Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, November 22, 2010

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

cosdem

flip..

12:00 am

cosdem

love this size

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip!

12:00 am

dfmchfhf

*flippy!*

12:00 am

rururocks

ohh'

12:00 am

m9f9l

I don't think anyone guessed in this range?

12:00 am

rosalind230

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

groan

12:00 am

MetFan

Flip[-a-dee-doo-dah, Flip-a-dee-ay.....

12:00 am

dfmchfhf

size?

12:00 am

Pinikula

285

12:00 am

cosdem

no7

12:00 am

rururocks

hi met

12:00 am

PAV3

well let's try this one..Matt #1, Pini

12:01 am

dcseain

292

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i said 249

12:01 am

dcseain

and flop

12:01 am

m9f9l

oh don't get technical dfm

12:01 am

rururocks

size doesn't matter dfm

12:01 am

cosdem

fa6

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

two of us guessed in the 200s...

12:01 am

m9f9l

and ruru's glad about that..LOL

12:01 am

cosdem

size does matter to me.. at least it did b4 i got married

12:01 am

cosdem

:-P

12:01 am

m9f9l

yes.. MLF was closest with 249

12:02 am

PAV3

and Matt#2...look quickly Pini...they're disappearing...

12:02 am

dfmchfhf

ans I'm gonna guess the X in upper left, I in lower right are pre-blanked?

12:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi and and flip and ca7

12:02 am

cosdem

ma6

12:02 am

MLFAN17

RA6

12:02 am

cosdem

de6

12:02 am

dcseain

co7

12:03 am

m9f9l

both i's in lower right.. and the other corner i. all grayed out.

12:03 am

PAV3

and now for Matt #3...one more to go...

12:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

lo7, ho7, and a bunch similar

12:03 am

m9f9l

fa7

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

what about the X? o.o

12:03 am

cosdem

my dog is fa7 right now :(

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

a lot of 7s today!

12:03 am

m9f9l

yes.

12:03 am

Pinikula

no x

12:03 am

MLFAN17

FA 7 thanks cos

12:04 am

MLFAN17

CA 6

12:04 am

cosdem

lo7

12:04 am

PAV3

and lastly, Matt #4...a bevy of Matt;s for pini...

12:04 am

MLFAN17

CA 7

12:04 am

MLFAN17

not related

12:04 am

m9f9l

fa8

12:04 am

MLFAN17

MA 7

12:05 am

dcseain

ty for fa8

12:05 am

MLFAN17

AI 6

12:05 am

Pinikula

works for me, pav ;)

12:05 am

m9f9l

ah.. ok.. so fa7X2

12:05 am

m9f9l

I didn't get that dog thing at first

12:05 am

MLFAN17

FA 7 x 2

12:06 am

dfmchfhf

fa8 builds off a fa7?

12:06 am

m9f9l

no

12:06 am

cosdem

no but theyre similar save a letter in middle

12:06 am

dcseain

no

12:06 am

MLFAN17

nothign the one i have

12:06 am

rururocks

fa8

12:07 am

MLFAN17

CO 6

12:07 am

MLFAN17

CO 7 not related

12:07 am

stidmama

*enters room with a flourish*

12:08 am

cosdem

ho7

12:08 am

dfmchfhf

hi stid :o)

12:08 am

m9f9l

hey stid!

12:08 am

MLFAN17

must be the same one i have

12:08 am

Book Doctor Gwen

and my first silly phantom is: ocarina

12:08 am

flosey

hi there stid

12:09 am

rururocks

I didn't know you could date a flourish

12:09 am

PAV3

20 for 20 NBT

12:09 am

jillibus

hi stid

12:09 am

MLFAN17

Fi6

12:09 am

Pinikula

wtg pav

12:09 am

Pinikula

hi stid

12:09 am

dcseain

that he7 is weird

12:09 am

kbai

sn8

12:09 am

PAV3

howdy! all...it's still Sunday here...so a friendly HELLO! to all...

12:10 am

MLFAN17

LO 7

12:10 am

flosey

hi Pav

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

so8

12:10 am

jillibus

nice bod, Pav ;)

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

sn8 too

12:10 am

jillibus

and wtg

12:11 am

cosdem

ty dfm

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

aww, beaten to the sn8 XoP

12:11 am

m9f9l

nbt

12:11 am

rururocks

ca7

12:11 am

cosdem

i need 1 more for nbt.. and its that darn I

12:11 am

rururocks

looting

12:11 am

rururocks

loot

12:11 am

m9f9l

nice ru

12:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

de8, unless already called

12:11 am

m9f9l

already got those!

12:11 am

MLFAN17

OO6

12:11 am

Pinikula

gosh, thx, ru ;)

12:11 am

dcseain

i is a small thing, cos, don't sweat it

12:12 am

m9f9l

io4

12:12 am

rururocks

hides under desk

12:12 am

Pinikula

io4, cos

12:12 am

m9f9l

oh man... ru types words in the chog AND there's an earthquake drill??

12:12 am

cosdem

ah there it is..

12:12 am

cosdem

NBT

12:12 am

dfmchfhf

How many 8+?

12:12 am

cosdem

ty all

12:13 am

cosdem

nine 8's

12:13 am

dcseain

9 8s and 1 9

12:13 am

Pinikula

9 8's

12:13 am

Pinikula

1 9

12:13 am

MLFAN17

BE CAREFUL OF THE Ni 5 when leaving

12:13 am

m9f9l

ca7 is funny looking

12:13 am

MLFAN17

m9 i have one CA 7

12:14 am

Pinikula

thx mlf

12:14 am

rururocks

2 ca 7

12:14 am

Pinikula

NBT :)

12:14 am

MLFAN17

welcome pinik

12:14 am

MLFAN17

i have nbt as well

12:14 am

m9f9l

oh yeah. the first one

12:14 am

m9f9l

wtg pini!

12:14 am

dcseain

oh, one of my HS friends has a rare form of breast cancer. 85 of us attended a fund raiser and raised $4500 for her, and one person one a necklace that she put on ebay, currently bid at 800 :)

12:14 am

rururocks

co 7

12:14 am

m9f9l

has anyone called a 9?

12:14 am

stidmama

sorry all, had to get the kiddo in bed. I think I just finished the last of the items that were pending for this quarter -- I have only a couple remaining very small tasks... which can wait a couple days.

12:15 am

stidmama

I hope your friend will be okay seain

12:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

no6, etc

12:15 am

dcseain

ty, stid

12:15 am

flosey

wow seain, great fund raiser

12:16 am

dcseain

yes, it will help :)

12:16 am

m9f9l

that's great that you are all pulling together for your friend.. sorry she's going through that.

12:16 am

MLFAN17

NO 6 and NO 7 not related

12:16 am

jillibus

still putting teenagers to bed, stid?

12:16 am

cosdem

no lickety yet i see

12:16 am

flosey

hope it helps your friend

12:17 am

MLFAN17

not yet cos i just checked as well

12:17 am

stidmama

sometimes jill -- chasing them to their rooms and insisting they turn out the lights. We are having an awful time this weekend with one of them -- not the one I just sent to bed.

12:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ho6, no 9 yet

12:17 am

PAV3

Hi Sir Seain...flosey...stid...Miss Jilli...BDG...mlf...cos( no chips for me?)..and ruru, I left a gross of cookies for you in the PB...

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

dooting totally should be a word >.>

12:17 am

jillibus

I'll MYOB, stid ;)

12:18 am

cosdem

Pav I gave you some earlier!

12:18 am

stidmama

*grins* gross cookies for ruru? LOL

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

pav I don't get a hi? :o(

12:18 am

stidmama

thanks jill

12:18 am

PAV3

...and I still have half my drink left, Cos!

12:18 am

cosdem

its snowing here now

12:18 am

PAV3

I missed dfm....odeah...passes more cookies...

12:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

my phantom 9 is cremating

12:19 am

rururocks

gross cookies?

12:19 am

PAV3

and I forgot Miss Pini...well not really, since she received Matt;s from ruru and I

12:19 am

Pinikula

106/186 ... bedtime for moi ... cya tmw ;)

12:19 am

MLFAN17

DO6

12:19 am

rururocks

you have to urn that one book

12:19 am

Pinikula

* smile *

12:19 am

PAV3

a gross of cookies...my cookies are not gross!

12:19 am

dcseain

g'night pini

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

halfway and bedtime for moi as well :-) *poof*

12:20 am

MLFAN17

SO7

12:20 am

stidmama

it isn't snowing here at the moment... might snow more overnight and then again tomorrow and tuesday. As long as I get my conference with my faculty member done at 9 tomorrow, I don't care what the weather does...

12:20 am

stidmama

later pini!

12:20 am

m9f9l

I'd eat 144 cookies!

12:20 am

cosdem

PAV's cookies are moist and delicious

12:20 am

flosey

missing a word from the bottom line n

12:20 am

Pinikula

g'nite all * poof *

12:20 am

rururocks

<-- more than halfway une

12:20 am

PAV3

it rained earlier today...so snow in CO wouldn't be too far a stretch

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

aaaaaaaarrrgh! (groaning from horrible pun, ruru!)

12:20 am

PAV3

ty cos...

12:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ra7, compound word

12:21 am

jillibus

My nice neighbour got me to the concert today -- he has a 4-wheel drive and our cul-de-sac wasn't ploughed.

12:21 am

jillibus

I'm having a hard time getting interesting in this thing without Lickety

12:21 am

cosdem

phanton racoon

12:21 am

cosdem

or is it raccoon? yes it is never mind then

12:22 am

MLFAN17

two c's

12:22 am

cosdem

yeah racoon didn't look right

12:22 am

flosey

great new neighbours you have jilli

12:22 am

stidmama

so glad you had wheels jill!

12:22 am

jillibus

racoon is Brit sp of raccoon

12:22 am

Book Doctor Gwen

that why it a phantom

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

155 and truly poofing ruru :-)

12:23 am

MLFAN17

cant find anymore i am out poof

12:23 am

Book Doctor Gwen

co8, woot

12:23 am

stidmama

later MLF

12:23 am

stidmama

bonsoir une!

12:23 am

flosey

g'night mlf

12:23 am

jillibus

flosey, this isn't the latest new neighbours -- these are the ones who have been away in the summers and whose cat i minded.

12:23 am

flosey

oh, well you do have good neighbours, don't you

12:23 am

cosdem

The top D on the far right column all greyed out woo hoo

12:24 am

Book Doctor Gwen

penalty box for all you wh are saying ni5 !! 8-D

12:24 am

flosey

great hummingbird pic, jilli, did you take it?

12:24 am

jillibus

no, flosey, lol!

12:25 am

PAV3

ok...had t o change photos...

12:25 am

flosey

I tried taking a pic through the kitchen window but didn't work, the feeder was swarming with them at the time

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

ok 160 and really really off to bed!

12:25 am

jillibus

wow, une!

12:25 am

Book Doctor Gwen

bye bye une

12:25 am

flosey

oh Pav, their beautiful

12:25 am

stidmama

LOL une!

12:26 am

PAV3

hi and bye Une...!

12:26 am

m9f9l

hmm... so8.. but still no 9

12:26 am

rururocks

166 une

12:26 am

jillibus

flosey, was that recently?

12:27 am

flosey

no, a few years ago jilli, we haven't seen so many since

12:27 am

jillibus

wow, found fa8!

12:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

sn8, woot

12:27 am

PAV3

it took Colin Fi...

12:28 am

stidmama

and a hirsute proboscis on a cetacean for NBT!

12:28 am

jillibus

nbt

12:28 am

stidmama

go jill go!

12:28 am

rururocks

did you do that on porpoise stid?

12:28 am

flosey

thanks jilli, for fa8, got it

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; hi all! hugs jili, stid, pav, gwen, flosey, ru! Hi m9 and anyone else here I missed!

12:29 am

dfmchfhf

hi Dee!

12:29 am

stidmama

rofl ruru! too true!

12:29 am

stidmama

hey dee!

12:29 am

m9f9l

hi dii

12:29 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:29 am

jillibus

ty stid for the hirsute etc

12:29 am

m9f9l

oops. dee

12:29 am

m9f9l

oh now.. don't start THAT again!

12:29 am

jillibus

don't encourage ruru, stid!

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

hi df

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

lol m9

12:29 am

flosey

does anyone have a word from the bottom N ?

12:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

one more word and i'm halfway . . .

12:30 am

stidmama

yw jill, glad it helped

12:30 am

vashongin

think bedtime, flo

12:30 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i have two from the bottom n

12:30 am

flosey

just got it

12:30 am

Glantarell

bottom n - old fashioned word for near

12:30 am

flosey

for nbt

12:30 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ni4, ni5

12:30 am

flosey

thanks Glantarell, now have 2

12:31 am

PAV3

good ni5, sleep ti5 and pleasant dreams to you...make a wish say a prayer...

12:31 am

Glantarell

i only have 1 LOL - please clue the other

12:31 am

vashongin

ni 5/6 finishes the bottom n

12:31 am

m9f9l

I'm wondering if the 9 ends with ho4...

12:31 am

Glantarell

ah, I see the darkness

12:31 am

jillibus

loot looting

12:32 am

Book Doctor Gwen

jilli!

12:32 am

m9f9l

eh jilli?

12:32 am

flosey

oops

12:32 am

jillibus

oops -- sorry!

12:32 am

stidmama

go jill go!

12:32 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ty vash, not 'em. going off the puter now, ni5 all

12:32 am

PAV3

MIss Jilli was hungry for some of my cookies...

12:33 am

jillibus

indeed, pav -- what kind tonight?

12:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i mean got 'em, not not 'em (OY)

12:33 am

stidmama

and I am past halfway. back tomorrow at some point to finish. *poof*

12:33 am

vashongin

n5 gwen

12:33 am

flosey

well done stid, goodnight now

12:34 am

PAV3

p-nut butter, oatmeal and sugar...twas baking until midnite last... 27 doz in all...

12:34 am

jillibus

made myself a yummy dessert -- had some old bought almond tarts with jam in the bottom -- poured some brandy over one and topped with a squirt of whipped cream. Yum!

12:34 am

flosey

sounds good Pav, I like anything made with p-nut butter

12:34 am

m9f9l

wow... that IS gross!

12:34 am

jillibus

WTG stid!

12:35 am

Glantarell

phantom sleigh

12:35 am

PAV3

tomorrow, it's mini cheesecakes, and brownies and moon pies...

12:35 am

m9f9l

good job stid!

12:35 am

m9f9l

wow pav..

12:35 am

Glantarell

girth

12:35 am

Glantarell

oops

12:35 am

jillibus

not on my diet, pav -- or yours, I think, but goood!

12:35 am

m9f9l

shoot.. have that one too!

12:36 am

PAV3

I bake for others..since I can't eat the cheesecakes...

12:37 am

vashongin

n's are ne 6, 4, 4; ni 4, 5, 5, 6; no 4, 4, 6, 4, 7, 6

12:38 am

flosey

thanks vash

12:39 am

dart001

late flip..hi all

12:40 am

rururocks

hey dart

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart!!

12:40 am

jillibus

hi dart

12:40 am

dart001

hey ru volley jilli

12:41 am

PAV3

hey dart...!

12:41 am

m9f9l

hi dart

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:41 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:41 am

dart001

hi m9 pav

12:42 am

m9f9l

call a 9 would you dart??

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

phantom 9: decathlon

12:42 am

rururocks

ca8

12:43 am

dart001

97 more fours to get first :)

12:44 am

cosdem

phantom sleigh

12:45 am

Christine

late flip

12:45 am

flosey

hi Christine

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

sn 8 if not called

12:45 am

jillibus

hi Christine

12:46 am

Christine

hi, flosey, jillibus and everyone.

12:46 am

rururocks

de8

12:47 am

vashongin

ca 7 x 5

12:48 am

cosdem

yay i found the ca8

12:48 am

PAV3

I'm at 75 found...I think I shall rest up for the remainder...a big YAY to the finishers...that would be all of you before me...8)

12:49 am

rururocks

ca 9

12:49 am

cosdem

im at 75 as well

12:49 am

cosdem

and thats it for me

12:49 am

jillibus

sheesh, just noticed there are 44 C words!

12:49 am

m9f9l

those c's are out to get you

12:49 am

rururocks

I found the 9 .. weeeeeeeeeee

12:49 am

m9f9l

i'm at 1/2 way

12:49 am

m9f9l

ruru! you rock!!!!

12:50 am

cosdem

i want to go watch some of the harry potter documentaries b4 i sleep.. so.... ill say... farewell all instead of the n word

12:50 am

m9f9l

is it a de?

12:50 am

rururocks

it is a ca 9

12:50 am

PAV3

ciao cos, we'll prob see you tomorrow...nitol!

12:50 am

rururocks

it will drive you daffy

12:50 am

jillibus

nite cos ;)

12:51 am

rururocks

or goofy

12:51 am

m9f9l

oh that's funny! cause I had the end.. doh!

12:51 am

m9f9l

nbs

12:51 am

PAV3

thanks ruru!

12:52 am

Erda

wow -- hot and cold running clues, some of them hidden...

12:52 am

rururocks

ca 8 X 2

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

grrr can't believe I missed the ca 9... ty ru

12:52 am

rururocks

they can be skecthy erda

12:53 am

jillibus

got one ca8, ty ru

12:53 am

m9f9l

and cel-fish...

12:54 am

jillibus

is the 2nd ca8 related?

12:54 am

m9f9l

she's not bad.... she's just ..

12:54 am

rururocks

I am sure you will draw them out however

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

ca 8 second one... packaged to move jili

12:55 am

rururocks

sorta jilli.. its a little boxier

12:55 am

Erda

wonder whether we ever saw a more fruitful ing...

12:55 am

m9f9l

it's like putting a ho4 in the boxes...

12:56 am

jillibus

ty ru, got it (them)

12:56 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:56 am

m9f9l

i don't know.. can get ti6

12:56 am

jillibus

and thy dee and hi dee hi

12:57 am

jillibus

right, m9!

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

hugs and yw

12:57 am

rururocks

anyone have all the d's.. one is missing for me

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

fa 7 x 2

12:58 am

rururocks

fa8 too dee

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru! looking

12:59 am

rururocks

its a measurement I think dee

12:59 am

m9f9l

phant farina

12:59 am

rururocks

actually it's a coin

1:00 am

jillibus

fa8 is a quarter of a Brit penny -- or was.

1:00 am

grandy

thank you jili

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

ty got it!

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

for 8's I have ca x 2; de; fa; sn... any others yet?

1:03 am

rururocks

so8

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ca 7 x 4 so far...

1:04 am

rururocks

ra8

1:04 am

vashongin

i have ca 7 x 5 dee and i'm still missing 10 c's

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

ty vash

1:06 am

rururocks

I'm missing 8 c's

1:07 am

vashongin

i have to go...i'll finish my last 80 in the morning

1:08 am

dart001

at least ca 7 X 7

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

ra 7 x 2 so far

1:09 am

dart001

make that 6 ca 7's ..one was co 7

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

ty dart

1:11 am

rururocks

250 here.. do4 for the night

1:11 am

m9f9l

well done ru!

1:12 am

rururocks

251

1:12 am

rururocks

*poof*

1:16 am

m9f9l

hmm.. is it ra8/45?

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

there is an ra 8/45

1:18 am

m9f9l

I was just wondering if that's all the ra8'sLOL

1:18 am

m9f9l

or rather the only ra8

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

not sure, still 2 8's short

1:19 am

m9f9l

me too

1:19 am

m9f9l

just got an odd sn5

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

1:21 am

m9f9l

between hairnet and nose...

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

ty found it

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

do we not have lickety tonite?

1:22 am

joshuavorbis

ai8

1:22 am

jillibus

no Lickety again

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

ty and hi josh!!

1:22 am

m9f9l

thanks josh.. looking..

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

yipes huge grid w/o lickety... should have checked that before starting :~(

1:23 am

m9f9l

I've had a phant ai8 since flip..

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

nice find ai 8... odd word

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

so only one 8 short now...

1:26 am

kbai

sn5/10 becomes an 8

1:26 am

jillibus

too tired to struggle with this any more, minus Lickety. I hope he will take pity on us.

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty kb

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

I agree jili...

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the h's? 2 short here

1:28 am

flosey

need 5 more for half way, then I can go to bed

1:28 am

jillibus

so goodnight all (I have an aching neck too) ans *poof*

1:28 am

flosey

goodnight jilli

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

nite jili

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

lol flosey

1:29 am

m9f9l

sweet dreams jilli

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

who all is left here?

1:29 am

m9f9l

and go flosey!!

1:29 am

dart001

moi

1:30 am

flosey

think I've hit a brick wall though

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

shall I list my h's?

1:30 am

flosey

that would help Dee, thanks

1:30 am

dart001

sure

1:30 am

flosey

only have 13 of them

1:30 am

rbud

*lurking* (just hit halfway, yay!)

1:30 am

flosey

14

1:31 am

flosey

wtg rbud

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

2 h's short: he 4, 5, 4, 7, 4, 4, 5, 5, hi 5, 6, ho 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 7...

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rb

1:31 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:31 am

dart001

he 6

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

ty dart

1:36 am

flosey

half way!! thanks to you Dee, now I can go to bed

1:36 am

flosey

goodnight all, be back tomorrow

1:36 am

m9f9l

sleep well flosey

1:36 am

rbud

nite, flosey! :)

1:36 am

flosey

tyty

1:37 am

dart001

nite flos

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

nite flosey

1:37 am

dart001

co 8 volley

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking... I found the he 6, so just one h short

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

is the co 8 a compound?

1:38 am

dart001

gerund ending

1:40 am

m9f9l

awesome.. that's the 8's!

1:40 am

rbud

co 8 is weird!

1:41 am

rbud

but thanks, dart! :)

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

phew finally found it

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

so 8's are: ai, ca x 2; co; de; fa; ra; sn; so and 9 is ca 9

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

how many 7's do you have dart... I have 19

1:52 am

dart001

40 6's and 17 7's

1:52 am

dart001

19 7's i mean

1:53 am

m9f9l

i have 18

1:53 am

m9f9l

but only 29 6's

1:55 am

rbud

19 7's for me too, mine are: ca x 5, co x 2, do, fa x 2, he, ho, lo, ma x 2, no, ra x 2, so

1:55 am

VolleymomDee

lol then I bet we have same 7's; my 7's are ca 7 x 6; co x 3; fa x 2; he; ho; lo; ma x 2; no; ra x 2; so .... I am 2 short...

1:56 am

m9f9l

ooh... they're NOT the same!

1:56 am

VolleymomDee

rb has a do 7 I did not have, so 1 short

1:56 am

joshuavorbis

ai7

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

great ty josh, so that is all the 7's

1:57 am

rbud

ty, josh! ...hmmm, so I need another ca and co...

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

I shouldn't have started this... have to take a shower in 2 hours to go get my brother at the train depot

2:03 am

cybernan

hi all -- too late to start, just wanted a peek! -- see you tomorrow :)

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

I have all the s's... listing

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

sl 4, 4, 5 sn 4, 5, 5, 5, 8, 4, so 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 7, 4

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan, bye nan

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

here are all the n's: ne 6, 4, 4 ni 4, 5, 5, 6, no 4, 4, 6, 4, 7, 6

2:13 am

VolleymomDee

here are all the d's: de 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 4, 8, 4, do 4, 7, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 6

2:13 am

crystalle

r u a living dictionary? how do u get the words so quick lol

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

I use the chat first; try to finish all the big ones (9; 8; 7) now I only have 4's, 5's, and 6's left, so it makes my options a bit less... I still have 45 to go though and I am coming to a halt LOL

2:14 am

rbud

Dee has long years of experience and infinite patience with us all, I must say. (((hugs Dee)))

2:14 am

crystalle

i am glad you give clues cos its the only way i get some of them

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much for the encouragement; really glad it helps

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

hugs rb!!

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the h's? I am one short.

2:15 am

rbud

still need 4 myself

2:16 am

dizgrannie

crystalle, when you have been 'babblling' for awhile, some words come automatically...lol

2:16 am

joshuavorbis

he 4 4 6 4 7 4 4 5 5 hi 6 5 6 ho 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 7

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

josh, your second he is he 5... ty found my missing hi 6 :~)

2:18 am

joshuavorbis

sorry, mistyped

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

no prob very helpful

2:20 am

rbud

what was the older online game some of you used to play? was it called Tumblewords?

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

tangleword

2:21 am

joshuavorbis

missing 1 c, 4 f, 3 r, 4 t

2:21 am

dart001

tanglewords

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

and the original boggle site for me

2:21 am

m9f9l

88 left. all 4 5 6

2:21 am

dart001

missing 29 lol

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

wtg josh... way ahead of me

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

do you have o's?

2:21 am

dart001

started an hour late tho

2:21 am

joshuavorbis

i hate this grid

2:22 am

joshuavorbis

the t's are kind of ridiculous

2:22 am

rbud

so you've been at the word gaming long before I was even online, lol!

2:22 am

crystalle

i loved tangleword!!

2:22 am

VolleymomDee

44 :~( came in late, and I second that josh

2:22 am

dart001

and watching b-ball

2:22 am

VolleymomDee

watching ancient movie "The Russians Are Coming"

2:22 am

crystalle

do u play cobradragon volley? It is the closest thing to tangleword i have found

2:23 am

VolleymomDee

aaaw... I forgot about that site... glad you mentioned it

2:23 am

VolleymomDee

missing 2 o's... anyone have all the o's

2:23 am

dart001

missing 4

2:24 am

joshuavorbis

i have all the o's

2:24 am

VolleymomDee

please list josh

2:24 am

joshuavorbis

oa6 4 od 5 6 oh 4 5 ol 5 4 oo6

2:24 am

dizgrannie

soothing

2:24 am

crystalle

what does the 9 letter start with?

2:25 am

dizgrannie

damn!!!

2:25 am

VolleymomDee

ca 9/66

2:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty josh!

2:25 am

joshuavorbis

8 left

2:25 am

joshuavorbis

did i mention i hate this grid

2:26 am

joshuavorbis

i just know that the words i'm missing are totally normal and i'm just blind to them at this point

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

josh I have io 4; ir 5... missing?

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

totally agree

2:26 am

joshuavorbis

dolphin, dee

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

yeah see what I mean... blind, too ty

2:27 am

VolleymomDee

working on f's 8 short

2:27 am

joshuavorbis

1 short here

2:29 am

joshuavorbis

fa 4 5 4 4 4 7 5 4 5 6 4 8 7 6 fi 4 4 6 4 fr 6 5 6 4 4 6 6 4 5

2:29 am

dart001

fi 5 at end josh

2:30 am

joshuavorbis

ty 3 left

2:30 am

joshuavorbis

waaaaaitaminute

2:30 am

joshuavorbis

yeah, 3 left. thought something funny was going on for a sec

2:30 am

joshuavorbis

1 t, 1 r, 1 c

2:30 am

dizgrannie

Dee ir + gerund ending

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

k f

2:31 am

dizgrannie

YW

2:31 am

joshuavorbis

ca 4 5 4 5 7 6 7 6 4 7 6 8 7 7 9 8 7 co 4 5 7 4 5 6 4 4 5 5 7 6 4 5 4 6 7 5 8 6 4 5 4 4 6 6 missing one

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

f's finished!

2:32 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the a's?

2:32 am

joshuavorbis

yes, lol

2:32 am

VolleymomDee

missing 3 a's

2:32 am

joshuavorbis

ac 4 4 5 6 af 5 ai 6 4 4 5 8 7 ar 6 at 5 6

2:33 am

dart001

ca 4 i think josh

2:33 am

joshuavorbis

got my last r, 1 sec

2:33 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

2:34 am

joshuavorbis

ra 4 5 5 6 4 5 4 5 7 6 5 6 4 6 8 7 5 ri 5 6 4 4

2:34 am

joshuavorbis

ugh, just like i was afraid, that ca4 was it and i was just blind to it

2:34 am

joshuavorbis

missing only a t5 now

2:36 am

joshuavorbis

ta 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 th 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 6 4 6 5 ti 4 5 6 to 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 tr 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 6 5

2:37 am

joshuavorbis

ugh

2:37 am

VolleymomDee

hate when that happens

2:37 am

joshuavorbis

was a plural i was missing, fireworks

2:37 am

VolleymomDee

WAY TO GO JOSH!!!!

2:38 am

VolleymomDee

down to 23 here

2:38 am

VolleymomDee

22

2:38 am

dart001

nj josh 10 left

2:39 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

2:39 am

rbud

yay, josh!!!

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

bless you lickety

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

ty josh

2:39 am

rbud

ohhh, and thanks, lickety... :)

2:42 am

dart001

fireworks

2:43 am

VolleymomDee

wtg dart!!! 14 left here

2:43 am

dizgrannie

WTG Dart!!!!

2:44 am

VolleymomDee

9

2:44 am

joshuavorbis

list in... oh, lickety showed up

2:44 am

joshuavorbis

and i just spent all that time putting the list in my profile, ha

2:44 am

VolleymomDee

7

2:45 am

sandrafrances

Morning all how many today it looks a lot

2:46 am

dizgrannie

292 sandra

2:46 am

sandrafrances

Thanks

2:46 am

joshuavorbis

need to call it a night, good luck everyone

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

nite josh & ty! 3 left

2:47 am

dart001

me too..nite all

2:47 am

dart001

josh to the PB

2:47 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:47 am

dart001

nj volley

2:47 am

VolleymomDee

thx for all of your help! ty dart

2:48 am

dart001

pooof

2:48 am

rubyfoo

gd morning

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

if I don't see you all before holiday Happy Thanksgiving!

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

poof

2:49 am

rubyfoo

I think I entered and everybody left! :(

2:56 am

lynxxx

Hi Ruby - just came on but got to go now, sorry

2:56 am

dizgrannie

Hi Ruby, me still here

3:07 am

crystalle

clues for the nine letter anyone?

3:09 am

dizgrannie

ca 9, comes off ca 7

3:09 am

dizgrannie

think bugs bunny et al

3:11 am

crystalle

ty

3:31 am

rubyfoo

back

3:31 am

rubyfoo

hello dizgrannie

3:31 am

rubyfoo

hi crystalle

3:31 am

FMitch

Morning ruby.

3:32 am

dfmchfhf

Hi ruby, FM :o)

3:32 am

rubyfoo

gd morning, FM and Dfm!

3:32 am

FMitch

Hi dfm, you are well and truly hooked aren't you?

3:33 am

rubyfoo

fast beginning for this grid but it will probably peter out soon

3:33 am

rubyfoo

dfm is great at this!

3:33 am

rubyfoo

how is your weather FM?

3:33 am

dfmchfhf

<-- has been playing for ~7 years, has had an account for ~5 years ;oP

3:33 am

FMitch

very nice ruby, mild ish and sunny so far but a cold snap is coming.

3:34 am

FMitch

oh yes, sorry forgot that small fact dfm.

3:34 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, phantom nigiri...
<-- is hungry for sushi... again...

3:34 am

rubyfoo

ahah, dfm. I miss sushi likfe crazy!

3:37 am

dfmchfhf

"miss"? o.o

3:37 am

rubyfoo

there's only one sushi place in our town and it's awful

3:38 am

dfmchfhf

ah; that does suck. :o(

3:38 am

rubyfoo

when I lived in NY or Miami, or traveled to other places for work, there were always wonderful sushi bars

3:39 am

FMitch

The price we pay for rural living ruby.

3:39 am

rubyfoo

can't even buy sake!

3:39 am

dfmchfhf

50 to go, and there are still words in the chog that I don't have! :oO

3:39 am

rubyfoo

true true

3:39 am

dfmchfhf

aww, you live rural? *jealous*

3:39 am

rubyfoo

but I can't grow my own sushi!

3:40 am

dfmchfhf

although, given my choice of major, I wouldn't be able to survive rural :o(

3:40 am

FMitch

I';ve not long started the gird so have a long way to go.

3:40 am

rubyfoo

what is your major, dfm?

3:41 am

dfmchfhf

CS + Pure Maths

3:41 am

FMitch

Where I live it is not unusual to see a tractor parked outside the bank whilst it's driver get money out of the ATM.

3:41 am

rubyfoo

perfect for Annecy raofl!

3:42 am

rubyfoo

I think that here, half the people can't read!

3:42 am

FMitch

:)

3:45 am

FMitch

I did pure and applied maths and economics as a mature student way back when. v v hard trying to cram a 2 year course into 1.

3:48 am

dfmchfhf

I'm trying to double major... :oS Out of 30 required courses for CS and 29 for PMath, the overlap is exactly six courses.

3:49 am

FMitch

wow!

3:50 am

rubyfoo

I am very impressed!

3:51 am

FMitch

hey soodle is in the grid but unfortunately not valid.

3:51 am

dfmchfhf

ended up getting in a paperwork fight with my advisors last semester because they wouldn't let me take two extra courses... didn't get it approved so I'm behind now :o( maybe should have tried to compromise for one...

3:51 am

rubyfoo

she's valid in my shtetl!

3:52 am

dfmchfhf

:oO soodle IS in the grid! (minus the 'bum' part...)

3:52 am

FMitch

lol

3:55 am

rubyfoo

but I thought oodles was a word! not for enable

3:55 am

rubyfoo

best word so far, he6/27 (not the longest, but the most interesting.....)

3:56 am

dfmchfhf

for me it's a co7, the one with the five vowels in a row... already knew the he6/27

3:56 am

FMitch

still working backwards so am on the s's but have just found 2 x 8 (well my monkeys did)

3:57 am

rubyfoo

looking for the co.....

3:57 am

rubyfoo

nice monkeys

3:58 am

dfmchfhf

o.o I think the entire list is in the chog...

3:58 am

rubyfoo

got the co with all the vowels!

3:59 am

FMitch

wtg ruby!

4:00 am

rubyfoo

:D

4:00 am

dfmchfhf

done with chog and I have only 30 to go o.o

4:02 am

crystalle

is there a co word with 5 vowels one after the other or with consonents in between them

4:02 am

FMitch

10am and time for me to make some phone calls. TTFN and Happy Babbling.

4:02 am

dfmchfhf

5 vowels in a row :oO

4:03 am

dfmchfhf

hi crys :o)

4:03 am

crystalle

cooeeing

4:03 am

rubyfoo

bye FM

4:03 am

crystalle

soorry

4:03 am

rubyfoo

I don't have the patience to read through the LONG chog!

4:05 am

dfmchfhf

PB, crys... you've had enough strikes! ;oP

4:05 am

rubyfoo

any clue for the 9?

4:08 am

dizgrannie

Ruby, the 9 comes off ca 7...think comic TV...eg Bugs Bunny etc

4:09 am

rubyfoo

ty diz, got the 7 and 8 right away, now looking for the 9.....

4:09 am

rubyfoo

got it! thank you

4:09 am

dizgrannie

past tense, Ruby

4:10 am

rubyfoo

that gave me 5 words! you are a darling, diz

4:10 am

dizgrannie

gawd I am luverly...LOL

4:12 am

rubyfoo

one more for half!

4:13 am

rubyfoo

yay, half

4:24 am

gortmold

freebee for lurkers: co8/55 is gerund ending of aussie bush call

4:24 am

dfmchfhf

that's the one with five vowels in a row! :oO

4:25 am

gortmold

yup

4:27 am

gortmold

you can have oodles, but not one oodle...as Alice in wonderland would say, curiouser and curiouser

4:33 am

dfmchfhf

20 to go, gonna finish tomorrow... goodni5 all :o)

4:35 am

gortmold

cheerio dfm

4:40 am

sprite

morning all

4:40 am

gortmold

hey there sprite, how's yur life?

4:41 am

sprite

still frustrating and unbalanced, but going in the right direction.
How is yours?

4:42 am

gortmold

mines dodgy in bits but mostly glorious. what's frustrating and unbalancing you?

4:42 am

lynxxx

Hello Sprite and Gort

4:43 am

sprite

health and energy levels. And PITA parents.
But on the other hand: lovely hushand, kids and dog... not complaining about life!

4:43 am

sprite

hi lyn :) xxx

4:43 am

gortmold

heya lynx, nice to "see" u

4:43 am

lynxxx

ditto Gort

4:44 am

gortmold

i could say exactly the same, sprite, but substitute dog for foster son

4:44 am

gortmold

what's a pita parent?

4:44 am

sprite

pain in the arse

4:44 am

gortmold

ahhh, your own pita parents?

4:45 am

sprite

yep. Wanna buy? They come cheap, lol.

4:46 am

gortmold

that's an extraordinary offer, would you like to swap for my own...um..eccentric parents?

4:46 am

sprite

this is a lovely grid! Always so rewarding, the gerund ending.

4:46 am

sprite

*grins* It is worth a try!

4:46 am

gortmold

i agree. have you stuck it on the end of the aussie bush call yet?

4:47 am

gortmold

(the gerund, not your pita parents)

4:47 am

sprite

yes, I did

4:47 am

sprite

how is life today for you, lyn?

4:47 am

sprite

and how is Stew?

4:48 am

gortmold

hey lynx, i'm in torquay at the moment; isn't that somewhere near you?

4:48 am

lynxxx

Good. New couch arrived - my 'smaller' sofa which so is NOT. Now everything else looks dwarfed

4:49 am

gortmold

or have i got the wrong end of the continent?

4:49 am

sprite

big sofas are wonderful. Gratz on the new arrival :)

4:49 am

lynxxx

Soaking up some sun Gort? I'm in Elwood/St Kilda up near Melbourne

4:50 am

gortmold

well we arrived in what i thought was an arctic blizzard, but which locals tell me was a summer zephyr, but i'm adjusting (i'm a qlder)

4:50 am

lynxxx

Must have been Friday, that southerly was freezing

4:50 am

Soodle

Tumbling into the chog in a state of high excitement.....I'M IN THE GRID!!!!!!

4:51 am

sprite

so you are! It was close, last weekl, but now you are fully there :D

4:51 am

lynxxx

and yet still not valid. Hello anyway Soodle

4:51 am

Soodle

Just minus my bum, but thats OK!!!

4:51 am

gortmold

nice one sood, lynx, it's outrageously beautiful here but i've had the lecky blanky and 2 doonas on!

4:52 am

sprite

you may want to keep your bum private anyway

4:52 am

lynxxx

why are you down here Soodle?

4:53 am

gortmold

do you mean why am i down here gort?

4:53 am

Soodle

Pay attention, Lynn!!!

4:53 am

lynxxx

yes - sorry - it's been a long day

4:53 am

MollyL

Aye, there's a wake up call. Soodle has lost her bum.

4:53 am

sprite

lyn just loves you just the same

4:53 am

Soodle

I could easily do with losing half of it......

4:54 am

sprite

left or right half?

4:54 am

gortmold

the hubby and i have brought a team of our uni studnets as street chaplains to the schoolies

4:54 am

lynxxx

lol Sprite - was just thinking the same

4:54 am

Soodle

A couple of slices of each cheek wouldn't be missed.....

