Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, January 4, 2011

12:00 am

MLFAN17

i had to refresh

12:00 am

crpw48

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

rbud

flip! :D

12:00 am

diem

flip

12:00 am

carleekat

flip

12:00 am

dfmchfhf

*flip*

12:01 am

MLFAN17

Fi6

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

fi7

12:01 am

carleekat

fr6

12:01 am

MLFAN17

Ti6

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

Erda

Og YAY, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

Erda

Og = Oh

12:02 am

MLFAN17

dfm fi as in i for igloo?

12:02 am

carleekat

hi there lickety....thank you dear one

12:02 am

dfmchfhf

yes, fi.

12:03 am

carleekat

pr6

12:03 am

MLFAN17

thanks dfm

12:03 am

MLFAN17

Ti6

12:04 am

jillibus

Tyty Lickety!

12:04 am

rbud

NBT

12:04 am

flosey

late flip and thanks lickety

12:05 am

jillibus

oops, flosey -- same icon again!

12:05 am

flosey

oh oh! well, let's live with it

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

pe6 x 2

12:05 am

flosey

cute icon rbud

12:05 am

dfmchfhf

hehe flosey+jilli

12:06 am

jillibus

ok by me, flosey :-)

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

uh oh, just noticed that most of us should be in the PB by now ;o)

12:07 am

jillibus

I might change it later

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

re7
re8

12:07 am

flosey

ok

12:08 am

flosey

thanks dfm, see it now

12:08 am

carleekat

nbt

12:08 am

jillibus

nbt

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:09 am

carleekat

re8

12:09 am

carleekat

oops sorry dfm

12:09 am

dfmchfhf

ri7, and that's all 7+s done

12:09 am

jillibus

sheesh, une, you're fast!

12:09 am

jillibus

wtg carlee

12:10 am

MLFAN17

stats for the L first column please?

12:10 am

carleekat

nbs

12:10 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

L@(1,4) li5/10

12:11 am

flosey

nbt

12:11 am

jillibus

wtg even more, carlee

12:11 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

Hi! I shouldn't be here - I'm WORKING tomorrow!

12:12 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:12 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:12 am

jillibus

so you relax now, melon

12:13 am

carleekat

ugh am listening to my son sn5 and i cant sleep....BLARG

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

true, but I need to get up in about 5 1/2 hours. I'll be subbing in a kindgergarten. What to wear? Something colorful - and washable!

12:13 am

MLFAN17

was RE 7 called?

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

LOLcarleekat!

12:14 am

rbud

poor carlee, I know how *that* is! :P

12:14 am

carleekat

oh man..we are all in the pb too fl4

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

st6

12:15 am

MLFAN17

lol thank you carlee

12:15 am

MLFAN17

PE6

12:15 am

jillibus

that's what dfm said, carlee -- I think

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

hi and nbt!

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

pe6 x 2

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

pi6

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

hey dee

12:16 am

jillibus

hi dee hi and wtg

12:16 am

MLFAN17

Fi6

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

hi une; hugs jili; ty

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

pr6

12:16 am

pugmama763

FI6X3 + a 7

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

fi6 x 2

12:17 am

carleekat

13 mins and i put on a pot of coffee for the day

12:17 am

pugmama763

no there are 3

12:17 am

MLFAN17

i found my usual 66 words but had nbt before that i am out poof

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

anyway, jilli, I work for a staffing service that provides substitute teachers, and it pays to monitor the online system. I missed teaching music in the HS by seconds - waited and hour,, and now I'm in KDG.

12:18 am

jillibus

aw, melon!

12:18 am

jillibus

bye mlf!

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

fi 6 x 5 so far

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

One short of NBT - should 2nd row E be obvious?

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

et 4/5

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

monkeyed it - NBT

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee -- got 'em :-)

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

Well, that's it for me. Need to hit the hay and be ready for a room full of 5 year olds. All day.

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

125 down, 56 to go -- nite, all *poof*

12:23 am

jillibus

goodnight and good luck, melon!

12:24 am

rbud

have a good day in kindergarten, melon! :)

12:24 am

rbud

have a good day in kindergarten, melon! :)

12:24 am

rbud

have a good day in kindergarten, melon! :)

12:24 am

rbud

nite, Une

12:24 am

rbud

i hiccuped, oh no!

12:24 am

rbud

(and it's not even time for the hiccup yet, lol!)

12:28 am

jillibus

s

12:28 am

jillibus

Snoopy made you do it, rbud

12:29 am

carleekat

well..i know i am calling my internet provider today

12:30 am

jillibus

why, carlee?

12:30 am

cybernan

110 down -nbt - enough for tonight -- bye all :)

12:30 am

carleekat

cus this is fing bulls*** i am sitting not 10 feet from my router...and getting NO signal....i am picking up my neighbours signal from their competition....200 yards away

12:31 am

jillibus

hmmm...weird, carlee

12:31 am

carleekat

ijust changed providers this week jilli

12:32 am

carleekat

and so far i am NOT happy..we cannot get xbox live to run....neither of my kids laptops.....and now this

12:32 am

jillibus

birth pangs, carlee

12:33 am

carleekat

just set it all up right the FIRST freaking time why cant people do their freaking jobs

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

have identical problems here in northern IN... I have complained so much, now when I call they authomatically give me a credit... pathetic

12:34 am

jillibus

why did you change providers?

12:35 am

carleekat

b/c my dXh disconnected it and the bill in his name...and bell would not switch the account to my name without his approval..and he would not approve

12:35 am

jillibus

ewwww!

12:35 am

carleekat

even tho he has not lived here almost 1 year now

12:36 am

carleekat

so....i had the choice of the competition....or..nothing

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

awful

12:37 am

carleekat

it was his way to try and get the kids to stay more often at his place... he has net.I didnt....where is a teenager going to want to be???

12:38 am

jillibus

So sad, carlee.

12:38 am

carleekat

pathetic is what it is

12:40 am

rururocks

re8

12:40 am

rbud

oh, I hate how these businesses do things, our dau had a problem with a place they rented, wouldn't hook up the phone because someone 3 renters earlier had a bad bill - stupid!

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:40 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:40 am

Pinikula

hi all...passing thru...

12:40 am

carleekat

hi ruru

12:40 am

carleekat

hi pini

12:40 am

rururocks

hi everybody

12:41 am

jillibus

hi pini

12:41 am

Pinikula

hi rbud, dee, jilli, car, ru, et al

12:42 am

rbud

howdy, Pini and ruru!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

hi pini

12:42 am

flosey

Hi Pini

12:43 am

Pinikula

hi flosey ;)

12:44 am

Pinikula

nbt, nbs, half-way +...not bad...

12:44 am

rururocks

I am just into this .. but I can tell this is going to be one stinker of a grid

12:44 am

carleekat

oh my fav ro word :)

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

not too bad ru... only have 14 left

12:45 am

flosey

lol carlee, have you ever used the word?

12:45 am

hurshy

it was a really easy grid. either that or i am smarter when insomniac and angry about it.

12:46 am

jillibus

hi hurshy -- finished already?

12:47 am

carleekat

sounds like me tonight hurshy and if it wasnt for my awful connection..i might be done

12:48 am

hurshy

yes, finished right before i commented.

12:48 am

hurshy

took me like 20, 25 mins?

12:48 am

jillibus

well done, hursh!

12:49 am

jillibus

wow -- I still have 63 left and have gone blind

12:49 am

carleekat

woohoo for hursh

12:50 am

jillibus

going to take a break -- back soon

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:51 am

hurshy

well, night all. i hope. i hate my life.

12:51 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOss*~*~*for volley

12:52 am

rbud

nite, hursh, congrats!

12:52 am

rbud

and grats to Dee!

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:52 am

rururocks

why's that hursh?

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone beforeI poof?

12:52 am

rururocks

yes dee.. how about a new car for me

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

lol sending it right over... matchbox okay?

12:53 am

carleekat

decent net connection for me volley whilst you are at it

12:53 am

rbud

<-- *passes hat for ru and carlee*

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

wish I could solve that for both of us...

12:54 am

rururocks

I need help with teh n in the corner

12:55 am

rururocks

I have ni 4 X 2

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

ni 4/4; ni 5/10; ni 4/4

12:56 am

rururocks

*smacks head*

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

I have never heard of an internet co. or any other for that matter, needing an ex's ok to start a new acct... that seems illegal...

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

lol ru

12:56 am

kje

smacks ru's head too

12:56 am

kje

hello all

12:56 am

rururocks

oh gee thanks for that kje

12:57 am

kje

anytime

12:58 am

carleekat

its in his name still we not divorced...they will change it... for the disconnection and reconnection fee and need 30 days notice to do so

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

nuts

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

well I need to go finish cleaning up the kitchen... *poofing with hugs*

1:00 am

carleekat

later volley

1:00 am

rururocks

that sounds pretty stupid to me carlee

1:01 am

rururocks

why would they do that?

1:01 am

carleekat

they want their money.... there only a couple phone compnaies around here

1:02 am

carleekat

so...if i call... and i want it in my name...i need to disconnect the service... reconnect in my name....and give them 30 days notice...

1:02 am

carleekat

or...switch providers

1:02 am

carleekat

so..i switched adn they SUCK

1:02 am

pugmama763

lurking fireworks & good nite all

1:03 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for pug

1:03 am

flosey

wtg pugs and g'night

1:04 am

daykat

frill frills

1:04 am

carleekat

how about one i dontr have kat?

1:05 am

carleekat

30 to go..do i try sleep again?...or do i press on?

1:06 am

jillibus

I'm going to pack it in -- sleepytime -- goodnight all and *poof (118/63)

1:06 am

carleekat

nite jilli

1:07 am

flosey

g'night jilli

1:07 am

rururocks

good nite jilli

1:10 am

carleekat

ok..25 left for morning..trying this whole sleep thing again i guess

1:10 am

carleekat

nite all

1:12 am

rbud

good luck with the sleeping, carlee

1:12 am

flosey

g'nite carlee, sweet dreams

1:12 am

rbud

and with the evil connection :P

1:14 am

rururocks

I am going to connect with my evil side and go to bed..he he

1:15 am

rbud

sounds intriguing, ru, have fun! ;p

1:15 am

flosey

fireworks

1:15 am

rbud

woohoo, flosey!

1:16 am

flosey

any clues needed, anyone?

1:17 am

flosey

if not, off to bed, goodnight all

1:17 am

rbud

nite, flosey!

1:17 am

flosey

were we the last here rbud?

1:17 am

rbud

seems like it...

1:18 am

flosey

lots of lurkers though

1:18 am

flosey

will change icon before I go

1:19 am

dfmchfhf

<-- is having Internet difficulties, is/was here-ish

1:20 am

rbud

lots of that going around tonight, dfm, it seems

1:22 am

flosey

hi dfm, sorry about your internet problems, good luck finishing the grid

1:22 am

flosey

and now off to bed, poof!

1:35 am

dfmchfhf

for nbt+fireworks, E@(5,1)? >.<

1:38 am

lynxxx

now is it rows or columns first?

1:38 am

nursegladys

es5,10 & es6,18

1:38 am

lynxxx

hi NurseGladys - Happy New Year

1:39 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone too

1:39 am

nursegladys

hi lynxxx happy new year to you as well

1:40 am

lynxxx

TY for the es6

1:40 am

nursegladys

yw

1:45 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:45 am

dfmchfhf

thanks nursegladys :o)
nbt + fireworks! ^.^

1:46 am

lynxxx

Congrats dfm!

1:46 am

nursegladys

hi josh

1:46 am

nursegladys

congrats dfm

1:46 am

lynxxx

hi Josh

1:50 am

dfmchfhf

I think my dying Internet connexion is telling me to go to bed... night all! :o)

1:50 am

lynxxx

bye dfm

1:50 am

lynxxx

flit

1:50 am

lynxxx

oops - sorry

2:04 am

joshuavorbis

hiccup seems to get longer all the time

2:18 am

rbud

back... was momentarily distracted... agreed re: the hiccup length!

2:23 am

diem

bedtime with 64 left goodnight,happy babbling

3:12 am

Annie1953

Happy New Year Anne38 hope all is well with you and the family

3:17 am

sandrafrances

Morning all how many words today please

3:19 am

dizgrannie

181, Sandra

3:19 am

sandrafrances

Thanks

3:19 am

dizgrannie

bit quiet around here

3:56 am

Christine

Hello, anad Happy New Year to everyone.

3:59 am

demouse

Happy New Year to you as well Christine

4:37 am

sami1986

hello, how many words today please?

4:37 am

FMitch

181 sami

4:38 am

sami1986

thanks FM :D

4:39 am

FMitch

yw :)

4:46 am

Jayk

morning all! technical question: how can you be in the chat but not know how many words?

4:51 am

lynxxx

If you don't become Pro you lose the Tile and Word Stats after 2 weeks trial Jayk

4:57 am

Jayk

but you can still do chat? how odd!

4:59 am

lynxxx

Always been like that, woulld be terrible if non Pro could not chat as well - what would happen to kids for example

4:59 am

Jayk

ah, good point!

5:00 am

Jayk

and how's what the mercifully former president bush calls Austria this morning?

5:02 am

lynxxx

well this evening is pretty nice - cool evening after a pretty perfect warm day

5:03 am

Jayk

sounds lovely!

5:05 am

lynxxx

We have been very fortunate in this corner of Australia this Spring & Summer - lots of rain to reduce the chance of bush fires and happily none of the massive floods they are having up in Queensland

5:06 am

Jayk

wreek

5:06 am

Jayk

oh dear, sorry

5:07 am

lynxxx

so am I - didn't take!

5:07 am

Jayk

but it's a nice grid today, isn't it?

5:08 am

lynxxx

Yes - similar to yesterdays

5:37 am

lil*monkey

anyone here?

5:38 am

lil*monkey

I need the left-hand L word for NBT

5:38 am

lynxxx

hi LilM

5:38 am

lil*monkey

hi Lynxxie

5:39 am

lynxxx

it may be the french money li4.4 (bit hard to tell what comes from where)

5:39 am

marilyn992

li5, sings

5:39 am

lil*monkey

you mean the Italian money? I have that

5:39 am

lil*monkey

oh thank u marily, that was it

5:39 am

lil*monkey

DUH! I hate missing a plural like that

5:40 am

lil*monkey

yay NBT!

5:40 am

lil*monkey

gotta leave for work now

5:40 am

lil*monkey

*poof*

5:40 am

lynxxx

have a good day...

5:42 am

Aloyisius

Happy Tuesday, Babblers

5:43 am

lynxxx

hi Aloy

5:44 am

lynxxx

your granddaughter Aloy?

5:45 am

Aloyisius

hi lynxxx.. this grid is going quickly, no complaints.. yes, our 3 yr old granddaughter with eggnog on her lip (-:

5:45 am

Aloyisius

can't find my old icon, sigh..

5:45 am

Aloyisius

should have saved it on this laptop

5:46 am

lynxxx

she is very pretty, going to be stunning when she grows up, such a lovely shaped face and gorgeous eyes

5:47 am

Aloyisius

hazel eyes with huge lashes.. shade of green changes. She is lots of fun, also a handful.. spunky one

5:48 am

Aloyisius

your icon gives me a great idea..

5:48 am

lynxxx

of course, she gets it all from your side of the family

5:49 am

lynxxx

what is that?

5:50 am

Aloyisius

took a pic of some sculpture that took my breath away.. and I will upload that.. your icon is beautiful, so thanks for the inspiration

5:51 am

lynxxx

TY just bought it the other day, hope when it arrives I will still like it!

5:51 am

Aloyisius

wow.. how large is it?

5:52 am

lynxxx

only18 cm (from memory)

5:53 am

Aloyisius

just lovely.. where are you going to put it?

5:53 am

lynxxx

(bought online, haven't actually 'seen' it yet

5:53 am

Aloyisius

and does it have a name?

5:53 am

lynxxx

just on the mantle

5:55 am

Jayk

where do you buy something like that online Lynxxx?

5:55 am

lynxxx

No! that'll be fun to work one out.

5:56 am

lynxxx

We have an online auction place here that sells everything from fresh meat to wine and art pieces - some as high as $70,000! It is a tad addictive

5:57 am

Aloyisius

ooh, so you bid on it? must have been nail-biting if so

5:58 am

lynxxx

This piece is a bronze finish only (on resin) - only a couple of people bidding - so my final bid was only $45 - including delivery and comm about $75. Quite cheap

5:59 am

Aloyisius

for something that will give you so much pleasure.. when will it arrive?

6:00 am

lynxxx

I bought an oil a while ago - started out at $80 and 2 of us bidding got it up to $250. But I won and I am very pleased with it - even though others are quite shocked

6:00 am

TheLegend

morning gang

6:00 am

Aloyisius

hi Legend

6:00 am

TheLegend

Hi Al

6:01 am

lynxxx

probably in a couple of days - it is quite quick. My daughter also bought a small oil portrait of a soldier which should arrive at the same time

6:01 am

lynxxx

hi Legend

6:01 am

Aloyisius

exciting (-:

6:02 am

lynxxx

It is - haven't been disappointed yet - maybe with a couple of wines but even the majority of those have been very good - and very cheap! like $3-$4 per bottle delivered. No complaints

6:03 am

Aloyisius

ooh, just found the Tiny Tim word, now I have the tulip song in my head

6:04 am

lynxxx

TY!

6:04 am

Aloyisius

(-: are you humming with me?

6:05 am

lynxxx

perish the thought, he always 'concerned' me

6:05 am

Aloyisius

yes, know what you mean

6:07 am

Aloyisius

ok, I'm done.. will bbs to test my new icon.. maybe someone will know the name of the statue, bc I forgot to write it down..

6:07 am

Aloyisius

it was in the Louvre

6:08 am

lynxxx

I must get to bed but I shall look out for it tomorrow. Bye Aloy. Bet Ata will know

6:08 am

Aloyisius

bye, lynxxx.. sweet dreams

6:16 am

Haz1558

Psyche revived by Cupid's Kiss

6:16 am

Haz1558

By Antonio Canova.

6:17 am

Trifioso

good morning, my dear babble friends!

6:18 am

Aloyisius

Haz! tyvm.. I didn't think it worked

6:18 am

Aloyisius

how did you know that?

6:18 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Trif. You're welcome, Aloy, google came to the rescue.

6:19 am

Aloyisius

but how do you google a pic?

6:19 am

Trifioso

wow haz! how do you do it? google an image?

6:19 am

Aloyisius

hi Trif

6:19 am

Haz1558

You can google images. Go to google, type in what you're looking for and press images. Voila!

6:20 am

Trifioso

I know how to google images...what I mean is, can you enter an image and have google search the photo?

6:20 am

Aloyisius

amazing.. i am impressed!

6:20 am

Haz1558

I googled statue louvre, the cupid thing caught my eye, tried the images and there it was.

6:20 am

Aloyisius

wow! (-:

6:21 am

Haz1558

I need to get commissions from Google now as well as morewords and paypal. Google images is great, really good for icons.

6:21 am

Trifioso

oh, I see. I knew how to do that. I thought maybe there was some amazing way to enter the jpeg and google would find it for you. that would be helpful, wouldn't it? Still, I give you FULL marks, haz - well done!

6:21 am

Trifioso

aloy, I can "see" your icon, but it's HOOOOOOG

6:22 am

Aloyisius

will have to explore that

6:22 am

Haz1558

Thank you, thank you. Anything more technical and I'm lost.

6:22 am

Aloyisius

??? too big? how do I shrink it?

6:22 am

Trifioso

Haz, I hear you! Most days I am barely allowed things with points, let alone a plug

6:23 am

Aloyisius

maybe I'd best go find a new icon on Google images

6:23 am

Trifioso

actually, haz, I was hoping to see you today - have a dog advice question, if you wouldn't mind?

6:23 am

Haz1558

Aloy, try going to some of the goodle images, save a jpeg to your own pictures and then upload it as an icon. That's what I tend to do.

6:24 am

Haz1558

Fire away, Trif.

6:24 am

Aloyisius

okie dokie.. ty again Haz.. you have made my day

6:24 am

Trifioso

do you walk spangle on a lead, or is she (he?) running fr4 most of the time?

6:24 am

Aloyisius

hi ho hi ho , its off to Google I go.. poof

6:25 am

Haz1558

She's on a lead, only let off where there is no traffic.

6:25 am

Trifioso

see, indy, the new puppy, is doing okay on lead training, but only just. He is mostly soft on the lead, but does have a tendency to stop and try to shake the collar/lead off every now and then. Any advice?

6:26 am

Haz1558

Persistence, Trif, it takes time.

6:26 am

Trifioso

it seems to happen mostly when he suddenly becomes aware he has a collar and lead on, and then he backs up and tries to lose it

6:26 am

Haz1558

What age is he?

6:27 am

Trifioso

nine weeks. Due to his young age, he is still on a cloth collar and lead, and mostly I want him to just get used to them. Would not dream of using a links collar on such a young pup

6:28 am

Haz1558

He's still only a baby, we wouldn't have been using a lead for maybe another few weeks until 2nd vaccinations. He'll be fine eventually.

6:29 am

FMitch

Morning/afternoon all

6:29 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

6:29 am

Trifioso

thank you haz. I don't walk him too often on the lead other than just around the yard, of course. I live so far in the woods, I would be afraid a coyote would run off with him

6:30 am

Trifioso

good morning fm.

6:30 am

FMitch

Hello!
House is filling with the smell of chicken stock cooking, mmmmm.

6:30 am

Haz1558

Bad coyote!

6:30 am

Trifioso

indy starts puppy kindergarten soon, how cute is that? and YUM Fm! What time shall we arrive, then?

6:31 am

Trifioso

you just said a mouthful there, haz! They ate all my chickens last summer, the little knackers

6:31 am

FMitch

less than an hour Trif :)
indy sounds so sweet!

6:32 am

Trifioso

hmm....have to find a rocket with a empty seat, fm

6:32 am

FMitch

I'm going to have hot and sour soup with noodles when it is ready and then freeze the rest for future recepies

6:32 am

Trifioso

Indy is SO so so sweet, and so far quite smart. Of course, careful eye is necessary. he charms every one he meets, and was the absolute shining light of our christmas dinner

6:33 am

Trifioso

do you live alone, fm?

6:33 am

FMitch

I blissfully do Trif.

6:34 am

FMitch

and you are in the grid today but not valid unfortunately.

6:34 am

Trifioso

I think you do very well to freeze things and such. I used to be so awkward at cooking for just me. I would get a craving for something weird like lentil loaf, and mourn the fact that I had another seven portions to contend with, after the craving. Freezing is such a blessing, isn't it?

6:34 am

Trifioso

:)

6:35 am

FMitch

I love my freezer, such a boon.

6:35 am

FMitch

Haz's freezer is full of scrumtious puddings and desserts.

6:36 am

Haz1558

The freezer is the only way of stopping food being eaten.

6:37 am

Trifioso

hmm. I need to make up some baguettes this weekend and freeze them. My bread flour is getting a little long in the tooth, and I have a new pot of yeast to go through

6:37 am

Haz1558

I've tried most hiding places, it's the only one that works.

6:37 am

FMitch

lol.
Did the phones quieten down in the end yesterday Haz?

6:38 am

FMitch

Cleaner has been today and order has been restored in the FM household.

6:38 am

Haz1558

I answered the phone 64 times between 9 and 5, it quietened down in the evening, thank goodness.

6:38 am

Trifioso

I had a friend who bought a bunch of frozen broccoli, in a box, and quickly used it in a soup, but kept the box and hid pops and chocs and things for herself for YEARS in the freezer, and the kids never found them. I greatly admired her cleverness

6:39 am

FMitch

good grief 64 times! you really should get a messge system set up.

