Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 8, 2011

12:00 am

dfmchfhf

*flip*

12:00 am

dfmchfhf

and minv was closer, I guess ;o)

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

PAV3

a small one! hallo!

12:01 am

Pinikula

* flip * (hi all)

12:01 am

Minveryork

I am diving into the grid! I will be back half way finished.

12:01 am

dart001

flip

12:01 am

jillibus

dfm -- what's that HK transliteration thing again?

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip hi all; hi pini, pav, df; hugs jili; flosey and HI stranger, dart!!! Great to see you!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

jillibus

Hi dart!

12:01 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:02 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:02 am

dart001

hi volley jilli....different sked for a while

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you very much, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

flosey

and thanks Lickety

12:02 am

jillibus

Oooh, thanks, Lickety!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:02 am

Minveryork

Thanks Lickety!

12:02 am

flosey

that's quite a choice Pini

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

dunno jilli... learned it from my dictionary though.

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

glad your sched brought you back dart!

12:03 am

PAV3

ok, now I'm current...

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

up7

12:03 am

jillibus

What dictionary, dfm?

12:03 am

Minveryork

Pinikula, you and I have the same write up in profiles.

12:04 am

dfmchfhf

uhh... don't know, don't have it with me at the moment

12:04 am

flosey

don't mind at all Pav

12:04 am

jillibus

not bad, pav -- too bad it's distorted fat

12:04 am

Pinikula

* giggle * a good one, eh, min? :)

12:04 am

m9f9l

late flip

12:05 am

flosey

hi m9

12:05 am

Minveryork

There goes the MinPin team thinking alike again!LOL!

12:05 am

Pinikula

ROFL

12:05 am

jillibus

and Min's is distorted skinny. It will be nice when Dr G makes it easier to make things square.

12:06 am

jillibus

Boo hoo, nobody's getting a giggle out of Mr Bean!

12:06 am

flosey

sorry jilli, cute one

12:06 am

dfmchfhf

ac6

12:06 am

flosey

and my little sweetie isn't getting any attention at all

12:06 am

dianedecoder

hahahaha.... I just had a look at it a few minutes ago..... love it

12:07 am

Pinikula

what a little cutie, flosey! :)

12:07 am

jillibus

Oh yes, flosey -- cute little boy puppy

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

<-- is lost-ish... safe to Google this time?

12:07 am

dianedecoder

I put up my hubby's picture, but it is distorted too... makes him look wide

12:07 am

dizgrannie

hi all!! honestly didn't think sp 4/10 would take, its a derogative term here in Aus

12:07 am

PAV3

is this better?

12:07 am

flosey

nice looking hubby diane

12:07 am

flosey

nice Pav

12:08 am

Pinikula

oh my, pav! :)

12:08 am

Pinikula

here, too, diz

12:08 am

jillibus

It's fine, pav, but still distorted. Crop it square!

12:08 am

dizgrannie

ty Pini

12:08 am

MLFAN17

SP6

12:08 am

Pinikula

<-- only looks for square pics :)

12:08 am

Pinikula

(whenever possible, anyway)

12:09 am

dianedecoder

thanks.... I think so too :-)) ... distorted though... or is it just that way to me ?

12:09 am

flosey

you sure packed them in Pini

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

help with the u please?

12:09 am

jillibus

diane and pav -- scroll down in my profile to see how to make things square!

12:09 am

dianedecoder

I can crop it square before I load it... I'll see if that works. brb

12:09 am

Pinikula

I tried, flosey! :) hard to pick just one! LOL

12:09 am

jillibus

dhi dee hi

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

12:09 am

dart001

only sq. i'm missing volley

12:09 am

dianedecoder

I do all sorts of things with my photos...thanks Jill

12:10 am

jillibus

don't blame you, pini -- they're all yummy

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

up6+7, dee

12:10 am

MLFAN17

dee i am still trying ot find it too

12:10 am

dart001

up 6/7

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty df

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

up6/45 + up7/68

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

weird, 6s done and only 1/3 7s

12:11 am

Pinikula

0/6 and 0/7 ... I'm on a roll! LOL

12:11 am

MLFAN17

O stats please?

12:12 am

dfmchfhf

oh4/5

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

help with e in the 4th column please

12:12 am

MLFAN17

ty dfm

12:12 am

dart001

ei 4

12:13 am

cybernan

nbt :)

12:13 am

Pinikula

thx dart

12:13 am

jillibus

ty dart. lol

12:13 am

MLFAN17

got the O ty

12:13 am

flosey

thanks dart - and good to see you, it's been a while

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

ty dart... nbt

12:13 am

PAV3

just need a U for NBT 22 for 22

12:13 am

jillibus

wtg dee!

12:14 am

dart001

yw...thx flos,,,been playing just at different times during the day

12:14 am

m9f9l

why can't i get the up's/

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

12:14 am

jillibus

Oh, I chatted too much...

12:14 am

MLFAN17

stats for P top right pleae?

12:14 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 60 words & 537 points.I'll start with Lickety's list tomorrow. Goodnight! See you later on!

12:14 am

MLFAN17

m9 i ccant either

12:14 am

m9f9l

there's an updo.. so why isn't there an updid??LOL

12:15 am

MLFAN17

i agree m9 lol

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

hi7

12:15 am

rbud

NBT

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

P@(5,1) at least pe4/5

12:15 am

bichon

hint for the up 6

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg rbud

12:15 am

dianedecoder

thanks Jill... squaring it up made a difference.... I'll keep that in mind in the future.

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, silly me missed pe5/12.

12:16 am

Pinikula

great pic, di! :)

12:17 am

rbud

looks good, diane! :)

12:17 am

jillibus

Oh yes, dian -- much better!

12:17 am

bichon

up clue, please

12:17 am

dianedecoder

I see many in yours Pini... .I must go have a look !!!

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

too early for cluing, I think

12:17 am

MLFAN17

S bottom left corner stats please?

12:17 am

Pinikula

* giggle *

12:18 am

m9f9l

well pfpft dfm!!

12:18 am

m9f9l

LOL

12:18 am

Pinikula

su4

12:18 am

m9f9l

bad joke.. I won't say it..

12:18 am

dianedecoder

I must go find Johnny Depp.... hee hee.... NO... I must play some words before bedtime !!

12:18 am

m9f9l

how bout stats for the up6?

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

up6/45

12:19 am

Christine

did someone already call in7/32

12:20 am

Pinikula

not sure, christine

12:20 am

jillibus

Well, I could have posted a pic of my grandson, who modestly signs himself "grandsome"

12:20 am

rururocks

someone diabetis to it first christine

12:20 am

m9f9l

I don't know Christine.. but it's a problem here.. LOL

12:20 am

dfmchfhf

no christine, thanks! :o)

12:20 am

m9f9l

aw... that's so sweet ru

12:21 am

dfmchfhf

that's 6+s done

12:21 am

PAV3

ruru!

12:21 am

Christine

oh, rururocks ...

12:21 am

jillibus

ty ruru -- some of your puns are actually useful!

12:21 am

sessaruth

I wish you could click on the letters

12:21 am

dart001

thx ruru

12:21 am

dfmchfhf

sess -- if you use GreaseMonkey I can give you a script to do that!

12:21 am

Pinikula

perhaps one day, sess

12:21 am

m9f9l

well... it's not 'a

12:21 am

m9f9l

'upadee'

12:21 am

rururocks

:)

12:22 am

PAV3

ahhhhh, NBT 23 for 23

12:22 am

sessaruth

I have no idea what greasemonkey is

12:22 am

Pinikula

wd pav

12:22 am

Pinikula

me either, sess (dfm)

12:23 am

dfmchfhf

Firefox addon / Chrome plugin that lets you write small scripts for pages

12:23 am

jillibus

wtg pav

12:23 am

MLFAN17

i am 3 short nbt i am out poof

12:23 am

Pinikula

gotcha

12:23 am

flosey

well done Pav

12:23 am

sessaruth

that's way too smart for me

12:23 am

Pinikula

night mlf

12:23 am

sessaruth

but thanks :)

12:23 am

jillibus

bye mlf!

12:24 am

dfmchfhf

<-- plays on a tablet and clicks :o)

12:24 am

Pinikula

<-- still need I @ 3,1 and U

12:24 am

dfmchfhf

I@(3,2) id4/5 and in7/32, pini

12:24 am

Pinikula

phantom: unzip

12:25 am

dart001

in 4 up 6/7

12:25 am

Pinikula

the other I dfm

12:25 am

m9f9l

argh!!!!

12:25 am

dfmchfhf

oh, or I@(1,3) in5/12 in4/4 in4/4

12:25 am

Pinikula

thx dart ;)

12:26 am

rururocks

unzip are you following the man theme pini?

12:26 am

Pinikula

looking for your others, dfm

12:26 am

dfmchfhf

hehe looks like some nitrogen leaked into the grid :oD

12:26 am

Pinikula

* wink * perhaps, ru ;)

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

which direction does the in 7 go?

12:26 am

PAV3

for some reason it didn't like return of the "gedae"

12:26 am

dfmchfhf

the in7 starts from I@(3,2) dee

12:27 am

rururocks

it threads like a needle dee

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty...

12:28 am

Pinikula

got the in7 :)

12:29 am

dfmchfhf

still have BTs L and W...

12:29 am

flosey

still missing the u

12:29 am

Pinikula

li4

12:29 am

dart001

looking skyward flos

12:29 am

Pinikula

wi4

12:29 am

jillibus

the dolphin is here

12:29 am

flosey

thanks dart, looking

12:29 am

dfmchfhf

heh, I sort of hit the keyboard and got a li4 o.0

12:29 am

diem

nbt hi all

12:30 am

flosey

hi diem

12:30 am

dfmchfhf

thanks pini :o)
nbt... it's a record, just past 75%!

12:31 am

m9f9l

I still have two bt's .. driving me crazy

12:31 am

jillibus

hi and wtg diem

12:31 am

Pinikula

<-- still stuck on the U :(

12:31 am

flosey

have one, and just not getting it

12:31 am

jillibus

the U is my last bt

12:32 am

flosey

mine too jilli

12:32 am

Pinikula

ditto

12:32 am

dart001

up+ word for staring

12:32 am

PAV3

you'll never look the same way again when you do find it...

12:32 am

m9f9l

ok.. I got it. For some reason I thought it would be too many points and didnt' try it..

12:33 am

m9f9l

now I just need that corner o

12:33 am

Pinikula

NBT :)

12:33 am

dfmchfhf

O@(1,1) oh4/5

12:33 am

m9f9l

stats... please??

12:33 am

Pinikula

oh4

12:33 am

jillibus

wtg pini

12:34 am

m9f9l

thanks!

12:34 am

m9f9l

nbt, nbs and 1/2way

12:34 am

Pinikula

wd m9

12:34 am

jillibus

Is the U a normal word?

12:34 am

jillibus

wtg wtg m9!

12:34 am

flosey

wtg m9

12:34 am

m9f9l

not really jilli. two put together though

12:35 am

jillibus

ty m9 ...*thinking

12:35 am

cybernan

75 down and crashing -- see you tomorrow :)

12:35 am

PAV3

not normally used in conversations, no, unless you're a portrait artist...

12:35 am

m9f9l

and high points.

12:35 am

Pinikula

jilli, what you might do when you look at stars

12:35 am

Pinikula

wd nan...

12:35 am

diem

bye nan

12:36 am

cybernan

don't stare down jill

12:36 am

jillibus

ty -- got it from pini -- ridiculous word -- nbt

12:36 am

m9f9l

HIGH points!

12:36 am

flosey

ah, thanks, finally!!

12:36 am

dfmchfhf

night nan!

12:36 am

PAV3

add the pt for 7

12:36 am

m9f9l

phew

12:36 am

flosey

and nbt

12:37 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:37 am

jillibus

ty too, m9

12:37 am

PAV3

isn't wahinis a word?

12:38 am

jillibus

should be, pav -- Hawaiian though

12:38 am

dfmchfhf

has that ever stopped Enable though, jilli?

12:38 am

PAV3

and tacos is spanish...

12:38 am

jillibus

minus the s for the singular

12:38 am

jillibus

there is no logic to enable

12:38 am

PAV3

ans sieur is french

12:39 am

m9f9l

not to mention the scottish words...

12:39 am

m9f9l

hint hint.. there's an "ae" in the grid.. LOL

12:39 am

jillibus

and the hebrew ones and...

12:39 am

m9f9l

or two

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:41 am

dart001

nj volley

12:41 am

rbud

woohoo,

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty may I help anyone before I poof?

12:42 am

rbud

Dee! (lol)

12:42 am

dart001

12 left (7 4's)..haven't peeked yet

12:42 am

jillibus

wow, dee!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

wtg dart

12:42 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

had to finish quickly; they are showing our house tomorrow...

12:43 am

dfmchfhf

missing one 4 each for C@(5,3) C@(3,5) P@(3,4) E@(5,4)

12:43 am

flosey

oh, good luck Dee

12:43 am

jillibus

You're selling, dee? Going where?

12:44 am

Pinikula

C@(5,3) = ca4, ca5, ca4

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

E and P found

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

we don't know yet jili; want to sell ours first... looking for a house with master bedroom on the main floor

12:44 am

dart001

staying in same general area?

12:45 am

jillibus

good idea, dee -- we chose no stairs too.

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

C@(3,5) found... one more for C@(5,3)

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

staying in the same county dart

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

how many ce4 words are there?

12:45 am

rururocks

done

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

slow slow until today... we had one showing today, one tomorrow, and one on Sunday...

12:45 am

PAV3

I have two s ofar

12:45 am

Pinikula

I have 1, dfm

12:46 am

dart001

we'll be doing the same thing in a few months...but moving 3 states away :(

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

where to dart?

12:46 am

Pinikula

now I have 2 x ce4 ;)

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru

12:46 am

dart001

kansas

12:46 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, somehow missed a babblet on my list.
fireworks! :o)

12:46 am

jillibus

why, dart?

12:46 am

Pinikula

don't forget to take Toto with you!

12:46 am

rururocks

oh .. are you going to be computerless for a few weeks dart?

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

wtg df

12:46 am

jillibus

whee, dfm!

12:46 am

dart001

wife's job...and i'm retiring :)

12:46 am

Pinikula

wtg dfm

12:46 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, I got my tablet back, by the way! :oD

12:47 am

rururocks

what?

12:47 am

Pinikula

congrats, dfm

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

why Kansas dart and where in Kansas?

12:47 am

jillibus

back from where, dfm

12:47 am

rururocks

you are too young to retire

12:47 am

Pinikula

<-- would love to retire someday

12:47 am

PAV3

yay! halfway!

12:47 am

dart001

wife's job is based in wichita

12:47 am

jillibus

what does she do, dart?

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

my hubby is not retiring, just want a house with a different floor plan

12:47 am

jillibus

congrats, pav

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

will you be getting a new job there, dart?

12:48 am

dfmchfhf

my fan blew up a while ago and I sent it in for repairs

12:48 am

dart001

she's a chem. eng...but now works as a environmental compliance person

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

sounds interesting

12:48 am

jillibus

does anyone here know anything about mini-c0mputers like Asus?

12:48 am

jillibus

oh, good for her, dart!

12:48 am

rururocks

lotta brains in that family I think

12:48 am

Pinikula

they're mini, jilli ;)

12:49 am

dart001

not in the plans for now....tired of shift work/ nights/ holidays/weekends..been doing that for 30 yrs

12:49 am

rururocks

I was a chemical engineer in the 1970's.. but we are talking about different chemicals I think

12:49 am

jillibus

well, yes, I know, pini -- would they replace a desktop?

12:49 am

Pinikula

oh, ru...you nut! LOL

12:49 am

dart001

lol ruru

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

you'll have to find something interesting and fun

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

where in Kansas? We have friends in Wichita.

12:50 am

Pinikula

IMHO, jilli, I wouldn't think so

12:50 am

dart001

probably have to chase tornadoes or something

12:50 am

jillibus

dart -- I don't know how you've done that taxing job for so long

12:50 am

Pinikula

...but might be nice for portability

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

totally agree jili

12:50 am

dart001

in wichita volley

12:50 am

rururocks

you could learn how to do good BBQ dart

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

yipes... similar pace... chasing tornadoes

12:50 am

jillibus

agree with what, dee?

12:50 am

rururocks

PB for dee now

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

crap... hope there are margaritas in pb

12:51 am

rururocks

Drops in a bag of limes for dee

12:51 am

dart001

jilli..that's why i'm taking a break for a while...would like to take vacations without planning a year and a half in advance....51 by the calendar but burned both ends of the candle for a long time

12:52 am

rururocks

yeah dart.. take a few weeks off from the computer

12:52 am

rururocks

lol

12:52 am

dart001

it will give me more time to babble ruru lol

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru... smart to do it now dart... you are probably extending your life by many years...

12:52 am

rururocks

I was afraid of that..lol

12:53 am

rururocks

jeez how much time to you need? lol

12:53 am

m9f9l

I changed my icon. I think

12:53 am

rururocks

nope

12:54 am

flosey

nice looking group m9

12:54 am

m9f9l

so you can see them flosey?

12:54 am

dart001

hoping so volley

12:54 am

jillibus

who are those gorgeous guys, m9?

12:54 am

stidmama

jill -- my opinion on netbooks like the asus or hp minibooks is that for older people like us they do NOT replace laptops (unless you have an external monitor) -- the screen is just too small to be comfortable viewing for long-term

12:55 am

stidmama

hey dart

12:55 am

m9f9l

weird.. now I can see them here but not if I click on my icon..LOL

12:55 am

flosey

is one your hubby, m9?

12:55 am

m9f9l

it's usually the other way around.

12:55 am

dart001

hey stid!!

12:55 am

Pinikula

nice selection, m9!!!

12:55 am

Pinikula

(gotta luv the men of NCIS!)

12:55 am

m9f9l

NO! Those are Gibbs, Dinozzo and McGee from NCIS. LOL

12:56 am

m9f9l

Surely you recognize at least Mark Harmon....?

12:56 am

stidmama

hey all -- waiting for the tom to bring the stidkids home after a debate day...

12:56 am

flosey

ok, not familiar with NCIS

12:56 am

jillibus

Pini -- what's your opinion of this: http://tinyurl.com/27apuot

12:56 am

Pinikula

good program, imho

12:56 am

flosey

ah, yes, I do remember him, m9

12:56 am

jillibus

hi stid -- how's the head today?

12:56 am

Pinikula

going to look, jilli...brb

12:56 am

stidmama

head is not bad today jill

12:57 am

rururocks

night all you lovely people.. I am up early tomorrow.

12:57 am

jillibus

Oh good, stid!

12:57 am

dart001

see ya ruru...in a week maybe

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

well, I need to get going; have a great day / eve all; *poofing with hugs*

12:57 am

dart001

bye volley

12:57 am

rururocks

*dreamer*

12:57 am

Pinikula

night ru

12:58 am

jillibus

Night ruru -- if you'd post your picture I'd pick you to watch ;-)

12:58 am

stidmama

sweet dreams ruru and dee

12:58 am

Pinikula

jilli...what are you looking for (outright? or replacement? desktop? or laptop?)

12:58 am

jillibus

night dee

12:58 am

stidmama

jill -- that's a sweet system. BUT it does not come with a monitor.

12:58 am

rururocks

well I wouldn't be in my underwear jilli..lol

12:58 am

Pinikula

you could always resurrect the speedo, ru!! LOL

12:58 am

m9f9l

he'd be in his plum smuggler..

12:58 am

rbud

speedo! speedo! ;p

12:59 am

m9f9l

wow.. we all think alike!

12:59 am

Pinikula

ROFL! :)

12:59 am

Pinikula

(the things we remember!)

12:59 am

jillibus

replacement of desktop, pini -- motherboard conked out.
I have the monitor and keyboard -- and an enormous tower which is kaput.

12:59 am

stidmama

jill -- earlier today I said that ruru was the inspiration for our cabana boys... *grin*

12:59 am

rururocks

is that what they mean by fruit of the loom m9?

12:59 am

Pinikula

ok (going back to review)

1:00 am

m9f9l

yup. that and banana hammock...

1:00 am

Pinikula

jilli...I'll take a peek and email you with my opinion...ok?

1:00 am

jillibus

love that "plum smuggler" epthet

1:00 am

jillibus

that too, lol!

1:00 am

rururocks

oh jeezus

1:01 am

jillibus

ty pini -- very glad for your opinion.

1:01 am

rururocks

so dart..let's change the subject

1:01 am

rururocks

I've never been to Wichita

1:01 am

dart001

?

1:01 am

stidmama

dart was too tall to be a cabana boy, so he just holds up the center of the cabana... *wicked mama look*

1:01 am

jillibus

not on Male Wathers Day, ruru

1:01 am

rururocks

I've been to St Louis

1:01 am

dart001

been thru it twice a long time ago

1:01 am

m9f9l

oh don't get so "hung" up on it ru...

1:02 am

jillibus

Watchers

1:02 am

stidmama

M! you are just "wicked" tonight! rofl

1:02 am

m9f9l

me!?!?!?

1:02 am

m9f9l

besides... he knows I'm just jocking....

1:02 am

jillibus

Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well...

1:02 am

rururocks

she knows I will poke back

1:03 am

rururocks

it's not like she doesn't know right from thong

1:04 am

jillibus

oh dear

1:04 am

stidmama

oh! you kids! *exasperated (but amused) mama look*

1:04 am

m9f9l

ok.. I'm stuck. LOL.. you got me.

1:05 am

rururocks

ROFL

1:05 am

rururocks

I win!!!!!!!!!

1:05 am

m9f9l

(but then.. I DID spend my first day at the tax office today..)

1:05 am

m9f9l

yup. today you do...

1:05 am

stidmama

ick. as a tax preparer I hope?

1:05 am

rururocks

I bet you were calculating m9

1:06 am

m9f9l

but we shall meet again my friend on the field of battle...

1:06 am

stidmama

would hate to think you were anticipating a multi-day tax payer marathon!

1:06 am

m9f9l

you figure so?

1:06 am

rururocks

I got out-punned by a client today

1:06 am

m9f9l

sweet! woulda liked to see that.

1:07 am

stidmama

that must be some person, ruru -- wish I'd been a fly on the wall

1:07 am

rururocks

he buried me

1:07 am

m9f9l

ok. I gotta get gone now. 38 left.

1:07 am

jillibus

likewise

1:07 am

rururocks

he's hysterically funny

1:07 am

jillibus

bye m9

1:07 am

m9f9l

nitey nitealax......

1:07 am

rururocks

nigh nigh m9

1:07 am

stidmama

bye m ((hugs)) be well

1:08 am

m9f9l

and........*poof*

1:08 am

stidmama

ah, my menfolk are home! *happy mama look* back tomorrow.

1:08 am

rururocks

everyone else done?

1:08 am

dart001

not yet

1:08 am

dart001

bye stid

1:09 am

jillibus

just halfway here

1:09 am

jillibus

bye stid! Say hi to the guys!

1:09 am

PAV3

46 left and dozing off...

1:09 am

rururocks

bye for now

1:09 am

flosey

bye ru

1:10 am

PAV3

ciao mon sieur

1:10 am

flosey

I can't believe how many 4 letter words I can't find

1:10 am

jillibus

ttfn ru

1:11 am

jillibus

I think this grid is a bit babbletty

1:12 am

lynxxx

ugh Jilli

1:12 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

1:12 am

PAV3

and we're off as well...can't keep eyes opened

1:12 am

flosey

that's probably what they are!!

1:12 am

dart001

hi lynxxx

1:12 am

jillibus

hi lyn

1:12 am

flosey

goodnight Pav

1:12 am

lynxxx

hi/bye PAV

1:13 am

jillibus

night pav

1:13 am

lynxxx

Hello Dart - nice to see you

1:13 am

stidmama

sweet dreams PAV

1:13 am

dart001

ty you too

1:13 am

jillibus

you back again, stid?

1:14 am

stidmama

not really, trying to find a U and an E from the fourth row down.

1:14 am

dart001

ei 4 up 6/7

1:15 am

stidmama

that ei is fourth column, need 4th row please? *working on up*

1:15 am

dart001

eg 4

1:16 am

lynxxx

english expression of astonishment - eg4

1:16 am

dart001

ed 4

1:16 am

stidmama

yep! thanks dart! and that is me, down to the answer of life, the universe and everything (and NBT) will be back tomorrow for real (((many hugs for help))) *determined poof*

1:17 am

lynxxx

bye Stid, sleep well

1:17 am

dart001

b ye stid

1:18 am

jillibus

g'night stid!

1:24 am

jillibus

well, 33 left for tomorrow -- time to say goodnight all...and *poof*

1:24 am

dart001

night jilli

1:24 am

Pinikula

just sent you a short email, jilli...

