12:00 am
rastapopolous
52??!!
12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:01 am
bichon
Wow! for the first time in recent memory, a small grid
12:02 am
Erda
Thank you, Lickety!!!
12:02 am
bichon
tyvm lickety
12:02 am
jillibus
Thank you Lickety -- we'll probably need them
12:02 am
gapeach
Thank you lickety.
12:02 am
jillibus
(These little'uns are usually meanies)
12:03 am
gremlinn
going quickly
12:04 am
gapeach
OK, I will get into the right place.
12:09 am
jillibus
Watching Laugh-in - hahahahagiggle!
12:09 am
bichon
Hi everyone and good morning from St. Petersburg Russia
12:09 am
Minveryork
Flip flip hooray! (9 minutes late)
12:09 am
jillibus
woohoo bichon!
12:10 am
Erda
Give my regards to the Mariinsky Theater!!
12:10 am
bichon
It is absolutely beautiful here, but very few NOrth Americans
12:10 am
gremlinn
stuck on last one...maybe one of those ones with too many vowels
12:10 am
bichon
We aren't going to the theatre. Today we go to St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Hermitage.
12:11 am
Erda
Think of me in the room full of blue Picassos...
12:11 am
gremlinn
I need the one and only n5...
12:12 am
gremlinn
fireworks
12:12 am
jillibus
Verry inter-esting...
12:13 am
jillibus
Ye gods, grem!
12:13 am
MLFAN17
52? no thanks
12:14 am
jillibus
Sorry -- I'm still in Laugh-in...
12:14 am
gremlinn
just about everything has A, N, T, E in it - throw in a few Cs
12:14 am
Erda
So sock it to somebody....
12:15 am
jillibus
blow in my ear and I'll follow you anywhere...
12:20 am
jessmom
I've always secretly wanted to be Sparkle Farkle...
12:21 am
jillibus
Classic goofery
12:22 am
jessmom
I have the DVD collection and love it!
12:23 am
jillibus
phant -- inane
12:24 am
jillibus
I should get it for my grandkids (ages 32 and 26) who have that kind of seneses of humour
12:24 am
Erda
DVD collection -- hmmmm -- might have to do something about it!
12:34 am
jillibus
why ruru?
12:35 am
joshuavorbis
hi and nbt
12:35 am
rururocks
I'm almost done in 5 minutes
12:35 am
jillibus
poor ruru
12:35 am
jillibus
hi and wtg josh
12:39 am
jillibus
wd ruru
12:39 am
Pinikula
hi all ... left A stats plz?
12:39 am
joshuavorbis
ac5/12
12:40 am
Pinikula
thx ... looking
12:41 am
Minveryork
ac 5/12 is high card plus **ke the money and run josh
12:41 am
Minveryork
Oops! So sorry! I thought you were asking for a clue.
12:41 am
jillibus
wtg pini
12:41 am
Minveryork
Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow
12:41 am
rururocks
*spanks minver*
12:41 am
Pinikula
sorry to hit/run ... graduation in the morning...should probably be awake for it...night all! :)
12:42 am
rururocks
is une here?
12:43 am
jillibus
wow -- all the runaways! Bye min and pini...
12:46 am
jillibus
haven't seen her
12:48 am
rururocks
dang.. wanted to talk tennis with her
12:50 am
jillibus
maybe if you hang around she will show up
12:51 am
jillibus
14 left and too sleepy after Happy Hour(s)
12:51 am
jillibus
so goodnight all...*poof
12:52 am
rururocks
night jilli.. they are dropping like flies now...
1:00 am
bookwomen
You'all thought very small grid today. Thanks
1:43 am
Kazzer99
morning and goodbye - that was a short sweet grid today
1:57 am
Tanja
too short and sweet :(
2:12 am
Jivingjenny0
clue for the 7s please
2:25 am
Megg
CA 7/32 & TA 7/28
2:25 am
Jivingjenny0
thanks megg i'll work on them
3:16 am
mrpresident
evening all :))
3:30 am
Megg
Have you got them or would you like clues for them?
3:44 am
mrpresident
everyone still asleep in europe??
3:44 am
Megg
Im awake! :)
3:44 am
Megg
The little one woke me up at 6:30! :(
3:45 am
mrpresident
hi Megg!
3:48 am
Megg
Hello! How is one today?
3:48 am
mrpresident
feel great! had a fabulous reffing afternoon of 3 hours of running after young men!!
3:49 am
mrpresident
they get particularly fanciful what I ask them if I can check their equipment before the game
3:50 am
mrpresident
did you get enough sleep last night megg??
3:50 am
Megg
Very nice! I'm loving this weather!
3:50 am
Megg
I got a few hours in, i'm waiting for her to drop off then I'll take a little nap.
3:50 am
Megg
Have you got much planned for today?
3:51 am
mrpresident
good idea megg
3:51 am
mrpresident
well, i am off to sleep in the next few hours, then have a couple of State Cup games in the morning... so excited about it!!
3:52 am
Megg
sounds great! What time is it there?
3:52 am
mrpresident
it is almost 7pm in Sydney
3:53 am
mrpresident
where are you Megg?
3:56 am
mrpresident
bbs, hubby needs me for before dinner stuff-to-do. see you all soon
4:00 am
Megg
Im in Wales! :) "see" you soon.
4:02 am
Jivingjenny0
can anyone help with the e in the 2nd column please?
4:08 am
Megg
has has food
4:09 am
Megg
**has had food
4:12 am
Megg
Have you got it now Jiving Jenny?
4:14 am
Jivingjenny0
yes thanks
4:33 am
Megg
I've got four left and I'm about to pop out for a few hours..does anyone need any clues before I go?
5:07 am
hurshy
goodnight, vienna... hmm hmmm hmm hmm
5:13 am
lynxxx
lovely new pic
6:16 am
Anniebrook
hello everyone, this was short and sweet
6:17 am
MollyL
Morning Annie. I had a feeling we were in for one like this after the past three days.
6:18 am
mrpresident
hi again all :)
6:18 am
Anniebrook
Hello Molly, I would have like a bigger grid on a Saturday
6:18 am
Anniebrook
Hi again, mrp!
6:18 am
mrpresident
hi annie! **hugs**
6:18 am
Anniebrook
*hugs* back
6:19 am
Anniebrook
mrp, did you get any sleep?
6:20 am
mrpresident
sort of! i woke up late and went straight to football, had a great afternoon, just need to make sure I sleep tonight cause I have State Cup games in the morning :))
6:21 am
Anniebrook
mrp, you sure are busy! I take it your team won.
6:21 am
mrpresident
I don't play annie, I referee!
6:21 am
mrpresident
one of three in the 60km district!
6:21 am
mrpresident
women refs that is
6:21 am
Anniebrook
Oh, reffing, I see. Sorry, silly me.
6:22 am
mrpresident
not silly! is unusual to have a woman ref
6:23 am
Anniebrook
It must be a great deal of fun.
6:23 am
Trifioso
good morning, babble friends
6:23 am
mrpresident
it sure is!!
Hi trif!
6:24 am
Trifioso
it's primo's graduation from high school today. I have already warned him that I will cry a BUCKET so he should be ready
6:24 am
Anniebrook
Hi Trif! Graduation Day! Exciting. What a wonderful day. Do you have your box of Kleenex with you?
6:24 am
mrpresident
oh congrats trif!!
6:25 am
Trifioso
mr p, I think you are just about the coolest person I know. you can do so many things, and do them so well. I really admire you!
6:26 am
mrpresident
thank you trif! you just made my life!! **hugs****hugs****hugs**
6:27 am
Trifioso
ooooh - name that proper noun! shakespearean evil queen sort
6:27 am
Anniebrook
Trif, I opened you icon and could not see you and Primo...the pic is too large...all is saw was the bark of a tree, sort of
6:27 am
mrpresident
i have had the sh*****t 2011 so far and is nice to have some luv
6:28 am
Trifioso
I know, annie, it's been bugging me all week. I don't know how to resize it, nor do I know why it came out so huge - my other photos never do that
6:28 am
mrpresident
where are the er's ed's and es'....??? oh man!
6:28 am
Anniebrook
I wish I could tell you but I dont know either
6:29 am
Anniebrook
Trif, one of your words will land you in the PB but since it is Primo's grad day I will be kind....LOL
6:30 am
mrpresident
But the PB box is filled with cookies and cream and moccachinos
6:31 am
Anniebrook
then, trif, off you go>>>>>>>>>
6:31 am
Trifioso
uhhh -oh dear. I have no idea which one it is. in other news, I changed my icon, and it seems to be more size appropriate
6:31 am
Anniebrook
then, trif, off you go>>>>>>>>>
6:31 am
Anniebrook
then, trif, off you go>>>>>>>>>
6:32 am
mrpresident
i should go back to limepuss.... luv my cat
6:32 am
Trifioso
oh -- the proper noun one. whoops, my bad. and the answer was "Hecate" btw
6:34 am
MollyL
Trif, if you download irfanview, which is a free photo editing software, you can resize that picture. Or tell me who you are on Face Book and I will friend you, you can send it to me and I'll do it for you.
6:35 am
Trifioso
its okay molly - i just changed my icon - again - and now I really like the photo I have, and I will stick with it for today. But I really, really appreciate your offer!
6:35 am
rubyfoo
what a crazy, small grid for a Saturday
6:35 am
Trifioso
hello ruby foo!
6:36 am
mrpresident
hi ruby!! **hugs**
6:36 am
dofith
mrp, what football do you ref? Do you mean footy, as in Aussie Rules, or that "other" game??
6:36 am
mrpresident
would have loved a 400 personally!
6:36 am
mrpresident
dofith, I ref soccer
6:37 am
dofith
Girls or guys?
6:37 am
mrpresident
I ref all ages, all divisions, all over the bloody place!
6:37 am
mrpresident
both juniors, men and women
6:37 am
dofith
Which gender?
6:37 am
dofith
ok. That's great!
6:38 am
rubyfoo
it's very nice to see my friends here after yesterday's drama with Burt falling again
6:38 am
mrpresident
I am a FIFA ref... and luv it!
6:38 am
rubyfoo
Fortunately, I learned a lot about bandages from the visiting nurse in the summer
6:38 am
mrpresident
oh ruby!! what happened hunny??
6:38 am
dofith
Sorry to hear that, ruby. Is he ok?
6:38 am
Trifioso
one of my english friends named her cat Fifa....
6:38 am
mrpresident
nice to meet you dofith! **hugs**
6:39 am
Trifioso
oh no, ruby! is bert okay?
6:39 am
mrpresident
lol trif!! very cool
6:39 am
rubyfoo
he fell in the driveway, was covered in blood, so the point where I could barely see the wounds and there were many! He is very lucky not to have broken any bones but he is actually letting me drive today, rare for him
6:39 am
Trifioso
burt, sorry....
6:39 am
rubyfoo
does the cat take bribes?
6:40 am
mrpresident
oh dear!! I hope he recovers soon sweetie!
6:40 am
Trifioso
ruby, I am so sorry to hear this news. You have already been through so much this year
6:40 am
dofith
Oh dear, have we not met before? I was absent from babble for months - sudoku became my daily brain exercise - but I'm back now - don't talk much, tho. (Hubby would not agree!)
6:41 am
mrpresident
good to meet you and glad you are here dofith!!
6:41 am
mrpresident
I was absent for some time from babble... but been here for years!!
6:41 am
mrpresident
Am one of the 'elders' now, I think
6:42 am
rubyfoo
a very young "elder"
6:42 am
dofith
Yes, I see you here often. I left temporarily about the time we lost sweet NancyBoy
6:43 am
mrpresident
such a sad sad time
6:44 am
dofith
ruby, I don't know how old you Bert is. If he's older, gfrazes can take such a long time to heal.
6:44 am
Trifioso
I still find myself thinking of him, and often
6:44 am
dofith
Grazes, actually.
6:44 am
rubyfoo
this has been a terrible almost two years for him.
