Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, September 6, 2011

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

vanillaslice

so close

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

MLFAN17

i didnt want that amount lol

12:00 am

MLFAN17

taht i posted here that is

12:00 am

Pinikula

re9

12:00 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:00 am

Pinikula

evening all (miss you guys)

12:01 am

MLFAN17

RA6

12:01 am

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula! How are you doing? Where have you been?

12:01 am

Pinikula

doing ok, min...been very busy this summer...

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

Erda

Just popped in -- and there is Lickety! Thank you!

12:03 am

Minveryork

I had a very busy summer as well,but not too busy to Babble. However,I was too busy to do my clue stories

12:03 am

Minveryork

Thanks Lickety!

12:03 am

Minveryork

I am diving into the grid.I'll be back half way finished.

12:04 am

MLFAN17

Ci7

12:05 am

Erda

Hello??? Anybody???

12:06 am

mrpresident

hi erda

12:06 am

MLFAN17

NA6

12:06 am

mrpresident

thanks lickety

12:06 am

Erda

Lickety's site doesn't work...

12:06 am

mrpresident

an8 compound

12:07 am

Erda

I went in and out three times

12:07 am

mrpresident

ni7 and ni8

12:07 am

Erda

Hi mrp

12:07 am

mrpresident

oh erda... it is working this end... will ask him if he can help you clear your cache

12:08 am

mrpresident

re9 x 2... comes off the re6

12:08 am

MLFAN17

mrp is that Ni 7/28?

12:08 am

mrpresident

re9 comes off the re7...... which is from the tr5

12:09 am

mrpresident

yes mlf

12:09 am

MLFAN17

thanks mrp got the re 6 7 and 9

12:09 am

mrpresident

someone who ni7's is an ni8

12:09 am

mrpresident

ni9 i mean!!@

12:10 am

mrpresident

sorry for confusion there... typing wrong numbers

12:10 am

mrpresident

that covers all the 9's i think

12:11 am

Erda

It finally arrived...thanks for trying to help mrp!

12:11 am

mrpresident

na8... keep typing the 'or' ending which doesn't work!! darn it!

12:12 am

MLFAN17

RO6

12:13 am

MLFAN17

Ti6

12:13 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:14 am

MLFAN17

stats for the FIRST T 2ND COLUMN please?

12:17 am

MLFAN17

AE 4 babblet

12:18 am

negativeneil

Late for flip... again.

12:18 am

MLFAN17

hi nell

12:18 am

Fauxmage

Hi Neil. :o)

12:19 am

negativeneil

Hi Laura. :)

12:19 am

negativeneil

What's with all these small grids? Geez.

12:19 am

negativeneil

ae7,28 [probably been called already I'm sure]

12:19 am

MLFAN17

neil they are worse if they are under 100 lol

12:20 am

mrpresident

hi neil and faux et al

12:20 am

Fauxmage

Hi mrpres.

12:20 am

negativeneil

Hi mrp!

12:20 am

MLFAN17

4TH COLUMN A sstats please?

12:20 am

negativeneil

Worse? I want a big fat grid.

12:21 am

MLFAN17

worse meaning harder

12:21 am

negativeneil

Something to really sink the teeth into.

12:21 am

negativeneil

Even better!

12:21 am

MLFAN17

we have had some big fat grd before

12:22 am

negativeneil

ci7,32 [probably also been called]

12:22 am

negativeneil

So I hear.

12:22 am

MLFAN17

AE 6

12:22 am

MLFAN17

yes neil i called the Ci 7

12:22 am

MLFAN17

and thanks for the AE 7 i just found it

12:23 am

negativeneil

yw

12:24 am

MLFAN17

i need 3 more for nbt

12:25 am

negativeneil

ci7,32 -- been called? if not, there it is.

12:25 am

MLFAN17

unless we have two its now been called three times and you called it twice neil

12:26 am

negativeneil

There are in fact two ci7,32s, yes.

12:26 am

negativeneil

That's why I called the other when I just found it.

12:26 am

MLFAN17

are they similar?

12:27 am

negativeneil

Somewhat. Also dissimilar.

12:27 am

MLFAN17

same but different lol

12:27 am

negativeneil

Only the very beginning is silmilar. Last part, no.

12:28 am

rastapopolous

they both start with ci and have seven letters lol

12:28 am

negativeneil

Pretty similar. The 4th letter of the 2nd one is a consonant and the last letter, a vowel.

12:29 am

MLFAN17

gee thanks rasta lol

12:29 am

negativeneil

That's opposite for the 2st one.

12:29 am

negativeneil

They both start with the same first 3 letters. I shouldn't say any more.

12:29 am

MLFAN17

rasta do you have the stats for the first T on the 2ND COLUMN?

12:29 am

negativeneil

I've already given it away, pretty much.

12:29 am

cybernan

re 9 x3 -- hi everyone :)

12:29 am

rastapopolous

I think it's the tr4

12:30 am

negativeneil

Hi cybernan.

12:30 am

MLFAN17

ugghh cant find it

12:31 am

rastapopolous

tr4/5

12:31 am

MLFAN17

how about the T on the 5th column stats please?

12:31 am

rastapopolous

I think that's the te6/18

12:32 am

MLFAN17

got that one thanks rasta

12:32 am

MLFAN17

how about the R above that?

12:32 am

rastapopolous

don't have any of those yet sorry

12:33 am

cybernan

right hand d stats, please?

12:33 am

Minveryork

Hi cybernan! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

12:33 am

MLFAN17

cyber you mean 5th column?

12:33 am

rastapopolous

fear and loathing on that d

12:33 am

Minveryork

Don't see point in calling out stats if list is already up.

12:33 am

cybernan

ty rasta

12:34 am

cybernan

we're not listing yet, min

12:34 am

MLFAN17

i would have to go to another page so this is just easier

12:34 am

MLFAN17

if i ask

12:34 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 130 words and 1429 points.Bye to all

12:34 am

Minveryork

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

12:35 am

MLFAN17

that is so not like min to do that

12:36 am

rastapopolous

.......and more social.

12:36 am

cybernan

nbt, still missing an 8

12:37 am

MLFAN17

i dont have any cyber sorry

12:37 am

rastapopolous

I have an 8 - a lovely animal

12:38 am

cybernan

ty rasta - nbs

12:38 am

rastapopolous

that's an an8

12:38 am

MLFAN17

lol thanks rasta

12:39 am

MLFAN17

can someone help with the FIRST T 2ND column please i cant find it

12:39 am

MLFAN17

??

12:39 am

rastapopolous

it's a non-word; most of exchange but short a letter

12:40 am

dart001

ml..someone said tr 4....has to be tra?.....only so many choices

12:40 am

MLFAN17

dar i have treid them all lol

12:40 am

negativeneil

Hi dart.

12:41 am

dart001

hi neil

12:41 am

rastapopolous

look to the right

12:41 am

dart001

only 6 choices

12:41 am

sammysmom

are all three re 9's in a row?

12:41 am

MLFAN17

never mind i finally got it but before i tried that it didnt work

12:41 am

MLFAN17

now i need one more

12:42 am

dart001

just remember my name works backwards/forwards

12:42 am

cybernan

half way and listing -- no time tomorrow

12:42 am

rastapopolous

sure enough lol

12:43 am

negativeneil

100trad?

12:44 am

negativeneil

I'd laugh if someone joined with that name.

12:44 am

dart001

all the bw/fw words..,.if one is there, so is the other....like deer/reed...reward/drawer etc

12:44 am

negativeneil

Yes.

12:45 am

rastapopolous

That's how I always get the volcano

12:45 am

dart001

for jilli...poker start/volcano

12:46 am

negativeneil

Sparkly things.

12:47 am

Fauxmage

Yay Neazle!

12:47 am

flosey

hello everyone and congrats neil

12:47 am

negativeneil

Haha, Laura. Thanks!

12:47 am

negativeneil

Hi and thanks, flosey.

12:47 am

Fauxmage

Hi flosey.

12:47 am

flosey

hi Laura

12:47 am

dart001

nj neil

12:47 am

negativeneil

Wish ruru was here. He'd appreciate what I shared at the bottom of my bio.

12:48 am

flosey

just home from bridge, jilli should be along soon

12:48 am

vanillaslice

I'm happy 32 left and I have the biggies! The rest will keep have a good day all

12:48 am

negativeneil

Oh ok. I'll go kill the Sudoku puzzle meanwhile.

12:49 am

negativeneil

And sorry dart... thank you!

12:59 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:00 am

negativeneil

Hi josh.

1:01 am

mrpresident

sorry, was dealing with teenages... and not my own!! FML

1:02 am

negativeneil

Ugh. What happened, mrp?

1:02 am

spatialbean

I appreciate it Neil

1:02 am

dart001

hey mrp!

1:02 am

negativeneil

You appreciate what, spatialbean?

1:02 am

negativeneil

Oh, nm!

1:02 am

negativeneil

Haha, thanks. ;)

1:03 am

spatialbean

the thing in your profile about bachman

1:03 am

negativeneil

Can't tell I'm overtired much, can you?

1:03 am

negativeneil

Yes, clued in after I'd said that.

1:03 am

negativeneil

I tweeted that earlier today. It was well appreciated by many other Twitterers.

1:04 am

mrpresident

teens with sex on their mind, and nothing between their ears!
And who sends pictures of their weeny to a 13 year old??

1:04 am

spatialbean

eek

1:04 am

negativeneil

OMG mrp... geez!

1:04 am

mrpresident

friggin idiot kids!

1:05 am

negativeneil

To a 13 year old? Uh, who sent that?

1:06 am

mrpresident

they guy who wanted to meet up with the 13 year old in a ***you all ready for this***....

disabled toilet at the shopping centre to 'do it'... and thought he would send a picture of his package beforehand.

1:06 am

rastapopolous

Oh,that would be Anthony Weiner, right?

1:06 am

snags

lol

1:06 am

snags

rast, he was proud!!!!

1:07 am

mrpresident

revolting... absolutely skanky

1:07 am

snags

agree mrp. I don't mean to make lite of it...........

1:07 am

negativeneil

Holy crap. isn't there any way to report him to the police?

1:07 am

mrpresident

i wish i could... actually, I could

1:08 am

snags

keep the info on the phone if possible.

1:08 am

rastapopolous

If the picture's not deleted, surely you could turn him in

1:09 am

negativeneil

You should if you possibly can, mrp. He's a pedophile and a danger to children everywhere.

1:09 am

negativeneil

Which goes without saying.

1:09 am

mrpresident

neil, he is 14 and an idiot

1:09 am

rururocks

someone did that with your kid mr P?

1:10 am

mrpresident

i know his name, but that is it... and I know who he is friends with... I could report it... it is child pornography

1:10 am

mrpresident

not my kid ruru, a friend of my kid

1:10 am

jillibus

Hello all -- a bit late.

1:11 am

rururocks

you can report it.. it is child pornography and highly illegal anywhere

1:11 am

master key

sexting is illegal and children can be charged if they are underaged. If convicted he would become a registered sex offender

1:11 am

cybernan

139 down and crashing -- that will have to be enough! -- nite

1:14 am

master key

speak to his parents first

1:21 am

dart001

hey ruru

1:23 am

rururocks

hi dart.. you will be pulling ahead of me soon

1:23 am

dart001

why's that?

1:24 am

rururocks

I'll be going in for surgery at some point..and unless I buy a lap top..i'll be out for a bit

1:24 am

dart001

that's not good...hope everything works out for you

1:25 am

rururocks

me too.

1:25 am

rururocks

thanks

1:25 am

dart001

did you see the point total on 9/1/11?

1:25 am

rururocks

I was mentioning earlier that my humor on morphine might be even sicker

1:25 am

rururocks

no why.. what did I miss?

1:26 am

dart001

you did the puzzle...pt total for that puzzle was 2444...lol...if I would have missed that one puzzle...we would be EXACTLY tied

1:26 am

rururocks

dang

1:27 am

dart001

what are the chances it would be tha exact total difference?

1:27 am

jillibus

so, ruru, you saw the doc and he put you on morphine until you have the surgery? And what will the surgery be?

1:28 am

rururocks

i'd like you to miss a 2445 one once

1:28 am

dart001

arthro?

1:28 am

rururocks

no.. I wish jilli.. I'm going to deal with the pain issue tomorrow with my internist

1:29 am

jillibus

and what will the surgery be?

1:29 am

rururocks

knee replacement on one knee and arthroscopic cleanup on the other

1:30 am

dart001

both knees?

1:30 am

rururocks

Then I thought I'd have a face-lift and some liposuction as long as I was in for work

1:30 am

jillibus

Wow, you'd better get that laptop!

1:30 am

dart001

lol.....is that from the tennis?

1:30 am

rururocks

both knees

1:30 am

rururocks

yeah I'd better .. dart will become insufferable if I don't

1:31 am

jillibus

both at the same time?

1:32 am

rururocks

yes

1:33 am

rururocks

I'm going to be a hoot going through airport secruity now

1:33 am

jillibus

well, it will be good to get it over with all at once, I guess.

1:34 am

rururocks

yeah I guess

1:34 am

rururocks

I just hate the thought of it

1:34 am

dart001

you will get the full pat down routine!

1:34 am

jillibus

You'll be glad when it's done

1:35 am

rururocks

yeah.. I hope she's cute

1:35 am

dart001

she'll be named Bubba lol

1:35 am

rururocks

Me : Hi airport security: is that a pipe bomb or are you happy to see me?

1:36 am

negativeneil

ruru, check the end of my bio... something you'll appreciate no doubt.

1:36 am

jillibus

not going there

1:36 am

rururocks

lol

1:36 am

negativeneil

I'm not either, geez.

1:36 am

rururocks

ok neil

1:36 am

jillibus

hi neil -- I enjoyed that thing in your bio

1:37 am

dart001

..gonna run...ni4 all...good luck ruru

1:37 am

negativeneil

I'm glad, jilli. I have to wonder about anyone who wouldn't or doesn't, really.

1:37 am

negativeneil

Good night dart... take care.

1:37 am

rururocks

that's great news neil..

1:38 am

rururocks

Ed ROllins is a real pro

1:38 am

negativeneil

Isn't it though?

1:38 am

negativeneil

Made my day!

1:38 am

negativeneil

Yep.

1:38 am

jillibus

I seems there are lots of people who prefer stupidity -- makes them feel superior

1:38 am

rururocks

now if we don't have to see her creepy husband ever again .. I'll be really happy

1:39 am

negativeneil

Amen to that ru.

1:40 am

rururocks

I read an article on him and he is totally bizarre and whacked

1:40 am

negativeneil

Is that what it does, jilli? I fail to see how stupidity could ever be 'superior'... but maybe that's just me? You know what we are surrounded by though, largely.

1:40 am

negativeneil

Yes, ruru... I've probably read the same article.

1:40 am

negativeneil

And others besides.

1:41 am

rururocks

I understand that he is involved in some ministry to change gay men and women into heterosexuals.. blah blah blah

1:42 am

rururocks

what kind of rocks do these cretins crawl out of.. that's what I want to know

1:42 am

negativeneil

Yes, ruru. Seain posted a link to an article all about that on Google+ not too long ago. Scary wasn't the word for it. Then my brother found an interview clip of hers on YouTube and he posted that... along with his comments. It was unbelievable.

1:42 am

negativeneil

I can get it for you if you want to see?

1:43 am

rururocks

no. it's okay

1:43 am

rururocks

I know enough about the two of them to just laugh at their fumbling in the electoral process

1:44 am

rururocks

Too bad Hunter Thompson didn't live to see this one

1:44 am

rururocks

this whole Tea party movement does scare me a bit however

1:45 am

negativeneil

Yes, it's pretty disturbing shit.

1:45 am

rururocks

agreed

1:46 am

jillibus

I meant that those who like stupid people do so because it makes them feel superior themselves.

1:46 am

negativeneil

sÃ©ain Gutridge - Aug 17, 2011 - Extended circles
â€Ž"Just so we're clear here, Rep. Michele Bachmann, a leading Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States, has a top-ranking employee who was arrested for allegedly smuggling assault weapons to a foreign regime that is presently working to legalize the executions of gay people. Everybody got that? "
Joe. My. God.: Michele Bachmann Linked To Uganda's Pastor Martin "Kill The Gays" Ssempa

1:46 am

negativeneil

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2011/08/m
ichele-bachmann-linked-to-ugandas.html

1:46 am

rururocks

I understood you jilli and you are right on the mark

1:46 am

negativeneil

Ugh, sorry I accidentally hit 'Enter' before adding the link.

1:47 am

negativeneil

But read that, you two. Frightening.

1:47 am

rururocks

I wouldn't doubt it for a second..

1:48 am

rururocks

I don't think I am ever going to Iowa .. ever

1:49 am

negativeneil

Don't blame you ruru. Le'ts not ever go there together and meet up for coffee elsewhere.

1:49 am

negativeneil

And here's my brother's post right after Seain's:
A. L. - Aug 15, 2011 - Limited
http://t.co/1CXHENeâ€¦ yup girl, your views are too clear: you're an extremely ignorant woman who just grins when she's called out. No thanks
YouTube - MIchele Bachmann: 'I don't judge gays'

1:50 am

negativeneil

[I've taken his name out of course.]

1:50 am

mrpresident

well she is judging someone...

1:50 am

negativeneil

Those are his own comments from 'yup girl' to 'No thanks'.

1:50 am

rururocks

Daring for him

1:51 am

rururocks

I hope her husband gets caught with porno stuff.. he's a sick puppy

1:51 am

negativeneil

Of course she is, mrp... gay people. She's the most judgemental person I think I've ever seen. She's downright evil. Supports people who want to kill gays in Uganda.

1:51 am

negativeneil

Daring for him why, ruru?

1:52 am

rururocks

he's so publicly known

1:52 am

negativeneil

And yes ruru, he really is. I'd love to see that happen.

1:52 am

mrpresident

he is an advocate no??

1:53 am

negativeneil

He doesn't care. He's not ashamed to speak up against wrong... nobody should be.

1:53 am

rururocks

you can tell him.. I think he's great.

1:53 am

mrpresident

i luv justice... is my middle name

1:53 am

negativeneil

You could tell him yourself if you were on G+. I'll pass that on... I'll tell him 'rururocks' says so.

1:54 am

rururocks

:D mr P I love you

1:54 am

negativeneil

Of course he'll wonder who the heck that is.

1:54 am

rururocks

LOL .. I'm a nobody.. but I appreciate his courage in coming out and his forthrightness in taking on conservative america

1:55 am

mrpresident

love you too ruuster! we are the 'justice league!'

1:55 am

rururocks

I grew up with 7 gay cousins neil.. I am very pro gay rights

1:56 am

negativeneil

For that matter he may already know your Babble name, ru. He's Babbled a few times... probably with Laura I think?

1:56 am

jillibus

I hate to divert your, but I have 2 blank tiles and wonder if someone can help me find words for the R and the T in the lower right, please.

1:56 am

negativeneil

He never has time for it much. He said he's only completed one grid because it was a small one and not too hard.

1:57 am

negativeneil

I'll try, jilli.

1:57 am

jillibus

I remember seeing him on Babble a while ago, just using his first name.

1:57 am

rururocks

nothing worse than a small one that isn't very hard..

1:57 am

negativeneil

I'm just bad at knowing which words come off which tiles sometimes yet.

1:57 am

negativeneil

Haha, he would say that!

1:57 am

rururocks

lol

1:58 am

mrpresident

hahahaha ruuster!

1:58 am

negativeneil

Oh, jilli? He was using a pseudonym he told me.

1:58 am

helensgirlkid

The t is part of another name for a seesaw, jilli

1:58 am

jillibus

don't worry about it, neil

1:58 am

Haz1558

te6/18 - half a see-saw

1:58 am

mrpresident

and especially one that doesn't come off anything!

1:58 am

rururocks

oops.. sorry haz

1:58 am

negativeneil

Not worried.

1:58 am

jillibus

ty helensg

1:58 am

jillibus

and ty Haz

1:58 am

negativeneil

Oh yes. Saw that a little late.

1:59 am

negativeneil

duh.

1:59 am

rururocks

late night bawdy humor

1:59 am

helensgirlkid

the r is another word for delay - I think that's the right one!

1:59 am

negativeneil

Yes. I'll get the hang of this yet.

1:59 am

Haz1558

No, it comes off another r. Still looking...

1:59 am

rururocks

all these r's are confusing me

1:59 am

negativeneil

That does?

2:00 am

mrpresident

ick... i need a shower after that pedo pic... brb

2:00 am

jillibus

nope, helens, not from the bottom R -- at least not the re6/21 that led me to

2:00 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah, guess it has to.

2:00 am

negativeneil

I bet mrp... gross.

2:00 am

rururocks

ri 6 jilli means the same thing in italian music

2:00 am

dizgrannie

re 6/18 off that 4th col R

2:02 am

Haz1558

It's the rightmost r we're looking for, ruru.

2:02 am

helensgirlkid

I was looking at the r in the right hand column - but I think that's wrong, too.

2:02 am

jillibus

lower RIGHT, ruru dear

2:02 am

negativeneil

Yep. Knew that one... years of classical piano lessons while growing up.

2:02 am

negativeneil

Yep. Knew that one... years of classical piano lessons while growing up.

2:02 am

rururocks

no idea jilli

2:02 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry - I was looking at the right hand column r - but I had the wrong word anyway!

2:03 am

dizgrannie

re + ea 4

2:03 am

Haz1558

Work for wages again

2:03 am

helensgirlkid

Giving up for the night - I've got a delay going here that is maddening! See you all tomorrow, I hope.

2:04 am

jillibus

helens -- that delay was the nightly hiccup

2:05 am

negativeneil

Yeah, after midnight and I've got a job to do today... better get some shuteye. Night all!

2:05 am

jillibus

ty Haz and diz -- and I found another one -- more backward

2:05 am

rururocks

goodnight neil

2:05 am

rururocks

thanks for the laughs

2:06 am

jillibus

night neil

2:07 am

rururocks

i'm stuck

2:07 am

jillibus

so NBT, whoopee!

2:07 am

rururocks

good for you jilli

2:07 am

rururocks

I am not there yet

2:07 am

rururocks

I have 112 and still have blank tiles

2:11 am

rururocks

<------ chat killer

2:12 am

Haz1558

No, it's just that the whole NBT thing leaves me completely cold.

2:12 am

rururocks

I get that.. I just try to finish.

2:14 am

rururocks

I think I'll go have NPU..now

2:15 am

Haz1558

I'm certainly in a state of WOEDHM.

2:15 am

Haz1558

I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours.

2:15 am

rururocks

LOLOLOL

2:16 am

rururocks

omg haz.. you are tooooo funny.

2:16 am

rururocks

no pillow unturned

2:16 am

rururocks

I'm ready to call it a day

2:16 am

Haz1558

Ah! 'What on earth does he mean' was mine.

2:17 am

rbud

<--- mindlessly celebrates her NBT regardless of its relative meaninglessness ;p

2:17 am

rururocks

lol

2:17 am

Haz1558

Now we're both clear - sleep well!

2:17 am

rururocks

lol.. good night .. have a nice game

2:17 am

Haz1558

Bye, ruru.

2:17 am

rururocks

woedhm

2:18 am

rururocks

LOL

2:18 am

rururocks

<---- giggles down hallway

2:19 am

Haz1558

Watch out, mrs ruru...

2:19 am

rbud

indeed! :)

2:19 am

rururocks

HA

2:20 am

jillibus

oh, nbt is just a landmark for me.

2:20 am

jillibus

poor ruru -- nightynight

2:21 am

jillibus

we all have our little ways...

2:21 am

jillibus

Like King John.

2:27 am

jillibus

...And sometimes noone spoke to him
For days and days and days...

2:28 am

jillibus

and nobody has said a word on chat for 7 minutes except me...

2:28 am

rbud

I am stumped at the amount of R's in this one... and how few I see! :P

2:28 am

jillibus

sop bye bye...*poof

2:29 am

Haz1558

I only get in trouble.

2:29 am

rbud

I just keep staring... but I also giggle a bit at the chog now and then, sorry, jilli! :)

2:31 am

rbud

and to think... all I strive for these days is a solid halfway in most grids, and am having trouble with even that tonight!

2:32 am

Haz1558

It's not a grid that flows easily.

2:33 am

rbud

no, it's not. I"m at 70, so not far to halfway.

2:33 am

rbud

but I have no 8's or 9's, think I"ll check the back chog.

2:34 am

dizgrannie

rbud, re 9/60 x 2 and re 9/54. can't help with the 8s

2:35 am

Haz1558

an8/40 - bug consumer

2:35 am

rbud

thanks, diz & Haz! :)

2:35 am

dizgrannie

thx Haz my 1st 8

2:35 am

Haz1558

na8 - one who tells a story (unusual spelling)

2:36 am

Haz1558

ni8/40 is the other

2:37 am

dizgrannie

woohoo thnx again Haz

2:37 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

2:58 am

Haz1558

Heading off - enjoy your day!

4:04 am

rubyfoo

good morning

4:36 am

Pearl5

good morning from the uk ruby

4:43 am

Pearl5

rate

4:46 am

westford

good morning ruby and pearl

4:47 am

Pearl5

g m west

4:47 am

westford

it is so raining here

4:49 am

Pearl5

wet and windy in uk also

4:50 am

westford

somewhere the sun must be shining

4:51 am

Pearl5

it has completely missed the uk

4:51 am

westford

*sigh*

4:51 am

westford

maybe ruby has sunshine?