Brill Trif.

6:39 am

Haz1558

I know. Easter will be worse.

6:40 am

FMitch

When isEaster this year, early or late?

6:40 am

Haz1558

It's very late - 24 April.

6:41 am

Trifioso

not to pry, haz, but what is up? everything okay?

6:41 am

Trifioso

april 24th is very good news for us here in the frozen climes of new england.

6:41 am

Trifioso

might even get to wear womanly shoes on easter morning, vs. the more traditional snow boots

6:42 am

FMitch

Womanly shoes you mean dainty things with heels .. tries to remember what they look like opposed to boots and trainers.

6:42 am

frogface

24th april? might as well roll it into christmas lol

6:42 am

FMitch

lol frog

6:43 am

Trifioso

LOL fmitch. Its always so funny around here - they sell all the expected easter frilly dresses for little girls and such, and we just roll our eyes.

6:43 am

frogface

well, believe it or not here in liverpool I saw easter eggs on the shelf yesterday. how ridiculous is that?

6:43 am

Trifioso

old joke: what is a New England woman's dream lingerie? Something provocative, with feet

6:44 am

frogface

and one supermarket had a summer range in - including bbqs - in this weather!!!

6:45 am

FMitch

Haz's husband is a vet as you know and yesterday the surgery phone was diverted to their house phone with lots of people phoning to ask if they were open or not Trif.

6:45 am

Trifioso

isn't that a mystery frog? we once had the crazy idea to buy a sled for the kids in January, and could not find ONE. Could have bought them 10 swim suits, though

6:45 am

Trifioso

oh, I see. Didn't know that, thanks fm

6:45 am

frogface

glad to see it isn't just the UK retailers that are bloody mad

6:46 am

Trifioso

well, they do call us NEW England, frog....

6:46 am

FMitch

soon we will see valentines stuff alongside easter eggs in the supermarkets.

6:46 am

frogface

you should try us here in old england - i guess we started you all off with our eccentricities lmao

6:46 am

Trifioso

its the baby Jesus in the manger next to jack o'lanterns that really chap me

6:47 am

Trifioso

you did indeed, frog

6:47 am

Trifioso

and I do apologize about the wasted tea

6:47 am

frogface

sorry for that america xxx

6:47 am

frogface

ahh, see now the tea thing i can live with, being a coffee person

6:47 am

FMitch

Last year they had Halloween and Guy Fawkes/fireworks and Christmas stuff all out at the same time.

6:48 am

Trifioso

I can forgive England almost everything. EXCEPT: s club seven. sending us that was JUST MEAN

6:48 am

FMitch

ROFL!

6:48 am

frogface

well you sent us liberace!!!

6:48 am

Trifioso

seriously frog? You just compared liberace to s club seven?

6:49 am

Trifioso

and I think poland is originally to blame for liberace

6:49 am

frogface

fair enough - moot point

6:49 am

frogface

oh thanks very much poland!!!

6:50 am

Trifioso

I wasn't a huge liberace fan or anything, but I will give him two points over S club, anyway, as he actually had talent, and was entertaining

6:50 am

frogface

actually, to be fair, america has sent many wondrous things our way, and i apologise, personally, for s club 7

6:50 am

FMitch

and kept so many costumiers employed.

6:50 am

Trifioso

on behalf of america, thank you

6:51 am

frogface

lmao

6:51 am

frogface

oooh, actually - we sent you the beatles!!!

6:51 am

Trifioso

we can take back gwyneth paltrow, if you want

6:51 am

frogface

oh deffo!!!

6:51 am

frogface

we have enough water here without any more!!!

6:52 am

Trifioso

but you need to take posh back in return. kind of a prisoner exchange, if you will

6:52 am

frogface

omg do we have to?

6:52 am

FMitch

I draw the line there.

6:52 am

frogface

becks yes

6:52 am

frogface

im with mitch

6:52 am

Trifioso

honestly, that one! she is basically just an oxygen thief

6:53 am

frogface

is that why she cant smile?

6:53 am

FMitch

no that'll be the botox.

6:53 am

frogface

a right load of in my opinion

6:53 am

Trifioso

I know, right? couldn't she just hire someone to smile for her?

6:54 am

frogface

and spend money????

6:54 am

Trifioso

actually, I should let you all know - the lottery here is now at $292 million, and I actually did buy tix for the kids and I....I promise, after I am stinking rich I will still be friends with all of you

6:55 am

frogface

much more important things to lavish their cash on - like the spoilt kids - ahem!

6:55 am

FMitch

Time for me to return to the kitchen and check on the soup.

6:57 am

MollyL

I've never understood all the Posh adoration. The woman looks like an alien with silicone breasts.

6:57 am

frogface

she's the one that should have been called scary

6:57 am

Trifioso

good morning molly my dear! I already checked - we are safe from rein today! :)

6:57 am

Trifioso

LOL frog!

6:58 am

MollyL

Thanks Trif, one less to puzzle over.

7:00 am

EvaNadine

Posh is a walking bobble-head doll.
but the woman DOES have great hair. :)

mornin all!

7:00 am

Trifioso

morning mrs foster!

7:01 am

EvaNadine

mornin. :)

7:01 am

frogface

wig! wig! wig!

7:01 am

zoozzoom

I see six people were in the PB at the very start of doing this grid..LOL

7:02 am

Trifioso

zooz, it took me a full minute to figure that out...gosh, I am sllooow today

7:02 am

MollyL

I still don't get it

7:02 am

zoozzoom

lol..only just found the word myself..so thought i would go and check..lol

7:03 am

Trifioso

can you all keep a secret?

7:03 am

frogface

no

7:03 am

frogface

but tell us anyway

7:03 am

zoozzoom

Go for it.

7:03 am

zoozzoom

lol, Frog

7:04 am

Trifioso

for the first time I am really not too jazzed about going in to work today. I am so glad I have a job, don't get me wrong, but lately all my students have been doing the exact same thing, and it's getting pretty darn boring.

7:04 am

frogface

omg! throw a sickie! go for it!

7:04 am

Trifioso

it's on me to switch it up, and I know over a year without getting bored must be a pretty good run, but sigh. Not looking forward to this week

7:04 am

Trifioso

can't do, frog. No work = no pay

7:05 am

frogface

err, cant help you then. sorry

7:05 am

MollyL

What word put six people in the PB?

7:05 am

EvaNadine

molly -- what word do some people post as soon as the grid changes?

7:05 am

zoozzoom

fl4 Molly

7:06 am

EvaNadine

trif -- can you come up with a new lesson plan or activity that would be out of the ordinary? something to jazz things up a bit and get the students (and yourself) excited?

7:06 am

MollyL

Oh, Zoom is talking about this morning. I thought he was talking about right now. Mea culpa.

7:07 am

Trifioso

I could, eva, and I should. and I probably will. when i get there. a lot of it has to do with the students I have today, too. two of them HATE coming, and don't want to be there, and I laugh to myself, thinking if they say "I don't want to be here today!" I might answer too quickly "me either!" and then where would we be?

7:08 am

EvaNadine

what age group is it?

7:08 am

MollyL

See, this is why I don't read the archives much. Someone posts at eight minutes after midnight, they are halfway done. I don't get that kind of brilliant.

7:08 am

DTins

How many words today please??

7:08 am

EvaNadine

181 total, DTins

7:09 am

DTins

Tyt

7:09 am

Trifioso

today i have one 13 year old who thinks she runs the place, one 11 year old who is so genetically kecked up he is a carnival ride of behaviors to address, and one 6 year old - ahem - BRITISH boy who pouts and calls me a bitch repeatedly for the hour I have him.

7:09 am

Trifioso

see? not the most enticing day, is it?

7:10 am

EvaNadine

what do you do that you have such a variety of ages?

7:10 am

zoozzoom

You have all those ages in one class..wow

7:10 am

Trifioso

I am a clinician in a stand alone learning center

7:11 am

EvaNadine

have you had a chat with the parents?
bad attitudes are one thing, but that sort of language shouldnt be allowed, surely?

7:11 am

Trifioso

thank GOD tomorrow I have my favorite student - with her I do either shakespeare or french, and we always have a BLAST as she also fil5 me in on all sorts of dramz with boys and mean girls and generally cracks me up

7:11 am

Trifioso

no, i haven't evan. he is just doing it to be naughty, and I would be even more inclined to let it go if he could at least spell it right.

7:12 am

Trifioso

its fine, I am just grousing. no one's work is fun every day, is it? that's why they call it WORK after all....

7:12 am

zoozzoom

bbl

7:13 am

EvaNadine

heh, my work is almost never fun. thankfully i have a great group of coworkers...

but its always nice to hear suggestions on how to change things around... something to get your brain working differently...

7:13 am

Trifioso

what do you do for work eva? I jsut realized I dont' actually know....

7:14 am

EvaNadine

software/application testing for a government contract.
not amazing interesting, so i like to think of it as i break stuff for a living -- then i get a little more excited. :)

7:15 am

Trifioso

oooh, like a mythbuster! very fun!

7:15 am

Trifioso

now I am consumed with paranoia that all my bosses are babbling this morning, and I am way busted

7:16 am

sprite

good afternoon all :)

7:17 am

EvaNadine

mornin sprite. :)

7:17 am

Trifioso

hello sprite dear!

7:17 am

carleekat

morning.... <carlee is not happy with teenagers this am>

7:17 am

Trifioso

oh no carlee!

7:17 am

sprite

*hugs Trif and EvaN and carleekat*

7:17 am

EvaNadine

sounds like carlee + trif should have a B-session. ;)

7:17 am

FMitch

Back again, soup is served.
Hi spritey sprite and carlee and EvaN

7:18 am

sprite

bad teenagers? Wanna swap with mine?

7:18 am

sprite

hiya FM :D

7:18 am

carleekat

i am one of those people who once asleep..do not wake up..else she is UP....i went to bed....was woken not once..not 2ce..but 4 times... was up until 4

7:18 am

Trifioso

nah, I am good evaN. glad I have a job, really! don't want to cheese off the universe

7:18 am

carleekat

i'm just sleep deprived...

7:19 am

sprite

hey I love cheese!

7:19 am

sprite

that is rotten, carlee :(

7:19 am

Aloyisius

hi all.. just checking to see if my bluebird is here.. Psyche and Cupid were too large

7:20 am

EvaNadine

ooh, im the same way, carlee -- do NOT mess with my sleep!

7:20 am

EvaNadine

i already dont get enough as it is!

7:20 am

Aloyisius

yay.. it worked

7:20 am

sprite

lol... hi Aloy!

7:20 am

Trifioso

((she's not complaining, she is BRAGGING!))

7:20 am

FMitch

Happy New Year Aloy and I see yr bluebird!

7:20 am

Aloyisius

Happy New Year, FM!!

7:20 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers :)

7:21 am

sprite

hi Nanette!

7:21 am

Trifioso

good morning nanette

7:21 am

sprite

hah.... Ks killed.

7:21 am

FMitch

Morning Nono.

7:22 am

carleekat

hi fm..nanette

7:22 am

Trifioso

kool!

7:22 am

carleekat

and aloy too...hello

7:22 am

NonoNanette

wtg Sprite, as usual the K's are hiding form me

7:22 am

sprite

*very smug*

7:22 am

MollyL

Sprite, interesting piper information in your profile.

7:22 am

FMitch

wtg sprite the k's were a killer today for me.

7:22 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

7:23 am

sprite

thanks Molly! One more day of the Xmas series... all thanks to jillibus, she made me want to research it.

7:23 am

NonoNanette

hi Ruby

7:23 am

carleekat

hi ruby

7:23 am

carleekat

hiya molls

7:23 am

rubyfoo

My resolution for the New Year is to be optimistic and feel chipper! I've already had a big walk and an active morning! yay

7:23 am

sprite

Ks stink. They always do.

7:23 am

sprite

hi rubyfoo

7:23 am

FMitch

Hi ruby

7:23 am

sprite

wow, wtg rubyfoo! Those things work!

7:23 am

bichon

A a big sunny good morning to all

7:24 am

sprite

and to you too, bichon

7:24 am

MollyL

Good for you Ruby. Glad to hear it.

7:24 am

Trifioso

sprite, I took a nice sunny walk with indy yesterday in your honor, and I did feel much cheered, after

7:24 am

NonoNanette

hello Bichon, your chipper this morning

7:24 am

Aloyisius

hi sprite.. Nono, Trif, Eva, carlee.. nice group.. will leave FM to keep you all in good babble fettle.. ruby too! have to flit off now and get some chores done..

7:24 am

Trifioso

bye aloy. have a great day

7:25 am

carleekat

morning bichon...

7:25 am

bichon

I think I'm going to get a rescue Bichon

7:25 am

sprite

have a grand day, Aloy.

7:25 am

NonoNanette

have a good one Aloy

7:25 am

rubyfoo

smiling at all my babble friends!!!

7:25 am

Trifioso

really bichon? do you have one in mind, or just beginning the process

7:25 am

sprite

oh how nice, bichon

7:25 am

rubyfoo

jumping in!

7:25 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:26 am

sprite

hi Annie :)

7:26 am

MollyL

Morning Annie

7:26 am

bichon

I've been in contact with Small Paws rescue. There's a lot of fluffs out there

7:26 am

NonoNanette

good morning Annie

7:26 am

Anniebrook

hi spritey :)

7:26 am

Trifioso

hello annie! now we just need scrabs and crossy. everyone: think "baCON baCON"

7:26 am

Anniebrook

hi molly and nono :)

7:26 am

carleekat

morning annie dear

7:27 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif :) baCON!!!

7:27 am

rubyfoo

7:27 am

sprite

always love to see the groups gather :D

7:27 am

rubyfoo

what a nice time to come on!

7:27 am

Anniebrook

morning, carlee :)

7:27 am

FMitch

lol Trif and morning Annie and Bichon and anyone else that comes in, in the next 5 mins!

7:27 am

EvaNadine

chanting bacon?
are you all trying to conjure a crossy??

7:27 am

Anniebrook

(((ruby and FM)))

7:27 am

sprite

making him a bacon tea!

7:28 am

Anniebrook

yes, Evan, we are.....baaaaCON

7:28 am

sprite

*giggles* lazy FM!

7:28 am

EvaNadine

bacon weave, bacon weave...

7:28 am

carleekat

any other canadians on yet??? see that fab game last night?

7:29 am

FMitch

am trying to finish my lunch sprite but it is getting cold with all the greetings needed :)

7:29 am

Trifioso

is it curling season already carlee?

7:29 am

NonoNanette

sorry, no, carlee. What game are you refering to?

7:29 am

sprite

you are so practical, FM :)

7:29 am

rubyfoo

what a nice grid!

7:29 am

FMitch

*grin*

7:30 am

sprite

curling? Isn't that that odd game where they hurry to use a broom before a heavy balllike thingy?

7:30 am

carleekat

canada vs US in world junior cup hockey..can won 4-1 in semifinal...in buffalo...and the crowd in the arena was 80% canadian

7:30 am

FMitch

yes thats the one sprite.

7:30 am

bichon

curling has really cught on in popularity

7:30 am

NonoNanette

ahhh sounds exciting if you like hockey

7:30 am

sprite

am sorry, it only makes me laugh.

7:31 am

sprite

sounds likeyou really enjoyed yourself, carlee

7:31 am

Trifioso

i blame america for that, bichon. of course any sport that you can weigh 300 pounds and still compete will catch on here

7:31 am

EvaNadine

must clean the ice, must clean the ice!!

7:31 am

carleekat

curling is awesome

7:31 am

NonoNanette

love curling! there is so much strategy envolved in it

7:31 am

carleekat

the firefighter on the canadian team during olympics....i think...caught alot of eyes

7:31 am

FMitch

Suddenly had a inage of HAz out on the ice with her hoover and duster!

7:32 am

sprite

I totally don't get curling. It looks so... pathetic!

7:32 am

NonoNanette

lol FM

7:32 am

Anniebrook

and Haz would get the job done in no time

7:32 am

sprite

strategy? Ok, this is interesting, lol. I'd clean the ice before a game, though ;)

7:32 am

NonoNanette

he was rather enticing carlee

7:33 am

sprite

Haz would do great

7:33 am

carleekat

and team norway with their pants....love those pants

7:33 am

Trifioso

I think I would be great as the third gal in the four person bobsled. how hard can that be?

7:33 am

NonoNanette

they made a fashion statement for sure

7:34 am

sprite

Trif, you should be first. I will hide behind you :D

7:34 am

FMitch

oh fooey, phone ...

7:34 am

sprite

first time I saw curling on TV I thought somebody was doing some kind of parody on some other sport.

7:35 am

Trifioso

gads, a memory stirs.....in junior year of high school, studying the ancient olympics, and the teacher told us the original olympics were held in the nude...to which the boy behind me yelled out "oh GROSS, the bobsled!" An image that still makes me laugh today....

7:35 am

Anniebrook

I have never seen curling...is it like hockey?

7:35 am

rubyfoo

that's very funny sprite

7:35 am

carleekat

curling has been pretty popular here but now is getting HUGE

7:35 am

rubyfoo

except with brooms and an iron

7:35 am

sprite

lol @ nude in the bobsled

7:35 am

Trifioso

I know....what a funny image!

7:35 am

rubyfoo

sounds chilly, sprite

7:35 am

sprite

I seriously thought so, rubyfoo!

7:35 am

carleekat

its like shuffle board on ice with a big granite stone you slide on the rink

7:36 am

NonoNanette

very good discription carlee

7:36 am

sprite

when our teacher told us the same, I said I would probably have liked watching sports back then.

7:36 am

carleekat

any of you who can find the movie men with brooms....rent it one night..bloody hillarious..and so typical of canadian humour

7:36 am

Anniebrook

thanks, carlee, visualizing that on a cruise ship

7:36 am

rubyfoo

got nbt but not half and have to go. See you later

7:36 am

rubyfoo

got nbt but not half and have to go. See you later

7:36 am

rubyfoo

7:37 am

sprite

bye bye rubyfoo bye bye rubyfoo

7:37 am

NonoNanette

take care Ruby

7:37 am

Trifioso

i suspect curling was invented by a very bored, very frustrated, and probs very poor snowbound canadian mom back in the day. she couldn't take one more day in with the kids, so she shoved them out the door with what she had on hand - a rock, a broom, and their shoes, and told them to go play

7:37 am

sprite

And Annie, they run like mad with brooms to clean the ice just in front of the ball.

7:37 am

carleekat

i believe it is scottish... but the stones for the game are now pretty much exclusively made in canada

7:38 am

bichon

very funny Trif, probably not too fr from the truth

7:38 am

sprite

sounds like a reasonable explanation. I bet she told them not to come back before sundown too.

7:39 am

EvaNadine

thats why soccer/football is the most popular sport in the world -- it is the cheapest to play. all you really need is a ball. the goals, padding, etc are nice, but not necessary, so even the poorest countries can play.

7:39 am

Trifioso

hearing it is scottish in origin makes me even more sure, if my grammy serves as a model

7:39 am

sprite

kids here use their coats for goals.

7:39 am

Anniebrook

Funny especially the cleaning the ice before the stone

7:40 am

sprite

a sport that is very hard for me to take seriously. But then, most sports are :)

7:40 am

frogface

if we're talking origins of curling, the theory is that it originated in Holland

7:41 am

Annie1953

Hooray, fireworks

7:41 am

sprite

I have never seen anything like it here, frogface, except sjoelen. But no brooms or ice for sjoelen.

7:41 am

sprite

wtg Annie!

7:41 am

frogface

ooo wtg annie

7:41 am

Anniebrook

congrats, Annie!

7:41 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for 1953 :)

7:42 am

frogface

mind you i am trusting google for my information lol

7:43 am

sprite

just googled too and yes, some do say it comes from boulders - bolders. More Flemmish than Dutch though.

7:43 am

Annie1953

Curling is thought to have been invented in medieval Scotland, with the first written reference to a contest using stones on ice coming from the records of Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, in February 1541.

7:44 am

frogface

oo-er that told me

7:44 am

sprite

several paintings from the old times with curling-like games going on, indeed. In Holland. Wow, who knew.

7:45 am

Annie1953

only going by what google says lol

7:45 am

frogface

me too - perhaps we'd have more success if we asked wikipedia lmao

7:45 am

carleekat

hmmm big tall strong scottish man in a kilt....bent over sweeping....

7:45 am

Trifioso

okay, can't put it off any more. have to get ready for work. but I am most sorry to leave you all....

7:45 am

sprite

no doubt though that the scots made it into the game it is now

7:45 am

Trifioso

CARLEE!

7:45 am

carleekat

later trifs

7:46 am

Annie1953

have a good day at work

7:46 am

sprite

aw Trif, hate to see you go. Have a good day!

7:46 am

sprite

am right with carlee

7:46 am

Anniebrook

bye trif, hope you have an easy day

7:46 am

Trifioso

will go off laughing over the image of the bent over scot. does keep in the spirit of the original olympics, though!

7:47 am

carleekat

and we know what they wear under their kilts :p

7:47 am

sprite

yep. We should get rid of those kilts too.

7:47 am

frogface

tossing his big old caber

7:47 am

frogface

ahem

7:48 am

carleekat

ahhh...but their is something soooo sexy about the way a kilt swings when they walk...

7:48 am

frogface

mind you if he didnt have a kilt on he'd have nowhere to hide his caber

7:48 am

Anniebrook

trif is in the grid

7:48 am

sprite

she is!

7:49 am

sprite

yeah but it hides their butts :(

7:49 am

frogface

ok am out of here fer now - l8rs xx

7:49 am

carleekat

and finished

7:49 am

Anniebrook

bye frog

7:49 am

sprite

wtg carlee!

7:49 am

sprite

bye frogface

7:49 am

Anniebrook

YAY for carlee!!!

7:50 am

Mom

good morning everyone

7:50 am

sprite

morning Mom!

7:50 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((Mom))) havent seen you...

7:50 am

MollyL

Hiya Mom

7:51 am

Mom

hello ((Sprite))

7:51 am

carleekat

mornign mom

7:51 am

carleekat

morning even

7:52 am

wvteach

morning all

7:52 am

sprite

hi wvteach

7:52 am

NonoNanette

hi ((Mom))

7:52 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning, Happy New Year to you. Haven't been around but for just a few minutes yesterday.

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Hi teach

7:52 am

melissamay

Hail to thee, sprite spirit!

7:52 am

Mom

Good morning ((Molly, Carlee, Nono and wvateach))

7:53 am

NonoNanette

morning wvteach

7:53 am

Anniebrook

Mom, A very Happy New Year to you too

7:53 am

carleekat

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/st
yle/step-by-step-folding-a-fitted-shee
t/article1855914/?from=1854817

7:53 am

carleekat

who knew....

7:53 am

sprite

hiya melissamay :)

7:53 am

carleekat

i want oatmeal..brb

7:53 am

EvaNadine

man, not even finished with my cuppa, and already i feel the need to hit the loo. i might need to get myself a tea-IV and maybe lose a few pounds!

7:53 am

Mom

hello Meliisamay

7:54 am

Mom

Hi Eva

7:54 am

carleekat

or not..my oatmeal pot is full of gravy... <sigh>

7:54 am

melissamay

How are you? I just wanted to say hey before toddling away. Hiya there Mom and all!

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Hi Melissa

7:54 am

carleekat

hi melissa

7:54 am

NonoNanette

hi Melisa

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Hello Babble buddies.

7:55 am

NonoNanette

hi Scrabs!!

7:55 am

sprite

I knew, carlee. But it NEVER looks like that after I am done.

7:55 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs, How is Isla?

