Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, August 4, 2011

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all

12:01 am

Erda

Hi Dee -- anybody else here?? Such a silence...

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

uusue2

hi! I am never here at the flip, and won't stay long, but the ball game went really late ;-)

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!!

12:02 am

uusue2

and yay for lickety!!

12:03 am

cybernan

hi everyone :)

12:03 am

gapeach

Thank you lickety.

12:03 am

cybernan

ty lickety - that was fast!

12:04 am

cybernan

co 7

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

pi 7/32

12:05 am

uusue2

new astronomy picture in my icon (I know you have all been waiting for this)

12:07 am

jillibus

flip -- the theme is Space Photography, lol!

12:07 am

dizgrannie

na 6/8

12:08 am

uusue2

how can I not fit the theme? :-)

12:08 am

flosey

late flip

12:08 am

dizgrannie

NBS

12:08 am

flosey

wow jilli, that's a great icon

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey jili diz anyone else I missed

12:09 am

uusue2

I have a giant poster of that nebula on my wall, jilli!

12:09 am

jillibus

Thanks flosey :-)

12:10 am

flosey

hi Dee and everyone

12:10 am

jillibus

Glad it's only a future possibility, uusue!

12:10 am

dcseain

found a typo co6 that it accepts. Flop and hello

12:10 am

uusue2

about 5 billion years, jilli!

12:11 am

flosey

hi seain

12:11 am

dcseain

hello, flo, jilli, sue, dee, et al. i'm tired and sleepless. weee

12:12 am

jillibus

Flosey -- your icon is superb too. Space is beyond belief, isn't it.

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

lol hi dc

12:12 am

jillibus

Hi dc -- too hot for sleep still?

12:12 am

flosey

thanks jilli

12:13 am

dcseain

it was a pleasantly cool, overcast, lightly rainy 90ish F today.

12:13 am

dcseain

the fact that 90 is cool speaks to how warm it's been. Happily, the AC is working

12:13 am

Erda

uusue: CNN's website had a collection of nebulae which were from TIME magazine, if I remember correctly. It may still be there; worth a search...

12:13 am

uusue2

cool, erda! NASA has a huge collection of them, which is where I get my icons.

12:14 am

jillibus

I had my first sea swim of the year today! Hooray! Warm at last.

12:14 am

rastapopolous

seems to be a lot of Spanish in here tonight

12:14 am

uusue2

nice, jilli!

12:15 am

flosey

I was wondering if you'd be in today Jilli, we spent a very frustrating day in Victoria

12:15 am

dizgrannie

up 6/7

12:15 am

sammysmom

hi all

12:16 am

rastapopolous

ch8

12:16 am

jillibus

what was frustrating, flosey?

12:16 am

rastapopolous

sorry, that's a ch7.

12:17 am

flosey

just looking for stuff I couldn't find - hate clothes shopping

12:17 am

uusue2

I do not like the right column of this grid.

12:18 am

cybernan

what's wrong with tonage?

12:18 am

jillibus

me too, flosey

12:18 am

cybernan

me neither -- don't see the u or the n

12:18 am

flosey

wondered same thing nan

12:18 am

uusue2

has two n's, nan

12:18 am

jillibus

2 Ns, nan, I think

12:19 am

flosey

I believe so, but tried it anyway

12:19 am

cybernan

only one n in the right column though

12:20 am

joey

u 6/7 is a combo word that we have had before. It is a nonsensical word when put together

12:20 am

dart001

up 6/7 no 5

12:21 am

uusue2

got the n, thx dart

12:22 am

dizgrannie

NBT

12:22 am

uusue2

and the u's, nbt

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz

12:22 am

cybernan

ty -- nbt

12:22 am

dart001

think upsize should work

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

howdy dart

12:23 am

dart001

hi volley :)

12:24 am

cybernan

nbs

12:25 am

rastapopolous

and what's wrong with flotch?

12:27 am

dizgrannie

so 8

12:27 am

Erda

uusue: here's the nebulae link: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-260444

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

help with i in the 3rd column please

12:27 am

jillibus

hmmm, rasta...

12:27 am

flosey

how would you use that word rasta

12:27 am

jillibus

um, dee -- press your clothes?

12:27 am

dizgrannie

ir Dee Babblet

12:27 am

sammysmom

i loke flotch

12:28 am

dart001

press a shirt volley

12:28 am

sammysmom

ralf

12:28 am

rastapopolous

I'll take a flotch of mashed potatoes, please

12:28 am

jillibus

doesn't work, smom

12:28 am

uusue2

nice, erda! I made a whole slideshow of colliding galaxies, about 50 pictures from Hubble that came out a couple of years ago

12:29 am

flosey

good try rasta

12:29 am

Erda

There are only 10 here, but they are quite something!

12:30 am

dart001

sammy change the a

12:30 am

vashongin

ge 4/11 is not really a word, is it?

12:30 am

uusue2

they are indeed, erda. I had an art major in my astronomy class one year, and she actually used some of the imagery in her work

12:30 am

mab

i don't know why i know this, but rasta is either Tigrinia or Aramaic (doesn't sound right) for 'prince'

12:31 am

mab

it's used in ethiopia and eritrea

12:31 am

Erda

if there had been no Hubble, we wouldn't even KNOW about all that...

12:31 am

joey

pi 7 if is hasn't been called

12:32 am

flosey

thanks vash

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

finally nbt

12:32 am

uusue2

erda, you can find a ton of Hubble pictures here: http://hubblesite.org/

12:32 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:32 am

mab

and migrated to jamaica

12:32 am

rastapopolous

wiki tells me it's a congo warlord. would that be it?

12:33 am

Erda

Got it! Thank you, Sue

12:34 am

Erda

Derived from rastafarian??

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

I can't seem to get in4 this grid

12:34 am

rastapopolous

it's a preposition

12:35 am

vashongin

take it an in4/6 at a time

12:36 am

vashongin

finally over half way, but still no 8s

12:36 am

cybernan

105 down -- enough for tonight or I won't be able to golf tomorrow :)

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

na 8 and so 8 vash

12:37 am

flosey

wtg nan, happy golfing

12:37 am

vashongin

ty dee...found the na 8 right away

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

yqw... think sun for the so8

12:38 am

uusue2

got the na8, now nbs

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

in 7/32

12:38 am

vashongin

got it...thanks..didn't have the so 5/10 either

12:39 am

flosey

aha, finally nbt, still missing an 8

12:39 am

uusue2

got it too,thx!

12:39 am

vashongin

88 left...think it's going to be a struggle

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

agree vash... not flowing smoothly at all least not for me

12:40 am

flosey

ty Dee

12:40 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:40 am

vashongin

i have 2 more i's to find to grey out the bottom row

12:40 am

vashongin

make that one

12:41 am

flosey

aha, and nbs, just found na8

12:41 am

mrpresident

happy late flip all :)

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

one more for me, too, vash

12:41 am

uusue2

hi, mrp!

12:41 am

flosey

hi there mrp

12:41 am

dart001

hey mrp

12:41 am

jillibus

hi mrp!

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

bet you are missing in 6/24

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

hi mrp

12:41 am

mrpresident

eewwww, there are F, U and C's!!

12:42 am

vashongin

yep...thanks looking

12:42 am

mrpresident

hi girls and boys!! good to see you all :)) **hugs**

12:42 am

flosey

what a glorious sunset, mrp

12:43 am

mrpresident

thanks flosey! was egmatic to look at too!

12:43 am

jillibus

fantastic sunset, mrp!

12:43 am

vashongin

no...i actually had that one...dang

12:43 am

mrpresident

enigmatic even!!

12:43 am

vashongin

got a co 7

12:44 am

jillibus

nbt, btw -- also lacking an 8

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

in 6, 4, 7, 4, 6, it 4 I think

12:44 am

mab

Amharic, and it's 'ras', as in ras tafar (aka haile selassie), as if anyone wants to know.

12:44 am

jillibus

I see an 8 is an so8...

12:44 am

mab

glad i got that out of my head

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

so 8 to adapt a building for sun power...

12:45 am

uusue2

lol, mab!

12:45 am

jillibus

omg, what a word -- ty dee -- nbs

12:46 am

mrpresident

good word!

12:46 am

uusue2

na4,5,6,8 are kind of a series

12:47 am

jillibus

I did know rasta was connected with Haile Selassie, who now seems to be some kind of a god. I remember when Mussolini has something to do with him...

12:47 am

mab

Italy colonized Ethiopia/Eritrea

12:48 am

mab

most of my eritrean friends speak fluent italian

12:48 am

jillibus

mab, I'm so old I REMEMBER

12:48 am

mab

ha ha ha

12:49 am

mab

I only know because of friends from Africa..

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:50 am

mab

What's curious is that Jamaicans took up with the Haile Selassie image - he was a brutal dictator

12:50 am

vashongin

it was the in 7/32 i didn't have, but i didn't have the cr 5/12 either

12:51 am

rastapopolous

Rastapopolous, of course, is from Greece, not Ethiopia

12:51 am

jillibus

uusue, thanks for those na hints

12:51 am

jillibus

that popolous part was a dead giveaway, rasta, lol

12:51 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:51 am

uusue2

yw, jilli!

12:51 am

jillibus

hi and wtg josh

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

wtg vash

12:51 am

mab

of course!

12:51 am

uusue2

hi, josh!

12:52 am

uusue2

ok, I am exhausted and going to bed (I remember why I don't stay up past midnight). See you all later!

12:52 am

mab

Greek names are so frequently beautiful, i think, like yours rasta.

12:53 am

vashongin

has the ch 7/56 been called?

12:53 am

rastapopolous

yes - fun word

12:53 am

vashongin

makes me hungry

12:53 am

rastapopolous

I think mine is imaginary -

12:55 am

rastapopolous

Oh man! I just googled to see if there were any real ones, and I've spelled my name wrong!

12:56 am

jillibus

oops, rasta!

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

ra 6 and ra 7/36

1:07 am

vashongin

ty dee....looking

1:08 am

vashongin

found it...works off the ra 5/14 if that is the only one

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

yw... not seeing the 7's at all... only have 6

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

an 6/24; an 7/36

1:10 am

vashongin

i'm missing 3..i have an, ch, co, co, cr, in pi, ra, up

1:13 am

dizgrannie

ra 7 x2

1:13 am

vashongin

ty grannie....looking

1:15 am

vashongin

wow...found it right away...works off a ra 4/5

1:15 am

dizgrannie

wtg vash

1:16 am

vashongin

now i have the whole outside greyed out..just the nine in the middle left for a total of 40 words and 2 7s still to find

1:17 am

flosey

thanks for that ra7, vash

1:17 am

vashongin

thank grannie...she found it

1:17 am

flosey

ok, thanks grannie

1:18 am

flosey

any clues for the ch7 please?

1:18 am

dizgrannie

yw

1:18 am

vashongin

think italian sausage

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

ch 7 a pork sausage

1:18 am

flosey

thanks vash and Dee

1:19 am

flosey

got it right away

1:19 am

vashongin

yw

1:20 am

vashongin

i'm going to list...family has asked me to watch a movie

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

yw me, too vash... getting frustrated

1:22 am

jillibus

ty dee for the ch7 (I went away for a bit to do kitchen stuff)

1:23 am

jillibus

oh, and ty vash too

1:23 am

rastapopolous

surely it's a Mexican sausage -

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:24 am

dizgrannie

sp 7

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

1:25 am

dart001

fireworks

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

yay dart!

1:25 am

jillibus

wow dart!

1:26 am

flosey

just monkeyed sp7 - odd word

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

new one for me

1:28 am

rastapopolous

lol - it is a "non-sibilant fricative" apparently

1:28 am

dart001

about 5 I had never seen before

1:28 am

jillibus

flosey, you have magical monkeys

1:29 am

flosey

lol, they're fast jilli

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

a very unfriendly grid I think

1:29 am

flosey

just found the so8

1:29 am

jillibus

I'm with you, dee

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:30 am

dart001

gonna get some zzzz's...600 mile drive today and golf early in the morn

1:30 am

jillibus

wow again, dart -- have a good game tomw

1:30 am

flosey

oh, long drive! enjoy your game tomorrow dart

1:31 am

dart001

be 3rd round of the year..could be interesting....been too hot in KS..had to come back to MN lol

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

have a great match!

1:33 am

dart001

thx flos jilli volley.......note...if wichita hits a 100 today, will be the 40th time this year...all-time record is 50

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

wow

1:33 am

dart001

hit 111 for the third time this year on Tuesday

1:34 am

dart001

hence only 2 rounds of golf so far lol

1:34 am

flosey

good luck with the temp. dart

1:34 am

dart001

take care all pooooof

1:36 am

vashongin

wow dart..hot...we haven't hit 85 here yet

1:38 am

flosey

finally half way, now off to bed, goodnight all

1:38 am

gapeach

flosey, if you still need the co7-40 .....what you wear on prom night.

1:39 am

flosey

have that one peach, thanks, still need the first one though

1:41 am

gapeach

Oh, I don't have it either flosey.

1:41 am

flosey

ok, will monkey it! and give you a clue if I find it

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

co + to scream in anger + 2 letter preposition

1:41 am

gapeach

Thanks.

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:45 am

jillibus

ty dee, although it's not a 2 letter proposition at the end after the scream -- just a vowel

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

oooh you are correct so sorry...

1:45 am

jillibus

*preposition

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:46 am

jillibus

great going, dee!

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

well, I am off til the flip rest well all!

1:47 am

jillibus

bye dee!

1:48 am

flosey

finally found it, and now poof!

1:48 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:48 am

mrpresident

nice size grid! :) how is it all **hugs**

1:49 am

jillibus

bye flosey -- I'm pooped too and crashing -- bye all -- poof

1:49 am

mrpresident

have new news again... never ends....

1:51 am

jillibus

*unpoof to see mrps' news...

1:51 am

mrpresident

the Prick's son abused my son at school. stupid, stupid boy! And we all thought he was the sane one in the family.

1:51 am

jillibus

omg!

1:53 am

mrpresident

little bloody shit! (excuse my language) , but am just so stunned and mortified

1:53 am

jillibus

what did he do?

1:55 am

mrpresident

i asked the Principal not to talk to the Prick about it, to keep it in the school and deal with it there... cause i just don't know what he would do to me if he thought I was 'after' his child, even though his child intimidated my autistic son!
Bryce knows my son, knows his condition, promised me to look after him at school, and he had a complete brain snap!!
I can't risk my family.

1:56 am

mrpresident

As my son was walking past him in the hallway to music, Bryce (15 years old in year 9) pounced on him and screamed an obscenity into his ear.... really loud scream! then walked off laughing, with his 'mates' following along and laughing at him, watching him cower

1:56 am

mrpresident

it was disgusting

1:56 am

jillibus

bullying. Report it.

1:57 am

mrpresident

the principal and I have talked several times today... the police WILL be involved if anything happens again from the Prick's family... and Bryce has been warned

1:57 am

mrpresident

he will be thrown out of the school

1:58 am

mrpresident

and no other school will then take him... the Prick will have to pay for private education then... costs a fortune, to have his son educated.

1:58 am

jillibus

what a poison pill that prick is

1:59 am

mrpresident

but Bryce?? I never would have seen that coming... not ever

1:59 am

mrpresident

he is... he uses people to abuse me and now my child?? he is so dead to me

1:59 am

jillibus

he has used his own child too

2:01 am

mrpresident

yep, an innocent too

2:02 am

mrpresident

Bryce has a lot of respect for people, but his father has poisoned him now. just tragic... everyone thought that it was Christian that abused Luke, but were totally surprised it was Bryce. Christian is a lost cause as he is exactly like his father

2:02 am

jillibus

that's beneath contempt

2:03 am

mrpresident

I fear for my son next year... Christian will be joining his school... and he WILL screw with Luke

2:03 am

jillibus

what an inappropriate name -- Christian.

2:03 am

mrpresident

what should I do Jilli??

2:04 am

mrpresident

i am at a loss!! this is not going to turn out well

2:04 am

jillibus

sorry -- don't ask me -- beyond my experience. Ask Bugsaw. She is so wise and has handled difficult people.

2:05 am

mrpresident

thanks jilli

2:10 am

jillibus

having found zi6 and having eyes closing, I must go to bed.

2:11 am

jillibus

mrp -- Bugsaw will be here tomorrow a couple of hours earlier than this if you want to talk to her.

2:12 am

joshuavorbis

hmm, came back after a break and about half of my words were not in my list anymore

2:12 am

jillibus

And then maybe you can continue via email.

2:12 am

joshuavorbis

that is troublesome

2:13 am

jillibus

josh -- try refreshing or shutting down and coming back

2:13 am

joshuavorbis

i already did, i'm just going to type them all again

2:13 am

jillibus

I meant shutting Babble down, not the computer.

2:14 am

jillibus

Oh, bummer!

2:14 am

jillibus

If you had them in Lickety's list and are using Babble Expert, you could send them back to the list

2:15 am

joshuavorbis

i wasn't listing but i will now, for sure

2:15 am

jillibus

do you have Expert?

2:15 am

joshuavorbis

i am on a mac and thus ineligible

2:16 am

jillibus

oh, too bad -- it's so helpful.

2:17 am

jillibus

Well, I must go -- again! *POOF for sure! Happy babbling all!

2:17 am

joshuavorbis

night

2:34 am

mrpresident

see ya jilli! sorry, had to take a call from police... seems to be like this everyday

2:44 am

carleekat

call from police?...what now?

2:46 am

carleekat

mrp.... i go to bed for 4 hours and i come here and ur tied up with the police.....<sigh>

2:50 am

mrpresident

sorry carlee

2:50 am

mrpresident

i don't want to stress you out... best I say nothing sweetness

2:50 am

mrpresident

how has your day been? you ok??

2:54 am

carleekat

its 4 am hun....what do normal people do at 4 am?

2:56 am

carleekat

( sorry dog decided he wanted out....i went to iftar lst night... was very nice seeing all the ladies i work with....got 5 more invites to iftar dinners... i will go to one of them....and they now know about my dad...so they understand that i am not myself...and so understand

2:58 am

mrpresident

well, i normally sit outside with a glass of soda and lime and read... hoping like heck I can go to sleep before the sun comes up

2:58 am

mrpresident

if I get sleep meds into me by 10p, I can sleep at 11

2:58 am

mrpresident

we are always ourselves hunny! just in differing degrees! LOL

2:59 am

carleekat

no sleep meds...

2:59 am

carleekat

( cat just knocked over my water glass and it shattered )

2:59 am

mrpresident

my woofer is being too bloody cute lately!! she is the darling of the suburb.
Fancy that this whole shitehole started over dogs

3:00 am

mrpresident

oh no!! thank goodness it was water thou

3:00 am

mrpresident

carlee, you can get sleep meds, and valium and various meds.... you are 'distressed'

3:00 am

carleekat

yes...but my son broke the belt on my vaccuum.

3:00 am

carleekat

i could....but i dont like them

3:01 am

mrpresident

for goodness sakes luvvy! it is short term! taken responsibly, you will benefit from them

3:01 am

mrpresident

these drugs do not work for people without the symptoms... i promise

3:02 am

mrpresident

if you are symptomatic, they will work well for you

3:02 am

carleekat

its o k

3:02 am

carleekat

if it goes on too long...i will do something...

3:02 am

mrpresident

ok babe, just worried and hope all is getting better for you! :) I luv you, you know that

3:03 am

carleekat

but 5 nights.... is not indicative of a chronic problem...

3:03 am

carleekat

i know hun...lov u too

3:05 am

mrpresident

you are too right, if it does continue, you will need help... and don't let it go too long... it will set up a spiral you won't want to be in

3:05 am

mrpresident

takes longer to get out of then

3:06 am

carleekat

5 nights it just indicative that my heart is broken and it just needs time to let the liquid cement set up and dry the pieces back together...

3:06 am

mrpresident

oh baby :(

3:07 am

mrpresident

when my daddy dies... I will be so heartbroken! I am just so so sad for you

3:07 am

carleekat

and i am all for facing ur emotions head on as they happen..i know too many women who have avoided the realities of life and 10, 20 , 30 years later they still pills to avoid the demons tht grew out of gremlins and hed to the land of sparkling rainbows tog et through the day

3:09 am

mrpresident

no such thing carlee... not such thing. they are lying if they think they are 'rainbowing' their way through life

3:09 am

Norma

ra

3:10 am

mrpresident

i get through my day with the grace of meds for PTSS, and the luv of people around me.... including a great psychologist!

3:10 am

carleekat

i have watched them go from "erratic abusive " to HIIIIIIIIIIIIII how arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeee you???????? what a lovelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyy
yyyyyyyyyyyy dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy>. just loooooooooooooooooooooook at the beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutifulllllllllll
llllllllll skyyy to dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

3:10 am

mrpresident

hi norma!! did ya really wanna scare us!! LOL

3:10 am

Norma

Sorry people .... good morning all

3:10 am

carleekat

and all that has happened is a little pilll

3:10 am

carleekat

no norma

3:11 am

carleekat

hi norma

3:11 am

mrpresident

well, whatever pill they are taking, they are taking the wrong thing!!

3:11 am

Norma

Hi mrp and carlee

3:11 am

mrpresident

brb, need to get off net to power cycle the router!

3:11 am

mrpresident

see you all soon!!

3:11 am

Norma

See you soon

3:22 am

carleekat

am going to try for sleep again

3:23 am

Norma

See you soon carlee xx

3:36 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

3:36 am

rubyfoo

anybody?

3:47 am

R. Sparks

Hello ruby

3:48 am

R. Sparks

Just turned my xoom back on

3:48 am

rubyfoo

hello r. sparks

3:48 am

rubyfoo

very quiet here this AM

3:48 am

rubyfoo

first 60 were easy but now it slooooows down!

3:49 am

R. Sparks

Yes it is, this time of night here people are probably making tea.

3:49 am

rubyfoo

it's 10:30 in the Am here

3:49 am

R. Sparks

I've just started, only 4 in.

3:49 am

R. Sparks

Almost 630 PM here

3:50 am

rubyfoo

where are you? I'm in France

3:50 am

R. Sparks

I'm in Australia.

3:50 am

rubyfoo

ahah!

3:51 am

rubyfoo

did you watch the Tour de France? Yeah for Cadel!

3:51 am

R. Sparks

I've been meaning to add that in my settings but when I've tried it hasn't worked.

3:52 am

rubyfoo

lots of Australians both in here and in Lexulous

3:52 am

R. Sparks

I know! Very exciting. My father in law was a huge bike nut though was very ill. He passed away just a few days after but day we found out cadel won he gave thumbs up and smiled.

3:53 am

rubyfoo

that is a nice story! I was rooting for Cadel all the way as I'm the true anti-Contador

3:53 am

R. Sparks

It was so good that he saw the victory for cadel. He was so happy, so that's a very happy family memory, even at a sad time.

3:53 am

rubyfoo

and didn't much like the Schlecks

3:54 am

R. Sparks

Lol well every aussie was cheering him in

3:54 am

rubyfoo

I'm sure it is; we need to hang onto those happy things. How old was he?

3:54 am

R. Sparks

Ussies really support their sportsmen/women

3:54 am

R. Sparks

He wasn't old t all, only 70.

3:55 am

R. Sparks

Aussies even. I'm typing on a tablet on the train and bumpy + touch screen = trouble typing.lol

3:55 am

rubyfoo

OMG, I'm 68!

3:56 am

R. Sparks

Not old at all so don't worry. He was diagnosed with an aggressive pre-leukemia.

3:57 am

rubyfoo

oh my, I just lost my closes friend in Miami who was in her 70's from that, last week. I'm still reeling!

3:57 am

rubyfoo

closest*

3:58 am

R. Sparks

That's the only reason he passed. He was fit as a fiddle other than that. 40 k a day on bike. Was very sad. I hate it when people pass away. Feels so horrible for people left behind.

