Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, October 19, 2010

12:00 am

NonnieLight

flippity flop

12:00 am

cosdem

yet ANOTHER small one.

12:01 am

Jellen

flip

12:01 am

Christine

flip

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all!!

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

NonnieLight

thanks lickety!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

cl 6

12:02 am

MLFAN17

i agree cos

12:03 am

NonnieLight

de 7

12:03 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

nonnie DE 6/7?

12:04 am

MLFAN17

oh now i have a DE 7

12:04 am

MLFAN17

DE 7 and a DE 6/7

12:05 am

NonnieLight

oh I only have the de 7 mlf <looking>

12:05 am

MLFAN17

i found one then the other so at first didnt realize we had two DE 7

12:05 am

NonnieLight

aha de 5/6/7!

12:05 am

rururocks

there are two de 6/7

12:06 am

rururocks

mi7

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru... haven't found the first set yet lol

12:06 am

MLFAN17

do you have a DE 7 by itself ruru?

12:06 am

rururocks

yep.. now three

12:07 am

MLFAN17

CL 6

12:07 am

rururocks

three de 7

12:07 am

MLFAN17

thanks ruru and one of them has a 5

12:08 am

cosdem

NBT

12:08 am

NonnieLight

go cos go!

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

wtg cos

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:09 am

cosdem

now i gotta find all the De7s lol i feel behind on that

12:09 am

MLFAN17

cos can you give me the stats on the Y on the 2ND column please?

12:09 am

cosdem

ya 4/8

12:09 am

cosdem

its a simple word

12:09 am

MLFAN17

ni6

12:09 am

NonnieLight

congrats volley

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:10 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:11 am

cosdem

im gonna save the rest for tomorrow.. night all!

12:12 am

NonnieLight

goodnight cos

12:12 am

Jellen

G'night, cos

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

de 6 x 3 and de 7 x 3 ... so far

12:12 am

MLFAN17

stats for the D On the THIRD COLUMN please?

12:13 am

NonnieLight

babyish father's name, mlf

12:13 am

NonnieLight

oops sorry too early for clues (I forgot)

12:13 am

MLFAN17

i just found thought i entered it before thanks though nannie

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

he 6

12:15 am

NonnieLight

nbt so I'm heading to bed. Good night all and take care.

12:15 am

MLFAN17

was Mi 6/7 called?

12:15 am

Jellen

G'night, Nonnie

12:16 am

MLFAN17

does anybody have all the 7s?

12:16 am

Jellen

nbt, and headed out, too...

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

I only have 3 sevens

12:17 am

MLFAN17

i only need one more

12:17 am

MLFAN17

7

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

I have de 7 x 3; mi 7 ... not sure what I am missing

12:19 am

rururocks

da7

12:19 am

MLFAN17

dee you have 4 7s lol you need one more like i do

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru!

12:19 am

MLFAN17

and we need the same one

12:20 am

rururocks

it's an eeasy one

12:20 am

MLFAN17

is that why we cant find or at least i cant?

12:21 am

rururocks

lol

12:21 am

kje

hi

12:21 am

MLFAN17

i got it

12:22 am

MLFAN17

NOPE

12:22 am

MLFAN17

I got a 6

12:22 am

rururocks

hi kje good eveig

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

blind to that one hmmmm

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

from which d does it originate?

12:23 am

kje

brat

12:23 am

MLFAN17

me too dee i got a 6 thought it was a 7 da

12:24 am

Christine

I have de 6, 7, 6, 7 ... where does the de5 fall ??

12:24 am

MLFAN17

the 6 iss is eiher the third or 4th row

12:24 am

rururocks

not night dee

12:24 am

MLFAN17

still cand find the da 7

12:24 am

MLFAN17

christine de 5/18?

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru got it

12:25 am

MLFAN17

ohh thanks ruru

12:26 am

MLFAN17

OD 6

12:27 am

MLFAN17

ruru is that a painting?

12:27 am

rururocks

no a photo

12:28 am

MLFAN17

beautiful dog

12:28 am

Christine

thank you, MLFAN17 - I went all around the neighborhood, didn't see that. Had to fighure it from the points.

12:29 am

Christine

rurocks - that's Dylan's Daddy, right?

12:29 am

MLFAN17

welcome christine and you got the 7 that goes with it right?

12:29 am

MLFAN17

yes it is christine thats what it says on rurus profile lol

12:30 am

rururocks

yes christine

12:30 am

Christine

Guess that's ehere I learned it, or from the chat yesterday.

12:31 am

J. C.

Good morning...

12:31 am

Christine

MLFAN17 - I had the 7, didn't see the 5

12:31 am

MLFAN17

christine who is annie laurie?

12:32 am

MLFAN17

cool christine:)

12:32 am

Fauxmage

Evening JC :)

12:34 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:36 am

Fauxmage

Hi cybernan.

12:36 am

J. C.

Morning, Fauxmage. ;)

12:40 am

Fauxmage

You're looking very fancy there JC.

12:40 am

cybernan

NBT

12:40 am

J. C.

Why thank you, Laura dahhhling. ;)

12:43 am

rururocks

firewurst!!!!

12:43 am

cybernan

And for bonnie Annie Laurie I would lay me doon and die.

12:43 am

J. C.

Congrats, ruru!

12:43 am

Fauxmage

Wow, yay rururocks!

12:44 am

cybernan

congrats, ruru

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:47 am

rururocks

yeah dee...well done

12:47 am

flosey

hi everyone and WTG RU

12:47 am

anike

fireworks - snap again dee

12:47 am

rururocks

where's dart?

12:47 am

flosey

and DEE

12:48 am

anike

And congrats ru

12:48 am

flosey

wow, what a time to come in, WTG Anike

12:48 am

rururocks

yeah anike

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

snap anike

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

12:48 am

rururocks

this would have taken chugga about 5 minutes

12:49 am

flosey

chugga not in tonight?

12:49 am

rururocks

maybe six

12:49 am

J. C.

Yes. And will take me much longer than you, ruru.

12:50 am

rururocks

this one isn't too bad JC..you'll be fine

12:50 am

Fauxmage

Oh hi flosey.

12:50 am

Christine

MLFAN - sorry, just came back to the game. Annie Laurie was the heroine of a tale of the feud betweens the clans MacDonald and Campbell. Can't remember the author.

12:50 am

flosey

hi Faux

12:50 am

cybernan

half way -- it is going fast

12:50 am

rururocks

did she fight under the golden arches?

12:51 am

Christine

I believe that

12:51 am

Christine

o.

12:51 am

Christine

I believe that's so.

12:52 am

rururocks

ok.. I am off to bed.. give jilli my best if she shows up after bridge

12:52 am

rururocks

that was a bad joke on my part Christine..lol

12:53 am

J. C.

My mother's maiden name was McDonald. Her side of the family are Irish McDonalds, though.

12:53 am

Christine

pimp

12:53 am

J. C.

And 'Mc' not 'Mac'.

12:53 am

Christine

oh, sorry about that.

12:53 am

rururocks

who you callin a pimp?

12:54 am

Fauxmage

I've got Campbells and MacDonalds in my family tree. :P

12:54 am

rururocks

*puts on Fedora*

12:54 am

J. C.

Thank you for that, Christine. Never mind being called one if it's in the grid. :P

12:55 am

rururocks

then faux you should be set with soup and fries

12:55 am

Christine

J.C. I'm pretty sure it's Mac D

12:55 am

Fauxmage

:P

12:55 am

J. C.

Well. If MacDonalds and McDonalds are related somewhere back far enough, we could be very distantly related, Laura. ;)

12:55 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:56 am

rururocks

pretty conservative costume there JC

12:56 am

J. C.

Hmmm, Christine? You're pretty sure what is? My mum's maiden name isn't, no - hers is 'Mc' not 'Mac' and they're from Ireland.

12:56 am

Christine

Sorry, JC - misread your post.

12:56 am

J. C.

Yes, ruru. Trying to tone it down - you don't want to see the outrageous ones. :P

12:57 am

rururocks

*rolls eyes*

12:57 am

Christine

No, JC, I thought you were calling me on the spelling of Clan MacDonald.

12:57 am

J. C.

Oh you don't know the half, ruru...

12:57 am

J. C.

Ah. No, Christine...

12:57 am

Aloyisius

da

12:58 am

rururocks

ok good night all you lovely people.. have a great game..

12:58 am

J. C.

The Scottish ones would probably be predominantly 'Mac' as opposed to 'Mc'.

12:58 am

rururocks

da what aloy?

12:58 am

J. C.

da?

12:58 am

rururocks

(she is singing along with Sting)

12:58 am

J. C.

It's morning here - but good night to you, ruru.

12:58 am

rururocks

do da da ..

12:58 am

J. C.

Ah.

12:59 am

J. C.

Yes. Such profound lyrics...

12:59 am

rururocks

that boy sure could write ... huh?

12:59 am

J. C.

And a challenge to memorise. :P

1:00 am

J. C.

Erm...sure. ;)

1:01 am

rururocks

*poof*

1:01 am

flosey

wow JC your outfit outshines any peacock

1:01 am

J. C.

Why thank you, flosey.

1:02 am

flosey

it's gorgeous

1:04 am

cybernan

Anna ( Annie) Laurie was the daughter of the baronet of Maxwelton. This rural mansion house was built by her family on a hill rise dominating the River Cairn (one of Maxwelton Braes), Dumfriesshire. Maxwelton House still stands there today as a family home only a couple of miles from the idyllic village of Moniaive. It is really quite strange that such a quiet and out of the way place as this should have inspired the composition of such a well known and evocative Scottish Song.

Annie Meets William Douglas of Fingland the Dashing Young Blade
William Douglas owned a small upland estate at Fingland. All that remains there now is a sheep farm and some stones from the now ruinous Douglas tower. Douglas was a dangerous man to know. He was a dashing young soldier of undoubted bravery but he was also a rebellious Jacobite. He was known for his fiery temper and was a noted swordsman and duelist. It is thought by some that Anna and Douglas met and fell in love near her home on Maxwelton Braes.

The Romance Leads to a Love Poem That Later Becomes a Famous Scots Song
No matter where they met a romance is said to have blossomed between the two. Somes sources think that Anna was not in love with Douglas and that his was an unrequited love rhyme. Some say they never even met but that seems highly unlikely. Douglas wrote his love poem about Anna and she is known to have written of him in later years. The words to the two verse Douglas poem were probably written at Fingland at the beginning of the 18th century.
The Romance Fails But the Rhyme Endures and Evolves
The romance between the two youngsters did not last. Anna's father was probably not in favour of her consorting with a a Jacobite rebel. Some sources say that Douglas and Anna's Father even fought it out in a duel over the matter but there is no proof of this happening. Whatever the cause of the failure in the romance it is true that neither of them kept their promise true. What is even stranger is that Anna was first to break the alleged romantic pact between her and Douglas.

The Two Lovers Do Not Keep Their Promise True
Anna married Fergusson of Craigdarroch another Glencairn landowner and broke her promise true to Douglas. If she ever made it that is? Douglas later married an heiress and slipped quietly into obscurity. It was the sister in law of the Duke of Buccleuch who finally made the poem into the song we all know today. Alicia Spottiswoode came frome the ranks of Scotland's landed aristocracy. She had a great love of Scotland and loved her native Lammermuir hills dearly.

Lady John Scott Edits and Writes the Song We Know Today
Alicia married the brother of the Duke of Buccleuch and spent time at English court of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her heart was always in Scotland though and she penned several Jacobite ballads and evocative songs. She is most famous today for her version of Annie Laurie. She modified the original two verse poem and added a further verse and a tune. That is the famous song that is still sung today from Moniaive to Memphis and from Chicago to Hong Kong.

1:04 am

J. C.

Thank you...

1:05 am

cybernan

Mazwelton Braies are Bonnie

1:05 am

jillibus

Hello -- I'm late :)

1:05 am

cybernan

Maxwelton Braes are Bonnie
They're a' clad ower wi' dew

Where I and Annie Laurie

Made up the promise true

Made up the promise true

That ne'er forgot will I

And for bonny Annie Laurie

I'd lay down my head and

Maxwelton Braes are bonnie

Where early fa's the dew

And 'twas there that Annie Laurie

Gave me her promise true

Gave me her promise true

Which ne,er forgot will be

And for bonnie Annie Laurie

I,d lay me doon and dee

1:05 am

flosey

hi jilli

1:05 am

joshuavorbis

evening jillibus

1:06 am

cybernan

*probably more than you wanted to know!

1:06 am

J. C.

Hello, Jill...

1:07 am

Fauxmage

Hi Jill.

1:09 am

jillibus

I agree with flosey, JC -- that is a gorgeous outfit.

1:11 am

westford

hello everyone

1:11 am

flosey

hi west

1:11 am

westford

what a nice story nan thanks for posting it

1:12 am

jillibus

hi west

1:12 am

westford

now of course I'll be singing that song

1:12 am

westford

hi flosey and jilli

1:12 am

J. C.

Thank you, Jill - will have to show them all to you sometime. Hello, westford...

1:13 am

westford

hi JC very nice costume

1:13 am

westford

must have set you back a pretty penny

1:15 am

Christine

Wesatford, it's gonna be a group singalong.

1:15 am

westford

ooh good I love singalongs.

1:17 am

J. C.

Thank you, westford...

1:17 am

westford

the workmanship is exquisite

1:18 am

J. C.

Set me back? No. Of course not - didn't pay for it.

1:18 am

J. C.

It was provided, a panto costume.

1:19 am

westford

oh thought you did..guess you wouldn't have anywhere else to wear it though

1:19 am

westford

I can't even imagine the hours that went into making that

1:19 am

J. C.

No, quite. And when you're hired for a production, costuming is supplied.

1:20 am

J. C.

I have worn others just as elaborate.

1:20 am

jillibus

I wish we had pantos here.

1:20 am

flosey

jilli, what a beautiful peacock

1:21 am

J. C.

Yes - rare to see a white one.

1:21 am

westford

very beautiful jilli and yours too flosey

1:21 am

flosey

thanks west

1:22 am

westford

I pi4/7 the poor peahen imagine having to live up to that

1:22 am

jhb

Hi everyone. Just logged on and read the chat. My late husband was Scottish and we live there for 8 years. He had an aunt Annie who married John Laurie so she became Annie Laurie. Get 2 Scotsmen and 2 glasses of Scotch and they will likely break into Annie Laurie.

1:22 am

jillibus

I thought a white one would be different

1:22 am

jhb

Break into singing I meant.

1:22 am

flosey

sure is jilli, have never heard of a white one

1:22 am

westford

hi jhb what a sweet story

1:22 am

Christine

Hello, Judith

1:23 am

flosey

hi jhb, quite a story

1:23 am

jhb

Hi Christine, hi westford.

1:23 am

J. C.

Ah yes, jhb - and hello. :)

1:23 am

jhb

And hello to everybody.

1:23 am

jillibus

isn't there some estate or other which has nothing but white peacocks?

1:23 am

jillibus

hi jhb

1:24 am

jhb

I must say you are all excelling yourselves with your lovely icons.

1:24 am

flosey

pretty little church, Christine

1:24 am

J. C.

I'm a human peacock. :P

1:24 am

westford

did they play Annie Laurie at your daughter's wedding Christine?

1:24 am

westford

or at least sing it afterwards?

1:25 am

jhb

No Westford and they didn't play it or sing it at my son's wedding and he was born in Glasgow.

1:26 am

jhb

Oh sorry Christine. I jumped in and answered for you.

1:26 am

westford

that's a sister thing j lol

1:26 am

Christine

They didn't play or sing the song. Son-in-law found the church on a ramble arounf Forest Lawn, and asked Vanessa how she felt about being married there.

1:26 am

jillibus

nbt

1:27 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:27 am

westford

wtg jilli

1:27 am

westford

that y was a hoot

1:27 am

jhb

Well just called in for a chat. Off to raid the larder for dinner. Bye

1:27 am

Christine

Come back soon y'hear, as we say in the South.

1:27 am

westford

nice to see you j hurry back

1:28 am

westford

Christine how romantic of him

1:28 am

jillibus

at least it's a plural, west, so we can still give a cheer?

1:28 am

westford

I'm not sure it's part of the word

1:28 am

westford

but I won't tell if you won't

1:29 am

Christine

In my young and silly days, I was married to a Southerner.

1:29 am

westford

they can be very romantic too yes ma'am

1:30 am

jhb

But he was drop dead gorgeous wasn't he?

1:31 am

Christine

My Jack-that-was? Yep, he was pretty okay. However, you're the one that got the GOOD guy.

1:31 am

Christine

Actually, he

1:31 am

jhb

Yeah - didn't I just. they dont make many like my one.

1:32 am

Christine

actually, he's a good guy, better than many I've known.

1:32 am

jhb

Although he son is shaping up quite well now.

1:32 am

Christine

I mean, that I know (of).

1:33 am

Christine

Judith has a gorgeous son, and a beautiful daughter -- and you should see the grandsons. If there's an icon for handsome grandnephews, I could post a picture.

1:34 am

Christine

No, I wouldn't do that -- too invasive of their privacy.

1:34 am

westford

post it anyway nothing like a handsome young man to make an old woman happy

1:34 am

westford

oh all right I'm set anyway lol

1:36 am

westford

is that the son who was married in Glasgow?

1:36 am

jhb

Well west - When I went to lunch today, I noticed an old lady sitting on a park bench sobbing her eyes out. I stopped and asked her what was wrong. She said, â€˜I have a 22 year old husband at home. He makes love to me every morning and then gets up and makes me pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit and freshly ground coffee.â€™
I said, â€˜Well, then why are you crying?â€™ She said, â€˜He makes me homemade soup for lunch and my favorite brownies and then makes love to me for half the afternoon. I said, â€˜Well, why are you crying?â€™ She said, â€˜For dinner he makes me a gourmet meal with wine and my favorite dessert and then makes love to me until 2:00 a.m.â€™ I said, â€˜Well, why in the world would you be crying?â€™ She said, â€˜I canâ€™t remember where I live!â€™

1:37 am

westford

ROFL

1:37 am

jhb

No westford - my son was born in Glasgow and married in Nelson, New Zealand

1:37 am

westford

that's too funny and sad

1:37 am

jillibus

oh hahahaha!

1:37 am

westford

oh that's right would have been a bit far to go

1:38 am

jhb

A bit risque - I'll shut up now.

1:38 am

westford

if that ever happens to me I'll write my address down

1:38 am

jillibus

don't worry about risque around here!

1:38 am

jhb

I already have.

1:38 am

westford

ruru would have loved that one

1:39 am

westford

lol j you're a kick

1:39 am

westford

back to the wedding ( I love weddings) were there kilts and bagpipes?

1:40 am

J. C.

Risque? How shocking - must cover my eyes.

1:40 am

jhb

Not at my children's weddings in fact my son specifically banned them

1:40 am

jillibus

quite, JC ;)

1:40 am

westford

aww too bad

1:40 am

jhb

Although westford we do still have my son's kilt from when he was 6.

1:41 am

Christine

I've tolld my daughter I want a piper (or a recording) at my feneral.

1:41 am

jhb

Going somewhere sis?

1:41 am

Christine

Food grief *funeral.

1:41 am

Christine

Not until I'm old.

1:42 am

jhb

what's with Food grief?

1:42 am

Christine

GFood grief -- another typo.

1:42 am

Christine

Bloody fremlins are having a field day, over here

1:42 am

westford

thought food grief meant you were hungry Christine

1:42 am

cybernan

peacock photo and story uploaded :)

1:43 am

jhb

I was at my grandsons' school today. It's called Scots College and they have a Grandparents' day each year. The Headmaster was piped in. You would have loved it Christine.

1:43 am

jillibus

are fremlins anything like gremlins?

1:43 am

westford

friendly gremlins

1:43 am

Christine

Not hungry, had a delicious cheeseburger & fries for dinner.

1:43 am

jillibus

ah

1:43 am

westford

we had Chinese

1:43 am

jhb

What happed to the diet? Carry on this way and I will have to call you Big Sister.

1:43 am

Christine

Am I the only one old enough to remember the fremlins in the old Playboy magazine.

1:44 am

jhb

Who bought you Playboy?

1:44 am

westford

those cute little girls?

1:44 am

Christine

There's no diet, I just gave up sugar and candiy and desserts.

1:44 am

jillibus

I'm older, but far too pure to look at Playboy :-]

1:44 am

jhb

OK so cheeseburgers and fries are OK. I'm going on that diet.

1:45 am

Christine

Yessss Westford - they sat in champagne saucers, remember.

1:45 am

J. C.

Why would women be looking at Playboy?

1:45 am

J. C.

Well. Bertha might...

1:45 am

jillibus

jhb -- they're ok if you only eat half of them.

1:45 am

westford

I do and there were some good articles

1:45 am

jhb

Great question JC

1:45 am

jillibus

Censorship, JC, and envy maybe.

1:46 am

jhb

And jillibus if you have your eyes closed and your fingers crossed?

1:46 am

Christine

I was almost afraid to mention Playboy, Jilllibus, being aware of your sensibilities - not wanting to shock you.

1:46 am

jillibus

and of course, the articles.

1:46 am

westford

airbrushed and silicone no thanks

1:46 am

J. C.

You are joking I gather, Christine? :P

1:46 am

jillibus

you and jhb are so considerate.

1:47 am

J. C.

If I don't shock Jill and offend her sensibilities, no one can or will. ;)

1:47 am

Christine

Lady Jillibus must be protected

1:47 am

J. C.

And so far, I don't seem to have...

1:47 am

jillibus

ROFL!

1:48 am

Christine

By our age, I doubt there's much that we've not seen, or heard of.

1:48 am

J. C.

Quite.

1:48 am

cybernan

boohoo!!! -- spent 20 minutes hunting down and making icon from my photo of a Scottish peacock and nobody noticed the post!! ;-)

1:49 am

westford

oh no nan I'm still seeing your regular one

1:49 am

J. C.

It still has your previous icon in the chog, cybernan.

1:49 am

J. C.

That's probably why...

1:49 am

cybernan

just click for my profile -- will show previous one until you refresh

1:50 am

westford

I can see it if I click he's gorgeous

1:50 am

J. C.

Now that I've refreshed the page, I see it.

1:50 am

J. C.

Beautiful peacock.

1:50 am

cybernan

He was a saucy one too!

1:50 am

jillibus

gorgeous, nan! (I have to go out and back in)

1:50 am

westford

I said I really enjoyed your post but you must have been peacock hunting

1:50 am

cybernan

--came right up to our table and posed while I took the photo

1:51 am

westford

ah there it is I refreshed

1:51 am

jillibus

lovely, nan!

1:51 am

westford

what do they do at night?

1:51 am

cybernan

didn't have to do any hunting west.

1:52 am

westford

is there a peacock wrangler who pens them up?

1:52 am

westford

oh I guess not since it was your picture

1:52 am

cybernan

oh you mean the annie laurie post! - ty

1:52 am

westford

yes been singing the song every since

1:53 am

cybernan

no there are just a lot of them roaming the grounds at Scone

1:53 am

westford

Christine's sister jhb said her husband's aunt was Annie and married John Laurie

1:54 am

westford

is Scone the place Scottish kings were crowned?

1:57 am

jibiibear

can anyone help with od6/24

1:57 am

jillibus

I knew I'd heard of a place with white peacocks -- "Overlooking the wooded banks of the Rouge River, the Sun Porch was the ideal place to indulge Henry and Clara Ford's passion for bird watching. Here nature came indoors. With telescopes the Fords could focus on some of the 500 birdhouses scattered around the grounds or perhaps on one of the estate's 30 white peacocks as they strutted among the indigo irises or hollyhocks blooming in Clara Ford's Blue Garden . "

1:57 am

westford

the most not normal

1:58 am

flosey

lovely story jilli

1:58 am

cybernan

yes -- the Stone of Destiny sat under the British Throne until recently when it was repatriated and now sits in the Scottish Parliament Building.

1:58 am

jibiibear

doh....how could I miss that LOL

1:58 am

westford

or opposite of even

1:58 am

jibiibear

15 left to find!

1:58 am

flosey

thanks west, for od6

1:58 am

westford

thanks jilli and nan..always learn so many great things here

1:58 am

westford

yvw flosey

1:59 am

westford

glad to hear the stone is back where it belongs

1:59 am

cybernan

getting too late for me to concentrate -- 20 left for tomorrow :)

1:59 am

flosey

beautiful peacock, nan

2:00 am

westford

gj so far nan

2:00 am

flosey

a neighbour has peacocks, they are great watchdogs

2:00 am

jillibus

I agree, west, re the Stone of Scone.

2:00 am

flosey

we declined their kind offer of a pair!

2:03 am

westford

oh I imagine they are flosey..does your cat visit them?

2:03 am

cybernan

I have a photo of me sitting on the stone that has been placed where the original stood. It sits on a little hill outside of the church at Scone. The hill was built up over the years by tradition. When the lairds came to pledge their allegience to the Scottish King, they would carry a bootful of earth from their own lands and dump it before him as he sat one the Stone of Destiny. Over the years it became a mound of about 4 feet in height.

2:03 am

jillibus

I just passed halfway

2:04 am

flosey

cat never leaves our property west, they're down the road a bit

2:10 am

jillibus

Well, 43 left and it's bedtime so goodnight all and *poof*

2:11 am

flosey

goodnight jilli

2:11 am

Christine

Sleep well, Jillibus.

2:12 am

westford

that's amazing nan lots of loyal scots

2:13 am

westford

good night jilli if you have trouble going to sleep just sing

2:13 am

westford

Annie Laurie

2:13 am

jillibus

just before I go -- flosey, I had a Yarborough tonight that beats all -- one 8, three 7s, and a 5.

2:13 am

flosey

ah yes, hubby had it

2:14 am

jillibus

Yuk! *repoof*

2:14 am

flosey

seldom see such a total yarborough

2:14 am

westford

yuk the yarborough or Annie Laurie? lol

2:15 am

jillibus

the yarborough, lol!

2:16 am

westford

I went looking for a carafe for our coffee pot..just barely dinged it and got a nice spider crack in the bottom

2:17 am

westford

it'll be over $30 to replace it might have to get a Mr. Coffee

2:18 am

flosey

yes, it's crazy, you can almost replace the whole thing

2:19 am

westford

I made coffee tonight using my 4 cup glass measuring cup and had to keep a knife pressed on the little gizmo at the top where the coffee pot normally presses

2:20 am

westford

and you should have seen me trying to find the model number on the bottom.white on white !!

2:21 am

flosey

they don't make things easy!

2:22 am

westford

I know. We have a 30 cup party perk but we left that up in Maine

2:22 am

flosey

once, when the power was off, I made coffee in a saucepan and strained it

2:22 am

westford

that's an idea

2:22 am

flosey

it was good!

2:22 am

westford

did you pour boiling water over it?

