

EvaNadine

and people ask me why im planning an october wedding.
::grins::

10:45 am

Nancy Boy

after a quick conversion - holy hell, Eva. How are you still alive?!

10:45 am

FMitch

aircon here = opening windows.

10:45 am

Nancy Boy

LOL FM

10:45 am

lbdawger

good lord, EvaN, why so many layers?

10:46 am

EvaNadine

id love to say im wearing anti-melting undies or something, but alas, having lived in this area all my life, im quite used to high temps and serious humidity -- it gets so humid here, you could practically swim to work.

10:46 am

FMitch

although I do remember when i woked in an office environment I always had a thick cardigan shoved in the closet for those chillier aircon days.

10:47 am

lbdawger

ahh, reread your post...a/c silly how some places try to make it a refrigerator instead of comfort

10:47 am

EvaNadine

lbd -- i am a cold-blooded gal by nature, and i find the office a bit chilly with the AC on. i usually have a space heater on under my desk, but i have been advised by the Dr to try not to use it, as i have a questionable rash on my ankles.

10:47 am

FMitch

Hi lbd

10:47 am

lbdawger

hi FM! hi everyone who popped in whilst i was checking emails

10:47 am

EvaNadine

FM -- dear fiance has been imploring me to do away with the heater and instead bring a blanket to work.
because THATS professional...hehe

10:47 am

Nancy Boy

I hate, hate, hate humid weather. Summer holidays in South Korea were awful - monsoon rain sometimes interrupted by sweltering heat and humidity...no thanks

10:48 am

lbdawger

get a snuggie, EvaN.

10:49 am

FMitch

LOL has image of EvaN trying to get to the water cooler in a snuggie!

10:49 am

lbdawger

ick on the humidity. i start whining at 85Â°F...don't like hawt

10:49 am

EvaNadine

i actually have a knockoff one. two, really!
my parents won some gift basket, which they in turn gave to me for christmas (it was all literary-themed, and they knew i would love it) and in the gift basket were 2 fake snuggies!

10:49 am

FMitch

75 is my ideal heat when not having to work.

10:50 am

lbdawger

75 is lovely!

10:50 am

EvaNadine

as much as i have made fun of them, i do use them when curling up on the couch!
well, that and dear fiances fleece Newcastle FC blanket. ;)

10:51 am

FMitch

When I left the last workplace a colleague asked if I was going to take the 'cardigan' with me - I donated it to her as she was a chilly mortal too.

10:51 am

lbdawger

original snuggie was called a slanket. fluffy and very warm!

10:52 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva - funny how easy it is to lay claim to many a possession of your boyfriend/fiance/partner/whatever. Since it'd probably be impolite for me to have stolen one or two of Leo's shirts, I really have nothing to sling on whilst slobbing out around the flat. He was so tall, it was perfect!

10:53 am

lbdawger

missed opportunity there, NB

10:53 am

EvaNadine

well, i figure my parents bought the blanket for him, so its ok if i "borrow" it. permanently. ;)

10:54 am

rururocks

what happened with Leo NB?

10:54 am

Nancy Boy

Quite, lbd - I'll have to buy my own clothes, now ;)

10:54 am

Nancy Boy

a guy from his office happened, Ruru...we've broken up.

10:54 am

lbdawger

Hubz has a really comfy cardigan, he's very possessive of it, he KNOWS i'd snatch it up in a heartbeat! lol

10:55 am

FMitch

OK I am off again need to go and get cool somehow. TTFN.

10:55 am

rururocks

oh.. I was hoping it would have worked out for you. Hope you are okay.

10:55 am

lbdawger

later, FM! hagd

10:56 am

EvaNadine

all of the hoodies that i "own" are really chris's :)

10:56 am

Nancy Boy

thank you :) I've been better, but feeling a lot brighter than I was. Too much to look forward to, now. Pride day soon, right on my doorstep!

10:57 am

Nancy Boy

Eva, is it bad etiquette to steal your flatmate's clothes? ;) somehow I think so...

10:59 am

EvaNadine

i used to steal my roommates shoes, heh.
she was TEENY and there were no other clothes i could borrow, but somehow we had the same size feet.
girl was a total shoe-whore, and when she realized she had near-duplicates of a few pairs of shoes, they became mine. and as such, i became a shoe-whore. ;)

11:00 am

Nancy Boy

lol, Eva - at least she knew about it, I guess ;)

11:00 am

lbdawger

must get going, i'm sure the laundry is probably ready to be fluffed and folded. bbl

11:01 am

EvaNadine

lbd -- if you leave it long enough, it will be able to fluff + fold itself. ;)

11:02 am

beachboggle

can anyone clue ca6, the last one?

11:04 am

Nancy Boy

laundry! that's what I meant to do...

11:05 am

EvaNadine

sorry, beach, i dont have it...

11:07 am

kalea

ca6.....alternate spelling of astute

11:10 am

kalea

or.......tin container + beginning of nephew's sister

11:11 am

Nancy Boy

Right, must trot down to the launderette. And when I say 'trot', I mean 'heave a monumentally heavy bag containing my entire wardrobe'...I'm not strong enough to live in a flat.

11:12 am

EvaNadine

time for me to "trot" down to the caf.
(((hugs NB)))

11:13 am

Nancy Boy

see you, Eva :)

11:20 am

beachboggle

Thanks for the ca6!

11:22 am

dofith

Anyone gotin6/18?

11:22 am

Haz1558

You'd be mad if you didn't. (in6/18)

11:22 am

beachboggle

its crazy!

11:23 am

FMitch

you must be mad dofith! :)

11:23 am

Haz1558

Great minds think alike.

11:23 am

FMitch

Good evening Haz!

11:24 am

Haz1558

Hello! Just popping in to see if anything's happening.

11:24 am

dofith

Sorry, got that one! I mean in6/21

11:24 am

FMitch

pl of the in5

11:24 am

Haz1558

in6/21 - where burial ashes are kept.

11:24 am

Haz1558

Back shortly....

11:25 am

dofith

Ah - plural

11:25 am

dofith

Thanks> Dumby me!

11:25 am

FMitch

lol good clue Haz

11:26 am

FMitch

The obvious often catches us out dofith.

11:27 am

FMitch

and I see you have gone pro!

11:28 am

Haz1558

And back.

11:28 am

dofith

sn4?

11:29 am

FMitch

you were right Haz it wasn't too bad a grid in the end.

11:29 am

Haz1558

Backward American cans. Or s plus a louse egg thing.

11:29 am

Haz1558

No, I knew you'd manage okay.

11:31 am

dofith

Never heard of it - but it worked, thanks

11:31 am

Haz1558

Remember it for future reference, it appears quite often.

11:31 am

FMitch

welcome to the strange word of babble words dofith :)

11:34 am

dofith

I will, thanks. Just 2 to go - wh words.

11:34 am

FMitch

Haz how are the homecoming plans getting on?

11:35 am

dofith

Is that like "homecoming queen"? What is it, exactly?

11:35 am

Haz1558

The boxes have arrived in daughter's work , so she'll get started packing away stuff. Plus she's managed to cadge some help with exchanging furniture and bits and pieces that were in storage.

11:36 am

Haz1558

I think homecoming queen is American, isn't it?

11:36 am

dofith

Yes/. Sorry Haz, didn't check the flag!

11:36 am

FMitch

very American. dofith one of Haz's daughteris moving from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

11:37 am

Haz1558

I've heard the term, not sure what it means.

11:37 am

dofith

Which, I take it, is where you are, Haz.

11:38 am

Haz1558

It is.

11:38 am

Becca Lorum

Hello everyone.

11:38 am

dofith

This must be the first time forever there are no Americans to help!

11:38 am

Haz1558

I live in Co, Antrim, N,I.

11:38 am

FMitch

Actually neither do I Haz, know of prm queen ... we need a US babbler to explain.

11:39 am

Haz1558

Hello, Becca.

11:39 am

FMitch

Hi Becca.

11:39 am

bojazz

homecoming queen is a high school / college event. girls vie for the title, a popularity contest usually associated with football

11:39 am

dofith

Ok - need wh6/33 and wh5/20 - 2nd one/

11:40 am

Haz1558

Thanks, bojazz.

11:40 am

Becca Lorum

According to a quick google search, homecoming is a reunion of alumni/

11:40 am

FMitch

Ah thanks bojazz and how does that differ from a prom queen?

11:40 am

Becca Lorum

But I suspect that is the origin rather than the reality now.

11:40 am

bojazz

you're right Becca - a football game weekend - lots of parties!!

11:40 am

dofith

Thanks,bo!Do they still do it? Still p c?

11:41 am

bojazz

yes - every fall

11:41 am

FMitch

is there an age difference?

11:41 am

Haz1558

wh6 - add the word used in similes to the time wh4.

11:41 am

bojazz

prom queen is selected for the prom - sometimes associated with football

11:41 am

Haz1558

wh5/20 - second one is a plural.

11:42 am

bojazz

probably more a southern/southwestern tradition

11:42 am

FMitch

ah the intricasies of teen life in the US

11:42 am

dofith

Thanks - one to go!

11:42 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:43 am

Becca Lorum

From over here, it seems as though American schools are just one continual popularity contest.

11:44 am

mcurlschool

prom around my neck of the woods, is a formal dance held at the end of the school year for Juniors and Seniors only.....it sort of a last hurrah for the Seniors and a "moving up" for the Juniors. The make it a pretty big deal around here

11:44 am

FMitch

but like so many things the tradition of proms has now been in the UK for a few years now. *le sigh*

11:44 am

Becca Lorum

Cue the limos FM

11:44 am

Haz1558

Yes, formal dances of yesteryear have been replaced by the greatest waste of money!

11:45 am

dofith

Sorry Haz - can't work out wh6

11:45 am

FMitch

Thanks for adding more info mcurl, it is always interesting to learn.

11:45 am

mcurlschool

and yes Becca, unfortunately, it is exactly that--a popularity contest and if you aren't one of the popular kids you most likely are an outcast or such

11:45 am

Kazzer99

Evening all - got on nice and early today and only had one word left for tonight which I have just got - so firewoks for me

11:45 am

Haz1558

I don't mind US having traditions, I do mind UK people imposing them here in order to make money out of teenagers and their gullible parents.

11:45 am

Haz1558

Well done, Kazzer!

11:45 am

mcurlschool

I agree,

11:45 am

FMitch

yay Congrats Kazz

11:45 am

dofith

Shades of janice Ian - is that her name?

11:45 am

Becca Lorum

Makes m toes curl mcurl

11:46 am

Becca Lorum

Hi Kazzer

11:46 am

Becca Lorum

and well done

11:46 am

Haz1558

dofith - add a vowel to the wh5. Or think of a simile ** sly ** a fox.

11:47 am

Becca Lorum

Any help for the second row n please?

11:47 am

mcurlschool

worst thing is Becca that they all have to try to out do each other; rent limos, hundreds on dresses and tuxes and even dinner when it can all be just as elegant for very little money

11:47 am

Haz1558

ni4/4 - plural of zero score?

11:47 am

Becca Lorum

Argh - don't get me started! I could rant all evening.

11:48 am

mcurlschool

One year my daughter found the dress of her dreams for $50 and her best friend spent $300...and she didn't even like the dress that much!

11:48 am

Kazzer99

ou friends kids are spending a fortune on their prom this year - but it's crazy cos they are only 16

11:48 am

Haz1558

The competition re limos is happening here as well. You can't possibly go anywhere without the full tanning, hair, make-up etc and that's just the boys.

11:48 am

Becca Lorum

Got that one Haz. Looking for one from the n in the row above that.

11:48 am

FMitch

I think it is the ne4/7 you are missing

11:48 am

Becca Lorum

LOL Haz!

11:48 am

FMitch

a babblet

11:48 am

Becca Lorum

Got the ne4/7.

11:49 am

FMitch

or it could be the na4/7 then only a vowel is different

11:49 am

Becca Lorum

THat's the one FM, thanks,

11:50 am

FMitch

yw :)

11:50 am

FMitch

wow I beat Haz to a clue - Haven't done that for months!!!!!!

11:50 am

Haz1558

I held off....

11:50 am

Becca Lorum

Right, I'm off for dinner out with my husband and no child - Nana has just arrived to do her duty. Hooray! Bye everyone.

11:50 am

Haz1558

I had it typed and didn't send it.

11:50 am

FMitch

HAve a lovely evening Becca

11:50 am

dofith

ok - it was the wh4 to be added to - and it worked! Thanks you! My first fireworks!

11:50 am

Haz1558

Lovely, Becca - enjoy!

11:51 am

Haz1558

Hooray dofith!

11:51 am

FMitch

Yay Congrats dofith!!

11:51 am

Haz1558

Hopefull the first of many.

11:51 am

Haz1558

*Hopefully.

11:52 am

FMitch

your spelling is almost getting as bad as mine Haz not to mention the use of !! this morning.

11:52 am

FMitch

mind you my grmmar leaves a lot to be desired.

11:53 am

Haz1558

I know, I'm so ashamed.

11:53 am

FMitch

Awe, there there dear, it will all be be better in the morning :)

11:54 am

Haz1558

I hope so, it's a worrying trend.

11:54 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo dofith

11:54 am

Haz1558

Hello, jmc.

11:54 am

FMitch

OK I am off to make gaspachio. TTFN and happy Babbling.
Hi and bye jmc

11:54 am

jmcnrick

so how is the crazy tennis match going?

11:55 am

Haz1558

Bye FM!

11:55 am

jmcnrick

bye FM

12:00 pm

Haz1558

It's done. 70 - 68 to Isner.

12:00 pm

Haz1558

Sorry, didn't see your question for a minute.

12:05 pm

Haz1558

Right, must be off - enjoy the grid!

12:09 pm

jmcnrick

still interesting event

12:09 pm

jmcnrick

i am off too

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

hello, this is the first minute free I've had all day!

