Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, August 27, 2010

12:00 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

flip! flip! flip!!

12:00 am

Jillyjill

hooray

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

Jillyjill

well, I was close...

12:00 am

Pinikula

very!

12:01 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

br7/40

12:02 am

jillibus

flip for the third time

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

gremlinn

phant brominate

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:02 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

yeah, well that's close enough to what I just found

12:02 am

jillibus

sheesh, slow load!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

thanks george i think i got the same one you did

12:02 am

jessmom

nbt

12:02 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

ta, Lickety!

12:03 am

jillibus

THANKS Lickety!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

AN7 been called?

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all!

12:03 am

flosey

flip

12:03 am

jillibus

George, yes, Arcade Fire the band

12:04 am

flosey

oh, goody, thanks Lickety

12:04 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

yeah, not very familiar though

12:04 am

Jillyjill

WE LOVE YOU LICKETY!!!

12:04 am

Pinikula

NBT!

12:04 am

jessmom

at8

12:05 am

jillibus

Wow, pini! My grid hadn't even loaded on this old desktop

12:05 am

MLFAN17

jess is that a AT 6/8?

12:05 am

jessmom

yes

12:05 am

Pinikula

;)

12:05 am

cybernan

nbt

12:05 am

Pinikula

well done, nan :)

12:05 am

MLFAN17

i just found it thanks jess

12:06 am

Pinikula

first ti4 I've done that, jili! :)

12:06 am

jillibus

I liked what I heard of Arcade Fire Suburbs, but I guess that's no recommendation, lol!

12:06 am

Jillyjill

sheez peri and nan, you amaze me!!

12:07 am

jillibus

wtg nan too!

12:08 am

cybernan

an 7

12:08 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

ooh, got that at8 finally!

12:08 am

Pinikula

thx nan ;)

12:08 am

MLFAN17

is that x 2 cyber?

12:08 am

MLFAN17

i have AN 7/40

12:09 am

jillibus

just got an an7/32

12:09 am

Pinikula

I have an7/32

12:09 am

jessmom

2 x an7/32

12:09 am

cybernan

ro 7-8

12:10 am

Jillyjill

well guys....have been up for 19 hours...have a good start on grid, see you all tomorrow!

12:10 am

Pinikula

so must be an7 x 2 ;)

12:10 am

jillibus

snap, cuz

12:10 am

MLFAN17

thank jess

12:10 am

Pinikula

* giggle *

12:10 am

cybernan

hi lickety -- ty

12:10 am

Pinikula

GMTA jilli ;)

12:10 am

jillibus

:) pini

12:10 am

MLFAN17

thanks cyber i got those just now

12:10 am

cybernan

I have an an 7/40

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:11 am

MLFAN17

RE 6

12:11 am

MLFAN17

cyber i have the same AN

12:11 am

MLFAN17

hi Dee

12:12 am

jillibus

wtg dee and hi dee hi

12:12 am

Pinikula

I have an7 x 2 now ;)

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

12:12 am

jillibus

funny -- I ripped through the last grid and can't see a thing in this one. Tired, I guess.

12:12 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

found one 7/32 -- something I'm deffo not, ha!

12:12 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

one an7/32 that is, yeah

12:13 am

Pinikula

oh, shoot...I have an7/32 x 2 (looking for the an7/40)

12:14 am

DRBERNABO

re9/60

12:14 am

MLFAN17

thanks for that AN 7/32

12:14 am

Pinikula

nice find DrB

12:14 am

jillibus

hi DrB

12:14 am

MLFAN17

DRB is it somethign we should know?

12:14 am

Pinikula

got it ;)

12:14 am

DRBERNABO

hi jill

12:14 am

jillibus

can't see the biggies

12:15 am

Pinikula

it's common, mlf

12:15 am

DRBERNABO

Yes, if you love lovecraft

12:15 am

MLFAN17

NEVER MIND I FOUND IT

12:15 am

jillibus

or anything else. Guess i should just drown my sorrows?

12:15 am

flosey

I just have the 7 George clued

12:15 am

flosey

thanks George

12:15 am

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

yeah, that's the only one I could see!

12:15 am

jillibus

hi flosey -- did you get the pix?

12:16 am

flosey

no, when did you send them?

12:16 am

flosey

we didn't get home until about 6

12:16 am

Pinikula

phantom: banana

12:17 am

jillibus

not long ago, flosey

12:17 am

flosey

ok, they've just come through jilli, will look later

12:17 am

jillibus

and there's alink in my bio here

12:17 am

flosey

ok, will check that too

12:17 am

jillibus

how did your day go, flo?

12:18 am

DRBERNABO

em 9/66

12:19 am

flosey

was fine, Jilli, didn't get down to Victoria, will still have to do that, prob. next week

12:19 am

MLFAN17

thats the one i am looking for now

12:19 am

flosey

lunch was lovely at Cherry Point Winery

12:19 am

jillibus

sounds great, flo

12:21 am

flosey

and NBT

12:21 am

MLFAN17

stats for the O top left please

12:21 am

jillibus

wtg flo -- I'm nowhere near -- blind tonight

12:22 am

Pinikula

nothing from that O, mlf

12:22 am

MLFAN17

oh duhh thanks

12:22 am

MLFAN17

sorry i wasnt paying attention

12:23 am

MLFAN17

BO7

12:23 am

Pinikula

best be on my way...chat with y'all tmw!...

12:24 am

Pinikula

night all * poof *

12:24 am

jillibus

bye pini :)

12:25 am

jillibus

got br7 x2 at least

12:26 am

flosey

thanks jilli, I have them now

12:27 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:27 am

flosey

wtg grem

12:27 am

jillibus

nbt!

12:27 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:27 am

jillibus

YAY grem!!!

12:28 am

MLFAN17

cant think anymore i am out poof

12:29 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:31 am

cybernan

half way and crashing -- see you tomorrow :)

12:31 am

cybernan

congrats, grem

12:34 am

jillibus

wtg nan!

12:35 am

jillibus

icon clue posted

12:37 am

flosey

good one jilli

12:38 am

jillibus

ty flosey

12:43 am

flosey

just monkeyed ar7

12:44 am

jillibus

wd flosey! No diea.

12:45 am

jillibus

Idea even

12:45 am

jillibus

Yaaawn!

12:48 am

jillibus

yikes! just found em9!

12:50 am

flosey

just changed icon

12:52 am

jillibus

boy, flosey -- have to check that one!

12:52 am

flosey

wow, good for you jilli

12:52 am

jillibus

no -- didn't get it yet!

12:52 am

jillibus

oh, you mean the em9?

12:53 am

flosey

check bio again

12:53 am

flosey

yes, wow, the em9

12:53 am

westford

hello, finally here

12:54 am

flosey

hi west

12:54 am

westford

hi flosey

12:55 am

rururocks

ba 6/30 .. is a unusual one

12:55 am

jillibus

ha, monkey found your sandstone, flosey -- ta!

12:55 am

jillibus

hi west

12:55 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:55 am

jillibus

hi ruru -- check my bio for flickr pix of the fun you missed!

12:58 am

westford

hi jilli thanks for the icon clue

12:58 am

jillibus

yw west :)

12:59 am

rururocks

very cute jilli.. looks like nice folk

12:59 am

westford

nbt

12:59 am

jillibus

we had a lot of fun, ruru

1:00 am

jillibus

wtg west!

1:00 am

westford

pretty cinchy tonight

1:00 am

westford

and ty lol

1:00 am

jillibus

chinchy?

1:01 am

jillibus

brb -- dishwasher needs filling before bedtime

1:03 am

westford

it was a cinch

1:04 am

westford

I have done dw duty

1:04 am

rururocks

I have a college deferment from DW duty

1:04 am

westford

you're lucky

1:05 am

westford

we had some very good wine for dinner ruru very fruity

1:05 am

rururocks

what was it?

1:05 am

westford

have to get the bottle so you can tell me if it's good

1:07 am

westford

Schmitt Sohne Piesporter Michelsberg

1:07 am

westford

Never heard of it

1:08 am

westford

we get their reisling all the time

1:08 am

rururocks

Piesporter is moderately sweet .. probably nice.. was it 2008?

1:08 am

westford

yes

1:09 am

rururocks

sounds good. I like riesling

1:09 am

westford

it was a good match for the roast chicken and artichokes

1:10 am

rururocks

hmm.. artichokes are hard on wine

1:10 am

westford

they are? we enjoyed the combination

1:11 am

westford

didn't cook them in the wine just drank it lol

1:12 am

rururocks

roast chicken is a good call with it though

1:12 am

rururocks

I am meeting dorens for lunch tomorrow.

1:13 am

westford

that's great say hi from me

1:13 am

westford

where are you going?

1:13 am

rururocks

a little french Bistro I like on the Napa river

1:14 am

westford

oh perfect

1:14 am

rururocks

yeah.. the food is great

1:14 am

rururocks

she'll be impressed I think

1:15 am

westford

so nice to have you to choose the wine too

1:15 am

rururocks

yeah.. and I am buying lunch too..lol

1:16 am

westford

gets better and better

1:16 am

sandyloo

hello

1:16 am

westford

hi sandy

1:16 am

rururocks

hey loo

1:17 am

sandyloo

lol ru

1:17 am

westford

I have a cousin named Sandra Louise is that your name too?

1:17 am

sandyloo

no its sandra leonie

1:17 am

sandyloo

I like louise better

1:18 am

flosey

my daughter is Sandra Louise

1:18 am

westford

that's pretty though

1:18 am

westford

she is flosey? are you my aunt? lol

1:18 am

flosey

lol

1:18 am

jillibus

there was a discussion about artichokes on the radio, and how they make wines taste sweeter.

1:19 am

westford

well the combination was really good

1:19 am

westford

have to try it sans artichokes next time

1:19 am

rururocks

glad it worked..

1:19 am

flosey

how did you prepare them west?

1:20 am

rururocks

yes.. just some corn, and roasted potato

1:20 am

rururocks

I made paninis tonight for dinner

1:20 am

jillibus

ruru -- take pix at luch!

1:20 am

westford

got a pot of water boiling threw in some salt and boiled them gently for 45 minutes

1:20 am

rururocks

riesling and corn is a wonderful pairing

1:20 am

westford

covered the pot

1:21 am

jillibus

the radio suggested steaming for an hour.

1:21 am

westford

oh thanks ruru

1:21 am

westford

steaming works too

1:21 am

flosey

it's been many years since I've had them

1:21 am

rururocks

I love chokes

1:21 am

westford

first I cut the thorns off all the leaves and slice the top and stem off

1:22 am

jillibus

me too, but love marinated artichoke hearts in a salad.

1:22 am

westford

the heart is the best best part

1:22 am

flosey

a few gardeners here grow them, we don't

1:23 am

westford

marinated artichoke hearts are so good but the warm heart in melted butter mmmm

1:23 am

sandyloo

so do I jilli, it is one of my favourites

1:23 am

westford

I was surprised to see them in the market

1:24 am

sandyloo

Nicky and I are on one of those diets where you get all your meals delivered

1:24 am

rururocks

I put them in a cold bean salad with mozzerella and roasted peppers

1:24 am

jillibus

I must screw up my courage and get one. I'm such an uncook!

1:24 am

rururocks

I have lost 11 lbs on my diet so far

1:24 am

flosey

wtg ru

1:25 am

westford

sandy how is that working out?

1:25 am

sandyloo

well done there ru

1:25 am

jillibus

whoa,sandy, that sounds wonderful!

1:25 am

sandyloo

I am worried about the wine factor

1:25 am

westford

sure is ruru !!

1:25 am

jillibus

wtg ruru. How many do you want to lose?

1:25 am

westford

wine has absolutely no calories didn't you know that?

1:25 am

jillibus

what wine factor? Verboten?

1:25 am

sandyloo

wine is only fruit juice ....no fat....surely it should be free

1:26 am

rururocks

looking for 25 jill..

1:26 am

rururocks

wine has a lot of calories

1:26 am

westford

shhh ruru

1:26 am

jillibus

Well, I managed 28, ru so you can too -- much easier for guys.

1:26 am

sandyloo

I like west's version better

1:27 am

westford

I said it before jilli you look terrific

1:27 am

jillibus

broken cookies don't count either.

1:27 am

rururocks

.. but that is only crappy wine that is caloric

1:27 am

jillibus

thanks, west!

1:27 am

sandyloo

I think I will have a little with lots of soda water in a large wine glass

1:27 am

rururocks

you do look great in the pictures jilli

1:27 am

jillibus

oh dear -- will swollen head add pounds?

1:28 am

sandyloo

although I am going on holiday next week so I will take that week off, mainly want nicky to start eating healthy

1:28 am

flosey

well, I'm off to see Jilli's pictures, then to bed, 81 left for tomorrow

1:28 am

flosey

goodnight all

1:29 am

sandyloo

where are the pics Jilli, are they for us to see also

1:29 am

westford

goodnight flosey sleep well

1:29 am

jillibus

night flosey -- I'm getting nowhere with this -- still 124 to go!

1:29 am

rururocks

me too flosey.. I am right behind yoou

1:29 am

sandyloo

nite flo

1:29 am

jillibus

sandy -- I've posted a link in my bio

1:30 am

sandyloo

ok

1:30 am

rururocks

nite all.. see you later

1:31 am

jillibus

night ruru!

1:31 am

westford

good night ruru have a great time tomorrow

1:32 am

sandyloo

I love these photos jilli, especially the cake!

1:32 am

jillibus

isn't it amazing? Such a clever idea pini had.

1:33 am

westford

did you all eat your names?

1:33 am

rururocks

I still had 80 words to go on the cake though .. before you ate it

1:33 am

jillibus

jeez, just realised this big grid has no S.

1:34 am

jillibus

My piece of cake was pure white.

1:34 am

rururocks

*peuffe*

1:34 am

sandrafrances

Morning all how many words

1:34 am

westford

have we been blessed with lickety?

1:34 am

jillibus

182 sandra

1:34 am

westford

182 sandra

1:34 am

sandrafrances

Thanks

1:35 am

westford

I just found the grits

1:36 am

sandyloo

I love those photos jilli, they are gorgeous and i love you great danes

1:36 am

jillibus

oh thanks, sandy!

1:36 am

jillibus

and thanks west!

1:36 am

sandyloo

I think this is a hard grid

1:37 am

jillibus

so do I, and the last one was so nice.

1:38 am

sandyloo

it was , usually i get over halfway before i look at the list but so far I only have 48

1:38 am

sandyloo

well, i will keep trying

1:38 am

westford

they are coming slowly but surely but mostly they're hiding

1:40 am

m9f9l

hi all. late flip for me

1:40 am

westford

hi m

1:40 am

jillibus

hi m9

1:41 am

flosey

great pictures, Jilli, looks like you had a wonderful time

1:41 am

flosey

now off to bed

1:41 am

jillibus

we did, flosey, and missed you!

1:41 am

m9f9l

where are the pics?

1:42 am

jillibus

link in my bio, m9

1:42 am

m9f9l

ok

1:42 am

flosey

ty.jilli, next time

1:44 am

jillibus

whee, got the re9!

1:44 am

westford

wtg jilli !!

1:45 am

sandyloo

got to 59 now looking for that re9

1:46 am

jillibus

now have both 9s <smirk>

1:46 am

sandyloo

jilli .......what is the third letter....?

1:46 am

westford

woo hoo you're hot !!

1:46 am

westford

are they both re's?

1:46 am

sandyloo

(not smirking)

1:47 am

jillibus

rea is the 9

1:47 am

sandyloo

ok thanks for that

1:47 am

jillibus

the other is em9

1:47 am

jillibus

and Lickety is up

1:48 am

westford

thanks jilli

1:49 am

m9f9l

weird I typed something and it went into some black hole or something.

1:49 am

jillibus

creepy!

1:49 am

westford

I'm collecting all your good words m

1:49 am

westford

I'll sell them back to you

1:49 am

m9f9l

fun pics! I love the dog on the chair! ANd the party hats. You DO look great jilli!

1:50 am

m9f9l

you're a black hole west?

1:50 am

jillibus

thanks, m9!

1:50 am

westford

I could be lol

1:51 am

westford

got the em

1:51 am

jillibus

good 4 u west :)

1:51 am

westford

thanks for the help

1:54 am

jillibus

hoopray -- hafway!

1:54 am

m9f9l

so what year were you born Jilli? 27?

1:54 am

jillibus

yes, m9

1:54 am

westford

wtg jilli !!

1:54 am

jillibus

that was supposed to be hooray, halfway, duh!

1:55 am

m9f9l

my mom was 22

1:55 am

m9f9l

hoop it up!LOL

1:56 am

jillibus

like my bridge partner, m9 ;)

1:56 am

m9f9l

brb.. going to other puter..

1:56 am

jillibus

obviously bedtime for moi!

1:57 am

westford

can you believe it's been a week since you left for the meet up?

1:58 am

m9f9l

sometimes time goes very fast and sometimes very slowly... depending...LOL

1:58 am

westford

how long did it take you to get there?

1:58 am

westford

know what you mean m

1:58 am

jillibus

well, I'm just getting back down to earth, west.

1:58 am

westford

goes pretty fast now

2:00 am

westford

wasn't it nice of stid to make gifts? where does she find the time?

2:02 am

m9f9l

she carves it out of nothing!

2:02 am

jillibus

hmm -- 5 minutes to the ferry, half an hour wait for it, 25 minutes crossing, hour and a half to the other ferry, hour and a half crossing, 2Â½ hours to the hotel (stopped for a meal). Dear bugs did the driving.

2:03 am

jillibus

oh, forgot had to wait for the 2nd ferry an hour and a half because of reservation.

2:03 am

m9f9l

that's a great ferry ride though... did you say "hi" to my parents??LOL

2:03 am

jillibus

You do the math!

2:04 am

jillibus

Where are your parents, m9? I forgot.

2:04 am

jillibus

We did the Coho, Victoria to Port Angeles.

2:05 am

m9f9l

My Dad threw my mom's ashes off the Coho and we all threw dad's off.

2:05 am

m9f9l

they DID live in Port Angeles in their later years

2:05 am

jillibus

Nice to get a 40 of Smirnoff for $14.95 at the Duty Free coming home, too!

2:06 am

jillibus

Oh m9, what a great sendoff for them!

2:06 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:06 am

jillibus

Hi ruby!

2:06 am

rubyfoo

We finally got the UK's rain and it's beautiful!

2:06 am

m9f9l

well... I'll have to tell you about my poor Dad's sometime. eek.

2:07 am

jillibus

Ruby -- I have a link to the pix of our babble gathering in my bio.

2:07 am

jillibus

m9 -- what is your icon about?

2:08 am

m9f9l

My dad mixed my mom's ashes with marine grade cement in a little pail...and just threw the whole pail over I guess. No one else was there. He did that by himself. And then he told my sister exactly when to throw his off, so they'd be about the same place.

2:08 am

m9f9l

yesterday's grid.

2:08 am

jillibus

oh my, m9!

2:09 am

jillibus

your icon is yesterday's grid? I thought that was the 3 little pigs etc...

2:09 am

rubyfoo

what an interesting chog this morning!

2:10 am

m9f9l

My dad told me once (paraphrasing) "you know, folks get buried and for the first few years someone might put flowers on their grave, but after a while they get forgotten, except for people like your aunt that travels around cleaning off her ancestor's headstones. Those pretty little sea anemonies will grab on there, and your mom will always have flowers."

2:11 am

m9f9l

I got ahead of myself jilli.

2:11 am

rubyfoo

m9: that is really touching and SO true!

2:12 am

m9f9l

I think he also liked it that his house looked out over the straight, so he could see that area of water all the time.

2:12 am

jillibus

m9, I love that. What made them so attached to those waters?

2:12 am

jillibus

ah, I see.

2:13 am

m9f9l

my Dad was a bargeman for 32 years out of seattle. Travelled up to Canada and through those waters a lot

2:13 am

jillibus

I'd like to be chucked into vEsuvius Bay where I like to swim in the sea, but I don't hink it would be appreciated by the other swimmers.

2:14 am

jillibus

hmmm -- maybe dropped off the ferry to Crofton...

2:14 am

westford

I'm back I got lost but caught up with the chat and hello ruby

2:14 am

rubyfoo

hello westford!

2:15 am

m9f9l

and in about 1940 he and a pal built a small wooden sailboat and sailed it up through your area and much further North

2:15 am

rubyfoo

you are able to swim in the sea, jilli? Isn't it really cold there?

2:15 am

jillibus

well, I guess I'll go to bed -- lots to do tomorrow.

2:15 am

m9f9l

his friend wrote it up and it was in wooden boat magazine. I recently got a copy of the article when my cousin went through her mom's storage.

2:15 am

westford

that's a really sweet story about your mother and dad m

2:16 am

westford

not so many wooden boats any more

2:16 am

jillibus

ruby, Vesuvius Bay is the warmest spot on the island -- summer temps up to 72F (22C)

2:16 am

westford

oh that is nice and warm jilli

2:17 am

jillibus

West, stid's dad just refurbished a wooden boat.

2:17 am

westford

a lot of work I'll bet

2:17 am

rubyfoo

here the lake is 55F all year. I know people who swim across, but they do it with a boat in tandem, just in case. I think they're insane!

2:18 am

rubyfoo

I miss sailing!

2:18 am

jillibus

I should add some pix from their living room...maybe tomorrow

2:18 am

westford

let us know when you do it ruby

2:18 am

rubyfoo

don't hold yur breath! hahah

2:18 am

westford

swim not sail lol

2:18 am

jillibus

can't you sail on your lake?

2:18 am

westford

we average about 59 here

2:18 am

rubyfoo

the only place I could ever swim (paddle around, that is) was in Miami when the ocean was more than 80F

2:19 am

rubyfoo

it is too small for ocean sailing which is what we did off Miami

2:19 am

westford

love that FL water

2:19 am

rubyfoo

we sold the boat before we came here

2:19 am

westford

it's like taking a bath

2:19 am

jillibus

me too, when it's calm

2:19 am

rubyfoo

exactly!

2:20 am

jillibus

It's always calm here -- sheltered.

2:20 am

rubyfoo

that sounds wonderful, jilli, and swimming is supposed to be the best exercise of all, that is, if you don't sink!

2:21 am

jillibus

I've been a water baby since I was 3.

2:21 am

rubyfoo

not me, unfortunately, I sink like a stone

2:21 am

rubyfoo

my mother was a good swimmer; my father wouldn't go near the water except to fish

2:22 am

m9f9l

i saw recently that my uncle's last boat was for sale up in your area jilli

2:22 am

m9f9l

he was a marine architect and boat designer

2:22 am

jillibus

My mum taught me to swim, then I did have lessons for racing and diving at that great pool in Shanghai.

2:22 am

rubyfoo

when are you writing your memoirs, jilli?

2:23 am

jillibus

My mum did the side-stroke and my dad the trudgeon -- like the crawl with a scissor kick!

2:23 am

jillibus

when pigs fly, I think, ruby.

2:24 am

rubyfoo

I've been hearing about flying pigs, lately!

2:24 am

rubyfoo

NBT! painlessly, for once

2:24 am

jillibus

too bad I'm not in the boat market, m9!

2:24 am

m9f9l

http://tinyurl.com/23kldwb isn't she beautiful?

2:24 am

jillibus

wtg ruby!

2:24 am

westford

gj ruby the rest is not

2:25 am

m9f9l

she costs about exactly the same as my house!

2:26 am

rubyfoo

no 7's, 8's or 9's!

2:26 am

m9f9l

oh wtg ruby!

2:26 am

m9f9l

I'm stuck on two tiles

2:26 am

westford

nice boat m and nice size

2:27 am

kjg

gape

2:27 am

jillibus

wow, m9 -- what a boat!!! Beautiful!

2:27 am

jillibus

yes, kje, you might well gape at m9's uncle's boat!

2:27 am

jillibus

kjg, that is

2:27 am

m9f9l

that was the one he was working on when he died of leukemia. The plan was that he and my aunt and two cousins were going to sail around the world...

2:27 am

rubyfoo

hello kje

2:28 am

westford

hubby was an ocean sailor and the crew could take dates along on weekends those were the days

2:28 am

jillibus

oh dear, m9!

2:28 am

rubyfoo

whoops, hello anyway, I thought you were kje but welcome!

2:29 am

rubyfoo

btw, pb for jilli! she can swim over.....

2:29 am

m9f9l

i sent that link to my cousin and she was thinking of driving up to Canada just to see her.

2:29 am

jillibus

the best-laid schemes gang aft agley...

2:29 am

westford

does she have any interest in doing the sail?

2:30 am

m9f9l

I don't think so. she was about 8 at the time.. or so..

2:30 am

m9f9l

very rough time to lose one's daddy

2:30 am

westford

for sure

2:30 am

jillibus

I was just copying kjg

2:30 am

m9f9l

help with lowest a? a stat?

2:31 am

m9f9l

and the other a in that column?

2:31 am

rubyfoo

I have one, skin condition

2:31 am

jillibus

ap4/5 I think

2:31 am

westford

yes

2:32 am

rubyfoo

and the flying prefix for the upper one

2:32 am

jillibus

I'm really going to bed now -- night all! and *poof*

2:32 am

m9f9l

that must be anathema tome! I missed it last time too!

2:33 am

m9f9l

night jilli

2:33 am

westford

good night jilli sweet dreams

2:33 am

rubyfoo

{{jilli}} as yu float by

2:34 am

m9f9l

NBT!! thank you for the help!

2:34 am

westford

ruby have you decided on the kitten?

