Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 9, 2010

12:00 am

Jellen

flip!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

Minveryork

My grid size guess is almost anagram of actual grid size.

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip...and I need to get off..

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all!

12:01 am

dcseain

flop

12:01 am

Jellen

And goodnight from me, too!

12:01 am

Minveryork

I am diving into the grid. I will be back halfway finished!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

gremlinn

halfway

12:02 am

dcseain

ty, lickety

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

dcseain

se7

12:03 am

jillibus

yikes -- never had a lag like this before -- the tiles in the grid are still incomplete.

12:04 am

gremlinn

he 8/9

12:04 am

flosey

that happened to me last night jilli

12:04 am

jillibus

well, I exited and reentered and it's better now

12:04 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:04 am

flosey

I had to too

12:04 am

flosey

wow, lickety's fast tonight, thanks lickety

12:04 am

jillibus

Is this our extra-speedy shaw, flosey???

12:05 am

MLFAN17

grem is it a word we should know?

12:06 am

gremlinn

yeah

12:06 am

MLFAN17

thanks grem

12:07 am

flosey

nbt

12:08 am

justafreep

Hmm. I don't think most will know the he8/9. I mean, it'll look like a word, but only a select few will ever have used it (and not me!)

12:08 am

justafreep

back later, though, to discuss more :-)

12:08 am

MLFAN17

freep i sure dont know what it is

12:08 am

dcseain

halfway, and greying is easy thus far

12:08 am

MLFAN17

i cant find it as of yet

12:08 am

dcseain

hasta, freep

12:08 am

flosey

oops, sorry, missing 1

12:09 am

jillibus

I'm missing that top I too, flosey

12:10 am

jillibus

oh -- you said 1, not I

12:11 am

flosey

lol jilli, yes, the 1 was the i

12:11 am

gremlinn

he10 is uncommon

12:13 am

dcseain

he8/9 is common if one edits or reads a lot

12:13 am

MLFAN17

i am doing real well ihave one letter greyed

12:13 am

dcseain

go, go mlf!

12:13 am

MLFAN17

which HE is it?

12:14 am

dcseain

lower

12:14 am

MLFAN17

left?

12:14 am

MLFAN17

or the one above the G?

12:14 am

MLFAN17

HO6

12:14 am

dcseain

yep

12:15 am

dcseain

found the he10; ty

12:15 am

jillibus

nbt, thank you morewords for that I

12:15 am

flosey

wow, good for you dc

12:16 am

flosey

me too jilli, still none the smarter

12:16 am

dcseain

it's been in grid before

12:16 am

dcseain

i found it after find the word that ends it.

12:16 am

jillibus

Never would have found it otherwise.

12:16 am

flosey

nor I

12:17 am

dcseain

phantom shtetl

12:17 am

jillibus

dc, are you talking about the ho10 or the i word?

12:17 am

dcseain

i found he10 after finding the word that ends it :)

12:18 am

jillibus

sorry, he10

12:18 am

jillibus

well, I'm not going to wory about the 10 now.

12:19 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:19 am

dcseain

congrats, grem

12:19 am

jillibus

ye gods and little fishes, grem!

12:20 am

rururocks

*doesn't see the he 10*

12:20 am

MLFAN17

geez morewords is being poopy

12:20 am

flosey

wow grem

12:20 am

MLFAN17

ruru i dont either

12:21 am

dcseain

he10 very uncommon, but has been in grid before

12:24 am

Minveryork

Congratulations gremlinn on your fireworks! Hooray!

12:24 am

MLFAN17

90 words to go i am out poof

12:24 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 75 words and 568 points. Bye to all!

12:24 am

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

12:25 am

flosey

night Min

12:25 am

jillibus

ok, found the he10 and its ending -- thanks dc and morewords again

12:27 am

jillibus

and got the he8 & 9 without morewords (strange)

12:28 am

flosey

just trying to monkey those

12:29 am

dcseain

he8/9 fairly common, so easier

12:29 am

flosey

got them - assuming the 9 was a pl, monkeyed it that way

12:29 am

jillibus

I never heard of them, dc -- are they musical?

12:30 am

flosey

yes

12:30 am

dcseain

literary, i think

12:30 am

dcseain

literary, i think

12:30 am

Gadget

Hi folks...is it a tough one so far?

12:30 am

flosey

I assumed that, ?

12:30 am

dcseain

oops, didn't mean to dup

12:30 am

dcseain

no, gadget

12:31 am

flosey

hi gadget, seems to move along nicely

12:31 am

jillibus

oh lol, opp of the foot one?

12:32 am

jillibus

hi gadget :)

12:33 am

Gadget

hi jili

12:33 am

dcseain

indeed, jilli :)

12:33 am

jillibus

dane is here again, sigh

12:35 am

flosey

yes, jilli, I type that in every time

12:35 am

flosey

have new icon up, but guess everyone probably has it

12:42 am

Gadget

I'm jealous all of you already have a handle on the 8, 9, and 10!

12:42 am

jillibus

oh darn, flosey, I was just going to post an animated one!

12:42 am

flosey

oh, please do, I love the animated ones

12:42 am

jillibus

gadget, the 10 is not related to the 8 & 9

12:43 am

flosey

animated icons I mean

12:43 am

jillibus

well, I'll see if it works here

12:44 am

MizHoffle

once you have the first he, the 8 and 9 come quickly..and the 10 is actually in the dictionary (that's how I found it)

12:46 am

jillibus

oh, here's the animated icon clue

12:47 am

jillibus

I meant ok. Tired again!

12:47 am

flosey

love it, jilli

12:47 am

flosey

jilli, keeping too busy?

12:47 am

anike

fireworks

12:48 am

flosey

wtg anike

12:48 am

jillibus

YAY anike!!!

12:49 am

dcseain

congrats, anike

12:49 am

anike

TY - and now its time for the dreaded weekly shopping. It is raint and cold out there in the world today.

12:49 am

anike

I men rainy

12:49 am

dcseain

ooh, chilly. what a treat

12:49 am

dcseain

:)

12:49 am

jillibus

Went for my first swim in the sea today -- heavenly! Then had to freeze a box of strawberries, get supper, etc etc...

12:50 am

anike

No - we don't like chilly in WA, we like sunshine

12:51 am

flosey

oh I bet that swim felt good - it was so hot today

12:51 am

dcseain

it's been 38c plus for a week until today. today was only 32

12:51 am

jillibus

well, you have to have autumn and winter even there, anike!

12:52 am

flosey

we went to Victoria - finally applied for passport, should have it in 10 days

12:53 am

jillibus

oh good, flosey!

12:53 am

dcseain

oh, cool, flosey

12:53 am

dcseain

if you go to US regularly, a NEXUS card may be worthwhile

12:54 am

anike

I wish I could talk my mum into letting me do her shopping today - it is such a miserable day.

12:54 am

dcseain

take her with you, maybe?

12:54 am

jillibus

your mum is lucky to have a daughter like you, anike

12:54 am

flosey

I don't dc - but I'd like to - have a cousin in Vancouver, Washington

12:55 am

anike

Yes jill we do have all seasons but not a lot of really cold days. We are having a record cold snap at the present time.

12:55 am

anike

Well I am lucky to have her as a mum too, jill

12:55 am

dcseain

your record cold balances our record heat. Washington, DC is nearly directly opposite Perth, WA

12:55 am

jillibus

and we had record heat yesterday, lol!

12:55 am

dizgrannie

Anike, hope that bad weather isn't near you.

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

does anyone have the second st 5,10... I am blind to it...

12:56 am

anike

I always take my mum shopping dc - she is 93

12:56 am

jillibus

haven't got that far, dee, sorry

12:56 am

dcseain

a heavy st5

12:57 am

dcseain

ah, i see. so, yes, in that chill, better she stay home, agreed.

12:57 am

jillibus

If I get to be 93 I won't have a daughter to take me shopping.

12:57 am

anike

st 5/10 - a medical tube

12:57 am

dcseain

ah, i lacked the 1st, ty anike

12:58 am

anike

But she likes to come and do her own shopping and comes back here to catch up with family and a glass of wine. She loves Friday afternoons

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

from which st does it originate?

12:58 am

dcseain

right one, dee

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:59 am

jillibus

anike, she sounds like fun

12:59 am

dcseain

oh, that does sound lovely, anike :) I take my mom shopping every other week -- she hates to go out.

12:59 am

Gadget

Stuck half way - you guys are too good

1:00 am

jillibus

I'm not halfway yet, gadget

1:00 am

dcseain

it'll pick up gadget :)

1:00 am

dcseain

i'm slowing down with 32 to go

1:00 am

anike

She enjoys life but her memory is becoming frustratingly bad. Anyway - had better go. Happy babbling.

1:00 am

Gadget

Too early for the he8/9 clue?

1:01 am

dcseain

be well, anike

1:01 am

Gadget

hotel

1:01 am

dcseain

lhe8 -- literary; opposite of foot

1:01 am

Gadget

oops - I'm so sorry!

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

finally found it duh... fireworks ... and ty so much!

1:02 am

dcseain

congrats, dee

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

thx

1:02 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:03 am

dcseain

well, i'm tired. 28 for the morrow.

1:03 am

dcseain

happy babbling, yall!

1:03 am

Gadget

Hmmm...I tried what seemed obvious. Will work at it...

1:04 am

dcseain

there. updated profile to make icon clue useful. {poof}

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

off till the morrow... hugs all; have a great day / eve *poofing*

1:05 am

flosey

thanks dc, not familiar with sailing lingo but will look

1:05 am

jillibus

gee, I thought dc's word had a dbl cons in the middle.

1:09 am

flosey

monkeyed both mi5s

1:09 am

rururocks

I am he dumb today

1:10 am

dcseain

the mast does, the sail doesn't, jilli {re-poof}

1:10 am

jillibus

oh blast, below normal temps predicted for here -- we've had enough of that. I love the heat, and swimming in the sea.

1:10 am

jillibus

oh, thanks, dc!

1:11 am

jillibus

hi ruru

1:11 am

rururocks

don't you have orcas up your way jilli?

1:12 am

jillibus

yes, why, ruru?

1:13 am

rururocks

swimming in the ocean with them can be risky

1:14 am

jillibus

well, they don't come where I swim -- it's a quiet bay in a channel between here and Vancouver Island.

1:15 am

rururocks

well then.. just don't go .. AR AR AR in the water

1:15 am

jillibus

don't worry!

1:19 am

jillibus

oh -- over halfway

1:24 am

jmcnrick

jambo!

1:25 am

jillibus

hi jmc!

1:25 am

Gadget

OK...I'm combining both parts of the foot...what's wrong? ARGH!

1:25 am

rururocks

night.. falling asleep here

1:26 am

jmcnrick

night ruru

1:26 am

jillibus

night ruru

1:27 am

jillibus

jmc, I don't think you were around when I said I'm posting sprite's icon themes in my profile, if you're interested.

1:28 am

pugmama763

lurking fireworks for MetFan & Moi !

1:29 am

rururocks

*waves to pugs*

1:29 am

pugmama763

**** waving back *****

1:29 am

flosey

hi pugs and Metfan, well done

1:29 am

pugmama763

ty flose

1:30 am

jillibus

YAY pugmet!!!

1:30 am

flosey

ah, clever jilli

1:32 am

jillibus

well, once through Lickety quickly and 45 left.

1:39 am

jmcnrick

sorry I am in and out since limited internet access--- I think I will have to wait until I return home in August to change themes

1:40 am

Gadget

he8...I'm going to rip my hair out. Anyone? I have the 1st part...