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi ruby

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

hi jmc

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

I thought I was alone in here

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

hash

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

whoops

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

not quite

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

one day, and I'm out of practice1

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

is it still hot in DC?

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

so are all your neighbors weeping in their beer over the world cup?

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

yes likely to make a new high today for this date of 100F

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

no, they are all embarrassed about France's bad behavior

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

and they are happy for me!

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

the US does seem to be doing well

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

I wqs so excited yesterday that I was yelling at the television

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

yeah the french team really looked silly

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

and Algeria was a nasty team, lots of rough and dirty play

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

no team has ever mutinied like that, refusing to practice

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

I really didn't understand the issues with the french team

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

and cannot imagine how bad the facts had to be for there to be a sex scandal in france

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

1) Domenech is a terrible coach, not respected by the players 2) he and Anelka, the spoiled-brat prima donna striker had an argument and he sent Anelka home 3) the players blamed that for their loss to Mexico

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

it was disgusting!

12:38 pm

Soodle

And, don't forget that the knocked Ireland out of the running, by a very very obvious hand-ball!!!

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

how rude of them soodle!

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

which even I saw!!

12:39 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody :)

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

the Nationals lost last night because of a bad call by an ump too

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

how are you soodle? My friends from Dublin are here for two weeks in their house up the road. It is lovely to see them. They are here about 3 or 4 times a year

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

Do they use instant replay in baseball now?

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

Bill Clinton was at the game yesterday, sitting with the head of the soccer association

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

no thank god -- but there was about 10 minutes of loud booing

12:41 pm

Soodle

I am very well Ruby, thank you. I hope the Paddies behave themselves!! Do you know what part of Dublin they hail from? You can tell them that you know somebody (me) from Clontarf!

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

it was still a good game with lots of firsts

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

at the World Cup there have been some terrible mistakes in officiating, one of which could have kept the US from advancing

12:42 pm

lawyer-1

beg to differ, but they do use instant replay to determine whether or not a hit was a homerun

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

they live on Leeson Park in Ranelagh

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

true lawyer but rarely even for that

12:42 pm

lawyer-1

agreed

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

and I for one want to keep it that way

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

I miss baseball, but make do with soccer and the TOUR DE FRANCE!!!!

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

Do you know where that is soodle?

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

does the tour de france come near you ever ruby?

12:44 pm

Soodle

Oh my, Ruby! The most expensive area on the Irish version of monopoly.

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

last year it passed the bottom of my garden in the time trial which went around Lake Annecy. I put up all kinds of stuff in the garden and on the hedge, but nothing of my house was on TV.

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

and it went all the way through the village but it's much better to watch on television

12:45 pm

Soodle

I know where it is, but sadly, my circle of friends does not stretch to the leafy suburbs of Ranelagh. Lol

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

I would think it would be better to watch on TV! lol

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

still exciting to have it that close

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

they are wonderful people, have become close friends in the 12 yrs we've been here.

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

(hey soodle, maybe ruby can get you an invite to see how the better live)

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

we know them because Martina saw MY last name, not my husband's (kelley), on the mailbox and thought I might be Irish and therefore rang the bell.

12:46 pm

Soodle

Now your talking, JMC!!!

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

I'll make sure that when soodle visits me, Martina is here at the same time! How's that?

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

they have an auction house

12:47 pm

Soodle

Gee-ya Smirra Guth. Thats the phonetic way of saying hello to them in Irish, Ruby. You can surprise them with your language proficiency.

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

hahah, I am barely managing with French

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like a plan ruby

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

soodle that sounds like something you say to a horse

12:48 pm

Soodle

So, now, all I am waiting for is the invitation from Ruby......... (and 6 numbers in the lotto)

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

GEE-YA!!!! giddy-up!

12:49 pm

Soodle

Rofl JMC!

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

*rides her horse smirra guth around the chog*

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

they have found the cheapest fair from Dublin by flying to Grenoble which is only a little further away thatn Geneva.

12:49 pm

Soodle

LMAO

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

next dog can be smirra guth

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

looks turkish

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

ooh its in the 70s in Kenya. . . must pack a sweater

12:51 pm

Soodle

And of course, the very first expression in Irish is Pog mo thoin (Pogue mahone), roughly translated as kiss my a**!!! A must for all Irish speakers............

12:51 pm

Soodle

You going to Kenya, JMC?

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

isn't tragic i will be leaving the hot weather of DC for Africa where it is COOLER!

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

i know pog

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

how soon are you leaving, JMC?

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

I learned to say pog bean in high schoool

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

forget what it means

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

tuesday night ruby

12:52 pm

Soodle

What part are you going to? I was in Mombassa a couple of years ago, and did a safari on the Masai Mara.

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

pog og bean?

12:52 pm

Soodle

Kiss young woman!

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

I am going to Mombassa for a couple of days and then Kaimosi and then Dar in Tanzania

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

I hope you have a wonderful time!

12:53 pm

Soodle

Have you been there before?

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

oh lol that i can remember that after 40 years!

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

never have been there\

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

i am looking forward to it

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

my son is coming over for the safari part and then tanzania

12:54 pm

Soodle

It is an incredible, fascinating place. I felt like Dorothy when she landed in Oz......... You will have a wonderful time, guaranteed!

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

sounds like a wonderful trip!

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

oh goody -- but first i have to drive to Ohio tomorrow and give a talk and pick up some books to take to africa

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

I am not at all clear if I will be able to babble :-(

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

and I will be gone a month

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

we will miss you

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

i will miss babble -- but tomorrow i will be researching my ability to use the internet while I am there

12:57 pm

Soodle

On the advice of friends, we took lots of pens/pencils/crayons etc, and distributed them in the local school. You would think that we had given the kids diamonds.

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

what a lovely thing to do, soodle

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

we have been told to give everything to our hosts as giving gifts can create tensions

12:58 pm

jmcnrick

we can bring them, but leave it up to the locals to distribute appropriately

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

I used to go to South Africa on biz, but since I was a b-list visitor, I didn't get to see very much

12:58 pm

jmcnrick

i am al** bringing lots of aspirin for the hospital\

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

low-end game reserve, stuff like that

12:59 pm

Soodle

My kids were quite young, and the local school requested that they come in and give a little talk to the local kids. of course, my kids were horrified at the thought, but very very glad they did in the end.

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

I always try to travel where I know someone so they can tell me what to really see

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

oh that sounds wonderful soodle

1:00 pm

Soodle

Good plan, JMC.

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

what a great experience for your children!

1:00 pm

jmcnrick

when my son and I went to rural Hungary he "taught" the English class for a day when he was in 5th grade

1:00 pm

jmcnrick

what really to see *grrr*

1:01 pm

jmcnrick

i have been splitting infinitives like nobody's business for the last week

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

we won't tell!

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

well it was embarrassing in front of the NY Times reporter

1:02 pm

tceicher

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1:02 pm

Soodle

Experiences like those are just invaluable. When we went, the kids missed 3 weeks of school-time, and the principal was very displeased. I calmly informed him that I guaranteed they would make up for lost time in school, and that what they would learn in Africa would be so much more beneficial. I won THAT argument!

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

when I traveled for biz, I spent a lot of time in colleagues' houses which was nice, but I never saw much

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

hi tceicher

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

did he quote you word-for-word?

1:03 pm

jmcnrick

she and don't know yet

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

1:03 pm

jmcnrick

the article is going to run while i am out of country

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

I wonder if it will be in the Int'l Herald Tribune...what is the subject so I can watch for it?

1:04 pm

jmcnrick

when my son went to Sidwell Friends (biggest parenting mistake of my life) they absolutely refused to give people a break for travel since so many of the parents were really important and traveled all the time

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

usually, the only people I know in the IHT are in the obituaries

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

old boyfriends -- hahah

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

do know it is suppose to be a profile or an article on the end of Dont Ask Dont Tell the anti gay military policy

1:05 pm

Soodle

ROFL Rubes.

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

DONT know

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

some boyfriends ruby!

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

yes, I was very lucky lol lol

1:07 pm

jmcnrick

speaking of which how is DH?

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

aaargh! don't ask, won't tell hahah

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

he tries to be nice, but it doesn't last long. The veneer has worn quite thin

1:08 pm

Soodle

Lol, Rubes. I also was wondering how things were on the domestic front...

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

Fortunately, my previous life was very interesting

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

and I love this place

1:09 pm

Soodle

A kind of a, sort of a, part time boyfriend (query use of the word boyfriend) aged 72, asked me to marry him, last night......

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

I try to stay away from him as much as possible

1:09 pm

jmcnrick

sorry rubs I won't ask again!

1:09 pm

jmcnrick

SOODLE!

1:10 pm

jmcnrick

what did you say?

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

no no, I don't mind. Thank you for asking, I was just making a joke about your article. I find this chog to be very supportive and has helped me (already!) through some very rough days

1:10 pm

Soodle

I laughed it off - I was a bit flummoxed!

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

we are waiting for your answer saoodle.......

1:11 pm

jmcnrick

oh okay then -- I try to be sensitive to peoples needs

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

you are terrific, jmc!

1:11 pm

jmcnrick

it is always odd when someone you are not completely intwined with proposed marraige!

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

my husband is 17 1/2 years older, keep that in mind.... soodle

1:11 pm

jmcnrick

*straightens ha** *

1:12 pm

Soodle

You say that as if it happens all the time, JMC, lol. Believe me, it has never happened me before. And, Ruby, your situation flashed before my eyes....

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

my experience was that in the long period I was single, "real" boyfriends always told me they wanted to marry me when it was winding down

1:12 pm

jmcnrick

i am glad you thought of Ruby!

1:13 pm

jmcnrick

when I was young and skinny it happened a bit soodle

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

and I though DH was my great love! :(

1:13 pm

jmcnrick

my husband was my lucky 13th marriage proposal

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

wow

1:14 pm

jmcnrick

poor ruby! -- really ask for antibiotics for the guy

1:14 pm

Soodle

Good grief, JMC.

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

how old were you when you got married, jmc?

1:14 pm

jmcnrick

someday i will have to post the skinny me

1:14 pm

jmcnrick

32

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

I was only 19!

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

I am much skinnier now than I was then

1:15 pm

jmcnrick

not to DH??!!

1:15 pm

Soodle

I was 25. And I too have photos of a skinny me.....

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

no no, first husband and I was single for a very long time in between; those were the fun years

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

I punctuated that like Eats Shoots and Leaves

1:16 pm

Soodle

Ruby, were you widowed, or did you split?

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

I left him when my son was 7

1:17 pm

FMitch

Have to join in this convo - I was 38 and he was 57 and he proposed after 6 months. I said no, he said oh wel that means it is all over and i said No we can still enjoy life together - we had a great 10 years until he died.

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

actually, I told him I was leaving when he asked me to spend a summer in DC while he did research at the Folger!

1:18 pm

FMitch

lol That is a great book ruby

1:18 pm

Soodle

Why did you say no, FM?

1:18 pm

jmcnrick

brb work

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

are you ready to ghost-write FM? I have great stories, but couldn't possibly write it under my name.....

1:19 pm

FMitch

Cos I had been married once before and he had been twice and frankly I didn't want to go down that route again.

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

that is very romantic, FM!

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

DH was married 3X before me

1:19 pm

FMitch

also only 6 months into a relationship was way too fast for me.

1:20 pm

Soodle

Thats fair enough FM. Proof (if needed) that you don't need the marriage certificate!

1:20 pm

FMitch

I can be your ghost writer ruby :)

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

that makes sense, but knowing somebody for a long time is no guarantee -->ruby

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

sounds like the last scene in Casablanca

1:21 pm

FMitch

so would you contemplate a yes Soodle? or just see how things go - or was it a way off mark offer on his part?

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

that is a big age difference!

1:22 pm

FMitch

or should I say proposal rather than offer.

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

age didn't seem important when DH was in his 50's....

1:23 pm

Soodle

FM, on paper, he is an answer to my prayers. Very very rich, no baggage, very fond of me, but, I don't fancy him, and the thought of conjugal business turns my stomach....

1:23 pm

Soodle

Clarification - conjugal business with him. Not in general.

1:23 pm

FMitch

Ah then unless we are going to turn this into a 'Mills & Boon' I guess the answer is no.

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

uh uh, soodle

1:24 pm

FMitch

but how great to be asked!

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

what is Mills & Boon

1:24 pm

Soodle

Not at all. Its a maybe. He might be driven to buy me expensive gifts and cars and holidays......

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

yes, you should be flattered. Let him wine you and dine you, just avoid the other part!

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

uh i think the conjugal business goes with the ring

1:25 pm

FMitch

Romantic paperback novels churned out in their thousands - full of heaving breasts and handsome hunks.

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

my husband proposed to me on our first date but I turned him down then

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

One of the worst things is accepting a trip from a man who you do not find physically attractive!!!! Take it from the voice of experience!

1:26 pm

Soodle

And ripped bodices, FM. Don't forget the ripped bodices. (Thats re the books, not Soodles love life...)

1:26 pm

jmcnrick

we moved in together within a month and got married a 18 months later

1:26 pm

FMitch

good lord that was quick jmc - how long till you accepted him in the end?

1:26 pm

jmcnrick

<== agrees with ruby about trips\

1:26 pm

FMitch

lol Soodle

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

DH and I were together for many years before we got married and it was splendid

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

I made him court me after we were married since it was such a short time before we lived together and married

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

trips can be deadly!

1:27 pm

Soodle

I have to go now and take youngest daughter to her friends house, where they are having a camp-over. I really enjoyed the chat. JMC, if I don't see you before you go, have a terrific time in East Africa.

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

but you can't go wrong with lovely dinners

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

good things since he died on the 11th anniversary of the day we met

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

gd night, soodle, this was fun

1:28 pm

FMitch

I am happily living alone now and have absolutely no plans to be part of a couple again. One divorce and one death is enough in any life I reckon.

