Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 19, 2010

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

PAV3

flippity do dah!

12:00 am

Magyk

I use Linux but haven't had to worry about protection *knock on wood*

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

*flip*!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, that's the major problem with macs and linuxes -- there are not enough for people to worry about viruses. As a result, getting a virus ... really, really sucks.

12:02 am

MLFAN17

DA6

12:02 am

dfmchfhf

*something* is wrong with me... I haven't gotten a SINGLE word yet.

12:03 am

MLFAN17

wake up dfm

12:03 am

flosey

I'm not liking this grid

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

I just did... nineteen minutes ago...

12:03 am

MLFAN17

maybe your brain isnt here yet?

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; hi all

12:04 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosel

12:04 am

jillibus

flipped late again

12:04 am

dfmchfhf

hi dee! :o)

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:05 am

PAV3

Idin't do it dfm...I'm just missing the lone top O for NBT

12:05 am

stidmama

YAY lickety!

12:05 am

stidmama

and hello all...

12:05 am

flosey

tyty lickety

12:05 am

dfmchfhf

I have four words... :o/

12:05 am

Erda

Yay Lickety!!! Thank you!

12:05 am

PAV3

hiya stid!

12:05 am

jillibus

Oh thanks Lickety!

12:05 am

jillibus

flip late again

12:05 am

MLFAN17

op4/5

12:06 am

flosey

great icon jilli

12:06 am

stidmama

thanks for that one MLF

12:06 am

MLFAN17

welcome

12:06 am

PAV3

oops. soory the top E...

12:06 am

jillibus

ty flosey -- and yours will do for the next one too -- lovely!

12:06 am

dfmchfhf

2 6s and nineteen words total :o/

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

help with the e in the 4th column please

12:07 am

flosey

oh, haven't looked that far!

12:07 am

jillibus

hi all and stiddy too!

12:07 am

PAV3

I'm looking Dee...

12:07 am

MLFAN17

PA6

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

pl6, ex6

12:07 am

MLFAN17

el 4/4

12:09 am

MLFAN17

top E help please?

12:09 am

Pinikula

se6 (hi all)

12:09 am

stidmama

hey pini. cute icon -- mondrian?

12:09 am

dizgrannie

top E es7

12:10 am

Pinikula

hi stid, thx, not sure ;) but it's perty

12:10 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:10 am

Magyk

hello all

12:10 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:10 am

stidmama

hey nan!

12:10 am

flosey

hi nan

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

thanks diz :o)

12:10 am

PAV3

Lickety has es4 4

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

12:11 am

MLFAN17

is it a word we should know diz?

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

ex8

12:11 am

jillibus

and mag and pini and mlf and diz and pav and erda and hi dee hi

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

(thanks pini for that one)

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:11 am

dizgrannie

well I have heard it before MLF but is unusual

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

hi jilli! :o)

12:11 am

jillibus

wtg dee!

12:11 am

Pinikula

yvw dfm ;)

12:11 am

stidmama

go dee go!

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

:~) ty

12:12 am

Erda

Belated hiya jillibus

12:13 am

PAV3

my bad..I did not refresh Lickety before looking for es

12:13 am

dfmchfhf

phantom parallel

12:13 am

PAV3

ok now NBT 20 for 20...

12:14 am

flosey

nbt

12:14 am

PAV3

but there is a pa8 dfm close to it

12:14 am

dfmchfhf

ooh... pa8+10

12:14 am

Magyk

need top e for nbt...

12:15 am

MLFAN17

i cant get that one either mag its a es 7

12:15 am

PAV3

got it

12:15 am

jillibus

me too, mag

12:16 am

Magyk

at least I'm not alone. :)

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

"treap" needs to be in the dictionary :o(
[so does trie]

12:17 am

MLFAN17

E firsst column stats please?

12:17 am

jillibus

got that E for NBT :-)

12:17 am

PAV3

eg4

12:17 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:17 am

PAV3

yay Miss Jilli!

12:17 am

MLFAN17

jill es 7 you go it?

12:17 am

stidmama

go jill go!

12:18 am

MLFAN17

pav thanks i am so stupid shoudl have seen it

12:18 am

MLFAN17

got ooops

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

I think I'm waking up...! :o)

12:18 am

jillibus

yes, mlf -- suddenly saw it

12:18 am

MLFAN17

congrats jill

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:20 am

PAV3

I'm more worried about the virus than finding words for the moment

12:20 am

MLFAN17

can i have just a little help with the ES 7 i need that E for nbt please?

12:20 am

MLFAN17

what virus PAV?

12:21 am

jillibus

mlf, it's a kind of grass

12:21 am

jillibus

hi and wtg josh

12:21 am

dfmchfhf

ps5+6

12:21 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:21 am

PAV3

I googled "christmas sugar cookies" and almost immediately acquired a virus, at least my anti-virus software says I did...

12:21 am

cybernan

funny stuff or grass grass?

12:22 am

jillibus

grass grass, not funny

12:23 am

dfmchfhf

funny stuff? o.0

12:24 am

Magyk

I'll have to get the es7 later. My mind has given up. g'night.

12:24 am

dfmchfhf

night magyk!

12:25 am

jillibus

gnight mag -- sorry, too early for full clues.

12:25 am

stidmama

sweet dreams magyk!

12:25 am

MLFAN17

WOW PAV did it say it was blocked by your antivirus?

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

sure not seeing the ex 8 hmmm

12:26 am

dfmchfhf

it's a noun dee

12:26 am

joshuavorbis

i have an ex7/8 combo

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

that narrows it down lol

12:27 am

MLFAN17

i was thinking hte same thing dee lol

12:27 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, just realised my 6s are grey too

12:27 am

MLFAN17

EX 6

12:28 am

dfmchfhf

any nudges with the A@(2,3) W@(3,1) Y@(5,1) L@(3,4) L@(3,4)?

12:29 am

joshuavorbis

not sure what you're missing, but y4/10

12:29 am

dfmchfhf

just got a ap4 for the A

12:29 am

stand

you use y4 to make pews

12:29 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, thanks josh

12:30 am

MLFAN17

i cant find the E i am looking for ia m out of here poof

12:30 am

stidmama

sweet dreams MLF

12:30 am

flosey

g'night mlf

12:30 am

stidmama

taxol is made from a ye 4 product

12:31 am

stidmama

and cute clue stand!

12:31 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, thanks for a completely unrelated A and an even more unrelated L, stid ;o)

12:31 am

dfmchfhf

yay, nbt

12:32 am

jillibus

night mlf

12:33 am

stidmama

yw dfm... *wonders what A came from a y clue*

12:33 am

joshuavorbis

phant sewage

12:34 am

dfmchfhf

it's from the first word you said in that clue ;o)

12:34 am

stidmama

ah, yes -- and plural of course!

12:35 am

cybernan

falling asleep -- good night, all

12:35 am

joshuavorbis

i didn't know one of the se6's was a real word in the eyes of enable

12:35 am

flosey

night nan

12:35 am

jillibus

night nan

12:35 am

stidmama

sweet dreams nan!

12:36 am

PAV3

yay 100 left!

12:36 am

jillibus

haha pav

12:37 am

dfmchfhf

night nan!

12:38 am

stidmama

how normal is this grass es word?

12:38 am

stidmama

down to 66 and no luck yet...

12:38 am

stidmama

very tired, very tired...

12:38 am

stidmama

go pav go!

12:38 am

joshuavorbis

it's not very normal to me

12:38 am

joshuavorbis

but i do not deal with grass very much

12:39 am

joshuavorbis

has someone called the 10?

12:39 am

dfmchfhf

yes josh

12:39 am

joshuavorbis

bummer, i was going to call it

12:39 am

jillibus

the grass is normal to anyone who plans a golf course or lawn or whatever

12:40 am

stidmama

which I don't. okay, will go look. it's not fescue, rye grass or bermuda!

12:40 am

Christine

es7 (the grassy one) sounds like that 'universal language'.

12:40 am

PAV3

ad I've > halfway...tiem for bed...

12:41 am

jillibus

that's close, Christine. And I gave a bum steer -- on checking, I see it's used in paper making!

12:42 am

jillibus

I think it would be considered a pest in a lawn, like crab grass.

12:42 am

Christine

Yes, doesn't really sound like it, but make me think of the language.

12:43 am

joshuavorbis

cute french plural ea in the grid

12:43 am

stidmama

okay, thanks. *thinking*

12:43 am

dfmchfhf

french plural ea? o.0

12:44 am

joshuavorbis

ea4

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

oh, the cute threw me off.

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

heh, I haven't entered my list of Babblets... >.>

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

should start with that.

12:47 am

stidmama

thanks for the french ea

12:49 am

dfmchfhf

o.0 wow, 44 words added from my mental babble list

12:49 am

stidmama

but still not getting the es 7. SO.... help please?

12:50 am

jillibus

I should be able to find the French ea but no :-(

12:50 am

Glantarell

es = a bit of something +4th vowel

12:50 am

stidmama

I think it's plural eyes, jill

12:50 am

flosey

aha, just monkeyed the pa8 and 10

12:50 am

stidmama

oooh! bore da? *grin*

12:50 am

dfmchfhf

it's plural water

12:50 am

Glantarell

bore da stid

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

es 7/32... es + role in a play + form mouth makes in exlammation...

12:51 am

stidmama

oh gee -- I tried that in so many combinations, but missed one letter each time! LOL thanks jill and dee!

12:51 am

Glantarell

eas

12:51 am

Glantarell

ooops

12:51 am

stidmama

go glantarell go!

12:51 am

jillibus

pl eyes is yeux but enable doesn't know it

12:51 am

dfmchfhf

Words have to be at least four letters long
;oP

12:51 am

jillibus

hi glant

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:51 am

stidmama

was going to mention... we did babble trading cards a few years ago... is it time to try that game again?

12:51 am

dfmchfhf

plural water, jilli

12:51 am

stidmama

oh. maybe it's plural water?

12:52 am

jillibus

clever flosey and her monkeys!

12:53 am

jillibus

oh, ty dfm for the pl water -- just noticed your clue

12:53 am

flosey

ty jilli

12:53 am

stidmama

well, I am down to 53. back tomorrow morning.

12:54 am

flosey

wtg stid

12:54 am

stidmama

*yawn* thanks for being here, all. I was sorely in need of therapeutic patterning! *poof*

12:54 am

dfmchfhf

bye stid!

12:54 am

jillibus

wtg stid -- bye for now

12:55 am

Glantarell

phantom treadle

12:55 am

Christine

tried that --twice

1:01 am

Glantarell

just tried french beach and it's an acceptable word

1:01 am

Glantarell

plaged

1:01 am

Glantarell

oops

1:02 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, when I stop finding English words I usually start looking for French words.

1:02 am

Glantarell

monkeying in the wrong text box

1:03 am

Glantarell

i see welsh words all the time but they are not acceptable ;-)

1:03 am

flosey

30 to go and I'm off to bed, goodnight all

1:03 am

dfmchfhf

night flosey!

1:03 am

dfmchfhf

oh no, don't argue they should be -- we have enough Scottish as it is! ;oP

1:04 am

flosey

thanks Glant for the french beach

1:04 am

flosey

now 29 for tomorrow

1:06 am

rururocks

hi all

1:06 am

dfmchfhf

hi ruru!

1:09 am

rururocks

what does the 10 begin with?

1:10 am

dfmchfhf

pa

1:18 am

rururocks

is it a compound word?

1:18 am

dfmchfhf

no

1:20 am

Glantarell

is the third ps related t the other two?

1:20 am

dfmchfhf

don't have it yet, glant

1:21 am

dfmchfhf

okay got it thanks
not related

1:21 am

rururocks

are there three?

1:21 am

rururocks

I have all three

1:21 am

Glantarell

clue?

1:21 am

rururocks

ps + three vowells a bablet

1:22 am

Glantarell

i'll monkey!

1:22 am

Glantarell

ty - have it now - never would have got it

1:23 am

rururocks

*throws bananas glants way*

1:23 am

Glantarell

yum!

1:23 am

dfmchfhf

glant is a monkey? :oO

1:23 am

rururocks

you need bananas to monkey ..

1:26 am

jillibus

hooray! got the pa8 and 10!

1:26 am

dfmchfhf

yay jilli!

1:26 am

rururocks

i sure don't see them

1:26 am

Glantarell

are they related?

1:27 am

dfmchfhf

the pa8 is a term usually used in astronomy

1:27 am

dfmchfhf

when the apparent position of an object changes because the observer moves

1:27 am

dfmchfhf

and the 10 is a pl.

1:27 am

jillibus

the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.

1:28 am

dfmchfhf

close enough! I'm not a walking dictionary! ,.<

1:28 am

rururocks

I think I'll displace myself to bed.

1:28 am

jillibus

phant -- applause

1:28 am

Glantarell

i tried that earlier but spelt it with one l - ooops

1:29 am

dfmchfhf

there's a unit that is equal to about 3.25 light years, the ???sec, that is based on the pa8

1:29 am

jillibus

tsk tsk glant!

1:29 am

Glantarell

so ty for the clue

1:29 am

jillibus

dfm is a walking encyclopedia

1:30 am

dfmchfhf

its definition is literally, the distance an object will have to be for the heliocentric pa8 to be exactly 1 arcsecond

1:30 am

Glantarell

you're beginning to sound like a sm5ar4!!!

1:30 am

jillibus

the def I posted is the one given by the ?, and there were others too.

1:30 am

Glantarell

it's bringinmg back all the sci fi i read as a teenager

1:31 am

justafreep

It's also in the title of a fine Warren Beatty movie

1:31 am

dfmchfhf

heh. Han Solo also accidentally used ???sec as a unit of time :oP silly him... doing the Kessel run in 12 parsecs?!

1:31 am

dfmchfhf

erm. yeah. totally meant to type all the letters.

1:32 am

lexi

hints please for the ex5/22 that is not the plural of the ex4/10?

1:33 am

jillibus

can't see any more -- back tomorrow -- goodnight all and *poof*

1:33 am

Glantarell

if a**lause is a word, why isn't *lause????

1:33 am

dfmchfhf

a former countrymate, lexi, and hi!

1:33 am

Glantarell

it is a person who has left their wn country to livr in nother ex5

1:34 am

dfmchfhf

because applause is a noun; the verb is applaud, or to give ("app") + laud.

1:34 am

Glantarell

clue for the ex4/10/

1:35 am

Glantarell

TY DFM - and there i was being rhetorical ;-)

1:35 am

dfmchfhf

I think I'll shut up now -- I'm starting to scare even me <.<

1:35 am

lexi

cities usually all have ex** centers

1:35 am

dizgrannie

ex 4 international fair

1:35 am

Glantarell

ty dizgrannie

1:36 am

dizgrannie

and pl

1:36 am

Glantarell

unbelievably I had the ex6 which contains both

1:37 am

dfmchfhf

I always miss singulars, glant ;o)

1:40 am

dfmchfhf

missing two last s5s... any nudges?

1:41 am

dfmchfhf

okay, one now

1:42 am

Glantarell

do you have the one which refers to wood?

1:43 am

Glantarell

phantom spear

1:43 am

dfmchfhf

wood?

1:44 am

Glantarell

just checked the dictionary and apparently it is exfoliating rock - i thought it was wood

1:46 am

dfmchfhf

the sp5/12?

1:46 am

Glantarell

yes

1:46 am

Glantarell

and its plural

1:46 am

Glantarell

or verb

1:47 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, I have that one.

1:47 am

dfmchfhf

this is (will be) my last word...

1:47 am

Glantarell

do you have the 5/14 digging tool?

1:48 am

dfmchfhf

yep

1:48 am

dfmchfhf

and the Scottish word

1:48 am

Glantarell

scottish word?

1:48 am

dfmchfhf

I have s5s:
sa sa sa se sl sm sp sp sp sp sw sw

1:49 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, p.p. of to predict.

1:55 am

dizgrannie

so 5

2:00 am

Glantarell

a horseman in india

2:03 am

dizgrannie

looks like DFM has gone.

2:06 am

dfmchfhf

oh sorry, I was distracted.
thanks diz, glant :o)

2:40 am

dizgrannie

did ya get it??

3:03 am

Christine

I think parallex sounds like a good word -- Enable disagrees

3:04 am

dizgrannie

swap the last e for an a

3:04 am

dizgrannie

then plural with 2 more letters

3:05 am

Christine

oh bosh -- I knew it sounded almost right, but didn't try that last t

3:07 am

dfmchfhf

yeah diz, I got it at around 0206. ;o)

3:08 am

dizgrannie

have come to a standstill with 48 left

3:12 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

3:12 am

dfmchfhf

hi {{ruby}}! :o)

3:13 am

dizgrannie

hey Ruby!!

3:13 am

rubyfoo

3:13 am

rubyfoo

3:13 am

dizgrannie

those 2 se 6/36 made me smile.

3:14 am

rubyfoo

houseguest is gone, now I have some time to myself!

3:14 am

rubyfoo

and I'm jumping in

3:14 am

dizgrannie

go for it, Ruby

3:15 am

rubyfoo

I'm trying to do it letter-by-letter instead of my usual jumping around. No discipline here

3:17 am

rubyfoo

so much for that! can't resist jumping around....bad ruby

3:21 am

dizgrannie

LOL Ruby, I just jump in and type...tried doing word for word to get NBT and found I kept missing plurals or singulars.

3:23 am

rubyfoo

wow, quick 50! now I'll probably slow to a crawl!

3:26 am

dizgrannie

W's finally Wiped

3:27 am

rubyfoo

yay, grannie!

3:30 am

rubyfoo

for nbt, top and left e's, pls....

3:31 am

dizgrannie

Ds Done...that stoopid de 5 had me (babblet)...LOL

3:32 am

dizgrannie

eg 4 for the left

3:32 am

rubyfoo

slap me with a mackerel!!

3:32 am

dizgrannie

es

3:33 am

dizgrannie

oopsie, es 7 for the top one

3:33 am

rubyfoo

for it, thank you diz!

3:33 am

rubyfoo

81 words

3:36 am

dizgrannie

spader

3:37 am

rubyfoo

great clue, diz!! thank you

3:37 am

rubyfoo

spad

3:37 am

dizgrannie

oopsie, there ya go Ruby, 2 words if ya don't have them...LOL

3:37 am

rubyfoo

yours was better than mine!

3:38 am

dizgrannie

LOL

3:38 am

rubyfoo

or 3, if mine was accepted... meet me in the PB for a coffee

3:38 am

dfmchfhf

ruby I jump around too... I usually build words up backward o.0

3:38 am

dizgrannie

think I need more than coffee at the moment...hehehe

3:39 am

rubyfoo

yes, but you are 1000X better than I at this!

3:39 am

rubyfoo

it's almost time for an apero, diz

3:40 am

dizgrannie

nah Ruby, I just plod along, but keep me eye out on the chog....sometimes I actually help peeps out.

3:41 am

dizgrannie

apero???

3:41 am

rubyfoo

pre-meal cocktail - usually Campari for him and whatever for me. And Sunday lunch out!

3:42 am

dfmchfhf

<.< you beat me yesterday though, ruby!

3:42 am

rubyfoo

(French slang) - I speak sort of "street French"

3:42 am

rubyfoo

impossible, dfm, you must be hallucinating

3:43 am

dizgrannie

had a couple of wines this arvo after g/kids left

3:43 am

dfmchfhf

I was last night, then I also had amnesia ;o)

3:43 am

rubyfoo

aaah , Australian wines

3:43 am

dfmchfhf

but if it wasn't yesterday then it was definitely the day before!

3:44 am

rubyfoo

I don't remember, lol!

3:44 am

rubyfoo

old Ruby

3:45 am

rubyfoo

pots of phantoms having to do with spuds!

3:45 am

rubyfoo

lots*

3:47 am

rubyfoo

any hints for the 8's or the 10?

3:47 am

dfmchfhf

pa8 is the apparent shift in position of an object as a result of the movement of the observer

3:47 am

dizgrannie

pa 8/10

3:47 am

dfmchfhf

pa10 is the plural

3:48 am

dfmchfhf

a ???sec is a unit defined to be the amount for the heliocentric pa8 to be exactly one arcsecond.

3:48 am

rubyfoo

wel,, that's an easy clue raofl!

3:48 am

rubyfoo

aah, the movie!!!

3:48 am

dizgrannie

ex 7/8

3:48 am

rubyfoo

OMG, what would I do without movies

3:49 am

rubyfoo

thank you both

3:49 am

dfmchfhf

yaay ruby got my clue!!! *hugs*

3:49 am

rubyfoo

Warren Beatty being paranoid -- and for very good reasons!!!!

3:50 am

rubyfoo

my life is movies and dogs

3:54 am

rubyfoo

I had better go and check on husband, who went back to bed after breakfast.....

3:54 am

rubyfoo

see you later

3:55 am

dfmchfhf

bye {{ruby}}!

3:55 am

rubyfoo

{{big hugs for diz and dfm}} who both helped me

3:55 am

Christine

Rubyfoo --- how is your husband, and the ;awsuit?

3:55 am

rubyfoo

hello Christine. The man was found guilty and had to pay the court 450 euros. The dog was not put down. We were awarded less than half of what the lawyer asked for and havent't seen a dime!

3:56 am

Christine

*lawsuit (obviously)

3:56 am

rubyfoo

a new oxymoron, French justice!

3:56 am

rubyfoo

thanks for asking

3:57 am

rubyfoo

now, husband has to be seen by a court-appointed doctor, for which we had to pay 425euros, up front! to see if we can sue for damages!

3:57 am

rubyfoo

It's disgusting, and husband is really suffering from where the dog took him down.

3:57 am

rubyfoo

It's disgusting, and husband is really suffering from where the dog took him down.

3:57 am

rubyfoo

aside from that, everything is peachy HO HO HO

3:59 am

Christine

Almost unbelievable -- but I know these things happen -- been there.

4:11 am

rubyfoo

back, I just checked on husband. He's been sleeping since breakfast...scary!

4:11 am

rubyfoo

the dog-owner was very well-connected locally, old family name and all that!

4:12 am

Glantarell

i need one me4 - i have the food one and the mix/meddle one

4:13 am

Glantarell

monkeyed it

4:18 am

Glantarell

any clue for the se6/18 - I have one but not the other

4:19 am

rubyfoo

don't have either, :(

4:20 am

dfmchfhf

it's sort of slangy.

4:21 am

jaydee

seal

4:21 am

rubyfoo

good morning, jaydee

4:21 am

jaydee

sorry

4:21 am

rubyfoo

you would love our snow!

4:21 am

rubyfoo

there's coffee in the pb and leftover latkes!

4:22 am

FishFishGarden

and I would happily send it to you

4:22 am

jaydee

morning, sunny and mild here

4:22 am

dfmchfhf

hi jaydee! :o)

4:22 am

jaydee

morning all.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

between us, fish fish, we could probably fill a container!

4:22 am

FishFishGarden

supposed to be flying out to TLV on Thursday to see the kids....not looking good right now

4:22 am

rubyfoo

TLV?

4:22 am

Kazzer99

morning all - still too much snow here

4:23 am

rubyfoo

TelAvid?

4:23 am

FishFishGarden

yeppo

4:23 am

rubyfoo

makes going outdoors a real chore

4:23 am

rubyfoo

aviv*

4:23 am

FishFishGarden

I fly too much...expect everyone to know airport codes!

4:23 am

jaydee

Hope you make it fish fish.

4:24 am

rubyfoo

I was guessing, don't fly so much any more and never been to TLV

4:24 am

rubyfoo

must see to husband, see you later

4:24 am

Kazzer99

cya ruby

4:24 am

FishFishGarden

l8r

4:25 am

Glantarell

i'm suppoed to be flying to germany tomorrow - from stansted - 5 hours drive away form these snowy welsh hills

4:25 am

FishFishGarden

ooft - good luck with that

4:25 am

FishFishGarden

Stansted is closed today, so are most of the German airports

4:25 am

Glantarell

yeah, wondering if the flight will go even if i get to the airport

4:26 am

Kazzer99

i am supposed to be going to work but my lift lives at the top of what looks like a ski jump slope at the moment

4:26 am

Glantarell

know somebody who flew to hanover via amsterdam yesterday and got to amsterdam to be told she woldn't get to hanover till 24th

4:26 am

Glantarell

hi kazzer

4:26 am

FishFishGarden

ouch

4:26 am

FishFishGarden

they're terrible for not giving you info...drives me up the wall

4:27 am

Glantarell

i suggested she got on a train from asterdam to get closer if not all the way

4:27 am

dfmchfhf

bye {{ruby}}!

4:27 am

Glantarell

family can drive to get her once she egets closer

4:27 am

dfmchfhf

hi fish, kizz!

4:27 am

Kazzer99

hi dfm

4:27 am

FishFishGarden

hey there

4:28 am

Glantarell

dfm - that se6/36 slang word - i dont know if it's the one i have or the other one you're referring to

4:28 am

FishFishGarden

time for a bacon butty methinks....back soon

4:28 am

dfmchfhf

erm. *kazz. of course.

4:28 am

dfmchfhf

uhh... gender + where you put your tea?

4:28 am

Glantarell

that's the one i have

4:29 am

dfmchfhf

oh... then there's one that is an adjectial of the first half.

4:32 am

Glantarell

how could i have missed that - i even looked for it and missed it - ty dfm

4:34 am

Christine

Speaking of which, I bought a lovely book of unpublished LIFE photos of Marilyn Monroe -- one of DDsa's Christmas presents.

4:34 am

Christine

oh, bosh - that s/b DD's present

4:36 am

dfmchfhf

oh my, look at the time! >.>

4:38 am

Kazzer99

time for bed dfm?

4:40 am

dfmchfhf

uhh... more like, time to wake up!

4:41 am

Kazzer99

oh dear - its 1040 in the morning here so we have been up a while

4:45 am

dfmchfhf

I shall disappearify and sleep so I can wake up now... night all! :o)

4:46 am

Kazzer99

nite dfm - sleep well and perhaps see you later

4:58 am

Kazzer99

chat dead or all busy getting words?

4:59 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Kazzer..just started so only have 58 words, hope you are well?

5:00 am

Kazzer99

i ma fine i have been at it for about 1 hour now - its quite a nice grid today

5:01 am

zoozzoom

good good, have you had much snow?

5:02 am

Kazzer99

did you get much snow - and is it snowing with you today? We had about 4 or 5 inches overnight Friday/Saturday but havent had anything since - overnight temps got down to -12

5:03 am

Flask1

Morning ladies.....

5:03 am

Kazzer99

morning flask

5:03 am

zoozzoom

it is snowing now, but we have only about 4mm over the few days..lol....very cold though.

5:03 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Flask, and i am male by the way..LOL

5:04 am

Flask1

There is snow falling here and am in the Scottish Borders!

5:04 am

Kazzer99

there is a low pressure system moving up the channel with associated weather front - hence the snow - y son had some in plymouth

5:05 am

Kazzer99

you got a different lot Flask

5:05 am

Flask1

Hey Zooz...please forgive me...I been away for a while.....Good morning to you kind sir!!!

5:05 am

zoozzoom

I think it will turn to rain soon, it normally does.

5:05 am

zoozzoom

Thats ok, Flask..i have been called worse in my time :-)

5:05 am

Flask1

where are you zooz?

5:06 am

zoozzoom

isle of wight, Flask.

5:06 am

Flask1

ah ok......and you kazzer...where are you?

5:07 am

Kazzer99

i am keeping an eye on stuff too much to do in work tomorrrow so i have to get there. I am in Chard

5:07 am

Flask1

Mmmm....pleaase pardon my ignorance, but where is Chard?

5:09 am

zoozzoom

Somerset, Flask.

5:10 am

Kazzer99

somerset

5:10 am

Flask1

Thankyou!.....Now I know!

5:11 am

zoozzoom

first began as a Saxon settlement.

5:11 am

Flask1

So is it just a wee place?

5:12 am

zoozzoom

http://www.localhistories.org/chard.ht
ml

5:12 am

Kazzer99

about 10,000 of us live here. the wetherspoons is named after the saxon - Cerdic

5:13 am

Kazzer99

its the highest town in Somerset and is the home of powered flight - Stringfellow developed a steam powered flying machine - before the wright brothers

5:14 am

zoozzoom

Ok bath water is ready, nice to see you both..will be back later :-)

5:14 am

Kazzer99

have a good soak see you later

5:14 am

Flask1

have fun Zooz!

5:19 am

Jivingjenny0

I'm in Oxfordshire and it has stopped snowing now thank goodness. My granddaughter couldn't get home last night and had to stay with a friend. My daughter can't get out of the village and my husband slip into a bollard - very cold too.

5:20 am

FMitch

Morning all

5:20 am

Flask1

Morning Mitch and Jenny!

5:20 am

Flask1

Jenny it sounds dreadful

5:20 am

Kazzer99

morning fm. Hope you are all okay Jenny

5:21 am

Jivingjenny0

Morning everyone

5:21 am

Jivingjenny0

Just hope it clears in time to collect Christmas food!!

5:22 am

FMitch

Just got off the phone with my Mum had a nice long chat and then we discussed contingency plans for the 25th and I had to say that if I am not able to get to them it would not be the end of the world.

5:22 am

Flask1

Which is true Mitch!

5:23 am

Jivingjenny0

My family only live about 3 miles away, so should be O.K. but they will expect to be fed!