1:24 am

lynxxx

night Jilli

1:24 am

flosey

goodnight jilli

1:24 am

flosey

I'll be off to bed soon

1:25 am

jillibus

thnks, pini!

1:25 am

Pinikula

going myself (nbs, nbt, and over 1/2-way)....night all! :)

1:25 am

flosey

night Pini

1:33 am

diem

34 left for later bye

1:34 am

flosey

g'night diem

1:37 am

flosey

10 left, I'm off too

1:38 am

dart001

nite flos...2 left here lol

1:39 am

dart001

fireworks

1:40 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart!

1:41 am

dart001

thx nite lynxxx

1:41 am

lynxxx

Byee

3:48 am

rubyfoo

gd morning

3:48 am

rubyfoo

anybody home?

3:49 am

pabtrek

up

3:49 am

pabtrek

oops sorry quick finger

3:50 am

rubyfoo

hello pabtrek

3:50 am

rubyfoo

are you up really early or still up?

3:50 am

pabtrek

up early

3:51 am

rubyfoo

is that a Flemish giant rabbit in your icon?

3:51 am

pabtrek

no just a little lop eared

3:51 am

rubyfoo

very cute!

3:52 am

pabtrek

yes it is, I got in honor of Scrabbler about a year ago, and it's so cute I don't want to change it

3:53 am

rubyfoo

ata put my first one in and then DIL put in second and I am incapable of changing it

3:55 am

pabtrek

is it your dog?

3:55 am

rubyfoo

yes, my 2nd chow, Max. The first one is shaded blonde, Ruby

3:56 am

pabtrek

very handsome dog

3:56 am

rubyfoo

thank you. He is a lovely boy

3:56 am

rubyfoo

but Ruby owns my heart

3:56 am

rubyfoo

what is your rabbit's name?

3:57 am

pabtrek

not my bunny, found a picture on line, have 3 cats and a dog,

3:57 am

rubyfoo

names?

3:57 am

pabtrek

ginger, tawnie, oscar and beau

3:58 am

rubyfoo

nice names

3:58 am

pabtrek

thank you

4:00 am

rubyfoo

that was a wuick 46 and now total blank!

4:01 am

rubyfoo

quick*

4:01 am

pabtrek

yes I'm stuck too

4:04 am

rubyfoo

aaah, half!

4:04 am

rubyfoo

bot only one 6 and no 7's

4:04 am

rubyfoo

and no nbt

4:05 am

pabtrek

have 20 left

4:06 am

rubyfoo

and now I have to take a break....back in a min

4:07 am

crosshair

good early morning everyone:/

4:07 am

rubyfoo

back, thumper (and I don't mean a rabbit!) called me

4:08 am

pabtrek

gm crosshair

4:08 am

rubyfoo

crossy! I'm happy to see you. I made 4 puff pastries in your honor last night for my dinner: 2 with chopped spinach and cream cheese, 2 with currant jelly and cream cheese.

4:09 am

crosshair

very nice indeed ((ruby))

4:09 am

rubyfoo

jam would have been better as the jelly leaked out, but they were delish!!

4:09 am

crosshair

howdy pabtrek

4:09 am

rubyfoo

I will probably gain 10 lbs because of you! hahah

4:09 am

crosshair

yes,a nice thick whole berries type of jam

4:09 am

crosshair

lol!

4:09 am

crosshair

live,eat,love enjoy life;)

4:09 am

rubyfoo

I have some home-made plum whih would work better

4:12 am

rubyfoo

elusive peace in this grid!

4:13 am

crosshair

just starting but i shall see how it goes;)) my fav grids are 150-250 in size

4:13 am

rubyfoo

mine, too, with lots of re's, in's, etc

4:15 am

sandrafrances

Morning all how many words please

4:15 am

rubyfoo

105 and gd morning

4:15 am

sandrafrances

Thanks

4:15 am

crosshair

morning sandra

4:17 am

rubyfoo

see you later {{crossy}}

4:17 am

lil*monkey

morning peeps, lil*monkey in da house

4:19 am

crosshair

howdy lilM

4:19 am

lil*monkey

howdie cwossie

4:20 am

lil*monkey

5:20 AM here

4:21 am

crosshair

same here

4:22 am

lil*monkey

what province are u, cwossy

4:22 am

crosshair

central ontario

4:22 am

lil*monkey

OK :) I am on the east coast, in Virgina

4:23 am

lil*monkey

didn't realize we were in the same time zone

4:24 am

crosshair

cool eh?:)

4:24 am

lil*monkey

lol eh?

4:24 am

lil*monkey

i love that "eh" thing

4:24 am

crosshair

i put that eh in just for you

4:25 am

lil*monkey

take off eh?

4:25 am

crosshair

we only say that half as much as you think we do

4:25 am

lil*monkey

haha

4:25 am

lil*monkey

i saw a bad movie last night, eh? It's called True Grit, don't go!

4:26 am

crosshair

ty for the warning,it is getting pretty hyped in the papers and i was thinking of watching it,but wondered if it could stack up against the original

4:26 am

lil*monkey

it is getting hyped to mthe max, eh

4:26 am

lil*monkey

but it SUCKED!

4:27 am

crosshair

i did see unstoppable.good flick but low replay value

4:27 am

lil*monkey

yes i saw that too!

4:27 am

lil*monkey

very suspenseful

4:27 am

crosshair

i want to see that 124days one next

4:27 am

lil*monkey

eh

4:27 am

crosshair

lol

4:27 am

lil*monkey

i haven't seen trailers for that eh

4:28 am

crosshair

i see our favorite japaneese auto maker is in todays grid

4:28 am

lil*monkey

i only have 32 words so far

4:28 am

lil*monkey

OK now 33

4:28 am

crosshair

i have 24:)

4:28 am

lil*monkey

my fav automaker is VW

4:29 am

crosshair

i try and make these small ones last a bit

4:29 am

crosshair

i always wanted one of those new jetta tdi diesels

4:29 am

lil*monkey

that's what SHE said, hahahhahahahahahhaah

4:30 am

crosshair

things last forever

4:30 am

lil*monkey

i had 3 different Jettas, loved them, eh!

4:30 am

lil*monkey

now I have a Toyota RAV 4 and i love it

4:30 am

crosshair

i have a toyota echo atm

4:30 am

lil*monkey

noice

4:31 am

crosshair

things are great,never break down

4:31 am

lil*monkey

but if they do, the parts & labor are horrendous! very expensive

4:31 am

crosshair

will be 7 years old this year and i have done front brakes once and changed a tail light bulb;)

4:31 am

crosshair

original battery is still in it;))

4:32 am

lil*monkey

i have never replaced a car battery

4:32 am

crosshair

muffler this summer probably,but that is standard maint crap

4:32 am

lil*monkey

aide

4:32 am

lil*monkey

oh crap

4:32 am

crosshair

lol,well i guess not where you are;) but up here rule of thimb is once every 5n years

4:33 am

lil*monkey

i really don't feel like moving off the couch and going into the PB

4:33 am

crosshair

off you go lilm

4:33 am

crosshair

lol

4:33 am

lil*monkey

NO!

4:33 am

crosshair

you are sooo busted eh?

4:34 am

lil*monkey

no one will know, it's just you & me cwossy

4:34 am

lil*monkey

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhh

4:35 am

crosshair

ok..shhhh

4:35 am

lil*monkey

shhh, eh

4:35 am

lil*monkey

what's on your schedule for Saturday, cwossy?

4:36 am

crosshair

brekkies in an hour or so,dishes, then i will try for a power nap and off to work at 2 pm with maybe some laundry thrown in there somewhere

4:37 am

lil*monkey

sounds like a bundle o fun, eh?

4:37 am

crosshair

so much fun it is almost illegal:)

4:37 am

crosshair

and whats lined up for you today?

4:37 am

lil*monkey

i won't tattle

4:37 am

lil*monkey

I am going to a choral concert with littlebit , then out to dinner

4:38 am

crosshair

very nice;)

4:38 am

lil*monkey

but first i'm going jogging around 7:30

4:38 am

crosshair

ewww@ jogging,my job entails walking 10 likes or so a day so my feet are a constant ruin:(

4:39 am

lil*monkey

must do lots of cardio! to keep my PB under control

4:39 am

lil*monkey

i mean, to keep my BP under control

4:39 am

crosshair

you never could keep your pb under control;))

4:39 am

lil*monkey

hehe, i meant blood pressure

4:39 am

lil*monkey

you are right about not being able to keep my PB under control, eh :)

4:40 am

lil*monkey

phantom: wahine

4:40 am

lil*monkey

cups

4:41 am

crosshair

got a system for the grids now,i pick off words till i hit my first wall,then specifically hunt for words that start with a vowel;)

4:41 am

crosshair

off you go again;)

4:41 am

lil*monkey

dammit

4:41 am

crosshair

hehe

4:41 am

lil*monkey

yes i do that vowel thing too... i'm terrible at finding vowel words

4:41 am

crosshair

enjoy it now,with the new build there will be very little pb visits

4:42 am

lil*monkey

why is that

4:42 am

crosshair

well by the way the still shots are looking it will have a built in licketys and a expert

4:43 am

crosshair

as well as adverts and mini games..so i hear

4:43 am

lil*monkey

aren't the old-timers going to be all befuddled by the newfangledness???

4:43 am

crosshair

we will get used to it and love it as well

4:43 am

lil*monkey

i didn't mean you

4:44 am

lil*monkey

are you an old-timer?

4:44 am

crosshair

i almost wualify right?

4:44 am

crosshair

i am not a day one ,no

4:44 am

lil*monkey

that's who I meant

4:44 am

lil*monkey

how old are you, cwossy?

4:44 am

crosshair

but if they ngot used to cars and a radio without tubes i am sure they will be fine:)

4:45 am

lil*monkey

LOL @ radio without tubes! hahahahhaha, eh?

4:47 am

crosshair

33 in and slowing....

4:47 am

lil*monkey

you are 33? or you have 33 words?

4:47 am

crosshair

i have 33 words

4:47 am

lil*monkey

oh!

4:47 am

lil*monkey

i have 50 words

4:48 am

lil*monkey

i asked below how old you are

4:48 am

crosshair

lol,33 years of age is a while ago;)

4:48 am

crosshair

ahh i am 47

4:48 am

lil*monkey

haha, for me too

4:48 am

crosshair

and you?

4:48 am

lil*monkey

i just turned 54

4:48 am

crosshair

since we are baring our souls here:)

4:48 am

crosshair

cool

4:48 am

lil*monkey

i don't mind telling my age

4:49 am

lil*monkey

i had a terrible bday... necxt year I'm going to do what i want,and bugger anybody who doesn't like it

4:49 am

crosshair

nor do i;) age as it progress if you notice becomes less of a embarrasment and more of a badge of honor;)

4:49 am

crosshair

now yer talking!

4:49 am

lil*monkey

yes i agree cwossy

4:50 am

crosshair

try a ride in a bi-plane or parachuting on yer next b-day i highly reccomend both

4:50 am

lil*monkey

you are so yong to have survived cancer 3 times

4:50 am

lil*monkey

i have ridden in a biplane alredy

4:51 am

crosshair

indeed was a rough few years

4:51 am

lil*monkey

what i really want to do is go to New York city

4:51 am

lil*monkey

my dad is a throat cancer survivor

4:51 am

crosshair

yup kicked its ass 3 times,seminoma,lymphnoma and memenoma

4:51 am

lil*monkey

i myself have had skin cancer, but it was very minimal

4:51 am

crosshair

bad spelling on all 3;))

4:52 am

lil*monkey

kudos to you cwossy! and who cares about the spelling, the point is YOU KICKED CANCER'S ASS

4:52 am

crosshair

the lymphnoma was the hardest on me

4:52 am

lil*monkey

lymphoma sucks, eh?!

4:52 am

crosshair

yup..spanked cancers butt and sent it packing;))

4:52 am

lil*monkey

bollocks on cancer!

4:53 am

crosshair

big time,i went into chemo at 225 pounds(my optimum is 185) and came out bald and puking at 160 pounds

4:54 am

lil*monkey

yikes! how long ago was that

4:54 am

crosshair

i will have been clean of that one ..well it was 5 years this dec 5 just past:))))

4:54 am

lil*monkey

Happy Anniversary!

4:55 am

crosshair

i still check in with oncology for all the tests once every 6 months

4:55 am

crosshair

ty:))))

4:55 am

lil*monkey

our Babblemate littlebit just beat cancer last year

4:56 am

crosshair

yaa for lilbit!

4:56 am

lil*monkey

she had surgery for cancerous tumor in her small intestine in June, but by October she was able to walk in the Race for the Cure with me

4:57 am

lil*monkey

June 2009, that is

4:57 am

crosshair

it is amazing how far medicine has advanced in the treatment of cancer the last 30 years or so,if i would of got my seminoma in 1970,it then carried a 90% mortality rate

4:57 am

crosshair

lilbit rocks;)

4:57 am

lil*monkey

so do you, cwossy :) eh?

4:58 am

crosshair

i did a 10 k walk/run for cancer 2 years ago

4:58 am

lil*monkey

yippe!

4:58 am

crosshair

mostly walk...the down side of chemo is that it did a number on the nerves in my hands and feet

4:58 am

crosshair

but it saved me;))

4:59 am

crosshair

so i can be sitting here tossing you into the pb so early in the morn;))

4:59 am

lil*monkey

haha! you are not tossing anybody!

4:59 am

crosshair

hehe

5:00 am

lil*monkey

yikes i'm still at 50 words...

5:01 am

lil*monkey

guess that's my clue to take a break and go wash dishes... the whole week's worth

5:01 am

crosshair

i am still at 33;((

5:01 am

lil*monkey

cups

5:01 am

lil*monkey

cuss

5:01 am

lil*monkey

idea

5:01 am

crosshair

lol,here 3 loads a day are needed to hold the line;))

5:01 am

lil*monkey

haha

5:01 am

crosshair

off you go again:)

5:01 am

lil*monkey

noooooooooooooo

5:02 am

lil*monkey

see you later, cwossy, have a good day :P

5:02 am

crosshair

tc lilM

5:07 am

frogface

morning babblers xxx

5:27 am

Soodle

Morning Frog. :-)

5:36 am

crosshair

morning frog,soodles

5:36 am

Soodle

Hello Cross :-)

5:37 am

Soodle

Never fails to amaze me how, in a grid of 105 words, I can find 862 non existant words, and very few actual ones....

5:37 am

crosshair

lol

5:38 am

crosshair

my first babble wall was just 33 words in,now at 38 lol

5:40 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babble buddies! I wanted to sleep til 8 but awoke at 6:20, so here I am.

5:40 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, why are you awake so early?

5:44 am

Scrabbler

Where did everyone go? I bet Crossy is making one of his huge breakfasts.

5:45 am

MollyL

Morning Scrabs.

5:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi Molly! Another early awakener, I see.

5:46 am

MollyL

I have to get up early during the week. So I'm sort of programed for early rising.

5:47 am

Scrabbler

Me too--typically 6am. But I stayed up til midnight and hoped to sleep til 8.

5:47 am

Trifioso

hello friends.

5:47 am

MollyL

Mornin' Trif.

5:47 am

MollyL

Maybe a nap later Scrabs, to even things out.

5:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Trif! I know you are up early with Indy.

5:48 am

Trifioso

LOL scrabbler, that is exactly it! No snooze button on that little guy

5:48 am

Scrabbler

I rarely nap, unless sick or really exhausted. I will XC-ski later and that will revive me.

5:49 am

Trifioso

if he was a baby patient of yours, you would be calling the NEJM - he gained 14 pounds in three weeks!

5:49 am

Scrabbler

Wow! Well, babies double their birth wt by 5 mo and triple it at 12 mo.

5:50 am

Scrabbler

Is he overpowering you on the leash?

5:50 am

Trifioso

not my babies! none of them ever made it to even double digits on that cursed scale. But their feet reach the ground, so it's all good

5:51 am

Trifioso

hmmmm- so far he is okay, a pretty soft lead, but he doesn't like the lead much, and often tries to back out of his collar. The vet says not to stress, he is still very, very young

5:52 am

MollyL

Trif, what did you mean with that double digit comment?

5:52 am

Scrabbler

Two of my friends have had Lab pups in the last 2 yrs, so I have seen Obie + Lily grow, learn tricks, be defiant, whimper during the night, etc.

5:53 am

Trifioso

morning molly! What I mean is that when I would take my kids to the pediatrician and he would weigh and measure them, they were also 7%, 4%, etc. on the scale of what kids should be.

5:54 am

Scrabbler

Oh, percentiles on the growth charts. DNA cannot be changed. These days we see obesity beginning in infants!

5:54 am

Trifioso

it was always so irritating, as I really didn't care where they fell on the scale, as they were grand, healthy, happy children. But OH how the moms compete with that one! "He is in the 99th percentile for height!" "she is in the 78 percentile for weight!"

5:55 am

Scrabbler

That makes me crazy too! We want to see consistent growth, following the shape of the curve, but people think bigger = healthier and stronger.

5:55 am

Scrabbler

And, of course, fathers want big boys.

5:55 am

Trifioso

It made me snarky. "OH, 99 percentile for height at only 5 months! Has Harvard started recruiting yet?"

5:56 am

Scrabbler

We are just setting up an obesity management program with a nutritionist.

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Here's another maddening thing: when parents demonstrate their kids' knowledge. e.g. a 5 yr old that knows all of the state capitols yet she is a surly brat. Character + good manners trump GPA, in my mind.

5:59 am

Trifioso

I love the parents that take their less than one year olds to Disney. "and how did they find Peter? Different from the book?" God help us all

5:59 am

Scrabbler

I agree! Why bring an infant or toddler there?

6:00 am

Trifioso

so you can brag to your friends about how many times you have taken them, of course! Because taking your kids to disney apparently = great parent

6:01 am

Soodle

Hi Trif, Scrabbs, Moll, & assorted lurkers. :-)

6:02 am

Scrabbler

Even better is for a child to miss a week of school for a field trip to Disney.

6:02 am

Trifioso

soodle! how wonderful!

6:02 am

Scrabbler

Hi Soodlebum

6:02 am

Soodle

Hows things with everybody?

6:03 am

Trifioso

all quiet on the eastern front, soodle. How's you?

6:04 am

MollyL

Oh now I get it Trif. My kids were on the other side of that spectrum, but I never thought to brag about it. They just started out big and stayed that way.

6:04 am

Soodle

I have just inspected the puppy's basket. I found 2 x pairs of panties (mine), 3 socks, (odd), 2 shoes (also odd), 2 potatos, an onion , a hair brush and an empty potato chip packet!

6:04 am

Scrabbler

My tea is done brewing. Anybody want some?

6:04 am

Trifioso

lololol

6:04 am

MollyL

All three of them are over six feet as men.

6:04 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha, Soodle. That is funny!

6:04 am

Trifioso

is it decaf, scrabbler?

6:05 am

Trifioso

wow, molly, that is a LOT of man to feed!

6:05 am

Soodle

I'll have a cuppa, Scrabbs, please - Milk, no sugar!

6:05 am

Trifioso

I can upload some of the bagels I made on Thursday, if anyone would enjoy?

6:06 am

MollyL

Like I said, they started out big. When I was pregnant with my second son, the doctor guessed he would be smaller than my first. Birth weight for son number two was 11 pounds.

6:06 am

Soodle

Oh, bagels. Om nom nom....

6:06 am

Trifioso

on the plus side, molly, it sounds like you have lots of help for lifting heavy things, cleaning out gutters, etc.

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Not decaf. Orange pekoe/black tea.

6:06 am

Trifioso

11 POUNDS? please say you had a caesarean, please say you had a caesarean.....

6:06 am

Scrabbler

You made bagels?

6:07 am

MollyL

No cesarean and I can still walk and perform my womanly functions (very well).

6:07 am

Trifioso

yes scrabbler. crossy and I were discussing it the other day, and I wish he was still here, as I wanted to thank him for his suggestions

6:07 am

Trifioso

I BOW to you, Molly.

6:08 am

lil*monkey

back to find my last 5

6:08 am

lil*monkey

hello peeps!

6:08 am

Trifioso

can you laugh without "incident?"

6:08 am

Soodle

My son was 6 pounds born. He was the smallest in his class all thru school, then at age 16, he grew and grew and grew - to the extent he has stretch marks on his back. He is now 6ft 4!

6:08 am

lil*monkey

yikes molly

6:08 am

Trifioso

morning lilmonkey!

6:08 am

Soodle

Hi Lil :-)

6:08 am

lil*monkey

all i can say is kegel kegel kegel

6:09 am

Trifioso

my kids are all still teeny. primo is going on 18, and has yet to weigh 120 pounds.

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi lil*monkey!

6:09 am

Trifioso

we just aren't big people

6:09 am

MollyL

A friend of mine has a brother who was premature. I think he weight one pound at birth. He currently goes about 220 and is six foot four.

6:09 am

Trifioso

I feel certain mr hate is descended from leprechauns, though they would most likely disavow that

6:10 am

MollyL

As for the 11 pound baby, I won't get into all the crude things that have been said about that in regards to my "abilities".

6:10 am

lil*monkey

hi all! i was 8 1/2 pounds at birth and i was quite the chubbette for the first 2 years of life

6:10 am

Scrabbler

My little bro was 9-15 at birth, my mother's 4th and last. He is 6 ft 8 in as an adult and wears a size 16 shoe.

6:10 am

Soodle

LOL Trif..... you should have got your mitts on his crock of gold!

6:10 am

Trifioso

oh, that's mean, molly! I won't say anything mean, EVER.

6:10 am

Scrabbler

I've been a chubbette since puberty.

6:11 am

Trifioso

that's well and truly hidden, soodle. biting tongue to avoid making joke about "crack" of gold.....

6:11 am

lil*monkey

refresh to see my icon pic of a young chubbette lil*monkey

6:11 am

Soodle

LOL Trif.

6:11 am

Brookie

Hi everyone!

6:12 am

Soodle

Hello Brookie. Lovely to see you :-)

6:12 am

Trifioso

monkey what a delightful photo! you were absolutely adorable!

6:12 am

Brookie

You too! I've been lurking lately.

6:12 am

lil*monkey

HA! oh thanks, Trifi... thumb in mouth constantly

6:13 am

lil*monkey

so what's new, Brookie?

6:13 am

Trifioso

well, my kids are the size they are, and there isn't much I can do about it now, but I love them like crazy anyway. they were all about 8 pounds at birth, they just didn't grow much later. but they are great kids.

6:13 am

Brookie

Nice photo, lil!

6:13 am

MollyL

Aw Lil! What a cute picture. I wouldn't call that chubby though.

6:13 am

Soodle

Aw, diddums, Lil. How cute!

6:13 am

Brookie

Nothing much, lil. Just working and doing the mom thing. How about you?

6:13 am

lil*monkey

oh thanks Molly :)

6:14 am

lil*monkey

I went to see True Grit last night, it's terrible!

6:14 am

Soodle

Well said, Trif!

6:14 am

Trifioso

oh, and scrabbler - to answer your comment about DNA earlier - my mom used to laugh up her sleeves at her patients who had tons of plastic surgery, the mom and the dad, and then had the most horse-faced, crooked nosed kids in the world. Plastic surgery does NAUGHT to fix dna!

6:14 am

Brookie

Okay, fill me in. What's True Grit?

6:14 am

lil*monkey

it's a new movie with Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges

6:14 am

Trifioso

that's a surprise, monkey, as the reviews have been great, particularly regarding the young actress

6:14 am

MollyL

A re-make of an old John Wayne movie Brookie.

6:15 am

lil*monkey

the young actress is great, but overall a terrible movie

6:15 am

Brookie

Normally Matt Damon picks good movies to be in. Not so much for Jeff Bridges.

6:15 am

MollyL

I have no interest in westerns.

6:16 am

crosshair

howdy all new arrivals;)

6:16 am

Brookie

Crossy....

6:16 am

Nancy Boy

Westerns are camp...

6:16 am

lil*monkey

the original True Grit had John Wayne, Glen Campbell and Dennis Hopper

6:17 am

Trifioso

crossy, there you are! many, many thanks for the bagel advice the other day. Really branched out and got adventurous. ended up making cinnamon raisin, onion, poppy seed, and sesame seed. Thank you so much for the tips!

6:17 am

lil*monkey

also Robert Duvall

6:17 am

Brookie

Was the original a good film?

6:17 am

lil*monkey

um YES

6:17 am

crosshair

:)) np at all trif:))

6:17 am

Trifioso

I really do appreciate it, and so do the kids, who were thrilled

6:17 am

Soodle

I loved the original....

6:17 am

lil*monkey

it's considered a classic, Brookie

6:18 am

Soodle

How are you doing, NB?

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Hi Brooke, Crossy, NB!

6:18 am

Brookie

Hi Scrabbs!

6:18 am

crosshair

howdy scrabbs:)

6:19 am

crosshair

good morning NB,how goes the recovery?

