Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 24, 2011

12:00 am

Fauxmage

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flop -- much too big

12:00 am

jesdraggon

sizeable

12:00 am

vanillaslice

o flip o 336

12:00 am

jesdraggon

and lots of oos

12:02 am

negativeneil

Flip!

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

negativeneil

A nice meaty one.

12:02 am

negativeneil

Thanks lickety!

12:02 am

jesdraggon

you're quick, lickety!

12:02 am

vanillaslice

liofesaver lickety thx

12:03 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:04 am

bethn

c

12:05 am

Fauxmage

Too big for me. I like the little ones.

12:06 am

rastapopolous

te8

12:06 am

MLFAN17

C6

12:06 am

MLFAN17

ch

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; hi all

12:08 am

MLFAN17

CH 6 X2

12:09 am

negativeneil

The bigger puzzles net you more points for completion, Faux.

12:09 am

negativeneil

st 7 & 8

12:10 am

negativeneil

le8 x 2

12:10 am

negativeneil

You're in this one Faux.

12:10 am

negativeneil

And a plural of your kind.

12:10 am

MLFAN17

ST 7/44

12:11 am

negativeneil

at7 & at8, I'm referring to.

12:12 am

jesdraggon

why is "atchoo" not a word?

12:12 am

negativeneil

Good question?

12:12 am

MLFAN17

i tried it too but its achoo i htik

12:12 am

MLFAN17

think

12:12 am

jesdraggon

ah, so it is.

12:12 am

MLFAN17

nell is that at 7/32 and 8/45?

12:13 am

Fauxmage

Not seeing it Neil. I must be blind.

12:13 am

mrpresident

good lord... first words I saw were ho7 and le8 LOL!

12:14 am

MLFAN17

faux it goes in a zig zag pattern sort of

12:14 am

MLFAN17

HO 6/7

12:15 am

MLFAN17

CH 6/7

12:15 am

jesdraggon

got 1/3 of them. sleepy. sadly, this is probably too big for me to finish tomorrow, as i have to work late.

12:15 am

jesdraggon

good luck, all

12:17 am

MLFAN17

ae4 is a babblet

12:17 am

negativeneil

Sorry, was just doing some tweeting.

12:17 am

negativeneil

Yes it is, jesdraggon.

12:17 am

jillibus

scrolling back -- I think achoo IS a word in enable

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

ch 6 x 3

12:18 am

negativeneil

Sorry, MLFAN that question.

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

ch8 if not called

12:18 am

MLFAN17

no problem nell

12:19 am

jillibus

and neil -- some of us don't give a hoot about scores and rankings, lol!

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

I think you are right gili

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

jili

12:19 am

jillibus

hi dee hi (can't forget to do that, lol)

12:19 am

stidmama

*gently puts jill in PB with lovely russian choclits and croatian plum brandy*

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

st 7 x 3 so far

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

hi stid hi jili

12:20 am

jillibus

uh oh -- what did I say?

12:20 am

negativeneil

huh jilli? Why are you saying that to me there? when did I mention scores and rankings? #confused

12:20 am

jillibus

oh, I see -- ho4

12:21 am

jillibus

I thought you said the big grids gave more points, neil

12:21 am

negativeneil

Oh you're right, yes.. I did say that. They do though!

12:21 am

jillibus

<-- removes foot from mouth

12:22 am

negativeneil

so it' s kinda nice to finish one if it's doable.

12:22 am

negativeneil

But I'm not saying I care that much about scores and rankings.

12:22 am

jillibus

well, yes, but getting points doesn't matter to moi.

12:22 am

jillibus

I see.

12:23 am

MLFAN17

THIRD COLUMN 2ND O stats please?

12:23 am

rastapopolous

ol5

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

ol5

12:24 am

MLFAN17

thanks rasta

12:24 am

MLFAN17

and une

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

help with bottom a in the 1st column please

12:25 am

mkg

ho 6/7: prostitutes

12:25 am

MLFAN17

at 7/8

12:25 am

MLFAN17

dee

12:25 am

dizgrannie

Dee at 7/8

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

12:26 am

mkg

any 9s??????????

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

no 9s

12:26 am

MLFAN17

no

12:26 am

negativeneil

Good Jewish word in the grid. :)

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

finally nbt nbs

12:27 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:27 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:27 am

jillibus

hi flosey

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty ty

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

how many le 8's are there please?

12:28 am

flosey

hi jilli

12:29 am

dizgrannie

I have 2 le 8

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz!

12:30 am

MLFAN17

stats for the S in the 5th column please?

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

ch7 x 3

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty une missing one then

12:32 am

stidmama

okay, NBT, NBS, halfway and time to sleep. sweet dream all! *poof*

12:32 am

jillibus

wtg stid and gnight

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

wtg stid nite nite

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ch 7 x 4 and ch 8/50

12:35 am

Uneaixoise

go, dee!!

12:35 am

MLFAN17

was EC 6/7 called?

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

i think so

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

lol ty une... you set me on the path

12:36 am

MLFAN17

5th column S stats anyone?

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

ch 7 x 5

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

good grief!!

12:37 am

jillibus

nbt

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

the ch 7/8 combo think cigars

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili

12:37 am

MLFAN17

are you okay une?

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

that's the first one i found :-)

12:38 am

jillibus

si5/10, mlf

12:38 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:39 am

jillibus

nbs now -- ty dee for the cigars

12:39 am

jillibus

yw mlf

12:39 am

MLFAN17

jill is it a word i should know?

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

yw wtg

12:39 am

jillibus

yes, mlf

12:39 am

flosey

nbt & nbs

12:40 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:40 am

MLFAN17

thanks again jill

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

12:40 am

flosey

thanks jilli and Dee

12:40 am

jillibus

mlf, if you haven't found it, that S is a pl

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

halfway and off to bed -- nite, all *poof*

12:41 am

jillibus

wow, une!

12:42 am

MLFAN17

got it geez thought i tried that

12:42 am

MLFAN17

thansk again jill

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

wtg une nite

12:42 am

jillibus

yw again, lol!

12:42 am

MLFAN17

nbt i am out of here poof

12:43 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:43 am

Jivingjenny0

good morning all, can I have a clue for the O in the 2nd row please for nbs and nbt

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

et 7/36

12:44 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- evening's guests just left, so late start for me

12:44 am

negativeneil

Hi Jivingjenny and cybernan.

12:45 am

jillibus

oo 4/5, jenny -- exclamations

12:45 am

Jivingjenny0

hi neil

12:45 am

jillibus

hi nan -- and it's a biggie

12:45 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks jilli

12:46 am

jillibus

yw jenny

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

all these vowels are tough

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

an 7/32 an 8/45 x 2

12:55 am

rururocks

oh boy. a biggie

12:55 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:55 am

negativeneil

Yep. Not bad though.

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nan and hi ru

12:56 am

jillibus

hi ru

12:57 am

cybernan

ty for the an's dee

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

yqw still one 8 short here

12:58 am

rururocks

hi guys

12:58 am

cybernan

hi ruru

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

le 7 x 3 so far; le 8 x 2

1:02 am

negativeneil

It seems like I've hit a wall now.

1:03 am

cybernan

have one le 8, but don't see the other

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

both start exactly the same nan, just change the last letter to another consonant

1:04 am

Erda

Stick a N at the end, Nan

1:04 am

dizgrannie

nan just change the last letter

1:04 am

negativeneil

The other is very similar, nan.

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

la 7/32

1:05 am

cybernan

ty

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have the last 8?

1:07 am

cosdem

i need the middle O for nbt please

1:07 am

cosdem

i need the middle O for nbt please

1:08 am

flosey

ol5/16

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

I think ol 5/16 and hi cos

1:08 am

cosdem

ty and hi

1:08 am

jillibus

hi cos

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

al 7 x 2... al 7/32 new word for me a valved instrument

1:10 am

cosdem

ah duh i see it now.. nbt

1:10 am

jillibus

wtg cos

1:11 am

flosey

past half way

1:11 am

cosdem

phantom aerosol

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

wtg cos wtg flosey

1:11 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:14 am

cosdem

found both al7s

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:14 am

flosey

good for you cos, don't have those yet

1:17 am

cybernan

found one of the al 7's, ty

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

one is a woman's name and pl... long ago... woman dr. on Days of Our Lives

1:18 am

cybernan

that's the one I found

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

al + prickly ouchy thing on roses

1:19 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:20 am

jillibus

never watched or listened to Days of Our Lives :-(

1:20 am

cybernan

ty dee

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:20 am

flosey

neither have I jilli, but knew a girl by that name

1:20 am

jillibus

but thanks for the other al7

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

the other is the rose of Sharon

1:21 am

rubyfoo

good morning

1:21 am

jillibus

hi ruby

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

hi ruby

1:21 am

flosey

hello ruby

1:22 am

rubyfoo

1:22 am

rubyfoo

it was wild last evening, peeps were experiencing the earthquake while playing and then getting reports from all over the place

1:23 am

rubyfoo

I haven't seen the news this AM; were there aftershocks

1:23 am

jillibus

there was a 4.x aftershock I heard about

1:23 am

cybernan

v's done

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

was that the one in Pennsylvania?

1:24 am

rubyfoo

I called my sister in NY and she felt it but didn't know what had happened. She thought her house was falling down

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nan... still have 2 more v's to go and 5 k's that I cannot begin to imagine what they are...

1:24 am

jillibus

don't know where

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

my friend in eastern PA said it was really odd ruby

1:25 am

rubyfoo

the last I knew, at 9PM Fr time, was that it was a 6.0, epicenter in VA and felt from Ontario to N. Carolina

1:25 am

rubyfoo

it was evidently of very long duration, like a minute

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

wow... I need to check out the news

1:25 am

rubyfoo

JBV was the first one who felt it who was on line

1:25 am

jillibus

I heard 5.6 or something, not 6.0

1:26 am

rubyfoo

I had no idea that the East coast was vulnerable

1:26 am

rubyfoo

I saw two revisions last night, so maybe they down-graded since I saw the news

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

I think the whole earth is vulnerable to earthquakes...

1:26 am

jillibus

It hardly ever is at that magnitude.

1:27 am

jillibus

It was shallow, so felt worse.

1:27 am

rubyfoo

even here, we're on a fault but, fortunately, it's very old and not so active; so far, they've only had tiny ones, the last one just before we moved here

1:27 am

rubyfoo

aah, that explains why it was felt so widely

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

Indiana had a tiny one last year close to Indianapolis...very strange

1:28 am

jillibus

I've experienced 5ish quakes in Montreal and in Memphis.

1:29 am

cybernan

200 down -- enough for me for tonight :)

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nan

1:29 am

flosey

well done nan, good night

1:29 am

rubyfoo

good night nan

1:30 am

jillibus

good for you, dee, gnight

1:30 am

rubyfoo

is it true that they evacuated the Pentagon and some museums in NY?

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

lo 7/44

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

not sure ruby haven't seen the news today

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

isn't there also a hurricane in that VA, Carolina area...and up the east coast?

1:31 am

jillibus

yes, ruby

1:32 am

jillibus

the hurricane hasn't reached there yet

1:32 am

rubyfoo

hurricane Irene was in Puerto Rico heading west day before yesterday

1:32 am

rubyfoo

sook

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

when is that supposed to hit jii, do you know?

1:32 am

rubyfoo

sorry

1:32 am

jillibus

not for a few days, I think, dee

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

ty ruby :)

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

I have family in NC and that is where we usually go for vacation

1:35 am

rubyfoo

it was interesting being on line while it was happening; people were all writing what they were experiencing....

1:35 am

jillibus

I hear people are battening the hatches in Florida too

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

en 7/28... think system under the ground for nourishing plans...

1:36 am

jillibus

ty dee

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

still haven't found that last 8 ...it's probably an re since I hate those lol

1:38 am

jillibus

phant -- sketch

1:38 am

dizgrannie

R's are finished and NO 8

1:38 am

jillibus

over halfway

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

whew ty diz great!

1:39 am

dizgrannie

lol yw

1:40 am

rubyfoo

wtg jilli

1:40 am

rubyfoo

*sarks

1:41 am

rubyfoo

no more talking for bad ruby! woofing off to the pb for more coffee...

1:41 am

jillibus

ty ruby

1:42 am

jillibus

I still wish you'd get Expert, ruby!

1:45 am

rubyfoo

when you come to Fr and visit, jilli, you can help me install it!

1:45 am

rubyfoo

and I'll ply you with white peach preserves

1:46 am

jillibus

You just download it, ruby!

1:46 am

jillibus

nothing complicated

1:47 am

jillibus

the link is in my profile if you scroll down.

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

er 7/40 has to do with the wearing away of the ground and rocks...

1:49 am

jillibus

I get the first 4 letters of that, dee, but then can't see the rest

1:50 am

rubyfoo

OK, jilli, I've written it down and will do it after I take a break

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

think of a sifter without one of the e's

1:50 am

negativeneil

It describes the 'quality' that causes that to happen [wearing away of rocks].

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

ty neil!! perfect!

1:51 am

jillibus

ah, gotcha dee and neil -- thanks!

1:51 am

negativeneil

You're welcome, Volleymom.

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

is 6 and is 7/32 pl line on a weather map

1:53 am

jillibus

ruby -- I'm falling alseep. The file is a zip and you'll hae to unzip it, then run it.

1:53 am

negativeneil

What's this?

1:53 am

negativeneil

Some kind of software?

1:54 am

negativeneil

Nothing to installing: just open and let it run and do its thing. That's it.

1:54 am

rubyfoo

hi neil

1:54 am

jillibus

I'm talking about Babble Expert -- a great think Lickety made -- for PCs only, unfortunately.

1:55 am

negativeneil

What is that?

1:55 am

jillibus

*thing

1:55 am

negativeneil

What does it do?

1:56 am

jillibus

BabbleExpert is a wonderful thing Lickety made for PCs, where everything is on one page and there is a "Lickety Add" box where if you type one word it goes to both lists, and if you type more than one it goes to the chat. There are other goodies too, like a link to morewords above the grid in the Resources tab. It's free -- just email Lickety and ask for it.

1:56 am

jillibus

But it doesn't work for Macs.

1:57 am

negativeneil

What do you mean by both lists?

1:57 am

rubyfoo

I just tried and it wouldn't accept the link....hopeless

1:58 am

jillibus

The "My Word List" in Babble and Lickety's list.

1:58 am

jillibus

Wouldn't accept the link???

1:59 am

negativeneil

That's ok, I use a PC laptop for this. I have a Macbook, but it's strictly for running my music studio/recording software... it lives on my Yamaha CP-5 (piano). You can see it on a little stand on the back of the piano.

1:59 am

rubyfoo

it said only for pc's;p now here's the stupid question: is my big old computer a pc?

2:00 am

jillibus

I noticed it in your photo, neil -- thought you were a Mac person.

2:00 am

negativeneil

I am, but a lot of the word games I enjoy online don't work very well (or at all) on a Mac.

2:00 am

negativeneil

And some other things, too.

2:00 am

negativeneil

So I have both.

2:00 am

jillibus

ruby, does it run Windows? If so, it's a PC.

2:02 am

rubyfoo

yes, ok, I'll try again

2:02 am

VolleymomDee

sh 7 and sh 8 like the ch cigars

2:02 am

jillibus

Neil, if you're mre awake and techie than I am maybe you can help ruby.

2:02 am

rubyfoo

yes, ok, I'll try again

2:03 am

jillibus

ty again, dee

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

2:03 am

jillibus

What version of Windows are you using, ruby?

2:04 am

rubyfoo

tried again and got a different error message

2:04 am

rubyfoo

windows XP

2:04 am

negativeneil

Is there a way to talk off here if so, rather than do all this in the chat log?

2:04 am

jillibus

what did the error message say?

2:05 am

negativeneil

When did you get the error message?

2:05 am

rubyfoo

sorry

2:05 am

jillibus

no way to talk, neil

2:05 am

rubyfoo

I'll stop

2:05 am

negativeneil

Ok I took a guess jilli, since you're on Google.

2:05 am

jillibus

don't stop, ruby!

2:05 am

negativeneil

No need to stop.

2:06 am

rubyfoo

I'm embarrassed to be such a computer dope

2:06 am

jillibus

I don't chat on Foofle.

2:06 am

negativeneil

Foofle? Haha!

2:06 am

rubyfoo

v's vanquished

2:07 am

jillibus

Lol! I meant Google! But foofle is cute.

2:07 am

negativeneil

I don't know. I do fine without whatever that program is.

2:07 am

negativeneil

It is!

2:07 am

rubyfoo

I vote for foofle

2:07 am

rubyfoo

jilli was just trying to keep me from making my usual mistake.....

2:08 am

jillibus

Yes, neil you do fine indeed.

2:08 am

jillibus

without Expert it's so easy to put words in the chat.

2:09 am

negativeneil

My age[26] left to find.

2:09 am

jillibus

So ruby, what did the error message say?

2:10 am

rubyfoo

the first one said the site wasn't available. the second one referred me to a "gator" site

2:10 am

negativeneil

Oh, so you did get it installed ok?

2:10 am

flosey

off to bed for me, goodnight everyone

2:11 am

negativeneil

hi and bye [goodnight] flosey.

2:11 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, flosey (which, of course, I typed in the word space!)

2:11 am

negativeneil

Haha!

2:11 am

negativeneil

I'm always careful to definitely click my cursor in here or there, depending where I want to type.

2:11 am

jillibus

gnight flosey, sleep tight

2:12 am

jillibus

neil, have you any idea what those error messages mean?

2:12 am

rubyfoo

I'm trying to be careful, too, neil, but when I get caught up in the chog, I often make that mistake

2:13 am

flosey

thanks all, lots of work for tomorrow, may not get back to this, 135 go go

2:13 am

rubyfoo

believe it or not, my son is a computer expert! but he lives in TX

2:13 am

flosey

**to go

2:13 am

jillibus

well done, flosey. I have a busy day coming up too.

2:15 am

jillibus

Ruby, are there no young techie-wise kids in your town? I'm sure your French is adequate...

2:16 am

negativeneil

18 left now.

2:16 am

rubyfoo

there's one, but last I heard, he was in Canada, looking for a job!

2:16 am

jillibus

Holy smoke, neil!

2:16 am

negativeneil

17

2:16 am

negativeneil

Yes, I do that... bad habit.

2:17 am

negativeneil

16

2:17 am

jillibus

Oh, there must be others -- all kids are techie-wise enough to get you Expert.

2:18 am

jillibus

Quit, neil! You can do it...

2:18 am

negativeneil

15

2:18 am

negativeneil

Quit? Oh, smoking. Thought you meant this.

2:18 am

jillibus

I mean quit smoking, not finding words!

2:19 am

negativeneil

Haha! No. Not gonna quit when I'm this close to the end.

2:19 am

jillibus

Keep on babbling, neil...

2:19 am

negativeneil

14

2:20 am

jillibus

gogogo

2:20 am

negativeneil

12

2:21 am

jillibus

I have to gogogo to bed! Congrats in advance, neil, and...*poof

2:21 am

Fauxmage

Go Neazle!

2:21 am

rubyfoo

sleep well jilli, I'll work on expert later

2:21 am

negativeneil

Haha!

2:22 am

negativeneil

Ummm, none of you saw that... riiight?

2:22 am

Fauxmage

Good night Jill.

2:23 am

jillibus

Night faux

2:23 am

Fauxmage

I bet they didn't Neazle. They've all gone to bed.

2:23 am

jillibus

Night ruby

2:23 am

rubyfoo

what did you do, neil?

2:23 am

jillibus

Wrong, faux!

2:23 am

rubyfoo

haha faux

2:24 am

Fauxmage

Haha!

2:24 am

jillibus

He got called Neazle

2:24 am

rubyfoo

sweet?

2:24 am

rubyfoo

sounds like one of the 7 dwarfs

2:24 am

jillibus

*repoof

2:25 am

negativeneil

Haha! Well it's fitting for a dork like me.

2:25 am

Fauxmage

You are not a dork.

2:26 am

negativeneil

I am so a dork. And proud of it.

2:26 am

Fauxmage

Umm, no.

2:27 am

negativeneil

Ummm, yes.

2:27 am

negativeneil

We're having our first Babble chog argument? Wow. Jerry Springer will be next.

2:28 am

rubyfoo

omg

2:28 am

Fauxmage

*throws chair at Neazle*

2:29 am

rubyfoo

haha faux

2:29 am

negativeneil

owwwwch!

2:29 am

Fauxmage

Awww.

2:35 am

rubyfoo

break now, see you later. Did you finish, neil?

2:36 am

negativeneil

5 left.

2:36 am

Fauxmage

Good night ruby.

2:37 am

negativeneil

4

2:37 am

negativeneil

Goodnight Ruby.

2:38 am

negativeneil

3

2:38 am

negativeneil

2

2:39 am

negativeneil

And that's a wrap.

2:39 am

Fauxmage

Congratulations Neil!

2:40 am

negativeneil

Thanks, Laura!

2:41 am

Fauxmage

You're welcome. :o)

2:59 am

carleekat

hi all

4:03 am

sprite

good morning all

4:05 am

chic

Hello all hugs to sprite has anyone see mrp la rely?

4:05 am

sprite

hiya chic, talked to her in babble 2 days ago. *hugs* right back at ye :)

4:05 am

chic

Lately

4:07 am

Uneaixoise

she was here a few hours ago . . .

4:07 am

chic

Thanks I need them I got an open wound going on my he'll of bad leg.

4:07 am

sprite

hi Une

4:07 am

Uneaixoise

hey, sprite :-)

4:07 am

sprite

ouch chic, that is awful. Perhaps you can send her an email?