6:44 am
rubyfoo
these are worse than grazes, unfortunately
6:45 am
Trifioso
it started with the dog attack, is that right, ruby?
6:45 am
rubyfoo
no, actually, he had a heart attack in Sept '09
6:45 am
mrpresident
far out! praying for all babble buddies with injuries!! plus!
6:45 am
dofith
Yes, me too, trif.Such a lovely guy, and such a sad story.
6:45 am
rubyfoo
and he was taking his "health walks" when he was attacked by the dog
6:46 am
Uneaixoise
good morning, all -- Ruby, I'm soooo sorry to hear about your husband's fall :-(
6:46 am
rubyfoo
luckily, I was home when he fell and could disinfect his wounds
6:46 am
mrpresident
what?? ruby, I am totally unaware of this situation... so so sorry!
6:46 am
dofith
Ruby, he's had a terrible run, hasn't he - and by extension, so have you!
6:46 am
mrpresident
hi une!!... haven't watched tennis yet! but can't wait!!
6:46 am
Uneaixoise
thank GOODNESS you were home at the time!!
6:46 am
rubyfoo
thank you, all, for your concern. Poor old Burt
6:47 am
Uneaixoise
won't say a word, mrp . . . but yesterday was FABULOUS!!!!!!
6:47 am
mrpresident
carer's are often so badly affected... just not enough help
6:47 am
Trifioso
is the a in the far left corner fishy, please?
6:47 am
mrpresident
luv to Burt and best blessings for a quick recovery
6:47 am
Uneaixoise
gotta get dressed and zip on down the road to pick up 2 rescued lab pups :-) *poof*
6:47 am
rubyfoo
ty mrp. It is wqonderful to have this support group
6:48 am
dofith
mrp, you're a Victorian, are you not?
6:48 am
mrpresident
on ya une! see you soon
6:48 am
uusue2
morning, all!
6:48 am
rubyfoo
hello sue
6:48 am
mrpresident
hi usue **hugs**
6:48 am
uusue2
ruby, glad to hear Burt is doing ok, and that he is being sensible about driving!
6:48 am
Trifioso
good morning, sue!
6:48 am
mrpresident
no dofith, I am a New South Welshwoman.... from Sydney, Hornsby
6:49 am
rubyfoo
whoops, sorry
6:49 am
uusue2
hi, mrp and trif!
6:49 am
MollyL
You mean the a in the far left column?
6:49 am
dofith
It's a wonder Burt still ventures out at all.
6:49 am
uusue2
np, ruby, just starting here so I can use all the help I can get :-)
6:49 am
dofith
OK. I'm from WA
6:50 am
rubyfoo
I'm still in a tizzy
6:51 am
dofith
ruby, I've always wanted to ask - I assume you're an American living nin France, right?
6:51 am
Anniebrook
ac5---high card and ** **, see you later
6:51 am
mrpresident
stay strong ruby!!
6:51 am
rubyfoo
yes, dofith, we retired here
6:51 am
Anniebrook
that was for trif
6:51 am
Trifioso
thanks annie
6:51 am
uusue2
thx, annie!
6:52 am
Anniebrook
((ruby)) sorry to learn Burt fell. thankfully, no broken bones but I guess he is bruised aplenty
6:52 am
Anniebrook
youre welcome
6:52 am
Trifioso
that leaves just one more for nbt, but it will have to wait - gotta run for now, PT appt for secondo....have a great day ladies, and do think of me, and my beloved Primo this evening....I am just so proud of him.
6:52 am
Mom
good morning everyone
6:52 am
dofith
How wonderful! Any partic. reason? Family ties, for example?
6:52 am
rubyfoo
no, I just always loved France and this area is Paradise
6:52 am
uusue2
bye, trif!
6:53 am
uusue2
and hi, mom!
6:53 am
Mom
(((Ruby))) hello
6:53 am
Anniebrook
(((Mom))) theBIG day!
6:53 am
mrpresident
soooooo wanna visit WA!! where you located??
6:53 am
Anniebrook
What a great day....a wedding and a graduation
6:53 am
Mom
((Uusue)) good morning
6:53 am
mrpresident
hi mom **hugs**
6:53 am
mrpresident
see ya trif :)
6:54 am
uusue2
oh, that's right, mom!!!!! good luck to all!!!!!
6:54 am
mrpresident
good luck with the wedding!!
6:54 am
Mom
(((Annie))) good morning. Yes, the big day. I was trying to go back to sleep but our neighbor decided to weed eat his grass and is now mowing. Ugh!
6:54 am
rubyfoo
graduations are wonderful as long as the hankies are handy!
6:54 am
Mom
thank you, uusue and ((Mrp))
6:54 am
dofith
No, don't come here. Too big. Too dry. Too flat. Too far. We're in Perth, but I'm from the country.
6:54 am
rubyfoo
and wedding!!!
6:55 am
Anniebrook
((Mom)) Is the weather holding up?
6:55 am
MollyL
Happy Wedding Day Mom!
6:55 am
Anniebrook
I told Trif to have a box of Kleenex at the ready
6:55 am
Mom
Have the hot line going to heaven to hold off any rain until after 8:00 p.m. So far so good, Annie. Low 90's for temps
6:55 am
Mom
((Molly)) thank you so much
6:55 am
dofith
Ooh, a graduation and a wedding? All at once? The same person?
6:56 am
Anniebrook
Trif's graduation and Mom's son is getting married today
6:56 am
mrpresident
am wanting to visit Perth, just for the experience on the train from Syd to Perth
6:56 am
Mom
Hi Dofith. No, it is Trif's son graduating and our son being married
6:56 am
MollyL
Prayers out for beautiful weather.
6:56 am
rubyfoo
I want to see Australia; it looks so wonderful (and diverse) in the movies
6:56 am
mrpresident
And I have met some lovely people from perth on babble, so would like to visit them too... have already met them in sydney
6:57 am
dofith
Oh, thank goodness! Well, best wishes to you both, Mom and trif.xx
6:57 am
Mom
thank you Dofith, Shay is marrying an absolutely delightful young lady. She is beautiful inside and out
6:58 am
rubyfoo
that is lovely, mom, so you are gain ing a daughter!
6:58 am
dofith
Ruby, we'll do a house swap - I'll come to France. I'll even leave the hubby here to drive your Burt around. Deal??
6:58 am
mrpresident
I need the most amazing dessert right now... brb friends
6:58 am
Mom
yes Ruby, we are. They have dated for 5 years.
6:59 am
Anniebrook
Will they be living near you?
6:59 am
Mom
the bloody qu*** is in the grid. But I didn't need her stinkin' hat. I did find gloves :-)
6:59 am
dofith
Bit late for dessert, mrp, isn't it? Must be about 10pm there.
6:59 am
Mom
not to far Annie, they will be living in Cincinnati OH but only takes about 15 minutes to get there
7:00 am
uusue2
10 pm is too late for dessert????
7:00 am
rubyfoo
it is never too late for dessert!
7:00 am
Anniebrook
15 is the perfect distance...
7:00 am
Anniebrook
dessert is a 24/7 thing
7:01 am
rubyfoo
half of this silly little grid
7:01 am
rubyfoo
(of which I'll never get finished)
7:01 am
Anniebrook
go, ruby, go
7:01 am
Mom
good for you Ruby.
7:01 am
rubyfoo
fat chance!
7:01 am
dofith
Must go - will leave you all eating, or dreaming of eating, mrp's dessert. Have a great day, esp. trif and Mon.
7:01 am
uusue2
me too, ruby, and it's only 7 am!
7:01 am
rubyfoo
lots of desserts on hand!
7:02 am
Mom
bye bye Dofith
7:02 am
Anniebrook
bye dofith, nice seeing you
7:02 am
Mom
thank you so much
7:02 am
rubyfoo
bye dofith
7:02 am
Mom
I have 8 words
7:02 am
dofith
Hi Annie; 'bye Annie.
7:02 am
dofith
Bon soir, ruby
7:03 am
Kaplan the Magne
Wow- the first skinny grid in a while!
7:03 am
rubyfoo
hello kaplan
7:03 am
uusue2
bye, dofith!
7:03 am
uusue2
and hi, kap!
7:03 am
Anniebrook
hello Kaplan
7:03 am
rubyfoo
but why so skinny on a Saturday? Go figure!
7:03 am
Kaplan the Magne
Hi everybody.
7:03 am
dofith
G'night uusue!
7:05 am
rubyfoo
isn't inee a dart poison?
7:05 am
Anniebrook
only in newspaper crosswords
7:05 am
MollyL
Morning Kap
7:05 am
rubyfoo
ahah, the NYT!
7:06 am
Anniebrook
same with raree
7:06 am
uusue2
and what, Enable isn't full of words that only occur in newspaper crosswords?
7:06 am
Kaplan the Magne
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7:07 am
MollyL
I think of Enable as the snob of all dictionaries
7:07 am
Anniebrook
good description, Molly
7:08 am
Anniebrook
so does anyone want a clue before I leave for a while?
7:08 am
rubyfoo
yes, pls, either 7 wd be appreciated
7:08 am
forwardbyfaith
i'm stuck on the ca6/7 combo
7:08 am
Mom
ah, the volcano is here
7:10 am
Mom
are you finished Annie?
7:10 am
uusue2
thx, forward - just knowing it was there helped me get it! now nbs!
7:10 am
Anniebrook
ca6---ca, number, vowel.....for the 7 latin ending
7:10 am
forwardbyfaith
yw - I just got it too
7:10 am
Anniebrook
yes, I am done
7:10 am
uusue2
ca6 is reminiscent of the thing that used to get the signal to your TV, but no doubles consonant
7:11 am
Mom
congratulations!
7:11 am
uusue2
yay, annie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7:11 am
rubyfoo
thank you, annie
7:11 am
Mom
thank you for the ca clues, Annie
7:11 am
Anniebrook
trying to clue the ta 7, tht one is hard to clue
7:12 am
rubyfoo
does anybody remember "rabbit ears"
7:12 am
Anniebrook
ta, again the number after 9, drop first letter, then 3 vowels
7:13 am
Anniebrook
rabbit ears, we had them on the TV
7:13 am
ivesy3
first na 4 plz
7:13 am
Anniebrook
na4....indian bread
7:14 am
Anniebrook
youre welcome
7:14 am
rubyfoo
ty annie but that is a very strange word!
7:14 am
rubyfoo
hello ivesey
7:15 am
Kaplan the Magne
banana fanna bo banna, me mi mo manna ...
7:15 am
Anniebrook
hello ivesy
7:15 am
rubyfoo
almost missed the rh4
7:15 am
ivesy3
morning all...beautiful here today..
7:16 am
uusue2
hi, ivesy!
7:16 am
rubyfoo
fe fi fo fana, kapana
7:17 am
uusue2
ok, going to go back to bed for a bit (and see if I can find my glasses, squinting at the screen is not doing me any good)
7:17 am
uusue2
bbl for the last 21 :-)
7:17 am
Kaplan the Magne
:) gotta go have my coffee.
7:17 am
Mom
pleasant dreams uusue
7:17 am
rubyfoo
me, too, sue, nap time in Dixie!
7:17 am
Anniebrook
and I am on my way...bye dear babblers and Mom, have a wonderful day
7:20 am
Mom
bye bye ((((Annie)))), thank you. It will be
7:20 am
Mom
pleasant dreams Ruby
7:32 am
crosshair
good morning everyone:)) wow big grids for 5 days then a teeny tiny one..lol no happy medium is there?
7:33 am
Mom
(((Crossy))) good morning
7:33 am
crosshair
((MOM))
7:34 am
crosshair
big thunder storm going on,rattling all the windows,so not sure how long i will be on.power grid tends to get wonkey:)
7:35 am
Mom
wow Crossy. Keep the thunderstorms up your way today please
7:36 am
crosshair
i love a good thunder storm..raw power,nature fury,feeling the hairs on your arm stand up ,electricity crackling through the air,the smell of ozone
7:37 am
periwinkle
hey all, h elp with a in first column pls
7:37 am
periwinkle
and the i above the f pls
7:37 am
crosshair
howdy peri
7:37 am
periwinkle
NM found the A :)
7:38 am
Mom
in + man's name shortened ...Think Mr. Hale
7:38 am
Mom
and good morning Peri
7:38 am
periwinkle
and one of the i words, nbt and nbs
7:38 am
periwinkle
hi there Mom, when is the wedding?
