Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, February 9, 2011

12:00 am

periwinkle

flip

12:00 am

cosdem

flip - good grid size

12:00 am

MLFAN17

SH6

12:00 am

MLFAN17

SH6

12:00 am

Erda

hope for a smallish grid

12:01 am

MLFAN17

ER7

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

MLFAN17

OOPS sorry RE

12:01 am

MLFAN17

7

12:01 am

crystalle

ty lickety

12:01 am

jillibus

Thank you, Lickety

12:01 am

crystalle

hi all

12:02 am

Erda

Thank youy very much, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

flosey

late flip! was busy with emails

12:02 am

flosey

ah Lickety's up, thanks so much

12:02 am

flosey

Beautiful icon Jilli

12:03 am

cosdem

ar 6

12:03 am

periwinkle

yes Jilli beautiful icon and lovely words

12:03 am

MLFAN17

RO6/7

12:03 am

jillibus

flosey, I was going to post Mia but then saw that the sad news was out so changed it.

12:03 am

cosdem

i have a ro 6.. but no 7 for it..s o ro 6 X 2 then :)

12:04 am

jillibus

Thanks, peri.

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; hi all

12:04 am

cosdem

ilove your icon jill

12:04 am

flosey

well, glad it is out, we can always remember that beautiful smiling face

12:04 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:04 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:05 am

jillibus

thanks, cos.

12:05 am

flosey

hi nan

12:05 am

jillibus

Hello, nan

12:05 am

knutmeg

hello everybody!

12:05 am

flosey

hi knut

12:05 am

jillibus

hi knut

12:05 am

cosdem

ho 6/7

12:06 am

cosdem

hooky

12:06 am

cosdem

oops

12:06 am

J. C.

You're back, Howie?

12:06 am

MLFAN17

thank you cos i didnt have that one

12:06 am

cosdem

ho 6/7/7 i meant

12:06 am

cosdem

just got back JC... got into a snow bank lol

12:07 am

J. C.

Ah. We're still there...

12:07 am

MLFAN17

RO6

12:07 am

cosdem

okwhen im done here ill head there. im just gonna do nbs tonight

12:07 am

MLFAN17

HO 6/7

12:08 am

J. C.

OK...

12:09 am

cybernan

re 7

12:09 am

cosdem

nbt! now need the 8 for nbs

12:09 am

crystalle

same here cos. I have been looking

12:09 am

cosdem

ro 6\7

12:10 am

jmcnrick

hi all

12:11 am

cosdem

Y's done.

12:11 am

periwinkle

hi jmc

12:11 am

jillibus

hello jmc

12:11 am

jillibus

nbt

12:11 am

rururocks

thank goodness a smaller grid. I don't have a lot of energy

12:12 am

MLFAN17

can anyone give me the stats for the k please?

12:12 am

Pinikula

energy? what's that?

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

ar 8/45 if not called

12:12 am

cosdem

ko 4/8 (2 of them)

12:12 am

cosdem

ty dee we needed that :)

12:12 am

MLFAN17

thanks cos

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:13 am

cosdem

yay got the 8

12:13 am

periwinkle

I don't see the 8 :(

12:14 am

cosdem

it builds off the ar5

12:14 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:14 am

periwinkle

I have an ar5 hoope it is the right one

12:14 am

cosdem

ar 5/12 ?

12:14 am

periwinkle

nope

12:15 am

rururocks

ro7

12:15 am

periwinkle

well I do have nbt

12:16 am

jmcnrick

wtg peri

12:16 am

periwinkle

yea, got the 8, ty cos and volley mom dee

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:16 am

cosdem

wtg!

12:16 am

crystalle

ty for 8

12:17 am

jillibus

wtg mlf and peri

12:17 am

Pinikula

NBT (still missing the 8)

12:17 am

crystalle

first time i have ever had nbt nbs so quickly

12:17 am

MLFAN17

i dont have the 8 either

12:17 am

jmcnrick

wtg mlf

12:17 am

MLFAN17

thanks jmc

12:17 am

MLFAN17

is the AR 8 something we should know?

12:18 am

jmcnrick

i still lack an A and an O for nbt

12:18 am

cosdem

i have ho7, ho7, re7, and ro7... what are the other 2?

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:18 am

periwinkle

it is a rgular word, builds off of the ar5/12

12:18 am

cosdem

MLF - yes ar8 is a normal word

12:18 am

MLFAN17

thanks again cos is it a compound?

12:19 am

Pinikula

got it ;)

12:19 am

Fauxmage

Oh thanks just found it.

12:19 am

MLFAN17

not the 5 i have peri

12:19 am

cosdem

no.. its plural

12:19 am

jillibus

Hello faux

12:19 am

Pinikula

just need a 7 for nbs and pillows

12:19 am

periwinkle

I only have one of the ho7

12:19 am

Fauxmage

Hi Jill.

12:19 am

cosdem

the other ho7 is similar.. just diferent ending

12:20 am

jillibus

lovely icon, fauxmage

12:20 am

justafreep

there are three ho7s

12:20 am

periwinkle

and th re7 and the ro7, missing 3 of the 7's

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

cannot find the ro 7... hmm

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

cannot find the ro 7... hmm

12:20 am

cosdem

the ro7 i have is like one of the ho7

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

12:20 am

Fauxmage

I was just going to say the same about what you've written in your profile Jill.

12:21 am

rastapopolous

ar8 - where you store weapons

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos found it... so ho 7 x 2

12:21 am

jillibus

Thanks, faux.

12:21 am

MLFAN17

GOT IT

12:21 am

cosdem

yep thats what i have.. 2 more needed.

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ho 7 x 3

12:21 am

cosdem

wtg mlf :)

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ro 7 x 2

12:22 am

cosdem

ok i need another ho7 and ro7 thanks :)

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:22 am

periwinkle

me 2

12:23 am

cosdem

got the other ro7..

12:23 am

jmcnrick

okay i am not functioning -- which is not a surprise since it is 1:30 so will go to bed

12:23 am

jmcnrick

night all

12:23 am

MLFAN17

RO6

12:23 am

periwinkle

night jmc

12:23 am

jillibus

g'night jmc

12:23 am

carleekat

i cant sleep

12:23 am

cybernan

nbt/nbs, half way and 7's done -- maybe time to quit for the night!

12:23 am

carleekat

cos....u are back safely?

12:23 am

rururocks

*tucks JMC in *

12:23 am

MLFAN17

okay i found the 8 got nbt and found 67 words i am out poof

12:24 am

cosdem

yes... barely

12:24 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:24 am

carleekat

that does not sound good

12:24 am

jillibus

where were you, cos? I haven't been here much in the last couple of days

12:25 am

periwinkle

it is almost 1:30 am here too, back to bed, night all

12:25 am

cosdem

oh carlee was asking if i got back from picking ryan up safely its blizzarding out tonight

12:25 am

jillibus

night peri

12:25 am

cosdem

i need to find that last ho7 b4 i leave the grid :)

12:25 am

carleekat

i have 2 words :)

12:25 am

jillibus

glad to hear all is well, cos -- other than the weather

12:26 am

knutmeg

any help with the top O in the second column?

12:26 am

cosdem

its like -20 with wind chill and the snow wont stop

12:26 am

rururocks

there are two ho 7's

12:26 am

carleekat

where are u again cos?

12:26 am

cosdem

dee says 3 ho7

12:26 am

crystalle

om4

12:26 am

cosdem

or 4/5 meg

12:26 am

cosdem

colorado springs

12:26 am

knutmeg

thanks

12:26 am

jillibus

there are 3, ruru

12:26 am

carleekat

ok..so ..in other words i am getting what u are getting now....later this week..yippee

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ho 7/48 x 3

12:27 am

cosdem

enjoy it lol

12:27 am

carleekat

u dont need to be quite so generous

12:27 am

rururocks

wow..

12:27 am

rururocks

I missed the easiest one

12:27 am

cosdem

ive suffered enough lol

12:28 am

carleekat

so have we

12:28 am

cosdem

oh wow that last ho7 was a fish lol 7's done

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

I missed the school absence one at first...

12:28 am

cosdem

ok ill hope u dont get it honestly. it is really nasty :(

12:28 am

rururocks

oo5

12:29 am

cosdem

blowing snow too..

12:29 am

jillibus

I still haven't found the 3rd ho7/48, or the ho6/33

12:29 am

cosdem

oo4 too

12:29 am

crystalle

when u all say it was a fish what do u mean?

12:29 am

cosdem

obvious word, crystal

12:29 am

rururocks

you mean like charlie sheen cos?

12:29 am

cosdem

yes ruru exactly lol

12:30 am

crystalle

how do u get common word from fish?

12:30 am

crystalle

or i mean why fish

12:30 am

jillibus

a fish is an easy word we should have seen, so we get slapped with a wet fish for being so blind

12:30 am

crystalle

i dont know what i mean

12:30 am

cybernan

ho 6: lady of the evening

12:30 am

cosdem

good question!

12:31 am

jillibus

oh duh, nan, I had the plural!

12:31 am

cosdem

and then plural nan

12:31 am

crystalle

i gotta go get kids from school. see u all soon

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

missing a y hmmm

12:32 am

rururocks

phantom: rookeries

12:32 am

rururocks

re7

12:33 am

cybernan

can't see anything anymore -- time for bed I think -- see you tomorrow :)

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

ye 6/27

12:33 am

pugmama763

and phantom hormones

12:33 am

rururocks

very nice tribute to NB jilli

12:33 am

jillibus

night nan

12:33 am

rururocks

ooh good one pugsy

12:34 am

pugmama763

I tried rookeries earlier B$ I realized was a phantom

12:34 am

jillibus

thanks, ruru --- wish it hadn't been needed

12:34 am

pugmama763

ooops B4

12:34 am

rururocks

yes.. it's really tragic and sad

12:35 am

Pinikula

sleep beckons...night all

12:35 am

carleekat

night pini

12:35 am

carleekat

( i couldnt sleep )

12:35 am

rururocks

good night pini

12:35 am

jillibus

night pini pal

12:35 am

Fauxmage

Good night pini.

12:36 am

rururocks

cr6

12:36 am

jillibus

and pini, that's a lovely verse

12:36 am

cosdem

ty for the ye6

12:37 am

Pinikula

thx jilli...your's, too

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

7's: ho 7 x 3; re; ro 7 x 2

12:37 am

carleekat

ok..i am going to try again..night all

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

thx for the cr 6 ru

12:38 am

rururocks

omg korea is in the grid..

12:38 am

jillibus

night carlee

12:38 am

cosdem

is it an cr 5/6?

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

cr 5/12 and cr 6/21

12:39 am

rururocks

yes

12:39 am

cosdem

ok i have it then thanks

12:39 am

cosdem

and how fitting korea's in the grid!

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:39 am

J. C.

Ah, yes. Will you be much longer, cosdem?

12:40 am

rururocks

what do you mean JC?

12:41 am

J. C.

Hmmm, ruru? About what?

12:41 am

rururocks

much longer about what?

12:42 am

rururocks

never mind... it's none of my business

12:42 am

J. C.

Ah. He was going to log back into MSN, I thought.

12:42 am

rururocks

oh

12:42 am

J. C.

Not really. But no big secret either. ;)

12:42 am

rururocks

thought it was some secret meeting

12:43 am

J. C.

Why should friendsd having a conference chat as we usually do irregardless of this be a 'secret meeting'?

12:43 am

pugmama763

so what it the "tragic" thing you guys were talking about B4 ruru?

12:44 am

rururocks

not a problem..

12:44 am

rururocks

Nancy Boy passed away pugs

12:44 am

pugmama763

OHHHH ! I hadn't heard....

12:44 am

pugmama763

he was so sweet

12:45 am

pugmama763

what happened?

12:45 am

rururocks

I am not sure.. but he got sick after his visit to Korea

12:46 am

pugmama763

we only ever spoke a few times but I liked him

12:46 am

pugmama763

what a shame

12:46 am

rururocks

he was a sweet kid

12:46 am

helensgirlkid

He will be missed.

12:46 am

J. C.

Read what I posed earlier in the chat archive, pugmama. I gave the whole story there and don't want to have to type it all out again - well most of it, anyway. Everything important.

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

who is / was nancy boy?

12:47 am

J. C.

He is terribly missed, yes.

12:47 am

jillibus

Maybe JC can tell you what happened.

12:47 am

jillibus

Oh sorry, didn't see the earlier entiry.

12:47 am

herinfernallady

J.C. Even though you and I have had disagreements please accept my condolences for Frank and you and NBs Family and Friends

12:47 am

helensgirlkid

Beautiful tribute, jilli.

12:47 am

J. C.

I did so earlier in great detail in a few postings in the chat archive - please look for that.

12:47 am

Fauxmage

There is a post about it here: http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/topi
c/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Passi
ng?page=1

12:47 am

pugmama763

was a babbler volley

12:47 am

J. C.

I don't want to type all that out all over again, sorry.

12:47 am

J. C.

Is that pasted from what I posted, Laura?

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty pug

12:48 am

Fauxmage

No, what i posted.

12:48 am

jillibus

Is it in the previous day's archive?

12:48 am

stidmama

Did the grid not flip?

12:49 am

Fauxmage

I told stidmama to copy what I had written so people wouldn't have to go looking in the archives.

12:49 am

stidmama

Hey all

12:49 am

jillibus

hello stid

12:49 am

flosey

hi stid

12:49 am

herinfernallady

JC did you receive my post yes or no please

12:50 am

J. C.

We haven't had 'disagreements', herinfernallady. You simply attacked me for no reason, accusing me of not being me - totally unprovoked. But I would prefer to think your condolences are genuine. And so, thank you.

12:50 am

stidmama

On my way to try to sleep. Got no studying done today.

12:50 am

herinfernallady

Buy the way I have put it out to the Fates that they need an ass kicking. It is not right.

12:51 am

jillibus

stid, I don't know how to access BabAnon for leaving a message.

12:51 am

stidmama

I think I may have to get stronger meds for the migraines.

12:51 am

rururocks

what do you take stid?

12:51 am

pugmama763

ok fellow babblers , I'm whooped & must say a prayer for Nancy Boy before sleep. Poor thing was so young too ....

12:51 am

stidmama

Just go to the page it should let you post

12:51 am

Fauxmage

Stidmama I apologize for my original outburst. Frank was so insistent while we were chatting that the news be kept private I had assumed he would have requested that in his emails. I didn't know he hadn't mentioned it. So I was surprised to see it being discussed.

12:52 am

jillibus

I did try -- it told me to sign in to yuku

12:52 am

rururocks

night pugs.. sorry to pass the bad news

12:52 am

J. C.

Yes, pugmama. He only turned 20 this past July. :(

12:52 am

J. C.

Yes, stidmama - to what Laura has just said.

12:52 am

stidmama

Maxalt if I know that it's a migraine excedrin w/out nsaid for everything else

12:52 am

pugmama763

the poor dear... makes a mama very sad indeed

12:52 am

rururocks

hmm

12:52 am

rururocks

you can't take imitrex stid?

12:52 am

J. C.

We were both online with Frank as he wrote and sent that email and he made it sound as though he wanted it kept private until he could get in here to share the news himself - saying that's why he wanted to email a select few privately.

12:52 am

pugmama763

right between the ages of my own kids

12:53 am

J. C.

I supplied the names and email addresses for him to send it to...

12:53 am

stidmama

Things are scrolling off the phone too fast... allergic to sulfonamides ruru

12:53 am

pugmama763

nite all

12:53 am

rururocks

I can understand he needs privacy about this JC..

12:53 am

stidmama

Sweet dreams pugmama

12:53 am

J. C.

Therefore, we assumed he has asked that.

12:54 am

J. C.

Yes, Paul. Quite...

12:54 am

stidmama

Anyway, tom is ready to turn out the lights.

12:54 am

herinfernallady

Stid I would like to follow you on the sleep thing.

12:54 am

J. C.

Or 'had' I meant to type - sorry.

12:54 am

rururocks

night stid.. tell Tom to give you ONE word

12:54 am

stidmama

See you-all another time.

12:55 am

jillibus

goodnight, stid -- this stressful news has been hard on you

12:55 am

herinfernallady

We all loved NB. I haven't got my glasses on because of tears

12:55 am

stidmama

LOL ruru! *hugs all* **poof**

12:56 am

rururocks

it's true herin.. he was a really nice person

12:57 am

helensgirlkid

Good night all - hugs all around.

12:57 am

herinfernallady

I am watching an audio only video of my friends little girl saying her nightly pray's and singing

12:57 am

rururocks

night helen

12:57 am

jillibus

night helens

1:06 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

hi and wthg

1:07 am

chic

hi can someone tell me what took out nancy boy. I enjoyed his chat a lot.

1:08 am

jillibus

chic, there's an explanation in BabAnon.

1:08 am

J. C.

Liver failure due to Malaria Falciparum as the result of a mosquito bite during his visit in the ROK this past August. Then following his transplant surgery, a viral infection that led to pneumonia - coupled with his body rejecting the new liver. :(

1:08 am

J. C.

I posted an explanation in the chog earlier, which I think has been posted on BabbleAnon?

1:08 am

chic

thanks, JC

1:09 am

J. C.

You're welcome, chic.

1:09 am

Soodle

I opened Frank's email yesterday morning. It was heartbreakingly sad. I read it, re-read it and read it a third time. There was no mention that this was to be kept quiet. I immediately logged onto Babble, seeking comfort/support. I was told to 'Keep my gob shut', and told not to be inconsiderate. JC I am glad that you are now aware that Frank did not ask that this be kept a secret.

1:11 am

joey

Ican not post to the site in bab anon, but I wish to add my hugs to all NB's friends. I know that I always read his posts with baited breath because I never knew what bad was going on in his life. For being so young, he had a rough time of it. My heart's best wishes go out to his spirit and all his friends.

1:11 am

jillibus

Oh, there was rejecton of the new liver too? Even more tragedy.

1:11 am

J. C.

Yes, because you should've respected that it was sent to you in a private email. Which incidentally I happened to make possible by against what should've been my better judgment, giving Frank your name and email address and suggesting he include you as a recipient - which he was quite hesitant to do at first. It's his place to tell, not anyone else's. He also told Laura and myself as we were in a chat with him at the time he wrote and sent it, that he didn't want it broadcast in here, which is why he preferred to email privately. He probably assumed he would be given enough respect to allow him to share the news himself - when he saw fit to.

1:11 am

J. C.

Yes, Jill.

1:13 am

jillibus

Sorry I'm being so silent, but this is all very depressing.

1:13 am

herinfernallady

ANd once again this is why I hate babble. Lets argue about someone passing. FFS. Grow a pair and Grow up. I see nothing mentioned in the chat. I have requested time and time again is everything ok no personal information needed. You know what this has compelled me once again to give up the chat. I miss NB. His strength reminded me of a dear and departed friend. Goodluck and goodbye

1:13 am

J. C.

You should indeed do that, yes. Quite.

1:14 am

Fauxmage

Frank is completely overwhelmed and distraught. If he failed to ask that what was communicated in private emails it was probably an oversight. He did indeed want to be the one to break the news.

1:14 am

J. C.

Yes, Laura - quite. :(

1:16 am

Fauxmage

Not trying to argue though. Just explain.

1:16 am

J. C.

Yes, of course.

1:21 am

jillibus

It was kind of Frank to send that email.

1:22 am

J. C.

Yes.

1:24 am

Fauxmage

It wasn't easy either Jill. He's had so many people to tell.

1:25 am

jillibus

It must stab him again every time.

1:26 am

Fauxmage

Yes it must. :(

1:27 am

Nef

You know what? I have known and chatted with NB almost since the day he joined Babble. However, *I* did not belong to the group that chatted in IM or wherever. I feel very hurt and shunned by the way that this was initially brought into chat with you, J.C. (whom I've never had a problem with before telling Soodle to shut up.

1:28 am

Fauxmage

It wasn't meant to hurt or shun Nef. Frank wanted to be the one to break the news. He needed time to get through it all.

1:29 am

Nef

Those are my feelings. I can't help it. I feel like I've lost a friend and almost a son

1:29 am

Fauxmage

And Jesse had his own reasons for wanting this kept private while he was going through it. It had nothing to do with being a member of a privileged group.

1:30 am

rururocks

let it go Nef.. people don't know what right and what to say.. it's difficult for everyone

1:30 am

Fauxmage

I'm sorry Nef.

1:31 am

Fauxmage

He felt very much like a little brother to me.

1:31 am

Nef

I'm not saying he didn't, Faux. I've had a few burdens myself this year (we all do at some time or another). We are all hurting at the loss of a special person. It was the initial remarks in chog that were so upsetting to me...

1:34 am

Nef

And you are right ruru; I'll try to let it go. You, NB and I have had some heavy discussions in chog through the years about family. This is a toughy for everyone.

1:35 am

Fauxmage

Okay. I just know that Jesse didn't like people worrying about him. He was one of those people who puts a smile on his face to hide what's going on.

1:36 am

Nef

I was disowned at age 16, Faux. He often talked to me about family stuff. I kept telling him that some people are just broken and we just can't change them; but we should never let them hurt us

1:37 am

jillibus

I hope it's not tasteless to menton that "Nancy" is a phantom in the grid today.

1:38 am

Nef

OMG, jilli! It is!

1:38 am

Fauxmage

I guess that's a common thread between us then Nef. I was rejected by my Mom.

1:42 am

J. C.

What on earth ARE you talking about, Nef? Good grief! No one was setting out to hurt anyone and that is a most unfair accusation! Some people naturally click and become friends and some don't. Those who did with us, became a natural part of our personal network - end of story. We are as entitled to do that as you or anyone. Did you want to be? You didn't seem to - and if so, I was certainly very unaware of such. So please do not make such unfounded assumptions and accusations of people who have done nothingn to you. :( All too much of that on here, sadly...

1:47 am

rururocks

done with this grid.

1:47 am

Nef

J.C, it was very rude of you to tell Soodle off in chog. She didn't deserve your dressing down of her (telling her to shut up, etc. THAT is what I found offensive. Her mentioning the email sent by Frank would have gone over many people's heads because many didn't know that Frank's last name. Heck, even my husband is a Frank!

1:48 am

rururocks

I don't really believe in God so to speak.. but I will say a little prayer for Jesse.. take care all.. I am sad about this day.

1:48 am

Fauxmage

Good night ruru.

1:48 am

flosey

good night ru

1:48 am

Nef

Good night ruru. Sorry.

1:51 am

J. C.

Nef - there is much concerning her and things she has done off of here that you are very unware of. Suffice it to say, she had that coming. She should've respected that Frank should be given the right to be the one to share the news on here - and that he sent that to her in a private email for exactly that reason. It's common courtesty and respect to allow him that. She merely wanted to be the one to tell everyone. After some things she has done I have quite good insight, and she had no communication with Jesse for many months, incidentally.

1:53 am

Nef

J.C., I never would have known about the email if you wouldn't have blown up at her. Her initial comments were vague

1:54 am

Nef

I first read about NB's passing here in a comment by stidgmere.

1:55 am

J. C.

No, Nef. Not true at all - she specifically mentioned a very upsetting eail and named the sender, FYI or to jog your memory...

1:55 am

J. C.

That may well be - but at the time, how was I to know who might see what she had thoughtlessly posted in here? Frank did not want any of this - he made that clear to Laura and myself.

1:55 am

Fauxmage

Well we were under the very strong impression from Frank that he wanted to be the one to break the news to Babble in public. We were not aware of what he wrote in these few emails. We thought he would make that very clear. Apparently through some oversight he did not.

So we were concerned that rumors would start to fly if any mention was made in public. We were just trying to respect what we were sure were Frank's wishes.

1:57 am

Nef

J.C. I DID re-read the beginning of this just a few minutes ago. So? A number of people say things here and mention names. It doesn't mean anything to others who don't know them IRL

1:58 am

Fauxmage

Regardless of what Frank neglected to mention, what is communicated privately by email should remain private I feel.

And yes, we had no idea of what else might be said, had we not said something to put a stop to further indiscretion.

1:59 am

J. C.

Oh good grief. Everyone knew who Jesse's partner was and that he had been ill. So yes, Mary mentioning a very upsetting email sent by him was tantamount to telling everyone.

1:59 am

J. C.

Quite, Laura - as anyone should understand.

1:59 am

Nef

I am so tired right now I can't talk straight. I was expressing MY feelings about HOW NB's passing brought on a nasty comment

2:00 am

Nef

I'll shut up now. Good night

2:01 am

rolin

RIP NancyBoy..... a sad and wasteful loss

2:04 am

Nef

and "anyone" wouldn't understand; as most people didn't know Frank's last name!

2:04 am

Nef

and "anyone" wouldn't understand; as most people didn't know Frank's last name!

2:06 am

broll

Excuse me for butting in. I did not know Nancy Boy as I am usually on at a different time. I do regret his passing. However, I have to say that if I had known him, and received an e-mail notifying me of his death with no wishes that it be kept secret, I might easily interpret that e-mail as a wish that others would be notified, as obviously those who put it in the chat did.

2:08 am

dizgrannie

RIP NB...xxx

2:09 am

saphyre

I have been sitting here reading all of this and I have to agree with broll....A common way of dealing with grief is to share your feelings with friends. Why don't you all show some respect here for NB and Frank and just stop

2:09 am

dizgrannie

and all others, enough of the bitching and be respectful.

2:09 am

dizgrannie

and all others, enough of the bitching and be respectful.

2:10 am

dizgrannie

Leave the he says/she says and all that crap behind

2:10 am

Fauxmage

Don't know Broll. All I know is that Frank didn't want the news to leak out like this, as gossip and speculation. I don't know why he omitted asking people to keep it to themselves for now. Knowing his feelings on the issue caused a bit of upset when we saw it being brought up.

2:11 am

dizgrannie

sorry for the double posts

2:14 am

gapeach

Mary, check your email, please.

2:17 am

jillibus

Time for bed here. Goodnight all.

2:17 am

broll

Understandable. But there are two sides to every story (or e-mail). Perhaps if the circumstances had been more fully explained at the announcement, as you later did, there would have been no rumors and speculation, and people could express their condolences and move on, without accusations and hurt feelings.

2:17 am

J. C.

The fact that it was sent in a private email should've actually sufficed - what is said privately isn't usually to be shared publicly. Frank deserved to be given the space to do it himself as he saw fit. We are very concerned for him as he's going through a terrible time of it right now. Frank wanted to avoid the horrible rumours that some have started about Jesse on here, sadly. Does anyone even consider how we are feeling - just over a fortnight since Jesse's passing? What you aren't privy to and don't have any idea of, please don't make assumptions about - there's more to things than some of you are aware.

2:18 am

BryanC

I agree with broll and saphyre.

2:18 am

J. C.

Yes, broll. But we were of the understanding that Frank had asked that - as he made it clear to us those were his wishes. He is very upset and not mentioning it was probably an oversight. He isn't eating, isn't sleeping and missed that somehow.

2:18 am

Soodle

I find this bickering distastful, and frankly disrespectful to a person I was very fond of. However I cannot let JC's comment at 1.51am go. JC, if you have a problem with me - this is not the forum. You have my email address. I have no intention to descending into any sort of argument here.

2:19 am

o-o

So attempting to ostracize people for what they did not know accomplishes what?

2:20 am

jillibus

I never saw any "horrible rumours" about dear Jesse. Everyone loved him.

2:20 am

J. C.

Hmmm. I haven't seen anyone attempting to ostracise anyone for what they didn't know. That's bizarre...

2:20 am

o-o

You haven't?

2:20 am

saphyre

This is just horrible and I think you all really need to take a deep look at what you are doing here.

2:21 am

J. C.

Well sadly, both Jesse and Frank DID, Jill.

2:21 am

J. C.

And I can't describe how upset I was to hear about what some of them said about him!

2:21 am

o-o

You, JC, really had a lot of gall after the way you treated Andree to be pointing fingers at anyone.

2:22 am

J. C.

I think you would be best to realise there is much you aren't aware of, saphyre - so you don't speak out of turn.

2:22 am

jillibus

Must have been in a time zone I don't frequent. And goodnight again.

2:22 am

o-o

Many have said let it go. But you need to vent your spleen for an innocent action.

2:22 am

J. C.

Ah. I wasn't the one who identified her, BabbleRabble. The one accusing me of 'attacking' her when the blog was about a very real issue and not about her personally (it could've been anyone, who didn't matter) was the very person who did that herself! Ironically...

2:22 am

saphyre

JC I have just as much right to speak here as the next person whether you like it or not

2:23 am

Rachway

I am not fully aware of what has or hasn't happened but you are all going round in circles now, an unfortunate mistake has been made it seems and it doesn't sound as if it was done maliciously so please could you all stop the postings on here and take it somewhere else if possible. This has always been a happy friendly site so I thought. My sympathies to the person/people who have lost a loved one. Sorry but I felt I needed to say something :(

2:23 am

J. C.

Ah. I'm doing no such thing. People do read much into things that isn't there - assuming negativity that isn't present due to a lack of tone of voice and being able to observe the 'speaker'.

2:23 am

o-o

You have no claim to any high moral ground, JC. NONE

2:23 am

J. C.

I am not claiming any. Again, most peculiar...

2:24 am

o-o

Sure you are.

2:25 am

o-o

What is peculiar is your denial. You have fought with many here.

2:25 am

Christine

Such sad news -- when did NB die?

2:25 am

o-o

Let it go.\

2:25 am

J. C.

Believe whatever it suits you to think by all means, you will anyway...

2:26 am

o-o

I have watched it, JC

2:30 am

flosey

Christine, Nancy boy, as most knew him here, died January 21st

2:34 am

Christine

JC --- I can't believe how badly you're behaving to people; perha[s the person who passed on the news thought he/she had been emailed so that the newes could be passed to the pther babblers. Stop beating-up on people; what's done can't be undone, so let it go. It's unseemly to bicker over the young man's death, and

2:37 am

Fauxmage

Well really, I think we have had enough criticism of JC here. If you don't like bickering don't engage in it. One person after another has come on here to bicker about all the bickering and bait JC. If you don't want to see it don't post it. Have the respect for Jesse you wrongly claim JC doesn't have, and just stop. :(

2:38 am

saphyre

unreal - this is why i no longer come to a place that used to be friendly

2:38 am

dizgrannie

a lot of accusations have been thrown around (from what I have just read) how about you/we/me/all settle down and respect and commiserate a passing of a great Babbler....XXXX

2:38 am

SueMagee

Does anyone have the stats for the 8 please?

2:39 am

Christine

Ohm poor, poor JC, who has spent the last two hours shouting at everyone.

2:39 am

dizgrannie

Sue ar 8

2:39 am

SueMagee

Thanks, diz.

2:40 am

Christine

This was a nice, friendly meeting place, and it's bad form to bully people, especially when everyone is feeling sad.

2:40 am

SueMagee

arise

2:40 am

dizgrannie

YW

2:40 am

saphyre

It seems to me that if one dishes it out than they should also expect to get it back. How terrible it is that it has to be done at a time like this

2:40 am

dizgrannie

settle Sue...LOL

2:40 am

SueMagee

Apologies - or I was trying to knight you!

2:40 am

City 17 dweller

Hi, you all seem a bit ... preoccupied ... but could someone please tell me what happened with NB? We didn't speak much, but he was lively and sweet and I am just gobsmacked. My condolences to anyone who valued him as a friend.

2:41 am

dizgrannie

more like cut off me head...lol

2:41 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:42 am

saphyre

congrats Dee

2:42 am

Soodle

Well done Volley :-)

2:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty may I help anyone before I leave?

2:42 am

gapeach

Congrats, Dee!!!!

2:42 am

Haz1558

Well done, Volley.

2:42 am

MonkeyGames

City 17, it's in BabAnon: http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/topi
c/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Passi
ng?page=1.

2:42 am

City 17 dweller

tyvm, Monkey.

2:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty haz, ga, soodle, saph... any takers on assistance?

2:42 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:42 am

saphyre

hello Haz

2:42 am

rubyfoo

2:43 am

saphyre

hello ruby

2:43 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Volley, but no thanks. And hello, saphyre and everyone.

2:43 am

dizgrannie

hey Ruby, hows Mr Ruby?

2:43 am

VolleymomDee

hugs then; have a great day / eve all

2:43 am

gapeach

Yes, please, Dee, ar8-45....thanks

2:43 am

saphyre

bye Dee

2:44 am

VolleymomDee

ar 8/45... plural of a word not in the grid... often where National Guard Reserves go to practice ...

2:44 am

saphyre

thanks Dee

2:45 am

VolleymomDee

also a storage place for weapons...

2:45 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

2:45 am

City 17 dweller

Hi everyone, Ruby, Haz. VolleyDee, I only just got here, although that doesn't necessarily mean I *don't* need help right now...

2:45 am

gapeach

Thanks much, Dee.

2:45 am

VolleymomDee

yw any others?

2:46 am

saphyre

no thanks - just doing what i can before sleep

2:46 am

saphyre

i rarely finish the grids anymore

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

then cya the flip!!

2:46 am

gapeach

Thanks, Dee, I don't think I'll finish this morning.

2:48 am

dizgrannie

night Dee, had to laugh after the other day with that biggun...lickety came up just as I finished with the help from your post.

2:48 am

rubyfoo

he's still in hopsital, thank you for asking. Taking a breather before I go and visit, carrying food, etc

2:48 am

Haz1558

You should have got fireworks with extra rockets for that accomplishment, diz and Volley.

2:49 am

dizgrannie

Ruby, thought he was coming home?

2:50 am

rubyfoo

so did he, but he is too fragile to come home yet

2:50 am

grannyrose

oh, ruby, that's bad news. is he okay?

2:50 am

dizgrannie

Hey Haz it was a combined effort from a lot/few Babblers

2:50 am

Haz1558

I know, but even so, it was worthy of recognition.

2:51 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, good night all, be back sometime tomorrow, probably late afternoon, or aftr supper

2:51 am

dizgrannie

thanx Haz

2:51 am

saphyre

nite flosey

2:51 am

rubyfoo

the infection had spread to his blood, but I think it is under control and hope that they'll release him on Fri or Sat

2:51 am

rubyfoo

hi and bye flosey

2:51 am

City 17 dweller

Ruby, sorry to read about your husband... he seems to have been having a rough time lately, I hope he recuperates well.

2:51 am

grannyrose

nite flosey, sorry . didn't want to join in the chat before...to close to home for me

2:52 am

rubyfoo

thank you, city, he was really made weak after the dog attack and this is just a continuation, I think

2:52 am

flosey

nor i granny, good night now

2:52 am

flosey

and ruby, g'night

2:53 am

rubyfoo

tc flosey

2:53 am

o-o

Good night, flosey

2:53 am

rubyfoo

and how are you doing grannie?

2:53 am

rubyfoo

hello BR, haven't seen you lately

2:54 am

dizgrannie

{{HUGGLES}} to Mr Ruby, may all go well..xxxx AND for you also

2:54 am

o-o

Hello, may not see again after tonight.

2:54 am

gapeach

Nice to have you on board again. Hope all is well with you....best wishes.

2:55 am

Haz1558

Then that would be a great pity, BabbleRabble.

2:55 am

grannyrose

ruby, very stiff and sore after a pretty rigorous shift, but i'll make it.* grin*

2:55 am

rubyfoo

ty diz grannie. he has a private room again, so I think is a little bit happier

2:55 am

dizgrannie

Ruby, alls great here.

2:55 am

o-o

Hello, Hax.

2:55 am

scouser

Hello everyone. Can I have stats for the top A in column 2 please.

2:55 am

rubyfoo

and, finally, a doctor who tells the truth, not "maybe this and maybe that" as to going home. He is much calmer and I'm actually looking forward to having him home.

2:56 am

Haz1558

Hello, BabbleRabble, nice to see you again.

2:56 am

grannyrose

ah, br, don't let the b's grind you down, mate.

2:56 am

rubyfoo

dogs and I find ourselves looking for him.....

2:56 am

scouser

Hi Ruby - glad to hear that Mr R is due to come home soon. Lol

2:56 am

gapeach

How are you , Ruby? So sorry to hear about your husband's illness. Prayers for him.

2:56 am

rbud

certainly would be a pity, BR, if you "went away", as I'm of a similar viewpoint as yourself, and haven't been bold enough to speak up... admire you for jumping in.

2:56 am

rubyfoo

hello scouser

2:57 am

City 17 dweller

::hugs::: ruby and *fusses the dogs*

2:57 am

rubyfoo

thank you peach. (I am sending him to Liverpool for his recovery, scouser, lol)

2:58 am

Haz1558

scouser, when you say stats, do you want all 14?

2:58 am

gapeach

Take good care of yourself too. Keep warm.

2:59 am

scouser

Hi Haz - I am missing one from that top A. hard to sort out which is which now

2:59 am

Christine

Before I go for the night, I feel I should apologise to y'all for my outburst -- but not to JR, I still consider him unmannerly, but I shouldn't yell at him.

2:59 am

Haz1558

Do you have ac5/12?

2:59 am

Haz1558

a plus first letters of tooth decay?

3:00 am

saphyre

Nite Christine :)

3:00 am

saphyre

no apologies needed in this direction

3:00 am

rubyfoo

exactly, christine

3:00 am

Haz1558

Sleep well, Christine. I'm still putting in the hours at the mines to keep you in your retirement.

3:00 am

Soodle

Good night Christine.(())

3:00 am

scouser

TYv Haz fireworks now.

3:01 am

FMitch

BabbleRabble please don't leave us!

3:01 am

rbud

unmannerly is a very polite term, Christine... I read back through tonight and last night's chog, and I am thinking much stronger terms myself.

3:01 am

rubyfoo

3:01 am

rubyfoo

hello rbud

3:01 am

Haz1558

FM hangs onto BR's trouser legs with such ferocity that we fear for his circulation...

