Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, March 1, 2011

12:00 am

cosdem

flip -- sweet baby!

12:00 am

hootowl

dam, dam, dam!

12:00 am

Pinikula

OMG!

12:00 am

cosdem

gr 7

12:00 am

Pinikula

* diving *

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

jeezomeez!!!!!!!!!!

12:01 am

hootowl

WAS hoping to get to bed earlier than yesterday

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

*frrmmp*

12:01 am

MLFAN17

WOW

12:01 am

cosdem

mlf -- our lucky day!

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

be7

12:02 am

dfmchfhf

sp7

12:02 am

MLFAN17

GR 5/7

12:02 am

MLFAN17

GR 6 unrelated

12:02 am

dfmchfhf

pa7

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

MLFAN17

BA6

12:03 am

Pinikula

thank you, lickety!!!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

PO6

12:03 am

Erda

Thanks, Lickety!!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

ST6

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

flip and woweee! hi df, mlf, erda, pini... anyone I missed!

12:04 am

hootowl

op8

12:04 am

MLFAN17

Was PR 7 called?

12:04 am

cosdem

thanks hoot!

12:04 am

MLFAN17

SP 5/7

12:04 am

cosdem

no because theres no pr lol

12:04 am

hootowl

yw

12:05 am

MLFAN17

PE oops

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

po 7 /8 if not called

12:06 am

MLFAN17

was NA 8 called?

12:06 am

MLFAN17

make that NA 7/8

12:06 am

cosdem

i dont think so MLF thanks gt it

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

ap7 if not called

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

na 8 x 2

12:07 am

cosdem

thanks une

12:07 am

cosdem

re 6/7

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

ab9

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

9 seems to be a loner, related words are mere phantoms

12:09 am

MLFAN17

SN6

12:09 am

MLFAN17

AG6

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

so many 6s!

12:10 am

Manatee-$5

hello, fellow Babblers

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

ae7

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

de7

12:12 am

Manatee-$5

dfmchfhf, i like your status picture

12:12 am

dfmchfhf

thanks :o)

12:12 am

MLFAN17

de6

12:13 am

dfmchfhf

an7

12:13 am

Manatee-$5

so, why is everyone up this late?

12:13 am

cosdem

nbt

12:14 am

MLFAN17

because the new grid starts at a particular hour

12:14 am

dizgrannie

only 5:14 pm here

12:14 am

MLFAN17

1 13am here

12:14 am

dfmchfhf

0100h is late? o.0

12:15 am

cosdem

11 15 pm here

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

<-- slept at 0920h yesterday... (bad d!)

12:15 am

Manatee-$5

ah, MLFAN17. So, you guys just want to get a head start.

12:15 am

gortmold

best cottonpickin grid ever!

12:15 am

cosdem

phantom abreacted

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

o.0 wow, I greyed out the bottom A already.

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

(I wasn't trying!)

12:16 am

MLFAN17

OP 7/8 were called yes?

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

ar 6 8 8

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

ar 7+8

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:18 am

cosdem

yes got the ! nbs

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

yes mlf, I'm still looking though

12:18 am

MLFAN17

thanks dfm

12:19 am

MLFAN17

THIRD COLUMN A stats please?

12:19 am

Pinikula

NBT :)

12:19 am

cosdem

ar 4

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

A@(3,5) ab4 an4
at least, a bunch more

12:20 am

MLFAN17

PA 7

12:20 am

dfmchfhf

ar6, an6+7, ae6+7 from A@(3,5)

12:21 am

Manatee-$5

na 7/28

12:21 am

MLFAN17

OR6

12:22 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:25 am

MLFAN17

BA 6x2

12:25 am

dizgrannie

NBT and NBS

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:26 am

cosdem

i have a ba 6/30 is that what u have

12:26 am

cosdem

and a ba 6/24

12:26 am

MLFAN17

i have two BA 6s but mine are both 6/24

12:27 am

cosdem

ok then three ba6 so far...

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

pe 7 x 3

12:27 am

cosdem

found the other ba 6/24

12:29 am

MLFAN17

SP7x2

12:31 am

dfmchfhf

pa7

12:32 am

dfmchfhf

erm.
2.pa7

12:34 am

dfmchfhf

2. po7

12:35 am

dfmchfhf

3.po7, 1.po8

12:36 am

dfmchfhf

Ps almost done... also thanks for third pe7 dee

12:37 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt and omg

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

hey josh

12:38 am

dizgrannie

Josh, not as bad as it looks....at the moment

12:39 am

dfmchfhf

hi josh -- I bet this is one of those days you'll get laughed at ;o)

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

already have 277, josh

12:39 am

Kazzer99

what a grid - this will be fun later

12:39 am

flosey

hello everyone, and what a grid!

12:39 am

joshuavorbis

i have 101 in 6 minutes

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

hey, flosey

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

go, josh!

12:40 am

flosey

hi Une

12:40 am

flosey

oh josh, are you serious?

12:40 am

cosdem

wo 4/9, wo 4/8 and whats the 3rd w?

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

another wo4/8

12:41 am

dizgrannie

another wo 4

12:41 am

ARB

another wo 4/8

12:41 am

dfmchfhf

wo4/8 cos

12:41 am

cosdem

ty

12:41 am

Pinikula

234 in 41 minutes ;) (1/2-way)

12:41 am

cosdem

W's done lol

12:41 am

dfmchfhf

61/65 Ps! :oO

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

280

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

from which a does the an 7 originate?

12:41 am

cosdem

how many pe7? 3 ?

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

(slowly whittling them down...)

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

A@(3,5) dee

12:42 am

flosey

wow Pini, and Une! that is at least encouraging

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

pe7s I have 3

12:42 am

cosdem

ok i need one more then

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty df!

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

I have P words. -.-

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

ern,

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

*hate P words.

12:42 am

dfmchfhf

<.<

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

have pe7/36 x 2 . . .

12:43 am

dfmchfhf

P | 64/65

12:43 am

jillibus

hello all -- huge, I see -- but fun???

12:43 am

Pinikula

<-- doesn't have any pe7's :(

12:43 am

Pinikula

so far, jilli

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

yes, jilli!

12:44 am

MLFAN17

i have 1 PE 7

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

I have 3 PE7... hoping that last P is not a 7.

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

Or an 8.

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

do you have pa 7/32?

12:45 am

cosdem

the an7 is the 3rdcolumn a?

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

I have two pa7/32 and one pa7/40

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

yes cos

12:46 am

MLFAN17

AR 6/8 called?

12:46 am

cosdem

duh! i had the an6 lol

12:46 am

dfmchfhf

yes mlf

12:46 am

dfmchfhf

there is another ar8 in that combo

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

yes, mlf

12:47 am

dfmchfhf

there is also an ar7+8 combo

12:47 am

dfmchfhf

I'm giving up on the last P :o(

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

I have ar 8 x 2 are there more?

12:47 am

dfmchfhf

one more, dee.

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

that's what i have, dee

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

3 ar 8's?

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

oops

12:48 am

Pinikula

* fading here * 238/230...will leave some for tmw...night all

12:48 am

dfmchfhf

yes dee

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty for clarifying

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

nite, pini -- 295 here

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

following in pini's footsteps -- bonne nuit! *poof*

12:50 am

MLFAN17

i am out as well poof

12:50 am

flosey

good night Pini and Une, and mlf

12:50 am

rururocks

po7

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

I have the ar 6/8/8 combo... from where does the other ar 7 and ar 8 originate

12:50 am

dfmchfhf

night pini, Une, mlf!

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

(297)

12:50 am

cosdem

phantoms repeater/repeated

12:50 am

dfmchfhf

A@(4,4), dee

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

found it... similar to the an 6/7 ty

12:52 am

joshuavorbis

phant repartee

12:52 am

cosdem

done for the night.. saving 367 for tomorrow :P

12:52 am

cosdem

night all

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

ok, ruru, an even 300 and really poofing -- byeee

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

nite cos

12:52 am

dfmchfhf

found my last P -- pe6

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

hi josh... missed you before

12:53 am

dfmchfhf

time to tackle the Ss... or maybe the 8s first?

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

so far I only have 9 of the eights

12:54 am

dfmchfhf

me too

12:55 am

rururocks

geezus une.I only have 98

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

291 here

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

310 AACCKKK

12:57 am

joshuavorbis

289

12:57 am

dfmchfhf

shoo une! ;oP

12:57 am

dfmchfhf

dr8

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

dr 8/45?

12:58 am

dfmchfhf

yes dee

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

gracias

12:59 am

jillibus

Icon changed to fit the theme (strange contact lenses)

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili!

1:01 am

joshuavorbis

surprised nothing is longer than 9 letters in this grid

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

agree josh, but thankful lol

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

pa 7 x 3 so far

1:02 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

1:02 am

dfmchfhf

that's all of them, dee

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

:~) ty df!!

1:03 am

dfmchfhf

phantom trabeate

1:05 am

dfmchfhf

tr8

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

I have po 7/40 as in stamp and po 7 / 8 combo... what are stats for 3rd po 7

1:06 am

dfmchfhf

x.x I just noticed there are REs in this grid :o(

1:06 am

dfmchfhf

po7/48 dee

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

lol df

1:07 am

jillibus

whew! monkeyed the ab9!

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

ty df

1:07 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:08 am

joshuavorbis

ty for the 9 jilli

1:10 am

jillibus

but I don't see the ab4!

1:11 am

joshuavorbis

starts in the middle a, jilli, if that helps

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

fabric of camel or goat's hair jili

1:13 am

joshuavorbis

phant steeple

1:13 am

jillibus

it helped, josh -- thanks

1:15 am

dfmchfhf

josh -- I was just going to call that phantom!

1:16 am

joshuavorbis

350 down,i think i'm going to take a break and look at it anew in a little while

1:16 am

jillibus

wtg josh

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

hurry back

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

missing 2 stupid O's from the top... and just can't see em...

1:17 am

dfmchfhf

me too, dee...

1:17 am

joshuavorbis

i assume you have the 7 and 8

1:18 am

dfmchfhf

op?

1:18 am

dfmchfhf

YES -- Ss done! :oD

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

yep

1:18 am

joshuavorbis

yes

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

are those all op's?

1:18 am

joshuavorbis

do you have os6, ow4?

1:18 am

dfmchfhf

yes to both, josh

1:18 am

flosey

ok, 300 for tomorrow, if there's time, just too tired tonight

1:18 am

flosey

good night all and happy babbling

1:19 am

joshuavorbis

then everything else from that o is op

1:19 am

jillibus

well done, flosey!

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

missing the ow...

1:19 am

dfmchfhf

oh, fishes!

1:19 am

jillibus

g'night

1:19 am

dfmchfhf

thanks josh

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

always forget that one... o's obliterated

1:19 am

dfmchfhf

night flosey!

1:20 am

joshuavorbis

i sure hope lickety showed up today

1:20 am

jillibus

he did, josh

1:20 am

dfmchfhf

I think he did.

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

thank goodness for that!

1:20 am

joshuavorbis

i have a feeling i will be partaking of the list before the night is up

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

1st column greyed

1:22 am

millsbooks

i have lickety

1:22 am

dfmchfhf

congrats dee!

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

ty ty

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

se 7/8 and se 7/8

1:27 am

jillibus

nbt and nbs

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili!

1:27 am

dfmchfhf

SECOND column done :oD

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

wtg df

1:29 am

joshuavorbis

so much for that break i was going to take

1:29 am

dfmchfhf

first column also done :o)

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

lol josh wtg df

1:30 am

dfmchfhf

break? What's a `break'?

1:33 am

rururocks

night all.. not enough stamina to make it tonight

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

nite ru... may do same shortly

1:34 am

dfmchfhf

fourth column done!

1:34 am

joshuavorbis

i am going to lickety when i get to 50 left, i have decided

1:35 am

dfmchfhf

ugh -- left with Rs and Ds.

1:35 am

dfmchfhf

:o(

1:46 am

dfmchfhf

Ds done!
*gasps for breath*

1:47 am

dfmchfhf

>:o( 30 Rs and 3 Is left...

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

impressive wtg

1:49 am

dfmchfhf

*sigh* I guess there are 4 R8s...

1:49 am

dfmchfhf

can someone stat the I@(5,4)?

1:49 am

joshuavorbis

ir5/6, 4

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

ir 5, 6, 4

1:50 am

dfmchfhf

got them, thanks
nbt! (finally...)
20 left...

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:52 am

dfmchfhf

sometimes I totally want to list x.x

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

I am definitely listing...

1:55 am

VolleymomDee

have never seen the ba 8 before

1:55 am

dfmchfhf

I am just going through my list prepending "RE" to everything now... x.x

1:55 am

dfmchfhf

(even the RE words...)

1:55 am

VolleymomDee

hate r's with a passion

1:57 am

dfmchfhf

me too, especially if they have an E.

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

for sure

2:00 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:00 am

dfmchfhf

hi {{ruby}}! :o)

2:00 am

rubyfoo

2:01 am

jillibus

hi ruby

2:01 am

rubyfoo

I think this is the biggest grid I've seen!

2:05 am

dfmchfhf

:oO and I am down to 5, just by adding RE- in front of everything o.0

2:05 am

dfmchfhf

still one 8 short though :o(

2:05 am

rubyfoo

the dreaded red box!!!!

2:05 am

sprite

morning all

2:05 am

dfmchfhf

maintenance time ruby :o)

2:05 am

dfmchfhf

hi sprite! :o)

2:05 am

sprite

hiccup time, rubyfoo :)

2:06 am

rubyfoo

got hung up in the dreaded red box of doom!

2:06 am

rubyfoo

hello jilli

2:06 am

dfmchfhf

I am down to 5 left -- 1 4, 3 5s and a 6. All Rs. :o(

2:06 am

jillibus

hi sprite

2:06 am

rubyfoo

hello sprite

2:06 am

dfmchfhf

I also discovered that "RE" can be prepended to a while bunch of words o.0

2:07 am

dfmchfhf

*whole bunch of words

2:08 am

jillibus

I like your eye, sprite -- almost picked it too, lol

2:09 am

sprite

I was amazed at what is out there, jilli! So many funny things... scary too. There were a couple with teeth... eeeeks! Very creative though.

2:10 am

jillibus

the one with teeth creeped me out

2:11 am

sprite

yours is scary too, but also funny

2:13 am

sprite

so... today I am not gonna ask about your husband, rubyfoo. I am gonna ask about you. Did you sleep? Take a nap? Got some time for yourself? :)

2:14 am

rubyfoo

thank you, sprite. I get some sleep, not enough, but it's OK. And I'm getting much more exercise, so that's a good thing as I was a lazy slug before

2:15 am

sprite

exercise can energise you, so that sounds very good. And how about that bit of time for yourself?

2:16 am

rubyfoo

this is "my time"

2:16 am

sprite

ah good! Welcome to your time then.

2:17 am

rubyfoo

this is such a wonderful grid! I'm glad I started early; maybe I'll reach half!!!

2:17 am

dfmchfhf

finally -- fireworks! :oD

2:17 am

dfmchfhf

gogo ruby! :o)

2:18 am

jillibus

I see I'm over halfway -- hooray -- I can go to bed now!

2:18 am

rubyfoo

yay dfm!!!

2:18 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, jilli!

2:18 am

sprite

yes it is fun so far. Lol, I didn't even look to see how many words today, just wanted to find words. Then I entered 'world' and 'worst', decided it was going to be a tough grid, and then realised it was a huge one. Just a bad start, hahaha.

2:19 am

sprite

gratz dfmchfhf.

Night jilli! Don't dream of toothy eyes!

2:19 am

jillibus

congrats, dfm -- fabuloso!

2:19 am

jillibus

oh puleez, sprite! Now I probably shall!

2:19 am

rubyfoo

toothy eyes -- eeew!

2:20 am

sprite

*quickly sends jilli visions of bridge tables with winning hands*

2:20 am

jillibus

ruby -- google "strange contact lenses" and go to "images"!

2:21 am

jillibus

thanks, sprite, but tonight's game was a nightmare, lol!

2:21 am

sprite

ouch, lol. Errrr.... wonderful babble grids? Your beautiful family? Babble meetings?

2:22 am

jillibus

That's better -- zzzzzzz happily :-)

2:22 am

jillibus

and goodnight/morning all! *poof*

2:23 am

sprite

night jilli!

2:23 am

dfmchfhf

night jilli!

2:23 am

rubyfoo

2:24 am

sprite

I found the 9 all by my lonesome :D

2:29 am

rubyfoo

there is a huge delay between typing in the words and their registering

2:30 am

sprite

there often is with grids this size, rubyfoo. Am not sure why.

2:31 am

rubyfoo

aaah, I thought it was my computer

2:32 am

sprite

probably not.
Yay, exactly halfway.

2:33 am

sammysmom

st 7/ 28 ?.. cloe please.

2:34 am

sprite

I don't have it yet, smom

2:35 am

sprite

oh I do now. Someone who has his hands on the st***ing wheel.

2:35 am

sammysmom

got it

2:52 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone. This is nice for a change

2:53 am

sprite

hi lyn :) xxx
Isn't it!

2:53 am

rubyfoo

2:53 am

rubyfoo

I love it

3:03 am

sprite

and as smooth as a baby's bottom

3:03 am

rubyfoo

maybe with a little diaper rash?

3:04 am

sprite

could be, haven't arrived there yet maybe. Though my first 2 words were phantoms :)

3:05 am

rubyfoo

almost at half

3:05 am

sprite

go rubyfoo!

3:05 am

mummy

what! 468, might just throw in the towel before I start!

3:05 am

lynxxx

I was trying to do it in order but it is too disheartening to do the Ss and Ps

3:06 am

rubyfoo

no, it is fun, mummy, even for me!

3:06 am

sprite

don't, mummy, just start! Huge grids like this one give you lots and lots of easy words. You will have a flying start.

3:07 am

sprite

I can imagine, lyn. I never do it in order, I must confess. I just type away.

3:07 am

rubyfoo

I'll be happy with half and nbt this morning

3:07 am

mummy

only got a short time today, have a 'leaving lunch' as I packed in my job a few weeks ago

3:08 am

sprite

happy parting luncheon then, mummy

3:08 am

lynxxx

Hooray for retirement!!

3:08 am

rubyfoo

yay for retirement!

3:08 am

mummy

thans sprite, I am not looking forward to seeing some of the people, the Director wants to have a chat with me beforehand

3:09 am

sprite

since you're off anyway, mummy, tell him you are only open to good news and nice words!

3:09 am

mummy

It is sort of retirement, although my pension is peanuts, but my health and state of mind are more important than money

3:10 am

rubyfoo

maybe he's giving you a pa**ing gift!

3:10 am

sprite

mummy, that must have been a tough decision, but for what it is worth, I think you are wise for choosing this way.

3:10 am

mummy

Sprite, director is a she, she does not take any prisoners, I thought I would escape before I got trapped in the tunnel!

3:11 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, we all need to go to the PB for a re****ment pa**y

3:11 am

lynxxx

It took me a couple of years to 'get over' work, state of mind is worth every cent

3:11 am

sprite

wtg mummy! Then tell her to play nice or you won't listen :D

3:11 am

dfmchfhf

hi mummy, lyn! :o)

3:12 am

lynxxx

hi dfm

3:12 am

sprite

same here, lyn. Though I may have to go back... but never never never to that same company again.

3:12 am

dfmchfhf

ruby/sprite -- the larger the number of words, the more time it takes for any search algorithm to figure out whether a word is in the grid wordlist or not.

3:12 am

sprite

ah, hence the delay. Thanks dfmchfhf.

3:13 am

rubyfoo

ty dfm, it enters 5 or 6 at a time

3:13 am

mummy

It was a very tough decision, but after having 6 weeks off with work related stress before christmas I had to make the decision. I might just tell her a few home truths. I was hoping to ge to proper retirement age with the company but that has now gone ot of the window

3:14 am

rubyfoo

it sounds like a good one, mummy

3:14 am

sprite

if waiting for re****ment means you will be total loss when it arrives, it isn't worth waiting for.

3:14 am

dfmchfhf

work-related stress? :o(

3:15 am

lynxxx

I do think you should tell her how it is Mummy. Your parting gift to those you leave behind!

3:15 am

Patxxx

oh flipping heck! It's huge, I'm almost afraid to start. I'll get nothing else done. I wish us all luck..

3:15 am

lynxxx

hi patxxx

3:15 am

sprite

hi Pat, first 3/4 are really fast.

3:15 am

rubyfoo

gm pat, it is gr*** fun

3:16 am

sprite

yay one S tile greyed out.

3:17 am

mummy

My husband, semi retired six years ago when we returned from living in Aus, and I was very jealous of him, but up til now I have needed to work for the social interaction as well as needing the money, but no amount of money can buy peace of mind and constant anxiety is very wearying.

3:18 am

Patxxx

Trouble is, you can't type them in fast enough and then you look at the clock, hours go by as you hit the sneaky hard ones at the end.

3:18 am

sprite

so very true! And for the social interaction, you could always look into volunteer's work, or maybe even things like tutoring, which may bring a little bit of money in.

3:18 am

lynxxx

I was sort of in the same boat Mummy -(except husband still works PT) but I retired 6 years early for the same reason

3:18 am

dfmchfhf

sprite then you realise that there are 50 RE words :oS

3:19 am

sprite

looks like I already got most of the R words, dfmchfhf. I need a couple more Ps and Bs, I see.

3:20 am

rubyfoo

I've been working on this for 1 hr, 20 mins and have 242

3:20 am

mummy

Right now my confidence is shot to bits, it will takesome time to recover, but I am determined not to veg at home, I need to get out there and feel a sense of self worth again, the charity shops are always looking for volunteers so I may have a think about that in the near future.

3:20 am

rubyfoo

not setting any records, that's for sure!

3:21 am

sprite

that is true, Pat :) Though you don't have to finish, right?

3:21 am

mummy

lynxxx, where abouts in Melb are you?

3:21 am

rubyfoo

finish? raofl!

3:21 am

dfmchfhf

go ruby! :o)

3:21 am

lynxxx

Elwood/St Kilda

3:22 am

sprite

wtg mummy! I am sorry to hear they beat you down. And I hope you will soon remember who you are and that you are a very valuable person in any organisation, or outside.

3:23 am

mummy

oh, that's nice, we are hoping to come back for a holiday next year, we have load of friends that fall overthemselves to put us up.

3:23 am

Patxxx

Hi Sprite, I often don't finish and sometimes it is only 1 word but I can't get back to finish.

3:24 am

sprite

in that case, Pat, don't be afraid to start :) This grid is fun.

3:24 am

lynxxx

How lovely, that makes the fares a bit cheaper

3:24 am

sprite

that's nice, mummy.

3:25 am

mummy

I am really grateful to you all for your support and kind words, I'd better get myself showered now and ready for the day, good luck with the grid today, i'll propably be back later for another bash at it.

3:25 am

lynxxx

Enjoy Mummy

3:25 am

grannyrose

hey everyone

3:25 am

rubyfoo

and try to enjoy the pa**y!

3:26 am

sprite

will think of you, mummy. Stand up for yourself to your boss, you have nothing to lose!

3:26 am

sprite

hi grannyrose!

3:26 am

rubyfoo

3:26 am

rubyfoo

get lots of hugs and try not to cry!

3:26 am

grannyrose

can now tell you. my angiogram showed moderate heart disease, no damage

3:27 am

sprite

oh hell, cry :) It is a good way to get rid of stress and this is an emotional day.

3:27 am

mummy

yes, lynxx, cam over for three weeks, this time last year, stayed at Caroline Springs for 1 weeks, then to Camberwell and then Nunawading with varoius friends, but we upset others who wanted us to stay with them!

3:27 am

lynxxx

hi Rose. What!!!

3:27 am

rubyfoo

big hug for you, granny!!!

3:27 am

mummy

bye for now (())

3:27 am

sprite

wow grannyrose, how scary that must have been! Very glad to hear no damage. How are you feeling now?

3:28 am

lynxxx

What has happened to you Rose?

3:28 am

grannyrose

yup!!! the dreaded lurgy has finally caught up with me...nearly made it to 60 years , better than my parents

3:28 am

dfmchfhf

angiogram?! heart! Do:

3:29 am

grannyrose

lyn, had bad angina at work on friday...was scary to say the least.

3:29 am

rubyfoo

but the good news, re no damage, is very good news

3:30 am

grannyrose

sprite, feeling ok...have been started on beta-blocker to slow my heart rs4 down

3:30 am

lynxxx

Angina is controllable isn't it? (I'll bet it was scary - not you of all people!)

3:30 am

rubyfoo

and they can control angina pain, no?

3:30 am

sprite

and now, rose? Do you need to make changes in your life? Are you feeling ok?

3:30 am

sprite

sorry, you already answered about how you are feeling. Cross chat :)

3:31 am

grannyrose

oh yes sprite, some major changes to happen,,,have already losy 9 kilos in the last 3 weeks.

3:32 am

grannyrose

ruby they can control angina, but would be much better to lose the excess weight

3:32 am

rubyfoo

9 kilos!

3:32 am

lynxxx

wow Rose, taken me 5 months to do that

3:32 am

grannyrose

good news was my cholesterol was down too

3:32 am

sprite

not easy to lose weight. Well done, rose! And good luck keeping it up. We want you here healthy and for a lonnnnnng time longer!

3:33 am

rubyfoo

do you know the South Beach diet? My husband lost 30 lbs with it and has stayed on it ever since

3:33 am

grannyrose

so i will be here for many years to come ...annoying you all

3:33 am

sprite

wouldn't want it any other way, rose! *hugs*

3:33 am

rubyfoo

I make him 4 egg-white omelets with 2 cups of vegetables cooked in olive oil for breakfast

3:34 am

grannyrose

ruby, looked into it, but the best for me is to st5 clear of processed carbs, sugars and fats

3:34 am

rubyfoo

intercontinental love coming your way, grannyrose!!!!

3:35 am

lynxxx

the CSIRO diet is good, follows those rules, just a few carbs

3:35 am

grannyrose

ah, thanx, ruby, caught it, feels good

3:35 am

rubyfoo

he eats nothing sweet, nothing fried, limited meat (4 oz at a time) and nothing fried

3:35 am

rubyfoo

whoops, delay causes repeats, sorry

3:36 am

grannyrose

the only diet which has ever worked for me is cutting out the processed carbs...the weight just stays off. have tried many other diets, all good, but the weight goes back on

3:37 am

rubyfoo

what are processed carbs?

3:37 am

lynxxx

when you are on a good thing, stick to it. It obviously works very well for you

3:38 am

lynxxx

that is a lot of A words!

3:38 am

grannyrose

bread, biscuits, cakes. anything with processed flour, except rye. am eating heaps of salads and fresh fruit, fish and chgicken, very liottle red meat

3:38 am

rubyfoo

must go now, much love to you all!

3:38 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

3:38 am

sprite

bye rubyfoo, have a good day

3:39 am

lynxxx

bye Ruby

3:39 am

grannyrose

it seems that if my body has to work hard to obtain the carbs ie in fruit, my metabolism changes

3:40 am

sprite

sounds very good, rose.

3:41 am

sprite

the As are very doable, lyn

3:43 am

dfmchfhf

my weight fluctuates wildly regardless of my diet Do:

3:46 am

sprite

one more B, one more R, one more P.

3:47 am

lynxxx

wow Sprite

3:47 am

grannyrose

lol, i have greyed only 3 tiles

3:47 am

dfmchfhf

gogogo sprite!

3:47 am

sprite

fireflies! Just checking my list was enough, forgotten plurals and such. What a wonderful grid!

3:48 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITEY!!!!

3:48 am

dfmchfhf

congrats sprite! :o)

3:48 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite - what a way to start a day

3:48 am

dfmchfhf

I got 15 words just by prepending 'RE' to them... even the words that already started with RE...

3:48 am

dfmchfhf

* 15 of my last 20 words

3:49 am

sprite

yes it really is. And more than enough time left to be domestic :)
Have fun all, and thanks for the company.
Rose, an extra *hug* for you.

3:49 am

lynxxx

Bye Sprite

3:50 am

dfmchfhf

<-- somebody needs to be6 this child, he is going to end up sleeping at 0900h again at this ra4! (and thusly miss his morning classes... again...)

3:52 am

lynxxx

Goodnight dfm!

3:52 am

grannyrose

finally....A's done...whew

3:52 am

lynxxx

Taking a break - BBL

3:53 am

grannyrose

nite dfm, sweet dreams

3:53 am

dfmchfhf

yes -- I should really go sleep. x.x

3:54 am

dfmchfhf

night all! :o)

4:06 am

grannyrose

whew, b's buttoned

4:06 am

grannyrose

and d's done

4:10 am

herinfernallady

HI

4:10 am

grannyrose

hey herin

4:10 am

grannyrose

how's work?

4:11 am

herinfernallady

Really good had a ''meeting'' tonight

4:11 am

grannyrose

and?????

4:12 am

herinfernallady

And that ''meeting'' is one to meet and great new people

4:13 am

grannyrose

that's terrific. so, you are one of the crowd now?

4:16 am

herinfernallady

Yes. It was all to introduce the new team

4:17 am

grannyrose

herin, am home tomorrow, call me?

4:18 am

frogface

gooooooooooooooood morning fellow babblers xxx and where the devil did this monster come from???

4:19 am

grannyrose

mornin' frog...ain't it a beauty?

4:19 am

frogface

hiya granny - a beauty? i had trouble finishing yesterdays lmao!!! oh well onwards and upwards!!!

4:20 am

grannyrose

frog, just love the challenge

4:20 am

frogface

ok well if i dont yap for a while you'll know im lost in the grid lol - have fun!!!

4:21 am

herinfernallady

Hi Frog

4:21 am

herinfernallady

what time rose?

4:21 am

frogface

hiya herin xxx hows u?

4:21 am

grannyrose

you mean you're lurking? shock, horror. *grin*

4:22 am

frogface

lurking? no, just lost in the quagmire of 468 words tee hee

4:22 am

herinfernallady

Kind of fuzzy. Stupid 3 glasses of wine

4:22 am

grannyrose

herin, whenever. phone is on charge, so i won't miss your call

4:22 am

frogface

yea me had 3 last night of a very nice chateu neuf du pape, not fuzzy tho! lol

4:23 am

herinfernallady

Ok Good Rose. It would be about 1pm - 2pm when I have lunch

4:23 am

herinfernallady

Work function have to love them

4:23 am

grannyrose

looking forward to your call, have lots to catch up on

4:23 am

herinfernallady

Ooooooooo

4:23 am

frogface

sit down in front the telly function getting drunk - gotta love that !!!!!