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

ty soodle *waves*

1:28 pm

FMitch

Bye Soodle!

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

I can understand your position FM

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

<-- understands it, too

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

I will be happily living alone if I can ever get my son out of my house

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

how old is he?

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

okay need to pretend to work for a while

1:29 pm

FMitch

LOL!
Your trip sounds great btw jmc, hope you can get some internet access whilst you are away.

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

24 but its not his fault -- school and economy has done us in

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

if I don't see you before you leave, jmc, have a great time, stay safe, don't drink the water and I'll watch for the article!

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

I am going to try real hard FM -- need to get my babble friends to advise me what to do

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

bye ruby and i will bbl

1:30 pm

FMitch

:)

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

must go now, gd night FM, see you soon and we'll talk about "the book"

1:31 pm

FMitch

and I will wish you good night too ruby as I really should be doing other things too.

1:32 pm

peg23

anyone have clues?

1:46 pm

Boobear

what do you need

1:47 pm

KatieMcG

evening back for my last 10

1:47 pm

Boobear

hi Katie

1:47 pm

KatieMcG

goooooooooooooooooooooo Japan

1:50 pm

KatieMcG

soodle are you still here?

1:50 pm

KatieMcG

Hi boo

1:50 pm

KatieMcG

I could do with a clue for the en6 please

1:51 pm

HotspurOG

I have clues

1:51 pm

Boobear

en6 en plus what angels wear

1:51 pm

KatieMcG

ty xxx

1:51 pm

Boobear

wear on their heads

1:51 pm

HotspurOG

en+ha4

1:52 pm

HotspurOG

is that it?

1:52 pm

EvaNadine

hints for the N directly below the W?

1:53 pm

HotspurOG

opposite of SW twice

1:53 pm

KatieMcG

oposite of horrible

1:53 pm

KatieMcG

sorry wrong n

1:54 pm

KatieMcG

ne + no **s or buts

1:54 pm

KatieMcG

yep hotspur that was the one

1:54 pm

HotspurOG

n+ch*** (the boss)

1:56 pm

peg23

clue the lo's?

1:56 pm

HotspurOG

gird your

1:56 pm

KatieMcG

wow how to clue that in a clean way! over here it is a cut of port

1:56 pm

KatieMcG

good clue hot

1:57 pm

ChloeKat

insane

1:57 pm

HotspurOG

tx

1:57 pm

ChloeKat

sorry wrong box. :)

1:57 pm

KatieMcG

most of us are cat

1:58 pm

HotspurOG

I'm taking off. GL

1:58 pm

KatieMcG

bye hotspur

2:01 pm

Babs1

clue for i in lower right corner?

2:09 pm

Soodle

Katie. I'm back!

2:10 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi all - just dragged my laundry home ;)

2:11 pm

Soodle

Hi Nancy {{{}}}

2:11 pm

Nancy Boy

(((Soodle))) hello! how's the pup?

2:12 pm

Boobear

clue for nu 4

2:12 pm

Soodle

Mad as the proverbial, Nancy. A joy to have around - and he's beginning to get the hang of going outside to do his bizz!

2:13 pm

Babs1

nu 4 female friends of the pope...lol

2:13 pm

Soodle

Boo - many women of the cloth. I went to a convent school, and was taught by the wretches!!

2:13 pm

Boobear

ty

2:13 pm

Nancy Boy

must be a relief, Soodle ;) I miss our old doggy no end - have a great picture I took with him on this computer. Well, not a good picture of me, but he was a very photogenic dog ;)

2:14 pm

Babs1

have 2 wa's and 2 we's --all 4 letter...any other clues?

2:14 pm

Soodle

Sorry Babs. Not that far yet.

2:15 pm

EvaNadine

(((snoggles NB)))

2:16 pm

Babs1

how about u clues...have ur4

2:17 pm

FMitch

5 x wh words and you are also missing a we5/18 (a pl) Babs

2:17 pm

Nancy Boy

http://i47.tinypic.com/16m63vp.jpg - there he is! forgive my hair. how dreadful :P

2:17 pm

Nancy Boy

Eva! ((((hugs)))) you're still around :)

2:18 pm

EvaNadine

just. leaving in a few minutes to go get mah hurr did. ;)

2:19 pm

Babs1

wow ..5 wh! monkeys not working well.

2:19 pm

Soodle

Lovely dog, Nancy, and your hairs not too bad!!

2:20 pm

Babs1

cutie pie dog nb!

2:20 pm

Nancy Boy

wasn't he adooorable, Soodle? such a poser!
oooh Eva, how lovely! could do with some pampering..

2:20 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Babs! Yeah, he was the best. Real character of a dog

2:20 pm

EvaNadine

join me!
chris never wants to come with me...heh

2:21 pm

KatieMcG

great photo NB, you have changed your hair a bit!

2:21 pm

peg23

need some clues for the 6 letter words

2:22 pm

Nancy Boy

that might have been a little semi-toned-down bedhead, Katie ;)

2:22 pm

FMitch

Find some of the 4 letter words first peg and then the 6's will suddenly appear.

2:22 pm

FMitch

Evening Katie

2:22 pm

KatieMcG

could I have clue for the in5/12 please

2:22 pm

Babs1

are any wh 5 letters?

2:22 pm

KatieMcG

evening FM, enjoying the sunshine?

2:23 pm

FMitch

loving it Katie, but it is v humid now.

2:23 pm

EvaNadine

allrighty, im outta here, kids.
have a good evening, NB, my dear!

see you all tomorrow!

2:23 pm

FMitch

2 are wh5s

2:23 pm

Nancy Boy

enjoy being pampered, Eva - you're worth it ;)

2:23 pm

KatieMcG

babs - 2 both wh5/20 unrelated

2:23 pm

KatieMcG

have a good time EvaN

2:24 pm

KatieMcG

still sunshiny here. Hubby has promised me a trip to the seaside with him driving on Saturday. He really is a lovely man

2:24 pm

Babs1

thanks..got those now

2:24 pm

FMitch

Start with the 1st wh4/9 and add double vowels

2:25 pm

FMitch

the only odd ball is the the wh6/33

2:25 pm

FMitch

and on that note I must away. Happy Babbling and see you tomorrow!

2:25 pm

Babs1

that's the one I'm missing!

2:26 pm

KatieMcG

bye FM

2:27 pm

KatieMcG

wh4/9 above + straight ** an arrow

2:27 pm

KatieMcG

clue for the in5/12 please

2:28 pm

KatieMcG

nm got it

2:28 pm

KatieMcG

Fireworks!!!!!!

2:29 pm

Nancy Boy

well done, Katie!

2:29 pm

Soodle

Yay Katie

2:30 pm

Soodle

Nancy, I just changed my profile pic to one taken of Buster this afternoon
<--------

2:32 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL! Aw Soodle, that is too cute!!

2:32 pm

Nancy Boy

obviously he's making himself at home...;)

2:33 pm

Soodle

I still cant figure out how he opened the bottle of Stella!!

2:34 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh that's nothing Soodle, if he were a cat he'd have had it opened, poured and served ice-cold with a wedge of lime ;)

2:35 pm

Soodle

Actually, our cat is a tee-totaller. (only non drinker in this den of iniquity I call home...)

2:36 pm

Nancy Boy

lol Soodle! sounds like a fun household indeed...

2:37 pm

Soodle

One long barrel of laughs, Nancy. Lol

2:38 pm

Nancy Boy

My parents didn't drink. They might have been a lot more fun if they did..

2:39 pm

redturtlehead

hey all. I seem to have lost steam on the grid....35 left... now suddenly cant see anything. How are we.

2:39 pm

Nancy Boy

hello, Red :) just cooing over Soodle's adorable new friend!

2:39 pm

Soodle

Oh, I come from a long line of drinkers. (Pointless statement, really, when I am flying the Irish flag, Lol)

2:40 pm

redturtlehead

LOL Soodle. I'm mostly if not all irish and a total non drinker.

2:40 pm

redturtlehead

but in truth, I am pretty run of the mill Americano.

2:41 pm

Soodle

Tongue in cheek, Red. Why destroy a perfectly good stereotype?

2:41 pm

redturtlehead

true true!

2:41 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Soodle! I do enjoy my drink, but I can't hold it.

2:41 pm

Pinikula

hi my peeps!

2:41 pm

redturtlehead

hi Pinik!

2:41 pm

Nancy Boy

Ew, ew, I'm watching 10 Years Younger and they're doing the teeth - can't stand watching dental surgery

2:42 pm

peg23

na 4/7?

2:42 pm

Soodle

Hiya Pini

2:42 pm

Nancy Boy

hello, Pini :)

2:44 pm

peg23

wh 6?33?

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

na plus knock three times ** you want me, twice on the pipe if the answer is no...

2:44 pm

peg23

6/33?

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

terrible song form maybe the 50's

2:47 pm

Nancy Boy

ugh, they're doing liposuction. must the surgeon be so rough?

2:47 pm

Pinikula

am I done yet?

2:48 pm

peg23

wh6/33?

2:48 pm

Pinikula

sorry, peg, I don't have it yet

2:49 pm

peg23

thanks anyway

2:49 pm

Pinikula

will help look

2:50 pm

Pinikula

got it!

2:50 pm

Pinikula

we6 = wh4 + ** the World Turns (soap)

2:51 pm

peg23

thanks so much

2:51 pm

Pinikula

yvw ;)

2:52 pm

Boobear

clue for un 5 please

2:52 pm

peg23

sh5/20? si6/18?

2:52 pm

Pinikula

hi boo, don't have it, will look

2:53 pm

Boobear

thanks Pini

2:53 pm

Pinikula

sh5/20 = boy's name?

2:53 pm

peg23

thanks

2:54 pm

Boobear

yes sh5 is a boys name

2:54 pm

peg23

si6/18?

2:54 pm

Pinikula

working on it, peg

2:55 pm

Boobear

si plus la4

2:55 pm

Pinikula

thx boo

2:55 pm

wht

un5 = not suitable

2:55 pm

Pinikula

un5 = not healthy for duty

2:55 pm

Pinikula

or what wht said!

2:56 pm

sciencegeek

hi all lone n please

2:56 pm

Pinikula

ni4 = zeros

2:56 pm

sciencegeek

got it ty

2:57 pm

Boobear

yw pini

2:57 pm

wht

The other is religious sisters

2:57 pm

Pinikula

the other what?

2:57 pm

Boobear

not getting the un5

2:57 pm

sciencegeek

now i cannot see the other 2 n's!

2:57 pm

wht

The other singleton n

2:57 pm

sciencegeek

the ones on the right side

2:58 pm

Pinikula

gotcha ;)

2:58 pm

sciencegeek

i have the lones and the ones in the middle

2:58 pm

Pinikula

ne4 = goose alert

2:58 pm

Pinikula

nm...I'm missing the 2 from the upper right N, too

2:58 pm

wht

There is one in the 4th column

2:59 pm

peg23

I dont understand the un clue

2:59 pm

Pinikula

4th column N....1 is ne4 = rhymes with word for slave

2:59 pm

Pinikula

un + do your pants *** you right?

3:00 pm

peg23

thanks

3:00 pm

wht

The other n is na4 very similar to the ne4

3:00 pm

Pinikula

thx wht!!!

3:00 pm

Pinikula

N's nixed!

3:00 pm

wht

yw

3:00 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! how's it going?

3:00 pm

Pinikula

hi lbd

3:01 pm

peg23

la 5/10?

3:01 pm

lbdawger

did you finish last night, Pini?

3:01 pm

Nancy Boy

hello again, lbd :)

3:01 pm

Pinikula

wish I could stay, but lunch break is over...back to the grindstone...cya 2nite!

3:01 pm

wht

by pini

3:01 pm

lbdawger

hawaiian patio=la5.10

3:01 pm

lbdawger

hi again, NB

3:01 pm

Pinikula

no, lbd...was interrupted...but I GUARANTEE you I'm finishing tonight!!!

3:01 pm

lbdawger

later, Pini

3:02 pm

Pinikula

thx for the la5, lbd...my gma used to have one of those!

3:02 pm

Pinikula

3:03 pm

peg23

ic5/14?

3:04 pm

Boobear

still don't understand the un5 clue

3:04 pm

wht

ic + nervous twitch

3:05 pm

wht

When the soldier reported drunk he was declared un5 for duty.

3:05 pm

Boobear

ty

3:06 pm

wht

yw

3:06 pm

lbdawger

un + throw a tantrum or pitch a ***

3:09 pm

Boobear

clue for un 6

3:10 pm

itsonme

fireworks!

3:10 pm

itsonme

that was a breezy one!

3:11 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo itsonme!!

3:11 pm

lbdawger

un + cut through wood pt

3:11 pm

sciencegeek

en clues please

3:12 pm

Soodle

UN + sa4/8, Boo.

3:12 pm

Soodle

Science, en plus what an angel has on her head, adn plural.

3:12 pm

itsonme

en + angel's hat & plural

3:12 pm

Soodle

Fireworks here!

3:12 pm

sciencegeek

ty

3:14 pm

sciencegeek

missing an fi 4/7 have the fish thing

3:14 pm

sciencegeek

nm FISH! I see it

3:15 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Soodle!

3:16 pm

Soodle

TY Dawg! Can I clue anyone before I take my leave?

3:17 pm

Boobear

fireworks

3:17 pm

Soodle

Yay Boo!!!. Byeee everybody.

3:18 pm

Boobear

bye soodle..

3:19 pm

sciencegeek

sn 5??

3:20 pm

sciencegeek

oops sn 4????

3:20 pm

sciencegeek

nm

3:20 pm

sciencegeek

I am blind today!!

3:21 pm

sciencegeek

we 5?