3:01 am

FMitch

and hello all

3:01 am

scouser

Aha final word was a creepy-crawlie.

3:02 am

saphyre

hi fmitch

3:02 am

Christine

I've not been in the chat lately -- this is the first time for a week, I think. It was awful to hear NB had died,m and then to have JC bullying everyone ... Perhaps, as Herinfernallady says, ut;s time to skip the chat? But I'd miss most of you.

3:02 am

FMitch

I'm designing a new summer hammock for you in the PB BR!

3:02 am

Haz1558

scouser, I always think of that word as Lou Ma****, former Scots international footballer.

3:03 am

saphyre

Christine I left chat 2 years ago for a similar situation - but don't go - we have the right to be here and to make it a friendly place

3:03 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

3:03 am

rubyfoo

we'll miss you, too, Christine

3:03 am

rubyfoo

please don't leave

3:04 am

Michnick

Wow, I wasn't here but I guess there was some unpleasentness. Why do people have to do that here?

3:04 am

rbud

I myself just tend to stay away when some are monopolizing the chat, it only irritates me. the rest of the time it's lovely in here.

3:04 am

saphyre

good question Michnick

3:04 am

Christine

Haz 1558 - I appreciate all you and "the little people of UK" do for me. Without you, I'd need to get a job.

3:05 am

rubyfoo

hello muchnick

3:05 am

rubyfoo

mich* sorry

3:05 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Christine. It's so great to feel appreciated. Those hours of grind seem worth it when I know you're grateful.

3:06 am

FMitch

So how is the grid today, haven't started yet wil all the kerfuffle.

3:06 am

FMitch

*with not wil

3:07 am

Christine

I'm sorry we had to cut the hot water supply (when you come up from the mines), but it was cutting into our profits -- can't have that, can we?

3:07 am

Haz1558

It's not the quickest, FM but some interesting words so far. American spellings, though...

3:07 am

Haz1558

Hot water is overrated, Christine, or at least, that's what the mine owners said. They say cold water washing is more invigorating.

3:08 am

rbud

heehee, I love that word, kerfuffle... only just heard it last year for the first time, it's so descriptive!

3:08 am

FMitch

ah thanks for that Haz, will try and remember that as and when I actually get round to starting.

3:08 am

FMitch

It is a great word isn't it rbud!

3:09 am

rbud

certainly is.

3:09 am

Haz1558

And enable recognises it as well. Wonder of wonders.

3:10 am

FMitch

That just shows how out of date our version of enable is!
Back shortly, must make a couple of phone calls.

3:10 am

Haz1558

See you shortly, FM.

3:11 am

rubyfoo

see you later fm

3:11 am

Soodle

Bye FM, and thanks.

3:11 am

rubyfoo

are you leaving, soodle?

3:12 am

saphyre

time for bed - ...nice seeing you all again

3:12 am

Haz1558

Nice to see you as well, saphyre, sleep well.

3:12 am

Michnick

Hi all, anyone have any good news to share?

3:12 am

Soodle

I am, Rubes. Kerfuffles take it out of me!!!

3:12 am

rubyfoo

gn saphyre

3:12 am

rubyfoo

all the bulbs are up!

3:12 am

Haz1558

Speaking of kerfuffles, Soodle, are the election posters up yet?

3:13 am

rubyfoo

we've had no precipitation since december and it's in the 50's in th afternoon

3:13 am

rbud

it's not snowing here, that's good news! ;p

3:13 am

lshult

morning all

3:13 am

rubyfoo

that's 2 good newses

3:13 am

gapeach

I'm off to slumberland.....it's 4:15AM here. See y'all in a bit.

3:13 am

Soodle

Indeed they are, Haz. And the day after they went up, we had a violent storm, and most of them got blown down. Karma - Doncha just love her?

3:14 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Ishult.

3:14 am

Michnick

I had planned a trip to the States to visit my mom but my sisters talked me out of it. No point travelling that far to get snowed in.

3:14 am

rbud

though it's like 3 degrees F. (oops, now it's a good news/bad news situation, lol!)

3:14 am

Soodle

Night Gapeach. ((()))

3:14 am

Haz1558

It'll show true party dedication if they get them all put up again. Ever notice how long it takes for them to take them down themselves?

3:14 am

Michnick

We had 5 days of rain - GREAT news in these parts, now it's nice, good news for me.

3:15 am

scouser

Sorry Haz I just went back through the chog to see that all I missed was a nasty row. High points of life = trouble points of life. I am not a football-person but I have heard of said person!

3:15 am

rubyfoo

g'night peach, never seen 4:15AM!

3:15 am

Haz1558

No problem, scouser.

3:16 am

lshult

was in Tel Aviv Monday and was caught out in an amazing Hail storm!!!

3:16 am

rubyfoo

next the locusts!

3:17 am

Michnick

It hailed here too ishult, rather intense but not for a long time.

3:17 am

scouser

I remember a hail storm here one summer when we had hail-stones like tennis-balls. Wrecked the garden and terrified the cat.... and us. we thought windows would go in.

3:18 am

rubyfoo

car glass makers love hail storms

3:18 am

scouser

ruby - go easy on the plagues - you might run out of them too soon.

3:18 am

Michnick

Nothing like that here, nothing reaching Biblical proportions at all, so I guess we are spared the locusts for the time being as well.

3:18 am

rubyfoo

hahah scouser

3:18 am

lshult

I'm living in the south, rained heavy for 5 minutes yesterday....everyone went outside to see!!!!

3:18 am

jhb

Hello friends. It's ages since I have been on the chat and I am very pleased to say that I missed the unpleasantness that has been referred to. I love hearing what you are doing and feel that I am amongst friends.

3:18 am

jhb

Hello friends. It's ages since I have been on the chat and I am very pleased to say that I missed the unpleasantness that has been referred to. I love hearing what you are doing and feel that I am amongst friends.

3:19 am

scouser

Ishult - I take it you don't get rain for 5 days very often?

3:19 am

rubyfoo

the worst we've had here was a couple of years ago when it seemed to be raining brown slugs, 1000' s of them in the garden

3:19 am

Haz1558

Hello, jhb.

3:19 am

jhb

And hey I see that even my big sister is on line tonight.

3:19 am

lshult

never

3:19 am

rubyfoo

hello jhb

3:19 am

scouser

What - the big ones with the orange sides? they like bean plants

3:19 am

rubyfoo

these looked like walking poop, just brown.....

3:19 am

jhb

Hi rubyfoo - are you well?

3:20 am

Haz1558

Your big sister is Christine, jhb, am I right?

3:20 am

rubyfoo

I don't mind them individually.....

3:20 am

rubyfoo

yes, thank you, jhb

3:20 am

scouser

Ruby : Bet you didn't have a rain of salt to deal with them?

3:20 am

jhb

YeS YOU GET 100% FOR THAT

3:21 am

rubyfoo

no, I just locked all the doors and stayed in the house

3:21 am

jhb

Should have sent the reply to you Haz

3:21 am

scouser

Where did they go? I find them half-way up the walls here sometimes, arguing with the snails doing the same.

3:22 am

jhb

Goodness - what are half way up the walls scouser - obviously I have missed much of the chat.

3:22 am

Christine

Judith, that luoung man, NB, died, and there was a big kerfuffle about whether it should;ve been mentioned in the chat. What a horrible couple of hours, most undignified.

3:22 am

rubyfoo

we have a lot of snails, but they're very pretty (yellow ones) and many lizards. I would be afraid that that much salt might have a bad effect on the garden

3:22 am

rubyfoo

slugs, jhb

3:22 am

Haz1558

Babblers are sometimes driven up the walls, but I don't think it's them they're talking about.

3:22 am

scouser

I love this chatterbox : the messages get interwoven into a bizarre mix

3:23 am

rubyfoo

hahah, scouser

3:23 am

rubyfoo

off to the hospital now {{everybody}}

3:23 am

jhb

Hey big sister. What is a luoung man? and who is NB

3:23 am

scouser

jhb - Ruby and me chatting about rains of hail and slugs ..... waaaaaaay out

3:24 am

scouser

cheers ruby - best wishes

3:24 am

jhb

Oh great - I thought for a moment there were huge animals invading whereever it is you live.

3:25 am

scouser

I thought a little light relief might help the chat, and probably lower the tone too.

3:26 am

jhb

Well it certainly has provided the light relief. I have been playing Granma today and have just come home after meeting my eldest grandson from school and making dinner for he and his father.

3:26 am

jhb

Scouser - I have just looked at your profile. Wow -

3:27 am

scouser

I did my grandma duties from Sunday lunch to Monday 6pm. My daughter-in-law works nights at a hospital.

3:27 am

Christine

Demmit - you know I can't type !! That should be young man - Nancy Boy'

3:28 am

Christine

Judith, how often have I asked you NOT to put my photo in your profile

3:29 am

jhb

Christine - how awful. Wasn't he the young man who was not prepared to call the emergency services when he couldn't breathe a couple of months ago - or am I (once again) confused. What did you say - She's my sister but she's not very bright'

3:30 am

Haz1558

A different person entirely, jhb, that was dfm.

3:30 am

jhb

Christine - this is turning into a conversation between us. That photo reminds me of how you used to look.

3:32 am

jhb

Thanks for that dfm. I am so rarely on the chat that I really don't know many of you.

3:34 am

jhb

Christine - is Banethi's birthday 14th or 16th. Sorry folks but I have to ask as she doesn't seem to answer her emails. Promise I will keep personal things out of the chat from here on.

3:38 am

Christine

15th - I did answer your email, earlier today/ And you're right, she doesn't answer, but I thought it was only me/

3:38 am

scouser

Hi Christine - where was your icon picture taken? Looks lovely and green.

3:39 am

scouser

And - what time of day is it where you are?

3:39 am

jhb

Christine - no I wasw referring to you not answering. By the way love your icon.

3:43 am

Christine

Scouser, it's 1:42am in Los Angeles. I don't know anything about the photo, I found it on a blog I read, but it appears to be someone's garden, you can just make out a bench in the far ground.

3:49 am

jhb

Christine - why are you still awake and playing babble at this time? All good girls should be in bed by 10 pm - according to Alice Maude- oops its' 10.30 pm here

3:55 am

Sally-catlover

Hi folks on this dull morning in the UK.

3:58 am

jhb

well folks - off to bed. I recorded NCIS my favourite programme so am off to watch it. See you all later. Night big sister. Love

3:58 am

millsbooks

sunny here !!

3:59 am

dizgrannie

nice cool night here, after all the heat we have been having.

4:00 am

Haz1558

Just back after a phone call, but it's time I was heading off anyway. The phone call reminded me of more things I need to do! Bye for now.

4:00 am

Sally-catlover

Bring me sunshine!

4:01 am

Haz1558

Cue Morcambe and Wise skipping into the distance.

4:01 am

dizgrannie

*sunshine lollipops and rainbows and everything*

4:01 am

dizgrannie

*sunshine lollipops and rainbows and everything*

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

That's right Haz! And hi and bye.

4:01 am

Haz1558

Okay, off I go to be productive. Bye!

4:02 am

jhb

Oh Haz - just love Morecambe and Wise. Does that mean I am getting old?

4:03 am

Sally-catlover

Probably jhb. My husband says you're only as old as the woman you feel :-) Or man in our case.

4:05 am

dizgrannie

*note to self* careful of what time you post in chog.

4:05 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry if there are children present.

4:06 am

dizgrannie

no kiddos here

4:07 am

Sally-catlover

Oh good. I haven't read back in the chog,so wasn't sure from your comment.

4:08 am

sami1986

i like to think im still a kid :)

4:09 am

Sally-catlover

I like to think I am sam, but sadly the mirror tells me otherwise :-)

4:09 am

dizgrannie

we all do, Sami

4:09 am

sami1986

aww just dont look lol

4:38 am

sprite

good morning all

4:39 am

lynxxx

Hello Sprite. Hello everyone

4:40 am

sprite

hi lyn :) xxx

4:42 am

lynxxx

Wow - I was not aware of what Mia Farrow has been up to. TY Sprite

4:43 am

sprite

you are very welcome. She is such a fascinating lady, in my opinion anyway. Using her celeb status to really help others.

4:44 am

Sally-catlover

Hi sprite, just reading back in the chog. Be back in a mo :-)

4:44 am

sprite

hi Sally :)

4:49 am

Sally-catlover

Back. Phew!

4:50 am

Sally-catlover

How depressing. I only have 59 words. I thought that miraculously while I was reading, several more might have appeared.

4:50 am

sprite

and they didn't? How inconsiderate.

4:51 am

Sally-catlover

I'm glad you agree with me.

4:52 am

sprite

they should know better by now

4:53 am

sprite

how is fixing the water damage going, lyn? And has the water level abated now?

4:57 am

lynxxx

Fixing hasn't really started - not surprisingly most trades are 'swamped' with work at the moment - there has been a lot of damage. Locally the water started going down when the rain stopped and the tide went down - the canal near here is a natural creek which ends in the Bay as well as the main outlet for stormwater drains for surrounding suburbs

4:59 am

sprite

am glad the water has started to down. I hope you are not uncomfortable until the damage is fixed? I can imagine you will have to wait, must be very long waiting lists right now.

5:02 am

lynxxx

my damage is minimal really, only issue is if any heavy rain starts as it would cause further damage to ceilings. We took up the wet carpet in Jessies room (which we had planned on doing in the future anyway) as we had already sanded and polished the floor there when we first moved in

5:04 am

sprite

*begs the weather gods to withhold all heavy rain until everything is fixed.*
*sends over a huge umbrella in case this does not work*

5:04 am

lynxxx

I do hope you are not confusing our flash flooding with the serious flooding Queensland and Northern Victoria are having - Ours was nothing in comparison!

5:05 am

lynxxx

lol - thanks for the brolly though!

5:08 am

sprite

:)

5:10 am

lynxxx

hmmph - cr5.20er should be accepted - here it would mean you were more sick

5:11 am

Sally-catlover

ty for the cr 5/20 (and the 6) though lynxx!

5:11 am

lynxxx

yw

5:16 am

sprite

I tried to make it into an 8: more of a criminal type. Also a no go.

5:18 am

sprite

did any of you hear if lady's cats have returned, btw?

5:19 am

lynxxx

No I haven't

5:20 am

sprite

ok thank you

5:26 am

lil*monkey

NBT!

5:26 am

sprite

hello lil*monkey, gratz :)

5:26 am

lynxxx

good for you LilM!

5:27 am

lil*monkey

thanks :) ... I am still feeling so sad this AM

5:29 am

sprite

what about, lil*monkey?

5:30 am

lil*monkey

If you read the chog from yesterday, we heard that news that Nancy Boy has passed away

5:30 am

wildcat17

WHAT???

5:31 am

lil*monkey

I'm sorry to be the one to break the news here, I thought everyone knew by now

5:31 am

wildcat17

I finished early and didn't get back on. What happened?

5:31 am

lil*monkey

Are you able to read past chogs? I've never tried it... the chog from yesterday explains it. Oh, you can go to BabblersAnonymous to see the post, it's listed under "Meet & Greet"

5:31 am

MollyL

Oh, that is so sad. Prayers out for Frank and all those who will miss him.

5:31 am

sprite

no I have been out of the picture. How incredibly sad. Such a beautiful person.

5:32 am

wildcat17

I'll try that thanks

5:32 am

dfmchfhf

what -- what happened? :o(
Just checking in before going to bed -- late tonight...

5:32 am

lil*monkey

He will be sorely missed, that's for sure

5:32 am

sprite

above the chatterbox is the button for the archives. There we can read old chats.

5:32 am

lil*monkey

OK sprite, read yesterday's chog, starting in the afternoon and from then on

5:33 am

lil*monkey

look for posts for J.C. and fauxmage

5:33 am

lil*monkey

they were his friends

5:33 am

lil*monkey

so sad :(

5:36 am

sprite

I checked a bit, don't really need to know the details. I knew about the liver transplant and was afraid this might happen. As far as virtual friendship can go, I loved him, will miss him and sincerely wish him the peace he couldn't find in life.

5:37 am

lynxxx

I will remember the bright 'young thing' he was when first appeared here

5:39 am

lynxxx

phantom: monarchy

5:39 am

MollyL

I have changed my icon to a candle. To honor the light that NB/Jesse brought to all of us.

5:41 am

sprite

good one, lyn

5:43 am

lil*monkey

i'm leaving for work now, enjoy babbling! Bye, peeps

5:43 am

lynxxx

bye LllM

5:45 am

lynxxx

We got given a large piece of export quality ro6.21 cheese last week, managing to put it on most of our meals - delish!

5:50 am

sprite

bye lil*monkey, have a good day at work.

Sounds good, lyn.

5:51 am

sprite

hi Molly, lovely candle.

6:01 am

MollyL

Instead of being sad, I'm going to try being grateful for having known Jesse's spirit. It was such a bright one.

6:01 am

NonnieLight

Good morning all. Was just reading the chat and saw the sad news about NB. What a terrible shock...my heart is aching. I am so sorry.

6:02 am

sprite

I have the feeling Jesse would appreciate that more than sadness, Molly.
Hello Nonnie.

6:02 am

NonnieLight

hello sprite

6:06 am

lynxxx

hi Nonnie

6:06 am

sprite

that is an interesting picture in your icon, Nonnie. How is the building going?

6:06 am

lynxxx

BBL just making a late dinner for Jessie and me

6:07 am

sprite

bye for now, lyn. *hug*

6:10 am

NonnieLight

Thanks, sprite. Very well with the shop. We are mostly done with the shop side and my husband is working from there now. The apartment end (where we plan to live once our house in town sells) is put on hold until mo4/5 money is available. I am *learning* to exercise patience!

6:11 am

sprite

that cannot be easy ;)
Wouldn't be for me, anyway. I think you are he6 for building yourselves. Hope you will share more pics, especially when it will finally be done and you will live and work there happily every after.

6:16 am

NonnieLight

Thank you very much, sprite. I enjoyed the info you posted re: Mia Farrow. I did not realize she was so accomplished---especially in her humanitarian services. Makes me like her that much mo4/5. My all-time favorite movie of hers is "Widow's Peak".

6:17 am

sprite

mine too. And you're very welcome. She is one special lady :)

6:19 am

ChampFit

oh my goodness...just on and reading the chog. So sorry about NB. I didn't realize he was that sick.

6:20 am

NonnieLight

I guess I better start getting ready for work. The snow didn't come in as predicted so no "snow day" for me. I hope everyone enjoy's their day/night. Take care all.

6:21 am

sprite

have a good day at work, Nonnie.

6:21 am

sprite

hi ChampFit, it is very sad.

6:21 am

ChampFit

and that gets me to thinking...where's Jellen been?

6:22 am

sprite

haven't seen her for a while, not here and not on msn, alas

6:22 am

ChampFit

strange...she was one of the first I chatted with when I first got on the grid.

6:23 am

sprite

she may be busy with good things - I hope she is.

6:23 am

ChampFit

Me too! Busy is probably better.

6:26 am

wildcat17

I was thinking that too champ

6:28 am

ChampFit

hi wildcat

6:28 am

wildcat17

hi

6:28 am

sprite

when somebody from our community is absent for a while, I think it is human nature to worry a bit. But I try to remember that people can be absent for a zillion of positive reasons... it isn't always bad to be away from your 'puter.

6:28 am

sprite

hi wildcat

6:29 am

wildcat17

hi sprite

6:29 am

wildcat17

sigh and now I have to leave for work. Can't believe I missed all the chog and fb postings and only now just heard. sigh again

6:29 am

ChampFit

sprite, I was thinking that last night. between my blackberry and laptop, there isn't a lot of downtime in my life, and you can't truly relax when plugged in.

6:30 am

sprite

I hope you have a good day at work anyway, wildcat. It is very sad, and it can feel so strange that life just goes on :(

6:30 am

ChampFit

worry wildcat! But i learned this a.m. that you can go back in the chog, so you can get up to speed later.

6:30 am

wildcat17

it is. and it does. and I just got the 8 so I can go. I did that champ ty

6:30 am

ChampFit

um....*sorry* , not 'worry'

6:31 am

wildcat17

hagd/n e1

6:31 am

ChampFit

dang! now i gotta get the 8 to catch up! ;) huh? what's it start with?

6:31 am

sprite

so true, Champ. I have been online constantly for a period of time and it did me no good. I make sure now that I am away from the 'puter most of the day.

6:31 am

wildcat17

something like this makes you value the people in your life a little more.

6:31 am

wildcat17

a

6:31 am

sprite

ar, champ

6:32 am

crystalle

ar8

6:32 am

sprite

yeah, to take nothing for granted, wildcat

6:33 am

ChampFit

thanks all...was waking up a kid...

6:34 am

crystalle

I just tried typing rookeries about three times cos i couldn't understand why it wouldn't work. The stupidest part of that was earlier when i was in here ruru called it as a phantom

6:34 am

ChampFit

sounds like something i would do crystalle! got the 8, ty all!

6:35 am

sprite

happens to me so often, crystalle :)

6:35 am

Sally-catlover

You can however get two 7s from the first part crystalle

6:36 am

ChampFit

seriously sally? ty! I stopped at the first part

6:36 am

sprite

I have 6 words with that root so far

6:36 am

Sally-catlover

And an ro 5/22

6:37 am

ChampFit

that first 7 doesn't even seem like a word.

6:37 am

Sally-catlover

me too sprite

6:37 am

ChampFit

tytytyty!

6:37 am

crystalle

I have all the sevens and the 8 so putting in rookeries with 9 letters was just a blonde moment.....cept I am a brunnette

6:37 am

Sally-catlover

The first one is a plural of the 5/22

6:37 am

sprite

yeah... I guess when someone has been around for, say, 2 weeks and a new one starts, the latter is ro7 than the former...

6:38 am

sprite

I'd rather call you optimistic, crystalle

6:38 am

Sally-catlover

lol sprite

6:38 am

sprite

no, the first one is the comparative.

6:38 am

Aloyisius

Hi Babblers - just back from posting condolences on B. Anony.. am glad that Stid let us know what happened, but so sad that it did happen.

6:39 am

Sally-catlover

yes, sorry sprite.

6:39 am

crystalle

ty sprite . That way of thinking makes me feel a lot better. Not so airheady lol

6:39 am

sprite

sorry, Sally, that sounded bitchy, right? Didn't mean to!

6:39 am

sprite

hi Aloy, yes, so very sad.

6:39 am

Sally-catlover

No, I was just ca**less!

6:40 am

Sally-catlover

Could also mean with even more big black feathers, of course.

6:42 am

Aloyisius

bbl to babble

6:43 am

suefrad625

good day all

6:43 am

suefrad625

or night

6:43 am

suefrad625

or afternoon

6:43 am

suefrad625

that is what makes this game so great

6:43 am

suefrad625

ty for the 7's and 8

6:44 am

sprite

bye for now, Aloy *hugs*

6:44 am

suefrad625

I like this size grid

6:44 am

suefrad625

bye sprite

6:44 am

sprite

hi sue

6:45 am

uusue2

morning, all!

6:45 am

ChampFit

me to sue! bye sprite1

6:45 am

sprite

hi uusue

6:45 am

Sally-catlover

Finding the grid slow todasy though.

6:45 am

ChampFit

aaaahhhhh.... *too*

6:45 am

sprite

I am not leaving?

6:45 am

suefrad625

hi sue

6:45 am

ChampFit

crap...read it wrong, sorry!

6:45 am

Sally-catlover

Don't you know, sprite?

6:45 am

suefrad625

oh I thought you where leaving. Bye aloy

6:46 am

sprite

np :) I will be around for 13 more words.

6:46 am

sprite

you know me, Sally, I am such a push-over.

6:46 am

crystalle

I totally need to do a starter course on world flags. I thought sprite was from luxembourg until my daughter just said to me does that flag mean she is from the netherlands.

6:47 am

ChampFit

Mark Jones is probably an expert on them by now, since he changes his with the wind!

6:47 am

Sally-catlover

If you click on the profile it tells you the country, crystalle.

6:47 am

suefrad625

I love it when my fingers type a totally different word then what I was thinking and it works

6:47 am

ChampFit

monkeying at it's finest!

6:47 am

crystalle

I then told her luxembourg is in the netherlands. But, apparently it just borders the netherlands. I now feel stupid lol

6:48 am

ChampFit

this is why we don't teach our own children...;)

6:50 am

ChampFit

sad to say that I just got nbt. mainly from not paying attention!

6:50 am

suefrad625

lol

6:50 am

crystalle

wd champ

6:50 am

suefrad625

did anyone read the short story from steven king when the hands take over

6:50 am

suefrad625

fun story

6:51 am

ChampFit

no...

6:51 am

sprite

let me think... sounds familiar, sue

6:52 am

ChampFit

his short stories are much better than most of his big ones, in my humble opinion

6:52 am

crystalle

I like stephen king but I am a scaredy cat

6:52 am

ChampFit

I think some of his big ones have a really big build up, then kinda fall flat.

6:52 am

sprite

luxembourg is even smaller than the netherlands. Hard to imagine such a small country when you live in the US, grin.

6:53 am

crystalle

I read a Dean Koontz book once and it gave me the creeps and a night of bad dreams. Stephen King books just scare the crap outta me

6:53 am

ChampFit

Dean Koontz has two publishers, and one isn't scary. Some of his are awful scary though...totally agree!

6:54 am

sprite

some of King's books just give me a bad feeling. Others are simply brilliant.
I love almost everything Koontz wrote. His psychology is so good.

6:54 am

uusue2

Oh, I dunno, Sprite, the US has some small states, and those of us who have been to (or lived in) Europe know about small countries :-)

6:55 am

ChampFit

Have to get out the door...bbl for that pesky last 108! :) have a great day all!

6:55 am

sprite

I truly love Firestarter, The Stand and... oh dear, don't remember the name. The book about the man who comes out of a coma and can foresee the future when he touches a person. He ends up saving the world from a terrible dictator. Beautifully written.

6:56 am

sprite

bye Champ, have a good day.

6:56 am

uusue2

The Stand is really good, I agree.

6:56 am

crystalle

I watched part of a stephen king movie in the middle of the night when i was feeding my baby and I swear I could not sleep for the rest of the night. Every single time I saw a storm drain or a blue chevy ( I think it was a chevy but I suck at identifying cars) Ifreaked out

6:57 am

sprite

I must say I don't like horror for the sake of horror. I do like books and movies about how people handle horror and find ways to overcome it.

6:57 am

suefrad625

I love Koontz

6:57 am

uusue2

And I really like the Dark Tower series, very different from most of the rest of his work.

6:57 am

suefrad625

King I feel rushes the endings

6:58 am

suefrad625

Koontz takes time to draw you in then tie you up, then leaves you sitting there sweating

6:58 am

suefrad625

I love Whispers

6:59 am

sprite

yes, the Dark Tower series is something special, I agree. Also agree on what you say, sue, about King rushing the endings.
May sound stupid, but with Koontz I often feel his heart is into his writing. With King it is (to me) mostly just his mind.

6:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

Crystalle, I had the same icon as you a little while ago. For a minute, I thought it was me posting.

7:00 am

sprite

hello Kaplan

7:00 am

herinfernallady

Sprite. You must see Nightmares and Dreamscapes and Kingdom Hospital. Brilliant King writing. If you like odd his writting as a fake name with the town trapped is good so is the telephone book

7:00 am

sprite

sue, is Whispers the story about the boy who gets abducted on request of his mum?

7:00 am

crystalle

hi kaplan. I forgot to change icon

7:01 am

sprite

hi lady! Was wondering if your cats have come ho4 yet?

7:01 am

suefrad625

no, it is about twins

7:01 am

herinfernallady

Errr. My kitties haven't gone missine

7:01 am

herinfernallady

They are indoor brats. What made you think that?

7:02 am

sprite

ok will check, might have it in translation (they often change titles, don't really know why), but I don't think so. Another one to read, then :)

7:02 am

lynxxx

that was me Infernal. jmc said you had leaks but also said that your cats had gone missing on Friday night - I was worried

7:03 am

sprite

somebody told me in chog your cats had run off and you were really feeling bad. Am glad it isn't true.

7:03 am

herinfernallady

No my kitties are fine. I had leaks.

7:03 am

crystalle

I like reading Patricia Cornwell, kathy reichs, Jonathon Kellerman. Psychological thrillers do not scare me. I also happen to really like John Grisham and James patterson. (nothing scary)

7:03 am

sprite

we are of one mind there, crystalle :) All here on my shelves.

7:03 am

lynxxx

I am very happy that that is all Infernal. Job started?

7:04 am

uusue2

I'm with you, crystalle! Also Elizabeth Peters.

7:04 am

herinfernallady

Not yet

7:04 am

herinfernallady

Can someone tell me the name of the Stephen King book about the mobile phones?

7:04 am

City 17 dweller

cell, hello herin

7:05 am

herinfernallady

Hi

7:05 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:05 am

herinfernallady

Derrr. Thanks City. That book reminds me of errrr Joe someone

7:05 am

jmcnrick

i think i said her cows had gone missing

7:05 am

sprite

I think that was Cell

7:05 am

City 17 dweller

I must've been drawn back to babble by the book chat...

7:05 am

sprite

hi City, hi jmc

7:05 am

jmcnrick

but i am probably not a very reliable source of anything

7:06 am

City 17 dweller

hi sprite, and everyone

7:06 am

jmcnrick

it may have been herin's friends cows

7:06 am

jmcnrick

hi city

7:06 am

lynxxx

goodmorning jmc. cows!? doesn't matter anyway, all is safe and sound at Infernals

7:06 am

suefrad625

ok, need to do homework

7:06 am

suefrad625

bbl

7:06 am

crystalle

There is also an author called Frank delaney. I think he is irish not that that matters. I have read a couple of his books now and am planning to read more

7:06 am

sprite

good luck, sue

7:07 am

lynxxx

bye Sue

7:07 am

herinfernallady

O I know. My friends were flooded. They have cows on their property. Stupid things. My g.f said that they have floated away. I doubt it

7:07 am

sprite

*writing na4 down*

7:07 am

car.eeyore

morning!

7:07 am

sprite

morning car.ee

7:07 am

herinfernallady

The book I am thinking of is Joe R Landsdale

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Hello Sprite!

7:07 am

lynxxx

(wondering if cows swim?)

7:07 am

lynxxx

hi Car

7:08 am

sprite

see, how easy a rumour starts! From cows to cats.

7:08 am

jmcnrick

uh oh that doesn't sound good about na4

7:08 am

car.eeyore

Hi Lynxxx

7:08 am

jmcnrick

yes they can

7:08 am

sprite

it is very good, jmc, always glad to find new writers to enjoy.

7:09 am

crystalle

I like to read. I have been a bookworm my whole life. My son is 6 and he is also heading in that direction. I dont wanna brag but for a 6 year old he is a great reader

7:09 am

sprite

they swim until they are exhausted. Then they float... but that is not a good thing.

7:09 am

jmcnrick

lol i hadn't found na4 yet and thought you were writing down "na4" because you wanted to remember the word "na4"

7:09 am

City 17 dweller

It's great that you're encouraging him Crystalle ... he'll remember the love of reading with you his whole life and carry it through on his own.

7:10 am

sprite

crystalle, isn't that wonderful! I have read so much with my kids, and now they are avid readers themselves. It is a gift for life, the love of reading.

7:10 am

sprite

lol jmc

7:11 am

crystalle

It is great. A mother certainly gets a good feeling when their child chooses a book over tv. He reads a bedtime story to his little sister it is so cute

7:12 am

City 17 dweller

that's adorable :)

7:12 am

sprite

my daughter actually learned to read from her brother. Okay, I did help, lol, but they played 'school' so often.

7:12 am

herinfernallady

Lynxx Cows are not as dumb as sheep.

7:12 am

jmcnrick

stats from the right hand O please

7:13 am

lynxxx

ok4.8

7:13 am

jmcnrick

so were they your cows or your friends cows?

7:13 am

KatieMcG

Sorry to butt in but I can't go back through the chog as I am on my phone but is it true about NancyBoy?

7:13 am

KatieMcG

Sorry to butt in but I can't go back through the chog as I am on my phone but is it true about NancyBoy?

7:13 am

crystalle

i have to go and be a mummy now. My eldest is 11 and I am pretty sure she is secretly playing on her nintendo and not sleeping like she should be. See you guys later or tomorrow. Happy babbling

7:13 am

jmcnrick

ty lynxxx

7:13 am

herinfernallady

Friends land lords

7:13 am

lynxxx

oy4.6 *2 & oy5.14

7:13 am

sprite

and oy4/6, 5/14 and 4/6

7:14 am

herinfernallady

They rent the house. The land lord has the land

7:14 am

sprite

yes, alas it is, Katie

7:14 am

lynxxx

bye Crystalle

7:14 am

jmcnrick

lol secretly doing something other than sleep! some things never change

7:14 am

rubyfoo

back to try and reach half

7:14 am

lynxxx

hi Katie

7:14 am

KatieMcG

Oh God love him, what happened?

7:14 am

sprite

hi rubyfoo

7:14 am

uusue2

ok, nbt, gotta go take a shower and get ready for work

7:15 am

jmcnrick

nbt

7:15 am

sprite

in very short, complications from malaria and liver transplant, then pneumonia. You could check on BabAnon later if you want, for more details.

7:15 am

jmcnrick

now i have to drive downtown and retrieve my suitcase from the office so i can drive 10 hours to Indiana

7:15 am

sprite

http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/topi

c/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Pass
i
ng
is the link

7:16 am

lynxxx

what fun jmc - you have so much time to kill

7:16 am

herinfernallady

Katie. I will FB message you ok

7:16 am

sprite

have a good day, uusue, and drive safely, jmc

7:17 am

rubyfoo

are the roads dry, jmc?

7:17 am

rubyfoo

how are you feeling, sprite?

7:17 am

herinfernallady

Drive safe

7:17 am

rubyfoo

that was my first question about the cows...better than the swimming serpents!

7:17 am

KatieMcG

Thank you all, so young - what sadness, I'll get back to work with a much heavier heart.

7:18 am

sprite

surprisingly good today, rubyfoo. Guess it is finally over :) Now to get over the cough and get back my energy, but I have the feeling that will happen soon as well.

7:18 am

sprite

bye Katie *hug*

7:19 am

rubyfoo

7:19 am

sprite

rubyfoo, how is your husband doing today? And how are you yourself?

7:19 am

herinfernallady

Katie. It is just the short version that was posted in the chog. When you can read the bab anon stuff

7:20 am

MollyL

I was saddened to read about NB's passing. I'm trying to turn that around into gratitude for having gotten to "know him" here.

7:20 am

rubyfoo

I'm OK, thank you. His lungs are clearer but I think he needs to come home. He isn't eating and they aren't getting him up enough. I'm afraid he'll die there as he won't eat

7:20 am

jmcnrick

fun fun fun

7:20 am

jmcnrick

bye all

7:20 am

rubyfoo

hello molly

7:20 am

rubyfoo

bon voyag, jmc!

7:21 am

MollyL

Safe travels JMC.

7:21 am

MollyL

Ruby, are they having your husband blow into that contraption with the balls in it? That is supposed to help with pneumonia.

7:22 am

herinfernallady

Ruby can you bring him food?

7:22 am

sprite

it is a lot to worry about, rubyfoo. I think they will let him go ho4 as soon as they think it is safe to do so. If he really starts perishing because he refuses to eat, they might be able to give him sustenance in another way.

7:22 am

rubyfoo

I bring him food, but once they put it in the fridge for the next meal, he stubbornly won't ask for it.

7:23 am

rubyfoo

I think he'd be better off here with me, his pups, his TV, etc. I also think he needs a different antibiotic

7:23 am

rubyfoo

his doctor will come and see him and I will arrange for the visiting nurse to come

7:24 am

sprite

Molly, maybe it isn't so much changing the feeling of sadness for that of gratitude, as accepting that both feelings are part of mourning? It is that way for me, anyway.

7:24 am

rubyfoo

wise sprite!

7:24 am

MollyL

You are right Sprite. Allowing both feelings is the way to go.

7:24 am

sprite

'struggling with life and death as we all are' sprite ;)

7:25 am

Riverdance

Good Morning Everyone ((Ruby))

7:25 am

rubyfoo

7:25 am

sprite

hi Riverdance. Please tell me... how did the penguin plunge go?

7:26 am

rubyfoo

river is the bravest!

7:26 am

rubyfoo

and she raised $$$!

7:26 am

Riverdance

it was a hoot - we were lucky with a sunny day 35F water temp was about 40F - lots of fun and I raised $505.00

7:26 am

rubyfoo

if I put on a bathing suit in winter, my goose bumps would be bigger than my whatsits!

7:27 am

sprite

wow River, I really admire you for doing that.

7:27 am

Riverdance

on no bathings suits here - we were a group of 10 women from town - had t-shirts made with our team "Arctic Booty Shakers" wore black pants and wool socks and sneakers

7:27 am

sprite

grin, rubyfoo... in dutch, goose bumps are officially kippenvel - chicken bumps. But some people call them ant's tits.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Sweet!

7:28 am

rubyfoo

describing me!

7:28 am

Riverdance

after plunging you run like crazy to the warming tents to change

7:28 am

Soodle

Hi everybody.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

They are Chicken Skin in Hawaii!

7:28 am

poodletoes

Wow, River, that is something! Good for you.

7:28 am

rubyfoo

7:28 am

sprite

sorry, kippenvel = chicken skin.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Hi Soodle!

7:28 am

Riverdance

(Soodle)

7:28 am

sprite

hi Soodle *hugs*

7:28 am

herinfernallady

Hi Soodle

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Even better!