2:34 am

westford

wtg m

2:34 am

jillibus

~~~giggle~~~

2:35 am

m9f9l

well lookie who's still here!??!? LOL

2:35 am

rubyfoo

I'm afraid that if it became a hunter and went after his birds or fish, I'd be in big trouble. Snadyloo suggested a beauceron pupy!! raofl

2:36 am

westford

I remember she has such a great sense of humor

2:36 am

rubyfoo

or I might wear a beauceron mask and shout "Surprise!"

2:36 am

westford

oh no LOL

2:38 am

m9f9l

yikes.. I thought the idea was to cheer up his attitude.. not kill him with shock!

2:38 am

rubyfoo

only kidding.....

2:38 am

westford

that would snap him right out of it

2:39 am

m9f9l

LOL

2:39 am

westford

and we'd see ruby swimming across that lake

2:39 am

rubyfoo

I heard about a German shepherd that went down to the local beach and was biting people in the water last month

2:39 am

rubyfoo

all these stories surface at once

2:40 am

westford

that's horrible

2:40 am

rubyfoo

peat

2:40 am

westford

moss

2:40 am

m9f9l

and here I thought my dog was being so naughty cause he was eating off the table.

2:41 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry, are there any croissants in the PB?

2:41 am

m9f9l

and repeat were down by the lake.....

2:41 am

rubyfoo

how big is your dog?

2:41 am

westford

must be there's always everything good

2:42 am

westford

I remember croissants in Marseilles

2:42 am

rubyfoo

my first chow used to do that if I turned my back -- once ate a whole French cheese in a flash

2:42 am

westford

not like poppin' fresh

2:42 am

m9f9l

black ate 1.5 lbs of cheddar last week

2:43 am

m9f9l

tonight was spaghetti sauce

2:43 am

rubyfoo

if you can imagine, we are in a really small village and there are 3 bakeries!

2:43 am

westford

these dogs know what they like

2:43 am

rubyfoo

OMG!

2:43 am

rubyfoo

he ate spaghetti sauce?

2:43 am

rubyfoo

and probably left the spaghetti.....

2:44 am

m9f9l

it was a very meaty sauce.. with sausage..LOL

2:45 am

rubyfoo

cute!

2:45 am

m9f9l

mmmmm..... french bakeries! I'd be huge.

2:45 am

rubyfoo

how big is this dog?

2:45 am

m9f9l

he's such a sweetie.. can't stay mad at him for long\

2:45 am

rubyfoo

but none of the 3 makes decent pastry!

2:45 am

m9f9l

he's a medium sized dog. 1/2 border collie, 1/2 springer spaniel

2:46 am

rubyfoo

very agile, I guess

2:46 am

m9f9l

oh VERY

2:46 am

rubyfoo

sounds like a great combination!

2:47 am

m9f9l

he easily jumed my friend's 4 1/2 foot fence

2:47 am

rubyfoo

now if you could just teach him to cook.....

2:47 am

m9f9l

jumped

2:48 am

m9f9l

yep.. got him at the local pet adoption place as a wee puppy.

2:48 am

m9f9l

he's such a happy boy.

2:49 am

m9f9l

he'll sit for ages with treat on his nose, until you say "ok!"

2:49 am

m9f9l

very eager to please.

2:49 am

m9f9l

still piddles when excited.

2:49 am

m9f9l

and a bit of separation anxiety, but it's getting better.

2:49 am

rubyfoo

big thunder! poor Ruby is by my feet

2:50 am

m9f9l

ohh... poor ruby

2:50 am

rubyfoo

piddling is the spaniel part, I bet!

2:50 am

rubyfoo

she's very upset, looking for a place to hide....

2:51 am

rubyfoo

only 72 words and really enjoying this chog, but I have to make blackberry jelly now or the quart I picked yesterday will spoil.

2:51 am

rubyfoo

*ppof* and big hugs everybody

2:51 am

m9f9l

poor poor ruby!

2:52 am

m9f9l

bye ruby!

2:52 am

rubyfoo

I'm working on the beauceron mask lol

2:52 am

rubyfoo

2:53 am

m9f9l

4:34 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning. Is anyone here?

4:35 am

lynxxx

Just started Sally. Hi

4:36 am

Sally-catlover

Hi lynxxx, seemed to have been nothing in the chog for over an hour and a half.

4:36 am

sandyloo

hi i am on the phone

4:36 am

lynxxx

That sometimes happens about this time Sally

4:44 am

dizgrannie

I am here, finally NBT and at a dead standstill.

4:45 am

lynxxx

hi DizGrannie, not even halfway and wondering where the rest is

4:45 am

sandyloo

off the phone now, I am having trouble with this one

4:45 am

Sally-catlover

Hi diz. I have over half now but think this grid is evil! Relying heavily on morewords at the moment.

4:45 am

lynxxx

hi Sandy

4:45 am

sandyloo

maybe my brain has fallen out

4:45 am

sandyloo

hi lynxx

4:46 am

sandyloo

me too sally, I only got to 72 words on my own

4:46 am

dizgrannie

Sally, over half way...lucky you...LOL

4:46 am

dizgrannie

at least I have the 9's but no 8's

4:47 am

daykat

hey sandy, lynxx,dizgrannie, Sally

4:47 am

dizgrannie

hey daycat!

4:47 am

Sally-catlover

I have one 9, 3 of the 8s.

4:48 am

dizgrannie

oopsie twas really a K

4:48 am

lynxxx

hi Daykat

4:48 am

daykat

I'vve got 81 words, thanks to morewords, I think my brain has turned to mush too

4:48 am

sandyloo

hi daycat, I was going to ask you to send me an email and give me your phone number so we can discuss the chooks - or I will be happy to give you mine if you would prefer

4:49 am

daykat

I'll do that Sandy - just picked up your email address from your profile

4:49 am

Sally-catlover

Are you discussing chooks? I love discussing chooks!

4:50 am

sandyloo

lol sal, daycat has some lovely chooks and is going to let me get some off her

4:50 am

daykat

will send an em later sandy. OK?

4:50 am

sandyloo

our nice rooster has turned evil and has started chasing me

4:50 am

sandyloo

ok day

4:50 am

daykat

I LOVE chooks

4:50 am

Sally-catlover

Ah, too far for me to collect sadly.

4:51 am

daykat

hmm sally, I think australia post would balk at posting chooks

4:51 am

sandyloo

and too many immigration laws

4:51 am

daykat

I could post pics though!

4:51 am

Sally-catlover

My top hen has turned nasty and is pecking the new girls so she is now in quarantine to protect the others and to lower her place in the pecking order!

4:51 am

sandyloo

that would be great

4:53 am

daykat

much as it goes against all my feminist principles, having a rooster keeps the girls in line. Charlie watches over them with a steely eye and chats them if they misbehave!

4:53 am

Sally-catlover

When I say "new" girls, I realise I have had them 3 months now. So time to take a firm hand.

4:53 am

sandyloo

none of our girls have ever been a problem but the boys have been a disaster

4:53 am

lynxxx

see - thats what your rooster is doing Sandy, keeping you in line while your husband is away

4:53 am

sandyloo

They get such a lovely life, its that testosterone thing again

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

I did wonder about borrowing a rooster. Sort of rent-a-stud.

4:54 am

daykat

but we are the bosses. I have been monstered by a ram, several times, but never by a rooster except for a nasty little bantam rooster once who was viscious, but thankfully small enough to manage

4:54 am

sandyloo

lol lynxx, the rooster has taken to stalking me if it sees me outside without the dogs

4:55 am

lynxxx

Maybe Daykat can give you a few clues when you catch up

4:55 am

daykat

sounds like a cse for the pot sandy!

4:55 am

daykat

*case

4:55 am

sandyloo

I just cant eat those roosters, I can eat everything else tho

4:56 am

lynxxx

did you try the trick of holding him under your elbow Sandy (mind you I am giggling at the thought)

4:56 am

sandyloo

I am hoping he will start to see me as pack leader LOL I live in hope, he is very handsome

4:56 am

daykat

they would be tough as old boots Sandy (that testosterone again) but would make wonderful stock

4:56 am

daykat

or fertiliser for your roses

4:57 am

sandyloo

ha ha Lynxx, I cant get near him, it would take all day to catch him

4:57 am

sandyloo

no roses here day, no garden yet , that is a long way off

4:57 am

daykat

have to go, guests arrving later

4:57 am

lynxxx

bye Daykat

4:58 am

sandyloo

oldest daughter has just arrived here , so I suppose I will have to pretend to welcome her and get back to babble later bbs

4:58 am

Sally-catlover

sandy, perhaps you should wear a hat with large red bits on so he thinks you are a very large rooster!

4:58 am

sandyloo

and a face feather tail (i could try that)

4:58 am

lynxxx

bye Sandy...good idea Sally has there

4:59 am

Sally-catlover

Just don't forget the photos :-)

4:59 am

lynxxx

got to put a lasagne together BBS

5:26 am

sandyloo

back again, now watching masterchef, talking to daughter and playing this

5:27 am

Sally-catlover

lol sandy, multi-tasking with a vengeance.

5:29 am

sandyloo

indeed but masterchef not good to watch on this diet

5:39 am

sandyloo

phantom: antimale

5:40 am

Sally-catlover

And not phantom but not allowed: heman

5:40 am

Sally-catlover

Suppose it is hyphenated.

5:41 am

sandyloo

maybe

5:46 am

Sally-catlover

Well, fireworks but with no sense of satisfaction since I had to rely so heavily on morewords. There were just so many words I had never heard of, let alone couldn't see.

5:46 am

Sally-catlover

Do you want any clues sandy?

5:47 am

sandyloo

yes I need 92 clues

5:47 am

sandyloo

well done even so sally

5:47 am

sandyloo

hmmm an 7 and 8 please

5:48 am

Sally-catlover

Well if you change the end of your phantom, to a different description of that sex, you get an an7/32

5:49 am

sandyloo

ok looking,,

5:49 am

Sally-catlover

If you were all for computers and against old-fashioned ways of printing newspapers, you would be an 8/55

5:50 am

Sally-catlover

If someone was all sleepy and sluggish, you might try to an 7/32 them

5:50 am

sandyloo

got that 7 looking for the 8

5:51 am

Sally-catlover

Then the last an 7 is an 7/40. Do you want to talk about chooks? an*****!

5:52 am

sandyloo

got the last ones just that an8

5:52 am

Sally-catlover

an8: first four letters meaning against, last four being old fashioned way of produing print

5:52 am

Sally-catlover

*producing*

5:52 am

sandyloo

ok .....

5:53 am

nurse1000

Love your honesty, Sally. Feel the same way about this grid. Never heard of many of these words.

5:53 am

sandyloo

I could never finish without help from morewords

5:53 am

Sally-catlover

Well nurse, I don't mind resorting to morewords if I have to, but this grid was way beyond my abilities without it.

5:54 am

sandrafrances

have you another clue for the an 7-40 please

5:54 am

Sally-catlover

I feel somehow hard done by!

5:54 am

sandyloo

ooh I feel it coming to me

5:54 am

sandyloo

got it!!!thankyou sal

5:54 am

Sally-catlover

lol! Good sandy.

5:55 am

sandrafrances

nm got it

5:55 am

Sally-catlover

Did you get the am 7/32?

5:55 am

sandyloo

yes i have that

5:56 am

sandyloo

I will struggle on

5:56 am

Sally-catlover

If you have the an 7/32, you can do it again to get one of the 9s.

5:56 am

zoozzoom

thanks for the an8 :-)...wonder why you cannot add a `r` to the end of that word...lol

5:57 am

Sally-catlover

I think I try that every time for the last part of that word, zooz.

5:57 am

gortmold

just to make sure it doesn't work in the southern hemisphere, i'll try it too...

5:57 am

zoozzoom

lol

5:58 am

gortmold

nope, but it's good to get it out of my systerm

5:58 am

Sally-catlover

Must be difficult for you gort, with all the letters falling out of the grid like that.

5:59 am

gortmold

yes, and the constant throb of the extra blood in my head, and having to type with my feet

5:59 am

Sally-catlover

lol, especially having to do so in the pb.

6:00 am

zoozzoom

tsk tsk Sally 5:57 :-)

6:01 am

gortmold

here in upside down land, the pb is a place of honour...bromate

6:01 am

gortmold

ohhh no way, that was a total guess and it's a word

6:01 am

Sally-catlover

oh dear, so I did. But I've finished - so the pb holds no fears for me.

6:01 am

gortmold

that would have to be the most ozzie of all words!

6:02 am

zoozzoom

LOL, youre mad Gort

6:02 am

gortmold

darn tootin', zoom, just tried vegiemite's little brother, bromite, but it isn't a word

6:03 am

zoozzoom

oh WTG Sally..sorry did not realise you had finished.

6:03 am

Sally-catlover

No, but just change one letter ...

6:03 am

zoozzoom

thats the one i tried earlier Gort..but did not have your one..lol

6:03 am

gortmold

yeah i did that at 6:01

6:03 am

gortmold

so you're quite mad too then, zoom?

6:04 am

zoozzoom

it helps Gort..it helps :-)

6:04 am

gortmold

amen; r u also an insomniac?

6:06 am

zoozzoom

i`m afraid so Gort :-(

6:07 am

gortmold

you must be the long lost brother that i thought my parents ate

6:08 am

gortmold

*gort notices awkward silence* i kid, i kid, they haven't eaten anyone

6:08 am

gortmold

this week

6:09 am

zoozzoom

Sorry, gort, had a phone call.

6:10 am

lynxxx

Hello Gort & Zooz!

6:10 am

gortmold

phew, thought i'd scared you off with my loony canibalism

6:10 am

gortmold

heya lyn

6:10 am

zoozzoom

hey there would not be much of a meal with me..might make a good stock though..LOL

6:10 am

zoozzoom

Hello, lynxxx

6:10 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

6:10 am

gortmold

hi ruby

6:10 am

rubyfoo

back from lunch with 72 words from this AM!

6:10 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Ruby :-)

6:11 am

gortmold

biomate is not a word, biomate is not a word, biomate is not...

6:11 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

6:11 am

sandyloo

hi all , I am quite distractedhere, and hi to you zooz

6:11 am

gortmold

hey sandy

6:11 am

zoozzoom

yes..yes...i still tried it..even tho you said it is not..lol

6:11 am

sandyloo

bonjour ruby

6:12 am

sandyloo

hi gort

6:12 am

zoozzoom

I hope it is a nice distraction for you Sandy!

6:12 am

gortmold

extra LOL zoom

6:12 am

sandyloo

daughter here, come dine with me on, and this

6:12 am

lynxxx

How are things Zooz? did Doc sort out the meds?

6:12 am

Sally-catlover

Hi ruby, was just putting laundry on. How are things?

6:13 am

sandyloo

deux daughters here

6:13 am

EspritdJean

hi kidz

6:13 am

zoozzoom

Yes..thanks Lynxxx...i have settled a bit..i do have my off days though :-

6:13 am

zoozzoom

Hello, jean!

6:13 am

lynxxx

morning Espritd

6:14 am

EspritdJean

hang tight zooz

6:14 am

EspritdJean

((Z))

6:14 am

rubyfoo

this sounds like a cookoo chog. And I've just gotten back from lunch and two grapppas!!!

6:14 am

EspritdJean

hi lyn

6:14 am

rubyfoo

bonjour (encore) everybody.

6:14 am

lynxxx

Great Zooz, remember we are always here for you

6:14 am

Sally-catlover

ruby, I really think you haven't a hope on this one without using morewords.

6:14 am

EspritdJean

bonjour ruby

6:15 am

rubyfoo

hopefully, I'll fit right in!

6:15 am

rubyfoo

then I haven't a hope..... :(

6:16 am

Sally-catlover

Hey, it's no big deal to use more words - no more so than using clues from the chog. Just more satisfying without :-)

6:16 am

gortmold

yeah what sally said

6:16 am

Sally-catlover

Anyway, I am here to clue if needed.

6:16 am

rubyfoo

I'm too relaxed to do much more than this. LOL

6:16 am

zoozzoom

comment allez-vous Ruby *smug grin with the massive knolledge of my french*

6:16 am

Sally-catlover

Beats sorting out the accounts :-)

6:17 am

sandyloo

I need 89 clues

6:17 am

rubyfoo

and 8 or 9 would be appreciated! but I'm OK without LOL

6:17 am

gortmold

yeah, what sally said again (sally, r u an oracle?)

6:17 am

rubyfoo

c'est gentil zzoozz! Comment vas-tu?

6:18 am

rubyfoo

oracle sally, saved the fish!

6:18 am

zoozzoom

hang on ruby..just putting it into google..lol

6:18 am

Sally-catlover

OK, try to get the an 7/32 which means to get someone excited about something. Then do it again to get a 9!

6:18 am

sandyloo

Je m'appelle Sandy

6:19 am

rubyfoo

I learned, this AM, that the mayor doesn't have the authority to have the bad dog put down. It will have to be muzzled until the court date (in Nov), but will be allowed to live here. And the police said I should hire a lawyer!

6:19 am

rubyfoo

I learned, this AM, that the mayor doesn't have the authority to have the bad dog put down. It will have to be muzzled until the court date (in Nov), but will be allowed to live here. And the police said I should hire a lawyer!

6:19 am

zoozzoom

Je suis bien Merci Ruby :-)

6:19 am

sandyloo

Comment allez vous Ruby?

6:19 am

Sally-catlover

an 8/55: first four letters meaning aginst, last four meaning old-fashioned way to set newsprint.

6:19 am

gortmold

le plume de mon oncle ces't grande (the pen of my uncle is grande?)

6:19 am

rubyfoo

lucky uncle!

6:19 am

Sally-catlover

sorry, aginst :> against

6:19 am

zoozzoom

LOL

6:20 am

sandyloo

parlez lentement gort

6:20 am

gortmold

yeah, my uncle's got it made, as his pen is even grander than the garden of my aunt

6:20 am

gortmold

i couldn't have put it better myself, sandy

6:20 am

rubyfoo

et la tante? Qu'est-ce qu'elle dit?

6:20 am

Sally-catlover

:-) sandy

6:21 am

rubyfoo

I am perpetually tired, these days.

6:21 am

Sally-catlover

Did you get any of those clues ruby, amid the pens of your parents' siblings?

6:21 am

gortmold

that's "pen" and "is" with a gap between them

6:21 am

Sally-catlover

Not surprised ruby.

6:21 am

rubyfoo

I guess making 3 pots of blackberry jelly this morning is a good excuse, or at least, I hope so.....

6:22 am

zoozzoom

haha, gort

6:22 am

rubyfoo

I missed all the clues, just too tired....

6:22 am

Sally-catlover

Oooh, love blackberry jelly. Our blackberries aren't quite ready yet I think.

6:22 am

gortmold

with hand-picked blackberries that you plucked from beside a charming, slightly run-down railway station near a babbling brook?

6:22 am

sandyloo

Ruby, do you have a blackberry produce store

6:23 am

zoozzoom

they are here sally, really nice.

6:23 am

gortmold

thank you zoom, you're a kind bromate

6:23 am

rubyfoo

our are many this year, but not very sweet. They go to mold and fat without ever developing the sweetness

6:23 am

Sally-catlover

We certainly have the babbling brook, gort, but no realway station within 5 miles.

6:23 am

rubyfoo

no no, I had them planted 13 years ago in the bottom of the garden

6:24 am

gortmold

ahhh, you make me pine for the berry-growing bounty of ye olde england where i hatched

6:24 am

rubyfoo

no railway or brook here.

6:24 am

Sally-catlover

After the torrential rain yesterday, I think ours will go mouldy too.

6:24 am

sandyloo

I have to go bbl

6:24 am

rubyfoo

this is a fruity place

6:24 am

Sally-catlover

bye sandy.

6:24 am

rubyfoo

yes, every time it rains, many go mouldy!

6:24 am

gortmold

cheerio, sandy

6:24 am

rubyfoo

{{{sandy}}}

6:24 am

gortmold

this rain of which you speak...

6:25 am

rubyfoo

I owe you a long letter, sandy!

6:25 am

Sally-catlover

We actually lit the log burner yesterday, the weather was so depressing.

6:25 am

rubyfoo

I will try to arrange to ship the rain to you, gort

6:25 am

gortmold

...i've heard people talk about it, but i assumed (living on the driest continent on earth) that it is myth

6:26 am

rubyfoo

we had a big storm this AM and are expecting another tonight

6:26 am

zoozzoom

Yes & lots of it Gort...you can have ours too if you really want it.

6:26 am

Sally-catlover

And once more into the pb, gort!

6:26 am

gortmold

lets do an interhemispherical swap; i'll send you our wind and dust, you fill the pb with rain

6:27 am

Sally-catlover

I thought the Isle of Wight was always sunny and bright, zooz :-)

6:27 am

rubyfoo

what I don't understand is why the people who live where there are monsoons don't save the water and then use it when they haven't any! People die of floods in India and Pakistan and then don't have any drinking water 3 months later. ?????

6:27 am

zoozzoom

ooh thanks Sally..i missed that word in the grid :-)

6:27 am

Sally-catlover

:-)

6:28 am

rubyfoo

thank you for my** gort; I didn't see it (quel surpris!)

6:28 am

gortmold

i'm here to serve

6:28 am

zoozzoom

so did we/i when first moved here Sally...was soon proven wrong :-(

6:28 am

rubyfoo

nap time (I hope) now.

6:28 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

6:28 am

Sally-catlover

There's another my word in the grid as well, a bird.

6:29 am

zoozzoom

sweet dreams Ruby :-)

6:29 am

rubyfoo

6:29 am

rubyfoo

see you later

6:29 am

Sally-catlover

Bye ruby.

6:30 am

rubyfoo

6:30 am

rubyfoo

[[[gort]]]

6:30 am

gortmold

nighty night ruby

6:30 am

gortmold

thanks for the extra squeeze

6:31 am

gortmold

mmm...you have blackberry breath

6:33 am

gortmold

if i clam up now, will you all come back?

6:36 am

gortmold

*gort slinks off unnoticed into the night*

6:37 am

City 17 dweller

...arrives just in time to be left feeling very exposed and nervous in an apparently empty chog

6:37 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry, gort, was looking at fb. Must go myself now anyway. Bye everyone.

6:37 am

City 17 dweller

Is there something picking people off?

6:37 am

Sally-catlover

This grid surely will if nothng else gets them first, city.

6:38 am

City 17 dweller

lol, Sally, well get out while you still can. I'll hold it off with a big stick

6:38 am

Sally-catlover

It't an evil one.

6:38 am

Sally-catlover

It's all right, I have finished, with heavy use of morewords.

6:38 am

City 17 dweller

I noticed that earlier, while I struggled to get from 90 left to 80 left

6:38 am

Sally-catlover

Have you just started or do you need any clues before I go?

6:39 am

City 17 dweller

I'm still flailing at it semi-contentedly Sally :) Thanks, though.

6:39 am

Sally-catlover

OK, *gone*

6:40 am

zoozzoom

Sorry,was on phone again.

6:40 am

City 17 dweller

*yells* have a good day!

6:40 am

zoozzoom

Bye Sally & Gort :-)

6:40 am

zoozzoom

Hello, City :-)

6:40 am

City 17 dweller

Hey zooz, who's winning, you or the grid?

6:41 am

NonoNanette

good morning babblers :)

6:41 am

zoozzoom

to be honest City..i have not done much of the grid..150 more to find.

6:41 am

City 17 dweller

morning nono :)

6:41 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nono :-)

6:41 am

NonoNanette

zooz, city, how goes it?

6:42 am

zoozzoom

Not bad, here, how about you?.

6:42 am

NonoNanette

i was able to get nbt quite quickly but from there it seems to be a struggle

6:42 am

NonoNanette

glad to hear it zooz! I'm doing well thanks

6:42 am

City 17 dweller

there are some nice words, today, but not obvious ones

6:43 am

lynxxx

Yay, I got a 9

6:43 am

lynxxx

Hi City & Nono

6:43 am

City 17 dweller

My favourites so far are an Indian spirit, and an East Indian tree :)

6:43 am

zoozzoom

Good going Lynxxx!

6:44 am

NonoNanette

hi Lyn

6:44 am

City 17 dweller

me too lynxxx... is it the same one, and shall we swap if not? em9.

6:44 am

lynxxx

no need to swap, but maybe there is 2. let's look

6:46 am

City 17 dweller

Have you listed yet, do you know what we're looking for? *monkeys poke at grid aimlessly*

6:47 am

lynxxx

no, not listed - YET. only got 83 so far

6:48 am

zoozzoom

it is a redo word City

6:48 am

NonoNanette

hmmm, found the indian tree but not the spirit

6:49 am

City 17 dweller

thanks zooz

6:49 am

lynxxx

whoo - and now an 8 - no stopping me (I lie!)

6:50 am

zoozzoom

Go Lynxxx gooooooo, you are on fire!

6:50 am

City 17 dweller

the spirit is a nature one, and more usually spelt with an extra vowel on the end I think.

6:51 am

lynxxx

think I am tuckered out finding those 2 and I need to eat some dinner - back in a bit

6:52 am

NonoNanette

later lyn

6:52 am

zoozzoom

Enjoy your meal Lynxxx

6:52 am

City 17 dweller

layer lynxxx

6:53 am

zoozzoom

did you findthe other 9 City?

6:53 am

City 17 dweller

*laughs hollowly* no.

6:54 am

City 17 dweller

I may be somewhat encumbered by my lack of 7s, if it's an 're'

6:55 am

zoozzoom

ok a clue for you...the last 4 letters are what you call a friend ma4

6:55 am

City 17 dweller

hey, I just got that one and cussed it for being a 4

6:56 am

kje

wow, these aren't exactly flying off the fingertips today.... is it me or the grid?

6:56 am

NonoNanette

its the grig kje, it's evil!

6:56 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Kje :-)

6:56 am

City 17 dweller

definitely the grid, kje

6:57 am

NonoNanette

* grid

6:57 am

NonoNanette

* grid

6:57 am

kje

whew! good to know... thought I had gotten stupid during sleep ; )

6:57 am

nurse1000

any help with at7/40? ty

6:57 am

NonoNanette

don't have it yet nurse

6:57 am

City 17 dweller

afterwards, nurse, you'll say 'thank you' and I'll say 'an7/40'

6:58 am

kje

ty 17

6:58 am

City 17 dweller

oops, wrong one... perhaps you'll say 'don't be an idiot' instead o_o

6:58 am

NonoNanette

ty City

6:58 am

zoozzoom

lol...oh bless you City :-)

6:59 am

City 17 dweller

I don't have at7/40, sorry to get you all excited ;)

6:59 am

nurse1000

the at 7/40 is the one I just can't get.

6:59 am

City 17 dweller

YAY re9

6:59 am

NonoNanette

but City what you clued is at7/40 :)

6:59 am

zoozzoom

at 7/40 the pinecone- or heart-shaped fruit of this tree, having a sweet, edible, white pulp.

7:00 am

City 17 dweller

that's an an7/40

7:00 am

NonoNanette

ooops no it wasnt LOL

7:01 am

zoozzoom

or AT 7/40 a tropical tree of the Philippines that is a hybrid of the cherimoya and sweetsop.

7:01 am

zoozzoom

had to look up the meanings as did not know how else to clue them..lol

7:02 am

City 17 dweller

ty zooz, for that (horrible to find!) and the re9 which I thought was going to kill me

7:02 am

ChampFit

good morning all! just came on, and already the phanton "payment" is making me nutso!

7:02 am

nurse1000

ty zoozzoom, never would have found it.

7:02 am

City 17 dweller

hi champ... I'm being bugged by 'harbor' and I'm British and don't even spell it that way :(

7:03 am

Riverdance

the phantom banana is killing me - good morning babblers

7:03 am

zoozzoom

Hey Cham!...i tried that earlier too...lol

7:03 am

zoozzoom

yw Nurse :-)

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all -- a belated congrats on how well your son is doing, river!! :-)

7:03 am

zoozzoom

Hello, River!

7:03 am

ChampFit

Ohhhhhh...now you've done it River! Transfer of phantom!

7:03 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Une :-)

7:03 am

City 17 dweller

hi river, there's a consolation 'tree' near your phantom

7:03 am

NonoNanette

good morning River

7:03 am

NonoNanette

hi Champ

7:04 am

kje

ty for the at

7:04 am

NonoNanette

hi Une

7:04 am

ChampFit

hey nono!

7:04 am

Riverdance

thanks Une - he made the school soccer team and was chosen as captain yesterday - whooohoooo

7:04 am

Uneaixoise

hey, zoom :-)

7:04 am

ChampFit

cool river!

7:04 am

Uneaixoise

wowser!!!! so happy for you both, river!

7:04 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, nono :-)

7:05 am

zoozzoom

LOL..love your icon Une

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

zoom, one friend suggested they could use the rescue lab as a 4-legged flashlight :-)

7:06 am

zoozzoom

hahaha..wonder why they thought that..lol

7:06 am

NonoNanette

his eyes certainly do glow in that pic :)

7:07 am

Uneaixoise

taking pups out to pee -- back in a mo *poof*

7:08 am

zoozzoom

have to go...getting 5 glass weights made with love hearts inside..for people i love..but the guy has phoned saying he is not happy with them...going to go & take a look...BBL

7:09 am

Riverdance

bye zooz

7:09 am

NonoNanette

bye zooz

7:09 am

City 17 dweller

bye zooz (that's a lovely gift idea) ... have a good day

7:09 am

ChampFit

have a good one!

7:09 am

Riverdance

boya

7:09 am

Riverdance

screwed that up - boy, isnt that a nice this

7:09 am

Cosmo Kramer

not there River :)

7:10 am

Riverdance

lucky for me cosmo

7:10 am

City 17 dweller

hello Cosmo :)

7:10 am

Cosmo Kramer

hi

7:10 am

NonoNanette

hi Cosmo

7:11 am

Cosmo Kramer

got only 93 words.. it is hard..

7:11 am

NonoNanette

thats 10 more than I have Cosmo

7:11 am

City 17 dweller

agreed, Cosmo, I've got 110 and the rest are refusing to come out

7:11 am

Riverdance

I only have 60 - not bad in 15 minutes

7:12 am

Cosmo Kramer

yesterday's grid was bigger..but faster..

7:12 am

Riverdance

this one is average size but a bit challenging

7:14 am

Riverdance

Im getting hungry repeatedly seeing the sandwich phantom

7:15 am

City 17 dweller

*notices that it's lunchtime* ... that's my cue to make myself a non-phantom sandwich. Enjoy the grid, folks

7:15 am

Riverdance

bye city

7:16 am

kje

what sandwich?

7:16 am

NonoNanette

bye City

7:16 am

Riverdance

panini phantom

7:17 am

kje

mmmmmm

7:17 am

ChampFit

agreed River...

7:17 am

Riverdance

hmmm - panini and a banana - hmmm

7:19 am

lynxxx

Hi, back. The pumpkin and goats cheese lasagne I made was pretty good, tummy feels very happy

7:20 am

NonoNanette

wb lyn

7:20 am

Riverdance

Hi lynxxx - thats quite a different combination

7:20 am

NonoNanette

yes definitely differnt but sounds good

7:21 am

inge

y

7:21 am

Riverdance

I may have to list before I even get half way - sad sad sad

7:21 am

ChampFit

goat chees and anything...good!

7:21 am

lynxxx

used butternut pumpkin, but I think you call is butternut squash in the States

7:21 am

Riverdance

any sauce?

7:22 am

Riverdance

or just the layered noodles, cheese and squash

7:23 am

lynxxx

Pasata/basic tomato sauce, also spinach...I'll find the recipe

7:24 am