7:38 am
crosshair
in= if you get dirt in a cyt,you can in**** it
7:39 am
Mom
Peri, tonight at 7:30
7:39 am
Mom
thanks Crossy
7:39 am
periwinkle
wow, you must be excited/exhausted?
7:40 am
MollyL
Mom, all the best to you and your family today. It's an amazing thing to watch your son become a husband.
7:40 am
Mom
Excited but nervous
7:40 am
periwinkle
would love to see ome pictures, Mom.
7:40 am
crosshair
sorry,have not kept up,who is getting married?
7:40 am
Mom
I think the exhaustion will hit tomorrow
7:40 am
periwinkle
how old is your son, Mom?
7:40 am
Mom
Peri, I will see to it.
7:40 am
Mom
Shay is 26, will be 27 in September
7:41 am
periwinkle
Best wishes to all of you Mom
7:41 am
Mom
Whitney is 25 will be 26 in November
7:41 am
Mom
thank you Peri, we are truly blessed to have her in the family
7:41 am
periwinkle
going for a walk, see you all later. have fun at the wedding Mom
7:41 am
Mom
bye bye Peri, have a good walk. Thank you so much.
7:43 am
crosshair
i am guessing by all that,that it is your son getting married...
7:44 am
crosshair
congrats mom
7:45 am
Mom
thank you so much.
7:47 am
Mom
!!~~~Fireworks!!!~~
Any clues needed
7:48 am
Kaplan the Magne
yes- clue that long ta again- I didn't get Molly's clue. please.
7:49 am
crosshair
mom,check out this wedding invitation.....
7:49 am
crosshair
http://www.sugarscientist.com/2007/11/
im-two-bit-tramp.html
7:51 am
Mom
ta + I have had **ough of your antics, behave! + singular person + vowel
7:51 am
Mom
and add latin ending for the 7
7:51 am
Mom
and I suck at cluing
7:51 am
Mom
but I hope you get it from that
7:51 am
Kaplan the Magne
ty.
7:52 am
Kaplan the Magne
got them both , thank you.
7:53 am
Mom
Crossy, that is a hoot
7:53 am
Mom
I am glad, Kap.
7:53 am
Mom
you're welcome Crossy and Kap
7:53 am
Mom
anything else?
7:54 am
crosshair
btw..it is usually ruled that when a engagement fails,the ring goes back..it is not a crackerjack prise for the ex bride to be lol
7:54 am
Mom
exactly Crossy, but after the marriage it is hers to keep
7:55 am
crosshair
well she needs something for putting up with the guy lol
7:55 am
Mom
there was a letter in Dear Abby about that exact thing this morning
7:56 am
crosshair
ugh..you reminded me,i soon have to shop for a 20th anerversary band..sigh..any more rocks on that woman of mines ring finger and she is goung to have to get plastic surgery and extend it a inch or 2 lol
7:56 am
Mom
the mother of the son wrote that her son is getting divorced after only 4 years of marriage. The bride was given a family heirloom engagement ring and wedding band. Now the mother wants it back
7:56 am
Kaplan the Magne
Dear Abby is answering from the Great Beyond? Now that's advice I would take!
7:57 am
Mom
Dear Abby more or less told her sorry about your luck, but you could offer to buy it back from her. But she is not obligated
7:57 am
crosshair
it is her daughter kaplan i believe
7:57 am
Mom
Dear Abby is still living, it is Ann Landers that is dead
7:57 am
Kaplan the Magne
(oh)
7:57 am
crosshair
ahh i stand corrected
7:57 am
Mom
but like Crossy said, her daughter has been writing it since the late 80's
7:58 am
crosshair
i was half right..whee
7:58 am
Mom
no Crossy you are correct Crossy, the actual Dear Abby lives in Minnesota and suffers from Alzheimers
7:58 am
Mom
so Elegant gets a new band for 20 years of marriage?
7:58 am
Kaplan the Magne
I sit corrected.
7:59 am
crosshair
sad finale to a great lady
7:59 am
crosshair
she does mom
7:59 am
Mom
ah Kap, you are fine.
7:59 am
Mom
wow, I have been wearing the same one for the last 28 years. Must speak to sweetie about that
7:59 am
crosshair
after putting up with me for 20 years,it is the least i can do;0
7:59 am
Kaplan the Magne
And you are in the PB , Mom.
8:00 am
Mom
I would imagine you are a prince, Crossy
8:00 am
Mom
so I am. Maybe they can do my hair while I am sitting in there
8:00 am
crosshair
the rule of thumb in our family history is the lady get a matching accent band to go with her engagement and wedding band every ten years
8:01 am
Kaplan the Magne
Can you see the fireworks from the PB?
8:01 am
crosshair
my godmother for ecxample has her engagement ring,her wedding band and 4!! anniversary bands
8:01 am
crosshair
she was blessed with long fingers..
8:02 am
Mom
that is neat Crossy
8:02 am
Mom
I can, Kap. Do you have them?
8:02 am
Kaplan the Magne
No- I have 9 left.
8:02 am
Mom
anything I can do to help before I leave?
8:03 am
crosshair
no ty mom
8:03 am
Kaplan the Magne
Nah- I'll be back later.
8:03 am
Mom
Ok Crossy, have a great day. See you tomorrow
8:03 am
Mom
Alrighty. Have a good day Kap. See you tomorrow
8:03 am
car.eeyore
Ugh...I knew this would happen! Small Saturday grid!
8:09 am
crosshair
indeed car:(
8:10 am
car.eeyore
Clue for the lone Upper H please?
8:10 am
car.eeyore
NM! Just found it! NBT!
8:11 am
crosshair
and now it is time for crossy,s tidbit of the day!
8:11 am
crosshair
While its popularity in America is fairly recent, margarine dates back to 1860s France, when Emperor Louis Napoleon III offered a prize to anyone who could design a cheap butter substitute.
8:19 am
car.eeyore
Really!?!?
8:19 am
car.eeyore
I honestly thought it was an American thing.
8:22 am
crosshair
cool eh?
8:22 am
crosshair
brb,switching computers
8:27 am
crosshair
back:))
8:27 am
car.eeyore
Hello again!
8:28 am
car.eeyore
I am finding it very hard to believe there are 5 C words in this grid
8:29 am
phaeton
hello...any clues for the ta6/7?
8:29 am
Mr Bob
Morning folks
8:29 am
car.eeyore
ta 6 is one who lives in a rented apartment
8:30 am
phaeton
BTW...my mom used margerine all the time when i was growing up.
8:30 am
car.eeyore
Hi Mr. Bob!
8:30 am
car.eeyore
And Hello Phae!
8:30 am
phaeton
I thought that was te5
8:31 am
car.eeyore
Yes, as a matter of fact it is! Sorry!
8:32 am
phaeton
my daffies never bloomed this year...too cold of a spring I guess :(
8:32 am
phaeton
found them...done
8:33 am
car.eeyore
Well done Phaeton!
8:33 am
phaeton
ty...have a good time babbling!
8:35 am
crosshair
that ta 6 is elusive
8:38 am
mrpresident
hello everyone :)
8:40 am
mrpresident
hi phill :)
8:40 am
crosshair
(((MRP)))
8:40 am
mrpresident
(((crossy))) **hugs**
8:42 am
mrpresident
8 left and then off to bed!!
8:42 am
mrpresident
i have state cup games in the morning ***yippee!***
8:42 am
JenMO16
i just got up mrp!
8:43 am
mrpresident
love time zone differences!! LOL
8:44 am
mrpresident
is nearly midnight here... sunday is upon me!
8:44 am
cosdem
*bleep*ing hangover. i think thats why i cant find the ac5
8:44 am
mrpresident
what did you drink last night cos??
8:45 am
cosdem
oh lord.... umm...
8:45 am
cosdem
beer... shots... tequila...and shots
8:45 am
mrpresident
ac + mix around some letters that mean 'having food'
8:45 am
cosdem
grand opening of a new gay club in town. so....
8:45 am
mrpresident
on ya cos!!
8:45 am
cosdem
thanks mrp! i thought i tried that one.
8:46 am
mrpresident
i always get the poos with babble cause I am sure I have entered the word but it doesn't accept it
8:46 am
mrpresident
then is miraculously does!
8:47 am
cosdem
i know. its annoying!
8:47 am
crosshair
i was sure that acetate was a word..but i guess not;((
8:48 am
mrpresident
acetate is a word
8:49 am
mrpresident
just not joining up here
8:49 am
crosshair
lol,that would be it then..i best get a tea and start waking up for the day
8:49 am
mrpresident
and a tim tam hunny!
8:50 am
crosshair
do i dare ask what a tim tam is?
8:50 am
mrpresident
it is your phantom crossy... we all have them
8:50 am
mrpresident
what!! you don't have tim tams??
8:50 am
mrpresident
are we friends on facebook??
8:50 am
crosshair
never hear of them
8:50 am
cosdem
whats a tim tam? a native american thing?
8:50 am
mrpresident
sent me your address... I will send you tim tams
8:51 am
mrpresident
cos, do the same, email me your address. you MUST experience tim tam with coffee of tea
8:51 am
crosshair
lol mrp,i am new to fb,but i am on there as crosshair
8:51 am
cosdem
*goes to google for a tim tam*
8:51 am
crosshair
do not know what the heck i am doing yet with it
8:52 am
cosdem
my address as in my home address or? (im opening my email now)
8:52 am
mrpresident
is the best biscuit on the planet! you bite each end of the biscuit, then dunk it in your tea/coffee and suck it like a straw... darn best thing you will ever taste!!
8:53 am
crosshair
lol never heard of them lol,a cookie straw lol
8:53 am
cosdem
i just sent u a FB request
8:53 am
mrpresident
send me home address... go to my bio and send it to me via my email in there.
8:53 am
mrpresident
ok cos
8:54 am
cosdem
wow it shot up 10 degrees in 10 minutes
8:54 am
cosdem
sent u email
8:54 am
mrpresident
crossy, go to my bio and send me an email with your address... you won't regret it!!
8:55 am
mrpresident
thanks cos
8:55 am
crosshair
sending you my addy now mrp
8:55 am
cosdem
i shld run to the gas station across the street to get some chai
8:55 am
cosdem
brb in a few
8:57 am
mrpresident
thanks crossy!
8:58 am
mrpresident
crossy, do you like dark choc as well as milk choc? I will send you three packets
9:00 am
mrpresident
a biscuit straw like tim tam is the best experience in the world
9:00 am
crosshair
ok it is on its way to you now mrp
9:00 am
mrpresident
ta babe
9:01 am
crosshair
dammit...the postmaster bounced it back to me:(
9:01 am
uusue2
hi again, all!
9:01 am
crosshair
how do i find you on fb?
9:02 am
mrpresident
i will respond to your email with my name crossy
9:03 am
crosshair
your email addy is not working for me...grrr
9:03 am
cosdem
cross did u add the .au to her email?
9:04 am
crosshair
mrpresident1968@yahoo.com.au that is what i have
9:04 am
mrpresident
mrpresident1968 at yahoo dot com dot au
9:04 am
crosshair
well try again..
9:04 am
mrpresident
try again please :)
9:05 am
cosdem
yay for a sausage/biscuit sandwich and chai from teh gas station lol
9:05 am
cosdem
$3.00 total.. not bad
9:05 am
mrpresident
sausage/biscuit sandwich?? yum!!
9:06 am
mrpresident
that is awesome price too cos
9:06 am
crosshair
there,think that went out:))
9:06 am
uusue2
hi, crossy, mrp, cos!!!