4:54 am

sprite

couldn't resist, lol

4:54 am

gortmold

stud-nets? they wish...students

4:55 am

MollyL

I think you should be able to have one oodle.

4:55 am

lynxxx

lol Gort. Good luck with all that!

4:56 am

zoozzoom

Hello, All :-)

4:56 am

gortmold

thanks lyn, it's actually going really well, despite the dire reports you might hear in the papers

4:56 am

lynxxx

hi Zooz

4:56 am

gortmold

hey zoom

4:56 am

sprite

hi zooz :)

4:56 am

Trifioso

hello friends. anyone else lock themselves out of the house at 5:30 this morning? just me then?

4:56 am

lynxxx

Hi silly Trif

4:56 am

sprite

(((((((((((((Trif))))))))))))))
Wat a rotten way to start your day, hun.

4:57 am

gortmold

there's a reason it's called a God-forsaken hour, trif

4:57 am

zoozzoom

Oh no, Tif, not good ;-(

4:57 am

Trifioso

well, when the dogs gotta pee, they gotta pee.

4:58 am

sprite

yeah. Bad timing by the dog though. Did you ri4 the bell until all were awake or did you have to wait outside for rescue?

4:58 am

Trifioso

full marks for tertiare -- she heard me yelling and came and let me in. she was DEAD asleep too, so she really rocks

4:58 am

Trifioso

don't have a bell.

4:58 am

sprite

wtg #3, well do4 saving your mother's ar... errrr bum.

4:59 am

Trifioso

and did I mention it's below freezing out? LOL sprite, she is back to sleep already....arse is fine

4:59 am

gortmold

teehee sprite

4:59 am

sprite

imagine not having a bell! It is another world there for sure.

4:59 am

Trifioso

I dont usually lock the doorknob either, just the deadbolt, so not sure what all happened there

5:00 am

sprite

Soodle lost her bum, so I thought I'd better use it...

5:00 am

gortmold

LOL sprite, how the other half lives, eh?

5:00 am

sprite

hey it was in the dead of night hun. Of course you don't know. You were asleep on your feet.

5:00 am

Trifioso

ooooh, the church bells up the street are chiming....I heart that sound!

5:01 am

sprite

oh yes, gort! Nobody here would believe me if I told them. No bell!

5:01 am

sprite

how nice Trif.

5:01 am

gortmold

r u 4 real, sprite?

5:02 am

zoozzoom

I see a fa8 old english coin in the grid :-)

5:02 am

lynxxx

I don't have a bell - in fact none of the houses I have lived in have ever had a bell. I grew upp in the generation of Australians that usually used the back door anyway

5:02 am

Trifioso

LOL gort....yes, I really do live in one of those sleepy new england towns, where no one locks their doors, and hardly anyone needs a bell, (though some people do have them) because you just open up the house and walk in, since you know exactly whose house it is anyway

5:03 am

sprite

just the same second as I, zooz! And I am singing a song now... she came without a fa8... a babe without a name... so much ado 'bout no7... is what she liked to say....

5:03 am

sprite

I am, gort, why you asking?

5:03 am

KatieMcG

I live in one of those English towns where you lock your front door when you go upstairs lol

5:04 am

gortmold

i thought you were joking about life without a bell being unimaginable. i have a bell for the first time in many houses

5:04 am

sprite

lollll and hi Katie!

5:04 am

Trifioso

------->separated at birth from lynxxx

5:04 am

lynxxx

hi Katie

5:04 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone

5:04 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Katie.

5:05 am

gortmold

bells are for fancy people whose houses are so big they can't hear you hollerin'

5:05 am

sprite

holland is different, gort. Everybody here has a doorbell. Doors are locked. By far most people are NOT amused when somebody enters the backdoor uninvited.

5:05 am

MollyL

I think I better go stock up the penalty box. There are a lot of "potential" words in this grid. *Loading up the chocolate, baked goods, coffee and liquor*

5:05 am

lynxxx

We sometimes do that here Trif - though usually yell out when you enter the house - just in case there is some-one in the all together

5:05 am

gortmold

well no, here we call those people thieves, but once upon a time, we called them mothers-in-law...either way, we also called the cops

5:06 am

KatieMcG

even mari rings the bell before walking in to our house even if she knows it's just me in

5:06 am

lynxxx

lol Gort

5:06 am

sprite

*jumps into the PB unseen and grabs a cup of coffee, debating whether a liquor to go with it is overdoing it at noon*

5:06 am

Trifioso

the island i was a missionary on, people do this sweet little thing when they pass each other's houses, and sort of sing a little greeting in patois, and if the person is home they call back. I miss it so....

5:06 am

FMitch

I remember when it was OK to leave front doors unlocked but not these days :(
and to add to the babblers list of soodle and oodle are inge and ho4(owl).

5:06 am

Trifioso

as my dad used to say, sprite, "if the sun is over the yardarm...."

5:06 am

lynxxx

morning FM

5:06 am

FMitch

and mari is in there too.
Evening lynxx and hello all.

5:07 am

sprite

hehehe good thinking, Trif

5:07 am

KatieMcG

morning FM

5:07 am

sprite

hey FM *hugs*

5:07 am

MollyL

Okay then, I'm calling everyone by their first initial today, just to be safe.

5:07 am

gortmold

oh cool, trif, tell us more about your island missionarising days in patois (which i'm guessing isn't just a fancy french goose liver?)

5:07 am

FMitch

lol gort!

5:07 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Molly & FM :-)

5:08 am

KatieMcG

i've just had to turn the heating on to try and get crumble off my lap

5:08 am

FMitch

Hey zooz - imagine the day your name is in the grid!

5:08 am

Trifioso

one of the best times I have ever had, gort, and almost the best thing I have ever done

5:08 am

sprite

aw Trif that sounds so friendly!
Of course, if that were the norm in the Netherlands, you could keep on singing. Not that that would be a bad th5.

5:08 am

gortmold

why's that trif?

5:09 am

zoozzoom

lol..think we will be waiting a very long time.

5:09 am

sprite

it may happen though, zooz!

5:09 am

FMitch

never say never :)

5:09 am

zoozzoom

true ;-)

5:10 am

Trifioso

because I learned so much, in such a short time. Got my eyes knocked open about how life really is for others, and learned a lot of where my own limits are, physically, mentally, and spiritually, and then learned how, when, and if to push past those same limits

5:10 am

MollyL

Okay, that is a first for me. 100 words before 7AM. Thanks to our friend, the gerund. Must get ready for work.

5:11 am

sprite

woot Trif, most people don't master those lessons in th5 whole life!

5:11 am

FMitch

wtg Molly
v interesting Trif!

5:11 am

gortmold

where?when? how? why? who with? these and more qs for trif

5:12 am

gortmold

(tx 4 free clue sprite)

5:12 am

FMitch

Trif must organise a master class

5:12 am

sprite

yvw gort

5:13 am

sprite

I agree, Trif. When is day 1 of the class?

5:13 am

Trifioso

let's see" the Commonwealth of Dominica, which is NOT the Dominican Republic, through Short Term Volunteers in Mission, Because my mom, a physician, was also there with me, and I felt braver being there with her, and it was not an evangelical mission trip but a service oriented one, focusing on sustainable improvements and setting up cottage industries that would survive after we left. No one wants to be the "big white mister" coming down to help the locals....

5:13 am

KatieMcG

oh my coffee is in the grid, now i want one but can't move for crumble

5:14 am

sprite

*pours Katie a cup of coffee*

5:14 am

FMitch

*passes Katie a coffee*

5:14 am

KatieMcG

ty sprite

5:14 am

sprite

wow, wow, triple wow, Trif. A wonderful experience.

5:14 am

FMitch

lol sprite.

5:15 am

gortmold

mmm *gort's eyebrows arch with interest* keep going trif

5:15 am

Trifioso

quick example: we renovated a room in a school to be a home economics classroom, with desks, sinks, stoves, etc. and then sponsored the college education of a young woman who wanted to study teaching. upon graduation she returned to the island to teach home ec in the classroom we fitted

5:15 am

sprite

snap, FM :)

5:15 am

KatieMcG

lol ty both

5:15 am

Trifioso

I have been to Dominica a total of four times now, and the last trip I brought my children with me, so they could see the island that meant so much to me

5:15 am

FMitch

Thats the way to do it Trif.

5:16 am

KatieMcG

anyone want a calico cat - very affectionate

5:16 am

Trifioso

secondo fell MADLY in love with the place. Every year she asks me when we can go back.....

5:16 am

sprite

my love has helped building two schools in Nicaragua, through the El Sol project. He would fully agree with you, Trif.

5:16 am

FMitch

oh yes, I have her Katie, will give her lots of cuddles.

5:16 am

gortmold

why does yr love do it sprite?

5:16 am

gortmold

i mean what motivates him?

5:17 am

FMitch

*I will have her even

5:17 am

Trifioso

if it wasn't so hard to get to, I would def think about retiring there....

5:18 am

sprite

my love did it because he thought it was needed and worth doing. He was working for the union here and they were part of the project. The people he lived with there, he still refers to as 'parents', they became so close.
A totally different life there, too. Very simple. Hard to even get the basics of life together. Great people.

5:18 am

KatieMcG

i'm supposed to be working, will get back to it once take that have been on the livelounge on radio one

5:19 am

gortmold

cool sprite

5:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi

5:20 am

sprite

hi lady! *hug*

5:20 am

Trifioso

hello herin!!!!!

5:20 am

KatieMcG

hi herin

5:20 am

gortmold

hey herin

5:20 am

herinfernallady

Hugs and HI

5:20 am

jmcnrick

hi all

5:21 am

KatieMcG

hi jmc

5:21 am

gortmold

hey jmc

5:21 am

sprite

hey jmc!

5:21 am

herinfernallady

I got a Distinction for Corporations Law Yah me

5:21 am

jmcnrick

ooo sorry i missed the flip 6 and 7 letter words are jumping out at me!

5:22 am

sprite

wayyyyy to goooo lady! Good job!

5:22 am

jmcnrick

wtg herin!

5:22 am

KatieMcG

well done herin

5:22 am

herinfernallady

Thank you

5:22 am

Trifioso

how distinctive, herin!!!!!

5:22 am

FMitch

WTG Herin!!!
and Hi jmc.

5:23 am

herinfernallady

:D it means I got a 70 out of 100

5:23 am

KatieMcG

off to watch the take that streaming

5:23 am

herinfernallady

Thanks.

5:23 am

sprite

that is very good!

5:23 am

sprite

bye Katie

5:23 am

Trifioso

good morning jmc....what on earth is your profile icon? is it a folding protein?

5:23 am

gortmold

jolly well done to ya - sound freakin hard

5:23 am

sprite

hairy nosed dolphin alert :)

5:23 am

herinfernallady

Mmmm WERE Kate

5:23 am

jmcnrick

ty sprite

5:24 am

herinfernallady

It was freeking hard.

5:24 am

sprite

yvw :)

5:24 am

FMitch

*slaps self with fish for missing that one*!

5:24 am

jmcnrick

no it is pease from a few grids ago -- sea slugs

5:24 am

Trifioso

forgive me, but ewwwwwwwwwwwww

5:25 am

sprite

it is such a happy word. Don't know why.

5:25 am

herinfernallady

ewwww

5:25 am

jmcnrick

i was so frustrated because there were peas and pease but no peace

5:25 am

sprite

even sea slugs are people... oh no, they are not.

5:25 am

jmcnrick

dolphins seem happy

5:25 am

herinfernallady

Apparently my cousin was just on tv as background for Undercover boss

5:25 am

jmcnrick

i think they look like condoms

5:25 am

gortmold

lol sprite

5:25 am

FMitch

well they don't date sea slugs.

5:26 am

jmcnrick

very cool herin

5:26 am

sprite

funny, lady

5:26 am

sprite

lol jmc! Soon they will feature commercials about safe sex.

5:26 am

herinfernallady

Hang on Sea Slugs when did we get onto talking about my ex

5:27 am

jmcnrick

lol

5:27 am

gortmold

sea slugs can be such sluts

5:27 am

Trifioso

LOLOLOL

5:27 am

jmcnrick

oops pb for me

5:27 am

gortmold

say that 5 times with a mouthful of marshmellows

5:27 am

sprite

roflol!

5:28 am

herinfernallady

once again sounds like my ex

5:28 am

jmcnrick

lol gort

5:28 am

FMitch

LOL

5:28 am

sprite

you guys rock... am laughing so hard my neighbour is looking up from her garden.

5:28 am

herinfernallady

O hysterical my other exs brother got done for staging an armed robber that he was in on. Had a giggle and a half

5:28 am

Trifioso

...by the seashore

5:29 am

jmcnrick

lol for once i am not in the office getting looks from my staff

5:30 am

jmcnrick

look herin your ex is in the grid he4/5

5:30 am

Trifioso

just found mine!!! to4.4

5:30 am

herinfernallady

We found a Jay and Silent Bob podcast

5:31 am

herinfernallady

JM those are useful sadly wasn't

5:31 am

sprite

mine is there too. sl5/12. Rather biblical.

5:31 am

herinfernallady

sadly he wasn't

5:31 am

lynxxx

wow, Australia's car is accepted. Hello Infernal and jmc

5:31 am

Trifioso

course, mine being irish and all, he would be O'to4

5:32 am

herinfernallady

Hi Lynxx

5:32 am

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx

5:33 am

herinfernallady

O holly heck I just saw how many T and C words there are

5:33 am

sprite

where is Haz? her favorite chore is in too

5:33 am

lil*monkey

my EX is in the grid too.... his name is fa4-head

5:34 am

lynxxx

hi Lil

5:34 am

sprite

lol lil monkey, and hi!

5:34 am

lil*monkey

hahahhahahahahahahahhaha :)

5:34 am

littlebit

funny monkey!!

5:34 am

jmcnrick

i am beginning to feel left out since i have no ex

5:34 am

lil*monkey

hi littllebit! and sprite, herin, jmc , lynxxx, and all my peeps

5:34 am

lil*monkey

well, I meant ex-boyfirned

5:35 am

sprite

that is just wonderful, jmc. Good job.

5:35 am

lil*monkey

i have no ex-husband

5:35 am

jmcnrick

hmmm i would have to go too far back in time

5:35 am

sprite

ex boyfriend for me as well.

5:35 am

littlebit

morning monkey!

5:35 am

gortmold

me neither, jmc, but if i did, he'd have been an he4/5

5:35 am

jmcnrick

lol gort

5:35 am

herinfernallady

Hi Monkey and Little

5:35 am

herinfernallady

Hey Lynxx Voting this weekend

5:35 am

sprite

hi littlebit

5:35 am

littlebit

hey herin

5:36 am

littlebit

hey sprite

5:36 am

jmcnrick

this just tells me i ne** to date more!

5:36 am

lynxxx

hi Littlebit

5:36 am

jmcnrick

hi little and lil

5:36 am

gortmold

no it tells you you've smartly avoided baggage

5:36 am

sprite

I wouldn't recommend dating just to get an ex to be nasty about once in a while though

5:36 am

lil*monkey

just found fa8, a brit coin I think

5:36 am

littlebit

hey lynxx and jmc

5:37 am

jmcnrick

no sprite?

5:37 am

sprite

lovely word, isn't it

5:37 am

jmcnrick

;-)

5:37 am

lil*monkey

there are a LOT of gerunds i see

5:37 am

sprite

nah. Too expensive. *gr4*

5:37 am

sprite

yep and past tenses, lil*monkey.

5:37 am

jmcnrick

yep just add ing to everything

5:38 am

sprite

and past-tense everything as well. Some words are really crazy... er... normal for enable.

5:38 am

Soodle

Because I am in the grid today, and because you have all made me laugh out loud, I would like to buy each and every one of you a MA 7/32. Cheers all!!!!

5:38 am

jmcnrick

lol

5:38 am

lil*monkey

i'm leaving for work in a minit... hve to finish later

5:39 am

gortmold

gotta go see a dog about a man

5:39 am

gortmold

nighty night all, lovely chatting with you

5:39 am

sprite

*gives in willingly to the temptation* Lovely drink, Soodle!

5:39 am

littlebit

me too monkey

5:39 am

sprite

bye gort, and lol

5:39 am

lil*monkey

ma7 was almost my name, as my mom said that's what she was drunk on when i was conceived

5:39 am

sprite

and pass the PB on your way out, LOL

5:39 am

lynxxx

Night Gort

5:40 am

Soodle

Nite Gort!

5:40 am

jmcnrick

good thing it is not summer here so I can enjoy without ending in the pb

5:40 am

sprite

aw lil*monkey. Glad it wasn't rum punch then.

5:40 am

jmcnrick

TMI lil!

5:40 am

lil*monkey

heehee

5:40 am

herinfernallady

Desperately trying hard not to laugh at my kitty that has his toy snake in his mouth and is yowling about it.

5:40 am

sprite

off to the PB as well now, jmc...

5:40 am

lynxxx

Goodnight everyone, can't keep my eyes open

5:41 am

sprite

aw cute lady

5:41 am

Trifioso

night lynxxx, and sleep well

5:41 am

sprite

goodni5 lyn, sleep well and dream even better.

5:41 am

jmcnrick

what???

5:41 am

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx

5:41 am

lil*monkey

bye all, have a good day, and fun babbling :)

5:41 am

sprite

your second word in that post, hun :D

5:41 am

jmcnrick

rats! just found it

5:42 am

sprite

bye lil*monkey

5:42 am

littlebit

off to work...have a good day everyone...bbl

5:42 am

sprite

lolol jmc, it was SO funny

5:42 am

jmcnrick

*slinks to pb and pours a cup of coffee*

5:42 am

littlebit

snap monkey!

5:42 am

sprite

bye littlebit

5:42 am

jmcnrick

bye lil

5:42 am

herinfernallady

Bye Little bit

5:42 am

herinfernallady

Night Lunxx

5:42 am

herinfernallady

He is very cute. How is Terra

5:43 am

sprite

wonderful as ever, lady. Am about to finish the grid and then go off on a walk with him.

5:44 am

herinfernallady

cute

5:46 am

jmcnrick

top O please?

5:46 am

jmcnrick

stats please

5:47 am

herinfernallady

It is an O

5:47 am

jmcnrick

nm

5:47 am

jmcnrick

nbt

5:47 am

jmcnrick

cute herin :-P

5:47 am

sprite

oo6/27 comes from that one

5:47 am

jmcnrick

oa4/5

5:47 am

jmcnrick

ty sprite

5:48 am

sprite

also, I think. oa4/5 and oa6

5:48 am

jmcnrick

i should have tried that one first!

5:48 am

sprite

6/24 I mean

5:48 am

sprite

lol yes

5:48 am

jmcnrick

yep all three it is greyed out now

5:48 am

sprite

it is always hard to find out which words come from which tile!

5:49 am

jmcnrick

i always thought cooth should be a word since you have to be un someth***

5:49 am

sprite

lol!

5:49 am

jmcnrick

we actually used it around my house when i was growing up -- the only non-word my english teacher mother ever allowed

5:49 am

herinfernallady

Sorry I didn't ahve it :(

5:50 am

sprite

funny to have two public means of transportation from one tile.

5:50 am

jmcnrick

np herin

5:50 am

sprite

you do now, lady ;)

5:51 am

melissamay

good day all, what a fun fun grid!

5:52 am

jmcnrick

hi melissa

5:52 am

sprite

hi melissa! I totally agree, one of the best lately!

5:53 am

jmcnrick

it is fun -- enough easy words to avoid frustration but enough challenging ones too

5:53 am

melissamay

Hi j and sprite, I thought we'd be kindred spirits on this point!

5:53 am

sprite

we are :)

5:53 am

melissamay

It's strange how such little things can make a dull and leaden Monday seem quite bright. :D

5:54 am

jmcnrick

oh melissa it is too early in the morning to be dull already!

5:54 am

sprite

fireflies. Terra is waiting for me, so I have to leave this great company, alas. *hugs* for you all. Thanks for the fun and the laughs!

5:54 am

melissamay

Have a lovely day sprite!

5:54 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo sprite!

5:56 am

melissamay

True jm, it's just that Pacific NW winter has finally really started and I'm feeling a bit blue. But this puzzle is making me less muzzy.

5:56 am

MollyL

JMC, I think it's "couth"

5:56 am

jmcnrick

*throws sparkles over melissa*

5:56 am

jmcnrick

probably molly

5:56 am

melissamay

Ah that's lovely, thank you!

5:57 am

jmcnrick

good game last night no?

5:57 am

MollyL

It wore me out.

5:57 am

jmcnrick

sparkles help most anything

5:57 am

jmcnrick

it was a nail biter especially with all the injuries

5:57 am

melissamay

They are definitely underrated.

5:58 am

jmcnrick

are you up terrifically early or up terribly late melissa?

5:59 am

melissamay

Terrifically early! I've been working from home lately so my hours are kind of nutty.

5:59 am

jmcnrick

Wow and I thought I got up early today at 5!

5:59 am

jmcnrick

*makes melissa a cup of coffee*

6:00 am

jmcnrick

th*** goes my alarm to wake me up

6:00 am

melissamay

When I can sleep whenever I want to, I tend to take luxurious naps during the day, then bolt awake at the crack of dawn. And yes I will happily accept coffee!

6:00 am

melissamay

Ay yi yi you *are* up early!

6:00 am

jmcnrick

i thought you were a musician

6:01 am

jmcnrick

i don't get many luxurious naps in the middle of the day but wake up and work when i wake up and work -- if that makes sense

6:01 am

melissamay

I am, but that's not my day job! I also do copywriting and editing as a freelancer.

6:01 am

jmcnrick

ah! that makes more sense to me

6:02 am

melissamay

You're in DC, are you in gov? If you don't mind my asking.

6:03 am

jmcnrick

ack there is NOT in the grid but the third person pl possessive is! ne** more coffee myself

6:03 am

jmcnrick

not in gov i am an evil lobbyist

6:03 am

jmcnrick

*twirls moustache*

6:03 am

melissamay

Oy, how dopey, you're with a NPO!

6:03 am

melissamay

I am not reading well this morning!

6:03 am

herinfernallady

meca

6:03 am

herinfernallady

opps

6:04 am

jmcnrick

you're safe herin

6:04 am

melissamay

Your cause sounds far from evil and I bet you don't even *have* a mustache! :D

6:04 am

herinfernallady

But it seemed conviencing

6:04 am

jmcnrick

too true -- you are welcome to vote on my job interview outfits

6:05 am

melissamay

Ok, lemme take a look!

6:05 am

jmcnrick

lol herin i think it has two Cs

6:06 am

jmcnrick

<=== surprised at self for knowing how to spell someth***

6:07 am

herinfernallady

o wel

6:08 am

jmcnrick

you get a word if you swap the vowels herin

6:08 am

herinfernallady

cheers

6:08 am

melissamay

I like outfit B or G, personally!

6:09 am

jmcnrick

interesting choices

6:09 am

jmcnrick

most people like A or H and I kinda like G myself

6:09 am

melissamay

In fact I'm going to settle on G, because the belt is cute.

6:09 am

jmcnrick

the belt is cute and is on the sweater

6:10 am

jmcnrick

ty for your input

6:10 am

melissamay

You look like you feel pretty and confident in G, so that's another reason to consider it! It's the one where you're really smiling.

6:11 am

jmcnrick

my boy the photographer was prodding me

6:11 am

melissamay

:D

6:11 am

jmcnrick

we tried to make the photos enough alike so the issue was the clothes

6:11 am

jmcnrick

hence the model stance with a hand in my pocket

6:12 am

melissamay

They were all alike, but I don't know -- it's your body language too, you just look most comfortable in that one to me!

6:13 am

melissamay

When is your interview?

6:13 am

jmcnrick

Dec 6

6:13 am

jmcnrick

the only problem is that if i get the job i will have to move to philly!

6:14 am

jmcnrick

sometimes i think it would be better to just go back to practicing law -- especially since my law office is out of my home now

6:14 am

jmcnrick

when i started practicing law a woman working out of her house would not have been taken seriously

6:15 am

jmcnrick

but it is different now

6:15 am

melissamay

Wow, that's huge and quite a move. Yes, a lot of people work out of homes here, including lawyers...

6:15 am

Eva

Good morning all. I like outfit B myself-bright and neat and professional looking at the same time. but it depends on what the interview is for.

6:16 am

herinfernallady

Hi Eva. Right I am off and going to bed.

6:16 am

melissamay

It's a bit nervewracking being your own business right now though. I'm lucky I'm doing well, but man it's unpredictable.

6:16 am

jmcnrick

ty eva -- a job as the head of a quaker organization

6:17 am

jmcnrick

oh melissa i was self-employed for 20 years before i got the job running the peace org which is only slightly different from being self employed when you are the boss

6:17 am

sami1986

seriously dont know how you guys get so good at this :)

6:18 am

jmcnrick

i would have been bankrupt years ago but for credit cards to smooth over the dips!

6:18 am

jmcnrick

the same way you get to Carnegie Hall sami! ;-)

6:18 am

Eva

Do you think they want someone more on the vibrant, dramatic, warm side or more on the reserved side? I like the outfits with vibrant colors, but they give a different message.

6:18 am

melissamay

Well, then I guess you can cope with the vagaries of self-employment pretty well then -- and I know what you mean about credit! Woof, I just paid all mine off after a period where both my husband and I were out of work.

6:19 am

jmcnrick

hmmm good question -- it is clear from the feed back from my insiders and references that th*** problem with me is that I am too *ahem* direct in my speech

6:20 am

jmcnrick

yes melissa -- my sister cant stand being self-employed but I don't think i could stand having a boss at this point

6:20 am

melissamay

That's why I like G or B, they are reserved but with a hint of personality.

6:20 am

Eva

So I guess the bigger question, if you can afford to ask it, is whether you want a job, especially to move for a job, where you can't be yourself.

6:20 am

jmcnrick

good point melissa -- most people like the sparkles in A but I am afraid it is just too much

6:22 am

jmcnrick

oh but I can be myself eva since as an attorney and the head of an organization which represents conservative christians, nra members, radical christians, and communist athiests I am clear about roles

6:22 am

herinfernallady

JM HIRE ME

6:22 am

melissamay

I hear you there. I love the freedom as well.

6:22 am

jmcnrick

lol herin i am afraid the commuting expenses would kill both of us herin

6:22 am

herinfernallady

I can move

6:23 am

Jayk

Hi all. Fascinating! I like G myself. Why are you wanting to leave your current job JM??

6:24 am

jmcnrick

the th*** about this job would be that i would be representing a fa**ly narrow group of quakers (which is less taxing) with whom I share a lot and can talk about the connections of justice and peace and not just conscientious objection

6:24 am

Eva

Yes, I thought you looked beautiful in the sparkly ones, but they were more going out in the evening looks than job interview.

6:24 am

jmcnrick

but can you get a visa herin?

6:24 am

jmcnrick

it is just time jayk I ne** someth*** new and so does the organization

6:24 am

herinfernallady

Don't know but I also dont want to get frisked by TSA

6:25 am

jmcnrick

then agree to the body scan

6:25 am

Jayk

Wow. Big move. I would hate to leave DC

6:25 am

jmcnrick

I think that is right Eva -- it is a great jacket but not for a job interview

6:26 am

jmcnrick

That is the drag Jayk but then I don't have the job

6:26 am

jmcnrick

The thought of having to go to Philly games makes me slightly nauseous

6:26 am

NonoNanette

Good morning Babblers :)

6:26 am

jmcnrick

hi nono

6:27 am

melissamay

Morning!

6:27 am

Eva

it wasn't so much the jacket for me as the black sparkly blouse

6:27 am

NonoNanette

jmc, I would pick outfit G

6:27 am

jmcnrick

ty nono

6:27 am

jmcnrick

G is moving up in the polls

6:28 am

herinfernallady

Actually you have Snow right?

6:29 am

NonoNanette

jmc what is it about Philly that bothers you?

6:29 am

jmcnrick

not here yet herin

6:30 am

jmcnrick

the baseball team and being away from my sister

6:30 am

Atalante

I'd say A, but I think that's cos I'm English and it looks English :P

6:30 am

jmcnrick

i think living in downtown phillly for a few years would be fun otherwise

6:30 am

jmcnrick

:-P

6:30 am

jmcnrick

hi ata

6:31 am

Atalante

and hi :)

6:31 am

NonoNanette

i understand being away from your sister, but the ball team? just ignore them and root for whomever you please

6:31 am

melissamay

Ata, the pup in your profile is just adorable.

6:31 am

Eva

It does sound as if once you get the job you will be in a strong enough position to be yourself. At a certain age I just decided that if I had to distort myself too much to get a job, I didn't want it. Of course that was also at a time when jobs were easier to come by. Now I almost never have to decide on outfits anymore, unless I venture outside of Vermont. Getting out of one's nightgown and not wearing mudboots is considered dressing up here.

6:32 am

jmcnrick

I could enjoy the team but not the fans nono -- and I am a big baseball fan -- have season tickets to the Nationals from the start

6:32 am

Atalante

that's my Hobbit :D

6:32 am

melissamay

Man, am I slow on the uptake. Is today "show off your pet" icon day?

6:32 am

jmcnrick

well it is not a contortion as much as a facet

6:33 am

Atalante

nooo, she's just always my pic :)

6:33 am

Eva

are those paramecium jm?

6:33 am

jmcnrick

but mondays are pet days

6:33 am

jmcnrick

no they are pease which are sea slugs

6:33 am

herinfernallady

Ata it is Hobbit in ful Booooooooing

6:33 am

jmcnrick

from thursday's grid

6:34 am

melissamay

So cute! I just noticed a lot of kitties and pups running about. Ah, see, that's what you miss when you don't change your icon for 5 years.

6:34 am

NonoNanette

ah yes the Philly fanatics, :) I'm not sure they're any worse than some other team fans but Washington is not that far away, a weekend trip would be easy enough to do and take in a game while your there

6:34 am

Eva

ah yes-too complex for paramecia

6:34 am

jmcnrick

it is a great pic of hobbit ata -- you really get the silliness of that dog

6:35 am

jmcnrick

actually having sat through several games with several different teams i would say the Philly fans are the worst. And I would work a lot of weekends but you are right --- I could get down to some games in DC

6:36 am

Atalante

she's a very happy little dog. It's almost impossible to be sad around her

6:36 am

herinfernallady

True

6:36 am

jmcnrick

anyway I may not get the job and then I wont have to worry about deciding

6:37 am

NonoNanette

Ata, love that pic! Hobbit looks to be having a blast

6:37 am

ItalianGreyhound

Hi, Ata - beautiful Hobbit! Thats my "Gollum" on the right

6:38 am

Atalante

she was :) it's a little bit distorted cos the babble icon squareness, but ...

6:38 am

jmcnrick

hi italian

6:38 am

NonoNanette

beautiful dogs, Italian!

6:39 am

Atalante

awwwww! gorgeous, IG!!

6:40 am

herinfernallady

IG those dogs are adorable

6:40 am

ItalianGreyhound

Thanks! I lost the little guy on the left, so I annoy the other now with constant spoiling

6:40 am

herinfernallady

Right I have to get up at stupid oclock tomorrow. O IG :(

6:40 am

melissamay

stupid o'clock, I'm totally stealing that!

6:40 am

Atalante

they really are just smily!

6:41 am

jmcnrick

lol herin sleep well

6:41 am

melissamay

Absolutely gorgeous dogs, IG. Greyhounds are just lovely.

6:41 am

ItalianGreyhound

They just heard their favorite word: Treat!

6:42 am

jmcnrick

treat is a dogs best friend

6:42 am

NonoNanette

they do perk up at that word!

6:43 am

NonoNanette

ring

6:43 am

NonoNanette

ooops sorry

6:43 am

jmcnrick

okay 100 words found i think I will have to go do someth*** useful

6:43 am

NonoNanette

bye bye jmc, have a great day

6:43 am

melissamay

Have a good one, jm!

6:44 am

jmcnrick

bbl and nice talking with you melissa and eva (and all)

6:44 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

6:45 am

melissamay

I love this grid. I want to hug it and squeeze it and call it George.

6:46 am

herinfernallady

NIght night

6:46 am

NonoNanette

:) Melissa, that is a favorite phrase around my house

6:46 am

NonoNanette

nitey nite Herin sleep well

6:47 am

melissamay

:D We're also fond of "I don't like tea, it gives me a headache" and "Oh, a whole lotta lumps!"

6:48 am

melissamay

In fact we go for long periods only speaking in Looney Tunes or Simpsons to each other, it's an awful affliction.

6:49 am

melissamay

Oh Good night herein, I'm overbabbling. I'll say good night/day myself!

6:50 am

NonoNanette

have a good one Melissa

6:50 am

melissamay

thanks nono, you have the best name ever btw!

6:52 am

NonoNanette

oh thanks

6:52 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

6:52 am

NonoNanette

hi Annie

6:52 am

Anniebrook

hi Nono

7:08 am

Angelsong

morning, all. our first dessert turned out fine, and is in the refrigerator until our Thanksgiving on Friday.

7:13 am

carleekat

ugh a big one

7:18 am

zoozzoom

Phantom : Doctrine.

7:19 am

MollyL

How is our roughing it in the wilderness camping woman?

7:19 am

carleekat

no roughing this weekend

7:19 am

carleekat

it was awesome

7:20 am

MollyL

Glad to hear you had fun.

7:20 am

carleekat

girls in cabins....leaders indoors..was camp cook off....with "festive" for the theme... the girls cooked a christmas dinner...with 20 sde dises not including the turkey, stuffinf, mashed potatoes and gravy...and 10 desserts

7:21 am

carleekat

in otherwords i gained about 20 pounds over the weekend

7:22 am

EvaNadine

good mornin babblers!

7:22 am

carleekat

morning mrs foster :)

7:22 am

EvaNadine

:)

7:23 am

carleekat

nbt/nbs in 28

7:26 am

EvaNadine

thats quite an accomplishment, carlee!

7:26 am

MollyL

Wow, sounds like good eats. I bet the girls had fun.

7:27 am

carleekat

not really...if u look....its pretty easy...the 7/8/9 are all animated and related

7:27 am

carleekat

we had a blast molls

7:27 am

carleekat

and a hike..and an outdoor wide game...campfire was chritmas carols and we did 4 xmas crafts..that all by sat eveing

7:27 am

MollyL

The thing I love about those kinds of weekends is that you're making good memories.

7:27 am

carleekat

evening* even

7:29 am

EvaNadine

i havent landed anything above a 5 yet...heh

7:30 am

zoozzoom

Use the Gerund word and you will get lots, Eva :-)

7:32 am

car.eeyore

So happy to hear that you had fun Carlee!

7:32 am

EvaNadine

thanks, zooz. now ive managed a 6, 7, and 8. just need to noodle the 9 now...

7:33 am

carleekat

it was a fabulous weekend...the craft went well... we just had so much fun...

7:33 am

zoozzoom

oops, PB for you..lol

7:33 am

Anniebrook

Hi EvaN--->>>>>>off you go

7:33 am

carleekat

byebye eva

7:34 am

Mom

good morning / afternoon one and all

7:34 am

EvaNadine

dang. no fair being sent to the PB when ive just started!
hope there are good treats in there!

7:34 am

Anniebrook

Hi ((Mom)) good morning

7:34 am

carleekat

{{{MOM}}} how are you?...all ready for the t-day

7:34 am

Mom

Good morning (((Annie)))

7:34 am

MollyL

Hey Mom

7:34 am

Anniebrook

and a 6 letter word too, evan doesnt fool around

7:35 am

Mom

((Carlee)) good morning, I am just fine and you? Getting ready for Thanksgiving, yes. Will continue on the quest today with house cleaning

7:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello ((MoM))

7:35 am

MollyL

Eva, no worries. When I realized how many potential PB words are in this grid, I stocked the PB up with lots of chocolate, baked goods, coffee and liquor.

7:35 am

carleekat

i am good....tired...a bit of a cold co ming on..but am good :)

7:36 am

Mom

Hi ((Molly and Zoozz))

7:36 am

EvaNadine

is there some yummy tea steeping yet, mom?

7:36 am

Mom

oh Carlee **sending dayquil and nyquil and lotioned tissues**

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Ooooh Ma 7/32....takes out shaker, ice, vodka....

7:36 am

Mom

yes Eva, tea is ready as are the english muffins and scambled eggs

7:37 am

Mom

morning Car. Thanks that gave me 2

7:37 am

carleekat

thanks car.ee didnt have that one yet

7:38 am

carleekat

oooh..scrambled eggs...

7:38 am

Mom

oooo, got 4 from what we use to watch on Saturday mornings! Ruff N Ready, Heathcliff, Bugs Bunny Show

7:38 am

zoozzoom

fa7 bum wind fa8 + letter for old english coin.

7:39 am

Mom

Carlee, thought of you when I did the grocery shopping on Thursday. Oscar Mayer packages real bacon bits and next to that was turkey bacon bits

7:40 am

carleekat

yay..but not here :(...soon..we have turkey bacon...i think my son ate it all thsi weekend tho :(...

7:40 am

Mom

if you ever want any, let me know and I will send it off to you

7:41 am

carleekat

thanks..but its good..still working on your dressing..using it sparingly

7:41 am

Mom

lol

7:43 am

periwinkle

morning all, help with top O pls

7:43 am

Mom

lol Zoozz, finally got what you meant by "bum wind"

7:43 am

zoozzoom

:-)

7:43 am

Mom

Morning (((Peri)). How are you and how is ZoeyAnne

7:44 am

MollyL

Me too Mom, I was thinking poor wind for sailing. Oy.

7:44 am

periwinkle

we are fine, Mom and you?

7:44 am

Mom

just fine here as well.

7:44 am

car.eeyore

OA 4/5...to swear an OA**

7:44 am

periwinkle

bum wind, haha, ty zooz

7:45 am

HarryHood

woo got nbt

7:45 am

Mom

Thanks Car.

7:45 am

HarryHood

160 to go

7:45 am

Mom

morning HarryHood

7:45 am

HarryHood

hihi all :)

7:45 am

HarryHood

gray day

7:45 am

car.eeyore

Morning Harry!

7:45 am

Mom

and your last name is in the grid HarryHo**

7:45 am

car.eeyore

Morning all...I just realized I did not say a proper Good Morning!

7:45 am

periwinkle

ty car, I never see that one, NBT in 10 minutes, woot

7:46 am

HarryHood

you can feel good about ho*

7:46 am

car.eeyore

Nice Peri!

7:46 am

MollyL

Lots of Babblers in the grid today. Most notably, Soodle without her bum.

7:46 am

Mom

a proper good morning to you Car.

7:47 am

Mom

I don't know what a bum can't be a fa**ho** **sigh**

7:47 am

HarryHood

well I think I'v e gotten all the easy ones.