lynxxx

http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipe
s/1734/pumpkin-spinach-and-goats-chees
e-lasagne

7:24 am

Riverdance

thanks lynxxx

7:26 am

lynxxx

kje - didn't get the Tiramisu recipe, wasn't happy about doing the joining credit number thing, even if you could cancel. Hey - are you STILL in your bed?

7:26 am

NonoNanette

that sounds sooooo good lyn!

7:27 am

lynxxx

It is, fuss free too

7:28 am

NonoNanette

I did a stuffed squash last nite, a summer squash with a corn bread stuffing and sprinked with parmesan cheese

7:29 am

Riverdance

we just had eggplant from our garden - this the season.....

7:29 am

lynxxx

just have to check out what a summer squash is

7:29 am

NonoNanette

for sure River!

7:29 am

kje

summer squash - yellow crook neck, zucchinni, patty pan

7:29 am

kje

etc

7:30 am

kje

I AM still in my bed

7:30 am

NonoNanette

its a soft squash lyn something like zuccini but its yellow and shaped more like a butternut

7:30 am

Riverdance

like zucchini but yellow usually

7:30 am

kje

it is later than I thought though.... 0730... should get moving soon

7:30 am

Riverdance

I like to slice it and saute with onions and garlic

7:30 am

kje

summer squash is a catch bag for multiple varieties that have edible skins

7:31 am

Riverdance

get the ends nice and crispy - hmmmm

7:31 am

lynxxx

I thought you had been there for days kje! 'cause I notice that banana and nut cake receipe is STILL not there - not that I am nagging or anything

7:32 am

kje

slice it, spray with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper ad parmesan, and broil until just tender

7:32 am

kje

LOL lynxxxxxxxxx

7:32 am

lynxxx

We grew zucchini once, I think it put me off it for life...you can eat or give away that much

7:32 am

Riverdance

yup thats a healthier version than mine

7:32 am

bichon

ditto lynxxx

7:33 am

Riverdance

but makes great bread - bake bake bake and freeze freeze freeze

7:34 am

lynxxx

stuffed zucchini flowers were very big here for a few years

7:34 am

Riverdance

Hi bichon - just noticed how you slid right in there

7:34 am

Riverdance

what a nice way to put it

7:35 am

NonoNanette

had zuccini lasgne a few days ago

7:35 am

bichon

I've not been on here for a few days. Stayed up late last nite and got over 100 words in a short amount of time.

7:35 am

Riverdance

geez - now I keep seeing the phantom pecan - must be time for breakfast

7:36 am

bichon

Now I'm getting hungry

7:36 am

NonoNanette

geesh bichon, I've been on for over an hour and still dont have 100

7:36 am

Riverdance

so what can we do with a panini, a banana and pecans - lol

7:36 am

NonoNanette

sounds like a sweet grilled sandwich River LOL

7:36 am

kje

ok, lynxxxx... typing it in now

7:37 am

ChampFit

aaaahhhhhggg! you're killing me!!!

7:37 am

Riverdance

me either Nono - not even close

7:38 am

bichon

Nono, that was yesterday's grid. Today, I've only gotten 31

7:38 am

lynxxx

you OK Champ?

7:38 am

ChampFit

rivers killing me with the phantoms... ;)

7:39 am

Riverdance

and my favorite kind of tomato is actually in the grid but not a real word

7:40 am

lynxxx

build onto it River

7:40 am

ChampFit

itty should be a real word

7:41 am

Riverdance

so sorry Champ - breakfast time coming up in 20 minutes - all I see is food....

7:41 am

ChampFit

just had mine, but it was boring...

7:41 am

NonoNanette

oh thanks for clarifying that bichon. I almost thought you were super human for a moment

7:41 am

Scrabbler

Hey Babblers! Where is aknitter? ya4 is in the grid for her.

7:41 am

Riverdance

Hi Scrabbs

7:41 am

NonoNanette

morning Scrabs!

7:41 am

bichon

ty Scrabs

7:41 am

lynxxx

hi Scrabs

7:42 am

ChampFit

morning scrabs

7:42 am

Riverdance

mine will be boring too - wheat toast is all I have for today with my cup of tea

7:42 am

bichon

Scrabs, my granddaughter's new preschool has a hopping around bunny in it

7:43 am

tceicher

yo

7:43 am

Scrabbler

*squeal* Although I fear for the bunny's safety + well-being. Bunnies can get stressed out.

7:43 am

Scrabbler

yo, tceicher

7:43 am

Riverdance

yo

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Yo, dudes + dudettes. Wassup?

7:44 am

bichon

I think they work very hard to keep it stress free. 16 3 y.o.'s. They also have children's sewing machings and the kids actually sew projects

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Sewing--how cool! Sounds very Waldorf-curriculum-like.

7:45 am

bichon

Got to take the bichon for his grooming. Talking about stress

7:45 am

bichon

Yes, but also Emilia Reggiano

7:45 am

bichon

They weave, garden, compost

7:45 am

Scrabbler

I managed to catch Miss Bea last night to groom her--she is shedding like crazy and has thick, satiny fur.

7:46 am

bichon

Biscuit doesn't like being groomed, but he's pretty stoic [16 1/2 years old]

7:46 am

Mom

hi everyone!

7:46 am

Riverdance

my dogs fur is coming out in clumbs - its unbelieveable - I take the furminator to them every day and still it flies

7:46 am

NonoNanette

hi ((Mom))

7:46 am

Mom

{{Nono}} good morning

7:46 am

ChampFit

morning! River, having the same troubles here. fur everywhere!

7:46 am

NonoNanette

River, my cat sheds like that

7:47 am

kje

lynxx?

7:47 am

lynxxx

He is a good age Bichon

7:47 am

bichon

Bichons don't shed, but have to have haircuts

7:47 am

Mom

Hi Champ

7:47 am

Mom

{{KJE}} good morning

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Aha. http://tinyurl.com/294s7l

7:47 am

lynxxx

It is so hot in the States, do you blame the dogs for getting rid of the hair!

7:47 am

Scrabbler

New to me. TY

7:47 am

Mom

{{Lynxxx}} hello

7:47 am

Mom

Hi Bichon

7:47 am

bichon

Isn't it hotter in Australia

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Mom + kje

7:48 am

kje

lynxx?

7:48 am

ChampFit

not at all llynxxx...and they cycle. it'll get better in a bit

7:48 am

bichon

Hi Mom gotta go drag bisky into the car. I think he knows

7:48 am

kje

hi mom and scrab!

7:48 am

Mom

Scrabbler, good morning

7:48 am

daykat

evening Babblers

7:48 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:48 am

Riverdance

Hi ((Mom))

7:48 am

lynxxx

Thankyou kje - Big Kiss! let you know how I like it in a few days

7:48 am

Mom

good evening Daykat

7:49 am

Mom

morning WVteach

7:49 am

Riverdance

hello daykat

7:49 am

tceicher

mt

7:49 am

kje

lynxxx - do you know how to make sour milk, or do I need to put that in

7:49 am

lynxxx

hi Mom & WV & Daykat

7:49 am

daykat

hi Mom, Lunxx, river everybody:)

7:49 am

daykat

hi Mom, Lunxx, river everybody:)

7:50 am

daykat

oops Lynxxx

7:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi daykat + wv

7:50 am

Angelsong

hi, all. kje, my book is done: https://www.createspace.com/3402609

7:50 am

NonoNanette

hi daykat

7:50 am

lynxxx

Sure I can find out - maybe substitute with a light sour cream

7:50 am

kje

congrats angel!

7:50 am

Mom

{{River}} hello! I am reading 1st to Die, and only have 60 more pages to go. Wow, what a page turner!

7:50 am

Scrabbler

kje--are you heading to Binghamton after the sailing trip?

7:51 am

daykat

Well done Angel!

7:51 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo Angel!!

7:51 am

kje

no - just put appr a tbsp of vinegar in the bottom of whatever you are using to measure the milk - the milk will curdle..... can sub buttermilk if you want

7:51 am

kje

I am considering it scrab... maybe - not exactly easy to get to

7:51 am

Angelsong

lemon juice also works to make butter milk

7:52 am

lynxxx

TY

7:52 am

Riverdance

Mom - I am glad you like it - I loved the whole series - up to 8 books now

7:53 am

kje

that would work too angel - the vinegar/milk thing is a good trick to remember b/c who has sour milk or buttermilk stocked all the time - but the vinegar and milk thing you always have - my mom taught me thatr

7:53 am

Mom

you are up to 8 or he is up to #8 in the writing

7:53 am

kje

I always use the vinegar now - hardly ever buy buttermilk

7:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi. You can curdle soy milk buy using apple cider vinegar

7:54 am

Riverdance

he has 8 books in the series - I have read and enjoyed them all - love the characters

7:54 am

kje

yep - apple cider is what I use b/c that is what I stock (besides my expensive salad vinegars) but any acid will do

7:54 am

NonoNanette

hi Herin

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Bye kids! Must get ready for a hiking adventure to the country forestry trails. BBL

7:55 am

herinfernallady

Hello

7:55 am

kje

bye scrab

7:55 am

lynxxx

are sour milk and buttermilk the same? I thoughgt buttermilk just had a high cream content

7:55 am

herinfernallady

I make my vegan cup cakes with that method

7:55 am

NonoNanette

bye scraabs

7:55 am

Riverdance

bye scrabbs - enjoy your day

7:55 am

Riverdance

Hi Herin

7:55 am

lynxxx

bye Scrabs, have fun

7:56 am

Mom

I am enjoying them as well. As soon as sweetie leaves for work I am finishing the last 60 pages. Tried last night but couldn't, but then couldn't sleep either, trying to figure out how it will end

7:56 am

kje

no, they are not the same, but serve the same function - buttermilk is almost fat free... it is NOT high fat.... it is high acid

7:56 am

Mom

bye bye Scrabbler

7:56 am

kje

it is the acid you need in those recipes - helps the baking soda to work properly

7:57 am

Riverdance

time for my breakfast and work - got to run for now - happy babbling everyone

7:57 am

lynxxx

TY - my cooking lesson for the day

7:57 am

Mom

bye bye {{River}} have a good day

7:57 am

kje

sour milk is sour milk... LOL - I think those old cookbooks used up ingedients consistent with their capability to keep things fresh in that era

7:57 am

ChampFit

bye river! see you this evening!

7:57 am

lynxxx

bye River

7:57 am

herinfernallady

Bye River

7:57 am

kje

the cookbook was from the 1930s or so

7:57 am

herinfernallady

Nice Cake

7:58 am

herinfernallady

opps I meant KJE

7:58 am

kje

I have seen lots of old recipes that call for sour milk

7:58 am

Mom

the first Betty Crocker cookbook has a list of substitutions in it

7:59 am

Mom

for when you don't have what you need

7:59 am

Mom

gotta stop hitting enter so quick

7:59 am

Mom

{{Herin}} good evening

8:00 am

lynxxx

How clever and useful

8:01 am

kje

this is the banana bread i grew up with - so I really do not like other people's - they all seem too heavy to me

8:01 am

kje

lynxxx - I also have a killer date nut bread recipe that I will give you some day - amazing stuff... and OTT with a smear of cream cheese on it

8:02 am

NonoNanette

I have a very old cook book - (circa 1945) that has all sorts of handy tips like the sour milk one in it

8:03 am

Mom

I love banana bread

8:03 am

lynxxx

That brings back memories - Mum used to make that for herself. I think I even have some roll tins somewhere

8:03 am

Boobear

Hi all

8:03 am

Mom

Hi Boo

8:03 am

lynxxx

hi Boo

8:03 am

NonoNanette

hi Boo

8:03 am

herinfernallady

Hi Boo

8:03 am

ChampFit

must get the day started...back this evening...have a great day all!

8:03 am

herinfernallady

Hugs Mom

8:03 am

Mom

have a good day, Champ

8:04 am

lynxxx

bye Champ

8:05 am

NonoNanette

bye Champ

8:06 am

kje

ab's besides hate?

8:07 am

Mom

thanks for that one KJE

8:07 am

kje

which one - the ab - or the ha4 that I actually tuped in - LOL

8:07 am

lynxxx

thats the only one I have sorry

8:07 am

Mom

the ab one

8:08 am

Mom

had that ha one already

8:08 am

kje

an7/32?

8:10 am

lynxxx

what Disney was famous for

8:11 am

Mom

thanks Lynxxx

8:11 am

kje

oops, have that

8:11 am

kje

hmmm... what am I missing

8:11 am

NonoNanette

then do the an again for a 9

8:11 am

lynxxx

ab like your President, change a vowel

8:12 am

kje

ty lynxx

8:12 am

Mom

thanks Nono and Lynxxx

8:12 am

daykat

thanks Nono for the 9 clue

8:13 am

NonoNanette

an7 , against the male

8:13 am

daykat

in5?

8:13 am

Boobear

an 7 is a strange word

8:14 am

Mom

an 7/40 ---- call me an 7/40 and I'll be there

8:14 am

kje

in5 - stupid

8:14 am

kje

what is that an7? the other one - the an7/32 3 2

8:14 am

daykat

of course TY

8:14 am

kje

# 2 not 3 2

8:14 am

Kateq

I don't have an an9??? I have the Disney an 7

8:15 am

Mom

re + an 7 Kate

8:15 am

Kateq

I don't think there is an an 9, Nono.

8:15 am

Mom

against + male KJE

8:15 am

NonoNanette

its re9 kate

8:15 am

Kateq

Oh--yes--I have that --got it--

8:15 am

kje

ty mom

8:16 am

Mom

welcome (was clued earlier - can't take credit for it) :)

8:17 am

herinfernallady

what is the 9

8:17 am

gran

Last one and not seeing it any clues please for at 7/40

8:17 am

Mom

Hi Gran

8:17 am

gran

Hi

8:19 am

NonoNanette

its a tropical tree of the philippines Gran

8:19 am

Boobear

never heard of the ab5

8:20 am

herinfernallady

Gosh I was rude. What is teh other 9 please

8:20 am

kje

en6?

8:20 am

NonoNanette

em 9, herin

8:20 am

lynxxx

the President like ab5 has been in before, remember using hm as a clue

8:22 am

lynxxx

en6 en & frech for love almost

8:22 am

lynxxx

french

8:22 am

kje

damn, a fish

8:22 am

NonoNanette

thanks lyn!

8:24 am

herinfernallady

Thank yuo clue at all?

8:24 am

lynxxx

ab5.18 ab & 1 3 letter odd word meaning electric thingos or measuremnt I think

8:26 am

lynxxx

or ab & **e, ***e on the range (mixed up)

8:27 am

kje

yep - ab + physics measurement - love that word

8:27 am

kje

not the ab word but the root

8:28 am

lynxxx

is the ho6.30 the type of grits

8:28 am

kje

yes

8:29 am

sandrafrances

any other clue please for the ho -6-30

8:30 am

kje

ho + sounds like small

8:30 am

lynxxx

the end sounds like Mickeys girlfriend

8:30 am

sandrafrances

thanks good clue!

8:31 am

Kateq

help on the at 7 please. TIA

8:33 am

Vyv

at7/40 tropical tree of the Philippines that is a hybrid of the cherimoya and sweetsop.

8:33 am

lynxxx

at* or consumed & cons & there is a flower here h***

8:33 am

kje

mi 6 after mojito ingredient

8:34 am

lynxxx

mojito? another cooking thing?

8:35 am

kje

no, a drink made with rum, lime and ...

8:35 am

Kateq

ah--got it--thank you both

8:35 am

kje

where is ru when I need him - he would know!

8:35 am

Boobear

hmm it sounds like a mohito

8:36 am

kje

that is how it is pronounced, but it is cuban (spanish) - so the H is a J

8:36 am

Nancy Boy

rum, lime, mint, sugar, soda water, ice. yum...

8:37 am

Mom

{{NB}} hello, how are you doing? How are things?

8:37 am

Boobear

yes I have had one before..very yummy

8:37 am

kje

yep

8:37 am

herinfernallady

MOM you ran away.

8:37 am

Kelcey

annyeonghaseyo

8:37 am

herinfernallady

NB hello my dear.

8:37 am

kje

but no sugar, rum is sweet

8:37 am

Mom

Hi Kelcey

8:37 am

herinfernallady

You home yet?

8:38 am

Mom

I went to check email Herin

8:38 am

NonoNanette

hi NB!

8:38 am

Nancy Boy

annyeong haseyo, Kelcey :)
and hello, Mom and everyone!

8:39 am

Kelcey

:)

8:39 am

Boobear

Hi NB

8:39 am

Kelcey

moat

8:39 am

Kelcey

opps

8:39 am

JesDreher

I'm sorry...I'm still struggling with at7....the last clue stumps me

8:39 am

Nancy Boy

A small amount of sugar, Kje - most places now use a kind of syrup stuff which makes it entirely too sweet.

8:40 am

Mom

thanks Kelcey

8:40 am

sandrafrances

at 7-40=

8:40 am

NonoNanette

NB are they your cousins in the picture?

8:40 am

sandrafrances

at 7-40 eaten + famous painter

8:41 am

sandrafrances

oops sorry sounds like a famous painter

8:41 am

JesDreher

got it..thanks!

8:42 am

kje

must run - catch ya later

8:42 am

NonoNanette

bye kje

8:42 am

lynxxx

bye kje, thanks again

8:42 am

Nancy Boy

that's right, Nono :) we've been driving around these past few days

8:43 am

NonoNanette

such a happy looking group NB, you must be having some fun

8:43 am

sandrafrances

another clue for mi 6 please

8:43 am

lynxxx

Hi NB, the trip is a success then? I am very happy for you

8:45 am

Nancy Boy

Well...I don't really wanna talk about it, if that's okay! I don't mean to be rude.

8:46 am

lynxxx

Of course. Have fun

8:47 am

NonoNanette

thats ok NB.

8:47 am

Boobear

clue for am 4/6

8:47 am

lynxxx

mi6.27 the number of jewish men needed before a religious ceremony can take place

8:48 am

sandrafrances

thanks very much for that

8:48 am

lynxxx

am4.6 indian nursemaid

8:48 am

herinfernallady

NB you home now?

8:50 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:51 am

NonoNanette

hi jmc

8:51 am

lynxxx

hi jmc!

8:51 am

Mom

Hi JMC

8:51 am

Mom

be back in a bit {{Hugs}}

8:51 am

jmcnrick

darn i knew i should have paid more attention to the Rabbi mystery books

8:51 am

jmcnrick

bye mom

8:52 am

herinfernallady

Bye MOm

8:52 am

herinfernallady

Hi JM

8:52 am

NonoNanette

later Mom

8:53 am

lynxxx

Got the South American indians?

8:53 am

lynxxx

that was for jmc

8:54 am

jmcnrick

me? i got nothing so far!

8:54 am

herinfernallady

Is KJ still here?

8:54 am

Mr Bob

Hi everybody

8:54 am

jmcnrick

okay it got them but they don't seem to be a word

8:54 am

lynxxx

The ones that buit the huge stone pyramid like structures

8:54 am

jmcnrick

hi bob

8:54 am

lynxxx

kje left

8:55 am

Boobear

clue for am 7 please

8:55 am

lynxxx

Hi Bob

8:55 am

daykat

anyone got a clue for mi6/27 please?

8:55 am

jmcnrick

ooo those SA indians -- there are two in there in and ma

8:55 am

herinfernallady

I am watching this show and this guy had MRSA in his house it was that gross

8:55 am

NonoNanette

am + a girls name Boo

8:55 am

lynxxx

so mi6.27 starts like our NY Babbler that greets everyone and ends like the indian

8:56 am

jmcnrick

now that i type it i recognize the word! thanks for the remedial help!

8:56 am

lynxxx

lol

8:58 am

daykat

dont get the second part lynxxx

8:59 am

lynxxx

don't ***k my chain Daykat

8:59 am

Boobear

not getting the am 7

9:01 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

9:01 am

jmcnrick

hi evan

9:01 am

lynxxx

hi Eva

9:01 am

jmcnrick

how did the flower discussion go

9:01 am

daykat

aaah, got it Lynxxx, ty

9:02 am

EvaNadine

quite well!
made for a VERY late night (we didnt make it home until 10 that night, then i ended up having to work late last night too!) but the flower lady totally gets my ideas and sent me home with a short list of things to think about and decisions to make. :)

9:02 am

Riverdance

am + girls name ***** Baker - singer/songwriter

9:02 am

jmcnrick

hi river

9:03 am

herinfernallady

Is this thing on?

9:03 am

Riverdance

Hello Everyone - just sneaking back in for a few minutes

9:03 am

Riverdance

Boo did you get my clue

9:03 am

Boobear

yes

9:03 am

Nancy Boy

ohh Eva, that sounds good! it's such a relief when people understand you.

9:04 am

Boobear

ty River and hello

9:04 am

lynxxx

I did, thanks River

9:04 am

EvaNadine

::jaw drops::
NB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!

9:04 am

Riverdance

((NB)) good to see you - wonderful picture

9:04 am

jmcnrick

i didn't river :-(

9:05 am

jmcnrick

*picks up evan's jaw and returns it to her*

9:05 am

Riverdance

soulful singer ***** Baker - rich voice - come on JMC

9:05 am

Nancy Boy

I live, Eva ;)
and thanks, River!

9:06 am

EvaNadine

still in korea, right? i have heard things have gone for the most part well?

9:06 am

daykat

I've got Babble Blindness - not seeing even straightforward words, think I need to go to bed so goodnight all see you later

9:06 am

daykat

NAncy BOy!!!!! Great to see you :)))) {{{}}}

9:06 am

Riverdance

good night daykat

9:06 am

jmcnrick

charlie? jo? *sigh*

9:06 am

jmcnrick

i know i am going to hit myself for this

9:07 am

daykat

nite

9:07 am

m9f9l

hi all!

9:07 am

jmcnrick

bye daykat

9:07 am

lynxxx

what about ***** Pallenberg, ring a bell?

9:07 am

Riverdance

Hello M9

9:08 am

m9f9l

NB.. are you home??

9:08 am

jmcnrick

*ding*

9:08 am

Dorens

***** bryant? florida beauty queen who was famous for advertising orange juice and anti gays/?

9:08 am

Riverdance

*praise the lords*

9:09 am

jmcnrick

ty lynxx and thanks for playing river

9:09 am

Riverdance

what did she know.....lol

9:09 am

jmcnrick

that is more my age bracket dorens lol

9:10 am

lynxxx

hi Dorens, big date today?

9:10 am

Riverdance

I believe we are in the same bracket/decade there girlfriend

9:10 am

jmcnrick

I helped organize an anti bryant demonstration when for some bizarre reason she was asked to speak at the ABA meeting in Houston

9:10 am

anike

Can anyone clue the at 7/40 for me?

9:10 am

EvaNadine

apparently there is a "women of faith" conference at the verizon center today. lots of (im sure lovely) ladies milling about -- and standing in my way...heh
and of course, the abortion protesters are right there with them. :/

9:11 am

jmcnrick

really? I haven't looked at dcist yet today

9:12 am

lynxxx

after midnight, bed for me, night all

9:12 am

EvaNadine

walked past a man with very large, colorful, detailed photos of things i really didnt want to see on friday morning.

9:12 am

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx good to see you

9:12 am

Riverdance

good morning lynxxx

9:12 am

JBV

good morning, folks - how goes it?

9:12 am

jmcnrick

hi jbv

9:13 am

JBV

I am anxious for news about our dear NB - has anyone heard from him?

9:13 am

jmcnrick

i really should go do something constructive -- i have yet to make it downstairs

9:13 am

jmcnrick

NB is or was here and having a good time

9:13 am

EvaNadine

JBV -- he was just here a second ago, but seems to have fallen silent...

9:13 am

anike

Never mind - found it. Fireworks

9:13 am

JBV

oh, thank goodness

9:13 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo anike!

9:14 am

anike

TY = off to bed. Happy babbling

9:14 am

JBV

I had a coffee crisis this morning - my Farberware electric which I love just completely died, then I made espresso with my husband's pot and I misjudged the proportions and it came out like mud, so I'm digging out an antique stove-top coffee pot for a third try

9:15 am

jmcnrick

that is a sad sad story jbv

9:15 am

jmcnrick

i need a new coffee machine since i gave mine to my boy for his new apartment

9:15 am

herinfernallady

Eva I usually give those protesters a bit of a mouth ful

9:15 am

jmcnrick

using a french press but not getting the coffee strong enough

9:15 am

herinfernallady

aww JM that is sweet

9:15 am

JBV

and if you believe in coincidences or serendipity - the only other pot I have is the old stove-top percolator which my father used to make coffee at night (I know, most people think it's strange) and today is the anniversary of his death so I was thinking of him when I woke up

9:15 am

Boobear

we have a bunn and it works well

9:16 am

jmcnrick

i have my moments herin ;-)

9:16 am

Riverdance

then you were meant to use it today JBV

9:16 am

jmcnrick

i drink coffee at night too jbv

9:17 am

JBV

me too

9:17 am

herinfernallady

Eva

9:17 am

jmcnrick

i think it is a genetic thing since my grandfather drank a cup before bed

9:17 am

EvaNadine

im here, im here. just skuttling around the office and only half paying attention. :)

9:18 am

jmcnrick

half paying attention to work or babble?

9:18 am

jmcnrick

help with the A on the bottom please

9:18 am

EvaNadine

a little from column A, a little from column B...

9:19 am

jmcnrick

lol

9:19 am

herinfernallady

Eva with those sort of protesters I get the urge to say ''if I wanted your opinion I would have beaten it out of you''

9:21 am

jmcnrick

herin you would have appreciated my boy -- every time the antifur people protested at the nearby department store he would walk by with a piece of (fake) fur and stroke it

9:21 am

EvaNadine

well, i have to say, for a protester, he was quite well-mannered. just standing there, not shouting anything or yelling at anyone. and was even standing off to the side so as to not be in the way of daily commuters.

9:21 am

bethn

bottom a - think bees and pimples

9:21 am

jmcnrick

ty bethn

9:22 am

bethn

hi all, sneaking in a few words at work

9:22 am

bethn

yvw

9:22 am

Riverdance

story of my life bethn

9:22 am

herinfernallady

Eva that is good we had some out side of a women's clinic and I told them off. I told them to go to a church and do their thing. This place did also deal with general womens issues

9:22 am

herinfernallady

Hi Beth

9:22 am

Boobear

clue for an 5/10

9:22 am

herinfernallady

JM I have nothing against anti fur

9:23 am

jmcnrick

i just read a self improvement book that totally approves of playing games at work

9:23 am

herinfernallady

JM farmed fur is cruel and not needed.

9:23 am

bethn

down to 48, and the going is verrrrry slow now

9:24 am

bethn

lets send the author money, i like his thought process : )

9:24 am

jmcnrick

i dont wear fur but have no interest in people throwing blood on my fake fur

9:24 am

jmcnrick

i felt exonerated in all the times i have played babble at my office!

9:25 am

Nancy Boy

ALL fur is cruel and unnecessary. What kind of human can skin an animal alive when there are such good fake alternatives available? It makes my skin crawl.

9:25 am

welki

morning, folks

9:25 am

herinfernallady

that is a little gross.

9:25 am

Riverdance

and what of your employees jmc

9:25 am

herinfernallady

Hi Welki

9:26 am

jmcnrick

i tell them i dont care if they play computer games or chat online as long as the work gets done

9:26 am

bethn

i have decided to leave early today so i feel guilty for not being productive, but not enought to stop

9:26 am

Riverdance

got any openings.....lol

9:26 am

herinfernallady

JM were these certain protesters wearing Nike?

9:27 am

jmcnrick

no no bethn the books says that taking a break every 90 minutes improves productivity

9:27 am

Boobear

help with an 5/10 please

9:27 am

jmcnrick

and it recommends a 30 minute afternoon nap

9:27 am

jmcnrick

lol herin i didn't check

9:28 am

Haz1558

an5/10 - what's on each side of your head.

9:28 am

EvaNadine

i would never go out and buy a brand new fur anything because i do much agree that it is wrong.
but i am actually ok with vintage furs -- i figure if they died before i was born and i cant go back and prevent that, people may as well get as much use out of them as possible to at least somewhat justify it...
maybe warped logic...

9:28 am

Riverdance

I dont even get an afternoon break - once lunch is done at 1 it is straight through to 4:30

9:28 am

Boobear

ty Haz

9:28 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Boo

9:29 am

jmcnrick

hi haz

9:29 am

Riverdance

thanks Haz - did have that yet

9:29 am

Haz1558

No problem, River - hello all.

9:29 am

Nancy Boy

It's more than a little gross. It's horrifying :s

9:30 am

jmcnrick

The Way We are Working is Not Working by Tony Schwartz

9:31 am

Riverdance

I have to get back to work - bbl - bye for now

9:31 am

bethn

i actually hjave a great situation here, i make my own hours, and am by myself 90% of the time. as lonmg as the men get paid and the bills get sent out my boss is really okwith whatever i do

9:31 am

Boobear

bYE rIVER

9:31 am

jmcnrick

what can i say -- some people believe that they are entitled to do anything to force other people to comply with their self-righteous beliefs

9:32 am

jmcnrick

bye river

9:32 am

bethn

bye river

9:32 am

herinfernallady

NB I meant the blood bombs on people and fur fake

9:32 am

jmcnrick

that is a good set bethn -- you are lucky

9:32 am

JBV

NB - if you're here or lurking (or reading back in chat) just want you to know I'm sending out hugs and lots of good wishes to you

9:33 am

jmcnrick

my solution was to always be the boss

9:33 am

JBV

and your cousins are beautiful - you definitely have good genes in your family

9:33 am

herinfernallady

NB ou home?

9:33 am

72 Temple Owl

hello jaz!

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

oops haz

9:34 am

Haz1558

Hello TO!

9:34 am

jmcnrick

hi TO

9:35 am

72 Temple Owl

hello, enya is in the grid. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

9:35 am

bethn

phone - must actually go to work bye

9:35 am

Haz1558

I noticed.

9:35 am

mari

Hi All can anyone help please with the at7/40?

9:35 am

jmcnrick

no a fan i take it

9:35 am

Haz1558

And there's a river in Ireland to go with her.

9:35 am

jmcnrick

bye bethn

9:36 am

72 Temple Owl

begin with m?

9:36 am

Nancy Boy

Well Jmc, when some people feel they are 'entitled' to do whatever they want to animals, regardless of how much they are making the poor things suffer, don't you think there's a cause for it?

9:36 am

Haz1558

No, B - Boyne.

9:36 am

jmcnrick

no nb i don't

9:36 am

72 Temple Owl

is mohr a river?

9:37 am

Nancy Boy

JBV...thank you! :) I am trying to keep up with this chat and the messenger

9:37 am

Haz1558

You're thinking of the Cliffs of Moher.

9:37 am

jmcnrick

i don't even think there is cause for it when people think they should kill people in the name of a country defense or justice

9:37 am

72 Temple Owl

ah.

9:37 am

JBV

so glad to see you here! do you feel the invisible force of babblers across oceans and time zones?