1:41 am

jillibus

he8 -- at the bottom of a page you might find a foot**** -- so maybe this is at the top of a page?

1:42 am

Gadget

I owe you breakfast, jili - thx

1:43 am

jillibus

yw! What's for breakfast?

1:44 am

Gadget

Smoked salmon, Solly's bagels from Vancouver, and mimosas.

1:44 am

jillibus

be right over!

1:48 am

flosey

ok, 25 to go and I'm off to bed

1:48 am

flosey

goodnight everyone

1:48 am

jillibus

good for you, flosey -- 35 here now -- nightynight!

1:49 am

flosey

maybe catch you tomorrow unless you finish tonight

1:49 am

jillibus

tomorrow will be busy but we'll see!

1:50 am

jmcnrick

bye flosey!

1:58 am

Gadget

I cannot monkey the zo4 and 5. Not he area one, but the other...

1:59 am

jillibus

I'm staring at those too, gadget.

1:59 am

jillibus

oops -- got the zo4!

2:01 am

jillibus

and the 5!

2:01 am

jillibus

the zo4 is like the first to4, the 5 is the latin pl.

2:01 am

macadam

I like the happy icon jili.A cheery start to the day.

2:03 am

jillibus

thanks, mac!

2:04 am

jillibus

and it's an end to my day -- heading for bed now with 25 left

2:05 am

macadam

Goodnight jili.Sleep well.

2:05 am

macadam

ghost

2:07 am

macadam

Forgot to switch.Not had a coffee yet.I promise to try and improve.

2:09 am

jmcnrick

bye jill

2:28 am

rubyfoo

gd morning everybody

2:29 am

macadam

Hi ruby.

2:30 am

Gadget

Clue for the i's?

2:30 am

jmcnrick

hi ruby

2:31 am

rubyfoo

hi jmc, how cool is it there? Let us eat our hearts out as we swelter in Europe and US!

2:31 am

rubyfoo

hi mac

2:31 am

macadam

A line connecting places with sunshine on a weather map.

2:32 am

macadam

Sorry ,should have said is 6 and its plural,

2:32 am

macadam

Sorry ,should have said is 6 and its plural,

2:32 am

jmcnrick

it is in the 70s today so far -- i am in eldoret i think

2:40 am

jmcnrick

ta ta! see you next time!

2:40 am

rubyfoo

bye jmc!

3:12 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning everyone.

3:12 am

FishFishGarden

mornin'

3:12 am

FishFishGarden

those

3:13 am

FishFishGarden

thee

3:13 am

FishFishGarden

hees

3:13 am

FishFishGarden

these

3:13 am

FishFishGarden

oops

3:13 am

Sally-catlover

Thank you :-)

3:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, Sally. Good morning/evening all.

3:14 am

Sally-catlover

I log on each morning in fear and trepidation that it has all changed :-)

3:15 am

Haz1558

And I log on each morning in a kind of anticipation.

3:16 am

Sally-catlover

Well that too.

3:16 am

Haz1558

I don't think it will all change. We'll still be looking for words. But I know what you mean.

3:19 am

FMitch

Morning Haz and Sally et al.

3:19 am

Haz1558

Good morning, FM.

3:20 am

Sally-catlover

Morning FM.

3:20 am

FMitch

Last time Dr_G changed the site he put up a beta version of the new one so we could hammer it and test for any bugs, perhaps he will do the same again this time.

3:20 am

macadam

Good morning everyone.

3:21 am

Haz1558

Hello, macadam - nice to see you!

3:21 am

FMitch

Hi macadam!

3:21 am

Sally-catlover

That might be useful FM, though really there shouldn't bee too many bugs if he is more or less just changing the layout.

3:21 am

Haz1558

We'll just have to be patient - maybe he's doing the testing via the teasers.

3:22 am

macadam

I`m usually about.Because I pop in and out of the game I don`t often chat.

3:23 am

Haz1558

We must be careful not to talk about you, in that case, except in terms of glowing admiration.

3:24 am

FMitch

How is the grid today?

3:25 am

FMitch

Haven't started yet as just returned from errands and shopping.

3:25 am

macadam

Not a good idea.I might begin to believe you and forget why I`m playing.Good for the ego though!

3:25 am

Sally-catlover

So far very easy, but I've just noticed there's a 9 and 10 (hopefully one a plural of the other).

3:25 am

Haz1558

It seems to be okay so far. Of course, I say that most days.

3:25 am

FMitch

At least it is a more reasonable size, yesterdays wa a bit of a slog.

3:26 am

Sally-catlover

Cough. PB FM!

3:26 am

Sally-catlover

Twice :-))

3:26 am

Haz1558

(Sally's very strict)

3:26 am

macadam

8 and 9 singular and plural.10 no connection.

3:26 am

FMitch

oops :(

3:28 am

Sally-catlover

Thanks macadam! Had the 8 and hadn't the plural (being so careful to avoid words!!)

3:28 am

Haz1558

It's a good thing you didn't start talking about applying water to the garden, or using a fireman's water carrying device or talking about your house being haunted.

3:28 am

FMitch

Think I will stay in the PB all day as it has aircon :)

3:28 am

FMitch

LOL Haz

3:28 am

Haz1558

Or weeding the garden, or finding runaway pigs.

3:29 am

Sally-catlover

runaway pigs? Thinks.

3:29 am

Sally-catlover

Oh - those runaway pigs.

3:29 am

Haz1558

To rhyme with the wood she hasn't been chopping.

3:30 am

Haz1558

You'd shout out in surprise if you found those pigs in your garden.

3:30 am

Sally-catlover

lol, yes, had those pigs, was looking for boar in the grid.

3:30 am

Haz1558

Especially if you were just getting your swimming things on.

3:31 am

Sally-catlover

If you were chopping that wood, you could throw your axe at them.

3:31 am

Haz1558

Poor piggies!

3:32 am

Sally-catlover

Or frighten them with your haunted personage.

3:32 am

FMitch

mmm bacon.

3:32 am

Haz1558

FM has probably finished the grid by now, thanks to all those hints.

3:33 am

FMitch

Im trying to ignore them but they are amusing.

3:34 am

FMitch

Unusual not to have an r in the grid

3:34 am

Haz1558

I wonder if the haunted personage is carrying his brain container under his arm?

3:34 am

Sally-catlover

lol haz

3:35 am

Haz1558

That would do more than just frighten the pigs.

3:35 am

Sally-catlover

Perhaps he has forgotten it.

3:36 am

Sally-catlover

If, for instance, he has already sunk towards that river on the way to hell (erudite literary reference, please note).

3:37 am

Haz1558

Let us hope he does not encounter any larvae of crustaceans.

3:37 am

Haz1558

FM, quick, look up erudite, Sally's gone all posh on us.

3:38 am

Sally-catlover

Assuming he still has a sniffing appendage on his brain container, he might be able to smell out the harvae of crustaceans.

3:39 am

Haz1558

You'd hope so, but do sniffing appendages work under water?

3:39 am

Sally-catlover

You can tell where I am in the grid, can't you.

3:39 am

Sally-catlover

He might be in the boat, assuming he has paid the ferryman.

3:40 am

Haz1558

With a brand new five pound paper money bill?

3:40 am

FMitch

Sounds like thre are some great words for 'clue icon Friday' :)

3:40 am

Haz1558

Any food served aboard?

3:41 am

Sally-catlover

You've got me there Haz

3:42 am

FMitch

Coffee time, back in a tic.

3:42 am

Haz1558

The food that rhymes with the exclamations of amazement and cries of things being nonsense.

3:44 am

Sally-catlover

Don't have any food, will look. I was puzzled at your new five pound paper money.

3:44 am

Haz1558

I couldn't think of anything else for the money that's the same as a musical term.

3:45 am

Sally-catlover

Ah!! Lightbulb gone on over the food.

3:45 am

Sally-catlover

Aaah! That money.

3:45 am

Haz1558

This would have mkg terribly confused.

3:46 am

Sally-catlover

Would have thought the food was a slang word, but we've had it before.

3:46 am

Haz1558

I know - there's no accounting for enable, but that's part of the fun.

3:47 am

Sally-catlover

Half way, despite chatting :-)

3:48 am

FMitch

Wonder if Dr_G will update enable as part of the changes (we can dream).

3:48 am

Haz1558

My crafty plan to slow you down isn't working.

3:48 am

Sally-catlover

I do like it when there are just a few words from a particular square, it does help to concentrate the mind. When you see there are 41 or something ... :-(

3:50 am

Haz1558

I know, I get easily distracted when I spot words from other tiles.

3:58 am

Sally-catlover

Aaah. Loses temper. Have just had post telling me I need to renew my driving licence because the photo is 10 years old (and that is the only reason). And they want to charge me Â£20 for the privilege of something I don't even want to do. Â£20!!

3:58 am

Haz1558

Â£20 is steep, I agree.

3:58 am

FMitch

great little revenue earner for them!

3:59 am

Haz1558

I think they just think of a number off the top of their head, that can't be the real cost of sticking a new photo in.

4:00 am

Sally-catlover

I could stick the photo in for them, if they like.

4:00 am

FMitch

and of course there is the cost of getting the new pics done too.

4:01 am

Haz1558

Are they as fussy about driving licence pictures as they are with passport ones?

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

Grump

4:01 am

Haz1558

That's exactly the look they want for the picture, Sally. No smiling!

4:02 am

Sally-catlover

No, it says I don't have to have it signed or anything. Wonder if they'd notice if I just sent them the same photo?

4:02 am

FMitch

At my old surgery the Drs charged Â£25 for signing passport pics.

4:03 am

Haz1558

That's outrageous! That's just them saying, we can't be bothered, go somewhere else.

4:03 am

Sally-catlover

I have to admit (looks round cautiously) that the photo in my driving licence at present is well over ten years old, it was old when I sent it but was one I liked. However, I have never been asked to produce my driving licence. They would just think I'd aged rather rapidly.

4:04 am

Haz1558

There'll be someone in the driving licence place with a grand title like 'Photo ageing and identification conformity officer'

4:04 am

FMitch

:) Sally.

4:04 am

Haz1558

FM, we're consorting with a criminal.

4:05 am

Sally-catlover

I think the curls and the dolly in the picture might give it away.

4:05 am

FMitch

How exciting.

4:07 am

Haz1558

We'll need to be on the lookout for trouble if she asks us to provide an alibi.

4:07 am

Sally-catlover

Oh, good, just found my last Z. A real fish one too, especially as I'm going to prepare some lemons this morning.

4:07 am

FMitch

As Chief of Police Haz, I think you had better keep quiet.

4:08 am

Haz1558

My loyalties will be torn.

4:08 am

FMitch

What are you going to do with them once z4'ed Sally?

4:08 am

Haz1558

Would they go well with the crustacean larvae?

4:08 am

Sally-catlover

I thought I'd make a lemoh drizzle cake, nice for the summer because not too gooey.

4:09 am

FMitch

oh yummy.

4:10 am

FMitch

I picked up a lemon this a.m to make a lemony dressing to go with salmon and new potatoes (and salad).

4:10 am

Haz1558

You did pay for it? I can't be associating with TWO criminals.

4:11 am

FMitch

LOL you are safe wih me.

4:11 am

Sally-catlover

Mmm, FM. I love lemon in any form.

4:11 am

Haz1558

Phew! I thought I was going to have to se5/20 that lemon as evidence.

4:12 am

FMitch

oh thanks for that am just battling with the s's a the mo.