7:47 am

Mom

why*

7:47 am

HarryHood

need to come back with fresh eyes after coffee

7:48 am

MollyL

Mom! Ahahahaha!

7:48 am

Mom

hurry back Harry

7:49 am

Mom

**blushes** shame on me

7:51 am

Boobear

good morning all

7:51 am

Mom

((((Boo)))) hello, welcome back

7:52 am

Boobear

thank you Mom

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Hi boo!

7:52 am

Boobear

hi

7:52 am

periwinkle

bl

7:53 am

Mom

bye Peri

7:53 am

Mom

oh dear, just saw 44 C words

7:54 am

zoozzoom

64 c words :-)

7:54 am

carleekat

scrambled eggs and toast with homemade seedless rasp jam

7:55 am

zoozzoom

where did the 6 come from..lol

7:55 am

carleekat

and the all important coffee

7:55 am

Mom

64?

7:55 am

Mom

phew, thought I was working on a different grid :-)

7:55 am

carleekat

44

7:56 am

Mom

Zoozz is trying to send me into a panic

7:56 am

zoozzoom

i know, i meant to put 44 as in i have all the `c` words but i put 6 there..silly me.

7:56 am

zoozzoom

lol, soz, Mom :-)

7:56 am

Mom

good for you Zoozz, I have 8 so far

7:56 am

Boobear

hi zooz

7:57 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Boo :-)

7:57 am

Mom

maybe I will work on those for a bit

7:58 am

Boobear

clue for ac 6 please

7:58 am

MollyL

What one does on stage

7:58 am

zoozzoom

when you are on stage performing.

7:58 am

MollyL

Snap Zoom

7:58 am

Boobear

ty

7:59 am

zoozzoom

lol, good minds think alike, Molly :-)

8:00 am

carleekat

oof... was hungry...i ate so much on weekend...didnt eat dinner....now body was saying " YO...FEED ME!!!!"

8:00 am

car.eeyore

Wahooey! I got the 9!!!!

8:01 am

Mom

oh Car. care to share?

8:01 am

car.eeyore

ca 9/66...builds off of ca 7/32

8:01 am

carleekat

its animated mom

8:01 am

zoozzoom

may i ask a question to my over the pond Babblers?

8:01 am

Mom

sure Zoozz

8:02 am

Mom

thanks car. and Carlee

8:02 am

zoozzoom

why is thanks giving celebrated on different days?

8:02 am

carleekat

go for it zooz

8:02 am

zoozzoom

some say, thursday, some friday & even monday?

8:02 am

carleekat

u mean why can celebtaes earlier the nusa?

8:02 am

carleekat

than USA* even

8:02 am

Mom

Our Thanksgiving in the states is always the last Thursday in November

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

in usa always thursday

8:03 am

Mom

and the Friday after that kicks off the shopping season

8:03 am

Mom

((Une)) hello

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

hey mom :-)

8:03 am

carleekat

ours is the second sunday of oct

8:03 am

doseffing

americans are giving thanks for the indians helping the pilgrims in Massachuesetts in 1620 ... canadians are giving thanks for Wolfe defeating the French at Lousibourg in 1758

8:04 am

zoozzoom

Ahh i see, Thank you, All.

8:05 am

carleekat

no...ours dates back to the 1500's dosef

8:05 am

ursh

hello again all = please clue the ar6

8:06 am

ursh

nm found it ty

8:06 am

carleekat

http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/
festivals/thanksgiving/canada/

8:06 am

car.eeyore

share please, ursh?

8:06 am

ursh

a+not left

8:07 am

car.eeyore

TY

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

tx ursh

8:07 am

carleekat

Canadian Thanksgiving - How It Began
The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more closely connected to the traditions of Europe than of the United States. Long before Europeans settled in North America, festivals of thanks and celebrations of harvest took place in Europe in the month of October. The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in Canada when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England, arrived in Newfoundland in 1578. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New World. That means the first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated 43 years before the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts!

8:07 am

doseffing

what happened in Newfie? ... that's the only place there was a European settlement until 1608 ... but I'll admit ... nobody really knows ... because the authorities everywhere were always ddeclaring a day of thanks ..

8:08 am

carleekat

Another reason for Canadian Thanksgiving arriving earlier than its American counterpart is that Canada is geographically further north than the United States, causing the Canadian harvest season to arrive earlier than the American harvest season. And since Thanksgiving for Canadians is more about giving thanks for the harvest season than the arrival of pilgrims, it makes sense to celebrate the holiday in October. So what are the differences between Canadian and American Thanksgiving, other than the date? Not much! Both Canadians and Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with parades, family gatherings, pumpkin pie and a whole lot of turkey!

8:09 am

doseffing

we don't play quite so much football on the day ...

8:09 am

carleekat

there u go ( grabbed that from one site..but hit 4 various sites....all said essentially the same thing)

8:09 am

doseffing

although the argos and ti-cats do have a traditional grudge match

8:10 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;) i am glad you cleared up that thanksgiving thing for us carlee;))

8:10 am

carleekat

and....it follows that since ours falls on a sunday...when people traditionally give thanks anyway..it kinda follows is a day of thanksgiving for the fall harvest

8:10 am

carleekat

they do this is true

8:10 am

carleekat

( at least..tradistionally in our euro christian roots )

8:11 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Crossy.

8:11 am

crosshair

howdy zooz

8:12 am

carleekat

( well..crossy....you know us cdn's tend to not dive into the celebrations of war....we a peace loving nation .....<snort>. so it couldnt be a celebration of the french being defeted....and if it was....quebec would definitely be gone from canada...if it was a celebration defeting the french

8:13 am

crosshair

i thought it may have been a celebration of us tossing the americans back then;)))))

8:14 am

doseffing

don't tell anyone in Halifax ... which was practically the only english speaking community in the country at the time ...

8:14 am

carleekat

now now crossy... here is your misty jack..go sit over there and lets not ulset our american friends...

8:14 am

doseffing

tossing americans out would either be an 1812 thing ... or a French thing because they did it so often ...

8:14 am

Mom

((Crossy)) good morning

8:15 am

crosshair

its ok,i will share the misty jack

8:15 am

crosshair

((mom))

8:15 am

zoozzoom

i see, Netherlands,Grenada,Liberia also celebrate thanks giving too.

8:16 am

Mom

Crossy, just finished a 2000 fold and working on another

8:16 am

carleekat

cool... i would gather that alot of cultures that had a strong pagan background would do something of the sort...

8:17 am

cgw8

Hey. :D

8:17 am

carleekat

i am stuck on 2000's like crossy is stuck on 250s

8:17 am

crosshair

yaa for mom! i have my elegants computer up and running again and she just drew a 2000 for folding

8:17 am

MollyL

Yawn. I was married to a Canadian. I got over the "Canadians are better than Americans" thing years ago. : D

8:18 am

zoozzoom

yes mine has had a run of 250s latley.

8:18 am

carleekat

no one said we were better...nor are we worse... its just we like to poke fun at americans as our culture is so riddled with american influences

8:20 am

crosshair

we are not "better" we are just a tad more...easy going lets say.that is just observing what i see drifting over from michigan and buffalo etc..although showing a american what a dime or a quarter is in their change is always great fun..see? the one that says 10 on it is a dime,and the one that says 25 on it is a quarter...lool

8:20 am

doseffing

sorry ... my dad was at Dieppe where the americans and British decided that they's try an experiement and used Canadians as guinea pigs ... took me years to get over the indoctrination that americans and british were really lower forms of humanity ...

8:21 am

carleekat

hahahahaha too funny crossy

8:21 am

crosshair

my grandad was at dunkirk..same thing they were left on the beach to die,too civillian craft to get the survivors off for the most part

8:22 am

crosshair

it is true carlle!!:)

8:22 am

carleekat

man out loony and toonie must really freak them out then :)

8:22 am

carleekat

our*

8:23 am

crosshair

the loonie seems easier for them,cause some remember their susan b anthony dollars

8:23 am

carleekat

ahhh...ok... before my time apparently

8:24 am

carleekat

ok..now why doesnt toodle make it in the grid

8:24 am

carleekat

i know i toodle every day

8:24 am

doseffing

was having a drink at the bar in Grand Central Station in '08 and the bartender actually had a few Susan Anthony dollars ... I traded him a looney for one

8:25 am

crosshair

but the visitors are drying up now that our dollars are near parity and they no longer get their 2 for 1 sales

8:25 am

crosshair

i have 1 or 2 in my coin collectors slush box

8:25 am

carleekat

no....we go there for our 2 to one cus everything is chreaper there anyway

8:25 am

zoozzoom

I once saw, program on tv , somewhere in Canada, they made a square hole over a river in the middle of winter, and people would take turns to jump in, what is all that about?

8:26 am

crosshair

that is the polar bear club zooz

8:26 am

crosshair

i am a member

8:26 am

doseffing

we're rough and tough .... and incredibly insane ...

8:26 am

crosshair

it is good for the pores;))

8:27 am

zoozzoom

but there were children doing it as well..lol...not for me i think..LOL

8:27 am

crosshair

lol,nobody said we were totally balanced:)

8:27 am

zoozzoom

who is, we all have our moments i am sure :-)

8:28 am

crosshair

it feels like a thousand needles stinging you all at once

8:28 am

cgw8

Why would anyone do it, then? D:

8:28 am

MollyL

And the reason you do that is?

8:28 am

crosshair

then all the breath leaves you,till you finally get your heart beating again and gasp in a breath

8:29 am

zoozzoom

geez, that sounds like a torture...lol

8:29 am

crosshair

same reason people climb tall mountains..cause it is there

8:29 am

cgw8

I guess, maybe the adrenaline rush is worth it?

8:30 am

zoozzoom

I must admit, lots of people looked well pleased that they did it.

8:30 am

crosshair

it would be more a case of saying that i am not going to let winter beat me and we are going to have a bit of fun no matter what,even if it is 30 below

8:30 am

carleekat

lots do it for fundraising

8:30 am

carleekat

and u start in a hot sauna...

8:30 am

cgw8

Oh, that makes sense, I guess.

8:31 am

crosshair

yes,you get all hot in the sauna,then come out and roll in the snow and back in you go

8:31 am

cgw8

Wait, wouldn't going from really hot to really cold hurt like hell? D:

8:31 am

zoozzoom

oh wow did nnot know they did a hot sauna first..man that must be a real big shock to the system.

8:31 am

crosshair

the finns have done that for centuries

8:32 am

doseffing

yeah ... it's a silly fun thing .... that raises bunches of money for charity ... and you get to be on television being weird ... and it's fun ... ... until some 50 year old goes into cardiac arrest and has to fished out of the water

8:32 am

crosshair

like i say,in the sauna,all the pores open up then into the snobank or water to close them

8:32 am

carleekat

there was that one arnold schwartz film....he did that... came out all starkers and starting getting shot at...

8:32 am

carleekat

ended with a crazy ass bus chase scene at the end

8:32 am

zoozzoom

lol

8:32 am

crosshair

the secret is to ease in slowly lool

8:33 am

zoozzoom

It is good that mony is raised for charities though.

8:33 am

crosshair

yes,mostly cardiac monitors lol

8:33 am

cgw8

Yeah, it is good.

8:33 am

zoozzoom

ease in slowly, yeah right..they were jumping in..lol

8:33 am

cgw8

But I still don't think I'd do it. D:

8:34 am

crosshair

i do it once a year,usually in january

8:34 am

cgw8

I hope you don't mind that I think you might be a little bit crazy, cross. xD

8:34 am

crosshair

you are just noticing this now?

8:35 am

cgw8

xD

8:35 am

zoozzoom

lol

8:36 am

carleekat

its the long cold winter...it does us in

8:36 am

crosshair

brb..semi-poof

8:37 am

zoozzoom

it`s the bloody too long dark hours that get me.

8:38 am

carleekat

that too..but we do get cabin fever

8:39 am

MollyL

Well, I'd go for the long cold winter thing, but there are Polar Bear Clubs in the US too. So I think it's more of a crazy thing. : P

8:39 am

carleekat

copy cats

8:39 am

cgw8

Yeah, us americans are such posers. xD

8:40 am

carleekat

heheeh

8:40 am

cgw8

Does anyone have a hint for the nine? D:

8:40 am

MollyL

Sssh...cgw...THEY accuse US of being posers...it's kind of funny.

8:40 am

zoozzoom

children watch them.

8:40 am

carleekat

its animated....

8:40 am

cgw8

xD

8:40 am

cgw8

animated? Hm...

8:41 am

zoozzoom

like tom & jerry

8:41 am

cgw8

Aaaaah OK.

8:41 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:41 am

cgw8

I had two words made up of that, already, I should have been able to find it. xD

8:41 am

cgw8

Thanks. :)

8:41 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Mr Bob :-)

8:42 am

cgw8

Hi, Mr Bob. :D

8:43 am

zoozzoom

ok 24 more to find, taking a break.

8:43 am

cgw8

24 left? Ugh, I have 220. xD

8:49 am

MollyL

Cgw, today...when in doubt...add the gerund

8:50 am

cgw8

...The gerund? D:

8:51 am

carleekat

add the gerund..definitely

8:52 am

cgw8

I feel so lost. I don't know what "gerund" means. D:

8:52 am

carleekat

so..do like we do..google :)

8:52 am

MollyL

It means ing

8:52 am

cgw8

Ah. Well. To google it is, then.

8:53 am

cgw8

Ooooooooh

8:53 am

cgw8

I see, yeah. That makes sense. xD

8:55 am

Boobear

clue for ai 7 please

8:58 am

MollyL

The ai* that you breathe + a tiny bell goes ti**

8:58 am

zoozzoom

Ai 7 what we breathe + clear, ringing sound

8:58 am

zoozzoom

Snap again, Molly..lol

8:59 am

EvaNadine

hints for the 9?

8:59 am

cgw8

Thanks. :D

8:59 am

carleekat

its animated

8:59 am

zoozzoom

for the Ai8 add an `H` :-)

9:00 am

EvaNadine

what are the stats?

9:01 am

zoozzoom

ca9/66

9:01 am

zoozzoom

thinnk of tom & jerry ca****

9:02 am

zoozzoom

you should get three words with that.

9:02 am

EvaNadine

TY!

9:02 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

9:02 am

EvaNadine

thats NBT and NBS for me!

9:02 am

zoozzoom

WTG EVa :-)

9:03 am

cgw8

Could someone remind me what "NBT" and "NBS" stand for? D:

9:03 am

trentsnana

no blank tiles, no blank stats

9:04 am

zoozzoom

No Blank Tile No Blank Stats.

9:04 am

cgw8

Ooooh Ok. Thanks. :D

9:04 am

Sally-catlover

Hi everyone. Been in and out all day trying to do this huge grid!

9:04 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sally :-)

9:05 am

cgw8

Can I have a hint for the bottom "e" D:

9:05 am

Sally-catlover

Have you finished zooz? I have 40 to find

9:05 am

zoozzoom

no i have 21 to find, Sally.

9:05 am

CiociaJudy

number after seven, cgw8

9:05 am

Sally-catlover

cgw: one is a number, one is plural fishy-like things.

9:06 am

cgw8

Oh, wow. Thanks. xD

9:06 am

debjed

how about the E in the left column?? please :)

9:06 am

zoozzoom

lo4 + `E` in front.

9:07 am

debjed

thanks

9:07 am

Sally-catlover

Nice to see some English spelling here for a change, zooz :-)

9:08 am

zoozzoom

another is the same with a `G` one from last.

9:08 am

mkg

did someone clue the 9? i dont see it.

9:08 am

zoozzoom

lol, true, Sally

9:08 am

cgw8

It's animated

9:09 am

zoozzoom

phone.

9:10 am

mkg

ok ty. past tense.

9:11 am

mkg

wow need lots more 8s. have only 1, the animated one.

9:12 am

mkg

i have no o words and dont see them ugh.

9:13 am

cgw8

What you row a canoe with + ing

9:13 am

zoozzoom

oa to swear to tell the truth.

9:13 am

Anniebrook

od5---old fashion movie theatre and plural

9:13 am

cgw8

Is the only one I have. xD

9:14 am

Boobear

clue for ai 7 please

9:14 am

Anniebrook

oh4 is a midwestern state, change the last vowel

9:14 am

zoozzoom

oa6 long wooden stick used in a boat

9:14 am

Boobear

ty

9:15 am

Anniebrook

oa4---you take this before you testify

9:16 am

Anniebrook

phone

9:17 am

zoozzoom

ai7 what you breathe +clear, ringing sound.

9:17 am

Boobear

clue for ar 6 please

9:18 am

zoozzoom

a + not left

9:18 am

MollyL

aright

9:18 am

EvaNadine

yes, molly, thats it!

9:19 am

EvaNadine

care to join me in the PB?

9:19 am

zoozzoom

thats the one, Molly ;-)

9:19 am

Boobear

to the pb Molly

9:19 am

MollyL

I'll be off to the PB now.

9:19 am

hurshy

SL5 is an appropriate grid word for those of us playing at work (though it is not my fault i have nothing else to do...)

9:19 am

crosshair

that would be the one molly:))

9:19 am

crosshair

getting paid to babble..there is nothing finder;)

9:19 am

zoozzoom

lol, hello, Hurshy :-)

9:19 am

crosshair

finer

9:20 am

hurshy

actually, i think it would be finer to be paid to do actual work. but at the moment, i'm not. applying for other jobs, though, to try to get there...

9:20 am

EvaNadine

put another nickel in, in the nickelod5, all i want is lovin you and music, music, music!

9:20 am

MollyL

Eva! You are channeling my Mom.

9:21 am

EvaNadine

that OD5 word has gotten that song stuck in my head. :)

9:22 am

MollyL

Well, if you suddenly change up to "Shuffle Off To Buffalo", it's my Mom. : D

9:23 am

crosshair

cineplex od***

9:23 am

zoozzoom

plus plural.

9:23 am

EvaNadine

we used to practice to that song in tap class when i was little...heh

9:23 am

crosshair

ty zooz

9:28 am

cgw8

Well, I'm done for now. See y'all later. :)

9:30 am

MollyL

Our little Eva is a tap dancer. Who knew?

9:31 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Cgw8 :-)

9:32 am

EvaNadine

i have been a dancer since the age of 2 1/2.
i taught for a few years...

9:34 am

Erda

Help on the first ca7,40 please? PLEASE?

9:35 am

zoozzoom

extend the ca5/14 before it.

9:35 am

Sally-catlover

pt of the ca 5/14 before it erda

9:35 am

MollyL

Cool Eva, what kind of dance did you teach?

9:36 am

Boobear

clue for the first ca 7/32

9:36 am

EvaNadine

tap, jazz, ballet, poms

9:37 am

Sally-catlover

poms?

9:37 am

MollyL

What milk comes in, and plural

9:37 am

MollyL

Sorry, just the plural.

9:38 am

EvaNadine

yknow, dancing with pom-pons -- like carlee does when someone gets fireworks. :)

9:38 am

zoozzoom

ca 7/32 a light, open sleigh pulled by horses or dogs

9:38 am

Sally-catlover

That isn't the first one Molly

9:38 am

Sally-catlover

Oh! Perhaps someone would like to shake them for me at the moment then :-)

9:39 am

Erda

TY zoo and Sally; never would have guessed it...

9:39 am

EvaNadine

*shakes poms for sally*

9:40 am

Sally-catlover

*Glad to give Eva the chance to practise*

9:40 am

Sally-catlover

You're very good Eva. That's quite some moving!

9:40 am

Sally-catlover

Anyone desire any clues before I go?

9:41 am

zoozzoom

WTG Sally!...i still need 7 more, but will be ok thanks.

9:42 am

Sally-catlover

It's bitterly cold here zooz. How about you?

9:42 am

zoozzoom

same here, sally..in fact i have got a hot water bottle..lol

9:42 am

crosshair

warm one here today it is 15c:)

9:43 am

Sally-catlover

lol zooz. Good for you. I have log burner alight and a jumper (unusual for me because I don't feel the cold).

9:43 am

zoozzoom

lucky you, Crossy :-)

9:43 am

Sally-catlover

Be off now. Bye all!

9:43 am

trentsnana

-5.3 here

9:44 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Sally :-)

9:44 am

zoozzoom

Not nice, Trentsnana :-(

9:44 am

trentsnana

What is that in Fahrenheit, Crossy?

9:44 am

crosshair

57f

9:45 am

trentsnana

We got the cold air from Canada - they can have it back!

9:45 am

zoozzoom

close, it is 59f

9:45 am

crosshair

weather net says 57

9:45 am

crosshair

but either or

9:45 am

zoozzoom

whats 2f

9:46 am

crosshair

then we shall split the difference and call it 58

9:46 am

Boobear

still stuck on the first ca 7/32

9:47 am

crosshair

do not use imperial measure much anymore anyways

9:47 am

crosshair

except beer will forever be in pints and fish will evermore be in pounds;))

9:48 am

zoozzoom

i do prefer imperial myself.

9:48 am

crosshair

we were dragged kicking and screaming into metric in 1978 lol

9:49 am

zoozzoom

they changed it by law here, but everyone complained when getting groceries weighed so they had to change it so it showed both imperial & metric..lol

9:50 am

crosshair

"lol,i understand fully,i hate buying sliced meat from the butcher by the 100 gram measure

9:51 am

zoozzoom

plus it was a good excuse to make things just a bit smaller, yet charge the same for it..like chocolate bars for instance.

9:52 am

zoozzoom

can you imagine asking instead of a pint of milk but can i have 568.261485 millilitres of milk please..LOL

9:53 am

mkg

any great clues out there??????

9:53 am

crosshair

actually our litre is a tad larger than the old quart i believe

9:53 am

Haz1558

Define great.

9:53 am

mkg

57 degrees is warmish. i dont get it.

9:53 am

MollyL

Boo, ca 7/32 ca + The Baltimore O*****s baseball team.

9:54 am

mkg

ty for that super great clue molly. how did you ever come up with it? i never would have thought of that.

9:55 am

mkg

any clues for o words? i dont have any of them.

9:55 am

Boobear

ty Molly

9:55 am

crosshair

and it is easy zooz,the entire metric system is based on tens...250 mil is half pint,500 mil is a pint,1000 mil is a litre and so on

9:55 am

MollyL

Sorry I clued you wrong the last time Boo. There are too many c words to keep up with today.

9:56 am

Boobear

that's ok Molly

9:56 am

zoozzoom

And i still prefer MPH :-)

9:58 am

crosshair

we(my generation) are the transitional generation in regards to imperial and metric.we do both,but our kids know only metric so the confusion will end with us

9:58 am

dfmchfhf

*wanders back in to Babble at work... late, as usual...*

9:59 am

Aaronitor

Hi guys!

9:59 am

zoozzoom

True, Crossy, i do not mind there being metric. I just prefer to use imperial..lol

10:00 am

mkg

hi aaroniton

10:00 am

zoozzoom

WB, DFM & hello, Aronitor.

10:00 am

mkg

oops sorry aaronitor, not n.

10:00 am

Aaronitor

howare u!

10:00 am

zoozzoom

cold, but ok, how are you?

10:01 am

Aaronitor

ok, has there been snow where u live

10:01 am

dfmchfhf

:o/ Imperial measure is still recognised by stores here... they list everything in both kg and lb...

10:01 am

zoozzoom

No not yet, i take it you have snow where you are ?

10:01 am

dfmchfhf

<-- bought "seven ounces and two-hundred grams" of fish yesterday... and they didn't complain... I think...

10:02 am

mkg

where do you live dfmch?

10:02 am

Aaronitor

yeah! just a little bit though, by the end of the week we are suppost to have several inches

10:02 am

dfmchfhf

Ottawa

10:02 am

cgw8

Hello again. :D

10:02 am

zoozzoom

lol, DFM my father just says i will take two of those or three slices of that, never by weight.

10:02 am

dfmchfhf

at the moment, at last...

10:03 am

zoozzoom

WB, Cgw8 :-)

10:03 am

dfmchfhf

*at least

10:03 am

cgw8

Thanks. :)

10:04 am

dfmchfhf

hi cgw :o)

10:04 am

crosshair

lol@ buying it by the slice!

10:04 am

zoozzoom

is that good or bad, Aaronitor?

10:04 am

Aaronitor

how many words have u got

10:04 am

dfmchfhf

sliced fish? o.0

10:04 am

Aaronitor

bad

10:04 am

crosshair

"yes,i will have 1 slice of everything please"

10:04 am

zoozzoom

i have found 289 words so far.

10:04 am

crosshair

the meat..not the fish lol

10:05 am

zoozzoom

LOL, DFM

10:05 am

dfmchfhf

sliced chicken wings? :oO

10:05 am

Aaronitor

289 words! how do u get that many words

10:05 am

cgw8

Can I get a clue for the top e? D:

10:05 am

Erda

What is o.O ??

10:06 am

zoozzoom

en4 cgw8

10:06 am

mkg

aaron, if lickety is up and you have the time you manage to get them. clues from others on the chat helps.

10:06 am

mkg

as time goes on it gets easier and you start to see words and recognize them.

10:07 am

car.eeyore

CGW...EO4 a long time

10:07 am

mkg

my goal with large grids is half way because i dont have the time for all of it. now i have 151 wqords so am over that half way point.

10:07 am

Aaronitor

but i've just came in from school, i havn't gt very much time to come on this!

10:07 am

cgw8

Hm...a long time...

10:07 am

zoozzoom

just get as many as you can, it is only for fun.

10:07 am

kje

both top e's are e4 and fish

10:08 am

mkg

so just start by trying as many words as you see.

10:08 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Kje ;-)

10:08 am

cgw8

Thanks, car. :)

10:08 am

kje

hi

10:08 am

grant

jewelry w/carving

10:08 am

Aaronitor

whats ur highest pointed word, and how any points

10:09 am

mkg

remember endings: like if you make a word, can you do an s for plural, an ed for past tense, an ing for gerund ending. they are all in this grid. but some grids dont have those endings.

10:09 am

cgw8

e4 meaning fish?

10:09 am

crosshair

afer you have been doing babble a while you learn not to worry about finishing so much

10:09 am

Boobear

hi cross

10:09 am

cgw8

emds

10:09 am

cgw8

ends

10:09 am

cgw8

oops

10:09 am

crosshair

howdy boo:)

10:09 am

cgw8

Lol wrong box. D:

10:10 am

Boobear

clue for the last ca 7/40

10:10 am

zoozzoom

can`t remember the word, Aaronitor, but it recent and got 170 points for it.

10:11 am

crosshair

that was that 00 13 /170 word from yesterday?

10:11 am

MollyL

Yeah, since I'm not a genius who can whisk through a nearly 300 word grid, and the fact that I actually have a life other than Babble, I don't worry about finishing much. Just the challenge of finding as many words as I can is enough.

10:11 am

car.eeyore

I have type of a ray...or pet feline + **me for the holidays + **al or no **al

10:11 am

Haz1558

ca7/30 - begin with a feline, end with a poem, join them up with a consonant.

10:11 am

Aaronitor

170 points! how long was the word!

10:11 am

car.eeyore

Was it the QU 12 & 13?

10:12 am

MollyL

Good clue Haz!

10:12 am

Boobear

ty haz

10:13 am

Haz1558

quattrocentos for the 13 it was.

10:13 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Molly, you're welcome, Boo.

10:13 am

crosshair

that was it

10:13 am

zoozzoom

not sure how to clue the Ca7/40 , boo, so will give the def ;the positive terminal of a voltaic cell or battery.

10:14 am

zoozzoom

Thats the one, Haz.

10:14 am

FMitch

Hello all.

10:14 am

zoozzoom

Hello, FM :-)

10:14 am

cgw8

Thanks zooz and haz. :D

10:14 am

cgw8

Hi, FM

10:14 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

10:15 am

FMitch

Good afternooon Haz!

10:15 am

zoozzoom

4:15pm & it is getting dark :-(

10:16 am

Haz1558

I know, zooz, and it's chilly.

10:16 am

cgw8

That's way too early for it to be getting dark. D:

10:16 am

FMitch

I know zooz and I've not long put on the heating.

10:16 am

zoozzoom

I am sat here, Haz with a hot water bottle..lol

10:16 am

Deeha

Not a good forecast for the end of the week folks

10:17 am

zoozzoom

what is the forcast, Deeha?.

10:17 am

FMitch

esp if you live in the norht Deeha

10:17 am

Haz1558

I know, there's talk being bandied about of the s word.

10:17 am

cgw8

Can I get a hint for the "I" D:

10:18 am

zoozzoom

Sorry for being dumb, but is it correct to put a full stop after a question mark?

10:18 am

Haz1558

Our milkman left a note this morning 'Remember how hard it was to get salt last year? Pre-order road salt from your milkman' Talk about diversifying!

10:18 am

FMitch

How enterprising!

10:18 am

grant

making angry=ir6

10:18 am

Haz1558

No, the question mark denotes the end of the sentence, no need to add a stop.

10:18 am

Deeha

No zoom the queation mark is sufficient

10:18 am

zoozzoom

you are joking, The milkman selling road salt..LOL

10:18 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Haz.

10:19 am

Haz1558

No problem, zooz.

10:19 am

zoozzoom

And, Deeha :-)

10:19 am

cgw8

Thanks, grant. Now to find it. :D

10:19 am

Haz1558

I laughed when I read it, and we'll probably buy some.

10:19 am

grant

it's actually a 5

10:19 am

cgw8

Oh, ok. :D

10:20 am

cgw8

Got it! :D

10:20 am

Atalante

hello :) Do you mix some into Spangle's gruel to make her anti-slip?

10:20 am

dfmchfhf

wait, the milkman, roadsalt, what? o.o

10:20 am

grant

one of many such in this grid

10:20 am

zoozzoom

in4 & io4 also, Cgw8

10:20 am

FMitch

there are also 2 x i4 both of which crop up in grid frequently.

10:20 am

cgw8

Thanks, zooz. :)

10:20 am

Haz1558

No, we'll keep the salt well away from her, I think. Hello, Ata.

10:20 am

zoozzoom

LOL, Ata.

10:21 am

grant

greek ketter io

10:21 am

grant

letter

10:21 am

cgw8

Now I just need in4. :D

10:21 am

dfmchfhf

still have 19 more to go and nobody is giving clues for them Do:

10:21 am

FMitch

HI Ata!

10:22 am

grant

in+**mbic pentameter

10:22 am

zoozzoom

And freworks for me.

10:22 am

kje

ar^

10:22 am

kje

ar?

10:22 am

zoozzoom

fireworks*

10:22 am

Deeha

well done zoom

10:22 am

FMitch

Congrats zooz!!!!!!!!

10:22 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, zooz!

10:23 am

kje

woohooooooooo

10:23 am

grant

a+not incorrect

10:23 am

dfmchfhf

ar6/27 (cryptic:) Once not wrong properly

10:23 am

dfmchfhf

ar6/27 (cryptic:) Once not wrong properly

10:24 am

kje

ty

10:24 am

MollyL

Oh wow! Y'all in the UK still have milk men? That is so cool.

10:24 am

zoozzoom

LOL, Molly they are declining though.

10:24 am

Haz1558

I certainly do, it's not always necessarily the case, it depends on where people live.

10:25 am

cgw8

I can't find in4, even with the hint. DD': I feel so shameful. D:

10:25 am

dfmchfhf

in4 = in + vowel + another vowel

10:25 am

FMitch

They are a rare breed Molly

10:25 am

Atalante

we do :) they deliver orange juice nad apple juice too

10:25 am

dfmchfhf

molly you still get milkmen in Canada or the States (I think), depending where you live...

10:25 am

cgw8

Oh, wow. Thanks dfm. I don't know how I didn't get that. D:

10:26 am

zoozzoom

And road salt, Ata :-)

10:27 am

cgw8

I'm out for a little bit, bye. :)

10:27 am

Atalante

don't think ours has got that enterprising yet ....

10:27 am

FMitch

I just hope we don't need the road salt this winter.

10:28 am

doseffing

Must admit that I haven't seen a milkman since they opened the late night convenience stores in the sixties ... ... but you'll still find older houses with a milk box by the back door ... ... road salt by the ton though ...

10:28 am

zoozzoom

Someone told me we should get a very cold one this year as there was many berries on bushes & trees.

10:28 am

Haz1558

We've only recently shifted over from glass bottles to the ca7/32.

10:29 am

zoozzoom

they still do bottles here, isle of wight is soo far in the past ;-(

10:29 am

MollyL

I can't remember the last time I saw milk in a glass bottle.

10:30 am

dfmchfhf

I found it surprising that Canada is one of the few countries to have bags of milk... o.o

10:30 am

zoozzoom

i am talking of milkman though, in shops, mosltly platic.

10:30 am

Haz1558

Milk bottles are fine until you let one slip on a tiled floor.

10:30 am

zoozzoom

mostly plastic (Sorry)

10:31 am

FMitch

and the birds loved pecking through the foil top to get at the cream.

10:31 am

MollyL

Bags of milk I could handle. Boxes of wine make me cringe.

10:31 am

zoozzoom

We do have milk in bags but inside a box for machines though.

10:32 am

Haz1558

We thwarted the birds with plastic caps...

10:32 am

dfmchfhf

our milk is usually in bags, in a bag. :oO
And those bags are in crates...

10:32 am

Atalante

and some mornings you'd get frozen milk with little holes in the foil

10:33 am

zoozzoom

I won`t tell you what my brother thwarted the birds with, Haz, although he did get into alot of trouble for it.

10:33 am

zoozzoom

but that was when he was a kid.

10:33 am

dfmchfhf

I know someone whose birds learned how to open the foil tops fully o.o

10:34 am

Haz1558

Oh dear! Don't come between a boy and his pinta.

10:34 am

Lilecama

hello everyone! Funny that you should be talking about birds pecking holes in foil milk tops. We were just telling our children about them just last week!

10:34 am

MollyL

Wait, how do the birds get in the milk box?

10:34 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:35 am

dfmchfhf

Hi lile! Hi jmc!

10:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Jmc :-)

10:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Lile :-)

10:36 am

zoozzoom

Alas it is time for me to go, tske care, All :-)

10:36 am

zoozzoom

take*

10:36 am

flosey

good morning everyone

10:36 am

FMitch

awe bye zooz and Hi Lile and jmc.

10:36 am

jmcnrick

bye zooz

10:36 am

FMitch

and hi flosey

10:36 am

jmcnrick

hi flosey

10:36 am

Lilecama

we also forgot to put our empties out regularly. Then once a month we'd apologise to the milkman and tell him that the cat had had a party...

10:36 am

Lilecama

bye zoos

10:36 am

dfmchfhf

bye zooz

10:36 am

dfmchfhf

hi flosey! :o)

10:37 am

Lilecama

zooz, zorry

10:37 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

10:37 am

Lilecama

zo

10:37 am

jmcnrick

hi ruby

10:37 am

rubyfoo

162 this AM and now, a few minutes while dinner cooks

10:37 am

Lilecama

sorry... pff monkeys aren't too good today!

10:37 am

Lilecama

you cook dinner in the mornings ruby?

10:38 am

FMitch

Hello ruby

10:38 am

MollyL

Time difference Lile. Ruby is in France.

10:38 am

dfmchfhf

<-- still waiting for any D,E,G,M clues... hasn't listed yet... nobody is mentioning them...

10:38 am

dfmchfhf

hi ruby :o)

10:38 am

Atalante

hi ruby! I saw Bella on Saturday :) She has a shaved back leg with a foofy pompom of fur on her foot

10:38 am

jmcnrick

have you put ing on everyth*** dfm?

10:39 am

Lilecama

but ruby said this AM...

10:39 am

jmcnrick

this AM and NOW lile

10:39 am

jmcnrick

:-)

10:39 am

dfmchfhf

Probably, even those words that are nowhere near the I... :o/

10:39 am

kje

dfm - there are 15 Ds, 14 Gs, and 17 Ms - that is pretty broad for asking clues.... we don't just usually randomly throw clues out

10:40 am

rubyfoo

I love the foofoo puff of fur!

10:40 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for ar6 please

10:40 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the ar6 please ;o)

10:40 am

jmcnrick

a+not wrong

10:40 am

Lilecama

oh, I get it. 162 words this AM and NOW cooking dinner. I have de**** the message... with your help of course!

10:40 am

Haz1558

ar6 - a plus correct

10:40 am

rubyfoo

it is 5:39 PM here and dinner is cooking (or re-heating, depending on who it's for....)

10:40 am

jmcnrick

hi kje

10:40 am

Norma

Thanks jmc

10:40 am

jmcnrick

lol lile

10:40 am

dfmchfhf

yeah I know, kje XoD

10:40 am

flosey

thanks jmc and Haz

10:40 am

jmcnrick

yw norma

10:40 am

rubyfoo

nice clues, haz

10:41 am

Lilecama

sometimes the chog is as difficult as the grid... ;)

10:41 am

rubyfoo

does anybody live near to Ascot?

10:41 am

dfmchfhf

I'm just sitting here lurking for clues ;o)

10:41 am

rubyfoo

hello lili!!!

10:41 am

dfmchfhf

thanks for letter freq.s by the way :o)

10:41 am

jmcnrick

inde** lile

10:41 am

rubyfoo

haz gave me good ones!

10:41 am

Haz1558

FM used to live in Ascot, ruby.

10:41 am

FMitch

I lived there ruby before I moved last year.

10:41 am

jmcnrick

*checks map* not me

10:42 am

Atalante

I think I can even show you .... and Bella is near Ascot :P

10:42 am

rubyfoo

FM: do you still have the name and/or number of a florist? I need to send flowers to my friend who needs cheering up

10:42 am

jmcnrick

i am hungry and I forgot to bring my lunch i made :-(

10:43 am

rubyfoo

I loathe FTD!

10:43 am

dfmchfhf

aww jmc... :o(
<-- leaves his lunch on the stove about 30% of the time :o/

10:43 am

Lilecama

oh no jmc! maybe ruby can spare you some of her dinner...

10:43 am

rubyfoo

once you order from them, you get constant ads

10:43 am

rubyfoo

jmc knows she's always welcome here

10:43 am

FMitch

Longacres is a great nursery and they do local deliveries

10:43 am

MollyL

Time to start cruising the take out menus JMC

10:43 am

jmcnrick

I usually remember but i was meeting with an architect on the phone with the handiman . . . .

10:44 am

Lilecama

there's a nice gr6 in the grid jmc...

10:44 am

kje

someday ruby... I have friends in geneva I need to visit and I am taking you up on a cup of coffee

10:44 am

jmcnrick

i am afraid the time to get to ruby's and back would be too long a lunch

10:44 am

Atalante

ruby, check my pic :)

10:44 am

rubyfoo

you betcha, kje!!!!

10:44 am

rubyfoo

we are 35 minutes from Geneva airport, 45 minutes from downtown

10:44 am

jmcnrick

mmmmm cheese

10:44 am

FMitch

They have a website too Ruby where you will be able to get the phone number from, let me check for you.