2:23 am

flosey

no, think I added the coffee to boiling water and let it sit a bit

2:23 am

westford

I'll try that

2:23 am

flosey

didn't take very long

2:25 am

jibiibear

7 words left to find....all d words

2:25 am

westford

lot of d's

2:25 am

flosey

I have 8, 5 are d words

2:25 am

westford

I have 8 of those left

2:26 am

jibiibear

3 4's...1 5...1 6...2 7's

2:26 am

westford

do you have the 7 that's a compound word?

2:26 am

flosey

aha, just monkeyed di5

2:27 am

jibiibear

Yes I do

2:27 am

flosey

yes, thanks west

2:27 am

westford

I was very proud of that one lol

2:27 am

flosey

yes, me too

2:29 am

flosey

think I'd better get to bed, I'll find the last 7 tomorrow

2:29 am

flosey

goodnight all

2:29 am

westford

good night flosey I'll let you know how the coffee turns out

2:30 am

flosey

yes, please do

2:31 am

Christine

I know if I try often, I'll get diadem onto my list.

2:31 am

westford

it just doesn't want to work Christine

2:32 am

Christine

I must've tried four times - can't seem to remember that I tried it long ago.

2:33 am

westford

it will be interesting to see how we do with a rotating grid

2:34 am

Christine

I can't even imagine wat that means.

2:35 am

westford

we had one in tangleword it just switches the letters around

2:36 am

westford

there was a button each individual could press

2:36 am

Christine

Whoa, you mean the letters in this grid will rearrange themselves?

2:36 am

westford

that's what I hear..if it ever happens

2:36 am

westford

sort of like shaking the letters in real boggle

2:37 am

westford

hope we have control of it though would be very disconcerting if they changed all of a sudden

2:37 am

Christine

So, you could leave the grid, needing say 8 words, come back and need 25 words?Would it change at a set time each night?

2:38 am

westford

I have no idea hope not

2:38 am

Christine

Or would each person change her own grid? That would make clue-ing very difficult.

2:38 am

westford

that would

2:39 am

Christine

I say, if it ain't broke, why fix it?

2:39 am

westford

did you ever play tangleword?

2:39 am

westford

you're right !!

2:39 am

Haz1558

It couldn't possibly mean that all the letters change. Surely it's just a case of the board rotating on an axis so that, for instance, with one turn the i on the bottom left of this grid would appear top left.

2:40 am

Haz1558

In that way, the order of the letters would remain exactly the same, all you would be getting would be a change of perspective.

2:40 am

westford

hi haz I think that's what happened

2:40 am

westford

but it was an individual preference

2:40 am

Christine

No. Never heard of it. This is the only game I play. If it rotated the bottom row to be the right column, wouldn't the placement of the letters remain the same?

2:41 am

westford

I can see it now. On 3 everyone rotate

2:41 am

Christine

Oh, Haz, you posted while I typed.

2:41 am

Haz1558

And I think it would be individual preference here as well. Hello to you both.

2:41 am

westford

tangleword was very similar but we had 2 minutes to find as many words as we could

2:42 am

westford

I like this game much more

2:42 am

Haz1558

My understanding is that it would be a way for individuals to get a new perspective on the board, not that the board itself would change in reality.

2:44 am

westford

I'm hearing everything second hand do you know when the great unveiling will happen haz?

2:44 am

Haz1558

No, I'm not aware of any date having been set. I'm not on facebook so haven't been privy to the latest news from Dr-G which was posted a week or two ago. We wait on.

2:45 am

westford

I was on FB but was so tired of it all

2:45 am

sandrafrances

Morning all how many words today please

2:46 am

Haz1558

113, sandra.

2:46 am

westford

113

2:46 am

westford

good morning sandra

2:47 am

westford

haz we had a lovely discussion about Annie Laurie

2:49 am

Haz1558

Earlier on this morning/evening?

2:50 am

westford

around 1 a.m.

2:50 am

westford

cybernan posted a tome lol

2:51 am

westford

I've always loved the song but didn't know any of the history

2:52 am

Haz1558

I don't know that I know much except that it's a song.

2:54 am

westford

had something to do with Campbells and MacDonalds and there was a Douglas thrown in

3:01 am

westford

30 left and there's the wall..going to get the list bye for now

3:01 am

Haz1558

I've just looked up some references. Where you see 'legend' and 'people claim' you know that nobody probably really knows the truth!

3:01 am

Haz1558

See you later, westford.

3:01 am

westford

so true but it's what love stories are made of

3:02 am

westford

bye haz

3:02 am

donnab3012

good morning/evening everyone, hope you are all well

3:03 am

Atalante

hello :) just popped in with news :)

3:03 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody; How cold is it in the UK?

3:03 am

rubyfoo

news?

3:04 am

donnab3012

cold, grey and wet here in Manchester. Toastie warm with a nice cup of tea here in my living room.

3:04 am

Atalante

a) was offered a wonderful job the other day working at Kent Wildlife Trust as a marine conservation person, part time, and b) having my knee op today!

3:05 am

rubyfoo

that is big news, ata! I hope the op goes swimmingly well!

3:05 am

donnab3012

Congrats Atalante, good luck wishes to you. xx

3:06 am

rubyfoo

and the job sounds perfect!

3:06 am

Atalante

it's absolutely perfect!

3:07 am

rubyfoo

to5/18 sounds perfect for this weather (not for you ata)

3:09 am

donnab3012

could do with one for medicinal reasons..had a bad fall yesterday, Im quite badly bruised and sore

3:09 am

rubyfoo

falling is terrible, donna, and more of the bad ones happen in the house!

3:10 am

rubyfoo

I think a hot to5/18 is in order for your sore and bruised body!

3:11 am

donnab3012

I was in the city centre with my daughter and my foot just seemed to give from beneath me. hurt elbow, knees and chest..A good reason to take it easy today

3:15 am

rubyfoo

fastest nbt, ever!

3:16 am

rubyfoo

but not half

3:16 am

Haz1558

Hello again - good morning/evening all.

3:17 am

Haz1558

Just read back - good news, Ata!

3:17 am

Atalante

hi haz!

3:17 am

rubyfoo

hi haz

3:18 am

Haz1558

Hello! And donna, hope you feel better soon.

3:18 am

Haz1558

Ata, are you at the clinic or when do you go in?

3:19 am

donnab3012

Thank you Haz x

3:20 am

Atalante

at midday

3:20 am

daykat

nicel

3:20 am

daykat

y

3:20 am

Haz1558

So, no breakfast?

3:21 am

rubyfoo

hi daykat

3:21 am

Atalante

I had some toast a bit earlier, was ok up to 8am

3:21 am

rubyfoo

nice mi6, ata, but you get a pb pass today!!

3:22 am

Atalante

gosh, and I haven't even looked at the grid!

3:22 am

rubyfoo

hahah

3:23 am

rubyfoo

you must be psychic!

3:23 am

Atalante

just brilliant :P

3:23 am

rubyfoo

we knew that!

3:24 am

Atalante

reminders are always good :)

3:24 am

Haz1558

I know, smugness has been missing from your direction for a while.

3:25 am

donnab3012

thanks fro to*** Ruby x

3:26 am

rubyfoo

I owe yu a lot, ata, for imparting some of your wisdom (and websites!)

3:26 am

Haz1558

Wisdom? Ata?

3:27 am

rubyfoo

and that is Dr. Ruby's scrip, donna!

3:28 am

Atalante

of course wisdom!

3:29 am

Haz1558

I'll get adjusted to the idea of Ata being wise in a while, it just takes a bit of getting used to.

3:29 am

Haz1558

So, how are you going to solve the problems in France, Ata? The natives are revolting.

3:30 am

rubyfoo

is a do4/5 a cross between an amorous go** and a deer?

3:31 am

Atalante

the french are always revolting. let them get on with it

3:32 am

rubyfoo

it would be a joke, if it wasn't always the case. Fortunately, we have plenty of gas in the cars and don't have to go anyplace far

3:33 am

Haz1558

So they're not marching up and down the village burning tyres and shouting rude things?

3:33 am

Atalante

they always shout rude things

3:33 am

rubyfoo

and our little school is even open although the bigger ones in Annecy are not

3:34 am

Haz1558

Are the schools closed because teachers are refusing to work?

3:35 am

rubyfoo

yes, they are part of the CGT, I think, and they've organized high school students to man the barricades in Paris. Disgusting! (revolting hahah)

3:36 am

rubyfoo

pi6/27 sounds like an angry drunk

3:36 am

Haz1558

They're just keeping up tradition, ruby.

3:37 am

rubyfoo

but these children will not be educated

3:38 am

Haz1558

They'll catch up. Their parents and their grandparents managed and so will they.

3:39 am

Atalante

they'll learn what it is to be french

3:39 am

rubyfoo

unfortunately

3:40 am

Haz1558

They just believe in direct action - or inaction. None of your shillyshallying.

3:41 am

rubyfoo

this big union needs to be broken, like Thatcher and Reagan both acted on their out-of-control unions

3:41 am

rubyfoo

as an ex-teacher, I think teachers' strikes are poison

3:42 am

rubyfoo

the people here are so nice UNTIL they get behind the barricades, but that is just in big cities

3:43 am

rubyfoo

nice grid and see you later! good luck with your op, ata. And enjoy your to***s, donna

3:43 am

Haz1558

Bye, ruby.

3:43 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

3:43 am

rubyfoo

bye haz

3:44 am

Atalante

bye ruby!

3:48 am

Atalante

how is La Spanglettinella today?

3:49 am

Haz1558

She's fine - it's wet outside but I see blue sky beginning to break through so she will get her morning walk after all.

3:49 am

Atalante

that will please her

3:50 am

Haz1558

Yes, nothing beats being outside, not even barking at the cats through the window.

3:51 am

Atalante

though that is fairly good, if outside isn't an option

3:51 am

Haz1558

LoriP made an appearance the other day (I wasn't here). FM got so excited she told her that I was going to be Mother of the Bridge next year.

3:52 am

Atalante

oh nooooo! LMAO!!

3:53 am

Haz1558

Poor FM.

3:53 am

Atalante

that's hilarious, even for her

3:54 am

Haz1558

I know, it's definitely worthy of remembering.

3:55 am

Haz1558

When would your new job begin, Ata?

3:55 am

Atalante

absolutely!! and on that note, I should go and find a bag to fill with books and things to keep me amused this afternoon ... I'll email you later when I'm back from hospital!

3:56 am

Haz1558

Yes, let me know how you get on. All the best!

3:56 am

Atalante

will do! love to fm if she appears and will email her too, obviously!

3:57 am

Haz1558

She'll shoot you if you don't! Will Hobbit keep vigil outside the theatre?

4:16 am

Haz1558

Tiptoes out...

4:17 am

zoozzoom

Take care , Haz

4:22 am

carleekat

morning....

4:22 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Carlee.

4:23 am

carleekat

hi zooz...hows things?

4:24 am

zoozzoom

Not too bad, thanks, How are you?

4:24 am

carleekat

i am not sure i woke up way too early

4:25 am

zoozzoom

I am sure Babble will wake you up & a nice hot drink too..lol

4:26 am

carleekat

i am stiill in bed...hot drink requires me getting out of bed

4:26 am

zoozzoom

lol..true..nah, stay in bed..you never know..you might be able to nod off again :-)

4:27 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning all.

4:28 am

zoozzoom

I was lurking the other day (did not feel like chatting) it was nice to hear you say you were enjoying a nice glass of wine.

4:28 am

carleekat

hi there sally

4:28 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sally :-)

4:28 am

carleekat

thanks zooz...its been a long time coming to get there :)

4:29 am

zoozzoom

time is a good healer...even if it does take its time..lol

4:30 am

carleekat

true enough :)...so u are folding at home?

4:30 am

zoozzoom

i used to on my old computer, but i am not on thi laptop.

4:31 am

zoozzoom

this*

4:31 am

carleekat

oh...i saw ur name on the babble list is all....

4:32 am

zoozzoom

yes i am still a member, i will start again at some point in the future.

4:33 am

carleekat

i just started on 2 laptops here and i still need to get my hands on my daughter's laptop to get it on there

4:34 am

zoozzoom

it is for a good cause, nice to see so many babblers giving it ago.

4:34 am

carleekat

nbt in 21 words :)

4:34 am

zoozzoom

Good going, carlee, i have 61 words & no NBT yet..lol

4:36 am

carleekat

thanks....my new little way to approach the game to get to know the grid sooner....find a word from each letter :)

4:37 am

Sally-catlover

That is actually quite a helpful technique, I find, to concentrate on one letter at a time instead of just randomly putting in words where I see them.

4:37 am

zoozzoom

yes i very often do that, just finding it difficult to find a word from the top `E`..lol

4:38 am

zoozzoom

oh gotit..lol

4:38 am

Sally-catlover

Oh I have those.

4:38 am

zoozzoom

just thought of the one that is like a name..lol

4:38 am

Sally-catlover

Just change the last letter for the second one.

4:39 am

zoozzoom

Many thanks, Sally, now have both :-)

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

:-)

4:40 am

zoozzoom

i should really have remembered that one, as it has been in a lot of grids..lol

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, I got that one first, then saw the other.

4:41 am

lynxxx

Hi Sally & Zooz

4:41 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

4:41 am

Sally-catlover

Hi lynxxx

4:41 am

carleekat

hi lynxxx

4:42 am

lynxxx

hi Carlee too!

4:42 am

zoozzoom

Are you starting to get warm spring days Lynxxx?

4:43 am

zoozzoom

We are certainly getting chilly nights now..lol

4:43 am

carleekat

here too zooz

4:43 am

Sally-catlover

Temperature here went down to 1.7 deg C a couple of nights ago :-(

4:43 am

lynxxx

Just a few odd ones so far and now half way thru Spring! Gardens are very green though, lots of rain

4:44 am

Sally-catlover

(That's outside temp, not indoors!)

4:45 am

zoozzoom

I must confess, i am not a cold tolerant person.

4:45 am

carleekat

nor am i zooz...

4:46 am

lynxxx

Is I of W warmer than the mainland Zooz?

4:46 am

Sally-catlover

I don't mind the cold, just don't like it icy.

4:48 am

zoozzoom

It is to a certain extent..as in when it starts to get frosty, the sea breeze feels nice & warm..but once into winter, then there is no difference at all, although saying that, it never gets as cold as Scotland..lol

4:48 am

zoozzoom

Ice is just the worst Sally, as well as slush..lol

4:49 am

Sally-catlover

I'm just so terrified of walking on it, zooz, though it is OK now I have bought some Yaktrax and Yetis to put on my shoes. I have to go out whatever the weather to see to the chickens.

4:49 am

carleekat

i dont mind the frosty days either....thick sweater days when the sun still wamrs your back...but 5 or 6 months of snow and ice and temps in the -20c or lower....screw that

4:49 am

carleekat

but alas..that is canada

4:50 am

lynxxx

I don't understand why you all don't migrate to Australia

4:50 am

Sally-catlover

:-) lynxxx

4:50 am

zoozzoom

I don`t know how you can take all that minus temps Carlee, brrrr

4:51 am

carleekat

family is here..although my daughter has announced she is going to become an architect..move to austrailia..make her fortune and marry a cute aussie boy

4:51 am

carleekat

mind..she's 14

4:51 am

zoozzoom

LOL, i can see all the flags now in the chat log Lynxxx

4:51 am

lynxxx

boy she has got it all planned out - how old is she again?

4:52 am

lynxxx

Come on Zooz - eating out is very big here - bet you would find a job easily

4:53 am

zoozzoom

Good for her, Carlee, hope it works out for the young lady, if thats waht she wants..lol

4:54 am

zoozzoom

true, Lynxxx, but i kinda like being here on this little island, although would love the warmth of your country & people :-)

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

One thing I really loved about Oz was being able to eat outside all the ti** without having to wonder what the weather would be like. Not like UK, where you can't even guarantee a BBQ in July!

4:54 am

carleekat

we will see....once she sets her mind to something...she generally does it

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

Just think of Australia as a very big island zooz :-)

4:55 am

lynxxx

Zooz could get a job on one of the holiday resort islands in Queensland

4:56 am

zoozzoom

i would not mind once i retire...the thought of working in a kitchen when it is very very hot outside, does not appeal to me, i would rather be outside enjoying the life & relaxing..lol

4:57 am

lynxxx

OK guess we'll just have to wait a bit to enjoy your company Zooz

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

Were you thinking of having a chef on call lynxxx?

4:58 am

zoozzoom

lol

5:00 am

lynxxx

My husband worked as a cook when he was called up many years ago and has earned a living for quite a few years since then working in a few restaurants. My son is works in a steak house. So I am pretty set up as far as cooking goes - which is why I rarely do it!

5:01 am

Christine

Hello, everyone -- can't sleep, so I'm back to find some more words.

5:01 am

lynxxx

hi Christine

5:02 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Christine. Nice grid today.

5:02 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Christine :-)

5:02 am

carleekat

hi christine...i am up early so here to find some words

5:02 am

Christine

And there's one, right away.

5:02 am

Christine

And there's one, right away.

5:02 am

carleekat

it is nice..too bad its so small...

5:02 am

lynxxx

It must be time for a really big one

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

Oh both, grabs coffee and goes into PB in search of chockie biscuits

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

Not both, bother!!

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

No excuses, it was one I already had, too.

5:04 am

zoozzoom

Don`t worry, Sally i am sure most of us already had that one, we are ni4 people, we all do it, well i do ..lol

5:05 am

carleekat

i said it too....i ignore those

5:06 am

Sally-catlover

*Emerges from short trip to PB with chockie biscuits behind her back*

5:06 am

jibiibear

I just need one more word de6/24 have been racking my brains can anyone help?

5:06 am

Christine

I think, if you try to enter a word more than three times, you should be given a pass --- like "yesterday"

5:07 am

zoozzoom

10 years Jibibear

5:07 am

carleekat

i cant find any de words soo

5:07 am

carleekat

sorry

5:07 am

zoozzoom

no thats not it, sorry tose two are the only ones i have

5:07 am

Christine

a lie or misleading statement

5:08 am

zoozzoom

oh nice one Christine, thank you.

5:08 am

lynxxx

TY Christine

5:08 am

jibiibear

I will think that over

5:09 am

carleekat

me too..not awake for clues yet...

5:09 am

lynxxx

sounds like the piece of paper you get when you pay something

5:09 am

Christine

Better clue, lynxxx

5:09 am

Sally-catlover

Ooh, ty lynxxx

5:10 am

jibiibear

thank you lynxxx

5:10 am

jibiibear

thank you lynxxx

5:10 am

carleekat

ok..now i have it thanks lynxxx

5:10 am

jibiibear

I got fireworks!

5:10 am

lynxxx

all thanks to Christine

5:10 am

lynxxx

Congrats Jibii!

5:10 am

zoozzoom

WTG Jibiibear

5:11 am

Christine

Not me, yours was a better clue.

5:11 am

carleekat

*~*~*PIMPIM TOSS*~*~*for jibi

5:11 am

jibiibear

ok NOW I can go back to my study LOL

5:11 am

carleekat

pompom rather..lyong on stomach in bed in dark

5:11 am

Christine

is that anything like pompom??

5:11 am

jibiibear

night all

5:11 am

Christine

That's how I babble. Sheer laziness.

5:12 am

lynxxx

bye Jibii

5:12 am

zoozzoom

LOL, does any one here watch `Most Haunted` with derrick dekorah on the livinit channel

5:12 am

carleekat

later jibi

5:12 am

carleekat

never heard of it

5:12 am

lynxxx

I watched it a couple of times

5:12 am

zoozzoom

bye, jibii

5:12 am

Christine

Sleep well, jibiibear

5:14 am

zoozzoom

i do have to laugh when derrick dekorah goes into one of his trances, and acts out the ghost that has taken over his body, good entertainment.

5:16 am

lynxxx

He probably is physic but that show makes it all look terribly phoney

5:16 am

lynxxx

phony?

5:17 am

zoozzoom

yes i agree with that, Lynxxx, it is a shame, i do enjoy these programs only to see if th4 can really find paranormal activity, but they do make it look like a joke at times.

5:17 am

lynxxx

Curses on you Sally - I now need chocolate

5:18 am

Christine

Babble accepts both ways - something to do with English and American spelling, I guess.

5:18 am

Sally-catlover

*Passes double chocolate digestive to lynxxx*

5:18 am

lynxxx

ooh yummmm - thanks!

5:19 am

carleekat

u two keep that up i will be having choc cake for breakie

5:19 am

zoozzoom

oh great , now i need a cup of tea & a choccie bar..lol

5:19 am

Sally-catlover

*Feels guilty*

5:19 am

Christine

We have a Scottosh Shoppe near here, and back when I ate sweeties, chocolate digestives were the things I go looking for.

5:20 am

Christine

Gawd, bad spelling, and bad grammar.

5:20 am

carleekat

coffee...with chocolate cake...

5:20 am

Sally-catlover

We were talking earlier about how different countries have such different breakfasts. Remember in Holland (are you there, sprite?) having bread with chocolate and/or cheese, which I thought very strange at the time.

5:20 am

carleekat

oh..we have those here...in reg stores

5:20 am

lynxxx

my coffee machine is at the hospital - very sad. Instant is not the same

5:21 am

carleekat

germany dont they do cheese and meat

5:21 am

Sally-catlover

You can make real coffee in a jug, lynxxx.

5:22 am

Sally-catlover

And I think the continentals like "continental breakfast" because they make quite a big thing of lunch, which we don't here.

5:22 am

carleekat

just need a filter and a funnel and patience pouring with a hot kettle ( even a folded paper towel will do the trick - starving desperate student days)

5:23 am

Sally-catlover

Don't even need the filter. Put coffee in jug, pour boilng water over, stir vigorously and leave for a few minutes. Take a spoon over the surface and the grounds should sink to the bottom, otherwise just use a strainer.

5:24 am

Sally-catlover

Remember some Americans we had staying were quite amazed that we had electric kettles in the room for them to make tea or coffee :-)

5:24 am

carleekat

true enough sally...do it arabic cofee style gently bring coffee to a simmer ( just) several times

5:24 am

lynxxx

Got all that but I need froth in my coffee

5:24 am

carleekat

u can get it the way i just explained lynxxx...

5:24 am

Sally-catlover

Froth? You mean frothy milk?

5:25 am

carleekat

take a cannister of whipped cream on top if truly truly desperate

5:25 am

lynxxx

Yep, frothy milk. Canned cream, my god!

5:25 am

Sally-catlover

Oh yuk. Canister of whipped cream. Different tastes eh. I have a little electric frother I could use for milk if I wanted.

5:26 am

carleekat

well...some people add sugar to their coffee...how diff is whipped cream once stirred in the coffee with cream and sugar????

5:26 am

lynxxx

I actually don't ever remember seeing canned cream here, must look for interests sake

5:26 am

carleekat

( i did mention desperate)

5:27 am

Sally-catlover

lol carlee, well I suppose I suspect it isn't real cream :-)

5:27 am

carleekat

i on other hand cant stand sugar in my coffee unless is arabic coffee

5:27 am

Sally-catlover

Don't have sugar in my coffee, and very rarely cream. Usually just semi-skimmed milk.

5:27 am

carleekat

u get it with real cream...in pressurized can

5:28 am

carleekat

( and how is fake stuff diff from coffee mate....etc)

5:28 am

lynxxx

Do people not whip cream themselves in Canada and the US Carlee?

5:28 am

Sally-catlover

Well it isn't of course, but I don't use coffee mate either you see.

5:29 am

lynxxx

what is coffee mate?

5:29 am

carleekat

ok..note to fellow babblers..i mentioned desperate a couple times here yes????

5:29 am

Sally-catlover

It's just the way I prefer it, not a personal criticism.

5:29 am

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me.

5:29 am

carleekat

then there is the coffee with chocolate milk in lieu of reg milk..done that one too....instand mocha

5:29 am

lynxxx

Hooray for Zooz!!

5:29 am

Sally-catlover

Yay zooz! Still 30 to go for me.

5:29 am

zoozzoom

last word was a compound word da7

5:29 am

carleekat

*~*~POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for zooz

5:30 am

carleekat

<sigh> i have that one zooz

5:31 am

zoozzoom

how about the de7 to turn down an offer say.

5:31 am

carleekat

yeap...have that one too

5:32 am

zoozzoom

how about the de7 something that has gone rotten

5:32 am

carleekat

i did not have that one..thanks

5:32 am

zoozzoom

:-)

5:32 am

carleekat

that gave me a 2fer

5:33 am

carleekat

a 3fer actually

5:33 am

carleekat

20 left and no coffee or chocolate yet in the system

5:35 am

zoozzoom

ok, i will be off for the day, take care , All, and happy babbling

5:35 am

Sally-catlover

bye zooz

5:35 am

carleekat

later zooz hagd

5:35 am

lynxxx

bye Zooz - have a great day

5:47 am

carleekat

well.that is me done

5:47 am

carleekat

now what am i going to do today???

6:01 am

lynxxx

Get out of bed?

6:03 am

carleekat

its 7 am....still black outside..and no where to be in particular

6:03 am

carleekat

i will drop my son aat school at 930

6:04 am

carleekat

get some groceries ( craving a salad with oil and vinegar dressing)

6:04 am

carleekat

( with meat and cheese and croutons in it )

6:04 am

lynxxx

and Congratulations on FW. Sorry I disappeared to salt the 'thousands' of slugs outside

6:05 am

carleekat

u having slug issues this early in season???

6:05 am

Sally-catlover

Congrats from me too, was distracted by conversation with A N Other.

6:05 am

carleekat

( and thank you)

6:06 am

carleekat

thanks sc

6:07 am

lynxxx

I have slugs all the time! they are having nightly feasts at the moment with all the flowers - especially orchids and hippiastums grrrrrr

6:07 am

carleekat

ok..gone to make my coffee sans papertowel sans whipped cream..sans chocolate milk..no desperation here..

6:07 am

Sally-catlover

lol carlee.

6:07 am

lynxxx

lol - bye

6:07 am

carleekat

i get a few slugs..loads of snails...mind they just go after the mulch...they leave my grasses and sedums alone

6:08 am

carleekat

brb

6:09 am

Sally-catlover

Fireworks for me too. Just cannot believe what I had missed for my last words. to 5/16 and plural.

6:10 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sally

6:13 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for sally

6:14 am

carleekat

u know its getting close to time to turn on the furnace when u huddle by the coffee pot for warmth in the am

6:26 am

carleekat

wow...quiet in here..usually the NA peeps are up by now

6:27 am

jmcnrick

put a pan of beer out for the slugs lynxxx

6:27 am

lynxxx

Has daylight savings changed over there

6:27 am

jmcnrick

and I whip my own cream

6:27 am

jmcnrick

not yet lynxxx

6:27 am

jmcnrick

hi all

6:28 am

lynxxx

Good girl...morning jmc. Haven't seen you for ages - any news?