9:38 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

9:38 am

jmcnrick

hi crossy

9:38 am

Haz1558

And a town in Scotland, Oban. It's just a shame that it's so hard to find words on the list.

9:38 am

jmcnrick

i was going for nbt but i really gotta go do stuff

9:39 am

jmcnrick

bbl

9:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i once had a client who would cryif you squished a bug. but she didn't give a rat's patootie about the folks around her.

9:39 am

Haz1558

Hello crossy, bye jmc.

9:40 am

rururocks

rat's patooties are hard to come by though TO

9:40 am

72 Temple Owl

actually sprayed Raid on someone's sandwich.

9:40 am

Haz1558

She probably worried about the rat's patootie. (Must look up patootie or is it patooty?)

9:40 am

Boobear

Clue for an 7/40

9:40 am

crosshair

i would of sued his ass off for trying to poison me

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

actually it was her mother she tried to poison

9:41 am

rururocks

I think ie haz.. like cutie patootie

9:41 am

crosshair

good lord.....i would of just killed him then and make another look just like him

9:41 am

rururocks

oh well.. her mother.. that explains it

9:41 am

crosshair

her

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

she, crossy. she.

9:42 am

herinfernallady

right that is it for me. I am off

9:42 am

Haz1558

an7/40 - at a convenient moment.

9:42 am

72 Temple Owl

went on to grow up and be a top model

9:42 am

crosshair

see below,i corrected myself

9:42 am

Haz1558

Or an7/40 - finishes with what the clock tells.

9:43 am

72 Temple Owl

two an7? and i here with none? :(

9:43 am

crosshair

ty haz,you can clue me an*****:)

9:44 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, crossy.

9:44 am

Pinikula

an7 x 3 (morning all)

9:44 am

rururocks

bye herin

9:44 am

Haz1558

Hello, pini.

9:45 am

Pinikula

hiya haz ;)

9:45 am

72 Temple Owl

well i have the one ending in clock output and the lively one

9:45 am

herinfernallady

Night night

9:46 am

Haz1558

Then think of those women who profess hatred of males.

9:46 am

Pinikula

an7 = against + not lady

9:46 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:46 am

Pinikula

oooh, good clue, haz ;)

9:47 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, TO.

9:47 am

72 Temple Owl

peanyy

9:47 am

crosshair

ahh! a feminazi;)..ty

9:50 am

72 Temple Owl

i am drinking almond milk. not sure if i like it.

9:50 am

rururocks

found a ro 7

9:50 am

Haz1558

Does it taste strong?

9:51 am

Haz1558

It becomes an 8, ruru.

9:51 am

crosshair

almond milk?? now that is different

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

it tastes like toasted almonds. i prefer raw. anyway, we are so used to augmented flavorings, real doesn't even taste like the real thing anymore :(

9:52 am

rururocks

thanks haz. missed that

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

has 30% calcium per glass

9:53 am

72 Temple Owl

ro 7 clue pls>

9:53 am

rururocks

30 % that's nuts

9:53 am

crosshair

sorry ,my meat is real,my milk is real as is my butter and i make my own ice cream,cause they cannot seem to get it right anymore

9:53 am

Haz1558

No problem.

9:53 am

Haz1558

ro7 - as sought for by lovelorn men and women.

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

almond milk is a real food, not a milk sub..

9:54 am

crosshair

ty haz

9:54 am

Riverdance

I believe crossy is the ro8 version of that Haz

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

ty. no wonder.

9:54 am

EvaNadine

hints for the 9s?

9:54 am

Haz1558

And the 8 is the one who provides it.

9:54 am

Riverdance

I'm not here really

9:54 am

Haz1558

re9 - bring back to life in Disney fashion.

9:55 am

crosshair

ty again haz

9:55 am

Haz1558

em9 - that which proceeds from em4/5.

9:55 am

EvaNadine

thanky madam. :)

9:55 am

Haz1558

We'll keep the secret, River. You are not here.

9:55 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, EvaN.

9:56 am

crosshair

who is not here?

9:56 am

72 Temple Owl

have only one em4/5, hope that is all

9:57 am

Haz1558

Just the one - extend it (strange kind of word that you end up with, but who are we to judge?). If it started with re, it would be what you would give in payment for something.

9:57 am

crosshair

ty for the em 9 haz

9:57 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, crossy.

9:58 am

72 Temple Owl

ty now need sing e word besides merit on the left

9:59 am

crosshair

em= a sad thing,it is a device used to spread sulphuric acid in open pit gold mining operations,they are known as rainbird em****** and devestate wildlife and land alike

10:00 am

Haz1558

Looking now, TO.

10:00 am

crosshair

the sulphric acid helps leech small amounts of gold from the substrate

10:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hmm, dark chocolate with my almond milk would be very healthy breakfast

10:01 am

rururocks

there is an ea 4 To from that e

10:01 am

Haz1558

en6 - to make something attractive.

10:01 am

Haz1558

en plus Spanish luuuuurve.

10:02 am

crosshair

think of that,those thing kill off more for gold baubles than the remaining furriers ever could:/

10:02 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

10:02 am

crosshair

sorry,i shall get off my soapbox now;))

10:03 am

72 Temple Owl

actually, unless you are babling on wind power, we are all filthy polluters.

10:03 am

crosshair

we are indeed

10:03 am

Haz1558

You mean you're not all cycling furiously on your own bicycle generators?

10:04 am

rururocks

<--- hampster wheel powered

10:04 am

EvaNadine

i thought babble was sheer mind-power?

10:04 am

72 Temple Owl

no i just have a cage full of hamsters :)

10:04 am

crosshair

i use sled dogs,on a tread mill along with a old alternator from a 66 pontiac..i can compute on 6 fish a day:)

10:04 am

Haz1558

I've got Spangle tied to a powered walker - kills two birds with the one stone.

10:05 am

72 Temple Owl

hmmm wondering how this stuff would be with shredded wheat

10:06 am

crosshair

why,that would be nitty!!! lol..crossy made a funny!

10:06 am

crosshair

nutty

10:06 am

Haz1558

Which taste do you want to disguise - the Shredded wheat or the almond milk?

10:06 am

72 Temple Owl

i could eat cereal more often if it proves to be good

10:06 am

rururocks

lol

10:06 am

72 Temple Owl

LOVE shredded wheat

10:06 am

crosshair

and if you have to hide the taste of the almond milk,why drink it?

10:07 am

Haz1558

Well, you just have to try it and see, TO.

10:07 am

72 Temple Owl

and vanilla almond milk. vanilla and sugar make everything better

10:07 am

crosshair

did the dr,say you need 3000 almonds a day in your diet? lol

10:07 am

72 Temple Owl

don't want to hide it. i enjoy it.

10:08 am

crosshair

hehe,im just playing with ya

10:08 am

Haz1558

If he did, the fact that he runs an almond farm has NOTHING to do with it.

10:08 am

72 Temple Owl

and can't wait ti try it with fruit in a blended drink. peach would surely en6 it

10:09 am

rururocks

would he then be considered shell-shocked?

10:09 am

72 Temple Owl

i need somethingl i am wasting away it seems

10:09 am

crosshair

a dr with a almond farm,sounds like we have a tad of conflict of interest here;0

10:10 am

crosshair

lol to,get your shredded wheat,put moo milk and real brown sugar on it lol

10:10 am

rubyfoo

not really here but thanks, haz, for all the great words!

10:10 am

rubyfoo

{{crossy}} *poof*\

10:10 am

crosshair

howdy ruby:))

10:10 am

crosshair

opps

10:10 am

rururocks

<--- doesn't drink moo milk

10:10 am

Haz1558

Another one who isn't here. First River, now ruby.

10:11 am

crosshair

i can get you reindeer milk if you prefer ruru

10:12 am

rururocks

can you get blitzen on it crossie?

10:12 am

crosshair

moose milk is a possability also,but your gonna have to bend down there and collect it yerself!

10:12 am

Riverdance

or reach up......

10:13 am

crosshair

about chest height river,so stoop just enough to come in range of those back hooves

10:13 am

crosshair

females usually top out at 1000 pounds

10:14 am

Riverdance

have seen many - up close and personal - come close to taking out a couple with my car - thank goodness for good reflexes and brakes

10:14 am

crosshair

yes,they do have a way of denting a car

10:14 am

rururocks

you sound like Sarah Palin River...

10:15 am

Riverdance

you do mean taking out the whole hood and windshield dont ya....

10:15 am

crosshair

and back seat,and trunk

10:15 am

Riverdance

come on out to the northeast ruru - we'll show you some of our friendly wildlife (or not so)

10:16 am

Riverdance

and thats from their knees

10:17 am

crosshair

mnr has a bear advisory out for our area as we speak;)

10:18 am

crosshair

i do not worry,if a bear wants my sandwich,i give it to him;)

10:18 am

Riverdance

havent seen any of them since spring - almost hit one driving home from sons baseball game

10:20 am

Riverdance

someone needs to teach these animals to stay off the road

10:20 am

crosshair

off the road?? lol,the bears are coming right into the back yard and saying howdy;)

10:21 am

Riverdance

my dogs keep them away during the day - they come and steal my bird feeders at night

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

mose eat bird seed?

10:22 am

crosshair

we had one on the other die of town few days ago,decided some guys pool would be a perfect place for a dip and bath

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

nm

10:22 am

Riverdance

I have very unhappy birds - bears eat bird seed

10:22 am

crosshair

bears will,not sure if moose like seed

10:23 am

72 Temple Owl

read an article that one of the arab nations is marketing camel's milk

10:23 am

Riverdance

moose just make craters across the lawn as they meander through - may eat some plants

10:23 am

crosshair

i do know moose like suet balls

10:24 am

72 Temple Owl

very healthy. one drawback - the taste.

10:24 am

Riverdance

so do the dear - we have put them out to keep the deer something to eat other than my flowers

10:24 am

Riverdance

*deer

10:24 am

Haz1558

Just get the old almond essence/vanilla essence going, TO.

10:25 am

rururocks

probably not too bad camel's milk once you get over the hump

10:25 am

crosshair

lol,when we used to live further up north,we used to plant 2 gardens,one for us with fencing,and another full of lettuce for the deer and rabbits

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

from the inference, this may ne one thing that can't fix

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

har har har

10:26 am

Haz1558

I take it they're trying to export it?

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. i meant to post to fb

10:27 am

Riverdance

am leaving you fine folks - need to clean up my desk before calling it a day - wow what busy day today - lol

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

for c i have ca 4 superman;s accessory; ca5 tirck; ce4 sounds like nothing

10:27 am

Haz1558

Bye, River!

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

wow river, yo are finished already! cool!

10:28 am

Haz1558

ca5 - if Superman were to dance.

10:28 am

Riverdance

we changed our summer hours - longer days Mon-Thur and out at noon on Fri - today is last one - back to normal next week. Actually this is the first time all summer I will be leaving at noon so looking forward to it.

10:28 am

Haz1558

Sorry, you have it already.

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

two ca%?

10:29 am

Haz1558

No, it's a ce7 for the other.

10:29 am

Riverdance

poof

10:29 am

Haz1558

ce plus a rodent who is not out.

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

10:30 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

i am now very hungry yet the milk filled me up. does that make any sense?

10:31 am

Haz1558

You mean you want something solid?

10:31 am

Haz1558

Have some potatoes.

10:31 am

car.eeyore

Ty for the C's everyone!

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

maybe. like my mouth is hungry even if my stomach is not.

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

hello car

10:32 am

Haz1558

No problem, car. Hello!

10:32 am

car.eeyore

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!

10:32 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, i see the gypsy language is not accepted

10:34 am

rururocks

other thank dislike.. can some one clue the ab5's//

10:34 am

car.eeyore

May i have help with the O please?

10:34 am

car.eeyore

I do have the one OM 4...to leave out

10:34 am

Haz1558

ab5/16 - is an anagram of your president's second name.

10:35 am

Haz1558

ab5/18 - ab plus two letters of surprise, finish off with a consonant.

10:35 am

phaeton

hello...clue for the an8?

10:36 am

Haz1558

The consonant being the first letter of Mr Twain, author.

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

ab5 = loathe

10:36 am

rururocks

whoa.. thank you haz

10:36 am

rururocks

thanks To..

10:36 am

Haz1558

an8 - against plus what a machine does when it prints out - it also means a sort, a variety.

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

more than 2 ab?

10:37 am

Haz1558

There are three ab5.

10:37 am

car.eeyore

TY!

10:37 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:38 am

phaeton

ty

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

have hate and barack's anagram

10:40 am

Haz1558

The other one is ab, two letters of surprise/amazement, finish off with a consonant which also appears in Barack's anagram.

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

ty. it feels like nap ti4.5

10:41 am

Haz1558

Just found a variation of FM's favourite critter, the Madagascan hedgehog - ta6

10:41 am

Haz1558

Have some Enya standing by, TO....

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh, ty.

10:42 am

FMitch

Did someone say ta6?! Hello all :)

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

please,

10:42 am

Haz1558

There she is!

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

hey, fm! and you chan ged your icon, too!

10:42 am

FMitch

Hello Haz and TO!

10:42 am

FMitch

yes I chan my icon *grin*

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

no you chan ged it silly

10:43 am

Haz1558

FM's up to scratch with her typing as usual...

10:43 am

FMitch

some mighty fine clueing been going on.

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:44 am

Haz1558

This grid has teeth.

10:44 am

FMitch

If I typed every entry perfectly you would get very suspicious.

10:44 am

Haz1558

You're sounding as though you've just come off the Ponderosa, FM. Mighty fine!

10:45 am

Haz1558

Our wit and badinage has done for TO.

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

*head jerks up* huh? what?

10:45 am

FMitch

I don't usually put people to sleep quite that quickly.

10:46 am

Haz1558

It must be all that almond milk TO's been drinking, it has untold soporific effects.

10:46 am

FMitch

TO are you suffering with Friday afternoon'itis?

10:46 am

Haz1558

It can't be us.

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

i was up early to have car inspected while retiring late

10:46 am

FMitch

Ahh.

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

and i am trying to get things done so i can travel but babbling while washing not cleaning while washing

10:47 am

Haz1558

So late to bed, early to rise - no wonder you're not quite firing on all cylinders.

10:47 am

crosshair

mmmm..tea and english muffies with gooseberry jam..;))

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

haz i am just getting old. at least two diseases have been ruled out so far.

10:48 am

FMitch

Good morning and good brekkie ((crossy))

10:48 am

crosshair

((FM))

10:48 am

Haz1558

Are you having tests?

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

currant jam is lovely on enlgush muffins

10:49 am

crosshair

when i kick off,i wish to die of something so rare and exotic,that my picture gets put beside it in some medical paper;0

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

had two. bllodwork needs to be looked at but i think it is same old anemia

10:49 am

Haz1558

That can be corrected with medication plus TLC, I take it, TO?

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

not sure. i am a bad patient, i di das told but did not follow up with bllodwork. now need to begin again for 30 days

10:50 am

FMitch

Bad TO, we can nag you if you like?

10:51 am

72 Temple Owl

but on the birght side, no lupus and no thyroid issues

10:51 am

Haz1558

I know, I like quick fixes for problems, not months of trial and error.

10:53 am

FMitch

but sometimes you have to be patient and follow through.

10:54 am

FMitch

Haz, is Spangle all back to her sproingy self now?

10:54 am

Haz1558

Oh, absolutely.

10:55 am

FMitch

splendid :)

10:55 am

Haz1558

It was quite funny this morning - husband and I were sallying forth. Spangle got so indignant that she was being left behind.

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

my friend is going to italy and because her young springer bothers the old one at home, she feels she cannot kennek them together. i wonder if the behavior would cease in captivity?

10:56 am

Haz1558

However, she's being walked as we speak, so all is forgiven.

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

it will cost her an extra $400!

10:56 am

FMitch

oh that is quite a bit extra TO

10:56 am

Haz1558

I don't know, TO, do they fight? It's an expensive problem!

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

this dog - she should have given it back, you have no idea

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

the young one harries the old one who is 13

10:57 am

FMitch

what a shame.

10:57 am

Haz1558

Oh, not fair on the older one - probably just wants peace and quiet.

10:59 am

Haz1558

Whereabouts in Italy is she going and for how long? Could someone else take the older one for freeand let the young one be kenneled?

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

new house new carpet - smells bad. understood from someone young one peed on mattress. she got it for her son, who graduated college but he is not coming home. has girlfriend and they stayed in college town.

11:00 am

Norma

Hi babblers can anyone clue at7/40 please

11:00 am

Haz1558

Oh dear. The girlfriend is more attractive than a springer puppy.

11:00 am

FMitch

phone - gotta go :(

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

this is a woman who cannot face facts, haz. you have no idea

11:00 am

Haz1558

at7/40 - consumed food for three, last four letters are a woman's name (widow of the late Bill Lear - see if you can get it on google)

11:01 am

Haz1558

That's a shame - dogs are great, but you have to be practical as well, don't you?

11:01 am

Norma

Thanks Haz

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

well she may not be practical but she WIll be in italy, I will be in PA

11:02 am

Haz1558

Or at7/40 - consumed food and an anagram of the creamy dressing that is also a county in Ireland.

11:02 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Norma.

11:03 am

Haz1558

Will she fuss and fret the whole time she's away?

11:03 am

crosshair

we are a sad lot here,the 2 cats own the house,furniture i purchaced on the basis of cat worthiness,since we do not believe in ripping out their claws

11:03 am

72 Temple Owl

ty. and i also learned bill lear invented the 8 track tape!

11:04 am

Haz1558

Bill Lear was quite the inventor - Motorola car radio, Learjet etc.

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

who knows? if hse only had one dog she would just have someone come in

11:04 am

Haz1558

When does she leave?

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

late sept - early oct

11:05 am

FMitch

and quite reightly crossy!
(still on the phone).

11:05 am

Haz1558

He also had a wicked sense of humour. He insisted on calling one of his daughters 'Shanda' but his wife drew the line at 'Gonda'.

11:05 am

crosshair

br 7=sounds like the old acid indigestion powders

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

that's cold

11:07 am

FMitch

LOL I must stop reading the log - client just sked me why I snorted down the phone (Haz's 11.05 post).

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

"that bro7 won't wrk" said the doctor. "I'm afraid that mushroom you ingested was an am7/32. "

11:08 am

crosshair

lol! no snorting allowed

11:08 am

Haz1558

Could you not have turned it into a cough or a sneeze?

11:09 am

flosey

good morning everyone

11:09 am

crosshair

howdy flosey:)

11:09 am

FMitch

I told him I was trying to stop a sneeze. Anyway I must poof now as I have some things to action before 5.30. Might get back here later.

11:10 am

crosshair

tc fm

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, fm!

11:10 am

Haz1558

Bye FM!

11:10 am

Haz1558

Hello, flosey.

11:11 am

crosshair

at5=usually associated with funerals and crypts and roses

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

omg after noon! ti4 to get moving

11:11 am

Haz1558

We're a bad influence, but sure it's nice to have a chat, TO.

11:12 am

crosshair

i have not yet even begun to be a bad influence;))

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

well must go put second load of wash thourgh dryer and take bed linens off the line and make lovely fresh bed

11:13 am

crosshair

mmmmm..sheets dried outside.....

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

and i still need 36!!!

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

they are cotton and smell of sunshine

11:13 am

Haz1558

It's a stinker of a grid, TO, take comfort in your sheets.

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

lol i 'd love to go back to bed

11:20 am

crosshair

mm..sheets that smell like the wind and the bay;)))..i swear next place will have a clothes line

11:21 am

smaandmea

Hello from Portugal. Too hot to go out! Which of Bill Lear's wives please?

11:22 am

crosshair

howdy smaandmea..it is a perfect 21 c here him central ontario;0

11:22 am

Haz1558

His widow so the last one.

11:23 am

flosey

need a break! better have breakfast

11:23 am

smaandmea

39 here at 5pm

11:23 am

crosshair

insane

11:23 am

Haz1558

If you've found ma4/7 - the county or the dressing, change round the vowels.

11:23 am

smaandmea

Thanks Haz as always

11:24 am

caitlyn

Good afternoon all.....

11:24 am

crosshair

howdy cait

11:24 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, sma.

11:24 am

Haz1558

Hello, caitlyn, how are you?

11:25 am

caitlyn

Fine thanks Haz how are you
Hi crossy

11:26 am

Haz1558

I'm fine as well.

11:26 am

caitlyn

Great are you doing anything this Bank holiday?

11:27 am

Haz1558

No plans. Husband is back at work (he's been off this week) so I'll just be around home.

11:28 am

caitlyn

When you are not going out to work the weekends seem to be same anyway LOL

11:28 am

crosshair

oh have a good book for you bibliophiles to hunt down(it may be hard) some used copies are available at www.biblio.com it is called "20,000 years in sing sing" bu Warden Lewis E lawes

11:29 am

cybernan

good morning all :)

11:29 am

Haz1558

I know, sometimes weekends can be the busiest times, especially if you're having people round.

11:29 am

caitlyn

Hi nan !!

11:29 am

crosshair

howdy cybernan

11:29 am

cybernan

Saw the am 7 mushroom clue, but didn't help

11:29 am

Haz1558

Hello, cybernan.

11:30 am

Haz1558

am 7 - a plus not female (three), finish off with the last three letters of Miss Hayworth.

11:30 am

crosshair

i have only come across hard covers so far for this book..but anyways,i reccomend it

11:30 am

Haz1558

Or am plus a baby louse sandwiched between the same two vowels.

11:30 am

cybernan

ty haz

11:31 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:31 am

caitlyn

Miss Hayworth and myself share the same name

11:31 am

Haz1558

Really? I didn't know that, caitlyn.

11:32 am

caitlyn

Im full of suprises!!

11:32 am

crosshair

a louse sandwich...ewww.well maybe add some mustard...

11:33 am

Haz1558

I know, it's not the most pleasant image, I do apologise!

11:33 am

caitlyn

Or ma4/7

11:33 am

crosshair

louse and bacon sarnies?

11:34 am

caitlyn

I feel sick!

11:34 am

bichon

am 7 what is the not female?

11:34 am

Haz1558

If it's not a woman, then it's ?

11:34 am

crosshair

ahem...

11:34 am

caitlyn

Hi bichon

11:35 am

caitlyn

LOL crossy

11:35 am

bichon

single male?

11:35 am

Haz1558

a plus m with three letters.

11:35 am

bichon

sorry, got it. Ty Haz

11:35 am

Haz1558

Great!

11:37 am

caitlyn

Mmmm I have treated myself to a glass of Baileys

11:38 am

crosshair

my mrs like baileys and milk

11:38 am

caitlyn

I like it with ice

11:38 am

cybernan

an 8, please? against something? or indefinite something?

11:38 am

crosshair

tastes like a ice cream topping to me,would be good drizzled over some french vanillia ice cream

11:39 am

Haz1558

an8 - against/variety/means of print

11:39 am

caitlyn

Sounds good crossy

11:40 am

crosshair

i made some home made strawberry ice cram yesterday:)))...delish!

11:40 am

caitlyn

Do you have an ice cream maker machine?

11:41 am

Haz1558

Right, I must go and get some other things done. Good to see you all and enjoy the grid. (Hint, use morewords!) Bye!

11:41 am

cybernan

can't figure out that variety means of print bit

11:41 am

caitlyn

Bye Haz great to see you

11:41 am

crosshair

i do it the old way with a large canning pot and a pot 2 inches smaller in diameter inside,then fill the void with ice and add salt to the ice..bingo,,instant ice cream maker

11:42 am

cybernan

bye haz

11:42 am

Haz1558

Bye! (think of what you do when you enter words on your computer)

11:42 am

caitlyn

Clever crossy.I dont do things like that

11:43 am

cybernan

ty haz

11:43 am

Haz1558

No problem! *gone*

11:44 am

crosshair

it works,start with a base of 2 litres of homo milk and 1 litre of 10% cream,add liquid glucose or sugar to taste,then add your flavourings and stir,stir,stir!

11:44 am

crosshair

if i use sugar i liquify it in a double boiler

11:44 am

crosshair

and a dash of vanillia in the base is always good

11:45 am

caitlyn

You make it sound so easy (no good for my healthy eating though)

11:45 am

crosshair

it is healthy...no chemicals added

11:45 am

crosshair

just milk.cream.sugar and fresh fruit

11:46 am

caitlyn

Its high in calories though with the cream and sugar, can I just have the fruit? LOL

11:46 am

crosshair

lol..sorry make it right or eat rice cakes;0

11:46 am

caitlyn

LOL

11:46 am

crosshair

i can make a nice spumoni

11:47 am

caitlyn

spumoni?

11:47 am

crosshair

well like a gellato,a fruit slushie basically with limone or orange etc or lime

11:48 am

caitlyn

Right I will be with you tomorrow

11:48 am

crosshair

or kiwi

11:48 am

caitlyn

kiwi please

11:50 am

cybernan

at 7, please?

11:52 am

crosshair

i have an at 8...

11:52 am

cybernan

me too crossy

11:52 am

crosshair

and a 6...

11:52 am

cybernan

first at is an at 7/40

11:53 am

crosshair

but not the 7..mmm

11:53 am

crosshair

ive not listed yet,so i do not know the order

11:54 am

caitlyn

nan to have consumed add a nickname for Maureen ,sometimes vowel and 1st vowel

11:54 am

crosshair

sorry i do not know who maureen is;/

11:54 am

wvteach

clue for the at 7 / 40 please

11:55 am

crosshair

lol,vw,we are working on that now

11:55 am

cybernan

ty cait -- quite a word!

11:55 am

caitlyn

Sorry it may be a British name 2 letters

11:55 am

crosshair

wv that is

11:55 am

caitlyn

yw nan

11:57 am

caitlyn

Its a tropical tree (we havent had that word before I dont think)

11:58 am

crosshair

mmm,well if it becomes my last word,i shall worry about it then

11:59 am

redturtlehead

hello babblers.

11:59 am

caitlyn

cross for Maureens name you could use the 1st 2 letters of when you cut the grass

11:59 am

caitlyn

Hi red

12:01 pm

cybernan

eenie meenie and minie's partner

12:01 pm

caitlyn

I didnt think of that nan good one

12:02 pm

cybernan

anyone have the em 9?

12:03 pm

redturtlehead

sorry Nan I dont even have any E words at all!

12:04 pm

redturtlehead

I have changed my icon it is not a clue, though I guess it could be one for the Mi 4, 5

12:05 pm

caitlyn

em9 the amount of light, smoke or fumes sent out

12:05 pm

fla

em4 + want to d----

12:05 pm

crosshair

ty caitlyn

12:05 pm

redturtlehead

Caitlyn thanks!

12:05 pm

caitlyn

yw

12:06 pm

hurshy

an8?

12:06 pm

caitlyn

Its ages since I clued lol

12:06 pm

cybernan

a + male + end of Miss Hayworth's name

12:07 pm

cybernan

ty cait and fla

12:07 pm

hurshy

that seems to be am7, i'm looking for an8.

12:07 pm

caitlyn

yw

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Hi hurshy against a sort of print (how you put words into babble)

12:10 pm

cybernan

sorry hurshy...against what steno's do

12:10 pm

Dorens

thanks for the an8

12:10 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:11 pm

caitlyn

yw

12:11 pm

redturtlehead