5:23 am

Flask1

I think a lot of folk will be saying that this year....

5:23 am

FMitch

I did point out that I have only not spent christmas with them twice in my whole life.

5:23 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning everyone. Should be making my Christmas cake today, but thought I would just have a quick look at Babble with my coffee!

5:24 am

FMitch

Greetings Sally!

5:24 am

Flask1

Morning Sally!

5:24 am

Kazzer99

we are having lunch up the road with our friends but we were supposed to be going to see my family yesterday so now we are hoping we will be able to sometime next week

5:25 am

Sally-catlover

We are staying put, provided we can fetch the turkey from the farm. If not I have the precaution of a joint in the freezer!

5:25 am

Kazzer99

then on sunday we are going to N Wales provided the roads are open

5:25 am

FMitch

I was invited to a client's annual bash at lunchtime today but had to pull out, I suspect it will have been cancelled anyway.

5:26 am

FMitch

oh good luck Kazzer

5:26 am

Flask1

Any clues for the 10 please?

5:26 am

Sally-catlover

There's a 10? Looks at grid.

5:26 am

Flask1

As are a lot of things!

5:27 am

FMitch

it is a pl of the 8 if you have that pa8/70 & 10/112

5:27 am

Kazzer99

no idea flask know it comes between two if the ps i have but thats all

5:28 am

FMitch

Kazzer did you watch part 2 of Strictly and were you disappointed?

5:28 am

Flask1

ok thanx anyway!

5:29 am

Flask1

I thought it was fabulous!!

5:29 am

FMitch

It was great entertainment for a Saturday night.

5:30 am

Flask1

Did you agree with the result?

5:30 am

Kazzer99

i watched and though i wanted Matt to win, i was enjoyed the show - though the judges got on my nerves a bit

5:31 am

Kazzer99

i thought was much better than they were making out

5:31 am

Kazzer99

oops should have put Matt in there somewhere

5:31 am

FMitch

You are right about the judges they seemed a bit all over the place.
I was behind Pamela but Kara was my 2nd choice.

5:32 am

FMitch

Wonder if the relationship wil develop further now betwenn the 2 of them?

5:33 am

Flask1

It would be nice if they did....

5:34 am

Kazzer99

got the 10 - plural of pa 8 which is a way of looking at things - apparent diplacement of an object viewed along 2 lines of site

5:34 am

Kazzer99

oops sight

5:36 am

Sally-catlover

ty kazzer, wasn't looking in that direction!

5:36 am

Flask1

got them now too...thanks!

5:37 am

FMitch

It's a fun grid so far (famous last words)!

5:38 am

Kazzer99

i have been chatting a lot but i've only got 44 left

5:39 am

FMitch

I blame my long phone call with Mum for the 73 I still have left to find :)

5:40 am

caitlyn

Good morning all....

5:40 am

Flask1

Morning Cait....

5:40 am

FMitch

Cait!! Good to see you.

5:41 am

FMitch

BRB

5:41 am

caitlyn

Are you all snow bound?

5:41 am

Kazzer99

mornign Caitlin

5:42 am

caitlyn

Morning Kazz

5:42 am

caitlyn

And FM and Flask lol

5:43 am

FMitch

yes, how is it where you are?

5:43 am

caitlyn

Thick and icy I havent been out since Thursday but hubby is managing

5:44 am

FMitch

yay for hubby!

5:45 am

FMitch

I might don my wellies in a while and see if I can walk down into the village to the local supermarket.

5:45 am

caitlyn

We have a good supply of booze and food so we can manage for a few days wondering how I can get kiddies presents to them if this continues though.

5:46 am

Kazzer99

i might go for a wander after lunch - just sandwiches today with something cooked later

5:46 am

caitlyn

Are the roads clear where you are Kazz?

5:47 am

Trifioso

good morning my dear babble friends

5:47 am

caitlyn

Is the village far from you FM?

5:47 am

caitlyn

Morning Tri

5:48 am

FMitch

No I live right in the heart of it so from my house to supermarket is about 5 mins.

5:48 am

Trifioso

caitlyn, I respectfully submit that the best present your grandkiddies could ever want is healthy grandparents. please drive carefully!

5:48 am

FMitch

Morning Trif.

5:49 am

Flask1

Morning Trif!

5:49 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry, was away from keyboard. Can I once again put in a plug for the wonderful YakTrax which you fasten to the bottom of your shoes or boots and which enable you to walk around on snow and ice without slipping. They have changed my life.

5:49 am

Trifioso

good morning fm!

5:49 am

caitlyn

Thank you Tri, can get the car out of the street though anyway, we live at the top of a very steep hill

5:49 am

Trifioso

I can vouch for yax trax as well. gave them to the ex a few years ago, and they are wonderful, and very long lasting

5:50 am

crystalle

ok guys i have looked and looked but cant get that pa8 that turns into the pa 10 can i have a laymans clue or the third letter maybe?? PLEASE

5:50 am

FMitch

Funny Sally I was thinking of you and YakTrax this morning and thinking I will order some 'cos who know what Jan/Feb are going to be like.

5:51 am

Sally-catlover

If you are in the centre of the village FM, you must be fairly close to my niece who lives in Coombe Hill. Small world.

5:51 am

Kazzer99

no not really and good morning Trif - people are still driving on it though - it got down to minus 12 C/10f last night

5:51 am

FMitch

Sally - would like to swap email addresses with you if that's OK?

5:52 am

FMitch

Oh I will have to look on the map to see where Coombe Hill is.

5:52 am

Sally-catlover

That would be great FM. The one in my profile will reach me and then I'll give you my "real" one!

5:53 am

Flask1

Crystalle...Par-----

5:53 am

FMitch

OK brill, will fire one over to you in a bit.

5:53 am

Kazzer99

thinking of a clue crystal but not sure how to

5:53 am

Sally-catlover

Coombe Hill is right behind the main street, sort of behind Budgens if I remember. There is an alleyway to it from the high street.

5:53 am

crystalle

ty flask

5:53 am

Flask1

yw

5:54 am

caitlyn

Just going to watch the farming forecast back in a mo

5:54 am

Sally-catlover

For the pa, think of an 8-letter word which means two lines which run at the same distance from each other, but change the last two letters to include a high-scoring letter.

5:54 am

FMitch

Oh for heavens sakes Sally that is v close as I am near St Marys Church which is the one on the hill with the tall spire.

5:56 am

crystalle

TY everyone for the clues.. i have them now

5:56 am

caitlyn

More snow this week

5:57 am

Flask1

good for you.....;)

5:57 am

Sally-catlover

Can't place the church offhand but will look it up. And my stepdaughter (like my real daughter really) lives in Cranham Avenue, which is south of the village.

5:57 am

FMitch

oh dear Cait :(

5:58 am

FMitch

Do you ever come down and visit them Sally?

5:58 am

Sally-catlover

Next time I visit them, put the kettle on :-)

5:58 am

FMitch

LOL great minds!

5:58 am

Sally-catlover

:-)

6:00 am

FMitch

Nearly 12.00 time I tore myself away from Babble (the snowbounds comfort & companion). Must get on and do things. TTFN.

6:00 am

Sally-catlover

You are in good company, she is my favourite niece!

6:01 am

caitlyn

Bye for now FM take care in the snow

6:01 am

Sally-catlover

Bye for now FM.

6:01 am

Kazzer99

i am off as well - will be back later this afternoon - need to do lunch

6:01 am

Trifioso

may I have the stats for the upper row e please?

6:01 am

caitlyn

Bye Kazz take care

6:02 am

caitlyn

es7/32

6:02 am

Trifioso

thank you cait

6:02 am

caitlyn

yw

6:07 am

Trifioso

nbs, nbt (thanks to cait!( going back to bed for a bit....

6:08 am

caitlyn

Bye for now Tri

6:08 am

crystalle

ok im gonna do a newbie thing........what is nbt

6:08 am

Sally-catlover

bye trif

6:10 am

FMitch

Sally email on it's way *poof*

6:11 am

zoozzoom

NBT= No Blank Tiles from the tile stats..you have to go pro to see the tile stats i think.

6:11 am

crystalle

oh

6:11 am

bubba218

es + not the whole + vowel

6:12 am

suefrad625

stats for left column E pls for NBT

6:13 am

Sally-catlover

eg 4/7 and eg 4/6

6:13 am

bubba218

eg4 X 2

6:13 am

suefrad625

ty NBT

6:14 am

zoozzoom

thanks for the ES 7, Bubba.

6:15 am

bubba218

yw

6:15 am

suefrad625

yes, thank you bubba

6:15 am

Sally-catlover

Right, 99 to find. Must go and start my Christmas Cake now otherwise it will be cooking till 2am (wouldn't be the first time!). Be back later to finish.

6:16 am

caitlyn

Bye Sally have fun

6:16 am

zoozzoom

Hope it goes well, Sally :-)

6:17 am

zoozzoom

Must admit, i could do with a mince pie.

6:17 am

caitlyn

It will spoil your lunch zooz

6:18 am

zoozzoom

This is true, Caitlyn..but i am watching a christmas cooking programme, and it is tempting me..lol

6:18 am

Sally-catlover

That's something I don't make zooz, I'm OK but not brilliant with pastry and I don't particularly like them. Making cake for husband who adores rich fruit cake but very bad for him. This is a treat and it's lovely to be able to offer to visitors.

6:19 am

Sally-catlover

*gone* for now

6:19 am

caitlyn

zooz have you had snow in the IOW?

6:19 am

MollyL

*Passing a big slice of mince by to Zoom*

6:20 am

zoozzoom

only about 4mm, Caitlyn..we have been very lucky.

6:20 am

caitlyn

Molly that is spoiling him!

6:20 am

zoozzoom

YaY..many thanks, Molly :-)

6:20 am

caitlyn

I hope it remains that way zooz

6:21 am

Flask1

Don't eat it all at once Zooz...lol

6:21 am

zoozzoom

It is snowing now, but the lakes are soo small, and it is going to turn to rain soon.

6:21 am

zoozzoom

Will try not too, Flask :-)

6:21 am

zoozzoom

flakes*

6:22 am

caitlyn

LOL I wondered about the lakes

6:23 am

zoozzoom

was trying to type too fast me thinks.

6:24 am

zoozzoom

Ok off to have a sunday roast at my parents home..luckily i can walk there in 5 minutes, Take care, All.

6:24 am

suefrad625

bye zoozzoom

6:25 am

Flask1

Enjoy Zooz...

6:25 am

caitlyn

Bye zooz enjoy

6:43 am

Glantarell

hi caitlin - we haven't met - didn't know there was another welsh person here - i don't usually play at this time of day

6:50 am

suefrad625

have pa8, what does the other 8 start with and the stats pls

6:50 am

suefrad625

also have the es7, what are the stats on the other 7 pls

6:54 am

MollyL

ex 7/52

6:54 am

suefrad625

ty molly, didnt think anyone was out there

6:54 am

pugmama763

EX8/70

6:55 am

suefrad625

ty pug, guess its a pl of 7

6:55 am

pugmama763

indeed

6:56 am

pugmama763

I'm still trying to find the ES7 for hours but have all the other biggies

6:56 am

suefrad625

es+not whole+vowel

6:56 am

suefrad625

when you see it youll kick yourself

6:56 am

MollyL

The es7 is a weird word.

6:56 am

pugmama763

good well at least not a fish

6:56 am

pugmama763

then I'd feel like a dork

6:59 am

suefrad625

lol

6:59 am

suefrad625

can u clue the ex please

7:00 am

suefrad625

u should never feel like a dork, remember, the most obvious goes by unsuspected.

7:00 am

pugmama763

add "Mr. Gore" to the ex5

7:00 am

crystalle

which ex

7:00 am

crystalle

which ex

7:01 am

suefrad625

7 crystalle

7:01 am

pugmama763

that's for the ex7 then plural for the 8

7:02 am

suefrad625

ty ty ty

7:02 am

ivesy3

another ax 4 please

7:02 am

suefrad625

switch letter of the ax4

7:02 am

Patxxx

I'm down to 34 and I now have to prepare dinner. Now I'm sulking because I want to Babble. However, I seem to have reached the stage where I can't even spell the words I couldn't spell in the first place. Have I gone Babble nuts? Got to go.......

7:02 am

sprite

how well I remember the terrible tw4/8!

Good afternoon to you all.

7:03 am

suefrad625

compared to the 14's they seemed like nothing

7:03 am

suefrad625

yes you are now a babble nut pat, welcome

7:04 am

ivesy3

i have axle and axes.. dont know if im supposed to put that in here or not lol

7:04 am

suefrad625

soon you will be dreaming about it too

7:04 am

ch1212

Good morning (here anyway) dear sprite.

7:04 am

dan2bit

not, ivesy

7:04 am

ivesy3

axse

7:04 am

suefrad625

not ives

7:04 am

sprite

hi ch1212 :) Nice to see you!

7:04 am

MollyL

The ax 4s are chopping tool, car part, and variation of car part spelling

7:04 am

suefrad625

we clue, not just give

7:04 am

suefrad625

takes all the fun out of it

7:04 am

ivesy3

oops sorry

7:04 am

ch1212

So nice to see you too! Normally we play at opposite ends of the clock, but I'm up early this morning.

7:05 am

suefrad625

you would say ax4,9

7:05 am

ivesy3

oh ok ty

7:05 am

sprite

yes and I am playing late. Great reward for playing late, grin.

7:06 am

sprite

how have you been, ch1212?

7:07 am

ch1212

:) However, I've been keeping an eye on you (well, many of the Old Ones via chat log. I hope you are doing well.
I am well and blessed, sprite. For wintertime, I'm feeling a lot of light this year --- within and without.

7:07 am

JBV

hi kids, the ax variation on car part is an ice skating move

7:08 am

Patxxx

Nipped back to say that I do sometimes get up in the middle of the night - frozen I might add, and play Babble until it's too cold to keep going!

7:08 am

sprite

that is wonderful, ch1212! Great to see all the work on the 'inner self' pays off. Same here, doing well and so far free from the winter depression. Everything being snow-covered helps, grin, it is SO white!

7:08 am

sprite

hi JBV!

7:09 am

JBV

hi sprite - I've been seeing pictures of the snow in Europe on the news - is it so unusual for this time of year? or just too much of it?

7:09 am

MollyL

JBV, I tried cluing the ax as a skating move once. I had no idea how many people think it's spelled the same as the car part.

7:09 am

Patxxx

But, I'm in good company as none of you lovely lot can possibly still be sane. Literate, but nuts!

7:09 am

JBV

they showed people stuck in their cars in Italy - the highway people were bringing them food!

7:09 am

ch1212

Ditto :) and now I'm diving back into the grid -- hugs to you! *poof*

7:10 am

sprite

until last year we had a streak of warm (and wet) winters. Last year and this year are much more like the old times. Snow is not unusual in winter, but the amounts in such a short time are.

7:10 am

sprite

*hugs ch1212*

7:11 am

JBV

we've been lucky - no snow so far here (New Jersey), but since I am no longer working I don't even have to worry about shoveling out the driveway :)

7:11 am

MollyL

No snow in Jersey? Wow. I guess it's snowed all around you then.

7:12 am

sprite

*hugs JBV*

7:12 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:12 am

sprite

hi jmc!

7:12 am

JBV

{{{hugs back, Sprite}}}

7:12 am

sprite

:D

7:13 am

JBV

we're near the coast Molly, so snow often turns to rain here

7:13 am

MollyL

Ah the Jersey shore. I spent some happy days in Stone Harbor as a child.

7:13 am

sprite

all this snow is a problem for everyday life, but I cannot help finding it lovely. It is so beautiful out here.

7:14 am

jmcnrick

no hugs for me? :-(

7:15 am

sprite

awwwwww of course!
*big hug for jmc!*

7:15 am

jmcnrick

:-D

7:15 am

MollyL

Morning JMC

7:15 am

JBV

((hugs for jmc))

7:15 am

kje

hugs?

7:15 am

jmcnrick

:-D

7:15 am

jmcnrick

hi molly

7:15 am

JBV

(((you too, kje)))

7:15 am

sprite

hugs. *hugs for kje as well*

7:15 am

EspritdJean

*stands in line for hugs

7:16 am

jmcnrick

hugs all around!!

7:16 am

JBV

{{{great big Babble hug for all}}}

7:16 am

sprite

*hugs for dJean too*

7:16 am

jmcnrick

*hugs everyone she can see*

7:16 am

MollyL

(((Jean)))

7:16 am

kje

: )

7:16 am

kje

how is everyone?

7:16 am

EspritdJean

tyty :-D

7:16 am

jmcnrick

hi kje

7:17 am

sprite

did not mean to leave you out, jmc, it was just that I had not seen ch1212 for ages and I thought JBV needed an extra hug... just a feeling.

7:18 am

sprite

am good, kje, how are you today?

7:18 am

kje

cold

7:18 am

kje

and... I think I may have a mouse

7:18 am

jmcnrick

oh sorry then to impose sprite it looked like hugs alround

7:18 am

kje

I am hoping the hole just got in the bag of nuts by itself....

7:18 am

Kazzer99

hi all back again after lunch - also fed the birds agai. We have a flock of goldfinches at the moment and we cant keep enough ou there for them

7:18 am

jmcnrick

cold drives mice inside

7:19 am

sprite

arrggh. That is so not comfy. *sends kje a very soft and warm blanket, a hot toddy and a bit of sun*

7:19 am

jmcnrick

hi kazz

7:19 am

sprite

jmc not at all, hugs are good :D

7:19 am

carleekat

good morning everyone

7:19 am

sprite

hi Kazzer!

7:19 am

sprite

hi carlee :)

7:19 am

jmcnrick

*sends kje a cat that catches mice*

7:19 am

jmcnrick

hi car

7:19 am

JBV

have fun, kje, we had a major mouse hunt here a few weeks ago - lots of fun

7:19 am

MollyL

Morning Carlee. Feeling any better?

7:19 am

sprite

mice don't like the cold either, apparently

7:20 am

kje

no mouse last year... I have a bit too much nature living with me here - raccoons, geckos, and now a mouse? I need to put up a sign that says "no vacancy!"

7:20 am

carleekat

nope...i am getting a head cold...<sigh>

7:20 am

JBV

no signs since my brother-in-law came over and taught me how to set bait trips, etc., never thought I'd need to learn how to be smarter than a mouse

7:20 am

jmcnrick

last summer my house felt like a nature refuge every time i got rid one one pest another took its place

7:20 am

MollyL

Rats. *Passes Carlee ginger and lemon tea*

7:20 am

JBV

*traps

7:21 am

carleekat

i have 3 cats....if i had a mouse..they would deal with it i am sure

7:21 am

kje

that is how I feel, jmc

7:21 am

sprite

head colds suck, pardon my french. Keep warm, drink lots of tea and water and freshly pressed orange juice, and sleep as much as you can.

7:21 am

jmcnrick

echinatia and zinc before the cold gets hold car

7:21 am

carleekat

thanks molls...woke up so cold...am buried under all my blankets..and...my cat is back on my ass

7:21 am

kje

i had to carry the gecko outside last night - I think he had hit hypothermia on the bathroom tile - hadn't moved for hours

7:21 am

jmcnrick

poor gecko

7:22 am

carleekat

i think geckos are so darn cute

7:22 am

kje

yes, he had tured a strange rusty brown color too... greeed up once I moved him

7:22 am

kje

greened

7:22 am

kje

my n is still sticky

7:22 am

jmcnrick

*trying to imagine car babbling under covers with cat on ass*

7:23 am

carleekat

lying on stomch..pillow under chest to prop me up a bit

7:23 am

jmcnrick

ah!

7:23 am

sprite

Terra does the same thing, always wants to lie on top of my ample bottom

7:23 am

carleekat

and cat curled up on my ass..."the Boo"....she a very solid..heavy cat...with a built in furnace

7:24 am

kje

same with men, no? not surprising a cat goes there ; )

7:24 am

jmcnrick

my cat climbs on top of my side when i lie in bed and lie on my side

7:24 am

carleekat

( boo was the one supervising me while making the brandy balls)

7:24 am

sprite

hehehe true

7:24 am

inge

aa

7:24 am

jmcnrick

hi inge

7:24 am

car.eeyore

morning...yaaaawwwwnnnnn.

7:24 am

carleekat

cats are easier to clean up after

7:24 am

carleekat

morning car.ee

7:25 am

sprite

and cats are much more independent

7:25 am

kje

but less fun in bed...

7:25 am

sprite

morning car.ee

7:25 am

kje

aa4/4, inge

7:26 am

sprite

yeah, much less fun in bed.

7:26 am

carleekat

thats over rated...i think for now..i'll take the cats...

7:26 am

sprite

and cats stink at putting out the garbage

7:27 am

carleekat

you mean men do that???? i never knew

7:27 am

kje

true sprite..

7:28 am

sprite

grin, some do. I have this wonderful man that is warm, caring and always willing to help. He is also great at the overrated thing.

7:28 am

carleekat

i believe in 20 years of marriage he did it 5 times...

7:28 am

jmcnrick

i wouldn't mind having a man again--but my cat doesn't tell me how to do things

7:28 am

carleekat

here here jmc

7:28 am

kje

I am jealous, sprite ; )

7:28 am

kje

does he have a brother?

7:29 am

carleekat

good for you sprite...at least some people are able to find decent people

7:29 am

sprite

no need to listen to a man telling you how to do things...

No am sorry, he doesn't, and if he had, you'd be standing in line, lol. My friends are jealous too. I am blessed with his love.

7:29 am

MollyL

Damn, that's a depressing stat Carlee.

7:30 am

jmcnrick

my hubby helped and was warm but is pretty useless now that he is dead ;-)

7:30 am

carleekat

i likely exagerated...he might have put out the garbage once a year maybe twice...it wasnt often

7:30 am

sprite

I know there are a lot of decent people out there. But finding them isn't ea4, it is a blessing. I wish you will be blessed :)

7:31 am

sprite

that is a fact, jmc *hugggggggs*

7:32 am

jmcnrick

well i figure i was lucky to have him even if he did leave me with crazy inlaws

7:32 am

carleekat

that just keeps you on your toes jmc

7:32 am

jmcnrick

now don't get all soppy about my hubby i would like to be able to talk about him without everyone getting maudlin

7:33 am

ivesy3

de 5/12 plese have 2 of them

7:33 am

sprite

for me, having known good people is a lucky thing. They leave something in the heart that will never die, something to cherish. But God it is tough to miss them.

7:33 am

carleekat

no maudling happening here jmc...

7:33 am

kje

pa8?

7:33 am

sprite

not sure, am I maudling?

7:34 am

jmcnrick

ty car i appreciate it -- it has been a source of frustration to me that if time i mention hubby i tend to kill the chat

7:34 am

sprite

don't have it yet, kje

7:35 am

jmcnrick

well maybe maudlin is not quite the right word sprite -- sorry

7:35 am

jmcnrick

don't mean to be rude

7:35 am

sprite

I love it when you talk about your hubby, jmc. And I won't stop chatting either when you do.

7:35 am

jmcnrick

*tries to pull foot out of mouth*

7:35 am

jmcnrick

*tries to pull foot out of mouth*

7:35 am

sprite

you are not rude at all

7:35 am

kje

you ca talk whenever you wat, jmc..

7:35 am

Mom

morning everyone

7:35 am

Mom

good afternoon ((Sprite))

7:36 am

sprite

morning Mom!

7:36 am

jmcnrick

ty i appreciate it as he was a special guy

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Hi mom!

7:36 am

carleekat

well...between you and I JMC...( cant speak for anyone else) i am pretty matter of fact about a person once they are gone....if they are in the process of being gone ( as in the case of my father atm) that is what is heart wrenching for me...

7:36 am

jmcnrick

hi mom

7:36 am

periwinkle

hello all

7:36 am

sprite

you are so nimble, jmc!

7:36 am

Mom

Hi JMC

7:36 am

periwinkle

Mom, did you watch "What Not to Wear on Fri?

7:36 am

Mom

good morning Peri

7:36 am

sprite

hi periwinkle

7:36 am

kje

hi mom! bought mincemeat yesterday - they only had the jarred stuff. do you think it will be too wet?

7:36 am

carleekat

wow...jmc is a contortionist too????

7:36 am

carleekat

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Hi Peri!

7:36 am

jmcnrick

nimble?

7:37 am

Mom

no Peri, I did not, I completely forgot about it

7:37 am

sprite

looks like it, carlee, grinnnn.

Nimble... wrong word? Elastic?

7:37 am

periwinkle

well it will be moving to Tuesday night starting next week I think, Mom

7:37 am

carleekat

( foot made it to you mouth there...pretty darn flexible i would say )

7:37 am

Mom

KJE, I had to buy the jar stuff once and I dumped it in the colander first and then used it

7:37 am

jmcnrick

ah!

7:37 am

Mom

((Carlee)) good moring

7:37 am

carleekat

the jarred stuff we have here is sooo thick....love it

7:37 am

kje

good idea, mom

7:37 am

Mom

HI Car.

7:38 am

kje

sprite - do you want a clue?

7:38 am

car.eeyore

I need a clue for the top row E please for NBT?

7:38 am

periwinkle

what is mincemeat?

7:38 am

Mom

I will look for it Peri

7:38 am

carleekat

( must go get tart shells this am before son takes car to work....so i can cheat...witht his head cold am NOT making pastry )

7:38 am

jmcnrick

me too car

7:38 am

periwinkle

me 3 :)

7:39 am

kje

es 7/32 - es + role in a play + vowel

7:39 am

jmcnrick

me too car.ee

7:39 am

sprite

as for me, I have deep respect and empathy for mourning processes, knowing they take years. But I like talking about people who died, because they have a place with us. Not talking about them would make them so much deader (hey isn't that a babble word, hah!)

7:39 am

Mom

bye bye Carlee

7:39 am

periwinkle

ty kje, nbt for me

7:39 am

sprite

thanks kje

7:39 am

carleekat

its a dried fruit mixture with suet and rum/ brandy which u make pies and tarts out of

7:39 am

car.eeyore

Wow! TY KJE!

7:39 am

car.eeyore

Now I must go already! I am singing this morning in the church choir cantata...la, la, la....

7:39 am

jmcnrick

ty kje

7:39 am

periwinkle

ok, think I had it once and did not like it

7:40 am

carleekat

oh..ur leaving mom???

7:40 am

MollyL

All this talk of mince here has just about convinced me to make mince custard pie for Christmas. Or rum raisin.

7:40 am

jmcnrick

stats for the Y for nbt?

7:40 am

sprite

oh yes I'd love a clue for the pa8, kje!

7:40 am

carleekat

go have fun car.ee

7:40 am

Mom

bye bye Car. faa laa laa

7:40 am

periwinkle

trees jmc

7:40 am

car.eeyore

ye 4/10

7:40 am

jmcnrick

i am not found of mince meat either peri

7:40 am

kje

ye4 - evergreen trees

7:40 am

sprite

have a great time, car.ee!

7:40 am

Mom

no Carlee, I thought you were

7:41 am

Mom

I wouldn't eat mincemeat pie but in the cookies, there is just a hint of the taste

7:41 am

periwinkle

would love a clue for either 8 or the 10 pls

7:41 am

jmcnrick

i knew it had to be a fish so that is why i asked for stats -- and i was right

7:41 am

jmcnrick

ty all nbt

7:41 am

car.eeyore

Will do! Then we are off to RI...I will be hanging with Trif, Kadresa and Scoop today!

7:41 am

carleekat

i like tarts mom..just enough mince at one time...

7:41 am

kje

pa8 - start of ruing side-by-side + eds in chopping tool

7:41 am

MollyL

ye 4 are fish? I thought they were trees.

7:41 am

carleekat

oooh..have fun...give trifs a hug

7:42 am

Mom

have a good day Car.

7:42 am

sprite

ohhhhh please hug Trif from me, car.ee!

7:42 am

Mom

say hello to Trif

7:42 am

jmcnrick

a fish is an easy word or are you teasing me molly?

7:42 am

sprite

thanks kje *thinking*

7:42 am

car.eeyore

I will everyone!

7:42 am

kje

pa8 - start of running side-by-side + ends in chopping tool

7:42 am

Mom

thanks for the es and the y words

7:42 am

jmcnrick

bye car give trif a hud from me too

7:42 am

kje

sorry - the n's fell out

7:43 am

carleekat

peri.... mincemeat is a very strong flav....and who is thinking of the pie?...another nice way to balance the strong flavour is a plain cheesecake ( baked) and just put a ring of mince on the cheesecake to decorate ( not to cover whole cake )

7:43 am

MollyL

No JMC, just being very, very dim. Off for more coffee.

7:43 am

car.eeyore

BYe!

7:43 am

Mom

and the pas word as well

7:43 am

carleekat

byebye car.ee

7:43 am

sprite

babble fish are words you should have found without help, but didn't, because sometimes you just go blind. Words that, after having been clued and found, make you hit yourself over the head with a fish.

7:43 am

jmcnrick

okay i am off to Meeting to make presents for the homeless--2500 this year

7:44 am

sprite

bye jmc, have a good time and lots of endurance :)

7:44 am

kje

enjoy, jmc

7:44 am

Mom

oh JMC, what a wonderful person you are.

7:44 am

jmcnrick

i will be back later

7:44 am

carleekat

make presents????

7:44 am

periwinkle

what kind of presents?