6:29 am

jmcnrick

well i don't get to go toe brussels

6:29 am

jmcnrick

*to

6:29 am

carleekat

( jmc i do for special occasions but my kids are in the "make myself monster ice cream parfait" mode these days...i am not whipping cream at 12;30 on a sat night when i have been in bed for 2 hours already

6:29 am

lynxxx

Rats. Painting finished?

6:29 am

carleekat

morning jmc sorry on brussels

6:29 am

jmcnrick

but I am on the short list for one of the jobs in philly

6:30 am

jmcnrick

yes the painting is done and it is gorgeous!

6:30 am

carleekat

ama good mom..but not THAT good

6:30 am

carleekat

what colour jmc?

6:30 am

lynxxx

That's good...I thought that one was dead in the water

6:31 am

jmcnrick

the red is brighter than i planned but it really is spectacular

6:31 am

jmcnrick

well i would whip cream for my kids like that either car

6:31 am

lynxxx

Its the dining room - right?

6:31 am

carleekat

oooh..red room???? very cool...

6:31 am

jmcnrick

oh there are several opens in quakerland right now

6:31 am

carleekat

( hence the can :o) )

6:32 am

rubyfoo

the washing machine repairman (a third one!) is here

6:32 am

jmcnrick

two walls red and two walls not

6:32 am

jmcnrick

hi ruby

6:32 am

carleekat

is he cute ruby????

6:32 am

rubyfoo

so far more than 250$ and no fix

6:32 am

carleekat

doesnt happen to be wearing a kilt does he???

6:32 am

rubyfoo

hahah!

6:32 am

jmcnrick

and then the hall way i have two walls dark green and the rest not

6:32 am

carleekat

buy a new one

6:33 am

rubyfoo

if you saw me, you'd see why I laugh.....

6:33 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby, 3! you could have paid for a new machine with the service costs

6:33 am

jmcnrick

car you are encouragable

6:33 am

rubyfoo

they first said I didn't need to

6:33 am

carleekat

i try jmc....

6:33 am

rubyfoo

I know and it is making me crazy!

6:34 am

rubyfoo

even with just two people, a lot of wash accumultes quickly.

6:34 am

carleekat

unless they send u a repairman in a kilt...buy a new one :)

6:35 am

rubyfoo

if they send me one in a kilt, I'll fedex him over to you!

6:35 am

jmcnrick

wow this grid is a booger

6:35 am

rubyfoo

with several loads of wash hahah

6:35 am

jmcnrick

if i got a repairman in a kilt i am not sure i would let him in the door

6:36 am

rubyfoo

it's too cold here for kilts!

6:36 am

carleekat

its colder in scotland i would imagine

6:37 am

carleekat

and i will accept him ruby :)

6:37 am

jmcnrick

what!?!? yada isn't a word? am I spelling it wrong?

6:38 am

rubyfoo

with the laundry, carlee?

6:38 am

rubyfoo

yada and edda are both words!!!!

6:38 am

carleekat

no jmc yada not a word but YA* = Ya* + Ya* ='s many Ya**

6:38 am

jmcnrick

don't know edda

6:38 am

carleekat

oops that first = should be a +

6:38 am

jmcnrick

got that one car but ty

6:38 am

lynxxx

change the end vowel

6:39 am

carleekat

only 1 y word int he grid

6:39 am

rubyfoo

edda is a nordic saga/poem, I think

6:40 am

jmcnrick

well there you go -- learn something everyday

6:40 am

rubyfoo

btw, he is ugly as the proverbial sin!!!

6:40 am

rubyfoo

and my dog is going crazy because husband isn't home....

6:40 am

carleekat

damn..dont want to see that in a kilt then...crap

6:40 am

lynxxx

ed4.6 is taro

6:40 am

rubyfoo

maybe just icelandic

6:44 am

carleekat

coffee is not working to get the tired feeling out of my eyes...my eyes want to just close...and rest....

6:44 am

jmcnrick

i clearly don't know enough about taro

6:44 am

jmcnrick

take a nap car

6:44 am

jmcnrick

\

6:44 am

rubyfoo

and lucky yoou are!

6:44 am

jmcnrick

reset you arlarm for 10 minutes

6:44 am

lynxxx

use Rubys word, change the end vwl

6:44 am

rubyfoo

or icelandic literature, for that matter.....

6:45 am

carleekat

its 7\;45 am....who naps then??? no..i woke up at 5 i am up .maybe a nap this afternoon

6:45 am

jmcnrick

i thought I had tried them all but i hadn't of course

6:45 am

MollyL

Good morning everyone. I am the birthday girl today. Cake and champagne for all! : )

6:45 am

Marc Freeman

Good morning, I need a clue for od6/24, please?

6:46 am

lynxxx

Happy Birthday Molly!!

6:46 am

carleekat

*~*~*BIRTHDAY POMPOM TWIRL*~*~* for molly

6:46 am

rubyfoo

HAPPY BIRDIE TWO EWES

6:46 am

jmcnrick

if i get up early i will nap when i am tired but only a power nap

6:46 am

jmcnrick

WHOO HOOO MOLLY

6:46 am

lynxxx

Hi Marc...the strangest

6:46 am

jmcnrick

*holds out flute for champagne* never too early for champagne

6:46 am

rubyfoo

marc, strangest

6:46 am

carleekat

a 6 eyed elephant would surely be the od6 creature on earth

6:46 am

rubyfoo

snap, lynxx

6:46 am

jmcnrick

hi marc

6:47 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

6:47 am

carleekat

( sorry not enough cafeinne in me to be more creative there than an elephant)

6:47 am

carleekat

ceratinly not enough in me to spell correctly either

6:47 am

MollyL

*Pouring champagne for JMC*

6:47 am

jmcnrick

strange enough car

6:47 am

jmcnrick

*giggle*

6:48 am

rubyfoo

sounds like you already had some of the champagne, carlee

6:48 am

jmcnrick

*sigh* i need to go to the gym

6:48 am

lynxxx

Goodnight all - have a good Monday

6:48 am

carleekat

slap happy perhaps..i have slept like crap for last few night..i am not getting good sleep..i am sleeping but i am waking up every hour...

6:48 am

rubyfoo

my "gym" consists of going up and down the stairs, 100 times a day. Does that count?

6:48 am

carleekat

nite nite lynxxx

6:48 am

rubyfoo

6:48 am

jmcnrick

sure car

6:49 am

jmcnrick

i mean sure ruby

6:49 am

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx have sweet dreams

6:49 am

carleekat

i was going to say...ME..up and down stairs 100 times...well.actually..maybe yes???

6:49 am

rubyfoo

you think so, even if they're spread out over a day?

6:49 am

jmcnrick

i work on a 4th floor walk up myself

6:50 am

jmcnrick

actually walking is good for you

6:50 am

rubyfoo

doesn't it have to be more sustained? I used to be a runner, an hour at a time, but that is long past

6:50 am

jmcnrick

but it does help to do intensive 1/2 hour of exercise for the aurobic aspect

6:50 am

jmcnrick

twice a week

6:52 am

jmcnrick

so very very strange

6:53 am

jmcnrick

my trainer just called something he has never done

6:53 am

rubyfoo

trainer/stalker?

6:54 am

jmcnrick

trainer at the gym

6:54 am

jmcnrick

he was just calling to reschedule

6:54 am

NonnieLight

two left...od 6/24 and da 6/24 help please!

6:55 am

Christine

One of my local cabdrivers called me yesterday, just to see how I'm feeling. Isn't that nice.

6:55 am

jmcnrick

but normally i would show up and he would say -- sorry i am too busy and i would say fine and go do treadmill

6:55 am

rubyfoo

od6 strangest

6:55 am

jmcnrick

od6/24 is the strangest word ;-)

6:56 am

jmcnrick

that is very ni** christine

6:56 am

NonnieLight

ty jmc, sure thought I tried that :o)

6:56 am

Christine

od6/24 - most unusual

6:56 am

NonnieLight

and ruby!

6:56 am

rubyfoo

da6 hmm putting the monkeys to work

6:56 am

jmcnrick

very impressive relative nonnie

6:56 am

NonnieLight

lol and Christine

6:56 am

rubyfoo

hello nonnie

6:57 am

NonnieLight

thanks jmc

6:57 am

Christine

jmcnrick - your icon - is that Douglass?

6:57 am

NonnieLight

hello ruby

6:57 am

jmcnrick

yes his second wife was my son's great great aunt

6:58 am

NonnieLight

nice jmc!

6:58 am

jmcnrick

pb nonnie!

6:59 am

NonnieLight

daggone! lol

6:59 am

jmcnrick

its the tiny words that trip me up like that!

6:59 am

carleekat

what did nonnie say?

7:00 am

NonnieLight

ni4/5 carlee

7:00 am

carleekat

oh..nice..ok...

7:00 am

jmcnrick

nonnie where in the D's is the da6/24?

7:00 am

Marc Freeman

need a clue for the second pi6/27, please?

7:00 am

jmcnrick

and pb for car too! lol

7:01 am

NonnieLight

I'll make room in the pb for you carless

7:01 am

NonnieLight

smackdab in the middle right after the plural fathers

7:01 am

carleekat

u do this to a frog when u want to killit quickly for disection marc

7:02 am

NonnieLight

past tense of the pi4/6 mark

7:02 am

jmcnrick

okay looking nonnie

7:03 am

MollyL

da 6/24...milk is a ***ry product that *** and women drink.

7:03 am

NonnieLight

thank you molly!

7:03 am

jmcnrick

ty molly

7:04 am

jmcnrick

okay not going to make early morning nbt

7:04 am

MollyL

My pleasure folks.

7:04 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it carlee

7:04 am

NonnieLight

* **fireworks** *

7:04 am

MollyL

Yay for Nonnie!

7:04 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for nonnie

7:04 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo nonnie

7:05 am

MollyL

emit

7:05 am

jmcnrick

bye all

7:05 am

MollyL

Oops...skulking off to the penalty box.

7:05 am

carleekat

later jmc

7:05 am

NonnieLight

Thanks and I could not have done it without your help---group effort!

7:05 am

NonnieLight

bye bye jmc

7:05 am

MollyL

Bye JMC, have a good day.

7:05 am

carleekat

passing molly a slice of chocklit cake for her b-day

7:06 am

jmcnrick

ty molly *leave cocoa in pb for milly*

7:06 am

jmcnrick

*molly

7:06 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

7:06 am

MollyL

Thank you Carlee. Here, have some champagne.

7:06 am

carleekat

thanks molly....not sure how it goes with coffee...oh hell screw the coffee

7:07 am

MollyL

Atta girl Carlee.

7:08 am

NonnieLight

Heading to work. You kind people have a wonderful day and I hope to see you later.

7:08 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:08 am

carleekat

just read ur profile (I seldom actually look at them actually ) i am sorry about your husband..

7:08 am

carleekat

morning eva

7:09 am

carleekat

life does have a way of forcing u to live by its tuerms doesnt it milly

7:09 am

carleekat

molly evan ( damn jmc is contagious)

7:10 am

MollyL

Thanks Carlee. It's a one day at a time process dealing with it.

7:10 am

MollyL

Morning Eva, FOUR MORE DAYS!

7:11 am

EvaNadine

four more days. :)

7:12 am

EvaNadine

thankfully, i will actually get to sleep in for the next few of them.
the bags under my eyes today feel like they reach to the floor!

7:12 am

carleekat

*~*~*4DAY Pompom toss*~*~*

7:13 am

EvaNadine

ooh, carlee pulled out the pompoms.
it MUST be a special occasion!
;)

7:13 am

carleekat

yes molly it is... sadly...but things do get better/ easier with time...

7:13 am

MollyL

No, under eye bags will never do. *Passing the cool cumber slices to Eva*

7:13 am

Riverdance

good morning everyone - whooohooo - 4 days for Eva

7:13 am

carleekat

we'll do a pompom countdown now :)

7:13 am

carleekat

and tea bags....

7:13 am

carleekat

morning river

7:13 am

MollyL

Morning River.

7:14 am

Riverdance

might as well go with a full seaweed wrap and pampering

7:14 am

Riverdance

lets set a spa in the PB

7:14 am

carleekat

mad bath?,,hot rock massage...

7:14 am

EvaNadine

how about just sleep?
i hear thats free. ;)

7:15 am

Riverdance

we dont charge here in the PB

7:15 am

carleekat

ooof..speaking of spa....my girl guides last night decided that they was a spa themed fun ( meaning silly) girl guide enrollment ceremony next week

7:15 am

MollyL

If there is a spa in the penalty box I am going to intentionally commit a foul.

7:15 am

EvaNadine

well,in THAT case, sign me up for a hot stone massage!
::drools::

7:15 am

Riverdance

Eva - you icon is matching up with your profile - love the big 4

7:16 am

Riverdance

*isnt

7:16 am

carleekat

now..how on earth do we incorporate spa int o I promise to do my best to be true to myelf my beliefs and canada to take action for a betterld and accept the guiding law????

7:16 am

Riverdance

I need some sleep too

7:16 am

carleekat

better world*

7:16 am

EvaNadine

ahh, updated the icon without updating the info.
should be all better now. :)

7:16 am

carleekat

mannies and peddies too

7:16 am

MollyL

Carlee...add "while relaxing in the spa" at the end.

7:16 am

carleekat

any suggestions peeps?

7:17 am

EvaNadine

carlee, if they are relaxed and well-rested, they can do a world of good!

7:17 am

carleekat

that unfortunately is not part of the guide promise

7:17 am

carleekat

they are 8-12...boundless energy

7:18 am

carleekat

we are thinking they have to apply their facials to get to their pins..in the gloop

7:18 am

EvaNadine

maybe in spa-in themselves, they can pamper others who need/deserve it?

7:18 am

carleekat

( have them wrapped up in saran wrap so stay clean )

7:20 am

carleekat

oooh..some relaxation music playing in background

7:20 am

EvaNadine

ooh, did i have a good idea?

7:21 am

carleekat

well..i kinda put myself into a spa "spot" in my brain...we cant take them to a spa....

7:21 am

carleekat

too much $$$$$ this needs to be ON THE cheap

7:21 am

EvaNadine

you can make at-home facials and treatments with grocery store products...

7:21 am

carleekat

cheap head bands to keep gloop out of faces

7:22 am

carleekat

we will do that anyway...:)

7:22 am

EvaNadine

i actually found a recipe once for how to make your own bath-bombs, but that does require something you cant get at the grocery store. might be able to get it from the craft store...

7:22 am

carleekat

relaxation music...

7:22 am

EvaNadine

http://www.teachsoap.com/bombs.html

7:23 am

carleekat

no time for that either...this will last an hour... and parents are there to watch..the first hour is them practicing their promise

7:23 am

EvaNadine

ahh

7:24 am

carleekat

where does one buy witch hazel tho?

7:24 am

carleekat

and citric acid?

7:24 am

carleekat

i could make some for the girls to take home that night

7:25 am

rubyfoo

just had to clean the calcium buildup out of part of machine huh?? moi?

7:25 am

rubyfoo

send me a guy in a kilt any day!

7:25 am

EvaNadine

witch hazel you can usually buy in a drugstore or natural-foods store.
i use witch hazel as an astringent + buy it at Whole Foods.

7:26 am

EvaNadine

citric acid, i think you have to buy online...

7:26 am

Riverdance

work keeps interrupting - need to go - OH ((Ruby)) thanks for your email - I will share with Sarah

7:26 am

carleekat

i used to get at an arabic grocery store..they use it alot

7:26 am

carleekat

is also a good diet food additive

7:27 am

EvaNadine

i think i read that you can sometimes get citric acid at places that brew beer and make wine...

7:27 am

rubyfoo

good, river

7:28 am

carleekat

we did nto carry it...special order

7:28 am

rubyfoo

I think I need a new washer and will try to re-coup some of the repair charges -- in French OMG!

7:29 am

rubyfoo

I am fed up!

7:29 am

Riverdance

that stinks Ruby - we bought one a couple years ago - huge expenditure

7:29 am

Riverdance

they only last about 5 years now

7:30 am

Riverdance

its ridiculous

7:30 am

rubyfoo

what annoys me a lot is that the first repairman just ordered a part for which I had to wait a week and that didn't work

7:30 am

rubyfoo

and that was last saturday.

7:30 am

carleekat

i am going to need a new one soon...each load i run i smell ozone

7:30 am

Riverdance

that happened to us twice - we ended up buying new - it sucked running to the laundry mat every night - kids, games, uniforms - ugh

7:31 am

rubyfoo

Now I'm 2 wks without a washer

7:31 am

carleekat

i need a new washer and new tires on my suv

7:31 am

rubyfoo

there's no laundromat here, I would have to drive 20 minutes each way

7:31 am

rubyfoo

and husband is taking a nap

7:32 am

Riverdance

me too - small town living

7:32 am

rubyfoo

of course, what makes everything harder, is fighting in French

7:32 am

Riverdance

naps are good

7:32 am

rubyfoo

would be good for me, too

7:32 am

Trifioso

hello babble friends

7:32 am

Riverdance

OK - got to go - boss is calling again - doesnt he know babble is more important - lol - have a good day all

7:33 am

Riverdance

hello and bye Trif

7:33 am

rubyfoo

I'm one stage beyond exploding head. Could I come to your spa carlee and get wrapped in saran?

7:33 am

carleekat

good morning trifs {{hugs}} been thinking about you dear..hope u are doing ok

7:33 am

rubyfoo

7:33 am

carleekat

certainly ruby.....not sure how relaxing its going to be with 24 8-12 year olds but it will be fun

7:33 am

Trifioso

i am doing okay. it took less than 12 hours from the official time of death of my marriage for mr. hate to start his shenanigans up....i'm so pissed.

7:34 am

carleekat

and they are bringing lots of "treats" for afterwards

7:34 am

rubyfoo

noisy little girls calm me right down. I loved teaching jr. high

7:34 am

carleekat

inviting trifs to our kiddy spa too

7:34 am

rubyfoo

trifs is mr. hate related to mr. nasty?

7:35 am

MollyL

*Passing some champagne to Trif*

7:35 am

Trifioso

he had identified a bank account with a certain amount of money in it, and I am to receive half. NOW, he says it's not cash, it's stocks, and if I get half in cash I will half to pay taxes, and I will not get a full half, and blah blah blah. He had every opportunity to say this in court, and he never did.

7:35 am

carleekat

( i am trying to come up with ideas to make girl guide enrollment ( like girl scout) .... into a spa nite that the parents can enjoy watching

7:35 am

rubyfoo

I think it's time for a PB party!

7:35 am

Trifioso

Hmmmm - not sure, ruby - I do know his last name should be forced to be O'TOOLE though

7:35 am

carleekat

likely related to DICk head and Jack ass

7:36 am

rubyfoo

do you have a lawyer you can trust (or a banker) to look into that for you? Maybe Mr. Hate will have to pay the taxes....

7:37 am

Trifioso

yes, I was reading down, carlee - i am not sure an hour will do you justice, unless you recruit a whole slew of older girl guides to be the treatment providers. That may work out well though - the older girls will then have "captive" audiences, and can tell the new recruits all about the benefits of scouting, how much fun it is, etc.

7:37 am

Trifioso

and yes, ruby, and she is doing just that. I am not just going to roll over, that is for sure!

7:38 am

carleekat

we have 4 older ones coming in for 9 younger ones

7:38 am

Trifioso

can you get more girls? or at least pair the younger ones up, so the older guides are speaking with them 2 at a time?

7:38 am

carleekat

good plan trifs...am liking it...

7:38 am

MollyL

Sounds like an estrogen laden event Carlee. Whee!

7:38 am

rubyfoo

it also depends on how much the profit (or loss) on the stocks would impact your tax burden. He may not want to sell stocks and take a hit, but that would lower your taxes if you're not filing jointly

7:39 am

Trifioso

we are filing jointly for 2010, but then that is it

7:39 am

carleekat

well..i just had a thought of play acting alesson about guiding..u know how hair stylist have captive audiences????and sometimes conversations take place in the whole room???

7:39 am

Trifioso

oh, and hey ruby -- speaking of france....I am getting my original last name back -- Cloutier. Viva la France!

7:39 am

rubyfoo

and the capital gains (or loss) can be taken over several years.

7:39 am

carleekat

visualizing here...

7:40 am

rubyfoo

wow, I had a dear friend, Lois Cloutier, who lived in Miami!

7:40 am

carleekat

but we need a spa "game" for learning about the guide law

7:40 am

carleekat

( I will be going back to my maiden name once al is said and done...not fench..i was a potts)

7:40 am

Trifioso

how many laws are there, carlee? I have an idea brewing....

7:40 am

rubyfoo

I knew her when she was pretty old, but she must have been a great beauty when she was young

7:41 am

carleekat

The Guiding Law challenges me to:

â€¢be honest and trustworthy
â€¢use my resources wisely
â€¢respect myself and others
â€¢recognize and use my talents and abilities
â€¢protect our common environment
â€¢live with courage and strength
â€¢share in the sisterhood of Guiding.

7:41 am

rubyfoo

I've kept my first married name (kelley), everything is in that name and I didn't want to do all the paperwork. It infuriates this husband but tant pis, as they say in FR

7:42 am

rubyfoo

my BA, MA, son, and all my possessions, including this house, are in that name

7:42 am

carleekat

oooh..very good ruby

7:44 am

Trifioso

Got an idea! Have a color to represent each one of the laws. An older girl sits with two younger scouts. As you teach the first law, the older girl paints the corresponding law color onto a nail on each girls hand. As you read the next one, the older girl paints that law's color on to the girls' nails. So, the girls will end up with funky, multicolor manis that will remind them of the different guide laws. I think and older girl would be able to do it, as it really is only painting two nails at a time, one on each younger girl per law

7:44 am

Trifioso

There are seven laws, but perhaps you could split some up, say, honest and trustworthy, to get to 10?

7:44 am

carleekat

hmmm...seven colours...plus plus guiding..which is blue

7:45 am

carleekat

they used to be brownies that orange

7:45 am

carleekat

and the older girls are pathfinders..that green

7:45 am

carleekat

makes 10

7:45 am

Trifioso

if you get the cheapy .99 cent stuff at a drug store you could get their

7:45 am

Trifioso

there

7:45 am

carleekat

start as a brownie....do the law....then they guides...and one day will be pathfinders ..nice trifs

7:46 am

Trifioso

or, I don't know, use sharpies or something....

7:46 am

carleekat

eesh..no..nail polish

7:46 am

carleekat

cool..ok

7:46 am

Trifioso

at the very least, it gets them sitting quietly during the presentation, and really thinking about each law, as they look at their nails

7:46 am

carleekat

yeap..there is that

7:47 am

carleekat

and they will all be the "same"

7:47 am

carleekat

go to school next day...all with funky colours..people will ask

7:47 am

carleekat

:O) am likiNG this

7:48 am

Trifioso

right, so the next day, when they are in school, or whereever, other girls will notice them matching, ask why their nails are like that, and poof, you have more girls signing up

7:48 am

Trifioso

oh, snap!

7:48 am

carleekat

heheeh

7:48 am

Trifioso

can I just say, if this does work out, I will be so chuffed to have been a help, even in a small way, after the 8 million kindnesses you have shown me

7:50 am

carleekat

hahaha...u crack me up....i am not doing the planning...a have a crew of my pathfinders planning it....but i willmake the suggestion and if they want to do it..they will run with it..i'll keep you posted..i will know tomorrow what teir intent is

7:50 am

carleekat

thier*

7:50 am

carleekat

their even..sheesh

7:50 am

carleekat

i cant type today

7:50 am

carleekat

too much champers with molly over there

7:52 am

carleekat

will bring nail polish remover incase the girls come with painted nails at the start

7:52 am

carleekat

now..nails..done..pin in facial mask...

7:52 am

carleekat

what else???? WE HAVE FOODAGE FOR END OF NIGHT

7:53 am

Trifioso

i think i would just focus on the nails, really. and then snacks in the same colors, maybe? well, not blue, I guess, unless you did blue frosted cookies, or blue corn chips, or something like that

7:53 am

carleekat

i was thinking a little bag to take home with a nail polish and an emery board and...some hair bands or something..dollar store stuffs

7:55 am

EvaNadine

be sure to send them home with the recipe of the facial. maybe urge them to pass along the pampering?

7:55 am

Trifioso

do you have to make all the food yourself, or is it shared out amongst the older girls too?

7:56 am

Trifioso

ooooh, great idea evanadine!

7:56 am

carleekat

the girls bring the snacks to work on their tasty treat badge

7:57 am

carleekat

we will....the recipe i mean...hopefully i can find ripe avacados....will ask my parent who runs a grocery store tonight to save ripe ones for us to buy ( bruised etc )

7:57 am

Trifioso

ugh - hate avocados....shudder

7:58 am

EvaNadine

yeah, bruised ones are actually the best because they are nice + squishy. :)

7:58 am

carleekat

ok....gotta run to get groceries ( makes greatr masks tho...lovely on skin...wonderful green gooey yack colour for them to have on faces :)

7:58 am

EvaNadine

hate avocados?
i dare say thats a punishable offense!

7:58 am

carleekat

ok..gotta run and get groceries

7:59 am

Trifioso

good luck carlee dear!

8:02 am

rubyfoo

trif, that was a brilliant idea!! the girls will be quiet, will love their funky nails and the word will get out and other girls will join. That is wonderful!

8:02 am

rubyfoo

and, btw, keeping fingers crossed, but I think the washer is working.....

8:03 am

rubyfoo

I think I need some kind of tap water filter because the part he made me clean out was full of calcy gunk

8:03 am

Trifioso

why, thanks ruby!

8:04 am

Trifioso

and good news about your washer! I have a well here at my house, and I have to clean out the dishwasher grindy thingie and the shower heads ALL the time, because they get sand in them. pleasant!

8:05 am

rubyfoo

this was grey icky gunk and stuck. He gave me this 3-part thing to take apart and clean --- and I did it and put it back together when he couldn't!

8:05 am

rubyfoo

too funny. In my next life I'll be a repairman

8:06 am

Trifioso

oh, well done! If you are handy with it, why not be one now? we could all use some extra money, right?

8:06 am

rubyfoo

now I think I'll take a Xanax and wait for my husband's doctor to come

8:07 am

rubyfoo

I am old old old, especially today!

8:09 am

rubyfoo

I hope you can sort out that bank stuff, trif, good luck with that!

8:09 am

rubyfoo

and give mr. hate a kick in the pants from me!

8:17 am

carleekat

jack needs more then a kick in the pants

8:17 am

carleekat

needs the whole foot and leg up there examining the prostate

8:18 am

carleekat

maybe even 2 feet and legs....from 2 very large hairy men :p

8:18 am

Anniebrook

I take it Jack is Mr Hate...what did he do now? that sweet man

8:26 am

Anniebrook

never mind, didnt mean to be nosy but I have been there done that and hello everyone this grey rainy morning

8:26 am

MollyL

Morning Annie.

8:26 am

Anniebrook

Hi Molly

8:29 am

kje

gm

8:30 am

Anniebrook

hi kje! sight for sore eyes, you are

8:30 am

kje

good to see you annie - how are you?