7:29 am

rubyfoo

that's what they are in french, chair de poule (or something)

7:29 am

Riverdance

((Herin)) didnt you see you there

7:29 am

herinfernallady

I still say you are missing a screw for doing that dive

7:29 am

poodletoes

yokes

7:30 am

sprite

lol lady... but enough bumps to compensate.

7:30 am

poodletoes

'oops

7:30 am

Riverdance

it was for a good cause - worth a few goose bumps

7:30 am

carleekat

hi all

7:30 am

Riverdance

it only hurts for about 2 minutes

7:30 am

rubyfoo

or even chicken skin!

7:30 am

sprite

hi poodle, hi carlee

7:30 am

Riverdance

morning poodle and carlee

7:30 am

herinfernallady

Ruby when dad was in hospital he wanted to come home he did got sick and ended up back there. Best to wait till ready

7:31 am

Good Enough

morning

7:31 am

poodletoes

hey sprite, all

7:31 am

sprite

hi GE

7:31 am

Riverdance

morning good enough

7:31 am

herinfernallady

Poodle is that your pup?

7:31 am

herinfernallady

Hi GE

7:31 am

Soodle

What was the dive in aid of River?

7:31 am

rubyfoo

he is so depressed that I'm afraid he'll die there

7:31 am

car.eeyore

Morning Good Enough!

7:31 am

rubyfoo

hi GE

7:31 am

Good Enough

hey River, i changed my icon to honor NB but before that i had a penguin pooping ice cubes in your honor!

7:32 am

Riverdance

Special Olympics

7:32 am

rubyfoo

hello car: how did your sweater-quilt turn out?

7:32 am

herinfernallady

I think the dive was in aid of getting a tighter wrench to tighten up Rivers loose screws :D

7:32 am

Riverdance

I missed that - thanks GE

7:32 am

Soodle

Well done you!!

7:32 am

car.eeyore

I think that is carlee

7:32 am

Riverdance

lol Herin

7:32 am

rubyfoo

"one slice short of a sandwich"

7:32 am

carleekat

ruby..if u are worried about that then get someone from psych in there....

7:32 am

sprite

rubyfoo, think of what lady just said. He will be a lot more depressed when he comes ho4 and has to go back to hospital again. *hugs* for both of you. Tell him I said to hang in there or else!

7:32 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry car.eeyore

7:32 am

car.eeyore

NB? What is going on?

7:33 am

carleekat

i got the flu...i have yet to finish...i have all of the sweaters felted...and pieces cut....

7:33 am

rubyfoo

he can't communicate adequately with a doctor, either because of his Fr skills or his hearing

7:33 am

car.eeyore

Carlee! I hope you are feeling better.

7:34 am

rubyfoo

I hope you will take a picture and publish it. It is the best idea, ever!

7:34 am

Soodle

Car.eeyore. Poor NB died on Jan 21st.

7:34 am

carleekat

Nancy Boy Passed away Jan 21 but his partner needed some time so babble land was only told inthe last 24 or so hours car.ee

7:34 am

car.eeyore

Oh my goodness! How awful! Thoughts and prayers to all.

7:34 am

herinfernallady

Information is in Babble Anon

7:35 am

periwinkle

just stopped in to say hi. couldn

7:35 am

sprite

hi periwinkle

7:35 am

periwinkle

could not sleep. knowing that Nancy Boy will no longer be here. must get ready for the food pantry. bbl

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Oh Peri {[hugs}}

7:36 am

rubyfoo

7:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

What happened to NB? What did we find out?

7:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh my god!

7:37 am

EvaNadine

good morning all.
(((sad hugs)))

7:37 am

Riverdance

It is a very sad time for us babble family

7:37 am

sprite

hi EvaN *same to you*

7:37 am

periwinkle

so very sad. he was always so nice to me and always asked about my cat Zoe.

7:37 am

Good Enough

hi eva

7:37 am

Kaplan the Magne

What a lovely person!! I got worried the other day when we hadn't heard from him- poor soul. I wonder if his parent's even give a damn?

7:37 am

rubyfoo

7:37 am

periwinkle

don't think so Kap. bye for real

7:37 am

Riverdance

its there loss Kap - its too bad

7:37 am

trentsnana

good morning, all

7:37 am

sprite

probably not, Kaplan. Their loss.

7:38 am

trentsnana

just read about NB - that is very sad

7:38 am

rubyfoo

hello nanan

7:38 am

sprite

hi trent

7:38 am

rubyfoo

it's hard to imagine parents like that

7:38 am

herinfernallady

I have a kitty on my head

7:38 am

herinfernallady

Peri is Zoe still with us?

7:38 am

EvaNadine

thanks ruby.
and finding out the news on my birthday. just a little extra painful. im just in shock...

7:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

I got really worried the other day when nobody had heard from him. He was so young and beautiful.

7:38 am

sprite

well, at least we can say that few people have been so loved by a virtual community as Jesse was here.

7:38 am

trentsnana

did his parents turn their backs on him because of his orientation?

7:38 am

trentsnana

if so, that's horrible

7:38 am

rubyfoo

chicken flesh and cat head!

7:39 am

Good Enough

well said sprite

7:39 am

sprite

yes trent.

7:39 am

MollyL

Aw, sorry you got bad news on your birthday Eva. (((Birthday hugs to you)))

7:39 am

rubyfoo

again, wise sprite!

7:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yes they did- they missed the fact that his orientation was to be a lovely soul.

7:39 am

herinfernallady

Hi Parents will grieve in their own way.

7:39 am

rubyfoo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVAN!!!!

7:39 am

trentsnana

today is your birthday, Eva? Happy Birthday. Sorry you found out today.

7:39 am

NonoNanette

Good morning Babblers :)

7:39 am

sprite

darn EvaN, that is even tougher. *warm hug*

7:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Amazing that you can tell that even from a chog.

7:39 am

rubyfoo

hello no no

7:40 am

sprite

hi Nanette

7:40 am

NonoNanette

Happy Birthday Eva!

7:40 am

Riverdance

Happy belated birthday ((Eva))

7:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

Happy birthday.

7:40 am

trentsnana

Well, my son is gay and I love him just as much, if not more, than if he weren't. He has a wonderful partner and we love him, too!

7:40 am

Riverdance

Hello Nono

7:40 am

carleekat

{{eva}} I am sorry y ou found out this way

7:40 am

sprite

so true, Kaplan

7:40 am

herinfernallady

Hi everyone I missed

7:40 am

rubyfoo

he is lucky to have you for a mom, nanan!

7:40 am

MollyL

You know,there was nothing Jesse loved more than a drink. So those of you who partake, raise a glass to him tonight. "So fill me to the parting glass. Goodnight and joy be with you all."

7:40 am

Good Enough

do something fun and wacky today eva in his honor :)

7:40 am

trentsnana

I'm lucky to have him for a son!!

7:40 am

car.eeyore

Have Birthday Eva!

7:41 am

Good Enough

i think he would wnat that

7:41 am

car.eeyore

Lovely, Molly!

7:41 am

Riverdance

Here here Molly

7:41 am

sprite

well put, Molly

7:41 am

trentsnana

We'll all celebrate his life in some way today, okay?

7:41 am

Soodle

Well said, both Molly and Trentsnana.

7:41 am

NonoNanette

Molly that's a lovely idea. I will indeed raise my glass to Jesse tonight

7:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

He seemed really grateful for you all, and would hope for nothing more.

7:41 am

Aloyisius

Happy Birthday, EvaN, I think Molly has a great idea

7:41 am

herinfernallady

Trent my friend passed away at 29 from sucide. He is gay. His father never accepted him. So thank you for accepting your kid regardless of his preference

7:42 am

trentsnana

I didn't get to know him very well, but from what I could tell he was a very intelligent young man.

7:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

Does he have anactual presence on line- a facebook page or something?

7:42 am

carleekat

I will miss the way as SOON as NB arrived our room lightened and brightened...

7:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

He had to be smart- he was a Babbler.

7:42 am

trentsnana

Well, as far as I'm concerned, he is my flesh and blood. He cannot help his orientation. I am a strong believer that that is determined in the womb.

7:42 am

rubyfoo

since I am already having a drink, I will raise my glass to NB!

7:42 am

herinfernallady

Kaplan those things were not his thing.

7:42 am

EvaNadine

he did have a myspace, but he never checked it. as far as i know, no FB page.

7:43 am

EvaNadine

i will definitely have a drink in his honor tonight. hell, id have one NOW if i could.

7:43 am

NonoNanette

my thoughts exactly carlee, it was like the clouds cleared away and the sun was brighter than ever when Jesse entered chog

7:43 am

herinfernallady

Trent and I thank you. Family is who you make it. YAHHHHHHH Kurt from Glee is on Dav Letterman

7:43 am

trentsnana

Any parent that rejects a child for that reason has other problems!

7:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

Wherever determined, he had just as much a right to his life as any one.

7:44 am

Riverdance

culture is no excuse to reject a child in my opinion

7:44 am

trentsnana

You've got that right, Kap.

7:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

Not that it matters, but does anyone know why he was so ill?

7:46 am

Riverdance

there is an explanation on babblers anonymous

7:46 am

EvaNadine

kap -- he caught malaria while in korea. a rare strain that was very difficult to treat.

7:46 am

sprite

you can read it on BabAnon, Kaplan.
http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/top
ic/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Pass
ing

7:46 am

EvaNadine

then just one thing after another, all downhill from there...

7:46 am

MollyL

One thing I will always remember about Jesse is how he always perked up when the conversation turned bawdy.

7:47 am

herinfernallady

Damn it I burnt my toast hours ago and my house still smells of toast

7:47 am

Riverdance

he had such a great sense of humor

7:47 am

Sally-catlover

Hi all, back from chores and things.

7:47 am

Aloyisius

herin, hubby burned beans yesterday.. stinky

7:47 am

MollyL

He made me laugh more than once. And anyone who makes me laugh is a shining star in my circle.

7:47 am

sprite

well, finally fireworks, and I really have to go. One of my best memories of Jesse was his last birthday... with all the cabana boys. And the way he enjoyed that, especially.

7:47 am

rubyfoo

7:48 am

NonoNanette

congrats sprite!!

7:48 am

rubyfoo

big hug, Sprite!

7:48 am

sprite

hi sally, wb and bye

7:48 am

Aloyisius

congrats sprite!!! (( )) hagd

7:48 am

Sally-catlover

bye sprite, think I'll be here a while yet :-( And hi ruby!

7:48 am

Riverdance

bye sprite - congrats - have a great day and thanks for that memory

7:48 am

herinfernallady

Aloy I swear it has impregnated the walls.

7:48 am

herinfernallady

Loves Sprite

7:48 am

herinfernallady

Eva awhat is your plan for today

7:48 am

Aloyisius

know what you mean.. tried airing out the house, but still smelled them this morning

7:49 am

herinfernallady

It is as bad as burnt popcorn

7:49 am

EvaNadine

herin: im at work today. then we are heading to the brewery later for dinner, drinks + trivia. it is also our friends bday, so we usually share. nothing big, just low-key.
and after getting that sad news today, thats about all i care for.

7:49 am

herinfernallady

Burnt plastic tops it

7:49 am

Riverdance

its time for me to get to work - ((hugs)) to all - happy babbling

7:50 am

Good Enough

byr river hagd

7:50 am

Aloyisius

bye River, hagd

7:50 am

herinfernallady

O yah Eva. Well it is your birthday have a good time

7:50 am

NonoNanette

bye bye River

7:50 am

rubyfoo

{{river}} bye everybody, time to lie down

7:50 am

car.eeyore

Wow. What a completely strange twist of events.

7:50 am

Sally-catlover

ruby, have you been to the hospital today?

7:50 am

herinfernallady

Take care Ruby

7:51 am

rubyfoo

I'll send you an e-mail, sally

7:51 am

NonoNanette

morning car.ee

7:51 am

Aloyisius

Maybe we should memorialize Jesse .. we could name something in his honor, something he would have enjoyed..

7:51 am

rubyfoo

7:51 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

7:51 am

Sally-catlover

ok ruby, keep missing you! :-(

7:51 am

NonoNanette

thats a lovely idea Aloy

7:52 am

Aloyisius

waves bye to rubyfoo..

7:52 am

EvaNadine

i think if anything should be named in his honor, it would be the cabana -- full of hottie cabana boys and free-flowing liquor.

7:52 am

carleekat

there is a no kill pet rescue place that babble could make a donation to in his name

7:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

Maybe he will come back as a cabana boy.

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Can we change the PB to the cabana?

7:52 am

Aloyisius

yup.. the cabana

7:52 am

Good Enough

:)

7:52 am

NonoNanette

Carlee an excellent idea he did love his kitties

7:53 am

Aloyisius

bringing joy to all

7:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

Then everyone will want to go there and will start giving away all of the words

7:53 am

EvaNadine

oh, carlee, that would be fabulous.

7:53 am

EvaNadine

and maybe we could send something to frank too?

7:53 am

carleekat

i can find out the name and get back to you

7:53 am

trentsnana

lol Kap

7:53 am

car.eeyore

Very nice idea.

7:53 am

car.eeyore

Well the grids would get done faster...and then we can just all hang out and chat!

7:54 am

Good Enough

lol

7:54 am

Aloyisius

.. and ogle cabana boys

7:54 am

carleekat

we can send something to frank too

7:55 am

car.eeyore

not to interrupt....am I just not seeing something to do with the K words?

7:55 am

Aloyisius

only have 3 of them so far, car

7:55 am

NonoNanette

car.ee i only have one of them

7:56 am

car.eeyore

I only have the middle of the apple...alternate spelling

7:56 am

Aloyisius

brb.. have to start crock pot

7:56 am

NonoNanette

thats the one i have

7:56 am

Good Enough

k+ long walk off a short p***

7:56 am

Good Enough

oops mixed up :)

7:56 am

car.eeyore

TY GE!

7:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

And switch the vowels.

7:56 am

Aloyisius

what Good Enough said, pl

7:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

They are both words.

7:57 am

car.eeyore

Ty again!

7:57 am

carleekat

alrighty..so i guess i willget the details about the pet rescue....and get back to you all

7:57 am

car.eeyore

Ty for doing that carlee.

7:57 am

NonoNanette

ty that makes 5

7:57 am

Aloyisius

ah, ty Kap ! ok, off to the kitchen..bbs

7:57 am

car.eeyore

carlee...are you feeling better?

7:58 am

carleekat

yeap i am...thanks... just lots goingon in my life

7:58 am

car.eeyore

Anything I can do for you?

7:58 am

car.eeyore

7:59 am

carleekat

just separation/ house divorce rot...

7:59 am

carleekat

beyond that...nope...

7:59 am

car.eeyore

I know...we are in similar spots right now.

7:59 am

carleekat

i'll muddle through but thanks

7:59 am

car.eeyore

I am here if you ever need me.

8:00 am

carleekat

i've been through hell..i got through that...i can get through this too

8:00 am

car.eeyore

I am back on FB now....

8:00 am

carleekat

i know hun

8:00 am

carleekat

( if u only had a fb page :p )

8:00 am

MollyL

Folks...I give you...Jesse's Cabana...http://tinyurl.com/4nu4bjd

8:00 am

car.eeyore

Molly! It is wonderful!!!!!! He is smiling and laughing right now!

8:01 am

EvaNadine

thats lovely, molly. but where are all of the hunks? ;)

8:01 am

carleekat

need the hunks

8:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

OK- don't shoot me--I am going to take a big RISK so I can go there.

8:02 am

trentsnana

hahaha, Kap, enjoy!

8:02 am

car.eeyore

Carlee...are you on Trif's friends on FB?

8:03 am

carleekat

yes hun i am

8:03 am

EvaNadine

me too, kaplan. its a RISKY endeavor, but im totally there.

8:03 am

car.eeyore

dpm

8:03 am

MollyL

Eva...I had to leave SOMETHING to our imaginations. As it is, that thing has a bar and a hot tub. I know Jesse would approve.

8:03 am

trentsnana

that was awfully RISKY of you, kap

8:03 am

carleekat

oh HOOEY I'll join you all there

8:03 am

trentsnana

^5 eva

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ya wanna do it some MORE?

8:03 am

car.eeyore

OOHS! What you said!

8:04 am

trentsnana

I can just here him - laughing his a** off!

8:04 am

trentsnana

hear*

8:04 am

NonoNanette

gonna toot my HORN on the way there!

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

I hope ther's enough ROOM

8:05 am

car.eeyore

Ummm...carlee....which one are you? I will send you a friend request!

8:05 am

Silver Rocket

Sorry to interrupt...unfortunately I didn't know this guy. But I am so sorry for your loss - if he has you all saying words in the chat he must have been pretty amazing. Bless him + you all!

8:05 am

trentsnana

this is waaaay out of the NORM

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, cripes, if anyone's just coming into the chog, we're going to look pretty stupid

8:05 am

trentsnana

He was!

8:05 am

car.eeyore

NB always did enjoy a RACY chog!

8:06 am

trentsnana

ty Silver

8:06 am

herinfernallady

Did you know with the mega grid there was a ten letter word that wasn't accepted. Thank you Silver

8:06 am

trentsnana

that's ok, Kap

8:06 am

car.eeyore

What was it herin?

8:06 am

carleekat

carolyn with a hyphenated last name hun

8:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

Let's leave the harder words to the - rookies. There I did it. That's the most I am going to do. I am IN the cabana.

8:07 am

car.eeyore

REquest is on the way!!!!!

8:07 am

herinfernallady

O helk I can't remember. I remember trying portension or some such think

8:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have no re*****.

8:07 am

Sally-catlover

ty Kaplan, didn't have that one!

8:08 am

car.eeyore

TY Kaplan!

8:08 am

trentsnana

I think we are all in the Cabana - for the week!!

8:08 am

herinfernallady

Portension. It is in the dictionary and it is accepted

8:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

RIP Nancy Boy...

8:08 am

carleekat

havent got it as yet car.

8:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

In that great Cabana in the sky

8:09 am

carleekat

okie kokie..ur added

8:09 am

car.eeyore

You can find me in her profile friends...the one with the icon of Eeyore...of course!

8:09 am

car.eeyore

Wheeeeee! I have a new friend!

8:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

I meant to only give the obvious words away, but I got a little caught up- sorry for divulging the ro*****.

8:09 am

carleekat

it came through

8:09 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the ko5 please

8:09 am

carleekat

yaya

8:10 am

Norma

Just come in folks what has happened to Nancy Boy??

8:10 am

NonoNanette

ah but thanks kap it gave me a couple of others that i hadnt thought of before

8:10 am

EvaNadine

norma, our beloved NB has passed on.

8:11 am

Kaplan the Magne

Read chog for full details/

8:11 am

Norma

I knew he was poorly that last time he was in he was saying he was getting over an operation.. he didn't make it seem that serious

8:12 am

bichon

I thought he had a liver transplant. Has he really passed?

8:12 am

carleekat

norma..if you go into yesterday's chog in the afternoon....JC revealed most of the details there....there is also info in bab anon

8:12 am

EvaNadine

thats just jesse. he never wants anyone to worry about him.
unfortunately, things were worse than he was letting on...

8:12 am

EvaNadine

http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/topi
c/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Passi
ng

8:13 am

tee_jay

Hi everyone! I'm a regular lurker here. I have small kids, so I rarely spend more than a couple minutes at a time here. Anyway, I couldn't help but notice your friend has passed away. I'm so very sorry for your loss.

8:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

Is there anyway to pin that link here so people can see it right away?

8:14 am

trentsnana

ty, teejay

8:14 am

NonoNanette

ty TJ, he will be missed here

8:14 am

MollyL

How do you get into yesterday's chat?

8:14 am

carleekat

archives

8:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

Go to archives

8:14 am

trentsnana

archives, I think

8:15 am

NonoNanette

you can get there from the archives

8:15 am

EvaNadine

there is a babblers anonymous link at the bottom of the chog, but it isnt directing right to the board...

8:15 am

Kaplan the Magne

We are like a Greek chorus! Archives!

8:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

Well, I have to go and start the day

8:16 am

ivesy3

first ko 4/8 plz

8:16 am

bichon

don't have it ivesy

8:17 am

ivesy3

ty , just got it !

8:17 am

Norma

The middle of an apple spelt with a K

8:17 am

herinfernallady

Ok I need to go to bed before I waffle face it

8:17 am

ivesy3

ty norma!

8:17 am

Mom

good morning everyone

8:17 am

Mom

((Herin)) pleasant dreams

8:18 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the ko5 please

8:18 am

carleekat

morning mom{{hugs}}

8:18 am

carleekat

nite herin

8:18 am

Norma

yw ivesy

8:18 am

Mom

Good morning ((Carlee))

8:18 am

herinfernallady

HI Mooom.

8:18 am

Mom

sorry Norma, just getting here but will help look

8:18 am

Patxxx

Why do I feel sad that a stranger has died? Yet I do because he managed to pass his cheeky personality over just with his words. Bless him.

8:19 am

Norma

Thanks mom

8:19 am

herinfernallady

Sorry to bail but I had some drugs to stop my arm itching and it is making me snooooooze

8:19 am

Mom

Hi Herin :0

8:19 am

bichon

night herin

8:19 am

Mom

bye bye Herin

8:19 am

car.eeyore

BBL everyone. Peace and rememberance.

8:20 am

ivesy3

ko 5/18 plz

8:20 am

carleekat

bye hun have a good day

8:20 am

Mom

bye bye Car., talk to you soon

8:20 am

carleekat

i am just not interested in this grid today

8:20 am

jessmom

ko+ singing in the ***n

8:21 am

Mom

Thanks Jessmom and good morning

8:21 am

jessmom

yw & good morning to you all

8:22 am

ivesy3

thks jessmom now i can get ready for work!

8:22 am

jessmom

glad to help ivesy

8:27 am

carleekat

yeap...i found 32 words..i am happy with that...i have stuff to get done...i am gone...ttfn all

8:27 am

Mom

bye bye Carlee, take care ((hugs))

8:31 am

MollyL

Wow, I can't believe all the archive info. You could spend half a lifetime reading in there.

8:31 am

Norma

ma ria

8:31 am

Mom

Hi Molly

8:32 am

Norma

Sorry folks not concentrating

8:32 am

Mom

thanks Norma :-)

8:33 am

MollyL

Good morning Mom.

8:40 am

magzel

i'm a regular lurker here too. if i may ask, who died

8:41 am

Riverdance

Nancy Boy

8:41 am

NonoNanette

NancyBoy, a young man who made the room light up

8:42 am

magzel

thanks for the update. i have seen his name. i am so sorry to hear that

8:42 am

Riverdance

he was a dear babble friend and my adopted babble son (he had many babble moms actually)

8:42 am

Mom

Hi Magzel, ((nono)) and ((River))

8:42 am

NonoNanette

hi ((Mom))

8:42 am

Riverdance

Hi ((Mom))

8:42 am

magzel

hi all

8:42 am

Riverdance

just popping in for a minute as I really need to get some work done

8:42 am

Riverdance

Hello magzel - nice to meet you

8:43 am

Mom

RIver, work is soooooo overrated

8:43 am

magzel

nice to meet you too. i used to chat a couple of years ago but had to cut back o the amount of time i spent on babble, too much else to do

8:43 am

Riverdance

I understand that but need the paycheck...

8:45 am

Mom

I understand that aspect as well. Hurry and then you can come back

8:46 am

Riverdance

I have 15 minutes to play (I hope) then must run

8:46 am

Mom

oh good, it is alway nice to see you

8:46 am

Mom

so glad you came to chat, Magzel

8:47 am

JBV

good morning, Mom and hi everyone -

8:47 am

trentsnana

hi JBV

8:47 am

Mom

good morning ((JBV))

8:47 am

JBV

gee, I'm a pretty patient person and always willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt about their good intentions but I am seriously reconsidering about J.C......

8:48 am

Riverdance

My daughter has her last ski championship race tomorrow. The team is actually heading up tonight to stay over at the mountain. Said good bye this morning *sniff*

8:48 am

Mom

Hi Trentsnana

8:48 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all. This grid's like treacle.

8:48 am

JBV

and I'd also like to say that WE make the chat what it is - Babble has always been a warm, welcoming place and WE are the ones who make it so.

8:48 am

JBV

So there

8:48 am

Mom

oh ((River))

8:48 am

Mom

JBV, what happened

8:48 am

Riverdance

I agree with that JBV - I dont know JC

8:48 am

Riverdance

hello Haz

8:48 am

Mom

Good afternoon Haz

8:49 am

JBV

tant mieux as they say

8:49 am

JBV

nothing, Mom, just reading back over the poisoned archives

8:49 am

Haz1558

Hello! Maybe it's delayed reaction to the 420 that's making me slow. Or can I blame FM, like in the good old days?

8:50 am

Riverdance

sure its all FM's fault

8:50 am

NonoNanette

of course you can Haz! it's all FM's fault

8:50 am

Mom

I managed 70 words before I hit the wall. Yes, FM's fault

8:50 am

Haz1558

Oh good. I'm glad you agree on that one.

8:50 am

Sally-catlover

Hallo again Haz. Yes it is a slow one today IMO.

8:51 am

Riverdance

me too Mom - just had to list at 67 left

8:51 am

Mom

JBV, yesterday's chat?

8:51 am

Mom

Hi Sally

8:51 am

FMitch

HEY!!!! What am I being blamed for this time???????

8:51 am

Haz1558

Thanks for confirming that it's not just me.

8:51 am

NonoNanette

hi FM!!

8:51 am

Sally-catlover

Everything FM.

8:51 am

Haz1558

HOORAY!! I hoped that would flush her out!

8:51 am

Dorens

not just you by a long shot haz

8:51 am

Mom

Hi FMitch. Was wondering if you were around

8:51 am

kje

gm

8:52 am

Sally-catlover

It's probably your fault for having a cleaner <jealous>.

8:52 am

Haz1558

Everything, and especially the stickiness of this grid.

8:52 am

Mom

good morning KJE

8:52 am

Riverdance

Hello FM

8:52 am

FMitch

LOL C'est moi :)

8:52 am

Haz1558

Good morning, kje.

8:52 am

hurshy

morning all

8:52 am

FMitch

Oh Sally he was brill yesterday

8:52 am

hurshy

or afternoon :)

8:52 am

Dorens

saw your weather thismorning kj... unbelievable

8:52 am

NonoNanette

morning kje and hurshy

8:52 am

Sally-catlover

Shiny taps now FM?

8:52 am

Haz1558

I've got normal words, I've got babble words and STILL there are more. This can't be right.

8:53 am

Riverdance

hello hurshy

8:53 am

kje

oh sheesh... a sticky grid? I must learn to read first ad enter first word second

8:53 am

Haz1558

Hello, hurshy.

8:53 am

hurshy

it's mostly the second row that's the problem.

8:53 am

JBV

oh, sorry, Mom - stepped away - no today's chat, earlier.

8:53 am

JBV

Hi dorens!

8:53 am

Mom

Hi Hurshy

8:53 am

JBV

and Hi Haz, Hurshy, kje, River, Sally, Nono - we're all here - nice to see you all

8:53 am

FMitch

Shiny taps, weeded garden, clean and spacious under-the-sink cupboard along side all the other bits and bobs.

8:54 am

Mom

Hi Dorens

8:54 am

Sally-catlover

I have actually read the last three days chog, JBV :-( Not often I do that.

8:54 am

Dorens

hi - tjeu

8:54 am

JBV

and hi Sally, and Fmitch

8:54 am

Dorens

they've been interesting, yes sally?

8:54 am

Haz1558

Hello, JBV. There should be a warning on today's early chat - contents which may disturb...

8:54 am

hurshy

ugh, and the K is rough.

8:54 am

Sally-catlover

Your cleaner weeded your garden? Would he like a free holiday in Shopshire do you think?

8:54 am

kje

k's are always tough

8:54 am

JBV

got to get the good vibe back, I say - love and peace for NB and for all of us, that's my wish

8:54 am

Haz1558

FM's got a tidy under-th-sink-cupboard? Jealousy here...

8:54 am

kje

hate k words

8:55 am

hurshy

i would like a free holiday in shropshire and would happily weed your garden for it.

8:55 am

FMitch

Andy is most accomodating - I will ask him Sally :)

8:55 am

NonoNanette

feeling is mutual kje

8:55 am

kje

k hates me????

8:55 am

Sally-catlover

We have over an acre hurshy!

8:55 am

hurshy

no problem, it would be worth it. :)

8:56 am

Dorens

sally to pb

8:56 am

NonoNanette

nooooooooooo I hate the k words too :)

8:56 am

Sally-catlover

Oh blast! Off to the PB.

8:56 am

Mom

thanks Sally

8:56 am

kje

lol nono

8:56 am

Sally-catlover

I was tricked. Snot fair!

8:56 am

hurshy

why'd you send her to the penalty box, i was workin on a free trip to england

8:56 am

Riverdance

I give you a freeby - KO5 = ko + ***se your children to be good and kind

8:57 am

Haz1558

Entrapment happens all the time, Sally. I blame FM.

8:57 am

hurshy

hurrah! that was my last k!

8:57 am

FMitch

hursh you and I can go and weed at Sallys for B&B

8:57 am

Dorens

that doesn't count river, i had already monkeyed it.. another, please

8:57 am

Sally-catlover

You'd both we welcome any time. With or without the weeding.

8:58 am

FMitch

You wish Haz!

8:58 am

Sally-catlover

! we -> be

8:58 am

hurshy

yes but i thought the weeding was going to be in exchange for travel costs :)

8:58 am

Sally-catlover

lol hurshy

8:58 am

Riverdance

how about the apple KO**

8:59 am

Sally-catlover

I could provide a good breakfast though. And a yummy dairy-free carrot cake recipe I just found.

8:59 am

hurshy

ugh, i'm hungry already and it's only 10 am

8:59 am

FMitch

I'll dust off the lear jet for the both of us hursh.

8:59 am

Riverdance

or my daughter is a great s**** and ready for her race tomorrow

8:59 am

Dorens

got that too but ty river

8:59 am

Dorens

kater

8:59 am

Dorens

huh?

8:59 am

Riverdance

or reverse the vowels in that one

8:59 am

hurshy

downhill, not on ice.

9:00 am

Dorens

hm had that but not the plural. one more k now to grey

9:00 am

Haz1558

Have your fingers become possessed, Dorens?

9:00 am

FMitch

Couple of cabana boys and the pilots - who needs more?

9:00 am

Riverdance

must be possessed with K's

9:00 am

Dorens

the babble jet is coming back? take my reservation please

9:00 am

hurshy

may i ask what the 8 starts with?

9:00 am

Riverdance

must go now - have a great day all - happy babbling

9:00 am

NonoNanette

bye River

9:00 am

Sally-catlover

ar hurshy

9:00 am

Dorens

oh my mind has become thoroughly unhinged lately... fingers are the least of it

9:01 am

Haz1558

ar8, hurshy.

9:01 am

Haz1558

Bye, riverdance.

9:01 am

hurshy

ooh, how unexpected! that will be my last A word then.

9:01 am

NonoNanette

my last K was a shortened version of the beer but with k instead of c

9:01 am

kje

ty for that 8

9:01 am

Sally-catlover

Start with a metal suit (US spelling)

9:01 am

hurshy

got it!

9:02 am

hurshy

shall we do 7's now? i have 2 ho7 and ro7.

9:02 am

Dorens

me too thanks

9:02 am

Uneaixoise

re7/32

9:02 am

Sally-catlover

there are two ro7

9:02 am

Haz1558

re7 - showing sorrow for actions

9:02 am

Dorens

i have same two hurshy

9:03 am

Dorens

ty une

9:03 am

NonoNanette

3 ho7's all extend from captain ho4

9:03 am

hurshy

romancy isn't one of the ro7 :(

9:03 am

Uneaixoise

tx nono!!!!!!!!

9:03 am

Dorens

ty nan, now have the third ho

9:03 am

Sally-catlover

the ro 7s all start from the big black bird

9:03 am

hurshy

really? a third ho? hmmmmmmm

9:04 am

Haz1558

Looking for robin....

9:04 am

Dorens

all 7's done... great idea, thanks hursh

9:04 am

hurshy

ok, i give, what makes something more like ro6 or more like ho6 ????

9:04 am

Sally-catlover

There's batman :-)

9:04 am

Dorens

change last letter hurshy

9:04 am

hurshy

no i GOT them i just OBJECT to them as words.

9:05 am

Dorens

ahah. i understand completely then

9:05 am

hurshy

that first year player is ro7 than this one? really?

9:05 am

kje

whe I wear my black boots, I am more ho7 ; )

9:05 am

Dorens

the second year player is acting more like a first year player?

9:05 am

Haz1558

When you get a dictionary accepting 'honester', nothing should surprise you.

9:05 am

Dorens

yup, i've seen those black boots

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

true, haz LOL!

9:06 am

Haz1558

Are the black boots really bad?

9:06 am

Sally-catlover

The black boots sound as if you should wear them in Piccadilly :-)

9:06 am

Haz1558

Not wellingtons, I take it?

9:06 am

Dorens

pointier than a sabre, and heels sky high

9:07 am

hurshy

why need we mention wellington when i am hungry

9:07 am

Haz1558

She'll be sorry when her bunions are playing up. I'll say no more.

9:07 am

kje

ralph lauren black leather high heels ad fit like a glove

9:08 am

kje

not pointy though... i do not do pointy boobs or shoes

9:08 am

Haz1558

Nor boots?

9:09 am

kje

nor boots

9:09 am

Sally-catlover

I couldn't walk in boots like that.

9:10 am

MollyL

Good for you kje. Pointy boobs went out with the 50's. Your boots sound gorgeous.

9:10 am

EvaNadine

as do your boobs. ;)

9:10 am

Haz1558

Madonna tried to bring back the pointy look but it didn't catch on.

9:10 am

MollyL

Ah, the iconic cone bra. What a look.

9:10 am

kje

actually, they are extremely comfortable... I have walked i them all day without problem...

9:11 am

Sally-catlover

It might have been the concealed knives that did it.

9:11 am

Dorens

y'know, this is one of those grids whereby i just can't imagine ever finding another 100 words!

9:11 am

Aloyisius

,, back, happy to have the white bean chili in the crock pot. Time to Babble, yay!

9:11 am

Haz1558

I hear you, Dorens, I'm still waiting for more inspiration.

9:12 am

EvaNadine

cone bras didnt make a comeback?
so wait, you mean this little gal has it all wrong?
http://tinyurl.com/4mn23xa

9:12 am

Dorens

i am trying a black bean/mushroom chili this evening with lots of yummy ingredients.. except, no one has put it in the crock pot. lucky aloy

9:12 am

Sally-catlover

15 left and losing the will to carry on ...

9:12 am

hurshy

27 to go here.

9:12 am

Dorens

Eva, you have heard the sad news, yes?

9:12 am

Aloyisius

sounds wonderful, Dorens

9:12 am

kje

mmmmm - sounds good dorens - post the recipe if it turns out well

9:12 am

Haz1558

You're nearly there, Sally. I take it there are nonwords abounding?

9:13 am

Sally-catlover

Dorens, look at Eva's icon.

9:13 am

EvaNadine

i have, dorens. s'why ive got our dear jesse as my icon today.
not the news i wanted to hear on my bday morning. :(

9:13 am

scribekd

EvaNadine-sorry for the loss of your friend-but he looks familiar-is that Nancy Boy?

9:13 am

MollyL

Okay, that is ten shades of wrong having a little kid dressed like that.

9:13 am

EvaNadine

scribe, yes, that is NB.

9:13 am

Haz1558

Birthday yesterday or today, EvaN?

9:13 am

hurshy

well happy birthday anyway evanadine!

9:14 am

EvaNadine

today, haz.

9:14 am

Dorens

i am seeing your old pic of yourself eva, didn't see it. sorry, and happy bd anyway EvaN

9:14 am

EvaNadine

molly -- its from an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras.

9:14 am

scribekd

Oh, MY! He was so much fun to chat with & one of the first people to answer when I asked for a quote when I was new here

9:14 am

Sally-catlover

That poor child in your link!

9:14 am

Haz1558

Happy Birthday! Your first as a wife.

9:14 am

kje

happy birthday eva!

9:15 am

MollyL

Toddlers & Tiaras is kiddie porn, in my opinion.

9:15 am

Sally-catlover

Happy Birthday!

9:15 am

hurshy

now i have song stuck in my head... "how do you solve a problem like ma5?"

9:15 am

MollyL

Nice picture of Jesse, Eva. A lovely tribute.

9:16 am

EvaNadine

thanks all.
feeling less-than-celebratory, given the news. but thinking of all the joy NB brought with him whenever he was in the chog...

9:16 am

Dorens

he was immensely photogenic-- so many great photos I'd seen

9:16 am

MollyL

And...you know he would wish you the happiest of birthdays, send you birthday hugs and insist that you party hearty.

9:16 am

EvaNadine

he was a gorgeous person, inside and out.

9:17 am

scribekd

without a doubt, Eva-

9:17 am

JBV

that is a beautiful picture, Eva, thanks - I was looking for his profile yesterday and couldn't find it

9:17 am

FMitch

EvaN - Happy Birthday

9:17 am

EvaNadine

ive already vowed to have a drink on his behalf.

9:17 am

JBV

I wish I could see them all - those beautiful pencil sketches

9:17 am

Aloyisius

hi FM.. good to see you

9:17 am

JBV

and Happy Birthday by the way - happiness is allowed

9:18 am

EvaNadine

i tried to find his other pictures on flickr, but i cant find his account anymore. must have closed them...
i found this photo on his defunct myspace account that he never used anyway...

9:18 am

FMitch

Will you do something for us al tomorrow or when your clothes match - wear you orange wedding shoes and take a pic of them for us?

9:19 am

EvaNadine

ooh, hold that thought...

9:19 am

FMitch

((Aloy))

9:20 am

Flask1

Good afternoon all....and a very Happy Birthday to EvaN...