10:45 am

kje

yes, ruby... send your friend ata's pic!!! perfect to cheer someone up

10:45 am

Lilecama

that's the one! ;)

10:45 am

jmcnrick

yes i was heart broken i didn't get to fly to geneva to interview

10:45 am

rubyfoo

thank you, FM, Margaret sounded blue today!

10:46 am

helensgirlkid

Is there a list up?

10:46 am

FMitch

www.longacres.co.uk

10:46 am

Haz1558

Lickety is working.

10:46 am

kje

lickety is up

10:46 am

jmcnrick

hi helen

10:46 am

FMitch

B used to buy me flowers from there every week.

10:47 am

rururocks

<--- just got up

10:47 am

jmcnrick

how sweet FM

10:47 am

helensgirlkid

Thanks - I had looked when I came on, and it was the 159 word one - should have refreshed, maybe.

10:47 am

jmcnrick

slug

10:47 am

rubyfoo

ata: that is how Ruby should look, I need to cut off chunks of matted fur but she tends to sit down when I try

10:48 am

MollyL

*Passing the strong coffee to Ruru*

10:48 am

Atalante

Bells is beautiful apart from the shaved leg!

10:48 am

Sally-catlover

Hi, finished grid earlier but just nipped back in to ask ruby how the court case went?

10:48 am

helensgirlkid

BabAnon is inaccessible today - hard to get Saturday (?) - hope it gets fixed!

10:48 am

jmcnrick

hi sally

10:48 am

jmcnrick

*puts cup out for a sip*

10:48 am

Haz1558

Hello, Sally.

10:48 am

rubyfoo

thank you FM, I will send her flowers in the morning

10:49 am

rubyfoo

Sally! hello hello

10:49 am

Sally-catlover

Hallo Haz and everyone.

10:49 am

rubyfoo

the lawyer told me not to bother going on Friday, that she would take care of it and let me know this afternoon. But nothing so far!

10:50 am

rubyfoo

she said it was only for the results of the criminal proceeding and would not be a platform for anything from her

10:50 am

MollyL

*Passing strong coffee to JMC too*

10:50 am

Sally-catlover

That's what I thought, that you would hear today. Oh well, lawyers! No news on the village grapevine then?

10:50 am

helensgirlkid

Glad to hear other animals do that sort of thing, Ruby - we have a cat with a beautifully groomed right side, and a perpetual crop of little clumps on her left side, because whenever we get out the brush she lies down on that side! Takes two people to persuade her to get the left side brushed.

10:50 am

jmcnrick

*frowns at sally*

10:50 am

rubyfoo

No, and husband is afraid to go for his walks

10:51 am

rubyfoo

Ruby weighs about 75 lbs and when she makes a "position decision", forget about budging her

10:51 am

Sally-catlover

what have I said to make you frown jmc? Are you a lawyer? lol, no offence meant.

10:51 am

jmcnrick

i am a lawyer! ;-)

10:52 am

rubyfoo

jmc, why are you frowning at Sally?

10:52 am

helensgirlkid

Yes, that's the advantage of cats - the can be manhandled when absolutely required! Off for a bite to eat - back soon.

10:52 am

rubyfoo

do you have to wear silly black robes with fur on them, jmc?

10:52 am

jmcnrick

bye helen

10:52 am

Sally-catlover

Well, what I really meant to imply of course is that lawyers are such tremendously busy people that the phone call might be a little late :-) (have I dug myself out of that one enough?)

10:52 am

jmcnrick

no thank god that is singularly european

10:53 am

jmcnrick

well do** sally! lol

10:53 am

FMitch

lol Sally

10:53 am

jmcnrick

no wigs either

10:53 am

rubyfoo

I think that she doesn't work on Mondays, like everybody else in Annecy....she just didn't want to tell me that

10:53 am

Sally-catlover

phew!

10:53 am

rururocks

ar6?

10:53 am

Sally-catlover

*puts down spade*

10:53 am

jmcnrick

a+not wrong

10:54 am

rubyfoo

they look really silly with their costumes and sneakers underneath!

10:54 am

Lilecama

*hands sally a ma7/32 to revive her*

10:54 am

rururocks

oh.. thanks jmc

10:54 am

jmcnrick

i understand the sneakers you stand so much

10:54 am

rubyfoo

but I think our lawyer was terrific; we'll just see what happens. I think the dog owner is very well-connected, old family and all that

10:55 am

rubyfoo

how did I miss that ma7?

10:55 am

Sally-catlover

Interesting, ruby, I don't find it silly. Mind you, I've never seen an English lawyer with sneakers on underneath! I think it solemnises the proceedings.

10:55 am

Lilecama

too busy cooking ruby ;)

10:55 am

rururocks

...there weren't any olives in it ruby

10:55 am

jmcnrick

the disadvantage to no robes is I have to wear a suit and nice shoes

10:55 am

Sally-catlover

What are you cooking tonight ruby? Husband is cooking me steak tonight for a teat :-)

10:55 am

rubyfoo

I would prefer a lawyer in a suit and nice shoes

10:56 am

jmcnrick

*gives ru an anchovy stuffed olive*

10:56 am

rubyfoo

I make bombay ma*****s for my husband, using noilly prat and wonderful olives

10:56 am

jmcnrick

yes but the shoes always kill me if the hearing is more than an hour

10:56 am

Sally-catlover

rofl! What a typo!! *Wipes tears from eyes laughing*. .... cooking steak for a TREAT.

10:56 am

rubyfoo

anchovy olives are great with vodka and water.....

10:57 am

jmcnrick

interesting typo *pulls out pencil and pad and puts on beard* how does that make you feel sally?

10:57 am

rubyfoo

raofl, just saw sally's typo. OMG! He is having leftover "Nel's spicy chicken"; dogs are having beef heart risotto,; I am having rosted beets with feta.

10:57 am

jmcnrick

are your trading tit for tat?

10:58 am

rubyfoo

cringe....

10:58 am

Sally-catlover

Helpless with laughter jmc.

10:58 am

rubyfoo

I'm sending husband over to Sally's!

10:58 am

jmcnrick

hmmmmmm

10:58 am

rubyfoo

I'm sure she could handle him better than I!

10:59 am

Lilecama

why can I not find the ni5/10?

10:59 am

rubyfoo

I don't have it, either, lile

10:59 am

Sally-catlover

Quickly changes subject. ni + weight

10:59 am

Haz1558

ni5 - baby louse plus opposite of off

10:59 am

dfmchfhf

ni5/10: (arch) Radon

10:59 am

rubyfoo

I keep looking for explosives

10:59 am

kje

ni + heavy weight

11:00 am

Lilecama

thanks haz and dmf and kje... :)

11:00 am

Haz1558

Poor husband, ruby, surely he's not worth blowing up?

11:00 am

rubyfoo

silly word, but thank you and off for (yuck) dinner

11:00 am

Sally-catlover

My two phantoms today were height and legit.

11:00 am

jmcnrick

ty all -- i love it where there are multiple clues

11:00 am

Boobear

hi Ruby

11:00 am

jmcnrick

hi boo

11:00 am

dfmchfhf

see, people can't spell my name ;oP
F before M

11:00 am

Boobear

hi jmc

11:01 am

Sally-catlover

bye ruby. Enjoy your beets. I think I'll enjoy my steak better.

11:01 am

rubyfoo

hi and bye boo, back in 1 hr 15 min (or so)

11:01 am

Lilecama

oh5 is a silly word.... ;)

11:01 am

dfmchfhf

My phantoms are nigiri and ... uhh, something that is no longer appearing for me o.o

11:01 am

Haz1558

It's because so many consonants together are difficult.

11:01 am

jmcnrick

i have a what do you call the th***s that help you rememeber ???

11:01 am

rubyfoo

love nigiri!

11:02 am

kje

mnemonic

11:02 am

Lilecama

a memory?

11:02 am

rubyfoo

nemonics?

11:02 am

Sally-catlover

mnemonic?

11:02 am

redturtlehead

Hi all, back to take another bite out of the grid, and enjoy some late afternoon coffee.

11:02 am

jmcnrick

that ty kje it is dfm=dizty FM

11:02 am

Haz1558

Hello, red.

11:02 am

Sally-catlover

Use mnemonics all the time.

11:02 am

rubyfoo

ooph, sally is ri***, didn't remember the m

11:02 am

cybernan

I think it's called a mind, jmc ;)

11:02 am

redturtlehead

Hi Haz, and all else? Are we all well today??

11:02 am

cybernan

good morning everyone -- been lurking, down to 110 now

11:02 am

rubyfoo

a mind, what a th*** to waste

11:03 am

jmcnrick

lol cyber I don't have one of those!

11:03 am

Haz1558

When has FM ever shown the least sign of being ditzy?

11:03 am

jmcnrick

hi red

11:03 am

Haz1558

I'm well, red, and you?

11:03 am

Lilecama

the hour has struck and I must be off. bbl to finish. bye all! :) (wave)

11:03 am

Haz1558

Bye Lile.

11:03 am

dfmchfhf

hi nan, red :o)

11:03 am

jmcnrick

they don't have to make sense

11:03 am

rubyfoo

11:03 am

jmcnrick

just be memorable

11:03 am

dfmchfhf

bye lile!

11:03 am

jmcnrick

bye lile

11:03 am

redturtlehead

I'm doing alright. had a disagreeable run today but these th***s happen.

11:03 am

Haz1558

I still think FM should sue for something or other.

11:04 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry Haz? What has happened to FM?

11:04 am

redturtlehead

jmc, intersting icon...is it fossil or ameoba day?

11:04 am

Haz1558

Funnily enough, red, I never have a disagreeable run.

11:04 am

redturtlehead

is fm burned by hot coffee?

11:04 am

kje

that is b/c she does not run

11:05 am

redturtlehead

Haz, I wish I could say otherwise. but this one is done. Indeed kje.

11:05 am

Haz1558

jmc shocked me by revealing that her mnemonic fore remembering dfm's name is 'Ditzy FM'

11:05 am

Sally-catlover

I don't visualise FM as ditsy, by the way.

11:05 am

Haz1558

You are quite right, kje. A fast walk is about all I could ever manage.

11:05 am

redturtlehead

FM ditzy?

11:05 am

Sally-catlover

Oh I see! lol.

11:05 am

redturtlehead

your fast walk Haz, may be faster than my slow run....but in general I enjoy so slow is good...

11:06 am

Haz1558

You see? They're all as shocked as I am, jmc. You can be witnesses for the prosecution.

11:06 am

rururocks

what's an agreeable run though?

11:06 am

Sally-catlover

I generally find life is safer since I gave up the backward somersaults off the high diving board.

11:06 am

redturtlehead

Oh No! I just wrote in to be excused from Jury duty...

11:07 am

dfmchfhf

That's a new one... ;o)
I use the QWERTY keys needed to input my name in Dvorak... hymijyjy <-- vowels! :oO
and a lot of people resolve to calling me "diff" or "d" o.o

11:07 am

FMitch

I leave the log for 5 mins and find my name being taken in vain!

11:07 am

redturtlehead

An agreeable run ruru is one where your time is somewhat what you expect and things do not hurt a lot.

11:07 am

kje

ri6 is the dumbest so far

11:07 am

redturtlehead

fm we apparently are yuor witnesses to something...

11:07 am

Haz1558

Poor FM! Have you read back? Are you not shocked, appalled and working out compensation requests?

11:07 am

Sally-catlover

We are supporting you FM!

11:09 am

Haz1558

I mean, it could have been 'dignified FM' or 'delightful FM' or 'delicious FM' but no....

11:09 am

Erda

Please translate o.o and :o0 Thank you

11:09 am

FMitch

I thought jmc was such a nice person! So disappointed.

11:09 am

Haz1558

And her a lawyer, you'd think she'd know better.

11:09 am

rururocks

*send her off to the interview in a bad outfit FM*

11:10 am

redturtlehead

she seems to have quietly disappeared from the conversation!

11:10 am

FMitch

no idea Erda

11:10 am

dfmchfhf

wait, I think you have it wrong, saying that "dfm = ditzy FM" implies that I'm a ditzier version of FM... :o/

11:10 am

kje

poor jmc... time to put the bullet proof vest back on

11:10 am

Erda

FM -- I keep seeing it and not understanding...

11:10 am

FMitch

lol ruru

11:11 am

Haz1558

jmc was hinting that she was hungry so maybe she's gone to find some food.

11:11 am

redturtlehead

yea, its Eastern times noon time.

11:11 am

rururocks

these c's are brutal

11:11 am

dfmchfhf

it is! :oO
<-- should go eat some tome soon too...

11:11 am

jmcnrick

*puts kevlar vest on*

11:11 am

kje

not bad at all with the list, ru

11:12 am

Haz1558

Aha! Were you eating, jmc?

11:12 am

redturtlehead

136 without list, and without trying too hard yet.

11:12 am

rururocks

wear that to the interview jmc..

11:12 am

Sally-catlover

Want any help ru?

11:12 am

jmcnrick

nothing I am weak from hunder

11:12 am

jmcnrick

*hunger

11:12 am

rururocks

I need the ca 6/21 before the horce Ca4

11:13 am

Sally-catlover

hunder? A dog in a storm?

11:13 am

FMitch

dfm are you make or female?

11:13 am

Haz1558

ca6/21 - extend the preceding ca4 with two vowels.

11:13 am

Sally-catlover

It's typo day today I think.

11:14 am

FMitch

every day is typo day with me around :)

11:14 am

redturtlehead

make or female? hmmmm.....

11:14 am

FMitch

It is a miracle I ever finish a single grid.

11:14 am

jmcnrick

well you can make fun of me all you want just realize you will all remember dfm now

11:14 am

MollyL

*Having JMC's back* I'm sure she meant ditzy in a fond and friendly way.

11:14 am

redturtlehead

typo day or no, I found my regular fish man at the fish counter today after 2-3 weeks abscence, I was relieved to say the least.

11:15 am

jmcnrick

but typos are how i find most of the words i find

11:15 am

jmcnrick

ty molly

11:15 am

FMitch

how careless of you to have lost him for so long red.

11:15 am

redturtlehead

We do love jmc.

11:15 am

rururocks

are you accusing dfm of being an android FM?

11:16 am

redturtlehead

I was distraught. I had just written a note to the company to tell them how great he was, and then poof, he disappears.

11:16 am

jmcnrick

that would have been droid FM

11:16 am

redturtlehead

No one else skins the fish like him.

11:16 am

rururocks

was he floundereing around somewhere red?

11:16 am

Haz1558

And did you blame yourself, red? Did you think you'd got him promoted to higher things?

11:16 am

MollyL

Buh-dum-ching Ruru.

11:16 am

Sally-catlover

Perhaps he had the scales lifted from his eyes?

11:17 am

FMitch

*groan* ruru has found his natural plaice.

11:17 am

redturtlehead

I was pretty sure they had not promoted him, mostly worried they had moved him to a different shop. He is good. and nice job R.

11:17 am

kje

5

11:17 am

jmcnrick

maybe he took a fishing trip

11:17 am

redturtlehead

Ha ha ha!

11:17 am

jmcnrick

go kje go

11:17 am

Sally-catlover

ruru is probably fishing for compliments.

11:17 am

redturtlehead

A good fish guy is important, when you eat a pound or two of fish a week...

11:18 am

redturtlehead

kje!!! kje!!! Shes the one.

11:18 am

kje

3

11:18 am

jmcnrick

blech too much fish

11:18 am

redturtlehead

She'll slay the grid without a pun!

11:18 am

cybernan

friendly grid for the small words but not getting far with the 8's and 9

11:18 am

jmcnrick

i got one 8

11:18 am

kje

no puns here

11:18 am

kje

2

11:18 am

Sally-catlover

Just add ing to all the words.

11:18 am

rururocks

well you would be daffy to not find the ca 9 nan

11:18 am

jmcnrick

a british coin

11:19 am

FMitch

Oh cod, there will be no stopping ruru now

11:19 am

Haz1558

cybernan, think in terms of animated film for some of the big ones.

11:19 am

kje

uno

11:19 am

Haz1558

so8 - not descriptive of Vicuna's singing voice

11:19 am

redturtlehead

go kje go,,,

11:19 am

jmcnrick

ty haz

11:19 am

Haz1558

sn8 - when people go round with nose in the air

11:19 am

EvaNadine

doh -- my gmail chat has suddenly and unexpectedly been rendered non-functional.
how EVER shall i survive the remainder of the work day??

11:20 am

Sally-catlover

lol Haz. How cruel you are...

11:20 am

jmcnrick

work?

11:20 am

kje

is it insult each other in the grid day? I am sensing a theme

11:20 am

rururocks

anyone have the last ca 7/40?

11:20 am

Haz1558

Vicuna knows I love her dearly.

11:20 am

EvaNadine

*peers at jmc, confused*

11:20 am

rururocks

<--been remarkably kind to KJE today

11:21 am

Haz1558

ca7/40 - start with the feline, end with the poem, use a consonant to join them up.

11:21 am

cybernan

I have 5 8's including those two thanks -- is the 9 part of an 8-9 combo?

11:21 am

Sally-catlover

ca 7/40: start with a feline, then what you did in the garden (anagram)

11:21 am

jmcnrick

sorry evan don't know what i was thinking

11:21 am

kje

done

11:21 am

Haz1558

ca9 - past tense of the animated feature.

11:21 am

rururocks

thanks you two

11:21 am

FMitch

*starts humming quietly in the hope of coaxing Vi out*

11:21 am

FMitch

Congrats kje!

11:21 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo kje!

11:21 am

Haz1558

I don't quite know why I started the rumour that VIcuna can't sing, but it has stuck. A wonderful woman but not a note in her head.

11:22 am

cybernan

ty haz

11:22 am

Haz1558

Well done, kje!

11:22 am

Sally-catlover

*Turns on humming chorus from Madam Butterfly*

11:22 am

kje

kind of fun grid

11:22 am

EvaNadine

*WHEW!!*
it has returned!

11:22 am

MollyL

*Hands Eva a cold cloth*

11:22 am

jmcnrick

there is a humming chorus?

11:23 am

Haz1558

ai8/55 - if you think of it as a compound word - an oxygen mask might be one.

11:23 am

FMitch

I think they just forgot the words jmc :)

11:23 am

cybernan

just found it, haz

11:23 am

kje

lol haz

11:23 am

cybernan

and the 7 that follows

11:23 am

Haz1558

Well done, cybernan.

11:23 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, jmc: Coro a bocca chiusa from Act 2.

11:24 am

kje

a group of us on FB were saying that you have the best clues, haz...

11:24 am

Haz1558

Just take out one letter, cybernan.

11:24 am

Haz1558

Oh, thank you, kje, I'm flattered.

11:24 am

rururocks

I think the co 8 is the stupidest word I have found today

11:25 am

kje

yes, that is dumb... but ri6 is dumb too

11:25 am

jmcnrick

i don't remember that but i am sure you are correct

11:26 am

Haz1558

Okay, must head kitchenward. Enjoy the rest of the grid and the day. Bye!

11:26 am

cybernan

ca 7 that follows hitchcock's role?

11:26 am

jmcnrick

i think arfing is a word

11:26 am

kje

ok, I am off... I need to get some work done - hagd all

11:26 am

FMitch

Bye Haz!

11:26 am

jmcnrick

bye haz and kje

11:26 am

kje

jmc - I tried arfing too - LOL

11:26 am

kje

poof

11:26 am

FMitch

and bye kje and hello cnan

11:26 am

cybernan

hi fm

11:26 am

jmcnrick

i have only a few to 1/2 way and then i am going to wander out to find lunch

11:27 am

Sally-catlover

bye Haz

11:27 am

cybernan

bye haz -- ty for the help

11:28 am

cybernan

nm -- found it

11:28 am

FMitch

food sounds like a good idea. TTFN.

11:29 am

jmcnrick

bye fm

11:29 am

Sally-catlover

Bye FM. Must be off too unless anyone wants a clue.

11:30 am

jmcnrick

bye sally i think i will putter for a while but thanks

11:30 am

Sally-catlover

OK, *gone* then.

11:30 am

GranfieldGroup

got a clue for the 8 or 9 letter word?

11:31 am

jmcnrick

ca9 is pt of drawing animation

11:31 am

Soodle

Granfield - think Bugs Bunny Mickey Mouse etc and PT it.

11:31 am

jmcnrick

fa8 is a british coin

11:31 am

jmcnrick

hi bum

11:31 am

jmcnrick

;-)

11:32 am

Soodle

No bum today, Jmc!!! Just Soodle....

11:32 am

jmcnrick

sn8 is being a snob with a gerund

11:32 am

jmcnrick

lol you are not luring me into the pb!

11:33 am

Soodle

Another 8 is so 8/55 - easing or comforting....

11:35 am

jmcnrick

toodles is not a word? where DOES enable live?

11:35 am

dfmchfhf

Soodle needs to be *in* the PB the whole day... ;oP

11:35 am

cybernan

do 6, please?

11:35 am

EvaNadine

apparently "oodle" isnt a word either...
which is strange, because i have an oodle of cleaning to do at home!

11:35 am

Boobear

clue for the last co 6/21

11:35 am

jmcnrick

i have photos of me looking at my boy as a do**** mother

11:35 am

dfmchfhf

do6/27 overly fond

11:36 am

jmcnrick

i thought about that evan and decided that it is always pl

11:36 am

cybernan

sorry -- looking for the 6/21

11:36 am

rururocks

d + double vowell + con + double vowell

11:36 am

dfmchfhf

aarrggh, 3x D,G,M and 1x E left...

11:36 am

cybernan

co 6/21 -- drop last letter from the 7 that follows

11:37 am

dfmchfhf

thanks ruru :o)

11:37 am

jmcnrick

ty ru

11:37 am

rururocks

el 6 please?

11:38 am

dfmchfhf

yay, Ds done...

11:38 am

cybernan

ah -- the hang down your head word

11:38 am

cybernan

ty ruru

11:38 am

jmcnrick

sorry ru

11:38 am

dfmchfhf

thanks ruru, Es done

11:38 am

cybernan

just looking for that one now, ruru

11:39 am

dfmchfhf

el6/24 var. of el5/10

11:39 am

Boobear

clue for co 8/55

11:39 am

rururocks

thank you

11:40 am

cybernan

don't have the 5/10 yet either

11:40 am

cybernan

ok, found the 5

11:40 am

dfmchfhf

el5/10, 6/24 to remove to a distance

11:40 am

cybernan

got it

11:41 am

cybernan

ty dfm

11:41 am

dfmchfhf

co8/55 gerund of an Australian cry

11:42 am

MollyL

el 6/24...boo! hiss!...nasty, tricksy word.

11:42 am

dfmchfhf

3g and 3m left... <.< I can make it without list...

11:43 am

dfmchfhf

... or lunch, for that matter, off to which I shall temporarily be!

11:43 am

cgw8

Hello! :D

11:44 am

jmcnrick

bye dfm

11:44 am

jmcnrick

hi cgw

11:45 am

cgw8

:D

11:45 am

jmcnrick

my australian ne**s work

11:45 am

cybernan

first fr 6?

11:46 am

jmcnrick

first one i have is pt of matting a picture

11:46 am

cybernan

there is an fr6/30 at the top of the list

11:47 am

jmcnrick

hmmm

11:48 am

flosey

fr + we are all quite ****ve today

11:48 am

jmcnrick

ty flosey and that gets me 1/2 way and off to lunch

11:48 am

flosey

or perhaps should say in****ve

11:49 am

flosey

yw jmc

11:49 am

jmcnrick

fr+running shoes are ****ve footwear

11:49 am

flosey

I need a clue for second ma7

11:49 am

jmcnrick

:-)

11:49 am

flosey

good one jmc

11:49 am

jmcnrick

a drink made with gin flosey

11:49 am

cgw8

Thanks, jmc

11:50 am

flosey

aha, thanks jmc

11:50 am

jmcnrick

I kept trying to make is a drink made with taquila and got no where

11:50 am

jmcnrick

okay bbl

11:50 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

11:50 am

cybernan

ty jmc

11:53 am

cybernan

off to check the chicken soup and get ready to go out -- back this afternoon

11:53 am

cgw8

Bye. :)

11:54 am

cgw8

Ugh, I need 10 more words and then I'll be halfway finished. D:

11:55 am

mixi6

I need more than that....

11:55 am

cgw8

Now I need 9! I'm doing better than I've ever done before! :D Sort of.

11:58 am

rururocks

he 6?

12:02 pm

cgw8

I need 5 more words and I'll be halfway done! So close, yet so far. D:

12:03 pm

mixi6

can't help you ruru. I'm only at 116 words so far.

12:06 pm

Vicuna

he6/27 - journey, rhymes with omelette ingredient + one of the Gershwin bros.

12:06 pm

FMitch

he + Elvis was know for his hip ****tions

12:06 pm

rururocks

thanks you two

12:06 pm

FMitch

Vi!

12:06 pm

mixi6

ty vicuna

12:06 pm

FMitch

Hello you :)

12:07 pm

helensgirlkid

he6 - flight to escape danger,esp. Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina

12:07 pm

Vicuna

FM! How are you?

12:07 pm

Atalante

Vi!!!!1111!!!!!!11111111111!!!!!!!!!

12:07 pm

FMitch

all the better for seeing you

12:07 pm

Vicuna

Atttttaaaaaaaaa!

12:07 pm

Vicuna

=D

12:07 pm

FMitch

lol Ata

12:09 pm

cgw8

Thanks helensgirlkid

12:09 pm

MollyL

he 6/27??? Seriously??? That's a word??

12:09 pm

FMitch

am sorry can't stop was just passing and had to help ruru.

12:09 pm

cgw8

I'm now half finished with this grid! :D

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

back

12:10 pm

Vicuna

Aww, too bad you can't stay, FM! Good to see you, though.

12:11 pm

Vicuna

Yay for cgw8!

12:11 pm

dfmchfhf

*pops back into Babble*

12:11 pm

cgw8

:D

12:11 pm

cgw8

Hey, dfm. :D

12:12 pm

dfmchfhf

hi cgw

12:12 pm

Vicuna

(Yay, got out the bill before the postman got to my house! I was racing him from halfway down the block.)

12:13 pm

Atalante

woohoo

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

hello vicuna

12:13 pm

Vicuna

Ata, whose nether portions are in your icon?

12:14 pm

Vicuna

Hello, rubyfoo!

12:14 pm

Sandieangel

can anyone clue the ar6/27 plz?

12:14 pm

Vicuna

ar6/27 - not awrong

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

what could be better than desertr and babble?

12:14 pm

dfmchfhf

ar6/27 (cryptic) Once not wrong properly

12:15 pm

Vicuna

Gosh, I don't know, ruby!

12:15 pm

Sandieangel

Thanks a lot. Just couldn't get that one.

12:16 pm

mixi6

ty both.

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

bonne maman makes wonderful egg custards

12:17 pm

dfmchfhf

whoo, monkeyed my three remaining Gs... now for the last three Ms...

12:18 pm

bleugirl2

i need 1 more top N

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

I'm only missing 40 5 letter words

12:18 pm

rururocks

hi 6/27 # 1 please

12:18 pm

bleugirl2

i have 2x6, 1x7, and 5x4

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

is that one giving a job to?

12:19 pm

dfmchfhf

hi6/27 hastening

12:19 pm

Vicuna

hi6/27 - employing

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

ty dfm, didn't have that one

12:19 pm

Vicuna

Ah, that one, too. Thanks dfm.

12:20 pm

dfmchfhf

one more 6, bleu

12:20 pm

dfmchfhf

ne6 no6 no6

12:22 pm

Lilecama

hello everyone. I'm back again for the next session...

12:22 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Lilecama.

12:23 pm

dfmchfhf

hi lile

12:23 pm

dfmchfhf

how many ma7?

12:24 pm

Lilecama

2 dfm

12:24 pm

Atalante

Should I do the grid or keep on painting and just chattig here/

12:24 pm

dfmchfhf

painting what? :oO

12:24 pm

dfmchfhf

thanks lile :o)

12:24 pm

Lilecama

there's lots n lots n lots of words ata.. you're better off painting and chatting...

12:24 pm

Lilecama

yw dfm

12:25 pm

Lilecama

although it's a friendly grid... :)

12:25 pm

Atalante

I think you're probably right. It does look fun though!

12:26 pm

dfmchfhf

2 left! Should I also be looking for more than me 4 5?

12:27 pm

Lilecama

If you want to finish it, don't start. If you'd like to do some hunting then jump in!

12:27 pm

inge

go

12:27 pm

Lilecama

me 4 5??

12:28 pm

Vicuna

There are only 2 x me

12:28 pm

rururocks

thank you for the hi 6

12:28 pm

dfmchfhf

okay, that saves me a *lot* of monkeying :o)

12:29 pm

Lilecama

ata are you multi tasking now or carrying on painting?

12:30 pm

Atalante

well ... multiptasking as in painting and keeping an eye on chat :P

12:30 pm

Lilecama

good for you :) I admire your strength for not putting the words in that LEAP out at one... :)

12:30 pm

Atalante

I'm sure I'll give in at some point lol

12:31 pm

Lilecama

make the window smaller so you can only see the chat... ;)

12:31 pm

Atalante

Vi, do you think I can put tinsel on the White Tree of Gondor for a Christmas card, or is that sacriligious?

12:32 pm

Vicuna

lol

12:32 pm

Atalante

lol good point :P

12:32 pm

Vicuna

I think it's most excellent.

12:32 pm

Atalante

I think so too!

12:33 pm

Lilecama

white tree of Gondor??

12:33 pm

Atalante

Tolkien geekery :)

12:33 pm

Lilecama

:) aha. I don't remember a white tree.... *blush*

12:34 pm

Vicuna

Are you worried about sacrelige against Christmas or sacrelige against Tolkien? (Or sacrelige against not knowing how to spell sacrelige.)

12:34 pm

bleugirl2

i don't get the HI6 hastening clue

12:34 pm

Atalante

I was thinking about Tolkien, but Christmas is probably just as important!!

12:34 pm

helensgirlkid

It's part of the coat of arms, isn't it, Ata?

12:35 pm

bleugirl2

and thanks for the NO

12:35 pm

Vicuna

lol - I suspected as much, which amused me. Either way, I say go for it.

12:35 pm

helensgirlkid

H** the hence, varlet - then add those handy three letters meaning ongoing activity

12:36 pm

Atalante

I'd love to do a print like you do of something like that

12:36 pm

helensgirlkid

Sorry - MUST proof these things - H** thee hence, varlet!

12:36 pm

Atalante

varlet is a fab word

12:36 pm

helensgirlkid

Fireworks!

12:36 pm

bleugirl2

ok got it. thx

12:36 pm

Lilecama

congrats helen

12:37 pm

helensgirlkid

With great thanks to those three little ending letters!

12:37 pm

Vicuna

Oh, yeah, block printing would be perfect for stylized white tree on black background. Straightforward to do and wonderfully dramatic.

12:37 pm

Vicuna

Yay for helens!

12:37 pm

Atalante

absolutely!

12:37 pm

Atalante

yay helens!

12:37 pm

helensgirlkid

Gondor must have had some sort of winter festival that celebrated light - and stars are pretty widespread as a symbol of light.

12:37 pm

Vicuna

Be sure to show me when you finish it! ;D

12:38 pm

Atalante

I think you're right! Elves had a midwinter thingy, we know that, am sure Gondor must have had similar

12:39 pm

Vicuna

True enough, helens. As long as the tinsel wasn't mass-produced in a factory, Tolkien would love it. =)

12:39 pm

helensgirlkid

Yes, and the Elves scattered stars all over the place in their engravings - so it would be picked up, I think.

12:39 pm

helensgirlkid

Icicles are pretty much universal, too - and that's the other side of tinsel.

12:40 pm

Atalante

it started off as being "seven stones and seven stars and one white christmas tree" :P

12:40 pm

helensgirlkid

Icicles is a funny looking word today, for some reason.

12:40 pm

Vicuna

lol

12:40 pm

helensgirlkid

Of course - thanks for the reminder, ATA.

12:41 pm

Vicuna

And now, alas, breaktime is over. Time to get back to the chores - guests arriving tomorrow. I'll be back in a while when I've earned another break.

12:41 pm

Atalante

awwwww bye dear!

12:42 pm

Lilecama

bye vicuna

12:42 pm

Vicuna

I'm not a dear, I'm a vicuÃ±a! ;)

12:42 pm

Vicuna

(Meant to spell it deer. Darn correct spelling!)

12:42 pm

Vicuna

Anyway, farewell!

12:42 pm

Atalante

:P

12:43 pm

helensgirlkid

When I was little we had a lot of tinsel left from before the war. It was carefully taken off the tree and saved each year (less and less each, year, of course - and shorter and shorter, too!). That tinsel had weight, I tell you, and crinkle, and even though it was factory-made, I think Tolkein might not have minded it. But where could you get that now?

12:44 pm

Atalante

Tolkien did love Christmas

12:45 pm

helensgirlkid

Which reminds me to go hang the wreath and Chinese bat on the front door (we mix cultures and holidays rather heavily nowadays!). Good luck all.

12:45 pm

Atalante

chinese bat!!!

12:45 pm

Lilecama

bye helens

12:46 pm

dfmchfhf

chinese bat? o.0

12:48 pm

helensgirlkid

Just disappearing when I saw the Chinese bat exclamation - it is a little stuffed silk bat, embroidered in silks and hangs on a silk tasselled cord. Bats were almost as sylized as lions in China, they have very round faces! Bats are good luck, and especially associated with winter festivals in some parts of China.

12:48 pm

Atalante

I want a chinese bat

12:49 pm

Lilecama

don't you have a bat left over from hallowe'en that you could do up?

12:49 pm

Atalante

how cool!

12:49 pm

helensgirlkid

I will look out for one, and better yet, ask my son to look out for one (he's in Vancouver - HUGE China town - and he spends a lot of time there, practicing his Mandarin)

12:50 pm

helensgirlkid

MUST go bye all.

12:50 pm

Lilecama

bye!

12:50 pm

dfmchfhf

ooh, Mandarin. That's why >.>

12:51 pm

dfmchfhf

bye helens :o)

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

I want a Chinese bat for Christmas!! All I have here are real ones who sometimes visit

12:54 pm

Lilecama

you could ask one to hang on your door for a while, rubyQ@

12:54 pm

Riverdance

Hello Babblers

12:54 pm

Lilecama

whoops, *ruby!*

12:54 pm

Lilecama

hello rive

12:54 pm

Lilecama

river

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

I've never gotten one to hold still long enough to touch it.

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

dancer!!!!

12:55 pm

dfmchfhf

hi river! :o)

12:55 pm

Riverdance

Hi ((Ruby)) how are you?

12:55 pm

Atalante

you shouldn't touch bats unless you know how to do it properly :)

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

not liking November

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

how is Keith? I haven't seen you since before his check-up

12:56 pm

Riverdance

cold here today - feels like the dreaded word starting with "S"

12:56 pm

Riverdance

Keith is great - EKG was normal

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

I frequently rescue birds that wind up in the house, from tiny ones to one very large hawk

12:57 pm

Lilecama

wow, do you live out in the country ruby?

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

that is wonderful news! doing happy dance for Keith

12:57 pm

dfmchfhf

*in* the house? o.0

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

yes, in a very small village outside of Annecy

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

unfortunately, the village is not pictureque

12:58 pm

Lilecama

:) where abouts is Annecy?

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

south of Geneva, northeast of Lyon

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

esque*

12:58 pm

Lilecama

o wow! lovely area tho... :)

12:59 pm

Riverdance

Ruby from pictures I have seen of your house - the area is beautiful

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

and the view from the house is splendid, it's just the village that is ordinary

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

thank you, river

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

and there is snow on the mountains now, should be down to us by Thursday

1:00 pm

Lilecama

well, it keeps it nice a quiet in the summer and not a tourist attraction!

1:00 pm

Atalante

I like watching teh ducks / swans try to swim upriver over the little waterfall drops in annecy

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

Annecy is a big tourist draw

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

hahah ata

1:00 pm

Lilecama

do they spill over into your little village?

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

there is only one main road around the lake, so we just stay home on summer afternoons

1:02 pm

Lilecama

no need to go anywhere, sounds like! :) What a lovely place to live.

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

yes

1:02 pm

Lilecama

:)

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

178 words and I give up. Good night everybody. See you tomorrow

1:04 pm

Riverdance

Good Night ((Ruby))

1:04 pm

Lilecama

bye ruby, the grid a bit of a ra7 today, eh?

1:04 pm

dfmchfhf

bye ruby :o)

1:05 pm

Riverdance

Ruby doesnt list

1:05 pm

Lilecama

good for her!

1:05 pm

Mom

good afternoon everyone

1:05 pm

Riverdance

Hi ((Mom))

1:05 pm

Lilecama

hello mom

1:06 pm

Mom

((River)) hello

1:06 pm

Mom

Hi Lilecama

1:07 pm

dfmchfhf

Hi Mom :o)

1:07 pm

Mom

Hi dfmchfhf

1:08 pm

MollyL

Hi Mom, how's the Thanksgiving cleaning spree going?

1:08 pm

Mom

((Molly)) hello, it is coming along

1:08 pm

Lilecama

the hour has struck once more - I must be off! bye all. (wave)

1:09 pm

dfmchfhf

bye lile!

1:09 pm

Mom

both bedrooms are finished and half the living is dusted but all the glass domes on fixtures are washed and as are all the knick knacks

1:09 pm

MollyL

Chong! By Lile.

1:09 pm

Mom

bye bye Lilecama ((waves back))

1:09 pm

Riverdance

Bye Lilecama

1:09 pm

MollyL

Goodness Mom. How many are you having and is this overnight company?

1:10 pm

Mom

oh no, no overnighters so far 10

1:10 pm

Mom

still waiting to hear from the other 5

1:11 pm

MollyL

Ten is a table-ful. The most I ever cooked for on Thanksgiving was 12. But everyone brought something so all I really did was the turkey, stuffing and gravy.

1:11 pm

Mom

no one brings anything here

1:11 pm

Mom

and I am more than happy to do it all

1:12 pm

MollyL

Oh wow Mom, that's a lot of work. Although I'm one to talk since no one brings to my house either. But I'm only cooking for four this year, as nurse girlie has to work.

1:14 pm

Mom

mom can't any more and trust me you don't want to eat my sister's cooking :-)

1:14 pm

Mom

mom does come over and peel the potatoes, makes her feel useful. She is such a sweetheart

1:15 pm

Mom

and most of it will be done on Wednesday so I can just put it in the oven

1:15 pm

Mom

a small group for you this year then. Nurse girlie is your daughter?