3:22 pm

sciencegeek

geez ignore me please lol

3:23 pm

sciencegeek

done lol

5:00 pm

Jeff7

ca 6/21 please

5:04 pm

ChrissieDee

food tin + first 3 letters of my sister's daughter

5:07 pm

kje

LOL - at first I thought, how the heck am I suppose to know her sister's daughter's name _ LOL

5:07 pm

ChrissieDee

lol, did you get it anyway?

5:07 pm

Jeff7

ty chris

5:08 pm

ChrissieDee

yw Jeff

5:08 pm

kje

yes - I finished already... just struck me as funny what first popped into my head, then remebered the word

5:08 pm

kje

was having a dumb blonde moment ; )

5:11 pm

kje

hey jeff - just read your profile,,, cool that you do SLP - what area? I am a geriatrician and worked with SLP as a fellow with our stroke patients in language rehab - fascinating stuff

5:20 pm

redturtlehead

afternoon.

5:20 pm

kje

hi red - have you adjusted to the night shift yet?

5:21 pm

redturtlehead

sort of.... almost wrecked my car in the parking lot the pther day, but that was due to difficult pt all night long..

5:22 pm

kje

red! be careful... you need to sleep during the days!

5:23 pm

kje

or take a cab back and forth...

5:23 pm

redturtlehead

i tried , but I truey think it was the 40 year old back pain that kept screaming for 12 hours straight. he was more than adewuately medicated. but was an ass.

5:25 pm

kje

duct tape...

5:25 pm

redturtlehead

sorry typos. how are you with July coming up? newbies?

5:26 pm

kje

yep... I start the wards July 1... I like July wards - they are eager and enthusiastic and a blast to work with

5:27 pm

redturtlehead

I am glad not to be in a teaching hosp....little less accident prevention this year..

5:28 pm

redturtlehead

could I have a clue for the I in the right hand corner, the lone one?

5:28 pm

Jellen

Hello...

5:28 pm

redturtlehead

hi Jellen.

5:29 pm

kje

red - think seizure

5:29 pm

kje

ic 5/14

5:29 pm

redturtlehead

thanks kje, that was easy with the clue!

5:29 pm

kje

hi jellen! how is tim?

5:29 pm

kje

I would only clue it that way for you or scrab

5:30 pm

Jellen

Nauseated and in pain...

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

oh jellen I am sorry to hear that.

5:30 pm

kje

so sorry - is he getting treatment for it? he needs a good palliative care doc that treats his symptoms while the oncologist is doing his thing

5:30 pm

Jellen

The oncologist in St. Louis is 80% sure that Tim also has a tumor in his neck...

5:31 pm

kje

holy cow! another melanoma met?

5:31 pm

Jellen

Think its putting pressure on his spine...pain medication nauseates him...

5:32 pm

Jellen

Yes, kje

5:32 pm

kje

that is why he would benefit all thge more from a palli specialist - they have lots of tricks up their sleeves

5:32 pm

kje

to control the pain wihtout nausea

5:32 pm

Jellen

palliative care specialist?

5:33 pm

kje

yes, palliative care specialist

5:33 pm

Jellen

I have a friend who's an anaesthesiologist sp?

5:34 pm

kje

most better oncologist will work closely with them as they are better at control of all the symptoms associated with the cancer, or with the treatment the oncologist give...

5:34 pm

kje

no, not anesthesia... palliative care, it is its own specialty

5:34 pm

kje

they are usually phenomenal docs, great at listening to exactly what he needs and making sure he gets it

5:35 pm

Jellen

I'll see that we get a referral...

5:36 pm

kje

please do, there is no need to suffer if symptoms can be treated, and they can almost always be well controlled

5:37 pm

kje

how are you guys holding up?

5:37 pm

Jellen

He's just got a scrip for percoset...the doc mentioned vicodin..Tim mentioned naproxen...sigh!!!

5:38 pm

Jellen

The doc tried very hard to be positive...no, "you've got x months"

5:38 pm

kje

I have never said "you've got x months" and never will - we are horrible prognosticators

5:39 pm

kje

but there is no reason he can not pursue treatment and palliation at the same time.. most better oncologist have no prpblem with that, some of the older fashioned ones aren't always receptive, but you insist on getting what you guys need

5:40 pm

Jellen

He mentioned three possible course of treatments...

5:40 pm

kje

information is good... you have some tough decisions and days ahead

5:40 pm

Jellen

I will ask his nurse about it...

5:40 pm

redturtlehead

definitely KJE is correct...palliative care can help a lot.

5:41 pm

kje

the nurses can be wonderful re: getting info -

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

sorry to miss most of conversation, dog needed a bit of attnetion.

5:41 pm

Jellen

Talking Tim into it may be the biggest challenge...

5:42 pm

kje

tell tim real men admit when they need help ; )

5:42 pm

kje

but seriously, that is why info is good, he can go and hear what they have to offer and see if it makes sense for him... often times people say no just because they don't understand

5:44 pm

Jellen

He blames his mom's health problems on her taking too many meds...(he may actually have a point there)

5:45 pm

ch1212

{{ hugs to Jellen }} My brother is battling cancer right now too. A rare type (neuroendocrine) that has moved into his neck area from his lungs. Stay hopeful, jellen -- my brother has outlived his original prognosis, and is still fighting.

5:45 pm

kje

that may be true... unneeded meds are bad - I hate over-medication, and hate my patients on a lot of meds... a universal geriatrician trait ; )

5:45 pm

kje

but there are times when meds are needed, and it sounds like this is one of them

5:46 pm

Jellen

Thanks, ch1212!

5:46 pm

Jellen

I agree, kje!

5:46 pm

kje

just go and learn... he never has to do what he doesn't want to

5:47 pm

ch1212

I did some research, and downloaded several "guided imagery" mp3s from various cancer hospital websites, then put them onto an MP3 player for him to use. There are many specific for chemo, radiation, pain management, etc. And they seem to be helpful.

5:47 pm

Jellen

Good to keep in mind...

5:48 pm

kje

jellen, my thoughts are with you guys, and you should always feel free to email me if needed

5:48 pm

ch1212

Of course, my brother was very skeptical at first :)

5:48 pm

Jellen

Thanks, both of you!

5:48 pm

ch1212

5:49 pm

kje

and when you just want to come here and get away and not talk about it - it is always fine to say, I'd rather not talk about it... I sometimes get tired of everyone asking how my mom is even though i know they mean well ; )

5:50 pm

ch1212

Good point, kje! So important.

5:50 pm

Jellen

:-)

5:53 pm

kje

my fingers and toes are all painted and pretty and I have no place to go tonight.... durn it

5:54 pm

ch1212

Light the candles, break out the wine, put on the music ... dancing alone is fine!

5:54 pm

kje

lol

5:55 pm

Jellen

I have a gift card to a spa...mani/pedi in my future!

5:57 pm

ch1212

What a fab gift idea! I've been looking for something to send to my sis-in-law, who is primary caregiver to bro. She's wheel-chair bound, so it's hard to find stuff. A spa day would be perfect!

5:57 pm

kje

just got one today, jellen... I like neutral colors - Bubblebath by Opi

5:57 pm

kje

got my eyebrows threaded too...

5:57 pm

Jellen

I often get metallics....

5:58 pm

ch1212

(double take) threaded? What is that?

5:58 pm

kje

I have had the oddball occasional gray eyebrow hair over the last year... truly not happy about it

5:58 pm

kje

threading is a method of hair removal used in asia, mostly india, used thread to yank 'em out

5:59 pm

kje

i like it better than waxing as my skin is sensitive and i break out to waxing

5:59 pm

ch1212

Aaahhh....

5:59 pm

kje

with threading, i look fine leaving the salon - no irritation at all

5:59 pm

kje

plus threading is more exact than waxing

6:00 pm

kje

here are some pics

6:00 pm

kje

http://www.google.com/images?q=eyebrow
%20threading&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:I
E-SearchBox&oe=&rlz=1I7DNUS_en&um=1&ie
=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

6:00 pm

ch1212

I've always just used tweezers to yank them out. My skin isn't very sensitive ... ooh, pics! (brb)

6:01 pm

ch1212

My goodness. That's fascinating. And it doesn't hurt?

6:02 pm

kje

threading would be similar to tweezers, just faster

6:02 pm

kje

well, it feels like tweezing - LOL

6:02 pm

kje

but nah, doesn't hurt much

6:02 pm

ch1212

LOL!

6:03 pm

kje

I bet there is somewhere near you doing it, you can start by calling any indian salon in the area... bet anything that they do it

6:04 pm

kje

they do other areas too... I have seen them do the sideburn areas or sides of faces where heavier haired indian women have hair... I think that would hurt more

6:05 pm

ch1212

Thanks for the suggestion. I may give that a try!

6:06 pm

kje

well-groomed brows are important, glad I could help... banish the unibrow forever - LOL

6:06 pm

kje

there are a few men i know who could use a good threading ; )

6:06 pm

ch1212

lol!

6:07 pm

kje

ok, must run... hagn all

6:08 pm

ch1212

bye, kje

6:08 pm

Jellen

Bye, kje...thanks!!

6:13 pm

Jellen

Btw, how's the grid?

6:14 pm

ch1212

I went to the list at halfway through. Now I'm a little embarassed at all the easy ones I missed :)

6:15 pm

Jellen

Think I'll give it a try, then...

6:20 pm

ch1212

Well, that's it for me! Time to raid the pantry and be creative with dinner tonight. Bye all!

6:21 pm

Jellen

Bye, ch1212!

6:34 pm

redturtlehead

I have 28 left. I think I may list and actually finish this one.

6:39 pm

Jellen

Go, red!

6:40 pm

Jellen

Okay...that was delayed...

6:40 pm

redturtlehead

its ok. I am just sort of piddling.

6:40 pm

MPittore

Hello babblers...6 left for me....

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

hi Mpitt.

6:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, MP

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello folks!

6:42 pm

Jellen

Hi, TO

6:42 pm

redturtlehead

Hi TO!

6:42 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

6:43 pm

Jellen

Hi, tor

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

long time, folks

6:43 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Tor!

6:43 pm

MPittore

4 to go....

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

i keep seeing"urticaria"

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

go mpitt go.

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

also"fennec"

6:45 pm

torgone

Just hitting half way meself

6:46 pm

redturtlehead

go torgone go!

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey, this is a nasty little grid

6:47 pm

redturtlehead

i though it was pretty nice....oddly.

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

fie on it, i say! ;)

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

i dedicate my icon to it

6:49 pm

MPittore

Oopsy...got fireworks by accident...monkeys were just fiddlin' around and boom...fireworks!

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay mpitt!

6:49 pm

torgone

Yay MP!

6:49 pm

Aloyisius

congrats to you, MPitt.. hi Babblers

6:50 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations to MPITT!

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi aloy!

6:50 pm

Jellen

Yay, MPitt!

6:50 pm

Jellen

Hi, Aloy

6:51 pm

Aloyisius

interesting day yesterday in NE Ohio.. tornado warnings, 70mph winds, trees down, etc.. just got phone service back an hour ago, so I'm a late Babbler..

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

6:51 pm

MPittore

ty everyone...this was a fun one...I feel so go I will draw a little for ya'...<*)))><

6:51 pm

Aloyisius

oh, I didn't mention the earthquake

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

sitting here with a margarita and waiting for client

6:51 pm

MPittore

*good

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i wanted to feel that, it was felt in south jersey

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

earthquake???

6:52 pm

Jellen

Hi, jmc

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

you are teh second person to say that!!!

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

ni** MP

6:52 pm

Aloyisius

yes, jmc.. centered in Ontario I think.. felt here too

6:52 pm

EspritdJean

I read about in the newspaper, never felt it

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes from canada. first those damn geese then crossy, now an earthquake! ;)

6:52 pm

MPittore

runs out door to meet jmc for margarita...good in this weather (any weather really!)

6:52 pm

EspritdJean

came from canada

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

*pours a margarita for MP*

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

sorry I am not up to a frozen one

6:53 pm

Jellen

Hi, Jean

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

*pouts*

6:53 pm

EspritdJean

hi jellybean

6:53 pm

Aloyisius

ooh .. love margaritas

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

*quickly builds a fence on the northern border*

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi jean

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

WHY are you pouting TO???

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

no rita for me

6:54 pm

EspritdJean

hmm an earthquake fence . . . why hans't anyone else thought of that yet?

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

poor TO

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

well if they can fence in palistinians and out mexicans. . . . .

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

*pours snuffy a margarita*

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

anyone else??

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sniffle sniffle whine*

6:55 pm

EspritdJean

earthquakes have been known to pack a little more punch then mere humans

6:55 pm

Aloyisius

count me in, jmc, tx

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

okay what is the issue with margaritas TO?

6:56 pm

MPittore

pours a little of my rita for TO...sharing ritas is a very good thing!

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

*looks in liquor cabinet*

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

that you did not pour me one

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

:-P esprit

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

ooooh silly TO

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty m pitt my true babble bud ;)

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

*pours TO a margarita*

6:57 pm

EspritdJean

backatcha woman ;-p

6:57 pm

MPittore

helps jmc fix ritas all around....

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

I thought you were saying you could have one for some reason

6:57 pm

Aloyisius

slurp, slurp.. mmm, good!

6:57 pm

MPittore

blush blush TO

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

I am working on my xena[hobia esprit

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

* sniff*

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

xenaphobia

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

after all i am going to africa and will need to be an ugly american

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

stuck at 34

6:58 pm

MPittore

oh oh...a little brain freeze...

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

when are you leaving and cani hide in your suitcase?

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

hmmmm wuold a third rita be too many?

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

*hic*

6:59 pm

Aloyisius

how long will you be in Africa, jmc?

6:59 pm

MPittore

oh jmc...you are going to africa?

6:59 pm

Jellen

Judging from your typing...