6:19 am

Trifioso

nancy boy! didn't see you sneak in! how are things?

6:19 am

lil*monkey

anyone have the in7 ?

6:20 am

crosshair

and please nb,get rid of that dismal prose in your profile and smile;)

6:20 am

Trifioso

oh, crossy, we are going to disagree there! I loooooove that poem!

6:21 am

Scrabbler

I am stuck with 52 to go.

6:21 am

crosshair

it is like a funeral dirge,i am sorry:/

6:21 am

Nancy Boy

Not dismal...I love Larkin. Amuses me because the BBC still refuses to say "the eff word" when they read it on TV.

6:22 am

Trifioso

nancy, does the bbc still have that program where they have people read out letters that viewers have sent in?

6:22 am

lil*monkey

I agree with the message in NB's poem, and that's why I don't have children :)

6:22 am

lil*monkey

the buck stops here

6:22 am

Trifioso

I read the poem after I had kids, sorry!

6:22 am

crosshair

only thing missing is your dead dog rover and some extremely rare disease

6:22 am

Brookie

I think the message is that we should all adopt a little kitten instead, like in the pic.

6:23 am

crosshair

kids are a parents revenge and i am doing pennance lol

6:23 am

Trifioso

If I had parents like NB has described to us, that would be my anthem too!

6:23 am

Nancy Boy

Truesay, Brookie - he's my baby!

6:23 am

crosshair

they have treated the lad badly indeed

6:24 am

Brookie

How old is kitty?

6:24 am

Scrabbler

I chose to have no kids--didn't want to mess them up which is what my experience was.

6:24 am

Trifioso

I need help with the U please....

6:24 am

lil*monkey

up + look at the stars, Trifi

6:24 am

Soodle

I'm very glad I had kids. It seems I know absolutely nothing and they know everything.

6:24 am

lil*monkey

me too , Scrabs

6:25 am

Trifioso

thank you lil monkey!

6:25 am

lil*monkey

yw trifi... and past tense that word

6:25 am

Trifioso

I am glad I had kids too. And I would adopt Nancy at the first opportunity.

6:25 am

Brookie

Thanks for the clue!

6:26 am

Nancy Boy

we're not entirely sure, since he was a rescue. would guess coming up to a year now! he is learning to 'stalk'...follows your ankles and then bolts when you look at him :P

6:26 am

Trifioso

how adorable, nancy! what's his name?

6:26 am

Brookie

Aw, how cute! I used to have a cat who thought he was a dog... he was my fave cat.

6:27 am

crosshair

i am glad we had a child.when growing up my da was very bigoted,racist,would invoke capital punishment for same sex couples if he could,racial slurs,you name it.i chose to be different and i have passed my thoughts on to my son and now he does not judge by race,creed,colour or sex...so i have changed my part of the world just a little bit and am glad we have our son

6:27 am

lil*monkey

yay found the in7

6:27 am

Scrabbler

TY for up6 clue.

6:27 am

Trifioso

well said, crossy!

6:27 am

Scrabbler

You are a good man and father, Crossy.

6:28 am

Scrabbler

Clue Monkey?

6:28 am

crosshair

aww shucks...

6:28 am

Trifioso

but you have just the one child? I thought you had a daughter as well?

6:28 am

Brookie

Crossy, I think some people like you are able to break the trend, and unfortunately some others continue on the same path as their predecessors.

6:28 am

lil*monkey

medicine for diabetics, scrabbler

6:28 am

Trifioso

could someone else please ask nancy what the name of his kitten is, so he will answer them?

6:29 am

Soodle

My kids are hilarious. They think they invented the world..... sex, alcohol, how to drive etc etc.

6:29 am

crosshair

think he said the name was trusay

6:29 am

Scrabbler

Aha, Monkey--a very twisty word.

6:29 am

Trifioso

I am sure we were like that once too, soodle, and drove our parents equally crazy

6:29 am

lil*monkey

and on that note, soodlebum, MY parents act like they invented the world, and any idea I have is stupid and ridiculous and could not be valid

6:30 am

Scrabbler

I have been a surrogate mother for my 3 nephews. Eldest is almost 23 and has lived with me since 16.

6:30 am

crosshair

lol soodles,my kid comes home every day with some computer tid bit and i smile and tell him i was pounding away on a commadoe 64 when you were nothing but a gleam in yer daddys eye lol

6:30 am

Nancy Boy

*sigh* these meds make my hands shake and I really can't type that quickly. His name is Ginge. Inventive I know.

6:30 am

Soodle

But, you see, Trif, I actually DID invent sex!!!

6:30 am

Scrabbler

And, of course, I have had many kids of the rabbit variety!

6:30 am

Trifioso

we need to have a whip round to send nancy's and monkey's parents to parenting classes

6:31 am

lil*monkey

thanks, trifi :)

6:31 am

Brookie

I have to say, I was really, really lucky to have good parents. When I hear other people's stories, I truly count my blessings.

6:31 am

Soodle

Ditto, Brookie. Bless them!

6:31 am

Nancy Boy

Scrabbs, what an amazing thing to do for another person! Nothing but admiration for you for that.

6:31 am

Trifioso

crossy, you just have one boy?

6:31 am

lil*monkey

time for my morning jog... see everyone later

6:32 am

Brookie

See you later, lil!

6:32 am

Trifioso

jog for me while you are up, please monkey? thanks!

6:32 am

crosshair

good parents are a godsend and good children are divine and each are a blessing to each other

6:32 am

Soodle

Bye Lil.

6:32 am

crosshair

yup just the one boy,he is 17 now

6:32 am

Brookie

Of course, soodle, my mom is rachelcat on babble and may be reading this chog right now! :-)

6:32 am

Trifioso

hmmm. could have sworn you had a daughter as well....

6:32 am

Trifioso

oh, btw crossy, I have a protein folding questions

6:33 am

Soodle

Hugs to Brookie's mom ((()))

6:33 am

crosshair

go ahead trif

6:33 am

Trifioso

question. sorry. I thought I set it up so the client would be running all the time on a computer we rarely use. But when I check on it, it always says "0/0" down in the task bar thing at the bottom of my screen

6:34 am

Trifioso

isn't it supposed to be sending messages to itself and such?

6:34 am

crosshair

it is,try restarting the program

6:34 am

Trifioso

which, the protein one?

6:35 am

crosshair

yup

6:35 am

Scrabbler

NB, he needed to be rescued.

6:35 am

Trifioso

I am thinking that it might be a problem with the sleep settings on the pc - if it goes to sleep, maybe it cuts off the folding?

6:35 am

crosshair

it is possible,but i have not had that issue as of yet

6:35 am

Trifioso

sigh. will keep at it.

6:36 am

crosshair

if it keep up,you may have to do a fast uninstall with c cleaner and load the program again

6:37 am

zoozzoom

Hello, All....Trif when i have my computer on..it will fold..if i put my computer in sleep or hybernate mode it will not fold.

6:37 am

crosshair

f@h will remember your score in its university data base

6:37 am

crosshair

mm so not an isolated problem i see

6:37 am

Trifioso

thank you zooz. what operating system do you have on the pc?

6:37 am

Scrabbler

Hi Zooz

6:37 am

crosshair

i run it on xp and win 7

6:37 am

zoozzoom

mine is windows 7 .

6:38 am

Trifioso

that is what I have on that pc, I think....well, xp, but not windows 7, unless it updated....

6:38 am

crosshair

well wife runs it on win 7,i see she has taken over 5th place lol

6:39 am

Nancy Boy

windows 7 could turn a wise man insane...got 'the vista issue'; once again they have released something with no idea how it works.

6:39 am

zoozzoom

the computer is put in a minimal state when in sleep mode or hybernate mode so will not be able to fold...not that it matters really.

6:39 am

zoozzoom

Never did like vista , NB, always crashing i found.

6:40 am

crosshair

strange,the mrs rig fold non stop all night in sleep mode...

6:40 am

crosshair

i may have to look at some setting for you both later on

6:40 am

crosshair

vista was horrid

6:40 am

Trifioso

okay, let's see....have shuffled over to the pc in question with my laptop in hand....

6:40 am

Soodle

Hiya Zooz :-)

6:40 am

zoozzoom

The information given would be great, Crossy, Thanks.

6:41 am

Nancy Boy

I'm not ashamed to admit that vista reduced me to tears of fury :P

6:41 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Soodle :-)

6:41 am

zoozzoom

LOL, NB...and many others i amsure.

6:41 am

crosshair

it will have to be a bit later on i am afraid,but i will check all the wifes sleep and hibernation settings and report back

6:41 am

Uneaixoise

I have to step in here and say that my mother, whom we're burying this afternoon, was an extraordinary woman, mother, and friend. Here is her obituary: http://tinyurl.com/2e6d67f

6:41 am

Trifioso

right there with you on THAT on Nancy. I think "vista" is latin for 'not responding'

6:42 am

Soodle

(((((Une)))) I'm so sorry.

6:42 am

crosshair

i am sorry for your loss une:((

6:42 am

Trifioso

oh, une....so sorry to hear this news! blessings and love to you all

6:42 am

zoozzoom

Oh ((((Une)))) will read now.

6:42 am

Nancy Boy

Oh Une, I'm sorry. What a beautiful picture of her, as well..

6:42 am

Uneaixoise

Nearly 200 people came to her visitation last night.

6:43 am

crosshair

mm bad link,i get info on green corsets

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

try again, crossy, it works for me

6:44 am

crosshair

trying again

6:44 am

Scrabbler

((Une's mother + loved ones))

6:44 am

Scrabbler

You have spoken of her often, Une.

6:44 am

crosshair

ok got it

6:45 am

Trifioso

all right, I have set my computer to never sleep or hibernate, and restarted f@h....will check back in a few hours and see how it's going.

6:45 am

crosshair

sounds good trif

6:46 am

Soodle

Une - what a lovely obituary. May she rest in peace.

6:46 am

Scrabbler

Une, TY for sharing that. She lived a good live, huh? And touched many others.

6:46 am

zoozzoom

Ditto, Soodle.

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

I have great sympathy for NB and all children who have parents who make their lives difficult and make them feel unloved, but I was lucky enough to have a mother who was the best anyone could ask for.

6:47 am

Trifioso

it's says it's not scheduled to upload until january 24th - does that sound right? I am in queue position 5

6:47 am

crosshair

ty for sharing your mother with us une and prayer to you and your family from ours

6:47 am

zoozzoom

One question though..sorry for sounding dumb..but what is a Political Science is it to do with war?

6:47 am

Trifioso

une, the photo in your icon is absolutely beautiful!

6:47 am

Uneaixoise

ok, must run -- thanks for the kind words -- poofing now

6:48 am

zoozzoom

Take care, (((Une)))

6:48 am

Nancy Boy

No sympathy Une, where god closes a door he opens a window and all that. take care...

6:48 am

crosshair

that sounds very strange trif,i do one protein every 3 days or so and the wifes faster rig has done 3 per day

6:49 am

crosshair

(((une)))

6:50 am

Trifioso

((((une))))

6:50 am

Trifioso

maybe its a big protein or something? who knows. it's running now, happily folding away, so I will not overthink it

6:51 am

crosshair

what is the number showing when you mouse of the F@H icon in your task bar?

6:51 am

gramma

Hi everybody. Man do I feel like a horse's be****! My last word was just that.

6:51 am

zoozzoom

WTG Gramma!

6:51 am

crosshair

lol ty gramma

6:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi gramma and TY for the clue.

6:51 am

Trifioso

240/250

6:52 am

Nancy Boy

Hey, is Brookie still here? Saw her speech in her profile and it's making me laugh...

6:52 am

crosshair

yup..just roll with it then;))

6:53 am

Trifioso

oh, wait, my bad - the deadline date is january 24th. that's different, right?

6:53 am

gramma

All this crying about parenting is killing me. I've always said...I don't take the credit when they do something great; therefore, I won't take the blame when they screw up. We do the best we can at the time

6:53 am

Trifioso

when it finishes this one, does it get itself a new one to fold, or do I have to do that manually?

6:54 am

zoozzoom

It will get it automatically, Trif.

6:54 am

crosshair

it gets a fresh one itself

6:54 am

Trifioso

yay

6:54 am

gramma

See you all later.

6:54 am

Trifioso

bye gramma

6:55 am

crosshair

on the fast computer we often get 2000,s but on this pokey thing i use i get a ndless stream of 250,s

6:55 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Gramma.

6:55 am

crosshair

endless*

6:55 am

Trifioso

crossy, thank you so much for letting us all know about this project. I am so glad to be involved

6:55 am

Nancy Boy

bye, Gramma. Not sure if that was directed at me (amongst others) or not, but I think there is sometimes a difference between parents "screwing up" and parents being pure, unadulterated evil.

6:56 am

Scrabbler

There sure is, NB.

6:56 am

crosshair

it is a great way to be more involved and actually be on the front lines of cancer research,i am glad you enjoy it and anything i do to help others with cancer is just a bonus for me

6:56 am

Trifioso

agreed. and man, I totally take some of the credit when my kids do something great! are you kidding?

6:56 am

Scrabbler

Well, 50 to go and I shall return later. Enjoy the day everyone!

6:57 am

crosshair

tc scwabby

6:57 am

Trifioso

have a good one, scrabbler

6:57 am

zoozzoom

Bye for now, Scrabs.

6:57 am

MollyL

I don't think it'

6:57 am

Trifioso

puppy is napping, and i suppose I should take a little snooze before i have to leave for work, but I am up now, and all....

6:58 am

MollyL

Sorry

6:58 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Molly :-)

6:58 am

MollyL

I don't think it's about taking credit for either the success or failure of our children. I think it's about being loving, responsible people as we parent. Some don't manage that. Damaged children are the result.

6:58 am

Trifioso

it's okay, molly, I do that all the time, owing to my apostrophe being entirely too close to the return

7:00 am

Trifioso

I would agree, molly, except that there is simply no way to avoid doing some good, and some damage. My children have the unfortunate luck to be raised by a human mom, you see. No matter how hard I try, I am going to make mistakes. It's a mathematical certainty. The key is to try to make the mistakes that don't damage much.

7:01 am

crosshair

anyways,this insomnia is a killer(been up since 2 am really) think i will try for a tad more sleep and catch you all a bit later..i hope lol..or i may be back in 15 minutes,bloodshot eyes and all

7:01 am

Trifioso

I am no one's idea of a saint. When I am tired, or cross, or overwhelmed, my temper frays and I say things I shouldn't. and if I am having my period, FORGET it. So yes, sometimes my words are sharper than they should be, and I do worry about the damage that could cause.

7:01 am

zoozzoom

Happy napping, Crossy

7:01 am

MollyL

Oh of course Trif. We are all human. None of us perfect. It's trying with love that counts.

7:01 am

Trifioso

wishing you a restful and restorative nap, crossy

7:02 am

crosshair

poink!

7:02 am

Nancy Boy

not being a parent myself, I suppose I can't understand. Some people don't deserve to have kids, however. anyway, I'm outta here.

7:03 am

zoozzoom

Bye for now, NB :-)

7:03 am

Trifioso

this is going to sound highly judgemental of me, but the ones I just can't understand are the adoptive parents who adopt kids and then turf them over to nannies and rarely interact with them again. Why did they bother?

7:03 am

TheLegend

morning gang

7:04 am

MollyL

I don't understand any parents who let hired help raise their children. What's the point? To have a showcase kid for certain events?

7:04 am

zoozzoom

Hello, TheLegend :-)

7:04 am

Trifioso

they do look good on the christmas cards, molly

7:04 am

Trifioso

morning legend

7:06 am

Trifioso

do we have any ae- words today, please?

7:06 am

Brookie

Hi TheLegend!

7:06 am

Brookie

No ae's

7:06 am

TheLegend

morning, brookie..:)

7:06 am

MollyL

No ae words Trif.

7:07 am

Trifioso

thaenk you molly!

7:07 am

zoozzoom

lol

7:08 am

Trifioso

brookie, your speech is really, really funny

7:08 am

Brookie

Thanks so much, Trif! I have to start thinking about the next contest, which is this spring. It has to be a "serious" speech.

7:09 am

Trifioso

i am trying to start a speech coach consultancy, so I am keenly interested in public speaking

7:10 am

Brookie

So you're a speech coach?

7:10 am

Trifioso

i am just getting started, but yes

7:12 am

Brookie

That's great that you're launching into that! My goal is to be a speech writer (non-political) with a specialty in humor. I'm going to start working on that in a few months, after I take care of some other things first.

7:12 am

Brookie

Trif, are you part of NSA or Toastmasters?

7:12 am

Trifioso

not yet, but I am looking for a local chapter to join.

7:13 am

Brookie

NSA or TM, or both?

7:14 am

Trifioso

toastmasters, I think....

7:15 am

Brookie

If you wanted to talk more about it, feel free to email me at delawarebrookie at gmail dot com. I'm VP of Membership for my local club and am Editor of our District's newsletter.

7:15 am

Trifioso

thank you!!! have made note...

7:16 am

Brookie

Hope to hear from you. :-)

7:18 am

Trifioso

I think I am going to get a little more sleep before I have to leave for work. 34 to go here, so not bad for an early saturday morning....have a nice day, my dear babble friends

7:18 am

Brookie

Bye, trif!

7:18 am

zoozzoom

Bye for now, Trif :-)

7:21 am

Brookie

Gotta go too. Have a great day, everyone! (poof!)

7:21 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Brookie :-)

7:22 am

zoozzoom

Cannot get my head round the `E`s today.

7:24 am

zoozzoom

Yay got the lone `E`...go me..lol

7:27 am

Mom

Happy Saturday everyone

7:27 am

zoozzoom

Hello (((MoM)))

7:28 am

zoozzoom

I think most people have gone or are in stealth mode :-)

7:28 am

Mom

((((Zoozz)))) good afternoon and Happy New Year to you. I hope it is a great year for you

7:29 am

zoozzoom

And to you too, hope you get everything you wish for :-)

7:29 am

Mom

thank you Zoozz

7:30 am

Mom

Zoo, what are the stats for the lone E that you found?

7:30 am

ladycece920

zooz, i like "stealth mode" ;) lurkers sounds so evil!!

7:30 am

Mom

hello Lady

7:30 am

ladycece920

morning mom

7:30 am

zoozzoom

ei 4/5 common word found in the grid, Mom

7:31 am

Mom

ah, so it is. Thank you, Zoozz

7:31 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Lady, sounds like a stalker.

7:31 am

MollyL

Ah, the old half a duck. Thanks Zoom.

7:32 am

ladycece920

that's what i think too

7:32 am

zoozzoom

i have one of the other `E`s still looking for the last one.

7:32 am

zoozzoom

LOL..thats the one, Molly.

7:32 am

Mom

((Molly)) good morning

7:33 am

ladycece920

last one is eg 4/7

7:33 am

MollyL

The e's are all perfectly plain words. But they eluded me for a while too. Hey (((Mom)))

7:33 am

Mom

thanks Lady

7:33 am

zoozzoom

Geez another regular to the grid..many thanks, Lady.

7:34 am

ladycece920

yw

7:35 am

Kaplan the Magne

(yawn) good morning

7:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Kap :-)

7:35 am

Mom

Hi Kaplan

7:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

I know there is a word "updo" so why not "updid."Why yenta but not zadie?

7:37 am

zoozzoom

Ok as i keep trying `Pulse` i think it is time for me to have a bite to eat, will be back later, Take care, All.

7:37 am

ladycece920

by zooz

7:37 am

zoozzoom

Kap, i tried Zadie also...*poof*

7:37 am

Mom

(((Zoozz)) take care

7:43 am

evanonut

momzoid!

7:43 am

Mom

(((NUTTY))) Happy New Year

7:44 am

evanonut

and happy old year to you too

7:44 am

Mom

how are you and how are things?

7:44 am

evanonut

i think i'm catching a cold, i have a highly respectable sore throat

7:45 am

Mom

oh I am so sorry to hear that

7:45 am

Mom

**sets out throw, tissues, vicks, and cold tablets with hot tea and toast**

7:45 am

evanonut

i'm so glad you apologized cause i was totally blaming you

7:46 am

Mom

:-)

7:46 am

evanonut

its just the throat actually

7:46 am

Mom

that is what Momzoids do, take the blame for everythig

7:46 am

Mom

**takes away the tissues, cold tables and vicks, and sets out throat spray**

7:46 am

evanonut

would you care to register your opinion on how i should manage my vacation?

7:47 am

Mom

Sure ...

7:47 am

Mom

kidnap the hunk and go to a remote island

7:47 am

evanonut

going to florida, what do you think of driving down and flying back?

7:48 am

Mom

driving in a rental car, I presume

7:48 am

evanonut

yes, that would be necessary

7:48 am

Mom

you don't want to fly both ways?

7:48 am

evanonut

flying down is loads more expensive than flying home, and i've never done the drive

7:49 am

evanonut

i got a ticket home for 64 smackers

7:49 am

Mom

driving is fun, if you aren't in a hurry

7:49 am

Mom

we always drove to Florida, love the drive

7:49 am

Mom

wow, that is great

7:49 am

NonoNanette

morning babblers :)

7:49 am

Mom

when are you going?

7:49 am

evanonut

i'm not really in a hurry. i thought i'd leave, maybe drive for a specific destination and stay, then finish the next day

7:49 am

evanonut

morning nono

7:49 am

Mom

((Nono)) good morning

7:50 am

evanonut

not going until march

7:50 am

NonoNanette

Nut!!!! so good to see ya

7:50 am

Mom

it always took us 2 days to get there

7:50 am

NonoNanette

(((mom))) hows your weather?

7:50 am

Mom

then it should be an easy drive, most of winter will have passed

7:50 am

evanonut

its 20 hours from here, more if i'm driving

7:51 am

Mom

Nono, it is COLD and a little dusting of snow, how about you?

7:51 am

Mom

I think that is an excellent plan Nutty. Are you driving by yourself?

7:51 am

NonoNanette

the same here Mom, I am so ready for spring already

7:52 am

evanonut

yeppers, i don't need no stinking company...i can generate plenty of stink on my own

7:52 am

Mom

me too! We had 16.4 inches of snow just in December

7:52 am

NonoNanette

we have had no wheres near that much, thankfully

7:53 am

NonoNanette

but weather predicters are saying we could have as much as 60 inches total between now and end of march. I hope they are wrong

7:53 am

evanonut

i could take some spring here as well

7:54 am

NonoNanette

geesh just noticed my icon, I think I need to change it

7:55 am

grant

clue for ac6, anyone?

7:55 am

Mom

morning Grant, not a clue sorry

7:56 am

NonoNanette

grant add a couple of vowels to the ac4

7:56 am

Mom

Nutty, I was just thinking of your safety.

7:56 am

Mom

but should have known you can take care of yourself

7:56 am

phandmd

ga e

7:57 am

phandmd

sorry bout that

7:57 am

phandmd

good morning

7:57 am

Mom

Hi Phandmd

7:57 am

NonoNanette

Morning Phandmd

7:57 am

evanonut

ha...i'll bring my sabre

7:57 am

evanonut

and my rum

7:58 am

grant

thank you, Nono

7:58 am

Mom

oh Nutty, how I have missed your humor.

7:58 am

Mom

How is art class?

7:58 am

Mom

thanks Nono

7:59 am

NonoNanette

yw

7:59 am

evanonut

what humor? art class starts again on monday.

7:59 am

Mom

Renny has been on Babble here lately. I hope you get to visit her when you go

7:59 am

MollyL

in7 is a nasty, tricksy word

8:00 am

evanonut

i plan to, but we were foiled last time so hard to say.

8:00 am

Mom

but since she isn't corporate any more, she should be able to. At least I hope so

8:01 am

grant

all too familiar to diabetics

8:01 am

evanonut

i hope so *cross fingers*

8:01 am

MollyL

I just meant it's placement in the grid.

8:01 am

evanonut

looks like to go one way i have to pick up and drop off at an airport

8:02 am

phandmd

1/2 way in 10 mins! off to get the day going.

8:02 am

NonoNanette

wtg phand

8:02 am

Mom

congrats Phandmd

8:03 am

grant

at least it doesn't cross through itself

8:03 am

Mom

Nutty, all our car rental agencies are at the airport. Wonder if that is the way they all are.

8:03 am

phandmd

thanks, have fun!

8:04 am

NonoNanette

not all are, we have one here that is based a car dealership

8:04 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

8:04 am

NonoNanette

hi Annie

8:04 am

Anniebrook

call me silly but isnt "wahini" a word

8:04 am

Mom

(((Annie)) good morning. Are you snowed in?

8:04 am

Anniebrook

Hi Nono

8:04 am

evanonut

we have rental places in town, i figured if they shared a name

8:05 am

Anniebrook

(((Mom))) No snow..was snowing like the dickens yesterday but did not stick

8:05 am

NonoNanette

annie not sure but i think the word is wahine

8:05 am

Mom

glad to hear that Annie

8:05 am

Anniebrook

NUtty!!!