8:31 am

Anniebrook

I fell on my heinie and it hurts..

8:31 am

kje

oh no! how did you fall?

8:32 am

Anniebrook

I tripped over the rug while watching the Yankees get beat up by your Rangers...How much naproxen can I take a day...I have Aleve

8:32 am

kje

where do you hurt?

8:33 am

Anniebrook

My tailbone...did it Saturday afternoon but it seems to be improving each day.

8:33 am

kje

any redness/bruising/swelling? any pain in the groin?

8:33 am

Anniebrook

no, thank goodness

8:34 am

kje

it will get better everyday

8:35 am

kje

you can use a donut to sit on if it is painful to sit - can get it at your pharmacy

8:35 am

kje

before trying aproxyn - have you tried max dose tylenol?

8:36 am

kje

aleve - will avoid the n's

8:36 am

Anniebrook

I am taking 440 mg of Aleve twice or three times, is that okay....a pillow is working fine. Okay thenI will take Tylenol today and see if that helps

8:37 am

Anniebrook

kje, I really appreciate your advice

8:38 am

kje

twice daily should be fine, 3 times daily is getting up there. 1) make sure you take it with food

8:38 am

Anniebrook

I will. Thanks you so much.

8:39 am

kje

2) do not take it and the lie down - stay upright at least 45 minutes or so 3) if you are on any diuretics or certain BP meds, it will interact - you can email me privately if you are not sure if it interacts

8:40 am

Nancy Boy

wowww. are you a nurse/doctor/pharmacist, Kje?

8:40 am

kje

tylenol is safest and should be taken in a scheduled fashion - I would start with 1000mg (2 extra strength or 3 regular strength) 3 times daily

8:40 am

Anniebrook

I will be upright for a least 45 mins. now---just took 2 tylenol extra strength--do have to take BP meds

8:41 am

Nancy Boy

(such good, thorough advice!)

8:41 am

Anniebrook

kje is a doctor and gerontologist

8:41 am

kje

if the tyleol isn't sufficient, I would continue it and add only low dose naproxen to avoid needing to take higher naproxyn doses

8:41 am

Anniebrook

and hi NB

8:41 am

kje

you should be able to make it without in a week or so

8:41 am

Nancy Boy

thanks and hi, Annie :)

8:41 am

Anniebrook

ah, great advice, kje, just wrote it down

8:42 am

kje

so sorry you fell - be more careful and get rid of things like loose rugs - they are bad

8:42 am

kje

hi NB, yes, I am a doctor

8:42 am

kje

so much for HIPAA - LOL

8:43 am

Nancy Boy

ahh, thought you were either medically trained or just one of those magic people who is uncommonly knowledgable about all things ;)

8:43 am

Anniebrook

`the damn thing was loose..I was running (ha) to see Josh Hamilton's home run...yes so much for privacy but I do apreciate your help.

8:44 am

Anniebrook

*wasnt

8:44 am

kje

o offense, but at your age, it is a good idea to go through the house and really look at it from a safety perspective and get rid of/repair fall risks - not worth the consequences

8:45 am

Anniebrook

I totally agree and will do that, kje....no offense taken

8:46 am

kje

I have't been watching the games, annie - but it appears your yankees aren't doing so well ; )

8:47 am

Anniebrook

*sob*and they lost last night....kje, how is your Mom?

8:48 am

kje

she is doing well - just got back from visiting her aunt in WV

8:49 am

Anniebrook

oh that is good news

8:58 am

kje

I am stuck at 25 - must list and get this doe - eed to study

9:02 am

Anniebrook

see you later, kje

9:02 am

kje

hagd anie

9:03 am

Anniebrook

you too and thanks again

9:04 am

kje

yw, email me if eeded

9:04 am

Anniebrook

I will, thanks

9:04 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

9:05 am

Anniebrook

hi crossy

9:05 am

kje

da6/24?

9:05 am

kje

hi cross

9:05 am

Anniebrook

dont have da6

9:05 am

Riverdance

da + personal pronoun + male species

9:05 am

MollyL

da 6/24 milk is a ***ry product that is consumed by *** and women.

9:06 am

kje

ty

9:06 am

Anniebrook

thanks river and molly

9:06 am

MollyL

Morning Cross. Have some cake and champagne. I'm the birthday girl today.

9:06 am

Riverdance

Oh happy birthday Molly

9:06 am

Anniebrook

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, MOLLY !!!!

9:06 am

MollyL

Thanks River. Another year younger.

9:06 am

MollyL

Thanks Annie. : )

9:07 am

crosshair

yaa for molly!! happy b-day!!..mmm champers..

9:07 am

kje

ah - happy birthday Molly!

9:07 am

MollyL

It's flowing all day Cross. You can never have too much champagne.

9:07 am

periwinkle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, MOLLY!!

9:07 am

periwinkle

hello all

9:08 am

MollyL

Thanks kje and peri. : D

9:08 am

kje

I always thought that was spelled hayday.....

9:08 am

Riverdance

Hi Peri

9:09 am

Anniebrook

heyday

9:09 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

9:09 am

kje

hahaha anie

9:09 am

Riverdance

nice clue Annie

9:09 am

crosshair

howdy peri..here have some champers...

9:09 am

Riverdance

fireworks

9:09 am

MollyL

Don't worry Annie, we put a spa in the penalty box earlier. And chocolate too, I think.

9:10 am

kje

what are champers?

9:10 am

Anniebrook

LOL, I didnt even check to see if it was in the grid....a freebie...slinking off to PB

9:10 am

MollyL

Short for champagne.

9:10 am

kje

woohoo river!!!! way to go

9:10 am

Riverdance

anyone need any clues before I get back to work?

9:10 am

kje

ly?

9:11 am

Riverdance

ly + ***se and desist

9:11 am

kje

ty

9:11 am

Riverdance

yw

9:12 am

kje

phantom oddity

9:12 am

kje

od6?

9:12 am

MollyL

If oddity had three d's it would be in there. : )

9:12 am

Riverdance

od6 is the most strange

9:13 am

kje

that would make it odd

9:13 am

kje

oh sheesh - a fish - ty

9:15 am

kje

uno

9:16 am

Riverdance

GO kje

9:16 am

kje

finito!

9:16 am

Riverdance

whoohooo kje

9:16 am

Riverdance

back to work for me - have a great day all

9:16 am

kje

thanks for the clues - must stop playing now and get back to studying - hagd all!

9:16 am

MollyL

See ya River.

9:16 am

Anniebrook

bye river and kje

9:17 am

MollyL

By kje

9:21 am

Nancy Boy

oooh just read back. Happy birthday, Molly!

9:22 am

Mom

morning everyone. ((Molly)) happy birthday ... giving NB my champagne

9:22 am

Anniebrook

good morning ((Mom))

9:23 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning! Maybe the Yankees can make a comeback tonight

9:23 am

Anniebrook

*fingers crossed*

9:24 am

Kalyn

morning babble :)

9:24 am

Mom

since I don't have a dog in this fight, I will root for the yankees for you

9:24 am

Mom

morning Kalyn

9:24 am

Anniebrook

hi kalyn

9:24 am

Anniebrook

thanks Mom, they need all the help they can get...Cliff Lee was awesome

9:25 am

Mom

I don't watch it on tv but always check the scores in the morning paper

9:25 am

Mom

he is their pitcher?

9:26 am

Anniebrook

Lee is the Rangers pitcher

9:26 am

Mom

ohhh, that's right they won 8-0... ouch

9:26 am

Anniebrook

ouch is right

9:27 am

trentsnana

fireworks

9:27 am

Anniebrook

congrats, trent

9:27 am

Mom

congrats trentsnana

9:27 am

Erda

da6/24 please, anyone??

9:27 am

Mom

I just want to get halfway on this thing

9:28 am

Anniebrook

da, vowel, grown boys

9:28 am

Anniebrook

this grid is a stinker

9:28 am

Erda

Many thanks, Annie!!

9:28 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

9:28 am

bichon

Yes, Annie, hard to see where I'm going to get all those words

9:29 am

Mom

I agree Bichon, good morning

9:30 am

bichon

It's so nice out I should me dong other things, like raking

9:30 am

Anniebrook

hello bichon, good excercise

9:30 am

Mom

looks out Bichon's window .... nah, later today when it warms up

9:31 am

Anniebrook

grey and rainy here

9:31 am

Mom

I am waiting for the FedEx man then I am off to my parents house

9:31 am

Mom

we had rain last night Annie, sunny right now only 67 for a high though

9:31 am

bichon

already had my exercise today

9:32 am

rururocks

whew.. I thought Mom was saying I am getting HIgh right now..

9:32 am

crosshair

poor mom,we had frost last night and -1 and a high for today of 8c:/

9:33 am

Mom

lol Ruru, would never!

9:33 am

bichon

sheesh crossy, why do people live so far north <ggg>

9:33 am

Anniebrook

morning, ruru

9:33 am

Mom

Morning Crossy ..... I am at 1600/6666

9:33 am

rururocks

:)

9:33 am

Anniebrook

the list really does help

9:33 am

crosshair

yaa for mom!!!

9:34 am

rururocks

just kidding mom..lol

9:34 am

Mom

oh I know, Ruru

9:34 am

crosshair

a big protein right off the start.they are highly sought after

9:34 am

Mom

really?

9:34 am

crosshair

yup

9:34 am

crosshair

most are in the 100-500 range

9:35 am

Mom

will I automatically get another protein once this one is finished?

9:35 am

crosshair

mine is 165/250 for example

9:35 am

crosshair

yes you will,it will reset the parimeters and give you a new one

9:35 am

rururocks

er.. what the heck are you two talking about?

9:35 am

carleekat

morning all

9:35 am

Kalyn

<looks blonde> NO idea O.o

9:36 am

crosshair

the switchover may take half hour or so

9:36 am

carleekat

i am done 1 on to 100/250..son done one and in another 250

9:36 am

MollyL

Check out Cross's profile. It's the folding thing for cancer.

9:36 am

crosshair

howdy carlee;))

9:36 am

Mom

cue Crossy and his plug for the morning

9:36 am

Mom

morning Carlee

9:36 am

carleekat

crossy am ahead of u :p

9:36 am

carleekat

crossy am ahead of u :p

9:36 am

crosshair

i am on my first coffee people so just check my profile to see what mom and i are yakking bout

9:36 am

crosshair

;P

9:37 am

crosshair

and carlee is also a member along with many other babblers

9:37 am

Mom

and when I turned the computer on this morning the icon was in the lower right. Guess I just had to restart it.

9:38 am

crosshair

yup

9:38 am

crosshair

i also have it pinned to my start menu

9:38 am

carleekat

its front line protein folding research for cancer...it utilizes your unused bandwidth to simulate the folding patterns of indivual proteins so that predictions can be made on the genetic level of canderous mutations....in a nut shell...yes crossy?

9:39 am

crosshair

you got it carlee;))

9:39 am

Mom

Crossy, I see Carlee and Nono has passed you as well

9:40 am

carleekat

by tapping into unused bandwidht it allows thousands of computers working on this project rather then the few with indiv researches at stanford

9:40 am

crosshair

just think,you could be sitting with you freinds.playing cards and one says what have you been doing lately/ and you can say"doing human protein folding for research to cure cancer" lol

9:41 am

crosshair

i aM on a very slow computer atm mom,i am folding 1 every 3 days with this one

9:41 am

carleekat

rather tens of thousands...and it takes a back seat to the computer's user..so if you are doing something online... the program backs off... so it does not slow your machine down

9:41 am

Mom

mine will probably be 6 days :-)

9:41 am

crosshair

see? carlee understands;))

9:41 am

crosshair

it is easy to do and safe

9:42 am

crosshair

well mom is lucky,she got a big one right off the start

9:42 am

Mom

**makes me stand a little taller**

9:42 am

carleekat

just doing your plug for u crossy..u..on coffee on2...i am up..babbled...finished..shopped and now i am having lunch... at 10 30 am cus my body says its lunch time

9:43 am

Mom

you already have gone shopping Carlee?

9:43 am

crosshair

and i will save all milestone certificate for those who wish a copy

9:43 am

crosshair

you always were my favorite carlee;)

9:44 am

carleekat

yeap... just made myself a GINORMOUS salad as I woke up at 5 am craving salad...with vinegar and oil....lots of croutons ..meat and cheese

9:44 am

carleekat

us Sw ont`s gotta stick together crossy

9:44 am

crosshair

;))

9:45 am

Kalyn

how far are you both from TO?

9:45 am

crosshair

i am 3 hours drive north of T.0

9:45 am

carleekat

each of us about 3 hours...but diff directions... give or take and traffic..and if u go the speed limit or not

9:45 am

carleekat

i am 3 hours west of toronto

9:45 am

crosshair

give or take

9:46 am

crosshair

i am on the shores of grorgian bay at the base of blue mtn:)

9:46 am

Kalyn

know Orangeville? 45 mins north of brampton?

9:46 am

carleekat

so...crossy..i have been getting alot of phone call solicitations from a resort up in ur area of late...

9:46 am

crosshair

which one?

9:46 am

Mom

with 51 left I think I will go sweep the floors. ((Hugs)) to all of you

9:46 am

carleekat

and I am on the southern shore of lake huron and eastern shore of the st.clair river

9:47 am

crosshair

tc mom

9:47 am

Kalyn

cross...my family cottage as a child was at Craigleith

9:47 am

Mom

you as well Crossy

9:47 am

carleekat

yeap..orangeville is about 40 mins west of newmarket....

9:47 am

crosshair

5 min from me kalyn

9:47 am

Kalyn

omg lol

9:48 am

Kalyn

I'm in Orangeville

9:48 am

carleekat

i know craigleith... correct me if wrong..apple festival there every year..

9:48 am

carleekat

or is there a really good bakery there...i get those towns all mixed up

9:48 am

crosshair

that is meaford,just up the road

9:48 am

carleekat

am in sarnia kalyn

9:48 am

Kalyn

Craigleith is the blink you drive thru to get there :)

9:48 am

crosshair

we are right in the middle of apple harvest now

9:48 am

carleekat

meaford apple fest..i knew was in that area..been a few years

9:48 am

MollyL

My husband was from Canada. Originally from Montreal, when I met him he was living in Sudbury.

9:49 am

crosshair

yup it is kalyn

9:49 am

carleekat

the ontario montreal....one side is french the other english...

9:49 am

crosshair

lol molly,remember how sudbury used to stink?

9:49 am

Kalyn

oh man did it EVER

9:49 am

carleekat

it doesnt anymore....

9:50 am

carleekat

sarnia stinks....

9:50 am

crosshair

it is better now,tighter emission at the big nickle mine

9:50 am

carleekat

no emmisions right now i fam correct...miners are on strike

9:50 am

crosshair

i have never been to sarnia,but hamilton used to reek as well,smelt like a wet ashtray

9:51 am

carleekat

it still does

9:51 am

carleekat

and where i am in sarnia...it does not smell... but south sarnia and in the valley...yeesh...the sulfurous murcantant is gross

9:51 am

carleekat

( mercantant???....anyway)

9:51 am

crosshair

ugh

9:52 am

crosshair

i get your drift..from the mills

9:52 am

carleekat

yes...from the pretro chem plants..loks like a sci fi city down there at night...very pretty from a weird point of view...at night

9:53 am

crosshair

here all we have is a starch plant,every morning the entire town smells like everyone is baking bread lol

9:54 am

carleekat

nothing to complain about there :)

9:54 am

crosshair

no wonder we all go crazy at the bakery

9:54 am

bichon

there are worse things to smell

9:55 am

carleekat

hmmm....chocolate factory..that would be lovely to wake up to every morning :)

9:55 am

crosshair

mm grid wont take yadda..:(

9:55 am

carleekat

kalyn i was through orangeville a c ouple of times this summer..stopped at A&W for lunch on the highway :)

9:56 am

crosshair

we have a new a+w here;)))) they did the building in the old style;))

9:56 am

bichon

we drove through Gilroy, CA a number of years ago. It had been the garlic capital of the world at that time. Ymmy garlic

9:56 am

carleekat

Ya*+ ya*+ya*=Ya*='s lots of Ya** ( pompom tosses are an example

9:56 am

crosshair

i had forgotten how good the root beer is

9:57 am

crosshair

ya* for carlee;0

9:57 am

carleekat

drive in style?...they come out on roller skates??? and u eat in the car???

9:57 am

crosshair

they used to

9:57 am

crosshair

not anymore;(

9:57 am

carleekat

i know they used to....well..u said old style

9:57 am

crosshair

last one i saw with the girls on roller skates was in the early 70,s

9:58 am

carleekat

same

9:58 am

crosshair

the building,not the staff

9:58 am

carleekat

mama burgers...all the way

9:58 am

crosshair

the new uncle burger is great...has bacon!

9:58 am

redshoes

*stymied by the canadian chog*

9:58 am

carleekat

crossy does teen...right>

9:58 am

carleekat

ah..uncle..i thought teen had bacon too

9:59 am

bichon

does anyone have the ca 6/27, the first one

9:59 am

carleekat

oh..u want stymied.... hehehe...crossy how to confuse them even more????? hmmmmm

9:59 am

crosshair

at least we are not saying eh all the time red eh?

9:59 am

carleekat

golfers all have one. to carry bag and help pick club

10:00 am

redshoes

oh yah, crossy.

10:00 am

crosshair

sure carlee lets talk about going out in our toques and getting some poultine

10:00 am

carleekat

i was just thinking that...

10:00 am

crosshair

lol

10:00 am

carleekat

i just had some amzing poutine the other day....

10:01 am

crosshair

stuff is death in a cup,you know that eh?

10:01 am

carleekat

and seriously..i got some of the winter stuffs out so the touques are washed and ready for winter

10:01 am

crosshair

i found a few of my old skidoo balaclavas as well

10:01 am

carleekat

i eat it maybe 2ce a year oh yee of the pound of bacon a day u used to have

10:02 am

bichon

does anyone have the ca 6/27, the first one

10:02 am

carleekat

i have to do some cold weather camp prep for my girls as we are going camping mid november

10:02 am

carleekat

i clued it bichon...a golfer has one....helps to carrie bags and pickie the clubbies

10:03 am

MollyL

ca6/27 is the same as the next ca 5/20, change the ending

10:03 am

bichon

sorry, didn't see that Molly, thank you

10:04 am

MollyL

Shouldn't all you Canadians be plugging in your cars and making some meat pies? : )

10:04 am

carleekat

hows the champers molly????stil stocking the pb?

10:04 am

crosshair

lol,molly first time i have ever heard that we are ascociated with meat pies lol

10:04 am

MollyL

The champagne is still flowing in and out of the penalty box. Cheers! Salute! and Slainte!

10:05 am

carleekat

ah...u mean tortierre's?...and we dont plug int he cars for another couple of months yet..but yes it is tortierre season

10:05 am

crosshair

bacon,maple syrup,toques..all of that

10:05 am

redshoes

and boats. eh.

10:06 am

MollyL

And Timmy's and Montreal smoked beef. Like ten.

10:06 am

crosshair

well of course,why have all these pristine lakes and not have boats?

10:06 am

carleekat

in quebec crossy.... tortierre...beef veal and pork ground meat pie with spices

10:06 am

carleekat

oh..that what i need after my salad..a maple sugar candy....brb..will put jar in pb

10:06 am

MollyL

Oui Carlee, tourtierre.

10:06 am

redshoes

speaking of meat pies...what about pasties? anyone know about those. soooooo yummy.

10:06 am

crosshair

ahh yes,montreal is 7 hours drive east of me

10:06 am

carleekat

canoes u mean crossy :p

10:06 am

crosshair

i have both carlee;)

10:07 am

MollyL

I'm still waiting for Tim Hortons to move south of New York.

10:07 am

bichon

Crossy, or any other Candians. Do you watch "Mad Men?"

10:07 am

carleekat

ok..little maple sugar hard candies shaped like maple leaves in the pb

10:08 am

crosshair

i have not seen the show yet..we do not watch a lot of television

10:08 am

carleekat

i have watched it bichon....i started watching online....havent picked up much of it tho

10:08 am

MollyL

The penalty box is looking good today. A spa, champagne and maple candy.

10:08 am

bichon

There is a French speaking Canadian character named Megan. This is 1965. Do you really think anyone in that age, and French Canadian would name their daughter that?

10:08 am

carleekat

nor do i...i will watch online tho...( and the choc birthday cake i put in there milly..or did u eat ALL OF IT?????

10:09 am

carleekat

molly* even

10:09 am

crosshair

megan would not the first choice

10:09 am

MollyL

There is still cake in there Carlee. Bichon, I don't think there were many French Canadian Megans in the '60's.

10:09 am

carleekat

but... is she french canadian b/c the family settled there a generation ago..and originally from scotland or other celtic area????

10:10 am

crosshair

remember bichon this is some american producers slant on a french canadian lol

10:10 am

bichon

That's not said. But she calls up her mama and is excitedly speaking to her in French

10:10 am

crosshair

there were many scots in the 40,s and 50,s

10:10 am

J. C.

Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ â† W I R E F O R K S â†’ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ

10:11 am

carleekat

and....there would be alot of english still there..pre revolution...

10:11 am

crosshair

yaa for j.c!!

10:11 am

carleekat

*~*~*~POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for jc

10:11 am

Nancy Boy

Well done, Julian! Or should I say, Spirit of the Bells...

10:11 am

bichon

Megan is a really popular name here now, but in the the 60's never heard of it and there are lots of Irish here

10:11 am

crosshair

we usually try to get to the border in the afternoon have a sleep,and drive right through at night if we are going east

10:11 am

J. C.

Thank you, Jesse! :)

10:12 am

redshoes

yay for J.C.!

10:12 am

Nancy Boy

must compliment the picture - more peacock-like than a peacock itself :P

10:12 am

J. C.

Thank you, redshoes! :)

10:12 am

carleekat

so un heard of that she is a megan....of celt decent who is now living in quebec...and mom could be quebequois and dad anglo

10:12 am

carleekat

so not unheard of....and is a dad's family name...

10:12 am

J. C.

And the poofter goes...*poof!*

10:13 am

Judi

Good morning, my little chickadees!

10:13 am

bichon

okay, but she has a French last name. Not wanting to make a big deal of this, but it seems funny.

10:13 am

Haz1558

Megan is a Welsh name, surely.

10:14 am

bichon

really, Haz? Always thought of it as Irish, or Celtic or Gaelic

10:14 am

carleekat

mornign judi

10:14 am

Haz1558

It's absolutely not Irish - Welsh as far as I know, Welsh form of Margaret.

10:15 am

bichon

Thank you Haz for telling me this. We, in the US are so ill informed

10:15 am

carleekat

hi haz

10:16 am

Haz1558

NO problem, bichon - it always amuses me when babblers declare Moira to be Irish when it's really Scottish, Maire would probably be the Irish equivalent.

10:16 am

carleekat

irregardless could be mixed marriage int he show... as the anglais and the frenchies mixed quite freely and happily in the 40's and 50's

10:16 am

Haz1558

And hello to all.

10:16 am

carleekat

moira is one of my fav names...

10:17 am

carleekat

and yet..the only moira i know is from a pure line finnish family....and she is in her late 60's immigrated from finland

10:17 am

bichon

Maeve is mine

10:18 am

bichon

I've been listening to the A.M. Smith Scotland Street novels. Love listening to their pronounciations

10:18 am

carleekat

if i remember correctly her maiden name was nikkander ( spelled horrible wrong i am sure)

10:18 am

Haz1558

At least Maeve looks like it sounds, some of the Irish names are a bit more impenetrable.

10:19 am

Haz1558

Bichon, does it say who some of the actors are who are narrating the Scotland Street novels? Or is it Alexander McCall Smith himself?

10:20 am

carleekat

did crossy drop off the planet?...or did he dive intot he puzzle?

10:20 am

bichon

Let me look it up, just returned the CD to the library.

10:21 am

bichon

Robert Ian MacKenzie

10:21 am

Nancy Boy

decline

10:21 am

Nancy Boy

DO excuse me.

10:21 am

bichon

He does all the narration, even the female roles

10:22 am

Judi

Thanks, NB!

10:22 am

bichon

tyvm NB, I was looking for that word

10:23 am

Haz1558

I googled him, bichon and recognised him once I saw the picture. He'd have to do falsetto for Bertie!

10:23 am

bichon

He does and his Irene is really terrific.

10:24 am

bichon

Does anyone have the de 7 after the NB blurting

10:25 am

Haz1558

Awful woman, (Irene) but so funny.

10:25 am

Judi

I have de7/40: years in blocks of 10.

10:25 am

crosshair

sorry was on phone.dad ruptured his gall bladder

10:25 am

Judi

Dang! Never heard of a ruptured gall bladder before!

10:26 am

Haz1558

That is the last de7, bichon. There's also da7 when TV is at its best (sarcastic font employed)

10:26 am

Haz1558

Nasty, cross, hope he gets VERY prompt attention.

10:26 am

carleekat

yikes......

10:27 am

crosshair

seems he went in on the 14th and is doing ok and on physio atm

10:27 am

bichon

There are 3 de 7 this one is the 7/36

10:27 am

carleekat

where is dad crossy...city i mean

10:27 am

Judi

You're just hearing about this now, Crossy?

10:28 am

crosshair

he is in north bay carlee

10:28 am

carleekat

ok...decent sized hospital there

10:28 am

kimmtoats

My grandfather's gall bladder ruptured from a giant gallstone and was getting gangrene! He survived.

10:28 am

carleekat

not like milton....we had to drop one teacher off in milton on our way to tornto last week

10:29 am

Haz1558

Yes, de7/36 to refuse, de7/40 periods of 10 years, de7/48 rotted

10:29 am

carleekat

i just got txt from her..she STILL in hospital was one week on friday last

10:30 am

crosshair

yes north bay is a good hospital he will get good care there

10:31 am

bichon

oh, doe, I already have that.

10:31 am

bichon

*doh

10:31 am

bichon

I'm taking a break

10:31 am

Haz1558

See you, bichon.

10:32 am

FMitch

Greetings all

10:32 am

carleekat

{FM!!!}

10:32 am

FMitch

Hey carlee!!!

10:32 am

Haz1558

Greetings, FM! I'm in the middle of composing an e-mail to you to tell you about my interesting life.

10:32 am

Haz1558

2 lines should do it.

10:33 am

FMitch

LOL and hello Haz :)

10:33 am

carleekat

how are we doing today fm???

10:33 am

FMitch

I can't believe 2 lines would be anywhere sufficient.

10:33 am

carleekat

oooh..almost 1/2 way on my second fold crossy :) shoul dbe done t his evening

10:34 am

Haz1558

Well no, not unless I resort to textspeak, and you'd know it was an imposter if I started that.

10:34 am

FMitch

Good thanks carlle - the car had it's annual service and passed with flying colours so it is all ready for the winter.