4:11 am

chic

Actually it was quite painful as it was rubbing inside the boot

4:11 am

sprite

sounds very painful

4:13 am

chic

Sorry have to go folks

4:13 am

sprite

all the best, chic, and I can help you send an email to mrP, if you like

4:14 am

sprite

Ks dead :D

5:03 am

sprite

fireflies. Bye all.

5:05 am

mrpresident

little bloody *&^(%#@
can't go out to dinner without the kids getting into it... had to bale out half way through

5:11 am

dizgrannie

grrrr, bloody kids...LOL

5:11 am

dizgrannie

**FIREWORDS**

5:13 am

mrpresident

on ya diz :)

5:14 am

dizgrannie

THANX MRP

5:15 am

dizgrannie

wasn't too bad of a grid....listed with around 100 to go

5:17 am

mrpresident

has been ok really

5:17 am

mrpresident

some weirdo words

5:54 am

rubyfoo

hello again, back from lunch

5:56 am

rubyfoo

anybody here?

5:57 am

ladycece920

some of us lurkers!!

5:58 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, scary lurkers!

5:58 am

ladycece920

lol

5:58 am

ladycece920

how was lunch ruby?

5:59 am

rubyfoo

local (bad) Italian restaurant. But anything is better than making lunch in this heat! Also, I'm in love with their dog (and I think it's mutual)

6:00 am

doseffing

... just those of us having tea and toast for breakfast ... au liew de une omelette des champignons pour le dejeuner ...

6:00 am

rubyfoo

is it hot there, lady?

6:00 am

rubyfoo

hahah dose!

6:00 am

rubyfoo

and hello

6:00 am

doseffing

... avec un peu de vin?

6:00 am

rubyfoo

je bois le grappa aux italiens

6:00 am

ladycece920

not too bad this morning but it will get worse as the day goes on - at least the hurricane will miss us

6:01 am

rubyfoo

but did you get the earthquake?

6:01 am

ladycece920

no, thank god

6:01 am

rubyfoo

it was wild on here last evening as it happened while people were online

6:01 am

doseffing

... it's always good .... especially when you don't have to drive into the city ... and some humungous truck with a load of gravel has flipped on our version of an interstate highway and they've closed the highway

6:02 am

ladycece920

i bet

6:03 am

rubyfoo

my sister, in NYC, felt it and didn't know what it was

6:03 am

ladycece920

that had to be very freaky esp. with what they've been through

6:04 am

rubyfoo

she lives in an old neighborhood and this year has had a tornado, huge snowstorms and, now, an earthquake. It is definitely freaky

6:05 am

ladycece920

mother earth is not happy!

6:05 am

rubyfoo

is a little ch***let a small household task?

6:05 am

rubyfoo

I agree, lady

6:07 am

doseffing

... it is very unnerving to experience an earthquake ... especially one at 5.9 on the Richter scale ... but it doesn't seem that there was much noticeable damage ... ... and the one in Japan was 40 times as powerful ...

6:07 am

rubyfoo

we live on a minor fault line, but the last one here was about 15 yrs ago and very small

6:08 am

doseffing

... we should just be thankful that this one wasn't any stronger than it was ...

6:12 am

rubyfoo

yay, half at last!

6:12 am

ladycece920

all right .... 23 K's .... geesh

6:13 am

doseffing

... the monkeys will be busy today ...

6:13 am

ladycece920

you are right!

6:13 am

rubyfoo

not possible, lady, I have 18 and had to squeeze those out.....

6:14 am

ladycece920

LOL I'm at 7 and lost already!

6:15 am

rubyfoo

plenty of bananas at hand.....

6:16 am

ladycece920

ooo 13, i'm on a roll!

6:22 am

rolin

i dont think i KNOW 23 k words..lol

6:23 am

rolin

so ill make them up as i normally do

6:23 am

ladycece920

rofl

6:24 am

rubyfoo

hi rolin

6:25 am

rolin

hey ruby

6:26 am

rubyfoo

big lag!

6:31 am

BzznBea

60 S words! Are you kidding me!

6:38 am

rubyfoo

200 words and taking a break!

6:38 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

6:38 am

ladycece920

bye ruby

6:41 am

ivesy3

does anyone have the fourth ko 4/8..plz

6:42 am

ladycece920

not there yet, sorry

6:43 am

doseffing

... haven't listed ... and too far away to know if my fourth is the fourth

6:43 am

ivesy3

np... i iwll just grind my teeth lol

6:47 am

uusue2

morning, all! dropping in quickly before getting my day started...

6:49 am

uusue2

ooooo! just noticed all the o's in the upper right...

6:49 am

ladycece920

ivey, i think the 4th ko 4/8 is like the one before it but with a different last letter

6:50 am

doseffing

... agreed

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

like the designer, Michael Ko**?

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

or like he middle of the apple?

7:02 am

ivesy3

ty all got it

7:03 am

ivesy3

will ask all to say a prayer , as my son goes for a job interview today.. first one since he has been clean and sober!

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

best of luck to him, ivesy!!

7:04 am

MollyL

(((Ivesy))) good vibes out for your son. I lit a candle for him.

7:04 am

ivesy3

ty. they know he is a recovering addict, and said they are willing to take a chance..tk god for people like that

7:05 am

ivesy3

ty molly.

7:05 am

MollyL

Amen Ivesy. Everyone deserves a second chance.

7:09 am

uusue2

yes, good luck to your son, ivesy, and bravo to him!

7:13 am

ivesy3

ty sue. big big step

7:16 am

Yvo

My best wishes and Prayers to you,I know what youre going trough,mine never made it.

7:18 am

MollyL

(((Yvo)))

7:20 am

periwinkle

GMA

7:20 am

periwinkle

GMA= good morning all :)

7:21 am

periwinkle

I will not accept that there are 23 K words. I protest!!

7:22 am

mkg

i agree it is bizarre. i have only 5.

7:22 am

periwinkle

7 here

7:22 am

Yvo

kool

7:23 am

Yvo

i have 4 and struggling

7:24 am

godthaab

10

7:24 am

Yvo

sorry forgot to move curser

7:24 am

Riverdance

7 here and good morning everyone

7:25 am

periwinkle

10 k's now

7:25 am

Riverdance

show off.....lol

7:25 am

mkg

i have 3 k with double vowel and diff last letter

7:25 am

periwinkle

well,I am very pleased with myself, monkeys are helping

7:26 am

mkg

any 8 letter clues?

7:26 am

periwinkle

there is a ka4 with double vowell in the middle

7:26 am

periwinkle

actually there are 3 with double vowels in the middle

7:27 am

periwinkle

ty mkg

7:27 am

mkg

yes and just got a k word with double vowel that is diff vowel. so sorry but clue not so good

7:27 am

mkg

ke 4s are what i clued.

7:28 am

periwinkle

o8'shere

7:28 am

godthaab

Them's fightin' words - 14

7:28 am

periwinkle

no 8's here is what I meant

7:28 am

mkg

well i cant get half way even. can you clue the o 8>

7:29 am

mkg

sorry, can you clue the o 8 please?

7:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 13 ks. Yikes.

7:29 am

periwinkle

up to 12 ks'

7:29 am

Riverdance

I have one 8 - st8/60 its a plural

7:30 am

periwinkle

ty River

7:30 am

mkg

river that is the one i have too. but need all others. what ones begin wtih O please?

7:30 am

Riverdance

she meant no not o

7:30 am

periwinkle

that was a mistake, see my post at 7:28

7:31 am

periwinkle

help with i words pls

7:31 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:31 am

periwinkle

hi Eva

7:31 am

Riverdance

I gave up on k's for now - trying to get NBT with too many tiles left

7:31 am

Riverdance

hello Eva

7:31 am

mkg

i see. ty.

7:31 am

mkg

ks words? yipes. dont have any

7:34 am

mkg

made ti half way! yeah. that is my goal nowadays.

7:34 am

mkg

by all. enjoy.

7:35 am

Riverdance

I am half way but still have 3 blank tiles - ugh

7:36 am

periwinkle

me too River do you have any i words

7:36 am

periwinkle

but I am not half way

7:36 am

periwinkle

3 blank tiles

7:37 am

Riverdance

one is4/4

7:37 am

Riverdance

I need the 2 single o's

7:37 am

periwinkle

isle

7:37 am

Riverdance

thats it peri - very good

7:37 am

periwinkle

ty *blushing*, going back to my corner

7:38 am

Riverdance

2 blank tiles - just the o's left

7:38 am

periwinkle

s in right column?

7:38 am

Riverdance

what you put grain in

7:38 am

Riverdance

the plural

7:39 am

periwinkle

duh, ty

7:39 am

periwinkle

I need the lone O's now

7:39 am

Riverdance

got one of the o's - just need the middle column o

7:39 am

periwinkle

one is OO4

7:40 am

Riverdance

oo4/5

7:40 am

periwinkle

that is the one I need too :)

7:40 am

Riverdance

got it - what you put in a martini

7:40 am

periwinkle

tyvm

7:40 am

Riverdance

whoohooo - nbt and nbs

7:40 am

periwinkle

going now, bbl

7:41 am

periwinkle

same here, cu later

7:41 am

Riverdance

have a good day peri

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

if anyone needs a couple of 7's and 8's: ch7 and 8 cigars, at7 and 8 nonbelievers

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

le7 and 8, tanned hides

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

and good morning!

7:43 am

Riverdance

just got that one - but thanks Une and good morning

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:43 am

Riverdance

never been a cigar smoker - looking for that ch

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

me either but, for some reason, that jumped out at me right away! LOL

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

ends in part of plant under ground

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

rats . . . sooo close to aerosol

7:45 am

Riverdance

thanks for the clue - got it

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

cool!

7:45 am

Riverdance

thats your phantom

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

indeed . . .

7:47 am

uusue2

morning again all!

7:47 am

uusue2

hi une and river!

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

hey, sue :-)

7:47 am

Riverdance

good morning sue

7:49 am

uusue2

<--- does not like days that begin at 5 am and end at 11 pm

7:49 am

Riverdance

that is a long day for sure

7:49 am

stevedallas

good morning all; how many words today and thanks

7:49 am

Riverdance

336 steve

7:49 am

stevedallas

too many; thanks

7:49 am

Riverdance

and good morning to you

7:50 am

Riverdance

the first 100 go fast

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

112 to go . . . back in a mo . . . need coffee!

7:50 am

Riverdance

its those 23 K's that will kill you

7:55 am

Good Enough

just sent the baby off to middle school. oy, what a week.

7:55 am

Riverdance

hello GE - school started already?

7:56 am

Riverdance

my baby starts high school next week and my first born leaves for college this friday...

7:56 am

Riverdance

I have two freshman in the family...lol

7:57 am

Good Enough

this is after sending my eldest to college over the weekend!

7:57 am

wvteach

my granddaughter is off to kindergarten this morning

7:57 am

Good Enough

such an emotional time isn't it river!

7:57 am

Riverdance

aw...how cute

7:57 am

Riverdance

it sure is GE - already feeling the empty nest without having one yet

7:58 am

Riverdance

its going to be very different without my daughter slamming around the house...too quiet I am afraid

7:58 am

Good Enough

i keep trying to look on the bright side (less fights, less laundry) but i'm not there yet.

7:58 am

Riverdance

and my son is so active in sports, he wont be home much - soccer every day

7:59 am

Riverdance

me either

7:59 am

Riverdance

its time for my breakfast - will be back in a bit

7:59 am

Good Enough

my youngest says she's having trouble getting to sleep bc the eldest isnt there playing her music in the room next door.

8:00 am

Mema

ho

8:00 am

Good Enough

'scuse me?

8:03 am

herinfernallady

hi

8:06 am

Good Enough

ok, i'm off to the first dr appt since my mom's cancer came back. whew, what a day! bbl

8:10 am

uusue2

ok, I am back and in my office after small kerfuffle with son and car...

8:11 am

wvteach

i am off to start my day - BBL

8:12 am

uusue2

bye, teach!

8:19 am

herinfernallady

HI

8:22 am

Judi

Good morning, dahlings.

8:22 am

herinfernallady

Hi Judi

8:23 am

uusue2

hi, herin!

8:23 am

uusue2

and hi, Judi!

8:23 am

herinfernallady

HOw you all goin?

8:25 am

Judi

S'all good.

8:25 am

uusue2

busy, grading at the moment, then will post grades, then will look at today's lecture so I am sure I know what I am doing :-)

8:25 am

uusue2

then meetings on and off all day, ending some time after 10 pm :-(

8:26 am

herinfernallady

I have been munching on nibbles

8:26 am

Judi

Wow. Long day, uusue.

8:27 am

uusue2

no kidding. I am telling my student group (which meets Monday and Wednesday evenings at 9) that I can't go on being their advisor.

8:28 am

herinfernallady

wow

8:31 am

Judi

Absolutely, uusue. You have to carve out a chunk for your own life.

8:32 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

8:32 am

Judi

Hiya, Bob!

8:32 am

herinfernallady

hi bob

8:36 am

uusue2

hi, mr bob!

8:37 am

Judi

Eesh. Down to 180 and only blacked out one O box and the V box. I can't remember the last time I finished a grid.

8:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

125 left. sheesh.

8:41 am

Judi

Ah ha. Just realized "Elvis" is in the grid.

8:42 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

8:46 am

crosshair

sixty s words?!!..omg

8:50 am

herinfernallady

Cross the first 200 is fairly easy

8:54 am

Judi

Eyes going buggy. Need to take a break. 134 left. GRRRR. BBL *POOF*

8:54 am

herinfernallady

later Judi

9:01 am

o-o

fairly easy grid except for the large number of words I had trouble finding

9:01 am

herinfernallady

hi BR

9:02 am

o-o

Hello, herin

9:02 am

crosshair

i try to get the ones i cannot find out of the way first,and the rest is easy

9:18 am

Uneaixoise

did something to my mouse and can't get the cursor to go back to "normal" -- it's a dot with arrow above and below

9:20 am

Uneaixoise

thought I did this before and all I had to do was double click or something but nothing's making it change :-(

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

anyone?

9:22 am

MollyL

http://tinyurl.com/3gcnzm5 How to change your cursor in Windows

9:23 am

Uneaixoise

ok, will try but all the solutions I find are for if you intentionally changed the "look" of the cursor, which I didn't do

9:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

Une,you are in the PB!

9:25 am

MollyL

The dot with the arrow above and below is the scrolling cursor. Try double clicking your scroll roller.

9:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

Lo4.

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

I tried that, Molly -- went to control panel . . . somehow the box "enable pointer shadow" was checked so I unchecked it . . . whew!

9:26 am

MollyL

Glad you got it fixed.

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

the PB I can deal with! LOL

9:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

9:27 am

Uneaixoise

ok . . . BBL . . . *poof*

9:32 am

ivesy3

anyone have the last le 4/8 plz..the bugger is driving me nuts

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Woweee! Big honking grid today! Is it Saturday already?!?!?

9:34 am

doseffing

one is a vegetable ... national vegetable of Wales ... it's like a really big green onion

9:35 am

ivesy3

ok have that one. this is the one after the hawiian necklace

9:36 am

doseffing

.. a later one has only one vowel and is plural

9:37 am

doseffing

... oops ... it didn't mean what I thought it meant ... oh well ... I can spell it ... just not describe what it means

9:37 am

crosshair

une,just left click on an empty space in the window and that will vanish

9:39 am

ivesy3

np dose ty for trying..

9:39 am

crosshair

sigh..crossy not breathing well today,cats are already shedding the summer coats..:((

9:40 am

car.eeyore

Oh Crossy... I am sorry.

9:41 am

crosshair

it is the pennance i pay for smoking for 25 years but next year it will be 10 years smoke free!

9:41 am

car.eeyore

Well done! Congratulations!

9:43 am

crosshair

and now for crossy,s tidbit of the day!

9:44 am

crosshair

Built in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was lambasted by Parisians for its industrial ugliness. The only thing that saved it from being demolished in 1909 was its potential use as a radio tower during World War I. Luckily, by the end of the War, it had won over enough hearts to stay.

9:45 am

crosshair

so,if not for ww1,there would be no eiffel tower

9:46 am

MollyL

Ivesy, le + I will give you five buc** for that old book.

9:46 am

car.eeyore

TY crossy! I do enjoy your tidbits of the day!

9:46 am

car.eeyore

Hi Molly!

9:46 am

ivesy3

ty molly!

9:46 am

crosshair

lol,np at all car:) i enjoy digging them up

9:47 am

car.eeyore

May I please have the stats for the center O?

9:48 am

Riverdance

ol5/16 and hello everyone

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Hi River! TY!

9:48 am

BzznBea

ol5/16

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Got it!

9:48 am

crosshair

howdy riverdance

9:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 18 k's!!

9:48 am

car.eeyore

And TY BzznBea!

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Wow! good for you Kaplan...with a K1

9:48 am

Riverdance

show off Kap

9:48 am

car.eeyore

*K1

9:48 am

car.eeyore

K!

9:48 am

car.eeyore

My typing is less than subpar this morning! Sorry!

9:48 am

Deeha

There arent 18 k's in the world!!! I HATE k's!!

9:49 am

car.eeyore

I think I have mistyped more words this morning than I actuall have!

9:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Gotta go...

9:50 am

car.eeyore

Bye Kaplan! Have a great day!

9:50 am

Riverdance

bye Kap

9:52 am

car.eeyore

phantom: cheetah

9:55 am

pigeonman

anyone have clues for the an7 and 8's?

9:55 am

Riverdance

I have 122 words left that are hiding quite well

9:55 am

Erda

on the first cl6 please?

9:56 am

Riverdance

didnt even though was was an an7 and 8...lol

9:56 am

car.eeyore

I don't have any cl's yet!

9:57 am

Riverdance

I havent listed yet so sorry cant help - have one cl6 and is c + what a robber ends up with plural

9:57 am

Uneaixoise

my only cl's: cl5 and 6 (sing and plural) -- rhymes with the sound an owl makes

9:58 am

Uneaixoise

oh, snap, river :-)

9:58 am

car.eeyore

those are the 2 I just found as well.

9:58 am

Erda

Thanks -- I have that one

9:58 am

dianedecoder

those are the only two I have as well

9:59 am

BzznBea

c + brand of jeans

9:59 am

Uneaixoise

tx bea

9:59 am

kje

ty bzzz

9:59 am

dianedecoder

thanks bzzn

9:59 am

car.eeyore

Tu!

9:59 am

car.eeyore

*TY!

9:59 am

Riverdance

thanks bea

9:59 am

BzznBea

yw

10:00 am

Erda

of for crying out loud -- Thank you!!

10:03 am

car.eeyore

Exactly halfway! Time to work!

10:03 am

car.eeyore

Have a great day everyone!

10:03 am

Riverdance

bye call - you too

10:04 am

Riverdance

*car

10:04 am

BzznBea

is7?

10:04 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:05 am

Riverdance

hi JMC - did you make it through unharmed yesterday

10:05 am

jmcnrick

*sneaking in during start up of class*

10:05 am

jmcnrick

yes river i was in harrisonburg va yesterday--i felt it but it was not as bad as in DC

10:06 am

Riverdance

glad to hear you are safe and sound

10:06 am

Riverdance

we felt it here in NH - it was strange

10:06 am

BzznBea

Got the is7.

10:06 am

Riverdance

clue please bea

10:08 am

BzznBea

is + vowel + where the devil lives plural

10:08 am

crosshair

ty bzz

10:08 am

BzznBea

The singular is the is6

10:09 am

BzznBea

Not the best clue.

10:09 am

Riverdance

thanks bea - closed out that tile

10:10 am

jmcnrick

it was strange

10:11 am

BzznBea

Laundry beckons...At least today if my house starts shaking, it COULD be the washing machine off balance...*poof*

10:11 am

pigeonman

el6/30?

10:11 am

pigeonman

nm

10:12 am

Riverdance

dont have it sorry pigeon

10:12 am

uusue2

hi again all, just out of class...

10:12 am

pigeonman

an8?

10:12 am

Riverdance

how did your first day go

10:12 am

Riverdance

dont have that one either

10:12 am

jmcnrick

just in class uu

10:12 am

crosshair

howdy sue

10:13 am

jmcnrick

<==behaves no better as a student as did as a conference attender

10:13 am

jmcnrick

well the earthquake was an added attraction uu

10:13 am

Riverdance

jmc the trouble maker - who would believe it

10:13 am

Riverdance

what are you taking jmc

10:13 am

jmcnrick

:-)

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

el6 like one of santa's helpers

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

morning, jmc :-)

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

(very twisty)

10:15 am

Riverdance

thanks Une

10:15 am

jmcnrick

i register on friday but understanding conflict; skills for peacebuilding and and international development

10:15 am

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

10:15 am

jmcnrick

the king is in the building

10:15 am

Riverdance

wow - you are ambitious

10:15 am

uusue2

hi river, things are going well except I am already exhausted

10:16 am

Riverdance

yah - too bad it doesnt work jmc

10:16 am

Riverdance

How was that astronomy class sue?

10:16 am

Uneaixoise

an8 an + vowel + th5/12

10:16 am

jmcnrick

that is only 9 credit hours--i hope to take 12

10:16 am

jmcnrick

well we have to start somewhere river

10:16 am

uusue2

really good, river, it is nice to have a class full of students who really want to be there!

10:17 am

Riverdance

thanks again Une

10:17 am

uusue2

and I have told my student group that I can't be their advisor any more - my plate is way too full

10:17 am

jmcnrick

bbl

10:17 am

pigeonman

thanks Une

10:17 am

Riverdance

thats great Sue

10:17 am

Riverdance

bye jmc

10:18 am

Uneaixoise

yw

10:18 am

Uneaixoise

105 to go . . . taking a break . . . BBL *poof*

10:18 am

Riverdance

in fact Une - I got 3 words out of that - whoohoooo

10:19 am

Riverdance

103 left here

10:19 am

pigeonman

al6/21? I know it's going to be a fish slap.