4:24 am

herinfernallady

If I forget I say sorry in advance it is heltic at the moment

4:24 am

herinfernallady

O you know that bank fubar today?

4:24 am

herinfernallady

Frog I didn't have to pay

4:24 am

frogface

shucks - not fair!!!

4:25 am

grannyrose

lol, the cba does it again!!!

4:25 am

herinfernallady

As I said ''work function'

4:25 am

frogface

omg this is soooooo funny - im just monkeying now and nearly everything is coming up as a word lmao!!!

4:25 am

herinfernallady

Well I may have scored on that Fubar

4:26 am

grannyrose

*groan* still 15 p words to go

4:26 am

grannyrose

whoot, herin, what a gas!!!!

4:27 am

herinfernallady

I hope so tune of $500 would be nice

4:28 am

frogface

see u soon - gotta go shops have fun y'all !!!! *poof*

4:29 am

herinfernallady

Have fun Frog

4:31 am

grannyrose

*worried look* are you sure that they can't trce it? they were saying on the news that people will be charged with theft.

4:32 am

herinfernallady

Well obviously I am not stupid. The money is staying right there

4:33 am

grannyrose

i know, herin, i know....just caring, that's all

4:33 am

herinfernallady

I get a letter going Hey you owe us $$ or they take it out so be it

4:35 am

herinfernallady

i think it is wrong to take what isn't yours

4:35 am

grannyrose

i should have known better, sorry. * hangs head*

4:36 am

herinfernallady

Awww Rose I think it is sweet though and yes I think if you don't have the actually money you have to be pretty dense to take it. IT isn't like there is cameras

4:37 am

grannyrose

*smiles at you* good on you, herin

4:38 am

herinfernallady

I have blue lips from Blue M n M's

4:39 am

grannyrose

*groan* HERIN!!! and i can't have any.

4:40 am

herinfernallady

I hate Blue m n ms

4:42 am

bodz

yay got the 9.. off to work.. happy babbling all :)

4:43 am

herinfernallady

HI Bodz

4:50 am

grannyrose

egad, have been slogging at this grid for nearly 3 hours, still over 70 to go

4:50 am

herinfernallady

That sounds bleak

4:51 am

grannyrose

i predict you will be here til nearly 11pm, herin

4:51 am

herinfernallady

O poo to that

4:52 am

grannyrose

*giggle*

4:52 am

herinfernallady

o BUFFER THAT i JUST SAW THE r'S

4:53 am

herinfernallady

Opps And I hit that caps lock whilst M n M ferreting

4:53 am

grannyrose

that's where i am now *groan*

4:54 am

grannyrose

and you KNOW how much io like re words

4:54 am

herinfernallady

Is there a lot of them?

4:55 am

grannyrose

well, they run off the page on li8ckety's list

4:55 am

herinfernallady

la sigh

4:55 am

herinfernallady

Best I hit them then the D words

4:56 am

grannyrose

yup

4:56 am

herinfernallady

O the B words

4:57 am

grannyrose

d's not so bad, b's?.....hmmmm

4:57 am

herinfernallady

Not a B fan

4:59 am

herinfernallady

Repost is a word stupid enable

5:00 am

grannyrose

*giggle*

5:00 am

herinfernallady

It is

5:01 am

herinfernallady

It means well to re-post something

5:19 am

grannyrose

still got 47 to go, this is a hard slog

5:36 am

redturtlehead

Oh i wish I didnt have to go to work today. I have 340 left and must leave for 12 hrs....ah well.

5:37 am

grannyrose

red, will still be here when you get home, the grid i mean

5:37 am

redturtlehead

Yes, but I will not have the time whne I get home to finish the monster....but oh well...

5:38 am

grannyrose

mayhap you will find time during the day?

5:38 am

redturtlehead

this site is not allowed access from work. But its Ok , Its just a grid!

5:38 am

redturtlehead

gotta go!

5:39 am

grannyrose

nite red

5:39 am

herinfernallady

O there is still people

5:46 am

grannyrose

23 to go, t's and w's

5:46 am

herinfernallady

I just had a look at the list too tired to think

5:47 am

grannyrose

aw, herin

5:47 am

herinfernallady

I need to go to bed soon

5:48 am

grannyrose

ok, herin, will talk to you tomorrow

5:52 am

herinfernallady

I said soon

5:52 am

herinfernallady

good grief those p's go one

5:58 am

herinfernallady

night all

6:03 am

grannyrose

nite herin, looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow

6:05 am

movieman

468 words......a biggie......here I go!!!!!!!

6:05 am

grannyrose

go, movieman, go

6:06 am

grannyrose

have 10 to go here....enjoy

6:15 am

grannyrose

whoot!!! one to go!

6:15 am

grannyrose

and fireworks!!!!

6:16 am

Trifioso

huzzah for granny! that is a big accomplishment today!

6:16 am

wildcat17

wooohoooo granny!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:38 am

Anniebrook

good morning everyone

6:45 am

MollyL

Hi Annie

6:46 am

Anniebrook

Hi Molly, we have a big biggie today

6:48 am

MollyL

If I had my whole day to sit in front of the computer and hunt for words, I "might" finish this. As I do not have that kind of leisure time, I will just see how many I can get.

6:48 am

Anniebrook

good plan, Molly

6:49 am

MollyL

I had to laugh earlier when someone posted that everything they monkeyed was a word. Only with an almost 500 word grid.

6:50 am

Anniebrook

yes, today I will try anything no matter how bizarre the word might be to me...you know Enable

6:51 am

MollyL

I have a feeling I'm going to get "you've already guessed that word" a lot today. : D

6:51 am

Anniebrook

This call for coffee...be back with a pot

6:51 am

Anniebrook

calls

6:53 am

carleekat

oh...my...god.... backing away from the grid..i have packing to do

6:57 am

MollyL

Hi Carlee

6:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

MONSTER!

6:58 am

MollyL

I am not!

6:58 am

Anniebrook

Back with coffee, anyone?

6:58 am

MollyL

Fill 'er up please Annie.

6:58 am

Anniebrook

*pours cup for Molly*

6:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

gabs

6:59 am

carleekat

i want to babble..but...

6:59 am

carleekat

do i just start for the heck of it?

6:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

How's the PB today?

6:59 am

Anniebrook

Kap, suggest you put the 9 letter word in the chog

6:59 am

MollyL

Littered with bags of junk food.

6:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am in it already.

6:59 am

Anniebrook

hi carlee, jump in

7:00 am

carleekat

ok...diving in for a bit..just for the heck of it...

7:08 am

MollyL

Whee! Got the nine. That is probably as accomplished as I will feel all day with this thing

7:08 am

Anniebrook

molly, what are the stats?

7:08 am

MollyL

ab 9/72

7:09 am

Anniebrook

thanks

7:09 am

SeaSpray

WOW! Good morning all

7:09 am

MollyL

No problem Annie. I think it was your cup of coffee that helped me find it. : )

7:10 am

MollyL

Hi Sea. Think you can find a couple of words in there?

7:10 am

Anniebrook

glad to be of help..diving in to find the ab9

7:10 am

SeaSpray

I have 2 Molly...big start huh?

7:11 am

DR1965

ty for the 9

7:12 am

MollyL

I'm surprised there is only one 9 in a grid this big. Lots of plurals and past tenses though.

7:12 am

Anniebrook

got the 9

7:12 am

carleekat

there...100 words already

7:13 am

Anniebrook

16 eights will keep me busy

7:17 am

carleekat

65 words off the p..sheesh

7:21 am

carleekat

I GREYED A TILE!!!!

7:22 am

SeaSpray

lol me too carlee...w and i

7:23 am

MollyL

You have to get 148 words to grey the second column. Whoa.

7:23 am

carleekat

i and o

7:23 am

carleekat

and now w

7:24 am

SeaSpray

congrats

7:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

65 p's in the middle. Daunting.

7:24 am

carleekat

hahaha...up to 122 words and still donthave nbt

7:25 am

MollyL

I'll leave the Babble policing to someone else today. With this many words, who knows what will be a violation?

7:26 am

carleekat

do we really care???? :p i dont :)

7:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

Maybe we should play it differently- all of us start in the PB, and have to earn our way out.

7:27 am

Mom

good morning everyone!!!!

7:27 am

carleekat

morning mom

7:27 am

MollyL

Oh Kap, I like that. Hi Mom.

7:27 am

Mom

((Carlee)) good morning, how are you? Haven't seen you in a while

7:28 am

Mom

Hi Molly

7:28 am

carleekat

i am really good mom..thanks for asking :)

7:28 am

Mom

so glad to hear that Carlee :-)

7:29 am

SeaSpray

Good morning Mom

7:29 am

Mom

good morning Sea

7:30 am

Mom

we will all end up in the PB when Miss Pe**winkle arrives

7:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have to narrow this down somehow- maybe only look for strange words?

7:30 am

carleekat

thanks mom.. :) i swear i had forgotten what "happy" felt like...

7:31 am

Mom

Carlee, that is wonderful news. I take it things have turned around for you

7:32 am

crosshair

467??...lord help me...

7:33 am

SeaSpray

dive in crossy

7:33 am

carleekat

i have my new house am going to...new job starting soon...separation agreement... friends...family..my dad..albeit still fighting the cancer...the chemo has stopped the growth of tumours and dad has put on 15 pounds whilst on chemo...and...he is finding it easier to swallow so the growth in esophagus has shrunk

7:33 am

Mom

((Crossy)) it is a good grid, will go fast

7:33 am

Mom

that is wonderful news about your dad, Carlee. a new house and job? what will you be doing?

7:34 am

Mom

have you gotten your house sold?

7:34 am

carleekat

its back at old job..but the job requirements have changed a bit... and the hours are less...45+ hours with criminals...not so fun...but 32 hours/ week i can handle

7:34 am

Mom

I wish you all the best Carlee

7:35 am

carleekat

the house i posted a pic on fb mom no..mine not sold...we renovating...and the new place i am renting for now

7:35 am

carleekat

thanks mom :)

7:35 am

Mom

I will go look

7:36 am

Mom

what a darling house

7:36 am

carleekat

it is sweet isnt it?..has a fireplace too :)

7:36 am

Mom

that will come in handy

7:37 am

carleekat

and in summer will clean it out...and put in some big chunky pillar candles :)

7:37 am

carleekat

fill it with candles..and i still will have a "fire"

7:37 am

Mom

that will be nice. Is it near where you live now so your daughter can be in the same school

7:39 am

carleekat

yes...its basically around a main corner from here....we in an area of crescents and cul d sac's both my neighbourhood and the next one over...if it werent for curved roads...would be a 5 min walk as the crow flies from where i am now

7:39 am

Mom

that is just the be** news Carlee

7:39 am

carleekat

as it is..15 min walk unless ic ut through yards and hop fences :)

7:40 am

Anniebrook

back again

7:40 am

carleekat

wb annie

7:40 am

Mom

(((Annie))) good morning

7:40 am

Anniebrook

((Mom)) How are you?

7:41 am

Mom

just fine thanks, and yourself?

7:41 am

Anniebrook

doing okay

7:41 am

Mom

((hugs))

7:42 am

Anniebrook

Mom, is this the biggest grid you can remember? Or did we have one over 500 words once?

7:43 am

carleekat

we've had over 500 i am sure

7:43 am

Mom

I think there might have been one a bit larger, let me see what I have here

7:43 am

SeaSpray

wasn't there one in the 490's

7:43 am

periwinkle

yowsa a really big grid. hello all

7:44 am

movieman

The biggest grid I ever completed was on the 2nd of November 2008, which had 599 words!!!!!!

7:44 am

periwinkle

think we had one 500+ once

7:44 am

carleekat

hi peri

7:44 am

Mom

Hi Pe** and movieman

7:44 am

SeaSpray

wow movie...and you came back? lol

7:44 am

Anniebrook

hi mm...599 words, wow

7:44 am

Mom

509 on May 20, 2010

7:44 am

carleekat

and on that note i will retire to my kitchen to make some coffee.. and i will call utilities to get them switched for new place

7:45 am

Anniebrook

bye carlee

7:45 am

Mom

bye bye (((Carlee)))

7:45 am

movieman

And a total of 10,300 points

7:45 am

SeaSpray

bye carlee

7:46 am

Mom

wow movieman, that is a lot of points

7:48 am

periwinkle

oh, did not realize I am in the grid again :)

7:49 am

Mom

you are, and everyone will be in the pb when they gr*** you

7:49 am

periwinkle

it does not really count tho when a bablers name is in the grid :)

7:49 am

Mom

and with a grid this size it will be hard not to go in the pb today

7:50 am

Judi

Gaaaahhhh! Mucho enormo grido!

7:50 am

Mom

Hi Judi

7:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

We are all starting ou tin the PB and trying to earn our way outof it.

7:51 am

Judi

On a more civilised note: good morning.

7:51 am

crosshair

what this grid needs is a few more s,s:/

7:51 am

Mom

Kap, good morning, and you are ea**ing your way out quickly :-)

7:52 am

Anniebrook

hi Judi and crossy

7:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

There's just no way around it.

7:52 am

crosshair

howdy annie

7:52 am

Mom

nope, there sure isn't

7:52 am

Mom

I am not a stickler for words typed in the chat, heck that is how I get a lot of mine

7:54 am

MollyL

It's gonna be a LONG story if Min does one today.

7:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

Today it wouldn't be fun to get caught.

7:54 am

Mom

it will indeed Molly

7:54 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:54 am

wvteach

barre

7:54 am

periwinkle

thanks goodness there are no c,k or j words

7:55 am

Mom

good morning wvteach

7:55 am

Anniebrook

or q's

7:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's find- there is no PB today.

7:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

Fine.

7:55 am

Mom

thanks wvteach

7:55 am

wvteach

yw - soory about that

7:56 am

Mom

oh no, don't be sorry

7:56 am

MollyL

So what? We'll only get sent to the PB for..oh...hockey infractions?

7:59 am

wvteach

need to have lots of goodies in the PB

7:59 am

periwinkle

grayed the W!!

8:00 am

Mom

woo hoo Pe**

8:00 am

periwinkle

:)

8:00 am

Mom

I'll put in the cookies and milk

8:01 am

movieman

That ethnic slur is there again!!!!!

8:01 am

Mom

the Italian one, Movieman?

8:01 am

movieman

That's the one mom

8:01 am

crosshair

crossy slips some bacon and egg pies in the pb

8:01 am

wvteach

i'll bring my hot tea in with me and leave some for others

8:02 am

movieman

If i'm in the pb i'll bring some fish n chips

8:02 am

wvteach

think the PB is the place to be

8:03 am

crosshair

we should toss in a case of tangerines to keep the scurvy away:)

8:03 am

PastorJ

i plan to sit in the pb, asking others "what're you in for?"

8:04 am

Mom

Hi Pastor

8:04 am

PastorJ

hi mom

8:04 am

crosshair

and i will answer "do you not know? we are all innocent" :)

8:04 am

crosshair

w,s and i,s grayed;)

8:04 am

PastorJ

you're foiling my plan, crossy!

8:04 am

SeaSpray

4 tiles greyed...one is the bottom E

8:05 am

periwinkle

I am missing one of the i words

8:05 am

Mom

wow Crossy, the s's ... impressive

8:05 am

crosshair

indeed pastor,all the low word count tiles first for instant gratification;))

8:05 am

Mom

I have the i and w grayed

8:05 am

SeaSpray

you can tell we are a young crowd crossy

8:06 am

Mom

Peri, ir 5/10, 6/18 and 4/4

8:06 am

crosshair

now for the r,s...

8:06 am

periwinkle

are the i words all ir

8:06 am

Mom

Crossy is saving the P words until last

8:06 am

movieman

I have the w, the i, one of the a's and 2 of the t's greyed

8:06 am

Mom

yes Peri

8:06 am

SeaSpray

yes

8:06 am

crosshair

we will be young forever seaspray

8:06 am

movieman

and the o

8:07 am

SeaSpray

woo hoo crossy...I like your way of thinking

8:07 am

Mom

be back in a bit, backside is going numb ((Hugs)) to all of you

8:08 am

crosshair

i stopped ageing at 25..but for some reason the 25 year old cuties can still outrun me:( actually they call me sir and now ask if i need help with that package to my car

8:08 am

crosshair

;((

8:08 am

crosshair

fantasy is over;(

8:08 am

SeaSpray

lol One of our tenants calls me Miss and she is 42

8:09 am

crosshair

if i make a pass,they laugh and pat me on my head

8:09 am

Judi

Yeah Yeah. Join the crowd , you old fart.

8:11 am

Angelsong

morning, all. I'm down to 52 words

8:11 am

Matches

need clues for the 9

8:11 am

crosshair

howdy angel

8:12 am

periwinkle

clues for the 8's would be much appreciated

8:12 am

crosshair

na 8 one who reAds to others

8:13 am

Nef

NO WAY! 468 words? I definitely won't be finishing this one. But I'll start anyway... I see too many words not to! :-)

8:13 am

carleekat

crossy on fantasy island today?

8:13 am

crosshair

and pt

8:13 am

periwinkle

thanks crossy

8:13 am

crosshair

nope why carlee?

8:14 am

carleekat

u said fantasy over

8:14 am

movieman

I've greyed the n!!!!!

8:14 am

Judi

Look, Crossy! De plane! De plane!

8:14 am

spellit

ab--

8:14 am

Anniebrook

dr8---greyer, duller as in weather

8:14 am

periwinkle

thank you Annie

8:15 am

carleekat

so....i am cheesed off atm...apparently dXh has not been paying our hydro/water bills on time... and now ihave to pay a 380.00 deposit on the account

8:15 am

carleekat

and..if i pay on time from now to the 1 year anniversary of that being paid... i get it back

8:15 am

SeaSpray

ouch carlee

8:16 am

carleekat

where the hell am i going to come up ith 380.00

8:16 am

carleekat

i get 1200/ month from dxh i ahve not yet started my job and 820 of that is rent

8:16 am

Judi

Squeeze it out of DXh's hide, carlee.

8:16 am

carleekat

not to mention...gas, phone... food and petrol?

8:17 am

carleekat

well..if i do that judi...and i default on 1 payment between now and 1 year from now..i still have to pay it back

8:18 am

rubyfoo

back for a little whilejumping back into this yummy grid for a little while

8:18 am

SeaSpray

bbl

8:18 am

rubyfoo

sorry, hit a type-warp!

8:18 am

Judi

Contact the court and advise them that X is in contempt of an order?

8:18 am

carleekat

looks like i just add it to the visa... which gets paid off at time of house sale...

8:19 am

carleekat

x is not in contempt of anything

8:19 am

wvteach

time to go out for the morning - BBL

8:20 am

Judi

Oh well, plastic it is then.

8:20 am

carleekat

plastic it is

8:20 am

carleekat

yippeee

8:20 am

carleekat

finslly found an 8

8:21 am

uusue2

oh, carlee, sorry you are having more trouble!!! *sending thoughts and energy your way* (would send money if I had any...)

8:21 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers. just popping in quick for a hint for the 9 -- any clues available?

8:22 am

carleekat

thanks sue...no..its ok..its a hiccup...too many good things are happening..i am just cheesed atm as i just found out..in 30 mins..my mood will return to happy :)

8:23 am

uusue2

morning, eva!

8:23 am

Judi

What does the 9 start with? I'm assuming Re.

8:23 am

uusue2

haven't started the grid yet, seems a bit daunting...

8:23 am

carleekat

morning eva...i have it..but am not sure how to clue it

8:23 am

Anniebrook

ab9---not usual, deviation

8:23 am

rubyfoo

8:24 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((ruby)))

8:24 am

Judi

Got it. Ty, Annie.

8:24 am

periwinkle

ty Annie, figureing out how to spell it

8:24 am

EvaNadine

got it. thanks!!

8:24 am

rubyfoo

me, too, can't spell it

8:24 am

periwinkle

got it, ty Annie

8:24 am

Anniebrook

pe4, its past tense

8:25 am

periwinkle

nbt, nbs, woot!!

8:25 am

uusue2

am attempting to show Dad how wonderful the internet is by printing out some forms he needs so he doesn't have to pick them up - have been spending the past two hours trying to install printer drivers. he is not impressed yet.

8:25 am

rubyfoo

got it, ty annie

8:26 am

uusue2

so the 9 is my first word - thx, annie!

8:26 am

rubyfoo

what is hardest for me in this grid is the delay and that you can't see what you type

8:26 am

Anniebrook

great start, uu

8:27 am

rubyfoo

great start, sue!

8:28 am

Nef

nbt, nbs in 30 words. Time to get ready for work! HAGD, Everybody!

8:28 am

kittychan

I got half the grid without lickety or chat as my guide. That's pretty good for me.

8:28 am

Anniebrook

bye nef

8:31 am

movieman

the centre e is greyed!!!!!!!!

8:31 am

periwinkle

wtg mm

8:32 am

rubyfoo

yay movie!

8:33 am

uusue2

yay, mm!

8:33 am

uusue2

and yay, kitty!

8:33 am

kittychan

ty

8:34 am

periwinkle

exactly half way, time for breakfast, bbl

8:34 am

uusue2

nbt

8:35 am

kittychan

nbt = nothing but Ts?

8:35 am

Anniebrook

no blank tiles

8:36 am

kittychan

ahhh! that makes a lot more sense. ty

8:38 am

uusue2

and nbs is no blank stats, kitty

8:38 am

kittychan

ahhh - yes, I've seen that one too.

8:39 am

uusue2

and now I have nbs as well as nbt :-)

8:40 am

uusue2

but the printer is still not working :-(

8:40 am

uusue2

btw, kitty, you are from Chicago? I live in DeKalb...

8:41 am

kittychan

yeah - I think we spoke once before. I went to NIU and you teach there, right?

8:43 am

MollyL

Carlee, about the water bill. Have you spoken to your attorney? If paying that bill was his responsibility, it would appear he is the one in default and should make it right.

8:44 am

kittychan

nbs :-)

8:44 am

movieman

All e tiles are greyed!!!!!

8:44 am

crosshair

uu,instead of fighting with the printer drivers that came with the machine and have been in the box for 2 years,let the install wizard search the net for current drivers,much easier

8:44 am

carleekat

yes..i know that molls...but..if for some reason..in coming year...for any reason...( who knows..in hospital for something god forbid) and i am late on 1 payemtn....i lose the 380..and i stillhave to find it to pay him back

8:45 am

carleekat

oh...somewhere...i got past 1/2 way

8:46 am

dcseain

{{carlee}} i'm sorry that things continue to be so hard

8:46 am

dcseain

hi, carlee, crossy, movie, kitty, molly, et al

8:46 am

crosshair

howdy dc

8:46 am

rubyfoo

hello seain

8:47 am

dcseain

hi, ruby

8:47 am

carleekat

dc...read back about an hour...they arent..this was a hiccup :)

8:47 am

rubyfoo

collective hug for carlee!!!!

8:47 am

movieman

hiya seain

8:47 am

dcseain

k. i came in about 40 ago, but am alone with the baby, so got distracted. she's down for AM nap now.

8:48 am

carleekat

thanks ruby :)

8:48 am

carleekat

honestly dc..things are really really pretty fabulous atm

8:48 am

dcseain

:) glad to hear that

8:49 am

carleekat

i came out of the tunel into bright sunshine :)

8:50 am

crosshair

that house is great carlee and the price you are paying for it is amazing,i am very happy for you

8:50 am

rubyfoo

278 words but need another break

8:50 am

carleekat

thanks crossy..and my dad is doing well on chemo too

8:50 am

uusue2

sorry, kitty, had to run off but you are right :-)

8:51 am

crosshair

horray for carlee,s da!

8:51 am

kittychan

np

8:51 am

uusue2

crossy, that is what I am doing, it's a Dell printer and downloads are slow (using a wireless modem)

8:51 am

carleekat

the tumours have not grown...the esophageal one has shrunk..he has put on 15 pounds while ON chemo

8:51 am

crosshair

reminds me,my twice yearly tests are due soon.

8:51 am

dcseain

need a break. back in a while

8:52 am

uusue2

bye, dc!

8:52 am

crosshair

if you can GAIN weight while on chemo,things are looking up;))

8:52 am

carleekat

exactly...food is tasting more normal... he eats like a little piggie

8:53 am

carleekat

he is hoping that since the tumours have not grown...to go for some surgery now

8:53 am

crosshair

some times ,when i was in the midst of it,a regular glass or water would make me vomit

8:53 am

carleekat

he has not had any nausea..at all....just exhausted

8:54 am

crosshair

as long as the nausea has eased,he will be able to build up resources

8:54 am

uusue2

hugs to everybody who is dealing with, or has had a relative deal with cancer ((((()))))

8:55 am

carleekat

thanks sue :)

8:55 am

crosshair

my ideal weight is 190-210,i went into chemo at 250,i came out at 165.so i am very glad to hear your da is gaining some back

8:56 am

carleekat

his ideal is about 190... he went in at 145 ( the cancer made him lose weight) and is 160 now and still taking chemo

8:57 am

crosshair

good stuff? how many more courses to go?

8:57 am

carleekat

its a wait and see...check his bone marrow... etc..and then go for another

8:58 am

carleekat

i dont think the dr's are aiming to cure him..just prolong life with quality of life..dad tho..is headed to cure

8:59 am

crosshair

have they pulled some of his own marrow for storage,just in case?

9:00 am

carleekat

not yet that i know of crossy

9:00 am

crosshair

they should,maybe bring it up with the docs

9:00 am

carleekat

i will suggest to dad

9:00 am

crosshair

that way if the marrow gets compromised,they can do something

9:02 am

carleekat

true enough crossy

9:02 am

Judi

Eyes going buggy. Time for a break from this monster. BBL. 182 to go.

9:03 am

carleekat

i am starting to type in ones i have already entered...280 to go

9:03 am

movieman

120 left here

9:04 am

rururocks

an6/18 anyone?

9:11 am

dart001

ruru you're supposed to miss these big ones

9:12 am

City 17 dweller

a + military alliance acronym (double the second cons) .. pl for 7. Add a cons as second letter for 7, plural that for 8.

9:12 am

car.eeyore

WHEEEEEE!!! Big Grid!!!!!

9:13 am

carleekat

morning car.ee

9:13 am

rururocks

sorry city.. you lost me on that one

9:13 am

crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/675r7xw

9:14 am

movieman

Stop making me feel peckish, crossy!!!!!

9:14 am

carleekat

that looks good crossy..mind..turkey bacon :p

9:15 am

crosshair

sorry! wrong url!

9:15 am

movieman

I've bookmarked that recipe

9:16 am

crosshair

but tasty one;) here is the one i wanted you all to see...

9:16 am

crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/4lhw253

9:17 am

crosshair

if these were offered for sale,i would love one on top of the bookcase

9:17 am

City 17 dweller

an6/18 ... okay, try following the letters around the outside of the grid from the bottom 'a', missing the corners.

9:18 am

rururocks

thanks

9:18 am

dart001

key is they are all one pt tile cause the 6/18...no g,p,b,w

9:18 am

City 17 dweller

when you've done that, slight adjustment for the ar7 & 8

9:19 am

carleekat

very cool

9:19 am

rururocks

thank you ,..a's are done

9:19 am

carleekat

ok..time to run

9:19 am

carleekat

9:19 am

crosshair

omg..well i shall worry bout that a when it becomes my last word

9:21 am

car.eeyore

Bye Carlee! Have a great day!

9:22 am

car.eeyore

Yeah! W done! Moving right along!

9:26 am

Angelsong

down to 7 words....

9:27 am

car.eeyore

Go Angel, Go!

9:28 am

car.eeyore

I need a remedial clue for the an 6/18.

9:29 am

car.eeyore

oooh! Got 2 8's!

9:30 am

rururocks

de 6/24 anyone?

9:30 am

car.eeyore

Not yet ruru. Still on the left side!

9:31 am

City 17 dweller

which one, ruru?

9:31 am

movieman

plural of the de5/14 ruru?

9:31 am

rururocks

first one

9:32 am

City 17 dweller

the first one I have is 'to leave'

9:32 am

rururocks

thanks

9:33 am

rururocks

d's done

9:36 am

car.eeyore

Yeah Ruru!

9:36 am

car.eeyore

I got 10 D's while trying to find the one you needed!

9:41 am

car.eeyore

phantom: target

9:42 am

MollyL

Car, did you get your remedial clue for the an 6/18?

9:42 am

car.eeyore

No. Did I miss it?

9:42 am

Angelsong

4....

9:43 am

MollyL

Just checking. It ends like Italian ice cream.

9:43 am

car.eeyore

Go Angel!

9:43 am

car.eeyore

I do have 167 words though!

9:43 am

car.eeyore

Uhhhh.....

9:43 am

car.eeyore

gelato?

9:44 am

Angelsong

3...

9:44 am

Angelsong

2....

9:45 am

MollyL

Add an extra consonant, apparently I can't spell.

9:46 am

Angelsong

and... fireworks!

9:46 am

car.eeyore

Hooray for Angelsong!!!!!

9:47 am

car.eeyore

Molly...I am so confused...

9:53 am

car.eeyore

OK. I have found over 200. Off for a bit! Have a good day everyone!

9:53 am

MollyL

an 6/18...an + last part of Italian ice cream, double the consonant. And plural.

9:54 am

Anniebrook

an6 is a spanish spice mixture

9:54 am

car.eeyore

Oh my goodness! TY Molly! I was going the other way in the grid!

9:56 am

car.eeyore

Bye for now!

9:57 am

Lance1234

rio

9:57 am

rururocks

pa7/40?

9:58 am

MollyL

"Spanish spice mixture"..."indian bread"...those clues go right over my head. I'm such a meat and potatoes kind of cook. : D

9:59 am

egsnorris

sorry first day! what do the numbers refer to that you guys are posting? is it lenggth of word and score?

