Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 18, 2010

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!!!

12:00 am

stidmama

oh, it's a small one....

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

mrpresident

flip !

12:00 am

Jellen

flip

12:00 am

hpb

wow, small grid. I wonder how many babblets there are.

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip!!!!

12:00 am

MLFAN17

small grid i am out of here

12:00 am

ChuggaBOOM!

hi gl

12:00 am

stidmama

hey mrp!!!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

stidmama

I am VERY tired. sweet dreams or happy days all...

12:01 am

ChuggaBOOM!

th8/45

12:01 am

m9f9l

night stid

12:01 am

stidmama

(((flosey))) lovely jolly roger there.

12:01 am

Jellen

Good night, all...

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

stidmama

*poof*

12:02 am

jillibus

night stid!

12:02 am

jillibus

YAY Lickety!!!

12:02 am

m9f9l

thanks lickety!

12:03 am

kje

thanks lickety - that was fast!

12:03 am

Pinikula

are grem and chugs done yet?

12:03 am

flosey

thanks lickety

12:03 am

m9f9l

i think there are a lot of funky words in this one..

12:03 am

jillibus

flosey -- nice wingding, but that's for Aug 19 (Thursday)!

12:04 am

flosey

lol, where's my head

12:05 am

flosey

will change later

12:05 am

flosey

or maybe just be ready for next grid

12:06 am

jillibus

sure, flosey! And I won't be -- leaving Thurs am.

12:06 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:06 am

flosey

are you, have fun

12:07 am

Pinikula

wtg grem

12:07 am

flosey

golly grem, I haven't started yet, wtg

12:07 am

m9f9l

oh grem! 7 minutes???

12:07 am

gremlinn

small grid + Lickety = quick time

12:07 am

jillibus

Too funny, grem! I haven't entered one word yet (no time)

12:08 am

jillibus

bite

12:08 am

m9f9l

I have 21 words

12:08 am

Pinikula

I have 22 ;)

12:08 am

hpb

how do you like that ng5?

12:08 am

Pinikula

have that one jilli ;)

12:08 am

jillibus

oops

12:08 am

jessmom

30

12:09 am

gremlinn

I only know two ng5s, so it was easy to find it once I knew it existed

12:10 am

jillibus

I'm going to go down to the beach and look at the phosphorescence in the sea...back later.

12:11 am

Pinikula

have fun, jilli!

12:11 am

jillibus

don't like the look of this grid.

12:14 am

m9f9l

me either jilli!

12:14 am

Pinikula

it's a toughy (for me anyway)

12:15 am

m9f9l

thanks grem!

12:15 am

jillibus

...rethinking the beach. There's a long flight of stairs down to it, and although there's a bright moon out it might be a bit unsafe to use it in the dark. Damn.

12:16 am

Pinikula

aw, jilli...I'm sure it's probably lovely either way!

12:16 am

jillibus

So morewords, here I come for the weirdos.

12:16 am

m9f9l

flash light?

12:16 am

flosey

don't you have a flashlight, jilli

12:17 am

jillibus

yes -- ok, flashlight. Bye!

12:17 am

Pinikula

ciao!

12:17 am

m9f9l

28 words.

12:21 am

hpb

nbt

12:21 am

hpb

time for bed.

12:21 am

m9f9l

wow hpb! good going!

12:35 am

flosey

fireworks

12:35 am

Pinikula

wtg flosey!

12:36 am

flosey

ty Pini, nice looking dog

12:36 am

Pinikula

that's my Koda :)

12:37 am

Pinikula

(thank you!)

12:38 am

flosey

he looks loveable

12:38 am

Pinikula

he's my buddy :)

12:38 am

Pinikula

he's been going to work with me this week and he's been a very good boy!

12:39 am

Pinikula

* said from PB *

12:39 am

flosey

ah, so nice - my daughter often takes her dog in to work with her

12:39 am

Pinikula

it's nice to be able to do it...he has a very calming effect ;)

12:40 am

flosey

I'm going to get an early night since I now have a chance - hmmm, but what do I do when I wake too early!

12:40 am

flosey

goodnight all, be back tomorrow night

12:41 am

Pinikula

sleep well, flosey, I'm sure you'll find something even if it means keeping other babblers company while they finish and you enjoy chatting with friends! :)

12:41 am

flosey

yes Pini, that's fun too

12:42 am

jessmom

fireworks!

12:42 am

Pinikula

wtg jes!

12:43 am

Christine

Pinikula - I've just read the letter to Dr. Laura (posted on your profile). Something to think about. Bloody woman's a menace.

12:43 am

jessmom

ty pini, needed the list for my last four. Darn laughing mammal...

12:43 am

Pinikula

* giggle *

12:44 am

Pinikula

I think I'm going to call it a night wi4 a Lucky 13 to finish tomorrow...

12:44 am

Pinikula

wasn't it rather "entertaining" christine??? LOL

12:44 am

Pinikula

(she is annoying)

12:45 am

Pinikula

but gotta git fer now...cya tmw! Happy Babbling! * poof *

12:46 am

Christine

Before you go, is there a way I could talk you into e-mailing the letter to me? I tried copy & paste, it dodn't work.

12:46 am

Christine

in fact, it didn't work !

1:03 am

jillibus

hi --back again

1:06 am

rururocks

this is going to be a toughie I see

1:17 am

helensgirlkid

Christine, I just copy/pasted it myself; the email hasn't arrived yet, of course, so it may not have worked after all, but if it did I will be happy to send it on. Email me at helensgirlkid@shaw.ca

1:18 am

Christine

Thank you. I'm sure I could've done it, if I wasn'y so computer-dopey. I'll look for it in my emails.

1:20 am

helensgirlkid

Copy/paste seems to have mysterious moments. I have had failure with it and then, trying to demonstrate them, had it succeed! I think my computer hides little quibbles in places it know I will trip over!

1:21 am

westford

hello helen and christine may I have the stats for the 8 if you have it don't want to list yet

1:22 am

helensgirlkid

Optimist! Give, Westford

1:23 am

westford

okay

1:24 am

helensgirlkid

I may get it without listing - but not likely. I usually don't list until tomorrow morning, if I haven

1:24 am

Christine

I have only 31 words - only 4s and 5s. But if ever I find an 8 - I'll be soooo excited.

1:24 am

helensgirlkid

got a good number yet. But it's a small list - though probably mean.

1:24 am

ursh

hello all - th8/45

1:24 am

helensgirlkid

No idea what happened there - I don't THINK I hit enter!

1:25 am

westford

so far it's not too bad and I did see the n was ng never would have go6 that one

1:25 am

rururocks

thanks.. got it right away

1:25 am

westford

oh thanks and hi ursh

1:25 am

Christine

Oh yes, someone posted that just after flip - I'd forgotten it ... off to search for it.

1:26 am

helensgirlkid

thanks for that go6, west!

1:27 am

westford

yvw helens almost wrote it out lol

1:29 am

helensgirlkid

It won't take coct!

1:29 am

jillibus

I don't blame it, lol!

1:30 am

jillibus

concoct I know, but just plain coct?

1:30 am

westford

hi there jilli

1:30 am

rururocks

does anyone have the no 6/33?

1:30 am

westford

just get here?

1:31 am

jillibus

I just got back from the beach a little while ago -- went to see the sparkling water (little phosphorescent beasties)

1:31 am

westford

not I ruru

1:31 am

helensgirlkid

Well, there's also decoct. So somewhere there's a root meaning something like mix, or put together.

1:32 am

westford

ooh plankton (sp?)

1:32 am

westford

we used to do that in Monterey

1:32 am

jillibus

I think so, west

1:32 am

helensgirlkid

whay

1:33 am

helensgirlkid

SORRY - NOODLING WITHOUT ATTENTION TO CURSOR!

1:34 am

westford

lol helens

1:39 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

1:39 am

westford

good morning ruby

1:39 am

jillibus

hi ruby

1:41 am

rubyfoo

fercoct?

1:43 am

rubyfoo

thanks for all the clues in the chog, gave me a leg up with 4 words -- ng??? how in the world did you get that one?

1:43 am

helensgirlkid

OK, percoct I can imagine - even furcoct, perhaps - but fercoct?

1:43 am

rubyfoo

now looking for the th8....

1:43 am

westford

from morewords

1:43 am

jillibus

I got it from morewords -- gremlin just knew it.

1:43 am

rubyfoo

mixed up maybe?

1:44 am

rubyfoo

from his wide travels???

1:44 am

westford

still looking for the no6

1:44 am

jillibus

from his constant word games

1:45 am

rururocks

done...

1:46 am

jillibus

YAY ruru!!!

1:46 am

westford

yay ruru

1:46 am

rubyfoo

it feels like november here; where did summer go?

1:46 am

rubyfoo

yay ruru

1:46 am

helensgirlkid

Way to go, ru!

1:46 am

rururocks

two really tough to find words.. maybe three

1:47 am

westford

maybe your summer will return with your guests ruby

1:47 am

jillibus

maybe it will come back, ruby. Our summer is supposed to go cold this weekend, after record heat.

1:47 am

westford

ruru was the no6 one of the really hard words?

1:47 am

rururocks

yes

1:48 am

westford

ty

1:48 am

rururocks

the ap 6 was hard for me too

1:48 am

rubyfoo

I shouldn't complain as it was more clement than most places, only about 10 days over 30C (90F or so)

1:48 am

rururocks

and the ng word was new to me too

1:48 am

rururocks

we haven't had much of a summer here either ruby

1:48 am

jillibus

I just found a perfectly normal no6/33

1:48 am

rubyfoo

and we had the most tomatoes ever

1:49 am

helensgirlkid

The no6 is one of those words that's hard to get, then you want to slap your forehead for not getting it at once!

1:49 am

jillibus

it just jumped out at me!

1:50 am

helensgirlkid

They keep promising us hot weather "next week" - and we get maybe a day or two that's almost hot.

1:50 am

rururocks

did it scare you jilli?

1:50 am

Cosmo Kramer

any help on the ap6?

1:50 am

jillibus

well, it woke me up a bit, ruru

1:50 am

rubyfoo

here it's like 40% chance of rain and they're right, 40% of the time!

1:51 am

rururocks

ap 6 the highest point cosmo

1:51 am

helensgirlkid

it's an astronomic term, cosmo

1:51 am

rururocks

the climax so to speak

1:51 am

westford

thanks ruru

1:51 am

rubyfoo

ty ru ru!

1:52 am

jillibus

I can never remember which is the high one, the ap**** or the pe*****.

1:52 am

rururocks

you know everyone I have been really sad for Jellen for a while now.. this really got to me..

1:52 am

jillibus

but I shoudl remember the apex, I guess.

1:53 am

jillibus

You're not alone, ruru.

1:53 am

rururocks

too young for this much tragedy

1:53 am

rubyfoo

monkeys found the no6; they were startled

1:54 am

helensgirlkid

Watch out - startled monkeys are unpredictable!

1:54 am

westford

too true

1:54 am

rubyfoo

me, too, ruru! I think she is incredibly brave

1:54 am

Cosmo Kramer

tx ru helen.. got the ap6

1:55 am

jillibus

they had such hopes and plans...

1:55 am

rururocks

very strong person she is I think..

1:55 am

rururocks

yw cosmo

1:55 am

helensgirlkid

That's a handy connection between the ap6 and the top word, jilli - I hadn't thought of it, so maybe now I can remember.

1:56 am

Cosmo Kramer

ta6?

1:56 am

jillibus

You know, evanonut had a tragedy a little while ago too, also too young.

1:56 am

helensgirlkid

It was really quite sudden, too, wasn't it, ru, jilli?

1:56 am

rururocks

that one is hard to clue cosmo

1:57 am

Cosmo Kramer

:)

1:57 am

jillibus

well, helens, the melanoma appeared two years ago...

1:57 am

rururocks

sounds like the weener you buy at baseball games

1:57 am

rubyfoo

it makes all the little problems and annoyances seem like nothing!

1:57 am

rururocks

melanoma is a very dangerous cancer

1:58 am

rururocks

it's first target is the liver

1:58 am

rubyfoo

and the skin part often goes totally unnoticed

1:58 am

rururocks

yes

1:59 am

jillibus

my cousin's hubby had it attack his brain.

1:59 am

helensgirlkid

It's hard to predict, too I gather - my family doctor died of it, also very young.

1:59 am

rururocks

jellen probably extended his life by forcing him to go to the doctor.. it is so tragic

1:59 am

Cosmo Kramer

got it ru... fireworks... tx all.

1:59 am

rururocks

good going cosmo.. nicely done

1:59 am

jillibus

YAY cosmo!!!

1:59 am

helensgirlkid

Congrats, cosmo.

2:00 am

rubyfoo

we lost a friend who had is in her eyes, but it too a long time forit to spread, more than 10 years

2:02 am

rururocks

I have never met her.. but it really affected me
I should go to bed .. this is too sad to talk about

2:02 am

rururocks

I have never met her.. but it really affected me

2:02 am

jillibus

didn't know it could go to the eyes! Yow!

2:02 am

jillibus

ruru, you're a sweet softy

2:03 am

rubyfoo

one eye, sorry, and even after they removed it (!!) it spread, very slowly, everywhere

2:03 am

rubyfoo

{{ruru}} big one for you sweetie!

2:04 am

helensgirlkid

{{ruru}} - sleep well

2:05 am

helensgirlkid

Think I shall go to bed, too - losing focus on words! Night all, and good luck.

2:06 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, all you night owls. It's still morning coffee time for me

2:09 am

Gadget

this grid bites

2:09 am

rubyfoo

still trying to reach half and good morning, gadget

2:09 am

Gadget

hi rube

2:14 am

m9f9l

hi all

2:15 am

rubyfoo

half, yay

2:15 am

m9f9l

I just sat down and looked at the notepad that was up and was SO confused... then I realized it was the last grid..

2:15 am

rubyfoo

hello m9

2:15 am

rururocks

*puts muzzle on grid for gadget*

2:15 am

m9f9l

but I am at 1/2way now! so I can get the list..

2:15 am

m9f9l

oh wait. still no nbt...

2:15 am

m9f9l

ack! still 4 bts!

2:16 am

rururocks

lol m9

2:16 am

rubyfoo

I have half the words but MANY bt's

2:16 am

rubyfoo

7 of them!

2:16 am

m9f9l

wow ruby!

2:17 am

jillibus

firewords

2:17 am

m9f9l

YAY jilli!!

2:17 am

rubyfoo

yay jilli!

2:18 am

m9f9l

stats for top o?

2:18 am

jillibus

And I'm off to bed -- big day tomorrow!

2:18 am

rururocks

oa 5

2:18 am

m9f9l

thanks.. I'll look

2:19 am

rururocks

kind of a ten grain word

2:19 am

westford

back from kitchen duty good night jilli

2:19 am

m9f9l

ok.. that's just stoooopid that I didn't get it. thanks ruru

2:20 am

Christine

Just as I left to look for the th8, a knock on the door, 12:30 in the morning, must be a burglar, yes? No, a neighbour saw the light was on, and thought I might like company. She looked at the grid, and without knowing what I was looking for - the word jumped at her ... I think she's probably from another planet. Who knows these words, off the top of her head?

2:20 am

rururocks

night jilli

2:20 am

rururocks

I am right behind you

2:20 am

rubyfoo

like an old western.....

2:20 am

westford

wow Christine I wish I had a word fairy to knock on my door

2:20 am

m9f9l

that is just wild Christine!

2:20 am

rubyfoo

if I got a knock on the door at 12:30, I'd freak out!

2:20 am

jillibus

that's cosy, ruru ;)

2:21 am

westford

hello m

2:21 am

Christine

Not only saw the word, figured the definition, sort of.

2:21 am

m9f9l

heh heh heh

2:21 am

jillibus

so goodnight all, happy babbling through this little waste of time, and...*poof*

2:22 am

westford

I say hello and you say heh heh heh?

2:22 am

Christine

Goodnight Jillibus and Rururocks; sleep well.

2:22 am

m9f9l

hi west. no that was to jilli's comment

2:22 am

m9f9l

there's a lag...

2:22 am

rubyfoo

hello christine and westford!!!

2:23 am

westford

lol I knew that

2:23 am

m9f9l

so your hi hadn't shown yet!

2:23 am

rubyfoo

I thought the lag was just in my head!

2:23 am

Christine

Hello, Rubyfoo - how's your husband?

2:23 am

rubyfoo

healing well, I think. Thank you for asking.

2:24 am

rubyfoo

still depressed, though, but a little less

2:24 am

westford

that was so hard on both of you ruby

2:24 am

Christine

My prayers and best wishes to both of you.

2:25 am

m9f9l

got the 8. your friend is really weird Christine.

2:25 am

rubyfoo

much worse for him of course, I've just had tokeep things organized...

2:25 am

rubyfoo

any hint for the th8; I haven't a clue

2:25 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, he's baaaack.....

2:26 am

m9f9l

it turns round on itself

2:26 am

m9f9l

who ruby?? what?!?!?

2:27 am

m9f9l

and has a lot of vo5's. oh wait.. I can say vowel again.

2:27 am

rubyfoo

DH or, hopefully, your mystery th8 bearer

2:27 am

westford

if I was confused before...

2:28 am

westford

is turns round a definiton of the direction

2:29 am

rubyfoo

th + charged particle +_ had dinner

2:29 am

westford

or*

2:29 am

westford

thanks ruby that did it !!

2:30 am

westford

alms for the poor

2:30 am

Christine

Who's back?

2:30 am

westford

sitting here with my letter bucket held out

2:32 am

rubyfoo

t's and w's vanquished

2:32 am

westford

christine I think ruby meant her husband was back

2:32 am

sandrafrances

How many words today please

2:32 am

Christine

My neighbour left with info on babble, so I guess she'll show up, soon.

2:32 am

rubyfoo

husband, but not yet. He's walking again

2:32 am

sandrafrances

Good morning all

2:32 am

Christine

73, Sandrafrances

2:32 am

westford

I was going to ask you if she played

2:32 am

rubyfoo

73 and hello sandra

2:33 am

sandrafrances

Thanks

2:33 am

westford

that's good ruby

2:33 am

rubyfoo

left t, not right one which is 0!

2:33 am

rubyfoo

or bottom one, also 0!

2:34 am

Christine

She will,m I'm sure. English is her second language, been here about five years, but came as an adult, yet she sees a word that I didn't know existed.

2:34 am

m9f9l

can't believe I took so long to see that bottom o!

2:35 am

rubyfoo

and it is??

2:35 am

westford

some of these pop right out and others just stay hidden

2:35 am

westford

an ess curve

2:35 am

m9f9l

it's an architectural term

2:35 am

m9f9l

and sounds like what I said when I found it!

2:36 am

Christine

0g4/6 - a double curve.

2:36 am

m9f9l

stats for left e??

2:36 am

rubyfoo

ty christine

2:36 am

Christine

Yes!! m9f91

2:36 am

Christine

yw Rubyfoo

2:37 am

rubyfoo

I should have known that!! duh

2:37 am

m9f9l

what!??!?

2:37 am

m9f9l

see? that's how I felt ruby!!LOL

2:38 am

m9f9l

got it. NBT!!

2:38 am

m9f9l

now i can list!

2:39 am

Christine

Time for a cuppa, & try to slog my way thro' my book.

2:40 am

rubyfoo

47 words but still no nbt! but I had better get dressed

2:40 am

rubyfoo

saee you later

2:40 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

2:41 am

rubyfoo

ohantom: yenta = rubyfoo lol

2:43 am

westford

I missed saying good bye to ruby I was letting my ruby in

2:43 am

westford

oh we found new graves today

2:43 am

m9f9l

wh4 a coinkydink!

2:44 am

m9f9l

really??

2:44 am

westford

we have a little burial ground outside our back door and found a stone from 1848

2:44 am

m9f9l

wow... do you enter them online?

2:44 am

m9f9l

is it a family plot?

2:44 am

westford

the ground has been heaving and it just showed up

2:45 am

westford

think it must be the name we can make out is Winn

2:45 am

m9f9l

do a rubbing?

2:46 am

westford

maybe..some are upright but this one is embedded in the ground probably fell over

2:46 am

m9f9l

There is probably someone somewhere looking for a record of that death.

2:46 am

m9f9l

so are they on the online data bases?

2:46 am

westford

could be

2:47 am

westford

the man who owns the land said he has no idea

2:47 am

m9f9l

oh no!!!!! Today was Tuesday!!!!!

2:47 am

westford

what was supposed to happen?

2:47 am

m9f9l

I am so messed up with time and all... I totally forgot to go to the family history center!!!

2:47 am

m9f9l

arghhhh

2:48 am

m9f9l

i had a niggling feeling all day too....

2:48 am

westford

I hate when that happens..you know you're supposed to be somewhere or doing something

2:49 am

Christine

Left my miserable book, and heard you found a grave. That

2:49 am

westford

usually it's dates with me

2:49 am

westford

found a few christine

2:49 am

m9f9l

pb all over the place!

2:49 am

Christine

interesting - perhaps, online, you'll find a family that's looking for a link to the past.

2:50 am

westford

don't tell m

2:50 am

Christine

ooops

2:50 am

westford

that's what m just said

2:50 am

m9f9l

th4's wh4 I was saying...

2:50 am

m9f9l

should look and see if it's online somewhere!

2:50 am

westford

this is obviously a family burial plot the land used to be a farm

2:50 am

m9f9l

can you think of any of the names?

2:51 am

westford

the town wouldn't let us build our new deck within 20 feet of it

2:51 am

westford

Timothy, Elizabeth and Jane last name Winn

2:52 am

westford

those are the ones we've been able to make out

2:52 am

westford

they are under a few trees it's very idyllic

2:52 am

m9f9l

yes.. there is definitely a family name of Winn on Rhode Island

2:52 am

m9f9l

I just googled..

2:52 am

westford

no this is here in Maine

2:53 am

m9f9l

oh! I thought you were in RI for some reason...

2:53 am

m9f9l

oh! nvm!!LOL

2:53 am

westford

we live in RI we are here in Maine for the summer

2:54 am

westford

Winn is a pretty common name

2:55 am

Christine

Is there a local library, that may have records?

2:56 am

m9f9l

there's a captain James Winn... was married 4 times1

2:56 am

m9f9l

what town?

2:56 am

westford

there is a small library but I think it mostly caters to tourists

2:56 am

westford

ogunquit

2:56 am

m9f9l

what a great name!

2:56 am

m9f9l

that's where captain winn's ship was sailed from

2:56 am

m9f9l

http://www.someoldnews.com/?p=83

2:57 am

westford

supposed to mean beautiful place by the sea

2:58 am

westford

that's very cool I bookmarked it

2:58 am

m9f9l

oh wait.. I guess he was married 3 times.

2:59 am

m9f9l

his house was moved..

2:59 am

m9f9l

there's stuff about him at the ogunquit heritage museum.

3:00 am

westford

there are 14 cottages on the land tha was once a farm the barn is now a bed and breakfast, the orchards now have town houses and we have a log cabin at the back and that's where the grave yard is

3:01 am

westford

I guess I'll need to check out the museum

3:01 am

Christine

My laptop is getting soooo hot, I think I'm contributing to global warming.

3:01 am

m9f9l

LOL Christine

3:02 am

m9f9l

yes! that would be so cool west!

3:02 am

westford

does it mention Perkin's Cove?

3:02 am

Christine

I really should get one of those pads to go under it.

3:03 am

westford

I have one christine it's a life saver when I'm wearing shorts

3:04 am

Christine

I remember I need one when I'm at home, never when I'm near the Staple's store.

3:04 am

westford

I think I got mine from Starcrest of CA

3:05 am

westford

it wasn't much

3:05 am

westford

has a nice wrist rest too

3:07 am

Christine

Starcrest - are they the people that sen out looseleaf catalogs?

3:07 am

westford

yes that's them but they are on line now

3:08 am

Christine

Super, I'll check their prices. Thanks.

3:09 am

m9f9l

sorry was off in history!LOL

3:09 am

m9f9l

there's a Winn, ME

3:09 am

westford

I'm a history nut too m

3:11 am

Christine

netty

3:11 am

Christine

oops

3:11 am

westford

have that lol

3:11 am

lynxxx

Yes? (that was my nickname when I was a child)

3:11 am

Christine

I cannot find that bloomin' no6

3:11 am

lynxxx

Good evening all

3:12 am

Christine

Netty, is that you?

3:12 am

westford

are you lynette?

3:12 am

westford

hi lyn

3:12 am

lynxxx

Yes - which is a bit hard for llittle kids to say therefore netty

3:13 am

Christine

My daughter id Vanessa, and her father's kids (second marriage) used to call her Nessy, which drove her crazy.

3:14 am

westford

Loch Ness ?

3:14 am

lynxxx

can understand that - and Vanessa is such a lovely name

3:14 am

Christine

I think it';s not too hard, if the parents spell it out, the way you would any new/long word.

3:14 am

westford

pretty names

3:14 am

Christine

We NEVER call our monster Nessie - it'd be disrespectful to an older person.

3:15 am

westford

are you a desperate housewife lyn?

3:15 am

m9f9l

my poor MIL is still called by her childhood nickname....

3:16 am

lynxxx

not me! not even a redhead

3:16 am

westford

your monster is quite old at that christine

3:17 am

westford

what is she called m?

3:18 am

m9f9l

loller

3:19 am

m9f9l

aha! no6... I'll no6 you when i find it...

3:19 am

m9f9l

hint...hint...

3:20 am

Christine

aha, just as I found it, you posted. Thanks anyway.

3:20 am

lynxxx

Lola would be nice - but Loller!

3:20 am

m9f9l

yup. they call the house and even if they don't know you from adam they say "is Loller there?"

3:21 am

westford

was it a name one of her siblings came up with?

3:21 am

lynxxx

what is her proper name?

3:21 am

m9f9l

yup.. sister couldn't say "mary alice"... came out "loller"

3:22 am

westford

that makes perfect sense lol

3:22 am

westford

and such a pretty name too

3:22 am

m9f9l

yup. can you imagine being called loller forEVER

3:23 am

m9f9l

HeWho couldn't say Aiden, and for a little while she was called Nanny... but we don't still call her th4!!!