banana is so close to being in here today!!

12:12 pm

Dorens

i was trying for anatomy

12:12 pm

caitlyn

Time I was in the kitchen............see you all soon take care

12:12 pm

redturtlehead

anatomy. would have been great. Dorens when does school start back for you all?

12:13 pm

Dorens

september 1st.... i'm still out in CA right now and not thinking about it. in fact, meeting ruru today for lunch. thinking about that!

12:13 pm

redturtlehead

sounds like fun!

12:14 pm

redturtlehead

our kids went back to school about 2 weeks ago.

12:14 pm

Dorens

yah, south goes much earlier

12:17 pm

redturtlehead

My excitement of the day is that I have toenail polish. and I am planning on using it.

12:18 pm

Dorens

now that is exciting!

12:18 pm

redturtlehead

yes, it actually is.

12:18 pm

redturtlehead

I live a very vanilla life!

12:18 pm

Dorens

i may put toenail polish on my daughter this evening... exciting too

12:20 pm

redturtlehead

nice!

12:21 pm

redturtlehead

oh must run, boss is calling me for a schedule.

12:21 pm

Dorens

that was supposed to be granddaughter... my daughter can do her own!!

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody

12:22 pm

Dorens

hi ruby, how goes it?

12:24 pm

cybernan

24 to go, but need a break!

12:24 pm

cybernan

hi ruby

12:25 pm

Dorens

i went quickly to 70 and it is slowing down now. should open lickety

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

hi dorens and nan

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

quiet hear except for the wonderful rain!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

here* duh

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

English as a second language.....

12:26 pm

cybernan

well done dorens! -- didn't get much past half way before listing

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

82 words and couldn't understand any of the clues in the chog!

12:27 pm

Dorens

surprised at the unusal words i've come up with... russian history, etc

12:27 pm

Dorens

(and of course a couple of really strnge ones that i was lucky to pick up in the chog)

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

putting the monkeys to work

12:29 pm

Dorens

time to get moving... see you later

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

my favorite word for today is am7/32 mushroom

12:33 pm

kje

clue foo?

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

deadliest one

12:34 pm

cybernan

got a cuppa, maybe that will help!

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

fly mushroom is not deadly, but same species

12:37 pm

kje

got it

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

did you get my note kje?

12:37 pm

kje

note?

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

I was having FB trouble, as usual, couldn't get to my home page!

12:38 pm

cybernan

stuck on that ma 6/24 -- anyone have a clue?

12:39 pm

kje

i got no note from you on FB. Is that what you mean?

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

yup

12:40 pm

kje

no, didn't get it

12:40 pm

Boobear

clue for an 7/40 please

12:41 pm

stidgmere

Hi just starting. Caitlyn haven't seen you in too long!

12:41 pm

kje

anyone, any****, anywhere

12:41 pm

stidgmere

Having lunch with ruru? Bet you have a good wine with lunch.

12:42 pm

doseffing

a three and a four letter word

12:42 pm

crosshair

yippie! made a reservation today for 30 min scenic tour over Georgian bay in a open cockpit bi-plane;)) crossy is gonna be eating bugs at 600 feet;))

12:42 pm

kje

who is lunching with ru? tell him i said hi ; )

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

that sounds wonderful, crossy!

12:43 pm

crosshair

it will be a blast!:))

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

dorens

12:43 pm

stidgmere

Do bugs get to 600 feet? Maybe more like geese and birds migrating.

12:43 pm

crosshair

dn,but he supplies the goggles...

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

and you put a bandanna over your mouth!

12:44 pm

stidgmere

Imagine contact lenses could go pretty fast at 600 feet.

12:44 pm

Boobear

I am eating a turkey and cucumber sandwich with mayo for lunch

12:44 pm

stidgmere

bandana I think.

12:44 pm

kje

i bet there are bugs up there.... flying ones like the flying palmetto that attacked me last night - eeeeewwwwwwwww

12:44 pm

kje

i just ate sushi for lunch

12:44 pm

crosshair

gonna see if he wil do a immleman for me

12:44 pm

Boobear

hmm love sushi

12:45 pm

doseffing

don'teat first if he does

12:45 pm

cybernan

an 7: indefinite hour

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

we had those in Florida, it took a phone book to squash them

12:45 pm

stidgmere

I want to make a butter cream orange filling ala Julia today. I hope I don't mess the eggs up as they are cooked in the recipe.

12:45 pm

crosshair

ill puke downwind

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

I miss sushi :(

12:46 pm

kje

ruby... they fly!!!! things that ugly should not be allowed to fly!!!

12:46 pm

stidgmere

I bet there is sushi at the Japanese hotel in Paris. Great Vietnamese food everywhere.

12:47 pm

Judi

Afternoon all. Please don't talk about palmetto bugs. They are schkeeevy.

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

alas, we are 4 hrs from Paris, too far to go for lunch!

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

just no sushi in Annecy

12:48 pm

stidgmere

Never saw palmetto bugs. Just palmettos from the car window.

12:48 pm

crosshair

lol want to win the lottery and fly to paris for lunch:)

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

if you win the lottery and fly to Paris, I'll get on the 1st train!

12:48 pm

Judi

Giant brown flying beetles. Related to cockroaches of course.

12:49 pm

kje

GIANT

12:49 pm

Boobear

clue for an 8 please

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

it's faster by train than by car

12:49 pm

kje

GARGANTUAN

12:49 pm

kje

UGLY

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

and green on the inside! eeew

12:49 pm

Judi

One landed on my shoulder once. I about jumped out of my skin.

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

phantom: antimony

12:49 pm

stidgmere

You can order the rice vinegar on line and the green horseradish and all the fixings for sushi. Or just come visit us. We are a couple of Thousand dollars away from Annecy but only 30 minutes from a very good sushi restaurant.

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

*shuddering*

12:50 pm

cybernan

an 8: against what a steno does

12:50 pm

kje

this one flew into my bedroom, landed on the bed, then took off... I chased that thing around the room for at least 5 minutes trying to kill it

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

ty stidgmere

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

whenever and wherever I travel, I get sushi

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

great clue, thank you nan

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

the worst insects here are earwigs

12:51 pm

Boobear

not getting it Nan

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

hi boo

12:52 pm

Judi

lol, kje. We saw some weird creatures when we were in Sanibel Island a few years ago. I swear we saw a locust that was as big as my foot (8" long). Hubby and I stood gawking at it for several minutes - couldn't decide if it was alive or dead. "You poke it!" "No, you poke it!"

12:52 pm

Boobear

hi ruby

12:52 pm

stidgmere

The worst insects here are hmm. Don't think we have any. Mice maybe.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

8" OMG!

12:52 pm

zoozzoom

at4+ty4

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

you need a big stick

12:52 pm

Judi

Finally it raised a leg (just to taunt us, I think) and we ran away like screaming meemies.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

12:53 pm

crosshair

sounds good ruby,you can even bring grumpy,ill fill him full of booze then we will climb the eifel tower

12:53 pm

zoozzoom

an4+ty4 sorry

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

we have really cute furry mice here but not in the house, fortunately

12:53 pm

stidgmere

Good response to an 8 inch insect.

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

grumpy doesn't eat sushi!

12:53 pm

Boobear

ty zz

12:53 pm

Judi

It was some nuclear spawn, I swear.

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

hi zzooozz

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

did it glow in the dark?

12:54 pm

stidgmere

There is not a house mouse that qualifies as cute.

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

I think these are field mice

12:54 pm

kje

I was just thinking that this morning, stid - i miss the land of no bugs (baltimore they were very very rare) but I did have mice.... I think I would rather have mice... well, if it was only 1, I could live with 1

12:55 pm

cybernan

ta 6, please?

12:55 pm

Judi

The cat left us a beheaded bunny in the driveway yesterday. Urrgh.

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

we're out in the country, so lots of wildlife

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

what did she do with the head? is it at the taxidermist?

12:56 pm

kje

no idea cyber

12:56 pm

stidgmere

They don't stay just one.

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

her trophy bunny

12:57 pm

Judi

I'm not sure what HE did with it. Suspect he stuck it on a little pike in the woods - with the rest of his gruesome collection.

12:57 pm

kje

she dropped it near the lair as a warning to other bunnies

12:57 pm

zoozzoom

TA6 sun makes you go brown + first part of word for leisure

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

93 words, yay

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

strange word, zzoozz, but thanks

12:58 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

how big is HE?

12:58 pm

kje

bablet

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

that would be a good cat name, babs for short

12:59 pm

stidgmere

ty for the ta zooozzoomm.

12:59 pm

Judi

Ruby - our beloved Norman is about 20 lbs. He's a big fat tom. It was a baby bunny, by the way.

12:59 pm

cybernan

leisure --- drawing a blank

12:59 pm

Mom

good afternoon everyone!

12:59 pm

kje

***reation

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

he sounds wonderful; I love big cats!

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

12:59 pm

crosshair

howdy mom

12:59 pm

Mom

nan, a motor home is a ***reational vehicle

12:59 pm

stidgmere

Hi mom. Leisure is like the first part of ***reation.

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

***room

1:00 pm

Mom

{{Ruby}}, {{Crossy}} hello

1:00 pm

Mom

Hi Stidgmere

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

and Norman!

1:00 pm

kje

hi mom

1:00 pm

Boobear

Hi Mom

1:00 pm

Judi

He is a good cat. He was a stray before he adopted us, so he had to hunt to fend for himself. Old habits die hard.

1:00 pm

cybernan

duh -- ty stidg and ruby

1:00 pm

Mom

{{KJE}} hello, twice in one day!

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

we slammed you with that one, sorry nan!

1:00 pm

Mom

Hi Boo

1:00 pm

stidgmere

Here we are beginning to think about lunch. Meanwhile my 14 words seems puny.

1:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

just had lunch, hello all

1:01 pm

Mom

late lunch for me today.

1:01 pm

Mom

Hi {{TO}}

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

I would like to get a kitten for husband's birthday but it might hunt "his" birds, or eat his fish or, worse, scratch one of the pups

1:01 pm

Boobear

clue for the last ap 5/12 please

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

and then it would be my fault

1:01 pm

cybernan

pa 6, please?

1:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

have ya4/6 x 2 - missing?

1:02 pm

Boobear

I have the sleep one

1:02 pm

Judi

Adopt a de-clawed kitty, ruby.

1:02 pm

kje

py?

1:02 pm

cybernan

ap 5: sleep disorder

1:02 pm

Mom

in that case, Ruby, best it be his idea

1:02 pm

cybernan

py 4/7 babblet, kje

1:02 pm

kje

pa6 - weeks wages + ***rod (ancient king)

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

crossy, would you take him up in the bi-plsane?

1:03 pm

cybernan

yi 5/16

1:03 pm

crosshair

crossy hates ap*** the cpap machine is an evil torture device;((

1:03 pm

crosshair

sure np! he can fly the friendly skies

1:03 pm

Mom

but you wake up well rested Crossy

1:03 pm

jessmom

ap5 related to bees

1:03 pm

cybernan

ancient king of?

1:04 pm

stidgmere

ty kje for pa.

1:04 pm

crosshair

it is a life saver mom,the ap*** was getting so bad i was on the way to a cardiac event or a stroke

1:04 pm

kje

uno

1:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

go kje!

1:04 pm

cybernan

got it -- ty

1:05 pm

Mom

I am sure Elegant, as well as you, are very glad to have that machine.

1:05 pm

stidgmere

King of Persia?

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

hi jessmom

1:05 pm

Judi

Geesh, Crossy. If riding in a bi-plane doesn't shove enough oxygen up your nose...

1:05 pm

kje

and done

1:05 pm

Mom

congrats KJE

1:05 pm

jessmom

hi ruby

1:05 pm

kje

OK, must get back to work - hagd all

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

yay kje!

1:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay kje

1:05 pm

Judi

YAY, kje!!!!

1:05 pm

Mom

you as well KJE

1:05 pm

crosshair

lol judi

1:05 pm

Mom

HI Jessmom

1:06 pm

stidgmere

kje you get those pom poms for your fireworks.

1:06 pm

jessmom

hi mom

1:06 pm

crosshair

yaa for kje!!

1:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh dear, i have so much to do and no ambition, will be drivbing in rush hour

1:06 pm

Judi

Helluva lot more fun that CPAP, too. Although - not conducive to sleeping.

1:06 pm

cybernan

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

1:07 pm

crosshair

yaa for cybernan!

1:07 pm

Judi

YAY, Nan!!!!

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

congrats nan!

1:07 pm

Mom

congrats Nan

1:08 pm

cybernan

must get the the housework I've been neglecting all morning - back at the flip

1:08 pm

stidgmere

Aha. Fireworks for cybernan--hooray.

1:08 pm

Mom

bye bye Nan

1:08 pm

Mom

I should be doing that as well, Nan .... but nah

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

I'll try FB now, maybe we can play lex, kje

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody, giving up with 99

1:09 pm

Mom

good night {{Ruby}} pleasant dreams

1:09 pm

Judi

*Sigh* This grid is one A shy of a banana.

1:09 pm

Boobear

goodnite ruby

1:09 pm

stidgmere

Good night all. Lunch with 28 in the bag.

1:09 pm

Boobear

what's your name on fb ruby

1:10 pm

Christine

Judi - perhaps banani (the new plural_.

1:11 pm

Mom

have a good lunch Stidgmere

1:15 pm

Mom

time for me to get to the housework. {{{Hugs}}} to all of you

1:15 pm

Boobear

bye mom

1:25 pm

Boobear

clue for ba 6.24

1:27 pm

zoozzoom

same as ba4 +**d extend it

1:28 pm

Boobear

ty zz

1:28 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

1:40 pm

wvteach

any clues for the at 7 / 40

1:41 pm

Norma

any clues for the na5/12 and na5/14 please

1:42 pm

doseffing

at7 .. to eat in the past and then slightly change the name of the Georgetown basketball team ...

1:42 pm

zoozzoom

NB first na4 is

1:43 pm

zoozzoom

as in na*** boy

1:43 pm

Norma

Brill zoo thanks

1:44 pm

Norma

natty

1:45 pm

Norma

Sorry wrong box

1:45 pm

zoozzoom

well that saved me trying to clue that one for you..LOL

1:45 pm

Norma

LOL

1:45 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for he 7/36, please

1:46 pm

zoozzoom

this is the only clue i could think of Norma for the na5

1:46 pm

zoozzoom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Le_3M
s7cc

1:47 pm

Norma

Annie ... he +what is on the floor + not out

1:47 pm

Anniebrook

thank you! Norma

1:47 pm

Norma

Thanks Zoozz got it

1:47 pm

Norma

YVW

1:48 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Annie :-)

1:49 pm

Anniebrook

Hi there zooz :)

1:49 pm

wvteach

thanks doseffing - took me a while to figure out the right change in the Georgetown name

1:54 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks at bloody long last.

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

congrats, zooz ! .. and hi Babblers, am back to hopefully finish this one

1:54 pm

Norma

**** congrats ******

1:55 pm

Norma

Hi Aloy good luck

1:56 pm

Aloyisius

ty, Norma.. think I need to grab my dictionary, first word I found was a newbie for me

1:56 pm

Anniebrook

YAY for zooz!!!!

1:56 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy, this grid is a stinker

1:57 pm

Anniebrook

zooz, can I get a clue for in 6/18?

1:57 pm

Norma

Annie you aren't kidding this has got to be the worst for a long time

1:57 pm

Anniebrook

Norma, Im ready to give up

1:57 pm

Norma

Annie plural the one before

1:58 pm

Aloyisius

didn't know that ab5.18 was a unit of elec. resistance

1:58 pm

Norma

I have already given up once and I am on my second try

1:58 pm

Anniebrook

(((Zooz))) thank you

1:58 pm

zoozzoom

oops sorry Annie i was else where then.

1:58 pm

Anniebrook

I meant NORMA!

1:59 pm

zoozzoom

lol

1:59 pm

Anniebrook

:)

1:59 pm

Aloyisius

and I was going to joke about ab5.16 being so similar to our Prez. name.. but it is a word!

1:59 pm

zoozzoom

i enjoyed the hug all the same tho {{{Annie}}}

2:00 pm

Anniebrook

I enjoyed giving you the hug, zooz

2:00 pm

Norma

I'll share zoozz lol

2:00 pm

Aloyisius

...everyone knows it is a S. Amer. snake, lol

2:00 pm

zoozzoom

I love hugs more than ..well you know..lol

2:01 pm

Anniebrook

(((zooz)))

2:01 pm

zoozzoom

sorry that was a bit over the top there.

2:02 pm

Anniebrook

no it wasnt, zooz

2:02 pm

zoozzoom

lol..well it is true :-)

2:03 pm

Aloyisius

since I am not an7.32, sending you a (( )) too, zooz

2:04 pm

zoozzoom

lol thanks {{{Aloy}}}

2:05 pm

Aloyisius

(-: my pleasure, zooz

2:06 pm

Anniebrook

phone

2:07 pm

redturtlehead

hello afternoon evening babblers.

2:07 pm

Aloyisius

hi there red !

2:07 pm

Norma

Hello Red

2:07 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, red :-)

2:14 pm

Aloyisius

another everyday word in our vocab: at7.40, tropical tree of the Phillipines.. hrrmph

2:16 pm

Aloyisius

another tree, E. Indian.. ba6.30

2:18 pm

wht

The ba6/24 looks like an alternate spelling.

2:18 pm

Aloyisius

sure sounds the same, wht

2:19 pm

Aloyisius

but my dict. says it is a "Hindu merchant".. lol, this grid is a doozy

2:20 pm

redturtlehead

I know the tree, thanks ALoy!

2:22 pm

Aloyisius

have seen them in Fla., red... huge one outside the Ringling Museum in Sarasota

2:22 pm

redturtlehead

really! I have only seen them in kenya, but...I have not been to Sarasota.

2:23 pm

Aloyisius

wow, Kenya.. were you working or vacationing there?

2:23 pm

Jellen

Hello...

2:23 pm

Aloyisius

hi Jellen!

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

I worked overseas in Sudan, they sent us to there via Kenya, so spent a bit of time there...

2:24 pm

Jellen

It this grid a fun doozy or a mean doozy?

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

its not so fun jellen.

2:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Today has been one helluva bad hair day. My email account was hacked, and all my contacts received an email saying I was robbed at gunpoint in London, and to please send money. Further, I am locked out of my account. People have been calling me ALL DAY to ask if I'm OK.

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

BUt Jmc, has been most recently in Kenya....

2:25 pm

Aloyisius

well, it was a fun doozy till it became quite a mean doozy

2:25 pm

Jellen

Oh, how awful, Kaplan!

2:25 pm

Aloyisius

so sorry, Kaplan! what a bummer!

2:25 pm

redturtlehead

that is unpleasant Kap, at least they are calling and not sending cash!

2:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The full import is hitting me. All of my contacts and saved e-mails are in the hands of some grimy hacker in some unknown country. I could have used the cash, though. Mostly this has gone out to friends, family, colleagues, listserves, relatives, clients...no one important really!

2:27 pm

Aloyisius

rats ! Have you any idea how the hacker got in?

2:28 pm

Aloyisius

bo5.18: former Russian aristocrat, sigh

2:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

NFI. But I have been told I should have changed my password often, and made it compex.

2:30 pm

dcseain

ty, aloy for that bo word

2:31 pm

dcseain

oh, that sucks, kaplan

2:31 pm

dcseain

hi :)

2:31 pm

Aloyisius

yw dcs, at least I feel a bit better seeing that I'm not hunting down "fish" words.. grid is full of obscurities

2:31 pm

Jellen

Hi, dc

2:32 pm

Aloyisius

h'mm, I am lax about changing pws too

2:32 pm

dcseain

hello, jellen, nice to see you

2:32 pm

Jellen

I am too, Aloy...

2:32 pm

dcseain

my email pwd is 13 chars long, has cas and lower and several special chars

2:33 pm

Aloyisius

such a hassle keeping track of them

2:33 pm

dcseain

...has caps and lower...

2:33 pm

daykat

good early morning [eople

2:33 pm

Jellen

Hi, daykat

2:33 pm

daykat

*people

2:33 pm

dcseain

hello, daykat

2:33 pm

Aloyisius

but .. lesser of evils, guess I should work on doing that.. hi daykat

2:33 pm

daykat

hello Jellen how you doing?

2:34 pm

daykat

hi Al -dsc (how do you ever remember such complex passwords?)

2:35 pm

dcseain

yeas of working in secure environments with 11 char minimums :)

2:35 pm

dcseain

and i base my pwds on a non-indo-euro language, using complete sentences

2:35 pm

Jellen

I'm fine...was a little out sorts because a friend forgot we were supposed to meet for lunch, but invited myself to sit with some gentlemen I knew and they picked up the tab!

2:35 pm

daykat

good move Jellen!

2:35 pm

dcseain

that was nice of them :)

2:36 pm

redturtlehead

I also have wacky complex passwords, and they force us to change them often...

2:36 pm

Aloyisius

... and next time your friend can make amends by treating you, Jellen (-:

2:36 pm

Jellen

Next week, she promised!

2:37 pm

daykat

if you work it right, Jellen, you may never have to pay for a meal again!!

2:37 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I am half way. Very sleepy SO, I will take this moment to get ready for tomorrows activitys be back later for the rest of this yuck grid.

2:37 pm

dcseain

wow, the Gs were easy

2:37 pm

daykat

was it a nice lunch?

2:37 pm

Jellen

lol, daykat...don't plan on that!

2:37 pm

Aloyisius

he6.24 is a cossack leader, I knew that, lol

2:37 pm

wht

The U's were easier.

2:37 pm

Jellen

Yes, I had a chicken chimichanga...

2:38 pm

dcseain

hah, wht

2:38 pm

Jellen

Hi, wht

2:38 pm

daykat

sounds delish

2:38 pm

Aloyisius

bye, red.. see you next time

2:38 pm

daykat

hi wht

2:38 pm

Jellen

bye, red

2:38 pm

wht

Hi Jellen. I'm not really here. I am working. Just popping in and out when I see a good straight line.

2:39 pm

dcseain

hasta, red

2:39 pm

dcseain

i regret starting, as i'm going to take a nap.

2:39 pm

Aloyisius

also was at a luncheon today.. bbq chopped chicken salad.. delish

2:40 pm

Aloyisius

maybe it will help you "dream up" some of these grid words, dcs !

2:40 pm

Jellen

I'm going to start, if I start, tonight...have a hair appointment followed by my first session with a new counselor...

2:41 pm

Aloyisius

did you not like the other counselor, Jellen?

2:42 pm

Jellen

Haven't had one in several years, Aloy...and this one comes highly recommended...

2:43 pm

Aloyisius

oh no, I missed the ma6.24, an Algonquin Indian deity... gheez

2:44 pm

Aloyisius

hope you "click", Jellen.. best of luck

2:44 pm

Jellen

I'm going to surprise my hair stylist by being early...see you all again soon...

2:44 pm

Jellen

I hope so too, Aloy...

2:44 pm

Jellen

*poof*

2:44 pm

Aloyisius

bye for now, Jellen.. tc

2:47 pm

Aloyisius

aggravates me when words are in "A-Z" but still not acceptable

2:49 pm

periwinkle

just up from a nap, hello all

2:49 pm

Aloyisius

pa6.30: a pagan ... am never going to remember all these newbies

2:50 pm

Aloyisius

hi peri

2:50 pm

periwinkle

Aloy you are in Fla?

2:50 pm

Aloyisius

no, won't be there until Dec.

2:51 pm

periwinkle

whenyou are there where do you live. am thinking of moving to Fla either part of year or entire year.

2:51 pm

periwinkle

my good friend is going too and they want to move to the gulf coast somewhere

2:52 pm

periwinkle

whre are you now, Aloy?

2:52 pm

Aloyisius

ok, should have seen my last word, ta6.21 shows up quite often

2:52 pm

Aloyisius

peri, on the G. Coast, north of Naples.. do you like heat?

2:53 pm

periwinkle

I do like heat not too cracy about humidity. what is the year round temp where you are, would be nice to know at least one person

2:54 pm

Aloyisius

well, I'd have to look that up.. we have been having "unusual" weather the last few years. Example: thirteen freezes last winter ! aack.. but no snow.. we live in a wonderful area.. you can google Punta Gorda

2:55 pm

periwinkle

will do, brb

2:56 pm

Aloyisius

have to go wash the car; bats roosted in our garage, so... but we won't seal the opening until after they leave in October

2:58 pm

daykat

hey i got the sparkles!!!

3:01 pm

daykat

cheers, all, happy babbling

3:01 pm

daykat

cheers, all, happy babbling

3:16 pm

Kazzer99

Evening all - is this grid tough or wot - i have been at for quite a while and i've only got 75

3:29 pm

Kazzer99

anyone about

3:29 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody :-)

3:30 pm

Soodle

Kazz - I just came on, and said hello without even looking at the chat. Quiet here tonight!!

3:30 pm

Kazzer99

i hate this grid - iam getting no where fast

3:31 pm

Soodle

I only just dropped in to get the gossip! I have no intention of even attempting the grid at this time of night.... How are you, Kazz?

3:31 pm

periwinkle

had my nose in the grid

3:31 pm

Soodle

Hello Peri :-)

3:31 pm

periwinkle

no gossip here

3:32 pm

periwinkle

any news from NB?

3:32 pm

Kazzer99

Not to bad - only tuesday in work (monday is a bank holiday here) and then i am on holiday

3:33 pm

Soodle

My laptop is broken, so I have to queue up here to use the desktop....(Flippin' teenagers...) So I am very very out of touch with whats happening....

3:34 pm

Soodle

Oh, I really hope Nancy's trip is going well... I saw him on here earlier in the week, and it was a case of 'so far so good'. I hope it's continuing like that.

3:34 pm

periwinkle

I did not see that post

3:35 pm

Kazzer99

where is he off to

3:35 pm

periwinkle

he went to Korea to see family

3:36 pm

redturtlehead

I have not seen him in a while.

3:36 pm

periwinkle

according to a babbler who saw a post from him, the extended family is angry with his parents cause when someone dies in Korea familly sends money and gifts. so now they are calling his parents thieves

3:37 pm

Matches

clue for ta 6/21.

3:37 pm

Matches

nm got it and fireworks

3:37 pm

periwinkle

mitten handcuffs, red?

3:37 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I am sure that was not what he intended, but the parents are a little bit theivy in that case.

3:37 pm

redturtlehead

I thought they wer Great Peri!

3:38 pm

redturtlehead

were.

3:38 pm

periwinkle

I can't read the small print tho, red

3:39 pm

redturtlehead

it basically says that these were invented by the Canadian police who were worried that a desperate criminal in the traditional handcuffs would grab a gun...

3:40 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations to Matches!

3:40 pm

periwinkle

oh, ok, red. was wondering why they have a woman in the picture

3:41 pm

Kazzer99

its amazing what a bit of lickety does - i have got both the 9s

3:41 pm

redturtlehead

yes, me too, and one looking so pleased to be in the mittens!

3:41 pm

periwinkle

took a nap but still feeling tired

3:41 pm

periwinkle

LOL

3:41 pm

redturtlehead

I have one 9 and no lickety but...I think lickety and I have a rendezvous soon.

3:41 pm

redturtlehead

I am also very tired Peri. I think its the cumulative effect of nights since June.

3:41 pm

periwinkle

good excuse not to do housework :)

3:41 pm

Soodle

Last I heard from NB was the younger members of the family in Korea were delighted to see him alive and well. However, that was very early in the trip, and Nancy was still very apprehensive about meeting the 'elders' and coming out to them. Oh, I really hope its going well for him!

3:42 pm

periwinkle

I do too, Soodle

3:42 pm

Kazzer99

ooh go on i gave up and decide it was far too difficult to try without tonight

3:43 pm

redturtlehead

I vacuumed today! very proud, looks for gold star...

3:44 pm

periwinkle

*hands a gold star to red*

3:44 pm

redturtlehead

I ma just at half way and I think lickety is fine. I just get so overwhelemd when alot of the lickety boxes are empty.

3:44 pm

periwinkle