10:35 am

carleekat

YA** for the car!!! mine not so ya* i need new tires before winter sets in. :0(

10:36 am

carleekat

<passes jar of maple candies 'round the room again for 2nds ...anyone?

10:36 am

FMitch

As the car is getting to be a bit of an old lady I am always a bit anxious. HAd to laugh my annual mileage since last service was just over 5000 miles. I need to get out more!

10:37 am

carleekat

i dont know my annual mileage but i know is more then 5000 mi

10:37 am

rubyfoo

hello again, 10 mins to sit down while dinner cooks

10:37 am

carleekat

what for dinner there ruby?

10:38 am

FMitch

Hi ruby

10:38 am

Haz1558

Hello, ruby.

10:40 am

rubyfoo

seafood salad, spicy chicken pasta and fruit salad for husband, liver and chopped spinach for me, beef hearts etc. for pups. mostly leftovers hahah

10:40 am

FMitch

Didn't enjoy this grid as much as some we have had recently - those d's gave me a real run around :(

10:41 am

rubyfoo

how are you FM? is it cold there? There is the first snow on the mountains here

10:41 am

rubyfoo

great clue, btw, haz

10:42 am

Haz1558

Oh, you ain't seen nothing yet, ruby.

10:42 am

FMitch

Am well ruby and glad to report no frosts here yet.

10:42 am

rubyfoo

I think I probably picked the last of the berries just now

10:43 am

rubyfoo

but there was just a rainbow, so I feel encouraged

10:43 am

FMitch

Although they are forecasting artic winds coming down over GB in the next few days.

10:43 am

carleekat

this one was too short fm... we had a frost warning last night but i am not sure if we had one..skies were clear so we could have... and sounds yumm ruby

10:43 am

rubyfoo

everybody will be happy

10:44 am

rubyfoo

I am not ready for winterizing; I need your old lady car's mechanic, fm

10:44 am

carleekat

esp the pups :)

10:44 am

carleekat

esp the pups :)
my kitty had chicken heart last night...i dont think she stopped purring at all during the night

10:45 am

rubyfoo

I give them beef heart risotto made with brown rice and cauliflower, serve it with parmesan

10:45 am

FMitch

Well he is quite a young pup ruby - guess I could send him over to you.

10:45 am

Judi

Ooh Rah! Fireworks!

10:45 am

rubyfoo

chicken hearts are the best!

10:45 am

Nancy Boy

well done, Judi! :)

10:45 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for judi

10:45 am

rubyfoo

ya** judi

10:45 am

FMitch

Congrats Judi!!

10:45 am

carleekat

( actually..correction was turkey heart)

10:46 am

Judi

NB - is that your sister in the pic?

10:46 am

rubyfoo

when I make giblet gravy at Thanksgiving, I use the turkeys heart, liver and gizzard

10:46 am

rubyfoo

(in the stuffing, too)

10:47 am

Nancy Boy

Ohhh no Judi, just an old friend. It was my first major holiday sans parents - that's my friend Sarah and I, on the beach in Magaluf at six in the morning. Hence, the pyjamas!

10:47 am

carleekat

so do i....and white wine :) not in the stuffing....sage and mushrooms in the stuffing

10:47 am

Aloyisius

congrats to Judi! Hi Babblers!

10:47 am

rubyfoo

hmmm

10:47 am

carleekat

hello aloy :o)

10:47 am

rubyfoo

I never thought of wine in the gravy; how un-French is that?

10:47 am

EvaNadine

afternoon all!

10:47 am

Judi

Ah. Okay. I say, you were rather overdressed for the beach.

10:48 am

rubyfoo

alo aloy

10:48 am

rururocks

feels sad for all those heartless turkeys

10:48 am

carleekat

all my turkey gets is a bottle of dry white wine and the onion and sage in the stuffing....

10:48 am

Judi

Almost time for lunch. Gotta *POOF*. See you kids tomorrow!

10:48 am

rubyfoo

hello ruru

10:48 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi. We got all hyped up in the middle of the night and ran down there in our jammies, hence the attire ;)

10:48 am

Nancy Boy

oh, hello Eva :)

10:49 am

Aloyisius

tc, Judi..

10:49 am

EvaNadine

hello darling. :)

10:49 am

rubyfoo

I thought the bottle of wine was for the cook, a la Julia Child

10:49 am

rubyfoo

did anybody see Julie and Julia?

10:49 am

Haz1558

Bye Judi.

10:49 am

carleekat

that the OTHER bottle of wine...one for the bird...2 for the cook...

10:49 am

rubyfoo

bye judi

10:50 am

carleekat

i did... so cute

10:50 am

carleekat

i read her blog too...its still up you can read it....its what the movie was based upon

10:50 am

rubyfoo

I loved that movie!

10:50 am

rubyfoo

no kidding?

10:50 am

rubyfoo

what is the name of the blog?

10:51 am

carleekat

yea...its a true story....she really cooked the entire book

10:51 am

carleekat

i cant remember now but google julie and julia

10:51 am

carleekat

u'll find it somewhere

10:51 am

rubyfoo

will do!

10:51 am

Aloyisius

I saw it and really enjoyed it ruby

10:51 am

carleekat

took me a week of reading late at night to read it all

10:51 am

rubyfoo

it almost made me feel like cooking raofl

10:51 am

EvaNadine

how are we all this afternoon?

10:52 am

rubyfoo

I used to do really ambitious cooking, but those days are past

10:52 am

carleekat

( that was where i got my comment the other day about cooking everything in 1/2 a pound of butter )

10:52 am

rubyfoo

how about 27 dresses? Did anybody else like that? My husband won't watch those "girls' movies"

10:53 am

carleekat

i still like cooking...but i am not as amitious as i used to be....when trying new recipes...yes...

10:53 am

rubyfoo

I missed that carlee, too true

10:53 am

Nancy Boy

I made vegan sushi recently, it was sooo good...
I wonder if that answers your question, Eva ;) but how are you?

10:53 am

carleekat

hi again eva

10:53 am

rubyfoo

fortunately, my husband will eat the same things for days, so I can make a huge pot of something and feed it to him for 3 or 4 days

10:54 am

carleekat

had you made sushi before nb?...or is this the first ime for u?

10:54 am

EvaNadine

heh, it does. you mentioned you were going to make that -- glad it turned out well!
what yummy veggies did you use?

as for me, my head is nearing explosive levels, and i am taking great effort to remove my shoulders from my ears (as is their usual position when i get stressed).
but otherwise doing quite well...

10:55 am

rubyfoo

deep breaths, evaN.....

10:55 am

Nancy Boy

Never tried it before, Carlee - I like making everything from scratch when I cook, so it was really interesting! Then again, I'm used to cooking a lot of Korean stuff, so maybe I have a better feel for those kind of flavours, I don't know...

10:55 am

rubyfoo

dinner now, see you later, kids

10:55 am

carleekat

i used to fdo that ruby..alas with any given number of teenagers appearing for dinner... the food / leftovers do not last as long..

10:55 am

Aloyisius

bye, ruby..

10:55 am

rubyfoo

do you make kimchee NB? I was just reading that everybody has his own (secret) recipe

10:56 am

Nancy Boy

thanks, Eva! awww, deep breaths though! you know it will all go smoothly, you will be a gooorgeous bride, and will live happily ever after. the end ;)

10:56 am

rubyfoo

it's just us and the dogs and we all eat differently

10:56 am

carleekat

(NB..if not a sushi purist...try making the rice with basmati instead of short grain..just add a bit xtra water when steaming/boiling to make it stickier to start before adding rice vinegar with salt and sugar ...does not roll as nicely BUT..tastes WOW )

10:56 am

EvaNadine

not the end until i get you over to the states to make sushi for me. ;)

10:57 am

rubyfoo

that is a great idea, carlee!!

10:57 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

10:57 am

MollyL

Eva you need a soak in the hot tub and a massage.

10:57 am

Nancy Boy

unfortunately the boys do not inherit the family recipe, Ruby - at least not in my house. Will have to ask my sister one day!

10:58 am

carleekat

my daughter and i do sushi feasts periodically... wherein we make about 20 rolls and then pig out watching movies for 6 or 7 hours...we are stuffed to the rim...but its soooo yummy...

10:58 am

Nancy Boy

oh I'm a total purist when it comes to rice. I get very passionate with my rice. I enjoy the secret smugness of being able to eat rice with chopsticks.

10:59 am

carleekat

( am telling u nb..u are missing out on a mouthwatering taste explosion by not trying teh basmati...just once...and yes..its fun to eat rice with chopsticks )

11:00 am

Nancy Boy

just all reminds me of when we first moved here, and I remember my mum getting huge hand-sewn cloth parcels full of the korean ingredients you couldn't get here - even blocks of doenjang! of course you can get a lot of it here now...

11:01 am

EvaNadine

i used to be able to eat rice with chopsticks when i was a youngun. i guess i lost that ability somewhere along the line... nowadays, if i am having a rice dish, i punk out + ask for the fork... :/

11:01 am

redshoes

FIREWORKS!

11:01 am

carleekat

( i guessand loving to cook..and not having the "traditions" of food behind me when it comes to family recipes....i look at different ways to do stuff)

11:01 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo red

11:02 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:02 am

Aloyisius

yay for redshoes, congrats!!!!

11:02 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for red!!!

11:02 am

carleekat

hi again jmc

11:02 am

Nancy Boy

I think you fail as an Asian if you can't eat rice with chopsticks. They make you give in your passport. ;)

11:02 am

Aloyisius

hi jmc

11:02 am

redshoes

anyone need clues before I poof?

11:02 am

Aloyisius

yes, I am spinning wheels on da7.44

11:02 am

carleekat

what aout those of who can eat it with chopsticks whe are not asian????

11:03 am

carleekat

opp of night****

11:03 am

carleekat

who are not* even

11:03 am

redshoes

da 7/44 not night + hours/minutes/etc

11:03 am

Nancy Boy

then you get to feel very pleased with yourself indeed, Carlee ;)

11:03 am

Aloyisius

oh, gheez was going the wrong direction.. tyvm carlee and red

11:04 am

carleekat

oh darn..and i was looking for a gold sticker <sigh>

11:04 am

EvaNadine

speaking of chopsticks, going to go heat up my leftover chinese now :)

11:04 am

jmcnrick

*gives car a gold star on her forehead *

11:04 am

jmcnrick

rats must reboot the computer

11:05 am

carleekat

yay!!!!!

11:05 am

Nancy Boy

LOL. If it's any consolation, you're the first non-asian I've ever met who can do it. Trying to teach the boyfriend but it's slow work. :P

11:06 am

redshoes

who wants to see pics of my new car?

11:06 am

carleekat

i taught my kids to use chopsticks when they were small..we started with cheaters using a folded up piece of paper and a hair elastic....to get teh feel and texture etc

11:06 am

Aloyisius

ooh, congrats on the new wheels, red

11:06 am

carleekat

food tastes different with the wodden ones..i dont like the plastic ones... doesnt taste right

11:07 am

carleekat

show us pls red

11:07 am

carleekat

wooden* even

11:07 am

Nancy Boy

sounds like a fun afternoon, Carlee! my learning method was a sharp slap on the backs of my hands if I did it wrong ;)

11:07 am

redshoes

go here: http://www.bellemeadeautobrokers.com/ and search for the SOLD 2006 VW Jetta Sedan

11:08 am

carleekat

once again...cultural tradition...versus exploring ( seriously..one day..for carlee..make the sushi with basmati....u'll love it)

11:09 am

Nancy Boy

Mm, lacquered bamboo in my house. Or ivory, which I refused to use.

11:10 am

carleekat

pretty red....

11:10 am

carleekat

that is what i have nb... laquered bamboo.

11:11 am

carleekat

hehehe..one time i did a craft with my girl guides...we made hair sticks from chop sticks...got a whole bunch of nail polish..and beads with copper wire..and a bunch of gem decalls you use for finger nails...girls had a hoot makng them then tring to do up their hair with them

11:11 am

redshoes

thanks carlee

11:12 am

carleekat

i just bought the pack of cheap throw away chop sticks for them....i still have all the sets i made

11:12 am

Nancy Boy

haha! holding one's hair up with chopsticks is nowhere near as effortless as some make it appear :P

11:12 am

carleekat

when my hair was longer..i had success...not now...

11:13 am

carleekat

now too short...

11:13 am

EvaNadine

ahhh. general tsos with broccoli and rice and an egg roll. you dont get any more americanized than that :)

11:13 am

carleekat

i wore my hair up that night with the sticks... and when the girls wanted to know what we were making i just pulled them out of my hair.. the young ones were all googly eyed

11:14 am

carleekat

so darn cute

11:14 am

Nancy Boy

I could probably still do it with mine, it's fairly long right now. Disgusting. What a hippie ;)

11:14 am

Aloyisius

what fun, carlee

11:14 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva...would the Chinese recognise it? :P

11:15 am

EvaNadine

doubtful, NB. this is as generically american as chinese food gets...

11:15 am

carleekat

yea..they would..they'd call it american cuisine

11:15 am

redshoes

poofing now. later kids!

11:15 am

carleekat

they'd order it when going out for american :)

11:15 am

carleekat

byebye red

11:16 am

Aloyisius

bye, red

11:16 am

EvaNadine

ive been lucky enough to have experienced REAL chinese food on several occasions, so i always crack up when my friends wanna get takeout. it is so NOT real chinese food...

11:17 am

Nancy Boy

Oops, I make it about 45 minutes until Frank gets home...so I'm going to dedicate that time to making myself look slightly less of a complete mess.

11:17 am

carleekat

no place near me to get real chinese...

11:17 am

carleekat

put ur hair up nb :)

11:18 am

carleekat

{{oodles of monster hugs}} nb

11:18 am

Aloyisius

fireworks and I need to get some work done too .. tc all, see you next grid

11:19 am

Nancy Boy

lol! ((carlee and eva)) be good to yourselves, ladies! *poof*

11:19 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for aloy

11:19 am

Aloyisius

(-: thank you carlee !

11:19 am

crosshair

crossy is back for more;)

11:19 am

carleekat

i'm going to go read and have a nap as i got only about 3 hours last nite....ttfn *poof*

11:20 am

EvaNadine

::huggles NB::

11:20 am

carleekat

( hope dad is ok crossy )

11:20 am

carleekat

11:20 am

crosshair

ty carlee and have a good nap

11:55 am

redturtlehead

Afternoon Babblers. I sure do need to find these last 45.

11:55 am

redturtlehead

or 42 as the case may be.

11:55 am

crosshair

howdy red

11:57 am

redturtlehead

How is everything Mr Hair?

11:59 am

crosshair

hairy as usual:)

11:59 am

redturtlehead

ha ha!

12:10 pm

redturtlehead

well down to 31, probably should takw a break!!!

12:15 pm

redturtlehead

awfully quiet in here...Did I smell or something?

12:17 pm

hurshy

no, that's just the way babble often is these days...

12:18 pm

redturtlehead

I always think its just me, we have had a lot of shorter grids these days as well...

12:18 pm

redturtlehead

Hi hurshy.

12:19 pm

hurshy

hi

12:22 pm

redturtlehead

27 left, I am sleepy, but...I just want to finish.

12:26 pm

FMitch

Hi hurshy and red.

12:36 pm

Nef

Good Day all. NBT in 20 words. Seems like an okay grid. Am I wrong?

12:39 pm

FMitch

Hi Nef, it's OK but I found the d's bit of a trial.

12:40 pm

Nef

Hi FM. There are a bunch of them; aren't there?

12:40 pm

FMitch

Just a few but there are some great clues back in the chog.

12:42 pm

FMitch

I wish you good babbling and hope you enjoy the grid. TTFN :)

12:43 pm

Nef

bye FM ( was checking chog; can't see hints in the last visible chat. So at least I won't feel TOO tempted yet.

12:50 pm

Jellen

Hello...

12:53 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Jellen FM and nef. I need to take a break, but I keep coming back!

12:54 pm

crosshair

howdy all,back again;)

12:54 pm

Jellen

Hi, red! Thought I was alone...

12:54 pm

Jellen

Hi, crossy!

12:55 pm

crosshair

((jellen))

12:55 pm

Jellen

4333/6666, crossy...still on my first fold!

12:55 pm

jacq

hello everybody

12:55 pm

Jellen

Hi, jac

12:56 pm

redturtlehead

hi Jacs!

12:56 pm

crosshair

yaa for jellen!!

12:56 pm

jacq

heya jellen

12:56 pm

jacq

heya red and crossy

12:57 pm

crosshair

howdy jacq:)

12:57 pm

crosshair

not to worry jellen,mom also has a big one to fold.actually the big ones are much sought after

12:57 pm

jacq

how is everybody today?

12:58 pm

crosshair

not too bad at all jacq!

12:59 pm

Jellen

Have a doctor's appointment :-( and then a visitation--my friends dad died...not a happy kind of day...

12:59 pm

jacq

how is the weather that far north crossy?

12:59 pm

crosshair

nice sunny fall day and 11c

12:59 pm

jacq

try to find some quiet time today then jellen, those kind of days can be draining

1:00 pm

crosshair

my da had a burst gall bladder but he is recovering well

1:00 pm

jacq

wow crossy 11c is good, it's supposed to be about 8 here but we have a north westerly and sleet, it's very cold

1:00 pm

jacq

will think positive thoughts for him crossy

1:00 pm

crosshair

we were 8c,then the sun broke through:)

1:01 pm

Jellen

Actually need to run now, or I'm going to be late for my appointment...happy hunting, all!

1:01 pm

crosshair

tc jellen

1:01 pm

jacq

we were 8 in the sun yesterday

1:01 pm

jacq

bye jellen

1:02 pm

redturtlehead

27 c here...

1:02 pm

crosshair

well scotland..8 c is a nice midsummer day there;)

1:03 pm

jacq

LOL 4 c tonight with sleet

1:04 pm

jacq

jealous here red, temps like that would be great on my hands

1:04 pm

crosshair

now that is more average;))))

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

hello again

1:04 pm

crosshair

we are due for more frost tonight

1:04 pm

crosshair

((ruby))\

1:04 pm

redturtlehead

jacs you need to retire to Florida. though the food would be different.

1:05 pm

redturtlehead

hi ruby.25 left, not finding any...

1:05 pm

jacq

i think i already have retired, my boss cut my hours right back gradually because of my pain and now i have 1 client a week

1:05 pm

crosshair

retire here jacq,you will be right at home,just the same,only colder ;)

1:06 pm

jacq

am feeling pretty useless

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

{{crossy}} [[jacq]] (((red)))

1:06 pm

jacq

according to the wind chill calculator it feels like 1c here

1:06 pm

jacq

heya ruby, hows things?

1:06 pm

redturtlehead

Oh my... well Jac, maybe soon it will all pick up.

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

we moved to Europe from Miami, but even when it's cold and nasty, it's better to have 4 seasons

1:07 pm

crosshair

you would love you january days of minus 30;)

1:07 pm

jacq

one doc said i have arthritus, the other said i am too young lol

1:07 pm

redturtlehead

I am not a fan of cold and nasty. no need for 4 seasons for me.

1:07 pm

jacq

4 seasons are nice just not all in the same hour

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

my head is exploding and my washing machine is still not fixed, 3 repairman visits!

1:07 pm

redturtlehead

I have arthritis Jac, you are never too young for it...its in my hips and my toes.

1:07 pm

jacq

wow ruby

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

that sounds like scotland, all right!

1:07 pm

crosshair

we have a saying here,if you do not like the current weather,just wait 20 minutes

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

oh, red, I am sorry. Does anything help?

1:08 pm

jacq

i was told i have it in my hands and wrists and toes and maybe my hips too

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

I need 34 words but don't feel hopeful

1:08 pm

redturtlehead

I'm good with it, it just hurts when I do too much, but I think Jacs has more pain.

1:08 pm

jacq

the other doc said im too young and to try some stuff that opens my arteries lol

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

do you both take anti-inflammatories? [sp??]

1:09 pm

jacq

mine hurts when i do too much, but today i took it easy, just chopped some veggies and general bits but they just got sorer all day

1:09 pm

redturtlehead

I do once in a while, Dont take it every day.

1:09 pm

jacq

i was taking some but i have a history of gastro intestinal bleeding, but i take codamol

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

I have trouble with a hip but put a high stool in the kitchen so I can sit while I chop

1:10 pm

crosshair

i am relativly young also,but evey place i have ever broken a bone or have pins and screws in it full of athritis

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

I take an anti-inflammatory and 2 codeines every morning and then can manage

1:10 pm

redturtlehead

wow you can not de****** too many word in this one.

1:11 pm

jacq

i've never broken a bone, but my hands and wrists have bothered me for years, i also have reynaulds but it only affects 2 fingers in each hand lol

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

hm that's de and how many asterisks? hahah

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

I can't see any other words

1:13 pm

crosshair

ust found a few more de,s=what happens when meat rots

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

had those, but thanks anyway

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

and time in ten-year periods

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

and maybe we're all in de***** with our various arthritic bits and pieces

1:14 pm

jacq

did you get the plural and singular of those?

1:14 pm

jacq

decrepit isn't in here

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

no, de + country singer patsy

1:15 pm

redturtlehead

thanks for the ten year periods!

1:15 pm

jacq

ahhhhhh, i had that one but great clue

1:16 pm

redturtlehead

twas excellent...

1:16 pm

jacq

do you have the mi5that uses the high point tile?

1:16 pm

crosshair

ty for 10 year word;)

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

does anybody like the movie 27 Dresses? when Katherine Heigl sings Benny and the Jets

1:16 pm

jacq

have never seen it

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

ooh, ty jacq, an old sailor like me shd hv known that

1:17 pm

redturtlehead

me neither.

1:17 pm

jacq

oyes

1:17 pm

jacq

ayes

1:17 pm

jacq

oooh poop, sorry

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

I've seen it 3 times; it's great fun

1:17 pm

crosshair

ahh a sailing ship mast

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

let's join jacq in the pb for after-dinner drinks

1:17 pm

crosshair

you often see it spelt with two of the high point tiles

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

grand marnier anyone?

1:18 pm

jacq

drinks would be nice lol

1:18 pm

jmcnrick

i liked 27 Dresses

1:18 pm

crosshair

ill have 2 fingers on ice please

1:18 pm

jmcnrick

*holds out glass fir grand marnier*

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

when my sister started talking about worldwide water shortages, I said "Let them drink Evian!" I'm losing my marbles

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

hello jmc; my head has exploded

1:19 pm

jacq

gives crossy the two fingers thathave reynaulds

1:19 pm

jmcnrick

lol ruby

1:19 pm

crosshair

must be messy

1:19 pm

jacq

LOL ruby

1:19 pm

jacq

offers to help clean up exploded head mess

1:20 pm

jacq

heya jmc

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

I'll take care of your spiders in exchange!

1:20 pm

jmcnrick

*gets mop for jaq and find pail*

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

*it is so nice to have a chat that makes me smile!*

1:20 pm

jacq

ahhhhh fair swap ruby, ty

1:20 pm

crosshair

ruby..i order you to put your brains back in your skull! whats the matter with you?! have you lost your mind?? lol

1:21 pm

jmcnrick

buy a new washing machine ruby

1:21 pm

rubyfoo

yes, I think I'll have to but will try to negotiate a pay-back on the repair bills

1:21 pm

jacq

LOL crossy

1:21 pm

rubyfoo

hahah crossy

1:21 pm

crosshair

:))

1:22 pm

jacq

i went late night shopping with my daughters last night it was a lot of fun and we all got time out of the house at night, will have to do it again sometime

1:22 pm

jacq

ruby, is it a new machine/ or still within warranty? if so you have more rights

1:23 pm

rubyfoo

that sounds wonderful but where can you shop late at night?

1:23 pm

jmcnrick

sounds fun jac. . .how late can you shop?

1:23 pm

jacq

just asda (walmart?) i needed pasta bowls and wanted to get out for a while

1:23 pm

jmcnrick

I used to grocery shop at 2 am at the 24 safeway

1:23 pm

crosshair

a woman shopping is a happy woman;))..crossy ducks....

1:23 pm

jacq

it's 24 hours 6 days a week

1:24 pm

jmcnrick

*kicks crossy*

1:24 pm

jacq

i hate shopping crossy, but it was strangely relaxing

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

no, we bought it when we bought the house, 13 yrs ago, but when it broke my husband said get a repairman. But the first guy should have said that it needed more than a new part. Now the 3rd guy says it needs an even more expensive one.

1:24 pm

jacq

ruby it might be time to cut your losses

1:24 pm

jacq

a new machine will use less detergent and less water and less energy

1:25 pm

crosshair

so now with all the new parts invested,you are trying to decide if to cut your losses or spring for the big fix

1:25 pm

crosshair

what jacq said

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

that's what I think. Enough is enough and, although I can operate the draining etc manually, it is too annoying

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to me the point of a machine is not to do it manually

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

it's a Miele and I think the brand is overrated from my limited experience in France.

1:26 pm

crosshair

put the old machine outside and turn it into a composter and get yerself a nice new efficent onbe

1:26 pm

jacq

i agree with jmc

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

next, he'll get me a mangle (you're probably all too young to know what that is....)

1:26 pm

jmcnrick

i am beginning to think HP computers are overrated

1:26 pm

jmcnrick

I know what a mangle is

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

:)

1:27 pm

jacq

when i first got married i had a sink and a mangle, he had a full sized pool table

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

mine is less than a year old and I have just sent it off for the third repair (fortunately under warrantee)

1:27 pm

crosshair

i just build my own jmc and avoid the stress

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

I've had trouble with all my Miele appliances and with my Gaggenau stove!

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

sounds good to me but He should have been working the mangle

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

beyond my abilities crossy

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

beside i like laptops

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

you should have draped the wet clothes around the sides of the pool table

1:28 pm

jacq

ruby look at consumer websites for reviews of models as they all have thweir issues

1:28 pm

crosshair

lappys have their own personalities

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

lol good plan ruby

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

and my computer is making its "hairball" noise again, intermittently

1:28 pm

jacq

self build is easy jmc, so long as the mother board is compatable with all the bits

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

i have my big HP laptop which I use for most things and my little netbook for travel

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

oh you techies, you!

1:29 pm

jacq

i have an acer lappy and an acer pc and they are both great so far (touches wood, hairy wood being best)

1:29 pm

crosshair

wish i was there for you ruby,i could give it a tune up for you

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

lol ruby what a great description of that sound!

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

my computer is a hodgepodge, kept old parts as I've had to change things. I have a really old dell keyboard which I love

1:30 pm

jacq

you need a teenager ruby

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

*shocked look*

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

OMG my husband is bad enough hahah

1:30 pm

jacq

i do that ruby, i salvage old pc's and use the parts to upgrade or replace on my old one or on friends ones

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

random factoid: the guy that founded dell was a conscientious objector during vietnam

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

My son was just here two weeks ago and I think he and his wife overloaded my washing machine

1:31 pm

crosshair

listen ladies with computer towers,,the biggest issue with them is dust and hairballs building up in the heat sink behind the cpu fan..it is an easy fix and will prolong your computers life

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

how do you get the fan cover off, crossy?