10:00 am

crosshair

howdy norris and welcome to babble and yes

10:00 am

egsnorris

thank you :)

10:00 am

HelenaB

holy moly, it's a huge grid today! (hi all)

10:00 am

crosshair

and do not forget to check the help tab as it has a lot of great info

10:01 am

crosshair

howdy helen

10:02 am

Anniebrook

I have 310 words so far...hope to be back later to maybe finish this monster

10:03 am

MollyL

pa7/40 is one who peels + last half of Lady **** who is a wacky singer

10:03 am

MollyL

Oh, any half of that Lady, I guess.

10:04 am

rururocks

thank you

10:04 am

CiociaJudy

well that is really a weird word. thx Molly. *back to lurking*

10:04 am

crosshair

ty molly

10:05 am

crosshair

parergas

10:05 am

crosshair

oops..sorry

10:06 am

CiociaJudy

I tried that too Crossy!

10:06 am

crosshair

well,a word that wacky,why not try and pl it ? lol

10:08 am

MollyL

COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU: THE GRID THAT ATE BABBLELAND. People ran screaming, afraid to even start. See what happens to those who dared to attempt THE MONSTER GRID. AAAAAAHHHHH!!!

10:08 am

CiociaJudy

ROFLMAO Molly

10:16 am

Jeff7

help w/the ab 9 please.....and morning/afternoon/evening all :0

10:16 am

inge

be

10:18 am

rururocks

re8/.45 # 2 please

10:18 am

CiociaJudy

ab + to make a mistake + past tense of to dine + 4th consonant

10:19 am

CiociaJudy

ruru, I only have one and its the person who fixes things; is there another one?

10:19 am

rururocks

yes

10:21 am

egsnorris

i have three

10:23 am

egsnorris

also the fourth consonant is not the same as the fourth letter ;)

10:24 am

CiociaJudy

OMG Sorry :(

10:24 am

crosshair

this grid is a mind numbing blood sucking time vampire:(

10:25 am

CiociaJudy

well said Crossy!

10:25 am

crosshair

but must have my fix;)\

10:28 am

crosshair

any time the grid is over 350,it is soup and grilled cheese for dinner :)

10:28 am

egsnorris

nars

10:28 am

egsnorris

Ooops

10:34 am

Mom

hi again everyone.
With a grid this size there is no time to cook supper. I have put a roast, potatoes and carrot in the crock pot.

10:34 am

Kaplan the Magne

Grilled cheese and bacon, I presume.

10:34 am

speller

OMG! 468 words????

10:35 am

crosshair

wb mom;)

10:35 am

speller

mom, that's awesome that you plan dinner according to babble!

10:35 am

Mom

thanks Crossy, we seem to have the same idea.

10:36 am

crosshair

i have a soup on the crop pot for tomorrow;)

10:36 am

Mom

thanks Speller. Mom author of, Life According to Babble

10:36 am

crosshair

crock

10:36 am

MollyL

Okay, when your meal planning is affected by this game, it's a serious addiction. : P

10:36 am

crosshair

i am not addicted,i have quit many times

10:36 am

Mom

I am a babbleholic and I am going on my 6th year

10:37 am

MollyL

Yeah, yeah.

10:37 am

Mom

although not as bad as I use to be, I am now satisfied if I get half way

10:38 am

MollyL

Kids...it's "My name is _______ and I'm a Babbleaholic." Then we all say "Hi _____" and you tell your addiction story. Coffee is served after the meeting.

10:38 am

crosshair

if i get half way on this,i will be quite happy

10:38 am

Mom

lol Molly

10:38 am

Mom

I only need 32 more words for half

10:39 am

egsnorris

Im one over half way but its taken me forever!

10:39 am

Mom

congrats egsnorris

10:39 am

crosshair

you are doing well then norris

10:40 am

MollyL

I can hear the crying children now. "Why are we having peanut butter and jelly for dinner?" Response: "HUSH! Babble was almost 500 words today and I'm still not finished."

10:41 am

crosshair

lol,they all will live,they cannot have custom meals every night

10:42 am

MollyL

They can all come over to Aunt Moll's for dinner. I like this game and all that, but I don't plan my meals around it. : P

10:42 am

Mom

I know a family who never fixes supper. The children are all left to fend for themselves

10:43 am

crosshair

they will spend a day or 2 slurping back my home made chicken soup and be content

10:43 am

MollyL

Oh Mom, I know a family or two like that myself. I don't understand it at all. The kids eat cereal for dinner many nights.

10:44 am

Mom

Molly, just so you know, I was kidding about planning my meals around babble. We were having the roast any way for supper. Just worked out this way. :-)

10:44 am

crosshair

then i have chicken and dumplings on the menu for thurs and a roast of beef for sat..spoiled..the lot of them:)

10:45 am

MollyL

Oh Mom, I know that. June Cleaver would never let anything get in the way of a good, home cooked meal. : P

10:45 am

Mom

Molly, it is so sad. This same family, there are 3 children, they each have to do their own laundry. Can you imagine the water bill?

10:45 am

Mom

what is for supper on Friday, Crossy

10:46 am

Mom

lol Molly, got that right!

10:46 am

crosshair

friday is lasagne

10:46 am

Mom

yummmm

10:46 am

Mom

I might get some fresh catfish and fix that on Thursday for supper

10:47 am

MollyL

I noticed he skipped Friday too. I figured he just didn't feed them that night. : P

10:47 am

crosshair

funny,we always used to toss catfish back,but i hear it is quite the treat down south

10:47 am

Mom

I figured for what he is fixing they could have leftovers on Friday

10:47 am

Mom

my husband loves catfish

10:48 am

MollyL

And Saturday and Sunday.

10:48 am

Mom

I don't fix it often

10:49 am

Mom

Crossy, it is on the menu at the Cracker Barrels

10:49 am

crosshair

we do not have cracker barrels..

10:49 am

crosshair

i have seen the adverts on cable though along with popeyes

10:49 am

Mom

oh you poor thing

10:49 am

MollyL

Yes, when we uncouth Southerners aren't busy wrestling alligators, we just love our catfish.

10:49 am

Mom

we have popeyes, although have not eaten at one. It is at a truck stop

10:50 am

crosshair

and the far south cable channels are funny when they do eatery commercials..EVERYTHING comes with a biscuit

10:50 am

Mom

of course, if not a biscuit it is cornbread

10:51 am

crosshair

but there is this one that does all these shrimp dishes...mmm

10:51 am

Mom

I am glad lunch is almost ready, I am getting hungry

10:52 am

Mom

holy cow, 48 B words

10:53 am

crosshair

wild eh?

10:53 am

Mom

yes, I saw the P and S and T earlier. Just now noticed the B

10:54 am

mkg

is lickety up?

10:54 am

Mom

Hi mkg, yes it is

10:55 am

crosshair

with this many words,i do not think it matters much lol

10:58 am

Mom

lunch ...... fish sticks and tartar sauce

11:00 am

crosshair

mmm,fish,my mrs does not care for fish,so i do not do it up much any more,mmmm nice speckled trout fillets dipped in milk and rolled in batter and lan fried till golden brown and served with crunchy pan fried taters...mmm

11:00 am

crosshair

pan

11:00 am

Mom

yours sound delicious, mine is Vandekamp but still tasty

11:02 am

crosshair

i love most fish,but do not do pike much,my godmother is inuit and does these fish cakes made from pike.mmm,but it takes her forever as the bones are tiny and all must be picked out by hand before making the cakes

11:03 am

Mom

never had pike

11:03 am

crosshair

great tasting,but as i say,fussy to prepare

11:04 am

Mom

I like salmon croquettes but never liked taking out the bones. Chicken of the Sea had salmon now that has the bones taken out

11:05 am

crosshair

you should be here mom,when the salmon are running,show you where to catch a 30 pounder to take home;)..actually 8-12 pounders are the tastiest,they get "gritty" when heavier and we do catch and release

11:07 am

MollyL

Hmm, somehow I'm not seeing Mom (or me) landing a 30 pound salmon.

11:07 am

crosshair

can show you both,takes about 20 minutes though,if they really want to fight

11:08 am

Mom

who is going to hook the bait, take the fish off the hook and clean the sucker. Ain't gonna be me

11:08 am

zoozzoom

Do not like pike either..I am eating a chicken curry with saffron rice at the mo...Hello, All :-)

11:08 am

crosshair

lol,mom

11:08 am

crosshair

howdy zooz

11:08 am

Mom

((((Zoozz)))) hello

11:08 am

MollyL

We'll be glad to cook it though, won't we Mom. : D

11:08 am

Mom

yes, I will cook it and might even eat it but it stops there

11:10 am

crosshair

i can steam you a salmon steak in foil mom,with fresh herbs and spices,dash of pepper,squeeze of lemon and some baby carrots and a few of those whole tiny withe taters...mmm

11:10 am

MollyL

I think I could head shrimp, but cleaning fish, ew. I'd have to go vegetarian if it came down to that for survival.

11:10 am

Mom

<---------------- won't clean shrimp either

11:11 am

MollyL

En Papillote.

11:11 am

crosshair

have you both cleaning fish like a pro in 15 minutes;)

11:11 am

MollyL

Dream on Cross.

11:11 am

Mom

nope, not me, not gonna do it

11:11 am

crosshair

lol

11:12 am

Mom

my sweetie still likes to tell the story when we were dating, we were in a store that sold frozen fish and he picked it up and showed it to me and it still had its head and this beady eye was looking at me and I let out a scream. He stood there a laughed so hard.

11:13 am

Mom

and*

11:13 am

MollyL

I have a friend who is phobic about everything. She is terrified that when she opens a can of salmon, she's going to find an eye in there.

11:13 am

crosshair

lol,i show my mrs the tripe and pigs feet

11:14 am

Mom

oh dear Molly

11:14 am

Mom

that is mean Crossy

11:14 am

crosshair

fish eyes..pure protien;)

11:15 am

Mom

would someone please clue the ba 8/50 after the large red things that hold hay and horses

11:16 am

Haz1558

ba8/50 one who gaves certificates to places that sell alcohol?

11:17 am

crosshair

ty haz

11:17 am

Mom

thanks Haz and hello

11:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - hello.

11:17 am

MollyL

Hi Haz, good clue.

11:18 am

MollyL

That double R is going a long way today.

11:18 am

Haz1558

I've got no idea what it really means. I suppose I should look it up.

11:18 am

Haz1558

A brawler. Who'd have thought it?

11:19 am

Mom

certainly not me

11:19 am

Boobear

hi all

11:19 am

Mom

((Boo)) hello

11:19 am

crosshair

howdy boo

11:22 am

Boobear

clu for ab4

11:23 am

Mom

sorry Boo, I don't have it

11:23 am

Haz1558

ab plus ** soon ** people saw the size of this grid, they cancelled other plans.

11:24 am

Mom

thanks again Haz

11:24 am

Kateq

plural lawyer group

11:25 am

Erda

plural Swedish pop singers?

11:25 am

Mom

Hi Kateq

11:25 am

MollyL

Haz, don't let Mom fool you. She gets in bar room brawls all the time. : )

11:25 am

Boobear

Haz,,not getting it

11:26 am

Kateq

hello everyone

11:26 am

crosshair

howdy kateq

11:26 am

Haz1558

The asterisks denote the same two letters used in the same sentence - ** quiet ** a mouse.

11:26 am

Mom

moi? June Cleaver? never

11:28 am

crosshair

big string of pearls do not do it for you eh?

11:28 am

Mom

just a small strand will do Crossy

11:29 am

Mom

woo hoo .... G's are gone! and half way. I have earned myself a nap! Be back later.

11:29 am

Mom

((Hugs)) to all of you

11:29 am

Boobear

u too Mom

11:29 am

Mom

bye bye Boo

11:30 am

Mom

Crossy, the pe word in singular form is here

11:30 am

Mom

and past tense

11:31 am

MollyL

Gross. I have a co-worker who hunts and he's warming up chili with venison in it. Smells like rancid yuck in here.

11:46 am

sammysmom

ab 9/72??

11:47 am

Vicuna

ab9 - past tense without a present, If it ended in -tion it would be an unnatural exception

11:48 am

wvteach

thnx vicuna

11:48 am

Vicuna

a + Yogi ***** + nickname for Theodore

11:49 am

Haz1558

Hello, Vicuna. Ata is not here to shower you with unnecessary ! but I will greet you warmly.

11:49 am

sammysmom

THANKS VICUNA

11:49 am

Vicuna

Hello, Haz. Long time no chat. How are you?

11:49 am

Vicuna

My pleasure, Sammysmom. lol

11:50 am

Vicuna

ANd where is Ata these days, anyway?

11:50 am

Haz1558

I am well, pretty busy but well.

11:50 am

Haz1558

She is diving in Egypt.

11:50 am

Vicuna

Good busy?

11:51 am

Vicuna

Wow, diving in Egypt sounds like an adventure.

11:51 am

Haz1558

Yes, good busy but will be glad to be not always this busy.

11:51 am

Haz1558

Ata doesn't go in for non-adventure.

11:51 am

Vicuna

True true.

11:52 am

Vicuna

I did manage to get in a "hello" with FM not too long ago, but I've been under my lurkrock a lot recently.

11:54 am

Haz1558

Silent observation has advantages.

11:55 am

Vicuna

New proverb: Better to remain out of sight and out of mind than open your mouth and remove all doubt?

11:55 am

Haz1558

Better to say nothing and have people think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

11:56 am

Vicuna

There, see, as soon as I said my new proverb, Haz thinks I'm a fool! ;) But on a chat log when you say nothing, people don't think you're a fool - they just don't think of you at all!

11:57 am

Haz1558

Proverbs are so contradictory at times. Absence makes the heart grow fonder - out of sight out of mind.

11:58 am

Vicuna

Indeed. But anyone with two heads is actually probably going to be remembered even when they're out of sight.

11:59 am

Haz1558

True.

11:59 am

Vicuna

Except on a chat log, where no one can see you have two heads.

11:59 am

Haz1558

Thank goodness. Nobody will suspect a thing.

12:00 pm

GranfieldGroup

does anyone have any of the w's?

12:00 pm

Vicuna

If silage is what you store in a silo, I'd think barnage would be what you store in a barn. But noooooo. I think 42 seven-letter words is just a tad excessive.

12:01 pm

Vicuna

all are wo4's

12:01 pm

GranfieldGroup

ok

12:01 pm

GranfieldGroup

that means w then o then 4 more letters right?

12:01 pm

Vicuna

two are the same letters in diff order

12:01 pm

Vicuna

No, it means 4 letters total.

12:02 pm

GranfieldGroup

i got them

12:02 pm

GranfieldGroup

ok

12:02 pm

Vicuna

Good! =)

12:02 pm

GranfieldGroup

but i only have 2 of them

12:03 pm

Vicuna

the third is a pl derogatory term, I think

12:03 pm

GranfieldGroup

ok...

12:03 pm

Vicuna

(actually, it's the first, alphabetically)

12:03 pm

Haz1558

wo plus what you write at the end of the letter when you realise you've forgotten something.

12:04 pm

GranfieldGroup

i be confused

12:04 pm

Vicuna

Follow Haz's most excellent clue and you will be all set.

12:04 pm

Haz1558

Yours sincerely, GranfieldGroup. ** can you send me some money? (put it after wo)

12:04 pm

GranfieldGroup

i dont get it

12:04 pm

Vicuna

Or wo + mind your ** and qs

12:05 pm

Haz1558

Maybe people just write pleading e-mails nowadays.

12:05 pm

GranfieldGroup

but?

12:05 pm

Vicuna

Or wo + careful that all us folks on-line aren't really **ychopaths!

12:06 pm

GranfieldGroup

yeah...

12:06 pm

GranfieldGroup

ps...

12:06 pm

GranfieldGroup

wops!

12:06 pm

hurshy

sigh.

12:06 pm

GranfieldGroup

YAY

12:06 pm

Vicuna

Well, yes. But put it in the other box, not the chat log! =P

12:06 pm

Haz1558

Two headed psychopaths are the worst.

12:06 pm

GranfieldGroup

i know

12:06 pm

Vicuna

Hello, hursh! Why sigh?

12:07 pm

hurshy

word in chat... and life...

12:07 pm

Vicuna

If you know then don't do it!!!

12:08 pm

Vicuna

Actually, Haz, I think the two-headed ones tend to neutralize themselves. They can never agree. It's the single-minded psychopaths that are the scariest.

12:09 pm

hurshy

so i have at least half from each tile except for that last R, where i only have one ri4. can anyone help with any others?

12:09 pm

Vicuna

Hmmm... If word in chat is the worst thing, you're all right. But life? That's harder.

12:09 pm

Haz1558

ri4 you probably have, ri6 is the other.

12:09 pm

Boobear

clue for an 6 please

12:10 pm

hurshy

thanks haz

12:10 pm

Vicuna

Those are the only 2 I have from that r.

12:10 pm

Haz1558

a plus Mr King Cole the singer, not from.

12:10 pm

hurshy

i'm going through some really hard times at work at the moment, and i'm discouraged about my parents, also.

12:10 pm

Vicuna

an6/18 - natural food color

12:11 pm

Vicuna

Uhh, or Haz's much faster clue.

12:11 pm

Vicuna

Yuck, hursh. I'm sorry to hear that.

12:12 pm

hurshy

thanks vi.

12:13 pm

Vicuna

What's the trouble with parents?

12:14 pm

Boobear

not finding the an 6

12:14 pm

hurshy

my dad won't take his antidepressants or go to counseling, HE's discouraged about his job at the moment but has really loved it in the past but now is talking about quitting, which i think isn't a great idea, and, well, they're both kind of a mess, both separately and together.

12:14 pm

mkg

any 8 clues? i have op 8.

12:15 pm

hurshy

dr8 a greyer more rainy day, perhaps

12:15 pm

hurshy

na8 did the voiceover
na8 one who did it

12:15 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

12:15 pm

Vicuna

Uh oh. That's really bad to get off the meds and then start making life decisions. I hope you or someone else can get him some help.

12:16 pm

hurshy

he was only on the meds very very briefly.

12:16 pm

hurshy

po8 rhymes with small quaint dwellings.

12:16 pm

Vicuna

Oh, didn't have the "one who". Thought that would be with an o.

12:16 pm

hurshy

re8 one who fixes things

12:16 pm

Vicuna

Did they give him side effects or something he didn't like?

12:17 pm

hurshy

se8 jaggedy edged, as in a kind of knife

12:17 pm

Haz1558

ar8 what the policeman did to the bad man, and thereby became the ar8.

12:17 pm

hurshy

no, he just was willing to take them briefly after his near-death experience, and then he reverted to "i don't want to take drugs to pretend things aren't what they are" kind of attitude

12:18 pm

Haz1558

But he'll take painkillers?

12:18 pm

hurshy

thanks haz

12:18 pm

hurshy

no, he's pretty down on painkillers also.

12:18 pm

mkg

ty got se and two ar 8s.

12:19 pm

mkg

amazing grid. still not half way.

12:19 pm

hurshy

that's all the 8's i've got.

12:19 pm

Haz1558

re8 - when the cheese wasn't done finely enough, the fussy cook re8/55 it.

12:19 pm

Haz1558

re8 - say a thing over and over again.

12:20 pm

Vicuna

Ah. That's a difficult dilemma. I think "sigh" is well-warranted.

12:20 pm

Haz1558

se8 - the sort of edges that won't fray.

12:20 pm

hurshy

not re6+ed or +er... not reiterate, which is too long anyway... ?

12:21 pm

Haz1558

re plus 'say that again?'

12:21 pm

zoozzoom

re8 some-one who mends things.

12:21 pm

Haz1558

tr8 - where birds roost

12:21 pm

hurshy

oh i see, front not back!

12:21 pm

Vicuna

Ooh, didn't have the double do again, Haz. Thanks.

12:22 pm

hurshy

i don't know what sort of edges won't fray... hmmm

12:22 pm

zoozzoom

re8 to watch the same programme again & again.

12:22 pm

Vicuna

hemmed? selvedge?

12:22 pm

hurshy

does zooz mean the same thing haz just meant?

12:22 pm

Haz1558

Now you're getting technical.

12:22 pm

mkg

reiterate not in grid. cant get the re to say over again

12:23 pm

Vicuna

say again again, mkg

12:23 pm

hurshy

i was thinking what vi was thinking! except i couldn't remember selvage.

12:23 pm

zoozzoom

yes soz..was not watching the chat log then.

12:23 pm

Haz1558

Re6 after me, this is a nice grid. Now do it again and you've got the re8.

12:24 pm

hurshy

just to be clear, on this se8, we are NOT talking about the jagged edge that i mentioned earlier, correct?

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

tr8 not the bottom of the bark log.

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

compound word.

12:24 pm

Haz1558

There are two se8, differing only from each each in one letter, one has double consonant, the other a vowel in place of the consonant.

12:25 pm

hurshy

yay, thanks!

12:25 pm

Vicuna

I have an se8 that's similar to the jagged edge, but it has no def. Is that the one we're looking for?

12:25 pm

hurshy

what about the 9, while we're at it?

12:25 pm

Haz1558

Yes, it's the other one, drop one of the consonants.

12:25 pm

Vicuna

Apparently so. Hmm. I guess now I have two possible definitions for it! =)

12:26 pm

periwinkle

hello and thanks for the clues for the 8's

12:26 pm

Haz1558

ab9 - descriptive of something that has deviated from normal expectations.

12:26 pm

Vicuna

ab9 - would be an unnatural exception if it ended in -tion. Instead it's a past tense of a word that doesn't have a present tense.

12:26 pm

periwinkle

Haz, how are you? have not seen you n a while

12:26 pm

hurshy

two definitions? haz's and what?

12:26 pm

Vicuna

zooz's

12:26 pm

hurshy

thanks haz and vi!

12:26 pm

periwinkle

have not seen Ata in a very long time. hope she is well

12:27 pm

Haz1558

I'm fine, peri, very busy at the minute so haven't been chatting. Ata is diving in Egypt so she'll be happy.

12:27 pm

Vicuna

Hello, peri. =)

12:27 pm

hurshy

i don't think zooz talked about the se8. it was the re8 that both haz and zooz cluezed.

12:27 pm

Vicuna

(You're int he grid yet again!)

12:27 pm

periwinkle

gald you are fine Haz. driving in Egypt that sound exciting

12:27 pm

periwinkle

I am indeed :)

12:27 pm

periwinkle

I am indeed :)

12:28 pm

Haz1558

Driving in Egypt is probably on a par with diving for excitement.

12:28 pm

Vicuna

Well, that could be a def for it: a program that has many parts, anyway.

12:28 pm

Haz1558

I'd hate to have to do either.

12:28 pm

periwinkle

not sure I would want to be in Egypt at all. hope she stays safe

12:29 pm

periwinkle

Haz, when is your daughter getting married?

12:29 pm

Haz1558

Anyway, I must de6. I'm very involved with the local Festival and am needed to do duty this evening. Bye for now!

12:29 pm

hurshy

i suppose it could but what a coincidence!

12:29 pm

Vicuna

I want to go to Egypt soooo badly - but not just right now.

12:29 pm

hurshy

bye haz!!!

12:29 pm

Vicuna

Bye, Haz! Good to see you!

12:30 pm

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ FIREWORKS à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

12:30 pm

periwinkle

YAY for zooz

12:30 pm

Vicuna

Yay for zoozzoom!

12:30 pm

Haz1558

Bye! Well done, zooz!

12:30 pm

zoozzoom

Bye, Haz :-)

12:31 pm

wvteach

congrats zooz

12:31 pm

hurshy

found another re8 - policeman doing his thing again

12:31 pm

periwinkle

ty hurshy

12:31 pm

Vicuna

Thanks, hursh.

12:32 pm

Vicuna

Do you have the ar8? pl of a variant on the an6 natural food color

12:32 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! wodehouse's wooster

12:32 pm

Vicuna

Bertie

12:32 pm

hurshy

no, i don't, thanks!

12:33 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

12:33 pm

periwinkle

ty Vi, missing just one 8 now

12:33 pm

hurshy

only one 8 to go!

12:33 pm

hurshy

and 102 other words...

12:33 pm

periwinkle

and 167 other words for me

12:33 pm

Vicuna

Hmm... I'm still missing 2. Better go back over the recent spate of clues.

12:34 pm

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!
if any americans happen to live near an IHOP, today is free pancake day!

12:35 pm

Vicuna

Oh, thanks for the tip, EvaN! We did that once a couple of years ago.

12:35 pm

hurshy

free pancake day?? how much must one buy to get a free pancake?

12:36 pm

mkg

i cant get the an 6!

12:36 pm

mkg

sorry ar 6.

12:36 pm

wvteach

at our IHOP they ask that you make a donation to the local childrens hospital - don't know if there is a minimum, we've never gone on this day

12:37 pm

Vicuna

There is no ar6 connected with the ar8. There's an6 and 7, and if you modify them you can get ar7 and 8.

12:37 pm

EvaNadine

doesnt say you have to buy anything, but they do request that you make a donation to the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals

12:37 pm

hurshy

and do you just get one pancake?

12:37 pm

mkg

sorry i meant the natural food coloring word

12:37 pm

EvaNadine

you get a short stack

12:37 pm

hurshy

a short stack!

12:38 pm

hurshy

and if two of you come, do you both get a short stack?!

12:38 pm

Vicuna

an6 - a + singer Cole + opp of from

12:38 pm

wvteach

you get a "stack" - i think that is 2 or 3

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

i believe so. one short stack per person.

12:38 pm

mkg

got it. ty much.

12:38 pm

hurshy

awesome. i'm hungry and i think will get husband and go get some pancakes!!!!

12:39 pm

MollyL

I'm wondering why they are doing this pancake thing today when NEXT Tuesday is Fat Tuesday...the traditional day for eating pancakes.

12:39 pm

Vicuna

lol, hursh. It's good to have a plan!

12:39 pm

mkg

ok so i have the an 6 nad 7. how does it make itself into ar word?

12:40 pm

EvaNadine

im hoping i can talk the hubs into hitting IHOP for dinner now. ;)

12:40 pm

Vicuna

Okay, 100 left and time for me to get back to work. Bye, all!

12:41 pm

wvteach

just add the r

12:41 pm

MollyL

Ooo, go early Eva. Anytime "free" is involved, there are crowds.

12:42 pm

EvaNadine

molly, i know. he got stuck working late yesterday, so hes already gone home. im usually home by 4:30, so maybe i can sneak out a little earlier today...

12:42 pm

mkg

well half way. that is enough

12:43 pm

mkg

4 grey tiles. wow. what a grid.

12:43 pm

mkg

any i word clues for i on right side?

12:44 pm

zoozzoom

ir5 angry

12:45 pm

zoozzoom

ir6 extend

12:45 pm

zoozzoom

ir4

12:45 pm

Boobear

clue for ap 7 please

12:46 pm

periwinkle

don't have it Boo

12:46 pm

zoozzoom

ap7 followers of jesus who spread christian messages.

12:47 pm

mkg

got them and another grey tile

12:47 pm

periwinkle

ty zooz

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

12:47 pm

periwinkle

5 gray tiles and one was gray when I started :)

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

very difficult to get in here tonight

12:47 pm

Boobear

ty zoo

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

banging my head on the computer

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Ruby :-)

12:48 pm

Boobear

hi Ruby

12:48 pm

periwinkle

hi ruby, don't hurt yourself

12:49 pm

mkg

zooz, dont get the ap. tried ap**tate but wont take it.

12:49 pm

mkg

ok got the ap. ty

12:49 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

12:49 pm

hurshy

lol, mkg, those are people who believed and fell away.

12:51 pm

mkg

i thought so but didnt recall. got the right one though.

12:51 pm

periwinkle

grayed the O's

12:52 pm

periwinkle

need one more g to gray that tile

12:53 pm

MollyL

Eva's getting a stack for dinner. Yum.

12:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Hi all, i have 10 mins to play, 468 words to go!!!! (dive)

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

uncle!

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

uncle!

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

*poof*

1:02 pm

car.eeyore

Hi again!

1:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

NBT and i am outta here, POINK

1:08 pm

car.eeyore

Bye!

1:10 pm

ivesy3

ar 7 /28 plz

1:11 pm

car.eeyore

I don't have it yet Ivesy. Sorry.

1:11 pm

ivesy3

np.. !

1:11 pm

car.eeyore

Whee! Got the 9!!!!

1:11 pm

zoozzoom

ar7 ar + *** king cole most of opp to bottom

1:11 pm

zoozzoom

then plural for the ar8

1:12 pm

car.eeyore

Ty Zooz!

1:12 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

1:13 pm

ivesy3

ty zooz!

1:13 pm

zoozzoom

Np, Ivesy :-)

1:15 pm

frogface

goooooooooooooooooooooood evening fellow babblers xxx

1:15 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Frog :-)

1:15 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Frog!

1:15 pm

frogface

hellooooo zoom and eeyore xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

1:16 pm

frogface

ok so gimme a clue for the 9 then lol

1:17 pm

zoozzoom

se8/45 jagged edges on a knife

1:18 pm

zoozzoom

ab9 almost identical.

1:18 pm

uusue2

hi, all!

1:18 pm

car.eeyore

LOL! I know it from typing my ophthalmology reports...an adjective they use to describe misdirected lashes! Would you like a normal clue?!!?

1:18 pm

frogface

eh?

1:19 pm

uusue2

ab9 is also a source of distortion in telescope lenses (although with a -tion ending in that case)

1:19 pm

car.eeyore

AB 9...Characterized by defects, abnormality, or deviation from the usual, typical, or expected course.

1:20 pm

car.eeyore

a + I like straw****ies in my cereal + I think Tom Cruise is over r**** as an actor.

1:20 pm

frogface

ok gimme an hours to ponder that and i'll let you know how i get on lmao

1:21 pm

frogface

ooooo i got it yay!!!

1:21 pm

frogface

ty

1:21 pm

car.eeyore

YEAH!

1:23 pm

frogface

quick question why cant u have the singular of the nine letter word?

1:23 pm

car.eeyore

Don't know.

1:24 pm

Erda

Just finished the damn REs -- there ought to be a law.....

1:24 pm

car.eeyore

Erda! Well done! What a feat!

1:24 pm

Erda

Thank you, car.