4:13 am

Haz1558

And verb form, as well.

4:15 am

FMitch

Bored with the s's will come back to them later ... on to the o's

4:16 am

FMitch

or the o even

4:16 am

Atalante

hellloooooo!

4:16 am

FMitch

Morning Ata!!

4:16 am

Sally-catlover

Must just dash off to pick up dearly beloved's prescription. 100 done, 48 to go so will be back in a bit to finish I hope.

4:16 am

Haz1558

Hello! How are you?

4:17 am

FMitch

Toodles Sally.

4:17 am

Atalante

still amused at D's attempts at superiority and condescention from last night

4:17 am

Haz1558

Bye, Sally. Let's hope the driving licence people don't get you.

4:18 am

Atalante

I spelled that very wrong

4:18 am

Haz1558

With an s instead of the t.

4:18 am

FMitch

what occurred Ata?

4:18 am

Atalante

yes! I clicked on that *after* I posted it lol

4:19 am

Atalante

did I tell you about his aunt's funeral yesterday?

4:19 am

FMitch

No.

4:19 am

Atalante

oh well, one of his mad aunts died and it was her funeral yesterday

4:19 am

Atalante

and I hate loathe and am utterly phobic about going to funerals

4:20 am

Atalante

so I didn't go. Couldn't deal with that right now. D was very unamused at this

4:20 am

Haz1558

You'd hate living in Ireland....

4:20 am

FMitch

oh dear.

4:20 am

Atalante

and so last night he gets home and whines about the fact I should have been there. I explain for the millionth time why I didn't go

4:20 am

Atalante

and then! then!!!!

4:21 am

Haz1558

(There's more)

4:21 am

Atalante

he says something like "most people would overcome such things to stand next to their spouse, but you're lucky that I am understanding enough to realise you couldn't manage"

4:21 am

Atalante

*dies laughing*

4:22 am

Haz1558

If he's so understanding, why did he keep going on about it? Not logical, Captain.

4:22 am

Haz1558

(Note the Star Trek reference)

4:22 am

FMitch

what a twit!

4:22 am

Atalante

I *know*

4:22 am

FMitch

D not you Haz.

4:22 am

Atalante

so apparently I'm very lucky to have such a Caring,UNderstandin HUsband

4:23 am

Haz1558

Well, after all, you do have his example to follow. Look how he overcame his hangnail to support your broken leg.

4:23 am

FMitch

LOL

4:24 am

Atalante

how could I forget

4:24 am

Haz1558

How IS his hangnail, by the way?

4:24 am

Atalante

he hasn't mentioned it for a while ...

4:25 am

Haz1558

Maybe that means it's cured. That's a good thing, especially as you didn't need to get the plastic surgeons in.

4:25 am

FMitch

I am sure he will come up with something equally spectacular before too long.

4:26 am

Atalante

i'm sure ...

4:26 am

Haz1558

Speaking of which, and changing the subject absolutely completely away from dear husband, did either of you see the photographs of the lady who was badly disfigured in the 7/7 bombings but who now looks wonderful?

4:27 am

rubyfoo

hello again. Got 60 words before then made one pot of currant jelly (end of crop), tabouleh (sp?) etc, watered the tomatoes. Trying to do as much as possible in the AM before the canicule sets in. DH is still not speaking to me, so these things I mde were for MOI!

4:27 am

Atalante

yes!!

4:28 am

Haz1558

Just amazing and exactly what doctors should be doing.

4:28 am

FMitch

productive morning ruby.
No not seen the pics Haz.

4:28 am

Haz1558

I'll get you a tinyurl.

4:29 am

rubyfoo

it is perfect here in the mornings, belying what comes later! They';re predicting 36C this afternoon!

4:29 am

FMitch

Feel sorry for the cyclist in such heat.

4:30 am

Haz1558

http://tinyurl.com/2ucgnub

4:30 am

Atalante

poor guys. predicting another good Cav day todya

4:30 am

rubyfoo

I can't imagine how they do it anyway, riding so close together in the peloton and not crashing. But yay for Cavendish!

4:30 am

FMitch

thanks Haz, will go and have a look.

4:33 am

FMitch

Gosh isn't that amazing!

4:33 am

rubyfoo

anty hints for the 3 long words? I don't know where to look

4:33 am

Haz1558

They all begin with he.

4:33 am

rubyfoo

any*

4:33 am

Atalante

he! goodness

4:33 am

rubyfoo

ty, I'll send in the monkeys

4:34 am

Haz1558

he8 and he9 - compound words.

4:34 am

Haz1558

he10 - ends in belief in deity.

4:34 am

FMitch

Time for me to get on with other things, so I shall pootle off and hope to see you later.

4:34 am

Atalante

bye dear!

4:35 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo FM.

4:36 am

Atalante

I might shoot off for a few minutes too. I have a sudden wish to make a chocolate cake, and thus must acquire chocolate and cake ingredients! back soon!

4:36 am

Haz1558

Bye, Ata. I'm going to take a break as well soon.

4:38 am

Haz1558

he8 - a brief summary at the start of a chapter or a report.

4:38 am

Haz1558

he10 - a belief in a deity that doesn't deny the existence of other deities.

4:39 am

rubyfoo

those sound like wonderful clues, but I'm afraid they're above my head!

4:39 am

Haz1558

And I'm off!

4:39 am

rubyfoo

bye and thanks for trying

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

Back! And hi ruby.

4:42 am

Sally-catlover

And thanks Haz for the he10, clued just as I came back.

5:04 am

sandyloo

hi everyone

5:05 am

sandyloo

I have been getting my computer fixed

5:05 am

sandyloo

Ruby are you enjoying the tour - I am loving it

5:41 am

rubyfoo

yay, sandyloo!

5:42 am

sandyloo

hi you took a long time to answer

5:42 am

rubyfoo

did I miss sandyloo?

5:42 am

rubyfoo

it was lunch time.

5:42 am

rubyfoo

it was lunch time.

5:43 am

rubyfoo

Yes, I am watching the Tour with enormous pleasure, as usual, even though Lance is doing so badly.

5:43 am

sandyloo

I hope you did, I had them take windows 7 off and put xp on - I hope it does the job, i lost all my stuff off quickbooks , I wasn't happy as I had tried to back it up

5:43 am

rubyfoo

I was on this AM and was hoping I'd "run into you" to discuss the fine points of the Tour

5:43 am

herinfernallady

Hello

5:43 am

rubyfoo

hi herin

5:44 am

sandyloo

I guess we can't expect lance to win - I feel a little agitated with those rumours about him - hi herin

5:44 am

herinfernallady

how you?

5:44 am

rubyfoo

I had an argument the other evening with some "troll" (I'm not sure what that means) who was using nasty language to describe Lance. He knew how to push my buttons!

5:45 am

sandyloo

Cadel (Howdy) is going well , so is cancellara -

5:45 am

rubyfoo

I don't expect Lance to win, but I think he's philosphical about it and did you notice how many Astana riders defected to Radioshack?

5:45 am

sandyloo

we will never know what anyone on that tour really takes- cycling is bad for the drugs - but in any case they are all amazing

5:45 am

rubyfoo

It was terrible about Franck Schleck, but his brother does him credit.

5:46 am

sandyloo

bad crashes- I felt sorry for Frank Schleck

5:46 am

sandyloo

LOL we were thinking alike - is it going through your village?

5:46 am

rubyfoo

just riding that close to each other in the peloton takes enormous courage and the endurance needed to finish the tour is phenomenal. I think Landis is a jerk!

5:47 am

sandyloo

Landis is definitely a jerk-no doubt about it- I dont like vinikourov either I think he rides for himself and not the team

5:48 am

rubyfoo

it went through my village and past my house last year in the individual time trial around Lake Annecy, but this year, the closest point is Stl Jean de Sixt, La Clusaz and the Col d'Aravis, all with in a half hour of here

5:48 am

sandyloo

that peloton is really scary I don't know how they manage the traffic and the crowds and the road furniture either

5:49 am

rubyfoo

I am hoping that Vinokurov doesn't help Contador, who is one of the riders I don't like at all. I think Cancellara looks like a nice guy and Andy Schleck might win it for his brother. But this year, I've heard almost nothing abut Saste. What's the story with him, do you know?

5:49 am

sandyloo

I am glad Cadel is doing well but he has a funny voice- have you heard it?

5:50 am

sandyloo

they were discussing Sastre today- they say the mountains will sort the boys from the men

5:50 am

rubyfoo

nO, BECAUSE THEY DO A VOICE-OVER IN fRENCH WHEN HE'S INTERVIEWED. i THINK, HOWEVER, HE'S A CLEAN RIDER WITH A LOT OF TALENT.

5:51 am

rubyfoo

Whoops, sorry for caps, I get very excited, talking about the Tour. My husband has no interest and hasn't spoken to me in 2 days anyway. What a charmer!

5:51 am

sandyloo

My family is not saying anything today as it is my 60th birthday

5:51 am

rubyfoo

and bad weather predicted starting tomorrow. The crashes were horrific in the first 3 stages!

5:52 am

rubyfoo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, SANDYLOO! You are just a kid, compared to me!

5:52 am

sandyloo

I like to see the crashes they are entertaining but I don't like to see them get hurt - do you remember when on of them went over the rail and down the mountainside

5:53 am

rubyfoo

I will put my e-mail in my profile for a few minutes, so you can write to me that way, but then I'll take it out.

5:53 am

sandyloo

good one ruby , mine is there already

5:54 am

rubyfoo

and do you remember when Armstrong made a "pont" and went over the grass on a long winding descent when guys crashed in front of him?

5:54 am

sandyloo

I dont remember that one

5:55 am

Atalante

I like it when the commentators try to sound really clever talking about chateau architecture :)

5:55 am

sandyloo

Ruby send me an email and then i will have your address

5:56 am

sandyloo

Ata, I think they must have a computer in front of them - I often think like you when I hear that, However I think they do a great job

5:56 am

Atalante

oh, they really do! but it still amuses me ;)

5:57 am

rubyfoo

I just looked at my profile and I think my e-mail is in there! Horrors! I'll write to you and then you can see photos of garden, dogs, dh, house, etc. and maybe even my last year's photos from the Tour.

5:58 am

rubyfoo

That is Jean_paul Ollivier and I think I'm in love with him. He is getting old (but the, so am I), but his voice enchants me. Did you seen how sick Laurent Fignon is? I know he has cancer and was bald last year, but this year, he can hardly speak. It is very sad!

5:58 am

sandyloo

ruby, i cant see it in the profile, how about you send me an email then i will have it

5:59 am

rubyfoo

will do, as soon as I give up on finding more words

6:00 am

rubyfoo

What time do they show the Tour there. Here, it starts at about 3PM and goes 'til 5:30. It drives DH crazy, but tant pis, as they say here!

6:00 am

sandyloo

I would love to be in France now and I too am going to get on with the puzzle and dinner

6:01 am

Atalante

we have previews from about midday on Eurosport and ITV 4, then the full stage

6:01 am

rubyfoo

the crashes are horrifyingly fascinating!

6:01 am

sandyloo

it starts at 8pm and goes to midnight about

6:02 am

sandyloo

we have a half hour rap at 6pm

6:02 am

rubyfoo

Iit is no fun watching the Tour go by when you're standing by the road. It goes pfffft! I saw Lance, close-up, one year, the same year it was Virenque's last one.

6:02 am

sandyloo

ata, do you see the race from start to finish?