8:05 am

evanonut

:-D Annie

8:05 am

Anniebrook

okay, thanks Nono

8:06 am

Anniebrook

Nutty how are you? my dear pirate

8:06 am

evanonut

arrrrrrrrrr, i have me a cold

8:06 am

NonoNanette

glad the snow didnt stick yesterday, Annie. you guys had enough

8:06 am

Anniebrook

*bops cold* go away ( not you, nutty)

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Nutty, are you going to visit Key West when you go to Florida?

8:07 am

evanonut

yeah, go away cold

8:10 am

evanonut

is it near cape coral? i'm going to sanibel.

8:10 am

evanonut

what kind of car should i rent?

8:11 am

Anniebrook

Sanibel is beautiful. Not near Key West.

8:13 am

NonoNanette

oh good question nutty, I would rent something totally different than what I normally drive I think

8:13 am

Scrabbler

A Jaguar, for sure.

8:13 am

NonoNanette

hi Scrabbs!

8:14 am

evanonut

lol scrabsy boo

8:14 am

Anniebrook

A tank

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs!

8:14 am

evanonut

buick lacrosse?

8:14 am

Scrabbler

I'm back. 50 to go. Must make more tea because I am freezing!

8:15 am

evanonut

really, with gas its the same as flying, flying is cheaper going home though

8:17 am

Scrabbler

Do you need a big vehicle?

8:18 am

evanonut

nope, just driving and dropping

8:18 am

evanonut

unless someone this way needs a car delivered to fl, then that would be cheaper ;-)

8:19 am

Scrabbler

Explore the prices of the various classes of rental cars. One year we rented a Murano for less then some sedans.

8:20 am

Mom

time for me to scoot off here and do something productive. :-) ((Hugs)) to all of you

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Bye Mom

8:20 am

NonoNanette

bye bye ((Mom)) have a great day

8:20 am

evanonut

ta ta all

8:20 am

Mom

bye bye Scrabbler

8:20 am

Anniebrook

Bye ((Mom)) have a great day

8:21 am

Mom

((Nono)), ((Nutty)) and ((Annie)) thanks, I hope you all have a great day as well

8:27 am

Scrabbler

36 left for later. Bye Babblers. Enjoy the day.

8:29 am

MollyL

Oy, the u's are icky.

8:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ay but they are, Molly me lass.

8:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

If you can say Oy, I can say Aye.

8:31 am

MollyL

We are cross cultural soul mates Kap. : D

8:32 am

welki

'morning

8:32 am

MollyL

I am procrastinating the grocery store run. There is snow on the ground. Not a lot, but I hate driving in even a bit of it. Luckily, the store is around the corner.

8:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

My grandmother on the LowerEast Side through some irish accent into her Yiddish-English because she bantered with the cops.

8:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

You drive around the corner????

8:34 am

welki

happened to a lot of us, kap ... and then add a little italian if you happen to move to bay ridge or canarsie :)

8:35 am

MollyL

Long corner Kap, a mile or so.

8:35 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

8:36 am

periwinkle

morning all, help with the u's pls

8:36 am

MollyL

I sometimes walk it in the nice weather, if it's a light store run. It's a pretty walk.

8:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have no u's!

8:37 am

zoozzoom

u + stare at the stars in the night sky.

8:37 am

MollyL

Peri, if you love someone you like to **** into their eyes. Add the u beginning. Never heard of the word. I don't know, to "look up"

8:37 am

zoozzoom

up + stare at the stars in the night sky.

8:37 am

periwinkle

ty zooz and Molly

8:38 am

MollyL

*Passing a glass of water to Zoom, who has the hiccups*

8:38 am

welki

could easily walk into a lightpost doing that

8:38 am

zoozzoom

LOL, Welki.

8:38 am

sprite

yo dawg!
Good afternoon. Welcome to Male Watcher's Day.

8:38 am

MollyL

Yes Welki, but then (if you walked into a lightpost) you might get to Narnia. : P

8:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Would Upset and Setup mean the same thing? I think not!

8:39 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Spritey :-)

8:39 am

Anniebrook

hi spritey

8:39 am

MollyL

The best up 6/45 I ever had was from my hammock on the beach one sultry September night. Gorgeous.

8:39 am

sprite

hey zooz! How are you doing today? Haven't asked for a while and I really want to know.

8:39 am

sprite

hi Annie

8:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

Upen dand end up? Updo and do up?

8:40 am

zoozzoom

Not too bad thanks, Hope you are well, Sprite :-)

8:40 am

Mema

I am missing one word - an in4,4 - and when I type in what I think it is, it says I've already entered it. But it doesn't show up on my clue list so can't get it to count. Anyone else have that problem?

8:40 am

MollyL

Kap, I think you have a kaspratch in your gefiltegezoid.

8:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

lol

8:41 am

sprite

also not too bad :) One day at a time and adamant in keeping up hope. Sounds familiar? ;)

8:41 am

welki

refresh your browswer, mema

8:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'm ferklempt

8:41 am

periwinkle

snowing again, will have to shovel again. luckily I am in good shape

8:42 am

sprite

control + F5 ifyou use windows. It is probably the hairy-nosed dolphin, a babblet?

8:42 am

MollyL

*Consoliing Kap, talk amongst yourselves. Topic? Is budda like Bawbra, or Bawbra like budda. Discuss.*

8:42 am

welki

you kvetching?

8:42 am

zoozzoom

Mema right click in your word list and refresh or reload and see if that sorts it out for you.

8:42 am

Mema

Refreshing worked - but now it says no words left but I didn't get fireworks.

8:43 am

sprite

awwww that is sad, Mema. Here you go:
~%~%~%~%~%FIREWORKS%~%~%~%~%
for Mema! Gratz!

8:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

It is told that a Jewish immigrant, when asked his name at Ellis Island repiled"It's for guessin'" andso his clan ended up with the name Fergusen/

8:44 am

zoozzoom

Does not matter , Mema you will still have all the score points added to your total.

8:44 am

Mema

Thanks Gratz! Made me feel better!

8:44 am

sprite

:-)

8:44 am

Anniebrook

****%%%%%%***** for Mema

8:44 am

zoozzoom

oh and WTG, Mema !!

8:44 am

welki

8:45 am

Mema

Thanks, Anniebrook!! And Welki!!! You guys are great!

8:45 am

zoozzoom

oooohhhh...arrhhhh..how pretty :-)

8:45 am

Anniebrook

welki has the best fireworks display ever

8:45 am

sprite

that is mostly incredibly pretty fireworks!

8:46 am

welki

(welki might have the best cut and paste skills every *lol*)

8:47 am

sprite

wtg welki :D

8:47 am

godthaab

Welki, I like your quote. I am a big Safire fan. Who is John Simon?

8:47 am

welki

---and definitely not the best typing skills :)

8:48 am

welki

he was a ny theatre critic

8:49 am

godthaab

Thanks.

8:49 am

sprite

*usual de- depression... letting out from behind bars is not valid... unlearning hubby to change channels all the time is not valid...*

8:49 am

welki

and thank you :)

8:50 am

godthaab

hazan

8:51 am

sprite

lol welki... after your remark on your typing skills, I read : " any theatre critic"

8:51 am

welki

:)

8:52 am

welki

ohhh, huge gusts of wind happening here (and snow) .. sounds crazy outside!

8:52 am

sprite

oh my icon is in the grid!

8:53 am

Anniebrook

welki, that is the kind of weather we had last week

8:53 am

welki

i know it wreaks havoc on the area, but i love the sound of it, it's like a lullaby for me

8:53 am

sprite

we have the wind, but luckily no snow yet. I hope it stays that way.

8:57 am

welki

ohh, this looks pretty, let's see if it works:

8:57 am

welki

*Â´Â¨)
Â¸.â€¢Â´Â¸.â€¢*Â´Â¨) Â¸.â€¢*Â¨)
(Â¸.â€¢Â´ (Â¸.â€¢` Â¤welki

8:57 am

Anniebrook

go welki go

8:58 am

welki

guess i should have gotten rid of the little square first

9:00 am

Mr Bob

Morning players

9:00 am

welki

hi bob

9:00 am

sprite

morning mrBob

9:00 am

Anniebrook

hello mr bob

9:02 am

wvteach

good morning all

9:02 am

sprite

morning wvteach

9:02 am

wvteach

pede

9:03 am

wvteach

haed

9:03 am

wvteach

ep

9:03 am

Anniebrook

morning teach

9:03 am

sprite

go wvteach gooooo

9:03 am

sprite

*grin*

9:03 am

wvteach

sorry not watching

9:03 am

wvteach

must not be awake yet

9:03 am

sprite

np. Had it already. Don't forget to enter it again!

9:09 am

zoozzoom

à¹Ì¯Ìƒà¹

9:09 am

zoozzoom

Ù©(â—Ì®Ì®Ìƒâ€¢)Û¶

9:10 am

sprite

cute, zooz, that first one

9:11 am

zoozzoom

lol..sorry just doodling

9:11 am

zoozzoom

9:11 am

sprite

luv u 2, hun

9:12 am

zoozzoom

got one for TOwl

9:12 am

zoozzoom

,___,
[O.o]
/)__)
-"--"-

9:12 am

zoozzoom

LOL

9:12 am

sprite

aw a little owlet!

9:13 am

zoozzoom

â•”â•â•â•â•— â™ª
â•‘â–ˆâ–ˆâ–ˆâ•‘ â™«
â•‘ (â—) â™«
â•šâ•â•â•â•â™ªâ™ª

9:13 am

zoozzoom

ok will stop now.

9:14 am

sprite

roflol

9:14 am

Anniebrook

wow, that was great, zooz

9:14 am

welki

you're making these up yourself? holy moly!

9:15 am

zoozzoom

:-)

9:16 am

zoozzoom

no these i get from people who message me on messenger..well a while ago..and i always paste and copy them onto notepad..so i can use them again ..lol

9:17 am

sprite

that is so smart! Someone once had a whole skyline that was so cute, but I lost it.

9:17 am

wvteach

that is so neat

9:17 am

zoozzoom

bet that looked wonderful.

9:18 am

welki

some asci artists create beautiful images in color

9:19 am

wvteach

how are they created?

9:20 am

welki

started years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art

9:21 am

zoozzoom

thanks, Welki...looking.

9:21 am

welki

it uses only the characters on a keyboard and spaces .. probably some bored computer tech in the 60's started the craze

9:22 am

sprite

I love it. It is so creative with almost nothing

9:24 am

zoozzoom

wow so much info on the subject ..a lot of it is going over my head though..lol

9:25 am

frogface

afternoon babblers xxx

9:26 am

wvteach

hi frog

9:26 am

sprite

hi frogface

9:26 am

frogface

hi xx

9:26 am

frogface

hi xx

9:28 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Frog :-)

9:28 am

frogface

ooo hello zoo xxx

9:29 am

crosshair

hello again everyone;)

9:29 am

frogface

hi cross xx

9:29 am

sprite

hi crossy :)

9:29 am

Matches

clue for in7

9:29 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Crossy :-)

9:29 am

zoozzoom

Diabetics have this, Matches.

9:29 am

crosshair

diabetic meds

9:29 am

zoozzoom

Snap, Crossy..lol

9:29 am

crosshair

lol

9:30 am

wvteach

thanks cross

9:30 am

Matches

got it ty cross and zoo

9:31 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

9:31 am

crosshair

np:)

9:32 am

sprite

thanks too

9:36 am

sprite

fireflies. Nice grid. Bye all, have fun.

9:36 am

zoozzoom

WTG Sprite..take care.

9:38 am

frogface

sya sprite xx

9:39 am

welki

hi frog, crossy, matches

9:41 am

frogface

hi welki xxx

9:57 am

zoozzoom

21 left..taking a break. à¹Ì¯Ìƒà¹

10:01 am

lizmac

Hi everyone, on my last few, stuck at NI5s (not the female relative one) any clues please?

10:04 am

frogface

hi liz xx

10:05 am

wvteach

ni 5/12 = ni + large bump in ground minus last consonant

10:05 am

lizmac

Oh, and HI7, pretty please.

10:06 am

lizmac

Ta teach!

10:06 am

wvteach

yw

10:08 am

wvteach

ni 5/12 = ni + snake consonant + we

10:09 am

lizmac

TYVM, only one to go...that HI7.....help!!

10:09 am

Alycia

hi7 = mule, but make it PT

10:09 am

bichon

ac 6?

10:10 am

bichon

And good morning to all Babbleists

10:11 am

lizmac

TYVM indeed, fireworks!!

10:13 am

wvteach

ac 6 = ac 4/6 + two vowels

10:13 am

wvteach

congrats lizmac

10:21 am

bichon

ty wv

10:21 am

rubyfoo

10:21 am

wvteach

yw

10:22 am

rubyfoo

am I too late? Is sprite still here? And crossy?

10:22 am

rubyfoo

and zzoozz?

10:22 am

rubyfoo

hi wv

10:23 am

zoozzoom

(((((((Ruby))))))

10:23 am

wvteach

hi ruby

10:23 am

rubyfoo

I haven't seen you for a long time zzoozz!

10:24 am

rubyfoo

we are having strange warm weather, over 50F today. I am pretending that spring is coming.....

10:24 am

zoozzoom

Have been here, we must of been Babbling at different times :-)

10:24 am

rubyfoo

when I lived in Sou. Illinois, we used to drive through WV and it was beautiful!

10:25 am

zoozzoom

Although i am watching darts at the moment..taking a breal from finding words for now..lol

10:25 am

zoozzoom

break*

10:25 am

rubyfoo

watching darts? what is that?

10:25 am

rubyfoo

or even a breal

10:25 am

wvteach

hills are beautiful - love being here - born in Illinois (flat land) - but not fun to drive in the hills in the snow

10:26 am

rubyfoo

lived in Carbondale for 1 1/2 yrs

10:26 am

rubyfoo

have an old old friend in Morgantown, but never been there

10:27 am

rubyfoo

have to go serve dinner, see you later

10:27 am

wvteach

who is the friend? Morgantown is a small town - though the univeristy is here

10:37 am

rubyfoo

you are actually in Morgantown?

10:37 am

rubyfoo

that is too funny

10:37 am

rubyfoo

dinner wasn't quite ready

10:37 am

zoozzoom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts

10:37 am

rubyfoo

what do you teach? at the University?

10:38 am

zoozzoom

Not sure it is your cup of tea though, Ruby.

10:39 am

rubyfoo

probably not, zzoozz, I just like word games

10:40 am

rubyfoo

just read your profile, wv, lap dulcimer! wow. That's a traditional Appalachian instrument, no?

10:41 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, I hear footsteps....

10:41 am

wvteach

yes, it is a fretted sdtringed instrument - we play mostly old time traditional music as well

10:42 am

wvteach

i taught in the special education department and my husband was in the geology department

10:43 am

wvteach

we live right in morgantown so my husband could walk to the campus

10:45 am

wvteach

fireworks here

10:48 am

crosshair

((ruby)) i am here

10:49 am

crosshair

had to do some real work with the computer...feel so unclean now lol.a bit of babbling will fix me right up:)

10:51 am

welki

*thinking of jean ritchie* thought i was the only one who still has a dulcimer!

10:51 am

crosshair

our govt in it,s infinate wisdom is no longer offering any of the tax tables in booklet form,you have to hunt them down and print them yourself

10:55 am

crosshair

oh well it is either pay the govt to do it for us or do it ourselves,works out same either way i suppose except doing it ourselves costs less as we are not making a kick ass govt wage lol

11:00 am

crosshair

can one of identify this instrument the guy in the black and white shirt is wearing? when you said dulcimer,i ascociated with this,but it is not it seems

11:00 am

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUvfZiC
cUsE&feature=fvsr

11:02 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

11:02 am

welki

that's an autoharp, crossy

11:03 am

welki

they guy? hahaha, that's john sebastian :)

11:04 am

welki

<-- had such a crush on him and then saw him last week on a pbs special ... my how we both have aged! LOL

11:05 am

Dorens

he has aged so well, though

11:05 am

crosshair

ahh ok researched the dulcimer,it is a lap guitar of sorts

11:06 am

crosshair

crossy love the Hawaiian guitar

11:06 am

welki

there are a couple different types of dulcimer .. the lap dulcimer, a beautiful instrument that looks like an elongated violin and the hammer dulcimer, which is played with small mallets (the hammers)

11:06 am

welki

why yes he has, dorens :)

11:07 am

crosshair

i was looking at the lap versions then

11:08 am

welki

if you remember joan baez, her sister mimi was married to richard farina, a fiction/song writer who played the dulcimer (maybe you'll remember the song, 'pack up your sorrows')

11:08 am

Dorens

i was trying to remember who did that, thanks welki

11:08 am

welki

judi collins sang it, too

11:08 am

Dorens

my sister bought her husband a hammer dulcimer, which is nice, but not like the lap dulciimer

11:09 am

Dorens

yes, and i had (still have many) every judy collins album made

11:09 am

Dorens

i am a maid of constant sorrow

11:09 am

welki

very different sounds. the lap dulcimer traditionally plays a droning melody, the hammered dulcimer sounds more 'ethereal'

11:10 am

welki

i'm having a blast reminsiscing, but i have to stop procrastinating and get this day going .. .later, folks

11:11 am

Dorens

enjoy the day welki... i'm on youtube listening to judy be a maid of constant sorrow... and will move on from there

11:14 am

crosshair

lol amazing where a tidbit of info leads you,was listening to sol hoopii :)

11:14 am

Dorens

yup... and the older we are, the more experiences for us to tap into

11:16 am

crosshair

we start of like a train in a train yard,with a direction or a story in mind,but we get distracted and end up down different track to different places...but those places are interesting too;0

11:17 am

Dorens

and along the way, have managed to get down to 25 with nbt and no list. a satisfying thirty minutes, for sure

11:19 am

stidmama

doren ((((hugs)))) hope you are well and having a lovely new year.

11:19 am

Dorens

thanks (((stid))).. am okay and having a decent new year... will that work?

11:19 am

Dorens

i'm sure yours is better and that is as it should be

11:19 am

stidmama

hey all. actually "in" a webinar atm, just wanted to check in quickly... I am SO happy to have some online resources. Turns out this particular seminar is right on target with something I am working on this quarter!

11:20 am

stidmama

"decent" is better than awful, for sure. *offers choclit*

11:20 am

crosshair

((stidmama))

11:21 am

Dorens

thanks... eating the choclit gratefully, and glad your seminar is good for you. what are you working on?

11:22 am

stidmama

this is a guest speaker who has the site http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ pretty interesting

11:22 am

Dorens

brb

11:23 am

stidmama

my master's project is going to be about how to provide instruction and access to digital literacies for rural and low-income students!!! (glad to finally have it pinned down)

11:24 am

crosshair

are you talking about texts in lit,pdf and e-pub formats? something they can download in an inexpensive kobo reader?

11:26 am

crosshair

schools would save a truckload of money if each kid had a reader and all texts were avaiilable for download in school resource room

11:28 am

crosshair

though e-pub is the way to go as all the libraries out here deal in e-pub format only

11:29 am

crosshair

i can access 22 county libraries from my desk with my e-reader;0

11:29 am

stidmama

actually those AND twitter, facebook, blogs, texting... there are a lot of ways to engage students in communications and literacy.

11:29 am

crosshair

indeed

11:29 am

stidmama

For me, it's about how to introduce the rural kids in my home community to technologies that are taken for granted in cities but are rare or unavailable to our kids

11:31 am

crosshair

yes,out in the boonies here many still only have dial-up and it makes doing work,reading or research very frustrating at times

11:31 am

stidmama

there are things that they will need if they go to college, and things they will need to enter certain types of employment

11:31 am

stidmama

exactly, cross!

11:31 am

crosshair

indeed

11:33 am

crosshair

but especially in the states you have a very brad at&t 3 g network unlike up here were there are very few providers and massive tracks of "dead" areas where there is not signal..period

11:33 am

crosshair

broad

11:33 am

crosshair

manufacturers are coming out this year with many inexpensive options to the i-pad

11:33 am

crosshair

some for under 200 dollars

11:34 am

crosshair

and that would be the best way for rural kids to get online and have all the educational advantages that the city kids enjoy with computers

11:35 am

stidmama

"dead air" is one of our issues, cross -- for example, our cell phones don't work at home. we have to drive about three miles to get in range

11:35 am

stidmama

and there are "dead" spots as one goes around and through the hills and along the shoreline.

11:35 am

crosshair

motorola has a interesting one set to ship this quarter it is called the "atrix" http://www.chipchick.com/2011/01/motor
ola-atrix.html

11:37 am

crosshair

our dead areas are hundreds miles across and is mostly everything above north bay:(

11:37 am

crosshair

but there are going to be many options opening up this year to get online at little cost

11:38 am

stidmama

glad to hear they are working on options!

11:39 am

crosshair

in india a company is gearing up to get schoolwork laptops to all students (who qualify) for under 200 dollars

11:39 am

stidmama

sometimes I wonder about our developing lack of patience... remember when we were kids and would wait more than a week sometimes to a reply to a letter we had sent? Phone calls at a distance were too expensive.

11:39 am

stidmama

Now we communicate instantly thousands of miles away just because...

11:39 am

crosshair

lol,this age is all about instant gratification

11:40 am

stidmama

yes, they are doing the laptop program for kids in many areas

11:41 am

crosshair

i can remember as a child talking with my granma in england,all that was available was the trans atlantic cable,and you would wait till sunday and have a list written down of everything you wished to say,cause you had exactly 5 minutes.the operator would connect you and you had to remember there was a 7 second delay on the line so you did not end up talking over each other

11:43 am

crosshair

you had to say "over" at the end of each topic to avoid confusion

11:43 am

crosshair

then wait for her voice to come back down the wire lol

11:43 am

stidmama

wow. that's pretty amazing... I just remember hollering so my grandparents on the other side of the continent could hear me.

11:44 am

stidmama

my kids didn't understand why sometimes older people "yell" when they get on a long distance call.

11:44 am

crosshair

thing was even a party line with 3 other families..our ring was 2 short and one long lol

11:44 am

crosshair

wife gives me heck for yelling on the cell phone all the time lol

11:46 am

crosshair

now a kid can whip out his i-phone and live video chat to his friend 6000 miles away in mere seconds

11:46 am

stidmama

LOL too funny.

11:46 am

stidmama

never been in a place with a party line, but my mother remembers such things

11:47 am

crosshair

yup,i used to get heck cause i liked to "listen in" when i was bored

11:48 am

crosshair

there used to be an art form to picking up a phone reciever without it making that single click sound on the line lol

11:48 am

rubyfoo

{{crossy}} just made two more of your pastries, more successfully this time

11:49 am

crosshair

yaa for ruby!!!

11:49 am

crosshair

used a thicker jam?

11:49 am

stidmama

hey ruby! okay, the talk is getting really really interesting. back in a few.

11:50 am

BettyAnne

in5/12 anyone?

11:51 am

rubyfoo

plum jam and bigger pastries so they sealed

11:52 am

rubyfoo

{{stidmama}} all I think about is food!

11:52 am

crosshair

do not forget the egg white on the edges

11:52 am

rubyfoo

absolutely!

11:52 am

crosshair

it seals it just nice

11:53 am

crosshair

plus some pinching ;)

11:53 am

rubyfoo

now I'm thinking of other fillings

11:53 am

rubyfoo

the currant jelly was just too thin and melted out

11:53 am

rubyfoo

no pinching, naughty crossy!

11:53 am

crosshair

:)))

11:53 am

BettyAnne

Never mind. Got it.

11:54 am

rubyfoo

I could use a clue for it, BettyAnne

11:54 am

crosshair

sorry betty i am looking honest!

11:54 am

BettyAnne

It sounds like the start of the 500 car race.

11:54 am

rubyfoo

I still have 46 to go and don't even have nbt

11:55 am

rubyfoo

thank you

11:55 am

crosshair

lol ruby i have 55 to go and no nbt as of yet

11:55 am

BettyAnne

Welcome

11:55 am

rubyfoo

betty, do you have the in7? I got that one freom the chog earlier, if you would like it

11:56 am

crosshair

diabetic meds

11:56 am

BettyAnne

That's it ruby

11:56 am

crosshair

lol sorry jumped the gun there

11:56 am

rubyfoo

hahah crossy

11:57 am

BettyAnne

Thanks all. Fireworks for me.

11:57 am

crosshair

yaa for betty!

11:57 am

rubyfoo

congrats bettyanne

12:00 pm

periwinkle

hi7 pls

12:00 pm

periwinkle

hello, I am tired of snow, shoovelled again today

12:00 pm

Kazzer99

evening all - i have had a lovely day out with my hubby - he took me shopping. He bought me a Radley handbag for my birthday and i got my self a new Cath Kidson mug, (birthdays not till feb)

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

hello pei; it is unseasonably warm here, very weird

12:01 pm

crosshair

howdy peri,kazz

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

hello kazzer

12:01 pm

crosshair

and peri we shovelled another foot of white crap just yesterday:(

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

that was an accidental clue, peri*

12:01 pm

periwinkle

when in Feb, Kazzer?