7:55 am

sprite

hiya Scrabs!

7:55 am

Mom

morning Scrabbler

7:56 am

Anniebrook

slit

7:56 am

melissamay

I am so excited since I just got my first new laptop in many, many years -- and I had no idea just how bad it had got until I started using this. Man what a difference a fast computer makes!

7:56 am

sprite

oh melissamay, that is lovely! You will have so much fun :D

7:56 am

Anniebrook

ooops, sorry

7:56 am

carleekat

hiya scrabs

7:56 am

Mom

oh Annie, when I first saw that I thought it said sh**, the sun is in my eyes

7:56 am

Scrabbler

Doing OK, Annie. She scared her parents, and me, last night, with irritability + noisy breathing, but she checked out well at the pediatric urgent care center near their home. She needs time to heal--physically + emotionally.

7:56 am

carleekat

lappys are great fun

7:56 am

melissamay

I already ammmmm. I actually feel smarter. That is a dangeroud feeling.

7:56 am

Scrabbler

Yay Melissa! Enjoy!

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Kat, Canada beat USA in Juniors, here in Bflo, last night, 4-1.

7:57 am

carleekat

ok....so....off to bake a cake mix so i can make cake balls for tonights rescheduled xmas party for my pathfinders...

7:57 am

sprite

I can understand you are all still easily scared. It was close.

7:57 am

carleekat

i KNOW...and the stands were 80% cdn

7:57 am

carleekat

was a wicked game too

7:58 am

melissamay

Seriously, I am over the moon here. Thanks for letting me jump up and down a bit about it. :D

7:58 am

sprite

enjoy, carlee!

7:58 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, thanks for the update

7:58 am

NonoNanette

have fun carlee

7:58 am

Mom

bye bye Carlee

7:58 am

sprite

go on celebrating, melissa, I know the feeling!

7:58 am

melissamay

So that is firewords and if I can help anyone before I go, please just say!

7:58 am

Anniebrook

melissa, have fun

7:58 am

Scrabbler

I couldn't watch it--can't get that TV channel, but I just looked at the cover of the newspaper. Big pic of fans in red.

7:59 am

Mom

congrats Melissamay

7:59 am

sprite

wtg melissa! You see, you ARE smarter ;)

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Yippee Melissa!

7:59 am

melissamay

*does happydance*

8:00 am

melissamay

Sprite, I was convinced there was something wrong with Babble because of how SLOW the site was on my old comp -- it's incredible to just type and not grind grind grind.

8:00 am

sprite

woot, that rocks

8:00 am

Scrabbler

And now your brain is working at warp speed, Melissa!

8:01 am

melissamay

IT IS IT IS ok I'll get a grip before I get unbearable

8:01 am

NonoNanette

congrats on finishing Melissa

8:01 am

Scrabbler

*ordering lithium for Melissa's laptop*

8:01 am

Anniebrook

and now your computer caught up with your brain!

8:01 am

sprite

shared joy is double joy, melissa

8:02 am

Anniebrook

sprite, that is nice about shared joy

8:02 am

Mom

I agree, Sprite

8:02 am

Scrabbler

Yes, it is.

8:02 am

sprite

it is a dutch saying, thought it was english too... shared joy is double joy, shared grief is half grief.

8:03 am

Scrabbler

Oooh, I like that, a lot.

8:03 am

melissamay

Bless you guys, I seriously have no one else to geek out with about this. If you've ever made do for way too long with something you depend on you know how it feels.

8:03 am

melissamay

I remember you using that phrase before sprite. I think it's beautiful too.

8:03 am

Anniebrook

melissa, geek away!

8:03 am

sprite

I do, melissa, and it is great to hear you geek out :)

8:04 am

sprite

thanks :) I like it too.

8:04 am

Scrabbler

I am a tech geek--always reading reviews of new products--lusting for an iPad, iPadTouch and Nook right now....not like I NEED any of them.

8:04 am

melissamay

I do that too Scrabbler!

8:05 am

Mom

Scrabbler, our youngest has a Nook and loves it

8:05 am

Scrabbler

CNET + PC Mag are my favorites.

8:05 am

sprite

I don't even know what a nook is. What is a Nook?

8:05 am

Mom

it is like a Kindle, Sprite.

8:06 am

Scrabbler

It's barnes & Noble's e-reader--top-rated among all that are out for now.

8:06 am

sprite

roflol... ok now that clears matters up for me! (not!) I will google.

8:06 am

Anniebrook

ah, like a reading nook...nice

8:06 am

sprite

ah ok! Thanks Scrabs.

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Mom, I have been telling myself NOT to spend $250 for the NookColor, to be patient until the price drops over the next several months.

8:07 am

melissamay

You know Sprite, my family name is Dutch but we've lived in the US so long I know precious little about that part of my heritage...and I find it so pleasant when you reveal little gems of phrases.

8:07 am

Mom

he did not get the Nook Color, but has seen it and says it is wonderful

8:07 am

Scrabbler

It's bascially a touchscreen tablet but less expensive than the iPad.

8:07 am

EvaNadine

scrabs, i should send you the B+N gift card i received for christmas. i have a kindle, so it wouldnt do me much good!
(actually hafta go buy myself a BOOK now!)

8:07 am

sprite

I still love real books so much

8:07 am

carleekat

ok..cake in oven

8:08 am

melissamay

Ooh, congrats on the Kindle EvaNadine, how fun!

8:08 am

Mom

that was fast Carlee

8:08 am

carleekat

cake mix....not hard

8:08 am

sprite

I love sharing them, melissa :)

8:08 am

Mom

:-)

8:08 am

sprite

wow carlee, that is fast

8:08 am

Mom

going to scoot, so good to see all of you again. ((Hugs))

8:08 am

EvaNadine

i got the kindle last christmas, and i love it!

8:08 am

sprite

happy scooting, Mom

8:09 am

NonoNanette

bye bye ((Mom))

8:09 am

Scrabbler

I have $75 B & N gift card, which gets me closer to the NookColor, but I already spent $300 for new XC-skis for myself for Xmas. I am not a self-indulgent person.

8:09 am

Anniebrook

bye ((Mom)) have an easy day

8:09 am

Mom

thanks Sprite, enjoy your day

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Bye mom. Enjoy the day!

8:09 am

Mom

((Annie)), it will be that. Have a good day yourself

8:09 am

melissamay

Apparently there is still a street somewhere with our name -- I keep hoping I will get to visit it someday. But it's very long odds. Ah well.

8:09 am

EvaNadine

i agree, sprite. i DO miss the enjoyment of sharing books. my thought is that i will guy the books for my kindle, and then if i really fall in love with one, i will buy the physical copy...

8:09 am

Mom

bye bye Scrabbler, have a good day

8:09 am

melissamay

Have a great day, Mom.

8:10 am

Mom

thanks Melissamay, you as well

8:10 am

Scrabbler

I love smelling books--the paper--and looking ay how much I have read. "Oooh, I am halfway now."

8:11 am

Scrabbler

*once again remembering that some words begin with vowels*

8:11 am

sprite

if there is, melissa, and if it is anywhere I go, I could photograph it for you

8:11 am

melissamay

I love the sensual qualities of books too. I just wish we had more space for them. They are everywhere!

8:12 am

sprite

yeah, here as we4. Whole house is cluttered with them. But I like that too!

8:12 am

carleekat

did you watch any of the game last night scrabs ( was on phone with my mum...)

8:13 am

melissamay

sprite, that's so kind of you, if it's not in some obscure corner that would be hellish for you to find.

8:13 am

carleekat

and wow i did alot of reading over the holidays...6 books..all fluffy

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Carlee, I don't get the TV channel that is playing the Juniors.

8:13 am

sprite

oh fluffy can be so nice!

8:13 am

Scrabbler

My father + sister have been watching the games at her house.

8:13 am

carleekat

oh too bad....can you access tsn.ca?

8:13 am

Scrabbler

That's a lot, carlee.

8:14 am

carleekat

( teenager stuff mostly scrabs...reading my daughters stuff so i know what she is reading)

8:14 am

melissamay

The name is Rodenbeek, if you can find it. If not, no worries of course. :D

8:14 am

Scrabbler

I'll go now--don't see why not.

8:14 am

kje

FW!

8:14 am

carleekat

( i read all 4 vampire diaries, a new one out hush hush and then the lost symbol )

8:15 am

sprite

sounds like a place, not just a street!. Let me check.

8:15 am

kje

ad hello all - was lurking

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Hello & congrats kje!

8:15 am

carleekat

if u can access tsn.ca they have live streaming of the games...

8:15 am

sprite

wtg kje :)

8:15 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for kje

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Carlee, does TSN do live streaming of the games?

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Oh, they do, so finals are tonight?

8:16 am

carleekat

( and sometimes tv stations dont allow access out of country...I cannot access any US networks online )

8:16 am

carleekat

finals tomorrow

8:16 am

kje

which games are we talkig about?

8:16 am

NonoNanette

wtg kje

8:16 am

melissamay

It could well be the family lore is completely incorrect on this point -- it certainly wouldn't be the first time.

8:16 am

carleekat

i can for the site..but not the streaming

8:16 am

Scrabbler

The USA vs Sweden game is tomorrow at 3:30, so I can watch that, then finals at 7. TY, Carlee for the info!

8:17 am

carleekat

world junior hockey kje...last night can played us in semi final...can won 4-1 but the stands in buffalo are mostly canadian

8:17 am

kje

copyrite rules, carlee - caada is usually OK, but may coutries do ot hoor the US copyrites so compaies do ot wat to deal with them online

8:17 am

carleekat

they litterally had home ice advantage last night..the stands were 80% ccan

8:18 am

sprite

hm, it is not a dutch place, though it sounds like one. And I don't see any street by that name either. It is definitely dutch though, meaning Red Brook.

8:18 am

carleekat

you cant access cbc programming on cbc from the states

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Carlee, I have to register on TSN. What is your postal code? I am going to become a Canadian.

8:18 am

kje

well, I would thik in hockey, caada would be much favored over the us team

8:18 am

carleekat

N7S 2J4

8:18 am

carleekat

last year can lost to USA in finals..in overtime

8:19 am

kje

there is a red brook maine

8:19 am

kje

wow, had o idea we had a decet jr soccer team - who knew

8:20 am

NonoNanette

kje dont underestimate the skills of hockey players in the northern USA

8:20 am

melissamay

Curses! Yes, Red Brook was the translation I was given...with the assumption that the reason the brook was red was that it had to do with a battle. But clearly we are in the realm of fantasy on this topic!

8:20 am

NonoNanette

it is very popular here

8:20 am

carleekat

how did we go from hockey to soccer

8:20 am

sprite

melissamay, there is a Rodenbeeklaan in Schaarbeek, in Belgium.

8:20 am

melissamay

Really? Whoa.

8:21 am

melissamay

I truly had no idea!

8:21 am

kje

my typo mistake, carlee.... soccer o the other hand is quite huge dow here

8:21 am

melissamay

Thank you for the lead, sprite, that's wonderful!

8:22 am

carleekat

soccer is pop here too

8:22 am

sprite

officially spelled Roodebeeklaan though

8:22 am

carleekat

just not in the snow

8:23 am

Scrabbler

OK, Carlee, I am now Canadian and live in your postal code. Now I am paranoid for lying. I'll be looking out for Mounties coming to get me!

8:23 am

melissamay

Ah, that would explain why I could never suss this out -- I actually like that spelling better.

8:23 am

sprite

ok I also found a wikipedia page on the story of the name of the Rode Beek. It is not in English though. Let me see if I can translate.

8:23 am

carleekat

hahaha..i do all time for stuff in us..use a port huron postal code....scrabs ..we are neighbours..each postal code is for about 5 or 6 houses in my neighbourhood

8:23 am

melissamay

sprite, you are amazing!

8:24 am

carleekat

so is buffalo enjoying having it taken over by canadians?

8:25 am

carleekat

i know people here in my city are at the games this week

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Buffalo has been taken over by Canadians. The bridges have been quite busy and delayed.

8:27 am

Judi

*waving* Howdy, mates!

8:27 am

Scrabbler

I was in the city twice since the games began, when I went to the Children's Hospital to see Little One, but I was not very close to the arena.

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi

8:28 am

carleekat

hi judi...

8:28 am

carleekat

you should try and go....wonder if u can get a ticket?...would be rockus

8:28 am

NonoNanette

hi Judi

8:28 am

melissamay

My goodness, this Roodebeek street is HUGE. There's a Roodebeek park, metro station, shopping center...this is nuts.

8:28 am

carleekat

raucus....pardon me

8:29 am

Scrabbler

I don't do we4 with craziness--my brain cannot handle overstimulation.

8:30 am

carleekat

i just once want to go to a manchester U or arsenol match...just for the crowd

8:30 am

carleekat

i LOVe the energy a an arena

8:31 am

KatieSue91

gl5,14?

8:31 am

Scrabbler

I enjoy watching that energy, but I cannot handle being amongst it, and would not be able to sleep after it.

8:31 am

bichon

gl 5 g + a speck of stuff you take from the dryer

8:31 am

Scrabbler

g + laundry li4

8:32 am

KatieSue91

thanks

8:32 am

bichon

I much prefer figure skating

8:32 am

Scrabbler

hi Katie + bichon

8:32 am

sprite

melissa, here comes:

8:32 am

sprite

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heksenber
g

De geschiedenis van Heksenberg begint ongeveer 2000 jaar voor onze jaartelling. Diverse vondsten van stenen wapens en scherven tonen aan dat in die tijd al mensen rond de Heksenberg gewoond hebben. In de Romeinse tijd is de huidige Heerenweg aangelegd die onderdeel uitmaakte van de heirbaan (heir/heer = leger) van Coriovallum (Heerlen) naar Xanten. Een oud verhaal vertelt hoe de stam van de Hessen uit Duitsland richting Coriovallum opdrongen. De Romeinse legers vielen hen aan op de toegangsweg tot die stad waarbij het tot een bloedig treffen kwam. Het water van de beek waarbij de slag plaatsvond kleurde rood en sindsdien heet die stroom de Rode Beek. Na de slag werd voor de gevallen aanvoerder van de Hessen een graftombe opgericht. Iedere krijger moest zijn helm met zand vullen en uitstorten op het graf. Zo zou de Hessenberg of Heksenberg zijn ontstaan.

The history of Heksenberg (Witch's Mountain) begins about 2000 years before Christ. Several finds of stone weapons and shards show that even back then people lived around the Heksenberg. The road that is now called Heerenweg has been built in the Roman Age. It is part of the heirbaan (heir/heer = army) from Coriovallum (Heerlen) to Xanten. An old story tells how the Hessen tribe pushed its way from Germany towards Coriovallum. The Roman armies attacked them on the access road into that town and a bloody fight ensued. The water of the brook, near which this fight took place, was red from all the blood and from that day on this brook is called the Rode Beek (the Red Brook).
After the battle, a grave tomb was erected for the fallen leader of the Hessen. Every warrior had to fill up his helmet with sand and throw it over the grave. That is how the Hessenberg or Heksenberg is supposed to come to be.

8:32 am

Riverdance

Good Morning and Happy New Year everyone

8:32 am

bichon

Hello everyone again

8:33 am

sprite

hi Riverdance

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Hi Riverdance

8:33 am

Scrabbler

I love history. I didn't when I was younger, but I do now.

8:33 am

carleekat

hi river...

8:33 am

NonoNanette

good morning
River happy new year to you as well

8:34 am

Riverdance

anyone doing anything crazy for new years eve

8:34 am

Scrabbler

((group hug))

8:34 am

melissamay

Good lord, sprite. That's just...mindblowing.

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Yeah, I stayed up til 11 instead of 10.

8:34 am

melissamay

Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing that for me.

8:34 am

sprite

no problem, my pleasure!

8:35 am

Riverdance

wow I cant stand that much excitement scrabbs

8:36 am

bichon

I've gotten up in the middle of the night to watch streaming video [skating] from Asia

8:36 am

Scrabbler

I thrive on solitude + routines. If I stay up too late, then my sleep patterns get messed up and I get migraines.

8:36 am

melissamay

Seriously...I'm a little verklempf that you'd go to that much effort. Major league hugs here for you.

8:36 am

sprite

no effort at all, it is fun! I just am sorry I really cannot find any road or street by that name.

8:37 am

Riverdance

I just slept till 10 am instead - lol

8:37 am

carleekat

oh scrabs....canadian and american hockey authorities are trying to come up with a ryder cup like format for can and us hockey tournament every year...

8:38 am

melissamay

Well in Brussels it's absolutely a huge street, with lots of little landmarks named after it (I found after you gave me the alternate spelling clue.) So it turns out I should be heading to Brussels on my fantasy trip!

8:39 am

melissamay

There's even a pretty park: http://www.opt.be/informations/tourist
_attractions_woluwe_saint_lambert__roo
debeek_park/en/V/39818.html

8:39 am

sprite

yes, I can find several streets by that name in Belgium! One in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw as well.

8:39 am

melissamay

And I hadn't the slightest idea till you told me. You've done your good deed for the day and then some.

8:40 am

carleekat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfGOGFU
PWDI

8:40 am

sprite

looks like a beautiful park! My pleasure, really, melissa, I love things like this :)

8:40 am

carleekat

oh boy..hah ckey

8:41 am

melissamay

I wonder how on earth we ended up farmers (and later insurance salesmen!) in Kansas with our name spelled differently.

8:42 am

melissamay

I'm definitely going to send all this to my dad. I love that you did this for me, Sprite.

8:44 am

sprite

for one thing, the -oo- in Roodebeek would be pronounced as in 'boot' in english. To keep the right pronunciation, they might have opted for Rodebeek.

8:45 am

Scrabbler

That would be great, Carlee. I just activated my account with TSN. *waiting for Mounties to arrive*

8:45 am

melissamay

And I should tell you...one reason for my abysmal ignorance about my own name is that we are literally the only family in the US with this name. Everyone with it is directly related to us somehow. So whenever I casually did a lineage search I'd get bupkis.

8:45 am

carleekat

no mounties will arrive...

8:45 am

Scrabbler

I have a very strict conscience, CArlee.

8:46 am

sprite

oh! In that case... let me check... I think I found an artist.

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Left L clue please?

8:46 am

sprite

southern drawl?

8:46 am

bichon

I think it's the plural of li 44

8:46 am

sprite

I mean the plural, sorry

8:46 am

bichon

*l4/4

8:47 am

sprite

melissa:
http://rodenbeek.com/

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Well, that was simple, wasn't it. *slapping self upside the head*

8:47 am

melissamay

My dad is an amateur painter, so if you find any info he would go absolutely ape for it. :D

8:47 am

Scrabbler

OK, NBT, 81 left, time to move on. Bye kids!

8:47 am

melissamay

Yes, that's my nephew actually. :D

8:48 am

sprite

I thought it might be, after what you said :)

8:48 am

carleekat

later scrabs....and i need to get some work done..not sure what am tackling..but something

8:48 am

sprite

I like his style, btw

8:48 am

sprite

bye carlee, have fun doing it :)

8:49 am

melissamay

See, everything in English with "Rodenbeek" online is us. Ooh, I'll tell him that, he'll be thrilled. I already sent him a link to Roodebeek Park. We're pretty close -- he used to be in our band when we still lived in Kansas.

8:50 am

sprite

sounds wonderful to me. Tell him I wave 'hi' from Holland :)

8:51 am

melissamay

Man, I wish I could more than wave at you -- I'd love to send you flowers! You've just made my day.

8:52 am

sprite

I am serious, it was a pleasure doing it and I am happy you are so happy with it :)
Double joy again!

8:52 am

melissamay

Double double joy joy!

8:54 am

melissamay

On the off chance you ever want or need anything from Portland Or, my email is melissa.may@gmail.com. Just something to keep in mind. :D

8:55 am

sprite

ok I will :D

8:55 am

melissamay

And with that I will say good day/night -- you are a wonderful person sprite. Take care!

8:56 am

sprite

bye melissa, have a great day :)

8:56 am

melissamay

You too! <3

8:58 am

Dorens

s

8:58 am

sprite

a wonderful S to you too, Dorens :)

8:59 am

Dorens

fe

8:59 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

8:59 am

sprite

morning to you, mr Bob

9:00 am

Dorens

happy new year to all.. yes i'm back at work and delighting in babble expert and forgot to turn off the no chat... am i the only one who does that?

9:00 am

sprite

of course not, Dorens! It happens a lot, and it is not a problem, lol. Happy NY!

9:01 am

Dorens

how are you sprite? good health?

9:01 am

sprite

not yet, but working to get there. And you?

9:02 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

9:02 am

cybernan

good morning, all -- happy new year to those of you I'm seeing for the first time this year :)

9:03 am

sprite

hiya crossy! Where the heck were you when we were calling bacon stuff into the chog to make you appear? I even brewed you a cuppa bacon tea!

9:03 am

sprite

and to you too, nan

9:03 am

crosshair

howdy cybernan,sprite,dorens:))

9:03 am

EvaNadine

mornin crossy!
several people on the chog were trying to lure you out earlier with chants of bacon!!

9:03 am

crosshair

lol@bacon tea

9:03 am

Dorens

fine.. tiny bit of arthritis. not enough to really slow me down. hope 2011 is a year of health for you

9:04 am

sprite

I hope the same for you, Dorens! Health and happiness.

9:04 am

Dorens

hi nan, evaN -- crossy. had a bit of bacon marmalade yesterday

9:04 am

crosshair

mmm bacon and oranges.....

9:04 am

sprite

fireflies at last. Have to be off now, so sorry. Have fun all :)

9:04 am

cybernan

oops -- baby granddaughter just got up, so I'm off for now ...

9:05 am

Dorens

yay sprite... i'm off now too.. they actually want me to find some kids' files!

9:06 am

EvaNadine

bacon marmalade, eh?
didnt know such a thing existed...

9:08 am

crosshair

"do you not know by now eva? bacon goes with everything :)

9:10 am

carleekat

back again

9:10 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for sprite

9:11 am

carleekat

turkey bacon and maple syrup...yum

9:11 am

crosshair

"it is the fairy dust of the food world,a little sprinkle and everything is better..but it is turkey bacon for carlee lol

9:12 am

carleekat

at least i can enjoy the bacon conversations now crossy

9:12 am

crosshair

indeed:)

9:12 am

carleekat

did u watch the game last night crossy?

9:13 am

crosshair

have not watched t.v in 4 days lol

9:13 am

carleekat

oh crossy...

9:14 am

carleekat

it was amazing..buffalo is currently part of canada

9:14 am

crosshair

watched unstoppable with denzel washington last night though and rockys little shop of horrors lol

9:17 am

EvaNadine

isnt Unstoppable just Speed on a train?