4:53 am

Pearl5

i am being typical british moaning about the weather

4:54 am

westford

we do that here too..can't do much about it, can we?

4:57 am

Pearl5

am feeling pleased with myself just got one of the re9/6o

4:57 am

westford

very nice !!

5:00 am

westford

going to get coffee, may I bring you some?

5:00 am

Pearl5

that would be lovely

5:00 am

westford

brb !

5:10 am

westford

here you go Pearl U>

5:11 am

Pearl5

just how i like it ty

5:12 am

westford

very welcome..it's Chock Full O'Nuts (actually brand name)

5:12 am

westford

we're a strange breed

5:15 am

Pearl5

must say goodbye now as its lunch time over here am having my daughter round so gotta go nice talking to you

5:16 am

westford

you too enjoy your lunch

5:16 am

Pearl5

thanx cheerio

5:21 am

MollyL

Morning West. Love. love, love your bit about the blues.
: )

5:22 am

westford

hi molly I thought it was too good not to share

6:08 am

kje

gm

6:27 am

mrpresident

evening babblers :)

6:28 am

kje

hi mrp

6:38 am

carleekat

i am NOT sure i like this grid

6:44 am

carleekat

i think carlee wants to spend time in the kitchen playing today.... not sure what she wants to make tho ( although buffalo chicken wings are on the menu for tonight )

7:00 am

gran

My last one - the second re 6/18 any clues please

7:01 am

mrpresident

hi... sorry, phone calls!

7:03 am

mrpresident

ok, sorted out the nude photo scandel with the underage kids... i was contacted by the parent of the boy who posted his weener on a 13 year old girls phone... she is begging me to delete it and not take it any further.

7:03 am

uusue2

hi, all! popping in briefly after exercise, will be back with breakfast! holiday is over, back to work...

7:04 am

carleekat

oh yippee joy

7:04 am

carleekat

( sorry gran just getting started here)

7:05 am

carleekat

i think..perhaps...the school should know MRP

7:05 am

mrpresident

my threat?? i will pass the information onto HIS school and they will have no choice but to take action with the federal police... it is the law. At first, she tried to deny him doing anything of the sort, then she begged me to not take the photos to the school. If I was a teacher, I would HAVE to, by law, report it.

7:05 am

carleekat

maybe not police unless the acts

7:05 am

carleekat

school acts...exactly

7:05 am

carleekat

take to the school.the schol should be made aware

7:06 am

mrpresident

exactly carlee

7:06 am

ItalianGreyhound

re: to deserve again

7:06 am

kje

ty grey

7:07 am

gran

Thanks - just found it and finished

7:07 am

kje

yay gran!

7:07 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*~for gran

7:07 am

mrpresident

on ya gran!

7:08 am

mrpresident

carlee... this day has just been shite! i am all for justice and peace and kids being safe... but feel I have failed today

7:08 am

mrpresident

i am having a bad day i guess

7:10 am

mrpresident

carlee, you on fb??

7:10 am

carleekat

well sometimes the rest of the world has trouble keeping up with you... and unfortunately the wheels of justice turn at their own pace..as much as we as 1 person see the threat to a child as very serious way up their on the richter scale...there are other things that on the grand scale are seen as more serious

7:10 am

carleekat

yeapers hun

7:17 am

licketySplitAUS

I'm so proud of mrp - she is such a leader / carer / protector and really puts others before herself

7:19 am

jmcnrick

and you should be proud of mr p lickety

7:19 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:20 am

sprite

good morning all

7:20 am

sprite

I mean good afternoon, actually

7:20 am

jmcnrick

hi sprite

7:23 am

sprite

hey jmc :)

7:23 am

kje

re5/10 after to make money again?

7:24 am

sprite

hello kje

7:24 am

kje

hi spritey

7:24 am

sprite

walked fast again?

7:25 am

kje

sheesh

7:25 am

kje

ty

7:25 am

sprite

lol babble blindness strikes again?

7:25 am

jmcnrick

i am assuming there are 100 re words today

7:26 am

sprite

wouldn't surprise me

7:26 am

kje

all 3 9s are re

7:26 am

lbdawger

good morning/evening everyone! clue for the lone D in column 5 for nbt?

7:27 am

kje

and no relation to the 8s, btw... was so disappointed to gray 8s and have no 9s!

7:27 am

Boobear

Hi all

7:27 am

sprite

hiya Boo

7:27 am

kje

I dr5 telling you, lbd, as it is a fish

7:27 am

jmcnrick

hi lbd and boo

7:28 am

lbdawger

hi boo, hi jmc

7:28 am

lbdawger

oi, ty kje

7:28 am

Boobear

Hi jmc and sprte

7:28 am

sprite

hi dawg

7:28 am

kje

yw

7:28 am

lbdawger

*waiting for plate of tuna*

7:28 am

lbdawger

hiya Sprite!

7:28 am

sprite

*hits dawg over the head with a guppy*

7:29 am

lbdawger

*dawg seeing stars...or is that the ocean?*

7:29 am

sprite

just the aquarium, I am afraid

7:29 am

jmcnrick

goodness lbd you need a helmet!

7:30 am

lbdawger

yeah, the foil cap isn't enough protection! lol

7:30 am

sprite

lol

7:30 am

jmcnrick

:-)

7:30 am

kje

te7?

7:31 am

lbdawger

don't have it yet, kje

7:33 am

kje

must mokey more then

7:33 am

sprite

okey go mokey... :)

7:34 am

kje

ah

7:34 am

kje

ah
got it

7:34 am

sprite

gratz

7:34 am

kje

uno

7:35 am

lbdawger

wanna share the te7, kje?

7:35 am

kje

think big ship and an iceberg

7:35 am

lbdawger

ty, kje. monkeys need more coffee for that one!

7:35 am

sprite

lol

7:35 am

kje

which is a ti7 also, btw

7:36 am

kje

FW!!!

7:36 am

jmcnrick

ty kje

7:36 am

jmcnrick

whooo hooo kje!

7:36 am

sprite

wtg kje!

7:36 am

Mom

Congrats (((KJE)))!
Hello everyone

7:36 am

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo KJE!!!

7:36 am

jmcnrick

kje my nephew got to see the fire in bastrop last night

7:37 am

sprite

hi Mom

7:37 am

kje

(((mom)))!

7:37 am

lbdawger

hi mom

7:37 am

Mom

(((KJE))), how are you? Are you safe from the fires?

7:37 am

Mom

good morning LBD, you are up early today

7:37 am

jmcnrick

he was driving home to austin from galveston and was rerouted at the last minute by the county sherriffs

7:37 am

jmcnrick

hi mom

7:38 am

Mom

good morning jmc

7:38 am

lbdawger

up early every day, mom. just not always awake enough to babble

7:38 am

jmcnrick

the main lesson he learned was the gps didn't let him know about the road closings for the fire

7:38 am

Mom

:-) so good to see you

7:38 am

sprite

wow jmc :(

7:39 am

kje

the fires are down ear austin

7:39 am

Mom

it is a terrible thing, but I am glad you are safe

7:39 am

jmcnrick

sort of south east of austin

7:40 am

kje

i have horrible chog lag

7:40 am

kje

bbl

7:41 am

Mom

bye bye KJE

7:41 am

jmcnrick

bye kje stay safe

7:41 am

sprite

bye kje

7:41 am

lbdawger

hagd, kje

7:46 am

jmcnrick

stats for the t in the bottom right hand corner please

7:47 am

Mom

sorry jmc, I don't have it and haven't been able to find it.

7:47 am

sprite

I have it, just am looking which one it is

7:47 am

jmcnrick

that would be nbt :-(

7:48 am

BzznBea

te6/18, I think

7:48 am

jmcnrick

hi bzzn

7:48 am

Mom

Hi bzzz

7:48 am

carleekat

ok..back again

7:48 am

carleekat

i really dont like this grid

7:48 am

sprite

yes that is the one. He who puts a golf ball, sort of.

7:48 am

Mom

he ((Carlee))

7:48 am

sprite

hello carlee

7:48 am

carleekat

hi sprite, mom {{huggles to all}}

7:49 am

Mom

*hi

7:49 am

sprite

or he who Ts.

7:49 am

BzznBea

Good morning all.

7:49 am

carleekat

my dog has decided he likes my coffee

7:49 am

jmcnrick

ty ty

7:49 am

jmcnrick

nbt

7:49 am

jmcnrick

hi carlee

7:49 am

carleekat

i cant leave a mug unattended...anywhere

7:49 am

carleekat

hi jmc :)

7:49 am

Mom

way to go jmc

7:50 am

jmcnrick

blech carlee

7:50 am

sprite

yvw and gratz

7:50 am

jmcnrick

okay i am off to study for my class today bbl thanks for the help

7:50 am

sprite

bye jmc

7:50 am

BzznBea

And I'm off too. Need to prep for Stitch and Bitch. *poof*

7:50 am

Mom

bye bye jmc, have a good day

7:50 am

sprite

bye Bea

7:50 am

carleekat

happy studying jmc

7:51 am

Mom

bye bzzz, have a great day

7:52 am

Mom

time for me to go as well. (((Hugs))) to all of you

7:52 am

sprite

bye Mom

7:52 am

Mom

(((Sprite))) bye for now

7:52 am

carleekat

bye mom

7:53 am

Mom

bye bye ((Carlee))

7:56 am

uusue2

hi again, all! breakfast time...

7:56 am

sprite

hi uusue

7:56 am

uusue2

hi, sprite!

8:03 am

uusue2

ok, I found one word that uses the double e; other than that it looks pretty useless (although I only have 26 words so far...)

8:04 am

sprite

lol, there are more, don't worry

8:05 am

uusue2

lots of double letters in this grid, actually: dd, tt, ee, rr...

8:06 am

uusue2

nn...

8:06 am

sprite

ii

8:06 am

uusue2

ii...

8:06 am

Uneaixoise

te6/18 and la5/10 and tr4/4 use the double e . . .

8:07 am

sprite

hi Une... and re6 and dr4...

8:07 am

uusue2

I got the te6/18, and just found a word that uses the double i

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

just zipping thru . . . on my way to box and pick up donated food in the pouring rain . . . ugh . . . but we NEED the rain! LOL

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

hey sprite

8:07 am

uusue2

glad you are finally getting rain, une!

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

ME TOO! Byeee *poof*

8:08 am

uusue2

wish we could adopt some of your doggies, but we already have a dog and two cats...

8:08 am

sprite

lol and bye Une...

8:09 am

ivesy3

cousin in bastrop texas.. staying with friends no word on whether their house is safe

8:09 am

sprite

scary ivesy

8:09 am

uusue2

oh, no, ivesy - it looks just awful down there :-(

8:09 am

ivesy3

very.. staying in touch on fb with her.

8:10 am

uusue2

someone yesterday was looking for people with horse trailers to rescue horses - they'd been moved once already but were in danger again

8:10 am

Boobear

Hi Sue

8:11 am

MollyL

Hey Ivesy, sending big hope out that your cousin and family stay safe.

8:11 am

uusue2

hi, boo and molly!

8:11 am

sprite

I second Molly

8:11 am

Aloyisius

i third the motion

8:11 am

Boobear

Hi Molly

8:11 am

MollyL

Hi Sue, hi y'all.

8:11 am

sprite

and hi Molly

8:11 am

uusue2

hi, aloy!

8:12 am

Aloyisius

hi to everyone

8:12 am

ivesy3

ty everyone.. know it will be hard to lose everything, but at least they r ok..

8:13 am

ivesy3

back to fb c if she heard anything

8:13 am

uusue2

it is very hard, ivesy - holding them in my thoughts

8:15 am

uusue2

ok, time to head to work, see you all later! may the fires burn out without damaging anything else!!!

8:15 am

sprite

bye uusue, have a good day at work

8:15 am

sprite

hey Aloy!

8:16 am

Aloyisius

hi sprite.. everything ok weather-wise in your domain?

8:17 am

sprite

mwah, nothing dramatic, but we hardly have dramatic weather issues here. Just rain rain rain... and hard winds!

8:18 am

sprite

how are you and yours?

8:19 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, it just seems so extreme, so often.. I actually skip watching the news as it is painful to see the devastation.. I'm fine, fam is too.. am driving off this morning to visit a very old friend, looking forward to a couple of days away..

8:20 am

sprite

oh how lovely, Aloy. Have a marvelous time there!
And I never watch the news, actually. Never have felt it helped in any way.

8:22 am

hego

Morning Kiddies.

8:22 am

Aloyisius

hi hego

8:22 am

sprite

hiya hego

8:23 am

hego

Aloy, you must be getiing excited re your trip.

8:24 am

Aloyisius

hego, I pulled the books out but haven't opened them yet.. progress, lol

8:24 am

carleekat

am getting red window of death

8:24 am

hego

A little at a time. lol

8:24 am

sprite

how irritating, carlee :(

8:24 am

hego

Oh no, Carlee

8:24 am

Aloyisius

oh no, carlee.. begone red window!

8:25 am

carleekat

its been off and on for me all am

8:26 am

sprite

some buggy server somewhere between you and the host

8:26 am

carleekat

yeap... probably

8:26 am

Aloyisius

hubby and I couldn't talk on phone yesterday.. background conversations .. must have been an overload on the wires.. don't know if it was related to all the damp weather..

8:26 am

hego

I don't even want to see the t list today. ugh!

8:27 am

Aloyisius

we could hear what they were saying!

8:27 am

sprite

it is not that bad, hego

8:27 am

hego

I hate the echo thing on the phone.

8:27 am

Aloyisius

so we figured they could hear us too

8:27 am

hego

ty Sprite

8:28 am

sprite

some endings are very rewarding today

8:29 am

hego

A reward would be nice

8:29 am

periwinkle

morning all help with d pls

8:30 am

sprite

try the 'had for dinner' ending

8:30 am

hego

Hi Peri. Just started.

8:30 am

sprite

morning periwinkle, I fear to tell you. I dr5 to tell you.

8:30 am

Aloyisius

the picnic pest ending

8:31 am

periwinkle

ty sprite

8:31 am

Aloyisius

oh, hi peri.. didn't see you

8:31 am

sprite

yes and both 'he who did' endings' are nice too

8:31 am

sprite

yvw peri :)

8:32 am

hego

3 nines! Oh my.

8:32 am

periwinkle

found a 9!

8:32 am

sprite

wtg peri!

8:32 am

hego

go Peri!

8:32 am

periwinkle

:)

8:33 am

sprite

hego, they all start with the again prefix

8:33 am

hego

I hate those words.

8:34 am

sprite

for 2 of them, use the picnic pest ending and the 'had for dinner' ending on the mentally challenged.

8:34 am

periwinkle

help with lower A pls

8:34 am

hego

ty Sprite

8:34 am

periwinkle

ty sprite

8:35 am

mrpresident

hi perri, sprite, hego et al :)

8:35 am

sprite

ae7 is one

8:35 am

mrpresident

peri, I am assuming the package didn't arrive... i will resend it darling

8:35 am

sprite

hi mrP :)

8:35 am

periwinkle

hi thre mrp. lbd sent me babble expert

8:35 am

hego

Hi Mr P. Awake again?

8:35 am

mrpresident

hi sprite :) how goes it??

8:35 am

periwinkle

nope, no tim tams for periwinkle :(

8:35 am

Aloyisius

hi mrp

8:35 am

sprite

and ar6/18 ending in the picnic pest, I think

8:36 am

mrpresident

hi aloy!! luvly to see you darling!

8:36 am

sprite

it goes, mrP, but not great, lol. Same for you, I think?

8:36 am

periwinkle

ty sprite

8:36 am

mrpresident

peri, will resend them at end of week

8:36 am

mrpresident

and this time... will write explicitives on the packaging! LOL

8:36 am

periwinkle

ok will look for them, ty

8:36 am

mrpresident

I haven't received them back, so know that they have been taken

8:36 am

mrpresident

can you resend me your address to my addy in bio please??

8:36 am

periwinkle

nbt but neede an 8 for nbs pls

8:37 am

periwinkle

yes I will, mrp

8:37 am

Aloyisius

eyes are googly from hunting the re's.. brb, coffee seeking

8:37 am

sprite

peri: the animal who loves the picnic pests

8:37 am

sprite

bfn Aloy :) And a hug from te5

8:37 am

mrpresident

an is compound... picnic pest muncher

8:37 am

sprite

fireflies for me!

8:37 am

hego

ty again Sprite

8:38 am

mrpresident

thanks peri :) ((hugs))

8:38 am

lbdawger

ty for the an8!

8:38 am

sprite

my pleasure :) Any other clues needed?

8:38 am

hego

YAY!!! Spritey!!!

8:38 am

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo SPRITE!!

8:38 am

periwinkle

ty sprite great clue, ty mrp

8:38 am

periwinkle

yay sprite

8:38 am

hego

Hi dawg

8:38 am

mrpresident

wow, had a stressful day ladies... part of my job crossed over into kids I know well... was just awful to deal with

8:38 am

mrpresident

((dawg)) !!

8:39 am

lbdawger

hi hego!

8:39 am

periwinkle

hi and bye lbd. neeed to check on laundry and do a few other things

8:39 am

sprite

ok then I am off :) Bye all, big *hug*

8:39 am

lbdawger

(((MRP)))

8:39 am

lbdawger

hi and bye, peri

8:39 am

mrpresident

bye sprite

8:40 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)) (((MRP)))

8:40 am

mrpresident

(((crossy))) !!

8:40 am

hego

Crossy!

8:42 am

lbdawger

morning, crossy

8:44 am

crosshair

wow! fun grid so far,5 minutes in 34 words in,have a pair of 9,s and NBT and NBS for crossy:)

8:45 am

hego

WOW!!!!

8:45 am

mrpresident

is a nice little grid crossy :))

8:45 am

crosshair

let me guess,it is gonna lower the hammer in the second half

8:45 am

hego

And I see one of your favorite fats Crossy.

8:46 am

mrpresident

nah, this is rated easy-medium

8:46 am

mrpresident

i don't see bacon?

8:47 am

crosshair

a fun one is the picnic pest ea5/10 with the long tongue

8:47 am

hego

another one

8:47 am

hego

la 4/4

8:47 am

hego

la 4/5 I mean

8:49 am

lbdawger

clue for the first ti6, plz?

8:49 am

mrpresident

hahaha ti7... a boob rage!

8:49 am

mrpresident

past tense of the ti4 - coloured glass

8:50 am

lbdawger

oi, ty, mrp

8:50 am

Aloyisius

g1, mrp

8:51 am

hego

sigh...can't get the boob rage..

8:52 am

Aloyisius

don't r*** and rave, it will come to you hego

8:52 am

doseffing

ti3/3 +ra4/4

8:52 am

mrpresident

boob + ra4.... carry on about something

8:52 am

hego

ah! ty guys

8:53 am

hego

I was trying the other anger ending. lol

8:53 am

mrpresident

man! some of these words just wind around like a snake!

8:54 am

negativeneil

Morning people. It's almost 7am and my eyes are barely open... but if I can manage to clue coherently, I'll give it a try.

8:54 am

mrpresident

hi neil!

8:54 am

negativeneil

Hi mrp! :)

8:54 am

hego

Hi Neil

8:54 am

negativeneil

Hi hego!

8:55 am

negativeneil

Gonna get coffee... think it's just finished brewing. BRB.

8:55 am

lbdawger

finito!!

8:55 am

lbdawger

morning, neil

8:55 am

mrpresident

neil, i am so losing on lexulous... cancel me out... or i will cancel me out, and start with a group please

8:55 am

hego

Yay! Dawg!

8:55 am

Aloyisius

wtg, lbdawger!!

8:56 am

lbdawger

ty, ty, and thanks for the clues. some royal pains but not too bad of a grid.

8:56 am

lbdawger

and hello, Aloy!

8:57 am

hego

Must work. bbl

8:57 am

Aloyisius

finito here too.. and rushing off.. bye Babblers!

8:58 am

negativeneil

Oh, sorry mrp. :( If I can see how, sure.
[back with coffee]

8:58 am

mrpresident

i will cancel out

8:59 am

mrpresident

i resigned

8:59 am

negativeneil

I deleted the game, mrp. Just now.

8:59 am

negativeneil

It was still there when I went in.

8:59 am

mrpresident

thanks neil.

9:00 am

negativeneil

Ok, gotta think who to include in a multi.

9:01 am

mrpresident

thanks hun

9:06 am

negativeneil

Ok mrp, just started a new Lexulous Scrabble game with you, dcseain and featherbee. :)

9:06 am

mrpresident

excellent! great people!

9:07 am

negativeneil

They both love to play.

9:07 am

negativeneil

Yes. :)

9:07 am

mrpresident

i think I have some type of napalm jelly in my first word! LOL

9:08 am

negativeneil

Oh really?

9:08 am

mrpresident

does g+ have a chat option?

9:09 am

stevedallas

Morning all: how many words today and thanks

9:09 am

lbdawger

must be off to do chores and stuff. see you all la5!

9:10 am

lbdawger

151 steve

9:10 am

stevedallas

thanks lbd

9:10 am

negativeneil

No, Google has a chat messenger called 'Google Talk' that's built into Gmail, or you can download the standalone client [which I've done] here:
http://www.google.com/talk/

The
n you just sign in with your Gmail address and password and add you contacts by their Gmail addresses.

9:10 am

negativeneil

Ugh. 'then' even.

9:11 am

negativeneil

151 words today, stevedallas.

9:11 am

negativeneil

Oh sorry, lbdawger already gave you that.
[I'm not awake yet.]

9:12 am

negativeneil

But you can't do conference [multi] chats on Google Talk, mrp. So I prefer MSN [Windows Live] messenger, because you can on there.

9:13 am

negativeneil

We all use that, mostly.

9:14 am

mrpresident

ah, haven't used msn in forever!

9:15 am

negativeneil

Oh, you have it? My sign in for that is the email on my profile.

9:15 am

negativeneil

Seain however, doesn't use MSN... he uses GT.

9:16 am

negativeneil

So if you install Google Talk and add him, you'll see him on there a lot.

9:16 am

mrpresident

i added him :)

9:16 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok. Did you add me?

9:17 am

negativeneil

I didn't get any add request yet.

9:17 am

negativeneil

You know my Gmail address, right? It's on the emails I sent you. It isn't the same as my player name.

9:18 am

negativeneil

I may have added you on there actually. Can't remember. Just signing into it now.

9:19 am

negativeneil

Looks like I hadn't done that. Just did now.

9:24 am

Fauxmage

My goodness it looks like you never sleep either Neil. :P

9:28 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

9:29 am

crosshair

howdy fauxmage,have not seen you before,as for your bio,do not worry about "normal" or what you wish do do with your life,normal is nothing but the majority trying to make you do the status quo,and many interesting people i know still do not know what they wish to be in life at 40..the most interesting people i know still do not know at 60:)

9:29 am

crosshair

howdy car

9:30 am

Fauxmage

Good morning car.eeyore.

9:30 am

Fauxmage

Thank you crosshair.

9:31 am

crosshair

and now by popular demand it is time once again for crossy,s tidbit of the day!

9:31 am

crosshair

Despite its 6.5 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon in Washington was constructed in such a way that no point in the building is more than seven minutesâ€™ walk from any other point in the building.

9:32 am

stevedallas

depends how fast you walk I suppose and how often you get lost

9:32 am

crosshair

well yes,depends if you use a jet powered skate board as well i would imagine

9:34 am

car.eeyore

LOL! Thank you Crossy!

9:34 am

Fauxmage

Do you post tidbits like this every day crosshair?

9:34 am

crosshair

i do indeed faux

9:34 am

JBV

hi crossy and hi everybody-

9:34 am

crosshair

howdy jbv

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Boo Yah! Got a 9 right outta the gate!

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Hi JBV!

9:34 am

Fauxmage

Hi JBV.

9:34 am

crosshair

yaa for car!

9:35 am

JBV

crossy, as someone who has been inside the Pentagon I can tell you that it is truly amazing - talk about getting lost in the maze of bureaucracy - it's an endless series of corridors

9:35 am

car.eeyore

Hello Fauxmage & welcome!

9:35 am

JBV

crossy, I have a tidbit of my own today - from real life: (it will either make you laugh or scream):

9:35 am

stevedallas

and never ever go to the sub basements

9:35 am

crosshair

then they sould use coloured stripes on the floor like in some hospitals

9:36 am

crosshair

lay it on me jbv

9:36 am

stevedallas

aero

9:36 am

car.eeyore

Hi Steve!

9:36 am

JBV

I bought an inexpensive pair of flip-flops yesterday, they were attached with one of those plastic thingies to keep the 2 together, and they had a little tiny hanger so they could hang on a hook int he store.....

9:36 am

stevedallas

sorry

9:36 am

Fauxmage

Thank you car.eeyore.

9:36 am

stevedallas

hi car

9:36 am

JBV

so here's what it says on the label "For safety's sake, remove all of the plastic tag holders. These are not part of the item."

9:36 am

JBV

no kidding

9:37 am

car.eeyore

The dumbing down of America continues...

9:37 am

JBV

I'm wearing them now, and yes, I cut off the plastic tag!

9:37 am

crosshair

!!! had had a box of toothpicks once with a label on the back warning of choking hazards and not to put things in your mouth....

9:38 am

JBV

well, you just know that it probably was caused by some unfortunate accident by some really clueless idiot, so now they have to warn everybody

9:38 am

stevedallas

youre supposed to cut off the tags? I thought they hooked around your little toe!

9:38 am

JBV

LOL, steve! the hangers were really cute, though. I actually thought, "What could I use this for?"

