Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, April 16, 2011

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

crpw48

flip

12:00 am

cosdem

flip -- ugh small one

12:00 am

jmcnrick

snort snort i'm awake

12:00 am

lilliann

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

i knew it would be really small

12:00 am

cybernan

I was hoping for something smaller but not this tiny!

12:01 am

DR1965

flip

12:01 am

joegibson

DOGS

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:01 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:01 am

jmcnrick

ty lickety

12:02 am

lilliann

tyvm lickety

12:02 am

cybernan

qu 7

12:02 am

gremlinn

ci

12:02 am

cosdem

ty nan

12:02 am

DR1965

ty Nan

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

feast or famine flip and hi all

12:04 am

MLFAN17

EN6

12:05 am

cosdem

ty i needed that E

12:05 am

dfmchfhf

late-ish *flip* and hi all :o)

12:06 am

jmcnrick

good night all

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

halfway LOL

12:07 am

MLFAN17

THIRD COLUMN i stats please?

12:07 am

cosdem

ic5/12

12:07 am

lilliann

nite jmc

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

ic5

12:07 am

cosdem

4th column E stats please

12:07 am

MLFAN17

thanks cos i found it before i saw that sorry lol

12:07 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:08 am

cybernan

well done grem

12:08 am

dfmchfhf

whoa that's fast grem

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

wtg grem!

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart, nan, cos, mlf, df, une... anyone I missed

12:08 am

cybernan

still have a bunch of bt's that I'm certain are babblets I've forgotten

12:09 am

dizgrannie

NBTs, NBSs and don't forget those Lw words.

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

here, too, nan

12:09 am

cosdem

E 4th column?

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

lw 4/8 might be one

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

el5

12:10 am

DR1965

el5 volley

12:10 am

dizgrannie

plural it Dee

12:10 am

flosey

good evening everyone

12:10 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey!

12:11 am

cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

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cosdem

12:11 am

cosdem

i have qu7 whats the other 7 (omg so sorry)

12:11 am

cosdem

stupid cat

12:11 am

gremlinn

your ad here

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

qu 5/16 x 2 cos

12:12 am

cosdem

no i mean the other 7?

12:13 am

gremlinn

cats just love keyboards; they think they're helping out

12:13 am

cosdem

but ty for the other 5 :)

12:13 am

gremlinn

se7, uncommon word, sounds like a chemical

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

sorry I don't have the other 7

12:13 am

cosdem

ty grem.. looking

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

sc 6/27

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

sc 6/27

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

thanks grem :o) last s

12:15 am

cosdem

got the se7 ty

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

chien, huile . . . 'tis a french grid LOL

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

also it doesn't only *sound* like a chemical ;o)

12:16 am

cosdem

the grid said a bad word:(

12:16 am

cybernan

have an sc 6/21...

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

bad word? :o\

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

lu 6/24

12:16 am

cybernan

ci 6/30

12:17 am

cosdem

yes the cu 4/6

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

oh, didn't get that yet :o/

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

and now got it

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

last word -- N@(5,3)?

12:18 am

cosdem

ni 4/5

12:18 am

cybernan

still need both n's here

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

oh duh >.>
I was looking for a nu <.<

12:18 am

Lord Jono

does someone have clues up yet?

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

fireworks :oD

12:19 am

cosdem

first column n is ne6 and 5th column is ni4

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

N@(1,4) is a common Babblet

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

lickety does

12:19 am

cosdem

lickety is up, jono

12:19 am

cybernan

just the left n now

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, dfmchfhf!

12:19 am

scouser

n6/18 kind of worm ends in is

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

(a worm)

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

ne6

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

there should also be an automagically updated list in my profile

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

which isn't there :o/ hmm

12:20 am

cybernan

ty

12:20 am

dfmchfhf

well, it's there but not updated :oS

12:20 am

cybernan

now for the 4th column i

12:20 am

Lord Jono

lickety's is coming up with yesterday's list for me

12:20 am

cybernan

NBT/nbs

12:21 am

cybernan

refresh it LJ

12:21 am

Erda

Lord, get out and come back in

12:22 am

Lord Jono

thx - works now

12:22 am

dfmchfhf

refreshing is a better idea, sometimes it'll still be cached if you leave and reenter

12:22 am

cosdem

cant find the sc6/24 ugh

12:23 am

cybernan

me neither cos

12:23 am

cybernan

a chemist I'm not!

12:23 am

dfmchfhf

Germanic plural of the sc5 before it cos

12:24 am

cosdem

i typed a typo and it ended up being a word.. very unusual word

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

li 6/24

12:29 am

cybernan

not getting anywhere -- time to list

12:29 am

cosdem

me too nan with 22 left

12:29 am

cybernan

still getting yesterday's list as well -- refreshing didn't work

12:30 am

cosdem

i have the new list

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

try this link... http://r46.me/BabbleClues.html

12:30 am

cybernan

will log out and back in then

12:30 am

cybernan

I have the new download

12:31 am

cybernan

that did it!

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:35 am

Jillyjill

hello babblers....too much coffee too late and I cannot go to sleep....babble time

12:35 am

flosey

well done Dee

12:35 am

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT Volleymom

12:35 am

flosey

hi JJ

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

hi jilly and ty flosey!

12:36 am

cosdem

5 left and stuck

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone before I leave?

12:36 am

cosdem

make that 3 :P

12:36 am

cosdem

yes dee...

12:36 am

cosdem

ci6 please?

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

ci 6/30... a circle or ring... often associated with Vegas tickets... ci6 du soleil...

12:38 am

cosdem

thanks dee thats fireworks for me

12:39 am

cosdem

i kept trying circus lol

12:39 am

Jillyjill

Hi there cosdem

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

wtg cos!

12:39 am

Jillyjill

Woot WooT WooT cos!

12:39 am

cosdem

hi jill :)

12:40 am

cosdem

anyone need help b4 i go?

12:40 am

vanillaslice

se7/32 pls

12:41 am

cosdem

se + white ***e + not out

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

se 7 a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.

12:41 am

cosdem

white ***e -- common in chinese food

12:42 am

vanillaslice

ty

12:44 am

cybernan

ty dee -- first heard the word when we visited the silk factory in China -- then promptly forgot it

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

easy to do... I have seen it before here and still forget it

12:45 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - short and sweet. Guess I'll have no excuse for not doing my taxes tomorrow!

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

lol ours were due today... wtg

12:46 am

Jillyjill

Actually, they aren't truly due until the 18th Volley, you still have time....lol

12:47 am

Roses6

can anyone help me with the first ch4. I feel so stupid but I just can't find it...

12:47 am

Jillyjill

fashionable roses6

12:47 am

Jillyjill

shabby ch**

12:47 am

cybernan

or a nickname for charles

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

stylish and you can plural it, too

12:47 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:47 am

joshuavorbis

taxes due monday the 18th this year. good for me

12:48 am

cybernan

hi josh

12:48 am

Roses6

OMG - I guess I just didn't see that there were 2 Cs. They kept looking like each other!

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

it was one of my last c's too

12:49 am

cybernan

off to read for a while before I hit the hay. Goodnight everyone - a demain

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

gn nan... leaving also til the flip... *poofing with hugs*

12:52 am

flosey

firworks

12:52 am

flosey

**fireworks

12:53 am

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT flosey!!

12:53 am

flosey

ty JJ

12:53 am

flosey

and I'm off, goodnight all

12:57 am

Jillyjill

hmmm anyone wanna clue the in5?

12:57 am

flosey

just changed icon for tomorrow's theme

12:57 am

Jillyjill

nm...got it

12:57 am

joshuavorbis

in doing the grid, the words you type are the in5, and the green or red bar is the ok

12:58 am

Roses6

only two left, looking for the first sc 5 and 6. I am guessing they are related.

12:59 am

dfmchfhf

Yiddish for a synagogue, roses

12:59 am

dfmchfhf

alt. sp. in fact

12:59 am

Roses6

Got the sc5!

1:01 am

Roses6

Never heard of adding an l to make a plural.. oh well, fireworks anyway!

1:02 am

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT Roses6!

1:02 am

Roses6

Thanks for the help. I really needed it tonight. So tired I'm over the edge. Sweet dreams everyone!

1:02 am

Jillyjill

Niters roses!

1:07 am

o-o

The absurdity of Babble ... 400 one day ... 78 the next

1:09 am

Jillyjill

Hi there babble rabble....I have had a hell of a week and this is the first grid I've had time for in 6 days!

1:09 am

o-o

Enjoy

1:10 am

Jillyjill

almost done....lol...sorta a let down....

1:10 am

rururocks

grateful for a small one today

1:10 am

o-o

Yes, 400 is a bit much ... 78 is not enough

1:11 am

Jillyjill

I would bet you are after 400!!

1:11 am

o-o

I would prefer 400 to 78

1:11 am

rururocks

i stuck with 8 to go

1:12 am

rururocks

i like 250 ish

1:12 am

Jillyjill

have 17 left...and I agree, the 200-300 are by far my fav

1:13 am

o-o

The Kinks are taking me back a few years .... Deaths of a clown ..

1:14 am

rururocks

they were great.. the Kinks

1:14 am

Jillyjill

Agreed

1:14 am

Jillyjill

Watching House Hunters....lol

1:15 am

o-o

Do you need a license to hu 4 houses? Is there a limit?

1:16 am

Jillyjill

rofl....

1:16 am

o-o

Rolling Stones: Angie

1:16 am

Jillyjill

hi ruru!

1:17 am

rururocks

putting a house on the hood of your pick-up truck might be a bit of a challenge too

1:18 am

Jillyjill

You too would fit in nicely here in Montana!!

1:18 am

o-o

Did you get any snow today in Montana?

1:19 am

Jillyjill

Not here, but am SICK of cold weather....had sunshine and 58....way too cold for April....

1:19 am

o-o

Went to Wal-Mart to get some BegoneSnow for the yard.

1:20 am

sammysmom

did you find it babble

1:21 am

sammysmom

i planted lettuce and parsley today.... lots of veggies started in sets in the house

1:21 am

Jillyjill

How about some Warmupweatherizer?

1:21 am

o-o

Oh, I found some but nature will always overwhelm the pathetic efforts of man to bring control to the environment

1:22 am

ursh

hello all from the opp side of the world where we are sooooo grateful for cooler weather as winter comes our way - we have such hot humid summers

1:22 am

sammysmom

turned ovet the compost piles and neatened up hte back yard some... made me feel so virtuous

1:23 am

o-o

Yes, ursh ... I would send you the coating of snow we got today if I could.

1:23 am

ursh

isnt it a bit late for snow ??

1:24 am

sammysmom

not this year..lol

1:24 am

ursh

then again the weather does not seem to have a timetable

1:25 am

Jillyjill

This spring is supposed to be colder and wetter...and living up to forecast so far...

1:25 am

o-o

I am not sure Mother Nature has a schedule ... North Dakota has recorded snowfall in every month with the exception of July and August

1:25 am

Jillyjill

Ursh, I have seen snow in every month here

1:25 am

Jillyjill

One year it snowed on the 4th of July!

1:27 am

o-o

Montana, nevertheless, is getting increasing attention as a retirement haven.

1:27 am

Jillyjill

Oh Babble rabble....was just going to tell a North Dakota joke....just kidding...

1:27 am

ursh

We still had extreme heat up until two weeks ago well into autumn

1:28 am

o-o

Would not be the first one .... Professors at Rutgers have predicted a loss of population will return ND to its roots as a buffalo commons.

1:31 am

ursh

Well at least the buffalo will be happy

1:32 am

o-o

http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/popp
er/45-2-29.pdf

1:32 am

bleugirl2

N column 1 and 5. E middle of column 1

1:33 am

o-o

ne 6/18

1:33 am

Jillyjill

stuck with one word left...the se7...any helps?

1:34 am

o-o

ni 4/5 --- n + frozen water

1:34 am

bleugirl2

duh. do you have a clue for the NE 6/18

1:35 am

ursh

waiting for ne6 with bated breath

1:35 am

Jillyjill

monkeyed that one....

1:35 am

ursh

waiting for clue that is

1:36 am

Jillyjill

type of worm

1:36 am

o-o

ne 6 -- do ** me fa .. + I am; he, she it **

1:37 am

ursh

ty br

1:37 am

Jillyjill

nice babble...my brain was smoking trying to clue that one...now, how about a clue for the se7?

1:38 am

o-o

se + uncle ben's grain: ***e + song: ** the misty moonlight

1:38 am

bleugirl2

got it jilly thx

1:39 am

o-o

My slow isp apparently swallowed the first se clue

1:39 am

Jillyjill

TY BR...fireworks..

1:39 am

o-o

Congrats

1:39 am

bleugirl2

how about third E in column 1

1:40 am

o-o

en 6 -- add the result of amassing a large quantity of money

1:41 am

Jillyjill

Well after midnight here and the caffein is finally wearing off...niters all!!

1:41 am

o-o

Good night

1:41 am

Jillyjill

Stay warm BR!!

1:42 am

bleugirl2

thanks babble. don

1:42 am

bleugirl2

don

1:42 am

bleugirl2

don't know why i can't see these easy ones

1:42 am

o-o

congrats

1:42 am

Jillyjill

Congrats bleugirl... *poof*

1:43 am

ursh

Fireworks - thanks for the clues and company - have grandkids and need to get on

1:44 am

o-o

Be well, ursh

1:58 am

jillibus

Hello pals -- just a tad late in arriving here --just a tad tiddly after a fabulous dinner with friends :-)

2:05 am

bleugirl2

elucs

2:05 am

bleugirl2

doh! at least its not a word.

2:09 am

jillibus

babrab -- I totally go along with what you say in your profile xx

2:10 am

bleugirl2

LI 5 and 6 and LU 5 and 6

2:11 am

bleugirl2

nervermind on the LUs

2:12 am

bleugirl2

or the LIs. i got them

2:13 am

jillibus

Oh well, nobody can be bothered to say hello back.

2:14 am

bleugirl2

hi jillibus. sorry. intently focused on the grid.

2:15 am

jillibus

Ok, bleu, I know how it is

2:26 am

jillibus

Well, time for bed -- another busy day and evening comng up so goodnight if anyone give a damn...*poof

2:33 am

bleugirl2

CU 6s

2:34 am

bleugirl2

CR 6s I mean

2:34 am

bleugirl2

ok got one that is a homonym

2:43 am

sandrafrances

morning all. how many words today

2:44 am

jillibus

78 sandra

2:44 am

sandrafrances

thanks

2:44 am

jillibus

bleugirl seems to be talking to herself

2:45 am

jillibus

I can't ehlp -- just got here and tootired, sorry.

2:45 am

bleugirl2

lol no that was a clue request self-resolved

2:47 am

bleugirl2

3 left now. SC 5 and 6 and SI 5. i saw the clue for the SCs. need the SI 5 that is not what a police car has

2:47 am

jillibus

anyway, I'm stilll going to bed..*repoof*

2:49 am

bleugirl2

FIREWORXXX

2:53 am

rbud

congrats!

3:31 am

Jivingjenny0

bluegirl - can I have a clue for them please

3:54 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

4:04 am

rubyfoo

I think there is nobody here!

4:04 am

Kallia

hello Ruby, how are you this morning?

4:05 am

rubyfoo

hello kalia. It has been very cold the past three mornings. Good for the flowers which are lasting much longer than usual. Is it cold there?

4:06 am

Kallia

well colder then it has been, bout 10c at the moment

4:06 am

rubyfoo

about that here, but I hear hoofbeats upstairs. See you later

4:06 am

Kallia

this went quite quickly today...down to 4 left 2 s and 2 c

4:06 am

Kallia

ok bye

5:06 am

Glantarell

hallloooo - is there anybody here?

5:21 am

uusue2

hi, glan, still there?

5:21 am

uusue2

hi, glan, still there?

5:22 am

uusue2

(sorry, babble expert hiccuped)

5:23 am

uusue2

anyway, I am up early (it really is 5:22 am here), due at work at 6 to check students in for volunteer day. Need to put on socks and shoes, drink tea, and get over there, thought maybe I could find a word or two...

5:24 am

MollyL

Morning Sue. Busy day for you.

5:25 am

uusue2

actually I will be done by 8:30, so mostly it serves to get me out of bed very early on a Saturday :-)

5:26 am

MollyL

What is volunteer day?

5:27 am

uusue2

actually they call it NIU Cares Day - hundreds of student volunteers go out into the community and do good things, in teams (and pre-arranged with the sites). They had to sign up ahead of time, so I'll be part of the team checking them in. Then they get badges and shirts, get on buses, and head out.

5:28 am

MollyL

How nice.

5:29 am

uusue2

Part of improving relationships between the university and the town.

5:29 am

uusue2

The town has a population of about 40,000 and there are 25,000 students at the university, so it's pretty dominant.

5:29 am

uusue2

anyway, off to fetch tea, brb

5:38 am

uusue2

back again.

5:41 am

grannyrose

hey uusue

5:41 am

uusue2

hi, granny!

5:42 am

grannyrose

nice to meet you,sue. where abouts in the great usa are you?

5:42 am

uusue2

Illinois, about 60 miles west of Chicago.

5:43 am

uusue2

I see we are the same age :-0

5:43 am

grannyrose

okayyyy. how's the weather there at the moment.

5:43 am

herinfernallady

ROSEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

5:44 am

grannyrose

just had the 38th anniversary of my 21st*grin*

5:44 am

uusue2

cold and rainy (8C)

5:44 am

grannyrose

(((((herin))))) hugs!!!!

5:44 am

herinfernallady

Sniff. What you doing tommorrow?

5:44 am

uusue2

lol, granny! I'm probably ahead of you, then, as I turn 60 at the end of next month (which seems odd as I am only about 27 now :-)

5:45 am

grannyrose

have had the loveliest autumn day here. sun shining, birds singing, washing drying.

5:45 am

herinfernallady

Really. I was snoozing

5:45 am

uusue2

nice! Just found out that one of my college friends is in Melbourne, small world!

5:46 am

grannyrose

herin, church followed by a luncheon, then weekly shop, which i haven't done for 10days* giggle*

5:46 am

grannyrose

you got a cold, herin, or hayfever?

5:47 am

herinfernallady

Cold.

5:47 am

herinfernallady

I slept most of the day., did minimal house work. Don't care Easter is next Friday. Usue it is a small wold

5:47 am

grannyrose

oh, yuck!!! don't give it to me!!!

5:48 am

grannyrose

sue, where in melbourne? do you know?

5:48 am

uusue2

her name is Tina Restall (was Tina McNelis when I knew her), if anyone knows her?

5:48 am

herinfernallady

Doesn't help that we don't have heating

5:49 am

grannyrose

herin, himself and i just got back from a few days in warburton. all we did was eat, drink, and....shop. oh, yeah, and sleep.

5:49 am

uusue2

nope, don't know where in melbourne :-(

5:50 am

herinfernallady

Warby is nice

5:50 am

grannyrose

sue, what sort of work does your friend do?

5:50 am

uusue2

anyway, gotta run! bbl!!

5:50 am

grannyrose

byeeee sue

5:51 am

uusue2

dunno, granny, we were physics majors together *poof*

5:52 am

herinfernallady

Bye Sue

5:55 am

herinfernallady

Granny it has been cold

6:01 am

grannyrose

sorry herin, was distracted by himself. *sigh* can i help it if i love him to distraction?

6:03 am

herinfernallady

No probs

6:04 am

herinfernallady

We went out last night and I drank one ultimate to many

6:04 am

grannyrose

now, young lady, are you in bed? with the lecky blanket on high?