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, yes it would * reaches out and takes glass*

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

I am leaving on Tuesday for Kenya

6:59 pm

MPittore

do they have ritas there????

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

hey I gave you one you don't have to be greedy!

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

my first 4 days is at a resort

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

brb

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

but je, it's for your own good...

7:01 pm

Aloyisius

sounds wonderful, (turning green with envy).. have a fantastic African experience! We will be waiting for your reports.. btw, can you Babble from there?

7:01 pm

MPittore

oh..oh..oh..can I go? please, please, please...frantically looks around for suitcase

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, I hope you really enjoy.

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

and I am sure there will be another uglier american around.

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

red did you take your photo?

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

not that one.

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

and iw ould love a clue for the bottom right i please?

7:04 pm

Uneaixoise

ic + facial spasm

7:04 pm

m9f9l

hi all! another day of cub scout camp down! whoot!

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello m9

7:04 pm

Jellen

Hi, m9

7:04 pm

m9f9l

4 to go!

7:04 pm

Uneaixoise

jmc, your trip to Africa sounds wonderful -- have a delightful trip and tell us all about it!!

7:04 pm

redturtlehead

congrats on that m9.

7:05 pm

Jellen

Hi, Une

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

it is an ic5. ic plus some people have a nervous ***

7:05 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jellen :-)

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty une.

7:05 pm

m9f9l

3

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

did I chase jmc away? oh no. concerned.

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty red.

7:06 pm

MPittore

hmmmm...wondering what I need to pack for Africa??? necklaces for the giraffes, ear muffs for the elephants, horn polish for the rhinos, gorilla glue for the...wait... never mind I can't go...I have to stay and babble-on!

7:06 pm

redturtlehead

i was a bit late on the uptake.

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am looking forwar dto watching the new medical reality show premiering tonight

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

fireworks, thank heavens.

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

I have not fireworked in weeks.

7:07 pm

MPittore

yeah red!

7:07 pm

m9f9l

nice red!

7:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay red!

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

my ranking went from like 1000 to 550! oh well!

7:08 pm

m9f9l

2

7:08 pm

MPittore

well gotta run...later....poofy!

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh, fox has rocky horror on!

7:08 pm

m9f9l

it's just a jump to the left!!!

7:09 pm

m9f9l

1 to go

7:09 pm

Aloyisius

fireworks here, off to watch Glee.. Happy Babbling all..

7:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye aloy

7:11 pm

Jellen

Yay, aloy!!!

7:11 pm

m9f9l

fireworks. last word sh 4/6 sheesh.

7:11 pm

Jellen

Yay, m9!!!

7:12 pm

m9f9l

oh yeah! I bet there's a new glee for me to hulu!

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay m9!

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

back

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo m9!

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo snuffy!

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

*makes third margarita*

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

my theory is if I can still spell margarita i am not drunk enough

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi red *waves*

7:17 pm

jmcnrick

did everyone leave while I talked to my client? :-(

7:17 pm

m9f9l

making calls about scout camp...but i'm here...kind of....

7:17 pm

Jellen

I'm here...but I don't care for margaritas...

7:18 pm

m9f9l

me either

7:18 pm

jmcnrick

what would you prefer I am an equal opportunity bartender

7:20 pm

Jellen

hmmm...cranberry and vodka sounds good...

7:20 pm

jmcnrick

with a twist?

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

*mixes grey goose and cranberry juice*

7:21 pm

Jellen

Lovely...

7:21 pm

periwinkle

hello alla, just in time for cocktails. I'd like a gin n tonic pls

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

*pours in crystal highball glass*

7:21 pm

periwinkle

hello all, even

7:22 pm

jmcnrick

with an olive or a twist peri?

7:22 pm

Jellen

Hi, peri

7:22 pm

jmcnrick

*shake shake shake*

7:22 pm

periwinkle

twist pls

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

*pours and adds a twist*

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

I aim to please!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

my cat seems to be doing better.. she is taking the homeopathic remedy for UTI!!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

thanks, jmc

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

at least until I am too drunk to do so

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

good news peri!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

brb, cat wants food

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

help with al 5/10 please

7:25 pm

m9f9l

homeopaths...what a great idea!!!LOL]

7:25 pm

m9f9l

a + fruit of your ****s

7:25 pm

Jellen

a + cut of meat

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

hey cranberry and vodka is good for UTI!

7:25 pm

m9f9l

and then the plural for al 6

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

shocking m9!

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

10 left

7:27 pm

m9f9l

go go! jmc!

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

he 5?

7:28 pm

lynxxx

indian hair dye or paste for skin decoration

7:28 pm

m9f9l

he did??

7:29 pm

m9f9l

he 5. getting married in India?? put this on your hands.

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty lynxx

7:29 pm

m9f9l

and plural

7:29 pm

m9f9l

and plural

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

are you all happy and proud of the team from down under or does the fact that it is not your country stop that

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

*suddenly afraid she has gotten teams confused*

7:30 pm

lynxxx

me?

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

check this out:http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/201
0/05/17/hartford-museum-to-recreate-cb
gb-bathroom/

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops shout have gotten tiny url

7:32 pm

jmcnrick

isn't new zealand doing well although australia did not?

7:33 pm

lynxxx

are you talking about the soccer/football - sorry not following at all. Soccer isn 't big here, Australian Rules football is more our speed (not that I follow that either)

7:33 pm

jmcnrick

*gets crow bar to take foot out of mouth*

7:34 pm

lynxxx

...but we do have our first female PM!

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

I saw that! that is what i meant to comment about but too many margaritas!

7:35 pm

m9f9l

phew..scout calls all taken care of.

7:35 pm

Nancy Boy

oh, that's good, Lynx! let's hope she won't turn out like ours did..

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

well don't blame me i tried to help you

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

lol so you did TO

7:36 pm

lynxxx

hi TOwl & NB

7:36 pm

m9f9l

hi NB!!!

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

wtg m9

7:36 pm

m9f9l

Hi TO!!

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey babblers of fb ...anyone remember chj?

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

isn't the british intellengence agency m9????

7:37 pm

lynxxx

not of FB but yes

7:37 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. Just dipping in and feeling 60 words left may be outside my limit tonight. Lovely day however. Blue water, blue sky, yellow frosting on cupcakes.

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

*puts on foil cap*

7:37 pm

Nancy Boy

Evening, M9 :) you're an Aries, I see!

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

get'r dunn stidmere

7:37 pm

Nancy Boy

Jmc...no...MI5 ;)

7:37 pm

lynxxx

hi Stidmere, what a picture

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just got him as a friend suggestionh on fb - not a request, a suggestion!

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

this is more my thing TO http://tinyurl.com/38zdthw

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

o.O

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey je, how about coming up to the fest this year?

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

ty NB I gets confusaled

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

what fest? when?

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

musikfest? first week in august

7:39 pm

Nancy Boy

No problem Jmc, we have no idea what you have in the USA. FBI? CIA? TB? NRA? one of them.

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

sorry must make like a quaker that week in frostburg MD

7:39 pm

m9f9l

why yes. yes I am.

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

all of the above NB

7:40 pm

stidgmere

hi Lynxx we're being entertained by a song sparrow that loves to accompany the radio--my husband does not believe this.

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

for 10 days?

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

I believe it stid -- mocking birds do it all the time

7:40 pm

m9f9l

no..that would be all of the below.

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

August 1 though 8

7:41 pm

stidgmere

Thansk jmcnrick. for vote of correct interpretation.

7:41 pm

Nancy Boy

actually, is it really true that the NRA has "guns don't kill people, people do" as its motto? Because I think the gun helps..

7:42 pm

Nancy Boy

lol M9! Picky, picky ;)

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

Maybe I could wander up on the 9th but I think I should drop into office since am gone from June 29 to Jul y 31 and then August 3 through 8

7:42 pm

m9f9l

:-)

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

yes they really do NB

7:42 pm

stidmama

((((HUGS))))

7:42 pm

stidmama

hey all!

7:43 pm

m9f9l

hey stid!!!!

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

stiddie!!!

7:43 pm

stidmama

hello Mother! did you tell everyone about my birthday present????

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

I may miss feather in the next few days (as I have been missing her for sometime)

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

birthday???????

7:43 pm

stidgmere

Hi stidmama. Glad to see you were able to tear yourself away from the new toy.

7:43 pm

stidmama

:-D I needed to eat....

7:44 pm

Nancy Boy

thank you Jmc, for making my evening :)
and thank you Stid, for arriving and making my evening even...more.

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

would some one tell feather I got a thank you note from my other school donation that made me cry?

7:44 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid

7:44 pm

stidmama

Mother bought me a "cricut" machine -- it's like a die-cutter only it uses a knife-life blade to cute pretty shapes and lettering!

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

how did I do that NB??

7:44 pm

stidmama

(((Nancy Boy))) I always love to see you! Hope you are eating properly?

7:45 pm

m9f9l

oh no..stid...are you a...a...a.. scrap booker?!?!?!?

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

cuts the shapes in what? dough? cloth?? smal children??

7:45 pm

Nancy Boy

I never believed that it was true, Jmc; I thought it was just a dream stand-up comedians have. Of course guns kill people! Just shouting "bang!" isn't going to do too many in, is it?

7:45 pm

stidmama

paper, vinyl, magnetic stuff... lots of cool things!

7:45 pm

stidmama

she got it for me for TEACHING! :-D and for making cards and stuff.

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

m9! I am shocked at the suggestion! shocked I tellyou!!!!

7:46 pm

lynxxx

Gotta go, bye all

7:46 pm

Nancy Boy

of course, Stiddy ;) I'm English, all we really need is tea

7:46 pm

stidmama

And yes, I have scrap-booked some, but for the obvious reasons -- the ones that would make scrapbooking logical, that is, I rarely have time/energy!

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

no really really NB

7:46 pm

stidmama

(((Lynxxx))) see you next time!

7:47 pm

lbdawger

hi again

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx!

7:47 pm

stidmama

*pours tea for Nancy Boy and sneaks in some lovely finger sandwiches*

7:47 pm

Nancy Boy

take care Lynx, good luck with the PM!

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello dawgy dawg

7:47 pm

stidmama

hey LBD! ((((((HUGS))))))

7:47 pm

lbdawger

hi/bye lynxxx

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye lyn

7:47 pm

lbdawger

(((STIDDY))) (((TO))

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi lbd

7:48 pm

stidmama

hey TO! ((hugs))

7:48 pm

m9f9l

ok stid..I've been trying to figure out the logistics of this weekend...yikes..... I'm going by myself on Sat.. so I'm going to go to the 2 o'clock.

7:48 pm

Nancy Boy

Tea and finger sandwiches? You're wasted in the states, Stid ;)

7:48 pm

lbdawger

(((JMC)))

7:48 pm

lbdawger

(((NB)))

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

*looks over finger sandwiches for cucumber sandwiches*

7:48 pm

m9f9l

mmmm cucumber sandwiches! nummy

7:48 pm

lbdawger

cucumber sandwishes? just slices of cucks between bread?

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

geez lbd we are exuberant tonight!

7:49 pm

stidmama

LBD, I have been wanting to see you and tell you thank you. We met with a non-school professional who does the kinds of evaluations and support the kiddo needs, and are FINALLY moving forward, with testing and more knowledge about the things the schools should have been providing all along

7:49 pm

Nancy Boy

hi again, lbd! :) funny, I've been running into you all day here!

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

cukes and butter

7:49 pm

stidmama

okay, the 2 o'clock -- we are planning on being there, m!

7:49 pm

m9f9l

some do cukes and cream cheese...

7:49 pm

lbdawger

YAHOOO!!! Stid!!

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

very cool and refreshing

7:49 pm

stidmama

c ane

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

7:49 pm

stidmama

oops...

7:50 pm

lbdawger

cream cheese! okay, i'll try it

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

er except that c word

7:50 pm

stidmama

rofl *sits in PB with stack of paper and paper cutting machine*

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmm cukes

7:50 pm

Nancy Boy

It's alright, it wasn't a whole word ;) neither c nor ane will work in the grid..

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

I need to order dinner brb

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

<==too hot and tired to cook

7:50 pm

lbdawger

i love seeing you NB, and it's nice to catch up with you.

7:51 pm

stidmama

that jmc, she is so DOMESTIC! *wicked mama grin*

7:51 pm

lbdawger

i'm actually in with the theme today! check out my icon!

7:51 pm

Nancy Boy

well it's like a bus lbd; I don't see you for ages, and then three times in a row ;) and it's lovely!

7:52 pm

m9f9l

i thought the theme was zodiac...

7:52 pm

stidmama

LOL LBD, that is too funny.

7:52 pm

Nancy Boy

maybe lbd is an Aquarius!

7:52 pm

lbdawger

oh, i thought someone said dogs.

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is the theme???

7:53 pm

Nancy Boy

depends what day it is - it's tomorrow here. either way, I doubt the theme is going to be "springtime in Seoul", so I'm out.

7:53 pm

m9f9l

well it's NOT suggestive topiary!

7:53 pm

stidmama

suggestive topiary??? where?

7:53 pm

Nancy Boy

lol M9! but don't you wish...

7:54 pm

stidmama

those are pretty trees, Nancy Boy -- have you been to Seoul?

7:55 pm

Nancy Boy

well Stid, what can I say, I spent the first five years of my life there ;)

7:55 pm

lbdawger

lol m9

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

no suggestion about it! ;)

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

stiddy, hb and check out my icon before you refresh to see theme

7:56 pm

stidmama

oh! I didn't know that! very cool. I must have been your age before I realized that Seoul was far enough north to have the kinds of seasons England and the northern U.S. have. *embarassed mama look*

7:56 pm

stidmama

cute, TO!

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

now you can refresh

7:57 pm

Nancy Boy

lol, Stid! well, there is that, but we also get a monsoon season there. So it's like England but with an even more annoying summer and slightly colder winter. and just like England, everyone in the north hates the south, and vice versa..