9:39 am

crosshair

that is the real scary part jbv,they warn you not to dry your baby in a microwave oven,cause at sometime,somewhere,somebody has done just that

9:39 am

JBV

OMG, that's not even funny

9:39 am

crosshair

i have seen the label,no body parts in the oven

9:40 am

crosshair

usually on the cheap wally mart equipment is where you see the most interesting labels

9:40 am

JBV

you're not going to believe this, but you just reminded me of a scene from the very deep past:

9:41 am

JBV

my grandfather who had very hairy arms used to singe off the hair in a quite practiced move over an open flame! quite entertaining for us kids

9:41 am

crosshair

in chinglish,or mexilish,or some other thing that is almost readable

9:41 am

crosshair

ugh@ the smell of burning hair

9:41 am

JBV

I know exactly what you mean, crossy, I kind of have a radar for those -inglish labels!

9:41 am

JBV

yep I'm smelling it right now :)

9:42 am

Fauxmage

Oh my Pa used to run his finger through candle flames for us.

9:42 am

JBV

he was a real character - used to wow us by cracking a walnut between thumb and forefinger

9:42 am

Fauxmage

I did it once and my nail polish caught on fire. :P

9:42 am

crosshair

i had an argument while returing a padlock at a wally-mart last year.i looked at the banner behind the counter proclaiming 20% canadian product content and called her on it...

9:43 am

crosshair

took me 20 minutes and i found a pencil made in canada

9:44 am

crosshair

so i caught a floor manager next time and asked him about it and he said" well i know the floor tile for the store was bought local,and maybe some of the counter tops" !!!

9:45 am

doseffing

... a bunch of their socks and underwear and tee-shirts are made by Gildan in Quebec ... but I can't think of much else

9:45 am

JBV

thanks for the tip, Fauxmage - maybe they should add a tag to candles: Do not run polished nails through the flame!

9:45 am

crosshair

lol,you ladies have nothing on me,way way back,(when i was less brilliant than now), i once started a camp fire with naptha fuel!

9:46 am

JBV

have fun, everybody - I'm off to do a few things... see you later

9:46 am

Fauxmage

Yeah. I shoulda sued. :P

9:46 am

car.eeyore

Bye JBV!

9:46 am

crosshair

tc jbv

9:46 am

Fauxmage

Bye JBV.

9:47 am

car.eeyore

good grief Crossy!

9:47 am

crosshair

lol dose,they must of worked hard to get the 20%

9:47 am

Fauxmage

I'm off too. Gonna go run.

9:48 am

doseffing

... with the level of arithmetic skills around today ... I'll bet it wasn't that hard ...

9:48 am

crosshair

...wonder if they count the human drones who work there as canadian content?...

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Bye Faux!

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Hi doseffing!

9:49 am

crosshair

i was in a tight spot once and applied for a managerial position at the local store and was denied for being "over qualified"!

9:49 am

car.eeyore

That has happened to me too Crossy.

9:50 am

doseffing

... my wife was a project manager at Bell for thirty years ... and couldn't get a job at Tim's because she didn't have retail experience ..

9:50 am

crosshair

their thinking is i will start and the second something better comes i will just vanish..well duh!

9:50 am

car.eeyore

I need the D From the right side please?

9:50 am

crosshair

lol dose!

9:51 am

doseffing

... no ... you'll make the other employees nervous and they'll quit ... it's easier to replace one of you than thirty of them ...

9:51 am

car.eeyore

Wow. That's absurd!

9:51 am

doseffing

... as Alice said in Wonderland ..."This is getting curiouser and curiouser" ...

9:52 am

crosshair

perhaps you are right dose,and they do not want people with new ideas,they want you to follow the company play book,no matter what it is

9:52 am

doseffing

... that's it exactly ...

9:52 am

rastapopolous

my dh didn't get a job as a firefighter once, because he scored too high on the exam

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Hi rasta!

9:53 am

rastapopolous

hi car

9:54 am

crosshair

on the fancy app they have(8 pages and 2 interviews) they ask "what department would you change if you could?" i said "the pet dept,because generally people will not buy dead floating fish"..my second interview was as it turns out with the head of that dept!

9:54 am

doseffing

... probably just as well ... ... they all die of cancer between 55 and 60 because of exposure to fumes from burning furniture and fabric coverings

9:54 am

car.eeyore

OMG Crossy! Too funny!

9:54 am

crosshair

i know it dose,i have been in the fuel business for 30 years and have had cancer 3 times..coincidence,i think not!

9:55 am

rastapopolous

yes, in retrospect he was glad he didn't get it.

9:56 am

doseffing

... hey ... both Ben and Jerry died of heart attacks in their early 60's caused by blocked arteries from too much product sampling and taste testing

9:56 am

crosshair

lol what a way to go

9:57 am

doseffing

... oh well ... stuck at 12 ... this will take paper and pencil and time ... that would be better spent on house and school things ... ... 'til later ...

9:57 am

crosshair

i hope for 70,as a result of my treatments i have been told i WILL have a 10-20% chance of getting a new cancer totally unrealated to any other i have been treated for to date,so i say to hell with it and just enjoy life.but i did give up the smokes 10 years ago now

9:58 am

car.eeyore

OK...NBT. I am off to clean and do laundry. Want to get it all in order before school starts tomorrow!

9:58 am

MollyL

Um...Ben and Jerry are both still alive.

9:58 am

crosshair

tc car and dose

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Hi Molly....I thought that too!

9:58 am

crosshair

yaa for ben and jerry! MORE ICE CREAM!

10:00 am

crosshair

my boys first day back is today

10:00 am

rastapopolous

You must be thinking of Burt Baskin & Irv Robbins

10:00 am

doseffing

... quickly back ... ... my source was a TV programme on food problems ... but it might have been Michael Moore ... the person interviewed was I believe a nephew of one of them ... ... this would be about five or six years ago ... ... of course ... they could have been mistaken

10:00 am

rastapopolous

I think they died early

10:01 am

tceicher

tr

10:01 am

rastapopolous

It might've been Tim Robbins they were interviewing

10:02 am

tceicher

c

10:04 am

tceicher

na

10:08 am

rastapopolous

Ok the nephew is John Robbins. Burt Baskin died at 54 of a heart attack.

10:09 am

doseffing

back again ... to say I was mistaken ... .. Wikipedia does have both Ben and Jerry alive ... ... Ben did have serious heart trouble about 10 years ago ... .. the reference was the documentary "Supersize me" ... the comment was from I believe the son of the founder of Baskin Robbins

10:15 am

crosshair

lol back again,i see were are still doing ice cream:)

10:18 am

crosshair

i have faith in junk food ,i mean if Col Saunders kicked off at 90,then i am in good shape:)

10:21 am

rururocks

Col. Saunders was a vegetarian

10:21 am

crosshair

mm that would explain it

10:22 am

rururocks

he had a penchant for deep fried tofu though

10:22 am

rururocks

extra crispy

10:22 am

crosshair

wonder if he used his coating on the deep fried tofu?

10:22 am

rururocks

lol

10:23 am

crosshair

i managed a KFC years ago and the coating comes in unmarked brown 20kg bags

10:23 am

crosshair

..took one home and made my own kfc:)

10:24 am

crosshair

but it is the pressure fryer that is the secret,double lock ,remote basket drop 7.5 min

10:25 am

rururocks

oh.. I've never had kfc.. I know people like it

10:25 am

crosshair

it is not what it was when i did it in the 80,s

10:26 am

rururocks

I bet

10:26 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

10:26 am

rururocks

kinda looks greasy to me

10:26 am

crosshair

the chicken quality sucks now,stringy vieny utility birds

10:26 am

crosshair

((ruby)))

10:27 am

crosshair

it gets greasy if the oil temp is wrong,or it is not changed for clean enough,or if the trays of finished chicken sit under the heat lamps too long

10:29 am

rubyfoo

did you ever try blackberry jam on KFC? you'd think you died and went to heaven!

10:29 am

crosshair

at that time we used to still do the onion ring bits in the coating

10:29 am

crosshair

err,ruby,you know i love ya,but that sounds terrible

10:29 am

rubyfoo

really, it's delish!

10:30 am

rubyfoo

you can trust me, crossy, hehehe

10:34 am

rubyfoo

68 left and not even nbt!

10:36 am

rubyfoo

right-hand d has me stuck

10:36 am

rururocks

to fear something ruby

10:37 am

rubyfoo

slap me with a fish and thanks ruru

10:37 am

Riverdance

I dr5 telling you that is a fishy word

10:37 am

Riverdance

hello folks

10:38 am

rubyfoo

10:38 am

Riverdance

How are you ((Ruby))

10:39 am

rubyfoo

enjoying wonderful weather and still picking fruit. This is a lovely part of the world!

10:39 am

rubyfoo

but worried about son in Austin because of the fires

10:39 am

Riverdance

good for you

10:39 am

rubyfoo

is NH all dried out?

10:41 am

rururocks

I didn't know NH was an alcoholic...wow

10:42 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, thumper is afoot! see you later

10:42 am

Riverdance

not yet ruby...still many roads gone in the north. Vermont got hit much worse than we did.....

10:42 am

Riverdance

gotta love ruru

10:43 am

Riverdance

major roads are still unpassable....people getting food brought in by helicopter....no drinking water in while towns....its very sad

10:43 am

Riverdance

*whole

10:46 am

rururocks

wow river

10:48 am

Riverdance

its been depressing talking with these folks that have lost everything. their homes completely under water just barely seeing the roof top and no flood insurance

10:50 am

rururocks

who would have thought to get flood insurance up there?

10:50 am

rururocks

unless you are on a creek or a river

10:51 am

Riverdance

lots of small brooks and streams became rushing rivers

10:51 am

rururocks

yeah I saw on the news.. it's pretty bad up there.

10:51 am

rururocks

I have friends in Vermont.

10:52 am

Riverdance

hopefully they are not in those bad areas

10:52 am

rururocks

they are around Burlington and Chester

10:53 am

Riverdance

not so bad there

10:54 am

periwinkle

hi all, have the an8 help with other 8's pls

10:54 am

rururocks

I haven't been able to reach them by phone..

10:54 am

periwinkle

raining here

10:54 am

rururocks

I have ni 8 peri

10:55 am

periwinkle

ok, will look

10:55 am

Riverdance

there are still alot of areas without power...cell phones down too

10:55 am

rururocks

sounds like a pilot avi...

10:55 am

Riverdance

no 8's here yet

10:55 am

periwinkle

ty ruru

10:55 am

periwinkle

have two re9, help with other pls

10:56 am

Riverdance

all are re9's

10:56 am

rururocks

I don't have any 9's yet

10:56 am

periwinkle

ok, will look again

10:57 am

Riverdance

the second one is very close to the first one - last two letters different

10:57 am

periwinkle

arrgh, my printer is not working right.

10:57 am

periwinkle

I have those two, ty

10:58 am

Riverdance

the other is re9/54 one who leaves the battle

10:58 am

periwinkle

making a list of food pantries in the tri county area for those who live no where near here but keep coming to the food pantry where I volunteer

10:59 am

periwinkle

one who leaves battle?

11:00 am

Riverdance

re + trick or ***** + the one who does

11:01 am

periwinkle

thank you and I had the base word already, duh

11:01 am

periwinkle

widh I did not have to have the cat litter boxes up here :(

11:02 am

periwinkle

wish even

11:04 am

periwinkle

bl

11:05 am

bichon

River, how did you do with irene? We're okay and got power back the next day

11:06 am

bichon

Hi peri, ruby and everyone else here

11:07 am

mixi6

Lee is visiting us now.

11:07 am

mixi6

Hi bichon. TV not working.

11:07 am

Haz1558

Hello, bichon, good morning/afternoon all.

11:07 am

bichon

I don't think Kati is going to hit the east coast

11:07 am

bichon

Hi Haz

11:07 am

bichon

*Katia

11:08 am

Riverdance

we were fine bichon - only lost power for 3 hours in the afternoon. We live on a big hill so no issues with water

11:08 am

Riverdance

as of this morning it sounded like Kati was going back out to sea

11:08 am

bichon

You're so luck you lost power for such a short time. We were out that entire day and night. Booooring. But no trees fell on our property, so that's good

11:09 am

stidmama

*stealth hugs on the way to gettting "something" done about the pre-school year clutter...*.

11:09 am

Riverdance

my driveway looked like a war zone of leaves and small branches but nothing a leaf blower couldnt take care of

11:10 am

Haz1558

Something involving bin bags?

11:19 am

Riverdance

I must go - busy here at work today

11:19 am

Haz1558

Bye, River.

11:25 am

uusue2

hi again all, short break between class and student coming in

11:30 am

bichon

hi sue. How are things with you?

11:32 am

hego

Hi All back again

11:36 am

hego

Hope it's nothing I said. lol

11:37 am

Haz1558

I don't think so.

11:37 am

hego

Hi Haz

11:38 am

Haz1558

Hello, hego. I've got one eye here and another on other things.

11:38 am

hego

I guess we all do that.

11:49 am

periwinkle

the street is flooed at the end of our driveway!! my sister is on her way home. I tried to see if leaves were clogging the grates but it is pouring!

11:49 am

periwinkle

flooded even

11:49 am

periwinkle

no water in basement tho

11:50 am

hego

Stay dry Peri

11:50 am

periwinkle

I will go out later once the rain eases up. I am so tired of being responsible. can I have a do over?

11:50 am

hego

YUP!

11:50 am

periwinkle

doing the best I can,had on boots, rain hat and raincoat.

11:51 am

periwinkle

ty hego. I want to be carefree and worrifree

11:51 am

hego

Me too!

11:51 am

Haz1558

That's the down side of being an adult.

11:51 am

hego

what are these it 7's?

11:53 am

Haz1558

it7 - one ends in a cross tirade

11:53 am

hego

Hmmm...

11:53 am

Haz1558

The other ends in a measurement of speed or water flow perhaps.

11:53 am

periwinkle

I am the one who does most of the shoveling and ice chopping in the winter too! sometimes I wish I was stil living in an apartment. but then I would have financial problems. so it is a trade off

11:54 am

hego

ty Haz

11:54 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, hego.

11:54 am

hego

I remember all your shoveling Peri

11:55 am

periwinkle

*sigh* got tendonitis in my left wrist because of it and had to have minor surgery

11:55 am

periwinkle

bil is thinking of getting a snow blower but we have nowhere to store it

11:55 am

hego

OH! gosh.

11:55 am

Haz1558

I'm off to the kitchen. Bye for now!

11:55 am

hego

small shed maybe

11:55 am

periwinkle

really want to move somewhere warm where there are no hurricanes or tornadoes

11:56 am

hego

bye Haz

11:56 am

periwinkle

the shed we have is too small I think.

11:56 am

hego

And where would that be?

11:56 am

periwinkle

not sure, any suggestions

11:57 am

hego

Not really

11:57 am

periwinkle

near or at a beach would be nice

11:57 am

periwinkle

ok, need to check on drains, rain seems to have let up. bbl

11:58 am

hego

Those it's feel like they have a syllable missing.

11:59 am

Boobear

Hi Hego,Peri and whoever else I missed

12:25 pm

Dr_God

Sorry for the server burp. The "words" database became corrupted. I hope not too much damage was done (if any).

12:26 pm

gwenski

My word list looks fine (although still incomplete!)

12:28 pm

wvteach

good afternoon all

12:29 pm

gwenski

Afternoon!

12:29 pm

dcseain

thanks for catching and correcting, it Dr God

12:29 pm

dcseain

hello, everyone

12:31 pm

gwenski

Hello! And bye for now!

12:31 pm

dcseain

hasta, gwenski

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:59 pm

uusue2

ok, real life interrupted my babbling, but it sounds like babble interrupted itself too - glad I missed it :-)

1:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

red boxes!

1:00 pm

uusue2

hi, kap!

1:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

iter

1:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

excuse me.

1:01 pm

uusue2

Nope. I try that one every time.

1:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

By now it should become a word.

1:03 pm

Riverdance

fireworks - last word was er6/21 - sexy

1:04 pm

uusue2

yay, river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:04 pm

wvteach

congrats river - thnx for er 6

1:04 pm

uusue2

incidentally, river, how are you doing flood-wise?

1:06 pm

Riverdance

we are fine Sue - live on a big hill so no issues with flooding. Our neighbor Vermont got hit real hard...still many unpassable roads, no power, no drinkable water....its just terrible there

1:06 pm

Riverdance

any clues needed before I get back to work/

1:07 pm

uusue2

well, I am glad you are ok, river! My home state of New Jersey also got hit pretty hard (although nothing like Vermont) but my dad lives on a big hill too :-)

1:07 pm

uusue2

oh, and any hints for the lone D?

1:08 pm

Boobear

Hi River

1:08 pm

Riverdance

is that the one in the right collumn?

1:08 pm

uusue2

yes, river

1:08 pm

Riverdance

I dr5 to tell you that will cause you a fish slap

1:09 pm

uusue2

so it does. sigh. I was trying to find a di word and coming up empty.

1:09 pm

Riverdance

I did the same thing

1:09 pm

Riverdance

I think I tried every combination before giving up and going the other way

1:10 pm

uusue2

I mean, who's to say that didar isn't a unit of currency somewhere? Or some ancient Scots word?

1:10 pm

Riverdance

makes sense to me

1:11 pm

Riverdance

did you get the 9's yet?

1:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Medics- anyone ever get a bump on the back of their neck near hairline that potentially comes from a muscle injury?

1:12 pm

uusue2

I have one of them (the person who gives up the battle)

1:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

stats on the 9's?\

1:12 pm

BzznBea

All 9's are re

1:12 pm

Riverdance

I have had some pretty good knots back there Kap

1:13 pm

Riverdance

re9/60 fire resistant

1:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

one about the size of a p?

1:13 pm

Riverdance

re9/60 not so nice a word for a mentally challenged person

1:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

pea?

1:14 pm

Riverdance

mine are definately muscle related knots from tension/stress - not little like that

1:15 pm

Riverdance

I must get back to work - have a great day everyone

1:16 pm

uusue2

kap, my neck is basically totally messed up so I may not be much help, but is this bump off to the side, where the tendons are, or right in the middle where the vertebrae are? (or somewhere else?)

1:35 pm

tceicher

c

1:35 pm

tceicher

dr

1:39 pm

snags

sue, do you have tingling in your fingers?or anything like that?

1:42 pm

uusue2

I do, snags, and it isn't going to go away, but I was trying to answer kap's question

1:42 pm

uusue2

(I've already had three fusions)

1:46 pm

crosshair

crossy has 3 herniated neck disks and shares your pain

1:47 pm

crosshair

the worst initially,is the tingling and pulling sensations in the arms or legs,it can become quite umberable

1:48 pm

uusue2

hi, crossy!

1:48 pm

crosshair

howdy sue:))

1:48 pm

uusue2

ah, for me it was quite intense pain, I had some nerves that were seriously crimped

1:49 pm

crosshair

i was lucky sue,mine atrophied somewhat and it is bearable,but i was told not go go under the knife unless i was reduced to crawling on my hands and knees

1:50 pm

crosshair

and a friend of mine was in similar situation,he went for the operation and now uses 2 canes full time,so i wait and watch

1:51 pm

crosshair

once they start messing round in that spinal cord,anything can happen

1:51 pm

uusue2

well, I was in so much pain that I couldn't really function, and bone spurs were starting to compress my spinal cord (the skin on my chest was starting to go numb), so I didn't have much choice. All three surgeries have been very successful.

1:52 pm

crosshair

no,you were at the do or die point

1:52 pm

uusue2

I do have a bit of trouble walking (well, mostly I can't run) but that is due to knee replacements

1:53 pm

crosshair

((poor sue))

1:53 pm

crosshair

i find that when i am really tired the numbness in the arms creeps back and my left foot turns outward,but i am holding my own

1:53 pm

uusue2

not a big deal, it's all mechanical problems :-)

1:54 pm

crosshair

but still cannot catch the 25 year old college hotties:(((

1:54 pm

uusue2

me either :-)

1:54 pm

crosshair

lol

1:55 pm

crosshair

we get older and they all stay 25 eh sue? lol

1:56 pm

crosshair

now they call me "sir" and ask if i need help getting my things to my car:(

1:57 pm

crosshair

if i flirt they pat me on the head,turn to their friend and say "isn,t he cute"

1:57 pm

uusue2

indeed - I used to get some rude comments on my teacher evaluations when I was younger, but not any more...

1:58 pm

crosshair

or "your are like the father i never had" father?? father?!..."but i am only..err..well only..let me see,i knew how old i was just yesterday"

1:59 pm

crosshair

"wait my age may be here on my medic alert bracelet!"...sigh nm,the only thing it says is 20-40 year old women:(

2:00 pm

sadie52

hehe

2:00 pm

crosshair

lol,i dragged saide out of lurk mode! howdy sadie!

2:01 pm

uusue2

hi, sadie!

2:01 pm

sadie52

rofl hiya crosshair

2:01 pm

sadie52

hiya sue

2:01 pm

uusue2

ha, now I am the age of my students' grandparents :-(

2:02 pm

crosshair

you over 40 saide? i have to watch it.one look from a under 40 and i could be laying on the floor gasping like a fish...

2:02 pm

sadie52

oh yea i have a 37 yea old child who had the audacity to grow up andmake me grow up lol

2:03 pm

crosshair

whew!

2:03 pm

sadie52

lolol

2:03 pm

sadie52

and a 28 year old daughter who had thenerve the other day to tell me she was getting old lolol

2:03 pm

crosshair

i will never grow up:)

2:04 pm

sadie52

im still fighting growin up now i figure kids are raised im on my own i can go back to being a kid hehe

2:05 pm

KayteeJay

Evening all

2:05 pm

uusue2

hi, kaytee!

2:05 pm

KayteeJay

Big wave to Crossy - how are you?

2:05 pm

sadie52

evening Kaytee

2:06 pm

KayteeJay

How's everyone doing on the grid tonight?

2:06 pm

crosshair

my inner child will always drag you down to the beach to show you the multi-colourd glass bits all smooth with time and tide,i will show you how to skip a stone on the water more than ten times,i will walk my darling in the forest this fall and laugh as we tilt our faces upwards into the mottled light from the tree canopy and catch a leaf as it falls,i will bring you to a secret forest river to hear it,s secret chuckling language as it dances over the stones and down it,s course to the bay...cough..time for crossy,s meds again..brb

2:06 pm

KayteeJay

oh sorry - it's not night there, is it? lol

2:07 pm

crosshair

((((kaytee))))

2:07 pm

crosshair

3:06 pm here kaytee

2:07 pm

uusue2

I am on babble time :-)

2:07 pm

KayteeJay

oooh, I'm quite overcome by such a lovely response, Crossy, hehe

2:08 pm

KayteeJay

21:07 here .. definitely night

2:08 pm

crosshair

lol,i do not see you often kaytee

2:09 pm

KayteeJay

Crossy, I've been too stupid to complete the grid for some months now. My mind is too distracted, so I don't hang around as much as I did before

2:09 pm

crosshair

there is no such thing as stupid

2:10 pm

KayteeJay

I couldn't think of an English word for what we call being 'doff'

2:10 pm

crosshair

the only thing that i know that is stupid,is never doing something you want to do,or a question that is never asked

2:11 pm

KayteeJay

I do quite a lot that I want to do lately - but still have to do too many things that I definitely DON'T want to do, lol

2:15 pm

crosshair

well see? every day you must remove from your life 1 thing no matter how small that you do not wish to do,till eventually all that is left is the good stuff:)

2:16 pm

crosshair

we have a older work in our language called doff,victorian era etc= to remove ones hat at in "to doff you hat to a young lady passing by"

2:17 pm

crosshair

word

2:17 pm

KayteeJay

Sounds like a good plan. But working for a living is still a necessary evil

2:17 pm

sadie52

gee thats a good way to get to the good life

2:17 pm

crosshair

yea..must get rid of that work thing myself...

2:17 pm

KayteeJay

Oh, I know the English doff. Our slang is pronounced slightly differently

2:19 pm

KayteeJay

There has been so much happening in my life I think I must have managed to get rid of a few things I didn't like. But have also taken on some that I don't really wish to do - such is life

2:24 pm

uusue2

hmmpf. My mouse seems to have realized that yesterday's theme was mouse pads, and is refusing to work properly without one; which wouldn't be a problem if I had one. Which I don't.

2:25 pm

crosshair

cest la vis

2:25 pm

crosshair

use the back of a hard cover book sue-sans dust jacket

2:25 pm

KayteeJay

lol @ sue - use a magazine

2:27 pm

uusue2

switching out the batteries (not for new ones, just put the old ones back in) seemed to help. Am now using a file folder (green) which also seems to help.

2:27 pm

uusue2

thx, all :-)

2:27 pm

crosshair

:)

2:27 pm

crosshair

babble,you handy wellspring of knowledge

2:29 pm

uusue2

anyway, gotta write homework solutions, bbl

2:30 pm

KayteeJay

ciao sue

2:33 pm

crosshair

tc suze

2:36 pm

KayteeJay

How are you doing with the grid, Crossy?

2:37 pm

Kenny Chuck

Any clue for er6/21. Thanks.