3:24 am

westford

does HeWho not want his real name posted? We know your other kids' names

3:24 am

m9f9l

yup. HeWho for "he who shall remain nameless" LOL

3:24 am

m9f9l

he's VERY private!

3:25 am

westford

well all the others have such cool names so his must be too

3:25 am

m9f9l

shhhh.... it's connor

3:25 am

Christine

Is HeWho the one named GA** ?

3:25 am

westford

see I knew it was very cool

3:26 am

m9f9l

no Gage is 4

3:26 am

m9f9l

HeWho is 19

3:26 am

Christine

Oh, just saWyYOu posted otherwise.

3:26 am

m9f9l

Aiden is 22 and Elina is 14

3:26 am

westford

our friend's son's middle name is Gage first name Nathaniel

3:26 am

Christine

Bloomin' gremlins just woke

3:26 am

lynxxx

Very good names

3:27 am

m9f9l

so funny... there's so many 5 and 6 yo's named connor now. and Aidan was the #1 boys name for new babies last year or the year before or something...

3:27 am

Christine

'Different' names, without being embarassing.

3:27 am

m9f9l

Aiden says she's going to torture them all when they're about 13 and she's going on 30... telling them "you know...it was a girl's name!"

3:27 am

m9f9l

LOL

3:28 am

westford

our oldest daughter is Jolizabeth

3:28 am

m9f9l

that's cool!

3:29 am

m9f9l

does she have a middle?

3:29 am

westford

no

3:29 am

lynxxx

...and you tell her she was named after Angelina?

3:29 am

westford

and neither does her first daughter

3:29 am

westford

we started a trend I suppose

3:30 am

westford

lol lyn she was called jolie for awhile when we were in france

3:30 am

m9f9l

I know a few women who have that as a family tradition...and then when they get married, the maiden becomes their "middle" name

3:30 am

Christine

My daughter's middle name is Lee, because her Daddy's a Southerner

3:30 am

m9f9l

Aiden Kathleen

3:30 am

lynxxx

My daughter's middle name is Lee - snap.

3:30 am

m9f9l

HeWho Grey

3:31 am

westford

so pretty and so Irish

3:31 am

m9f9l

Elina Walker

3:31 am

m9f9l

and Gage Mason

3:31 am

westford

we have an Erin Michaela

3:31 am

Christine

The Irish are here

3:32 am

westford

apparently lol

3:32 am

lynxxx

Gage is great, so strong. Is that a common g9iven name in the US or something you made up?

3:33 am

m9f9l

not really made up. but not common at all. well... I've started noticing it.. I'm a trend setter..what can I say??

3:33 am

m9f9l

there's a bunch of little aleena, elina, elayna etc running around now too!

3:33 am

Christine

I worked with a woman who named her children for her maiden name, and those of her two SiL

3:33 am

westford

our friend's is a family name

3:33 am

m9f9l

my parents had 9 children...and kind of went with a different nationality for each one.

3:34 am

m9f9l

scottish: Lawrence Bruce

3:34 am

westford

that's very cool

3:34 am

Christine

My maiden name is Rita, and one of my aunts, and two cousins used the name for their daughters.

3:34 am

m9f9l

then Eric Jan

3:34 am

m9f9l

Owen David, welsh

3:34 am

westford

I had an auntie Rita

3:34 am

lynxxx

Rita is great

3:34 am

m9f9l

Naomi Ruth (hebrew)

3:35 am

westford

oh very

3:35 am

m9f9l

Freda Ellen (she was also kind of named after my dad.. Fred A)

3:35 am

m9f9l

Angela Maria

3:35 am

lynxxx

Your dad was Fred Astaire! WOW

3:35 am

m9f9l

Ralph Gerard (anglo saxon??)

3:35 am

m9f9l

No.. he was hay hay hay...Fred Albert!

3:35 am

m9f9l

LOL

3:36 am

westford

gerard is french

3:36 am

lynxxx

lol

3:36 am

m9f9l

Michele Clare

3:36 am

m9f9l

and then I got catholic.. Mary Frances!LOL

3:36 am

westford

cou

3:36 am

westford

does sound like a nun's name

3:37 am

westford

but I love the name Mary that was my grandmother's name

3:37 am

westford

our only son was going to be MaryAnne

3:37 am

m9f9l

looked it up. Ralph AND Gerard are old english

3:38 am

westford

I have a cousin Gerry and both his parents are French that's why I thought it was

3:38 am

m9f9l

Mary means bitter. and Frances means vetch. I'm a bitter vetch

3:38 am

Christine

Probably NormanFrench

3:38 am

lynxxx

my second son was going to be Jessie Lee - I had a daughter so she got it

3:38 am

westford

really? Mary means bitter?

3:39 am

lynxxx

That explains my friend Mary then, lol

3:39 am

Christine

Mary should mean blessed.

3:41 am

m9f9l

it was a name long before Mary became the mother of Christ. And it means bitter.LOL

3:41 am

westford

speaking of names ( I mentioned this before) one of my husband's great great aunts was Freelove

3:41 am

m9f9l

wow! that's cool!

3:42 am

m9f9l

where was that??

3:42 am

westford

imagine having that name now?

3:42 am

m9f9l

the SOuth?

3:42 am

westford

no they were from Michigan

3:42 am

Christine

At the bank, most of the girls are Philipinas, and they all are named Mary, so the go by MariCris(tina), or MariFran(ces), MariBeth and so on.

3:43 am

Christine

Freelove - woulda gone over fine in the 60s.

3:43 am

m9f9l

yes. the french canadians did that also.. gave all girls the name marie and all boys joseph. and then they often go by their middle name

3:44 am

westford

I think that was just for baptismal purposes

3:45 am

m9f9l

genialogical nightmares...

3:45 am

westford

my maternal grandparents were french canadian and all 11 of their children were named that way

3:45 am

m9f9l

laughing dog!!!!

3:46 am

herinfernallady

smoooooooooochiessss

3:46 am

westford

got that

3:46 am

herinfernallady

Westie

3:46 am

m9f9l

hi herin!!!

3:46 am

westford

(((herin)))

3:47 am

lynxxx

hi Infernal

3:47 am

herinfernallady

Hi M9 Lynxx and West. where you been West?

3:47 am

m9f9l

she's been digging up graves!!!

3:47 am

westford

I've been looking for words around the house

3:48 am

westford

stop lol

3:48 am

m9f9l

herin would think that's cool!

3:48 am

m9f9l

LOL

3:48 am

westford

herin we have an old family grave yard out by our back door and a few new graves showed up recently

3:49 am

herinfernallady

ONly if they contain my ex

3:49 am

m9f9l

see?? isn't that cool herin?

3:49 am

m9f9l

uh oh..

3:49 am

westford

they date back to 1848

3:50 am

lynxxx

what do you mean they"'showed up"

3:50 am

herinfernallady

West so way back to what Conferation?

3:51 am

westford

well there were a few small stones but the ground heaves and rocks just appear but these were pretty big ones that had been knocked down and were covered up

3:52 am

m9f9l

about 9th generation then...

3:52 am

lynxxx

that scary, 'heaving' ground, how spooky - even without the graves

3:53 am

westford

that's why there are a lot of stone walls in New England

3:53 am

westford

happens over time lyn lol

3:54 am

westford

and there was a really bad ice storm last winter and we lost some trees

3:55 am

m9f9l

do you go there every summer?

3:55 am

lynxxx

we don't have the extremes of weather like you do, so I guess that is why I am ignorant of such strange happenings

3:56 am

westford

we have been coming here since 1993 but usually rent the place out from July 1st to Labor Day this is the first summer for just us

3:56 am

m9f9l

and what's happened with your flood??

3:56 am

westford

our contractor is going to meet with the insurance adjuster

3:57 am

westford

might be some damage to the floor

3:57 am

westford

which means our premium will go up

3:57 am

m9f9l

it's covered by insurance?? cool!

3:57 am

westford

after the deductible

3:58 am

westford

we couldn't believe our good luck

3:58 am

westford

if you don't count the fact that the refrigerator was pouring water

3:59 am

herinfernallady

wow west

3:59 am

m9f9l

yes! it was amazing th4 the contractor wanted to come

4:00 am

lynxxx

why was the refrigerator pouring water??

4:01 am

westford

it was connected to a water line so we could get ice and water from the door..think the line just broke loose

4:01 am

westford

and of course we aren't there

4:02 am

lynxxx

I see. Saw the other day that those refrigerators have the most repairs of all white goods

4:02 am

westford

next time we'll shut off the water before we leave

4:02 am

westford

it's a learning experience

4:03 am

westford

can't cry over spilled water

4:03 am

m9f9l

tee hee

4:03 am

m9f9l

oohhh spilled water! can add that to mr pres's list!

4:04 am

westford

what list?

4:04 am

m9f9l

she was making a list for a water diet. could only be water. Like water on the rocks.

4:04 am

m9f9l

tap water, warm water, cold water...etc...

4:05 am

westford

funny..has she been on?

4:05 am

m9f9l

earlier

4:05 am

westford

I'm sorry I missed her how is she doing?

4:05 am

m9f9l

fine I guess..

4:06 am

m9f9l

silly!LOL

4:06 am

herinfernallady

West how long is the house alone without people?

4:07 am

westford

we were there July 24th but are not going back until Sept 15th

4:07 am

westford

neighbors have been keeping an eye out but they wouldn't have known about the kitchen flood...until it started pouring out the door

4:07 am

herinfernallady

You really should dead switch the gas, electricity and water and turn off all power points unplug ever thing and turn off the hot water

4:08 am

westford

we don't have gas and we'll know better next time

4:08 am

westford

we turned down the heat

4:09 am

westford

turned off I should say

4:09 am

m9f9l

there. fireworks.

4:09 am

westford

yay m !!

4:09 am

m9f9l

and here I was going to go to bed at a decent time....

4:09 am

lynxxx

Well done m9!

4:10 am

westford

when you do that you forget what day it is

4:10 am

m9f9l

ha!

4:10 am

herinfernallady

Night M9

4:10 am

westford

sometimes it's just so much fun to chat I forget about the time

4:11 am

westford

but I don't have a four year old

4:15 am

lynxxx

50 down, enough for me. Goodnight all

4:16 am

westford

there's a cat head peeking over my laptop screen..it's feeding time at the zoo

4:16 am

westford

bye and hugs to all

4:18 am

herinfernallady

Bye West

4:25 am

Atalante

does anyone know any babble person called Sarah Underwood?

4:25 am

Christine

Not me

4:25 am

herinfernallady

HI Ata

4:25 am

herinfernallady

Did you get an email?

4:26 am

Atalante

whoever she is decided to send lots of past logs to husband telling him about my plans to leave him

4:27 am

sandyloo

hi ata, that sounds terrible, who would do such a thing?

4:28 am

Christine

What a ---

4:28 am

herinfernallady

Ata I have a suggestion

4:28 am

Atalante

tell me about it ....

4:28 am

sandyloo

Anyway of finding out? ask doctor god for instance

4:29 am

herinfernallady

Ata do you have her email?

4:29 am

Atalante

nope

4:29 am

sandyloo

how would she know how to contact your husband?

4:29 am

Atalante

true, i'll ask dr god

4:30 am

sandyloo

it must be someone who knows you

4:30 am

Christine

Is it the logs from babble? And did she have your husband's email?

4:31 am

herinfernallady

Ok let me get this straight you don't have her email addy? Does Husband have FB?

4:31 am

Atalante

logs from babble, apparently, and I have nooooo idea how she knows his email

4:31 am

Christine

She better not come onto babble --- we'll send her off with a flea in her ear, as my Grandma would say.

4:32 am

herinfernallady

Have you seen her emails and adress?

4:33 am

Atalante

no, though i'm sure he'll show me later, joy of joys

4:33 am

herinfernallady

Ok how did you find this out?

4:34 am

Christine

Had you, on chog, threatened to leave him?

4:36 am

Atalante

he just phoned me up saying someone called sarah underwood had emailed him lots of babble logs showing him what i'd said about him on babble and my plans to go to america

4:37 am

sandyloo

ata, who would know your husbands name even?

4:37 am

Atalante

I have *no* idea!

4:37 am

Jayk

OMG. What a nightmare!!

4:38 am

sandyloo

would they know from facebook? if so who knows your facebook page?

4:38 am

herinfernallady

Ok. I know you have never ever referred to Mr Ata as other than Mr Ata or Husband.

4:38 am

herinfernallady

Even on FB

4:38 am

sprite

morning all... what is going on?

4:38 am

Jayk

How would this person know who YOU are??

4:38 am

herinfernallady

So there for he is full of shit and he has been spying on you

4:38 am

sandyloo

read back in the chat sprite

4:39 am

sprite

just did

4:39 am

Atalante

what a lovely day!

4:39 am

Christine

Ask him when he gave his email addy to Sarah?

4:40 am

sprite

how awful, Ata. How could he/she have gotten your hubby's email?

4:40 am

Jayk

Herin might be right

4:41 am

sandyloo

Ihave never seen you chat about that ata. It would be hard for someone who is not a babble regular to pick all of it up

4:41 am

Atalante

nooooo idea!

4:41 am

sprite

are you on msn, Ata?

4:41 am

herinfernallady

Ata can you speak to me at FB?

4:41 am

herinfernallady

Hi Sprite

4:42 am

sandyloo

is it possible that he has been spying on the chat? is he that intense?

4:42 am

Atalante

will in a bit, just talking to ayla

4:42 am

sprite

hi lady

4:42 am

sprite

ok, will drop you my ideas there then

4:42 am

herinfernallady

Ok Ata is he on FB?

4:43 am

Atalante

no!

4:43 am

sandyloo

sarah could be a made up name to disguise the real person

4:43 am

sprite

tell Ayla hi from me. I really hate for this to happen to you!

4:44 am

Atalante

will do :)

4:44 am

sprite

sandy... wanna guess? ;) Not in chat though.

4:44 am

sandyloo

I thought that sprite

4:44 am

Atalante

me too ...

4:45 am

sandyloo

find it ....words cannot say

4:45 am

herinfernallady

Ok based on facts and passed experience he is full of crap. I just googled your full name and NOTHING came up other than what you have said

4:46 am

sandyloo

someone with excellent computer skills

4:46 am

Atalante

but he certainly has the babble logs ... he was quoting from them

4:47 am

sandyloo

anyone can read the logs , lets face it , but you would have to spend a lot of time doing it

4:47 am

herinfernallady

Trust me from experience

4:47 am

Atalante

exactly! I mean really ... someone must have spent effort on this!

4:48 am

sprite

nobody could 'happen' upon information like this. This takes a lot of time, work and dedication. And a seriously evil need for revenge.

4:48 am

Jayk

but does he know what you call yourself on babble?

4:48 am

Atalante

probably, he knows I go by ata a lot

4:49 am

Jayk

oh dear

4:50 am

herinfernallady

Ata I have done a lot of cyber spying stuff in the past and it doesn't take much to find out info. I know from my hunting just now you have nothing comming up. Pardon if that sounds creepy

4:50 am

sandyloo

it would take some work to find husband's email address

4:50 am

sprite

that is for sure, sandy

4:50 am

herinfernallady

It would also take someone that knows the husbands name (other than Husban or Mr Ata)

4:51 am

sandyloo

which fits with someone who knows ata personally or is a computer whizz

4:51 am

Atalante

exactly ......

4:51 am

herinfernallady

Can't find his info online without a name.

4:51 am

sandyloo

this is really a terrible thing to do to someone

4:51 am

sandyloo

can you access husbands email?

4:52 am

herinfernallady

Sandy All I know of Ata is her FB name no mention of husband

4:52 am

sprite

this is so vicious, it has to be from someone who hates you. Either that, or husband has hired a private investigator. Which sounds rather overly active from husband's part, as far as I can tell.

4:53 am

herinfernallady

Which then leaves me to question what is his motives

4:53 am

Atalante

let me just ask DrG if I can get her babble name

4:54 am

sprite

that is a very good start. If it is a her.

4:54 am

herinfernallady

Ata I am going to fb message you

4:55 am

sandyloo

the trouble is that it is not hard to get an email address with any name , lets face it

4:55 am

Atalante

am just going to ask husband for her email addy too. it can't get any worse, so I might as well just ask!

4:56 am

herinfernallady

Ata send me a message ok?

4:56 am

garyandjulie

morning all, sounds a bit cloak and dagger in here today

4:56 am

herinfernallady

Hi GandJ haven't seen you for a while

4:57 am

herinfernallady

Ata talk to me I know a lot of about this sort of thing ok

4:57 am

garyandjulie

kids on summer holidays hard to think on here some days let alone chat

4:57 am

Atalante

will do if I can't get hold of her email from husband or DrG!

4:59 am

sprite

hi g.a.j.

4:59 am

herinfernallady

Ata just go and say to him that he is full of crap and that you want to see proof and her addy

4:59 am

garyandjulie

hi sprite

4:59 am

herinfernallady

Sprite how you?

4:59 am

sandyloo

good idea herin

5:01 am

herinfernallady

Call his bluff. It is easy for me to say '''Hey you said blah blah blah'' then get you to agree or disagree or get in a snit thus proving he is right. I dealt with a cheater so you think like them

5:02 am

Atalante

there's nothing I put on babble that wasn't true or plans I was making. I don't really even care that he saw it all. I'm more annoyed that some idiot sent it all to him

5:03 am

garyandjulie

someone sounds like they have to much time on their hands and are very malicious

5:03 am

Marc Freeman

good morning, I have 4, 6's ap, go, no and pa, what am I missing please?

5:04 am

herinfernallady

Hi Marc

5:04 am

garyandjulie

morning marc

5:04 am

Marc Freeman

hetta

5:05 am

Marc Freeman

oops sorry hello Gary and helen

5:06 am

Atalante

am going through all my internet stuff maxing the security settings!

5:06 am

sprite

hi Marc

5:06 am

herinfernallady

Hi Marc

5:06 am

sprite

give me a sign when you are on msn, Ata, please

5:06 am

herinfernallady

And change your passwords and do not store them

5:06 am

sprite

lady: am good, thanks

5:06 am

Marc Freeman

got the et6, hi sprite

5:07 am

Marc Freeman

hello herin

5:09 am

herinfernallady

brrrrrrrrr

5:10 am

Christine

Marc - ta6/27

5:10 am

sprite

time for blankets, lady?

5:10 am

Atalante

aha. I have her email address

5:10 am

Marc Freeman

thanks Christine

5:11 am

Atalante

sarah.underwood@aussiemail.com.au

5:11 am

sprite

very good!

5:11 am

Jayk

you DO? How?

5:11 am

Atalante

asked husband!!

5:12 am

sprite

now to DrGod, I think. If (big if) this addy leads to a real person.

5:12 am

Jayk

well the "under wood" part is apt!

5:12 am

sandyloo

I am sure that Dr God would like to know this sort of stuff

5:13 am

sprite

sub rosa, Jayk :()
lol

5:13 am

Jayk

wouldn't he be unlikely to divulge real names?

5:14 am

Atalante

usually, yes. but this isn't exactly usual

5:14 am

garyandjulie

he might be able to contact them on your behalf though

5:14 am

herinfernallady

nothing Ata

5:15 am

Jayk

is there a way to search the rankings?

5:15 am

herinfernallady

Ata can you do me a fav

5:16 am

Atalante

sure

5:17 am

herinfernallady

Jump on FB for a micro sec

5:17 am

Atalante

I am!

5:17 am

sandyloo

Jay you can look through the rankings but I doubt there will be a clue

5:18 am

Marc Freeman

ta6/27 clue, please?

5:18 am

sprite

if, as I expect, the sarah underwood is just a fake, the whole mail is an anonimous letter, isn't it? The police might be interested too.

5:19 am

Atalante

anonymous ;)

5:19 am

sandyloo

ta + **tomobile + a pig is a h**

5:20 am

sprite

lol sorry, anonymous. It DID look odd, thanks.

5:20 am

Jayk

sandy, i mean is there a way to search for a name? or do you just have to stare at it, like when i'm desperately trying to find gremlinn for a list

5:21 am

sprite

just do control + F and type the name, Jayk

5:21 am

sandyloo

all you can see is the profiles by clicking on the name and nothing else

5:21 am

sandyloo

I didnt know that

5:21 am

Jayk

Really! Control F. who knew?

5:22 am

sandyloo

hmmm I just get an f on the chat

5:22 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

5:22 am

sprite

lol sandy

5:22 am

sprite

you need to go to the rankings page first

5:22 am

sandyloo

oooh

5:23 am

Jayk

i tried it but it didn't work

5:23 am

sandyloo

it does work jay, i tried and the name came up blue

5:24 am

Jayk

what am i doing wrong?

5:29 am

sprite

do you have a windows computer?

5:29 am

Jayk

Yes. XP

5:30 am

Christine

Did everyone try it? I did, got a message no match.

5:30 am

jmcnrick

go to rankings and click on edit and then find and it will open a box at the bottom of the screen

5:31 am

jmcnrick

it is raining so hard that they are broadcasting flood warnings and telling people not to drive

5:32 am

sprite

ok, just open the Rankings page, hold Control and type F, let both go. Type the name in the little box that opens. Then wait a few seconds. The cursor will be at the first time the name appears on the page.

5:33 am

garyandjulie

where in s
tates are you jmc?

5:33 am

Jayk

Got it. So there's a Sarah in Canterbury but the other 2 aren't openable

5:33 am

jmcnrick

Washington DC

5:34 am

jmcnrick

who is sarah and what's up?

5:34 am

garyandjulie

hope weather isn't to drastic or causes to much damage

5:34 am

Jayk

Quite a lot, JM. Read back

5:34 am

sprite

wtg Jayk!
Nah, I think searching for a real Sarah Underwood is a waste of time. This is hackers work.

5:34 am

jmcnrick

brb must open the archives

5:35 am

Atalante

oh yes, jmc. read back for the interestingness ....

5:35 am

silversarah

Hi, I'm the sarah from canterbury, but it's not me

5:35 am

jmcnrick

it is raining several inches per hour here

5:35 am

jmcnrick

good to know silver

5:35 am

Atalante

hi sarah!

5:35 am

Jayk

Oh good, Sarah!

5:35 am

sprite

lol silversarah

5:36 am

sprite

hi jmc!

5:36 am

silversarah

hi - sorry to read about the email stuff - that is really horrible

5:37 am

Christine

Silversarah, you dodged a bullet ... when we find the other Sarah, she's gonna get it !!

5:37 am

sprite

yes it is. Vicious and vindictive. Really awful to do this to someone.

5:38 am

silversarah

I'm surprised that all the chat logs are saved

5:38 am

Jayk

Ruby will have a heart attack when she reads this

5:39 am

sprite

they are, in Archives, under their own date.

5:40 am

jmcnrick

oh ata what a shit! Dr, God was very helpful when my stalker was on FB (which he is still on an still trying to friend a friend of mine)

5:40 am

jmcnrick

hi sprite

5:40 am

Atalante

hopefully he will be again :)

5:41 am

jmcnrick

wow all the traffic news is about where the roads are flooded

5:41 am

sprite

DrG does not want stalking or shit like this in our community, thank God.

5:41 am

sprite

that is bad, jmc :(

5:41 am

jmcnrick

but you can't get to the archives without being part of babbleland

5:42 am

Jayk

Excellent point JM

5:42 am

jmcnrick

well I don't mind my stalker as long as he leaves my relatives and babbleland alone

5:42 am

sprite

but being part of babbleland is easy.

5:43 am

herinfernallady

Thank you I just had thought

5:43 am

jmcnrick

not if you cause real problems Dr. God will dump you like a hot brick

5:43 am

jmcnrick

yes herin?

5:45 am

sprite

yeah, but if you are dumped by DrG and at least one babble person thinks it was unfair... believe me, getting to the archives is the least part of this. Getting hubby's addy must have been a bit harder, but not much, for a hacker.

5:46 am

jmcnrick

more likely someone hubby or ata knows I have no idea his name

5:47 am

Atalante

it's all very very odd!

5:47 am

sprite

must be off, alas. Ata, all the best with this petty evil thing. Glad the person misfired and your hubby already knew everything :)

5:49 am

jmcnrick

bye sprite

5:49 am

Atalante

*hugs spritey*

5:49 am

garyandjulie

take care sprite

5:50 am

sandyloo

((hugs sprite))

5:50 am

jmcnrick

so hubby was only amused? or vaguely protective?

5:50 am

Jayk

yes, what WAS his reaction?

5:52 am

jmcnrick

i think pb rules have to be suspended

5:52 am

Jayk

oops

5:52 am

jmcnrick

at least for wh**

5:52 am

garyandjulie

pb? whats pb?

5:53 am

jmcnrick

the pb is penalty box where you "go" if you use a word in the grid in the chat box

5:53 am

jmcnrick

usually chocka-blocka with goodies

5:53 am

jmcnrick

:-)

5:54 am

Christine

but we give you wine, and hot choclit, and sweeties.

5:54 am

garyandjulie

of course, thanks jmc i just am not with it today coffee not kicking in

5:54 am

Atalante

He wasn't particularly amused. But yes, nothing he hadn't heard before, and nothing that wasn't the truth, so ...

5:54 am

garyandjulie

I baked some yummy chocolate flapjacks if anyone wants some ;o)

5:54 am

Christine

Hot coffee in there, just for you.

5:54 am

jmcnrick

did he claim to know the person?

5:55 am

garyandjulie

awwww thanks, i am on second cup here with shortbread

5:56 am

Christine

Or, I have Earl Grey tea.

5:56 am

jmcnrick

i may have to go face my kitchen with a leak (and the appraiser coming today!) and make some coffee in my newly EMPTY house!

5:56 am

Jayk

are you moving?

5:56 am

Christine

Burglars, jmcnrick ??