7:58 pm

stidmama

oh, monsoons, too??? gee. wonder why you left? *grin*

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

hey I cook 28 out of 30 days each month

7:59 pm

lbdawger

ugh, monsoons.

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

*smacks stiddie with her apron*

7:59 pm

m9f9l

well if I DID wish here's the one I'd have... http://tinyurl.com/nsd9f2

7:59 pm

stidmama

of course you do, jmc! (I don't, but someone has too...)

7:59 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Stid. It's horrible, I'd be dragged there in the summer to visit family, which was awkward because I didn't know Korean and so couldn't really communicate. And on top of that, shedloads of rain and humidity!

7:59 pm

stidmama

rofl m! that's FUNNY!

8:00 pm

stidmama

I know gomsa hamnidas... but that's the only Korean I can manage to remember.

8:00 pm

stidmama

I try, just the number of times I have to practice are limited.

8:00 pm

dan2bit

firewords! evening all

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey all, i found a recipe for Guinness cake, swiped two bottles and lost the recipe :(

8:00 pm

stidmama

YAY dan!!!!

8:01 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo DAN!!

8:01 pm

lbdawger

google the recipe, TO

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

wtg daddy dan!

8:01 pm

lbdawger

even little Maggie is yahooing her daddy! ;-)

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

well dawg yo know when you want THE recipe you found not any recipe? so an4!

8:02 pm

Nancy Boy

well you're welcome, Stid ;)
my range of Korean stretches to "hello" and "silly b!tch", and only about 50% of that is useful.

8:02 pm

m9f9l

wtg Dan!

8:02 pm

lbdawger

lol NB

8:03 pm

stidmama

I could use the "hello" if you don't mind... is there a formal version for grandparents and an informal for friends? Not sure of protocols in Korean except bowing seems important at times.

8:03 pm

dan2bit

i just learned that a former coworker has a cat named Maggie - I feel we should get a cat and name her Azita, which is my former coworker's daughter's name :=)

8:03 pm

stidmama

that would be funny, dan...

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

silly bitch seems useful to me

8:03 pm

stidmama

okay, I need help to NBT. the E in the upper right corner and the i in the lower right please? *braces for fishes*

8:03 pm

m9f9l

someone has a dd named Azita??

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

really. gmta

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

marg azita

8:04 pm

lbdawger

en + angel's hat

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

*hic*

8:04 pm

stidmama

thanks LBD

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

jm do they have jack in kenya?

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

ic+facial twitch

8:04 pm

stidmama

that's a third corner grey,..

8:04 pm

dan2bit

haha jmc

8:05 pm

stidmama

and that's four grey corners! :-D

8:05 pm

lbdawger

go Stid!

8:05 pm

stidmama

NBT and halfway!

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

BINGO!!!!! stid got four corners!

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

omg I don't konw TO!

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

but I will be hanging out with tea-totalling quakers

8:06 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh the bowing, Stid, don't get me started ;) there's all sorts of etiquette concerned with how low you bow to which people, but as a foreigner a nod is fine. As for hello, formally, you'd say 'anyeong haseyo'; informally, just 'anyeong' :)

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh*

8:06 pm

stidmama

I will leave the rest for later. I want to study a bit and spend a few moments with the stidkid

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm, buy a flask ca4

8:06 pm

stidmama

thanks Nancy Boy! anyeong! gomsa hamnidas!

8:07 pm

Nancy Boy

you're welcome, Stid ;) I don't think I've ever imparted wisdom to anyone before. Dangerous!

8:08 pm

stidmama

I think you will need to get used to it, Nancy Boy.

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

got to start some where NB

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

TO I have all the ca4 words and have NO idea what you mean

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

korean monetary unit in grid

8:09 pm

Nancy Boy

yes, all good practise for when I have children, no doubt *rolls eyes* ;)

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

a walking stick flask

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

good practice for friends too NB *smacks NB up side the head*

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

oh very cool TO

8:10 pm

stidmama

wow TO! you're finding great stuff!

8:11 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jmc...which just goes to show...you have not met my friends ;)

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am exceedingly bored with this gird

8:11 pm

torgone

Heyas again ..

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

all friends need friends NB

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi torg!

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

7 left

8:12 pm

stidmama

hey tor! sorry I can't stay....

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

this is how bored i am: na 4 clue pls?

8:12 pm

Nancy Boy

Same here, TO - haven't seen anything new in ages.

8:12 pm

stidmama

I'll be back soonish. *runs off to read*

*mini-poof*

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

bye stiddie

8:12 pm

m9f9l

TO... you won't even monkey it??LOL

8:12 pm

m9f9l

na "as **!"

8:13 pm

Nancy Boy

'mini-poof'...as a short gay man I find that offensive ;)

8:13 pm

m9f9l

rofl!!! NB!

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

huh?

8:14 pm

torgone

Heh

8:14 pm

m9f9l

huh, what?

8:14 pm

m9f9l

hoh!

8:14 pm

Nancy Boy

hah?

8:15 pm

lbdawger

hi torgie

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

why for is NB offended

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

un5 pls?

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

un+cut wood pt

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty but that is the 6?

8:17 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, well I'm not offended at all. but here, 'poof' or 'poofter' is slang for a gay man. along the lines of 'nancy boy', actually.

8:18 pm

jmcnrick

oops try a CO is un*** for duty

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:18 pm

jmcnrick

well seems sorta silly when you call yourself nb! lol

8:20 pm

Nancy Boy

well it's alright Jmc, I think everyone sort of knows anyway ;)

8:20 pm

jmcnrick

<=== easily confusaled

8:22 pm

daykat

morning all

8:22 pm

Nancy Boy

haha! it's alright, so am I, I think - it's getting on for half past two in the morning now. beyond a joke!

8:22 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, Daykat, look at you!

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi daykat

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

congrats on the new pm? pres?

8:23 pm

daykat

pm - very excited first woman pm

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to boogie, happy babbling all

8:23 pm

Nancy Boy

take good care, TO

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

very cool!

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

bye TO

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

I always assumed we would have a woman before a black person but I was wrong

8:24 pm

daykat

hi nb - why are you still here at 2.30 am?

8:24 pm

daykat

do you ever sleep?

8:25 pm

jmcnrick

4 left

8:25 pm

Nancy Boy

Because I'm a fairly pathetic individual ;)
Also, I'm still a little keyed-up from work - need to get the adrenaline out

8:26 pm

daykat

love your icon nb - beautiful

8:26 pm

daykat

what work?

8:27 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks, Daykat :) yeah, it's a pretty place, my hometown ;)

8:28 pm

daykat

where is your hometown?

8:28 pm

Nancy Boy

Seoul, South Korea - very good-looking country until you hit the demilitarized zone ;)

8:29 pm

daykat

but youre now in uk?

8:30 pm

lexleeanne

hi guys

8:30 pm

Nancy Boy

oh, definitely, definitely! been in the UK for the past fourteen years or so - this is definitely my home. No city in the world like London!

8:31 pm

Nancy Boy

good evening/afternoon/morning - pick yer time :)

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi lex

8:31 pm

daykat

hi lex

8:31 pm

lexleeanne

hey jkc and daykat

8:33 pm

Nancy Boy

well, I'm off to bed - the cats need somewhere to sleep and my prone body is their favourite place. Good night, all

8:33 pm

lbdawger

hi lex

8:33 pm

lbdawger

hi daykat

8:33 pm

lexleeanne

Hey dawger

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

bye NB

8:33 pm

lbdawger

night night, NB

8:33 pm

daykat

nite nb

8:34 pm

lexleeanne

wash

8:34 pm

lexleeanne

oops - sorry to the boxfor me

8:34 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for wh6-33? Thanks

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi peach

8:35 pm

gapeach

Hi there, jmc. Hope you are doing well.

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

pretty well waiting for supper to be delivered

8:36 pm

m9f9l

my dd just came over with her netbook... had to have me watch this: http://tinyurl.com/acbzqb

8:36 pm

Jillyjill

jellen, are you on?

8:37 pm

m9f9l

it's a compound. wh** you go, do ** you please.

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmm

8:37 pm

Jellen

Yes, Jilly...just got back

8:37 pm

lexleeanne

thanks M

8:37 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, m9.

8:38 pm

Jillyjill

May I ask how the visit to the specialist went?

8:38 pm

m9f9l

yw

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

2 left

8:39 pm

Jellen

Mostly informational...more tests are coming...

8:39 pm

lexleeanne

GO jmc Go!

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

1

8:39 pm

Jillyjill

Okay, you're all in my prayers!

8:40 pm

m9f9l

drum roll......

8:41 pm

jmcnrick

ta da!

8:41 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo JMC!!!

8:41 pm

gapeach

Congrats, jmc.

8:42 pm

m9f9l

and rim shot! wtg jmc

8:42 pm

Jellen

Yay, jmc!!!

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

*weeeeeeeee*

8:43 pm

m9f9l

ok..off to the store with my Tim!

8:43 pm

m9f9l

*poof*

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

bye m9

8:44 pm

Jellen

8 left...

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

do you think the fact that one of the 1s on my door has fallen is slowing the delivery guy?

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

41-9

8:45 pm

Jellen

Could be, jmc...

8:45 pm

Jellen

in 5/12?

8:46 pm

lbdawger

in + vase you put ashes in

8:46 pm

lbdawger

go jellen! and welcome home

8:46 pm

lbdawger

bye m9

8:46 pm

Jellen

Thanks, lbd

8:47 pm

lbdawger

wouldn't they call to say they can't find you?

8:47 pm

Jellen

si 6/18?

8:48 pm

Jellen

3 left...

8:48 pm

kje

si + street or avenue

8:48 pm

Jellen

Thanks, kje

8:49 pm

kje

yw

8:50 pm

Jellen

un 5/18?

8:51 pm

lbdawger

un + throw a tantrum or pitch a ***

8:51 pm

Jellen

Ooh...fireworks!!

8:51 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Jellen.

8:51 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooo JELLEN!!

8:52 pm

kje

yayayay jellen!

8:52 pm

torgone

Yay Jellen!

8:52 pm

Jeff7

as 5/12 please

8:52 pm

Jeff7

got it

8:52 pm

kje

as5 - pale

8:52 pm

Minski

Hello Fellow Babblers!

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

will be back l8r....*poof*

8:53 pm

kje

hi

8:53 pm

kje

hey bgh

8:53 pm

lbdawger

bye Jilly

8:53 pm

Minski

Does anyone have the 2 IN6s?

8:53 pm

lbdawger

hi minski

8:53 pm

lbdawger

first one is crazy

8:53 pm

kje

in6 - mad

8:53 pm

lbdawger

second one is plural of the 5

8:53 pm

kje

in6 - plural of in5

8:53 pm

kje

darn - you beat me both times, lbd ; )

8:54 pm

Minski

thanks lbd and kje

8:54 pm

lbdawger

i'll type slower, kje

8:56 pm

gapeach

ic5-14 please.....thanks

8:56 pm

kje

ic + facial twitch

8:56 pm

torgone

That lower right i is shaming me ..

8:56 pm

kje

pertains to seizures

8:57 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, kje.

8:57 pm

Minski

thanks kje. I needed that one too

8:57 pm

kje

yw

8:57 pm

torgone

Somehow I got your clue, K ..

8:57 pm

kje

and I beat lbd... that is all that matters

8:58 pm

kje

well, bgh - I didn't think it was a tough clue!

8:58 pm

torgone

Not if you're a doctor ..

8:58 pm

kje

nooooooo! I gave a layman' clue before that one!

8:59 pm

kje

but good for you for getting it from the definition! I think that qualifies you as a geek ; )

8:59 pm

aknitter

evening all..... can anyone share a clue for the top corner E please and thank you

9:00 pm

torgone

Oh .. I didn't see that one .. Now I feel smart and dumb at the same time ..

9:00 pm

kje

en6 - put an angel wreath on?

9:00 pm

kje

and plural

9:00 pm

kje

LOL bgh... then my work is done

9:00 pm

aknitter

no wonder i couldn't find it! i am no angel lol

9:01 pm

kje

me either - i found that one from someone else's clue in the chog

9:03 pm

lbdawger

i was on another page, kje.

9:03 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

9:03 pm

gapeach

Fireworks here. Thanks for all the help.

9:03 pm

Minveryork

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

9:03 pm

kje

woohooooo gap!!!

9:03 pm

kje

hi min

9:03 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo PEACH!!!

9:03 pm

lbdawger

hi min

9:03 pm

torgone

Yay peach!

9:04 pm

torgone

Heya Minmin

9:04 pm

gapeach

Has anyone heard from BabbleRabble lately?

9:04 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations gapeach1066 on fireworks! Hooray!

9:04 pm

lbdawger

i haven't, peach

9:05 pm

kje

he was on yesterday, or maybe the day before, but yes, recently

9:05 pm

gapeach

Just hope he's OK.

9:06 pm

Minveryork

I's Isolated! 2 left

9:06 pm

gapeach

Well, see y'all at the flip.

9:06 pm

Minveryork

I always thought that BabbleRabble was a girl, OOPS!

9:06 pm

lbdawger

night, peach

9:06 pm

Minveryork

Bye gapeach1066!I will see you tomorrow in the chat

9:07 pm

Minski

he5&6

9:08 pm

herinfernallady

helloo

9:08 pm

Minveryork

he 5/12 is he + double consonants plus vowel & plural

9:08 pm

Minski

hi herin

9:08 pm

herinfernallady

How you?

9:08 pm

Minveryork

Hi herinfernallady! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:08 pm

Jellen

Hi, all...

9:09 pm

Minski

thanks Min. my brain is shut off tonight.

9:09 pm

Minveryork

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

9:09 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:09 pm

herinfernallady

Howdy.