2:37 pm

crosshair

first half is a breeze but am slowing down now kaytee

2:38 pm

wvteach

er 6/21 - sexy

2:38 pm

KayteeJay

I have only managed 78 words and I've hit a brick wall

2:38 pm

KayteeJay

er 6/18 - make a mistake with a little insect

2:39 pm

Kenny Chuck

Ohhhhhhh. Tx wv

2:41 pm

crosshair

ty kaytee

2:43 pm

KayteeJay

lol, bit cryptic - not that anyone asked for that clue, I just liked it :)

2:43 pm

dcseain

a knight er6 indeed :) ar6 is similar

2:43 pm

dcseain

hello, kaytee, teach, cross, and kenny

2:44 pm

wvteach

hi dcseain

2:44 pm

KayteeJay

hi dc

2:44 pm

wvteach

thnx for ar6

2:44 pm

KayteeJay

ah, thanks dc

2:44 pm

dcseain

and, there's the elementary school getting home. Schools opened here today.

2:45 pm

dcseain

my younger nephew started Kindergarten, wonder how it went.

2:46 pm

wvteach

granddaughter started middle of Aug - loved it, but got a note home saying she talks too much

2:46 pm

KayteeJay

Kids went back to school today here as well, after the winter break

2:46 pm

dcseain

how long is winter break there?

2:47 pm

dcseain

here, they get 1-2 weeks in Dec/Jan

2:48 pm

dcseain

trick or tr7s come on 31 Oct :)

2:50 pm

KayteeJay

I think this was a 3 week break. They get about 6 weeks at the end of the year.

2:50 pm

dcseain

ah, so you have a longer school year than is usual here, which i think is a good thing.

2:50 pm

KayteeJay

I'm guessing - don't have any school-going kids so I've lost touch with school holidays. Only notice the difference in traffic

2:51 pm

dcseain

that is, i favor a longer school year

2:51 pm

crosshair

howdy dc

2:51 pm

KayteeJay

Yes, your kids have months off over your summer, don't they?

2:51 pm

dcseain

they do. it sucked.

2:52 pm

crosshair

here,they were tossing around the ideas of year long schooling or a 10:00 am to 4 :00 pm schedule so the high school darling would not be so traumatized getting up early in the morn

2:52 pm

KayteeJay

I just can't figure out what you do with your kids over such a long time. Can you take that much leave from work?

2:52 pm

dcseain

through my 5th year of school, we never got more than 5 weeks off at a time.

2:53 pm

KayteeJay

10 to 4? That's not a day!

2:53 pm

dcseain

No, people enroll kids in childcare, day camps, sleep over camps, the kids play outside insofar as the heat and humidity allow, they spend hours at the pool...

2:54 pm

dcseain

my HS has an 8-4 day, and did when i was there, too.

2:54 pm

KayteeJay

Expensive either way. I'm glad our breaks are so much shorter! It's not safe to let kids go out and do their own thing here.

2:54 pm

crosshair

my son was blessed,he had 4 years of horse summer camp.2 weeks in july and 2 weeks in auguast.when i was a child,i had to fend for myself lol

2:54 pm

dcseain

around here, HS is usually 7-2, MS 8-3, and ES 8:30 or 9 to 3:30 or 4.

2:55 pm

KayteeJay

Crossy, when we were kids it was safe to fend for yourself. Not anymore

2:55 pm

KayteeJay

My daughter would have thought she'd died and gone to heaven if she could have had 4 weeks of horse camp!

2:55 pm

dcseain

we used to spend weeks hiking at the local national park with a park ranger or two guiding us, a group of about 25 6-13 year olds

2:56 pm

crosshair

here the h.s is now 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and a single lunch for all,they eliminated the split lunch times

2:56 pm

crosshair

you are right kaytee,and my som was very lucky to get horse camp

2:57 pm

dcseain

i spent several summers in summer school in orchestra. that was much fun.

2:57 pm

crosshair

400 dollars for each 2 week visit

2:57 pm

dcseain

that's very reasonably priced

2:59 pm

crosshair

they get boys and girls bunkhouses and all the fod they can eat,swimming ock climbing,arhery et etc

2:59 pm

KayteeJay

The biggest problem for working mothers here is the December holidays - day care and after school centres all close for the silly season.

2:59 pm

crosshair

food

2:59 pm

crosshair

rock

2:59 pm

KayteeJay

archery

2:59 pm

KayteeJay

lol

2:59 pm

crosshair

darn

2:59 pm

crosshair

my fat fingers

2:59 pm

KayteeJay

finger trouble?

3:00 pm

crosshair

my one hand is almost the size of the keybard,makes it hard

3:00 pm

lbdawger

*takes platter of snacks to the PB for crossy

3:00 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

3:00 pm

crosshair

6ft 2 240 pounds,my fists are the size of a canned ham lol

3:00 pm

KayteeJay

hi lb

3:00 pm

lbdawger

hi kaytee

3:01 pm

crosshair

howdy lbd

3:01 pm

dcseain

hi lb

3:01 pm

KayteeJay

Are you using a laptop, Crossy?

3:01 pm

lbdawger

hi crossy, hi DC

3:01 pm

crosshair

no,my desk rig

3:01 pm

crosshair

lappys are very,very hard for me

3:01 pm

dcseain

here, in the city, centers open specifically to provide free lunches for the kids.

3:01 pm

hego

You need a lap. lol

3:01 pm

KayteeJay

Then your keyboard is already as big as it's going to get, lol

3:02 pm

hego

Hi All.

3:02 pm

dcseain

We're lucky to have a regional network of Police Boys and Girl Clubs that give them somewhere semi-structured to go with supervision

3:02 pm

KayteeJay

Why would the kids be in the city to start with?

3:02 pm

KayteeJay

hi hego

3:02 pm

lbdawger

hi hego

3:02 pm

crosshair

we also have a free breakfast program at the schools dc,that way a child can always grab a bowl of cerial and a piece of fruit before first class

3:02 pm

dcseain

they live there

3:02 pm

KayteeJay

.. other than homeless kids, that is

3:03 pm

dcseain

we have ~600k people that in the center city

3:04 pm

dcseain

yes, we have free/reduced breakfasts in the schools too.

3:04 pm

crosshair

we have over 1.5 million in the toronto area kaytee,but i am far north of that mess

3:04 pm

KayteeJay

Our inner city is mainly populated by homeless people, squatters and illegal immigrants - and the Nigerian druglords of course

3:04 pm

dcseain

also, we have a complex of free museums in the middle of the city that some kids hang out in during breaks

3:04 pm

hego

This is silly. I'm just typing in words with lots of r's, t's, and e's.

3:05 pm

crosshair

lol hego,that is what i am doinbg right now

3:05 pm

dcseain

me too, hego :) do you have the sodium ci7?

3:05 pm

lbdawger

welcome to the grid hego. it's a tricky one

3:05 pm

dcseain

it uses several of those letters

3:05 pm

hego

yes, Seain

3:05 pm

KayteeJay

I remember catching a bus from a hotel near the airport in Toronto and travelling to some large shopping centre. It was very clean in the city then, compared to home

3:05 pm

dcseain

figured you did :)

3:06 pm

crosshair

there are a pair of it 7,s that use em as well

3:06 pm

dcseain

Canada is freakishly clean

3:06 pm

dcseain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the dirtiest city i have yet visited, on the other hand

3:06 pm

crosshair

we think of toronto as a garbage dump compared to what we are used to kaytee,but they have serveral world renound hospitals

3:06 pm

crosshair

lol dc

3:07 pm

KayteeJay

Apart from the suspect weather, the main thing I didn't like about Toronto was how difficult it was for a tourist to get decent food.

3:07 pm

crosshair

what can i tell you dc,we hate a messy street

3:07 pm

dcseain

Montreal is about food :)

3:07 pm

lbdawger

what kind of food were you looking for, kaytee?

3:08 pm

crosshair

good thing about the weather here kaytee,is that if you do not like the current weather just wait 15 minutes and you will get something different:)

3:08 pm

KayteeJay

lb - anything with vegetables!

3:08 pm

dcseain

Vegetarian food is harder the further North you go, but on the West Coast it's easy to find.

3:09 pm

lbdawger

ahhh, must have been there before or after harvest.

3:09 pm

crosshair

here for vegitarian food you must seek out the indian or thai places

3:09 pm

crosshair

but at harvest time we are awash in fresh veggies

3:09 pm

dcseain

italian is good too, if you eat cheese

3:09 pm

KayteeJay

I'm not vegetarian, I just wanted vegetables. Got so tired of pizza and other junk food

3:10 pm

lbdawger

that's why i said after harvest...when everything is already sent off or processed

3:10 pm

dcseain

ah, gotcha.

3:10 pm

crosshair

our corn and apples and taters are now coming out of the fields,3 weeks ago there were baskets of peaches so juicy you had to eat them outside or over the sink;)

3:10 pm

lbdawger

when my niece first moved to DC's ar4, she said the same thing...had to really scrounge for fresh veggies

3:11 pm

crosshair

the cabbages and lettuce are due out soon as well

3:11 pm

dcseain

having grown up here, never had a problem, though it's gotten easier since the mid-80s

3:11 pm

hego

Why is retar not a word???

3:11 pm

dcseain

i love cabbage

3:11 pm

dcseain

it doesn't take retin either, who knows

3:11 pm

crosshair

all the berries were last month as well as beans peas etc

3:11 pm

lbdawger

i tried it too, Hego

3:11 pm

KayteeJay

It was actually about this time of year that we were there. My daughter was about 4 at the time and didn't like anything except pizza and an amazing flavour ice cream we discovered

3:12 pm

dcseain

won't take reta4, as a scale, either

3:12 pm

crosshair

put a d on the end hego

3:12 pm

hego

sounds logical

3:12 pm

dcseain

which flavour was that?

3:12 pm

hego

I had that Crossy, tx

3:12 pm

dcseain

lovely flower, hego

3:12 pm

crosshair

you needed a guide kaytee,to show you all the marvelous food we have to offer

3:13 pm

dcseain

cool, love the zebra, kaytee :)

3:13 pm

KayteeJay

dc, I think it was praline. I'd never tasted (or even heard of) it, but absolutely loved it

3:13 pm

hego

ty Seain

3:13 pm

lbdawger

finding the farmers markets are key too!

3:13 pm

crosshair

like in motreal go a a nice smoked meat place for a massive sandwich with coleslaw and a kosher picle

3:13 pm

dcseain

you'd probably like butter pecan then also, kaytee

3:13 pm

KayteeJay

crossy, clearly - but my husband was working with Wardair so I just had to muck around on my own, finding buses and stuff

3:14 pm

KayteeJay

dc, sounds delicious

3:14 pm

crosshair

well nest time you are here,come up to crossy,s and we will show you all the good stuff

3:14 pm

lbdawger

when i think of pralines, i think of the south, specifically New Orleans

3:15 pm

KayteeJay

lol @ crossy - there won't be a next time. He's now my ex husband and no longer works for an airline anyway

3:15 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/4xtcffw
is a recipe for better pecan ice cream, from making the pecans through the custard

3:15 pm

crosshair

:((

3:15 pm

uusue2

hi again all, still writing homework solutions but can't stay away from babble :-)

3:15 pm

KayteeJay

What is a praline, anyway?

3:15 pm

dcseain

praline and butter pecan are popular in the Great Lakes and the South

3:15 pm

shooshoo

hey lbd....

3:16 pm

lbdawger

Hi UU

3:16 pm

crosshair

maple walnut.butterscotch ripple,tiger stripe,mint chip..mmmm

3:16 pm

lbdawger

hi shoo

3:16 pm

shooshoo

Hi to everyone else too

3:16 pm

crosshair

howdy shoo

3:16 pm

dcseain

a praline is a carmelized pecan

3:16 pm

shooshoo

lets skype.

3:16 pm

KayteeJay

hi shooshoo

3:16 pm

shooshoo

hi

3:16 pm

uusue2

hi, lbd, shoo, and everyone

3:16 pm

lbdawger

pralines, pecans and lots of hardened caramel

3:16 pm

lbdawger

k

3:16 pm

crosshair

wb sue

3:16 pm

dcseain

hi sue and shooo

3:16 pm

shooshoo

howdy

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

wow . . . . just watched "Hanna" -- really gooood!!

3:17 pm

KayteeJay

so praline isn't a nut, it's a process?

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

pralines . . . YUM

3:17 pm

dcseain

correct, kaytee

3:17 pm

lbdawger

i'm on skype, waiting for you to sign in, shoo

3:17 pm

dcseain

hi, une

3:17 pm

shooshoo

lbd..you call me..i tried you a few mins ago..and no luck.

3:17 pm

crosshair

skype rocks:)

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

praline is a candy and praline with accent on the e is a flavor

3:17 pm

uusue2

ha - just got past halfway. Better go back to writing. Will be in and out.

3:17 pm

lbdawger

pralines are a candy, Kaytee

3:17 pm

dcseain

have fun, sue

3:17 pm

KayteeJay

I haven't Skyped for months

3:18 pm

shooshoo

pralines have pecans and carmelised sugar.

3:18 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, seain :-)

3:18 pm

lbdawger

shoo, skype say's you aren't online

3:18 pm

Uneaixoise

dark brown sugar . . . mmmm

3:19 pm

Uneaixoise

and, like meringues, you can't really make them on a really humid day . . . they won't "set"

3:19 pm

hego

Oh goody, food porn!

3:19 pm

KayteeJay

That butter pecan ice cream recipe looks lovely - don't have an ice cream maker though

3:20 pm

dcseain

yes, today is a bad day for meringues, pralines and fudge here. it's raining

3:20 pm

Uneaixoise

Baskin Robbins used to have a very tasty pralines and cream flavor . . .

3:20 pm

dcseain

you can still make the pecans and eat them plain, or with some whipped cream :)

3:20 pm

Uneaixoise

true, seain LOL!!!!

3:20 pm

hego

Yum :-9

3:20 pm

Uneaixoise

toasted sugared pecans YUM!!

3:20 pm

crosshair

kaytee you do not need a machine,just 2 large pots ,some ice and some salt

3:21 pm

KayteeJay

What does an ice cream machine do?

3:21 pm

KayteeJay

crossy, and how do you use them?

3:21 pm

hego

Crossy is low tech. : )

3:21 pm

dcseain

it chills and stirs the ice cream, So, fill a large pot with ice and salt, set a smaller pot in, and stir, stir, stir

3:21 pm

Uneaixoise

we used to have a hand-cranked ice cream machine :-)

3:22 pm

dcseain

use kosher salt, aka rock salt, not table salt

3:22 pm

KayteeJay

hego, I don't think I even know anyone who has an ice cream maker - that's an unmentionable luxury!

3:22 pm

dcseain

i have an electric one that uses ice and salt for the chilling.

3:22 pm

crosshair

make sure one pot is 2 inches in diameter smaller than the other,place it inside the larger,fill the space between with ice and sprinkle salt over the ice..now for all ice cream you start with a base of 2 part milk to 1 part cream and then either glucose,honey or liquid sugar,then you add your flavorings...

3:22 pm

hego

I have 2 actually.

3:22 pm

Uneaixoise

there used to be a tearoom here in NashVegas where an elderly black gentleman sat on the front porch hand cranking ice cream . . .

3:22 pm

KayteeJay

thanks dc - can I use an electric beater to stir?

3:22 pm

Uneaixoise

shades of "The Help"

3:23 pm

hego

But thay are very inexpensive ones.

3:23 pm

crosshair

best to scrape by hand with large wooden spatula

3:23 pm

dcseain

yes you can, kaytee, be sure to get into the corners, may want a rubber spatula also

3:23 pm

dcseain

yes, wood works too :)

3:23 pm

KayteeJay

When I've made ice cream before, I've just mixed it up and stuck it in the freezer

3:23 pm

Uneaixoise

seain, you've got me salivating for homemade ice cream!!

3:24 pm

hego

Hey! Hi Une.

3:24 pm

crosshair

always 2 parts milk,1 part cream and berries must be fresh,or a nice butterscotch sauce

3:24 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, hego :-)

3:24 pm

dcseain

i go to a 4-day camping event early each summer where we make 60 or 70 flavors :)

3:24 pm

Uneaixoise

my mom first made a custard cream . . .

3:25 pm

Uneaixoise

OMG, how fabulous!!

3:25 pm

KayteeJay

a 4-day ice cream camp? wow

3:25 pm

dcseain

if put in freezer, stirring periodically, you get gelato, which is Italian ice cream

3:25 pm

crosshair

you can also use corn syrup rather than glucose

3:25 pm

hego

I start with cooked custard.

3:25 pm

KayteeJay

How does gelato differ from regular ice cream?

3:25 pm

hego

It's more of a gelato.

3:25 pm

Uneaixoise

gelato isn't as smooth

3:25 pm

dcseain

i've made custard-based, sherbet-based, and non-custard based, all successfully

3:25 pm

hego

Snap!

3:26 pm

Uneaixoise

hego does the real deal!!

3:26 pm

crosshair

a tradiation gelato is more like flavoured ice,like limone or spomone

3:26 pm

KayteeJay

corn syrup? glucose? wow, your ice cream is obviously different to ours

3:26 pm

hego

Kay, gelato is custard based and lower in buttercream.

3:26 pm

dcseain

eh, chocolate, strawberry, whole rainbow of flavors

3:26 pm

crosshair

those are but options kaytee,i use raw sugar cane and melt it in a doubble boiler

3:26 pm

KayteeJay

thanks hego

3:26 pm

dcseain

corn syrup and/or glucose is not required, all depends on the texture you're seeking.

3:27 pm

Uneaixoise

my grandmother used to make peach ice cream (Lousiana) with those huge juicy summer peaches . . .

3:27 pm

hego

That's why the flavers are more intense.

3:27 pm

hego

Uh, flavors.

3:27 pm

KayteeJay

lol @ dc - I don't know if I've ever seen corn syrup in the shops

3:27 pm

crosshair

peach ice cream is a nice light refreshing mix

3:27 pm

hego

NO corn syrup!

3:27 pm

crosshair

you can substitute kaytee

3:28 pm

dcseain

i never use corn syrup, aka karo syrup

3:28 pm

dcseain

i do sometimes put in a bit of lyle's golden syrup

3:28 pm

Uneaixoise

but it's required for a good pecan pie! LOL

3:28 pm

crosshair

we are not locked into corn syrup here my friends lol

3:28 pm

crosshair

just an option

3:28 pm

hego

ah yes

3:28 pm

dcseain

yes it is, une :)

3:28 pm

KayteeJay

crossy, I'd have to substitute half the ingredients, most american recipes are like a foreign language to me. And the Australian ones are even worse

3:29 pm

dcseain

my friend's mother makes a wonderful chocolat pecan pie

3:29 pm

crosshair

well you know dem aussies..:)

3:29 pm

KayteeJay

ah, I DO know Lyles golden syrup!

3:29 pm

Uneaixoise

i made some for my mom's caregivers, seain, and they loved it BUT they preferred the traditional Karo syrup recipe :-)

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

(the choc. pecan pie)

3:30 pm

crosshair

you could even use molasas i suppose,but it may be too intense

3:30 pm

dcseain

pecan pie w/out corn syrup is good, but not at all the same.

3:30 pm

negativeneil

Treacle!

3:30 pm

dcseain

ah, i lke the chocolate pecan better myself

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

true!

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

mailman just came -- back in a mo *poof*

3:30 pm

crosshair

treacle indeed!

3:31 pm

dcseain

mmmm treacle even better than golden syrup as sub for cornsyrup, good call, neil

3:31 pm

hego

the food porn is nearing orgasmic levels now!

3:31 pm

crosshair

now for the toppings on the ice cream

3:31 pm

KayteeJay

I can't even imagine what corn syrup must be .. didn't know there was any sweetness in a corn plant

3:32 pm

Fauxmage

You trying to make me laugh Neazle?

3:32 pm

crosshair

lol much of our refined sure here kaytee comes from beets

3:32 pm

KayteeJay

I think it's time for bed, have to go to work tomorrow

3:32 pm

hego

Crossy is the king of food porn. :-D

3:32 pm

dcseain

corn syrup is concentrated fructose derived from corn.

3:32 pm

crosshair

sugar

3:32 pm

hego

G'nite Kay

3:32 pm

crosshair

gn kaytee

3:32 pm

negativeneil

Could be, Poundcake. ;)

3:32 pm

dcseain

sleep well, kaytee

3:32 pm

KayteeJay

g'night all

3:33 pm

KayteeJay

*blows a kiss to crossy* ... I'm outahere

3:33 pm

crosshair

:))

3:33 pm

carleekat

well we shall try this again and see if we are still getting red window of death

3:33 pm

dcseain

hi, carlee :)

3:34 pm

crosshair

howdy carlee

3:34 pm

carleekat

hi dc... crossy

3:34 pm

Fauxmage

:P

3:34 pm

negativeneil

:/

3:34 pm

dcseain

howdy, faux and niel

3:34 pm

carleekat

hi faux and neil :)

3:34 pm

negativeneil

Hi carlee. Don't mind us, we're making faces at each other.

3:35 pm

hego

Hi Carlee

3:35 pm

negativeneil

And Seain!

3:35 pm

Fauxmage

o.o

3:35 pm

negativeneil

^_-

3:35 pm

crosshair

o_o

3:35 pm

dcseain

^_^

3:35 pm

Fauxmage

Hi Seain, hi carlee.

3:35 pm

carleekat

hi hego...crossy..pass me a misty jack pls...might as well drink whilst being entertained by funny faces

3:35 pm

crosshair

0_o

3:36 pm

Fauxmage

:P~~~

3:36 pm

hego

Good face Seain!

3:36 pm

crosshair

crossy pours out 3 fingers of misty-jack and a dollop of branch water

3:36 pm

negativeneil

:oÃž````

3:36 pm

negativeneil

=^-.-^=

3:36 pm

Glantarell

noswaith dda, pawb - evening all

3:36 pm

hego

ooooo Crossy

3:37 pm

carleekat

that best be for u crossy...straight on the rocks for me

3:37 pm

hego

Hi Glant

3:37 pm

Fauxmage

Aww that's cute Neazle.

3:37 pm

dcseain

bienvenida, Glantarell :)

3:37 pm

Glantarell

glan pours out a small Pimms with ice and prepares to tackle the last 13 REs

3:37 pm

negativeneil

Whatever you said, Glant. Gonna have to get Steve or Luke to watch this and translate for me... Welsh friends of ours.

3:37 pm

Glantarell

Hi hego, dcs

3:37 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, none of you saw Laura call me that. RIGHT?

3:37 pm

crosshair

now,this face may not work but here we go....

3:38 pm

Glantarell

I always provide the translation straight after the Welsh neil

3:38 pm

crosshair

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3:38 pm

dcseain

but she did translate, neil :)

3:38 pm

hego

No Neazle

3:38 pm

crosshair

ACCK! NM

3:38 pm

crosshair

it did not work:(

3:38 pm

negativeneil

Woah, crossy... that's just kind of all over the map there, whatever it is?

3:38 pm

carleekat

what the HECK???

3:38 pm

Glantarell

I can kind of see where it was going crossy

3:38 pm

negativeneil

No, those things don't work in here... i tried a nice fancy one and it got all messed up like that. Looked like it had been through a mangle.

3:38 pm

crosshair

â˜† â”Œâ”€â” â”€â”â˜†
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ã€€â”‚â–’â”‚/â–’/
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3:38 pm

dcseain

i see what he was aiming for, but the chog is too narrow

3:39 pm

crosshair

almost...

3:39 pm

negativeneil

What the heck is that?

3:39 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo crossy

3:39 pm

negativeneil

I see stars! [on top of it]

3:39 pm

dcseain

peace, dude

3:39 pm

negativeneil

Does it work in email?

3:39 pm

Fauxmage

Looks like a bunny.

3:39 pm

carleekat

that was peace

3:39 pm

Glantarell

is it the peace sign or the vee sign?

3:39 pm

carleekat

a hand holding up the peace sign

3:39 pm

Glantarell

never can tell with crossy LOL

3:39 pm

dcseain

gonna get more ice cream, bbs

3:40 pm

crosshair

that was supposed to be it carlee

3:40 pm

negativeneil

If so email it to the address on profile please, so I can see what it is? I like ascii art.

3:40 pm

carleekat

well i can see that this grid is still pretty uninspiring

3:42 pm

negativeneil

Uninspiring for what, art?

3:42 pm

negativeneil

Haha! :P

3:43 pm

carleekat

i am thinking a nap kind of ininspiring...

3:43 pm

crosshair

(\__/)
(='.'=)
('')_('')

3:43 pm

crosshair

there we go..i hope

3:44 pm

dcseain

*puts chocolate swirl poundcake, chocalate ice cream, and chocolate swirl vanilla ice cream in the PB to share*

3:44 pm

Kateq

te 7/32? my last word....tia

3:44 pm

dcseain

eek! pikachu!

3:44 pm

carleekat

been through the ringer today courtesy of dxh... as i am not getting all the $ for my car from my aunt at once... i have to be approved for a car loan...courtesy of running up my visa to pay for renos to the house that jusst sold but i wont see profit from and the fact that dxh ran up our line of credit to the max over the last year...i cant get a loan ( that i need for 3 months TOPS)

3:44 pm

wvteach

te7 - change vowel in ship that sunk

3:45 pm

Fauxmage

Cute crosshair.

3:45 pm

carleekat

so... now i will likely have to withdraw from school...

3:45 pm

hego

ty teach!

3:45 pm

Kateq

nm--found it

3:45 pm

dcseain

ty for both, teach

3:45 pm

wvteach

yw

3:45 pm

crosshair

i am so sorry carlee;(

3:45 pm

Kateq

thanks teach

3:45 pm

hego

Oh, Carlee, I'm so sorry.