10:19 am

Riverdance

dont have it yet

10:21 am

rururocks

where are 200 words hiding???

10:21 am

crosshair

took forever but found the an 7 and 8

10:22 am

Riverdance

hello ruru and crossy

10:22 am

Riverdance

tough grid for being a biggie - first 100 came easy then slam....

10:22 am

Erda

al + definite article + first vowel

10:23 am

Riverdance

thanks Erda

10:23 am

Erda

You're welcome!

10:24 am

Riverdance

down to a nice round 99 - giving it a break for a while....happy babbling everyone

10:24 am

pigeonman

thanks SOOOO much

10:24 am

Erda

YW pidgie

10:25 am

pigeonman

ch6/7? The very last ones.

10:26 am

Erda

ch + there are two of them, North and South C****

10:27 am

Erda

make it K****

10:28 am

pigeonman

?

10:29 am

doseffing

... Kxxxx is a country in Asia

10:29 am

Erda

divided in 2 parts after a long war

10:30 am

doseffing

... and don't miss the plural

10:30 am

pigeonman

got it. thanks

10:32 am

rururocks

you guys lost me on that one

10:32 am

pigeonman

ko6?

10:36 am

uusue2

Huntington's ch**** is a wretched disease, ruru

10:36 am

uusue2

(and hi!)

10:37 am

crosshair

ty erda

10:37 am

crosshair

and pl

10:41 am

rururocks

I must be really out of it today.. jeez

10:41 am

pigeonman

I need two and I can take a break. Any one have a clue for the ko6 or the last le7?

10:42 am

Erda

don't have them yet

10:42 am

uusue2

I have a total of 51 words, will be lucky if I get to 100 on this one (busy day)

10:43 am

joansiebone

sliv

10:43 am

uusue2

doesn't work, joansie :-(

10:44 am

doseffing

... one le7 is plural of a dirty old man (le6) ... builds off an le4

10:45 am

pigeonman

Have that one Dos. Need the last one

10:45 am

doseffing

... haven't listed yet ... ... but should ...

10:46 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, what a biggun eh

10:46 am

uusue2

and tough (imho), gwen!

10:46 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, i see the li4 itself is in the grid, how many are in the penalty box already?

10:47 am

doseffing

... thousands

10:48 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(tosses some leftovers into the PB)

10:48 am

doseffing

... le 7/32 ... to rent + male pronoun + article

10:50 am

Book Doctor Gwen

slightly over 1/3 finished, woot

10:55 am

rururocks

ae 6 anyone?

10:55 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ae6 is a medical gas. same as et5, but with an a on the front

10:55 am

pigeonman

thanks Dos

10:55 am

rururocks

thanks

10:56 am

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

10:56 am

doseffing

... and there is a plural

10:59 am

pigeonman

anyone have the ko6/7 combo?

11:00 am

doseffing

... arg .... Jewish food must be koxxxx ... took long enough

11:00 am

ivesy3

jewish people eat ko**** food

11:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i need the middle O -- any one know what that is?

11:01 am

doseffing

... they go in martinis

11:01 am

pigeonman

AWW. Too simple. Was thinking it would be an odd work. TY

11:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ODH! ty dos

11:02 am

doseffing

... I agree ... took half a seconed after someone clued it earlier

11:03 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody. How are you all today?

11:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

DOH! i mean DOH!

11:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya nef

11:04 am

Book Doctor Gwen

gonna go hunt down some water to take allergy pill, back in a tick

11:05 am

cybernan

good morning -- back to solve the last half of this monster

11:05 am

stidmama

good morning all -- bright, sunny day and I am lazing around again. And trying to NOT look at the books that desperately need organizing...

11:06 am

Nef

hi stid; I'm doing the same as you. enjoying the day (from inside) and ignoring housework

11:07 am

helensgirlkid

in despair over cl6/30 - what obvious, simple word am I missing here?

11:07 am

Uneaixoise

c + jeans

11:08 am

Uneaixoise

not an obvious and simple word!! LOL

11:08 am

crosshair

phantom "cholrea"

11:09 am

stidmama

jeans? as in persons or pants? *confused mama appearance*

11:09 am

Nef

brand name, stid

11:09 am

Uneaixoise

plural of the brand name :-)

11:09 am

Uneaixoise

oh, pants LOL

11:09 am

stidmama

ah! thanks! got it! down to 157...

11:09 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i have c + a pile of money you just stole, and plural

11:09 am

stidmama

brb phone

11:09 am

helensgirlkid

As in the brand! no, not obvious or simple. I can't recall using that word more than ah - well, never!

11:10 am

Uneaixoise

that's not the cl6/30, gwen

11:10 am

Uneaixoise

only reason i got it is that someone clued it earlier!!

11:10 am

Book Doctor Gwen

not getting the pants, i admit! but then again i never buy retail clothes these days . . .

11:10 am

Uneaixoise

just passing thru -- BBL *poof*

11:11 am

Uneaixoise

gwen, what's one of the most famous brands of jeans? been around for decades . . .

11:11 am

crosshair

you have never bought a pair of jeans?

11:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, at a rummage sale . . .

11:12 am

Nef

jeans were first made by this company too

11:12 am

crosshair

**** strauss

11:12 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, THAT brand. again i say DOH! (and ty)

11:12 am

crosshair

lol

11:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(misunderstood the clue, thought it started with a c, i mean the brand name)

11:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

gotta unload the car, back in another tick

11:13 am

ivesy3

re 6/24 plz

11:13 am

Nef

2 left for NBT. Could someone please clue the 2nd row, 4th column O and the far right S please? Everything I try is for a different O or S

11:15 am

Nef

sorry ivesy, I'm just starting and don't have it in my first 60 words yet. (But am looking!

11:15 am

amelu0218

s, pl of grain storage

11:16 am

ivesy3

tks nef,, just got it.. a sound that repeats

11:16 am

amelu0218

o, pl awe

11:17 am

Nef

thanks amel

11:17 am

crosshair

there,first 100 done:(

11:17 am

crosshair

gonna be a long road i fear

11:18 am

rururocks

al 6/21 anyone

11:19 am

amelu0218

womans name, babblet..

11:19 am

mab

I love these huge grids even though I rarely finish them these days

11:19 am

stidmama

okay, it was the personnel cooperative, calling me back about an issue I was having with the online system. *sigh* Now I just have to wait (and wait) until all my reference folks submit the forms.

11:20 am

rururocks

thank you ame

11:20 am

stidmama

Nef: Oo 4/5 babblet, oo** and a** of delight at seeing fireworks

11:21 am

pigeonman

sk5/18? The very last one?

11:21 am

stidmama

oh, I see amelu clued it already! LOL oh well. *shuffles back to getting ready to head out*

11:21 am

Nef

thanks stid. I did get it and have NBTs; am now working on NBS's now! :-)

11:21 am

cybernan

from the bottom e I have ev 4-5 -- anyone know what the other one is?

11:21 am

uusue2

thx for the o and s clues, now I have nbt!

11:22 am

stidmama

go sue go!

11:22 am

stidmama

and go nef go!

11:22 am

uusue2

and hi, nan, nef, stid, pigeon, ruru, mab, amelu, crossy...

11:22 am

cybernan

hi sue

11:23 am

Riverdance

el6/30 like one of santas workers

11:23 am

stidmama

thanks River! ***squeeze hugs River*** how are you?

11:23 am

Nef

hi to everyone now! Beautiful picture sue!

11:24 am

Riverdance

hello stid - hasnt seen you in a long time - ready for school?

11:24 am

Riverdance

only here for a few minutes - trying to get a couple more words

11:25 am

stidmama

will be when my references finish putting in their end of the paperwork... subbing this year at least to start and will apply for things as they come up starting in Dec-Jan. AND flogging the final high school student in the house to get the summer assignment complete... how about you?

11:26 am

Riverdance

my daughter is off to college on Friday so been busy dorm shopping with her. My son is already playing soccer - school starts next week - he will be a high schooler...whoohooo

11:26 am

cybernan

sk 5: type of shooting (clay pigeons maybe?)

11:26 am

uusue2

thx, nef! I've seen clouds like that but not so bright

11:27 am

Riverdance

I got to go - darn work is getting in the way of my babbling....have a great day folks

11:27 am

stidmama

River, just having you say he is playing soccer... that is marvelous! and how much fun to get ready to head to college. You must be feeling so proud! My elder is still trying to get re-admitted to the community college (long story) but eventually he will figure it all out.

11:27 am

stidmama

later River!

11:28 am

cybernan

bye river

11:28 am

pigeonman

Nope Cyber. There's one after that.

11:28 am

Riverdance

thanks stid - its a very exciting year for both my children - got to go - poof

11:29 am

cybernan

sk 5: s + sounds like word for enthusiastic or eager

11:30 am

pigeonman

so5/18?

11:30 am

cybernan

plural the so 4/8

11:31 am

pigeonman

It's the first so5/18 that I need

11:31 am

cybernan

not using a li 4 yet pigeon

11:32 am

pigeonman

found it.

11:32 am

cybernan

did you find you missing sk?

11:34 am

stidmama

finally got the last V... two grey corners! LOL

11:34 am

stidmama

time to read my mail, and get going. sewing at Mother's today!!!

11:36 am

stidmama

*poof*

11:37 am

cybernan

was trying to down to 100 before li4ing, but stalled with 111 to go

11:38 am

amelu0218

I go at 2/3, nan, so you're ok by my self imposed rules...

11:38 am

Book Doctor Gwen

well that took longer than i thought, hi again

11:39 am

cybernan

ak 5, please?

11:40 am

cybernan

oh -- found the one that sounds like the brownie leader

11:40 am

cybernan

and the last one -- yay!

11:40 am

rururocks

at7 anyone

11:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

2 more and i'l be 1/2 done, woot

11:41 am

rururocks

nm

11:41 am

cybernan

just getting there ruru

11:41 am

rururocks

a's are done.. yeahhhhhhhh

11:42 am

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway, at last. brains are drying up

11:42 am

Book Doctor Gwen

and nbt at last. OY

11:43 am

cybernan

ar 5/10 (2nd one) please?

11:43 am

rururocks

a stadium nan

11:44 am

cybernan

duh -- ty - just didn't get twisted around far enough

11:44 am

cybernan

and the at 7?

11:45 am

rururocks

person who doesn't belive in god

11:46 am

cybernan

ty again

11:47 am

pigeonman

I have 5 left. Can I get a clue for the te8 sand the 2 te7's?

11:48 am

rururocks

not there yet pigeon.. sorry I'm stuck in the e's

11:49 am

Nef

sorry, pigeon; I don't have them yet (but am looking)

11:49 am

rururocks

el 6 anyone?

11:50 am

cybernan

2nd ch 7/36, please?

11:50 am

mab

a cigar, nan

11:50 am

cybernan

the one before the cigar, please?

11:51 am

BzznBea

the first te7 is part of the boob tube + fr*** on the pumpkin

11:51 am

cybernan

don't have it ruru

11:51 am

ivesy3

sh 7/32 plz

11:52 am

BzznBea

Plural that 7 for the 8

11:52 am

wht

ch7,36 The **** Mr Guevera. But reverse the order of the parts.

11:52 am

amelu0218

el, as a keebler worker?

11:52 am

mab

oh that other ch is a chemistry word...

11:53 am

BzznBea

And the last te7 is same start as previous 7 + participated in a foot race

11:54 am

cybernan

el 5-6, please?

11:54 am

pigeonman

Bea. I know I'm slow, but I can't get that clue for the pumpkin.

11:55 am

BzznBea

Cold weather brings fr*** in the mornings.

11:55 am

Book Doctor Gwen

the pumpkin one stumped me, too, for a sec, but it is a word meaning cold white wisps of ice

11:56 am

pigeonman

aha thanks much

11:56 am

amelu0218

ruru did you get my el clue?

11:57 am

BzznBea

Nan the 5 is when we choose a president

11:57 am

amelu0218

the el6 is like a keebler worker

11:58 am

rururocks

got it.

11:58 am

cybernan

have the first 4 letters of the keebler workers and santa's helpers, but can't find the last 3

11:59 am

amelu0218

like one

11:59 am

BzznBea

suffix meaning like, nan

11:59 am

cybernan

oh -- missed that ending -- ty!

12:00 pm

mab

oh i do not like k words, not at all

12:01 pm

cybernan

e's done :) -- coffee time!

12:03 pm

BzznBea

More laundry...*poof*

12:05 pm

wvteach

any clues for the 2nd row O please

12:05 pm

amelu0218

verbal awe...

12:06 pm

wvteach

thnx amelu - thought i had tried that

12:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

2/3 done, gotta stop for now. BBL and poink

12:12 pm

cybernan

oo4 - exclamations

12:15 pm

cybernan

is 6, please?

12:17 pm

rururocks

is + vowell plus not heaven

12:17 pm

rururocks

re 6/24 please

12:17 pm

cybernan

ty ruru

12:29 pm

cybernan

re 6: reverberate again

12:31 pm

sheila48

or how you are connected to your famiky

12:34 pm

inge

VJ

12:35 pm

cybernan

sh 7, please?

12:38 pm

Erda

sh7: female pronoun + a carrot is a ****

12:39 pm

cybernan

ty erda

12:39 pm

Erda

yw Nan

12:44 pm

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time for lunch

12:47 pm

cybernan

last te 7, please?

12:49 pm

crosshair

nbt and nbs for crossy:)

12:49 pm

cybernan

wtg crossy

12:51 pm

cybernan

stuck on the th 6-7 combos -- any clues?

12:53 pm

Erda

Nan: definite article + ***cotic

12:54 pm

cybernan

ty erda - do you have a clue for the other set?

12:54 pm

Erda

not yet, Nan

12:56 pm

Kateq

believer(s) in god nan

12:56 pm

cybernan

ty kate

12:57 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* -- thanks for all the help, everyone :)

12:57 pm

Kateq

yw

12:57 pm

Erda

brava Nan

12:58 pm

rururocks

nan can you clue the re 6/24 please?

1:02 pm

Erda

ruru: reverberate again

1:03 pm

rururocks

thank you erda

1:03 pm

Erda

yw and I'm finally outta here

1:04 pm

cybernan

on my way unless anyone wants clues?

1:05 pm

rururocks

last th 5/12?

1:05 pm

cybernan

bye all :)

1:06 pm

rururocks

nm

1:06 pm

cybernan

th 5: the bull with an h stuck in

1:06 pm

rururocks

got it.. thanks nan.. congrats

1:06 pm

cybernan

ty ruru

1:07 pm

cybernan

*poof*

1:21 pm

inge

M

1:21 pm

inge

M

1:39 pm

Roses6

can anyone help me with a clue for the middle O for NBT?

1:41 pm

joansiebone

rose ol5/16

1:41 pm

City 17 dweller

small, round cocktail nibble

1:42 pm

Roses6

still no idea - is it a common word?

1:42 pm

City 17 dweller

yes :) ... type of oil, also

1:42 pm

joansiebone

green or black

1:43 pm

Roses6

OMG how did I miss that? Thank you!

1:44 pm

EvaNadine

hints for the bottom E?

1:44 pm

EvaNadine

oh, NM. im a dummy

1:44 pm

City 17 dweller

I know it's probably more difficult to figure this one out, but I'm missing the word from that o in the top right corner... any ideas?

1:45 pm

EvaNadine

instead, hints for the O directly underneath the triple Os?

1:45 pm

EvaNadine

city -- there arent any words from the corner O.

1:45 pm

City 17 dweller

I mean the one you do, eva, from the only one in the top right cluster that has a word ...

1:46 pm

EvaNadine

well, the left-most one in the cluster has a word too...heh

1:46 pm

LuvWordGames

oo 4/4 I think - you wear b**** on your feet in the winter

1:47 pm

EvaNadine

nope, not that. thats the top O.

1:48 pm

City 17 dweller

*sigh* ... it's a sigh ;)

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

its OK4

1:49 pm

uusue2

oo4/5 + aahs

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

oh, wait. nope.
thats the top too...

1:49 pm

City 17 dweller

it's also the noise I made on finding it!

1:49 pm

uusue2

and hi, all!

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

thats it -- thanks sue!

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

back

1:49 pm

periwinkle

hey jmc, hi all

1:49 pm

uusue2

hi, jmc!

1:50 pm

uusue2

hi, peri!

1:52 pm

periwinkle

di any one of you ever go into a shop or store and not feel quite welcome? that happened to me to day. I drove 45 to a cosignment store cause they were having a sale. But noone said hello or asked if they could help me. and when I asked for the ladies room they said it was being used as a dressing room. some one was in it. the woman said: Sorry about that. Feh, not going baack there any time soon

1:52 pm

periwinkle

45 minutes

1:52 pm

periwinkle

and I did not find anything I liked either!

1:53 pm

uusue2

whenever I go to fancy stores I tend to feel out of place - I am not a fancy person

1:54 pm

periwinkle

I am not really a fancy person either but I dressed nicely aqnd thought I fit in. The last time I went another woman was there and she was very nice

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

i went to a store many years ago to buy a headdress for my wedding

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

i was wearing a fedora and blue jeans and they hurried me into a dressing room out of sight to try on a head band

1:54 pm

periwinkle

there is a nice consignment store much closer to me and some good thrift stores too, so there :)

1:55 pm

periwinkle

neat look jmc

1:55 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

1:56 pm

poodletoes

if wearing a fedora is not dressing up, I dont know what is!'

1:56 pm

periwinkle

I am assuming you were wearing a shirt and/or jacket as well, jmc?

1:56 pm

jmcnrick

haha yes

1:56 pm

jmcnrick

and shoes

1:56 pm

periwinkle

:-O

1:56 pm

periwinkle

only have 15 of the stupid k words

1:57 pm

Nef

back again. I shop at friendly consignment stores close to home; I doubt if I'd ever go to a high class one though

1:57 pm

inge

S

1:57 pm

jmcnrick

that is 15 more than i have

1:57 pm

periwinkle

hey money is money and store personnel need to be nice to everyone

1:57 pm

jmcnrick

i am still sulking that it doesn't take koot

1:58 pm

periwinkle

hah ha jmc

1:58 pm

Nef

(I'm really trying to get up the courage to clean out the car my dtr has been driving for a while. I'm lending it to our D-I-L while her car is repaired)

1:58 pm

uusue2

hahaha peri, I have four of the k words and one of them I got from the chog and another one I monkeyed

1:58 pm

periwinkle

it does not take kool either

1:58 pm

jmcnrick

your daughter can't clean it out?

1:59 pm

jmcnrick

i now have a k word the one like a piece of corn ke4

1:59 pm

periwinkle

yay, jmc!

1:59 pm

uusue2

ah, the letters fitting together...

1:59 pm

jmcnrick

ah and the black stuff for eyelids

1:59 pm

Nef

She's at work right now and son and D-I-L will be over this evening. I just thought it would help the visit go better if I helped

2:00 pm

jmcnrick

no doubt nef--you are so nice

2:01 pm

Nef

Not really, jmc. I want to play with my grandson tonight and having this job started will help us have fun

2:01 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

2:01 pm

periwinkle

jmc, change the vowel for another k word

2:02 pm

carleekat

so how goes the day all?

2:02 pm

jmcnrick

ty peri for that i won't even send you to the pb for 1:55

2:02 pm

jmcnrick

hi carlee

2:03 pm

carleekat

hi jmc

2:03 pm

Nef

and don't forget the jewish food prep word for KO

2:03 pm

periwinkle

you are too kind, jmc

2:03 pm

jmcnrick

ty nef

2:04 pm

jmcnrick

kohers

2:04 pm

inge

T

2:04 pm

jmcnrick

thank heavens i can't type!

2:04 pm

Nef

very true, jmc! ;-)

2:05 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

2:05 pm

Nef

200 left and from the noise in the garage (where DH is) I THINK I'D BETTER GET OFF MY DUFF AND DO SOMETHING!

2:06 pm

Nef

Ooops; sorry for yelling. BBL

2:07 pm

carleekat

hmmm..i dont miss that...the feeling that b/c he is working i HAVE to be doing something....didnt matter i got up at 6 am and did stuff and he slept until noon on the weekend...

2:07 pm

negativeneil

Haha! I've never been thankful for typos before... but that's one reason to be I guess.

2:08 pm

periwinkle

neil, I was playing letterblox yesterday but did not see you

2:08 pm

negativeneil

Oh yes? Well I'm not always on there. If it was evening, I was working..

2:08 pm

carleekat

( so... i have gotten 2 batches of dilly beans done and 2 batches of grape jelly and i have a btch of flapjacks in the oven... )

2:09 pm

periwinkle

I was better than everyone else so only played a few rounds

2:09 pm

negativeneil

If you send me a message on there, I shoudl get an email notice and can sign in there, if I'm around.

2:09 pm

periwinkle

wow! carlee

2:09 pm

negativeneil

I know that feeling. People leave my matches.

2:09 pm

periwinkle

I don;t play often, mostly play babble and scramble. do you play scramble on FB?

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

i am canning nothing as my kitchen is MIA

2:11 pm

negativeneil

No. I hate and don't do anything on FB. I emptied out my page after learning what a security hazard that site is and don't use it. I only joined in the first place because my college alumni were all on there and wanted me to connect... that's the only way I had to stay in touch with some of them I didn't know really well. I'm trying to get them all moved over onto G+ now. I just leave that FB account there to receive messages from them.

2:11 pm

negativeneil

Once I get them all on G+, I can't wait to delete that FB account.

2:12 pm

carleekat

well..i had a crap load of beans....and they were not getting eaten... and then i discovered i have a bumper crop of concord grapes...i spent 5 mins picking enough for 2 batches of grape jelly

2:12 pm

periwinkle

G+ ?