1:25 pm

wvteach

frog - it (a 9) is not a plural it is an adjective, so it does not have a singular or past/present tense

1:25 pm

car.eeyore

I am missing 1 T from the center row, left hand side...any ideas anyone?

1:26 pm

frogface

no, i mean you should be able to use the word without the d on the end, surely?

1:27 pm

car.eeyore

Got it from the list!!

1:29 pm

car.eeyore

Going for a walk...bb soon.

1:39 pm

SeaSpray

draw dray

1:39 pm

SeaSpray

oops sorry everyone

1:41 pm

wvteach

halfway - NBT and NBS - but still a long ways to go

1:46 pm

Kazzer99

evening all - any clues for the 9 please

1:47 pm

Riverdance

scroll down Kazzer -- it is clued not long ago

1:48 pm

Riverdance

Hello Everyone - sneaking in for a few minutes

1:49 pm

periwinkle

hi there kazz and River

1:49 pm

periwinkle

River, I am so very sorry for your loss

1:49 pm

Riverdance

Hello Pe4

1:49 pm

bichon

River, what happened?

1:50 pm

Riverdance

must be my icon - my best friend passed away on Feb 13...long battle with cancer

1:50 pm

bichon

Oh, I am so sorry.

1:50 pm

periwinkle

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves. can

1:51 pm

Riverdance

I had gone to Florida last year to visit when it was looking good for her....she still hung on for a long time...I will miss her dearly

1:51 pm

periwinkle

I can't imagine my life without my dear friends

1:51 pm

Riverdance

perfectly said Pe4

1:51 pm

Riverdance

*wasn't

1:52 pm

Riverdance

we met in 1975 and have been best friends since the start....lots of great memories...my daughter is still very distraught as this was her godmother

1:53 pm

bichon

Did she have children?

1:53 pm

Riverdance

no never did...married but no kids...

1:54 pm

Riverdance

they moved to Florida 5-6 years ago so I hadnt seen much of her over the past few years..

1:54 pm

Kazzer99

thanks for the 9 and sorry to read about your friend River

1:55 pm

bichon

Cancer seems to take so many people.

1:55 pm

Riverdance

57 is way to young to die - they retired young and were enjoying life - its not fair

1:55 pm

bichon

My Mom has had breast cancer twice and lung cancer. She's still going at 87

1:55 pm

robwhy

halfway--whew

1:56 pm

Riverdance

Cathy had bladder cancer 4 years ago - had it removed, chemo - the works then they found a large mass in her abdomen - inoperable but it was pressing on her colon so more surgery, chemo...the works - she never gave up

1:57 pm

Riverdance

good for your Mom bichon

1:57 pm

Riverdance

my Mom had breast cancer over 10 years ago - had a mastectomy and fine since - she is 84

1:58 pm

bichon

She had a radical mastectomy in 59, cancer in the other breast in 2000, and now she's been treated with radiation for lung cancer [nonsmoker].

1:59 pm

Riverdance

I should get back to work *grumble grumble* - she is a strong woman bichon - happy babbling everyone

2:04 pm

crosshair

crossy take the cancer and spit it out! pah! puny cancers crossy deny you! mm for some reason i want peppered vodka and borsht now...

2:05 pm

HelenaB

ha! I finally blacked out a tile - the a on the left column

2:06 pm

crosshair

and god bless those who are part of the survivor club and may to who lost the battle find rest and peace

2:06 pm

HelenaB

ooh, and I'm sorry to hear about your friend, River. Sorry to jump in with something so silly.

2:06 pm

crosshair

yaa for helen

2:07 pm

crosshair

those

2:07 pm

cosdem

clue for the first ae6?

2:07 pm

MollyL

Okay Cos. That is one creepy icon.

2:07 pm

cosdem

:P its weir eye lenses icon day

2:07 pm

robwhy

ae-6 to open the windows

2:08 pm

wvteach

ae 6 - to add oxygen to a mixture

2:09 pm

cosdem

got it ty

2:09 pm

MollyL

The icon theme is weird contact lenses? That's different.

2:10 pm

cosdem

"strange contact lenses"

2:12 pm

crosshair

ty wvteach

2:14 pm

cosdem

the first 100 words were easy... blah now

2:19 pm

bichon

ap7?

2:19 pm

cosdem

jesus' followers

2:19 pm

cosdem

he had 12 of them

2:19 pm

bichon

tyvm cos

2:19 pm

cosdem

yw

2:22 pm

inge

s te; e

2:24 pm

cosdem

the first ar7 please?

2:24 pm

PMS

top

2:27 pm

Erda

ar + *** King Cole + "from head to **e"

2:28 pm

Anniebrook

Is the ba8 a compound word?

2:28 pm

cosdem

found it tho.. thanks anyway :)

2:29 pm

cosdem

A;s done.

2:29 pm

Anniebrook

anyone know if the ba8 is a compound word?

2:30 pm

crosshair

someone who grades drinking establishments

2:30 pm

cosdem

not sure im working on that one now

2:30 pm

phaeton

not a compound

2:30 pm

crosshair

oops sorry for the overclue:/

2:30 pm

cosdem

its ok i was eventully gonna ask for one im sure :)

2:30 pm

phaeton

last one...tr7/28

2:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

good clue

2:31 pm

crosshair

subtle thats me;)

2:32 pm

cosdem

nice clue! i like it!

2:32 pm

phaeton

done

2:32 pm

cosdem

so it is kind of a compound butnot really

2:33 pm

cosdem

wtg phae

2:33 pm

phaeton

ty

2:34 pm

Anniebrook

crossy, that was a great clue, thanks

2:34 pm

phaeton

that's not what that ba8 means, but it helped figure out the word :)

2:34 pm

MollyL

That is a good clue. Haz tossed it out earlier. And she said it's not what it really means.

2:34 pm

Anniebrook

phae, I know that, lol

2:34 pm

MollyL

Snap Phae.

2:35 pm

cosdem

we just put out our patio furniture today :)

2:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The word is what counts, not the meaning.

2:35 pm

cosdem

itll be high 60s all week.. so excited.

2:36 pm

MollyL

Patty O"Furniture. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

2:36 pm

cosdem

yes!

2:36 pm

Anniebrook

ba8 means someone who is a brawler

2:37 pm

MollyL

I'm thinking there will be some grilling at Chez Cos this weekend.

2:38 pm

cosdem

oooh good idea!

2:39 pm

cosdem

oh no i cant... MIL is taking us to manitou springs for their spring fest

2:39 pm

cosdem

she usually takes us to an expensive restaurant

2:40 pm

bichon

Annie, could you redefine ba 8

2:41 pm

Anniebrook

crossy gave a great clue for ba8---one who grades drinking establishments

2:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's a pun clue.

2:42 pm

bichon

ty Annie

2:42 pm

MollyL

Mother In Laws who treat to expensive restaurants are okay in my way of thinking.

2:43 pm

cosdem

yes definitely... shes a high exec at wells fargo..

2:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Mothers-in-law. Like attorneys general.

2:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

don't you hate people who correct your grammar :)

2:44 pm

cosdem

grammar nazis? yes.

2:44 pm

cosdem

:-)

2:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Francis Cardinal Spellman, not Cardinal Bernard Law.

2:44 pm

Kazzer99

i am begining to hate this grid tonight

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like it when the newspapers screw up.

2:45 pm

bichon

it started off promisingly

2:45 pm

bichon

Especially the New York Times

2:45 pm

cosdem

i agree bich... easy at first then....ugh

2:45 pm

frogface

ae5 pls xxx

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

This grid is a be4.

2:46 pm

Anniebrook

hit the proverbial brick wall...taking a break

2:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Only 164 left. Whoopee.

2:47 pm

Kazzer99

i have 177 left and am at the aarrgh stage - i had to go and have a bath to get away from it

2:48 pm

cosdem

the first be6 please?

2:48 pm

frogface

can sum1 clue me the ae5 please? xxx

2:48 pm

bichon

eagles nest froggie

2:49 pm

Kazzer99

like the eagles nest or creepy

2:49 pm

frogface

first be6 is someone who carries a coffin - pall be****

2:49 pm

cosdem

thanks!

2:54 pm

bichon

I need a break. Think I'll work on my taxes <ggg>

2:54 pm

crosshair

my taxes are done!!:)))...yaaa!(does happy dance)

2:55 pm

crosshair

well not quite so happy the entire refund(and then some) went to car and house insurance :((

2:56 pm

frogface

ai6/18 pls xxx

2:56 pm

Kazzer99

berg

2:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ai6- most oxygen.

2:57 pm

frogface

ty xxx

2:58 pm

crosshair

for those that want a collection of basic animated gif,s that will work in babble...here ya go! http://photos.500px.com/382202/4

2:59 pm

Kazzer99

oops sorry about the b

3:00 pm

crosshair

np kazz..i send you virus now...lol

3:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

repost is so a word.

3:02 pm

Kazzer99

thank you crossy - this is not getting any better - i think i need some popcorn in the Pb - lots olovely toffee coated stuff that i cant eat anymore

3:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

if repe3 is a word...

3:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The PB has swinging doors today

3:03 pm

crosshair

my f-i-l used to love fiddle faddle(popcorn,peanuts and caramel,but it just makes my teeth vibrate;/

3:04 pm

SeaSpray

138 left...feel like I am starting a new grid

3:04 pm

Kazzer99

my fav is butterkiss - you used to be able to get maple and pecan - yummy yummy

3:04 pm

crosshair

for the most part today kaplan,we are just letting everyone go in and out at will,but the thing needs a constant supply of munchies

3:06 pm

crosshair

good lord..half way is 234...pray for crossy

3:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

That's what I figured- it is no fun catching anyone in a slip when the grid is a great big bear.

3:08 pm

uusue2

hi, all!

3:08 pm

lynxxx

Morning all. Hi Sue

3:09 pm

uusue2

hi, lynxxx!

3:10 pm

lynxxx

I think all the others are drowning in the grid

3:10 pm

uusue2

me too...

3:11 pm

frogface

ai6/21 pls xxx

3:11 pm

Kazzer99

i am still here - getting dsitracted by the biggest loser

3:11 pm

wht

Hi all. For the second day in a row, they had a complete network breakdown at work.

3:12 pm

wht

I had to come home to read my email. And do a little Babble

3:12 pm

Kazzer99

froggie - ai is past tense of the 4/4 before it

3:12 pm

flosey

hi everyone, I'm in and out, have to bake for bridge players coming tomorrow - plus a bit of tidying

3:12 pm

lynxxx

hi wht.. one of our banks did that yesterday - gave out extra money at the telling machines!

3:12 pm

wht

Any hints for the ap7?

3:13 pm

lynxxx

hi Flosey

3:13 pm

flosey

hi lyn

3:13 pm

wht

Nothing so exciting as that for me. Just a complete inability to get any work done.

3:13 pm

Kazzer99

one of the 12

3:13 pm

flosey

ap7, jesus buddies

3:14 pm

wht

ty Kaz and flosey

3:14 pm

flosey

yw wht

3:14 pm

lynxxx

don't worry wht - it will all be there tomorrow

3:15 pm

wht

I'm not worried about that. In fact I was afraid it would come back before I left :^)

3:16 pm

uusue2

lol, wht!

3:16 pm

frogface

ai6/21 pls? xxx

3:17 pm

Judi

I swear, I'm just making up words now. Still haven't broke 100 yet.

3:17 pm

flosey

pt of the previous ai4

3:17 pm

lynxxx

ai & have a ****, you look very tired

3:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ai6 most oxygen

3:18 pm

uusue2

no point listing phantoms in this grid, I suppose...

3:18 pm

cybernan

ugh -- have a houseful of company, so not even starting this one! Bye :)

3:18 pm

frogface

no i got that one - i need the ai6/21

3:18 pm

flosey

os

3:18 pm

flosey

wise girl nan

3:19 pm

flosey

gave it FF, pt of the previous ai4/4

3:19 pm

flosey

strange word

3:19 pm

flosey

imhb

3:19 pm

flosey

imho

3:19 pm

lynxxx

ai6.21 what we breathe and one of the Kennedys

3:19 pm

frogface

aaaah sorry flosey and ty xxx

3:20 pm

flosey

yw ff

3:20 pm

flosey

good clue lyn

3:20 pm

wht

a's abolished

3:20 pm

flosey

need a clue for os6 please?

3:21 pm

lynxxx

os ends like a cattle thief - ru*****

3:22 pm

flosey

thanks lyn

3:24 pm

wht

ty lyn

3:34 pm

wht

b's banished

3:37 pm

Judi

Mmph. Down to 70!

3:38 pm

cosdem

back. to do the last 310 lol

3:40 pm

lynxxx

hi Cos

3:41 pm

Silver Rocket

Evening all. How many words, please?

3:41 pm

cosdem

468 silver

3:41 pm

cosdem

hi lyn

3:41 pm

lynxxx

hi Silver, lots

3:41 pm

Silver Rocket

Oooh, a monster! Thanks, Cosdem

3:41 pm

cosdem

its easy at first thenit gets painful :(

3:42 pm

Judi

*holds up bloody fingers* T'is true!

3:43 pm

cosdem

clue for the last be6?

3:43 pm

Silver Rocket

Hmmm, yes. I'm beginning to see what you mean...

3:44 pm

lynxxx

be6 be & what you do with your luggage on board ship

3:44 pm

cosdem

thanks.. b's done

3:44 pm

crosshair

ty lynxx

3:47 pm

Kazzer99

well down to 153 and done the as and bs

3:48 pm

cosdem

I have the A's, B's, and W's done and 292 to go :P

3:48 pm

crosshair

crossy limps out of lurk mode,battered and bleeding and still not half way yet....

3:50 pm

sammysmom

first re 7/28 ??

3:51 pm

lynxxx

re & you work to **** your wage - plural)

3:51 pm

Boobear

hi sammysmom and cross

3:52 pm

cosdem

the first de 6/24?

3:52 pm

lynxxx

de6.24 leave - as in a train or plane

3:53 pm

cosdem

i was close.. thanks

3:55 pm

cosdem

D's done.

3:55 pm

wvteach

finally got all the Ps done

3:55 pm

wht

d's done

4:00 pm

wht

e's eliminated

4:01 pm

wht

g's gone

4:02 pm

cdd

SISTER...........RNP............. MISS YOU

4:02 pm

cosdem

es 5/12 ??

4:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

es5 = e + opposite of go

4:03 pm

lynxxx

e & halt!

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

e + not go

4:03 pm

wht

Legal term meaning to prevent, cos

4:03 pm

cosdem

thanks!

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

4:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go everyone! (just got to halfway mark, woot)

4:04 pm

wht

n's no more.

4:04 pm

crosshair

yaa for gwen!!

4:05 pm

cosdem

E's done. ugh.

4:06 pm

wht

o's obliterated

4:06 pm

wht

I think the p's will slow me down.

4:07 pm

Uneaixoise

missing one o: have op5 7 8 4 5 4 and or5 6 4 4 and os6 and ow4

4:07 pm

Uneaixoise

wht LOL

4:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

u need op4 at the beginning of the list

4:08 pm

Uneaixoise

tx gwen

4:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fishie for ya? lol

4:08 pm

cosdem

G's done.

4:09 pm

Uneaixoise

missing one n: have na 4 4 4 5 7 8 8

4:09 pm

Uneaixoise

yep LOL

4:09 pm

sammysmom

thanks lynxxx for the re clue/s

4:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sending une virtual goldfish lol

4:10 pm

Uneaixoise

gee, thanks LOL

4:10 pm

lynxxx

na5.14 in second place

4:10 pm

Uneaixoise

tx lynxxx and hi :-)

4:11 pm

lynxxx

hi Une, I admire your stamina!

4:11 pm

Uneaixoise

still 108 to go . . .

4:11 pm

Uneaixoise

probably time to go to the list . . .

4:12 pm

lynxxx

I caved in at that point

4:12 pm

wvteach

stamina / perserverance - that's what the grid needs today

4:12 pm

lynxxx

...you forgot about coffee

4:13 pm

Uneaixoise

indeed!!

4:13 pm

wvteach

and untiring fingers

4:13 pm

cosdem

exactly half way done!

4:14 pm

cosdem

234/234

4:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot for cosdem!

4:16 pm

cosdem

clue for the os please?

4:17 pm

lynxxx

who knew you could past tense a mortar and pe****!

4:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

os + male deers have an****s

4:17 pm

cosdem

thanks

4:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

4:18 pm

cosdem

now onto the P's :(

4:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, penalty box for me!

4:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

just wait till the word penalty is in the grid, heh heh

4:20 pm

crosshair

lol wvteach,this grid needs a porta potti,a coffe i.v and food in paste form and the ability to sit for 20 hours at a time ;0

4:22 pm

lynxxx

50 left - better drag Stew off the bed and take him for a walk - BBL

4:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mmmm, food in paste form !!! lol

4:24 pm

wvteach

93 left - time to get dinner - BBL this evening

4:26 pm

wht

p's pummelled. (with some help from Morewords)

4:33 pm

mixi6

two pa's left for p's pummelled. (without morewords)

4:33 pm

cosdem

ohhh i said a word earlier and no one told me to got o the PB i guess no one had it yet lol

4:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

freee-dom!!!!!!

4:36 pm

cosdem

do mine for me gwen!

4:36 pm

wht

clue for the re7/8 combo, please

4:37 pm

crosshair

i got stripes,stripes around my shoulder and this grid,this grid it drags me down,i got stripes,stripes around my shoulders and these bab-lets,bab-lets bout to drag me down...arooooo

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

YIKES! what a day to start late!

4:37 pm

cosdem

did u get the netbook?

4:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wht, sorry, hardly any REs here yet

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooobook

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

yes i am on it now

4:37 pm

cosdem

nice!

4:38 pm

cosdem

a nice grid to break the netbook into :)

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

but i am just starting :-(

4:38 pm

uusue2

ooh, how do you like it, jmc? What kind did you get?

4:38 pm

crosshair

i was debating a netbook myself for travelling but i have decided on a Samsung galaxy tab 10.1

4:39 pm

jmcnrick

toshiba and i like it fine

4:39 pm

MollyL

JMC, how did your test go?

4:39 pm

uusue2

right, jmc, that was today, wasn't it?

4:41 pm

gapeach

Crosshair, didn't know you were a Johnny Cash fan....I've got stripes....ever go to utube and see some of his concerts?

4:42 pm

crosshair

i have seen much of his stuff over the years,my da and i used to watch the johnny cash sow,and we saw the folsom prison videos soon after he did them

4:42 pm

crosshair

see his very last one called hurt?

4:42 pm

crosshair

sad..;(

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

i have nice arteries and a 20 year old heart

4:43 pm

crosshair

i am varied in my music and listen to many artists,depending on my mood

4:43 pm

gapeach

Yes. I cried when he and June died. I think they were wonderful people.....what a hard life.

4:44 pm

gapeach

Me too.

4:44 pm

MollyL

Good news JMC.

4:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and for my next phantom: starlet. Bye bye for now POINK

4:44 pm

gapeach

Hey there, jmc. Good news, eh?

4:44 pm

crosshair

hurt is very moving..basically at the end of the day it says,that when your loved ones are gone,fame does not ammount to a hill of beans

4:45 pm

gapeach

That is, oh so, true, crossy.

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

very good

4:45 pm

lilliann

wht, the re7/8 combo is re and what you do to cheese on top of a pizza and past tense

4:46 pm

MollyL

You must be relieved. I am too. Glad to hear all is well.

4:46 pm

uusue2

Great, jmc! Now the trick is to keep it that way :-)

4:48 pm

wht

ty lil

4:48 pm

flosey

back for a few more, slowly whittling it down

4:48 pm

lilliann

yw wht

4:48 pm

flosey

ty lil, came in just in time, I see

4:49 pm

flosey

any clues for re8

4:49 pm

lilliann

yw flosey

4:49 pm

mixi6

to do again and again. 8,45

4:50 pm

mixi6

to haul to jail again re8,40

4:51 pm

flosey

wow, thanks

4:52 pm

flosey

needed both

4:52 pm

lilliann

thanks mixi

4:52 pm

mixi6

ar7,8?

4:53 pm

Krista

halfway!! ding dinb

4:53 pm

Krista

ding ding, that is...should probably quit now

4:54 pm

flosey

these re words just don't stop!!

4:54 pm

wht

Time for dinner

4:55 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i keep getting distracted by cyrano de bergerac my all time favorite play

4:56 pm

lilliann

ar and *** king cole and what you dnearly do to a pancake mix

4:56 pm

lilliann

yay krista!

4:57 pm

lilliann

*sorry, meant pancake

4:57 pm

cosdem

the last po7 ?

4:57 pm

Krista

thanks, lillian...nice to see you

4:58 pm

lilliann

sounds a bit like the mail one, but put another cons in instead cos

4:58 pm

flosey

po7, sounds like a small house - often used for holidays

4:58 pm

lilliann

yvw krista, nice to see you too. how have you been?

4:58 pm

lilliann

good clue flosey!

4:59 pm

flosey

thanks lil, as was yours

4:59 pm

Krista

Doing well, and you? I took a long break from Babble, but I'm addicted again. Doesn't take long.

4:59 pm

lilliann

yours was better! i couldn't think what to clue!

4:59 pm

cosdem

ahh thanks.

4:59 pm

flosey

ah Krista, I keep telling myself I'm going to do that, but here I am, as addicted as ever

5:00 pm

cosdem

i get all pissy if i miss a day of babble.. how sad is that!

5:00 pm

lilliann

i did too krista, so i know what you mean! hasn't taken me long to get back into it and sod everything else!!

5:01 pm

Krista

We could have worse vices, right? LOL..we're all in the same Babble-dependent boat.

5:01 pm

lilliann

apart from the bairn, but i do put babble before hubby!!lol

5:01 pm

mixi6

kept trying old king cole. Finally found it. TY lilliann

5:01 pm

cosdem

lol at christmas i had to ask the MIL to use her laptop so i could finish the grid

5:02 pm

lilliann

saying that, he's never here!! probably why! lol

5:02 pm

crosshair

lol,krista,there is no vice or addiction when we are all in the same boat and lilian,i solved that problem by getting my mrs a babble sub ;)

5:02 pm

Krista

Good reason, then! Yep, I hear you, Cosdem. Did you tell her you had very important work to finish?

5:03 pm

lilliann

yw mixi.sorry, i'm not good at clueing, which is why i don't do it very much, plus i don't want to get told off for too easy clues!

5:03 pm

cosdem

i told heri had to do babble.. shes like whatst hat? so i showed her.. she thoguth it looked fun but said shes busy enoguh with her sudoku books lol

5:03 pm

lilliann

nowt wrong with that cos!

5:04 pm

lilliann

i like sudoku, but only for the plane going on hols and whilst we are away!

5:05 pm

crosshair

my better half lurks mostly as the chog goes too fast for her limited vison

5:05 pm

cosdem

yes i cant find myself sitting on the couch doing sudoku.. well.. i tell a lie.. i used to.. but anymore

5:05 pm

Krista

Oh, good thinking, Crossy. Does she play often? My mother plays all the word games but doesn't want to do Babble..strange. I'm Sudoku-impaired.

5:05 pm

flosey

well hi there crossy's better half, and happy babbling

5:06 pm

crosshair

she trys to pop in every day,but does not do monsters like this one

5:06 pm

lilliann

i'm having a glass of wine even though i'm on my detox this week as i'm celebrating my daughter getting into the high school this summer that she wanted to get into.it is one of the top ones in our county and only 3 out of her class got into it, so i'm a very proud mam at the moment!

5:06 pm

flosey

I keep telling myself that 250 is my upper limit hmmmm! and here I am again

5:06 pm

cosdem

congrats lilli :)

5:06 pm

uusue2

great, lille!

5:06 pm

lilliann

hi crossy

5:07 pm

uusue2

*lilli

5:07 pm

flosey

well done lil's daughter, enjoy

5:07 pm

crosshair

yaa for lilians girl! here any school that will put up with my boy is a good one;/

5:07 pm

Krista

My eyes need a break right now...guess I'll feed the family, geez. BBL Nice, lilli! You've reason to be proud.

5:07 pm

gapeach

lilliann, I'm stuck on the ar pancake.....got the first 5 letters.....please? Thanks

5:08 pm

lilliann

what you do to the pancake in the pan peach, when you throw it in the air

5:09 pm

gapeach

Thanks, hon, my brain is in slow motion this evening.

5:09 pm

lilliann

bye krista, nice to see you again. tc pet

5:09 pm

mixi6

go ** and froe gapeach

5:09 pm

crosshair

arflip..arfry.....arcook....

5:09 pm

lilliann

thanks all, she's done really well, especially as the crap she's had to deal with at school

5:10 pm

lilliann

yw peach, i know what you mean!! lol

5:11 pm

crosshair

may be back later,had enough of this for now,my elegant is sick and my home made chicken soup is ready so time for some tlc!...poof!

5:11 pm

gapeach

Thanks also to mixi6.

5:12 pm

lilliann

aww, crossy, hope elegant's feels better soon

5:13 pm

lilliann

big hug to her crossy

5:13 pm

mixi6

fireworks.

5:13 pm

periwinkle

YAY mixi

5:13 pm

periwinkle

YAY mixi
and hello all

5:13 pm

uusue2

wow, mixi, that's a real accomplishment today!

5:13 pm

periwinkle

back to finish, 127 left

5:13 pm

lilliann

wtg mixi!!

5:13 pm

cosdem

the P'

5:14 pm

cosdem

the Ps are pissing me off lol

5:14 pm

lilliann

hi pe4, can i not just say your name now!! lol

5:14 pm

periwinkle

Oh just say my name :)

5:14 pm

lilliann

it's in the grid that much and i'll forget and say it anyway..lol

5:14 pm

cosdem

lol thans lilli i needed that

5:15 pm

lilliann

peri!!!!!

5:15 pm

lilliann

i feel much better ty pe4

5:15 pm

mixi6

PB lilliann

5:15 pm

lilliann

see, i can't keep it up!!

5:16 pm

lilliann

i don't care mixi!!

5:16 pm

periwinkle

no PB my name is inher a lot

5:16 pm

periwinkle

in here a lot, even

5:16 pm

lilliann

any goodies in the pb??

5:16 pm

flosey

I think that was decided, if anyone's name appeared it was forgiven?

5:16 pm

cosdem

chicken fingers

5:16 pm

periwinkle

had no idea when I chose the name periwinkle\

5:16 pm

lilliann

yw cos

5:17 pm

lilliann

see, it's all your fault peri!!

5:17 pm

flosey

pretty name, pretty flower, peri

5:17 pm

periwinkle

thanks flosey

5:17 pm

lilliann

and plus other people type in words that aren't names of babblers here

5:18 pm

lilliann

i agree flosey

5:18 pm

lilliann

me included

5:18 pm

periwinkle

pretty name, pretty flower, pretty peri :)

5:19 pm

lilliann

nowt like being vain peri!! lol

5:19 pm

periwinkle

I couldn't resist

5:19 pm

cosdem

P's DONE

5:19 pm

lilliann

lol

5:19 pm

periwinkle

good going cos

5:19 pm

cosdem

Ugh. Now onto the R's. 176 left.

5:21 pm

lilliann

go cos!

5:21 pm

flosey

wtg cos, I'm taking a bit of a break - have to dream up something to serve with tea/coffee at afternoon bridge

5:22 pm

lilliann

cakes?

5:22 pm

lilliann

i was going to say gin flosey, but cakes sounds better

5:22 pm

cosdem

apple pecan coffee cake

5:24 pm

MollyL

*Going to Cos's house, bringing fresh ground coffee*

5:24 pm

cosdem

we can play canasta! :)

5:24 pm

cosdem

i think im the youngest person in the world who knows how to play canasta

5:25 pm

MollyL

Okay but you will have to re-teach me. I haven't played in years. But I like cards.

5:25 pm

MollyL

That's okay. I'm fairly young to know how to play Pinochle.

5:26 pm

cosdem

lol i tried to play bridge once.. i couldnt understand

5:31 pm

MollyL

Rule Number One: Never play anything that changes trump when you're drinking. WAY too hard to keep up with. : )

5:38 pm

Boobear

hi Molly

5:39 pm

cosdem

haha that makes sense

5:44 pm

cosdem

150 left.

5:45 pm

lilliann

go cos!!

5:46 pm

MollyL

Hi Boo. Pretty flowers in your icon.

5:46 pm

lilliann

58 here and getting slower!!

5:46 pm

cosdem

the re5 after the to go to jail again word?

5:46 pm

MollyL

Lilliann trudges towards the finish line. : )

5:48 pm

lilliann

it's like going through quick sand molly :)

5:48 pm

stidgmere

424 left. Why does that seem like a too large number?

5:49 pm

lilliann

hi stidgemere.mmmm don't like to say why! lol

5:49 pm

lilliann

but you're doing well!

5:50 pm

stidgmere

You are too kind lilliann!

5:50 pm

lilliann

the 1st couple of hundred come easy, then it slows down and then it comes to a stop!!lol

5:50 pm

cosdem

anyone have the re 5/14 after the re8 (to go to jail again)

5:51 pm

gapeach

I don't have it yet, cos.

5:51 pm

lilliann

not yet cos, sorry, i haven't got alot of the re's yet!

5:51 pm

stidgmere

You're right there are sooo many words for each combination its like shoot and then move the target to fit.

5:51 pm

suefrad625

not me

5:51 pm

cosdem

thanks... the re ---- evil.

5:52 pm

lilliann

exactly right stidgemere! lol

5:54 pm

cosdem

found it.. i forgot about the B in the grid.

5:54 pm

bichon

re 8?

5:54 pm

lilliann

can you give us a clue cos please

5:55 pm

cosdem

to go to jail again

5:55 pm

Boobear

clue for be 6/36

5:55 pm

cosdem

re 5/14 is re + pub

5:56 pm

suefrad625

so exciting I grayed a sq. W

5:56 pm

cosdem

be 6\36 -- be + what u do with ur luggage on a plane

5:56 pm

bichon

re 8?

5:56 pm

cosdem

re 8 is to go to jail again

5:56 pm

cosdem

well one of them anyway

5:56 pm

Boobear

ty cosdem

5:57 pm

bichon

no, the one after re _ pt of walk very fast

5:57 pm

lilliann

ty cos

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't know, re check? restow?