3:46 pm

periwinkle

hi lll. the street was flooded at the bottom of the driveway so I went there and cleared off the leaves with my bare hands. and what did my dear sis say: You didn't have to do that. WTF. the water was has high as the curb and it has been raining off and on all day. may still have to go out one more time to clear off the leaves. water is still gushing into the grate so no prob at the moment

3:46 pm

carleekat

i have a couple more options...i will try those tomorrow

3:46 pm

crosshair

you aunts money would be better used to pay all your schooling now,not getting it 20 or 30 years from now,there is much to be said in the favour of a living inheritance

3:46 pm

dcseain

sorry to hear, carlee

3:47 pm

dcseain

and peri, i think it's good to clear the leaves now.

3:47 pm

wvteach

hope that those options can work out for you

3:47 pm

carleekat

<carlee falls over in a faint> peri said WTF?

3:47 pm

crosshair

well tell you sis peri,that if we all did nothing,then nothing would get done;)

3:47 pm

negativeneil

Yes, you have to get the leaves out of there right away, geez.

3:47 pm

carleekat

oh..she is pulling out of investments crossy...

3:47 pm

periwinkle

I just wish I was ot so responswible. but my bil does not come home ti about 11 pm and I do not want keep to have trouble getting into the driveway

3:48 pm

dcseain

makes sense, peri :)

3:48 pm

periwinkle

sorry to hear that, carlee, hope those options work out for you.

3:48 pm

carleekat

anyway...i saw my lucky charm today..so am sure one of my options will work tomorrow...

3:48 pm

negativeneil

Aww. That is cute, crossy. Wonder if I can find some art that will work in here... or make some?

3:48 pm

crosshair

it seems it will have to be small scale neil

3:49 pm

carleekat

am off for a nap...my brain on stress overload

3:49 pm

crosshair

have a good nap carlee

3:49 pm

MollyL

Carlee, why will you not profit from the sale of the house?

3:49 pm

MollyL

Oops, she's gone.

3:50 pm

hego

Hi Molly

3:50 pm

MollyL

Hi Hego.

3:50 pm

Glantarell

could anybody giove me a hint for the re9?

3:50 pm

negativeneil

Yes crossy. Gonna try some small ones.

3:50 pm

negativeneil

Good things come in small packages?

3:51 pm

negativeneil

One who does the action of re7,28 before it.

3:51 pm

periwinkle

just wish the rain would lessen up. want to do the leaves before it gets dark and also my boots are not waterproof

3:51 pm

Glantarell

ah, I don't have the re7 before it...

3:51 pm

MollyL

Peri, it's been pouring all day here too.

3:51 pm

hego

Glant, it's the guy who leaves the battlefield

3:51 pm

periwinkle

there are 3 re 9 words

3:52 pm

Glantarell

it's the l;ast re9 i need

3:52 pm

periwinkle

well I may just have to go out in the pouring rain then. but not just yet

3:52 pm

periwinkle

bbl

3:52 pm

dcseain

hasta, peri

3:52 pm

hego

Glant, that's it.

3:53 pm

Glantarell

ty all - got both re7 & 9 - thought I'd tried the 7 earlier

3:53 pm

dcseain

it's been raining all day here, too. getting a bit wind now and again

3:53 pm

BzznBea

The last re9 is one who re7/28

3:53 pm

Glantarell

3 left

3:53 pm

negativeneil

__/\__
\/Â¯Â¯\/
/\__/\
Â¯Â¯\/Â¯Â¯

3:54 pm

dcseain

a shark! out of the water, now!

3:54 pm

dcseain

:P

3:54 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, that didn't look quite how it did in the notepad. Oh well... back to the drawing board.

3:54 pm

negativeneil

Very funny, Seain... and shame on you!

3:54 pm

negativeneil

/\
____/__\____
\ / \ /
\/ \/
/\ /\
/__\ __ /__\
\ /
\/

3:55 pm

negativeneil

Haha! Uhhh, that's a disaster!

3:55 pm

negativeneil

A disa-star?

3:55 pm

negativeneil

*
* * * | * * *
|-|-| | |-|-|
| | |_|_| | |
| |___|___| |
|_____|_____|
|
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/___\
/_____\

3:56 pm

negativeneil

Oh geez. I totally give up... on anything bigger than crossy's bunny.

3:57 pm

Glantarell

*sparkles*

3:58 pm

dcseain

congrats, Glantarell

3:58 pm

negativeneil

Congrats Glant!

3:58 pm

Glantarell

ty dcs & neil

3:58 pm

hego

YAY!Glant!!!

3:58 pm

negativeneil

Can you tell what that last one was supposed to be, Seain?

3:58 pm

Glantarell

ty hego

3:58 pm

negativeneil

It got chopped in half, vertically!

3:59 pm

dcseain

unclear if regular Jewish candelabra or a menorah

3:59 pm

Glantarell

time for bed now, so I bid you all good night and happy babbling - see you tomorrow

3:59 pm

dcseain

ah, counted. menorah

3:59 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, Glantarell

4:01 pm

negativeneil

It's half a Hanukiah! It was supposed to be a whole one but I guess this website was a little hungry.

4:01 pm

dcseain

ah, hence the higher lines on the left, okay :)

4:02 pm

hego

Nice menorah. Very good for last 4 days. :-)

4:03 pm

crosshair

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4:04 pm

crosshair

sorry was trying a sea horse

4:04 pm

dcseain

k, i got fish, but can see seahorse

4:04 pm

crosshair

but back to the grid i think

4:05 pm

hego

nice seahorse. Is the other half under water?

4:05 pm

crosshair

no,it just atrifacted during posting to babble i am afraid

4:06 pm

hego

I like my version better. lol

4:09 pm

hego

You guys are very creative.

4:10 pm

crosshair

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4:10 pm

crosshair

darn

4:10 pm

negativeneil

Funny, hego! :)

4:10 pm

hego

I love you, Crossy. : )

4:10 pm

negativeneil

That just made me snort some tea. Thanks! :P

4:11 pm

negativeneil

[do not drink beverages while looking at this chog]

4:11 pm

hego

poor Neil. He has a tea nose

4:11 pm

hego

I don't even want to think what Crossy's last guy is doing.

4:12 pm

hego

I hope it's golf. lol

4:12 pm

negativeneil

If you copy what crossy is pasting in here, then paste it into a Windows' Notepad, you can see it how it should look.

4:13 pm

hego

I like to leave it to the imagination.

4:13 pm

hego

More fun

4:13 pm

mkg

clues for the 8s and 9s please?

4:13 pm

BzznBea

All the 9's are re's, mkg.

4:14 pm

crosshair

something that is fire resistant and the act of making it so

4:14 pm

mkg

ty. clues for them most welcome

4:14 pm

mkg

ty cross. got that 9

4:14 pm

negativeneil

Hi Bea and mkg.

4:15 pm

hego

The guy who leaves the battlefield

4:15 pm

BzznBea

The third re 9 is on who re7/28

4:15 pm

mkg

got second one too. hi neil. is that photo you?

4:15 pm

BzznBea

Hello, Neil.

4:15 pm

crosshair

enough keyboard art,crossy is getting a headache:/

4:16 pm

hego

very good though, Crossy.

4:16 pm

crosshair

ty ((HEGO))

4:16 pm

BzznBea

The 8's are an8/40, na8/40, and ni8/40.

4:16 pm

crosshair

darn caps

4:17 pm

negativeneil

Sure is, mkg.

4:17 pm

mkg

got all 3 9s but no 8s.

4:17 pm

negativeneil

As dorky as I am.

4:17 pm

mkg

youre cute neil. and very youn g. how old are you? 21? 22? 23?

4:17 pm

BzznBea

Just gave the stats, mkg

4:18 pm

mkg

speaks to me as jewish intellectual. yup. like my kids.

4:18 pm

mkg

dont know bea. sorry

4:19 pm

BzznBea

an8 is a critter with a long snout.

4:19 pm

BzznBea

na8 is one who tells a story

4:19 pm

hego

Enough for now. G'nite All.

4:20 pm

crosshair

gn hego

4:20 pm

negativeneil

He's the full uncropped photo, mkg... my mom and me, with a couple of women we were talking to:
http://tinyurl.com/LL-NJL-CBSB2

4:21 pm

crosshair

the na 8/40 seems to be an alt spelling for me as i always try to place an o as the second last letter

4:22 pm

BzznBea

It is, Crossy.

4:22 pm

negativeneil

Thanks mkg. My age is in my profile... 26. But that photo was taken last year, so I was 25 there.

4:22 pm

crosshair

thought so bzz

4:24 pm

negativeneil

Yes, crossy... I want to do that too. Doesn't look right the other way, at all.

4:25 pm

crosshair

ity should take both...

4:25 pm

crosshair

narÂ·raÂ·torâ€‚ [nar-ey-ter, na-reyâ€, nar-uhâ€] Show IPA
noun
1.
a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc.
2.
a person who adds spoken commentary to a film, television program, slide show, etc.
Also, narÂ·ratÂ·er .

4:25 pm

crosshair

i hate enable

4:25 pm

dcseain

yes, misspelled in the grid it is

4:25 pm

crosshair

and i know..off to the pb

4:25 pm

dcseain

there's ice cream and cake in the PB :)

4:26 pm

dcseain

hello, back again i am

4:26 pm

crosshair

wb dc

4:26 pm

negativeneil

Yep. That's how I was always taught to spell it and how I've always seen it spelled, crossy.

4:26 pm

negativeneil

Welcome back Seain!

4:26 pm

negativeneil

I think it is too, Seain [misspelled in the grid].

4:27 pm

negativeneil

Is that 'Enable' or 'Disable', I often wonder?

4:27 pm

crosshair

i often run into things like that,babble is american biased when many spellings

4:27 pm

dcseain

Hurricane Kattia looks like she'll drift out to sea impacting mostly Bermuda.

4:27 pm

crosshair

with

4:27 pm

crosshair

yet a gaelic word for valley is fine lol

4:27 pm

BzznBea

I hope she does, dc. Been waitng all year for our bach vacation.

4:28 pm

negativeneil

It is? Well. Learned something new today!

4:28 pm

BzznBea

*beach

4:28 pm

crosshair

cwms i believe it is

4:28 pm

dcseain

i've not found it AE biased. cwms rather like dales, yes.

4:28 pm

dcseain

my sister's family's beach vacation was ruined by Irene

4:29 pm

crosshair

:(

4:29 pm

dcseain

well upside, they never even left home, so no danger for them :)

4:29 pm

BzznBea

I am surprised our island wasn't damaged more.

4:30 pm

dcseain

glad to hear that, Bea :) something to look forward to

4:30 pm

crosshair

lol for years when ordering online,it was almost impossible because up till the last few years many sites did not recognize postal codes of 6 figures but only zip codes of 5 numbers..that was my biggest pita

4:30 pm

crosshair

i wish all safty in the path of these storms

4:31 pm

dcseain

yes, so stupid that.

4:31 pm

dcseain

re the post codes.

4:31 pm

crosshair

for instance mine is L9Y4C1..lets see who can find where i live first:)

4:32 pm

dcseain

post codes in my part of Virginia changed some years ago, and for a coupe years computers thought we lived in Maryland because we got assigned 201XX, that made for some odd addresses for a bit.

4:32 pm

negativeneil

Ontario.

4:32 pm

negativeneil

[aren't I quick?]

4:32 pm

crosshair

well yes neil,i meant specifically

4:33 pm

negativeneil

Collingwood, ON.

4:33 pm

negativeneil

Do I get brownie points now?

4:33 pm

BzznBea

All done. Time to feed the dogs...*poof*

4:33 pm

crosshair

yaa for neil..you get crossy famouse blt sarnies as a prize!

4:33 pm

dcseain

oh, you're nowhere near as far out in bumfuck as i thought you were, crossy :)

4:33 pm

dcseain

congrats and be well, bea

4:33 pm

crosshair

yaaa for bea!

4:33 pm

dcseain

likely the upper 500 block of 10th street in that town

4:34 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

4:34 pm

crosshair

lol,no dc i am not at the tree line or north of 60

4:34 pm

negativeneil

Ok. Here's my zip. Find my locationi:
95060-6100

4:34 pm

crosshair

but toronto is 2 hours south and that is almost far enough...almost

4:34 pm

negativeneil

[so tough I'm sure]

4:35 pm

dcseain

not what canada post says :) though i know they're not known for their competence :)

4:35 pm

negativeneil

And that prize better not have bacon in it, crossy. Remember, I'm Jewish.

4:35 pm

crosshair

santa cruz

4:35 pm

dcseain

your zip goes for inland.

4:36 pm

Fauxmage

Everywhere, Nowhere, Neazle.

4:36 pm

crosshair

lol neil,a blt is all about bacon!

4:36 pm

negativeneil

Very good. But what part of Santa Cruz, specifically? You'll be really clever if you can find that.

4:36 pm

dcseain

i'm in 20190-4566

4:36 pm

negativeneil

Laura... always a comedienne.

4:37 pm

crosshair

lol neil,not that ambitious tonight

4:37 pm

negativeneil

RESTON, Virginia 20190-4566

4:38 pm

dcseain

yes, the marker ended up only a few blocks east of me in the golf course

4:39 pm

negativeneil

Oh? You live that close to a golf course? Nice.

4:39 pm

m9f9l

hey all!

4:39 pm

negativeneil

Hey, m9!

4:40 pm

pigeonman

Hi all. I have 3 left and I could use some help.

4:40 pm

negativeneil

I should complain... being right across the street from the beach and ocean.

4:40 pm

m9f9l

Hi Neil!

4:40 pm

pigeonman

ci7? The first one?

4:40 pm

dcseain

yes, Hidden Branch Country Club, a private course. Reston National, a public course, is about a half mile south of me.

4:40 pm

dcseain

hi, m9

4:40 pm

m9f9l

wow Neil... sounds like a drag!LOL

4:40 pm

negativeneil

Well not right now, because I'm visiting in the cesspit that is LA at present. North Hollywood though... not too bad here.

4:41 pm

dcseain

one who quotes, m9

4:41 pm

negativeneil

Yes, m9. Watching the sea lions play. Terrible.

4:41 pm

Fauxmage

Oh hi M. :o)

4:42 pm

m9f9l

Hi Faux!

4:42 pm

m9f9l

sea lions can get LOUD!

4:42 pm

dcseain

sorry, pigeon, one who quotes a source

4:42 pm

negativeneil

Yes, that they can sometimes.

4:43 pm

BettyAnne

I'm stuck on the second re6/18. Help anyone please?

4:43 pm

Jeff7

Happy birthday Freddie Mercury.....google doodle tribute today http://www.google.com/

4:43 pm

pigeonman

?

4:44 pm

Jeff7

Go to goodle and click on the google icon

4:44 pm

negativeneil

Part of the eye, BettyAnne.

4:44 pm

dcseain

1st ci7 -- one who ci4

4:44 pm

dcseain

and latin plural, bettyanne

4:45 pm

BettyAnne

I need the one after behinder?

4:45 pm

negativeneil

Yes, followed by the latin plural of that word.

4:45 pm

negativeneil

Oh, did I clue the wrong re6,18?

4:46 pm

Minveryork

re 6/18 word means to make money again BettyAnne.

4:46 pm

BettyAnne

Yep. Thanks anyway

4:46 pm

pigeonman

I'm just not seeing the ci7? A little dense today.

4:46 pm

negativeneil

Geez, sorry! :(

4:46 pm

uusue2

hi again, finally finished with homework solutions (at least for last week's homework...)

4:46 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks Minveryork. Don't know how I missed that. Appreciate everyone helping.

4:46 pm

Minveryork

ci 7/32 word is ci plus Stalin was a dic***** pigeonman.

4:46 pm

dcseain

it's all to the right and zig-zaggy

4:46 pm

negativeneil

ci + slang for spud, with a different last vowel?

4:47 pm

negativeneil

Slang for the full word for spud... ugh. I should give up on clueing.

4:47 pm

negativeneil

Another slang word for that tuber, you know.

4:47 pm

dcseain

work for your pay again, bettyanne

4:47 pm

Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today

4:47 pm

pigeonman

that di it. thank you

4:47 pm

Minveryork

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

4:48 pm

dcseain

welcome, minver :)

4:48 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks dcseain

4:48 pm

bichon

I'm wet. Came back from a doggie walk

4:48 pm

westford

hello everyone

4:48 pm

dcseain

very rainy here today, too bichon

4:48 pm

dcseain

hi, west and bichon

4:48 pm

bichon

Jut what we need, more wet stuff

4:49 pm

Minveryork

Hi westford! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

4:49 pm

westford

hi seain

4:49 pm

westford

hi min doing okay sitting here in rainy Maine

4:49 pm

Minveryork

C's Clobbered! 5 left

4:49 pm

pigeonman

ot6/21? I know it's gonna be a fish, but it's evading me

4:50 pm

bichon

All of those East Coasters who are wet raise their hands

4:50 pm

westford

I wish we could tip the earth and give some of our water to Texas

4:50 pm

Minveryork

That ot 6/21 has been evading me as well pigeonman.

4:51 pm

dcseain

ot6 -- is an adj, cotains a t word and ends in a cons

4:51 pm

bichon

o + slang for womans mammary + a little less rain would be n**e

4:51 pm

dcseain

it expands the ot4

4:51 pm

pigeonman

:-)

4:51 pm

westford

thanks for the o

4:52 pm

dcseain

it's weirdly chilly as well as rainy here today.

4:52 pm

dcseain

our high was 63! a good 15F cooler than usual

4:53 pm

negativeneil

Hi westford.

4:53 pm

westford

seems more like Nov

4:53 pm

Minveryork

Thank you for the ot6/21 clues. I just found the word

4:53 pm

pigeonman

na6? Promise that'll be my last request for clues.

4:53 pm

negativeneil

Enjoy the cool weather, Seain.

4:53 pm

Minveryork

O's Obliterated! 4 left

4:53 pm

dcseain

yes, like early Nov, true, west

4:53 pm

negativeneil

Must be nice after all that heat and humidity?

4:53 pm

bichon

I don't mind chilly, I just don't like wet and chilly

4:53 pm

dcseain

well, we should still have heat and humidity :) so i guess it is a nice break

4:54 pm

Minveryork

na 6/18 rhymes w/an Alice in Wonderland character the Mad H***** pigeonman.

4:54 pm

negativeneil

I love chilly. You can dress for it. When it's sweltering hot and humid, not much you can do except stay in the A/C.

4:54 pm

dcseain

i opened windows today to air out the house :)

4:54 pm

Minveryork

arete

4:54 pm

Minveryork

Oops! Sorry!

4:54 pm

Lady Biotch

50 degrees in RI rainy and must be humid too because it is sooooo chilly

4:54 pm

negativeneil

Yes Seain, enjoy it. After spending the entire spring in various parts of East Asia, I appreciate cool temps more than ever!

4:55 pm

pigeonman

Oh man. I get that word all the time. Thanks

4:55 pm

dcseain

brrrr, lady biotch

4:55 pm

westford

hi lady I'm up in Maine now

4:55 pm

westford

sounds about the same

4:55 pm

dcseain

did you move, or are you on holiday, west?

4:55 pm

Minveryork

I even have that word already! Was trying to start a story of clues and forgot I was still in the chat log. I'll write the story of clues from the Penalty Box today.

4:56 pm

Lady Biotch

good thing I got oil last week because the first feel of fall and the prices will spike

4:56 pm

negativeneil

Lady Biotch, do you know saintfranny? Another Babbler from your State.

4:56 pm

negativeneil

Smart thinking there.

4:56 pm

westford

we have a place in Ogunquit seain came up here when we lost power now getting ready to close up

4:56 pm

dcseain

yes, topping off in the Summer is often a good idea

4:56 pm

Lady Biotch

no I don't ever remember being online when she is

4:56 pm

Minveryork

Hello Lady Biotch!How are you doing?Welcome to grid

4:56 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

4:57 pm

Lady Biotch

Hi Min!!!

4:57 pm

uusue2

you're going to write a clues story that has ar5/10 in it? cool!

4:57 pm

dcseain

nice, west, hope everything at home is intact and unflooded.

4:57 pm

dcseain

well, not flooded

4:57 pm

uusue2

and hi again, all, still in and out here

4:57 pm

negativeneil

Hi, Sue! :)

4:58 pm

dcseain

wb, sue

4:58 pm

Minveryork

Hello uusue2! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

4:58 pm

westford

DH went back this morning and didn't report any mishaps..but knowing me he might not say anything lol

4:58 pm

dcseain

:) heh

4:59 pm

o-o

Only 109 and 8 hours until Christmas ... can hardly wait.

4:59 pm

uusue2

hi, neil, dc, min!

4:59 pm

Lady Biotch

we didnt have any flooding west but we were without power until last thursday!!

4:59 pm

westford

my plan was to work a little, walk to the beach, go down to the cove and her I sit...

4:59 pm

westford

we sat in the dark for 3 days and then packed up the food and cats and headed north

4:59 pm

dcseain

brilliant profile, west :)

4:59 pm

uusue2

109 days, BR?

5:00 pm

westford

you like seain? me too

5:00 pm

dcseain

indeed i do :)

5:01 pm

westford

lady are you in coventry?

5:01 pm

dcseain

i'm glad you had somewhere to retreat to, west

5:01 pm

negativeneil

Your turn in our new Lexulous game, Seain.

5:01 pm

westford

me too we had our last renters just before Irene

5:02 pm

dcseain

yes, i have email turned on as i rarely use the site

5:03 pm

crosshair

been a beautiful 50 f today and we do not turn the heat on till there is a scrim of ice on the water in the toilet bowl;)

5:03 pm

Lady Biotch

yes I am West...sorry have homemade chicken pot pie in the oven and the timer went off. not done yet,bummer cause I am hungry

5:03 pm

negativeneil

I bet you don't wait quite that long, crossy. ;)

5:04 pm

westford

homemade is best, enjoy

5:04 pm

dcseain

yes, homemade ones are totally the best

5:04 pm

Lady Biotch

let's hope so....new recipe I got online

5:05 pm

o-o

Americans and their Pampered Pets
http://tinyurl.com/3oqejqr

5:06 pm

westford

hello bab

5:07 pm

o-o

Hello, westford ... what are you listening too?

5:07 pm

westford

just local news

5:09 pm

Jellen

Hello...

5:09 pm

westford

hi jellen

5:09 pm

uusue2

hi, jellen!

5:09 pm

o-o

http://tinyurl.com/6pzwbn

5:09 pm

negativeneil

Hi Jellen. Finished that reading?

5:09 pm

crosshair

lol westford,when doing the blues you must also remember,mother,trucks,old dogs named shep,prison,bars you may have owned at one time but no longer do and trains

5:09 pm

dcseain

hello, jellen and BR

5:10 pm

o-o

Hello

5:10 pm

westford

true crossy

5:10 pm

o-o

Paxil will fix the blues

5:11 pm

dcseain

often times so, BR

5:11 pm

Jellen

Yes, I finished the reading, but I still have part two of the lecture left...have to turn in an assignment by 11:30pm...

5:11 pm

westford

crossy, your list is more 'country' I think

5:11 pm

dcseain

i'm with west :)

5:11 pm

crosshair

a shiny suit,your last dollar bill,that ole pair of shoes with cardboard in them to block the hole in the sole

5:11 pm

Jellen

I'm procrastinating...

5:12 pm

westford

jellen did you meet the man who might be from Scotland?

5:12 pm

negativeneil

I see, Jellen.

5:12 pm

negativeneil

Tsk, tsk. ;)

5:12 pm

o-o

Well, if one is going to cratinate, may as well be a pro

5:12 pm

crosshair

i shall get around to procrastinating a bit later

5:12 pm

negativeneil

s

5:13 pm

Jellen

Yes...he reminded me of Harpo Marx, except for the length of hair and he wasn't funny...

5:13 pm

negativeneil

An unfunny Harpo Marx? Not good.

5:13 pm

westford

oh well

5:13 pm

crosshair

back in sec,have to switch to the tablet...

5:14 pm

MollyL

"The Man Who Might Be From Scotland" sounds like a spy thriller. But maybe not in this case.

5:14 pm

dcseain

ah, well, jellen

5:14 pm

Jellen

No, not good, Neil...

5:14 pm

negativeneil

Haha, MollyL... it does, kind of.

5:15 pm

westford

please help with my last l word..have fat, not early and more

5:16 pm

dcseain

like a man's name, west

5:16 pm

dcseain

short for lawrence

5:16 pm

westford

thank you seain !!

5:17 pm

dcseain

the cat's in REM the mini-running tickles

5:18 pm

westford

I have to go hugs to all

5:18 pm

dcseain

be well, west

5:20 pm

crosshair

there we go:) babbling on th tablet:)

5:21 pm

crosshair

tc west

5:21 pm

dcseain

wb, crossy

5:21 pm

crosshair

ty ty;)

5:22 pm

dcseain

the is the most rain we've had in months, been quite the tr5 :) the tr4 have right perked up

5:22 pm

dcseain

the sycamores already were showing drought scorch on the leaves

5:22 pm

crosshair

this asus transformer tablet rocks!

5:23 pm

dcseain

glad you like it, and good to know

5:24 pm

crosshair

i have a 16 hourbattery life when it is docked into it,s keyboard

5:25 pm

dcseain

very nice :)

5:25 pm

crosshair

all i had to add was a wireless mini-mouse

5:27 pm

crosshair

ifyou wish dc i canget you he web addy

5:30 pm

shooshoo

rt

5:31 pm

shooshoo

e

5:31 pm

crosshair

err,best if you just type "asus transformer" into google,as i am still in a learning curve here lol

5:31 pm

shooshoo

re

5:32 pm

shooshoo

r

5:32 pm

bichon

Good evening.