12:01 pm

Kazzer99

peri - a noise a donkey might make (?)

12:01 pm

Kazzer99

18th

12:02 pm

periwinkle

Oh, I am FEb 19 and marigold is Feb 17. :)

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

Max and my first husband are the 17th!

12:02 pm

crosshair

my sons is feb 19th

12:03 pm

periwinkle

well, there you go, crossy, must be a very nice boy

12:03 pm

Kazzer99

wow - my hubby is the 5th, my mum is the 7th, mum and dad wdding aniversary is 9th, then i have friends on 17, 23,24,26,28

12:03 pm

periwinkle

lots of good people born in Feb

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

I think we'll have to give a big party! I hope everybody likes liver!

12:03 pm

periwinkle

no liver pls

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

liver cake for Max!

12:04 pm

Kazzer99

liver - someone got liver going?

12:04 pm

Kazzer99

this grid is snippy today

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

for the pup's birthday

12:04 pm

periwinkle

got the hi7 ty

12:05 pm

Kazzer99

aah - that explains it

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

both dogs love liver; I hope it's good for them

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

for nbt, does anybody have the o or the u?

12:07 pm

crosshair

48 left and now the grid is kicking back at me:/

12:08 pm

Kazzer99

the o is oh4

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

remembered the o babblet

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

snap, kaz

12:08 pm

periwinkle

fireworks, time for a nap

12:08 pm

Kazzer99

i don have any us yet

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

that peri is so smart!

12:09 pm

periwinkle

:) you are sweeet, ruby, see you all later

12:09 pm

crosshair

yaa for peri!!

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

have a lovely nap!

12:09 pm

Kazzer99

congrats peri

12:10 pm

clarkie14

one of the u's is opposite of down + star****

12:10 pm

clarkie14

do you have a hint for hi7?

12:11 pm

JBV

hi clarkie - if it started with a w - it would sound like a horse (past tense)

12:11 pm

JBV

hello everybody

12:11 pm

Kazzer99

thanks for both clarkie - hi past tense of what a scotsman might call his sweet heart

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

hi jbv

12:12 pm

clarkie14

ty!!!

12:13 pm

welki

hey crossy? early today, you were talking with trif about a protein folding and how it's tracked and displayed on her taskbar ... how do you get the taskbar to display?

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

can\'t get the u :( but that is very funny, kaz

12:13 pm

crosshair

howdy jbv

12:13 pm

welki

the u words: Look U* in the sky! + stare intensely

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

thank you thank you

12:14 pm

Kazzer99

ruby up plus to stare at something - already a word in the grid

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

now I'm happy, 68 words

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

and good night everybody

12:15 pm

JBV

bye ruby

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

12:15 pm

Kazzer99

see you later ruby

12:15 pm

crosshair

when you first load it,you should get an option to display it in start up menu and taskbar if not go to start,all programs ad clcik on f@h

12:18 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

12:18 pm

crosshair

2 more and ill be even with you rubes

12:18 pm

welki

well, i do (and did) have something on the taskbar, but it looks like a rotating chemical thing .. no percentages, just a rotating form .. when i click on f@home in the start menu now, it tells me it'salready running

12:19 pm

crosshair

yes,loots like a bunch of baloons,just mouse over it and you can see how you are making out on the latest fold

12:20 pm

crosshair

looks

12:20 pm

welki

nothing happens when i mouse over it

12:20 pm

welki

i can flip it around, but no text appears

12:20 pm

crosshair

as long as you see something like 154/250,it is running correctly

12:21 pm

crosshair

then right click it to bring up dispaly options

12:21 pm

welki

nada

12:22 pm

welki

maybe it's a windows7 thing

12:22 pm

crosshair

if nothing comes up when you run the pointer over it,you may need to restart the program or reinstall it if it is still be fussy

12:22 pm

welki

thanks, will try that later and let you know :)

12:28 pm

crosshair

i am missing a single e for mbt

12:28 pm

crosshair

nbt

12:29 pm

crosshair

its here somewhere

12:29 pm

crosshair

it cannot hide from crossy

12:30 pm

crosshair

nbt for crossy:)

12:32 pm

Kazzer99

wahoo for crossy - keep up the good work

12:34 pm

bichon

da 5?

12:34 pm

bonkler

da + to marry

12:36 pm

bichon

ty bonkler

12:36 pm

crosshair

ty bonkler

12:36 pm

bonkler

cheers

12:59 pm

crosshair

well it is off to work for crossy tc all and happy babbling

12:59 pm

crosshair

poof!

1:27 pm

shorty

can i get a clue for the up please

1:28 pm

zoozzoom

up + staring at the stars in the night sky.

1:28 pm

shorty

i didnt under stand clarkies clue

1:29 pm

shorty

thank u zoozzoom

1:29 pm

lynxxx

TY Zooz. Good morning all

1:29 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx

1:29 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

1:29 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Jmc :-)

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi zooz

1:30 pm

Bugsaw

hey all

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi bugs

1:30 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Bugsaw :-)

1:30 pm

lynxxx

hi Bugs

1:30 pm

Bugsaw

hi jmc. how goes it?

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

i am cold and need to go help a friend move

1:30 pm

Bugsaw

and zooz. Are you warming up yet?

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

but i want to go crawl into bed and get warm

1:31 pm

Bugsaw

and lynxx. Are in you floods?

1:31 pm

zoozzoom

It is mild at the moment, but damp..so still feels cold..if that makes sense..lol

1:31 pm

Bugsaw

Moving can be such a chore, especiall if the person you are helping in indecisive

1:31 pm

lynxxx

not down here Bugs but thanks for asking

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

he has lived with his mom since his divorce 11 years ago

1:32 pm

Bugsaw

Damp cold is what we have here on the coast and it is much worse than a dry, snow cold zooz. I am sorry. Find blankets!

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

now she has moved to assisted living and he had to find an apartment

1:32 pm

zoozzoom

Was you in the area where there was a state of emergency, Bugsaw?

1:33 pm

zoozzoom

oops sorry...just saw your post :-)

1:33 pm

Bugsaw

I am glad you are safe lynxx. The news says the area of flooding in the size of Germany and France!

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

help with the O in the corner please

1:33 pm

zoozzoom

Yes the flooding has been on our news too...looks terrible.

1:33 pm

lynxxx

like the US state jmc

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

duh!

1:34 pm

zoozzoom

lol

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

ty that is nbt

1:34 pm

Bugsaw

there is one part of town that floods so sometimes they call a state of emergency in order to get extra $ to clean up. Local just know not to go there!

1:40 pm

jmcnrick

okay so it is time to bite the bullet and go out in the freezing cold and help this guy. Good thing he is a good friend!

1:40 pm

zoozzoom

Take care, Jmc .

1:41 pm

Bugsaw

bundle up and have a little flask in your pocket jmc!

1:41 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

1:41 pm

lynxxx

don't forget your thermals!

1:41 pm

Bugsaw

daps

1:41 pm

jmcnrick

*digs out silk thermals to put on*

1:41 pm

jmcnrick

thanks for the reminder!

1:41 pm

zoozzoom

oops

1:41 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

1:41 pm

Bugsaw

oops. I'm off

1:45 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

1:45 pm

zoozzoom

Fireworks.

1:46 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, TeaNCrackers
(\__/)
(>'.'<)
(")_(")

1:46 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Zooz!

1:46 pm

lynxxx

hi T&C

1:46 pm

TeaNCrackers

gj zoom zoom

1:46 pm

Bugsaw

YAY zooz!

1:46 pm

TeaNCrackers

or zooz zoom, sorry ;)

1:47 pm

zoozzoom

zoom zoom is just fine, TeaNCrackers :-)

1:47 pm

zoozzoom

Any clues needed before i go?

1:48 pm

lynxxx

Not for me thanks, just finished

1:49 pm

zoozzoom

ok take care, All à¹Ì¯Í¡à¹

1:49 pm

Bugsaw

too early for me yet zooz. thanks tho

1:49 pm

lynxxx

Bye Zooz and bye all, gotta go too

1:49 pm

zoozzoom

YaY for, Lynxxx *poof*

1:54 pm

jmbdobie2

Hi all... anyone hear any updates on the shooting
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others at an event today?

2:00 pm

welki

just heard that she is still alive

2:00 pm

welki

no updates on the others shot, just that there may have been 11 other victims

2:00 pm

cosdem

oh man i love gabrielle giffords

2:00 pm

stidmama

hadn't heard anything about it yet (but haven't been online much). this is awful.

2:01 pm

welki

oh .. and they have a 21 year old young man in custody, a bystander tackled him

2:01 pm

welki

hard to believe she's alive, they say she was shot point blank in the head :(

2:03 pm

jmbdobie2

the world is getting crazier everyday it seems.

2:04 pm

stidmama

depends where the bullet went, what kind it was, I suppose--- and of course long-term survival and implications can't be known just yet

2:04 pm

cosdem

wasnt jim brady shot int he head?

2:05 pm

stidmama

yes, the former secretary of the press I think -- for Ronald Reagan

2:05 pm

cosdem

yes - so its possible giffords will make it

2:06 pm

cosdem

i have cnn on. shes ins urgery now

2:08 pm

stidmama

my hope is that she and all the others will be relatively okay. I am terribly upset when people are so very mean to each other.

2:11 pm

cosdem

sarah palin has scrubbed off any references to guns on her website. a little too late if you ask me

2:11 pm

cosdem

ok cnn now saying a federal judge has been shot as well

2:13 pm

stidmama

heading out. ((hugs all)) be safe, be well, and tell the people you love that you love them! *poof*

2:16 pm

carleekat

hi all

2:33 pm

sadie52

hello

2:35 pm

cosdem

hello all.. im glued to cnn.. terrible news.

2:37 pm

sadie52

we live in strange times for sure i was watching that myself

2:40 pm

cosdem

i really like rep. giffords. i hope she makes it through

2:41 pm

sadie52

I'm sure modern medicine will do all they can for her the rest is up to God

2:41 pm

sadie52

I'm sure modern medicine will do all they can for her the rest is up to God

2:41 pm

cosdem

exactly. ive been praying extra today.

2:41 pm

cosdem

not only for her but for our country

2:42 pm

sadie52

yep

2:49 pm

cosdem

da 5/22?

2:49 pm

sadie52

da consenant and past tense

2:51 pm

cosdem

ty!

2:51 pm

sadie52

yw :)

3:00 pm

Scrabbler

34 left, so now excuse to not finish this grid.

3:02 pm

cosdem

doctors on cnn said rep. giffords will live.

3:02 pm

sadie52

wellhe said he is optimistic

3:02 pm

sadie52

he also said a child was the one that died at the hospital

3:02 pm

cosdem

true... not the same thing but i dont want to type too much letters lol :P

3:02 pm

cosdem

yes thats very sad.

3:03 pm

sadie52

lol

3:03 pm

sadie52

i hope they hang this monster

3:04 pm

Glantarell

noswaith dda pawb - evening all

3:09 pm

Glantarell

any clue for the wi5?

3:09 pm

LuvWordGames

not lose

3:10 pm

LuvWordGames

sorry, not lose + *8 bra is a striped aninal

3:11 pm

LuvWordGames

trying to talk on phone & clue, not doing too gret

3:11 pm

zoozzoom

wi5 not lose + first two letters of a striped horse.

3:17 pm

Pinikula

hi all...

3:17 pm

Pinikula

(is Jilli around?)

3:19 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Pini..Not seen her here today.

3:20 pm

Pinikula

hi zooz...thx...I'll see if I can catch her elsewhere (will be back later to finish this 'monster')

3:20 pm

Pinikula

Have a good one!!! * poof *

3:20 pm

zoozzoom

Take care, Pini :-)

3:36 pm

cosdem

in7?

3:38 pm

zoozzoom

diabetic meds, Cos.

3:38 pm

cosdem

ah thank yoiu

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

3:58 pm

cosdem

up6?

3:59 pm

dianedecoder

look toward the stars

3:59 pm

dianedecoder

with a fixed look :-))

4:00 pm

dianedecoder

hi cosdem :-)

4:02 pm

cosdem

ah duh

4:02 pm

cosdem

thanks :)

4:02 pm

cosdem

fireworks

4:02 pm

dianedecoder

you're welcome :-)

4:04 pm

dianedecoder

awesome ! I just got mine a few minutes ago

4:09 pm

Boobear

hi all

4:19 pm

Boobear

clue for az 5/22 please

4:19 pm

clarkie14

step a****, using a z instead of an s.

4:20 pm

Boobear

ty

4:22 pm

dianedecoder

Hi Boobear :-)

4:22 pm

Boobear

Hi Diane

4:22 pm

dianedecoder

Hi clarkie :-)

4:22 pm

Glantarell

Noswaith dda pawb - evening all - I did drop in earlier but chog seemed to have a blip and my post didn't appear for ages

4:23 pm

dianedecoder

the other az 5/22 is az + the two words spoken at the altar

4:23 pm

dianedecoder

hello Glantarell :-)

4:23 pm

Boobear

Hi Glantrell

4:26 pm

Glantarell

ty for the az x 2

4:27 pm

clarkie14

hi diane

4:29 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody :-)

4:30 pm

Glantarell

hi soodle

4:31 pm

Soodle

Lovely profile pic, Glan.

4:31 pm

Glantarell

first ever snow angel LOL

4:31 pm

Soodle

Angelic!!

4:32 pm

Glantarell

german snow proved impossible to make a snowman from but did beautiful snow angels..

4:33 pm

Soodle

I have seen enough snow this year to do me a lifetime. Still blowing a blizzard here!

4:33 pm

Glantarell

we had 2 inches on thursday night but heavy rain yesterday washed it all away. i don;t wamt any more LOL

4:34 pm

Glantarell

whreabouts in ireland are you soodle?

4:34 pm

Soodle

About 30 miles north of Dublin. A place called Trim, in County Meath.

4:35 pm

Glantarell

not so far away then - as the crow flies - didn;t realise there was snow forecast for ireland today

4:36 pm

ylleria

can anyone clue me the ad6, please?

4:37 pm

Soodle

Think a beautiful young greek god, ylleria....

4:37 pm

clarkie14

a greek god

4:37 pm

Soodle

Where in Wales are you, Glan? (I'm really only familiar with Holyhead....)

4:38 pm

ylleria

ah, thanks clarkie & soodle! :)

4:38 pm

Glantarell

I'm in Brecon - if you look at a map of wales I am about a third of the way up and in the middle!

4:38 pm

Soodle

Ylleria. Just had a look at your profile.... You should have got that ad 6 without a clue!!!!

4:40 pm

Soodle

I like Wales, Welsh people, and the Welsh accent!

4:41 pm

Glantarell

We're mostly a pretty friend;y and sociable bunch - warm welcome in the hillsides and all that

4:42 pm

Soodle

I love it when Ireland play either Wales or Scotland in the 6 Nations, at home. The buzz around town is great.

4:43 pm

froggle

hiya all, need a few clues pretty pleaseeeee, in 5.12 to start

4:43 pm

Glantarell

I can imagine! I'm sure the guinness helps, too!

4:43 pm

dianedecoder

in + to expire

4:43 pm

clarkie14

short for independent

4:44 pm

dianedecoder

nickname for the ***** 500 car race

4:44 pm

froggle

awww ty, was going wrong way from the i

4:44 pm

Soodle

Guinness always helps. No matter what the situation - Guinness always helps!

4:44 pm

dianedecoder

hi soodle :-)

4:44 pm

Soodle

Hello Diane :-). How are you?

4:45 pm

froggle

last two for me, if anyone can help please, the two up's

4:46 pm

dianedecoder

All is super, soodle... we're a little snowed in but I don't mind !!

4:46 pm

dianedecoder

look toward the stars.... with a fixed look

4:46 pm

Glantarell

up + g*** - a kind of look, plus pt

4:46 pm

froggle

ty

4:46 pm

Glantarell

any clues for the hi7?

4:47 pm

dianedecoder

sounds like what a horse did ( sound ) without a "w" on the front

4:48 pm

Soodle

Oh, Diane. I love it when I ask somebody how they are, and they say 'Super'. Thats a real feel-good feeling. :-)

4:48 pm

dianedecoder

I hesitate to say I'm "great"... that could be taken as bragging ?? LOL

4:48 pm

Glantarell

ty diane

4:49 pm

dianedecoder

yw, Glantarell

4:49 pm

jesdraggon

hi all. is there a way to make the word list expand so you can see all of them at once?

4:49 pm

Soodle

Embrace and enjoy the 'Great'! Theres not enough of it around!!

4:50 pm

Kazzer99

back again all for the last 10 - been up a friends drinking beer adn watching James Bond. won Â£7 on the lottery and have just been told I am going shopping again tomorrow - whoopeee

4:50 pm

Soodle

Hello Jes. I'm sorry, I don't have an answer to your question. :-(

4:50 pm

jesdraggon

ok. :)

4:51 pm

dianedecoder

but life is great ! Just waiting to see how hubby's eye surgery has done, and if good, then we are off south, to Arizona for a couple of months. ( not sure if you know where it is from where I am in Canada, but it's warm !!!

4:51 pm

Soodle

Woo-hoo Kazz.......... Beer AND a lottery win? Life is good!!!

4:51 pm

Boobear

Hi Soodle and Kazzar

4:51 pm

dianedecoder

hi Kazzer

4:52 pm

Glantarell

I spent 10 days in Arizona about 18 months ago - a bit too hot for me, even in October LOL

4:52 pm

Soodle

Hiya Boo. :-)

4:52 pm

dianedecoder

it's moderate from Jan to end of April... then it starts to get hot

4:52 pm

Soodle

Terrible tragedy in Arizona today...... (sorry for dispelling the feel-good factor)

4:52 pm

Kazzer99

you're right soodle - life is lovely - lovely hubby ho bought me a lovely designer handbag for my birthday, lovely beer, lovely friends and lovely company online

4:53 pm

Glantarell

what tradgedy?

4:53 pm

Glantarell

diae

4:53 pm

Glantarell

sorry

4:53 pm

Boobear

clue for da 5/22 please

4:54 pm

Soodle

Another mass shooting. About 18 people hurt, some killed. An elected representative was seriously injured.

4:54 pm

Soodle

DA and to marry, Boo.

4:54 pm

Glantarell

guns. if i could uninvent one thing, that might be it.

4:54 pm

dianedecoder

I certainly could not take it when it's +45 C

4:54 pm

Kazzer99

ooh thats terrible soodle

4:54 pm

Shirlockc

d+ a4/9

4:55 pm

dianedecoder

was the the congresswoman who was shot ? I should go read the article

4:55 pm

Soodle

Oooh, Kaz - a designer handbag? I LOVE handbags!

4:55 pm

Kazzer99

so do i it was a Radley in the sale -cant afford them otherwise

4:55 pm

stidmama

hey all! failte, Soodles!! :-D

4:55 pm

Soodle

I think so, Diane. I only heard the news headlines, so I have no further details.

4:56 pm

Soodle

(((Stiddy)) FÃ¡ilte!

4:56 pm

dianedecoder

going to my news site now...

4:56 pm

stidmama

her name is gabrielle giffords, diane, tucson congresswoman

4:57 pm

Nancy Boy

I just don't understand how guns are still legal. "Guns don't kill people, people do" - as Eddie Izzard says, yeah, well the gun HELPS

4:57 pm

stidmama

so far 6 of the people who were shot have died, including a judge and a 9-year old girl...

4:57 pm

Glantarell

that's terrible

4:57 pm

stidmama

Nancy BOY!!!!! (((((HUGS AND HUGS AND HUGSSSSSS))))) are you home? are you feeling better????

4:57 pm

dianedecoder

yes... I just read it :-(( We go to Casa Grande, which is almost midpoint between Phoenix and Tucson

4:58 pm

Boobear

Hi NB

4:58 pm

Glantarell

I was about 3 hours south of Phoenix, just under an hour souith of tuscon

4:59 pm

Glantarell

beautiful area - smelt my first skunk smell and saw roadrunners

4:59 pm

Nancy Boy

aw stid, what a nice welcome :) yes, I'm home thanks! stuck on total bedrest at the moment which frankly sucks, but feeling okay, thank you :) how are you??

4:59 pm

stidmama

ah yes! the intoxicating aroma of skunk.... don't you have smelly critters in Wales?

4:59 pm

Nancy Boy

lol, I smelled my first skunk in a friend's basement at a house party...might be a different type of skunk...

5:00 pm

stidmama

I am doing okay today -- nervous still about getting everything done, but thinking I might just survive this quarter....

5:00 pm

EvaNadine

(((HUGGLES NB)))

5:00 pm

MollyL

*Tucking NB into bed. Putting in fun, action movies. Making Doctor approved snacks*

5:00 pm

Soodle

Be very careful how you answer that one, Glan!!!

5:00 pm

stidmama

how's your other half?

5:00 pm

dianedecoder

hi NB.. :-) ( nota bene !! .... It's NB )

5:00 pm

Glantarell

the only smelly critters we have in wales are the lazy folk who don;t bother to wash!

5:00 pm

Soodle

Hello Moll :-)

5:00 pm

stidmama

or... are you his other half? who kept custody of the larger lobe?

5:01 pm

EvaNadine

yknow, stid, if theyre halves, then they equal. ;)

5:01 pm

MollyL

Heya Soodle.

5:01 pm

Nancy Boy

(((ladies))) wow, thank you - I feel like quite the lothario now ;)

5:01 pm

stidmama

LOL Glantarell! sounds like a nice place olfactorily!

5:01 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Stid. He's bigger, so he keeps the bigger bit.

5:01 pm

stidmama

that would be a true point, EvaN, I was thinking "halves" in the way that a 3-year old does!

5:01 pm

Glantarell

certainly is - we have sweet smelling things here, although old fox trails on damp days can smell a little rank LOL

5:02 pm

dianedecoder

hi Molly :-) , Eva :-)

5:02 pm

stidmama

:-D well, give him a sisterly kiss from me, and tell him I owe him a box of choclits (if you boys are still allowed to eat choclit?)

5:02 pm

Glantarell

please put me out of my misery - a clue for the 14,4? I have the one that describes drinking dens

5:02 pm

Glantarell

in4,4 even

5:03 pm

stidmama

I think you want a hairy-nosed dolphin babblet... in + two vowels

5:03 pm

Glantarell

oh i have come axcross that bablet before but can't remember it - will monkey a little

5:03 pm

Soodle

Glan. A babblet if ever there was one...... IN and two vowels. Get it and remember it. It's a recurring theme...

5:04 pm

Glantarell

ty

5:04 pm

stidmama

*brilliant babble idea* we should take a field trip to view the in 4/4 in the wild! and we could stay at in 4/4 on our trip!!!

5:04 pm

dianedecoder

sort of like the handy dandy needlecase :-)

5:05 pm

Glantarell

like the brilliant babble idea

5:05 pm

EvaNadine

im getting ready for a girls night.
pho for dinner, then the rest of the evening painting our nails and watching tele.
greatly looking forward to it!

5:05 pm

Nancy Boy

wondering how to give a sisterly kiss...
but he's very well, thank you for asking :) we've been having fun with our scars - they're a very funny shape. Look like the mouths of discontented cats, so we've been drawing ears above our nipples and whiskers on our ribcages. *mature*

5:05 pm

stidmama

and back to my regularly scheduled schoolwork. or a nap. maybe a nap and then schoolwork... *sigh* it's been a lovely, sunny day and I have spent it studying and driving a kid back and forth into town

5:05 pm

Glantarell

pho for dinner? is that food?

5:05 pm

stidmama

sounds excellent, EvaN!

5:05 pm

MollyL

Go Eva!! Have a fun, girlie evening. They are the best.

5:05 pm

stidmama

rofl Nancy Boy! too funny! I hope you are using water-based markers!

5:06 pm

stidmama

I love pho -- homemade is best...

5:06 pm

EvaNadine

glan -- pgo is a vietnamese soup with noodles and you can pick your own meat to add and bean sprouts and yumminess.

5:06 pm

stidmama

vietnamese noodle soup = pho

5:06 pm

Glantarell

if we eat it here we call it something else!

5:06 pm

MollyL

NB, I am so glad to hear that you and Frank are maintaining your senses of humor. That makes all the difference. Hugs to both of you.

5:07 pm

Soodle

Count me in for the field trip! Could we factor in a couple of ad 6/21's to accompany us, please?