68 left, bbs

3:45 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Peri!

3:53 pm

Ouwachita

any clue for the at7?

3:54 pm

Cosmo Kramer

at7 - consumed food (3) + carlos **** , a tennis player

3:56 pm

Ouwachita

thanks cosmo...had to look up carlos...never heard of him

3:57 pm

Cosmo Kramer

:)

4:00 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ar7 & bi5 - clues pls

4:02 pm

welki

hi babblers

4:03 pm

Soodle

Hello Welki :-)

4:05 pm

Soodle

Cosmos, sorry, I am no help to you at all with either the ar or the bi. I am studiously ignoring the grid, and (between phone calls) just keeping up with the chat.

4:09 pm

maccafixx

help with the na 5/12 please

4:11 pm

dcseain

a bi5 is a biotic community

4:12 pm

dcseain

ar7 is a variant on the sports ar5

4:12 pm

Good Enough

i want intuit and unity to work

4:12 pm

dcseain

ty for those, cosmo

4:14 pm

dcseain

looking for na5...

4:14 pm

Cosmo Kramer

got the a67.. txdc

4:15 pm

Cosmo Kramer

na + song and da***

4:15 pm

dcseain

thanks, cosmo

4:16 pm

maccafixx

ty cosmo!

4:17 pm

Cosmo Kramer

couldnt figure out bi5... more help pls..

4:17 pm

dcseain

bi + plus sound like hindu symbol

4:18 pm

Good Enough

starts with the science prefix and ends with not you

4:18 pm

SeanS

pauly shore movie minus the "do"

4:18 pm

maccafixx

bi + another name for house

4:19 pm

Cosmo Kramer

tx dc, good, mac....

4:19 pm

maccafixx

yw

4:20 pm

dcseain

:)

4:23 pm

Good Enough

crap, just noticed how many M words there are. long way to go...

4:23 pm

Cosmo Kramer

pa6?

4:25 pm

dcseain

stupid governor keeps trying to privatize ABC (the state liquor stores). ABC provides half the money in the general fund. Idiot governor.

4:25 pm

dcseain

don't have pa6 yet

4:26 pm

Good Enough

thanks for clarifying. didn't know if the ra** was genuine or a clue :)

4:27 pm

Soodle

Popping in and out, between Facebook and email. Nice to see you Seain..How goes it? And hello GE... Nice to see you again. :-)

4:27 pm

Good Enough

hi soodle!

4:27 pm

dcseain

it's been a trying day, soodle. :) but pretty well on the whole. You?

4:28 pm

Cosmo Kramer

10 more left..

4:28 pm

Good Enough

nice cosmo. go go go!

4:29 pm

dcseain

my, the pa6 is weird.

4:29 pm

Soodle

Every day is a trying day, Seain! But, I am still here.., which beats the hell out of the alternative!! :-) Trying to come to grips with the fact that in a little over a week I will be be hitting the bit Five Oh, ( and I am not talking Hawaii here...)

4:29 pm

dcseain

it means a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)

4:29 pm

Kazzer99

i am bck for a while. my laptop is being rubbish tonight and keeps losing the signal

4:29 pm

dcseain

you'll pull through with flying colours, soodle :)

4:29 pm

dcseain

hi, kazzer

4:30 pm

Soodle

Emmmm, thats the Big 50, not the bit 50.... to clarify...

4:30 pm

Cosmo Kramer

tx dc for pa6..

4:30 pm

dcseain

twas clear :)

4:30 pm

Kazzer99

soodle - do you play fishville on facebook

4:30 pm

Soodle

:-)

4:30 pm

Good Enough

why do those crazy numbers gang up on us sometimes?!?

4:31 pm

dcseain

you're welcome, cosmo. very odd word to me

4:32 pm

Kazzer99

i like item 5 on your profile soodle

4:32 pm

maccafixx

need the at 7/40

4:32 pm

Soodle

Oh, Kazz, I used to be a Farmville MANIAC! Until I found myself driving through the Irish countryside, and commenting to myself that those fields need harvesting. Then I realised that I was becoming obsessed, so I stopped farmville-ing. I am afraid the same might happen if I start Fishville...

4:33 pm

dcseain

two variants on ma5 (other is ma6) sonne les ma***es

4:33 pm

Jillyjill

Hi everyone...Hey SOODLE!! Haven

4:33 pm

Cosmo Kramer

et6 & 7 pls

4:33 pm

Soodle

Yay Jilly!!! Good to see you :-)

4:34 pm

dcseain

at8: one who at6 goals. looking for at7...

4:34 pm

Jillyjill

Love your pup soodle...I had a rottie/lab cross; love those dogs!!

4:34 pm

dcseain

hi, jilly

4:34 pm

Soodle

Good Enough...How right you are! 50 is only a number..... I will go to sleep tonight repeating that mantra to myself...

4:34 pm

Jillyjill

Hiya DC how are things there?

4:34 pm

dcseain

alright, jily, you?

4:35 pm

Jillyjill

Have you beat by two soodle!!

4:37 pm

Soodle

Oh, thank you Jilly. but that is a pic of the late King. He was put down in July..... we are all still totally devastated..... And thank you, Jilly for reminding me there is life after the dreaded 50... I feel AWFULLY old!

4:37 pm

Jillyjill

Well, unfortunately we had a terrible wind/lightening storm last night...and a big fire now near town. Spent today watching the fire planes and helicopter. Life in Montana... have several friends evactuated.

4:38 pm

Good Enough

Hey Soodle, ironically enough, my friend just sent me this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaruNs_
7okY

4:38 pm

dcseain

oh, my, jilly

4:39 pm

Jillyjill

Ya soodle, I lost mine in February and I still miss her so much. She was the greatest person to come home to! No one now to hike with or go on car rides with. :'(

4:39 pm

Good Enough

Oh Jilly that is scary

4:40 pm

Jillyjill

Yes, but they really jump on these now, really something to watch the retardant drops and water drops. Kinda the price one pays to live in the mountains. There's also one east of my mom about 22 miles north.

4:41 pm

redturtlehead

at 8 anyone?

4:42 pm

dcseain

one who at6s their goals

4:42 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Red and ty dc

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

thanks dc, 2 words!

4:43 pm

Cosmo Kramer

et6 & et7 - any help pls

4:44 pm

Mary

et7/32 greek letter & not yours but ****

4:45 pm

dcseain

ty, mary

4:45 pm

Cosmo Kramer

tx mary for the 2 words.

4:45 pm

dcseain

i shan't finish today, never should've started :)

4:46 pm

Cosmo Kramer

one more left.. he6.. trying that..

4:46 pm

bichon

but dc, the fun is in playing

4:46 pm

Ormal

et6 & 7: sounds much like something you give to children vit****s for the 6 and add another vowel to the end for the 7

4:46 pm

dcseain

indeed, bichon, thoug hi do like to finish :)

4:46 pm

dcseain

though i've goten to the point i only compete w/myself

4:47 pm

dcseain

trying to decide what to get for food betwen here and my destination 45-60 min away.

4:47 pm

redturtlehead

sushi

4:47 pm

JBV

hi babblers - can someone help with a clue for the an 7/8?

4:47 pm

redturtlehead

or pho.

4:47 pm

Jillyjill

Just finished a late lunch...had sushi....

4:47 pm

dcseain

no, not easily portable. i get take-out and eat at destination :)

4:47 pm

dcseain

and veggie pho VERY hard to find

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

Hmmm.

4:48 pm

dcseain

i'm leaning toward persian at the moment.

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

COme on to Orlando, they do make it in one part of town.

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

I had turkey burg.

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

Persian is more portable?

4:49 pm

dcseain

and i have an earworm of Small Town Southern Man for some reason, which has me thinking of my father.

4:49 pm

redletter

an7/8: Bugs Bunny is an*****d

4:49 pm

dcseain

yes, persian is MUCH more portable for distance i'm travelling

4:49 pm

bichon

Veggie Pho, I eat it all the time in the Bay Area

4:50 pm

redletter

oh sorry, that was an7/32

4:50 pm

dcseain

here, several places offered it, but it just don't sell well here, so they drop it before long.

4:50 pm

Ormal

thanks for that an7

4:50 pm

bichon

I always go to a place called

4:50 pm

redturtlehead

oh no hiccups.

4:50 pm

JBV

thanks for trying redletter, still need the an 7/8

4:51 pm

JBV

I'm looking in More Words and just not seeing it

4:51 pm

bichon

I go to a place called Fresh Choice. They hardly serve any meat or fish, and they have it there

4:51 pm

Soodle

Good Enough...I just followed your like... all the Wrinkeld ladies... Ouch... so painful, but oh so true... But, you see it doesn't apply to me. I have got my (82 year old) dad to admit he was drunk the day he registered my birth, so he mucked up the year bit. So, I am actually 10 years younger than my birth cert says I am. Easy mistake....

4:51 pm

dcseain

they shut down here years ago; i mis sthem

4:52 pm

dcseain

i don't see how the bugs bunny one makes an 8

4:52 pm

bichon

an 7/32 is to be against the male sex

4:52 pm

Jillyjill

Nice try there soodle....rofl!!

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

agreed with dc, not getting it.

4:52 pm

Cosmo Kramer

there cant be an 7/8 ... there is 3x an7/32, and 1 an7/40

4:52 pm

JBV

ok, thanks, bichon

4:53 pm

Soodle

No, no, no, its true!! Honestly.... Its all been a dreadful mistake....

4:53 pm

Jillyjill

bugs bunnyis a 7/32

4:53 pm

bichon

the clue I just gave was the an 7 before the 8

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

sure soodle.

4:53 pm

Jillyjill

Big girl panty time there soodle...life begins at 50!!

4:53 pm

ChampFit

Goodness, just tuned in and see Soodle all riled up! What on earth are you talking about? Can I shave 10 years too? ;)

4:54 pm

ChampFit

Thanks for the clue bichon

4:54 pm

Jillyjill

Soodle, try thinking of it as 25 with 25 years experience?

4:54 pm

Nef

Hello, Fellow Babblers. How is everyone today?

4:55 pm

bichon

has anyone gotten the 8 an

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

Nef, hi!

4:55 pm

dcseain

i'm alright, nef. you?

4:55 pm

Jillyjill

Hey Nef! Haven't been on with you for a while! How are you?

4:56 pm

Cosmo Kramer

done.. tx for the clues everyone...
fireworks..

4:56 pm

ChampFit

great cosmo!

4:56 pm

Nef

Hi red, Seain, and Jilly. I'm doing good; I finally have a day off from nearly everything today (no work, no grandsons, no housework: --I'm in Heaven!)

4:57 pm

Nef

Yay, cosmo!!! WTG!!!

4:57 pm

redturtlehead

sounds nice Nef!

4:57 pm

redturtlehead

congrats Cosmo!!!!

4:57 pm

Jillyjill

congrats cosmo!!

4:57 pm

Good Enough

Soodle! Just saw your comment! ROFL, those mistakes are so easy to make!

4:57 pm

dcseain

congrats, cosmo :)

4:57 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Cosmo!

4:57 pm

lynxxx

Morning everyone

4:57 pm

dcseain

oh, wonderful nef.

4:58 pm

Soodle

Sorry Champ...I appear to be undergoing a mid-life crisis...Thanks for the help Jilly.... Now, if anybody out there has the elixer, I willl pay... in clues, for the next 20 years.......

4:59 pm

redturtlehead

Soodle, you can come to St AUg florida, but I dont think the 2 fountains of youth work.

4:59 pm

Jillyjill

Nice neff!!

4:59 pm

Jillyjill

hi lynx!

4:59 pm

dcseain

morning, lyn

5:00 pm

Soodle

Ha Red! A fortnight in Florida might be just what the geriatrician ordered!!

5:00 pm

ChampFit

soodle, I'm older, no worries!

5:00 pm

redturtlehead

I often feel young here in Florida Soodle.

5:00 pm

dcseain

well, off to brave the wilds of Virginia 7 W.

5:01 pm

redturtlehead

dinner here maybe get rid of hiccups.

5:01 pm

dcseain

happy babbling, yall! {poof}

5:01 pm

lynxxx

bye DC and Red

5:01 pm

ChampFit

I met a funeral director from Florida once. He told me he called older drivers "Q-Tips", since all you could see was the white hair over the steering wheel! He was nice, if un-PC.

5:03 pm

kim m

hey all...at 7/40 clue please?

5:03 pm

Nef

LOL, Soodle! I had to scroll back and see what the problem was! I really enjoyed beingf in my 40's and 50's; I felt confident and had the energy and strength to follow through with whatever I chose to do. I find I'm more tired now that I'm in my mid- 60's though and can't always keep up with myself.

5:03 pm

Soodle

LMAO Champ! Q tips!!!! Maybe theres a couple of years in old Soodle yet!!! (No white hair....L'Oreal, cos I'm worth ut!!

5:03 pm

maccafixx

still need the at 7/40

5:04 pm

JBV

sorry I had to step away - has anyone clued the an 8?

5:04 pm

ChampFit

Chicky, I used to call my grey highlights, till I found that people actually believed it! Like you;d actually put WHITE in your hair! So now I just don't say anything at all. It is what it is!

5:04 pm

lynxxx

at7.40 at* consumed & cons & there is a flower here h*** (h4.7)

5:05 pm

redletter

JBV, as far as I can tell, there is no an8

5:05 pm

Jillyjill

Yep, started with the white at 26, colored up to around 5 years ago, now just my true color....

5:05 pm

Soodle

Old Irish saying... (used by grey-haired old men usually) There may be snow on the thatch, but theres still fire in the grate......

5:06 pm

JBV

but I have all the other a's in Lickety's List and I still have the second row A showing 11/12

5:06 pm

Jillyjill

lickety has an8/55

5:06 pm

ChampFit

My mother in law was that way. Mine's coming in really even, so am very lucky. And I have ONE white eyelash...how odd is that?

5:06 pm

maccafixx

an 8 + an 4/4 + what you do on keyboard

5:06 pm

JBV

ah, that's it, ty mac!

5:07 pm

maccafixx

yw now back to the at 7/40!

5:07 pm

ChampFit

odd

5:07 pm

ChampFit

lynxx clued at 5;40

5:08 pm

kim m

thanx lynxxx....

5:08 pm

lynxxx

TY Macca

5:08 pm

Soodle

This old lady must retire to her boudoir! I enjoyed the chat, and hope to see you all again soon. Good night all... 'Poof'...

5:08 pm

Jillyjill

Well, gotta take a break for housework...that way I can attend the scottish/irish festival here tomorrow!! Keep our town in your thoughts and prayers with this fire!! bbl

5:08 pm

lynxxx

bye Soodle

5:08 pm

ChampFit

I will Jillyjill! Have a great time tomorrow!

5:09 pm

lynxxx

bye Jilly

5:09 pm

Jillyjill

bye soodle! Happy Birthday!!!!

5:09 pm

Jillyjill

*poof*

5:09 pm

Soodle

-+

5:09 pm

ChampFit

Happy Birthday? Didn't know!!! Enjoy Soodle!!!

5:10 pm

lynxxx

It's your birthday! Happy Birthday Soodle ((hugs))

5:10 pm

lbdawger

clue for the at7.40?

5:10 pm

lbdawger

happy belly button day, Soodle!

5:10 pm

lynxxx

hi Dawg, clued it just before

5:11 pm

ChampFit

oooh, that's cute lbdawger! Never heard it called that before!

5:12 pm

lbdawger

ty! weird word!

5:13 pm

lynxxx

yw - just one of the few here today

5:13 pm

lbdawger

so true, Lynxxx

5:18 pm

lbdawger

whew, finito. thanks for the clues!

5:19 pm

lynxxx

Well done!!

5:19 pm

ChampFit

great job lbd!

5:20 pm

ChampFit

Not sure I even care to get this one finished. We'll see!

5:20 pm

ChampFit

BBL for another try...c u!

5:21 pm

periwinkle

Soodle is calling herself an old lady? she is in her 40's. Happy

5:21 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday to you, dear Soodle.

5:21 pm

Nef

YAY, lbd!!!! WTG!!! (sorry for late cheer; nose buried in grid to get NBT)

5:22 pm

periwinkle

hello all

5:22 pm

lynxxx

hi Peri

5:22 pm

periwinkle

yay lbd!!

5:22 pm

Nef

hi peri. How are you doing?

5:25 pm

lynxxx

Nef..how is your husband going? vision improved at all?

5:25 pm

redturtlehead

peri! i took my turn in scramble!

5:26 pm

redturtlehead

good morning lynnxxx

5:26 pm

lynxxx

hi Red

5:28 pm

Nef

DH is slowly improving each day, lynxxx. His eyesight seems to change on a daily basis, though. He needs new glasses (my idea of cheap readers didn't work); but with his eyes changing so much, the Opthomologist won't give him a new Rx yetThanks for asking.

5:28 pm

redturtlehead

glad to hear he is improving nef...

5:29 pm

lynxxx

SO nice to hear indeed, there was so much happening for a while

5:31 pm

lynxxx

this is so much easier with the list

5:33 pm

periwinkle

ok red, will get there later tonight

5:35 pm

Nef

Sorry, DH interrupted me. There is still a lot going on with him but at least most of what's happening is more positive now

5:35 pm

lbdawger

must depart for a while. bbl

5:35 pm

lynxxx

bye Dawg

5:36 pm

Nef

could I have the stats for that bottom row "A" please?

5:36 pm

lynxxx

ap4.5 & ac4.5 I think

5:37 pm

lynxxx

not ap4.5 but ap5.12

5:37 pm

Nef

thanks

5:38 pm

periwinkle

help with an8 pls

5:39 pm

Nef

an 8= against keyboarding, maybe?

5:39 pm

lynxxx

against & they used to set **** for newspaper printing

5:40 pm

lynxxx

probably means to go against the norm I guess

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

the ap 5, 12 is the sleep disorder.

5:41 pm

periwinkle

ty got it

5:42 pm

lynxxx

th ap5 I suggested is related to bees

5:43 pm

Nef

thanks red. You'd think I'd see that word quickly but I seem to miss it every time it's in the grid. Same with the ac4/5. Must be a blind spot or something

5:44 pm

lynxxx

well it is some kind of spot anyway

5:44 pm

periwinkle

this grid is taking very long

5:45 pm

lynxxx

darned needcase

5:45 pm

rururocks

anyone have teh at 7/40?

5:45 pm

Nef

thanks lynxxx. That's another word that's invisible to me!

5:46 pm

Nef

I do, rur. Trying to figure out how to clue

5:47 pm

lynxxx

at7.40 at* consumed & cons & the flower here today h***

5:51 pm

Nef

good clue. Thanks, lynxxx

5:51 pm

rururocks

not getting the last part of that clue

5:52 pm

lynxxx

Not for Ruru. Try att***t or try & Lat*** Jackson

5:52 pm

Nef

there is a flower in the grid, the h 4/7. Just drop the H

5:52 pm

lynxxx

I think that is how you spell Michaels sister?

5:53 pm

Nef

it *sounds* right

5:54 pm

rururocks

thank you

5:54 pm

Nef

Could someone clue the first letters of the 9's please?

5:54 pm

periwinkle

em9/66 builds on the em4/5

5:55 pm

lynxxx

em & re

5:55 pm

periwinkle

never heard of the h4 flower

5:55 pm

Nef

thanks

5:55 pm

Uneaixoise

tx for the em9 peri!

5:55 pm

periwinkle

yvw Une

5:55 pm

rururocks

it is the flower for dyslexic sailors peri

5:56 pm

periwinkle

hah ruru

5:56 pm

lynxxx

very old fashioned viney type flower with tight bunches of wax flowers. I have one from my granfathers house - which means it is well over 60 years old (in a pot)

5:56 pm

periwinkle

yikes, scary photo, Une

5:56 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

5:56 pm

lynxxx

hi Une

5:57 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, lynxxx :-)

5:57 pm

rururocks

hi une..

5:57 pm

rururocks

Just had lunch with Dorens.. she says hi

5:57 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ru :-)

5:58 pm

Uneaixoise

how cool!!!

5:58 pm

Uneaixoise

by all means, tell us what delicacies you shared!

5:58 pm

periwinkle

ditto what Une said.

5:58 pm

periwinkle

where did you eat, what did you have?

5:58 pm

Nef

sounds like fun, ruru

5:59 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, nef :-)

5:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all

5:59 pm

lynxxx

hi m9

5:59 pm

m9f9l

back for last 20

5:59 pm

Uneaixoise

hey m9 :-)

5:59 pm

m9f9l

oh you had your lunch!

6:00 pm

rururocks

well ... she had heirloom tomato salad, and a duck ravioli.. her daughter had Fruites du Mer and salad.. I had a terrinne and peach sandwich and fried green tomatoes

6:00 pm

rururocks

Dorens is great.. what a nice lady

6:00 pm

Nef

HEY! Today is my 5 year anniversary of being a full-fledged Babbler! W00T!!!!

6:00 pm

m9f9l

congrats Nef!

6:00 pm

rururocks

she especially loved my wine selection.. and drank it up

6:00 pm

m9f9l

Ruru should have taken YOU to lunch!LOL

6:00 pm

periwinkle

congrats Nef

6:00 pm

rururocks

*lights candles for nef's cake

6:01 pm

periwinkle

glad you enjoyed the food and company, ruru

6:01 pm

lynxxx

what lovey sounding dishes especially yours Ruru - intriguing

6:01 pm

m9f9l

huh. for this grid just stick not out on things.

6:01 pm

rururocks

??? lost me on that one m9

6:02 pm

Uneaixoise

ruru, sounds deeeeeelish!!

6:02 pm

m9f9l

i figger fruites du mer is seafood.. prepared how?

6:02 pm

rururocks

??? am I ever going to finish this grid.. grrrrrr?

6:02 pm

rururocks

we had a nice talk and a good time.. she is a lovely person

6:02 pm

m9f9l

not out. the doctor is **.

6:02 pm

lynxxx

This grid has eaten heaps of my woirds....grrrrr

6:02 pm

m9f9l

get it?

6:03 pm

m9f9l

like the first ha4/6. add 'not out'

6:04 pm

rururocks

not sure M9.. but it had squid ink.. which didn't appeal to me

6:04 pm

m9f9l

I thought the squid ink was bad for you.

6:05 pm

rururocks

it is?

6:05 pm

Uneaixoise

there was a French restaurant here in Nashville many moons ago that served squid ink pasta . . .

6:05 pm

rururocks

I was down to 21 words and now I am back to 36?

6:06 pm

lynxxx

I told you this grid eats words! seriously

6:06 pm

m9f9l

maybe i just noticed that they remove the ink and thought it was a health thing when it was actually an aesthetic.

6:06 pm

rururocks

Think of all those Tennessee squids that can't write notes anymore

6:06 pm

m9f9l

oh blech ruru!

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

can't get into black food

6:07 pm

Uneaixoise

invisible squid notes!!

6:07 pm

Uneaixoise

TO, Michel served it with "white" pasta so it was kinda cool -- black and white

6:08 pm

m9f9l

tennessee squid?? "the tennessee squid was llooongg and lean, color of the sun and his eyes were greeeeeeen".. no.. just doesn't work

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

does it have a taste?

6:08 pm

Uneaixoise

ruru, Michel originally came here to open a French bakery -- my ex used to tell people . . . "ah, yes, you know Michel came over with the ovens" LOL

6:08 pm

Uneaixoise

no special taste, TO

6:09 pm

Uneaixoise

just a novelty

6:09 pm

rururocks

a little fishy to me

6:09 pm

m9f9l

did it turn your tongue black?

6:09 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, enough with the black pasta!!!!

6:09 pm

m9f9l

(or green?)

6:09 pm

Uneaixoise

nooooooo

6:09 pm

m9f9l

but inquiring minds want to know!

6:10 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

6:10 pm

rururocks

then people would think you are a chow dog

6:10 pm

Uneaixoise

was thinking the same thing ruru LOL

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

enough food i have big tome indigestion

6:11 pm

m9f9l

you could scare rubyfoo's husband with her.

6:11 pm

Uneaixoise

tome?

6:11 pm

m9f9l

that's one way of avoiding the pb!LOL

6:11 pm

Uneaixoise

the few chows I've met were really sweet

6:11 pm

lynxxx

how could I forget "Rufus was a ti6.21"

6:12 pm

m9f9l

LOL lynxxx!!!!!

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

and getting a headache

6:13 pm

rururocks

chows are a one person dog .. ty4 dog

6:13 pm

rururocks

et 5?

6:13 pm

Uneaixoise

that's what I've always heard but hasn't always been my experience

6:14 pm

lynxxx

Lord - my last word was the madagascan hedgehog - FM will never forgive me

6:14 pm

Uneaixoise

et + anagram of sweet potato word

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol and she actually changed her icon from that! :/

6:15 pm

redletter

I was wondering ho to clue that one, Uneaixoise!

6:15 pm

rururocks

thank you for the et

6:15 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ruru

6:15 pm

Uneaixoise

lynxxx, isn't that the tenrec?

6:16 pm

rururocks

nothing like the list to show you how dumb and unobservant I am

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

think i must venture out for tummy meds

6:17 pm

lynxxx

Yes Une, alt spelling, ta6

6:17 pm

Nef

are you sick TO?

6:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

indigestion

6:17 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, didn't realize, thanks :-)

6:17 pm

lynxxx

it must be the balck pasta

6:18 pm

Uneaixoise

taking a break -- back later *poof*

6:18 pm

Nef

bye Unea

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

no this spaghetti was quite redm that was the problem

6:18 pm

Nef

hope you feel better soon, TO

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

so it's wither meds or coke

6:19 pm

m9f9l

"min 5/12s, not mi5/12s!" "You lost me."

6:20 pm

lynxxx

Better go walk Stew, bye everyone

6:20 pm

Nef

bye lynxxx

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye lin

6:22 pm

m9f9l

sigh. I"m the only Galaxy Quest fan apparently

6:22 pm

Shirlockc

i liked galaxy quest quite a bit! v. funny

6:23 pm

Shirlockc

did i miss a reference?

6:23 pm

Shirlockc

yape

6:23 pm

Nef

what's Galaxy Quest?

6:23 pm

m9f9l

my quotes at 6:19

6:23 pm

Shirlockc

oops

6:23 pm

MizHoffle

Love Galaxy Quest! saw it in IMAX

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ar7 pls?

6:23 pm

m9f9l

a movie

6:23 pm

Shirlockc

hmmm been a while since i've seen the movie

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm

6:24 pm

m9f9l

ar* you happy? well then good **** and sleep well!

6:24 pm

MizHoffle

You can watch the DVD dubbed in the aliens' language

6:24 pm

m9f9l

Galaxy Quest is one of my fave movies. We quote it at my house. It's as quotable as Princess Bride imo

6:24 pm

m9f9l

too funny!

6:25 pm

m9f9l

we often say "does the rolling help?"

6:25 pm

m9f9l

or "hurry! before they kill Guy!"

6:25 pm

MizHoffle

I often qoute Sigourney Weaver's line: I have one job on this ship!

6:26 pm

m9f9l

"whoever wrote this episode should DIE!"

6:27 pm

m9f9l

yup.. "and I'm going to do it!"

6:27 pm

m9f9l

"I see you managed to get your shirt off"

6:27 pm

m9f9l

"it's the simple things you treasure'

6:27 pm

m9f9l

"the show must go on!"........."damn you!"

6:28 pm

m9f9l

my husbands fave .. "oooohhhhh... that's not riiiight!"

6:28 pm

MizHoffle

that is classic, especially to what it is said about

6:28 pm

rururocks

he7?

6:28 pm

m9f9l

i think it has to do with blood ruru

6:29 pm

Nef

sound interesting. I don't care for movies, but DH likes them (it's one area we aren't compatible in; but not a problem these days. He watches movies on TV while I work!)

6:29 pm

m9f9l

and ends with that "not out"!!LOL

6:29 pm

m9f9l

and then the next ends with fork prong

6:29 pm

m9f9l

it's better if you're a trekkie... cause it's a trekkie spoof

6:29 pm

m9f9l

although it's a good movie on it's own.

6:29 pm

rururocks

thank you

6:30 pm

MizHoffle

more of a satire than spoof

6:30 pm

m9f9l

yw

6:30 pm

m9f9l

yes. true Miz... I knew that wasn't quite right when I wrote it..

6:30 pm

MizHoffle

even if you are not a trekkie...it makes fun of them, but in a good hearted way

6:30 pm

MizHoffle

but it is really funny!

6:30 pm

m9f9l

oh! and ... classic... "at least he's outside"

6:31 pm

Nef

any scary or suspenseful parts?

6:31 pm

m9f9l

yes.

6:31 pm

m9f9l

the bad guy is done fairly well!

6:31 pm

MizHoffle

but horror scary...funny suspense

6:32 pm

MizHoffle

sorry, NOT horror scary

6:32 pm

rururocks

hating these h's right now

6:33 pm

m9f9l

I have them all ruru... so if you need any 'elp

6:33 pm

m9f9l

oops... sorry ... i 'ave them all.

6:34 pm

rururocks

I need the he 6/24 .. it is eluding me

6:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

he7/8pls?

6:34 pm

redletter

I'm missing a H4 and have no clue

6:35 pm

m9f9l

there's two that have the vowel flight letters in the middle

6:35 pm

Mary

he7/36 & 8/50 blood & fork ****

6:35 pm

m9f9l

grits

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

he6/24 = brit he5/14 bread

6:35 pm

Nef

I'm such a wimp; I have nightmares from scary movies or those with suspense in them. That's why I don't like movies. I even had bad dreams after Bambi and the Lion King. :-(

6:36 pm

Mary

sorry for the 7 delete last letter

6:36 pm

m9f9l

hey.. it's my ho** from the good!

6:36 pm

m9f9l

hood!

6:36 pm

m9f9l

aww... that's sweet Nef.

6:36 pm

rururocks

sissy

6:37 pm

redletter

thanks m9 -- I have those, plus "not love" and biblical form of have

6:37 pm

rururocks

lol

6:37 pm

m9f9l

did you get that he6?

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:37 pm

rururocks

no

6:37 pm

m9f9l

don't get all he* up... male person1

6:37 pm

Nef

Not really m9. And yes, ruru, I admit I'm a sissy! :-) (butr when it came to RL events; they never bothered me)

6:38 pm

rururocks

thank you

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

ha6/24 = brit spelling of he5/14 med/chemical word

6:39 pm

Nef

ho 6/30 is a Southern food

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye everyone

6:43 pm

m9f9l

bye TO

6:44 pm

m9f9l

I have 2 left

6:45 pm

Nef

bye TO. Take care

6:45 pm

Nef

112 left here, m9

6:45 pm

m9f9l

1

6:45 pm

m9f9l

Go Nef!!!!

6:45 pm

Nef

:-P

6:46 pm

m9f9l

fw

6:46 pm

Nef

YAY, m9!!!! WTG!!!!

6:47 pm

m9f9l

ty.. ty very much

6:47 pm

wht

Good evening Babbleland. How are folks tonight?

6:48 pm

Nef

I'm just jealous. I'm hoping I can finish tonight; but DH is seeking some attention too tonight. :-)

6:48 pm

Nef

hi wht.

6:54 pm

wht

Well the evening is off to a better start, I just monkeyed the ab5,16

6:54 pm

wht

ab + unit of electrical resistance

6:55 pm

Nef

thanks, wht. There are some very weird words in this grid!

6:55 pm

wht

I've noticed.

6:55 pm

wht

I was off to a good start and got the u's right off. Everything else has been a grind.

6:56 pm

Nef

LOL! :-D

6:59 pm

Nef

I'm down to 100 words left to find, but it's like pulling teeth right now. I ha** to open a list before I'm half way through the grid; but this one is tempting me....

6:59 pm

bichon

he blood and fork?

7:00 pm

Nef

are you asking or cluing, bichon?

7:00 pm

wht

I have 38 left and I can say that the list has not been as much help as you would think.