5:58 pm

cosdem

regrate

5:58 pm

cosdem

ugh i have to go to the PB now

5:58 pm

lilliann

i've already got that one cos :(

5:58 pm

cosdem

so sorry

5:58 pm

lilliann

np lol

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

not getting the luggage clue

5:59 pm

lilliann

and past tense for the 8

5:59 pm

cosdem

or be + someone who sneaks on a boat?

5:59 pm

welki

hi folks

5:59 pm

bichon

does anyone have the re 8 after the re + walked very quickly?

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

i dont kno about gr5, but they have shredded a fe bags on me

5:59 pm

welki

owl, and to you, I be**** these gifts

5:59 pm

Mom

take the re st** word you just used and change it to be TO

5:59 pm

cosdem

i do bich

5:59 pm

Mom

hi everyone

5:59 pm

welki

or .. someone who sneaks aboard a cruise ship, a ****away

6:00 pm

cosdem

its re8 is to do again and again

6:00 pm

Mom

HI Welki

6:00 pm

lilliann

hi welki, bichon and TO

6:00 pm

bichon

no, it's after the rep's

6:00 pm

cosdem

hi mom!

6:00 pm

Mom

Cos, I saw that earlier and I am not getting it

6:00 pm

Mom

HI Cos

6:00 pm

lilliann

((mom)), nice to see you

6:00 pm

cosdem

re + the re6/21 whicih means to do a gain

6:00 pm

Mom

(((Lilliann))) lovely to see you

6:01 pm

Mom

oh Cos, that is just plain stupid

6:01 pm

cosdem

lol phew someone got it

6:01 pm

cosdem

bich that one is after the reps

6:01 pm

bichon

I just got it. ty for your patience cos

6:01 pm

Mom

not your clue, the word

6:02 pm

lilliann

thanks cos, i doidn't get the clue either and i had the 6!!, wine, maybe!!lol

6:02 pm

cosdem

no prob :)

6:02 pm

cosdem

lol lilli

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey mom!

6:02 pm

cosdem

i need a clue for the re 8/45

6:02 pm

Mom

((TO)) hello, how are you?

6:02 pm

Mom

the only 8/45 I have is the one you just clued Cos

6:03 pm

Mark Jones

So many words;;;;;

6:03 pm

welki

re8 the most behind

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

fine but very very ti4d

6:03 pm

Mom

Hi Mark, and so little time

6:03 pm

Boobear

clue for be 4/7

6:03 pm

lynxxx

re8.45 say that, say that again

6:03 pm

lilliann

i only have that one and the re8/55 cos, sorry

6:03 pm

cosdem

the other re/845 lynx

6:04 pm

welki

isn't the one i just clued the re8 you're looking for?

6:04 pm

cosdem

i think so

6:04 pm

cosdem

im looking for it now :)

6:04 pm

bichon

Down to 70 lesft, need a break

6:04 pm

lynxxx

mmm try re - shredded cheese then - past tense

6:04 pm

lilliann

be4/7 is a sharp noise that tills do boo, well here anyway

6:04 pm

Mom

I have a re 8/40 Lilliann, to be put in handcuffs again

6:05 pm

Mom

hurry back bichon

6:06 pm

lynxxx

sorry, that wasn't too clear - re & 'shredded' cheese or similar

6:06 pm

cosdem

UGH

6:06 pm

cosdem

it means.. someone who fixes things lol -- a fish

6:06 pm

cosdem

more of the re6 before it :P

6:06 pm

Mom

or what this grid is doing to our nerves, over and over again

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

this is fun as long as you don't plan to finish

6:07 pm

lilliann

i must be spelling it wrong mom, as i tried that earlier and i can't get it!! it's the glass of wine i've just had after detoxing!!!

6:07 pm

Mark Jones

TO, you are exactly correct. Hey everyone!

6:07 pm

lilliann

well, i'm blaming it on that, not my thick brain!!

6:07 pm

lilliann

hi mark

6:07 pm

cosdem

3 more 8's left and none of them are re's.. yay

6:07 pm

lilliann

chat going way to quickly!! lol

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am don to 135 in an hour

6:08 pm

Mom

everyone close your eyes .... Lilliann .... rearrest

6:08 pm

Mark Jones

Why?

6:08 pm

cosdem

lol i have that already so i can keep my eyes open

6:08 pm

lilliann

i'm sure i typed that mom. tyvm!

6:08 pm

Mom

you are so welcome Lilliann

6:08 pm

lilliann

yay, got it!! lol

6:09 pm

welki

anyone see jmc today?

6:09 pm

cosdem

welki she was on a horu or so ago

6:09 pm

Mom

Welki, she was on earlier

6:09 pm

Mark Jones

SHe was on this morning

6:09 pm

welki

she's her usual wonderful self?

6:10 pm

lilliann

i'm very happy mom as my daughter got into the high school she wants to go to in the summer and it is one of the best in our county, so i'm very proud

6:10 pm

Mark Jones

Of course.

6:10 pm

cosdem

she had a good test result

6:10 pm

Mark Jones

Great for you, lilliann!

6:10 pm

lilliann

it is one of the hardest to get into and only 3 fron her class got into it

6:10 pm

Mom

Lilliann, excellent news, she must be so pleased and you so proud

6:11 pm

Mom

Lilliann, will she have to board?

6:11 pm

lilliann

i'm so proud, if i had the balance we would have been jumping about so we just hugged and kissed and shuted!!

6:11 pm

lilliann

*shouted

6:11 pm

Mark Jones

Shuted?

6:12 pm

lilliann

no, it's a comprehensive school, but very hard for the children from the villages to get into it

6:12 pm

Mark Jones

Sounds perfect.

6:12 pm

lilliann

only the children from the surrounding houses which are expensive get into it

6:13 pm

Mom

I see

6:13 pm

cosdem

brb cig break

6:14 pm

lilliann

she's really pleased but upset that alot of her friends will be going to another school

6:14 pm

Mom

COS! NO!!

6:14 pm

Mom

they can still get together and hang out though

6:14 pm

Mark Jones

332 left!

6:14 pm

Mom

way to go Mark

6:15 pm

bodz

318 here :)

6:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

134! hah hah hah

6:15 pm

gapeach

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzL

6:15 pm

Mark Jones

Not really. Sounds terrible.

6:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Like I'll finish!

6:15 pm

cosdem

129 here :P

6:15 pm

Mom

188 left here but I must go and wash the dishes. ((Hugs)) to all of you

6:15 pm

gapeach

lillian, I'm very happy for your daughter and you.

6:15 pm

Mark Jones

Don't rub it in Kaplan. Bye Mom!

6:15 pm

lilliann

by the time they get to the different high schools they'll all make other friends, so i don't think they'll be bothered, but obviously at the ages of 10/11 they can't see that

6:15 pm

cosdem

good seeing u mom.. have a good night!

6:15 pm

Mom

((lilliann and Bairn)))

6:15 pm

Mom

bye bye Mark

6:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I wasn'tlauging at you- I was laughing because it's a ridiculous grid

6:16 pm

Mom

nice to see you as well Cos. good night

6:16 pm

lilliann

thanks peach:)

6:16 pm

Mark Jones

OK, then.

6:16 pm

lilliann

nite mom, nice seeing you, tc, big hugs.x

6:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I realized it sounded wrong after I said it

6:17 pm

Mom

pleasant dreams Lilliann, so good to see you. xx

6:17 pm

Boobear

hi Mom

6:17 pm

Mark Jones

Little late, Boo

6:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

They need to retar all the streets because of the potholes

6:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

They need to retar all the streets because of the potholes

6:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

They need to retar all the streets because of the potholes

6:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

word?

6:18 pm

Mark Jones

Nope.

6:18 pm

Boobear

didn't see her was doing something else

6:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

NM

6:19 pm

Mark Jones

Can i have the 9?

6:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

stats on the 9?

6:19 pm

cosdem

ab

6:19 pm

cosdem

ab 9 i mean

6:20 pm

lilliann

is that a clue kap or your roads need doing?

6:20 pm

DR1965

ab 9/72

6:20 pm

bodz

ab 9/72 ab + er and shown how good you think something is

6:20 pm

flosey

ab9. deviation from the usual

6:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Retar isn't a word here, but it should be

6:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Phantom Asperger's

6:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

phantom abreactor

6:21 pm

lilliann

what about with a hyphen kap?

6:21 pm

DR1965

aspergers is not a phantom in my house

6:22 pm

lilliann

re-tar?

6:22 pm

lilliann

looks better!

6:22 pm

MollyL

DR...do you watch "Parenthood"?

6:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No hyphens in the grid unfortunately

6:22 pm

cosdem

R's DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:22 pm

DR1965

yes, sometimes it is hard though

6:22 pm

lilliann

i know, there should be!!

6:22 pm

lilliann

yay cos!!!

6:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I watch it- it's a little preachy, but I kind of like it

6:23 pm

DR1965

Jake is a mild case .

6:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like some of the actors a lot

6:23 pm

MollyL

Do you think they do an accurate portrayal of Aspergers in the show?

6:23 pm

DR1965

I do like the show ... I really like some of the actors

6:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It seems quite exaggerated in TV.

6:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like Bonnie Bedelia, and the kid who plays Amber expecially

6:24 pm

cosdem

bonne bedelia is an amazing actress

6:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And Zeke

6:24 pm

DR1965

Jakes case is mild but some the of behaviours are very familiar

6:24 pm

cosdem

shes on parenthood? i have to check that out.

6:24 pm

MollyL

I like all of the actors on the show except the one who plays Sarah. And I think I have developed a serious crush on the guy who has been playing Seth.

6:24 pm

lilliann

my best friend has adopted sons with aspergers dr so i sort of know what you go through but my friend more obviously!

6:24 pm

MollyL

DR, you mean Max, right?

6:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's sort of a continuum disorder though

6:25 pm

DR1965

no- I mean my sons case is not as bad as Max

6:25 pm

MollyL

Oh, sorry, I misunderstood.

6:25 pm

bodz

*wanders yonder* happy babbling all.. night

6:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I mean, it IS a continuum, not a discrete boundary

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have 6 op words, 4or words, i os word and i ow words. missing?

6:26 pm

DR1965

Yes, Kaplan- it is - this year 6th grade- he has actually made a friend

6:26 pm

lilliann

aye, it is getting late here bodz. nite, sleep well

6:26 pm

lynxxx

7 op words

6:26 pm

MollyL

Aw, DR, that's great.

6:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty lyn

6:27 pm

DR1965

thanks Molly

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

night bodz

6:27 pm

welki

re 5/18 please, it's after re-do it again

6:27 pm

lilliann

hi lynn

6:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My friend's son (Asperger kid) became a published author right after college.

6:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

He wrote a novel.

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

have op4;op5;op7& 8;opx2

6:27 pm

DR1965

that is awesome Kaplan!

6:28 pm

MollyL

I love hearing things like that Kap.

6:28 pm

DR1965

I am just hoping we make it through 6th grade

6:28 pm

lilliann

good for him kap! people with aspergers are very intelligent!

6:28 pm

lynxxx

op 4/5/7/8/4/5/4

6:28 pm

lynxxx

hi Lil

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

that last was op4x2

6:29 pm

welki

nobody has the re 5/18?

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It is such a spectrum phenomenon that you can look at all kinds of successful people and see traits -

6:29 pm

lynxxx

what you do to seeds Welki

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

plant again

6:30 pm

welki

*fish* thank you :)

6:30 pm

lilliann

ty lyn and TO

6:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not that I admired him, but I'm pretty sure Richard Nixon was on the spectrum.

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

God, these days, he seems like a liberal- now that's scary.

6:31 pm

flosey

re and plant again

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

at least he was intelligent. it was his paranoia and being an outsider that did him in

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I kept looking for reseed and it wasn't there.

6:32 pm

cosdem

100 left.

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

pb,kap

6:32 pm

jillibus

hi flosey and all

6:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

That's great Cos

6:32 pm

MollyL

My youngest has developmental disabilities. He's high functioning, but I'm very sensitive to the spectrum and how it is portrayed on TV in whatever form.

6:32 pm

cosdem

i dont think nixon can be considered an outsider. he was vice president, a senator, and a conrgessman

6:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I know- I thought today we were being very lax about the PB beccause of all the hundreds of words

6:32 pm

Boobear

clue for the second de6/24

6:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But I'll go if I have to, provided there's dinner

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

is there someone who can give stats on the op ord i am missing>

6:33 pm

susanj2

it

6:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I didn't say he was an outsider, I said I think he has some asperger traits

6:33 pm

lynxxx

You are missing a 4 TOwl? op4.6/4.5/4.5

6:33 pm

flosey

de + sit for a picture

6:33 pm

jessmom

op5/14

6:34 pm

MollyL

Kap, I think we agreed earlier that it would be impossible to police a grid this big. I'll give you a pardon.

6:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We are all on some kind of spectrum, Molly. The demands of our times are very hard for people to cope with

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yes, that's what I thought too, Molly. But I was flaunting the law a little.

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Give me an inch...

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

why do i think that, because grahams rea packed in three packets, that i packet is a serving? *groan*

6:35 pm

MollyL

Oh I agree with that Kap. And my youngest has the most bright and shiny soul I know. I wouldn't have him any other way.

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You just said agreed.

6:36 pm

MollyL

And agree : P

6:37 pm

flosey

fireworks, can't believe it!

6:37 pm

MollyL

Hot appetizer and snacks buffet in the PB!!! Come join us!!

6:37 pm

MollyL

Congrats Flosey.

6:38 pm

lynxxx

Fireworks here too. Congrats Flosey!

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

ow, wtg, flo!

6:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Patients come to me all the time saying things like "I'm OCD" or" think I''m Aspergers". No, YOU are YOU.

6:38 pm

flosey

ty and hot appetizers sound good Molly, but must do some baking and tidying now, have a bridge game here tomorrow

6:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't believe someone has fireworks. Amazing persistence.

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

tg, lyn!

6:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have to go eat dinner.

6:39 pm

flosey

WTG Lyn, congratulations

6:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Congrats flo and lynn

6:39 pm

jillibus

Amazing, flosey -- and congrats re bridge yesterday

6:39 pm

flosey

ty Kaplan

6:39 pm

flosey

hi jilli, thanks

6:40 pm

jillibus

Congrats to lyn too!

6:40 pm

flosey

oh, yes, and thanks for that too

6:40 pm

lilliann

wtg flosey!!

6:40 pm

lilliann

wtg lyn!!

6:40 pm

lynxxx

TY all, now I must some stuff done - bye all

6:40 pm

flosey

that was a very pleasant surprise Jill

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

more than 2 ri ords today?

6:41 pm

jillibus

J and I were NOTsurprised at our flop -- we were both somewhere else all evening, lol!

6:42 pm

flosey

Jill, we play our 11th AH game tomorrow, last one next Thursday - relief, they seem sometimes so difficult to plan

6:42 pm

jessmom

no TO

6:42 pm

lilliann

bye lyn, tc

6:42 pm

gapeach

Congrats, flosey and lynxxx!!!!!

6:42 pm

flosey

thanks peach

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, i am not amused by these re words

6:42 pm

jillibus

our last is Friday NIGHT -- will be glad when it's over.

6:42 pm

jessmom

yw

6:43 pm

flosey

good for you, Jilli must bake now, then tidy up

6:43 pm

flosey

see you later, at flip

6:43 pm

jillibus

bfn flosey -- have a good game

6:43 pm

flosey

and do hope it is a much smallere grid

6:44 pm

flosey

**smaller

6:44 pm

lilliann

nite flosey,tc

6:44 pm

jillibus

It's huge, but it's nice to see lots of real words for a change

6:44 pm

lilliann

hi jess

6:44 pm

flosey

yes and many related words which help

6:44 pm

jessmom

hi lilli

6:44 pm

jillibus

hi jess

6:45 pm

jessmom

hi jilli

6:45 pm

lilliann

love your icon jess

6:45 pm

jessmom

Thanks! This is the only one I've ever had!

6:46 pm

lilliann

reminds me of the dog from shaun the sheep!

6:46 pm

Angelsong

hi, all how's everyone doing with this huge grid?

6:47 pm

jillibus

Hi angel -- I'm battling the horrible re words just now...

6:47 pm

lilliann

my memory is crap jess, so i can't always remember things, sorry

6:47 pm

jessmom

they are both made by the same company. I just really like Wallace and Gromit! :)

6:47 pm

lilliann

hi angel

6:47 pm

lilliann

ahh, yes, wallacew and gromit, that was the one i was thinking of, told tou my memory's crap!! lol

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi angelsong!

6:48 pm

lilliann

and typing even worse!!

6:48 pm

lilliann

i'm diving in now and shutting up!!

6:49 pm

cosdem

60 left.. all T's

6:49 pm

jessmom

have fun! I'm looking for my last 20...

6:49 pm

lilliann

50!

6:50 pm

jillibus

302/166 here, sigh

6:50 pm

jillibus

but they do keep coming

6:51 pm

cosdem

phew i got the icon of the day right.

6:51 pm

lilliann

you'll get there jilli! the 1st couple of hundred come easily, then they get slower and slower!!

6:52 pm

lilliann

diving in!!! ker plonk!!

6:52 pm

jillibus

you did indeed, cos

6:53 pm

Boobear

Clue for ea 4/4

6:53 pm

cosdem

a title of a person

6:53 pm

cosdem

in england

6:54 pm

Boobear

got that one ..need the second

6:54 pm

cosdem

u ea** ur income at work

6:55 pm

Boobear

got that on too.. what am I missing

6:55 pm

cosdem

there are only 2 ea4

6:55 pm

cosdem

ea 5, 4, 4, 5, and 5

6:56 pm

cosdem

past tense of a body part on ur face maybe?

6:58 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening!

6:58 pm

cosdem

hi car!

6:58 pm

jillibus

hello car

6:58 pm

Boobear

hi Car

6:58 pm

gapeach

Good evening, car.

6:58 pm

MollyL

Hey Car. How is your boy doing?

6:58 pm

car.eeyore

Your icons are freaking me out.

6:59 pm

car.eeyore

Actually went a couple of hours without hives today! They are kind of back, but I think we may have turned a corner. they are both going to school tomorrow. Thank you for asking!

7:00 pm

cosdem

imglad hes getting better

7:00 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for OS 6>

7:02 pm

cosdem

o + deers have an****s

7:03 pm

car.eeyore

TY Cos!

7:03 pm

cosdem

yw!

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for ap 7?

7:04 pm

MollyL

Good to hear Car.

7:05 pm

cosdem

jesus had 12 of them Car

7:05 pm

lilliann

the followers of jesus car

7:05 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

7:06 pm

ivesy3

the last ba 6 /24 plz

7:06 pm

cosdem

30.

7:06 pm

cosdem

to trade, ivesy

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

298!!! Hi all!

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Red!

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

hello. I had work today, so...I am a bit behind.

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

298 found or to go?

7:08 pm

ivesy3

not seeing it.. eyes are swimming from all the words !

7:08 pm

redturtlehead

now down to 292 to go....

7:08 pm

redturtlehead

its a 12 hr work day, only found about 160 in the am.

7:08 pm

lilliann

hi red, nowt personal diving back in :) good to see you, hope you're ok

7:08 pm

cosdem

a pub + a cross letter + abbreviation for emergency room

7:09 pm

ivesy3

ah yes ty!!

7:09 pm

cosdem

yw :)

7:11 pm

lbdawger

oivay! finito!

7:11 pm

car.eeyore

Congratulations Dawg!!!!

7:11 pm

cosdem

wtg! im close behind lbd

7:11 pm

jillibus

Wow lbd!!!

7:12 pm

lilliann

wtg lbd!!

7:12 pm

lbdawger

ty ty , ty. it's a mighty monster grid, but doable. about 2 1/2 hours!

7:12 pm

lbdawger

go cos!

7:13 pm

cosdem

ive been doing the grid for... 5 horus now... 1 last night and 4 today

7:13 pm

dan2bit

evening all! not starting this monster - hope everyone is well

7:13 pm

car.eeyore

Oh dive in, Dan! It moves right along!

7:14 pm

lbdawger

hi dan, the first 4/5ths isn't too bad, it getting the last 20 that will make your eyes spin

7:14 pm

lilliann

hi dan

7:14 pm

dan2bit

I have a 6:30am flight to Boston in the morning, thanks :-)

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

Dan! Where are you going to be?!?!?

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

hi dan...

7:16 pm

MollyL

Safe travels Dan.

7:17 pm

jillibus

hello dan2

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

clue for the last ar 5/10 please?

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

NM! Found it! (as usual!)

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

Vowels are done! Off to put the boys to bed...but I will be back....!

7:20 pm

Boobear

g's are done

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

YeaBoo!

7:21 pm

cosdem

I give up.

7:22 pm

cosdem

Oh wait. No more words.....Fireworks!

7:22 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, cos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:22 pm

car.eeyore

Congratulations Cos!!!!

7:22 pm

jillibus

Hooray for cos!

7:22 pm

gapeach

Congrats, cos!!!!

7:23 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:23 pm

cosdem

i need to lie down after this lol

7:23 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:23 pm

lilliann

wtg cos!!

7:23 pm

lilliann

hi min

7:23 pm

Boobear

Hi Min

7:23 pm

Uneaixoise

whew -- down to 100 -- now going to the list

7:24 pm

cosdem

bye all :)

7:24 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye cosdem! I will see you tomorrow in the chog.

7:24 pm

lilliann

nite cos.tc

7:24 pm

ewenme

Hi all. Been at this for hours and there are two re that I just can't see. re 5/14 and re 4/6 and they are between the re 8/40 and re 6/18. Any clues?

7:24 pm

dan2bit

car - working in Lynnfield for the day tomorrow

7:25 pm

jillibus

I don't know how you can get 368 words without the list, une!

7:25 pm

hurshy

lynnfield, massachusetts?

7:26 pm

lbdawger

re + pub, the metal that is put in concrete to make it stronger.

7:26 pm

jillibus

hi ewe and hurshy

7:26 pm

lilliann

re5,14 is re and where you buy a drink

7:26 pm

hurshy

i have got 376 without the list, but people were collaborating on 8's...

7:26 pm

lbdawger

re4.6 what the northerners called the southern soldiers...johnny re**

7:26 pm

lilliann

and hi ewe

7:27 pm

Uneaixoise

is anyone else getting the "bad script" message each time Babble opens??

7:27 pm

jillibus

ty lbd

7:27 pm

jillibus

not me, une

7:28 pm

hurshy

that's probably cause the grid is so big and your word list is so long, une. i think your browser can be set to allow different lengths of loading time before asking you if you want to stop a script.

7:28 pm

lilliann

yes une, but not only when i open but when i'm playing, it keeps popping up

7:28 pm

ewenme

Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! finally fireworks!

7:28 pm

redturtlehead

congrats to ewenme

7:28 pm

jillibus

congrats to ewe!

7:28 pm

lilliann

wtg ewe!!

7:29 pm

gapeach

Congrats, ewenme!!!!

7:29 pm

lilliann

i think hurshy's right, i only get it with big grids!!

7:29 pm

ewenme

Thanks for the help. Now I can go knit!

7:30 pm

lilliann

could you knit me a cardi ewe?? :)

7:30 pm

lilliann

i can't knit to save my life! i get more holes than a mole makes!!

7:32 pm

MollyL

You heard it here first folks...Lilliann only gets it with big grids!!!

7:33 pm

lilliann

ha ha molly!!

7:34 pm

MollyL

I couldn't resist Lilliann. : P

7:34 pm

lilliann

i noticed!! :)

7:34 pm

lilliann

not like you then eh!! :)

7:35 pm

MollyL

You know what they say Lilliann. It's not the size of the grid, it's the magic it contains. : P

7:36 pm

redturtlehead

well, I have hit half way.

7:36 pm

Boobear

clue for le 5/12

7:36 pm

MollyL

Good for you Red.

7:36 pm

lbdawger

go red! congrats ewenme

7:36 pm

Dorens

good evening

7:37 pm

Boobear

hi dorens

7:37 pm

MollyL

Hi Dorens.

7:37 pm

lbdawger

pt of jump

7:38 pm

Dorens

or someone with an icky disease

7:38 pm

lbdawger

hi dorens!

7:38 pm

lilliann

mmm, i could say a few things to that but it would bring the chat down molly and i'm too polite!! well sometimes!! :)

7:38 pm

lilliann

hi dorens

7:38 pm

jillibus

once trhough Lickety's list, 351/117. Now for morewords...cul8r

7:38 pm

Dorens

anyone enjoying this?

7:39 pm

lbdawger

that coming from a gnome dropping his drawers! lol

7:39 pm

lilliann

i did to start with dorens but the last 25 is like pulling teeth out!!

7:39 pm

MollyL

No Dorens. I don't like grids this big.

7:39 pm

lbdawger

i enjoyed it, Dorens. brain was in ge4 and actually making real words! lol

7:39 pm

lilliann

lol lbd...but that's doing, not saying!!!

7:39 pm

jillibus

at least there are lots of real words in this one

7:39 pm

wildcat17

it's a monster

7:40 pm

wildcat17

newsflash - daughter went to dr today and she's having a BOY

7:40 pm

lbdawger

having lickety definitely helped

7:40 pm

Dorens

i had sewer back up today... very filthy stinky bathroom downstairs (and it is the new one i just redid less than a year ago) should be down cleaning

7:40 pm

lbdawger

yahooo! wild!! when is he due?

7:40 pm

jillibus

oh yuk, doren!

7:40 pm

MollyL

Yay Wild!! Congratulations Grandma!!

7:40 pm

Dorens

oh great news wildcat. i never knew ahead of time what any of my kids or grandkids were

7:41 pm

wildcat17

August 30. tyvm

7:41 pm

lbdawger

eeewwww, Dorens

7:41 pm

wildcat17

sorry doren. that's not a fun thing to have happen

7:41 pm

MollyL

Oh Dorens, things like that can defeat me.

7:41 pm

Dorens

this happened a year ago... one of the reasons i went and got everything new! (it was all ancient tho)

7:42 pm

wildcat17

I didn't know with 2 .. she's the kind who has to know so she can plan

7:42 pm

lilliann

yay for wildcat and your daughter!

7:42 pm

MollyL

Aw Wild, little boys are so sweet.

7:42 pm

wildcat17

ty. now I'm ready to go shopping!

7:43 pm

Dorens

you will have such fun!!

7:43 pm

lbdawger

if you get bored or don't want to finish the grid, check out this site http://tinyurl.com/ygspf5h
it's the sistine chapel!

7:43 pm

dcseain

oh, that site is fun, dawg.

7:43 pm

MollyL

<----------CAN'T WAIT TO GO SHOPPING FOR GRANDBABIES.

7:43 pm

wildcat17

come shopping with me molly

7:43 pm

dcseain

hey, yall. Hello, dawg, wild, molly, lilliann, doren, et al

7:43 pm

lbdawger

Kinda made me a little motion sick at first, but it is neat!

7:43 pm

MollyL

Hey Seain.

7:44 pm

lbdawger

hi ya DC!

7:44 pm

noodles99

can i have help with the bottom o's please

7:44 pm

Dorens

hi seain. I would shop with you wild... Levi is 19 mos. old now and sooooo much fun

7:44 pm

lbdawger

or + consumed, noodles

7:44 pm

dcseain

or5 -- to speak, or6 to have spoken or4 -- iron comes from them

7:44 pm

wildcat17

come on down doren. I bet he is :)

7:44 pm

lilliann

i didn'y know until 2 days before as i was pre eclampsia and the midwife let it out!! i was well gutted!!

7:45 pm

dcseain

and add egyptian sun god for last ra4

7:45 pm

dcseain

er, last or4 :)

7:45 pm

dcseain

huh. the capital of morocco is a word.

7:46 pm

Dorens

gosh ... down to 50... should i go down and clean icky stuff or finish?

7:46 pm

Dorens

(i know seain, was shocked)

7:46 pm

lilliann

hi dc

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

I really want to finish but now that I have hit the hafl, Ift is starting to be pretty slow...

7:46 pm

dcseain

it relates to pottery, apparently

7:46 pm

wildcat17

finish. icky stuff will wait

7:46 pm

dcseain

hiya, red

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

hi dc.

7:46 pm

lbdawger

i concur with wild! finish the grid.

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

finish, the icky is going to stay icky

7:47 pm

lbdawger

hi red, are you using lickety?

7:47 pm

lilliann

go clean icky stuff dorens, it's easier than the last 50!! lol

7:47 pm

lbdawger

lillian is being cantankerous!

7:47 pm

wildcat17

all of a sudden I feel like going shopping

7:47 pm

Dorens

hahaha lil.. easier, i'm sure... but somewhat nastier

7:47 pm

Dorens

there are good websites!

7:47 pm

redturtlehead

no lickety yet.

7:48 pm

lbdawger

wild, what are the other two grands? boys girls, one of each?

7:48 pm

wildcat17

first grand

7:48 pm

Dorens

by first two you meant your own kids, right?

7:49 pm

wildcat17

yes

7:49 pm

lilliann

i'm always cantancorousm lbd!! i'm a gemini!! lol

7:49 pm

lbdawger

oh, musta misread that. even better, the first ones are so much fun to spoil rotten! and any others are just frosting!

7:49 pm

wildcat17

I'm getting excited

7:49 pm

wildcat17

I have 4 kids so definitely hoping for more after this one

7:50 pm

lbdawger

does your daughter live close by so you will see them often?

7:50 pm

Dorens

i think we did spoil the first grandkid rotten... the second is much sweeter, easier. I put him to sleep Saturday nite... just plopped him in his crib and kissed him nite nite... then i had to sit with the four year old till she was asleep!

7:50 pm

wildcat17

an hour away

7:50 pm

wildcat17

uh oh doren

7:50 pm

lbdawger

an hour isn't too bad. you'll just have way too much fun loving on the little dude

7:51 pm

Dorens

(blame this on her mother though, who always does that... silly girl)

7:51 pm

lilliann

aww dorens, that sounds lovely!

7:51 pm

redturtlehead

oh NCIS, pretty good one this week.

7:51 pm

Dorens

jealous of wildcat for one hour... (the four hour drive up and four hours back one weekend a month are taking their toll on me)

7:52 pm

lbdawger

DIL says we're able to get the kids settled fairly fast, whereas the other grandparents seem to have issues...nice way to say we're boring! lol

7:52 pm

Dorens

not at all, dawg... means the kids are comfortable with you!