9:20 am

Aloyisius

hugs back, FM.. have missed you!

9:20 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon, Flask.

9:21 am

Haz1558

Flask, this grid has been declared a stinker. Would you agree?

9:21 am

trentsnana

What a nice picture, Eva. I'm glad you put that up.

9:21 am

Sally-catlover

Just don't believe the sk 5/22 I monkeyed. Thanks to morewords.

9:22 am

Haz1558

I've just realised I should have been in the PB with my exultant cry of Ho6/27 when FM arrived to take the blame.

9:22 am

FMitch

Sorry hun, not been here much and then when here didn't chat so much but spring is on it's way and I feel the change in light and temperature.

9:22 am

Haz1558

Thank you, Sally. That public testimonial to morewords will get me some more commission.

9:22 am

FMitch

Are you trying to blame me for your faux pas Haz? tsk tsk.

9:22 am

Flask1

Haz I hope you don't have sunshine, cos' ah'll be jealous!

9:23 am

Aloyisius

every day, light for a bit longer.. yay

9:23 am

Dorens

thanks sall... those stats spurred me on and i found it. Now i really should go help some wayward chidlren

9:23 am

EvaNadine

shoes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ev
anadine/5431220808/

9:23 am

Haz1558

Sunshine? It's dreich. It threatened to dry up earlier but it's gone grey again.

9:23 am

FMitch

It is still fiarly light here at 5.30pm now which is great!

9:24 am

Flask1

been nearly dark here all day!!!

9:24 am

Aloyisius

ooh, what a strange word, ty for the stats Sally

9:24 am

MollyL

Very cute shoes Eva.

9:24 am

JBV

very cute, Eva -

9:25 am

Flask1

And yes Haz, its an 'orrible grid, methinks!

9:25 am

EvaNadine

thanks, molly. they garnered lots of comments!

9:26 am

Aloyisius

refuse to list until I get 3/4 .. not happening, lol

9:27 am

Aloyisius

six more words to find somewhere before I gratefully rush off to the list

9:28 am

EvaNadine

FM -- didja see?

9:28 am

FMitch

I've been so distracted today I haven't even started the grid.

9:28 am

Sally-catlover

Fireworks at last. My last, a yo 4/10 that I refuse to believe is a word, even having looked at the definition.

9:28 am

FMitch

Yay EvaN yes i did - go dance with your hubby in them and make a toast to NB for us :)

9:28 am

Haz1558

You've been spending your time admiring your tidy under-sink cupboard, haven't you, FM?

9:28 am

Aloyisius

congrats, Sally.. v well done!

9:29 am

Haz1558

Well done, Sally!

9:29 am

FMitch

Well the light shines out of it Haz, so what can I say?

9:30 am

Aloyisius

seems those nose holes are showing up in a lot of grids recently

9:30 am

Sally-catlover

I'd like to thank my parents, my director, and morewords for my success :-)

9:30 am

Aloyisius

lol Sally.. (-:

9:31 am

FMitch

oh I forgot to mention we also cleard out he small cupbaord next to the sink and the top of the fridge is also sorted now too.

9:31 am

Haz1558

Now you're just boasting - taunting us.

9:31 am

FMitch

Sally - can I have your autograph?

9:32 am

Aloyisius

organized and ready for spring so you can spend all your time in the garden, eh FM?

9:32 am

Sally-catlover

lol FM.

9:32 am

Sally-catlover

Any clues needed before I hit the chocolate biscuits?

9:32 am

EvaNadine

havent been able to sport those shoes much, im afraid. ankle has been acting up and heels are being kept to an absolute minimum lately...

9:32 am

FMitch

zooms over to Salys and steals all the bickies.

9:33 am

trentsnana

the sk5?

9:33 am

trentsnana

2nd one

9:33 am

Sally-catlover

sk 5/18 is someone who indulges in winter sports

9:33 am

trentsnana

2nd one

9:34 am

Sally-catlover

Change the last letter to a high value one for an unreasonable word to do with that thing the sun sits in.

9:34 am

FMitch

Ah well never mind EvaN - we will all remember NB in our own way.

9:35 am

Sally-catlover

The last letter is a sometimes vowel :-)

9:35 am

Aloyisius

brb .. checking crock pot

9:35 am

trentsnana

thnx - strange word, for sure!

9:35 am

EvaNadine

i may take one for the team and wear them anyway. its the least i can do, right?
and i will definitely be drinking one for him tonight.

9:35 am

FMitch

Ohh wonders what is cooking in Aloys pot today?

9:35 am

Sally-catlover

Yup! Will be off now to try my hand at sucky duck :-)

9:36 am

MollyL

Sally, "unreasonable" is being nice when it comes to describing that word. Eva....WEAR THEM.

9:36 am

Haz1558

See you later, Sally.

9:36 am

FMitch

((EvaN))

9:36 am

Sally-catlover

*gone*

9:36 am

trentsnana

just be careful with your ankle!

9:37 am

MollyL

Jesse will be looking across from that other land beneath another sky and saying "Look, there is Eva wearing those HOT shoes just for me."

9:37 am

EvaNadine

well, sounds like we all need to toddle off to NBs cabana for talking about footwear...heh

9:38 am

MollyL

*Making a foot long sub for lunch in the PB. Come one, come all*

9:39 am

hurshy

thanks for that unreasonable S word! bottom 2 rows grey!

9:40 am

EvaNadine

hints for the 8?

9:40 am

kje

any ky?

9:40 am

Haz1558

ar8 - where weapons are stored safely

9:41 am

Haz1558

None, kje.

9:41 am

kje

ty

9:42 am

Aloyisius

hi kje

9:42 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, hope I didn't overdo the oregano.. anyone know how much ground oregano I should have used to equal 1 tsp of dried leaves?

9:43 am

kje

ahoy aloy!

9:43 am

Aloyisius

am fixing white bean/chicken chili, FM

9:44 am

Aloyisius

how's your weather, kje?

9:44 am

Aloyisius

DIL in Austin said teens today

9:46 am

kje

snowed this morning... 16 this afternoon... nice and brisk

9:46 am

EvaNadine

TY haz

9:46 am

kje

i brought lots of work home so i could hibernate... but instead i am babbling

9:46 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, EvaN.

9:47 am

Aloyisius

brrr .. little ones/moms were hoping for an outing, maybe not

9:47 am

JBV

still have 64 to find, but will come back later - I have to prepare for my meeting with the Surrogate Court office today - probating the will

9:47 am

JBV

bye everyone - take care

9:47 am

kje

I am in dallas, aloy - almost 4 hours orth of austin... they will be more mild than here

9:47 am

Aloyisius

bye, JBV.. hope all goes well

9:47 am

Mom

(((((JBV)))))

9:48 am

Haz1558

Bye, JBV.

9:48 am

kje

bye jbv

9:49 am

Mom

keep getting thrown out, must not be living right. :-) will try again later. ((Hugs)) to all of you

9:49 am

Aloyisius

crooked cookies = crookies, getting desperate here

9:49 am

Haz1558

Bye, Mom.

9:49 am

Aloyisius

bye Mom, good luck

9:49 am

Mom

bye Haz

9:50 am

Mom

bye bye Aloy, have a good day

9:51 am

kje

i would eat crookies...

9:52 am

Aloyisius

Marilyn Monroe

9:53 am

rururocks

gm everyone

9:53 am

Haz1558

Good morning, ruru.

9:53 am

Aloyisius

hi there, ruru

9:53 am

kje

MM?

9:53 am

bichon

Hi Haz, long time no see. We have our Bichon rescues Marco and Polo

9:53 am

kje

hi ru

9:53 am

Aloyisius

tried monroes, kje.. (-:

9:54 am

Haz1558

And are they little adventurers, bichon?

9:54 am

kje

hahaha - you are gettig desperate, aloy - funny

9:55 am

bichon

Well, my contract wth the rescue organization precludes letting them off leash. So, no they aren't. But, they are little sweeties

9:55 am

kje

i tried romancy - so I'm right there with ya, aloy

9:55 am

Aloyisius

yup.. one more till I stagger off to the list.. this is indeed a tuffy grid

9:55 am

Haz1558

I'm sure you'll have fun with them. Are they brothers?

9:56 am

kje

no hormoe either

9:56 am

kje

hormone

9:56 am

bichon

They were both found roamng the streets together, but when I look at them, I would say not. One looks very Bichon and the other looks like a Bichon/Poodle mx.

9:56 am

Aloyisius

tried hormones too, lol

9:56 am

rururocks

hormoe? is that a three stooges prostitute?

9:56 am

Haz1558

What age do you think they are?

9:57 am

Aloyisius

ooh, ruru

9:57 am

kje

: p to you

9:57 am

MollyL

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ruru gets the definition prize.

9:57 am

rururocks

:D

9:58 am

bichon

They place them at 1 this January. They had giardia and were very matted. The organization put them in a foster home where they were very well cared for. They need some behavioral wor, but not major

9:58 am

bichon

*work

9:58 am

rururocks

Monroes is an active word in the Kennedy dictionary

9:58 am

Haz1558

Well, I'm sure they'll bring you much enjoyment, bichon.

9:58 am

Aloyisius

lol, ruru

9:59 am

bichon

They already have.
At least they've acclimated to this awful weather here in the Northeast

9:59 am

rururocks

really from Antioch to the NE whew

10:00 am

bichon

Yes, we were lucky to get them in a rather halcyon period of weather

10:00 am

Haz1558

You lulled them into a false sense of security...

10:01 am

kje

53 left ad have slowed significantly

10:01 am

bichon

We've had storms since they've come, but it hasn't fazed them

10:01 am

Aloyisius

ruru.. I just found the prostitute word!

10:01 am

kje

soon I will be entering monroes hail mary words like aloy

10:02 am

Haz1558

They probably chat with each other at night when you've gone to bed 'Cold around here, isn't it?'

10:02 am

bichon

They do have ample fur coats

10:02 am

bichon

prostitute word

10:03 am

Aloyisius

yes, bichon.. ruru made a joke earlier, and there is the slang for a prostitute in the grid

10:03 am

Aloyisius

plus a pl

10:03 am

bichon

got it, ty

10:04 am

kje

you can be more prostitute-y also, aloy

10:04 am

Aloyisius

yw.. kje? huh?

10:04 am

kje

trust me, aloy - try it

10:05 am

Aloyisius

ok, ty

10:05 am

kje

just found the yahoo word

10:05 am

Haz1558

Hip Hip

10:06 am

kje

ho6!

10:06 am

kje

ok, 50 - eed a break

10:06 am

kje

bbl - hagd all!

10:06 am

Haz1558

Bye, kje, you as well

10:06 am

Aloyisius

bye, kje

10:06 am

Aloyisius

you too

10:07 am

Aloyisius

found that ho6, ty!

10:07 am

FMitch

Back from pootling about - along with scratches from the rose bushes.

10:08 am

Aloyisius

wb, FM

10:08 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

10:09 am

FMitch

So many plants/shrubs and trees ready to bust forth - but can someone tell my Rosemary bush it really shouldn't flower in February!

10:10 am

Aloyisius

my rosemary is kaput, must get some more.. love it for fish dishes

10:10 am

FMitch

great with roasted lamb too Aloy

10:11 am

FMitch

and just for the smelling of it when pootering around the garden :)

10:11 am

Aloyisius

mmmm, ar5.12 is mouth-watering

10:12 am

FMitch

LOL you almost enticed me into starting the grid there

10:13 am

FMitch

now I just feel hungry :)

10:13 am

Aloyisius

aww, c'mon FM.. jump in !

10:13 am

Haz1558

You mean you've stood by and watched our misery and haven't joined in to lend a hand?

10:13 am

Aloyisius

yes, join the agony

10:14 am

Haz1558

A fairweather babbler - they're the worst.

10:14 am

Aloyisius

hmmph.. a pooterer too

10:14 am

Flask1

Hi all again.....clue please for re5/12 please?

10:14 am

FMitch

Oh you are soooo cruel!

10:15 am

Haz1558

re5/12 - re plus the opposite of a female

10:15 am

Aloyisius

grid has made us mean, FM..

10:15 am

Aloyisius

don't take it personally

10:15 am

Flask1

got it now....thanx Haz!

10:15 am

Haz1558

You're welcome!

10:15 am

FMitch

and that is a good reason for me not to do it!

10:16 am

FMitch

Hi Flask.

10:16 am

Aloyisius

words are so twisty at time, have eyeball jiggleitis

10:16 am

Haz1558

Maybe you'd astonish us all with your speed and brilliance at finding the words.

10:16 am

Haz1558

We'd stand back and say 'That FM, she can tear up a grid like no-one else.'

10:17 am

Aloyisius

.. and clue to the blue heavens too

10:17 am

Haz1558

'She's blameworthy, but she's quick'

10:17 am

Aloyisius

.. and organized too

10:17 am

FMitch

well of course that goes without saying Haz but I must sort out Aloys jiggleitis first.

10:17 am

Aloyisius

google eyes needed

10:17 am

dianedecoder

but it makes us laugh..... the ho6/33 plays ho5/24 and does the ho5/24--p**** ( ya put your right foot in,...etc. )

10:18 am

dianedecoder

good morning/afternoon everyone :-)

10:18 am

Haz1558

Hello, diane.

10:18 am

Aloyisius

my googly eyes will take a short break.. neighbor here, bbs

10:18 am

FMitch

*joins in with the song*

10:18 am

dianedecoder

"that's what it's all about" ;-)

10:18 am

Haz1558

I wonder what the neighbours will make of Aloy's eyes rolling. There could be talk.

10:19 am

crosshair

good morning everyone

10:19 am

Haz1558

Good morning, crossy.

10:19 am

dianedecoder

good morning, crossy :-)

10:19 am

FMitch

((crossy))

10:19 am

crosshair

((fm))

10:20 am

FMitch

Hopefully they will pick them up and return them to her Haz.

10:20 am

Haz1558

I hope so.

10:20 am

FMitch

good icon crossy.

10:21 am

crosshair

ty fm

10:22 am

crosshair

shoo

10:22 am

crosshair

oops

10:22 am

crosshair

my bad

10:25 am

dianedecoder

--fly pie...

10:26 am

crosshair

lol

10:26 am

crosshair

love those,like a jumbo butter tart;) but it makes my teeth vibrate in my head

10:27 am

FMitch

I was waiting for Aloys culinary results but I guess she is keeping it to herself!

10:27 am

crosshair

ahh what is aloy burning up in da kitchen?

10:27 am

FMitch

jumbo butter tart???

10:27 am

dianedecoder

and your eyes light up and your tummy says "howdy"

10:28 am

crosshair

hehe

10:28 am

FMitch

Aoly said something about chicke and chilli = food *drool*

10:29 am

crosshair

lol,crossy cannot eat chilli:( huts ma tummy

10:29 am

crosshair

hurts

10:31 am

FMitch

you US and Canadians have so much food that I need to look up in dictionaries - t'is fascinating!

10:32 am

crosshair

i can make you feel and home fm,i shall make a batch of toad in the hole,bangers and mash ,some steak and kidney pie and wash it all down with a nice half of 6 at da pub;)

10:32 am

Trifioso

Hello my friends

10:32 am

crosshair

howdy trif;)

10:32 am

dianedecoder

hi Trifioso

10:32 am

Haz1558

Hello, Trif.

10:32 am

Trifioso

its nice to see so many candles in here....sad, but touching

10:33 am

FMitch

Same here crossy - but no harm in dreaming about it. Was drooling over fried bread with eggs and bacon last night. At least virtual meals have no calories!

10:33 am

crosshair

my mum used to do fried bread in bacon fat for me when i was a kid

10:34 am

dianedecoder

oh my .... I loved it too !!

10:34 am

FMitch

Hi there Trif

10:34 am

crosshair

eggs english style..ask for that here and you get a funny look,but i do it at home

10:34 am

Trifioso

hiya

10:34 am

dianedecoder

That's when bacon was done in the smoke house.... not soaked in all those liquids to MAKE it taste smoked !

10:35 am

crosshair

mmmm..smoky bacon.....

10:35 am

FMitch

out of interest wht is eggs English style with you?

10:35 am

crosshair

sunny side up in the bacon grease but you spoon the hot grease over top to get rid of the egg snotties

10:36 am

crosshair

but still dippable

10:36 am

dianedecoder

one of my early jobs on the farm ( dad and grandad were butchers ) ..... was to keep the smudge going in the smokehouse :-) Smelled SO nice, but stung the eyes

10:36 am

FMitch

perfect :)

10:36 am

dianedecoder

Crossy.... that's how Dad always had his eggs....

10:36 am

crosshair

now crossy is hungry:(

10:37 am

Flask1

clue for the FIRST ko4/8 please?

10:37 am

wht

I beg your pardon, FM. I am not eggs English style.

10:37 am

dianedecoder

all of my grandparents, etc. were English

10:37 am

FMitch

I've been reading up on bacon and just bought some dry cured. It cost a lot more than the usual supermarket stuff but I am looking forward to trying it out.

10:37 am

Haz1558

ko4/8 - to rhyme with what's in the middle of an apple or the earth.

10:38 am

Flask1

thanx Haz!

10:38 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:38 am

FMitch

LOL wht - the one time my typo actually works!

10:38 am

crosshair

all my family frpm me on back are english by birth back to 986 aperantly..we are infamous mwahahaha

10:39 am

crosshair

dry cured? interesting....

10:39 am

Haz1558

You think you have problems,wht? FM declared that I was going to be Mother of the Bridge this year.

10:39 am

crosshair

and i highly recomend the apple wood smoked bacon

10:39 am

wht

It's my fault for looking at the chog when I should be working.

10:40 am

FMitch

Dear wht, welcome to my misspelt babble world!

10:40 am

crosshair

hokt un fonniks wurkt fir mi

10:40 am

Haz1558

It's never your fault, wht, it's always FM's. That way, the world seems safe.

10:40 am

crosshair

lol

10:40 am

FMitch

Hey Haz, you never know - is there a bridge near you btw?

10:40 am

wht

That's good Haz.

10:41 am

Haz1558

There's a bridge at the reception venue, maybe that's what you were thinking about.

10:41 am

wht

Maybe it is the bridge on a ship.

10:41 am

crosshair

well,spelling has never got in my way with a word game yet,and i do not mean to start now!:)

10:41 am

wht

Given what is in Enable, bad typing is sometimes and advantage.

10:42 am

MollyL

Egg snotties...that's a new on me. : D

10:42 am

FMitch

back to the serious conversation - aparently crossy the dry cured bacon does not give off al that crappy white moisture that the other brands do.

10:42 am

crosshair

lol molly

10:42 am

crosshair

bacon...the adventure;))

10:43 am

crosshair

our fav bacon here is the hickory smoked and maple cured variety

10:44 am

dianedecoder

You've got that exactly right FM... when first you have to sort of boil off the liquid it creates, before you can crisp it,... it's not dry cured... done in a brine with artificial flavours, etc.

10:44 am

crosshair

and we like peameal bacon with the cheddar melted on top

10:44 am

FMitch

I would come visit but will wait until spring which I guess will be about May time?

10:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

I love the tributes t NB. I will have to change my icon.

10:46 am

crosshair

how in bloody hell can there be 23 r,s in this grid i ask you?

10:46 am

ch1212

hello all. My heartfelt prayers to everyone who loved him.

10:46 am

crosshair

i have done this candle icon when other babblers have lost mates etc and thought it only fitting to mark and remember a young life lost too soon;(

10:47 am

Dorens

my grandfather (roumanian jew) used to make pititushkenya (phonetically spelled). rub a split garlic clove all over a slice of real rye bread and then fry it in bacon grease

10:47 am

crosshair

ohhhh!

10:47 am

crosshair

crossy want!

10:47 am

FMitch

ooooh that is good Dorens!

10:48 am

ch1212

I usually go with a different candle for these times, but I saw this and I think it would delight NB.

10:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

are uou sure it was bacon, Dorens?

10:48 am

FMitch

*wipes drool off crossys mouth*

10:48 am

Haz1558

Must go and get some food under way. See you again. Bye!

10:48 am

crosshair

it is a nice candle ch1212

10:48 am

Dorens

y'know, i haven't done it in years, but I think I just might find me some real russian rye bread and do it this weekend, in honor of my grandfather. and yes, kap, I know... sounds incompatible, doesn't it?

10:48 am

FMitch

Bye HAz

10:48 am

crosshair

oh the dark black bread?

10:49 am

Dorens

bye haz and hi fm

10:49 am

FMitch

ch12 - good icon.

10:49 am

Dorens

no, just the sour russian rye bread, but sure you can do it with black bread.

10:49 am

Kaplan the Magne

When my nephew died there was a terrific outpouring from on online computer community whose code he had designed. They had no idea that he was a 15 year old kid till his father got on and told them. Their expressions of grief meant a lot to the family.

10:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

Halfway through a reheated piece of enchilada, I realize it is really lasagne.

10:52 am

crosshair

lol! now that is funny

10:52 am

ch1212

It does reinforce what a light we are (or can be) to everyone, and that our names, occupations, religion, bank account, etc. mean nothing. It is the spirit we share, and he had a illuminating spirit.

10:53 am

crosshair

i also have some mytery food in da fridge..could be meat..could be cake,,it,s meat-cake! quick eat it before it spoils! lol

10:53 am

Dorens

y'know, i did read back in the chog at all the heated invective and nastiness. All I can think of though, is that Nancyboy was greatly loved and a real part of this community, and we should be able to relay the news and grieve for him and do whatever we want in our own way. there was no disrespect to frank. and as far as i know, frank has never been a part of the chog, so why would it be for him to tell us? Am I missing something here?

10:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am really annoyed- I liked it when I believed it was enchilada. Now, not so much.

10:54 am

crosshair

as i have said before ch1212,here we have acheived what man has sought after for ages,we are not reace,we are not creed or color..we are pure thought without any bias or reastrictions

10:54 am

Dorens

but did it taste like an italian enchilada?

10:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

There was nastiness?

10:54 am

crosshair

damn typos!

10:55 am

ch1212

Well said, crossy. Dorens, I suspect it was their own grief -- and perhaps old personal stuff -- that was getting in their way.

10:55 am

crosshair

i did not know there was nastiness..shame...

10:55 am

periwinkle

there was nastiness? I missed that

10:56 am

periwinkle

back from the food pantry and tired

10:56 am

mummy

excuse me for asking, what has happened to NancyBoy?

10:56 am

crosshair

i seemed to have missed something also

10:56 am

Dorens

jc has often been prickly. apparently he chastized soodle (shut your GOB) for mentioning that she'd had a sad message from Frank. then it got worse. it was all about respect and this was Frank's decision, and should have been him to tell us. Seems he emailed a few folks, and now JC and his buddy faux are furious that the news was let out. Well, I think it is fine for babblers to share the sad news with each other. this is OUR chat log, yes???

10:56 am

Vicuna

crossy, you're the one who said there was nastiness, at 10:53. I don't want this to start a rumor!

10:56 am

Aloyisius

.. am back too

10:57 am

Vicuna

Ahh... thank you Doren!

10:57 am

crosshair

sorry vic,i do not see what i said

10:58 am

Vicuna

Oh, sorry, cross. It was Doren's message. (Sheesh. Now who's in danger of starting rumors.) Anyway, thanks for the info, Doren.

10:58 am

Dorens

if you have the time and want to look. early AM archives from both today and yesterday. I'm the rumor monger now, sorry

10:58 am

crosshair

thought i was losing my mind there for a minute

10:58 am

Dorens

brb

10:59 am

ch1212

mummy, nb passed away.

10:59 am

Vicuna

It's not a rumor if it's factual. I just misunderstood the chat log because I mixed up your icons. (I'd better just return to my lurk mode!)

11:00 am

MollyL

Dorens, I was very disturbed by what I read in yesterday's chat log. I have no idea what prompted that kind of lashing out.

11:00 am

ch1212

Don't go, Vi. It's always a treat to see you.

11:00 am

crosshair

ahh ok,i see how it went down..;9

11:00 am

periwinkle

bbs

11:01 am

lilliann

i think it's very sad that people were arguing when a lovely young man has died.nb wouldn't want people to argue over him.

11:01 am

Vicuna

Awww, thanks, ch1212.
That's true, lilliann, whenever there were prickly episodes before it was always NB who remained sweet and cheerful.

11:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

People get weird around death.

11:02 am

JBV

adding my candle here - to agree with Dorens - this is OUR chat log and we will keep it as we always have - full of warmth and good feeling - forget all the rest, I say, grief does crazy things to people

11:02 am

JBV

amen, Kap

11:02 am

ch1212

amn, jbv

11:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

Have you ever seen family members have weird arguments at funerals?

11:03 am

Uneaixoise

adding my candle . . .

11:03 am

mummy

Ch, thanks for letting me know, that's really sad, he was a great contributor to the log. What was the cause?

11:03 am

Dorens

there's been weirdness before, though, by the same person, he is just overemotional and tends to take people to task quite easily

11:03 am

lilliann

i'm keeping gnome as nb, liked it and made him smile!

11:03 am

crosshair

his friends and partner are hurting, i will miss the little guy and wish them all peace in this time of loss

11:03 am

crosshair

that is it

11:03 am

JBV

yes, I remember - but reacting to it just makes it worse

11:03 am

ch1212

That's a lovely idea, lilliann

11:04 am

JBV

you can see a posting and add condolences at: http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/topi
c/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Passi
ng?page=2

11:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

At my nephew's shiva, his mom's sister started arguing with me about my liberal views n Israel. Which I hadn't even mentioned.

11:04 am

JBV

yikes

11:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

What are you yiking?

11:05 am

JBV

people also say weird things even meaning to be kind and helpful that come out all wrong - just grin and bear it

11:05 am

mummy

Makes my toubles pale into insignificance.

11:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

My toubles are pale too.

11:05 am

JBV

about the argument at the funeral

11:05 am

Vicuna

Must go for now. Farewell, all.

11:06 am

Dorens

good to see you vi... lurk less

11:06 am

Aloyisius

bye, Vicuna

11:06 am

lilliann

bye vi

11:06 am

crosshair

it is stress,sadness,loss,grief,and we must all console as we can and let all else rest

11:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah- it was inutty. Not like the person who started it up wasn't a little obnoxious in normal times, but it ws really ramped up

11:09 am

crosshair

good,lord! what were some of those people smoking last night?..whoo! still reading up...

11:10 am

Dorens

and when you're done with that cross... you can read the day before

11:10 am

crosshair

at 1;11 am is when it seems to really go off the rails

11:11 am

JBV

sleep deprived and grief saturated, they'll get over it and we will forget it - but never forget NB - he was one in a million

11:11 am

crosshair

but people grieve differently and this too shall pass

11:11 am

zoozzoom

Hello, All :-)

11:11 am

crosshair

snap jvb

11:11 am

Aloyisius

hi zooz

11:11 am

crosshair

howdy zooz

11:11 am

lilliann

here here jbv

11:11 am

lilliann

hi zooz

11:12 am

Dorens

hi zooz. and yes, this too shall pass, one of my favorite sayings

11:12 am

zoozzoom

196 words and only one 8..wow

11:13 am

ch1212

well put, jbv and crossy. I suspect that at a future point, all involved will regret their words and be grateful for the grace of forgiving friends.

11:13 am

lilliann

the only problem is ch1212 that not all people forgive!! mores the pity!

11:14 am

zoozzoom

YaY Norma is in the grid today :-)

11:14 am

JBV

so is phantom Nancy, imagine that

11:14 am

crosshair

one thing i have learned over the last 5 years or so,is how short and fragile your life is,one must live more,love more and never,ever sweat the small stuff

11:14 am

lilliann

there are a few names zooz

11:15 am

lilliann

iwas going to say that aswell jbv :)

11:15 am

Dorens

(and most of it IS small stuff)

11:16 am

lilliann

well said crossy

11:16 am

Aloyisius

.. and as someone said earlier, "korea" is also in the grid

11:16 am

JBV

imagine that, too

11:16 am

zoozzoom

So it is.

11:16 am

crosshair

i used to be a type A fappuchino gobbling wired up on my way to a 401 k and my first heart attack type of guy up till 6 years ago i would guess,but things happen in a life that can take the blinders off in a hurry

11:17 am

lilliann

spooky!!

11:17 am

crosshair

wired

11:17 am

JBV

these are signs from above - I heard a great story the other day from my cousin - can I share?

11:18 am

crosshair

do share

11:18 am

ch1212

but of course, jbv

11:18 am

Dorens

please do

11:18 am

lilliann

i think you have to take every day as it comes,live life to the full and what will be will be!

11:18 am

JBV

After her husband died (about two years ago) she wore his wedding ring on a gold chain around her neck... placed in one night on her nightstand next to the bed and when she woke up the next day the chain was there, but the ring was gone

11:18 am

lilliann

please jbv

11:19 am

JBV

searched high and low, under the bed, in the pillowcases, you can imagine, retraced her steps in the house, the car, the garage, etc. - gone -

11:19 am

lilliann

did she find it jbv?

11:19 am

JBV

a year went by and she was resigned to the mysterious loss, her son called her to tell her she was now a grandman and she got so choked up that she had to go find a cough drop to keep talking, so she goes to the nightstand and ..........

11:20 am

JBV

there was the ring IN THE COUGH DROP BAG in the drawer!

11:20 am

Dorens

i got chills

11:20 am

crosshair

lol!

11:20 am

ch1212

Oh I love that!

11:20 am

JBV

grandpa was there, too!

11:20 am

lilliann

i believe there is life after death, ghosts and that all our lost loved ones are looking down on us.

11:21 am

zoozzoom

what a great tale, Jbv :-)

11:21 am

lilliann

cool, jbv

11:21 am

JBV

I love it

11:22 am

kje

ko5?

11:22 am

Aloyisius

wow.. agreeing with liliann, too many "coincidences" , unexplainable otherwise

11:22 am

Aloyisius

hi kje.. hunting that one too

11:22 am

Dorens

ko + ***ders of the lost ark

11:23 am

Aloyisius

tyvm Dorens

11:23 am

lilliann

ko and ***drops

11:23 am

zoozzoom

Ooh thanks, Dorens :-)

11:23 am

lilliann

*meant ***ndrops

11:23 am

lilliann

*meant ***ndrops

11:24 am

kje

ty!

11:26 am

ch1212

I'll bbl. Loving thoughts and hugs to all {{ }}

11:26 am

Aloyisius

has taken me so long to do this twisty grid, I feel like a mo5.12.. but it is done, phew

11:26 am

MollyL

Wow JBV. What a touching story. I believe in messages from the other side.

11:26 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Ch1212 :-)

11:26 am

lilliann

same to you ch1212

11:27 am

zoozzoom

WTG, Aloy!!

11:27 am

JBV

me too, be back later to finish, good luck everyone

11:27 am

zoozzoom

Bye for now, Jbv :-)

11:27 am

Aloyisius

so off I go to do what needs to be done - and work on a sign that says "Nancy Boy's" cabana for the PB. byee all

11:28 am

lilliann

wtg Aloy!

11:28 am

zoozzoom

See you , Aloy :-)

11:28 am

lilliann

bye jbv

11:29 am

lilliann

bye aloy, sounds good :)

11:29 am

MollyL

I did a little Cabana artwork in Jesse's memory earlier today. http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/69
8395/20110209/054548.jpg

11:30 am

zoozzoom

that looks fancy, Molly..good work :-)

11:31 am

crosshair

good grief! at 1;47 am in yesterdays chog and cannot believe it! not sure if i want to read any more of it tbh..think i will look at mollys work instead...

11:31 am

cgw8

Hey, babblers. :)

11:32 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Cgw8 :-)

11:32 am

crosshair

very nice cabana molly;)

11:32 am

cgw8

How's the grid, today?

11:33 am

zoozzoom

only just started myself so only have 86 words.

11:33 am

cgw8

But not giving you too much trouble?

11:34 am

zoozzoom

not yet..89 now.

11:34 am

cgw8

Good, good. :D

11:38 am

carleekat

hi all

11:38 am

lilliann

i've typed all that in molly, and it's telling me it doesn't exist :(

11:38 am

lilliann

hi cgw

11:38 am

carleekat

and what at 1:47 am yesterday's chog?

11:38 am

lilliann

hi carlee

11:39 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Carlee :-)

11:39 am

lilliann

people arguing about NB carlee

11:39 am

crosshair

carlee,it is not good,just people venting their grief...we must hold peace

11:39 am

carleekat

ok...not going there

11:39 am

carleekat

so..to change topics completely....as NB would NOt want us to dwell...

11:40 am

crosshair

think it really got going at 1:11

11:40 am

crosshair

indeed carlee

11:40 am

carleekat

I have sarnia's own Epic meal time happening in my kitchen....

11:40 am

lilliann

it was taken to the extreme!

11:40 am

crosshair

what ya cookin?

11:41 am

crosshair

crossy love good food porn;))

11:41 am

zoozzoom

lol

11:42 am

lilliann

lol crossy!

11:42 am

carleekat

i stepped away for my own prtection....

11:42 am

lilliann

fireworks!!

11:42 am

kje

ye6?

11:42 am

MollyL

Okay, try and tiny url. And copy and paste.

11:42 am

crosshair

yaaa for lilian!!

11:42 am

cgw8

Congrats, lil. :)

11:42 am

MollyL

http://tinyurl.com/4zs2t2l

11:42 am

zoozzoom

WTG, Cheeky :-)

11:43 am

kje

yay lill - hopefully me too soon

11:43 am

carleekat

they have perogies, chicken fingers... chunky chip cookies...cake...marshmallows all getting deepfried

11:43 am

kje

that souds gross carlee

11:43 am

crosshair

good grief..must be for teenagers lol

11:43 am

lilliann

ye6 is a petty officer in the us navy kje

11:43 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for Lilian

11:43 am

lilliann

thanks all

11:43 am

crosshair

ty lil

11:44 am

carleekat

yeap..2 18 year old boys..in my kitchen....my cat is supervising

11:44 am

crosshair

carefull they do not deep fry the cat

11:44 am

kje

ty!

11:44 am

kje

fw!

11:44 am

lilliann

yw crossy and kje

11:44 am

carleekat

they arent

11:44 am

lilliann

lol crossy

11:44 am

crosshair

yaa for kje!!

11:45 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMOM TOSS*~*~*for KJE

11:45 am

zoozzoom

WTG, Kje :-)

11:45 am

cgw8

Yay, kje

11:45 am

lilliann

wtg kje!!

11:46 am

lilliann

any clues needed before i go and make eggy bread for my tea

11:46 am

zoozzoom

what does the 8 start with please?

11:47 am

lilliann

ar8

11:47 am

zoozzoom

Many thanks :-)

11:47 am

lilliann

yw zooz,have you found it?

11:48 am

zoozzoom

Yep got it thanks :-)

11:48 am

crosshair

ty lil

11:48 am

lilliann

good :)

11:48 am

MollyL

Okay, I just got a little queasy reading about what's going on in Carlee's kitchen.

11:48 am

lilliann

yw crossy

11:49 am

zoozzoom

lol..i thought it sounded nice to be honest, Molly..LOL

11:50 am

lilliann

right, nite all.i'm off to stuff my face!!

11:50 am

carleekat

i have stepped away...they promised to clean up

11:50 am

MollyL

Sweet things...deep fried...seem "not right" to me. You go for it Zoom.

11:51 am

carleekat

molls... i commented on a pic in fb..so u should be able to see it..they epic fooded last night too and posted pics

11:51 am

zoozzoom

Enjoy, Cheeky :-)

11:51 am

MollyL

Thanks Carlee. I'll have a look next time I'm there.

11:51 am

lilliann

they have deepfried battered marsbars in scotland.yuck!!!

11:52 am

zoozzoom

Do not mind those, Cheeky..LOL

11:53 am

lilliann

really zooz?? i don't like sweet things at the best of times nevermind deepfried!!

11:53 am

zoozzoom

Well, i am a chocoholic..so can`t help it really..lol

11:54 am

carleekat

there a video... am watching now..will post

11:54 am

zoozzoom

And yet i do not put weight on at all.

11:54 am

lilliann

lol zooz

11:55 am

lilliann

nite all, tc and big hugs.am raising a glass to NB.

11:55 am

zoozzoom

Take care, cheeky...cheers.

11:55 am

lilliann

rub it in, why don't you zooz!!lol

11:56 am

zoozzoom

hehehe

11:56 am

carleekat

ok...video 1 is posted....my son is the one in the video... his buddy doing the video

11:56 am

lilliann

you can seriously go off people!!! lol

11:58 am

zoozzoom

my metabolism is high you see..can`t help it :-)

11:59 am

zoozzoom

I take it the video is on FB :-(

12:00 pm

carleekat

yeap..it is zooz

12:00 pm

carleekat

u dont have fb?

12:01 pm

zoozzoom

Did have but never used it really..lol

12:01 pm

carleekat

well..log on...add me...and go have a boo

12:02 pm

carleekat

my nic with hotmail.com tagged on will find me

12:02 pm

crosshair

zooz i have some weight you can have lol

12:03 pm

crosshair

bout 2 stone worth lol

12:04 pm

carleekat

i have 1 stone worth you can have

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks, Crossy & Carlee but think i will pass on that if you don`t mind..LOL

12:04 pm

MollyL

What is it with people who can eat whatever they want and not gain weight? I must have been standing in the wrong line when metabolism was passed out.

12:06 pm

carleekat

me too molls

12:08 pm

carleekat

this grid is so uninspiring

12:12 pm

hurshy

why can i only find 2 of the NO words?

12:15 pm

zoozzoom

I have four no4s , Hurshy?

12:15 pm

hurshy

oh wait, i've found a third!

12:15 pm

hurshy

hey zooz! are any of them longer than 4 letters?

12:15 pm

hurshy

oh no, you said, no4.