3:58 am

R. Sparks

Sorry for your loss.

3:59 am

rubyfoo

what made it worse was that I didn't know she was gravely ill; her daughter didn't want me to worry, so I couldn't say good bye.

3:59 am

rubyfoo

what made it worse was that I didn't know she was gravely ill; her daughter didn't want me to worry, so I couldn't say good bye.

3:59 am

rubyfoo

sorry for the repeat, wiggly fingers

3:59 am

R. Sparks

Oh ruby, that's terrible. My condolences. *hug*

3:59 am

rubyfoo

thank you "R"

4:00 am

rubyfoo

R for Ruby, right?

4:00 am

R. Sparks

Very welcome.

4:00 am

R. Sparks

Ah! It's raining again. Will be a wet walk home...

4:01 am

rubyfoo

now I have to go and cook some more. Nice to meet you "R" and enjoy your train ride

4:01 am

R. Sparks

R for ricki but close. Ends in same sound. :-)

4:01 am

rubyfoo

hahah

4:01 am

R. Sparks

Nice to meet you as well abientot

4:01 am

R. Sparks

Missed a space thwre

4:01 am

rubyfoo

a bientot a vous!!

4:02 am

R. Sparks

Merci!

4:13 am

mrpresident

hi all ~:)

4:13 am

mrpresident

hi sparks, ruby et al :))

4:15 am

mrpresident

ok, ready to start this bugger... I see that it isn't going to be easy

4:15 am

R. Sparks

Hello mr president

4:15 am

mrpresident

but, give me a challenge!!

4:15 am

R. Sparks

It's a big one

4:16 am

R. Sparks

Oooh my stop must go

4:16 am

R. Sparks

See you later

4:16 am

zoom

hi all :))

4:31 am

mrpresident

hi zoom :))

4:32 am

mrpresident

bye sparks :)

4:32 am

zoom

hey mrp- enjoying the grid?

4:34 am

mrpresident

sure! but it is difficult!

4:36 am

zoom

certainly is. i started at the other end of the alphabet today - don't know why i thought that'd be easier - it isn't :)

4:45 am

mrpresident

i do that zoom... then realise that it is futile!! non of this grid is working... 1/3 of the words work only

4:46 am

mrpresident

had to 'serve' my children dinner... they have the choice of osso bucco or beef stroganoff

4:46 am

zoom

mmmm.....even the chores are starting to look inviting....must be bad!

4:46 am

mrpresident

and after tonight, they will have a choice of those and devilled sausages

4:47 am

mrpresident

oh, and the amazing lime, ginger, garlic split chicken!

4:48 am

zoom

tummy's grumbling at the thought of that - sounds great

4:49 am

zoom

rolo

4:49 am

zoom

oops - sorry

4:49 am

mrpresident

and for lickety and I, natural oysters as a starter, then a salad of smoked salmon, prawns, scallops and avocado on a bed of mesculi lettuce with vanilla olive oil.... grilled haloumi cheese, fetta stuffed baby peppers, mixed tuscany olives and garlic cibatta

4:50 am

mrpresident

I luv rolo's!! best chocy drop on the planet!

4:51 am

mrpresident

he did an amazing job getting an amazing job! I am going to give him everything he needs to help him through!! food is his thing :))

4:51 am

zoom

just a shame it's not a word. your post makes me realise i need brain food - off to forage - good luck with the grid ;))

4:52 am

mrpresident

see ya zoom!! good to see you again hunny

4:58 am

mrpresident

seafood is the best brainfood ever!!

4:59 am

mrpresident

i feed my son salmon almost every day!! raw 3 times a week, smoked onces a week and grilled once a week.

5:04 am

mrpresident

for asperger's syndrome kids, well, for mine anyway, it helps enormously

5:13 am

mrpresident

clue for so7 please??

5:37 am

R. Sparks

I think it is a music term mrp

5:38 am

R. Sparks

You know when they name the notes do re mi etc.

6:44 am

mrpresident

wow, am I alone?

6:45 am

mrpresident

yep, all alone

6:46 am

R. Sparks

Nope I'm sorta here

6:46 am

R. Sparks

Sorry

6:46 am

mrpresident

cool sparks

6:46 am

R. Sparks

Can only see part of screen with tablet

6:47 am

R. Sparks

How are you? Did you get my clue about so7

6:48 am

mrpresident

yep! thanks for that!

6:48 am

mrpresident

had to also get dinner.

6:48 am

R. Sparks

Cool glad I could help

6:49 am

mrpresident

i asked my husband if he would like me to remove the bone (osso bucco) and he says " yes please, will leave it for you or the dog".

6:49 am

R. Sparks

Do you happen to have a clue for the 8 letter words?

6:49 am

R. Sparks

Lol

6:50 am

mrpresident

so8... make sun friendly... uses the high value letter

6:51 am

R. Sparks

Got it, did see that but didn't know it was a word.

6:51 am

R. Sparks

Already had first part

6:51 am

R. Sparks

Ta

6:51 am

R. Sparks

Do you have na8 too?

6:51 am

mrpresident

no8... drug stupor

6:53 am

mrpresident

comes off the na4, na5, no6... then add 'th** is a lovely meal i am eating'

6:53 am

suefrad625

hi all

6:53 am

R. Sparks

Hello sue

6:53 am

R. Sparks

Thanks mrp will work on that one

6:53 am

mrpresident

hi sue :)

6:53 am

R. Sparks

Still not found

6:55 am

mrpresident

you know the guy that looks at himself in the pond?? luvs himself?
well, it is like that, but with drug talk

6:55 am

R. Sparks

Got it mrp you're a champion matey!

6:56 am

R. Sparks

Thanks so much

6:56 am

mrpresident

any time!!

6:57 am

suefrad625

hello all

6:58 am

mrpresident

hi again sue :)

6:59 am

ursh

hello all - got the na8 but the so8 has me bamboozled - please try clue again

6:59 am

R. Sparks

I was wondering, and thought you might be able to tell me, how do I get the flag? By my name in chat

7:00 am

ursh

well first you have to go to the penalty box for saying a word in the grid - then i think you set it up in my account

7:00 am

R. Sparks

Ursh, mrp gave great clue. Make sun friendly, uses high value letter

7:01 am

R. Sparks

Oops, word in grid completely unintentional

7:01 am

mrpresident

go to account and choose country.. will put your fl4 up

7:02 am

suefrad625

mr p, didnt have have some guy bothering you? Is that taken care of?

7:02 am

ursh

had a look and under my account you fill in optional info which asks for your country

7:02 am

R. Sparks

I feel sheepish. I did that ages ago but forgot to tick show profile.

7:03 am

R. Sparks

Nephew would officially call me a n00b. :p

7:04 am

R. Sparks

*needs to learn how to read instructions* lol

7:04 am

ursh

sorry to be dumb - the sun as in sol?

7:05 am

mrpresident

sue, i am fighting for my life now

7:05 am

R. Sparks

Yep

7:05 am

mrpresident

yeah, just cause you like sheep! don't brag sparks! LOL

7:06 am

R. Sparks

And don't feel dumb. I've gotten the most words today that i have yet, and still only at 63.

7:06 am

mrpresident

well, my nob just brought me the bone from his dinner... someone is sleeping on the lounge tonight!

7:06 am

mrpresident

am at 61... we are two of a kind!

7:07 am

R. Sparks

Lol *fluffs pillow*

7:07 am

ursh

oh well had to use more words to get the so8 but tx anyway

7:07 am

R. Sparks

Still fun though. Such an addictive game. Great for public transport.

7:08 am

R. Sparks

Itting here at home with no power tonight so thought I'd do more.

7:08 am

suefrad625

what do you mean mrp

7:08 am

R. Sparks

And sitting too... can't type on this thing.

7:09 am

car.eeyore

YAWN......good morning!

7:09 am

mrpresident

sue, read my bio if you have time... threats are increasing again

7:09 am

suefrad625

hi car

7:09 am

R. Sparks

Mornin'

7:09 am

mrpresident

hi car!! ((hugs))

7:09 am

car.eeyore

Hello Sue, R. and mrp!

7:10 am

mrpresident

YAWN! I should say goodnight!! will take a sleeper tonight, get my 8 hours if I can. Have court all day tomorrow

7:11 am

mrpresident

i will stay until I get half way though.. then crash

7:11 am

car.eeyore

Yeah!

7:12 am

R. Sparks

Gonna go i think. G'night all. Sorry you're gaving a hard time mrp

7:12 am

car.eeyore

Bye R. Sparks!

7:13 am

mrpresident

no probs sparks... will get through it. have a good sleep hun

7:13 am

car.eeyore

How has upsize not been added to the dictionary yet?!?!/

7:13 am

R. Sparks

H...h... as in having *sighs* hope you guys speak typo fluently.

7:13 am

mrpresident

ralf is so a word!!

7:13 am

R. Sparks

Cheers mrp, see you on the flip side all.

7:14 am

car.eeyore

LOL! I always imagined it with a ph at the end though!

7:14 am

mrpresident

it means to throw up (vomit) in aussie language

7:14 am

mrpresident

see ya then sparks!

7:14 am

car.eeyore

Its universal

7:14 am

mrpresident

indeed car!

7:15 am

suefrad625

I am so sick of this guy mrp!!!

7:15 am

suefrad625

can we not stuff him in a tin can and float him away?

7:15 am

car.eeyore

If ANYTHING happens to this guy, they are going to be all over mrp, unfortunately.

7:16 am

mrpresident

sue, I want to ralf just thinking about him!

7:17 am

suefrad625

yea, because HE has rights

7:17 am

suefrad625

what a crock

7:18 am

suefrad625

isnt he married?

7:18 am

mrpresident

oh no car... they won't be. He has enemies in many places!! this is a psychopath... I am not the only one he is doing over, for sure

7:19 am

car.eeyore

But due to the current situation, you would be the first looked at...and I do not want that for you or your family.

7:19 am

mrpresident

yes, but it isn't a marriage. they are separated for years now

7:19 am

suefrad625

isnt your hubby just going bonkers of this

7:19 am

mrpresident

live together and have a 'front' to show that SHE isn't embarassed by his behaviourl

7:20 am

mrpresident

yes sue, he walked to the police station at 1am a couple of nights ago... he wanted them to know how scared he was for me

7:20 am

stevedallas

Hi all; how many words today thaniks

7:20 am

suefrad625

that is one sick family be to raised in. Have you told there son that you are not mad at him and that there must be a lot of pressure on him?

7:20 am

car.eeyore

207 Steve

7:21 am

car.eeyore

And good morning to you!

7:21 am

stevedallas

tks car

7:21 am

BzznBea

Morning all. Tough grid or is it just me?

7:21 am

car.eeyore

Morning BzznBea!

7:21 am

mrpresident

yes sue, I insisted that nothing happen to him at school, that his parents not be contacted, no suspension, just talk and reasoning. His son snapped at the pressure he is obviously getting at home

7:21 am

car.eeyore

It seems tricky...many words we don't often see.

7:22 am

suefrad625

anyone in NY want to swap houses with me at the end of september?

7:22 am

suefrad625

that is what I was thing mrp

7:23 am

mrpresident

my son is ok, safe and well looked after. His 'brain-snap' was a mystery against my son, and he is deeply sorry

7:24 am

mrpresident

why punish his kids?? it will only drive him to destruction of a deadly kind.... again

7:28 am

mamabook3

good morning babblers! :)

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Hello mamabook!

7:28 am

suefrad625

cant you go to court will all the others he is going after and hang this guy once and for all

7:33 am

suefrad625

i'm sorry mrp, you probable are tired of giving him your brain power. How are you healing from all you have gone through physically? Are you dancing with the stars yet?

7:35 am

suefrad625

hosage is a word. It is when you use a hose

7:39 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

7:41 am

crosshair

ahh a nice word we do not see in the grid often co7/40= a lovely flower for my ladys dress when we go to the ball

7:43 am

crosshair

phantom "cologne"

7:46 am

periwinkle

hey there crossy

7:47 am

periwinkle

hi all

7:47 am

periwinkle

help with u words pls

7:47 am

suefrad625

oh cross, that an7/36 my heart to you

7:47 am

periwinkle

nm

7:47 am

periwinkle

nbt

7:48 am

periwinkle

what do the 8's start with pls

7:49 am

BzznBea

one is so

7:49 am

periwinkle

nm

7:49 am

periwinkle

nbt and nbs

7:52 am

BzznBea

Finally! NBT and NBS

7:53 am

suefrad625

yahooooo bzz

7:53 am

suefrad625

and peri

7:55 am

BzznBea

TY, sue. Off to do some house work and then hit the Y for a grueling spin class. *poof*

7:58 am

carleekat

morning again all

8:01 am

hurshy

phantom: finagle

8:01 am

carleekat

the right hand column SUCKS

8:07 am

JeeWhiz

Agree with you carlee, and how come upsize isn't a word? ha!

8:08 am

MollyL

Upsize seems to be the complaint of the day.

8:09 am

carleekat

i just need the u word... then i have the right colum

8:09 am

JeeWhiz

I have nothing in the right column.

8:09 am

carleekat

column* even

8:09 am

MollyL

Want a clue for the u?

8:09 am

JeeWhiz

Except the o.

8:09 am

JeeWhiz

sure Molly, that would be great.

8:10 am

MollyL

up + eagles **** through the sky

8:10 am

MollyL

(sounds like what your toe is when you stub it)

8:10 am

JeeWhiz

I thought of that, but didn't' think it would work...Thanks Molly.

8:11 am

carleekat

thank molls..that has me with a greyed out right column

8:11 am

JeeWhiz

wouldn't mind clues for the other e, e, and n in the right column. Not seeing them at all. thanks.

8:11 am

JeeWhiz

Oh, got the top e.

8:12 am

MollyL

en4 an organic compound

8:13 am

carleekat

e+ female: a 4 letter en chem, and rhymes with i love R*** choc bars those little bited of caramel in chocolate.. but pluralled

8:13 am

JeeWhiz

should have seen that one...thanks.

8:13 am

MollyL

The n is a legal (Latin) word no4...no + J. ** the entertainer

8:14 am

JeeWhiz

Thanks Ladies...:)

8:17 am

carleekat

well..the obit finally made it to the paper

8:17 am

MollyL

Glad to help JW

8:17 am

carleekat

and they have me down as carolyn MOORE...grrrrrrrrrrrr

8:17 am

carleekat

but there is a realy nice pic of dad

8:20 am

carleekat

there we go...nbt/nbs in 28

8:23 am

Jivingjenny0

please could you clue the n and the top e on the right again as I could understand the clues, thank you

8:23 am

MollyL

e + not a guy but a ***

8:24 am

MollyL

no + not high but **w

8:24 am

Riverdance

no5/10 - to plead no** when you do not want to admit guilt - then plural it

8:24 am

Riverdance

hello everyone

8:25 am

Riverdance

I need the right column O for NBT - help anyone

8:25 am

MollyL

Hi River

8:25 am

Riverdance

never mind - got it

8:26 am

Riverdance

(((carlee))) how are you doing

8:29 am

carleekat

i'm doing ok..i just had a boohoo over the newpaper posting...a few tears

8:29 am

carleekat

but that i suspect is normal

8:30 am

Riverdance

It is - I lost my Dad 10 years ago today in fact - still have my moments

8:30 am

periwinkle

what do the 8's start with pls

8:30 am

carleekat

am sorry river... i hate "milestones" like that

8:30 am

periwinkle

thought I had nbs :(

8:30 am

Riverdance

dont have them yet Peri and havent listed either

8:30 am

carleekat

na is one peri..that the one i have

8:30 am

MollyL

so 8/65 and na 8/45

8:30 am

periwinkle

ok

8:31 am

Riverdance

its OK

8:31 am

periwinkle

ty carlee and Molly, will look

8:32 am

Riverdance

whooohoooo - got the so8 all by myself

8:33 am

periwinkle

I didn't, help pls

8:33 am

MollyL

To use the sun to supply energy

8:34 am

periwinkle

ty Molly, now nbt and nbs. bbl

8:34 am

MollyL

: )

8:37 am

hurshy

speaking of medically things like na8...

8:37 am

suefrad625

can i have help with the upper i for nbt/nbs

8:38 am

carleekat

u flatten clothes with it sue

8:38 am

Riverdance

ir4 - press clothes

8:38 am

suefrad625

oh goooooood golly

8:38 am

suefrad625

ty river

8:38 am

hurshy

i recently read that with Cuddy leaving the show, House's new dean of medicine will be an already-existing character on the show. also that there is a new female character being added.

8:38 am

suefrad625

you hit me over the head with it too

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

i'll miss Cuddy . . .

8:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

That dumb VP from Nixon days is on the grid again.

8:39 am

suefrad625

I hate to say i like that hurshy, but it was getting too soap like

8:39 am

hurshy

yeah. :( too bad they couldn't pay her enough to keep her.

8:39 am

crosshair

cuddy rocks:)

8:39 am

Riverdance

I'll miss Cuddy too - wonder why she is leaving

8:39 am

hurshy

money money money

8:39 am

MollyL

Oh, the new dean HAS to be Wilson.

8:39 am

crosshair

crossy will miss her dresses....

8:39 am

carleekat

my bed was just taken over by a huge dog...my pillow too

8:40 am

Uneaixoise

speaking of Hugh Laurie, please please please let his jazz tour come through Nashville!!!

8:40 am

hurshy

they gave a list of seven people saying that the new dean was one of them - one was VOGLER! i was like, hello, he's not even a doctor, so it's obviously not him!

8:40 am

Riverdance

that would make it interesting

8:40 am

carleekat

the tv stars or whatever it is une?

8:40 am

hurshy

so it's either wilson, wilson's ex-wife sam who he almost married again, foreman, chase, taub, or Big Love.

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

what, carlee?

8:41 am

carleekat

i stopped watching house..i got sick of the same formula....

8:41 am

suefrad625

I think it should be Number 13, she was really good in Cowboys and Aliens

8:41 am

hurshy

but logically in terms of real world promotion and so forth, that sort of narrows it down to wilson or sam, but who knows if they will keep to reality.

8:41 am

Riverdance

I dont think you need to be a Doctor to be Dean

8:41 am

crosshair

13 has the greatest eyes:)

8:41 am

carleekat

the name of the band hugh laurie is in..its a bunch of tv stars from a bunch of shows isnt it?

8:41 am

MollyL

Hmm, Sam would be interesting, since she and House don't get along. But my money is on Wilson.

8:42 am

hurshy

13 isn't one of the candidates. i think the actress may be too busy with other things.

8:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

"Web Therapy" is being done for Showtime.

8:42 am

suefrad625

cant be wilson, wilson wont fight with house

8:42 am

Riverdance

crossy has a one track mind today....

8:42 am

hurshy

i think sam would be far more interesting because we already know so much about house and wilson's relationship, it wouldn't be as fresh.

8:42 am

crosshair

sorry...she has great eyes,what can i say

8:43 am

suefrad625

good thing crossy, because she has no chest

8:43 am

MollyL

Band For TV

8:43 am

carleekat

crossy has a 2 track mind that goes in one direction....either food...or sex.....

8:43 am

crosshair

with eyes like that,i did not notice her chest

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

the new cast members: http://tinyurl.com/4y6xpa7

8:43 am

hurshy

there was a magazine cover with 13 on it, saying "confidence is sexy" or something, and i was like, yeah, but being extremely hot doesn't hurt either.

8:43 am

crosshair

food?where?

8:43 am

MollyL

Ugh, Band From TV

8:44 am

carleekat

crossy...dinner last night was amazing....i was sooooo fulll

8:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

I will now be the kind of person you all know and love who bursts in on a conversation and changes the topic, then gets mad at being ingored, so starts taking off clothes...

8:44 am

crosshair

we had beef ribs with applebutter sauce

8:44 am

Uneaixoise

hey, kap!

8:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

Then I can be a client of Fiona Wallace on Web Therapy,

8:45 am

crosshair

crossy fires up stripper tunes...

8:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'M TAKING OFF MY SHIRT

8:45 am

Uneaixoise

i'm having a bdy lunch for 8 today at mi casa -- veggie lasagna

8:45 am

suefrad625

I have singles ready

8:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

Dadadadada BOOM BOOM

8:46 am

hurshy

nice, une!

8:46 am

carleekat

i went to iftar dinner,,,salad, rice, chicken, curried chick peas, fava beans and lamb in tomato sauce ( YUMMMMMM ) humous, and tirimisu, baklava and helwa for dessert

8:46 am

crosshair

crssy tucks a ten spot under the g-string

8:46 am

crosshair

crossy

8:46 am

crosshair

..now for breakfast!

8:46 am

suefrad625

ewwww cross, bad timing

8:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

Boom.........boom-boom........BOOM

8:47 am

crosshair

sorry,had to put home fries on...

8:47 am

MollyL

Boom, chicka, BOOM

8:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

I work at home

8:47 am

crosshair

hehe

8:48 am

crosshair

good thing if you are currently stripping:)

8:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

8:49 am

crosshair

ahh kettles boiled and i have caused enough chaos..brb

8:54 am

mrpresident

morning (almost) everyone :)

8:54 am

crosshair

(((MRP)))

8:54 am

carleekat

hi again mrp....i got more sleep :)

8:58 am

uusue2

morning, all! Late night last night and i am paying the price this morning (eating too much probably didnt help either)

8:58 am

suefrad625

hi sue!!!!!

8:58 am

mrpresident

as in almost morning!

8:58 am

uusue2

hi, sue! :-)

8:59 am

mrpresident

hi crossy **hugs**, carlee, sue, usue et al ***hugs***

8:59 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

8:59 am

herinfernallady

hi just saying hi then about to grab a milo

8:59 am

uusue2

I was wondering, mrp!

8:59 am

mrpresident

carlee... sleep is good!!

8:59 am

uusue2

hi, judi and herin! what's a milo?

8:59 am

mrpresident

i mess up how I greet at times! you know I luv ya all

8:59 am

herinfernallady

Um milo

8:59 am

herinfernallady

Someone want to explain it?

8:59 am

suefrad625

bbl

8:59 am

mrpresident

milo... yum! i need that

9:00 am

kje

as6/24?

9:00 am

uusue2

bye, sue!

9:00 am

mrpresident

milo, chocolate fibre mixture for hot or cold milk

9:00 am

herinfernallady

Milo is malted barly

9:00 am

mrpresident

see ya sue

9:00 am

hurshy

or you could say it is "like the creature that killed cleopatra"

9:01 am

uusue2

oh, ok, sounds good. I'm sure we have the same thing here with a different name, although my fried brain has no idea what it is

9:01 am

mrpresident

darn it, now I want a hot milo with a caramel timtam!

9:01 am

herinfernallady

No I don't think so it is Aussie

9:01 am

mrpresident

oh joy

9:01 am

mrpresident

carlee, how you going hun??

9:01 am

kje

you can buy milo here - comes in green can

9:01 am

herinfernallady

OMFG there is a person on tv that has an education level of a 14 year old.

9:02 am

kje

but yes, it is imported... we do ot have an equivalent

9:02 am

mrpresident

yes kje, that is milo

9:02 am

kje

ty hursh

9:02 am

herinfernallady

I really should grab something. My dinner was great but my insides hate me

9:03 am

mrpresident

go for it infern... i am looking at the vintage cheese with an evil eye... it will have to go!

9:03 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres doesn't your kids have to go to school till 16?

9:03 am

carleekat

am ok thanks mrp... i have a wicked headache today...and i have to sort out my paperwork for my appointment tomorrow to see if i qualify for school... i presume that as they know what direction i want to go in.. and there was question as to whether or not that program would be covered...and they have not called me to cancel...that i will be approved for that program...