9:07 am
cosdem
for a gas station their breakfast is delish. and cheape
9:07 am
crosshair
howdy sue:))
9:08 am
mrpresident
hi sue!! **hugs**
9:08 am
uusue2
crossy, you would be amazed how many crosshairs are on facebook...
9:09 am
uusue2
breakfast at the gas station, eh?
9:09 am
crosshair
request sent:)
9:09 am
cosdem
7-11, sue.
9:09 am
crosshair
lol sue..crosshair smith
9:09 am
crosshair
no picture
9:10 am
cosdem
are the ci6 and ce6 normal words?
9:10 am
mrpresident
ci6 de solei
9:11 am
cosdem
thanks i knew it had to have that high tile in it!!
9:11 am
mrpresident
ce + volcano mixed around
9:12 am
mrpresident
has a meow animal in it
9:13 am
uusue2
and thanks for that one too! (sounds like a hydrocarbon...)
9:13 am
cosdem
got it thanks!
9:13 am
mrpresident
and the ca7 has the latin ending of the ca6
9:14 am
uusue2
so crossy, there's a crosshair smith on fb playing pawn stars - is that you? (not sure I want to send friend requests to random strange men :-)
9:15 am
crosshair
crossy shakes his head as the c,s scramble what is left of his mind..have the circus but naught else
9:15 am
crosshair
that is me
9:15 am
uusue2
cooll :-) friend request coming at you :-)
9:15 am
crosshair
you will all have to be patient,i am very new with fb
9:16 am
uusue2
cos, I sent you one too :-)
9:17 am
uusue2
and no problem, crossy, it's just another way to stay in touch
9:17 am
cosdem
awesome sue. ill check!
9:17 am
cosdem
cute cat :)
9:18 am
mrpresident
we are now friends! you can look at all my friends and see who my babble friends are and invite them too.
FB doesn't take too long to get addicted to! lol
9:18 am
cosdem
if im on the computer. im on FB. even if im babbling. im an addict.
9:19 am
crosshair
i did not use my real name in there cause there are people from the past that are better off left in the past so crosshair will do
9:19 am
doseffing
crossy ... how's the weather up there? ... it's prom night camping weekend and I'm guessing that my kid is getting rained on ... am I gonna hafta drive up there with a towel? ,,,
9:19 am
uusue2
well maybe I am naive but I tend to use my real name, or something related to it, pretty much everywhere (or maybe I just don't have much imagination :-)
9:20 am
mrpresident
brb... lickety wants dessert... need to find the choc mint icecream, tim tams and pistacios!
9:20 am
uusue2
that's my fat cat cheshire, cos, looking slightly less fat than in real life.
9:20 am
crosshair
heavy thunder storms here atm doesffing
9:20 am
mrpresident
maybe throw in a bit of frangelico in there too
9:20 am
crosshair
VERY heavy..rattling the windows
9:21 am
cosdem
it just wentf rom 49 degrees to 65 degrees in 40 minutes. its gonna be a warm day.. gonna grill jalapenos later
9:21 am
uusue2
sounds yummy, mrp! enjoy!!
9:21 am
doseffing
hee, hee, hee ... and she's in a tent at Wasaga ... ... ... hee, hee, hee ...
9:21 am
NonnieLight
good morning all
9:22 am
uusue2
ha, 83 degrees here, cos, which is above the predicted high already (I was promising my melting guys that today wouldn't be as hot as yesterday, bummer)
9:22 am
doseffing
Thanks ...
9:22 am
cosdem
ah yeah.. but i cant complain because it isnt cold! im so over that
9:22 am
crosshair
lol,i am 15 minutes from wasaga and have to go there at 2 actually
9:23 am
uusue2
hey, doseffing, just looking at your profile - still trying for Yale?
9:23 am
cosdem
im gonna stuff cream cheese in jalapenos, wrap them with bacon and then grill them.. yum... but ineed to be sure i have tums handy
9:23 am
crosshair
the rain is thundering down so hard now it is bouncing up off the road and we have a river going down the yellow line
9:23 am
doseffing
watch out ... there should be about a thousand really wet high school kids from Whitby/Oshawa running around looking for a place to get dried off ...
9:23 am
uusue2
sounds wonderful, cos!!
9:23 am
NonnieLight
em...sounds good cos!
9:24 am
cosdem
wow ive driven in that kind of rain.. scary
9:24 am
MollyL
Since I am not a pepper lover, I wrap scallops in bacon and grill them. Good stuff.
9:24 am
cosdem
molly -- my MIL does that for all holidays!
9:24 am
crosshair
bacon!!
9:24 am
cosdem
but she broils them, not bake. as it is too cold to grill in december
9:25 am
MollyL
They are good that way too Cos. A very tasty appetizer.
9:25 am
crosshair
lol,we bbq at 20 below..hell with the snow and cold
9:25 am
uusue2
never tried bacon on jalapenos, sounds intriguing (have had lots of variations on jalapeno poppers but not that one)
9:25 am
NonnieLight
Sounds wonderful, molly. I think I'm going to have to fire up the grill this evening.
9:26 am
doseffing
Sue2 ... yeah ... but she's thinking about it for 2012 ... she'sworking two jobs managing a dance company and a theatre company ... and she's trying to pad her resume ... and put another year's pay in the bank ...
9:26 am
cosdem
its really good sue..
9:26 am
uusue2
well, Yale is my graduate alma mater so if you want any info let me know (although it has been a really long time!)
9:27 am
MollyL
Our Sue is a Yalie! : D
9:27 am
doseffing
Thanks ... I'll keep it in mind ...
9:28 am
uusue2
I have contact info in my profile, if you need it, doseffing
9:28 am
uusue2
anyway all this talk of food is making me hungry so I am going to go make some breakfast. bbl!!
9:29 am
doseffing
Thanks again ...
9:29 am
crosshair
breakfast!!!
9:30 am
crosshair
crossy loves breakfast foods!
9:30 am
cosdem
queef is so a word!
9:32 am
NonnieLight
ci 6, does it use the qu?
9:32 am
cosdem
yes nonnie
9:32 am
doseffing
yup ... french sounding ...
9:32 am
NonnieLight
thanks cos
9:33 am
NonnieLight
aha, got it! thanks dos
9:33 am
cosdem
ooh cos and dos.... i like that! :P
9:34 am
crosshair
the famous french circus
9:35 am
crosshair
circus of the sun that is
9:35 am
cosdem
i thought that was the ci6
9:36 am
doseffing
crossy ... they're from montreal
9:36 am
MollyL
It is the 6
9:36 am
MollyL
The ci6 I meant
9:36 am
dan2bit
ta6 - like a woman's name with an extra vowel
9:37 am
MollyL
Ta 6 is an anagram of not coffee + a her*** is an abdominal rupture
9:38 am
cosdem
*thinking of a womans name*
9:38 am
MollyL
Add another vowel for the 7
9:38 am
cosdem
its not taniae.
9:39 am
MollyL
Anagram of iced ***
9:39 am
dan2bit
move that last vowel around, cosdem
9:40 am
cosdem
thanks dan and molly
9:43 am
crosshair
i know doseffing..when we speak of french we speak of quebec..not pariesians lol
9:44 am
bichon
Montreal French is quite different from Pariesien? n'est pas
9:44 am
crosshair
as in "hey look at that french guy!!" we know it is a fella from quebec and not france
9:46 am
crosshair
it is,but not so that we care much here
9:47 am
bichon
We are watching the Russian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
9:48 am
crosshair
for us(other that old quebec city) quebec is a place to drive through really fast and in one drive on your way to the east coast;)
9:48 am
doseffing
it's not that different ... it's more a matter of accent ... speed ... and colloquialisms ... and nationalistic french survivalist pride ... ... you can't say ... le weekend or le hot dog or le Big Mac in Quebec without the language police coming down on you ... my impression is the parisienne's don't really care ...
9:48 am
crosshair
thats our problem,the language police and them trying to ram it down our throats
9:50 am
crosshair
they are now going on about how any new judges have to speak both languages..what crap.we will lose lots of good judges,let them use a translator if needed
9:50 am
mrpresident
hi bichon, dos, dan, molly et al **hugs**
9:51 am
doseffing
being from Toronto I can't disagree with too much ... I think french is the eighth or ninth language in Toronto ... and we don't have too many chinese or italian or hindustani or portuguese speaking judges ...
9:52 am
bichon
Hi Mr. P, you have a new picture?
9:53 am
crosshair
it would be more use to have the judges speak italian as a second language round here lol
9:54 am
mrpresident
sure do...! need to change back to lime cat
9:54 am
LeslieAnn
yes how will anyone know who you are
9:54 am
mrpresident
bbs all... lickety has had his dessert and now is asking me out for a cuddle.... back soon
9:55 am
mrpresident
leslie!!! **hugs** long time no see hunny
bbs
9:55 am
LeslieAnn
:) i understand cuddles are high priority
9:56 am
crosshair
the highest
10:02 am
crosshair
lol,looking back in the log.it took gremlinn a grand total of 12 minutes to be the first to finish this grid
10:02 am
uusue2
hi again all, back with breakfast :-)
10:02 am
LeslieAnn
aw shoot, i thought i was doing well! ;)
10:02 am
uusue2
and gremilnn is scary fast, I've occasionally been on at the flip
10:03 am
uusue2
but I am trying to make these last 17 words last all day, otherwise what will I do with myself??
10:04 am
crosshair
thats what i am doing,savouring it and making it last
10:05 am
Kaplan the Magne
ci6 clue anyone?
10:05 am
LeslieAnn
de soleil, kap
10:05 am
uusue2
french circus, kap
10:05 am
Kaplan the Magne
Oh.
10:06 am
Kaplan the Magne
the last te6- not the renter?
10:07 am
LeslieAnn
add latin plural to the 5, kap
10:07 am
Kaplan the Magne
and ni5 and that's it.
10:07 am
Kaplan the Magne
ty.
10:08 am
jmcnrick
oh sure have 52 words on Saturday
10:09 am
Kaplan the Magne
Yeah- fat grids all week and here we go.
10:09 am
Joanne123
and not your nephew but your ni...
10:09 am
LeslieAnn
oh! got it. your nephew's sis, kap
10:09 am
Kaplan the Magne
ni5 clue?
10:09 am
LeslieAnn
hi jmc
10:09 am
Kaplan the Magne
Oh- her.
10:09 am
doseffing
how's your brother's daughter
10:10 am
Kaplan the Magne
Fireworks- big deal
10:10 am
uusue2
thx, dos! a fish....
10:10 am
LeslieAnn
hahaha
10:10 am
uusue2
and yay, kap!!!!!
10:10 am
Kaplan the Magne
Now what? Can I have yesterday's grid back?
10:11 am
uusue2
that's why I'm in no rush to finish, kap!
10:11 am
dan2bit
can I have the points for the lone A?
10:12 am
MollyL
I think it would be a great feature in New Babble (if we ever see it) to leave the big grids up for longer than 24 hours. While still posting a new one every day. The stats watchers probably wouldn't like that though.
10:12 am
MollyL
ac 5/12 2 Bit
10:13 am
dan2bit
got it Molly tx
10:13 am
Kaplan the Magne
stats schmats, I say.
10:14 am
mkg
ANY CLUE for the ac 5?
10:14 am
mkg
nm got it. sorry
10:14 am
uusue2
and hi, dan!
10:15 am
LeslieAnn
ah, there's that wall. at 10 left.
10:15 am
uusue2
and I am pretty sure that I already said hi to Molly earlier but hi again anyway :-)
10:15 am
uusue2
12 for me, leslie
10:15 am
uusue2
although I am not really pushing it yet as it is still early
10:15 am
jmcnrick
there are stats? 0;-)
10:16 am
jmcnrick
well i am at work today working on grant proposals so i should actually do it
10:16 am
uusue2
later, jmc!
10:18 am
godthaab
FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT! Bring back the Big Grids!