6:02 am

Atalante

I love Richard Virenque

6:02 am

rubyfoo

I love Ja Ja!

6:02 am

Atalante

pretty much, yes.

6:03 am

sandyloo

who is Ja Ja

6:03 am

rubyfoo

He's my fave, and now that he's sitting in for Fignon, I think he'll be the permanent commentator after Laurent Fignon is gone.....

6:03 am

sandyloo

we see a good amount but I am always disappointed when it finishes

6:04 am

rubyfoo

Laurent Jalabert. He's retired, is very handsome, and has a great voice. Usually, he rides one of the motos, but while Fignon is only doing a few of the stages, he is sitting behind the desk.

6:05 am

rubyfoo

last year I put a big JaJa sign on my hedge when they passed here in the time trial , but as it was downhill, they never showed it on TV.\

6:05 am

Atalante

it really is not so fun to see the real thing. wait wait wait wait ... *WHIZZ* .... the end

6:05 am

sandyloo

the crowds are amazing - I cant believe how crowded it is in some areas (like the mountains)

6:05 am

rubyfoo

and then stuck in traffic for two hurs getting home. I also don't like crowds

6:06 am

sandyloo

Ata, I always have thought it would be better on TV but I would enjoy the festivities that it creates

6:06 am

rubyfoo

and there is always some naked guy running alongside and a guy dressed as a devil in the mountains!

6:06 am

Atalante

they go by in liteally a few seconds

6:07 am

sandyloo

they sure do go fast! I think they are very brave to be in the middle of that speeding peloton

6:07 am

jmcnrick

hi ata!

6:07 am

sandyloo

I have seen the devil every time but not the naked guy

6:07 am

rubyfoo

when I saw Lance from the side of the road, it went by so fast (in the descent from the Col de la Forclaz), it was much less fun than watching on the tellie

6:07 am

jmcnrick

hi all

6:07 am

rubyfoo

they try no to show the naked guy

6:08 am

rubyfoo

not*

6:08 am

sandyloo

LOL what a bunch of wowsers!

6:08 am

sandyloo

hi jm

6:08 am

rubyfoo

(sorry, when I type fast, I leave out letters!)

6:08 am

jmcnrick

thats my favorite part ruby ;-)

6:09 am

sandyloo

I know it would be fmitch's favourite part

6:09 am

sandyloo

"part" somehow seems inappropriate

6:09 am

jmcnrick

lol

6:14 am

Atalante

am I being very stuipid not seeing the i word?

6:14 am

Atalante

words?

6:14 am

Kallia

one word + plural

6:14 am

rubyfoo

you could never be stupid Ata, except maybe about Disney....lol

6:14 am

rubyfoo

I sent you an e-mail, sandyloo!

6:14 am

Kallia

go to ***l

6:15 am

rubyfoo

hi kallia

6:15 am

Atalante

guaranteed to be fairly stupid about anything on a big screen!

6:15 am

Kallia

hi all

6:15 am

Atalante

ty kallia

6:15 am

Kallia

yw did you get it?

6:16 am

Atalante

not yet ... but I will!

6:16 am

Haz1558

Hello again.

6:16 am

Kallia

hi Haz

6:16 am

rubyfoo

hi again

6:16 am

Atalante

HAz! La Spanglattina!

6:16 am

Kallia

I'm sure you will ATa

6:18 am

rubyfoo

half, yay!

6:19 am

Haz1558

Hello! Just had to let electric meter man in.

6:19 am

Atalante

aha yes, got them

6:19 am

Haz1558

And happy birthday, sandyloo!

6:20 am

Haz1558

I'm just reading back in chat and discovered that celebrations were in order.

6:20 am

rubyfoo

I never got the religious he, haz

6:20 am

Haz1558

Okay, try he, plus the opposite of yes, attach this to a word that means the study of or belief in deity.

6:21 am

Haz1558

Back shortly....

6:21 am

rubyfoo

got it, thank you very much

6:21 am

rubyfoo

very hard word

6:24 am

sandyloo

replied ruby- but I am going to eat now will be back later

6:25 am

rubyfoo

{{sandy}} siesta before the Tour now!

6:32 am

stan

lots

6:33 am

Kallia

hi stan lots of good wishes to you too:)

6:34 am

FMitch

off to the PB with both of you :) and good afternoon.

6:34 am

Kallia

good afternoon

6:35 am

Kallia

tel

6:35 am

Atalante

FM :D

6:35 am

FMitch

Hey Ata!!! warm enough for you?

6:36 am

Atalante

*flop*

6:36 am

Atalante

poor Hobbit is really feeling it

6:37 am

lynxxx

was that a squelch I heard when Ata flopped? Hello all

6:37 am

FMitch

Awe, gets out the ice cubes for her. Did you get the ingredients for the chocolate cake?

6:37 am

FMitch

Hi there lynxxx :)

6:38 am

Atalante

6:38 am

Atalante

oops!

6:38 am

Atalante

just about. then decided to was too hot to bake LOL

6:39 am

FMitch

lol not surprised. I've cooked my salmon but am leaving it to go cold, Im too hot to bother eating right now.

6:39 am

Atalante

exactly! will bake it later

6:40 am

FMitch

Is your garden enclosed Ata? i.e. no escape for Hobbit?

6:41 am

Atalante

silverclaw has a new favourite position .... *gets pic*

6:41 am

Atalante

she can't escape, but is hotter out there!

6:41 am

FMitch

have a mental pic of Hobbit lazing in a paddling pool :)

6:42 am

lynxxx

did I recommend the root beer (or sarsparilla) cake to you Ata? Its fab, kje found it. I have made it about 6 times and always good. http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/02/09/r
oot-beer-bundt-cake/

6:42 am

Atalante

she lazing round in the sea most days :D

6:42 am

FMitch

oh sasparilla reminds me straight away of 'Anne of Green Gables'

6:43 am

lynxxx

PS don't do the frosting, just sprinkle icing sugar

6:43 am

Atalante

I'm sure it's lovely ... but I really dislike root beer!!!

6:44 am

lynxxx

You would be hard pressed to taste it

6:44 am

FMitch

mm that sounds good lynxxx, it is obviously caking making day today as Sally is making a lemon drizzle cake today.

6:45 am

lynxxx

lemon drizzle - now that sounds good

6:46 am

FMitch

try googling it, you might find a recepie.

6:46 am

lynxxx

I have a recipe for lemon, coconut and sour cream cake - I don't make it enough!

6:47 am

FMitch

Im putting on weight just reading the log!

6:47 am

Atalante

mmmmmm!!!

6:48 am

Kallia

does anyone know if there is an h7?

6:48 am

lynxxx

sorry Kalia, not sure

6:49 am

FMitch

No h7

6:49 am

Kallia

ok thanks

6:49 am

Mema

There is not an h7

6:49 am

Kallia

thanks mema, means it's an S

6:50 am

FMitch

Hi Mema

6:50 am

FMitch

if it is an s you are looking for you have missed a pl.

6:51 am

Atalante

I must go and lie down. Totally overdid it yesterday and my knee is complaining big time today!

6:51 am

FMitch

OK Ata, go rest up and see you later.

6:51 am

Kallia

thanks FM, but am looking for several s's :)

6:51 am

Atalante

byeee! *hugs hugs*

6:51 am

lynxxx

bye Ata, feet up

6:51 am

Kallia

enjoy your rest Ata

6:52 am

LynnNate08

can i get a clue for the lonely e?

6:52 am

LynnNate08

ugh nm lol

6:52 am

Kallia

fish

6:53 am

lynxxx

phantom: shtetl

6:53 am

FMitch

that is is quite a phantom lynxxx

6:54 am

LynnNate08

missing 1 f, not sure which one?

6:54 am

Mom

good morning / good afternoon. It's babble time!

6:55 am

Kallia

skin Lynn?

6:55 am

lynxxx

hi Mom!

6:55 am

FMitch

Hi Mom

6:55 am

Mom

{{{Lynxxx}}} good evening

6:55 am

LynnNate08

ahhhh ty kallia

6:55 am

Mom

{FMitch} good afternoon

6:55 am

FMitch

probably the fl5/18 Lynn

6:56 am

Mom

HI Kallia, thanks for the skin clue

6:56 am

Kallia

yw

6:57 am

Kallia

right off to use my new spirit colours they just arrived today

6:57 am

Kallia

back later for last 11

6:57 am

LynnNate08

how about a clue for the i?

6:57 am

Mom

bye bye Kallia

6:57 am

FMitch

Bye Kallia

6:58 am

lynxxx

is6.21 & 7. weather map lines

6:58 am

Kallia

Lynn go to ***l....:)

6:58 am

Kallia

gone

6:59 am

FMitch

Ah is that what they mean lynxxx, I meant to look that up earlier.

7:00 am

LynnNate08

hmmmm....not seeing that i?

7:02 am

FMitch

is + vowel + most of a word that is the op of heaven.

7:02 am

lynxxx

is & vwl & opp of heavens less l

7:02 am

LynnNate08

ah ty

7:02 am

FMitch

you learning shorthand typing now lynxxx :)

7:02 am

Kalyn

wow lynxxx <braincramp>

7:02 am

lynxxx

what a nice clue FM

7:03 am

Mom

thanks Lynxxx and FMitch

7:03 am

Kalyn

isehel

7:03 am

lynxxx

lol FM, less chance of error!

7:03 am

FMitch

or you are picking up my very bad habbits lynxxx!

7:04 am

Mom

Kalyn, wrong vowel

7:04 am

FMitch

Not quite Kalyn and wrong box too :)

7:04 am

Mom

oh and hello

7:04 am

Kalyn

sorry lol meant to experiment in my own bar :)

7:05 am

Kalyn

so I saw FM ..sorry :)

7:05 am

Mom

it happens to all of us at one time or another (to me more often than the others though) :-)

7:05 am

FMitch

no prob, is easily done.

7:05 am

Kalyn

and I got it thanks ..was working the wrong h :P

7:14 am

Mom

woo hoo, got the he 8 and 9!!!!

7:15 am

FMitch

wtg Mom!

7:15 am

Mom

oh thanks FMitch

7:19 am

movieman

clue for that he8/9 plz mom?

7:19 am

EvaNadine

happy friday morning, babblers!

7:19 am

Mom

Hi MM, compound word .... he** (above your shoulders) and loose leaf no** book paper

7:19 am

Mom

and plural

7:20 am

Mom

Hi EvaNadine

7:20 am

lynxxx

hi MM & Eva

7:20 am

movieman

ty mom

7:20 am

Mom

you're welcome MM

7:20 am

FMitch

Hi mm and EvaN :)

7:20 am

movieman

hiya fmitch

7:21 am

periwinkle

morning all ty Mom

7:21 am

periwinkle

clue for the 10 pls

7:21 am

FMitch

Are you going to watch the match on Sunday?

7:21 am

Mom

Hi Peri, you're welcome

7:21 am

Mom

don't have the 10 yet, sorry

7:21 am

FMitch

Clue courtesy of Haz earlier for the 10:
he, plus the opposite of yes, attach this to a word that means the study of or belief in deity.

7:21 am

movieman

I certainly am, mitch

7:22 am

FMitch

I am torn who to support but think I will go for Holland.

7:22 am

periwinkle

ty FM/Haz, will look

7:23 am

movieman

Same here Fmitch

7:23 am

periwinkle

thanks for the 10!

7:23 am

FMitch

yay peri!

7:24 am

EvaNadine

TGIF! *clap, clap, clap*

7:24 am

periwinkle

still same situation with my cat, will have to make an appt with the vet. will go back to the one who only cares for cats, even tho she is a little farther away

7:24 am

FMitch

Time for lunch, back in a while.