7:00 pm

Uneaixoise

blood and fork??

7:00 pm

bichon

definitely asking Nef

7:01 pm

Nef

he 8/50 = blood and fork part

7:01 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhh LOL

7:01 pm

periwinkle

29 left, this is a tough grid

7:02 pm

Nef

he +oppos. of Pa + tine sharp part of a fork

7:02 pm

Scrabbler

119 to go--very tough grid.

7:02 pm

bichon

ty Nef, got it

7:02 pm

bichon

Scrabs do you mind a quick question?

7:02 pm

Nef

oops! how's that for a clue? (wondering how THAT happened?)

7:02 pm

wht

can I get a clue for the an7,40?

7:03 pm

Scrabbler

Go ahead, Bichon.

7:03 pm

Nef

against a grown boy, wht

7:03 pm

Scrabbler

an4 (prefix for against) + ty4 (keyboarding)

7:03 pm

Scrabbler

Oops, I clued an8

7:03 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nef!!

7:04 pm

wht

Have that one. I need the last an7,40

7:04 pm

Scrabbler

amin

7:04 pm

wht

I have the an8 as well

7:04 pm

Scrabbler

Free word!

7:04 pm

bichon

At a 1 y.o. well child checkup, where the child exhibits healthy social interactions, would not clapping hands or waving bye-bye be a cause for concern?

7:04 pm

wht

Have that one too, scrabs :^)

7:05 pm

Nef

I have the an 7/32 (X 2) and the an 7/55. Sorry don't have that 7/40 yet (but will start looking)

7:05 pm

periwinkle

en6 pls

7:05 pm

Scrabbler

I would just watch for progression of development. So, toddler responds to name, shows a toy to parent, hears well, jabbers, says 3-4 words?

7:05 pm

Uneaixoise

en + love

7:05 pm

hootowl

I am retired and I can do this puzzle an7/40!

7:06 pm

hootowl

hi all

7:06 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, hootowl!

7:06 pm

hootowl

hey Une - you been getting all my rain?

7:06 pm

Nef

thanks Hootowl!

7:06 pm

Scrabbler

And how about other fine motor skills? Finger feeding? Grabs toys and transfers between hands? Has fine pincer grasp?

7:07 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Hootowl

7:07 pm

hootowl

THAT was a clue you know???

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

no rain for several days, hoot

7:07 pm

periwinkle

ty Une

7:07 pm

hootowl

yw

7:07 pm

scribekd

poor hoot-straight to the pb

7:07 pm

wht

ty hoot

7:07 pm

scribekd

poor hoot-straight to the pb

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

yw peri

7:07 pm

hootowl

ok - seems like we got flooded and now drought

7:07 pm

bichon

He does some of those things [I'm not concerned about lack of words], but doesn't play interactive games. Does respond to people [gestures to be picked up]

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

typical TN summer, eh?

7:08 pm

m9f9l

hi again

7:08 pm

hootowl

as long as there is something besides choc!

7:09 pm

Scrabbler

Bichon--here is what we use in office for social + communication skill screening.http://www.dbpeds.org/articl
es/detail.cfm?TextID=466

7:09 pm

hootowl

Onlt been here 5 years. Crazy is what I call it!

7:09 pm

m9f9l

bichon.... do the parents play those kind of games with him regularly.. or try to??

7:09 pm

hootowl

only - here we go again

7:09 pm

bichon

Scrabs, he does all those things well. Plays independently [with purpose]. Smiles at people a lot. Feeds himself very well, drinks from sippy cup

7:09 pm

wht

a's abolished

7:09 pm

m9f9l

(poking my nose in.. you can ignore me!LOL)

7:10 pm

stidmama

(((everyone))) I am glad to be here!

7:10 pm

bichon

Yes, parents and I do

7:10 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Stid

7:10 pm

m9f9l

do you feel like he is playing back with you?

7:10 pm

bichon

TYVM Scrabs

7:10 pm

wht

Hi stid and m9

7:10 pm

Scrabbler

I am not worried, Bichon.

7:10 pm

stidmama

how's the grid?

7:10 pm

m9f9l

stid!!

7:10 pm

Scrabbler

It sucks, Stid.

7:10 pm

bichon

Good, then neither am I

7:10 pm

periwinkle

hi stiddy

7:10 pm

m9f9l

a pain stid

7:11 pm

periwinkle

not a nice grid

7:11 pm

Scrabbler

It sucks neurons right out of my cranium.

7:11 pm

bichon

m9, no he smiles at attempts to play games

7:11 pm

periwinkle

but I am plodding along, 23 left

7:11 pm

hootowl

yuck!!!

7:11 pm

m9f9l

kids have spurts in different areas at different times...

7:11 pm

m9f9l

the first season of Bob Newhart is on hulu.

7:12 pm

bichon

That's what I say. The pediatrician wants to keep an eye on him, but neither I nor his parents, or his day care providers think there's a problem

7:12 pm

stidmama

scrabs, just for interest.... how many of those are "yes" before cause for concern?

7:13 pm

m9f9l

everyone was freaking out saying my eldest boy needed speech when he was little.. but I knew he didn't. He speaks quite well now!LOL

7:13 pm

stidmama

oh well, can't be much more sucky than my day. I spent the whole time I had to be with people being as quiet and solo as possible to avoid saying anything out of turn or too much... and got scolded for that!!! I just can't figure these people out.

7:13 pm

bichon

My daughter didn't speak until she was 2 1/2 and although she has an auditory memory problem, she speaks well

7:14 pm

Scrabbler

I have seen "typical" kids (the word normal is incorrectly used) say words at 10 mo and use phrases at 12 mo. Others do not combine words til 24 mo. Some kids walk at 7 mo, some at 18 mo.

7:14 pm

m9f9l

oh stid! I'm sorry... that kind of situation sucks

7:14 pm

hootowl

ALL kids are different. Woulf didn't talk sentences til he was 3-4. Realized we were asking for Y/N answers instead of just talking to him

7:14 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, the test, Stid?

7:15 pm

m9f9l

exactly scrabbler.. my philosophy was always "I'm sure he'll be walking/talking/using toilet..etc... by the time he's 18"

7:16 pm

stidmama

yes, that was what I was referencing... but the other info is intriguing too... one child spoke full words by around 9 or ten months and had a working vocab of over 30 words by one year.... the other didn't say more than a few basic words until almost two... one walked on his 9 month bday the other at one year. neurotypical development has a range, to be sure.

7:16 pm

hootowl

stid that sounds like me and my family - dammed if I do and dammed if I don't. Big reason I left NY! I do not speak to any of them now.

7:16 pm

m9f9l

Gage has a really large vocabulary.... it's just that folks who don't know him can't understand him..

7:16 pm

bichon

I looked at that web site Scrabs and I think he comes out okay for his age

7:17 pm

stidmama

My mother, when I was worried about things would say: he'll learn it by the time he goes to college...

7:17 pm

stidmama

((((hoot)))) these are my college faculty

:-(

7:17 pm

m9f9l

I like your mom stid!!LOL

7:17 pm

m9f9l

you know...cause great minds....

7:17 pm

rururocks

ma 6/24?

7:17 pm

bichon

I recently looked at my son's baby book [he is the father of the boy I am writing about] and was amazed at the things he did as a baby

7:17 pm

m9f9l

don't forget stid.... at Evergreen seminar is a verb

7:18 pm

hootowl

Whenwe started talking instead of asking we opened a floodgate that didn't close for 15 yrs. AND compete sentences.

7:18 pm

Nef

And here I've spent the past 28 years trying to shut my daughter up! (She was always very "verbal" from the minute her head popped out though)

7:18 pm

wht

bo7 anyone?

7:19 pm

stidmama

pronunciation was a real problem in part I think because of the hemiparesis... but the actual words (many multi-syllabic) he used by age one were varied and reflected a huge range of experiences.

7:19 pm

stidmama

LOL Nef!!!

7:19 pm

m9f9l

ma 6/24... kind of like a mermaid but diff ending

7:19 pm

periwinkle

bo7 add adult boy to word above

7:19 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

hello kids!

7:19 pm

stidmama

gee hoot --

7:19 pm

stidmama

hey George!!!

7:20 pm

m9f9l

hi George!! how's the trip going... besides hot?

7:20 pm

hootowl

well we finally figured out he could remember anything and everything he heard!

7:20 pm

wht

Duh. Thanks peri

7:20 pm

stidmama

oh oh... *makes mental note to be careful when woulf is around*

7:20 pm

periwinkle

hemiparesis? stid

7:20 pm

m9f9l

gage just told me that we misappeared undergound but not in a tunnel...

7:21 pm

m9f9l

is that where the bottom of tongue is tight?

7:21 pm

Scrabbler

My mother says that I didn't talk til age 3.

7:21 pm

stidmama

hemi=partial; paresis=paralysis

one-sided cerebral palsy, peri

7:21 pm

periwinkle

14 left and struggling

7:21 pm

periwinkle

I know what it is stid. does someone you know have it?

7:21 pm

m9f9l

need clues peri?

7:22 pm

stidmama

go peri go

7:22 pm

Scrabbler

Go Peri go! You are using the list?

7:22 pm

bichon

bo 7, does it start with a young male?

7:22 pm

stidmama

elder stidkid, peri

7:22 pm

periwinkle

oh, did not know, stid

7:22 pm

periwinkle

yes, using the list

7:22 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

hot as hell, m9, as I said in the little video clip I shot looking out and off my balcony a few hours ago and put a link to in my page, ha!

7:23 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

the sort of hot you avoid, stay indoors in the air!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

will ask for clues in a bit, ty

7:23 pm

m9f9l

no...bich... it ends with a big boy!

7:23 pm

wht

No it starts with a vessel

7:23 pm

rururocks

pa 6.30>???

7:23 pm

wht

bo5,18 starts with a young man

7:23 pm

m9f9l

my dad was a bo7 for 32 years!! on tugs

7:24 pm

m9f9l

well actually barges

7:24 pm

bichon

got that wht, ty

7:24 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

oh ta for that clue!

7:24 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

not that I'll finish this tonight, ha!

7:24 pm

m9f9l

pa* dirt!! ***'s Island with Jodie Foster

7:24 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

need sleep, on to Ibiza again tomorrow -- where it will be yeah, hot as hell again!

7:25 pm

m9f9l

I'm gonna make the clues SOMEwhat easy...cause this grid is a bear.

7:25 pm

m9f9l

be careful you don't melt!!

7:25 pm

m9f9l

(that might not be pretty)

7:25 pm

bichon

a reclue for the ma6/24?

7:25 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

oh I already have, m9, into a puddle!

7:26 pm

m9f9l

so you look like a salvador dali?

7:26 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

not that pretty, ha!

7:26 pm

periwinkle

3rd mi5/12 pls

7:26 pm

stidmama

thanks for the 7

7:27 pm

Scrabbler

I have had enough of this grid so I shall go read + see you folks tomorrow.

7:27 pm

m9f9l

ma 6/24 starts with big boy

7:27 pm

m9f9l

nd sounds like what they used to think were mermaids

7:27 pm

rururocks

what island?

7:28 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

if bo7/40 works there should be an ha6 word that might mean a milliner!?

7:29 pm

stidmama

gilligan's island mayhap?

7:29 pm

m9f9l

no but there's one VERY close to that George!

7:30 pm

m9f9l

but don't get h** up about it!LOL

7:30 pm

stidmama

well. NBT and down to 133. certainly not as easy as yesterday.

7:30 pm

stidmama

oh! george, look for an HE 6

7:30 pm

stidmama

thanks m...

7:31 pm

m9f9l

yw stid.. good job following the chog!

7:31 pm

m9f9l

I keep having to pop off on little gamelets with Gage.

7:33 pm

bichon

does the ma 6/24 have to do with a sea cow?

7:33 pm

stidmama

I think I will head out, my eyes, head and heart are tired tonight. Back tomorrow at some point.

7:33 pm

stidmama

(((hugs and choclits for all)))

*Poof*

7:33 pm

Nef

take care, stiddy

7:34 pm

wht

Night stid

7:34 pm

bichon

finally got the ma 6. Hooray

7:34 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

eh, stid?

7:34 pm

wht

b's bamboozled. (Or was that me bamboozled by the b's)

7:34 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

look for an he6?

7:34 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

oh she's gone, eh?

7:34 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

was busy setting music playing!

7:35 pm

m9f9l

he6 instead of the milliner George\

7:35 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

spun tunes all evening, still can't get enough, ha!

7:35 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

oh yeah? looking!

7:36 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

my brain's probably too fried for this, can't see what she might have meant?!?

7:36 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

oh yeah, never mind, got it!!

7:36 pm

m9f9l

it IS fried!!!

7:36 pm

m9f9l

phew! had me worried there

7:36 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

fried, simmered, boiled even!

7:37 pm

periwinkle

finally done

7:37 pm

m9f9l

wtg peri!

7:37 pm

periwinkle

ty now off to play scramble

7:38 pm

wht

wtg peri

7:38 pm

m9f9l

LOL... "fried, simmered" looked so much like my dad's name! I had to do a double take!!!

7:39 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

bloody hell, your dad's name is 'Fried Simmered'??

7:39 pm

m9f9l

close!! it was Fred Simmerer!!!

7:39 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

he was a chef, wasn't he? ha!

7:39 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

oh yeah? ha, ha!!

7:40 pm

Riverdance

Hello Babblers - any help needed - I'm jumping from FB to here - and so are a number of other folks - lol

7:40 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone...the re's are doing me in

7:40 pm

Riverdance

what do you need Annie

7:40 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for re 6?

7:40 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

I'm jumping from there, Twitter, yahoo and Last.fm!

7:41 pm

m9f9l

imagine that!

7:41 pm

Riverdance

we have the re9 which is to re + make a disney movie

7:42 pm

wht

ty River

7:42 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

great tune, this, bop while you babble!

7:42 pm

Anniebrook

I need re 6/21, then I will have all the re's

7:42 pm

wht

20 left

7:42 pm

Riverdance

internet troubles

7:43 pm

hootowl

when you get married you are re6ed

7:43 pm

Riverdance

re + what you call someone

7:43 pm

Anniebrook

THank You both!!!

7:44 pm

hootowl

all I need at at7 pleeesssee!

7:44 pm

bichon

After working on this grid on and off today I finally have NBT

7:44 pm

hootowl

yw

7:44 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

I call some people lots of things, ha!

7:44 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

....that I can't repeat here, lol!

7:44 pm

hootowl

allI need IS

7:45 pm

hootowl

3rf time the charm? all I need is...

7:45 pm

wht

at7 what I did to dinner + the sandwich spread with a different vowel in the middle

7:45 pm

bichon

sorry hoot, I would if I could

7:46 pm

wvteach

any clues for na 5 / 12

7:46 pm

m9f9l

well there ya go bichon!

7:46 pm

hootowl

omg!

7:46 pm

Anniebrook

hoot, consumed + Bill ***ers + vowel

7:46 pm

m9f9l

think of our dear korean friend for the na5\

7:47 pm

Good Enough

hey babbleland!

7:47 pm

hootowl

Bill ???

7:47 pm

m9f9l

off for another game with gage.. bopping in and out...

7:47 pm

Anniebrook

Hi GE

7:47 pm

wht

Hi GE.

7:47 pm

Riverdance

just got a connection again - I think FB screws up my computer - sorry I wasnt here to help

7:48 pm

Good Enough

hi annie and wht

7:48 pm

Riverdance

I closed out all other programs - I think I am good - anyone need help

7:48 pm

Riverdance

Hello Good Enough

7:49 pm

Good Enough

hey river! how goes it today?

7:49 pm

Riverdance

Hey GE - I am reading The Help right now for my book group meeting next week

7:50 pm

wht

I am still looking for the first ma6,24

7:50 pm

Good Enough

do you love love love it?

7:51 pm

Riverdance

just picked it up today so only 30 pages in - but I got one for you - check you "Shelter Me" by Juliette Fay - loved loved loved it

7:51 pm

Riverdance

just picked it up today so only 30 pages in - but I got one for you - check you "Shelter Me" by Juliette Fay - loved loved loved it

7:52 pm

Riverdance

Ok so not only does it finally go but goes twice - go figure!

7:52 pm

Good Enough

okay, i will.

7:53 pm

Riverdance

wht - no ma6

7:53 pm

Riverdance

maybe I dont have it yet - oops sorry

7:54 pm

Good Enough

i said before the only problem i had with the Help was that by the end all my thoughts we in the dialect of a southern black woman. it was starting to make me crazy.

7:54 pm

wht

I have the ma6 which is my son not out.

7:54 pm

Riverdance

I'm already talking like her with 30 pages in - lol

7:54 pm

wht

I need the other one

7:54 pm

hootowl

Am Indian diety

7:55 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

m9, check your messenger!

7:55 pm

Anniebrook

ma6---grown boy + Nike slogan Do **! + vowel

7:55 pm

hootowl

firewords and off for Eureka!

7:56 pm

Anniebrook

congrats hoot and fireworks here too

7:56 pm

wht

ty Annie. I monkeyed all around that last vowel

7:56 pm

wht

wth hoot and annie

7:56 pm

hootowl

congrats Annie and off!

7:56 pm

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:56 pm

Riverdance

wow - thanks annie

7:57 pm

Shirlockc

am7?

7:57 pm

Anniebrook

am + vowel + singer ***** Bryant

7:57 pm

Riverdance

am + ***** Baker - soulful singer

7:57 pm

hootowl

poisonous mushroom - bye

7:58 pm

Shirlockc

thx annie and river

7:58 pm

Anniebrook

glad you got it shirl --I put in an extra vowel

7:59 pm

Anniebrook

going to watch the Yankee game...bye

8:00 pm

Riverdance

bye Annie *clears throat - what no Red Sox*

8:02 pm

Good Enough

didn't know the singer so i was trying tina and tanya - lol. but i got it finally. thanks

8:02 pm

Riverdance

why doesnt anyone know Ms Anita Baker - she is awesome

8:02 pm

Good Enough

*hangs head in shame*

8:03 pm

wvteach

m9f9l - i''m sorry but i don't understand your reference to "our dear Korean friend"

8:03 pm

wht

NB is our Korean friend.

8:03 pm

Good Enough

rhymes with moving to music teach

8:05 pm

Good Enough

oh i got a 9 by myself!!

8:05 pm

wvteach

thanks GE - that makes it fireworks and i'm off to bed

8:05 pm

Good Enough

congrats teach!

8:05 pm

Riverdance

GE has got the rhythm - must pull up Ms B online and check her out.....she

8:05 pm

Riverdance

GE has got the rhythm - must pull up Ms B online and check her out.....she

8:05 pm

Riverdance

be groov'n

8:06 pm

wht

wtg teach

8:06 pm

Good Enough

my head is filled with KISS FM and other teenage music

8:07 pm

Riverdance

yuck - I cant handle that rap stuff - ugh....

8:07 pm

Riverdance

did I miss a firewords - good going wvteach

8:08 pm

Dorens

hello all

8:08 pm

Good Enough

not so much rap, which i can't stand either, but all that pop stuff the kids listen to

8:08 pm

Good Enough

hi dorens!

8:08 pm

Riverdance

hello dorens

8:09 pm

Riverdance

I like Pop but cant tolerate rap - my boy (13) loves it - its like nails on a chalkboard to me

8:09 pm

Good Enough

are you back from your trip dorens?

8:09 pm

Dorens

no i am still here and loving it!

8:10 pm

Good Enough

oh fun!!

8:10 pm

Dorens

what did you think of little bee, GE?

8:10 pm

Good Enough

how's the ruru tour?

8:10 pm

Dorens

met him for lunch today and it was such fun... and maybe the best bottle of wine out of a million bottles of great wine

8:11 pm

Good Enough

oh it would be hard to call it a good book because of the rough story....

8:11 pm

Dorens

i still thought it was great, but i know someone else who felt the same way

8:11 pm

Good Enough

but still a good thought provoking book

8:12 pm

Shirlockc

em9?

8:12 pm

wht

Clue for the ro7 please

8:12 pm

Dorens

i think he is an amazing writer though

8:12 pm

Riverdance

Dorens, did you go out west for the babble meet?

8:12 pm

Good Enough

i couldn't put it down!

8:12 pm

Dorens

sorry wht, not yet
no river, i was down here in CA wine country... they were a bit too far north for me

8:12 pm

Riverdance

wht - what you would like to have with your wife with a bit of wine and candles

8:13 pm

Shirlockc

ro is a novel genre

8:13 pm

wht

ty River.

8:13 pm

Good Enough

but br8 doesn't work - lol

8:13 pm

wht

That and the doer of that gives me fireworks

8:14 pm

Riverdance

good going wht

8:14 pm

Good Enough

yay wht!!

8:14 pm

wht

ty to all of the cluers

8:14 pm

Dorens

yay wht!

8:14 pm

Good Enough

how's the weather dorens?

8:15 pm

Dorens

beautiful... one or two days very hot, but one of those we went to the beach, and another we sweated it out and then came back and jumped in the pool

8:16 pm

Good Enough

oh how delightful! how many of you are traveling together?

8:16 pm

Shirlockc

ce7?

8:17 pm

wht

ce + rodent + not out

8:17 pm

Riverdance

ce + the army makes you carry K-****o* for your meals

8:17 pm

Shirlockc

thx wht

8:17 pm

Dorens

it varies from day to day... i have two married kids, one with two grandchildren and my daughter... daughter in law had her sister join us wednesday with her five year old twins and husband.... other daughter in law had her sister and husband (and three year old and baby) one night (they live in napa)... it's been wild and wolly

8:17 pm

Shirlockc

how about the em9

8:18 pm

wht

It is what you give off.

8:18 pm

Riverdance

dont have it yet - working on morewords to find it

8:18 pm

Good Enough

oh that sounds like a blast! you were renting that really big house right?

8:18 pm

Dorens

ty wht

8:19 pm

Good Enough

*sits and waits lazily while river works* hum de dum...

8:19 pm

Dorens

yes... 7 bedrooms, 7 baths .. pool... only two big bedrooms in main house... others are in second house on the other side of the pool... it is fabulous

8:19 pm

tceicher

a

8:19 pm

Shirlockc

got the em

8:19 pm

Dorens

how about the r 9?

8:20 pm

Riverdance

you could wait all night GI - What already gave a CLUE - I'm not look'n

8:20 pm

Good Enough

oh how nice!

8:20 pm

wht

re9 - to give life again

8:20 pm

Riverdance

besides I am working on A's not E's yet......lol

8:20 pm

Good Enough

i keep spelling it wrong. tried it hours ago but funny how it doesn't spell check for you!

8:21 pm

Dorens

thanks

8:21 pm

Riverdance

lol Ge ( got it spelled right this time)

8:21 pm

Riverdance

pretty bad when I mis-spell and it is only 2 letters.....

8:22 pm

Good Enough

lol

8:22 pm

Riverdance

its been a loooonnnnnnggg week

8:24 pm

Good Enough

work? kids? back to school? what would make it so long?

8:26 pm

Riverdance

coming back off of vacation with my boss now gone - month end and all branch offices need authority so they come to me........swamped from first day back....

8:26 pm

Riverdance

and yes school started back this week - need to pick kids up from practices etc.....

8:30 pm

Good Enough

what kind of work do you do?

8:32 pm

Riverdance

I am an Examiner in the home office of an insurance company in the claims department.

8:32 pm

Good Enough

Do you enjoy it or is it just a job?

8:33 pm

Riverdance

most of the time I do like it - this week it has been crazy

8:34 pm

Good Enough

yeah, it's hard switching gears. good to get back to a routine but there is so much in that routine it gets overwhelming!

8:34 pm

featherbee

hiya gang! is this a quick one? wondering if i should start or not...

8:34 pm

Riverdance

ITs actually a very good company - just been a tough summer for me with my son and catching up from taking time off for his surgeries and now .... you get it

8:35 pm

Riverdance

go ahead and start but definately not a quick one feather

8:35 pm

Good Enough

don't go by me. i am making no progress whatsoever. not halfway, not even nbt.

8:35 pm

featherbee

hmm.... lol, maybe i'll just chat a little....

8:36 pm

Riverdance

I have 28 left - same ones from hours ago - lol

8:36 pm

Good Enough

well, do what we always do. hang on tight until the tough times pass.

8:36 pm

rururocks

this grid has teeth weed

8:36 pm

featherbee

hi ruru. teeth. not good.

8:36 pm

Riverdance

fangs......actually

8:36 pm

stidgmere

This grid has been leading me to an uninspiring amount of words.

8:37 pm

featherbee

it's too late at night for me to start one that's only going to annoy me!

8:37 pm

Riverdance

hello stridg - you have been lurking havent you????

8:37 pm

Riverdance

what does it hurt to get a few words....

8:38 pm

featherbee

shhhhh river! bad influence, lol

8:38 pm

Jellen

Hello...

8:38 pm

stidgmere

Well, I've left to make potato salad, then put meat under the broiler. And now waiting for the rest of dinner to heat.

8:38 pm

Riverdance

Hello Jellen

8:38 pm

stidgmere

Hello jellen.

8:38 pm

Good Enough

hi joiners!

8:39 pm

wht

Hi jellen.

8:39 pm

featherbee

hi jellen! ((((squishy hugs))))))

8:39 pm

rururocks

ba 6/24 ? anyone?

8:40 pm

Nef

hi again people.

8:40 pm

Jellen

(((hugs back)))

8:40 pm

wht

It looks like an alternate spelling of the ba6,30

8:40 pm

Jellen

Hi, Nef

8:40 pm

wht

Hi nef

8:41 pm

rururocks

thank you wht

8:41 pm

Jellen

I've decided not to do the grid...I encounter enough teeth giving my cat his heart pill every night...

8:41 pm

Nef

Wow! Chat's moving fast!

8:41 pm

Nef

Hi Jellen! (((Jellen))) How's it going?

8:42 pm

wht

Good decision Jellen, this grid is not friendly.

8:43 pm

Riverdance

26 left and I am calling it quits

8:44 pm

Good Enough

calling uncle river?

8:44 pm

Riverdance

make that 25

8:44 pm

featherbee

I'm going to go do my scrabble turns and then see what trouble i can get into on yahoo games. will pop in and out.

8:44 pm

stidgmere

I have over half of the words. When I hit 100 I will have my limit.

8:45 pm

Riverdance

Ok will look a bit longer but may need sustenance

8:46 pm

Jellen

I'm doing pretty well, Nef...had a counseling session today and then conquered my aversion to shopping to hit Walmart!

8:46 pm

Nef

WHOA, Jellen! Walmart is a tough place to go if you hate shopping!

8:46 pm

wht

shop victoriously, Jellen

8:47 pm

Nef

I'm glad you're doing the counseling. I'm a firm believer in it myself.

8:48 pm

Good Enough

oh vey. diabetes boy is on the rampage.

8:49 pm

Jellen

I had my list and checked it twice...only had to go back into the store to buy one thing...the top thing on the list!

8:49 pm

Nef

That sounds bad, GE. your kid or your hubby?

8:50 pm

Riverdance

whoohooo - 23 - lol

8:51 pm

wht

wtg river

8:51 pm

Nef

LOL, Jellen! I felt like I belonged in one of those bad Walmart pictures today. I took my dog to the groomer and saw I was wearing my bedroom slippers when I got home -after also going to a handicapped shop for my DH's repaired walker!

8:52 pm

wht

Jellen, I've done that, but usually I don't notice what I've missed until I get home.

8:52 pm

Nef

GO, go, River!!! You can do this!

8:52 pm

Good Enough

my son. DH was getting ready to take him driving but he has to test first. we should have been able to tell by his attitude he was low! no driving right now.

8:52 pm

wht

River, do you need any clues?

8:53 pm

Riverdance

I have gone to work with two different shoes on - so beat that......

8:53 pm

Riverdance

21

8:53 pm

Good Enough

oh nef, how funny!

8:53 pm

Nef

Thank goodness that you caught it before he got behind the wheel, GE

8:53 pm

Good Enough

yes, but now he is annoying me :)

8:54 pm

Good Enough

crabby crabby until that sugar kicks in

8:54 pm

wht

And this is different how???

8:54 pm

Nef

They are very comfortable slippers, but the Maxine face and fussy cuff should have been more noticeable to me.... :-/

8:54 pm

Magyk

evening all

8:54 pm

Good Enough

lol wht!

8:54 pm

Jellen

Hi, Magyk

8:55 pm

Riverdance

GE - is your son doing drivers ed

8:55 pm

Jellen

lol, Nef

8:55 pm

Good Enough

done with driver's ed but still driving on a permit

8:55 pm

herinfernallady

HI

8:55 pm

Riverdance

thats wht - trying to work them out on my own - will ask for clues when I am desperate

8:56 pm

Jellen

Oh, also got my hair colored and got bangs today...

8:56 pm

wht

By the sounds of it he has mastered driving GE crazy already

8:56 pm

Jellen

Hi, herin

8:56 pm

herinfernallady

Snuggles

8:56 pm

Nef

hi herin

8:56 pm

Good Enough

the kids need 50 hours behind the wheel before they can get their driver;s license in IL

8:56 pm

Riverdance

I'm feeling it..... got one of those myself....

8:57 pm

Riverdance

18

8:57 pm

wht

Whoo hoo world Jellen is steppin out.

8:57 pm

Good Enough

yeah they've been driving me crazy for years wht. come with the territory

8:57 pm

herinfernallady

Hiello bak

8:57 pm

Riverdance

we have 40 hours here of parent driving with 10 being at night 1/2 hours after sunset

8:57 pm

herinfernallady

50 hours that is stupid. We have 120hours here

8:58 pm

cwestexan

hello everyone! does anyone have a clue for yi,5 please?

8:58 pm

Good Enough

oh fun jellen. are you b-u-tiful??

8:58 pm

Good Enough

120 WOW

8:58 pm

Nef

Jellen, what color did you dye your hair? I bet you look good with bangs (or is it hard to tell yet?). Do you like it?

8:58 pm

Jellen

Not necessarily, but I like it :-)

8:58 pm

Riverdance

sorry -still on h's - dont have that y yet

8:58 pm

Jellen

Hi, texan

8:59 pm

cwestexan

Hi Jellen

8:59 pm

herinfernallady

Good not really it is still stupid. I think that if you pay for a licence you should pay more and get defensive driving skills too.