6:04 am

grannyrose

what's an ultimate?

6:05 am

herinfernallady

TGIFridays

6:05 am

herinfernallady

Nope no blanky for us

6:05 am

herinfernallady

Should go grab a jumper. On the plus side at least no hedious gas bill

6:06 am

grannyrose

well cuddle up close....i'm not responsible for what happens next*grin*

6:06 am

herinfernallady

eww no thanks

6:06 am

herinfernallady

:D

6:06 am

grannyrose

ROFL

6:07 am

grannyrose

hey herin

6:08 am

herinfernallady

what

6:08 am

grannyrose

would you believe it? daughter of a friend of mine, had her baby at 12.13 am today, was at her mo6's 50th birthday party at 2pm

6:08 am

herinfernallady

wow

6:10 am

grannyrose

whatever happened to, breast-feed your baby for 3 weeks(to build up it's immunity) then go out into public?

6:10 am

herinfernallady

kids eat snot and dirt so meh

6:11 am

grannyrose

LOL, herin. lesson to be learnt?

6:12 am

herinfernallady

it is true and I swear I wanted to slap the mother craft nurse that visited my friend. Told her basically breast was best even though the kid had a slight nose deviation

6:13 am

grannyrose

oh, for goodness sake! why won't these idiots ever learn?

6:14 am

herinfernallady

NO idea. Made me very angry. Very Angry

6:15 am

grannyrose

what can i say? except, text book perfect, experience nil!!!

6:15 am

herinfernallady

I told my sister that. Don't let anyone tell you what to do

6:16 am

grannyrose

you go, girl, you go!!!!

6:18 am

grannyrose

oops! after 9pm. pumpkin time for this cinderella. herin, will try my bestest to catch up with you soon, miss our lunches.

6:21 am

grannyrose

nite!! *poof*

6:25 am

herinfernallady

night

6:41 am

Mark Jones

Are there any Babblers here willing to chat?

6:42 am

Norma

Hello Mark

6:43 am

Mark Jones

Hello Norma. How are you this fine, wet day?

6:43 am

Glantarell

Hi Mark - just taking a break from the garden

6:43 am

Glantarell

It's gorgeouslyu sunny here

6:43 am

Mark Jones

Hello Glan! How've you been?

6:44 am

Glantarell

Busy busy busy LOL

6:44 am

Mark Jones

That is a mask? It looks like an emerald.

6:45 am

Mark Jones

I like it.

6:46 am

Glantarell

oh I forgot to change the text when I changed the picture LOL

6:46 am

Glantarell

where in wales in the andromeda are you today Mark?

6:47 am

Mark Jones

I am not quite sure; I am not sure where I am most of these days; LOL

6:48 am

Glantarell

I know the feeling well - most days i think I am disappearing up my own rear end but today is a day not to stress, apart form about the grid - missing 4 words all C

6:49 am

Mark Jones

Yowzers. I only have 23 words!

6:49 am

Glantarell

most of today's words are pretty simple and not too lomng!

6:50 am

Glantarell

and the unfamiliar ones were all easy to monkey - apart form these last few

6:50 am

Mark Jones

Not too lomng. Okay, I can get those.

6:50 am

Glantarell

:-)

6:51 am

Mark Jones

May I have the 7 that is not qu?

6:51 am

Glantarell

don't suppose you have the ch4/7 do you? That's the one that's REALLY bugging me

6:52 am

Mark Jones

No, I don't. Sorry, GLan!

6:52 am

Glantarell

se7/32 silk gum or a protein found on silk strands

6:52 am

wvteach

ch 4/7 - very stylish

6:53 am

Norma

ch4 is shortened version of girls name minus the r

6:53 am

Mark Jones

Now I do. Italian for cool

6:53 am

Glantarell

oh so obvious now you point it out - TY WV & NOrma - doh!

6:53 am

Glantarell

I have been monkeying that for AGES

6:55 am

Mark Jones

Done, glan?

6:55 am

Glantarell

no, 2 left, ch5/14 & ri5/12

6:56 am

Mark Jones

ch5 is a country in South America

6:56 am

Glantarell

i have that one, it's the one immediately before that i can;t find

6:56 am

Norma

The ri is the poison that made the headlines recently

6:57 am

Glantarell

TY Norma - just got it

6:57 am

Norma

Ch is the country only change the order of the last three letters

6:57 am

Mark Jones

Thanks Norma!

6:57 am

Mark Jones

Thank you again Norma!

6:57 am

Norma

YVW

6:57 am

Glantarell

TY muchly - fireworks

6:58 am

Norma

congratulations ******

6:58 am

Glantarell

So now I can go back to digging the veggie beds and sieving the soil....

6:58 am

Glantarell

happy to stay and lcue for a bit if anybody wants a hint or two?

6:58 am

Glantarell

*clue

6:58 am

hurshy

top i ?

6:59 am

Mark Jones

Good job Glan!

6:59 am

EspritdJean

more frozen

6:59 am

Glantarell

ic5/12 - more icy

6:59 am

Mark Jones

I am still having trouble with the se7.

6:59 am

hurshy

gee, am i blind or what?

6:59 am

Glantarell

the poison preceded by se

6:59 am

Mark Jones

Who knows...just kidding.

7:00 am

Glantarell

se + ri5/12

7:00 am

Mark Jones

THanks Glan!

7:00 am

Glantarell

no problem

7:01 am

Glantarell

do you have the LWs yet?

7:02 am

Jivingjenny0

I don't understand the clue to ri5/12

7:02 am

Mark Jones

No.

7:02 am

Glantarell

ri5/12 is a poison - i seem to remember that it was used in some japanese bombs in the last few years

7:02 am

Mark Jones

It is ri+ third alphabet letter+ ** not out

7:02 am

Glantarell

LW4/8 - angolan currency

7:03 am

Glantarell

L = up + left + pl

7:03 am

Glantarell

for LW5

7:03 am

Mark Jones

Thanks glan.

7:03 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks Glan

7:04 am

Mark Jones

Do I have to go to the PB?

7:05 am

Glantarell

right-o - back to sieving soil.... hard work today but will have lovely veg later in the year...

7:05 am

Glantarell

for what Mark?

7:05 am

Mark Jones

Bye Glan!

7:05 am

Mark Jones

For the flag on my icon.

7:06 am

Glantarell

ROFL - I think that's allowed - but I am sad you left Wales, it's lovely here

7:06 am

Glantarell

Bye

7:06 am

Mark Jones

I know, I have been there. Great place

7:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

stats- not clue- on top e on the right?

7:26 am

Mom

el 5/10 Kap

7:26 am

Mom

good morning everyone

7:27 am

MollyL

el 5/10. Mornin' Kap.

7:27 am

MollyL

Hey there Mom.

7:27 am

Mom

Hi Molly

7:27 am

Anniebrook

Thanks ((Mom)) and good morning

7:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

thak you And the stat on the lone n in the first column?

7:27 am

lil*monkey

Mornin Babblettes!

7:27 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

7:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

And good morning to all.

7:27 am

lil*monkey

how's my peeps

7:27 am

MollyL

Hey Lil

7:27 am

Mom

(((((((((((Lil))))))))))))) good morning

7:28 am

lil*monkey

{{{{{{{{{{ mom }}}}}}}}}}}}

7:28 am

Mom

((((Annie))))) good morning

7:28 am

lil*monkey

hi Molly!

7:28 am

Mom

Kap, I don't have that one. sorry

7:28 am

lil*monkey

mmmm I just made fresh squeezed OJ and it's delish

7:28 am

Anniebrook

Hi Lil*, Molly, Kap

7:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

Now again- that n in the first column stats?

7:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hii Hi Hi Hi Hi

7:28 am

lil*monkey

hi Annie! Hi Kap!

7:29 am

Anniebrook

*holds out glass*

7:29 am

MollyL

ne 6/18 Kap

7:29 am

lil*monkey

ni4/5

7:29 am

littlebit

monkey!!

7:29 am

lil*monkey

oh sorry wrong column DUH

7:29 am

lil*monkey

bittie! haha love your flag! LOL LMAO

7:29 am

littlebit

i just changed it!!

7:29 am

Mom

Hi Littlebit

7:29 am

littlebit

lol

7:29 am

lil*monkey

hahhahahahhahahahahahahaha

7:30 am

littlebit

hey mom!!

7:30 am

lil*monkey

bittie, we will enjoy the food of your country at lunch today LOL

7:30 am

littlebit

i had to, couldn't resist!!

7:30 am

Anniebrook

hi bit

7:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

left column n stats?

7:30 am

littlebit

yes we will!

7:30 am

littlebit

hey annie!

7:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

all this frivolity

7:31 am

lil*monkey

littlebit, you're not going to belive this, but last night I Babbled for a few mins, and there was another person on here with the smiley face icon! The nerve!

7:31 am

littlebit

yes kap, there's always frivolity when monkey and i are here

7:31 am

littlebit

what!?!

7:31 am

lil*monkey

yes! the horror!

7:31 am

littlebit

i missed it!

7:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

All I asked was a simple n stat. I haven't had my coffee and am not yet frivolous.

7:32 am

littlebit

ahhh!

7:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

:(

7:32 am

Mom

ne 6/18 according to Molly

7:32 am

littlebit

sorry kap!

7:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

thank you mom. You came through for me.

7:32 am

lil*monkey

molly gave it earlier, Kap

7:32 am

Mom

you're welcome but Molly came through first, the chat was just moving to fast

7:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

Maybe I better get that coffee. then I will return and frivol away.

7:33 am

lil*monkey

what the frivvoli?

7:33 am

lil*monkey

haha

7:33 am

littlebit

yes, please join us in the frivolity

7:33 am

lil*monkey

frivol or be gone

7:34 am

littlebit

lol

7:34 am

Kaplan the Magne

Frivolous- frivol. I frivol, you frivol, he frivols, we frivol...

7:34 am

lil*monkey

littlebit, last night i bought shoes online at DWS

7:34 am

Kaplan the Magne

cofffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

7:34 am

lil*monkey

so we don't have to go there today

7:34 am

Anniebrook

Is frivvoli an Italian pastry?

7:34 am

lil*monkey

yes Annie! haha

7:34 am

littlebit

really?

7:34 am

littlebit

okay

7:34 am

lil*monkey

unless you want to go in there

7:35 am

littlebit

still want to meet at 1130?

7:35 am

lil*monkey

the shoes I wanted were online but not in the store so I went ahead

7:35 am

littlebit

no we don't have to

7:35 am

lil*monkey

sure!

7:35 am

lil*monkey

11:30

7:35 am

littlebit

give us more time for our toes!

7:35 am

littlebit

and to eat

7:35 am

lil*monkey

then we can get pedi, go to that other destination, then the movie

7:35 am

littlebit

yes!!

7:36 am

lil*monkey

OK!

7:36 am

littlebit

ok!!

7:36 am

lil*monkey

it's kind of cool out there, i just went running... cool and humid YUK

7:36 am

littlebit

woohoo!!

7:36 am

littlebit

i love it when a plan comes together!!

7:36 am

lil*monkey

haha you said "comes together" LOL

7:36 am

Anniebrook

have fun, you two

7:36 am

littlebit

supposed to be a high of 68 i think

7:37 am

lil*monkey

thanks Annie :)

7:37 am

littlebit

we will thanks annie!!

7:37 am

Mom

sounds like a fun day

7:37 am

lil*monkey

mom, come with!

7:37 am

littlebit

more than you know mom!!

7:37 am

littlebit

yes, do come!!

7:37 am

Mom

lol, I am not that close to you two

7:37 am

littlebit

:(

7:38 am

lil*monkey

littlebit we'll have to take a pic for mom :)

7:38 am

littlebit

yes we will

7:38 am

Mom

yes, please do

7:38 am

lil*monkey

chile

7:38 am

lil*monkey

oh crap!

7:38 am

littlebit

more than just our toes?

7:38 am

lil*monkey

let's take a pic outside the other destination... it's very important!

7:39 am

littlebit

thanks! i didn't have that one

7:39 am

Mom

take that word, Lil and rearrange the last three letters

7:39 am

lil*monkey

but that was a word, mom

7:39 am

littlebit

oh! okay!!

7:39 am

Mom

*admits to being a bit curious abouth the "other destination"

7:39 am

lil*monkey

i don't know if we should say what the "other destination" is

7:39 am

littlebit

hehehe

7:39 am

lil*monkey

maybe later

7:40 am

Mom

true, but if you change the last three letters that will give you another word

7:40 am

lil*monkey

hehehe

7:40 am

littlebit

yeah

7:40 am

lil*monkey

got it, thanks mom!

7:40 am

Mom

sounds like it might be wise not to

7:40 am

Mom

you're welcome

7:40 am

lil*monkey

is redturtle here? i have a running question

7:40 am

lil*monkey

or, is there a runner here?

7:41 am

littlebit

oh it's nothing bad mom

7:41 am

Mom

I am thinking she may be working today, she ran her bath early last night

7:41 am

lil*monkey

no mom, it's not bad, it's GREAT

7:41 am

lil*monkey

OK i will send red a FB message with my stupid embarassing running question

7:41 am

Mom

I didn't think you two would go anywhere that was bad

7:42 am

littlebit

it's just that not a lot of people know about it yet

7:42 am

littlebit

we will tell you though

7:42 am

lil*monkey

lb, we can tell mom on Facebook

7:42 am

lil*monkey

in a private msg

7:42 am

Mom

then it is best to keep it under wraps and I will look for a picture later on

7:42 am

lil*monkey

and send her the pic

7:42 am

littlebit

yes we can!!

7:43 am

lil*monkey

OK mom

7:43 am

littlebit

that would be good

7:43 am

lil*monkey

OK must go shower and get ready to leave

7:43 am

lil*monkey

see u later, littlebit

7:43 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeee all my peeps

7:43 am

littlebit

see ya soon monkey!!

7:44 am

lil*monkey

hasta la vista baby

7:44 am

littlebit

lol

7:45 am

Anniebrook

bye

7:45 am

MollyL

Ooo, mystery in the chat log.

7:45 am

Mom

bye Littlebit

7:45 am

Mom

bye Lil Monkey

7:45 am

littlebit

bwahaha

7:46 am

littlebit

i'm not leaving yet

7:46 am

littlebit

i still have time

7:46 am

Mom

((Annie)) how was dinner the other night?

7:46 am

Mom

oh good, Littlebit

7:49 am

littlebit

since it is such a small grid, maybe i can get it finished before i have to leave!!

7:49 am

Mom

you just might

7:50 am

Mark Jones

Hello all!

7:51 am

Mom

Hi Mark

7:51 am

littlebit

hey mark! nice flag

7:51 am

Mark Jones

THanks little!

7:52 am

littlebit

you're welcome!

7:54 am

Mark Jones

Hey, your dwelling is just as confusing as mine!

7:55 am

littlebit

yep!

7:55 am

littlebit

it's in honor of where lil monkey and i are eating for lunch today!

8:00 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

8:00 am

Mom

(((Crossy))) good morning

8:00 am

littlebit

hey crossy!!

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Mom, I wasnt being rude...I got the red message of doom and it just left. Dinner was wonderful...we had a great time. We ate in an old Italian restaurant in Coney Island.

8:01 am

Mark Jones

Bonjour crossy

8:01 am

Mom

Annie, I never gave it a second thought. Just figured you were busy. The dinner sounds lovely

8:02 am

Mom

How much longer will your friend be visiting?

8:02 am

Anniebrook

She will be here till Thursday

8:02 am

Mom

I hope you all have nice weather so you can get out and do things

8:03 am

Anniebrook

Thanks Mom

8:03 am

Mark Jones

May I have clues for the first column except the top e?

8:03 am

Mom

en + not poor

8:04 am

Mom

and that is the only one I have, sorry

8:04 am

Mark Jones

thanks mom!

8:04 am

littlebit

the other one is bert's friend

8:04 am

Mom

you're welcome Mark

8:04 am

Anniebrook

whi** word do you want, Mark?

8:04 am

littlebit

if that makes any sense

8:05 am

Mark Jones

Thanks little, spelled a bit differently though. I only now need the n for the first column.

8:05 am

littlebit

yep

8:05 am

littlebit

don't have that one

8:06 am

Mom

thanks Littlebit .... love Ernie

8:06 am

littlebit

sure...me too...elmo's my fave

8:07 am

Mark Jones

I watched it as a young child. However, that was not too long ago. Couple years.

8:07 am

littlebit

lol

8:07 am

Mark Jones

I am younger than most who play here.

8:07 am

Mom

watched it the other day and it is nothing like it was when my boys were growing up

8:07 am

Mark Jones

As you see in my icon.

8:08 am

littlebit

yes, this is true

8:08 am

Mom

Monsterpiece Theatre by Allistar Cookie

8:08 am

littlebit

that's a classic!!

8:08 am

Mom

before the age of computer graphics

8:09 am

Mom

Gone With the Wind .... Miss Piggy swinging from the chandelier

8:09 am

littlebit

yes!!

8:09 am

Mom

The 39 Steps, Grover going up each one and counting all the way

8:10 am

littlebit

the count laughing after each number

8:10 am

Mom

yes, love the Count

8:10 am

cool.girl

afternoon could i have a clue for the ci6 please

8:10 am

littlebit

and big bird of course

8:10 am

Mark Jones

I remember watching those 15 years ago...

8:10 am

littlebit

don't have it yet

8:11 am

Mom

good afternoon cool.girl, I don't have it either. But, I will help you look

8:11 am

littlebit

i won't say how long ago it was for me!!

8:11 am

cool.girl

cries

8:11 am

Mom

well my boys are 26 and 23 and we watched them 4 times a day

8:11 am

Mark Jones

Yes, that is in the puzzle.

8:11 am

cool.girl

sorry wrong place

8:12 am

Mark Jones

Don't worry, it happens to everyone.

8:12 am

littlebit

mine are 18 and 24

8:12 am

Mom

no biggie, gool.girl, we all do it

8:12 am

Mom

<-------------- more than others

8:12 am

Mom

they grow up so fast

8:13 am

littlebit

yes, we've all done it!!

8:13 am

Mark Jones

lol

8:13 am

littlebit

they do...way too fast!!

8:13 am

cool.girl

having nightmare of a day but on a good one as became a first time grandmother to a beautiful little girl yesterday

8:14 am

Mom

wonderful news, Cool.girl. Congratulations

8:14 am

littlebit

oh nice!! congrats!!

8:14 am

Anniebrook

congratulations, cool

8:14 am

Mark Jones

I also cannot find that ci6.

8:14 am

Mark Jones

Mazel Tov!

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Mark, ci 6 uses the hight point tile

8:14 am

grant

ci**** du soleil

8:14 am

godthaab

FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!

8:15 am

littlebit

oh thanks!!

8:15 am

cool.girl

ty its an amazing feeling mind you at 44 i still feel like a teenager myself

8:15 am

Mark Jones

Thank you

8:15 am

Anniebrook

yay godt

8:15 am

Mark Jones

I am a teenager;

8:15 am

72 Temple Owl

hello everyone!

8:15 am

Mark Jones

Hi TO!

8:16 am

littlebit

yes, still a teenager myself!

8:16 am

welki

'morning babblers

8:16 am

littlebit

hey TO!!

8:16 am

crosshair

lol my mind is 25,my body is 89 and my actual age is somewhere in the middle

8:16 am

Mark Jones

Little, I am not kidding. I AM a teenager

8:17 am

cool.girl

can you give us all a clue 4 the ci6 then please godthaab

8:17 am

crosshair

no problem mark,have one myself..grunts a lot but not too bad a kid

8:17 am

Mark Jones

Scroll back in the chat a bit coolgirl.