12:15 pm

hurshy

duh.

12:16 pm

zoozzoom

nope all are just 4s

12:16 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

12:16 pm

hurshy

thanks! easier to monkey when you're sure it's a 4.

12:16 pm

hurshy

got em all now.

12:16 pm

carleekat

i have stopped searching... i found 32 words... just not interesting

12:16 pm

zoozzoom

YaY way to go!

12:17 pm

MollyL

I'm kind of like that today too Carlee.

12:18 pm

zoozzoom

i have 26 more to find.

12:18 pm

carleekat

164 to go

12:18 pm

hurshy

huzzah, i just hit 20 to go, and that's 90% done, so now i can get the list! if there is a list.

12:18 pm

cybernan

good morning, all :)

12:18 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan :-)

12:19 pm

carleekat

hi nan

12:20 pm

carleekat

gabriel giffords is speaking... its just come across news

12:22 pm

carleekat

video 2 posted..

12:25 pm

hurshy

do you mean speaking at all, to doctors, or do you mean she is giving a public statement?

12:27 pm

carleekat

she requested Toast today...she asked for..verbally....she has regained voice...which is a good sign given the areas of her brain that were damaged

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

That is good to hear.

12:28 pm

hurshy

cool. thanks, i just hadn't been keeping up to date on her progress and didn't know how far along she was.

12:29 pm

MollyL

Her progress sounds miraculous.

12:30 pm

hurshy

my dad's progress is miraculous too. :)

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

How is your dads progress, Hurshy?

12:32 pm

MollyL

That's wonderful to hear Hursh. I'm so happy for your Dad, you and your family.

12:32 pm

hurshy

great! he's back at work part time! can you believe it? within two months of one of the most disastrous things that can possibly happen within your body?

12:33 pm

zoozzoom

that si bloody great news to hear, Hurshy..seriously i am so pleased to hear that :-)

12:33 pm

crosshair

yaa for hurshy,s da!!

12:33 pm

zoozzoom

is*..sorry can`t type today.

12:33 pm

hurshy

thanks all :)

12:33 pm

Ouwachita

any clue for the ko5? or doesn't it exist

12:34 pm

Soodle

Oh, its wonderful to hear good news. I am delighted for your Dad, Hurshy.

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Soodle :-)

12:34 pm

Soodle

Hiya Zooz & everyone :-)

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

ko + most of water that falls from the sky.

12:34 pm

hurshy

ko + ***ndrops keep failling on my head

12:34 pm

hurshy

ah zooz beat me that time.

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

12:35 pm

Ouwachita

thanks zooz...got it

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

Nice song too..lol

12:35 pm

hurshy

it is a rather bouncy little tune

12:35 pm

MollyL

Heya Soodle.

12:36 pm

Soodle

Hey Moll. Thanks for the FB message.

12:37 pm

crosshair

howdy soodles:)

12:37 pm

Soodle

Hiya Cross :-)

12:37 pm

Soodle

This is a tiresome grid today!

12:38 pm

crosshair

my fav size tween 150-200

12:38 pm

zoozzoom

12 left and have only just found the colour/color blue word..Duh

12:38 pm

carleekat

ok...they did marshmallows, cookies, cake, chicken fingers and perrogies

12:38 pm

hurshy

oh and if anyone was here last night when i mentioned my sister's dog - she is ok too. she was better by the time they got her to the ER vet, and that vet thought PROBABLY she had a thing that they can medicate, and they recommended just taking her in to the regular vet today to get tests and things, because they are more expensive at the ER vet.

12:39 pm

zoozzoom

did not see last nights post by you, Hurshy..hope the dog will be on the mend soon.

12:41 pm

carleekat

am sorry about the puppy...i hope all turns out to be an easy and non stressful fix for puppy :)

12:42 pm

hurshy

well the doggie is getting on in years, at least from my understanding of pure breed lifespans. but, if she can still go on reasonably healthily and happily for awhile yet, i know my sister will be very happy about that.

12:43 pm

carleekat

( the cookies.are surprisingly good....first bite was...a kind of "huh?" moment for the mouth...but actually pretty good..marshmallows were yummy too they put hot chocolate mix and cinnamonin the bread crumb mixture )

12:43 pm

hurshy

and now does anyone have the ye6?

12:44 pm

zoozzoom

it is nice to hear that..after all a dog (or any animal for that matter) is for life..and they always give unconditional love.

12:44 pm

zoozzoom

ye+ letter + male

12:45 pm

crosshair

a naval rating for females

12:45 pm

hurshy

oh duh, i wasn't even looking that it came from the right! thanks!

12:45 pm

crosshair

mm crossy is slow today

12:45 pm

hurshy

carlee, what kind of cookies are they, that they should be surprising?

12:46 pm

carleekat

just chips ahoy chocolate chunk...its was just a texture thing in the mouth

12:46 pm

MollyL

No idea which color blue you are referring to Zoom.

12:46 pm

zoozzoom

the surprise was they tasted good when , Carlee might of been expecting a different taste..LOL

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

cy4, molly bluish green.

12:47 pm

MollyL

Oh...and isn't that naval rating for males & females?

12:47 pm

cybernan

ye 6 of the guard

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

there is a cy5 too.

12:48 pm

crosshair

perhaps molly..

12:48 pm

crosshair

i ascociate it with females,but i have been wrong before;0

12:48 pm

carleekat

i was expecting..ewwwwwwwwww....

12:48 pm

hurshy

crossy, what made you think females? it wouldn't be janice rand from star trek, perchance?

12:48 pm

MollyL

Whenever I see that cy color mentioned, I always think red. No clue why.

12:49 pm

zoozzoom

LOL, Carlee

12:49 pm

hurshy

oh molly, i don't think that with that one, but i do think chartreuse should be some kind of maroony red instead of some kind of green.

12:49 pm

crosshair

now she was easy on the eyes;)

12:50 pm

MollyL

No one has ever tried harder to look like Barbara Eden than Janice Rand.

12:50 pm

crosshair

like an hourglass with an extra 20 minutes thrown in for good measure lol

12:50 pm

hurshy

LOL

12:50 pm

zoozzoom

lol

12:50 pm

crosshair

crossy bad;)))

12:51 pm

zoozzoom

Whats new, Crossy..hahaha

12:51 pm

MollyL

*Glad another male said that*

12:51 pm

crosshair

scuse me? i am a paragon of tact and virtue....

12:52 pm

crosshair

..was waiting for lightning to strike me dead on that one lol

12:52 pm

zoozzoom

yer right...i mean of course, Crossy..of course :-)

12:52 pm

hurshy

i am fairly sensitive about sexism, but i thought that was a clever metaphor and not too overt. but i was MORE amused by the barbara eden observation. :)

12:52 pm

carleekat

12:53 pm

crosshair

mmmm..misty-jack

12:53 pm

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ FIREWORKS à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

12:54 pm

MollyL

Carlee, you know Misty Jack only increases those kind of comments. : P

12:54 pm

hurshy

whoa, how did you put graphics into your chat?

12:54 pm

crosshair

i am never afrid to tell a woman she looks good,too many guys mincing around cringing like they are gonna get maced if they open their mouth

12:55 pm

zoozzoom

Just copied and paste from a website and put fireworks into it..then saved into notepad.

12:55 pm

carleekat

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

12:55 pm

carleekat

it keeps him occupied molls

12:55 pm

crosshair

yaa for zooz!

12:55 pm

MollyL

That's because there are men who's "compliment quotient" doesn't go beyond "Nice tits".

12:56 pm

hurshy

yeah, there are some forms of compliment that are fine and some that are offensive.

12:56 pm

crosshair

and as i must leave for work iw ill tell all the babble ladies that you are all beautiful in my eyes.....tc and happy babbling..poof!

12:56 pm

zoozzoom

Thank you babble friends..any clues before i go and do..er...nothing :-)

12:56 pm

carleekat

byebye crossy..have a good shift with the citiots

12:56 pm

zoozzoom

Take care, Crossy :-)

12:57 pm

hurshy

you too, zooz? why are there so many of us without enough to do? surely there must be something productive we could be doing for the world.

12:58 pm

cybernan

re 6, please?

1:00 pm

Riverdance

re + ***e or less + first vowel

1:00 pm

cybernan

ty river

1:00 pm

hurshy

something just went by on the opposite sidewalk and i don't know if it was a really cool robot or a trash bag being blown along by the wind...

1:00 pm

Riverdance

yw

1:00 pm

Riverdance

3 N's left - ugh

1:01 pm

hurshy

all the N's are either 4 or 5 letters.

1:01 pm

hurshy

if that helps.

1:01 pm

Riverdance

thanks hurshy

1:02 pm

Riverdance

2

1:02 pm

carleekat

ok..am toddling off again

1:02 pm

hurshy

there are 4 that are 5 letters, and all of those are NA

1:02 pm

hurshy

and two of THOSE have to do with nostrils.

1:03 pm

Riverdance

1

1:04 pm

Riverdance

**Fireworks**

1:04 pm

sillygirl

how many words today?

1:04 pm

Riverdance

last word na5/10 na + ***e and shine

1:04 pm

ursh

hello all - 196 sillgirl

1:04 pm

Riverdance

196

1:05 pm

sillygirl

thx

1:05 pm

Riverdance

hello ursh

1:05 pm

Riverdance

and sillygirl

1:06 pm

Riverdance

anyone need any clues before I get back to my underrated job

1:06 pm

Riverdance

or overrated - however you look at it

1:07 pm

cybernan

sh 5/16, please

1:08 pm

jessmom

sh5 more bashful

1:08 pm

cybernan

ty jess

1:09 pm

jessmom

yw

1:09 pm

Riverdance

beat me too it jessmom

1:09 pm

jessmom

plural for sh6

1:10 pm

jessmom

gotta be quick river :)

1:10 pm

Riverdance

got sidetracked by an incoming email

1:11 pm

Riverdance

I'll give you all a freebie - sh6/21 sh + first 4 letters of a juicy fruit

1:11 pm

Riverdance

back to work I go - bye all - happy babbling

1:12 pm

Good Enough

brrrr. just got back from running errands and realized i forgot to turn up the heat before i left. chilly in here.

1:14 pm

Riverdance

Hey GE - was just reading your list of books - loved the Help and Shelter Me - just finished Memoirs of a Geisha - would recommend it

1:15 pm

LuvWordGames

1st ho 6/27 please?

1:15 pm

Good Enough

oh thanks river. i will give it a try. probably need to update my list. just finished the girl with the dragon tattoo - weird but good.

1:16 pm

Riverdance

ho6 is what many of us say when someones get fireworks

1:17 pm

Riverdance

that is on my bucket list of books.

1:17 pm

jmitch

HO6 = hip hip _________

1:17 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks River

1:17 pm

Good Enough

you know i think i read shelter me upon your recommendation and i loved it.

1:19 pm

Riverdance

glad you liked it - my book group did that one last year. I have a pretty bizarre book collection - also just finished Steven Kings From a Buick 8 and liked that too.

1:19 pm

MollyL

I tried three times to get into that Girl/Tattoo book. I have no clue why they are so popular. The thing almost put me to sleep.

1:20 pm

Riverdance

I havent tried it yet but heard good things about it so put it on my list for the future.

1:20 pm

Vicuna

Hey, do you all know there's a Babble group on GoodReads? Hasn't been active lately, I don't think, but lots of Babblers have book lists on there.

1:21 pm

sillygirl

i got halfway thru girl/tattoo and got bored. i thought i was the only one!

1:21 pm

Riverdance

ho hum - I really must get back to work now - I have never heard of GoodReads

1:21 pm

Good Enough

molly i have heard that several times- that the beginning was really hard for people to get into - i had no trouble but i understand why people felt that way.

1:22 pm

Vicuna

http://www.goodreads.com/

1:22 pm

Riverdance

is it just goodreads.com?

1:22 pm

Good Enough

i had forgetten about GoodReads vic. Thanks for the reminder...i will check it out again.

1:22 pm

Riverdance

thank you - will check it out - bye all

1:22 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, it's a book discussion site.

1:22 pm

Soodle

I really enjoyed the Girl/Tattoo. I have just begun the second book in the trilogy, and finding it quite sluggish.

1:22 pm

Vicuna

Bye, Riverdance.

1:23 pm

Glantarell

noswaith dda - good evening

1:23 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Glantarell.

1:23 pm

Good Enough

me too soodle!

1:23 pm

Glantarell

I've finished the trilogy of girl with a dragion tattoo, enjoyed them all. Saw the film of the first book and couldn't believe how much they left out

1:24 pm

Glantarell

Hi Vicuna

1:24 pm

Good Enough

but i am at the point i have to find out what happened with lisbeth so i can't stop.

1:25 pm

Soodle

Same here GE! Because I enjoyed the first one so much, I am giving the second one the benefit of the doubt.

1:26 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

1:26 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo cybernan

1:26 pm

Soodle

Hip Hip Ho****, Nan!

1:27 pm

Vicuna

Yay for cybernan!

1:27 pm

Vicuna

moor

1:27 pm

Vicuna

Blast. Sorry.

1:27 pm

Vicuna

Already had it anyway. *sigh*

1:28 pm

cybernan

I didn't think Played with fire was as good as the first one, soodle. Haven't started the Hornets Nest yet, but hubby thought it was better.

1:28 pm

Good Enough

please slip up with a 7 next time vic :)

1:28 pm

cybernan

On my way -- entertaining a crowd tomorrow and have lots to do...

1:28 pm

Glantarell

or anything beginning with k - i can't think of a single one!

1:29 pm

Good Enough

k + long walk off a short p***

1:29 pm

Soodle

Bye Nan :-)

1:29 pm

Dorens

hi guys. i actually liked the second better than the first, which i didn't think possible. but the first did take some getting into.

1:29 pm

Vicuna

The k's are all Greek, I think.

1:29 pm

Good Enough

then plural then switch the vowels and plural

1:29 pm

Vicuna

you'll get 4 from k + rearranged anger

1:29 pm

Dorens

hi soodle, glad you haven't given up on the chat

1:30 pm

Glantarell

TY Good enough

1:30 pm

Vicuna

(incl. plurals.)

1:30 pm

Dorens

i have all k's if anyone wants clues

1:30 pm

Dorens

ooh, looks like you've got all the clues you need there . i'll be quiet

1:30 pm

Soodle

LOL Dorens. Thanks. I was a bit rattled, but I got a lot of support which was wonderful.

1:31 pm

Good Enough

yes hugs for soodle!

1:31 pm

Dorens

and you deserved it. we have all agreed that this is OUR chat log and we can put what we want in here.. we are positive and supportive and that is all we need to worry about. we have hurt no one

1:32 pm

Glantarell

Ok I have 4 x Ks now, which is a big help thanks

1:32 pm

Soodle

Thank you.

1:32 pm

rbud

I'm with you, soodle, think we have our very own cyberbully, unfortunately, and have thought so for the last year and a half!

1:33 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Soodle, hoping you are back to your sunny unrattled self..I read the tirade against you and it was unfair.

1:33 pm

Anniebrook

and hello everyone

1:33 pm

Good Enough

hi annie

1:34 pm

Anniebrook

Hi GE

1:34 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Annieb.

1:34 pm

Glantarell

I think I'm glad I missed whatever it was, as I've always found everybody here very friendly and would hate to see anything which changed my experience

1:34 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Vicuna!

1:35 pm

rbud

was hard to miss, went on last night for hours till I was afraid to watch, and certainly afraid to say anything.

1:36 pm

Soodle

To be honest, I was horrified news of NB's tragic death could have resulted in such an outburst. But - water under the bridge. I tried to be dignified. My tongue is mangled from all the biting.....

1:36 pm

KatieMcG

evening everyone. I haven't started the trilogy yet but am going to take the first one on holiday at Easter, looking forward to it

1:36 pm

Yvo

this Lurker totally agrees with Soodle.and its so sad ,may he rest in Peace.

1:37 pm

Yvo

norm

1:37 pm

Anniebrook

It was uncalled for and did go on and on for no reason. We are a caring friendly group and to sujected to such a tirade. I am saddened that NB is gone. He would not have wanted this situation that that person started for no reason at all. Okay, I have had my say.

1:37 pm

Good Enough

that poor behavior was so opposite of anything jesse would have ever done. he always made the chat so delightful :)

1:38 pm

Yvo

see what happens when im upset .im in the box

1:38 pm

rbud

yes, I am sure, though I didn't "know" him all that well, that NB would have been horrified to see what happened as a result of "someone's" judgemental behavior.

1:38 pm

Glantarell

NB was lovely, and I was very sad to hear about his passing yesterday.

1:40 pm

EvaNadine

::sniffles::

1:40 pm

Soodle

((((((EvaN))))))

1:41 pm

EvaNadine

it made for a rough morning. i first saw the announcement on FB and ran over here to see what it was all about. i was praying it wasnt true. :(

1:42 pm

Good Enough

hi eva. did you know it is eva's birthday everybody!

1:42 pm

dfmchfhf

I couldn't sleep last night after hearing the news :o(
guess I shouldn't check in to Babble at 6 in the morning before going to sleep... x.x
(hi all)

1:42 pm

Glantarell

Penblwydd hapus Eva - Happy birthday

1:42 pm

Soodle

Double ((((Hugs)))) EvaN

1:43 pm

EvaNadine

thanky

1:47 pm

rbud

funny lil' grid, having fun with various ho 5's, heehee!

1:47 pm

Fauxmage

Soodlebum, everyone else who received that same email as you was able to be discreet. You received that email precisely because JC suggested to Frank that you be included. I am sorry for the tone in which you were spoken to, but knowing that Frank wanted it to be kept private, not knowing that he failed to mention this, and seeing it appear in public was disturbing. Everyone else had the good grace to keep it to themselves.

And as far as what Jesse would have thought of "someone's" judgmental behavior, he would have been behind it 100%. You people have no clue what that someone meant to Jesse, no clue about the many things he did for Jesse, that Jesse and Frank both felt eternally grateful for. Jesse and Frank were engaged because of that someone, and that someone was to be Jesse's best man at the wedding, a wedding that now will sadly never take place.

I rarely chat here, but I was here while all the unpleasantness was taking place, and I can now see why Jesse himself detested some of you, and called you "the coven". Have no doubt that Jesse would have stood by "someone" 100%.

1:50 pm

Good Enough

so it is sunny and cold cold cold here in chicago! how 'bout the rest of you?

1:50 pm

Glantarell

it is dark and cold here in Wales...

1:51 pm

HelenaB

hoke

1:51 pm

Good Enough

how cold is cold?

1:51 pm

HelenaB

ahhh!

1:51 pm

frogface

cold and dark in liverpool too. and somewhat quiet compare to other places. . .

1:51 pm

HelenaB

sorry.... :-(

1:51 pm

Glantarell

TY Helena!

1:52 pm

HelenaB

haha, that was an "enter and see if it works" word

1:52 pm

Glantarell

Liverpool, quiet? I've never known it to be so LOL

1:52 pm

Glantarell

funnily enough i had tried hoki which is a kind of fish but it wouldn;t accept it

1:53 pm

MollyL

Faux, to balance what you said, Jesse had great affection for many people here, as they did for him. I think it's sad enough that we have all lost such a precious one. Sniping at people about "who knows" and "who doesn't know" just doesn't seem to matter in the long run. My condolences to all those who knew Jesse in person and are feeling this loss so deeply.

1:53 pm

Glantarell

add a Y to the end helena

1:53 pm

helenkeller

hello everyone - long time, no 'see' :)

1:53 pm

HelenaB

ha, it also wouldn't accept "homies" which is totally the plural of homey (like, slang for friends...)

1:54 pm

HelenaB

ha, got that one, too, glantarell

1:54 pm

Atalante

give it up, Fauxmage. Someone died. Don't make it petty.

1:54 pm

HelenaB

thanks

1:54 pm

Good Enough

hello helen :)

1:54 pm

HelenaB

hey

1:54 pm

HelenaB

i'm in your town, good - it's FREEZING

1:55 pm

rbud

also a pl and a "more so" ending for that ho4

1:55 pm

EvaNadine

regardless of how anyone my feel about anyone else, im glad he had some people by his side to help him through everything. i only wish i lived closer to could have actually been there. :(

1:55 pm

Glantarell

TY rbud

1:56 pm

Good Enough

yeah, something like 12 F but i haven't heard what the wind chill is.

1:57 pm

Glantarell

How can 'erse' not be in the dioctionary????

1:58 pm

Atalante

only the plural is for some reason

1:59 pm

Good Enough

did you have that drink yet eva? it is after noon!

1:59 pm

Good Enough

i've hit the wall at halfway

2:00 pm

Glantarell

I think I'm close to the wall and I only have 84....

2:00 pm

EvaNadine

not yet, not yet.
will definitely be having one in jesses honor tonight.

2:05 pm

Good Enough

phantom: carsick

2:06 pm

Glantarell

phantom: maroon

2:07 pm

Good Enough

yes!!

2:07 pm

Good Enough

can't believe there are 33 H words.

2:08 pm

Glantarell

the welsh word for carrot is mo5, meaning person of little intelligence, which always makes me laugh

2:08 pm

Glantarell

i have 19 of the H words and have run out of ideas...

2:09 pm

Good Enough

i have 18 and i too am blank

2:11 pm

Good Enough

glantarell i just read your profile and your surname means goodenough! ahahhah! we are soulmates:)

2:13 pm

HelenaB

can soemone clue the first ar 5/10?

2:13 pm

sammysmom

ye 6/27 ??

2:14 pm

rbud

ye + vowel + male person

2:15 pm

HelenaB

thanks

2:15 pm

rbud

I have ar 5 that = a + ri4, to get up (as from a chair, perhaps?)

2:15 pm

Glantarell

ar5/10 - to get up

2:15 pm

HelenaB

i have that one

2:15 pm

Glantarell

My surname is goodenough, Good Enough

2:15 pm

HelenaB

(but thanks anyway!)

2:15 pm

sammysmom

thanks rbud

2:15 pm

Glantarell

in Welsh it's Digondda

2:16 pm

scribekd

thanks, rbud! that was my last Y

2:16 pm

Glantarell

you'd think Aries should be in the dictionary but it won't accept it

2:18 pm

Good Enough

sorry to have run off, the dog needed a potty break

2:18 pm

Kazzer99

evening all

2:19 pm

HelenaB

can someone clue the first ar 5/10?

2:19 pm

Glantarell

evening Kazzer

2:19 pm

rbud

do you all have the H's involving skipping school and ladies of the evening?

2:20 pm

dfmchfhf

1.ar5/10 (Lat.) pl. of ar4/4

2:20 pm

Glantarell

ladies of the evening?

2:20 pm

HelenaB

crud, thats probably the ar4/4 i don't have

2:20 pm

Boobear

hi all

2:20 pm

Kazzer99

ta dfm

2:20 pm

HelenaB

ahhh, got it!

2:20 pm

Kazzer99

hi boo

2:21 pm

Glantarell

Hi Boo

2:21 pm

Boobear

How's the grid today

2:22 pm

Glantarell

Dfm - I have 3 x ar4/4 but don't quite understand your clue

2:22 pm

Good Enough

hums along pretty well til about halfway...at least for me.

2:23 pm

rbud

well, another approach to the "ladies of the evening" would maybe be someone who handmakes rugs, or catches fish? (ho6 and pl for ho7)

2:23 pm

dfmchfhf

glant -- think of how to pluralise Latin words such as "formula".

2:24 pm

Glantarell

doh! I have them but i didn;t make the connection - i thought there might be a phonetic version of whore that I was missing LOL

2:26 pm

Glantarell

ty dfm, there must be a different ar4 to the one I have & thought might be able to be pl that way

2:27 pm

Kazzer99

glan - ar 4 - a region of land

2:27 pm

Good Enough

ar4 = length x width, then plural it

2:27 pm

rbud

wow, been here an hour and only added 3 words to what I got last night, might be time to list (at 110)

2:27 pm

Glantarell

found the latin TY

2:27 pm

Good Enough

yay!

2:28 pm

Glantarell

took me long enough LOL

2:28 pm

Glantarell

phantom: crooner - why isn't there an N ;-)

2:30 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo - NBT

2:30 pm

Glantarell

at 100 words

2:30 pm

chickflick22

shoe

2:30 pm

Good Enough

very good glant

2:31 pm

Good Enough

thanks chick but i have that one

2:31 pm

Glantarell

I keep finding words it won;t accept - the latest being koran - if it accepted them i'd be at 120 by now LOL

2:31 pm

Glantarell

and the pl chick

2:32 pm

chickflick22

How bout house

2:32 pm

Judi

Hi y'all word nerds!

2:32 pm

chickflick22

I mean home

2:32 pm

Good Enough

hi judi!

2:32 pm

Glantarell

Hi Judi

2:33 pm

chickflick22

Care

2:33 pm

chickflick22

Nome

2:33 pm

Good Enough

hey glant i finally got another H and the pl. superman is a super h***

2:33 pm

rbud

not supposed to put the words in the chat, chick, shhh! ;)

2:34 pm

Judi

Chickflick - please enter your words in the "Add Word" box - not in the chat log.

2:34 pm

chickflick22

More

2:34 pm

Glantarell

TY chick

2:34 pm

Glantarell

TY GE I didn;t have that one

2:34 pm

chickflick22

Srry peeps

2:35 pm

Kazzer99

does any one have the 8 yet please

2:35 pm

Glantarell

i do

2:35 pm

rbud

ar 8, places to keep what knights wear? (ar5)

2:35 pm

Kazzer99

clue please

2:35 pm

bichon

ar 8 where guns and ammo are stored

2:35 pm

Judi

Am/8: where weapons are stored.

2:35 pm

Glantarell

think about the place where they make protective clothing out of kevlar or metal and then pl it

2:36 pm

Glantarell

american sp though kazzer

2:36 pm

HelenaB

thanks!

2:36 pm

Kazzer99

thnks

2:37 pm

chickflick22

????

2:37 pm

HelenaB

anyone have the oo5?

2:37 pm

chickflick22

???

2:37 pm

Kazzer99

yep - think its a fairy

2:38 pm

Glantarell

a fairy?

2:38 pm

bichon

oo + **** and shine but delete the second consonant

2:38 pm

Judi

Common, annoying babblet.

2:38 pm

Glantarell

TY - I'd never have got that

2:38 pm

chickflick22

I have a good one..... Rookie

2:39 pm

Glantarell

also with a y ending chick but we have to clue the words ion this chat rather than putting them in explicitly

2:39 pm

Good Enough

arg. i only tried the plural. silly me.

2:40 pm

chickflick22

Oh srry

2:40 pm

chickflick22

Then it's a word in baseball or work I guess meaning starter

2:40 pm

Judi

Please don't share unless asked for a clue, chickflick.

2:40 pm

Glantarell

not a problem,as you're new, but some people get a bit uptight about it chick

2:40 pm

chickflick22

I gave a clue

2:42 pm

Judi

*le sigh*

2:42 pm

HelenaB

thanks bichon

2:42 pm

HelenaB

Chick - look at the other clues offered - they don't give the word

2:43 pm

Good Enough

glantarell, the kids will be home from school soon so i will be in and out. just wanted to thank you for your help in saving the chog back there. i appreciate your good grace :)

2:43 pm

Glantarell

i could see where you were going and wanted to go that way too - see you another time

2:43 pm

frogface

gooooooooood evening fellow babblers xxx

2:44 pm

Glantarell

good evening frogface

2:44 pm

frogface

well hello glan xx

2:44 pm

Judi

Heya, Frogface.

2:44 pm

Kazzer99

hi froggie - hows things

2:44 pm

frogface

hiya judi xx

2:44 pm

frogface

hi kazzer - things are good. and with yourself? xx

2:45 pm

Kazzer99

excellent - i joined the gym today and am totally worn out but it is good for me

2:45 pm

frogface

good for you for doing something positive for yourself. xx

2:46 pm

Glantarell

oooh, i am an excerciseaphobe LOL - the most i can consider is bouncing on my trampette - the gym sounds hellish

2:46 pm

Kazzer99

i am trying to convince myself that its good for me

2:46 pm

frogface

i presume a trampette is a mini trampoline lol

2:47 pm

Glantarell

it's definitely good for you - it would be good for me too but i can;t face it LOL

2:47 pm

Glantarell

yes a mini trampline - i do about 1000 various jumps a day - it's about all i can bear to do

2:47 pm

frogface

omg 1000 sounds like a months work to me

2:47 pm

Glantarell

10 minutes morning and evening

2:48 pm

Kazzer99

i might get one of them - we have weights here at our house - nearly did a boo boo and dropped a word in. i am on 62 left but am about to go and scrub hubbies back

2:48 pm

Judi

That sounds fun, Glant. A bit dizzying, but fun.

2:48 pm

Glantarell

i am on 89 left and about to see if lickety has been busy today as i have hit the wall

2:48 pm

Glantarell

'tis fun, especially of you put good bouncy music on!

2:48 pm

Boobear

i think carmon should be a word

2:48 pm

cosdem

lickety has a list

2:49 pm

Kazzer99

i am lickety free at the mo

2:49 pm

Anniebrook

I need 10 more and I have hit the proverbial wall

2:49 pm

Anniebrook

Ouch

2:50 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for re 5/12 ?

2:51 pm

Glantarell

i want it to be reiki but that's another phantom...

2:51 pm

Anniebrook

Glant, I put reiki in about 5 times

2:51 pm

Kazzer99

dont have it yet

2:52 pm

movieman

re+ not a lady

2:52 pm

rbud

re + the male person

2:52 pm

Kazzer99

ta rbud

2:52 pm

Anniebrook

bless you, rbud

2:52 pm

Glantarell

TY rbud - was trying from the wrong re

2:53 pm

Glantarell

oh, i just found the god of war

2:56 pm

cosdem

ac 5/12?

2:56 pm

Anniebrook

a + auto + vowel, cos

2:57 pm

Judi

Clue for Ko5, please?

2:57 pm

Glantarell

phantom acorn

2:57 pm

cosdem

yep ikeep trying acorn but finally got the ac thanks annie

2:58 pm

Anniebrook

ko5---Quoran or Ko**n and a vowel

2:59 pm

Judi

Ty, Annie.

3:00 pm

Kazzer99

46 left

3:01 pm

Anniebrook

the re's are driving me bonkers....can I get a clue for re 7/32 ?

3:01 pm

Glantarell

Annie - I am being thick again - i tried ko*** ages ago and it won;t accept it - what am I missing?

3:02 pm

cosdem

change the last letter to a vowel Glan

3:02 pm

Kazzer99

ko plus a little bit of what falls out of the sky and gets you wet

3:02 pm

Anniebrook

Ko**n and a vowel

3:02 pm

Kazzer99

annie - re 7 - to feel bad about something

3:02 pm

Glantarell

TY Kazzer & Annie

3:03 pm

Anniebrook

thank you, kazzer!

3:03 pm

Anniebrook

phone

3:03 pm

cosdem

i feel like an idiot but i cant find the first ar 4

3:03 pm

HelenaB

me neither, cos!

3:03 pm

rbud

is that the length x width one?

3:04 pm

HelenaB

oh, sorry, i mean the second

3:04 pm

cosdem

oh wow i found it finally

3:04 pm

Glantarell

the plural of the width x length one - ae ending

3:05 pm

rbud

god of war?

3:05 pm

Glantarell

then there is the greek god of war

3:05 pm

Glantarell

and the opera song

3:05 pm

HelenaB

ahh,thanks

3:05 pm

HelenaB

it was the opera one

3:05 pm

Glantarell

there is also a roman god of war, just as an aside

3:06 pm

HelenaB

kiers

3:06 pm

HelenaB

ahhh!

3:06 pm

HelenaB

sorry! that's twice for me today :-(

3:06 pm

Glantarell

the PBs nice tonight :-)

3:06 pm

Glantarell

shall i send you some tea and cake?

3:07 pm

HelenaB

please *shuffles off*

3:08 pm

Glantarell

welsh cakes, bara brith, and tea on a tray...

3:10 pm

HelenaB

thank you

3:11 pm

cosdem

ca 6 ??

3:11 pm

redturtlehead

afternoon/evening all!

3:11 pm

Glantarell

i give in - i'm going to look at lickety at 114 words

3:11 pm

Glantarell

holes in teeth cos

3:12 pm

shorty

thanks helena been lookin for that word!!!

3:12 pm

lynxxx

ca6 yellow song birds less an

3:12 pm

Kazzer99

gave in and have listed

3:13 pm

cosdem

ty

3:14 pm

Glantarell

why is the ac** berry not acceptable???

3:14 pm

Glantarell

acao

3:14 pm

Glantarell

sorry, monkeys in wrong box - joions helena in the PB

3:14 pm

redturtlehead

probably because the dictionary is old.

3:16 pm

HelenaB

welcome to the pb, glant!

3:16 pm

Glantarell

at least i know the tea's hot and the cakes are nice LOL

3:16 pm

HelenaB

haha

3:17 pm

HelenaB

so the ca6 is a bird? sorry, i'm slow on teh clues

3:17 pm

Glantarell

no,it is the holes in teeth

3:17 pm

lynxxx

less AN Helena

3:17 pm

Glantarell

but if you take the pl of the yellow bird and remove 'an' you get there just the same

3:18 pm

Glantarell

Hi Lynxxx

3:18 pm

lynxxx

hi Glan

3:18 pm

HelenaB

tjamls!!

3:19 pm

HelenaB

baa, I can't type

3:19 pm

HelenaB

that was "thanks"

3:19 pm

Glantarell

can anybody clue me for the ae5 and presume ae6 is pl opf it

3:19 pm

HelenaB

i read the clue as "songbird minus an" and was thinking "an what??? an a??"

3:19 pm

Glantarell

i've been monkeying to no avail

3:19 pm

redturtlehead

big eagles nest Giantrell.

3:19 pm

rbud

eagle's nest

3:20 pm

HelenaB

one is eagle bed, the other is latin plural of length x Width

3:20 pm

Glantarell

i spell those wth an ee beginning LOL

3:20 pm

rbud

like the spooky ee5 but ae

3:20 pm

Glantarell

TY i have them now

3:20 pm

cosdem

i need the ho6 after the ho 5/24?

3:21 pm

rbud

ho 4 only more so, cos

3:22 pm

cosdem

ahh thnks

3:22 pm

rbud

maybe I should have said ho 5 only more so, sorry

3:22 pm

Good Enough

two...thirds..and...still....trying...
...

3:23 pm

HelenaB

does the ho7 build off of one of the other ho words?

3:24 pm

Kateq

it's a plural

3:24 pm

HelenaB

the second ho7

3:24 pm

HelenaB

ok, thanks!

3:24 pm

rbud

I have 3 ho7's, two are pl, one has a "more so" ending

3:24 pm

ChampFit

think of the kids' song, "You do the ho5/24- pokey and you turn yourself around..."

3:24 pm

HelenaB

perfect, thanks rbud

3:25 pm

HelenaB

i have that one, champ

3:25 pm

HelenaB

ooh, got it

3:25 pm

HelenaB

thanks everyone

3:27 pm

sadie52

hello

3:28 pm

lynxxx

hi Sadie

3:28 pm

Good Enough

hi sadie

3:36 pm

lynxxx

That sk5.22 is a bit of a stretch

3:36 pm

cosdem

lol thanks that actualy was a good clue lynx

3:37 pm

cosdem

i just typed in the most ridiculous word i could make up and it worked

3:37 pm

Glantarell

moving on... now at 2/3 of the way through...

3:39 pm

periwinkle

hi folks, finding this grid to be difficult

3:40 pm

lynxxx

Lord have me5.18! I finished.

3:40 pm

Glantarell

woo hoolynxxx

3:40 pm

periwinkle

yay for lyn, and ty for me5

3:41 pm

lynxxx

I did too Peri, very happy Lickety was there for the last bit. Bye averyhone, gotta go

3:42 pm

HelenaB

can someone clue the 4th mo 5/12?

3:43 pm

cosdem

an idiot, Helen

3:43 pm

cosdem

George W. Bush is a mo5/12 for example :)

3:43 pm

HelenaB

aaah

3:43 pm

HelenaB

thanks

3:43 pm

HelenaB

(and agreed)

3:43 pm

cosdem

yw :)

3:43 pm

Glantarell

same word means carrot in welsh LOL

3:44 pm

cosdem

lol

3:44 pm

HelenaB

that's funny

3:45 pm

beachboggle

Hi all

3:46 pm

sadie52

so next time i call someone an mo5/12 its ok cause im callin them a carrot I love it lol

3:47 pm

cosdem

lol nice

3:47 pm

Good Enough

just got ho6 scratchy voice that sounds like the animal

3:48 pm

sadie52

actually I have found quite a few carrots in the world....specially driving in the snow

3:48 pm

sadie52

ty for the ho6

3:50 pm

Good Enough

must go pick up the boy.bbl

3:52 pm

HelenaB

bye good!

3:53 pm

HelenaB

can someone clue the se 5/12?

3:53 pm

cosdem

the first ro 5/12 (not juliet's bf)

3:54 pm

HelenaB

are they similar?

3:54 pm

cosdem

add 3rd letter to the end of the se4 above it Helen

3:55 pm

cosdem

found the ro5/12

3:55 pm

Kazzer99

weee fireworks for me - off to bed to dream of a lotto win

3:56 pm

HelenaB

oh, i have that one

3:56 pm

HelenaB

there's another se 5

3:56 pm

cosdem

same as the se 5/12 but use a vowel instead for the last letter

3:59 pm

HelenaB

so it's very similar to the se 5/10

3:59 pm

cosdem

yes

4:00 pm

HelenaB

thanks

4:11 pm

HelenaB

hmm, i must just not be seing it. i'll come back to that one.