7:44 am

kje

3 ps??? sheesh

7:44 am

carleekat

have fun...i have wrapping to do today...time to bust out the music machine and listen to christmas carols :)

7:44 am

jmcnrick

we fill shoe boxes full of hats, gloves, socks and t-shirt and candy and stuff and wrap them

7:45 am

kje

ah, muscles

7:45 am

jmcnrick

for the kids we add toys and books

7:45 am

periwinkle

ok

7:45 am

sprite

those are great presents

7:45 am

kje

and songs

7:45 am

periwinkle

ells

7:45 am

carleekat

oh...how fun jmc...you enjoy that...

7:45 am

Mom

what a great idea JMC

7:45 am

jmcnrick

it whole Meeting plus lots of people from the World Bank do this every year --this is our 20th year

7:46 am

sprite

a wonderful tradition, jmc

7:46 am

jmcnrick

the kids in the Meeting and every one chips in with the work and we sing christmas carols and eat pizza

7:46 am

carleekat

a big drive up here is they hand out shoe boxes at churches and have people return them filled

7:46 am

jmcnrick

okay really must dash!

7:46 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

7:47 am

carleekat

there goes jmc backflipping out the door

7:47 am

sprite

foot in mouth, head over heels... I am jealous!

7:47 am

carleekat

sparkle dust floating in her wake

7:49 am

Flask1

Hi all....please can I have clues for sa6/21 and sa5/20....am struggling!

7:49 am

sprite

hi Flask :)

7:49 am

dan2bit

sa5/20 is plural jazz instrument

7:49 am

sprite

I have a Sa5/20 S + chopping tools

7:49 am

ivesy3

ea 4/6 please

7:49 am

sprite

hi dan2bit

7:50 am

Mom

Hi Flask and Dan

7:50 am

dan2bit

morning sprite and all - happy 4th Sunday of Advent

7:50 am

kje

hi dan2

7:50 am

sprite

ea4/6 is very ea4/6 to find

7:50 am

sprite

and to you too, dan :)

7:51 am

Mom

and to you as well Dan

7:51 am

ivesy3

omg! ty couldnt see it lol

7:51 am

MollyL

World's fluffiest pancakes made for breakfast.

7:51 am

sprite

babble blindness... we all know it

7:52 am

Kazzer99

hooray - fireworks for me - that was quick

7:52 am

dan2bit

Be right over, MollyL :-)

7:52 am

sprite

wtg Kazz!

7:52 am

dan2bit

wtg Kazzer!

7:52 am

Mom

((Molly)) good morning

7:52 am

kje

yay kaz! I'm right behind you with 12 left... but need a food break

7:52 am

Mom

Hi Ivesy and Kazzer

7:52 am

kje

bbiab

7:52 am

Mom

Congrat Kazzer

7:52 am

MollyL

Keeping them warm Dan. Bring Baby2Bit please.

7:53 am

ivesy3

hi mom

7:53 am

MollyL

Hi Mom, how's your day so far?

7:53 am

dan2bit

tempting, but I fear I have too much to do today this side of the river

7:53 am

Flask1

any clues for the sa6/21 please?

7:54 am

Mom

quiet. Waiting for sweetie to wake up we are going to breakfast

7:54 am

sprite

I don't have it yet, Flask

7:54 am

Mom

sorry Flask, I don't have it, but will help you look

7:54 am

Flask1

ok Sprite...hows you today?

7:54 am

Mom

but I am gettng hungry now, breakfast might have to be another day

7:54 am

Flask1

thanks Mom...

7:55 am

sprite

am good, enjoying the view, all those trees covered in snow. And you?

7:55 am

MollyL

*Putting out extra ham and pancakes for Mom*

7:55 am

Kazzer99

sa 6/21 greek plural of sa 5/12 - think it means mouthparts of some insects

7:55 am

dan2bit

sa + consonant + not ma, then latin plural for sa6/21

7:55 am

Mom

drooling***

7:56 am

Kazzer99

s + swiss mountains + first vowel + 2nd vowel

7:56 am

Flask1

am grand thanx.......we've only had a light covering so far this weekend....

7:56 am

Mom

thanks Dan and Kazzer

7:56 am

carleekat

whew...nbt/nbs in 24 words

7:56 am

sprite

a light covering is all it takes, grin. Better even!

7:57 am

Mom

*carlee is such a show off** :-)

7:58 am

carleekat

:op~~~~~~

7:58 am

MollyL

I swear, this pancake mix recipe I found makes the lightest, fluffiest pancakes. I will never buy Bisquick again.

7:58 am

sprite

I need 58 more words and the real biggies are all among them!

7:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have nbt-what is nbs?

7:58 am

sprite

what is the recipe, Molly?

7:58 am

sprite

no blank stats, hello Kaplan

7:59 am

carleekat

kaps...did u listen to any of the radio shows?

7:59 am

carleekat

hi kaps :)

7:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

And that is where? I thought that was tile stats.

7:59 am

MollyL

4 cups flour
Â¼ cup sugar
Â½ cup buttermilk powder
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Add a cup of milk and one egg to each cup of mix.

7:59 am

Mom

forthe 10, plural the pa 8

7:59 am

sprite

word stats, Kaplan

7:59 am

MollyL

I keep it in the fridge, since the buttermilk powder says "Refrigerate after opening".

8:00 am

carleekat

there is such a thing as buttermilk powder????

8:00 am

sprite

wow that sounds good! Not sure though if we have buttermilk powder here.

8:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

Duh. I don't have the 8 and the 10. what are the stats for them?

8:00 am

MollyL

Right there in the baking aisle. New to me too.

8:00 am

Mom

pa 8/70 and pa 10/112

8:00 am

sprite

don't have them yet, sorry

8:00 am

Mom

I saw buttermilk powder for the first time on Friday

8:01 am

carleekat

i have never seen buttermilk powder...but if not..i bet you could sub buttermilk for the milk and it would work

8:01 am

MollyL

Well, it's a dry mix. Sprite, maybe you can order the buttermilk powder on line, if you don't see it at your grocery store.

8:01 am

sprite

good idea, Molly, thanks!

8:02 am

carleekat

pa10 is plural of the 8... someone not so fully trained in the law is a pa***egal+ being *ate to file your t**** is very bad

8:03 am

sprite

oh wow, great words, thank you!

8:03 am

carleekat

( or..mix all the ingredients except the butter milk powder..then instead of 1 cup milk use buttermilk??? )

8:04 am

hootowl

www.sacofoods.com for the buttermilk

8:04 am

MollyL

Okay cat people. I have a question. My son and girlie-in-laws cat has been missing for over a week. What are the chances of her showing up okay?

8:04 am

carleekat

might have to add more then 1 cup...cus would be too viscous

8:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

Sid Viscous? Wasn't he a Sex Pistol?

8:04 am

Mom

ex 7/52 and ex for the plural

8:05 am

Mom

ex 5/22 + ** Roker and plural

8:05 am

carleekat

depends molls...with cats you never know..slim to nil..but my sis in laws cat got locked in a shed in neighbours yard for winter..and survived...

8:05 am

sprite

loolllll I just found some... as fodder for cattle!

8:06 am

Mom

Molly, I am so sorry their cat is missing

8:06 am

MollyL

My son is okay about it, accepting. Girlie is inconsolable and it's putting a huge dent in their Christmas spirit.

8:06 am

sprite

hey hootowl! Thanks, checking it out now.

8:06 am

carleekat

it would drive me nuts...mind my cats are indoor cats...so i always know where they are

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, they should definitely go to sheds, anytplace cat may be locked up. ours was in neighboring commerical establishment's basement.

8:07 am

sprite

with cats you just never know. They are incredibly resilient. But no match for a car or something like that.

8:07 am

Mom

Hi Hoot

8:07 am

Mom

((Owl)) good morning

8:07 am

carleekat

i'm afraid i would be right up there with the girlie...my cats are so much a part of this family....and for me right now with all am going through..a comfort to me

8:07 am

MollyL

She was an indoor cat too, which makes me concerned about her survival in the wild. Those kids have done every single thing they can think of to find the cat. There are posters up all over town.

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

((((mom)))) hi all

8:07 am

Mom

Molly, she might have been taken in by another family

8:08 am

carleekat

humane society???

8:08 am

hootowl

hi mom

8:08 am

MollyL

They put her litter box outside too. Mom, we've thought of that. I'm hoping if that's the case, the posters will bring her home.

8:08 am

carleekat

we have kijiji up here...not sure if you do there....check postings there

8:08 am

MollyL

They have called the humane society and every vet in town.

8:08 am

hootowl

Wasn't sure you saw it sprite. The markets that carry it tend to hide it

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

how did she get out?

8:09 am

sprite

hi TOwl and everyone else I might have missed

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

hello spritey! nice to see you!

8:11 am

sprite

and you :)

8:11 am

carleekat

hi there TO

8:12 am

sprite

it seems that buttermilk powder is used mostly for cattle here. How totally odd.

8:12 am

MollyL

Hmm, craigslist is an idea. Girlie let her out by accident. She's got a big case of the guilties.

8:12 am

hootowl

Molly - was she in heat? was it she?

8:12 am

carleekat

molls..i am really sorry about the cat... i would be brokenhearted but..right now...i am unbalanced...and i know it ( for me that is...i know my perspective is off kilter...and i am not seeing things as those who are not under as much emotional stress as i am would see them)

8:13 am

hootowl

Well make sure it doesn't have a bunch of junk in it and will probably be useable sprite

8:14 am

MollyL

I think she has been spayed Hoot.

8:14 am

carleekat

or...just...use buttermilk to mix it when adding the egg

8:14 am

hootowl

ok - that's what happened when mine went AWOL

8:15 am

sprite

hootowl: yeah but then I have to buy bulk amounts! I will find it, no worries.

8:15 am

sprite

good idea, carlee, that would work fine as well.

8:16 am

hootowl

ok

8:18 am

sprite

ah, King Arthur Floor sells it online

8:20 am

Mom

sweetie is awake .... off to breakfast ((Hugs)) to all of you
Molly, thanks for the pancakes and ham to hold me over.

8:20 am

cybernan

hello everyone

8:20 am

sprite

enjoy, Mom!

8:20 am

Mom

hi and bye Nan

8:20 am

Mom

thanks ((Sprite))

8:21 am

sprite

hello nan

8:27 am

sprite

hah finally all biggies accounted for

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry, went off to find my christmas carol.

8:29 am

sprite

wb TOwl :)

8:30 am

carleekat

Bye mom!!!! ( was on the phone with my mother )

8:31 am

sprite

wb carlee :)

8:31 am

carleekat

thanks sprite

8:35 am

sprite

it is a good grid today. Down to 21 now.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babblers!!

8:38 am

sprite

hey Scrabs :)

8:38 am

Scrabbler

How are you, Sprite?

8:38 am

cybernan

es 7, please

8:39 am

sprite

am good, secretly enjoying the snow and the light. And how are you, Scrabs?

8:39 am

suefrad625

es+po4+cons

8:39 am

sprite

es + not the whole + vowel

8:39 am

suefrad625

most of po4,5

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

ok, now i am fully dressed in icon with a carol to share

8:39 am

Scrabbler

TY for es7!

8:40 am

sprite

great carol, TOwl, and pretty icon too :)

8:40 am

Scrabbler

I am enjoying the snow too--have XC-skied 3 times in the last 2 wks and will go to the trail later today.

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl. How is your fathre doing?

8:40 am

sprite

wow Scrabs! Sounds wonderful.

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

helllo scrabs!

8:41 am

diann

any clues for the pa 10 please??

8:41 am

Scrabbler

I bought myself a new XC-ski package for Xmas and got back-country skis to blaze my own trails.

8:41 am

cybernan

ty sprite

8:42 am

suefrad625

first 5 of two lines running next to each other forever, and you cut a tree down with it

8:42 am

sprite

hello diann.
Pa10 is plural to pa8.
Pa + consonant + nobody excluded + chopping tools.

8:42 am

suefrad625

first 6 sorry

8:42 am

suefrad625

that will give you the 8 and pl for 10

8:43 am

sprite

very good Xmas presents, Scrabs :)

8:44 am

Scrabbler

I am a moron. I was typing pa***saw.

8:44 am

suefrad625

lol

8:44 am

sprite

lolll I did exactly the same at first

8:45 am

suefrad625

I just found the ap5, and found the pa4 hours ago

8:45 am

suefrad625

fish me, anybody

8:46 am

sprite

fireflies! Great grid, I loved it.

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Yay Sprite!

8:46 am

suefrad625

go sprite!!!!!

8:46 am

sprite

*gently hits sue with a guppy*

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

i am buying myself a new living room for christmas

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

yay sritey!

8:46 am

sprite

also great, TOwl!

8:46 am

Scrabbler

we must laugh at our brain-dead moments

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Whoa, Owl!

8:47 am

sprite

we do, Scrabs :)

8:47 am

suefrad625

true, so true

8:47 am

sprite

well, unless I can help out with a clue or 2, I'd better go downstairs and do something domestic.

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

complete with tv to replace the 25 year old set

8:47 am

suefrad625

da6?

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Bottom S. Any sm words?

8:48 am

sprite

yes, one, Scrabs

8:48 am

lil*monkey

OOoooh that sm5, can't you sm5 that sm5????

8:48 am

suefrad625

yes, use your nose

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Good for you, Owl!

8:48 am

diann

Thanks, I now have the pa10

8:48 am

Scrabbler

TY, lil*monkey!

8:48 am

suefrad625

yahooo diann

8:48 am

lil*monkey

ha

8:48 am

sprite

D + beers, double the consonant

8:48 am

72 Temple Owl

are both 8s plurals?

8:48 am

sprite

hey lil*monkey :)

8:48 am

suefrad625

no

8:49 am

suefrad625

on is the single of the pa10

8:49 am

lil*monkey

hello sprite & all my peeps

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

nm, i have the wareen beatty movie pa 8, is the other a plural?

8:49 am

sprite

only one 8 is a plural

8:49 am

suefrad625

ty sprite

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

hello monkey

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

ok then please need a clue for the other 7/8?

8:50 am

suefrad625

ex+to put into position+cons

8:51 am

sprite

ex7/8, TOwl. Forcing somebody out of the closet would be these. Or what you can become undercooled from.

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:52 am

sprite

yvw. I am off, have fun all and thanks for the company.

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Bye Sprite

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go. scrabblter, my dad is so anxious, his heart rate keeps going up

8:53 am

suefrad625

bye to you both

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Is he on an anti-anxiety med?

8:54 am

cybernan

have i ever mentioned that i hate ps words?

8:54 am

cybernan

bye sprite

8:54 am

Scrabbler

TY for mentioning ps words, Nan.

8:54 am

72 Temple Owl

i think they ordered canax, but the nurse did not want to give it, tried to calm him. ever since the dose he got at first wore off, he is hand wringing and praying for recovery

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Is a priest visiting?

8:55 am

72 Temple Owl

xanax

8:55 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all. Go Steelers.

8:55 am

72 Temple Owl

visited last monday. will try to come again

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bob. Go Bills.

8:55 am

cybernan

at least 2 of them are common words

8:55 am

Scrabbler

I have 3 ps words, 2 are pl

8:56 am

72 Temple Owl

i did not htink of that, ty. maybe i should go so pastoral care

8:56 am

Scrabbler

That's me, Owl, I'll be there in 7 hrs.

8:57 am

cybernan

ty for the last one scrabs

8:57 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL. he is anxious by nature, hate to see him doped up but it may take that

8:58 am

Scrabbler

What will distract him from his medical problems? Reading? Audiobooks? TV?

8:58 am

72 Temple Owl

i thought that was routine with cardiac partients. but then again, how can they adjust his meds to him if he is doped? would not work at all.

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

he does not want to do any of that. grandkid visit last night was helpful. they are so scare, poor kids.

8:59 am

Scrabbler

How old are they?

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

16 and 15

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Help them to know what to say, how to help him, and to answer their questions.

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

that would be fine if at this point I KNEW

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

they are better off than I am, they just talk about regualr stuff

9:01 am

Scrabbler

I always say "the doctors and nurses are making the medical decisions" and our job is to keep ____ comfortable + happy.

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

ty. i have put off visiting today so he could rest.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

70 left. BBL.

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

bye scrabs. and bye all, time to get moving

9:06 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

crossy, i knew you would come when i left

9:07 am

cybernan

se 6?

9:07 am

crosshair

but you are here,so you have not left;))

9:07 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeeee TO, hang in there

9:07 am

cybernan

hi crossy

9:07 am

crosshair

howdy cybernan

9:07 am

lil*monkey

cybernan, it's a funny nickname for someone who had a big libido

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

*waves*

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

i think enable is stuck in the fifties

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

are perhaps early sixties, thinking brigitte bardot

9:09 am

lil*monkey

or Sophia Loren

9:09 am

lil*monkey

clue for wo5,20?

9:10 am

cybernan

ty for the first se 6, monkey -- is the last one similar?

9:10 am

lil*monkey

yes cybernan, think of a song by Marvin Gaye, Se6 Healing

9:10 am

carleekat

turkey bacon with pancakes....loads of syrup :)

9:11 am

crosshair

bacon!

9:11 am

lil*monkey

anyone have the wo5,20 ???

9:11 am

Haz1558

wo5/20 - to rhyme with not young.

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

not me :(

9:11 am

cybernan

don't know who marvin is never mind the song!

9:11 am

carleekat

not yet Lil

9:12 am

lil*monkey

thank you Haz... now I have 5 left

9:12 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:12 am

crosshair

you do not know marvin??gasp!!!

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

hello haz!

9:12 am

lil*monkey

nice to see you Haz!

9:12 am

lil*monkey

how could anyone not know who Marvin Gaye is

9:12 am

Haz1558

Hello, TO, lil*, everyone.

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, what's going on?

9:13 am

carleekat

marvin was shot by his father?...or his son..i cant remember was so long ago

9:13 am

cybernan

what kind of music? -- don't listen to the modern stuff and hate country and western

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

sixties/ early 70'sr & b

9:14 am

lil*monkey

he was shot and killed by his father on April Fool's Day, 1984

9:14 am

carleekat

easy listening motown cyber

9:14 am

carleekat

been dead for 15+ years tho

9:14 am

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyA_DNw
2vyg

9:14 am

lil*monkey

type of music is soul, motown, R&B... he was very popular in the 60s and 70s

9:14 am

carleekat

ok..20 + years

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

ain;t no mountain high duet with tammy terrell

9:15 am

lil*monkey

he sang lots of duets... another one was My Mistake with Diana Ross

9:15 am

cybernan

oh -- my kids probably listened to him then -- I quit listening to pop music when they stopped singing and started shouting -- I think that was about 30 years ago

9:16 am

72 Temple Owl

soul singers always sang

9:16 am

cybernan

yeah -- well diana ross was a screamer too

9:16 am

carleekat

marvin Never shouted....voice like liquid... "ahem"

9:16 am

jmbdobie2

mother mother, there's far too many of you crying. brother brother brother, there's far too many of you dying

9:16 am

DR1965

agreed Carlee

9:16 am

cybernan

I will look him up.

9:17 am

lil*monkey

*shaking head in disbelief*

9:17 am

crosshair

click my link cyber,you can hear him

9:17 am

jmbdobie2

we've got to find a way to bring some loving here today

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

just as powerful with today's wars

9:17 am

carleekat

ok..bringin chat back to g rating..whats for dinner ( skip from one sin to another...and moving to food porn )

9:18 am

lil*monkey

anyone have the pl6, 39 ?

9:18 am

DR1965

dinner? Roast, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, salad and red velvet cake for dessert

9:18 am

lil*monkey

never mind! i found it

9:18 am

cybernan

still looking for that last se 6

9:18 am

carleekat

oooh..scalloped tates..my fav...<starts thinking>

9:18 am

lil*monkey

in your chest, your solar pl6

9:19 am

crosshair

ok for dinner i am doing a chicken stir fry with chunks of chicken breast fried in peanut oil and soya,then i shall add a california veggie medly mix and serve it on a bed on long greain wild rice:)

9:19 am

crosshair

grain

9:19 am

lil*monkey

cybernan, movies of a se6 nature are rated X

9:19 am

DR1965

sounds yummy Crossy

9:19 am

carleekat

hmm..made coffe and i used up some of that horrid artificial vanilla...put a few drops on my coffee grounds...now vanilla coffee..no sweet :)

9:19 am

cybernan

ah -- found it - the adjective

9:20 am

carleekat

i cooked up some chicken other night lazy style ( epicure lemon dill seasonings that was it ) and i have leftovers..not sure what to do with the cooked chicken for tonight...something now that will go with scalloped potatoes

9:22 am

lil*monkey

the first po5 ?

9:23 am

Haz1558

po5 - an old fashioned word for rhyming verse

9:23 am

lil*monkey

ah Haz, you are my heroine once again...t hank u

9:24 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:24 am

Glantarell

po5- plural of a disease that begings with chicken, small or cow

9:25 am

Kenny Chuck

Looking for second wo4/9. Any clue?

9:25 am

Glantarell

plural of a slang word for italians?

9:25 am

Haz1558

To rhyme with places where you buy things.

9:25 am

lil*monkey

kenny chuck, that is a politically incorrect nickname for an italian person (i think)

9:25 am

lil*monkey

thanks for that clue glanta :)

9:26 am

Glantarell

haz, i don't get your rhyming verse clue, and other suggestion?

9:26 am

carleekat

anyone have the red screen from death?

9:26 am

lil*monkey

glanta, that po5 sort of sounds like a flower... think of the song, Ring around the rosy, pocket full of po***

9:26 am

Haz1558

po5 - add an extra vowel into the bunch of flowers (po4)

9:27 am

Glantarell

thanks haz - i tried that, must have been the worng vowel LOL - off to monkey

9:27 am

lil*monkey

i hjave ONE left!

9:27 am

lil*monkey

FIRE WOIKS!

9:27 am

Haz1558

Well done, lil*!

9:27 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for Lil...woot woot

9:27 am

Glantarell

congrats lil

9:28 am

lil*monkey

glanta, stay with the flower and swtich 3rd & 4th letters

9:28 am

lil*monkey

thank yuou all!

9:28 am

Glantarell

ty lil - got it

9:29 am

lil*monkey

yay glanta!

9:29 am

lil*monkey

any other clues needed? I can assist

9:29 am

Haz1558

Time for me to be off. Enjoy the grid - bye for now!

9:30 am

lil*monkey

bye & thanks again, Haz

9:30 am

Glantarell

wo4/9? i have one but not the other

9:30 am

lil*monkey

rhymes with *** goes the weasel

9:31 am

Glantarell

that's the italian one i have?

9:31 am

lil*monkey

oh sorry you need the other one? it means sorrows

9:31 am

lil*monkey

rhymes with the digits on your feet

9:32 am

carleekat

arghhh..red window of death again

9:32 am

Glantarell

that's the 4/8 - have that too

9:32 am

LuvWordGames

wo 4/9 wo + commerical

9:32 am

crosshair

sounds like your isp is messing with you carlee

9:32 am

Glantarell

ty luvword

9:32 am

lil*monkey

oh sorry, I'm really sucking at the clueage right now

9:32 am

carleekat

i am NOT cheerful about it crossy

9:33 am

Glantarell

s'ok lil!

9:33 am

lil*monkey

:)

9:33 am

LuvWordGames

yw glanttarell

9:33 am

crosshair

pats carlee on the hand..never said you were my dear

9:33 am

lil*monkey

well I'm still here if anyone else needs a bad clue

9:34 am

carleekat

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... back to my already cooked chicken issue and pairing whatever it is i make with scallopped potatoes?

9:34 am

crosshair

clam blue ocean carlee.....deep slow clensing breaths....

9:35 am

carleekat

clam???? i just had clam chowdah

9:35 am

crosshair

calm..not clam

9:35 am

crosshair

but clams are nice as well

9:35 am

Glantarell

wa4/9?

9:36 am

Erda

I suppose you all knew what a tunicate is? News to me...

9:36 am

crosshair

carlee,you take your leftover chicken,cut it small,make a thick mushroom cream sauce and add a can of sweet baby peas and serve it beside you scallops with a nice itallian bread stick

9:36 am

LuvWordGames

wa 4/9 change the vowel on the italian one

9:37 am

carleekat

one wa4 another over the head with a rolled up newspaper

9:37 am

carleekat

ie..chicken ala king???

9:37 am

Glantarell

i didn't know that there was a tunicate... i just lookd it up in the dictionary!

9:37 am

crosshair

indeed

9:37 am

carleekat

hmmm....no...i prefer turkey ala king...an one must add green peppers to it

9:37 am

crosshair

sprinkle parm on top

9:38 am

Glantarell

ty all - i have all the w now!

9:38 am

carleekat

ok.running to grocery store for a couple items before son needs car to get to work..back in about 20 mins

9:40 am

crosshair

there you go carlee,no you have a direction at least with dins

9:42 am

crosshair

you could do all the ala king mixing but get some pie crust made up and make some nice chicken pot pies

9:42 am

crosshair

just and sme tater chunks and onions to it

9:42 am

cybernan

pa 8 please?

9:44 am

Glantarell

pa4 like the start of something that lets you float in the sky + the start of something that makes you go to the toilet

9:45 am

Glantarell

double ll in the middle

9:45 am

crosshair

0_o

9:45 am

cybernan

ty glantarell

9:45 am

Erda

That Pa was in the title of a movie with Warren Beatty

9:46 am

crosshair

i must need a tea...brb

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

perfect clue, erda!!

9:46 am

Erda

TY Une

9:46 am

Glantarell

any clue for the pl4?

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

pl4 ask, beg

9:47 am

Glantarell

and the pl5/12? might as well be greedy LOL

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

plural :-)

9:47 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - have a wonderful Christmas everyone. I have to run -- picking kids up at airport in 3 hours and need to stock the larder first :)

9:47 am

Glantarell

well done cybernan

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, nan!!!

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

off to check on pies in oven . . .

9:47 am

Glantarell

ty v much une

9:50 am

Glantarell

pa6/24? my last p. i have never got so far on a grid as i have today - usually manage a third but today am down to last 50...

9:51 am

reparteena

Have a Merry Nan!

9:58 am

MollyL

For the Moms...my sister was married when her kids were young. (She's divorced now). But her husband was on the road all the time. So my sister basically raised her kids on her own. She was visiting my her daughter, SIL and granddaughter this weekend. After my niece handed baby girl off to Daddy for a bath, she gave my sister a big hug and said "Mom how did you do this all by yourself all these years." My sister said it was a golden moment of Motherhood.

10:03 am

crosshair

we all do what we have to do,after my wife gave birth to our son the same night we came home,she developed a painful and dangerous blood clot from the birth and was hospitalized for a month doe to that and other compilcations,so i took care of our child alone for the first month,and brought him in every day for momma,brought bottled breast milk homes for the night feedings..lol was doing so much laundry at the start when i had a basket of clean clothes i would just toss the kid on top and carry him around that way as there was no one else to watch..will never forget that first month..now he is 17 and grunts at me...lol

10:05 am

MollyL

That must have been a tough month Cross. Newborns are exhausting.

10:05 am

crosshair

and i was a new dad,first kid! lool

10:05 am

MollyL

I laugh looking back at how different I was with the first, compared to the third.

10:05 am

crosshair

was in feb to boot,snow up to the truck bumpers and minus 20

10:06 am

carleekat

okie kokie...back

10:07 am

MollyL

That's what I call being thrown in the deep end. You either sink or swim.

10:08 am

crosshair

indeed,feeding the new baby every 2 hours,driving a hour each was to hospital for mamma visits,washing poopy sleepers at 3 am...lol

10:08 am

carleekat

sink or swim...when my ex had his accident...iw as working full time...doing guides... son in travel hockey and back and forth to london every other night to visit him in hospital...for 4 months... u do what you must....sometimes its only 1 hour at a time...

10:08 am

carleekat

thank god no new borns...i would be on the 5th floor of our hospital still after 3 years

10:11 am

MollyL

I did most of the child raising with my first two by myself. No regrets. Those were some of the happiest days of my life.

10:12 am

carleekat

same...i pretty much raised mine too... he worked and supplied the cash....but was a rare sight during the raising...

10:12 am

carleekat

how pray tell did this potic get started?

10:12 am

carleekat

topic even

10:13 am

crosshair

i worked my butt off during his first 14 years,would of loved more time with my boy growing up,but nothing would of happened if i did not keep the money coming in

10:15 am

MollyL

My story about my sister.

10:17 am

carleekat

ahhh...ok its lovely when they have a breakthrough moment when the lightbulb goes off regarding what you do for them

10:17 am

crosshair

the stork does not bring cash along with the new bundle of joy lol

10:17 am

crosshair

the stork does not bring cash along with the new bundle of joy lol

10:17 am

MollyL

I don't think anyone appreciates the hard work of parenting until they become one themselves.

10:17 am

crosshair

mm got the hiccups

10:18 am

carleekat

they should make that a new rule crossy...no storks allowed without the cash stork....

10:18 am

crosshair

i agree carlee;)

10:18 am

MollyL

Nor does the stork bring an instruction booklet.

10:18 am

carleekat

perhaps we should start a petition and get that made into law???

10:18 am

crosshair

nope,they do not come with a users manual

10:19 am

carleekat

if they did...who would babble :p

10:19 am

crosshair

my wife was able to breast feed for 2 month then we had to go to bottles and formulae..15 dollars a can at that time!!