5:57 am

garyandjulie

my house hasn't been empty since july lol but kids going to out laws next week for a few days :o)

5:58 am

jmcnrick

nope my boy moved into his own apartment near campus

5:58 am

jmcnrick

YAY!!!

5:59 am

jmcnrick

*pours a spot of whiskey in garyandjulies's coffee*

5:59 am

garyandjulie

big step

5:59 am

jmcnrick

he has been in and out since he was 17

5:59 am

Jayk

then why the appraiser?

5:59 am

jmcnrick

i just hope it sticks this time

5:59 am

jmcnrick

he is 25

6:00 am

jmcnrick

oh refinance sorry that was confusing

6:00 am

Jayk

Yikes! 25

6:00 am

garyandjulie

my daughter was like that from 16, she's finally settled down in her own place with full time job and happy

6:00 am

garyandjulie

shes 20 now

6:02 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

6:02 am

rubyfoo

47 words this AM

6:02 am

garyandjulie

hi ruby, how are you?

6:03 am

jmcnrick

hi ruby

6:05 am

rubyfoo

I'm OK but if a murder happens in the Haute Savoie, you'll all know who was the perp!

6:05 am

jmcnrick

oh dear some one is writing huge checks on one of the orgs I am Treasurer for *sigh*

6:05 am

sandyloo

hi ruby

6:05 am

garyandjulie

mr nobody ;)

6:05 am

jmcnrick

dear me ruby a rough day?

6:06 am

rubyfoo

hello sandy! I've missed you.

6:06 am

rubyfoo

hello sandy! I've missed you.

6:06 am

jmcnrick

hi sandy

6:06 am

rubyfoo

It is no joke around here. The good news is that the may(esse) is adamant about having the dog euthanized, but the owners are fighting it.

6:07 am

Jayk

JM you learned this how?

6:07 am

garyandjulie

hi sandy

6:07 am

rubyfoo

mayoresse*

6:07 am

jmcnrick

an email from the bookkeeper who keeps getting calls from people asking her what the multi thousand dollar checks are for

6:08 am

jmcnrick

mayoresse sounds like a condiment

6:08 am

rubyfoo

that is horrible, jmc! I've been reading about identity-theft, but figured we were too small to be targets

6:09 am

jmcnrick

well this is more a check kiting scheme than identity theft

6:09 am

Christine

Writing checks to send to others? not to keep the money?

6:09 am

rubyfoo

I think she takes her role seriously, even though they've given her a demeaning title

6:09 am

jmcnrick

my guess is they will write one to themselves and hope it gets buried in the otherones

6:10 am

rubyfoo

they ever use "doctoresse"

6:10 am

jmcnrick

esse means woman? :-p

6:10 am

rubyfoo

horrible! they're 20 years behind the US

6:11 am

jmcnrick

sexist terms

6:11 am

rubyfoo

I hate it!

6:11 am

jmcnrick

don't use them -- that is how change begins

6:12 am

rubyfoo

I've been a feminist since the term was invented, I think, just the right age.

6:12 am

sandyloo

Ruby I emailed you

6:12 am

rubyfoo

I will look, Sandy, I've certainly missed you

6:13 am

rubyfoo

I hope I can e-mail and play babble from jail.....

6:13 am

jmcnrick

now ruby don't say rash things

6:13 am

rubyfoo

rash ruby!

6:14 am

jmcnrick

and most jails don't allow internet usage anymore

6:14 am

rubyfoo

oh no! even in France?

6:14 am

jmcnrick

too many illegal scams happened from prison computers

6:14 am

rubyfoo

that is too funny!

6:14 am

jmcnrick

sad but true

6:15 am

rubyfoo

I don't think the criminals are so smart here, just well-connected so that they break out! particularly if they're Corsican!

6:17 am

jmcnrick

must go make some coffee bbl

6:18 am

sandyloo

Ruby, how is husband and how are you?

6:19 am

rubyfoo

husband is healing but I may murder him first! Aside from that, everything is fine LOL

6:19 am

garyandjulie

whats he healing from? sorry being nosy

6:20 am

rubyfoo

I dominated the chat for days; he was savaged by a very large dog.

6:21 am

rubyfoo

it's 2 1/2 weeks ago and I think he's doing really well, but he complains about taking so much medicine.....

6:21 am

rubyfoo

and that includes betadine on the open wounds!

6:22 am

garyandjulie

not been around, kids taken lot of my time. thats awful. Some people really don't keep their pets/kids under control.

6:22 am

rubyfoo

and now there is a battle between the mayor(esse) and the owners about euthanizing the dog

6:23 am

rubyfoo

husband is stoic about pain but whines about meds! aaaarghhhh!

6:23 am

sandyloo

Surely the owners have no chance

6:23 am

garyandjulie

if the owners had dog under control in first place they wouldnt be having to argue about it

6:24 am

rubyfoo

my question now is whether we need a lawyer before the hearing (trial?) in November. It is very hard doing this all in French!

6:25 am

rubyfoo

and husband is no help. Thank God for the little nurse who comes every day to change the dfressings. I give her tomatoes from the garden and lots of hugs.

6:25 am

garyandjulie

better safe than sorry. don't ost solicitors do a free assesment meeting? you could go along and find out what and if you need one

6:25 am

rubyfoo

I think many of the neighbors will turn out for the hearing since they were there right after the attack.

6:26 am

rubyfoo

I am just so tired.....

6:27 am

garyandjulie

I can imagine ruby, it's not just the physical side its the emotional side to. It all wears people down

6:27 am

garyandjulie

november seems a long time off to be waiting for closure on this though

6:27 am

rubyfoo

and husband is not an easy person, wasn't before and certainly isn't now!

6:28 am

rubyfoo

fortunately, the nurse has taken photos every week and the police have all of them, as has the mayor(esse)

6:28 am

sandyloo

Be patient Ruby, just remember if you want a sainthood you must work for it

6:28 am

rubyfoo

hopefully, by then, we'll have final expenses,which the people will have to pay

6:29 am

garyandjulie

good least it is documented, it will all help in the long run.

6:29 am

rubyfoo

sandy, you mean I don't have it already RAOFL!!!!

6:29 am

sandyloo

they are crazy to go to court over such an animal

6:29 am

sandyloo

I am working on my sainthood Ruby

6:29 am

garyandjulie

years ago a woman on drugs burst into our home after older son and tried to get at son, our dog bit her. had to pay for her medication!

6:30 am

rubyfoo

they don't want it destroyed but I think the women of the village will burn their house down if they don't

6:30 am

sandyloo

I find that rule is ridiculous Gary but it is the law here also

6:30 am

rubyfoo

that is terrible, garyand j!

6:30 am

garyandjulie

her 5 year od son said my 9 year old had hit him, turns out my 9 year old was in my mums house 2 doors away when he was supposed to have done it

6:31 am

rubyfoo

I don't know about here as we are still American citizens. I think, however, that the local police, the gendarmes (national police) and the mayor, do much more than they would in the US!!!!

6:31 am

garyandjulie

only thing saved our dog was she burst into our home screaming and tried to follow son up the stairs

6:32 am

garyandjulie

Are they keeping the dog well secure from others now?

6:32 am

rubyfoo

We have two big dogs (chow chows), but they are only guard dogs and would never bite anybody, unless the person tried to hurt me (not husband)

6:32 am

rubyfoo

it is still in dog prison

6:33 am

rubyfoo

what kind of dog do you have gand j?

6:33 am

garyandjulie

that is good, no worries about it attacking others while waiting for the hearing

6:33 am

rubyfoo

today, the mayor went to see the owners with photos of husband's wounds!

6:34 am

garyandjulie

we had a mongrel, was such a mix i couldn't tell you what it was. But was a really gentle soul usually. when i was pregnant followed me around and used to lay with head on bump

6:34 am

Boobear

good morning all

6:34 am

rubyfoo

could probably hear the heartbeat of the baby and was probably smitten before baby was born!!!!

6:35 am

sandyloo

I have no understanding of people who keep vicious dogs

6:35 am

sandyloo

hi boo

6:35 am

rubyfoo

I think it's vanity, sandy

6:35 am

rubyfoo

hello boo

6:35 am

rubyfoo

there are certainly people who think chows are vicious!

6:35 am

sandyloo

I dont know what it is

6:35 am

garyandjulie

he knew before us, took 8 weeks before a test became positive and he was following me around like a shadow for most of them. Couldn't understand why but he knew bless

6:36 am

sandyloo

I have come across chows who are not good with other dogs

6:36 am

rubyfoo

our chows are angels, but the breeder destroyed any puppies that showed any signs of aggression.

6:36 am

sandyloo

I think a lot depends on the owners no matter the breed

6:36 am

rubyfoo

that is lovely, gandj!

6:36 am

sandyloo

Our dogs have all had similar personalities - none savage

6:37 am

garyandjulie

it all comes down to in the end how they are brought up to be or allowed to be sandy I think. Much like children. My opinion but could be wrong

6:37 am

sandyloo

you are right gary

6:37 am

rubyfoo

but you have to have them young and these people, with the bad beauceron, adopted him as an adult without (evidently) knowing his background

6:37 am

Boobear

clue for ap 6 please

6:38 am

rubyfoo

totally agree, gandj

6:38 am

rubyfoo

highest point in the orbit, boo

6:38 am

garyandjulie

ap and chinese porridge

6:38 am

sandyloo

ap + burn the l** + double vowel

6:39 am

rubyfoo

?? gandj hahah

6:39 am

sandyloo

I am such a simple soul compared to the rest of you geniuses

6:39 am

herinfernallady

rah

6:39 am

rubyfoo

but the nicest, sandy!!!! and not simple in my book!

6:39 am

rubyfoo

rah to you, herin!

6:39 am

herinfernallady

hoe you all

6:39 am

Christine

Maybe you're simply nice ??

6:40 am

herinfernallady

opps HOW (so don't eat and babble)

6:40 am

garyandjulie

im talking claptrap lol just not with it today im thinking of wrong word that one begines with c lol

6:40 am

Christine

hoe yourself !!

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I am wired, all sugared up from an ice cream desert at lucnh!

6:40 am

rubyfoo

ap + double curve edging

6:41 am

rubyfoo

who you calling a hoe?

6:41 am

Boobear

strange word

6:41 am

rubyfoo

how do you spell lu***?

6:42 am

herinfernallady

I would say the hoe came from failed mutitasking

6:42 am

Christine

Gawd, what a questuion ... what is lu***??

6:42 am

sandyloo

Ruby, you are a hoer (another word for gardener)

6:42 am

rubyfoo

or maybe excellent multi-tasking!!!! lol

6:42 am

rubyfoo

raofl

6:43 am

rubyfoo

second laugh of the day; I am developing horrible drown lines!

6:43 am

sandyloo

drown lines?

6:43 am

EspritdJean

don't drown ruby!

6:44 am

rubyfoo

yesterday, I was given about 50 irises. I hope the colors go with my limited-color-range-garden!

6:44 am

rubyfoo

frown!!

6:44 am

rubyfoo

I'm drowning......

6:44 am

rubyfoo

bonjour jean

6:44 am

Christine

Sssshhh -- it's her plan for hubby, if he doesn't loosen-up.

6:45 am

rubyfoo

in the fishpond. Sally's pond nets will keep him under!

6:45 am

garyandjulie

I'm allergic to gardening lol

6:45 am

EspritdJean

is Mr. Dogmeat misbehaving?

6:45 am

rubyfoo

I have a handyman and I just point!

6:45 am

garyandjulie

asked older son to prune mini weeping willow so he sawed in off at base, little moo bag lol

6:45 am

rubyfoo

if you would like an extra husband, I'll pack him up

6:46 am

garyandjulie

love that idea ruby, will adopt it when i get married lol

6:46 am

EspritdJean

that bad eh?

6:46 am

rubyfoo

I just look away when handyman prunes; yesterday he cut off all of the lavender which wasn't finished flowering.... No matter what, it's better than doing it myself!

6:47 am

garyandjulie

love the attitude :)

6:47 am

rubyfoo

gardening is very strenuous; just picking blackberries puts me on the floor

6:47 am

sandyloo

Ruby, did you know that fmitch's cleaner wears a g string, is that the same with your handyman (is that why you look away?)

6:47 am

garyandjulie

as for extra hubby, think one in training is more than enough for now thankyou, such a generous offer though lol

6:48 am

rubyfoo

eeew!

6:48 am

herinfernallady

If someone seagulls me they get a wedgie

6:48 am

EspritdJean

now THAT sounds interesting

6:48 am

rubyfoo

hahah herin! I love this place, it makes me smile!

6:48 am

EspritdJean

"seagulls you"?

6:48 am

rubyfoo

what is seagull in that context?

6:48 am

Christine

Sandyloo, a friend of mine had a cleaner who was a Chippendale dancer at the weekend - but he kept his clothes while he cleaned.

6:49 am

garyandjulie

oh i don't mind blackberrie picking, means I can make jam

6:49 am

rubyfoo

that is a hoot, christine!

6:49 am

herinfernallady

Ok have you heard of Whale Tale

6:49 am

herinfernallady

tail

6:49 am

EspritdJean

no

6:49 am

sandyloo

Chris........I cant speak and mitch will be so jealous

6:49 am

rubyfoo

the beries are very sour this year, so I make jelly

6:50 am

herinfernallady

It is when ones G string pokes out the top of their pants

6:50 am

rubyfoo

whale tale? i ONLY KNOW ABOUT THE WHALE WHO LANDED ON THE DECK OF A SAILBOAT!

6:50 am

Christine

I bet he'd work for you, if you pay his fare to Oz.

6:50 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry about caps, very big pinkies

6:50 am

EspritdJean

ok got it

6:50 am

herinfernallady

well it does look like a whale tale

6:50 am

Christine

You're right about this site making us laugh.

6:51 am

sandyloo

we had someone eaten by a shark down south yesterday, did you read about that Herin?

6:51 am

rubyfoo

this group of babblers is wonderful, just the ticket for smiles

6:51 am

EspritdJean

and what about someone who "seagulls you"?

6:51 am

rubyfoo

don't go near the water!

6:51 am

rubyfoo

is that like mooning?

6:52 am

garyandjulie

also make ice cream with strawberries, raspberries or blackberries. youngest got a thing about fruit textures so try to sneak them into his diet. Will eat most veg though

6:52 am

Christine

I wish someone would come by, and make a pot of tea ...pleeeez

6:52 am

rubyfoo

I'm like that about "textured" food, want everything strained or pureed

6:53 am

rubyfoo

I'm on my may, Christine!

6:53 am

rubyfoo

way* duh

6:53 am

rubyfoo

I make liqueurs.....

6:53 am

Christine

However you spell it, I'm grateful.

6:53 am

herinfernallady

Well in my head Seagull is the same thing the Thong looks like a bird

6:54 am

Boobear

clue for be 4/7 please

6:54 am

rubyfoo

falling down

6:54 am

garyandjulie

what ones ruby?

6:54 am

sandyloo

my sister in law once made peach wine, it was amazing

6:54 am

rubyfoo

blackberry, cassis and plum

6:54 am

garyandjulie

i once made a lovely easy few bottles of cranberry vodka. rather partial to vodka and blackberry wine

6:54 am

sandyloo

send me you recipe for any liquer Ruby, please

6:55 am

rubyfoo

before lunch, today, I had blackberry (leftover from making jelly) mixed with vodka and sugar. How bad is that? No wonder I'm wired

6:55 am

Christine

We used to make peach brandy - slide the bottle over the peach before it started to grow - makes a lovely Christmas gift.

6:55 am

Anniebrook

be 4/7--girl;s name

6:56 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

6:56 am

Boobear

ty Annie

6:56 am

Christine

Hello, Anniebrook.

6:56 am

sandyloo

hi annie

6:56 am

garyandjulie

hi annie

6:56 am

rubyfoo

I used something called "marc de savoie", which is a very neutral alcohol but vodka is just as good. Strain whatever, mixed with some sugar and cooked, and bottle it. Some of it is wonderful, some of it solidifies....

6:56 am

garyandjulie

hi christine sorry missed saying hello earlier

6:56 am

Anniebrook

hi sandy, chris, garyand julie, ruby

6:57 am

rubyfoo

hello annie

6:57 am

rubyfoo

cassis and red currants tend to solidify as they have so much natural pectin. Then it's like jello shooters!

6:58 am

garyandjulie

don't drink much these days. goes to my head so quickly am out of practice lol

6:58 am

rubyfoo

time for a siesta while waiting for little nurse. Then husband has an accounting appt where I'll have to interpret. Yippee!!

6:58 am

rubyfoo

jello shooters are the best!

6:59 am

rubyfoo

not that I drink or anything.....

6:59 am

herinfernallady

Bye Ruby

6:59 am

rubyfoo

going to e-mails and *poof*

6:59 am

herinfernallady

It is so cold here remind me of this when I complain I can't get cold

7:00 am

garyandjulie

take care ruby

7:00 am

Anniebrook

bye ruby , hi herin

7:01 am

garyandjulie

going to feed youngest his lunch and go shopping. Back for last 20 later. this chat as addictive as the grid

7:01 am

garyandjulie

take care all

7:02 am

Anniebrook

bye g&j

7:03 am

ChampFit

morning all!

7:03 am

Anniebrook

Hi champ

7:04 am

Boobear

Hi Champ

7:05 am

Christine

Back again - very strange news on tv - two fetuses found, wrapped in 1932 newspapers, in a trunk hidden at the back of a storage room, in an apartment building that is being renovated ...

7:06 am

ChampFit

weird...odd...sad...

7:06 am

herinfernallady

I think I raise what champ said and add ewww

7:08 am

herinfernallady

And interesting

7:09 am

Boobear

what is wrong with some people these days..who would do something like that..

7:09 am

Christine

But you wonder what terrible thing was happening to someone that they could do such a thing. Yesterday we heard of a woman who murdered her two babies, strapped them in their carseats, and sent the car into a lake. She said she didn't have a job, and no money to keep them. Sorry for the babies and the poor mother.

7:11 am

ChampFit

That happened years ago too, the mom and the lake thing. But with two fetuses, are you thinking they had the old newspaper NOW and wrapped them, or they're their from 1932?

7:11 am

herinfernallady

I would say that if they were from the 1930's that wouldn't be to stange.

7:12 am

herinfernallady

But the mum killing her kids people do just snap.

7:12 am

ChampFit

that's what i thought...

7:12 am

Christine

A police officer was interviewd, and said the coroner thinks the bodies are probably that old - at least at first glance.

7:12 am

ChampFit

but that's not a nice way to go...

7:14 am

Christine

en my daughter was small, I never spanked her for nautiness, because I read of a woman in L.A.who killed her child, and I was afraid of where it could go - what if you couldn't stop.

7:15 am

herinfernallady

My friend many many many years ago when her daughter was born the wee one was crying and crying and she was going crazy. She got as far as getting a pillow to smoother the baby then realised what she was doing, she screamed for her husband and left the room. She would never do anything to hurt the baby

7:16 am

ChampFit

I'm not big on smacking either...did have one time when I was pregnant in July, and my oldest was 13, and mouthing off. Chased his butt all over the place but couldn't catch him! One smack and all would've been right with the world, but NO! ;)

7:16 am

Christine

Something looked wrong in that post - s/b naughtiness? that looks wrong, too

7:18 am

Christine

Post partum is a terrible thing - a woman who had her baby the same time as I did, told me (at the 6week check-up) that she almost smothered her baby. Hormones, and lack of sleep, all take their toll.

7:19 am

ChampFit

Your hormones are screwy for a VERY long time after...

7:20 am

Christine

My baby was 3 weeks, and DH's grandma came to visit for 2weeks - in a studio apartment. She was my first candidate for mayhem.

7:21 am

ChampFit

uuuuuggggghhhhh...my MIL lived nearby, and came over every day till I asked her to stop. It was making me nuts...her watching me watch the baby...!

7:22 am

herinfernallady

Champ maybe she had the best interests at heart

7:23 am

ChampFit

she absolutely did! The woman was a saint! But I needed to learn by myself. I was nice, she was nice, it was ok.

7:24 am

herinfernallady

My friend recently found it tough with a new baby

7:24 am

Christine

When she came out to Calif. later in the year, I loved her, but I just didn't have the energy to entertain - I was in bed for two weeks. My mother-in-Law, who I kept in the divorce settlement, would come by once a week. I think Granny staying with us was my father-in-law's idea !!

7:25 am

ChampFit

Gotta love those FIL's too!

7:25 am

herinfernallady

It is so cold the cat is on the heater

7:25 am

herinfernallady

turd

7:25 am

ChampFit

Glad my baby days are over! My brother and his wife are just starting out, (1 and 3 yr olds), and he's 46. It's kicking his butt!!!

7:26 am

Christine

I've been divorced about 35 years, and my ex has been married about that time, but my Millie always referred to me as her daughter-in-law, and if I hadn't had a mother of my own, she would've been my choice.

7:26 am

herinfernallady

I am so cold it doesn't help that someone thinks heater vent hogging is a brilliant idea

7:27 am

Mom

good morning everyone and good evening {{Herin}}

7:27 am

herinfernallady

awww Christine that is sweet. You can totally keep my future MIL.

7:27 am

herinfernallady

MOOOOOOOOOOOom

7:27 am

ChampFit

It's 80+ degrees and lots of humidity here herin...can't relate.

7:27 am

ChampFit

Morning!!!

7:27 am

Mom

{{{{{Herin}}}}}

7:27 am

Mom

Hi Champ

7:28 am

herinfernallady

Champ I will complain when it is summer

7:29 am

Christine

My Millie was just like Lucille Ball -when I first met her, she had red hair. I miss her more than I miss her son, although he's not the worst man in my life.

7:30 am

ChampFit

My MIL passed 2 years ago, and I still miss her. She was the kind that would take my kids, and I'd have to beg to get them back! If I didn't have my own mom, I'd have co-opted her in a heartbeat!

7:30 am

jmcnrick

only a parent can understand how thin the line is to child abuse and how completely unforgivable it is to allow it

7:30 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:30 am

Christine

Well, still waiting for Rubyfoo to make a pot of tea ... guess I'll do it myself.

7:30 am

ChampFit

you got that right!

7:30 am

jmcnrick

my MIL is still around physically but not so much mentally

7:31 am

jmcnrick

pour a cup for me christine

7:31 am

ChampFit

oh, that's hard jmc

7:31 am

herinfernallady

Hi JM

7:31 am

herinfernallady

brb

7:31 am

Mom

morning Jmcnrick

7:31 am

Christine

My Dad used to say if ever there was a divorce, he'd keep my Mum's mum. And, since she liked him more than her daughter, she's probably have gone along with it.

7:31 am

jmcnrick

it is hard -- she was doing great until she broke her hip

7:32 am

Christine

Back soon.

7:32 am

suefrad625

I kept my x's mum and got rid of him

7:32 am

suefrad625

best choice ever

7:32 am

ChampFit

And that's starts the downslide...I'm sorry!

7:32 am

jmcnrick

typical story of her -- one of the women in her nursing home or whatever the pc name of the things are these days fell and my MIL instead of calling someone to help tried to pick the woman up her self and fell and broke her hip

7:33 am

jmcnrick

and i am being a very bad dil because i just finished dealing with my mother's horrible decline and death

7:34 am

jmcnrick

i haven't gone over to see her in months but before her fall i saw her once a week and took her to lunch

7:34 am

ChampFit

I know what you mean! Just lost my dad in October, and if someone else came along with issues, it would be tough...very glad mom is 9 years younger...

7:34 am

jmcnrick

you can only take so much you know

7:34 am

ChampFit

yean

7:35 am

ChampFit

SORRY!!! PB

7:35 am

jmcnrick

pb! :-)

7:35 am

ChampFit

And I already had the dang thing!!!

7:35 am

jmcnrick

lol that was the last word i put in at 6:16 before I got up to make coffee and clean the kitchen

7:35 am

Matches

clue for ap 6/27

7:36 am

jmcnrick

oh that is really annoying champ! lol

7:36 am

ChampFit

Still need the last Y, as you can see...

7:36 am

jmcnrick

sorry matches

7:36 am

jmcnrick

no clue that is the only y i have

7:37 am

ChampFit

a point in orbit when we're farthest from whatever...

7:37 am

jmcnrick

i thought that was apex

7:38 am

ChampFit

Apex more like at the top of a curve...

7:38 am

cybernan

good morning everyone -- just starting out -- fell asleep last night!

7:38 am

jmcnrick

Ah I see it now ty champ

7:39 am

LucyV

ap + vowel + *** = exclamation! (***, that's swell!)

7:39 am

jmcnrick

hi cyber didn't make the flip?

7:39 am

jmcnrick

hi lucy

7:39 am

Mom

good morning Cybernan

7:39 am

LucyV

morning :)

7:40 am

ChampFit

and I didn't need the ye4, it's the ya...geez, you'd think the third cup of coffee would do the trick!

7:40 am

jmcnrick

is the bottom n an ny word? (no clues please)

7:40 am

Matches

ty lucy great clue

7:40 am

LucyV

yw!

7:41 am

ChampFit

idk...don't have it yet...

7:41 am

Mom

morning Lucy

7:41 am

Mom

Hi Matches

7:42 am

Matches

hi mom

7:42 am

NonoNanette

morning Babblers :)

7:43 am

jmcnrick

hi nono

7:43 am

NonoNanette

jmc the n is an ng6

7:43 am

Mom

{{Nono}} good morning

7:43 am

ChampFit

morning! ng??? okkkkkkkkkk....

7:43 am

LucyV

"copay" was not found in the dictionary -- oh the sweet irony.

7:44 am

ChampFit

neither was "gotate". sounds like a useful word though...adopting it personally!