5:07 pm

stidmama

it's pronounced "fuh" like the beginning of fuddy-duddy

5:07 pm

Glantarell

not much vietnamese cuisine here in the UK - and giessing what there is is limited to big cities

5:07 pm

Glantarell

like the cmpany of the 6/21s, although they do tend to be a bit self centred

5:07 pm

EvaNadine

NB, i demand a photo of the kitty drawings. ;)

5:08 pm

stidmama

I don't have ad 6 yet!!! *looking*

5:08 pm

stidmama

but I would tend to vote yes...

5:08 pm

Glantarell

dare I ask what NB and Frank have done?

5:08 pm

EvaNadine

i have had such a pho craving, and when i mentioned it to the gals, they all got one too!
so we have been looking forward tot his for day...

5:08 pm

Kazzer99

i am missing a ni 5 any clues please

5:08 pm

Glantarell

ad6 - good looking young greek god

5:08 pm

stidmama

oh! now I do, and definitely. NB and Frank will serve nicely in that role...

5:08 pm

EvaNadine

dayS even

5:08 pm

Soodle

C'mon, Stiddy.... You can find the ad 6......

5:09 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva, I refuse to put my naked torso on the web. I need to gain some weight first!

5:09 pm

stidmama

and my tom, of course... any other candidates?

5:09 pm

EvaNadine

you can just email it to me. ;)

5:09 pm

Nancy Boy

Stiddy ;) *POSE*

5:09 pm

stidmama

probably ruru... he's our cabana man.

5:09 pm

stidmama

rofl.... silly boy!

5:10 pm

Nancy Boy

Eva, I'm not playing the self-deprecating card, but I look seriously disgusting at the moment. Lost a LOT of weight and had to have my incision reopened a bit (long story) so I look VERY gory!

5:11 pm

stidmama

oh kiddo! *worried mama look* you need to take care of yourself!

5:11 pm

dianedecoder

ni 5 ni + 3/4 of what jack and jill climbed

5:11 pm

EvaNadine

awwww. well, you do still owe me a photo of frank.
but i will wait until youre feeling more up to par...are you recovering well? put on any pounds yet?

5:11 pm

MollyL

Oh yuck NB. Did they have to put those antibiotic beads in? If so, I've heard they work well.

5:11 pm

Glantarell

ty diane

5:11 pm

stidmama

thanks for those diane

5:11 pm

Glantarell

i had tried the first 4 letters of that to no avail LOL

5:11 pm

Kazzer99

got that one - any clue for te other

5:12 pm

Shirlockc

the 7s? hi and in?

5:12 pm

Soodle

Lovely clue Diane. (Soodles muttering nursery rhymes to herself franticly.....)

5:12 pm

stidmama

my tom is making us popcorn... any takers?

5:12 pm

Glantarell

which other kaz

5:12 pm

Shirlockc

sibling's little girl is the other ni5

5:12 pm

Glantarell

yes please to the popcorn

5:12 pm

Nancy Boy

I'll put it back on soon enough, I'm sure. And no Molly, they stuck a camera in there to 'have a look'...hope they enjoyed it :P

5:12 pm

Glantarell

ty dhirlock

5:13 pm

dianedecoder

there are so many everyday words in the grid today... have to be careful not to send myself to the PB

5:13 pm

stidmama

tom says you are welcome, byob (bring your own bowl)

5:13 pm

Kazzer99

thanks

5:13 pm

MollyL

NB, they needed to have a look? Blech. You must be sore. *Passing the heating pad*

5:14 pm

Soodle

Butter on mine, please, Tom....

5:14 pm

EvaNadine

well, its a good thing we are doing our nails tonight -- i broke 2 last night, and i see another one is cracked right now!
good thing they only just lost a wee bit of length.

5:14 pm

stidmama

*ships care package of choclits, smoked tofu, crispy rice crackers, kimchee, those lovely back beans that are served with kimchee, seaweed salad... and vegan ice cream*

5:14 pm

MollyL

Stid, does Tom make popcorn on the stove and add butter? If so, I'm in.

5:14 pm

Glantarell

kimchee is that red hot korean pickle?

5:15 pm

stidmama

no, we have a hot-air popper. It's actually the one I took to college I think... might be time to replace

5:15 pm

MollyL

EWWW!!! Kimchee???

5:15 pm

stidmama

I LOVE kimchee!!! what's wrong with kimchee!!!

5:15 pm

stidmama

oh! I forgot the sushi rolls *packs second, smaller package*

5:15 pm

Shirlockc

hi7?

5:15 pm

Glantarell

all food with chili in it is the work of the devil LOL

5:15 pm

Nancy Boy

merciiii Stid but I don't think that vegan ice cream will survive the post ;)

5:16 pm

stidmama

you english types! *rolls eyes*

5:16 pm

Nancy Boy

OMG Glan. Stay away from my home country whatever you do, if you think that :P

5:16 pm

EvaNadine

is there such a thing as vegan frozen yogurt?

i just had some taro-flavored FroYo the other day, and it was to DIE for!

5:16 pm

Soodle

Shirl.. HI 7.... think of a horsey sound, minus the W

5:16 pm

stidmama

good point. *calls local London delivery service and orders vegan pizza and ice cream for delivery*

5:16 pm

Glantarell

hi7 like the sound a horse made without the w

5:16 pm

Nancy Boy

And Glan, I LOVE your icon. Cute and funny!

5:17 pm

stidmama

thanks glantarell! have been trying to find something bigger than a 5 since flip time!

5:17 pm

Glantarell

first snow angel ever LOL

5:17 pm

Shirlockc

thx glantarell

5:17 pm

Glantarell

has anybody ever tried making icecream with soya cream? iot works for custard anmd sauces

5:17 pm

MollyL

Kimchi is fermented/half rotten vegetables. Blargh.

5:18 pm

stidmama

very impressive for a first time! *nods approvingly*

5:18 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! clue for the u? either one for nbt

5:18 pm

Glantarell

stid - the in7 is diabetic meds

5:18 pm

stidmama

so is sauerkraut... (fermented/half rotten)

5:18 pm

stidmama

gee whiz! thanks again!

5:18 pm

MollyL

I don't eat that either Stid. : P

5:18 pm

EvaNadine

YAY! just got the call that my friends are on their way to come pick me up for girls night. woohoo!

5:18 pm

stidmama

hey LBD!!! ((hugs)) how are you?

5:18 pm

Glantarell

personally i'm thining that all half fermented/rotten food should probably be avoided LOL

5:19 pm

Soodle

I'm with Glan on that one.

5:19 pm

Kazzer99

ooray fireworks for me - off to get biccys and coffee for my and lovely hubby

5:19 pm

lbdawger

hi stiddy, tired. just got home from work.

5:19 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo kazzer

5:19 pm

stidmama

I love fermented foods... *sigh* pickles are my nemesis. microbial action is one of nature's finest culinary inventions

5:19 pm

stidmama

YAY Kazzer!

5:19 pm

Nancy Boy

true Molly - never been a fan. there is some lovely korean food though, that is served perfectly fresh ;)

5:19 pm

MollyL

*Soodle and Moll sit in the corner eating their buttered praities*

5:19 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo Kazz'

5:19 pm

stidmama

biccys? short for biscuits meaning cookies?

5:19 pm

Kazzer99

good luck to the rest of you see you tomorrow

5:20 pm

Nancy Boy

I think I'm going to miss fermented DRINKS the most. *heart breaks*

5:20 pm

Soodle

Kazzer....Lottery win, beer and cosy night in with hubby.... You are on a roll! Enjoy!!!!

5:20 pm

Glantarell

why can't u drink fermented drinks NB?

5:20 pm

stidmama

Nancy Boy! We would miss you YOU far more than you will ever miss alcohol. Really.

5:20 pm

Kazzer99

i will soods - bye bye

5:21 pm

Glantarell

I am on day 7 with no alcohol

5:21 pm

Nancy Boy

had some liver trouble so I can't drink anymore, Glan..

5:21 pm

stidmama

wow glantarell -- permanent, or just for a while?

5:21 pm

Glantarell

am determined not to drink it at home any more - i have very little willpower where alcohol is concerned

5:22 pm

Glantarell

i can stop at one drink but if i get to 3....

5:22 pm

Glantarell

so for as lomng as i can manage LOL - sure it was a contributory factor in my getting cancer

5:22 pm

stidmama

that's a good idea. personally I don't much care for the taste OR the effect of alcohol very often. we use it in cooking sometimes though.

5:22 pm

MollyL

*Patting all my sober friends on the back*

5:23 pm

Glantarell

sorry to hear about the liver trouble NB - but at least the liver is the only organ that can regrow

5:23 pm

Nancy Boy

must admit Glan, I was sipping my way towards my own drinking problem when had to have the offending liver whipped out, so probably saving something in the long run. better now than later, right?

5:24 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks, and sorry to hear about the cancer :( and good for you for giving up - and lots of luck with it!

5:24 pm

Glantarell

you've had the whole offending liver out? ouch!

5:24 pm

stidmama

well... I want to stay, but being a responsible adult I think I shall go. my love and best wishes to you all, and gentle hugs and kisses for my dear boys with cat faces on their tummies. *wicked mama grin*

5:24 pm

Glantarell

the cancer was 5 years ago, and i am missing an upper body part as a result \lol

5:24 pm

stidmama

*poof*

5:24 pm

Glantarell

bye stidmama - enjoy!

5:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and love that welsh flag, glantarell!

5:25 pm

Soodle

SlÃ¡n leat, Stiddy

5:25 pm

Glantarell

thanks Gwen - nice welsh name

5:26 pm

lbdawger

bye, stiddy

5:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

actually i'm a gwyneth, which even more welsh, if possible LOL

5:26 pm

Soodle

Hey BDG :-)

5:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya soodle, LTNS

5:28 pm

Glantarell

Gwyneth means fortunate, blessed - lovely name

5:29 pm

Glantarell

Gwen just means white or is a shortening of gwendolyn, meaning fair haired

5:30 pm

Soodle

Diane is feeling 'Super', Kazz won money on the Lottery, Nancy boy is doing well, EvaN is having a girlie sleepover, Gwen means fortunate, .....Its all good and happy on Babble today. Hooray!!

5:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i prefer to think of gwyneth as the servant who saved the world on doctor who LOL

5:30 pm

Glantarell

ROFL

5:31 pm

Glantarell

i need a clue for the ac6,24 - i know it will be obvious but it isn't at the moment LOL

5:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, fortunate is also good 8-D

5:31 pm

Nancy Boy

AND Michael McIntyre is on Mock the Week.

5:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

don't have the ac6, still don't have NBT

5:32 pm

Soodle

Ac plus the shortened version of the boss of a newpaper plus two vowels

5:32 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. I see Stidmama is attending to home while I decide to Babble. All is well in Babbleland.

5:32 pm

Soodle

Hello Stidmere :-)

5:33 pm

Glantarell

ty soodle - another new word forme

5:33 pm

stidgmere

Hi soodle. A newspaper boss? actor?

5:33 pm

Soodle

Newspaper boss, or pet name for Edward....

5:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got it, ty soodle!

5:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

or person in charge of a publishing house

5:34 pm

Nancy Boy

or a magazine boss, the one you get a smug little letter off at the front. "well, this is my mag, and it's WONDERFUL"

5:34 pm

Soodle

Phew. I thought I was going to have to draw a picture.LOL

5:34 pm

stidgmere

Oh, yes. I think of that word as what one does to a test that is easily mastered.

5:35 pm

stidgmere

Is pompous ass one word?

5:35 pm

Nancy Boy

lol!

5:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stid, not it you take the sp5 out LOL

5:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so, can anyone clue the lone E near the upper right corner?

5:36 pm

stidgmere

Okay thanks, I'll just wander through the grid.

5:37 pm

lbdawger

ei4, gwen

5:37 pm

Soodle

Like the duck that supplies the stuffing for a quilt, without the last cons...

5:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh lord, fish me!

5:37 pm

Mary

clue for the hi5/14 pls?

5:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and dat-da-da-dah, NBT

5:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I know you clued th e a6 6 100 times but I stilldon't get it

5:38 pm

Glantarell

well done Gwen

5:38 pm

Soodle

Mary - what Jack and Jill went up, minus the final cons, and 'you and me'

5:38 pm

lbdawger

wtg, gwen, how about a clue for the u?

5:39 pm

Mary

ty Soodlebum

5:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

up6, and the other half of the word is also a word (and add plural letter for up7)

5:39 pm

Glantarell

soodle that is as clear as mud

5:39 pm

lbdawger

Kap, high card + Harry and Williams mom's first three letters of her first name

5:39 pm

Glantarell

being dense but have it now

5:39 pm

Glantarell

ty

5:40 pm

Soodle

Thank goodness.... brain was under pressure looking for a clearer clue!

5:41 pm

Glantarell

ah, have just found a uk pop singer for my last d4

5:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ohhhhhhhh.

5:41 pm

lbdawger

ty, gwen

5:41 pm

Glantarell

hi kap

5:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

5:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi. I waslooking at the wrongac.

5:42 pm

Glantarell

8-D???

5:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

smily face wearing glasses and big grin --- 8-D

5:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(i wear big glasses and small grin, actually)

5:44 pm

Glantarell

*light bulb* moent - ty

5:44 pm

Glantarell

moment even

5:46 pm

mkg

anyone cluing tonight? hi all.

5:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

smily face wearing glasses in shock --- ==8-O

5:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not cluing, just playing lol

5:47 pm

Soodle

Soodle clues available for the asking Mkg.....

5:48 pm

Glantarell

ni6?

5:48 pm

Soodle

Plural of the NI 5/12....

5:49 pm

Glantarell

ty v much

5:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there's an ni5?

5:50 pm

Soodle

Indeed there is... Ni plus (here we go again) what Jack and Jill went up, minus the final cons....

5:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh you know, when you clued that last time, i thought it was an ac--! (DOH!)

5:51 pm

Soodle

Pay attention, BDG! Tsk, Tsk.

5:53 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all (thx for the ni5)

5:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(I'm squishing your head, soodle!) lol

5:54 pm

Soodle

(((Gasping for air)))

5:55 pm

welki

hi people ... violence in the chog? squishing of heads? gasping for air? maybe i should quietly back away :)

5:55 pm

Glantarell

ca5? not the one you keep animals in

5:56 pm

welki

same letters rearranged, glan

5:56 pm

Pinikula

* watching from the sidelines wondering if I should step in and remove BDG or give Soodle an air hose *

5:56 pm

Glantarell

oh of course *slaps forehead

5:57 pm

welki

*hands pini a cup of tea* let's just watch :)

5:57 pm

Soodle

Soodle rallies, weakly. No need for the paramedics just yet. I may just pull through on my own......

5:57 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * OK! :)

5:58 pm

welki

pretty decent of the cabana boys to work as water-boys for this event *hot dogs! getcher red hots!*

5:58 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

5:59 pm

welki

no towel-snapping allowed

6:00 pm

Pinikula

* settling into comfy pool side lounger, cup of tea in hand, and lovely eye candy wandering about handing out big fluffy towels and lotion * :)

6:00 pm

Soodle

Without the care and attention of the cabana boys, its unlikely Soodle would pull throug. But she is gallantly allowing them to peel her a grape or two, and pour her a glass of ice-cold Moet & Chandon.

6:00 pm

Soodle

Soodle is the ultimate martyr.

6:00 pm

Pinikula

* snicker *

6:01 pm

Glantarell

sending cold flannels to soothe soodle brow

6:01 pm

welki

i wonder if self-proclaimed martyrs carry as big an award as your regular run-of-the-mill martyr

6:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i guess you never saw that show, kinds in the hall, where the squishing of heads is done only for fun, at a distance. it's very adolescent humor

6:02 pm

Soodle

Thank you Glan. (Back of hand to forehead, and lots of eye-rolling)

6:02 pm

Pinikula

kinda like those finger violins, Gwen?

6:04 pm

Soodle

Have the amateur dramatics finished? Can I go to bed now?

6:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, pini!

6:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

anyone have the ho5? my monkeys are exhausted

6:05 pm

Soodle

A japanese motor cycle, Gwen...

6:05 pm

clarkie14

BDG - it's a brand of car

6:06 pm

Pinikula

I have an ho5 = asian car?

6:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, lord, fish me again! (ty pini)

6:06 pm

clarkie14

i have 15 left and i'm slowly losing my mind.

6:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(actually it's a rodeo move, but i got it) 8-D

6:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8 left, already lost mine lol

6:07 pm

Pinikula

39 to go here

6:07 pm

Pinikula

lost it long ago here

6:07 pm

clarkie14

:)

6:07 pm

Glantarell

18 left here - any idea of the pu5?

6:07 pm

Soodle

Clarkie... BDG. I feel its my civic duty to save your collective minds. I wireforked a while ago. Please allow me to help........

6:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pu5 is a plural. the pu4 is silli

6:08 pm

Pinikula

pu + Lickety's ***t

6:08 pm

clarkie14

think of a simple machine

6:08 pm

Soodle

Glan.. PU 5.. plural of the PU 4

6:08 pm

Glantarell

ty

6:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

brain needs more food, or calories, or sugar. bye bye till later

6:09 pm

Soodle

Take care, Gwen. See you soon

6:09 pm

Michnick

I should be in bed, but, since I'm not....any help for any of the Z's?

6:09 pm

Pinikula

tc gwen ;)

6:09 pm

Pinikula

zi4

6:10 pm

Pinikula

er... za4 (sorry, my bad)

6:10 pm

Glantarell

one is the noise you make in a comic book when you fire a weapon and kill an alien!

6:10 pm

Soodle

Z and Albert ****tein, scientist...

6:10 pm

Pinikula

I take that back...I have a zi4 and a za4!

6:10 pm

Soodle

and plural

6:10 pm

Michnick

Thasnks Glen, Pini, got that

6:10 pm

Pinikula

and now a ze4!

6:10 pm

Glantarell

monkey ze4 and pl for ze5 - not words i know

6:10 pm

Pinikula

I might finish afterall!!!

6:11 pm

Pinikula

Z done! :)

6:11 pm

Michnick

got it Glan, never heard of those either.

6:11 pm

Glantarell

think german for *one* and preface with z

6:11 pm

Soodle

Woo Hoo Pini

6:12 pm

Pinikula

az?

6:12 pm

Glantarell

now who can help me with two pa4 which are not connected to a book?

6:12 pm

Pinikula

got one!

6:12 pm

Glantarell

the other az is the same but with a different vowel end

6:12 pm

Michnick

Keep a steady pa4 when running

6:13 pm

Pinikula

pa4, pa5 = walkers and runners do this

6:13 pm

Glantarell

got thst one

6:13 pm

Soodle

One step at a time, Glan. One STEP at a time. (clue in the capitals...)

6:14 pm

Glantarell

suspect mine are pag*

6:14 pm

Glantarell

unless there is pae*

6:14 pm

LeslieAnn

as long as we're talking about p words, i'm only missing one - 5 pa, 2 pe, 4 pu?

6:15 pm

Pinikula

<-- missing 3 p's

6:15 pm

Glantarell

i'm missing one pu

6:16 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks glan *jumps back in*

6:17 pm

Glantarell

have the pu

6:18 pm

Glantarell

still need both pa4,6 that are not to do with steps or books

6:18 pm

LeslieAnn

there are two pa 4/6 - one is abbreviation for political action committees

6:18 pm

lil*monkey

lil*monkey is home safe & sound now

6:19 pm

LeslieAnn

hi monkey

6:19 pm

Glantarell

i have one now - the abb

6:19 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit, you there?

6:19 pm

littlebit

i'm so glad!!

6:19 pm

Pinikula

hey lil*

6:19 pm

lil*monkey

hi peeps

6:19 pm

Glantarell

hi monky

6:19 pm

lil*monkey

i'm so full, littlebit! OMG

6:19 pm

Pinikula

hi lilbit

6:19 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i was missing the other pa 4/6 as well. pa + princess **

6:19 pm

littlebit

me too!!

6:19 pm

Pinikula

did you guys get together?

6:19 pm

littlebit

hi pink

6:19 pm

Glantarell

???

6:20 pm

littlebit

yes we did

6:20 pm

lil*monkey

we went to the China Buffet and stuffed ourselves

6:20 pm

LeslieAnn

pa + princess **, formerly married to prince charles

6:20 pm

lil*monkey

i feel very porky now

6:20 pm

Glantarell

*green with envy* love chinese food but no good stuff within 50 miles of here

6:20 pm

littlebit

very porky indeed

6:20 pm

Pinikula

pa's done! :)

6:20 pm

torgone

Chinese buffet rules!

6:20 pm

Glantarell

ty Leslie ann - new one for me

6:20 pm

lil*monkey

we may or may not have eaten a few desserts too

6:20 pm

lil*monkey

hi TOR!

6:20 pm

Pinikula

China Buffet is good!

6:21 pm

Glantarell

p is done

6:21 pm

littlebit

it was wonderful!!

6:21 pm

Glantarell

now for n!

6:21 pm

lil*monkey

lil*monkey put up a pic of herself at 4 years old, quite chubbettey indeed

6:21 pm

LeslieAnn

glad i have takeout leftovers downstairs, or otherwise would have trouble listening to this convo

6:21 pm

Glantarell

i thought you looked cute

6:21 pm

LeslieAnn

very cute monkey

6:21 pm

lil*monkey

check out my thunde3r thighs

6:22 pm

littlebit

but very cute!!

6:22 pm

lil*monkey

ha!

6:22 pm

Pinikula

p's pummeled!

6:23 pm

Glantarell

i want n's neutralised but have one to go

6:24 pm

Soodle

Soodle is heading for the Soodle Boudoir. Good night my Babble friends, and keep smiling. Poink

6:24 pm

lil*monkey

looking for in5

6:24 pm

Pinikula

W's whomped

6:24 pm

Glantarell

nos da soodle

6:24 pm

littlebit

me too monkey

6:24 pm

Glantarell

need to slay the s's too

6:24 pm

mkg

sorry all had to go. back later tonight for flip i guess.

6:24 pm

Pinikula

just slayed my S's...

6:24 pm

Glantarell

in5 - think car racing

6:25 pm

mkg

ty for offer to clue. sorry no time.

6:25 pm

lil*monkey

oh thanks glanta!

6:25 pm

lil*monkey

only 3 left! all ni words

6:25 pm

littlebit

oh..thanks glantarell!!

6:25 pm

littlebit

23 left for me

6:26 pm

Glantarell

i have 4 ni but not the ni4,5

6:26 pm

Pinikula

same 3 ni's I need, lil*? :)

6:26 pm

LeslieAnn

66 here! still got a while to go :)

6:26 pm

Glantarell

sorry, not the 5,12

6:26 pm

lil*monkey

ONE LEFT

6:26 pm

littlebit

woohoo!

6:26 pm

Pinikula

down to 20 now ;)

6:26 pm

Glantarell

ni4,5 - 4th & 5th l;etters of alphabet - i found it by monkey

6:27 pm

stidgmere

Hi, I'm still here, too. 27 left and the football game is on. May watch the Seaducks lose to New Orleans. There's still time for them to blow the game.

6:27 pm

Glantarell

ni5,12 - sister of nephew

6:28 pm

LeslieAnn

hello gmere

6:28 pm

lil*monkey

AND THAT'S FIREWORKS! THANKS TO GLANTA

6:28 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo lilmonkey

6:28 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray monkey

6:28 pm

littlebit

yay monkey!!!

6:29 pm

lil*monkey

all done!

6:29 pm

Glantarell

please clue me for the last ni5,12

6:29 pm

stidgmere

Hi Leslie and and Congrats to Lil Monk who now has fireworks and a full tummy from Chinese buffet!

6:29 pm

LeslieAnn

seriously - a good night. :)

6:30 pm

lil*monkey

merci beaucoup, grandmere

6:30 pm

lil*monkey

ni + Yes Je*** loves me!

6:31 pm

Glantarell

diolch yn fawr iawn monkey!

6:31 pm

Glantarell

n's are neutralised

6:33 pm

Glantarell

guessing my missing li5 must involve the z but can't see how

6:33 pm

clarkie14

hint for the last n i need (from the 1st column)... i got glan's hint and multiple zeroes... what's the last one?

6:33 pm

Glantarell

how many letters clarkie

6:34 pm

LeslieAnn

do you have the one from lil's clue at 6:30, clarkie?

6:34 pm

clarkie14

not sure... i haven't gone pro yet. will probably do so tomorrow

6:34 pm

clarkie14

either 4 or 5 that i know

6:34 pm

clarkie14

leslie - i got that one.

6:35 pm

LeslieAnn

oh. you need to no* your head in agreement + vowel

6:36 pm

clarkie14

:) thanks!

6:36 pm

LeslieAnn

yw

6:36 pm

Glantarell

or do you need ni + common consonant + we two?

6:36 pm

clarkie14

i got that one from your hint earlier... thanks!

6:37 pm

Pinikula

my last n...was the 'not nephew'

6:37 pm

Glantarell

there are 6 x ni - do you have them all?