10:20 am

carleekat

i was able to nurse throughout... yay....and made own babyfood...

10:20 am

MollyL

I did not breast feed my kids because I am an organic Earth Mother. I breast fed them because of the price of formula.

10:20 am

crosshair

indeed,that stuff almost broke us molly

10:21 am

crosshair

enfelac and similac

10:21 am

carleekat

same... at that time we were on welfare...i was managing groceries for 3 ( including diapers) with 50.00 a week

10:21 am

crosshair

and 120 newborn diapers a week

10:22 am

MollyL

I'm laughing remembering a women's discussion board I used to post on. The bottle feeders used to get VERY defensive when the subject of breast feeding came up.

10:22 am

carleekat

that was during the recession in the early 90's and all the plants laid off in town.... husband worked anywhere he could but nothing

10:23 am

MollyL

Cross??? Your kid was going through 17 diapers a day???

10:23 am

crosshair

was a lot molly

10:23 am

carleekat

prolly seemed like it at the time

10:24 am

carleekat

hmmm..son found some really funky techno music...am listening to him play it downstairs and am enjoying it...

10:26 am

crosshair

biab ladies,must go soap down this mass of muscle and make myself presentable

10:26 am

carleekat

thats what was smelling things up in here...

10:32 am

MollyL

I have a low threshold for techno.

10:32 am

redturtlehead

hello babblers. Hope everyone is well today.

10:32 am

carleekat

it was...not bad...i typically dont either

10:39 am

pugmama763

any clues please for the ES7 ? (for fireworks)

10:39 am

pugmama763

any clues please for the ES7 ? (for fireworks)

10:40 am

pugmama763

ES7 clue please (for fireworks) ?

10:41 am

pugmama763

sorry bout that the chog was eating my question...

10:41 am

FMitch

es + 4 letter word meaning a section of + vowel

10:42 am

periwinkle

hello all

10:42 am

ivesy3

la 5/12 please

10:42 am

periwinkle

FM, how are things where you are. Saw the weather conditions on TV

10:43 am

dianedecoder

hi ivesy..... the person who loads something

10:44 am

FMitch

Hi peri! Snowy and v icy but not as bad as the rest of the country - having said that haven't been able to use the car for 3 days. But am warm and the kitchen is stocked so not complaining.

10:44 am

dianedecoder

unless there's more than one... haven't listed yet

10:44 am

ivesy3

hi diane... i think i have that one. yes there are 2

10:44 am

FMitch

How are you peri?

10:44 am

dianedecoder

okay... don't have it yet ;-)

10:44 am

periwinkle

glad you are ok, FM

10:45 am

periwinkle

I am fine ty. cold but no snow or ice. last year at this time we had @3" of snow.

10:45 am

periwinkle

meant 23 inches of snow!!

10:45 am

ivesy3

got it.. ! tks anyway.. was in plain site lol

10:45 am

FMitch

Gosh what a difference peri!

10:46 am

dianedecoder

sometimes the short one hide on us !! Are you enjoying this game ?

10:46 am

periwinkle

indeed. I never want to showvel the driveway again. thank goodness we have a lovely neighbor and she helped us

10:46 am

FMitch

Is Zoe Anne better too?

10:46 am

ivesy3

yes, i am.. getting used to it finally

10:46 am

periwinkle

she is doing fine, thanks for asking, FM

10:46 am

dianedecoder

I'm addicted lol

10:47 am

ivesy3

i didnt realize it, but i am too lol

10:47 am

FMitch

lol diane it happens to us all sooner rather than later,

10:47 am

dianedecoder

ahhh.... BEER ! got it , ivesy

10:48 am

FMitch

next thing you will have to do if you can ivesy is to go Pro.

10:48 am

dianedecoder

I always get addicted immediately, and then it tapers off..... I hope ;-)

10:48 am

ivesy3

ive been thinking about it, prob will

10:49 am

FMitch

yeah right Diane, I've been babbling for 5 years :(

10:49 am

dianedecoder

I played Text Twist with Ivesy for many years... probably since about 2002 ... we had a great chat room!!

10:49 am

ivesy3

i always babbled lol.. didnt know it was a game i could play !

10:50 am

ivesy3

oh yes we did, it ws great

10:50 am

FMitch

LOL

10:50 am

dianedecoder

well, FM... it's not a bad addiction ! I even have a couple of my granddaughters who will sit down with me and play

10:50 am

periwinkle

it doesn't taper off, at least not for me, have been babbling for over 6 years :)

10:50 am

dianedecoder

does the "NEED" to complete the grid each and every day subside ?

10:51 am

periwinkle

not for me, Diane, but there are many who do not complete a grid

10:51 am

carleekat

ok..back again..forgot recycling being picked up today to make up for being snowed in

10:52 am

ivesy3

i find typing it strange words helps alot lol

10:52 am

dianedecoder

just for fun I'd like to see 1030 beside my name, ... then I'd have reached a personal goal I guess. :-)

10:52 am

hootowl

I think the people who are most competitive have to finish

10:52 am

hootowl

like me

10:52 am

dianedecoder

and you begin to think in Babblese, Ivesy !! It gets easier

10:52 am

periwinkle

I am looking for the pa8 and pa10, no luck as yet and having trouble with morewords :(

10:52 am

FMitch

For some it does, took me a while to get to that point.
Greetings hoot.

10:52 am

carleekat

i never NEED to finish diane...and u can tell f rom my stats... i have been playing for over 3 years now and still have not hit 1 mil words

10:53 am

dianedecoder

I am competitive, but only with myself. I don't care what others do

10:53 am

hootowl

ivesy - if you already do that you will be ok! Monkeying is sometimes the only way

10:53 am

FMitch

Hi carlee

10:53 am

hootowl

hi FM

10:53 am

ivesy3

ok, thats what monkeying is.. i have to get used to some of these terms

10:54 am

carleekat

peri... a pa***egal is not a *awyer+ to not pay your t**** in april is not a good thing...gets u the 10...8 is not plural

10:54 am

carleekat

hey there fm...you snowed in?

10:54 am

hootowl

hmmm - 4 years and trying for 4,000,000

10:55 am

dianedecoder

I just like something to keep my mind active, teach me new things, with a little friendly chat on the side !!

10:55 am

ivesy3

now is this stats thing something u get only if you are pro

10:55 am

hootowl

oh I'm not trying to beat everyone! Just my nature fighting with me

10:55 am

FMitch

More or less carlee but nothing like you guys over there.

10:56 am

crosshair

howdy again everyone,crossy is back

10:56 am

FMitch

Hey crossy!!!!!!!!

10:56 am

periwinkle

ty carlee, new words for me

10:56 am

hootowl

It's been so long I don't rememberbut I think they all disappear after 2-3 weeks unless you go pro

10:56 am

crosshair

((fm)

10:57 am

periwinkle

62 left, back later

10:57 am

FMitch

Toodles peri

10:58 am

MollyL

Way to go Hoot! Let us know when you break four million so we can have a party.

10:58 am

crosshair

been long for me as well,but then i went pro on the 3rd day lol

10:58 am

dianedecoder

hi Crossy

10:58 am

crosshair

howdy diane

10:58 am

hootowl

ok - but the same thing is happening this time as the last - small grids and low points!

10:59 am

FMitch

The tile and word stats go after 2 weeks.
However you can still play on and check your sting if you click on Rankings above the chog.

10:59 am

crosshair

lol,i stopped caring about points when i discovered i need to finish 100 more grids to slide into last place lol

10:59 am

FMitch

*status not sting - have no idea where that came from!

11:00 am

carleekat

i lied...somewhere in the last couple weeks i broke 1 mil...1 mil 8 thousand something or other....in almost 4 yeears of babbling

11:00 am

hootowl

There's a delay on the rankings too as I remember. Have to finish a certain amount before it happens

11:00 am

hootowl

of grids that is

11:01 am

crosshair

i am at half a million points...after 3 years lol

11:01 am

carleekat

i hate that to move up u have to complete something like 30 grids consecutively to move up....that not happening in my world

11:01 am

carleekat

we're too obsessed with food porn crossy

11:02 am

crosshair

yaa for food porn!!!

11:02 am

carleekat

( i went pro within a week myself )

11:02 am

MollyL

You have to complete 30 grids in a row to move up? Not in my world either.

11:02 am

carleekat

passing crossy a bottle of misty jack

11:02 am

crosshair

30 in a row?? you have got to be kidding

11:02 am

crosshair

mmmm misty jack....

11:02 am

carleekat

i dont know how many molls..but it might as well be 100...for all the likelihood i will

11:02 am

hootowl

anyway - if you read AngelSongs babble page uner the tile stats it'l give you an idea

11:03 am

dianedecoder

I've made note of a few "recipes" in here.... I've cooked for over 50 years, but am still a "recipe addict" LOL

11:03 am

crosshair

i think i did 3 in a row once...

11:03 am

carleekat

might be 20?...haz would know

11:03 am

crosshair

have you made penne ala vodka diane?

11:03 am

dianedecoder

carlee....I liked your idea of the rum/bourbon balls made using brownies as a base. I'm going to make some

11:04 am

dianedecoder

No I haven't, Crossy.. lol

11:04 am

carleekat

the martha stewart recipe is essentially what i did....but i added ground pecans...now..jmc made hers this year using that recipe but she prefers hew own..and is going back to the way she makes them for next years

11:05 am

crosshair

k ill list it..one sec....

11:05 am

hootowl

twas

11:05 am

FMitch

If I remember it is 30 days in a row, but it will say in the info bit of Rankings.

11:05 am

carleekat

i added dble the booze martha does b/c added the nuts... i cup ground ppecans

11:06 am

carleekat

i will never be able to dedicate myself like that unless i am chained to a bed in a hospital and bored outof my wits

11:06 am

FMitch

oh yum carlee

11:06 am

carleekat

1 cup ground pecans

11:06 am

carleekat

( basic brownie as your base fm ...i used brandy in lieu of rum..jmc used bourbon )

11:07 am

carleekat

was 1/2 cup of brandy i used

11:08 am

dianedecoder

I am a great fan of the "Best of Bridge" and "Company's Coming" cookbooks, but they probably local, or at least Canadian favourites.

11:08 am

crosshair

ok for penne ala vodka....cook up penne noodle for 2 aldente,rinse and put to the side...3 green onions diced fine,i clove of garlic diced fines,and 6 strips of crisp bacon crumbed fine...add 1 tsp butter(carefull not to overdo the butter) to a large fry pan heat on medium..add onoins,garlic and bacon and cook for 3 minutes..add 2 oz of quality vodka and flambe for 15 seconds,put fire out with 1/2 pint of 35% cream turn down heat and simmer for 5 minutes..add penne noodles and simmer for 5 more..serve with salad and crunchy itallian loaf

11:08 am

FMitch

Must be off only popped in to clue a word and of course got sucked into the chog. TTFN.

11:08 am

carleekat

i am addicted to allrecipes.com

11:09 am

carleekat

<<<FM>>> have a great evening

11:09 am

crosshair

tc ((fm))

11:10 am

dianedecoder

oh... and I have brandy that needs using up !

11:10 am

dianedecoder

thanks crossy... copied and pasted into my recipe folder

11:10 am

crosshair

there is also a similar fettuchini al simone(but crossy does not like salmon)

11:10 am

crosshair

brandy will work

11:10 am

MollyL

Hmm, Cross says he comes from Irish blood but does not like Salmon. Hmm.

11:10 am

dianedecoder

I've used it too carlee .... I got a nice slow cooker stroganoff from there.

11:11 am

carleekat

there u go diane....u take the baked and crumbled brownies....and u use a mixer while adding the rum/ brandy/ bourbon and the pecans... mix until smooth...then shape into balls..roll in cocoa or course sugar..and keep refridgerated

11:11 am

MollyL

One of these days, we should assemble a Babble Recipe Book.

11:11 am

carleekat

oh man..that would be KILLER

11:12 am

crosshair

i could add my clicken cordon bleu:)

11:12 am

carleekat

who is tech savvy enough to compile online and would be dilligent enough to stay on top to addthe recipes?

11:12 am

carleekat

do you think dr god would?

11:12 am

dianedecoder

I have the whole Jamie O - Naked Chef 2 on my computer. Somehow, someone shared the "whole" thing !!

11:13 am

dianedecoder

I've used it many times.

11:14 am

carleekat

i like the fact that the recipes are all rated on all recipes...i figure for eveyone who actually took the time to rate there was 10 or 20 who didnt bother

11:14 am

dianedecoder

got it from one of my daughters.

11:14 am

MollyL

Well, it would be easier to open up a free message board site and let people add their own. The forums could be recipe categories, like Appetizers, Main Dishes, etc.

11:14 am

carleekat

might be easier...but would it be as user friendly..you would want an index

11:14 am

carleekat

and a recipe search

11:15 am

Jacula

Hello. The recipe thing is already done on BabblersAnonymous (BabAnon).

11:15 am

carleekat

might be a good money maker for dr god too...u get access to it if u a member

11:15 am

carleekat

that site is so not user friendly tho jacs... i never use it....

11:15 am

MollyL

Yeah, except the BabAnon link here doesn't work for many of us anymore.

11:16 am

Jacula

Odd. I have no trouble with it.

11:16 am

Jacula

Sorry to cut and run. Family calls. See you later.

11:16 am

dianedecoder

going to make breakfast... be back later this afternoon

11:16 am

carleekat

crossy..you are in contact with dr god...pitch him the idea... might be kinda fun

11:17 am

MollyL

http://createmycookbook.com/home

11:17 am

carleekat

send him pics of the meal...

11:18 am

carleekat

oh hey..that cool molls

11:18 am

MollyL

I'm going to do that on line cookbook for my family for Christmas next year.

11:18 am

carleekat

well..i have time on my hands right now...i could do that...

11:18 am

carleekat

if people want to submit recipes...

11:21 am

carleekat

question is tho...how would it work for others who want to order???

11:21 am

MollyL

Let's see what Doctor God says. Maybe he would want to do this as a money maker for Babble.

11:22 am

carleekat

good idea molls..i think i might do that myself...

11:22 am

carleekat

crossy..u on that???

11:22 am

MollyL

As for the family one, I'm going to send out a family group email requesting any recipes I don't already have.

11:22 am

carleekat

30 words to find

11:23 am

carleekat

oh i have so many... what a cool idea

11:23 am

rbud

hi all! not wanting to list just yet, have 35 left - what's the other 8? I have the pa 8 and 10

11:23 am

carleekat

i am So doing that next year...will start compiling them after xmas...

11:23 am

carleekat

no idea rbud

11:24 am

MollyL

My ex MIL did this by hand one year. I cherish that cookbook. But I would like an updated, bound one. Her book is recipe cards in sleeves.

11:24 am

MollyL

The other 8 is ex8/70

11:24 am

carleekat

i was going to do an altered book for my kids... but i suck at scrapbooking

11:25 am

rbud

thanks, Molly! :)

11:25 am

carleekat

and this way i could send to my aunts...and my step mum..and my mum...and so one..a couple good friends :)

11:25 am

carleekat

and wont break the bank :)

11:25 am

MollyL

Taking the boy bowling. See y'all later.

11:25 am

carleekat

byebye molls

11:28 am

carleekat

oh cool..that site... you can add recipes as often as you like...for as long as you like

11:32 am

ivesy3

pa 6/24 please

11:33 am

carleekat

rose bowl has one...macy's thanksgiving day one too

11:33 am

carleekat

ok..i e.mailed dr.god about the book idea

11:34 am

ivesy3

omg, how did i not see that lol... in think i am officially babbled blinded ty!

11:36 am

carleekat

go do something for 30 mins..and come back with fresh yes ivesy

11:36 am

ivesy3

good idea, ty .. think i will

11:40 am

sadie52

Hello everyone

11:40 am

sadie52

carlee how are you feeling today?

11:40 am

pugmama763

lurking fireworks

11:42 am

dan2bit

woo hoo pugmama - me too. Thanks all cluers

11:43 am

pugmama763

Proudly I found everything myself with help from Lickety of course

11:44 am

carleekat

i'm getting a head cold but am ok..had a good long sleep last night...

11:44 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS *~*~*~for Pug

11:44 am

carleekat

ok..in kitchen for a bit filling tart shells with mince :)

11:44 am

pugmama763

ty carly

11:44 am

sadie52

hope you get rid of it fast carlee

11:45 am

sadie52

congrats pugmama

11:45 am

sandrafrances

HIYA HOW MANY WORDS TODAY PLEASE

11:46 am

mixi6

180

11:46 am

sandrafrances

thanks

11:58 am

carleekat

quick..anyone have idea to fill 4 empty tart shells?

11:59 am

rururocks

pears?

11:59 am

rururocks

quiche?

11:59 am

rururocks

boston cream pie?

11:59 am

sadie52

strawberries

11:59 am

mixi6

choclate

11:59 am

sadie52

ohhhh i like rururocks better boston creme

12:00 pm

sadie52

strawberries and chocolate

12:00 pm

mixi6

cream cheese with fruit on top.

12:00 pm

carleekat

ok...4 extra little tart shells...i did seedless rasp jam

12:00 pm

rururocks

raspberries and chocolate..yum

12:00 pm

carleekat

the inoven now

12:00 pm

carleekat

in oven

12:00 pm

sadie52

pows

12:00 pm

sadie52

spow

12:00 pm

sadie52

oops

12:01 pm

sadie52

sheesh

12:01 pm

rururocks

spow?

12:01 pm

carleekat

am baking the mincemeat tarts...but i have 4 extra empty shells

12:01 pm

sadie52

rasp jam works sounds good

12:01 pm

sadie52

oh man can you send me some??

12:01 pm

carleekat

and is seedless :)

12:01 pm

carleekat

ur the first yank on here besides jmc that knew what mincemeat is

12:02 pm

sadie52

i love mincemeat

12:02 pm

carleekat

applauding sadie :)

12:02 pm

sadie52

lol taking a bow

12:04 pm

crosshair

someone said bourbon...

12:04 pm

sadie52

we always had mincemeat and pumpkin pies every thanksgiving and Christmas when i was growing up and when i had my babies and was raising them

12:04 pm

carleekat

no...mincemeat with rum and brandy in it

12:05 pm

crosshair

i have never had brandy

12:05 pm

sadie52

i have goooooood stuff

12:05 pm

crosshair

strange but true

12:05 pm

crosshair

oh the x brandy?

12:05 pm

crosshair

or is it xo?

12:05 pm

crosshair

can never remember

12:06 pm

carleekat

unfortunately my gang is eating all the xmas baking as i make it..we will have none left for xmas when it arrives

12:06 pm

crosshair

do what i do,bake at 2 am and hide it

12:07 pm

sadie52

i bet thats good brandy something i couldnt afford though lol

12:07 pm

carleekat

i'm asleep at 2 am

12:08 pm

crosshair

i have not "slept" for years i just cat nap

12:08 pm

JBV

hi babblers, - carlee I don't bake but I just made a nice batch of fresh applesauce with a few raisins - I bet it would taste great in a tart shell!

12:09 pm

crosshair

45 min here,half an hour there...

12:09 pm

JBV

crossy, that sounds bad, how are you doing with your CPAP?

12:09 pm

crosshair

howdy jbv

12:09 pm

crosshair

the machine and i still fight each other lol

12:09 pm

JBV

not really applesauce, more like stewed apples - I put it on hot cereal, eat it with plain yogurt, etc

12:10 pm

sadie52

Hi JBV

12:11 pm

JBV

hi sadie

12:11 pm

sadie52

homemade applesauce is great

12:12 pm

JBV

I had green apples that were really tart, but with a few raisins (and no added sugar) it came out great

12:12 pm

JBV

oh and cinnamon

12:12 pm

sadie52

oh yum

12:12 pm

sadie52

sounds great

12:13 pm

JBV

anyone need a clue? I have a few minutes before I have to run

12:13 pm

mixi6

es7?

12:14 pm

carleekat

that sounds yum but the tarts are out of oven now :)

12:14 pm

carleekat

now am figuring out my lunch...

12:14 pm

rururocks

da 6/21

12:15 pm

JBV

es + a fraction is a **** of the whole + vowel

12:15 pm

marigold

I have an ipod shufll

12:15 pm

mixi6

ty jbv. Fireworks.

12:16 pm

crosshair

yaa for marigold and her i-pod;))

12:16 pm

crosshair

yaa for mixi!

12:16 pm

mixi6

da6 sounds like plural type of sheep.

12:17 pm

JBV

hello, marigold, very pleased to meet you - I've seen your legendary stats in the Rankings columns, didn't know if you were real :)

12:17 pm

chrisk

da 6 - like a city in texas

12:17 pm

periwinkle

FYI: it is not marigold who has an ipod shuffle, it is me periwinkle. I was on her computer

12:17 pm

JBV

hi peri

12:17 pm

periwinkle

she is for reall, she is my sister.

12:17 pm

JBV

so then marigold is really not real?

12:17 pm

rururocks

thank you

12:17 pm

periwinkle

marigold and her husband gave me the ipod shuflle!!!

12:17 pm

JBV

ok :)

12:18 pm

crosshair

ohhh marigold,you are #1 on the list,can i have your autograph? :))

12:18 pm

periwinkle

now I have to put music on it. downloaded itunes.

12:18 pm

Mema

clue for the pa8,70 would be appreciated!

12:18 pm

periwinkle

don't give her a swelled head. I introduced her to Babble, I should get some credit too :)

12:19 pm

JBV

pa 8 - was the name of a movie with Warren Beatty - looks like two lines that never meet

12:19 pm

JBV

well, you should have an asterisk or a footnote in the Rankings, then, Peri - see Dr. God about that :)

12:20 pm

Mema

Thanks

12:20 pm

periwinkle

<------new ipod shuflle owner, I was quite surprised with gift.

12:20 pm

periwinkle

ty JBV, that is an idea

12:20 pm

periwinkle

I think I am #2 or #3 in the rankings, not too shabby

12:21 pm

JBV

that's excellent, Peri - to me it means you have some kind of stability in your life that you can Babble every day

12:21 pm

periwinkle

well I am retired. I was working full time when I started

12:22 pm

periwinkle

babble and marigold was not. She was able to play consistently at the beginning which is why she is #1.

12:22 pm

periwinkle

she is working part time now.

12:22 pm

periwinkle

but she still finished babble every day and so do I

12:23 pm

ivesy3

pl 6/39 plz

12:23 pm

JBV

I'm retired too, peri, and I do like to finish every day - working my way back to it......

12:23 pm

JBV

solar pl****

12:23 pm

JBV

(group of muscles)

12:24 pm

JBV

it must be nice to have someone in your real life who understands Babble - nobody I knew gets it

12:25 pm

ivesy3

ty!

12:26 pm

JBV

*nobody I know

12:26 pm

JBV

yvw

12:28 pm

rururocks

ex 5/22?

12:28 pm

sciencegeek

Happy holidays all!

12:28 pm

JBV

hi science

12:28 pm

rururocks

hi science.. welcome back

12:28 pm

JBV

ex 5 - someone who leaves his native country

12:28 pm

sciencegeek

I can only play onj weekends!

12:29 pm

sciencegeek

or holidays. Sure miss everyone and the game!

12:29 pm

rururocks

that isn't a word.. oh jeez

12:29 pm

rururocks

why is that science..too busy?

12:29 pm

sciencegeek

Does anyone know someone who needs a pro gift? I wanted to buy one for someone, but I am never here anymore so I don't know who to pick!

12:29 pm

sciencegeek

My school blocks these applications! Humbug

12:29 pm

rururocks

oh

12:30 pm

interpim

what is a pro gift?

12:30 pm

JBV

hmm... a likely candidate.....

12:30 pm

sciencegeek

perhaps

12:30 pm

rbud

but Babble is so educational, doesn't seem right, science! ;p

12:30 pm

sciencegeek

Okay, I need a clue for the top E please

12:30 pm

sciencegeek

agree rose

12:30 pm

crosshair

i gifted someone from africa recently..the rand dollar conversion is a killer so it was easy to help her

12:31 pm

JBV

that's very cool, crossy

12:31 pm

sciencegeek

I also though about sending Dr. G and email and let him decide who to give it to

12:32 pm

rbud

es7 - es + a section of something (pa4) + a round vowel

12:32 pm

sciencegeek

*thought*

12:32 pm

sciencegeek

Okay, top E please I only have a few moments

12:32 pm

rururocks

I wanted to gift dfm ..but someone beat me to it

12:32 pm

sciencegeek

wow, ty would never have gotten that one

12:33 pm

Dorens

such fun to anonymously gift folks, isn't it?

12:33 pm

sciencegeek

well last year I gift someone, but now I don't know anyone except old timers

12:33 pm

crosshair

science,piclksomeone form a country where their currency make going pro prohibitive

12:33 pm

sciencegeek

it is fun Dorens

12:34 pm

Dorens

i am in the midst of making these rugelach, which are sooooo time consuming i don't know why i'm doing it

12:34 pm

Kenny Chuck

Clue for po4/9 please?

12:34 pm

sciencegeek

sounds yummy

12:34 pm

rururocks

I love paying the toll for the car behond me on the bridge..just to freak them out

12:34 pm

interpim

you'll see them in comic books kenny

12:34 pm

Dorens

i mean, babble takes up enough of my time, right-- kenny look at the point count and then you'll get it

12:34 pm

Dorens

ruru likes freaking folks out

12:35 pm

sciencegeek

think superman -

12:35 pm

rururocks

babble or rugelach?

12:35 pm

interpim

more of those in old batman TV show

12:35 pm

sciencegeek

both

12:35 pm

carleekat

there..done...finally... now i can clue a bit

12:35 pm

rururocks

<---loves keeping people off-balance

12:35 pm

sadie52

can i ask a silly question?

12:36 pm

sciencegeek

okay 67 left and I have not listed. Redheaded grandmonsters will be here any moment. Taking them to the Nutcracker tonight in very fancy dresses. they are here.......bbl maybe

12:36 pm

Dorens

problem is i enjoy babble more than making rugelach. but i do enjoy eating them! (the rugelach, not the babbles)

12:36 pm

carleekat

later science

12:36 pm

sciencegeek

ttfn

12:37 pm

JBV

sure sadie, go right ahead

12:37 pm

Dorens

what if we said no, sadie?

12:37 pm

carleekat

go for it sadie ( sorry i wnted to finish so hav been buried for a bit)

12:37 pm

JBV

hi doren

12:37 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks all!

12:37 pm

Dorens

hi jbv, how are you doing?

12:37 pm

carleekat

hi dorens

12:38 pm

Dorens

hi carlee.. what are you cooking these days?

12:38 pm

JBV

doing OK, busy with work-type things during the week, but on weekends I give myself the day off and just do fun stuff - I'm starting to go back to some good routines

12:38 pm

sadie52

i wouldnt of asked Doren lol

12:38 pm

carleekat

just made mince meat tarts...

12:38 pm

sadie52

but i found the answer neermind

12:38 pm

JBV

went back to my Italian class, attended a state-level committee meeting last week, stuff like that

12:38 pm

sadie52

i bet your house smells good carlee

12:38 pm

carleekat

they are still warm from oven

12:38 pm

Dorens

sadie, all questions are silly, or none are... no worries

12:39 pm

carleekat

yeap...does :)

12:39 pm

rururocks

now I want to know what the question was

12:39 pm

Dorens

carlee, i am making a ground turkey/chick pea/tomato/spinach concoction and i stuck in some ras-el-hanout---house smelling soooo good

12:40 pm

sadie52

what is babble pro lol

12:40 pm

JBV

doren that sounds great

12:40 pm

carleekat

oooh....will be yummm..served over basmiti rice

12:40 pm

carleekat

u are pro sadie :)

12:40 pm

JBV

do you bake it? fry it? do tell

12:40 pm

Dorens

was going to serve over couscous... could do rice though

12:40 pm

sadie52

that does sound good dorens

12:40 pm

sadie52

yea well i figured that out thanks carlee lolol

12:40 pm

sadie52

i did say it was silly

12:41 pm

Dorens

just did it in a skillet... browned the ground turkey, onion, garlic... added the other stuff and letting it cook a bit

12:41 pm

JBV

taking notes..... I will definitely try it -

12:41 pm

Dorens

*loving ruru's icon*

12:41 pm

carleekat

to ME rice... saute up a bit of ground meat ( like...1/4 pound ) and onion... with your spices....inpot cook your rice with some tiny egg noodles...and chicken broth...when meat cooked throw in with the rice...

12:41 pm

sadie52

i dont use ground beef anymore just ground turkey

12:41 pm

Dorens

do you have ras el hamout jbv?

12:42 pm

carleekat

well..then do turkey..n/p

12:42 pm

sadie52

awwwww ruru that icon is real cute

12:42 pm

Dorens

mmm i would eat that happily carlee

12:42 pm

JBV

no but I have falafel - is that anything like it?