2:12 pm

carleekat

I have a G+ and i dont like it much

2:12 pm

negativeneil

I only ever connected with them there... used it strictly for that. Still do.

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

i wish carlee

2:12 pm

negativeneil

Google+. How can you not like it? It's fantastic. You mustn't be making good use of it.

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

my beans got killed by the mini-drought in DC

2:12 pm

carleekat

anyway....i could pick enough grapes out there for probably 6 mmore batches of grape jelly easily...but how much grape jelly does a body need????

2:12 pm

negativeneil

The privacy is so much better... and actually works.

2:12 pm

uusue2

i have a lot of grapes but not a lot of time

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

different strokes neil

2:12 pm

carleekat

i find it not at all user friendly

2:13 pm

negativeneil

It's very much so actually. I wonder if we know anyone in common on there? I figured out where I've seen your name before.. Yahoo.

2:13 pm

negativeneil

Sure, jmc.

2:13 pm

jmcnrick

maybe you could make grape juice? I was served homemade grape juice in Utah

2:14 pm

negativeneil

I love grape juice. And grapes.

2:14 pm

carleekat

ah...i deleted that account....dxh had password... and spoke to everyone i knew on there...

2:14 pm

negativeneil

dxh?

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

dear ex husband

2:14 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok!

2:15 pm

carleekat

neil u must be friends with Jc then?

2:15 pm

negativeneil

He did that? Geez.

2:15 pm

carleekat

( sorry was taking flapjacks out of oven....have to cool for about 10 mins before i cut them into squares)

2:15 pm

carleekat

oh yes....a a few peeps he sent scathing emails too...

2:16 pm

negativeneil

Man, that's horrible.

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

you make flapjacks differently than I carlee

2:16 pm

carleekat

so...that email is gone.. or rather i simply do NOT access it at all...

2:16 pm

negativeneil

Who? Oh, yes. We're connected... he's a good friend of a friend of my brother's.

2:17 pm

carleekat

( british flapjacks jmc a completely different beast )

2:17 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:17 pm

carleekat

that is how u found me in yahoo then i suppose :) I miss JC tell him hello

2:17 pm

negativeneil

Don't blame you there, carleekat. That's one sure way to prevent him doing that again!

2:18 pm

negativeneil

I just saw your name on there in someone's contacts. Probably his I guess?

2:18 pm

jmcnrick

oh they are the same as pancakes here

2:18 pm

negativeneil

He's on G+ with us. How can you be found there?

2:18 pm

negativeneil

Same username?

2:18 pm

carleekat

i know... its....more like a granola bar in UK..a granola bar cookie

2:18 pm

jmcnrick

some one help me with the top A please for nbt?

2:18 pm

negativeneil

You can email it to me if you want. Email in profile.

2:18 pm

carleekat

my nic @gmail

2:19 pm

negativeneil

Ok, watch for an invite.

2:19 pm

carleekat

ar4,8

2:19 pm

jmcnrick

ty carlee

2:19 pm

negativeneil

Sent, check gmail.

2:20 pm

carleekat

( gee...that means i need to log in...i sent out a bazillion invites.....the only person i actually have is the one person who invited me

2:20 pm

jmcnrick

oh sorry i meant the top A in the first column

2:20 pm

carleekat

( i ALMOST clued it JMC,....)

2:20 pm

carleekat

an 5, 10

2:20 pm

negativeneil

Aww. Maybe you'll find other people you know in my circles, once you connect?

2:20 pm

jmcnrick

haha you are brighter than me today carlee

2:20 pm

negativeneil

There are some Babblers there.

2:21 pm

carleekat

perhaps... but I have alot of old school mates on fb..scattered across teh globe...

2:21 pm

carleekat

okie kokie nn

2:21 pm

negativeneil

Maybe you can get them to move onto G+. Never know. I'm slowly getting some of my FB contacts moved over... onto my 'buisness' account. I have 2 on there.

2:22 pm

negativeneil

One for less personal contacts like them... one for family, personal friends and closer online friends.

2:22 pm

carleekat

we play games on there...share pics... i post my food porn

2:22 pm

negativeneil

I actually just invited you to the latter... feel honored, haha!

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

i need a clue for dummies carlee

2:22 pm

carleekat

hahaha...ok..will scoot over there later tonight..:)

2:22 pm

negativeneil

There are games on G+ too. Some of the same ones, like Bejeweled Blitz.

2:23 pm

negativeneil

And there's even Sudoku there now.

2:23 pm

negativeneil

Sorry... clues needed?

2:23 pm

carleekat

a+ sounds like NN's name

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

ty i needed to transpose to letters

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

2:24 pm

carleekat

:)

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

no no neil dont let me interfere! ;-)

2:24 pm

carleekat

I still dont have nbt..i wont finish this one... too big..not intersted....

2:25 pm

negativeneil

You wouldn't be. That's finished, I think?

2:25 pm

EvaNadine

just popping in to say good afternoon + goodbye, all!
time to head home. :)

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi evan

2:27 pm

negativeneil

Hi.

2:27 pm

carleekat

hi bye evan...

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

can i help with nbt carlee? i don't mind not finishing if i at least get that

2:27 pm

negativeneil

Clues needed while I'm here?

2:28 pm

carleekat

nah..its ok... i just took a break from my kitchen..i am in a kitchen mood...and am nw trying to figure out what else to make...

2:28 pm

jmcnrick

how about a stat or two for the 8s and that will give me nbs

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

i make mississippi eggplant cassarole and tomato sauce to freeze but no freezer either :-(

2:30 pm

negativeneil

8s? Ok... an8,45 x 2.

2:30 pm

negativeneil

at8,45

2:30 pm

carleekat

i plan on canning some chili sauce on the weekend......not sure what else i want to can... I might make some peach jam ???

2:30 pm

negativeneil

ch8,50

2:31 pm

jmcnrick

make peach chutney if you have peaches

2:31 pm

negativeneil

le8,45 x 2

2:31 pm

negativeneil

st8,60

2:31 pm

carleekat

i wouldnt use it jmc....the jam i would..

2:32 pm

carleekat

the chili sauce...i puree it and use instead of ketchup on fries ;) or cook cheap cuts of steak in it

2:32 pm

jmcnrick

oh i would use all the chutney and none of the jam lol

2:32 pm

jmcnrick

ha! found the st8 ty neil

2:32 pm

negativeneil

You're making me hungry.

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

yum carlee

2:33 pm

carleekat

i bake with the jam... make thumbprint cookies at xmas...or fruit squares ( oatmeal cookie base, jam in middle then a crumble on top)

2:33 pm

negativeneil

you're so welcome, jmc.

2:33 pm

carleekat

( food porn nn)

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

i must go buy some meat before i go home today

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

nbs!

2:33 pm

Nef

well, I've managed to set off the car alarm system 3 times and can't figure out how to stop that from happening. The remote on the key that I have doesn't work and everytime I try something, the alarm goes off. :-(

2:34 pm

carleekat

( now i jsut need to figure out what pot luck dish i will make for saturday's potluck dinner after iftar )

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear nef!

2:34 pm

negativeneil

Man. I'm not sure what to do about that either?

2:34 pm

negativeneil

Sounds like something wrong with the remote?

2:35 pm

jmcnrick

you could pull the wire from the alarm--that is what i did when i had one of those

2:35 pm

negativeneil

Oh yes, silly me. You said it doesn't work.

2:35 pm

Nef

and DH is in a grumpy mood because he ordered a little cart carrier that doesn't flod and he doesn't want to pay to ship it back (even though it's HIS error!

2:35 pm

uusue2

doesn't flod?

2:36 pm

Nef

(the carrier won't FOLD up against the back of the car

2:36 pm

carleekat

http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/knw/kt/ba
s-eng.aspx

2:36 pm

carleekat

for all those who felt the earthquake and who will get nailed by the hurricane

2:36 pm

Nef

(sorry, Not typing well due to frayed nerves

2:37 pm

negativeneil

Aww. :(

2:37 pm

negativeneil

I felt it. I'm in NC... Raleigh yesterday and we're in Charlotte today.

2:38 pm

Nef

so is Charlotte in the path of the hurricane?

2:38 pm

jmcnrick

moving north? I am in harrisonberg VA and we felt it here

2:38 pm

negativeneil

Some teenage girl tweeted me on Twitter about how 'scary' it was, because she was sitting on the couch and it was shaking a little. I've lived in California my whole life, give me a break!

2:39 pm

MollyL

Oh, we are all stocked up on batteries, water, charcoal for the grill, propane for the propane cooker, battery operated fans, flashlights and canned food.

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

i have spent many years sitting through hurricanes but if it is the first time for it, it is scary

2:39 pm

negativeneil

We only felt it slightly here, not much at all.

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

is the hurricane coming to DC?

2:39 pm

snags

a hurricane would scare me........ but tornados are something else.........

2:40 pm

negativeneil

If I hadn't been sitting down at the time and had maybe been walking around, I don't think I would've noticed it.

2:40 pm

MollyL

We are supposed to get hurricane effect weather, like we did with Isabel.

2:40 pm

jmcnrick

tornados scare me

2:40 pm

negativeneil

I agree. Tornados terrify me.

2:40 pm

jmcnrick

damn then i am screwed since my basement has flooded twice since they took the back of my house off

2:40 pm

Nef

Neil, they explained the difference between west coast earth quakes and east coast ones: the west coast has all of these faults and fault lines where earthquakes happen whereas the whole east coast is on one solid plate

2:41 pm

snags

that's scary Nef

2:41 pm

carleekat

we are under a tornado watch atm...my sis in law had one touch down this afternoon about 1 hur away from her..and the one that hit goderich was 2 hours from me

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

when is it suppose to hit molly?

2:42 pm

negativeneil

Goderich? Where are you, carleekat?

2:42 pm

carleekat

http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/knw/kt/au
to-eng.aspx

2:42 pm

carleekat

and this is the emergency car kit

2:42 pm

negativeneil

No Goderich in Egypt, that I know of?

2:43 pm

carleekat

I am in sarnia ON... goderich ON is 2 hour north of me..i am 3 hour west of Toronto

2:43 pm

Nef

tornadoes are scary, but they only last a minute or 2 and they are very narrow. Hurricanes and earthquakes scare me! (Glad I live in MN!)

2:43 pm

negativeneil

don't think tornados hit there either? ;)

2:43 pm

negativeneil

Why does your profile say you're in Egypt then? With a Union Jack avatar? Talk about confusing.

2:43 pm

carleekat

i put up the egypt flag to support my friends in egypt for jan 25 and the revolution..

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

the earthquake was over in minutes. but there are still federal office buildings closed for inspection

2:44 pm

Nef

she's WANTING to be elsewhere, neil

2:44 pm

negativeneil

Yep, Nef. Hurricanes are terrifying too.

2:44 pm

carleekat

the union jack was due to the riots there...

2:44 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok?

2:44 pm

negativeneil

I've been to Ontario (Toronto) and it seemed nice.

2:44 pm

carleekat

yeapp.... ANYWHERE but here... courtesy of crap DXH keeps dishing out...

2:44 pm

jmcnrick

carlee is a very supportive person ;-)

2:44 pm

negativeneil

Oh man, carlee. He sounds like a prize.

2:44 pm

carleekat

carlee is just lazy about changing things around...

2:45 pm

negativeneil

A prize what, I won't say in polite company.

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

haha!

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

i am so tired but if i leave i will be internetless :-(

2:45 pm

negativeneil

Why is that jmc?

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

who said we were polite? *confused look*

2:46 pm

carleekat

there..the purple feet are back in place

2:46 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, aren't you?

2:46 pm

Nef

where are you jmc?

2:46 pm

carleekat

i'll leave egypt up tho...just to keep people confuzzled

2:47 pm

negativeneil

It does a good job of that, carlee.

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

i am staying at my sisters place in the mountains of Ft. Valley VA and there is no internet there so to play babble I have to stay at the University where i will be taking classes

2:47 pm

negativeneil

No Babble? That's... rough.

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

but i will get a modem on friday and after that i will be able to play babble at the house

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

no babble in unindurable

2:48 pm

negativeneil

Yes. I am an addict. [holds hand up]

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

*is

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

my name is jmcnrick and i am a babbleholic

2:48 pm

carleekat

ok..i need 5 words for nbt/nbs....

2:48 pm

negativeneil

Ok, which ones are you missing?

2:49 pm

carleekat

a couple o's and a bottom e

2:49 pm

carleekat

the lone o's

2:49 pm

negativeneil

Ok, which letter pairs?

2:49 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

2:49 pm

negativeneil

Let me check!

2:49 pm

jmcnrick

oo4

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

and the gumbo vegetable

2:50 pm

negativeneil

ok4,4 and the ok4,8 plural?

2:50 pm

carleekat

no..i have that o

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

and the green fruit that you make oil from

2:50 pm

negativeneil

Then there's ok4,9 and ok5,20 plural... think CANADIAN for those endings. ;)

2:51 pm

jmcnrick

you have oo** and aahs?

2:51 pm

carleekat

now..the other loan o

2:51 pm

Nef

oo4 is oo** and aahs

2:51 pm

carleekat

that...got it jmc

2:51 pm

carleekat

bottom e?

2:52 pm

jmcnrick

satan is the prince of ev**

2:52 pm

Nef

great clues for those Ok's neil. Thanks

2:52 pm

negativeneil

Bottom E is really bad, nasty, etc.

2:52 pm

negativeneil

And plural.

2:52 pm

carleekat

thanks... u mean a synonym for dxh :p

2:52 pm

Nef

and rather sort of like Santa's helpers

2:52 pm

jmcnrick

not to mention the king of rock and roll!

2:52 pm

negativeneil

And then an el6,30... like Santa's helpers?

2:53 pm

negativeneil

Oh, Nef beat me to that one.

2:53 pm

Nef

that one doesn't work jmc

2:53 pm

negativeneil

Haha, yes jmc... kind of!

2:53 pm

carleekat

the right s?

2:54 pm

jmcnrick

i have yet to get santa's little helpers :-(

2:54 pm

negativeneil

To do something to a fire?

2:54 pm

Nef

pl teh giant grain storage units, carlee

2:54 pm

negativeneil

And one who does that.

2:54 pm

negativeneil

And plural...

2:54 pm

carleekat

yeap..i JUSt saw that one nef

2:54 pm

Nef

jmc, it's "sort of like" them

2:54 pm

negativeneil

I think? Or do those come off that S?

2:54 pm

jmcnrick

pl tall seat

2:54 pm

negativeneil

I'm still trying to figure out how that workd.

2:55 pm

negativeneil

Works even, geez.

2:55 pm

Nef

you lost me on that set of clues, neil

2:55 pm

carleekat

ok...now an 8

2:56 pm

negativeneil

Lost? What do you do to a fire, with a poker?

2:56 pm

negativeneil

To make it burn better?

2:56 pm

jmcnrick

what are the stats for the helpers nef?

2:56 pm

Nef

oh; NOW I get it!

2:56 pm

negativeneil

That and adding more fuel, I think? you st*** the fire.

2:56 pm

Nef

el 6/30 jmc

2:57 pm

negativeneil

Thank G-d. ;)

2:57 pm

Nef

at 8/45 those who don't believe in God, carlee

2:57 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

2:57 pm

carleekat

thanks nef....

2:57 pm

carleekat

there..nbt/nbs in 77 hahaha pathetic

2:58 pm

negativeneil

I don't really either. But shhh, don't tell my grandparents that, oy vey!

2:58 pm

jmcnrick

wtg carlee

2:59 pm

Nef

I'm old enough to believe there is a God, neil (34 years in CV-ICU can convince a person about that!

3:00 pm

carleekat

after all i have gone through..yuppers..i believe in God

3:00 pm

carleekat

checking to see if my flapjacks are cool enough to take out of the pan

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

the older i get the more i believe

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

okay i need a clue for dummies for the helpers

3:01 pm

negativeneil

Well I'm not convinced. I'm not a total antheist, but I guess I'd say I'm agnostic.

3:01 pm

BzznBea

add the suffix that means like to the helpers

3:01 pm

Nef

it isn't an el*; jmc; it's a behavior of the el*

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

okay how did the universe begin neil?

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

ty nef that was where i was going wrong

3:02 pm

Nef

:-)

3:03 pm

negativeneil

How does anyone know that? I sure don't. Did it begin? When I was a kid my parents would tell us it has no beginning and no end, and has always existed. That has always boggled my mind.

3:03 pm

welki

(mr presley with loose dentures)

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

well what ever set it into motion or created the thing without beginning or end is God

3:03 pm

Nef

I think that that is wonderful, neil! :-)

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

haha welki

3:04 pm

Nef

love that clue, welki! How are you?

3:04 pm

carleekat

air pressure is doing the funky chicken here atm

3:04 pm

negativeneil

welki, that is about the funniest and most descriptive clue for that word I've seen yet.

3:04 pm

welki

sneaking in some babble-time ... building's been closed for a couple of hours due to falling glass

3:05 pm

Nef

???? welki?

3:05 pm

jmcnrick

falling glass? did our earthquake get over that far??

3:05 pm

welki

ty for the clue compliments :)

3:05 pm

negativeneil

Falling glass from what?

3:05 pm

welki

nah, it's a new building (opened three years ago) and is still settling .. glass from the 20th floor, a big plate of glass, the building is mostly glass and steel

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

3:06 pm

welki

and i hear that they've just allowed people in, so it'll be back to work in just a few

3:06 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok... but what's making it fall?

3:06 pm

carleekat

what did they build it on...an old landfill sie?

3:06 pm

welki

when the building settles, the girders move and the glass pops out ... why this wasn't considered in the design stage is beyond me

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

would seem it was not very well designed if glass keeps falling out of it

3:08 pm

sammysmom

clue please for the last ch 6/24 and 7/36 combo ?

3:08 pm

carleekat

ahhh...my shisha is in the grid..and its a word :)....dble apple

3:08 pm

negativeneil

Jesus christ... that's really poor design!

3:08 pm

negativeneil

Not to mention dangerous.

3:08 pm

jmcnrick

shisha? dble apple? *confused look*

3:08 pm

welki

*singing* show me the way to the next shisha bar....

3:09 pm

negativeneil

I'd be scared to walk anywhere close to that building, geez. Hardhats should be mandatory there!

3:09 pm

welki

later, folks .. back to work

3:10 pm

carleekat

shisha is a water pipe....dble apple is the flavour of the tobacco i like...and there is a word in here that is a water pipe

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

a hard hat wouldn't help you that much if a whole plate of glass fell from any height!

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

oh i never smoked anything legal in those

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

my son does and he likes dble apple too now that you mention it

3:11 pm

welki

(yes carlee .. they have shisha bars here in town)

3:11 pm

carleekat

i have only smoked legal in those :p

3:11 pm

negativeneil

Uhhh, well not if the entire plate of glass fell, no!

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

ty

3:11 pm

welki

anyway, off to the races :)

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

well i think you are a tad younger my dear

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

bye welki

3:11 pm

carleekat

the city i will be at school in has a few shisha bars <grinning ear to ear>

3:11 pm

negativeneil

People probably just need to stay away from that building.

3:11 pm

negativeneil

[can't tell I'm overtired can you?]

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

not at all neil

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

3:13 pm

negativeneil

When I fall asleep and start snoring you'll know.

3:13 pm

Nef

I really can't imagine a building being allowed to stay in such a bad state

3:14 pm

negativeneil

no kidding.

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

*gives neil an no snore strip for his nose*

3:15 pm

Nef

We have a lot of large panelled glass and steel buildings here and none of them have glass popping out like she explained

3:15 pm

negativeneil

Haha! I can't fall asleep now. Gotta grab an early dinner soon and then work this evening.

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

yeah in the 70's all sorts of building were built with big glass windows and this is the first i heard of this problem

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

musician?

3:16 pm

negativeneil

Nope.

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

must i guess now?

3:16 pm

negativeneil

Well amateur... I play piano just for my own amusement. Nobody else's. Which is good because it probably wouldn't amuse other people that much.

3:16 pm

negativeneil

You could... or you could read my bio.

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

i see photographer and journalist but don't see how that translates into traveling and working nights

3:17 pm

negativeneil

It's a photography assignment I'm doing for this month.

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

oh? what are you photographing?

3:17 pm

negativeneil

Because I'm on the road with Anthony Hamilton and Jill Scott for this month, doing concert photography... replaceing their regular guy.

3:18 pm

jmcnrick

nice

3:18 pm

negativeneil

Replacing, even. Yes, I can spell. Typing's sometimes another matter.

3:18 pm

jmcnrick

argh! this computers right button doesn't work so lickety is a bust

3:18 pm

negativeneil

Yes, not a bad gig. At least the music's good and the fans aren't batshit.

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

well i can't spell or type which is what makes babble such a challenge

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

of course sometimes that actually pays off big time

3:19 pm

negativeneil

Haha! I can do both quite well... but not when I'm this overtired.

3:19 pm

carleekat

i hate to admit it nn...but.. i agree on john huntsman 9 and i am a staunch liberal )

3:20 pm

negativeneil

How does not being able to spell or type pay off? I'd be out of a job if I couldn't do either/both.

3:20 pm

carleekat

( not 9

3:20 pm

negativeneil

Thankfully there's spell-check... to catch those pesky typos.

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

there used to be quite a few sa** republicans

3:20 pm

negativeneil

I'm a democratic voter, carleekat.

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

can't use spell check with no right hand button

3:21 pm

negativeneil

But I can still appreciate apparent sanity and reason in anyone.

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

alas there was a time that mccain was one of them

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

*weeps a quiet tear for the end of sanity*

3:21 pm

negativeneil

Yes. Once upon a time... sigh.

3:22 pm

jmcnrick

buckley too in his own way

3:22 pm

negativeneil

I'm sure most people have their moments of sanity and reason. Except Michele Bachmann... but please, let's just not even go there.