10:19 am
uusue2
yay, godt!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:21 am
rubyfoo
I can't even finish this tiny one!
10:21 am
rubyfoo
and hello
10:22 am
rubyfoo
17 left and I want another crack at yesterday's, too
10:23 am
uusue2
hi again, ruby!
10:23 am
rubyfoo
hi again sue
10:23 am
uusue2
I did finish yesterday but didn't finish either of the two previous days...
10:23 am
rubyfoo
I can barely remember yesterday's grid, just know it was big and juicy
10:27 am
bichon
Bonjour ruby
10:27 am
rubyfoo
bonjour bichon. Are you in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) yet?
10:34 am
bichon
Yes, we arrived here yesterday. We had a city tour with our personal guide Masha and today she took us to the Hermitage and to St. Isaac's cathedral
10:35 am
bichon
ruby, is my icon a dog or a Russian flag?
10:36 am
rubyfoo
it is very small, but I think it's a dog.....
10:36 am
rubyfoo
what a wonderful trip!!!!
10:37 am
bichon
hmm, wonder why I can't change it
10:37 am
uusue2
I see the flag, bichon (even after refreshing)
10:37 am
bichon
tomorrow is our last day here on our trip :-(
10:37 am
uusue2
the Hermitage must have been wonderful!!!!
10:38 am
bichon
you do see the flag sue or not?
10:38 am
bichon
The Hermitage is beyond wonderful
10:38 am
uusue2
what's your route home, bichon? Do you fly directly out of St. Petersburg?
10:38 am
bichon
There is nothing like the Hermitage
10:38 am
uusue2
I do see the flag, bichon.
10:38 am
doseffing
I see a flag
10:38 am
bichon
Yeah, I wonder why I don't?
10:38 am
bichon
I keep closing and opening Babble
10:39 am
rubyfoo
9 left but I have to make dinner for the troups
10:39 am
bichon
I do see the flag is regular Babble, but not Beta
10:39 am
uusue2
bye, ruby!
10:40 am
uusue2
I'm on regular babble too, bichon; let me check expert
10:40 am
rubyfoo
I looked in your profile, bichon, and found the flag but in the chog icon, it's the little dog
10:40 am
rubyfoo
how do you play babble on such a trip?
10:40 am
uusue2
ok, in expert I see the dog
10:40 am
bichon
Bizarre, I've tried loading the flag several times
10:40 am
rubyfoo
the Russian flag is like my flag, but sideways lol
10:41 am
bichon
I brought the laptop and have wifi in the room. We need to chill sometimes after a long day on our feet.
10:41 am
dianedecoder
I'm seeing a flag, bichon
10:41 am
bichon
true ruby
10:41 am
MollyL
I see the flag here.
10:42 am
uusue2
I see the flag in your profile, bichon
10:42 am
MollyL
Bich, try closing your whole browser and reopening
10:43 am
bichon
I have tried everything Molly, it works in regular Babble, but not in expert.
10:43 am
uusue2
I see the same thing, bichon, flag in regular babble and the dog in expert
10:43 am
Deeha
stuck on last one - and I bet it is a simple one!!- the first na4.4 help please
10:44 am
bichon
Oh, the bizareness of Babble
10:44 am
MollyL
Indian bread
10:44 am
bichon
Indian bread Dee
10:45 am
Deeha
omg I dont believe it, cant tell you how o9ften I miss that one. Many thanks folks thats fireworks for me. Nicely timed. Off to watch the footie now.
10:45 am
uusue2
yay, deeha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:45 am
Jeff7
clue for the ce 6 please
10:46 am
MollyL
ce + oc**** is in gasoline
10:46 am
bichon
ce + bu____ a gas
10:46 am
uusue2
ce + fancy cars need high oc**** fuel
10:46 am
MollyL
Cluster cluing!!!!
10:46 am
uusue2
can you tell this is a little grid? lol
10:47 am
bichon
That's all folks!
10:47 am
cool.girl
hi everyone can i please have clue 4 the fa5 please
10:47 am
uusue2
bye, bichon! Have a safe trip home!!!
10:48 am
uusue2
hi, cool! don't have it but I can tell you it isn't fanta :-)
10:51 am
Uneaixoise
fa5: fa + actress L*** Olin OR fa + actress Ge*** Davis
10:52 am
Uneaixoise
off to take pups out to pee *poof*
10:53 am
MollyL
Sue, I tried fanta...and nehi
10:53 am
uusue2
it also doesn't take fannie or teenie :-(
10:56 am
mongie
hello all ... excuse please, but what is expert babble?
10:57 am
uusue2
hi, mongie! Babble expert is a program you can download to your computer - it gives you lots of extras, like a list of clues on the side and active transferring between clues and the puzzle.
10:57 am
uusue2
Link to download it is in my profile.
10:57 am
mongie
Ooooh ... thanks, sue!
10:58 am
MollyL
Overuse of the "ae" in this grid
10:58 am
mongie
Will have to check it out later. Hubby and I are running some errands, and he is about ready. Just checked in to see if I could find a couple of words while waiting. Enjoy the weekend!
11:17 am
o-o
Phantom: quantophrenia
11:20 am
stidmama
figures, doesn't it? the day after I finish student teaching it's a teensy grid! (((Hugs all, esp BR)))
11:21 am
o-o
Hello, stid. Did you enjoy student teaching?
11:22 am
stidmama
YES. well, sometimes. A lot more this last week. Was sad that just as I "hit my stride" I was leaving, mentioned it to the cooperating teacher and she invited me to keep teaching next week! So I accepted, will be there in the mornings. :-D
11:22 am
MollyL
Hope you had a nice birthday Stid. Lots of people here were sending you good wishes.
11:22 am
stidmama
And in the afternoons, will go to the other end of the school and help in the 6th grade.
11:23 am
stidmama
thanks Molly -- I don't actually celebrate birthdays, but it was a lovely day this past week.
11:23 am
MollyL
Oh sorry. Didn't know you don't celebrate.
11:24 am
stidmama
no worries. I just sort of hit a moment in the last few years and realized that each day I am alive is celebration enough. ((hugs))
11:24 am
crosshair
back for the last few:)
11:24 am
stidmama
CROSS!!!! about time. where's my celebratory bacon breakfast??? I FINISHED!!!!!
11:24 am
o-o
Now that the easy part is over, stid, do you have a job and so you can get serious about it?
11:24 am
stidmama
(not the grid, the grad!)
11:25 am
crosshair
yaa for stidmama!!! i am making you up some blt,s now
11:25 am
stidmama
rofl BR! no, no job yet. actually planning on substituting for a few months starting in Sept and then looking for a job when I have some positive references for the grades I want to teach.
11:25 am
stidmama
mmmm. cross, you're a doll!
11:26 am
stidmama
also, I really need some downtime. No time off for three years gets a bit tiresome. My house and yard are in serious need of attention.
11:26 am
crosshair
i just happed to have bout a pound or applewood smoked bacon
11:26 am
o-o
You will do well, stid ... no doubt about it
11:27 am
crosshair
of course she will do well
11:27 am
stidmama
thanks BR. enough about me. I hope you are well? did you get flooded? I have been so worried about my friends back there. floods, tornados... so awful!
11:30 am
o-o
The sandbags and dikes are being taken down. The Missouri is still a problem .... show know how much of a problem soon. Tornado touched down here four days ago but nothing major happened.
11:31 am
stidmama
oh my. ***wraps BR in bubble wrap, and puts him in a safe room in an ark...*** stay safe, please?
11:33 am
o-o
There is so much water around we have ducks and geese here a hiatus
11:34 am
stidmama
N. B. T.
(and 15 to go)
11:44 am
jmcnrick
hi all for a moment while something downloads
11:45 am
jmcnrick
glad to see you are okay BR
11:46 am
jmcnrick
okay must go back to puttering
11:51 am
dan2bit
fireword! tx Molly & all cluers
11:52 am
stidmama
YAY dan! (hey jmc)
11:52 am
stidmama
sorry, was also doing a "webinar" while I babbled. *wicked mama grin*
11:57 am
crosshair
Crossy is babbling on his new tablet yaaaa!
11:59 am
uusue2
back again, 9 left! Yay for crossy's new tablet!!!
11:59 am
uusue2
and yay for dan!!!!!!!!
11:59 am
uusue2
and glad to see BR is ok despite the weather's best efforts!
12:00 pm
stidmama
yay tablet!
12:00 pm
stidmama
hey sue!
12:00 pm
stidmama
and I am off for a while to take a nap. back later to finish my last 11. *poof*
12:00 pm
uusue2
hey, stid!
12:02 pm
crosshair
Tablets rock! Should of got one long ago
12:03 pm
Chocolate_Lace
Hi All ... for once without any help I have fireworks!!!! Yay!!! I know this was a small puzzle but after yesterday I needed this. Take care all... Gotta fly.
12:03 pm
uusue2
I think for the moment I will have to be happy with my laptop and my phone, but the tablet is tempting.
12:03 pm
uusue2
yay, lace!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12:04 pm
crosshair
Howdylace
12:05 pm
Chocolate_Lace
Howdy Cross and thanks uusue2
12:05 pm
uusue2
well, after saying today's high was going to be 81 (compared to yesterday's 92), they've revised it to 90. However, it is 92 already. I want to go sit in a nice cool bathtub for the rest of the day.
12:06 pm
crosshair
Nextis to setup skype on this thing and it willtruly be n ll in one swvice
12:06 pm
uusue2
need a little more practice typing on it, crossy? :-)
12:07 pm
crosshair
Lolneed practice on this vurtual screen
12:07 pm
crosshair
Keyboard*
12:07 pm
uusue2
my phone is the same way (plus it does a lot of autocorrecting in ways that are sometimes very strange)
12:08 pm
crosshair
But the 10 ich tablet renders babble perfectly
12:09 pm
uusue2
nice :-) that, my phone does not do
12:09 pm
helensgirlkid
Have you had a look at DamnYouAutoCorrect, sue?
12:10 pm
uusue2
I have, helen, it is a hoot!
12:11 pm
crosshair
Can chit chat and see the grid just fine,plus ithas akeyboard docking station that gives it a total of 16 hours of battery life
12:11 pm
uusue2
VERY nice, crossy.
12:12 pm
helensgirlkid
My children introduced me to all the Cheezburger sites - I don't visit all of them, but the ones I do have added significantly to my "casual time" online!
12:12 pm
helensgirlkid
FIREWORKS! - what kind of tablet is it crossey?
12:13 pm
crosshair
It is an acer eee transformer tablet
12:14 pm
helensgirlkid
Thanks - we're looking at getting one, and I was feeling overwhelmed. I'll make sure we look at that one.
12:14 pm
Marc Freeman
Good morning, does anyone know how you email Dr. God?
12:17 pm
helensgirlkid
dr.god@playbabble.com
12:18 pm
helensgirlkid
Must go prepare to face the rain! Good luck all.
12:18 pm
crosshair
I did a ton of research helen,and this one won hands down over the i pad
12:46 pm
jan
Did speaking ill of the ipad crash the chat? Naughty Apple...
12:52 pm
rubyfoo
only 9 left!
1:02 pm
kathw
Hi, 3 to go, can anyone help with the ta 6 or 7?
1:04 pm
MollyL
ta6...ta + a female chicken is a h** + Ave Mar**. Add a vowel for the 7
1:04 pm
rubyfoo
kind of tapeworm and latin plural
1:05 pm
rubyfoo
nice clue, molly
1:05 pm
MollyL
Hi Ruby, how is your husband feeling today?
1:05 pm
rubyfoo
whoops, sorry
1:05 pm
kathw
Brilliant! Thank you
1:06 pm
rubyfoo
he is having tyrouble walking, did something to his hip.
1:06 pm
rubyfoo
and he is bleeding through the bandages :(
1:06 pm
MollyL
That is a shame. It seems falls for people in their 80's almost always involve hip injury
1:07 pm
MollyL
Ruby does he have blood clotting issue? It seems the bleeding should have stopped by now.