9:03 am

crosshair

crossy gives mrp some 5 year old quebec apple wood smoked cheddar

9:04 am

mrpresident

i cooked osso bucco, beef stroganoff, lime and corriander split chicken and devilled sausages. no one in the house can say there is 'nothing to eat'!!

9:04 am

carleekat

fingers are crossed

9:04 am

kje

ch7?

9:04 am

mrpresident

oh yumbo crossy!! ((hugs))

9:05 am

crosshair

i am sure you will do fine carlee and mrp..i think i am moving in!

9:05 am

herinfernallady

You guys are being so mean. Dairy is of the menu tonight

9:05 am

MollyL

Mexican sausage KJE

9:05 am

ivesy3

in 6/24 plz

9:05 am

carleekat

( my son has spent 2 days cleaning his room <carlee has puzzled face>

9:05 am

kje

ty

9:05 am

crosshair

the older the cheese the easier to handle for those with dairy issues herin

9:05 am

mrpresident

no infern, they have to be 17 and only then they can leave with a full time job

9:06 am

herinfernallady

I mean is that the legal thing Mr Pres?

9:06 am

ivesy3

oops nm just got it !

9:07 am

mrpresident

indeed crossy, which is why the daughter gets the oldest vintagest cheese

9:07 am

herinfernallady

Carlee what do they want?

9:07 am

herinfernallady

Cross no Sour cream is not my friend

9:07 am

mrpresident

yes infern... 17 is the age they can leave

9:07 am

herinfernallady

Is that the school age?

9:07 am

carleekat

he doesnt.... i just bought him a 500.00 suit...

9:07 am

mrpresident

but, they have to have a job to go to, full time job too

9:08 am

herinfernallady

Awwww.

9:08 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres you are not listenting to me. I asked if the law in NSW is leaving age at 16?

9:08 am

mrpresident

that is a shirtload of money for a suit!

9:08 am

Judi

*sigh* Kitten escaped two days ago. She is nowhere to be found.

9:09 am

mrpresident

leaving age from school??

9:09 am

herinfernallady

O Judi

9:09 am

herinfernallady

Yes

9:09 am

mrpresident

hi judi :))

9:09 am

carleekat

but u have to admit mrp..it looks stunning on him

9:09 am

mrpresident

it is 17, but they have to have a job to go to, signed off by government and full time position

9:10 am

herinfernallady

Seriously that sounds stupid

9:10 am

mrpresident

indeed carlee!! :)

9:11 am

carleekat

am sorry about your kitten judi

9:11 am

carleekat

{{Judi}} u must be heartsick with worry

9:11 am

Judi

Am worried sick, carlee. We have looked high and low. Absolutely no sign of her.

9:11 am

uusue2

{{{{{Judi}}}}}

9:11 am

MollyL

Judi, keep the faith. My kids cat went missing for 28 days and they got her back.

9:11 am

mrpresident

the kids can go to tafe and study for apprenticeship, whilst at school. it is a smart thing for them to do

9:12 am

herinfernallady

I don't agree with that Mr Pres. At all

9:12 am

crosshair

it is the same rules here mrp for under 18,s

9:12 am

uusue2

cats can be quite resilient, though, and return well after you've given up on them

9:12 am

herinfernallady

What if you have a disability?

9:12 am

mrpresident

so sorry about puss judi... i hope you have resolve soon!

9:13 am

herinfernallady

Judi Kitty will return'

9:13 am

Judi

Haven't given up yet, that's for sure. Plastered neighborhood with "missing" info. Hoping she was taken in by someone and not eaten by a wild creature.

9:13 am

uusue2

nd I''ll bet your son looks fabulous in his suit, carlee - my son's suit (in the photo) was tagged at $320 but was on sale half price

9:13 am

mrpresident

no matter if you have a disability, all are treated the same

9:13 am

herinfernallady

I think that is not right

9:13 am

carleekat

when we found "boo" i checked out kijiji, and the humane society..i called all local vets to see if anyone was missing a black oriental polydactyl kitten...no one replied....no one was looking so she stayed with us....

9:14 am

MollyL

My kids did the same thing Judi. Posted signs all over town, contacted all the vets, etc. The cat just strolled back in their yard one day.

9:14 am

uusue2

I've heard about a cat that had two sets of owners, judi - went back and forth from one house to the other, and neither one knew!

9:14 am

carleekat

( i posted pics of him in his suit on fb sue )

9:14 am

crosshair

alowances are mad efor those who are disabled,but it does not change the facts (here anyways) if you want to give up school early

9:14 am

herinfernallady

Carlee and he looks nice too

9:14 am

uusue2

*looking on fb*

9:15 am

Judi

She's not used to being out. Just zipped out the slider like she was shot from a cannon. Never done that before. Must have been something fascinating.

9:16 am

herinfernallady

Judi my cat got out one night. She was on the porch giving me the WTF is the ceiling

9:16 am

carleekat

that is what boo used to do....and she beig all black...i could see she slipped out when no one was looking....

9:16 am

uusue2

very nice, carlee! (and no stray shoelaces or scraggly hair!)

9:17 am

carleekat

i KNOW...he cut his own hair....buzzed it down

9:17 am

carleekat

ok..here are some words i think enable shoudl allow

9:17 am

uusue2

my cats are indoor cats, but get out every now and then - they also stroll back in when they are ready although I usually go fetch them if I see them get out

9:17 am

carleekat

Bozone ( n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

9:17 am

Judi

Wow, carlee. Haircut and cleaning his room. Must have a girlfriend hidden away somewhere.

9:17 am

carleekat

Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

9:18 am

herinfernallady

Oo have you done the tin rattling thing Judi?

9:18 am

carleekat

no girlfriend....

9:18 am

crosshair

our 2 kitties are indoor cats.around here in tourist country,we have a name for outdoor cats....road kill

9:18 am

Judi

Herin: we have shaken the tin, shaken the treat bag, called and called. Not a peep in return.

9:18 am

carleekat

Beelzebug (n.) : Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

9:19 am

herinfernallady

Door knick?

9:19 am

crosshair

people from the city do not even slow down unless the critter is large enough to show above the bumpers of their escalade

9:19 am

Judi

Our house is surrounded by lots of fl5/16 and woods, so, she could be anywhere.

9:19 am

carleekat

dont forget the gravel trucks that whiz around on the county roads crossy

9:19 am

herinfernallady

My cat had a thing for cheese

9:19 am

crosshair

indeed carlee

9:20 am

carleekat

its nuts up there with those trucks...

9:20 am

carleekat

and this definition is for crossy .... Osteopornosis : A degenerate disease.

9:20 am

Judi

We live a fair distance away from a main road. Plus, the woods are far more interesting to a kitty.

9:21 am

crosshair

we have one quarry here carlee,over 2500 dump trucks a day go in and out..well most likly the same 50 time and again

9:21 am

uusue2

*looking for fl5/16 words - only one I have is the one you clean your teeth with, and I doubt Judi's house is surrounded by that*

9:21 am

Judi

lol, carlee!!

9:21 am

Judi

Trees, shrubs, hedgerows, etc., uusue.

9:21 am

mrpresident

we are in a cul-de-sac... with a national park across the road... puss goes out with three bells on to 'investigate'

9:22 am

carleekat

i know.....i have nearly been hit by them on aa couple of occassions when i had friends living up that way

9:22 am

Mr Bob

Good morning everyone

9:22 am

mrpresident

she likes going down to the creek to drink water there

9:22 am

mrpresident

hi bob :)

9:22 am

carleekat

morning bob

9:22 am

uusue2

ah, got it, Judi, thx!

9:22 am

uusue2

and hi bob!

9:22 am

carleekat

( carlee is looking at her bedroom and wondering if she too should move furniture and rearrange it

9:23 am

crosshair

up here,with all this crud going on,all the sound of bells tell us is to go get a shovel and a garbage bag...again

9:23 am

mrpresident

wow, it is morning... better be an awesome day too!

9:23 am

Judi

Collars are generally useless on our cats. The just slip out of them like little Houdinis.

9:23 am

carleekat

what crud crossy?

9:23 am

Judi

*they*

9:24 am

uusue2

my cats have actually both managed to keep their collars on - they have little magnets so they can open the cat door but neither one ever does

9:24 am

mrpresident

judi, my cat is too 'damaged' to get out of her collar now

9:25 am

Judi

She is microchipped. So, if someone finds her, I hope they have the sense to get her scanned somewhere.

9:25 am

uusue2

one of them managed to dislodge the magnet, and the other one occasionally picks up a spoon, which leads to a lot of clanging and wailing

9:25 am

herinfernallady

That is good Judi. let the vets know

9:26 am

mrpresident

oh poor puss

9:26 am

uusue2

they should make a microchip that emits a gps signal (although then I suppose it would need a battery)

9:28 am

herinfernallady

My cats are just too stupid to be let out unsupervised and unleashed

9:28 am

carleekat

i need to get puppy microchipped..anyone know approx how much it is to do so?

9:29 am

Judi

$25.00 seems to be the going rate, carlee.

9:29 am

herinfernallady

Depends on the district. Is said Pup snipped?

9:29 am

carleekat

too young yet....he is only 17 weeks they wont do here until 10 month or so

9:30 am

herinfernallady

Ok

9:32 am

carleekat

brb

9:32 am

herinfernallady

My cat is impersonating a donut.

9:33 am

uusue2

must be cool there, herin, mine are stretched out to about twice their normal length

9:33 am

herinfernallady

He is happy as a lump on his bean bag

9:34 am

movieman

My cat is 10 years old now, and he's STILL leaving deceased rodents outside the back door....

9:34 am

herinfernallady

He loves you Movie

9:34 am

Judi

My other cat still does that too. They never stop providing for you.

9:34 am

movieman

Tell me about it herin

9:35 am

herinfernallady

My cat was flat on her back getting her belly rubbed last night

9:40 am

carleekat

any yanks in the house????? there is a gunman loose on Virginia tech campus

9:41 am

uusue2

oh no,not again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:41 am

carleekat

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/national/
gunman-reported-on-virginia-tech-campu
s

9:42 am

Judi

VA Tech campus on lock down. No reports of shots fired.

9:42 am

uusue2

hopefully it is a false alarm (could be from the sound of the story)

9:42 am

carleekat

could be.... hopefully

9:43 am

Uneaixoise

Virginia Tech, the site of the worst campus shooting in U.S. history, is on lockdown with reports of a gunman on the campus.

The university relations office confirmed that there is an alert but would offer no further detail. Students received text messages and emails that a gunman is on the campus.

"Person with a gun reported near Dietrick. Stay inside. Secure doors. Emergency personnel responding. Call 911 for help," the alert warned.

9:44 am

uusue2

as you may remember, we had a shooting on our campus as well, so I am very anxious about these things...

9:44 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, now they're saying some students thought he MIGHT have been carrying a gun . . . good grief

9:45 am

uusue2

A subsequent crime alert said three juveniles attending a camp on campus reported seeing a white man who appeared to have a gun covered with a cloth.

9:45 am

uusue2

So hopefully not.

9:45 am

herinfernallady

I just looked at twitter

9:46 am

carleekat

its already trending...

9:47 am

herinfernallady

I just used my account

9:47 am

uusue2

retweeted by our local paper, due to the local connection

9:47 am

uusue2

they can't find anyone matching the description

9:48 am

herinfernallady

What with the description of Average Joe? Seriously make a report this urgent at least get a basic description.

9:48 am

carleekat

i really should DO something today

9:49 am

Judi

Good news: The NBA might not have a season this year! Hate basketball!!

9:49 am

carleekat

they got the area which said person was in and which direction moving in...

9:49 am

herinfernallady

I freaked the cops out when I was asked to ID someone and I got a description right down to the buttons.

9:49 am

Judi

Well, best not to stare at a person who may have a gun, carlee.

9:49 am

carleekat

gone to Do something..clean kitchen first no doubt as my kids left it a disaster last night...

9:50 am

herinfernallady

Right I am off to go play some PC games before bed

9:50 am

uusue2

people making the report were young kids, herin, so maybe that's why the sketchy description

9:50 am

carleekat

then maybe my bedroom....and laundry

9:50 am

Uneaixoise

years ago a man in a car pulled a gun on me as I was out walking -- when the police asked me to describe the gun, all I could say was "big and black" LOL!

9:51 am

herinfernallady

Maybe as a whole I am kind of over the human race

9:51 am

uusue2

Frank's dad ran a liquor store in NYC, and would get held up occasionally; when the cops would ask him for a description of the guy, he would explain that all he really looked at was the gun

9:51 am

Uneaixoise

herin LOL

9:52 am

uusue2

well, the portion of it that is here seems ok, herin :-)

9:52 am

herinfernallady

Yep

9:52 am

Uneaixoise

my sentiments exactly, sue!

9:52 am

herinfernallady

On that note I am going take care

9:53 am

uusue2

night, herin!

9:54 am

herinfernallady

have a great day

9:54 am

Judi

Bye, herin!

9:55 am

rubyfoo

hello, on hold

9:55 am

Judi

Down to 75. Time for the eyeballs to take a break.

9:55 am

uusue2

hi, ruby!

9:55 am

uusue2

and bye, judi!

9:56 am

rubyfoo

on hold with telephone company aaaarghh!!!!

9:57 am

rubyfoo

husband lost the address for paying the bill.....

9:57 am

rubyfoo

only found 77 wqords this AM

9:58 am

uusue2

bummer, ruby!

9:58 am

rubyfoo

which, the w2ords or the husband?

9:58 am

uusue2

(I pay as many bills as possible online - saves time and I don't have to buy stamps)

9:58 am

rubyfoo

I'm typing badly because I'm holding the phone in my neck

9:59 am

uusue2

lol - I was thinking about the holding and the lost address, but whatever

9:59 am

rubyfoo

hahah

10:00 am

inge

FI

10:00 am

uusue2

speakerphones are nice when you are on hold, although I don't like them much otherwise

10:03 am

rubyfoo

they finally answered! try to envision their offshore (china?) phone service speaking accented French to me....

10:04 am

uusue2

so are you able to understand them? (maybe they speak English better than French?)

10:05 am

rubyfoo

probably, but it's pretty funny hearing French with a Chinese accent

10:05 am

Uneaixoise

hey, ruby, I learned a new word yesterday: "canon" meaning "gorgeous" -- have you heard it used that way?

10:06 am

Uneaixoise

Elle est canon . . .

10:06 am

rubyfoo

when telemarketers call, I pretend I don't speak French and I keep saying, Hello, Hello, Who is this!

10:06 am

rubyfoo

cute, axe, non

10:07 am

uusue2

good idea - maybe when they call here I should pretend I don't speak English!

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

ok,just zipping thru -- gotta run -- hi and bye! :-) *poof*

10:07 am

uusue2

bye, une!

10:07 am

rubyfoo

I just looked up canon in my handy Fr dictionary and it only means gun. It must be like the old expression "She's a pistol!"

10:08 am

rubyfoo

good idea, sue

10:08 am

flosey

good morning all

10:08 am

rubyfoo

hello flosey

10:08 am

flosey

my dil, who is philippino, speaks with accent and says sorry, I the maid

10:08 am

uusue2

lol, flosey!

10:09 am

rubyfoo

that is a hoot, flosey! Did you ever see the movie "Saving GrAce"? When Brenda Blethyn is avoiding bill collectors, she answers the phone with a Chinese accent!

10:10 am

rubyfoo

time to cook, see you later, hugs, everyone

10:10 am

flosey

must make a note of that movie ruby, I don't see many, when I go to sons homes in TO, I sometimes get videos to watch there

10:12 am

uusue2

bye, ruby!

10:13 am

flosey

bfn ruby

10:17 am

uusue2

ok,computer has gone into molasses mode and it's time for me to get on with my day anyway. Rebooting, bbl.

10:18 am

flosey

bfn sue

10:35 am

crosshair

i have been held up at my store(with a knife) in the summer of course(citiots) and described the guy right down to a tee..will be damned if i will let him get away to do it to someone else

10:37 am

crosshair

hope the punk becomes everyones hershy bar in general population

10:39 am

crosshair

all i had to do was pick him out of a line up,give a statement.go to court one afternoon,hand in the store video tape and say yup thats the slime ball and i am home for lunch and he is doing prison laundry for 3-7 years.sometimes the system actually works

11:02 am

stidmama

goood morning!

11:02 am

suefrad625

I am making sorbet

11:03 am

suefrad625

we are on a diet and I WANT DESSERT!!!

11:03 am

stidmama

cross, was this today? or just recently? (((hugs)))

11:03 am

stidmama

hey sue! sorbet is lovely this time of year!

11:05 am

uusue2

hi again, all!

11:05 am

stidmama

hey sue

11:05 am

uusue2

Sue, one thing i have done is put overripe bananas (peeled) in the freezer - you can eat them just like ice cream

11:06 am

suefrad625

over 1/2 way, going to the list

11:06 am

stidmama

go sue go!

11:06 am

stidmama

up to 21... LOL

11:06 am

uusue2

and as long as you like bananas they are not at all bad :-) - I just mush them up into containers

11:06 am

suefrad625

I will do that also

11:07 am

uusue2

also Trader Joe's has a nonfat plain frozen yogurt that is 100 calories a serving, it is quite tart but amazingly refreshing when it is hot

11:08 am

stidmama

I used to make smoothies with frozen fruit (bought flats of fruit, cleaned and froze them myself), a banana and a little bit of apple juice. Those were nice

11:08 am

MollyL

That's what I use my frozen bananas for, smoothies.

11:09 am

stidmama

good morning molly!

11:10 am

uusue2

hi molly! and hi to stid and crossy and sue!

11:11 am

MollyL

Hello everyone

11:13 am

rururocks

as clues please anyone?

11:13 am

stidmama

good morning rurur!

11:13 am

stidmama

oops. ruRU! LOL

11:13 am

rururocks

hi stidders

11:14 am

uusue2

hi, ruru!

11:14 am

uusue2

no as words here...

11:14 am

rururocks

gm uu and Molly too

11:15 am

stidmama

U please? for NBT?

11:15 am

rururocks

me neither. I haven't the faintest Idea what they are

11:15 am

stidmama

as 5/12?

11:15 am

stidmama

as + most of urine

11:15 am

rururocks

beats me stid

11:16 am

uusue2

up + what birds do when they are not flapping their wings

11:16 am

BzznBea

up6/24 and plural for the 7

11:16 am

stidmama

thanks bea and sue!

11:16 am

stidmama

got them!

11:16 am

jafro2

i think upsi4/9 should be a word

11:17 am

uusue2

hi, jaf!

11:17 am

stidmama

hello jafro!

11:17 am

MollyL

Stid, did you just ask a question and answer it for yourself? : )

11:17 am

jafro2

hello

11:17 am

uusue2

pretty cool to see all these astronomy pictures in people's icons :-)

11:18 am

MollyL

Never mind, I missed Ru's question.

11:18 am

uusue2

phantom: apogee

11:18 am

MollyL

Ru, add a consonant to Stid's clue for another as word.

11:18 am

stidmama

I have tried that one about three times already sue -- at least I am not crazy for thinking it's there!

11:19 am

stidmama

oooh. thanks for that one molly!

11:19 am

uusue2

thx, molly, that word makes more sense than the as5

11:19 am

MollyL

It does? I think they are both goofy.

11:20 am

uusue2

although I think the last 4 letters of that as6 should be a word in their own right

11:20 am

uusue2

well, I assume the as6 means snakelike

11:20 am

stidmama

the second would be defined "having the quality of a poisonous Egyptian snake"

11:20 am

sadie52

Hello :)

11:20 am

stidmama

hey sadie!

11:21 am

rururocks

Oh pish me

11:21 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the co6 after the small horse?

11:21 am

stidmama

LOL ruru!

11:22 am

stidmama

hey ouwachita!

11:22 am

Ouwachita

hi mama and everyone else

11:22 am

sadie52

hi stidmama

11:22 am

uusue2

hi, ouwachita!

11:22 am

uusue2

and hi,sadie1

11:22 am

MollyL

co6...against + I gained weight and my clothes don't ***

11:23 am

MollyL

Another goofy word.

11:23 am

uusue2

sadie! (still making my peace with the shift key)

11:23 am

stidmama

oooh. that's a yummy word! thanks Molly!

11:23 am

Ouwachita

molly...thats too bad....lol

11:23 am

rururocks

that was a ducky clue molly

11:23 am

Ouwachita

thanks

11:23 am

uusue2

ooh, actually its a yummy French thing!

11:24 am

MollyL

Ew no...too greasy.

11:24 am

EvaNadine

mmmm.....yummy babble words...

11:24 am

stidmama

hey EvaN!

11:24 am

sadie52

hi sue

11:24 am

EvaNadine

afternoon all. :)

11:25 am

uusue2

hi, eva!

11:25 am

rururocks

duck isn't greasy if you cook it slowly

11:25 am

uusue2

well, you can put a really thin layer of it on crackers, molly, then it isn't too bad

11:26 am

EvaNadine

oddly, i have exactly ZERO words from the right-hand column...lol

11:26 am

rururocks

oddly I have the right hand column done first

11:27 am

uusue2

I do not like the right-hand column of this grid, although I have managed, with help, to find all the words

11:27 am

stidmama

so did I, ruru

11:28 am

MollyL

People were complaining about the right column this morning Oddly, like Ru, I had no problem with it.

11:28 am

rururocks

but then.. stid you and I are odd anyway

11:28 am

EvaNadine

eh. i never do well with vowel-starting words.

11:29 am

stidmama

and halfway! LOL ruru

11:30 am

stidmama

back later to play. *leaves choclits and iced MJCL on sideboard*

MJCL = mochajavachocolatte (stidmama's babble invention)

11:30 am

stidmama

*poof*

11:31 am

EvaNadine

ok, gotta run + grab a salad to balance out my slice of pizza before my WW meeting.
back later!

11:31 am

MollyL

Sounds like that Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi song.

11:32 am

MollyL

Salad balances out pizza? Who knew?

11:34 am

sadie52

works for me

11:37 am

uusue2

ok, I am off to work, see you all later!

11:38 am

rururocks

ga 627 I have the french waiter ?

11:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning/evening all

11:41 am

rururocks

morning bdg

11:43 am

Book Doctor Gwen

that's one loveable lookin dog ya got there

11:43 am

rururocks

lol

11:45 am

flosey

hi again

11:45 am

flosey

ru, the other ga is untasteful, outlandish

11:46 am

rururocks

wb flosey

11:46 am

flosey

ty ru

11:47 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ty flosey, and who you tryin to scare with that icon, ruru?

11:47 am

rururocks

thank you.

11:47 am

rururocks

I couldn't find it

11:48 am

flosey

you might say some teenagers dress in a ga6 manner

11:48 am

HollyF

Book Doctor Gwen, I have a Dalek patrollng my desk and occasionally iy says "exterminate"

11:48 am

EvaNadine

molly: of course salad balances out pizza. dont you know diet math??

11:48 am

Book Doctor Gwen

holly, sounds absolutely adorable!

11:49 am

MollyL

Is that like a diet Coke with fries?

11:49 am

EvaNadine

exactly!

11:49 am

MollyL

*Makes mental note*

11:49 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i have a sonic screwdriver with a "red setting"

11:49 am

HollyF

I love it! I'm in Human Resources and it scares folks away

11:50 am

EvaNadine

the same logic that allows you to have dessert so long as you ordered an appetizer for your meal. ;)

11:50 am

HollyF

I'm jealous

11:50 am

Book Doctor Gwen

so everything i've heard about HR is true, then? lolol

11:50 am

HollyF

rhos

11:51 am

HollyF

Absolutely!

11:51 am

HollyF

sorry folks, so excited about the Dalek, I'm off to the PB

11:51 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i've never worked for a firm large enough to have HR, but i've read about it ...