7:45 am

herinfernallady

The NG is a coin

7:45 am

herinfernallady

Also hello lovely people

7:47 am

jmcnrick

co-pay is hyphenated

7:47 am

jmcnrick

ty nono

7:47 am

LucyV

yes, but that makes it less funny :)

7:48 am

jmcnrick

so sorry didn't mean to step on your laugh line! lol

7:48 am

suefrad625

ty for the ng

7:48 am

NonoNanette

yw

7:48 am

cybernan

not even half way and stuck -- clue for the coin -- certain than I don't know a currency beginning with ng

7:49 am

suefrad625

ng+ what you say going down a slide at the park

7:50 am

NonoNanette

ng + a tiny little one

7:50 am

jmcnrick

ty sue

7:50 am

ChampFit

would never have monkeyed that, it's too silly! ty

7:50 am

jmcnrick

and nono

7:50 am

cybernan

ty sue and nono

7:50 am

Mom

thank you Sue and Nono

7:51 am

jmcnrick

the sillier the more likely it is a word

7:51 am

herinfernallady

Any hint on that stupid G word please

7:51 am

cybernan

that lovely 'tion' and I can't see a way to use it!

7:52 am

ChampFit

it's a fish

7:52 am

ChampFit

the g word, I mean...

7:52 am

herinfernallady

what does the word start with?

7:53 am

NonoNanette

go

7:53 am

trentsnana

to not be remembered - for******

7:53 am

Mom

thanks Trentsnana

7:53 am

cybernan

that is not a fish -- it is not a word!!!! -- at least not in my English

7:53 am

trentsnana

yw

7:54 am

trentsnana

a lot of these words aren't in Websters!

7:54 am

jmcnrick

ty trent and have you go6 any strange looks today cyber?

7:54 am

jmcnrick

*strikes a light to the grill for all the fish*

7:54 am

Mom

thie

7:55 am

Mom

oops, so sorry

7:55 am

ChampFit

lemon?

7:55 am

jmcnrick

no problem mom

7:55 am

Mom

that is what I get for watching TV and typing at the same time

7:55 am

phaeton

hello

7:55 am

jmcnrick

ty why don't you cut the lemon while i grill the fish?

7:55 am

jmcnrick

hey phae

7:55 am

Mom

Hi Phaeton

7:56 am

NonoNanette

hi paheton

7:56 am

NonoNanette

phaeton too, sorry

7:57 am

phaeton

I have help this morning...Lily and Katelyn are helping me

7:57 am

jmcnrick

how nice to have help!

7:57 am

Mom

time to start my day .... good luck to all of you. {{Hugs}}

7:57 am

jmcnrick

hi lily and katelyn

7:57 am

NonoNanette

hi lilly and katelyn

7:57 am

jmcnrick

bye mom

7:57 am

NonoNanette

bye ((Mom))

7:57 am

Mom

bye bye jmcnrick

7:57 am

phaeton

bye mom

7:58 am

Mom

bye bye Phaeton

7:58 am

Mom

bye bye {{Nono}}

7:59 am

phaeton

time to eat...bbl

7:59 am

jmcnrick

bye phae

8:00 am

NonoNanette

latter phaeton

8:00 am

herinfernallady

Seriously that Go was a fish

8:01 am

jmcnrick

absolutely herin

8:01 am

jmcnrick

btw sorry to brush you off the other day it was a rare meeting where i actually had to pay attention

8:01 am

ChampFit

it was!!!

8:04 am

jmcnrick

bottom O please?

8:06 am

Anniebrook

og is a double curve resembling an ESS

8:06 am

Anniebrook

og and 2 vowels

8:07 am

jmcnrick

ah ty annie and hi

8:08 am

jmcnrick

i should have seen that with the ap6!

8:08 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome and hi back

8:08 am

Dorens

thanksfor the ap, jm and hi

8:08 am

jmcnrick

hi dorens

8:09 am

jmcnrick

grr this grid has about a gazzillion phantoms

8:09 am

Anniebrook

hi Dorens

8:09 am

Dorens

i only wanted to see how many words, need to do some stuff and will be back later... but this is such an intriguing little thing here

8:10 am

EvaNadine

::walks into chog with a fresh, warm waffle, covered in blueberries and blackberries, maple syrup in hand::

mornin babblers!

8:10 am

jmcnrick

it is harder than it looks wi** its tion

8:10 am

ChampFit

I agree...octopus...phantoms!

8:10 am

cybernan

ta 6, please?

8:10 am

jmcnrick

*grabs the waffle scraps off the syrup and gulps it down*

8:11 am

jmcnrick

and cotton

8:11 am

Dorens

i was too late, was thinking of something similar, je

8:11 am

Dorens

(the waffle, i mean)

8:11 am

jmcnrick

*wipes excess syrup off mouth*

8:11 am

jmcnrick

she who hesitates doren. . . .

8:11 am

EvaNadine

jmc, dont MAKE me come after you.
you dont mess with a gals waffles!

8:12 am

jmcnrick

too late :-P

8:12 am

Dorens

was afraid of incurring EvaN's wrath!

8:12 am

jmcnrick

you flaunt it you loss it around here! lol

8:13 am

jmcnrick

*lose

8:13 am

Dorens

making me hungry,... going to make my greek omelet now... see you later

8:13 am

EvaNadine

dorens is one smart lady.
my wrath is outdone only by my hunger-wrath.

8:14 am

jmcnrick

:-P

8:14 am

jmcnrick

do like your icon though evan

8:14 am

jmcnrick

was it like that or did you stage it?

8:14 am

EvaNadine

thanks, waffle-stealer!

8:15 am

jmcnrick

i will offer some freshly brewed coffee in penance

8:15 am

EvaNadine

make it tea, and you might be getting somewhere...

8:16 am

jmcnrick

good think you didn't put ho5 on that waffle

8:16 am

HarryHood

ty jmc

8:16 am

jmcnrick

what kind of tea *opens cabinet* I have camomile, green tea, green tea with giner and lemon. . .

8:17 am

jmcnrick

hi harry

8:17 am

EvaNadine

ummm... non-sleepy tea?

8:17 am

HarryHood

gotta go to the supermarket....bbl

8:17 am

HarryHood

this grid looks unpleasant anyway

8:17 am

jmcnrick

. . . . red zinger, chia, english breakfast, irish braekfast, ginger and lemon

8:17 am

jmcnrick

english breakfast it is then

8:17 am

cybernan

ta 6 -- please?

8:17 am

jmcnrick

it is harry it is

8:18 am

jmcnrick

sorry cyber no clue

8:18 am

jmcnrick

do want a little cardamon and milk in that tea evaN?

8:19 am

EvaNadine

definitely milk, perhaps a touch of sugar. never tried it with cardamom...sure!

8:19 am

cybernan

monkeyed it!

8:20 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - back at the flip :)

8:20 am

Jillyjill

Good morning everyone! Wow, quite the grid today!!

8:21 am

EvaNadine

according to my calendar today, "health food is anything eaten before the expiration date"
me likey.

8:21 am

herinfernallady

Hi Eva

8:21 am

EvaNadine

mornin herin

8:24 am

EvaNadine

hints for the G?

8:25 am

Anniebrook

Illgo**** gains

8:25 am

jmcnrick

you haven't go6 it yet evan?

8:26 am

Anniebrook

and fireworks

8:26 am

jmcnrick

wtg cyber!

8:26 am

EvaNadine

doh. fish me.
thanks.

8:26 am

Jillyjill

WTG anni!

8:26 am

ChampFit

great annie! I need 3 t's...

8:26 am

jmcnrick

in afghanastan they always add cardamon to tea

8:26 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:26 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo annie

8:26 am

herinfernallady

Hi Annie

8:26 am

jmcnrick

hi bob

8:26 am

EvaNadine

hows about the E?

8:27 am

periwinkle

hello all. this grid is nasty

8:27 am

jmcnrick

no clue evan

8:27 am

jmcnrick

hi peri and yes indeedy

8:27 am

periwinkle

Zoe-Anne has an appt at the vet at 11:40 this morning

8:27 am

Anniebrook

ta 6/27 is a fish literally

8:27 am

Jillyjill

((hugs)) peri

8:27 am

Anniebrook

hi peri, how is zoe-anne feeling?

8:27 am

periwinkle

ty Jilly

8:28 am

Anniebrook

et 6/21 is a gas

8:28 am

periwinkle

well, Annie she is not eating, just ate the treats off of her breakfast and she has been having small bouts of diarrhea :(

8:29 am

herinfernallady

Kitty Peri?

8:29 am

periwinkle

yes

8:29 am

herinfernallady

:( poor kitty

8:29 am

Anniebrook

(((Hugs)))) and she was doing so well..

8:29 am

periwinkle

yes she was Annie

8:29 am

periwinkle

my stomach is in knots

8:30 am

Anniebrook

peri, I know.

8:30 am

herinfernallady

Has the poor kitty been unwell?

8:31 am

periwinkle

yes herin, urinart tract infection has been on antibiotics for several weeks

8:31 am

periwinkle

urinary

8:31 am

Jillyjill

Me too Peri, hopefully just something to do with all the antibiotics!

8:31 am

herinfernallady

Poor baby, is she peeing in the bath or on tiles?

8:32 am

Jillyjill

fite

8:32 am

Jillyjill

oops

8:32 am

Jillyjill

pb time for me!!

8:32 am

Anniebrook

peri, sometimes the dust from the litter can irritate the urinary tract...It is has been a long time since I had a cat, is there dustless litter on the market?

8:33 am

Jillyjill

Well, must run off to work, bbl ; peri, hope all goes well

8:33 am

periwinkle

I am usihng unscented litter

8:33 am

periwinkle

she is using both boxes

8:33 am

periwinkle

ty Jilly

8:33 am

suefrad625

is this a male or female

8:33 am

periwinkle

female

8:33 am

periwinkle

14 and 1/2 years old

8:34 am

suefrad625

I feed my cat a low PH food to help w/urinary track

8:34 am

suefrad625

I lost a cat to it once and never gain

8:34 am

periwinkle

what brand Sue?

8:34 am

suefrad625

purina

8:34 am

suefrad625

walmart

8:34 am

suefrad625

walmart special kitty

8:35 am

periwinkle

I give her purina for urinary tract health already

8:35 am

Anniebrook

peri, has Zoe lost weight?

8:36 am

herinfernallady

Peri hopefully the vet will sort her right out.

8:36 am

suefrad625

it ended up that mine died from Pancratic (sp) cancer

8:36 am

suefrad625

it looked like urinary track

8:36 am

trentsnana

woohooo fireworks....

8:37 am

Anniebrook

congrats, nana

8:37 am

cbr1965

Hi everybody. Could someone help me with my last word? It is a 5-letter w. I have wh5/20 and wi5/24 so am missing the last one. I've been messing around trying to find it for the last 30 minutes.

8:37 am

ChampFit

good for you trentsnana! I need the last th8...

8:37 am

trentsnana

ty

8:37 am

periwinkle

yes she has lost some wt. but she was eating the other cat's food before she stayed at the vet. it was wt loss food

8:38 am

trentsnana

sounds like a drug to me

8:38 am

Anniebrook

well that accounts for the weight loss then

8:38 am

trentsnana

the th8

8:38 am

trentsnana

prefix means "containing sulfur"

8:39 am

ChampFit

that did it...ty! fireworks!

8:40 am

Anniebrook

phone

8:48 am

herinfernallady

night all

8:55 am

jmcnrick

wtg trent

8:55 am

jmcnrick

bye herin

8:55 am

jmcnrick

wtg champ

9:03 am

sprite

back at last, hello all

9:03 am

jmcnrick

hi sprite

9:05 am

sprite

hi jmc, how is it going?

9:06 am

jmcnrick

its going okay (unless you mean the grid)

9:07 am

sprite

I did mean the grid, but I am glad all else is going okay :)

9:07 am

jmcnrick

ooo I must go get an new icon brb

9:09 am

jmcnrick

rats i can't find the cartoon character i wanted -- he is fairly obscure

9:10 am

jmcnrick

the grid is grim

9:10 am

sprite

take your time :)

9:16 am

Christini

cbr, did you get your who word? It's a horse command.

9:17 am

jmcnrick

rats that icon didn't work must try again!

9:17 am

sprite

speaking of grim... my love just comes home from the hospital... had gone in for testing for apnoea, had to go to the lung specialist today. They say there is a dark spot on one of his lungs.

9:19 am

wht

Oh sprite. I hope it turns out to be better than your worst fears.

9:19 am

Pinikula

'morning...(jmc - got your email and will meet you there) :)

9:20 am

sprite

thank you... am shaking all over. Gotta be strong for my love now though.

9:20 am

sprite

hi Pini

9:20 am

Pinikula

(ps: I put a little "girl" humor in my prof - amazing the things my dau finds - enjoy)

9:20 am

Pinikula

hi sprite ;)

9:20 am

jacq

hello everybody

9:20 am

sprite

hi jacq

9:20 am

jacq

((sprite)) sorry to hear your worrying news hope it goes well

9:21 am

Pinikula

now off to get ready for work...back later! ciao all [ {{sprite}} ]

9:21 am

sprite

thank you

9:21 am

jacq

got to go again, and just got here too

9:21 am

jacq

take care everyone

9:21 am

sprite

bye Pini and jacq

9:23 am

jmcnrick

oh dear sprite!

9:23 am

jmcnrick

bye pini and jacq

9:23 am

jmcnrick

must go off and rescue boy who managed to get his car towed

9:23 am

jmcnrick

grrrrr

9:24 am

sprite

bye jmc

9:24 am

jmcnrick

{{{sprite}}}

9:24 am

jmcnrick

i will work on my icon later

9:24 am

sprite

hope I did not scare everyone off (joke)

9:24 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

9:25 am

dpomfr

ng5,22 anyone?

9:26 am

Haz1558

ng5/22 - ng plus a little in Scots terms.

9:27 am

ram123

hoi

9:28 am

ram123

hoi

9:28 am

dpomfr

TY. A monetary unit of Zambia!

9:28 am

sprite

thank you Haz and hi

9:28 am

Haz1558

You learn something every day!

9:29 am

Haz1558

You're welcome. Hello, sprite - sorry you've had worrying news.

9:29 am

hurshy

alrighty then

9:29 am

hurshy

what about the G?

9:29 am

sprite

thank you. Can be nothing, of course, but also something. It is scary.

9:29 am

EvaNadine

hola haz!

9:30 am

Haz1558

I know, it's the not knowing.

9:30 am

sprite

if you had go6 the g, you wouldn't have to ask

9:30 am

Haz1558

Hello EvaN and hurshy.

9:30 am

hurshy

nvm, oh, thanks sprite, but i pulled a peri :P

9:30 am

sprite

yes exactly.

9:30 am

hurshy

what is the 8?

9:31 am

Haz1558

th8.

9:31 am

Haz1558

th plus consumption of food by a charged particle.

9:31 am

hurshy

(th)ank you

9:32 am

hurshy

9 left, 6 of them are 5 letter words

9:32 am

hurshy

i guess i'm bad at 5's

9:32 am

stidmama

*stealth hugs sprite*

9:32 am

sprite

hi EvaN

9:32 am

sprite

stiddieeeee... so glad to see you.

9:33 am

stidmama

*stealth hugs hurshy*

9:33 am

hurshy

why all the stealth?

9:33 am

stidmama

Shhhh. Babbling on phone, still not officially awake...

9:34 am

sprite

for the person asking for the 3rd w 5 word, it is wi5/28. Rhymes with a person who has insincere eyes... sh**** eyes.

9:34 am

stidmama

*waves at everyone*

9:34 am

Haz1558

Hello, stidmama.

9:36 am

stidmama

Haz! *hugs* I almost never get to see you morning folks any more.

9:36 am

sprite

gotta go, wanna be a little closer to my love in case he needs me. Bye.

9:36 am

stidmama

Thanks for wi5 btw

9:36 am

Haz1558

I know. We're neglected shamefully.

9:36 am

stidmama

(((Sprite))) see you

9:36 am

Haz1558

Bye sprite - courage...

9:37 am

stidmama

Brb

9:38 am

hurshy

so how are things in your wonderful world, o queen?

9:39 am

Haz1558

Things have been interesting. I had my gall bladder removed yesterday.

9:39 am

stidmama

Gotta go... *hugs all* *poof*

9:39 am

hurshy

goodness! same thing my husband had for his first surgery. how did it go?

9:39 am

Haz1558

Bye stidmama.

9:40 am

Haz1558

It went fine. Keyhole surgery (just about 24 hours ago), and got home this morning.

9:40 am

stidmama

What??? *gentle hugs for haz.... concerned mama look* I hope you mend quickly and feel wonderful soon. *repoof*

9:40 am

Haz1558

Thanks, stidmama.

9:42 am

Haz1558

And the other news that you might not have heard, hurshy, is that my daughter got engaged and is to be married next summer.

9:49 am

FMitch

Hurshy must have rushed out to buy a hat Haz :)

9:50 am

Haz1558

Maybe so!

9:50 am

Haz1558

How are you? Busy day working?

9:51 am

FMitch

Getting things organised and files set up and brain in gear after the summer break - hard work.

9:52 am

FMitch

I need some WD40 for for the cogs in my brain :)

9:52 am

Haz1558

It's the getting back into a routine, isn't it? And knowing that the autumn is coming.

9:53 am

TeaNCrackers

morning, all

9:53 am

FMitch

Autumn is coming? Tell that to the pigeons who seem to be having rumpy pumpy as though it were still spring.

9:54 am

FMitch

Hi TnC

9:54 am

Haz1558

Hello TnC.

9:54 am

Haz1558

Our house-martins have had their second clutch. The babies are chirping like mad.

9:55 am

FMitch

Oh how lovely, there are still some swifts left but most seem to have started their migration.

9:56 am

Haz1558

We had robins nesting in one of our trees, but it was impossible to see the nest, you could only hear them chirping away.

9:58 am

FMitch

lol head but not seen. Was the spangly one very excited to see you when you got back this morning?

9:59 am

Haz1558

She was pleased to see me, but not too over-excited. I don't think dogs have any concept of time so it maybe hadn't registered with her that I had been away.

10:00 am

Haz1558

It was nothing compared to the frenzy of excitement she shows for beloved visitors.

10:01 am

FMitch

Well I supposed it had only been 24 hours. Amazing if you think about it the whole operation process and via keyhole in and out in 24 hours. 30 years ago it would have been a very different story.

LOL

10:02 am

Haz1558

Absolutely. My mother had hers removed in 1966 and she was in hospital for a fortnight.

10:02 am

FMitch

wow!

10:03 am

FMitch

OK break time over, have some phone calls and emails to attend to, might see you later?

10:04 am

Haz1558

You never know - am probably going to have a bit of a snooze, but I may look in later on.

10:04 am

Haz1558

I can tackle the housework after that.

10:05 am

FMitch

Hsnoozing is good. TTFN. Housework can wait until tomorrow at least for heavens sake!!!!!

10:05 am

Haz1558

Written in comedy font, I assure you.

10:05 am

Haz1558

Although I have got the laundry underway.

10:06 am

Haz1558

Anyway, off I go and nice to 'see' you again.

10:06 am

Haz1558

*gone*

10:11 am

bichon

good morning all

10:11 am

bichon

Does anyone have a clue for the ap 6?

10:13 am

Jeff7

the farthest or highest point

10:13 am

bichon

tyvm Jeff

10:13 am

Jeff7

yw

10:18 am

Rhondabe

can anyone please clue me for th8

10:22 am

rururocks

th 4 + mr. Hawthorne

10:24 am

amelu0218

thanks ruru

10:24 am

Rhondabe

thank you but I have no clue as to Mr. Hawthorne

10:25 am

Dorens

american lit, rhonda!

10:25 am

amelu0218

male name

10:25 am

Dorens

and thanks ruru, I needed that.

10:25 am

rururocks

are you out here yet Dorens?

10:26 am

Rhondabe

Thanks Dorens....Amer lit...gotcha

10:26 am

Dorens

nope.. coming saturday afternoon... son David is in Napa now tho with inlaws... ate at morimoto and is happy

10:27 am

rururocks

so.. are we meeting next friday? and not this one?

10:27 am

Dorens

yes... oh my goodness. i'm sorry if i misled you

10:27 am

rururocks

I set up for this week.. no problem.. I will change it to next week.

10:27 am

Dorens

hey, did you see the wines Ken brought over? i think i emailed you

10:28 am

rururocks

I got your list. wow...

10:28 am

rururocks

Do you know how much those wines are worth?

10:28 am

Dorens

he must be feeling very guilty... i googled a couple.. now i don't know how I can drink them.

10:28 am

rururocks

That was really a nice box..

10:29 am

rururocks

It is only food.. keep telling yourself that...

10:29 am

Dorens

he has really a nice cellar... thousands of those, no kidding

10:29 am

rururocks

I have no guilt about drinking inexpensive or expensive wine..

10:30 am

rururocks

wow.. 82 Margaux is about $1K per bottle nowadays

10:30 am

Dorens

well, i know i'll enjoy them.. the gevrey chambertin and beaucastels were quite enjoyable when they were his... my only problem is that i don't have the cellar to go down to anymore... once i've had them, they're gone

10:31 am

rururocks

drop him a note and tell him thanks and tell him the Margaux was a big hit and your favorite.. maybe he'll bring more..lol

10:31 am

Dorens

i know... that one really surprised me... but he bought hem back in 82 when he ws filthy rich... remember junk bonds? he was a bond trder

10:32 am

Dorens

haha... i did email him as soon as i opened them up. and said "wow" among other niceties

10:32 am

rururocks

buy a small reefer wine storage unit.. that holds 30 bottles and store them in there. they are really inexpensive.

10:32 am

Dorens

i have racks in my subterranean garage... almost like a basement, no heat, and even cool in the summer

10:33 am

rururocks

I have a list of Napa stops to email you after our doggie lesson today

10:33 am

rururocks

how cool?

10:33 am

Dorens

okay, great. will be much appreciated

10:34 am

Dorens

not sure... will get a thermometer down there... it's been good enough for my other wines... and he thought it was good, but maybe not for the margaux. then again, I will probably drink it soon, just because

10:34 am

rururocks

the 82's are great right now. I don't have any left.. they were so yummy

10:35 am

rururocks

the gevrey should be great too. Beaucastel I used to sell... it will live a lot longer

10:37 am

rururocks

too bad he didn't buy you a nice new car to go with the wine selections..lol

10:37 am

rururocks

got to make mrs. ru brekkie.. be back in a bit

10:38 am

littlebit

oh man! my last word was the wi5/28! i'm gonna use that word all day long!!

10:39 am

msideb01

it's a great word, but what does it mean? it's a babblet!

10:39 am

Dorens

sorry, got called away. lucky mrs. ru. ... see you later ru

10:40 am

Dorens

no wi 5/28 is not a babblet

10:40 am

Dorens

means flaky, quirky, fey

10:40 am

redturtlehead

hello all..

10:40 am

littlebit

the urban dictionary said it was another word to describe cool or awesome things

10:41 am

Dorens

hi red, how are you?

10:41 am

littlebit

see everyone later...off to a lunch date with friends!

10:42 am

Dorens

enjoy bit

10:42 am

redturtlehead

good, little tired from morning workout adventures, but..now sitting which feels nice.

10:44 am

Dorens

i'm enjoying my electricity being back on.. was out for two hours this morning

10:44 am

redturtlehead

that is enjoyable!

10:45 am

Dorens

take so much for granted... am lost without computer.. but i have made up for it this last hour... have to go get some other stuff done now.. happy babbles

10:48 am

JBV

hi babblers and bye doren, have a good day

10:49 am

redturtlehead

hi jbv

10:50 am

JBV

hi red - how are things?

10:50 am

redturtlehead

good good, and you?

10:51 am

JBV

settling into my new routine - it's great

10:51 am

JBV

how did I ever have time to work?

10:52 am

redturtlehead

that is nice to hear, I am a little jealous!

10:52 am

JBV

your time will come

10:53 am

redturtlehead

when I am 70, I think...

10:53 am

JBV

70 is the new 50 :)

10:53 am

redturtlehead

this grid is not so simple!

10:54 am

JBV

nope, I have 16 left, haven't checked the list yet

10:55 am

redturtlehead

43 here...

10:55 am

rururocks

I am ever so ready to retire.. but we aren't there yet.

10:57 am

JBV

my decision was rather sudden (I had planned to work at least one more year) but I am sure I did the right thing

10:57 am

bichon

I retired at 62 so I could spend time with my grandchildren and my mother

10:59 am

crosshair

yaa for jbv,always retire as soon as you can,work is highly overrated lol.my F.I.L says he is so busy,he winders how he ever had time for it anyways ;)

10:59 am

JBV

similar reason here - bichon - my husband has been retired for 4 years and was kind of waiting for me to catch up

11:00 am

JBV

that's exactly what I said, crossy (10:51)

11:00 am

crosshair

lol!

11:00 am

redturtlehead

Well, I keep saving but...I think i'll be working for a long long time.

11:00 am

bichon

My husband, who's a year + younger than me is still working. If he retires, we lose our health insurance and can rely only on Medicare

11:01 am

crosshair

especially while your mate is sitting there waiting and counting his toes:)

11:01 am

JBV

that's a biggie - health insurance, very costly if you have to pay for it on your own

11:01 am

crosshair

it may not be perfect but..GOD BLESS OUR HEALTH CARE PLAN:)

11:02 am

bichon

My m.i.l. [his Mom] worked til 82. I've told him I expect no less of him

11:03 am

crosshair

i remember when we had the old O.H.I.P plan before this and it was costing me almost 300 per month for me and the wife and our newborn;(

11:07 am

rururocks

lol bichon...

11:08 am

crosshair

"lol@ working till 82..ill drop in the traces before i get that far and they will bury me with my separation slip lol"

11:09 am

helensgirlkid

Does anybody have an email address for Christine? I offered to send her an item she wanted if she would send me her address, and gave mine in the chat. But from what she said (just before she left!) I think maybe she thought I already had it - I haven't received an email from her.

11:11 am

helensgirlkid

Nonsense, crossey - they don't issue separation slips for people who die on the job! They don't want you trying to collect EI from beyond the grave.

11:13 am

crosshair

lol

11:17 am

crosshair

lol,they have to,or they will keep hitting my wife up for payments on taxable income lol

11:20 am

crosshair

we had a member of the family (my uncle) who passed owing a bit on his credit card.what fun trying to get them to understand the poor man was dead.we finally just told them to put in a change of address form and game them the addy of the mortuary and the plot number..then they got the idea

11:24 am

rururocks

probably a lot of bill envelopes on the grave now ...