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

no it only gets ugly if we go down that trail

3:23 pm

negativeneil

Exactly.

3:24 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh*

3:24 pm

negativeneil

My brother posted a clip of her being interviewed in the stream on G+. Unreal. Looking for the link.

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

I wonder if I can log in on this school network with two computers

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

nope

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

brb

3:26 pm

inge

A

3:26 pm

carleekat

does anyone have a corn relish recipe?..i have abunch of corn on the cob that is jsut NOT getting eaten

3:26 pm

negativeneil

http://t.co/1CXHENe

3:26 pm

negativeneil

Google that, carleekat. You'll find tons.

3:27 pm

negativeneil

I always use google when I need any kind of info.

3:28 pm

carleekat

oh..i know nn... i just like to use a tried and true recipe

3:29 pm

negativeneil

Do you know Laura, carlee? She has a good recipe blog on Google Blogspot/Blogger. She keeps adding to it.

3:29 pm

negativeneil

Sorry. She is Fauxmage on here.

3:29 pm

carleekat

i have found a few recipes...that can go to..i just thought if someone had a really good one...( or i might make a tomatoe black bean and corn salsa...hmmm )

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

hmm let me see carlee i am away from home but if i find a recipe i could tell you if it were the one i use

3:29 pm

carleekat

tomato* even...

3:29 pm

negativeneil

That sounds tasty.

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

o make the salsa!

3:29 pm

negativeneil

I wish I had one but I don't [corn relish recipe].

3:29 pm

mab

jmc, are you back yet? Are you all right in the aftermath of the quake? probably you wouldn't be playing word games if you weren't, but still, you could had a book case fall over or something.

3:30 pm

negativeneil

Hi, mab!

3:30 pm

carleekat

i have to buy more jars...

3:30 pm

mab

hello neil, carlee, jmc and all

3:30 pm

carleekat

hi mab

3:30 pm

jmcnrick

i am in harrisonberg va mab so only got a bit of earthquake

3:30 pm

negativeneil

I saw your monologue on Iron Sudoku the other night. ;) Emailed you about it.

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

my catsitter emailed me that the quake had torn off the back of my house ;-)

3:31 pm

mab

I don't even know where that is - far west? I felt it all the way up here in mass.

3:32 pm

negativeneil

It did, jmc?

3:32 pm

mab

your house! really? That's awful!

3:32 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

far western Virginia (not west virginia)

3:32 pm

negativeneil

That has to be a joke, right?

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

no no read my profile mab it was a joke!

3:33 pm

negativeneil

Mab? Did you see what I said... about your monologue on Iron Sudoku and me emailing you about it? Check your gmail.

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

i am remodeling my kitchen

3:34 pm

negativeneil

I see that, jmc.

3:34 pm

mab

oh, ok. I will in a minute. my computer is behaving oddly and won't even bring up profiles at the moment.

3:34 pm

mab

well thank goodness.

3:35 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to have startled you with my joke

3:35 pm

mab

Sudoku is a good place to talk to one's self because there is virtually no chat.

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

i updated my profile to make it clear

3:35 pm

carleekat

ok..i htink i am going to go start some tuna macaroni salad and make my fried garlic sweet banana peppers..( just smuch those drippingin ol5 oil into fresh crust bread and mmmmmmmm)

3:36 pm

carleekat

back in a few mins

3:36 pm

negativeneil

Oh man. Now I'm getting hungrier.

3:36 pm

mab

Oh that's ok. Let's go to Carlees for dinner tonight.

3:36 pm

negativeneil

very clear now jmc.

3:37 pm

negativeneil

Yes, good idea. If I didn't have to work.

3:38 pm

mab

One of my cats got the impression that my other cat made the quake happen because she strolled into the room just as it was happening. He got rather fluffed about it.

3:42 pm

negativeneil

Haha! Was he mad at the other cat?

3:42 pm

jmcnrick

*imagines mabs gigantic cat stomping around the room*

3:43 pm

jmcnrick

a friend of mine had a male cat named woodrow who i think could shake the floor boards

3:43 pm

mab

he's a bit younger than she and more prone to surprise. She is unfazed by anything. He adores her.

3:43 pm

negativeneil

Aww, sweet.

3:44 pm

mab

Well Miep Gies, my female cat is rather zaftig.

3:44 pm

mab

Pinky has yet to grow to his full size.

3:45 pm

negativeneil

Oh yes, too well fed?

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

woodrow was definately zaftig!

3:46 pm

negativeneil

Did you see your Gmail yet mab? Couldn't resist. ;)

3:46 pm

mab

I did get Pinky for her, and she does get lots of exercise, but is still biggish.

3:47 pm

negativeneil

Cut the food back.

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

woodrow had male hormones contributing

3:48 pm

mab

There's nothing there from you. How would you know my email address?

3:49 pm

mab

beginning to think neil is fbi

3:49 pm

mab

but not very good fbi because got email wrong

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

neil doesn't do fb i think

3:50 pm

mab

homeland security?

3:50 pm

mab

he wouldn't know my proper name even if he did go to facebook

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

haha i was thinking facebook

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

haha you meant the justice department

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh* just realized that I don't have open office on this silly netbook :-(

3:52 pm

mab

i have no idea where he lives, but there are agents all over the place.

3:52 pm

mab

why are you in harrisberg? potential job?

3:52 pm

Kazzer99

evening all

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

haha i don't think so mab. they rarely do undercover on things like this

3:53 pm

Kazzer99

Any clues forthe ar 6 after the location for games etc

3:53 pm

mab

hi

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

no potential school eastern mennonite university's congfict transformation masters program

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi kazz

3:53 pm

Kazzer99

doh - got it - brain dead again this evening

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

pl?

3:53 pm

SeaSpray

You in Harrisburg jmc?

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

yes sea i am

3:54 pm

SeaSpray

I though you were in Harrisonbug VA

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

so i missed most of the earthquake excitement -- not too bad here

3:54 pm

negativeneil

Beginning to think I'm FBI? Huh?

3:54 pm

negativeneil

[shakes head]

3:54 pm

mab

not really

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

harrisonburg va sorry did i say harrsburg?

3:54 pm

SeaSpray

geesh, you DO get around lol

3:55 pm

negativeneil

where I live is in my bio... and what I do.

3:55 pm

mab

oh, i think i got mixed up on the town name.

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

i do indeed get around

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

round round i get round ooooooooo

3:55 pm

negativeneil

And where I am right now, is Charlotte, NC. Doing a photography job... nothing nearly that exciting.

3:56 pm

SeaSpray

uh, no someone else did I think...but anyway everytime I have gone through Harrisonburg the weather is always crappy, storms, monsoons, etc. lol

3:56 pm

mab

you're a nut, neil. I can tell without reading your profile. and i mean than in the most positive sense.

3:56 pm

jmcnrick

haha it was a beautiful day today sea

3:56 pm

negativeneil

mab
Profile

but not very good fbi because got email wrong

I just copied and pasted the email address you had on display in your Iron Sudoku profile, mab.

3:57 pm

SeaSpray

Charlotte...you're not shooting Nascar are you neil?

3:57 pm

negativeneil

A nut? Oh, I guess I have my moments.

3:57 pm

mab

oh. i didn't realize i put it there.

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

gettiup gettiup 409

3:58 pm

negativeneil

Well you did... so if it was wrong, you typed it wrong.

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

little deuce coupe

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

now now neil don't be negative ;-p

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

rolf

3:58 pm

negativeneil

No, SeaSpray. I'm on the road with and doing photography for Anthony Hamilton and Jill Scott, all this month. Next month I don't know yet... looking for a new assignment.

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i am tired now and have to wait until the silly open office downloads

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

1/3 done

4:00 pm

mab

sorry, that's an old address or I must have been delirious or something. perhaps I have more than one personality.

4:01 pm

negativeneil

Oh well.

4:01 pm

negativeneil

I can paste what I said to you here I guess. It wasn't long.

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

that an a homicidal streak?

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

*and

4:01 pm

negativeneil

I happened to wake up again and glance at the Iron Sudoku site.

You don't talk to yourself much, do you, Mab? ;)

4:01 pm

negativeneil

That was the email.

4:01 pm

mab

oh I wrote that so long ago. It's a line from an old movie

4:02 pm

mab

actually its a couple of lines sort of jammed together

4:02 pm

mab

i updated my sudoku thing.

4:03 pm

carleekat

ok..pasta salad done...and peppers still gently frying

4:03 pm

negativeneil

So. About this "mild homicidal streak"...

4:03 pm

Jeff7

something depressing about getting to 200 words and still having 136 to go

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

there there jeff

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

*hands jeff some lavendar*

4:04 pm

mab

that's precisely where i am as well, jeff

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

lavendar cures all

4:04 pm

negativeneil

Need any clues, Jeff?

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

i am not even 1/2 way

4:04 pm

negativeneil

And smells good too.

4:04 pm

Kazzer99

tell me about it jeff - i am really cheesed off with this grid

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

true neil

4:05 pm

jmcnrick

*gives neil some lavendar too*

4:05 pm

carleekat

which is why i am now ignoring the grid really

4:05 pm

mab

the homicidal thing is barely worth mentioning.

4:05 pm

negativeneil

aww thanks!

4:05 pm

negativeneil

So you say mab, so you say.

4:06 pm

mab

lavender has antisceptic qualities

4:06 pm

mab

antiseptic

4:06 pm

negativeneil

Yes, the essential oil can be used for cleaning.

4:06 pm

negativeneil

Several drops in a bucket of hot water.

4:06 pm

mab

why does jeff like it jmc? i'm a bit confused this afternoon.

4:07 pm

SeaSpray

----------------+

4:07 pm

SeaSpray

+-----------------------------------

4:07 pm

SeaSpray

oops! the cat did it lol

4:07 pm

negativeneil

[looks right... looks left]

4:07 pm

mab

seaspray is trying to tell us something!

4:07 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok. thought you were pointing to something?

4:08 pm

mab

seasprays cat is trying to tell us something!

4:08 pm

negativeneil

I thought so too?

4:08 pm

SeaSpray

he is still dazed from the quake I think

4:09 pm

mab

by the way, your cat looks quite a bit like a dog. you must get that all the time.

4:09 pm

negativeneil

Maybe. "See this little dog here? Annoying!"

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

lavendar is soothing -- the only aroma therapy i believe in

4:09 pm

negativeneil

Indeed, mab.

4:09 pm

SeaSpray

lol

4:09 pm

mab

I love it too. it has a rather sordid history.

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

do tell

4:10 pm

SeaSpray

diving back into the grid "swoosh"!

4:11 pm

mab

well not sordid... it was used in ancient times for corpses, and during wwI it was used as an antiseptic, and lots of older people find it noisome.

4:13 pm

mab

oh, i see. you were soothing jeff with the lavender.

4:13 pm

jmcnrick

noisome?

4:14 pm

mab

irritating, unpleasant?

4:14 pm

negativeneil

You know what you said about "nut", mab?

4:14 pm

mab

yeah, what? (she says challengingly)

4:15 pm

mab

don't get me mad. I'm 110 lbs of solid steel

4:15 pm

mab

well, that's an exaggeration. but i'm tough and can be surly.

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

oh i see i never heard that word ty

4:16 pm

negativeneil

Not exactly one of my more normal moments:
http://tinyurl.com/NJL-BM

4:16 pm

mab

i read too much. its pathological

4:17 pm

jmcnrick

breast plates seem a little low

4:18 pm

mab

you look like you should be holding a kaloshnikov

4:19 pm

mab

and you look about 12 in that picture

4:19 pm

negativeneil

Haha! Uhhh, the attire wasn't my idea.

4:19 pm

mab

which is a good thing

4:20 pm

negativeneil

No, 3 years ago... I was 23 there. In the NV desert at the Burning Man festival.

4:20 pm

jmcnrick

too much 5 o'clock shadow to be 12

4:21 pm

negativeneil

Thanks, jmc.

4:21 pm

mab

do they actually burn a man?

4:21 pm

mab

it looks like the middle east.

4:21 pm

jmcnrick

ahem i suggest the title means something else

4:21 pm

jmcnrick

so you are about my son's age neil

4:22 pm

mab

and I'm old enough to be your mother as well

4:22 pm

negativeneil

They do at the end of the festival, yes... a big effigy of one. Up in flames.

4:22 pm

negativeneil

No, it actually means just that.

4:22 pm

jmcnrick

cool

4:23 pm

mab

i'm sorry. what does the festival signify?

4:23 pm

negativeneil

I'll show you my mom.

4:23 pm

mab

oh boy

4:23 pm

mab

is she Charo?

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

haha

4:24 pm

mab

sorry - non sequitur

4:24 pm

jmcnrick

charo is too old!

4:24 pm

negativeneil

Nothing really, aside from 'brotherhood' I guess. It's about having fun and meeting other people.

4:24 pm

negativeneil

Why would she be Charo?

4:24 pm

mab

is it a man thing?

4:24 pm

mab

lots of drums and so on?

4:25 pm

mab

maybe a sphitz?

4:25 pm

mab

schfitz?

4:25 pm

MollyL

The Burning Man Festival is a spin off from the Druid Wicker Man ritual.

4:26 pm

mab

ah...

4:26 pm

mab

a wiccan sort of affair?

4:26 pm

negativeneil

Kind of I guess, Molly.

4:27 pm

MollyL

Schvitz

4:27 pm

negativeneil

Ok, here's Mom and me, with my aunt and grandpa. Mom's on my right (left of photo). I don't look like her son much, do I?
http://tinyurl.com/LL-NJL

4:27 pm

mab

mazl tov!

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

kazontite

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

yeah most people have children younger than i did

4:29 pm

mab

a very handsome family

4:29 pm

Nef

Back again after much frustration.... neil, you have your Mom's mouth and smile

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

did you deal with the alarm?

4:30 pm

mab

hi nef

4:31 pm

negativeneil

Another of my Mom and me with some women we were talking to with the time:
http://tinyurl.com/LL-NJL-CBSB2

4:32 pm

negativeneil

Thanks mab.

4:32 pm

Nef

I couldn't get the alarm to silence when I touched the car. I gave up on the car; there isn't too much in it anyway (dirty sneakers, St. Patrick's day novelties and a 12-pack of Linnies in the trunk-- which I didn't take out

4:33 pm

negativeneil

I know, Nef... I'm like a younger, male version of her.

4:34 pm

negativeneil

I look nothing like my dad though... nothing!

4:34 pm

jmcnrick

this picture made me gasp! http://tinyurl.com/3r5vc3z

4:36 pm

Nef

But while dealing with that; the Comcast guy came around and hooked up the cable for the TV for Aunt Jean. Mind you; he didn't hook up the TV; JUST the cable! We have Direct TV for ourselves; but Aunty likes some shows we don't get so we're having her Comcast set up just for her. I need to have someone else do the remote control setup though.

4:36 pm

negativeneil

Famly photo... see what I mean?

4:36 pm

negativeneil

http://tinyurl.com/LF-HL-01

4:38 pm

negativeneil

Oh wow, jmc! That's awful.

4:38 pm

mab

jmc, i got the national cathedral all crumbled (so sad).

4:38 pm

Nef

Holy cats; jmc! I didn't see those pictures before!

4:39 pm

negativeneil

[Mom had her hair lightened in that last photo of course.]

4:39 pm

MollyL

It is very sad what happened to the Cathedral. I'm so glad no one was hit by that falling stone.

4:39 pm

mab

some of the carvers are no longer alive. it's a dying art..

4:40 pm

negativeneil

I know, that's what's so upsetting about seeing that damage done to the building.

4:41 pm

mab

I miss D.C. terribly.

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

i was surprised myself

4:42 pm

jmcnrick

okay i must be going if i am to get to the store and then home before dark

4:42 pm

jmcnrick

see you all tomorrow i hope

4:42 pm

mab

bye jmc, drive very carefully.

4:44 pm

negativeneil

I was there briefly the other week, mab.

4:45 pm

mab

oh, good.

4:45 pm

negativeneil

Take care, jmc.

4:46 pm

mab

Nef, you're an angel.

4:49 pm

Nef

not anywhere near that, mab.

4:49 pm

hurshy

is nef the kind of angel who can cure headaches?

4:49 pm

Nef

hi hurshy. You have a headache?

4:49 pm

mab

maybe if you ask her real sweetly...

4:49 pm

MollyL

Aw Hursh, it's still bothering you?

4:49 pm

hurshy

YES

4:50 pm

MollyL

Did you talk to your doctor again?

4:50 pm

mab

have you taken anything for it?

4:50 pm

Nef

have you tried essential lavender oil on your temples?

4:50 pm

mab

I like excedrin.

4:51 pm

negativeneil

Essential oil of peppermint is supposed to be very effective for headaches.

4:51 pm

hurshy

i went to the doctor this morning. she gave me tylenol with codeine. she said it would work in 1 hour and might make me drowsy. it did make me drowsy but headache is not gone. sucks to have side effects but no effect.

4:51 pm

mab

but naproxen sodium is good too.

4:51 pm

Nef

how long have you had the headache? (Sounds like others have talked to you about it; what's going on?)

4:51 pm

hurshy

i don't even know where to get essential oils

4:51 pm

BzznBea

How's your blood pressure, hursh?

4:51 pm

hurshy

my BP was normal

4:51 pm

hurshy

my temp is normal

4:51 pm

BzznBea

Blood sugar?

4:51 pm

mab

oh no. that's worrisome...

4:51 pm

negativeneil

When rubbed on the temples... and inhaling from the open bottle is supposed to help too, I'm told.

4:52 pm

hurshy

have had the headache since monday

4:52 pm

negativeneil

Any good health food store.

4:52 pm

Nef

good. How long have you had this headache?

4:53 pm

mab

the thing about narcotics is that they can cause headache....

4:53 pm

Nef

yes, neil, peppermint oild helps too. I prefer the lavender oil myself

4:53 pm

mab

it's a conundrum...

4:53 pm

hurshy

well that is dopey!

4:53 pm

negativeneil

Weird. They're supposed to relieve pain and they cause it? Never heard of that before.

4:53 pm

Nef

(I can't use drugs; I'm too sensitive and they knock me out

4:54 pm

mab

maybe it's just me...

4:54 pm

mab

I take them sometimes for sever pain and usually get a migraine.

4:54 pm

mab

severe

4:54 pm

negativeneil

Having something severed usually is painful.

4:54 pm

MollyL

Hursh, have they ruled out sinus infection?

4:55 pm

negativeneil

Haha! Caught yourself. ;)

4:55 pm

hurshy

it's really getting annoying. i can't even exercise because holding still is ok, moving is NOT. yes molly she said it did not seem like sinusitis.

4:55 pm

Nef

what part of your head is the headache in, Hurshy?

4:56 pm

hurshy

front

4:56 pm

hurshy

i have never had a headache anywhere but in front

4:56 pm

Nef

above your eyes or around them (above and below)

4:56 pm

MollyL

See, front of the head and hurts when moving around sounds like sinus infection to me. But then I'm no doctor.

4:57 pm

hurshy

above eyes, maybe right at eyes, but not below. i guess she thought not sinus cause she pressed on all my sinus places and that didn't make it hurt more.

4:58 pm

BzznBea

Do you feel better if in a hot, steamy shower?

4:58 pm

Nef

if you tip your head forward, does that make it worse?

4:58 pm

hurshy

yes nef!

4:58 pm

hurshy

i told her that. i was so excited to say yes to one of the questions to give a clue!

4:59 pm

hurshy

i don't know if i feel better in a hot steamy shower, it's august, i've kept my showers warm at most.

5:00 pm

mab

what are you thinking, Nef?

5:00 pm

BzznBea

Does it hurt if you stand on your head, hold your nose while sucking on your big toe? LOL!

5:00 pm

hurshy

i am sure it would, bzz :)

5:01 pm

Nef

DH had a headache in his ethnoid sinuses (way way back) and that only showed up on CT scan.

5:01 pm

hurshy

is that the sort of thing that will eventually go away on its own, or must be treated?

5:01 pm

mab

and what did he do for it?

5:02 pm

negativeneil

http://www.bettermedicine.com/article/
forehead-pain

5:02 pm

negativeneil

http://health.discovery.com/centers/he
adaches/assessment/assessment.html

5:03 pm

negativeneil

http://symptoms.wrongdiagnosis.com/cos
ymptoms/forehead-pain.htm

5:03 pm

hurshy

my, nell, for someone negative, you are positively helpful

5:03 pm

negativeneil

Haha, hope it helps?

5:03 pm

negativeneil

Good old google.

5:03 pm

mab

name a subject, any subject. neil has a link for it

5:04 pm

Nef

Hurshy, can you take decongestants?

5:05 pm

negativeneil

No mab... google does.

5:06 pm

negativeneil

All that and I do dishes, too.

5:06 pm

mab

oh, yes, yes, I know. you just cite them so often that I thought it mildly funny.

5:06 pm

hurshy

i could but i'm not congested

5:06 pm

hurshy

should i take the anyway?

5:06 pm

mab

any nausea?

5:07 pm

hurshy

no

5:07 pm

Nef

have you tried taking any since the headache started?

5:07 pm

hurshy

no

5:07 pm

hurshy

it didn't occur to me to take decongestants when not congested.

5:07 pm

negativeneil

No. I wouldn't take any drug unnecessarily.

5:08 pm

mab

neither would i, but i might be willing to try an otc thing if it might help.

5:09 pm

Nef

I'm not going to tell you to take or not take it; I just hate the idea that you've had the headache for 2 days and the Tyl. 3 didn't help

5:09 pm

negativeneil

Yes, maybe an analgesic... but a decongestant when there's no congestion? Don't know about that.

5:09 pm

hurshy

it says you can get headaches from consuming nitrates, aspartame, or MSG. well the latter two are in ingredient lists, i think, so i would know if i had them, but how do i know if i have had nitrates. the only thing i know they are in is deli meat.