7:24 am

Mom

bye bye FMitch

7:25 am

Nancy Boy

afternoon Brits, morning 'Mercans :)

7:25 am

lynxxx

bye FM

7:25 am

EvaNadine

NB!!!
*runs and snuggles*

7:25 am

Mom

good afternoon {{NB}}

7:25 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, you two!! :) how are you both?

7:25 am

lynxxx

and evening for us NB, hi

7:26 am

JBV

good morning, Mom, Eva, NB, lynxxx, peri, who else is here?

7:26 am

Nancy Boy

And good evening to Lynx ;) didn't see you there, sorry!

7:26 am

lynxxx

hi JBV

7:26 am

Mom

Hi JBV

7:26 am

EvaNadine

doing well, dearest. how are you today?

7:26 am

Mom

I am fine NB, and you?

7:27 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers :)

7:27 am

JBV

Hi Nono

7:27 am

JBV

NB, how's it going in your new place? settling in OK?

7:27 am

Mom

and thanks for the 10, FMitch and Haz

7:27 am

lynxxx

good morning Nono

7:28 am

Nancy Boy

I'm not too bad, thank you :) just about coming to terms with a disastrous date I went on recently. I never want to be asked: a) my Korean name, or b) if I would ever wear my "native dress"

7:28 am

Mom

{{Nono}} good morning

7:28 am

NonoNanette

yes I caught that clue too thanks for passing that along FM

7:28 am

JBV

oh lord

7:28 am

Nancy Boy

oh thanks JBV, I love it here :) yeah, we're having lots of fun as flatmates. Plus...the cats!

7:29 am

Mom

what JBV

7:29 am

JBV

(that was for NB)

7:29 am

Mom

sorry, didn't see NB post

7:29 am

JBV

great, NB, glad to see you're smiling!

7:29 am

EvaNadine

hrm. i dont think asking your korean name is so bad, but native dress? thats rather strange...heh

7:29 am

hootowl

I second that JBV

7:30 am

NonoNanette

you have cats now NB?

7:30 am

Mom

Hi Hootowl

7:30 am

hootowl

What are they expecting ? a loin cloth?

7:30 am

NonoNanette

hi Hootowl

7:30 am

hootowl

Morning

7:30 am

hootowl

hi hi hi

7:30 am

JBV

whoo whoo whooo

7:31 am

hootowl

hehehe

7:31 am

lynxxx

hi Hoot

7:31 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Hoot! Well, my 'native dress', as it was so put, consists mainly of silk overcoats (I don't wear silk) and ridiculous hats. Oh, and then he excitedly told me what my name meant. Thanks, Captain Korea.

7:31 am

Nancy Boy

oh yeah, Nono! Two little cuties, both rescues, both completely adorable!

7:32 am

hootowl

gee maybe he has a silk fetish...

7:32 am

Mom

halfway for me, time to start my day. {{Hugs}} to all of you.

7:32 am

NonoNanette

aweeeeeee you should post a pic of them NB I love kitties

7:32 am

JBV

my thoughts exactly, hootowl

7:32 am

EvaNadine

how long do we have you for this morning, dear?
*debating getting brekkies, but NB always escapes when i do*

7:32 am

NonoNanette

bye bye (((Mom)))

7:33 am

lynxxx

bye Mom

7:33 am

Nancy Boy

Shall do, Nono, whenever they decide to stay still long enough ;)

7:33 am

Mom

bye bye {{Nono}} have a great day

7:33 am

Mom

bye bye {{Lynxxx}} pleasant dreams

7:33 am

Nancy Boy

I will try my bestest to be here when you get back, Eva ;) cats and flatmates permitting.

7:33 am

hootowl

sleeping should work....

7:33 am

EvaNadine

ok then!
*quick like a bunny*

7:34 am

NonoNanette

lol NB kittens do tend to run around a lot but I bet you can catch them when they are taking a nap

7:35 am

NonoNanette

my Missy tends to sleep most of the time now. She is getting to be a lazy senior LOL

7:36 am

Nancy Boy

awww, Nono! I'm not sure if these two ever sleep ;) rather, they wait until I fall asleep, and then attack whatever limb I've left dangling over the side of the bed. Arms, legs, they aren't fussy..

7:37 am

NonoNanette

crafty little ones. I bet they sleep when you go to work

7:37 am

Nancy Boy

Probably ;) They probably have a copy of my schedule pinned up somewhere..

7:37 am

lynxxx

goodnight all

7:37 am

NonoNanette

:)

7:38 am

NonoNanette

nite nite lynxxx sleep well

7:38 am

hootowl

nite lynxxx

7:39 am

Nancy Boy

night, Lynx!

7:42 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone and night lynxxx

7:42 am

Nancy Boy

morning, Annie :)

7:43 am

NonoNanette

morning Annie

7:43 am

Anniebrook

hi NB, how are the kitties?

7:44 am

Nancy Boy

just adorable, Annie! who needs boyfriends when you have furry friends like these..

7:45 am

Anniebrook

NB, that makes sense to me...you can always get a boyfriend but a good kitty is hard to find

7:45 am

EvaNadine

im back! breakfast is served: peach yogurt with a little granola + mixed fruit (strawberries, grapes, honeydew + cantaloupe) and a Goji Wild Berry flavored Fuze drink. :)

7:46 am

Nancy Boy

How right you are, Annie ;)

7:46 am

Nancy Boy

and welcome back, Eva! that was fast!

7:46 am

NonoNanette

ohhhhhhhhh sounds yummy Eva

7:46 am

EvaNadine

jesse, dear, you may have some competition for young asian hottie, based on the guy i saw in the caf. ;)

7:46 am

Nancy Boy

*outraged* nice, was he? ;)

7:46 am

EvaNadine

i think he may even be straight...hehe

7:47 am

EvaNadine

no worries though, i suspect he doesnt have *nearly* the fab personality as you do, love. ;)

7:48 am

Nancy Boy

Straight? Surely not! :P well bless you for saying so ;)

7:49 am

Nancy Boy

I bet he has more of a life though. It's nearly 2pm here and I'm...sitting on the floor, painting my toenails.

7:50 am

EvaNadine

ooh, i could use a mani-pedi myself. all of my toes are currently painted yellow, save for the middle toe on my right foot... i picked the polish off that one in a fit of wedding-planning frustration the other night, and now its just kinda sad.
also, the putty-colored polish on my fingers is seriously chipping... :/

7:51 am

JBV

who needs reality TV? we have the babble chat - I love you guys! (that means you too Eva)

7:51 am

Nancy Boy

you picked off polish in the middle of flip-flop season? must have been some frustration! hopefully all is resolved now?

7:52 am

Nancy Boy

LOL JBV. Yeah, this is basically Big Brother ;) if you get that in the states...

7:52 am

JBV

yes but so much more intellectual as we are finding new words amidst the fun

7:53 am

NonoNanette

oh we get Big Brother but I cant compare this group to that.

7:53 am

JBV

I do enjoy hearing your stories, it's fun to remember that I was once young myself

7:53 am

Anniebrook

and fireworks

7:53 am

EvaNadine

awww, thanky jbv! ::feels the love::

yes, NB, was just stressing a bit over things that needed to be finished and scheduled. things are getting done now, though. :)

7:54 am

EvaNadine

sadly, my peep-toes frame the unpolished toe just perfectly...

7:54 am

JBV

yay, Annie!

7:54 am

hootowl

you may start a trend Eva

7:55 am

hootowl

congrats Annie and hi

7:55 am

NonoNanette

woohhooo Annie

7:55 am

Anniebrook

hi hoot

7:55 am

Nancy Boy

I'm sure life begins again at retirement, JBV ;) spare time is the origin of all naughtiness.

7:56 am

EvaNadine

heh, someday that line will live on your tombstone, NB: "spare time is the origin of all naughtiness."

7:56 am

JBV

hmm,very interesting NB - not sure if that's a warning or a promise

7:57 am

hootowl

well I am retired but I def do not have spare time.

7:57 am

Nancy Boy

Oh I hope so, Eva! My great wisdom must be shared...
JBV, I think it's whichever of those you want it to be ;)

7:57 am

hootowl

well much

7:57 am

Anniebrook

anyone like a clue before I head out?

7:58 am

hootowl

def naughty

7:58 am

JBV

right now, any spare time I have is devoted to my Italian homework (see profile for full story) but I must admit I am now thinking daring thoughts, like maybe plannig a trip to Italy in the future????

7:58 am

NonoNanette

thanks Annie but I just found the 8 so I think things are in hand now for me

7:58 am

EvaNadine

ooh, jbv -- italy is BEAUTIFUL.

7:59 am

EvaNadine

if you go, take me with you!

7:59 am

JBV

not naughty, just exciting

7:59 am

JBV

yes, I know, Eva, read my story to see how excited I am

7:59 am

hootowl

me not you

7:59 am

Anniebrook

okay then, bye dear babblers

8:00 am

NonoNanette

bye bye Annie have a great day, stay cool

8:00 am

Nancy Boy

oh go for it, JBV! I've only stopped in Italy for a few nights but it was gorgeous...

8:01 am

m9f9l

morning!

8:02 am

EvaNadine

ahh, family + somewhere to stay? definitely go for it!

8:02 am

Nancy Boy

morning, M9 :)

8:02 am

NonoNanette

jo ,9

8:02 am

NonoNanette

* hi

8:02 am

m9f9l

Nono's right hand shifted.LOL

8:03 am

NonoNanette

yup it did

8:03 am

Nancy Boy

Ohh, always good to have somewhere to stay. Through my "gap year" I could have written a guide on how to sleep rough in Europe. Always check the tides before you sleep on a beach, btw.

8:03 am

hootowl

bbs

8:03 am

NonoNanette

later hoot

8:03 am

m9f9l

good idea NB!

8:04 am

JBV

not too late to write it up, NB, you may have a bestseller on your hands

8:04 am

EvaNadine

NB will soon be able to write a guide on how to couch-surf in the states. ;)

8:05 am

Nancy Boy

sadly JBV, the months we spent travelling are a bit of a blur...;)

8:06 am

m9f9l

zots is on the grid.

8:06 am

Nancy Boy

lol, Eva! if you need a guide for how to sleep on a sofa, you probably shouldn't leave home in the first place ;)

8:07 am

EvaNadine

ahh, but the art of couch-surfing is more than just sleeping on a sofa. its sleeping sofa-to-sofa. ;)

8:09 am

hootowl

back

8:09 am

JBV

taking a break with 34 to go, see you later, good luck with the grid

8:10 am

NonoNanette

bye JBV

8:10 am

NonoNanette

I need more coffee, anyone else want some?

8:11 am

Christine

Good morning all - late flip. Fell asleep at 8:30, and just woke-up.

8:11 am

hootowl

here please

8:11 am

NonoNanette

Morning Christine

8:11 am

Gadget

hello

8:11 am

Nancy Boy

lol, Eva! Even so...;) I think the art is in bribing people to take you in!

8:11 am

Judi

*waving* G'day mates.

8:11 am

m9f9l

I just got on too Christine.

8:12 am

Nancy Boy

Morning, Christine :)

8:12 am

hootowl

hi

8:12 am

Christine

Did you have a long sleep, too?

8:12 am

Christine

togs

8:12 am

Christine

, sorry.

8:13 am

EvaNadine

precisely -- couch surfing is a social exercise. ;)

8:14 am

m9f9l

no...got to sleep . but everyone else on puters.