1:16 pm

dfmchfhf

American Thanksgiving is this coming week?
<-- horrible at remembering holidays

1:17 pm

Mom

yes, dfmchfhf, on Thursday

1:17 pm

dfmchfhf

It's on a thursday? o.0

1:17 pm

Mom

correct

1:18 pm

dfmchfhf

so you get Thursday to Sunday off? :oO

1:19 pm

Mom

yes, most places close on Friday

1:19 pm

Mom

except banks and retailers

1:20 pm

Mom

Dfmchfhf, you are in Canada, correct?

1:20 pm

dfmchfhf

yes

1:21 pm

Mom

thought so but I don't always trust my memory

1:21 pm

dfmchfhf

we get our Thanksgiving a month earlier... and on a Friday...

1:21 pm

dfmchfhf

erh, on a Monday, actually...

1:22 pm

Mom

ah, ok. I have friends in Dundas Ontario and it is always around our Columbus Day

1:26 pm

Mom

time for a nap, be back later. ((Hugs)) to all of you

1:26 pm

Norma

os

1:26 pm

Riverdance

BYe ((Mom))

1:26 pm

dfmchfhf

bye Mom! :o)

1:26 pm

Mom

bye bye ((River))

1:26 pm

Mom

bye bye dfmchfhf

1:30 pm

dfmchfhf

yay, monkeyed my last M to theoretical fireworks ^.^

1:31 pm

jacq

wtg dfm

1:31 pm

jacq

hello everybody

1:31 pm

jacq

how is the grid today?

1:31 pm

MollyL

Nurse girlie is my daughter-in-law. She usually works Thanksgiving so she can have Christmas off. She's a pediatric ER nurse.

1:38 pm

MollyL

Hi Jaq. The grid is amazingly easy for as many words that are in it.

1:39 pm

jacq

i'm finding that molly, already got 100

1:40 pm

cybernan

hi all -- back for a few minutes

1:40 pm

MollyL

Best comment of the day was Mom's, wanting to know why fa4 ho4 was not a word. Hilarious!

1:41 pm

MollyL

Heya Nan.

1:41 pm

Riverdance

I have 1 word left and getting frustrated - help with the de8 please

1:42 pm

cybernan

he 6/27, please?

1:42 pm

jacq

de and to write down perhaps?

1:42 pm

dfmchfhf

de8/55 indicating

1:42 pm

jacq

don't have it nan, sorry

1:43 pm

dfmchfhf

he6/27 journey to a more desirable place
etym. Islam

1:44 pm

Riverdance

he + tall animal with long neck ****ff

1:45 pm

Riverdance

got it - thanks - missed that gerund ending - thats what screwed me up

1:48 pm

Riverdance

I need to get to work - have a great day everyone.

1:48 pm

dfmchfhf

bye river :o)

1:51 pm

redturtlehead

Back again, 118 left. Not so sure I can make it down to my 40 or 50 left to get list... but it is a nice grid.

1:52 pm

redturtlehead

I have got to change this icon, I never liked it and now I have kept it for weeks.

1:54 pm

dfmchfhf

hi again red! :o)

1:58 pm

jacq

heya red

1:58 pm

Boobear

hi River

2:01 pm

lynxxx

Hello everyone, just diving into this grid, hardly made a dent in it last nite

2:02 pm

dfmchfhf

hi lyn! :o)

2:02 pm

jacq

heya boo and lynxxx

2:02 pm

Boobear

hi jac

2:08 pm

MollyL

Sauna Pants! Yay Red!

2:09 pm

jacq

sauna pants?

2:10 pm

sammysmom

AR 6/27 ??

2:10 pm

MollyL

Red's new icon

2:10 pm

jacq

working on that one too sammysmom

2:10 pm

MollyL

a + not wrong

2:10 pm

Aaronitor

Hey guyd

2:10 pm

jacq

a and opposite of wrong

2:10 pm

Aaronitor

sorry i meant guys

2:11 pm

jacq

oops too late, sorry

2:11 pm

jacq

hello aaron

2:11 pm

Aaronitor

how r u

2:11 pm

jacq

good here thanks, you?

2:11 pm

m9f9l

hello all

2:12 pm

Aaronitor

ok.

2:12 pm

Mary

Hi all, is the 9 a plural to an 8?

2:12 pm

jacq

heya m9

2:13 pm

jacq

no mary it is the past tense of the ca7

2:13 pm

Mary

ty got it

2:13 pm

m9f9l

hello. no

2:14 pm

jacq

200 down going to make coffee anyone fancy some?

2:15 pm

jmcnrick

me! me! me!

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi aaron wb

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:16 pm

Aaronitor

hi, how r u

2:16 pm

PAV3

ok let's see how much more damage one can do with this...

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi pav

2:16 pm

PAV3

hi jmc

2:17 pm

lynxxx

Hello jmc and Pav too!

2:17 pm

jmcnrick

upset to find that my mailing house didn't get my check and didn't tell me so my newsletter is getting out really late :-(((((

2:17 pm

PAV3

hiya lynxxx!

2:18 pm

MollyL

Evil mailing house. Evil USPS.

2:19 pm

jacq

passes out hot fresh coffees

2:19 pm

jmcnrick

i just wish they had inquired what was taking so long -- i emailed them i had sent the check -- but this is a busy time of year for them sigh

2:19 pm

jmcnrick

ty jac! i ne** it

2:19 pm

lynxxx

Not very good customer service!

2:20 pm

jmcnrick

not really but they are cheap

2:21 pm

Boobear

clue for de 6

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

let me see if I can de6 this message

2:22 pm

Mary

I have de6 to undo some secret script

2:22 pm

lynxxx

de morse ****

2:22 pm

Boobear

ty

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

fan mail from a flounder?

2:23 pm

lynxxx

what!? lol

2:23 pm

lynxxx

must be too early in the morning for me

2:23 pm

jmcnrick

sorry got carried away and reverted to rocky and bullwinkle

2:24 pm

lynxxx

ooohhh - lol. That goes back a bit

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

i think of them often

2:24 pm

MollyL

That is a good thing JMC. I love Rocky and Bullwinkle.

2:25 pm

lynxxx

I used to watch it religiously too but have forgotten all the silly lines

2:25 pm

jmcnrick

i actually laughed aloud in russian history class because I finally got a joke from rocky and bullwinkle

2:25 pm

MollyL

Eenie meanie jelly-beanie, the spirits are about to appear.

2:26 pm

jacq

lol jmc

2:26 pm

jmcnrick

definitely the wrong hat

2:27 pm

Boobear

clue for de 5/14

2:28 pm

jacq

i think i just found the oddest 8 in my babble life

2:28 pm

jmcnrick

pl of the 4/6 before it?

2:28 pm

jacq

foul de*** are afoot

2:28 pm

jmcnrick

which one jac

2:28 pm

m9f9l

the co

2:28 pm

m9f9l

right?

2:28 pm

jacq

the one with the double vowels followed by the gerund ending

2:28 pm

CadFan

Bullwinkle: Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.
Rocky: Again?
Bullwinkle: Presto!
Lion: ROAR!!!
Bullwinkle: Oops, wrong hat.

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

not odd if you be australian apparently

2:29 pm

jacq

yes m9, i just tried it for a laugh really

2:29 pm

lynxxx

nothing wrong with that co down here

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi cad

2:29 pm

Mary

clue pls for the co8?

2:29 pm

jacq

hello cad

2:29 pm

lynxxx

hi Cadfan

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

australian calling

2:29 pm

lynxxx

co8 Australian bush call

2:29 pm

jacq

pig calling too maybe

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

it took me a while to come up with the spelling however

2:30 pm

PAV3

why oh why does it not like oddle...ya know, the singl of oodles and oodles of th5s

2:30 pm

lynxxx

c & a 2 sets of dble vowels

2:30 pm

jmcnrick

no pig calling is with an S beginning

2:30 pm

jacq

ohhhhhhh ok

2:30 pm

lynxxx

someone said it takes oodles but not singular - which makes sense

2:30 pm

jacq

learn something everyday here

2:31 pm

Mary

got it, weird word

2:31 pm

CadFan

Hi folks - thanks for the co8 clues :)

2:32 pm

CadFan

back to work...

2:32 pm

PAV3

why would one not want only one of a noddle...esp. if oodles is just wasting money...

2:32 pm

jacq

but don't you have to have an oodle before you can have more than one?

2:32 pm

redturtlehead

Ok...I have attended to scrabble games and dog exercise...now 115 left....

2:32 pm

redturtlehead

noodles?

2:32 pm

lynxxx

When you call out the co5.12 it echoes through the bush

2:32 pm

jacq

bye red

2:32 pm

jmcnrick

if it is a lot it has to be more than one

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm *wondering if red belongs in pb*

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

bye red

2:33 pm

jacq

lol red

2:33 pm

redturtlehead

Ok shoot. I did not have that word.

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

so have you heard co8 in its natural habitate lynxxx?

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

you have it now lol

2:34 pm

redturtlehead

well, I will go slip into my hot pants then....in the PB...

2:34 pm

redturtlehead

:)

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

*closes eyes*

2:35 pm

jacq

c's finished!! woohoo

2:35 pm

lynxxx

Sure - everyone call it when up the bush/forests - especially if they are lost!

2:35 pm

Boobear

clue for de 8 pleASE

2:35 pm

jmcnrick

really how interesting -- so it is not a bushman th***?

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

de+letter?

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

better: de+writing a letter

2:36 pm

lynxxx

No - really an Australian version of "Heeellllpppp I'm lost"

2:36 pm

PAV3

I think there's some cookies left in the PB..brought in over 15 doz last ni5...today I have whoopie pies

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

lol I will remember that when i get lost in Sidney

2:36 pm

dfmchfhf

whoopie pie? o.0

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

15 doz! homemade?

2:37 pm

lynxxx

Sydney? You are planning on visiting Aust?

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

no no but if I did

2:37 pm

dfmchfhf

15 doz. is 1.25 gross! :oO

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

and maybe who knows -- never been downunder

2:37 pm

MollyL

Whoopie Pies are awesome.

2:37 pm

redturtlehead

I have stocked the PB with Sauna Hot pants...

2:38 pm

PAV3

I made some 27 doz Sat and yesterday...pnut butter, ooatmeal and sugar

2:38 pm

dfmchfhf

*googling*

2:38 pm

redturtlehead

you need to check the icon...I went for humour.

2:38 pm

jacq

sauna hot pants?

2:38 pm

redturtlehead

dfm has not had whoopie pies? oh no...

2:38 pm

jmcnrick

your generosity is noted red

2:38 pm

redturtlehead

check my icon jacq, the wierdest thing I have ever come across on the net so far...

2:38 pm

PAV3

still need to make th e cream filling...and then onto cheesecakes!

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

and british spelling red

2:39 pm

MollyL

Hot damn! Stylin' in my Sauna Pants.

2:39 pm

jacq

lololol very fetching

2:39 pm

Boobear

Not getting the de 8

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

poor deprived dfm

2:39 pm

redturtlehead

sometimes I mess up jmc...

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

lol

2:39 pm

dfmchfhf

never had whoopie pies before... never even heard of them...
had macarons though :o/ too sweet

2:39 pm

PAV3

where cna I buy a pair?

2:39 pm

dfmchfhf

de8/55 = indicating

2:39 pm

lynxxx

lol Pav

2:39 pm

jacq

de, those pants are *** pretty and the gerund ending

2:40 pm

lynxxx

good clue Jac - TY

2:40 pm

jacq

yw

2:40 pm

PAV3

basically smallish cookie/cakes sandwiches witha cream filling...

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

i wish i thought they worked *looks at butt*

2:41 pm

PAV3

only soft and roundish

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

like my butt

2:41 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- doesn't like sugar as much as the general population

2:42 pm

jmcnrick

*choking trying not to laugh aloud too much and scare new staff person*

2:42 pm

redturtlehead

jmc has a cream filling....

2:42 pm

PAV3

on my next extended break, I think I'll try some gluten-free and sugar-free treats to make

2:42 pm

jmcnrick

eww

2:42 pm

jacq

those pants might work but i think it would only be fluid loss, when my niece was doing her beauty therapy i was her guinea pig and she had a wrap that was similar and i lost about an inch all over but it was just cos i cooked inside it

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

did you gain it back?

2:43 pm

jacq

yup

2:43 pm

redturtlehead

I wish your neice would come wrap my thighs just he warmth would feel great...

2:43 pm

jacq

she said it was a temp thing for that special night out

2:43 pm

redturtlehead

decar

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

red you are in florida i reject that you are cold!

2:43 pm

redturtlehead

not word..

2:44 pm

jmcnrick

is in degarage

2:44 pm

PAV3

10 more and I'll be half way and tme for more baking

2:44 pm

dfmchfhf

doesn't mean "to remove a car"... ;oP

2:44 pm

jacq

try the coffee that doesn't give you a buzz

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

nah, I am not cold. my legs are just sore...product of running a long long itme on Saturday.

2:44 pm

MollyL

MOM!!! JMC is looking at her butt again!!

2:44 pm

PAV3

I think you are spelling the pronounciation of descartes

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

oh okay poor th***

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

*wonders if staff person will come and see what is making the rattling sound*

2:45 pm

redturtlehead

I think I am alright, but I am not looking forward to this weekend's 15. what was I thinking running that much? Never again will i run a Marathon after this one.

2:46 pm

jmcnrick

i had trouble enough walking 6 miles in Kenya

2:46 pm

jmcnrick

4 miles is plenty for me

2:46 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I am stuck now. I am registered.

2:47 pm

mixi6

I can make that much in yards, not miles.

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

you could just not go and say you woke up sick

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

mixi you can go at least 10 yards!

2:47 pm

mixi6

sure.

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

or do you mean you can go 15 yards?

2:48 pm

PAV3

Yay...I am halfway to the finish...! more baking to do...cul8r!

2:48 pm

redturtlehead

No, My friend Jim is coming from Utah and our friend Babck from Seattle, Jay from Ca and Todd from PA, I sort of have to run it.

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

wtg pav cu l8er

2:48 pm

mixi6

I haven't done the two miles on my side street in a long time. it 400 feet down, the up 300 feet.

2:48 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaaay Pav! come back with baked goods!

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

will you run in a pack and cheer each other on?

2:49 pm

redturtlehead

Jim usually runs with me and recites coans and such. he is very entertaining.

2:49 pm

dfmchfhf

:o/ I walk the 1 km to and from work every day... what's so bad about a few yards?

2:49 pm

jmcnrick

the mathematics of that side street escape me

2:49 pm

jmcnrick

coans?

2:50 pm

redturtlehead

oops Japanese Koans.

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

are those poems?

2:50 pm

mixi6

It's a mile long. First down a long steep hill, them back up.

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

how can down be longer than up?

2:51 pm

redturtlehead

sort of they are errr, usually int he form of questions which are sor of juxaposing...

2:51 pm

jmcnrick

quite the athlete dfm

2:51 pm

mixi6

its a big dip in the middle.

2:51 pm

redturtlehead

like, "If I had an ice cream I would give you none, if you had an ice cream I would give you mine. and that is an "Ice Cream Koan"

2:51 pm

redturtlehead

most are more philosophical...

2:51 pm

jmcnrick

do you come up the same way you go down?

2:52 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- is actually really lazy...

2:52 pm

jmcnrick

*baffled* what if I don't like ice cream?

2:52 pm

redturtlehead

1 km no problem. less than a mile.

2:52 pm

mixi6

It's a dead end, so turn around and do it again.

2:52 pm

redturtlehead

It's sort of supposed to be an aid to meditation and running honestly is like an active meditation....

2:52 pm

jmcnrick

then it should be the same up as down mixi

2:53 pm

dfmchfhf

funny thing is if I take the bus instead, I'd only cut ~300m, but it would take 5 minutes longer... plus the time waiting for the bus...

2:53 pm

jmcnrick

i actually close my eyes on the treadmill red so i agree

2:53 pm

mixi6

It ends at the top of the next hill.

2:53 pm

jmcnrick

drives the trainers crazy

2:53 pm

cgw8

Hello. :D

2:53 pm

redturtlehead

It would make me nervous too jmc, and if I did it I would likely fall off the mill...

2:53 pm

dfmchfhf

hi cgw!

2:54 pm

jmcnrick

hi cgw

2:54 pm

cgw8

I know I've asked this before, but could I get a hint for the "e" in the left column?

2:54 pm

jmcnrick

i have no problem with it but then i hold on to the sensor bars and i don't go very fast

2:54 pm

redturtlehead

hello cgw8.

2:54 pm

dfmchfhf

jmc you have a treadmill? :oO

2:55 pm

jmcnrick

el4/5

2:55 pm

dfmchfhf

el5+6

2:55 pm

jmcnrick

no but the gym i go to does

2:55 pm

lynxxx

el4.5 el & a greeting

2:56 pm

cgw8

Dang, gotta go. :|

2:56 pm

jmcnrick

e+anagram of the drug acid

2:56 pm

jmcnrick

bye cgw

2:57 pm

dfmchfhf

treadmills/gyms are so silly... people sit and drive to the gym, just to run and get nowhere, when they can run and go somewhere... or run for free... :o/

2:57 pm

jmcnrick

better: e+mormon initials

2:57 pm

redturtlehead

Except for when you have to run in the dark or something like that, and then treadmills make sense. though I like running outside better, and surely do enough of it.

2:58 pm

jmcnrick

well if that is all i did i would agree with you dfm except when it is ra**ing or snowing

2:58 pm

lynxxx

I like the commitment of a gym dfm

2:58 pm

jacq

i don't go to the gym but i do walk about 5 miles every day

2:58 pm

phandmd

tl

2:58 pm

redturtlehead

oh yes weather concerns too. BUt I mostly use the treadmill for when I have to run at 5 am.

2:58 pm

dfmchfhf

walking in the rain is fun :o/

2:58 pm

jmcnrick

i go there and do a lot of free weight work while my sister takes a class and it keeps us both on track

2:59 pm

AsGreen

146 in, 146 out. hello!!

2:59 pm

jacq

hello AG

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

depends on the ra** dfm and pb for you :-P

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

running 15 miles in the rain would have kiled me. then again, running 15 miles on a treadmill would have likewise killed me.

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi asg

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

I started yoga at the gym too a few weeks ago, rather like it though the instructor is a bit new agey...

2:59 pm

dfmchfhf

ugh >.> I guess that's my first PB?

2:59 pm

AsGreen

hi jac and jmc and rth too!

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

i like yoga but hate the instructors on a whole

3:00 pm

redturtlehead

hi asgreen, been a while...

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

i wouldn't know dfm-- is it?

3:00 pm

AsGreen

yep, I fell off the babble wagon last week! lol

3:00 pm

redturtlehead

yes they are always sooo sort of well, odd.

3:00 pm

carleekat

hi all

3:00 pm

AsGreen

hi carlee

3:00 pm

carleekat

hey green

3:00 pm

mixi6

must go get hair colored. BBL

3:01 pm

redturtlehead

hi carlee.

3:01 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- has a GM script that scans his wordlist and prevents him from saying them... but at home, not at work...

3:01 pm

redturtlehead

bye mixi!

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

i was born without hip sockets and they never believe that i can't bend in certain directions even when i was smooth and svelte

3:01 pm

dfmchfhf

hi carlee!

3:01 pm

lynxxx

Know what you mean Red! My chiro is the same, but she knows me know and just laughs at herself when she 'tries' it on me

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

bye mixi

3:01 pm

AsGreen

fun grid so far...but big

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

hi carl

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

very impressive dfm

3:01 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, its good you can walk at all...

3:01 pm

lynxxx

wow jmc - is that a good or a bad thing

3:01 pm

carleekat

how is everyone?

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

i can't hack the new age stuff either

3:02 pm

lynxxx

Hi Carlee

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

what lynxxx?

3:02 pm

carleekat

hiya hows things trix?

3:02 pm

dfmchfhf

hmph, should really install it here too... eventually... (lazy)

3:02 pm

lynxxx

the no sockets jmc

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

my hip sockets? i had braces from a few months to a few years old and they were sorta ground in

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

but i am fine just never have been able to touch my toes

3:03 pm

redturtlehead

did you wear a Pavlik Harness?

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

or sit with my legs straight out in front of me on the ground....that kind of thing

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

no clue red i have one photo -- actually the one your mother fixed for me-- with the braces

3:04 pm

redturtlehead

would make yoga difficult.

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

you should see my cobra though!

3:05 pm

redturtlehead

coba I like. I am starting to lose patience with downward dog.

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

my big fat belly gets in the way of downward dog

3:06 pm

dfmchfhf

o.0 did I just spell "instal" as "install"?
that is totally not like me...

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

i do okay on the cat arching one -- i forget the name

3:06 pm

redturtlehead

my weak arms get sore and sometimes my head gets swimmy.

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

you are just falling apart over there dfm

3:07 pm

dfmchfhf

I blame my first PB moment!

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

lol then you will be more careful!

3:07 pm

redturtlehead

dfm the PB is nice and inviting anyway, so enjoy and restore yourself.

3:07 pm

carleekat

this grid is not nice

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

just don't put on those hot pants

3:08 pm

cosdem

lickety did come after all? praise be!

3:08 pm

dfmchfhf

*hacks another GM script so he doesn't need to return (theoretically)*

3:08 pm

jmcnrick

really carl? I find it relaxing with lots of easy words

3:08 pm

redturtlehead

Hey now those pants are nice...

3:08 pm

jmcnrick

just add a gerund to everything

3:08 pm

redturtlehead

I have 98 left, no list. I do like this grid OK.

3:08 pm

carleekat

i have been

3:08 pm

dfmchfhf

*watches in shock as his script breaks and dumps the wordlist in chat*

3:08 pm

jmcnrick

hi cosd

3:09 pm

dfmchfhf

hi cos!

3:09 pm

carleekat

everything I have i have done so...not liking it tho

3:09 pm

cosdem

although i'm not ready to list. i have 82 so far and im not giving up - this grid is enjoyabke

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

don't even joke dfm i did that once accidently

3:09 pm

Jillyjill

Debating diving in or not, unsure if I have enough time today...

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

i blushed for days afterwords

3:09 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- did not list, but there were so many clues given in the chog today it is almost as if he did...

3:09 pm

dfmchfhf

you did? :oO
must... see... chog... archive...

3:09 pm

jacq

you finished dfm?

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

it goes pretty fast jilly

3:10 pm

AsGreen

167 words here, no list yet, but getting tempted. When I walk away I end up reentering all the same words!

3:10 pm

dfmchfhf

yep ^.^

3:10 pm

redturtlehead

I recall that jmc, we all chatted away to get rid of i...

3:10 pm

carleekat

i hate headcold

3:10 pm

jacq

wtg!!!!

3:10 pm

carleekat

headcolds* even

3:10 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for dfm

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

then there was the time i set my laptop on the floor and accidentally set my foot on top of it and i dominated the chog with blanks for about 10 minutes

3:10 pm

dfmchfhf

jmc when? :oP

3:10 pm

lynxxx

congrats dfm!

3:11 pm

cosdem

i have one myself carlee.. but its getting better i hope ill be 100% by Thursday

3:11 pm

cosdem

lol jmc!

3:11 pm

Jillyjill

OK, will head off on errands and bbl to knuckle down...y'all have a good time!

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh* I have much to regret in babblelife

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

bye jilly

3:11 pm

dfmchfhf

(I mean, the wordlist by the way)
*wants to know all of jmc's embarassing moments :oP*

3:11 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT Woot dfm!!

3:11 pm

carleekat

i just got mine this weekend from camp ( sick kids at camp...)

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

lord i don't know dfm a year or so ago

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

oh nooo, boils up a cup of tea for all people feeling sick, puts soothing honey.

3:12 pm

cosdem

i got mine from the weather changes here.. one week its 20 degrees all week the next 60s all week and now this week back down to 30s

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

trust me i have many embarrassing moments not connected to babbleland

3:12 pm

carleekat

i cant stop sneezing

3:12 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- so bored at work... server at work down, just waiting around sucks :o(

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

me too.

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

*puts on a fa** mask to avoid cold germs*

3:13 pm

dfmchfhf

aww carlee :o( and everyone else sick :o(

3:13 pm

lynxxx

BBL you have all just reminded me I need to water the garden - going to be hot here today

3:13 pm

carleekat

oh go ahead..brag about how hot it is...

3:13 pm

dfmchfhf

okay, the script I'm hacking BETTER not dump the wordlist...

3:14 pm

redturtlehead

I'm surprised that this year I have not come down ill yet. I credit the darn flu shot.

3:14 pm

dfmchfhf

carlee it's not that cold is it :o/

3:14 pm

redturtlehead

carlee is in the cold place!

3:14 pm

dfmchfhf

gonna go home early, see everyone in ~30 minutes! (unless my Internet at home is dead...)

3:15 pm

cosdem

is the ca9 a compound?

3:15 pm

carleekat

its not 90F....its actually warmish here today..had windows open for a while...60F and dark gray and raining

3:16 pm

redturtlehead

not 90 f here either..

3:17 pm

AsGreen

no cos, it's a gerund

3:17 pm

cosdem

ty

3:18 pm

AsGreen

happy to clue it more if you need

3:19 pm

AsGreen

oops, if you ne4/5

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

the ca9 is a pt

3:19 pm

cosdem

maybe in a bit i wanna try to get it :)

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

*open the pb door for asg*

3:19 pm

AsGreen

right, a pt, not a gerund - sorry...found it awhile ago and assumed

3:20 pm

cosdem

ok clue then lol

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

drew animation

3:20 pm

AsGreen

it's animated

3:20 pm

inge

c

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

how do4/6 the little crocodile improve its shining tail

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi inge

3:21 pm

Kazzer99

evening all - thanks for the clues for the 9

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi kazz and yw

3:22 pm

cosdem

i see my problem i was looking for a co9.. its actually ca right>

3:22 pm

jmcnrick

okay i must make some phones call bbl

3:23 pm

cosdem

odd.. ok i got the 9 but i dont see how its possible..

3:23 pm

cosdem

ah yes i see now..

3:23 pm

cosdem

thanks :)

3:23 pm

cosdem

i had the ca7 b4 it.. doh!

3:23 pm

Kazzer99

yes cos cya jmc

3:26 pm

cosdem

100 words down with no list.. go me

3:27 pm

jacq

go cos!!

3:27 pm

jacq

heya kazzer

3:28 pm

AsGreen

103 left, listing

3:28 pm

jacq

4 left thinking about it

3:28 pm

jacq

46 not 4 lol

3:29 pm

Anniebrook

hello Im back

3:29 pm

crosshair

as am i :)

3:29 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for gr 6/24? Please

3:29 pm

Anniebrook

wtg cos

3:30 pm

jacq

gr, vowel and a *** of beans

3:30 pm

jacq

or cat on a hot *** roof

3:31 pm

cosdem

oh! like the potatoes

3:31 pm

cosdem

au gr6

3:31 pm

Anniebrook

thank you!!

3:32 pm

AsGreen

lol - is a ca6/21 a freak? LOL

3:32 pm

jacq

heya annie and crossy

3:33 pm

cosdem

how many ca6/21s are there?

3:33 pm

cosdem

ooh ok i see it now yes it's a freak l ol

3:33 pm

AsGreen

two, I'm referring to the 1st

3:33 pm

cosdem

with bad b.o. and no teeth

3:33 pm

cosdem

:)

3:34 pm

AsGreen

and a tent

3:34 pm

crosshair

howdy jacq;)

3:34 pm

cosdem

i had a friend who was a total ca6/21 groupie.. it made me sick

3:35 pm

jacq

<<< is from carnies

3:35 pm

jacq

oops

3:35 pm

Anniebrook

drat, I wanted to stay....phone bbl

3:35 pm

cosdem

back then they were decent people but today.. ugh all they do is meth stuff

3:35 pm

cosdem

well the ones i've been to anyway

3:36 pm

cosdem

nectar

3:36 pm

cosdem

ooooops

3:36 pm

AsGreen

thanks cos

3:36 pm

jacq

travellers and ca6 aren't the same, one lot wanders about looking for whatever, the other travels and works

3:37 pm

cosdem

true jacq

3:37 pm

cosdem

the fair i went to in iowa.. they were the creepy kind

3:37 pm

AsGreen

cos, you should move into the pb

3:38 pm

cosdem

if they have gingerbread liquer and christmas cookies ill be happy to

3:38 pm

redturtlehead

I left hot sauna pants in there cos

3:38 pm

cosdem

haha a ca6/21 works in a fa4/4. how fitting both are in the grid

3:38 pm

redturtlehead

just check the icon....

3:39 pm

cosdem

love it red

3:42 pm

redturtlehead

had to get rid of the ship.

3:50 pm

inge

Guten Tag, I need a clue for do6/21 please

3:51 pm

jacq

do , vowel and backwards slippery fish

3:52 pm

jacq

and guten tag to you too inge

3:52 pm

Kazzer99

thx jacq

3:52 pm

jacq

np

3:54 pm

inge

thanks jacq

3:54 pm

inge

9 to go, diving under

3:58 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- is back!

3:58 pm

jacq

go inge!!!

3:59 pm

jacq

wb dfm

3:59 pm

MollyL

Cos, I had a friend who did time with a ca6/21. She let that go when she realized that his mistress was Lady Vodka.

4:03 pm

MollyL

Babblers, your mission for tonight, should you choose to accept it, is to accessorize the sauna pants. I'm thinking some neon orange Crocs for footwear.

4:04 pm

cosdem

lol molly :)

4:05 pm

cosdem

ok 113 words down. think it's time to list.

4:05 pm

cosdem

so ill brb as i switch to expert

4:07 pm

cosdem

i hate that when i list i see words that i should have known like the ac4

4:08 pm

jacq

lol molly

4:09 pm

Krysten

Too...many...co...words...gonna...pass
...out...from...lack of...oxygen

4:10 pm

ChampFit

Hi all. I have some chocolate wine for the PB if needed!

4:10 pm

cosdem

bring it my way! NOW!

4:10 pm

cosdem

:)

4:10 pm

jacq

chocolate wine?? i am strangely intrigued and attracted and repulsed all at once

4:10 pm

ChampFit

Tried it at the grocery store the other day. HAD to sample it. Yum! Although maybe better over ice cream...

4:10 pm

cosdem

it is very tasty jacq... goes with chocolate covered strawberries great

4:11 pm

jacq

passes smelling salts and chocolate wine under krystens nose

4:11 pm

ChampFit

Ooooh...great idea cos!

4:11 pm

cosdem

pumpkin pie wine is also DELISH

4:11 pm

ChampFit

Never heard of such a thing!

4:11 pm

jacq

i used to make my own wine, i dread to think how pumpkin pie is made into wine

4:12 pm

cosdem

we tried to make our own wine once.. it ended up disgusting lol

4:12 pm

cosdem

its a local wine champ.. mostly seen in farmlands like iowa, north dakota, nebraska and colorado

4:12 pm

cosdem

local delicaty i should say

4:13 pm

cosdem

af5?

4:13 pm

ChampFit

Ahhh...gotcha.

4:13 pm

jacq

a and anagram of split in ground

4:14 pm

jacq

or split in group of people perhaps

4:14 pm

jacq

the f is a 4 letter word in the grid anyway

4:15 pm

periwinkle

hello all

4:15 pm

cosdem

ok thnaks.. now to figure it out :)

4:15 pm

cosdem

but figuring it out is 1/2 the fun!

4:16 pm

jacq

heya peri

4:16 pm

cosdem

oh doh i see my problem. i keep tying in ai when i want af

4:17 pm

cosdem

got it!

4:17 pm

jacq

cool, am rubbish at clueing

4:18 pm

periwinkle

am I blind, can't see the first so4/5

4:18 pm

cosdem

no it worked perfectly... the split between people ddi the trick for me

4:18 pm

cosdem

sweet i monkeyed the ai8

4:18 pm

periwinkle

duh, got it, so NM

4:18 pm

jacq

what an auctioneer would say

4:19 pm

cosdem

is the ai7 a compound or a gerund?

4:20 pm

Krysten

gerund

4:21 pm

cosdem

thanks!

4:21 pm

cosdem

woo hoo got it

4:21 pm

ChampFit

Happy, happy, happy with the gerund!

4:22 pm

Kazzer99

well folks i have 73 left and i think i need to call it a day - my cold is getting he better of me - good luck all

4:22 pm

cosdem

get some rest kazzer!

4:22 pm

ChampFit

Hope you feel better!

4:23 pm

redturtlehead

hi champ!

4:23 pm

ChampFit

Hi red! How's it going?

4:24 pm

redturtlehead

good, i did my forst 14 miler this weekend, what a slog!

4:24 pm

Kazzer99

snootie

4:24 pm

ChampFit

I did mine 2 weeks ago...77 degrees...ugly I tell you!

4:24 pm

jacq

bye kazzer

4:25 pm

redturtlehead

I startedto wonder why at about mile 10...

4:25 pm

ChampFit

Had that conversation too! Why, why, WHY?

4:26 pm

periwinkle

I am happy with the gerund too

4:26 pm

redturtlehead

you see these people out riding a bike with a poodle in the basket and think that is more sensible...

4:26 pm

redturtlehead

hi peri!

4:26 pm

periwinkle

hey red

4:26 pm

jacq

fireworks finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:26 pm

ChampFit

yes, it is. Especially now that it's just getting longer, and longer...wooHOO Jacq!

4:26 pm

jacq

brb need more coffee now

4:27 pm

redturtlehead

whooo hooo jacq!!!!!

4:27 pm

Kazzer99

tg jacq

4:27 pm

ChampFit

Red, what's your next race? Date?

4:29 pm

redturtlehead

dec 11 or 12 half mrathon...wanna come?

4:29 pm

redturtlehead

you??

4:30 pm

ChampFit

Youngest has cheer comps both days. I have fulls Jan 1 and 30th...although Jan 1 may end up being a training run of 21 or so instead.

4:30 pm

cosdem

ar6?

4:31 pm

ChampFit

Is it a + "correct"?

4:31 pm

chiromomm

need 2 more d's in top row. got a de 4, 5 and 6

4:31 pm

redturtlehead

my full is hopefully feb 6 bu again, i am like, wtf why!

4:31 pm

MollyL

That's it.

4:31 pm

ChampFit

At least it SHOULD be nice and cool in Feb. God willing!

4:32 pm

MollyL

Oy, that's it as in Champ's clue was correct.

4:32 pm

cosdem

ah thanks

4:32 pm

cosdem

i kept typing in ar4/4 lol

4:32 pm

periwinkle

fireworks here too

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

probably going to be in the 50's or freezing, last year was so cold down here..

4:32 pm

periwinkle

now off to play scramble and then dinner

4:32 pm

periwinkle

happy babbling all

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

Sets off fireworks for peri!!!!

4:32 pm

MollyL

Night Peri

4:32 pm

ChampFit

Have a lovely!

4:32 pm

periwinkle

ty and night all

4:33 pm

jacq

wtg peri

4:33 pm

MollyL

Poor cold Red. For me there is a world of difference between 50's and freezing.

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

indeed there is last year, when we norally have 50's it was in the 20-30...the people running disney marathon were pissed off...

4:34 pm

ChampFit

I'm good with 50's or freezing as opposed to 80's which we had today. Yuck! not very festive.

4:34 pm

redturtlehead

80's are not festive...

4:34 pm

redturtlehead

we were 70's. fairly festive. cruddy ru but not the weathers fault. I thnk its the shoes.

4:34 pm

ChampFit

Nothing better than new shoes!

4:35 pm

mcurlschool

I'll take your 50's for my 20's

4:36 pm

ChampFit

Is it 20 during the day?

4:36 pm

mcurlschool

think we've actually warmed up to the low 30's, it's still snowing

4:37 pm

ChampFit

SNOW! amazing...

4:38 pm

ChampFit

My husband just came in from getting ice cream with my youngest daughter. Sleeveless shirt, shorts, and sandals.

4:40 pm

mcurlschool

I could go for that right this moment

4:41 pm

mcurlschool

kids are loving this weather though---school was cancelled AFTER most of the staff had finally made it to the school AND the busses had started pickiing up kids.....

4:42 pm

ChampFit

That's the bummer...not being able to be organized about it. It's got to be hard to make the call...

4:43 pm

mcurlschool

That's true; it is hard to make that decision but I worry about kids whose parents may have left after making sure they were on the bus to discover kids were sent home to an empty house

4:43 pm

mcurlschool

That would not make me very happy, as a parent if my kids were still in school

4:44 pm

ChampFit

Yes, after you fight your way in to work, only to get the call...there would be cursing! ;)

4:45 pm

PAV3

ok mini cheesecakes are inthe oven...1/2 hour

4:45 pm

redturtlehead

I am hating on the new shoes.

4:45 pm

ChampFit

Did you switch brands entirely?

4:45 pm

redturtlehead

I was finding my old shoes sort of hard and unyielding, but the new asics seem to be giving me a shin splint....

4:46 pm

ChampFit

ugh. hate that!

4:46 pm

MollyL

McCurl, that happened here once. Storm hit around 6:15AM, when the high school buses were already on the road. They all phoned in that it was way too dangerous for driving and middle school and elementary were then closed. Parental outrage was HUGE. Me, I don't put my kid on the road in weather like that, whether the buses are running or not.

4:47 pm

ChampFit

You go girl!!!

4:47 pm

mcurlschool

I was having trouble with a knee so I bought a pair of the sketchers shape ups and was so thrilled that I've gotten three other styles

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

giving them one more short (4 mi ) run and if they dont shape up, they will become expensive work shoes, they are super comfortable for walking, like slippers... but ordering new Mizunos this weekend anyway, apparently they are my shoe, still.

4:48 pm

ChampFit

Haven't heard of them helping with knees, but that's great!

4:48 pm

ChampFit

Haven't heard of them helping with knees, but that's great!

4:49 pm

mcurlschool

our district made the call for a 2 hour late start last night at nearly 8 pm and waited until after 8:30 am to close school.....as a school employee, I was not thrilled at having slogged my way to work

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

mccurl, I can not imagine 20's major issues would occurr.

4:49 pm

mcurlschool

yeah, red; just a little cold!

4:50 pm

MollyL

I make my own decisions about weather based on safety. My employer is not going to pay for auto body work or injuries.

4:50 pm

redturtlehead

I'm really glad that weather is usually not an issue here, but I live 2.2 miles from my job so I guess walking is always an option, sometimes I feel silly driving...

4:51 pm

ChampFit

Bike? Great cross training. Although if I biked 2.2 miles I'd smell for the rest of the day. No shower at the office.

4:52 pm

MollyL

Oh Red! I would love living that close to work. My boss lives even closer (about three blocks) and she always drives.

4:52 pm

mcurlschool

I occasionally ride our transit if I'm worried about driving but sometimes they aren't much safer.

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

Sadly, and ashamed, i do not know how to ride a bocycle at all...

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

I do love it Molly. makes doing 4 hrs of overtime easy choice.