7:52 pm

lilliann

i only have one and when she was a baby she was the best!hardly ever cried, only a quick aghh sound for food, nappie change etc, now she's grown up to be 11 she is worse!!!!!!!

7:53 pm

lbdawger

mine live in San Diego, way more than a few hours away. :(

7:53 pm

lbdawger

can't get her to be quiet, Lilli?

7:53 pm

noodles99

can i have help with the t's in the second row please

7:53 pm

wildcat17

I'm hoping she'll move even closer when she's done with school (this summer)

7:54 pm

lilliann

quiet!!!! she doesn't know what the word means!!!! plus the attitude has started!! i get told to shut up alot!!

7:54 pm

lbdawger

tw4, a number after one

7:55 pm

Dorens

please tell me she doesn't really tell you to shut up, lil

7:55 pm

speller

and then 3 words having to do with carrying

7:55 pm

lilliann

yes she does dorens

7:55 pm

lbdawger

argh, attitude! my nieces tried that with me once, I just said "Roseanne doesn't live here, and neither will that attitude."

7:55 pm

lilliann

it's like a red rag to a bull to me!!

7:55 pm

wildcat17

oh no lilliann

7:55 pm

noodles99

thanks got it:)

7:55 pm

Dorens

seriously? or jokingly?

7:56 pm

lilliann

no, seriously

7:56 pm

Dorens

and how do you respond?

7:56 pm

redturtlehead

attitude is very annoying.

7:56 pm

lilliann

when her dad's home she doesn't say it, but when he's away i get all the crap!!

7:56 pm

lbdawger

oh Lillian, that little girl would be in a world of hurt around me!

7:57 pm

lilliann

either i tell her there is no horse riding or i ignore her

7:57 pm

Dorens

oh no. i don't know how i would deal with it if Phoebe got like that with me, but I know I wouldn't expect to hear it more than once.

7:58 pm

lilliann

but i have smacked her once as she said it 3 times, and i regretted it, as it's not me

7:58 pm

lilliann

but i did warn her after the 2nd time

7:58 pm

lbdawger

just wait til she wants something then don't answer her...you've shut up and can't respond.

7:58 pm

lbdawger

time to fly...see you all tomorrow! gl with the grid!

7:58 pm

Dorens

oh if I smacked her, her parents would be so angry with me,,, couldn't do that. But she would know that it is unacceptable!

7:58 pm

noodles99

help with left a's ples:)

7:58 pm

lilliann

i felt really guilty, but she kicked me back

7:59 pm

Dorens

whoa... fights with grandma? this could be a tv show

7:59 pm

bichon

tr 7/32?

7:59 pm

lilliann

i'm her mam dorens

8:00 pm

lilliann

if it had been my mam or dad she would have been smacked way before that!

8:00 pm

Dorens

oh... different story then.. thought we were talking about grandparents, sorry lil

8:00 pm

lilliann

in fact she wouldn't dare do it to her grandparents or her dad, it's me she pushes all the time!!

8:01 pm

Dorens

that is sad, though.. hope you can work out something so she treats you better.

8:02 pm

welki

hi folks

8:02 pm

Dorens

hi welki

8:02 pm

redturtlehead

hello welki.

8:02 pm

gapeach

Hi there, welki.

8:03 pm

gapeach

Hi there, red. Didn't see you come in.

8:03 pm

bichon

for fireworks tr 7/28

8:03 pm

lilliann

so do i dorens.but i'm the one here all the time so i'm the one who says yes or no to things so i'm the one who gets all the crap and anger from her!

8:03 pm

dcseain

railroad tr7.28

8:03 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Peach, I have been here, but madly working on grid since I was at work all day. 212 left.

8:04 pm

dcseain

hi, welki and peach

8:05 pm

gapeach

Hi there, dcseain.

8:08 pm

car.eeyore

I feel bad about listing with over 150 left!!!

8:08 pm

Boobear

clue for pa 7/32

8:08 pm

dcseain

i've 212 left.

8:08 pm

Boobear

218 here

8:08 pm

dcseain

pa7.32 is someone who pa****s a lot -- goes out with friends, maybe drinks

8:09 pm

redturtlehead

I hate to say it but there seem ot be many actual spanish words in here.

8:12 pm

MollyL

I'm starting to think that Babble is a kind of religion. That instills guilt into people who feel like they have listed too soon. Bless me Father, for I listed with only 150 left. Bless you my child, recite 50 Babblets and go clean the penalty box. Go now, and be absolved of your sin.

8:12 pm

noodles99

drat

8:12 pm

redturtlehead

Oh No Molly. I hope we are not a religion...

8:12 pm

dcseain

LOL Molly

8:12 pm

MollyL

Joking Red.

8:13 pm

welki

more of a cult following, i think

8:13 pm

noodles99

whoops:)

8:13 pm

lilliann

lol molly

8:13 pm

Boobear

dc not getting your clue

8:13 pm

Dorens

nope... just straight up addiction

8:14 pm

lilliann

np noodles, i think we all have that one! shame!!

8:14 pm

Mark Jones

Hello my friends!

8:15 pm

Dorens

hi mark

8:15 pm

lilliann

hi mark

8:15 pm

dcseain

hi, mark

8:15 pm

dcseain

party on then, boo!

8:16 pm

Mark Jones

How is everyone tonight?

8:16 pm

dcseain

if you do that, then you'll be a pa7, too :)

8:16 pm

redturtlehead

any realtors on tonight?

8:16 pm

MollyL

Boo, someone at a birthday pa5 is a pa7

8:16 pm

Dorens

i've had better nights mark.. how about you?

8:16 pm

Mark Jones

I am doing quite well.

8:16 pm

lilliann

how is your house going red? have you got it yet?

8:17 pm

redturtlehead

not yet...the short sale issue with the sellers bank is tying things up, but we seem to have had some movement today...

8:18 pm

welki

oh you just reminded me ... i had a dream we moved to georgia! lakefront property, very quiet, very isolated, very perfect .. and an hour from the beach! ahhhhh,, what a dream!

8:18 pm

Mark Jones

Hi welki!

8:18 pm

Dorens

nice dream

8:19 pm

redturtlehead

well real estate in the south is going for cheap...soooo

8:19 pm

redturtlehead

but it is hot hot hot now.

8:20 pm

lilliann

so how long generally in the U.S does it take to buy a house when you've put an offer in? do you put an offer in or is it an auction?

8:20 pm

welki

i'd consider it if i had someone in the south i could trust

8:20 pm

Mark Jones

Understood. However, snow is melting! YAY!

8:20 pm

dcseain

i live in the south, but VA is a ways from GA

8:20 pm

redturtlehead

for a normal sale. it is usually about 2-3 weeks. with a short sale it is 2-3 months.

8:20 pm

welki

melting? ha. windchill here is -37

8:20 pm

lilliann

what is a short sale?

8:21 pm

Mark Jones

Ha ha. I got to play basketball without a coat outside today!

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

88 F yesterday. I thought I would die.

8:21 pm

lilliann

that sounds back to front red!

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

Short sale is where the seller sells at a loss and the bank has to accept the loss...so it takes a long time. helps the seller avoid foreclosure.

8:21 pm

lilliann

you would think short sale would be quicker!

8:21 pm

tijani

clue for the ab9 please

8:22 pm

lilliann

oh ok,

8:22 pm

Boobear

clue for the first pa 5/12

8:22 pm

Mark Jones

ab + error+ prefix meaning cause

8:22 pm

redturtlehead

so pretty much everything in Florida is a short sale. and I am glad I waited til now to buy a home.

8:22 pm

Boobear

oops sorry the third pa 5/12

8:22 pm

lilliann

it's normally 6-7 weeks here whatever

8:22 pm

car.eeyore

pa 5/12....something you wear over your bathing suit in the islands.

8:23 pm

welki

pamumu?

8:23 pm

lilliann

so are you happy to settle in florida then red? as i know you've noved around alot!

8:23 pm

MollyL

Zing! Welki got it!!

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

I LOOOVE Florida. It is the weather of Africa, without having to live in Africa. ANd many apologies to any Africans who are babbling now.

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

pa plus the band *** speedwagon.

8:24 pm

lilliann

so as the bank accepted the loss though?

8:24 pm

Mark Jones

Je prefere Hawai'i.

8:24 pm

lilliann

if it's like egypt i'm coming visiting this summer red!! lol

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

the bank probably will, but we shall find out.

8:25 pm

redturtlehead

Hawaii is nicer, but the price of basic food is too expensive there.

8:25 pm

lilliann

oh, ok, fingers crossed for you. i really hope you get it! :)

8:25 pm

Mark Jones

I understand.

8:25 pm

lilliann

i want to go to Hawaii

8:25 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Lil, I think I will and if not...well. there is always another home...

8:26 pm

lilliann

exactly! what's to be is to be red!

8:27 pm

Mark Jones

We go every year.

8:28 pm

lilliann

my friends have been to florida and loved it but aid

8:28 pm

lilliann

oops

8:28 pm

lilliann

said it was really hot and that was in september

8:28 pm

redturtlehead

For a vacation I think I would choose hawaii, but for living I am rather enamoured of Florida. there are several issues. OUr govoner for example, is a criminal.

8:29 pm

Mark Jones

Hey, not as bad as Illinois was.

8:29 pm

lilliann

hubby and i want to go with the bairn and drive in a winniebago around

8:29 pm

redturtlehead

ys, it is very very warm. right now, March 1 it is 17C and its night time.

8:29 pm

lilliann

oh, not good then red

8:29 pm

redturtlehead

I really enjoy it, but a lot of people disliek it. I do not tolerate cold well.

8:30 pm

lilliann

as hot mark?

8:30 pm

welki

i need a place to escape this wretched winter weather

8:30 pm

Aloyisius

hi Babblers, trying to finish.. so I've been lurking (-:

8:30 pm

Mark Jones

No, not at all. Your cool 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

8:30 pm

Mark Jones

Hello Aloy!

8:31 pm

lilliann

we would drive around to the places that aren't so much on the map so to speak

8:31 pm

Aloyisius

hi Mark, long time no see

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Aloy!

8:31 pm

lilliann

hi aloy

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

Welki, you can come see me.

8:31 pm

Mark Jones

I know. How've you been?

8:31 pm

gapeach

Y'all might want to check out Georgia.....greeat weather here in Augusta....wear a light all winter long.

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

Lilli, I would recommend seeing osme of the map places! as well, some are really cool.

8:32 pm

lilliann

is that all matk!! i want it hotter!! lol

8:32 pm

Aloyisius

great.. kids flew in to surprise hubby for his b-day, house full and wonderful pandemonium ensued.. lol

8:32 pm

stidmama

hey all! what fun, aloyisius!!!

8:32 pm

redturtlehead

excelletn Aloy!

8:32 pm

welki

lots of good fishing down in your neck of the woods, red. (you're probably no place close, but i've always wanted to flyfish for bonefish in florida)

8:32 pm

Mark Jones

Lilliann, it is very nice. What you would expect. HEY STID!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:32 pm

Mark Jones

Sorry, caps lock.

8:32 pm

gapeach

And I'm here. Have a favorite restaurant, French Market Grille, would take you all to lunch.

8:33 pm

Aloyisius

stid? hiya!

8:33 pm

car.eeyore

Is the ba 8 a compound word?

8:33 pm

welki

hi peach! just mentioned that i had a dream i moved to georgia! (lakefront, isolated, an hour from the ocean)

8:33 pm

car.eeyore

Sounds great Aloy!

8:33 pm

Mark Jones

ga, you kinda get overlooked.

8:33 pm

lilliann

we would see the places that all people have to see but not take so slong seeing them, as in disneyland etc, i want to go to new england and hubby wants to see grand canyon

8:33 pm

redturtlehead

I'm smack in the middle of the state, and I live in Lake County so we have tons o lakes and a lot of fishing, but no oceans.

8:33 pm

Aloyisius

no, got that ba8 .. start off with where you drink and end with someone who evaluates

8:33 pm

welki

car .. ba8 == someone who critiques a local cocktail lounge

8:33 pm

Mark Jones

I went there. However, I have been to many places in my short life.

8:34 pm

redturtlehead

the natural sights were what I was thinking of Lil.

8:34 pm

lilliann

i just want to go to places where it is the real america, not being rude to anybody here but not the money making places

8:34 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

8:34 pm

stidmama

I am taking just a few minutes to play, but determined to spend a little bit of time playing before I do my "all nighter" (they usually turn into just late-nighters...)

8:34 pm

gapeach

True, Mark, but we have the Masters Golf Tournament every year....bring in people from all over the world. I live about a mile from the clubhouse.

8:35 pm

redturtlehead

Oh exactly Lil. I went to Disney so far once, and I was 35. I was less impressed.

8:35 pm

Mark Jones

Cool!

8:35 pm

gapeach

brings, sorry.

8:35 pm

Aloyisius

"America" is hard to define, so diverse.. but I think I know what you mean, liliann

8:35 pm

redturtlehead

how is school stid?

8:35 pm

lilliann

that sounds nice red

8:36 pm

Mark Jones

This is a very fun puzzle.

8:36 pm

stidmama

it's school-like red. the master's paper is due tomorrow. Just have to tighten up citations, but there are rather a lot of them... *sigh*

8:37 pm

Aloyisius

am enjoying it too

8:37 pm

Aloyisius

ooh stid, sounds like the light at the end of the tunnel, hooray!

8:37 pm

Mark Jones

I know how you feel, stid. *comforts stid*

8:37 pm

stidmama

and there is a job fair tomorrow.

8:37 pm

lilliann

it's a big country aloy, and i would love to meet people like you all here and not have people putting on fronts because they are getting paid for it, as in disney etc

8:37 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first be 6/24 please?

8:38 pm

Mark Jones

BRB

8:38 pm

Dorens

done! now downstairs to look at the mess in the basement.. night all

8:38 pm

redturtlehead

I shall never ever ever ever finish this one.

8:38 pm

redturtlehead

Congratulations Dorens.!!!!!!

8:38 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah Dorens!

8:38 pm

Aloyisius

just make a comparative out of the grizzly, car

8:38 pm

Dorens

oh.. good luck with the paper, stid!

8:38 pm

stidmama

new england is nice, lilliann, I highly recommend also the desert southwest, as there is nothing like it in England...

8:38 pm

stidmama

LOL thanks doren and all

8:38 pm

lilliann

wtg dorens!

8:38 pm

Aloyisius

wahoo for Dorens!

8:39 pm

stidmama

YAY doren (((hugs)))

8:39 pm

redturtlehead

and Florida. The everglades...

8:39 pm

lilliann

i would love to go on the everglades

8:40 pm

lilliann

my best friend's hubby's mam lives in new england

8:40 pm

redturtlehead

i still have not seen the glades. must make a trip...

8:40 pm

Mark Jones

I'm back! Had to help mother unpack groceries...

8:40 pm

stidmama

never actually been to the everglades unless it was driving through them when I was very little

8:40 pm

Aloyisius

been there red.. bring your mosquito repellent.. wild and wonderful too

8:41 pm

stidmama

hey mark *approving mama look*

8:41 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks, stid.

8:41 pm

lilliann

i've been to jfk airport and stepped outside to have a cigarette when i smoked and was with my x who was a submariner and i was on my way to see him in bermuda which is a lovely place

8:42 pm

Mark Jones

I just reached 200 mark! Woohoo!

8:42 pm

car.eeyore

I feel stoopid....comparative ending?

8:42 pm

stidmama

er......

8:42 pm

stidmama

go mark go!

8:42 pm

lilliann

ahh, nice of you mark!

8:42 pm

wvteach

help with the r 5 / 14 - my last word but can't monkey it -

8:42 pm

Aloyisius

like, the less** of evils, liliann

8:42 pm

stidmama

oh my... this is a bigger grid than I realized! LOL

8:42 pm

wvteach

re 5 / 14 please

8:43 pm

speller

steel in concrete wv

8:43 pm

car.eeyore

I swear to God, I tried that at least 3 times!!! I am sorry! TY though!

8:43 pm

Aloyisius

re + Hershey ***

8:43 pm

Mark Jones

Hi wv!

8:43 pm

Mark Jones

Thx Aloy.

8:44 pm

Aloyisius

yvw (-:

8:44 pm

wvteach

thank you thank you speller = that gives me fireworks

8:44 pm

Aloyisius

yay for wvteach!!!!

8:44 pm

Mark Jones

WTG wv!

8:44 pm

car.eeyore

Hooray WV!!!!

8:44 pm

lilliann

wtg wvt!!

8:44 pm

stidmama

YAY teach!!!!

8:44 pm

gapeach

Congrats, wvteach!!!!

8:45 pm

speller

wtg wv!

8:45 pm

speller

i, on the other hand, still have 154 to go. i may throw in the towel!

8:46 pm

dcseain

congrats, teach!

8:46 pm

stidmama

FINALLY. NBT. Time to proofread, revise, edit... where is my red pen? *wanders off, muttering*

8:46 pm

Mark Jones

Doin' better than I am.

8:46 pm

car.eeyore

Well done Stid!

8:46 pm

Mark Jones

Bye, stid?

8:46 pm

redturtlehead

186 left here and I may soon st**

8:46 pm

dcseain

back from catching up on scrabble. 551-360 in game :) thanks to WEEVILY

8:46 pm

dcseain

hasta, stid :)

8:47 pm

Aloyisius

see ya, stid.. hope you get an A on that paper!

8:47 pm

Mark Jones

Can i have the i?

8:47 pm

lilliann

don't speller, without a list you're doing well!!

8:47 pm

Aloyisius

nice, dcseain, very nice! congrats

8:47 pm

redturtlehead

dcseain. I am gasping, is that against me? please say no...

8:47 pm

dcseain

ir5 angry, ir6 more angry, ir4 -- annoys?

8:47 pm

lilliann

nite stid, stop muttering, it's not appealing!! lol

8:47 pm

dcseain

wait, 351-360 that should read

8:48 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks dc!

8:48 pm

dcseain

doing too much at once. also helping a friend with an oral presentation for his spanish class.

8:48 pm

dcseain

no, red, it's against my friend Gourd

8:48 pm

tijani

ap7/32 please

8:48 pm

Boobear

clue for the last pe 6/24

8:48 pm

Mark Jones

NBT for me!

8:49 pm

Mark Jones

Don

8:49 pm

Krista

*claws her way up for breath* 177 to go...back in...

8:49 pm

Mark Jones

Don't have it, tijani. Sorry

8:49 pm

car.eeyore

Well done Mark!

8:50 pm

grannyrose

pe + stuff on road + fourth letter

8:50 pm

Mark Jones

WTG Krista!

8:50 pm

car.eeyore

Tijani...Jesus had 12 of these...

8:50 pm

tijani

thx alot

8:50 pm

Boobear

ty granny

8:50 pm

speller

ack! this catholic school girl is slapping herself on that one..

8:51 pm

grannyrose

yw

8:51 pm

Krista

thanks, Mark!

8:51 pm

Aloyisius

12 fishes for speller, lol

8:51 pm

lilliann

hi granny

8:51 pm

dcseain

12 ap7s

8:51 pm

lilliann

wb krista

8:51 pm

Mark Jones

Yw. However, i don't believe we have met. Nice to meet you.

8:51 pm

Krista

Give her some loaves with those fishes.

8:51 pm

dcseain

LOL krista

8:52 pm

speller

i only need a couple fishes - they will multiply upon slappage...

8:52 pm

lilliann

hi tijani

8:52 pm

Aloyisius

ok, 12 loaves with the 12 fish smacks

8:52 pm

grannyrose

hey lillian, dcs,aloy

8:52 pm

crystalle

Good Morning all

8:52 pm

redturtlehead

DC I am reieved.

8:52 pm

Aloyisius

hi grannyrose

8:52 pm

grannyrose

and red,

8:52 pm

Mark Jones

Hey crystalle!

8:52 pm

redturtlehead

I can not figure out what twelve Jesus had. I went to Quaker school. I thought they were disciples

8:52 pm

gramma

Hi evrybody. Just checking in as I check out. Fun grid.

8:52 pm

noodles99

can i have help with w's?

8:53 pm

redturtlehead

hi granny!

8:53 pm

Krista

I believe you are right, Mark. Very nice to meet you, too.

8:53 pm

lilliann

hi crystalle

8:53 pm

Mark Jones

Hi gramma!

8:53 pm

gramma

wo4/9 wo4/8x2

8:53 pm

grannyrose

ap7 a + send a letter +**t me tell you a story

8:53 pm

Krista

Is anyone here finished this monster?

8:53 pm

wildcat17

FINISHED!!!!!!!!

8:53 pm

noodles99

no

8:54 pm

redturtlehead

oooh, now I feel silly thanks Grannyrose!

8:54 pm

grannyrose

finished last night krista

8:54 pm

speller

wtg cat!

8:54 pm

dcseain

congrats, wild!

8:54 pm

redturtlehead

I have 176 left.

8:54 pm

grannyrose

WTG WILDCAT!!!!

8:54 pm

lilliann

give me my last 19 wild?!!

8:54 pm

gramma

red, Jesus had one a+ mail+your os word minus 1 letter

8:54 pm

car.eeyore

Well done Wildcat! Wowza Granny!

8:54 pm

lilliann

wtg wild!!

8:54 pm

redturtlehead

way to go wild!

8:54 pm

wildcat17

tyvm I listed lilliann

8:54 pm

redturtlehead

thank gramma!

8:54 pm

Krista

YAAAAY wildcat, and congrats Granny Rose. We have a Granny Rose in my family. :)

8:54 pm

wildcat17

it was much easier

8:54 pm

gapeach

Congrats, wild!!!!!

8:55 pm

Mark Jones

WOW.

8:55 pm

wildcat17

it's amazing what you can see with a little push

8:55 pm

grannyrose

car.ee was midnight before i finished. seemed to go on forever

8:55 pm

gramma

G'night all. Have fun. It's not too bad.

8:55 pm

wildcat17

good luck everyone. see you tomorrow

8:55 pm

Mark Jones

Bye gramma!

8:55 pm

lilliann

so have i but my brain has gone to sleep!!nearly 3am here!!

8:55 pm

lilliann

nite gramma.tc

8:55 pm

dcseain

g'night gramma and wild

8:55 pm

Mark Jones

Go to bed, lilliann!

8:56 pm

lilliann

NO mark, not until i have finished!!

8:56 pm

Mark Jones

How many left?

8:56 pm

Krista

Night, ladies...how many to go, lilli?

8:56 pm

car.eeyore

I am stuck in the PA's...need the first PA 7/32 and PA 7/40 please?

8:56 pm

grannyrose

can i help, lillian?

8:56 pm

lilliann

it's in my nature, if i start something, i have to finish it! whatever!!

8:56 pm

Aloyisius

congrats to wildcat and grannyrose.. having to retype words as this grid is so big, my list is not transferring to Lickety, oh well..

8:56 pm

lilliann

19

8:57 pm

lilliann

nite krista, tc again hin.lol dejavu

8:57 pm

Krista

Oh, I'd want to finish, too! Not so much with 176.

8:57 pm

Mark Jones

Good luck then, lilliann!

8:57 pm

grannyrose

pa7, to peel fruit or vegetable + one of the gershwins

8:58 pm

crystalle

pa7/32 one who goes clubbing ( I think that is the first one. Sorry if its not)

8:58 pm

car.eeyore

Ty granny!

8:58 pm

redturtlehead

indeed. I am down to 168.

8:58 pm

Mark Jones

PB granny!

8:58 pm

Boobear

p's are done

8:58 pm

Krista

what a great clue, granny

8:58 pm

lilliann

there is onne i need granny, just let me look :)

8:58 pm

car.eeyore

That is the 2nd crystalle, but thank you anyway!

8:58 pm

grannyrose

oh, well....some things just have to be said *grin*

8:59 pm

Mark Jones

Hmmm. Harry Potter spell in the puzzle today!

8:59 pm

grannyrose

i'll just murmur my clues from the PB, then

9:00 pm

Mark Jones

Reparo!

9:00 pm

lilliann

ahh, no it's ok, granny, i found it, but thanks anyway

9:01 pm

Mark Jones

Good night everyone!

9:01 pm

redturtlehead

murmur any cluse you want granny.

9:01 pm

redturtlehead

GN mark, sleep well.

9:01 pm

lilliann

nite mark.tc

9:01 pm

grannyrose

red, just let me know which

9:02 pm

car.eeyore

pa 7/40?

9:02 pm

Aloyisius

g'nite, Mark, sweet dreams

9:02 pm

grannyrose

nite mark

9:02 pm

car.eeyore

Good nite mark!

9:03 pm

grannyrose

pa7, remove rind or skin + hook letter + lady **--

9:03 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief! NEVER would have found that one! TY!

9:03 pm

lilliann

i need to be slapped by loads of fish at the moment!!!

9:04 pm

redturtlehead

I dont have the list yet at 158, sooo.

9:04 pm

grannyrose

it's a doozy, ain't it?

9:04 pm

lilliann

go red!!

9:05 pm

redturtlehead

ooh thanks for that. took a minute to figure it out.

9:05 pm

lilliann

i just got ra6 which i should have got earlier!

9:06 pm

Aloyisius

and I just found te7, makes you choke and your eyes water if you get sprayed with it

9:07 pm

dcseain

ty, aloy

9:07 pm

lilliann

good clue aloy, shame i already have it

9:07 pm

Aloyisius

lol, ty liliann

9:08 pm

JenMO16

anyone hve all 468 words? just curious

9:08 pm

redturtlehead

a variety of people have finished jen.

9:08 pm

CadFan

just popping in--- could I get another hint for the pa7?

9:08 pm

dcseain

several people do indeed, jenmo

9:08 pm

car.eeyore

I need the PE 6/21....the one just before our Babble friend PE 4/5.

9:09 pm

JenMO16

wow

9:09 pm

jillibus

some people have actually finished this thing. I have 57 left and am using morewords as a crutch.

9:09 pm

lilliann

there are a few cad, which one?

9:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

another clue for pa7/40pls?

9:09 pm

dcseain

evening, jilli

9:09 pm

redturtlehead

I am at 154. I think I will stop when it gets really strugglesome, I just dont ant to comb thru lickety too tonight.

9:09 pm

grannyrose

pe6, french father +2 vowels

9:10 pm

JenMO16

well, i just got started, not finishing, have 56 words!

9:10 pm

jillibus

hello dc

9:10 pm

lilliann

add vowels car

9:10 pm

gapeach

Granny, on the pa7, I have the first 5 letters but am stuck on the last two.....help please...thankns

9:10 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

9:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i did not get the part for the lady

9:10 pm

CadFan

the one granny was clueing just a couple minutes ago - pell + hook letter (the one I think of is not in this grid)

9:10 pm

lilliann

but rearange them car

9:11 pm

Aloyisius

pa7.. even on a golf course + I ate a hamburg** on the way south to the abbreviation of the peach state

9:11 pm

grannyrose

pa7/40, someone or something which removes rind or skin + **-**, loony

9:11 pm

dcseain

lady ** **, modern madonna

9:11 pm

CadFan

okay - got it, thanks!!

9:12 pm

grannyrose

yay!!!!

9:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am going no, have been struggling with hospital bills it is jus t ames to match up eob with bill

9:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks, y'all....I finally got it.

9:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have no idea what goes with what

9:14 pm

dcseain

hospital bills are nightmarish. I had to take my mom to the finance office to get a total so she could pay. So stupid.

9:14 pm

dcseain

only there could she get a single, consolidated listing of all her charges, itemized.

9:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

seain: it is not jus the hospital, it is the individual bills from labs,, hospitalists, patholigist, etc all go to different practices

9:15 pm

Aloyisius

the bills are enough to stress a recuperative patient back into the hospital

9:15 pm

dcseain

oh, how awful, TO. What a PIA

9:15 pm

redturtlehead

please. no one go back to the hospital.

9:15 pm

MPittore

Howdy...gee only 342 left...LOL

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can't afford to

9:16 pm

dcseain

yeah they are, aloy. My mom's insurance denied her anesthetist. she called them, and they reimbursed her 80%, though she had to pay out of pocket. So hard the hospital stuff.

9:16 pm

dcseain

hi, MP

9:16 pm

grannyrose

hey mp

9:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

there is no one itemized bill. i bet someone is paying more than they should

9:17 pm

MPittore

Hi y'all yoo hoo...waves to my babble friends!!!!

9:17 pm

Aloyisius

yep, I remember.. hard for a healthy person to decipher.. "nightmare" is a good word

9:17 pm

dcseain

We were still receiving bills 6 months after tom's procedure in Cleveland.

9:17 pm

Aloyisius

howdy MPitt

9:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am actually breaking out in a hive here

9:17 pm

redturtlehead

alright 146 left, and I am calling it a night. my stats are going to fall to the 400s

9:17 pm

car.eeyore

Hi MP!

9:17 pm

MPittore

Yippee ty yi yo!

9:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am JUST reeinv bills three months after

9:17 pm

Aloyisius

hang in there, red.. we still love ya

9:17 pm

uusue2

hi, all!

9:17 pm

gapeach

Sorry to hear about your mom, dcseain.

9:17 pm

dcseain

i'm very sorry to hear that, TO

9:18 pm

uusue2

196 left hahaha

9:18 pm

dcseain

ty, peach. happily, the procedure went well, and in the end, so did the payment.

9:19 pm

gapeach

Good.

9:19 pm

uusue2

TO, sorry to hear you are struggling with medical bills - the way we do things is truly insane (IMHO of course)

9:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

how many sn words today?

9:19 pm

grannyrose

5 sn words

9:20 pm

MPittore

I'd better skiddaddle me self over to the grid and work like heck if I hopw to even get half-way...slipping into lurk mode.......

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have 14 sp words, do i need any more?

9:21 pm

MPittore

*hope*

9:21 pm

grannyrose

20 sp words

9:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

yikes ty

9:22 pm

lilliann

nite red

9:22 pm

lilliann

hi mp

9:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

gnith red

9:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

any spl words?