6:37 pm

clarkie14

yup - my n's are neutralized too :)

6:38 pm

Glantarell

ooh, l's are liquidated

6:38 pm

Glantarell

down to 10

6:38 pm

Pinikula

oh, btw, clarkie...why wait for tmw when you can have it today!? * grin *

6:38 pm

lbdawger

finito!!

6:39 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats lb!

6:39 pm

clarkie14

i dunno... too lazy to get the credit card.

6:39 pm

Pinikula

wtg lbd ;)

6:39 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

6:39 pm

Pinikula

yep, saturday's are definitely 'lazy' :)

6:39 pm

lbdawger

ty, ty.

6:39 pm

Glantarell

well done lbd

6:40 pm

lbdawger

saturday's...lazy? hmmm, must not be saturday for me.

6:40 pm

Pinikula

it is for me, lbd...I'm laying down here trying to find my last 13 (if I don't doze off first)

6:40 pm

lbdawger

ty, glan

6:41 pm

lbdawger

busy week, pini?

6:41 pm

Pinikula

you can say that again...

6:41 pm

LeslieAnn

i have a big goose egg for my 7s if anyone would care to help

6:41 pm

Pinikula

we're right in the middle of admissions * sigh *

6:41 pm

LeslieAnn

busy week, pini? ;)

6:41 pm

Pinikula

thx LA! LOL

6:42 pm

Pinikula

in7 = diabetic med

6:42 pm

Glantarell

any clues for the 3rd hi4,6?

6:42 pm

lbdawger

ugh, i always dreaded admissions and registration.

6:42 pm

LeslieAnn

oh good-o thanks pini

6:42 pm

Pinikula

hi7 = rhymes with horse's sound

6:42 pm

lil*monkey

oops sorry i was on the phone... does anyone need a clue???

6:43 pm

Pinikula

we moved to an online application this year (unfortunately, the new software has not been bug free) :(

6:43 pm

lbdawger

hi4.6 is hi + abbrv for North Dakota

6:43 pm

Glantarell

any clues for s's appreciated

6:43 pm

LeslieAnn

but no 6 there, huh. thanks pini

6:43 pm

Glantarell

ty lbd

6:43 pm

lbdawger

i remember you saying that, Pini. double ugh!

6:43 pm

LeslieAnn

there is an sp + two vowels and past tense

6:44 pm

Pinikula

deep in outer sp5 (pt)

6:44 pm

Pinikula

I've been "filing" my email exchanges...

6:44 pm

littlebit

fireworks for me!! off to harvest my crops. see y'all tomorrow

6:44 pm

Glantarell

ty Leslie and i had that one pini and the pt

6:45 pm

Pinikula

...if I subtract the 300 "I've filed an application" notices...

6:45 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Littlebit!!

6:45 pm

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeeee littlebit

6:45 pm

Pinikula

...that leaves me with about 550 emails of clarifications, fixes, resends, etc. :(

6:45 pm

littlebit

night monkey...thanks for joining me for dinner!!

6:45 pm

LeslieAnn

ughhhhh pini

6:45 pm

lbdawger

night, littlebit

6:45 pm

littlebit

night lbd

6:45 pm

lbdawger

GO SEAHAWKS!!

6:46 pm

lil*monkey

thank YOU littlebit!

6:46 pm

Pinikula

<-- on top of that....one person office

6:46 pm

Pinikula

night lil*

6:46 pm

LeslieAnn

25 left, seems like an acceptable time to list

6:46 pm

lbdawger

sounds typical, Pini. one person doing the job of at least 5

6:47 pm

Pinikula

that's right, lbd!

6:47 pm

lbdawger

that's about when i listed, LA

6:47 pm

Pinikula

...and my faculty thinks I just sit around waiting for them to ask me to do something for them...HA!

6:48 pm

lbdawger

ahhh, the joys of higher ed. i'm not missing that at all

6:48 pm

Pinikula

I mean, seriously, one asked if he should make his own copies or have "office help" do it for him!!!

6:48 pm

LeslieAnn

yikes pini. perhaps you should tell them you would gladly forward them some of the 550 emails to deal with

6:49 pm

Pinikula

I did mention to one prof about the content of one of the emails...he suggested I forward it to him to 'take care of'...it wasn't a very nice one...I just couldn't do it...

6:49 pm

Pinikula

...can't throw people out this year because they're stupid...but may be another thing next season!

6:49 pm

lbdawger

is he afraid of the copier? sheesh! i used to have to troubleshoot the computers in my office, on top of doing my own work, seeing students and prepping for my classes. amazing how people could screw up an easy task like sending email.

6:50 pm

Pinikula

that's right, lbd! I keep telling my director that I'd like them each to just sit in a chair beside mine for just one day...they'd be more appreciative...maybe.

6:52 pm

Glantarell

1 left

6:52 pm

lbdawger

nah, they'd be just that more insecure.

6:52 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, glan!

6:52 pm

lbdawger

go Glan!

6:52 pm

Pinikula

oooh, didn't think of it that way, lbd!

6:53 pm

Glantarell

need help for the last hi4,5 - not to do with snakes or ancient hebrew liquid measurements LOL

6:54 pm

Pinikula

hi + **L (late night tv show)

6:54 pm

LeslieAnn

there are two hi 4/5 that just swap the last two letters

6:54 pm

Glantarell

not got a lot of knowledge of late US tv shows

6:54 pm

Pinikula

or what LA said ;)

6:54 pm

Glantarell

have both of those LA

6:54 pm

lbdawger

hi + Saturday Night Live

6:54 pm

Pinikula

(sorry, glan...forgot to note flag)

6:55 pm

Pinikula

yeah, that one, lbd :)

6:55 pm

Pinikula

hi5/14?

6:55 pm

lbdawger

lol, sometimes subtle works!

6:55 pm

LeslieAnn

oh actually there are two sets of hi 4/5 that just swap the two last letters

6:55 pm

Glantarell

i'm not getting the tv show clue but suspect that's the hi4,5 i need

6:56 pm

Glantarell

fireworks!

6:56 pm

Pinikula

hi + *aturday *ight Live

6:56 pm

LeslieAnn

hi + plural letter + consonant, glan

6:56 pm

Pinikula

she must have gotten it! wtg glan!

6:56 pm

LeslieAnn

yayyy glan!

6:56 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo GLAN!!

6:56 pm

clarkie14

so i've upgraded

6:56 pm

Glantarell

apparently a variant of his form the middle ages. with my job i perhaps should have known it!

6:57 pm

clarkie14

how do i get the hints for the first two letters?

6:57 pm

Glantarell

my third fireworks of the year - feels good!

6:57 pm

Pinikula

congrats clarkie!

6:57 pm

LeslieAnn

ooh congrats clarkie

6:57 pm

clarkie14

:)

6:57 pm

lbdawger

well done, clarkie!!

6:57 pm

Glantarell

well done clarkie

6:57 pm

Pinikula

now to update your profile! and add a pic! :)

6:58 pm

Glantarell

under the tile stats grid there are some links - you need lickety's list for hints for the first 2 letters

6:58 pm

LeslieAnn

can i get a push toward the up combo?

6:58 pm

Pinikula

up + how you might look at the stars

6:58 pm

Glantarell

when you lookminto somebody's eyes

6:58 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks pini and glan

6:58 pm

Glantarell

lovingly LOL

6:58 pm

Glantarell

and pt

6:58 pm

LeslieAnn

actually lickety's list is not dependent on pro status

6:59 pm

Glantarell

well, it's midnight here but I will stay for a while longer in case anybody wants a clue - don;t all shout at once LOL

6:59 pm

clarkie14

ok thanks

6:59 pm

Pinikula

<-- still waiting for hi5/14

6:59 pm

lbdawger

lickety's expert is dependent on pro status, but his babble clue list isn't.

7:00 pm

lbdawger

hi + letter before M + all of ** hope you get this clue, pini

7:00 pm

Glantarell

what jack and jill went up minus last letter + we two

7:00 pm

Pinikula

danke lbd! :)

7:00 pm

LeslieAnn

i could use ad6

7:00 pm

Pinikula

and glan!

7:01 pm

Pinikula

greek god, LA?

7:01 pm

Glantarell

greek god - young and beautoful

7:01 pm

LeslieAnn

ahh thanks. 3 left.

7:02 pm

Pinikula

broke 10 (9 to go!)

7:02 pm

lbdawger

go, LA

7:02 pm

lbdawger

git 'r dun, pini

7:02 pm

Glantarell

wtg pini

7:02 pm

Pinikula

imma goin'!

7:02 pm

Glantarell

wtg LA

7:03 pm

Glantarell

can i help?

7:03 pm

Pinikula

1st az?

7:03 pm

LeslieAnn

i am just missing an ni 5/6 comob

7:04 pm

Glantarell

1st az is the same as 2nd az but with a different vowel end

7:05 pm

Pinikula

danke :)

7:05 pm

Glantarell

ni + what jack & jill went up without the last letter + pl

7:05 pm

Pinikula

thought I'd tried just about everything...my mistake ;)

7:05 pm

LeslieAnn

ahh thank you kindly. fireworks1

7:05 pm

lbdawger

ni + what jack and jill went up minus one last letter then plural

7:05 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo LA

7:07 pm

Pinikula

wtg LA!

7:07 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo LA!!

7:09 pm

Pinikula

3

7:10 pm

Pinikula

da5/22?

7:10 pm

clarkie14

think marry, pini

7:11 pm

Pinikula

* thinking *

7:11 pm

clarkie14

any hints on a4,6?

7:11 pm

lbdawger

me, past tensed minus G

7:11 pm

Pinikula

ac4/6 = pt of high card

7:11 pm

Pinikula

got it lbd!! :)

7:11 pm

Minveryork

da 5/22 is d plus I'm **** by stidmama's speed to finish

7:12 pm

Pinikula

hi min ;)

7:12 pm

clarkie14

i need ag4,6... i got the one that means pt of growing old.

7:12 pm

Pinikula

ag4/6 = ag + dbl vowel

7:12 pm

clarkie14

pini - we'll have an old-fashioned ---ding...

7:12 pm

Minveryork

ag 4/6: author James Ag** or ag plus double vowels.

7:13 pm

clarkie14

ty

7:13 pm

Pinikula

;)

7:14 pm

Pinikula

1

7:14 pm

lbdawger

go pini, go!

7:14 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

7:15 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks!Hooray for you

7:15 pm

godthaab

FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!

7:15 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo PINI!!

7:15 pm

Glantarell

wtg godthaab

7:15 pm

Pinikula

* curtsy *

7:15 pm

Pinikula

wtg godt

7:15 pm

Glantarell

wtg pini

7:15 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo godt!!

7:15 pm

Minveryork

I tried to quickly catch up so we could get fireworks together,but I still have three more words left to find

7:15 pm

Glantarell

I'm off to bed - see you all soon - *poof*

7:15 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations godthaab on fireworks! Good for you

7:16 pm

Pinikula

oh, sorry, min!!!

7:16 pm

Pinikula

didn't realize you were so close!

7:16 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, glan!

7:16 pm

Pinikula

night glan!

7:17 pm

Minveryork

That is okay.I am not really supposed to be here now anyway. I was really supposed to remain in lurk mode.

7:17 pm

Pinikula

well in that case...* whispers * git'r dun, min! :)

7:19 pm

JenMO16

hi all

7:19 pm

godthaab

Thanks.

7:19 pm

Pinikula

hi jen

7:19 pm

lbdawger

hi jen

7:20 pm

JenMO16

help with 2 z words?

7:20 pm

JenMO16

i have za4/10 and zi4/9

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening friends!

7:20 pm

Pinikula

za4 ze 4 5 zi 4

7:20 pm

Pinikula

hi sistah

7:21 pm

JenMO16

sorry, no ze4/5

7:21 pm

JenMO16

hi car!

7:21 pm

Pinikula

ze + not out (then pl)

7:22 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

7:22 pm

car.eeyore

Hi!

7:22 pm

JenMO16

ok, got that one pin, need one more

7:23 pm

Pinikula

za4 = tazer functions
ze4 = zi + not out
ze5 = pl
zi4 = white ***findel* (wines)

7:24 pm

JenMO16

got them, thank you pin!

7:24 pm

JenMO16

now i have 63 left :0)

7:24 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! hi 5/14 was my last word

7:24 pm

Pinikula

I can stick around for a bit (will monitor from game in other window) :)

7:24 pm

Pinikula

just hollar away!

7:24 pm

Pinikula

wtg min!

7:25 pm

Pinikula

mine, too, min!!!

7:25 pm

Pinikula

oh, I take that back...my last was ga5/18

7:25 pm

Pinikula

<-- eyesight must be failing

7:26 pm

Minveryork

How scary is that Pinikula? First the MinPin team has the same write up in our profiles & then we both end on the same word. The MinPin team is the BEST!!!! :=)

7:26 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

7:27 pm

Pinikula

that's 'cuz we're good, min!!!

7:27 pm

Pinikula

GMTA

7:27 pm

Minveryork

Oh well,disregard my last post Pinikula.That would've been cool though.

7:27 pm

Minveryork

I am going to take a break.Be back later to help clue.

7:27 pm

Pinikula

I think it's still cool, min...

7:27 pm

car.eeyore

Wow Min! You are looking mighty fine this evening!!! Tee hee!

7:28 pm

car.eeyore

And Pini....very NICE selections of all the men in our lives!

7:29 pm

Pinikula

you betcha!

7:33 pm

stidmama

YAY MINPIN!!!!

7:33 pm

stidmama

hey all

7:34 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Stid!

7:34 pm

Pinikula

hey stid

7:34 pm

stidmama

I guess my icon sort of works for today's theme... although I only watch one of those fellows in the way intended... *rolls mama eyes*

7:35 pm

Pinikula

* snicker *

7:35 pm

car.eeyore

Nice!

7:35 pm

Pinikula

stid, picking up my holiday portraits on friday...so excited!

7:36 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo! what a great thing to look forward to!

7:36 pm

stidmama

I am looking "at" a huge amount of work this coming week... *sigh*

7:36 pm

car.eeyore

: )

7:37 pm

Pinikula

I think they came out really nice this year...and the one of my gdau is absolutely stunning ;)

7:37 pm

Pinikula

I'm in the same boat, stid...a TON of work...*sigh*

7:37 pm

stidmama

she is a lovely young girl, pini

7:37 pm

stidmama

well! suddenly down to 17!

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

I should be working right now! ((sssssh!)

7:37 pm

stidmama

I am going to grab the list

7:37 pm

Pinikula

can't wait to show!

7:38 pm

Pinikula

* being quiet for sistah *

7:38 pm

m9f9l

hi all

7:38 pm

Pinikula

hi m9

7:38 pm

stidmama

hey m

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

I think I may just put in my timesheet and finish tomorrow.

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

Hi M!

7:39 pm

stidmama

I am actually done with nearly everything I set out to do today. Will want to finish reading one text and writing it up later, but otherwise so far a good, laid-back work day.

7:39 pm

car.eeyore

Help with the U please?

7:39 pm

m9f9l

oh yay.. they found the other battery to the remote.

7:39 pm

Pinikula

well done, stid

7:39 pm

m9f9l

look at the sky car

7:39 pm

stidmama

opposite of down + "look"

7:39 pm

stidmama

and past tense, car

7:40 pm

Pinikula

up + how you might look at stars

7:40 pm

car.eeyore

ARRRRRGH! Again...another word I type quite often in my ophthalmology reports...yet I did not see it here!

7:41 pm

stidmama

I am running into some of those myself, car...

7:41 pm

car.eeyore

I really get annoyed with myself when I miss those.

7:42 pm

stidmama

TEN!

7:42 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun!

7:42 pm

m9f9l

go stid!

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

Go Stid, Go!

7:44 pm

stidmama

Hi 5 before "back" hi 4/5?

7:45 pm

Pinikula

hi + do you ***t after Tom? * wink *

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

LOL! Great clue Pini!

7:45 pm

stidmama

hm. *thinking* thanks, I think...

7:46 pm

stidmama

do I clean? do I cook? do I pine??? (nope, nope, nope...)

7:46 pm

m9f9l

wow... she doesn't remember.....

7:46 pm

Pinikula

* attempts to refresh stid's memory banks *

7:46 pm

m9f9l

Poor Tom....

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! Close to pine.....look at wantingly....

7:46 pm

stidmama

oh! got it!

7:46 pm

stidmama

thanks...

7:47 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

7:47 pm

m9f9l

oh.. did you now?

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

LOL m!

7:47 pm

stidmama

feurweords!!!!

7:47 pm

stidmama

or some silly saxon-esque spelling...

7:47 pm

Pinikula

wtg stid ;)

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

Hoorah!!!!

7:47 pm

m9f9l

waytogo!!!

7:48 pm

stidmama

thanks for the help!

7:48 pm

m9f9l

or fierweairds.. or some gaelic spelling....

7:49 pm

m9f9l

not here though... 29 to go

7:49 pm

car.eeyore

34 here m...and I have the list up!

7:50 pm

m9f9l

yeah me too

7:50 pm

m9f9l

10 to 4 at the tax office today.....

7:52 pm

car.eeyore

Ugh.

7:53 pm

stidmama

sorry, wandered off. pretty tired. going to head out. (((hugs all))) thanks for the help! *poof*

7:53 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Stid!

7:53 pm

Pinikula

tc stid

7:57 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for ni5-12 the 2nd? Thanks.

7:57 pm

car.eeyore

hi peach!

7:57 pm

gapeach

Hey there, car.

7:57 pm

Pinikula

ni + over-the-***l

7:57 pm

Pinikula

pl for ni6

7:58 pm

clarkie14

fireworks!

7:58 pm

Pinikula

wtg clarkie! :)

7:58 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Pini.

7:58 pm

clarkie14

i finally got one... so happy g'nite folks.

7:58 pm

clarkie14

ty everyone!

7:58 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah Clarkie!

7:59 pm

clarkie14

need hints?

7:59 pm

m9f9l

10...

8:00 pm

car.eeyore

8...

8:00 pm

Pinikula

oooooh, the race is on!

8:02 pm

balletslippers

Howdy everyone.

8:03 pm

car.eeyore

ac 6 please?

8:03 pm

car.eeyore

Hi ballet!

8:03 pm

Pinikula

hi ballet

8:03 pm

Pinikula

ac4 + 2 vowels

8:03 pm

balletslippers

ends in the spanish word for "day"

8:03 pm

balletslippers

I just got my first fireworks without asking for clues!

8:03 pm

car.eeyore

ty!

8:04 pm

Pinikula

wtg ballet!

8:04 pm

m9f9l

wtg ballet!

8:04 pm

car.eeyore

Well done Ballet!

8:04 pm

balletslippers

thanks everyone. I feel awesome! :P

8:05 pm

Pinikula

it's a great feeling, isn't it??? :)

8:05 pm

balletslippers

anyone need clues?

8:05 pm

m9f9l

4

8:05 pm

balletslippers

I'm also feel great because I was super-productive today and I just found the best piece of software to organize my artwork. lovely day really...

8:05 pm

car.eeyore

hi 7?

8:06 pm

balletslippers

yay m9!! go go go!

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

Good for you!

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

3...

8:06 pm

Pinikula

hi7 = rhymes with horse's sound

8:06 pm

m9f9l

3

8:06 pm

Pinikula

(pt)

8:06 pm

balletslippers

hi7: the sound a horse made - the first letter (w)

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

8:06 pm

nelleon

A clue for in7 please?

8:06 pm

balletslippers

oops, too late! I'm a slow cluer.

8:06 pm

balletslippers

in7: what diabetics need to shoot themselves with

8:07 pm

Pinikula

in7 = diabetic med

8:07 pm

m9f9l

2

8:07 pm

nelleon

oh thank you!

8:07 pm

Pinikula

I was slow this time, ballet!! :)

8:07 pm

car.eeyore

1...

8:07 pm

m9f9l

fw

8:07 pm

m9f9l

phew.. that was close

8:07 pm

Pinikula

wtg m9

8:08 pm

balletslippers

yay m9!!

8:08 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah m!!!!

8:08 pm

m9f9l

last word ga5/18

8:08 pm

m9f9l

ty ty ty v m

8:08 pm

Pinikula

that was mine, too

8:08 pm

balletslippers

mine was in7....

8:08 pm

m9f9l

how fitting: belonging or pertaining to the cod family.

8:09 pm

balletslippers

what are you stuck on car?

8:09 pm

m9f9l

I just got some cod....

8:09 pm

car.eeyore

Firework! My last was the last ni 5

8:09 pm

m9f9l

the hubby called.. on way home.. better get dinner!! eek!

8:09 pm

Pinikula

wtg sistah

8:09 pm

balletslippers

haha enjoy the food! bye!

8:09 pm

m9f9l

(I mean started..)

8:09 pm

balletslippers

yay car!!!!! woo!!

8:10 pm

car.eeyore

I am off too! Better get my timesheet in!

8:10 pm

balletslippers

bye car!

8:10 pm

Pinikula

(going to hunt for dinner and take Koda out...not necessarily in that order)...back shortly

8:10 pm

balletslippers

bye pini!

8:10 pm

balletslippers

if everyone's leaving (at least for the time being) then I suppose I'll go too. There's certainly stuff I can get done if I don't sit on babble all night.

8:11 pm

balletslippers

goodnight everyone!!

8:11 pm

gapeach

Good night, ballet.

8:11 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in5-12? Thanks

8:13 pm

Minveryork

in 5: abbreviations for the In**pendent Film Channel

8:13 pm

Magyk

think of the county famous for curry and change the last letter.

8:15 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much Min and Magyk

8:16 pm

Magyk

yqw

8:17 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:17 pm

Magyk

ad6 pls?

8:18 pm

Minveryork

ad 6/21 is means a very handsome young man Magyk.

8:19 pm

Minveryork

Put definition into reverse dictionary & it's 1st word.

8:19 pm

Magyk

thank you Min!

8:19 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:21 pm

gapeach

How does one get reverse dictionary, please?

8:22 pm

Minveryork

http://www.onelook.com/reverse-diction
ary.shtml

8:22 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Min.

8:22 pm

Minveryork

Have reverse dictionary in favorites for easy access.

8:22 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:26 pm

Magyk

a's annihilated

8:26 pm

crosshair

capuls

8:26 pm

crosshair

oops

8:26 pm

Minveryork

Awesome Magyk!

8:26 pm

crosshair

howdy all back for my last 35 or so

8:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to grid!

8:27 pm

crosshair

howdy min'

8:28 pm

Nef

Good evening All. How is the grid today? Worth my trying to do it at this late in the day?

8:29 pm

Magyk

c's closed!

8:29 pm

Minveryork

Cool Magyk!

8:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

8:30 pm

Minveryork

I was able to get 60 words listless and then found the rest with the list.Not a bad grid today at all Nef, do it

8:30 pm

crosshair

my cat is laying on my desk and has discovered that a gentle heat comes from the tensor lamp on the desk and has commandeered it for his own personal heat lamp

8:30 pm

Magyk

Min, I must say..I just love how encouraging you are. It makes my heart happy when you're in the chog. :)

8:30 pm

Nef

thanks, Min. I'll give it a try then. Diving in....!

8:31 pm

Magyk

He's getting a tan, Cross.

8:31 pm

crosshair

should see him, all splayed out like he owns the place

8:32 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Magyk! That was encouring also! Thank you!

8:32 pm

Magyk

He probably thinks he owns you also. You're his human!

8:33 pm

joey

that's funny, crossy. My cat discovered earlier in the week that I have an electric mattress pad on my bed and now she is on the bed every night, even though she hadn't been on the bed ever before.

8:33 pm

Magyk

You're welcome Min.

8:36 pm

crosshair

lol joey,if you want to find the most comfortable and cozy spot in the house just watch the cats

8:37 pm

crosshair

of that i am sure magyk

8:37 pm

joey

she is curled up at my feet on a blanket right now. This is my first cat and I am learning what it means to be her human.

8:38 pm

Magyk

ha5?

8:38 pm

crosshair

it is a hard process at first joey,but once you learn to follow her rules things will go much easier

8:38 pm

Nef

I'm not so sure about comfy places; our cat thinks that balancing on the back of the sofa while staring out the window is the best place of all (but she has trouble sitting there without falling off!)

8:39 pm

Minveryork

That ha 5/22 word is h plus that aw 4/9 word Magyk.

8:39 pm

hoyadoc

nef, she's just trying to entertain you!

8:39 pm

joey

I am learning. She is very entertaining. And like yours, Nef, she loves to balance on the top of furniture

8:39 pm

Magyk

my cat has his favourite chair and if you sit in it when he wants in it then he will sit and glare at you until you move!

8:39 pm

Magyk

thank you Min!

8:39 pm

hoyadoc

i loved my kitties, but sometimes their misfortunes were hilarious!