11:52 am

Book Doctor Gwen

what color is your dalek? (of course i'm prejudiced in favor of red ones)

11:53 am

HollyF

It looks just like yours, red

11:53 am

Book Doctor Gwen

awwwwwwww

11:54 am

EvaNadine

ok kids. WW meeting time for me!
wish me luck on my weigh-in. :)

11:54 am

Book Doctor Gwen

good luck eva! or break a leg, whatever!

11:57 am

Gail

Oh, I don't have a Dalek!! I do have a sonic screwdriver!

11:58 am

Book Doctor Gwen

and i have a little USB hub shaped like a tardis, that makes the tardis noise, so freakin cool

11:59 am

Gail

That is so cool! I was grooming Quid with his Furminator yesterday and growling FURMINATE at him. He was not amused.

12:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

action figures and toys here: http://tinyurl.com/32yzcfy

12:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

LOLOL

12:01 pm

momof5ny

hint for co6,30 ?

12:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so, can i get a clue for the lower right corner N?

12:01 pm

Gail

That's where I got the screwdriver from a couple of years ago, I think.

12:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sorry, no co6 here

12:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

people keep giving me DW toys -- i haven't bought one for myself in ages 8-D

12:02 pm

MollyL

co6...against + I've gained weight and my pants don't *** anymore

12:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty molly, excellent clue

12:03 pm

HollyF

Ask for a Dalek!

12:03 pm

sprite

good evening all

12:03 pm

momof5ny

ty

12:03 pm

MollyL

Hi Sprite

12:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, i did buy one for myslef, about 2y ago, a Moxx of Balhoun. still in the bubble pack

12:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya sprite

12:04 pm

sprite

hey Molly :)

12:04 pm

sprite

and hi Gwen!

12:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so, can i get a clue for the lower right corner N?

12:05 pm

uusue2

hi again, all!

12:05 pm

sprite

hey uusue :) Did you see your icon themes?

12:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

is it embarrassingly obvious?

12:05 pm

Gail

N word rhymes with singing by yourself and the plural

12:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi sue!

12:05 pm

uusue2

no5/10, plural of what you plead if you are not contesting the charge

12:06 pm

uusue2

hi sprite! I did indeed - it is so cool to see all the astronomical images in the icons!!

12:06 pm

sprite

cool isn't it :D

12:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, gail, good clue, and sue, that one went way over my head 8-)

12:07 pm

crosshair

ty sue

12:07 pm

uusue2

oh well.....

12:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

me not lawyer, me singer!

12:07 pm

sprite

it's the effort that counts!

12:07 pm

uusue2

sprite, the entries for Aug. 28 and Aug. 31 shouldn't have "trees" at the end...

12:08 pm

sprite

hiya crossy! I read an awful lot on my holidays!

12:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and i have NBT now, whee

12:08 pm

MollyL

Sprite, Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson wrote some pretty lyrics.

12:08 pm

uusue2

yay, gwen

12:08 pm

crosshair

very good sprite:)) give me a day or so and i will have james herriots entire works ready

12:08 pm

sprite

I agree, Molly. Couldn't resist putting it in my profile today... it is what I think of when I see the stars.

12:09 pm

sprite

oh that is nice, crossy. Very pleasant reading.

12:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

careful everyone, c.h. is in the grid

12:09 pm

momof5ny

co 7,32 hint please ?

12:09 pm

crosshair

it is very good reading.great feel good books

12:09 pm

momof5ny

co 7,32.. hint pease ?

12:09 pm

uusue2

flower that you wear to the prom, mom

12:09 pm

sprite

thanks for the headsup, Gwen

12:10 pm

MollyL

co7...co + **** and rave + vowel

12:10 pm

flosey

zi6 please?

12:10 pm

sprite

hello flosey

12:11 pm

uusue2

oops, that was the 7/40, sorry,and thanks Molly!

12:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, molly!

12:11 pm

MollyL

z + please s** may I have some more + against

12:11 pm

flosey

hi there sprite

12:11 pm

flosey

thanks Molly

12:11 pm

MollyL

: )

12:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, ty again molly for the z6

12:12 pm

sprite

awesome picture, flosey!

12:12 pm

flosey

thanks sprite

12:12 pm

MollyL

That is a cool picture Flosey.

12:13 pm

flosey

ty molly

12:13 pm

MollyL

Continuing the Alan Parsons theme...Eye In The Sky...although my favorite is The Traveler/Days Are Numbers

12:14 pm

uusue2

<--- loves planetary nebulae (which is what flosey's icon is a picture of)

12:14 pm

momof5ny

ty for co 7,32 ....

12:14 pm

sprite

I know it is a very popular one, but I love it maybe best of all... Old and Wise.

12:15 pm

sprite

uusue: flosey can store it and reuse it when the theme is Planetary Nebulae!

12:15 pm

momof5ny

I thought you couldn't use any letter twice ???

12:16 pm

sprite

you cannot use a certain tile twice in one word.

12:16 pm

momof5ny

I just did

12:16 pm

flosey

you can't use the same tile twice momo, but you can, of course, if there is a second one

12:16 pm

sprite

you didn't. I promise.

12:17 pm

sprite

but sometimes it is hard to see how a word goes.

12:18 pm

MollyL

The last o in that co7 is the bottom o

12:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you can't use the same *tile* twice in one word, but you can use the same *letter*, such as a double E, if you have two Es

12:18 pm

sprite

hehehe I found a spice sausage!

12:19 pm

MollyL

Ole Sprite

12:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

where? under the bed or in the grid?

12:19 pm

crosshair

mmm sausages....

12:19 pm

sprite

in the grid :P

12:20 pm

sprite

spicy*

12:24 pm

momof5ny

cr 6,2 1and 7,32 ....

12:24 pm

momof5ny

please

12:26 pm

sprite

hehehe my nephew's name is in the grid. Floris.

12:26 pm

flosey

mom, uses double cons. +vowel

12:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

co7, co + consonant + picnic pest + vowel

12:26 pm

flosey

and the cr7 ends with abrev. of man's name

12:28 pm

sprite

what's the verdict on the grid, btw?

12:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the first 100 are easy, then hunker down

12:29 pm

flosey

odd sprite - last night I puzzled over some and they were a breeze this morning

12:29 pm

sprite

ok thanks :)

12:29 pm

flosey

was absolutely exhausted though!

12:31 pm

flosey

not getting so7, any clues?

12:31 pm

flosey

please

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

hello again

12:31 pm

flosey

hi again ruby

12:31 pm

sprite

hi rubyfoo

12:32 pm

crosshair

(((RUBY)))

12:32 pm

flosey

I really should get moving, have to groc. shop - thinking of something to serve for lunch/meeting tomorrow

12:34 pm

crosshair

for lunch? a nice breaded calamai with a spritz of lemon and pepper,long grained rice,a light greek salad and a good aussie charonnay

12:34 pm

sprite

and a nice crosshair to make it for you :D

12:35 pm

flosey

lol crossy forgive an innocent, what is calamai

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

hahah crossy the cook!

12:35 pm

crosshair

sorry,breaaded squid rings

12:35 pm

sprite

calamari perhaps

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the sausage, sprite

12:36 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

12:36 pm

sprite

yvw rubyfoo

12:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

squid rings, mmmmm (?!)

12:36 pm

sprite

hey Annie

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

12:36 pm

flosey

oh sorry, you just missed an "r" should have recognized it

12:36 pm

crosshair

you must ignoe light typos,cause they are gonna happen

12:36 pm

crosshair

:)

12:36 pm

Anniebrook

hi sprite and ((ruby))

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

ooh, just found the zi6! yay

12:37 pm

flosey

I have one weak finger that often drops down so end up with l s where they don't belong

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

but not even close to half

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

this grid looks easy but it's very hard for me!

12:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

77 to go here and having, um, difficulty

12:38 pm

sprite

we had mackerel tonight. And nobody had any bones... except for me, ofcourse. I hate fish. And fishbones just LOVVVVEEE me!

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

I used to catch BIG mackerel in Miami and make ceviche with it

12:39 pm

sprite

I'll stick to smoked salmon. Jeezzz am still a bit nauseated from dinner.

12:39 pm

flosey

I normally enjoy fish - salmon, halibut, shrimp, etc. but have temporarily (I hope) gone off it all

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

I only like raw fish (or breaded and fried)

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

and you can't get decent seafood here anyway

12:40 pm

rururocks

so 7 anyone?

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

hi ru ru

12:41 pm

sprite

what's with the self portrait, ruru?

12:41 pm

flosey

I asked a while ago ru, no response, still looking

12:42 pm

rururocks

I just had my teeth cleaned sprite. I'm showing them off

12:42 pm

Anniebrook

hi ruru

12:42 pm

rururocks

hi annie

12:43 pm

sprite

ah found it at last. so7: the sun + the price for a service, put a consonent in between the two vowels.

12:43 pm

flosey

be careful sprite, looks like those teeth could tear you apart

12:43 pm

sprite

it means singing in do re mi

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

ty sprite, strange word!

12:43 pm

sprite

all it takes is a little tickle under the chin to make those teeth harmless....

12:44 pm

sprite

not if you're into music, rubyfoo :)

12:48 pm

uusue2

it's french, I am pretty sure (the so7 word)

12:49 pm

sprite

yep, from the italian, which is a bit longer and more vowelly :)

12:49 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for ch7 ?

12:49 pm

sprite

spanish sausage, Annie

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I looked in my Fr dictionary: musical theory

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

doesn't come up much here in the sticks

12:50 pm

Anniebrook

and I love ch7...just put some ch7 in my paella the other day

12:50 pm

sprite

yes, the theory where each note is represented by a sound. Do re mi etc.

12:50 pm

Anniebrook

thanks ruby

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

I used to love making paella but can't get decent ingredients here

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

clams and shrimp are tired out.....

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

I give up on this grid so good night everybody

12:53 pm

sprite

night rubyfoo

12:53 pm

sprite

must admit it is tricky, once you get at 3/4. Interesting words though.

12:54 pm

Anniebrook

very tricky, good night ruby

1:02 pm

rururocks

co 7/32

1:02 pm

sprite

fireflies. not easy, but interesting. Anything I may clue before I go?

1:02 pm

Anniebrook

co, ra4 and rave, vowel

1:02 pm

sprite

co + **** and rave + vowel

1:03 pm

Anniebrook

ooops, gave the first 4 letters, sorry, generous

1:03 pm

sprite

lol Annie

1:04 pm

rururocks

ty

1:04 pm

sprite

nothing else? Then I am off, have a good day and/or night all.

1:04 pm

Anniebrook

you too, sprite

1:17 pm

EvaNadine

::walks into chog, takes a bow, then dances her happy dance::

1:20 pm

rururocks

so 7 please

1:22 pm

Anniebrook

so 7...sun then put a consonant in the middle a 3 letter word for a charge

1:23 pm

uusue2

yay, eva!!!

1:24 pm

EvaNadine

thanks sue!
for once, im ecstatic that it is 10 points -- in the right direction!

1:25 pm

rururocks

I don't get it annie...sorry

1:25 pm

uusue2

absolutely!! you should be very proud of yourself.

1:26 pm

uusue2

so7 is a French word for the do-re-mi method of sight singing

1:26 pm

MollyL

sol + consonant + another letter for Univ is coll***

1:26 pm

MollyL

*Another word

1:26 pm

Anniebrook

so7----three letter word for the sun...then (doctor charges a) ***, put a consonant of the middle of the doctor's ***

1:27 pm

MollyL

Totally botched clue. Heads to the PB.

1:28 pm

uusue2

must be something tasty in there, molly, I'm not sure that clue is PB-worthy

1:29 pm

rururocks

thanks.. what a weird word

1:29 pm

EvaNadine

thanks sue. i am!

1:29 pm

Anniebrook

and hard to clue

1:32 pm

Anniebrook

clue for co 6/30 please

1:33 pm

MollyL

Like perfume, wrong spelling

1:33 pm

MollyL

Oops wrong 6

1:33 pm

Anniebrook

Molly, I have that one

1:33 pm

MollyL

Against + I've lost weight and my clothes don't ***

1:34 pm

Anniebrook

thanks!! Molly

1:34 pm

uusue2

thx, molly, didn't have the co6/21

1:37 pm

inge

a

1:37 pm

Anniebrook

hello inge

1:47 pm

sammysmom

ro 5/14 ?

1:49 pm

Anniebrook

ro5---to spoil as food and **ina is an Asian country

1:50 pm

sammysmom

thanks annie

1:51 pm

Anniebrook

*plops*---fireworks

1:53 pm

Anniebrook

anyone like a clue before I leave?

1:54 pm

Anniebrook

okay then, I'm gone

2:02 pm

Angelsong

hihi, all. I have been assurred, my my new pulmonologist, that I do not have lung cancer, despite a minischule nodule on one of my lungs.

2:03 pm

MollyL

Good news Angel!

2:04 pm

Angelsong

but she says I may have allergy induced asthma. She gave me a course of steroids, to help stop the coughing.

2:04 pm

periwinkle

hello all

2:04 pm

periwinkle

just up from a nice nap

2:04 pm

Angelsong

anyone have a clue for the ga6/27?

2:05 pm

Angelsong

the first one, that is...

2:05 pm

periwinkle

I just found one, Angel. what one calls the waiter

2:06 pm

Angelsong

thanks, peri.

2:06 pm

MollyL

The other one is means loud, obnoxious clothing.

2:07 pm

Angelsong

my mom is still in ICU, but she is okay. they had to replace her IV during the night.

2:07 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

2:07 pm

periwinkle

sorry about your Mom, Angel

2:08 pm

Angelsong

preri, I am so thankful that she made it thru suurgery and will not need chemo

2:08 pm

periwinkle

that is good

2:09 pm

MollyL

Glad to hear your Mom is hanging in there Angel.

2:12 pm

sammysmom

first no 5/10 ... clue please? my monkey is complaining of the heat

2:13 pm

periwinkle

I only have one, pl. of the no4/4

2:14 pm

periwinkle

wait, I have two and they are both plurals

2:14 pm

sammysmom

thats the second one, but thanks peri

2:14 pm

MollyL

no + ***t and found

2:14 pm

periwinkle

I will keep looking

2:15 pm

sammysmom

dammmmmmm didnt think to start at the bottom... ( smom slaps head)

2:15 pm

sammysmom

thanks peri

2:15 pm

periwinkle

yw

2:16 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck with 104 left

2:17 pm

sammysmom

i am doen to 54.. i will try tio clue if i can

2:19 pm

periwinkle

ty I will keep plugging along and go to the list soon

2:21 pm

inge

x

2:21 pm

sammysmom

i am using the list and i still cant see the damned words.... must be the sweat in my eyes

2:21 pm

periwinkle

bbs

2:25 pm

westford

hello everyone..just came on and got a slew of clues from the chat

2:26 pm

westford

you are all so good

2:27 pm

MollyL

Hi Westford

2:27 pm

westford

hi molly

2:36 pm

westford

stats for the 8's please

2:38 pm

MollyL

na 8/45

2:38 pm

ladycece920

so 8/65

2:38 pm

westford

thanks molly and lady

2:54 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, had lots of students in my office for a while (how dare they interrupt my babbling??)

2:54 pm

westford

spiro

2:54 pm

westford

hi sue ( oops )

2:55 pm

westford

I wonder if that works

2:55 pm

westford

no.. just resigns

2:56 pm

uusue2

nice icon, west! I have really been enjoying seeing all the astronomy pictures in people's icons :-)

2:57 pm

westford

I asked the resident physics guy to suggest something

2:57 pm

westford

pretty amazing

2:57 pm

uusue2

nice :-)

2:59 pm

BzznBea

Clue for the ch7, please? It's driving me crazy. And yes, I know...I can walk that far.

2:59 pm

uusue2

Mexican sausage, bea

2:59 pm

BzznBea

TY

2:59 pm

BzznBea

I knew it would be so simple.

3:00 pm

uusue2

well, I don't know how simple it is, I needed help finding it too :-)

3:00 pm

uusue2

(not that that means it must be complicated)

3:01 pm

uusue2

(sigh - I will be quiet now :-)

3:02 pm

westford

it's too quiet

3:03 pm

uusue2

meanwhile I can suggest some letter combinations that ought to be words (that are in the grid) - sonlag, which is the time between when my son insists that we have to leave RIGHT NOW and the time when he is actually ready

3:03 pm

westford

I know that one lol

3:03 pm

uusue2

or pish, which is what my mother used to say when she was annoyed

3:03 pm

westford

that's real

3:04 pm

westford

tried it as a joke

3:04 pm

uusue2

ok, I will slink into the PB now, should look at my word list first

3:04 pm

westford

I bet I know what you'll be saying as you go in

3:05 pm

uusue2

or there's aspogee, a really high snake

3:05 pm

westford

you make up good ones

3:06 pm

uusue2

I am on a roll :-)

3:06 pm

KatieMcG

boy am I finding this one hard and I only have 18 words lol

3:06 pm

westford

hi katie

3:06 pm

KatieMcG

hi westford

3:06 pm

uusue2

hi, katie!

3:06 pm

KatieMcG

hi sue

3:06 pm

westford

they're in there just hiding

3:07 pm

westford

need my last z word the 2 I have are both 4's

3:08 pm

KatieMcG

another 10 four letter words added

3:08 pm

uusue2

zi6, a mineral

3:08 pm

BzznBea

fake diamond, west

3:08 pm

westford

there you go

3:08 pm

westford

thanks bea

3:10 pm

westford

thanks sue too

3:11 pm

uusue2

spoze should also be a word

3:11 pm

westford

I spoze so

3:11 pm

uusue2

see? :-)

3:11 pm

westford

lol

3:13 pm

sammysmom

ch 7 56?

3:14 pm

uusue2

Mexican sausage, sammy

3:15 pm

KatieMcG

why are they so obvious as soon as you have a clue when you can't see anything without one?

3:15 pm

KatieMcG

ty sue

3:15 pm

BzznBea

pi7 is one of my fav words.

3:16 pm

KatieMcG

OMG I had no idea that it was a real word!!

3:16 pm

westford

mine too

3:16 pm

KatieMcG

I like it too :-)

3:17 pm

sammysmom

thanks

3:17 pm

KatieMcG

I'm off to bed, night all

3:18 pm

sammysmom

i know a few p1/7 s my self bzz....lol

3:18 pm

westford

good night katie

3:18 pm

BzznBea

night

3:18 pm

sammysmom

nite katie

3:19 pm

uusue2

night, katie!

3:20 pm

BzznBea

Laundry and breakfast/lunch dishes await...*poof*

3:21 pm

uusue2

bye, bea!

3:22 pm

westford

bea is an inspiration

3:25 pm

westford

I have a good system..I babble with my back to the kitchen and the laundry goes down a hole in the bathroom vanity so..out of sight out of mind

3:25 pm

uusue2

lol, west! Mine is on a different floor of the house entirely :-)

3:28 pm

Good Enough

Hello!

3:28 pm

uusue2

hi, GE! How are you?

3:28 pm

westford

hi GE

3:29 pm

sammysmom

I LOVE THAT SYSTEM WEST

3:29 pm

sammysmom

i like mine too

3:29 pm

Good Enough

My 'puter has been on the blink and it is so hard to babble on the iphone

3:30 pm

sammysmom

son said (10 years ago) " ma, if you buy a new washeer and dryer, you will never have to use them.:.... i did and i haven't

3:30 pm

Good Enough

But I'm getting it back today so there will be babble again!

3:30 pm

westford

aww GE is the computer better now?

3:31 pm

westford

great sammy..does he do the laundry?

3:31 pm

Good Enough

Wow lucky you samsmom

3:31 pm

westford

I can't chat on my iphone

3:33 pm

Good Enough

I can't believe the words the iPhone corrects incorrectly

3:34 pm

uusue2

my android does the same thing, GE

3:34 pm

uusue2

are you familiar with the site Damn You autocorrect? It is HILARIOUS!!!

3:34 pm

uusue2

http://damnyouautocorrect.com/

3:34 pm

westford

I laughed until I cried when I read some of them sue

3:35 pm

uusue2

I have to remember not to read them at work...

3:41 pm

Good Enough

I have seen it. It had my crying it was so hilarious!

3:45 pm

dan2bit

also good - http://catalogliving.net/ - made-up "captions" for pictures from Pottery Barn and other pretentious catalogs, imagining what the people who might actually live in these staged rooms are thinking

3:47 pm

uusue2

cute, dan!

3:47 pm

westford

ty dan I copied the link

3:47 pm

westford

look at the beach bunny !!

3:50 pm

MollyL

2Bit, that site is hilarious! I love Gary and Elaine's address.

3:52 pm

Good Enough

Just found out moms in the hop

3:54 pm

Good Enough

Hospital again but we don't know what's wrong. Looks like I'll be going as soon as the computer dude leaves. Oy!

3:56 pm

Good Enough

And I was so reAdy to be one with my newly installed gigabytes.

3:57 pm

MollyL

Sorry to hear that GE. Prayers out for your Mom.

3:57 pm

Dorens

hope it's not too serious GE

3:58 pm

uusue2

{{{{{GE}}}}}

3:59 pm

uusue2

Where is she, GE? (I am in the general area and am more familiar than I would like to be with several hospitals)

3:59 pm

westford

happy thoughts GE

3:59 pm

Good Enough

She's at Good Sam this ti

4:00 pm

Good Enough

Arg! Crappy chat!

4:00 pm

rubyfoo

hello, can't sleep

4:01 pm

Dorens

well we're not boring enough to put you to sleep ruby

4:01 pm

Good Enough

I think this is her third trip this year. Usually her bleeding ulcer but seems diff this time

4:02 pm

MollyL

Pauvre Ruby

4:02 pm

Dorens

talk radio?

4:03 pm

rubyfoo

just ate 3/3 pint Hagen-Daz Dulce de Leche, maybe it will help

4:03 pm

rubyfoo

3/4

4:03 pm

Dorens

guess you'are not one to get hopped up on sugar? that is kinda sweet (tho delicioso)

4:04 pm

uusue2

ok, not one of the ones I'm familiar with, GE. Wishing her well.

4:04 pm

rubyfoo

too many balls in the air, all of which I have to catch. Husband is not much help. He'll do absolutely anything to help me, but won't make any decisions, woks only from lists!

4:04 pm

uusue2

I don't suppose you could put making decisions on his list :-)

4:05 pm

rubyfoo

and tomorrow I have to make baclkberry jelly; there are about 10 lbs of washed berries in the fridge

4:05 pm

Dorens

eeny meeny miny mo?

4:05 pm

rubyfoo

and would be a shame to let them spoil

4:06 pm

Dorens

well then do your deciding while making jelly?

4:06 pm

rubyfoo

he is like Pope John |_Paul, putting off difficult decisions until you die

4:07 pm

rubyfoo

the jelly will be worth it, come January! But it's a big job because I don't like the seeds

4:08 pm

westford

hi (((ruby)))

4:08 pm

rubyfoo

and while cooking I obsess about really stupid stuff, e.g. can't get the name of the seventh dwarf or the eighth reindeer

4:08 pm

rubyfoo

4:09 pm

rubyfoo

I've made about 14 jars so far, some of white peaches, the rest of red currant jelly plus 3 jars of pickled beets. I am trying to be crowned Domestic \Goddess

4:09 pm

westford

be sure to put a couple of jars of jelly in the pb

4:09 pm

rubyfoo

which flavor?

4:09 pm

westford

any and all

4:10 pm

westford

I made peach jam once

4:10 pm

Dorens

peach please

4:10 pm

westford

that was nuts

4:11 pm

rubyfoo

the white peaches are fabulous (but not home-grown)

4:11 pm

westford

we were living in CA at the time and the peach tree was silly with fruit

4:11 pm

rubyfoo

I don't like commercial jams because I don't think the manufacturers are careful enough about bugs and such

4:12 pm

westford

we just found out we have a cherry tree but no blossoms and no fruit

4:12 pm

rubyfoo

we had a sanguine peach tree for 3 years when we first came. It hasd about 100 peaches the 3rd year and then died. Gave its all, I guess

4:13 pm

rubyfoo

our cherry tree is beautiful but has very large tasteless cherries. They are for the local birds

4:13 pm

MLFAN17

could someone give me the stats for the N on the 2ND column please?