9:23 pm

grannyrose

nope

9:23 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Sorry to hear about your medical bills, TO. The NHS (National Health Service) was the best idea ever in the UK, until it began to run as 'a business' and ti4's of management were deemed necessary, rather than medical staff, cleaners etc.

9:23 pm

JenMO16

wow, i am up to 113 words!

9:24 pm

Jacula

Hi Lill. I think you'd probably ag5/14 with me about rhe NHS?

9:24 pm

lilliann

what cleaners jac?? the ward are filthy!!

9:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i think i ill turn in. i can only do one bill a night and the check is written.

9:24 pm

Jacula

Lill - eaxactly! That's what I said.

9:24 pm

Aloyisius

wowzer.. fireworks

9:25 pm

Jacula

*exactly, I meant.

9:25 pm

grannyrose

WTG ALOY!!!!

9:25 pm

JenMO16

congrats, aloyisius!

9:25 pm

dianedecoder

is anyone having trouble with Babblel ? I type words, it accepts them, but then they don't appear on the list

9:25 pm

uusue2

wow, aloy!!! Congratulations!

9:25 pm

Jacula

Well done, Aloy! *~*~*~*~*~*~*

9:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg aloy!

9:25 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah Aloy!!!!

9:25 pm

Jacula

diane - try refreshing your browser - press F5.

9:25 pm

lilliann

yes i do jac, that's why the wards are bad,when i ahd norgan 11 years ago the maternity unit had silverfish crawling along the floor and i don't think it's much better now!

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

or just the refresh button.... I've done it several times. I think I will just reboot the computer....

9:26 pm

Jacula

'Night, TO. Hope things improve health and moneywise soon. x

9:26 pm

Aloyisius

tyvm.. had to retype so many words.. can use a bit smaller grid tomorrow.. g'nite all, happy babbling (-:

9:26 pm

lilliann

it did it to me earlier diane, it's just slow because of all the words

9:26 pm

Jacula

diane - have you cleared your browser(s) lately?

9:26 pm

grannyrose

nite aloy, sleep well

9:27 pm

LuvWordGames

whoever decided re 8/45 was a word must have had teenagers-lol

9:27 pm

Jacula

Lill - silverfish? Blimey! I haven't seen them since the late 60s in our damp pantry back home!

9:27 pm

lilliann

nite TO, tc

9:28 pm

lilliann

wtg aloy!

9:28 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for that re8-45, Luv? Thanks

9:28 pm

Jacula

Luv - the 2nd one? Having to say what you've said a thousand times before yet again?

9:28 pm

grannyrose

re8, re + say it again

9:29 pm

LuvWordGames

re 8/45 re + to say something again

9:29 pm

LuvWordGames

yep, that's it Jacula

9:29 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Luv.

9:29 pm

LuvWordGames

yw peach

9:29 pm

grannyrose

and if gapeach doesn't get it, we'll re8 it

9:29 pm

Jacula

'If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. DO NOT THROW YOUR BAG AND SHOES AND COAT ON THE FLOOR WHERE EVERYONE WILL TRIP OVER THEM!' lol

9:30 pm

grannyrose

jac, told you a million times, don't exaggerate

9:30 pm

LuvWordGames

oh yeah! you've been there, done that I can tell! lol

9:30 pm

lilliann

aye, they were crewling along the toilet floor jac, but that was an old hospital built for the soldiers when they came home from the 2nd ww. now we have a new one built in its place

9:30 pm

lilliann

are you talking to my daughter jac?? lol

9:32 pm

Jacula

...OR, 'No! You CANNOT go out on the back of that Hell's Angel's motorbike, nor can you have a tattoo with his name in it emblazoned on any part of your body. You're only 14 for Chr*st's sake!' Kids! Who'd have them?

9:32 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the second to last se 7/28 please?

9:33 pm

Jacula

Grannyrose - I'm not sure I am exaggerating re the coat, bag and shoes one! I've a child who's nearly 27, one who's nearly 24 and another who's just 16.

9:33 pm

tijani

ab9/72 still having a lot of trouble with it

9:33 pm

lilliann

mmm. my daughter is only 11!! is that what i've got to look forward to jac??!!!

9:34 pm

grannyrose

se7, se + hook letter + third vowel + past tense of to consume

9:34 pm

car.eeyore

TY Granny!

9:34 pm

lilliann

my daughter is 11 going on 16 jac!! please tell me it gets better!!

9:34 pm

Jacula

car - the se7/28 and the verb tense se8/45 refer to the jagged edge of a knife.

9:34 pm

car.eeyore

sp 6/27?

9:35 pm

Jacula

Lilli - it does! They turn into human 'beans' eventually.

9:35 pm

HarryHood

hi all! 100 left, but my eyes are not focusing....gonna quit soon

9:35 pm

grannyrose

ab9, past tense, with no present tense..ab + to sin + past tense of to consume +past tense letter

9:35 pm

car.eeyore

Got Jacula! TY!

9:35 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Harry!

9:35 pm

Jacula

ab9/72 - skewed version of something.

9:35 pm

HarryHood

tr 7/8 b4 the railroad word?

9:35 pm

lilliann

hi harry, keep going hin!

9:36 pm

grannyrose

sp6, rhymes with canal boat

9:36 pm

grannyrose

tr7/8, the uppermost branches of large woody plant

9:37 pm

HarryHood

ty granny :)

9:37 pm

car.eeyore

gondola?

9:37 pm

grannyrose

lol, car.ee

9:37 pm

Jacula

tr7 and plural 8 = where the birds nest.

9:37 pm

grannyrose

hey harry

9:37 pm

car.eeyore

canoe?

9:38 pm

lilliann

lol car, no gondola here row a boat!!

9:38 pm

grannyrose

rofl

9:38 pm

Jacula

car - no, ba*** - another meaning of which is to push your way forcibly forward through a crowd.

9:38 pm

lilliann

car has finished jac

9:39 pm

rururocks

se 6.21 # 2 please?

9:39 pm

Jacula

Think of grannies in the January sales!

9:39 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief! TY!

9:39 pm

lilliann

did you finish car?

9:39 pm

car.eeyore

Not me! 47 to go.

9:39 pm

grannyrose

ruru, past tense of se4

9:40 pm

rururocks

after that one granny

9:40 pm

lilliann

i can't remember now, been here so long i'm in the iceage!!

9:40 pm

car.eeyore

Don't get up ruru. remain SE6/21

9:40 pm

rururocks

after the group of seven

9:40 pm

grannyrose

group of seven

9:40 pm

Jacula

ruru - se6/21 - 1st = slightly burnt.

9:40 pm

lilliann

hi ruru

9:40 pm

Jacula

se6/21, 2nd = was sitting on a chair.

9:40 pm

grannyrose

se + nasty experience for women

9:41 pm

dianedecoder

very strange.... rebooted but it's taken all of my T's away.... and too funny... when I type words I knew I had, it says "You've already entered ***** )... but not showing up on the list. I think I'll give up for today..... I still need 126 words

9:41 pm

Jacula

se6/21 (3rd) = group of 7.

9:41 pm

car.eeyore

Oh Diane! How frustrating!

9:41 pm

rururocks

need the next one jac

9:41 pm

lilliann

try refreshing diane

9:41 pm

Jacula

se6/21(4th) = se + forced sexual intercourse.

9:42 pm

grannyrose

ruru see me at 9.40

9:42 pm

Jacula

I think that's covered all the se 6/21s now.

9:42 pm

rururocks

thank you so much.. it was the last one I needed

9:42 pm

dianedecoder

I did Lil.... even rebooted the whole computer. Says the site is running a script that may render the computer unresponsive LOL.....

9:42 pm

dianedecoder

It's the ONLY thing I have open at the moment.

9:42 pm

Jacula

Diane - it really sounds like you need to clear yuor internet caches on your browser(s).

9:43 pm

lilliann

thats happened to me loads of times today

9:43 pm

dcseain

oh, that happens sometimes with the chog script. if you're using Expert, use a regular browsel and the problem clears

9:43 pm

lilliann

i just say no and it's alright now

9:43 pm

lilliann

always happens with a big grid diane

9:44 pm

dianedecoder

good idea Jacula.... and I use Explorer

9:44 pm

dianedecoder

forget how to clear my caches..... had to do it once before

9:44 pm

lilliann

especially when there are loads of people on at the time, not so many now aas the english apart from me and jac(and lurkers are on)

9:44 pm

Jacula

Oh, I don't use 'expert'. I just Babble using my brain + A2Z or MoreWords, and, sometimes, Lickety list.

9:45 pm

dianedecoder

have no idea what expert is

9:45 pm

car.eeyore

ta 7/32, the second one, please?

9:45 pm

dianedecoder

I'll be back after I figure this out... thanks for help

9:46 pm

lilliann

when it comes up click on no diane

9:46 pm

Jacula

Diane! I'm shocked! You should clear your internet cache(s) at least once a day. Easy way is to get Piriform CC Cleaner.

9:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

ap7/32 pls?

9:46 pm

dcseain

eeyore, it rhymes with the NA7 music sharing service

9:46 pm

lilliann

and everytime it comes up click on no

9:46 pm

grannyrose

ta7, to knock lightly + saint + ** um, i don't know

9:46 pm

lilliann

i think it's when it gets busy!

9:46 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

9:47 pm

Jacula

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

9:47 pm

grannyrose

TO, the 12 ap7s

9:47 pm

dcseain

i've never gotten the script error since switching to Mac. may be a memory issue

9:48 pm

Jacula

TO! You, amongst all of us should know ap7/32. Disciples of Jesus.

9:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

why me?

9:48 pm

lilliann

jac, is hubby still working for a haulage company?

9:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

any more than anyone else who is christian?

9:49 pm

Jacula

Lill - Yes. The takeover by the French company is not certain now.

9:49 pm

rururocks

ta 7/32 # 2 please

9:49 pm

lilliann

oh, whats that about?

9:50 pm

grannyrose

ruru, see me at 9.46

9:50 pm

lilliann

sorry, didn't know about any french company?

9:50 pm

Jacula

TO - LOL. I saw it more through the ap7/32 egg spoons my Mother used to have. Though, having said that, strict High C of E Church school upbringing did help. LOL

9:51 pm

dcseain

Feldspar purrs at and rubs on all of yall, demanding attention.

9:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

dc ship her here for a week ok?

9:51 pm

dcseain

LOL TO :)

9:51 pm

lilliann

so does my sweepy dc

9:52 pm

Jacula

Lill - Norber Destrangle were making a takeover bid. Since they already have a depot almost right next to Beloved's company's depot - it might not be good.

9:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

night all

9:52 pm

Jacula

*NorberT.

9:52 pm

dcseain

g'night TO

9:52 pm

grannyrose

nite TO, sleep well

9:52 pm

rururocks

not getting the saint part of that clue

9:52 pm

Jacula

'Night, TO.

9:52 pm

MPittore

oh my eyes are getting heavy...every once in a while I catch myself asleep...very weird...still have 280, hey dc isn't that one of the wise mens names if I remember correctly...I like it...rolls off the tongue nicely!

9:53 pm

grannyrose

ruru, abbreviation for saint

9:53 pm

dcseain

few pix of feldspar, the brown tabby, in my Flickr, in my profile

9:53 pm

lilliann

oh really, i didn't know jac. i know norbert, well not personally!!

9:53 pm

rururocks

thank you

9:53 pm

lilliann

nite TO

9:53 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the second to last TE 5/10 please?

9:54 pm

grannyrose

te5, te + egyptian sun god + third vowel

9:54 pm

MPittore

dc or is that one of the minerals????

9:54 pm

car.eeyore

Ty once again Granny!

9:54 pm

grannyrose

yw, car.ee

9:56 pm

lilliann

as you know my hubby worked for p&o ferrymasters whch was one of the biggest lorry drivinving indusetry going in the uk and france but they have got rid of all of them noe and use contract drivers!!

9:56 pm

dcseain

MP, Jasper, Feldspar and Alabaster were each named for a mineral -- for eyes, for fur pattern, for fur colour

9:56 pm

Jacula

I discovered earlier that my cat Tiggsey, named by my daughter for being a bit of a tiger, should really be called PAKA, which is Zambian for 'wild cat'. I was checking out how you become a volunteer lion handler for ALERT.

9:56 pm

lilliann

and typing sucks!!

9:56 pm

dcseain

Galthespar or some such was the wise man, no?

9:57 pm

lilliann

my pepsi was already named that from a rescue centre

9:57 pm

car.eeyore

tr 6/21?

9:57 pm

Jacula

Lill - the agency drivers have no firm contract and so can be disposed of without much fuss, I guess.

9:57 pm

dcseain

add a plural ending to the tr4, eeyore

9:58 pm

car.eeyore

TY dc!

9:58 pm

Jacula

Next-door's 2nd cat was called Pepsi, LIL.

9:58 pm

grannyrose

tr6, mousetr** + **p, ExtraSensory perception

9:58 pm

car.eeyore

13 left....all RE's....

9:58 pm

lilliann

it doesn't matter now jac as all of the p&o drivers have been laid off!

9:59 pm

grannyrose

*groan* not the re's!!!!

9:59 pm

Jacula

Their first cat, was half our cat. Pepsi was only a quarter our cat. But she was the one who made the 100+ mile journey back home after they moved.

9:59 pm

lilliann

my hubby got laid off a year ago and now is selfemployed professional driver

9:59 pm

rururocks

pa 5/12 # 2 please

9:59 pm

MPittore

dc yes it was Gaspar, Balthasar and Melchior...guess my sleepyhead was stuck on the "ar" LOL

9:59 pm

lilliann

he drives, coeaches, lorries and taxies

9:59 pm

dcseain

neat, i conflated two of them

9:59 pm

grannyrose

ruru, someone who removes the rind

10:00 pm

dcseain

owner-operator has its advantages, lilliann

10:00 pm

Jacula

Lill - I hope he will do well and prosper working for himself.

10:00 pm

HarryHood

fading fast...night all

10:00 pm

grannyrose

or pa5, to remove rind + round letter

10:00 pm

dcseain

g'night HH

10:00 pm

Jacula

'Night Harry. Sleep well.x

10:00 pm

grannyrose

nite harry, sleep well

10:01 pm

mom23

irt

10:01 pm

lilliann

ahh, that's nice to here jac, means she like you more

10:01 pm

lilliann

hubby is doing well

10:01 pm

lilliann

we never see him!

10:01 pm

mom23

sorry -- cursor moved when i wasn't looking!

10:01 pm

rururocks

had that one.. must need the thrid pa 5/12

10:02 pm

rururocks

these big grids confuse me

10:02 pm

MPittore

dc any luck on the job hunt yet?

10:02 pm

dianedecoder

cleared a bunch of stuff out of my browsing history, etc. That seems to have done the trick.... thanks !

10:03 pm

mkg

i hate these huge grids. i have 261 words and gnight

10:03 pm

Jacula

It's 4 in the morning and once more the dawning... Faron Young trucker's song...

10:03 pm

lilliann

he does too well, especially with the coaches, as he is a geordie ans has the gift of the gab!everyone loves him.morgan and i never see him from now till end of dummer apart from the odd days

10:03 pm

grannyrose

pa5/12's, pa plural pof pa4, or pa5 golf score + french for the

10:03 pm

dianedecoder

just woke up the longing in me..... la la la la

10:03 pm

Jacula

Lill - that's the way it is being with a trucker.

10:03 pm

lilliann

*summer

10:04 pm

Jacula

Diane just sang it. LOL

10:04 pm

dianedecoder

love that song....

10:04 pm

lilliann

but he's not a trucker anymore!

10:04 pm

grannyrose

then there's pa5, latin for father, and pa5, outdoor ar4

10:04 pm

dianedecoder

but I think I sang "longing" instead of "wanting"

10:04 pm

Jacula

But, Lill, they don't change.

10:04 pm

car.eeyore

I'm very tired. Clues for all re 8's would be appreciated!!!!

10:05 pm

lilliann

he's away more now than ever and i feel guilty as morgan has to be my carer!

10:05 pm

grannyrose

re8, to catch again(criminal)

10:05 pm

Jacula

I know my man hates being confined to an office mostly and would love to be back on the road. When I could just up sticks and go with him, it was great.

10:05 pm

lilliann

no, you're right jac! if he could travel around the world he would!

10:06 pm

grannyrose

re8, to shave very finely again, past tense

10:06 pm

lilliann

which he has in a lorry

10:06 pm

grannyrose

re8, someone who fixes things

10:06 pm

Jacula

He'd love to be a trucker in Aus or US. Maybe that's not such a bad idea, once his daughter's grown up and left home. He could be a trucker again and I could be a trucker's moll.:-)

10:07 pm

grannyrose

re8, to say something again and again

10:08 pm

car.eeyore

I need more on that one Granny...not getting it.

10:08 pm

lilliann

my hubby wants to do the same, buit they're too old old! plus david doesnt want to leave me on my own with the bairn because of my disabilities!

10:08 pm

Jacula

'Longing', 'wanting' - same sentiment really, diane.

10:08 pm

grannyrose

to say something again, re + to say again

10:09 pm

car.eeyore

Oh! Got it! TY so much! Just 2 more words to find!

10:09 pm

mkg

i cant get that re 8. was clued before and missed it then too. i tried iterate and didnt take it. i tried several. help?????

10:09 pm

Jacula

Lill - my chap's only 42 but I am 54 next month.

10:09 pm

grannyrose

yay car.ee

10:09 pm

car.eeyore

re + re 6/21

10:09 pm

mkg

i have re 6, to say again. but what is the 8?

10:09 pm

lilliann

not meaning that he wants to leave me with her becauase she is a carer when he's away but it's different in the other countries

10:10 pm

rururocks

pe 6/21 # 2?

10:10 pm

grannyrose

mkg, when you say something again, you re6, add another re before that word

10:10 pm

lilliann

i'm 41 and hubby 48 in may jac

10:10 pm

mkg

oh ty!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great clue car.

10:10 pm

car.eeyore

French father + 2 vowels ruru

10:10 pm

grannyrose

ruru, french father + 2 vowels

10:11 pm

rururocks

thank you

10:11 pm

Jacula

ruru - pe6/21 (1st) to make a nuisance of yourself until you get what you want. What kids do.

10:11 pm

lilliann

actually he's 49 in may

10:11 pm

Jacula

pe6/21(2nd) the grinding bit of the mortar bowl.

10:12 pm

car.eeyore

FIREWORKS!

10:12 pm

grannyrose

WTG CAR.EE!!!!

10:12 pm

lilliann

what's yhe cut off age moving to the us or australia?

10:12 pm

Jacula

Well done, car! *~*~*~*~*~*~*

10:12 pm

lilliann

wtg car!

10:12 pm

car.eeyore

I couldn't have done it without all of your help, Granny!!!!

10:12 pm

mkg

wtg car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:12 pm

Jacula

Lill - no idea!

10:12 pm

car.eeyore

Thank you one and all for helping me get through this one!

10:12 pm

car.eeyore

SEe you in the morning all!

10:13 pm

grannyrose

yw car.ee

10:13 pm

Jacula

I think the UK should be a bit firmer about who can move into the country or not - re, what can you offer us etc., just like the USA, Canada and Aus does. Why do we not do that?

10:14 pm

grannyrose

nite car.ee, sleep well

10:14 pm

Jacula

car - yvw!

10:17 pm

lilliann

i quite agree jac, i think it is too easy for people to come here which is why we get all the illeagal immigrants

10:17 pm

lilliann

*illegal

10:17 pm

Jacula

Unless you're looking for breeders rather than helpers, I don't think age should come into it, re moving to another country. Skills and experience are what should matter.

10:18 pm

uusue2

So it's easy to move into the UK, is it? Hmmm *contemplates exactly such a move*

10:18 pm

rururocks

po7.40?

10:18 pm

rururocks

nm

10:19 pm

grannyrose

ruru, what you pay to send a letter

10:19 pm

lilliann

if you're an ilegal immigrant in teh back of a lorry that doesn't get caught yes sue come!

10:19 pm

grannyrose

or what the mail is put into is the other po7

10:19 pm

Jacula

Lil - I think the thing is, in reparation for warring our way to an Empire and also slave trading, then winning a war or two, we have apologised our way to being the dumping ground for all the waifs and strays the rest of the world won't let in. Sounds harsh, I know, but it's true.

10:20 pm

grannyrose

or po7, po + TeeTotaller + how old you are

10:20 pm

rururocks

help on my last two please

10:21 pm

rururocks

re 8/45 # 2 at the end of the re's

10:21 pm

uusue2

anyway, I am going to pack it in - see you all tomorrow!

10:21 pm

gapeach

Congrats, car!!!!

10:21 pm

grannyrose

re + to say again

10:21 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations car.eeyore on fireworks! Good for U

10:22 pm

Jacula

uusue - so, if you don't freeze to death and fall of the bottom of a plane trying to get here, nor be daft enough to try to hide in the engine compartment, get minced to bits and cause the plane to crash, or condemn the poor lorry driver who didn't notice that you'd hidden in hs lorry to a fine of proportions that he'll lose everything, then try it!

10:23 pm

lilliann

i feel sorry for people that don't have alot(we're not rich) but we can't take everybody in! we are one of the smallest countries in the world unyet we have more immigrants probabaly(for a small country) than anybody else!!

10:23 pm

rururocks

don't see it

10:23 pm

uusue2

Well. I have miles, and I'm not afraid to use them :-)

10:23 pm

Jacula

My point, exactly, Lil.

10:24 pm

uusue2

(and I am not serious about moving, really)

10:24 pm

Jacula

Airmiles are fine, uusue. Just use them in a way that is safe for you and those taking you to your destination.

10:24 pm

grannyrose

to do re6 again, means to re6 more than once

10:24 pm

rururocks

got it

10:24 pm

rururocks

thank you

10:25 pm

grannyrose

whoot ruru

10:25 pm

rururocks

done

10:25 pm

Jacula

Well done, ruru!

10:25 pm

rururocks

thank you so much Jac and Granny you saved my arse today

10:25 pm

grannyrose

WTG RURU!!!!!

10:25 pm

uusue2

And I would certainly like to visit again - I spent two weeks in Scotland a while ago but have not really visited the rest of the UK or Ireland. Maybe after I retire...

10:25 pm

lilliann

wtg ruru!

10:25 pm

grannyrose

and such a pretty one it is, glad we saved it

10:26 pm

rururocks

wowo.. what a grid

10:26 pm

gapeach

Congrats, ruru!!!!!

10:26 pm

lilliann

you're always welcome to durham sue! we have a castle and cathedral and loads of other thing s to see

10:27 pm

Jacula

*wonders what an old cowhand from the Rio Grand's arse actually looks like* NO PHOTOS, PLEASE!

10:27 pm

lilliann

where in scotland sue?

10:28 pm

uusue2

cool, lilli! I will keep it in mind (of course, it will probably be a good 10 years before I can afford to retire, but a girl can dream, right?)

10:28 pm

rururocks

like mounds of vanilla ice cream jac

10:28 pm

lilliann

i'll still be here sue! lol

10:28 pm

Jacula

Lumpy or smooth, ruru?

10:28 pm

rururocks

lol

10:28 pm

rururocks

neither

10:28 pm

rururocks

manly

10:29 pm

lilliann

i just fancy some mint chic chip ice cream!!

10:29 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for po7-48? Thanks

10:29 pm

lilliann

or some rum raisin!

10:29 pm

rururocks

glad I finished.. I neet to eat some food

10:29 pm

Jacula

Probably non-existant if you've been riding horses and roping cattle for years. LOL

10:29 pm

rururocks

bbl thanks again you two.. you are really great cluers

10:29 pm

lilliann

and i don't eat sweet things but fancy something sweet now!

10:29 pm

Jacula

y/w, ruru.

10:29 pm

grannyrose

gapeach po7 what the mail is put into

10:30 pm

uusue2

lilli, I had a meeting in Glasgow and we went a week early, spent a day or two in the Edinburgh area and then drove all around - Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Isle of Skye...

10:30 pm

Jacula

Oh Lill! i never knew you cared! LOL

10:30 pm

lilliann

i love loch lomond!

10:30 pm

lilliann

lol jac

10:31 pm

Manatee-$5

hello, fellow Babblers

10:31 pm

grannyrose

hey manatee

10:31 pm

Jacula

Resisting the urge to sing 'Loch Lomond', I will ask uusue is any monstery ripples were seen on Loch Ness.

10:31 pm

Manatee-$5

and happy birthday to Justin Bieber

10:31 pm

uusue2

I loved all of it :-). Funny story - my son was 4 then, and we stayed with a friend of my then-husband's. She fixed haggis (although in a casserole, not in the sheep parts), and he loved it! Ever tried to find haggis in northern Illinois???

10:32 pm

Jacula

Hi Manatee.

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello Manatee-$5!How are you doing?Welcome to grid

10:32 pm

lilliann

my hubby drove indonesians around scotland this week, got different people in a couple of days

10:32 pm

grannyrose

hi min

10:32 pm

uusue2

Nary a ripple, jac, although we did stay in a very lovely B&B high on the slopes above the loch

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Hi grannyrose? How are you? Finish this monster yet?

10:33 pm

gapeach

Thanks, granny, I have the first 4 letters but just can't see the rest of po7-48....will keep trying.

10:33 pm

Jacula

uusue - no, I can't honestly say that I have ever tried to find haggis anywhere in USA. It's easy to find in UK, though.

10:33 pm

Manatee-$5

hello minveryork. I'm doing well, thanks. How bout you?

10:33 pm

grannyrose

last night, min, while you lot were working?

10:33 pm

lilliann

i love hafggis, flask from here was the first person to serve it as ameal to me, but it's not in the sheeps stomache anymore

10:33 pm

Jacula

Hi Min! How are you? Welcome to the grid.

10:34 pm

uusue2

anyway, I really am going to bed. see you all tomorrow!

10:34 pm

grannyrose

gapeach, go down for the 4th letter, not across or up

10:34 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jacula! Thanks. I know you finished so congrats!

10:34 pm

Jacula

po7/48 = the sack the mailman keeps all the letters etc., in.

10:34 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations grannyrose on finishing early!Hooray

10:34 pm

lilliann

nite sue

10:35 pm

Jacula

Min - thanks.x

10:35 pm

Manatee-$5

Oh, congrats, Jacula. Very impressive

10:36 pm

Minveryork

I am stopping at 237 words and 2800 points.Bye to all

10:36 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

10:36 pm

Jacula

Manatee - I finished 1.13pm on time here, whatever time that was in UK. Hours ago! But thanks for the congrats anyway.

10:37 pm

Jacula

'Night Min.x

10:37 pm

lilliann

nite min

10:37 pm

grannyrose

bye min, c u l8r

10:37 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, granny and Jacula.

10:37 pm

grannyrose

yay gapeach

10:37 pm

Manatee-$5

sorry, Jacula. Still, though, nice job.

10:37 pm

Jacula

Min had b*ggered off because she thinks I'll clue for the night now.

10:37 pm

Jacula

*haS

10:39 pm

Jacula

Manatee - no need to apologise for congratulating me! I need all the postive stuff I can get! LOL

10:40 pm

Jacula

BTW - for anyone who thinks I'm talking about Min when she's gone. She will read back through the blog, unlike me, and see what I said. We're old friends and sparring partners.

10:41 pm

Jacula

Lil - are you still here?

10:41 pm

lilliann

jac, can you give me a clue for the re6/8 if together after the re4 for what you do to cheese please

10:42 pm

lilliann

yes and am very tired!! just got over flu and now got a cold!! typical!!

10:42 pm

Jacula

Lil - re6/21 is to mend something, re8/45 is the one who does it. Think of mending shoes.

10:43 pm

Jacula

And, Lil, you can keep your flu and copld germs to yourself! Thank you very much!

10:44 pm

Jacula

re6 = re + 'a couple or two shoes.

10:44 pm

lilliann

oh duh!! tyvm jac

10:45 pm

Jacula

y/w Lil *covers face to avoid germs*

10:45 pm

lilliann

and no i've always been bought up to share so iam going to now...cough, cough cough!!

10:45 pm

Jacula

logs out rapidly

10:46 pm

lilliann

it was hubby and the bairn who gave it to me twice in the 1st place!!

10:53 pm

Jacula

*Reappearing after stopping script thingey that always appears on a big grid when you log in and out, Jacula hopes that the next thing Lil wants to share with her, trucker's moll to trucker's moll, will be her big lottery win.:-)

10:54 pm

Jacula

8Holding a steriwipe over her mouth, she waits, not breathing, to see if this will be so...

10:54 pm

lilliann

you stopped it??!!

10:55 pm

lilliann

i'm holding a tissue over my mouth so can't cough over you!

10:56 pm

Jacula

*sobby, cab't spek proply, as I have a striwipe ober by mout* glub. SORRY!

10:56 pm

Uneaixoise

i stopped mine by closing IE and opening Firefox

10:56 pm

lilliann

if i win a tenner i'll share it but i never win owt on the lottery!! not even a tenner!!

10:56 pm

lilliann

lmao jac

10:57 pm

Jacula

Hi Une. I just told it to shut up.

10:57 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:57 pm

lilliann

don't!! my mam didn't even racongnise me on teh phone the other day as i was squeeking!

10:58 pm

Jacula

Lill - stop all that LOLing, unless you still have a mask on.

10:58 pm

lilliann

you need masks not me!!

10:59 pm

lilliann

i'm alright!

10:59 pm

lilliann

i already have it, you don't!!

10:59 pm

Jacula

No, you need the mask, Lil, so as not to spread your horrible germs.

10:59 pm

lilliann

hi une :)

11:00 pm

Uneaixoise

hey lil

11:00 pm

lilliann

excuse me. other people gave them to me in the 1st place!

11:00 pm

Jacula

As for the squeaking, LIL. You must stop inhaling hydrogen.

11:01 pm

lilliann

it's from the helim balloons!!

11:01 pm

lilliann

*heliom

11:01 pm

Jacula

Lil - no excuse! Is that what would have been accepted in The Middle Ages as an excuse for spreading The Plague? i think not! LOL

11:01 pm

lilliann

like your flower icon une.what are they?

11:02 pm

Jacula

Helium.

11:02 pm

Uneaixoise

miniature daffodils in my garden :-)

11:02 pm

lilliann

i haven't got the plague!!

11:02 pm

Uneaixoise

smell very sweet

11:02 pm

Jacula

Miniature narcissi.