9:17 am

carleekat

and how was unstoppable

9:17 am

crosshair

cable programming is pretty much useless to me atm,if it were left up to me,i would just get nexflixs and tell the cable company to pull the plug and save myself 70 dollars a month lol

9:17 am

crosshair

unstoppable was good and edge of seat thing..but not a lot of replayability

9:18 am

crosshair

denzel has done better

9:19 am

carleekat

his best was bone collector in my eyes...loved that movie

9:20 am

carleekat

was before angelina was "angelina"

9:20 am

Anniebrook

Hi again...can I get a clue for ti 6/21 please

9:20 am

EvaNadine

oh, she was angelina by then.
Hackers was before she was *angelina*
and that was a great movie. :)

9:20 am

carleekat

ti6 sounds like a dirty fi6

9:21 am

crosshair

pelican brief,philedelphia

9:21 am

grant

there is also walking very quietly

9:21 am

crosshair

he kicked ass in philedelphia

9:22 am

carleekat

philiadelphia was great... not a big fan of the writer of the firm and pelican brief etc..so lost me there

9:22 am

Anniebrook

Eva n, I have that one...I need the second ti 6 ---didnt see two then...need the 2nd

9:22 am

Anniebrook

Philadelphia still makes me cry

9:22 am

carleekat

you do this through tulips annie

9:22 am

grant

trying to make no noise

9:22 am

carleekat

with a eukelele

9:23 am

Anniebrook

thanks!! carlee

9:23 am

crosshair

i do not care who writes the script as long as it is a great movie,it could be skippy the wonder dog as writer as long as it is good

9:23 am

Anniebrook

with Tiny Tim

9:23 am

carleekat

bobs ur uncle annie

9:24 am

carleekat

i am not a big movie fan myself...i cant sit still for them...takes me often a couple days to watch a movie

9:24 am

carleekat

theonly movies i see in theatre these days are the harry potters and the twilights....( sad and pathetic i know)

9:24 am

crosshair

i watch 1 movie a day usually and t.v drives me nuts,half hour sit coms,reality shows and talking heads on cnn;/

9:24 am

crosshair

but each to their own

9:25 am

Anniebrook

since I have Netflix I havent been to the movies in about 2 years

9:25 am

crosshair

i am seriously debating netflix annie now it is available up here

9:25 am

carleekat

ok..gone to watch yesterday's little mosque on the prairie

9:26 am

carleekat

ttfn

9:26 am

crosshair

tc carlee

9:26 am

crosshair

i mean for 8 bucks a month? excellent

9:26 am

Anniebrook

crossy, It is worth the price and you seen first run movies (when they come onto DVD) and if you want to see an oldie Netflix has them all

9:27 am

Anniebrook

*see not seen

9:27 am

crosshair

lol with an i-pad,wi-fi,3g,net fixs and skype,i could toss everything else lol

9:28 am

Anniebrook

I guess you could...(talking foreign language there to me)

9:28 am

crosshair

though up here we are limited to 5 gig a month on the 3g plans that are available

9:28 am

crosshair

lol sorry annie

9:29 am

Anniebrook

crossy, try Netflix, it is great, and if it is not to your liking you can always stop

9:30 am

crosshair

wi-fi = your wireless internet and internet cafes 3g = roaming internet that you pay a fee for and skype= minternet telephone annie

9:31 am

Anniebrook

It is now 10:30 am and I have to scoot, bye dear babblers...((crossy))

9:31 am

crosshair

well,we have another 1 year and 7 month on our rogers contract,so i am stuck for a bit:/ will give me time to save up for i-pads lol

9:31 am

crosshair

((annie))

9:31 am

Anniebrook

crossy, Dick Tracy is alive and well

9:32 am

crosshair

cool,he is my hero

9:32 am

Anniebrook

LOL, *poof*

9:35 am

crosshair

note to my babble friends interested in internet security.the evil people out there are getting good at attacking ad-aware(an anit-virus/spyware program) crossy now reccomends a twice a week scan with 'c-cleaner" and "spybot" both of which can be found and downloaded free at www.oldversion.com

9:36 am

crosshair

and use avg as daily virus protection..can also be found at www.oldversion.com

9:39 am

LuvWordGames

thanks for the expert advice crossy, avg had been recommended to me by someone else so I'm glad to get another recommendation I can trust.

9:39 am

crosshair

and while you are there,load vlc media player,it has all the codecs and plays everything you throw at it and uses half the resources that window media player does...

9:40 am

crosshair

lol i will get off my soap box now lol

9:40 am

crosshair

i am honored you trust ole crossy luv;)

9:41 am

crosshair

oldversion.com is so handy for this stuff,i would bookmark addy

9:41 am

dianedecoder

I've used AVG for years... haven't had a virus in over 5 years. I also noticed a difference in spam, etc. when microsoft did their big overhaul about 4 years ago.

9:41 am

crosshair

you can get winzip there,winrar for unzipping and compacting files..lots of free goodies and it is all freeware

9:42 am

dianedecoder

Good morning babbler friends :-))

9:42 am

crosshair

indeed diane,avg is now my default virus catcher when i build a new rig for someone

9:43 am

crosshair

when loading all these needed programs,you must always think about the impact on the computers resources

9:43 am

LuvWordGames

Crossy, can you tell me if Outlook from Microsoft Office 2000 would be compatible with the latest version of Windows?

9:43 am

dianedecoder

This new computer (Dell) came with 6 months free Norton, I think it was. Son in law, who is my "computer guy" bypassed it and got me AVG again.

9:44 am

crosshair

it is,but to be honest luv,i much prefer open office,it is compatable will all your microsoft office friends,but is more user friendly...and free

9:44 am

crosshair

your son in law is a smart boy

9:45 am

LuvWordGames

does it have a mail program like Outlook? I'm using it for other applications, but don't see a mail program.

9:45 am

crosshair

lol load nortons and windows media player and you suck back 50% of your resources lol

9:45 am

crosshair

it does luv

9:45 am

crosshair

dammit real life is yelling at me,back in a sec....

9:47 am

crosshair

sorry,no mail room,just build it at open office and send it via msn or your preferred e-mail go to

9:47 am

msideb01

Ahhh, it's always refreshing to see someone giving good computer advice... haha, morning, all

9:47 am

LuvWordGames

morning msideb

9:48 am

crosshair

i am no pro mside,but i have learned the hard way

9:48 am

dianedecoder

good morning, mside :-)

9:48 am

LuvWordGames

sorry crossy, don't understand those instructions about the mail program

9:49 am

inge

f

9:49 am

stidmama

a small note about openoffice and windows/MS Office: not all documents generate identically in both formats, there can be some confusion between the two.

9:49 am

stidmama

guten morgen, inge!

9:49 am

crosshair

i just use open office to generate my paperwork and if i need to send it out i just use msn or my isp mail addy luv

9:49 am

msideb01

I've had my fair share of "learning the hard way" experiences myself... vlc, avg, malwarebytes, all good suggestions

9:50 am

LuvWordGames

hi stid

9:50 am

crosshair

some stidmama,but it is rare

9:50 am

crosshair

((stidmama))

9:50 am

stidmama

Luv, I use gmail instead of outlook -- openoffice doesn't have an email, but gmail seems to be a nice fit with it.

9:50 am

crosshair

just wanted to warn everyone ad-aware seems to be under attack of late and i have removed it for now

9:51 am

crosshair

crossy loves g-mail for his real life stuff

9:51 am

LuvWordGames

I have comcast now but I like the way I can save e-mails in files and edit my e-mails easier with Outlook

9:51 am

dianedecoder

I use Microsoft Word 2010, but I know that sometimes I have to send a document in an older format, as some with older computers can't open them... e.g. Federal Govt. offices LOL

9:51 am

msideb01

I just the other day had to personally take care of some pretty nasty adware on my office computer... got by the system virus scans and all that

9:51 am

stidmama

Thanks for the warning about adaware. I used to use it on my PC. I'll let my tom know.

9:51 am

stidmama

hey all, btw

9:52 am

crosshair

i seem to have no issues with open office generated paperwork and our govt lol

9:52 am

crosshair

just tell tom to switch for spybot for the nonce

9:52 am

stidmama

that's the biggest issue with the new Office produects as far as I can tell -- they are not backward compatible, and sometimes don't render older docs properly. for example, they can't read publisher files!

9:52 am

MollyL

Here is a funny story about people who use Outlook. Many of them are unaware that when they type "J" in Outlook, it generates a smiley face. But that does not transfer to other email programs. Thus you get an email that says "Love, MaryJ"

9:52 am

stidmama

I think that's what he is using already actually cross -- ;-)

9:53 am

crosshair

lol

9:53 am

LuvWordGames

well, I have to get to the post office so I'll be back later. Thanks for the advice crossy

9:53 am

stidmama

have been the recipient of emails like that, Molly!

9:53 am

crosshair

np luv..anytime

9:53 am

dianedecoder

I prefer microsoft outlook for most of my emails... I can do so much with it. However, I use 2 hotmail accounts for chit chat, and my web cam .

9:53 am

stidmama

(((Luv))) good luck! have a lovely day!

9:54 am

dianedecoder

too funny, Molly :-)

9:54 am

MollyL

I have no idea why people still use Outlook for email. It drives me crazy.

9:54 am

waver12

how is everyone!

9:54 am

EvaNadine

we have outlook here at work.
im inclined to test that J thing out now!

9:54 am

crosshair

lol i have a msn addy for games and general internet messing round and g-mail for real life stuff

9:54 am

stidmama

and I should pull myself together. First day of class for the quarter, and I am anxious. I hate this program, I hate it, I hate it I hate it. nothing like feeling stuck in a thankless awful place for making one long for the weekends.

9:54 am

msideb01

I think Outlook is a pretty terrible email client myself... sadly, my office won't let me use a different one... it's a nightmare trying to sort and sift though emails

9:54 am

dianedecoder

Hotmail drives me crazy... can't even put a proper insert into the body of the email... unless you get it from Bing, or similar.

9:55 am

crosshair

((stidmama))

9:55 am

stidmama

I hate Outlook. Have used gmail for over a decade now, even though we have many internet connections.

9:55 am

crosshair

like i say,i just use hotmail for goofing round

9:55 am

stidmama

the school I am at requires students to have a school email (which is an online version of outlook) -- I forward to gmail and ignore the rest...

9:56 am

EvaNadine

i also think outlook is terrible.
and sadly, we only just switched TO it -- we have been in the process for the last 2-3 years, of changing all of our applications to work with outlook.

9:56 am

dianedecoder

When we go south ( Arizona ) I have to use hotmail or g-mail though... Comcast connection at my son's home will allow incoming Outlook, but won't let me send.

9:56 am

crosshair

i have never used outlook lol

9:56 am

msideb01

don't ever use it

9:56 am

stidmama

When I was working briefly for a faculty member and had to use outlook to receive important documents it took FOREVER to load and move and figure out what was going on. *sigh*

9:57 am

waver12

i used to like outlook, then i found google and use that for everything now

9:57 am

crosshair

with a fresh build first thing i do is load firefox,avg and g-mail lol

9:57 am

stidmama

That's the thing about Microsoft: it's so big that people think they have to use ALL their products even when other (and cheaper) software works better.

9:57 am

dianedecoder

I've used outlook for 9 years... have never seen a problem with it.

9:57 am

crosshair

you can replace any microsoft programs with free ones

9:58 am

stidmama

yep. firefox, OO, google things (gmail and picasa for me), and wordpress runs our family's websites.

9:58 am

msideb01

well in general it seems like Microsoft has never taken to making things intuitive or simple and user friendly as, say Google or Apple have tried to do

9:58 am

crosshair

though because you are using windows you still have to keep I.E locked up in a small cage in the background

9:58 am

msideb01

haha

9:58 am

stidmama

It "works" diane -- but not as well as other programs. It's not intuitive.

9:59 am

stidmama

LOL what mside said!

9:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

Gefilte is absolutely a word. It's a kind of fish that swims with a piece of iceberg lettuce in its mouth and horseradish spread on its fins.

9:59 am

stidmama

Actually, tom runs linux on our home server and dual boots our other machines (except my mac which is under warranty)... we avoid MS-OS as much as possible

10:00 am

stidmama

it is a word, but it isn't in the grid, kaplan.

10:00 am

stidmama

ah, there is my alarm. must eat breakfast, make tea figure out lunch... brb

10:00 am

crosshair

i am waiting for the google os for home computers:)

10:01 am

MollyL

Gefilte is in the grid. Or are Kap and I seeing things?

10:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

yeah, it is. Gefilte fishes reproduce by leaving little fishballs in glass jars.

10:01 am

crosshair

combine google os with chrome browser and g-mail and you will be golden

10:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

I suppose I should be in the PB.

10:02 am

dianedecoder

you're safe Kaplan... it is there but not found in the Babble dictionary.

10:03 am

msideb01

what's the status of the google os? is that actually happening? if it's anything like Chrome, I'm on that in a heartbeat

10:04 am

crosshair

checking now mside

10:04 am

MollyL

Why doesn't the dictionary recognize geflite but it recognizes kugel. Both are dishes made from a particular food.

10:04 am

stidmama

oh! it is in the grid -- I didn't see that other E! (sorry sorry sorry)

10:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

How come "hiree" is a word, but not the person you fi*- the fi**ee? Is there no sense to Enable?

10:05 am

stidmama

LOL you want it to make sense???

10:06 am

aslindy

there is no sense to the english language

10:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

Too much to ask?

10:07 am

crosshair

mside re: google os: most of the in fo i can find is over a year old,but the plan was to start with the google os in portable devices first

10:07 am

stidmama

well, past 100 and really ought to rest my eyes before I head to school. might be back once I get there (class doesn't start for almost three hours....)

10:07 am

msideb01

hmmm... interesting. hopefully it doesn't fizzle like Wave did

10:07 am

stidmama

*hugs and choclits and happy thoughts for all!*
(and bacon for cross)

*poof*

10:08 am

crosshair

you will be amazing stidmama!

10:08 am

dianedecoder

have a good day stid... relax... I think you will be awesome.

10:08 am

crosshair

the kids will soak up your prose like a sponge!

10:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

(picturing kids soaking up prose like sponges.)

10:10 am

crosshair

lol,well i am a tad optomistic there

10:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

45 left. NBT, NBS, and whatever.

10:12 am

crosshair

yaa for kaplan

10:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

I think that's all for now.

10:22 am

rubyfoo

hello hello

10:23 am

rubyfoo

62 words before and although it's a nice grid, I have very little time, probably won't reach half

10:23 am

MollyL

I'm so against foreign currency being allowable in these grids. Who the hell has ever heard of ro 4/4?

10:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

Isn't that IM Speak for laughing?

10:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

Without being on the floor?

10:25 am

rubyfoo

I wish there was gefile fish in the pb; I would trade all my words for a piece!

10:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

Home-made only.

10:26 am

MollyL

That would be rolling on the linoleum Kap. : P

10:26 am

Erda

gefilte, you mean

10:26 am

rubyfoo

my grandmather used to make it and would make her own horseradish but would have to go out on the fire escape to do so

10:26 am

MollyL

Gefile fish goes in your gmail. : D

10:26 am

Erda

where they keep grandmathers

10:27 am

rubyfoo

I just got the currency because of the laughing clue, too funny

10:27 am

rubyfoo

I can't spell today...sorry

10:27 am

rubyfoo

she was grand indeed!

10:28 am

Erda

at least they're cute...

10:29 am

rubyfoo

she also used to make boiled carp and I was the only one (in our very large family) who would eat it!

10:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Skirting that PB closely today, are we?

10:30 am

rubyfoo

mo?

10:30 am

crosshair

lol molly ty for the ro4/4 ((ruby))

10:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

39.

10:31 am

rubyfoo

10:31 am

rubyfoo

molly always makes me laugh!

10:31 am

rubyfoo

ty molly

10:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

Lotsa good fi words.

10:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

Speaking of fish.

10:32 am

rubyfoo

just found a bunch of them kaplan

10:33 am

crosshair

those 2 l,s make a ton of nice words

10:37 am

rubyfoo

I thought that te**in was a kind of shell Where's ata when I need her?

10:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

34. BBL. Kitchen dirty. Must also go to work.

10:39 am

rubyfoo

need 2 words for half

10:40 am

rururocks

anyone have the last ti 6/21 please?

10:40 am

rubyfoo

yay, half!

10:40 am

rubyfoo

see you after dinner

10:40 am

rubyfoo

hi and bye ruru

10:41 am

dianedecoder

could it be the "pussy-footing" word? not sure if it's the last one,... i don't have a list

10:41 am

rururocks

pussy footing?

10:41 am

dianedecoder

lol..... through the tulips ;-)

10:41 am

rubyfoo

thank you diane

10:41 am

crosshair

t***** thru the tulip with crossy....

10:42 am

rubyfoo

need a uke for that

10:42 am

rururocks

oh..that's it

10:42 am

rubyfoo

96 words!

10:42 am

rururocks

thank you very much diane

10:42 am

dianedecoder

guess pussy-footing is an old fashioned term ?? lol

10:42 am

rururocks

thank you crossy

10:43 am

rubyfoo

unless you have a kitty

10:44 am

crosshair

np rur,must do a bank run biab semi-poof

10:44 am

dianedecoder

later, crossy

10:58 am

MollyL

I think people try to avoid using the "p" word because it has attained off color connotations.

11:15 am

EvaNadine

oh happy day!
pretzel bread in the caf today!

11:15 am

dianedecoder

good grief..... I do know that the "P" word was not accepted in Text Twist.

11:16 am

KatieSue91

any re8,55 hints?

11:16 am

MollyL

Pretzel bread sounds delicious.

11:16 am

dianedecoder

not yet Katie... sorry :-(

11:17 am

MollyL

re8...what you do to to clean your water again

11:17 am

dianedecoder

thanks for that Molly !

11:17 am

KatieSue91

Thanks :-)

11:17 am

KatieSue91

Thanks :-)

11:18 am

MollyL

You have to move like a snake to find some of these words. Twisty, twisty.

11:18 am

dianedecoder

I forgot about the "re" thing.... I'm sure that will give me a bunch more words !

11:18 am

EvaNadine

mmmm.... ham + swiss on pretzel bread.
such a lovely change of pace...

11:19 am

dianedecoder

hi Eva :-)

11:21 am

EvaNadine

hola!

11:23 am

KatieSue91

Any for il5,10

11:23 am

hootowl

more so on the 4

11:23 am

hootowl

morning all

11:23 am

EvaNadine

sicker

11:24 am

KatieSue91

Thanks again

11:24 am

EvaNadine

afternoon, hooty-hoo!

11:24 am

dianedecoder

hi hootowl

11:25 am

hootowl

hmm - still morning here

11:26 am

carleekat

hi again all

11:26 am

EvaNadine

half past lunchtime here. :)

11:26 am

carleekat

and good afternoon from here

11:27 am

hootowl

11:28 and I am getting hungry

11:27 am

carleekat

ok..someone PLEASE motivate me to take down my christmas tree and all the other rot...its that..or have a nap

11:27 am

amelu0218

I vote nap.

11:27 am

hootowl

mine stays up til 12th night - thats tomorrow here

11:28 am

hootowl

nap is good

11:28 am

carleekat

i usually have mine down by new years

11:28 am

hootowl

poor thing

11:28 am

hootowl

hehehehe

11:28 am

EvaNadine

i took the ornaments off the tree last night.
hubby can take down the lights + toss the thing out.

11:28 am

carleekat

makes the house look so clean and uncluttered for new years

11:29 am

carleekat

sigh

11:29 am

carleekat

ok... i am going in there peoples...

11:29 am

hootowl

I'm gonna set mine up for the birds. and the ^*%&%$ squirrels

11:29 am

carleekat

getting the ornament boxes...

11:29 am

carleekat

mine goes in a box

11:30 am

carleekat

( make suet and bird seed ornaments out of pine cones and hang on tree :p that owuld be fun to watch )

11:30 am

hootowl

mine's always real. We tried to convince ourselves to get a phoney cause the new place has no picture window...but we gave up

11:31 am

amelu0218

sounds like a wonderful idea but my cats would have ideas other than bird watching...

11:31 am

carleekat

i wanted real this year... kids have never had one b/c dXh doesnt like the mess..but couldnt afford it this year..stick with what i have

11:31 am

hootowl

my you are stubborn - must learn to relax...relax,,,relax...

11:32 am

carleekat

ok..going in there... going...

11:32 am

hootowl

stuborn, stubborn, stubborn

11:37 am

carleekat

question tho..anyone here ever made dried fruit ornaments?

11:37 am

carleekat

sliced apples and oranges...

11:38 am

hootowl

fireweeds

11:38 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for hoot

11:38 am

hootowl

once way back when

11:38 am

hootowl

ty

11:38 am

carleekat

do i have to pitch or ddo you think i could keep if i stored in a bag of rice

11:38 am

hootowl

low, slow oven

11:38 am

carleekat

they are SOO pretty on the tree

11:38 am

carleekat

i rather wish to keep them rather then pitch

11:39 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:39 am

carleekat

( i used convection on low oven... 2 hours )

11:39 am

EvaNadine

if theyre dried, cant you laminate/seal them somehow?

11:39 am

carleekat

if i had spray laquer..yes..but i dont...

11:40 am

carleekat

but if they are dry...no moisture for anything to live on them

11:40 am

hootowl

well the rice could infest them too. How about a matte sealer of some type. Craft store should have it. But I also made flour ornaments and with no sealer lasted forever. Just keep them dry. No cold attic or garage

11:40 am

carleekat

i think i will try a bag of rice...

11:40 am

jmcnrick

you can get spray lacquer at hardware store

11:40 am

jmcnrick

dried fruit still has moisture

11:41 am

hootowl

hang them in a window & enjoy them

11:41 am

carleekat

i mean..if u drop your cell phone in water..u put in rice...to dry out....soooo

11:42 am

hootowl

you do?

11:43 am

hootowl

Well I have to go to the store. Any clues needed before I leave?

11:44 am

jmcnrick

not yet i just started but thanks

11:44 am

hootowl

ok - bbl

11:44 am

carleekat

the worst that canhappen is i have to throw them ut..which is what i would do today anyway

11:44 am

jmcnrick

true car

11:45 am

jmcnrick

well or that they would attract bugs that would infest your house

11:45 am

jmcnrick

<=== little mary sunshine today

11:53 am

jmcnrick

nbt

11:55 am

jmcnrick

*hides coins under rug for surprise to next person who cleans the chog*

11:56 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

12:16 pm

crosshair

mmm pealmeal bacon,lettuce and cheese sammiches;))

12:17 pm

dfmchfhf

aww great, crossy, I lasted about seven seconds before getting hungry in the chog today.

12:17 pm

crosshair

lol

12:18 pm

dfmchfhf

especially because I have no lunch time on Tuesdays and Thursdays :o(

12:18 pm

crosshair

food,drink,friends and love..the stuff of life;)

12:18 pm

crosshair

:(((

12:18 pm

dfmchfhf

and school? ;o)

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

crossy, care for some of the pretzel bread i enjoyed with my lunch today?

12:19 pm

crosshair

lol dfm,i graduated long,long ago

12:19 pm

crosshair

sure eva;)

12:20 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- is now really hungry :o(
and I have classes from 0830 until 1720!

12:21 pm

crosshair

its like the army,you have your goat skin hanging on the wall saying you did 4 years of whatever and the first thing your new boss says is "ok,now i want you to forget about all of that"

12:21 pm

carleekat

ok..melting chocolate for the cake balls

12:22 pm

crosshair

a good employee is 20 percent knowledge and 80% dealing with people

12:22 pm

crosshair

mmmm

12:23 pm

carleekat

xmas party tonight..gotta fill the kids up with sugar before they go home to their parents and to bed :p

12:24 pm

crosshair

lol

12:24 pm

crosshair

last thing you feed them is about a pound of red licorice each

12:25 pm

crosshair

loys of sugar..lots of food colouring lol

12:26 pm

crosshair

or a nice bowl of sugar coated nougat marshmallow stars...now with frosting!!

12:26 pm

EvaNadine

i made cake balls for christmas last year. several different kinds.
im still not over the trauma! when my friend brought some to our party this year, i almost had to turn her away...heh

12:26 pm

crosshair

lol

12:26 pm

MollyL

They are a lot of work, aren't they Eva?

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

they are easy, but messy and time-consuming. and when you make 3-4 different varieties...i was ready to be done.