4:13 pm

rubyfoo

and no plums this year

4:13 pm

rubyfoo

the biggest tomatoes I've ever grown, though

4:14 pm

rubyfoo

it is all too funny to me, the Queens girl who never had a garden before

4:14 pm

MLFAN17

never mind

4:14 pm

westford

hi ML did you mean the last column?

4:14 pm

MLFAN17

west i found it

4:14 pm

MLFAN17

actually i need the i on the THRID COLUMN?

4:14 pm

westford

lol ruby at first I thought we should start calling you Princess

4:15 pm

rubyfoo

my friends in the US dcan't believe I do this stuff

4:15 pm

westford

I have the thing you press clothes with ML

4:16 pm

MLFAN17

thanks

4:16 pm

westford

what gives good tomatoes? lots of rain or lots of sun or both?

4:17 pm

westford

yw ML

4:17 pm

rubyfoo

just a balance I guess. Last year I had a million cherry tomatoes and no big ones. The reverse this year

4:17 pm

Jeff7

clue for the bottom e in tha last column please

4:17 pm

rubyfoo

they are fleshy and gorgeous

4:17 pm

westford

the other 2 are iz 4/9 and 5/20

4:18 pm

rubyfoo

en4/4 chemical compound

4:18 pm

westford

jeff anagram a Christmas song

4:20 pm

MLFAN17

stats for the N in the corner please?

4:21 pm

westford

no 4/4?

4:21 pm

westford

no that's wrong

4:22 pm

rubyfoo

I think I've tried everything for that n

4:22 pm

westford

no 5/10

4:23 pm

MLFAN17

in the corner ruby?

4:23 pm

westford

the singular comes from one direction the plural comes from another

4:23 pm

rubyfoo

yes I 'm stuck with than and the u

4:24 pm

MLFAN17

rub the U is a UP 6/7

4:24 pm

rubyfoo

got it, thanks west

4:24 pm

westford

up 6/24 and 7/36

4:25 pm

MLFAN17

i still dont know hwat that N in the corner is

4:25 pm

MollyL

no + **st and found and plural

4:25 pm

westford

so 5/10 backwards

4:26 pm

Wolvie

no 5/10 - a plural of no 4

4:26 pm

rubyfoo

up????

4:26 pm

MLFAN17

thanks molly babble must be a bit slow i gtried that 3 times before

4:26 pm

MLFAN17

yes ruby up

4:26 pm

MollyL

Oh Westford, you're one of those brainiacs who can read backwards and forwards aren't you? : )

4:27 pm

westford

what an eagle might do on the air

4:27 pm

MLFAN17

lol Molly

4:27 pm

westford

it's all done with mirrors molly

4:28 pm

rubyfoo

got it. thank you

4:28 pm

rubyfoo

one more for half and then maybe i can sleep

4:28 pm

MollyL

os thguoht I

4:29 pm

MLFAN17

could i have a clue for the SO 8 please?

4:29 pm

MollyL

*Sneaks some of Ruby's Hagan Daz while she's not looking*

4:29 pm

MollyL

Using the sun to provide energy

4:29 pm

rubyfoo

it's the best, molly!

4:30 pm

MollyL

It uses the high point tile MLFan

4:30 pm

Wolvie

to make something use power from the sun - maybe. like that. :-)

4:31 pm

rubyfoo

thank you thank you, 104 and sleepy time!

4:32 pm

westford

sweet dreams ruby

4:32 pm

MLFAN17

got it

4:32 pm

rubyfoo

ty, see yu tomorrow with purple fingers!

4:36 pm

westford

it's too beautiful outside *poof*

4:37 pm

periwinkle

hi, I thought the babble gremlins might have finished the grid for me when I took a break, but alas they did not

4:37 pm

MLFAN17

its too hot outside lol

4:39 pm

MollyL

<---Wishes she lived where it was beautiful outside.

4:42 pm

cybernan

hi all -- back for the last 87

4:44 pm

MollyL

Hi Nan

4:47 pm

cybernan

as 6/24, please?

4:49 pm

uusue2

like a snake, nan, and hi :-)

4:50 pm

uusue2

hi also to molly and mlfan and peri

4:50 pm

periwinkle

hey sue

4:50 pm

cybernan

snakes and I don't keep company!

4:50 pm

periwinkle

lol Nan

4:50 pm

uusue2

me either, nan! (think Cleopatra)

4:51 pm

Soodle

<------ Pathologically terrified of all cold-blooded, slithery critters! Hi everybody :-)

4:52 pm

periwinkle

hey Soodle

4:52 pm

bichon

but there are no snakes in Ireland Soodle

4:52 pm

uusue2

hi, soodle! I don't like them much either

4:53 pm

cybernan

I have an as 5 that begins with Cleo's snake, but haven't been able to find a 6

4:53 pm

uusue2

add a consonant for a "sort of" ending

4:53 pm

periwinkle

add a consonant to the word you have nan

4:54 pm

cybernan

duh -- ty

4:54 pm

Soodle

You are right Bichon. Bless St Patrick!!

4:57 pm

Soodle

Ah! Our bacon-loving Canadian colleague, Mr Hair, is in the grid :-)

4:57 pm

jillibus

does anyone have the ge 4/11? (Hi all, briefly)

4:58 pm

uusue2

g + double vowel + high point tile

4:58 pm

MollyL

What you do with your eyes when you look at someone with love

4:58 pm

MollyL

Nah, that's the ga

4:58 pm

cybernan

slang expression for exasperation, jill

4:58 pm

MollyL

The ge is g + double vowel + high tile

4:59 pm

MollyL

Or what Sue said.

4:59 pm

jillibus

ty sue, molly (for the ga) and nan. Interestingly, that's not in morewords!

4:59 pm

MollyL

Well ge4 Jilli!

5:00 pm

jillibus

Now I must dash to the stores. Bugsaw is coming for a visit this evening!

5:00 pm

uusue2

great, jilli! say hi!

5:00 pm

jillibus

71 to go -- back later!...*semipoof

5:01 pm

cybernan

these c's are horrible

5:27 pm

periwinkle

yes they are nan, I do not like c words

5:28 pm

jmitch

grrrr....why won't my cursor return to the "Add Word" box?

5:32 pm

periwinkle

as6/33 pls

5:33 pm

periwinkle

nm

5:33 pm

mixi6

as + the bigness or smallness of something.

5:33 pm

mixi6

zi6?

5:33 pm

MollyL

Peri's famous 1 second turn around : P

5:34 pm

MollyL

z + **on the clothes + ice cream ***e

5:34 pm

MollyL

**on as in press

5:34 pm

periwinkle

my claim to fame, Molly :)

5:34 pm

mixi6

ty molly

5:35 pm

periwinkle

I am getting tired of this grid

5:35 pm

periwinkle

Molly are you finished?

5:37 pm

mixi6

ch7?

5:37 pm

MollyL

No, why?

5:37 pm

MollyL

Spanish sausage Mixi

5:38 pm

periwinkle

just wondering

5:38 pm

mixi6

ty molly. fireworks.

5:39 pm

MollyL

!! M !! I !! X !! I !!

5:41 pm

mixi6

any clues before i go to dinner?

5:42 pm

periwinkle

no thanks mixi

5:42 pm

periwinkle

37 left, bbs

6:04 pm

inge

la

6:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

6:19 pm

MollyL

Hi JMC

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

WOW *puts on sunglasses*

6:20 pm

welki

hi folks

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

my first word was a 7! *looks proud*

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki

6:22 pm

mab

hi y'all. I have two 7's. time for the list.

6:22 pm

welki

<-- is getting really good at making up nonsense words that somehow are accepted by the grid

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi mab

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

haha wd we;ki

6:22 pm

mab

belated happy birthday, jmc

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

ty mab

6:23 pm

MollyL

Isn't it fun Welki? You just type in something that looks like gibberish and VOILA! It's accepted.

6:23 pm

welki

yep, that's my game tonight.

6:24 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm that information doesn't bode well for a quick game

6:25 pm

welki

once you get started making up words, it's not so bad

6:26 pm

jmcnrick

haha

6:26 pm

jmcnrick

i can't spent hours on this grid tonight either :-(

6:26 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the U please

6:27 pm

LisaG

can anyone help with the h words? I cant seem to see any :(

6:27 pm

inge

conte \ncolths

6:28 pm

LisaG

what inge??

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

ho4 is a misspelled prostitute

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

ho4 is a jewish dance

6:28 pm

LisaG

ah..

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

then pl

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

that is 4 of them :-)

6:29 pm

LisaG

pl?

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

plural

6:29 pm

LisaG

plural...nm

6:29 pm

LisaG

lol

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

sorry didn't realize how new you were lisa welcome welcome!

6:31 pm

jmcnrick

no help with U stats :-( *sniff*

6:31 pm

mab

horsage isn't a word but it should be. a term from dressage meaning the ribbons and braiding used to make one's horse pretty

6:31 pm

LisaG

its ok jmc :)

6:33 pm

LisaG

im not doing too good at this puzzle...i still have 144 left and feel like I have tapped out so much already lol

6:33 pm

jmcnrick

there is always lickety lisa

6:34 pm

LisaG

i know, i have used it earlier this week, but i want to try to find as many as i can without it first lol...

6:34 pm

jmcnrick

*pulls raincoat tight and adjusts fedora* we will always have lickety *bogart voice*

6:34 pm

LisaG

ha ha

6:35 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jmc, BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

6:35 pm

jmcnrick

i try to wait until 1/2 way for lickety but some nights (like tonight) i don't have time and since no one seems or is able to give me the U stats.. . . . .

6:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi une and ty ty

6:35 pm

LisaG

awe...happy bday jmc :)

6:35 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i was sooooo neglectful as not to come to babbleland that day!

6:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty lisa

6:35 pm

welki

don't have the u words either

6:35 pm

Uneaixoise

up6 up + fly high

6:36 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

6:36 pm

jmcnrick

being unemployed is taking up way too much time

6:36 pm

jmcnrick

ty une

6:36 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

6:36 pm

welki

ahhh, thanks, une!

6:37 pm

Uneaixoise

hi and yw welki :-)

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

oh what a sad story about scotty and his family une

6:37 pm

mab

wrings hands, gets teary, and says something that doesn't matter because everything Ingrid Bergman said sounded good with that Swedish accent.

6:38 pm

mab

sorry, I'm way back with jmc's bogart

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

haha sooo true mab

6:38 pm

Uneaixoise

jmc, he was SUCH a sweet boy -- he'll be happy in his new home but, can you imagine being taken to the shelter and left, after 6 yrs . . .

6:39 pm

jmcnrick

it must have been heart wrenching for his family to lose their home and their dog of 6 years!

6:40 pm

Uneaixoise

as you probably know, it's been happening a lot over the last couple of years . . .

6:40 pm

jmcnrick

i am sure une

6:40 pm

mab

utterly heart-breaking

6:40 pm

welki

here too, une. the gal who runs the rescue i've adopted from is over her head with hard-luck surrenders

6:41 pm

jmcnrick

almost makes me wish i liked dogs

6:41 pm

mab

he he he

6:41 pm

Uneaixoise

a friend's daughter stopped recently on a VERY busy highway near here and rescued a 9 month old St. Bernard -- turns out his family packed up and left town . . . and just abandoned him -- he's now been adopted and is a very happy boy :-)

6:41 pm

jmcnrick

oh that is just mean!

6:42 pm

MollyL

I'm sorry, no matter how tough times get for you, there is no excuse for abandoning an animal. That's awful.

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

i get so angry with dog owners who think either a) everyone should love and put up with their dog or b) they can just leave it alone all day or forever with no thought

6:42 pm

welki

we think that's what happened to one of our guys .. kids saw him hanging around a school for about a week

6:42 pm

Gadget

I have 1 N out of 14...are they hard or am I tires...?

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

welki, a lady who manages a Brittany Spaniel rescue told me that people have started taking their animals to shelters and saying they're strays because the shelters are refusing owner-surrenders -- no room in the inn

6:43 pm

jmcnrick

that is actually how i got my cat--but i am sure they thought she would die since she was only a few weeks old

6:43 pm

jmcnrick

well that is one no5/14 in your belt gadget

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

we're an inclusive group, jmc -- cat lovers welcome as well LOL!!

6:44 pm

mab

I do like dogs intellectually, but not so much in real life. Abandoning a dog! How do people do that? I know they're desperate, but really.

6:44 pm

MollyL

Two of them are Hitler words.

6:44 pm

jmcnrick

at least owner surrenders are trying to go the right thing

6:44 pm

LisaG

holy cow...i just found two iz words...didnt even think they were words lol

6:44 pm

jmcnrick

Hitler words????

6:44 pm

Uneaixoise

hmmm *now looking for iz words*

6:45 pm

MollyL

The n words JMC

6:45 pm

LisaG

iz 4 and a plural :)

6:45 pm

jmcnrick

*busily types iz over and over*

6:45 pm

mab

I can't even imagine having to give up my cats. Unless the shelter took me too.

6:45 pm

LisaG

lmao jmc...you are soo funny :)

6:45 pm

jmcnrick

ty lisa

6:45 pm

Uneaixoise

same here, mab!!

6:45 pm

jmcnrick

*puts a lamp shade on head*

6:46 pm

MollyL

I am constantly amazed by people who get a dog and then say "I didn't know how expensive it would be". Really, are people that ignorant?

6:46 pm

jmcnrick

i couldn't give up my cat no one would take her as she never got the kitty litter idea

6:46 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahhh, the iz words are almost Russian rulers . . .

6:46 pm

jmcnrick

yes molly they are

6:46 pm

welki

just like a russian emperor, jm

6:46 pm

welki

^5 une!

6:46 pm

Uneaixoise

snap welki LOL

6:46 pm

jmcnrick

that is what worries me most about getting a job someplace new

6:46 pm

mab

Yes, Molly - some people actually see pets as disposable

6:47 pm

MollyL

EW! Your cat just goes all over the house?

6:47 pm

LisaG

i agree molly...we have NO pets for that exact reason. I work two jobs and it is too big of a responsibility to expect 15 and 9 year old boys to take care of. Besides, school and sports take up most of their time

6:47 pm

jmcnrick

NO! not all over the house--but that is what everyone thinks when i say that

6:48 pm

LisaG

in the bathroom? lmao...or outside...

6:48 pm

jmcnrick

she is very neat in my basement and outside and oddly enough no one thinks my house smells of cat except in looooooonnngggg snowy periods

6:48 pm

mab

Pets are for life. For better or worse.

6:48 pm

jmcnrick

I clean up after her just don't have the cost of kitty litter

6:49 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the corner N please

6:49 pm

Uneaixoise

Ms. Lawyer, it's no4, a legal term :-)

6:49 pm

LisaG

no....rhymes with marco po**...then plural

6:49 pm

MollyL

No pets here either Lisa. Three kids wore out my "caretaker" genes.

6:49 pm

Uneaixoise

unless it's from the other n . . . LOL

6:50 pm

mab

my very best friend in the world had a cat for 20 years who was confused about the litter box. She was traumatized in some way before coming to my friend.

6:50 pm

jmcnrick

ty all

6:50 pm

LisaG

aww...well all it takes is a patient owner and love, and it will be ok about the litter box issues. Some cats just dont do it

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

every other cat i had learned about the litter box on their own but not this one

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

anyway it isn't as bad as it sounds but the minute i mention it no one wants my cat if i move and can't take her

6:52 pm

MollyL

It's kind of a "different" situation for a cat owner, isn't it? Don't most cats use a litter box?

6:52 pm

mab

thank goodness my two are so good. perfect, actually.

6:52 pm

mrpresident

morning all :)

6:52 pm

Uneaixoise

hey mrp!

6:52 pm

LisaG

is it morning where you are mr pres? its evening time where I am lol

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

hi mr p

6:52 pm

mab

top of the day mrp

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

yes molls most do

6:53 pm

Uneaixoise

only 2 more days till the Montreal Masters . . . and you know who's gonna be playing! :-)

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

it takes a while lisa to get used to people being at all sorts of times of the day! (not to mention seasons)

6:54 pm

mab

it is Moll, but my cats are extra cute and flawless. I'm so luckeeeee.

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

wasn't there a tennis something in DC this week une?

6:54 pm

LisaG

seasons too? Like opposite sides of the equator so they are freezing while I am sweating in teh humid heat lol

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

yep exactly like that lisa

6:54 pm

Uneaixoise

not sure if it was this week -- the Cincinnati tournament is on right now . . .

6:55 pm

mab

oy how i miss d.c.

6:55 pm

Uneaixoise

don't know how they can STAND to play in this heat -- we broke the all-time record yesterday -- heat index as 114

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the 4th row E please

6:55 pm

Uneaixoise

*was

6:55 pm

mab

yikes, une

6:56 pm

LisaG

en 4/4

6:56 pm

Uneaixoise

eg4 -- we're all created eg**

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

thats why they were the short shorts and skirts

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

ty lisa

6:56 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, was that the wrong e? sorry

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

6:56 pm

mrpresident

yep, morning and winter!

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

haha une i got that one too! ty

6:57 pm

LisaG

i have no o words either :( any clues?

6:57 pm

mrpresident

une... we better be getting that telecast here!!

6:57 pm

mab

stupid question mrp: is it friday?

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

oh *** whiz lisa I am sure you can find an O word

6:57 pm

LisaG

ooh...just got one lol

6:57 pm

Uneaixoise

the live broadcast on Tennis Channel just finished here (first rounds)

6:58 pm

MollyL

oa5...a place in the desert where there is water

6:58 pm

mrpresident

holy s**t une, that is unbearable heat

6:58 pm

LisaG

i dont know how i missed that one lol...thank you molly and jmc..

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

*shuffles in* hello peeps

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

that is what babbleland is for lisa

6:59 pm

Uneaixoise

mrp, it's awful -- was sweltering still when I took pups out to pee at 11:00 last nite . . .

6:59 pm

Uneaixoise

hey TO!

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi TO! waves

6:59 pm

mab

hi temple

6:59 pm

LisaG

hello temple owl :)

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you, chipper i am not today!

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

i have about 10 more minutes before i have to go write a speech i just was told i have to do tomorrow

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

whats up TO?

7:00 pm

MollyL

*Pours Une a tall glass of ice cold lemonade*

7:00 pm

mrpresident

(((owl))) !

7:00 pm

Uneaixoise

CORRECTION: jmc, you're right -- it's the DC tournament that's running now -- Cincinnati Masters starts Aug 13!!

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

(glad i am not working)

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

not the s & p, unfortunately

7:00 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, Molly!

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

*pours TO a glass of white wine*

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty but i need hard stuff

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

i thought i saw a sign advertising Tennis Parking when I spent a whole day in DC

7:01 pm

mab

iced tea with mint

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

*drinks the wine and pours TO a JD over ice*

7:01 pm

cybernan

18 to go -- a lot of 6's and 7's and mostly c's

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

go cyber go!

7:02 pm

cybernan

a clue for the so 7, please?

7:02 pm

Uneaixoise

mab, my grandmother ALWAYS served iced tea with fresh mint from her garden :-)

7:02 pm

mrpresident

just looked up the programs, there is table tennis tournament on ! does that count for anything??? LOL

7:02 pm

Uneaixoise

mrp LOL!!

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is more like it. seriously, not the news you ant to hear when work sucks and you are trying to get to the finish line

7:02 pm

Uneaixoise

don't have it, nan, sorry

7:03 pm

mab

oh that's nice. I just add a peppermint tea bag to the regular tea bags. And lots of sugar.

7:03 pm

Uneaixoise

oohhh, just found the 1950's prom flowers!

7:03 pm

MollyL

so7...sun word + overdue book **es + **t thee to a nunnery

7:04 pm

cybernan

ty molly -- would never have found that!

7:04 pm

Uneaixoise

tx molly!

7:04 pm

MollyL

Une...people still wear c07/40s.

7:04 pm

mab

get out molly!

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

my music major roommate did not like her so7 class

7:04 pm

Uneaixoise

haven't heard that so7 word since the days of piano lessons :-)

7:04 pm

mab

what a word

7:05 pm

MollyL

Glad to help.

7:05 pm

Uneaixoise

i know, molly, but it always makes me picture prom dresses :-)

7:05 pm

mab

i've never heard it in my life. thank you

7:05 pm

jmcnrick

OMG that is a word?????

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, an english bastardization of the italian

7:06 pm

cybernan

so 7 is a piano technique?

7:06 pm

MollyL

This is what Welki and I were talking about earlier. Just type in any old gibberish looking word you want. You'll be surprised how many this grid takes.

7:06 pm

jmcnrick

geez the things i learn!

7:07 pm

cybernan

sh 6, please?

7:07 pm

mab

monkey typing - essential in babble

7:07 pm

jmcnrick

apparently it is more or less singing scales

7:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

a vocal technique, singing with the do re mi etc

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

intensive course in the knowledge of musical intervals and their notation

7:07 pm

cybernan

nm -- monkeyed it

7:08 pm

mrpresident

so + *how the heck do I clue that?*

7:08 pm

MollyL

Nan goes Peri on us. : P

7:08 pm

cybernan

didn't think musical notation was that complicated!

7:08 pm

jmcnrick

what are the 8s and then i can have nbs before i go

7:08 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:08 pm

Uneaixoise

so8/65

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

je are you home yet/

7:08 pm

Uneaixoise

na8/45

7:08 pm

mrpresident

so8 and no8

7:09 pm

jmcnrick

no TO i was home for a while with the kenyan guest and now out in western maryland

7:09 pm

Uneaixoise

need to move sprinkler -- back in a mo . . . *poof*

7:10 pm

jmcnrick

i should be home saturday or sunday with another kenyan guest (at least this one is not a surprise)

7:10 pm

MollyL

Pretty mountains out there JMC

7:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i had customers in this week and i am so new it was just awful. i kept getting introduced as the new person code for she doesn't know anythingn but don't hold it against her

7:10 pm

jmcnrick

yes except it has been rainy all week it has been very pleasant

7:11 pm

MollyL

Still dry as a bone here. We had a bit of rain the other day, but not near enough.

7:11 pm

mrpresident

watching the vasectomy episode on Family Guy!! OMG!!
"it's like taking the venom out of a cobra.... you are left with... a belt"

7:11 pm

jmcnrick

customers? what? you have a new job??

7:11 pm

cybernan

in 6/24, please?

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

yes i thought of my tomatoes while it was raining here moll

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. the core business is about the customers, no longer in support

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i missed family guy. i need that awful the world is gong to hell humor tonight

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

i could use a clue about the 8s please

7:13 pm

chic

Lol mrp

7:13 pm

Uneaixoise

bone dry here as well -- very selective watering at mi casa -- trying to save rhododendron, hydrangeas, and azaleas . . .

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

chix how are you?!

7:13 pm

Uneaixoise

na8 starts with the drug tattletale

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

i think you can see it on hulu TO

7:13 pm

cybernan

so 8: convert to sun power?

7:13 pm

mrpresident

hi chic **hugs**

7:13 pm

MollyL

The so is what you do to your home to use the sun's energy

7:13 pm

mrpresident

go watch it on youtube hun!! is just wrong!

7:13 pm

chic

I'm surviving in the rehab

7:14 pm

MollyL

Drug tattletale...Une, very clever!

7:14 pm

mrpresident

good... shall go lex with you now??

7:14 pm

cybernan

na 8: sibling is on drugs?