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

hi mark!

8:18 am

Mark Jones

THanks crossy. I try not to grunt and I try to be a good kid.

8:18 am

littlebit

i'm sure you are mark

8:19 am

Mark Jones

Are you being sarcastic?

8:19 am

littlebit

no! not at all!!

8:19 am

Mark Jones

ok then. Thanks.

8:19 am

littlebit

sure :)

8:20 am

littlebit

i'm a teacher and know a lot of good kids

8:21 am

crosshair

i fell off my chair the other day when my 17 year old boy walked up to me and said he was interested in joining the armed forces! lol i said the way you keep your room,some sgt will have you scrubbing stairs with toothbrushes the entire time you are in training...

8:21 am

littlebit

hahaha

8:21 am

Mom

cirque

8:22 am

Mom

oh cr**, wrong box.

8:22 am

crosshair

that would be it mom;)

8:22 am

welki

!

8:22 am

Mom

was getting the red boxes of death before

8:22 am

Mom

hi Welki

8:22 am

welki

hi, mom :)

8:22 am

cool.girl

ty mom id just found it and was thinking what to clue u

8:22 am

Mom

thanks Grant

8:23 am

Mom

and congrats Godth

8:24 am

grant

yw Mom

8:24 am

72 Temple Owl

hmmm this gird is small but scrappy

8:24 am

Mom

finally got the ne 6/18. Any one still need it?

8:24 am

cool.girl

yplease

8:24 am

Mom

(((TO))) good morning

8:24 am

Mom

ne + re 4/4

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

Morning, mom!

8:25 am

cool.girl

ty

8:25 am

Mom

you're welcome Cool.girl

8:26 am

Mom

16 left. I'll save those for lunch time. ((Hugs)) to all of you. Bye for now

8:26 am

72 Temple Owl

bye mom

8:26 am

Mom

bye bye TO, enjoy your day

8:29 am

littlebit

yay!! i'm done!!

8:30 am

72 Temple Owl

wtg, littlebit!

8:31 am

littlebit

thanks! have a good day all!!

8:31 am

Aloyisius

congrats, littlebit!!

8:31 am

Aloyisius

hi babblers

8:34 am

72 Temple Owl

hi aloy!

8:35 am

Aloyisius

hey there, TO !

8:36 am

dan2bit

morning all!

8:36 am

72 Temple Owl

hi dan!

8:36 am

Aloyisius

Howdy dan2!

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

it seems i am stalled with 13 to go.

8:37 am

dan2bit

can anybody clue the left N?

8:38 am

Aloyisius

ne + the "again" prefix + Life ** just a bowl of cherries

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

worm babblet

8:39 am

dan2bit

ty aloy - tried several variants of that but never hit it

8:39 am

Aloyisius

glad you found it!

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

bye

8:43 am

dan2bit

bye TO

8:43 am

Aloyisius

bye, TO..

8:48 am

uusue2

morning again, all!

8:49 am

Aloyisius

finished.. just in time as someone is coming at 10.. hope we have a bigger grid tomorrow.. bye, dan2

8:49 am

Aloyisius

bye uusue

8:50 am

uusue2

congrats for finishing, aloy!

8:50 am

sprite

good afternoon all! Tiny today... and I see a bad word.

8:51 am

uusue2

hi, sprite!

8:51 am

uusue2

sprite, that is one ugly fish.

8:52 am

sprite

isn't it just! It looks a bit like my dad, actually :P

8:52 am

uusue2

tee hee - my dad only looks like that when he's REALLY angry :-)

8:53 am

sprite

hehehe my dad usually is angry.
If you have time, though, read my profile text. It is an interesting fishy :)

8:54 am

uusue2

it is - I had heard of it but didn't know all those details. Still ugly, though.

8:55 am

sprite

very very ugly. Am very glad the size they have in the movie is pure fantasy!

8:57 am

uusue2

nbs and nbt, with some help :-)

8:58 am

sprite

well done!

8:58 am

Anniebrook

*pops up*---fireworks

8:58 am

uusue2

yay, annie!

8:58 am

SeaSpray

That was all over the news here sprite as I live about 30 miles from Crofton

8:58 am

Anniebrook

that is one ugly fish

8:58 am

sprite

wtg Annie!

And hi SeaSpray, wow, that is close!

8:59 am

uusue2

what I said, annie :-)

8:59 am

sprite

no argument from me, lol

8:59 am

Anniebrook

LOL, so you did, uusue...scary thing

9:00 am

SeaSpray

We do have more attractive native fish in the Chesapeake, however :)

9:00 am

sprite

hehehe I try to go for interesting icon themes... can't have only cute ones, right?

9:01 am

Anniebrook

sprite, You do a great job

9:01 am

sprite

thanks Annie :)

9:02 am

sprite

SeaSpray, if you want to name one of those species as an icon theme, I will put it up!

9:03 am

uusue2

past half way...

9:03 am

sprite

go uusue goooo

9:08 am

SeaSpray

ty sprite

9:10 am

sprite

my pleasure :) It is great to get icon suggestions from babblers.

9:11 am

sadie52

Hello Everyone :)

9:11 am

sprite

hi sadie

9:11 am

uusue2

hi, sadie!

9:11 am

sadie52

hiya sprite and sue :)

9:18 am

Mr Bob

Hi all

9:18 am

sprite

still one blanc tile and one 7 missing, plus some random words. Small but not one of the friendliest grids, I think.

9:19 am

sprite

hi Mr Bob

9:19 am

Trifioso

hello my dear babble friends!

9:20 am

sprite

Triffles :) *big hug*

9:20 am

MollyL

Hello all. Cool and rainy here. I've got a pot of chicken soup working.

9:20 am

sprite

hi Molly

9:21 am

sadie52

hiya Molly ohhh chicken soup sounds good

9:21 am

sprite

*sits down at Molly's table and throws her hungry looks*

9:21 am

Trifioso

its a sunny day here FINALLY, so I am gearing up to go outside and get the yard in order. but of course, first I have to get NBT!!!

9:22 am

sprite

of course, Trif. Will be lovely to be outside though!

9:25 am

Trifioso

it will. there are SO many chores out there, I know I won't get it all done today, but I will make a dent

9:25 am

MollyL

*Gives Sprite some fresh baked bread and butter to tide her over, as we are an hour away from soup*

9:25 am

sprite

don't forget to stop and smell the daisies ;)

9:25 am

sprite

oh lovely, Molly!

9:25 am

MollyL

What's growing out there Trif?

9:26 am

Trifioso

lets' see -- thorns, dead leaves, fallen branches from the winter that still need to get burned, and there is always the sprouting poison ivy to address

9:27 am

MollyL

Bonfire at Trif's tonight! I'll bring s'more makings.

9:28 am

Trifioso

LOL - bonfire, yes, assuming I can get it started, but not at night -- we have to burn between 9 am and 4 pm, and we only have until May 1st to do so....

9:28 am

Trifioso

and of course it has been drenching rain for WEEKS and they never give us extra time at the end, which really burns me up (see what I did there?)

9:28 am

uusue2

hi, Molly! Soup sounds good!

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Trif. Perfect pun.

9:29 am

sprite

good one :)

Hi Scrabs

9:29 am

Trifioso

hello scrabbler! LONG time no chat! how delightful you are here!

9:29 am

uusue2

hi, scrabs abd trif!

9:29 am

uusue2

*and

9:29 am

crosshair

LOLOLOLOL..etc a dad of one of the girls that my 17 year old son hangs with gave him a copy of this to bring home...hehe http://tinyurl.com/ythfxc

9:30 am

Scrabbler

Life has been busy and complicated. I lurk occasionally.

9:30 am

sprite

hiya crossy *click*

9:30 am

uusue2

hi, crossy!

9:30 am

crosshair

my son asked "what the heck do i do with this?" i said "you better fill it out" lol

9:31 am

Trifioso

LOLOLOL that is AMAZING crossy! printing now...

9:31 am

Scrabbler

I have seen that before. It's quite funny.

9:31 am

uusue2

cute, crossy :-)

9:31 am

crosshair

all my favorite ladies are here! howdy sue,sprite,scwabby!

9:31 am

uusue2

got back from checking in the student volunteers about an hour ago - we got a thousand of them checked in in about 40 minutes.

9:32 am

sprite

LOL crossy! Quite funny!

9:32 am

Soodle

Soodle shuffles in, clutching empty soup bowl and looking pleadingly at Molly..........

9:32 am

uusue2

Now they are around town, cleaning up and generally doing good deeds.

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Volunteers for what?

9:32 am

car.eeyore

Hello Everyone!

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Hi Soodle + Car

9:32 am

sprite

hiya Soodle and car.ee!

9:32 am

Trifioso

Soodle! and crossy! and uusue! I am not at all interested in heading out doors for yardwork...

9:32 am

Trifioso

CAR!!! now I seriously can't leave!

9:32 am

Soodle

Hey everybody :-)

9:32 am

uusue2

NIU Cares Day - where student volunteers, in groups, go to sites around campus and around town and clean up, do odd jobs, and whatnot

9:32 am

sprite

then stay here, with us, Trif :)

9:33 am

crosshair

howdy trif;))

9:33 am

MollyL

*Gives Soodle some fresh bread and butter to tide her over since we are an hour away from soup*

9:33 am

uusue2

we have about 1100 students this morning and another 800 this afternoon.

9:33 am

Scrabbler

Our weekend will be rainy, and today's bonus is wind gusts.

9:33 am

uusue2

and hi to soodle and trif!

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Morning Trif!

9:33 am

Trifioso

send them this way, uusue! I have LOADS of work for them to do! road trip!

9:33 am

Soodle

(((Moll))).

9:33 am

Trifioso

what kind of soup is it, molly, did you say?

9:33 am

uusue2

and yes, it is cold and raining here, but not as windy as it was yesterday.

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Hi Sprite! Hi Scrabs! Hi Molly! Hi Soodle! Hi uusue! I Crossy!

9:34 am

crosshair

cold and rain here today as well...wet flurries tomorrow:(

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Impressive turnout, Sue, especially since most college students would usually be sleeping now, crying about a hangover.

9:34 am

crosshair

howdy car

9:34 am

uusue2

so i volunteered to help check them in, which meant showing up at the university at 6 am (!)

9:34 am

Trifioso

oooh, car, we need to speak about mom's wife in law....

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Oh boy....call me on the cell....

9:34 am

MollyL

Chicken soup Trif. My soup making vibe gets humming when it is cool and rainy.

9:34 am

uusue2

I agree, scrabs! They all looked quite enthusiastic, too.

9:35 am

Trifioso

a slice of bread and an empty bowl for me then, Molly, please?

9:35 am

MollyL

*Slices up second loaf of bread*

9:35 am

Scrabbler

Maybe I'll make a pot of soup. I have to drive into town soon to shop. Hmm, vegetable?

9:35 am

MollyL

Sounds good Scrab.

9:36 am

uusue2

vegetable soup is nice and healthy :-)

9:36 am

MollyL

<----- Wonders what a wife in law is.

9:36 am

Soodle

Visions of all Babblers bursting into song, a la Oliver! the musical.... Food glorious Food.....

9:37 am

sprite

must be a cross between a mother-in-law, a stepmother and a father's second wife :)

9:37 am

MollyL

Oh crap Soodle. You had to go and mention "Oliver". I will now be singing "I'd Do Anything" for the rest of the day.

9:37 am

Soodle

Consider yourself......One of the famileeee

9:38 am

crosshair

a wife-in-law? lol somehow i do not think my brother will share lol

9:38 am

Trifioso

a wife in law is my father's second wife....

9:38 am

Scrabbler

"Oliver" was our 6th grade musical. It is forever planted in my brain.

9:38 am

sprite

am I good or what?

9:39 am

Trifioso

you are GOOD sprite

9:39 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody. The grid yesterday was too large to tackle on a work day; now this one is tiny on a day when I have time.

9:39 am

Soodle

What part did you play, Scrabbs?

9:39 am

sprite

:D

9:39 am

uusue2

figures, doesn't it, nef? And good morning!

9:39 am

sprite

hiya Nef, sounds like life!

9:39 am

crosshair

status quo nef;)

9:39 am

Soodle

Hi Nef :-)

9:40 am

Trifioso

ah, the zen of babble

9:40 am

Trifioso

or maybe it's the yin and yang

9:40 am

Scrabbler

I was in the chorus, in the orchestra pit. I was/still am not a public performer/speaker. And I the only musical talent I have is listening to music.

9:41 am

Soodle

My daughters year have just finished a wonderful production of Mama Mia. It was terrific.

9:42 am

Scrabbler

So, I need to buy carrots, turnips, parsnips, potatoes, celery....what else shall go in my veggie soup?

9:42 am

Trifioso

bay leaf is always welcome

9:42 am

uusue2

onions and garlic, scrabs

9:43 am

uusue2

and some green or chili peppers if you want a little bite to it

9:43 am

Trifioso

and a bit of curry to keep it interesting

9:43 am

Scrabbler

Onions + garlic + peppers are not liked by my stomach.

9:43 am

Soodle

sweetcorn is lovely in soup as well

9:43 am

Nef

It is life, isn't it? (Just caught up on chog)

9:43 am

sadie52

gee i usually add whatever i have too much off or is in the frig to soup

9:44 am

Trifioso

ooooh, corn is a good one!

9:44 am

sadie52

thts it all this soup talk it is cold and miserable here today im making soup for dinner

9:44 am

Scrabbler

Simple cooking is as far as I go. Bay leaf, spices, seasonings = gourmet cooking in my mind.

9:44 am

sprite

it is, Nef. Don't let it get you down :)

9:44 am

Soodle

Hmm. Gives the soup a bit of a bite.

9:45 am

Nef

It is a good soup day. Scrabs, if you can't have onions, garlic and peppers, what herbs and spices do you use?

9:45 am

Scrabbler

I will get corn. Yellow will make the soup more artsy.

9:45 am

uusue2

what about tomatoes?

9:45 am

Scrabbler

Nef, I am into BASICS.

9:45 am

Nef

try some ginger as it enhances the flavor of everything else

9:46 am

Scrabbler

I usually add a can of crushed tomatoes.

9:46 am

uusue2

and if you're putting in turnips and parsnips you could throw in a rutabaga too

9:46 am

sadie52

tomatoes are alows good in veggie soup

9:46 am

sprite

oh a bit of ginger is lovely in chicken soup

9:46 am

sadie52

hmmm i never thought of ginger Ill have to add that next time i make it

9:46 am

Scrabbler

Rutabaga--I don't think I have ever eaten that but I have seen them at the store. They look like big balls of wax.

9:47 am

Trifioso

the best soup I ever had in my LIFE was in a chinese restaurant in boston that has since closed. shredded corn and chicken soup and it was HEAVEN

9:47 am

Nef

I always end up throwing beans and peas in veggie soup

9:47 am

Trifioso

it was a saddddddddd day when they shuttered

9:47 am

uusue2

yes, you have to scrape the wax off but once you do it's a little like turnips except milder

9:47 am

crosshair

crossy eyes his slow cooker....me thinks a chowder may be in order with a nice simple caeser salad.crusty itallian loaf and nice bottle of aussie white wine...

9:47 am

Nef

Rutabaga is wonderful in soup!

9:47 am

sadie52

so are turnips

9:47 am

sprite

how awful, Trif. Especially since they closed before you could beg the recipe out of them.

9:48 am

Trifioso

oh, speaking of shuttering, I heard this week that all my children and one life to live have both been cancelled, and I have to say, I was taken aback! I used to schedule my college classes around AMC, back in the days before VCRs and such...a real end of an era!

9:48 am

Scrabbler

*excited* A new adventure today with rutabaga! See how simple I am?

9:48 am

uusue2

yay, scrabs! A rutabaga adventure!

9:49 am

Trifioso

I don't think I could have begged the recipe out of them, sprite -- complete and utter language barrier in play

9:49 am

sprite

errrrr (feels total stranger now) cancelling all your children?

9:49 am

Scrabbler

Dear Diary, Today I sliced, cooked and ate a rutabaga!

9:49 am

Trifioso

it's a soap opera, sprite, one of the longest running

9:49 am

sprite

woot Scrabs, that is exciting :)

9:49 am

sprite

oh! Now I get it. So sorry.

9:49 am

Scrabbler

My mother and sisters watched AMC back in the 80's. Not I.

9:50 am

Trifioso

probably what many of our world leaders write in their journals, scrabbler.....

9:50 am

uusue2

a couple of soap operas, sprite - daytime tv originally designed to appeal to women (back in the 1950s, probably)

9:50 am

Nef

We've used rutabagas in soups and also when mashing potatoes. I've even used them raw cut in strips for a veggie appetizer tray

9:50 am

Scrabbler

I lead a very simple and unsophisticated life here.

9:50 am

Trifioso

I haven't watched it in years, but even still, hearing that it is just going away was a stunner

9:50 am

sprite

I think the only soap I have followed is The Family Bellamy.

9:50 am

crosshair

crossy just realized it has been a week or more since he has watched television,too many books to read,too much babble to do and all the news that fits is on the interwebs:)

9:51 am

sprite

Scrabs, the salt of the earth!

9:51 am

Trifioso

no square eyes for crossy!

9:51 am

Trifioso

crossy, btw, all three of my children have asked me "mom, would you like one of those kindle things for mother's day?".....that bodes well, I think!

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Sprite, I am very naive, sheltered and simple. My friends laugh at me.

9:52 am

Scrabbler

Trif--have them get you a Color Nook!!

9:52 am

Nef

do you use tumeric ever, Scrabs? (if not, a tiny bit will do to start)

9:52 am

crosshair

bode very well,but i would go sony reader or the barnes and noble nook

9:52 am

car.eeyore

just had a wonderful convo with D...all is well...he is relaxing and working quietly on his stamps. Joe is en route for a day or two.

9:52 am

crosshair

then they can get e-books from the library

9:52 am

Trifioso

I did think of that, scrabbler, but it does not link up with the public library system near here

9:52 am

car.eeyore

Trif....I can make sure the Kindle thing happens if you would like...

9:52 am

sprite

you sound like a beautiful person to me, Scrabs

9:53 am

Trifioso

no can do, crossy -- see response below

9:53 am

Trifioso

I think the father is on board, car.....

9:53 am

MollyL

Bay leaf in soup must be a New England thing. I learned it from my Mom, who was from Boston.

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Yeah...as I said...I can make it happen!

9:53 am

sprite

lol car.ee... wish you could make it happen for me too ;)

9:53 am

crosshair

well at least with the others,you can download e-pub book files off the net,sorry the kindle is just a tad too proprietary for my liking

9:53 am

Trifioso

Molly, it is a family joke amongst us -- I ALWAYS get the bay leaf in my bowl....

9:53 am

Scrabbler

TY, Sprite. I am happiest in the woods.

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Did you see my note below about Dad?

9:53 am

Trifioso

And hey, we are "the Bay State"

9:53 am

Trifioso

yes, car

9:53 am

car.eeyore

You got it Sprite!

9:54 am

crosshair

and the new nook touch screen colour is stunning!

9:54 am

MollyL

Ack! Nobody fishes it out before serving?

9:54 am

Nef

you don't take the bay leaf out before serving?

9:54 am

car.eeyore

He said to call and check with P in the next day or two. I think they are just unwinding.

9:54 am

MollyL

Snap Nef

9:54 am

sprite

Scrabs, so am I. It is my dream to live in a tiny cottage in or next to a forest.

9:54 am

Scrabbler

People can choke on the bay leaf.