11:02 pm

Manatee-$5

hooray! everyone loves daffodils!

11:02 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, right, thanks

11:03 pm

Uneaixoise

have a bunch of things blooming already :-)

11:03 pm

lilliann

now i've seen them again i recocognise them une. i use to have some in my garden

11:03 pm

Jacula

Lil - did you watch that programme on SKY2 earlier, 'Are We Still Evolving?'. It was very interesting.

11:03 pm

lilliann

what are you jac? my mother??!!

11:03 pm

Manatee-$5

The opening moves

Few events in world history have had a more profound impact than that of World War One (1914-8). Although the German attempt to dominate Europe was thwarted in the end, the equilibrium of the region was also destroyed by the fierce fighting between its different elements.

At the beginning of November 1914, the Ottoman Empire ...abandoned its ambivalent neutrality.

The Middle East was no less affected by the conflict. After four centuries of continuous rule, the Ottoman Empire collapsed, creating a vacuum that contributed to tensions between local inhabitants and external powers or interests. The 'war to end all war' had not achieved its aim.

At the beginning of November 1914, the Ottoman Empire, the world's greatest independent Islamic power, abandoned its ambivalent neutrality towards the warring parties, and became a belligerent in the conflict, with the sultan declaring a military jihad (holy war) against France, Russia and Great Britain.

The Ottoman Empire had recently been humiliated by setbacks in Libya and the Balkans. Participation in what had begun as a European war might seem to outside observers, therefore, to have been suicidal, but key elements in the government, impressed by German industrial and military power and motivated by dreams of imperial glory, greeted the expanding war as an opportunity to regain lost territories and incorporate new lands and nationalities into the empire.

In a pre-emptive strike, London immediately landed an Anglo-Indian force at Basra.

The Ottoman/Turkish army (some 600,000 troops divided into 38 divisions) was of an unknown quality. But with Germany as an ally, the Ottoman Empire represented a serious threat to the British Empire, so in a pre-emptive strike, London immediately landed an Anglo-Indian force at Basra, near the estuary of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. This was done to protect the Anglo-Persian oil pipeline, which was vital to the British navy, and to show the Union Jack in this strategically important area in the Persian Gulf.

Within weeks the Central Powers struck back with a surprise attack against Britain's 'jugular vein', the Suez Canal. This attempt, in early February 1915, to breach British defences on the Suez Canal and raise an Islamic revolt in Egypt, failed however, and resulted in heavy losses for the attackers.

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Defeat at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia

British troops advance at Gallipoli, 1915 Â© Unwilling to commit all of its emerging military resources in 1915 to the Western Front, where trench warfare prevailed, the British leadership embraced a naval offensive against Istanbul to force the Ottoman Empire out of the war. When the Royal Navy in February and March was unable to fight its way through the Dardanelles to place the Ottoman capital under its big guns, the military authorities hastily assembled an expeditionary force to land on the Gallipoli peninsula.

The limited, defensive stance at Basra had evolved into a distant and risky advance.

The muddled thinking that led to this campaign continued during the savage fighting, and the predominantly British force suffered heavy losses (205,000 British soldiers, and 47,000 French - with the sick included in the figures) and had to be withdrawn. The Ottoman/Turkish Fifth Army, well armed and fighting from strong defensive positions, had proved more than a match for the Allies.

As the Gallipoli campaign wound down, an Anglo-Indian force was cut off and surrounded at Kut-el-Amara, a town about 100 miles south of Baghdad. The limited, defensive stance at Basra had evolved into a distant and risky advance up the Tigris toward Baghdad, and this had been the result.

A strong British presence in Mesopotamia had no connection to the defeat of Britain's primary strategic rival, Germany.

Political objectives, as had been the case in the Dardanelles/Gallipoli venture, had trumped military considerations - the Anglo-Indian force did not have the necessary reserves or logistical support to retain Baghdad, even if they had been able to capture it. Moreover, a strong British presence in Mesopotamia had no connection to the defeat of Britain's primary strategic rival, Germany. But the Indian government were concerned that a holy war might be ignited in Persia and Afghanistan, thus threatening India, and they wanted British prestige upheld in the Islamic world to avert such a war.

A more difficult theatre in which to fight would be hard to imagine. Flies and mosquitoes attacked the troops, many of whom became sick. Soldiers froze during the winter nights, and were overcome by heat during the summer. Dust turned to mud when the banks of the Tigris overflowed during the rainy season.

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Britain regains the initiative 1916-17

Arab prisoners of war in a camp in Mesopotamia, 1916 Â© London reacted to the retreat from Gallipoli and the eventual surrender of the Anglo-Indian force at Kut-el-Amara in April 1916 by redoubling its efforts against the Central Powers in the Middle East. As a wealthy industrial power, Britain had the resources that the Ottoman Empire (even with German assistance) could not hope to match. In Mesopotamia a new commander, General Sir Stanley Frederick Maude, assembled a large force of some 150,000 men, equipped with modern weapons of war. Basra was transformed into a modern port, a railway and metal road was constructed, and river transportation on the Tigris was dramatically expanded.

The Sinai Desert, with its sand storms and searing temperatures, had to be crossed.

In Egypt, too, British forces gained a new commander, General Sir Archibald Murray, and additional resources. By stages the mission of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) evolved from a defence of Egypt to an invasion of Palestine.

First, the Sinai Desert, with its sand storms and searing temperatures, had to be crossed, a test of endurance as well as of engineering for the troops involved. Access to water dictated what could be achieved. Tens of thousands of camels and drivers were required to supply the thirsty soldiers, while a water pipe and a railway were extended to the borders of Palestine.

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War on several fronts

The Indian infantry made a key contribution to Allied campaigns Â© In early 1917, Britain seemed on the verge of knocking Turkey out of the war, and was enjoying success on several fronts. On 11 March, Maude's forces captured Baghdad. Two weeks later, Murray's advance force, having cleared Ottoman/Turkish forces out of the Sinai, launched a lightening strike with infantry and cavalry against Gaza, the gateway to Palestine, which was also occupied by the Ottoman Empire. The attempt to take Gaza, however, failed, when Murray's commanders broke off battle with victory within their grasp. Encouraged by Murray's misleading report of this battle, London ordered another assault, but this second Battle of Gaza (17 -19 April), a frontal assault with inadequate artillery support against strong defences, was a disaster.

Britain now faced the frightening prospect of being the mainstay of the war.

The war now took a turn for the worse, although more because of a downturn in Allied fortunes in Europe than because of Murray's failure to capture Gaza. Germany's resumption of unrestricted U-boat warfare took a terrible toll on Allied shipping, and this threatened Britain's ability to supply and maintain the so-called 'side shows' taking place outside Europe.

The March Revolution led to a paralysis of the Russian military effort against both Germany and Turkey, and on the Western Front, the failure of the Spring French offensive prompted a mutiny of the French Army. Britain now faced the frightening prospect of being the mainstay of the war against the Central Powers, both in Europe and in the Middle East.

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Defeat of the Ottoman Empire

General Allenby entering Jerusalem on 11 December, 1917 Â© Murray's failure to capture Gaza led to his replacement by General Sir Edmund Allenby, a soldier of great vigour and imagination, who was able to create a personal bond with his troops. His government hoped to achieve a concrete victory to boost morale at home, and gave him the flexibility to advance on Jerusalem.

In October, when the weather was more favourable, Allenby made good use of his infantry and a large mounted force, which included many troopers from Australia and New Zealand, to break through the Gaza-Beersheba Front. And after a difficult advance across the Judean hills, he walked through the Jaffa Gate on 11 December 1917 as the 34th conqueror of Jerusalem, the first Christian conqueror since the Crusades.

He walked through the Jaffa Gate...as the first Christian conqueror since the Crusades.

Many of Allenby's soldiers were deeply conscious that they were fighting on sacred soil, and some viewed themselves as modern-day crusaders, but their leader was acutely aware that many of his soldiers and workers were Islamic, and he vigorously played down any notion of a crusade.

Convinced that neither side had the means to achieve victory in France in 1918, Prime Minister David Lloyd George sought to make Allenby's theatre the focus of his country's military effort. Germany's massive offensives closer to home during the first half of 1918, however, forced the government to recall most of Allenby's British soldiers to France. Allenby, who retained his cavalry, received replacements for his infantry in Egypt from many sources, predominately from India but also from many other diverse nations ranging from Burma to the West Indies.

Since 19 September Allenby's forces had advanced hundreds of miles and netted over 75,000 prisoners.

Allenby returned to the offensive at the Battle of Megiddo, on 19 September 1918. With a decided advantage in manpower, artillery, air power and morale, and assisted by Arab allies on his flank, he quickly destroyed the Ottoman/Turkish armies facing him.

Once the enemy front was broken, the EEF's cavalry dominated the campaign. Damascus fell on 1 October, Aleppo, the last city to fall in the campaign, on 26 October. Five days later an armistice with the Ottoman Empire came into effect. Since 19 September Allenby's forces had advanced hundreds of miles and netted over 75,000 prisoners.

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The aftermath

General Allenby with Iraq's King Feisal I, c 1920 Â© The war ended with the British occupying the territory that was to become Iraq, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. With the Ottoman Empire destroyed, Russia paralysed by foreign intervention and civil war, and French influence limited somewhat by their minor military role in the Middle East, Britain's military success made her the dominant power in the region. The resulting settlement, which fostered an instability that continues to be a source of conflict today, generated much controversy at the time and has continued to do so ever since.

They believed that the western powers, especially the British, had acted with arrogance.

Employing bags of gold, the diplomacy of Lawrence of Arabia, and promises of Arab independence, the British had encouraged an Arab uprising in 1916 against the Turks. Although the Hashemite Arabs were rewarded with considerable territory, they and other Arab nationalists believed that they had been 'robbed' when the British did not fully deliver on their pledges of independence. They believed that the western powers, especially the British, had acted with arrogance, drawing borders and creating nations with little or no regard for the wishes of the local inhabitants.

The fate of Palestine, occupied by the British, especially provoked Arab frustration and anger. (In 1917 the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, had supported a Jewish home in Palestine.)

But in important respects the Arab view of the peace settlement (which is supported by many western historians) is a caricature of what actually happened. In a revisionist work, Efraim Karsh and Inari Karsh have made a convincing argument that many forces, both local and foreign, were at work at the time the settlement was agreed. In their words, 'even at the weakest point in their modern history, during the First World War and its immediate wake, Middle Eastern actors were not hapless victims of predatory imperial powers, but active participants in the restructuring of their region.'

And if the French and British had granted 'self-determination'...it is possible that the result would have been the balkanisation of the area.

They argue, for example, that Iraq and Trans-Jordan were not simply British inventions, but owed their existence to a compromise between Hashemite imperial greed and well-intended British efforts to meet local needs and allay the fears and suspicions of their allies.

It is perhaps only proper to note that if Germany had won the war, the Ottoman Empire would have been expanded, subjecting many Arabs and other nationalities to its rule. And if the French and British had granted 'self-determination' to the inhabitants of this region it is possible that the result would have been the balkanisation of the area, with fragile and often antagonistic fiefdoms and kingdoms prevailing. It seems likely that, no matter how this war in the Middle East had been resolved, the region was destined to suffer instability and conflict in the years ahead.

11:04 pm

lilliann

lol jac!!

11:04 pm

lilliann

now i have to read an essay!!

11:04 pm

Jacula

Porbaly, Lil, re the mother thing.

11:04 pm

Manatee-$5

that's what happens when you're bored

11:05 pm

Jacula

re the essay thing - just read it as a speed proof reader.

11:05 pm

lilliann

hang on, i'm still reading!

11:05 pm

Manatee-$5

what do you mean?

11:05 pm

Manatee-$5

lol lilliann

11:05 pm

Jacula

Manatee - try reaading Nostradamus - that will scare you more re recent world events.

11:06 pm

Jacula

If you want thrills and spills, that is, Manatee.

11:06 pm

Manatee-$5

Nostradamus? You mean the French guy?

11:06 pm

lilliann

thanks for that manatee :)

11:07 pm

Jacula

Manatee - yes.

11:07 pm

Manatee-$5

okelly-doke. --Directed to Jacula

11:07 pm

Manatee-$5

Thanks--directed to lilliann

11:07 pm

lilliann

and why are you bored? are 455 words not enough for you?

11:08 pm

Manatee-$5

Sure. I'll go with that one.

11:08 pm

Jacula

Catasrophic world events, war in the Middle East, end of world sort f stuff.

11:09 pm

Manatee-$5

Here, I'll put up something optimistic...

11:09 pm

Jacula

I like to think that mankind will actually rise above all of that.

11:10 pm

lilliann

so do i jac! but will it ever happen?? i hope so

11:10 pm

Jacula

*Waits for Manatees uplifting post.*

11:10 pm

Manatee-$5

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It doesnâ€™t matter if itâ€™s spring training or the regular season, when Red Sox ace Jon Lester takes the mound heâ€™s always prepared.

The southpaw made his Grapefruit League debut against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium. He worked two scoreless innings and allowed one hit, one walk, and posted one strikeout in Bostonâ€™s 5-0 win.

In the past, Lester has always seemed to struggle in his first outing of the spring because he feels some anxiety. That wasnâ€™t the case on Tuesday.

â€œIâ€™m just glad the first one is over and done with,â€ he said. â€œThat one always seems to give me the hardest troubles. I feel good and thatâ€™s the main thing.

â€œIt was good. It was good to get up and down twice. I got the pitch count up a little bit and felt good. I threw some good pitches, and I threw some bad ones. I look forward to my next one.â€

Heâ€™s on his normal five-day routine now and is already feeling the competitive juices following.

â€œYou donâ€™t want to get your butt kicked,â€ he said. â€œSpring training is about working on things and getting ready for the season, but at the same time you donâ€™t want to go out there and do bad. Weâ€™re all human. Itâ€™s game mentality. I donâ€™t want to lose. I want to compete and do a good job.â€

Lester was able to work on his cutter, curveball and changeup on Tuesday, and when asked after the game what his goal is for the 2011 season, he responded: â€œA World Series.â€

11:11 pm

Jacula

Baseball or whatever sport that is doesn't 'do it' for me. Sorry!

11:11 pm

lilliann

sorry manatee not into baseball!!

11:11 pm

Manatee-$5

Okey-doke. I'll do some positive economic message...

11:12 pm

lilliann

i take it it's base ball, with the pitch thing!!

11:12 pm

lilliann

we're british!

11:12 pm

Jacula

Sport may not be wht brings mankind together, if he farily newly empancipated/freed women have any say in it.

11:13 pm

lilliann

i actually like alot of sport but i don't understand alot of the american sport!

11:14 pm

Jacula

Cricket,and football (British style) we can deal with. Other than that, MEN, GO TO YOUR SHEDS!

11:14 pm

Manatee-$5

I don't understand cricket. We're even.

11:14 pm

Manatee-$5

OK, apparently, the article I loaded uses a word in the puzzle. Let me try again.

11:15 pm

lilliann

nooooooooo, i loveeee rugby union!!

11:15 pm

Jacula

I can do darts,. snooker, football, if i really have to, and Sumo wrestling.

11:15 pm

lilliann

i hate football

11:15 pm

lilliann

love darts and athletics

11:15 pm

Jacula

As in I can wastch and score, not actually take part.

11:15 pm

Manatee-$5

Britain: Back From the Dead
Why the gloomy forecasts are wrong.

Shaun Curry / AFP-Getty Images
Only a year ago foreigners were ready to write off Britain. American financial guru Jim Rogers, cofounderwith George Soros of the Quantum Fund, advised the world not to put any more money in Britain. Sterling was â€œfinished.â€ The oilfields of the North Sea were running dry, and the economic crisis had destroyed Londonâ€™s reputation as a global financial center. What else did the country have to offer? For Rogers and his fellow doomsayers, Britain was a definite â€œsell.â€
That was then. If Britain is truly finished, no one has told rating agency Moodyâ€™s, which last week confirmed Britainâ€™s gold-plated triple â€œAâ€ rating, praising a â€œvibrant and flexible economy.â€ Or the World Economic Forum, which earlier this month ranked Britain 12th in its global competitiveness report, up one place from 2009 and ahead of most of Europe. For that matter, the European Commission now reckons the British economy will grow 1.7 percent this year, faster than France and matching the euro-zone average. Indeed, in the third quarter of this year, Britainâ€™s growth is likely to outpace any other G7 economy, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Britain still boasts most of the qualities that generated 13 years of unbroken growth before the credit crisis. Itâ€™s a largeâ€”population 60 millionâ€”and open economy that offers foreign capital the kind of welcome not often found in mainland Europe. Itâ€™s still the favorite of American companies looking to invest in Europe, and of Indian businesses looking for a base on the continent. Small wonder: as a place to do business, Britain ranks fifth worldwide according to a World Bank index. A little humility helps too. â€œOne thing you wonâ€™t find in Britain is European jingoism, the idea that Europe has all the answers,â€ says Simon Tilford, economist at the Centre for European Reform in London.

OK, thereâ€™s still plenty to worry outsiders. Moodyâ€™s talks of â€œserious challenges.â€ Britain is still living with the consequences of the grand spending splurgeâ€”private and publicâ€”that ended with the financial crisis. Next month, the government will detail spending cuts of a depth unprecedented since World War IIâ€”25 percent for most departmentsâ€”intended to clear one of the largest budget deficits in the developed world. Already, nervous consumers are putting away their pocketbooks, worried by the impact on jobs and earnings. Retail sales dipped last month; in many areas property prices are again on the slide. The future of the City is uncertain, and exports are flagging. The latest trade figures showed the worst three-month trade gap on recordâ€”despite a 20 percent drop in sterling over the past three years.

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But Britain isnâ€™t the fuddy-duddy, change-averse nation of the old caricatures. The WEF report praises its â€œsophisticated and innovative businesses that are highly adept at harnessing the latest technologies for productivity improvements.â€ Businesses are well protected by strong intellectual property rights and judicial independence, and well staffed by a highly educated workforce under flexible labor laws. For better or worse, itâ€™s a lot easier to sack a worker in Britain than in Germany or France. Demography helps too. Unlike in France, Germany, and Spain, the working-age population of Britain is expected to grow rather than shrink over the next 40 years.
Besides, the British economyâ€”the sixth largest in the worldâ€”was never quite so dependent on the City as itâ€™s post-crunch critics allege. Financial services contributed hugely to the boom years but never accounted for much more than one tenth of the economy. As elsewhere in Europe, industry has been in steady decline, but Britain is the worldâ€™s sixth-strongest manufacturing power. Manufactured goods account for 13 percent of the national output, much the same as in France or the U.S. If Britainâ€™s industrial muscle goeslargely unnoticed, it may be because its strengths are not in memorable consumer brands but rather in areas such as aerospace and pharmaceuticals.
Happily, too, Britain isnâ€™t as vulnerable to the moodiness or misconceptions of the markets as many of its competitors. The structure of its debt means it can stay away from costly short-term borrowing. The average maturity of U.K. debt stock is 13 yearsâ€”more than twice the figure for Germany or the U.S., and one more reason why Britain can afford to ignore the economic pundits. However grave its immediate problems, it isnâ€™t finished yet.

11:16 pm

lilliann

i use to do athletics when i could stand!lol and darts when i could stand!!

11:16 pm

jillibus

fw

11:16 pm

Jacula

I didn't mention tennis, since my old school once bred a Wimbledon champ and our headmistress never got over it, and drove us all hard re tennis after that.

11:16 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, jilli!

11:17 pm

lilliann

wtg jilli!

11:17 pm

Manatee-$5

congrats, jullibus!

11:17 pm

grannyrose

wtg jilli!!!

11:17 pm

Jacula

Hi jilli.

11:18 pm

Manatee-$5

I've still got 398 words to go

11:18 pm

lilliann

so, basically you're just slagging off our country manatee!!

11:19 pm

Jacula

Glad you read it, Lil, 'cos it was too long at this time of the morning for me.

11:19 pm

Manatee-$5

what do you mean? You said, "We're British" and "i want good news", so I found good news about Britain.

11:19 pm

Manatee-$5

i didn't write it

11:20 pm

Jacula

Manatee - but did you actually READ WHAT YOU POSTED?

11:20 pm

lilliann

well some of itsgood news and the rest slags us off!

11:21 pm

Manatee-$5

it was from Newsweek which I trusted as a reliable source, so I didn't think I needed to. I'm sorry if any of it was negative in any way, that was not an intention of mine.

11:22 pm

Jacula

Just skimmed through it now in proof reader mode.

11:23 pm

lilliann

some of it slags off and some is nice about us and positive and rest is about europe!, but thanks manatee for trying

11:23 pm

Jacula

Manatee - any newsource, whether on line or as paper in your hand, will be biased. So will anything you read from any internet friend you have. It's up to you to read, digest and make your own mind up.

11:24 pm

jillibus

thanks for the congrats, everyone. Noe I must go and do something else for a while!

11:25 pm

jillibus

*Now

11:26 pm

lilliann

don't disappear manatee, i'm not having a go! i know you were trying to do something nice!

11:27 pm

Jacula

'Night, Jilli. Dormez bien.x

11:27 pm

Manatee-$5

sorry, lillian

11:27 pm

lilliann

nite jilli

11:27 pm

Manatee-$5

And thanks for the adivice, Javula

11:27 pm

lilliann

omg. you don't have to apologise!

11:28 pm

Manatee-$5

I mean "Jacula" Sorry, typo

11:28 pm

Jacula

manatee - neither myself nor Lil were having a go at you. Please stay.

11:28 pm

Manatee-$5

what

11:28 pm

Manatee-$5

oh ok

11:28 pm

lilliann

us english have had loads more crap written and said about us!!

11:29 pm

lilliann

we were having a gripe at what was written, not because you had posted it!

11:30 pm

Jacula

LIil - sometimes I wonder if it's just me that scares people away or upsets them, but, since we're here in tandem as Brits, I see it's just a minor misunderstanding re continents etc. We're not so bad really, are wr, girl?

11:30 pm

lilliann

omg no! you're right, it's the continents!

11:30 pm

Manatee-$5

Note 1: Lilliann, I wasn't disappearing. I was just getting a drink of water

11:31 pm

Manatee-$5

Note 2: It's OK. I'm the one who should apologize, not you

11:31 pm

lilliann

oh good, can you get me one as my throat is dry again and i sound like a man!!lol

11:31 pm

Manatee-$5

lol

11:31 pm

Manatee-$5

I love how lol is just the absolute value of 0.

11:32 pm

Manatee-$5

spear

11:32 pm

lilliann

get out of it man, you don't need to apologise

11:32 pm

Jacula

No need to apologise (note it's 's' not 'zee' here in UK, for having a drink of water, a pee or whatever.

11:32 pm

lilliann

ugh, i have that 1 but there is 13 more i need manatee!! lol

11:32 pm

Manatee-$5

i did not mean to write my last quote in this box, I meant to put it in the ADD WORD box. Sorry

11:33 pm

Jacula

You do realise, manatee, that we WILL keep typing as though we're superior?

11:33 pm

Manatee-$5

Oooh, it's fun to be an inferior manatee

11:33 pm

lilliann

we know know that manatee, stop being so uptight!! lol you need to go to the pb!!

11:33 pm

lilliann

and have loads of cakes!!

11:33 pm

Jacula

Manatee - no matter to me or Lil - we're both done with the grid, methinks?

11:34 pm

lilliann

no jac, i need 13, i'm too busy chatting!!

11:35 pm

lilliann

diving in now!

11:35 pm

Jacula

Damn you, Lil, you just mucked up my next post of us both with jackboots atop poor Manatee's thigh.

11:35 pm

lilliann

lol jac!!

11:36 pm

lilliann

but is manatee a man or woman??

11:36 pm

Manatee-$5

gtg bye

11:36 pm

Jacula

Well, I don'yt know, but does it really matter in this context?

11:37 pm

lilliann

nite manatee.nice chatting, we weren't having a go! tc

11:37 pm

Pinikula

OK, I give...5 to go and I need * cough * help! :)

11:37 pm

Jacula

OOPS! I think we scared manatee off.

11:37 pm

Pinikula

(evening/morning all)

11:37 pm

Pinikula

ab9?

11:37 pm

Jacula

Pini - no coughing allowed!

11:37 pm

lilliann

i think u did!!

11:38 pm

Pinikula

* suppressing future coughs *

11:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

11:38 pm

lilliann

don't cough pini or jac will get her mask out!!

11:38 pm

Jacula

lill - ME? Why blame me? LOL

11:38 pm

jmcnrick

468 left

11:38 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc; how're ya doin'?

11:38 pm

lilliann

hi jmc

11:39 pm

jmcnrick

i am fine

11:39 pm

lilliann

i've got to dive for my last 13!

11:39 pm

jmcnrick

don't think i will start this grid though

11:39 pm

Pinikula

I wouldn't!

11:39 pm

Pinikula

unless you have the ab9

11:39 pm

lilliann

i have 20 minutes to finish!!!

11:39 pm

grannyrose

ab9, ab + to sin + past tense of to consume + past tense letter

11:40 pm

Jacula

ab9 = deferred from the normal course.

11:40 pm

Pinikula

thank you!

11:41 pm

Pinikula

first pa5 between the 2 odd pa7's?

11:42 pm

Pinikula

nm, got it ;)

11:42 pm

Jacula

pa5 - the one who shaves skin off fruit or feet?

11:43 pm

Pinikula

thx jac

11:43 pm

Jacula

y/w

11:43 pm

Pinikula

re5/18 after re(say it again)

11:44 pm

grannyrose

re5/16, to put on the clothes line again

11:44 pm

Jacula

re5/16 - to pin the washing on the line again.

11:44 pm

grannyrose

snap jac

11:45 pm

Pinikula

rehang doesn't work

11:45 pm

Jacula

Yes, Grannyrose

11:45 pm

grannyrose

or re5/18, to put se4 in the ground again

11:46 pm

grannyrose

what you use to hang out the washing

11:46 pm

Jacula

clothes*e*.

11:47 pm

Pinikula

oh sorry...wrong re5, the one after the re + say again (re8)

11:47 pm

grannyrose

what i said at 11.45

11:48 pm

Jacula

Or, failing that, but much longer ago than your age, I think, Pini, is the old word for Margaret, P**gy.

11:48 pm

Pinikula

that's the one!

11:49 pm

Pinikula

(the planting one)

11:49 pm

jmcnrick

it was a british v. american thing again

11:49 pm

Pinikula

2nd to last ra5/10?

11:49 pm

rururocks

a measurement

11:49 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

11:49 pm

rururocks

or a person who ra4's

11:50 pm

grannyrose

someone who ra5s

11:50 pm

Pinikula

hi ru

11:50 pm

Jacula

There's an ocean between us, but we are allied, but we'll never dstop agrueing. LOL

11:50 pm

rururocks

hi jmc.. have you had the angio yet?

11:50 pm

Pinikula

oy ... thx ;)

11:50 pm

rururocks

I love british people.. especially the ones here

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

yep they said i had a heart of a 20 year old

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

the police have been questioning me all day

11:51 pm

rururocks

fantastic JM.. I'm happy for you

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

11:51 pm

rururocks

lol

11:51 pm

grannyrose

lucky you, jmc. had mine on yesterday, have moderately severe heart disease

11:51 pm

Pinikula

first st5/12?

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

so it was just stress

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

too bad granny

11:51 pm

rururocks

did you ask him... how old are you and he held up his hands and said " this many!"

11:51 pm

Jacula

I don't love all Americans, and, if you knew some of them, ruru, you wouldn't love all British people. However. some of us click, I hope.

11:52 pm

grannyrose

pini, the church st***le, tower

11:52 pm

rururocks

well.. I'm not fond of Tony Blair or Prince Charles.. does that count?

11:52 pm

Jacula

Yes, it does.

11:53 pm

cosdem

hello all

11:53 pm

Pinikula

thx granny! * HUGE SPARKLERS * (finally)

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

the other good news for me is the people who were stressing me feel terribly guilty now and have backed off

11:53 pm

grannyrose

hi cosdem

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo pini!

11:53 pm

cosdem

tony blair isnt as bad as cameron is though :)

11:53 pm

grannyrose

WTG PINI!!!!

11:53 pm

Jacula

That's good, jmc.

11:53 pm

rururocks

great JM.. maybe a day or two off is what you really need

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi again casd

11:53 pm

Pinikula

couldn't have done it without you guys!

11:53 pm

Pinikula

it was a doozy!

11:54 pm

rururocks

don't look at me pini.. I just got here

11:54 pm

justafreep

Wow! I just saw this grid! Think I can start it now and finish still? :-)

11:54 pm

grannyrose

*giggle* pini, i said that last night

11:54 pm

Pinikula

(ru excluded)

11:54 pm

rururocks

sure just.. go fer it

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

well i am suppose to take tomorrow off (or at least not go into my office) so i am doing my two interviews that are sceduled from home

11:54 pm

Pinikula

best-o-luck to ya freep!

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

go just go!

11:55 pm

Jacula

Tony Blair decided it was a good thing to do business with Gaddafi/Quadafi. No Tory I ever met thought that was a good thing to do!

11:55 pm

grannyrose

never met anyone who can type 468 words in 5 minutes...nice knowing you, freep

11:55 pm

rururocks

Tony Blair is a lap dog

11:56 pm

Pinikula

well put, granny LOL

11:56 pm

jmcnrick

i was trying to do the math on that granny! where is dfm when you need him?

11:56 pm

rururocks

94 words a minute

11:57 pm

grannyrose

that's 93 words per minute

11:57 pm

Pinikula

it's like 115 wpm!

11:57 pm

Jacula

Tony Blair is really not worth talking about now, sine he's been consigned to history.

11:57 pm

rururocks

117 now

11:57 pm

Pinikula

or what rue said

11:57 pm

Pinikula

or granny

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

ty ru-- a good typist back in the day could do it

11:57 pm

rururocks

156.. go freep

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

but then they weren't looking for them

11:58 pm

Jacula

170 words a minute back i the old days.

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

i got up to 60 wpm i think--hard to remember anymore

11:59 pm

rururocks

468 a minute now

12:00 am

Jacula

But, do you know whaty? The world isn't looking for fast typists or literate secreatries right now. The world has dumbed down.

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