11:26 am

crosshair

i mean they were going on about how the 182.63 would go to collections and may affect his credit rating...lady,i do not think he gives a damn about his credit rating..he is dead!

11:27 am

crosshair

i mean talk about going through the motions from the company play book!"

11:28 am

crosshair

will he be back soon sir?..well,maybe with a ouijii board but other than that i would have to say no

11:29 am

EvaNadine

pizza and salad for lunch today. not optimistic about this pizza...

11:30 am

crosshair

uh oh....lunch room pizza?

11:30 am

EvaNadine

worse -- frozen "healthy" pizza.

11:30 am

crosshair

acck!

11:30 am

crosshair

healthy pizza?..why bother? lol

11:31 am

EvaNadine

well, it IS pepperoni...heh

11:31 am

crosshair

thats like that coke zero..zero caffeine,zero sugar,zero calories..whats the point?

11:32 am

EvaNadine

taste? maybe there is still some phantom pizza flavor in here somewhere...
::bravely takes a bite::

11:32 am

crosshair

good luck...

11:34 am

EvaNadine

hrm. fairly bland. at least i have leftover farmers market corn on the cob for later. :)

11:35 am

stidmama

HEY ALL!!!

11:35 am

stidmama

hey EvaN!

11:35 am

crosshair

wife tried to lay one of those flavored rice cakes on me the other day,i took one bite and told her that i could get more of a taste sensation by eating the couch slip covers

11:35 am

stidmama

cross! what are you doing up and about? *scurries around making soup and tucking in blankies and pillows*

11:35 am

crosshair

howdy stidmama

11:35 am

EvaNadine

hiya stid!

11:36 am

EvaNadine

::alert::
is crossy SICK??

11:36 am

crosshair

i am slowy recovering stidmama,ty,must gear up for work today:/

11:36 am

stidmama

yes. *stern mama look* went and got hisself a COLD.

11:37 am

crosshair

temp is gone,just sore throat and a bit of body ace,so i think ill be good to go

11:37 am

stidmama

*writes note: Dear Boss: Crossy is sick and must stay home. No lifting heavier than a mouse for babbling"*

11:37 am

crosshair

lol!

11:37 am

stidmama

*mistrusts thermometers... burns hand on forehead*

11:37 am

EvaNadine

back to bed!
*hands crossy a cuppa with honey and a few advil*

11:37 am

crosshair

nothing finer than getting fussed over;))

11:38 am

stidmama

*stern mama look at mrs. cross*

11:38 am

stidmama

(((EvaN))) how are you, my dear? everything going well I hope?

11:38 am

crosshair

she is asleep,i gave it to her,she does have a temp..;/

11:39 am

EvaNadine

doing well. thanks to theknot.com i was reminded that it is only 66 days to wedding day!
eep!

11:39 am

stidmama

oh oh... *tucks in blankies around mrs cross and makes tea with lemon for later*

11:39 am

stidmama

LOL EvaN! 66 days... October???

11:39 am

EvaNadine

yup!

11:39 am

crosshair

well ill be back in a bit,must go soap down this mass of muscle and make myself presentable...semi-poof

11:40 am

stidmama

interesting time of year... discounts on honeymoon suites in the Bahamas?

11:40 am

stidmama

roflmao... "mass of muscle" indeed!

11:40 am

EvaNadine

::not wanting to know which mass of muscle crossy is referring to soaping down::

11:40 am

EvaNadine

havent even planned a honeymoon yet.
*facepalm*

11:41 am

car.eeyore

Eva...YOU aren't supposed to be planning the honeymoon....

11:41 am

stidmama

oopsie! LOL don't worry, we eloped, then had the honeymoon a year later.

11:41 am

stidmama

hey Car!

11:41 am

car.eeyore

Hello!

11:41 am

stidmama

help on the NG please? gremlinn said she found it pretty easily..

11:41 am

EvaNadine

we will do something smaller after the wedding + then do a bigger trip in 6-12 months.
car -- if i leave it to him, we may never go anywhere!

11:41 am

car.eeyore

Don't have it...what are the stats?

11:42 am

stidmama

no idea, it's my last blank tile.

11:42 am

EvaNadine

NG5/22 -- NG + teeny tiny

11:42 am

car.eeyore

We had to cancel our honeymoon...maybe should have canceled the wedding too.....grrrr....

11:42 am

stidmama

thanks EvaN *thinking*

11:43 am

car.eeyore

TY!

11:43 am

stidmama

hmph. had been monkeying all around that one! thanks!

11:43 am

car.eeyore

how about the G?

11:43 am

stidmama

(((car)))

11:43 am

stidmama

that was my last blank tile. down to 29...

11:43 am

stidmama

listing!

11:43 am

EvaNadine

car, you have GO6 that one yet?

11:44 am

car.eeyore

No, but I will look for it now!

11:44 am

car.eeyore

Duh! Found it!

11:44 am

featherbee

quick hi, is gapeach here?

11:44 am

stidmama

hey feather!

11:45 am

stidmama

haven't seen her yet.

11:45 am

featherbee

k. just wanted to let her know i got her envelope.

11:45 am

EvaNadine

anyone have the 8?

11:45 am

stidmama

not yet EvaN

11:45 am

stidmama

if I see her and can remember, will let her know.

11:46 am

Rhondabe

ccan anyone please help me with go6

11:46 am

featherbee

lol, ok, thanks. off to projects!

11:46 am

Rhondabe

fytte

11:47 am

stidmama

go 6 is a participle, for received. I go* the envelope, I have go6 it.

11:47 am

EvaNadine

just clued it, rhonda. scroll down a bit. :)

11:47 am

car.eeyore

I still have so many blanks!

11:47 am

car.eeyore

Is there a cy?

11:47 am

stidmama

thanks Rhonda! LOL *puts lots of choclits in PenaltyBox*

11:47 am

stidmama

TWO cy words, related to a color and a poison

11:48 am

car.eeyore

Just got the color....

11:48 am

Rhondabe

thanks all!!

11:49 am

car.eeyore

what are the stats on the poison one?

11:52 am

car.eeyore

Clue for the bottom row O please?

11:54 am

EvaNadine

OG4 -- o g** you dont have that one yet?

11:54 am

car.eeyore

TY Eva! Can't believe I missed that one! DUH!

11:55 am

Rhondabe

instead of ogosh og**

11:55 am

car.eeyore

OK...now I just need the A in the second row for NBT....

11:55 am

car.eeyore

Got it! NBT!

11:55 am

car.eeyore

BAck to work now!

11:57 am

helensgirlkid

anybody still hunting for the ng?

11:58 am

EvaNadine

ive got that, but im still hunting for the 8

11:58 am

helensgirlkid

th 8/45

11:59 am

helensgirlkid

"any salt or ester of th**nic acid"

12:02 pm

EvaNadine

im still clueless on that one...heh

12:03 pm

helensgirlkid

the th4 just before it th + refrain from Old MacDonald.

12:03 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh...not getting that clue...

12:03 pm

helensgirlkid

Then add a familiar four letter chemical ending.

12:04 pm

stidmama

sorry, wandered off...

12:04 pm

helensgirlkid

Old Mac Donald had a farm e*e**

12:04 pm

helensgirlkid

Fireworks! Finally noticed the first ye4.

12:04 pm

stidmama

second ET 6 please?

12:04 pm

car.eeyore

Got it! TY! Now I am really going! "poof"

12:04 pm

stidmama

YAY helensgirl!

12:04 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah Helen!

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, managed to figure it out. thanks, helens :)

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

thats NBT and NBS for me!

12:05 pm

helensgirlkid

good going

12:06 pm

helensgirlkid

Must take off - will try to be back later for clues

12:06 pm

stidmama

go EvaN go!

12:06 pm

stidmama

later helensgirl!

12:07 pm

periwinkle

enter a message.

12:07 pm

periwinkle

Zoe-Anne is eating!!!

12:07 pm

stidmama

hey peri
!

12:08 pm

stidmama

yippee!!!! so very happy! that must be a big relief.

12:08 pm

periwinkle

back from the vet. zoe has lost 2 lbs in 2 months. they did bllood work to check for diabetes or kidney disease. gave her some fluids and something to calm her stomach. I am to call the Vet tomorrow re the test results.

12:09 pm

stidmama

got it!

12:09 pm

stidmama

down to TEN!

12:09 pm

periwinkle

she is glad to be home

12:09 pm

periwinkle

this was a nasty grid

12:09 pm

periwinkle

do you need any clues stiddy?

12:09 pm

stidmama

yes please, TA 6.

12:10 pm

stidmama

hope the tests show something (sometimes they don't) -- but something easily fixed!

12:10 pm

periwinkle

ta6 is a fish, for real, start with the ta4 before it and add to it ( last two letters of canine friend)

12:12 pm

stidmama

thanks peri *thinking*

12:12 pm

periwinkle

did you get it stid?

12:12 pm

stidmama

GOT it! (one left)

12:13 pm

stidmama

AP please?

12:13 pm

stidmama

NVM... found it!

12:13 pm

stidmama

firewords!!!

12:13 pm

msideb01

oh no... two left... race to the finish!

12:13 pm

stidmama

go mside go!

12:14 pm

nanachichi

sq are u still on here

12:14 pm

stidmama

well, I am taking the younger stidkid to the Seattle Art Museum today. Going to have to pull my gear together... managed to get downtown yesterday sans wallet.. *sigh* tom had to drive us home.

12:14 pm

stidmama

hey nana

12:14 pm

nanachichi

hi

12:14 pm

stidmama

thanks for the help peri ((Hugs))

12:15 pm

msideb01

Shazaam! NBT, that's what I like to see

12:15 pm

jacq

hello everybody again

12:17 pm

stidmama

well done mside!

12:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Tell my doctor's office that copay is not a word.

12:17 pm

stidmama

hey jac... just heading out.

12:17 pm

stidmama

LOL Kaplan... *sigh* co-pay, I think.

12:17 pm

stidmama

have a lovely day,all! *poof*

12:17 pm

jacq

heya mama, have fun

12:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't coputate it.

12:17 pm

jacq

heya kaplan

12:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"sup?

12:18 pm

msideb01

seeya mama

12:19 pm

jacq

hello mside

12:19 pm

msideb01

howya doing, jacq

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"coputate" is a word like" refudiate."

12:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It means cyber-sex. It's a portmanteau.

12:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Are ya with me?

12:23 pm

msideb01

Clever... word-mashing.

12:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Guess not!

12:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

In a sentence- "Once he started to coputate, it became an addiction."

12:24 pm

crosshair

reminds me of the word scientologist..

12:24 pm

crosshair

a big noisy word that is a combination of other and really means squat;0

12:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ok...

12:25 pm

jacq

heya crossy

12:26 pm

crosshair

howdy jacq

12:35 pm

jacq

finally nbt, with 20 left

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

12:36 pm

jacq

heya jmc

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

stupid T1 line is down at my office so i had to get my modem for work

12:37 pm

jacq

heya ruby

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

hello jacq

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

kaplan" I love portmanteau words

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

hello jmc

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

crossy!!

12:40 pm

msideb01

anyone need clues before I go? I'm all gray over here

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

yes pls, upper a and y

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

I'm pretty grey myself, but mostly my hair!

12:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't have the et's.

12:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And I have6 left.

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

coputate is a hoot, kaplan

12:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like it too.

12:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have been coputating all day.

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

upper a or y, anyone?

12:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

et's?

12:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

by upper a which do you mean ?

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

2nd column from the right

12:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

i don't work that way...

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

how do you work?

12:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hm- that leaves me open to all kinds of wisecracks. But to play it straight, I guess and guess and when I hit the wall I go to Lickety.

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

I could use some wisecracks; it is not funny around here!

12:45 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

somebody tell a joke, pls!

12:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Or I use the word stats to tell me how many there are in each...

12:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yeah(((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))

12:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I j

12:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

hug more with my right than my left

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

I'm a leftie, so that works.....

12:47 pm

crosshair

i have one for you ruby...

12:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There are 2 four letter words my monkeys can't get!

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

...................

12:47 pm

jmcnrick

*looks in mirror* seems funny to me

12:47 pm

crosshair

A man escapes from prison where he has been for 15 years. He breaks into a house to look for money and guns and finds a young couple in bed.
He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair, while tying the girl to the bed he gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up and goes into the bathroom.
While he's in there, the husband tells his wife: "Listen, this guy's an escaped convict, look at his clothes! He probably spent lots of time in jail and hasn't seen a woman in years. I saw how he kissed your neck." If he wants s*x, don't resist, don't complain, do whatever he tells you. Satisfy him no matter how much he nauseates you. This guy is probably very dangerous. If he gets angry, he'll k*ll us. Be strong, honey. I love you."
To which his wife responds: "He wasn't kissing my neck. He was whispering in my ear. He told me he was gay, thought you were cute, and asked me if we had any vaseline. I told him it was in the bathroom. Be strong honey. I love you too!!"

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

last time I told a joke in the chog the crickets were deafening

12:48 pm

jacq

LOLOLOLOLOL

12:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OMG- that's too much!

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

hahahah. thank you crossy!!!

12:49 pm

crosshair

;)

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

blech

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

that was my first smile of the day and it's almost 8PM!

12:49 pm

mixi6

sick crossy.

12:49 pm

crosshair

3 yas and a nay..not bad

12:49 pm

jacq

i heard a harley just now, thought i was getting visitors

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

poor ruby

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

hello mixi

12:49 pm

jacq

aw (((((ruby))))

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

how could you tell what it was?

12:50 pm

jmcnrick

harely's sound different

12:50 pm

mixi6

Hi ruby

12:50 pm

jacq

they have a distinct engine noise, especially the ones that visit us, big and loud

12:50 pm

jmcnrick

brrrum brrrrum

12:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"sick" wasn't necessarily a "nay"

12:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

some people like sick.

12:50 pm

jmcnrick

mine was a nay kap

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

oh yes, jmc! hahah

12:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I will be back for my last sick--I mean six--later.

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

vroom?

12:51 pm

jacq

we are heading to thunder in the glens next weekend, over 2000 harleys will be great

12:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Gotcha JM.

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

bye kaplan

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

vroom is a smaller bike lol!

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

thunder in the glens! hmmm

12:51 pm

mixi6

someone gave my husband a Harley. It needs mufflers.

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

not for the people in the glens jac! lol

12:51 pm

jacq

noooooo, the louder the bike the safer

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

husband's daughter has one, but she's in California, so we don't have to hear it

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

that's what she says

12:52 pm

jacq

these new quiet bikes are a hazzard to rider and driver

12:52 pm

msideb01

anyone want clues? I asked earlier, but then had to run out of the office for a little bit

12:52 pm

jacq

they love it JMC, we go from aviemore to grantown and around Lochindorb and they line the streets to watch, it's quite a sight

12:53 pm

mixi6

No, you need to pay attention to what you are doing.

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

this place is a harley magnet on weekends; I think everybody in Europe with one comes to Annecy and the all pass beneath our road

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

rolling thunder comes every veteran's day to DC

12:53 pm

guernseygirl

hi, all, this looks like a tough grid

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

I ha** it

12:53 pm

mixi6

gotta

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

yes, mside, pls: right hand a and y

12:53 pm

jacq

we go to runs l;ike that here too jmc, but this is a three day party

12:53 pm

jacq

it's not easy guernsey

12:53 pm

mixi6

gotta go to the vet. BBL.

12:54 pm

jacq

bye mixi

12:54 pm

guernseygirl

got 22 so far

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

bye mixi

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

hard grid, girlie, but it's nice to see you

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

bye mixi

12:54 pm

jacq

i have 18 left, have had 18 left for a wee while

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

help for the y anyone? pls

12:55 pm

guernseygirl

ty ruby. haven't had much time lately. been away on courses

12:55 pm

aknitter

hello all.....might there be a clue for that STUPID G word???

12:55 pm

crosshair

a nice clean kid joke for kaplan...

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

my last word was entered at 9:30 and it is now 2 pm

12:55 pm

crosshair

A priest is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street.
However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach.
After watching the boy's efforts for some time, the priest moves closer to the boy's position.
He steps smartly across the street, walks up behind the little fellow and, placing his hand kindly on the child's shoulder leans over and gives the doorbell a sold ring.
Crouching down to the child's level, the priest smiles benevolently and asks, "And now what, my little man?"
To which the boy replies, "Now we run!"

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

you haven't go6 it yet?

12:55 pm

aknitter

of for gosh golly sakes.....

12:55 pm

aknitter

ty jmc

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

a better joke crossy

12:56 pm

jacq

LOLOLOL

12:56 pm

guernseygirl

lol cross. ty jmc

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

*lights the grill for aknitter*

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

yw guernsey

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

crossy is undoing my frown lines, little by little

12:56 pm

crosshair

i just looked up childrens jokes and took the first one;)

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

yw aknitter

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

i am a child

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

y?????

12:57 pm

aknitter

thanks for lghting that grill. i shall now jump upon it

12:57 pm

guernseygirl

got any more good ones crossy? i've just had a row with my brother

12:57 pm

crosshair

yaa for ruby!!

12:57 pm

crosshair

sec guernsey

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

NO NO aknitter put teh fish on it!!!

12:57 pm

msideb01

Ok, ruby, here are the right hand a's:
au4/5: a car
at4/5: not below
ap6/27: the highest point of an orbit
ay4/7: ay + dentist tells you to say **

12:58 pm

jmcnrick

what a lot of grumpy guses today (including me since my internet and phones at the Hotline are down

12:58 pm

aknitter

no, i think i should jump on it. i have been trying to find that g word for an embarrassingly long amount of time

12:58 pm

crosshair

here you go guernsey...

12:58 pm

crosshair

A newlywed couple moves into their new house.
One day the husband comes home from work and his wife says, "Honey, you know, in the upstairs bathroom one of the pipes is leaking, could you fix it?" The husband says, "What do I look like, Mr. Plumber?"
A few days go by, and he comes home from work and his wife says, "Honey, the car won't start. I think it needs a new battery. Could you change it for me?" He says: "What do I look like, Mr. Goodwrench?"
Another few days go by, and it's raining pretty hard. The wife finds a leak in the roof. She says, "Honey, there's a leak on the roof! Can you please fix it?" He says, "What do I look like, Bob Vila?"
The next day the husband comes home, and the roof is fixed. So is the plumbing. So is the car.
He asks his wife what happened. "Oh, I had a handyman come in and fix them," she says. "Great! How much is that going to cost me?" he snarls. Wife says: "Nothing. He said he'd do it for free if I either baked him a cake or slept with him." "Uh, well, what kind of cake did you make?" asks the husband. "What do I look like," she says, "Betty Crocker?"

12:58 pm

jmcnrick

ty mside

12:58 pm

jacq

not grumpy here, just had cullen skink and am sitting wondering how to get the smell out of the house lol

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

ty mside, I didn't have car so greyed out that a, but how about the other a?

12:59 pm

guernseygirl

WHAT is cullen skink?

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

that is what fish is for aknitter

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

who is cullen skink?

12:59 pm

jacq

LOLOLOL crossy

12:59 pm

jacq

cullen skink is a rich fish soup made with smoked haddock, cream, milk potatoes and onion

12:59 pm

msideb01

the other a is the same as one of the a4s from the righthand a, but change the vowel in it

12:59 pm

jacq

it's lovely

1:00 pm

guernseygirl

lolololol. rofl

1:00 pm

jmcnrick

hi mside have we met? welcome to babbleland

1:00 pm

msideb01

we have now, pleased to be here and make your acquaintance =)

1:01 pm

guernseygirl

we need cullen skink in the pb

1:01 pm

aknitter

sounds smelly

1:01 pm

jmcnrick

*curtsies*

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

thank you mside

1:01 pm

crosshair

mmm cullen skink...

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

that sounds delicious!!

1:01 pm

jacq

mmmmmmmmm you can get it in a tin, baxters do it as part of their luxury export range, but it's really expensive and tastes like poop

1:01 pm

jmcnrick

*turns on the industrial exhaust fan in the pb*

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

and I think I'm changing my name!

1:01 pm

crosshair

reminds me of the fish pies my ma used to make

1:02 pm

jacq

changing your name?? but why ruby?/ i won't remember who you were then

1:02 pm

aknitter

hey now, hold on I spend a lot of time in that PB and i don't want no stinkin' fish in there. only dessert and pizza

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

to cullen skink!

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

lol no no ruby!

1:02 pm

jacq

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

1:03 pm

guernseygirl

no ruby. i love your name

1:03 pm

aknitter

passing out nose clips

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

I've written down the ingredients, jacq, I've been looking for something I would like to eat

1:03 pm

jacq

it only smells becxause the fish is smoked

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

I am becoming disinterested in food

1:03 pm

guernseygirl

have to go . my sister in law wants a freecell competition. bbl

1:04 pm

jacq

well ruby, you can make it two ways, cook the potatoes slowly in a milk and water mix, or just in water, just enough to cover them, with the onions of course

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

I only crave hard-coiled eggs

1:04 pm

jacq

bye guernsey

1:04 pm

aknitter

the sturgeon general has determined that smoking fish is hazardous to your health

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

lolol, akn!

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

bye girlie

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

boiled*]

1:04 pm

jacq

then just add the fish, i always debone it, let is break up on its own then add more milk and cram till you are happy with the consistency

1:05 pm

jacq

LOL aknitter

1:05 pm

jacq

aww my bridge still isn't showing

1:05 pm

crosshair

lol aknitter

1:05 pm

aknitter

then put it into a leak proof container and toss in the trash !!

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

cute aknitter

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

I feel better, smiling now and nbt and a new recipe

1:05 pm

jacq

LOL

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

I've made soups like that akn; last time it was borscht, all the right ingredients but it was awful and I tossed it

1:06 pm

jacq

hides my leftover skink (always better second day)

1:06 pm

aknitter

oh gross there is a tarantula on the ceiling. someone want to squish it for me (hate spiders)

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

oh wait, I still need a y!

1:06 pm

aknitter

its coming towards me HEP

1:07 pm

crosshair

they make a good stew..pure protein there

1:07 pm

jacq

i remember sucking a huge spider up when i was hoovering and i finished doing the stairs then turned the hoover off and the damned spider crawled out of the hose

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

OMG! I like spiders but not in the house and NOT tarantulas. You're kidding, right.....

1:07 pm

jacq

i was outside in the garden screaming

1:07 pm

crosshair

my mrs also hates spiders lol

1:08 pm

aknitter

it is ginormous. i have to kill it but must walk under it to get the paper towel

1:08 pm

jacq

ohhhhhh

1:08 pm

jacq

rather you than me

1:08 pm

aknitter

i need a paper bag

1:08 pm

crosshair

then it drops into yer hair

1:08 pm

jacq

shush crossy

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

or a rifle

1:08 pm

jacq

lol

1:08 pm

aknitter

shut up crossy!!! omg

1:08 pm

aknitter

i would die of fright.

1:09 pm

jacq

rifle sounds good

1:09 pm

jacq

can't stand the suspense

1:09 pm

jacq

will be right back

1:09 pm

aknitter

jacq must be coming to kill it

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

I had no idea there were tarantulas in the NE! Maybe it's somebody's pet!

1:09 pm

jacq

no way

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

hairspray!

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

windex!

1:10 pm

crosshair

actually good old high volume sticky hairspray will do them im\

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

the problem would be spraying UP

1:11 pm

aknitter

damn it jumped and i missed it! i think i wounded it thou. did you hear me screaming? where the heck is it

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

kitchen blowtorch (ala Martha Stewart)

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

oh no!

1:12 pm

aknitter

lol

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

yes, I could hear you but I was, too

1:12 pm

aknitter

good thing i don't have neighbors they would have called the police!

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

animal control

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

if you find it on the floor, drop a phone book on it

1:13 pm

aknitter

adding to shopping list.....
1 blow torch

1:14 pm

jacq

my hands are shaking for you

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

you can use it afterwards for browning your flan!

1:14 pm

jacq

i agree with ruby, drop the phone book on it then jump on the book just to be sure use an old one you can throw out

1:14 pm

aknitter

MY hands are shaking for me! LOL

1:14 pm

crosshair

what if it takes the book and dials its friends? lol

1:14 pm

jacq

crossy!!!!

1:15 pm

aknitter

CROSSY! you are not helping

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

in my old office, I was the go-to person for getting rid of willife. We used to get GIANT roaches (waterbugs?) and when I would drop the phone book, we expect it to start moving

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

how big is it, akn?

1:16 pm

crosshair

crossy hate cockroaches..shudder....

1:17 pm

aknitter

it is the size of a dinner plate!

1:17 pm

crosshair

lol

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

you are kidding.....

1:17 pm

jacq

oh my feffing boo

1:17 pm

jacq

oh my bob!!!

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

I think I would move away

1:17 pm

aknitter

well at least it appears so to me...... probably quarter-sized toe to to

1:17 pm

aknitter

toe

1:17 pm

jacq

put a saddle on it!!!

1:17 pm

crosshair

or just rent the place to the spider...

1:18 pm

jacq

i agree with crossy

1:18 pm

aknitter

oh so helpful

1:18 pm

jacq

is it on the floor?

1:18 pm

jmcnrick

we had a chipmunk we had to get rid of and then a group of baby squirrel

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

in the house?

1:18 pm

crosshair

uh oh..gansta squirrels....

1:18 pm

aknitter

lets change the subject..... how about puppies, kittens....bunnies

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

I rescue birds in the house fairly often and one bat. Husband left the room and closed the door

1:19 pm

jacq

my bridge still hasn't shown up, why do i have so many issues changing my icon?