4:52 pm

ChampFit

You can do it, although it might take a bit of practice.

4:52 pm

cosdem

ryan works 1 block away he walks since hes not legally allowed to drive.. it takes all but 1 minute :) so he's always the first one they call if they need a replacement

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

oops bicycle.

4:53 pm

MollyL

Red! A Vespa and a long flowing scarf. : D

4:53 pm

ChampFit

Ooooh...great idea! very snazzy.

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

ooooh. but I doubt I could balance a vespa!

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

i do drive a prius so at least I am slightly not burning too much gas.

4:54 pm

redturtlehead

fill the tank literally once a month.

4:54 pm

ChampFit

Jealous!

4:56 pm

cosdem

the 2nd ca7?

4:57 pm

ChampFit

the positive terminal of a battery?

4:59 pm

cosdem

no i think its an old version of horse carriage?

4:59 pm

cosdem

or maybe both?

5:01 pm

PAV3

hi cos!

5:01 pm

cosdem

hello!

5:01 pm

PAV3

the 2nd ca7 I have is present tense (gerund?) of using a ca4

5:03 pm

cosdem

theres another ca7 before that

5:03 pm

PAV3

I have 5x ca7...

5:03 pm

cosdem

i got it though.. it means. a type of carriage used in 19th century

5:03 pm

cosdem

I have 6X ca7

5:04 pm

PAV3

odeah!

5:06 pm

cosdem

brb mom calling... wish me luck

5:07 pm

PAV3

luck...with mom?

5:10 pm

car.eeyore

clue for el 6 please?

5:11 pm

crosshair

how many grandmothers and grandfathers we have on the room at the moment? sing out please...

5:11 pm

MollyL

Cos...are you looking for c + Mr. Onasis + Spanish yes?

5:11 pm

dianedecoder

grandma of 10 ( ages 26 down to 11 ) !!

5:12 pm

dianedecoder

Hi crossy :-) How's your Monday been ?

5:12 pm

car.eeyore

I needed it! TY Molly!

5:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

molly wha is the letter count of what yo clued? could not get ti to accept

5:12 pm

crosshair

not bad at all diane,busy as always,but i have a little something here for all grandparents that i thought you would like....

5:12 pm

MollyL

Only wishing I was a Grandma. Kids married three years, and now that nurse girlie is going back to school to further her nursing degree, more waiting. : (

5:12 pm

crosshair

A grandmother and a little girl whose face was sprinkled with bright red freckles spent the day at the zoo. The children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. "You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a boy in the line cried. Embarrassed, the little girl dropped her head. Her grandmother knelt down next to her. "I love your freckles," she said. "Not me," the girl replied. "Well, when I was a little girl I always wanted freckles" she said, tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful!" The girl looked up. "Really?" "Of course," said the grandmother. "Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles." The little girl peered into the old woman's smiling face. "Wrinkles," she answered softly.

5:13 pm

car.eeyore

Oh Crossy!!!!! Beautiful!

5:13 pm

car.eeyore

TO, try Spanish cheer at the end

5:14 pm

Jillyjill

OOOOhhhh Crossy...that was very touching...I will copy and paste and use at my youth ministry sometime...

5:14 pm

MollyL

Sorry, my bad.

5:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

now lost

5:15 pm

PAV3

hey crossy! Ole!

5:15 pm

MollyL

TO, try spies are sometimes referred to as m***s at the end.

5:15 pm

crosshair

howdy pav

5:15 pm

dianedecoder

Crossy, that is one that I've saved in my files... It's wonderful !

5:15 pm

PAV3

cheesecakes calling...brb

5:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, the pieces do not fit. need the whole

5:15 pm

cosdem

aw thats a beautiful story although it reminds me of a story of when i was a kid

5:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

or i can wait and maybe i will find it

5:16 pm

MollyL

ca 7/32...c + Mr. Onasis + D*** pinapple.

5:16 pm

car.eeyore

ca 7/32....c + Mr. Onasis + spanish cheer

5:16 pm

cosdem

My brother and I were kids.. maybe 8? or 9? we were watching tv and someone said bigot.. and he asked me what that meant... I said a stupid little kid with freckles (he had freckles). he cried. lol

5:17 pm

MollyL

Cos is Jack Handy.

5:17 pm

car.eeyore

LOL! Molly there is a lag on my end...I was afraid you had left!

5:17 pm

MollyL

That's okay car EE, I can't spell pineapple tonight.

5:18 pm

dianedecoder

thanks for that clue car.eeyore.... that was my last C word to get !!

5:18 pm

cosdem

lol jack handy.. i forgot all about him

5:18 pm

ChampFit

car.eeyor...beautiful clue

5:18 pm

ChampFit

car.eeyor...beautiful clue

5:19 pm

PAV3

darn it!... I turned the oven knob from off to broil instead of bake...one set (the top) were nicely singed, but not damaged in the least whilst the bottom set were just sitting there...hmmm another half hour, perhaps to bake...?

5:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for the re clues

5:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps cover them or nuke them?

5:20 pm

crosshair

reverse the 2 and put on bake

5:20 pm

dianedecoder

I just finished baking cookies... love the aroma on a cold , cold day.... It's -25 here right now crossy, with a wind chill brrrrrrrrrr

5:21 pm

PAV3

just did crossy...I have not ever do4 that in 35 years of baking...

5:21 pm

crosshair

crossy loves ontario,it is rainy but 15 c here atm diane

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

i did not know crossy was an authority on baking. unless bozze was involved

5:22 pm

cosdem

2nd co5/14 please?

5:22 pm

PAV3

what a dufus!...it's my first try at pineapple upside down cheesecakes...in ramekins...

5:22 pm

crosshair

but whatever you get tends to head our way....

5:22 pm

dianedecoder

they have more snow on Vancouver island than we have though... but NOT this bitter cold !

5:22 pm

dianedecoder

sister and her grandkids in Victoria are loving it !

5:23 pm

crosshair

crossy reminds himself to get out all the heavy winter gear tomorrow.....

5:23 pm

cosdem

I am making my Grandma's cherry slice recipe for Thanksgiving... its my way of having her be part of it since she passed.. i use her recipie down to the t yet it never tastes as good as hers.. its missing a key integrident

5:24 pm

scribekd

2nd co5/14 pl of female students

5:24 pm

cosdem

ty scribe.. i sld have seen that one

5:24 pm

ChampFit

My grandma used to give me recipes and leave things out all the time!!! Accidentally, on purpose I think. ;)

5:25 pm

PAV3

so what is the first co5 14 then?

5:25 pm

cosdem

lol champ.. she died when i got the recipe.. i think it's missing her love she put in it :)

5:25 pm

scribekd

plurals are always easy to miss glad to help

5:25 pm

ChampFit

I knew what you meant. No one cooks like grandma!

5:25 pm

crosshair

my mother in law always leaves out a snall ingedient in hers,the recepie will still work,but not taste the same without it

5:26 pm

crosshair

small

5:26 pm

cosdem

add a const. to the end of co4/6 b4 it

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is cherry slice?

5:26 pm

cosdem

its like.. umm idk how to explain it

5:27 pm

cosdem

mix butter, sugar, flour a few other stuff, top it with dollops of cherry pie filling, bake. then sprinkle powdered sugar on top

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am considering pumpkin maple bread pudding

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

does the bread have to be stale?

5:27 pm

PAV3

like a mash or cobbler

5:27 pm

cosdem

it's better stale but..

5:27 pm

ChampFit

They always say so. Leave it out tonight.

5:28 pm

cosdem

what i do is i go to the old bread discount store and buy stale rbead there

5:28 pm

PAV3

stale/dried bread usually absorbs more moisture than fresh bread...

5:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am goign to pepperidge farm outlet

5:28 pm

cosdem

heres a picture of a cherry slice but mine looks diffeerent http://www.themillhousehomebaking.co.u
k/uploads/images/Gallery/traybakes/che
rry-slice.jpg

5:29 pm

ChampFit

I bought mini cream puffs already made at Costco. Asked a chef friend of mine what to do with them, and now she wants me to buy a styrofoam cone and toothpick them onto it like a tree, and drizzle 'em with chocolate...fancypants!

5:29 pm

PAV3

I have a recipe for capirotada = spanish bread pudding, my grandma used to make...bread, raisins, cheese, apples,

5:29 pm

cosdem

lol champ

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

not working, cos. tiny url

5:29 pm

ChampFit

Seriously!!!

5:29 pm

cosdem

ok owl lemme do that

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

that sounds good pav- what kind of cheese?

5:30 pm

PAV3

sharp cheddar...to offset the sweetness of the raisins and apples

5:30 pm

cosdem

http://tinyurl.com/2fvkvvy

5:31 pm

PAV3

let me check on my cheesecakes...they smell yummy already...!

5:31 pm

PAV3

yep, looks like a cobbler or crumble...

5:32 pm

cosdem

its not though

5:32 pm

cosdem

its a cake really

5:32 pm

cosdem

no crunch in it.. it tastes like a cake with cherry filling on top

5:32 pm

dianedecoder

this is all making my mouth water.... yummmmy

5:33 pm

ChampFit

I made macaroni and cheese in a crockpot today!

5:33 pm

cosdem

anyone have a simple easy shortbread cookie recipe? i found one that just needs sugar, butter and flour

5:33 pm

cosdem

that doesnt seem right?

5:33 pm

PAV3

missing a TBSP of water or two...

5:33 pm

cosdem

ok thanks

5:34 pm

PAV3

the cheesecakes look fine....another 15 mins before I turn the oven off...

5:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes very little water if any. i have a recipe but have not used yet

5:34 pm

cosdem

a friend of mine uses mini cookie cutters for shortbread cookies and i want to try that out

5:35 pm

blueheron

hello everyone! OMG the top news here is about the TSA procedures for the airports ...I personally don't care, as long as I get to my destination safe and sound.

5:35 pm

cosdem

well they made a woman take her plastic silicone out of her bra in front of several guards

5:35 pm

cosdem

a breast cancer survivor.

5:35 pm

cosdem

I used to like Janet Napolitino.. but now.. ugh.

5:36 pm

blueheron

whaat?

5:36 pm

lynxxx

How shameful

5:36 pm

ChampFit

And the guy with the colostomy bag which they broke, and he went around wet and smelly and humiliated. nice.

5:36 pm

shooshoo

I have to do the pat down due to my fake knees, and my dog that comes with me is even patted down. oh well. Comes with all the crazies out there

5:36 pm

PAV3

cos...no water...just checked...1 cup butter, 1 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar...

5:36 pm

cosdem

i was just typing that Champ!

5:36 pm

cybernan

hi all -- back for the last 40

5:36 pm

cosdem

ty PAV thats what I saw as well

5:36 pm

ChampFit

It's ridiculous. So glad I'm not flying!

5:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

google millionaire's shortbread recipe

5:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

shoshoo: won't tthe scan show your knees?

5:37 pm

cosdem

i googled cook.com it had that recipe PAV mentioned but I will check that out too TO

5:37 pm

blueheron

I hadn't heard about those situations. I guess it depends on what news you listen to.

5:37 pm

shooshoo

depends on which airport you are at.

5:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think it would be very easy and efficient to hide explosives in a protheses. esp a breast.

5:38 pm

PAV3

I just noticed I am < 100 to go!

5:38 pm

blueheron

If you listen to fox network it's all crap anyway.

5:38 pm

cosdem

And now Homeland Security says if you refuse a pat down and leave the airport you will be jailed.. possibily indefinitely

5:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh i am watching nationl news all about that and no mention of jailing

5:39 pm

blueheron

just don't fly people!

5:39 pm

cybernan

scottish shortbread: 2 cups flour, 1/2 butter, 1/4 cup icing sugar, 1/4 cup granulated or berry sugar or splenda. Knead until the dough feels silky and comes cleanly from the edges and bottom of bowl.

5:39 pm

cosdem

this wasnt on Fox. I refuse to watch Faux News. I watch MSNBC.

5:39 pm

shooshoo

What a sad world we live in. And to think my biggest complaint was the cost of the dog inflight airfair!!!

5:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am watching abc

5:39 pm

cosdem

let me find the article TO

5:39 pm

blueheron

thanks, cyber

5:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

no s'ok cos i dont' care

5:40 pm

cosdem

lol ok good i ididn tfeel like lookin

5:40 pm

blueheron

I love shortbread.

5:40 pm

shooshoo

well have a great day everyone. stay warm. POOF

5:40 pm

cosdem

I just saw an article where this TSA Guy is being charged with child molestation after aggressively patting down a kid

5:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

if i were going i would take the train though i am sure they are targeted

5:40 pm

crosshair

reading back,i have some stainless steel screws and surgical pins in my left leg from getting run over years ago and what i did was get the hospital to provide me with a computer disk with 2 x-ray and 2 ct scan images of it on the disk when i travel by air...i never have a problem...

5:41 pm

cybernan

Divide dough in half and shape into blocks about 2 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick. Prick with a fork (I do three across), refridgerate for at least one hour, Bake at 300F for one hour. Make at least 3 weeks before serving. Store in a tin, or wrap in foil. Those big square cracker tins hold 3 batches.

5:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

well that is just plain nuts cos

5:41 pm

cosdem

thanks nan! I'll cut and paste that

5:41 pm

PAV3

TO, report to the PB,and have some cookies...they're only a day old...!

5:41 pm

blueheron

hey crossie!

5:41 pm

cybernan

scottish shortbread: 2 cups flour, 1/2 butter, 1/4 cup icing sugar, 1/4 cup granulated or berry sugar or splenda. Knead until the dough feels silky and comes cleanly from the edges and bottom of bowl.
Divide dough in half and shape into blocks about 2 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick. Prick with a fork (I do three across), refridgerate for at least one hour, Bake at 300F for one hour. Make at least 3 weeks before serving. Store in a tin, or wrap in foil. Those big square cracker tins hold 3 batches.

5:42 pm

crosshair

howdy blueheron;)

5:42 pm

PAV3

hi blue!

5:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok time to prepare the veggies, dinner nearly ready

5:42 pm

blueheron

hey pav!

5:43 pm

lynxxx

Shortbread , this is the best receipe I have ever tried and with a Scottish dad I have tried many
1and 3/4 cups plain flour
1/2 cup cornflour
3/4 cup icing sugar
250gms butter [ 8 ounces]
cream butter and sugar, add flours, shape into log and wrap in plastic wrap and refridgerate until firm, cut into about 1cm slices and bake mod. oven about 12 minutes.

This recipe is from Andree (ij Sydney) Very yummy - I made about 200 shortbreads from it last Xmas

5:43 pm

cybernan

oh -- one more thing on the shortbread -- be sure to cut it into bars when it first comes out of the oven and use a really sharp fine-blade knife. Cool on cookie racks

5:43 pm

crosshair

crossy c+ps that amazing looking shortbread receipe

5:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

5:44 pm

lynxxx

hi TOwl

5:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

lyn do you decorate them?

5:44 pm

cosdem

clue for the first co 5/12?

5:44 pm

MollyL

I'll say this about the TSA griping, and then I will shut up. How soon people have forgotten why all these security measures are in place. How soon people have forgotten about all those people who died on September 11, 2001. If you don't like the security measures that have been put in place since then, quit your bitching and don't fly. *Steps off soapbox*

5:44 pm

Jellen

Hello...

5:44 pm

LuvWordGames

co 5/12 add a vowel to the outerwear above it

5:45 pm

lynxxx

I dipped half in a dark chocolate - gave jars of them as gifts

5:45 pm

PAV3

that sounds yummy lynxxx...will try that this year...

5:45 pm

lynxxx

Hello Jellen

5:45 pm

blueheron

Hey crossie, you will not believe what I saw in a catalog today. Bacon Bandaids!!!

5:45 pm

ChampFit

What??????????

5:46 pm

crosshair

yup..have some blueheron;))

5:46 pm

lynxxx

Oh Blue, please don't encourage him

5:46 pm

blueheron

Thank-you Molly!

5:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

i agree molly.

5:46 pm

crosshair

like i say molly i carry 4 images on disk and breeze right through

5:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty heron :/

5:46 pm

blueheron

You can't eat them of course, but they look like bacon!!!

5:47 pm

ChampFit

Ohhhhh...takes me a minute...

5:47 pm

MollyL

It just annoys me what petulant babies some people can be. It's all about them and how quickly they want to get somewhere.

5:47 pm

crosshair

i have learned never to sweat the small stuff

5:48 pm

blueheron

Bacon is IN!!!!!!!\

5:48 pm

crosshair

bacon!!! where??!

5:48 pm

Jillyjill

Hate to break in, but need ca8/50 please?

5:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can not watch the beggin strips commercial without picturing crossy similarly pleading

5:49 pm

cybernan

a clue for the he 6/27, please?

5:49 pm

crosshair

bacon has been "in" for me since about 1966 blueheron lol

5:49 pm

PAV3

OOOOHHHHHH YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH! cheesecakes are looking and smellin' mighty fine...

5:49 pm

LuvWordGames

ca 8/50 pt. of what milk can come in

5:49 pm

blueheron

I agree molly. "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" :)

5:49 pm

Jillyjill

WHOOPS...make that ca7/40...the last

5:49 pm

cosdem

It's NOT The fact that there's pat downs. It's the fact that they're being ridiculous about it. Making a man pee all over himself and then laughing about it? That's the issue. Security measures are always needed especially after 9/11. I won't say anymore without offending anyone re: 9/11 - a tragedy itself. ANyway. back to the grid.

5:49 pm

crosshair

lol T.O

5:50 pm

cosdem

clue for the co5/12.. the one after the game co7/32?

5:50 pm

crosshair

my biggest complaint is they wont let me bring bacon with me in my carry on;((...whine....

5:50 pm

lynxxx

he6.27 he & the start of the long necked animal

5:51 pm

LuvWordGames

co 5/12 c + double vowels + double vowels

5:51 pm

blueheron

Where are you getting your information Cos? Or did you actually witness this in an airport?

5:51 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

5:51 pm

ChampFit

Blue, I heard it on local news this am. here in Houston.

5:51 pm

blueheron

ok

5:51 pm

cosdem

CNN, MSNBC, local news, newspapers.

5:52 pm

crosshair

anyways,i am off for a bit,must hunt down something with essence of bacon...poof!

5:52 pm

lynxxx

bye Cross

5:52 pm

cosdem

ty luv.. would have never guessed that

5:52 pm

ChampFit

bye, and good luck!

5:52 pm

blueheron

bye crossie

5:52 pm

Jellen

Bye, crossy

5:53 pm

LuvWordGames

yw cos

5:53 pm

Jellen

nbt

5:53 pm

cosdem

add gerund for the co8 after that

5:54 pm

PAV3

I for one wish folks would get back to normal and start celebrating my BD as it was before...I don't fly nowadays, but the last time I did, I was body searched...shoes off etc., and I had to show my doc's prescription for my C-PAP machine..it was my only carryon.

5:55 pm

blueheron

That's so wrong pav.

5:55 pm

LuvWordGames

must have been a very strict search PAV, hubby & I just flew in from FLA with his CPAC machine and all he had to do was take it apart and run it through x-ray machine

5:57 pm

cosdem

i'm 100% totally fine with them searching my laptop. i have no issues with that. nor my carryon. but to make someone pee on himself when he has a bladder infection. then he has to go on the plane smelling like urine? thats what I Have an issue with.

5:57 pm

PAV3

it was in 2006, so some things have laxed...and then others not so much...and now with the poopies, I don't go very far anywhoooo

5:57 pm

cosdem

anyway i'll shut up. i liked it better when we were talking about food!

5:57 pm

blueheron

I agree with you cos.

5:57 pm

PAV3

ok so mom's call Cos,,,about dinner Thursday?

5:57 pm

ChampFit

sounds good!

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just saw a man whose bladder bag they broke. not a bladder infection. may i make a case for the quality of reporting?

5:58 pm

cosdem

no mom live sin chicago.. im not going.. she called to see if i watched undercover boss. i told her no. she got mad and said ok bye lol

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

because it sucks. nobody take the time to verify and get it right. it's all about the scoop.

5:58 pm

blueheron

come on over Cos, I'm a Mom:)

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

dinner time *jumps off soap box*

5:59 pm

cosdem

speaking of which TO... lol.... i was watching a tv show yesterday and they had this "facts about the stars in the shows" ... and the fact was 100% incorrect. it made me mad lol

5:59 pm

PAV3

good eating TO...

5:59 pm

cosdem

on my way over blue lol :)

6:00 pm

blueheron

we're here Cos!!!

6:00 pm

blueheron

where are you Cos?

6:00 pm

cosdem

whats for dinner?

6:01 pm

cosdem

colorado

6:01 pm

blueheron

where in colorado?

6:02 pm

cosdem

colorado springs :)

6:02 pm

MollyL

Okay, lets get the story straight. This is not about a man who was "forced to pee all over himself". This was about a man wearing a urostomy bag due to bladder cancer. TSA officials ignored his claim to that, ruptured the bag, and the man was then soaked in urine. After that happened, TSA should have responded in kind. They did not. And for that, they are at fault. We can't let this one story alter security screening for people who fly.

6:03 pm

blueheron

nice area I assume?

6:03 pm

lil*monkey

How did the TSA people rupture his bag, is what I'm wondering

6:04 pm

ChampFit

That's apparently due to their frisking or patting getting out of hand, hence the freaking out.

6:04 pm

MollyL

Too rough of a pat down, Lil. Those bags can't take much pressure. They aren't meant to.

6:04 pm

lil*monkey

Hmmm that sounds unlikely... how could frisking rupture his bag? those things are pretty heavy duty

6:04 pm

PAV3

yay I'm > 200..89 left!!

6:05 pm

ChampFit

Good for you!

6:05 pm

PAV3

is there a list?

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

ok back...

6:05 pm

lynxxx

Lickety is up

6:06 pm

ChampFit

tempting...

6:06 pm

lil*monkey

Red, I'm loving the wonder sauna hot pants

6:06 pm

littlebit

(((monkey!!!)))

6:06 pm

PAV3

oh? yay Lickety!...I'm ti6 meself out....

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

yes i was so sick of the boat which for an icon day that i didnt really enjoy...

6:07 pm

MollyL

It wasn't the bag that ruptured, it was the seal that broke. That is, if you believe everything you read on the internet or hear on the news.

6:07 pm

PAV3

and lil' bit is here tooo!

6:08 pm

blueheron

I will take those sauna pants lil

6:08 pm

cosdem

another cause for outrage? the politicians are bypassed from searching. especially speaker-elect boehner.

6:08 pm

cosdem

anyway ill bbl.. time to make cookies

6:08 pm

littlebit

hey pav!!

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

I stocked up the PB with them.

6:08 pm

ChampFit

I thought we were going to talk about food? Yum, ym=um!

6:09 pm

PAV3

and in a few more words, I'll have to finish putting together the whoopie pies I made earlier...cream filling!

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

with 87 left, and listless I believe I ne** to either go to list or stop for a bit...

6:09 pm

MollyL

My son has a titanium pin in his hip. My boss has a pacemaker. Those two always have to go through "extra searches" because of their issues. It's just the way it is.

6:10 pm

blueheron

of course they are cos. Boehner needs a strip search. Then we will actually see the sh4 that he strews.

6:11 pm

MollyL

And if anyone, including politicians are exempt from security procedures, that is just wrong. I guess we will have to have another national disaster to make that go away.

6:11 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for ti6-24? I"ve tried everything...thanks

6:11 pm

PAV3

87 meself...when I return I'll be using hte list...

6:11 pm

redturtlehead

pav are you still baking?

6:12 pm

PAV3

I'll be baking all week...

6:12 pm

lynxxx

Gerund end GAPeach of weary

6:12 pm

wildcat17

this grid is ti6 me out ... think I'll go get the list

6:12 pm

PAV3

peach...this grid can become very ti6 unless you have loads of energy

6:12 pm

cybernan

hate to ask for a clue on my last one, but monkeys are tired --- hi 6/27 - first one?

6:13 pm

PAV3

still to come...mango cheesecakes ,and a pineapple upside down cake, double layer

6:13 pm

gapeach

Oh, gee whiz! Thanks much lynxxx, wildcat17 and PAV .

6:13 pm

PAV3

nan...is this the one where you are employing someone?

6:14 pm

Jellen

Hello again...computer acting up...

6:14 pm

PAV3

hi jellen!

6:14 pm

cybernan

no -- the other one

6:14 pm

cybernan

it comes before the door hanger

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

lyn, sorry i left without seeing your cookie answer

6:14 pm

MollyL

First hi 6/27...hi + I am *y*** a new purse.

6:14 pm

blueheron

nite all...

6:15 pm

PAV3

oh, the one where you are saying hello? but not goodbye...

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

night blue

6:16 pm

lynxxx

Owl - I dipped half of each shortbread in very dark chocolate

6:16 pm

PAV3

g'day blue...

6:16 pm

lynxxx

Taking a break, BBL

6:16 pm

cybernan

can't figure out what you are doing with your purse, molly

6:16 pm

cosdem

question re: shortbread

6:16 pm

cosdem

the dough is all crumbly.... is that right?

6:17 pm

cybernan

hello but not goodbye, mmmm

6:17 pm

ChampFit

Looking at it...

6:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty!

6:17 pm

wildcat17

keeping an *** out for it, looking at it

6:17 pm

PAV3

off to walk the dogs and flip my cheesecakes! the big test to see if I made these correctly...nan- gerund ending, and add a vowEl

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

I believe it is...unless you put tons and tons of butter in it, which...but still yes when I made it is was a bit crumbly.

6:17 pm

lynxxx

Not with the recipe I used Cos

6:17 pm

PAV3

red! more cookies for the PB please...

6:18 pm

cosdem

ok ill add alittle more butter

6:18 pm

redturtlehead

LOLOL, I supply hot pants, not food.

6:18 pm

redturtlehead

I would go with Lynxx's advice. I am not a good chef or baker!

6:18 pm

PAV3

brb

6:18 pm

cybernan

ah -- ty vm

6:18 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

what in the world is today's theme?

6:19 pm

cosdem

lynx what was ur recipe again? :)

6:19 pm

ChampFit

Nan...beauty of an icon!

6:19 pm

cosdem

clue for the last co6?

6:20 pm

cybernan

no the dough should not be crumbly -- it should be smooth and silky feeling -- the key to good shortbread is lots of kneading. (and you must use butter)

6:20 pm

cosdem

yeah ill try again! thanks :)

6:20 pm

cybernan

I will put the recipe in my profile.

6:20 pm

MollyL

Cos, try adding a bit more butter or margarine. Too crumbly means too dry. Do that in bits at a time until your dough is moist.

6:20 pm

cosdem

thanks molly

6:21 pm

cosdem

perfect nan so i can print it

6:21 pm

redturtlehead

ok down to 81....blech.

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

cos you are not baking and babbling?

6:21 pm

cosdem

yes i am lol

6:22 pm

cosdem

well i was.

6:22 pm

MollyL

And then mix, mix, mix Cos. Nan is right, the dough should be smooth.

6:22 pm

cosdem

il wait til tomorrow. i need to get more stuff from the store but the advice is needed

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

follow babblers advice, they are the best bakers!

6:23 pm

rururocks

is lickety's list missing a bunch of t's?

6:23 pm

cosdem

lickety has 292 words

6:24 pm

cosdem

c lue for the last co6?

6:24 pm

ChampFit

I'M missing a bunch of T's...must get cracking!

6:25 pm

dianedecoder

co + sound of a small bell a-ling

6:25 pm

LuvWordGames

co 6/27 co + a bee can s**** you

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

we should have a christmas cookies swap or round robin

6:25 pm

cosdem

ty!

6:25 pm

ChampFit

ty!

6:26 pm

dianedecoder

I have a whole bunch of th words.... I was wondering the same as ruru was

6:26 pm

ChampFit

Dear goodness...I'm only halfway on the t's!

6:27 pm

cosdem

de8?

6:29 pm

car.eeyore

de + no 6/24

6:29 pm

ChampFit

ty

6:29 pm

cosdem

ahhh i shlda seen that.. ty

6:30 pm

ChampFit

I'm bad with the backward twisties...

6:30 pm

car.eeyore

clue for ai 7/36 please?

6:31 pm

cybernan

Shortbread recipe and instructions posted in my profile. Off to make ginger cookies -- the other favourite of my grandkids.

6:31 pm

cosdem

add a cross in middle of the first ai6/24

6:31 pm

LuvWordGames

ai 7/36 what we breathe + a bee can s**** you

6:31 pm

car.eeyore

Yum!

6:31 pm

cybernan

gerund to the 2nd ai 4

6:31 pm

car.eeyore

TY Luv!

6:31 pm

cosdem

or ai + th5/16

6:32 pm

LuvWordGames

yw car

6:32 pm

LuvWordGames

ra 7/32 please?

6:32 pm

cosdem

or luv's clue lol

6:32 pm

cdd

thanks LuvWG

6:32 pm

LuvWordGames

yw cdd

6:35 pm

car.eeyore

I am still looking for a clue for EL 6 please?

6:35 pm

car.eeyore

I don't have the ra 7/32 yet....

6:36 pm

LuvWordGames

do you have the el 5/10 car?

6:36 pm

LuvWordGames

if so, add a cons. before the last letter

6:36 pm

car.eeyore

yes...

6:36 pm

ChampFit

ty!

6:36 pm

cybernan

el + vowel + anagram of what goes with tonic

6:36 pm

car.eeyore

Ty Again Luv!

6:37 pm

LuvWordGames

yw car

6:37 pm

car.eeyore

Vowels are all done!

6:37 pm

car.eeyore

Whoops! PB for me!

6:37 pm

LuvWordGames

so 7/36 please?

6:37 pm

ChampFit

odec

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

6:37 pm

ChampFit

CRAP! RECALL!

6:37 pm

cybernan

ra 7/32: a rodent infested pub?

6:37 pm

car.eeyore

so 4/4 + gerund

6:37 pm

cosdem

Champ is having a fit with the keyboard?

6:38 pm

ChampFit

APPARENTLY! Sorry...

6:38 pm

car.eeyore

LOL! TY cyber!

6:39 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks nan, I'll try to figure that clue out-guess I"m slow tonight

6:39 pm

ChampFit

me too...

6:39 pm

cybernan

a pub is a watering ****

6:39 pm

redturtlehead

well, welcome back champ...

6:39 pm

ChampFit

:)

6:40 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks nan! Fireworks for me

6:40 pm

car.eeyore

Hooray!

6:40 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations Luv!!!

6:40 pm

cybernan

off to my mixer :)

6:40 pm

ChampFit

yay!

6:40 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks everyone

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

77 here...

6:41 pm

LuvWordGames

started the grid in Florida today and finished it in Michigan tonight

6:41 pm

LuvWordGames

any clues needed?

6:42 pm

redturtlehead

Oh luv, are you cold? did you enjoy Florida?

6:42 pm

LuvWordGames

yes red, I thoroughly enjoyed Florida, nice to soak up some sun and blue skies!

6:42 pm

redturtlehead

where di you go?

6:43 pm

LuvWordGames

it's not too cold here yet though, 60's and rainy today but dropping off tomorrow

6:43 pm

LuvWordGames

Tampa, joined hubby on a business trip and we extended the stay over the weekend

6:43 pm

LuvWordGames

what part of Florida are you in, red?

6:43 pm

redturtlehead

oooh, only baout 1.5 hrs from me.

6:43 pm

redturtlehead

Tampa is lovely.

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

reminds me I have to email another babbler about her trip in jan....

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

BRB

6:44 pm

LuvWordGames

we kayaked on the Little Manatee River and went over to the beaches from Clearwater south

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ar 6 pls?

6:44 pm

car.eeyore

Luv...do 7/40 please?

6:45 pm

LuvWordGames

if you have do 4/5 add a gerund ending to it

6:45 pm

car.eeyore

a + not left

6:45 pm

aknitter

hey car - happy upcoming turkey day

6:45 pm

mixi6

fracee

6:45 pm

car.eeyore

I didn't have that DO 4...but I just got it! ty1

6:45 pm

LuvWordGames

yw car

6:45 pm

car.eeyore

KNITTER!!!! {{{hugs}}}

6:46 pm

cosdem

do 6/21??

6:46 pm

car.eeyore

Happy Thanksgiving to you!!! What are the plans?

6:46 pm

aknitter

ahhh you're squeezing me

6:46 pm

aknitter

the usual..turkey, taters, squash dessert!! and you

6:47 pm

LuvWordGames

do 6/21 d + double vowel + cons + double vowel

6:47 pm

car.eeyore

We are all heading to Trif's for the day...the usual menu.

6:47 pm

aknitter

that will be an event i am sure!

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty car

6:47 pm

aknitter

we are going to my mother's

6:47 pm

cosdem

tyvm

6:48 pm

car.eeyore

We have a lot of fun! You should come!

6:48 pm

LuvWordGames

yw cos

6:48 pm

car.eeyore

How are mom & dad?

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

Knit!

6:48 pm

aknitter

i bet there is a lot of laughter there

6:48 pm

aknitter

hi TO!

6:48 pm

car.eeyore

YVW!

6:48 pm

car.eeyore

...and tears these days....but that's ok.

6:48 pm

aknitter

this weekend is their 60th wedding anniversary

6:49 pm

car.eeyore

I just told mom!!! WOW!!!!

6:49 pm

aknitter

they want to go to ernie's for dinner - shocking

6:49 pm

car.eeyore

no way!

6:49 pm

car.eeyore

Tee hee

6:50 pm

jillibus

Hello all

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

great clues but i must accxomplish something. bbl to finish while watching american masters

6:50 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Jilli!

6:50 pm

aknitter

hi jilli

6:50 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Jilli! Bye TO!

6:50 pm

aknitter

There will be an announcement of the anniversary in this weeks old colony

6:51 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! I will pick one up for mom!

6:51 pm

aknitter

complete with their original wedding photo and a current shot

6:51 pm

jillibus

This biggie is a bugger (scuse my french)

6:51 pm

car.eeyore

How is your mom doing? We must meet up and compare notes.

6:51 pm

aknitter

your mother will laugh at the picture

6:51 pm

aknitter

there are too many "notes"

6:51 pm

redturtlehead

Luv I'm really glad you enjoyed the West coast of Florida, post oil spill there has been a lot of economic issues.

6:51 pm

Jillyjill

hmmmm anyone have the fr4/7?

6:51 pm

jillibus

does anyone have a clue for the ca7/40? (the last ca word)

6:51 pm

car.eeyore

Do you know when the paper will be out?

6:52 pm

aknitter

tomorrow i believe

6:52 pm

redturtlehead

yes many young guys in college belong to one of these.

6:52 pm

lil*monkey

jilli , fr + common pronoun

6:52 pm

car.eeyore

ca 7/40....ca 5/14 + past tense ending

6:52 pm

lil*monkey

that was fr4/7 for jillyjill

6:52 pm

car.eeyore

hi lil*monkey!

6:53 pm

lil*monkey

helloooooooooooo peeps

6:53 pm

aknitter

and just what is the ca 5/14?

6:53 pm

littlebit

hey monkey!!

6:53 pm

jillibus

car, that's not the LAST ca word

6:53 pm

redturtlehead

oooh I just discovered the Ma***** in ther grid, passes a round of extra dry shaken not stirred...

6:53 pm

car.eeyore

Think of an oval pin with a silhouette in it

6:53 pm

lil*monkey

hey littlebit!

6:54 pm

Jillyjill

*slap*

6:54 pm

aknitter

got it ty. i like olives in my ma7

6:54 pm

jillibus

ty red -- just waht I'll be getting shortly (the ma*****)

6:54 pm

car.eeyore

I am sorry....the last CA 7/40 is pet feline + happy **lidays! + **al or no **al?

6:55 pm

car.eeyore

Clearly....I need a MA7 as well!

6:55 pm

jillibus

thanks, car!

6:55 pm

aknitter

how can you past tense the little silhouette? that is a weird word

6:55 pm

car.eeyore

I agree

6:56 pm

ChampFit

me too!

6:56 pm

MollyL

You just gotta love Red. Ma7/32's all around and sauna pants in one day.

6:56 pm

redturtlehead

well instead of the pin, some people Ca***** in a movie. a different word for starred.

6:56 pm

aknitter

IDK red i don't think that is a real word lol

6:57 pm

lil*monkey

DWTS finale is about to start

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

yes I would agree. but....

6:57 pm

ChampFit

hiels

6:57 pm

aknitter

brb -- phone

6:57 pm

ChampFit

Losing it...sorry again!

6:59 pm

MollyL

I don't watch Dancing With The Stars, but I would love to see shows like this, and American Idol based on talent instead of fixed, call in voting.

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

is Bristol Palin still dancing?

6:59 pm

car.eeyore

Oh...the boys are restless....

6:59 pm

lil*monkey

red, she is still on the show

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

wow.

7:00 pm

car.eeyore

How about Jennifer Grey?

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

I dont watch either, but I have heard of the controversy.

7:00 pm

lil*monkey

big controversy as to WHY bristol is still on the show.... mommy is influencing the vote, evidently

7:00 pm

MollyL

Yes Red, Palin is still in contention. And thoughts are that she will win, simply because of the massive call in campaign.

7:00 pm

lil*monkey

yes, Jennifer Grey is still on, as is Kyle

7:00 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah!

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

Well, the Orlando Magic are playing san antonio in a half an hour....

7:01 pm

lil*monkey

last week, when Birstol was NOT voted off, some nutcase shot a gun into his TV

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

probably also fixed, but...

7:01 pm

Jillyjill

1/2 way and time to dine...bbs

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

i thought the nutcase was maybe in his right mind.

7:01 pm

cosdem

lol agreed red.

7:02 pm

lil*monkey

yes, red! LOL

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

bye Jilly!

7:02 pm

car.eeyore

Wahooey! Zach (my 8yo) just found FR 6/36 for me!!!

7:02 pm

cosdem

i dont own a gun. never will. but if i had a gun... and i saw the palins on tv, i'd shoot it too

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

good job Zach!

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

I dont have it yet!

7:02 pm

car.eeyore

I am so proud!

7:02 pm

MollyL

I have to wonder why Bristol was ever invited on the show in the first place. Talent shows should not involve anyone with political affiliation.

7:02 pm

cosdem

lol car. thats the word i just found as well.. b/c of the gun talk :P

7:02 pm

lil*monkey

well i'm off to watch... night everybody

7:03 pm

Shirlockc

why isn't oodle a word?

7:03 pm

car.eeyore

Night!

7:03 pm

Brookie

Good evening everyone!

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

night monkey.

7:03 pm

brid

you can't have just one?

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

hi brookie!

7:03 pm

Brookie

Hi red!

7:04 pm

Brookie

Looks like a good grid today.

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Brookie!

7:04 pm

wht

Hi all, how is BabbleLand tonight?