12:42 pm

JBV

just a wild guess, doren - I have no idea what that is

12:43 pm

rbud

I've found several spiced turkey flavors in frozen pounds that are quite tasty (and cheap!) - italian sausage turkey is really good in spaghetti and on pizza

12:43 pm

sadie52

yes it is i use it also rbud

12:43 pm

JBV

yes, I have that rbud - very good

12:44 pm

carleekat

hehehe...its the spice blend used in ME..commonly calle d" all spice'..cus uses alot of spices..like indian garam masala

12:44 pm

rbud

we make homemade pizzas a lot

12:44 pm

Dorens

jbv it is a fantastic mixture of mideastern spices... ran across it last summer at a spice store in napa and i'm iin love with it

12:44 pm

JBV

thanks, carlee :)

12:45 pm

carleekat

not to be confused with allspice the ground nut

12:45 pm

JBV

I don't have the mixture, but I have some of those spices

12:45 pm

carleekat

i make my own dorens

12:45 pm

Dorens

of course you could just throw in whatever spices you want and it will be yummy. oh, what do you put in it carlee?

12:45 pm

carleekat

its cinnamon, cloves, corriander, ground pepper, cumin

12:45 pm

Dorens

(knew carlee would be an expert on the subject)

12:45 pm

JBV

with those ingredients that you mentioned, I could just stick with my old standby - Adobo - goes with anything

12:45 pm

carleekat

and i cant remember what else off top of head

12:46 pm

carleekat

hold on ..will find my recipe

12:46 pm

stidmama

HEY ALL!!!!

12:46 pm

Dorens

yup. adobo would be fine. whatever flavors you are in the mood... i've been doing various permutations of this for a while... different beans, different spices, etc. cannelini and italian spices work well too

12:46 pm

sadie52

Hello stidmama

12:46 pm

JBV

hi stid

12:46 pm

crosshair

((stidmama))

12:47 pm

stidmama

I shall have to retrieve the archive for peoples' recipes, I see!

12:47 pm

stidmama

I got down to 53 last night! :-D

12:47 pm

stidmama

may I whine just a moment?

12:47 pm

JBV

hi and bye stid - have to run now, I'll stop in later, bye everyone

12:47 pm

rururocks

bye jbv

12:47 pm

Dorens

bye jbv and hi stidders.. wiine?

12:47 pm

JBV

[back for the whine...]

12:47 pm

crosshair

whine away

12:47 pm

JBV

just bring the cheese, stid

12:48 pm

rururocks

53 lbs.. ? Stid that's anorexic

12:48 pm

Dorens

is she going to whine about her kids again?

12:48 pm

rururocks

nope school

12:48 pm

stidmama

thanks. I put a "peppermint" candy in my mouth last night at the boys' concert -- it was on the "treats" table. But it had wintergreen flavor in it, and my mouth is STILL swollen and raw. *whimper*

12:48 pm

stidmama

good guesses, though...

12:48 pm

crosshair

53 pounds? that is one of my winter boots

12:48 pm

Dorens

oh no, that is a serious complaint

12:49 pm

rururocks

poor stid.

12:49 pm

crosshair

allergy to wintergreen?

12:49 pm

rururocks

I bought something at a bakery the other day and they said it didn't have nuts.. but there were walnuts in it.

12:49 pm

stidmama

I should know better than to trust unlabeled candies...

12:50 pm

rururocks

<---allergic to nuts

12:50 pm

rururocks

it's painful

12:50 pm

stidmama

yes -- actually it's the methyl salicylate that is found in menthol that sets me off. earlier in the week the younger stidkid had a full wintergreen candy when we were driving along and I broke out in a rash.

12:50 pm

Dorens

that could kill someone, ru. my daughter in law in particular

12:50 pm

stidmama

oh ruru, that is horrible! are you okay?

12:50 pm

JBV

yikes!

12:50 pm

Dorens

scary that they're not more careful with that info

12:50 pm

rururocks

I took some benedryl.. but it was too late

12:50 pm

stidmama

I mean, obviously you are still with us so my evil plan isn't working, but... oh ruru, that is a rotten thing.

12:51 pm

carleekat

fenugreek seed, ginger and allspice ginger,cinnamon cloves and corriander and black pepper

12:51 pm

carleekat

sorry ginger once

12:51 pm

JBV

note to school boards and teachers - get a memo out to parents about ingredients and labeling, etc.....

12:51 pm

carleekat

those are the spices to make ras el hamout ( morrocan) or baharot or 7/ 8 spice blend

12:51 pm

stidmama

a few weeks ago someone at a restaurant put beef-containing sausage in a vegetarian dish my son had ordered. Fortunately he noticed before I took a small bite, so I didn't get in trouble. But I could have been seriously in trouble.

12:52 pm

rururocks

it would figure.. stid would try to get rid of me with a cookie

12:52 pm

Dorens

fenugreek? one of the few spices i have never even thought of buying

12:52 pm

crosshair

allergy to beef?

12:52 pm

JBV

be careful out there, saying good-bye for real

12:52 pm

stidmama

I don't eat any baked goods that people make unless I really know them and they are fully aware how to avoid my allergens.

12:53 pm

rururocks

holy cow!

12:53 pm

carleekat

the proportions differ depending upon the cultre... iraqis put in dried rose petals

12:53 pm

stidmama

yes -- actually anything bovine. sheep and goat stuff only makes me break out in hives, but cow stuff is full anaphylaxis

12:53 pm

stidmama

rofl ruru! EXACTLY!

12:53 pm

rururocks

where are you going to find roses in IRaq these days

12:53 pm

crosshair

wild..

12:53 pm

Dorens

carlee, ever think of making the stuff and selling it?

12:53 pm

stidmama

***many hugs and choclits for you JBV*** bye!

12:53 pm

carleekat

why..i can buy it at the internation food store...

12:54 pm

carleekat

i just happen to have everything on hand so i do it myself

12:54 pm

crosshair

crossy counts himself lucky.i can eat anything as long as it is not moving...and some things that are lol

12:54 pm

carleekat

pork and strawberries here

12:54 pm

stidmama

carlee, you must have the most wonderful pantry... *sigh* wish you would come and figure out what I need in my cupboards!

12:54 pm

stidmama

LOL cross! you are indeed lucky!

12:55 pm

stidmama

no strawberries, carlee??? that would be worse than a cow allergy.

12:55 pm

carleekat

hahaha,,,just for that stiddy...i will go take a pic...and post on fb...hold on

12:55 pm

stidmama

:-D I'll log in to facebook so I can see!

12:56 pm

carleekat

give me a min

12:56 pm

stidmama

so ruru -- do you have anything besides benadryl that helps? sometimes I boost with a couple claritin, but didn't have any with me last night. And forgot this morning. *sigh* I don't think straight when things like this happen.

12:57 pm

crosshair

i can do without cow,but i love my fish and chops and bacon:)

12:57 pm

rururocks

I have an epi shot always in my car. incase it gets bad

12:57 pm

rururocks

The hospital isn't far away from my house

12:57 pm

stidmama

next time, from the way this event went, I might have to use an epipen. So far have avoided using them, but my friend who's a doc tells me that I need to use them and get to the ER

12:58 pm

stidmama

mmmmm. bacon!

12:58 pm

stidmama

that's good, ruru -- we live further than one epipen away from the hospital, so I carry two.

12:58 pm

rururocks

the roof of my mouth is still raw and hurts

12:59 pm

rururocks

I went back in the bakery and threw the cookie at the counterperson....

12:59 pm

rururocks

(not really.. but I wanted to)

1:00 pm

stidmama

I know the feeling! *grin* my lips are so swollen I look like one of the hollywood women who's had collagen. YUCK.

1:00 pm

rururocks

*headline in local paper.. man arrested on Xmas for assault with a chocolate-chip cookie

1:00 pm

rururocks

oh.. we will start calling stid angelina

1:00 pm

carleekat

ok stiddy..its up

1:00 pm

sadie52

people in town applaud

1:01 pm

stidmama

*in other news, mother of two found putting "no cow" graffiti on the windows of every bakery in town

1:01 pm

stidmama

cool! brb

1:01 pm

crosshair

how long does a epi-pen last usually?

1:02 pm

stidmama

carlee! you use the same brand of yeast my mother does!

1:02 pm

carleekat

those dark jars are empty of yeast..i use those for various spice blands

1:02 pm

rururocks

I think about a half hour or so..

1:02 pm

stidmama

I think they have a 12-month shelf life. BUT as I learned last winter, if they freeze you have to replace them. So I now bring them in with me in the winter

1:03 pm

Dorens

hey shopping tip

1:03 pm

carleekat

and that giant bottle on top shelf is pure vanilla brought back from mexico for me

1:03 pm

Dorens

if anyone has last minute shopping to do, lands end has free shipping and 40% off your most expensive item, and if you order today it will come before the 25th.. can't beat that

1:03 pm

carleekat

my yeast stays in fridge

1:03 pm

crosshair

no i mean how long will they ease you reactions till you get to er?

1:03 pm

stidmama

that is so cool... we have our spices in about six different places. *sigh* I really want to organize my kitchen again.

1:03 pm

stidmama

very good, doren!

1:03 pm

stidmama

about 15 minutes cross

1:04 pm

stidmama

wow. that's a LOT of vanilla!

1:04 pm

carleekat

i have 2 other bottles before i get to that one...

1:04 pm

carleekat

but i use vanilla alot

1:05 pm

stidmama

I like vanilla, too. we got some paste vanilla -- alcohol free -- once from trader joe's. It was pretty nice. Used glycerin as the base.

1:05 pm

rururocks

lol just found the new culinary line se 6/36

1:05 pm

stidmama

But I prefer the flavor of the rum vanilla.

1:05 pm

MollyL

Carlee, do you use the pure vanilla in the same proportions as vanilla extract?

1:05 pm

carleekat

my curry jar..that a 1L container... I typically refill it yearly...( about 2/3 full ) as u can see almost empty ( red lid)..blue lid tumeric...cheesewhiz jar is ginger

1:06 pm

crosshair

crossy does not like curry:/

1:06 pm

carleekat

molls i DO NOT BUY artificial...i only bought it to make ice cream with my girl guides and i was NOT wastin gmy mexican vanilla on 10 year olds

1:06 pm

carleekat

so i bought artificial that night and i have th eleftovers..so am putting it on my coffee grounds before making my drip coffee as a xmas season treat

1:06 pm

MollyL

I get that. Do you use the pure vanilla in the same amounts though. Like if a recipe calls for a teaspoon of vanilla extract?

1:06 pm

sadie52

dont blame ya lol

1:06 pm

NonnieLight

lol ruru

1:07 pm

NonnieLight

Good afternoon all

1:07 pm

carleekat

me..i typically dble it

1:07 pm

stidmama

We don't do a whole lot of curry, but as I move more and more toward using garbanzos and such instead of meats we do more curries.

1:07 pm

MollyL

(Cross, curry is evil)

1:07 pm

sadie52

afternoon NonnieLight

1:07 pm

stidmama

the more the merrier, carlee?

1:07 pm

carleekat

sorry... the big jam jar is ginger..the cheesewhiz jar is cumin..i go through alot of that too

1:07 pm

MollyL

So the pure vanilla is not stronger?

1:08 pm

stidmama

I like being able to balance the flavors of curries to my own taste buds -- I don't do well with some of the picante spices, so I make a pretty tame curry

1:08 pm

carleekat

it is...but i like vanila

1:08 pm

stidmama

I like to toast cumin seeds just before we grind them.

1:09 pm

stidmama

and sometimes I toast cumin and then add them whole to bannock

1:09 pm

carleekat

then in my freezer i have 2 types of cardomom

1:09 pm

carleekat

i have 5 diff garam masalas in that cupboard

1:09 pm

carleekat

3 types of thyme....3 types oragano

1:10 pm

carleekat

its..scary...

1:10 pm

crosshair

compulsive spice disorder!!!!!

1:10 pm

stidmama

:-D carlee the spice cupboard goddess... she claps her hands and the herbs dance a quadrille

1:10 pm

stidmama

LOL cross!

1:10 pm

carleekat

the bags are all dried herbs from my mum's garden...

1:11 pm

crosshair

ever make a meal only to fin d out it is all herbs and spices and you forgot an entree?? you have spice disorder!!

1:11 pm

carleekat

if there a spice...i likely have it...except am out of saffron <sob>

1:11 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- has lemongrass. Aniseed. Ginger. Caraway seed. Salt, sugar... maybe some pepper but I can't seem to find it... :o/ how do you have/use so many spices?

1:11 pm

stidmama

*gasp* no saffron!

1:12 pm

stidmama

my tom has a cardamom bread recipe he got from a friend. It's delicious.

1:12 pm

dfmchfhf

(also hi all! :o) )

1:12 pm

stidmama

I only just learned how to use fresh lemongrass. Now I use it several times a month.

1:12 pm

stidmama

hey dfm!

1:12 pm

crosshair

i have pepper(2 kinds) salt (3 kinds) basil,oregano,garlic salt/powder and chilli flakes..thats about it lol

1:12 pm

Dorens

cardamom walnut cookie recipe in ny times this week that was goood.. But not for you nut allergy folks, sorry

1:13 pm

carleekat

i replace yearly... they get used...when i make chilli...i use sweet peppers, hot peppers, jalapeno peppers, paprika ( I only use spanish paprika..the hungarian is too soft for my liking) chilli flakes..cayenne and tobasco..not alot of any..but gives the chilli a nice..depth of flavour

1:13 pm

Dorens

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/dini
ng/15cookierex5.html

1:14 pm

dfmchfhf

I barely ever touch my spice shelf... not even for salt and sugar...

1:14 pm

carleekat

stiddy is the bread bulla/ pulla? is it finnish?

1:14 pm

stidmama

I can still eat pecans... might substitute for the walnuts.

1:14 pm

Dorens

do it then... my mom (the cookie queen) made them the other day and raves about them

1:14 pm

stidmama

those look yummy! when my mouth unswells I will try making these

1:15 pm

stidmama

I don't know where it comes from -- it was a friend from college -- nearly 30 years ago now.

1:15 pm

rururocks

now would be the time for you to reach out to Brad Pitt stid

1:15 pm

Dorens

lololol

1:16 pm

stidmama

rofl ruru!

1:16 pm

stidmama

I just looked up that term, and I think it probably originally was pulla, the ingredients look right.

1:17 pm

rururocks

bbiab

1:18 pm

Dorens

later ru

1:18 pm

stidmama

okay ruru, later.

1:18 pm

stidmama

down to 45 now. not making fast progress, but enjoying the food discussion!

1:18 pm

carleekat

scarlet and i each make pulla....and when gets tale...make french toast out of slices of it...( adding vanilla of course to the egg )...heaven

1:19 pm

stidmama

yum!

1:20 pm

Dorens

down to 50... be back later. happy babbles

1:20 pm

stidmama

later doren!

1:20 pm

carleekat

when gets stale*

1:20 pm

carleekat

bye dorens

1:20 pm

stidmama

yes, I figured -- stale bread is better for french toast anyway.

1:23 pm

carleekat

ok..i think i am going to tackle some present wrapping whislt i am kidfree

1:23 pm

carleekat

you all have a good day...maybe back later...ttfn <poof>

1:23 pm

stidmama

enjoy your quiet time carlee!! **hugs**

1:26 pm

MollyL

One batch of red and green M&M Rice Krispie Treats done. Another to go in a while. Boy is taking them to work for Christmas treats.

1:28 pm

Glantarell

Noswaith dda pawb - evening all

1:28 pm

dfmchfhf

hi glant! :o)

1:29 pm

Glantarell

hello again dfm

1:30 pm

Glantarell

I'm down to 50 words and have papered and painted the bathroom

1:34 pm

stidmama

hey again, and noswaith dda Glantarell!

1:34 pm

stidmama

you are being very industrious! I am still lounging about in bed with the computer...

1:35 pm

stidmama

<-- Lucky, of course, does not approve!

1:35 pm

dfmchfhf

you're not the only one, stid!

1:36 pm

Glantarell

I am trying to get my house ready to sell, there is still lots of decorating to be done...

1:36 pm

dfmchfhf

se4!?

1:37 pm

Glantarell

yes, se4

1:37 pm

stidmama

*puts lovely hot cider in PB* are you moving?

1:37 pm

dfmchfhf

is that a good thing or a bad thing?

1:37 pm

Glantarell

I live 34 miles frm work, and have to drive over a mountain pass, whch is hideous in winter. I want a shorter commute and better facilities - I live out in the sticks

1:38 pm

stidmama

I completely understand!

1:38 pm

Glantarell

It's a good thing for the reasons listed but a bad thng as it has come on account of husband's philandering and my finding out

1:38 pm

stidmama

esp. the shorter commute bit.

1:38 pm

Glantarell

thanks for the hot cider, it's lovely - do you know that all british cider is alcoholic?

1:38 pm

stidmama

*stern mama look at philanderers everywhere* what a terrible thing to discover!

1:39 pm

stidmama

for real??? in the states, if it has alcohol we call it "hard cider"

1:39 pm

dfmchfhf

*makes a mental note not to go to Britain for cider*

1:39 pm

stidmama

and it's apple juice if the pulp is strained out

1:39 pm

Glantarell

it was a terrible thing to discover - he was very carefless with information on his computer and i found it whilst trying to get old friends email addresses as part of arrnanging his 60th brthday party

1:39 pm

periwinkle

hello again. I am multitasking. I am listening to my ipod shuffle and playing babble. Life is good!

1:40 pm

stidmama

one time my folks bought cider in the appalachian mountains, and we kids didn't know it was the hard kind... boy, did it pack a punch!

1:40 pm

dfmchfhf

hi peri! :o)

1:40 pm

stidmama

hey peri!

1:40 pm

Glantarell

yes, hard cider - I have tasted your cider in wisconsin and it is wonderful

1:40 pm

stidmama

(((glantarell))) I am sorry.

1:41 pm

stidmama

peri, it is nice to see you here! we had a very lovely discussion about food and spices earlier.

1:41 pm

dfmchfhf

philandering?

1:41 pm

Glantarell

i was sorry but in the long run I think it's probably a good thing. it's just hard at the moment as he keeps reappearing - in theory to do work around the house but today he has just sat on the sofa and done nothing

1:42 pm

stidmama

hmph. I do NOT approve of his actions.

1:42 pm

Glantarell

philandering dfm - and arranging to do so by email and sex chat rooms

1:42 pm

periwinkle

I missed the chat about food and spices and too lazy to scroll back

1:43 pm

stidmama

"ratose" sweetener made from rodents?

1:43 pm

dfmchfhf

oh Do:

1:44 pm

Glantarell

is this your new word of the day stidmama?

1:44 pm

stidmama

I think so... usually when I start seeing wurds like that it's time to list.

1:44 pm

periwinkle

feeling stoopid since I cannot find some of the 4 letter words today

1:44 pm

Glantarell

anybody clue me for the pa6?

1:45 pm

dfmchfhf

not finding 4s doesn't mean you're stupid, peri!

1:45 pm

periwinkle

floats and bands etc are the pa6

1:45 pm

periwinkle

ty dfm

1:45 pm

Glantarell

not understanding that clue peri

1:46 pm

stidmama

I am missing 11 4 letter words and 20 others

1:46 pm

periwinkle

ok, There are pa6's to celebrate certain holidays, such as Thanksgiving here in the states

1:46 pm

stidmama

marching bands and people watching from the sides of the roads, glantarell

1:46 pm

dfmchfhf

The first ever pa6 float was one of Felix the Cat.

1:46 pm

Glantarell

i am missing 18 4 letter words

1:46 pm

stidmama

maybe you mean balloon, dfm?

1:47 pm

zoozzoom

PA6 a military ceremony involving the formation and marching of bands.

1:47 pm

Glantarell

thanks all - i read 'floats' as water buoyancy aids LOL - which explains why i didn;t understand

1:47 pm

stidmama

hey zoom!

1:47 pm

dfmchfhf

Or It was something like that.i

1:47 pm

dfmchfhf

hi zooz! :o)

1:48 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, All..back to find my last 73 words :-)

1:48 pm

zoozzoom

Well at least try anyway..lol

1:49 pm

stidmama

go zoom go!

1:49 pm

stidmama

well, let's try this: could I have a clue for the 8?

1:49 pm

ivesy3

po 5/22 plz

1:50 pm

stidmama

or rather, AN 8 since I have neither yet?

1:50 pm

Glantarell

po5/22 - diseases which begin with chicken, small or cow

1:50 pm

stidmama

po 5/22 is like a plural for a small red dog-like creature with a fluffy tail

1:50 pm

Glantarell

pa8 is a film starring warren beatty

1:51 pm

zoozzoom

pa8 like to straight lines together with last two dif letters.

1:51 pm

stidmama

thanks glantarell and zoom *thinking*

1:51 pm

Glantarell

i haven't got the other 8 ex8

1:51 pm

ivesy3

ty!

1:51 pm

stidmama

got it! and the ten, too!

1:51 pm

zoozzoom

then extend to get the PA10

1:51 pm

dfmchfhf

pa8 is the apparent shift in position of an object (esp.celestial) caused by a shift in position of the observer

1:51 pm

Glantarell

well done stidmama

1:52 pm

dfmchfhf

The unit ???sec is defined to be the distance an object must be for the heliocentric pa8 to be exactly one arcsecond

1:52 pm

dfmchfhf

glant doyou have the ex6?

1:52 pm

stidmama

LOL dfm! I love physics!

1:52 pm

Glantarell

yes

1:52 pm

dfmchfhf

extend that to a ex7 (nounal) and then an ex8 (pl.)

1:53 pm

Glantarell

nounal?

1:53 pm

dfmchfhf

noun form of a word

1:54 pm

periwinkle

44 left, bbs

1:54 pm

stidmama

if you ex 6/36 film to light, the ex 7 results in a ruined piece of film...

1:54 pm

stidmama

later peri!

1:55 pm

Glantarell

i see what you're saying but can't find it

1:55 pm

zoozzoom

the ending of the ex words are like lettuce & tomato ***ad

1:55 pm

stidmama

don't look for it, type what you think should be there...

1:55 pm

Glantarell

ty zooz

1:56 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

1:56 pm

Glantarell

got the ex7 & ex8 now - ty all

1:56 pm

stidmama

(use the force....) *star wars music playing in background*

1:56 pm

Glantarell

best ever grid only 43 left

1:56 pm

stidmama

actually, the star wars music really is playing in the background, thanks to a stidkid playing a video game! LOL

1:57 pm

dfmchfhf

what, use the derivative of mass times velocity with respect to time? o.0

1:58 pm

stidmama

absolutely, dfm!

2:00 pm

dfmchfhf

I think a full solid year of studying (astro)physics has driven me more insane than I needed to be :o3

2:00 pm

stidmama

well, I am falling asleep. I will head out and back later for my last 26. be well, all! *poof*

2:01 pm

dfmchfhf

bye stid!

2:01 pm

zoozzoom

Bye, Stid :-)

2:01 pm

Glantarell

bye stid

2:04 pm

ivesy3

ps 5/14 plz

2:05 pm

zoozzoom

ps*** sunday

2:05 pm

Glantarell

the lord is my shepherd is ps23

2:06 pm

ivesy3

ty both

2:06 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

2:06 pm

Glantarell

any help with ga4 - i need two

2:07 pm

zoozzoom

ga** bladder

2:07 pm

zoozzoom

then plural

2:07 pm

dfmchfhf

ga4s are:
scottish
anatomic pa4
girls
crevasses

2:07 pm

Glantarell

i have those and also the one that things fall through

2:07 pm

zoozzoom

guys + ga**

2:08 pm

Glantarell

ty for that one

2:08 pm

zoozzoom

ga+ boys name **ward

2:08 pm

Glantarell

scottish?

2:08 pm

dfmchfhf

(probably) a scottish word, I meant.

2:08 pm

Glantarell

ty for that too zooz

2:09 pm

zoozzoom

that should be all the GAs :-)

2:09 pm

dfmchfhf

you know how Enable works... also how Scottish works, if there's an -ae- and the word is not English it's probably Scottish.

2:11 pm

Glantarell

that is all the GAs, i have never looked at enable

2:11 pm

Glantarell

a weird thing happens to me sometimes, the bable screen disappears and jillibus's profile page replaces it - happended about 3 times today

2:12 pm

zoozzoom

are you using windows 7?

2:12 pm

dfmchfhf

o.0

2:13 pm

dfmchfhf

Have you recently opened her profile?

2:15 pm

Glantarell

i am using windows 7 - new computer

2:15 pm

Glantarell

i think i opened her profile the first day i got the computer - tuesday?

2:16 pm

zoozzoom

sometimes when you put the arrow onto the icon on the bottom both windows will pop up.

2:17 pm

Glantarell

have seen 2 windows there but not today - weird

2:18 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me.

2:19 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats zooz! :o)

2:19 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo zooz

2:20 pm

zoozzoom

time for me to watch the rest of harry potter on tv...take care, All...unless anyone needs any clues?

2:21 pm

Glantarell

aa4?

2:21 pm

Glantarell

I've been monkeying it for ages but can't find it

2:21 pm

zoozzoom

just keep going diagonly down right on the grid.

2:21 pm

Joanne123

like a guys name pluraled

2:22 pm

dfmchfhf

standard babblet ;o)

2:22 pm

Glantarell

ty!

2:24 pm

zoozzoom

*Poof*

2:27 pm

dfmchfhf

also, hi, joanne! :o)

2:28 pm

ivesy3

re 5/14 plz

2:29 pm

Joanne123

hi dfm and all

2:30 pm

Joanne123

re and not guy but female

2:30 pm

dfmchfhf

re5/14 of, pertaining to, or resembling a king

2:30 pm

ivesy3

ty, i tried everything but that lol

2:32 pm

Glantarell

i keep trying a texan town to see if it solves my da6 problem ;-)

2:33 pm

torgone

Different second vowel ..

2:33 pm

Glantarell

ty v much torgone

2:33 pm

Glantarell

now i need to see what it means!

2:34 pm

Brookie

Hi everyone!

2:34 pm

Joanne123

hi

2:34 pm

Joanne123

hi

2:35 pm

Brookie

Hi Joanne!

2:35 pm

Glantarell

hi brookie

2:35 pm

Brookie

Hi Glantarell!

2:39 pm

Anniebrook

zl

2:40 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone.

2:40 pm

Glantarell

hi annie

2:40 pm

Brookie

Hi Anniebrook!

2:40 pm

Anniebrook

hi Brookie

2:41 pm

MollyL

Annie and Brookie are in da house. Hello ladies.

2:41 pm

Brookie

Hi Molly!

2:41 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Molly! How are you today?

2:41 pm

Brookie

ware

2:41 pm

crosshair

howdy everyone back for a few more;))

2:41 pm

Brookie

oops

2:42 pm

Anniebrook

hi crossy

2:42 pm

MollyL

Not bad Annie. Making some turkey soup.

2:42 pm

Brookie

Hi crossy!

2:42 pm

MollyL

Brooke, cheese puffs and margaritas in the PB.

2:42 pm

Brookie

How about ice cream?

2:43 pm

Anniebrook

hmmm, the PB sounds inviting

2:43 pm

Glantarell

oooh, i love margaitas, i'd better be naughty so i can join you

2:43 pm

MollyL

In the freezer. Hot fudge and whipped cream in the fridge.

2:43 pm

Brookie

Maybe if I put enough words in the chog, you'll meet ALL my PB food demands!

2:43 pm

crosshair

howdy annie,brookie;))

2:43 pm

crosshair

what are your demands?

2:45 pm

crosshair

mm..gonna be a ling list....:(

2:45 pm

Brookie

Ice cream (preferably choco. peanut butter), crab bisque, crab cakes with no filler, vegetarian lasagna, molten chocolate cake, and fresh water.

2:45 pm

crosshair

long

2:45 pm

crosshair

mm crab bisque may take a while...

2:46 pm

Brookie

(Cheap date)

2:46 pm

Brookie

Well I'm worth it. So get to it!

2:46 pm

crosshair

lol!

2:47 pm

crosshair

well i am doing a stir fry tonight i am taking fresh chicken breast chunks and fast frying them in a wok with soya and peanut oil,adding some steam cali veggi blend and laying it all on a bed of long grain wild rice..will that do?

2:48 pm

Brookie

(sigh) okay

2:48 pm

Brookie

You get an "A" for effort

2:49 pm

crosshair

ill serve champers with it...

2:49 pm

MollyL

Brooke, if you are ever at The Inner Harbor, make sure you get a Faidley's crab cake. They are the best ever.

2:49 pm

Brookie

champers?

2:49 pm

crosshair

or warn saki

2:49 pm

crosshair

waRM

2:49 pm

crosshair

champagne

2:49 pm

Brookie

I'll have to try it out, Molly. So far my favorite crab cakes are at Woody's in North East, MD.

2:49 pm

Brookie

Gotcha, crossy

2:50 pm

crosshair

i think saki slightly warmed in those tiny cups will be perfect

2:50 pm

Brookie

I forget, Molly, how far are you from Balto?

2:50 pm

Brookie

Saki may be good, thanks crossy!

2:51 pm

crosshair

bring a signifigant other and ill bring the mrs:)

2:52 pm

Brookie

I'm working on the whole significant other thing, and then we'll be sure to have dinner with you and the wife!

2:53 pm

crosshair

someone as cute as you still single?? poor brookie

2:54 pm

Brookie

I'm too good for most men. :-)

2:54 pm

crosshair

lol,indeed;)

2:54 pm

Brookie

They can't stand my modesty.

2:54 pm

crosshair

and modest too i see

2:54 pm

crosshair

snap

2:55 pm

Brookie

Anyway, enough about me. How's the world of crossy?

2:55 pm

Glantarell

off to watch the apprentice final - back later for the final 25... poof!