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

though, oddly, i could go for some today...heh

12:30 pm

crosshair

i am craving some strawberry foldovers;) take your flaky pastry cut into squares brush with egg white and fill with a mixture of jam and whipping cream ;)

12:30 pm

MollyL

Yeah, I didn't mean difficult. Messy and time consuming is a better description.

12:30 pm

crosshair

little triangles of heven

12:31 pm

EvaNadine

sounds scrumptious, crosy!

12:31 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- should start (trying) (and probably failing!) to ignore the chog!

12:31 pm

crosshair

lol sorry dfm

12:32 pm

crosshair

you can also use a mix of 505 custard and 505 cream,blend it and add your fresh berries

12:32 pm

crosshair

50%*

12:33 pm

crosshair

but that is more of what we call a chantilly(sp) cream for filling cannolis(sp)

12:33 pm

crosshair

as crossy does not like ricotta cannolis

12:34 pm

crosshair

you mix cocoa with it for choc cannolis

12:38 pm

crosshair

crossy will zip it now;(

12:39 pm

suefrad625

nbt, and have to get back to work

12:39 pm

suefrad625

bbl

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

hello again

12:40 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

12:41 pm

dfmchfhf

hi {{ruby}}! :o)

12:41 pm

PMS

m

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

12:43 pm

crosshair

....

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

crossy: what sounds really easy and I have homemade jam! so whipping cream NOT whipped cream? would cream cheese work?

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

that*

12:43 pm

crosshair

cream cheese would work great!

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

they have ready-made puff pastry here that is excellent

12:44 pm

crosshair

35% cream that you whip at home works well

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

ty ty, I will make some in a couple of days and let you know how they turn out. I have jams and jellies from my garden: currants, blackberries and plum

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

my mouth is watering

12:45 pm

MollyL

You only bake it with the jam in it, right? Then add the whipped cream.

12:45 pm

crosshair

do not overfill though,squares should be about 5x5 and filling should be about 4 heaping tbs

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

oh, I thought he meant you mix the cream with the jam.....

12:45 pm

crosshair

and fold into triangles..egg white will help them seal

12:46 pm

MollyL

I did too, but wouldn't whipping cream go kerflooey in the oven?

12:46 pm

crosshair

you do ruby mix cream and jam

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

maybe unwhipped cream?

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

I can't wait to try it

12:47 pm

crosshair

try small batch first

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

or currant jelly mixed with cream cheese....mirabelle plums....blackberries

12:47 pm

crosshair

but we used to make them all the time at bakery

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

maybe I can chub up a little

12:47 pm

crosshair

lol

12:48 pm

crosshair

you can have 30 pounds that i really do not want :)

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

that would be too much, but 6 would be great!

12:48 pm

crosshair

i have not tried it with cream cheese though,filling is supposed to be light and fluffy

12:49 pm

crosshair

6?? lol@6 and gain and lose 6 pounds just by eating and potty functions lol

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I don't mind creamy and sticky....

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

I can't gain; if I eat too much at one meal, then I can't eat the next one. not good.

12:50 pm

crosshair

i wish i still had the cannoli recipie

12:50 pm

crosshair

but you need a good deep fryer and lots of aluminum tubes

12:51 pm

carleekat

those sound yum..the fold overs

12:51 pm

crosshair

they are old tyme snack,jelly fold overs

12:52 pm

carleekat

so..cake balls coated with melted chocolate..and setting up in freezer

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

if I can explain to "the shopper" what the puff pastry package looks like, I can make some tomorrow afternoon

12:52 pm

HelenaB

half way!

12:52 pm

crosshair

i better dive in for a bit,this grid is not doing itself lol...sploosh

12:52 pm

carleekat

tree dealt with except for lights...all deocartions down...but boxes in liveing room..need to get my son to deal with boxes as my ankle still not up to loaded trips up and down stairs

12:53 pm

carleekat

next....making turkey quaselias

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

I won't let husband take the wreath down or the cards. If it was up to me, I'd leave the wreath up all winter as it's gorgeous

12:53 pm

carleekat

quesadelias...

12:54 pm

carleekat

i like all my xmas gone by new years

12:54 pm

carleekat

unfortunately....not this year

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

so does he

12:54 pm

carleekat

as we had xmas dinner new years day

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

I still haven't thrown away the Christmas capon. I'm hoping it will come back to life and fly away!

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

it's outside and no animals can get at it

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

it would take a vulture to carry it off

12:55 pm

carleekat

well..as my turkey is only on its 4th day....mexican with it tonight...and then turkey ala king tomorrow with the hockey game

12:55 pm

MollyL

Ruby, I'm getting worried about that capon.

12:56 pm

carleekat

and i still have a pot of gravy and a huge bowl of stuffing

12:56 pm

carleekat

what to do with left over stuffing?

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

just don't eat any mystery meat empanadas chez Ruby!

12:56 pm

BettyAnne

I need the second te6/21 please?

12:56 pm

carleekat

gravy into the ala king

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

I can't face it

12:56 pm

carleekat

but the stuffing....

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

how about the firest te6, too

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

first*

12:57 pm

carleekat

no te 6/21 but the ti 6 /21 is what u do in the tulips

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

AND btw, CROSSY, TI6 THROUGH THE TULIPS HAS BEEN AN EARWORM FOR TWO HOURS NOW

12:57 pm

BettyAnne

I'm sorry. It's ti

12:57 pm

carleekat

and the first ti 6 21 sounds like the fi 6

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

sorry for shouting. Clumsy pinkie hit the caps

12:57 pm

carleekat

( i think i started that with crossy a few hours ago ruby....)

12:58 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks all.

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

it is terrible that I am so suggestible for music

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

the other day I had "exultate jubilate" in my head for hours without knowing the rest of the latin

12:59 pm

MollyL

*Serenading Ruby with the ukulele*

1:00 pm

carleekat

we have a ukele arounf here somewhere

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

ty molly rotl

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

whoops! hahah

1:00 pm

MollyL

You can freeze leftover stuffing.

1:00 pm

carleekat

i could...but

1:00 pm

carleekat

i suck at using up frozen leftovers...

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

my father courted my mother back in the 30's, playing the uke

1:01 pm

carleekat

i forget about them...they get kicked around in the freezer..then i pitch them when i clean it out

1:01 pm

MollyL

I bet he was the cats pajamas (using a 30's phrase)

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

I freeze them without labelling, wait a couple of months and throw them out or else ask husband if he'd like a mystery red thing for dinner

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

wavy blonde hair and bright blue eyes

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

and she was a regular flapper!

1:02 pm

carleekat

its just a thing... i am not sure why i do that..even labelled

1:02 pm

carleekat

i suck

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

I understand, carlee, frozen stuff is ycuky after a while

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

but I have to freeze meat for the dogs,because he only buys it once a week and we have to stock up because it's not always available

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

beef hearts and liver -- gross

1:04 pm

carleekat

i ned to start buying giblets for my cats...

1:04 pm

carleekat

ok..gone to start making filling for quasedilas

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

I make brown rice and beef heart risotto for the dogs and cook pieces of liver for the garnish. They love it and have glorious coats

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

109 words and I call it quites -- want puff pastry NOW!

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

*poof*

1:10 pm

MollyL

I'm kind of vigilant about using my frozen leftovers. I have a thing about wasting food.

1:41 pm

carleekat

ok... back..turkey dealt with..carcus on stove simmering to make broth

1:42 pm

carleekat

meat in pan simmering for quasadelias.. and rest of meat set aside for turkey ala king..yay

1:43 pm

carleekat

and its snowing?????

1:45 pm

carleekat

hahaha radar says is raining and freezing rain..but we have big fluffy white flakes

1:45 pm

Nancy Boy

'thesp' is so a word. I wonder if enable would take 'luvvie'..

1:46 pm

cosdem

is that how people with speech disabilities say lesbians? :)

1:46 pm

EvaNadine

*sprints over to NB*
*stops self pre-pounce*
*hugs gently*

hello love!

1:47 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Cos! No, it's those draaama types ;) a bit of a thesp...as in thespian. But I was born in the 1990s, so I don't say words with more than two syllables ;)

1:48 pm

Nancy Boy

Hello Mrs Foster ;) how are you??

1:48 pm

scouser

Hi Nancy boy: I am sure thesp is a word, and I would vote for luvvie to be added to Enable as well.

1:48 pm

cosdem

lol i know it is.. just being funny :P

1:49 pm

Nancy Boy

Sorry Cos, wasn't sure if it was a britishism or not ;)

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

im well, dearest.
how are YOU?

1:49 pm

Nancy Boy

too right, Scouser. I've known some proper luvvies in my time and it's an affront to them that babble won't take it :P

1:49 pm

MollyL

There is a town near here called Lusby. The people there refer to themselves as Lusbians. : D

1:49 pm

Kazzer99

evening all

1:49 pm

cosdem

lol molly

1:49 pm

frogface

i guess they dont include thesp as that would open up a whole can of worms - or should i say words?

1:50 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm well thanks Eva :) caught the inevitable cold though, so sneezing away...to the great displeasure of the cats.

1:51 pm

scouser

Hello carleekat: give the old stuffing to the birds outside. If you were going to freeze it, should have done it only up to 24 hours after the first cook, and then only if you made it yourself from scratch. Bought stuffing - not a chance !

1:51 pm

Nancy Boy

True, Frogface..though sometimes I feel like half the words in my vernacular aren't 'real'!

1:51 pm

EvaNadine

molly -- my best friend used to live there.
she used to call herself a "lusbian homeowner"

1:52 pm

frogface

and did you know that in the UK language you can pluralise the? it becomes thes, again not included in this dictionary

1:52 pm

MollyL

That's funny Eva. Scouse...you can "buy" stuffing.

1:52 pm

EvaNadine

i wish i still had kitties to snuggle.
i love our little lizards, but theyre not nearly so soft + squishy...

1:53 pm

MollyL

Why no cats Eva?

1:53 pm

Kazzer99

corse you can we even call stuffing paxo in our house

1:53 pm

scouser

Hi Molly: what I meant was, don't freeze pre-packed ready-made stuffing or stuffing made from a packet.

1:54 pm

MollyL

I've never seen ready made stuffing. I've always assumed everyone made it from scratch.

1:54 pm

Nancy Boy

Lizards!! Too cute, Eva. I have daydreams about owning turtles, sometimes...

1:54 pm

cosdem

stove top stuffing?

1:55 pm

frogface

omg nobody in the UK seems to make stuffing anymore - it's all ready made - and in various yakky flavours lmao

1:55 pm

scouser

Hi carleecat: what is a quasadelia?

1:55 pm

Kazzer99

you can packets of dried stuff that you add hot water to - its easy and even the cheap stuff can be made to taste nice

1:55 pm

MollyL

Stove top isn't ready made.

1:55 pm

EvaNadine

molly -- i had to re-home them when i moved in with my hubs (before we were even engaged -- scandalous!)
he already had the 2 lizards, most of my friends are allergic, and i knew we would move around a few times before we really settled down -- and i knew the cats wouldnt take to it. there are even more reasons too...

1:55 pm

cosdem

oh we make it from stratch using day old bread... i guess i call stove top ready made for us lol

1:56 pm

frogface

and to think the US gave the UK freeze dried products - and we have the monopoly on stuffing!!!

1:56 pm

carleekat

NANCY!!!>>OMG..i am SO sorry about xmas day..but my dXh disconnected internet on xmas eve...i didnt get hooked up again friday last

1:57 pm

EvaNadine

NB, we have a veritible zoo's worth of lizards in our house these days. more tanks than anything else!

1:57 pm

Kazzer99

hee hee - i also make it from scratch but weekdays is too busy for cooking from scratch

1:57 pm

MollyL

<--------Would be scared to have reptiles in the house.

1:57 pm

cosdem

you guys know that cable show "Hoarders" on Monday han episode of an old lady hoarding chickens.. they were wall to wall in her house

1:57 pm

carleekat

i make from scratch unless doing a quick chicken casserol'y thing

1:57 pm

Nancy Boy

aww Carlee, that's alright! I was in a sad old mood anyway, so you didn't miss much ;) hope you had a good christmas!

1:57 pm

FishFishGarden

evening all....

1:58 pm

cosdem

and the other guy was hoarding rabbits.

1:58 pm

frogface

evening fish

1:58 pm

Kazzer99

hi fish

1:58 pm

carleekat

i had the kids for 2 hours....but i had a nice day..i felt wretched for you tho..i had promised to be here and i wasnt...

1:58 pm

MollyL

I can't watch shows about hoarding. Hoarding creeps me out.

1:58 pm

carleekat

it creeps me out too molls

1:58 pm

cosdem

and for next week's season finale they have a guy hoarding rats

1:58 pm

Kazzer99

i only like stuffing balls - hate it in things like chicken and turkey 0 urrgh

1:58 pm

cosdem

and not in cages!

1:59 pm

Nancy Boy

I'd be scared about having a snake. Or spiders! Lizards though...cute, cute, cute!

1:59 pm

carleekat

that is dressing kazz

1:59 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh but rats are rather clean, aren't they? All I know about rats is that they can't vomit. Good for them!

2:00 pm

Kazzer99

its stuffing in our house

2:00 pm

cosdem

clue for the last ti6?

2:00 pm

FishFishGarden

rats make really good pets

2:00 pm

MollyL

Oh no, we're not going to do the stuffing/dressing thing are we? : P

2:00 pm

Nancy Boy

I love rats...even love seeing them in the underground here, though they're less of the pet variety.

2:00 pm

Kazzer99

i didnt like the stuffing in scotland - they make it with lard and oatmeal - it was not nice

2:00 pm

cosdem

this guy had over 400 rats in his house running loose

2:00 pm

MollyL

The clue is through the tulips.

2:01 pm

Kazzer99

thnks Molly

2:01 pm

scouser

Hi Kazzer and carleecat: I lived in Newfoundland in the 60's and I remember now we used to call stuffing dressing. We would get french fries, dressing and gravy for the price of the french fries.

2:01 pm

Nancy Boy

lovely clue Molly!

2:01 pm

MollyL

I don't know what is grosser. 400 rats in the house, or stuffing made with LARD AND OATMEAL. GROSS!!

2:01 pm

Kazzer99

urrgh cos that really is discuusing cos the only thing i kno about rats is that they continuously urinate leaving trails all over the place

2:02 pm

Kazzer99

oops gisgusting

2:02 pm

Kazzer99

good god i give up my typing is complete c**p tonight

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

the lizards are easy because they cant get out of their tanks. you have some choices as to what to feed them + really, the only thing to remember is to wash your hands after handling them.

2:03 pm

FishFishGarden

in defence of my national cuisine....it's not *just* suet and oatmeal that goes in the stuffing

2:03 pm

cosdem

when i was living in arizona.. i saw a wild lizard on a sidewalk and i freaked out.. yeah.. i'm pretty gay liek that :P

2:04 pm

carleekat

my stuffing is bread chopped up into cubes, with onions and celery sauteed in butter....chopped up mushrooms, sage, tarragon,, thyme and salt and pepper

2:04 pm

sessaruth

hey

2:04 pm

Kazzer99

that does depend where you get it from fish - i got served some in a nameless cafe in aberdeen and that was exatly wat it was

2:04 pm

carleekat

oh..in st croix the lizards ( little gekkos) are everywhere..in the house....everywhere..so darn cute

2:04 pm

sessaruth

First time playing...Do the letters have to touch?

2:04 pm

FishFishGarden

yes

2:05 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Cos!

2:05 pm

carleekat

yes...leters must touch but go in any direction

2:05 pm

FishFishGarden

minimum 4 letters, you can only use each letter once in a word

2:06 pm

carleekat

and for the record... i think i am in charge of yet another robbie burns dinner...i gett o go get haggis again..and eat haggis again..yay...i rather like haggis....once in a while

2:06 pm

FishFishGarden

Haggis is the bomb

2:06 pm

Kazzer99

i love haggis - thanks for reminding me - i must get all the kit ready

2:06 pm

FishFishGarden

burns dinners are just monumental piss-ups

2:07 pm

Kazzer99

i used to enjoy fried haggis suppers in aberdeen

2:07 pm

FishFishGarden

deep-fried haggis....bleuch

2:07 pm

Kazzer99

yes - espically when you go to one that allowed a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of wine per dinner guest

2:07 pm

FishFishGarden

but nowhere near as bleuch as deep-fried pizza

2:08 pm

Kazzer99

in aberdeen they would fry anything

2:08 pm

Kazzer99

haha - one of my favorites - i also like deep fried steack pies

2:08 pm

FishFishGarden

allowed? The Burns nights I;ve been to that's a minimum requirement

2:08 pm

FishFishGarden

allowed? The Burns nights I;ve been to that's a minimum requirement

2:09 pm

FishFishGarden

there's a chippy just down the road from the Deen in Stonehaven that claims to be the virthplace of teh deep-fried mars bar

2:09 pm

Kazzer99

yeah - i have been there

2:10 pm

FishFishGarden

they have a sign in the window that claims as such, adding..."we'll deep fry anything, bring us yer granny and we'll deep fry her"

2:11 pm

Kazzer99

heehee - deep fried crunchies are interesting - there's a chippy we went to that if you take your favorite food item in for a small charge they will batter and deep fry it for you

2:11 pm

FishFishGarden

deep-fried Opal Fruits/ Starburst was the weirdest one I came across

2:12 pm

Kazzer99

hmm that does sound strange but vaguely interesting

2:12 pm

FishFishGarden

trust me - it's as gawd awful as it sounds

2:13 pm

carleekat

deep fried butter is yum

2:13 pm

carleekat

anyway...no piss up at this robbie burns....we serve gingerale and root beer... ( teenagers...)

2:13 pm

Kazzer99

i would imagine it sort of gives up and explodes

2:14 pm

Kazzer99

what is the age limit for booze where you are carlee

2:14 pm

carleekat

its pretty yum kaz

2:14 pm

carleekat

19 kaz...this dinner i will have 16 12- 15 year old girls...

2:15 pm

FishFishGarden

can I come? ;o)

2:15 pm

Kazzer99

aah - my idea of hell - just about getting giggly over boys and still liking cr***y stuff on the tv

2:15 pm

carleekat

and the only male in attendance is the one addressing the hassis :)

2:16 pm

carleekat

not at all kazz...they into getting canoe certification and sailing... camping in witer in tents with snow up the wazoo... boys are there..but not forefront..too amny others things to do

2:16 pm

Kazzer99

whos doing the ladies reply thingy that i had to do as the only lady present at one

2:16 pm

EvaNadine

*yawn*
supposed to head to a goodbye happy hour for a coworker today, but im tired. methinks im just gonna head home...

2:17 pm

carleekat

we just appoint a volunteer :0

2:17 pm

carleekat

:)

2:17 pm

Kazzer99

good - are they guides or just a good bunch of friends

2:17 pm

carleekat

guides...

2:18 pm

carleekat

and a good bunch of friends

2:18 pm

Kazzer99

my friends daughter was in the guides but she has moved up to the rangers. i was in the girls life brigade

2:19 pm

Kazzer99

that shows how old i am i think it just the girls brigade now

2:19 pm

carleekat

this is the age group between guides and rangers :)

2:20 pm

dizgrannie

LOL Kazzer, it was the Girls Life Brigade when I was in it and just Girls Brigade when my daughters were in it

2:20 pm

Kazzer99

just keep em at it - i think its a good start in life - makes you think of others and your responsibilities towards them

2:21 pm

Kazzer99

i think it changed when i was in it - it was something i really enjoyed at the time

2:22 pm

dizgrannie

not many Company's around our area now

2:23 pm

Kazzer99

one of the chaps i work with has big connections with the boys brigade - he does the catering usually

2:24 pm

Kazzer99

at the camps

2:26 pm

cosdem

ke 5/24?

2:26 pm

dizgrannie

ke + pine tree

2:27 pm

cosdem

ty

2:35 pm

MollyL

That ke5 word always reminds me of the Lethal Weapon movie that dealt with South Africans.

2:35 pm

cosdem

re 5/15?

2:36 pm

Kazzer99

yes quite - strange word - how are we all doing - i have 49 left to find

2:36 pm

cosdem

23 left.

2:36 pm

cosdem

re 5/16 i mean

2:36 pm

Kazzer99

dont have it yet

2:37 pm

cosdem

never mind got it

2:37 pm

carleekat

ok..am stuffed with turkey again..mexican style

2:37 pm

Kazzer99

i just got it as well

2:38 pm

Kazzer99

it that with chilli?

2:38 pm

cosdem

lol nice timing too

2:41 pm

cosdem

i need a different clue for the last ti 6/21 please? :)

2:41 pm

Kazzer99

to walk quietly through a room perhaps

2:42 pm

cosdem

ohhh wow how did i miss that ty very much

2:42 pm

Kazzer99

what you would give a waiter for good service and one of them things on the end of your foot

2:44 pm

MollyL

Cos, Tiny Tim sang a song called 6/21 Through The Tulips. What you do with your feet when you're trying to be quiet.

2:44 pm

Kazzer99

does any one have a clue for the 8 please

2:45 pm

cosdem

ahh okay :)

2:45 pm

cosdem

to do re6/27?

2:45 pm

MollyL

The 8 is what you do to clean your water again.

2:45 pm

cosdem

a person who does re6.27 maybe?

2:45 pm

cosdem

oh no.. im sorry.. molly is right

2:45 pm

Kazzer99

thnks got it

2:46 pm

cosdem

fireworks

2:46 pm

Kazzer99

congratulation cos

2:47 pm

MollyL

Ta da Cos!!!!

2:55 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for cos

2:55 pm

carleekat

ok..nap time

2:55 pm

carleekat

ttfn * poof*

2:56 pm

Kazzer99

see ya carlee

3:19 pm

sadie52

Hello

3:21 pm

frogface

wahayyyyyyyyy fireworksssssssss

3:25 pm

Kazzer99

way to go frog

3:26 pm

lbdawger

f

3:33 pm

mkg

any clues for the 8?

3:36 pm

Joanne123

re and to clean water again

3:36 pm

mkg

ty got it.

3:36 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:38 pm

mkg

el 5 please?

3:39 pm

Joanne123

e and dryer dust

3:40 pm

Kazzer99

fireworks for me

3:40 pm

Joanne123

wtg kazz

3:41 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- congrats, kazzer

3:41 pm

Kazzer99

thanks Nan

3:41 pm

Kazzer99

and Joanne

3:41 pm

Joanne123

hi nan

3:41 pm

mkg

ty.

3:42 pm

Kazzer99

i must go now and look at facebook but will be back tomorrow

3:42 pm

Joanne123

yvw mkg

3:43 pm

Joanne123

byeee

3:45 pm

mkg

es 6??????????

3:47 pm

corkee

frew

3:48 pm

Joanne123

e and yoyo has a .....g to go on your finger

3:49 pm

mkg

ty! got it.

3:49 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:49 pm

mkg

need fi 5 18 first one plz

3:50 pm

cybernan

it's a dirty word, mkg

3:51 pm

Joanne123

ty nans

3:57 pm

mkg

cant find dirty word.

3:57 pm

Joanne123

watch your fi5 mouth

3:57 pm

Glantarell

fi*** rich

3:57 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

4:04 pm

Mark Jones

Hello babblers! How is life?

4:06 pm

mkg

or 5?

4:08 pm

Joanne123

or and ten ... bowling

4:09 pm

MollyL

Or + you use a diaper *** to fasten a diaper

4:09 pm

Jindigo

afternoon all - back for my last two and need clues for both starting with ES 6/18 please

4:09 pm

Mark Jones

Hey molly! How are you? By the way, I don't hate you.

4:13 pm

Joanne123

i need to find a list??

4:17 pm

Joanne123

now done

4:17 pm

Joanne123

byeee

4:17 pm

Mark Jones

WTG Joanne!