9:54 am

Trifioso

hmmm. something to think about crossy. I use our public library a lot, and they don't have a link to the nook, just the kindle and one other one

9:54 am

car.eeyore

OK> I am going to target. Trif, shall I come and pick you up?

9:55 am

Scrabbler

Like The Shire, Sprite! A house built into a hill!

9:55 am

Trifioso

Yes, of course, you are supposed to take the bay leaf out. But everyone has gotten lazy about it, as it somehow ALWAYS ends up in my bowl, so I just do it. I expect it to be there....

9:55 am

sprite

ohhhh Scrabs, that would be heaven!

9:55 am

sprite

I'd love to have a round door as well

9:55 am

Trifioso

oh, car, how embarrassing - was just there last night....

9:55 am

car.eeyore

Or MY bowl if she is not here.

9:55 am

crosshair

lol,if you get a sony or a nook trif,i can send you a file containing over 1000 books;)..kindles only load from amazon;(

9:55 am

car.eeyore

Why didn't you call me!?!?!? You could have picked up the stuff I need!

9:56 am

Trifioso

it was not a planned thing....was on my way back from secondo

9:56 am

Scrabbler

I live next to a wonderful park, Sprite--trails for mtn biking, hiking, XC-skiing; beautiful forests...I want my ashes sprinkled all over there someday.

9:56 am

crosshair

but each to their own:))

9:56 am

Trifioso

secondos game, and tertiare wanted to get egg coloring stuff, and so we stopped in

9:56 am

car.eeyore

Well.....

9:56 am

Trifioso

oh, that does sway the vote, there crossy.....

9:56 am

Nef

I always tie my bay leaf on a string (if it's large) or put it in a piece of cheese cloth to pull out when making soup

9:56 am

Trifioso

next time, I promise!

9:56 am

uusue2

lol, trif, I usually just make soup for myself so always leave the bay leaf in. I can handle getting it out when I eat the soup :-)

9:56 am

Scrabbler

TY for the reminder about Easter stuff. I will buy baskets and treats for Mary's kids.

9:57 am

crosshair

here,give he a e-mail addy and i will send you my book catalogue...

9:57 am

car.eeyore

Did we get that E yet on the upper right? Need it for NBT pleaes?

9:57 am

Scrabbler

Nef--so clever!

9:57 am

sprite

I envy you, Scrabs :) We do have a pleasant park nearby, but it is small and not many trees.

9:57 am

Trifioso

trifioso@comcast.net

9:57 am

crosshair

k..2 min....

9:57 am

sprite

car.ee: spooky

9:57 am

Scrabbler

The park is my sanctuary, Sprite.

9:57 am

Trifioso

I just got it, car.....e + carpet fluff

9:57 am

car.eeyore

E to the right....

9:58 am

MollyL

I would be lost if I lived in a place where there were no trees. And not just trees, but old trees.

9:58 am

sprite

e + the stuff you pull out of the corner of your pocket

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Ding! DIng! Ding! TY! I am off to shop....alone...without Trif.....

9:58 am

Trifioso

could you check and see if they have color nooks there? they have kindles on sale, but now I think I would rather have a nook.....crossy is sure to have more efiles than the NPL anyway....

9:58 am

uusue2

bye, car.!

9:59 am

Scrabbler

Molly, I am a tree lover--I keep a mental list of my favorite trees and their locations.

9:59 am

car.eeyore

Bye All!

9:59 am

Scrabbler

Bye Car.

9:59 am

sprite

bye car.ee

9:59 am

Nef

bye car

9:59 am

Trifioso

bye car. if you would like to roast a hot dog later, come on over to the bonfire!

10:00 am

MollyL

Scrab, I think I was an arborist in another life.

10:00 am

sprite

I think I was a tree in a former life. I feel lost away from a forest.

10:00 am

Scrabbler

Molly, I think I was a mighty oak in a former life.

10:01 am

Scrabbler

((Sprite + Scrab)) Former trees!

10:01 am

Trifioso

maybe you were all dryads or forest elves?

10:02 am

Scrabbler

Or a hobbit?

10:02 am

sprite

fireflies! Pretty decent grid for one so small, it took me a while to finish.

Dryad, quite possible, Trif!

10:02 am

Trifioso

okay, speaking of trees, now I have to go light some former trees on fire, or try to anyway....my yard is a MESS

10:02 am

uusue2

yay, sprite!

10:02 am

Trifioso

huzzah for sprite!

10:03 am

Scrabbler

Congrats, Sprite! And I must drive into town to shop. 36 to find later.

10:03 am

sprite

have a great day, all. *hugs*

10:03 am

Nef

YAY, Sprite!!! WTG!!!

10:03 am

uusue2

bye, sprite and scrabs!

10:04 am

crosshair

ok trif,the lists are sent,i had to compress it so you will need win zip to open it,but 99% of computers have that anyways

10:04 am

crosshair

if not go to www.oldversion.com and load a free copy of win zip

10:05 am

crosshair

compressed files are key if your on the receiving end of 1000+ books lol

10:06 am

crosshair

just let me know when you get the lists

10:06 am

MollyL

Oh here we go. Gas is about to hit $4.00 a gallon. Thank God I don't have a long commute to work.

10:07 am

MollyL

And that I have a car that gets good gas mileage.

10:07 am

uusue2

3.99 here today, molly

10:07 am

crosshair

$5.20 a u.s gallon here today molly

10:08 am

MollyL

It also makes me grateful that I'm not a person who has to drive all over town to keep myself occupied. Being a "homebody" is easy on the gas budget.

10:08 am

MollyL

I'm surprised. I thought gas was higher than that in Canada.

10:08 am

crosshair

problem is the cost of everything else: if it is in a store,it got there on a truck;(

10:09 am

Nef

it makes me wish I was closer to family instead of clear across the Cities.

10:09 am

MollyL

Glad to hear it's not.

10:09 am

uusue2

True, Molly! I am still driving my 2003 Prius with 115,000 miles on it; still glad that I only live a mile from campus!

10:09 am

crosshair

we are headed for $6.00 a gallon by june molly

10:10 am

MollyL

I don't know how the people driving the big, gas guzzling SUVs are keeping their vehicles on the road. I saw one fill up for $125 the other day. Damn.

10:11 am

crosshair

with that short a drive sue,a nissan leaf would be a perfect fit for you

10:12 am

crosshair

all electric 60 mile range

10:12 am

crosshair

plugs into the dryer outlet type plug at home

10:13 am

uusue2

it would, crossy, but I am not in the market for a new car right now (no $$$). Hoping the Prius lasts another 115k miles.

10:13 am

Shirlockc

will change commuting habits for sure

10:13 am

crosshair

:((

10:14 am

MollyL

Wow Sue, will it really last that long? With the original engine?

10:15 am

uusue2

dunno, Molly, they haven't been around that long, but the engines (it has two, one gas and one electric) should be ok, I think.

10:16 am

Aaronitor

hiya guys, how u doing

10:16 am

crosshair

up here,it is the battery packs and not the engines that you have to watch

10:16 am

Aaronitor

hut

10:17 am

Aaronitor

sorry about typing hut, a total mistake

10:18 am

uusue2

hi, aaron, no problem, not a word in the grid anyway :-)

10:18 am

Aaronitor

how many words have u got

10:19 am

uusue2

78 ( small grid today)

10:19 am

Aaronitor

I have 2!

10:19 am

jmcnrick

i have 12

10:19 am

MollyL

I know someone who has an Element with over 300,000 miles on it.

10:19 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:20 am

uusue2

hi, jmc!

10:20 am

MollyL

Hi JMC

10:20 am

jmcnrick

my saab gets good gas mileage but when i am no longer driving down town every day it will help

10:21 am

jmcnrick

of course then i will be commuting to Harrisonburg once a week to make up for it! lol

10:21 am

sadie52

hi jmc

10:21 am

MollyL

Seems like there is always a trade off.

10:21 am

jmcnrick

hi sadie

10:21 am

Nef

Hi jmc. Does this mean you found a new job?

10:24 am

jmcnrick

no I wish nef. I am getting a masters in conflict transformation at Eastern Mennonite University

10:25 am

Nef

Wow! That sounds interesting; and it sounds like something that's needed in the world today too

10:26 am

jmcnrick

i think it will give me the edge i need to get work

10:26 am

MollyL

Oh my God. That T-Mobile commercial spoofing the royal wedding is hilarious. It's a take off on that couple that danced down the aisle.

10:26 am

jmcnrick

a couple dance down the aisle at the royal wedding?

10:27 am

jesdraggon

happy saturday. will be in and out as i'm at work. how's the grid?

10:27 am

uusue2

Good luck with the program, and with the subsequent job hunt, jmc!

10:27 am

jmcnrick

i did see in the grocery check out line she is preggers

10:27 am

jmcnrick

hi jes

10:27 am

jmcnrick

ty and pb uu ;-)

10:28 am

jmcnrick

not bad i think jes and very very tiny

10:28 am

uusue2

hi, jes! Grid is small.

10:28 am

Nef

the grid is small but (so far) pleasantly tricky

10:29 am

jesdraggon

small is good, the last few have been so big i haven't managed to finish

10:29 am

jmcnrick

lol unfortunately yesterday i didn't even look at the grid until late afternoon! i was doomed

10:30 am

Nef

same here jmc; only it was late evening when I first saw it. I didn't even try....

10:31 am

jmcnrick

i thought about not working on it and then i remembered i never look at my score so i dove right in

10:31 am

jmcnrick

then stopped to cook dinner for guests who stayed late

10:31 am

MollyL

I think that is just a rumor about Kate Middleton being pregnant. Time will tell I guess.

10:32 am

jmcnrick

hmmm the mag i saw has a disturbing way of being creepy but accurate -- but it wont be a secret for long anyway

10:33 am

jmcnrick

Ts topped!

10:36 am

Nef

any clue for that lower C would be greatly appreciated. It's my last for NBT and I'm not getting dressed for the day til I find it!

10:37 am

jmcnrick

i am always dressed in the height of fashion and then pl

10:37 am

uusue2

well, nef, if you were a model your dress might be tres ch**

10:37 am

kje

ch4/7 - fashionable

10:37 am

jmcnrick

but i don't have the third one

10:38 am

jmcnrick

hi kje! I have bluebonnets from Ladybirds in my icon

10:38 am

Nef

DUH! Slapped by a fish! Thanks!!!

10:39 am

jmcnrick

it was a tough search my sisters and i went on but i wasn't going to dallas where they said you actually had some

10:39 am

uusue2

3rd one from that c is almost like a disaster but has a different final consonant

10:39 am

kje

nice jmc

10:40 am

jmcnrick

ty uu

10:40 am

jmcnrick

have you gone out to see them this year?

10:40 am

jmcnrick

stats for the left N please

10:41 am

Joanne123

n 6/18

10:41 am

jmcnrick

ty joanne and hi

10:41 am

MollyL

ni 4/5

10:42 am

Joanne123

yvw and hi, that is ne

10:42 am

jmcnrick

*confused*

10:42 am

MollyL

Oops, that is the right one

10:42 am

jmcnrick

oh! I have that one

10:42 am

jmcnrick

ty molly though

10:42 am

kje

they bloomed several weeks back

10:42 am

MollyL

ne 6/18 for the left

10:43 am

jmcnrick

lol if it wasn't ne i would never find it

10:43 am

jmcnrick

over by austin they are blooming late

10:43 am

Nef

ne 6 is a ragworm

10:43 am

Joanne123

yes my bad

10:44 am

jmcnrick

a ragworm? I never heard of that

10:44 am

o-o

ne 6 - add, those set in their ways **s**t change

10:44 am

jmcnrick

oooooo creepy!

10:45 am

jmcnrick

ty BR

10:45 am

Nef

good clue, BR.

10:45 am

jmcnrick

your new icon looks like god

10:46 am

jmcnrick

Ns nuked

10:47 am

Deeha

cor - its small but tricky today

10:47 am

jmcnrick

indeed deeha how are you today?

10:48 am

jmcnrick

but it is not an evil one--just tricky

10:48 am

Deeha

Fighting fit thanks!

10:48 am

o-o

The dude in the icon is goes by the name of ineffable and the band is the ethereals

10:48 am

Deeha

And you??

10:48 am

Nef

tricky yes, but definitely not evil

10:48 am

jmcnrick

what kind of music do they play? celestial?

10:49 am

jmcnrick

well not fighting fit what with all the peace crap but in good form nevertheless

10:49 am

jmcnrick

;-)

10:49 am

o-o

music that is hard to describe but easy to forget

10:50 am

jmcnrick

lol then i won't got seek them out!

10:51 am

Shirlockc

se7?

10:51 am

jmcnrick

i dreamed last nite it flooded to my front stoop which would be remarkable since i am at the highest point in DC and my neighbors took out their canoe and fishing gear!

10:51 am

Nef

bbs

10:52 am

jmcnrick

bye nef

10:52 am

jmcnrick

hi shirl

10:53 am

o-o

se + an uncle ben staple: ***e + song title: ** the misty moonlight

10:54 am

Shirlockc

freezing over here, windy and damp

10:54 am

Shirlockc

thx BR

10:54 am

jmcnrick

ty BR

10:54 am

Deeha

Good clue BR

10:54 am

jmcnrick

dark and rainy here--no baseball today

10:56 am

rururocks

seauntben?

10:56 am

jmcnrick

hi ru!

10:56 am

rururocks

gm

10:56 am

jmcnrick

hics should be a word :-(

10:57 am

rururocks

it is in arkansas

10:57 am

jesdraggon

i totally agree, jam

10:57 am

jesdraggon

thanks for the se!

10:57 am

jmcnrick

i keep wanting to find an UN word

10:57 am

jmcnrick

no no that is hicks totally different

10:58 am

rururocks

seen on hic/hick..seen em all

10:58 am

jmcnrick

okay half way i must go and knock off some more tax returns

10:59 am

rururocks

*one*

10:59 am

jesdraggon

what fun tax forms are!

10:59 am

jmcnrick

hic is a hic up; hick is a person

10:59 am

rururocks

<---taxes have been done for weeks..:D

10:59 am

Deeha

Lucky for us it is a sunny day here as we did an Easdter Egg tombola in aid of our local British |Legion-rassed about Â£150

11:00 am

jmcnrick

is that like an easter egg hu**?

11:00 am

Deeha

rassed? raised!

11:01 am

jmcnrick

(I do about 100 forms each year ru--you don't think world saving pays do you?)

11:01 am

Deeha

No it is more like a raffle- all the prizes have numbers on them ending in a zero and you 'dip' 5 tickets for a Â£1 and if your ticket matches you get the prize

11:01 am

rururocks

I hate taxes

11:02 am

rururocks

I would be so much better off without them

11:02 am

Shirlockc

same here

11:02 am

jesdraggon

i've been so happy to let my friend do my taxes the last several years... :)

11:02 am

jmcnrick

ah a raffle!

11:03 am

rururocks

need to get ready for tennis.. bbl

11:03 am

jmcnrick

i doubt you would really but have fun at tennis

11:03 am

jesdraggon

bye, ru!

11:03 am

jmcnrick

c u all later! *poof*

11:04 am

Deeha

Bye jmc

11:04 am

jesdraggon

bye, jam

11:04 am

jesdraggon

i appear to be stalled out just short of half way...

11:08 am

Nef

back. I have a friend who calls quite often and can talk off both of my ears! Most calls last 1/2 hour or longer (she lives alone); I got off easy this morning! :-)

11:08 am

Shirlockc

sc6/27?

11:09 am

Nef

sorry, Shil, I don't have it (but am looking)

11:10 am

crosshair

qu7= a question

11:13 am

Nef

sc 6 = sc+ **nt +*oo*(northern water bird with haunting call)

11:13 am

Deeha

sc6?? The silver sc****

11:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

whaa??

11:14 am

sadie52

tadaa all done!

11:14 am

Shirlockc

woah, thx nef, wouldn't have gotten that

11:14 am

Nef

YAY, Sadie!!! WTG!!!!

11:15 am

sadie52

ty :)

11:15 am

bichon

sc + **nt?

11:15 am

Nef

I wouldn'thave either but my typing stinks today (fingers slipped)

11:16 am

Nef

the **nt is another word in grid (4/6): something I do to find my keys each day

11:17 am

bichon

ty Nef

11:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

isn't there a word Ineluctable? But there is no eluct? Why would you need a word saying something can't be done that doesn't even exist anyway?

11:17 am

MollyL

sc 6/21....s + **la dancing in Hawaii + you bake pottery in a ki**

11:18 am

MollyL

Sorry sc +

11:18 am

Jillyjill

Morning babblers

11:18 am

Deeha

lol Kaplan - thats English for you!

11:18 am

Nef

morning Kap and Jilly

11:19 am

Nef

and bichon

11:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

Good morning.

11:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's afternoon though.

11:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am frittering the day away.

11:19 am

Jillyjill

I finished grid last night but thought I'd pop in for chat...Kap...it's 10:20 here...

11:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

Frittering! Yeah, we got Trouble right here in River City!

11:20 am

Kaplan the Magne

With a capital T

11:20 am

sammysmom

hi all

11:20 am

Jillyjill

LOL...love the Music Man Kap!!

11:20 am

Kaplan the Magne

that rhymes

11:21 am

Jillyjill

Hi sammysmom

11:21 am

Nef

still morning here too. And I'm frittering my day away too

11:21 am

sammysmom

hubby andf i have a date at 1 this afternoon.... going to watch an old ma and pa kettle movie on the tube

11:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

with B, and that stands for Bab-bOOL.

11:21 am

Jillyjill

Nice...

11:22 am

Jillyjill

whoops....telephone...brb

11:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

I never got the n that molly gave me the stats for earlier- I went away and forgot

11:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

I think it was ne6.

11:23 am

Joanne123

6/18

11:23 am

sammysmom

marjorie main and percy lo;bride i think.... havent seen this movie in 50 years.

11:23 am

Nef

it's a ragworm, Kap. Does that help?

11:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

Marjorie Main- closeted Hollywood.

11:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

no it doesn't.

11:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

The one to watch is Min & Bill with Marie Dressler.

11:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

and Wallace Beery.

11:25 am

crosshair

amazing...gremlinn got fireworks on this grid in 7 minutes at the flip..:/

11:26 am

jesdraggon

grem is a word-findin' machine!

11:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

We were talking yesterday about that sort of thing...

11:26 am

crosshair

indeed!

11:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

How does one do that?

11:26 am

Nef

ne+ **scue me + ** the soup ready yet?

11:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you.

11:27 am

jesdraggon

thanks, nef

11:28 am

Nef

once in a while my clues make sense (not often enough, though)

11:29 am

beachboggle

Hi fellow babblers

11:29 am

crosshair

there is our sneaky little lw 4/8 in here i see

11:29 am

jesdraggon

ah, thanks, cross

11:30 am

crosshair

np:)

11:30 am

jesdraggon

hi beach

11:31 am

Nef

thanks, crossy. And hi beach

11:31 am

Nef

2 lw's

11:41 am

Kazzer99

afternoon al - back from another long walk - 10 miles today

11:43 am

periwinkle

hello all, my cat just threw up on the carpet :(

11:43 am

Nef

that sounds really great, Kazz. I'm jealous thinking about it (can't walk far these days, need a hip replacement)

11:43 am

Nef

thanks for *sharing* peri. :-(

11:44 am

periwinkle

NP

11:44 am

periwinkle

this is a nasty little grid. much prefer the big grids

11:45 am

crosshair

wish i could walk for fun:(( after pounding the ashphalt for 9 hours a day,when i get home my feet are a swollen mess that feel like they have filled with poison gass and metal shavings;(...crossy is carrying too much weight atm

11:46 am

Nef

I was saying it wasn't evil earlier; but now that I'm down to 20 left, it's getting tougher.