9:09 pm

herinfernallady

Thank you and Hello

9:09 pm

Minveryork

L's Lopped! 1 left

9:10 pm

Minski

Baby was up for hte day at 4:45 this morning then down for a 3 hour nap at 10:30. by dinnertime both kids were in fine form and Hubby had a dinner meeting so wasn't home for dinner, bath, bed. Mama needs a drink and some chocolate.

9:11 pm

Minski

but only 14 words left to find.

9:11 pm

herinfernallady

awww

9:12 pm

herinfernallady

Thank yuo brain for remembering obscure babblets

9:12 pm

Minveryork

And of course you al 4/4 need some Babble and FWs!

9:13 pm

Minski

11

9:13 pm

lbdawger

go min! go Minski!

9:14 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! si6/18 was my last word

9:14 pm

lbdawger

hi herin

9:14 pm

Jellen

Yay for you, Min!

9:14 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo MIN!!

9:14 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here off and on for clues for a little while longer

9:16 pm

herinfernallady

And an obscure babblet helped me on a cryptic last night

9:16 pm

stidmama

hello all! YAY Min!

9:16 pm

Minveryork

Hello stidmama! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle!

9:16 pm

herinfernallady

STIIIIIIIID

9:16 pm

stidmama

I don't have the discipline to study at the moment, so will babble. mini-migraine is making concentration poor.

9:17 pm

stidmama

down to 30. listing.

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Your migraine won't get in the way of grid;very easy

9:17 pm

bebeangel

un6,33 is driving me crazy, I can't figure it out

9:17 pm

Minski

6

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Go Minski go!

9:17 pm

herinfernallady

Stid hun I have taken a week off to have me time. Next 2 weeks are study time

9:18 pm

Jellen

un + cut wood, past tense

9:18 pm

Minveryork

Wish I could have me time for a week herinfernallady

9:18 pm

stidmama

(((jellen))) how are you?

9:18 pm

stidmama

good plan, lady

9:18 pm

Minveryork

un6/33 is un plus sa 4/8 word bebeangel and hi there

9:19 pm

Jellen

Okay...

9:19 pm

bebeangel

thank you :o)

9:20 pm

stidmama

hello bebe

9:20 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

9:20 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:20 pm

stidmama

hello trifioso!

9:20 pm

torgone

Heya Trifs

9:20 pm

bebeangel

hi stidmama

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Everyone that I missed.

9:20 pm

Minski

2

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

TRIFFFFFFFFFFIEEEEEEEEES

9:20 pm

Trifioso

heyas. sweating buckets hereabouts....how are you all?

9:20 pm

Jellen

Vist to St. Louis was a little frustrating...not all Tim's info arrived before his appointment...and more tests are needed...

9:21 pm

Minveryork

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

9:21 pm

Jellen

Hi, Trif

9:21 pm

Trifioso

Jellen, I have been thinking of you and your tim.....I do so hope you get good news on this trip.

9:21 pm

bebeangel

I guess I can now go and get something to eat....lol

9:21 pm

Trifioso

HHHERRRRIIIINNNNNN

9:21 pm

stidmama

that is not good, Jellen. I hope the tests that are needed will be easily taken care of?

9:22 pm

Minski

AL5&6

9:22 pm

Jellen

May involve another biopsy...

9:23 pm

Jellen

a + cut of meat

9:23 pm

herinfernallady

Jellen I ahve been sending Tim manhugs mentally for you

9:23 pm

Minski

thanks jellen

9:23 pm

Minski

!!!!!FIREWORDS!!!!!

9:23 pm

stidmama

go Minski go!

9:23 pm

stidmama

YAY Minski! LOL

9:23 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Minski on your fireworks! Good for U

9:24 pm

Jellen

Yay, Minski!!!

9:24 pm

Minski

not a terrible grid

9:25 pm

stidmama

firewords.

9:25 pm

herinfernallady

It seems I am not a bad person afterall the kitty loves me

9:25 pm

Jellen

Aww...herin...you're a good person!

9:25 pm

Minski

We all love you Herin

9:25 pm

stidmama

of course the kitty loves you! *protective mama look* and how could you not be a good person!

9:25 pm

Jellen

Yay, stid!!!

9:25 pm

Minski

yeah stid

9:26 pm

Minski

If noone needs any hints I'll go change the laundry and hop into bed with a book.

9:27 pm

torgone

Yay stid!

9:27 pm

Minski

Anybody...........anybody.......

9:28 pm

stidmama

:-D thanks all.

9:28 pm

stidmama

laundry? what's that? LOL

9:28 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Minski!!

9:28 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo STID!!

9:28 pm

stidmama

elder stidkid and I are enjoying watching one of the newer Dr. Who episodes... soon we will head out to get the younger stidkid from his friend's house.

9:29 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on your fireworks! Hooray

9:29 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry I keep missing people. I don't mean to be a snob

9:30 pm

Trifioso

sorry, I fell in the grid there....

9:30 pm

stidmama

easy grid to fall into, trifioso

9:31 pm

Minski

You must be a west coaster stid. it is 10:30 here. a bit late to pick up a kid from a playdate. LOL.

9:32 pm

stidmama

yes Minski -- and stidkids are teens, so their "playdates" often run quite late! LOL

9:32 pm

Minski

ahha!

9:32 pm

stidmama

actually, our usual "get home" time from this friend's house is midnight or one...

9:33 pm

stidmama

hold on Minski, I will re-load the icon from a few weeks ago, shows all my stidmen.

9:33 pm

Minski

Watching hte weather on the news. We had a monsoon for about 5 minutes this late afternoon. A georgous day both before and after. Odd day.

9:33 pm

jillibus

hello people

9:33 pm

Minski

Hi Jilli

9:33 pm

lbdawger

hi Jilli!

9:33 pm

Minveryork

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

9:34 pm

stidmama

there. that should work...

9:34 pm

Trifioso

we had the same thing on the south shore of boston, minski -- BIG raindrops! and rather than cool things off, we are now steaming like bok choi

9:34 pm

stidmama

hey Jill! where have you BEEN????

9:34 pm

stidmama

yes, strange weather indeed!

9:34 pm

Minski

I am just North of Boston so not so different.

9:35 pm

stidmama

so if you check my profile Minski, you will see my menfolk -- the handsome one in the middle is my tom!

9:35 pm

jillibus

and there and everywhere, stid -- just not when you're here!

9:35 pm

Trifioso

and I am more than a little south, so it's all good!

9:35 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli

9:35 pm

stidmama

((Jill)) happy to see you now. We have had TWO gorgeous days in a ROW!!!

9:35 pm

jillibus

that was "here and there"...

9:36 pm

Minski

You have a very handsome family Stid.

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

Is it me or is this full of babblets?

9:36 pm

stidmama

thanks Minski, I think so. *happy smile*

9:36 pm

Minski

I guess I should find a pic of my girls and post but it won't be tonight. Need sleep.

9:36 pm

stidmama

LOTS of babblets, lady

9:36 pm

jillibus

Yes, stid, but I developed a very sore throat yesterday which rather put a damper on things. I hope I can ight it off.

9:36 pm

Minski

gotta go all. TTFN.

9:36 pm

Minski

*POOF*

9:36 pm

jillibus

it's full of babblets, herin.

9:37 pm

stidmama

later Minski, see you again soon!

9:37 pm

stidmama

oh oh jill -- I hope it goes completely away *waves magic mama wand* I have found tea with honey was helpful this month for my sore throats

9:37 pm

jillibus

typonese already -- attribute it to my being a tad under the weather (although the waether's nice)

9:38 pm

stidmama

oh! we are having supper with cybernan tomorrow!

9:38 pm

Jellen

Nothing's worse than being under the weather when the weather's good...

9:38 pm

stidmama

very happy and excited about that...

9:39 pm

herinfernallady

Hi and Thank yuo Jill

9:39 pm

herinfernallady

The babblets ahve been appearing in my cryptic crosswords lately

9:39 pm

jillibus

I really need to be well next Wednesday -- a friend is throwing an 80th birthday garden party ("wear a garden party hat -- and men, a vest or wild cravat") and I don't want to miss it!

9:39 pm

stidmama

okay, Dr Who is over. gotta head out.

9:39 pm

stidmama

that would be so much fun, jill!!!

9:39 pm

lbdawger

night night, Stiddy. drive safely

9:40 pm

Jellen

Bye, stid...

9:40 pm

stidmama

((((Hugs all)))) *offers GOOD choclits* see you again soon! *Poof*

9:40 pm

jillibus

she's been planning it for months

9:40 pm

lbdawger

it sounds like a great time, Jilli

9:40 pm

jillibus

bye stid-who-disappears-quickly

9:40 pm

herinfernallady

Bye Stid have fun

9:41 pm

jillibus

she's a singing teacher and has some students primed to perform, and musicians, and champagne and strawberries, and goodies, and so on...

9:42 pm

jillibus

I designed the invitation she sent out to about 35 friends and family.

9:42 pm

jillibus

lbd, I love your icon!

9:43 pm

jillibus

and I love minveryork's icon too -- very beautiful!

9:43 pm

lbdawger

well, i thought today's icon theme was dogs, and found this one funny.

9:43 pm

jillibus

I hope somebody will click on mine and get the full impact ;)

9:44 pm

jillibus

what made you think that it was dogs, lbd? Just check sprite's profile!

9:44 pm

Trifioso

I clicked on your earlier, jilli, and thought it was so cute!!!

9:44 pm

Jillyjill

I fell for it jilli...lol...rofl

9:44 pm

lbdawger

i did, Jilli. it's a great icon, and the information is really interesting! you are the cusp

9:44 pm

jillibus

I'm so sorry hardly anyone follows the themes now.

9:44 pm

lbdawger

someone mentioned it earlier, and of course I didn't bother to check.

9:45 pm

jillibus

well, the next theme is a word from the grid which will be a clue -- fun and helpful!

9:46 pm

lbdawger

i have no excuse, except i like my maxine funnies, and she doesn't always have anything that goes with the themes

9:46 pm

jillibus

Oh, your Macxines are great fun!

9:46 pm

jillibus

(typo again, sigh)

9:46 pm

lbdawger

magic fingers! lol

9:47 pm

lbdawger

you're excused, Jilli, being under the weather and all.

9:47 pm

jillibus

also having drowned the germs in vodka and wine (I hope)

9:47 pm

lbdawger

oooh, that sounds like a wicked combination

9:48 pm

jillibus

anyne need clues? I finished last night.

9:48 pm

herinfernallady

Hi LB

9:48 pm

jillibus

well, one vod -on-the-rox before dinner and one glass of pinot grigio

9:49 pm

lbdawger

i finished early this morning, and now i must head for the pillows. early shift tomorrow.

9:49 pm

lbdawger

Hi/bye Herin

9:49 pm

jillibus

sleep tight, lbd!

9:49 pm

jillibus

brb

9:49 pm

lbdawger

you too, Jilli. hope the bug leaves you quickly.

9:49 pm

Jellen

G'night, lbd

9:50 pm

Jellen

Bye, herin

9:50 pm

lbdawger

(((jellen))) *poof*

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

Bye Jellen

9:55 pm

Trifioso

okay, mercy -- clue for the lower right i, already????

9:55 pm

jillibus

you leaving, jellen?

9:56 pm

jillibus

ic + nervous twitch

9:56 pm

Minveryork

That ic5/14 word is ic plus dog pest Trifioso and hello

9:56 pm

Trifioso

bless you min

9:56 pm

Jellen

No, I mistakenly thought herin was leaving...

9:56 pm

jillibus

no blessing for me? I got there first! (sulk)

9:57 pm

Trifioso

oh, do forgive me jlli! of course, blessings to you too

9:57 pm

jillibus

forgiven ;)

10:01 pm

herinfernallady

Triffs Babblet

10:06 pm

Pinikula

* tripping into the grid * hi all...how's everyone?!

10:06 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Pini

10:07 pm

Pinikula

hi herin ;)

10:07 pm

Minveryork

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

10:07 pm

Pinikula

hi min ;)

10:08 pm

Jellen

Hi, Pini

10:08 pm

jillibus

hi pini!

10:09 pm

jillibus

I took an email-check break.

10:09 pm

Pinikula

hi jellen, jilli ;)

10:10 pm

Trifioso

oh, i see we have a lovely assortment of undefinable, enable-only words today. grumpy!

10:11 pm

herinfernallady

O triffs

10:11 pm

Pinikula

* blink * we do?

10:11 pm

jillibus

typical for a small grid, trif.

10:11 pm

Trifioso

sigh. I am trying to keep positive.....

10:13 pm

Pinikula

how many, trif?

10:13 pm

gremlinn

Hi.

10:14 pm

Pinikula

hi grem ;)

10:14 pm

jillibus

Hi grem

10:14 pm

Jellen

hi, grem

10:14 pm

gremlinn

jilli: I saw you telling someone how to best use morewords (like "ag---")

10:14 pm

gremlinn

it also helps greatly to add after that the letters which aren't in the grid

10:14 pm

jillibus

yes....?

10:15 pm

jillibus

oh! that sounds interesting!

10:15 pm

gremlinn

(i.e. to search for an en7 in this grid, you would put "en----- ^bdgjkmpqvyz" to exclude letters which can't be in the word

10:15 pm

gremlinn

then if you need to look for a different word, you can keep the same letters after the "^"

10:15 pm

Pinikula

clever, grim ;)

10:15 pm

Pinikula

no doubt makes for a shorter list

10:16 pm

gremlinn

yes

10:16 pm

jillibus

ah, the ^ is important, I guess?

10:16 pm

gremlinn

^ means "doesn't include"

10:16 pm

jillibus

thanks, grem!

10:17 pm

jillibus

back in a bit -- have some emails to attend to.

10:21 pm

dofith

Hi daykat, are you there?