4:23 pm

Mark Jones

Nobody is talkative today. This is rather disturbing. Did something happen?

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

Hello Mark, are you still there. More likely, people have had to go back to work after Holidays...or the grid was easy and people finished early. I am jsut starting.

4:30 pm

Mark Jones

I am still here. The chatterbox shows a lot of people on, just not talking. How are you, redturtle?

4:31 pm

redturtlehead

I am fine, the chatter box is not always correct either as some people always leave babble up, I am always logged in but often not here.

4:32 pm

Mark Jones

How many words do you have? I think this is a very large puzzle for me.

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

well I just started right when I typed your message, I have 28...

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

its about an average sized grid...

4:33 pm

dianedecoder

Hi Mark :-) HI redturtle :-)

4:33 pm

dianedecoder

there are 181 words Mark

4:33 pm

Mark Jones

I have 69 currently, and I don't think I will get many more; Hey diane!

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Diane.

4:34 pm

redturtlehead

you can. it seem sthey are mostly on the left hand side...so far.

4:34 pm

jillibus

I've been lurking and have 30 left. Hi all.

4:35 pm

Mark Jones

Hello jillibus!

4:35 pm

redturtlehead

hello Jilli! Did you all have nice holidays?

4:35 pm

jillibus

Lickety's list is up.

4:35 pm

dianedecoder

HI Jill :-)

4:35 pm

dianedecoder

I have 68 left

4:35 pm

Mark Jones

I have had Lickety's the whole time. Was it down before?

4:35 pm

jillibus

Had great holidays -- now slowly recovering, lol!

4:36 pm

dianedecoder

I think I'm a day behind... my Lords must be tuckered out by now !

4:36 pm

jillibus

Not this time, Mark, but has been missing sometimes recently.

4:36 pm

Mark Jones

Can I have a hint for the 8 letter word?

4:37 pm

jillibus

most of the words this time are pretty normal

4:37 pm

jillibus

I haven't got the 8 yet.

4:37 pm

dianedecoder

to purify your water, a second time.... e.g. Britta machine

4:37 pm

redturtlehead

oooh thanks diane.

4:38 pm

jillibus

ty ty diane!

4:38 pm

dianedecoder

re etc.

4:38 pm

dianedecoder

welcome... all 'round !

4:39 pm

Mark Jones

I got the 7, but I can't get the 8. I know that they are related, based on your clue diane.

4:40 pm

redturtlehead

purify your water twice..Mark.

4:41 pm

dianedecoder

re + fi 6

4:41 pm

Mark Jones

I have the re+ **** up a water bottle, but not the last letter.

4:42 pm

Mark Jones

Ah. Got it. Thx, diane.

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

to re clean your water, not add water.

4:42 pm

dianedecoder

what is it called when you drip your coffee through that "paper" thingy ....

4:42 pm

jillibus

Mark, do you percolate your coffee or do you use a Melitta or Mr Coffee?

4:42 pm

bichon

st 6/30? please

4:42 pm

dianedecoder

refill

4:43 pm

Mark Jones

PB Diane!

4:43 pm

dianedecoder

sorry.... I had that word and DIDN'T need to type it in here

4:43 pm

dianedecoder

off I go.... hippety hop to the pb....

4:43 pm

jillibus

Oh, I see it fi****ed through to you ;_)

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

ahh, offers diane some blueberry tart in the PB.

4:43 pm

hoyadoc

bichon - var on running naked!

4:44 pm

Mark Jones

I don't drink coffee, jillibus. I am in my late teens so I don't drink that stuff. I prefer juice.

4:44 pm

jillibus

ty hoya

4:44 pm

bichon

ty so much hoya

4:44 pm

dianedecoder

nice little pun there, Jill

4:44 pm

hoyadoc

yw

4:44 pm

bichon

HOYA ARE YOU A DOCTOR AT gEORGETOWN?

4:45 pm

jillibus

nm, Mark -- you got the word anyway

4:45 pm

hoyadoc

went to school there

4:45 pm

bichon

sorry for caps

4:45 pm

bichon

I'm so clever

4:45 pm

Nancy Boy

I've struggled into my twenties and still can't stand coffee. Vile stuff.

4:45 pm

Mark Jones

Agreed. True dat.

4:45 pm

hoyadoc

thought you were trying to get my attention! haha

4:45 pm

redturtlehead

HI nancy. I love Coffee. I admit it.

4:46 pm

jillibus

Hello NB! How goes it?

4:46 pm

ChampFit

Hi all! back for second half...

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Champ, how are you?

4:46 pm

Mark Jones

Hiya Champ! How are you?

4:47 pm

jillibus

Hi champ!

4:47 pm

ChampFit

Good! REady for the kids to go back to school tomorrow

4:47 pm

dianedecoder

it's not for everyone.... I for one, love my coffee too, but not in excess. I was given a Keurig coffee machine for Christmas .... love it !

4:47 pm

dianedecoder

hi champ

4:47 pm

hoyadoc

i like my coffee flavored - milk doesnt do it for me. i heart coffeemate creamers!

4:47 pm

redturtlehead

I am also ready for them to stop having all those opportunities for falling off their Holiday gifts...

4:47 pm

ChampFit

diane, have many friends addicted to their Keurig

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

I use soy milk, but..I have the cholesterol issue...

4:48 pm

hydra

togs

4:48 pm

Mark Jones

Yay! 100 left!

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

hello hydra.

4:48 pm

dianedecoder

at least that way, I don't feel I have to drink the whole pot.... I think I'll probably drink a lot less.

4:48 pm

Mark Jones

Hydra, go to the PB and hang out with diane.

4:48 pm

jillibus

Hy Hydra

4:48 pm

ChampFit

that might be a good thing diane!

4:49 pm

dianedecoder

I don't drink that much anyhow.... 3 a day is probably my average, or less some times

4:50 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm a tea devotee. Still have the last of the chrysanthemum tea from Korea. Bit difficult to explain that at customs..

4:50 pm

ChampFit

if I have a 3rd, I'm pinging off the walls

4:50 pm

dianedecoder

thanks for the st 6/30 clue Hoya.... I picked it up from the chat

4:50 pm

dianedecoder

Hi NB :-)

4:50 pm

ChampFit

oooh...when was that? I need it...

4:50 pm

redturtlehead

good going Mark.

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

I think it was an alternative spelling to going nude and running.

4:51 pm

dianedecoder

yes... it was an excellent clue

4:51 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks. i have 7 words since then.

4:51 pm

ChampFit

ok...

4:51 pm

Nancy Boy

'Iyer Diane :)

4:51 pm

Nancy Boy

so how is everyone enjoying this nice fresh shiny new year?

4:51 pm

ChampFit

got it!

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

yes it was.

4:52 pm

Mark Jones

I am short of k's.

4:52 pm

dianedecoder

what ??

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

it was a good clue Diane.

4:52 pm

redturtlehead

New year is OK Nancy. But the hosital is overloaded and work is very very difficult.

4:52 pm

Nancy Boy

Sorry - "'iyer" is London for "hiya" ;) local slang. because none of us speak properly.

4:53 pm

ChampFit

sorry red.

4:53 pm

Nancy Boy

oh, sorry to hear that, Red - I bet it would be this time of year.

4:53 pm

dianedecoder

LOL.... whew... I thought it was analternate spelling for being a liar !!

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

Its ok , it will eventually sort itself out. I do still get paid for it.

4:53 pm

Good Enough

Mark, got the ke4/11 rhymes with the foam sports toys?

4:54 pm

ChampFit

thanks good!

4:54 pm

Mark Jones

I think so. I have a ke4/11.

4:54 pm

jillibus

My fridge broke down and so did my desktop computer and a TV. New fridge arriving this afternoon.

4:54 pm

dianedecoder

thanks... Good Enough !

4:54 pm

ChampFit

jilli...what a pain!

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

wow Jilli...yikes.

4:55 pm

dianedecoder

that was a triple whammy Jill.... so sorry.

4:55 pm

Mark Jones

How is that for a bad day.

4:56 pm

jillibus

Well, it will work out in the end, and I'm triply glad I gave myself this laptop a while ago.

4:56 pm

Mark Jones

Halfway done. I am halfway towards dinnertime.

4:57 pm

jillibus

I may get a tiny little mini-computer -- an Asus. Has anyone here had experience with those?

4:57 pm

sami1986

el 5/10 please?

4:57 pm

dianedecoder

I have a laptop as backup too... I take it to Arizona with me when we go down there for a few months.....which will be soon, if hubby gets the go-ahead from his eye surgeon.

4:57 pm

jillibus

(I'll keep the monitor and keyboard etc which I already have.)

4:58 pm

lil*monkey

hello peeps!

4:58 pm

Mark Jones

Hello lil!

4:58 pm

ChampFit

hi!

4:58 pm

dianedecoder

don't know about the Asus, but several of my grandkids and one daughter have "notebooks" in addition to their computers.

4:58 pm

lil*monkey

sami, e + li4 (the stuff in the dryer screen)

4:58 pm

jillibus

el5 -- el + dryer fluff

4:58 pm

dianedecoder

Hi lil* :-)

4:58 pm

lil*monkey

hi Mark Jones! when are you going "pro" ????

4:58 pm

ChampFit

ty lil

4:59 pm

lil*monkey

yw Champie

4:59 pm

sami1986

ty muchly

4:59 pm

lil*monkey

yw sami

4:59 pm

redturtlehead

yay for the clues!

4:59 pm

Mark Jones

I apparently have gone pro, but haven't gotten a picture. Any advice on how?

4:59 pm

jillibus

the Asus isn't a notebook -- see http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications
/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=67
48154&CatId=2313

4:59 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Monkey. sorry I am in and out, checking Facebook...my addiction.

5:00 pm

dianedecoder

okay... will look, Jill

5:00 pm

dianedecoder

I enjoy facebook too.... had a "giggle" with lil* just recently.

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

np red :) I am hooked on FB too

5:01 pm

ChampFit

LOVE FB! Favorite thing is knowing people's b-days.

5:01 pm

Michnick

Hi all.

5:01 pm

jillibus

ark, to start with go to your My Account and check the little box upper right to get your flag etc. To get your picture or any other icon, click on the Edit on the left under the grey head.

5:01 pm

Mark Jones

I can't get the dirty fi5. Any hints?

5:01 pm

Michnick

I am missing 3 tiles for NBT, and I cannot find one K.

5:01 pm

jillibus

That was for Mark, not ark, lol!

5:01 pm

lil*monkey

keep things on an even ke4, michnick

5:02 pm

dianedecoder

re: the Yankee Clipper, aka Joltin' Joe :-)

5:02 pm

dianedecoder

squalor another word for fi***

5:02 pm

lil*monkey

yay Mark! you're a pro now... let's see a pic

5:02 pm

Michnick

Thanks Monkey

5:03 pm

Michnick

Now I am missing the L and the I from the 4th row.

5:03 pm

jillibus

fi5 -- Bill Gates is fi***y rich

5:04 pm

Mark Jones

I haven't been able to, but we'll see.

5:04 pm

Mark Jones

Got it. Thanks, jilli.

5:04 pm

ChampFit

Mark, are you from Hogwarts? ;)

5:04 pm

jillibus

It's trying to snow here :-(

5:04 pm

Nancy Boy

Ooh, I see Mark's handbag.

5:05 pm

lil*monkey

Mark has a blue purse

5:05 pm

Mark Jones

Of course I am. Who isn't?

5:05 pm

lil*monkey

so Mark is a boy

5:05 pm

jillibus

Mark, why no flag? Did you not enter your country in your profile?

5:05 pm

Michnick

Hi NB, how are you managing at home?

5:05 pm

ChampFit

Odd...makes him look different and exotic though...

5:06 pm

Mark Jones

I picked a weird out of the way country and it didn't work. I will pick a different one.

5:06 pm

Michnick

Got the I's, can someone clue the lone L on the 4th row?

5:06 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh, doing okay thanks, Mich! Found out the woman next door is pregnant, so we're both reaaally excited! But I regret that I have to climb so many stairs to get to our flat ;)

5:06 pm

ChampFit

That's what you get for being a smarty-boots!

5:07 pm

ChampFit

Ummm...that was to Mark, not NB. Not trying to be rude!

5:07 pm

Michnick

Take it slowly and easily. I am happy you are so excited for her, especially since you aren't such a big fan of little people.

5:07 pm

lil*monkey

i don't know which L that is, Michnick

5:07 pm

Nancy Boy

Sometimes 'different' countries take a while for their flags to show. I remember my Korean flag took a while.

5:07 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Champ!!

5:07 pm

Michnick

I assume it is an "li" monkey, but I don't know which.

5:07 pm

Mark Jones

I am a guy! Stop teasing me. * Mark turns away*

5:08 pm

lil*monkey

oh nice flag!

5:08 pm

Michnick

Where are you Mark? I don't recognize the flag.

5:08 pm

lil*monkey

mich , do you have li4, the Island woman has a li4 in her voice

5:08 pm

jillibus

Pretty Andorran flag, Mark. Where are you really from?

5:08 pm

Michnick

I have that Monkey.

5:09 pm

Mark Jones

I am from the Andromeda Galaxy! lol. Actually, i live in the midwest.

5:09 pm

lil*monkey

do you have lif4, what is the meaning of li4? and then add a consonant for a convict who is put away

5:09 pm

Nancy Boy

Will do (and am doing), Mich ;) well, I've got six months to get used to the idea. And the lovely lady says she plans to name it after me, so I've gotta feel some affection for my namesake!

5:09 pm

ChampFit

Alderan!

5:09 pm

Nancy Boy

(all just a ploy to guilt me into babysitting, I'm sure ;))

5:09 pm

Michnick

Nope, not them, I have them both already.

5:09 pm

jillibus

If you want to see what country a flag is from, click anywhere blank on the screen and then mouse over the flag

5:10 pm

lil*monkey

Mich, do you have the Italian money? li4

5:10 pm

Mark Jones

I know; I felt like putting a rare flag there.

5:11 pm

Michnick

Duh, It was the pl of the pretty woman's voice. How in the world did I miss that???

5:11 pm

lil*monkey

everyone fish slap michnick!!!!! *thwack thwack thwack*

5:11 pm

ChampFit

OH! That happened to me too Mich

5:11 pm

Michnick

OK, At least I have only 71 left and NBT, I can think about going to bed.

5:11 pm

ChampFit

*thwack!*

5:12 pm

Michnick

Youch, Monkey, Champ, you guys are rough today.

5:12 pm

hoyadoc

what is NBT pls?

5:12 pm

jillibus

Now for a picture, Mark -- Click on that Edit on the left, and follow the second set of directions. If you don't have a picture of yourself in your My Pictures (or whatever the Mac equivalent is called), there are loads in Google images.

5:12 pm

ChampFit

Ok...next time I'll use a goldfish...

5:12 pm

Michnick

No Blank Tiles, it means you have at least one word from every tile.

5:12 pm

jillibus

No Blank Tiles

5:12 pm

hoyadoc

ok thx

5:15 pm

Mark Jones

I went on goooooogle images and it said that it couldn't read the format.

5:18 pm

jillibus

Mark, when you go to Google Images, right-click on the one you like and Save As into your My Pictures.

5:18 pm

Mark Jones

Any suggestions?

5:18 pm

Nancy Boy

ooh, and make sure it gets saved as a .jpg or whatever babble takes.

5:19 pm

jillibus

Then just follow the directions, using Browse

5:20 pm

jillibus

babble takes .jpg, .gif, or png

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

oh look at mark!

5:22 pm

crosshair

1 more for nbt....

5:22 pm

Mark Jones

The things i am trying for don't end in jpg of gif or png!

5:22 pm

ChampFit

hey crossy!

5:22 pm

crosshair

howdy champ;)

5:23 pm

Nancy Boy

I think you can save 'em as a different file type though - usually? I don't know, I'm computer illiterate.

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

wtg mark now nag hoyadoc! lol

5:23 pm

jillibus

what do they end in? Or are they links?

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

you can open it in paint and save it as a jpg or gif

5:24 pm

jillibus

hi jmc

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

*runs back out of chog to face mountain of work*

5:24 pm

Mark Jones

Got it. Great!

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

(hi jill and bye)

5:25 pm

crosshair

yaa for mark!! welcome to the club;)

5:25 pm

jillibus

Hooray for Mark (my guess is he's from St Louis)

5:25 pm

ChampFit

awesome!

5:25 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks for the help everybody! You like the cardinals logo?

5:25 pm

Nancy Boy

glad I went pro when I did; if I had to do it again now I wouldn't!

5:26 pm

ChampFit

why not NB?

5:26 pm

jillibus

Sure, the Cards logo is purty.

5:26 pm

Nancy Boy

saving alllll money for something vair important ;)

5:27 pm

Mark Jones

NBT for me!

5:27 pm

jillibus

Someone might have given you the gift of pro-dom, though, NB.

5:27 pm

ChampFit

gotcha NB. Mark, you're just like an old pro now!

5:27 pm

jillibus

wtg Mark!

5:28 pm

Mark Jones

Yes, that is what happened like, a month ago. An "anonyymous user".

5:28 pm

jillibus

It's really snowing now -- I hope the delivery truck can get here with my fridge!!!

5:29 pm

crosshair

14 bux will not break the investment bank nb:))

5:29 pm

jillibus

hi crossy

5:29 pm

crosshair

i am trying to save for an i-pad now THAT is a cojone buster lol

5:30 pm

Nancy Boy

true that Crossy, but I have about Â£50 to my name at the moment. I'm so poor it's actually interesting. And I'm saving up for something REALLY good.

5:30 pm

crosshair

howdy jilli:)

5:30 pm

Mark Jones

Can i have 2 7 letter words?

5:30 pm

crosshair

what you saving fir nb?

5:30 pm

jillibus

Can you tell us what you're saving for, NB?

5:30 pm

Mark Jones

I have re7/40/

5:31 pm

Nancy Boy

Just to be super annoying, it's a secret ;)

5:31 pm

Uneaixoise

fi7/40 plural of cut of meat

5:31 pm

crosshair

fi7=fish slices

5:31 pm

jillibus

Mark, yoou have to choose which words you need clues for.

5:32 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks crossy and uneaixoise!

5:32 pm

crosshair

i need 1 for nbt,have not listed yet but it is the l word that is all on its own

5:32 pm

Mark Jones

Now i only need the last one.

5:32 pm

ChampFit

NB!!! That's awful! Meanie...

5:32 pm

Mark Jones

Crossy, what do you need?

5:33 pm

ChampFit

oooh...clue the re7 Mark!

5:33 pm

Uneaixoise

ri7 is like fi7

5:33 pm

ChampFit

nv...got it...was looking in the wrong place!

5:34 pm

Mark Jones

Thx. Ri7 is to purify water again.

5:34 pm

Mark Jones

I meant re7.

5:35 pm

Mark Jones

Re+i am **ne + double cons

5:35 pm

mkg

hi all. missing some key words here.

5:35 pm

ChampFit

gah!

5:36 pm

mkg

any clue for or 5?

5:36 pm

Mark Jones

or + ten...bowling

5:36 pm

mkg

ty. i didnt see it at all.

5:37 pm

Mark Jones

Yw mkg.

5:37 pm

mkg

pi 6 please?

5:37 pm

cybernan

hello again

5:37 pm

Uneaixoise

to steal

5:37 pm

dianedecoder

sneakily steal something....

5:38 pm

Mark Jones

Hello cybernan!

5:38 pm

Mark Jones

Pirates pi**** other ships.

5:38 pm

dianedecoder

Hi Une, Nan , mkg :-)

5:38 pm

jillibus

hi nan!

5:38 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, diane :-)

5:39 pm

mkg

ty got it.

5:39 pm

mkg

hi diane

5:39 pm

Mark Jones

Good cluing everyone.

5:39 pm

dianedecoder

I slipped away to brown meat for chili con carne, and chat got busy !

5:40 pm

mkg

i am so stuck on the og 4, first one and the 5 after it. darn. i refuse to get a clue for the 4. if the 5 is unrelated clue it please. otherwise i will struggle

5:40 pm

Mark Jones

I know, when i started nobody was talking at all!

5:40 pm

Uneaixoise

og4 shrek

5:40 pm

mkg

i got them both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah monkeys

5:40 pm

ChampFit

they're related

5:41 pm

Mark Jones

I have the 4 but not the 5.

5:42 pm

jillibus

fireworks -- now I can clue

5:42 pm

Uneaixoise

og5 one who stares

5:42 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, jilli

5:42 pm

Uneaixoise

actually one who leers

5:42 pm

dianedecoder

wtg, Jill

5:42 pm

Mark Jones

What is the or5 that is not 5/12?

5:43 pm

dianedecoder

I'll be back and forth.... cooking, I am !

5:43 pm

jillibus

there's only one or5

5:43 pm

Mark Jones

WTG Jill! I only have 113 words. Eh? Okay, I have it then.

5:43 pm

lil*monkey

or + fasten the diaper with a ***

5:44 pm

Mark Jones

Good clue though lil1

5:44 pm

mkg

yeah jillibus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!

5:44 pm

Mark Jones

I keep doing that1

5:44 pm

mkg

have only first two st words. darn.

5:44 pm

Mark Jones

!

5:44 pm

mkg

got more. whew.

5:44 pm

jillibus

LOL!

5:45 pm

lil*monkey

Mark Jones you seem very advanced for a 4 year old

5:45 pm

Nancy Boy

well, I'm going to bed to try and sleep off this horrible cold. g'night all..

5:45 pm

lil*monkey

night Nancita

5:45 pm

dianedecoder

night night, NB try to sleep well

5:46 pm

jillibus

Oh no, NB! A cold!

5:46 pm

Mark Jones

I know right, but dfm is a -1 year old. He is more advanced then me! I know my profile is bad, but i couldn't think of what to say. After all, I am only 4.

5:46 pm

Mark Jones

Bye NB!

5:46 pm

gramma

1 left. KE 5/24? please

5:47 pm

jillibus

Someone get a fire extingusher for Mark's pants!

5:47 pm

mkg

ugh. clue for st 6 27 please?

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

ke + evergreen tree

5:47 pm

gramma

ty

5:47 pm

jillibus

une beat me to it (she's fast)

5:47 pm

lil*monkey

what? Mark Jones' pants are on fi4?

5:48 pm

ChampFit

thanks une

5:48 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:48 pm

mkg

got them all! yeah monkeys! sorry all.

5:48 pm

gramma

st6 woe and troubles

5:48 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

5:48 pm

jillibus

sorry about the fi4

5:48 pm

Mark Jones

Lil, don't broadcast it to the world! I am a young child playing with a match. Happy me!

5:49 pm

ChampFit

ty gramma!

5:49 pm

lil*monkey

I supposed you wil be running with scissors next, Mark Jones

5:49 pm

jillibus

the fi4 is still burning...

5:49 pm

gramma

yw

5:49 pm

Uneaixoise

and riding his bike without a helmet!

5:50 pm

Mark Jones

Great idea! I will do that after i take a 3 day nap! Of course, une. Always!

5:50 pm

gramma

Does anybody need a clue?

5:50 pm

Mark Jones

Does anyone know what this bomb does?

5:51 pm

Mark Jones

Let's light it on fire and see what happensj!

5:51 pm

jillibus

there are better cluers (or faster ones) than I am here so I'm off to check email and such. Back later. Wish me luck with the fridge delivery please.

5:51 pm

Mark Jones

Bye jilli! Woo hoo hoo hooo.

5:51 pm

gramma

Good luck, jillibus.

5:51 pm

ChampFit

good luck jilli!

5:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Along with gefilte fish, the commedian Rip To** is in the grid.

5:52 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:52 pm

jillibus

*semi-poof*

5:52 pm

gramma

See you all tomorrow

5:52 pm

mkg

gefilte fish? where? i see tr** for not kosher, but where is the fish?

5:52 pm

Uneaixoise

bye gramma :-)

5:52 pm

Mark Jones

See ya later gramma.

5:53 pm

mkg

need ti 6 21 rthe last one please. that is all that i have left for ti words.

5:53 pm

Uneaixoise

ti6 thru the tulips

5:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's in there, exactly as spelled.

5:53 pm

Mark Jones

I walk on my ti****

5:54 pm

cybernan

last ti 6/21, please?

5:54 pm

mkg

fantastic clue mark. fantastic.

5:54 pm

Mark Jones

That is what we just clued.

5:54 pm

Uneaixoise

just clued nan

5:54 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks! I am getting better at this.

5:55 pm

cybernan

ty folks -- hadn't looked

5:55 pm

mkg

gefilte i see but fish no. well i understand you now. it is there but doesnt count. too bad. great word.

5:58 pm

mkg

we 5 20 gentle clue please

5:58 pm

mkg

nm got it. sorry all.

5:58 pm

Mark Jones

I need that one.

5:59 pm

mkg

it is funny that i thought it would be a capitalized word. part of england is wales. the people are we***.

5:59 pm

mkg

but it means to go back on a deal or a promise.

5:59 pm

Mark Jones

Great clue mkg! I got it.

5:59 pm

dcseain

also a non-capitalized term meaning to reneg or cheat

5:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Grape jelly.

6:00 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

6:01 pm

Mark Jones

It is time for me to leave everyone now. I have to go have dinner; I have basketball practice tonight. I will hopefully see everyone tomorrow. I leave you with a total of 122 words. It is time to hibernate! Bye!

6:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

27.

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

heloo all, I am back...

6:03 pm

welki

hi, babblers

6:03 pm

Mark Jones

Bye and hi, red turtle! Bye, welki!

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

Bye Mark. Hello Welki and all others!

6:04 pm

dianedecoder

bye Mark !

6:04 pm

dianedecoder

hi welki :-)

6:05 pm

welki

hey diane

6:05 pm

dianedecoder

hi Kaplan

6:05 pm

welki

nice puzzle today

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

I am enjoying int, in between trying to keep a lead with DC seain in lexulous.

6:07 pm

ChampFit

going to get a bite before finishing t's and w's. bbl!

6:08 pm

welki

done :) a clue or two before i skedaddle?

6:10 pm

welki

then i'm off .. later, folks

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

Hello TO. I think I am the only one left. trying to find 50 more, and may actually use the list soon.

6:24 pm

wildcat17

I'm here with 19 left

6:24 pm

wildcat17

and pulling hair out

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

Wild, you are incredible. It is getting much tougher.

6:24 pm

wildcat17

I don't know about incredible but this is a hard one

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

Wild: that sis not a good look for you. *hands wild some worry beads*

6:25 pm

wildcat17

lol merely a figure of speech at this point

6:25 pm

wildcat17

I have other larger things to be stressed about

6:26 pm

redturtlehead

did anyone els ehave a slight hiccup in the grid? or is it just me...

6:26 pm

wildcat17

not me

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

what do you mean?

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

Ok , well Wild, I hope your stress level decreases for whatever reasons.

6:28 pm

wildcat17

thank you

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

*puts lavender next to wild before heading home*

6:30 pm

wildcat17

purrrrrrrrr

6:31 pm

wildcat17

so that top right corner E .... any ideas?

6:31 pm

dcseain

es5-- a gas

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

one i s a chemical es 5

6:32 pm

wildcat17

ty and the other?

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello seain

6:36 pm

wildcat17

how bout the O?

6:40 pm

wildcat17

now I'm here by myself ...

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

I'm here but. lets see the O...

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

there is a monster, a man or woman who looks intently at someone else or something else.

6:41 pm

wildcat17

yay not by myself

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

shrek

6:41 pm

wildcat17

forgot the monster ty

6:41 pm

wildcat17

10

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

is the 8 a plural?

6:42 pm

wildcat17

no it's a re word

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah ty

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

some on e on tv is making cookies with crytallized ginger and dark chocolate.

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah got the 8!

6:48 pm

redturtlehead

good job TO.

6:48 pm

wildcat17

yay TO!

6:48 pm

wildcat17

yay TO!

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, ty!

6:49 pm

MollyL

Hey TO, how are you doing, all things considered.

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i want to read, finally got copy of reserved book, waiting a couple of months.

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

he mol!

6:49 pm

MollyL

What book did you get TO?

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

"The Last Boy"

6:50 pm

MollyL

The Mickey Mantle book?

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm, must break to clean up from dinner and thinkibg about baking cornbread

6:51 pm

wildcat17

you haven't baked it yet?

6:51 pm

MollyL

It sounds interesting. Post about what you think of it when you're done please.

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

no

6:52 pm

MollyL

Cornbread! Cornbread! Cornbread!

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok, prob on fb

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

don'tet excited, if it requires milk it's not happening

6:53 pm

vdddvddd

i need 4 "r" words to finish. RE 5/16, RI 6/18, 7/28, and second 5/10. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hard to cluei

6:54 pm

dcseain

re5.16 -- if you lose weight, you may get an article of clothing re5 at a tailor

6:55 pm

vdddvddd

thanks, just got that

6:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

rhymes with the the fish fi**** or Fi**** of sole

6:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

with the second vowel on the end.

6:55 pm

dcseain

ty, kaplan

6:55 pm

vdddvddd

great clue

6:56 pm

redturtlehead

All I have in the house is Still english Muffins and a chicken breast. Dont love chicken, sooo.

6:56 pm

dcseain

oh, you're pro now, vddd :)

6:56 pm

vdddvddd

2nd vowel on the end?

6:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

YW.

6:56 pm

dcseain

the fi6 sometimes ends with a vowel

6:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- no vowel. Sorry.

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

no eggs?

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I do have an egg!

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

And I had my cholesterol done today so I can now eat whatever...

6:57 pm

vdddvddd

all i have left is ri 5/16

6:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have left- no listing, nbt, nbs, and bed time for Bonzo.

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

made potatoes and eggs fritatta yesterday

6:58 pm

dcseain

yummy, TO :)

6:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

33 left

6:58 pm

redturtlehead

good night kaplan?

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

made baked pork chop baked yam and muxed veg today

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

bbs

6:58 pm

dcseain

g'night kaplan

6:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Good night and good luck.

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

The yam sounds quit nice.

6:59 pm

vdddvddd

got it! fireworks and time for the Ohio State game.

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

I need to go shopping.

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaay vdddv

6:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I go to bed and read for 2 hours.

6:59 pm

dcseain

congrats, and have fun, vddd

6:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Congrats vddvddd-

6:59 pm

vdddvddd

Good Luck everyone!

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty kap good night

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

oooh, there is a recip o this mix for corn cookies!

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

good night Kap.

7:00 pm

ChampFit

FIREWORKS!

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

congrats Champ.

7:01 pm

ChampFit

thx red

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay chmp!

7:01 pm

dcseain

conrgats, champ

7:01 pm

dcseain

Red: Bingo!

7:01 pm

ChampFit

anyone looking for clues?

7:03 pm

dcseain

i'm not as yet, champ, thanks

7:05 pm

ChampFit

K. Will be in and out for a bit then...

7:06 pm

Enci

I am playing on my ipad using the free version- i cant scroll down on my word list to see what I have done. Would paying fix this problem? Any ipad users out there?

7:09 pm

dcseain

enci, i don't know if paying fixes that. There is site upgrade in the offing that makes it iOS compatible, though.

7:09 pm

dcseain

are you playing through your browser? If so, it ought let you scroll -- i know it works with Safari

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

change of plans: no cornbread. thinking of corn cookies another day

7:10 pm

Enci

Yes, through the browser.

7:10 pm

bethn

I just got my I pad for Christmas. I am a paid member I can't scroll on the I pad

7:10 pm

dcseain

thanks, bethn :)

7:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is the e besiade the chemical?

7:11 pm

dcseain

i don't know as yet, TO

7:11 pm

Enci

I agree it ought to work, but some things are just odd on the ipad- I think because of the way the touchscreen works.

7:11 pm

bethn

No problem I am still trying to figure out what to do with it

7:12 pm

ChampFit

the one before it, like a woman's name?

7:12 pm

dcseain

ah, es6 -- starts like chemical ends with the t** man.

7:12 pm

bethn

An adj form I think to

7:12 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

7:12 pm

dcseain

hi herin

7:13 pm

herinfernallady

how you all going?

7:13 pm

bethn

Hi heron I was thinking about you the other day. Are you near the floodig? I don't recall your state

7:13 pm

dcseain

i have nausea thanks to my antibiotic. Otherwise, well, ty. you?

7:14 pm

herinfernallady

I am in Melbourne. Flooding is in Queensland. If you look at a map of Aus I read a report that the floods is the size of NSW

7:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

*scratching head*

7:14 pm

bethn

I am not used to touch screen typing sorry for typos

7:14 pm

herinfernallady

DC Yogurt is good for that problem

7:15 pm

ivesy3

fi 5/18 i have one , plz

7:15 pm

herinfernallady

Beth what are you using?

7:15 pm

dcseain

es5 -- gas, woman's name. ES6 -- the generic term for the ovarian estrogens

7:15 pm

bethn

Im glad you're safe, I was concerned

7:15 pm

ChampFit

ivesy...dirt

7:15 pm

dcseain

thus far, yogurt not helping

7:16 pm

ChampFit

the other is like the actor... Colin Fi5/18

7:16 pm

ivesy3

yeah thts the one i have

7:16 pm

dcseain

thanks, champ

7:16 pm

dcseain

fl5 with someone

7:16 pm

herinfernallady

um Cranberry Juice or Camimile tea?

7:16 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Beth but I am fine. I am just a lazy monkey these days

7:16 pm

ChampFit

I clued 2...did you get them both ivesy?

7:17 pm

bethn

iPad heron, family is dragging me kicking and screaming into 21st centry

7:17 pm

bethn

No school?

7:17 pm

ivesy3

i got the one u clued champ, thats the one i have already, but thks

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ginger ale or coke

7:18 pm

ChampFit

I did too...one was dirt, the other was an actor

7:18 pm

ChampFit

*two*

7:19 pm

ivesy3

ok now i see the other one you clued, and thank you i got it now.. and fireworks!

7:19 pm

herinfernallady

FInished with the school thing

7:19 pm

Enci

Dcseain- sorry about the nausea. If it is gut irritation, yogurt helps, but for the toxic sort of nausea, if it gets really bad my md gives me zofran. It is by prescription and not cheap, but when it gets awful it seems worth it.

7:19 pm

herinfernallady

I am starting work next year.

7:20 pm

herinfernallady

Opps next month

7:20 pm

bethn

Congratulations! Paralegal wasn't it?

7:20 pm

ChampFit

wtg!!! ok, am out of here too. C U tomorrow everyone!

7:20 pm

dianedecoder

HI Ivesy !!! Way to go on fireworks !!!

7:20 pm

herinfernallady

Legal Secretary not Para

7:20 pm

bethn

Wooten ivesy!

7:21 pm

dianedecoder

I have 28 left... had a busy day away from the computer :-))

7:21 pm

ivesy3

thks champ! hey diane, ty.. and good nite lol

7:21 pm

ivesy3

ty bethn

7:21 pm

dianedecoder

night night, friend :-)

7:21 pm

bethn

Very cool herin, hope you like the new job

7:22 pm

herinfernallady

I hope so. There is all sorts of shopping to be done.

7:23 pm

bethn

This damn thing has auto spell I wondered why you kept coming out heron and not herin

7:23 pm

herinfernallady

Because it is on Auto that si why

7:23 pm

herinfernallady

I can live with Heron for today

7:23 pm

bethn

I love shopping ! Professional type clothes must be the order of the day?

7:24 pm

dcseain

bethn, it does weird things. it tried to auto-correct Manassas to Kwanza on me the other day!

7:24 pm

herinfernallady

yes but that isn't my ''skin'' so I don't really like it

7:25 pm

bethn

It is a pain in the butt, I have a pet peeve about misspelling

7:26 pm

bethn

Kwanzaa, manassas same thing , no? :)

7:27 pm

bethn

Is there a compromise look that you can both be happy with?

7:29 pm

herinfernallady

Not really.

7:29 pm

herinfernallady

I just have to be a grown up

7:31 pm

bethn

That stinks herin, it would be nice to be comfortable and grown up

7:31 pm

herinfernallady

Did I scare everone off?

7:31 pm

bethn

No I am very slow with this

7:31 pm

dcseain

i went and grabbed dinner off the stove, as the timer rang

7:31 pm

herinfernallady

There was people now there isn't

7:32 pm

dcseain

tire

7:32 pm

dcseain

oops

7:32 pm

bethn

Take that dinner to the pb box sea in!

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ke5/24 pls?

7:34 pm

bethn

How much longer for your antibiotics dc

7:34 pm

bethn

. I finished mine yesterday

7:34 pm

dcseain

through Sundy next, bethn

7:35 pm

dianedecoder

ke .... evergreen

7:35 pm

dcseain

ke5 i- a type of yogurt drink

7:35 pm

herinfernallady

Why is it when I talk to a friend I get talked at

7:35 pm

dianedecoder

is THAT what it is ! I never checked

7:35 pm

suefrad625

dc, when I get nauseated from motion or sick from meds, I get the Ginger Root gum from the drug store or the Ginger Drops and it takes care of me

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty and i hope you feel better, seain. night all

7:35 pm

herinfernallady

Night TO

7:36 pm

bethn

here, herin?

7:36 pm

dcseain

g'night TO

7:36 pm

dcseain

i've been eating ginger. and yogurt.

7:36 pm

bethn

i just swithced back to m laptop ipad to cum bersome for chat

7:36 pm

suefrad625

I will pray you feel better.

7:37 pm

dcseain

egads, that bowl of saffron rice was exciting

7:37 pm

dcseain

thank you :)

7:37 pm

suefrad625

my son prayed also.

7:37 pm

dcseain

much appreciated

7:37 pm

herinfernallady

I am in

7:37 pm

wildcat17

seain have you called the dr and told him? most times he'll give you a different antibiotic that doesn't cause you to feel ill

7:37 pm

bethn

this sounds weird dc, but when i had morning sickness, instant mashed potatoes dis the trick

7:38 pm

lil*monkey

ti6 thru the tulips ... with me

7:38 pm

dcseain

i've had this one before and not had a problem.

7:38 pm

lil*monkey

hello my peeps, just popping in to work on my last 80

7:38 pm

dcseain

hi, lil* -- that sounds like fun

7:38 pm

suefrad625

I love that guy lil

7:38 pm

wildcat17

things change

7:38 pm

suefrad625

curly hair and bango

7:39 pm

dcseain

that they do, wild :)

7:39 pm

lil*monkey

it's a song

7:39 pm

dianedecoder

hi again, lil*

7:39 pm

dcseain

yes, i know the song well :)

7:39 pm

suefrad625

Tiny Tim sang it

7:39 pm

lil*monkey

hi diane, dcseain, wild, sue and all the lurkers (that means YOU , Tor)

7:39 pm

dcseain

I visit the National Tulip Garden several times each spring

7:40 pm

wildcat17

hi monkey and tor

7:40 pm

lil*monkey

i love tulips, so pretty

7:40 pm

herinfernallady

Hi monkey and Wild

7:40 pm

bethn

hi lil

7:40 pm

wildcat17

hi herin

7:40 pm

dcseain

have you met Tulip Queen of the Night? Really lovely purple/black

7:40 pm

lil*monkey

hi beth & herin

7:43 pm

wildcat17

ugh I have one s5 left

7:44 pm

wildcat17

wireforks

7:44 pm

bethn

I have trying to teach my parrot " oldMcdonald" for a month. he is sitting on my shoulder yelling "quack, quack,quack," and laughing like a loon.

7:45 pm

lil*monkey

yay wildie!

7:45 pm

bethn

woot wild

7:45 pm

lil*monkey

lol @ bethn

7:45 pm

wildcat17

that's funny beth

7:45 pm

wildcat17

how much of it does he know?

7:45 pm

suefrad625

yahoooooo wild

7:45 pm

bethn

quack quack quack : (

7:46 pm

wildcat17

must be his favorite part

7:46 pm

bethn

and " OHHHH" as in EIEI oHHHHH

7:47 pm

dianedecoder

of course.... he's trying to sing Polly want a Quack-O !!

7:47 pm

dcseain

congrats, wild

7:47 pm

bethn

somehow quack quack quack oh isnt as impressive as i had imagined the entire verse t be

7:47 pm

bethn

lolol diane

7:48 pm

wildcat17

tyvm e1 I'm off for dessert hagn

7:48 pm

bethn

see you later wild

7:48 pm

dcseain

years ago, i lived with an African Grey. A friend visited, and spent all weekend saying 'nevermore' to it. Few weeks later, my sister was visiting. The parrot was atop his cage, quiet. Then he turned, looked at her, and said nevermore, then returned to stairing into space. My sister wigged and fled.

7:48 pm

dcseain

be well, wild

7:49 pm

herinfernallady

Beth what sort of bird?

7:49 pm

dan2bit

evening all

7:49 pm

bethn

we had a grey before this one. he was conversational with us. very tempermental, but super smart

7:50 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Dan

7:50 pm

bethn

He is a cape parrot, herin. from the same area as african greys.

7:50 pm

herinfernallady

Awww

7:50 pm

bethn

hi Dan

7:51 pm

dan2bit

baby2bit featured in a local hockey blog this morning :-) http://bit.ly/e2566u

7:51 pm

dcseain

capes are wonderful

7:52 pm

bethn

he is a great bird dc, very mellow and charmingjust cant sing worth a damn

7:52 pm

dcseain

Way cool, dan! I've friends with a daughter a few weeks older than yours who also regularly attends Caps games

7:53 pm

dan2bit

we haven't been to a game yet - maybe in the spring

7:55 pm

bethn

what a great shot dan that should be framed on your wall

7:56 pm

MollyL

AWWWW Dan, that is SOOO cute. Baby 2Bit rocks the red. That picture is classic. I'm so glad I didn't miss it.

7:56 pm

herinfernallady

I love that photo Dan

7:56 pm

dan2bit

hehe bethn I just ordered it from snapfish :-)

7:56 pm

dianedecoder

That is So cute.... I saved it !!!

7:56 pm

Good Enough

did someone say hockey?!

7:57 pm

dianedecoder

lol.... whispered it at least :-)

7:57 pm

dianedecoder

Big hockey fans here.

7:57 pm

Good Enough

love it!!

7:57 pm

lil*monkey

me tooooooooo! Love me some Red Wings!

7:57 pm

Good Enough

in this house we love Hawkey!

7:58 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:58 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:58 pm

dianedecoder

Edmonton Oilers .... doing a little better this year. Grandson plays top notch hockey... son did too... and even had 2 granddaughters play... one on a college team here in Alberta

7:58 pm

bethn

hey min, how are you tonite

7:58 pm

dianedecoder

Hi Minver :-)

7:59 pm

dianedecoder

the oilers play Detroit tonight, if I'm not mistaken

7:59 pm

Minveryork

I am well. I came back to enter my last 2 words & clue

8:00 pm

Good Enough

oh monkey the wings are our nemisis :(

8:00 pm

dianedecoder

and your team is ??? I'll go check your profile, maybe I can guess !

8:01 pm

dianedecoder

awwww,,, the Hawks ! good team !!

8:01 pm

Good Enough

yeah we're lovin it

8:02 pm

dianedecoder

they rebuilt.... as the Oilers are doing now... many young players

8:02 pm

Good Enough

i don't do change well. i miss the ones that leave but it's fun to learn new favorites too.

8:04 pm

Good Enough

eeerrr. can't open picture of baby2bit :(

8:07 pm

herinfernallady

I am looking at rentals

8:08 pm

Good Enough

where herin?

8:08 pm

bethn

are you looking to Herin?

8:08 pm

herinfernallady

I am looking at the city

8:09 pm

bethn

will that be closer to your new job?

8:09 pm

herinfernallady

Yes but it would be in the future. We are happy here

8:10 pm

bethn

are you more country or suburban where you are now?

8:10 pm

herinfernallady

Suburb.

8:11 pm

MollyL

GE...try this link to the picture of Dan and Baby2Bit......http://tinyurl.com/3xqzq
2k

8:12 pm

Good Enough

just my computer tonight molly. running a scan so nothing is moving.

8:12 pm

Boobear

hi all

8:12 pm

dianedecoder

hi boobear

8:12 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Boo

8:12 pm

Minveryork

Hello Boobear!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

8:12 pm

bethn

my son and his gf live in nyc, we live in a new jersey suburb of nyc. I love going into the city and would love to be able to afford a little place there for weekends (never gonna happen) but i live having my privacy at home, with a big yard, and trees and grass

8:13 pm

herinfernallady

brb

8:13 pm

Minveryork

P's Pummeled! 1 left

8:13 pm

Boobear

fine Min..How were your Holidays

8:14 pm

Minveryork

I had a great Christmas with my family. How about U?

8:14 pm

JenMO16

go, min, go!

8:14 pm

Boobear

me too Christmas was quiet just 4 of us

8:14 pm

dianedecoder

fireworks.... finished on a "snack" that my kids used to love !!

8:15 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dianedecoder on fireworks! Hooray!!

8:15 pm

Good Enough

yeah diane!

8:15 pm

Boobear

congrats diane.. good job

8:15 pm

dianedecoder

thank you Minveryork..... you are so formal, but so exhuberant !!

8:15 pm

Minveryork

Christmas was LOUD for me with 17 peeps and 6 dogs

8:15 pm

bethn

woohoo diane!

8:15 pm

dianedecoder

thanks Good Enough :-)

8:16 pm

dianedecoder

by formal I only mean that you call me dianedecoder all the time :-))

8:16 pm

dianedecoder

thanks bethn

8:16 pm

Good Enough

my profile pic is my family showing off our retired stockings - it was a bit chaotic!

8:17 pm

bethn

e4? did you snack on E4??!!??

8:17 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! My last word was ti 6/21

8:18 pm

dianedecoder

super, Minver !!

8:18 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here off and on to clue for the rest of the night

8:18 pm

Good Enough

congrats min!

8:18 pm

bethn

yay min!

8:18 pm

dianedecoder

nope... we snacked on go4/7 lol

8:19 pm

bethn

ahhhh memories of girl scout hikes and go4 :)

8:19 pm

bethn

there are quite q few snackable items in the grid today

8:19 pm

dianedecoder

yes... it went to camp with my girls too ! ( Girl Guides )

8:20 pm

dianedecoder

I have a recipe for go 4/7 cookies somewhere

8:21 pm

dianedecoder

I'm off to watch a little hockey.... be back a bit later ! Have fun, everyone :-)

8:21 pm

bethn

bye diane

8:22 pm

Good Enough

enjoy diane!

8:24 pm

Boobear

clue for es 6/18 please

8:25 pm

Minveryork

es6/18: e+a shoe lace is also a piece of *****g Boobear

8:25 pm

bethn

es+ the holy ****ity

8:27 pm

Boobear

ty

8:36 pm

hoyadoc

clue for ti5/12 pls

8:37 pm

suefrad625

like the f5, but with a t

8:38 pm

suefrad625

just like fi5,18

8:39 pm

hoyadoc

ty! i thought i had tried every combo! i knew ithad to be up that way

8:39 pm

suefrad625

yw

8:41 pm

suefrad625

has anyone had an iphone 3 and do you think it better then the new android phones? My son wants to trade his Samsung Captiva for a new (?) iphone 3. what do you all think? He is 14 by the way.