5:32 pm

crosshair

we hate windows,but we were weaned on it and this is all android

5:32 pm

shooshoo

i

5:33 pm

Minveryork

Hello bichon! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

5:34 pm

shooshoo

ar

5:35 pm

bichon

As I said before, wet and chilly, otherwise, great.

5:35 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid

5:35 pm

bichon

Like the man's name, Lawrence? How many letters is it?

5:36 pm

Minveryork

Hello crosshair! How are you? I was here before. I am working on a story of clues. Didn't see you come here

5:36 pm

crosshair

:)

5:38 pm

Anniebrook

bichon, 5....ends in a double vowel

5:39 pm

Anniebrook

Hello everyone :)

5:39 pm

crosshair

howdy annie:)

5:39 pm

bichon

tyvm Annie

5:39 pm

Anniebrook

hi crossy

5:40 pm

MollyL

Hey Annie, lots of rain up your way? It's been pouring here all day.

5:41 pm

Minveryork

Hello Anniebrook!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

5:41 pm

shooshoo

ra

5:41 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Molly...same here and the weatherman says it will be like this all week

5:41 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Minver :)

5:41 pm

Minveryork

Here is my story of clues for you to re4/5 for today's da4/5: September 6, 2011. I know that it is ea 4/4y, but I dr5/14 Halloween. I would ra 4/4 Halloween one of the worst holidays. I feel like my enti4/4 October ea4/4ings go towards candy. We have many ea5/10s of Halloween candy in my neighborhood. My husband likes Halloween. He likes to see teenage girls wearing er6/21 costumes.Halloween seems to last forever. It seems trick-or-tr7/28 come la5/10 and la5/10 every year. It's ra 4/4 to get less than 50 children. I wish I could be a re9/54 and re7/28 into the basement and pretend that I am not home. Da 4/5! Time to ro 6/18 the laptop.Husband wants it.How da4/5 he interrupt my babbling time! I have it7/28d to him several times to wait 'til I have found all the words before he takes the computer. But he does not care one io4/4 if I am babbling or not. He will become a ra 5/10 and ra 4/4 and rave and cause a ri 4/4 if I don't give him laptop. I tell him,there is no need for him to be a ri 6/18, it's just a laptop. He is a re4/4 pain in the re4/4! Well at least I got to be a na8/40 and na7/28 a story today. I am going to te 4/4 my eyes off this grid and da 4/5 outta here.I am going to go watch the movie Flowers in the At5/12 or the movie Ti5/12 for the rest of the ni 4/4. Ni5/10s all! I will see you tomorrow.

5:44 pm

lbuxx

hey all :-)

5:44 pm

lbuxx

down to 8.. can anyone clue the 1st NI 7?

5:45 pm

shooshoo

te

5:45 pm

Minveryork

Hello lbuxx! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

5:46 pm

lbuxx

I'm good.. finishing up work

5:46 pm

lbuxx

how's everyone today?

5:46 pm

periwinkle

hi all

5:46 pm

Minveryork

ni 7/32 word rhymes with what Stalin was known for doing: he d******d to everybody lbuxx.

5:46 pm

Yvo

thanks Min that was awesome.

5:47 pm

periwinkle

Min, thanks for the story, got several words from it

5:47 pm

Minveryork

I am well lbuxx. I am down to my last four words now.

5:47 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Yvo

5:47 pm

bichon

teenage girls are wearing er? costumes?

5:47 pm

Minveryork

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

5:47 pm

Minveryork

sexy costumes bichon

5:47 pm

periwinkle

pretty flower bichon

5:48 pm

bichon

It's m Japanese Iris peri

5:48 pm

Minveryork

By the way,hubby is not a pervert and we do not get any teenage girls wearing sexy costumes 'round here

5:48 pm

bichon

Sure, Minver

5:48 pm

Anniebrook

LOL, Mincwe, Glad you cleared that up

5:49 pm

lbuxx

wow min.. I am SO not following that clue..

5:49 pm

Anniebrook

*Minver

5:49 pm

MollyL

I was wondering about the young girls in er6 costumes.

5:50 pm

negativeneil

Clue for which word?

5:51 pm

lbuxx

for the 1st NI 7

5:51 pm

bichon

Everyone here has suddenly woken up

5:51 pm

MollyL

ni 7.32...there is ***otine in cigarettes + Sharon **** was killed by the Manson group

5:52 pm

negativeneil

Like the word for narrating a letter while someone writes or types it.

5:52 pm

lbuxx

ahh.. got it.. that other clue makes much more sense now.. lol

5:52 pm

negativeneil

The rest of the word is the same.

5:52 pm

bichon

I haven't had time to play in a while. It's always fun to come back

5:52 pm

MollyL

Good to see you here Bich.

5:52 pm

negativeneil

Hi bichon.

5:52 pm

Minveryork

Stories are usually half false & half true.Half false so I can get my clues into the story. Also hubby does not cause tantrums over computer.Sometimes he will get annoyed, but I totally exagerate for story purposes.

5:53 pm

bichon

Hi negative. Where in CA are you?

5:56 pm

periwinkle

I knew the4y were just stories Min. really appreciate them

5:58 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:58 pm

periwinkle

hey jmc

5:59 pm

periwinkle

is it raining where you are, jmc?

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

goodness what a long story min! no wonder everyone is quiet

5:59 pm

Anniebrook

hi jmc

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

it is very much raining where i am in virginia

5:59 pm

periwinkle

how is your house holding up, jmc?

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

i don't actually know peri because i am away for the week at school and my son waterlogged his phone

6:00 pm

periwinkle

oh, ok

6:01 pm

MollyL

Oh plenty of rain at the homestead JMC. And more to come all week long.

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

i am pretending it is in fine shape for the time being

6:01 pm

periwinkle

sorry about the phone tho

6:01 pm

periwinkle

good thinking

6:01 pm

periwinkle

I had to clear the drains at the base of the driveway twice today

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

put it in his bathing suit pocket mindlessly and got in a hottub

6:02 pm

periwinkle

geez, jmc

6:02 pm

jmcnrick

he seems to think i will replace it

6:03 pm

lbuxx

down to one.. anyone need clues while I'm still here?

6:03 pm

periwinkle

why would he think that?

6:03 pm

jmcnrick

go lbuxx go!

6:03 pm

periwinkle

2nd ar6/18 pls

6:03 pm

jmcnrick

i think it is wishful thinking on his part

6:04 pm

lbuxx

if you're late on your rent.. you're in ar***s

6:04 pm

periwinkle

ty

6:06 pm

MollyL

Offspring are full of wishful thinking.

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

yep

6:07 pm

lbuxx

finally

6:07 pm

periwinkle

yay for ibuxx

6:07 pm

Anniebrook

congrats, ibuxx

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo lbuxx

6:07 pm

periwinkle

at6 pls

6:07 pm

lbuxx

thanks.. this grid was pretty hard

6:08 pm

MollyL

I remember when my kids were younger and wanted to go to McDonald's and I told them I didn't have any money. The response? Go to the bank and get some then. If only it were that simple.

6:08 pm

Anniebrook

peri, clothing

6:08 pm

lbuxx

2nd floor, lady's at****

6:08 pm

periwinkle

ty Annie and ibuxx

6:08 pm

jmcnrick

great clue lbuxx

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

well to the boy's credit he has not asked for a new phone

6:09 pm

lbuxx

aw thanx

6:09 pm

lbuxx

all right.. if no one else needs clues it is time for me to head home :-)

6:13 pm

MollyL

I don't need clues, thanks. â™ª Don't know why â™ª there's no sun up in the sky â™ª Stormy Weather

6:14 pm

jmcnrick

:-P

6:14 pm

jmcnrick

thanks anyway lbuxx i am still on my first round

6:14 pm

lbuxx

it is beautiful here today.. high 70's & sunshine :-)

6:14 pm

jmcnrick

but if you want to clue a random re word i would be happy

6:14 pm

lbuxx

hmmm...

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

look at you lbuxx all iconee and everything!

6:15 pm

lbuxx

I know.. I know.. lol

6:15 pm

lbuxx

thats really not me in the pic tho.. lol

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

you subcombed!

6:16 pm

lbuxx

the 1st RE9.. they make a lot of clothes flame re*******

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

oh good because babbling with paws much be a bitch

6:16 pm

lbuxx

the bone gets in the way too

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

ty lbuxx

6:17 pm

lbuxx

ur welcome

6:17 pm

lbuxx

c ya'll later

6:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye lbuxx

6:19 pm

periwinkle

31 left bbs

6:19 pm

jmcnrick

bye peri

6:21 pm

negativeneil

Hi jmc.

6:22 pm

negativeneil

And whoever else is here.

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

hey neil

6:23 pm

negativeneil

How's it going there?

6:24 pm

jmcnrick

it is dampish--flash flood warnings

6:24 pm

negativeneil

Yikes. Hope that doesn't happen... or if so, hope it doesn't amount to too much.

6:25 pm

Shirlockc

i was soaked on the way home

6:25 pm

jmcnrick

well i am staying put until thurs morn and am on the side of a mountain so i think i will be okay

6:25 pm

Shirlockc

i think i may have to give in and get a pair of those rubber boots

6:26 pm

jmcnrick

texas is burning and the ent*** east coast is soaked

6:26 pm

negativeneil

Oh yes jmc, that should help.

6:26 pm

Shirlockc

if only we can do weather magic

6:28 pm

MollyL

We need Stephano DiMeara's Weather Machine

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

we need to average the countries weather across the country

6:29 pm

jillibus

And right here in BC we're having a sunny summer at last so I'm off for a swim in the sea!

6:29 pm

negativeneil

Like one of these, MollyL?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=pllRW9wETzw

6:29 pm

jillibus

Hi and bye all -- sea (ahem) you later...

6:29 pm

negativeneil

Hi jilli.

6:30 pm

negativeneil

Or bye.

6:30 pm

negativeneil

Have a good swim!

6:31 pm

MollyL

Oh wait, it was Mikkos Cassadine's weather machine. I always get my soap opera villains mixed up.

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

bye jilli

6:41 pm

jmcnrick

86 left bbl

6:43 pm

gremlinn

fireworks unaided, 47 minutes

6:44 pm

gremlinn

word Enable needs for today: iterator

6:45 pm

gremlinn

was 68 degrees here at 6 PM - perfect day

6:53 pm

uusue2

hi again, all! home now...

6:53 pm

uusue2

(I'm sure you have all been sitting around waiting for me to get here :-)

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

roads flodding already at 6 here

6:56 pm

gremlinn

hello, fellow Illinois...ian? What do we call ourselves? (Only been here less than 3 months.)

6:57 pm

uusue2

hi, gremlinn! I've been here 23 years and I am not sure either :-)

6:57 pm

m9f9l

hi grem.

6:58 pm

uusue2

I have seen Illinoisan but it seems contrived.

6:58 pm

m9f9l

probably something weird, like Indiana and hoosiers.

6:58 pm

gremlinn

hi m9

6:58 pm

uusue2

hi, m9!

6:59 pm

gremlinn

Illinoise sounds good

6:59 pm

uusue2

well the University of Illinois football team is called the Illini, although I think Chief Illiniwek has been retired at the request of Native Americans

7:00 pm

gremlinn

(ill-ih-nwahz)? Like Francoise.

7:00 pm

uusue2

or one could just pronounce Illinois as though it were French (hello! I am an Illinois!)

7:00 pm

uusue2

snap, gremlinn!

7:00 pm

gremlinn

hehe

7:00 pm

m9f9l

I read someone say to call them illannoyance. :)

7:01 pm

uusue2

works for me, m9 :-)

7:02 pm

stidgmere

Hello. Just coming on board. How are you all today? Survived Labor Day?

7:02 pm

uusue2

hi,gmere!

7:02 pm

stidgmere

Hi uu.

7:02 pm

gremlinn

I'm a guy - I can't really celebrate Labor Day...properly.

7:03 pm

stidgmere

Well, laborless day then for you gremlinn.

7:04 pm

uusue2

we went for a long hike in the arboretum (gremlinn - mortonarb.org in the western suburbs of Chicago, amazingly nice)

7:04 pm

gremlinn

cool - I have yet to even go on any significant road trip yet - I figure I have to check out Chicago sooner or later

7:05 pm

uusue2

you should also check out Starved Rock State Park, it is a little closer to you

7:06 pm

uusue2

http://www.starvedrockstatepark.org/

7:06 pm

uusue2

it has actual cliffs, something of a rarity in Illinois

7:07 pm

Shirlockc

an8?

7:07 pm

gremlinn

hmm 120 miles away

7:07 pm

uusue2

big animal that eats bugs, shirlock

7:07 pm

gremlinn

I heard there were some cool caves to check out somewhere in driving distance too

7:08 pm

lbdawger

an8 picnic pest + muncher

7:08 pm

uusue2

could be - don't know about that

7:08 pm

uusue2

hi, lbd!

7:08 pm

gremlinn

I think it was somewhere south or east

7:08 pm

uusue2

and of course one can spend LOTS of time in Chicago, it is an amazing city

7:09 pm

Shirlockc

duh, thx uusue

7:09 pm

MollyL

Dawg, love the latest Maxine. Who knew she was a philosopher? : )

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

labor day celebrates those people who brought you the 5 day work week and the 8 hour workday among other things

7:12 pm

gremlinn

can they hurry up and make it a 4 day work week?

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

theeeeeeeerreeee once was a union maid who never was afraid

7:13 pm

gremlinn

We'll have more free time and there will be more jobs to go around.

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

of goons and ginks and company finks and the supervisor who made the grade

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

she'd go to the union hall whenever there was a call and when they'd vote this is what she'd say. . . . .

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

ooooooooooooooooo

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

you can't scare me i'm sticking to the union

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

sticking to the union; sticking to the union

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

o 7:14 pm
jmcnrick
ProfileUnited States

7:15 pm

uusue2

now you have that running through my head, jmc!

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

oyou can't scare me i'm sticking to the union

7:15 pm

uusue2

although I don't remember that last bit...

7:15 pm

MollyL

â™ª Look for â™ª the Union Label â™ª

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

sticking to the union til i die

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

when you are buying or wearing your clothes!

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

i can sing joe hill too

7:17 pm

Shirlockc

ci7?

7:17 pm

Shirlockc

ci7 the first?

7:17 pm

jmcnrick

okay i just swung in to stick up for laborers and unions bbl

7:20 pm

MollyL

ci7 the first...you live in a ***y or town + a dict**** is a powerful leader

7:20 pm

uusue2

I dreamed I saw joe Hill last night, alive as he could be....

7:22 pm

Dorens

but can you sing it like joan b?

7:22 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

je is your house back together again? hope it is not reaining there like here

7:23 pm

MollyL

: ) You're welcome Shirl.

7:23 pm

uusue2

not quite, doren, but I do sing....

7:23 pm

MollyL

TO, I think JMC took a break. It's pouring here.

7:23 pm

Dorens

pouring here.. all day long... the rivers are al ready to overflow again

7:24 pm

uusue2

I saw that on the weather; I assume my dad is still fine, there on the top of the hill...

7:24 pm

MollyL

Sue, you're in a choir or chorus, right?

7:24 pm

uusue2

two of them actually, molly

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry to hear, streams beginning to flood here hours ago. drive to work will be awful

7:24 pm

Dorens

oh, that was aimed at jmc, who said she could sing it. i mean, all of us old 60's folks can sing it, but Joan was the owner of that song in my mind

7:24 pm

uusue2

I sing with our church choir (UU) and with a women's chorus called Bread and Roses

7:24 pm

MollyL

Good for you Sue. That must be a nice break in your busy life.

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

and she can still sing

7:25 pm

uusue2

it is, molly!

7:25 pm

Dorens

she sure can, owl

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

doren i spent weekend working at jam band festival. we were so much more hippie like than that jam crowd now

7:26 pm

Dorens

owl, the word hippie was coined for our generation, of course

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

tattos and dr5s and sillinwss but bands were good on the whole. a review actually cited small crowd because of rain and our promotoer said "it raines at woodstock didn;t it/"

7:27 pm

Dorens

kids' first day of school was today.... bedlam with all that rain and mistakes in the schedules and messed up bussing, etc etc

7:27 pm

uusue2

it did indeed, TO! I was there...

7:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'll bet.

7:28 pm

Dorens

well yah, it rained at woodstock, but woodstock was woodstock!!!! a unique mind-blowing event

7:28 pm

Dorens

music festivals aren't the be-ins now, cause they're all over the place, all the time

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i agree

7:29 pm

JBV

hello to all the flower people ;)

7:29 pm

Dorens

hey jbv, how are you?

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

Peace V

7:30 pm

uusue2

hi, jbv! not flooded, I hope?

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you holding up?

7:30 pm

JBV

hey, doren, I had a very very NICE first day of school - had lunch with 5 of my former colleagues - ALL retired like me, thinking of you all :)

7:30 pm

JBV

oh, no, Irene fortunately did no major damage here, we're ok, how about you all?

7:30 pm

uusue2

when does your Italian class start, jbv?

7:30 pm

MollyL

Glad to hear you had a good first day JBV.

7:31 pm

JBV

Italian class is tomorrow, I'm nervous like a little kid

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

getting hairy here

7:31 pm

Dorens

great idea... the retirees from wanaque have a lunch group once a month at a local restaurant. nice idea. our first day was hectic, but personally i feel like it's going to be a onderful year

7:31 pm

JBV

and Molly, only kidding about the first day - I'm NOT WORKING! (sorry to rub it in, but it definitely felt good today)

7:31 pm

uusue2

you going to be ok, TO?

7:32 pm

JBV

too bad about rain on the first day, though

7:32 pm

JBV

TO what's happening a lot of rain?

7:32 pm

Dorens

hairy how owl? rain? flooding? I only got home around 7 pm (lots of work to do) and a relatively main street here was flooded that I haven't seen in the 32 years i've lived here

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

we shall see, i am on the second floor :)

7:32 pm

MollyL

Oh, I thought it was your first day of Italian class JBV. Hope that is good for you.

7:33 pm

JBV

oh, thanks, Molly - I'll let you know

7:34 pm

JBV

the worst thing about Rutgers is the parking - I was given a pass for free parking (remember I'm a senior citizen!) but the available lots are very few - either that or a very long walk from the building where my class is

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am thinking of taking spanish, i was once pretty good at it. i think classes begin next week in adult school

7:35 pm

Dorens

and it's much worse in the rain jbv... i remember my daughter graduated from there on a rainy day... I ruined a beautiful relatively new pair of shoes

7:35 pm

uusue2

parking at universities is always horrible

7:35 pm

MollyL

JBV needs a Vespa. : )

7:35 pm

JBV

should be fun, TO -

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

jbv do you get free tuition? e must be 65for that

7:35 pm

Dorens

do it owl!

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooo moll, very apropos!

7:36 pm

JBV

hmm, a Vespa, [thinking about it]

7:36 pm

JBV

only 62 here , TO

7:36 pm

JBV

and they never asked me for proof, I just filled out a form and that was it

7:36 pm

JBV

yes, free tuition, it's a great deal

7:36 pm

Dorens

that's me next year... the other good thing is the national parks free pass

7:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is the criteria?

7:37 pm

MollyL

Dorens, those footzyroll shoes are a great way to keep from ruining your shoes in bad weather.

7:37 pm

Dorens

age 62

7:37 pm

Dorens

now she tells me!!

7:38 pm

JBV

I just went online, found the application

7:38 pm

JBV

http://ur.rutgers.edu/community/pdf/nb
-auditor-packet.pdf

7:38 pm

JBV

and that was it

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh heck i cannot keep up with youse ;)

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

jbv are you in union cty?

7:39 pm

JBV

I just got the L.L. Bean catalog and they have the cutest rain shoes - all colors -

7:39 pm

MollyL

JBV, I think it's just the style. Think of it, long flowing scarf...tres chic. : )

7:39 pm

JBV

no, TO, I live in East Brunswick - it's only about 4 miles to Rutgers, but all highway, so a bicycle (or Vespa) is out of the question

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

union county fair is upcoming in 2 weeks, i went last year, nice

7:40 pm

JBV

nice dream, Molly -

7:41 pm

MollyL

Ah well, I'll just hope you get a close parking space then.

7:41 pm

Dorens

* like molly's image of jbv*

7:42 pm

rururocks

just don't do an Isadora Duncan

7:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

she is fre, and a free spirit as well

7:44 pm

rururocks

an8 clue please?

7:44 pm

Dorens

and why sholdn't she do isadora?

7:44 pm

Dorens

aardvark

7:44 pm

uusue2

large animal that consumes picnic pests, ruru

7:45 pm

stidgmere

Scarf caught in the wheel and she hung herself instantly. Very dead.

7:45 pm

JBV

he meant about the scarf, doren -

7:45 pm

uusue2

b/c isadora strangled when her scarf got caught in (a car wheel or something)

7:45 pm

Dorens

oooh, forgot about that. sorry

7:45 pm

rururocks

thank you

7:46 pm

rururocks

<---one step ahead of doren....lol

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

ha i just accidentally pasted my word list into chat

7:47 pm

uusue2

gee, TO, you should have hit enter!

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

:P and i had all but 19

7:48 pm

rururocks

ci 7 # 1 ?

7:48 pm

uusue2

one who quotes other works. ruru

7:48 pm

Dorens

rhymes with like a crocodile

7:49 pm

Dorens

didn't see it owl, might have liked a peek

7:49 pm

MollyL

ci + don't tear your ro***** cuff too Ru

7:49 pm

rururocks

thank you both for that one

7:49 pm

rururocks

oh thanks for that cheery thought molly

7:50 pm

Dorens

low blow molly

7:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

did everyone see today's google doodle?

7:50 pm

MollyL

I thought it went well with your cheery Isadora Duncan thought Ru. : P

7:50 pm

MollyL

Yes TO, nice tribute to Freddy.

7:50 pm

Dorens

not yet owl... just came in. threw some food into my mouth, and got on babble!

7:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

it was awesome i thought

7:51 pm

uusue2

yes, it was indeed awesome!

7:51 pm

negativeneil

Hi ruru. And Sue, again! I'm not really here, shh.

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

moll did you play the imbedded video game?

7:51 pm

uusue2

fireworks! last word was the next to last tr4,4

7:52 pm

negativeneil

Congrats, Sue!

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg uu!

7:53 pm

MollyL

I did TO, it was very clever.

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i could not get it at work

7:53 pm

rururocks

hi neil

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

what was it?

7:54 pm

MollyL

Can't you see it from home?

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will try again, something about hitting cc i did not get it

7:56 pm

MollyL

It's a great, animated 90 second video to "Don't Stop Me Now"

7:56 pm

rururocks

how come I don't have any 9's yet

7:56 pm

MollyL

Go fish Ru.

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

idid get to see the vid, just not the game

7:57 pm

MollyL

As in, do you have any 9's...go fish.

7:58 pm

MollyL

I didn't realize there was a game involved. Only saw the video.

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

of you google the doolle it tells the story of how it was developed and the game embedded

7:59 pm

kje

LOL Moll - love the go fish

7:59 pm

Shirlockc

both 9s have to do with the thing that slows down fires

8:00 pm

MollyL

Ah, I'm not much for video games. I did love the video and they picked a great song.

8:00 pm

rururocks

I will too once I figure out what it means

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

intersting how they compared him to today's trend of soft vocalis

8:00 pm

MollyL

KJE, are you safe from the fires?

8:01 pm

negativeneil

Flame re******* material, ruru.

8:01 pm

rururocks

thanks neil

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello kje, i thought of you when the news featured that today

8:01 pm

MollyL

No one, I repeat NO ONE, in the history of rock vocals has had the power of Freddy Mercury.

8:01 pm

negativeneil

You're very welcome, ruru.

8:02 pm

negativeneil

[bites my tongue]

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

it was a nice little article, he was no diva either.

8:02 pm

rururocks

oh.. I don't know about that molly

8:02 pm

negativeneil

Thanks ruru.

8:03 pm

MollyL

Oh I can't wait. Toss one out Ru.

8:03 pm

negativeneil

ru, email me. Talk to you later.
[we're starting dinner here]

8:03 pm

rururocks

ok

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think i need industrial strength foil. bye all

8:05 pm

MollyL

Bye TO, hope you stay dry.

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, i want to get these last 6 and catch some zzzs, it will be a long commute

8:08 pm

kje

sorry - multitasking... the fires are down near austin, so not near me

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

everyone in the danger area, i hope you all stay safe

8:08 pm

MollyL

Glad to hear you and yours are safe KJE.

8:08 pm

rururocks

those aren't fires.. those are texas barbeques

8:09 pm

MollyL

Still waiting Ru...what rock vocalist has/had more power than Freddy?

8:10 pm

kje

did you get the 3rd 9 ru?

8:11 pm

rururocks

I would put Freddy way up there for sure.. but Janis Joplin, Adam Lambert, the guy in Journey, and Steven Tyler are up there too

8:11 pm

rururocks

I did kje... was looking for the connection to fishing though

8:12 pm

MollyL

I don't have any 9's yet...go fish was the connection.

8:12 pm

rururocks

oh >.. I have them Molly if you need them

8:13 pm

MollyL

All good, quality singers, but none of them has the quality that Freddy had. The guy in Journey? Ouch. Steve Perry.

8:13 pm

Jacula

Hi all. I agree with MollyL about Freddy - no one could ever control a crowd quite like he could.

8:14 pm

rururocks

he has unbelivable range though.. not saying I like his songs Molly.. he is a powerful singer

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey jacs! did you see the goolge doodle?