1:07 pm
rubyfoo
he is very lucky that it's not broken
1:07 pm
MollyL
Argh...ISSUES
1:07 pm
rubyfoo
because of his prior history, he takes aspirin every day
1:12 pm
rubyfoo
3 (OMG I might actually get fireworks!)
1:13 pm
rubyfoo
still need one c and 2 t's
1:13 pm
rubyfoo
feeding the monkeys
1:18 pm
MollyL
Go Ruby, Go Ruby, Go-Go-Go Ruby!!!
1:18 pm
wildcat17
hi ruby. what happened to your husband now?
1:19 pm
rubyfoo
I have ca4/5, ca6/21, ca7/32 and ci6/30
1:20 pm
rubyfoo
he had a serious fall yesterday but, fortunately, didn't break anything, just a bloody mess and very sore
1:20 pm
wildcat17
oh my like either of you needed something else to deal with. I'm so sorry
1:20 pm
uusue2
so sorry to hear he is still hurting, ruby!
1:20 pm
rubyfoo
thank you wildcat. He's really had a horrible two years!
1:21 pm
wildcat17
it sure sounds like it. and you have too tending to him and dealing with all of it
1:21 pm
uusue2
and hi, wild! (was having trouble with my router for a while)
1:21 pm
rubyfoo
but he's the one with pain. I feel so sorry for him
1:22 pm
uusue2
holy ****, just looked at the temperature - has to be wrong! 96 degrees??
1:22 pm
wildcat17
ce6/21 ruby
1:24 pm
wildcat17
fireflies
1:24 pm
wildcat17
fast grid today
1:24 pm
uusue2
yay, wild!!!!
1:24 pm
rubyfoo
yay for wildcat but I'm still looking for the ce6....and 2 t's
1:24 pm
wildcat17
that's ok I have a lot of other stuff I'm supposed to be doing
1:24 pm
wildcat17
which 2 t's?
1:25 pm
uusue2
ce6 is ce + fancy cars need high oc**** gas
1:25 pm
rubyfoo
aah, got the c!
1:25 pm
wildcat17
ce6/21 = ce + gasoline rating oc****
1:25 pm
rubyfoo
upper t, one 4 and one 5
1:26 pm
wildcat17
ta 4 5 4 6 7 4
1:26 pm
wildcat17
te 4 5 4 6 5 6
1:27 pm
rubyfoo
ty, both are te's
1:27 pm
wildcat17
adolescent
1:28 pm
rubyfoo
1 left and it's te4
1:28 pm
rubyfoo
thank you wildcat and everybody. slap me with a fish for that last one!!!!
1:28 pm
uusue2
then it's either breast or adolescent, ruby
1:29 pm
uusue2
yay, ruby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:29 pm
wildcat17
yw and yay!!!!!!
1:29 pm
uusue2
I just have one left but am still looking
1:29 pm
wildcat17
**tosses ruby a flounder
1:29 pm
rubyfoo
this is a rare occasion! First smile I've had all day.
1:29 pm
uusue2
and found it, duh. fireworks for me too!
1:29 pm
wildcat17
yay sue!!!!!!!!!!
1:29 pm
rubyfoo
what are you missing sue?
1:30 pm
uusue2
Glad you are smiling, ruby!!!!!!
1:30 pm
rubyfoo
yayay sue!
1:30 pm
wildcat17
that's how I felt about my last word too
1:30 pm
wildcat17
now I have to be good and work waaaaah
1:30 pm
rubyfoo
{{wildcat}} {{sue}}
1:31 pm
rubyfoo
good night
1:31 pm
wildcat17
and I'm hungry so bbye for today! ((ruby)) ((sue))
1:31 pm
MollyL
*****!!!! Rubey !!!!!*****
1:31 pm
MollyL
Oh good Lord, I can't even spell Ruby.
1:35 pm
uusue2
bye, wild!!!
1:36 pm
uusue2
(my connection still seems a little funky)
1:50 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi all, are there more than two tr words?
1:51 pm
72 Temple Owl
nm, lighitning just struck
1:51 pm
sadie52
hello all :)
1:53 pm
uusue2
hi, TO and sadie!
1:54 pm
72 Temple Owl
hello all! happy babbling
1:55 pm
mixi6
Hi TO. haven't seen you in a while.
1:56 pm
sadie52
oh good then i dont hve to leave?
1:58 pm
uusue2
ok, I am going to reboot my computer, which is acting like it needs it, and then I am going to go dunk my head in water or something, as it is 96 degrees here. bah.
2:30 pm
uusue2
ok, small grid, nobody here? I have finished so am going to do a little work around the house. Temp is down to 90 and thunderstorms are approaching - I can hardly wait!!!
2:59 pm
chic
Uusue, are you still here? I have a question for you.
3:00 pm
MollyL
*Dusts, sweeps and cleans out the PB. Re-stocks the bar and snack shelves. Places fresh chocolate in the satin lined chocolate box. Drains and re-treats the hot tub. All is well. *
3:04 pm
uusue2
hi, chic, what's up?
3:20 pm
chic
Hi I read your profile and I wondered if you had a pinto horse in the 60's and kept him at heck' s stables?
3:21 pm
uusue2
hi chic, no, I have never been a horse person, sorry! My sister took riding lessons, probably in the late 60s, but never had her own horse.
3:23 pm
chic
Oh ok. I thought you were someone I once knew from Closter, Nj.
3:23 pm
uusue2
no, I lived in Bernardsville in the 60s. Oh, well!
3:25 pm
chic
Wow. The clues had added up and the fact that you met with doren. You can ignore my friend request on fb if you wish... Unless you like to play lex...
3:26 pm
uusue2
Well, I was a teenager in NJ in the 1960s, so good guess! I think I already accepted your friend request; don't play lex at the moment but who knows?
3:28 pm
uusue2
anyway, I am off again, will stop back in later!
3:29 pm
chic
Nice chatting with you I lurk a lot.
3:36 pm
origami
Greetings babblers ... tiny grid today!
3:39 pm
stidgmere
Hello. Just starting with hopes of finishing this grid.
3:40 pm
Concepta
My first time.....notvreally getting it only 14 words
3:41 pm
Concepta
And that ain't my real name
3:41 pm
stidgmere
Welcome Concepta, it becomes easier over time.
3:41 pm
origami
Hi Concepta ... origami isn't my real name either :-)
3:42 pm
Concepta
Ha well it's nicer than mine
3:42 pm
stidgmere
Who wants to tell Concepta about the penalty box?
3:42 pm
Concepta
Sorry wrong box
3:45 pm
origami
Concepta ... the tiles used to form words must be touching each other and each tile can only be used once in a single word ... like boggle
4:00 pm
lbdawger
clue for the ci6?
4:02 pm
Minveryork
That ci 6/30 word is Ci**** de Soleil lbdawger and hello
4:03 pm
Minveryork
Hi to my fellow babblers! How's everyone doing today?
4:03 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
4:04 pm
lbdawger
finito. guess i have to go do something constructive now. Hi min.
4:04 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations lbdawger on fireworks! Good for you
4:05 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye lbdawger!Maybe I'll see you later in the chog
4:06 pm
Minveryork
Hello origami! How are you doing? Did you finish grid?
4:08 pm
origami
28 left ... nasty little thing!
4:08 pm
uusue2
yay, lbd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:09 pm
uusue2
and hi, min and origami!
4:11 pm
VAgirl
did anyone clue the ta6?
4:13 pm
uusue2
ta + vowel + consonant + 2 vowels; 1st three letters spell a drink that isn't coffee if you swap the vowels (crappy clue but it is a weird word)
4:16 pm
VAgirl
thx! i think that it the brit spelling of te5/10?
4:17 pm
uusue2
ah, could very well be.
4:17 pm
uusue2
and it has the same plural form.
4:18 pm
Minveryork
Hello VAgirl! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.
4:18 pm
Minveryork
Hello uusue2! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
4:18 pm
Minveryork
I've accomplished the fe4/7 of finishing grid, so here is a story of clues. I was very busy and on my fe 4/7 most of the day in the he 4/5 of the sunshine. I made my garden look ne4/4 by pulling up weeds. My garden seems to have this in 6/8 ability to grow weeds right after I plant flowers. Then the weeds in6/30 flowers because it gives the flowers less room to grow. After weeding my garden, I sq5/16ed my garden with some water since it has not rained in awhile. I am going to call my te4/4age ni 5/10 An 4/4. She wants to tell me about her performance in Ci 6/30 de Soleil. Then I am going to go feed my dog some chicken and ri 4/5. He has not ea 5/10 dinner yet. Then I am going to make burgers&ta4/4r tots for my dinner.Then I'm going to go watch The King of Qu5/16. I hope you all have a fi 4/7 evening. I may be back later on to help with clues
4:18 pm
VAgirl
ty - these t's are icky
4:18 pm
uusue2
hi, min! I am very hot but otherwise fine :-)
4:20 pm
Minveryork
Well lucky you uusue2! The PB has air conditioning so you will be just fi 4/7 there.
4:21 pm
uusue2
ha - didn't notice that. Perhaps I should type in a few more grid words so I can stay there longer :-)
4:22 pm
VAgirl
does the te5/12 start from the top or bottom t?
4:23 pm
uusue2
bottom, VA
4:23 pm
origami
thanks for the story min!
4:23 pm
Minveryork
I think it starts w/the top T. Go down diagonally,left and then up VAgirl. I will give another clue if you need
4:24 pm
MollyL
Ack Sue! Over 90 degrees and no air conditioning?
4:24 pm
Minveryork
yw origami
4:25 pm
uusue2
well, I have air conditioning but the electricity is really expensive so I am avoiding it as long as possible
4:25 pm
Minveryork
You are welcome for the story origami. Hope you got more words from it.Had to list after getting 35 words
4:26 pm
uusue2
you are right, min, it does come from the top t. Sorry, VA!!!!!!!!!!! obviously my brain is addled by the he**.
4:26 pm
Minveryork
Once I listed I got down to 4 words left.List helps out
4:26 pm
VAgirl
i will need another clue!
4:26 pm
Roxbi
Thanks for the te5 clue, Minver! Fireworks :D
4:26 pm
VAgirl
i have 4 left!
4:26 pm
origami
We have not had a normal spring in CA Sacramento Valley ... usually in the 80's and 90's by now. It's raining and about 60 here now.
4:27 pm
Minveryork
A te5/12 word is anagram of the ta 5/12 word VAgirl.
4:27 pm
Minveryork
Go VAgirl go!
4:27 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations Roxbi on your fireworks! Good for U!
4:27 pm
uusue2
yay, roxbi!!!!!!!!!!
4:27 pm
Roxbi
Thankyou :)
4:28 pm
origami
Congrats Roxbi!
4:28 pm
uusue2
first four letters of te5 are the last four of archi**** (the guys that design buildings)
4:29 pm
Minveryork
I see that you are a newcomer to babble to congrats on upgrading to pro right away Roxbi. Hooray for you
4:30 pm
Roxbi
I think this is my fourth lots of fireworks, maybe... this game is so fun and addictive that I felt I should pay for it :P
4:31 pm
VAgirl
leaving with 3 words left!
4:32 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye VAgirl! I hope you come back for your last 3.
4:50 pm
origami
any clues out there for the fa 5/16?
4:52 pm
BerniceQ
Fa + red bull is an **ergy drink + vowel
4:55 pm
BerniceQ
did that help, origami?
5:00 pm
Minveryork
fa 5/16 is matador's final series of passes with sword and cape before the kill. Put definition into Reverse Dictionary and it is the first word on the list origami.
5:01 pm
Minveryork
Hi BerniceQ! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
5:02 pm
Soodle
Hello everybody. Hey Min :-) And hello to the new Babblers. Its lovely to 'meet' you :-)
5:03 pm
Minveryork
Hello Soodlebum! How are you doing? Welcome to grid!
5:05 pm
origami
Thanks Bernice & Min ... got it!