8:59 pm

Good Enough

good jell :)

8:59 pm

Riverdance

oh need to back up - did Jellen get a new "do"

8:59 pm

cwestexan

thanks river

8:59 pm

Jellen

Yes, I got a new "do"...

8:59 pm

herinfernallady

Pics Jellen at all

9:00 pm

wht

yi5 - sounds like a kind of pie

9:00 pm

wht

Or like what you do if you get hurt

9:00 pm

Riverdance

what did I do texan and hello

9:01 pm

Nef

herin, I really think that 40 or 50 hours isn't enough time either. We've had a couple of tragic accidents that could have been prevented if kids were more aware of the dangers of driving distractedly

9:01 pm

Jellen

I'll try to take a pic tomorrow...it's too dark in my room to take pics now...

9:02 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Jellen! Hello Everyone!

9:02 pm

Riverdance

sarah need computer - will be back

9:02 pm

Digby the Westie

Hi everyone! Love that pie clue wht! Worked for me!

9:02 pm

herinfernallady

Nef in VIctoria our road toll is higher than last year. People just are not giving a crap about everyone else

9:02 pm

Jellen

Hi, car

9:02 pm

Good Enough

later river!

9:02 pm

Nef

I'd love to see your new "do", Jellen

9:02 pm

Jellen

Hi, Digby

9:03 pm

Jellen

later, River

9:03 pm

Digby the Westie

Hi Jellen

9:03 pm

car.eeyore

Not getting the pie clue....working....

9:03 pm

wht

yw Digby

9:03 pm

wht

by River

9:04 pm

herinfernallady

damn it I wish it was raspberry and blueberry season. I want pie

9:04 pm

Minski

like M**** meat pie but with a Y

9:04 pm

Minski

hi everyone

9:04 pm

Nef

Our MVA deaths are down here; but I think that there were 10 teens killed over their prom weekend throughout MN this year

9:04 pm

car.eeyore

TY Minski!

9:04 pm

Good Enough

i was goona say that but you can't use me**

9:04 pm

Jellen

Hi, Minski

9:05 pm

Minski

jsut getting started and in the pb already.....it's going to be one of those nights

9:05 pm

Jellen

brb...need to make a phone call...

9:05 pm

wht

So it looks like Minski gets to eat her pie in the PB

9:05 pm

wht

take care Jellen

9:05 pm

Minski

at least there is chocolate and red wine in the pb

9:05 pm

car.eeyore

May I have some help with the O? I have the one to leave out...

9:06 pm

Nef

hi Min, car.ee, ansd Digby

9:06 pm

car.eeyore

hi Nef!

9:06 pm

Good Enough

i'm trying to lose weight. i must avoid the pb.

9:06 pm

herinfernallady

Nef that is sad. My friends brother died a couple of years ago. She had the grizzly task of identifying him then going through the car to get his stuff out.

9:06 pm

Digby the Westie

Hi Nef!

9:06 pm

wht

There is what you swear and an ob4

9:07 pm

herinfernallady

Digby I have never have seen a near shaved Westie before

9:07 pm

car.eeyore

TY WHT! Strange OB 4...would not have gotten that one!

9:08 pm

Digby the Westie

Lol Herin, we have to keep him shaved like that because he loves to roll and wallow in the dirt and muck!

9:08 pm

car.eeyore

(putting fresh fruit and water in PB for Good...)

9:09 pm

Good Enough

oh thanks eeyore

9:09 pm

herinfernallady

Awww Still cute. Doesn't he need his woolies for winter?

9:09 pm

Minski

that's no fun. I want some good fudge and good tequila in the pb

9:09 pm

Digby the Westie

We live in FL now, so no, he likes it short.

9:10 pm

Nef

Thanks, wht. I finally got that ob4

9:10 pm

wht

yw nef.

9:10 pm

Good Enough

*calculating the ww points of tequila*

9:10 pm

Nef

Minski, you can be in the *fun* pb, and GE will have to be in the not-so-fun PB

9:11 pm

wht

And here's some fudge and tequila for Minski.

9:11 pm

car.eeyore

Too many! Stay strong & stick with the water...add a lemon or watermelon wedge to perk it up!

9:11 pm

wht

The more tequila you drink, the lower the total will be when you do the calculation GE

9:11 pm

Good Enough

wait my nieces call me the life of the party!!

9:12 pm

car.eeyore

FYI...A splash of cranberry juice with sprite zero in a martini glass looks just like a cosmo!!!!

9:13 pm

Good Enough

looks good and tastes good but will it have the desired effect? i think not...

9:13 pm

herinfernallady

Digby does puppy have a jacket for colder days?

9:14 pm

Good Enough

unless the desired effect is to be thin and then it will!

9:14 pm

car.eeyore

A slimmer waistline and no hangover work for me!

9:15 pm

herinfernallady

You could also have virgin Bloody Marys.

9:15 pm

car.eeyore

But then again....it is Friday night! Go wild and enjoy!!!!

9:16 pm

Minski

ti6 anyone?

9:16 pm

Good Enough

lol

9:16 pm

crosshair

someone said tequila...

9:16 pm

Riverdance

Back - I need to figure out how to do that .....but my wine would get really lonely...

9:17 pm

Riverdance

I dont like that word minski

9:17 pm

Nef

herin, FL is *very* warm all year long

9:17 pm

herinfernallady

I didn;t konw that

9:17 pm

Good Enough

hey crossy!

9:17 pm

wht

Male who likes boobs, Minski

9:17 pm

Good Enough

well put wht

9:17 pm

Riverdance

thanks wht - I couldnt be diplomatic about it

9:18 pm

herinfernallady

My friends g.f who is pregnant loves the virgin Bloody Mary's with so much Tabsco it makes your eyes water

9:18 pm

Riverdance

oh must have horseradish and pepper

9:18 pm

Minski

thanks wht. odd but funny word.

9:18 pm

Nef

it's okay. I'm sure we Americans aren't familiar with Oz weather either.

9:19 pm

wht

yw Minski.

9:19 pm

wht

Any more clues needed before I go?

9:19 pm

herinfernallady

River was that at me?

9:20 pm

Riverdance

a bloody mary must have fresh horseradish and pepper - and hello again herin

9:21 pm

stidgmere

Time to say good night. At least we had the list!

9:21 pm

herinfernallady

I have no idea what was in it but it made my tongue go tingly. I did see her dump a lot of Tabsco. Night WHT

9:21 pm

Nef

niters stidg

9:21 pm

Riverdance

Good night stidgmere

9:21 pm

wht

This grid would have been impossible without Lickety

9:21 pm

herinfernallady

Night StidG

9:21 pm

Riverdance

wht are you still there?

9:21 pm

wht

Night stidg

9:22 pm

Riverdance

slap me but I need help with the second my4

9:22 pm

wht

Not quite out the door, what can I do for you?

9:22 pm

wht

It is an ancient story

9:23 pm

Riverdance

I knew you would say that ....lol

9:23 pm

Riverdance

got it

9:23 pm

Riverdance

thanks wht

9:23 pm

wht

I think it involves a cod

9:24 pm

Good Enough

you are crackin me up tonight wht

9:24 pm

wht

The cod of the Gods, or something like that.

9:25 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have some help with the H in the upper corner? I only have warmth from that one....

9:27 pm

wht

he8 blood + fork part

9:27 pm

Riverdance

he + just ***ute and I'll be with you

9:27 pm

car.eeyore

Just found the he 7 & 8!!!!

9:27 pm

Good Enough

theres one that's kind like the ce7 if you have that

9:27 pm

Nef

he 7/36,he 8/50, h36/24

9:27 pm

wht

he5,14 bottom of dress + not out

9:27 pm

herinfernallady

OK I need someone to do my shopping

9:28 pm

car.eeyore

Ooooh! I love shopping! I'll do it!

9:29 pm

wht

OK. I really do need to go now. Happy Babbling. May tomorrows grid be better.

9:29 pm

Minski

ta6?

9:29 pm

herinfernallady

Ok but it involves meal planning and grocery shopping. it isn't teh fun kind and it doesn't help when ones head feels like one has been hit in the back of the skull with a bit of 4x2

9:29 pm

Riverdance

good night wht - thanks for your help

9:29 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks What

9:29 pm

Good Enough

night wht. *giggle giggle*

9:30 pm

car.eeyore

Grocery, clothes, shoe, hardware...doesn't matter! Love shopping!

9:30 pm

car.eeyore

Especially for someone else!

9:32 pm

herinfernallady

I mean plan as it saves a fortune

9:32 pm

car.eeyore

Herin...if I could I would go shopping for you! I am sorry I am so far away!

9:32 pm

car.eeyore

My eyes have gotten very heavy....I think I shall say good night now....

9:32 pm

Good Enough

syd just came in freaking out. "i forgot to go to bed at 9:00!!" Had to remind her it's the weekend, no school tomorrow.

9:33 pm

Riverdance

ugh - down to 11

9:33 pm

Riverdance

just cant do it.......

9:33 pm

Minski

ta6?

9:33 pm

herinfernallady

aWW Thanks car

9:33 pm

Good Enough

i am exactly halfway and that is where i shall remain

9:33 pm

Riverdance

and how old is syd

9:33 pm

Good Enough

10 years old

9:33 pm

car.eeyore

Don't have it Minski....

9:34 pm

Riverdance

ta starts with what you want to get at the beach and ends with the beginning of what you do to save a tv program

9:34 pm

Nef

it's some sort of a hedgehog (the ta6) I think

9:34 pm

Riverdance

oh ya GI - my daughter is 17 - they remind ME they can stay up

9:34 pm

car.eeyore

Ty River!

9:35 pm

Good Enough

gonna go watch some bad 10 year old tv before she goes to bed. night all!!

9:35 pm

car.eeyore

And on that note.....*poof*

9:35 pm

herinfernallady

NIgh GE

9:35 pm

Jellen

back...

9:35 pm

Jellen

G'night, car and GE

9:35 pm

Riverdance

good night GE and car

9:35 pm

Jellen

Herin are you on Skype?

9:35 pm

Nef

night GE and car.ee

9:36 pm

Riverdance

welcome back Jellen - I'm above ready to cave in myself with 11 left

9:36 pm

lbdawger

don't give up river!

9:36 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone

9:36 pm

Jellen

Hi, lbd

9:36 pm

Riverdance

Hiya lbd - how are ya

9:37 pm

Riverdance

10

9:37 pm

lbdawger

i'm tired, just thought i'd come in and see what was going on here.

9:38 pm

lbdawger

Hi ((Jellen)) hi ((RIver))

9:38 pm

herinfernallady

hi lb

9:38 pm

Nef

You can do it, River! Ask for clues!!

9:38 pm

Riverdance

oh ya - tell me not to give up and you are playing the tired act - try again girlfriend.....

9:38 pm

lbdawger

hi Herin! hi Nef (((Hugs for both)))

9:38 pm

Nef

hi lbd

9:38 pm

lbdawger

i am tired, but i'll hang around and clue if needed for a little bit

9:39 pm

torgone

Just 182 to go ..

9:39 pm

lbdawger

how's everyone doing?

9:39 pm

lbdawger

go Torgie!!

9:40 pm

Riverdance

go torgone go

9:40 pm

Nef

70 left here.

9:40 pm

lbdawger

go nef!

9:40 pm

herinfernallady

Tired and need to go and get stuff done

9:40 pm

Nef

tor, YOU can do it!

9:41 pm

Riverdance

tor - its still early there - no excuses now....

9:41 pm

Riverdance

6 left - all lovely M's

9:42 pm

lbdawger

but your day is just starting, Herin! still time for a nap! lol

9:44 pm

Minski

re9?

9:44 pm

herinfernallady

I woke up blerk

9:44 pm

Riverdance

re + the making of disney movies

9:44 pm

lbdawger

bring back to life, re*******

9:44 pm

Nef

re9= to make something alive again

9:45 pm

Riverdance

1

9:45 pm

doseffing

do an7/32 again

9:45 pm

lbdawger

go river!

9:45 pm

Nef

GO RIVER!!!

9:45 pm

Minski

thanks river, lbd, nef. got it.

9:45 pm

Minski

only106 togo

9:46 pm

lbdawger

i'm sorry you woke up blerky. hope it isn't something contagious or otherwise icky.

9:46 pm

lbdawger

go minski!

9:46 pm

Riverdance

an starts with short for against + adult boy

9:46 pm

Nef

Go, Minski! You can do it!

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

I think it is man flu from my bfs dad. Except of course it will be woman flu and I will take it in my stride and suck it up and not bitch and moan about it

9:47 pm

Nef

I've been trying to figure out what "blerk" means! Hung over? Sick? Your got-up-and-go-got-up-and-left?????

9:48 pm

lbdawger

*sending virtual chicken soup to Herin*

9:48 pm

herinfernallady

Yep all of them but not hung over. The got up and go got up and left

9:48 pm

herinfernallady

O lb brilliant idea.

9:48 pm

Nef

hot honey lemon tea will help too!

9:48 pm

rururocks

pa 6/30 anyone?

9:48 pm

Riverdance

Ok and it was a fish slap for the last word **FIREWORKS** whooooohoooooo

9:49 pm

lbdawger

depending on how your stomach feels, either miso soup or hot and sour soup to ward off any other buggies

9:49 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo RIVER!!! toldja so!

9:49 pm

Nef

YAY, River!!! WTG!!!

9:49 pm

herinfernallady

Miso soup s my friend

9:50 pm

lbdawger

money + jack be ***ble, jack be quick

9:50 pm

rururocks

thank you lbd

9:50 pm

Riverdance

ruru - start with compensating your employee + *** skull ( cant think of a better clue sorry)

9:50 pm

rururocks

anyone seen dorens?

9:50 pm

lbdawger

we call miso soup, japanese penicillin in my family.

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

Nef you are missing the key ingrediant in that mix - whiskey

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

HI Rurur

9:51 pm

Nef

she was here earlier, ruru (this evening)

9:51 pm

Riverdance

yes she was on earlier tonight - loved your dinner and wine

9:51 pm

lbdawger

and now i must depart for the pillows. work tomorrow. see you all later

9:51 pm

Dorens

hi!!!

9:51 pm

Nef

niters, lbd

9:51 pm

rururocks

oh great.. it was nice to meet her. I was hoping she liked it

9:51 pm

lbdawger

hey RU...heeerrreeesss DORENS!!

9:52 pm

lbdawger

*POOF*

9:52 pm

Riverdance

I need to say good night too = have a great night/morning all - poof

9:52 pm

Dorens

ruru, we went to imagery winery afterwards to meet up with the rest of the clan and I didn't even want any, didn't want to mess with the flavor of that Littorai. I crave more.

9:52 pm

Nef

herin, I don't think whiskey will help the crud

9:52 pm

herinfernallady

eeek just sumon a Dorrens

9:52 pm

Nef

bye River

9:52 pm

rururocks

oh.. I am glad you liked it

9:52 pm

Dorens

bye river, bye dawg and hi nef and herin

9:53 pm

Jellen

Bye, river

9:53 pm

Jellen

Hi, Dorens

9:53 pm

Jellen

Hi, ruru

9:53 pm

Dorens

and hi jellen
ruru, liked is not the word.. you chose superbly, as I knew you would

9:53 pm

rururocks

hi jellen

9:53 pm

Nef

hi Dorens! It sounds like you had a great time today (or whenever you met up with ruru)

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

back soonish

9:54 pm

rururocks

your daughter is a nice person Dorens. very,very bright and fun

9:54 pm

rururocks

hi jellen

9:54 pm

Dorens

thanks... she and I are both glad she came. it was just a great lunch all around

9:55 pm

Dorens

thanks so much ruru, I propose napa valley as the next babbler meetup and we should get a huge bunch (this house would fit quite a few)

9:55 pm

rururocks

does she think it's weird that you meet all these people all over the country over this game?

9:55 pm

rururocks

.. great.. I'll supply the wine

9:55 pm

rururocks

( I can cook too )

9:55 pm

Jellen

I'd go for that!

9:55 pm

Dorens

i think she did at first... alll my kids tease me about it, but she does understand that we have these common denominators... after all she is bright

9:56 pm

rururocks

she's a strong person I can tell

9:56 pm

Dorens

ah... yes, many of us babblers are good cooks. but i bet ruru is one of the best!

9:57 pm

rururocks

It was really fun.. I am glad you could make it out here

9:58 pm

rururocks

I have a feeling that several player know their way around a kitchen

9:59 pm

nelleon

Would someone clue the first na5, please

9:59 pm

rururocks

ron reagan wife's name shortened

10:00 pm

rururocks

heading out to walk the dog.. have a safe trip home dorens.

10:00 pm

herinfernallady

Later gators

10:01 pm

nelleon

Thanks, ruru!

10:01 pm

nelleon

Thanks, ruru!

10:01 pm

nelleon

Thanks, ruru!

10:01 pm

rururocks

night herin

10:01 pm

Nef

bye herin

10:01 pm

Nef

hi nelleon

10:01 pm

nelleon

Sorry, computer hiccup!

10:02 pm

Jellen

Later ruru

10:03 pm

nelleon

hi nef

10:06 pm

Dorens

sorry, got called away.. happens a lot with all these folks around

10:07 pm

Nef

Dorens, are you still in the big house you described earlier? How long is your vacation?

10:08 pm

Minski

na5/12?

10:09 pm

Dorens

last saturday till tomorrow morning.... you want to see how the other half lives? sobre vista.com don't know how we can go back to normal life.. this is like great gatsby hit wine county

10:09 pm

Dorens

na 5/12.. reagan's wife

10:09 pm

Nef

minski, it was clued by ruru at 9:59

10:10 pm

Minski

I didn't know that was an acceptable word. It's what we call my mom.

10:11 pm

Nef

HOLY Buckets, Dorens!! THAT looks wonderful!

10:11 pm

Dorens

it's been here before... must have some kind of meaning

10:11 pm

Dorens

ha nef... hard to believe, isn't it?

10:12 pm

Dorens

iat turns out to be $1,000 per bedroom per week.. (and it comes with daily housekeeper, frette linens , etc) even fresh tomatoes and herbs in the garden!

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:14 pm

Nef

Man! That is something else!

10:14 pm

Jellen

brb...

10:15 pm

Nef

I'm drooling over that place! Even in my finest clothes I'd feel like a beggar there!

10:16 pm

Nef

(Jellen has the hiccups)

10:19 pm

Jellen

sooooo sooory!

10:20 pm

Nef

It's okay, Jellen. I think I'm the only one here right now by the looks of it

10:21 pm

Uneaixoise

(me too)

10:21 pm

bichon

me too and 101 left

10:22 pm

Minski

I'm not finished but I am done. Leaving with 74 left to find at almost 11:30 at night. Good night all.

10:23 pm

Jellen

I'm drinking chewy o.j. (the kind with pulp in)

10:23 pm

Nef

niters, Minski

10:23 pm

Jellen

G'night, Minski

10:23 pm

Uneaixoise

gnite minski

10:23 pm

Dorens

i'm back... the first night we felt lost in the kitchen, it is sooooo big

10:23 pm

Nef

63 left for me

10:24 pm

Nef

Dorens, how did you hear of this place?

10:25 pm

Dorens

vrbo.com, which is the website we've used to rent places in martha's vineyard and the florida keys... .it's a good deal for owners and renters alike, no real estate folks getting their cut

10:25 pm

Dorens

hey une... we were talking about you at lunch today

10:26 pm

Uneaixoise

uh oh

10:26 pm

Dorens

ruru and me! only nice stuff

10:26 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:27 pm

Uneaixoise

so who was staying with you in your "estate"??

10:27 pm

Uneaixoise

was it a family reunion?

10:27 pm

Nef

I think your icon is hilarious, Unea

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

it totally cracked me up, nef :-)

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

and there was no followup

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

so have no idea if alien dog beamed up the rescue family . . .

10:28 pm

Dorens

all my kids... and my daughter in law's sister (with husband and five year old twins). we had visitors (one now, old friend of jeremy''s still here with her 15 month old).. my old buddy from high school who lives in napa was here for dinner one night... david's sister in law (with husband and two kids) a different night... lots of activity

10:28 pm

Nef

oh, my! I'm sure that dog won't find a ho** soon then!

10:29 pm

Dorens

oh yes, awesome picture une!

10:29 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, sounds like a terrific experience!

10:29 pm

Dorens

may i have clues for the last two an 7's please?

10:30 pm

Uneaixoise

an7 against male

10:30 pm

Nef

Dorens, do you vacation with family like that often? (My family isn't around; so it would be a unique experience)

10:30 pm

Uneaixoise

an7 dayti** nightti** . . . an****** at all

10:30 pm

Dorens

ty une (yes, terrific experience... don't turn 60 every year!)

10:31 pm

Uneaixoise

looking forward to pix (video?)

10:31 pm

Dorens

every summer we go to martha's vineyard... this was an aberration. and yes, nef, we are completely blessed!

10:32 pm

Nef

Dang! Second ti** I'm jealous today!

10:33 pm

Nef

it sounds like fun!

10:33 pm

jillibus

Hello all! How was the lungh with ruru? Any pix?

10:33 pm

jillibus

*lunch

10:33 pm

Nef

hi jilli!

10:33 pm

Uneaixoise

nef, good friend emailed me yesterday as she was sipping wine with friends on a rooftop in Istanbul in the moonlight

10:33 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli

10:33 pm

Uneaixoise

hey jilli :-)

10:34 pm

jillibus

I have alink to pix of our PNW gathering in my bio

10:34 pm

Dorens

no pix... i really should have done that!! and i had my daughter to play photographer too. it was delightful though jilli. and nef, i am sorry to be the cause of jealousy

10:34 pm

hpb

Hi all. I'm back to see if I can whittle down the 108 I have left.

10:34 pm

jillibus

tsk tsk dorens, I gave orders for pix!

10:34 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, hpb

10:34 pm

Uneaixoise

jilli, enjoyed looking at your pix yesterday -- looks like great fun :-)

10:34 pm

Jellen

Hi, hpb

10:35 pm

jillibus

I have 33 left. Guess I'd better concentrate...

10:35 pm

Nef

no problem, Dorens. With DH being ill this summer, I didn't get to go to a family wedding in MT or meet up with Harpjane and lbd while I was there. So I'm just having a jealous day! ;-)

10:36 pm

hpb

and I still can't get the at7. I've seen several clues but I'm feeling thick-headed on this one. help?

10:36 pm

hpb

it's my last A.

10:37 pm

Nef

sorry, hpb; I don't have it yet. (Too busy chatting, I guess)

10:37 pm

jillibus

at7 -- past tense of eat + eeny meeni miney ** + a **cht is a sailboat

10:38 pm

Uneaixoise

at7: consumed food + Spanish tennis champ Carlos ****

10:38 pm

hpb

***AAAAA*** angelic choirs singing that I finally got it! Thanks Jilli and Une!

10:38 pm

Uneaixoise

the part after the food rhymes with a kind of bean or milk favored by vegetarians

10:39 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, hpb!!

10:39 pm

hpb

on to the Bs...

10:40 pm

Uneaixoise

the b's are very sucky . . .

10:41 pm

Dorens

sorry, got called away again... nef i'm sorry you're having such tough time there

10:42 pm

hpb

so I'm noticing.

10:42 pm

Nef

Dorens, DH is on his way back! Each day is getting better (I'll update my profile if I finish the grid)

10:43 pm

Dorens

oh i'm so happy to hear that

10:43 pm

Nef

jilli, I saw your pics just now! What fun you guys had! :-)

10:45 pm

Dorens

am just trying to finish this grid before the kids reclaim me.... will see them later jilli. i apologize... didn't ask ruru cause he just seems like a kind of private person and i didn't want to put him on the spot. but he is a lovely man with a full head of hair!

10:48 pm

hpb

hey, I got the em9 all by myself!

10:49 pm

hpb

not really a hard word, but still feels like an accomplishment in this bear of a grid.

10:49 pm

Nef

Good for you, hpb!! WTG

10:52 pm

Jellen

Dorens, you've used VRBO before?

10:54 pm

Dorens

yes jellen.. multiple times and we've had great success

10:56 pm

Jellen

I will have to tell my brother about it...they travel a lot...

10:56 pm

Dorens

all over the world.. and all sorts of places

11:00 pm

Jellen

Think I'm going to curl up and read a bit...back later...

11:05 pm

torgone

Niters J

11:06 pm

Dorens

nite jellen... i am looking for 4 more words

11:06 pm

Nef

Good night, Jellen. Take care.

11:13 pm

Ormal

tt

11:14 pm

Nef

hi Ormal

11:15 pm

Nef

atim

11:15 pm

Nef

OOPS1 Sorry

11:20 pm

Ormal

hi Nef...didn't realize I'd shifted to here. :D

11:25 pm

jillibus

ok, that's it, fireworks. What a stinker of a grid!

11:25 pm

jillibus

Really needed Lickety and morewords.

11:26 pm

Ormal

wtg jill - I'm about to call it quits with 45 left

11:26 pm

jillibus

And what clues I saw -- for which , thanks!

11:28 pm

jillibus

Now for the next icon -- Sax players -- I hope you can take a few minutes to enjoy mine...

11:28 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

Jill?

11:32 pm

Nef

sorry I missed you jilli. I was off cleaning up the kitchen for the night. I LOVED your pictures of the PNW get together!

11:32 pm

stidmama

(((Jill))) hey all, have half an hour to flip to get to halfway...

11:33 pm

stidmama

down to 127 earlier... *sigh* tough grid.

11:33 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

ta for that clue earlier, stid, never gonna finish though!

11:33 pm

Nef

you can do it, stid! Hope you're feeling a bit better

11:34 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

woke up, couldn't sleep, at least this should be enough to put me there for a bit, lol!

11:34 pm

stidmama

I am still not happy about the actual master's program... but I am optimistic about the actual student teaching.

11:34 pm

jillibus

Hi George -- still in Israel?

11:34 pm

stidmama

and thanks Nef. how are you and dh doing these days?

11:35 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

of course, Jill

11:35 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

left offlines

11:35 pm

Nef

DH is doing better each day; bit by bit. That makes me happy too

11:35 pm

jillibus

hi stiddie -- super jacket!

11:36 pm

stidmama

thanks jill. it was admired today!

11:36 pm

stidmama

so glad to hear, Nef

11:36 pm

Nef

I love the jacket too, stid! How did you make it?

11:37 pm

jillibus

stid has a wonderful mother, nef...

11:37 pm

stidmama

Nef, I wish you could have been here last weekend. Jill is SO COOL! and so are bugs and jmc and... *wistful mama look* I wish we could have a grand babble meet someday and everyone get together.

11:37 pm

jillibus

and pini is a marvel, making that clever cake and the special grid for us all...

11:38 pm

stidmama

the jacket is a simplicity pattern for a doctor's jacket... 35** (can't remember exactly) and the fabric is from an old fabric store in Tacoma

11:38 pm

stidmama

oh that cake was SO delish!

11:39 pm

jillibus

who actually made the cake, stid?

11:39 pm

jillibus

pini designed the icing

11:39 pm

stidmama

Mother baked the cake, jill.

11:39 pm

jillibus

thought so -- spelt four?

11:39 pm

Nef

I love the pics you guys have from your meet up. and none of the pics are the same!

11:40 pm

jillibus

*flour -- oh, where are the others? In your blog, stid?

11:41 pm

Nef

stid, your jacket looks like it was knit or crocheted on the picture. And scrub jackets *do* have marvelous pockets too!

11:41 pm

stidmama

simplicity 3542

http://www.simplicity.com/p-1913-mis
splus-size-scrubs.aspx

11:42 pm

stidmama

yes! the pockets MAKE this jacket. the fabric is easily double-sided, and so deep that I can carry nearly everything I might need for teaching.

11:42 pm

stidmama

no, gluten-free flour. it was very nice.

11:43 pm

stidmama

not finding words very fast... down to 124 now.

11:44 pm

Nef

I'm stuck at 46. :-(

11:44 pm

stidmama

go Nef go!

11:44 pm

stidmama

I wish I could help...

11:46 pm

Jillyjill

Hello everyone, back for the flip!

11:46 pm

stidmama

hey jilly

11:46 pm

Nef

hi Jilly

11:47 pm

Jillyjill

*drumming fingers* so how is everyone...

11:48 pm

Nef

I'm giving up on this grid I think. There aren't ANY more words on this grid!

11:49 pm

stidmama

doing okay jilly . . . don't want to spend any time at all on school things, but will need to focus on it considerably most days from now until the end of November.

11:50 pm

stidmama

how about yourself?

11:50 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

see your guestbook, jill?

11:50 pm

Jillyjill

I agree with you Nef, I quit with 48 left....tough grid and I stop when it's no longer fun!

11:50 pm

Nef

stid; you can do it! Believe me; that time will go so fast...

11:50 pm

jillibus

great pix, stid -- just found the links in your bio :)

11:51 pm

jillibus

ok george...

11:51 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

Jill, sorry, should have a cap on that

11:51 pm

Jillyjill

Doing just fine Stid, had fun this afternoon which is also why I didn't get back to grid...

11:52 pm

stidmama

same reply to you, Jill -- hadn't seen most of those yet!

11:52 pm

stidmama

down to 106

11:52 pm

Jillyjill

go stid go!!

11:54 pm

Nef

I gues I have to quit now. doing faceplants into the keyboaard now. Niteres, everone!

11:54 pm

Nef

I gues I have to quit now. doing faceplants into the keyboa
ard now. Niteres, everone!

11:54 pm

hpb

stuck on the ro 5-7-8. are they related?

11:54 pm

stidmama

(((Nef))) be well, see you tomorrow probably.

11:54 pm

GÐµÐ¾Ð³gÐµ

keyprints on foreheads aren't pretty, Nef

11:55 pm

jillibus

ok george, saw your message on msn...

11:55 pm

Nef

??? Sorry, don't know how that happpened!

11:56 pm

stidmama

101... *wants to get down to 100(

11:56 pm

Nef

bye! <Poof>

11:56 pm

stidmama

ONE HUNDRED TO GO!!!! *mini celebration*

11:56 pm

Pinikula

evening all...

11:56 pm

stidmama

hey pini!!!

11:56 pm

Pinikula

...not going to finish this one...but had a great week w/my GD! :)

11:56 pm

Pinikula

hiya stid ;)

11:57 pm

Pinikula

how's it going tonight?

11:57 pm

stidmama

*very happy mama look* Details, pini! activities, places, pics???

11:57 pm

gremlinn

1,749,216

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

stidmama

oh gremlinn!!!!

11:58 pm

stidmama

hey MLF

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hey stid

11:59 pm

Pinikula

not many pics, stid...saw a few movies, baked/decorated a cake (beehive theme), learned a dance (Hannah Montana's Hoedown Throwdown), went on a few picnics, walked Koda (gave him a bath, too), chilled...

11:59 pm

stidmama

what a grand time you gals had!

11:59 pm

Pinikula

the beehive was delish, too! will post some on my FB when I d/l them ;)

12:00 am

stidmama

mmmmm. CAKE!

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