11:47 am

Jillyjill

I'm back...Peri LOVE your kitty input...lol

11:47 am

crosshair

jilly:))) wb

11:47 am

periwinkle

but she did pee in the litterbox today, YAY

11:48 am

Jillyjill

TY crossy...finished grid last night but here for chat fix...

11:48 am

Jillyjill

My kitties have spring fever this morning....tearing around like mad...

11:48 am

Kazzer99

i am doing the walking so I wont need a hip replacement in my later years. And i do carry a lot more weight than i should.

11:49 am

Nef

congrats on finishing, Jilly. I'm going to have to list I think to finish it

11:49 am

Kazzer99

It was great though we saw 2 bitterns at different times a cuckoo and watched the antics of the Marsh Harriers - it was fantastic

11:50 am

crosshair

snow tomorrow here...spring walkies will have to wait:((

11:50 am

Jillyjill

And I feel GREAT with 39 pounds gone, 40 to go however :( ...but no low back pain...NOW if the weather would warm up to walking temp...

11:51 am

Kazzer99

i am only losing weight sloly but have lost 3 inches on my hips and waist - havent done the top so I dont know about up there. but hubby has lost 32 lbs now

11:51 am

Nef

It snowed here overnight -about an inch- but is now melting away again

11:52 am

Nef

why do men always lose weight twice as fast as women?

11:52 am

Jillyjill

Yep Nef, I listed early on...

11:52 am

o-o

Ten miles is good ... to see what has not been looked at in awhile and have no purpose but enjoy the now .. good for you, Kazzer ... do the accentuate the positive thing ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z45EB4T
iYz4

11:52 am

Jillyjill

Well, this time I beat my hubby...it took him 6 months to lose what I did in 50 days...yay!!

11:52 am

Kazzer99

most of them seem to have a much more focussed approach and are better able to resist temptation

11:53 am

Nef

even when I eat less than DH; he still loses faster than I can (and I have always been more active than he has been)

11:53 am

Jillyjill

Hmmm Kazzer...there's a metabolism difference...

11:54 am

periwinkle

bbs

11:54 am

Jillyjill

bye peri

11:54 am

Kazzer99

I love the walking cos we get to see lots of interesting birds and feel good - 10 miles is becoming the norm now at the weekend and then tomorrow we are joining our gym - having the induction course

11:54 am

Nef

Jilly, you lost 39 pounds in 50 days??? What did you do? Starvew?

11:54 am

Nef

starve, even

11:55 am

Jillyjill

HCG Nef...

11:57 am

Nef

??? You are pregnant???

11:58 am

Jillyjill

Injections...went to a naturopath in Kalispell

11:58 am

Nef

thanks for the clip, BR, loved that one!

11:58 am

Jillyjill

But I had NO hot flashes when on it!!

11:58 am

o-o

Hello, Nef

11:59 am

Nef

are you high and dry, BR?

12:00 pm

Jillyjill

Hi again BR...

12:00 pm

crosshair

omg the sc5/16 and the sc6/27 were nasty:(

12:01 pm

Jillyjill

monkeyed the sc words and had to have clue help for the se7/32

12:02 pm

Nef

they were, crossy. I just found them with a typo

12:02 pm

crosshair

as did i:)

12:02 pm

Nef

se +ri5/12

12:02 pm

o-o

I am dry ...

12:02 pm

Nef

thank goodness, BR!

12:03 pm

Jillyjill

Quite the nasty spring all around...see there's tornado warnings all over...and flooding...and snow..

12:07 pm

Nef

the weather is wicked here; but at least there is some pretty green finally showing up all over

12:08 pm

Jillyjill

Just wish it would get up in the 60's...the 40's are just too cold

12:09 pm

MollyL

Thunderstorms are getting ready to roll through here. It's windy and rainy. A good day for staying put.

12:09 pm

o-o

When the National Weather Service provides the windchill vestiges of winter remain ..

12:13 pm

crosshair

stole a good clue for that nasty se 7/32=

12:13 pm

LeslieAnn

hello. quite a feat to go nbt today, eh?

12:13 pm

aslindy

may I please have a clue for the ci6?

12:14 pm

crosshair

darn...i am not tracking well today lol

12:14 pm

MollyL

The cr 6 is like a terrible situation, but change the last letter

12:15 pm

o-o

round thing: ci*cle + ***en Elizabeth

12:15 pm

aslindy

thank you molly

12:16 pm

MollyL

Is that the same spelling as the ci6/30 de Soleil?

12:16 pm

aslindy

thanks, br

12:17 pm

Jillyjill

yes molly

12:17 pm

o-o

cr + admonition for a photo smile: say ch****

12:18 pm

aslindy

thanks br

12:19 pm

Nef

I don't have it yet, aslin, but will look (and thanks for the cr 6 Moly

12:21 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, molly

12:29 pm

Jillyjill

Well, probably should get something done today...anyone need clues before I leave?

12:31 pm

LeslieAnn

i would take a 7 or two

12:32 pm

o-o

qu 7 --- ask questions about

12:32 pm

Jillyjill

qu7/40=what you request from a spreadsheet or build under MS Access

12:32 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks br

12:32 pm

jesdraggon

quiche does not exist in the puzzle. sadness.

12:32 pm

Jillyjill

se7/32=se+ri5/12

12:32 pm

jesdraggon

thanks bab, jilly :)

12:33 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks!

12:33 pm

Jillyjill

and with that...exit stage right... *poof*

12:34 pm

jesdraggon

bye, jilly

12:38 pm

LeslieAnn

are all the lonely e words easy?

12:39 pm

jesdraggon

pretty much, leslie

12:39 pm

LeslieAnn

ok. have 2/4. will poke around a bit more.

12:39 pm

jesdraggon

ee5, el5, en6, er4

12:40 pm

LeslieAnn

great thanks jes

12:41 pm

jesdraggon

the sc words, however, are insane

12:41 pm

jesdraggon

i don't speak yiddish!

12:42 pm

jesdraggon

fireworks :)

12:42 pm

Nef

YAY, jes!!! WTG!!!

12:42 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah jes!

12:42 pm

welki

hi folks

12:43 pm

LeslieAnn

hallo welki

12:43 pm

Nef

hi welki!

12:43 pm

jesdraggon

hi welki

12:45 pm

Nef

Finally! DH is laying down and our daughter is gone! I can get this grid done without interruptions now! :-)

12:45 pm

welki

scrolling back .. nasty weather all over. snowing here (again) - second storm this week

12:48 pm

jesdraggon

heh. are you supposed to be that happy to send your daughter off so you can play a computer game, nef?

12:49 pm

Nef

even though she's 28, she's still so ADHD that it's distracting. Sometimes I just want some earplugs when she's around! (I shouldn't admit to that, should I?)

12:50 pm

Nef

peace and quiet doesn't live in my house....

12:51 pm

crosshair

you do not have to justify nef..my 17 year old son is adhd lol

12:51 pm

pugmama763

don't feel too bad nef, my daughter is 24 & very bi-polar . I frewuently feel the same

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody thanks for the clues that were in the chog! gave me 5 words but still not even half!

12:51 pm

pugmama763

ooops frequently

12:51 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

12:51 pm

jesdraggon

heh. no, that's understandable, nef

12:52 pm

jesdraggon

hi ruby

12:52 pm

jesdraggon

hi pugmama

12:52 pm

Nef

I love my kids dearly; but sometimes they are too much for me to deal with.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

hello des

12:52 pm

pugmama763

hi jess

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

((nef))

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

hello pugmama

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

half now

12:53 pm

Nef

hey ruby; what clues do you need?

12:53 pm

pugmama763

every parent feels that at times

12:53 pm

pugmama763

hi ruby & all

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

I need 4 singleton vowels, 3 i's and an el

12:54 pm

LeslieAnn

i could use the first column n and fourth column i

12:54 pm

crosshair

sdorry there are a pair of lw,s just pl the 4

12:54 pm

pugmama763

especially parents whos kids have personality disorders.You don't love them any less because of that, you love them in spite of it.

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

aah, I found the ic!

12:54 pm

LeslieAnn

e + belly button ****

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

nm, I was just being lazy

12:55 pm

Nef

is= ic 5/12, in5/14, ir 4/4

12:56 pm

LeslieAnn

ah it was the in i needed thanks nef

12:56 pm

Nef

yw

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the lw's crossy

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the voewls, nef

12:56 pm

Nef

ne 6/18= ragworm

12:56 pm

MollyL

First column n...n + you are h**e + Hawaiian dancers wear l***

12:57 pm

Nef

great clue, Molly! (I hesitated to give mine!

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

eeew but thanks molly!

12:58 pm

crosshair

and it is off to work for crossy..tc all and happy babbling!...poink!

12:58 pm

LeslieAnn

ok took me a minute to figure out where i was, but now i have it :)

12:59 pm

Nef

hagd, crossy!

12:59 pm

LeslieAnn

what is poink? a poof variation?

12:59 pm

LeslieAnn

must be the bacon-inspired version of poof

1:00 pm

jesdraggon

bye, crossy

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

I think it's bouncing off the trampoline

1:00 pm

LeslieAnn

ah. another good way to exit.

1:00 pm

pugmama763

sounds very " mad magazine" inspired

1:01 pm

LeslieAnn

how many s6 words? i only have one, a normal word

1:02 pm

MollyL

2 sc6 words

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

monkeys are looking for those s's

1:04 pm

MollyL

One is normal, one is very very abnormal.

1:04 pm

LeslieAnn

normal one is a TV sc****

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

ty leslie ann

1:05 pm

MollyL

I have a clue for the other if folks are ready for clues

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

ready!

1:05 pm

LeslieAnn

definitely. ha!

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

the abnormal one, I hope

1:06 pm

MollyL

sc + Hawaiian **la dance + you bake pottery in a ki**

1:06 pm

LeslieAnn

yikes thanks for that one

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

is that a plural for synagogue?

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

and ty!

1:07 pm

jesdraggon

yes, ruby

1:07 pm

LeslieAnn

only one 6 left. either s, c or L

1:07 pm

pugmama763

shame on me, I'm a Jew & would never have found that

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

it's funny because I got the singular right away, had no idea!

1:08 pm

Nef

lu 6?

1:09 pm

jesdraggon

plural the lu5, nef

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

filthy monies

1:09 pm

Nef

(cluing you, LA)

1:09 pm

pugmama763

heard a fair amount of yiddish from my father/ grandma but never really learned it or the spelling

1:09 pm

LeslieAnn

ooh yes that would be it. *jumps back in*

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

I think every household had different pronunciations and spellings, depending on which shtetl they came from.....

1:11 pm

LeslieAnn

ok down to 5 left

1:11 pm

Nef

3 left (but I'm hungry now)

1:11 pm

LeslieAnn

what letters nef

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

I give up, good night everybody!

1:11 pm

LeslieAnn

bye ruby

1:12 pm

Nef

niters, ruby!

1:12 pm

Nef

C's of course, LA

1:13 pm

LeslieAnn

i have c and s. so i have at least one you don't...

1:13 pm

LeslieAnn

do you have 3 c6?

1:13 pm

pugmama763

yeah fireworks

1:13 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah pug

1:14 pm

Nef

I only have 2 c6's

1:14 pm

Nef

YAY, pug!!! WTG!!!

1:14 pm

LeslieAnn

one ci, two cr

1:15 pm

Nef

it's a ci 6 I'm missing (down to 2 left now)

1:15 pm

LeslieAnn

ci6 de soleil

1:16 pm

pugmama763

congrats in advance nef & happy babbling all ! POOF !

1:16 pm

Nef

thanks

1:16 pm

Nef

bye pug!

1:16 pm

jesdraggon

yay, pug!

1:19 pm

LeslieAnn

ok just missing an s5 and c5

1:20 pm

Nef

fireworks (my last word was the cr4/5 that the cr 6/24 is built on! What a fish!)

1:20 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah nef!

1:21 pm

Nef

c 5s: ch5/16,5/14,5/14 ci 5/12, 5/12

1:22 pm

LeslieAnn

ah had to flip the pepper letters

1:23 pm

Nef

s 5's: sc 5/16 (hard word), 5/12; si5/10, 5/10

1:24 pm

LeslieAnn

oh bugger i had the hard one needed one with double vowel at end. was sure i was missing an sc. thanks nef, fireworks!

1:24 pm

Nef

good clue there, LA! I found more words today with bad spelling than I ever have before. :-)

1:24 pm

MollyL

Pepper letters?

1:24 pm

Nef

YAY, LA!!! WTG!!!!

1:25 pm

LeslieAnn

ch 5/14 - ch*** pepper. there's another ch 5/14 in which you just swap the two last letters

1:26 pm

MollyL

That's funny. To me, the pepper word is slang for young one. As in "Honey ch5/14". It's a southern thing.

1:27 pm

Nef

never heard that one before, Molly

1:28 pm

Nef

so, does anyone need clues?

1:31 pm

Nef

If not; I'd better get busy doing some laundry.

1:31 pm

LeslieAnn

i think i'm out too nef. have a good day all.

1:32 pm

Nef

bye now. <poof!>

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, molly, i thought the honey ch*** was more universal . . .

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

<<<<<< puppies on their way to happy forever home "up north"

1:46 pm

jillibus

Hello all -- just here briefly again

1:47 pm

jesdraggon

I've always thought that was spelled "honey chile" or "honey chil' ", just dropping the d off the end...

1:48 pm

rururocks

has an e

1:49 pm

rururocks

hi jilli

1:49 pm

jesdraggon

hi jilli, hi again ru--how was tennis?

1:50 pm

jillibus

hi ruru -- I'm half asleep -- too much wine last night

1:50 pm

rururocks

I got slaughtered today

1:50 pm

rururocks

lol

1:50 pm

jillibus

aw, poor ruru!

1:50 pm

rururocks

hope it was good wine jilli?

1:50 pm

rururocks

I couldn't serve worth beans today

1:51 pm

jillibus

Santa Rosa Sauv blanc and then some red I think was Barefoot Zin

1:51 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, ru. if it's any consolation, i'm sure you'd beat me handily despite poor serves :)

1:52 pm

rururocks

santa rosa?

1:52 pm

rururocks

I should have served beans instead come to think of it

1:53 pm

jillibus

can't stay -- bridge friendly foursome coming this afternoon and then I'm going to a party this evening -- phew!

1:53 pm

rururocks

jilli.. you party girl you..lol

1:54 pm

jesdraggon

have fun, jilli :)

1:55 pm

jillibus

I mean Santa Rita, from Ch***

1:56 pm

rururocks

Santa Rita is an okay producer

1:56 pm

rururocks

I used to sell it

1:57 pm

rururocks

I worked for the importer of it for a hile

1:57 pm

rururocks

*while*

1:58 pm

jillibus

Glad to hear that, ruru -- it fits our budgets here. Prices here are much higher than yours -- tons of tax.

2:00 pm

rururocks

yes.. I visited the estate in Chile too

2:00 pm

rururocks

quite a history behind that winery jilli .. you should read up on it sometime

2:03 pm

jillibus

I will, ruru, but not just now -- actually, I have to go -- lunch to get, and then my bridge buddies arrive...etc!

2:03 pm

jillibus

Happy babbling, all, and ..... *poof

2:04 pm

kje

hola

2:04 pm

jesdraggon

bye, jilli

2:04 pm

jesdraggon

hi, kje

2:07 pm

rururocks

hey kj

2:08 pm

jesdraggon

awright. work's done, i think. have a good one, all, i'm heading for home.

2:09 pm

kje

ru - question?

2:09 pm

kje

bye jes

2:11 pm

kje

or not

2:12 pm

rururocks

yes?

2:13 pm

rururocks

*went to get coffee*

2:13 pm

kje

wine question

2:13 pm

rururocks

fire away

2:13 pm

kje

ordering whites - used the last bottle of kenefick last night... also lookig at seghesio's sice i have others coming from there but not as familiar with their grapes

2:14 pm

kje

they have pinot grigio, which I know, but then arneis and fiano which i do not kow

2:14 pm

rururocks

what does Seghesio make in whites these days.. ?

2:14 pm

kje

have you tasted their whites?

2:15 pm

rururocks

only Chardonnay.. I 'm not sure they make it any more. I particularly like their two ZInfandels.

2:16 pm

kje

yes, I get their zins ad sangiovese regularly, but I need some whites

2:16 pm

kje

and I am not a big chardoay fan - esp CA chards since they get too oaky

2:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just had a rare treat- it's right before Passover and we needed a major cleaning, so called in the pros- can't afford to do this on a regular basis but it sure is nice to have some help- I live with pigs.

2:17 pm

kje

my fave whites are voignier ad gewurztraminer

2:17 pm

rururocks

you might like Mark Herold's new Albarino ($26)..at Mark Herold Wines

2:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And cows and chickens.

2:17 pm

kje

nice kap

2:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Well, not really, but it seems that way.

2:18 pm

rururocks

Navarro makes a great Gewurztraminer.

2:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Trader Joe boxed wines- it's the latest thing in trendy.

2:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ruru makes a great Katzenjammer.

2:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And an awesome Gefilte.

2:19 pm

rururocks

I had the Kenefick White last night myself. IT is really nice.

2:19 pm

kje

can't order herold on line apparently

2:20 pm

rururocks

oh.

2:20 pm

kje

yes, goes well with my asian seafood dishes

2:21 pm

rururocks

another I like is French.. DOmaine Sainte Anne they make a really nice viognier and it is really priced well.

2:21 pm

rururocks

you can get that at Rare Wine Company in Sonoma

2:21 pm

uusue2

hi again, all!

2:21 pm

kje

hmmmm... wonder if i ca find that here - I love the savignon blancs from sancerre but lately have been having trouble finding good ones here

2:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi UU

2:22 pm

rururocks

You can order Mark Herold from Carpe Vino in Auburn California to ship to you

2:22 pm

uusue2

sorry to have left abruptly eariler in the day, was not feeling well. Took a nap, now slightly better but may nap some more.

2:22 pm

kje

have to place orders soon before temps get too high here

2:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

naps are nice. sorry you're not feeling up to par.

2:22 pm

rururocks

hmm .. try 2009 Henri Pelle Menetou Salon "Morogues" instead of Sancerre

2:22 pm

uusue2

Especially as it is snowing outside, which I thought was illegal in mid-April (not really but it's something else to complain about :-)

2:23 pm

kje

last question ru then I will stop making you work ; )

2:23 pm

rururocks

brb

2:23 pm

rururocks

go ahead

2:23 pm

kje

wine for ham?

2:23 pm

uusue2

just noticed I only have 10 words left; might as well finish first :-)

2:23 pm

MollyL

Ew! Snow in April Sue? Sorry you're not feeling well. *Continues reading wine conversation while sipping cheap beer*

2:23 pm

kje

go sue go

2:24 pm

rururocks

Beaujolais, Geuwurz, Dry Rose, and Dry Riesling are the best with the ham due to salt

2:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 17 left but don't see noffin'

2:24 pm

kje

yep, that salt and smoke is hard

2:24 pm

uusue2

i am using lickety, kap, no other way for me today

2:24 pm

kje

OK - thanks! sorry for making you work o a saturday

2:24 pm

kje

really - thaks

2:24 pm

uusue2

(or any other day as far as that goes)

2:25 pm

kje

ow ill just go back to harassing you

2:25 pm

rururocks

brb

2:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have qu7- what are the stats on the other 7?