8:42 pm

stidmama

sue, I think the iphone is more of a target for thieves than any android on the market

8:43 pm

suefrad625

true

8:43 pm

Minveryork

A ti 5/12 word rhymes with the fi 5/18 word hoyadoc

8:43 pm

stidmama

I have a droid, and it does pretty much anything the iphone does -- is cheaper initially (so cheaper to replace) and very stable.

8:44 pm

stidmama

there are two fi 5/18

8:44 pm

dcseain

i think that droid is a better platform than iPhone

8:45 pm

stidmama

thanks, seain -- that has certainly been my impression as well. :-D

8:46 pm

suefrad625

he said the battery life sucks on the android

8:46 pm

stidmama

how are you-all doing back there anyway, seain?

8:46 pm

dcseain

i have an iPhone, and i love the text interface. Beyond that, it's not bad. Having used various friends' droids, i think it's better.

8:46 pm

joansiebone

try the windows phone

8:46 pm

dcseain

algighty, stid, thanks. I'm having some side effects from an antibiotic, but that shall pass.

8:47 pm

dcseain

battery on iPhone is rather random from what i've seen over the last 3 months.

8:47 pm

stidmama

depends on the phone -- my htc G1 had a decent battery life when new, and I now have a bigger battery that lasts me all day long even if I forget to turn it off when out of range.

8:47 pm

stidmama

sorry about the side effects, hope you feel 100% soon!

8:47 pm

dcseain

out of range? Wow. You have to getinto the mountains here to get out of range.

8:48 pm

suefrad625

dc are you saying you like the droid better then your iphone?

8:48 pm

dcseain

yes, sue

8:48 pm

Minveryork

The other fi 5/18 is Actor Colin Fi*** stidmama and hi!

8:48 pm

stidmama

at home, inside the buildings at the college and in a few other locations there is no signal at all... the price one pays for being in a rural area

8:48 pm

stidmama

thanks Min! ((hugs))

8:49 pm

dcseain

Is your son's rebuilt running Driod 2?

8:49 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:50 pm

dcseain

Rubuilt phones with Droid 2 have a number of issues, incuding battery lifet

8:50 pm

suefrad625

no his is a new phone with driod 2.1 it is called a samsung captiva

8:50 pm

Boobear

my favorite word is ge4/10

8:51 pm

Boobear

hi Stid

8:52 pm

stidmama

LOL thanks for pointing that one out boo! ((hugs))

8:53 pm

nrkii

Hi everyone!

8:53 pm

stidmama

hey nrk!!!

8:54 pm

Boobear

I am watching Paula Abulu's new show Live to Dance

8:54 pm

stidmama

down to 44. back later if I am smart enough... LOL

8:54 pm

stidmama

*poof*

8:57 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

8:57 pm

Minveryork

Hello nrkii! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

8:59 pm

hoyadoc

1 left!

9:00 pm

suefrad625

go HOY

9:07 pm

hoyadoc

i need a clue! el5/10 is killing me

9:08 pm

dcseain

add dryer leftovers, hoya

9:08 pm

suefrad625

e+li4,4

9:08 pm

hoyadoc

i'm an idiot - thank you! fireworks!

9:09 pm

dcseain

congrats, hoya

9:09 pm

suefrad625

you are wonderful. I still have 25 after a good amount of hours

9:09 pm

suefrad625

yahoooooo hoya

9:09 pm

dcseain

you work at Georgetown, hoya?

9:09 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations hoyadoc on your fireworks! Hooray!

9:09 pm

hoyadoc

ty! now i'm off to bed!

9:09 pm

hoyadoc

have fun all!

9:10 pm

dcseain

g'night, hoyadoc

9:10 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye hoyadoc!I will see you tomorrow in the chog

9:10 pm

crosshair

howdy again everyone;) back for a few more

9:12 pm

Boobear

good bye hoyadoc

9:12 pm

Boobear

good evening cross

9:12 pm

crosshair

howdy boo

9:13 pm

Minveryork

Hi crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:13 pm

Good Enough

hi crossy :)

9:14 pm

crosshair

howdy min ,GE:))

9:17 pm

dan2bit

after a lot of st6/27 I have firewords! tx all cluers

9:17 pm

Good Enough

yay dan!

9:17 pm

suefrad625

yahooooo dan

9:18 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on fireworks!Hooray for you

9:19 pm

dan2bit

tx all!

9:19 pm

Minveryork

2 phantom words for me today were little and wrestle

9:19 pm

Pinikula

evening all

9:20 pm

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:21 pm

Pinikula

hi min ;)

9:22 pm

Minveryork

LOVE your icon Pinikula!My dog's the same way in car

9:22 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

9:22 pm

Good Enough

that or5 was giving me pains! down to 5 left...

9:23 pm

Pinikula

clue GE?

9:24 pm

Minveryork

An or5/12 is or plus *** the tail on the donkey Pinikula

9:24 pm

Pinikula

danke ;)

9:24 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:24 pm

Pinikula

down to 24 (making my first pass thru the list)

9:25 pm

suefrad625

pe6,21 last one?

9:25 pm

suefrad625

nm

9:25 pm

Good Enough

sorry pinki. head in the grid

9:26 pm

herinfernallady

Hello again. (mumbles stupid WIndoz)

9:26 pm

Pinikula

no worries, GE...hi herin

9:26 pm

herinfernallady

Howdy

9:27 pm

herinfernallady

Windows decided to uninstall all of my updates right back past the service paxck 1

9:27 pm

Pinikula

down to 10 now ;)

9:27 pm

Pinikula

oops

9:27 pm

suefrad625

or5?

9:28 pm

Pinikula

just clued, sue ;)

9:28 pm

Pinikula

or + thumb tack (push ***)

9:28 pm

suefrad625

ty

9:29 pm

Good Enough

uno

9:29 pm

herinfernallady

That Or 5 sounds like a child with out parents said with a cold

9:29 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, GE :)

9:29 pm

Pinikula

good clue, herin

9:29 pm

suefrad625

that does it for me, FIREWORKS

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

Yah Sue

9:30 pm

suefrad625

lol herin

9:30 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations suefrad625 on fireworks! Good for U!

9:30 pm

suefrad625

ty

9:30 pm

Pinikula

wtg sue ;)

9:30 pm

Pinikula

last fi5?

9:30 pm

Minveryork

Hi herinfernallady! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

I may duck off again to reboot. SOmeone please kill Windoz for me

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

HI Mini

9:30 pm

Good Enough

ahhhh firewords.

9:30 pm

suefrad625

well, I had a big day and I am very tired. GN all my friends and thx for the info on iphone vs droid

9:31 pm

Minveryork

That last fi 5/18 word is actor Colin Fi*** Pinikula.

9:31 pm

suefrad625

dirty pink

9:31 pm

suefrad625

yahoooo good

9:31 pm

suefrad625

night all

9:31 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Good Enough on fireworks!Way to go

9:31 pm

Pinikula

got 'em ;)

9:32 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye suefrad625! I'll see you tomorrow in the log!

9:33 pm

herinfernallady

Bye Sue

9:34 pm

Pinikula

pi6?

9:35 pm

Minveryork

The pi 6/30 means to steal in small quantities Pinikula

9:35 pm

Pinikula

got it! thx ;)

9:35 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

There is no way there is this many words here

9:36 pm

Pinikula

there are at least 180...I have 1 to go to finish :)

9:37 pm

herinfernallady

Naah no way

9:38 pm

Pinikula

sure is!

9:38 pm

Pinikula

uh huh * nodding adamently *

9:38 pm

herinfernallady

Don't believe it.

9:38 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

9:38 pm

herinfernallady

I actually just lied down and found more words

9:39 pm

Pinikula

yep, it's doable ... 181 words ;)

9:39 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for es5-10? Thanks

9:39 pm

herinfernallady

Ok I have a total brain spaz and find nothing lie down and bang heaps of words

9:40 pm

gapeach

NM found it.

9:40 pm

Pinikula

;)

9:40 pm

Pinikula

(ducking out to check email) back shortly

9:42 pm

gapeach

Do need a clue for es6-18 please....thanks

9:42 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry I cn't help don't have it

9:43 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, herin.

9:43 pm

Minveryork

es6/18:e+a shoe lace is a piece of *****g gapeach1066

9:43 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Mini

9:43 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Pinikula on your fireworks!Way to go

9:43 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:43 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Min.

9:44 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:44 pm

herinfernallady

I have not opened morewords yet still on my using my brain stage. (But about to cave)

9:46 pm

diem

evening all

9:46 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Diem

9:46 pm

Minveryork

Hello diem! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

9:48 pm

diem

hi folks,doing good supposed to get snow this evening but so far none thats good ,how you doing Herin you dry?

9:49 pm

herinfernallady

I am fine

9:49 pm

herinfernallady

It is Queensland that is wet

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

First [pass through 34 left.

9:54 pm

diem

just read your profile(should have looked first) just cant imagin the size of B.C. flooded,how is your summer?

9:55 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ti6-21 the 2nd? Thanks

9:57 pm

herinfernallady

We are fine here thank gods

9:57 pm

Minveryork

A ti6/21 means walk very quietly to no disturb people

9:58 pm

gapeach

Ah, yes. Thanks much, Min.

9:59 pm

diem

tks Min

9:59 pm

Minveryork

I am going to ti6/21 on out of here because hubby is sleeping. Goodnight to my fellow babblers! See you all tomorrow for the next grid! P.S. You're welcome diem

9:59 pm

Tanja

hello all -I am trying a new years resolution - at least half a babble every day -hope everyone had a great new year

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Tanja

9:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello Tanja!How are you doing?Welcome to the puzzle

10:00 pm

diem

Bye Min

10:00 pm

Tanja

good -very humid here today and wet:)

10:00 pm

Minveryork

*POOF*

10:03 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Min.

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

bye min

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

great resolution tanja

10:08 pm

Tanja

am working from home now so will have a bit more time -gotta love mobile internet though - Iwas playing in the car this moprning

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

*pulls gold coins from under carpet where they were left earlier today*

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

oh i love to play babble when i am riding in a car!

10:09 pm

gapeach

re8-55 please......thanks

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

what kind of work do you do if you don't mind saying

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

sorry peach don't have it

10:10 pm

Enci

To purify again

10:11 pm

diem

clean again

10:11 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, jmc

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi enci and diem

10:11 pm

Enci

Hi!

10:11 pm

Tanja

dh is a lawyer -I handle all the paralegal and administration -works from home -and uses coffee shops as his office for meeting clients -

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

have we met enci?

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

i am a lawyer too and after i became full time at the peace org i moved my law practice home--a much better place for it--no overhead

10:12 pm

Enci

Unlikely- i mostly play on the ipad and can't see the chat log and board at the same time

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Tanja

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

well glad you can see it today

10:13 pm

Tanja

hello herin

10:13 pm

herinfernallady

Hi JM

10:13 pm

Enci

I was a lawyer but have been disabled by a long term illness.

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

too bad enci -- are you able to write briefs for other lawyers?

10:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks enci and diem.....I know it's there....still looking.

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi herin

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

think of water peach

10:14 pm

herinfernallady

Waves hi

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

*waves back*

10:15 pm

Tanja

*waves*

10:15 pm

diem

gape re + what you put in a coffee pot

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

surfs up!

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

We are house hunting. Long term off course

10:16 pm

Enci

My health has been so unpredictable and the medications mess with my concentration- so I haven't been working at all. I miss it (and the paycheck). I was a litigator and just loved my job.

10:16 pm

Tanja

ooh fun - I like exploring real estate

10:16 pm

gapeach

Gosh, I amaze myself with my stupidity. Thanks y'all.

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

my hubby was a criminal trial lawyer who went deaf and would have to stop for long periods until we got this stable again

10:16 pm

herinfernallady

ENci that is no good

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

it was hell on him when he wasn't in the courtroom

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

i hope you are able to get back to what you love enci

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

I know that there is a lawyer that is blind. There is a big help thing here for lawyers with disabilities

10:17 pm

Tanja

yeh my dh loves the courtroom

10:17 pm

Enci

I would love to do something not time sensitive and part time- am working on that in this new year! I miss my job.

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

i can take it or leave it -- i prefer appeals

10:18 pm

herinfernallady

Enci you thought about volunteering with a community group?

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

i really prefer giving speeches! lol

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

well i hope it works out for you enci

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

That way you can say to them that you have X issue and will try and give your all. They are a lot less strict than work places

10:19 pm

Enci

But would not want my body to be letting clients down in addition to letting me down! I have though of volunteering, and I have done a little- always gets held against me in disability hearings.

10:19 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm i can see where that would be hard

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

Enci do you mind me asking what is wrong or you can say bugger off. Will not be offended

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

that is why i thought about the contract work for other lawyers--there is a buffer between you and the client

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

but that wouldn't help with the disability hearings either

10:21 pm

Enci

I don't mind you asking- I have CFS and I am xmrv positive. I was also one of the last RH conflict babies, and was born premie with isssues- the RH conflict sets up a system where you attack your own cells.

10:22 pm

Enci

So, a potpurri of auto-immune crap!

10:22 pm

herinfernallady

CFS is a right bitch. My old house mate has it.

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

bummer

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

<==clearly has a wide vocabulary and a way with words

10:23 pm

Enci

I get abou 6 good hours a week when I could really do legal work, much more than nothing, but not enough for most jobs.

10:23 pm

herinfernallady

Enci you need to work on your body and find a balance

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

maybe some legal research--i have a guy who i pay to research the law for the briefs i write

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

since you can do it all on computers these days you don't even have to go to a law library

10:25 pm

Enci

I was a great researcher- if you ever could use 6 )hours a week, let me know. I did environmental and trade secret theft litigation. With some general commercial litigation as well.

10:25 pm

herinfernallady

Enci it is best to find something to do with your mind that will help

10:25 pm

Enci

State and federal, district court and appeals.

10:26 pm

Enci

Playbabble!

10:26 pm

herinfernallady

exactly

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

are you in the U.S?

10:27 pm

herinfernallady

brb

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

babble is my anti-aging activity

10:28 pm

Enci

Yes- licensed in NC.

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

i used to be local counsel for a tree-hugger attorney in oregon but that is the only environmental work i ever did

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

when arguing for a continuance the judge asked something about sludge and i said "i don't know anything your honor i am just the local counsel"

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm i own a double wide in NC that i rent out

10:29 pm

Enci

Hence my Enci moniker :)

10:30 pm

jmcnrick

oooooh I C! ;-)

10:32 pm

Enci

Environmental is fun, I love the statutes/regs/case law/this case brief research stuff.

10:33 pm

Enci

Where in NC is your double wide?

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

i feel that way about tax law

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

ashville

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

my boy bought it with me while he was at UNCA and left just in time for the housing market to bust

10:35 pm

Enci

I can't read tax regs too close to bed time, because I get all excited and can't sleep. Sad but true. Asheville is beautiful.

10:36 pm

Enci

The Asheville market will recover. They never inf

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

ooops pb for you enci re4/6!

10:37 pm

Enci

ike NY or Cali-

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

not an asheville fan myself but i agree if i can hang on long enough we will be able to sell the doublewide--it is in a great location

10:38 pm

Enci

Hmm, well there' 1/4 of my sentence for ya!

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

the trouble is my son transferred to GWU which is really expensive so all a financial burden for this little nonprofit director

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

i got the gist of it Enci

10:40 pm

Enci

Yes. Overextending is way to easy to do in this market, because liquidity is herd to recapture.

10:40 pm

Enci

Hard. Not herd.

10:41 pm

Enci

Herds are also hard to recapture (Ma, the cows are out!)

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

lol!

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

close that barn door!

10:41 pm

Jacula

Babble is everyone over 30's anti-ageing activity. Problem is when some teacher or other lets her pupils in and they all either demand clues and/or type in text speak. CUltr. LOL

10:42 pm

jmcnrick

cultr? *looks baffled*

10:42 pm

jmcnrick

hi jac

10:42 pm

Jacula

B4 that, everyone spoke English!

10:42 pm

Enci

:)

10:42 pm

Jacula

Hi jmc.

10:43 pm

gapeach

jmc, I've lost your email address and I want to ask a question....if you will email it to me: gapeach106623@yahoo.com Thanks

10:44 pm

Jacula

Speaking of speaking English... the British Isles consists of English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Cornish and Geordie people. All can speak English, but the accents vary. I guess it's same in USA?

10:46 pm

Jacula

My son's g/f volunteered herself to be The Translator, on a recent student boat trip from her Uni. She's Dutch and they were going to Newcatle-upon-Tyne.

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

sure right away peach

10:46 pm

Jacula

*Newcastle

10:46 pm

gapeach

Thanks.

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

our accents are generally more similar than the ones on the british isles but there are some that are close to unique

10:47 pm

gapeach

brb

10:48 pm

Jacula

My son thought she'd fail spectacularly at translating, but what he didn't know was that she'd watched Taggart (Glasgow & Paisley Scots accents) and Geordie TV.

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

i spent most of a day in the mountains of Virginia saying "what?"

10:48 pm

Enci

In the USA most people speak English, accents vary by community, both geographically and ethnic grouping (e.g. Hispanics living in the south in the USA have accents and dialects that are pretty unique).

10:48 pm

Jacula

She did very well! YAY!

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

yay for her!

10:48 pm

Enci

jac, that's great!

10:49 pm

Jacula

Hi Enci. Can you in USA, tell where someone comes from just by the way they say things?

10:49 pm

Enci

Often, not always.

10:49 pm

jmcnrick

somewhat jac but not as much as we used to

10:49 pm

Jacula

jmc - I wish you hadn't said 'the mountains of Virginia' because I'm now singing 'on the trail of the lonesome pine'.

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

there are certain tell-tell words such as what you call carbonated sugar drinks

10:50 pm

dcseain

My native dialect is a lowland mountain dialect from Virginia, Jac. I mostly don't talk like that any more though.

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

coke in the south; soda in the NE; pop in the midwest and I have no idea what in the far west

10:51 pm

jmcnrick

sorry jac

10:51 pm

dcseain

where i grew up there were coke, then sody-pop, then became sodas. In parts of New England they stil call them tonics

10:51 pm

Enci

There is a recognizeable southern accent, but the southern accent on the Stokes county, NC bordering VA is different from the Atlanta southern accent.

10:52 pm

Enci

Jmc, don't forget the subs/grinders/po' boys!

10:52 pm

jmcnrick

true--there are (or maybe were) five distinct dialects in Texas (non of which GW Bush has since his is made up)

10:52 pm

Jacula

I was surprised, as a Brummie (person born in Birmingham, UK) to find that spending 30 years on and off in a particular village in North Wales, enabled a man from South Wales to pinpoint the exact village from my drunken rendition of a piece of my writing that I decided to read out with a Welsh accent one night at a writers' conference. I got it right and so did he!

10:52 pm

Jacula

Having said that, my ancestors on both sides are Welsh.

10:52 pm

jmcnrick

true Enci I was telling someone about a oyster po'boy i had in New Orleans and he had no idea what i was talking about

10:53 pm

dcseain

I have several songs i still sing in my native dialect, try as i may.

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

they are still cokes in Georgia and Texas

10:53 pm

Enci

Yum. Oyster po' boy.

10:53 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry about that. Windows gave the gift that keeps on being irritating

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

i will have to here that sometime dc

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

on Enci it was heaven with crunchy french bread and freshly fried oysters i still think about it

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

wb herin!

10:54 pm

dcseain

Oddl, the alphabet song is one. I've noticed because i've been singing it to my niece as a lullaby

10:54 pm

dcseain

so, she may drawl her vowels like i do :)

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

well then you can help instill some of her heritage in her!

10:55 pm

herinfernallady

going again. Windows suck

10:55 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/23l7ywt
dan and baby 2bit at that link

10:55 pm

dcseain

hasta, herin

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

dang herin that sucks

10:57 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/yj7s676

10:57 pm

dcseain

Tom says i've not done any cleaning today. No notice that 4 bags of trash went out, i scrubbed the floors and kitchen, took the recyclng out... sigh...

10:57 pm

jmcnrick

poor unappreciated dc!

10:58 pm

herinfernallady

I am just having to come and go. Windows MSN update had a spaz I have no idea. Head desk really

10:58 pm

dcseain

Oh Jac, he sound like great-great-grandma! :)

10:58 pm

Jacula

Example of a Brummie accent that many can't tell from the Black Country accent my partner has. We've had matching tee-shirts printed now. His says, 'YAM YAM' (Black Country nickname, we Brummies gave them) and mine says 'Brummie'.

10:59 pm

dcseain

cute, jac :)

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

the hills of virgnia are suppose to be very near 18th century english accents

10:59 pm

Enci

Jmc, would love to hear more about your organization. If you wouls like to email me, happy2bdancing@yahoo.com

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

i can't listen to anything my computer is running tooslowyly

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jac.

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

I hate this being rude situation but my pc is just being well rude

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

I will email you in the morning ENci my computer and I are having a fight and i am going to bed

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

I will email you in the morning ENci my computer and I are having a fight and i am going to bed

11:01 pm

herinfernallady

Awww JM you too

11:02 pm

dcseain

g'night jmc

11:03 pm

rbud

you are not the only ones, mine has been kicking me off and on the net all afternoon and evening!

11:03 pm

dcseain

wonder if recent patch hosed something

11:04 pm

herinfernallady

Some how there is this new Windows Estential 2011 pack. It uninstalled all the way back to 2008 and Service pack 1. And yes Seain it wouldn't suprise me at all

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

I have been piddling about with these updates since 12pm

11:05 pm

Jacula

Oh dear! My computer's fine.

11:06 pm

Jacula

The Groundhogs - Brummie band - my fave track. http://tinyurl.com/2v395ev

11:06 pm

herinfernallady

I think mine has a lot to do with the grand old reboot I did in October. Other half had a dodgy update and I refused to instal all updates from that point on

11:10 pm

herinfernallady

I am done and going. Have a great day

11:11 pm

diem

bye Herin,

11:11 pm

dcseain

be well, herin

11:13 pm

gapeach

enci, are you still here?

11:14 pm

Jacula

I should go. No one is interested in listening to music or talking about accents.

11:19 pm

Jacula

BTW - Gerry Rafferty just died.

11:21 pm

dcseain

may he rest in peace

11:23 pm

Jacula

How weird that he just died when I was posting his songs.

11:23 pm

dcseain

indeed.

11:24 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/36a9tpd

11:25 pm

Jacula

Actually, I'm getting a bit freaked out now. 3 of the 4 people I've talked about just before and after year end have died. Going to zip my mouth up now.:-(

11:31 pm

Jacula

I'm getting scared. I may only have 10 years to live.

11:31 pm

dcseain

three's the charm, they say, so all should be good hereforth

11:32 pm

Jacula

I've still got so much to do. Not ready to go for at least 30 years yet. I may have to haunt you all if I'm cut short.

11:32 pm

dcseain

so long as you don't disrupt the net connection, all good

11:33 pm

Jacula

dcs - if I get cut off mid Babbble grid I may well disrupt the internet connections!

11:34 pm

Jacula

And I doubt I could float on a cloud with harp in hand if there are clues to be given!

11:40 pm

dcseain

firewords with the grain disease

11:52 pm

rbud

yay, seain, just got mine with one of those odd pt ending words...

11:52 pm

rbud

made me wonder why fl**t isn't a word if dript is, lol!

11:55 pm

dfmchfhf

hmm, lots of us have Internet issues at the moment... :o\

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

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