1:19 pm

aknitter

i like birds, bats too

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

I saw a photo of a Flemish giant rabbit which weighed 18 lbs. Very cute

1:20 pm

aknitter

jacq i see abridge. it isa beauty

1:20 pm

crosshair

i see your bridge jacq,a nice hobbity bridge

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

it actually looked a lot like a kangaroo but better proportioned

1:20 pm

jacq

i can handle most things but not spiders or daddylonglegs (like spiders with long bodies and wings)

1:20 pm

jacq

thats where we went at the weekend

1:21 pm

jacq

an 18lb rabbit would make a good dinner

1:21 pm

crosshair

mmm..rabbits

1:21 pm

aknitter

jacq your daddy long legs have wings? ours don't they are tall and leggy like spiders but have only 6 legs

1:21 pm

rubyfoo

what a beautiful place, jacq

1:21 pm

jacq

i think ours have 6 legs but i always too busy running and screaming to count them lol

1:22 pm

aknitter

ah a girl after my own heart!

1:22 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me.

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

I think of those "daddy long legs" as giant mosquitoes and try to rescue them

1:22 pm

jacq

they can't fly straight and bump into things

1:22 pm

jacq

wtg zooz

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

you snuck up on us zzzooozzz

1:23 pm

zoozzoom

lol..yes i have been lurking for an hour or so..lol

1:23 pm

zoozzoom

hope you are all well?

1:23 pm

jacq

great here apart from akn's spider hunt

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

we have a cave in the cliff above the house which has tiny black bats. If Ruby and I are in the garden at twilight, they circle us and come really close. One night I counted 96 "passes"

1:24 pm

jacq

wow ruby, we have one or two here

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

it's so cold now, though, that they aren't coming around

1:25 pm

aknitter

we are no longer allowed to mention the "S" word. he is limping around here somewhere

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

I've always loved bats, but evidently they can be rabid

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

do you have a dog or cat, akn?

1:25 pm

jacq

tarantuals have a delicate exoskeleton, so it may have been killed in the fall

1:25 pm

zoozzoom

coming back for revenge AK..lol

1:26 pm

aknitter

i have to very brave cats. they are sitting on the arms of the chair sleeping

1:26 pm

jacq

zooz!!! you are as bad as crossy

1:26 pm

aknitter

2

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

have you ever seen a cat eat an "s word"?

1:26 pm

aknitter

i am going with that killed in the fall thing'

1:26 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

1:27 pm

jacq

i remember my daughter telling me about one she handled and the man told her not to drop it because the fall could kill it

1:27 pm

aknitter

you are all very brave.....and on the other side of the planet

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

I'm telling the housekeeper about the "s" coming out of the hoover. That's what she does

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

as she's afraid of them

1:27 pm

jacq

LOL ruby, it scared the living bejesus out of me

1:27 pm

aknitter

how could it have survived the hoover?

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

I told her that the whole system is probably full of them, waiting to take their revenge on her!

1:28 pm

jacq

it must have held on LOL

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

try saying that in French!

1:28 pm

jacq

it wasn't a good hoover, poor suction

1:28 pm

jacq

that was why i did the stairs after sucking it up

1:28 pm

aknitter

you are all very funny. i would like you all to come across the ocean and see how brave

1:28 pm

crosshair

our kitties love spider,all you hear is crunch,crunch and see 3 legs poking out of their mough and you know they caught a snack

1:28 pm

jacq

ewww and then they lick your face

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

Ruby tortures moths

1:29 pm

jacq

believe me akn, i would be swimming back across the atlantic by now

1:29 pm

crosshair

spider breath

1:29 pm

zoozzoom

lol

1:29 pm

jacq

ewwwwwwww

1:29 pm

aknitter

crossy you are terrible

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

you are welcome to fly over and stay in our guestroom, akn, I'll make sure there's no wildlife!

1:30 pm

phaeton

hello...can i have help with the fy5?

1:30 pm

aknitter

ty ruby you are too kind. i might just have to leaver here if i see any more crawlies

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

must say gd night everybody

1:30 pm

jacq

i have had one survive the washing machine, i saw it on a white towel as i started to shake it and i couldn;t stop the motion and then the s was gone and so was i, in the garden stripping and screaming because it went down my top

1:30 pm

mkg

any clues for the 8?

1:30 pm

jacq

bye ruby

1:30 pm

aknitter

lol

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

jacq, that is too vivid!!!

1:31 pm

aknitter

bye ruby

1:31 pm

jacq

fy double consonant and vowel

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

hi and bye mkg

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

1:31 pm

jacq

don't have the 8 yet mkg, sorry

1:31 pm

phaeton

ty jacq

1:31 pm

jacq

np phae

1:32 pm

jacq

oh yes i do now

1:33 pm

aknitter

how about the N, bottom left ?

1:33 pm

jacq

th8/45, linked to the small particle word

1:33 pm

jacq

that n is n, consonant then the scots word for small

1:34 pm

jacq

sorry th, small particle word then past tense of consume

1:34 pm

aknitter

good thing my grandmother was from scotland. new that tiny word LOL

1:34 pm

crosshair

ty jacq

1:34 pm

jacq

y v w

1:36 pm

phaeton

ta6?

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

grrr now my modem went on the blink

1:38 pm

zoozzoom

ta4 +puppy d**

1:38 pm

phaeton

ty zooz

1:39 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

1:39 pm

aknitter

dryer calling bbs

1:40 pm

phaeton

wi5?

1:41 pm

zoozzoom

a bit like smelly

1:41 pm

phaeton

ty

1:41 pm

crosshair

well im off to work,tc all and happy babbling...poof

1:42 pm

zoozzoom

Bye Crossy

1:42 pm

phaeton

et6...have one..the gas

1:42 pm

phaeton

bye crossy

1:43 pm

zoozzoom

first three is the same then go back up and across the top grid

1:43 pm

zoozzoom

if that makes sense..lol

1:44 pm

phaeton

no...lol

1:44 pm

phaeton

got it! thanks

1:44 pm

zoozzoom

lol..phew

1:45 pm

phaeton

done

1:45 pm

zoozzoom

WTG phaeton

1:46 pm

jacq

wtg phae

1:46 pm

phaeton

ty...gotta go...happy babbling

1:47 pm

mkg

thanks. got that 8 finally. super clue.

1:47 pm

jacq

wow fireworks!!!!

1:47 pm

jacq

finally

1:48 pm

jacq

yw

1:48 pm

mkg

any clues for 6 letter words most welcome. dont have any of them yet.

1:48 pm

mkg

yeah jacq!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:49 pm

jacq

do you have the gas? the et6?

1:49 pm

zoozzoom

go6 i have for****** what i was going to say.

1:49 pm

jacq

there is another et6, it starts the same as the gas and ends with the particle

1:50 pm

jacq

when you move home don't forget to no**** your energy suppliers

1:50 pm

zoozzoom

co5 + another letter

1:50 pm

jacq

co6, sounds like small cosy home with roses round the door, minus the g

1:51 pm

jacq

lol zooz, snap

1:51 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

1:51 pm

jacq

ap6 ap vowel and *** whizz

1:52 pm

zoozzoom

ta6 ta 4 + puppy d**

1:52 pm

jacq

pa6 sounds like what you use to knit a sweater, minus the r

1:52 pm

jacq

coggie time will brb for a few minutes

1:53 pm

zoozzoom

thats all of them.

1:58 pm

mkg

ty getting these. ty ty

1:59 pm

mkg

ap: what kind of whizz? not getting it.

2:00 pm

jacq

oh gee i don't know

2:00 pm

mkg

i have co 6, go 6, pa 6 and ta 6. ty ty ty.

2:00 pm

jacq

eyes the pb and wonders if that counts

2:01 pm

mkg

got no 6 as well.

2:01 pm

mkg

i am still not even half way. darn.

2:02 pm

jacq

it's not the easiest grid

2:03 pm

jacq

did you get the ap?

2:06 pm

mkg

no.

2:07 pm

jacq

ap, vowel and look at my comment at 2.00

2:07 pm

mkg

did anyone clue the n word bottom left?

2:07 pm

jacq

n, consonant and scots word for small or tiny

2:09 pm

m9f9l

hi everyone

2:09 pm

m9f9l

it's an ng word

2:09 pm

Kazzer99

hi LL

2:10 pm

jacq

heya m9

2:10 pm

Kazzer99

OOPA KEY BOARD

2:10 pm

jacq

heya kazzer

2:10 pm

mkg

ng? yipes.

2:10 pm

Kazzer99

Oops keyboard at it again

2:10 pm

jacq

time to go rot my brain playing old games, have fun and fireworks everyone

2:10 pm

m9f9l

i know! what a grid!

2:11 pm

mkg

got ng word.

2:11 pm

m9f9l

I finished it early this morning.

2:11 pm

m9f9l

this is SOOOoooo funny! we thought one of the cats was peeing in the house. found another of the little puddles today outside Elina's door. Gage's bike was over it.

2:12 pm

m9f9l

she moved gage's little bike and cleaned it up...

2:12 pm

m9f9l

and.... we just noticed a little puddle under gage's bike where she put it!! it's the bike peeing in the house!!!

2:15 pm

westford

hi m hope you apologized to the cat lol

2:15 pm

westford

hi everyone too

2:28 pm

m9f9l

well... we NEVER accused the cat! Innocent until proven guilty and all that. We have 3 pets so it would be wrong to assume....

2:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, i have 33 minutes to play, weee!

2:42 pm

guernseygirl

hi, i've just beaten my sister in law in our annual freecell rally

2:43 pm

bichon

what's a freecell rally?

2:44 pm

guernseygirl

we each play the same ten games on our laptops and whoever gets to 10 first wins.

2:44 pm

guernseygirl

much prefer babble

2:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

freecell is that solitaire card game, is it?

2:46 pm

guernseygirl

that's right

2:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

easier to play it with a real deck of cards. IMO. and more fun, too 8-)

2:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

but whatever

2:47 pm

bichon

that's right, I've played it. Fun

2:48 pm

guernseygirl

i prefer word games to card games really

2:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wow, i just monkeyed the lone N. whay is that word in my head?

2:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i like boggle, poker, and rummycub. hmmmmm

2:48 pm

guernseygirl

any clue for that? its defeated me so far.

2:49 pm

Jeff7

help with the non-gas et please....

2:49 pm

bichon

ng + Scottish a *** lad

2:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

n5 = N + spell my name but double the vowel, leave off the last letter

2:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

plus, i like a game called Perception that no one has ever heard oe

2:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oe = of OY

2:50 pm

bichon

Jeff, same 3 letters as the word before + a charged particle

2:50 pm

guernseygirl

ty

2:50 pm

Jeff7

ty

2:51 pm

bichon

I was here at the flip last evening and Gremlinn got fireworks in 7 minutes. Don't know how

2:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty bichon, got it

2:51 pm

bichon

yw

2:51 pm

suefrad625

top o word?

2:52 pm

suefrad625

or just the stats would be great

2:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

want points for octapu, waaaaaaa

2:52 pm

guernseygirl

is perception a word game, Gwen?

2:52 pm

bichon

oa 5/10

2:52 pm

suefrad625

ty

2:52 pm

suefrad625

you got it book

2:53 pm

suefrad625

you can have 5000 points from me

2:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty sue X-D

2:53 pm

guernseygirl

i was sure that octate was a word as well

2:54 pm

suefrad625

me too guern

2:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

perception is not a word game. in fact is falls into none of the standard categories and has no real strategy. however, it is one of only three games (of many many that we tried) that I could beat my housemate at.

2:54 pm

Jeff7

help
Can't get that ay 4! frustrating me!

2:55 pm

guernseygirl

an indian servant, jeff

2:55 pm

suefrad625

what are the stats

2:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i found a game called perception on wiki but it's a different game ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Edu
-Ware_products#Perception )

2:55 pm

Jeff7

ty

2:55 pm

Minski

hi all.

2:55 pm

Jeff7

only combo i didn't try!

2:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ay + what you say when you get into a warm bath at the end of the day

2:56 pm

guernseygirl

is it a game you can buy or play online, or what?

2:56 pm

Minski

jeff ~ look up not down

2:56 pm

guernseygirl

hi Minski

2:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

perceptions was a board game. 1960s or 70s maybe. found a set at a garage sale once. box, rules, and some of the pieces. we made our own pieces and played it.

2:56 pm

Minski

interesting grid. got 30 real quickly. Have now eeked to a complete stop.

2:57 pm

guernseygirl

i shall not rest until i find it!

2:57 pm

guernseygirl

i was the same Minski. still have 32 to go

2:58 pm

Minski

I thought tonate was a word.

2:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'll try to explain it briefly. 2 players. you each have three tokens on the board and three matching tokens in your hand. you secretly pick one of the tokens and keep it in your hand and hide the other two. oopponent has to guess which token you are holding. if they lose, you get to move your token up one square. take turns as above until one player gets all their tokens to the end of the board. each token has to move four places to get to the end

2:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so as you can see, no luck, no strategy, but something else i suppose, psychology and bluffing.

2:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

easy game to make your own pieces, too

3:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(or maybe it was only three spaces to get to the end. have to check)

3:00 pm

guernseygirl

ty. i shall make my own set and try it on my family. it sounds interesting, and as you say, unusual.

3:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

going to look at the playing board for ya . . .

3:03 pm

Daily Dog

Hi everyone.

3:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Okay, "perception, a mental adventure in psychological strategy" made by Ideal, no date

3:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and there are three squares in front of each token, not four. but i guess you could make it four if you want to lengthen the game

3:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

judging by the aged masking tape on the box it is at least 35-40 years old

3:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, i have 4 more minutes to play, shutting up now

3:07 pm

guernseygirl

i guess it might be a good way to teach probability to children.

3:07 pm

guernseygirl

thanks for the info, bookdoc

3:09 pm

Minski

In addition to being a worldview, a psychological malfunction, a subjective experience, and a generally ill-defined term, Perception is the name of a simple yet addictive board game put out by Ideal Games in 1971. Unfortunately, the game is out of print.

3:09 pm

Minski

found that on the bottom of hte page at this site

3:09 pm

Minski

oops

3:10 pm

Minski

"http://everything2.com/title/percept
ion"

3:10 pm

guernseygirl

good work Minski

3:10 pm

Minski

on htat note must go clean laundry room and finish laundry. will bbl8r

3:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and thus i can date old masking tape, hooray! LOL

3:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ack, gotta run (no points for gotta) POINK

3:12 pm

guernseygirl

bye book

3:18 pm

guernseygirl

i must go too. bye everyone. pouf

3:32 pm

Kazzer99

hi all again - any one got the ya 4 please

3:32 pm

Kazzer99

its okay - got it - fireworks for me - off to deal with my fish

3:33 pm

mkg

still need ap 6 clues please.

3:37 pm

mkg

need clue for et 6s please?

3:42 pm

periwinkle

first et6 is a gas

3:43 pm

mkg

i question the wi 5 words. are these real words?

3:43 pm

periwinkle

ap and vowel and *** whiz I wish I were rich

3:43 pm

mkg

ty got one et 6

3:44 pm

mkg

ty got ap six.

3:44 pm

Carol

et - one is a gas, like the one that causes explosions without the beginning m, and the other is the same start and then a short word, mostly vowels.

3:44 pm

periwinkle

2nd et6 start with same 3 letterse and ends with charged particle

3:45 pm

mkg

oh that is the et 6 i got. the charge particle one. must see about other one. gas..................

3:45 pm

periwinkle

just stopped in to say hi, may be back later

3:46 pm

mkg

got the gas one.

3:47 pm

mkg

missing hy 5. any clues out therre?

3:48 pm

jan

laughing animal

3:49 pm

mkg

ty! got it.

3:51 pm

mkg

did anyone clue be 5? cant get it.

3:51 pm

mkg

oops got it.

3:51 pm

mkg

firewks.

3:51 pm

mkg

whew. not a nice grid.

3:52 pm

jan

How about the n in the bottom left? I'm done to 9 and still haven't got NBT

3:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

th8? I have 4 left...

3:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

or the two et's, and the w5

3:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't coputate anymore.

3:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hello?

3:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

th8?

3:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

talk to me!

3:57 pm

marilyn992

hi kap, sorry dont have that one

3:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

wi5? et6 and et6?

3:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I guess I'll have to come back later.

3:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

On my knees.

3:59 pm

anneadams10

et6= et+ consonant+ atomic particle

4:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

TY! And the other et?

4:00 pm

anneadams10

don't know yet

4:00 pm

wht

Bottom left n is ng5,22

4:00 pm

redturtlehead

good afternoon peoples. I do not have the wi, but I hear its a good one.

4:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

th8, wi5 but I have to get back to work. Might bail with 3 left!

4:01 pm

wht

It is a Zambian coin.

4:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know Zambian coin.

4:01 pm

wht

If your monkeys are from Africa, maybe they will know it.

4:02 pm

redturtlehead

thanks wht, I just googled it!

4:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Monkeys born in Brooklyn.

4:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Gotta run. 3 left.

4:02 pm

wht

There are only so many ways you can get to 11 points from that ng combo

4:03 pm

redturtlehead

that is also true wht. but google worked a charm.

4:03 pm

anneadams10

wi5--tolkien river

4:03 pm

anneadams10

first part of the river name

4:03 pm

anneadams10

or "together-ish"

4:06 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody. soodlebum back from holidays and reporting for duty......

4:06 pm

redturtlehead

how was it soodle??? was it awesome?

4:06 pm

Soodle

As the teens would say....O. M.G.!

4:07 pm

redturtlehead

tell us more!

4:07 pm

Soodle

4X4 trials, helicopter rides, wine tasting (a Soodle speciality), 5 star luxury....need I continue?

4:08 pm

redturtlehead

you dont have to, but you can if you want to.

4:09 pm

Soodle

A genuine 17h century 'Country House', with all its original features..., married with state of the art 21st century luxury, all done in the best possible taste. It was FAB!!

4:09 pm

redturtlehead

great that you had a good time, how cool that she won!

4:11 pm

redturtlehead

I am hating on this grid...

4:11 pm

Soodle

I don't work for the Irish Tourist Board, but, seriously, if any of you Americans wanted to come here and experience the 'Real Ireland'.... this is the place to come. I am going to stop crowing now, and dive into the grid....

4:13 pm

Soodle

Having murdered the chog..........

4:14 pm

wht

Careful Soodle, this grid could ruin your mellow, just back from vacation feeling.

4:15 pm

Jillyjill

Nay there soodle...Ireland is on my 'to do' list!! Have filed your notes in my brain, ty!!

4:17 pm

Soodle

Nope, Wht, nothing could cause the feel-good feeling to evaporate!, and Jillyjill, Come on over... Its a blooming marvelous place to visit.

4:17 pm

Soodle

(Note to Soodle - contact the Irish Tourist Board re commission)

4:21 pm

Jillyjill

And soodle, with irish background and all the celtic festivals I go to, I can do a few reels and I have a 'party piece' or two to share!!

4:22 pm

redturtlehead

I do want to go to Ireland, some day. I can not do any reels or anything thugh as my family seems to be mostly scots. my cousins all play bagpipes which is a bit off...they also all own kilts.

4:23 pm

Jillyjill

soodle must be rofl with my comments and yours red!!

4:23 pm

redturtlehead

i imagine so, Americans are really into being celtic!

4:25 pm

Soodle

Oooh Jilly - you are a Celt, and that is sufficient! Jillyjill - I can guarantee that you would have a FANTASTIC holiday here. I am sooooo jealous of the Babble gettogethers in the US, I am actively campaigning for an Irish one. So.... sychronise your holidays, you Americans and Canadians, and lets go..............

4:26 pm

Jillyjill

Thinking about that sure beats looking at this darn grid!!

4:27 pm

Soodle

Jilly, can I help? I fireworked a little while ago...

4:28 pm

Jillyjill

Well, have a dental appointment, so will sign off for now...bbl...soodle, again, thanks for Ireland tour and offer for help, maybe you'll be on l8r!!

4:28 pm

mrpresident

morning all :)

4:28 pm

Soodle

Red - Scots/Irish..... You would be as welcome as the flowers in spring here!!

4:28 pm

Soodle

Hello Mr P.

4:30 pm

Soodle

I think I better vammoose to my own bed and try to re acclimatise to living as a peasant. Good night all. I hope to see you all again soon.

4:44 pm

Norma

Good evening Babblers .... can anyone clue the wi5/28 please

4:45 pm

KatieMcG

evening everyone, hello Norma

4:45 pm

Norma

Hi Katie how are you ???

4:46 pm

KatieMcG

not too bad just done some ironing so in shock! Can't wait for the holiday

4:46 pm

Norma

How many hours ???

4:47 pm

KatieMcG

1 1/2 but have the same to do again! That will teach me to catch up with the washing lol

4:48 pm

Norma

Have a lovely time and have a drink for me lol

4:49 pm

KatieMcG

wi 5/28 w + give someone a G*** + a letter meaning a question

4:49 pm

KatieMcG

Bry is going to visit Bry's train set when we get back and before you go!

4:50 pm

Norma

He is trying to talk me into making it BIGGER I will be out in the garden with my puter soon lol.... it will be lovely to see you both if you can make it

4:51 pm

Norma

Thank you for the clue by the way I would never have got that one

4:51 pm

KatieMcG

stand firm Norma, there is no way Bry's is getting out of that room - honestly we would have a tunnel through to the bedroom if he thought he would get away with it

4:52 pm

Norma

Considering Brians is a fraction of the size of Bry's he is trying to get it as big as Bry's ... I am just refusing to move my puter lol

4:52 pm

KatieMcG

I don't blame you.

4:53 pm

KatieMcG

I was informed tonight that it would be a joy to be put in charge of acquisitions that were required as he could do some of his own at the same time

4:54 pm

Norma

I thought he might enjoy that your mom said she was going to pull him into service lol ... at least Bry has got some idea what to get him

4:55 pm

Norma

Just an excuse to buy some for himself.

4:55 pm

Norma

FIREWORKS ......

4:55 pm

KatieMcG

congrats Norma

4:56 pm

Norma

Time for bed... we have got the window people coming in the morning to fit all our new windows

4:57 pm

KatieMcG

hope it goes OK, see you soon x

4:57 pm

Norma

See you soon xxx

5:13 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone, clue for the wi5.28?

5:14 pm

KatieMcG

lbd see 4.49 below

5:14 pm

lbdawger

ty, katie

5:15 pm

KatieMcG

yw

5:16 pm

KatieMcG

Fireworks!

5:17 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations katie! this was a tough grid.. I am still on it!

5:17 pm

lbdawger

me too! whooo hooooo Katie!!

5:18 pm

KatieMcG

ty & congrats lbd

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

soodle are you still there? If I do ever come to Ireland I will be sure to look you up. I want to go to see the Giants Cuaeway.

5:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm back for the last th8, wi5 and the OTHER et. Can anyone help?

5:20 pm

redturtlehead

et gas and et plus small molecule.

5:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

4:49- give someone a what??

5:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

th8? wi5?

5:21 pm

MizHoffle

a present

5:21 pm

redturtlehead

for a birthday kap, you give g***s.

5:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you. Now, one more...th8

5:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't coputate any more, and I love that word.

5:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

th8...is it a compound?

5:22 pm

aknitter

well didn't i just come in at the right time!!

5:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

whaddaya mean?

5:23 pm

aknitter

ohhhh nuttin

5:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Is it something I said?

5:23 pm

aknitter

oh no, never

5:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm very insecure today....

5:24 pm

aknitter

just today?

5:24 pm

aknitter

special occasion??

5:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

th8? please?

5:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Are you making fun of me, ak?

5:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I somehow feel you are.

5:25 pm

aknitter

th+charged particle+ past tense of eat

5:25 pm

aknitter

never kaplan, i never make fun of people, never ever

5:25 pm

aknitter

see! I just gave you a clue

5:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But then again, you gave me FIREWORKS.

5:26 pm

MizHoffle

yay kaplan!

5:26 pm

aknitter

congrats!

5:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you. Any clues needed?

5:26 pm

MizHoffle

could I have some help with the ap 6/27, please?

5:26 pm

aknitter

cannot find the bottom row o

5:26 pm

PastorJ

*wondering whether fireworks restores the ability to coputate*

5:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ap plus vowel, plus *** whiz!

5:27 pm

redturtlehead

I am so totally not going therePastor.

5:27 pm

aknitter

lol

5:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have been coputating all day.

5:27 pm

MizHoffle

thanks kap!

5:27 pm

PastorJ

only kaplan can answer that, i suppose

5:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yw. any more?

5:28 pm

aknitter

the O in the bottom row....if you are not too busy

5:28 pm

PastorJ

probably not something i can use as a sermon illustration...

5:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

the o ends with the same 3 letters as the ap6

5:28 pm

aknitter

you might have a full house pastor

5:28 pm

aknitter

ty kap

5:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have togo go- my family gets pissy when they see me here instead of attending to them.

5:29 pm

PastorJ

yeah, i could put "mysteries of coputation" on the sign outside...

5:29 pm

aknitter

afraid to ask..... any C words

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

thanks for the help Kap!

5:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Like I said this morning, coputate is a portmanteau meaning cypersex.

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

atap

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

ahh

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

ahh

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

noo!

5:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Careful there, Miz/

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

PB for em

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

me

5:30 pm

MizHoffle

why cant

5:30 pm

aknitter

BP rof em

5:31 pm

MizHoffle

you stop in mid-send?

5:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It sounded like you were coputating.

5:31 pm

aknitter

zim roop

5:31 pm

MizHoffle

I know, a little dyslexic today

5:31 pm

MizHoffle

I blame it on the double swimmer's ear and the meds for it.

5:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I totally understand.

5:32 pm

aknitter

they were serving cullen skink in the PB earlier Miz, fish soup!

5:32 pm

MizHoffle

yumm...not

5:32 pm

MizHoffle

where's the chocolate?

5:32 pm

MizHoffle

I am stocking it full for the next visitor

5:34 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Mizhoffle, It will probably be me, and I like pizza.

5:34 pm

MizHoffle

it's there for you!

5:38 pm

redturtlehead

thanks!

5:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

5:40 pm

MizHoffle

no prob (you may be have warm it up a bit)

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

ahh we have Cabana boys for that, Hi TO.