7:04 pm

cosdem

phantom fraction

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

my big phantom: doctor

7:04 pm

Brookie

Hi car.eeyore!

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

Hi WHT!

7:04 pm

MollyL

Voting for oodle to be a recognized word. And offering up my disdain for Soodle to be included in the grid without bum after it. : P

7:04 pm

Brookie

Hi wht!

7:04 pm

brid

like trews. or trousers, it's a....always "S" plural. (and no, i don't know why i can only come up with pants as references tonight)

7:04 pm

redturtlehead

if we include soodle we also need to include trif.

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

hi wht.

7:05 pm

wht

Well, oodles would be accepted if it were in the grid.

7:05 pm

brid

yeah. but trew wouldn't. same thing.

7:05 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first fr 6/30 please?

7:06 pm

wht

I don't have that yet, car.

7:06 pm

cosdem

fr 6/36?

7:07 pm

cosdem

fr + what you do on stage in a plat + middle vowel

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

Boo! I gave you a FR 6/36!

7:07 pm

cosdem

u did car? lemme read back!

7:07 pm

brid

fr 6/30-- rhymes with the plural of the desert plant with all the spines and points

7:07 pm

cosdem

play, not plat

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

ty for thant cos.

7:07 pm

Brookie

Thanks for the clues!

7:08 pm

cosdem

i cant find the fr 6/33 u clued :(

7:08 pm

wht

ty brid and car.

7:08 pm

wht

Boo was the clue, cos.

7:09 pm

cosdem

oh haha! wow.. thank you

7:09 pm

Nef

Hello Everybody. To start or not to start; knowing that I can't stay up to finish.... Any advice?

7:09 pm

cosdem

I'm fr6ened auntie em!

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

There are 2 FR 6/33's....who FR6 Roger Rabbit and the other is what a hippie would have on the edge of their leather vest

7:09 pm

wht

Hey, there is an Italian sports car in the grid.

7:09 pm

Brookie

Start it, nef. Enjoy the game, regardless of the ending.

7:10 pm

Nef

thanks, Brookie. I just hate starting grids that are evil.

7:10 pm

wht

This grid is more big than evil.

7:10 pm

car.eeyore

It is not evil at all Nef...very manageable.

7:11 pm

wht

The small ones tend to be evil. When they are big, there are bound to be words you can find.

7:11 pm

Nef

Okay, then. Diving in! :-D

7:12 pm

car.eeyore

he 6/27 please?

7:12 pm

HarryHood

hi all...132 left and here to list.

7:13 pm

wht

The trip to Mecca, car.

7:13 pm

MollyL

he 6/27....he + ***l not boy + first vowel

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

TY Molly! Never would have gotten that one!

7:14 pm

Brookie

Thanks for the clue, Molly!

7:14 pm

MollyL

Don't you use that word in all your everyday conversation? Yeesh.

7:15 pm

Brookie

I used to, when I was 2 years old, but my friends in daycare didn't understand me, so I stopped using it.

7:16 pm

MollyL

I'm convinced that this game is geared to people who memorize the dictionary for Scrabble.

7:16 pm

Brookie

Good point!

7:16 pm

crystalle

I agree MOlly!!!

7:16 pm

cosdem

the first hi6?

7:17 pm

MollyL

They are the ones who log in at 1:15 AM and then say FIREWORKS at 1:30. Right.

7:17 pm

Nef

NBT in 23 words! This one is fun!

7:17 pm

car.eeyore

the second lo 5/12 please?

7:17 pm

car.eeyore

Go, Nef, Go!

7:17 pm

cosdem

Like Josh!

7:17 pm

wildcat17

pt of british bathroom

7:17 pm

wht

On slow nights, Molly.

7:18 pm

car.eeyore

TY and Hi Wild!

7:18 pm

MollyL

The first hi 6...hi + second vowel + I got an engagement r***

7:18 pm

HarryHood

first ca7/32?

7:18 pm

wildcat17

yw and hi

7:18 pm

mkg

good evening all.

7:19 pm

cosdem

the first hi6?

7:19 pm

Brookie

Hi mkg!

7:19 pm

crystalle

without the clues from in here i wouldn't get many!

7:20 pm

mkg

i could use clues for the top row e words. dont have either.

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

eo 4/4

7:20 pm

crystalle

lots of american flags in here. Any other countries playing?

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

en 4/5

7:22 pm

mkg

europe is asleep now........shhhhhhhh. in the morning it is europe. and after midnight it is australia

7:22 pm

jillibus

yes, me, crystalle

7:22 pm

car.eeyore

32 words to go....all r, s & t's!!!!

7:22 pm

cosdem

i guess no one has the hi6 :(

7:22 pm

Nef

WTG, Car.ee! You can do it!

7:23 pm

car.eeyore

Molly clued it cos!

7:23 pm

wildcat17

molly clued it at 7:16 cos

7:23 pm

crystalle

Canada (being the birth place of bryan adams ) ROCKS

7:23 pm

jillibus

I have the first hi6/27

7:23 pm

Brookie

The only hi6 I have has to do with employment.

7:23 pm

cosdem

yeah im blimd. thanks guys.. and sorry molly!

7:24 pm

cosdem

good golly miss mollly.. thank you! :)

7:24 pm

wildcat17

I have 33 left car but mine are all over the place

7:24 pm

gramma

he + not a boy drop the l and add a vowel

7:24 pm

jillibus

I now have both hi6es :)

7:24 pm

car.eeyore

That's OK Cos!

7:24 pm

cosdem

that was my last H and i wanted it done with :)

7:24 pm

gramma

Oh and by the by...hi every1. 8)

7:24 pm

MollyL

There is a very disturbing parallel Universe somewhere, in which they speak all these nonsensical Babble words on an everyday basis.

7:24 pm

cosdem

hi gramma

7:24 pm

jillibus

but I'm missing 142 words so can't help much with clues.

7:24 pm

car.eeyore

Hi gramma!

7:24 pm

wht

I don't know why Enable won't take ghoti - it is a fish, after all. :^)

7:24 pm

cosdem

thats what i called my grandma... "gramma"

7:25 pm

jillibus

ha ha wht, I know that one.

7:25 pm

cosdem

my favorite grandmother i mean.. the other one will live with "grandma" lol

7:25 pm

redturtlehead

oh Molly, I hope not.

7:25 pm

gramma

he4/5 AND he7 are alluding me. Along w/102 others.

7:25 pm

jillibus

My grandmother was Granny.

7:25 pm

MollyL

Red, they wear Suana Pants there every day.

7:26 pm

cosdem

which he4/5?

7:26 pm

redturtlehead

I want a pair.

7:26 pm

cosdem

if its the one b4 the he7... think of.. a benefactory of a will

7:26 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for any el's? Thanks

7:26 pm

gramma

The 1 before the 7. Please?

7:26 pm

redturtlehead

nnow down to 65....no list...but the words are getting odder and odder.

7:26 pm

MollyL

Or Sauna Pants.

7:26 pm

gramma

e + a cut of beef or pork

7:27 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, gramma.

7:27 pm

gramma

e+the same w/ a 3 pt. before the last letter

7:27 pm

wht

he4/5 are the people who get the estate.

7:28 pm

Boobear

clue for de 8 please

7:28 pm

gramma

wht, I tried that sooo many times. Now it works. ty

7:29 pm

gramma

de + write a quick **** shorter than a letter + gerund

7:29 pm

MollyL

Red...the words keep getting odder and odder...as Willy Wonka said...there is no Earthly way of knowing....in which direction we are going...

7:29 pm

wht

I think sometimes the grid hears us complaining about what words are legal sometimes and just refuses to take the good ones out of spite.

7:30 pm

cosdem

great quote for this grid molly

7:30 pm

Boobear

ty gramma

7:30 pm

gramma

yw

7:30 pm

MollyL

I agree wht. The grid masters are evil. And juvenile. Tits an fa7/48 are regular words here.

7:31 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first to 5 & 6 please?

7:31 pm

redturtlehead

well I am going to run a bath and watch the magic hopefully pull it out over the spurs.

7:32 pm

dianedecoder

2000 pounds + to ** list

7:32 pm

MollyL

*Sending a warm, heated blanket to Red*

7:32 pm

car.eeyore

TY Diane!

7:33 pm

wildcat17

what does the 9 start with?

7:33 pm

dianedecoder

yw car.eeyore !

7:33 pm

redturtlehead

oh thanks.

7:33 pm

crystalle

9 starts ca

7:33 pm

wildcat17

ty

7:34 pm

jillibus

Well, we're having record cold for this time of the year here, and so sudden we're unprepared. We also had a surprise big snowstorm and lots of people were without power for days -- I was lucky and only lost power for an hour or so, but am snowbound.

7:35 pm

redturtlehead

gives Jillib the blanket.

7:35 pm

cosdem

the 2nd ma5/16 please?

7:35 pm

redturtlehead

we are still warm here, I am just very sore.

7:36 pm

crystalle

ai8? clues anyone?

7:36 pm

car.eeyore

5 to go...all th's!

7:36 pm

cosdem

Jilli.. when I lived in Vermont I was stranded in my apartment alone for 3 days because my porch was full of snow. .it covered my front door all the way up

7:36 pm

dianedecoder

I saw pictures, Jillibus !!! mostly from Victoria though. Your snow is always so heavy too.... we have snow but it's crisp and fluffy.... it's - 25 here right now

7:36 pm

gramma

ai5 w/gerund

7:36 pm

Hannah Levin

HELP!

7:36 pm

jillibus

I'm hoping I'm not going to lose my dahlias again, which hadn't been dug up yet. And I'm hoping that my irrigation system's gadgets aren't damaged.

7:37 pm

gramma

cos, where in vermont?

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

what we breathe + th 5/16

7:37 pm

jillibus

Cos, I used to live in the Montreal area so I know how it is there.

7:37 pm

cosdem

Burlington

7:37 pm

cosdem

i love that town. i want to move back someday

7:37 pm

MollyL

(((Jilli))) *Passing a rich hot chocolate*

7:37 pm

gramma

I live in Cornwall outside of Middlebury

7:37 pm

wht

Stick a gerund ending on everything, even nouns.

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first th 5/16 please?

7:38 pm

jillibus

cos, we were almost neighbours ;)

7:38 pm

cosdem

it was .. i think 3 nor'easterns in 4 days

7:38 pm

cosdem

oh wow gramma.. i LOVE middlebury. what a gorgeous town.

7:38 pm

MollyL

D-ING...D-ING

7:38 pm

Boobear

th 5 what you call one item

7:38 pm

MollyL

I

7:38 pm

cosdem

i lived there from 2003-2004 when I was working in Governor Dean's national HQ

7:38 pm

gramma

the 1st 1 I have is T + the person who gets stuff from the will

7:38 pm

jillibus

Thanks, Molly, but it's nice and warm in my house -- and I have a fireplace if I lose power.

7:39 pm

Boobear

rhymes with ri4

7:39 pm

MollyL

I'm moving down near Red. I don't get you people who love snow. Ick.

7:39 pm

car.eeyore

It's before that.

7:39 pm

jillibus

Well, cos, I left Mtl (actually Hudson, Que) in 1996.

7:39 pm

cosdem

did someone clue the second ma5/16?

7:39 pm

jillibus

I'm with you, Molly.

7:40 pm

jessmom

car- change the vowel and reverse the last 2 ltrs

7:40 pm

cosdem

you know whats sad? I ve never been to montreall.. everu time we planned to go.. a snowstorm hit

7:40 pm

MollyL

Okay Jilli, then I will take the kindly offered hot chocolate back.

7:40 pm

stidmama

hey all

7:40 pm

Boobear

clue for do 6/21

7:40 pm

stidmama

it's snowing here -- were you planning a visit? rofl...

7:40 pm

car.eeyore

I got it. It is th + hard boiled **g + a consonant! YIKES!

7:40 pm

jillibus

Oh don't do that, Molly -- love hot choc! Thanks!

7:41 pm

jillibus

Hi stid -- my sympathies.

7:41 pm

car.eeyore

FIREWORKS!!!

7:41 pm

cosdem

i need the 2nd ma5/16 and the last ma7 :( *bangs head on desk*

7:41 pm

wildcat17

woohoo car!!!

7:41 pm

cosdem

wtg car!

7:41 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief!

7:41 pm

wht

A clue for the last co6,21? The one after the loon.

7:41 pm

jillibus

cos, that's an alt sp of the Th*** of Cawdor, if you know the Scottish Play.

7:41 pm

jessmom

ma5 Homer Simpson's wife

7:42 pm

wildcat17

2nd ma5 I have is a girl's name

7:42 pm

jillibus

YAY car!!!

7:42 pm

cosdem

lol thats a word in the grid?

7:42 pm

wht

Ooops pb for me. Is there still hot chocolate in there?

7:42 pm

cosdem

ty jess and wild

7:42 pm

wildcat17

last ma7 I have is the vodka drink

7:42 pm

stidmama

YAY car!

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

Yes, you definitely need a MA 7...perhaps with olives!

7:42 pm

cosdem

OH

7:42 pm

cosdem

that alcoholic drink i kept lookinmg for margarita lol

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

Alright everyone! Got to get these boys to bed! Have a good one!

7:42 pm

wildcat17

also yummy but not there

7:43 pm

wildcat17

nite car

7:43 pm

jillibus

cos, that ma5 is also short for the butter substitute

7:43 pm

cosdem

thanks all

7:43 pm

stidmama

and the most annoying thing is.... as per usual, the person in charge of the generator (NOT me) did not bother to even see if it can turn over with this storm on the way! now that it is here, if it won't start we will be in trouble. *very annoyed mama look*

7:43 pm

cosdem

whats funny is.. i'm watching the simpsons right now

7:43 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams car

7:43 pm

jillibus

Bye car, and ty for the help!

7:44 pm

jillibus

Oh good luck, stid -- hope you don't lose power.

7:44 pm

dianedecoder

that night on the *****, of Lake Labarge, we cremated Sam McGee

7:44 pm

wht

c's conquered

7:44 pm

cosdem

ok the last ma5/12?

7:44 pm

stidmama

me too! I would be okay in a hotel room, but what to do with the bird, the dog and the strictly aquatic reptile???

7:44 pm

dianedecoder

night, car.eeyore

7:45 pm

jillibus

guess you'd have to take them all with you, stid

7:45 pm

stidmama

no hotel I would stay in would accept them!

7:46 pm

cosdem

sneak em in stid! thats what i did when i moved to colorado.. i stoppd in hotels and snuck in my dog and cats

7:46 pm

jillibus

A friend here who didn't have a fireplace lost power days ago and just went to stay with friends and neighbours she could get to -- we also had about 10" of snow -- I'm still snowed in.

7:47 pm

cosdem

NM about the ma5.. found it

7:47 pm

stidmama

go cos go!

7:47 pm

stidmama

down to 116...

7:47 pm

cosdem

74 left.

7:48 pm

jillibus

wow, stid -- still 139 left here, but I think I druther chat than beat my brains out

7:48 pm

cosdem

grid started out easy then got tedious

7:49 pm

wht

d's do4/5

7:49 pm

jillibus

cos, that's why I said this biggie is a bugger, if you'll excuse the expression

7:50 pm

gapeach

Congrats, car!!!!!!

7:50 pm

stidmama

down to 110, will quit at 100.

7:50 pm

wht

Clue for the el6?

7:51 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ca7-32 the 3rd? Thanks

7:51 pm

stidmama

*waits for clues*

7:52 pm

wht

An animated film, ga.

7:52 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, wht.

7:52 pm

wht

The 9 builds off it.

7:52 pm

cosdem

od5?

7:53 pm

jillibus

od5 -- poem + not off

7:53 pm

cosdem

ty!

7:54 pm

stidmama

GOT THE NINE!!! (and down to 99)

7:54 pm

jillibus

YW

7:54 pm

stidmama

tom is home. says he is sure the generator will start. So now I am merely hoping the power stays on until the load that is currently in the washer is fully dried...

7:54 pm

stidmama

*sigh of relief*

7:55 pm

stidmama

I think the children probably won't have school tomorrow. the roads are already icy -- REALLY icy and it's only going to get colder.

7:55 pm

stidmama

our rural district won't have all the roads passable for a couple of days.

7:55 pm

jillibus

stid -- isit windy?

7:56 pm

jillibus

oh my, got the oo6!

7:57 pm

stidmama

off and on jill -- will have big gusts later they just said on the news -- our actual home should be fine from the wind, but usually Mother's gets the blast from the north.

7:57 pm

stidmama

oo6? *curious look*

7:57 pm

Jellen

Hello...

7:57 pm

stidmama

GOT IT!

7:58 pm

stidmama

hey JELLEN!!!! (((hugs and hot cocoa)))

7:58 pm

dianedecoder

hi Jellen :-)

7:58 pm

jillibus

We're supposed to get high winds, and with heavy snow frozen to pines , there could be lots of damage.

7:58 pm

jillibus

Hi Jellen!

7:58 pm

wht

Hi Jellen

7:58 pm

Jellen

It was unseasonably warm here today...

7:58 pm

Boobear

hi Jellen

7:58 pm

stidmama

yes, the firs around here handle either snow OR wind pretty well, but double-whammies are bad

7:59 pm

stidmama

LOL jellen! *offers lemonade instead*

7:59 pm

jillibus

oh jellen, don't torture us!

7:59 pm

mcurlschool

Hi friends.....Stid, how much snow your way?

7:59 pm

jillibus

I meant firs (still thinking East)

8:00 pm

crystalle

do5's anyone ? please!!!!!!!!

8:00 pm

stidmama

hey mcurl! about 3 inches on the ground at home

8:00 pm

stidmama

1" at mother's on the water -- other side of the peninsula

8:00 pm

stidmama

did you have the day off school? most mason county schools seemed to be closed, but Evergreen and Olympia schools weren't

8:00 pm

mcurlschool

I think we're between 3-5; just got word that school is 2 hrs late for us; started out that way this morning and before 8:30 was cancelled.

8:00 pm

stidmama

how about you?

8:01 pm

wht

do5,12 one who gives something

8:01 pm

cosdem

the last ra7 please?

8:01 pm

wht

do5,16 is action

8:01 pm

Boobear

clue for the first fa 6/33

8:02 pm

stidmama

ah -- yes, I think I am more worried about ice on the roads tomorrow than anything -- there is a quarter-mile stretch along the primary road that is a slick surface like a well-groomed ice-skating rink in weather like this

8:02 pm

HarryHood

so fa* so good and gerund

8:02 pm

gramma

ra7 is a compound word. It's where my $ goes

8:02 pm

HarryHood

11 to go!

8:02 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one gramma

8:02 pm

stidmama

go harry go!

8:03 pm

cosdem

thanks gramma. its also a plural lol

8:03 pm

cosdem

7,8,9 words done. all i have left are the dreaded S and Ts

8:03 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the el6, please?

8:03 pm

mcurlschool

I can sympathize with you, we have several areas like that. We're heading to federal way for Thanksgiving so hope it clears by then

8:03 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all, need clues for both he6/27...WHAT am I missing...

8:03 pm

stidmama

yes, I hope so! how's the grand up there doing?

8:03 pm

stidmama

hey jilly!

8:04 pm

HarryHood

wht take the el5 and throw in a consonant b4 the last letter

8:04 pm

cosdem

thats a weird word jilly

8:04 pm

Dorens

el ends with anagram of gerund

8:04 pm

mcurlschool

she's up to 10 pounds and doing well. Can't wait to see her

8:04 pm

gramma

cos, how does it become plural? I'm clearly missing something, which is not unusual for me.

8:04 pm

stidmama

apparently generator is not putting out power... *worried mama look*

8:04 pm

stidmama

wonderful!

8:04 pm

HarryHood

jill I only have one he6, and it's a trip to Mecca

8:04 pm

cosdem

he + not boy, change last letter to vowel

8:04 pm

Dorens

oh poor stid... hope you can stay warm somehow

8:05 pm

wht

ty, Harry.

8:05 pm

mcurlschool

our lights have been blinking for a while so we broke out the candles, etc

8:05 pm

stidmama

must go research possibilities for fixing it.

8:05 pm

stidmama

later all. *poof*

8:05 pm

HarryHood

any1 have the first ca7/32 and the last ca7/40?

8:05 pm

Jillyjill

ty cos...Hi Stid, harry, gramma, mcurls and wht!

8:05 pm

cosdem

the last ra7/28 is plural for the ra6 before it

8:06 pm

gramma

ahh. I don't have those yet. Clues welcome here

8:06 pm

gramma

Howdy, Jillyjill

8:06 pm

Dorens

the last ca 7/40 ends in type of poetry

8:06 pm

cosdem

a mouse's cousin plus abbreviation for animated film

8:07 pm

wht

The first ca7,32 looks like the bird from Baltimore.

8:07 pm

HarryHood

aah ty dorens

8:07 pm

Dorens

yw, hh

8:07 pm

Jillyjill

okay, it's worse than i thought need the hi 6/27...sorry

8:07 pm

wht

ty cos

8:08 pm

gramma

an animated film....thinking about that one. ty

8:08 pm

HarryHood

ty wht :)

8:08 pm

crystalle

the d words are killing me

8:08 pm

gramma

cartoon? nope.

8:08 pm

Dorens

pb, gramma!

8:08 pm

crystalle

de5 and do6

8:09 pm

wht

l's licked

8:09 pm

cosdem

gramma.. the last 4 letters of that :)

8:09 pm

gramma

OOPS! I honestly didn't know that was there. sorry

8:09 pm

Jillyjill

Places chocolates in pb for gramma...

8:09 pm

cosdem

abbreviation of ca7/32 is...

8:09 pm

cosdem

lol

8:09 pm

Jillyjill

Hi6/27 someone?

8:09 pm

gramma

I'm walking away for a few minutes. I'm so sorry, folks.

8:10 pm

Dorens

sorry jj, need it myself... awaiting clue eagerly!

8:10 pm

wht

Giving a job, jilly

8:10 pm

crystalle

i estimate that without all the help i get in here i would only get about 50% of words!

8:10 pm

Dorens

c'mon gramma, we've all done that

8:10 pm

lynxxx

hi6 change the 2nd cons in the other to a vowel

8:10 pm

wht

Also getting thyself away.

8:10 pm

cosdem

aww gramma i do that once a day. its no big deal :)

8:11 pm

Dorens

ty lynxxx

8:11 pm

lynxxx

nice clue wht

8:11 pm

Dorens

also a good hint thanks wht

8:11 pm

cosdem

a greeting + vowel + gerund, JIlly

8:11 pm

wht

yw lynxx and dorens

8:11 pm

Jillyjill

tu wht and lynx!

8:11 pm

cosdem

ah im too late :)

8:12 pm

wht

n's notched.

8:12 pm

Jillyjill

No, I actually needed your clue cos! *blows kiss*

8:13 pm

cosdem

ah ok yay! :)

8:14 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone

8:14 pm

lynxxx

hi Dawg

8:15 pm

cosdem

oooh an old popular computer game is in the grid!

8:15 pm

lbdawger

hi lynxxx!

8:15 pm

Boobear

hi lbd

8:15 pm

lbdawger

hi boo!!

8:16 pm

Jillyjill

slapping self* drat it all!! Still can't seem to figure out that first hi6/27 despite good clues

8:16 pm

wht

o's ousted. 32 left

8:16 pm

lynxxx

I DO like Maxine today!

8:16 pm

dianedecoder

think hurrying !!!

8:16 pm

Jillyjill

ahhhhh, wrong direction corrected...got it...

8:16 pm

dianedecoder

:-)

8:17 pm

Jillyjill

Hi there dawg....cold enough for you? I see you got snow today!

8:18 pm

wht

r's rung

8:18 pm

lbdawger

hi Jilly! we've got snow, wind, and a severe brrrr factor

8:19 pm

HarryHood

DONE!!!

8:19 pm

lbdawger

currently 4 degrees with -11 windchill

8:19 pm

lynxxx

congrats Harry!

8:19 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo HH!

8:19 pm

mcurlschool

same here lbd but not as cold as you

8:19 pm

wht

wtg Harry

8:19 pm

HarryHood

tyty

8:20 pm

Dorens

yay harry!

8:20 pm

jillibus

YAY Harry!!!

8:20 pm

crystalle

ei5 anyone please?

8:20 pm

jillibus

(just got back from the kitchen)

8:20 pm

cosdem

omg how did i miss this.. i have been trying to find the first so4/5 for a half a hour and it just came to me

8:20 pm

lbdawger

ei is a number

8:20 pm

HarryHood

crystal - ocho

8:20 pm

crystalle

any e clues please?

8:20 pm

lynxxx

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 *

8:21 pm

jillibus

and hi mcurl -- enjoying the weather? (Hah)

8:21 pm

crystalle

i hate e words

8:21 pm

lynxxx

hi Jilli

8:21 pm

crystalle

and never get them all

8:21 pm

cosdem

37 left... all T words

8:21 pm

HarryHood

time for ice cream...bye all

8:21 pm

Dorens

cos same thing happened to me with the first so word!

8:21 pm

Dorens

do6/21 anyone please?

8:21 pm

Jillyjill

see you harry....go cos go..

8:21 pm

mcurlschool

certainly miss jilli! even though we have to make up lost days I can do no school due to weather!

8:22 pm

jillibus

brrrr -- ice cream -- not here

8:22 pm

wht

There are ei5/16 e words today

8:22 pm

wht

There is a slippery fish

8:22 pm

lynxxx

do6.21 another way of spelling Hangd down your head John Do**** perhaps

8:22 pm

wht

e + pork ****

8:23 pm

Jillyjill

my roomies in nursing school and I had a tradition of the first below zero temps we would walk down for ice cream...oh to be 20 again!!

8:23 pm

Dorens

thanxxx lynxxx

8:23 pm

jillibus

I don't believe that do6!

8:23 pm

wht

But it might take you eo4 to get to the en4,5 of the grid.

8:24 pm

Jillyjill

Hi sis!!

8:25 pm

Dorens

finally monkeyed my last word, the ridiculas th6/24

8:25 pm

jillibus

congrats, drens

8:26 pm

cosdem

clue dorens? :)

8:26 pm

lynxxx

Hooray for Dorens!

8:26 pm

Dorens

th + gershwin brother +consonant

8:27 pm

cosdem

good clue! ty!

8:27 pm

lynxxx

TY Dorens

8:27 pm

Dorens

ty cos. or yw. not sure which. off to ice my thumb ... see you tomorrow. happy babbles

8:27 pm

cosdem

clue for ta6/24?

8:28 pm

Jillyjill

congrats dorens!!

8:28 pm

lynxxx

ta6 ta**** and feathering

8:28 pm

dianedecoder

baby "thank you " + circlet

8:29 pm

jillibus

and we all need to know what that th6/24 is, so check the ?

8:29 pm

cosdem

i dont speak baby :(

8:29 pm

dianedecoder

I guess ta would have been allowed... lol

8:30 pm

cosdem

i havent spoken baby in 30 years lol

8:31 pm

crystalle

a circlet is an open crown right?

8:31 pm

dianedecoder

it goes around your finger too..

8:31 pm

lil*monkey

just use lynxx's clue

8:32 pm

wht

Fireworks

8:32 pm

cosdem

OH i didnt see that clue ty!

8:32 pm

lynxxx

Congrats wht!!

8:32 pm

cosdem

now i get the baby ty lol

8:32 pm

crystalle

lol i actually already had that ta word

8:33 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo wht!!

8:34 pm

crystalle

what are fireworks?

8:34 pm

wht

When you go pro, you get an animated fireworks display when you complete the puzzle.

8:34 pm

lynxxx

No def and new for me fr6.30 fr & desert plant c****

8:36 pm

lbdawger

i thought it was a plural form of parts of numbers

8:37 pm

lil*monkey

well i got to halway... that's as good as it gets for me today... night all

8:37 pm

lil*monkey

*halfway*

8:37 pm

lynxxx

bye Lil

8:37 pm

wht

Night lil

8:37 pm

lynxxx

seems like it Dawg - but no def

8:38 pm

donnie828

I am doing better today with the puzzle than i ever have and I am no sherlock. The th624 I have might cause one to be very tired and possibly boring.

8:38 pm

cosdem

15 left.

8:40 pm

dianedecoder

2

8:41 pm

wht

Does anyone need clues before I go?

8:41 pm

gramma

th6/24?please.

8:41 pm

lynxxx

0

8:41 pm

lbdawger

ni5 lil, go cos, do diane!

8:42 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo LYNXXX!!

8:42 pm

lynxxx

th & vwl & male sheep

8:42 pm

jillibus

125 left and supper to get -- I'll be disappearing into the grid and morewords too -- bye for now, and hooray for those who finish!

8:42 pm

donnie828

wht did you get any of the oo words? Thanks for any clues.

8:42 pm

welki

hi, babblers

8:42 pm

dianedecoder

thanks Jilli... hope to see you later

8:42 pm

lynxxx

hi Wellki

8:42 pm

lbdawger

ni5 Jilli, hi welki!

8:42 pm

gramma

ty

8:42 pm

cosdem

a sound you make when you see someone get insulted

8:43 pm

lynxxx

I must go - bye all. Enjoy this v. nice grid

8:43 pm

cosdem

oh sorry that was for an IM! lol

8:43 pm

dianedecoder

only one oo word

8:43 pm

gramma

ac5/12?

8:43 pm

cosdem

clue for the 2nd tr5/12>

8:43 pm

JenMO16

lots of -ing words!

8:43 pm

dianedecoder

or what we do over a new baby.... a lot of oo**** and ahing

8:43 pm

welki

freezing by you, dawg?

8:43 pm

lbdawger

ac + cheap metal, gramma

8:43 pm

cosdem

gramma just take off the last letter of the ac 6

8:44 pm

wht

th6, 24 is t + a king of Tyre

8:44 pm

lbdawger

beyond freezing, welki

8:44 pm

welki

here too .. going on a week now

8:44 pm

gramma

tr 1st 3 means 3 2nd 2 are the 1st 2 letters in 1 who emotes

8:44 pm

Jillyjill

*banging head on screen*----remember to pl jj!!

8:45 pm

gramma

DOH!

8:45 pm

cosdem

the only king of tyre i can think of is satan

8:45 pm

lbdawger

cos, tr + sacroil***

8:45 pm

Jillyjill

It is 16 here and expected below zero in a few hours

8:45 pm

wht

tr5,12 3 + you use the ** to cool a room in summer

8:45 pm

lbdawger

nasty weather started friday night here, and is progressingly getting worse

8:45 pm

wht

It is also the name of a college and a town in Ohio.

8:46 pm

lbdawger

i think 16 might have been our high today.

8:46 pm

dianedecoder

fireworks.... and ended with the weirdest word !!

8:46 pm

wht

Or T + what you might say to a male sheep.

8:46 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo DIANE!!

8:47 pm

cosdem

got it ty

8:47 pm

wht

wtg diane

8:47 pm

wht

which weirdest word was that. There are some good candidates.

8:47 pm

Brookie

Back for some more of the grid...

8:47 pm

lbdawger

which word, diane?

8:47 pm

cosdem

fireworks!

8:47 pm

dianedecoder

thanks, lb :-) wht :-)
My last word was gr5/14 the second one

8:47 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooo COS!!

8:48 pm

Brookie

yeah cos!

8:48 pm

dianedecoder

super, Cos !!

8:48 pm

cosdem

i need aspirin now :)

8:48 pm

cosdem

im gonna lie down for a bit b4 flip :)

8:48 pm

welki

right now, it's -24c (-11F) with a wind chill of -31

8:48 pm

wht

I had actually heard of that one. My candidate for weirdest word was the co8,55.

8:49 pm

lbdawger

YIKES! welki that's waay beyond miserable!

8:49 pm

Brookie

Wow, I was complaining about the 50-degree weather here.

8:49 pm

cosdem

co8/55 is the weirdest word indeed

8:49 pm

welki

only 1 day without snow since last tuesday ... i'm ready to pack up and move south!

8:50 pm

cosdem

bbl my head huts

8:50 pm

cosdem

huts

8:50 pm

dianedecoder

reminded me of how they do "pig calling" LOL

8:50 pm

welki

hi/bye cos

8:50 pm

lbdawger

a lot of candidates for weird in this grid

8:50 pm

cosdem

hurts lol

8:50 pm

gramma

How about ai7?

8:50 pm

lbdawger

poor cos

8:50 pm

lbdawger

like the ai8 but take out the aitch

8:50 pm

dianedecoder

lol

8:51 pm

gramma

ty

8:51 pm

lbdawger

or put a gerund on the end of ai4.4

8:51 pm

gramma

6 left

8:51 pm

lbdawger

yw

8:51 pm

lbdawger

go gramma!

8:51 pm

wht

The secret to this grid is to put a gerund on the end of everything.

8:52 pm

dianedecoder

almost, wht !! lol

8:52 pm

gramma

3 C's before the chill

8:52 pm

JenMO16

got that right wht

8:52 pm

PAV3

81 tp go...just missed cos and his celebratiathon

8:52 pm

lbdawger

gerunds and pt!

8:53 pm

lbdawger

go Pav!

8:53 pm

lbdawger

c double vowel + double vowel + gerund

8:53 pm

wht

gram, that is co5,12 - c + double vowels

8:54 pm

lbdawger

i must be heading for the pillows. see you all tomorrow. stay warm and safe!

8:55 pm

dianedecoder

goodnight, lb

8:55 pm

gramma

got the 5. I'll keep trying.

8:56 pm

PAV3

just ca4 back from din at Sweet Tomatoes..my neighbor treated 'cause I baked all them cookies....they're still hanging around my kitchen btw...and poor Joey goes in for dental surgery tomorrow....and can't eat for the rest of the eve,and the water gets put away at 9 pm (in an hour)

8:56 pm

wht

Add a gerund, gram

8:56 pm

gramma

got the 6

8:57 pm

gramma

No way!

8:57 pm

gramma

ty

8:57 pm

JenMO16

i love Sweet Tomatoes, Pav

8:58 pm

wht

Good night all, happy Babbling.

8:58 pm

gramma

G'nite.Sweet dreams

8:58 pm

Brookie

Good night, wht!

8:59 pm

PAV3

aI love their chili...my neighbor wants my chili recipe that I cooked up from the Bear Creek "just add water and tomato paste" variety....I don't have the heart to tell her it wasn't homemade. mostly 'cuz she can't cook anyway so what's the deal?

9:00 pm

gramma

My bladder is about to explode. Excuse me.

9:00 pm

mcurlschool

that's a good story pav3; reminds me of the lady that wanted my sister's chocolate cream pie recipe---jello chocolate pudding in a pie shell topped with cool whip---she couldn't believe it

9:01 pm

PAV3

I do have a receipe...but I told her I added and omitted, so I'll never be able to replicate it...

9:01 pm

mcurlschool

your secret is safe! ;-)

9:03 pm

PAV3

I love to bake from scratch, but there are times when speed is of the essence...and partially made works best

9:05 pm

mcurlschool

I agree and take that same path myself!

9:05 pm

dianedecoder

e.g. the Bacardi Rum cake that my family all love, starts with a golden cake mix !

9:06 pm

PAV3

and the same for the pineapple upside down cake I am to make for din Thursday...Betty Crocker is my hera!

9:06 pm

dianedecoder

I make that from my mom's recipe from the 50's..... and her lazy daisy cake too...

9:07 pm

mcurlschool

I love my mom's big red Betty Crocker cookbook; I know it's in reprint and keep "wish listing" it for christmas!

9:07 pm

dianedecoder

I love to cook and bake, and I really miss having a bunch to cook for. This afternoon I made cookies, but they are all going to the grandkids who still take lunches .

9:08 pm

mcurlschool

I tood advantage of my no school for snow day and mixed up some ginger snap cookies to bake for my hairdresser.....she's changed my appt so many times this week for my schedule it's the least I could do!

9:08 pm

PAV3

don't get wrong!...when I to4 my friends I'd show their son how to bake an angel food cake, we made two from scratch..they were surprised, thinking I'd use a box mix...some foods can't be prepared from boxes, and lessons on how to are too often cut short when you are learning...they loved them btw

9:09 pm

dianedecoder

I have too many cookbooks ... yikes ! I've been typing up many of mine and saving on the computer.

9:09 pm

dianedecoder

I still remember making a chiffon cake with my mom... we had no power on the farm at that time, so the eggwhites had to be beaten by rotary hand beater.... that was my job !!

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:10 pm

mcurlschool

that's true pav; but it's nice to have a "shortcut" in a pinch for time.

9:10 pm

PAV3

I have an old photo album of recipes

9:10 pm

dianedecoder

hiya jm

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

sigh i am a "what's in the ice box and I will mix it up" cook

9:10 pm

mcurlschool

I remember the days of working the rotary hand beater. My least favorite was whipping cream!

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

then people ask for the recipe and I have no clue

9:11 pm

mcurlschool

wait a minute----my mom still makes us use the rotary hand beater; what am I talking about!!LOL

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

ac5?

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

I still use mine too mcurl, but NOT for whipped cream

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

performing on stage.... drop the last consonant

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

?? that would be ac4

9:13 pm

dianedecoder

or chop the 6/27 which follows

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

ty diane

9:14 pm

dianedecoder

yw

9:14 pm

PAV3

a's do4

9:14 pm

dianedecoder

makes me think of an asthma medicine lol

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

me too

9:15 pm

dianedecoder

I just realized what you did... to avoid using a grid word and going to the PB !!

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

i did?

9:16 pm

PAV3

c's down

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

oh pav did

9:16 pm

dianedecoder

If I talked more on here, I'd probably be in the pb all the time

9:16 pm

dianedecoder

yes... Pav... sorry

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

no you will end up like me and hesitate when you type emails to avoid words in the grid

9:18 pm

PAV3

ack! sometimes I don't avoid them and enjoy the cookies in the PB...they are very good this time of tear ...

9:18 pm

PAV3

time of year...

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

lol

9:18 pm

dianedecoder

yes.... it's all just in fun !

9:18 pm

PAV3

do6 21?

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

hang down your head tom do6

9:19 pm

dianedecoder

sounds like a chinese rice field worker..

9:19 pm

dianedecoder

aha.... good one jm

9:20 pm

dianedecoder

poor boy, you're goin' to die ...now I'll be singing that until bedtime LOL

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

i have been humming it all day

9:21 pm

PAV3

ty..d's found

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

ca7/32?

9:21 pm

PAV3

a cousin to the birds of Baltimore

9:21 pm

dianedecoder

Kingston tr 4/4 I caught myself in the nick of time on that one LOL

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

i loved them

9:22 pm

dianedecoder

re: Tom D***** song

9:22 pm

Jillyjill

Hang down your head was the first song I ever learned on the guitar...39 years ago...

9:23 pm

dianedecoder

good one Jilly.... I learned Streets of Laredo , and then Funny Face ( Donna Fargo )

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

cardinal. . .canary. . . wren

9:24 pm

PAV3

el6 24?