10:21 pm

Pinikula

hi dofith...

10:21 pm

Pinikula

welcome to prodom!

10:22 pm

herinfernallady

DOF yuo did it

10:22 pm

dofith

G'day Pinikula

10:22 pm

dofith

Where's your flag?

10:22 pm

dofith

I did, herin!

10:22 pm

gremlinn

Prodom and Promorrah!

10:22 pm

Pinikula

I lost it... :) [I'm in the USA]

10:22 pm

dofith

And I got fireworks last night!

10:23 pm

Pinikula

congrats, dofith!!!!

10:23 pm

dofith

Get another, Pin.

10:23 pm

Pinikula

but but but

10:23 pm

gremlinn

10 days more until the night when "fireworks" becomes ambiguous.

10:24 pm

Pinikula

that's all, grem?

10:24 pm

dofith

I feel no sense of satisfaction - so many of the words I got by trial and error - no idea what they mean and too many to bother finding out.

10:24 pm

gremlinn

Weekend after this one.

10:24 pm

Pinikula

join the crowd, dofith...we live with that daily!!! :)

10:24 pm

Trifioso

dont' sweat it, dofith....half of them don't have definitions anyway

10:25 pm

dofith

Wot? Gremlinn? Why?

10:25 pm

Pinikula

gotta love long weekends, grem! :)

10:25 pm

herinfernallady

brb

10:25 pm

dofith

Oh. 4th July, right?

10:26 pm

Pinikula

that's the one, dofith

10:26 pm

gremlinn

I don't know the definitions of about 1/3 of the words today. Doesn't bother me at all.

10:26 pm

dofith

BostonTea Party and all tyhat...

10:28 pm

Pinikula

;)

10:29 pm

dofith

We don't have such a story behind Australia day (our equivalent) - 26th Jan. was the date the first settlement for convicts was made. Unwilling migrants they were. And the Aboriginals were invaded, so they don't like that date either. But we have no other, really, so we just celebtate our nation anyway!

10:29 pm

Pinikula

wow, didn't know that, dofith

10:31 pm

dofith

Yeah, you guys and the French and many others too have really significant dates to make into a national day, things to be proud of in themselves. We don't, but we cab be proud to be Aussie and I guess which date we choose doesn't really matter.

10:32 pm

Pinikula

that's the spirit!

10:32 pm

DRBERNABO

Well, the word I needed for fireworks sure was crazy...

10:32 pm

dofith

Taking offschool teacher hat now. Turning into home-maker. Off to do the washing!

10:32 pm

elliott13

Can anyone help with the un 5/18 for firework? please.

10:32 pm

Pinikula

un5 = not suitable for duty

10:33 pm

Pinikula

trade ya for the un6

10:33 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * dofith..hb

10:33 pm

Jellen

un + cut wood, past tense

10:33 pm

Pinikula

thx jellen!

10:33 pm

elliott13

un + sa 4/8

10:33 pm

dofith

un6 - retract the carpentry job you just did ?

10:34 pm

Pinikula

y'all are good! great clues

10:34 pm

elliott13

And thank you very much...I lost steam at the end there.

10:34 pm

Pinikula

yvw elliott ;)

10:34 pm

elliott13

Good night all!

10:35 pm

dofith

Go and find your flag, Pin. I expect it to back when I return. (sneaking on school ma'am hat again!)

10:35 pm

Pinikula

night elliott...sleep well

10:35 pm

Pinikula

egads!!! but that means I have to turn my profile back on...if I do that then I'm purple (not a fan of pink)...

10:35 pm

Pinikula

* sniffle *

10:38 pm

Trifioso

FIREWORKS. woot woot

10:38 pm

Pinikula

wtg Trif!

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

hmmph Trifs bett me

10:39 pm

Trifioso

and a big goodnight to this fecal grid

10:39 pm

Pinikula

night trif!

10:39 pm

Pinikula

me, too, herin

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

Trifs I loves you

10:39 pm

gremlinn

phantom fecal?

10:40 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Trifioso on fireworks!Hooray for you

10:40 pm

Pinikula

that's a stretch, grem

10:41 pm

Pinikula

or maybe not

10:41 pm

Minveryork

2 phantom words for me today were sinner and whale

10:41 pm

gremlinn

I'll go with "sinfonia"

10:41 pm

Pinikula

nice phants, min

10:42 pm

herinfernallady

I am watching a really old interview with Oprah and Michael Jackson. Just gave me a whole new perspective on him

10:42 pm

jillibus

pini, why don't you want your flag?

10:42 pm

gremlinn

"Cinnaloins", the tastier meat!

10:42 pm

Minveryork

Too late to do a clue story. Oh well, maybe tomorrow

10:42 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

10:43 pm

jillibus

bye min

10:43 pm

Pinikula

it's not that I don't want my flag, I just don't like pink or purple much; and can't be blue (not a boy)

10:43 pm

herinfernallady

Bye MIn Take cre

10:43 pm

Pinikula

night min ;)

10:44 pm

herinfernallady

Ok who was hidding the S

10:44 pm

jillibus

you can just be neutral -- but for new people it's so interesting to see what country people are in

10:44 pm

gremlinn

Yeah, you just have to highlight the blank line in the gender selection.

10:45 pm

gremlinn

Oh no, I'm a Gray.

10:45 pm

Pinikula

I know...I could do the flag....

10:46 pm

Pinikula

wish the "option" was there...

10:46 pm

jillibus

You can be gray (or grey if you're a Brit or Canadian) too, pini -- there's no purple.

10:47 pm

jillibus

anyway, why hide?

10:51 pm

jillibus

well, I'm going to go and do the dishes and stop nagging -- I seem to have broken the chat :(

10:51 pm

gremlinn

Fixed it.

10:56 pm

hpb

any clue on the en6 and en7?

10:56 pm

Jillyjill

need the same ones too ^_^

10:56 pm

Jellen

en + angel's headwear

10:56 pm

Jillyjill

ths

10:57 pm

hpb

Aha! Thanks so much.

11:03 pm

Pinikula

1 to go!!! (and it will make NBT, too!)

11:04 pm

gremlinn

The O?

11:04 pm

Pinikula

(sorry...phone call distracted me)

11:04 pm

Pinikula

nope

11:04 pm

gremlinn

Bottom-right I?

11:04 pm

Pinikula

btw: not trying to hide...kinda like the "clean" look of just the nickname ;)

11:04 pm

Pinikula

shhhhh, grem, no peeking! LOL

11:05 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

11:05 pm

Pinikula

that was the one, grem ;)

11:05 pm

gremlinn

Ahh.

11:05 pm

gremlinn

Pretty much had to be IC, huh?

11:05 pm

gremlinn

I don't think there are any II words.

11:06 pm

herinfernallady

Is there a list up please?

11:06 pm

Pinikula

no kidding

11:06 pm

gremlinn

Lickety has a list.

11:06 pm

Pinikula

yes, lickety is up

11:06 pm

herinfernallady

Cheers. I didn't want to look and get tempted to use it yet

11:07 pm

Pinikula

;)

11:08 pm

herinfernallady

heading that way though

11:08 pm

herinfernallady

head desk I just saw that I have missed the whole left side of the screen. I need more sleep

11:09 pm

Pinikula

uh oh!

11:10 pm

Pinikula

going to check email...brb

11:10 pm

shooshoo

la

11:10 pm

shooshoo

la

11:10 pm

shooshoo

hl

11:11 pm

shooshoo

m

11:28 pm

herinfernallady

Shoo did your cat just walk on the keyboard

11:29 pm

shooshoo

c

11:29 pm

herinfernallady

opps Dog

11:30 pm

Pinikula

back (nothing good in email)

11:30 pm

herinfernallady

Pini Spam?

11:31 pm

Pinikula

bunch of junk mail

11:32 pm

Pinikula

nothing I couldn't get rid of!

11:32 pm

Pinikula

so all's good ;)

11:32 pm

herinfernallady

I have way too much email to clear

11:32 pm

Pinikula

anyone need clues?

11:32 pm

herinfernallady

I have 43 left

11:33 pm

Pinikula

oh my herin...popular!

11:33 pm

Pinikula

ask away!!!

11:33 pm

Pinikula

* fingers at the ready *

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

More like crap mail but yes

11:33 pm

Pinikula

* putting brain in gear *

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

It would have helped if my brain actually saw half the grid today

11:33 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:33 pm

hpb

he 5 & 6?

11:34 pm

herinfernallady

Indian type of dye or fake tattoo

11:34 pm

Pinikula

yeah, that one! was trying to remember if it was one or the other, guess it's both! :)

11:35 pm

hpb

D'oh! Danke!

11:35 pm

herinfernallady

I just found it. Seems that the second cup of coffee has woken me up

11:35 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, girls!!!

11:35 pm

hpb

last 3 in's for fireworks?

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

They start with IN that is all I ahve sorry

11:36 pm

Pinikula

in6 = head crazy

11:36 pm

Jellen

in6 = crazy

11:36 pm

Pinikula

in5 = in + cremated ash container

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

Do you have the drinking place?

11:36 pm

Jellen

in + place for ashy remains

11:36 pm

Pinikula

then pl

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

cheers

11:37 pm

Pinikula

brb

11:37 pm

hpb

Yea! Fireworks, for only maybe the second time ever! Thanks!

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

YAH

11:37 pm

m9f9l

whoo hoo hpb!!!!!!

11:37 pm

Jellen

Yay, hpb!!!

11:37 pm

Pinikula

wtg hpb!

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

Hi M9 and WB Jellen

11:38 pm

hpb

Now just waiting for the flip...

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

seems my brain has just decided to wake up

11:40 pm

Pinikula

back

11:40 pm

Pinikula

* fingers still ready *

11:40 pm

herinfernallady

Pini I need my brain to wake up

11:41 pm

Pinikula

* turning herin's brain engine on *

11:41 pm

herinfernallady

I think a double gallon of coffee may hel

11:42 pm

Pinikula

p

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

Is there any TR words please?

11:42 pm

Pinikula

* attempts to make strong pot of coffee *

11:42 pm

Pinikula

(beware, I don't drink so I'm not sure how to make it)

11:42 pm

Pinikula

no TR

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

ewww. Step away from the coffee machine

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

cheers

11:42 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:43 pm

Pinikula

I think I scared your brain into action with that statement!!! LOL

11:43 pm

herinfernallady

Stupid itchy foot word I missed again

11:43 pm

Pinikula

;)

11:44 pm

herinfernallady

Pini that reminds me of a convention I was part of one year. The instructions were given as to how to make the coffee (put x amount into urn, leave to sit for x time, push down plunder and pore. She still did it very very wrong.

11:45 pm

shooshoo

ii

11:45 pm

Pinikula

I'm probably related!!!!! LOL

11:45 pm

Pinikula

shoo's pup must be on the keyboard again ;)

11:46 pm

herinfernallady

But Pini can you follow a recipe?

11:46 pm

Pinikula

I can, but I think coffee is just that off putting for me...

11:47 pm

shooshoo

n

11:47 pm

Pinikula

I make a mean 5-chees lasagna or chicken and mushrooms in white wine

11:47 pm

Pinikula

* cheese

11:47 pm

herinfernallady

If it is a smell thing then I understand. Pork smell makes me want to vomit.

11:48 pm

Pinikula

I think itt really is the smell more than anything...about 95% of the time anyway

11:48 pm

herinfernallady

You know or heard of Stilton cheese?

11:48 pm

Pinikula

don't think so

11:49 pm

Pinikula

something I should look for?

11:49 pm

shooshoo

ll

11:49 pm

herinfernallady

it is about 10 million times more stinky than parmasan

11:49 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, maybe not!

11:49 pm

Pinikula

* scratches off pending shopping list *

11:50 pm

herinfernallady

That I can stand the smell off Pork cooking no.

11:50 pm

Pinikula

oh, interesting

11:50 pm

herinfernallady

I can't ahve cheese

11:51 pm

Pinikula

poor thing

11:51 pm

herinfernallady

I can but I shouldn't have it. Some I can't touch more than a square. Thank gods I can still eat the squishy ones

11:52 pm

Pinikula

I live about 2 hours away from a great cheese factory here...absolutely love their "squeaky cheese!"

11:52 pm

shooshoo

u

11:52 pm

herinfernallady

what is that?

11:52 pm

Pinikula

Tillamook Cheese

11:53 pm

Pinikula

squeaky cheese is like cheese curd

11:53 pm

Pinikula

Tillamook is the factory

11:53 pm

herinfernallady

that does look good

11:54 pm

Pinikula

I know it may sound funny, but it's like eating cheese flavored bubblegum (but soooooo much better)

11:54 pm

herinfernallady

I love is it Brie and Camemberge

11:54 pm

harpjane

i love tillamook cheese

11:54 pm

Pinikula

where are you harp?

11:55 pm

Pinikula

My dau's name is "Brie" :)

11:55 pm

shooshoo

h

11:55 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Harp

11:55 pm

herinfernallady

Is it inappropriate to tell the electric meter person to go away

11:56 pm

Pinikula

don't think so, herin...go for it

11:56 pm

herinfernallady

(think they went away)

11:56 pm

Pinikula

yeah!!!

11:57 pm

herinfernallady

or it could ahve been the Avon lady (can't be bothered moving right now)

11:57 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:57 pm

gremlinn

Don't leave your brie out, or a briefly may come buzzing in.

11:57 pm

shooshoo

i

11:57 pm

Pinikula

cute, grem LOL

11:58 pm

jillibus

It'll only be there briefly

11:58 pm

Pinikula

I'll tell her that!

11:58 pm

gremlinn

314

11:59 pm

Pinikula

grem...at it again, I see!

11:59 pm

jillibus

O gawd

11:59 pm

harpjane

45

11:59 pm

Pinikula

that's a little harsh, harp!

12:00 am

herinfernallady

that was cutting it close

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

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