5:10 pm

hurshy

ooh i should have got HEAD ON, maybe.

5:11 pm

negativeneil

I know you can from aspartame, yeah. I had a friend who used to use it and she got wicked headaches, until she stopped using it.

5:11 pm

mab

and you should be careful of taking something that might be a bad mix with what you've already taken.

5:11 pm

Nef

that has helped some people too (Head ON). BRB; my ice pack just broke

5:11 pm

mab

poor hurshy. I'm sorry you're in pain.

5:11 pm

negativeneil

Nitrates should be avoided anyway... they're carcinogenic.

5:12 pm

uusue2

Head ON is homeopathic, so it won't hurt but it's unlikely to do more than rubbing your forehead with anything else

5:12 pm

hurshy

yes but what i want to know is, how do i know what things have nitrates in them besides deli meat which i don't eat

5:12 pm

uusue2

(the scientist in me chimes in)

5:12 pm

mab

and never eat pastrami?

5:13 pm

hurshy

i'm mostly vegetarian.

5:13 pm

uusue2

should be on the ingredient list, hurshy - Frank is sensitive to nitrates so we avoid them

5:13 pm

hurshy

so it just says, "nitrates"?

5:13 pm

MollyL

Hursh, if you do a Google search on "what foods contain nitrates" you will get an idea.

5:13 pm

negativeneil

I don't eat deli meat either.

5:14 pm

hurshy

oh right, duh, thanks molly

5:14 pm

uusue2

but I don't think they're in vegetables although if you have things with long ingredient lists there could be anything in there (Frank also avoids things with long ingredient lists)

5:14 pm

negativeneil

Exactly, Molly. Google is the greatest online resource for finding anything.

5:14 pm

hurshy

maybe it is cause i went to CA and that disrupted my sleep patterns.

5:14 pm

hurshy

although i didn't think it had been too bad.

5:14 pm

mab

a testimonial!

5:15 pm

hurshy

i have been eating a lot of chicken soup, because of my throat, but i just checked the ingredients and it is all natural stuff.

5:15 pm

negativeneil

I'm from there, on the east coast now. I've been back and forth between the coasts twice this month now. Yeah, I know something about disrupted sleep patterns.

5:15 pm

uusue2

anyway if it is a sinus infection (getting back to what nef said) probably you would need antibiotics to cure it

5:15 pm

hurshy

ok i can't identify carageenan and maltodextrin.

5:16 pm

negativeneil

Your doctor can't find what's causing it?

5:16 pm

mab

so it would seem you should call the doctor tomorrow.

5:16 pm

uusue2

carageenan comes from seaweed

5:16 pm

MollyL

There are nitrates in some vegetables.

5:16 pm

uusue2

maltodextrin is a sugar

5:17 pm

Nef

back. I was sitting on an ice pack (for my hip) and the darn thing broke along the seam; that gel is all over my chair and my shorts now. :-(

5:17 pm

mab

we're a regular think tank.

5:17 pm

negativeneil

What, naturally occurring, Molly?

5:17 pm

negativeneil

Yuck, Nef.

5:18 pm

uusue2

that would feel good here, nef, we are having wretched hot and humid weather again

5:18 pm

MollyL

So Hursh, you have a sore throat too. That makes me think sinus too. Perhaps the lack of a runny nose is because you have drainage down the back of your throat.

5:18 pm

hurshy

my doctor seemed to think it will go away in a few days but if i get fever or weakness on one side or blurred or double vision, i have to have a spinal tap.

5:18 pm

uusue2

although the gel is nasty

5:18 pm

hurshy

it doesn't FEEL like it's draining down my throat and the throat pain feels more like, in my tonsils.

5:18 pm

negativeneil

Oh man.

5:18 pm

negativeneil

I'm surprised you're not being sent for tests?

5:18 pm

hurshy

well hopefully i won't get fever or any of that.

5:19 pm

hurshy

well it's only a 3 day headache...

5:19 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

5:19 pm

Nef

so the doc says. HE isn't the one with the headache!

5:19 pm

mab

well, ask the doctor about your ethnoid synuses.

5:19 pm

negativeneil

That's 3 days too long to be feeling like that though.

5:19 pm

hurshy

right now there were no signs of it being meningitis or anything so she just gave me the medicine to try to take the pain away. only it didn't so much work.

5:20 pm

negativeneil

Can you sleep ok?

5:20 pm

Nef

let her know that tomorrow, hurshy

5:20 pm

uusue2

Spinach, beets, radishes, celery, and cabbages are among the vegetables that generally contain very high concentrations of nitrates

5:20 pm

hurshy

i eat a lot of spinach

5:20 pm

hurshy

don't tell me i can't have my spinach!

5:20 pm

negativeneil

Really, uusue? Never knew that.

5:20 pm

uusue2

might try cutting it out and see if that helps

5:21 pm

hurshy

i would be lost without spinach.

5:21 pm

uusue2

well, I did what molly said and googled nitrites in foods :-)

5:21 pm

hurshy

i have spinach salad every day for lunch.

5:21 pm

uusue2

maybe substitute a different green for a few days?

5:21 pm

mab

aha!

5:21 pm

MollyL

Hursh, I would ask for a blood test and/or a CT scan before I let them do a spinal tap. Just my take on it.

5:21 pm

hurshy

but what's weird is that i did NOT have spinach for like... a week and a half before the headache.

5:21 pm

negativeneil

I love spinach.

5:21 pm

hurshy

so actually i doubt it is that.

5:22 pm

hurshy

MAYBE it is spinach withdrawal!

5:22 pm

hurshy

lol

5:22 pm

negativeneil

Doesn't sound like it is.

5:22 pm

uusue2

ah. Never mind, then.

5:22 pm

mab

is reading difficult?

5:23 pm

hurshy

no, it's not a pounding type headache and the screens and books don't seem to make it worse.

5:23 pm

Nef

a spinal tap is an invasive test which can give a person a headache too. consider even an x-ray first

5:23 pm

hurshy

ok this is funny. one of the websites nell posted lets you put in all your symptoms and one of the options is "death related symptoms"! what on earth!

5:23 pm

Nef

having one, that is

5:23 pm

mab

how odd. I think you should rest and call the doctor in the morning.

5:24 pm

uusue2

lol!

5:24 pm

uusue2

just there to put things in perspective, hurshy! :-)

5:24 pm

negativeneil

Don't let that worry you, hurshy... worst case scenarios.

5:24 pm

mab

ha!

5:24 pm

hurshy

i have symptoms due to dying yesterday.

5:24 pm

negativeneil

Most causes of headaches are not life-threatening.

5:24 pm

Nef

LOL!

5:24 pm

hurshy

they are: lack of pulse, lack of breathing...

5:24 pm

negativeneil

Wow, she's come back to life!

5:25 pm

negativeneil

Lack of pulse is a pretty good indication that you're dead, yes. If you have one, you're probably not. ;)

5:25 pm

mab

yeah. if you have those symptoms you should go to the ER.

5:25 pm

negativeneil

Haha, mab.

5:26 pm

hurshy

i like my spinach withdrawal theory.

5:26 pm

hurshy

it has no basis in anything, but i like it.

5:27 pm

mab

it does have an appeal. popeye syndrome

5:27 pm

Nef

I prefer the spinach withdrawal theory too, hurshy. Did you cut out coffee too for a bit (caffeine withdrawal can cause a headache too

5:28 pm

MollyL

Ahahaha! Did Hursh cut out coffee!

5:29 pm

lbdawger

hi all, clue for the ae6?

5:29 pm

Nef

I've had my share of nasty caffeine withdrawal headaches

5:29 pm

hurshy

i have never had coffee in my life, ever.

5:29 pm

negativeneil

Wow. Never?

5:29 pm

uusue2

tea? chocolate?

5:29 pm

negativeneil

I drink more tea than coffee these days but I do enjoy my coffee when I have it.

5:30 pm

hurshy

i drink decaf tea.

5:30 pm

negativeneil

Can't be a caffeine problem then.

5:31 pm

mab

don't take exedrin then - it's aspirin, tylenol, and caffeine.

5:31 pm

hurshy

i do consume chocolate, but don't think i have had a ton lately.

5:31 pm

negativeneil

Gotta leave... much as I feel like sleeping instead. Oh well. I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go.

5:31 pm

negativeneil

Good luck, hope you find an answer!

5:31 pm

hurshy

bye nell, thanks for the links

5:31 pm

mab

bye neil

5:32 pm

hurshy

i doubt i'll find an answer, i think i'll just outlive the headache after a few more days.

5:33 pm

mab

I think bed rest is in order, accompanied by plenty of novel reading and naps.

5:33 pm

hurshy

well that is pretty much what i did this afternoon mab, except it was gilmore girls on DVD, not novels.

5:34 pm

hurshy

but i took 6 vacation days followed by two sick days for the cold, and then worked only two days before being out again today. i'm feeling pretty ridiculous about that.

5:34 pm

mab

i think your headache is a case for Miss Marple.

5:35 pm

hurshy

somehow i don't think this would make a gripping tale

5:35 pm

hurshy

unless you just mean i should read miss marple, which i'm open to, lol

5:35 pm

mab

well, you'd need a murdered person.

5:35 pm

hurshy

at the moment i'm in a wodehouse.

5:36 pm

hurshy

i could murder a brother-in-law or two, i suppose.

5:36 pm

mab

I do love wodehouse. I dream of having a jeeves of my own.

5:36 pm

welki

hi, babblers

5:37 pm

mab

hi welki.

5:38 pm

hurshy

by the way mab, so nice to see you here again! does this mean you are doing better?

5:38 pm

hurshy

and hi welki

5:39 pm

mab

yes, i think so. thanks. did you get a different job?

5:40 pm

hurshy

not exactly, but it changed slightly and got me mostly away from the horrid carol, so it's a pretty good improvement.

5:40 pm

mab

oh good.

5:40 pm

hurshy

how are your cats?

5:42 pm

mab

I have two relatively new cats, as my old ones died of old age. I have the sweetest little boy cat, and a fearless female cat.

5:42 pm

mab

and yours?

5:43 pm

hurshy

oh, i'm sorry to hear about your old cats' passing. but glad you have got new ones. mine are all well except for some fur loss on cinder's ears which we're having checked out on friday.

5:43 pm

hurshy

i'm a little scared about that.

5:44 pm

mab

I think I feel toward my Pinky (the male), the way you do toward marty.

5:44 pm

lbdawger

clue for the ae6/7 combo?

5:44 pm

hurshy

marty is lying on my chest at the moment. :)

5:45 pm

welki

sleeping gas, dawg

5:45 pm

hurshy

ae6 alt sp of et5

5:45 pm

mab

it is always scary. oh yes, I have a crush on pinky.

5:45 pm

lbdawger

ty, Hurshy

5:45 pm

hurshy

i was telling him today, he's too good. he's going to make other cats mad by being so obedient. people might expect them to do that too.

5:46 pm

mab

ah. food for thought.

5:46 pm

uusue2

well, hurshy, I certainly hope you feel better soon!!! heading home now, will see you all later...

5:46 pm

hurshy

thank you sue, ttfn

5:46 pm

mab

bye sue.

5:47 pm

hurshy

i need atalante... unless there are any other dr who fans around...?

5:48 pm

mab

I'm dr. who ignorant.

5:48 pm

kje

dr who?

5:48 pm

hurshy

british sci fi

5:49 pm

hurshy

see what the headache has done to me? i don't even have the energy to react with scorn. or skorn.

5:51 pm

redturtlehead

Hi All, I am also not a Dr Who fan, but I do know Dr Who.

5:52 pm

hurshy

i need someone who Knows it. for a NTPN.

5:53 pm

kje

I know who dr who is...just being a smartass

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

How are you KJE.

5:54 pm

Aloyisius

hi Babblers! .. this has been a grueling grid for me..

5:54 pm

kje

doing well

5:54 pm

hurshy

i find it grueling also

5:54 pm

kje

at7?

5:54 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Aloy, I also am finding it unsatisfactory, I just started it recently. and wish I had skipped.

5:55 pm

Aloyisius

not a churchgoer, rje

5:55 pm

Aloyisius

hi red.. well, maybe it is just not me.. have had a hard time seeing these words

5:55 pm

Aloyisius

KJE... sorry for the typo, that was your clue

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

I also made use of the clue thanks Aloy.

5:56 pm

Aloyisius

(-: yw

5:57 pm

kje

ty!

5:58 pm

Aloyisius

all those o's, like google eyes staring at me.. oh oh

5:59 pm

kje

and how they make us feel

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

i may need to stop at half way. My ear is full of fluid and is making me crabby/impatient and deaf.

5:59 pm

Aloyisius

aaack, red bar of doom

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

uh oh...

6:00 pm

Aloyisius

red.. I have the same problem in my left ear!

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

Mine is my right, I am trying Pseudophed, but it seems to not be working.

6:00 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! greek warrior goddess

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

I want to put an ice pick in my ear!!!

6:01 pm

hurshy

oh dear, don't do that red

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

athena

6:01 pm

Aloyisius

almost a week now

6:01 pm

kje

2nd el6?

6:01 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

I only have the happy one kje.

6:02 pm

MollyL

I don't know Red. I could be going out on a limb here, but I think that might make it worse.

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

I know molly. If It is no better by Sat I will see what the MD recommends

6:03 pm

hurshy

you have a happy el6? i only have a happy 5.

6:03 pm

Aloyisius

someone told me to put a hairdryer up to it, on low.. didn't want to tell her I don't have a hairdryer, so I just nodded and thanked her

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

I DO have a hair dryer somewhere, and I may try it.

6:03 pm

kje

oops, en6 i meant!

6:03 pm

hurshy

i have one el6. like galadriel.

6:03 pm

Aloyisius

en + what holds a plant in the ground

6:04 pm

kje

red, whats wrong? missed

6:04 pm

kje

TY!

6:04 pm

periwinkle

hi all,cl6/30 pls

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

Aloy and I have fluid filled ears. Pseudophed is not helping. I want to put an ice pick in the ear.

6:05 pm

kje

i do not recommend that

6:05 pm

kje

no fever?

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

I was SO embarassed just purchasing the Pseudophed, its like a battle these days...

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

none.

6:06 pm

Aloyisius

no fever, itching.. pressure

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

the PA looked and said it was yellow fluid.?

6:06 pm

hurshy

at walmart it's a battle just to buy certain thermometers, or electric toothbrush heads!

6:06 pm

kje

use psedophed 12 hour BID + afrin topical x 3 days... should ope it up

6:06 pm

Aloyisius

sorry, don't have it yet peri

6:06 pm

MollyL

cl 6/30 is c + anagram of The King

6:07 pm

hurshy

ooh great clue molly

6:07 pm

kje

cl6 and butthead?

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

I have not gotten the afrin, btu so far two days of Pseudo phed are not working. I want a pin, I want I want...

6:07 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

6:07 pm

Aloyisius

lol, got it, ty kje

6:08 pm

kje

do double duty... topical and ssystemic. if that does't work, you may eed steroids. this is almost always allergy related fluid build up and will clear with decreasig the swelling

6:08 pm

mab

it feels like a clinic in here. hurshy has a headache that won't go away, red has sick ears - anyone else?

6:08 pm

MollyL

I believe Aloy has sick ears too.

6:08 pm

Aloyisius

yup, i'm with red, mab.. fluid in the ear

6:09 pm

Aloyisius

so annoying

6:09 pm

periwinkle

struggling with this grid even with the list

6:09 pm

hurshy

we're a sad bunch

6:09 pm

periwinkle

el6 pls

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

sorry, it is irritating me. more than any other ache and pain that I have at the moment. I want to pop the ear. and Yes, Aloy and I have opposite ears that are driving us mad.

6:09 pm

MollyL

What's with the nasty summer cold and cold symtoms going around. Seems like the worst bout of it ever.

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

I just hit half way in the Grid, thanks to some good clues!

6:09 pm

mab

thank goodness we have kje.

6:09 pm

kje

er7?

6:09 pm

hurshy

el6 - like galadriel.

6:09 pm

Aloyisius

molds, pollen, something.. yuck

6:09 pm

kje

red... do as i said and stop whining!

6:09 pm

periwinkle

galadriel?

6:09 pm

hurshy

er7 having tendency to wear away

6:10 pm

welki

like a keebler tiny guy

6:10 pm

hurshy

oh dear, a LOTR virgin

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

Stops whining now.

6:10 pm

Aloyisius

g one, welki, ty

6:10 pm

kje

ty!

6:10 pm

welki

:)

6:11 pm

MollyL

Red, it sounds like you need antibiotics.

6:11 pm

periwinkle

I know of LOTR but none of the characters

6:11 pm

kje

no you do not

6:11 pm

kje

OM without a fever in an adult is rare unless a diabetic, which she is not

6:11 pm

MollyL

Oh Galadriel is my favorite. The Lady Of The Light.

6:12 pm

kje

peri - like one of santas helpers

6:12 pm

periwinkle

got it ty

6:12 pm

periwinkle

still102 to find

6:13 pm

redturtlehead

165 here, I may get li** or quit...

6:14 pm

kje

76 here

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

go go kje go!

6:14 pm

kje

lol red

6:14 pm

welki

puzzle is a grunt for sure ... 50 here, went to the list at 130

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

you can do it yes you can.

6:15 pm

hurshy

i think i'll get one or two more, then li4

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

I find the Li** makes this like work, but I need to do it or not.

6:16 pm

hurshy

i agree red. i've gotten sane enough that i let myself not if i feel too horrid.

6:16 pm

Aloyisius

feelin dumb, can't find the last ch5.22, has to be there

6:16 pm

hurshy

is that c + fish catching device?

6:16 pm

kje

c+ fishing lure

6:17 pm

Aloyisius

ah, monkeyed it.. ty hurshy and kje

6:17 pm

Aloyisius

just needed to ask (-:

6:17 pm

kje

is6?

6:17 pm

kje

i hear thunder!!!!

6:18 pm

hurshy

start like get really off by oneself, end like the devil's home

6:19 pm

Aloyisius

ty, hurshy.. great clue!

6:19 pm

kje

great clue, ty

6:19 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

6:20 pm

hurshy

ok i got to 250, that's a reasonable amount of words, though not my usual min of 80%... getting li4

6:21 pm

kje

last ka6?

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

clues for the an7/8 pls?

6:21 pm

periwinkle

anagram of the word above it kje

6:22 pm

periwinkle

ends in sewer of the American Flag

6:22 pm

Aloyisius

ty peri

6:23 pm

kje

ty

6:23 pm

periwinkle

your are both welcome

6:24 pm

kje

a7 - an + souds like freds wife on i love lucy

6:24 pm

Aloyisius

an + first 3 letters of old stinky anesthesia + ending of isopropyl alcoh**

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:25 pm

hurshy

i am confused. those two clues worked but you got it from peri's clue which i can't make head nor tail of? betsy ross doesn't seem to come into it?

6:25 pm

hurshy

ohhh that was for the ka nvm

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

at7/8 pls? ty

6:27 pm

Aloyisius

people who don't go to church, TO

6:27 pm

hurshy

lol

6:28 pm

MollyL

The ka nvm, new western deity.

6:28 pm

hurshy

lol

6:29 pm

hurshy

mmm this veggie pizza is better the second day.

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:30 pm

hurshy

last al7?

6:31 pm

periwinkle

al and what roses have

6:31 pm

Aloyisius

al + what was stuck in the lion's paw

6:31 pm

hurshy

ty t

6:31 pm

hurshy

y

6:31 pm

hurshy

those A's were Awful

6:32 pm

MollyL

And I didn't get the anagram clue because it's an "almost anagram"

6:32 pm

hurshy

you have to think like a peri

6:32 pm

periwinkle

:)

6:33 pm

MollyL

I'm a Peri, he's a Peri, she's a Peri, you're a Peri, wouldn't you like to be a Peri too. Be a Peri! Think like a Peri!

6:33 pm

periwinkle

55 left, break time, bbs

6:34 pm

periwinkle

:-)

6:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

er 7 pls?

6:35 pm

hurshy

having a tendency to wear away

6:35 pm

kje

er7 - corrodes, like an er7 liquid

6:36 pm

Aloyisius

hallelujah, killed the k's

6:36 pm

kje

yay!

6:37 pm

hurshy

i need ... um.. ch6 and 7 right before the thing one can smoke.

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:37 pm

kje

ch6 is a plural of the ch5 - latin plural

6:37 pm

Aloyisius

like the breakfast cereal without the i in it, hursh

6:38 pm

kje

ch7 - ch + make happy

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

kana

6:38 pm

MollyL

Cute clue Aloy : )

6:38 pm

hurshy

ah thank you kje

6:38 pm

Aloyisius

whatever works (-:

6:38 pm

kje

yw

6:45 pm

kje

sk6?

6:47 pm

Aloyisius

add a common vowel to the word before it, kje

6:47 pm

kje

sigh

6:47 pm

kje

ty

6:47 pm

kje

may need a break

6:47 pm

Aloyisius

yw

6:48 pm

hurshy

first half of alphabet, done!

6:49 pm

kje

yay hursh

6:49 pm

kje

up to the s's... but just tired now!

6:49 pm

MollyL

I was going to clue s + the band, but figured no one knows that band but me.

6:50 pm

hurshy

ok i'm on s's now

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

re6/21 pls?

6:51 pm

hurshy

what i did with my day old pizza for supper

6:51 pm

wht

Hello Babblers, back for my last few.

6:51 pm

Aloyisius

TO, if dinner gets cold..

6:52 pm

Aloyisius

hi wht

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:52 pm

Aloyisius

use the microwave to re6 it

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

are the sh wrods really this hard?!

6:53 pm

MollyL

All hail King Wht!