8:14 am

NonoNanette

c{_} steaming hot cup of coffee for hoot, cream and sugar's on the table

8:14 am

m9f9l

got to sleep late..

8:15 am

Nancy Boy

ooh, speaking of social exercises, apparently "everyone's at the heath and we've got to go, NOW!" - slightly overdramatic outburst from my flatmate ;) guess I'm off to enjoy the weather!

8:15 am

hootowl

thank you - I'll take both

8:16 am

NonoNanette

bye NB have fun

8:16 am

Christine

Enjoy, NB

8:16 am

m9f9l

enjoy the weather NB!

8:16 am

hootowl

by NB enjoy

8:16 am

Judi

....can't. get. past. zzzzzzzz

8:17 am

EvaNadine

and *like that* he is gone.
enjoy the day, dearest!

8:17 am

Nancy Boy

will do, just checking I have everything I'll need. Er, lucky strikes, lighter, sunscreen - good to go ;) have fun everyone!

8:17 am

Nancy Boy

like a stranger in the night, (((Eva))) ;)

8:18 am

m9f9l

I have 4 z's...

8:18 am

hootowl

2 ze's and 4 zo's

8:18 am

m9f9l

5..

8:19 am

m9f9l

got one by thinking marine biology

8:19 am

periwinkle

I am missing a zo, hello all

8:19 am

NonoNanette

give that one a latin pl ending m9

8:19 am

m9f9l

ah! thanks Nono

8:19 am

periwinkle

ty6 NoNo

8:19 am

periwinkle

my cat is in the grid

8:20 am

NonoNanette

yw m9 and Peri

8:20 am

hootowl

ty Nono

8:20 am

NonoNanette

so she is Peri!

8:26 am

m9f9l

past halfway without noticing!

8:26 am

mari

heeze heezes

8:27 am

NonoNanette

good job m9

8:27 am

periwinkle

58 left, need to take vitamins, must take with food and I am not hungry :(

8:27 am

NonoNanette

Mari, watch where your typing hun

8:27 am

periwinkle

bbs

8:27 am

NonoNanette

just have a slice of toast with them peri

8:29 am

m9f9l

or an egg.

8:29 am

Judi

Or a shot of bourbon.

8:30 am

Judi

Oh, wait - is bourbon food?

8:30 am

NonoNanette

food, Judi? :)

8:30 am

Haz1558

Well, there are bourbon biscuits.

8:30 am

NonoNanette

true Haz and Hello!

8:30 am

Haz1558

Hello!

8:32 am

hootowl

anybody have the et6 & 7 please?

8:32 am

hootowl

hi Haz

8:32 am

NonoNanette

i believe its a type of gas hoot

8:32 am

Haz1558

et6 - looking a bit like a type of gas (don't quote me, I'm rubbish at science stuff)

8:33 am

hootowl

never mind - firebirds

8:33 am

m9f9l

WTG hoot!!!!

8:33 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

8:33 am

Judi

YAY, HOOT!!!!

8:33 am

hootowl

ty

8:33 am

NonoNanette

wtg Hoot!

8:33 am

hootowl

tytytyty - now who needs a clue?

8:34 am

NonoNanette

now if there weren't so many s's I might be finished

8:34 am

phaeton

hello...an I word?

8:34 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

8:34 am

m9f9l

I have a friend that says the go world all the time

8:34 am

EvaNadine

any british babblers wanna buy a flat in *checks cousins message* Montgomery Crescent?

8:35 am

Haz1558

Montgomery Crescent, where?

8:35 am

hootowl

weather word - is + vowel + the bowls of ***l

8:35 am

Haz1558

Hello, Mr Bob.

8:35 am

NonoNanette

hi Mr Bob

8:36 am

phaeton

bowls of what?

8:36 am

m9f9l

thanks hoot

8:36 am

m9f9l

NBT

8:36 am

NonoNanette

opposit of heaven phaeton

8:36 am

hootowl

bowels makes more sence - dantes inferno

8:36 am

phaeton

ty hoot...I got the bowels part...lol

8:36 am

EvaNadine

im gonna guess London...

8:36 am

phaeton

that gave me NBT so I can go eat

8:36 am

hootowl

my typing is going g o i n g

8:37 am

hootowl

yw

8:37 am

phaeton

bbiab

8:37 am

Haz1558

If it's London, it's probably jaw-droppingly expensive, EvaN.

8:38 am

EvaNadine

Â£112,000, according to her message

8:39 am

Haz1558

That's a garden shed in London.

8:39 am

hootowl

15 kinds of food in the house and I don't want any of them! Is it too early for pasta?

8:39 am

m9f9l

no

8:39 am

EvaNadine

its a 1-bedroom flat

8:39 am

m9f9l

not if it gets you to take your meds

8:39 am

Judi

Never too early for pasta, hoot.

8:40 am

hootowl

ty m9 - off to set pot on

8:40 am

Christine

Anytime is pasta time.

8:40 am

hootowl

silly question since I'm italian........

8:41 am

Haz1558

It's Montgomery Crescent, Milton Keynes.

8:41 am

Judi

That's a helluva lot of money for a 1 bedroom. What's the square footage, Eva.

8:41 am

m9f9l

make al dente...specially if your diabetic. :-)

8:41 am

EvaNadine

ahh. i do not pretend to know english geography.

8:42 am

EvaNadine

or any type of literacy. :)

8:42 am

Judi

Ditto to that, Eva.

8:42 am

Haz1558

Or maybe not...but in England rather than Scotland?

8:42 am

EvaNadine

fairly sure its england. cousin lives in england...

8:44 am

Judi

Google Earth the location.

8:44 am

hootowl

why did she send it? Trying to get you to move there?

8:44 am

EvaNadine

looks to be outside Brentwood. wherever that may be. :)

8:44 am

Haz1558

Brentwood is Essex, I think.

8:44 am

EvaNadine

hoot, no -- she just had it posted on her facebook. :)

8:45 am

hootowl

oh facebook

8:45 am

EvaNadine

brentwood, gallows corner, havering-atte-bower

8:46 am

Judi

There's a Brentwood in Los Angeles. That's where O.J. Simpson killed his ex.

8:46 am

Haz1558

Oh, visitors - must go..

8:46 am

beachboggle

Hi fellow Babblers!

8:46 am

m9f9l

hi beach

8:47 am

m9f9l

just got the 10.

8:47 am

NonoNanette

hi Beach

8:47 am

hootowl

bye Haz - hi beach

8:48 am

hootowl

sounds like chicken worship doesn't it?

8:48 am

m9f9l

LOL! funny

8:49 am

m9f9l

or it could stand for He** no! worship..

8:49 am

m9f9l

depending on the accented syllable. ;-)

8:49 am

hootowl

yeah - thats good!

8:50 am

EvaNadine

hints for the i words?

8:50 am

m9f9l

no..that's BAD!

8:51 am

hootowl

is + vowel + dantes inderno without last letter

8:51 am

hootowl

inferno!!!

8:52 am

hootowl

well somestimes bad is good and my typing in badbadbad!

8:52 am

hootowl

then plural it

8:53 am

movieman

the lonely e for nbt plz

8:53 am

NonoNanette

fireflies! those S words seemed endless today

8:53 am

m9f9l

WTG nono!!!!!

8:53 am

hootowl

wriggly fish - snakelike

8:53 am

Nancy Boy

Babbling by mobile for a brief moment: a flat in London, Eva? Expensive to the point of terror ;)

8:53 am

hootowl

but easy - congrats

8:53 am

m9f9l

electric fishies

8:53 am

Dorens

the lonely e is fishy snakes, or snakey fish

8:53 am

movieman

slap me with one, hootowl......ty

8:54 am

hootowl

took me a while - kinda hidden

8:54 am

hootowl

pot boiling bac in a few

8:54 am

NonoNanette

guess i need to clean some floors before it gets ungodly hot here. Happy babbling everyone

8:56 am

EvaNadine

heh, maybe i could come have a summer home there, NB. ;)

8:56 am

EvaNadine

TY for the i clues, hoot. :)

8:57 am

Nancy Boy

A lot goes very little way here. Really wish I'd run away anywhere else but London ;)

8:58 am

redturtlehead

good morning peoples....

8:58 am

m9f9l

NB..I thought you were gone?

8:58 am

m9f9l

the heath calling and all...

8:59 am

redturtlehead

and now, I entered all the easy words at 1 am so I am left with 66 stinkers!

8:59 am

Nancy Boy

I am, M9 :) just flipped on my mobile for a second whilst a couple of friends do a drinks run ;)

8:59 am

m9f9l

ah!! I need to wake up and smell the millenium!

8:59 am

Christine

No work today, NB?

9:00 am

m9f9l

I seem to be missing an h..but can't see where?

9:01 am

EvaNadine

methinks NB should always have his mobile set to babble. ;)

9:01 am

m9f9l

oh I see where..

9:02 am

Nancy Boy

lol, M9!
and not until later on, Christine - really horrible shift coming my way this evening ;) 8-4. Yawning thinking about it..

9:02 am

redturtlehead

ahhh NB, I will be working "with you" at roughly the same time....err a few time zones away...

9:03 am

Nancy Boy

ouch, Red! hope it's a quiet evening for you

9:04 am

Nancy Boy

hmmm, here come my friends, carrying enough wine to make a frenchman blush. Looks like that's me off again :)

9:06 am

redturtlehead

hope we both have quiet nights, but that you have big tippers....

9:07 am

rururocks

the mark-ups are different red..lol

9:07 am

m9f9l

ack...morning sun in my eyes..

9:08 am

redturtlehead

;) Hi ruru.

9:08 am

m9f9l

hey ruru!

9:08 am

rururocks

gm e

9:09 am

movieman

Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!

Natural light.......get it off me!!!!!! Get it off me!!!!!!!

9:09 am

redturtlehead

hi Movie.

9:09 am

rururocks

*drags coffin over for movie to crawl in*

9:09 am

movieman

Hiya everyone!!!!

9:10 am

m9f9l

exactly movie.

9:11 am

wvteach

fireworks here

9:11 am

m9f9l

way to go teach!

9:11 am

redturtlehead

congrats WV teach! I'm down to 57 stinkers.

9:11 am

Erda

clue the 10 please???

9:12 am

hootowl

back and no sun. we may actually get some rain and temps are "supposed" to be only in the 80's

9:12 am

movieman

22 left here

9:12 am

m9f9l

worship of egg layers.

9:12 am

wvteach

he 10 - ends in the th 6 / 24

9:13 am

hootowl

bird - vowel - th6

9:14 am

rururocks

wow.. new word..have to add that to the rooster..

9:14 am

rururocks

I mean roster..lol

9:14 am

featherbee

buck buck buckaw!

9:15 am

rururocks

eggxactly

9:15 am

m9f9l

yeah..sure you did rurur

9:15 am

featherbee

groan

9:15 am

m9f9l

your jokes aren't all they're cracked up to be..

9:15 am

hootowl

or roaster

9:15 am

Christine

Thanks for the he10 .. I love eggs, so that's gonna be my new favourite word.

9:15 am

rururocks

joke or yolk?

9:15 am

featherbee

double groan!

9:16 am

m9f9l

lecithin alone or he'll just keep going...and going...

9:17 am

m9f9l

and his yolks are just oval!

9:17 am

rururocks

i think it is a weird word dozen you?

9:18 am

featherbee

my eyes! my brain!

9:18 am

m9f9l

not really..I'd lay it on the line that I'll be done fairly soon.