2:55 pm

crosshair

going great kid is almost 17 and growing fast and my beloved gets more beautiful each day

2:56 pm

Brookie

Aw, that's so nice to hear! Sounds like you have a wonderful family.

2:56 pm

crosshair

like any family ups and down,but more ups than downs

2:57 pm

MollyL

I'm an hour from Baltimore. 40 minutes in good traffic.

2:57 pm

Brookie

I'm about an hour away, but from another direction.

2:58 pm

Brookie

Speaking of family, I need to head out soon. My younger son drew all over himself.

2:58 pm

Brookie

He needs a bath.

2:58 pm

crosshair

lol,my kid used to do that

2:59 pm

Brookie

Enjoy the rest of your day, crossy, molly, and everyone else!

3:00 pm

crosshair

just as well you are off to bathe the kid,i am not getting anywhere on this grid by chatting up the pretty babble ladies...

3:00 pm

crosshair

tc brookie

3:00 pm

Brookie

You too. (poof!)

3:07 pm

periwinkle

hello, back to finish

3:07 pm

hurshy

so... anyone still here? and if so, can you tell me what the 7's, 8's, and 10 start with?

3:08 pm

periwinkle

es7, ex7

3:08 pm

hurshy

hey peri

3:08 pm

periwinkle

pa8 and the pluiral is pl10

3:08 pm

periwinkle

hi there hurshy

3:08 pm

periwinkle

plural even

3:09 pm

crosshair

is the ex7 a variant of the ex6?

3:09 pm

periwinkle

extend the ex6 crossy, ** capone

3:09 pm

periwinkle

no I meanted extend the ex5

3:09 pm

crosshair

ty peri;)

3:10 pm

hurshy

peri, wait, pa or pl ?

3:10 pm

periwinkle

yvw crossy

3:10 pm

periwinkle

pa8 and pa8 the pa10 is pl of the pa8

3:10 pm

crosshair

ahh just got the ex8:))

3:10 pm

periwinkle

sorry to confuse you hurshy

3:10 pm

crosshair

pl the 7

3:11 pm

hurshy

thanks

3:11 pm

periwinkle

yw

3:11 pm

hurshy

ok i got everything but the es7

3:12 pm

periwinkle

es and I ****my hair on the left side and a vowel

3:12 pm

hurshy

i mean long ones, not EVERYTHING. :)

3:12 pm

hurshy

thanks peri!

3:12 pm

periwinkle

yw

3:13 pm

periwinkle

I am enjoying my ipod shuffle :)

3:13 pm

ivesy3

so 6/21 plz

3:14 pm

periwinkle

past tense of the so4 aove ivesy

3:14 pm

ivesy3

nm just got it ty though

3:22 pm

periwinkle

24 left, bbs

3:34 pm

crosshair

too many left..ill be here:))

3:37 pm

speedfreak

pls help with the first ex5 monkeys are not helping me right now

3:37 pm

crosshair

mm i only have the ex 6,7 and 8 lol

3:38 pm

redturtlehead

hello all. I have just finished dying my hari and of course it seems too dark!

3:38 pm

cosdem

the only ex5 i have is plural of the ex4 before it

3:39 pm

suefrad625

ex + tap a kid on the head

3:40 pm

suefrad625

ex5,22

3:40 pm

cosdem

ty sue

3:40 pm

suefrad625

or ex+a *** of butter

3:40 pm

speedfreak

thanks sue that was driving me nuts

3:40 pm

suefrad625

lol

3:40 pm

suefrad625

i know that feeling

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

if really unhappy, red, can take it out with prell

3:43 pm

redturtlehead

I think I'll just swim on it a bit, thanks YO Prell will strip it?

3:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

and how

3:48 pm

crosshair

crossy still be fighting for 50% :(

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to go. thought i'd dviert myself with babble but hardly logged on before an emergencey call. later, all

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

bye TO

3:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi je

3:54 pm

redturtlehead

TO, see you and I hope it is a minor emergency...

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

3:54 pm

crosshair

there are four ax 4,s all derivatives of the drive shaft in a car

3:54 pm

crosshair

howdy jmc

3:55 pm

redturtlehead

I have 70 left cross...not the best grid, but not the worst...

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty red. it is, but i just don't feel for a good outcome.

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

i hope your dad is okay?

3:56 pm

crosshair

prayers for your da T.O

3:56 pm

MollyL

Prayers out for TO's Dad.

3:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

je> he had a heart attck friday night

3:56 pm

jmcnrick

oh i am so sorry TO

3:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

and let's not discuss, it is the holidays

3:56 pm

suefrad625

28 to go

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

nuff said but still sorry

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

go sue go!

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty.

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

131 left

3:58 pm

crosshair

102 left here

3:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

44and hello

3:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi kap

3:59 pm

MollyL

I swear I have used every pot and pan in my kitchen today cooking and concocting. Could be a two dishwasher-load night. Kap's here, hi Kap.

3:59 pm

jmcnrick

i am freezing and too lazy to go downstairs and turn my heat up

3:59 pm

crosshair

howdy kap

4:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Catsklill ladies sing this song...

4:00 pm

MollyL

JMC, blargh to the Redskins/Dallas game.

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

just be glad you have the dishwasher mine is broken and i just thawed out the pipes to hand wash the dishes

4:00 pm

crosshair

crossy hates dishwashers,a good shot of sunlight dish liquid and boiling water for me;)

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

oh are we playing dallas todat?

4:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am touched by virtual relationships- a woman on another board that I know died this week of brain cancer

4:01 pm

MollyL

Hoo-hah, hoo-hah

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

i take it it is not going well?

4:01 pm

MollyL

Done deal JMC. The Skins tied the game and then freakin' lost.

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

how sad kap

4:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Grieving online for a nice person you never met is bizarre when your real family is sitting near

4:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But "real " is in the eye of the beholder, or something like that

4:02 pm

crosshair

i help many people online lap,it is not crasy..

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

well we have had grief within the babble community over the last year too

4:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"Sitting on the front porch playing Mah Jonng"

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

and we have celebrated as well

4:02 pm

crosshair

i offer my services locally to people who diagnosed with cancer for the first time

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

community is community

4:02 pm

MollyL

Kap, it's amazing how much affection you can develop for a person you have never met face to face. I fell for my husband that way (not on a dating site)

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

do tell molly

4:03 pm

crosshair

all online

4:04 pm

MollyL

Dan and I were helping a mutual friend with some web design work. Because of that we started emailing each other, and it got less about the work and more about the relationship.

4:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's very sad- I've been chatting with these folks for 5 years. Never met this woman but knew all about her family...

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

neat molly

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

very sad kap

4:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Someone is compiling all of her posts about her family and sending them as a scrap book

4:05 pm

crosshair

my help is real,their anguish is real,i need not meet a person to ease their fear and do my job of paying forward as a survivor.and grieving for the ones we lose

4:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I hope no one sends my family my posts when I die.

4:05 pm

periwinkle

I just found one of the se6/36 describes me to a tee :)

4:06 pm

jmcnrick

yikes! i would die of embarrassment if someone did that after i died!

4:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The internet has extended many people's web of relations, and links to the past.

4:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You would already be dead, JM.

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

sexier is not in the grid peri ;-)

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

i know kap

4:07 pm

crosshair

i care not what you say when i amd dead,i am either a worm feast or dust in a jar..the soul has moved on

4:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

As long as we are clear on that fact.

4:07 pm

MollyL

Depending on the subject matter in the forum Kap was communicating with her, it could be some very good writing of hers.

4:08 pm

jmcnrick

i hope they edit it for her

4:08 pm

periwinkle

the first se6 jmc, just kidding,

4:08 pm

jmcnrick

i don't have it yet but will remember when i find it

4:09 pm

periwinkle

compound word , jmc

4:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

35 member board, came together randomly, got very close.

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

okay peri still looking i found the one close to my flip remark

4:09 pm

MollyL

It's similar to that JMC.

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

lol found it peri

4:10 pm

periwinkle

:)

4:10 pm

MollyL

Wow Kap, that is amazing that you all stayed close on line for all those years. I'm sure your friend will be remembered fondly.

4:11 pm

periwinkle

11 left

4:11 pm

jmcnrick

go peri go!

4:11 pm

jmbdobie2

when i get that feeling i want se---- healing

4:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's kind of crazy- met because of making fun of a certain soap opera, stayed together- despite vast political differences, education and location-

4:12 pm

jmcnrick

well babbleland has been around almost as long --started sometime in 2004 i think

4:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi jmb

4:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

This at least has a noble purpose---Days of Our Lives is very declasse.

4:13 pm

jmcnrick

lol not General Hospital?

4:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If my whole life becomes virtual, will I be immortal?

4:14 pm

jmbdobie2

howdy jmc

4:14 pm

jmcnrick

entirely possible kap

4:14 pm

periwinkle

so5 pls

4:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Days is worse than GH. It cracks me up. I got hooked when I finished my dissertation- a relative newbie.

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

my sister loved general hospital when we were kids

4:15 pm

periwinkle

8 left, cat is hungry, brb

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

my grandmother loved days of our lives

4:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

So and Make love, not ***

4:15 pm

rururocks

so + not peace

4:15 pm

periwinkle

ty ruru

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

then for a while there was a so**opera with vampires

4:15 pm

periwinkle

and Kap

4:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

4:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OMG, am I in the PB?

4:16 pm

jmcnrick

Dark something

4:16 pm

rururocks

hi jm

4:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Dark Shadows.

4:16 pm

jmcnrick

i think considering your grief i will give you a get of pb free card

4:17 pm

jmcnrick

that was it kap *I* loved dark shadows it was sooooo stupid

4:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

stupid can be sublime.

4:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thanks for the PB card- no one caught me!

4:18 pm

jmcnrick

er I did

4:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You did?

4:19 pm

jmcnrick

hence my remark about so** operas

4:19 pm

jmcnrick

it was a subtle hint

4:19 pm

MollyL

I was glued to Dark Shadows every day as a kid.

4:20 pm

jmcnrick

my phantom is exhale

4:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- but you didn't haul me before the authorities. I started watching this show as an adult, and there was no history of so4 opera watching in my family...

4:20 pm

jmcnrick

*uncovers pb police badge*

4:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I love it when my family tells me it's stupid and badly actied. You think I don't already know htat?

4:21 pm

MollyL

Kap, I left some Hamantaschen in the PB for you.

4:21 pm

redturtlehead

my phantom also involved the ex, I want exault.

4:21 pm

jmcnrick

a lot of actors started on so**s like lee majors who was on General Hospital

4:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Julia Roberts.

4:22 pm

MollyL

Oh that's a long list JMC. Tom Cruise, Kathleen Turner, Meg Ryan.

4:22 pm

jmcnrick

did not know about Julia Roberts but that explains so much

4:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Some actors just stay there for 30 years, getting plastic surgery.

4:22 pm

MollyL

Demi Moore.

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

Kathleen Turner did a so-so stage play about Molly Ivans

4:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Jennifer Aniston's dad.

4:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not Allan Sherman though.

4:23 pm

MollyL

Victor Kiriakous!! I am a so4 addict in recovery. I used to watch DAYS for years.

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

lol no not allan sherman

4:24 pm

periwinkle

never watched so** operas

4:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

HA! Gotcha Molly. Victor is still there.

4:24 pm

periwinkle

altho I do watch Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy

4:24 pm

MollyL

I know, he was one of my favorite characters. I can't believe he's Aniston's Dad. He is such a good actor and she is so lame.

4:24 pm

periwinkle

Jennifer Anniston's dad is still there too, my sister told me that

4:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I never had either- it took till I was finally a Ph.D. You may get there yet!

4:25 pm

jmcnrick

she is okay she mainly gets lame pa**s

4:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

She gets the same part over and over.

4:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

She should try Shakespeare.

4:26 pm

periwinkle

she does, Kap

4:26 pm

MollyL

Mrs. Gump would say "Lame is as lame does".

4:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- PB again.

4:26 pm

jmcnrick

feels like the heat may be on now

4:26 pm

periwinkle

tr5/10 pls

4:26 pm

jmcnrick

lol kap

4:27 pm

MollyL

Oh please Kap, wasn't Paltrow attempting faux Shakespeare enough?

4:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If I didn't know better I would think you were trying to twap me.

4:27 pm

MollyL

*JMC begins to thaw*

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

but paltrow was good in Jane Austen

4:27 pm

periwinkle

nm

4:28 pm

periwinkle

fireworks

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo peri

4:28 pm

periwinkle

now off to read and listen to my itunes

4:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Peri, you are a whiz.

4:28 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo peri

4:28 pm

periwinkle

tyty, happy babbling from one se6 to another, jmc

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

drop be the pb on your way out peri

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

lol peri bye!

4:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ha- I got it!

4:29 pm

periwinkle

oops, hope there is choclit in there, byeee

4:29 pm

Glantarell

tr10 - trick or ? peri

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

*twirls tassles*

4:29 pm

Glantarell

too late LOL

4:29 pm

stidmama

hey all!

4:29 pm

Glantarell

hey stidmama

4:29 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all (popping in while my pumpkin soup cooks); how's everyone

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty glan!

4:29 pm

stidmama

*wonders where jmc's tassles are*

4:29 pm

Glantarell

I've jst come back

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

4:30 pm

Glantarell

Hi pini

4:30 pm

stidmama

hey pini!!! ((((hugs and hugs)))) IF I take the boys down to Ptlnd in the next couple weeks, do you want to meet up with us?

4:30 pm

onyx

ooh pumpkin soup?

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

:-D i think you know stiddie

4:30 pm

Pinikula

I'm off the week between xmas and ny's, stid!

4:30 pm

Pinikula

it's yummy, onyx! :)

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi onyx

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you for the virtual shiva call.

4:30 pm

onyx

sounds really good

4:30 pm

stidmama

hey onyx!

4:31 pm

MollyL

That is so funny. Tassel was in the grid this week and a bunch of us discovered we had been spelling it wrong for years.

4:31 pm

MollyL

I'll sit shiva with you anytime Kap.

4:31 pm

Pinikula

I'll post the recipe in my profile...

4:31 pm

onyx

hey every one

4:31 pm

stidmama

why are we sitting shiva?

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

happy to sit shiva as a shicksta

4:31 pm

ChampFit

Hi all! True about the tassel...felt the same way?

4:31 pm

Glantarell

grr, babble just di the jillibus profile thing againa

4:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

someone that I "know" virtually passed away.

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

oh did i misspell it?

4:32 pm

stidmama

oh, I am sorry Kaplan *gentle hugs of sorrow*

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

what do you mean glan?

4:32 pm

mcurlschool

the way my knee feels I think I'll just sit comfortably ;-)

4:32 pm

stidmama

English is such a confusion language for spelling. Not logical like Welsh or Irish... *wicked mama grin*

4:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's OK- just led to a musing on the reality of virtual friendships...

4:32 pm

Glantarell

so sorry Kaplan - how do you findout a irtual friend has passed?

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi mcurl

4:33 pm

mcurlschool

hi all

4:33 pm

stidmama

mcurl!!! *brings tray of soup, tea, cookies, sandwiches, juice, coffee (with cream and sugar) and candy dish* you just sit and let us wait on you!

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

*plumps mcurl's pillow on the foot stool*

4:33 pm

Glantarell

Oh, I am happy babbling away and then the screen just changes t Jillibus's profile

4:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It was complex Giant.

4:33 pm

MollyL

For some odd reason, Glan keeps getting bounced to Jillibus's profile.

4:33 pm

mcurlschool

oooooo, after my weekend crash and burn I'll take it!

4:34 pm

stidmama

oh and *ibuprofen, tylenol (3 of course), motrin, aspirin...*

4:34 pm

jmcnrick

*looks around for jilli*

4:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I mean Gian. Someone noticed she hadn't posted since her surgery...

4:34 pm

stidmama

so. I just learned that Tarell is a river in Wales, and it means something like bubbling spring?

4:34 pm

jmcnrick

you are glan on my computer glan

4:34 pm

stidmama

surgery? Jill?

4:34 pm

MollyL

I think it's an internet cookie issue for Glant. She said Jilli's profile was one of the first things she clicked on using her new computer.

4:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No- no one here.

4:35 pm

stidmama

did you try clearing the cache, glantarell?

4:35 pm

jmcnrick

no kaps friend who died stiddie

4:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No surgery. Don't be alarmed.

4:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No surgery. Don't be alarmed.

4:35 pm

MollyL

My girlie-in-law the nurse just gave me holy hell about that 3 aspirin thing. I have always heard that two was not enough.

4:35 pm

Glantarell

I have just owndered because most of my friends are virtual (although I have met osem of thme in erson) and I have always windered how I would know if something haoppeed to them (other than their invisibily online)

4:36 pm

stidmama

oh! I see. surgery, even common ones, can be hazardous.

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

two is enough -- more is pointless

4:36 pm

stidmama

Glantarell needs to put the whiskey down and back away slowly...

4:36 pm

Glantarell

stidmama - tarell is a river, and it runs about 25 yards from my house - which is called 'Glan Tarell' - meaning 'on the banks of the \tarell'.

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

we have worried about that here glan -- especially when a couple were having *ahem* emotional issues

4:37 pm

MollyL

<-------Does not believe in traditional medicine.

4:37 pm

ChampFit

I have wine if there's a need to switch from the whiskey...

4:37 pm

stidmama

I am much the same way, with friends -- I have so many people here in Babblonia, far more than I have here in the real world.

4:37 pm

carleekat

hi all again

4:37 pm

stidmama

aha! thanks again!

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

*thinks about bourbon and wonders if it is warm enough to get some*

4:37 pm

ChampFit

hi carlee

4:38 pm

stidmama

hey again carlee!

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi champ and car

4:38 pm

Judi

Mazeltov, Babblers. *lurking*

4:38 pm

Glantarell

oh dear, the typos are showing my wine consumption|*hangs head in shame*

4:38 pm

stidmama

rofl...

4:38 pm

stidmama

hey Judi!

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi judi

4:38 pm

ChampFit

How do you have more friends online than off? Anyone as friendly as all of you should have them out the wazoo!

4:38 pm

Pinikula

there...

4:38 pm

redturtlehead

i have rotated icons..

4:39 pm

jmcnrick

i am more friendly online than off

4:39 pm

stidmama

thanks pini! hey red!

4:39 pm

ChampFit

RED!!!! Am on the taper for my race New Year's Day. Going to drag the teenager and make her volunteer..HA!

4:39 pm

Pinikula

I'm the same way, jmc

4:39 pm

carleekat

i think i have more online friends too...and in person i am a bitch :p

4:39 pm

stidmama

do you think so jmc? I thought you were great to hang with!

4:39 pm

carleekat

( no...actually i am a snob :)

4:39 pm

onyx

pinikula, just read your recipe and your profile i was howling!!

4:39 pm

ChampFit

Jm...you shouldn't be. Think what would happen if you were the same in both places!

4:39 pm

jmcnrick

i get much sillier on line than i ever would in person!

4:40 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * a couple of fun articles in there, eh, onyx? :)

4:40 pm

ChampFit

Carlee...you're just stressed.

4:40 pm

stidmama

I don't like being around crowds of people irl -- more than ten is too many, five is about right.

4:40 pm

Judi

lol, Carlee. Well, uh... thanks for showing us your good side (even though it is only virtual).

4:40 pm

ChampFit

I talk to EVERYONE. Makes my kids nuts.

4:40 pm

Pinikula

same here, stid

4:40 pm

Pinikula

small doses are good

4:40 pm

ChampFit

Then again, realtor. My job is sales, so I'm always making friends.

4:40 pm

MollyL

Stid, you and I are soul sisters. Crowds make me nuts.

4:40 pm

jmcnrick

if i twirled my tassels in person everyone would run screaming from the room! lol

4:40 pm

Glantarell

stidmama i can really relate to the lots ofpeople thing

4:40 pm

onyx

yeah first one got me riled up and the second had me in stiches did that really happen?

4:40 pm

stidmama

so pini did you see my ? abt ptlnd?

4:41 pm

ChampFit

At least you can spell 'em!

4:41 pm

carleekat

no...i am a snob :) until i get to know a person

4:41 pm

redturtlehead

sorry to interrupt, but does anone know about wrapping gifts and flying? Can I wrap checked items or should I wait...

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

i am actually fairly shy

4:41 pm

Judi

lol, Champ. My stepmother does that to. Strikes up a convo with a total stranger. I keep telling her, she's either going to get robbed or kidnapped.

4:41 pm

Pinikula

Not to me, onyx!!! My dau sent it to me...I felt I should share it!!!

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

wait red

4:41 pm

Judi

*too*

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

i have to force myself to talk to people at parties

4:41 pm

stidmama

yes. I LOVE teaching, dread being in meetings or parent nights... go home after the latter two and have to sit quietly in a dark room for a bit. But teaching actually wires me up. *shrug* I am weird.

4:42 pm

Pinikula

I'd carry them in solid covered bags and wrap on arrival...

4:42 pm

MollyL

Can't help Red. Haven't flown in 30 years.

4:42 pm

Glantarell

wrap those gifts and fly - the worst that can hppen is that the cusoms guys open them#

4:42 pm

ChampFit

Well, there's that. You tell your kids not to speak to strangers, then you go out and do exactly that!

4:42 pm

stidmama

red, the scuttlebutt is best to NOT wrap anything in advance.

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

ok thanks jmc, I hate to fly.

4:42 pm

stidmama

take flat wrapping paper and wrap once you get there.

4:42 pm

stidmama

OR. wrap the packages and put them through the checked bags.

4:42 pm

jmcnrick

i drive more than i used to just to avoid all the "security" crap

4:43 pm

carleekat

they just xray carry on anyway

4:43 pm

Judi

Champ - and she will ask the most hair-curling personal questions just out of the blue. Makes me want to crawl in the nearest sewer access.

4:43 pm

ChampFit

What about shipping them?

4:43 pm

MollyL

My boss is going to see her Mother in Florida for Christmas. She UPS'd all the gifts ahead of time.

4:43 pm

carleekat

i love flying..security or no

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

they unwrap them in checked luggage sometimes too

4:43 pm

Glantarell

they have x-ray machines that can see what's in your wrapped gifts - if you don't have anything weird you'll be fine

4:43 pm

rururocks

well you are on the no-fly list jmc..

4:43 pm

ChampFit

Funny ruru!

4:43 pm

MollyL

I heard that Ruru.

4:44 pm

mcurlschool

my daughter's mother in law waits until she arrives to do any shopping.....thank goodness she arrives tonight!!!

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

i am in the no cross the canadian border list ru ;-P

4:44 pm

stidmama

actually.... the screeners at some airports apparently stop people for having small containers of liquid while letting guns (with ammo) through! was all over the news this past week.

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

and the no rent list for enterprise

4:44 pm

redturtlehead

I was going to send ahead on time but one checked bag is 25.00 one package of 50 pounds much much more....

4:44 pm

ChampFit

Isn't everyone? I have a friend who makes the trip and gets stopped every time!

4:44 pm

carleekat

seriously JMC?

4:44 pm

stidmama

??? for real jmc? that's terrible!

4:44 pm

carleekat

there is one of those?

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

which one?

4:44 pm

rururocks

I have a pair of tennis shoes with fuses..

4:44 pm

redturtlehead

what did ya do to enterprise?

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

the canadian one is made up but I have been stopped at the canadian border for at least 30 years now

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

they let me in but i always get stopped

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

they let me in but i always get stopped

4:45 pm

carleekat

mind last time i was stopped going into the us...was going to detroit to pick up a friend from airport... and was sitting in US customs for 1 1/2 hours while they ran my passport etc...

4:45 pm

ChampFit

Same for my friend. As if anyone wants to do something to Canada!

4:45 pm

stidmama

hm. you must just have "that" look... what ever it is.

4:46 pm

rururocks

maybe if you let the turban off jmc.. that would help

4:46 pm

rururocks

left

4:46 pm

carleekat

my purse was taken..cell phone..passport...and escorted by armed officer to a large locked room

4:46 pm

stidmama

okay, down to 24 and time to head to mother's for bday cake (a few days late, we were so busy!) for the kiddo.

4:46 pm

carleekat

was not a "cell" but i was locked in

4:46 pm

jmcnrick

i had a dualing mirrors accident with a rented truck and the guy who hit me was so hysterical and in a very high unemployed area that i told them to give him the benefit of the doubt so now i can't rent

4:46 pm

stidmama

oh no carlee! I would find that frightening.

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

have a fun time stid.

4:46 pm

Glantarell

I came to the US in 2007 and 2009 and took art/crat classes each time - requiring tools and supplies. every time |I floew I found a little slip from US customs that thye'd inspected my suitcase - full of weird stuff they weren't sure of LOL

4:46 pm

Judi

Geesh, Carlee! Were you smuggling fruitcake or something?

4:47 pm

ChampFit

Who's b-day? Mine is today!

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

turbans didn't bother them 30 years ago when this first started

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

i hate going to canada for that reason

4:47 pm

carleekat

uh...YEAH..just a little bit of FREAK out

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo champ!!!!

4:47 pm

rururocks

hb champ

4:47 pm

carleekat

no...i was oging TO the airport ...i was coming back t cnada...

4:47 pm

stidmama

YAY champ!

4:47 pm

stidmama

oh, the elder stidkid.

4:47 pm

ChampFit

Have had a fun day!

4:47 pm

redturtlehead

bummer jmc but kind of you.

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

the canadians do that to me car

4:47 pm

carleekat

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPARKLE POMPOMS FOR CHAMP!!!!

4:48 pm

rururocks

*giggle*

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

no good deed goes unpunished

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

brb

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

congrats Champ!!!

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

indeed jmc.

4:48 pm

stidmama

me gone. *hugs and choclits for all* *POOF*

4:48 pm

ChampFit

Thanks Carlee! I tell ya, Facebook makes you feel like a movie star on your birthday!

4:48 pm

Glantarell

Penblwydd Hapus Cha,p - Welsh for Happy Birthdsy

4:48 pm

carleekat

bybye stiddy {{hugs}}

4:48 pm

ChampFit

Thank you very much!

4:49 pm

carleekat

yes it does doesnt it???

4:49 pm

ChampFit

By stid!

4:49 pm

Glantarell

what does FB dom on your birthday - I on't remember anything form last year

4:49 pm

carleekat

JMC at least u work in a forum that is... agravating the govt...i am just a housewife ..guide leader...legal assistant;;;

4:49 pm

MollyL

STID!!!! Bring me back a piece of Gran Mere's cake PLEASE!!

4:50 pm

carleekat

they post ur birthday on announcements..so all your friends see it..and them everyone and your brother remembers to wish you happy bday

4:50 pm

ChampFit

They don't, but everyone you know sees it's your bday, so people send greetings all day long. It's AWESOME!

4:50 pm

MollyL

Champers!!! Happiest of birthdays to you!

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

i was not doing anything when this started car--i was a law student visiting my sister in calgary

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

my email a client that just called brb

4:51 pm

carleekat

well jmc... we should arrange a meet up and see what they do should it be both of us :p

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

back

4:52 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like a plan -- but that is why i don't travel to canada if i can help it

4:52 pm

herinfernallady

Front

4:52 pm

ivesy3

sa 5/20 plz

4:52 pm

MollyL

Dan got trapped in Canada once, because he had stayed in the US too long (Pre-Green card). Thanks to a very understanding border guard, he got a reprieve. He walked over the Rainbow Bridge to get back in the US.

4:52 pm

jmcnrick

mutiple musical instruments that Clinton plays ivesy

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

i think i will take a break and cook some supper

4:53 pm

ivesy3

ohhh ty!

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

and i need to write some by-laws

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

yw ives

4:53 pm

Pinikula

good to see you, jmc!

4:54 pm

Pinikula

I'm going to check on the soup...hopefully it's ready soon...I'm hungry!

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

oooooo mareseat oats and doeseat oats and little lambsydivey

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

4:54 pm

Pinikula

so that's how you spell that stuff! ;)

4:55 pm

carleekat

my cheesy scalloped potatoes are coming right alon g:)

4:55 pm

ChampFit

thanks Molly...went away for a minute and just saw...

4:55 pm

carleekat

i have left over over roasted chicken..going to do up some carrots in butter when time is closer for dindin

4:56 pm

Pinikula

sounds good, too, carlee ;)

4:56 pm

carleekat

and then a mincemeat tart for dessert :)

4:57 pm

Pinikula

I'll take seconds of the chicken!

4:57 pm

ChampFit

again with the mincemeat!

4:57 pm

ChampFit

We went to a love brunch buffet today, where I had lovely cheese grits.

4:58 pm

crosshair

oh and to the pb with you carlee

4:59 pm

ChampFit

True! What's in the pb today? Anything good?

4:59 pm

crosshair

mincemeat ta4/4 anyways lol

4:59 pm

carleekat

oh champ..the best i had were in asheville

5:00 pm

carleekat

oh for petes sake crossy...any idea how many times i said tarts and no one bothered :p

5:00 pm

carleekat

they were goats sheese grits served with fried greentomatoes...devine

5:00 pm

ChampFit

They were lovely! Of course all is well when there are mimosas!

5:00 pm

crosshair

lol took me this long to see it

5:00 pm

carleekat

cheese*

5:00 pm

ChampFit

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....sounds lovely!

5:01 pm

crosshair

mmm cheese

5:01 pm

ChampFit

Last night had a portobello mushroom in a marsala sauce, over polenta. To die for! Birthday weekends are fattening!