1:31 pm

jacq

either use compressed air or if you feel really brave do what i do and vaccume it with a couple of straws attached to the end of the hose

1:32 pm

crosshair

most hare held on by a single clip for intel products or 4 phillips screw for amd products

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

okay lunch is over (tuna and crackers) so back to the next crisis!

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

1:32 pm

crosshair

undrerneath will be the heat sink

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

I will do that tomorrow having just read a New Yorker article on procrastination. I think I need more practice.....

1:32 pm

jacq

LOL ruby

1:33 pm

crosshair

clean the fins and replace fan

1:33 pm

crosshair

but please ground yerself to remove static first

1:33 pm

dianedecoder

fireworks.... !! Now maybe I'll get some "stuff" done around my house !!

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

I have to go, thank you all for cheering me up

1:33 pm

crosshair

brb

1:33 pm

jacq

bye ruby take care

1:33 pm

jacq

wtg diane!!

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

diane you need to read the article, it explains procrastination very well.....

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

1:34 pm

dianedecoder

I won first prize in that , long ago !! LOL

1:34 pm

dianedecoder

actually, I've done quite a bit today :-))

1:35 pm

EvaNadine

I'll procrastinate later...

1:35 pm

dianedecoder

I work best under pressure,.... and have been known to sew a dress for myself for some occasion the next, even same evening !!!

1:36 pm

jacq

wow diane lol, i have been known to decorate a room the night before a party

1:36 pm

dianedecoder

as long as you "get 'er done".... right ??

1:36 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

1:37 pm

jacq

right diane

1:37 pm

jacq

i have 51 left and am floundering

1:37 pm

sammysmom

DA 7/44 CLUE PLEASE

1:37 pm

dianedecoder

thanks for the little bit of Scottish history in your profile, jacq :-)

1:37 pm

sammysmom

sory for shouting

1:38 pm

EvaNadine

speaking of procrastinating, dear fiance just called me from the office supply store.
he is buying paper and cardstock for printing our programs. for our wedding. which is in four days.

im amazed he didnt wait until friday!

1:38 pm

dianedecoder

too funny... that was my last word in the grid

1:38 pm

dianedecoder

da (not night ) + hour on the clock

1:38 pm

crosshair

lol,the ink will still be wet on the big day!

1:38 pm

sammysmom

and what was your last word in the4 grid diane ??

1:39 pm

jacq

yw diane, i try to update it but have a plethora of images to choose from, it's hard

1:39 pm

dianedecoder

lol.... just clued it

1:39 pm

sammysmom

thanks

1:39 pm

jacq

heya eva, and wow

1:39 pm

dianedecoder

you're welcome

1:41 pm

dianedecoder

I'm going to change my profile picture right now... a shot of our Canadian rockies ... maybe add a few pictures to Flikr account too.

1:41 pm

jacq

i'm wary of flkr, is it safe?

1:43 pm

dianedecoder

I would use it just for pics....I use Picasa... much the same thing. Many of my relatives use Flikr to share pictures , or photo bucket is another similar one.

1:44 pm

dianedecoder

be right back

1:46 pm

crosshair

crossy cannot update his flickr,someone elses pics are still stuck in my slot

1:46 pm

EvaNadine

someone elses photos are in your flickr??

1:47 pm

jacq

i put a lot of mine onto my facebook to share with family here and abroad

1:49 pm

crosshair

indeed eva

1:49 pm

crosshair

their user name is crosshare mine is crosshair

1:49 pm

sadie52

Hello Everyone

1:50 pm

EvaNadine

ahh. and flickr got them confuzzled?

1:50 pm

crosshair

flickr is confuzzled

1:50 pm

crosshair

howdy sadie

1:51 pm

sadie52

hiya cross

1:53 pm

jacq

wow i managed to update my pic in record time !!

1:54 pm

sadie52

congrats :)

1:54 pm

jacq

it usually takes 3 attempts

2:08 pm

m9f9l

hi all!

2:08 pm

m9f9l

eva! how was the big day?

2:09 pm

dianedecoder

I have hundreds shared on Facebook... LOL

2:09 pm

m9f9l

wait a minute... we already had wedding icon for you.. but it hasn't happened yet?

2:10 pm

m9f9l

nbt.

2:12 pm

crosshair

howdy m9

2:12 pm

m9f9l

hey crossy

2:12 pm

Anniebrook

snuck in to finish...fireworks

2:13 pm

m9f9l

wtg annie!

2:13 pm

crosshair

ya for annie!!!

2:13 pm

Anniebrook

tyty, evan's is this saturday

2:13 pm

Anniebrook

wedding*

2:14 pm

jacq

hello annie and m9

2:14 pm

m9f9l

wonderful! is that your som? grandson?

2:16 pm

Anniebrook

would anyone like a clue before I go out into the world?

2:16 pm

m9f9l

how bout stats for a 7?

2:16 pm

jacq

i still have 43 to go annie, but congrats and ty for the offer

2:16 pm

m9f9l

thye

2:17 pm

Anniebrook

turn the last 2 letters around

2:17 pm

jacq

any chance you can do that with a real word next time please?

2:17 pm

m9f9l

:-P

2:17 pm

Anniebrook

mi7----is the center of our 24 hours

2:17 pm

crosshair

hows about a de 7/40

2:17 pm

m9f9l

yay! thank you. nbs

2:18 pm

Anniebrook

de 7 ---to turn an offer away

2:18 pm

Anniebrook

da7----when the sun is out it is da7

2:18 pm

crosshair

a ten year soan

2:18 pm

crosshair

span

2:20 pm

Anniebrook

another de 7 ---past tense as in rotten food

2:21 pm

jacq

de7/36, opposite of hill or in*****

2:21 pm

Anniebrook

and bye dear babblers

2:21 pm

m9f9l

bye annie

2:22 pm

m9f9l

ok ok already.. you don't have to spoonfeed me!lol

2:22 pm

m9f9l

although maybe you do.. I have a head cold. yuck.

2:22 pm

m9f9l

feel like my whole brain is clogged up.

2:23 pm

jacq

makes it hard to focus m9, not the easiest grid for that

2:24 pm

m9f9l

phant diadem

2:24 pm

m9f9l

dyes

2:24 pm

m9f9l

oh shoot me.

2:25 pm

crosshair

ty mp,you always give the best clooze

2:25 pm

jacq

passes m9 a decongestant

2:25 pm

crosshair

m9*

2:25 pm

jacq

don't forget the past tense

2:26 pm

m9f9l

i got it. hard to believe there's still 8 more off that one d

2:26 pm

m9f9l

ok 6 more

2:28 pm

m9f9l

i think da5/20 + o should be a word. "hey da6!"

2:29 pm

jacq

lol m9

2:29 pm

Pinikula

I believe that's a hyphenated word! :)

2:29 pm

Pinikula

hi all...here for a few (lunch)

2:29 pm

jacq

heya pini

2:30 pm

m9f9l

hi pini!

2:30 pm

m9f9l

oh cool.. I'm 1/2way.

2:30 pm

crosshair

howdy pini

2:31 pm

crosshair

i still have 5 or so till half way

2:31 pm

jacq

i have 34 left, but it's like pulling teeth

2:31 pm

Pinikula

how's it going all?

2:31 pm

dianedecoder

hi pini :-))

2:31 pm

Pinikula

I'm at 58/55...and it's getting tough...

2:31 pm

Pinikula

...does the list help at al?

2:31 pm

Pinikula

* all?

2:31 pm

m9f9l

don't know yet. just pulled it up

2:31 pm

jacq

don't know haven't listed

2:31 pm

Pinikula

hi jacq, m9, cross, di, etc. :)

2:32 pm

Pinikula

(didn't want to leave anyone out! :)

2:32 pm

crosshair

if i cannot get to 50% i do not deserve a list lol

2:33 pm

m9f9l

I listed at 59

2:33 pm

Pinikula

I feel the same way, crossy! :)

2:33 pm

m9f9l

can't believe I missed the 4 ac4's. But I NEVER see the pimples. EVER!

2:34 pm

crosshair

ty m9

2:34 pm

Pinikula

there are 4 related to the pi4les???

2:34 pm

m9f9l

LOL.. no.

2:34 pm

crosshair

ty pini

2:35 pm

m9f9l

just 4 ac4's

2:35 pm

Pinikula

* sigh of relief *

2:36 pm

Pinikula

*acme* is not one of them...if I don't quit typing it...

2:36 pm

Pinikula

where's wyle e. coyote when I need him!?!?!

2:37 pm

m9f9l

good ol wiley

2:37 pm

crosshair

beep...beep

2:37 pm

poodletoes

testing

2:37 pm

Pinikula

hi poodle

2:37 pm

m9f9l

list definitely helping

2:38 pm

m9f9l

hi poodle. testing what?

2:38 pm

crosshair

2 more for half way

2:38 pm

Pinikula

good to know, m9...will hit it up when I get home

2:38 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, crossy!

2:39 pm

m9f9l

go crossy!

2:39 pm

poodletoes

Hi, Pini. just testing my new name. I was vlcl.

2:40 pm

jacq

go crossy!

2:40 pm

Pinikula

Nice!!! Cute change :)

2:40 pm

jacq

cute pic poodle

2:40 pm

poodletoes

ty

2:40 pm

crosshair

lol welcome poodletoes

2:41 pm

jacq

so does that mean you're a new lifetime addict?

2:41 pm

poodletoes

no, I have been here for quite a while, just changed my name.

2:41 pm

crosshair

poodletoes is better

2:42 pm

jacq

ahhh, it's a cute one

2:42 pm

poodletoes

thanks all

2:43 pm

Soodle

Hiya Poodle! How do you change your name on Babble?

2:43 pm

Pinikula

You have to ask God to do it, soodle ;)

2:43 pm

Soodle

BTW - Hi everybody else!

2:44 pm

poodletoes

river dance helped me, she said to email doc god

2:44 pm

jacq

heya soodle

2:44 pm

Soodle

Ah!! Dr God! - as opposed to the big guy in the sky!!

2:44 pm

Pinikula

affirmative, soodle ;)

2:44 pm

jacq

eww we have sleet again, yucky night

2:44 pm

Pinikula

(sorry...didn't mean to imply the "other") ;]

2:45 pm

poodletoes

they could be one and the same???

2:45 pm

crosshair

howdy soodles

2:45 pm

jacq

i'm sure bob wouldn;t mind being confused with dr god

2:45 pm

Soodle

ROFL!!!

2:46 pm

Pinikula

well, I should be gettin' back to work...enjoy all!

2:46 pm

Pinikula

* poof *

2:46 pm

jacq

bye pini

2:46 pm

poodletoes

bye pini

2:46 pm

Soodle

Bye Pini.

2:47 pm

poodletoes

just came in to see if name change worked. bbl

2:47 pm

jacq

bye poodle

2:48 pm

Soodle

I wonder if I got rid of the 'bum' in my Babble name, would my actual posterior disappear.....

2:48 pm

jacq

lol soodle

2:48 pm

jacq

we need posteriors or we couldn't bend our bodies to sit

2:48 pm

m9f9l

my brother almost bled to death when he ripped his off.

2:49 pm

Soodle

Hmmm. A reduction, then?

2:49 pm

jacq

wow m9, how??

2:49 pm

Soodle

He ripped his butt off????

2:49 pm

jacq

i am wincing here

2:49 pm

Soodle

I'm squirming....

2:49 pm

cosdem

what did i walk in on?

2:50 pm

jacq

lol cos and hello

2:50 pm

Soodle

Bums, butts, posteriors!!!!

2:50 pm

cosdem

:) hello everyone

2:50 pm

m9f9l

bicycle slid in gravel.. he was going to crash into a guard rail.. so he jumped to clear it. and it would have worked great.. but he just happened to be right where a support post was. Yup...ripped one side off. when the ambulance got there.. he was close to death from blood loss.

2:50 pm

Soodle

Oh, my goodness. Has he recovered, M9?

2:51 pm

m9f9l

oh yes. he's fine

2:51 pm

cosdem

wait.. he ripped his butt off?

2:51 pm

jacq

oh my bob

2:51 pm

jacq

sounds horrific

2:51 pm

jacq

may i ask how old he was?

2:51 pm

Soodle

Maybe I should just consider a diet.......

2:51 pm

m9f9l

he's accident prone. In highschool, he was on the diving team.. was doing a double flip.. broke his nose on the bottom of the board on the SECOND flip..

2:51 pm

m9f9l

i think 30's

2:52 pm

jacq

maybe he should consider a bubble

2:53 pm

m9f9l

or the time he changed the brake pads on my sister's bike and went to test it out... but he'd put them in backwards.. so going down a steep hill.. they just flew out of their holders.. and he landed on the hood of a car driving by....

2:54 pm

jacq

he should just stay at home

2:54 pm

m9f9l

LOL

2:54 pm

m9f9l

yeah.. there's more.LOL

2:54 pm

jacq

by the phone with no shelves or trip hazzards

2:55 pm

sprite

evening

2:55 pm

jacq

heya sprite

2:56 pm

jacq

29 left think i can list now withiout shame

2:56 pm

sprite

no shame in listing whenever

2:56 pm

m9f9l

well.. i gotta get home from here.. 22 left...

2:56 pm

Soodle

Hello Sprite.

2:57 pm

jacq

i always try to leave it to the last possible brain cell, testing myself

2:57 pm

sprite

hi jacq, Soodle :)
Am not gonna change my icon, am sick and cannot sleep and all I wanna do is find some words and babble friends.

2:57 pm

jacq

bye m9

2:57 pm

m9f9l

I haven't used wordfind yet though! just list

2:57 pm

jacq

aw poor sprite

2:58 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Sprite. Sends over some hot chocolate and warm blankets.

2:58 pm

Soodle

Oh, poor Sprite. (((())))

2:58 pm

sprite

yeah... but other people who are feeling sick and sleepless aren't half as lucky, since they don't have babble and babble friends. So not so poor after all, li'l me ;)

2:58 pm

jacq

how do you make a dishwasher into a snowblower?

2:59 pm

jacq

give him a shovel

2:59 pm

sprite

aw thanks red :)

2:59 pm

jacq

sends over some home made chicken broth

2:59 pm

sprite

I'd start with connecting a vacuumer, jacq

2:59 pm

Soodle

Ha ha! I turned a .22 hunting rifle into a dishwasher. After my husband vamoosed, my dishwasher broke down, so I sold his gun to replace it!

3:00 pm

sprite

aw thanks jacq too :)

3:00 pm

jacq

lol nice one soodle

3:00 pm

jacq

what do you call a fish with no eyes?

3:00 pm

jacq

a fsh

3:00 pm

Soodle

FSH

3:01 pm

sprite

lol. Ok, you just made me laugh. That is really amazing!

3:01 pm

Soodle

Can a one-armed man change a light-bulb?

3:01 pm

jacq

laughter is the best medicine and is good for the sole

3:01 pm

jacq

lol soodle

3:01 pm

Soodle

He can if he kept the receipt

3:01 pm

jacq

no idea

3:01 pm

jacq

LOLOL

3:02 pm

sprite

lol nice pun jacq, and LOL Soodle

3:03 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- back for the last 20

3:03 pm

sprite

hi nan

3:03 pm

redturtlehead

I have 27 left, not so easy any more!

3:03 pm

Soodle

Aw, I gotta go. Hope you feel better soon, Sprite. Keep the chin up. Bye everybody Hugs all round Poof

3:04 pm

sprite

I'll keep my chins up. Bye Soodle, hugs to you

3:04 pm

jacq

bye soodle

3:09 pm

sprite

perishing 7s. Hope me finding them is not ominous.

3:10 pm

jacq

the 7's weren't too bad to find

3:10 pm

sprite

I'll say you are right, got 2 so far.

3:11 pm

jacq

finally finished the o's

3:11 pm

sprite

have the feeling the 2nd half won't be as smooth

3:11 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

3:11 pm

dianedecoder

does anyone have a couple of spare moments ?? If so, could you check my Flikr photos and see what shows up.... I am seeing my whole profile , with user name etc. I hope it's just me who sees that... if not, I've done something wrong !!!!

3:11 pm

sprite

wtg nan, gratz

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

I've got 4 of 5 sevens, but I think if I am to find the last 22 I will need to have the list soon.

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

congrats CyberNan!!!

3:12 pm

sprite

checking

3:12 pm

dianedecoder

thanks, sprite

3:12 pm

sprite

nope, just the photos, don't worry

3:13 pm

sprite

beautiful ones, btw

3:13 pm

jacq

just the lovely pics grandma

3:13 pm

cybernan

all I see is 7 photos

3:14 pm

dianedecoder

super, thanks :-) When I click on "view more photos", my whole page comes up

3:14 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted?

3:14 pm

jacq

possibly because you have your settings saved

3:14 pm

cybernan

what is tomorrow's theme, sprite?

3:14 pm

jacq

still have too many to go nan, but thanks for the offer

3:14 pm

sprite

Shells, nan

3:15 pm

cybernan

ty -- will have to take my scottish peacock down and find something else, then.

3:15 pm

sprite

not for me yet, thanks.

3:15 pm

sprite

it is a beautiful peacock, nan

3:16 pm

cybernan

wasn't he though -- very saucy as well -- he came right up to our picnic table and stopped to pose while I snapped the picture!

3:16 pm

sprite

wow! Very convinced of his own good looks then, and rightly so.

3:16 pm

cybernan

brings back good memories

3:16 pm

jacq

am going to have a wee break while my pills kick in, have fun and fireworks all

3:17 pm

sprite

all the best, jacq

3:17 pm

cosdem

clue for da 6/24?

3:18 pm

sprite

ends in guys, cosdem

3:18 pm

cybernan

just read your profile Jacq -- you forgot the hollywood braveheart statue!

3:18 pm

Jellen

Hello!

3:18 pm

cosdem

ty...

3:18 pm

cybernan

hi jellen

3:18 pm

sprite

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Jellen}}}}}}}}}}}

3:18 pm

cosdem

could also clue as.. .devil's son :)

3:18 pm

carleekat

***ry produsct such as cheese and mil are good for both *** and women

3:19 pm

cosdem

well not really. spellings different

3:19 pm

carleekat

and if i could type..that clue would be a whole lot more effective

3:19 pm

dianedecoder

hi Jellen :-)

3:19 pm

cosdem

lol

3:19 pm

cosdem

:)

3:19 pm

dianedecoder

Hi cos :-)

3:19 pm

sprite

almost clued as: not night guys. But was afraid it would have been too cryptic.

3:19 pm

cybernan

da + vowel + males

3:19 pm

redturtlehead

I got it carlee, actually, yhanks.

3:19 pm

sprite

hi carlee

3:20 pm

cybernan

bye all :)

3:20 pm

carleekat

hey sprite....rth

3:20 pm

carleekat

***ry product such as milk and cheese are healthy for both *** and women <sigh> far less effective second time around

3:21 pm

sprite

but a good clue nonetheless

3:22 pm

carleekat

yay...so how are things sprite?

3:22 pm

redturtlehead

down to 18 left now... nice.

3:22 pm

carleekat

not to be confused with ya**

3:22 pm

sprite

not feeling very chipper right now, but otherwise all is well. And you?

3:22 pm

carleekat

oh thank god someone else who drops a clue today that is not nice..that is lovely

3:22 pm

sprite

that makes 17, red, and PB for you :P

3:23 pm

Jellen

Sorry you're not chipper, sprite...

3:24 pm

carleekat

surprisingly..i am rather chipper....that is Yay +Yay ='s ya**!!!!

3:24 pm

sprite

wtg carlee :)

3:24 pm

redturtlehead

PB for me indeed, sadly, I already had that one, so still 18....

3:24 pm

Jellen

Good for you, carlee!

3:24 pm

sprite

and Jellen, just a few bad da4, nothing big. How are you doing today?

3:25 pm

Matches

clue for da6/24

3:26 pm

Jellen

I am okay...feeling rather somber...

3:27 pm

sprite

:( One of those da4 mmm. *extra hugs* for you then and it is very ok to be somber.

3:27 pm

Jellen

A friend's dad died, and I am going to a service tonight...

3:27 pm

Matches

nm got iy

3:28 pm

Matches

that should be got it.

3:28 pm

sprite

argh Jellen, that is very intense at the moment. Take care of yourself too, okay?

3:28 pm

Jellen

Trying the best I can, sprite!

3:29 pm

sprite

I know... any chance somebody can come with you to be there for you?

3:30 pm

Jellen

I've asked a friend...not sure she can make it...but I'll be all right...

3:30 pm

carleekat

take care jells

3:30 pm

periwinkle

hello all

3:30 pm

periwinkle

da7 pls

3:30 pm

Jellen

Hi, peri

3:31 pm

sprite

will keep my fingers crossed she can make it. Sure, you will be all right anyway, but still.

3:31 pm

sprite

hi periwinkle

3:31 pm

periwinkle

hey Jellen

3:31 pm

carleekat

opp of night peri

3:31 pm

periwinkle

hi spritey

3:32 pm

periwinkle

duh, ty carlee

3:32 pm

Jellen

ty, carlee

3:33 pm

sprite

fireflies. Amazing how much better the brain works with a fever. Guess I shouldn't take the flu shot this year ;)

3:33 pm

carleekat

lost have asked for that one today... it goes the opp direction

3:33 pm

Jellen

Hooray for sprite!!!

3:34 pm

periwinkle

yay for sprite

3:34 pm

sprite

carlee to the PB as well, grin

3:34 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOMTWIST*~*~*for sprite!!

3:35 pm

carleekat

oh hell i live in the pb with my nice yays today

3:35 pm

Jellen

lol, carlee!

3:35 pm

sprite

lol, it is never a bad place, luckily. Am gonna leave you all, *hugs* and thanks for the great company.

3:35 pm

redturtlehead

pours Carlee some nice wine from the PB...

3:36 pm

carleekat

later sprite..at least i made u smile for a moment :)

3:36 pm

sprite

Jellen, will think of you.

3:36 pm

Jellen

Thanks, sprite...take care!

3:37 pm

cosdem

7's done without clues.. whew

3:37 pm

Jellen

brb

3:37 pm

cosdem

they were pretty easy. most of them had the same ending

3:37 pm

carleekat

hmmm...a nice wine or a hot to***<evil grin> i almost put it in but i refrained

3:38 pm

phaeton

hello

3:38 pm

Jellen

Hi, phaeton

3:38 pm

carleekat

u will note i only "drop" words previously dropped in the chog...Hi phae

3:40 pm

periwinkle

hi phae, who is that in your icon?

3:43 pm

carleekat

i was wondering the same phae

3:43 pm

crosshair

210/250 carlee.i hope to finish this protein fold today

3:44 pm

carleekat

am at 200/250

3:44 pm

carleekat

of my second one since yesterday :p

3:44 pm

carleekat

but since u here crossy... i will go to my daughters comp and get it going there too

3:46 pm

crosshair

cool

3:47 pm

cosdem

clue for mi 5/22?

3:47 pm

bichon

has high point letter in it cos

3:48 pm

cosdem

ty that helped :)

3:49 pm

bichon

yvw

3:49 pm

phaeton

sorry Peri..got immersed in the grid...that is my daughter with her new son, Jackson

3:50 pm

phaeton

de6/24?

3:50 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Phaeton and Bichon!

3:50 pm

periwinkle

beautiful picture, phae

3:50 pm

periwinkle

hi red

3:51 pm

phaeton

hi Red

3:51 pm

periwinkle

fireworks here

3:51 pm

phaeton

wtg Peri

3:51 pm

carleekat

ok,,,got it installed on daughters laptop...going back to mine

3:51 pm

crosshair

yaa for carlee!!

3:51 pm

periwinkle

waiting for my pompoms :)

3:51 pm

carleekat

***POMPOMTOSS***for peri

3:52 pm

crosshair

yaa for peri!!!

3:52 pm

carleekat

sorry on my daughters laptop...is francais...i cant find the characters ineed for reg pompom

3:52 pm

carleekat

carleekat2 is on a 250

3:52 pm

carleekat

ok..gone

3:52 pm

redturtlehead

COuld I get a clue for the Da 7 please?

3:53 pm

periwinkle

ty carlee and crossy

3:53 pm

crosshair

k tc carlee

3:53 pm

periwinkle

now off to read for a while

3:53 pm

periwinkle

oppf of nightime, red

3:53 pm

phaeton

TY Peri...clue for de6/24?

3:53 pm

redturtlehead

Ohhh fish me please...

3:53 pm

periwinkle

bye for now

3:54 pm

carleekat

ok..back...

3:54 pm

carleekat

i hate that laptop

3:54 pm

carleekat

she has one of those old red spot mouses

3:54 pm

bichon

de 6/24 falseness to trick someone else

3:54 pm

crosshair

i only use lappys in energencies

3:54 pm

crosshair

emergencies

3:54 pm

carleekat

so....all 3 of us working on 250's now

3:54 pm

carleekat

its all we run now crossy

3:54 pm

phaeton

ty bichon

3:55 pm

carleekat

each of us has one...

3:55 pm

phaeton

he6?

3:55 pm

bichon

my laptop is my PC

3:55 pm

crosshair

except mom and sprite,i think they have big ones

3:55 pm

carleekat

205/250; 85/250 and 1/250

3:55 pm

bichon

willie mays was the say *** guy + opp. of night

3:56 pm

crosshair

mom has a 6666 as does sprite

3:56 pm

carleekat

i want a biggy next :) just for the fun of seeing how long will take

3:56 pm

phaeton

ty bichon

3:56 pm

phaeton

em5?

3:56 pm

carleekat

ok...geting myself piece of chocklit cake..any takers ( I just had my dinner as breakie was at 10 am )

3:57 pm

crosshair

and all the work units in a large one add up to a bigger overall score

3:57 pm

carleekat

kids move out u have an em5 next

3:57 pm

carleekat

nest* even..sheesh

3:57 pm

jillibus

hi all -- fireworks and I gotta go do errands!

3:57 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for jilli

3:58 pm

redturtlehead

congrats Jilli and hello!

3:58 pm

bichon

em 5 is void of anything

3:58 pm

jillibus

ty ty ty carlee!

3:58 pm

phaeton

ty again...ly5?

3:58 pm

jillibus

ty too red and hi

3:59 pm

carleekat

ly+ ***se and disist

3:59 pm

phaeton

ty car

3:59 pm

jillibus

ly5 -- ly + Pacific O***n

3:59 pm

carleekat

welcome welcome welcome jilli

4:00 pm

crosshair

howdy jilli

4:00 pm

carleekat

oooh..we have a cdn contingent again..how fun...jilli u should have seen earlier..was quite funny..we had those yanks all flummoxed

4:00 pm

jillibus

I'd love to stay and clue but I shouldn't even be here -- hi crossy

4:01 pm

redturtlehead

phaeton and I will flummox away quietly...

4:01 pm

jillibus

How, crossy?