9:19 am

rururocks

nothing's guinea make me stop unless I want to

9:19 am

m9f9l

I call fowl!

9:19 am

rururocks

LOL

9:20 am

featherbee

*cowers in corner, quivering* make it stop!

9:20 am

m9f9l

for sure.

9:20 am

rururocks

personally I don't give a cluck

9:20 am

hootowl

I think I am going to shop before the rain comes. bbl

9:20 am

featherbee

lmao, ok ruru, i did like that last one...

9:20 am

m9f9l

*taking feather under her wing*

9:21 am

m9f9l

gonna have something to eat..as I'm feeling a bit peckish

9:21 am

featherbee

....

9:21 am

rururocks

some wing..lol

9:22 am

rururocks

would someone clue the he 8/9?

9:22 am

featherbee

would if i could

9:22 am

m9f9l

not at the bottom of the page ruru

9:23 am

m9f9l

compounds

9:23 am

rururocks

thank you

9:23 am

featherbee

ty

9:23 am

m9f9l

yw!

9:23 am

rururocks

I sure couldn't find that last night

9:24 am

rururocks

29 left>>. I should list I am not finding much now

9:25 am

Judi

I hope we do get some rain today. No t-storms as predicted yesterday.

9:25 am

m9f9l

I listed at a bit over halfway

9:25 am

rururocks

rain rain go away.. come again another day..

9:27 am

m9f9l

it's raining in CA?

9:27 am

rururocks

no.. I am playing tennis later and don't want it to rain..:)

9:27 am

beachboggle

Judi... love your icon

9:28 am

beachboggle

we were supposed to get some t-storms yesterday, too, but didn't

9:28 am

Good Enough

hey ruru, we were vacationing in CA a couple weks ago

9:28 am

m9f9l

ah..denied! I love thunderstorms

9:29 am

beachboggle

I do too, m9

9:29 am

m9f9l

wow.. I didn't see that carpe deim word.

9:30 am

m9f9l

*slaps forhe***

9:30 am

m9f9l

in San Fran GE??

9:30 am

m9f9l

I really need to go to SF. I've never seen my sister's shop.

9:32 am

Good Enough

yes SF and Yosemite

9:32 am

Good Enough

what kind of shop?

9:32 am

m9f9l

the icon kind of gave it away..

9:32 am

Good Enough

good deduction skills M

9:32 am

m9f9l

http://www.colorboxsalon.com/

9:32 am

m9f9l

that kind

9:33 am

m9f9l

why thank you my dear watson

9:34 am

Dorens

good morning all

9:34 am

m9f9l

hi Dorens

9:34 am

rururocks

in SF.. you should have asked me about things to do

9:34 am

rururocks

<---knows SF better than anyone

9:35 am

Good Enough

well we did all the usual touristy things - things the kids like

9:35 am

Dorens

oh good enough, we definitely have similar taste i books.. i just finished little bee.. loved elegance of the hedgehog and bel canto... and recently read cutting for stone.. you might want to try that one next

9:35 am

rururocks

whadya do wheredya go whadya eat GE?

9:35 am

m9f9l

LOL...my sis is always giving travel advice. This guy called a while back for an appointment.. and she said "really? so soon?" and then he sheepishly admitted that he was going camping and really wanted the appointment to get advice.LOL

9:35 am

Dorens

ruru, modest as always :)

9:36 am

Good Enough

too funny M

9:36 am

m9f9l

*would love to see ruru go up against her sis!*

9:37 am

rururocks

<gives the BEST SF tours...

9:37 am

m9f9l

so she said forg?et the appt and where ya goin?LOL

9:37 am

Good Enough

most meals at the wharf, enjoyed that fish stew ciopela or something

9:37 am

m9f9l

ok.. if I go to see my sis I'll get you to give the tour ruru.

9:38 am

crosshair

i hope she does well..but 55 dollar and up hair cuts...wow

9:38 am

m9f9l

oh yeah. I've googled her. there's folks been going to her for over a decade.

9:38 am

m9f9l

especially for color.

9:39 am

rururocks

<pays a lot more than that for a haircut

9:39 am

Jeff7

we drove the California coast on our honeymoon and started in San Fran.....shrimp omelets for breakfast...yum

9:39 am

rururocks

<doesn't color his hair though

9:39 am

redturtlehead

I usually end up with 100.00 bill at the hairdresser, but I dothe color and highlighting.

9:39 am

Good Enough

Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard St, Coit Tower, Cable Cars, Union Square, Alcatraz, Fishermans Wharf, Ghiradelli Square....

9:39 am

m9f9l

you'll have to go and get travel advice ruru!LOL

9:40 am

redturtlehead

that sounds yummers jeff.

9:40 am

lbdawger

hi everyone, clue for the i plz?

9:40 am

crosshair

lol ruru,your out of my league if a hair cut is heading toward 100 dollar

9:40 am

redturtlehead

well, I only get my hair done 2-3 times a year...

9:40 am

Good Enough

Oh and spent a lovely evening at half moon bay state park

9:40 am

m9f9l

<< hopes sister brings scissors to fam reunion..

9:41 am

rururocks

thats all the touristy stuff alright. the thing to do with the kids.. there are other really cool places to go.. like behind coit tower to see the parrots

9:41 am

Dorens

how good is your jewish vocabulary lbd?

9:41 am

lbdawger

not very good, dorens

9:41 am

Good Enough

yeah wondered where those were

9:41 am

Dorens

is + a m**** is the guy you go to for a bris

9:41 am

Dorens

otherwise is + vowel + this could be heaven or ***l

9:42 am

m9f9l

I wasn't really planning on that Dorens..

9:42 am

Good Enough

last time we were there we had a fabulous meal at McKormick and Kuletos. Too bad we couldn't do that again

9:42 am

lbdawger

ty, dorens!

9:43 am

rururocks

there are many better places than that good.. that the kids would love too

9:43 am

Dorens

glad to be able to clue for you lbd. turnabout, etc

9:43 am

Good Enough

guess we'll have to go back and do it the right way :)

9:43 am

rururocks

there were riots in SF and Oakland last night.. not a good place to be

9:44 am

lbdawger

Oh, I'm sure you've clued me before, dorens. :-)

9:44 am

rururocks

I am glad you had a good time. SF is great

9:44 am

m9f9l

I didn't know that!

9:44 am

Good Enough

oh we did a giants v A's game too, no riots

9:44 am

Dorens

really ruru? over what?

9:44 am

rururocks

the Bart police officer's trial

9:44 am

Good Enough

10 days of CA sunshine, not a day of rain, only a smidge of fog

9:44 am

rururocks

The verdict came back

9:45 am

rururocks

wow.. in SF that is amazing in the summer GE

9:45 am

Dorens

ah!

9:45 am

rururocks

usually cold and foggy

9:45 am

Good Enough

of course spent several days at monteray, sequoia, kings canyon, and yosemite

9:45 am

rururocks

omg.. what a trip..

9:46 am

rururocks

were the sea lions at the piers in SF?

9:49 am

Good Enough

yup but we had already seen them at the wharf in monteray so the kids were slightly less impressed

9:49 am

rururocks

otters?

9:50 am

rururocks

well it sounds to me like you did just fine...

9:50 am

Good Enough

only outside the monteray aquarium

9:50 am

rururocks

I studied them in College..

9:51 am

m9f9l

otters?

9:51 am

Good Enough

saw a black bear kill a fawn in Sequoia - quite exciting - real live animal planet stuff

9:51 am

rururocks

wow

9:51 am

m9f9l

<<wishes she were on her cousin's sailboat in Monteray..... sigh.

9:52 am

rururocks

Monterey...

9:53 am

rururocks

I have been close to bears but never saw them do anything but rip apart a backpack

9:54 am

Jeff7

the Monterrey Aquarium has great animal webcams

9:54 am

Good Enough

yeah it was kind of sad to see them so close to the roads and hotel / camping areas, a relief to see them feeding the way they should

9:54 am

rururocks

(one came up to us in our sleeping bags.. talk about wetting your bed)

9:54 am

Jeff7

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc
/cam_menu.aspx

9:54 am

Good Enough

it is a great aquarium

9:55 am

rururocks

it really is well done .. the docents are usually pretty well trained.

9:55 am

Good Enough

omg ru *spit out water i was drinking*

9:56 am

rururocks

he was sniffing my friend's head like a dog

9:56 am

m9f9l

Tim shot a bear that was charging him once. And it didn't drop until VERY close. He went to his friend and told him where it was and that friend could have it. He just didn't even want to go anywhere near it again.

9:57 am

Good Enough

very glad i'm hearing this now instead of before we went

9:58 am

rururocks

I took down a raging transvestite in SF once.. not quite the same thing

9:58 am

Dorens

yikes... my best bear story is the one who sauntered into my back yard while i was out weeding... came about ten feet from me before i saw him.. but he really just wanted the birdfeeder

9:59 am

rururocks

(tripped him in his heels)

9:59 am

m9f9l

LOL ruru

9:59 am

Judi

FIREWORMS!

10:00 am

Dorens

me too!

10:00 am

m9f9l

Judi!!!! that's, um.. slimy!!!!!!

10:00 am

rururocks

<---- envious of Judi

10:00 am

m9f9l

and Dorens!

10:00 am

Dorens

yay judi. (ruru, did i tell you this before? the house we;ll be in is sobrevista... googleable)

10:00 am

m9f9l

I should quit goofing off I guess!

10:01 am

Judi

Kind of like salting slugs.

10:02 am

m9f9l

a diff sis of mine ate a slug once. come to think of it so did Tim... ugh.

10:02 am

Good Enough

ok - must work, bbl

10:02 am

Dorens

any clues desired before i go?

10:03 am

Judi

I wanna hear Ruru's transvestite take-down story!

10:03 am

m9f9l

poor transvestite.

10:04 am

rururocks

et 6

10:04 am

rururocks

please

10:04 am

m9f9l

a gas

10:05 am

rururocks

thanks

10:05 am

m9f9l

yw

10:05 am

m9f9l

you're so easy to clue.

10:05 am

Dorens

any others... maybe this time i'll be payiing attention

10:05 am

rururocks

she intended bodily harm on a friend

10:06 am

rururocks

she looked like carol channing.. so it was kind of hard for me to do.. I love Carol Channing

10:06 am

Judi

More details, please!

10:06 am

m9f9l

ah well.

10:06 am

rururocks

only hairier

10:06 am

m9f9l

ROFL!

10:06 am

m9f9l

and a bigger adam's apple..

10:08 am

rururocks

I was at a cousin's party (gay cousin) and having a good time.. this person was drunk and being obnoxious and getting into it and someone shot a smart ass remark right back at her and I swear to god she picked up a lamp and started charging across the room with it.. I stuck my leg out and took her down and jumped on top of her..

10:09 am

m9f9l

oh my

10:10 am

rururocks

Fortunately I outweighed her and held her down...

10:10 am

rururocks

tasers weren't around then

10:11 am

m9f9l

but if they were you would have had one on you??

10:11 am

rururocks

he 5/22?

10:12 am

rururocks

nm

10:12 am

rururocks

nm

10:13 am

rururocks

nah.. just a bad joke

10:14 am

rururocks

I am actually a very non-violent person

10:14 am

lshult

just nee 34 more...but need help with 8,9 & 10???plz

10:14 am

m9f9l

10 to go

10:15 am

m9f9l

8 and 9 are compounds. not at the bottom of the page.

10:15 am

m9f9l

10 is egg layer worship?