8:14 pm

Jacula

Wembley Stadium was magic and watching it still makes the hairs on the back of my nexk stand up.

8:14 pm

Jacula

Hi TO. Yes, I did.

8:14 pm

rururocks

seeing Janis Joplin in person was like that for me.. she was unbelievable

8:15 pm

Jacula

ruru - she was great, too, but not quite the same as the late, great Freddy.

8:15 pm

Minveryork

re 9/60 word is flame re******* material. I just found it

8:16 pm

MollyL

Oh Jac, you are SO lucky to have seen him in person.

8:16 pm

rururocks

I am just speaking about powerful singers with great range

8:16 pm

Jacula

Having said that, I guess it's all down to having seen bands/artistes live. I saw Freddy & Queen live many, many times.

8:16 pm

rururocks

Annie Lennox does it for me

8:16 pm

Jacula

ruru - Oh, okay. Yes, Annie Lennox is a wow factor, too.

8:17 pm

Jacula

Alison Moyet, also.

8:17 pm

MollyL

Annie Lennox, another great voice. But I can't top Freddy for that "Knocks people out" vocal quality.

8:17 pm

rururocks

I thought Adam Lambert did a fantastic job singing with Queen on Idol.. he did a great job and really showed some pipes

8:18 pm

Jacula

Hendrix had the same effect , not with his voice but with the voice he gave to his guitar.

8:18 pm

Jacula

Molly, I'm still with you there.

8:18 pm

MollyL

Yes Jac, when it comes to guitar power, nobody tops Jimi.

8:19 pm

rururocks

umm

8:19 pm

rururocks

*bites lips*

8:20 pm

Jacula

There are lots of great guitarists out there, but Jimi played the guitar like it was his lover - the stroked it, teased it, fought with it, set it on fire.

8:20 pm

Jacula

Seems like ruru thinks Hendrix just 'made row'. LOL.

8:20 pm

rururocks

anyone have the last te 7? please

8:20 pm

Minveryork

R's Rumbled! 2 left

8:20 pm

MollyL

Lots of guitar players come close, but they all came after Jimi and molded his style. And they all admit to that.

8:20 pm

Jacula

I was married to a guitarist and I love almost all forms of the music.

8:21 pm

Minveryork

te 7/32 is like the sunken ship with a different vowel.

8:21 pm

MollyL

Like the ship Ru, different second vowel.

8:21 pm

Jacula

ruru - last te7 is like the doomed ship but with a different 1st vowel.

8:21 pm

rururocks

Hendrix, Clapton, Phil Manzanera, Jeff Beck, are the greatest of all time

8:22 pm

MollyL

<--- Also married to a guitar player...knows what Jac speaks of.

8:22 pm

rururocks

I am a CLapton man..

8:22 pm

Jacula

Steve Vai, Jimmy Page...

8:22 pm

MollyL

Stevie Ray Vaughn...

8:23 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! ti 7/28 was my last word

8:23 pm

Jacula

Julian Bream...

8:23 pm

Jacula

Well done, Min!

8:23 pm

rururocks

stevie ray was great

8:23 pm

rururocks

yeah minver..well done

8:23 pm

MollyL

Eric Johnson...Jonny Lang

8:23 pm

Minveryork

I will be here to help clue. Also have a story in profile.

8:23 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Jacula!

8:23 pm

MollyL

B.B. King...

8:23 pm

Jacula

Tony Iommi...

8:23 pm

Minveryork

Thanks rururocks

8:24 pm

rururocks

I do like Johnny Lang.. he's playing here this month

8:24 pm

MollyL

The kid is amazing Ru.

8:25 pm

rururocks

I'm not a Jimmy Page fan however

8:26 pm

Jacula

Led Zep are a home-grown band for me, ruru, and I grew up with their music.

8:26 pm

Jacula

Brian May, who also epitomises the sound of Queen along with Freddy...

8:27 pm

MollyL

Jac, I think I want your autograph. : )

8:27 pm

Jacula

Many good blues guitarists. Which reminds me, someone posted the rules for writing blues songs in their bio here earlier. Did you all see it.

8:27 pm

rururocks

I never was a Zepplin fan .. too dark for me

8:28 pm

Jacula

Molly - LOL!

8:28 pm

MollyL

Yep, it was Westford. Cute.

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

jimi all the way for me. and for accoustic, though not acclaimed for its, bruce cockburn. he is suich a songwriter that it is overlooked.

8:28 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

but he is an amazing player.

8:28 pm

rururocks

I love bruce cockburn

8:28 pm

Jacula

I've written quite a few blues songs and the rules weren't far wrong.

8:29 pm

Jacula

His jesdraggon.

8:29 pm

MollyL

TO, Bruce was one of my husband's guitar heroes.

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

he is just amazing

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i saw him earlier this year.

8:30 pm

Jacula

Another guitar hero of mine is my ex-hub. He was brilliant on guitar, not so good at being a husband.

8:30 pm

MollyL

Leo Kottke was another of Dan's acoustic heroes.

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. but to me bruce has more range.

8:32 pm

rururocks

agrees with TO.. and Kotke is boring

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

this weekend i saw/worked with keller williams, umphree's magee, alp and ozomatli. i saw willy nelson's son as well and he rocks

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

aossry, alO

8:32 pm

Dorens

funny you say that jac, i say the same thing about my exhusband..brilliant neurologist, but not so good as a husband

8:33 pm

jesdraggon

top row grey! :D

8:33 pm

Minveryork

Hello jesdraggon!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

8:33 pm

Minveryork

Hello Dorens! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:33 pm

Dorens

yay jes... need a break now?

8:33 pm

Jacula

I remember being away from home once, at a writers' conference in Wales, thinking I was alone in the residential halls as everyone had gone out on a trip and I was waiting for a friend to pick me up for an afternoon with her family, and I put a tape of my husband's guitar playing into my machine and turned it up loud. People I didn't know were there came out of the woodwork and asked me who the amazing guitar player was. He was handed a guitar when he came to collect me at the end of the week and had to do an impromptu concert. Luckily, he's as good on acoustic as on electric.

8:33 pm

Dorens

hey there min... first day of school for kids today

8:34 pm

jesdraggon

that t was hard work, dorens :)

8:34 pm

Minveryork

LOL! I like your icon as well MollyL. I just read it. Not sure how many people I know would make it to step 2.

8:34 pm

Jacula

Hi Dorens. Strange things, husbands. Perhaps they're better as boyfriends?

8:35 pm

Minveryork

Yes, my students started today. The school went up to 8th grade this year so now we are pre-K to 8th.

8:35 pm

Dorens

we're k - 8, and have been forever

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello min

8:36 pm

Minveryork

I'm not so sure I am going to like having middle school

8:36 pm

Dorens

some husbands (ruru of course being a stellar example) seem to do it well. I think they're in the minority though

8:36 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid.

8:36 pm

Dorens

i like middle school best actually

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

http://www.myspace.com/promiseoftherea
l for Lukas Nelson

8:37 pm

Jacula

My stepdaughter should have started in 6th Form (she's 16 going on 17) yesterday, but she's still on holiday in Tunisia, due back this lunchtime. School on Thursday though, and coming back to about 20 degrees lower air temperature. Poor girl!

8:37 pm

meliae

husbands are better as friends, my ex and I are best friends now, go figure lol

8:37 pm

Minveryork

Taught 7th grade last year for the 1st time and I did not like it. Looks like I'll be teaching it again this year

8:37 pm

MollyL

Cute story Jac. People never fully appreciate the talent of someone until they hear it live. As for Kottke, he is boring to non-guitar players and fascinating to those who play.

8:37 pm

Jacula

meliae - that's life!

8:37 pm

Dorens

poor girl? holiday in tunisia?

8:37 pm

Minveryork

Hello meliae! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

8:38 pm

Dorens

what subject min?

8:38 pm

Minveryork

I teach English as a Second Language.I did mostly ELA

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

nice chat tonight, stay well all

8:39 pm

Dorens

seventh graders are pretty miserable people as a whole... neither fish nor fowl and trying to be grown up. Best thing is to show them great respect and sympathy, but still be firm

8:39 pm

Dorens

nite owl

8:40 pm

Jacula

Dorens - I meant she will be freezing to death when she gets home and then will have to go back to school.

8:40 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, TO

8:41 pm

Dorens

(sort of realizet that jac... just having a bit of fun... would love to travel to tunisia myself) it was cool here today, and steady rain...alllll day long and still going... rivers flooding again tomorrow for sure

8:42 pm

Jacula

I didn't fancy Tunisia at the time of year it was offered (too hot for me) OR the fact that it was with a party of 29 other people who I have nothing in common with.

8:42 pm

Minveryork

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

8:42 pm

Dorens

that's good reason not to goo (29 people in particular)

8:43 pm

Jacula

They like to fry in the sun, party and go 'clubbing' and stick together all of the time. That is my idea of a complete nightmare.

8:43 pm

Jacula

'Night TO. Sleep well.x

8:43 pm

periwinkle

hi all te732 pls

8:44 pm

Dorens

like the doomed ship, peri

8:44 pm

periwinkle

te7/32

8:44 pm

Jacula

My stepdaughter said about 4 days ago that she'd enjoyed her holiday but would be glad to get home. I think she needs some quiet and alone time. I know I would!

8:44 pm

periwinkle

ty Doren

8:45 pm

MollyL

"My idea of a complete nightmare"...*Thinks Jac may be my twin sister from a different Mother*

8:46 pm

Dorens

only part i like is the sun... and that only in small doses... otherwise, ditto

8:46 pm

Jacula

LOL Molly. Hi sister!

8:46 pm

jesdraggon

stats only on lower right T?

8:46 pm

Jacula

I wonder what a Babble crowd holiday in the sun would be like?

8:47 pm

Dorens

a LOT of fun!

8:47 pm

Dorens

sorry, jes... waiting for the clue too

8:47 pm

Jacula

tr4/4

8:47 pm

Minveryork

Hi periwinkle!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:47 pm

periwinkle

Hi Min

8:48 pm

Minveryork

te 7/32 word is like sunken ship with different vowel.

8:48 pm

Jacula

te4/4

8:48 pm

Jacula

Hi Peri.

8:49 pm

Jacula

te6/18

8:50 pm

periwinkle

first re5/10 pls

8:50 pm

Jacula

I just Babble instinctively and don't notice where the words come from.

8:50 pm

Dorens

did the race again peri

8:50 pm

meliae

re+ not subtract

8:50 pm

meliae

ops nm wrong word Peri

8:50 pm

jesdraggon

hmm. well, either i'm finding the wrong words with the stats you guys are cluing, or they don't come off the t i was looking for... ah well. will go to list without nbt.

8:51 pm

periwinkle

ty Doren

8:51 pm

Minveryork

That first re 5/10 word is to sprint again Dorens.

8:51 pm

Dorens

it's the te6/18

8:51 pm

Dorens

yes min i know, i thought peri asked for it

8:51 pm

Minveryork

Oops, I meant periwinkle

8:51 pm

Jacula

1st te6/18 is one who rips things up.

8:52 pm

Dorens

ok. so long as we all know who we are :)

8:52 pm

periwinkle

my last word is the 2nd re6/18 help pls

8:52 pm

jesdraggon

ok. i have 3 te6/18s. will keep looking :) thanks.

8:52 pm

Dorens

bottom right is te 6/18 the second

8:53 pm

Jacula

Dorens - we have a fascinating TV programme over here in UK called 'Who Do You Think You Are?' It traces famous people's family roots. I assume they only bother following up the ones who actually have interesting family roots.

8:53 pm

jesdraggon

got it :) nbt.

8:53 pm

meliae

they have a similar show here in the US Jac

8:53 pm

periwinkle

we have that show here as well, Jac

8:53 pm

Dorens

right jac.... doubt that they'd do my family...eastern european jews!!

8:54 pm

Jacula

peri - 2nd re6/18 = to ea4 wages again.

8:54 pm

periwinkle

they did Gwenyth Paltrow and found a rabbi on her fathers side

8:54 pm

Minveryork

That re 6/18 word is to make money again perwinkle.

8:54 pm

Dorens

( i have an absolute allergy to reality shows and most tv in general i guess)

8:54 pm

Dorens

well yes, her father is jewish

8:55 pm

periwinkle

thanks Jac and Min. I never ever see that word

8:55 pm

periwinkle

fw for me

8:55 pm

Jacula

y/w peri.

8:55 pm

jesdraggon

yay peri!

8:55 pm

Dorens

(was)

8:55 pm

periwinkle

byeeee

8:55 pm

Dorens

me neither peri.. didn't have it... yay for you!

8:56 pm

Jacula

Bye peri, see you on our word game on FB.x

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations perwinkle on fireworks!Good for you

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye perwinkle! I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:56 pm

Jacula

Dorens - I think they WOULD be interested in your family roots.

8:57 pm

Dorens

if you've seen one jewish shtetl, you've seen them all

8:57 pm

Jacula

Your family moved/had to move and the background to why that was would be interesting.

8:57 pm

MollyL

<---Has the same allergy as Dorens to reality shows. Like THAT is reality.

8:58 pm

Jacula

Dorens - don't do your family down! Each story is of interest. Well, it is to me because people interest me.

8:59 pm

Dorens

okeydoke jacs. point well taken. i'm just thinking that people don't really like to look at the "reality" of how the jews were treated throughout europe for so long

8:59 pm

Jacula

Ditto to Molly and Dorens re reality shows, but I do find the family tree ones interesting.

9:00 pm

Jacula

Had to call a halt on going back through my own because all the branches and stories attached to each individual in them was taking up too much of my time. Knowing which line to concentrate on was a dilemma. I'll get back to it as and when.

9:01 pm

MollyL

That is a sad reality Dorens. I got queasy in The Holocaust Museum and I never even made it up to the third floor where I've been told, all the really powerful stuff is.

9:02 pm

Jacula

Dorens - not me! In fact, I was having a discussion about that very subject with my son last night. He studied that particular section of history for his degree some years ago. What we were both trying to fathom was WHERE anti-Semitism actually began and why.

9:02 pm

Dorens

it's easier for folks to blame it all on hitler and the germans, but antisemitism was rampant throughout europe from time immemorial ( or at least the spanish inquisition)... and of course, jacs, not you!! babblers are different! we really DO rock

9:03 pm

MollyL

Where does Anti-Anything begin? Mostly with one group of people wanting to feel superior to another. Blech.

9:03 pm

Jacula

Hitler had studied old folk legends that lead him to some of his misguided beliefs.

9:03 pm

Dorens

remember the church blamed christ's crucifixion on the jews. But i never understood that... He was a jew. And didn't he have to die for everyones' sins anyway?

9:04 pm

Dorens

molly, next time i'm in dc we'll go to the third floor together ok?

9:05 pm

MollyL

Okay Dorens, you might have to hold my hand though.

9:05 pm

Dorens

no problem (unless you have very sweaty palms!)

9:06 pm

Jacula

Dorens - it was actually the Romans who crucified Christ, but, apparently, the Jews who chose him over a murder to be saved. But you have to remember that the scriptures about what happened back then were written by scribes many, many years later who had been given an agenda to stick to. So, don't always believe what you read.

9:07 pm

MollyL

And let us not forget the Gnostic Gospels, that tell a very different story of the life of Jesus. Those are all, um, locked up in The Vatican. Hmmm.

9:07 pm

MollyL

Well, most of them anyway.

9:08 pm

Jacula

Oh yuck! Sweaty palms! That takes me back to Scottish Country Dance lessons at junior school, and the lad called Brett I was often forced to partner. Then there was David with the bleeding and crusty warts on his fingers. My teacher used to yell at me for not wanting to hold hands with them. (I used to offer only the tip of my little finger.) LOL

9:08 pm

Dorens

the whole story was very fishy

9:09 pm

Jacula

The Gnostic Gospels are probably much nearer the truth.

9:09 pm

Dorens

molly, i found the memorial to the deported martyrs in paris to be very chilling. first of all, it's so hidden, you really have to work to find it...and then again, the well-known anti-semitism of the french (which doesn't offend me nearly as much as other jews... I am a francophile actually)

9:10 pm

MollyL

A spiritually ascended man lived his life in peace and told people to love one another. The political slant that has been taken on that since he died is astounding.

9:11 pm

Dorens

i know!! how many people have thought about how HE would view what is done in the name of his church?

9:12 pm

Jacula

Dorens - I have thought about that nearly every day of my life since I went to a Church school and wa told their version of his story.

9:12 pm

MollyL

The thing is, he never really had a church. That all came later. People "claiming" that "their" church, "their religion" was based on his teachings.

9:13 pm

Dorens

true. he had a flock, a following and he would have abhorred the church with all its trappings ( imho)

9:14 pm

Dorens

and all the fights within the "christian" community about which among them were the true church? and holy wars... all in the name of this peaceful man?

9:14 pm

Jacula

I don't claim to subscribe to any religion now except that of mother earth, perhaps described as Paganism. I don't know if God exists or if Jesus was his son, but I do know that Jesus was the first hippy and that most of what we are told he said makes sense.

9:15 pm

Jacula

He abhorred men trying to be 'above' other men and would have hated all the trappings of the Popery and other churches.

9:16 pm

Dorens

agree with that... he was the first hippie and his teachings are great. i often preach to my students...just follow the golden rule and life would be terrific if we all did

9:16 pm

Dorens

so how come we see that jacs, and the church and all the people who've followed over the years don't?

9:17 pm

Jacula

Jesus preached on hilltops and in fields of flowers. He knew that nature was the thing we should revere, not poppinjays in gold cloaks with proclamations in their hands.

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

peter was the rock upon which the church was founded

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

peter had the dream three times to "feed my sheep"

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

thus peter was considered the first pope

9:18 pm

MollyL

See Jac, I told you we were twin sisters of different Mothers. Mother Earth is where I find my Source. I am a Pagan by nature.

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

(not bad for a quaker)

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:18 pm

Jacula

Dorens - I've no id4 why people don't see that. I think those 'in power' in churches do, but they need to either feel powerful or make money and so they close their eyes to it.

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

uh idea is not in the grid jac

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

but that is why quakers rejected steeple houses and hireling ministers

9:20 pm

Jacula

jmc - Oh, isn't it? That must've been yesterday's grid, or maybe tomorrow's. Did I tell you I am psychic?

9:20 pm

Dorens

hi jmc and yes, the quakers are admirable?

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha no doubt jac-- i thought it was too til i tried it

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

O:-)

9:20 pm

MollyL

Hi JMC. The Bible is a great book, written by inspired men. Not all of it is based in fact however. A+ on your Quaker interpretation from the Catholic school girl. : )

9:21 pm

mirandapan

Hello everyone--I mostly lurk these days, but, as a priest, thought I would briefly join this conversation. The execution of Jesus is documented in places outside the gospels--Pilate, of course, was the Roman governor at the time--In the Christianity that I practice, however, we do not lay blame on Jews or, really, on Romans for Jesus's sentencing. True, he was a peaceful man, but, also, a wonderful rabble rouser who challenged the status quo at every turn--and became a political threat to the powers that be, mainly because he had a huge following, honored the poor, ate with tax collectors--you know all this. The gnostic gospels are actually quite available and readable--and the church is fallible, being made up of human beings. I don't dispute that. But I would draw your attention to Catholic Charities and Episcopal Relief and Development, two highly rated charities. It is easy to condemn the church, and I agree that Jesus wouldn't recognize himself in what many call Christianity, but there are thousands of Christians out there also living the gospel. Well, sorry, that wasn't brief at all.

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

haha well that is part of why we rejected hireling ministers mira ;-)

9:22 pm

jesdraggon

hmmph. natto IS TOO a word. *grumblemumble* silly grumbling dictionary

9:23 pm

mirandapan

The lack of brevity, I take it, jmc?

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

but ty for sharing in this discussion we would never want to drive people away from conversation who willing to politely put forth their views

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

what does natto mean jes?

9:23 pm

Dorens

yes mirandapan there is much good done by the catholic church and others.... i am aware and don't mean to denigrate or sound disrespectful. But so much negativity has occurred, and I've been told that 50 - 60 years ago the catholic church did still teach that jews were responsible.. hope i'm wron

9:23 pm

gremlinn

I always try that too jes

9:23 pm

Jacula

Hi mirandapan. Thank yo for adding to the discussion. I don't dispute that many people live acording to pagan beliefs, which is what Jesus preached. However, I don't think modern day so-called Christianity has anything in common with what Jesus preached.

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

haha yes mira the lack of brevity

9:23 pm

jesdraggon

it's a japanese dish, fermented soybeans i think.

9:24 pm

MollyL

Good points Miranda. I have no problem with another person's interpretation of the life of Jesus. We would all do well to adhere to what he taught and leave the politics alone.

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

well jac i would argue that quakers are modern christians who make a point of living up to what jesus taught including loving our enemies

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

ty jes i never knew that

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

are all the c words ci?

9:25 pm

jesdraggon

welcome. and all the c words i have are ci

9:25 pm

jesdraggon

i'm still missing one though.

9:26 pm

gremlinn

Yes, all ci, and 3 of them are related

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

:-(((

9:26 pm

Jacula

Molly is right, if we start actually looking at what Catholic, C of E, Baptist and all the rest of the established churches stand for, we will still find a power structure at the top. The whole point of Jesus' teachings is that there is just you and God/Nature, call it what you will.

9:26 pm

Dorens

yes ci's

9:26 pm

jesdraggon

hi grem :)

9:26 pm

Dorens

jess all four begin with the same three letters

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

the problem with most churches is that they are devised by men

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Hi gremlinn! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

9:27 pm

MollyL

Miranda, glad you jumped in. I appreciate all points of view on the subject. And I learn from them.

9:27 pm

mirandapan

Actually, Jac--Jesus taught community. He chose 12 disciples, right? So his religion was not individualistic, but it was not, as you point out, hierarchical.

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello Mirandapan!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

9:27 pm

jesdraggon

found the last ci

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

hey grem you barreled through again i saw

9:28 pm

gremlinn

hehe, yep, I got on a roll

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

it was mildly hierarchical--he was the teacher

9:28 pm

Jacula

jmc - Maybe, re your point about Quakers, but they don't allow alcohol or gifts or Christmas, do they? Jesus wasn't against having a party - he turned water to wine. (Wish I could do that!)

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

haha not all quakers are that strict -- you know i love my jack

9:29 pm

Dorens

think that's seventh day adventists jac

9:29 pm

Jacula

mirandapan - Glad you got my point. The heirarchy is where it al goes wrong.

9:29 pm

MollyL

Miranda, I think Jesus was a very humble man, who spoke of the best values in life, who was misinterpreted more than he should have been.

9:29 pm

Dorens

think we're all in agreement there molly

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

we reject the holidays because they are quite frankly made up -- no one knows the day that Jesus was born or died (although there is an approximatel time for the death since we know it was around passover

9:30 pm

Dorens

hi herin

9:30 pm

Jacula

Dorens - in UK, that's the Quaker way. I should know, I worked for a computer firm for many years that was owned by Quakers.

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

How goes it

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

no dorens jac is correct--quakers rejected holidays and drinking

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi herin

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

Plus a lot of the Christian holidays are actually Pagan holidays

9:31 pm

Dorens

i stand corrected... falling asleep here. five words to stumble through

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

and in the uk many still do

9:31 pm

gremlinn

Easter and Christmas, at least.

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

exactly herin

9:31 pm

MollyL

With all due respect JMC, that is why I could not espouse that kind of spirituality. I think there is a great need for celebration, no matter how you interpret what that celebration is about.

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

go dorens go!

9:31 pm

mirandapan

Hi, Min--thanks for your responses everyone. I play almost everyday, and love to read the chog--it's just that I'm pretty busy (but not in seeking to be powerful, really, I'm not)

9:31 pm

Minveryork

Hi herinfernallady! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:31 pm

gremlinn

I have kept quiet because I actually do not believe in any of this but don't want to accidentally offend.

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

well jump into the chog anytime mira--the more the merrier i think

9:32 pm

Dorens

we are too mirandapan, glad you decided to join us today

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

well grem you would have to work hard to offend me because i do not give a flying f*** if others do not believe

9:32 pm

Minveryork

If you don't believe in any of it, why do you play game

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

i will not impose my beliefs but i will state them

9:33 pm

Dorens

too busy to be playing this silly game every day... even going to the library or friends' houses every day for a week when i had no power, just for this silly game

9:33 pm

gremlinn

Min: I mean the theology/spirituality stuff, not the game.

9:33 pm

Minveryork

Oh, I thought you meant you did not believe in Babble

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha min i think you misunderstood grem!

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

haha babble believes in you! hahahahahaha

9:33 pm

gremlinn

The grid is a lie!

9:33 pm

jesdraggon

if i believe in babble hard enough, will the grid complete itself? :D

9:33 pm

Minveryork

That's what happens when you're in an out of the log.

9:33 pm

mirandapan

Thanks, all. You are a great group--I do keep up with all of you regulars by reading the chog--your beautiful and complicated lives.

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

down with the false god of babble!

9:34 pm

Dorens

babble can become our religion gremlinn... i too am pretty much of a non-believer... i much prefer nature

9:34 pm

westford

Never !! Hello all I love being a part of all this.

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi west

9:34 pm

Dorens

hi westford

9:35 pm

westford

I've been reading back and I'm so proud of all of us.

9:35 pm

westford

Hi dorens and jmc

9:35 pm

MollyL

There is a spirituality in believing in Nature. It would negate my soul to say I believe in nothing.