4:21 pm

Glantarell

grrr. grid won't accept no6 the people who invaded england in 1066

4:21 pm

Glantarell

but it does accept the ro5 people who invaded england about 2000 years ago LOL

4:21 pm

Kallia

its a proper noun is why

4:22 pm

Kallia

its a type of blind so not a proper noun lol

4:22 pm

Kallia

hello everyone

4:23 pm

Kallia

you all ignoring me?

4:23 pm

periwinkle

hi Kalia

4:23 pm

periwinkle

help with cr5/20 pls

4:23 pm

Kallia

hi peri

4:24 pm

Kallia

a shepherd's cr***

4:24 pm

periwinkle

??

4:24 pm

grant

outlaw

4:24 pm

Kallia

a theif maybe?

4:25 pm

Kallia

hello grant

4:25 pm

Kallia

thief

4:25 pm

grant

chess piece ending

4:25 pm

Kallia

+ a bird

4:25 pm

periwinkle

thanks for al lthe clues, got it, did not see the oo

4:25 pm

grant

hello kallia

4:26 pm

Kallia

yw

4:26 pm

periwinkle

crooks

4:26 pm

periwinkle

oopsie

4:26 pm

Kallia

yep you got it peri lol

4:27 pm

grant

a most concise clue

4:27 pm

Kallia

indeed :)

4:27 pm

frogface

are 5/10 pls xxx

4:27 pm

Kallia

glan are you here?

4:27 pm

Kallia

hello froggie

4:27 pm

frogface

ooo hiya kallia xxx

4:28 pm

Kallia

ar*** Sir Walter Raleigh

4:28 pm

grant

high end bird's nest

4:28 pm

frogface

no kallia the are one pls lol ty anyway xxx

4:28 pm

Kallia

oops sorry

4:28 pm

frogface

np x

4:29 pm

Kallia

do you mean aer Froggie

4:29 pm

cgw8

Hello, everybody. :)

4:29 pm

Kallia

hello cg

4:29 pm

frogface

its the second ar5/10 - starts are i know that but my monkeys will not help me lol

4:30 pm

frogface

hi cg

4:30 pm

Kallia

don't have it then

4:31 pm

frogface

ok. anybody got it? the second ar5/10? xx

4:32 pm

grant

plural of width times height

4:32 pm

frogface

eh?

4:32 pm

Kallia

ty Grant

4:33 pm

grant

yw

4:33 pm

frogface

ty

4:33 pm

sadie52

help please sh5/12 the fourth one

4:33 pm

Kallia

didn't even have the singular of that lol

4:34 pm

Kallia

what is done to a sheep at sheep shearing time?

4:35 pm

sadie52

oh my bad i had that one sorry thanks

4:35 pm

Kallia

not sure if that is the 4th though

4:35 pm

sadie52

yea it is ty

4:36 pm

Kallia

ok :)

4:36 pm

Kallia

phantom maroon

4:37 pm

Kallia

macaroon

4:37 pm

sadie52

yep i tried that one also lol

4:37 pm

grant

macaroon seems to be there too...

4:38 pm

grant

must be dinner time

4:38 pm

SeaSpray

Hi all..first ra5 please?

4:39 pm

Kallia

enjoy grant

4:40 pm

Kallia

plural of ra4 before it

4:41 pm

SeaSpray

is that the first one? I must be brain dead today

4:41 pm

Kallia

well it's my first, but maybe not the first

4:43 pm

Kallia

to lift something up?

4:44 pm

SeaSpray

ty Kallia...not brain dead, just blind lol

4:44 pm

Kallia

me to I only just found it

4:45 pm

Kallia

ok I am going to leave this with 62 to go ...can't be bothered with it anymore

4:45 pm

Kallia

goodnight all

4:45 pm

SeaSpray

Night

4:46 pm

Gail

nar cy

4:46 pm

Gail

Ooops, sorry

4:49 pm

Mark Jones

Can i have a hint for the 8?

4:50 pm

Gail

A place where tanks or weapons are kept.

4:51 pm

Mark Jones

Starting with??

4:51 pm

Mark Jones

Starting with??

4:51 pm

Gail

starts with ar.

4:51 pm

LuwandaHL

veroom

4:52 pm

LuwandaHL

Isn't that was cars cay?

4:52 pm

blueheron

lol

4:53 pm

blueheron

yes it is minus the e

4:54 pm

LuwandaHL

I used to teach 1st grade so I spell it phonetically . Hehe

4:55 pm

cgw8

Fireworks.

4:56 pm

blueheron

wonderful cgwb!!!

4:59 pm

blueheron

ok, mark, fess up!! how old are you really?

5:02 pm

maccafixx

help with the ko 5/18 please

5:03 pm

ch1212

ends with 2 vowels, mac...

5:03 pm

maccafixx

ty ch1212!

5:04 pm

ch1212

yw

5:08 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:08 pm

ch1212

does the ye6 build off the ye 4/5?

hi jmc

5:09 pm

jmcnrick

donno

5:09 pm

jmcnrick

ch12 i thought of you todqy

5:10 pm

ch1212

I hope it was a pleasant reason ;)

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

yes it was a money daving thougt

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

that is always pleasant

5:11 pm

ch1212

daving?

5:11 pm

jmcnrick

sorry typing in a dark car you are going to have to read typoneses

5:11 pm

jmcnrick

saving

5:12 pm

ch1212

Ahhh... well, I hope you'll email me -- it might make it into the next edition!

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

do i have your email?

5:12 pm

ch1212

It's in my profile, I believe ... (goes to double check)

5:13 pm

ch1212

Indeed it is :)

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

okaie doke

5:14 pm

welki

hi babblers

5:14 pm

ch1212

And thanks!

Now ... one left, still hoping for a clue... it's the ye6/27 anyone?

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i have 163 left been driving all day

5:15 pm

ch1212

Hi welki. I like your candles, and I am sure NB would too. {{ hugs }}

5:15 pm

welki

thanks

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

very nice welki

5:16 pm

Uneaixoise

ye*** of the Guard

5:16 pm

Uneaixoise

ye****

5:16 pm

ch1212

No way! I swear I tried that! (will try again)

5:16 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

thank you une'

5:16 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

singular ch12

5:17 pm

Uneaixoise

later . . .

5:17 pm

ch1212

Got it --- thanks, une. Will return later to help with clues if needed -- I have a dentist appt in 15 minutes :(. Hugs and gentleness to all today

5:17 pm

wildcat17

all these candles make me so sad

5:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye ch12

5:19 pm

Mom

Good evening everyone ...**sets table, puts out platter of fried chicken, iced tea and thanks to my mom donuts**

5:19 pm

blueheron

Are we invited Mom?

5:19 pm

MollyL

*Grabs fork, knife and napkin. Sits politely at the table*

5:19 pm

Mom

yes, I just set the the babble table

5:20 pm

Mom

dig in

5:20 pm

blueheron

yum!!

5:20 pm

MollyL

*Makes a note to send a thank you to Mom's Mom for the donuts*

5:21 pm

blueheron

My grama made the best donuts. With lard of course:)

5:21 pm

Mom

they were sitting by the door when I got home from running errands

5:21 pm

blueheron

how sweet

5:21 pm

MollyL

Oh wow! What a Mom!

5:21 pm

Mom

I would like to try and make donuts

5:22 pm

Mom

she is a keeper, such a sweetheart

5:22 pm

blueheron

They're not that hard to do Mom.

5:23 pm

Mom

I have a recipe, I just need to get the nerve

5:24 pm

blueheron

Unless you have a problem smelling grease in your house (like me). I worked in alot of restaurants where the venting was not so good.

5:25 pm

Mom

oh I would do it outside under the porch

5:25 pm

MollyL

Mom, this is going to sound gross, but I have heard the secret to good donuts is frying them in ...lard.

5:25 pm

blueheron

I am a chef by trade, but tend to work in places that don;t have fried food.

5:25 pm

Mom

oh that doesn't sound gross at all. We can buy lard here in the grocery store

5:26 pm

blueheron

We have lard here too.

5:27 pm

Mom

my recipe calls for a shortening/oil combination

5:28 pm

blueheron

why not everyone? Everything we eat, except fresh products have something in them that is nasty.

5:28 pm

blueheron

shortening/oil sounds good

5:29 pm

blueheron

be careful though, don;t overheat.

5:30 pm

welki

done. anyone need a clue or two before i skedaddle?

5:30 pm

Mom

ate a chicken breast and now there is no room for a donut

5:30 pm

blueheron

lol

5:30 pm

Mom

Hi ((Welki))

5:30 pm

blueheron

hii welki

5:30 pm

jmcnrick

back

5:30 pm

welki

hi mom, blue, everyone who wasn't here before

5:30 pm

Mom

Hi jmc

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

my computer decided to upgrade and reboot

5:31 pm

Mom

I have no interest in finishing this grid. I'm half way and that just might be the end of it.

5:31 pm

blueheron

hi jmc, are you at your destination now?

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

since i am on the road it took a while to reconnect

5:31 pm

Mom

that was nice of it JMC

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

no about 2 hours away

5:31 pm

welki

you're on the way to indiana?

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

grrr i hate self sufficient computers

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

since it is dark my carpool buddy is driving

5:32 pm

Mom

JMC, where in Indiana are you going?

5:32 pm

welki

(i only think she's going to indiana, i'm not sure)

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

Richmond --Quaker mini-meccas

5:34 pm

blueheron

jmc, I was wondering how you were doing it,,typing and driving:)

5:34 pm

welki

the penultimate multi-tasker

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

lol i am not that crazy

5:34 pm

welki

(she probably has coffee, too)

5:34 pm

blueheron

I want to go to one of your Quaker mini meccas

5:34 pm

Mom

AH, you are going into upper Indiana, We are not far from Lawrenceburg Indiana

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

no coffee is long gone

5:35 pm

blueheron

Because as we talked before, I am a Quaker:)\

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

this is a board meeting but wht will be there too

5:36 pm

Mom

are you and Wht going to be babbling during the meetings as in the past?

5:36 pm

jmcnrick

have you ever gone to NE Yearly Meeting blueheron

5:36 pm

jmcnrick

i will but he is better behaved

5:36 pm

Mom

:-)

5:37 pm

Mom

wasn't it at a meeting that you got him into babble?

5:37 pm

blueheron

No, I haven't jmc

5:37 pm

welki

bbl

5:37 pm

jmcnrick

yes he came over during a break and got ho**ed

5:37 pm

Mom

bye bye Welki, nice to see you again

5:38 pm

jmcnrick

bye welki

5:38 pm

Mom

thought so

5:38 pm

blueheron

when is it, where is it?

5:38 pm

Mom

100 down / 96 left. I am throwing in the towel.
((Hugs)) to all of you.
JMC, you all be safe driving

5:39 pm

jmcnrick

bye mom

5:39 pm

blueheron

bye Mom

5:39 pm

Mom

bye JMC and blueheron

5:39 pm

jmcnrick

it is usually the first week of august or the last week of july and it is in prvidence RI

5:39 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ar-12 the 2nd? Thanks

5:40 pm

blueheron

thanks!

5:40 pm

jmcnrick

small?

5:40 pm

gapeach

ar5-12 please, sorry.

5:41 pm

blueheron

have a fun time jmc.:)

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

http://www.neym.org/

5:42 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i meant smell

5:42 pm

jmcnrick

bye all

5:42 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, jmc.

5:45 pm

uusue2

hi, all!

5:45 pm

uusue2

taking a small break from grading...

5:47 pm

jessmom

ar5/12 scent

5:48 pm

jessmom

oops, missed the given clue

5:52 pm

Nef

Hello Fellow Babblers. How are you all this evening?

5:53 pm

uusue2

crappy (dad trouble...)

5:53 pm

Nef

what's the matter, uususe?

5:55 pm

uusue2

Oh, my dad broke his leg a few weeks ago, had surgery, and is now in rehab. Was looking forward to going home but his wife decided she can't live on her own any more and wants to go into assisted living near her children (hundreds of miles from where they live now). He doesn't want to, they argued, and now she says she's leaving him. I'm going out there end of next week, when he's supposed to be released, now to an empty house???

5:56 pm

uusue2

So it's upsetting. BTW, he's 89 and she's 85. And I'm over a thousand miles away.

5:56 pm

Nef

and how long has he been married to this woman?

5:57 pm

uusue2

35 years.

5:57 pm

uusue2

(My mom died young)

5:58 pm

Nef

well, she sure sounds like a *real* jewel! <heavy sarcasm there!>

5:58 pm

Nef

Unless there is more to the story than you are aware of

5:58 pm

uusue2

I think she's acting in haste - she's scared, can't really live on her own, is afraid he can't care for her, and she certainly can't care for him.

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

Hello all

5:59 pm

uusue2

It's really sad, because they had many happy years together; I think neither one of them is thinking straight. But her son is driving out this weekend, presumably to take her home with him. (And he's a psychotherapist - shouldn't he know better???)

6:00 pm

Nef

so she's been living alone while he's in rehab, right? Do you think that she suddenly realized how much she depended on him for daily necessitites?

6:00 pm

Nef

Hi red!

6:00 pm

Nef

And Congrats on doing your marathon!

6:00 pm

uusue2

He certainly can be a difficult person, and it may very well be that assisted living is appropriate for them at this point in their lives. But they need to talk about it and be reasonable! And yes, I think she did realize this, and that's what 's scaring her.

6:00 pm

uusue2

Hi, red - sorry you stepped into my misery....

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

hi nef.

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

and uusue, sorry you are having Dad troubles.

6:01 pm

uusue2

And you did a marathon, red! Wow! Congratulations!!

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

I finished. But it was not a very well executed race.

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

but thanks!

6:02 pm

Nef

okay, I won't be so hard on her then. I take back my sarcasm. I remember how overwhelmed I was when my hubby came home in a wheelchair and we didn't have a ramp last summer....

6:03 pm

Nef

Red, the fact is that you stuck withit and finished! THAT in itself is an accomplishment

6:03 pm

uusue2

Yes, I understand both their issues; it's just not the time to be making life-changing decisions. He needs to get home and get himself re-established.

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

I will admit, I have never been more motivated since I finished.

6:03 pm

MollyL

Sue, I'm sorry to hear about your Dad and his wife. They are both dealing with health issues and maybe she feels like assisted living would be of some help to both of them. However, declaring that is the way it is, is a far cry from discussing it and agreeing on it together.

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

Parent stuff is scary, my parents are going to soon be there...

6:03 pm

uusue2

Not well executed - how so? I did many shorter races when I was younger - did they not have good support?

6:04 pm

uusue2

Thanks, Molly, it really is frustrating, especially as I am not nearby.

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no, uu, the race was great, I had some training issues and then found that I was mentally unprepared for the last 3-5 miles. So I did not execute the race well, thats all.

6:05 pm

Nef

is there any other family living near them uusue?

6:05 pm

MollyL

It's hard to be long distance when family members need you to lean on. I hope this all works out for the best Sue.

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

it is hard. I think it is unfortunatet that something like home health couldnt be used to help while they make a joint decision.

6:06 pm

uusue2

Ah, that I can understand, red! I did a 25-k race once, that was my longest; longer would have been tough.

6:06 pm

suefrad625

can I have a clue for top O

6:06 pm

suefrad625

vero

6:06 pm

suefrad625

sorry

6:07 pm

Nef

not a word, sue. Try harder next time! ;-)

6:07 pm

uusue2

nef, no one else is nearby. They're in NJ, my stepbrothers are both in MI, and I'm in IL. So lots of distance. I assume they (or he, now) are planning on having some help come in. I just don't see the rush.

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I am def more motivated now and I have a better understanding of how to put it together. thanks uusue.

6:09 pm

uusue2

Good for you, red! You go!!! I was training for a marathon when I did the 25k, and let it derail me, essentially permanently. Glad to hear you are motivated to do more.

6:09 pm

suefrad625

can I have a clue for top O

6:09 pm

uusue2

the only one I have for the top O is a whale, sue

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

LOL. I think I may just be foolish. I

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

the other O, that may be from the top is 0 plus a frech word for ocean...

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

French!

6:12 pm

welki

hi folks

6:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sad day.

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

hi Welki!

6:13 pm

o-o

Congrats, HT

6:13 pm

uusue2

Hi, welki and Kaplan! And babble!

6:14 pm

welki

(uusue, my stepson is at mcmaster, has a masters in physics, will finish his doctorate next year)

6:14 pm

welki

well hello Kap and BR

6:14 pm

Nef

Sorry, I had to go clean up after the stupid cat (which belongs to my daughter), She got sick on the Lazy Boy chair

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

Hi BR. thanks for the Congrats, I do like to see you here.

6:14 pm

o-o

Hrllo

6:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yare

6:14 pm

welki

a day without cat puke ...

6:15 pm

o-o

Hello, too perhaps maybe

6:15 pm

gapeach

Hey there, BabbleRabble!

6:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OOPS

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

how goes things?

6:15 pm

o-o

Hello, gapeach

6:15 pm

stidmama

***hugs BR*** hello friend!

6:15 pm

stidmama

hey all!

6:15 pm

welki

hi peach, stid

6:15 pm

uusue2

good for him, welki! Always happy to see more physicists!

6:15 pm

o-o

Hello, stid

6:15 pm

stidmama

*stage whisper at kaplan* (I'll pay you later, buddy)... *enters word in list*

6:16 pm

gapeach

Hi there, we;lo

6:16 pm

gapeach

welki, sorry.

6:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm in the cabana.

6:16 pm

uusue2

tee hee, stid - I didn't have it either :-)

6:17 pm

o-o

I see Dr_God was here for quite awhile this afternoon.

6:17 pm

welki

i can offer up some clues, if anyone needs one or two

6:17 pm

stidmama

oh my, he doesn't normally show up at all

6:17 pm

stidmama

yes, welki, but are you as good at clueing as kaplan?

6:18 pm

Nef

Hi BR, and welki! I haven't seen you guys --forever! And hi to Kap, stid, ga and everybody else too!

6:18 pm

welki

really? chatting?

6:18 pm

redturtlehead

Did not see that, were we badly behaved?

6:18 pm

o-o

Last night's "discussion" I suppose

6:18 pm

gapeach

I sure can use a clue for cr5-12....thanks

6:18 pm

welki

hey nef, nice to 'see' you, too

6:18 pm

redturtlehead

Oh and I think I missed most of it, as I fled when it became somewhat intense.

6:18 pm

welki

cr + iron *** (mineral ***)

6:19 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, welki.

6:19 pm

gapeach

brb

6:20 pm

o-o

I said some things ... nice knowing you people ... if perchance I do not make it back.

6:20 pm

nelleon

BR, I have missed your jokes!

6:21 pm

welki

this was this afternoon? i read some of the chat from last night ... a miserable exchange

6:21 pm

uusue2

Yes, emotions were high last night, understandably.

6:21 pm

Nef

BR, how could you say anything bad?

6:22 pm

nelleon

Please do not depart forever!

6:22 pm

Nef

Please don't go away

6:23 pm

welki

these things blow over with time. you're here for good, BR

6:23 pm

stidmama

((((BR)))) I hope you won't go away. I miss you enough already!

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

Indeed, BR, I really rather miss you when you are not here, and I sort of worry about you when you are absent from chat, which is lately often.

6:23 pm

welki

we really are one big dysfunctional family ... hard to quit after investing so much time and energy

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

But indeed, Welki, I agree about what I just read through. it was a miserable exchange.

6:24 pm

uusue2

I agree :-) (see below for my whining about someone who is leaving someone else much too hastily, IMHO)

6:24 pm

Nef

I was very upset last night and tried to express my feelings about how *I* felt. It seems that people didn't understand what I was saying

6:24 pm

uusue2

(but only if you're not too fragile right now..)

6:25 pm

welki

this is a pretty good venue for whining ... you whine, you get good and bad advice, you move on

6:25 pm

redturtlehead

:)

6:25 pm

welki

i understood, nef

6:25 pm

blueheron

Hey BR, I have missed you:)

6:25 pm

welki

(and i agree with you, sue ... the decision to call it quits seems hastily made)

6:26 pm

periwinkle

hello all

6:26 pm

Nef

thanks, welki.

6:26 pm

Nef

Hi peri

6:26 pm

periwinkle

BR are you still here or did I miss you?

6:26 pm

welki

(ha .. about the psychotherapist, isn't it true that cobblers' sons go without shoes?)

6:26 pm

cwestexan

hi peri

6:26 pm

welki

hey peri

6:26 pm

periwinkle

not really liking this gird but will plod along

6:27 pm

uusue2

no kidding, welki! But we are all pretty irrational where people close to us (parents, friends, etc) are concerned, I think.

6:27 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. Really should be looking up sites with very good lesson plan forms for stidmama but guess who beat me here this afternoon? Aha!

6:28 pm

blueheron

hi stidgmere, peri and all

6:28 pm

uusue2

tee hee - no, stidmama should be looking up her own lesson plans!

6:28 pm

welki

get in touch with one of their physicians, see if they'd be agreeable to some senior counseling and/or advice from social services

6:28 pm

stidmama

hello Mother... LOL me too!

6:28 pm

Nef

hi stidg and blue

6:28 pm

stidmama

and hey peri -- I was off looking something up.

6:29 pm

uusue2

I'm hoping to be able to talk to the social worker tomorrow (it's too late tonight). And right now my dad is not answering his phone :-(

6:29 pm

stidgmere

Hi Nef and all!

6:29 pm

stidmama

actually, I am working on the blog that I am required to maintain about my science explorations this quarter. *sigh* pretty pathetic, if you ask me.

6:29 pm

mkg

ho 5 16 clue the first one plz?

6:30 pm

welki

pour yourself a glass of wine, sue. there's nothing wrong, he probably just doesn't feel like talking. you'd have heard if there was a problem

6:30 pm

MollyL

Bon soir Gran Mere. Hello all. I am baking Valentine's treats for my older kids.

6:30 pm

stidmama

sue, I am writing a unit outline for 4th/5th grade (our state lumps the science into 2-grade segments) "measurement of force and motion" series.

6:30 pm

welki

gotta go ... later, babblers and babblettes

6:30 pm

stidgmere

How nice Molly. I'm thinking about potato and ham bake tonight.

6:31 pm

stidmama

I am trying to be clear what kids at that age can reasonably be expected to "do" as well as what sorts of activities can push their understanding.

6:31 pm

helenkeller

hello all you lovely babblers - long time, no 'see' :)

6:31 pm

uusue2

ah, sounds interesting! I'm teaching force and motion in both my classes now (the non-math general education one plus the calculus-based one for engineers)

6:31 pm

stidmama

although I don't need to write specific lesson plans, am trying to be organized enough that the materials I gather lend themselves to some fairly easy lesson generation.

6:32 pm

uusue2

Lots of hands-on stuff is really good for that age, stidmama, as I am sure you know!

6:32 pm

stidmama

Yes, I actually noticed (peeked at the syllabus last night in fact)

6:32 pm

stidmama

brb phone

6:32 pm

helenkeller

{{{my babble community}}}

6:32 pm

Nef

uusue, as I said before, I was overwhelmed when my DH came home from rehab in a wheelchair last summer. But there was so much help that I didn't know about; and the help I did know about was able to let me know that (which made life so much easier)

6:33 pm

stidmama

(((helen)))

6:33 pm

helenkeller

read about Nancy Boy last night (and then unfortunately got distracted by the chat drama) Big hug to my babble friends who will miss him

6:33 pm

helenkeller

heya stiddy!

6:33 pm

periwinkle

hi thre helen, nice to see you here again

6:34 pm

helenkeller

hi peri :)

6:34 pm

stidmama

:-D thanks sue, may I quote you? actually.... my biggest sticking point is: I know that kids at that age are still pretty concrete thinkers. So, I can set up experiments that help them SEE the effects of mass and velocity and such.

6:34 pm

blueheron

Helen, we haven't met yet, so I'm here to say hello.

6:34 pm

uusue2

Yes, if I can just get her to stick around until I get there, and he gets home, I think they can work it out. But people get stubborn!

6:34 pm

helenkeller

hi blue, nice to meet you :)

6:34 pm

Nef

hi helen. You haven't been around for eons, have you?

6:35 pm

helenkeller

heya nef! not for quite a while - babbling but not chatting

6:35 pm

uusue2

Sure, stid! They can be kinetic learners, too, so doing something that allows them to experience forces and accelerations is good too.

6:35 pm

stidgmere

Hello helen, different people pop in at different times. Nice to see you.

6:35 pm

helenkeller

hi stidgmere!

6:36 pm

mkg

doesnt anyone have ho 5 16? pretty please? i need a clue.

6:36 pm

stidmama

AH! good idea. See, the wisdom of the babble community is IMMENSE.

6:38 pm

stidmama

Wondering if it would be more frustrating than useful to start talking about the unseen -- the idea of acceleration is important, not sure how to get the idea separated from velocity though. That's part of my project this evening. I have a stack of books to go through to supplement some of the websites I have been consulting.

6:38 pm

jessmom

ho5 synonyms are absurdity, garbage and babble :)

6:38 pm

uusue2

mkg, that's a lot of ho***! (aka nonsense) (hope that helps)

6:38 pm

MollyL

Mmm, potato and ham bake sounds delicious Gran Mere.

6:38 pm

jessmom

I just had to include that last one...

6:38 pm

helenkeller

stid - how old are you talking about?

6:38 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one sue and jessmom!

6:39 pm

Dorens

i just made the most incredible black bean mushroom chipotle chili. Now, should I have a second bowl or a glass of wine, can't do both

6:39 pm

MollyL

Stid, every time someone mentions the "unseen", I think of all those icky microbes that live in our pillows that we are supposed to pulverize by putting the pillows in the dryer.

6:39 pm

helenkeller

heya doren!

6:39 pm

uusue2

well, acceleration is the change in velocity, and it takes a force to change your velocity - maybe connecting acceleration with force would help. Some college texts are starting with forces and then doing kinematics later; I would think that could also work with younger kids.

6:39 pm

blueheron

I saw a swan today (in New Hampshire), swiimming in the inlet to the ocean. He was Nancy Boy:)..if you believe in signs of the afterlife.

6:39 pm

Dorens

helen keller.... on babble of all places. good to see you, sudoku whizz

6:39 pm

stidgmere

We got a ham that is pretty large so I have to be creative. thank you for your interest Molly.

6:40 pm

stidmama

the chili sounds WAY better than a glass of wine, doren!

6:40 pm

Nef

hi Dorens. Wait 20 minutes and then see which one you want

6:40 pm

uusue2

hey, dorens, I'll finish the chili and then you can have the wine.

6:40 pm

MollyL

*Pours Dorens second glass of wine. Raising my glass so we can toast our friend Jesse*

6:40 pm

stidmama

(((blue))) what a lovely sign to receive!

6:40 pm

periwinkle

sounds delish, Doren, do you have a recipe?

6:40 pm

EspritdJean

nancyboy...afterlife? WHAT?

6:40 pm

Dorens

smart nef... of course in twenty minutes i will not be so hungry. Yes, peri I posted on facebook, are you there?

6:40 pm

stidmama

sue, that sounds excellent. THANK YOU!

6:40 pm

helenkeller

oh doren - you MUST do both - the dip sounds too amazing to pass up & wine is, well, mandatory :)

6:40 pm

stidmama

oh Esprit, we have had sad news.

6:41 pm

mkg

thanks!

6:41 pm

EspritdJean

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

6:41 pm

Dorens

hah uusue... I definitely am having it for lunch tomorrow. ok hk, you twisted my very twistable arm

6:41 pm

EspritdJean

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM??>

6:41 pm

stidmama

(((gentle hugs for Esprit)))

6:41 pm

periwinkle

I am on FB

6:41 pm

stidmama

It's in babblersanonymous.yuku.com

6:41 pm

blueheron

so sorry honey

6:41 pm

stidmama

he got an infection, basically.

6:41 pm

Dorens

recipe is in my name peri, we're friends, yes?

6:42 pm

stidmama

being sick is not always "just a little thing" even for young people.

6:42 pm

periwinkle

I thnk so Doren, will look for it

6:42 pm

EspritdJean

I have never been on babblers

6:42 pm

EspritdJean

it is asking for a username or something

6:42 pm

periwinkle

I couldn't sleep last night knowing that NB would never be here again :(

6:42 pm

EspritdJean

what kind of infection would have killed him?

6:43 pm

EspritdJean

I'm sorry, I am in shock

6:43 pm

helenkeller

it has been ages since i've been on babanon, but it let me enter through facebook

6:43 pm

stidmama

hm. it should be visible to anyone. Or you can invent a name it's free.

6:43 pm

Dorens

you could look in archives the last two days jean, but that is a bit dicey, actually

6:43 pm

periwinkle

I typed in periwinkle on bab anon

6:43 pm

stidmama

It's okay Esprit. We are all processing this. It's awfully hard.

6:43 pm

helenkeller

peri - i know what you mean - remember when he started, i remember say something like 'what a breath of fresh air'

6:44 pm

EspritdJean

when did this happen?

6:44 pm

EspritdJean

and how did you find out?

6:44 pm

stidmama

I don't recommend looking in the archives, there has been the usual nasty drama.

6:44 pm

Nef

I couldn't get in to babblers anon. It seems I can't re-register nor can I remember my old name and password

6:44 pm

periwinkle

I always enjoyed the times when he was here. He made me smile

6:44 pm

Dorens

and everyone adopted him, gave advice, etc

6:44 pm

stidmama

Let me check the site, maybe I can set a switch to public. Hold on.

6:44 pm

helenkeller

yes, right dorens, bunch of moms here

6:44 pm

blueheron

I'm so sorry everyone for making any reference to Nancy Boy. :(

6:45 pm

EspritdJean

ok, I just joined it how do I get to the message boards?

6:45 pm

periwinkle

its ok blue

6:45 pm

Dorens

np blueheron... people who didn't know about it need to know, yes?

6:45 pm

periwinkle

I typed in BAbblers Anonymous at the type right corner, Esprit

6:45 pm

blueheron

right, tears are falling now...

6:45 pm

helenkeller

no, blue it's perfectly alright, we all have to process & the here and now is a fine place :)

6:46 pm

EspritdJean

I'm just getting a lot of crap about fashions etc

6:46 pm

stidmama

I just checked, there are no restrictions on being able to read the pages.

6:46 pm

helenkeller

i absolutely love how supportive this community is

6:46 pm

blueheron

I'm so damn sorry

6:47 pm

MollyL

Raise a glass to our friend Jesse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbajhaa
RlLk

6:47 pm

stidmama

http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/topi
c/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Passi
ng

6:47 pm

EspritdJean

ok so just tell me, when and how did you find out?

6:47 pm

stidmama

*showers blue with gentle light*

6:47 pm

helenkeller

see- if a person clicks on babanon below now, it takes you to the yuku home page - which i never heard of either

6:47 pm

stidmama

Several of us were emailed Monday evening.

6:47 pm

periwinkle

I found out in the chog yesterday

6:47 pm

helenkeller

i read it in the chat yesterday

6:47 pm

blueheron

yes let's raise a glass!:)))) hoot hoot hoot!!!!

6:48 pm

stidmama

But it happened a couple weeks ago.

6:48 pm

Dorens

ii will go find a bottle to open, and have a spoonful more of chili (well, maybe two)

6:48 pm

blueheron

you are so sweet stidmama.

6:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

He was a good soul and never had a chance.

6:49 pm

helenkeller

stid - i can see how that can be disconcerting if people are daily chatters

6:49 pm

EspritdJean

that is heartbreaking

6:49 pm

periwinkle

he was indeed a good soul, Kap

6:49 pm

EspritdJean

all he wanted was to be loved

6:49 pm

EspritdJean

as we all do

6:49 pm

MollyL

Let's all remember that good souls stay with us, just in a different form. I loved the story about the swan.

6:50 pm

Nef

And he was so well-loved by so many people here; I just feel very sad at the loss of someone I cared about

6:50 pm

helenkeller

cameo

6:50 pm

stidmama

Okay, I am running into my heart's limit. Esprit, were you able to get into the BabAnon okay?

6:50 pm

helenkeller

nnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

6:50 pm

periwinkle

well, he was loved by most of us and I know he knew that

6:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yep, he was that.

6:50 pm

helenkeller

so sorry - out of practice, please forgive me

6:50 pm

EspritdJean

don't apologize helen we love free words

6:51 pm

helenkeller

of course, if i didn't make a big deal about it, probably no one saw it - rats

6:51 pm

zoozzoom

Don`t worry, Helen i am in practice and i still do it..LOL

6:51 pm

Scrabbler

What happened to NB???

6:51 pm

helenkeller

lol jean

6:51 pm

EspritdJean

uh oh

6:51 pm

periwinkle

he passed away Scrabbs

6:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We all did it on purpose this morning so we could go to the cabana

6:52 pm

EspritdJean

scrab, I just found out as you did, he died

6:52 pm

stidgmere

ty helen. We all make a ca*** appearance once in awhile.

6:52 pm

helenkeller

hi scrabs!

6:52 pm

blueheron

he's gone scrabbs

6:52 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, no!! Poor Jesse! What happened?

6:52 pm

Dorens

oh . this will keep happening for days. babanon post scrab

6:52 pm

periwinkle

and he is sorely missed

6:52 pm

Scrabbler

I loved that boy--he is the same age as my middle nephew.

6:53 pm

EspritdJean

he was very loveable

6:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I wish there was some way to pin this on the beginning of the chog

6:53 pm

EspritdJean

I have to go now, what a shock

6:53 pm

Dorens

infection led to pneumonia... following problems withl liver transplant. everyone loved him, he certainly was the breath of fresh air

6:53 pm

stidmama

(((scrabs)))

http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/to
pic/593/Condolences-on-Nancy-Boy-s-Pas
sing

6:53 pm

EspritdJean

God rest his beautiful soul

6:53 pm

helenkeller

it hit me very hard, so young

6:53 pm

EspritdJean

I didn't know he'd had a transplant

6:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We all wanted to be his mom

6:54 pm

Nef

so true, Kap

6:54 pm

MollyL

I'd like to think that the love Jesse felt here, made up for some of the love he missed elsewhere. And that he's now in a place where he feels love all the time.

6:55 pm

Dorens

whoa, I see Babblerabble hasbeen here... if you are still lurking, I have missed you very much!! hope you are well

6:55 pm

stidmama

nef, you said you don't remember your login name?

6:55 pm

Scrabbler

A liver transplant--he never revealed why he was immunosuppressive medication.

6:55 pm

Scrabbler

How did we get notified?

6:56 pm

Nef

stid, I belonged to a private BB at whatever the former name for yuko was

6:56 pm

EspritdJean

I just read fauxmage's post

6:56 pm

EspritdJean

so so sad

6:56 pm

Nef

so I wasn't nef there; but it won't accept my former name or email

6:56 pm

EspritdJean

because of malaria

6:56 pm

uusue2

heading home - bbl

6:57 pm

uusue2

thx, all!!!

6:57 pm

stidmama

It's possible the name didn't get transferred. If you want to create a new name it's free.

6:57 pm

stidmama

Scrabs, I was one of several who were emailed by his partner.

6:57 pm

stidmama

(((sue))) have a lovely evening!

6:57 pm

EspritdJean

I'll repeat, for those just coming on. I am a good friend of Jesse's (Nancy Boy).

Jesse wanted to go to Korea last August to see his family. His doctor told him he would not need malaria protection, since he was Korean.

He got bitten by a mosquito there, and got malaria. A particularly difficult strain to treat. It damaged his liver and caused severe weight loss and anemia. He nearly died.

The hospital overdid the blood transfusions, and Jesse had to have chelation to get the excess iron out. This made him violently ill, and further damaged his liver. A transplant was needed.

His partner, Frank, was found to be the same rare blood type, so he donated a portion of his liver.

Unfortunately, the anti-rejection drugs lowered Jesse's immunity to infection, and he caught glandular fever. This became pneumonia. After a few days of being intubated, he died, very quietly, with Frank, his partner, by his side.

6:57 pm

EspritdJean

that's the post

6:58 pm

stidmama

brb

7:00 pm

MollyL

I'm glad we are all sharing our feelings about this loss. Jesse was a part of our Babble family, and families need to mourn their losses.

7:00 pm

helenkeller

does anyone know how long ago NancyBoy joined babble?

7:00 pm

wht

Hi all. The news about NB is so sad. And all because he wanted to see his family.

7:00 pm

Nef

it was back in 2006, helen

7:01 pm

helenkeller

wow!

7:01 pm

Nef

I think he and I chatted on one of the first days he joined.

7:01 pm

helenkeller

long time

7:01 pm

stidmama

(((wht)))

7:01 pm

helenkeller

he sure didn't hesitate - jumped right in here :)

7:02 pm

wht

Thanks stid

7:02 pm

MollyL

I remember Christmas day, when Jesse was in the hospital. He was so surprised and delighted to find so many of us here to chat with.

7:02 pm

Nef

he was so sweet; I think he kept putting words in chog that day and apologizing for doing it each time

7:03 pm

stidmama

he sure did, Nef! LOL as so many of us do...

7:05 pm

Scrabbler

He joined maybe 2 yrs ago and then disappeared for a long time, then resurfaced last spring or summer.

7:06 pm

stidmama

Actually, his profile says his join date was April 26, 2007

7:06 pm

suefrad625

May his walk in heaven be as sweet as he was to the babble family

7:06 pm

helenkeller

okay scrabs, that seems more right than 5 years ago - but then again my memory is not as good as it used to be

7:06 pm

stidmama

what a lovely way to express that, sue.

7:06 pm

Nef

his profile says he joined in 2007 (so I lied)

7:07 pm

helenkeller

wow - so almost 4 years, doesn't seem that long ago

7:07 pm

helenkeller

lol nef

7:07 pm

suefrad625

oh Nef, it old age, not dishonesty

7:07 pm

Nef

and stid is faster than I am (as usual)

7:07 pm

stidmama

okay, I have to a) eat something with protein; b) work on my science blog; c) make sure I am ready for Friday's classes; and d) look at the BIG paper and decide on my strategy for work tomorrow.