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty nbs

7:14 pm

chic

I'm not watching that too graphic for me

7:14 pm

mrpresident

na8 drug officer + not brother but ***ter

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

oh i thought it was no8

7:15 pm

MollyL

Nan! That's clever too!

7:15 pm

PCJonesy

HI everyone . . . are there any clues for the co 6/30

7:15 pm

chic

Yes mrp lex anytime is good

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi PC

7:15 pm

MollyL

It was clued as no8 JMC. Someone should have corrected that.

7:15 pm

cybernan

need that one too, pc

7:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

you two still lex then

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

and bye all i must go figure out about this person i am introducing to the gathering tomorrow

7:15 pm

mrpresident

we have a prediction of 52 in Alice Springs in summer... that is gonna kill some people!

7:16 pm

mrpresident

see ya jmc

7:16 pm

PCJonesy

colton

7:16 pm

cybernan

in 6/24, please?

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

np molly

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

7:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

still not getting so 8

7:16 pm

MollyL

co 6/30...ice cream ***e + I've lost so much weight my clothes don't ***

7:17 pm

Uneaixoise

so8: power from the sun + sounds like what the sun does every morning

7:17 pm

mrpresident

that is 125.6 F btw

7:17 pm

PCJonesy

nan . . . in 6/24 in + ar 4/6

7:17 pm

cybernan

oh duh -- french stew!

7:17 pm

Uneaixoise

tx molly -- french word :-)

7:17 pm

MollyL

so8...so*** energy + ending with the high point tile

7:17 pm

cybernan

ty PC

7:17 pm

Uneaixoise

tx pc

7:18 pm

cybernan

ga 6 following the french waiter?

7:18 pm

MollyL

<--- Knows nothing about French stew or things made with duck

7:18 pm

PCJonesy

thanks molly . . . that was fireworks for me

7:18 pm

MollyL

Loud, obnoxious clothing Nan

7:18 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:18 pm

MollyL

Yay Jonesy!

7:18 pm

cybernan

thanks anyway, molly

7:19 pm

Uneaixoise

tx molly!!

7:19 pm

cybernan

confit usually had fowl, pork and beef in it

7:19 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, we've got some BRIGHT icons today!! LOL

7:19 pm

Uneaixoise

nan!

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

no co6 where youa re going, nan

7:20 pm

Uneaixoise

TO LOL

7:20 pm

mrpresident

indeed une!

7:20 pm

mab

ga7 -gaudy

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

maybe some coffee and this morning's donuts

7:20 pm

mrpresident

chic, you still here??

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh heck i need to clean my house, it must be clean before vacation and need to do wash

7:21 pm

cybernan

stuck on the cr 6-7

7:23 pm

cybernan

ooh -- monkeyed them!

7:23 pm

Uneaixoise

clue?

7:23 pm

MollyL

Nan, seriously, you are channeling Peri tonight. : P

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

there is a cr 7 other than the flowers?

7:23 pm

Uneaixoise

that's co7 TO

7:24 pm

MollyL

Where are you going on vacation TO?

7:24 pm

cybernan

double consonant in middle -- don't really know how else to clue it - that's the 6 -- add consonant for the 7

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

*thinking seriously about drinking heavily* doh

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am going to bethlehem

7:25 pm

mrpresident

what do you mean I have 122 left *slaps computer screen around*

7:25 pm

mrpresident

owl, what is happening?? self medicating again?

7:25 pm

MollyL

Oh wow TO, what a nice place to visit.

7:25 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nan

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

bethlehem pa

7:26 pm

cybernan

co 7/32?

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

no mr p, i am too macho to medicate. or too maschistic

7:26 pm

MollyL

*Laughs at self* I had you visiting the holy land.

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

7:27 pm

MollyL

*Gives Nan 30 seconds to find it herself*

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

30 second rule abounds

7:27 pm

cybernan

not this time!

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

what the****this thing just beeped at me

7:28 pm

MollyL

co + **** and rave + **ads are like frogs

7:28 pm

Uneaixoise

tx molly!

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

scared me silly, i hae no idea what was doing it

7:29 pm

cybernan

ty molly -- another new one

7:29 pm

cybernan

ch 7?

7:29 pm

inge

neum nett

7:29 pm

MollyL

Like I said. This grid is full of weird words. Let your fingers do the walking.

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

spanish sausage nan

7:30 pm

MollyL

Spanish sausage Nan.

7:30 pm

MollyL

Snap TO!

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

we had it at our babble tapas

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

snap!

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok time to go clean, , maybe finish later. will be nearer fridge to stuff my face whilst cleaning

7:31 pm

cybernan

ty -- don't speak spanish nor eat much spanish food, so that doesn't come to mind!

7:32 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for all the help -- the last dozen or so were tough!

7:32 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, nan!!!!!!!!!

7:32 pm

cybernan

back in a minute ( need to raid the freezer for supper)

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg nan

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

are the u words up ods?

7:36 pm

mrpresident

on ya nan

7:36 pm

MollyL

Yes they are.

7:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. gtg happy babbling

7:37 pm

mrpresident

see ya owl!

7:38 pm

cybernan

up + make like an eagle

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

tint

7:38 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I go and start cooking?

7:39 pm

LisaG

i cant beleive i just got all the t words :)

7:39 pm

MollyL

All good Nan, enjoy your dinner.

7:39 pm

cybernan

are sunsets the theme today?

7:39 pm

LisaG

i have the so 8, what does the other 8 start with please?

7:40 pm

cybernan

na

7:40 pm

inge

t

7:41 pm

LisaG

thank you

7:41 pm

LisaG

ha! got it :)

7:42 pm

MollyL

No Nan, I think it was astronomy or space icons.

7:42 pm

cybernan

will have to add my sunset shot -- very proud of it!

7:44 pm

mrpresident

luv icons today

7:49 pm

MollyL

Ooo Nan, I love photographs that people are proud of.

7:50 pm

stidmama

((((hugs all)))) good evening!

7:50 pm

LisaG

hey stid!

7:50 pm

MollyL

Hi Stid

7:53 pm

LisaG

can i have help with as words please?

7:53 pm

mrpresident

hi stid!! **hugs**

7:53 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:53 pm

cybernan

New icon posted :)

7:53 pm

Minveryork

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

7:54 pm

chic

Sorry I had dinner

7:54 pm

LisaG

hey minveryork ;) I have the evening off from work and couldn't feel more relaxes :)

7:54 pm

stidmama

welcome to the grid, min!

7:54 pm

cybernan

as 5 and as 6 begin with cleopatra's snake

7:54 pm

stidmama

hey chic!

7:55 pm

Minveryork

I am looking forward to my Saturday off in a few days

7:55 pm

cybernan

as + portion amount (small, med. or large?)

7:55 pm

LisaG

thanks nan :)

7:55 pm

periwinkle

hi all

7:55 pm

periwinkle

so6/18 pls

7:55 pm

stidmama

hey peri!

7:55 pm

periwinkle

I like to chew gum but for some reason I keep biting the inside of my cheeck and it hurts :(

7:55 pm

chic

Hey stid

7:55 pm

cybernan

plural the so 5

7:55 pm

Minveryork

so 6/18 word is plural of the so 5/10 word perwinkle.

7:56 pm

Minveryork

Hello periwinkle! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.

7:56 pm

cybernan

bye all -- off to make supper :)

7:56 pm

periwinkle

duh, thanks nan and Min

7:56 pm

stidmama

later nan!

7:56 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye cybernan! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

7:58 pm

LisaG

is there more than one so 5/10 word? because the one i have wont let me pluralize it....

7:59 pm

stidmama

I have three so 5/10

7:59 pm

MollyL

There are 5 so 5/10s

7:59 pm

LisaG

nm...just found another one that does pluralize lol

7:59 pm

LisaG

5 of them?? wow...i gotta catch up :)

8:00 pm

MollyL

The one that was referred to (I think) was the boat radar one.

8:00 pm

LisaG

yeah, thats the one i found

8:01 pm

LisaG

im up to four...

8:03 pm

stidmama

down to 75. taking a break. *poof*

8:03 pm

LisaG

im at 84

8:04 pm

LisaG

anybody have a clue for the in 7?

8:04 pm

MollyL

in + Jesus died on the *****

8:05 pm

LisaG

thank you molly...i couldn't figure it out for anything...lol

8:05 pm

MollyL

Never heard of the word before Lisa. I'm just typing in random, nonsense words and they seem to take.

8:07 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in6-18? Thanks

8:08 pm

MollyL

in + the curve in the sole of your foot

8:08 pm

periwinkle

in7 pls

8:08 pm

Minveryork

The in 6/18 word is in plus to 4/4 word gapeach1066.

8:08 pm

MollyL

My bad, wrong in6

8:08 pm

periwinkle

nm saw the clue below ty

8:08 pm

Minveryork

in 7/32 is in plus Singer Christopher Cr*** periwinkle.

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

back

8:09 pm

gapeach

Thanks much Molly and Min.

8:09 pm

MollyL

Glad to help Peach

8:10 pm

MollyL

Hello again JMC

8:10 pm

periwinkle

ty Min

8:10 pm

periwinkle

hey jmc

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

wrote my speech now all i have to do is give it

8:10 pm

gapeach

Hey there, jmc.

8:11 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri min and peach

8:11 pm

mrpresident

hi peri!!

8:11 pm

mrpresident

did ya get your package yet??

8:11 pm

periwinkle

hi mrp, no not yet.

8:11 pm

periwinkle

when did you mail it?

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

so sunrises/sets are the icon for today?

8:12 pm

gapeach

Hi there, mrp.

8:12 pm

periwinkle

I sure wish I had me some tim tams now :)

8:12 pm

mrpresident

about 10 days now

8:12 pm

mrpresident

hi peach!

8:12 pm

mrpresident

sprite already got hers!!

8:12 pm

gapeach

What are tim tams please?

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

brb

8:13 pm

periwinkle

I will let you know the minute I get the package. don't know how long it takes to get here. did crossy get his

8:13 pm

mrpresident

looks like it jmc, but think it is astronomy icon

8:13 pm

mrpresident

i don't believe he did yet

8:13 pm

mrpresident

nor ruuster

8:13 pm

mrpresident

i consider my icon astronomical!

8:14 pm

periwinkle

tim tams are chocolate biscuits, I think

8:14 pm

mrpresident

uh uh!! they are heavenly chocolate biscuits!

8:14 pm

periwinkle

gorgeous icon, mrp

8:14 pm

mrpresident

i sent you the timtamslam info too

8:14 pm

ChampFit

peeps...help with either of the right column e's please?

8:14 pm

mrpresident

thanks peri :)

8:15 pm

periwinkle

ok, can't wait for the package to arrive. I am so excited. I love getting presents in the mail

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

fly like a eg** champ

8:15 pm

mrpresident

champ... sounds like flying american symbol

8:16 pm

mrpresident

en + **w, not high

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

the plane that bomb hiroshima was the en**a gay

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

i changed my icon

8:17 pm

MollyL

Good clue JMC

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

haha sometime my clues really out me don't they?

8:17 pm

gapeach

Thanks, I just had to ask....now I'm salivating.

8:18 pm

mrpresident

my en not high clue is wrong... mix the last two letters around

8:18 pm

MollyL

JMC have you been to the Air & Space Museum at Dulles? It's amazing.

8:18 pm

gapeach

Good clue, on that en, jmc. Isn't it funny how we can remember things that happened so long ago?

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

no my sister took her grandsons and said it was fabulous

8:19 pm

Minveryork

Phantom words for me today are scholar and scissor.

8:19 pm

periwinkle

fireworks, yay me!

8:19 pm

MollyL

It is. After Dan and I got lost on the toll road for about a half hour, we had a good time there. : )

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

there was a protest over it when they put it in the air and space museum over what language it would have discribing its role in history

8:20 pm

MollyL

Yay Peri!!

8:20 pm

mrpresident

f***ing school is on my case again!! they want a medical certificate for an appointment that maddie had in the morning... she came to school at 10.30am... what the????

8:20 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations periwinkle on fireworks!Good for you

8:20 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo peri!

8:20 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly, bye for now

8:20 pm

gapeach

Congrats peri!!!!!!

8:20 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye periwinkle! I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:21 pm

Minveryork

I am stopping at 182 words and 2005 points.Bye to all

8:21 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

8:21 pm

MollyL

Goodnight Min.

8:21 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Min -- hello all

8:21 pm

jmcnrick

bye min

8:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

8:21 pm

gapeach

Hi there, stidmama.

8:21 pm

mrpresident

what is it of their business what her appointment was?? she could have seen a naturopath, a psychologist, a hindu priest for spiritual advice!! what do they want a medical certificate for???

8:21 pm

uusue2

hi again, all!

8:22 pm

stidmama

again. LOL I am waiting for paint to dry -- and since the sun moved behind the trees it is taking a lot longer. *sigh*

8:22 pm

MollyL

Hello again Stid and Sue.

8:22 pm

mrpresident

arrggghhhhhh !!

8:22 pm

gapeach

Hi there, uusue2.

8:22 pm

MollyL

*Laughs that Stid is actually waiting for paint to dry*

8:22 pm

stidmama

(((mrp)))

8:22 pm

mab

well, at least you're not watching it dry, stidm

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

(as long as she isn't watching it)

8:22 pm

uusue2

mrp, our schools were like that - kid couldn't get an excused absence without a doctors note. I wound up either wasting money on doctors or sending him to school sick.

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

*snap* mab

8:23 pm

mrpresident

but she wasn't sick!! she had an appointment, non of their friggin business what the appointment was!!

8:23 pm

MollyL

*Passes Stid some choclits to bide the time*

8:23 pm

uusue2

indeed, mrp! I agree.

8:23 pm

mrpresident

I signed her in as late due to appointment. they are just stupid if they think they are getting a medical certificate out of me for anything!

8:24 pm

mrpresident

(((hugs))) stid!

8:24 pm

mrpresident

hi usue!!! **hugs**

8:24 pm

uusue2

just agreeing that schools are stupid and have stupid rules about things.

8:24 pm

mrpresident

they mark it on her permanent record as 'unexplained' lateness

8:24 pm

mab

really - no excuse without a doctor's note? that's annoying.

8:25 pm

jmcnrick

*wishing it was not against the rules to have Jack at Quaker conferences*

8:25 pm

mrpresident

they can kiss my furry a$$ if they think I am putting up with it

8:25 pm

stidmama

They don't have to say what the appointment was for, mrp -- just that she was seen (at least that is how it is in the U.S.) -- they are trying to discourage parents being negligent and just not getting the kids up in time to get to school. Our children have some "unexcused" absences in their school records -- once because the buses couldn't get to our house because of ice on the roads and we couldn't get out -- but the school in town didn't accept that as a valid reason

8:25 pm

uusue2

if you didn't have one, mab, they counted every day out as a separate absence; 10 or more and the kid failed for the semester.

8:26 pm

mab

that's silly, mrp. how is it the school's business? Isn't that why kids have parents?

8:26 pm

mrpresident

stid, i think that is just appalling!

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

there are parents who will lie for their kids

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

just saying

8:26 pm

mrpresident

allegedly, between the hours of 8.40am and 3.05pm, the government owns our children!

8:27 pm

mab

brother

8:27 pm

uusue2

my son actually wound up not graduating from high school; he dropped out and got a GED instead. Too many stupid rules and a really smart kid was about to have to repeat a grade.

8:27 pm

mrpresident

just insane

8:27 pm

MollyL

*Passes JMC an imaginative, non-rule breaking shot of Jack*

8:27 pm

mrpresident

passes jmc my bag of meds... rummage around and enjoy!

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

:-D I can always count on you guys to provide!

8:28 pm

mrpresident

the rules are stupid!!

8:28 pm

stidmama

The inflexibility is a very real issue -- but the larger the population the more difficult it seems to be to be flexible. People tend to view "fair" as meaning identical rather than equitable.

8:28 pm

uusue2

indeed, stid. and they had no programs for gifted kids - not required by law.

8:29 pm

mab

it's as if the schools are parents to the parents (who can't be trusted)

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

okay today to be nice to me someone bought me:lifewater--orange tangerine

8:29 pm

stidmama

In a smaller setting very often the rules are in fact more flexible. There is a very real problem with "one size fits all" programming, sue -- it ends up being "one size serves none well"

8:30 pm

mrpresident

the rules say... we have to provide a reason as to why she was late... i provided one... she had an appointment. pi$$ off otherwise!

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

well people want schools to have the ability to be flexible and provide for all kinds of students and life situations but they don't want to pay the taxes to pay for it

8:30 pm

mrpresident

my son's school is nothing like my daughter's school

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

anyone ever drink "lifewater" before?

8:30 pm

ChampFit

I'm in a smaller school district, and my children of varying abilities have all been very well served.

8:30 pm

uusue2

absolutely, stid. I sent him to a private school for gifted kids for three years - each kid was able to go at his own pace (usually really fast). It was great but eventually I ran out of money.

8:30 pm

stidmama

why do they attend different schools? I thought they were close in age?

8:30 pm

MollyL

Me too Champ. No complaints.

8:31 pm

mrpresident

a text explaining his absence is legal and accepted. no medical certificate required

8:31 pm

mrpresident

they got to single sex schools stid

8:31 pm

uusue2

jmc, I think it's like vitamin water, basically water, sugar, some flavorings, and maybe some vitamins and things.

8:31 pm

stidmama

in our K-8 district I had few complaints (some were big enough that I homeschooled for a while...) but I HATED the high school that I and my children had to attend that was in the town.

8:31 pm

uusue2

probably won't hurt you but not as wonderful as the bottle might make it seem (the lifewater)

8:31 pm

mab

that's what's really sad, uusue. bright kids failing because they get bored. many sad situations out there

8:32 pm

ChampFit

But there ARE stupid requirements. Have a friend who's putting her kids in public school for the first time, and was told she'd had a vaccination 19 days before her first birthday. Had to go retake the shot.

8:32 pm

jmcnrick

oh it looks terrifying but i expect she will ask me if i liked it :-(

8:32 pm

uusue2

well, have a little sip, jmc, then you can tell her it was fine.

8:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Thank god we were zoned for an excellent public high school -- my daughter was in lots of terrific AP classes

8:33 pm

stidmama

If it's legal one place to just write a note, then I would think it is legal another place, but again I know the laws where I live and teach, not yours. I just know how frustrating it is when those attendance rules are too inflexible.

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

what is acerola extract?

8:33 pm

uusue2

I agree, mab; the kids with problems get all kinds of services - which i think is great - but the gifted kids just have to fend for themselves.

8:34 pm

stidmama

Barbados cherry/wild crape myrtle jmc

8:34 pm

uusue2

it's a fruit supposed to be high in vitamin C, jmc

8:34 pm

stidmama

according to wikipedia: It is known for being extremely rich in vitamin C although it also contains vitamins A, B1, B2 and B3 as well as carotenoids and bioflavonoids which provide very important nutritive value and a possible use as an antioxidant

8:34 pm

stidmama

back soon. tom and the kiddo are home.

8:34 pm

ChampFit

But you know...there are kids who's parents can't even get them to school on time; and those who keep a kid home to babysit another kid. Hence the requirements.

8:34 pm

ChampFit

whose

8:34 pm

uusue2

bye, stid!

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

or there are parents who have no clue where their kids are but are willing to lie about it

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

bye stiddie

8:35 pm

uusue2

I understand that, champ, but i still don't see why a kid who gets A's on all his tests flunks out.

8:35 pm

Dorens

hello all

8:36 pm

MollyL

I agree JMC, a big part of the problem is parents willing to lie for their kids.

8:36 pm

Dorens

and I won't even begin to get into that debate.

8:36 pm

uusue2

and somehow everybody thinks that's fine, because he didn't follow some rule.

8:36 pm

mab

hello Dorens

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

geez the second ingredient in this "water" is sugar

8:36 pm

MollyL

Hi Dorens.

8:36 pm

ChampFit

I don't either sue.

8:36 pm

uusue2

hi, dorens! :-)

8:36 pm

mab

mmmm....sugar

8:36 pm

ChampFit

not a surprise on the flavored drink jmc

8:36 pm

MollyL

Sue, I must have missed something. How did your son get A's on all his tests and flunk out?

8:36 pm

Dorens

i mean, we have parents who not only lie FOR their kids, but tell their kids to lie to us.

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

blech :-P

8:37 pm

uusue2

yeah, it's basically like noon-carbonated soda that pretends to be good for you, jmc

8:37 pm

mrpresident

both the schools my children go to are fantastic schools... very high education results and kids are both in high acheiver classes

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

it tastes like really old melted ice

8:38 pm

uusue2

NON-carbonated - I don't think it matters what time they carbonate it :-P

8:38 pm

ChampFit

OMG..heard from a school nurse just this a.m. about a woman whose kid wasn't up on their shots because he was a big ol' chicken. Not that he couldn't take the shot, but he wouldn't. She had the doc lie for the school.

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

i prefer juice or water not this stuff but it was nice of her to think of me

8:38 pm

mab

it is appalling when parents teach children lying is okay

8:38 pm

uusue2

there you go, jmc :-)

8:38 pm

mrpresident

the doc lied to the school??? deregister the doc

8:39 pm

ChampFit

He wrote a note that the kid had some trauma and couldn't take the shot.

8:39 pm

mrpresident

teaching children white lies is ok.

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

so she and the doc put all the teachers and staff and other kids at risk

8:39 pm

mrpresident

report the doc for sure

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

*pours drink down sink*

8:39 pm

ChampFit

pretty much, yeah. because the mom is coddling the kid. even she thinks he could handle the shot.

8:39 pm

MollyL

*Pats JMC on the back. Good idea*

8:40 pm

uusue2

well, I hvae no patience with parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids unless there is some overwhelming medical reason not to (kids on chemo, for example)

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

the problem with white lies is that they grow greyer and greyer

8:40 pm

mrpresident

like when maddie got a watch from her grandparents... and she didn't like it, but she told them she loved it!! white lie

8:40 pm

ChampFit

well, she's not a person who disagrees with having the shots. you can choose that option. she wants him to have it but won't force him. wuss.

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

*brushes teeth*

8:40 pm

mab

for heaven's sake, a little needle stick

8:40 pm

MollyL

I don't get people who coddle their kids and think those kids should be "exempt from the rules".

8:40 pm

uusue2

oh,for heaven's sake, what will happen if he ever gets really sick?

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

how about: it was a very thoughtful present

8:40 pm

mab

the kid is going to have to deal with worse things in life

8:41 pm

rururocks

MR. TImTam here!

8:41 pm

mrpresident

taking my daughter to the doctor to spend more money for friggin nothing to appease the dumba$$ school policy

8:41 pm

welki

timely, even! (hi, all!)

8:41 pm

mrpresident

ruru!! you got the package!!

8:41 pm

jmcnrick

she will lie to God to make him well

8:41 pm

rururocks

yes. Thank you very much mr p.. I am looking forward to them.

8:41 pm

uusue2

exactly what I did, mrp! waste of money!!

8:41 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

8:41 pm

uusue2

hi, welki and ruru!

8:41 pm

ChampFit

In my humble opinion, there are a lot of people raising helpless adults. I for one enjoy giving my kids responsibility and teaching them to suck it up.

8:41 pm

mrpresident

yeah jmc, can just see my MIL accepting 'it is a thoughtful present'... come on!!

8:42 pm

MollyL

Good for you Champ. I wish there were more parents like you.

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

it was thoughtful. . .

8:42 pm

mrpresident

and you got the timtamslam info?? cause you have to take a pic of when you do it and send it to me!!

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

how sweet of you to buy me such an expensive gift!

8:42 pm

uusue2

I mean, sometimes your kid has a cold or the flu or something, stays out of school for 2-3 days, then comes back - why should I have to pay for a doctor's visit? he doesn't need to go to the doctor for every little thing!