8:40 pm

joey

mine changes places that she wants to be in about every three weeks

8:40 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:40 pm

Magyk

d's demolished! e's have ended! g's are gone!

8:43 pm

crosshair

once upon a time i used to be a dog person,but cats have won me over.i woke up one morning to find my serious black kitty laying on my chest and in the process of grooming my beard lol

8:43 pm

joey

that is funny

8:44 pm

Magyk

hi7?

8:44 pm

hoyadoc

lol cross - luv it!

8:44 pm

crosshair

had to have a shower ,my beard hat kitty-cat bad breath

8:46 pm

Minveryork

hi7/36:the past tense of an offspring of a male horse and a female donkey Magyk

8:46 pm

crosshair

i havw been looking at clues of this all day and have yet to get it:(

8:47 pm

Magyk

thank you!!

8:47 pm

rbud

it's very twisty

8:48 pm

crosshair

and it still eludes me;(

8:48 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:49 pm

hoyadoc

yeah i thought the horse/donkey offspring was a mule, but i aint seeing that

8:49 pm

Minveryork

hi 7/36 is hi plus double consonants + vowel plus past tense ending crosshair.

8:50 pm

hoyadoc

thx min - i just threw a bunch of letters in and voila!

8:51 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:51 pm

crosshair

good grief..oh well,if it becomes my last word,i shall worry about it then

8:51 pm

Magyk

hi5?

8:52 pm

Nef

I've never heard of that either. Where DO they find these words?

8:52 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for wi5-28? Thanks

8:52 pm

Minveryork

Darn! I was working on a story. Was just about done and then internet explorer had an error & closed & I lost it. It was pretty long so I am not going to redo it

8:52 pm

Minveryork

hi 5/14 is Jack&Jill went up the ***l plus not we Magyk

8:52 pm

Nef

Oh, No, Min! That really sucks!

8:53 pm

crosshair

ewwww@ internet explorer;((

8:53 pm

Minveryork

wi 5/28:not lose plus a **bra has stripes gapeach1066

8:53 pm

Magyk

thank you Min and I'm so sorry about your story!!

8:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Min.

8:55 pm

crosshair

good lord,30 minutes and finally got a word

8:55 pm

crosshair

lins

8:55 pm

crosshair

crap

8:55 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:56 pm

hoyadoc

oh, crossy....

8:56 pm

Magyk

I put nachos in the PB...I had leftovers from dinner.

8:56 pm

crosshair

crossy hates babblets

8:57 pm

rbud

mmmm, nachos! :p~~~

8:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello rbud! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

9:00 pm

Magyk

ni5?

9:00 pm

crosshair

whittled it down to 29 left

9:01 pm

hoyadoc

ni5 - family member

9:01 pm

Minveryork

ni 5/12 is ni plus snake letter + opposite of we Magyk

9:02 pm

hoyadoc

oops wasnt sure which you needed

9:02 pm

Nef

okay, NBT with 29 words; so far, so good!

9:02 pm

hoyadoc

and ty min

9:02 pm

Magyk

actually needed both!! thank you! :)

9:02 pm

Minveryork

Another ni 5/12 word is opposite of nephew Magyk.

9:02 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:02 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ho5-14? Thanks

9:03 pm

hoyadoc

i drive one

9:04 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, hoyadoc.

9:04 pm

hoyadoc

np

9:08 pm

rbud

18 left, giving up and heading for the list... whew!

9:09 pm

Nef

you can do it, rbud! (I find I go to the list usually before that)

9:10 pm

Minveryork

I started using the list after I found 60 words today.

9:11 pm

Minveryork

I LOVE your snoopy icon rbud. He is doing what I like to do most and what I will be doing very soon I think.

9:13 pm

Magyk

1 left!

9:13 pm

Minveryork

Go Magyk go!

9:13 pm

gapeach

Go, go, mmagyk.

9:13 pm

hoyadoc

in7/32 pls

9:13 pm

Magyk

fireworks!!

9:14 pm

Nef

You can do it magyk

9:14 pm

Magyk

medicine for a diabetic Hoya!

9:14 pm

Nef

YAY, magyk! WTG!!!

9:14 pm

hoyadoc

yay magyk!

9:14 pm

hoyadoc

oh for pete's sake - i am embarrassing myself

9:14 pm

Minveryork

in 7/32: medication for people with diabetes hoyadoc

9:14 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Magyk on your fireworks! Good for U

9:15 pm

Nef

don't feel bad, hoya. It happens to the best of us! :-)

9:15 pm

hoyadoc

i can never get the medical words - i guess i just block that out when i'm not working!

9:15 pm

Magyk

Thank you all for your help

9:18 pm

Nef

WOOT!! Half way already!

9:19 pm

Magyk

I'll help with clues if anyone needs

9:19 pm

TonyTheGreat

ze520?

9:19 pm

gapeach

Yes, please ca5-18 the 1st. Thanks

9:20 pm

Magyk

plural of the ze4! rhymes with what your blood flows through!

9:20 pm

TonyTheGreat

ty

9:20 pm

Magyk

in girl scouts you earn ba***s..just change the first letter.

9:20 pm

crosshair

27 to go and the babblets are kicking crossy,s butt!

9:21 pm

gapeach

Thanks once again, Magyk.

9:21 pm

hoyadoc

i have 2 more and they are variations (i think) of each other....

9:21 pm

Magyk

Go Crossy Go!

9:21 pm

Magyk

You're quite welcome Peach

9:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello TonyTheGreat!How are you?Welcome to the grid

9:22 pm

Nef

interesting icon, Magyk

9:23 pm

Magyk

It reminds me of my childhood, Nef. I used to think the moon was my friend and would protect me from the monsters under my bed. I would jump into my bed at a run...haha

9:23 pm

crosshair

welcome to the insanity tony

9:23 pm

Minveryork

I saw your icon Magyk&it reminded me of Good Night Moon. I like your icon Magyk. It looks quite peaceful.

9:24 pm

Magyk

Thank you Min

9:24 pm

hoyadoc

fireworks!!!

9:24 pm

beachboggle

Hi babblers!

9:24 pm

Magyk

WTG hoya!!

9:25 pm

Nef

YAY, hoya! WTG!!!!

9:25 pm

hoyadoc

tyty

9:25 pm

Nef

hi beach

9:25 pm

gapeach

May I please da5-22 for fireworks? Thanks

9:26 pm

Magyk

d+aw4 Peach

9:26 pm

gapeach

have a clue for

9:26 pm

Nef

like ha 5/22 with different first letter

9:26 pm

hoyadoc

go GA!

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello beachboggle! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations hoyadoc on fireworks! Hooray for U!

9:27 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Magyk and Nef. Will see you at the flip. Thanks again for all the help.

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations gapeach1066 on fireworks! Hooray!!

9:28 pm

Nef

bye, ga!

9:28 pm

Minveryork

Bye gapeach1066! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

9:28 pm

hoyadoc

thx - now i'm off - getting stuff ready for my little guy's 5th bday party! where did 5 years go?

9:28 pm

Magyk

you're welcome gapeach! see you soon.

9:29 pm

Nef

time goes fast when you have little ones, hoya

9:29 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye hoyadoc! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

9:32 pm

hoyadoc

you will! gn!

9:32 pm

Nef

bye, hoya

9:32 pm

Nef

wied

9:33 pm

Nef

sorry, not a WORD!

9:34 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:34 pm

Nef

32 words left and I will have to resort to the list at this point

9:34 pm

Minveryork

Hello torgone!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

9:34 pm

Nef

Hi tor

9:34 pm

torgone

11 left here ..

9:35 pm

rbud

done! :D

9:36 pm

Nef

YAY, rbud!!!!! WTG!!!

9:37 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations rbud on your fireworks!Good for you

9:37 pm

Magyk

Hiya Tor

9:37 pm

rbud

ty, ty! :)

9:37 pm

Magyk

WTG rbud!

9:37 pm

dan2bit

evening all

9:37 pm

rbud

and hi, tor!

9:38 pm

Nef

hi dan2

9:40 pm

dan2bit

baby2bit turned 8 months old today. time doth fly

9:42 pm

Magyk

g'night all. I must get back to knitting my socks!

9:46 pm

Nef

it really does fly, dan2. My grandson is now 20 months old...

9:47 pm

Nef

hind

9:47 pm

Nef

OOPS! Off to the PB I go!

9:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello dan2bit!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:48 pm

dan2bit

very well min, and you?

9:48 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Magyk! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:48 pm

Minveryork

I am well. Finished grid earlie.Just hanging out to clue

9:52 pm

dan2bit

congrats!

10:03 pm

dan2bit

can I get a hi7 clue?

10:05 pm

kje

not yet, dan

10:05 pm

Nef

hi7 is (supposedly) a sterile off-spring of a male horse and a female mule

10:05 pm

joey

it is the past tense of the noise that a horse makes without the w

10:05 pm

Nef

I thought it was the sound of a horse (PT)

10:05 pm

dan2bit

ty joey & nef

10:06 pm

kje

ty

10:06 pm

joey

yqw

10:07 pm

joey

I need help with the in 7/32, please

10:08 pm

dan2bit

in7 diabetes medicine

10:08 pm

joey

thanks, dan

10:08 pm

dan2bit

need the hi5 and the first ni5 to finish

10:09 pm

joey

not a nephew but a ni.......

10:10 pm

dan2bit

got that as you typed :-)

10:10 pm

Jacula

hi + first 3 letters of **st for life.

10:11 pm

Nef

not mountains but ***ls, + not we

10:11 pm

dan2bit

haha jac I tried "hize" from your clue

10:11 pm

Jacula

Or **stful beast in sex shock weekend! Trying to to a tabloid headline there. LOL

10:11 pm

dan2bit

ty nef and all cluers - firewords

10:11 pm

joey

i just got firewords, see you at the flip

10:11 pm

Jacula

Well done, joey.

10:12 pm

dan2bit

wtg joey. I too must *poof*

10:12 pm

Nef

YAY, dan2 and joey!!!! WTG!!!!

10:13 pm

kje

yay!

10:14 pm

Nef

12 left for me. This has been a fun grid -so far

10:14 pm

Jacula

Nef - just ask if you need a clue.

10:15 pm

kje

43 here

10:15 pm

Nef

okay, not stuck yet, but I'll ask when necessary

10:16 pm

Jacula

So, what do we all think about all these fish dying in the sea and birds dropping dead out of the air? Is it Armageddon?

10:18 pm

Jacula

1000 turtle doves have now rained down dead in Northern Italy. What's going on?

10:18 pm

kje

have't read eough about it yet

10:19 pm

kje

hawe

10:19 pm

crosshair

too much grappa?

10:19 pm

Jacula

I have no id4 what to think about it all.

10:19 pm

kje

oops

10:19 pm

crosshair

off you go kje;)

10:19 pm

kje

misspelled ayway

10:19 pm

Jacula

LOL, you two.

10:20 pm

crosshair

((jacula))

10:20 pm

kje

u?

10:20 pm

crosshair

up+ stare at the stars

10:20 pm

Jacula

Hi crossy. Thanks for the hug, or were you just stangulating me to shut me up??

10:21 pm

crosshair

lol,i would never strangle you jacula

10:21 pm

kje

ty!

10:21 pm

Nef

6 left, all A's

10:21 pm

Jacula

Thatup word took me ages to find!

10:21 pm

crosshair

and pt

10:21 pm

kje

24 here

10:22 pm

kje

not all a's

10:22 pm

crosshair

27n here

10:22 pm

crosshair

may have to list soon

10:22 pm

Jacula

Crossy, I know you wouldn't, because I always have bacon available to make into delicious meals.

10:22 pm

crosshair

mmm..bacon

10:22 pm

crosshair

and where have you been hiding jacula? i have not seen much of you of late

10:23 pm

Jacula

Crossy - stop mming, you know it's bad for you.

10:23 pm

Jacula

I've been around, Crossy, just not chatting, I guess.

10:25 pm

crosshair

24..and grinding away

10:26 pm

crosshair

gein

10:26 pm

crosshair

oops

10:26 pm

kje

15

10:26 pm

Jacula

I really shouldn't be up now - we've got a 4lb piece of beef to roast for a family meal later, to be served about 2pm. Beloved's parents will be arriving for their Christmas/New Year meal. My Mum will be there, too, for her second one. Beloved and myself went away on our own for Christmas, and very nice it was, too. Beloved will put the meat in the oven. I hope he remembers to put my special mustard and pepper rub on it first!

10:26 pm

kje

listed at 20 - helps A LOT

10:26 pm

Jacula

I'll come in later to do the Yorkshire puddings, the fresh vegetables and the pudding.

10:27 pm

kje

not that I know these, but easy to monkey

10:27 pm

crosshair

jacula,rub a bit of brown sugar on it as well,we did that all the time at the ski chalet

10:27 pm

Minveryork

Hi to all who came while I was on FaceBook just now.

10:27 pm

kje

that sounds yum, jac

10:28 pm

Jacula

I've also got to make a large batch of my special mince pies with marzipan, apparently.:-(

10:28 pm

kje

mince yum, marzipan, yuck

10:28 pm

Jacula

Crossy - I did not give you my ingredient list for the mustard rub, LOL

10:29 pm

crosshair

ahh

10:29 pm

Jacula

kje - Beloved's Mum would KILL, apparently, for my mince pieces with marzipan.

10:29 pm

crosshair

crossy hates marzipan,i was surrounded by tons of the stuff at the itallian bakery i used to work at

10:30 pm

Jacula

Mince pies, I meant, not pieces.

10:30 pm

kje

1st ni5?

10:30 pm

kje

well, thankfully she won't need to since she has you : )

10:30 pm

Minveryork

1st ni 5/12 is ni plus Jack and Jill went up the ***l kje.

10:30 pm

Jacula

kje - your sibling's female child is your ni5.

10:31 pm

kje

I miss that word all the time! ty

10:31 pm

Minveryork

ni 5/12:the opposite of nephew kje. Clued wrong one

10:31 pm

Minveryork

Was chatting with a colleague on FaceBook.We have a colleague who's losing her 21 month old daughter to Cancer. She's been fighting leukemia for almost 2 yrs.

10:31 pm

kje

5

10:31 pm

Minveryork

Go kje go!

10:31 pm

kje

that is very sad, min

10:31 pm

Nef

last word= ad 6/24, and I can't find it. Could I have a hint, please?

10:32 pm

Jacula

kje - Well, I meant to make her some yesterday, but it was a busy day. I'll have to prepare the mince pies to go into the oven after the meat etc., comes out.

10:32 pm

Nef

Min, how terrible!

10:32 pm

Minveryork

ad6/21 is a very handsome young man. Put definition in reverse dictionary and it's the 1st word on the list

10:33 pm

crosshair

terrible indeed min;(((

10:33 pm

kje

greek handsome man

10:33 pm

Jacula

ac6/24 = laziness or try ac4/6 + 2 vowels at the end.

10:33 pm

kje

FW!!!

10:33 pm

Minveryork

See Nef, I told you the grid was doable.Go get it done

10:33 pm

Jacula

Well done, kje.

10:33 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations kje on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

10:34 pm

kje

ty - nice little grid... too tired for more

10:35 pm

Nef

Thanks, Min! I kept looking at the wrong A (even though it was blackened out!)

10:35 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Nef on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

10:35 pm

kje

yayay nef!

10:35 pm

Jacula

I've no doubt Sunday's grid will be something stupid like 50 words. Why don't the big grids arrive on a Sunday?

10:36 pm

kje

I do that nef

10:36 pm

kje

we may get sow tomorrow

10:36 pm

Nef

yes, I forgot to say fireworks too

10:36 pm

kje

snow

10:36 pm

kje

not a pig

10:36 pm

Minveryork

My guess for the next grid size is 427 words, just for you Jacula. I do HOPE that it is not 427 words though

10:37 pm

kje

noooooooooooooooo

10:37 pm

kje

OK, must go - nyquil. awaits

10:38 pm

Nef

kje, you can have the snow! Of course, we will be below zero; but that should keep it from snowing here!

10:38 pm

Jacula

Min - I hope it isn't on Sunday, but if it's tomorrow (Monday) when I have no famil meal to do etc., then YES!

10:39 pm

crosshair

19 left and time to list

10:40 pm

Nef

ask for help if you need it, crossy

10:41 pm

mkg

hi all. back to see about finishing

10:41 pm

mkg

ac 6 clue please?

10:41 pm

crosshair

ac 4/6 + 2 vowels

10:42 pm

Jacula

Am nipping off, at the request of my son, who is a night owl like me, and so still up and about, to make the special mustard rub for Beloved to put on the beef before he wraps it in foil and roasts it beginning at 9.30am.

10:42 pm

crosshair

i think it is a herbal remedy

10:42 pm

crosshair

mmm beef roast and yorkie puds...

10:43 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:48 pm

crosshair

11

10:50 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

10:52 pm

mkg

hi min.

10:52 pm

mkg

need hi 7 clue please. is it two words? the 4 before and another?

10:53 pm

crosshair

6

10:53 pm

mkg

go cross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:57 pm

Jacula

I've made the musard rub and left a note for Beloved. Hope he won't be offended! LOL

10:57 pm

crosshair

we are never offended when beef is in the offing;))

10:59 pm

Jacula

Especially not beef with my magic Yorkshire pud?

10:59 pm

crosshair

mmm..yorkie puds....

11:00 pm

crosshair

i like them done in a old muffin tin so they come out nice and hollow.that way i can put a dollop of gravy in them;))))

11:00 pm

mkg

got the hi 7. any clues for in 7? pretty please? so many words on morewords i cant get it.

11:01 pm

crosshair

in=diabetic meds

11:01 pm

dianedecoder

mkh sounds like the sound a horse makes drop the "h"

11:01 pm

dianedecoder

and she's GOT it... I was too slow Hi everyone

11:01 pm

Jacula

My uncle in Canada, said to my Mum on the 'phone the other day, 'J cooks at lot, ddoesn't she?' He'd seen my Facebook posts. 'No.' said Mum, instructed by me. 'She's only telling you what's for dinner eacch night.'

11:01 pm

Minveryork

An in 7/32 is medication for people with diabetes mkg

11:02 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:02 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:02 pm

Jacula

Crossy - I used to make them that way, but my lot are more into the self-raising flour version now that's like a slab of cake.

11:03 pm

crosshair

now,i have seen the hi7 clued all day and have yet to get it.anyone care to lead me by the nose to it?

11:03 pm

Minveryork

hi7/36:hi plus double consonants plus vowel plus past tense ending crosshair.

11:04 pm

Jacula

Scottish word, sort of, singing hi.....

11:04 pm

crosshair

tyvm min

11:04 pm

Minveryork

hi 7/36 is hi plus double consonants plus 2 vowels plus consonant crosshair.

11:04 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:04 pm

Jacula

h + not 'outies'.

11:05 pm

crosshair

now that is a grand clue for it jacula;)))

11:05 pm

crosshair

where where you this morn when i needed you? lol

11:06 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:06 pm

Jacula

It would have been, Crossy, had I told you to change the last letter to a past tense kind of thing.

11:07 pm

Jacula

Crossy - during your morning, I was probably out shopping for food.

11:08 pm

Jacula

No, that might have been during your night, come to think of it.

11:08 pm

crosshair

it is 7 minutes past midnight here atm;)

11:08 pm

Jacula

5.08am her in UK

11:08 pm

crosshair

and 4 little words to go;)

11:09 pm

crosshair

and 51 min left in grid time

11:09 pm

Minveryork

Go crosshair go!

11:11 pm

Minveryork

Just realized that no matter where you live, minutes left on the grid is universal. So there are 51 minutes left for Jacula and everybody else in the world as well

11:11 pm

Jacula

*waits to hear what the 4 little words are.*

11:11 pm

mkg

up 6 please?

11:11 pm

crosshair

crossy is hunting frantically

11:12 pm

Jacula

Yes, Min, except that I did it all earlier.

11:12 pm

mkg

yes min that is right.

11:12 pm

crosshair

up+ looking at the stars

11:12 pm

mkg

go cross!

11:12 pm

crosshair

and pt

11:12 pm

Jacula

mkg - up6 = up + watched steadfastly without wavering. Uses the 6-point letter.

11:12 pm

mkg

looking at the stars? is there one word for that?

11:13 pm

Jacula

mkg - thing star ga4/11ing.

11:14 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:14 pm

Jacula

Well done, mkg.

11:14 pm

crosshair

second last hi 4/5 please

11:14 pm

mkg

i object to these weird words like the up words.

11:15 pm

crosshair

i am fading for the night and have to get these last 4 lol

11:15 pm

Jacula

crossy - change the last 2 letters of the hi4/5 around to find it.

11:15 pm

mkg

one to go.

11:15 pm

crosshair

lol,bee doing that

11:15 pm

mkg

go to more words cross. i got them there

11:16 pm

mkg

hi 4: opp or hers is hi* and then another cons.

11:16 pm

crosshair

got it...

11:16 pm

crosshair

and what kind of stoopid word is that i might ask?? grrr

11:17 pm

Jacula

cross - 3rd hi4/5 is a snake sound. The one before it is same but with a different consonant at the end, means 'belongs to him'.

11:17 pm

crosshair

wi 5/28 please

11:17 pm

Jacula

It's Scotish, crossy.

11:18 pm

crosshair

well get me a bottle of scotch whiskey fast! lol

11:18 pm

Jacula

A word for a curse, or a mining word. It sounds like the wi4.8 before it, victorious.

11:19 pm

mkg

finally done. whew. and night all. crossy, wi: same first 3 as above and 6 point letter and vowel.

11:19 pm

Jacula

Crossy - Irish whiskey tastes far better!

11:19 pm

mkg

corssy do you need more clues? yes many stoopid words in t his grid. do you have the up words? also stoopid.

11:19 pm

Jacula

BTW, the post, it's Scottish, referred to both the hi and wi words.

11:20 pm

Jacula

I'm going off to leave you all to it now. See you next grid.

11:22 pm

mkg

crossy, are you the runner on the right in photo? man with baseball hat on?

11:22 pm

crosshair

2

11:23 pm

mkg

ask for clues or i will go to sleep cross

11:23 pm

mkg

what does crosshair mean anyway?????????

11:23 pm

crosshair

mkg,those photos are a mistake by the people at flickr,they do not belong to me

11:23 pm

mkg

night jac

11:23 pm

crosshair

that w 5 is still killing me kkg

11:24 pm

crosshair

crosshair means i was once a professional marksman and used to compete professionally and i love my scope lol

11:25 pm

crosshair

found it more interesting that eliminating the wildlife

11:25 pm

Pinikula

* peeking in on my way to take Koda out * wi5 = come in first + **bra (striped horse)

11:25 pm

Pinikula

back before flip ;)

11:25 pm

mkg

really? the photos of the girls who won a race arent yours? wow.

11:26 pm

crosshair

tyvm pini!!:))))

11:26 pm

mkg

opposite of loose is wi* + 6 point tile, + vowel. try all vowels possible.

11:26 pm

crosshair

nope,not my pics..i have a 17 year old son

11:26 pm

crosshair

1

11:27 pm

Minveryork

wi 5/28 is not lose plus a **bra has stripes crosshair.

11:27 pm

Minveryork

Go crosshair go!

11:27 pm

crosshair

have the w..ty all cluers

11:27 pm

crosshair

last one is a ga 5/18

11:28 pm

Minveryork

ga 5/18 is ga plus I *** the grid in three hours today.

11:29 pm

crosshair

ty min and all you wonderful cluers for those last 4 and that is firebirds for crossy!

11:30 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations crosshair on your fireworks! Hooray

11:31 pm

mkg

yeah cross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:31 pm

mkg

night all.

11:32 pm

crosshair

my name is from the crosshairs in my scope,we used to compete for trophies and badges and fame and shoot the centre out of targets placed at silly distances with rifles that we slept with and gave girls names to lol

11:34 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye mkg! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!

11:34 pm

crosshair

this is my rifle,this is my gun,this is for shooting ,this is for..well i am off for the night tc everyone and happy babbling....poof!

11:35 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

11:47 pm

weiik

cross, if u r still there, what distance did you work?

11:48 pm

Uneaixoise

in7 please?

11:50 pm

jillibus

Hi all -- just finished, thanks to morewords -- gratified that those I couldn't find were useless unwords.

11:51 pm

Uneaixoise

jilli, help with in7 please?

11:51 pm

jillibus

une -- in7 -- diabetic's lifesaver

11:51 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks! firewords and goodnite (poof)

11:52 pm

weiik

thxk jill, did not see that coming

11:52 pm

jillibus

wtg une et bonne nuit!

11:52 pm

jillibus

brb...

11:54 pm

stidmama

YAY Jill, YOUPPI Une!

11:54 pm

stidmama

*waiting impatiently for flip*

11:55 pm

jillibus

hi stid -- ty for the email

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

thanks jill

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

ditto stid hope its big this time

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