6:53 pm

hurshy

yes, the block of 5s and 6s is making me dizzy

6:54 pm

wht

Hello Molly, such a greeting.

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

break time

6:56 pm

Aloyisius

14 left, brb.. think I could use a cold drink

6:57 pm

Aloyisius

like a vodka tonic..

6:59 pm

wht

Clue for the sh6 between the linen and the place for the dead?

6:59 pm

hurshy

a place to get in out of the cold, in boston.

7:00 pm

wht

ty Hurshy

7:00 pm

wht

Great clue

7:00 pm

hurshy

i'm good with clues involving boston accents.

7:01 pm

wht

How about the sh7,32 after the place for the dead?

7:02 pm

hurshy

alt sp of ch7

7:03 pm

hurshy

tada

7:03 pm

wht

ty Hurshy, Fireworks.

7:05 pm

Aloyisius

congrats, wht!

7:06 pm

MollyL

Let's throw a beeyah bash for Hursh's wicked good clue.

7:06 pm

wht

We can have a wicked pissa kegga.

7:07 pm

MollyL

With lobstahs

7:07 pm

Aloyisius

haven't had lobstah in ages

7:08 pm

MollyL

Well then get some Aloy, ya chowdah head

7:09 pm

Aloyisius

lol, yes maa'm

7:09 pm

BzznBea

re6/24?

7:09 pm

lbdawger

finito!! finally!

7:09 pm

reparteena

hello all...this is probably the 400th time some one has asked but are we having trouble with the game working properly?

7:09 pm

Aloyisius

yahoo for lbdawger!

7:10 pm

lbdawger

re + little sir **** how do you do?

7:10 pm

BzznBea

WTG! DAWG!

7:10 pm

Aloyisius

earlier I was having problems, reparteena, but, (knock wood), seems ok now

7:10 pm

lbdawger

ty bzz

7:10 pm

lbdawger

ty, aloy!

7:10 pm

wht

wtg lbd

7:11 pm

lbdawger

(was hopin' aloy would share her lobsta), ty, wht

7:11 pm

pianoman

after I type a word and hit enter, I have to click my cursor on the word box each time. Are you having that kind of problem or is that just my computer?

7:11 pm

BzznBea

Dawg, I have no idea what that clue means...

7:11 pm

wht

I was having problems earlier, but Hurshy gave me some clues and I was able to finish.

7:11 pm

lbdawger

these large grids have a tendency to slow the site down.

7:11 pm

Aloyisius

for a while, had a bad lag time..

7:11 pm

lbdawger

re + when you holler and it bounces back at you it is an ****

7:12 pm

reparteena

yes that's what's happening - words not going on word list

7:12 pm

BzznBea

Got that! Thanks!

7:12 pm

lbdawger

yw

7:12 pm

BzznBea

Have you tried rebooting, reparteena?

7:13 pm

reparteena

a few times. lickety add seems not to be working properly.

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

te7/28 pls?

7:14 pm

kje

te - starts like the 4, ends instart of bone prefix

7:14 pm

BzznBea

boob tube + competed in a race, TO.

7:15 pm

kje

other oe starts with the 4 and eds in hoofing it very fast

7:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

sk5/6 pair pls?

7:16 pm

kje

FW!

7:16 pm

wht

wtg kje

7:16 pm

kje

s + a brand of comfort shoes

7:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

hoory kje!

7:17 pm

Aloyisius

yay for kje!!!

7:17 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo kje!!

7:17 pm

BzznBea

re6/21?

7:17 pm

wht

Like a bunch of yarn but change the second vowel

7:17 pm

BzznBea

Good work, kje!

7:17 pm

lbdawger

cook again, bzz

7:17 pm

kje

re + warm up

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

comfort sho4s? clogs? loafers? naturalizers?

7:18 pm

BzznBea

TY!

7:18 pm

BzznBea

I should do those re's when I'm fresh.

7:19 pm

lbdawger

sk + window glass is a p***

7:20 pm

Aloyisius

ahh, fireworks..

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

1st sk 5 and subsequent sk6 pls?

7:20 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo aloy!!

7:21 pm

wht

wtg aloy

7:21 pm

lbdawger

sk l*** on me! and plural

7:21 pm

lbdawger

nope not plural, add another vowel to the end

7:21 pm

wht

TO, sk5,18. Bunch of yarn but change the last vowel. sk6, add a vowel to the end of the sk5

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty dawg

7:21 pm

Aloyisius

this was one bear of a grid! must scoot now, see you all next time, poof

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

7 to go and i am beat, we went to the ballparkktoday and i think those hotdogs did me in

7:23 pm

MollyL

Oh ouch. Ballpark dogs can do a number on you TO.

7:24 pm

lbdawger

don't eat hotdogs, ugh!

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

it was the dollar dog that did it, i ate too fast. they sell them first thing in the am, till 11:30

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ka5/19 pls

7:28 pm

doseffing

ka5/18 ... ka + kanga's little one

7:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

el5/12pls?

7:29 pm

MollyL

When you cast a vote, it is to el5 someone.

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

sheesh, tu

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot beleive a four letter has me stumped

7:31 pm

stidmama

go TO go!

7:31 pm

stidmama

hey all, I have eyeballs for just a few minutes...

7:32 pm

stidmama

oh dear, Steve Jobs has resigned. He must be feeling really ill. That makes me sad. He always seemed like the energizer bunny.

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for the help, good night everyone

7:34 pm

lbdawger

night TO. Hi Stiddy! yeah, that's sad about Jobs. but the stress and the cancer just don't mix well.

7:35 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, TO

7:35 pm

stidmama

hey LBD

7:35 pm

stidmama

yes. cancer makes me grumpy.

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

what do you he4 about mr p?

7:36 pm

stidmama

nothing today, TO but I haven't been on fb this afternoon

7:36 pm

lbdawger

uh oh, what's going on with MRP?

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't know that is why i ask

7:40 pm

stidmama

she has a lot going on right now is all I know -- seems stressed (for good reason). I wish things would get easier for them.

7:42 pm

MollyL

<---Glad to he4 Stid has eyeballs

7:42 pm

stidmama

not for long, Molly! LOL how are YOU???

7:44 pm

MollyL

Taking it in stride Stid.

7:44 pm

lbdawger

ahhh, just read MRP's profile! geez, that gal has more than enough on her plate!

7:44 pm

lbdawger

hi Molly

7:44 pm

MollyL

Hello LBD

7:54 pm

stidmama

sorry, wandered off again. I think it's time to say bonne nuit. (((hugs))) **choclits**

*poof*

7:59 pm

lbdawger

bye, stiddy

8:20 pm

Uneaixoise

OMG you have to watch this -- people all over the world performing Stand by Me -- solo, then all overlaid -- FABULOUS!! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id
=2539741

8:23 pm

Angelsong

hi, all. *sigh* I am totally captivatedby Sims Social on FB

8:25 pm

crosshair

good grief,yet another tornado watch has been issued for our area.we have sky greenage and are buckling down,but we often get a pass on these things being right on the shoreline

8:26 pm

Uneaixoise

yikes, take care, crossy!

8:30 pm

crosshair

2 days ago we lost most of downtown goderitch,1 hour from here..been a wild season

8:30 pm

Uneaixoise

what??

8:30 pm

gremlinn

anyone call the at9 that is missing from this dictionary yet?

8:31 pm

Uneaixoise

at9?

8:31 pm

Uneaixoise

gremlinn, long time no see!!

8:31 pm

gremlinn

atherosis

8:32 pm

gremlinn

An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries

8:32 pm

gremlinn

hi Une

8:32 pm

periwinkle

sl5/12 pls

8:33 pm

gremlinn

sl5 = what you do through puddles when wearing boots

8:33 pm

dianedecoder

what you do in mud puddles

8:33 pm

dianedecoder

snap

8:33 pm

periwinkle

ty

8:33 pm

gremlinn

haha, and I almost erased what I was typing and changed it to refer to mud as well

8:37 pm

MollyL

Wow, turbulent weather in so many places. Hope those in the path of the Canadian tornadoes stay safe.

8:38 pm

Uneaixoise

East coast of US is sure gonna get slammed by Irene . . .

8:38 pm

MollyL

No kidding Une, the tracking patterns do not look good.

8:39 pm

dianedecoder

daughter, who has been in Brantford for the week, said there were tornado warnings for Hamilton... however her last FB post said "on my way home" !!

8:40 pm

MollyL

Ooo, Diane. Hope she gets home safe and sound.

8:41 pm

dianedecoder

I'm sure she will :-) I don't think anything has happened down there yet, to delay flights.

8:41 pm

crosshair

warning has been updated diane,it is heading east fast

8:41 pm

dianedecoder

It's the people in the path of Irene that I'm concerned about

8:42 pm

MollyL

Last time a hurricane this size came up the East Coast, I lost power for 38 hours. I'm trying to cleverly use up as much frozen food as possible.

8:42 pm

dianedecoder

Joanne's flight is due here in Edmonton in about 45 minutes, so hope all is well.

8:42 pm

Uneaixoise

"Irene has the highest potential of any storm in the last 50 years to make it all the way to New England as a Category 3.â€

8:42 pm

dianedecoder

ooooh Molly... I hope it doesn't happen again.

8:43 pm

Uneaixoise

where are you exactly, Molly?

8:44 pm

MollyL

300 miles inland. We get what is called "hurricane effect" weather. Which means wicked rain, heavy winds and lots of downed trees and power lines.

8:44 pm

crosshair

here is the last i have diane,issued at 9:27 EST...

8:44 pm

crosshair

Scattered thunderstorms over Lake Huron has moved onshore and will rapidly move eastward. Some of these storms will contain large hail, damaging winds, and torrential downpours. There will also be the potential for isolated tornadoes. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes..Monitor weather conditions and listen for updated bulletins.

8:44 pm

dianedecoder

I have friends in Raleigh N.C. , so am keeping an eye on that. Last time it was friends in florida and Louisiana... that's what happens when you get to know people online from across the continent ..you worry about them all :-(

8:45 pm

MollyL

Isabel took down three 60 foot loblolly pines behind my place when she came through. Not to mention dozens of smaller trees in the neighborhood.

8:45 pm

dianedecoder

thanks Crossy.... I think she's ahead of the storm :-)

8:46 pm

MollyL

Oh good Diane, ahead of the storm is the place to be.

8:46 pm

kje

Isabel broke my window and flooded our street... that was a long night of mopping up water

8:47 pm

balletslippers

I live in Raleigh and it looks like it's going to miss us. Maybe some bad rainstorms, but hopefully nothing else. Hello all!

8:47 pm

dianedecoder

weather, out of control, can be so devastating..... fire too. We lost most of a small city this year... due to a brush fire that was swept out of control by high winds

8:47 pm

kje

will hope with you, ballet

8:47 pm

dianedecoder

I hope so, ballet !

8:48 pm

balletslippers

thanks :)

8:49 pm

Uneaixoise

crossing fingers for you, ballet! Have lots of friends way inland in Boone and Blowing Rock . . .

8:49 pm

dianedecoder

we don't get hurricanes, being in the prairies, but we had a terrible tornado on July 31, 1987....missed us, but very close.... never want to see one again.

8:51 pm

dianedecoder

we get little twisters and funnel clouds, but the big ones are very rare.

8:51 pm

MollyL

Tornadoes are very scary. They do so much damage so quickly.

8:51 pm

balletslippers

tornadoes terrify me more since they're so much more sudden.

8:52 pm

crosshair

howdy ballet,glad it passed you by.seem we are going to get a pass as well as it has all moved east of us now

8:52 pm

dianedecoder

many were killed... a whole trailer court wiped out... and you're right ballet.... we had no warning.

8:53 pm

MollyL

Funny story...my son and I were discussing earthquake preparedness after yesterday's fiasco. Most of what you read says that you should get under a table or a desk. He said "Well Mom, I guess I'll have to stand in a doorway." He's 6'4" and goes about 220. There isn't a table or desk in our place he would fit under. : )

8:53 pm

dianedecoder

our weather stations DO NOW !!!

8:54 pm

gremlinn

When you're that big, the tables and desks get under you!

8:55 pm

dianedecoder

:-)) Molly... maybe he'll need to get a bigger table !

8:56 pm

MollyL

*Mental note: Purchase larger dining table for earthquake preparedness* : )

8:56 pm

balletslippers

lol molly!

8:57 pm

MollyL

The problem with our dining table is that it sits on a center pedestal, so there isn't much room to "get under it".

8:58 pm

balletslippers

ae 6/7 combo?

8:59 pm

wvteach

alt spelling of type of gas

8:59 pm

gremlinn

ae6 was once believed to be an undetectable background substance in which all matter rested

8:59 pm

balletslippers

of course! thanks :)

8:59 pm

gremlinn

(that was from memory so might be a bit inaccurate_

9:00 pm

balletslippers

you have a good memory. That was plenty close enough for me to get it, grem.

9:02 pm

origami

Greetings babblers

9:02 pm

balletslippers

hi origami!

9:03 pm

dianedecoder

hi origami :-)

9:03 pm

wvteach

clue for the ch 5/22 (after the ch 5/22 that means to squeeze tocut off breathing)

9:03 pm

gremlinn

c + pirate's hand substitute

9:04 pm

balletslippers

was struggling to clue that, good one grem.

9:04 pm

wvteach

thnax gremlinn

9:04 pm

balletslippers

ko 6?

9:04 pm

gremlinn

jewish clean food

9:05 pm

balletslippers

haha oh!!

9:05 pm

balletslippers

I always miss obvious ones. :P

9:06 pm

gremlinn

there are quite a few non-obvious ones to miss this time too

9:07 pm

dianedecoder

the group I missed seeing for a long time was to do with old fashioned threshing of grain.... I even knew how to "do" it !!

9:07 pm

balletslippers

just 8 left... all c's and a's! I usually don't do this well on a grid this large. I'm excited!

9:08 pm

balletslippers

haha diane!

9:08 pm

JenMO16

can i get help on the "at" words please?

9:08 pm

JenMO16

go balletslippers!

9:09 pm

MollyL

*Another mental note: Find Diane, if we are ever forced into survivalist mode, so she can teach me how to thresh grain*

9:09 pm

dianedecoder

unbeliever

9:09 pm

balletslippers

non-religious people, jen

9:09 pm

dianedecoder

lol... I could only st 5/18 and not very well !

9:10 pm

JenMO16

that's what i thought diane, but i just couldn't see it! thanks!

9:10 pm

balletslippers

cl 6??

9:10 pm

welki

hi, folks

9:11 pm

dianedecoder

c + anagram of the king of R & R

9:11 pm

origami

hi welki

9:11 pm

balletslippers

thanks diane!

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

hi welki .. did you get that hailstorm last week ??

9:12 pm

welki

read back in the chog ... diane, you had a bad one in 1987 .. pine lake (near red deer) had one 11 years ago. eleven fatalities

9:12 pm

MollyL

I'm such a rube. I thought st5/8 was short for a word that starts with mis.

9:12 pm

welki

we had crazy weather, we drove ahead of the storm (it didn't go as far south as our home, so we didn't have damage)

9:13 pm

dianedecoder

yes we did welki.... but not as bad as the one in 1987. Pine Lake, for some reason, has been hit with quite a few storms in my lifetime.

9:13 pm

dianedecoder

Douglasdale sure got it.... my daughter in law's flowers were torn to shreds.... geranium salad for supper !!

9:14 pm

welki

yessss, that's right, you're from around the bowden area. i've seen lots of bad storms (and a few swirlers) over the last ten years. seems to be getting worse

9:14 pm

welki

douglasdale? i'm only 5 minutes away!

9:14 pm

dianedecoder

now Molly, if you were a true rube, you would have known that word LOL

9:15 pm

dianedecoder

I know where you are :-) Hail is funny that way,... can cut a clean path down the middle of a grain field.

9:15 pm

dianedecoder

I grew up in Innisfail.... the hail belt of alberta !

9:16 pm

balletslippers

apparently I was stuck in a hurricane as an infant. my parents put me in the carrier on the dryer so the rocking would keep me asleep as they held the front door closed. glad we came out of that storm alright!

9:16 pm

dianedecoder

I'm in Sherwood Park now though.... last 38 years. We did live in Willow Park before we moved up here.

9:16 pm

dianedecoder

one word left..... what shall it be?

9:16 pm

welki

two weekends ago, we were at pine lake (we have a site at scotty's) and a BAD storm blew in, surrounded the lake completely. looked like armageddon

9:17 pm

welki

willow park .. near me? or is there one up by you, too?

9:17 pm

balletslippers

al 6?

9:17 pm

welki

where was that, ballet? i grew up on the east coast and remember hurricanes, too

9:17 pm

dianedecoder

black black skies ! daughter and family were in Gull lake two summers ago and had major hail damage done to their 5th wheeler....

9:18 pm

welki

al6 is a woman's name (and a flower)

9:18 pm

balletslippers

it was Hugo and I think we were in Columbia SC at the time, welki

9:18 pm

dianedecoder

super sports female al**** gibson

9:18 pm

bethn

s

9:19 pm

dianedecoder

in tennis and in golf...

9:19 pm

welki

foolhardy kids, we'd go down to the beach for hurricane parties

9:19 pm

balletslippers

thanks for the clues welki/diane :)

9:20 pm

balletslippers

the waves are great when a hurricane is near! I just wouldn't go in the water...

9:20 pm

dianedecoder

you're welcome ballet

9:20 pm

balletslippers

2 more!!

9:20 pm

welki

but every summer, right after a big one blows through, you read about someone who went too far into the surf :(

9:21 pm

balletslippers

that's so sad...

9:22 pm

dianedecoder

done !!!

9:22 pm

balletslippers

YAY Diane!!

9:22 pm

welki

wtg, diane :)

9:22 pm

balletslippers

giving in.... ak5 either one?

9:23 pm

dianedecoder

thanks all.... big grid today, and I still got lots accomplished !!

9:23 pm

dianedecoder

don't know how to clue them.... lol

9:24 pm

gremlinn

ak + reverse of an alcoholic beverage

9:24 pm

dianedecoder

one sounds like the big-wig in the shriners I think it is

9:24 pm

balletslippers

understandable....... i'm having trouble monkeying so I imagine they're hard to clue

9:24 pm

Shirlockc

both end in vowels

9:24 pm

lbdawger

a + barbie's boyfriend + vowel

9:24 pm

lbdawger

a + barbie's boyfriend + vowel

9:25 pm

dianedecoder

ak + good night Ir***

9:25 pm

lbdawger

oops, excuse the burp

9:25 pm

welki

i'll seeeeee you in my dreeeeeeeeeams

9:25 pm

balletslippers

alright... got the ken/ir clue

9:25 pm

balletslippers

working on the other :)

9:26 pm

gremlinn

ak + r***x and take it easy

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

good one grem !

9:26 pm

balletslippers

aha! Got it!! yay fireworks

9:27 pm

dianedecoder

way to go , ballet !!

9:27 pm

balletslippers

Not sure I've ever finished a grid this large.

9:27 pm

uusue2

Hi all, babbling on my phone while my student group meets

9:28 pm

dianedecoder

going to go watch some tv with hubby, IF he's not watching one of those CSI or similar shows.... I'm SO tired of them

9:28 pm

dianedecoder

hi sue :-)

9:28 pm

balletslippers

alright... 2 minutes to "bedtime". I'm heading out darlings! Hugs for all!

9:28 pm

dianedecoder

see you all tomorrow.... night night everyone :-)

9:28 pm

uusue2

Hi, diane!

9:28 pm

MollyL

Ballet, I didn't know The Rolling Stones wrote that song about you. "I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain."

9:29 pm

welki

'night diane

9:29 pm

uusue2

And bye....

9:29 pm

welki

bye, ballet and hello, molly

9:29 pm

uusue2

Hi, welki and Molly

9:29 pm

balletslippers

lol molly! bye all!

9:31 pm

MollyL

Hey Welki, you hurricane party girl you. Hi Sue.

9:32 pm

uusue2

Hi, diane!

9:32 pm

uusue2

Ok, I don't know why that posted again. Weird phone.

9:32 pm

welki

hi uu ... thought you'd left earlier *can't keep up*

9:33 pm

uusue2

I did but now I am back.

9:33 pm

MollyL

How did today go Sue? Are you the thoroughly exhausted Dr. W?

9:33 pm

Dorens

don't want to know about this hurricane... sitting here on martha's vineyard till sunday

9:34 pm

stidmama

waves at friends. back soon, emailing a friend...

9:34 pm

lbdawger

Dorens, find the president and sit it out in style! ;-)

9:34 pm

uusue2

I am, Molly, and at the moment I am sitting in the hall outside my student group meeting, which turned out to be very popular, so crowded

9:34 pm

Dorens

i know where he is. hee hee

9:34 pm

MollyL

Dorens, buy lots of wine and don't watch the weather channel.

9:35 pm

Dorens

he's scheduled to leave on saturday though. and my son just arrived an hour ago with six lovely bottles

9:35 pm

uusue2

Nice, doren! Send some over here...

9:35 pm

lbdawger

maybe share a bottle with the first lady...schmoozing with the first family can't be too bad.

9:36 pm

crosshair

Emergency Management Ontario recommends that persons in the area described above IMMEDIATELY shelter. Everyone in this area should immediately move indoors, and away from doors and windows, preferably into a basement area if that is possible. Do not pick up family members from schools, daycares and institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes. Plans are in place to protect them. People currently outside this area are advised not to enter this area until further notice. If it is safe to do so, pets and livestock should be removed quickly from outside. Do not call 911 for information about this emergency. Remain tuned to this station for further information and instructions

9:36 pm

crosshair

Environment Canada has issued a Tornado Warning in an area described as RODNEY - SHEDDEN - WESTERN ELGIN COUNTY ST. THOMAS - AYLMER - EASTERN ELGIN COUNTY - CITY OF HAMILTON - BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE - MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY STRATHROY - KOMOKA - WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY LONDON - PARKHILL - EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY BRANTFORD - COUNTY OF BRANT. KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO

9:36 pm

welki

in what area, crossy?