8:42 pm

uusue2

I

8:42 pm

uusue2

oops

8:42 pm

welki

or .. thanks for the prezzie, grammie!

8:43 pm

uusue2

jmc, how about "I am so glad you are thinking about my health"

8:43 pm

mrpresident

unless my MIL hears the words, "Oh Grandma, I luv it!" she thinks the kids are ungrateful little buggers.

8:43 pm

ChampFit

OH, I agree with that!!! A parent note should work. Not everything requires a doc,

8:43 pm

mrpresident

it is just how some people are!

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

Gramma I luv you!

8:43 pm

uusue2

not at our school, champ, it was the doc or nothing

8:44 pm

mrpresident

ok, whatever

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

well i do think that is pretty excessive uu

8:44 pm

ChampFit

Then my kids would be in trouble. I take them to my alternative health guy, unless I know it's too far gone. or I shove supplements down them till they're better.

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

sorry mr p we all do what we think is best in our families

8:45 pm

MollyL

No doctors note required for sick absence around here.

8:45 pm

mrpresident

see ya all later

8:45 pm

welki

i don't know how many times a day i offer this piece of advice: a bad truth is always better than a good lie

8:45 pm

uusue2

also the kid was utterly bored stiff, and was getting picked on a lot, and wasn't learning anything (when he was 16 his leisure reading was Kant), so it was hard for me to argue to him that school was really essential

8:45 pm

uusue2

bye,mrp! good luck with the school!

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

the reason i think it is essential is that it teaches us the discipline to stick out the boring parts of life

8:45 pm

welki

bye, mrp!

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

bye mr p

8:46 pm

ChampFit

My oldest was not a student, so I do understand that. I made him finish though, because I thought it was important.

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

and there are lots of boring parts of life

8:46 pm

MollyL

Again (chat is moving fast) I must have missed something Sue. No gifted option for your son?

8:46 pm

ChampFit

Most of it, jmc!

8:46 pm

uusue2

well, ok, but does he need to spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 12 years, learning that and nothing else?

8:46 pm

uusue2

not in our schools, molly

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

haha champ that's when it pays big time to be a Quaker!

8:47 pm

ChampFit

You picked the option for yours, and I picked mine. I have to tell you that in my situation, I was right.

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

well i am sure he did learn other things uu as frustrating as it was

8:47 pm

uusue2

he does need to learn to deal with the boring bits, and he is still working on that, but dropping out was the right thing for him; he was going nuts

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

but again--we all make choice for our kids that we hope are the right ones

8:47 pm

MollyL

Gifted programs were suggested for my oldest, but I opted out of that. He is (and was) very smart, but needed the social skills of mainstream.

8:47 pm

ChampFit

Well, he was a kid that had a lot handed to him in life, and the easy way out was very appealing. (blame his grandfather).

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

the other thing people learn in school is how to deal with people

8:48 pm

welki

<-- graduated high school at 16 and went to university out of town. was a little wierd

8:48 pm

ChampFit

And then, the next kid was gifted, had the program, is rocking it, and it's all good. child #3 is in between.

8:48 pm

mab

a friend's daughter did get into a gifted track and has been so successful at university, etc. It's just wrong to change a child's future by not attempting to provide what s/he needs.

8:48 pm

uusue2

exactly, jmc - I would not argue that what worked for my son would work for anyone else. It would have been nice if the school had been alittle more flexible, though

8:49 pm

ChampFit

OH jmc...totally agree with that. but they also learn that in a job.

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

my mother and sister both graduated at 16

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

sometimes the job is too late champ unless they get it when they are young

8:49 pm

welki

i really am beginning to believe we're more closely related than we think :)

8:49 pm

uusue2

not allowed in our school, jmc - they have to stay in the grade with their age peers

8:49 pm

MollyL

That's the reason I kept my oldest in mainstream JMC. I didn't want him surrounded by a social network of other gifted kids that didn't represent the world he needed to learn to live in.

8:50 pm

uusue2

<--- is wondering if the university doesn't represent a social network of gifted kids, all grown up

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

boy i didn't graduate early--i still am baffled by school and am scared spitless of the Masters program this fall

8:51 pm

mab

the girl I refer to is keen to social justice, etc., but I think that's mostly her mom's influence

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

in college and law school i couldn't tell you what the class was about until i saw it on the exam

8:51 pm

ChampFit

My gifted kid really benefited. She's 2 years ahead in math and science and rocked her PSAT's. If I can keep her from thinking it's "uncool" to be smart, we might just make it through!

8:51 pm

welki

considering what a moron i am, it still baffles me that i did, jmc

8:51 pm

mab

ooh, law is frighteningly difficult

8:52 pm

MollyL

<---Attended a University and people would laugh their asses off if you referred to me as gifted. : D

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

my son went to an elite school for gifted kids and they almost destroyed him

8:52 pm

uusue2

that to me is a really big problem, champ - the smart kids are SO unpopular, and get picked on so much

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

go champ go!

8:53 pm

uusue2

well, I was thinking more of the faculty, molly, who are the people I hang out with mostly

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

that is one of the big issues with smart black kids is that they learn quickly being smart is not okay

8:53 pm

ChampFit

She doesn't get picked up because she's found a way to straddle the fence. But it tends to make her not try as hard sometimes.

8:53 pm

MollyL

I've always said that my oldest is bright, but has very weak social skills. He's still that way. Putting him in a gifted program would have been a huge mistake.

8:53 pm

ChampFit

picked on, sorry

8:53 pm

uusue2

smart white kids too, at least in the public schools i am familiar with, jmc

8:54 pm

ChampFit

We try, we encourage, and still...you never know!

8:54 pm

uusue2

meanwhile, why can't I find any ar5/10 words???

8:54 pm

uusue2

ok,found one of them

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

it is a little less of a problem uu because there are role models for smart white kids but yes they can have the same reaction

8:55 pm

MollyL

Fire bug crime Sue.

8:55 pm

uusue2

I didn't really make any friends until I got to college

8:55 pm

jmcnrick

a funny word for butts maybe?

8:55 pm

mab

oh dear, the inequities faced by kids of color are so very many. enormous topic

8:55 pm

stidmama

back again!

8:55 pm

uusue2

yeah, duh, molly, somehow i found the other one first- thanks

8:55 pm

jmcnrick

me either and not really then

8:55 pm

mab

kids of color and of small means

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

i am still pretty inept at making friends

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

yep mab

8:56 pm

uusue2

indeed, mab - it is so sad when they get to college and have no skills to draw on - not just the kids of color but it seems to be worse with them

8:56 pm

ChampFit

jmc...why?

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

*draws a circle in sand with toe*

8:56 pm

uusue2

I get kids in my classes who can't do simple arithmetic, or write a complete sentence

8:57 pm

ChampFit

well there ya go...you gotta step outside that circle in the sand!

8:57 pm

jmcnrick

i am a rule bound person and if i don't know the rules i tend to either come on to soft or too strong would be my best guess champ

8:57 pm

uusue2

or invite someone in...

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

and i am shy

8:58 pm

ChampFit

You just need to chitchat with them like you do here, and it'll be all good. No expectations.

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

*closes eyes and puts fingers in ears*

8:58 pm

uusue2

<--- also shy

8:58 pm

ChampFit

SHY? What's that? WHY?

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

haha

8:59 pm

Jellen

<--so shy she's been lurking

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi jell

8:59 pm

uusue2

hi, jellen!

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

i think a lot of babblers are shy

8:59 pm

ChampFit

You're a fibber Jellen. Glad to see you!

8:59 pm

stidmama

HA! jmc SHY?!?!? she's talks in front of congress and she's SHY?!?!?!?

8:59 pm

stidmama

hey jellen

8:59 pm

uusue2

somehow it is a lot easier to chat here than it is in person

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

this is a fairly sa** place since if i make a fool of myself i can run away

8:59 pm

ChampFit

My children will adopt you. They tell people I'll talk to a wall.

8:59 pm

stidmama

(((jmc -- hands over some nice whiskey ice cream)))

9:00 pm

Jellen

I have more trouble chatting with women than men...

9:00 pm

jmcnrick

stiddie that is exactly why i closed my eyes and put my fingers in my ears

9:00 pm

mab

many babblers are nerds. I know I am.

9:00 pm

ChampFit

Reasonable. Some are goofy.

9:00 pm

uusue2

I am often like that too, jellen; maybe because i have always worked mostly with men?

9:00 pm

stidmama

I know jmc. . . that's why I reacted. *grin*

9:00 pm

mab

and I admit it proudly. sort of.

9:00 pm

uusue2

<--- definitely a nerd

9:00 pm

Jellen

<-- definitely a nerd...

9:01 pm

stidmama

I prefer generally to talk to men, but being around babblers who are women is comfortable.

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

oh i can talk to people but that is not the same as being friends--and i can definitely talk before people

9:01 pm

uusue2

snap, jellen!

9:01 pm

ChampFit

There are more nerds out there than actually let on about their nerdiness

9:01 pm

stidmama

<-- definitely a nerd

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

I am not a nerd

9:01 pm

stidmama

that's true jmc -- I struggle to be in social groups but can speak in front of people with no problem

9:01 pm

ChampFit

I'm going with "mix"

9:01 pm

uusue2

that's because we learned to hide our nerdiness in school :-)

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

talking in front of an audience is easy because i am the center of attention and i make the rules

9:02 pm

mab

you're pretty cool in my opinion, stidm, and i'm not just saying that

9:02 pm

MollyL

Talking in front of a group of people about something you strongly believe in is a lot easier that striking up a personal conversation.

9:02 pm

stidmama

*shuffles feet* ah, shucks, mab

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

talking at a party is painful

9:02 pm

ChampFit

Most of you are on facebook though, aren't you?

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

unless i have someone like your dad to argue with

9:02 pm

mab

excruciating- parties

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

i am champ

9:02 pm

Jellen

hate parties

9:03 pm

stidmama

I DON'T (generally) attend parties

9:03 pm

uusue2

<--- tends to overeat at parties

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

or i am the center of attention or hostess

9:03 pm

stidmama

babble get-togethers I can do...

9:03 pm

ChampFit

But FB is the same thing, only it's face to face!

9:03 pm

stidmama

*gag* my dad ... *sigh*

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

well i don't write things on FB champ

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

hey i like your dad

9:04 pm

mab

getting your M.Ed., stidm, was extremely cool.

9:04 pm

ChampFit

OMG! why do you have it jmc?

9:04 pm

uusue2

this is a lot like a conversation, I don't find FB to be very conversational

9:04 pm

mab

there's a stidpere?

9:04 pm

stidmama

thank mab -- it's actually an M in Teaching (MiT) but approximately equivalent I am told

9:04 pm

uusue2

it's more of a set of proclamations

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

why would someone send me an email asking for advice and when i reply i get an out of office reply?

9:04 pm

Jellen

What are the stats for the bottom right N, please?

9:05 pm

stidmama

I don't really like the fb interface

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

i have it for work mostly champ

9:05 pm

uusue2

no5/10, jellen

9:05 pm

stidmama

automated response they forgot to turn off perhaps jmc

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

no5/10

9:05 pm

MollyL

I hear you Sue. I find Facebook very boring. I can only take so much of the minute details of someone's life, over and over and over again.

9:05 pm

stidmama

it's a plural legal word jellen

9:06 pm

ChampFit

I enjoy it. It amazes me what appeals to people, and what they'll comment on. I just posted something earlier tonight, and had 26 responses. Funny!!! it was trivial. Always surprises me.

9:06 pm

mab

i hate face book, but it's convenient

9:06 pm

Jellen

Thanks, nbt!

9:06 pm

stidmama

I like the gardens of time (too much) and I like being able to quickly send a person a note, but otherwise... not my cup of tea generally.

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

i wish people would use it for real things and then i would pay more attention

9:06 pm

stidmama

go jellen g!

9:06 pm

stidmama

or go...

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

i posted when i went to kenya

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

and i posted when i had a stalker

9:06 pm

ChampFit

I use it for business and personal, and try to mix it up so no one feels annoyed or bored.

9:06 pm

stidmama

yes, and that was nice

9:06 pm

mab

I'm ashamed to admit that I play Gardens too.

9:07 pm

Jellen

I announced the birth of my ex's baby on FB...

9:07 pm

jmcnrick

why ashamed? what ever gives you joy mab

9:07 pm

ChampFit

Have you tried WordTwist?

9:07 pm

uusue2

I do too, mab but sporadically

9:07 pm

stidmama

I have a professional fb login that I rarely attend and don't let RL friends join... I don't want that feed cluttered.

9:08 pm

mab

It's SUCH a waste of time, and I feel somewhat manipulated by the game

9:08 pm

uusue2

good idea,stid

9:08 pm

stidmama

are you in my neighbors mab? if not, find me! I would be happy to help you build wonders... LOL

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

haha and babble is NOT a waste of time of course

9:09 pm

stidmama

yes, it is mab -- I try to limit myself to one session a day (and another in the evening if I have time)

9:09 pm

mab

I'll surely contact you, because, as the game says, 'you're such a cool person'

9:09 pm

stidmama

LOL mab!

9:09 pm

uusue2

well, you can learn a lot of new words in babble :-)

9:09 pm

mab

so silly

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

zarf!

9:10 pm

mab

babble is the game of all games

9:10 pm

uusue2

inia!

9:10 pm

stidmama

down to 63...

9:10 pm

ChampFit

jmc...I looked for that!!!

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

132 left

9:10 pm

stidmama

(love your profile description mab!)

9:10 pm

razor

e

9:10 pm

ChampFit

106

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

haha sorry champ that is my favorite word i learned from babble

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi razor

9:11 pm

mab

ywis is mine

9:11 pm

uusue2

50 here but I am getting quite slow

9:11 pm

stidmama

go jmc go!

9:11 pm

ChampFit

I don't have a favorite. It amazes me that I NEVER see 'auto'. I'm blind to it!

9:11 pm

uusue2

well, then there's jnana

9:11 pm

MollyL

There is an element to this game that makes you think that puts it above other internet games...in my opinion.

9:11 pm

stidmama

I really enjoy "ixia" although it rarely shows up

9:12 pm

stidmama

my eyes are going. will play one round of gardens and then head to sleepy-land... *sigh* see you-all tomorrow! (((hugs and choclits for all)))

*poof*

9:12 pm

ChampFit

OK...I'm with uusue2...anything with a double consonant to start is a winner.

9:12 pm

uusue2

night, stid!

9:12 pm

stidmama

oh and mab -- I am still stidmama (use the lowercase fb name, I don't go to the one with caps much)

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

but zarf has such a coooooool definition

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

a metal holder for glass coffee cups AND an annoying male

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

and it is fun to say

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

zarf zarf zarf

9:14 pm

uusue2

<--- is going to have to figure out how to use zarf in conversation

9:14 pm

mab

Okay stidm

9:14 pm

mab

what does zarf mean?

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

oooooo look at the pretty zarfs on the tea table!

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

see 9:13

9:14 pm

ChampFit

:)

9:15 pm

mab

oh i see

9:15 pm

mab

annoying men are so similar to metal drink holders

9:15 pm

Jellen

zarf definition
[zÉ‘rf]

n.
an ugly and repellent male. : That zarf is Martin, and he makes all As, and he helps me with my homework, so just shut up!

9:15 pm

MollyL

I wish we all left little treasures for people in real life more than is done in a computer game . *Ducks and runs for cover*

9:16 pm

ChampFit

Well done jellen!!!

9:16 pm

mab

ugly AND repellent!

9:16 pm

rururocks

*peeks in* is it safe to come in?

9:16 pm

godthaab

Actually, a zarf is a plastic holder that one can put a paper cup into......

9:16 pm

uusue2

when I was in college we used to have "elves" - upperclassmen who would leave little gifts for freshmen outside their doors

9:17 pm

Jellen

ruru, you're no zarf

9:17 pm

ChampFit

That's nice!

9:17 pm

uusue2

hi, ruru and godt!

9:17 pm

mab

you're not a zarf are you ruru?

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

actually i was getting really tired last week of people telling me that they limited their internet time because they wanted to interact with real people

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

hi godt

9:17 pm

mab

you're not a zarf are you ruru?

9:17 pm

godthaab

Hello

9:17 pm

rururocks

I don't think so.. I've made people barf however

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

the original ones were metal and they still exist godt

9:18 pm

godthaab

I know.....

9:18 pm

MollyL

That's what I meant Sue. We all need an "elf". : D

9:18 pm

mab

well, who hasn't ru

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

and the metal zarf screwed on tables in ships for cups too

9:18 pm

uusue2

larf, larf, ruru :-)

9:18 pm

rururocks

LOL mab

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

lots of elfs here!

9:19 pm

ChampFit

so Starbucks stole the zarf idea and twisted it into corrugated, right?

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

no because a zarf has a handle

9:19 pm

rururocks

zarf sounds yiddish

9:19 pm

mab

I need a Jeeves

9:19 pm

ChampFit

Oooooh...you could probably wear one as a bracelet, while waiting for someone to have you coffee!

9:19 pm

MollyL

Correction, a "real life" elf, who leaves you a little treasure now and then.

9:19 pm

gapeach

pissoir is so a word....

9:19 pm

Jellen

Ooh, so do I, mab

9:19 pm

Dorens

no, zaftig sounds yiddish

9:20 pm

Dorens

and also sounds like me, these days

9:20 pm

mab

someone to draw my bath and bring my breakfast tray and get me out of scrapes

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

i agree dorens

9:20 pm

rururocks

hey d

9:20 pm

uusue2

it's French, peach, and heaven knows there are never any French words in the grid

9:20 pm

mab

zaftig is, isn't it?

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

i want someone to make me coffee -- one of the few things i will miss about my job

9:20 pm

rururocks

I could do well with a personal assistant too.. that sounds good

9:20 pm

ChampFit

there's a perk! ;)

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

bunter is more my style than jeeves

9:21 pm

Dorens

bought three pounds of farro (italian) at costco today ru... less than $8. will use it on saturday

9:21 pm

MollyL

Think big JMC. Someone who brings you coffee in bed is a real treasure.

9:21 pm

uusue2

ah, yes, when I was a dean I had a personal administrative assistant (and SHE had a secretary) - VERY nice

9:21 pm

ChampFit

Costco...heaven!

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

it was great it was a man--the feminist dream

9:21 pm

Dorens

yes mab, means pleasingly plump

9:21 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for pi7-32? Thanks

9:21 pm

rururocks

excellente ! Doren.. get some butternut squash for it

9:21 pm

mab

a driver, kitchen maid, butler, gardener, pool man

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

Bill bring me some coffee!

9:22 pm

rururocks

don't forget cabana boy mab

9:22 pm

ChampFit

Stat!

9:22 pm

mab

yes, i know the word - my female cat is zaftig, never ever 'fat'

9:22 pm

MollyL

pi7/32...short for urinate + picnic pest...yes..it's a word.

9:22 pm

Dorens

that is really an autumnal item ru. i think i'll make other things with it now and try your recipe in september when the local farms have it

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

my staff called me boss lady

9:22 pm

ChampFit

YA for pi7!!!!

9:23 pm

mab

not queen bee?

9:23 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Molly.

9:23 pm

MollyL

: ) Peach

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

haha no mab fairie queen!

9:23 pm

uusue2

mine called me Dr. Willis...

9:23 pm

wvteach

clue for co 6/30 please

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

no titles for quakers!

9:24 pm

uusue2

although it was nice when I was president of the faculty senate - for three years in the minutes I was President Willis :-)

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

misspell a flower for your date wv

9:24 pm

torgone

I had a guy who worked for me who always called me "Boss" while he always trying to stab me in the back. I now treat anyone who calls me "Boss" with extreme suspicion ..

9:24 pm

MollyL

co 6/30...against + I lost weight, my clothes don't *** anymore

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

but my black clients all call me attorney mcneil

9:24 pm

gapeach

Molly, I just realized that I have a few friends that fit pi7....LOL

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi torgie!!

9:25 pm

uusue2

lol, peach!

9:25 pm

uusue2

and hi, torgone!

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i clued co6/40

9:25 pm

MollyL

The world is full of pi7s Peach.

9:25 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:25 pm

mab

I just read a biography of Louis Armstrong and now I want to call everyone either Pops or daddy

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

pi7 is a great word

9:25 pm

Jellen

Hi, tor and anyone I missed...

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

its a wonderful world. . ...

9:26 pm

rururocks

*imagines tiny urinals for ants*

9:26 pm

torgone

"I don't feel like pi7!"

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

no no what a wonderful world

9:26 pm

wvteach

thnx molly

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

lol ru

9:26 pm

mab

how ya doing tor daddy?

9:26 pm

uusue2

do ants pee?

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

make sure they flush ru!

9:27 pm

MollyL

*Puts tiny air fresheners in the urinals for ants*

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

*gets out tiny mops*

9:27 pm

torgone

Nice to see you back in the mix ms. mab ..

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

they don't aim any better than the other men

9:27 pm

uusue2

*puts up tiny little signs reminding the ants to zip up*

9:27 pm

rururocks

LOLLOL

9:28 pm

MollyL

Really? They have tinier equipment.

9:28 pm

Dorens

tiny little zippers

9:28 pm

torgone

We aim to please. You ants aim too, please.

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

but more of them fit in the same space

9:28 pm

mab

and a sigh "in it, not at it"

9:28 pm

mab

sign

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

shit i am going to get into trouble i am laughing so hard

9:29 pm

MollyL

*Imagines a group of ants at the gang urinal*

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

it's past quaker midnight and we are suppose to be quiet

9:29 pm

rururocks

I wonder if ants leave the toilet seat up at our house?

9:29 pm

MollyL

*Sprinkles holy water on JMC*

9:29 pm

uusue2

and how many sets of hands would they have to wash afterwards?

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

that must be it ru i am sure you never would

9:30 pm

uusue2

when is quaker midnight?

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

*gets out the economy size hand sanitizer*

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

10 o'clock

9:30 pm

uusue2

interesting - why is that, jmc?

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

hey just where did you get that water molly????

9:31 pm

rururocks

don't ask

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

too late

9:31 pm

Dorens

bottled by sacred ants?

9:31 pm

rururocks

*waits for Molly to part the sea*

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

because meeting for worship is at 7 am so people who want to run or do tai chi get up early

9:32 pm

MollyL

There are perks when you attended Catholic school for 12 years.

9:32 pm

rururocks

ROFL

9:32 pm

uusue2

ah, interesting

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

YOU STOLE HOLY WATER?!?!?!?!

9:32 pm

uusue2

maybe she gets to bless it herself?

9:33 pm

rururocks

I was baptized in Tequilla does that count?

9:33 pm

MollyL

Exactly Sue.

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

*imagines molly's jacket with bottles of water as she sneaks out of school*

9:33 pm

ChampFit

Wait a minute...I'm Catholic too Molly. Jmc, still don't get the 10:00 thing?

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

many quakers go to bed at 10 but it is a joke that we call it quaker midnight

9:34 pm

ChampFit

It's holy water...you aren't stealing...it's ok to take it.

9:34 pm

ChampFit

OH....so dim. Sorry!

9:34 pm

MollyL

Dios te bendiga Ruru

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

*wonders how many bottles of holy water molly has moved from house to house over the years*

9:34 pm

uusue2

I was baptized in New Brunswick...

9:34 pm

mab

Jews don't have holy water. Don't believe those Kabbalah snake oil salesmen.

9:34 pm

suefrad625

as5 pls

9:35 pm

suefrad625

hi again all

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

well i would think not mab!

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi su

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

set a fire sue

9:35 pm

uusue2

hi, sue! if you have the as6. drop the last letter

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

sorry my cluing sucks tonight

9:36 pm

jillibus

Hello all -- just waiting for Bugsaw's arrival, any minute now, unless the ferry is delayed (again).

9:36 pm

uusue2

hi, jilli!