4:02 pm

jillibus

I mean carlee

4:03 pm

jillibus

I guess I'll have to look at the previous chog when I get back from the errands...have to go to a meeting tonight so early supper again.

4:04 pm

jillibus

<--- dashes away

4:04 pm

carleekat

crossy and i were just discussing various cdn things and another babbler ( not pro..kayla???maybe???) from same area and corssy and I...so..all sorts of canadian stuffs in chat and the yanks were a bit.confuzzled

4:07 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh, fireworks! thank you all for the many clues!!!

4:08 pm

Jellen

Hooray for red!!!

4:08 pm

cosdem

fireworks!

4:08 pm

Jellen

Hooray for cos!!!

4:09 pm

cosdem

this grid got easier once i was done with the Cs

4:10 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for rth~~~

4:10 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for cos :)

4:18 pm

Nancy Boy

that's fireworks for me, too

4:18 pm

Jellen

Hooray for NB!!!

4:18 pm

J. C.

Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ â† W I R E F O R K S â†’ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ
For . . . *~*~* Jesse (NB) *~*~* !!! :)

4:18 pm

Jellen

And hi, NB and JC!

4:18 pm

J. C.

Hi, Jellen. :)

4:19 pm

J. C.

I don't clash with your icon - how nice. ;)

4:19 pm

Nancy Boy

what a lovely display, Julian ;) thanks, both of you!

4:20 pm

Jellen

No, we're rather complementary, I'd say...:-)

4:20 pm

J. C.

Yes. It's not every day you're congratulated with rusty old pitchforks, is it, Jesse? ;)

4:21 pm

Nancy Boy

No, when I do something worth congratulating so many people go down the more traditional wine 'n flowers route...the pitchforks are SO refreshing.

4:22 pm

J. C.

I'm sure. :P

4:23 pm

mo

just peeped in and saw J.C.!!! Nice to see a "celebrity"and someone I recognise!!! Hi.

4:24 pm

Jellen

Hi, mo

4:24 pm

J. C.

Hi, mo? Don't think we've met here before?

4:24 pm

mo

No I dont think we have, but nice to meet you.

4:24 pm

Jellen

mi 6/33, please?

4:25 pm

mo

and hi JELLEN.

4:25 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOMTOSS *~*~*for NB

4:25 pm

Bethjt

Jellen think noon.

4:25 pm

Jellen

nm...found it...

4:26 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Beth

4:26 pm

J. C.

Thank you, mo. Same to you...

4:26 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi, Mo :) and thanks, Carlee!

4:26 pm

carleekat

hi mo

4:26 pm

carleekat

sorry the pompoms are old hack now...but hey...they are mine

4:26 pm

mo

hi N.B. and congratulations.

4:27 pm

Jellen

And you do them so well, carlee!

4:28 pm

J. C.

Yes. Carlee the Babble pompom girl. ;) Your pompoms are safe, Carlee. I prefer colourful feather boas. Much flouncier...

4:28 pm

Nancy Boy

thank you, Mo :) and Carlee...I enjoy the pompoms ;)

4:29 pm

Jellen

di 5/22, please?

4:29 pm

J. C.

And rusty old pitchforks, of course.

4:30 pm

J. C.

It's like 12, Jellen - only a different first vowel.

4:30 pm

J. C.

What you call 12 of anything?

4:30 pm

Jellen

Thanks, JC!

4:30 pm

J. C.

You're welcome.

4:31 pm

carleekat

well..glad u all like them after all this time... :0)

4:31 pm

Nancy Boy

got to say JC, I'm loving the spirit of the bells costume...hoping you'll wear it next time we do lunch ;)

4:32 pm

J. C.

I don't think that's such a good idea, Jesse. Do you think we'd be seated and served? They might think aliens have landed...

4:33 pm

Jellen

de 6/24?

4:33 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh I don't know. It IS London ;)

4:34 pm

J. C.

The de6,24 = lies and de****, Jellen.

4:35 pm

Jellen

Thanks, JC...so foreign to my life experience :-)

4:35 pm

J. C.

Well yes, Jesse. I have seen worse there...

4:37 pm

mo

hey ... come up here ... we love "ALIENS" he! he! he!

4:38 pm

J. C.

I will be...

4:39 pm

mo

WHEN?

4:39 pm

J. C.

Leeds next Tuesday - West Yorkshire Playhouse.

4:39 pm

mo

sorry for shouting :-D

4:40 pm

J. C.

Stoke, Bolton Lancs. and Newcastle next month.

4:40 pm

J. C.

So yes. I will be 'oop north'. ;)

4:41 pm

Jellen

ca 6/27?

4:41 pm

mo

never been to the Playhouse, hope everything goes well, which I am sure it will.

4:41 pm

J. C.

Another spelling of the ca5,20 after it, Jellen. Golfer's assistant.

4:41 pm

mo

Jellen ... what you keep your tea in.

4:41 pm

Jellen

nm...got it...

4:42 pm

Jellen

Fireworks!

4:42 pm

Jellen

Thanks, mo!

4:42 pm

J. C.

Yes, it is so far mo, thank you - other than some of the transportation home afterwards. :P

4:42 pm

Jellen

And JC

4:42 pm

mo

well done Jellen!!!

4:42 pm

gapeach

Good for you, Jellen!!!!!!!

4:43 pm

J. C.

Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ â† W I R E F O R K S â†’ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ Î¨ Ïˆ
For . . . * ~ * ~ * Jellen!!! * ~ * ~ *

4:43 pm

Nancy Boy

well done, Jellen! :)

4:44 pm

Jellen

Ooh...Thanks JC! and peach! and mo! and NB!

4:45 pm

J. C.

Is that your dog, mo?

4:45 pm

mo

you dont like travelling much then? J.C.

4:45 pm

J. C.

It isn't that, mo - ah, if you could follow my updates you'd see. ;)

4:46 pm

mo

I will look.

4:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Travel conditions didn't quite meet your exacting standards, hmmm? ;)

4:48 pm

mo

J.C. No its not my dog, but it looks very much like a friend of ours dog ... so cute.

4:48 pm

mo

a lhas apso.

4:49 pm

mo

sorry lhasa apso.

4:49 pm

mo

I think ... LOL.

4:50 pm

J. C.

I must complain, you know - having to be driven home from Southampton on Sunday night in a Renault Espace with fabric seats that caused me sneezing fits and hives - not exactly fun. :P I think it was something the upholstery had been sprayed with that set me off. The driver tried to placate me with Tesco's pretzels. The horror.

4:51 pm

J. C.

Yes, Lhasa Apso - was thinking that.

4:51 pm

Nancy Boy

*cough*DIVA*coughcough*

4:51 pm

Jellen

lol, JC... LOL NB!

4:51 pm

carleekat

i miss our old renaults..i grew up in them..litterally..my parents always had them until i was 20 or so

4:51 pm

J. C.

Diva? Taking public transportation as I do when in London, Jesse? :P Hardly.

4:52 pm

carleekat

cant get them here anylonger...

4:52 pm

J. C.

Oh can't you?

4:53 pm

J. C.

I like Canada though. You have something over there we don't have here.

4:53 pm

mo

you poor thing ... Tesco's pretzels!!!

4:53 pm

lil*monkey

hello peeps

4:53 pm

carleekat

nope... my parents used to rally cars together... mum was navigator...

4:53 pm

J. C.

Ah, good - someone understands!

4:53 pm

Jellen

lil*monkey!!

4:53 pm

mo

hi lil.

4:53 pm

carleekat

true winter???? maple syrup?...

4:54 pm

J. C.

Friendly people...

4:54 pm

carleekat

touques?..poutine???

4:54 pm

J. C.

;)

4:54 pm

lil*monkey

jellen! mo! ... jellen Im loving your icon pic

4:55 pm

carleekat

oh...that is only every other day JC..tomorrow we are all bitches from hell... its a cdn tradition..odd days we are nice..even we are proper shits

4:55 pm

Jellen

Thanks, lil...

4:55 pm

lil*monkey

lil*monkey is never a "proper shit" **shudders at the thought**

4:55 pm

J. C.

Ah, I see. I must've been there during a special week then? Everyone was lovely - well, mostly. ;)

4:56 pm

LeslieAnn

haha was just about to ask how a proper shit was different from a regular shit

4:56 pm

carleekat

ur not cdn tho r u lil?

4:56 pm

LeslieAnn

not sure i want to know the answer though

4:56 pm

lil*monkey

not what?

4:56 pm

carleekat

we use the queens english to shit...of course :)

4:56 pm

lil*monkey

what is cdn

4:56 pm

Jellen

Hi, LA

4:56 pm

carleekat

ur not cdn lil...

4:57 pm

carleekat

canadian.....

4:57 pm

LeslieAnn

haha tea and crumpets, get bent

4:57 pm

lil*monkey

i don't know what that is

4:57 pm

lil*monkey

oh hell no, i'm not canadian, thank goodness

4:57 pm

lil*monkey

i like a warm climate

4:57 pm

carleekat

we get that for 2 months of the year...

4:57 pm

J. C.

You use the Queen's English to shit? Hmmm. How would that work? You announce the activity very politely, in the Queen's English? :P

4:58 pm

J. C.

Get bent? I'm already bent, Leslie dahhhling...

4:58 pm

carleekat

but of course...Jc...u get it now :) we'll make u an honorary CDN yet...but...its only on even days mind

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

why isn't "ledo" a word? it was in the grid last week

5:00 pm

LeslieAnn

are you sure you're not thinking of leno?

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

oh

5:01 pm

lil*monkey

dammit

5:01 pm

mo

well its getting late so must bid you all a fond farewell,and good luck with the tour J.C.

5:01 pm

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeee mo!

5:01 pm

Jellen

Bye, mo

5:02 pm

mo

byeeee.....

5:02 pm

Nancy Boy

s'later, Mo :)

5:02 pm

J. C.

Here you are, Canadians...

5:02 pm

J. C.

http://tinyurl.com/QCC-CanTV

5:02 pm

J. C.

See. I have been there - wasn't joking. ;)

5:03 pm

J. C.

Well I was joking actually - while there. That was rather the point...

5:04 pm

J. C.

And time to call it a night - it's a night. *Poof.*

5:04 pm

Jellen

Love the outfit, JC!

5:04 pm

Jellen

G'night, JC!

5:05 pm

Nancy Boy

niiight Julian :)

5:06 pm

carleekat

nitenite jc sweet dreams my dear

5:08 pm

carleekat

hahah...JC... brilliant... and my ur are rather gorgeous too

5:10 pm

Jellen

He is quite funny...

5:12 pm

Jellen

I must go now...happy hunting, all!

5:13 pm

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeeee jellen! hugs

5:13 pm

Jellen

*hugs back*

5:14 pm

Jellen

*poof*

5:14 pm

Nancy Boy

He logged out, Carlee...but I'll pass on the compliments ;) yes, I think he's hilarious! Very quick...

5:15 pm

Nancy Boy

(just as funny offstage too...kept me laughing through lunch!)

5:21 pm

EvaNadine

funny youre here, NB... your doppelganger is on my tv (watching Ninja Assassin again)
;)

5:22 pm

Nancy Boy

lol Eva...he is NOT my doppelganger!! I wish ;)

5:23 pm

EvaNadine

hes just you... with muscles. ;)

5:24 pm

Nancy Boy

GASP. And who says I don't have muscles, huh? ;)

5:24 pm

EvaNadine

dearest, the muscles YOU have are not for public consumption.
hehe

5:25 pm

Nancy Boy

"consumption"?! now I'm anxious...

5:26 pm

EvaNadine

oh my!
:X

5:27 pm

Nancy Boy

oh my what?!

5:28 pm

EvaNadine

i will leave that to frank!

5:28 pm

gapeach

Evening all.

5:29 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for he6-36? Thanks

5:30 pm

crosshair

k,back for more;))

5:30 pm

EvaNadine

back in my HE6 i could have given you a better clue...

5:30 pm

Nancy Boy

YOU said it!!

5:31 pm

EvaNadine

im still waiting to see a photo of this Frank guy.
*taps toe*

5:31 pm

gapeach

Thanks much EvaNadine.

5:34 pm

Nancy Boy

weeeeell Eva. since you say that, I'm more inclined to make you wait ;)

5:34 pm

crosshair

sokay..i am used to being invisible...whine....

5:35 pm

Nancy Boy

sorry Crossy, hello

5:35 pm

crosshair

nb!!

5:36 pm

Nancy Boy

(PS Eva...would you mind very much if we exchanged email addresses?)

5:36 pm

Nancy Boy

I was just so distracted, Cross. I mean, she said I looked like the ninja assassin.

5:36 pm

crosshair

big day coming at you fast eva!!:)..no pressure..zero persperation...lol

5:37 pm

EvaNadine

would LOVE to, dearest!

5:37 pm

EvaNadine

have updated my profile with my email addy>
send me a message so ive got yours. :)

5:37 pm

EvaNadine

dinnertime for us!

5:38 pm

EvaNadine

back soon...

5:38 pm

Nancy Boy

will do - take care! :)

5:38 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for da6-24? Thanks

5:39 pm

LeslieAnn

da + vowel + males, peach

5:40 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, LeslieAnn.

5:40 pm

crosshair

lol,i better just concentrate on finishing this grid..sploosh!

5:43 pm

gapeach

Fireworks. Thanks for all the help. See you at the flip.

5:43 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah peach!

5:44 pm

crosshair

yaa for peach!!

5:44 pm

LeslieAnn

how is delice not a word? what do you do when a child has it?

5:44 pm

crosshair

delouse

5:44 pm

welki

decomb :)

5:44 pm

LeslieAnn

bah! :)

5:45 pm

crosshair

:)

5:48 pm

LeslieAnn

anyone have either of the top row e words for nbt?

5:48 pm

EvaNadine

toldja id be quick! :)

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

delouse. hello everyone!

5:49 pm

EvaNadine

ED4 is a mens nickname

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

ed4 double the middle and add a vowel.

5:49 pm

lil*monkey

a man's nickname or a whirlpool

5:49 pm

crosshair

what i said..howdy red

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

yes, what cross said. Hi all.

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

days like this I wish I could get a sneak peak to the next grid...and get a jump on it.

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

Myabe tomorrow will be 400 words!!!

5:51 pm

LeslieAnn

did anyone do today's listless? have 34 left and am debating it.

5:53 pm

LeslieAnn

*31 ;)

5:54 pm

lil*monkey

i'm only halfway

5:54 pm

crosshair

i broached the subject with dr g of a 10x10 monthly grid with about 5000 words in addion to the regular grid..would keep people like gremlinn busy between flips;)

5:54 pm

lil*monkey

just need the left column E for NBT

5:55 pm

lil*monkey

NBT!

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

I got to about 22 left leslie before I listed, it was not fun at the end.

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

well star trek is now on, so I have a bit of a distraction.

6:01 pm

crosshair

i am just listing now at halfway,or it just will not get done in time;/

6:01 pm

lil*monkey

damn i'm having trouble finding all 6 of those M words

6:09 pm

LeslieAnn

ah will take your word for it and list then, red

6:10 pm

lil*monkey

i have mi5/20 and mi4/7

6:10 pm

lil*monkey

clues for other Ms please?

6:10 pm

wildcat17

mi6/33, mi7/48

6:13 pm

wildcat17

mi4/5, mi5/22

6:13 pm

lil*monkey

OK thanks

6:15 pm

lil*monkey

OK got em all, thanks wildcat

6:15 pm

wildcat17

yw

6:15 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

6:16 pm

lil*monkey

TOR

6:16 pm

lil*monkey

GONE

6:16 pm

crosshair

howdy torgone

6:16 pm

torgone

LIL

6:19 pm

torgone

MONK

6:21 pm

torgone

ey ..

6:21 pm

lil*monkey

how's it going tor

6:22 pm

torgone

Not bad .. Kinda gloomy and rainy here ..

6:23 pm

LeslieAnn

da7?

6:24 pm

LeslieAnn

oh got it, nvm

6:26 pm

lil*monkey

beautiful and sunny here Tor, come on over!

6:29 pm

crosshair

dark ,raining and 11c here;/

6:30 pm

torgone

On my way ..

6:30 pm

lexleeanne

hey all!

6:31 pm

crosshair

howdy lex

6:31 pm

LeslieAnn

lexleeanne! clearly my doppleganger.

6:31 pm

torgone

Heya lex

6:32 pm

lexleeanne

my daughter has been complaining because she wants to wear sweaters and it's too hot in Wilmington -

6:32 pm

lexleeanne

how has everyone been - I am supposed to be doing homework but had to chime in

6:35 pm

lexleeanne

apparently I scared you all away - BOO!

6:36 pm

LeslieAnn

i called you my doppleganger ;)

6:37 pm

lexleeanne

WHAT is that LA?

6:37 pm

LeslieAnn

like my evil twin :)

6:37 pm

LeslieAnn

leslieann - lexleeanne

6:37 pm

lexleeanne

LA and LA

6:38 pm

lexleeanne

you need more e's

6:38 pm

LeslieAnn

:)

6:38 pm

crosshair

acccck! run!! it is the evil twins!!!!...aaaaaaaaaaa!

6:38 pm

lexleeanne

okay word wizards....wanna help me with homework?

6:38 pm

LeslieAnn

and neither of us need any y's!

6:39 pm

lexleeanne

need a word that is SWSW (strong syllable weak - strong weak) like Ravioli

6:40 pm

lexleeanne

and the opposite WSWS like capitulate

6:41 pm

LeslieAnn

hmmm, so would situation be SWSW?

6:41 pm

lexleeanne

yes!

6:42 pm

LeslieAnn

automobile

6:42 pm

lexleeanne

oh maybe WSSW

6:42 pm

LeslieAnn

oh good point.

6:42 pm

lil*monkey

hello i'm back

6:43 pm

crosshair

howdy back

6:43 pm

LeslieAnn

od6?

6:43 pm

crosshair

;)

6:43 pm

crosshair

the most strange

6:43 pm

LeslieAnn

oh got it, the most weird

6:43 pm

lexleeanne

LA - I think Automobile works

6:44 pm

LeslieAnn

WSWS is harder.

6:44 pm

lil*monkey

nice clue cwossy

6:44 pm

crosshair

lol ty lilm

6:44 pm

lexleeanne

I also need WSWW

6:44 pm

lexleeanne

habilitate

6:44 pm

torgone

conceptual

6:45 pm

lexleeanne

WSWW - like harmonica

6:45 pm

lil*monkey

fartknocker

6:45 pm

lexleeanne

thanks monkey my prof will love that one!

6:45 pm

lil*monkey

wiffleball

6:45 pm

LeslieAnn

hahaha monkey

6:46 pm

lil*monkey

malapropism

6:46 pm

lexleeanne

okay monkey - stop the drinking

6:46 pm

lexleeanne

wiffleball fits where?

6:46 pm

LeslieAnn

monkey they have to be 4 syllables

6:46 pm

lil*monkey

who knows

6:47 pm

lil*monkey

wiffleballier

6:47 pm

lexleeanne

let's try WWSW

6:47 pm

LeslieAnn

ly5?

6:47 pm

lexleeanne

like readjustment

6:47 pm

lil*monkey

what is all this WSW stuff

6:47 pm

lexleeanne

not you monkey - you take a nap

6:48 pm

lexleeanne

Weak syllable Strong syllable

6:48 pm

lexleeanne

my homework

6:48 pm

lil*monkey

looking for the ly5

6:48 pm

LuvWordGames

ly 5/16 ly + ***se and desist

6:48 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks luv, fireworks!

6:49 pm

LuvWordGames

WTG Leslie!

6:49 pm

lil*monkey

woo hoooooooo LA

6:49 pm

lexleeanne

SUPER happy cartwheels for my ET!

6:51 pm

lexleeanne

WWSW = readjustment - anyone?

6:53 pm

LeslieAnn

thinking...

6:53 pm

lil*monkey

fluffernutter

6:54 pm

lexleeanne

need a SWW like serious

6:54 pm

LeslieAnn

fluffernutter is pure genious.

6:54 pm

lil*monkey

WWSW = introduction

6:54 pm

LeslieAnn

genius. whoops haha

6:54 pm

lexleeanne

I will use that one monkey

6:54 pm

lil*monkey

that's me, lil*monkey the genius

6:55 pm

torgone

cumulus

6:55 pm

lexleeanne

genious is 2 syllables

6:55 pm

crosshair

gnocchi - would this be a ssws?

6:55 pm

lexleeanne

don't know how to say that cross

6:55 pm

redturtlehead

ahhhh, political debates, pre my regular tv show.... what a debacle.

6:56 pm

lexleeanne

thanks tor - will use that

6:56 pm

crosshair

g is silent heavy on the no soft on the cc and a hard finish on the i

6:57 pm

lexleeanne

seems like 2 syllables

6:57 pm

crosshair

neee-o-ki

6:57 pm

lexleeanne

cc = ch?

6:57 pm

lexleeanne

oooooh

6:57 pm

lil*monkey

i say it nyo kee

6:58 pm

crosshair

cc sounds like a k

6:58 pm

crosshair

ne-oh-ki

6:58 pm

crosshair

maybe that is closer

6:58 pm

lexleeanne

I will try that one in class tomorrow

6:58 pm

crosshair

mm maybe lil m,s is closer

6:59 pm

lexleeanne

nyo would be one syllable and kee would be one thus a 2 syllable word nee oh kee would be three

6:59 pm

JBV

are you guys speaking Italian? can I help?

7:00 pm

JBV

lex has it covered

7:00 pm

lexleeanne

No working on phonetic transcription and I am looking for words that fit certain categories - sure

7:01 pm

lexleeanne

okay guys is gnocci - 2 or 3?

7:01 pm

JBV

ok, sounds interesting lex - I have a background in linguistics

7:01 pm

JBV

gnocchi is 2

7:02 pm

lexleeanne

I am in a Communication Sciences and Disorders program

7:02 pm

JBV

so this is about word stress?

7:02 pm

lexleeanne

so still need a WWSW like readjustment

7:02 pm

lexleeanne

yes JBV

7:04 pm

lil*monkey

lex, i suggested introduction

7:04 pm

lexleeanne

how about cinderella?

7:05 pm

lexleeanne

thanks monkey

7:05 pm

lil*monkey

yvw

7:06 pm

lexleeanne

how about WSW like spaghetti and WWS like inexact

7:07 pm

crosshair

crossy does not like 4 letter babblets,just keep mashing letters together until it clicks and it is still not a word that is actually used in everyday lingo:/

7:07 pm

lil*monkey

WSW = colonic

7:07 pm

torgone

repossess

7:07 pm

lil*monkey

oh good one torgalicious

7:07 pm

lexleeanne

sorry crossy - I kinda took over

7:07 pm

lil*monkey

WSW = delicious

7:08 pm

lil*monkey

WSW = umbrella

7:08 pm

JBV

how many do you need of each type?

7:08 pm

lexleeanne

thanks monkey and tor

7:08 pm

JBV

wSw - vanilla

7:08 pm

lil*monkey

SWW = chocolate

7:09 pm

lexleeanne

just a couple

7:09 pm

lexleeanne

monkey we actually say chocolate in 2 syllables

7:09 pm

crosshair

not to worry lex,i am just bitching to hear myself anyways lol

7:09 pm

JBV

wwS - absolute

7:10 pm

lil*monkey

true lexie

7:10 pm

lexleeanne

need one more WWS and then some 5 syllables or more

7:10 pm

lil*monkey

WWS = underneath

7:10 pm

lexleeanne

ooo and resolute

7:10 pm

lexleeanne

thanks

7:10 pm

rururocks

I can't say any syllables when I am eating chocolate as my mouth is full

7:10 pm

lil*monkey

haha, wuwu

7:10 pm

JBV

5 - interactively

7:11 pm

lexleeanne

yup

7:11 pm

rururocks

... and it isn't polite

7:11 pm

JBV

is that a word?

7:11 pm

JBV

sorry, I've been playing Babble too long

7:11 pm

lexleeanne

I got aryepoglottic

7:11 pm

lexleeanne

can you guess what my other class is?

7:11 pm

lil*monkey

by the way, just wanted to address my pet peeve: there are NO Bs in supposedly

7:12 pm

JBV

computational linguistics?

7:12 pm

lexleeanne

I hate that too monkey - I have a list like that

7:12 pm

lexleeanne

no ANATOMY - my nemesis

7:12 pm

lil*monkey

WSW inclement

7:13 pm

lil*monkey

anatomy is a great class, i loved it

7:13 pm

lexleeanne

liar

7:13 pm

lil*monkey

well lex, i am a phys therapist, and i already knew latin, so i loved it

7:13 pm

JBV

what are you going to do with this word list, lex? have other students identify the W/S syllables?

7:14 pm

lexleeanne

this is SOOOOO hard - November 1st is my next exam - the laryngeal system - she had 100 points all fill ins and labeling and she is obtuse!

7:15 pm

lil*monkey

ooooh sorry to hear that lex :(

7:15 pm

lexleeanne

the word list is for us to work on stress with tomorrow in class - everyone has to have samples to transcribe and mark stress

7:16 pm

lexleeanne

I may GET To take anatomy again next year to replace what will probably be my first "C" in about 20 years

7:16 pm

lexleeanne

won't get into grad school with a C in anatomy. Working to be a SLP.

7:17 pm

lil*monkey

wow that's a great goal lex, hang in there... you'll be a great SLP

7:18 pm

JBV

you'll do fine, lex - and I don't know if you're right about one C blocking you from grad school - are you sure about that?

7:18 pm

lexleeanne

I will graduate with my BS December 2011....Grad school is super super competitive!

7:18 pm

lexleeanne

like 30 slots for 200 apps

7:19 pm

JBV

they usually look at GPA and GRE or MAT, etc.

7:19 pm

lexleeanne

I need to take the GRE soon

7:20 pm

lexleeanne

I only have a few options because I am not a young student who can just move to whatever school accepts me -

7:20 pm

JBV

I see

7:21 pm

lexleeanne

gtg thanks for the info - my mom is calling

7:21 pm

JBV

bye, lex - good luck

7:22 pm

lil*monkey

da7,44 please?

7:22 pm

lexleeanne

thanks

7:23 pm

JBV

opposite of night, lil

7:23 pm

lil*monkey

oh thanks JBV, i was looking at the wrong D-A path

7:23 pm

JBV

fireworks!

7:25 pm

littlebit

((monkey!!))

7:25 pm

lil*monkey

{{{{{{littlebit}}}}}}}}

7:28 pm

littlebit

did we kill the chog?

7:28 pm

lil*monkey

lol

7:29 pm

lil*monkey

*starting CPR*

7:29 pm

littlebit

:)

7:30 pm

crosshair

gasp!..where am i?..what happened?

7:30 pm

lil*monkey

he's concious now, littlebit

7:30 pm

lil*monkey

conscious

7:30 pm

littlebit

oh i'm sooo glad!!

7:30 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit you can stop giving mouth to mouth now

7:30 pm

littlebit

lol...do i have to?