2:25 pm

MollyL

se 7/32

2:25 pm

kje

se7

2:25 pm

uusue2

se7/32 (don't have it yet)

2:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am happy to inform you that the missing word is NOT serchie.

2:27 pm

uusue2

that is good to know, kap :-)

2:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

nor is it seichie, and if I go on this way, i am sure to find it.

2:28 pm

MollyL

You were closer with the first one Kap

2:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

really?

2:29 pm

uusue2

just used morewords for the first time (does that mean I've lost my virginity???) to find the sc6/27

2:29 pm

MollyL

Yes Sue, you have been deflowered.

2:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I hope there was at least dinner first.

2:30 pm

uusue2

no but I did just have some soup :-)

2:30 pm

rururocks

se + deadly poisonous gas

2:31 pm

uusue2

thx, ruru!

2:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OK, thank's ruru.

2:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

thanks.

2:32 pm

uusue2

Ha! Fireworks!

2:33 pm

MollyL

!!!!!!! Sue !!!!!!!!

2:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Wow, sue. congrats.

2:34 pm

kje

navarro does not list a gewurzt

2:34 pm

kje

though they have a chenin blanc

2:35 pm

rururocks

what?

2:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

15 left. bbl.

2:36 pm

kje

thought you had said navarro makes a gewurztraminer

2:37 pm

rururocks

they do.. it's in a package apparently.
You can call the winery to see if they can send it on its own.

2:37 pm

uusue2

bye, kap!

2:37 pm

rururocks

look on the package in option # 2

2:37 pm

kje

k

2:38 pm

rururocks

they must be low in inventory on the Gewurz

2:39 pm

kje

ah, ty... see it now... sorry to bother you

2:39 pm

rururocks

it is really dry and always good

2:39 pm

kje

have you tried their muscat blanc? would be sweet, but curious

2:40 pm

rururocks

no.. I like Domaine Weinbach 's Muscat (Spec's would have it) the best and it is not expensive and it is dry

2:40 pm

kje

holy cow!!! they offer 1 cent shipping!!! wow

2:41 pm

kje

wow - unbelievable

2:41 pm

rururocks

Their pinots have gotten better too.

2:42 pm

kje

will make a case to get the cheap shipping, anything else I should try from there?

2:43 pm

rururocks

let me look

2:45 pm

rururocks

looks like the sampler @ $200 is a pretty good deal.
The Rose and the L'Ancienne Pinot are nice. You'll love the Gewurz.. the Chenin is Dry and would work with ham too

2:48 pm

kje

wi wat more tha 1 gewurzt so will make my own case... thanks, ru - you gave me lots of ideas

2:48 pm

kje

crap, my typing is getting worse

2:48 pm

kje

will want is how that should have started

2:49 pm

kje

you should get a finders fee

2:50 pm

rururocks

I bought a case of the Henri Pelle.. it will bring tears to your eyes it is so good

2:50 pm

kje

since you did well with the kenefick, I will trust you on the gewurzt and order plenty this time

2:50 pm

kje

will check it out

2:51 pm

rururocks

there was another Mendocino winery that made a nice Gewurzs.. but they sold and don't make it any longer.

2:51 pm

Dorens

tears to the eyes? do tell

2:51 pm

Dorens

ruru does know his wines!!

2:51 pm

rururocks

it is hauntingly beautiful... and would be perfect with your feta cheese meals

2:51 pm

kje

do you order the pelle direct from them?

2:52 pm

rururocks

no.. I bought it from a retailer.

2:52 pm

rururocks

I would guess one of your bigger wine shops would carry it in Dallas.

2:52 pm

Dorens

qu'est-ce que c'est?

2:52 pm

rururocks

It is just like a great Sancerre for half the price

2:53 pm

kje

cool, will check for it

2:53 pm

rururocks

it's like $19.99 and waaaaay worth it

2:53 pm

Dorens

yes, yes? (sancerre being one of my preferred whites, now that i'm free from ken and his obsession with chardonnay)

2:54 pm

rururocks

I thought his obsession was you?

2:54 pm

kje

wine searcher says it isn't sold in tx - good lord

2:55 pm

rururocks

damn it

2:55 pm

kje

maybe that was the problem, ru... his bsession SHOULD have been her ; )

2:55 pm

rururocks

how can I ship you a bottle..to the hospital?

2:55 pm

kje

sold in CA and NY

2:55 pm

kje

http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/henr
y+pelle+menetou+salon+morogues/-/usa

2:56 pm

Dorens

what is the vineyard ru? and no, that wasn't the problem -- the problem is just that we were not truly a good fit

2:56 pm

rururocks

damn

2:56 pm

kje

would't ship to the hospital - it goes to receivig ad sits there for too long

2:57 pm

rururocks

He makes three wines. Morogues is the least expensive.. Clos Blanchais is the old vine and incredible btu pricier @ $30 and the Ratier which is more and too earthy for my taste.

2:57 pm

kje

I want some wine so good i cry now... see what you have started

2:57 pm

Dorens

ok. will see if my friendly local winecellar can get me a case... sounds delicious

2:58 pm

rururocks

it is perfect Sauvignon blanc.. just perfect

2:59 pm

kje

looks like i ca order it from CA

2:59 pm

Dorens

ok, have requested it. they did get me the littorai..so I have hopes

3:00 pm

rururocks

try a few bottles first with food and let me know if you like it

3:00 pm

MollyL

Wine and cheese party in the chog!

3:01 pm

Dorens

i always like everything ru recommends

3:01 pm

Dorens

will it go with truffle tremor?

3:02 pm

kje

wow... lots of these places have minimal stock - less than a case

3:02 pm

rururocks

yes

3:02 pm

rururocks

people are onto it in California..

3:03 pm

Dorens

that is my favorite cheese when truly indulging myself, which i feel like today

3:03 pm

rururocks

I had it in my tasting group and it outscored the Cotat's, Delaporte, and Vacheron

3:03 pm

kje

found a case i SF

3:04 pm

rururocks

It will age for two years.. so if you can drink it up in that time..what's the price?

3:04 pm

kje

K&L won't ship to TX????? wtf!

3:05 pm

kje

that is weird... everyone else ships to tx.... may have to call

3:05 pm

rururocks

talk to Bryan Cooper at K & L or Michael Jordan in SF

3:05 pm

rururocks

not Bryan Cooper.. Bryan Brick

3:05 pm

kje

k

3:06 pm

kje

if i say you sent me will they pay you?

3:06 pm

rururocks

Bryan is in Redwood City.. Michael is in SF

3:06 pm

periwinkle

ist cr6 pls

3:06 pm

rururocks

c + peanut butter cup

3:07 pm

periwinkle

ty ru, fireworks

3:07 pm

periwinkle

have not had any wine in years, give me a headache :(

3:07 pm

rururocks

<ruru.. cluing genius

3:08 pm

periwinkle

bye for now

3:08 pm

Dorens

no one will send to nj these days.. ridiculous..

3:08 pm

kje

K&L says oly wieries ca ship to TX, not wine merchants

3:09 pm

kje

hmmmm

3:09 pm

rururocks

damn

3:09 pm

Dorens

drop the magic name of ruru and maybe they will kj

3:10 pm

kje

lolol

3:10 pm

rururocks

that'

3:10 pm

rururocks

s is so weird..it is a reciprocal state no?

3:12 pm

kje

now i am pissed at TX

3:13 pm

Dorens

sokay k, i am pissed at NJ (and our fat f*** governor)

3:14 pm

uusue2

lol, dorens! Just don't inflict him on the rest of us!!

3:14 pm

kje

do you remember the vintage, ru - see all here from 2007 to 2009

3:14 pm

rururocks

what is it with East Coast Governors?

3:14 pm

Dorens

if the rest of the country is as dumb as the voters of this state, god help us all

3:14 pm

kje

I get wine shipped from CA all the time, ru... o idea why you ca't from a dealer

3:16 pm

Dorens

i used to.. don't know exactly when they changed the deal here, but a few years ago it was possible, then last summer we found it wasn't any more

3:16 pm

kje

interestig - looks like NY can ship here (though their prices per bottle are higher)

3:16 pm

rururocks

hmm

3:18 pm

rururocks

I just got a $20K wine order from K & L..wwwwwwweeeeeeeeeee

3:19 pm

kje

ok, will need to get a case looks like... to trust or ot to trust, that is the question

3:19 pm

kje

tack o a couple hundred for me ru and tell them to sed it here - I won't sue them

3:19 pm

rururocks

i'm happy to send you a bottle. to try.

3:19 pm

kje

and won't tell the state!

3:21 pm

kje

ru - was it the 2009?

3:21 pm

pam

Hi, all!

3:21 pm

rururocks

need to head to SF to get my hair cut.. see you all later.. have a great weekend everyone... yes Kje it is the 2009 Henri Pelle Menetou "Morogues with a blue capsule

3:21 pm

rururocks

oh Pammers hi!

3:21 pm

pam

Have a good haircut.

3:22 pm

pam

Wine beckoned. ;)

3:22 pm

kje

hi pam

3:22 pm

kje

(did't think he had hair left to cut)

3:22 pm

rururocks

the little grids bring pam out of the woordworks

3:22 pm

pam

Hi, kje and all.

3:22 pm

pam

I loved yesterday's but a headache kept me from chatting.

3:23 pm

kje

thaks again ru

3:24 pm

rururocks

let me know how I did kje

3:25 pm

rururocks

buy a box of Kleenex when the Pelle arrives

3:26 pm

Dorens

hey pam, andbye ru

3:27 pm

kje

NY blocked me too

3:27 pm

uusue2

hi, pam (and dorens!), bye ruru!

3:27 pm

Dorens

kj, do you have a local wineseller that will order it for you? that's what i usually do

3:29 pm

pam

Hi, Dor and usue!

3:30 pm

stidgmere

Hi, anyone have a clue to the se 7, 32? It is probably fishlike but not to me.

3:30 pm

rururocks

se + deadly poisonous gas

3:30 pm

bichon

se + dangerous poisonous gas

3:30 pm

rururocks

LOL SNAPO

3:31 pm

kje

there are some, but noe i know personally - will go make frieds I guess

3:31 pm

Dorens

was supposed to go to cambridge this morning, but have been totally exhausted from bronchitis which still is nowhere near gone and still working like a nutcase, so i'm home in bed resting.

3:31 pm

bichon

cr 6/24

3:31 pm

stidgmere

Ty bichon. Friedworks here!

3:31 pm

kje

it just went through at saratoga wine exchange... will see if they ship or call me... maybe they are risk takers

3:31 pm

Dorens

good job kj

3:32 pm

kje

if they call and stop it, i will go talk to the guys where I buy my other alcohols

3:32 pm

bichon

m, got it

3:32 pm

uusue2

yay, gmere!

3:32 pm

uusue2

dorens, I'm sorry you're not feeling well! Hope you feel better soon.

3:33 pm

Dorens

mine are terrific.. seem to be able to get me anything for a decent price, and i can do it online, so it is thoroughly painless .. almost too easy

3:33 pm

kje

sherry lehman blocked me, but they are bigger so know better - lol

3:33 pm

Dorens

thanks sue--and that is funny kje

3:33 pm

kje

i suspect saratoga will call, we will see...

3:34 pm

kje

who do you use there, dores?

3:35 pm

Dorens

liquor outlets in boonton. happens to be five minutes away from me, but they really have one of the best wine cellars in nj too

3:35 pm

kje

i should prob start making ice at the liquor store ; )

3:36 pm

kje

nice - not ice... though ice might be more usefu;

3:36 pm

pam

LOLOLOL

3:37 pm

rururocks

it's a pretty easy recipe kje

3:37 pm

uusue2

lol, ruru!

3:37 pm

Dorens

wine and cheese cask in somerville is alsos terrific and it's five minutes from my son. we are a blessed family, wine cellar ways

3:38 pm

Dorens

hah ru. i had to think a long time about what you meant (my head clogged with codeine, etc)

3:38 pm

pam

Wine and cheese cask has a great reputation, Dor.

3:38 pm

kje

how can one person be so nice and such a brat both ; )

3:38 pm

pam

I don't drink enough wine to cultivate relationships... Ru's bottle recommendations are enough, LOL!

3:39 pm

rururocks

I'm a nice brat

3:39 pm

kje

gave up on the haircut ru?

3:40 pm

stidgmere

Going to pick up Stidmama to see if a cup of coffee will perk her up.

3:40 pm

rururocks

no.. just waiting for Mrs Ru to get ready

3:40 pm

rururocks

I'm going to look like Moses before she is ready

3:40 pm

pam

Watching soccer and playing babble. Bliss

3:40 pm

uusue2

say hi to stidmama, gmere!

3:40 pm

Dorens

several years ago, we got turned on to rabbit ridge brunello clone, which was terrific... the two shops were the only ones on the east coast that sold it

3:41 pm

rururocks

<---parts the SF Bay into two

3:41 pm

stidgmere

I put up a new picture of Murphy and I hope it shows up. Meanwhile enjoy your afternoons.

3:41 pm

pam

LOL, ruru

3:41 pm

kje

meaning hairy? old? jewish? sunburned? prophetic?

3:41 pm

Dorens

cup of coffee and your company should perk her up

3:41 pm

kje

hagd mere

3:41 pm

pam

My head is bad again, so I am avoiding reds and enjoying the Loosen Riesling these days.

3:42 pm

pam

Or Scotch.

3:42 pm

pam

But not often, as my head is bad.

3:42 pm

Dorens

sorry to hear that pam. pollen season?

3:42 pm

pam

Yep. Pollen/sinus.

3:43 pm

Dorens

think it's a particularly bad one this year

3:43 pm

pam

It's ok. I'll live. Just shouldn't drink much.

3:43 pm

Dorens

all this talk about wine is fascinating, but when i feel like this i don't drink either

3:44 pm

pam

It has been bad. And i have an earache today, so I know sinusitis is afoot. Dang.

3:44 pm

Dorens

is there any decongestant that helps you?

3:45 pm

pam

Yes, I am lucky, Dor. And I don't do the "go to the doc and ask for meds thing" unless the earache lasts. I know the drill and prefer whole patient/holistic approaches,

3:47 pm

Dorens

totally understand... so this cough i had for a week or so,, i just did what i know i should do, and then finally on wednesday i succumbed and went to the doc and it is supposedly bronchitis.... except i don't seem to have responded to the antibiotics at all

3:50 pm

pam

Yep, exactly, though I am sorry you're not feeling better. My previous doctor "scrapped" all that others before him had me doing and my world improved. I still get the headaches, mind you, but he also told me how to take the meds he prescribed for that pain.

As for allergies, etc, he was wonderful. No combined products, antihistamine at night, controlled release decongestant in the morning, flonase, and benadryl as needed. And, I irrigate my sinuses regularly. I am a new woman. Oh, and I used to have chronic headaches. Now, i have days on end without head pain!

3:51 pm

Scrabbler

Hello Babble buddies!

3:51 pm

Dorens

sounds like a good regime. my son is anti-combined products too
well hello ms. scrabbler!

3:51 pm

pam

Scrabs!

3:52 pm

pam

It really helped.

3:53 pm

Scrabbler

Sabres vs Flyers soon. Pregame is getting me pumped.

3:54 pm

Scrabbler

Sending healing vibes your way, Doren. Come on, Doren's Immune System! Get to work now. Stop goofing off.

3:54 pm

Dorens

i used to be a huge flyers fan (learned hockey while living in philly, what else could i do?)

3:54 pm

Dorens

oh, thanks scrabs... sure that will help!! (+ the orange i just ate)

3:54 pm

Scrabbler

My father taught me early on to dislike the Broad St Bullies!

3:55 pm

Dorens

dave schultz? he epitomized the bullies. my husband once got me a poster of bobby clarke for the bedroom door!

3:55 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, those guys, and Bernie Parent was the goalie in the 70's, right?

3:56 pm

Dorens

then when we moved to long island, we split season tickets to the islanders with another resident.. denis potvin, bryan trottier. i went into labor at a game. (yes, bernie parent... great goalie)

3:56 pm

Scrabbler

"Reich" was rejected. Phooey.

3:56 pm

Scrabbler

And their goalie was Billy Smith back then, right?

3:56 pm

Dorens

glenn reich was the islander's goalie lol

3:57 pm

pam

Be back later

3:57 pm

Dorens

yup, and he was replaced by glenn reSch, not resch. bye pammers

3:57 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Pam

3:58 pm

Uneaixoise

everybody seen the video of the dancing royals?? http://tinyurl.com/3r7r9jm

3:58 pm

Dorens

was on the news this morning une... cute indeed

3:58 pm

Scrabbler

32 to find and the monkeys are very busy. Hi Une.

3:58 pm

uusue2

hi, une!

3:58 pm

uusue2

think I am going to go nap some more...

3:58 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, scrabs . . . dorens, I loved it! LOL

3:58 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, sue :-)

3:59 pm

Dorens

it's a good day to nap

3:59 pm

Scrabbler

This morning uusue, Sprite, Trif and Molly suggested I get a rutabaga for my veggie soup. What do I do with it now?

4:00 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Sue. I got my rutabaga--it looks like a huge candle.

4:00 pm

Uneaixoise

it's like a turnip, right?

4:00 pm

Scrabbler

It's the size of a grapefruit.

4:01 pm

Dorens

peel it and cut it up

4:01 pm

Scrabbler

What's it like inside? Typical tuber?

4:02 pm

Scrabbler

It is SUCH an odd thing.

4:02 pm

Dorens

tubers are, aren't they?

4:02 pm

Soodle

LOL - you still talking soup, Scrabbs?

4:03 pm

Scrabbler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga<
----I am doing my research now.

4:04 pm

Dorens

http://www.vegparadise.com/highestperc
h4.html

4:04 pm

Dorens

oh, i see you found a spot of your own. interesting... cross between turnip and cabbage

4:05 pm

Scrabbler

Soodle, I decided to roast a pan full of veggies--potatos, rutabaga, carrots, parsnips...I couldn't find turnips.

4:05 pm

Dorens

scsrabbs.. did you check out rutabaga.com?

4:06 pm

Soodle

Jeepers, that pic on wiki looks just like what i call a turnip. I have never heard of rutabaga in my life.

4:06 pm

Dorens

rutabagas are called swedes where you live soodie,?

4:07 pm

Scrabbler

Look at that, Doren!! A paddling web site!!

4:07 pm

Haz1558

I've heard of rutabaga but it sounds like it should be on the road along with Winnebagos.

4:07 pm

Dorens

think it was meant to be!

4:07 pm

uusue2

hi, scrabs, the rutabaga will give a flavor to the soup similar to the turnips. Just make sure you get all the wax off (they do look kind of like big candles!)

4:07 pm

uusue2

they are very much like large turnips, soodle

4:07 pm

Soodle

I'm not sure, Dorens. But looking at the picture, it looks exactly like a turnip.

4:08 pm

Scrabbler

That shop is in Wisconsin---Swedish immigrant haven.

4:08 pm

Dorens

hello haz!

4:08 pm

Haz1558

If it smells like a turnip while cooking, be sure to leave a window open. Hello!

4:08 pm

Soodle

But then, I don't know the difference between a turnip and a swede.... (Is there a difference?)

4:08 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Haz

4:08 pm

Good Enough

Good Afternoon :)

4:08 pm

uusue2

from Texas A&M: The rutabaga is very similar to the turnip except that it generally has yellowish flesh, a more dense root with more side shoots and they are usually harvested at a larger size. Unlike the turnip, the rutabaga has smooth, waxy leaves.