5:01 pm

carleekat

they were amazing..soo good... i brought back a 5 pound bag of grits just so i could make them at home :)

5:02 pm

carleekat

we cant get grits here

5:02 pm

carleekat

so..i e.mailed dr.g od about the cookbook idea

5:02 pm

ChampFit

Oh...that's sad! let me know when you need them and I'll send to you.

5:02 pm

carleekat

i think i still have 4 1/2 pounds :)

5:03 pm

carleekat

but thanks champ

5:03 pm

ChampFit

what? are we making a cookbook?

5:03 pm

ChampFit

That's a boatload of grits!

5:03 pm

Pinikula

huh ?

5:04 pm

carleekat

and he has something brewing in his mind re: recipes and the new site...

5:04 pm

carleekat

earlier today mollyL and i were talking crossy too...

5:05 pm

carleekat

about recipes...and how we should put together a cookbook of babble recipes...jacula mentioned that on babblers anon there is a recipe spot up but loads of us cannot access the site

5:05 pm

ChampFit

Great idea! Love it!

5:06 pm

carleekat

so..i emailed drgod... and he said he is tryign to come up with something around recipes for the new site

5:06 pm

carleekat

i KNOW...i thought maybe could be a bit of a $ maker for Dr God

5:06 pm

Pinikula

PS: from what I can gather grits and polenta are the same thing (just different names)

5:07 pm

Judi

I believe grits are made from white corn.

5:09 pm

MollyL

That's very cool Carlee. From what I can gather, we have some very good cooks in this community. I would love to have a collection of their recipes.

5:10 pm

Judi

BBL. Must slave over hot stove now. *POOF*

5:11 pm

MollyL

There is a Christmas tree in a hotel in Abu Dhabi that is decorated with 11 million dollars worth of decorations. WTF??

5:11 pm

Pinikula

I'm making a cookbook for my daughters..with a lot of our family favorites in it. I'm using a 4x6 photo album to start with 4x6 index cards I've typed up and added photos to...all in the same format.

5:11 pm

carleekat

later judi

5:12 pm

ChampFit

hear about that molly. crazy!

5:12 pm

Pinikula

Oh, and the categories are on different colored cards (red = beef; yellow = chicken; green = veggies; etc)

5:12 pm

Kazzer99

evening all

5:13 pm

Pinikula

hi kaz

5:14 pm

ChampFit

Genius Pini.

5:15 pm

Pinikula

thx champ ...

5:15 pm

Kazzer99

i am off shortly but thought id pop in to wish you all good night and see you tomorrow

5:16 pm

Pinikula

glad you could pop in, kaz!

5:17 pm

Glantarell

evening kazzzer

5:17 pm

Kazzer99

i love your idea of a recipe book - i wish my mum had done that for me

5:17 pm

Kazzer99

hows it gone Glan - looks like we will be getting more snow later tonight

5:17 pm

Glantarell

i have some nice recipes too - told I am a good cook LOL

5:17 pm

carleekat

they have money like that to burn..like in the burj al arab

5:18 pm

carleekat

likely in

5:18 pm

Glantarell

think i may be clear of snaow - all roads to stansted look ok

5:18 pm

Pinikula

thx kaz...they keep asking me how to make some things and then finally the oldest just asked for a bunch, so I'm making one for both...

5:18 pm

ChampFit

I'm making food with my mom to make sure she isn't leaving anything out of the recipes. Plus, it's easier to cook alongside her and learn it.

5:18 pm

Kazzer99

i read an article about that tree on the BBc and apparently the lobby its in had gold leaf all over the walls

5:18 pm

Pinikula

that's great, champ...consider making the cards or similar at the same time...

5:18 pm

carleekat

there u go... that site molls..i am so goig tomake cookbooks for xmas next year everyone is getting one..that it..shopping done

5:19 pm

ChampFit

sounds like a great idea!

5:20 pm

Kazzer99

i am going to knit everyone slippers - my friend in work did it this year and they are really ace - just the sort of pressie you wish santa forgot to bring! Hahaha

5:20 pm

carleekat

ok..the wind must have changed here cus suddenly there is a really cool draft in my house

5:20 pm

Kazzer99

one year i made scarves and hats

5:21 pm

carleekat

i am not a knitter..i wish i was but i find it very awkward and not at all relaxing

5:21 pm

carleekat

crochetting..that my thing

5:21 pm

Glantarell

I have amde all sorts of lovely handmade things but think people don't appreicate them

5:22 pm

garyandjulie

evening all

5:22 pm

Pinikula

I'm just about to start my first Yo-Yo afghan...

5:22 pm

Glantarell

any clues for ra5?

5:22 pm

Pinikula

have you tried one of those, carlee?

5:23 pm

carleekat

i had even been thinking with my recipe book ( and i might still do this for just my kids ) to make all my own paper..and mount the recipe cards on home made paper

5:23 pm

Pinikula

the first ra5 is pt of ra4

5:23 pm

Kazzer99

i hve just read the bourbon balls recipe - I think i wil be makingthem for Xmas - but what can i substitute for the nuts - hubby hates em

5:23 pm

Pinikula

the second is a pl of another ra4

5:23 pm

carleekat

no..i havent..i am in the midst of a granny square aphgan...

5:23 pm

Glantarell

is that the one about anger?

5:23 pm

carleekat

( dont put the nuts in..and cut back on the brandy )

5:23 pm

Glantarell

or about harvest?

5:24 pm

carleekat

but i am making it with beiges and black and all diff textures of yarn

5:24 pm

Pinikula

that's more ambitious than I can get, carlee...I'm good with MSPublisher, so that might be my option (finish that and then have a print shop print and bind them for me)

5:24 pm

Kazzer99

i cant crochet at all

5:24 pm

Pinikula

ra4 = anger; ra5 = pt

5:24 pm

Pinikula

ra4/4 = large mouse + vowel; ra5 = pl

5:25 pm

Pinikula

I never could get the real hang of knitting, but crocheting I can do...

5:25 pm

carleekat

where r u pini?...molls found a cool site that binds them

5:25 pm

Glantarell

ty pini

5:25 pm

Pinikula

have even made a doily or two in my time

5:25 pm

garyandjulie

i can knit but crochet confuses me I can do the actual crochet but can't follow a pattern

5:25 pm

carleekat

this aphgan looks so cool...

5:25 pm

Pinikula

<-- US West Coast

5:25 pm

Pinikula

I've seen the site, carlee...it's very much like the one I use for digital scrapbooking...

5:26 pm

Pinikula

...but I've found it a bit difficult to add artwork :(

5:26 pm

Nef

Hello Everybody. How are you all today?

5:26 pm

Pinikula

hi nef

5:26 pm

Pinikula

(brb...checking soup)

5:26 pm

Kazzer99

i find crocheting really confusing - i used to be able to do weird squares but usually it just looked like a mess

5:26 pm

Glantarell

hi nef

5:27 pm

Kazzer99

i am fine nef - nearly bed time here

5:28 pm

Kazzer99

must go and look at the weather - hubby is worried he wont be able to go to work for the rest of the year!

5:28 pm

MollyL

Make your own cookbook site...http://createmycookbook.com/hom
e

5:29 pm

garyandjulie

thanks molly i will look that up as want my kids to have the recipes I wish i had from my grandmother. But no one knows quite what she put in some of her recipes

5:31 pm

Nef

It's actually 5:30 PM here, Kazzer, I'm tired enough I wish it was bedtime! ;-)

5:31 pm

MollyL

Neither of my grandmother's recipes were passed down. Which is a shame. I have started a tradition of having cooking spoons from my kids Grandmothers. They are to be passed on so that women of subsequent generations will be cooking with the spoons of the women that came before them.

5:31 pm

Nef

Hi Pini and Glant

5:32 pm

garyandjulie

that is a wonderful idea Molly

5:32 pm

MollyL

It's a cool feeling to know that I am stirring pudding with a spoon that was used by a Mom who came before me to stir pudding for her kids.

5:34 pm

Nef

And we are entering another winter storm warning; They say we will get another 5 to 8 inches by tomorrow night (most of it should hit tomorrow afternoon; probably during that Vikings' outdoor football game too!)

5:35 pm

garyandjulie

I can imagine. Luckily it's the sort of thing my kids would get a good feeling about. Non of them are to materialistic, more sentiment and thoughts for them are good things

5:37 pm

garyandjulie

take care nef, nthat snow can be evil stuff

5:39 pm

garyandjulie

I can't believe the words I missed in this grid earlier on

5:39 pm

Nef

G&J; I live in the Twin Cities MN; where the Metrodome collapsed. We were snowed in each of the last 2 weekends; so at least *this* weekend we could get out of our driveway!

5:39 pm

Kazzer99

i am back from perusing the weather and i am not a happy bunny - they are going to heavy snow for most of tomorrow morning and early afternoon. I have a conumdrum about what to do

5:39 pm

ChampFit

happens to me all the time garyandjulie

5:39 pm

garyandjulie

and its usually a really easy one i get stuck on at the end if i finish

5:40 pm

Nef

I usually miss the plurals and past tenses of words

5:41 pm

Kazzer99

funny that my last word today was tr 5/10

5:41 pm

cosdem

I'm back!

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

hello. Wow Nef! guess no concrn about a white christmas where you live!

5:41 pm

Kazzer99

hi cos

5:41 pm

cosdem

115 left.. still refusing to list

5:41 pm

ChampFit

I miss the present tense, because I see the plural and assume I've done the present!

5:41 pm

ChampFit

or singular, rather.

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

56 left no list yet but maybe soon...

5:42 pm

garyandjulie

easily done, I have done the same many times

5:42 pm

carleekat

mine was a tree..my last word

5:42 pm

ChampFit

listed a bit over halfway...

5:42 pm

ChampFit

You're done Carlee?

5:42 pm

garyandjulie

I am on 27 to go and getting stuck, rather good for me i usually give up and go to bed

5:42 pm

garyandjulie

got the tree

5:42 pm

MollyL

Hi Cos, did you have a good time last night?

5:43 pm

cosdem

I did. We went bowling afterf the bar lol

5:44 pm

MollyL

Drunk bowling! I love it.

5:44 pm

cosdem

lol i played horribly.. average 60.. when im sober i do much better

5:44 pm

carleekat

cos u have ur wallet?

5:44 pm

cosdem

yes carlee :)

5:44 pm

carleekat

good good:)

5:45 pm

cosdem

i kept checking for it

5:45 pm

Kazzer99

i cant even manage 60 when i am sober

5:45 pm

ChampFit

Steelers are making it a game tonight...4 mins left to go, 20-17 Jets

5:46 pm

carleekat

go steelers

5:47 pm

ChampFit

My hubby's from there. We're rooting for them. My stupid Texans blew it again!

5:48 pm

carleekat

i go back to the days of roger staubach and terry bradshaw...

5:48 pm

Glantarell

well, i have 23 left - mt best ever grid - but now I am very ired and it is nearly midnight so I am off to bed - night all

5:48 pm

ChampFit

Terry Bradshaw cracks me up...what a funny guy!

5:49 pm

Glantarell

poof

5:49 pm

carleekat

i love him

5:49 pm

Kazzer99

according to the web site the nearest weather station to us has a temp of 7.7F

5:49 pm

Kazzer99

that - 13.5 C

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

cold.

5:50 pm

ChampFit

58 F here in Houston, going up to 72 tomorrow.

5:50 pm

Kazzer99

nite Glan

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

52 here...

5:50 pm

carleekat

22F here in canada atm...where i am..nite glan

5:50 pm

Kazzer99

i am off as wel - see you tomorrow

5:50 pm

welki

hi folks

5:50 pm

carleekat

nite kaz

5:51 pm

garyandjulie

21 here, take care kazzer

5:51 pm

welki

red, how's telu?

5:51 pm

ChampFit

nite all, and hi welki

5:51 pm

carleekat

hi welk

5:51 pm

welki

bye champ, kazz

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

hello welki, good night peoples.

5:52 pm

ChampFit

jets just got a safety, 22-17 Jets with not much time left.

5:52 pm

carleekat

what the temp there welk?

5:52 pm

carleekat

crap

5:52 pm

carleekat

note rth

5:52 pm

carleekat

nite even*

5:53 pm

welki

about -13c

5:53 pm

welki

was pretty cold on the lake earlier .. froze my patooties off

5:53 pm

carleekat

-5c here

5:53 pm

ChampFit

2:38 left carlee...

5:55 pm

carleekat

ok...just heard from Dr.god..recipes will somehow be incorporated in the new site :o)

5:55 pm

carleekat

5:56 pm

MollyL

*Doing the happy dance with Carlee*

5:56 pm

garyandjulie

what new site is this?

5:57 pm

MollyL

*Concerned about Welki's patooties*

5:57 pm

carleekat

the babble revamp dr god is planning

5:58 pm

garyandjulie

oooo sounds good, he is good us

5:58 pm

carleekat

passing welki a hot todday so we warm the patooties from the inside out :)

5:58 pm

crosshair

carlee,did you get any hint as to how far away the unveiling of the new release is?

5:59 pm

carleekat

no..he just said he had a brainstorm other day re: recipes... and is now trying to figure out how to incorporate it

5:59 pm

carleekat

toddy* even

5:59 pm

welki

thanks carlee, my patooties are now restored :)

5:59 pm

crosshair

cool that he was already thinking bout recipies

5:59 pm

carleekat

( carlee does not like cheesy scalloped potatoes as much as her reg scallopped potatoes...<sigh> )

5:59 pm

ChampFit

Carlee, Big Ben just ran for about 25 yards!

6:00 pm

MollyL

Cross, I was just looking at a very cool skating show that was a benefit to raise money to fight cancer.

6:00 pm

carleekat

he thought it was funny that we thought of this at about the same time as he thought of his idea

6:00 pm

Scrabbler

Good evening Babble buddies!

6:00 pm

welki

hi scrabbs, crossy, molly, lurking peeples

6:00 pm

carleekat

i could always go upstairs and watch it ...what network champ?

6:00 pm

MollyL

And so...it was meant to be. Hi Scrabs.

6:00 pm

carleekat

hi scrabs

6:00 pm

crosshair

howdy welki..SCWABBY!!

6:00 pm

crosshair

cool molly

6:01 pm

ChampFit

CBS

6:01 pm

Scrabbler

Is everybody staying warm enough?

6:01 pm

crosshair

i am all for raising funds for cancer

6:02 pm

crosshair

we are comfortably settled into our deep snow winter now scrabbs

6:02 pm

garyandjulie

hi scrabbler, we are fine and warm thanks. how are you?

6:02 pm

Scrabbler

The XC-ski trail needs more snow. Some areas have visible stones + dirt.

6:03 pm

MollyL

I guess Champ. It came on after the football game was over and I left it because the music was nice.

6:03 pm

Scrabbler

I was freezing while XC-skiing. Well, my fingers were. I think I will strap a shovel on my back when I hit the trail on Wednesday so I can shovel snow on the bare spots.

6:05 pm

carleekat

29 yr

6:05 pm

carleekat

29yards

6:05 pm

crosshair

lol scrabby our dirt and stones are 6 feet under now

6:05 pm

Scrabbler

Some areas on the trail are hidden under a canopy of trees.

6:05 pm

crosshair

we do have the tops of the stop signs dug out now;))

6:06 pm

ChampFit

they're killing me! so close!

6:06 pm

Scrabbler

Is the ski resort busy as heck now?

6:06 pm

crosshair

kids are making a fortune taking snow off of roofs

6:06 pm

crosshair

going full tilt scrabby

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

I had a steel roof installed 7 yrs ago to avoid the problem of ice dams.

6:07 pm

crosshair

not just ice dams,but the pure weight of the snow was getting crazy

6:07 pm

crosshair

warmer day would condense the lower layer and ot would be added to at night

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, for flat roofs.

6:08 pm

carleekat

for any roofs

6:08 pm

crosshair

and the wind down by the water would curl it like a wave over the upper windows

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

What shall I make for dinner? Ravioli? Spaghetti?

6:09 pm

cosdem

clue for the es7?

6:09 pm

crosshair

spagetti with sweet itallian sausage,peppers and onions and a loaf of crusty bread

6:09 pm

Scrabbler

es + not the whole thing + vowel

6:09 pm

carleekat

mushroom ravioli scrabs

6:10 pm

Scrabbler

No meat for moi, Crossy, but I will now start boiling water.

6:10 pm

cosdem

tyvm!

6:10 pm

crosshair

oh,you have gone meatless scrabbs?

6:10 pm

crosshair

then add mushrooms to the peppers and onions

6:13 pm

carleekat

damn

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

I have been a vegetarian since '81, when I started Gross Anatomy, LOL. I did occ eat poultry --gave that up almost 3 yrs ago. and I gave up seafood over the summer.

6:13 pm

ChampFit

carlee!!!! SO FREAKIN' CLOSE!!!

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

Next decision is whether to go vegan.

6:13 pm

crosshair

gave up seafood?? gasp!!

6:14 pm

ChampFit

Wow scrabs...that's hard core!

6:14 pm

crosshair

but fish is so good for you,so easily renewable(tupalo)

6:14 pm

Scrabbler

I cannot "stomach" the idea of eating an animal.

6:14 pm

ChampFit

with ya crossy!

6:14 pm

crosshair

no methane

6:14 pm

Dorens

hi ll. scrabs, i must say I don't know any vegans battling with weight.

6:15 pm

crosshair

you do know scrabbs,that carrots 'scream' when pulled from the ground?

6:15 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Doren! Well, I lost 21 lbs from May-Nov, then gained 5 back when I could not exercise due to eye problem. Now I am working hard to keep the wt loss program successful.

6:16 pm

Dorens

you're my hero! (you and ruru)

6:16 pm

Scrabbler

I XC-skied almost 5 miles today, 2.2 yest and 2 on Fri.

6:17 pm

carleekat

no kidding champ.... so freaking close u could taste it

6:17 pm

Dorens

cool indeed

6:17 pm

carleekat

poor steelers :(

6:18 pm

Scrabbler

BP has been ~140/90 for last 6 wks--I am not happy about that.

6:18 pm

ChampFit

I agree. Much prefer rooting for them than my home team. And a lot of their starters were out today!

6:18 pm

Scrabbler

Doren, will you be traveling over winter break?

6:18 pm

Dorens

close? clearly not talking about the giants game!!

6:18 pm

crosshair

i will not spend my life panicing over my weight unless the dr corners me and does a lipid/stress/colesterol test

6:18 pm

blueheron

Merry merry to everyone!:)

6:18 pm

crosshair

panicking

6:18 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Blueheron!

6:18 pm

ChampFit

Dorens, Jets/Steelers

6:19 pm

carleekat

i never worry about my bp...typically it is on low side...

6:19 pm

crosshair

howdy blue!! merry christmass to you!

6:19 pm

Scrabbler

I am having that bloodwork Tues AM, Crossy.

6:19 pm

carleekat

happy holidays blue

6:19 pm

Dorens

oh, my daughter is a major jets fan... guess i should pay attention

6:19 pm

crosshair

my DR has to catch me first!

6:19 pm

Scrabbler

This is new for me--discovered with my first visit to the retina MD 11/4.

6:19 pm

ChampFit

Mark Sanchez is a doll!

6:20 pm

Dorens

hi blue. and good luck with that scrabs

6:20 pm

crosshair

the next cancer could take me out no matter how well i eat..so to hell with it!

6:20 pm

MollyL

The Washington/Dallas game was close too. Alas, my abysmal Redskins did not win.

6:20 pm

ChampFit

60 minutes has a story about people that can remember every day of their lives. Very cool!

6:20 pm

ChampFit

Molly, my idiot Texans disappointed again today too.

6:20 pm

Scrabbler

How did our inept Bills do? I was out skiing and then shopped in town.

6:21 pm

blueheron

Merry Merry everyone!!!

6:21 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Champ--I am going to watch that.

6:21 pm

ChampFit

It's on now here...

6:21 pm

MollyL

I admire anyone who can adhere to a vegetarian diet. I fear I would be terribly bored if I tried it.

6:22 pm

blueheron

Did I cramp the chog???

6:22 pm

Dorens

oh molly there is such an incredible variety of vegetables, grains, etc that you've never heard of.. not boring

6:22 pm

blueheron

guess so

6:23 pm

carleekat

how would u cramp the chog blue?

6:24 pm

Dorens

just had my dinner of trader joe's meatless meatballs and collard greens. not at all boring

6:24 pm

blueheron

guess it's slow!

6:24 pm

carleekat

i replied to u

6:24 pm

Dorens

me too

6:25 pm

carleekat

6:19 for me

6:25 pm

interpim

any clue for pa 4/9?

6:25 pm

blueheron

sorry, carlee I didn't see your reply

6:25 pm

carleekat

so..do i go for the pumpkin pie with whipped cream???? decisions decisions

6:25 pm

stidmama

hey all!

6:25 pm

blueheron

dorens too!

6:25 pm

Dorens

cats and dogs have them interp

6:25 pm

carleekat

dorens was at 6:30 :)

6:25 pm

carleekat

hi stiddy..again

6:25 pm

interpim

oh, i already have that one... i must be missing something on the checklist LOL

6:25 pm

Dorens

hey again stidders.. can't help with that decision carlee, go with your gut

6:26 pm

interpim

ty Dorens

6:26 pm

carleekat

6:20 pardon me

6:26 pm

Dorens

i am having difficulty with se6/36

6:26 pm

carleekat

i think i shall wait a while then enjoy pie later :)..anticipation :)

6:27 pm

stidmama

is that the se 6 that is related to procreation?

6:27 pm

carleekat

one is se6 healing by marvin gate

6:27 pm

carleekat

gaye*

6:27 pm

Dorens

ahah! understood, thanks

6:27 pm

Dorens

was looking from the wrong s!

6:28 pm

cosdem

ty dorens! that made me look at the other s and i got it :)

6:28 pm

Dorens

firewords!

6:28 pm

crosshair

yaa for dorens!!

6:28 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for dorens

6:28 pm

interpim

ahh... it's one of the pa 4/5's that is giving me a rough time :/

6:29 pm

cosdem

clue for the other se6?

6:29 pm

stidmama

YAY Doren!!!!

6:29 pm

Dorens

ty -- always like fireworks when carlee's around

6:29 pm

carleekat

1950's word for a sexy lady who could be a bit loose

6:29 pm

carleekat

or intercourse _ dope

6:30 pm

cosdem

ty!

6:30 pm

carleekat

+ dope

6:30 pm

herinfernallady

HI

6:30 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL thanks for that one!

6:30 pm

stidmama

hey lady!

6:30 pm

carleekat

hi herin

6:30 pm

Dorens

hi herin

6:30 pm

herinfernallady

HOwyd

6:31 pm

carleekat

what a horrid would for that...intercourse... so freaking clinical...makes me think of cold stainless steel..and not in an arrousing way

6:32 pm

crosshair

kama sutra is better

6:32 pm

herinfernallady

I am meant to have had an appointment today and teh woman is ill. No one told me. SO glad I wrong them

6:33 pm

crosshair

someting that needs an hour to put together lol

6:33 pm

MollyL

Copulation is a close second to that Carlee.

6:33 pm

stidmama

good thinking, lady!

6:34 pm

Dorens

any clues needed before i'm out of here?

6:34 pm

MollyL

Yoo hoo! Stidders! Did you bring me a slice of Gran Mere's cake?

6:34 pm

herinfernallady

I am right

6:34 pm

stidmama

listed at 24 now down to 20

6:35 pm

carleekat

oh right grammystiddy's cake

6:35 pm

stidmama

LOL yes Molly, it's right here. *puts extra cake out for everyone*

6:35 pm

Dorens

go stid!

6:35 pm

carleekat

holding breath for stiddy to finish

6:35 pm

herinfernallady

oatys

6:37 pm

stidmama

yes, lady? something to contribute?

6:38 pm

Dorens

okay, i'm out. see y'all tomorrow

6:38 pm

herinfernallady

Nope nothing at all.Sorry about that

6:38 pm

stidmama

later doren! down to 14...

6:38 pm

herinfernallady

Night Dorens

6:38 pm

stidmama

13

6:39 pm

redturtlehead

hey all. Dorens! great game on Lexulous!!! congratulations!

6:39 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry about that I bring nothing to the table

6:41 pm

carleekat

nite dorens... i am going to head out for a bit too...cu later

6:41 pm

ChampFit

Scrabs...coming up now...Superior Autobiographical Memory.

6:41 pm

herinfernallady

Later Carle. I am going to go get a blanket. It is cold in here

6:42 pm

stidmama

7 now...

6:42 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams carlee

6:42 pm

ChampFit

night carlee

6:43 pm

crosshair

mmmm..i do not often have tortillia chips and spicy cheese dip;))

6:46 pm

stidmama

there we go. firbeads

6:46 pm

crosshair

yaa for stidmama!!

6:52 pm

Magyk

evening

6:53 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Magy

6:57 pm

interpim

pl6/39 hint anyone?

6:57 pm

interpim

and Hi Magyk

6:58 pm

interpim

n/m got the pl 6/39 :)

6:59 pm

crosshair

pl 6/21..can i have some more sir?

6:59 pm

crosshair

tare

6:59 pm

crosshair

oops

6:59 pm

interpim

pl 6/21 is a polite request

7:00 pm

MollyL

Getcher butt to the PB Cross. (Pssst...there is Misty Jack in there)

7:06 pm

Shirlockc

se6 the second?

7:06 pm

crosshair

mm..misty jack...

7:12 pm

herinfernallady

YAwn

7:15 pm

lbdawger

se6, a harrassment charge may have se6 overtones to it.

7:17 pm

interpim

the other se6 could also be called an enchantress

7:19 pm

herinfernallady

hi

7:31 pm

Nef

Hi again.

7:32 pm

Magyk

does anyone have a clue for the wo5 pls?

7:32 pm

herinfernallady

HI nNEF

7:33 pm

Nef

How is everyone tonight? I'm a bit of a ditz I think; very distractible tonight

7:33 pm

herinfernallady

sleepy still

7:34 pm

herinfernallady

no idea Magy

7:34 pm

Magyk

thanks herin..I'll keep at it

7:34 pm

Minveryork

wo 5/20 is We are the Wo***, add extra vowel Magyk.

7:34 pm

bethn

wo5 like the one before itm with an extra cons towards the end

7:35 pm

Magyk

thank you!

7:39 pm

Pinikula

evening all (again)

7:40 pm

beachboggle

Hi fellow babblers

7:40 pm

Pinikula

hey beach

7:41 pm

Nef

hi Pini

7:41 pm

Nef

An beach

7:41 pm

Pinikula

hi Nef ;)

7:42 pm

Magyk

Hi Pini

7:42 pm

Pinikula

how's everyone doing?

7:42 pm

Pinikula

hi magy ;)

7:43 pm

interpim

any help on ex7/52

7:44 pm

Pinikula

add Mr. Bundy to the ex5 before it

7:45 pm

Minveryork

ex 7/52 word is ex plus ending of to ask someonne to marry them interpim and hi there! How are you doing

7:45 pm

interpim

hi :)

7:45 pm

Pinikula

hi min

7:46 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:46 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:46 pm

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula!

7:46 pm

interpim

ty :) finished the puzzle...

7:46 pm

interpim

hi Minveryork

7:46 pm

Pinikula

wtg interpim

7:47 pm

Magyk

pa8 pls?

7:47 pm

interpim

im addicted to this game. I've played it everyday since i discovered it a week ago.

7:47 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations interpim on finishing the grid!Hooray

7:47 pm

Pinikula

yeah, that kinda happens around here a lot!!!

7:47 pm

Pinikula

are you going to go pro soon? :)

7:48 pm

Pinikula

(PS: you will be assimilated, resistance is futile)

7:49 pm

interpim

pa8 is an apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight

7:49 pm

interpim

what are the perks of going pro?

7:49 pm

Pinikula

don't you just love learning new words here? :)

7:49 pm

Pinikula

(or old ones, if you're smarter than the average bear!)

7:50 pm

interpim

i've actually noticed some of the words that exist in puzzle but aren't recognized :)

7:50 pm

herinfernallady

Hello anyone I missed

7:50 pm

Magyk

I'll keep working on it..thanks

7:50 pm

Pinikula

well, you get the tile and word stats below the grid, along with the fireworks, for only the first two weeks

7:50 pm

Pinikula

hi herin

7:51 pm

interpim

oh, so once i've been here two weeks those go away?

7:51 pm

Pinikula

and with prodom comes the ability to put a picture on and text in your profile ;)

7:51 pm

Pinikula

that's right, interpim ;)

7:52 pm

Pinikula

but the cost of going pro is abt $15 USD for a lifetime membership :)

7:52 pm

interpim

if I do decide to go pro, it will definitely be after the holiday's. Christmas for the kids has me stretched thin atm.

7:52 pm

Pinikula

(best $15 bucks I spent for an online game and incredibly friendly community of people)

7:53 pm

Pinikula

I know what you mean...xmas does tend to do that...

7:54 pm

interpim

know of any good online crossword puzzle sites?

7:54 pm

Pinikula

hmmm, crossword...not off hand...

7:55 pm

herinfernallady

so thinkiing nap

7:55 pm

Pinikula

I like to play sudoku, cribbage, gin, and dominos online...haven't come across a good crossword grid yet...

7:56 pm

Pinikula

you ok, herin?