7:31 pm

crosshair

mmm..mouth to mouth....

7:31 pm

lil*monkey

stop with the tongue, cwossy

7:31 pm

crosshair

would you mind putting on this bacon pipstick?

7:32 pm

crosshair

lipstick*

7:32 pm

lil*monkey

LOL bacon pipstick

7:32 pm

littlebit

lol!

7:32 pm

littlebit

haven't tried that yet

7:32 pm

lil*monkey

i like my strawberry chapstick

7:35 pm

crosshair

and why will this grid not take "diem" as in "per diem"

7:35 pm

lil*monkey

19 left

7:35 pm

lil*monkey

i thinking i'm fading... is there a cheering section standing by???

7:36 pm

lil*monkey

*gasping for air*

7:36 pm

littlebit

go monkey go!! you can do it!!

7:36 pm

crosshair

i mean any resemblance to english and what goes in these grids is a coincidence only

7:36 pm

lil*monkey

help

7:36 pm

lil*monkey

OMG

7:36 pm

lil*monkey

i can't make it

7:36 pm

littlebit

i agree crossy. and monkey...yes you can!!

7:37 pm

lil*monkey

just saw the list of ODs

7:37 pm

lil*monkey

dammit!

7:40 pm

lil*monkey

16 left

7:40 pm

littlebit

down to 32

7:41 pm

lil*monkey

14

7:42 pm

littlebit

23 now

7:43 pm

lil*monkey

em5 i am so stuck on that

7:44 pm

wildcat17

not full

7:44 pm

lil*monkey

dammit

7:44 pm

lil*monkey

FISH

7:44 pm

wildcat17

yup

7:45 pm

lil*monkey

thank u wildcat

7:46 pm

wildcat17

yw

7:47 pm

lil*monkey

is the he6 a fish too?

7:47 pm

lil*monkey

oops must get clothes out of the dryer now

7:49 pm

wildcat17

yup

7:49 pm

wildcat17

in my he6 I was quite a dancer

7:53 pm

Bugsaw

thy wildcat

7:55 pm

littlebit

and fireworks!!!

7:55 pm

Bugsaw

YAY littlebit

7:55 pm

wildcat17

yvw

7:55 pm

littlebit

thanks bugsaw!!

7:56 pm

wildcat17

fireflies here too

7:56 pm

wildcat17

congrats littlebit!

7:56 pm

littlebit

congrats wildcat!!

7:57 pm

littlebit

and thanks

7:57 pm

crosshair

yaa for all finishers!! i am at 20 to go and grinding away...

7:57 pm

littlebit

night all! time for me to scoot!

7:58 pm

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeee littlebit xoxox

7:58 pm

littlebit

go crossy go!! and early congrats cause i know you'll do it!!!

7:58 pm

littlebit

bye monkey!!

7:58 pm

crosshair

gn lilbit,thanks for the revive...;))

7:58 pm

lil*monkey

oh thanks for that he6, wildcat

7:59 pm

lil*monkey

down to 11 now

7:59 pm

crosshair

did i ever tell you that you were always my favorite lilbit?;)

8:00 pm

lil*monkey

what aboue me

8:01 pm

crosshair

of course,you as well lil,m

8:01 pm

lil*monkey

hmpf

8:01 pm

crosshair

uh oh...

8:01 pm

crosshair

i can feel the icy glare from here....

8:02 pm

lil*monkey

*throws cwossy's Xmas present in the trash*

8:02 pm

crosshair

crossy slinks back into the grid...

8:02 pm

lil*monkey

it was a package from The Bacon Club

8:02 pm

carleekat

i am bummed...team stats...i am on 3rd fold...and it shows i have only finished 1 :(

8:03 pm

crosshair

sniff...

8:03 pm

crosshair

looking now carlee...

8:04 pm

crosshair

but you are 3 up on the list...

8:04 pm

lil*monkey

9 left

8:04 pm

lil*monkey

i am stuck on the OD4,7 and the one after that

8:04 pm

lil*monkey

dammit

8:04 pm

lil*monkey

they are probably fishy

8:04 pm

crosshair

222/250 might get this one done tonight...

8:05 pm

carleekat

i just loooked...shows i have 1 done

8:05 pm

torgone

47 ..

8:05 pm

carleekat

carleekat is me...carlee 1 is my son..carlee2 is my daugther

8:06 pm

lil*monkey

OK got those OD words, all on my own, so there

8:06 pm

carleekat

i have finished 2 work units...and am on my 3rd

8:06 pm

CiociaJudy

od + sometimes vowel + consonant monkey

8:06 pm

crosshair

we shall never catch jmc,and i am not exactly sure how they combine the work units.. as long as we work together for a common goal,i am happy

8:06 pm

lil*monkey

haha, you are here too ? LOL BFF

8:07 pm

lil*monkey

5 left

8:08 pm

lil*monkey

3

8:09 pm

nrkii

gooooo monkey!

8:09 pm

torgone

Gogo monkey!

8:09 pm

nrkii

and hi everyone!

8:10 pm

lil*monkey

ONE LEFT

8:10 pm

CiociaJudy

COME ON MONKEY

8:10 pm

lil*monkey

FIREWOIKS

8:10 pm

torgone

Heya nerky!

8:10 pm

CiociaJudy

hiya nerky, tor, crossy

8:10 pm

lil*monkey

FINALLY

8:10 pm

CiociaJudy

babbling during the commercials on Dancing With The Stars

8:10 pm

CiociaJudy

YAY MONEKY!!!!

8:10 pm

lil*monkey

BFF LET'S UBER!

8:10 pm

crosshair

yaaaa for lil m! and crossy is sorry lil m...

8:10 pm

nrkii

carleecat, it's just my opinion, but even if you're not up on the list, it's still a very good thing you're doing with the fold project

8:11 pm

crosshair

howdy ciocia

8:11 pm

crosshair

what i said;)

8:11 pm

lil*monkey

OK cwossy... *takes cwossy's Xmas gift out of the trash can*

8:11 pm

CiociaJudy

I think I threw my back out on that Uber, Monkey

8:11 pm

nrkii

CJ, good to see you... long time!

8:11 pm

torgone

Yay monkey!

8:11 pm

CiociaJudy

thx Nerky. Likewise. I do the grid daily but don't always chat

8:11 pm

lil*monkey

poor BFF ... lol, OK night everyone, I'm going over to FB to chat with my BFF whilst we watch Dancing with the Stars now

8:12 pm

nrkii

bye monkey!

8:12 pm

lil*monkey

*poof*

8:12 pm

crosshair

it is good work we care doing carlee:))..and if you like i can send jmc,s computer a virus to slow him down lol

8:12 pm

CiociaJudy

Monkey and I chat while watching DWTS

8:13 pm

nrkii

enjoy, Judy!

8:13 pm

nrkii

miss you!

8:13 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! hey there CJ!!

8:13 pm

nrkii

hi lbd

8:13 pm

lbdawger

hi nrkii!

8:14 pm

nrkii

just checked out your maxine... very nicely timed

8:14 pm

lbdawger

yeah, i had to search for that one. i'm getting really tired of the political crap going on.

8:14 pm

nrkii

you can say it's a breast cancer awareness tribute and political snark all rolled into one

8:15 pm

lbdawger

lol, hadn't thought about the breast cancer angle.

8:16 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi LBD

8:17 pm

carleekat

yeap..its fun to know i am able to do something...ok...dancing witht he stars...nite all

8:17 pm

lbdawger

I didn't want to miss saying Hi to you CJ. I know you're watching DWTS

8:17 pm

crosshair

gn carlee

8:17 pm

lbdawger

hi/bye, carlee

8:17 pm

nrkii

night carlee, have a good one

8:18 pm

crosshair

222/250,about to finish with another protein;))

8:19 pm

blueheron

hello everyone...

8:19 pm

nrkii

hi blueheron

8:20 pm

crosshair

howdy blueheron]

8:20 pm

blueheron

hi ..

8:20 pm

nrkii

oh, blueheron, I just read your profile... my mom just became a hospice volunteer this year

8:20 pm

nrkii

such a wonderful thing to do ... I'm so proud of her

8:21 pm

blueheron

yes, it's very rewarding.

8:21 pm

lbdawger

hi blue

8:22 pm

blueheron

my profile hasn't been updated in a while, but I will always remember the experience:)

8:22 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi blue. LOVE blue herons!

8:22 pm

blueheron

hi lb

8:23 pm

blueheron

(((crossy))) I need a big hug:(

8:23 pm

nrkii

Judy, I saw a blue heron flying right over the bridge between L'ville and New Hope as I was on the bridge heading to work the other day

8:23 pm

nrkii

it was beautiful

8:23 pm

blueheron

hi Judy

8:23 pm

blueheron

Blue herons are so majestic

8:23 pm

nrkii

then this morning I drove by a field full of vultures... had to be at least 30 of them ... not quite as beautiful, but fascinating in their own way

8:24 pm

blueheron

they are strange aren't they?

8:24 pm

blueheron

kinda creepy in their own way.

8:25 pm

nrkii

I do like watching vultures, as they watch me, and I just have to hope they're not waiting for me to drop dead as I walk by

8:25 pm

blueheron

where do you live nrkii?

8:25 pm

nrkii

I'm in New Jersey, about 20 minutes north of Trenton

8:26 pm

nrkii

you?

8:26 pm

blueheron

crossy are you still here?

8:26 pm

crosshair

yuppers

8:26 pm

blueheron

oh, that's where all the vultures are...just kidding:)

8:27 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

8:27 pm

nrkii

:)

8:27 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

8:27 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid

8:27 pm

nrkii

I grew up in MA and I never saw vultures/buzzards till I moved here to Jersey

8:27 pm

blueheron

hi mini!

8:27 pm

nrkii

hi Min, good to see you

8:27 pm

nrkii

uh oh, someone's ringing... stepping away... bbs

8:28 pm

Minveryork

Good to see everyone here too.It will also be good to see my upcoming fireworks. Glad puzzle is small today

8:29 pm

blueheron

crossie, so you mind sharing your your email?

8:29 pm

crosshair

chipdip33@hotmail.com

8:29 pm

blueheron

thanks:)

8:30 pm

crosshair

why? your not gonna spam poor crossy are you? lol

8:31 pm

blueheron

Have you ever eaten spam? Never!!

8:31 pm

blueheron

It's mystery meat.

8:31 pm

lbdawger

hi min, how are you today?

8:32 pm

crosshair

when i was poor and single(not broke and married like i am now) we used to take a can of span put it on a baking tray aand make a honey glaze for it lol

8:33 pm

blueheron

I've had fried spam, not bad with a little mustard on it. When I was poor and single.

8:34 pm

crosshair

fried spam chunks and scambled eggs

8:34 pm

blueheron

yum...arteries are clogging, oh what fun!

8:35 pm

blueheron

how about spam and macaroni and cheese?

8:35 pm

crosshair

you just increase your salt intake to pump up the blood pressure and ram it through those pesky tight arteries;0

8:36 pm

blueheron

spam salad, instead of ham salad?

8:36 pm

blueheron

I'm salivating.....lol

8:36 pm

crosshair

lol

8:37 pm

crosshair

i saw how they do mechanically seperated chicken at the plant...omfg...

8:37 pm

crosshair

never,ever eat a chicken mcnugget'

8:38 pm

blueheron

omg, don't tell

8:38 pm

blueheron

wer

8:38 pm

blueheron

sorry

8:38 pm

crosshair

makes haggis look like a natural pure treat

8:39 pm

blueheron

they were alive?

8:40 pm

crosshair

necks twisted,feathers off ,feet off,beaks off,shit bag off and into the machine they go

8:40 pm

blueheron

nasty

8:40 pm

crosshair

very

8:41 pm

crosshair

almost make me consider a sort of vegetarian diet

8:41 pm

crosshair

lol

8:41 pm

blueheron

how did you ever see that?

8:41 pm

crosshair

almost,then i have a porterhouse steak and feel much better

8:41 pm

crosshair

schnider meat plant

8:42 pm

blueheron

where's that?

8:42 pm

crosshair

there used to be a processing plant in toronto years ago

8:42 pm

blueheron

that's disgusting crossie. what pigs they were.

8:43 pm

blueheron

or are wherever they are.

8:44 pm

crosshair

they had these conveyor belts that the large sides of meat travel on,after a while bits of meat get caught in the rollers etc.at once time they used to save all that for the hot dogs...

8:44 pm

crosshair

took me years before i ate another

8:44 pm

blueheron

yummy!

8:45 pm

crosshair

well enough of that...

8:45 pm

crosshair

12 left

8:45 pm

crosshair

eat more fish and cheese and you will be happier

8:46 pm

blueheron

You are right on Crossie !!! nite

8:46 pm

crosshair

gnite blueheron

8:47 pm

crosshair

da 7/44 please

8:47 pm

lbdawger

when the sun is out it is called da* + what a clock tells...

8:48 pm

nrkii

between 6AM and 6PM, perhaps

8:48 pm

crosshair

fish me please...

8:49 pm

Scrabbler

Greetings to my beloved Babble buddies!

8:49 pm

nrkii

in the spirit of canned meats, I send you sardines...

8:49 pm

nrkii

hi Scrabbler!

8:49 pm

lbdawger

hi scrabs!

8:49 pm

crosshair

but i wanted anchovies...

8:50 pm

crosshair

howdy scwabbs

8:50 pm

Scrabbler

I must get upstairs to bed, but I wanted to drop in.

8:50 pm

lbdawger

vienna sausages (gag)

8:50 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, scrabs.

8:50 pm

Scrabbler

Too bad, this is a grid I could have finished.

8:50 pm

nrkii

good to see you, Scrab

8:50 pm

nrkii

not a bad grid tonight

8:51 pm

nrkii

you could probably get 50 words pretty fast, and then go to bed and dream about the rest :)

8:51 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Nellie Oleson! *sticking tongue out*

8:52 pm

nrkii

8-p

8:52 pm

crosshair

all i can remember about little house on the prairie is michal landon crying all the time lol

8:52 pm

Scrabbler

*pppttthhhhhhtttt*

8:53 pm

nrkii

8 to go!

8:53 pm

Scrabbler

OK, I am finding some words now.

8:53 pm

Scrabbler

Go nerky go!

8:53 pm

crosshair

11 here

8:54 pm

Scrabbler

Go Bacon Boy go!

8:54 pm

CiociaJudy

bacon boy--LOVE it, Scrabs

8:55 pm

nrkii

go crossy!

8:55 pm

Scrabbler

I just came up with it now.

8:56 pm

crosshair

10..munches on a slice of peameal bacon...

8:57 pm

lbdawger

go scrabs, go nrkii, go crossy aka bacon boy

8:57 pm

Scrabbler

I had chocolate gelato today. I rewarded myself for losing 18 lbs.

8:57 pm

crosshair

scrabby, read my profile and join our babble team if it interests you

8:58 pm

nrkii

great scrabbler!

8:58 pm

Scrabbler

OK, Crossy, I will do it!

8:59 pm

crosshair

we have carlee,sprite,jmc,and a few others already onboard

9:00 pm

nrkii

babblers united :)

9:00 pm

crosshair

i will keep track of certificates as we reach milestone goals and make them available to anyone who wants one

9:01 pm

sciencegeek

Scrabs...HI!!!!!!!!! nrkii!!! HI!!! I am never on here anymore....cannot do it at work...

9:01 pm

sciencegeek

w are you all???

9:01 pm

sciencegeek

crossy!!!! XOXOXOX

9:01 pm

crosshair

howdy science!

9:01 pm

nrkii

hi science

9:01 pm

crosshair

long time no see;))

9:01 pm

Scrabbler

Alright, I found 35 words and must get to bed. I like to be asleep by 10 so I am late!

9:02 pm

Scrabbler

Hi SG!! Enjoying the job still?

9:02 pm

sciencegeek

yes!'

9:02 pm

crosshair

10 left and may be back to finish..semi-poof!

9:02 pm

sciencegeek

well ihavde 34 abnd must stop

9:02 pm

nrkii

night scrabs!

9:02 pm

Scrabbler

Lucky you, SG!

9:03 pm

nrkii

8 left still and need list

9:03 pm

Scrabbler

Good night, kids! (SG)--how nice to see you here!

9:03 pm

sciencegeek

love you all and miss talking with you....will be back in the winter when there are no SHOWS

9:03 pm

sciencegeek

xoxoxo all

9:11 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, scrabs

9:13 pm

jmbdobie2

I have 2 left... are they fishes?
de6,30
de6,24

9:15 pm

dan2bit

I have a de6,30 plural for tooth breakdown

9:16 pm

jmbdobie2

ty dan darn plurals!

9:19 pm

jmbdobie2

fireworks!

9:20 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo jmbd!

9:20 pm

dan2bit

A's Axed and C's Clobbered - 20 left

9:21 pm

lbdawger

go dan!

9:21 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo dobie!!

9:23 pm

dan2bit

E's Erased and H's Hosed

9:24 pm

jmbdobie2

off to bed - yawn - any clues before i leave

9:25 pm

dan2bit

da6/24?

9:29 pm

lbdawger

da + vowel + males

9:29 pm

lbdawger

night night, dobie! sweet dreams

9:29 pm

dan2bit

ty lbd! ly5?

9:30 pm

jmbdobie2

tomorrow...

9:31 pm

dan2bit

got it - firewords! tx lbd and all cluers

9:38 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Dan!!

9:54 pm

lbdawger

night everyone. hagd or night see you tomorrow

10:02 pm

Jellen

Hello...

10:03 pm

carleekat

hi jells..u ok?

10:03 pm

sciencegeek

hi jellen....how are you?

10:03 pm

Jellen

Hi, carlee and sg!

10:03 pm

Jellen

I'm fine!

10:04 pm

carleekat

ok..just knew this evening would be difficult...sooo...checking :)

10:04 pm

Jellen

It wasn't bad at all...kept my friend company...

10:04 pm

carleekat

good

10:05 pm

Jellen

I was glad I went, though...the only one of her friends to make the drive...

10:05 pm

Jellen

How are you sg? Haven't seen you in a while...

10:06 pm

carleekat

oh dear...

10:06 pm

Marc Freeman

Good evening could I get a clue for de6/36, please?

10:07 pm

Marc Freeman

Sorry I meant de7/36?

10:07 pm

carleekat

down a hill marc

10:07 pm

Jellen

de7 is going down...

10:07 pm

Marc Freeman

I got it thanks it was the first de de6/27, please?

10:08 pm

sciencegeek

good....cannot get on games at work....bisy.......working 7 days a week.....teaching m-f and weekend art shows

10:08 pm

Jellen

10 years

10:08 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

10:08 pm

Jellen

I'm loving your wrap work on Facebook!

10:10 pm

sciencegeek

tytytytyty!!! it is new and I am soooo loving the wire...more to come....bracelets...earrings give me a couple of weeks,.

10:14 pm

sciencegeek

54 left and I am out of practice......good night all!

10:14 pm

stidmama

(((bye science)))

10:14 pm

stidmama

hey everyone!

10:14 pm

stidmama

how's the grid? can I get very far in a half hour?

10:15 pm

sciencegeek

xo all miss you all everyday!

10:15 pm

Jellen

G'night, sg!

10:15 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid!

10:15 pm

sciencegeek

you can get half way in 15 minutes

10:16 pm

stidmama

thanks science! *splashes in*

10:16 pm

Jellen

Must go now...*hugs all round*

10:17 pm

stidmama

(((jellen))) see you next time

10:17 pm

Jellen

((stid))

10:32 pm

Pinikula

evening all...

10:33 pm

stidmama

hey pini.

10:33 pm

Pinikula

hiya stid

10:33 pm

stidmama

I am down to 35, will be back before flip if I can make enough progress... *reluctant poof*

10:33 pm

Pinikula

how goes it?

10:33 pm

Pinikula

okey dokey! :)

10:51 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

11:09 pm

stidmama

YAY pini!!!!!

11:09 pm

m9f9l

hi all!

11:09 pm

m9f9l

WTG pini!!!!

11:10 pm

MPittore

3 left

11:10 pm

m9f9l

i have 16

11:12 pm

MPittore

done!

11:13 pm

m9f9l

Whoo Hoo MP!

11:14 pm

MPittore

pyrotechnics are gooood!

11:16 pm

m9f9l

yup. I've got 9 to go.

11:21 pm

Jellen

Late yay for MP!!!

11:21 pm

m9f9l

hi Jell!

11:22 pm

m9f9l

oh... nice icon~!

11:22 pm

Jellen

Thanks!

11:22 pm

m9f9l

I'm looking for my last word.

11:24 pm

m9f9l

fireworks

11:25 pm

Jellen

Hooray for m9!!!!

11:25 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Well done M9. My last word earlier in the day was the prostitutes' male boss.

11:26 pm

Jellen

Hi, Jac

11:26 pm

Jacula

Hi Jellen.

11:27 pm

Jacula

I didn't like ending on that word, since it's a word that describes men who prey on weak women and get them onto drugs so they will do whatever.

11:27 pm

Jellen

Understandable, Jac...

11:27 pm

m9f9l

thank you. My last word was scottish for rare; occasional. I have tried sending this a bunch of times.. maybe if I make it longer it will go.

11:27 pm

MPittore

ty jellen and m9 hi jac...running off to bed now...helped brother move so a bit tired still...niters all poofy!

11:28 pm

m9f9l

yeah.. i don't like that one either.

11:29 pm

Jacula

I don't have a problem with the oldest profession in the world, except that as long as women need to feed and clothe their children, it will happen. But I do have a problem with the fact that, even in to6/27 enlightened world, it still applies.

11:29 pm

Jacula

'Night MPT! Sleep well.

11:29 pm

MPittore

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

11:32 pm

Jacula

Men will be men, I suppose, and I don't dislike men. But I do dislike the fact that men still seem to run the world and still let women be treated that way. At least if prostitution was legalised, as in Amsterdam, things might get a little better for the women in that 'industry'.

11:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there's a lot of things that are silly to be illegal, like pot for instance. (no, i do not smoke pot, i just think our drug laws are stooopid)

11:35 pm

Jacula

But I still don't ccept the almost worldwide thought that 'men have needs'. Ys, of course they do, just like women do. However, I don't think the male run world has got over the old idea that when a castle or fort is overrun and defeated, that they kill all of the men and 'show the women what soldiers are made of'. It makes me sick.

11:36 pm

Jacula

Gwen - I'm not that in favour of pot, to be honest, because it can cause mental problems.

11:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

agree, jacula. if that is a valid excuse, then i have a need to rob a grocery store and steal all the vegetables

11:37 pm

Jacula

Having said that, an excess of alcohol, cigarettes and other legal drugs can do the same.

11:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

as long as ahcohol is legal, pot should be legal, and of course properly regulated, like booze is

11:37 pm

Christine

Jacula, prostitution is not the oldest profession, that would be gardening.

11:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i thought the oldest profession was a bakery lol

11:38 pm

Jacula

Christine - LOL. I think you might be right. After all, a gardener must have grown the apple that eve tempted Adam with.

11:39 pm

Christine

I'm overly slow tonight - didn't get the bakery post.

11:40 pm

Jacula

Now a bakery is just outright prostitution... there you are, calmly walking to work when you pass the bakery... the smell of baking bread is so beguiling.

11:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we have a bunch of nutcases running for office right now who want to criminalize abortion, yet they say they're against "big gubmint"

11:40 pm

Christine

have y'all read Little Bee, by Chris Cleave?

11:40 pm

Uneaixoise

don't get me started . . .

11:40 pm

Jacula

Not me, Christine. Sorry!

11:41 pm

Christine

Not related to the chat, exccept maybe it is, in a way. Read it today, loved it

11:41 pm

Uneaixoise

have heard nothing but good things about it, christine :-)

11:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, Une, Gwen, and Christine...

11:41 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jellen :-)

11:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya jellen!

11:44 pm

Christine

Sorry - should say hello before barging into the chat. You'd think I wass raised by savages?

11:44 pm

Uneaixoise

same here, christine -- just drop in out of the blue :-)

11:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i barged it just a few mins ago, no prob 8-D

11:49 pm

hpb

Hey all. I'm hoping for a big grid at the flip. C'mon 350!

11:49 pm

Jellen

Hi, hpb

11:50 pm

cosdem

if the next grid is small again ill go cry seriously

11:50 pm

cosdem

btw reminder to all of you to wear purple tomorrow! :)

11:50 pm

hpb

yeah, me too, cos. Why purple?

11:50 pm

cosdem

"stop bullying against gay students"

11:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

purple??

11:51 pm

cosdem

due to the 8 suicides in the last month

11:51 pm

Jacula

I wore purple yesterday and on Saturday. I'll probably be wearing it later, but not in memor of the 8 boys who comitted suicide.

11:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, yeah, i saw that one tv, but they said pink, i thought (was at a store, did not hear much)

11:51 pm

hpb

Gotcha. **pulling out purple shirt**

11:51 pm

cosdem

im not going anywhere tomorrow so ill have on a ratty purple t shirt lol

11:51 pm

Jacula

Pink is the Friday school colour for breast cancer awareness.

11:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

diff colors in diff places, no doubt

11:53 pm

Jacula

I don't think schools should be telling pupils to wear colours for various things.

11:53 pm

Christine

Being a teen is enough stress for any kid, being gay, and feeling alone and different, must be almost unbearable. Especially if you don't have the support of your parents.

11:54 pm

cosdem

jacula its not school imposed

11:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, found all the 7s at last

11:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not the school, it's a student movement

11:54 pm

cosdem

chrstine. t hank u.. i had to experience that it wasnt easy

11:55 pm

Jacula

cosdem - it is at my Stepdaughter's school her in UK!

11:56 pm

cosdem

then thats wrong!

11:56 pm

Jacula

Yes, cosdem, I feel that it is.

11:56 pm

cosdem

i disagree with imposing what kids should wear, if they dont agree with the idea of homosexuality it's their right. as much as i dislike that lol

11:56 pm

cosdem

or breast cancer or whatever

11:57 pm

Christine

I'm thinking, too, just being the parent of the average teenager isn't always easy, and the parents probably had a different idea how the kid's life would be ...

11:58 pm

Jacula

Neither myself nor my stepdaughter disagree with the idea of homosexuality. The things is, being TOLD to wear a colour.

11:58 pm

cosdem

i know jac i wasnt implying that

11:58 pm

cosdem

i was just saying...

11:58 pm

Christine

Freedom means having the choice to NOT support something, even if it seems an obviously good thing, to the rest o us.

11:58 pm

Jacula

Cosdem - I know.

11:59 pm

cosdem

exactly christine

11:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all. and what if they don't own a pink shirt?

11:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all. and what if they don't own a pink shirt?

11:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all. and what if they don't own a pink shirt?

11:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all. and what if they don't own a pink shirt?

11:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all. and what if they don't own a pink shirt?

11:59 pm

m9f9l

hi all. and what if they don't own a pink shirt?

11:59 pm

m9f9l