4:08 pm

Soodle

Hello Haz. Unusual to see you here this time of evening :-)

4:09 pm

Scrabbler

Rutabaga = Swedish turnip.

4:09 pm

Haz1558

Swedes have paler flesh than turnip.

4:09 pm

Scrabbler

Hi GE

4:09 pm

Dorens

swedish word for rootbag - rutabaga

4:09 pm

Haz1558

Hello, Soodle. Not my usual time, you're right.

4:09 pm

Scrabbler

I am tempted to insert a string on top and light it.

4:10 pm

Soodle

A poor-man's-pumkin!

4:10 pm

Dorens

why is haz up so late?

4:10 pm

Haz1558

It's only 10! The night is young.

4:11 pm

Dorens

yes that is true.. but i never see you here at this time

4:11 pm

uusue2

lol again, scrabbler! I don't know why they are always sold encased in wax.

4:11 pm

uusue2

but anyway it is the same family as the turnip, just a different species, so shouldn't be too different.

4:12 pm

uusue2

anyway I really am going to go lie down now...

4:12 pm

GLC

turnips are generally whitish inside

4:12 pm

Dorens

happy nap sue

4:12 pm

Soodle

Haz - the insurance company finally coughed up, and the workmen started chez Soodle on Thursday. I thought of you and what you had said when they appeared at the door, and demanded tea.

4:13 pm

Haz1558

You went and put the kettle on, I take it?

4:13 pm

MetFan

Lurking fireworks - Happy Babblung, y'all

4:13 pm

GLC

and not as strong a flavor as turnip, light green

4:13 pm

Scrabbler

Yay MetFan!

4:13 pm

Soodle

Indeed I did, and then remembered the Fawlty Towers episode involving 'Murphy the Builder'....

4:14 pm

Dorens

yay met... i am going off in search of a cup of tea now myself... later, gators

4:14 pm

Scrabbler

Well, I will probably wait til tomorrow to cut up all of my veggies.

4:14 pm

Soodle

Well done MetFan!

4:14 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Doren

4:14 pm

Haz1558

Yes, with doors in the wrong places and dors boarded up.

4:15 pm

Soodle

Not the first time chez Soodle has been compared with Fawlty Towers :-(

4:15 pm

Haz1558

*doors. The late hour is having a bad effect on my typing.

4:17 pm

Haz1558

Okay, off I go to watch some TV. Enjoy the grid!

4:18 pm

Scrabbler

I will take a break too. In holding pattern at 32 to go.

4:19 pm

Haz1558

Oh, and never let on but I've found evidence of the Babble Rules Committee's workings. See my profile, but keep it secret. You DIDN'T hear it from me.

4:19 pm

Haz1558

*gone*

4:19 pm

Soodle

Rushing to Haz's profile... Have a good evening/ day all departers.

4:21 pm

MollyL

Our Haz is very clever. Bravo!

4:23 pm

Soodle

Bless her. She got it absolutely Spot On. Well done Haz. I would like to propose her as Secretary of the Babble Rules Committee. Care to second her, Moll?

4:30 pm

Soodle

Oh no. I murdered the chog. Again. Mae Culpa.

4:31 pm

Good Enough

Cheers to you Haz (even though you've left). BRC secret safe with me!

4:32 pm

o-o

I am quite sure I am dyspeptic because of dystopia.

4:35 pm

Soodle

Hi GE, and Hi BabbleRabble. BR... at least your not dysfunctional.

4:37 pm

MollyL

I know nothing of The Secret Babble Committee. I know nothing.

4:38 pm

o-o

Hello. Some would disagree; but I do not mind.

4:38 pm

Soodle

Ve haf vays off making you tolk......

4:39 pm

MollyL

Mae Culpa. Is she the great granddaughter of Mae West? : P

4:39 pm

o-o

Sergeant Schultz: I see NOTHING! I know NOTHING!

4:41 pm

o-o

mea culpa, mea culpa, mea mÃ¡xima culpa. through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

4:43 pm

o-o

The Shakespearean obsequious: Some carry-tale, some please-man, some slight zany,
Some mumble-news, some trencher-knight, some Dick,

4:45 pm

Soodle

Oh, BR, I am being transported back to my dim and distant past. At school, as 5/6 yr olds, we had to learn all that off by heart. In Latin. We had barely mastered the English language, yet they tried to force feed us all the 'Holy Latin Stuff'. No wonder this country is up the creek now!

4:45 pm

MollyL

Dominus vobiscum.

4:46 pm

MollyL

Back to more "Voyage Of The Dawn Treader" with me.

4:47 pm

o-o

I miss the latin sometimes: gregorian chant: Dies Irae

4:50 pm

o-o

How powerful suggestions are. At the mental health site I go to, many were triggered by Dies Irae. They were concerned if they let go to haunting sounds they would not be able to escape from them .. much like the work of the sirens

4:52 pm

o-o

Perhaps Verdi's Dies Irae Solti would be a better choice?

4:53 pm

o-o

I suppose it it untoward for a babble to babble while at babble

4:54 pm

Soodle

Its incredible how powerful music can be. And not just classsical music. I believe music has the power to uplift or depress a person.

4:57 pm

Soodle

I am breaking a confidence here, BR, but at a recent (secret) meeting of the Babbles Rules Committee, it was (secretly) decided to allow Babblers to babble at will. So you're not untoward at all.

4:57 pm

Soodle

In fact - Babble away!

4:58 pm

o-o

Well, I have sought help at Babbler's Anonymous

5:01 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody. My name is Soodle. And I am addicted to Babble.

5:02 pm

Good Enough

Hello Soodle. Welcome.

5:03 pm

Good Enough

Anyone else like to get that off their chest?

5:05 pm

Soodle

Apparently not, GE!! But thank you for your acknowledgement. And now its time to bid you all a good night.... Enjoy the rest of your Saturday. Poof

5:06 pm

o-o

Be well

5:06 pm

craftylady

Fireworks

5:14 pm

redturtlehead

hi all. congrats craftyl!

5:24 pm

lynxxx

morning Red. Hello all

5:24 pm

redturtlehead

lynxx, i think it is just you and me...

5:25 pm

lynxxx

such a small grid - guess so

5:26 pm

redturtlehead

i just started it...not bad but...not fun..

5:58 pm

lynxxx

those last few were doozies....Bye Red, have a good night

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

Oh Bye Lynnxx, I drifted off there for a bit.

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

35 left.

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

cuchi should be a word.

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

kootchy

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

cootchy

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

yes exactly.

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

Hello Temple!

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

not hootchy

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

Well Hoochie is also a word, btu probably not with enable.

6:09 pm

Nef

hi again. I finished earlier and am now bored; how are you guys doing?

6:09 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to mu fellow babblers! How is everyone?

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

I am trying to finish! How are you Nef? and Minver!

6:09 pm

Minveryork

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

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello red and all! i am readying the arkl...and now thnunder and lightening too

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

My Mom was just complaining of a large amount of rain in PA.

6:10 pm

Nef

does that mean you are having bad weather, TO? (what's an arkl?)

6:10 pm

Minveryork

Maybe this will help you finish redturtlehead......

6:10 pm

Minveryork

Hello to all ch 4/7s and ch 5/14s! I am done with grid so I will give you some hi4/5s with a story of clues to help you hu 4/6 for words. So last week my computer starting wigging out. I thought it was very ee5/10. I continued to use my computer even though I kept on getting pop-up warnings. Finally, laptop went ph 4/7 and died. It was a very cr6/24 event for me because I couldn't babble.After making some qu7/40 about my computer's behavior, I was told that computer had a virus.My hubby heard my cr 5/12 of sorrow when my computer died. Although Babble ir 4/4 him, he knows how much Babble en6/24es my life & felt bad that my computer was broken. I asked for my hubby's in 5/14 on what we should do about computer laptop. Should we buy a new one or get it fixed. Hubby reminded me that we are not ri4/6 and can't afford a new one. He suggested we hi 4/5 our ni 4/5 friend who would not charge a lot to fix it. So that is what we did & laptop is working like new again. I am going to ri 4/4 out of this chair and see what I can watch on my tv sc6/21 I hope that you've se 4/4 some more words with this story. I will be back later to clue if people need clues.

6:13 pm

Nef

cute story again Min (as usual)

6:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes we are due for 2 in.

6:13 pm

redturtlehead

thank you Minver. that did help down to 22 left.

6:13 pm

Minveryork

Thank you Nef, although it had a couple of errors in it

6:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

good news: my main tv appears to have died this afternoon.

6:14 pm

Nef

We got maybe 1-2 inches overnight, but at least it doesn't last at this time of year

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

snow Nef? OMG!

6:16 pm

Nef

it's been in the upper 30's (F) all day here; cold and dreary

6:16 pm

Minveryork

BBL *POOF*

6:16 pm

redturtlehead

89 here. windy not dreary.

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need 13 words and have no prospects

6:17 pm

Nef

89 degrees? YUK! It's only April!

6:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

heat has been comong on all day, since yesterday

6:17 pm

Nef

TO what letter do you still need?

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

cehls

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

an dp

6:18 pm

Nef

I can try to clue if you'd like

6:20 pm

Nef

have you listed yet?

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. i am too into listening to radio at present.

6:23 pm

Nef

ce4/5 is a color, ch+ 4/7, 5/16,5/14,5/14, 4/5, 4/6,

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty nef

6:30 pm

Nef

sorry, timer went off and I had to go work a bit on supper. Do you want more help?

6:32 pm

Nef

If not, I'll go finish cooking

6:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'd like a clue for sc5 the first pls

6:35 pm

Nef

it's a Yiddish word for synagoge. sc + **nt (look for something)+ what's for *unch?

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks nef, have a good dinner

6:36 pm

Nef

YW. Bye!

6:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh...

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

anybody here who may clue?

6:54 pm

jmitch

72- I've got 19 left. not sure I would be much help

6:54 pm

lbdawger

whatcha need, TO?

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

dawg!

6:55 pm

lbdawger

try to be here for ya.

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

sc6/27 and

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

cr6/21

6:55 pm

lbdawger

sc+ the incredible ***k

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am unable to find in word list even

6:56 pm

lbdawger

add a consonant at the end of that clue

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:56 pm

jmitch

t/y dawg

6:56 pm

lbdawger

cr6.21 is like the fold in your clothes but with a double vowel

6:56 pm

jmitch

(i'll just ride TO's coattails)

6:57 pm

lbdawger

yw, jmitch

6:57 pm

lbdawger

TO is always welcome

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty dawg! red was just here but i did not see her leve. multitasking

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I have returned. I am coming and going. 19 left.

7:02 pm

lbdawger

go red!

7:02 pm

o-o

lbd, how are the roses doing?

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am going now. i am so excited that my tv is dead. now i can get a ne one!

7:03 pm

lbdawger

Hi BR!! right now they are playing the role of sticks! nothing on them, but then they probably wont show anything for at least another month

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

congrats TO!

7:03 pm

lbdawger

lol TO

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

I looked at tv;s last week, and then was shocked at the prices.

7:05 pm

lbdawger

you can find some reasonably priced flat sc6's. check out walmart and target. stay away from best buy.

7:06 pm

MollyL

Why stay away from Best Buy lbd?

7:06 pm

redturtlehead

it was Wally world I was looking at. oh my. 600.

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

iwill shop costco

7:08 pm

lbdawger

Hi Molly. mostly on principle. best buy is not into customer service. they charge you for returning anything, and they are just mean. Where they have great products, they lose it on customer service. NEVER BUY A COMPUTER FROM THEM!

7:08 pm

lbdawger

costco is good, kinda pricy

7:08 pm

lbdawger

Red, it depends on the size you want. the huge ones come with comparable prices.

7:09 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I have a tv I bought for 200 dollars back in the day, it is big and huge. But it is working so I guess I am sticking with it.

7:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty is huge, one of the 1st stereo tvs, about 25 years old. cannot get channels over 64 without help

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the spare is also iffy right now.

7:11 pm

lbdawger

that's usually the way things go...all at once!

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

costco has great deals, vizio

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

well rated

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok, i just got booted. and i really do think an ark may be in order tonight. bye all!

7:12 pm

redturtlehead

good Luck TO.

7:13 pm

lbdawger

as long as you have good competition for items, you can find good deals. here in southern tundra, it's slim pickins

7:13 pm

lbdawger

night, TO

7:14 pm

redturtlehead

this is true lbd.

7:14 pm

redturtlehead

6 left.

7:15 pm

EvaNadine

evenin babblers!

7:16 pm

redturtlehead

hi evan> how are you?

7:16 pm

MollyL

I only have one flat screen in my place, in my son's room. All the rest are big, tube TVs. But we don't watch much TV so it doesn't matter. Most of what I watch, I watch on web stream through the computer.

7:16 pm

lbdawger

hi evan

7:17 pm

MollyL

Hi Eva. Enjoying the monsoons?

7:17 pm

EvaNadine

hi red, hi lbd.

7:17 pm

EvaNadine

hiya molls.
we made a break for it during the down-time and ran to Safeway for some ice cream and treats. :)

7:18 pm

MollyL

I did the same break run earlier. Beer and Chinese food.

7:18 pm

EvaNadine

mmmmm......i woulda liked some chinese takeout.

7:19 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I love Chinese, had Turke meatball sand spaghetti and basil pesto.

7:19 pm

EvaNadine

i wanted to get Ben + Jerry's new Late Night Snack flavor, but alas, the whole Ben + Jerry's section was picked over.

7:19 pm

MollyL

I made soup for lunch so I cut myself a break on cooking dinner.

7:19 pm

EvaNadine

instead, i brough home Haagen Dazs' Sweet Chai Latte, which is quite tasty!

7:19 pm

redturtlehead

I just tried Hannah Teeters Blonde Brownie. would have been perfect without the blonde brownie in it!!!

7:20 pm

EvaNadine

we just had chicken nuggets + tater tots for dinner...heh

7:20 pm

MollyL

I had to Google that Ben & Jerry's. POTATO CHIPS IN ICE CREAM????

7:21 pm

EvaNadine

that ice cream run was the only time i left the house today. and even THAT was a challenging decision...heh
i went in my PJs. :)

7:21 pm

EvaNadine

i know, molly. doesnt it sound perfect??

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

wow that sound syum, but...hard to keep crisp!

7:21 pm

EvaNadine

they are coated in fudge, or something...they dont get soggy!

7:22 pm

redturtlehead

oh now, that does not sound good. I do not like chocolate very much.

7:23 pm

MollyL

I have yet to jump on the sweet & salty bandwagon. I like sweet after salty (as in Rasinettes after popcorn). But not together. Like my friend does. She puts her Raisinetted IN her popcorn.

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

and fireworks. strange.

7:24 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo RED!!

7:24 pm

EvaNadine

they also have a new Red Velvet Cake flavor and something along the lines of Fluffernutter

7:25 pm

MollyL

Oh wow, the New England folks will devour the Fluffernutter stuff. That is big eats up that way.

7:25 pm

EvaNadine

i think its called Clusterfluff

7:25 pm

lbdawger

fluffernutter? fluffy peanutbutter?

7:26 pm

MollyL

*Still trying to picture stylish Eva in Safeway in her PJs*

7:26 pm

EvaNadine

fluffernutter is marshmallow fluff

7:26 pm

lbdawger

ugh. don't fond of marshmallows in any form

7:26 pm

EvaNadine

molly -- i actually swapped out my PJ pants. the ones i was wearing were too long + would drag along the wet ground, so i changed into my owl-print PJ pants. ;)

7:26 pm

MollyL

Well, technically, Fluffernutter is a marshmallow fluff, peanut butter and banana sandwich.

7:27 pm

MollyL

Eva, did you wear the orange wedding shoes with the owl pants?

7:28 pm

EvaNadine

no, i was sporting my grass-green chuck taylors. they matched my grass-green hoodie. :)

7:30 pm

MollyL

Green Chucks and owl pants. The Post's Style section photographer is going to be so sorry she missed that.

7:31 pm

EvaNadine

i also may have neglected to brush my hair or my teeth today...but hubby was kinda enough to "toussle" my locks for me...
i *MAY* have looked minorly homeless. ;)

7:34 pm

EvaNadine

...and i think that one drove them away...

7:36 pm

jesdraggon

evening. swinging through to see if anybody needs clues

7:37 pm

EvaNadine

sorry jes, i think i frightened them all off...

7:38 pm

jesdraggon

heh. i don't think you're that scary, eva

7:39 pm

EvaNadine

i dunno, jes. i didnt brush my hair or teeth today, and i ventured to the grocery store in my PJs. im fancy. ;)

7:40 pm

MollyL

Nope, not driven away. Making popcorn for my son.

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

I have had the cluster fluff, I bough ti twice. It is good, but not as good as reeses ice cream.

7:42 pm

jesdraggon

that's pretty par for the course around here.

7:42 pm

EvaNadine

im eagerly awaiting the Late Night Snack.

7:42 pm

jesdraggon

if i ran away everytime i saw someone looking mussed in public, i'd never leave the house :)

7:43 pm

MollyL

My kids like the Reeses Klondike ice cream treats.

7:43 pm

EvaNadine

hubby also bought some choco tacos. i dont even remember the last time i had one of those...
and we also got some drumsticks.
(we may have gone shopping when we were hungry for sweets)

7:44 pm

MollyL

My weekend attire on rainy days like today is sweats and over size shirt and a ponytail. I do take pity on the general public and put some makeup on though.

7:45 pm

MollyL

*Wonders if Mr. and Mrs. Eva spent the afternoon rockin' the gange* : P

7:45 pm

EvaNadine

were i to actually go out for more than an ice cream run, i would have cleaned up. but i was arguing with myself about whether i even wanted to venture out for that!

7:45 pm

EvaNadine

LMAO.
not i, molly. it is not my past-time of choice.

7:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, gonna babble for 15 minutes then fly

7:47 pm

EvaNadine

BDG is going to "Exterminate" this grid!

7:48 pm

jesdraggon

choco taco?

7:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

EX-TER-MIN-ATE!!!!//////

7:49 pm

EvaNadine

jes -- think of it as a taco shell (made out of waffle cone) filled with ice cream + the whole thing is dipped in chocolate

7:50 pm

MollyL

Choco taco ----> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choco_Tac
o

7:50 pm

MollyL

<----Feels bad for Jes that she's never had a Choco Taco.

7:51 pm

MollyL

My go to ice cream treat these days are the mini Doves. Just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth and only 60 calories.

7:52 pm

EvaNadine

molly, have you ever been to Breuster's? i think it is in Gaithersburg, near Lake Forest mall?

7:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and my phantom of the day is crisis

7:53 pm

jesdraggon

i. wow. i had no idea that existed. bruce is also surprised by my lack of knowledge.

7:56 pm

MollyL

Never been Eva. Good ice cream?

7:56 pm

MollyL

Oh Gwen, you are so close to a word there.

7:56 pm

EvaNadine

i havent been myself, just recently heard of it.
but my friend went up there, and said it is amazing!

7:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

upchic? LOLOL

7:58 pm

MollyL

No Gwen, with your phantom. You are only one letter off.

7:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

chinup???? grrrrr, not seeing it!

8:00 pm

jesdraggon

upchic does contain a valid word though...

8:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yup, got that one. don't have anything close to crisis, though

8:01 pm

MollyL

Eva, I checked out the web site. It's Brusters, and it looks awesome. Also, you missed the boat. March 26th was come in your pajamas day.

8:01 pm

EvaNadine

heh, i know. i was unable to make it that day.
alas, it is only once a year.