10:16 am

lshult

good clue, got em straight away, ty

10:16 am

jacq

i am sure the 8 and 9 or either perfume or wine related, perhaps related to scents?

10:17 am

rururocks

like eau de pollet?

10:17 am

m9f9l

I think it's writing. at the beginning of chapter..

10:17 am

jacq

nope i was wrong, sorry

10:17 am

jacq

it is

10:17 am

m9f9l

and used in law.

10:18 am

jacq

precedes a chapter

10:18 am

m9f9l

one could argue for it being a vocal term too I suppose.LOL

10:18 am

m9f9l

for singing

10:18 am

jacq

lol

10:21 am

m9f9l

and just what is chicken water ruru?

10:21 am

lshult

what are the opening letter of the 10?

10:22 am

m9f9l

he

10:22 am

m9f9l

that's the egg layer..

10:22 am

jacq

he10/91

10:22 am

jacq

it was clued a wee while ago

10:23 am

m9f9l

it's hard to sift through the chog though jac

10:23 am

m9f9l

tell us when you get it ishult!

10:23 am

m9f9l

or if you need more help

10:24 am

jacq

it can be i naver scroll back i just get confused

10:24 am

jacq

never

10:25 am

m9f9l

down to just s's

10:25 am

m9f9l

4 to go

10:26 am

m9f9l

2

10:26 am

jacq

go m9!!!

10:26 am

jacq

44 left here and slowing rapidly

10:27 am

m9f9l

there. I'm all fired up.

10:27 am

m9f9l

go jac!!!

10:27 am

rururocks

anyone have the st 6/21?

10:28 am

rururocks

st 6/18 I mean

10:28 am

rururocks

the first one

10:28 am

rururocks

nm

10:28 am

jacq

i love it when i ask for a clue then the word appears magically

10:29 am

jacq

it's raining so heavily here it's bouncing about 6 inches off the ground

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

mmmmmmmmm rain

10:29 am

m9f9l

wow jac

10:30 am

m9f9l

i see the little boy next door is out. Wonder if I should wake my little guy.

10:30 am

FMitch

I vaguely remember rain ... I think.

10:30 am

m9f9l

nah..

10:30 am

jacq

wow indeed, i have two whole loads of washing on the line inclusing bedding lol

10:31 am

FMitch

and hello all :)

10:31 am

jacq

heya FM

10:33 am

72 Temple Owl

speaking of washing, must go hang mine. happy babbling

10:33 am

FMitch

Hi/bye TO

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

hi/bye fm!

10:36 am

FMitch

I'll be lurking for a bit if anyone needs clues.

10:41 am

jacq

29 left and have to gather up the soaking wet sails that pass for sheets before they blow away, brb

10:42 am

redshoes

hello all. any clues other than egg layer worship for the he 10?

10:43 am

FMitch

Clue courtesy of Haz:
he, plus the opposite of yes, attach this to a word that means the study of or belief in deity.

10:44 am

redshoes

Thanks FMitch (& Haz, of course)!

10:44 am

FMitch

phone, brb.

10:45 am

FMitch

:)

10:50 am

mixi6

ty fmitch

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

i have not seen haz all week, but from that clue i take it she has been here?

10:57 am

FMitch

YEs she has been here most days but in the mornings TO.

10:57 am

FMitch

Did yo uhear the news, her eldest got engaged!

10:58 am

redshoes

TO! Have you ever listened to Paper Route? They're great. Had them in my he4/5 all week.

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

i just missed her yesterday, i saw her sign off

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

oh, how nice!

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

hi red! no i will check them out.

10:58 am

FMitch

They are all very happy about it, prolly a summer wedding next year.

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

please, what is the second letter for the is words? stats pls/

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

lo i mena the i words?

11:00 am

FMitch

stats are is5/21 and 7/32

11:00 am

FMitch

shout if you want a clue.

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

ty fm.

11:00 am

redshoes

is 6/21 and is 7/32. I'd love some clues as to those.

11:00 am

redshoes

is 6/21 and is 7/32. I'd love some clues as to those.

11:00 am

redshoes

d'oh!

11:01 am

wht

I am ** going to ***l

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

red, please check out our local band free energy

11:02 am

FMitch

sorry did typo is6 and 7 not 5 and 7 :(

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

huh wht?

11:02 am

wht

It is a clue for red

11:02 am

redshoes

will do, TO!

11:03 am

72 Temple Owl

i posted the vid lilnk on fb but no one seemed interested. i like it, though, very much

11:04 am

FMitch

is + vowel + most of opposite of heaven.

11:05 am

redshoes

Thanks FM!

11:05 am

redshoes

gotta go work. later kids.

11:05 am

FMitch

yw.

11:05 am

flosey

good morning babblers - just back to change icon for tomorrow

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

shoes still here?

11:07 am

FMitch

Hi flosey
LOL TO thats you off to the PB :)

11:07 am

FMitch

BRB going to get a cool drink.

11:07 am

EvaNadine

mmmm.... salad.....
made with tomatoes + cucumbers from the farmers market. :)

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

oh well. i had the vid link for her.

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZFHny
eqSI

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

has anyone heard when the new babble will launch?

11:22 am

Kazzer99

i couldnt get in the right way - hubby hard wired the ip address for me

11:33 am

EvaNadine

rut roh. error messages!

11:34 am

72 Temple Owl

http://www.cowappreciationday.com/ get your free chick-fil-a meal today!

11:34 am

stidmama

hello all! how's the grid?

11:35 am

mixi6

not bad stid.

11:35 am

mixi6

fireworks.

11:35 am

stidmama

my eyes are dilated from the eye exam, so not reading chog easily... but can see the BIG letters in the grid! LOL

11:35 am

stidmama

"fireworks" I can read! YAY mixi!

11:36 am

mixi6

the he10 is strange. and the is's are hard. otherwise lickety helped.

11:37 am

EvaNadine

hints for the 8 and 9?

11:38 am

mkg

need clue for the he 10 please

11:39 am

EvaNadine

HE10 sounds like the worship of chickens. :)

11:39 am

mixi6

he8,9 combo word. start with thing on top of your neck. and a musical ****.

11:39 am

mkg

chicken???????????

11:40 am

EvaNadine

TY mixi!
thats both NBT and NBS for me!

11:40 am

mixi6

start with a female chicken. plus vowell.

11:40 am

stidmama

thanks for those mixi

11:41 am

stidmama

got the HE words!!!

11:41 am

EvaNadine

mono****** = worship of one god
poly****** = worship of many gods
HE******* = worship of chickens. :)

11:42 am

stidmama

help with the i on the top please?

11:42 am

stidmama

it's my last tile

11:43 am

EvaNadine

is6-7 combo
is + vowel + not heaven (sorta)

11:43 am

stidmama

*loving EvaN's definition*

11:43 am

mkg

got the last six letters but not first ones. will keep trying

11:44 am

mkg

ty for is words

11:44 am

EvaNadine

i was an english major. me define stuff GOOD. :)

11:44 am

SamanthaJoy

EvaNadine, you just became today's hero.

11:44 am

mkg

got the he word. you are so so funny with that clue!

11:44 am

crosshair

i define stuff goodlier;)

11:45 am

mkg

i like y our definition of he word better than real meaning.

11:45 am

stidmama

hey cross

11:45 am

mkg

great clues.

11:45 am

stidmama

thanks for the is words

11:45 am

mkg

need the 8 anbd 9 and would love clues......plz

11:46 am

mixi6

he8,9 combo word. start with thing on top of your neck. and a musical ****.

11:46 am

stidmama

it just took me a while...

11:46 am

m9f9l

If'n I'da been here I'd have clued it goodest!

11:46 am

mkg

ty got it.

11:47 am

stidmama

hey M!

11:47 am

m9f9l

oh that's a CUTE sprite!

11:47 am

m9f9l

Hi stid! long time no see!

11:47 am

m9f9l

what's today's theme?

11:48 am

crosshair

lol,when i kid was growing up i used to chage the rhino word to "rhinosourcicus" took my mrs years to undo the damages lol

11:48 am

mkg

i have never understood the theme stuff.

11:48 am

crosshair

my kid still has trouble saying it correctly lol

11:48 am

m9f9l

crossy, we change all sorts of words around here.

11:49 am

crosshair

like heffalumps and woozles lol

11:49 am

stidmama

theme? oh - I still have the one from sprite's bday. will switch to another one later...

11:49 am

m9f9l

I say that one rhinoskerus

11:49 am

EvaNadine

there is a song by Flight of the Conchords called "Hiphopapotamus v Rhymenocerous"
and it makes me giggle. :)

11:50 am

m9f9l

a lot of my misspeakings are ways for me to remember spellings come to think of it!LOL

11:50 am

m9f9l

I love that song

11:50 am

stidmama

funny title, EvaN.

11:51 am

EvaNadine

"im the Hiphopapotamus, my lyrics are bottomless... *long, awkward silence*"

11:51 am

stidmama

well, I am past halfway, and NBT. but my eyes are hurting from being online. back later once the eyes are undilated... (hate eye exams)

11:51 am

m9f9l

yeah..it's really phat!

11:51 am

stidmama

*poof*

11:52 am

EvaNadine

aint no party like my grans tea party -- hey, ho!

11:53 am

Magyk

Eva!! That's my favorite!

11:53 am

m9f9l

I'm listening to Natalie Dessay. Very nice.

11:54 am

EvaNadine

come on in, magyk! sing and dance with us. :)

11:55 am

Magyk

Did Steve tell you that perchance? Steve!

11:57 am

Magyk

I also like the song Mermaids!

11:58 am

EvaNadine

i also like "im not crying" -- im just making a lasagne -- for one!

11:59 am

Magyk

at your mermaid party, do you smoke seaweed? if so then how do you light it?

12:03 pm

m9f9l

I like cello tape

12:04 pm

m9f9l

But just like that roll of tape
Love sometimes breaks off before you were done

12:04 pm

m9f9l

the sticky stuff

12:05 pm

m9f9l

I'm not gonna kill her man

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

There's just a little bit of dust in my eye
That's from the path that you made when you said your goodbye
I'm not weeping 'cause you won't be here to hold my hand
For your information, there's an inflammation in my tear gland

I'm not upset because you left me this way
My eyes are just a little sweaty today
They've been looking around and are searching for you
They've been looking for you even though I told them not to

12:07 pm

m9f9l

cellotape is epic

12:08 pm

m9f9l

I'm watchin' the not crying one now

12:13 pm

Magyk

my bf bought me the first season...love it

12:14 pm

m9f9l

and now I'm watching bret's angry dance.

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:17 pm

o-o

Hello, ruby

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

we told my fiance and his old roommie that they were bret + jermaine. my fiance is def jermaine + his buddy was totally bret.

12:17 pm

Magyk

bret is my fav..

12:22 pm

Mom

good afternoon / evening everyone!

12:22 pm

m9f9l

hi {{{mom}}}

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

12:23 pm

Mom

{{{{M9}}}} hello

12:23 pm

Mom

{{{Ruby}}}

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

is it hot where you are? Today is our hottest to date, about 95F

12:23 pm

Mom

mid 80's today, we had some rain earlier

12:24 pm

Mom

oh Ruby that is hot

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

we need rain!

12:24 pm

Mom

first we had for a while

12:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello mom/ did you dress up like a cow to get your free chick-fil-a- meal today? ;)

12:25 pm

Mom

Hi {{TO}}, I have never eaten Chick-fil-a, so no. Did you?

12:25 pm

crosshair