5:05 pm
Soodle
Thank you Min. I am well :-) I may even have a hope of fireworks in this little grid!
5:05 pm
Minveryork
How many words do you have left? There is a story of clues in the profile if you need it later on Soodlebum.
5:06 pm
Minveryork
yw origami
5:07 pm
Soodle
Aw, thanks MIn. I have 23 to go, but I will slog on for another while!! But thank you for your help :-)
5:12 pm
uusue2
hi, soodle!
5:14 pm
Soodle
Hello Sue ((()))
5:33 pm
origami
Yah! Fireworks. Any clues before I go?
5:35 pm
MollyL
Tráthnóna maith Soodle. How goes the long weekend pub crawl?
5:48 pm
suefrad625
hi all
5:48 pm
suefrad625
was the te6 being clued the one for renters of an apt
5:49 pm
uusue2
there's another one, sue, that starts with the same 3 letters and then ends with 3 vowels (it is a plural of a te5)
6:07 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations origami on fireworks! Hooray for you
6:08 pm
Minveryork
Another te 5/18 is te 5/10 word plus a vowel suefrad.
6:09 pm
Minveryork
Hello suefrad625! How are you? Welcome to the grid.
6:17 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, done finished the right column, woot
6:17 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
wtg origami !!!! @@@@ !!!!
6:21 pm
JenMO16
hey all, came back to find the last 19 words
6:22 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations Book Doctor Gwen on fireworks!YAY
6:22 pm
Minveryork
Hi JenMO16! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
6:23 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nope, no fireworks for me yet, only been here a few minutes
6:23 pm
Minveryork
I thought you said you were done. Welcome to puzzle
6:24 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
finished one column, i said 8-)
6:27 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
11 to go, dinner time, poink
6:49 pm
JenMO16
it is HOT in MO today!
6:49 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye Book Doctor Gwen.Maybe I will see you later
6:50 pm
Minveryork
We had very hot humid days last week,but nice today
6:52 pm
JenMO16
the humidity is worse!
6:53 pm
Minveryork
Humidity makes it feel like it's 10-20 degrees warmer.
6:53 pm
JenMO16
yes it does!!!
6:54 pm
Minveryork
Think we are gonna have some thunderstorms Sunday
6:55 pm
redturtlehead
Hi everyone!
6:56 pm
stidmama
ahoy all!!!
6:56 pm
Minveryork
Hi redturtlehead! How are you? Welcome to the grid.
6:56 pm
Minveryork
Hi stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
6:57 pm
stidmama
not bad, Min -- you?
6:57 pm
stidmama
down to 11 earlier, my goal is to get to ten before I beg for clues
6:58 pm
stidmama
and there we go! LOL
6:59 pm
JenMO16
hi stid and red!
6:59 pm
Minveryork
I am well stidmama. I have story in profile if you need clues.I am also here off and on to give clues if needed
6:59 pm
stidmama
hey Jen!
7:00 pm
JenMO16
getting ready to watch the NASCAR race!
7:01 pm
redturtlehead
I've just uploaded my icon for tomorrow. Popeye!
7:01 pm
stidmama
sounds like fun, Jen
7:01 pm
redturtlehead
congrats stidmama on graduation!!!
7:01 pm
stidmama
popeye red? how are you doing, anyway?
7:02 pm
redturtlehead
I am alright. much the same.
7:02 pm
stidmama
LOL haven't graduated yet -- the ceremony is next week (I won't go). But otherwise, it's pretty much a "done deal" very glad to be done!
7:02 pm
redturtlehead
Popeye is the theme for sunday I think.
7:02 pm
stidmama
cute popeye pic, red!
7:03 pm
redturtlehead
Oh its done then Stid, uness you have some sort of library fine you forgot.
7:04 pm
stidmama
nope, no fines, no outstanding work (that I have been told of). so I am pretty confident it's going to happen. my subconscious though... you shoulda been there for my dreams! LOL
7:04 pm
redturtlehead
dreams! sometimes they are great but mostly they are these odd twisted things.
7:05 pm
redturtlehead
just in case anyone has not noted, the volcano is here...
7:06 pm
stidmama
odd, yes, twisted beyond a doubt! what was the head of the department doing on a ferry boat in the middle of the meditteranean anyway? *grin* not my fault it was "man overboard" *innocent grad student look*
7:06 pm
JenMO16
i need help with one more word with the top N--i have 2 na4/4 please
7:06 pm
stidmama
three na 4 from there
7:06 pm
stidmama
na 4/4, 4/7, 4/4
7:07 pm
redturtlehead
you are missing an na 4, probably the na plus the word, ** you dont behave I will put you in time out.
7:07 pm
stidmama
there is an ne 4/7 from the other N that is similar, if that helps
7:07 pm
redturtlehead
sorry it was a spelled out clue.
7:08 pm
JenMO16
thank you
7:08 pm
stidgmere
Hi mama. Just restarting after spending time reading in the garden room.
7:08 pm
stidmama
okay, falling asleep. I have slept half the day, and still tired. Going to honor my body's needs today, and nap again~ LOL see you-all again later! *poof*
7:13 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye stidmama! I will see you later in the chat log
7:13 pm
Minveryork
Hello stidgmere! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle
7:17 pm
dspike
clue for ce 6/21 pls
7:19 pm
stidgmere
Hi Minveryork, you're looking glamorous in the icon today.
7:21 pm
Minveryork
ce 6/21 word is ce plus sun skin color + vowel dspike.
7:21 pm
Minveryork
Hello dspike! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
7:22 pm
Minveryork
I WISH I looked like that! That is Michelle Phillips.It is her birthday today. She turned 67 years old today.
7:23 pm
dspike
ty minveryork
7:25 pm
stidgmere
I bet she doesn't look like that at 67.
8:02 pm
JenMO16
ugh! i have 2 left! and i can't find them!
8:03 pm
redturtlehead
16 left here, i decided i really SHOULD finish this little one... sticky as it is.
8:06 pm
redturtlehead
minver thanks for the story in yoru icon page, I got 2more words.
8:07 pm
redturtlehead
could I get clues for the 7 letter words>
8:12 pm
Minveryork
The ca 7/32 is ca 6/21 word plus vowel redturtlehead
8:12 pm
Minveryork
ta7/28 word is ta6/18 word plus vowel redturtlehead
8:15 pm
JenMO16
ok, i have ca6/21, ca7/32, ca4/5, and ce6/21, what am i missing??
8:15 pm
NonnieLight
ci 6/30
8:16 pm
Shannon1
so, what's the ta6/18?
8:17 pm
JenMO16
thanks, nonnie
8:17 pm
rururocks
ship worm or clam worm is the ta 6
8:17 pm
NonnieLight
anagram of a beverage + abdominal her*** shannon
8:17 pm
NonnieLight
You're welcome jen
8:19 pm
Shannon1
thank you!
8:19 pm
NonnieLight
You're welcome shannon
8:20 pm
NonnieLight
te 5/12 please?
8:21 pm
rururocks
the middle of dick tracy + a vowell
8:22 pm
NonnieLight
aha, thanks ru
8:23 pm
JenMO16
i am missing a "t" word, the top one and it is 5 letters
8:24 pm
Shannon1
last word...first te 6 please.
8:24 pm
NonnieLight
that is the same one I am working on shannon and it is my last one also
8:25 pm
NonnieLight
ta 5/12 or te 5/12 jen
8:25 pm
JenMO16
maybe that is my last one!
8:25 pm
stidgmere
Good night all. Almost done but need to find other diversions.
8:26 pm
NonnieLight
add a consonant to the one before it, jen
8:26 pm
JenMO16
the first te 6 is a person who rents, like me
8:26 pm
NonnieLight
night stidgmere
8:27 pm
NonnieLight
tye you jen, firewords!
8:27 pm
JenMO16
i can't find the te!
8:27 pm
Shannon1
Thank you! Firewords for me too!
8:28 pm
NonnieLight
congrat shannon
8:28 pm
NonnieLight
jen, ru gave a clue at 8:21
8:29 pm
JenMO16
that clue doesn't help
8:29 pm
NonnieLight
dick tracy is a de****ive + a vowel
8:30 pm
JenMO16
i have that one
8:30 pm
NonnieLight
number after nine + hern**?
8:30 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations NonnieLight on fireworks! Way to go
8:31 pm
NonnieLight
thanks min :o)
8:31 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations Shannon1 on fireworks! Good for you
8:31 pm
JenMO16
i got that on nonnie
8:31 pm
NonnieLight
did you add a vowel to the last te5?
8:32 pm
Minveryork
ta5/12 word is ta4/5 word plus cross letter JenMO16
8:32 pm
JenMO16
yes, have that one
8:32 pm
NonnieLight
hmmmmm...and you said you're missing from the top left-hand t?
8:33 pm
JenMO16
i have te5/12, te5/10
8:34 pm
JenMO16
finally!! firewords!
8:34 pm
NonnieLight
Congrats, jen! What was the last you were needing?
8:35 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations JenMO16 on fireworks! Good for you
8:36 pm
NonnieLight
Heading to the store, night all!
8:36 pm
JenMO16
need to go fold some clothes! night all
8:37 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye NonnieLight!I'll see you tomorrow in the log.
8:37 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye JenMO16! I will see you tomorrow in the log.
8:42 pm
redturtlehead
fireworks! good night!
8:43 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations redturtlehead on fireworks! Hooray!
8:43 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye redturtlhead!I'll see you tomorrow in the log
9:05 pm
jesdraggon
evening all.
9:06 pm
Minveryork
Hello jesdraggon!How are you doing? Welcome to grid
9:07 pm
jesdraggon
i'm well, minver. sitting at work while my dad and bf replace all the doorknobs and locks on the clinic.
9:07 pm
jesdraggon
how're you?
9:10 pm
Minveryork
You're at work? It is after 10:00 at night in New York
9:10 pm
jesdraggon
just past 7pm here
9:10 pm
lbdawger
why are you replacing all the knobs and locks, Jes?
9:10 pm
jesdraggon
have been here since 8am
9:11 pm
jesdraggon
because they are all crap. the previous owner thought it would be a good idea to save some money by having all the doors just done with commercial/residential twist knobs.
9:11 pm
lbdawger
ahh, need for better security, good idea!
9:12 pm
jesdraggon
we had one that wouldn't open at all, one that would only open if you twisted just right and held it up, one that wouldn't close unless you held the knob while you closed it (that one also wouldn't unlock with the key), one that the screws kept falling out of...
9:12 pm
jesdraggon
it was a wonder anybody could make it into the building to do business in the first place. so they're installing all new industrial levers and bolts.
9:13 pm
lbdawger
amazing you'd never been robbed!
9:13 pm
Minveryork
Wow! That is a very long day for you jesdraggon. Do you always work long days on Saturdays? Are you off tomorrow? Do you get your days off during the week?
9:13 pm
jesdraggon
yeah. that too.
9:14 pm
jesdraggon
days off? what are these things of which you speak?
9:14 pm
jesdraggon
i had intended to leave this afternoon while dad worked, and go to an employee's son's graduation party. got an emergency call just as we pulled in though, so jumped out, said "hi, good to see you, you throw a great party, k bye now" and came back.
9:15 pm
lbdawger
you're such a party animal, jes! lol
9:15 pm
crosshair
crossy works 4 days a week,at this stage,family is more important.no sense working 50+ hours a week till 65 then dropping dead at 69
9:17 pm
Minveryork
Hi crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
9:17 pm
jesdraggon
the place'd fall apart if i only worked 4 days, crossy.
9:17 pm
jesdraggon
the joys of being the owner.
9:21 pm
crosshair
howdy min
9:25 pm
suefrad625
ce6 and ac5 pls
9:27 pm
Minveryork
ce6/21 is ce plus sun skin color plus vowel suefrad625
9:27 pm
Minveryork
ac 5/12 is high card plus **ke the money&run suefrad
9:28 pm
suefrad625
ty for the ce
9:28 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, min
9:28 pm
suefrad625
ty for the ac
9:28 pm
jesdraggon
oh, crossy--that story you recommended was DEPRESSING. why you gotta recommend such sad stuffs?