5:42 pm

MizHoffle

I love me a cabana boy

5:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh great, news is having a feature on bed bugs. I will itch all night.:/

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

no bed bugs in your home, I am sure...

5:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

red: NYC is in a panic. My cousin won't buy a mattress unless she takes it home herself from costco, she is afraid the truck will have taken away one that is infested

5:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

how is fla? they are talking now about ohio

5:46 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh not fun.

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

its warm here, but not as warm....I think very nice.

5:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh fla is one of 5 - with ohio ny no carolina. they are in abercrombie & fitch & in movies theaters

5:50 pm

MizHoffle

fireworks!

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay, miz!

5:51 pm

MizHoffle

thanks!

5:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

can you pls clue the 8?

5:54 pm

Quick

th8 = th + part of an atom = past tense of filling your tummy

5:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

perfect, ty!

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

for bed bugs?

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

Well a good thing that I do not shop at aberrombie and I have not been to the movies for about 3 years now!

5:56 pm

Quick

ap6 clue?

5:57 pm

Quick

coputate

5:57 pm

Quick

oops

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

coputate isn't a word have no fear.

5:57 pm

Quick

I see that now

5:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

red?

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

yes?

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am babbling with dilated eyes. but i am not addicted.

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

lol to!

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think you are asking me about fla & bugs - yes

5:59 pm

lynxxx

ap6 is like when you say you are sorry without ol and dble vwls to end

6:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

and fireworks for me. Such a rare happening yay!

6:00 pm

Quick

yay! tks Lynxxx

6:00 pm

lynxxx

morning all, bed bugs like the heat and humidity then?

6:00 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Red!!

6:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay red~

6:06 pm

lynxxx

some of these words are doozies

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are! but i am done

6:09 pm

lynxxx

Congrats!!

6:10 pm

lynxxx

..and so am I

6:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay lyn!

6:12 pm

lynxxx

See you all later, looks like a nice day coming up here and I have not too much to do - Yay.

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

enjoy your day,lyn

6:38 pm

daykat

morning everyone

6:39 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

6:40 pm

daykat

hi dan

6:43 pm

dan2bit

clue for the lone N, anybody?

6:44 pm

kje

back for my last 18... will I make it... oh no!

6:45 pm

kje

no idea dan2

6:45 pm

pam

hi, all

6:45 pm

pam

no idea here, too

6:46 pm

kje

hey pamalaong

6:47 pm

daykat

ng5/22 ng+very tiny

6:47 pm

daykat

I'm back for the last 11

6:48 pm

pam

:^) Kje

6:48 pm

pam

are you all watching the new?

6:48 pm

pam

the last US combat troops are leaving iraq

6:49 pm

kje

hmmmm... interesting - thanks

6:49 pm

kje

yay pam!

6:49 pm

daykat

wow pam that is news indeed!

6:49 pm

pam

I am very glad...

6:49 pm

daykat

i wonder if that means the aussie troops will come back too?

6:50 pm

pam

Troops are remaining ... but not combat troops...advisers and the like.

6:50 pm

daykat

10

6:51 pm

daykat

that is great news

6:51 pm

daykat

9

6:52 pm

daykat

8

6:53 pm

pam

I am hopeful that soon, all troops will leave!

6:53 pm

kje

6

6:53 pm

kje

22

6:53 pm

kje

14

6:53 pm

kje

3

6:53 pm

daykat

7

6:53 pm

kje

lose your place yet?

6:56 pm

kje

finito!

6:56 pm

pam

Congrats, kje

6:57 pm

daykat

well done kje

6:58 pm

kje

ty

6:58 pm

kje

pic, pam, is that from the nyt?

6:59 pm

pam

yes!

7:00 pm

pam

I love the brooklyn bridge

7:00 pm

kje

cool

7:00 pm

pam

thanks

7:01 pm

daykat

Done!!!!

7:02 pm

kje

yayayay dayayayay!

7:02 pm

dan2bit

can I have the points for the E's?

7:02 pm

dan2bit

yay daykat!

7:02 pm

daykat

6/21 x2 dan

7:02 pm

daykat

ty:)

7:03 pm

kje

one is a gas, dan2

7:03 pm

daykat

pam thats a lovely pic of the bridge

7:03 pm

dan2bit

yep got the gas - monkeys working on #2

7:03 pm

kje

the other is a pesticide

7:03 pm

pam

Thanks, Daykat

7:04 pm

dan2bit

got it, tx kje

7:05 pm

Aussieme

Hey you guys !

7:05 pm

kje

how is maggie?

7:06 pm

kje

aussieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

7:06 pm

Aussieme

**picks kje up off the floor** I do fine...... kjeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

7:07 pm

kje

how is life, aussie?

7:07 pm

Aussieme

Life is, well, ok-ish. Felt a bit down today, but hey, could be worse.....

7:08 pm

kje

me too aussie... I think it means I need to go to sleep!

7:09 pm

Aussieme

Mine was just feeling down in general. Got up this morning, and literally felt like I was nothing. I mean, I know I'm not, but that's how I felt. I got better as the day went on.

7:10 pm

kje

(((aussie)))

7:11 pm

kje

well, you came to the right place then... cuz we LOVE you!

7:11 pm

Aussieme

Awwwww, thanks :)

7:11 pm

lbdawger

aaauuussssiiieeee!!!!

7:12 pm

daykat

hello aussiemate

7:12 pm

lbdawger

and hi everyone else!

7:12 pm

Aussieme

lbddddddddddd !

7:12 pm

Aussieme

and nice to meet you daykat !

7:12 pm

lbdawger

i was thinking about you the other day, aussie, was wondering where you'd gone!

7:13 pm

Aussieme

Well, here I is, in the flesh so-to-speak :)

7:13 pm

daykat

nice to meet you too aussie, just read your profile - your Ivy House sounds gorgeous!

7:13 pm

kje

hey lbd

7:13 pm

pam

bbl....

7:13 pm

Aussieme

Kje, did ya tell 'em what I just accomplished ??

7:14 pm

Aussieme

Hey Pam...... Bye Pam :)

7:14 pm

kje

are you done, aussie? woohoooooooo!!!! so proud of you!

7:14 pm

Aussieme

Yes kje..... Grade 'A' Pass

7:15 pm

kje

that is so exciting! are you going to look for a job in the field now?

7:15 pm

Aussieme

Fingers crossed yes, but, we will see how the land lies.....

7:15 pm

daykat

what have you been studying aussie?

7:15 pm

Aussieme

Child Psychology

7:16 pm

daykat

And Grade A pass - well done:)

7:16 pm

Aussieme

Yep, they wanted 70 % or better for a pass.... I averaged 90 %

7:16 pm

kje

you should feel very proud, aussie... no being down! you rock! and you will do very well in psych

7:17 pm

Aussieme

I will do my utmost not to let you down kje....

7:17 pm

daykat

fascinating field of study - what sort of jobs might be available?

7:17 pm

Aussieme

Not sure yet kat.....

7:17 pm

kje

I have to run

7:18 pm

Aussieme

got to do some digging first....

7:18 pm

kje

but WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO AUSSIE!

7:18 pm

Aussieme

Was lovely to see you kje.....

7:18 pm

kje

hagn all

7:18 pm

Aussieme

:)

7:18 pm

daykat

*was a psychologist in another life, before retirement*

7:18 pm

Aussieme

you too kje,..... be good :)

7:18 pm

Aussieme

Ooooh, nice kat.

7:19 pm

daykat

not with children though, that's a REAL speciality

7:20 pm

Aussieme

Took me 5 months of hard work, long distance study, on top of my regular 40-hour-a-week job, and a 4 year-old....

7:20 pm

Aussieme

But, it was worth it.

7:21 pm

daykat

makes it all worth while when you achieve such great results - you should be very proud

7:21 pm

lbdawger

you are awesome, AUSSIE!!! AWESSIE!!

7:21 pm

Aussieme

I am proud :)

7:22 pm

Aussieme

lol.... Thanks Dawg :)

7:22 pm

lbdawger

night night, kje!

7:22 pm

daykat

aussie aussie aussie - oy, oy ,oy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:22 pm

Aussieme

:)

7:23 pm

lbdawger

when you're down and out, lift up your head and shout....

7:23 pm

lbdawger

GET THE F*** OUT OF MY WAY!!!

7:23 pm

daykat

This is such a good place to receive accolades and affirmation

7:23 pm

Aussieme

ROFLMAO !

7:24 pm

daykat

love it lbd!

7:24 pm

lbdawger

sorry, it's been one of those days and this really is the greatest place to be to feel better about everything.

7:24 pm

Aussieme

As the Shepherd said to his sheepdog, "Let's get the Flock outta here" :)

7:24 pm

Aussieme

It really is......

7:24 pm

daykat

lol

7:25 pm

Aussieme

Has anyone seen Jellen lately ?

7:25 pm

lbdawger

(((group hug)))

7:25 pm

Aussieme

**pancaked in middle of hug**

7:25 pm

daykat

I think she was around last night

7:25 pm

Aussieme

How is she coping ?

7:25 pm

lbdawger

i haven't been on much today, but she's been good about dropping in and saying hi, as well as working on the grid

7:25 pm

daykat

she seems ok

7:25 pm

Aussieme

Bless her.

7:26 pm

daykat

but it musst be really tough for her

7:26 pm

Aussieme

I think so...

7:26 pm

lbdawger

i can't imagine how she's feeling or how she's coping. I know her friends and family have been coming to be with her this week

7:27 pm

daykat

I have been so amazed at the generosity and support of the Babble Community

7:27 pm

Aussieme

It's part of who we are.

7:27 pm

lbdawger

and she knows we love her and support her here.

7:28 pm

Aussieme

hone

7:28 pm

daykat

yes Aussie, I'm beginning to understand that - havent been part of it for very long, and it just blows me away

7:28 pm

Aussieme

Ack ! see what I just did ! Darn it

7:28 pm

lbdawger

i don't think DR. G ever thought his game would become such an intricate part of peoples lives

7:28 pm

Aussieme

must.... look.... where..... cursor..... is !

7:29 pm

daykat

I think there are goodies in the PB Aussie - Tim-Tams?

7:29 pm

lbdawger

enjoy the PB, awessie!

7:29 pm

Aussieme

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... TimTams !

7:29 pm

daykat

double dipped TimTams

7:30 pm

Aussieme

**drool**

7:30 pm

daykat

how long have you lived in UK aussie?

7:30 pm

Aussieme

and a mug of tea to drink through my tim-tams ?

7:30 pm

Minski

hi.

7:30 pm

Minski

what's a timtam?

7:30 pm

wht

Hi all, how is BabbleLand tonight. I have just two words I couldn't get earlier.

7:31 pm

Aussieme

Loooooooong time...... But, I have lotsa family in Aus

7:31 pm

Minski

does it have peanut butter in it? when I saw pb that's all I could think of.

7:31 pm

Aussieme

Hey wht !

7:31 pm

Minski

hi wht

7:31 pm

Shirlockc

oooooo timtam! yummy chocolate biscuit aussie cookie!

7:31 pm

daykat

whats a Tim Tam??? THE BEST chocolate biscuits ever made, Aussie icon!

7:31 pm

MPittore

I don't know what a tim tam is but I'm hungry for one! LOL

7:31 pm

wht

There's always pb in the PB

7:31 pm

Minski

I want one slathered in peanutbutter.

7:32 pm

MPittore

I want one slathered in hot fudge and whipped cream with a cherry on top!

7:32 pm

Aussieme

I'll just have a Tim-Tam Slam please !

7:32 pm

Minski

and now to the grid. I left earlier when I had 36 words and came to a screetching halt.

7:33 pm

wht

Fireworks, and my last word was a fish.

7:33 pm

Aussieme

YAY wht !!!!!

7:33 pm

wht

Figuratively. It was the ye4,7

7:33 pm

Minski

and new york super fudge chunck ice cream between teh biscuit and the hot fudge

7:33 pm

MPittore

hmmmm...fish with hot fudge and whipped cream and a cherry on top?

7:34 pm

Aussieme

there's a combo I'm not going to try....

7:34 pm

wht

I think we can do better MPitt

7:34 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo WHT!!!

7:35 pm

lbdawger

eeewwwww MP

7:35 pm

daykat

yay wht!!!

7:35 pm

MPittore

hmmmm...hot fudge with hot fudge and whipped cream with a cherry on top????? going choco out of my mind...............

7:35 pm

lbdawger

hi minski and wht and mp

7:35 pm

wht

That is a *much* better idea.

7:35 pm

Minski

hi lbd

7:35 pm

lbdawger

definitely w/o the fish!

7:36 pm

Aussieme

Do I get choco sprinkles on that ?

7:36 pm

MPittore

hi lbd....we are hungry for hot fudge and whipped cream with a cherry on top....and a few chopped nuts *<:o)

7:36 pm

lbdawger

on the fish? eeewww

7:36 pm

Minski

of course aussie

7:36 pm

MPittore

hands chocolate sprinkles to auss...

7:36 pm

daykat

All this talk of chocolate has made me hungry and it's breakfast time here so I think I'll go and make toast, maybe not as excoiitng as choc fudge with sprinkles

7:36 pm

Aussieme

Noooooooooooo, on the whipped cream :)

7:37 pm

MPittore

lbd I think it was a swedish fish....

7:37 pm

lbdawger

you need a georgia mudslide blizzard or an extreme chocolate blizzard or a rockslide!

7:37 pm

Aussieme

Go eat daykat......

7:37 pm

lbdawger

nutella on your toast, daykat!

7:37 pm

MPittore

how about some count chocula cereal....

7:37 pm

daykat

bye all Have fun!!!!

7:37 pm

Aussieme

lol MPitt

7:38 pm

lbdawger

hagd, daykat

7:38 pm

Aussieme

bye daykat

7:39 pm

MPittore

yum...taking a bite of georgia mudslide blizzard...coooollllllllllll

7:39 pm

MPittore

passing it around..chocolate for everyone!

7:39 pm

lbdawger

had one sunday evening. it was delish!

7:40 pm

MPittore

yum-O

7:40 pm

Aussieme

Just looking at the Georgia Mud Fudge Blizzard...... Looks delish !

7:41 pm

lbdawger

it is yummy, and doesn't need the whipped cream!

7:41 pm

lbdawger

but a cherry would have been nice

7:41 pm

Aussieme

Yowzers ! 1 x 390g serving has 1,010 calories !

7:41 pm

MPittore

ok my mind is back from my chocolate fog....back to the grid 22 left

7:42 pm

MPittore

no calories in the grid

7:42 pm

Aussieme

lol :)

7:43 pm

MPittore

My hubby and I were hooked on McDonalds mocha frappe's until I looked up the calories....now I make my own at home with splenda etc....

7:44 pm

MPittore

Of course he is slim and I am well...lets say "fluffy"

7:44 pm

Good Enough

hello babble

7:45 pm

wht

Hello Good Enough

7:45 pm

wht

Few English words in the grid MPittore

7:47 pm

MPittore

wht, then it's an international grid...LOL...that's ok with me...

7:47 pm

Good Enough

whew, quite a day. not sure i can handle this grid today

7:47 pm

MPittore

never fear GE...it's not bad at all...

7:48 pm

lbdawger

hi GE

7:48 pm

wht

International might be kind. I think they were dusting out the dust from the bottom the Enable's word barrel.

7:48 pm

Good Enough

just gotta get in the groove

7:48 pm

Minski

just monkeyed teh th8!

7:48 pm

MPittore

brb gotta finish up

7:48 pm

lbdawger

well done, minski!

7:50 pm

MPittore

I just love jillibus' description of who created enable...she is quite a whitty person and brillant also!

7:50 pm

Minski

who knew the ta6 was a word? I didn't.

7:51 pm

Minski

apparently it's a kind of fish

7:52 pm

wht

It is a fish. Doesn't go with hot fudge and whipped cream.

7:53 pm

wht

In the case of Babble, it is a fish that isn't a fish.

7:53 pm

Minski

lol

7:55 pm

lbdawger

i agree, MP, Jilli is brilliant and she's so spot on with her description of Enable!

7:56 pm

Jillyjill

Evening babblers!!

7:56 pm

lbdawger

i always thought the ta.45 meant stretched tight!

7:56 pm

lbdawger

Hi Jilly! warm enough for you?

7:56 pm

Minski

does anyone have the no6/33 please?

7:57 pm

lbdawger

inform, or give information out.

7:57 pm

Jillyjill

Not too bad, you getting T-storms up there?

7:57 pm

wht

If we did we would no6,33 you.

7:57 pm

Minski

got it thanks

7:57 pm

lbdawger

a bit breezy, but not stormy, yet

7:57 pm

lbdawger

a bit breezy, but not stormy, yet

7:58 pm

Jillyjill

gee guys, keep all the great clues going!!

7:58 pm

lbdawger

brb

7:58 pm

Jillyjill

We're still mostly sunny and no rain here

7:59 pm

Minski

We have gotten so little rain this season that we gave up on our lawn and garden. We are away almost every weekend and don't have inground sprinklers so everything's dead.

8:00 pm

Jillyjill

It hasn't been too bad here for one summer.

8:01 pm

big red

ta 6/27 pls

8:03 pm

Minski

the ta4/5 just above it + put another L** on the fire

8:03 pm

Jillyjill

brb

8:04 pm

big red

thanks Minski

8:04 pm

Minski

yw

8:05 pm

Minski

11

8:07 pm

Minski

9

8:07 pm

MPittore

fireworks!

8:08 pm

Minski

7

8:09 pm

big red

yeah for MPittore!

8:10 pm

Minski

co6?

8:10 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo MP!!

8:10 pm

MPittore

ty, ty, ty

8:10 pm

Minski

nm

8:10 pm

Minski

5

8:10 pm

lbdawger

go minski!

8:11 pm

Minski

3

8:13 pm

Minski

I can never find my last word without help.

8:13 pm

Minski

ap6 please?

8:14 pm

lbdawger

when an object is furthest from a standardized point, like the moon from the earth. opposite of peri***

8:15 pm

big red

et 36/21 pls the second one

8:15 pm

MPittore

min...if someone embarrases you in front of others they owe you an ap****** - the ol

8:15 pm

big red

i meant 6/21

8:15 pm

Minski

sorry lbd. not getting it.

8:15 pm

lbdawger

et + consonant + charged particle

8:15 pm

Minski

can you dumb it down for me please?

8:16 pm

MPittore

see mine min

8:16 pm

lbdawger

ap + vowel + *** mr. wilson, you sure are old

8:16 pm

big red

thanks Ibdawger

8:16 pm

lbdawger

yw, red

8:16 pm

Minski

dur! I knew that word too. We'vve have it before in grid.

8:17 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo Minski!!!

8:17 pm

Minski

!!!!!FIREWORKS!!!!!

8:17 pm

SeaSpray

Congrats Minski!

8:17 pm

MPittore

woot woot Min

8:19 pm

Minski

thanks all

8:19 pm

Minski

time for dessert --- blueberry pie with strudel topping and cookies and cream frozen yogurt. YUM!

8:20 pm

Minski

oops make that strusel topping. my brain is tired.

8:21 pm

big red

fireworks for me. thanks for all the help.

8:22 pm

SeaSpray

Congrats red!

8:23 pm

SeaSpray

and sparklers for me

8:36 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo red!

8:36 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo sea!

8:41 pm

lbdawger

anyone want to play letterblox?

8:42 pm

Jillyjill

Oh Dawg,don't know if I can handle more than one word game!! Am working really hard on this grid...

8:44 pm

lbdawger

okay.

8:44 pm

Jindigo

evening all - down to my last 9 and really struggling.

8:45 pm

Jindigo

FY 5/20 and HY 5/16?

8:45 pm

Jillyjill

Prrobably fishy, but I can't seem to get na4/5

8:46 pm

Jillyjill

HY 5/16: laughing wild dog

8:46 pm

Jindigo

thanks Jilly - through me a fish

8:47 pm

Jindigo

*throw me

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

fy5 is fy + double consonant + vowel

8:47 pm

Jindigo

do you mean NA 4/4

8:47 pm

Jillyjill

*red face* yes

8:48 pm

Jindigo

Thanks Leslie - i was using the wrong vowel at the end

8:48 pm

Jindigo

NA + circle + me myself and *

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

tyvm!

8:50 pm

dan2bit

need the fy to finish

8:51 pm

LeslieAnn

i clued at 8:47, dan

8:52 pm

Jindigo

6

8:52 pm

wht

The fy looks like an archaic spelling of *** as a fiddle.

8:52 pm

dan2bit

ah so you did LeslieAnn, and thank you! firewords

8:52 pm

wht

wtg dan

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

ng5/22

8:53 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah dan!

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

sorry, clue please for ng5/22

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

nice job dan!!

8:53 pm

dan2bit

ng + what the little piggy cried all the way home

8:53 pm

wht

ng + very small. It is as Zambian coin.

8:54 pm

Jindigo

ng + a small child "*** one"

8:54 pm

dan2bit

oops PB for me

8:55 pm

Jillyjill

ty jindigo...my monkeys had collapsed!!

8:55 pm

wht

Zambian monkeys would have found it right away.

8:55 pm

Jindigo

np

8:55 pm

LeslieAnn

excellent point wht

8:55 pm

wht

Dan, there is lots of chocolate and whipped cream in the PB.

8:56 pm

Jindigo

4

8:56 pm

Jindigo

oa 5/10?

8:56 pm

dan2bit

wht, sounds kinky

8:56 pm

Jillyjill

LOL wht, they would be smarter than me!!

8:57 pm

Jindigo

never mind i got it

8:57 pm

Jillyjill

good, cuz I was struggling not to clue myself into the PB!!

8:58 pm

wht

The sweets are left over from a discussion earlier this evening. But who knows what the cabana boys have done with it.

8:59 pm

Jillyjill

Monkeys recovered....10 to go!!

8:59 pm

wht

Go Jilly

8:59 pm

Jillyjill

Mmmmmm...LOVE cabana boys!

8:59 pm

Jindigo

PO 5/ 20 anyone?

9:00 pm

wht

Stick a vowel into the p04,9.

9:00 pm

LeslieAnn

po + yellowstone ***ser, old faithful

9:00 pm

wht

Or the po4,9

9:01 pm

Jindigo

thanks Leslie

9:01 pm

Jillyjill

brb

9:03 pm

stidmama

Hey all. ((hugs))

9:03 pm

Pinikula

evening all!

9:03 pm

LeslieAnn

hey stiddy

9:03 pm

Pinikula

oooh, perfect timing, stid! :)

9:04 pm

LeslieAnn

and pini

9:04 pm

stidmama

hey pini.

9:04 pm

Pinikula

hi LA

9:04 pm

stidmama

how are you LeslieAnn?

9:04 pm

Pinikula

and Jilly, jindigo, wht, et al

9:04 pm

stidgmere

hi Stidmama and all. Are you just starting? Me to.

9:05 pm

stidgmere

Me toom.

9:05 pm

stidmama

hello Mother! is stidkid#1 on his way home?

9:05 pm

stidmama

I finished, and can clue.

9:05 pm

wht

Hi all, I was just leaving. Do you need any clues before I go?

9:05 pm

Pinikula

hi stidg

9:05 pm

Jindigo

1

9:05 pm

LeslieAnn

i don't need the 8 yet wht, but you could tell me what it starts with

9:05 pm

Jindigo

th 9

9:06 pm

Jindigo

* th8

9:06 pm

stidmama

oh! I see you sent me a tweet about the stidkid earlier...

9:06 pm

wht

th8

9:06 pm

stidmama

go jindigo go!

9:06 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks

9:06 pm

wht

Go Jindigo

9:06 pm

stidgmere

Just leaving now. Had to have dessert.

9:06 pm

stidmama

th 8 is like the 4/5 + mr. hawthorne's nickname...

9:07 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks. is he riding or being escorted?

9:07 pm

Jindigo

ill work it - thanks stid!

9:07 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:07 pm

LeslieAnn

hey tor

9:07 pm

stidmama

hey tor!

9:07 pm

Jillyjill

Hi

9:07 pm

stidmama

pini -- while you are here, what do you say to having the fondant AFTER the restaurant?

9:07 pm

stidgmere

He is putting bike in back of truck. So he'll be home almost within 15 minutes.

9:08 pm

stidmama

Mother was thinking that by then the Market will have closed and we can use their picnic tables

9:08 pm

torgone

Greetings from Ft. Smith, Arkansas ..

9:08 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks again for feeding him. We're just eating now heated up leftovers.

9:08 pm

wht

Hello torgone

9:08 pm

Pinikula

sounds good to me, stid...anytime people are interested! :)

9:08 pm

stidmama

ARKANSAS??? whatever are you doing THERE????

9:09 pm

torgone

Melting ..

9:09 pm

stidgmere

Do I know anyone in Ft. Smith, Arkansas? Do I know anyone in Arkansas?

9:09 pm

stidmama

you know tor in arkansas, apparently...

9:09 pm

Jindigo

i can't make TH 8 work - i need another clue

9:10 pm

LeslieAnn

try a different th 4/5 jin, it's one with two vowels on the end

9:10 pm

wht

th + small particle + what we did with dinner

9:10 pm

stidgmere

I fixed southern-style green beans, cornbread from a Virginia recipe, and he had chicken. We also had steak with brown gravy. Dessert was the cake which I made today (turned out perfectly) with Marion berries and whipped cream.

9:10 pm

Jindigo

thanks for the FIREWORKS wht!

9:11 pm

stidmama

sounds lovely, Mother. I am sure the kid enjoyed it thoroughly!

9:11 pm

stidmama

YAY jindigo!!!

9:11 pm

wht

wtg Jindigo

9:11 pm

Jillyjill

pa6/21 Please?

9:11 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah jindigo!

9:11 pm

Pinikula

wtg jindigo

9:11 pm

torgone

Hopefully I can get some good southern food before I get out of here ..

9:11 pm

Jillyjill

Nice job Jindigo!

9:11 pm

LeslieAnn

maybe jindigo ate your baby...

9:11 pm

Pinikula

fy?