9:24 pm

joey

my first song learned was House of the Rising Sun.

9:24 pm

PAV3

baseball team from Baltimore

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

good song joey

9:25 pm

joey

I don't know if I could still play it though. My fingers don't have calluses any more

9:25 pm

dianedecoder

if you have the el 5/10 insert a consonant second from the end

9:25 pm

Uneaixoise

el + vowel + Petula ClarK: It's S*** of the Times

9:25 pm

Jillyjill

Joey, you can sing Amazing Grace to the tune of the House of the Rising Sun....lol

9:26 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL had to throw in another oldie! LOL

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

el + vowel + anagrammed gerund ending

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

ty pav i finally got it

9:26 pm

joey

I didn't know that, jillyjill. wish i had known that then

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

I don't play guitar any more, just the piano

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

i have do** that many time jilly

9:26 pm

Jillyjill

Okay, my hair can't get any greyer....someone clue the so 8/55 and the so7/36 please

9:27 pm

PAV3

good Lord! some of these words just can't be...!

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

ty diane

9:27 pm

dianedecoder

think "calming"..... relaxing.....

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

a massage can be so8

9:27 pm

Jillyjill

so many baby talk words tonight!!

9:27 pm

Uneaixoise

so7 chimney dirt + gerund ending

9:27 pm

PAV3

JJ...so6 a crying baby...

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

the drop one letter

9:28 pm

dianedecoder

LOL.... but you said it started with so, jm !!!

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

*then

9:28 pm

dianedecoder

but I agree on the massage !!!

9:28 pm

Jillyjill

duh....fish slap

9:29 pm

Jillyjill

both gerunds...*putting back training babble training wheels*

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

not me i hate massages unless i am *ahem* very familiar with the giver

9:29 pm

dianedecoder

;-) ahem, indeed !!

9:30 pm

dianedecoder

I've never had a "professional" massage....

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

depends on how you define professional

9:30 pm

Jillyjill

oohhh diane, you don't know what you are missing...i get one a year!

9:31 pm

dianedecoder

meaning anyone other than my hubby .... but I've been told they are wonderful.

9:31 pm

PAV3

took a massage class once in college..undergrad...the instructor specialised in foot massages...vary relaxing and ticklish all at once..unnerving

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

ah well i was fa**ly old when I married so had some *ahem* experience

9:31 pm

dianedecoder

My grandkids do that for me.... I love it

9:32 pm

dianedecoder

I married at 20... NO experience LOL ... been married for 50 years last May

9:32 pm

PAV3

the first fr...a 6 30.....?

9:32 pm

joey

when I was getting chemo they had a nurse or therapist who would come around and give foot massages. that was great

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

congrats diane

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

i do like it when the pedicure girl massages my feet

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

rhymes with plural prickly plant from desert

9:33 pm

dianedecoder

fr + desert plants c * * * *

9:34 pm

dianedecoder

we're thinking alike... that was a tricky one to clue

9:34 pm

PAV3

f's finished 56 to go!

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

first co 5/14?

9:34 pm

dianedecoder

I never got a good massage during chemo :-( but I sure enjoyed having my ipod.... I used to fall asleep.

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

go pav go

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

112 left

9:35 pm

Uneaixoise

co + comfy room in house

9:35 pm

AsGreen

71 here

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty une

9:35 pm

dianedecoder

co + bear lair

9:35 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

9:35 pm

AsGreen

bottom row gray - finally!

9:35 pm

dianedecoder

hi Une :-)

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

ooh i was talking with an architect today about installing solar panels

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

wtg asg

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

ty diane

9:36 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, diane :-)

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

your icon made me think of that une

9:36 pm

PAV3

g's gone

9:37 pm

Uneaixoise

cool -- so you're seriously considering it?

9:37 pm

Uneaixoise

go, pav!

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

yes i am planning on it

9:37 pm

PAV3

UNe! more cookies for the PB?

9:37 pm

AsGreen

pb for Une! ;)

9:37 pm

dianedecoder

I just read your profile, Joey.... you've battled it twice.... I wish you all the best. It's only been just over 2 years for me.

9:37 pm

Uneaixoise

excellent!

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

i am doing some work on my house

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

so diane and joey are you folding at home?

9:38 pm

joey

thanks diane.

9:38 pm

joey

jmc, what do you mean "folding at home"?

9:39 pm

dianedecoder

not yet.... Crossy told me that you would be a gentle ambassador... encouraging the folding program. I honestly will think about it.

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

i kept saying th***s like i wanted to reuse my sink and he kept saying it may cost more than getting a new one and i said i have been recycling since before you were born

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

folding at home uses the unused bandwidth of your computer to help fold proteins which scientist feel will lead to the cure for cancer and Alzheimers and other such

9:40 pm

dianedecoder

joining a program out of Stanford University, that enables people to let their band width be used for folding protein for cancer research

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

it only takes a few minutes to set it up on your computer and we have a babble team -- check out info in my icon

9:41 pm

joey

I am sorry, I never heard of that before. HOw do you sign up ? nm

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

well really it just refers you to crossy's icon.

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

i ne** to add more to mine

9:41 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for co6-21 the 1st? Thanks

9:42 pm

dianedecoder

My daughter's sister in law ( a doctor in genetics ) did her post doctorate at Stanford, and worked the whole time with rats and cancer cells, etc. I'll bet she even knows about this program

9:42 pm

PAV3

peach. take the vowEl from the co7 32...stereo co6

9:42 pm

gapeach

nm found it.

9:42 pm

dianedecoder

nick for head louse

9:43 pm

gapeach

Thanks, PAV3.

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

our team id is 173981 and you can download the program from http://folding.stanford.edu/

9:43 pm

dianedecoder

oops... I gave the second one

9:43 pm

PAV3

he6 27?

9:44 pm

dianedecoder

he + long necked ****ffe

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

he+letter+a Roth *** is a wise move for retirement

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

better one diane

9:44 pm

Jillyjill

16 left...

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

107 left

9:45 pm

PAV3

49 here..and ty both for the he

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

any way joey and diane, crossy and I are trying to get 100 babblers to sign up-- actually I forgot Dr God put it in the friends of babble section below

9:46 pm

dianedecoder

dessert time.... be back shortly ... I think hubby just wants popcorn !!

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

i have it going on all three of my computers

9:47 pm

PAV3

h's hacked!

9:47 pm

joey

thanks. I sent it to myself at work so that i can print it and follow the instructions

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

ty joey

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

it seems like a no brainer to me since you are helping without it costing you a th***

9:49 pm

Jacula

I'm afraid that I don't have anything going on in 'standby' because I unplug everything that isn't being used. It's not only more earth friendly, but it saves on the bills.

9:50 pm

PAV3

lo5 12 before the lake bird?

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

i have to leave my computer at work on for the backup system to work

9:50 pm

Jacula

If you knew how much unecessary electricity things on standby use, you probably would unplug them.

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

but it just runs while i am on the computer on the other two

9:51 pm

Jacula

It's time the USA caught up with this.

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

actually my computer in my home office is on a plug that turns everyth*** off when i turn the computer off

9:52 pm

Jacula

Last TV we bought doesn't have an OFF switch, just goes to standby. So it has to be unplugged. How not green is that?

9:52 pm

Jacula

If a plug is still plugged in, then it is still draining some power.

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

heavens! you wait for your tv to warm up? how retro

9:53 pm

Jacula

No, I didn't say that, jmc. it's not a valve set. But it's time the usa caught on that using too much power, when unecessary, is not good.

9:53 pm

PAV3

bypassed the last lo and mastered the m's

9:54 pm

Jillyjill

2

9:54 pm

Jacula

Nuff said on the subject, but you lot do use more resources than we in UK do.

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

i agree and if you saw my electric bill you would know it. My computer is the highest drain most of the time because I don't have ac

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

the U.S. Jac, not me

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

go jilly go

9:55 pm

Jillyjill

1

9:55 pm

PAV3

lo5 12?

9:55 pm

Jacula

jmc - I did say the USA. I didn't hold you personally responsible.

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

9:56 pm

Jacula

So. jmc, if your electricity bill is high, unplug your computer/s.

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

but it is not high that was my point

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

and actually I was saying earlier that I was talking with an architect today about installing solar panels

9:57 pm

Jacula

jmc - but if you unplugged it, there'd be even less power drained from the world resources.

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

:-P

9:57 pm

Jacula

And we wouldn't be wasting power argueing about it. LOL!

9:57 pm

PAV3

if no clue for the lo5 12, how about a clue for the od words? please ?

9:58 pm

Jacula

Pav - Hello. lo5/12 is the past tense of 'went to the potty or the toilet'.

9:58 pm

Jellen

lo 5/12 adds a consonant to the lo 4/5

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

okay how can you have a gerund to someone who inherits?

9:59 pm

Jacula

the od 5 & 6 are names of cinemas.

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

really people say lo5/12??

9:59 pm

PAV3

thanks Jac...and again for the o's

9:59 pm

Jacula

jmc - the one who inherits has a gerund ending.

10:00 pm

PAV3

27 left...waling Joey and then brb...(it's his t ime)

10:00 pm

Jacula

y/w Pav.

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

i have never seen that word in my life! he7/40 that is

10:00 pm

Jillyjill

darn it...can't find the last word i need...ri6/27 clue please?

10:01 pm

Jillyjill

HI Jacula!!

10:01 pm

PAV3

er///walking Joey

10:01 pm

Jacula

jmc - no, not these days, I guess they don't even describe the too overtly sexual stuff a lewd now, either.

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

a british expression meaning ok i will do that

10:01 pm

Jacula

Hil JillyJill.

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

ri5/16 plus a vowell

10:02 pm

Jacula

ri6 = correct + a vowel at the end.

10:02 pm

Jacula

jmc got the interpretation spot on.

10:02 pm

Jillyjill

Got it thanks!! fw

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

*wonders if a false claimant to an inheritance is a red he7/40*

10:03 pm

Jillyjill

got it with the the british clue...y'all rubbing off on me...

10:03 pm

Pinikula

(hi all)

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

i watch lots of british mysteries lol

10:03 pm

Jillyjill

Hey there pini!!

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini

10:03 pm

Pinikula

been lurking for a few...but now down to my last 4

10:03 pm

Jellen

Hello...

10:04 pm

Pinikula

hi jilly, jmc, et al :)

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

*glares at pini*

10:04 pm

Jellen

Go, Pini!

10:04 pm

Pinikula

hi jellen ;)

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

hi jell

10:04 pm

Jacula

Another way of saying the ri6 is an ri7 with another vowel before the last one. It's not in this grid, so don't start looking.

10:04 pm

Jacula

Hi Jellen.

10:04 pm

Pinikula

hi jac

10:04 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Jellen

10:04 pm

Jacula

Hi Pini.

10:05 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for oa6-24? Thanks

10:05 pm

Jillyjill

what horses eat +gerund ending

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

paddling down the river peach

10:05 pm

Jellen

Hooray! Hit halfway!

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

wtg jell

10:06 pm

Jillyjill

lord, that's it...i am to tired...niters all!

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

bye jilly

10:06 pm

Jacula

'Night Jillyjill.

10:06 pm

Jellen

Bye, jilli

10:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks much jmc and jilly.

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

yw

10:07 pm

Pinikula

ca8 ?

10:07 pm

Pinikula

oy vey...nm

10:08 pm

Pinikula

got it ;) *foolish me*

10:11 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers * (finished on owned apts)

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo pini

10:12 pm

yuffi

facepalm

10:12 pm

Jacula

I'm only still here at this time of the morning because my stepdaughter has aannoyed me so much by self-diagnosing on Google, her imagination knows no bounds, she's that good she convinces herself she is ill. Plumbum oscillans! And then, when news came through os the first holiday abroad she might have had, which I moved heaven and earth to arrange, she said she might not want to go because some bloody pop group she likes were playing in UK and perhaps she might be allowed to go. When asked by me if she wanted the holiday abroad she'd formerly begged for, I got a shrug as an answer, Is it any wonder I snapped at her? Beloved (her Dad) got mad at me when I snapped at her. Well, that makes a change; it'ds usually me telling him he shouldn't have been so impatient with her.

10:12 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ca7-40 the 3rd? Thanks

10:13 pm

Jacula

Rant over. I feel better for getting it off my chest.

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

glad to be there for you jac

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

why the fa** palm yuffi?

10:14 pm

Jacula

gap - put on a 3rd layer of paint - another co4 gerund ending.

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

i thought that was ca7/40 ray

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

ca+**e *** to Joy by Beethoven is one of my favs

10:15 pm

Jacula

No, jmc, that's the 2nd one.

10:15 pm

gapeach

Yes, jmc, it is ca7-40 the 3rd>

10:17 pm

Jacula

Oh, I forgot the silhoette pic word.

10:17 pm

gapeach

It's the very last word in the ca list.

10:17 pm

Jellen

Mine too, jmc...

10:18 pm

Jacula

Anywy, if jmc is just here to try and pole fun or catch me out in some way, I'll go.

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

what? no not at all jac

10:18 pm

Jacula

*poKe

10:18 pm

Jacula

jmc - it felt like it.

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

grrrr

10:19 pm

jmcnrick

no not at all jac i am sorry if it felt like it it was not my intent

10:19 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Jacula.

10:19 pm

Jacula

I've had enough shit to deal with these past few years/days. Don't need more.

10:19 pm

Jacula

And yes, I must go to PB because I typed an ne4 word there.

10:19 pm

AsGreen

top row gray... 36 left

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

go asg go

10:20 pm

Jacula

gap - I haven't actually gone yet. But thanks, I think, anyway.

10:22 pm

AsGreen

left column gray

10:22 pm

Jacula

*Sitting in the PB, as it was originally designed, with stale water and stale bread.* Don't sent nice things in there to me. That's not what the PB was designed for.

10:22 pm

Jacula

I'm an Old School Babbler.

10:24 pm

Jacula

We don't spell out clues and we try not to use lists unless it's a question of life or death re the rankings. We do give lists, though. LOL

10:24 pm

dianedecoder

joyful, joyful.... we adore thee

10:24 pm

Jacula

Don't be sarcastic! LOL

10:25 pm

AsGreen

outside border gray! LOL

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

go asg go

10:25 pm

Jacula

To be honest, I'm not sure the new form of Babble, when it arrives, will suit most of us. We enjoy the challenge and the banter and the cryptic clues.

10:26 pm

dianedecoder

and I'm just a new school babbler, and I'll be back later.

10:26 pm

AsGreen

tx jmc

10:26 pm

gapeach

Night all.

10:26 pm

Jacula

Maybe we should ask Lickety, whose list I sometimes use, to set up a new site for us?

10:28 pm

Jacula

What is the point of doing a game or puzzle if it's all made as easy as possible? Surely the point of doing it is to stretch your mind, or pit it against others?

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

some people stretch sooner than others

10:29 pm

Jacula

Ans as for spelling out clues, unless it's against the clock just before the end of the grid....

10:30 pm

Jacula

jmc - do you mean some peopl;e are more dense than other people?

10:30 pm

jmcnrick

sure i will confess to being more dense than many of the other babblers but i have never felt looked down upon

10:31 pm

Jacula

have you seen Babbler Brookie's silver medal winning speech?

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

yes i thought it very cute

10:31 pm

Jacula

I think she speaks for most 'old style' Bablblers.

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

really?

10:32 pm

Jacula

It wasn't 'cute' - it was very clever.

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

i must have seen a different speech

10:32 pm

Pinikula

(sorry - was distracted with phone call from dau)

10:34 pm

Jacula

I'd like to say something now, but I don't think I will. Goodnight all.

10:34 pm

AsGreen

shoot - I have 29 left, but it's my husband's bday in 25 mins....ugh

10:34 pm

Pinikula

I'm sorry...did I interrupt something?

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

goodnight jac i hope tomorrow goes better for you

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

then you have 25 minutes left asg

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

jac was in a sour mood pini

10:36 pm

AsGreen

lol jmc, ok ok...sneaking all this in anyway....

10:36 pm

Pinikula

I'm sorry to hear that, jmc...

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

she was catching hell from hubby and step-dau

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

go asg go

10:36 pm

Pinikula

never a good thing!

10:36 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, AsG

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

anyway she felt i was baiting her --which i wasn't-- and went off on me -- so i more or less kept quiet but not completely

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

i am not as good at keeping quiet as some babblers are

10:38 pm

Pinikula

You? go off? wow...hard to believe (especially having met you!)

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

I didn't go off-- she did

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

od5?

10:38 pm

AsGreen

*not getting caught up in discussion, though intriguing* (have too many words to get)

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

anyway I am sure tomorrow she will be in a better mood -- at least i hope so

10:38 pm

Pinikula

Well, I wouldn't think you'd be inclined to bait anyone either...we were roomies after all...

10:39 pm

Pinikula

you're pretty harmless! :)

10:39 pm

Pinikula

od + long time

10:39 pm

Pinikula

can help if needed, AsG

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

i rarely bait people -- its not my style

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

on the other hand i rarely back down either -- someth*** i ne** to cultivate

10:40 pm

AsGreen

don't want to be thought of "new school"...lol

10:40 pm

PAV3

and we're back! 26 left to find...r's s's an d t's

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

go pav go

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

60 left

10:40 pm

dfmchfhf

hmmm.... the contents in the Add Word box is now "yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..."... which button should I press, delete or enter?

10:40 pm

AsGreen

I ne4/5 a bunch of c words

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

enter hit enter!

10:41 pm

PAV3

If I recall correctly, there was a time before Lickety's listing...

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

I ne** a slew of ra words

10:41 pm

Pinikula

falling asleep again, dfm?

10:41 pm

Pinikula

hi Pav ;)

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

no pini that would be zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:41 pm

PAV3

ri6 27?

10:41 pm

PAV3

hi Pini!

10:42 pm

dianedecoder

I just want to make a comment.... still being somewhat of a newcomer. Nowhere did I see a list of rules or guidelines governing how clues might or might not be offered. I just went along with what I have witnessed in chat. My thought on it is that some newcomers, who have not played many word games at all in their lives, should be encouraged, and if helping is one of those encouragements, so be it !

10:42 pm

Pinikula

ri5 + vowel

10:42 pm

dfmchfhf

I tried that last time with two hours' worth of "G"s and it froze my window for five minutes, I think four hours of 'Y's would be worse!

10:42 pm

jmcnrick

a british saying meaning okay i will do that

10:42 pm

Pinikula

hi di (agreed)

10:43 pm

PAV3

thanks Pini...I just remembered, i hadit beforetaking Joey out...duh...I think I need some ra's

10:43 pm

dfmchfhf

(hi pini :o) and everyone else)

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

diane jac was having a bad day -- some older babblers do prefer to have clues that are only the meaning of the word but they usually play at a different time

10:43 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- uses cryptic crossword hints as clues, can't get any worse than that! :oO

10:43 pm

dianedecoder

I try not to ask unless pressed, and I also try not to list until I've absolutely run out my options.... but I would never "lord it" over anyone

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

4 hours of Ys? sorry I didn't understand that

10:44 pm

Pinikula

I don't particularly care much for letter-by-letter spelling out, but sometimes ya just gotta go there...

10:44 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- likes definition and etymology hints, but nobody gives those... :o(

10:44 pm

Pinikula

I would if I knew that many words, dfm! :)

10:44 pm

AsGreen

co 6/7 before the silly vowelish ones?

10:44 pm

Pinikula

<-- flunked Spelling Bee

10:44 pm

jmcnrick

everyone plays at th*** own pace and in th*** own way -- personally i never use morewords

10:44 pm

dianedecoder

I love your clues dfm, but they take some thinking up to be sure. By the time I've thought of a very cryptic one, there have been many clues, and the game has moved on.

10:44 pm

dfmchfhf

jmc I fell asleep with my finger on the "T" key, which is the "Y" key in Dvorak... while the cursor was, thankfully, in the Add Word box.

10:44 pm

AsGreen

n/m got it

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

make feel better and a tv stand asg

10:45 pm

PAV3

ri6 27 jmc...they do play at diff hours of hte day and value their points...cryptic clues are often better because this is a brain game after all. and not necessarily a spelling game...lord knows the dictionary isn;t quite as useful either

10:45 pm

AsGreen

thx tho jmc

10:45 pm

dianedecoder

I don't know of any help aids on here, other than Lickety's and asking

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

ah glad you didn't hit enter then

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

there is morewords which some use

10:46 pm

Pinikula

some use a-z, reverse dictionary...

10:46 pm

dianedecoder

e.g This was in a cryptic puzzle I did today.... " I am going around in torn clothing" and the answer is a 7 letter word

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

i like the meaning clues but really don't worry about it since to me it is about having fun and if it is not fun i am not doing it

10:47 pm

yuffi

facepalm

10:47 pm

Jellen

Back again...

10:47 pm

PAV3

poor th5, Joey had no idea he's going in for dental work tomorrow...but teeth infections can be tricky...

10:47 pm

saanichcat

raiment

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

another fa**palm yuffi?

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

hi jell

10:47 pm

Pinikula

yuffi's going to have some severe bruising with all of the facepalms!

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

hi saan

10:48 pm

saanichcat

hello there jmc!

10:48 pm

Pinikula

ra7 = compound word = where large mice hide

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

no kidding pini

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

ty pini

10:48 pm

dianedecoder

you nailed it, saanichcat !!

10:49 pm

saanichcat

I love those puzzles

10:49 pm

PAV3

r's ransacked! 22 left

10:49 pm

dianedecoder

and you have snow, right ? I have sisters and brother, neices and nephews in Victoria and up the island

10:49 pm

jmcnrick

go pav go

10:50 pm

Pinikula

oh, we may get snow tonight!! * jumping with excitement *

10:50 pm

dianedecoder

and nieces too ;-)

10:50 pm

saanichcat

It was the first snow, bad forecast and a lot of summer tires...panic, panic!

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

*gives the ski a worried look*

10:50 pm

dfmchfhf

ooh diane plays cryptic? <3

10:51 pm

jmcnrick

er sky

10:51 pm

dianedecoder

I remember once in Victoria ( 1958 )... there was snow and everything came to a standstill for 2 days. Being a prairie girl, it was too amazing !!!

10:52 pm

PAV3

s's smacked! 17 t's rema4

10:52 pm

jmcnrick

second ta5/14?

10:53 pm

saanichcat

happens every year Diane.

10:53 pm

Pinikula

rhymes with not small

10:53 pm

dfmchfhf

ta5/14 (cryptic:) Tailless goal blocks

10:53 pm

dianedecoder

I've never found any cryptic puzzles online, but I still have a bunch to do that mom patiently cut out of the Victoria daily paper for me, for years !!!

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

try another one pini

10:54 pm

saanichcat

Diane! So did my Dad!

10:55 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- does TorStar cryptics weekly (when he's close enough, unlike this work term!), and also cryptics at his university :oD

10:55 pm

Pinikula

rhymes with not small or big flat boat

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

ty pini

10:57 pm

saanichcat

unfortunately I can't get all the good newspaper ones online; I guess they don't post them. I sometimes buy the tab "International Express" just for the puzzles.

10:57 pm

dianedecoder

one of my sisters lives up high,overlooking Cordova bay, steep driveway, and sometimes have had to park on Lochside for several days !

10:58 pm

saanichcat

I think her power might be off right now - outage that area

10:59 pm

dianedecoder

I guess I shouldn't be looking for any more puzzles and word games... I sometimes neglect th5/16 s

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

i go in fits and spurts diane

10:59 pm

dianedecoder

She was on facebook today I think... I'll try calling her soon.

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am worn out *checks for bruises*

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

i think i will go to bed

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

cu all later

11:00 pm

Pinikula

g'nite jmc

11:00 pm

dfmchfhf

goodni5, jmc!

11:00 pm

dianedecoder

and I saw a facebook gizmo from dfm..... <3 :-)

11:00 pm

saanichcat

sorry Diane just heard it is Cadboro Bay, not Cordova

11:01 pm

saanichcat

where the power is out

11:01 pm

dianedecoder

night night jmc... I'm going soon too... reading a nice book

11:01 pm

PAV3

th6 24 ?

11:01 pm

dfmchfhf

:o/ I don't have a facebook though...

11:01 pm

PAV3

9 to go

11:01 pm

Jellen

Bye, jmc

11:02 pm

dfmchfhf

th6/24 is a chemical oft. used as a fungicide. Apparently also a vulcaniser of rubber, too.

11:02 pm

dianedecoder

th first person aries sign

11:03 pm

PAV3

5

11:04 pm

dfmchfhf

oh! pini, I accidentally PB'd today :o(
my work machine doesn't have all these preventative GM scripts...

11:04 pm

AsGreen

I guess I'm no longer a slave to the rankings. It's bday time here....g'night w/20 to go!

11:04 pm

Pinikula

uh oh!

11:04 pm

PAV3

2

11:04 pm

dfmchfhf

go PAV!

11:05 pm

Pinikula

brb

11:05 pm

dianedecoder

thanks Saanichcat.... I'm going to phone her anyhow. They live within walking distance of Mattick's farm and the golf course.... lovely place to relax ... I love Victoria.

11:05 pm

Pinikula

oh, wait...must hold out for Pav's 2!

11:06 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, pav!

11:06 pm

PAV3

1 left...that pesky th6 24...is there an Engligh word clue for a first grader?

11:06 pm

dianedecoder

I'm waiting for the party too, Pini

11:06 pm

Pinikula

* digging in trunk for party favors *

11:07 pm

dianedecoder

th first person pronoun and male sheep

11:07 pm

Pinikula

add I ** what I ** to the th4

11:07 pm

Pinikula

(says Popeye the sailor man)

11:08 pm

dianedecoder

LOL.... I knew exactly who you were quoting....

11:08 pm

dfmchfhf

th6/24 (definition-less cryptic) Tailless after second before the morning time

11:08 pm

PAV3

thanks Pini...you may go now! sorry to keep you waiting..and ty dfm for your patience as well...

11:08 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:08 pm

Jellen

Hooray for PAV!!!

11:08 pm

Pinikula

not at all, pav!!! anything for you!! :)

11:09 pm

PAV3

ah..now I get it dfm...

11:09 pm

PAV3

let the partee begin...

11:10 pm

Pinikula

* confetti everywhere *

11:10 pm

dianedecoder

got it dfm :-) first... second.... th*** ( chop the d ) before the morning hours fun stuff

11:10 pm

dianedecoder

Way to go, Pav..... that was a feat, considering all the baking you did today !!!

11:10 pm

PAV3

and sorry to be a bummer, but Joey's got an early morning vet appt and I have to get my own mane trimmed ...

11:10 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats PAV! :o)

11:11 pm

Pinikula

have fun, pav :)

11:11 pm

Pinikula

(brb)

11:11 pm

PAV3

if I can swing it. more baking tomorrow...mango cheesecakes

11:11 pm

dianedecoder

and I'm going to phone my kid sister... ( she's 66 lol ) and then read a bit. ( we also have another sister in between us! )

11:11 pm

dfmchfhf

mmmm, mango...
not so sure about the cheesecake part for me, though :o/

11:12 pm

PAV3

he's tuning out as we speak...so must turn down the monitor....

11:12 pm

PAV3

ciao mes amis, and much gras! see you again soonest!

11:12 pm

dianedecoder

goodnight everyone ! Sleep well, those heading that direction.

11:13 pm

dfmchfhf

FF memory leak, restarting

11:13 pm

dfmchfhf

goodni5 PAV, diane, and diane, go through the PB while you leave? ;oP

11:14 pm

dianedecoder

whaaaaaaat did I type ? LOL night night !

11:15 pm

dianedecoder

ni5 gotcha !!!!

11:15 pm

dianedecoder

it got me again, and again.... I'll be there all ni5 !!!!

11:15 pm

crystalle

hi dfm

11:16 pm

dfmchfhf

hi crys! :o)

11:16 pm

dfmchfhf

hi crys! :o)

11:16 pm

crystalle

can anyone give me a clue for af word please

11:16 pm

dfmchfhf

ooh, my computer seems excited to see you!

11:17 pm

crystalle

excuse me!

11:17 pm

dfmchfhf

efreeti, djinns, genies, af5/16,...

11:18 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, af5/16s? Maybe... dunno plural...

11:18 pm

dfmchfhf

ah. af5/16i <-- seems to be the ri5 one...

11:18 pm

dfmchfhf

XoD yay PB saver script

11:19 pm

crystalle

ok dfm i am now confused!!!!!!

11:19 pm

crystalle

lol

11:20 pm

dfmchfhf

sorry can't think of a better clue <.<

11:21 pm

kje

af +start of a drugstore chain (*-aid)

11:23 pm

rururocks

afwalgreens

11:23 pm

crystalle

ty all

11:24 pm

kje

there is an idiot in every crowd

11:24 pm

crystalle

thanks!

11:24 pm

kje

not you crystal!

11:24 pm

rururocks

bad clue

11:25 pm

crystalle

lol

11:25 pm

kje

whatev - I am half asleep - I didn't notice you chiming in with anything decent

11:25 pm

rururocks

which half?

11:26 pm

kje

clearly the brain

11:26 pm

crystalle

this board is annoying me....thinking of just waiting for the new one

11:26 pm

rururocks

other than the c's. this was a pretty fun grid

11:26 pm

kje

it isn't bad, crystal - but if you just started, you are unlikely to finish by 12

11:27 pm

crystalle

i started it yesterday lol

11:27 pm

kje

just ordered a case and a half from sonoma, ru... trying to support y'all's dying economy over there in CA

11:27 pm

rururocks

of what?

11:28 pm

kje

mixed bottles from frick

11:28 pm

rururocks

oh.. petite sirah?

11:28 pm

crystalle

i think i am 14 hours ahead of the clock here

11:28 pm

rururocks

or counoise?

11:28 pm

crystalle

it is 1 30 pm

11:29 pm

kje

syrah, C3, carignanne, voignier, grenache blanc

11:29 pm

rururocks

carignane I bet is nice

11:29 pm

kje

very

11:29 pm

kje

very rich and full

11:29 pm

rururocks

Kenefick Ranch makes the best grenache blanc

11:29 pm

kje

the C3 is a nice rhone like blend that I use as my house wine - goes with everything

11:30 pm

kje

not familiar with kenefick - will check it out

11:30 pm

rururocks

I used to buy the Frick wines.. when they were in Santa Crux

11:30 pm

rururocks

santa cruz that is

11:31 pm

rururocks

Kenefick calls it Propietary White.. it is Grenache Blanc and Viognier and Roussane and Marsanne.. it is fabu

11:31 pm

dfmchfhf

ruru is just so silly! :oP

11:31 pm

kje

I do not see grenache blanc on the kenefick site

11:31 pm

dfmchfhf

wait, that might sound like a compliment. :o/

11:31 pm

rururocks

silly?

11:31 pm

kje

ok, will check again

11:33 pm

kje

nope, don't see it - but sounds great - some of my fave grapes

11:33 pm

rururocks

hmmm.. I should send you one..to try.

11:33 pm

rururocks

I bought a case of it

11:34 pm

rururocks

I love rhone blends

11:34 pm

rururocks

actually my faves

11:34 pm

kje

I never turn down wine... but then you will just create a taste for something I cannot get!

11:34 pm

rururocks

but.. then... you will have something to compare frick to

11:35 pm

cosdem

hello all

11:35 pm

rururocks

hiya cos

11:36 pm

dfmchfhf

hi cos!

11:36 pm

kje

when was frick in santa cruz - i thought he started his winery in dry creek in the 70s

11:38 pm

kje

I also just received some zins and sangiovese from seghesio

11:38 pm

kje

I also just received some zins and sangiovese from seghesio

11:39 pm

rururocks

I love Seghesio zin

11:39 pm

rururocks

especially the plain Sonoma

11:39 pm

kje

that sangiovese is the best thing with tomato-based pasta sauces

11:40 pm

kje

now I want wine

11:40 pm

rururocks

Frick started in Soquel I thnk

11:40 pm

kje

but I am on call

11:40 pm

kje

drats

11:40 pm

rururocks

and now is up in Sonoma or Mendocino

11:41 pm

kje

he is in geyserville - stopped by there my last trip out

11:41 pm

kje

was sent there by somewhere you sent me to... crap, what was the name

11:41 pm

kje

coffaro? or something like that

11:41 pm

rururocks

David Caffaro

11:42 pm

kje

yep, that was it - LOL - really bad with names

11:42 pm

crystalle

i officially give up on this board!

11:42 pm

kje

but hey, I was close!

11:42 pm

Jellen

Hello again...

11:42 pm

rururocks

<---photographic memory for wine

11:43 pm

rururocks

hi jell

11:43 pm

kje

sorry, crystal... I thought it was fun (even the c's which ru couldn't get)

11:43 pm

kje

hi jell!

11:43 pm

rururocks

,, never you mind.. I got all of the c's.. thank you

11:43 pm

kje

eventually

11:44 pm

rururocks

it just took me a bit.. (Texas speak)

11:44 pm

crystalle

lol it is fun!!! but i cant see anything now

11:44 pm

rururocks

and your current rating is?

11:44 pm

kje

lickety's helps for those last 30-40 or so, crystal

11:44 pm

rururocks

kje?

11:45 pm

kje

I have a life, ru

11:45 pm

rururocks

*snicker & evil laugh*

11:45 pm

jillibus

Lickety's helps me all along -- can't do a thing without the list.

11:45 pm

kje

*wishing ru was within smacking distance*

11:46 pm

Jellen

You tell 'em, kje!

11:46 pm

kje

hi jilli!

11:46 pm

rururocks

*dodges and feints*

11:46 pm

kje

more like faints

11:46 pm

jillibus

Hi all -- I have 200 words and that's all, folks.

11:46 pm

kje

then trips over the net

11:46 pm

rururocks

92 more to go jili

11:46 pm

Jellen

I have 156, jilli...

11:47 pm

kje

ru will clue you jilli! (I need to go to bed)

11:47 pm

rururocks

I almost fell on my ribs again.. I am so friggin clumsy

11:47 pm

jillibus

Next icon theme (suggested by sprite) is Ashtrays, if anyone cares.

11:47 pm

kje

how this time?

11:47 pm

Jellen

I chose conversation over the game...

11:47 pm

crystalle

65 to go

11:47 pm

kje

you know falls are a geri syndrome, right?

11:47 pm

rururocks

only 1 every 5 seconds jilli..let's go

11:47 pm

jillibus

No way, ruru, lol!

11:47 pm

kje

ashtrays - I bet there are some funky ones out there

11:47 pm

rururocks

not geri.. thank you

11:48 pm

rururocks

but probably old enough to be your father

11:48 pm

kje

some people age faster than others and are geri at 50 ru

11:48 pm

jillibus

I've posted a really different one, kje

11:48 pm

rururocks

not this one

11:48 pm

kje

nah... I'm pretty old... I just behave badly

11:49 pm

rururocks

people say I look 45

11:49 pm

kje

wow, that's an ashtray???

11:49 pm

rururocks

I ask them what they want

11:49 pm

kje

hahahahaha - they want something

11:49 pm

kje

LOL - snap

11:49 pm

crystalle

i am 27! u r all old !!!! (lol only joking...please dont hurt me!!)

11:49 pm

jillibus

that's 6 ashtrays, kje, if you read about it

11:50 pm

kje

hey!!!!

11:50 pm

jillibus

I'm 83 but feel like 38.

11:50 pm

rururocks

loll.. what is good for the goose..

11:50 pm

kje

I just tried to click on jilli's icon again but got ru's when the chog moved... brat

11:51 pm

Jellen

It's not the best image, but I have an ashtray like one pictured in my icon...

11:51 pm

kje

that is pretty cool, jilli - you find the neatest icon pics

11:52 pm

crystalle

jill i can not believe that u r in your 80's ....U certainly do not appear to be that old!!

11:52 pm

jillibus

just rummaging through Google images, kje ;)

11:53 pm

cosdem

jilli gives the impression of someone much much younger. i think it is awesome

11:53 pm

kje

OK, I have to be up in 5 hours... and half-way intelligent as well since I must round with the team so I should go to bed

11:53 pm

jillibus

well, crystalle, my face does need ironing...

11:53 pm

cosdem

she reminds me of dorothy, blanche, rose and sophia all combined in one :)

11:53 pm

kje

hagn all

11:53 pm

Jellen

Bye, kje

11:53 pm

jillibus

oh wow, cos!

11:53 pm

rururocks

nitey nite princess

11:54 pm

jillibus

bfn kje xx

11:54 pm

crystalle

lol wrinkles just mean u have had a good life!

11:54 pm

dfmchfhf

crys is 27? :oO

11:54 pm

crystalle

i am

11:55 pm

cosdem

yay another one younger than me! *does dance*

11:55 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:55 pm

rururocks

hullo mlf

11:55 pm

crystalle

lol cosdem

11:55 pm

cybernan

good evening, everyone :)

11:55 pm

kje

hey ru - will quick... is that white called the Pickett Road White? I just found that one on a different list at kenefick

11:56 pm

MLFAN17

hello ruru

11:56 pm

dfmchfhf

:oO crys is older than me by almost *half* my age!

11:56 pm

jillibus

hi nan

11:56 pm

kje

real quick... no idea why i typed will

11:56 pm

rururocks

yes.. that's it

11:56 pm

kje

ah - OK

11:56 pm

kje

gn again all

11:56 pm

jillibus

bye again kje ;-)

11:56 pm

rururocks

night old lady

11:57 pm

jillibus

does anyone have that ir5 word?

11:57 pm

cybernan

lol -- I think just about everyone is younger than me!

11:57 pm

jillibus

not me, nan

11:57 pm

rururocks

ir + gerund ending jilli

11:57 pm

cybernan

please don't call someone my daughter's age and old lady, ruru!

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

i bet the next one is going ot be small

11:57 pm

jillibus

ty ru -- and that has a meaning?

11:57 pm

crystalle

how old r u dfm?

11:58 pm

cybernan

no jill, that is true

11:58 pm

dfmchfhf

ir5/14 (cryptic) Me, striking a bell, makes everyone angry

11:58 pm

rururocks

I get exemptions for calling KJE names nan

11:58 pm

jillibus

nice cryptic, dfm

11:58 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- is nineteen! :oO

11:58 pm

cybernan

jill - are you getting the same cold snap that we have?

11:59 pm

crystalle

omg i get clues from a teenager!!

11:59 pm

jillibus

you betcha, nan -- record cold here for this date.

11:59 pm

dfmchfhf

yes you do! :oO

11:59 pm

rururocks

crystalle.. teenagers know it all don't you know that

11:59 pm

dfmchfhf

:o( we're having a warm spell here...
predicted cold snap in two days *is excited*

12:00 am

dfmchfhf

"warm spell" as in, it's OVER -5C

12:00 am

crystalle

nooo i have a ten year old who knows it all lol

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