7:08 pm

stidmama

LOL maybe Nef prefers the idea of being dishonest to being OLD???? *wicked mama grin*

7:08 pm

stidmama

My body will be here, my brain will be scattered, but my heart (the part that doesn't belong to tom and the boys) will be here... *poof*

7:09 pm

MollyL

Old, sometimes dishonest and very sassy. The only way to be. : P

7:09 pm

Nef

no, I admit to being older than dirt sometimes (even if I'm not)

7:10 pm

Nef

Molly, are you saying I'm sassy? WOW! :-D

7:11 pm

Dorens

down to 44 and listing... not such a nice grid today, though it does have nancy as a phantom and korea is here too.

7:12 pm

helenkeller

that's kinda creepy :)

7:12 pm

Nef

that is nice Dorens. I wonder if that's accidental or on purpose?

7:13 pm

blueheron

no, it's actually Karma.;)

7:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello babblers

7:14 pm

Dorens

hi owl

7:14 pm

blueheron

NB is with us now.

7:14 pm

Nef

blue, that would be cool; NB is letting us know he's okay....

7:15 pm

blueheron

I think so:)

7:15 pm

helenkeller

heya TO!

7:15 pm

blueheron

Hi TO

7:15 pm

Nef

hi TO

7:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey doren hk heron nef all

7:18 pm

MollyL

Of course you're sassy Nef.

7:19 pm

blueheron

I just can't concentrate on this grid today.

7:19 pm

rururocks

hello everybody.

7:19 pm

Nef

hi ruru

7:19 pm

blueheron

I have a very hard time with loss.

7:19 pm

blueheron

hi ruru

7:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi ru

7:20 pm

rururocks

I couldn't stick around last night with all the bitching Nef.. I hope you understand.

7:20 pm

rururocks

Hi TO HI Blue. Hi Doren

7:21 pm

blueheron

I just want to bawl my eyes out:((((((

7:22 pm

helenkeller

hi ruru

7:22 pm

blueheron

sorry peoples

7:22 pm

rururocks

hi helen

7:23 pm

Dorens

hi ru

7:23 pm

helenkeller

np {{{blue}}}

7:23 pm

Nef

ruru, I understood. I was so tired myself and was just trying to express my sadness at how *I* felt and someone took it as something I didn't mean at all. I think everyone has high emotions due to our loss...

7:23 pm

blueheron

hi dorens

7:23 pm

Dorens

it did get ugly ru. hope it is over... lots of people feel pretty strongly about it, having read the archives

7:24 pm

joey

my two cents - it was very ugly and made me very uncomfortable

7:24 pm

rururocks

I really don't understand how people can be rude and demeaning when there is a bigger problem at hand...I understand your response Nef.. I just didn't want to join in.. it's too exhausting

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

i understand dr god was here quite a while this afternoon, was he expressing condolences? how nice.

7:24 pm

helenkeller

nef - i see exactly what you're saying and i think you were very clear

7:24 pm

Dorens

i really think it is done.. everyone needs to process, but ....

7:25 pm

Dorens

some folks just seem to have a need for drama

7:25 pm

rururocks

hopefully that is true.. and yes on the drama doren..some people live on it

7:25 pm

Nef

thanks helen

7:26 pm

stidgmere

Blue heron just landed. It's fishing for dinner. I think it is a sign I should fix ours. Sleep the sleep of the just as you all seem to live your lives in that way. Poof!

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye stidg

7:27 pm

helenkeller

i get the feeling that a large part of NB would have enjoyed that, and then he would end up feeling guilty for having 'caused' it - - - and then someone would tell him he's not responsible for what he can't control :)

7:27 pm

mkg

missing ca 5 12 the second one please. after the boats the american indians used.

7:27 pm

MollyL

Ah, Jesse sent Gran Mere a blue heron. He truly is sending messages from his next good place.

7:27 pm

blueheron

love you stidge

7:27 pm

Nef

bye stidg. Be well

7:27 pm

rururocks

that is ture for sure helen

7:28 pm

rururocks

hey TO!.. have you recovered from your date?

7:28 pm

mkg

nm got it. sorry. it is a large gun that shoots balls.

7:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. i am still eating to make up for my lost dinner:)

7:28 pm

rururocks

ROFL

7:29 pm

helenkeller

ah - is this the story of the longest 2 hours?

7:29 pm

Dorens

date? what have i missed owl?

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's as if i missed a eek of meals, i swear

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

week

7:29 pm

Nef

TO, didn't you eat? Or did you lose your dinner in disgust?

7:29 pm

rururocks

*appetizers from Hell* written by Temple Owl

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hope you were entertained, anyway. But that's so....beginning of the week.

7:30 pm

rururocks

I was.. I did feel for you.. sounded really awkward and difficult

7:30 pm

Dorens

apparently not a very successful date?

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

it was fine, doren.

7:31 pm

MollyL

A person who lives in this life space touches many. Some personally, some over distance. However, all those they touch deserve to share in the mourning of the loss of that person. I wish everyone who is mourning the loss of our friend Jesse, some peace. He has found it, so should we.

7:31 pm

rururocks

she went out with Mr Fullofhimself

7:32 pm

helenkeller

i salute your bravery - seriously, it's tough to meet new people ... preaching to the choir right?

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey, all, i have to go get more cereal.

7:32 pm

Nef

oh, I'm sorry TO

7:33 pm

rururocks

hope it isn't grapnuts shes eating

7:33 pm

rururocks

grapenuts

7:33 pm

java2

Well written, Molly. I join you in those wishes. Jesse will be missed.

7:33 pm

Dorens

i might have to start dating again myself. or just swear off men altogether. I certainly don't want to get involved with any more old flames-there's a reason they were ex's!

7:33 pm

rururocks

lol Doren

7:35 pm

Dorens

ruru don't you have any single male friends out east who share some of your lovely traits (like bringing Mrs. Ru her lunch, and knowing about scrumptious wines, and being generally hilarious)?

7:36 pm

rururocks

generally?

7:36 pm

helenkeller

about time to start a dating service here, is that what you're saying?

7:36 pm

Nef

generally, rur ;-)

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

occasionally?

7:36 pm

rururocks

yes.. helen.. great idea

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

:P

7:36 pm

rururocks

*ouch*

7:36 pm

Nef

ruru, that is

7:37 pm

pam

evening, all

7:37 pm

pam

The candles are for NancyBoy?

7:37 pm

Dorens

pammers?

7:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

PAM!

7:37 pm

pam

Hi, Doresn

7:37 pm

pam

TO!

7:37 pm

Nef

hi pam

7:38 pm

Dorens

yup. and it has been ages since we've seen you here!

7:38 pm

helenkeller

hi pam

7:38 pm

pam

Sad, that, about NB

7:38 pm

pam

Hi, HK

7:38 pm

rururocks

Pammers!!

7:38 pm

pam

I have been lurking.

7:38 pm

pam

Hi, Ri

7:38 pm

pam

ru

7:38 pm

rururocks

ri?

7:38 pm

Dorens

i think people like ru would make a great dating service

7:38 pm

pam

I am drinking a new red

7:38 pm

pam

new for me

7:38 pm

pam

Claraval Selection Especial Calatayud 2006

7:38 pm

rururocks

hmmm

7:39 pm

MollyL

I guess along with being sad to hear that Jesse has moved on, I was equally sad to read all the harsh words exchanged about who got the news and when. He touched all of us in one way or another and we all deserve our time to process this passing.

7:39 pm

pam

The guy at the neighborhood store recommended. Eh

7:39 pm

Dorens

or pam, maybe, since she knows so many people..

7:39 pm

rururocks

I don't know the first thing about dating

7:39 pm

pam

Nor do I, ruru!

7:39 pm

Dorens

agreed molly... he was one of us and we can grieve him as we wish. this is our chat log after all

7:39 pm

pam

MollyL--that just stinks. I saw some of that yesterday

7:39 pm

rururocks

that's what I was talking about earlier molly..so unnecessary

7:40 pm

Buttonman

evening all!

7:40 pm

rururocks

hey butt

7:40 pm

pam

hi, button

7:40 pm

Buttonman

hi ruru

7:40 pm

Buttonman

hi, pam

7:40 pm

Dorens

no you don't need to know about dating... just need to know people and help them find each other. matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.

7:40 pm

helenkeller

hi button

7:41 pm

Buttonman

hi helen

7:41 pm

rururocks

oh..

7:41 pm

pam

LOL, doresn

7:41 pm

Dorens

ruru, if you say hey butt to him, what do you call BooBear? (and hi buttonman)

7:41 pm

rururocks

I do call her boo

7:41 pm

Magyk

good evening

7:41 pm

Buttonman

hi, doren

7:41 pm

rururocks

<---likes things nice, short, and tidy

7:41 pm

Nef

hi Button

7:42 pm

Dorens

i remain convinced that somewhere out there someone I know knows some man who would be good for me, they just don't know it.

7:42 pm

Nef

hi Magyk

7:42 pm

Dorens

I can't help it, i always want to call BooBear BooB!

7:42 pm

Buttonman

i need a clue real bad...i need on word to finish this grid....can someone please help me with the ko 5?

7:42 pm

Buttonman

hi, nef

7:42 pm

Dorens

ko + ***ders of the lost ark

7:42 pm

rururocks

that is true doren..you need someone with real humor and compassion

7:43 pm

Dorens

yah! i think they would certainly need humor and compassion to deal with me!

7:43 pm

rururocks

you laugh pretty easily.. not that difficult to make you laugh

7:43 pm

rururocks

Hey Pam

7:44 pm

Dorens

that's because you have a good sense of humor.. wit and intelligence

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

Sheesh.. i just came back on and wondered how in the heck that baby was already babbling.. not that she isn't extraordinary. hi button

7:44 pm

CiociaJudy

cupcakes are baked! evening fellow Babblers

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey cj!

7:44 pm

rururocks

(not sure about the intelligence part of that one d)

7:44 pm

Buttonman

thanks Dorens, got it....FIREWORKS!

7:45 pm

rururocks

button moves in for the kill

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

*hoping there is yellow cake ith chocolate iing*

7:45 pm

helenkeller

heya ciocia!

7:45 pm

CiociaJudy

WOOHOO for Buttonman!

7:45 pm

Dorens

what baby are you talking about owl

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg, buttonman

7:45 pm

Dorens

and hi ciociaj
and yay buttonman

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

doren: Button

7:45 pm

Nef

YAY, Buttonman!!! WTG!!!!

7:45 pm

rururocks

Owl's having a baby?

7:45 pm

Buttonman

THANKS GUYS, I AM OUT OF HERE!

7:45 pm

CiociaJudy

Hey TO, Helen, Dorens, Ru, Pam, Nef (looks around to see who she missed)

7:46 pm

Nef

hi CJ

7:46 pm

rururocks

(playing telephone now)

7:46 pm

helenkeller

i am laughing

7:46 pm

Dorens

i deal with this sort of thing all the time (but it is twelve year old girls usually)

7:47 pm

CiociaJudy

Funfetti valentine cupcakes, white icing and red hearts

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

very pretty!

7:47 pm

rururocks

ciocia?

7:48 pm

CiociaJudy

yes ru dear

7:48 pm

Dorens

i have had no wine yet... time to open a bottle. i meant to before but got distracted

7:48 pm

rururocks

are you really martha Stewart?

7:48 pm

rururocks

(lol)

7:48 pm

CiociaJudy

*gagging* Oh, God, I hope not, Ru!

7:49 pm

CiociaJudy

to quote my nephew, the cupcakes are "for the old people" (actually adult day care)

7:49 pm

rururocks

oh

7:49 pm

CiociaJudy

I'm hoping that if I bake for them someone will bake for me when I'm there

7:49 pm

rururocks

that's sweet

7:49 pm

Nef

now you made us all want cupcakes CJ.

7:50 pm

rururocks

I'll bake for you

7:50 pm

helenkeller

very nice of you :)

7:50 pm

Mark Jones

'Ello mates!

7:50 pm

CiociaJudy

Ello Mark!

7:50 pm

CiociaJudy

oh, Ru. ty

7:50 pm

Nef

hi Mark

7:50 pm

CiociaJudy

So, Ru. I hear you're starting an east coast matchmaking service.

7:50 pm

helenkeller

hi mark

7:51 pm

Mark Jones

No, ru! Don't do that! It might be a scam.

7:51 pm

rururocks

yes.. "forgeddaboutit Dating service*

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi mark

7:51 pm

Mark Jones

Hey TO. How you been?

7:52 pm

Dorens

Bremer 2004 LaPosada Merlot Howel Mountain

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok and you mark?

7:52 pm

CiociaJudy

LOL Ru

7:52 pm

Mark Jones

Very fine, thanks.

7:52 pm

ivesy3

first ra 5/10 plz

7:53 pm

Dorens

owl, was it you who said that dr God was on this afternoon? i can't find it in archives. did see fauxmage back on again, telling us she now knows why nb detested some of us and called us the coven

7:54 pm

rururocks

what????????

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

i heard that he was, earlier, about the time i logged in tongiht

7:54 pm

helenkeller

yes - i read that too, so sad

7:55 pm

Dorens

1:47 pm
Fauxmage

Soodlebum, everyone else who received that same email as you was able to be discreet. You received that email precisely because JC suggested to Frank that you be included. I am sorry for the tone in which you were spoken to, but knowing that Frank wanted it to be kept private, not knowing that he failed to mention this, and seeing it appear in public was disturbing. Everyone else had the good grace to keep it to themselves.

And as far as what Jesse would have thought of "someone's" judgmental behavior, he would have been behind it 100%. You people have no clue what that someone meant to Jesse, no clue about the many things he did for Jesse, that Jesse and Frank both felt eternally grateful for. Jesse and Frank were engaged because of that someone, and that someone was to be Jesse's best man at the wedding, a wedding that now will sadly never take place.

I rarely chat here, but I was here while all the unpleasantness was taking place, and I can now see why Jesse himself detested some of you, and called you "the coven". Have no doubt that Jesse would have stood by "someone" 100%.

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

well,if true, he was entitled to his feelings. none of that matters now.

7:55 pm

Dorens

and it was anniebrook who she was telling off... annie, who is the sweetest who wouldn't hurt a fly!

7:56 pm

rururocks

oh boy..

7:56 pm

Dorens

oh lord what have i started... sorry, but I was just stunned

7:57 pm

rururocks

that is so unbelivably rude

7:57 pm

helenkeller

who is this person being referred to as 'doing things for jessie'?

7:57 pm

Dorens

jc

7:58 pm

Dorens

well, to change the subject, ru, this merlot is unbelievably scrumptious

7:58 pm

helenkeller

i don't know who that is - but once again it goes to show: there's nothing at all private about the internet

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night, babblers, see you tomorrow

7:58 pm

Dorens

she is a friend of jc and nancyboy(jessie)

7:58 pm

rururocks

nice

7:59 pm

Dorens

g'night owl

7:59 pm

rururocks

night TO

7:59 pm

helenkeller

niters to :)

7:59 pm

rururocks

sent you an email doren

7:59 pm

CiociaJudy

nite TO

7:59 pm

Magyk

clue for top o for nbt?

7:59 pm

Nef

good night TO

7:59 pm

Dorens

oh good ruru... i love getting mail, almost as much as i am loving this wine

8:00 pm

rururocks

om 4 magy

8:00 pm

Magyk

thank you ru

8:00 pm

Magyk

g'night TO

8:00 pm

rururocks

and or4

8:00 pm

pam

wow...wander away and boom!
it never ceases to astound me the polarization.

8:00 pm

pam

wow...wander away and boom!
it never ceases to astound me the polarization.

8:00 pm

rururocks

you are going to have a whale when you find it

8:01 pm

rururocks

heypam

8:01 pm

rururocks

Doren wants to come to Napa and you to come too

8:01 pm

pam

Would be fun!

8:01 pm

rururocks

we can meet Thomas, and go wine tasting.. etc

8:01 pm

pam

What Merlot?

8:01 pm

Magyk

haha I like it ru!

8:01 pm

MollyL

I find it very sad that people have been "taken to task" about expressing their sadness. I also find it very sad that people need to be angry and hateful to others, when the main point of a conversation is sadness about the one who has passed. All, totally unecessary.

8:01 pm

pam

Thomas--i'd be speechless

8:01 pm

rururocks

Bremer Merlot

8:01 pm

helenkeller

gotta put in a load o' laundry, bbl

8:02 pm

rururocks

we could talk for you and you could nod your head

8:02 pm

pam

Something to remember if I get into a merlot way

8:02 pm

pam

I found a pinot I like--Russian Jack

8:02 pm

rururocks

*puts strings on Pam to get ready for the trip*

8:02 pm

Nef

you're so right, Molly

8:02 pm

pam

Yes, I can nod my head

8:02 pm

CiociaJudy

Ah, Napa. Beautiful place.

8:03 pm

Dorens

we should have a great babble convention in napa. I know a wonderful house!! and ruru is there

8:04 pm

CiociaJudy

wow---moving up from Babble meets to conventions!! We need an event planner. . .

8:04 pm

CiociaJudy

Ru, maybe you can get Martha Stewart?

8:04 pm

Dorens

well if i lose my job again i could be the event planner

8:05 pm

CiociaJudy

Oh, no Dorens. Is that a possibility?

8:05 pm

rururocks

I don't hang around prisons CJ?

8:05 pm

rururocks

oh.. I forgot she is out on parole

8:05 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFLMAO

8:06 pm

Dorens

sure... we are waiting to see how much the state will give us and then find out where our cuts will be. i don't ever expect things to go smoothly anymore

8:06 pm

Nef

Dorens, did you go to Napa last year and stay at some fantastic place there? I remember viewing all sorts of wonderful pictures of a place like that....

8:06 pm

rururocks

(sonoma)

8:06 pm

CiociaJudy

so sorry to hear that Dorens

8:06 pm

Dorens

yes i did nef... the house had seven bedrooms and baths, a pool, a kitchen to die for... truly a paradise

8:06 pm

CiociaJudy

Sounds like the perfect Babblefest locale

8:07 pm

uusue2

hi, all - back for a little while -

8:07 pm

rururocks

and spreckeled with love

8:07 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Sue

8:07 pm

Dorens

oh thank you ru, quuite right.. what sort of event planner will I be... half a glass of wine and can't remember details like that. (haha, spreckel--- see, you have an uncommon mind)

8:08 pm

Nef

gosh I bookmarked that place; but then forgot who'd posted it or where I'd been chatting about it (old age sucks when your memory goes!)

8:08 pm

Dorens

i was in sonoma nef, but went into napa a few times, one memorable lovely lunch with ruru and my daughter

8:08 pm

rururocks

I emailed you back

8:08 pm

rururocks

:D

8:08 pm

Dorens

(i still have some of the wine that i bought after ru ordered for lunch)

8:08 pm

Dorens

sobrevista nef

8:09 pm

Nef

That's it! :-)

8:09 pm

rururocks

(not sobervista though)

8:10 pm

Nef

which is good, ruru

8:11 pm

Dorens

not nearly sober.... maybe when we first got there

8:11 pm

Dorens

the weekly rate is much less than daily nef...

8:13 pm

Nef

Can you imagine renting that place for 2 weeks and Babblers could come for a short (or long) stay?

8:13 pm

Dorens

heavenly, really. (and it comes with daily housekeeper too)

8:13 pm

CiociaJudy

*checking flight schedules*

8:13 pm

MollyL

And then... a new video hits the internet...Babblers Gone Wild!

8:13 pm

Magyk

could I stay forever? *hopeful*

8:13 pm

Dorens

and a garden with great tomatoes, basil, etc. for the picking, flowers too of course

8:14 pm

Nef

Only if you could afford it Magyk :-)

8:14 pm

Magyk

As a teacher, unlikely.

8:14 pm

uusue2

still haven't been able to reach my dad, he's not answering his phone, and it's too late to call now. Will try him and the social worker in the morning. Sigh. Can I come to CA too???

8:14 pm

Dorens

find a sugar daddy

8:15 pm

Dorens

course sue.. you're a babbler, and you haven't been nasty to anyone on chat, have you?

8:15 pm

Nef

uusue, if he's still in rehab; call the nurses station

8:15 pm

CiociaJudy

I thought Ru was working on that for all of us Dorens.

8:15 pm

Dorens

i sure wish he would!!

8:15 pm

rururocks

I am too busy with the dating service now

8:16 pm

uusue2

nef, I did, they said he was out of his room but wheeling back; I called 3 times after that at 10-15 minute intervals but nothing. I think he just doesn't want to talk.

8:16 pm

rururocks

gives a whole new meaning to J date

8:16 pm

Dorens

exactly ru... (judy is hoping that they are sugar daddies. i just hope they have a car, at this point)

8:16 pm

Magyk

Is 26 too young for a sugar daddy? Or rather the perfect age?

8:16 pm

Nef

ruru, you'd better get Mrs. ruru involved too

8:16 pm

Dorens

hmmmmmm i think a bit young..... how old was that ana nicole smith person though?

8:17 pm

CiociaJudy

Ru, I want somebody to take care of me for a change; not the other way around, please.

8:17 pm

rururocks

she was 28 he was 90

8:17 pm

Dorens

good point nef... don't want her worrying about his activities... and maybe she knows some folks. Ru, I am willing to move out there if you find the right guy.

8:17 pm

Nef

uusue, were you able to talk with the nurse about what is going on? They might be able to get a social worker involved first thing in the AM

8:17 pm

uusue2

judy, I'm with you!!!

8:17 pm

rururocks

ok doren.. more single guys out here

8:18 pm

Nef

brb

8:18 pm

uusue2

nef, no, their English isn't great and neither is my hearing :-( I figure I'll do better just going straight to the social worker.

8:18 pm

Dorens

have glass, will travel

8:18 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFL Dorens

8:18 pm

rururocks

okay.. I'm heading out to walk the doggies.. night all.. I hope that things calm down and peace comes back to the chat.

8:19 pm

Dorens

night ruru... a demain

8:19 pm

CiociaJudy

Nite Ru. Nice chatting with lovely Babblers.

8:19 pm

rururocks

au revoir mes amis

8:19 pm

stidmama

(((ruru))) sorry I missed you. I need to grab some grub and then I can babble a little while I eat.

8:19 pm

CiociaJudy

{{{STID}}}

8:19 pm

stidmama

did ruru just call us messy reservoirs?

8:20 pm

Dorens

stid i have black bean, mushroom, chipotle chili here. you want some?

8:20 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFL Stid

8:20 pm

uusue2

bye, ruru - things seem to be calming down.

8:20 pm

stidmama

JUDY. you have been AWOL. *stomps mama foot*

8:20 pm

CiociaJudy

I have cupcakes,Stid

8:20 pm

Magyk

hello (((stid)))

8:20 pm

CiociaJudy

Very busy at work, Stid. Damn criminals!

8:20 pm

stidmama

mmmmm. yummy Doren soup. Served in lovely sonoma, with maids and cabana boys...

8:20 pm

Dorens

no, no, no foot stomping stid. peace and love

8:20 pm

stidmama

CUPCAKES??? ((((JUDY IS BESTEST FRIEND))))

8:20 pm

stidmama

(((Magyk)))

8:21 pm

CiociaJudy

we're going back to the 70's . . . peace, love, joy

8:21 pm

CiociaJudy

dancing and tie dyed shirts

8:21 pm

Dorens

well, we did have less than peaceful lovingness before, let the sun shine!

8:21 pm

uusue2

I miss the 70s (sort of...)

8:22 pm

stidmama

*damming criminals busily*

*calculates rate of drop for maximum energy generation of criminals as they pass through the turbines*

*decides 500 ft drop probably adequate and begins dumping criminals behind DAM*

8:22 pm

stidmama

dam dam dam dam....

8:22 pm

CiociaJudy

OMG Stid.

8:22 pm

Dorens

early 70's (thought of as the "60's) i miss.. late 70's discos... I don't miss

8:22 pm

stidmama

*wicked mama look*

8:22 pm

CiociaJudy

Let the sun shine, let the sun shine

8:22 pm

Dorens

peace and love stid, i'm tellin' ya

8:22 pm

CiociaJudy

ditto on the disco Dorens

8:22 pm

stidmama

*sun happily shining on free energy source...*

8:23 pm

Magyk

listening to beatles "don't let me down" right now...

8:23 pm

Magyk

rooftop concert *sigh*

8:23 pm

stidmama

no dams? *sad mama look*

8:23 pm

CiociaJudy

hahahaha only Hoover Stid

8:23 pm

Mary

ko5/18 pls???

8:23 pm

crosshair

howdy everyone;)

8:23 pm

stidmama

oh well. *shrug* Judy, will you be here in a few minutes? I really do need to eat...

8:24 pm

CiociaJudy

yep

8:24 pm

CiociaJudy

I'll wait for you Stid

8:24 pm

Nef

back. Hi stid and crossy

8:24 pm

CiociaJudy

{{{Crossy}}}

8:24 pm

Nef

and Mary

8:24 pm

stidmama

okay. ((Nef)) back quick, Judy!

8:25 pm

CiociaJudy

ko + first three letters of ***ise your hand if you know the answer

8:25 pm

Mary

hello all, getting late start today

8:25 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Mary.

8:25 pm

Dorens

good luck mary, it's a bit of a stinker

8:26 pm

Nef

I'm having a tough time getting to half way. Maybe I should shut up and work the grid for a while?

8:26 pm

CiociaJudy

LOL Nef. Finally grabbed the list. 17 to go here.

8:26 pm

wvteach

mary - i'm just starting now too - maybe we can make it thru together

8:27 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Teach!

8:27 pm

Bugsaw

Hello all. I just signed on and saw the candles. I am in shock

8:27 pm

Mary

ty
CiociaJudy

8:27 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Bugs.

8:27 pm

CiociaJudy

yw Mary

8:27 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Judy

8:28 pm

stidmama

((((BUGS))))

8:28 pm

crosshair

we are all shocked and saddened bugsaw.caught me right out of the blue yesterday:(

8:29 pm

Nef

hi wv and Bugs

8:29 pm

CiociaJudy

still very hard to process such a loss :(

8:29 pm

stidmama

(((cross)))

8:29 pm

Nef

agreed, crossy. I felt like I was punched in the stomach

8:29 pm

stidmama

(((mary and teach))) so many people needing hugs, so little time.

8:30 pm

crosshair

((stidmama))

8:30 pm

CiociaJudy

you're the best hugger Stid!

8:30 pm

Magyk

I haven't wanted to say anything. I didn't want to get involved with all the...upset with each other business.

8:31 pm

Magyk

He was such a dear..I will miss him so.

8:31 pm

Bugsaw

The world lost a sweetie allright Magyk.

8:32 pm

stidmama

I hate when that ruckus happens, Magyk

8:33 pm

Magyk

I was scared I would get yelled at. I don't do well with loss and that would be too much.

8:34 pm

stidmama

I feel blessed Nancy Boy found us... he was a lovely person.

8:34 pm

Dorens

wow. what a shame. you shouldn't have to fear being yelled at, and loss is hard for most of us.

8:34 pm

Magyk

Yes he was stid..

8:36 pm

CiociaJudy

FIREWORKS whew!

8:36 pm

Bugsaw

Well I checked back in the chog for yesterday and there was some yelling going on at first. I figured that the news had to be out if candles were posted. I don't care who yells at me... the world lost a wonderful man and no-one owned him.

8:36 pm

stidmama

YAY Judy!!!!

8:36 pm

Dorens

yay ciociajudy!!

8:36 pm

crosshair

there were some ..problems,but we must offer love,and comfort,and should those closest to jesse lash out in their grief,we can understand and hold still and offer support in their time of loss

8:36 pm

Nef

YAY, Judy!!!! WTG!!!!

8:36 pm

stidmama

It continued today Bugs, but I am hopeful that it is over now.

8:37 pm

Magyk

wtg Judy!

8:37 pm

CiociaJudy

brb want to chg m profile pic TY

8:37 pm

Nef

crossy, you have a very kind heart

8:37 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

8:37 pm

Bugsaw

well said crossy!

8:37 pm

stidmama

hey dan!

8:37 pm

dan2bit

congrats Judy

8:38 pm

Nef

hi dan2

8:38 pm

crosshair

howdy dan;)

8:38 pm

Bugsaw

dan2's baby is here! Hurray. We can focus on that sweet face.

8:38 pm

gapeach

Evening, dan2. Hope all is well with you.

8:39 pm

dan2bit

hee. She was 9 months on Monday - can't believe how time has flown

8:39 pm

gapeach

Lovely picture, dan.

8:39 pm

stidmama

hey Peach!

8:39 pm

stidmama

9 months already... wow.

8:39 pm

periwinkle

hello all

8:39 pm

Bugsaw

how many teethDan?

8:39 pm

gapeach

Hi there, stidmama. Hope you are feeling better.

8:39 pm

Nef

any clues for the 8 letter word, please?

8:40 pm

gapeach

Hi, periwinkle.

8:40 pm

periwinkle

can;t believe I am asking for help with a 4 letter word but cannot see the sh4/6

8:40 pm

crosshair

9 months??!! omg..soon you will be telling us your girl is dating:/

8:40 pm

uusue2

dan2, how cute!!!

8:40 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Dan!

8:40 pm

stidmama

thanks peach, I am much improved. :-)

8:40 pm

Nef

hi Ga and peri

8:40 pm

stidmama

no cross... but my younger is. *sigh*

*OLD mama look*

8:40 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Peach!

8:40 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Nef.

8:40 pm

stidmama

hey peri!

8:41 pm

CiociaJudy

sh + abbreviation for Missouri, Peri

8:41 pm

periwinkle

ty CJ

8:41 pm

uusue2

heh. hit 100 words.

8:41 pm

stidmama

go sue go!

8:41 pm

periwinkle

10 left

8:41 pm

CiociaJudy

Dan, Maggie is soooooo adorable.

8:41 pm

stidmama

go peri go!

8:42 pm

CiociaJudy

go Peri go

8:42 pm

periwinkle

:)

8:42 pm

Bugsaw

some reis

8:43 pm

stidmama

um, bugs???

8:43 pm

periwinkle

ye6 pls

8:43 pm

Dorens

second ro 6/21 please

8:44 pm

stidmama

peri: a freeman of medieval england

8:44 pm

CiociaJudy

cheese, Dorens

8:44 pm

Bugsaw

sorry stid et al. momentary lapse when cat jumped on lap unexpectedly................

8:44 pm

Dorens

ye + neil Young *ld*** take a look at yourself, i'm a lot like you were

8:44 pm

stidmama

not a serf or lord or peasant, but a ye6

8:44 pm

periwinkle

ty stid

8:44 pm

periwinkle

and Doren

8:44 pm

stidmama

:-D

8:44 pm

Dorens

thanks cioc. fireworks

8:44 pm

Pinikula

evening all

8:44 pm

stidmama

okay, I am down to

8:44 pm

stidmama

YAY DOREN!!!!

8:44 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Pini

8:44 pm

crosshair

a naval rating

8:44 pm

Pinikula

congrats to the finishers

8:45 pm

crosshair

yaa for dorens!

8:45 pm

uusue2

there are way too many ho's in this grid (and I mean that in the nicest possible way)

8:45 pm

stidmama

down to 87, a mere blink of a moment compared to most of you.

8:45 pm

Dorens

goodness.. old man take a look at MY LIFE< not yourslef.. what's wrong with me?

8:45 pm

Nef

YAY, Dorens!!! WTG!!!

8:45 pm

Nef

hi Pini!

8:45 pm

CiociaJudy

YAY Dorens!!!!

8:45 pm

CiociaJudy

LOL Sue!!!!

8:45 pm

stidmama

((((pini))))

8:45 pm

Bugsaw

YAY Dorens

8:45 pm

Dorens

oh. even worse.. forgot the asterisks... i am definitely ready to step away from the computer. nite all. happy babbles

8:46 pm

CiociaJudy

nite Dorens.

8:46 pm

stidmama

anyway... 87 is little enough for me to be "happy" with my performance today

8:46 pm

saanichcat

hello Babble friends! I am just checking in and out and now back to grid. There is a nice cheese ro 6/21 which I donate TO THE PB! Later, ...

8:46 pm

stidmama

SAANICH!! ((((many many hugs and love and choclits))))

8:46 pm

CiociaJudy

And I need to leave as well. Good to chat with all of you. {{hugs one and all}}

8:47 pm

saanichcat

And double back to you friend!

8:47 pm

stidmama

(((Judy))) sweet dreams. don't be a stranger

8:47 pm

uusue2

bye, judy!

8:47 pm

Nef

bye Dorens, and Judy

8:47 pm

Bugsaw

Hey saanichcat. I grew up there

8:47 pm

uusue2

and dorens!

8:47 pm

Bugsaw

bye
Judy

8:47 pm

stidmama

:-D I miss you Saanich.

8:48 pm

saanichcat

Bugs, in the cheese palce or saanich??!!

8:48 pm

Bugsaw

saanich

8:49 pm

Bugsaw

grew up on Cedar Hill Road

8:49 pm

uusue2

oops - gotta go pick up SO. bbl...

8:49 pm

stidmama

and Bugs, this is Saanich, who couldn't attend in the summer, but who is a lovely, fun person irl

8:49 pm

stidmama

later sue!

8:49 pm

saanichcat

Hey stid, we ARE so close, I could easily hop on a bus, how bout we plan a visit nest month? Talk to you off-chat later.........

8:50 pm

stidmama

and Saanich, this is Bugs - she is sweet and fun, too! Next time I visit North, we should all get together.

8:50 pm

stidmama

okay saanich -- GMTA. (((hugs)))

8:50 pm

Bugsaw

I am sorry my car could not fit another person then Saanich. It would have been fun to meet another Babbler in person

8:50 pm

uusue2

back to get my coat, stepped on a cat. NOW I will bbl!!

8:50 pm

stidmama

and I am really and really outta here for now. ****hugs babblonians and distributes choclits liberally****

8:51 pm

Nef

bye, stid. take care of yourself

8:51 pm

saanichcat

hey bugs, I have a 4 -5 seater. Cedar hill area is stilll lovely

8:51 pm

stidmama

*POOF*

8:51 pm

Bugsaw

hugs to everyone stid. Be safe

8:51 pm

periwinkle

fireworks and I am off to play scrambles, ((((hugs to all))))

8:51 pm

Nef

YAY, peri!!! WTG!!!

8:52 pm

periwinkle

ty byeee

8:52 pm

Bugsaw

bye peri. well done for you too

8:53 pm

Nef

bye peri

8:53 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for sh6-21 the 2nd? Thanks

8:53 pm

Nef

morse

8:54 pm

Nef

OOPS! Sorry!

8:54 pm

Nef

(I hope that there's plenty of choclit in the PB)

8:54 pm

Bugsaw

that is the kind of clue I like

8:56 pm

Pinikula

* putting fresh baked choco chip cookies in PB ... just in case *

8:56 pm

Nef

some days I'm full of those, Bugs

8:56 pm

Nef

thanks, Pini

8:56 pm

Pinikula

np, nef

8:58 pm

Magyk

it's hard to see the grid through tears

8:59 pm

Pinikula

[[magyk]]

8:59 pm

wildcat17

((((magyk))))

8:59 pm

Nef

(((Magyk)))

9:00 pm

Magyk

I lost my best friend a year and a half ago on his wedding day and I went back to our high school today and then all this. It's all at the forefront of my mind.

9:00 pm

wildcat17

on his wedding day? how awful

9:00 pm

Pinikula

* sigh *

9:01 pm

Nef

what happened, Magyk?

9:01 pm

Pinikula

know you are in good company ... here to offer an ear and a hug if needed

9:01 pm

Bugsaw

oh Magyk how sad!

9:02 pm

Magyk

No one knows, just that he died in his sleep the morning of his wedding. No one called me. I went to the church.

9:03 pm

Bugsaw

Not knowing makes it even harder to accept

9:03 pm

Bugsaw

I am so sorry. It bugs me when that kind of unfairness happens

9:04 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:04 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

9:04 pm

Magyk

I feel the same. I'm sorry. It just hit me.

9:04 pm

wildcat17

it's been a tough day in babbleland

9:04 pm

Bugsaw

Hello Min

9:04 pm

dan2bit

huh I guess koran is a proper noun. Hiya Min

9:04 pm

Nef

hi Min

9:05 pm

Pinikula

hi min

9:05 pm

wildcat17

you cannot control grief. it's sneaky and jumps up on you at unexpected times

9:05 pm

dan2bit

hugs for Magyk

9:05 pm

Magyk

thank you all for the hugs and understanding :)

9:06 pm

Bugsaw

focus on the baby Magyk and feel the love coming your way

9:08 pm

Minveryork

Saw RIP Nancy Boy in the archives.WHAT HAPPENED??

9:08 pm

wildcat17

it's posted in babanon

9:09 pm

Nef

He died, Min. Bad infection and very ill

9:10 pm

Minveryork

Wow! I can't believe it! He was so young too! So sad!

9:11 pm

Nef

we all are missing him and mourning him

9:12 pm

Minveryork

I am shocked! He was so cheerful here in the chat log

9:13 pm

Minveryork

Now I do not feel like babbling anymore. Will keep him in my thoughts tonight. I'm off. Goodnight all babblers

9:13 pm

Nef

yes; I feel as though Babble lost a person who spread sunlight

9:13 pm

Bugsaw

even when he was in hospital he was cheery

9:14 pm

Nef

goodnight Min

9:14 pm

Bugsaw

hugs to Min

9:14 pm

EspritdJean

I see people are still getting the sad news

9:15 pm

Bugsaw

hey jean

9:15 pm

EspritdJean

it's amazing how someone you've never met can still touch you so deeply

9:15 pm

EspritdJean

hi bug

9:15 pm

wildcat17

very much so

9:16 pm

Nef

very true, Jean

9:16 pm

EspritdJean

it's some comfort to know he is in the gentlest hands now

9:16 pm

Nef

armor

9:16 pm

EspritdJean

I LOVE free words!