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

i once got in one of those airplane conversations with a baptist and he was horrified that my son was not baptized

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

hi jilli

9:36 pm

suefrad625

dont have the 6 :(

9:37 pm

MollyL

No stealing, no moving, I bless my own water. Blessings are what you believe in.

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

have bugs show you the picture of the jacket i am sending her next week

9:37 pm

Dorens

i am horrified that people have the nerve to be horrified about anyone else's spiritual business

9:37 pm

uusue2

the as6 is snakelike (think Cleopatra)

9:37 pm

mab

hi jilli.

9:37 pm

jillibus

I wiil, jmc -- if she has it or can find it online.

9:38 pm

Dorens

hi jilli

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

i emailed it to her

9:38 pm

MollyL

Amen Dorens.

9:39 pm

jillibus

Hear hear dorens

9:39 pm

mab

I've had two born again people tell me I'm going to hell because I'm a Jew

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

poor woman couldn't understand the quaker concept of inner sacraments--she was worried for my poor son's soul

9:39 pm

mab

they were very nice about it, however

9:39 pm

jillibus

these "religious" differences are horrible

9:40 pm

torgone

People who tell you you're going to hell can go to hell ..

9:40 pm

Dorens

one of my best friends had a very dear and lovely sister-in-law who prayed for her every day of her life, because she is jewish. it disturbed this woman greatly that my friend wouldn't be in heaven with her

9:40 pm

ChampFit

mab...I'm sure they were. apparently they've never opened the old testament.

9:40 pm

MollyL

No reason to listen to people like that Mab.

9:40 pm

mab

yes, the born again people were truly concerned for me.

9:40 pm

uusue2

well, my son isn't baptized, and he had a bris but no circumcision, so he is probaby thoroughly doomed

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

well the good thing about this turn in the conversation is that i am no longer laughing so loud i am bothering the people around me

9:40 pm

Dorens

funny. my son had a circumcision, but no bris

9:40 pm

ChampFit

So he'll make his own choice.

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

torgie you said exactly what i thought

9:41 pm

mab

a bris without circumcision? You couldn't find a mohel?

9:41 pm

uusue2

we found a reform rabbi who was willing to do a naming ceremony

9:41 pm

ChampFit

My kids have had all the bells and whistles, like it or not. If they choose to move away, at least they have somewhere to come back to. My theory.

9:41 pm

MollyL

No, he's just fine Sue. You've already said that he doesn't live by other people's definition of who he is.

9:41 pm

uusue2

didn't want it, mab; I'm not Jewish and his dad didn't believe in it any more

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

quakers don't have bells or whistles

9:42 pm

mab

oh.

9:42 pm

uusue2

and he is indeed just fine :-)

9:42 pm

ChampFit

Is that how you spell it mab? I didn't have a clue!

9:42 pm

Dorens

yup, and it's in the grid every so often, champ

9:42 pm

mab

well, people say 'moil'

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

*ties quaker bonnet strings*

9:43 pm

ChampFit

Well I was fibbing jmc. we have bells, no whistles. Dorens, I didn't know the meaning. Yes mab...assumed 'moil'.

9:43 pm

mab

but the the Hebrew is 'mohel'

9:43 pm

ChampFit

tie 'em tightly!

9:43 pm

suefrad625

I still need help w/the as

9:43 pm

suefrad625

all of them

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

*face turns red*

9:43 pm

suefrad625

I get asp, but no further

9:43 pm

Dorens

you don't sleep in you bonnet, j?

9:43 pm

ChampFit

I should know that. have two nieces that a jew -wanna-be's.

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

no a lace cap

9:43 pm

ChampFit

are

9:44 pm

rururocks

lol jm

9:44 pm

uusue2

sue, add the singular of "are"

9:44 pm

uusue2

then add another consonant

9:44 pm

rururocks

that must look good with the glass of jack by the bed

9:44 pm

uusue2

as6/33 is as + how big something is

9:44 pm

suefrad625

ty

9:44 pm

MollyL

Ru, are we going to let her slide with those Quaker bonnet strings? Considering the hip boots and whip and all that?

9:45 pm

mab

I think modern day quakers, as I understand them, are sort of wonderful. So gentle and nature loving and peaceful

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

as+on M.A.S.H. Haweye made a joke about **** posh

9:45 pm

suefrad625

you are all the greatest

9:45 pm

Dorens

ru. she uses another bonnet to hide the bottle....and i'm done. any other clues needed?

9:45 pm

suefrad625

ty

9:45 pm

rururocks

yeah doren..

9:45 pm

mab

Mol!!

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

shhhhhh molly i am at quaker camp i left the boots and whip at home

9:45 pm

suefrad625

you know the mohel uses the skin as a change purse

9:45 pm

uusue2

is the sp7/32 related to the sp6/21?

9:45 pm

rururocks

oh jeez

9:45 pm

suefrad625

then rubs it when he goes shopping and needs a tote bag

9:45 pm

uusue2

and yay, doren!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!

9:46 pm

mab

not up to it ruru?

9:46 pm

Dorens

no.. same first three letters... ends in **** and rave

9:46 pm

suefrad625

I have the 6, not the 7, sorry

9:46 pm

Dorens

evil little joke there sue

9:46 pm

uusue2

ah, thx, doren

9:47 pm

suefrad625

ty dorens

9:47 pm

MollyL

Cough...hack...sputter...ahem...Why JMC is the most model, bonnet wearing Quaker I know. She had a nice glass of tangerine water tonight and is about ready to turn in, wearing her prim and proper nightie, to say prayers. Amen.

9:47 pm

uusue2

yes, I have to confess I found it a bit offensive, sue

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

haha molls!

9:47 pm

suefrad625

thought no one was paying attention

9:47 pm

rururocks

yeah.. well quakers apparently don't know when midnight is anyway

9:47 pm

suefrad625

really sue?

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

not sure how to react sue

9:48 pm

suefrad625

I am sorry then.

9:48 pm

Dorens

no, i didn't find it offensive... just sneaky

9:48 pm

suefrad625

a mohel told me that one

9:48 pm

ChampFit

crud. my 12 year old just came in and told me that her friend called her upset because her parents are fighting. She thinks they're getting divorced. So sad that she thinks that, regardless!

9:48 pm

rururocks

I don't know any mohels.. and I am not ever going near one either

9:48 pm

uusue2

ah, that's ok then :-)

9:48 pm

suefrad625

lol ruru

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

too bad champ

9:48 pm

suefrad625

they bring the wine ruru

9:49 pm

Dorens

ru can bring his own wine, it's better anyway

9:49 pm

uusue2

oh, it is scary for kids when parents fight - one of the things I will be eternally very sorry about

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

not enough wine in the world if you ask me. . .

9:49 pm

rururocks

well.. I certainly wouldn't say take a little off the top

9:49 pm

MollyL

It's hard when our kids are sad Champ.

9:49 pm

mab

they don't go around jumping men to circumcise, ruru!

9:49 pm

Dorens

okeydoke. i am off to read and bed. night all

9:49 pm

ChampFit

I know. Both my daughters know people going through this, and both are stupid and inconsiderate in fight in front of their kids.

9:49 pm

rururocks

nighter doren.

9:49 pm

ChampFit

"and"

9:49 pm

mab

maybe the ultra orthodox....

9:49 pm

uusue2

night, dorens!

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

bye dorens

9:50 pm

suefrad625

night dorens

9:50 pm

uusue2

I think not even them, mab...

9:50 pm

jillibus

Bugsaw just phone to say she missed the ferry by 20 feet. She'll be here in about 45 minutes. All the fault of her car people who forgot to tell her it was ready after a routine oil change.

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

oh too bad jilli!

9:50 pm

uusue2

bummer, jilli - at least the ferries run pretty frequently

9:50 pm

MollyL

Parents with big egos have no clue how hard it is for their kids to hear them fighting. Sad.

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

thank heavens for cell phones

9:51 pm

mab

I don't know what goes on in those Mitzvah mobiles...

9:51 pm

westford

hi jilli hi all I had a picture of bugs landing in the water

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

hi west

9:51 pm

westford

hi jmc

9:52 pm

uusue2

well, molly, when one gets into an abusive relationship it can be difficult, also (but I still feel guilty)

9:52 pm

uusue2

hi, west!

9:52 pm

westford

hi sue

9:52 pm

ChampFit

agreed molly.

9:52 pm

Good Enough

good evening everyone

9:53 pm

uusue2

fireworks! last word was the to4/4 physics babblet, sigh

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

everybody fights--the trick is to model fighting constructively

9:53 pm

jillibus

The ferry she's taking runs about once an hour unlike the other one which connects to Victoria which is only every 2 hours. Makes no sense.

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi good

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo uu!

9:53 pm

MollyL

(((Sue))) abusive relationships are above that radar screen. I'm sorry you were there at one point.

9:53 pm

jillibus

good for u, uu!

9:53 pm

ChampFit

congrats on the fireworks!

9:53 pm

uusue2

hi, GE! How is your mom?

9:54 pm

jillibus

I have 63 left and not a lot of will to finish

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

128 left and i am done

9:54 pm

westford

yay sue!!!

9:54 pm

ChampFit

I'm still at 104 and no way will finish.

9:54 pm

suefrad625

i have 83 and feel the same way

9:54 pm

westford

I keep thinking it's Friday

9:55 pm

suefrad625

good morning, afternoon, or evening all. I am going to bed

9:55 pm

Good Enough

Oh okay. Admitted her. CAT scan shows "something" in the area of her liver. Hoping the bile duct cancer has not returned and maybe it is an infection or something.

9:55 pm

jillibus

hi west! I hope you're not in the bankrupt RI town.

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

i wish it were because then i would have only one more day before i could go home

9:55 pm

Jellen

Congrats, uusue!

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

bye sue

9:55 pm

Jellen

Bye suef...

9:55 pm

jillibus

Oh boy, GE!

9:55 pm

JeeWhiz

Anyone have any clues for the 8's? Thanks,

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

sounds rough good

9:56 pm

westford

just one over jilli..we could be next

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

na8=drug snitch+not brother

9:56 pm

Good Enough

trying not to worry until we know what we are dealing with. she was in pretty good spirits so that was nice.

9:56 pm

westford

hello GE sounds like your mom is a fighter

9:57 pm

JeeWhiz

thanks jmc

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

good plan but hard to do good -- hugs to you

9:57 pm

jillibus

oh west -- hope not!

9:57 pm

dan2bit

oh ge4 I didn't expect ge4 to work!

9:57 pm

Good Enough

and my cleaned-up-added-memory computer is WONDERFUL!!

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

so8=change your house to use the sun for energy

9:57 pm

jillibus

hi dan -- and ge4 isn't in morewords!

9:58 pm

westford

jilli they just keep raising our property taxes and cutting out services..we'll survive

9:58 pm

JeeWhiz

ah thanks again jmc

9:58 pm

dan2bit

hi jilli and all

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

WHAT? i have been saying ge** all night long and no one told me! *runs to pb and slams the door*

9:58 pm

jillibus

well, GE, that's something good anyway

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

you people with your entitlements like roads and school!

9:58 pm

Good Enough

you get a free pass on the strength of your character jmc

9:58 pm

jillibus

jmc -- the pb is full of your b'day cake.

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

i am too ashamed to come out good

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

*licks jack daniels icing off fingers*

9:59 pm

jillibus

10:00 pm

uusue2

GE, I will be thinking about you and your mom - hope the outcome is good

10:00 pm

westford

jmc our roads have so many potholes we can't call them roads any more

10:00 pm

ChampFit

Have a great evening all! I'm out with 104 left. bye!

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

bye champ

10:00 pm

Good Enough

thanks sue, i appreciate all kind thoughts

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

the kenyans think our worst roads are wonderful

10:01 pm

Maryte

*stands by JMC with bucket of water to put out candles on cake*

10:01 pm

westford

I imagine they do..no wonder they keep winning marathons

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

except they keep asking where the people are since no one is walking along the highway

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

there aren't that many candles mary!

10:02 pm

westford

jmc is it your birthday?

10:02 pm

Maryte

Oh....it sure looked like a blaze.....

10:02 pm

Good Enough

ahahaha mary!!

10:03 pm

Maryte

....bonfire....... :0)

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

sunday was my 60th birthday and last day of work (for a while)

10:03 pm

Jellen

Oh, belated happy birthday!

10:04 pm

westford

congratulations on both counts

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty jell

10:04 pm

jillibus

west, it WAS jmc's b'day and I posted a cake for her -- Bourbon-soaked chocolate bundt cake

10:04 pm

Maryte

.*.*.*.* JMC .*.*.*.*.*.

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty west

10:04 pm

westford

yum jilli

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty mary

10:04 pm

Maryte

love ya....

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

*passes out only slight stale birthday cake to everyone*

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

unfortunately i was driving from ohio to dc that day and never actually came on to babble

10:05 pm

jillibus

just soak it in some more Jack...

10:05 pm

Maryte

what happened to all the Jack Daniel's icing????

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

*neatly wipes mouth* i don't know what you are talking about mary

10:06 pm

Maryte

mmmmmm still tastes good though.....

10:06 pm

jillibus

I forwarded the recipe to jmc via email because she missed it on her day

10:06 pm

westford

bourbon soaked cake can only get better with age..like jmc

10:06 pm

Maryte

*notices JMC leaning at quite an angle*

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

and when i have a kitchen again i will make it!

10:06 pm

jillibus

ROFL!

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

is that me or you mary?

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

ty west

10:07 pm

Maryte

...not sure....didn't realize it had the bourbon in it too.... :0)

10:08 pm

westford

what plans jmc..taking some time off for you?

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

looking for work mainly west

10:08 pm

jillibus

it did, mary

10:08 pm

mab

bourbon and butter and chocolate, mmmm...

10:08 pm

Maryte

*notices there are now two JMC's......

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

but if nothing else pans out will be taking a master program on conflict transformation at eastern mennonite university

10:09 pm

mab

are you in d.c. proper, jmc

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

i am very proper DC mab

10:09 pm

westford

where is that?

10:09 pm

mab

Dupont Circle?

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

upper NW practically in Chevy Chase, MD

10:10 pm

jillibus

Mary -- where is your flag?

10:10 pm

westford

I would have guessed Ohio

10:10 pm

westford

so at least you won't have to move

10:10 pm

mab

oh. I loved D.C. Never should have left.

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

oh you mean right now? i am in western maryland: frostburg

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

you can come back mab

10:11 pm

Maryte

.. dunno....it vanished when I changed my icon and I don't know how to get it back........

10:11 pm

westford

lord love a duck my roommate went there

10:11 pm

mab

some day

10:11 pm

westford

been eons since I heard of it

10:11 pm

jillibus

Back in a bit -- must wipe the bird poop off the chairs and table in the garden so Bugs and I can sit there sipping

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

went where west? to frostburg?

10:12 pm

uusue2

lol, jilli! say hi to Bugs!

10:12 pm

mab

so considerate jilli

10:12 pm

jillibus

mary, go to your My Account and check the little square, upper right.

10:12 pm

westford

yes think it was Frostburg State

10:13 pm

jillibus

Will doo, uusue!

10:13 pm

westford

as I said it was years and years ago

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

that is actually where i am now west--frostburg state

10:13 pm

mab

I don't know frostburg MD at all

10:13 pm

Maryte

...done....

10:13 pm

westford

well say hello to her memory

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo mary!

10:13 pm

Maryte

haha.......thanks

10:14 pm

uusue2

look! Maryte is back in Canada!

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

actually just realized i need to change my profile--no longer running a nonprofit!

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

brb

10:14 pm

Maryte

yes.......back on solid ground again....

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

hmm my profile is a little weak now. i will have to work on it.

10:17 pm

rururocks

*hires personal trainer for JM's profile*

10:17 pm

mab

I think it's fine.

10:18 pm

mab

Everyone who has been to Austin loves it.

10:19 pm

mab

hires orthodontist for ruru

10:19 pm

mab

not that that overbite is so noticeable...

10:20 pm

mab

honestly

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

(it's an underbite)

10:20 pm

Maryte

...I never noticed it until you mentioned it Mab...

10:21 pm

mab

thank you. up and down are difficult concpts for me

10:21 pm

mab

I hope he doesn't feel self-conscious now.

10:22 pm

Good Enough

ruru? self-conscious??

10:22 pm

mab

he's probably run to his bedroom sobbing....

10:23 pm

Maryte

*hopes ruru doesn't show up at her door and crashes the party......

10:23 pm

westford

quit picking on ruru he's one of the good guys

10:23 pm

Good Enough

that he is!

10:24 pm

mab

really, it's rather a good look. I wish I had and underbite.

10:24 pm

Maryte

....much better than say.... a nose ring......

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

*quickly hides the nose ring*

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

*quickly hides the nose ring*

10:25 pm

mab

or a curly tail

10:25 pm

Maryte

......underbites are the rage up here.......

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

okay i got to go--i have to figure out what to say tomorrow

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

okay i got to go--i have to figure out what to say tomorrow

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

see you all tomorrow

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

see you all tomorrow

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

*hic*

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

*hic*

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:26 pm

mab

bye jmc.

10:26 pm

westford

good night and sweet dreams jmc

10:26 pm

Maryte

*notices JMC putting some sort of ring in her pocket.....

10:27 pm

Maryte

nite nite

10:27 pm

westford

I have 43 to go and there are no more words

10:27 pm

westford

real ones

10:28 pm

mab

such a sneaky grid, this one

10:30 pm

westford

mab where in western mass?

10:31 pm

westford

I had to look to see where you are since your fl** is missing too

10:31 pm

mab

Easthampton, west of Springfield

10:31 pm

westford

granddaughter is in Northampton and daughter is in Florence

10:32 pm

westford

we know the area well

10:32 pm

mab

Oh yes. Since I've been in this area I've lived in both places. They're so near.

10:33 pm

westford

they both lived in Easthampton about 5 years ago

10:34 pm

mab

housing is considerably cheaper here, but it's a dull little town.

10:34 pm

westford

not so far that you can't go where the action is

10:35 pm

mab

I was just thinking of how much I would like to be at the Newport Jazz Festival

10:35 pm

westford

is that going on now? was more of a folk festival fan

10:36 pm

mab

I think the folk festival just ended. When I looked at ticket prices for the jazz I nearly fainted.

10:36 pm

mab

maybe some day I'll go

10:37 pm

westford

it was ( like everything else ) so much cheaper back in the 60's people charged $1 to park on their lawns

10:38 pm

westford

I don't remember having to pay to get in

10:39 pm

mab

I would have liked to have been there the year Duke Ellington played his Come Sunday and Mahalia Jackson sang it.

10:39 pm

westford

now that would have been heaven

10:40 pm

westford

there must be a recording

10:41 pm

mab

yes, I don't have it, but have heard it on the radio several times.

10:43 pm

westford

I hope there's a list because I'm going to get it

10:44 pm

westford

whew

10:45 pm

mab

Taking a break from grid and list...

10:45 pm

westford

take care mab nice talking to you

10:46 pm

uusue2

where are you, mab? I went to Mount Holyoke, so know western MA pretty well...

10:46 pm

uusue2

oh, Easthampton, sorry, just scrolling back (I've probably asked you this before anyway)

10:49 pm

westford

sue it was nice to have you in New England for a bit

10:50 pm

uusue2

I enjoyed it very much! Went to graduate school in Connecticut, too, but was only on campus for three semesters; then i went to New Mexico to do my thesis experiment

10:50 pm

westford

White Sands?

10:51 pm

uusue2

Los Alamos.

10:51 pm

westford

that must have been quite a change

10:51 pm

uusue2

It was amazing! So different from the East coast! (I grew up in NJ)

10:52 pm

uusue2

rocks in all kinds of weird colors and shapes...

10:53 pm

westford

we've travelled through NM on the way elsewhere it is amazing

10:54 pm

westford

don't know if I'd like to live there though..sort of partial to our salad bowl

10:55 pm

westford

stuck on the as 6/24 clue please

10:56 pm

R. Sparks

I don't have it either.

10:57 pm

uusue2

snakelike (think Cleopatra)

10:57 pm

westford

thanks sue that was easy lol

10:58 pm

westford

hi sparks did you email Dr.god?

10:58 pm

R. Sparks

Not yet, but the name's growing on me

10:58 pm

R. Sparks

May just leave it. Lol

10:59 pm

westford

should we call you R or Sparks?

10:59 pm

uusue2

ok, I am off for the night- see you all tomorrow!!

11:00 pm

westford

bye sue and thanks for the snake hint

11:00 pm

R. Sparks

Probably Sparks, I might miss the R, though folks have used both already.

11:01 pm

R. Sparks

G'night sue

11:01 pm

westford

have a friend called Spark from his middle name Parker

11:02 pm

R. Sparks

Hope I won't confuse you.

11:03 pm

westford

not at all

11:03 pm

westford

babble is confusing enough lol

11:03 pm

westford

but so much fun

11:03 pm

R. Sparks

Have my best score so far, 71 words.

11:04 pm

westford

this is not an easy grid

11:04 pm

R. Sparks

I agree, and so many nice people.

11:05 pm

westford

the best part is everyone helping

11:05 pm

westford

you know about lickety?

11:05 pm

R. Sparks

Definitely, and people are really good at giving clues

11:06 pm

R. Sparks

I do, someone told me the other day. I'm learning all sorts of things here.

11:06 pm

westford

morewords.com is good too

11:07 pm

R. Sparks

Like babble or as a resource?

11:07 pm

westford

as a resource

11:08 pm

R. Sparks

Excellent, will add it.

11:08 pm

westford

my calico wants some lap time see you later

11:09 pm

R. Sparks

Definitely, don't ever deny kitty time. My boys love their cuddles too.

11:10 pm

R. Sparks

Have a good one.

11:32 pm

mkg

clues for u words please.

11:36 pm

mrpresident

afternoon! fireworks!

11:37 pm

mrpresident

up + so4 and plural

11:37 pm

doxy1lover

hi mrp

11:37 pm

mrpresident

means to go upward

11:37 pm

mrpresident

hi doxy **hugs**

11:40 pm

mrpresident

my husband is having a job interview as we chat!! *fingers crossed* that he gets second interview!!

11:40 pm

mrpresident

this job would turn our lives around!!

11:40 pm

doxy1lover

good luck with that

11:40 pm

mcurlschool

crossing fingers and toes!

11:41 pm

mrpresident

hi mrcurl :)
Thanks ladies

11:42 pm

mcurlschool

good day mrp! just about bedtime for me!

11:42 pm

mrpresident

just about time for my kids to come home!!

11:43 pm

mrpresident

how you been?

11:43 pm

mcurlschool

not doing to bad. Summer break is over for me...went back to work in my print shop for the school today; classes start Sept 1

11:44 pm

cybernan

checking in for the flip -- does anyone need any help?

11:44 pm

mrpresident

ah, school time!

11:44 pm

mcurlschool

been keeping tabs on you and praying for a quick end to your tormentuous situation

11:45 pm

chic

Good luck on hubby's interview, mrp

11:45 pm

mrpresident

thanks mcurl... been torturous

11:45 pm

mrpresident

thanks chic :))

11:45 pm

mrpresident

hi nan :)

11:52 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:54 pm

MLFAN17

cyber i only need 150 lol

11:54 pm

doxy1lover

fireworks

11:57 pm

mrpresident

on ya doxy!

11:57 pm

sammysmom

HI BABBLERS

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hi sammy

11:58 pm

doxy1lover

mrp, I just read your update. I can't believe this guy. I am so sorry you have to go through this. But I can tell you are getting stronger for it. Go mrp.

11:58 pm

sammysmom

nice to see you all

11:58 pm

VolleymomDee

hi all an sammysmom... hoping today's grid is friendlier than yesterday's.... guessing 223...

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

would it offend anyone if i called out words i find for the next grid?

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