7:56 pm

interpim

i like sudoku as well. I've almost lost interest in it though... I've found Kakuro to be fun though, and a bit more of a challenge

7:56 pm

herinfernallady

Just cold and tired. Long weekend. Friday night I slept on my friends couch and that isn't too comfy

7:57 pm

Pinikula

I've not tried that one, interpim...I'll have to check it out...

7:57 pm

interpim

cross sums essentially

7:58 pm

Pinikula

I know what you mean there, herin...went shopping yesterday, got a bad cup of hot chocolate on the first stop and was sick thereafter; came home and slept 3 hours.

7:58 pm

interpim

mix of a crossword puzzle and sudoku

7:58 pm

Pinikula

oh, I think I know what you mean, interpim..

7:58 pm

herinfernallady

Interpin I have tried that too hard

7:59 pm

herinfernallady

I hate that with drinks. I had no choice but to go to a coffee place that is fairly average as they are the safest that are not going to poison me and give me milk

8:00 pm

Pinikula

Yeah, I'll never go to that drive thru place again...

8:00 pm

interpim

I'm in the Navy, and when I spent long stints at sea I would play tons of word/number games to pass the time.

8:00 pm

herinfernallady

AND it is 15c (59 F) which I declare obscene for summer

8:00 pm

Pinikula

a squid! (no offense intended, of course)

8:00 pm

herinfernallady

Interpim where you stationed?

8:00 pm

Pinikula

that's pretty cool for summer, herin

8:01 pm

herinfernallady

Pinki OBSCENE is the right word. It is damn cold and we have no heater

8:01 pm

interpim

haha :) I'm on shore duty in northern Virginia now. I was stationed out of San Diego when I was on a ship.

8:01 pm

herinfernallady

Ok

8:02 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * gosh, herin, tell me how you really feel!!! LOL

8:02 pm

herinfernallady

My blood sister is in Afghanistan Aus Army

8:02 pm

Pinikula

<-- was at 32nd St and Pt Loma (dep)

8:02 pm

herinfernallady

Pini there was snow in the mountains. Snow in summer

8:02 pm

interpim

32nd was where I was stationed, I lived in Pt. Loma

8:02 pm

Minveryork

P's Pummeled! 3 left

8:03 pm

Pinikula

I saw snow once this year already...it was short-lived and is very missed!

8:03 pm

interpim

just off of Rosecrans

8:03 pm

Pinikula

my ex was on ship at 32nd, then in at the lighthouse on the point...

8:03 pm

Minveryork

A's Abolished! 1 left

8:04 pm

Minveryork

I am off to eat dinner. I will be back to finish the grid

8:04 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, min!

8:04 pm

herinfernallady

Later Min

8:04 pm

Pinikula

enjoy, min!

8:05 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

8:05 pm

Pinikula

hi lbd

8:05 pm

herinfernallady

HI LB

8:05 pm

lbdawger

hiya, Pini!

8:05 pm

interpim

later everyone.

8:06 pm

herinfernallady

Later iNTer

8:06 pm

Pinikula

take care, interpim...

8:06 pm

lbdawger

bye, interpim

8:06 pm

Pinikula

come back soon!

8:06 pm

lbdawger

got all your christmas shopping done, Pini?

8:06 pm

wvteach

NBT !

8:06 pm

Pinikula

wtg teach

8:06 pm

lbdawger

go wv!

8:07 pm

Pinikula

all shopping done, check; one handmade gift = still in progress

8:07 pm

wvteach

had to celebrate - too tired to want to continue so i'm trying to motivate myself

8:07 pm

herinfernallady

I have to make gifts and get B.fs present. I am getting mum and dads from the states

8:07 pm

Pinikula

ewe kin due et, teach!

8:07 pm

lbdawger

you can do it. wv!

8:08 pm

Pinikula

I should be working on that particular gift now...but, well...

8:08 pm

wvteach

thnx for your support

8:08 pm

lbdawger

i just need to find a nice travel thermos and travel mugs for the neighbor's gift and i'm done.

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

pini mondrian,i presume?

8:09 pm

Pinikula

mondrian? huh?

8:09 pm

lbdawger

hi TO

8:09 pm

Magyk

well with 21 left..I'm giving up.

8:10 pm

lbdawger

we can help, magyk, whatcha need?

8:10 pm

Pinikula

don't give up, magy!

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

your icon?

8:11 pm

lbdawger

i have 40 minutes to be online, able and willing to clue.

8:11 pm

Pinikula

Oh, that Mondrian...sorry, stid asked me that, too...I don't know, I should go back and look...

8:11 pm

Magyk

thanks! pa8 or 10?

8:11 pm

Pinikula

(brb - koda needs "a moment")

8:11 pm

beachboggle

the 10L lb

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just had a cookie too decadent to eat. really.

8:13 pm

lbdawger

pa8 starts out like two lines equidistant from each other but ends in tool that cuts trees

8:13 pm

lbdawger

the pa10 is the plural

8:13 pm

Magyk

thank you!

8:13 pm

lbdawger

yw

8:14 pm

Magyk

pl6/39?

8:14 pm

beachboggle

awesome! thanks!

8:14 pm

Nef

How can a cookie be too decadent to eat, TO?

8:14 pm

lbdawger

glad to help, that's a tough word to find

8:14 pm

lbdawger

hi Nef!

8:15 pm

crosshair

i have a recepie for pecan,bacon and blue cheese cookies....

8:15 pm

crosshair

is that decedant?

8:15 pm

Nef

hi LBD; how are you tonight?

8:15 pm

lbdawger

sorry, crossy, but that doesn't sound all that appetising

8:16 pm

lbdawger

i'm tired, Nef. been a busy weekend of baking and making truffles.

8:16 pm

herinfernallady

Crossie that sounds a bit wrong

8:16 pm

Nef

that doesn't sound like a cookie, crossy.

8:16 pm

lbdawger

still have a batch of truffles that is setting up. peanut butter/chocolate.

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

this cookie came from woman's day. recipe called for toffe chips and FIVE giant size hershey bars

8:16 pm

Nef

lbd, that sounds like WORK!

8:16 pm

crosshair

http://www.homemakers.com/food-and-rec
ipes/bacon-blue-cheese-and-pecan-cockt
ail-cookies/r/8804

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

and pecans

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

they sound yummy cross

8:17 pm

crosshair

they are T.O

8:17 pm

lbdawger

Hubz "helped" decorate some cookies...he's not artistically inclined! lol they look like my grandson did them!

8:18 pm

Magyk

ps5/12 pls?

8:18 pm

lbdawger

i think it's the bleu cheese that's thowing me off.

8:18 pm

lbdawger

ps + three vowels

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i miss baking...but it is hard to bake in someone else's kitchen

8:19 pm

lbdawger

*throwing*

8:19 pm

Nef

We have some simple cookies that are called "bacon and Egg Cookies. You put 2 small pretzel sticks down on parchment, drop about 2 tsp. of melted white almond bark on them then add 2 yellow (or orange) Reeses pieces on top. They look like mini bacon and eggs and are very addicting

8:19 pm

Magyk

thank you lbd

8:19 pm

crosshair

ty lbd

8:19 pm

lbdawger

yw, magyk

8:20 pm

lbdawger

and crossy

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

thta's interesting. i like pretzeljoys, whit echoco and pretzels

8:21 pm

lbdawger

that sounds more like candy, Nef.

8:21 pm

crosshair

well,it is off to bed with the mrs and some good books and cheese and cracker plate and maybe a glass of champagne or 2..goodnight and happy babbling!

8:21 pm

Magyk

se5/18?

8:22 pm

Magyk

nm!!

8:22 pm

lbdawger

se + Tolstoy's *** and Peace

8:22 pm

herinfernallady

Night Crossie

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night crossy

8:22 pm

Magyk

ty!

8:22 pm

lbdawger

night, crossy

8:22 pm

crosshair

poof!

8:22 pm

Pinikula

back (bye crossy)

8:22 pm

Jellen

Hello...

8:23 pm

lbdawger

Hi Jellen!

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello jellen

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't see the first two ps words

8:24 pm

Nef

another cookie we make uses a square pretzel (the waffle weave ones), you lay them on trays, put a Rolo on each, put it in the oven just til the Rolo starts to melt, take them out and put 1/2 to 1/4 a pecan half on them. They are just like the Turtle candies!

8:24 pm

Magyk

se6/36? the first?

8:24 pm

suefrad625

they are in the bible

8:24 pm

suefrad625

I dont see the last ps

8:24 pm

Magyk

ps+3 vowels Sue

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:25 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:25 pm

lbdawger

se + high point tile + i'm a little tea***, short and stout...

8:25 pm

Magyk

yvw

8:25 pm

regis

hello all please help with the two large pa s last 2

8:26 pm

Magyk

haha ok thank you lbd. I would've though it was 2 words.

8:26 pm

lbdawger

pa8 means an apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.[

8:27 pm

Magyk

8 left! es7 pls?

8:27 pm

Nef

great clue, lbd

8:27 pm

suefrad625

does the last se6 start the same way?

8:27 pm

suefrad625

6 left

8:27 pm

Minveryork

es7/32 word is es plus pa4/5 word plus a vowel Magyk

8:27 pm

suefrad625

es+not hole+vowel

8:27 pm

Minveryork

Go suefrad625 go!

8:28 pm

lbdawger

es + just a section of a whole + vowel

8:28 pm

Nef

(I was talking about the se 6/36 clue)

8:28 pm

Minveryork

Hello regis! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

8:28 pm

Magyk

ty!!

8:28 pm

lbdawger

go sue, yes, the last se6 starts out the same way

8:28 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:29 pm

regis

hello miveryork i have not been around much lately

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

fireworks!

8:29 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations 72 Temple Owl on fireworks! Hooray!

8:29 pm

Nef

YAY, TO!!! WTG!!!!

8:29 pm

suefrad625

yahoooooo temple

8:29 pm

Jellen

Hooray for TO

8:30 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! sw 4/9 was my last word

8:30 pm

big red

pa 8 pls

8:30 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo TO!!

8:30 pm

regis

pa8 and pa10 are passing me by help please

8:30 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo MIN!!

8:31 pm

lbdawger

pa8, starts out like to lines that are equidistant to each other and ends with tool that cuts down trees

8:31 pm

suefrad625

yahooo min

8:31 pm

Nef

WTG, Min!!! YAY!!!

8:31 pm

Jellen

Hooray for Min!

8:31 pm

lbdawger

the 10 is the plural

8:31 pm

Magyk

ap5 pls?

8:31 pm

Minveryork

pa 8/70 is prefix for 2 plus double consonants plus a chopping took and then plural for the pa10/112 regis

8:32 pm

Minveryork

That ap 5/12 word is a plus that pa 4/5 word Magyk.

8:32 pm

lbdawger

not together, magyk

8:32 pm

big red

thanks for the pa8

8:32 pm

Magyk

oh ok! that pa4 is getting me tonight

8:33 pm

suefrad625

which one?

8:33 pm

Jellen

Thanks for the pa8 and pa10!

8:33 pm

suefrad625

I need the first po5

8:33 pm

Magyk

da6?

8:33 pm

regis

omg one directional got me thank you for the help

8:33 pm

Minveryork

po 5/16 adds a vowel in the middle of po 4/7 word sue

8:34 pm

suefrad625

a+eveything+pl

8:34 pm

Minveryork

A da 7/21 word sounds like a big city in Texas Magyk.

8:34 pm

lbdawger

a section of Oregon, rather desert-like...i think of Pendleton when i hear about the Da****

8:34 pm

suefrad625

d+everything + pl

8:34 pm

Magyk

thank you! 2 left!

8:35 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:35 pm

Minveryork

Go Magyk go!

8:35 pm

lbdawger

po5.16 ring around the rosey pocket full of po***

8:35 pm

suefrad625

ty min

8:35 pm

lbdawger

go Magyk!!

8:36 pm

Magyk

pl6/39?

8:36 pm

suefrad625

P+le*** expensive car

8:37 pm

lbdawger

pl6.39, solar pl****, the sternum

8:37 pm

Minveryork

The pl6/39 word is p plus a very expensive car Magyk

8:37 pm

Magyk

thank you!!

8:37 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:37 pm

Magyk

fireworks! last word sa5/20!

8:38 pm

suefrad625

yahoooo mag

8:38 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo MAGYK!!!

8:38 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Magyk on your fireworks! Good for U

8:38 pm

Jellen

Hooray for Magyk!

8:38 pm

herinfernallady

Laters I need a nap

8:39 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye herinfernallady! I'll see you tomorrow maybe

8:40 pm

lbdawger

bye, herin

8:40 pm

Magyk

I'll be around for clues but I'd better get back to knitting my socks. :)

8:40 pm

Minski

Merry Christmas Everyone!

8:40 pm

suefrad625

wo5?

8:41 pm

Minski

add a cons. to word just above it

8:41 pm

Minveryork

wo5/20 is We are the Wo***, with an extra vowel in it

8:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, Minski

8:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

i changed my icon and i don't even recognize me! :/

8:41 pm

Minski

in the 2nd to last place

8:41 pm

Minveryork

Hello Minksi! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

8:42 pm

Minski

po5/16?

8:42 pm

suefrad625

ty everyone for the wo5

8:42 pm

Minski

I'm doing well.

8:43 pm

Minski

looking forward to the start of ski season

8:43 pm

Magyk

Minski- pockets full of po*** but mix the letters.

8:43 pm

Minski

47 words left to find

8:43 pm

Minski

ty

8:44 pm

lbdawger

time for me to head for the pillows. good luck with the grid, and see you all tomorrow!

8:44 pm

Magyk

thanks lbd for your help!

8:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ngiht dawg

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

night all

8:45 pm

Magyk

night TO

8:45 pm

Jellen

G'night, lbd and TO

8:45 pm

Minveryork

Bye 72 Temple! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

8:49 pm

suefrad625

i hate to ask, se6, last one pls

8:50 pm

Minveryork

se6/36:Marvin Gaye Song called Se**** Healing suefrad

8:50 pm

suefrad625

i was putting a second s in it.

8:50 pm

suefrad625

ty and that is fireworks for me

8:51 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations suefrad625 on fireworks! Way to go!

8:51 pm

Minveryork

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

8:51 pm

suefrad625

gn all

8:52 pm

Minski

pl6/39?

8:53 pm

Minveryork

The pl 6/39 word is p plus a very expensive car Minski

8:53 pm

torgone

solar pl6 ..

8:53 pm

Minveryork

*POOF*

8:53 pm

Magyk

g'night all!!

8:54 pm

Minski

ty - I was working all around that one and spelling it wrong - obviously!

8:54 pm

Magyk

*poof*

9:09 pm

joey

hi everyone. I am at wits end. Can someone please help with the first ex 5/22? thanks

9:10 pm

Shirlockc

someone who lives in a country other than of their birth, like me!

9:10 pm

joey

thanks for the help. I don't think that I would ever have gotten that

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:10 pm

Minski

ex + a football team that is playing right now and should be winning but isn't

9:11 pm

joey

funny, minski. that was good

9:11 pm

Minski

ty

9:12 pm

dcseain

Oh, is that the American living overseas?

9:12 pm

dcseain

hi, joey and minski

9:13 pm

Minski

Pats intercept for a touchdown!!!!!

9:13 pm

torgone

They're winning now ..

9:13 pm

Minski

OH YEAH!

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

9:13 pm

joey

hi dcseain. haven't seen you for a while

9:14 pm

dcseain

hi, jmc and torg

9:14 pm

dcseain

yes, i've been scarce of late. How you doing, joey?

9:14 pm

hurshy

booooooo

9:14 pm

joey

k. thanks for asking.

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

9:15 pm

Minski

does anyone have the last de5/12? the one after the animal?

9:15 pm

joey

it ends in a rodent

9:16 pm

Minski

thanks Joey

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way

9:18 pm

Minski

ok. how about the da6/21?

9:19 pm

joey

like a big city in texas, but with a different last vowel

9:19 pm

Minski

Thanks again Joey

9:19 pm

Minski

9 words left to find.

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

there is dog food in the grid

9:20 pm

joey

glad to help

9:20 pm

stidmama

***gentle hugs for joey*** hey all!

9:21 pm

joey

thanks, stid. hope you are doing well

9:22 pm

stidmama

I am, joey. Enjoying vacation!

9:22 pm

joey

I have firewords. see you at the flip

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo joey

9:23 pm

stidmama

YAY joey!!!

9:25 pm

Minski

!!!!!FIREWORKS!!!!!

9:26 pm

Minski

YAY JOEY!

9:26 pm

torgone

Yay joey & minski!

9:26 pm

wvteach

clue for the ex 5 / 22 (first one) please

9:26 pm

Minski

ty

9:26 pm

joey

thanks all. i had to leave to feed one of the outside cats. she was just sitting there staring at me through the window

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo minski

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

ex5/22 is a person living in a country other than the one of which they are a citizen

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

welki is an ex5/22

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

of which they were originally a citizen really

9:28 pm

wvteach

thnx jmc - didn't know that shortened version

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

huh that is the only term i know for that

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

yw wv

9:30 pm

Minski

Gotta go. Goodnight all.

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

bye minski

9:32 pm

wvteach

jmc = the term that i know add "riate" at the end of ex 5

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

hmm or "riot"?

9:34 pm

wvteach

the dictionary showed" riate" but i've also heard of the "riot"

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

well there you go! lol

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

i need some help with the pa 6 8 10 please

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

oops pb for me

9:36 pm

gapeach

pa6...floats and lots of people.

9:37 pm

gapeach

Did you get that one, jmc?

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

no still looking

9:38 pm

gapeach

Old song....the Easter Pa...

9:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

night all

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

*smack*

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

ty peach

9:38 pm

gapeach

Night, TO.

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

bye TO

9:38 pm

gapeach

yw

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

how are you doing peach?

9:40 pm

gapeach

Doing OK, jmc and you?

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

i am pretty good

9:41 pm

gapeach

I am better, emotionally, than I was this time last year. Much better.

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

i am glad to hear that peach -- i hold you in the Light

9:42 pm

gapeach

Thanks, m' dear.

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

help with the pd words

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

sorry ps words

9:43 pm

gapeach

First two are books of the Bible

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

*smack* boy i am dumb tonight :-)

9:44 pm

gapeach

I need the ps5-12...please....thanks

9:45 pm

Jellen

ps + 3 vowels

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

ty jell

9:46 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Jellen.

9:47 pm

Jellen

You're welcome...How are you all tonight?

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

i am pretty happy--got most of the work i needed to get done today done

9:49 pm

Jellen

Good...I've been productive this past two weeks, too...

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

yes?

9:50 pm

Jellen

I hired a friend to help me get my inventory organized and ready for auction this spring...

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

good, i know you wanted to get that done

9:52 pm

Jellen

Yes, it's going to be a big relief...

9:53 pm

dcseain

oh, i hope that provides some add'l closure for you jellen

9:53 pm

dcseain

hi, i've been in and out -- doing laundry

9:54 pm

Jellen

Thanks, dc...

9:55 pm

smoove

hint for pa10?

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

no clue sorry smoove

9:56 pm

Jellen

pa 8 + plural

9:58 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for es7-32? Thanks

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

es+portion+vowell

9:58 pm

dcseain

ty for pa8 and 10

9:59 pm

dcseain

and for the ES 7

9:59 pm

dcseain

And for the ES7 :)

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

i am still looking for the pa8 :-(

10:00 pm

smoove

me too

10:01 pm

Jellen

pa**legal + double consonant + chopping implement

10:01 pm

gapeach

OK,pa word used in golf + entire +things to chop wood with.

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

oooh ty jell

10:01 pm

dcseain

1974 film The Pa8 View

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

ty peach

10:02 pm

gapeach

Aw, Jellen, you can clue so much better than I.

10:03 pm

smoove

Thank U

10:03 pm

gapeach

Thanks, jmc for that es.

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

yw

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

po5/16?

10:06 pm

Jellen

po 4/7 with a vowel inserted in the middle

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

ty i kept putting it in the wrong place

10:08 pm

gapeach

Dryer needs me. brb

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

se 5/18??

10:09 pm

Jellen

se + *** and peace

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

ty jell

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

5 left

10:16 pm

Jellen

Go, jmc!

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

first al5/12?

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

nm

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

3 left

10:19 pm

jmcnrick

2

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

fw!

10:22 pm

dcseain

congrats, jmc!

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

*throws confetti on self*

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off

10:28 pm

dianedecoder

wtg, jmc !!! Fireworks for me too... just now !!

10:29 pm

Jellen

Yay, diane!!!

10:29 pm

dcseain

WOW. I damp-dried some sweaters. The lint filter was FULL. I think i know which one was the culprit, but wow.

10:29 pm

dianedecoder

silly little de 5/12 was the last one.... de big rodent !!!!

10:29 pm

dcseain

congrats, diane!

10:29 pm

kimmtoats

Nice job jmc!! and diane!!

10:29 pm

dianedecoder

thanks Jellen :-) Haven't seen you for a while... hope that all is well!

10:30 pm

dianedecoder

thanks seain :-)

10:30 pm

dianedecoder

thank you, kimm :-)

10:30 pm

kimmtoats

tread

10:30 pm

dianedecoder

;-)

10:31 pm

kimmtoats

posey

10:31 pm

Jellen

Yes, all is well...I've just been busy...

10:32 pm

kimmtoats

Aw, jeeze! Can you tell I just started?

10:32 pm

dcseain

evening, kkimm

10:33 pm

dianedecoder

busy is good... sometimes :-)

10:37 pm

dfmchfhf

owwww, I just practically impaled my head on a cabinet door. :o(

10:37 pm

dcseain

ouch. i hate when i do that, dfm. hope you're okay

10:38 pm

dfmchfhf

hair is sort of bloody, neck hurts, migriane has migrated from the right side of head to left (I hit the right side of my head)... :o(

10:39 pm

dcseain

:(

10:39 pm

Jellen

Ouch, dfm!

10:39 pm

dianedecoder

oh my, dfm..... keep an eye on that for sure, especially if the headache persists.... So sorry :-(

10:40 pm

dcseain

yeah, you may be mildly concussed

10:40 pm

dfmchfhf

(also, hi all :o) )

10:40 pm

dcseain

other than that, how've you been?

10:41 pm

dianedecoder

I've brought my head up and hit the top of it on an open cupboard door...even after all these years in the kitchen, I still do it now and then

10:41 pm

jillibus

heads bleed easily so don't let that alerm you, but get checked anyway

10:41 pm

dfmchfhf

my pork chop also exploded all over the stove while I was occupied with my injury. :o\
there are burnt pieces of it everywhere o.0

10:41 pm

jillibus

*alarm

10:41 pm

dcseain

evening, jilli

10:41 pm

dianedecoder

hi Jilli :-)

10:41 pm

jillibus

hi all -- tired, and had too much win with a delish din

10:41 pm

dfmchfhf

I'm guessing the blood is superficial, but other sources are also warning about concussion >.<

10:42 pm

dcseain

sounds like a nice evening, jill

10:42 pm

dfmchfhf

hi jilli! :o)

10:42 pm

jillibus

where are you, dmf? Canyou get checked at a clinic?

10:43 pm

dianedecoder

you had a real win-din, did you Jill ? ;-)

10:43 pm

jillibus

ach, can't even spell wine.

10:43 pm

dfmchfhf

Ottawa; sort of almost midnight here, and I'm far from the hospitals in that most of the busses would stop running if I go

10:44 pm

dianedecoder

nah... wing-ding even ! Who cares if you typo wine.... it's been enjoyed !!

10:46 pm

rururocks

*covers eyes *

10:46 pm

dcseain

howdy, ruru

10:46 pm

dianedecoder

hi ruru.... it's safe to come in :-)

10:46 pm

rururocks

hey DC! happy holidays

10:46 pm

dcseain

do i want a bourbon and coke, or will i regret the coke at this hour. Hm.

10:47 pm

dfmchfhf

hi ruru! :o)

10:47 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for re5-14? Thanks

10:48 pm

jillibus

Nothing really out of the normal, diane, but having got all my Xmas chores done I guess I let it all relax me a bit too much. One vodka on the rox before dinner. One glass of pinot grigio with a chicken vol au vent. Half a glass of South Australian "Stump Jump 2007 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre" with a cranberry muffin, then a decaf.

10:48 pm

dcseain

re5 -- royal

10:48 pm

dcseain

oh, how lovely sounding, jilli :)

10:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, dcseain.

10:48 pm

dcseain

yvw :)

10:49 pm

jillibus

bourbon should be appreciated by itself, seain.

10:49 pm

dcseain

oh, some are good straight, some are better mixed, i think

10:49 pm

dcseain

i have QUITE the selection here at home

10:49 pm

jillibus

Yes, it was lovely, but I'm now non compos mentis.

10:50 pm

jillibus

I'm a bourbon ignoramus.

10:51 pm

jillibus

But my new Irish neighbours intorduced me to a treat -- Black Bush Irish Whisky as a postprandial sip.

10:51 pm

rururocks

I like bourbon

10:51 pm

rururocks

once a year

10:51 pm

jillibus

Hi ruru :-)

10:52 pm

rururocks

hi jilli

10:52 pm

rururocks

happy holidays to you!!!!

10:52 pm

jillibus

ru -- did you ever hear of that Stump Jump thing?

10:52 pm

jillibus

And a Merry Christmas too.

10:52 pm

rururocks

oh sure.. it's good stuff normally

10:52 pm

dcseain

And i loves me some Southern Comfort, often used as a medicinal, with Coca Cola.

10:53 pm

rururocks

DC was Janis Joplin in a past lifetime

10:53 pm

jillibus

Oy yoy! All that sweet stuff!

10:53 pm

dcseain

LOL ruru

10:54 pm

dcseain

I have multiple single-barrel vintage Bourbons, some blended...

10:54 pm

gapeach

wo5-20 please....thanks

10:54 pm

rururocks

I love Bookers

10:54 pm

jillibus

Who would ever guess that ai have 46 word to go and don't give a fig?

10:54 pm

jillibus

ai = I

10:55 pm

dcseain

wo5 -- should wo5 acquaintance be forgot...

10:55 pm

dcseain

Bookers is nice, agreed.

10:55 pm

rururocks

how barbara walter says world Gapeach

10:56 pm

jillibus

I shall now leave this bourbon conversation, knowing nothing about any of it.

10:56 pm

dcseain

oh, good one, ruru

10:56 pm

gapeach

Thanks again, dcseain.

10:56 pm

rururocks

Wonders what a fig has to do with Jilli finishing the grid

10:56 pm

gapeach

Good one, ruru.

10:56 pm

dcseain

i don't like figs, less they cooked

10:57 pm

jillibus

ty for Baba's wo

10:57 pm

rururocks

I love figs grilled with Proscuitto

10:57 pm

rururocks

lol jill

10:59 pm

jillibus

Love figs. An elegant hors d'oeuvre served recently by a friend was a fresh fig, upright, sliced in quarters, with a little ball of blue cheese surrounding a shimp inside it.

11:00 pm

rururocks

what do Moe and Curly and Larry say about that jilli?

11:00 pm

jillibus

I'll have to figure that out, ru.

11:02 pm

gapeach

se6-36 the 1st is my last one.....please....thanks

11:03 pm

rururocks

cookware for sexual deviants gapeach

11:03 pm

dcseain

an attractive person, Peach

11:04 pm

rururocks

look out rachel raye

11:04 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, ruru and dcseain. See y'all at the flip. Thanks for all the help

11:04 pm

dcseain

congrats, peach :)

11:05 pm

rururocks

I liked my clue better dc..lol

11:05 pm

jillibus

Seriously, I'm celebrating my wonderful neighbours, who are going to deliver the presents for my family to *their* parents, who live only a few miles away, and will meet me at the ferry terminal on their way back and take my car home so that I don't have to worry about parking it there, and will meet me when I return, and have been en endless source of friendship and help. Salut!

11:06 pm

rururocks

Nice.. Jilli .. that they care about your safety

11:06 pm

dcseain

how wonderful, jilli

11:07 pm

jillibus

Besides, they're fun!

11:08 pm

rururocks

well... you are too jill..!

11:08 pm

jillibus

And...if we have asnowstorm and I can't get to my family for Christmas, I've been invited to their family's gathering.

11:09 pm

jillibus

Thanks, ruru xx

11:09 pm

jillibus

Oh dear, am I sinking to sedimentality?

11:11 pm

rururocks

well you are grounded jilli...lol

11:12 pm

jillibus

Good idea, ru!

11:12 pm

jillibus

I shall now shut up and let people enjoy the grid! Back in a bit!

11:16 pm

chiromomm

does the es7 use the top row e or the last column e?

11:17 pm

dcseain

top one, chiro

11:17 pm

chiromomm

thx dc...

11:33 pm

dcseain

firewords

11:36 pm

chiromomm

good job!

11:36 pm

dcseain

ty

11:45 pm

dcseain

btw, did you find the es7?

11:46 pm

chiromomm

nope...

11:46 pm

chiromomm

clue?

11:46 pm

dcseain

es, a small role in a play, vowel

11:48 pm

chiromomm

got it! tx! don't know what it means lol!

11:48 pm

rururocks

it's the town where R Crumb lives

11:56 pm

rururocks

es 7 is a rope or rope material I think

View Word List Sunday, December 19, 2010

FINAL SCORES

ENTIRE CHAT LOG