9:17 pm

Nef

sorry. back to PB for me

9:17 pm

wildcat17

firewords

9:17 pm

Bugsaw

YAY wildcat

9:17 pm

wildcat17

:) I'm turning in early. Been a long day

9:17 pm

wildcat17

hugs to everyone

9:17 pm

Nef

YAY, wildcat!!!! WTG!!!!

9:18 pm

Nef

nite, wild

9:18 pm

Magyk

g'night everyone..thank you for the hugs. It was just what I needed.

9:19 pm

crosshair

crossy is sad ,such a young life lost...

9:19 pm

Nef

nite Magyk. Take care of yourself

9:19 pm

Bugsaw

lots of hugs for Magyk too

9:20 pm

Magyk

thank you deeply...*poof*

9:24 pm

uusue2

back from picking up SO - hugs to all!!!! difficult few days here :-(

9:25 pm

uusue2

btw, it is COLD here, -5F and nice and clear. Will be VERY cold by morning. Brrr!

9:25 pm

EspritdJean

I'm in Illinois too uusue

9:26 pm

crystalle

hello everyone

9:26 pm

uusue2

hi, esprit! north, middle or south?

9:26 pm

EspritdJean

nw suburbs

9:26 pm

EspritdJean

where r u?

9:27 pm

uusue2

are you the one that is in Arlington Heights?

9:27 pm

EspritdJean

right next to

9:27 pm

dan2bit

ho6! firewords! sh6 that rhymes with muslim holy book was my last - thanks all cluers

9:27 pm

uusue2

And I see you are from NJ - I am too, originally - small world as usual!!

9:27 pm

uusue2

I'm in DeKalb - far far west almost-suburbs

9:27 pm

EspritdJean

where in NJ?

9:27 pm

EspritdJean

Kane county?

9:28 pm

uusue2

north central - lived in Plainfield until I was 10, then Bernardsville.

9:28 pm

EspritdJean

B-ville is so nice

9:28 pm

uusue2

DeKalb county, west of Kane

9:28 pm

EspritdJean

were you neighbors with Jackie O?

9:29 pm

wvteach

lived in Plainfield between college and getting married, then lived in Fords

9:29 pm

uusue2

Sort of; they were in Short Hills. My mother actually saw her in a store in B'ville once.

9:29 pm

crystalle

does anyone know who mark spitz is?

9:29 pm

uusue2

I don't really remember Plainfield well; it's been a long time! And I haven't really lived in NJ since I was 17.

9:29 pm

EspritdJean

former olympic diving gold medalist

9:29 pm

Nef

Yay, dan2!!! WTG!!!

9:30 pm

Bugsaw

yes crystallie. a swimmer

9:30 pm

uusue2

Mark Spitz? Sure! Lots of Olympic gold for swimming! Why?

9:30 pm

Bugsaw

YAY Dan2

9:30 pm

Nef

crystalle, why do you ask?

9:30 pm

EspritdJean

not diving, swimming

9:30 pm

EspritdJean

I was thinking of greg louganis, mark spitz won about 7 golds in one olympics

9:31 pm

crystalle

oh ok. mark spitz is the icon theme for thursday ( in sprites list) but I had no idea who he was

9:31 pm

EspritdJean

he goes back to the 70's doesn't he?

9:31 pm

uusue2

I think so.

9:31 pm

EspritdJean

or early 80's, he's an old guy now :-D

9:32 pm

Nef

I think so, Esprit. I figured only more seasoned players would know him. :-/

9:32 pm

uusue2

1972 Olympics. Just googled him.

9:32 pm

crystalle

No wonder I had no idea who he is. That was before I was born

9:33 pm

uusue2

nyahh :-) That was the year I graduated from college :-/

9:33 pm

Nef

OUCH, crystalle! (I feel very old suddenly!)

9:33 pm

crosshair

1972? nadia cominiche..i will always remember her

9:34 pm

uusue2

Ah, yes. Of course, that was the Munich olympics, marred by tragedy...

9:34 pm

crystalle

age is irrelevant Nef

9:35 pm

crystalle

you really are only old if u allow yourself to be

9:36 pm

crosshair

crossy will be 25 forever!

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:36 pm

uusue2

Yeah, I used to say that too. crystalle. And I often feel young inside. But my body unfortunately begs to differ more and more often these days...

9:36 pm

Nef

hi jmc

9:36 pm

uusue2

hi, jmc!

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

i was glad to see crossy you made the point as i made obliquely

9:36 pm

Bugsaw

Some kid about 13 asked me how old I was today. I said I was pretty old. I am a grandmother. Then he guessed I was 80!

9:36 pm

crosshair

lol

9:37 pm

Bugsaw

It made 60 look not too bad

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

my staff once described a man as being really old, maybe 50

9:37 pm

crystalle

I know people have no control over the physical elements of age but mentally u can be young

9:37 pm

uusue2

tee hee, bugsaw!

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

i said just how old do you think i am and they looked confused and blushed

9:38 pm

Nef

well, this might make all of you laugh. I laughed so hard when I got this yesterday it made tears run down my face: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzSaoN2
LdfU

9:38 pm

crystalle

unless age has attacked your mental state

9:38 pm

Bugsaw

checking Nef

9:39 pm

crystalle

I would never have guessed that some of the ladies in here are older than my grandmother

9:39 pm

Nef

how old is your grandmother, crystalle?

9:39 pm

Bugsaw

ROFL!! My friend sent me that as a birthday greeting Nef!!!

9:40 pm

crystalle

69

9:40 pm

uusue2

very funny, nef!! Thanks!!!

9:41 pm

Nef

she's young, crystalle (but a bit older than me! <whew!!>

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

some people on here probably have children older than your grandmother crystalle

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

but not me!

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

9:43 pm

Nef

that *might* be a bit of a stretch, jmc. jilli's son is 64

9:43 pm

wvteach

never had time to do much babbling until i retired- one of the joys is being aq grandma as well - spent today caring for my 3 month old grandson

9:44 pm

Bugsaw

when I was a kid I thot you had to be 80 to be a grandmother too

9:44 pm

Nef

Aww, sweet, wv!

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

so i was off by 5 ye***!

9:44 pm

Bugsaw

3 months is the the best!

9:44 pm

crystalle

Technically I could be a grandmother before I am 40. when I am 40 my eldest will be 24

9:45 pm

wvteach

also have a 4 year old granddaughter - and enjoy all the things we can do together

9:46 pm

crystalle

It must be great doing all the fun things all day but giving them back once they are tired and grumpy!

9:46 pm

Nef

I'm enjoying my 21 month old grandson too

9:47 pm

crystalle

When I have grandkids I am going to buy them the noisiest most annoying tooys I can find

9:47 pm

lil*monkey

hello my peeps

9:47 pm

lil*monkey

{{{{{{{{{{{ Nef }}}}}}}}}}}

9:47 pm

uusue2

Well, I kind of got started late - when my son was little some of his friend's grandparents were almost as old as I was

9:48 pm

crosshair

my m.i.l wanted to buy my son a drum set when he was young

9:48 pm

wvteach

i could just sit and hold him and play with him for the afternoon - and still have time to gert home this evening to finish babble

9:48 pm

Nef

LOL, crystalle. THEn what happens is the parents think "those toys" belong at Grandmas house!

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi lil

9:48 pm

crosshair

hody lilM

9:48 pm

Nef

hi lil8monkey

9:48 pm

uusue2

I suppose they still are, but he's 21 now and has a wider variety of friends (and I don't interact with their parents as much!!)

9:48 pm

crystalle

That will be my payback!

9:49 pm

lil*monkey

hi cwossy, jmc, wvteach, uusue, crystalle and {{{{ Nef}}}}}

9:49 pm

crystalle

Hi lil

9:49 pm

Nef

oops! I meant lil*monkey!

9:49 pm

lil*monkey

np Nef

9:50 pm

Nef

it's okay, lil. I'm fine

9:50 pm

uusue2

hi, lil*monkey!!

9:50 pm

lil*monkey

rough chog this AM, nef

9:50 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Was perturbed to hear of NB's death when opening up Babble earlier in my today.

9:51 pm

crosshair

was a nasty chog early on..peope forgot themselves in thier grief i think

9:51 pm

lil*monkey

I went back and read the early chog (before 6am) after Ciacio Judy called me today...

9:51 pm

Nef

hi Jac

9:52 pm

Jacula

Nancy Boy was far too young to die. Seems it all stemmed from one doctor's misinformation and then more medical mistakes.

9:52 pm

Jacula

crossy - nasty chog? I must've missed that/ What went on?

9:53 pm

lil*monkey

just go to the chog archive & read it Jac...

9:53 pm

crosshair

you can look at the chog history jackula it really got going round 1:11 am..i do not wish to rehash it here

9:54 pm

lil*monkey

let's please not repeat here... I just wanted to send some hugs to Nef

9:54 pm

crosshair

just chalk it up to grief and those closest to jesse hurting and we must forgive and support

9:54 pm

Nef

lil*, I was trying to express how *I* felt about what I read; and was misunderstood. The point I was trying to make was lost in the arguement

9:54 pm

crystalle

I am very sorry to hear about the death of your friend. I dont think I ever played while he was on but I still feel a little sad for all of you. It is a horrible thing to lose a friend through such unnecessary circumstances.

9:54 pm

Jacula

Crossy - Oh, okay. I will look. I have never got to grips with what the time is in the chog and what it is where I am.

9:55 pm

lil*monkey

yes I saw that Nef... and it wasn't just you. Many others were attacked as well.

9:55 pm

crosshair

it is sad indeed a simple malaria shot before travel may have made the difference...

9:55 pm

Nef

Jac, I think London is 5 hours ahead of CST?

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

it is 3:56 am where you are now and 9:56 where the chog is

9:55 pm

Jacula

Oh, and sorry if I brought bad stuff up. I haven't been here since my UK morning when I read about Nancy Boy's death and so have no idea what went on after I finished the grid.

9:55 pm

lil*monkey

I agree with Cwossy, I'm trying to ingore the nastiness and just show support

9:56 pm

lil*monkey

OK i'm off to bed now! night all :)

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

as i said last night (and crossy said today) people lash out in their grief sometimes so it is best to forgive and forget

9:56 pm

crosshair

we must understand and be there for those closest to jesse,nothing else really matters,who passed along an e-mail..it is all nothing

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

bye lil

9:57 pm

Jacula

'Nigh Monkey.

9:57 pm

Nef

I agree, crossy.

9:57 pm

Jacula

Night Lil.

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

i understand we all want a chance to share how we feel since so many of us felt close to NB

9:57 pm

Jacula

Oh dear! Have I killed the chog?

9:57 pm

crystalle

I have never met any of you or even spoken to any of u other than in here but I chat to some of you more often than my own friends. ( i guess that means I spend a lot of time babbling maybe i need to babble less)

9:57 pm

Nef

bye lil*

9:57 pm

crosshair

or babble more;))

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

and who is to say i am not your friend crystalle?

9:58 pm

Nef

LOL, crystalle. It means you are addicted like the resrt of us

9:58 pm

Jacula

For myself, I didn't know NB other than giving him clues or chating a bit on here. Sad to lose him and more sad to hear how he came to die.

9:58 pm

crystalle

actually I really should babble less lol. I know more about whats been going on with some of you than i do about my friends lol

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

no jac i am in the wilds of indiana so there is a lag inthe chog for me

9:59 pm

crosshair

crystalle,do not fret about it,there is no addiction when in a game with those who undersatnd;))

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

i know that babble is a place i can come when i am blue and people will support and cheer me up

10:00 pm

Jacula

Let's not forget how real some net friendships can become, especially if you actually meet the people in real life. If it wasn't for general chat on Friends Reunited, I would never have met my Other Half!

10:00 pm

crosshair

when babble is down,i am actually loast as to what to do sometime:)

10:00 pm

crosshair

lost

10:00 pm

suefrad625

ac clues

10:01 pm

uusue2

exactly, jmc - I only came back to babble recently but it has meant a lot to me already

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

i have met *counting* 13 or 14 babblers face to face

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

i be glad you came uu

10:01 pm

uusue2

ac4 is a unit of ar4

10:01 pm

Jacula

Crossy - I feel the same sometimes, but then ask myself what I used to do before computers and the internet. I 'phoned friends, or wrote to them, or went round to visit them.

10:01 pm

Nef

jmc and Jac, I agree. I have a number of online friends that I've met (from another website) and I feel that 2 or 3 of them are my best friends

10:01 pm

uusue2

ac5 is kind of like an old video game but with a c instead of the t

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

you too crystalle you were so nice answering all my questions about the wildfire

10:02 pm

crosshair

it is the same then jaccula..you just save potage lol

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

actuall before the internet i sat at home alone mostly

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

hi

10:02 pm

crosshair

howdy herin

10:02 pm

Jacula

Hi Herin.

10:02 pm

crystalle

hi herin

10:03 pm

uusue2

hi herin!

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

now when i am awake at 3 am there are people that i can talk to without waking them up! lol

10:03 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

10:03 pm

crosshair

yes..i am a horrible insomniac..and babble is a godsend in the wee hours between the dark and the dawn

10:04 pm

Nef

hi herin

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

well i have a meeting in 8 hours and needs must sleep between

10:04 pm

herinfernallady

I have to say something I have been holding in

10:04 pm

herinfernallady

And yes this may piss off people

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

what herin?

10:04 pm

crosshair

have a god rest jmc

10:04 pm

Jacula

However, the internet, as Herin has just proved by popping in from the other side of the world, is such a good tool for everyone from eveywhere just talking. Sometimes, as in terrorist cells meeting, it is a bad thing. But, most times, I think, it is a tool for more understanding. Especially for we Babblers as we trade 'local' words and perhaps tease one another.

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

Soodle never said anything about NB it was Stidgreme. So JC can shut his friggen trap and stop being a drama queen

10:05 pm

crosshair

let it rip herin

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

ah herin :-}

10:06 pm

crosshair

it is a tempest in a teapot herin..who cares how the e-mail was flagged,let those close to jesse grieve and we offer what support we may to those close to jesse

10:06 pm

Jacula

Herin - I haven't seen what Soodle or J.C. said, so cannot comment. I will read back later, after about 8 hours sleep.

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

i still need sleep. see you all tomorrow when i hope our moods improve and our brief begins to abate

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

loves herin

10:07 pm

crosshair

tc jmc

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

bye all

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:07 pm

Jacula

Sleep well, jmc.

10:07 pm

Nef

niters, jmc

10:07 pm

herinfernallady

I did have something witty to say but the chog ate it

10:07 pm

uusue2

bye, jmc!

10:07 pm

herinfernallady

Bye JMC

10:08 pm

Nef

LOL! Hungry chog! :-)

10:08 pm

Jacula

Herin - the chog can be pacman at times!

10:08 pm

herinfernallady

Like me

10:08 pm

crystalle

without getting involved ....Soodle asked in chat if anyone had recieved an email from someoon (i cant remember the name for certain, Frank maybe) that was all she said.

10:08 pm

herinfernallady

I am watching Biggest Loser. Some of these people are so fat they can't even walk down stairs.

10:09 pm

crosshair

anyways,it is bed time for crossy,and i am missing jesse,say a prayer for him and those close to him and hold still and offer support..that is all i have to say

10:09 pm

uusue2

'night, crossy!

10:09 pm

crosshair

tc and happy babbling

10:09 pm

Nef

(((Crossy)))

10:09 pm

crosshair

poof!

10:09 pm

herinfernallady

Crossy I miss seeing you

10:09 pm

crystalle

I was in the chat and the poor girl was suddenly being chastised rather meanly

10:09 pm

crystalle

is soodle a girl. I hope so

10:10 pm

Nef

and THAT was what I thought was mean and hurtful; the way she got jumped. It was a hard thing to read

10:10 pm

Jacula

'Night crossy.x

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

Crystall were in Aus are you?

10:10 pm

crystalle

omg herin. I was shocked when I watched the weigh in this time

10:10 pm

crystalle

Perth

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

Shh I haven't seen last nights. Watching it now

10:11 pm

crystalle

oh i mean the first weigh in. I havent watched it since

10:11 pm

Jacula

Herin - if you can get the UK Channel 4 player, watch the My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding series.

10:11 pm

herinfernallady

O Gawd Jac I saw a review on that. Ouch my eyes

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

I don't mean to be crass but Jac were do these people get the money?

10:12 pm

crystalle

That 70's show is on during biggest loser and I cant miss that show. It is hilarious.

10:13 pm

uusue2

finally got the 8, now nbs

10:13 pm

Jacula

It'll make your eyes boggle. Girls bred and brought up in captivity for breeding and housework, and wanting only one good day in their lives - their wedding day, when they can become a Disney heroine.

10:13 pm

herinfernallady

We don't have HD until we buy a HD TV so we get the didgital stuff

10:14 pm

herinfernallady

Jac that sounds like a bad David Atkinson Doco

10:14 pm

crystalle

jac I saw something about that show on the net. Some of the dresses where Gorgeous!!

10:14 pm

herinfernallady

Not Atkinson Attenborough (were is my mind)

10:14 pm

Jacula

Herin - they get the money mostly by cheating other people out of their money, like frail pensioners whose drives they offer to tarmac (but don't do the job properly), or from collectingg scrap metal (or nicking lead off church roofs).

10:15 pm

Jacula

Herin - you don't have to watch the programme in HD.

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

Are any of them honset?

10:16 pm

Jacula

Heerin - some are.

10:16 pm

herinfernallady

Jac that show is not on tv here unless you have cable. I meant that the HD is the station that The 70's show

10:16 pm

crystalle

I love wedding dresses. I cant wait to see Kate Middletons wedding dress. I bet it will be exquisite

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

I decided if I was getting married I wont a food fight

10:17 pm

Jacula

Crystalle - no, they are not gorgeous - they weight 5 stone at the lightest and cause injuries to the wearer. (And that's just the 6-yr-olds' christening dresses). They are tacky!

10:17 pm

crystalle

Maybe we are talking about diffr

10:18 pm

Jacula

Perhaps, crystalle.

10:18 pm

crystalle

maybe we are talking about different shows then jac because the dresses i was on about where long and flowy

10:18 pm

Jacula

Herin - LOL. No food fight.

10:19 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for

10:19 pm

Jacula

I find most wedding dresses boring these days. They're all strapless bodice things. All the brides look the same.

10:19 pm

gapeach

am4-9? Thanks. Sorry about the skip.

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

No it is set. I have decided. I have always wanted a food fight. I am going to buy those cheap throw away suits

10:20 pm

Jacula

gap - don't run am4/9 and cause chaos in the chog!

10:20 pm

uusue2

run am**

10:21 pm

Jacula

Herin - I think you should save the food fight for your honeymoon.;-)

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

No way Jac food fights are awesome

10:21 pm

Jacula

If you say so, Herin... shrugs.

10:22 pm

crystalle

When I get married (technically I am not actually married) I want to wear the Cinderella ball gown. I want the long white gloves and the tiara and everything. I have never outgrown the fairytale wedding stage .

10:22 pm

gapeach

Thanks Jacula and uusue2.

10:22 pm

herinfernallady

And I didn't say a wedding either. Though that was brought up last night. THe whole if we get married I want a food fight and I will make Vault suits

10:22 pm

Jacula

Perhaps a food fight amongst the bridesmaids at the reception whilst mud wrestling? Very classy!

10:22 pm

Jacula

gap - y/w

10:22 pm

Nef

Please don't invite me to the wedding then, herin. I was once the chaperone for a girl Scout weekend and found their spaghetti food fight very horrid

10:23 pm

Jacula

Nef - I'm with you on that one.

10:23 pm

herinfernallady

No no it wouldn't be gross food. And all peoples clothes would be covered including hair

10:23 pm

Jacula

Herin - I think perhaps we have different takes on what a wedding should be.

10:24 pm

herinfernallady

I just want fun

10:24 pm

uusue2

ok, SO and kid are back from the concert. time to go to bed...night, all!

10:25 pm

Jacula

A wedding should be fun, but it's also a serious undertaking.

10:25 pm

crystalle

I think if everyone had a food fight the way they were dressed..no covering up and the bride in her wedding dress it would make for some very interesting wedding photos

10:25 pm

herinfernallady

nah we are not serious people

10:25 pm

Nef

I think different generations have different ideas of what FUN is.

10:25 pm

Jacula

Night uusue2, though I've never met you before.

10:25 pm

Nef

niters uusue

10:25 pm

Jacula

Nef - I guess so.

10:26 pm

herinfernallady

NIght UU

10:26 pm

crystalle

Please do not take this as me offending you jac or other english people but us aussies tend to find serious a bore

10:27 pm

Jacula

Fair enough, crystalle.

10:27 pm

Nef

to me, the clean up would be a downer. Someone has to clean up the mess

10:27 pm

herinfernallady

For us a wedding would be more of a party as we have been together so long

10:28 pm

Nef

I'm not against FUN; I just don't want to do stuff that needs cleaning up afterwards.

10:28 pm

Jacula

*sitting on hands now* not saying a word!

10:28 pm

herinfernallady

Ooo That and I would love to hire the ballroom at the Windsor. LIke Crystall fairy tale thing

10:28 pm

herinfernallady

Nef = food fight in a park

10:28 pm

crystalle

although I must admit I watched a show where they had a very formal english afternoon tea. It was all very serious and proper but I thought it looked like great fun

10:28 pm

Nef

water balloons ina swimming pool?

10:29 pm

herinfernallady

Oooooo High Tea is so much fun

10:29 pm

herinfernallady

Wouldn't knock that idea Nef specially in summer

10:29 pm

Jacula

Going to bed now, so she doesn't say trailer trash and other stuff like that. She likes her Babble friends and doesn't want to offend them.

10:29 pm

crystalle

I am even thinking of hosting an english afternoon tea party for my friends. Of course I would need to buy some teapots and cups but it looked great

10:29 pm

herinfernallady

Night Jac Jac

10:30 pm

crystalle

I also neeed to learn to make tea in a pot!

10:30 pm

Nef

niters, Jac

10:30 pm

herinfernallady

Nights Jac

10:30 pm

Nef

crystalle! How could you not know how to make tea?

10:30 pm

crystalle

jac I wasn't trying to offend you. I am sorry if I did

10:31 pm

herinfernallady

One for each person and one for the pot

10:31 pm

crystalle

We have teabags

10:31 pm

Nef

so do we; but loose tea is availabel most places too

10:32 pm

herinfernallady

Heathen on the tea bags

10:32 pm

crystalle

I know it is but I never ever have had a cup of tea that wasnt a bag in a cup

10:32 pm

herinfernallady

A proper tea is one tea spoon per person and one for the pot

10:33 pm

crystalle

so the one per person goes in the pot ?

10:33 pm

herinfernallady

Yes

10:33 pm

crystalle

I am going to have to buy a teapot now.

10:34 pm

Nef

I have 5 teapots, crystalle. But 2 are more the Japanese style, 2 are regular, and one is Iranian style

10:35 pm

crystalle

I will see you guys later. I am gonna make some lunch and watch oprah. ( I want a porcelain teapot with english rose pattern I saw it on the tv show and it was goegeous)

10:36 pm

crystalle

bye everyone

10:36 pm

herinfernallady

Later Crystal

10:36 pm

Nef

Maybe you can get one at a garage sale for super cheap, crystalle

10:36 pm

Nef

bye crystalle

10:37 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for na5-12 the 1st? Thanks

10:37 pm

Nef

someone who does the word above it Ga

10:38 pm

Nef

NM, wrong word. I don't have the 1st one

10:38 pm

bethn

mother of pearl

10:38 pm

bethn

evening all

10:38 pm

Nef

hi bethn

10:39 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway Nef. Thanks also to bethn....I'm so dense tonight.....still looking.

10:40 pm

Nef

thanks bethn

10:40 pm

herinfernallady

ack this goes on and on

10:40 pm

bethn

yvw nef :)

10:41 pm

bethn

the show or the grid herin?

10:41 pm

Nef

what does, herin?

10:41 pm

herinfernallady

Yes

10:42 pm

Nef

wrong answer, herin! :-)

10:42 pm

herinfernallady

o :(

10:43 pm

bethn

if you are talking about the grid I can clue

10:44 pm

Nef

which one goes on and on? The GRID? OR the SHOW?

10:44 pm

bethn

if you are talking about the show, I'm at a loss as to how to help

10:44 pm

herinfernallady

Grid

10:44 pm

herinfernallady

Beth the tv show has an off button

10:45 pm

bethn

what are you looking for herin, i am just watching dvr'ed criminal minds

10:45 pm

Nef

I totally agree with you an this grid!

10:45 pm

herinfernallady

I loved that show but they showed that out of order

10:45 pm

herinfernallady

Seriously NEf were are these words

10:45 pm

bethn

yes, but sometimes you JUST Can't turn it off no matter how bad it is

10:46 pm

herinfernallady

It is just back ground noise

10:46 pm

bethn

somebody said there were a lot of american spellings in this one, i didn't notice :)

10:47 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Beth.

10:47 pm

JeeWhiz

Hi everyone. I saw earlier that NB had passed away. Can anyone tell me what happened? He was always such a bright light in the chog.

10:48 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jee

10:48 pm

JeeWhiz

hi herin

10:48 pm

herinfernallady

Jee it is babble anon

10:49 pm

bethn

hi jee

10:49 pm

Nef

Jee, there is a good explanation in Babanon and a thread to post your condolences there

10:49 pm

JeeWhiz

I tried to go to babble anon, but I keep getting something like yuko. I will go look again. thanks.

10:49 pm

herinfernallady

Nef nef nef Guess what

10:49 pm

Nef

what herin?

10:50 pm

JeeWhiz

it's yuku that I keep going to

10:50 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

10:50 pm

herinfernallady

This grid is like a Celion Dion song. It goes on and on

10:50 pm

JeeWhiz

Am I missing something? Did babblers anonymous change servers or whatever?

10:51 pm

Nef

yuku is the new Babbanon site

10:51 pm

jesdraggon

apparently someone bought the server, and the link changed.

10:51 pm

jesdraggon

it's still there, somewhere...

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/63syx7r here is the link

10:52 pm

JeeWhiz

okay, thought something was not working....thanks for your help. very upsetting about NB. Will go look.

10:52 pm

Nef

thanks for the link, herin

10:53 pm

herinfernallady

Still think the two most funniest things NB said was not getting into trouble for wearing eyeliner as he was at an all boys school and it wasn't in the rules and the other his adventures at the Redding festivel

10:59 pm

herinfernallady

and I made everyone go quiet

10:59 pm

JeeWhiz

RIP Nancy Boy! You will be missed by many!

11:00 pm

JeeWhiz

I probably did that herin. Sad news in babbleland.

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

well I am going to go and do something

11:01 pm

JeeWhiz

see you soon Herin...

11:01 pm

Nef

bye, herin. I'm losing steam here and still have 80 words left

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

just getting going. still have 126 to find...

11:03 pm

Nef

I think that the reason this is a tough grid for me is my heart isn't in it today

11:04 pm

jesdraggon

yeah. i gave up last night after i heard about NB. hard to concentrate after something like that. :(

11:08 pm

stidmama

hey all. ((more hugs))

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid

11:08 pm

bethn

hi stid

11:08 pm

Bugsaw

hi stid and everyone here.

11:09 pm

Nef

Well, I'm giving up now with 78 left. I'm starting to fall asleep at he keyboard again

11:09 pm

Nef

Well, I'm giving up now with 78 left. I'm starting to fall asleep at he keyboard again

11:09 pm

jesdraggon

howdy, bugs

11:09 pm

Nef

sorrry

11:09 pm

bethn

hi bugs

11:09 pm

Nef

good night All

11:09 pm

stidmama

(((Nef))) sweet dreams, and no worries. I'll keep everyone chugging along.

11:09 pm

stidmama

for a while at least

11:09 pm

bethn

nite nef

11:10 pm

stidmama

how are you doing bugs?

11:10 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, nef

11:10 pm

Bugsaw

good night Nef. I read back in the chog and was sorry you were singled out for saying what so many of us feel. Please sleep well

11:10 pm

Bugsaw

hard to say stid... I have birthday coming up and a kid asked me if I was 80 today!

11:11 pm

stidmama

when did that happen, bugs?

11:11 pm

stidmama

oof! oh bugs! LOL *hands over centrum silver (geriatric vitamins)*

11:11 pm

Bugsaw

when did which happen, please?

11:11 pm

stidmama

Nef getting singled out...

11:12 pm

Bugsaw

in the middle of the night I think. It was the same person I wont dare to cross

11:13 pm

stidmama

ah. thought so. thanks. (((Bugs)))

11:14 pm

Bugsaw

I have been given some new charges at school and after only 2 weeks had to go to the administration for some firmer boundaries.

11:14 pm

stidmama

it's very interesting to watch patterns over the years. *people watching badge prominently displayed*

11:14 pm

stidmama

oh dear -- difficult personalities?

11:15 pm

stidmama

woo hoo! got the 8!

11:15 pm

Bugsaw

sadly, a head injured child who has been given WAY too much power in her past.

11:15 pm

stidmama

sad, indeed.

11:16 pm

Bugsaw

Now she has come up against me who is not afraid to give special people reality checks.

11:16 pm

Bugsaw

I am shocked that others have not done this sooner. Poor kid has much to learn

11:17 pm

Bugsaw

I also know why God only gave me sons. I can't stand whining and dramatics!

11:17 pm

stidmama

well, there isn't anyone so special that learning to get along with others is a bad idea

11:18 pm

Bugsaw

the first thing we will work on is self-calming

11:18 pm

stidmama

*considers who in my life does the most whining and dramatics -- takes a risk* um, bugs? that's a sorta sexist statement... seems the worst drama queens I know aren't females!

11:19 pm

stidmama

will you work on self-calming with me, too??? I have been hyper-reactive the last couple of quarters.

11:20 pm

Bugsaw

too true stid but you haven't met this kid! I am laughing hard for the first time today. Thank you!

11:20 pm

DR1965

I agree Stid- The Jakester is TOTALLY a Drama kid

11:20 pm

stidmama

*BIG grin* so glad you aren't mad!

11:20 pm

stidmama

(((DR))) happy to see you!

11:21 pm

Bugsaw

hugs to DR and Jake

11:21 pm

DR1965

I am only here for a few minutes... eyes are tired but I am glad to see friendss

11:21 pm

DR1965

Jkae says thanks for the hugs from all

11:22 pm

stidmama

*offers eyedrops -- special single-dose stash* I keep one of these in my pocket at all times so I always have eyedrops at body temp. I HATE cold drops in my eyeballs!

11:22 pm

DR1965

* Jake even

11:22 pm

stidmama

*waves at Jake* isn't it past your bedtime, young man? *stern mama look*

11:22 pm

DR1965

washing his face ... has been a rough day

11:23 pm

stidmama

oh oh, I hope not too awful. Tom has our boys out still, they had to play for a bball game this evening.

11:23 pm

DR1965

nothing like coming ho4 from work and getting a call from the VP at school

11:23 pm

stidmama

oh oh....

11:24 pm

DR1965

Jakester said something concerning to the aide at lunch but he says she misunderstood him

11:24 pm

stidmama

"aromancy" the ancient magical art of controlling people and objects through the olfactory organ

11:24 pm

stidmama

hm. that is possible --

11:24 pm

DR1965

not quite sure- had something to do with a jump rope burn on his leg

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

I am glad he spoke up to correct the misunderstanding. It is hard for some young ones

11:25 pm

DR1965

He is fine but the aide was concerned. She thought he said he was going to kill himself

11:25 pm

DR1965

what he said was he ALMOST killed himself on hte jump rope

11:25 pm

DR1965

hence- the rope burn

11:26 pm

stidmama

ah. yes, it is clear he hadn't actually done the job.

11:26 pm

stidmama

I got a call once about a kid who was "fake choking" himself. It can be scary for the adults, but the kid didn't mean anything by it. Still... merited a stern talking-to!

11:26 pm

Bugsaw

poor Jake.

11:26 pm

DR1965

: ) Right Stid- plus he tells me everything so I would know if he had some horrible plan

11:27 pm

stidmama

I hope he didn't feel too singled out?

11:27 pm

DR1965

he didnt I told him the aide was worried, no one wa angry

11:27 pm

DR1965

He gets it. He is not upset.

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

so glad then

11:28 pm

rururocks

plenty of drama queens around here lately

11:28 pm

DR1965

ty Bugs

11:28 pm

stidmama

good. I am glad he gets it -- some young people have trouble distinguishing worry from anger when other people are upset.

11:28 pm

Bugsaw

hi ruru

11:28 pm

DR1965

brb- Jake going to bed, he left cookies in the PB

11:29 pm

stidmama

ah, ruru sweeps into the room and bows to his adoring fans....

11:29 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Jake!

11:29 pm

Bugsaw

kisses to Jake for the cookies

11:29 pm

rururocks

hiya stiddy

11:30 pm

rururocks

so nice to see a normal chat going..

11:30 pm

stidmama

hmph. "amore" ought to be a wurd!

11:30 pm

stidmama

indeed it is nice, ruru!

11:30 pm

rururocks

*moves stid to Italy*

11:31 pm

stidmama

So can I ask a question that is *LOVING ITALY* about wine and demonstrates what a beginner I am at understanding it?

11:31 pm

bleugirl2

first AR 4/5

11:31 pm

stidmama

I mean... it's kind of a dumb question I think...

11:32 pm

rururocks

no.. stid.. Italy is about the food, the beauty of the land, and its warm people

11:32 pm

rururocks

...except for the vatican

11:32 pm

stidmama

io parlo e leggo italiano, ruru....

11:32 pm

stidmama

mostly leggo though! *grin*

11:33 pm

rururocks

the wine is part of the food

11:33 pm

stidmama

It's been *counting on fingers and toes and random textbooks* about 22 years since I studied Italian.

11:33 pm

stidmama

well the wine is the food that I am sure I am not allergic to.

11:33 pm

rururocks

oh. I took spanish and french

11:34 pm

rururocks

and I spoke fluent greek as a kid

11:34 pm

stidmama

hablo espanol and comprende francais (but I don't speak it -- ask Jill for confirmation).

11:34 pm

stidmama

really? How TOTALLY COOL that is!!!!

11:35 pm

stidmama

don't tell me though... now it's all Greek to you? *innocent mama look*

11:35 pm

rururocks

<--- didn't have a choice

11:35 pm

rururocks

oh groaaaaaaaaaaan

11:35 pm

rururocks

clista stoma cu

11:36 pm

stidmama

oh, I think any language that adds to one's repertoire is cool. rofl

11:36 pm

stidmama

tom and the boys are home.

11:36 pm

rururocks

did you finish the grid stid?

11:37 pm

stidmama

no ruru, down to retirement age, though! LOL 63

11:37 pm

stidmama

oops. 62.

11:37 pm

DR1965

Im back and Stiddie moved to Italy - WOW that was quick

11:37 pm

rururocks

I wish I could retire @ 62

11:37 pm

DR1965

Hi Ruru - I sort flew by you when I put Jake to bed

11:38 pm

stidmama

I wish I could retire NOW. *looks around furtively*

11:38 pm

rururocks

hi Dr.. nice to see you coming back around.. I

11:38 pm

rururocks

haven't seen you lately.. just off and on

11:38 pm

DR1965

thanks I missed everyone

11:39 pm

rururocks

we've missed you too

11:39 pm

DR1965

just needed a break

11:39 pm

rururocks

yup.. got it

11:39 pm

stidmama

breaks are nice. as long as they don't involve faces or limbs *stern mama look at stidkids who do "high wire acts"*

11:40 pm

rururocks

the only breaks I get are broken wine glasses

11:43 pm

stidmama

okay, chased one stidkid in a bedroom-like direction.

11:43 pm

stidmama

back in a few. *fades to lurk mode*

11:53 pm

stidmama

I killed chog again...

11:53 pm

stidmama

*offers ruru half of choclit chip cookie tom made me*

11:54 pm

DR1965

not really

11:55 pm

stidmama

DR, hope you are well in general?

11:55 pm

DR1965

I am doing ok Stid- cant complain. and you?

11:56 pm

stidmama

overall, not awful. I did not need any migraine medication today. Nor pain medication. AND I didn't get sick.

11:56 pm

DR1965

those days are always good

11:56 pm

DR1965

I did not need any excedrin today either

11:57 pm

stidmama

oh. AND I am not as far behind as I could be, given that I was sick for more than a week. So, yeah. not awful. OH ! And it was sunny today (if a bit cold) -- but the dog ran away briefly, which annoys. LOL

11:57 pm

stidmama

good for you DR!

11:57 pm

Uneaixoise

firewords! whew!

11:57 pm

stidmama

I am so Irish -- can't say good things in case it jinxes me........ *sigh*

11:57 pm

DR1965

Glad it was sunny and the dog returned!

11:58 pm

stidmama

tres jolie, Une! YOUPPI!!!!!

11:58 pm

DR1965

WTG Une!

11:58 pm

stidmama

I am down to a slender 59... LOL

11:58 pm

stidmama

*wonders what 50 stone would be in kilos or pounds*

11:58 pm

DR1965

I have 95 words..... but I started very late

11:59 pm

Uneaixoise

have to take pups out to pee -- midnite in the snow -- brrrr *poof*

11:59 pm

stidmama

we're a palindrome of each other's count, DR!

11:59 pm

DR1965

Nice

11:59 pm

stidmama

*thinking it could be worse for Une... she did not say barefoot...*

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