8:03 pm

tedybeth

oh my goodness .... chocolate tacos!!!! heaven - but too far from Orlando to get there tonight

8:04 pm

jesdraggon

the cr6/24, gwen, is not quite a palindrome.

8:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, TY, got it!

8:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(adding to my collection of goofy words)

8:10 pm

jesdraggon

most of the words are not too bad, that was a new one for me, and the sc5 and 6 are yiddish, which makes them difficult for me, since i persist in looking for english words...

8:12 pm

uusue2

Evening, all! I finished earlier but stopped in to say hi.

8:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya sue, you uu!

8:13 pm

uusue2

Hi, gwen!

8:14 pm

jesdraggon

hi sue

8:14 pm

uusue2

Hi, Jes!

8:15 pm

MollyL

Hi Sue, feeling better?

8:17 pm

uusue2

Not a lot, Molly, so I am resting. Watched part of les miz, which was awesome.

8:19 pm

uusue2

Now watching House and trying to convince my partner that I need dinner :-)

8:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

house!!!

8:20 pm

jesdraggon

trying to convince them that you need dinner, or that they should make it for you?

8:21 pm

uusue2

Trying to convince him to make it, which he just set off to do. Spaghetti, I hear.

8:22 pm

jesdraggon

yay! spagetti! :)

8:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mmmmm

8:23 pm

uusue2

Gluten free of course, but he puts lots of tasty things in the sauce.

8:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gluten-free spaghetti? is that as bad as 2% milk?

8:25 pm

stidmama

mmm. brown rice (with rice bran) pasta... It's yummy!

8:25 pm

stidmama

hey all

8:25 pm

MollyL

<---- Loves the idea that Sue is being pampered.

8:25 pm

uusue2

They make some pretty good rice spaghetti now, gwen

8:25 pm

jesdraggon

i got taco salad for dinner, courtesy of bruce :)

8:25 pm

stidmama

stidkid # 2 is making me popcorn... *grin*

8:25 pm

uusue2

Hi, stid!

8:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

never had no pasta made outta rice, but i like rice and pasta, so i guess i would like that

8:26 pm

jesdraggon

are tortilla chips gluten free?

8:26 pm

uusue2

Popcorn and tacos salad both sound good too

8:26 pm

lbdawger

hi stid, gwen, UU, Jes

8:26 pm

stidmama

tinkyada is the rice pasta brain sold by the local co-op, but there are a couple other nice brands too. Corn pasta never tastes right to me, so we just don't even try that any more

8:26 pm

stidmama

hey LBD

8:27 pm

stidmama

jes, if they don't say gluten free you can't be sure.

8:27 pm

uusue2

They can be, Jes, but we have to read the labels carefully

8:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i bet corn pasta is too goopy-gloppy

8:28 pm

uusue2

He is sensitive to even trace amounts of gluten.

8:28 pm

jesdraggon

hmm. well you are welcome to some taco salad, but he may want to skip the chips then ;)

8:28 pm

stidmama

it is for me, gwen, doesn't seem to matter how carefully I watch the time.

8:29 pm

uusue2

The rice pasta has a pretty good texture.

8:29 pm

MollyL

Stidkid is sweet to be making his Mom some popcorn.

8:29 pm

jesdraggon

oh, stid, how's the kid's graduation prospects?

8:29 pm

lbdawger

can you eat soba noodles?

8:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ponder rice chex and corn chex. i prefer rice chex over corn chex 1,000,000 to one, because rice chex doesn't get all goopy

8:30 pm

stidmama

stidkid did, however, make the regulation "put-out adolescent" face, so he didn't actually go against the teenager code

8:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thus i infer that rice pasta would be superior to corn pasta

8:30 pm

MollyL

That's in the kid contract Stid.

8:30 pm

uusue2

If they are pure bucket then yes, lbd, but I think most of them aegis not.

8:31 pm

uusue2

Drat spell check.

8:31 pm

MollyL

Sue, are you speaking words of English?

8:31 pm

stidmama

no idea on the kid's graduation jes -- he re-read the directions and resubmitted (again). BUT he didn't have a more experienced person look it over, and I don't even know if it was done in time

8:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(on another subject) i thought i saw your husband drive by the other day, but the vanity plate said stig dad, not stid dad

8:32 pm

stidmama

rofl gwen! that's too funny!

8:32 pm

uusue2

Buckwheat. And are not. Don't know where the aegis came from.

8:33 pm

uusue2

I am on my fancy new Android phone and it is thinking too hard.

8:33 pm

MollyL

Maybe you are typing in tongues Sue. : P

8:33 pm

jesdraggon

would that be thumbs, molly?

8:33 pm

uusue2

And here I thought I was using my finger

8:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aegis is english, but with latin holes in it

8:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

NBT finally!!!!

8:34 pm

stidmama

go gwen go!

8:35 pm

uusue2

Yay gwen!

8:35 pm

lbdawger

go gwen!

8:37 pm

jesdraggon

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8:38 pm

uusue2

Lol, jes!

8:38 pm

stidmama

jes! that's brilliant!

8:39 pm

MollyL

I still have a problem with "tomato is a fruit". If something that contains seeds is a fruit, then beans, cucumbers and pumpkins are also fruits.

8:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i concur!! LOL

8:40 pm

MollyL

And green peppers.

8:40 pm

uusue2

Anyway I am going crosseyed looking at this little screen and am going to sign off. See you all later!

8:40 pm

stidmama

later sue!

8:41 pm

lbdawger

bye, UU

8:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

UNO

8:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bye bye sue

8:41 pm

stidmama

go gwen!

8:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

! * F * I * R * E * W * O * R * D * S * !

8:42 pm

jesdraggon

peppers ARE fruit, molly. pumkins are not, because they are gourds.

8:42 pm

jesdraggon

yay gwen!

8:42 pm

jesdraggon

bye, sue, have a good night

8:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uh oh, sue has to go to the penalty box!! LOL

8:43 pm

stidmama

YAY gwen!

8:43 pm

MollyL

What about cucumbers and beans?

8:43 pm

jesdraggon

cucumbers, despite not having a heavy rind, are also gourds.

8:44 pm

jesdraggon

what kind of beans do you mean? green beans?

8:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

beans do not belong in salad. or soup. or anything i am going to eat. (!)

8:44 pm

jesdraggon

i concur, gwen!

8:44 pm

MollyL

Yes, green beans. They have seeds in them.

8:45 pm

jesdraggon

i dunno. i'll have to look it up.

8:46 pm

MollyL

It's okay Jes. In my world, tomatoes, green beans, peppers and cucumbers are all vegetables. Seeds or no seeds.

8:46 pm

jesdraggon

well, wiki says they are fruits..."the unripe fruit of any kind of bean, including the yardlong bean, the hyacinth bean, the winged bean, and especially the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), whose pods are also usually called string beans in the northeastern United States, but can also be called snap beans."

8:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and no GD chili powder either. bleeeeeeeccchhh!!

8:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

human invent silly categories then argue about what goes in which category. seriously, the tomato doesn't care if you call it a fruit

8:47 pm

jesdraggon

i dunno if wiki is the best place to get botanical info, but it was convenient :)

8:47 pm

jesdraggon

and i'm not putting green beans in fruit salad either!

8:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nature doesn't care if you call a gourd a fruit either

8:47 pm

MollyL

And then there are bananas, with no seeds in them, that are called fruit. Go figure.

8:48 pm

jesdraggon

bananas have seeds, they're just very small. i think. don't they?

8:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bananas *do* have seeds in them. except seedless bananas of course, which are a product of artificial selection

8:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

seedless grapes are still grapes and they're still fruit

8:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

talking of artifical categories, i have invented a season, since we only have four and we need five. the new one is called Thaw and it lasts about 2 months between winter and spring

8:50 pm

jesdraggon

"In cultivated varieties, the seeds are diminished nearly to non-existence; their remnants are tiny black specks in the interior of the fruit. "

8:51 pm

MollyL

Shame. All those poor people who think they are growing a vegetable gardens, when really they are growing fruit gardens.

8:51 pm

jesdraggon

heheh

8:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

then we can argue over what is an herb and what is a spice. (NOOOOO!!!!!) LOL

8:51 pm

jesdraggon

now i know how to get out of eating beans though... "eat your vegetables!" "but ma, that's a FRUIT"

8:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

*snicker*

9:01 pm

Jacula

It is well known that putting a bit of sugar on tomato brings out the flavour. Therefore, a tomato IS a fruit. LOL

9:01 pm

Jacula

Hi folks.

9:03 pm

Jacula

jes - what'a wrong with eating beans, unless you are allergic to them (as my daughter is)? I love my runner beans, freshly picked and cooked.

9:04 pm

Jacula

kidney beans of all colours are really nice, too.

9:07 pm

jesdraggon

i dislike the taste

9:08 pm

jesdraggon

you're welcome to them if you like them.

9:09 pm

Jacula

What, of all types of bean?

9:12 pm

jesdraggon

pretty much, yeah

9:12 pm

jesdraggon

weirdly, i rather like lentils though.

9:13 pm

Jacula

LOL

9:14 pm

dan2bit

se7 clue anybody?

9:14 pm

Jacula

What vegetables do you like, Jess?

9:14 pm

Uneaixoise

se + ri5/12

9:15 pm

Jacula

silk gum, dan or se + deadly poison.

9:15 pm

dan2bit

tx une that makes firewords here

9:15 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, dan!!

9:15 pm

Jacula

Well done, Dan!

9:17 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo DAN!!

9:17 pm

jesdraggon

corn, potato (though people will argue if that's a veg)

9:17 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, dawg :-)

9:18 pm

jesdraggon

most of the leafy greens, though not terribly fond of spinach.

9:18 pm

jesdraggon

broccoli in some circumstances--boiled and soggy is NOT one of those circumstances

9:18 pm

jesdraggon

carrots, how did i forget carrots?!

9:19 pm

jesdraggon

fresh green peas--but really, fresh/raw is the only way to go with green peas

9:19 pm

jesdraggon

was recently introduced to cauliflower chopped fine and fried with couscous, that was pretty good.

9:20 pm

jesdraggon

sweet potatoes, turnips.. heh. i guess i like root veggies :)

9:20 pm

Jacula

Jes -I wonder if you have been wrong-footed by over-boiled, soggy vegetables in yur childhood?

9:21 pm

Jacula

Excuse the short absences from here. I am playing a word game elesewhere with Scrabbler Periwinkle.

9:23 pm

jesdraggon

no, i have made an effort recently to re-try a lot of things i disliked as a kid. green beans, for instance--the last time i had them was less than a month ago, lightly steamed, with butter and lemon juice, and if THAT doesn't make me like them, i am just not going to like them

9:25 pm

Jacula

Well, maybenot, Jes, but lemon isn't the best thing to de-iron the taste of beans.

9:27 pm

jesdraggon

the whole bit where i'll eat broccoli and cauliflower is pretty recent, actually. as a kid, i was pretty determinedly a corn, mashed potatoes, and raw carrots only veggie eater

9:28 pm

Jacula

Speaking of fresh peas, I do hope the mouse population in my garden isn't going to eat all the peas before we can harvest them. I am considering cementing our cat's feet into the pea-growing pot. Well, he likes to catch and eat mice, mice like to eat peas, and I need the cat to be on 24-hour duty. LOL

9:30 pm

Jacula

The last thing I made an effort to try again, a food I had hated as a child, was oxtail soup. Guess what? I still hate it.

9:30 pm

Jacula

*cats, not cat's!

9:34 pm

jesdraggon

really? bruce made oxtail last winter and it was delicious.

9:38 pm

Jacula

Yes, can't stand it.

9:42 pm

jesdraggon

eh. more for me :)

10:11 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

10:12 pm

Jacula

Hi Herin.

10:14 pm

Jacula

I'm about to wander off. Enjoy the short grid.

10:15 pm

jesdraggon

hi lady. holler if you need clues

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

Howdy how is everyone? Hi Jac

10:38 pm

DR1965

can anyone clue the ci6/30 please

10:39 pm

jesdraggon

ci 6 de soliel

10:39 pm

DR1965

ty I fotgot about the qu

10:39 pm

DR1965

* forgot

10:40 pm

jesdraggon

welcome

10:40 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

10:40 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

10:40 pm

Minveryork

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

10:40 pm

jesdraggon

hi min

10:41 pm

DR1965

Hi Min ( and Herin and Jes)

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:43 pm

jesdraggon

hi jam

10:43 pm

DR1965

Hi JMC

10:44 pm

jesdraggon

how'd the tax filings go?

10:45 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

oh i got several more done and have several more to do

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

hey min

10:48 pm

jesdraggon

sherlock holmes is back from the dead! but i'll still clue if anybody needs :)

10:49 pm

jmcnrick

*shocked look* how could that be!?!

10:49 pm

jmcnrick

which version?

10:50 pm

jesdraggon

"The adventure of the empty house" from The Return of Sherlock Holmes...which collection i somehow managed to not read as a kid.

10:51 pm

jmcnrick

really? loved sherlock holmes and tarzan as a kid--my uncle had them all

10:52 pm

jesdraggon

I picked up the complete collection, and have been rereading... but apparently i never read "Return" or "Casebook" as a kid. so I'm into new stuff (to me) now. :)

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

neat

10:55 pm

jmcnrick

i am working my way through my library and won't let myself buy a new book until I have read 2 old books and decide to keep or give away

10:55 pm

DR1965

cr6/21 please

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm

10:56 pm

DR1965

nm monkeyed it

10:56 pm

DR1965

thnaks

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

like an emergency

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to be slow

10:56 pm

DR1965

* thanks- can you tell I am tired. I cant type

10:57 pm

DR1965

its ok - no worries

10:57 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

11:00 pm

DR1965

se7 was my last word

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo DR!

11:00 pm

DR1965

thx for the help

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

li5?

11:01 pm

DR1965

add a vowel to the li4/6

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

lol no help from me!

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

ty

11:02 pm

DR1965

yvw

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

lu5?

11:03 pm

Minveryork

The lu 5/14 is lu plus and God ***ated women jmcnrick

11:03 pm

DR1965

add a cons between the last 2 letters of the lu4/6

11:04 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, i'm enjoying it. when i finish with it, i have a collection of sherlock holmes vs hp lovecraft stories to read too :)

11:05 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! lu 6/24 was my last word

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

g** damn computer just turn itself off and i had to switch computers

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo min!

11:06 pm

jesdraggon

is the chat log eating messages?

11:06 pm

DR1965

yeah MIN!

11:06 pm

DR1965

maybe Jes

11:06 pm

jmcnrick

probably *sulks*

11:06 pm

jesdraggon

it was. i reloaded and now you are all back :)

11:07 pm

DR1965

welcome back

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

someone needs to tell me how to tell my g** damn computer to quit switching itself off

11:07 pm

Minveryork

I got a story of clues about computer problems I had.

11:07 pm

jesdraggon

clean the fan so it stops overheating?

11:07 pm

Minveryork

Hello to all ch 4/7s and ch 5/14s! I am done with grid so I will give you some hi4/5s with a story of clues to help you hu 4/6 for words. So last week my computer starting wigging out. I thought it was very ee5/10. I continued to use my computer even though I kept on getting pop-up warnings. Finally, laptop went ph 4/7 and died. It was a very cr6/24 event for me because I couldn't babble.After making some qu7/40 about my computer's behavior, I was told that computer had a virus.My hubby heard my cr 5/12 of sorrow when my computer died. Although Babble ir 4/4 him, he knows how much Babble en6/24es my life & felt bad that my computer was broken. I asked for my hubby's in 5/14 on what we should do about computer laptop. Should we buy a new one or get it fixed. Hubby reminded me that we are not ri4/6 and can't afford a new one. He suggested we hi 4/5 our ni 4/5 friend who would not charge a lot to fix it. So that is what we did & laptop is working like new again. I am going to ri 4/4 out of this chair and see what I can watch on my tv sc6/21 I hope that you've se 4/4 some more words with this story. I will be back later to clue if people need clues.

11:09 pm

DR1965

Nice MIn!

11:09 pm

Minveryork

2 phantom words for me today were church and lunch

11:09 pm

Minveryork

Thanks DR1965!

11:10 pm

DR1965

I kept trying to type serene

11:10 pm

jmcnrick

i am so mad because now i am on my netbook and have no room to list

11:11 pm

jmcnrick

pb DR

11:11 pm

jmcnrick

good one min

11:11 pm

DR1965

ok going

11:11 pm

Minveryork

Thanks jmcnrick!

11:12 pm

jmcnrick

help with the LW words

11:12 pm

Minveryork

I excuse DR1965 since he gave me a ni** compliment.

11:12 pm

Minveryork

lw 4/8 is lw plus two more vowels and lw 5/18 is plural

11:12 pm

jmcnrick

very true min -- times up DR

11:13 pm

DR1965

thanks...

11:13 pm

DR1965

I will be more careful

11:13 pm

jmcnrick

good behaviour always counts!

11:14 pm

jmcnrick

20 left

11:14 pm

DR1965

go JMC!

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

thought i tried those min ty

11:15 pm

jesdraggon

apparently bruce wants "super secret special time" with me tonight... see ya all later :)

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

how ni**! enjoy!

11:16 pm

jesdraggon

planning to! g'night all.

11:17 pm

DR1965

gnight Jes

11:18 pm

jmcnrick

second qu5?

11:19 pm

Minveryork

qu 5/16 is qu plus vowel plus *gistered *urse jmcnrick

11:19 pm

jmcnrick

what does that mean?

11:19 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

11:19 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:24 pm

DR1965

how close are you JMC

11:24 pm

jmcnrick

second sc5 please

11:25 pm

jmcnrick

9

11:25 pm

Minveryork

qu5/16 is a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain jmcnrick.

11:25 pm

Minveryork

Go jmcnrick go!

11:25 pm

jmcnrick

ty min maybe i will remember that like i remember zarf

11:26 pm

Minveryork

The sc5/12 word is sc 6/21 word minus the last letter

11:26 pm

jmcnrick

8

11:26 pm

DR1965

: )

11:27 pm

jmcnrick

oh rats I already had it just not in lickety! lol

11:28 pm

jmcnrick

5

11:29 pm

jmcnrick

3

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

1

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

fire thingies

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

now this computer wants to restart :-(

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

*sniff*

11:33 pm

jmcnrick

i guess i am going to go find jillibus and sulk! ;-) *poof*

11:35 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jmcnrick on fireworks! Good for you!

11:35 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

11:48 pm

Minveryork

I see the "who's online" went up from 75 to 76,yet no signs of life here. I am off to go look for my next icon.

11:50 pm

Minveryork

Ok, now I'm all ready to celebrate Rubyfoo's birthday.

11:52 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for next grid size? My guess is 110 words

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

300

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

never was any good at sulking

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Okay, jmcnrick you can go back to PB for that guess!

11:55 pm

Minveryork

Okay,now we are up to 181 on "who's online" list, YAY

11:55 pm

jmcnrick

huh? why pb?

11:56 pm

Minveryork

I was going to guess 501 words, but changed my mind

11:56 pm

jmcnrick

oh please not that many ever! lol

11:56 pm

Minveryork

Just kidding jmcnrick. I was referring to your guess.

11:56 pm

jmcnrick

lol

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

Minveryork

Hi MLFAN17! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

min i wish it would be at least that again but pretty much thinking its going to be 100 to 200 words this time

11:59 pm

DR1965

I guess 239

11:59 pm

Jillyjill

345

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi mlf

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi jmc

11:59 pm

VolleymomDee

hi all my guess is 149

12:00 am

jmcnrick

hi jilly and volley

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