9:11 pm

stidgmere

Fire works: jindigo needs the pompoms that were so popular last evening. Arkansas look for fried chicken.

9:13 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Jindigo!!

9:13 pm

Jillyjill

clue for pa6/21 someone?

9:13 pm

helensgirlkid

Congrats stidge! Just dropped in to check my new icon.

9:13 pm

wht

Olde tyme spelling for fy5 as a fiddle.

9:13 pm

Jillyjill

rather pA6/21

9:13 pm

LeslieAnn

he was a general, jilly

9:13 pm

Pinikula

danke ;)

9:14 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Stidgmere!

9:14 pm

lbdawger

hi to everyone!

9:14 pm

stidgmere

Hi dawger and all.

9:14 pm

Jillyjill

duh...ty leslieann!

9:14 pm

stidmama

YAY Mother!!

9:14 pm

stidmama

hey LBD

9:14 pm

Pinikula

hiya lbd ;)

9:14 pm

torgone

Howdy lbd

9:15 pm

stidmama

hey helensgirl!

9:15 pm

lbdawger

hi stid, pini and torg

9:15 pm

torgone

enote

9:15 pm

torgone

..is not a word ..

9:15 pm

wht

Well, now I do need to go. Happy Babbling all. Catch you tomorrow.

9:15 pm

lbdawger

cool icon, helen

9:15 pm

lbdawger

night, wht!

9:15 pm

Pinikula

night wht ;)

9:16 pm

lbdawger

good try, torg

9:16 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams wht

9:16 pm

lbdawger

and a special hello to stidgmere!

9:18 pm

Jillyjill

clue for pu5/18 please?

9:18 pm

Pinikula

3 to go and FINALLY NBT!!!!

9:18 pm

LeslieAnn

silly pu5/18

9:18 pm

Pinikula

it's like pu5 in your hands, Jilly

9:18 pm

LeslieAnn

well done pini :)

9:19 pm

Pinikula

more like 'about time' LA! LOL

9:19 pm

LeslieAnn

meh i have 20 left and 3 goose egg tiles

9:20 pm

lbdawger

git 'r dun, pini!

9:20 pm

Jillyjill

*red in face*...fishy wasn't it!

9:20 pm

Pinikula

Imma workin' on it, lbd! * giggle *

9:21 pm

LeslieAnn

pini is fixin' to finish

9:21 pm

stidgmere

Day dreaming here dawger. The sun has come out and the water is calm. Shadows coming out and it is very pleasant. Focusing is not my style presently.

9:21 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

halo Pini! couldn't sleep yet, so just had a look to see how big the grid is, perhaps I can do it, ha!

9:21 pm

Pinikula

dang...they're all 6-ltrs! UGH!

9:22 pm

lbdawger

go for it george!

9:22 pm

Pinikula

hiya Geo...how's it going? (You can probably finish pretty easy.)

9:22 pm

Pinikula

Just don't finish before I do (if you haven't started yet)!

9:22 pm

lbdawger

sounds lovely, stidgmere! please send cooler weather my way!

9:22 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

easy?? you must be joking, this is hard!!

9:22 pm

Pinikula

* snicker *

9:22 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

eh? wasn't aware it's a contest!?

9:23 pm

Pinikula

It could be!

9:23 pm

LeslieAnn

well if pini won't ask for 6s i will start to. :) all i have is pa and et

9:24 pm

Pinikula

I need one of those!

9:24 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

no ta, cos I'd never win it if it was!!

9:24 pm

LeslieAnn

et? rhymes with met**** gas

9:24 pm

Pinikula

I have that one ;)

9:25 pm

LeslieAnn

bah. pa is General George

9:25 pm

Jillyjill

ta6/27 please?

9:25 pm

Pinikula

ap6 = ap + *h *** whiz

9:26 pm

Pinikula

I need that one, too, Jilly

9:26 pm

Jillyjill

I'm in good company then!!

9:27 pm

Pinikula

wooo hoooooo

9:27 pm

Pinikula

found it!

9:27 pm

Pinikula

ta4 + Shrek is an **re

9:27 pm

Pinikula

(don't ask me HOW)

9:27 pm

LeslieAnn

new one to me

9:27 pm

stidmama

stidkid is home, stidgpere on his way home too

9:28 pm

Jillyjill

hmmm pini, not working, monkeys dying...

9:29 pm

Pinikula

ta4 + round vowel + *eor*e of the jungle?

9:29 pm

Pinikula

welcome home stidkid :)

9:29 pm

stidmama

very tight is ta 4, add the last 2/3 of canine companion...

9:30 pm

Pinikula

or what stid said!

9:30 pm

Jillyjill

got it, *beating monkeys into shame*

9:30 pm

stidmama

go jilly go!!!

9:30 pm

Pinikula

no6?

9:30 pm

Pinikula

Geo...how are you doing?

9:31 pm

stidmama

if you want to come visit, you need to no6 me (tell me in advance)

9:31 pm

Pinikula

done yet?

9:31 pm

lbdawger

will you no6 me when you get your fireworks?

9:31 pm

stidmama

oh! hey George, didn't see you!

9:31 pm

Pinikula

oy, thx stid! is this sufficient? I'll be there on Friday!

9:31 pm

Pinikula

will do, lbd ;)

9:32 pm

stidmama

yes, but you'll need to sit on the (clean) laundry because I spent today at the museum rather than cleaning...

9:32 pm

Pinikula

yeah! I'll probably be standing for a bit anyway after the drive!!!

9:32 pm

lbdawger

she's coming to see you not your clean house or your laundry, stiddy!

9:32 pm

jesdraggon

hihi

9:33 pm

LeslieAnn

i need g and 4th column a for NBT...

9:33 pm

stidmama

if she can find me (under, behind, between) all the clutter! LOL

9:33 pm

stidmama

JES! *faint*

9:33 pm

lbdawger

have your forgo**** to say please?

9:33 pm

stidmama

are you coming too? Saturday! Olympia Farmer's Market! food! fun! friends!

9:33 pm

lbdawger

Hi Jes!

9:33 pm

jesdraggon

quick! grab the smelling salts!

9:33 pm

Pinikula

a + don't t** your fingernails, it's annoying

9:33 pm

stidmama

truthfully, people who like things clean and neat aren't happy in my home. *sigh*

9:34 pm

Pinikula

then I'll feel right at home, stid! * grin *

9:34 pm

lbdawger

mine either, stid

9:34 pm

stidmama

*bounce bounce bounce* good. is Koda coming?

9:34 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks. nbt with 12 left. may be able to stumble across the finish line listless...

9:35 pm

Pinikula

(un)fortunately, koda is going to stay with his cousins... ;)

9:35 pm

lbdawger

go LA!

9:35 pm

jesdraggon

alrighty, this is getting ridiculous. I've got this cat that needs a home. I've gotten inquiries about him from Chicago, Minnesota, Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida.

9:35 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, LA!

9:35 pm

jesdraggon

Why the CRAP does nobody in Washington or Idaho want this cat?!?

9:35 pm

lbdawger

no play date for Lucky, L-(

9:35 pm

stidmama

wow jes, what are you going to do?

9:35 pm

Pinikula

sorry Lucky!!! :(

9:35 pm

stidmama

I would, but allergies...

9:35 pm

stidmama

well, that's okay. He'll have to meet Koda another time.

9:36 pm

lbdawger

not a cat fan, jes.

9:36 pm

Pinikula

for sure, stid!

9:36 pm

jesdraggon

i'm going to keep telling people that i will not ship him cargo, if they want him they are quite welcome to come meet him and take him home as carry on. and keep getting turned down because nobody's gonna fly out here to do that. and keep hoping that someone within a reasonable travelling distance gets interested

9:36 pm

jesdraggon

and i'll probably keep kvetching to my online pals about it ;)

9:37 pm

stidmama

I don't mind cats, usually can just take extra antihistamines, but Mother swells up like a sausage.

9:37 pm

LeslieAnn

good on you to not ship cargo jes.

9:37 pm

stidmama

I actually am allergic only to some cats. Others don't bother me at all.

9:37 pm

stidgmere

Like a sausage? Not true. More like a sausage with red bumps here and there.

9:37 pm

LeslieAnn

just recently several puppies died after being shipped cargo to ohare

9:37 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, i saw that

9:38 pm

lbdawger

he does have a great smile, jes

9:38 pm

stidmama

hadn't heard about that LA.

9:38 pm

LeslieAnn

i think they were from a questionable breeder, but still

9:38 pm

lbdawger

grrr, what? I hate the thought of that happening to any animal!

9:38 pm

jesdraggon

and he's a flat faced cat, so heat is going to be harder on him than a normal headed critter.. but on top of that, i'm not shipping him across the country just to have someone who's never met him decide they don't want him, and then how do i get him back?

9:38 pm

Jillyjill

I'd jump in jes, but have two young males, and not sure how she'd do with them or vice versa

9:38 pm

stidmama

wish someone who lives close could take care of your kitty, jes. Hard on critters to travel even with people they already know.

9:39 pm

jesdraggon

shipping is bloody expensive!

9:39 pm

jesdraggon

he's getting along grand with the cats and dogs at his foster home, jilly

9:40 pm

lbdawger

i'm really surprised that any air cargo would take on a live animal. it's way too hot in there for any critter!

9:40 pm

LeslieAnn

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loc
al/ct-met-dead-puppies-0818-20100817,0
,4160893.story

9:41 pm

lbdawger

oh, i can't read that, it would make me so mad and i'd cry myself to sleep.

9:41 pm

jesdraggon

there are pretty specific rules for it, dawg, but always a risk

9:42 pm

jesdraggon

can't ship any animal above 85F. no flat-faced dogs above 75F. need a veterinary health certificate to get on (which unfortunately just means they have no signs of contagious disease, not that they have no health problems), and need a veterinary sign-off to ship below 40F.

9:42 pm

lbdawger

i would think that if a person wants a certain pet so badly, they would come out and get it in person. sight unseen just doesn't feel right

9:43 pm

lbdawger

yeah, shoo flies with her dog in the cabin. pays a good price for her to be carry on luggage! and has to have the certification with her.

9:43 pm

jesdraggon

you'd think so, and i'd think so... but there are a ton of people who buy puppies from breeders over the internet and have them shipped out. never see the kennel, meet the pups, or the parents, or the breeders in person. just pick from a photo.

9:44 pm

Jillyjill

I have handpicked all the pets we've owned....it's easy to do at the shelter!!

9:44 pm

EPAN

help me someone. i give up on the ap6

9:44 pm

jesdraggon

i am always confused by people who want this breed, in that color, and insist it be this gender, but don't seem to think that personality might be a good thing to select.

9:45 pm

lbdawger

*shaking head, with heavy heart* poor critters. and i bet most of them end up in the local shelters after their "newness" wears off.

9:45 pm

Pinikula

et6?

9:45 pm

lbdawger

ap + vowel + *** mr. wizard...

9:45 pm

LeslieAnn

good on you jilly

9:45 pm

jesdraggon

i dunno. at least one of the breeders around here is charging enough for her little mongrels that i can't imagine many people just give them away

9:45 pm

Jillyjill

only a few left: need both co's

9:45 pm

LeslieAnn

epan, ap + vowel + *** whiz...

9:45 pm

lbdawger

et + consonant + charged particle

9:46 pm

lbdawger

the other et6 is a gas

9:46 pm

stidmama

oh gee, I keep getting distracted. I'd best head out. ((hugs and choclits for all))

9:46 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

9:46 pm

Pinikula

(phone) brb

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

i have a co5, terra co***

9:47 pm

stidmama

pini -- you have my home # if you need to get hold of me tomorrow?

9:47 pm

jesdraggon

bye, stid!

9:47 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooo PINI!!!

9:47 pm

stidmama

YAY pini!!!!

9:47 pm

lbdawger

night night, Stid!

9:47 pm

jesdraggon

hurrah, pini!

9:47 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah pini

9:47 pm

EPAN

thankyou

9:47 pm

jesdraggon

hey stid--does your puppy need a buddy yet? got a 6 month old goldie

9:47 pm

stidmama

*poof*

9:47 pm

crosshair

ÇuoÊŽÉ¹ÇÊŒÇ ÊŽpÊoÉ¥

9:47 pm

lbdawger

Pini, didja beat george?

9:48 pm

LeslieAnn

hey crossy

9:48 pm

jesdraggon

hi crossy

9:48 pm

lbdawger

oy, crossy!

9:48 pm

stidmama

*melt* jes -- I am student teaching starting in two weeks. won't be able to help the puppy get adjusted. Or I would. in a heartbeat. *sigh* *repoof*

9:48 pm

jesdraggon

alrighty. have fun teaching :)

9:48 pm

LeslieAnn

i am pretty sure the grid would not take repoof as a word. just sayin'

9:48 pm

Jillyjill

crossy, my eyes are bad enough after this grid!!

9:49 pm

crosshair

lol

9:49 pm

lbdawger

and i'm heading to my pillows. see you all tomorrow! good luck finishing the grid!

9:49 pm

LeslieAnn

nighty night dawg

9:49 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, dawg

9:49 pm

crosshair

this grid has finished me;(

9:50 pm

crosshair

too many babblets and un-words

9:51 pm

Jillyjill

co6/21 anyone?

9:51 pm

jesdraggon

what are the stats on the N in the bottom corner?

9:52 pm

Jillyjill

ng5/22

9:52 pm

jesdraggon

seriously? ng? i think my brain just broke.

9:53 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

yeah, know mine did!!

9:53 pm

LeslieAnn

haha

9:53 pm

crosshair

ng??

9:53 pm

crosshair

pmg

9:53 pm

gapeach

Jilli, word above + 2nd vowel

9:53 pm

jesdraggon

i mean... i can almost get gnocci... but ...

9:53 pm

LeslieAnn

clearly you don't have your zambian monkeys working today

9:54 pm

Jillyjill

ty GP!

9:54 pm

jesdraggon

i guess not. must have left them at work to watch the surgery cases recover

9:54 pm

gapeach

yw

9:54 pm

Jillyjill

jes: ng+what little pig said all the way home

9:55 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, jilly. :)

9:55 pm

crosshair

thank go for morewords

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:56 pm

LeslieAnn

wi5/28 for fireworks? (gave up and went to the list at 12)

9:56 pm

Minveryork

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

9:56 pm

LeslieAnn

oh got it! fireworks

9:56 pm

jesdraggon

hi minver :)

9:56 pm

jesdraggon

yay leslie!

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations LeslieAnn on fireworks! Good for you

10:04 pm

Jillyjill

Have two left that monkeys haven't figured out: th8/45 and last ye4/6..help anyone?

10:07 pm

Minveryork

ye4/6 is ye plus double vowels and other rhymes with a green vegetable. I do not have a th8/45 yet Jillyjill.

10:07 pm

LeslieAnn

th8 is th + charged particle + pt of eat, jilly

10:08 pm

Jillyjill

FW!! thank you minv!!

10:08 pm

jesdraggon

thank you min and jilly

10:09 pm

Jillyjill

ty leslie ann too...that was a toughy...

10:14 pm

libarebel

THAN

10:18 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Jillyjill on fireworks! Hooray for you!

10:19 pm

Minveryork

T's Toppled! 2 left

10:19 pm

Jillyjill

I learned a few new words and that monkeys come in nationalities!! LOL

10:20 pm

Jillyjill

I owe you a few if you want minv!

10:20 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for et6-21 the 2nd? Thanks

10:22 pm

Jillyjill

starts like the first, but ends in charged particle

10:22 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Jillyjill.

10:23 pm

Jillyjill

glad to help!! anyone or anything else?

10:24 pm

gapeach

Yes, please, ta4-5 ....thanks

10:25 pm

Jillyjill

something stretched tightly is ta**

10:25 pm

gapeach

Thanks once again, Jillyjill.

10:26 pm

Jillyjill

No problem, I'll check in now and then if you need a clue...FB time!

10:29 pm

Minveryork

That's what I'm doing now.Chatting w/someone on FB

10:29 pm

gapeach

ay4-4 please.....now this is pitiful....thanks

10:31 pm

Jillyjill

lets see, common affirmative phrase of new englanders

10:32 pm

Jillyjill

ay+matching vowel +consonant

10:32 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Jillyjill.

10:34 pm

Jillyjill

YVW!!

10:37 pm

Jellen

Hello...

10:38 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Jellen.

10:38 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Jellen. How are you doing?

10:38 pm

Jellen

How is today's grid...fast and easy or slow?

10:38 pm

gapeach

Need two to finish....wh4-9 the 3rd and wi5-28 please....thanks.

10:38 pm

stidmama

not bad, Jellen (((hugs)))

10:39 pm

Jellen

Things are going pretty well...

10:39 pm

stidmama

hey again all, here between allergy attacks... *sigh*

10:39 pm

Jellen

Had a lovely spa session with my sister, then out for lunch...

10:39 pm

firefly779

hiya stiddy

10:40 pm

stidmama

I finished in, I think, about an hour and a half total time.

10:40 pm

stidmama

So glad you had a good day, Jellen!

10:40 pm

gapeach

Just one left wi5-28 please....thanks

10:40 pm

stidmama

hey firefly!

10:40 pm

firefly779

Jellen - my sincerest condolences, though you don't know me really

10:41 pm

Minveryork

wi 5:rhymes w/word meaning cool/neat gapeach1066

10:41 pm

Jellen

I'd best not start...the words "see you at 9 am" popped out of my mouth tonight...

10:41 pm

jesdraggon

hi jellen. very sorry to hear your bad news. hope things pick up for you (hard to get worse anyway, I guess)

10:41 pm

Jillyjill

wi+ i hated turning fi***

10:41 pm

Jellen

Thank you, firefly

10:42 pm

Jillyjill

Jellen, how long is your sister there with you?

10:42 pm

Jellen

Thank you, jes

10:42 pm

stidmama

oh my! *offers warm mug of milk and bedtime stories to Jellen*

10:42 pm

Jellen

Sadly, she is leaving tomorrow...

10:42 pm

firefly779

stid - very hot and windy when it's hot isn't better because it's hot wind :( you?

10:43 pm

gapeach

Oh, thanks, Jillyjill....see y'all at the flip....thanks for all helpers.

10:43 pm

stidmama

MUCH cooler today firefly, getting marine air now -- mostly cloudy and highs in the low 70s.

10:43 pm

Jillyjill

Have you been alone since you lost Tim?

10:43 pm

stidmama

Babble party on Saturday.... will be MUCH cooler over here!

10:44 pm

tessagram

ta6 27 and fy 5 20 any help would be appreciated:)

10:44 pm

Jellen

I was alone Thursday and Friday, and most of Saturday and Sunday...

10:44 pm

stidmama

fy + be*** davis had amazing eyes

10:45 pm

stidmama

ta 6/27 is the ta 4 "tight" word + last 2/3 of canine companion

10:45 pm

stidmama

hey tessagram, btw

10:45 pm

Jillyjill

I have no idea how hard this must be, but know all of us are there with you in thoughts and prauers.

10:46 pm

Jillyjill

Well, since there are plenty to clue, I'm heading out. See you all tomorrow..((jellen))

10:46 pm

tessagram

Hello and thank you very much!

10:46 pm

firefly779

stid - today started out in the high 70's, it never cooled off last night due to clouds coming in. was close to 100

10:46 pm

Minveryork

E's Executed! 1 left

10:46 pm

stidmama

Is Min still around?

10:46 pm

stidmama

LOL yes! Min -- Mother sent me this link, and of course I thought of you, too. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/arti
cle.jsp?id=3754513

10:47 pm

stidmama

oh gee firefly! I am SO glad I don't live over there any more!

10:47 pm

stidmama

go Min go!

10:50 pm

Minveryork

Just tried going to that link & got an error messgage

10:51 pm

Minveryork

Okay,now I got it. Will take me a few minutes to read

10:52 pm

firefly779

small grids infuriate me :) going to go elevate my cankles and drink something

10:53 pm

stidmama

rest well, firefly! *hands tall cool glass*

10:56 pm

Minveryork

That was a great article. Funny and so true stidmama

10:57 pm

herinfernallady

Hello.

10:57 pm

mcurlschool

stid! are we going to plan for showers on Saturday?

10:59 pm

Minveryork

Hi herinfernallady! How are you? Welcome to the grid

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

Thank you for your welcom.

11:00 pm

stidmama

hey mcurl!

11:00 pm

stidmama

glad you liked the article Min

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

I don't usually ask but can you all spare a thought or a pray for my friends little 6 month old that is back in hospital because her skin graft didn't take

11:00 pm

stidmama

well... the market has some covered areas, and we can retreat to the restaurant early if necessary. Reservation at 2:30.

11:01 pm

stidmama

oh gee lady, of course.

11:01 pm

stidmama

I bought a floppy hat that WON'T melt if it rains... LOL

11:01 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks.Poor little kid. She pulled a mug of boiling water down her front. The graft didn't take

11:02 pm

mcurlschool

Sounds good, umbrella though just in case!

11:02 pm

stidmama

The hat I really liked was 30% paper. When I asked the salesperson if it might melt in the rain she sniffed and told me that since it was a SUN hat (as if I couldn't tell) I clearly should not wear it if it rained.

11:02 pm

stidmama

I don't carry umbrellas, but of course will have a rain jacket just in case.

11:02 pm

stidmama

oh man. that's horrible.

11:03 pm

stidmama

poor child. the parents must be just frantic.

11:03 pm

Jellen

Hi, herin...prayer on its way...

11:03 pm

herinfernallady

Yes they are.

11:04 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Jellen and you know we are thinking of you too

11:04 pm

stidmama

I will keep them in my heart, too.

11:04 pm

stidmama

mcurl... do you know if your friend is coming?

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks guys. We are zipping out for a bit back later

11:05 pm

stidmama

later lady

11:11 pm

NonnieLight

Hello all

11:11 pm

stidmama

heigh Nonnie!

11:11 pm

Jellen

Hi, Nonnie

11:11 pm

NonnieLight

stid! How are you?

11:12 pm

NonnieLight

and Jellen---you doing OK?

11:12 pm

Minveryork

Hello NonnieLight!How are you doing?Welcome to grid

11:12 pm

NonnieLight

Min, I am fine and you?

11:12 pm

Jellen

I am, Nonnie...thanks for asking

11:13 pm

stidmama

I am okay Nonnie -- accidentally got some cow product today so dealing with lingering reaction.

11:13 pm

NonnieLight

Big hugs to you Jellen :o)

11:13 pm

stidmama

Min! did you finish????

11:14 pm

NonnieLight

sorry about that stid (but when I first read your post I was thinking "accident and cow product" like maybe you stepped in something) then I realized what you were speaking of...

11:14 pm

Minveryork

Nope,I have one word left and saving it for later.You?

11:15 pm

stidmama

wish I HAD stepped in it Nonnie! my garden could use a bit more fertilizer! LOL

11:15 pm

artdr

Why is the first wi 5/28 eluding me so??

11:15 pm

stidmama

I finished a while ago Min

11:15 pm

Minveryork

Maybe we can get our FWs together again stidmama.

11:15 pm

NonnieLight

I'm working on my last 3 and they are giving me fits!

11:15 pm

stidmama

this morning, actually...

11:15 pm

stidmama

sorry -- wasn't sure if I would get home in time to finish otherwise

11:15 pm

stidmama

go Nonnie go!

11:15 pm

Minveryork

A wi 5/28 word is thymes with number after 49 artdr.

11:15 pm

NonnieLight

because it is a strange word, artdr

11:16 pm

stidmama

several peculiar words today

11:16 pm

artdr

Thank you!!

11:16 pm

NonnieLight

For sure, stid.

11:17 pm

NonnieLight

ta6 please?

11:17 pm

artdr

Strange indeed...

11:18 pm

Minveryork

ta6/27 is ta 4/5 word plus hotd** or hamurger Nonnie

11:18 pm

NonnieLight

thanks min

11:19 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:20 pm

NonnieLight

ap 6 please?

11:23 pm

stidmama

AP is opposite of Peri*** (part of an arc around the sun)

11:25 pm

stidmama

oh, sorry, arc around the EARTH. *sigh*

11:26 pm

stidmama

ends in a letter word (3 letters)

11:27 pm

stidmama

you'll say *** whiz when you get it...

11:27 pm

stidmama

ap + vowel + (letter)... *waits*

11:27 pm

NonnieLight

aha, that did it min...thank you!

11:28 pm

stidmama

sure thing nonnie

11:28 pm

NonnieLight

OK...last one, 2nd et6 please?

11:29 pm

NonnieLight

is it related to the one before it?

11:29 pm

stidmama

some first three letters, you want the rest?

11:29 pm

NonnieLight

yes, I've been working on this one for a bit, thanks.

11:29 pm

stidmama

*holds breath for nonnie*

11:30 pm

NonnieLight

got it!

11:31 pm

NonnieLight

fireworks finally!

11:31 pm

NonnieLight

And thanks min for your help (once again!)

11:31 pm

stidmama

YAY Nonnie!!!

11:32 pm

NonnieLight

Thanks stid :o)

11:33 pm

NonnieLight

Any clues needed by anyone before I head to bed?

11:34 pm

Jellen

Late yay for Nonnie!!!

11:34 pm

NonnieLight

nighty night all

11:34 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Nonnie!

11:36 pm

stidmama

I am heading out too. **hugs and choclits for all** Jellen, sleep well. I'll be "around" tomorrow most of the day. *poof*

11:38 pm

Minveryork

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

11:38 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye NonnieLight! I'll see you tomorrow in the log

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Are there any late nite flippers here to see me enter my last word for fireworks or am I alone in this chog?

11:57 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! be5/14 was my last word

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

Hi Min

11:58 pm

Minveryork

Me, myself and I are watching my fireworks tonight.

11:58 pm

Minveryork

Hello MLFAN17!How are you doing? Welcome to puzzle

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size?I guess 115 words.

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

275

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

whats the theme any idea Min?

11:59 pm

Cosmo Kramer

168

12:00 am

Minveryork

The next icon theme is wingdings suggested by Sprite

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