9:29 pm
crosshair
min,you give the best clues..have i told you that you are my favorite?
9:29 pm
crosshair
what story jess?
9:29 pm
jesdraggon
cold equations
9:30 pm
Minveryork
Thanks crosshair! Have I told you that I have a story of clues in my profile? I'm saving last word for later on
9:30 pm
crosshair
i am sorry it was sad,but it won many awards and was made into a movie..not all stories have happy endings sadly:/
9:31 pm
crosshair
some books will move you in ways you do not like but if it can ellicit a strong emotion and make you think ojn it and remember it for a long time..it is a good tale
9:32 pm
jesdraggon
i didn't say it wasn't good, just that it was sad :P
9:32 pm
crosshair
flowers for algernon is of the same ilk,but not so heart wrenching
9:33 pm
jesdraggon
yes, i've read it. i prefer comedies to tragedies, generally.
9:33 pm
crosshair
any tale that can bring forth strong emotions in us,make us think,or for just a little while make the "real world" seem ghostly and unreal for just a whole is worth reading
9:33 pm
jesdraggon
i get enough sad stories in real life.
9:34 pm
crosshair
read "boys life" by robert mccammon next:) it is amazing
9:35 pm
jesdraggon
is it sad?
9:35 pm
crosshair
it is a day in the life of a young boy in the 50,s..it has won many awards
9:35 pm
crosshair
or "swan song" by the same author
9:35 pm
jesdraggon
you didn't answer the question...
9:36 pm
suefrad625
swan song is GREAT
9:36 pm
crosshair
your will read till the wee hours and curse crossy
9:36 pm
crosshair
it is indeed sue
9:36 pm
suefrad625
true true
9:36 pm
suefrad625
you will be grossed and then cry
9:36 pm
jesdraggon
i'm currently in the middle of Little Brother by Cori Doctorow. and it's going slowly because i'm spending too much time working; nursing orphan babies is bloody time consuming.
9:37 pm
suefrad625
ta6/7 clue
9:37 pm
crosshair
of that i am sure
9:37 pm
jesdraggon
tape worms, sue
9:37 pm
jesdraggon
same as te5/6 but add the a
9:38 pm
suefrad625
I am trying to find them now
9:38 pm
suefrad625
found them
9:39 pm
crosshair
robert Mc cammon has done many good novels jes..trust crossy and look a few up
9:40 pm
crosshair
both swan song and boys life have been read to tatters on crossys bookshelf
9:40 pm
suefrad625
got the te5/6
9:40 pm
suefrad625
not working for the ta6/7
9:40 pm
jesdraggon
i believe they're good, crossy. i trust you on that. what i'm leery of is the depressing
9:41 pm
crosshair
there is laughter,there is sadness,there is health,there is pain and loss
9:41 pm
jesdraggon
use lots of vowels, sue
9:41 pm
jesdraggon
there are only 2 consonants and 5 vowels in the 7
9:42 pm
crosshair
but mr Mcammon is not paying me to pimp his books so i will leave it at that
9:42 pm
suefrad625
the t and the n
9:43 pm
suefrad625
it is just like the te6, but with an A
9:44 pm
jesdraggon
add an a to the te
9:44 pm
suefrad625
you are all the best
9:44 pm
suefrad625
fireworks and good night all
9:45 pm
jesdraggon
g'night, sue
9:45 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations suefrad625 on fireworks! Good for U
9:45 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye suefrad625! I will se you tomorrow in the log
9:46 pm
Minveryork
I am done! I have fireworks! in 6/30 was my last word
9:46 pm
jesdraggon
yay min
9:48 pm
jesdraggon
fa5 please?
9:51 pm
Minveryork
The fa5/16 is fa plus vowel plus single hump plus vowel
9:52 pm
lbdawger
fa5 is like the ta6 without the I
9:52 pm
jesdraggon
ugh, i thought i tried all of those. thanks! fireworks :)
9:52 pm
lbdawger
whooo hooooo JES!!!
9:52 pm
lbdawger
whooo hooooo MIN!!
9:53 pm
jesdraggon
and now to go sweep up the mess from drilling holes for door locks. whee! :)
9:53 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations jesdraggon on fireworks! Way to go!
9:56 pm
lbdawger
way too much fun there, Jes.
9:58 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye jesdraggon!I'll see you tomorrow in the chog
10:01 pm
crosshair
and now i leave you with crossys tidbit of the day...
10:01 pm
crosshair
In 1728, the philosopher Voltaire got rich by outsmarting the lottery. When the French government accidentally created a raffle where the prize money was significantly larger than the cost of all the tickets combined, Voltaire and his friend formed a syndicate, bought all the tickets, and won.
10:01 pm
crosshair
tc and happy babbling...poof
10:01 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye crosshair! I will see you tomorrow in the log.
10:08 pm
Minveryork
Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow
10:10 pm
lbdawger
night min, night jes, night crossy, night johnboy. heading for the pillows as well. poor
10:10 pm
lbdawger
or poof
10:28 pm
HarryHood
Is this pre or post flip?
10:28 pm
Jillyjill
Pre...hi harry
10:28 pm
HarryHood
oh - guess I'm in the wrong time zone.
10:29 pm
HarryHood
c u tomorrow then :)
10:29 pm
stidmama
hey all! ((hugs))
10:29 pm
stidmama
oh bummer. missed LBD.
10:29 pm
stidmama
oh well, I'll see her soon enough, I guess.
10:31 pm
Jillyjill
*hugs* stiddy...how was your birthday?
10:31 pm
stidmama
it was fine, Jilly -- I don't celebrate, but many people sent nice wishes. how was your week?
10:33 pm
Jillyjill
Slowing down a bit...new computer system at work and settling in a bit more...graduations done...ahhhh summer!! How about you stid?
10:34 pm
stidmama
done, jilly. just volunteering now, as of 3:26 yesterday. Slept most of today -- perhaps I had been overly stressed out lately? *grin*
10:34 pm
Jillyjill
can anyone clue the ci6/30?
10:34 pm
stidmama
jilly -- french word means a round hollow carved by a glacier, also seen in ci6 du soleil
10:34 pm
Jillyjill
NM, got it
10:34 pm
stidmama
ah, good for you!
10:34 pm
torgone
Heyas kids ..
10:35 pm
Jillyjill
Hi there torgone! How are things in SD?
10:35 pm
stidmama
hey tor! *confused mama look* what is he doing in south dakota?
10:35 pm
torgone
Beautiful, as usual ..
10:36 pm
dcseain
eveving, stid, JJ, and torg
10:36 pm
torgone
He is not in South Dakota ..
10:36 pm
dcseain
dinner turned out well, if late. :)
10:36 pm
dcseain
how yall doing?
10:36 pm
stidmama
hey seain! how's by you?
10:36 pm
torgone
Heya Seain
10:36 pm
Jillyjill
Sorry, wrong short term for san diego....
10:36 pm
stidmama
oh. SD for the seaworld city?
10:36 pm
Jillyjill
hiya dc!
10:36 pm
stidmama
LOL yep. sorry, I am a bit slow this evening. Just woke up from the third nap today.
10:36 pm
dcseain
i'm alright, though it's been a tired day of much sleep. :)
10:37 pm
stidmama
oooh! down to FIVE!
10:37 pm
torgone
3 naps a day?? Such luxury ..
10:37 pm
Jillyjill
Just started....*sighs*
10:38 pm
dcseain
yes, today i had that luxury indeed :)
though i did deign to dress and head over to my local Chinese market for a few ingredients with which to make food.
10:38 pm
torgone
3 left all t's ..
10:38 pm
dcseain
i have 20 and am stalling.
10:39 pm
stidmama
first time I have done this since I started grad school, tor (unless I was home sick). Yes, a luxury to not have to stay awake and write all day long! But for the rest of the month I am pretty much back to go go go... a LOT of things to do now to get the house and yard back in shape before August and our friends from all over the world coming!
10:39 pm
stidmama
go TOR go!!!
10:40 pm
Jillyjill
half done...
10:40 pm
stidmama
now three...
10:40 pm
stidmama
go seain, too! go jilly! *puts out choclit at the finish line*
10:42 pm
torgone
Whoa cool! Tommy Emmanuel on PBS ..
10:42 pm
dcseain
nifty, tor
10:42 pm
stidmama
*wonders who tommy emmanuel is and wanders off to look*
10:43 pm
torgone
Some nifty guitar playing ..
10:45 pm
stidmama
ah, very cool! I actually pulled out my guitar yesterday afternoon and stidkid#2 and I played a couple of my favorite songs from the Weavers. Was hard to do -- the last time I played the guitar he wasn't advanced enough to play with me, now he is better!!!
10:47 pm
stidmama
okay, help on N 5 please?
10:47 pm
stidmama
or it could be an N 7?
10:47 pm
torgone
Frequently works out that way .. My son can play circles around me ..
10:47 pm
stidmama
also searching for a C... has to be either 5 or 7
10:48 pm
stidmama
I have a C 4 and three C6
10:48 pm
torgone
n5 is your sister's daughter
10:48 pm
stidmama
yep, my kiddo is just an all-around better musician (and I am okay with that)
10:48 pm
stidmama
bah! fished again! *eating sibling's child fish*
10:48 pm
dcseain
me and two younger cousins are the musicians in the family. We'll see if any more pop up in the coming generation.
10:49 pm
stidmama
got the C7!
10:49 pm
torgone
c7 is a latin plural
10:49 pm
stidmama
down to ONE.
10:49 pm
stidmama
and thanks tor!
10:50 pm
dcseain
ty both for those CA words
10:51 pm
torgone
Fierywerks ..
10:51 pm
stidmama
go tor go!!!
10:51 pm
stidmama
YAY TOR!!!!!
10:52 pm
stidmama
okay, help for a T 5?
10:52 pm
stidmama
I have two TE 5 already
10:52 pm
stidmama
one is a shipworm and one I think is related to earthquakes
10:52 pm
Jillyjill
yay torgone!! I have 10 to go...taking a quick break...brb
10:53 pm
stidmama
later jilly!
10:53 pm
dcseain
Congrats, tor
10:53 pm
10s Gu
missing one qu5,16.....any clues
10:53 pm
dcseain
it often starts with an S, Gu
10:53 pm
dcseain
or is like the royal one, but with a different 2nd vowel
10:53 pm
10s Gu
got it..... thanks
10:54 pm
10s Gu
fireworks here..............
10:54 pm
stidmama
YAY gu!
10:55 pm
torgone
Yay 10s!
10:55 pm
stidmama
well, my laptop battery is about done. Going to have to go to sleep without today. See you-all another day! *poof*
10:55 pm
dcseain
congrats, gu
10:56 pm
torgone
Niters stid .. x
10:57 pm
dcseain
g'night stid
11:02 pm
Jillyjill
Back to finish my 10..
11:04 pm
Jillyjill
and done!
11:04 pm
Jillyjill
very latin grid tonight...lol
11:05 pm
Jillyjill
Early day tomorrow...niters all...poof
11:14 pm
jillibus
***FW*** (damn, just missed stid yet again!)
11:14 pm
jillibus
Hi all -- very busy day
11:17 pm
torgone
Heya j-bus ..
11:18 pm
jillibus
helloooo torg
11:25 pm
torgone
Small grid = slow night ..
11:33 pm
torgone
Really slow night ..
11:40 pm
jillibus
yeah -- I just updated my icon (Popeye is the theme)
11:40 pm
jillibus
But it didn't work, I see -- must try again
11:41 pm
jillibus
OK, that's better
11:43 pm
jillibus
But it looks as if icon themes are dying -- so few participate.
11:48 pm
jillibus
and now Sprite has almost stopped posting new ones
11:49 pm
jillibus
bfn -- back for the flip...(busy again tomorrow!)