9:36 pm

crosshair

tc all must log off..poink!

9:36 pm

doseffing

... basically London to Mississauga ... ... and up to Georgian Bay

9:36 pm

MollyL

Kids are in school and daycare at 10:30 at night?

9:36 pm

lbdawger

take care, Crossy

9:37 pm

uusue2

Be careful, cross!

9:37 pm

Dorens

you may be right dawgy, but the secret service are kind of tough

9:37 pm

welki

wow ... earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados. i should start drinking

9:37 pm

uusue2

Probably canned text, Molly

9:37 pm

lbdawger

it must be a blank statement used for all emergencies

9:37 pm

gremlinn

Molly: it's the advanced track for gifted toddlers.

9:37 pm

welki

or 24 hr daycare for shift workers

9:38 pm

lbdawger

with the babies in arms, who could turn you away, dorens?

9:38 pm

MollyL

Dorens! I want a picture of you and Michelle yucking it up over a glass of wine.

9:38 pm

stidmama

okay, here again! ((hugs everyone)) I am worried about my friends on the East Coast...

9:38 pm

uusue2

HHi, stid!

9:38 pm

lbdawger

stiddy, we can only hope everyone is smart enough to seek shelter and not be stupid.

9:38 pm

MollyL

Gremlinn! The advanced track for gifted toddlers. Hahaha.

9:38 pm

stidmama

and NOW I am also worried about my friends in Ontario region... *worried mama look*

9:38 pm

gremlinn

Do not worry about what you cannot change!

9:39 pm

stidmama

well you see... the thing is... if I could change these things I wouldn't worry!

9:39 pm

gremlinn

So no worries!

9:40 pm

uusue2

<--- thinks it is quite ironic that the whole east coast is being threatened by Irene, which is my dad's wife's name

9:40 pm

stidmama

*looks pointedly at Doren but speaks to LBD* and do you think they ARE smart enough to seek shelter and stay safe???

9:40 pm

gremlinn

Only for people like me who can change things but procrastinate.

9:40 pm

stidmama

roflmao sue!

9:40 pm

Dorens

figure out how i can get around the secret service molly... michelle and i would get along just fine

9:41 pm

Dorens

i ain't scared of no stinkin' hurricane!

9:41 pm

MollyL

Oh Sue, the jokes in your family have to be flowing fast and furious over that.

9:41 pm

uusue2

His divorce court date is Sept 2

9:41 pm

stidmama

LOL doren!

9:41 pm

uusue2

Not yet, Molly, but I plan to start them :)

9:42 pm

doseffing

... there's lots of thunder ... and lightning ... .... but it's not particularly hot ... 26C ... 79F ... that doesn't seem warm enough for much of a tornado ... ... windy sure ...

9:42 pm

lbdawger

stiddy, the secret service people? yeah, smart enough unless ordered to do something stupid.

9:42 pm

stidmama

well, just as I figured 119 was the best I was going to get, suddenly I am at 17

9:42 pm

stidmama

oh. um, 117!!!!

9:42 pm

MollyL

Dorens, if the Bush girls could sneak out and party, I'll just bet Michelle could figure that out too.

9:42 pm

stidmama

dos, it's not the particular temp that does it, right, but pressure and humidity differentials?

9:43 pm

uusue2

221 left for me, busy day

9:43 pm

Shirlockc

is6?

9:43 pm

stidmama

how are the new crop, sue? bright-eyed and busy tailed, I hope?

9:43 pm

lbdawger

i + do re me fa ** la ti + how do you celebrate the ***idays?

9:43 pm

uusue2

Heat provides a lot of the energy, stid, for the tornadoes, that is

9:44 pm

gremlinn

is6 = anagram of Greek sun god

9:44 pm

stidmama

okay sue *glad to not have to know that!*

9:44 pm

uusue2

And the students are not bad. My classes are smaller this semester, which helps.

9:44 pm

stidmama

thanks for the is word!

9:45 pm

lbdawger

oops, not ***idays, try changing the o to another vowel. doh

9:45 pm

stidmama

small is very good! glad you are in "not bad" territory

9:45 pm

lbdawger

plural for the 7, stid

9:45 pm

doseffing

... they've changed it ... the worst thunderstorms are staying along the north shore of Lake Erie ... ... that means it's more likely to affect Scrabbler and the people in Buffalo and western New York than Crossy ...

9:45 pm

stidmama

AHA!!! that greys out that tile. Thanks!

9:46 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the is stid

9:46 pm

lbdawger

okay, this fumble head is going for the pillows. see you all tomorrow! stay dry and safe!

9:46 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams LBD!

9:46 pm

uusue2

Indeed. One class is about 13, next is 25, last is 40. Great!

9:46 pm

uusue2

Night, lbd!

9:47 pm

Dorens

drinking wine and discussing when and where this hurricane is supposed to hit

9:47 pm

stidmama

my eyes are rebelling again. I think I will watch jeopardy and then go to sleep early. I have a big day planned for tomorrow -- cleaning and arranging for my friend to come for a quiet visit (I am sending my boys on their bikes to her house...)

9:47 pm

stidmama

see you-all again soon. Stay safe!

*poof*

9:47 pm

uusue2

Scrabbler is out hiking in the adirondacks

9:47 pm

uusue2

Night, stid!

9:47 pm

Dorens

if your eyes are rebelling, why are you going to watch jeopardy?

9:48 pm

gremlinn

You are putting yourself...and all the passengers on this plane...IN JEOPARDY!

9:49 pm

doseffing

... the weather radar around here doesn't show the severest storms going that far to the east ... ... she'll just get wet if she's in a tent ... ... but I wouldn't want to be in Buffalo this evening

9:50 pm

Dorens

i trust her survival instincts and common sense

9:51 pm

jillibus

Looking at the projected hurricane track on CNN it just might hit Tadoussac, Quebec, where my son is. But it might have dissipated somewhat by then. Tad is a bit west of Maine, for the geographically deprived.

9:51 pm

jillibus

And they're talking tornadoes in Ontario...

9:52 pm

uusue2

Hi, jilli! Cool galaxy!

9:53 pm

jillibus

Thanks sue -- specially for you!

9:53 pm

uusue2

:)

9:55 pm

doseffing

... chances seem to be decreasing ... ... I'm just east of Toronto ... and Toronto is getting some heavy thunder ... ... but nothing unusual for a thunderstorm ... ... our weather radar is showing a very heavy line of severe thunderstorms tracking along the north shore of Lake Erie ... ... which would possibly track the storms into western New York ... say Buffalo, Jamestown ,,, but dissipating by Rochester

9:55 pm

jillibus

funny, thopugh, that you suggested icon themes but don't follow them -- although you pictures of the day are great too. But SO FEW follow the themes.

9:55 pm

gremlinn

my icon is a picture of a galaxy too - it's just zoomed in REALLY CLOSE

9:56 pm

jillibus

haha grem -- nice to see you again!

9:56 pm

gremlinn

like, by a factor of about 10^21

9:57 pm

uusue2

Well, I do my own thing for my icons. But sprite was looking for ideas, so I gave her some (and to be honest, this week is so busy it's all I can do just to get on)

9:57 pm

gremlinn

hi jilli

9:57 pm

gremlinn

I found an at9 in this board but this dictionary doesn't like it - atherosis

9:57 pm

jillibus

this "dictionary" is the pits

9:57 pm

Dorens

i used to be better about them, jii.sorry i don'r anymore... have gotten out of the habit.. will try to get back into it

9:58 pm

gremlinn

it's not really a dictionary at all, is it? Just a word list.

9:58 pm

Dorens

good observation gremlinn

10:00 pm

MollyL

Oh it would have to be a word list, wouldn't it? All the definitions come from dictionary.com.

10:00 pm

uusue2

Right, just a list of accepted words.

10:00 pm

gremlinn

Yep, that's an external reference.

10:01 pm

dcseain

So, 57 schools still closed across our region, and one apartment complex condemned. Looks like 2 or 3 schools will be condemned too.

10:01 pm

gremlinn

I condemn them all! Ha!

10:01 pm

Flask1

hi all clue for en6/30 please?

10:01 pm

dcseain

lolo grem

10:01 pm

jillibus

Sometimes I wonder why the two or three of us bother with the themes. It would be great to see what others choose. I hear it all the time -- that people are too rushed and busy -- but they do change icons anyway, just ignoring the themes. I post them in my bio because it's sprite, in the Netherlands and a different time zone, who takes the trouble to collect them for everyone's amusement and erudition, and lists them.

10:01 pm

dcseain

hy, flask, molly, doren, grem, et al

10:02 pm

Dorens

hi dc

10:02 pm

gremlinn

there is no en6/30 - el?

10:02 pm

jillibus

Hello dc.

10:02 pm

MollyL

Evenin' Seain.

10:02 pm

dcseain

evening, jilli :)

10:02 pm

Flask1

sorry el6/30

10:02 pm

jillibus

<-- steps down from soapbox and goes to get a late supper.

10:03 pm

gremlinn

el6 is what many of Tolkien's creations speak

10:03 pm

dcseain

it's especially nice when there's a color theme :)

10:03 pm

doseffing

... el6/30 ... was clued earlier as ... like Santa's helpers ... ... although LOTR fans should have got it ... ... to my shame I missed it

10:04 pm

Flask1

thanx!

10:04 pm

jillibus

So, dc, send the suggestion to sprite!

10:04 pm

Dorens

i want orks to be a word

10:04 pm

MollyL

<---Tried orks

10:05 pm

uusue2

Ok, meeting is over, time to go home

10:05 pm

Flask1

elvist

10:05 pm

MollyL

*Even though I know it's orcs*

10:05 pm

gremlinn

someone who speaks the King?

10:05 pm

jillibus

The next theme, suggested by uusue, is Volcanoes.

10:05 pm

Dorens

i think 92% of us did molly

10:06 pm

Flask1

I don't know it at all

10:06 pm

gremlinn

I didn't try it - didn't see that combination

10:06 pm

dcseain

there, in theme

10:07 pm

dcseain

change last letter, flask

10:07 pm

Shirlockc

sh7?

10:07 pm

gremlinn

female pronoun + what trees get nutrients with

10:07 pm

gremlinn

has an alternate spelling too, also in the grid

10:08 pm

Shirlockc

hmmm, i thought that was spelt with a c

10:08 pm

gremlinn

it is!

10:08 pm

Shirlockc

and that answers my Q

10:08 pm

Flask1

ty DC

10:08 pm

dcseain

thy SH is alt spelling

10:08 pm

Shirlockc

last le7?

10:09 pm

gremlinn

well, either is an alternate of the other - that's what alternates are

10:09 pm

gremlinn

le5/12 + article

10:09 pm

MollyL

I am very grateful for Peter Jackson's interpretation of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Every time I tried to read Tokein, I fell asleep at the long winded description and lineage passages.

10:09 pm

doseffing

... le7 ... to rent + to use your ears but then change the last consonant

10:10 pm

Shirlockc

good clue, thx

10:10 pm

gremlinn

same here, especially a lot of The Two Towers

10:11 pm

Dorens

oh they were magic to me. i remember at 16 being grounded for three weeks and read the trilogy.... it was my salvation

10:11 pm

gremlinn

hmm, probably been fifteen or twenty years since I read any of them - I don't read nearly as much as I used to

10:11 pm

dcseain

i've never tried to read Tolkein, and i'm not sure it's worth the bother at this point in my life

10:11 pm

MollyL

Um...to be honest...having Viggo Mortensen play Aragorn probably held my interest as well. : P

10:11 pm

Dorens

that is definitely perfect for adolescence

10:11 pm

gremlinn

video games are so addicting these days - no time for reading!

10:12 pm

Dorens

i doubt that i could read them at this point in life

10:12 pm

Shirlockc

er7?

10:12 pm

MollyL

<---Wants to know what Dorens got grounded for.

10:13 pm

gremlinn

er7 = having a tendency to degrade, geographically speaking (I think)

10:13 pm

doxy1lover

al7?

10:13 pm

dcseain

noted, doren, and good to know

10:13 pm

MollyL

Oh Gremlinn, I wish that were not the case. Reading has magic that you will never get from video games.

10:14 pm

Shirlockc

thx grem

10:14 pm

gremlinn

well, some games have a lot of reading involved too

10:14 pm

dcseain

correct, grem. My nephew, friend, and i climbed an er7 hill on Saturday, heavans help us.

10:14 pm

doxy1lover

nm, got it

10:14 pm

gremlinn

and if they're text adventures, it *is* all reading (and typing)

10:15 pm

gremlinn

actually, I have done a fair amount of reading the last few words, but mainly textbooks (especially biology/anatomy/etc.) Dunno why I got interested in that for a while, but I did.

10:16 pm

gremlinn

*few years (strange typo)

10:16 pm

MollyL

What I'm trying to describe is difficult. Reading the written word and using your imagination to follow the story is what is magic for me.

10:16 pm

Dorens

molly.. i was a bad girl. had friends in nyc.. party , wanted to go, lied to my parents and said the girl's parents would be there.. which of course they weren't...and of course my parents called the house and figured it all out... drove into nyc and picked me up and grounded me (extreme i thought) for 3 weeks..

10:17 pm

gremlinn

and tonight, I am forced to read boring things (have to take a written driver's exam tomorrow)

10:18 pm

Dorens

good luck with that gremlinn

10:18 pm

MollyL

Oh Dorens, I'm not at all surprised at the bad girl story. And I'm not surprised that your creative mind figured out an awesome way to pass that time.

10:19 pm

Shirlockc

an clues? i have the first one but not the others

10:19 pm

Dorens

that and listening to the loving spoonful album over and over and over again.. almost wore through the grooves

10:19 pm

Dorens

(lp's in those days. no cd's, no cassettes, i'm an old girl)

10:19 pm

doxy1lover

at7?

10:19 pm

gremlinn

an7 + *****ogy is the study of...people?

10:20 pm

Dorens

i don't believe in god doxy

10:20 pm

doxy1lover

got it, thanks

10:20 pm

gremlinn

err, I meant an7 = an + *****ology (and it's the study of animal behavior, apparently)

10:20 pm

doseffing

... at7 ... doesn't believe in a deity

10:20 pm

gremlinn

gah, *****ogy

10:22 pm

wildcat17

firewords

10:23 pm

Shirlockc

hey, i got it with that clue gremlin

10:23 pm

gremlinn

nice - I wouldn't have got it from my own clue (since I had to look up what the *****ogy meant in the first place)

10:23 pm

MollyL

â™ª Do you believe in magic, in a young girl's heart, how the music can free her, whenever it starts â™ª

10:24 pm

dcseain

congrats, wild!

10:26 pm

uusue2

ha, finally got a 9, now I have nbs :-)

10:27 pm

Flask1

clue for he4/5 please...the FIRST one

10:27 pm

uusue2

nice colliding galaxies, dc - I made a whole slideshow of them once

10:27 pm

doseffing

... he4.5 ... as a doctor ... to make better

10:28 pm

MollyL

<---Thinks it looks like a sperm fertilizing an egg.

10:28 pm

Flask1

sorry...I meant the 2nd one!

10:28 pm

gremlinn

When galaxies collide, what fraction of the stars collide as a direct result?

10:28 pm

doseffing

... the back end of the bottom of your shoe

10:28 pm

doxy1lover

cl6, first one?

10:28 pm

uusue2

almost none, gremlinn

10:28 pm

gremlinn

I'd imagine maybe none, actually

10:29 pm

uusue2

but the colliding gases spark a lot of new star formation

10:29 pm

uusue2

so Molly is not totally wrong :-)

10:29 pm

gremlinn

It'd be awesome if they collided center to center for a battle of supermassive black holes though.

10:29 pm

doseffing

... cl6 ... c + a brand of jeans ...

10:29 pm

MollyL

Aw, the birth of baby stars.

10:30 pm

doxy1lover

ty dose

10:30 pm

uusue2

that does sometimes happen, gremlinn, and it can be pretty spectacular

10:30 pm

uusue2

if you look closely at dc's icon, the blue streaks coming out of the galaxies are where the new stars are

10:31 pm

gremlinn

neat

10:31 pm

dcseain

oh, i should provide link, let me do that, much bigger image that way

10:32 pm

dcseain

there, added URL for the photo

10:32 pm

gremlinn

have any galactic clusters in collision ever been seen?

10:32 pm

dcseain

yes, grem

10:33 pm

MollyL

So...hmm...astrological fertilization creates baby stars and black holes. Much like human fertilization creates people of the light and people of the darkness. I'm sensing some karma here.

10:33 pm

dcseain

it's allowed us to update our modelling of such

10:33 pm

uusue2

nice, dc! You can see a lot of background galaxies in the larger image as well

10:34 pm

dcseain

yes you can :) very nice image complements of Nat'l Geographic

10:34 pm

gremlinn

Galactic collision is...astropornography?

10:34 pm

dcseain

lizsa4 and plural :)

10:36 pm

MollyL

So funny. The Weather Channel is promoting full scale panic for the entire East Coast region. I predict there will not be batteries, bottled water, flashlights or propane to be found by Saturday in any of our local stores.

10:37 pm

gremlinn

HURRICANE IRENE IS LARGE AND POWERFUL!!!

10:37 pm

dcseain

as hurricanes are wont to be :)

10:37 pm

MollyL

Astropropogation Grem.

10:38 pm

negativeneil

Hi Seain.

10:38 pm

gremlinn

Your katamari must be 2750 km tall.

10:38 pm

negativeneil

That is funny, Molly.

10:38 pm

dcseain

howdy, neil

10:38 pm

Dorens

no gremlinn.. no discussion of irene... she does not exist

10:39 pm

MollyL

La, la, la...Dorens will he4 none of this panic. La, la, la.
*Pours Dorens another glass of fine wine*

10:39 pm

uusue2

well, she will be out of my dad's life soon - hopefully without destroying his house in the process :-)

10:40 pm

uusue2

(I am going to have a good time with this...)

10:40 pm

Dorens

it isn't all that fine molly... but it is definitely fun (had no wine for the last week and making up for it now)

10:42 pm

bethn

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10:43 pm

dcseain

yes, been very windy here today too

10:43 pm

Dorens

that's right molly. lalala

10:45 pm

MollyL

Well, if the weather predictions are correct, we are supposed to get ugly, nasty storms tomorrow that will make the ground all soaky and pre-disposed to flooding on the weekend. Got hip boots?

10:46 pm

Dorens

well you live in somewhere and i don't know where that is. i'm in martha's vineyard and they're saying we'll get a direct hit at 2 pm on sunday

10:46 pm

uusue2

Isn't that about the time you are supposed to leave, doren?

10:46 pm

dcseain

i'm in Northern Virginia, about 20 miles W of DC

10:46 pm

Dorens

yes sue. should be interesting

10:47 pm

Dorens

i know where you are seain, that was directed at silly molly

10:47 pm

dcseain

ah! :)

10:47 pm

MollyL

Time for formulating a Plan B Dorens.

10:47 pm

MollyL

I am not far from Seain, Dorens.

10:47 pm

Dorens

9:30 am ferry????

10:47 pm

dcseain

bbs

10:47 pm

uusue2

Molly is in the same general area as dc, if I am not mistaken.

10:48 pm

Dorens

and a very very long and hairy drive home

10:48 pm

Dorens

at least the grandkids have their parents.. they arrived late tonight

10:49 pm

uusue2

well, be sensible, doren (as I am sure you will be) - don't drive if it is not safe, and get off the vineyard in plenty of time

10:51 pm

Dorens

had too much wine to be sensible sue... and this is wednesday, right? who knows what will happen by saturday?

10:52 pm

uusue2

well, you don't have to be sensible NOW, doren, just be sensible on Sunday :-)

10:52 pm

Dorens

oh i'm sure i will get some sense back in me before then.... I should hope!

10:53 pm

uusue2

anyway it is late and I am going to bed - got nbs and nbt even if not half way

10:53 pm

uusue2

see you all tomorrow!!

10:53 pm

Dorens

won't be too far behind.. three words left

10:53 pm

Dorens

night

11:05 pm

Dorens

molly your profile says you are from somewhere. i guess that is true, but not very infomative

11:05 pm

doxy1lover

re6, 1st one?

11:06 pm

mkg

hi all. any 9 clues out there? i have only one so far, the st 9.

11:06 pm

Dorens

hear again, doxy?

11:06 pm

doseffing

... to hear the sounds bouncing off the walls of the canyon ... again

11:06 pm

Dorens

no 9's

11:06 pm

doxy1lover

ty dose

11:06 pm

Dorens

fireworks and good nite

11:07 pm

mkg

night dorens

11:33 pm

Angelsong

at

11:38 pm

doseffing

... left it late tonight ... ... any clues for anyone? ...

11:40 pm

doseffing

... well then ... g'night ...

11:51 pm

negativeneil

Just awaiting the flip.

11:58 pm

hootowl

Don'r fall asleep waiting neil. Anyone else here yet?

11:58 pm

negativeneil

Oh I won't... too keen to see the new grid.

11:59 pm

Fauxmage

No.

11:59 pm

negativeneil

Not that I'm aware. Just Fauxmage I think?

11:59 pm

negativeneil

Haha! Right on cue.

11:59 pm

hootowl

I just hope it's smaller and more sensible. We are getting a lot of weird words lately!

11:59 pm

negativeneil

You watch. Right at flip, they'll all come out of the woodwork. I bet they're lurking.

11:59 pm

pcal2

I'm here...barely!

11:59 pm

negativeneil

There's a lurker!

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