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

0000:-)

9:35 pm

Dorens

westford... that thing about the blues? terrific

9:35 pm

Dorens

yeah... nature is as spiritual as i can get!

9:35 pm

westford

thanks dorens I thought it was good enough to share

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

yes the blues essay is great!

9:35 pm

herinfernallady

But I also believe in what every makes you how are is what makes you

9:36 pm

Minveryork

Hi westford! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:37 pm

westford

hi min doing well..playing my favorite game and watching Inspector Lewis

9:37 pm

gremlinn

I have some pretty unconventional beliefs. I don't accept the notion of free will (as most people would define it) for example.

9:37 pm

MollyL

I've always thought that the operative word is BELIEF...however you choose to do that.

9:37 pm

westford

min have you started back to work?

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

love inspector lewis

9:37 pm

Dorens

absolutey herin... and whatever you believe in is just fine.. as long as you don't step on anyone else's toes

9:37 pm

Jacula

Went for what's coyly called 'a comfort break' and came back to find an explosion of posts here. Someone, perhaps Herin (Hi Herin!) pointed out that many Christian festivals fall on days when pagan festivals do/did. Yes, that's because the priests had to convince the 'simple folk' that God knew what their festivals were and He thought of them first.

9:38 pm

MollyL

<---Thinks Grem may be my oldest son, playing under a name I don't recognize. (Although he would not use that icon)

9:38 pm

gremlinn

If I am your oldest son, I shall have to mourn the death of my brother.

9:39 pm

Jacula

jmc Lewis is a good successor for Morse.

9:39 pm

Dorens

i am in awe of my mother's intolerance for others ... She is a rabid atheist/agnostic depending on the month or year, but she is absolutely dismissive of people who believe in God... started arguing with her 88 year old sister at a dinner at m house just cause my aunt wanted to thank God for having us all together. mean-spirited i think

9:39 pm

MollyL

Mourn away son, both of your brothers are alive and well.

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

i was so sad when morse died

9:39 pm

westford

me too what a great guy he was

9:40 pm

Jacula

Hi Westford.

9:40 pm

gremlinn

The key is to mock silly ideas, not silly people.

9:40 pm

westford

hi jac

9:40 pm

gremlinn

Although it's a fine line and easy to stray from the first to the second.

9:40 pm

Dorens

much nicer i think gremlinn

9:40 pm

Jacula

Westford, I was saying earlier how much I enjoyed your thing about the rules of writing blues lyrics. I've written many and I'm glad to see I haven't sinned.

9:40 pm

MollyL

I have this horrible linguistic stumbling block being intolerant of intolerance.

9:41 pm

herinfernallady

Also I tend to follow teh weather rather than dates for seasons. Like Winter was gong to be long and mild based on teh 2 weeks before solstaice

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

you can mock me!!!! i be a silly person!!!

9:41 pm

gremlinn

I mock your punctuation!

9:41 pm

mirandapan

Now, Jac--that's not true. The folk were not simple--neither the Jews who celebrated the passover or the Christians, Easter--and God did not come up with thosse dates. It's well acknowledged that men did. And, right, they are not accurate. But they are sacred. We have an adopted son, for example, and we do not know how old he is, but we have established a birth date for him--we would never think of not celebrating it just because we aren't sure when he was born.

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

*runs through the chog buck nekkid*

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

pb herin

9:41 pm

Minveryork

Westford,I've gone back to work.I started last week.

9:41 pm

Jacula

*cover eyes* Must you? Now cover up!

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

i mock your lack of puntuation!!!!

9:42 pm

Minveryork

The kids started today. We are going up to 8th grade

9:42 pm

herinfernallady

What?

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

*flappita flappita*

9:42 pm

jesdraggon

*sings The Streak* as jam runs by

9:42 pm

herinfernallady

What did I say

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

i especially love letting my belly flap inthe wind

9:43 pm

westford

jac, glad you saw and liked it, min are the kids back too?

9:43 pm

westford

jmc you'll catch your death of cold

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

nah it be hot here

9:43 pm

MollyL

I think "sacred" is what you hold onto as your personal, spiritual belief. And I have always found it amusing that all you have to do is move some letters to change "scared" to "sacred".

9:43 pm

jesdraggon

*she's not rude, she's not crude, she's just in the mood to run in the nude...*

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

weeeeeeeeeeee

9:44 pm

Jacula

Mirandapan - I didn't say that I thought the people were simple or that God set the celebration dates. I said that men who considered themselves respresentatives of God did both.

9:44 pm

westford

good point molly same with unclear and nuclear

9:44 pm

Jacula

Fallible men, who had found some kind of power and wanted to keep it.

9:44 pm

gremlinn

Or colonialists and oscillations?

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

dog god

9:45 pm

mirandapan

Sorry, Jac--must have been reading too fast--the chog is like a train that left the station--apologies.

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

arf arf arf

9:45 pm

herinfernallady

The way I see religion is that it is the same painting but how we see it is different

9:45 pm

Minveryork

Yes westford. The students started today.We are in full swing & we're re 4/5y to have a year of test prep

9:45 pm

MollyL

Hush son, quit flaunting your gigantic brain power.

9:46 pm

jesdraggon

dog god?! you heretic! He's OBVIOUSLY a jackal!

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

i love that min and west are trying to have a reasonable conversation

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

god dog?

9:46 pm

gremlinn

conversation...or conservation?

9:46 pm

westford

I wish you a very successful year min and students who are nothing but adorable

9:46 pm

westford

I love babble chats lol

9:46 pm

herinfernallady

Never understood that Dog/God thing when it is clear cats are the Gods

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

they are trying to conserve reason

9:47 pm

gremlinn

Because dogs are lazy, but a CAT will ACT!

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

they are trying to converse reasonably

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

god loves a cat

9:47 pm

Minveryork

Thanks westford. I already know that some students won't be so adorable. There'll be some good ones too.

9:47 pm

westford

our friend's 3 year old was learning to read and said " Dog is Love" how could we correct her?

9:47 pm

gremlinn

Ha, taco cat? Ah.

9:48 pm

jesdraggon

oh... The Cat Who Went to Heaven is a mighty good story, if anybody cares. it may make you cry though.

9:48 pm

MollyL

Oh God, Grem is my son. First talking about eating babies, now about taco cats.

9:48 pm

Jacula

"herinfernallady
ProfileAustralia

Th
e way I see religion is that it is the same painting but how we see it is different

9:48 pm

westford

Speaking of cats jes our Lucy of the bedroom decided to come downstairs and has been wreaking havoc with the other female

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

mmmm tacos

9:49 pm

jesdraggon

excellent, west! :)

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

hopefully not a cat taco

9:49 pm

Jacula

That's not only poetic but a very quotable quote, Herin.

9:49 pm

westford

we have them in separate houses for the time being

9:49 pm

jesdraggon

but at least she's coming out instead of cowering :)

9:49 pm

gremlinn

I had to leave my cat in California when I moved.

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

oh that is sad grem

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

Feel free to pinch Jac.

9:50 pm

gremlinn

She's well taken care of now though.

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

O Grem :(

9:50 pm

westford

She thinks she's Queen of the World now..I thought that was my title.

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

if i get the job in england i will have to leave my cat behind too

9:50 pm

Jacula

Will do, Herin!

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

West that is cute

9:50 pm

MollyL

Nice Herin. It is the same painting. And how you see it doesn't matter, as long as you see something.

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

so it was a new job in ill for you grem?

9:50 pm

gremlinn

yep

9:50 pm

westford

hi herin

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

teaching?

9:51 pm

westford

jmc could you leave cat with your son?

9:51 pm

gremlinn

Nope, math software company

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

interesting what is a math software co?

9:52 pm

westford

how nice for you grem

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

my son wants to rent out his basement and *ahem* my cat does not use a litter box

9:52 pm

gremlinn

Programs that do math and other neat things, some of them on the web

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

coolio so like quickbooks and intuit stuff?

9:52 pm

Jacula

Howc come when I'm in the mountains in North Wales, where I was first inspired to write, I CAN write, but when I get home just over 100 miles away with cell phone reception, fast internet connection etc., no one leaves me alone, so I come on here, and I get no writing done. Writing is what brings in the bread. AARGH!

9:53 pm

gremlinn

I work on www.wolframalpha.com

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

brb

9:53 pm

westford

I have wolfram bookmarked

9:54 pm

jesdraggon

13 left

9:54 pm

MollyL

Because you have lost your muse Jac. Hint...hint...nudge...nudge...go back to where you are inspired.

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

I need to stop putting in reeat

9:54 pm

gremlinn

west: I was a fan of it so I was really glad that I got accepted when I applied there

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm its stats on the society of friends are a bit da**ed--1969

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

it is so good to work where you are excited about what you are doing grem--lucky you!!!!

9:55 pm

gremlinn

yep, and I actually live in a place where it will get snow, now

9:55 pm

Jacula

I'd also like to know how is it that even if people know you make your living from writing, they don't condier it a Proper Job and think it's okay to call, visit, come into your office to chat and generally interupt your train of thought? I've lost count of the number of stories I've lost this way.

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

i did that for 12 years and now i am looking for something new like that

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

you are looking forward to snow grem?

9:56 pm

herinfernallady

Jac put a SOD OFF sign on your front door

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

don't answer jac

9:57 pm

gremlinn

it has never snowed where I have lived - only seen some on rare occasions, just a handful of times ever

9:57 pm

MollyL

Because people don't consider writing a "real job" Jac.
Sad but true.

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

i had the same problem when i practiced law--people think you are always available

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

pb grem but yes i know what you mean since i grew up in texas where three snow flakes stop traffic

9:57 pm

jesdraggon

Hah. I have a proper job, in a proper office, and people think it's okay to call, visit, come into your office to chat and generally interrupt my train of thought. Has nothing to do with your job, that's just people.

9:58 pm

herinfernallady

A squeel. I may have to help babysit my niece.

9:58 pm

jesdraggon

though working from home may make it easier for them to find you.

9:58 pm

gremlinn

Everyone tells me I will have enough of it after a day or two, but I really dislike heat so maybe I have a shot

9:58 pm

gremlinn

(at not hating it)

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

you have to set the parameters yourself jac

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

you may well love the snow grem--it has some lovely aspects--but like anything it can get ti**some

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

wtg herin!

9:59 pm

westford

herin how old is the little darling?

10:00 pm

herinfernallady

She will be a year in October. She is running already

10:00 pm

westford

aww I envy you

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

nice lots of energy there

10:01 pm

jesdraggon

last ar6 please?

10:01 pm

herinfernallady

She is a darling. Her Dada broke his foot so he can't run after her.

10:01 pm

Jacula

I did once draw a copy of a popular poster in the 70s. It was a very big fat naked woman holding her arm out in an imperious way to a very small fat man and the speech bubble above said SOD OFF!. I think it was a feminist movement poster. I think my Mum must've thrown it way, just like she threw away my very valuable Bob Dylan poster. GRRR!

10:01 pm

Jacula

I had a Biba poster too, that's worth quite a bit now.

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

wolfram doesn't seem to like the colony in which i live

10:02 pm

westford

too bad Jac what was the Dylan poster?

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

if you are behind in your rent jes

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

Thing is I have just told him I will do everything but poo nappy duty

10:02 pm

MollyL

Oh damn, Jes is right. Many people are rude and self-serving and will barge in on whatever career you have because it's ALL ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED RIGHT NOW!!!!

10:02 pm

Jacula

ar6 = ar + not the front.

10:02 pm

westford

but that's part of it herin lol

10:03 pm

jesdraggon

good grief. thanks, jam; i tried that 3 times but spelled it wrong every time!

10:03 pm

herinfernallady

No I do everything but that one

10:03 pm

herinfernallady

There maybe a bribe of cookies

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

haha me too i would have never put the double letter in

10:03 pm

Jacula

Westford - will have to Google and see if I can find it.

10:04 pm

westford

Bob and I go back a long long way

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

Jac I have a lot of my posters still in a tube

10:05 pm

westford

I had a poster and lost it in a move (guess one of the movers liked it )

10:05 pm

westford

'What if they gave a war and nobody came?"

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

a classic west

10:06 pm

westford

and so fitting now..damn

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

we live in hope west

10:07 pm

westford

that we do

10:07 pm

Jacula

Westford - can't find it on Google. It was stylised, very 60s/70s with a blue theme.

10:07 pm

westford

thanks for looking Jac..maybe it'll show up someday

10:07 pm

Jacula

Westford - is that war quote one from Woodstock? If it isn't it should have been.

10:08 pm

westford

I think it was earlier than that

10:08 pm

jesdraggon

ot6,21?

10:09 pm

westford

sounds like ear infection but diff ending

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

ot+first person singular+twitch

10:09 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

10:10 pm

Minveryork

ot6/21 word is ot plus he, she, ** is plus today's **con theme is mouse padd.By the way check mine out,cute

10:10 pm

Jacula

ot6/21 - o +slang word for breast + personal pronoun + consonant that starts the word for the most popular pet next to a dog.

10:11 pm

westford

the grid has a theme?

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

wiki takes that phrase from a monkees album (i kid you not)

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

not the grid west

10:12 pm

westford

oh never mind..you said icon theme..

10:12 pm

Minveryork

Every day there's an icon theme westford.The theme 2dayis mouse pads,hence my Cavalier mouse pad icon

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

nuts I have to start getting sorted for summer

10:13 pm

westford

thanks min I just realized

10:13 pm

Minveryork

MollyL was the only other mouse pad I saw in chat log

10:13 pm

westford

It's cold and windy and rainy and I want summer back

10:13 pm

Jacula

Zor and Zam, The Monkees, 1968, that's where the war and nobody came quote comes from. I knew I new it!

10:14 pm

westford

so it was before Woodstock

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

i suspect it was from further back but can't prove it at this point

10:14 pm

Minveryork

I want summer back without the hot humid weather.

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

hey hey we're the monkees

10:14 pm

westford

absolutely min

10:14 pm

Jacula

jmc - ditto. I'm sure it must come from further back.

10:14 pm

herinfernallady

Means I am going to have to start hand stitching things

10:15 pm

westford

somewhere the weather is perfect all the time

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

wiki is only as good as it's writers

10:15 pm

westford

are you going to sell on Etsy herin?

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

No just for me

10:15 pm

westford

no kidding jmc

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

I have a few pieces that need shortening and making

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

actually one of my goals is to correct and plump out the story of the center where i used to work

10:16 pm

westford

I can hem and sew on a button..that's about it

10:16 pm

Jacula

Herin - I hand stitch things all the time these days, since Beloved has covered my sewing machine with lots of bags of photographic equipment, tripods etc.

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

that reminds me i need to finish the pillow cases for my niece

10:16 pm

Jacula

I need to have a serious word with him about that!

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

toss it all off!

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

second ar5 please

10:17 pm

westford

a flat surface is like gold to guys

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

I don't own a machinge

10:17 pm

Minveryork

Second ar5/10 word is a plus an re4/4 word jmcnrick

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

no to mention both ci 7 words

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

a+ in **** life

10:18 pm

westford

I often threaten to buy concertina wire

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i need the third one

10:18 pm

Minveryork

The third ar 5/10 word is a plus re 4/4 word jmcnrick

10:18 pm

Jacula

jmc - costs too much to 'toss'. Trying not to giggle here re the toss off connotation. I'll suggest in more strong terms than I have done before that covering my sewing machine causes inconvenience to me

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

Move the machine

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

ar + sounds like 3 letter word meaning ingest but spelled differently.

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

Divide the room in two

10:19 pm

jmcnrick

well toss gently then--and i know my boy sells photos

10:19 pm

Jacula

herin - why should I? It's my house!

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

ti6,18

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

please?

10:20 pm

Minveryork

That ti 6/18 word is one who ti 4/4 word jesdraggon.

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

Well it is a friendly solution

10:20 pm

westford

the person who dyes?

10:20 pm

Jacula

ti6/18 is the one who dyes your hair.

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

got it ty all

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

and the ci 7s?

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

Brb need to find the lighter glasses

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

i am happy to report my boy checked my cat and house and both are dry

10:21 pm

jesdraggon

i swear i tried that!

10:21 pm

Minveryork

A ci 7/32 word is ci plus Stalin was a dic***** jmcnrick.

10:22 pm

westford

you probably did jes..sometimes I put a word in 2 or 3 times before it 'takes'

10:22 pm

Minveryork

A ci7/32 word is ci + I can't concen***** on the grid if the television is on jmcnrick.

10:22 pm

Jacula

ci7/32 = a form of citric acid.

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

o ty min i keep missing those last two letters

10:22 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

ty min and jac

10:23 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

fireworks. tr5/12 was my last word.

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo jes!!

10:24 pm

Jacula

Well done, jess.

10:24 pm

westford

Yay jes !!!

10:24 pm

flosey

hello everyone - back for last 15

10:24 pm

Jacula

Hi flosey.

10:24 pm

westford

hi flosey

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi flosey!

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

triter

10:25 pm

flosey

may I have a clue for ti7 please, not the ship

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

damn

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

*looks for jack in pb*

10:25 pm

Minveryork

Hello flosey! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

50 left

10:26 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jesdraggon on fireworks! Good for U

10:26 pm

flosey

good thanks Min, and you?

10:26 pm

Jacula

flosey - ti7 = slang word for bosom + what an over-zealous preacher does in church (ends in picnic pest word).

10:26 pm

Minveryork

ti 7/28 word is breast plus ra** and rave word flosey.

10:27 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well flosey. A story in profile if you need it.

10:28 pm

flosey

got it, thanks Jac

10:28 pm

Jacula

y/w flosey.

10:28 pm

flosey

I've heard many of those

10:29 pm

Jacula

I'm back off to bed now, nothing written as planned yet. More crops to pick later and stepdaughter arriving home.

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

good night jac sleep well

10:30 pm

westford

good night jac..one step at a time

10:31 pm

westford

get a good night's sleep and write tomorrow while step daughter picks the crops

10:33 pm

Minveryork

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

10:34 pm

Minveryork

I'm following Jacula's lead and heading out too.I leave you with a story of clues in profile.See you all manana

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

bye min thanks for the story as always

10:34 pm

Minveryork

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

10:35 pm

westford

good night min have a happy tomorrow

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

40 left

10:36 pm

westford

gj jmc

10:36 pm

westford

32 here

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

:-) slow and steady when i get serious

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

but the ni7 words are giving me fits

10:38 pm

westford

how many are there? have 1

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

3 :-(

10:39 pm

westford

one might be what you are charged in the evening

10:39 pm

westford

sort of lol

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

one before evening and one after

10:42 pm

westford

no idea going to list

10:42 pm

jmcnrick

sorry

10:42 pm

mrpresident

afternoon all :)

10:42 pm

jmcnrick

hi mr p

10:42 pm

westford

hi there mrp

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

hows the knee

10:43 pm

mrpresident

being nasty to me today...

10:43 pm

mrpresident

how you all going?

10:44 pm

jmcnrick

are you being nice to it and resting it?

10:44 pm

jmcnrick

i am about to bag it

10:45 pm

mrpresident

i am today... need to say off it!!

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

good that is what needs to happen so it can heal!

10:45 pm

herinfernallady

And I am back

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

and i am gone with 35 left

10:46 pm

mrpresident

hi infern :)

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

see you all tomorrow god willing and the creeks don't rise

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:47 pm

herinfernallady

howdy. I had to go and do chores :(

10:47 pm

mrpresident

see ya jmc... stay safe

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

Mr PRes have you heard of Harvest box

10:51 pm

Fauxmage

Fireworks!

10:51 pm

westford

yay faux !!

10:52 pm

m9f9l

hey all

10:52 pm

m9f9l

Hi Laura!

10:52 pm

westford

and belated good night jmc..was off for a bit

10:52 pm

westford

hi m

10:52 pm

Fauxmage

Thanks westford! Hi M!

10:53 pm

m9f9l

I have 30 to go

10:53 pm

Fauxmage

Westford we have been enjoying your blues write-up.

10:53 pm

Fauxmage

Neil is now known as Flaccid Blueberry Johnson. ;o)

10:53 pm

westford

good faux..just passing it on

10:53 pm

Fauxmage

Go M!

10:53 pm

westford

lol

10:54 pm

herinfernallady

Yes great reviews West

10:54 pm

m9f9l

ah.. I started reading that and got distracted.. I should finish it

10:55 pm

Fauxmage

Yeah it's funny M.

10:56 pm

m9f9l

hmmm... I could shoot a man in Memphis...

10:56 pm

westford

anyone we know?

10:56 pm

m9f9l

Seattle gets rain! Lots of rain. that's just not fair....

10:57 pm

m9f9l

nah.. I'm just bein' generic. Any man will do.LOL

10:57 pm

westford

lately it's been all sunny daughter just moved there

10:57 pm

westford

m how is little mommy doing? you must be over the moon

10:58 pm

herinfernallady

Did someone just became a Grandma?

10:58 pm

westford

not yet

10:58 pm

m9f9l

the slim fast got me crying!

10:59 pm

m9f9l

she's feeling it big time inside.. trying to feel it outside.LOL

10:59 pm

Fauxmage

Aw. :)

10:59 pm

herinfernallady

M9 you going to be a grandma soon?

11:00 pm

m9f9l

I guess my blues name needs to be a big mama one

11:00 pm

m9f9l

yes

11:01 pm

herinfernallady

awwww.

11:01 pm

herinfernallady

How old is daughter?

11:01 pm

Fauxmage

Mine is Crosseyed Gooseberry Coolidge.

11:02 pm

herinfernallady

(if you don't mind me asking)

11:02 pm

m9f9l

Myopic Big Momma Mango Fillmore.

11:02 pm

westford

those names are perfect

11:04 pm

m9f9l

she is 23. Got married in May

11:04 pm

m9f9l

no.. March

11:04 pm

herinfernallady

Daw how sweet.

11:04 pm

m9f9l

yer missin' a name Faux

11:05 pm

m9f9l

Bessie? Sadie?

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

My B.fs niece is expecting. I keep starting to rant that she is too young and she is 22. I keep thinking she is 16 which is a couple of years older than when I first met them

11:05 pm

m9f9l

I'll tell Aiden she needs to name it Willie if it's a boy.LOL

11:06 pm

m9f9l

ah

11:06 pm

Fauxmage

Haha! :P

11:07 pm

herinfernallady

My best friends little sister just turned 21 and I was all Wait hang on no I remember when you just turned 7

11:09 pm

westford

turn around and you're tiny turn around and you're grown

11:09 pm

herinfernallady

That is true

11:10 pm

m9f9l

I love tiny ones though...

11:10 pm

westford

beautiful Malvina Reynolds song

11:10 pm

m9f9l

I found that blues thing online so I can share it. it's SO funny!

11:10 pm

westford

our tiny is already 5

11:10 pm

herinfernallady

All of my friends have had 10 pound babies. I got to hold a 7pound baby recently he was too small

11:12 pm

westford

must be the timtams herin

11:12 pm

Fauxmage

My niece is five. Just started school. *sigh*

11:12 pm

herinfernallady

No all my friends babies are big ones.

11:13 pm

m9f9l

I just took pics of a 6 pounder... but she was already over twice her birth weight!!!

11:13 pm

westford

wow m nice to hear she's progressing

11:14 pm

westford

so scary how early was she?

11:14 pm

m9f9l

yes west.. she was 8 weeks old when I shot the pics.. but Mom would have been 37 weeks at that point!

11:15 pm

m9f9l

she did SO well..

11:15 pm

herinfernallady

Wow she is very luckly

11:15 pm

m9f9l

so.. about 11/12 weeks early

11:15 pm

m9f9l

wanna see her?

11:15 pm

negativeneil

Hi Laura! Didn't know you were here?

11:15 pm

negativeneil

And Mary!

11:16 pm

herinfernallady

Hi neil

11:16 pm

herinfernallady

Sure M9

11:16 pm

westford

oh yes

11:16 pm

Fauxmage

Hi Neil. :o)

11:17 pm

Fauxmage

Oh yes they are beautiful photos!

11:17 pm

m9f9l

Hi Neil

11:19 pm

m9f9l

see if this works http://tinyurl.com/3popgzs

11:20 pm

herinfernallady

M9 she is a darling

11:20 pm

westford

oh isn't she and look at those eyelashes !!

11:21 pm

m9f9l

yeah.. she's really, REALLY cute!

11:22 pm

westford

what did they name her?

11:22 pm

Fauxmage

And you did such a beautiful job on the shoot.

11:22 pm

m9f9l

It was my first time taking pics of a baby. I had SO much fun!

11:22 pm

m9f9l

Her daddy named her

11:22 pm

herinfernallady

Can I add yuo as a friend m0

11:22 pm

westford

the pics remind me of Ann Geddes

11:23 pm

m9f9l

Leleiga. pronounced la LANG uh

11:23 pm

westford

very different and beautiful

11:23 pm

m9f9l

Samoan

11:23 pm

westford

did they even have a name picked out?

11:24 pm

m9f9l

I don't know!

11:25 pm

m9f9l

wow.. when they're really preemie, I suppose the name thing can catch the parents unawares.

11:25 pm

m9f9l

Notice all the cheesecloth?? LOL

11:26 pm

westford

I named all my children years before they were born..of course they all have different names

11:26 pm

herinfernallady

My friend has a ''boy'' name for her little girl. I am all but it suits her and it is a unisex name

11:26 pm

negativeneil

I'd hope so, westford. It would be confusing to have more than one child with the same name. ;)

11:26 pm

westford

looking for cheesecloth now

11:26 pm

m9f9l

well yeah.. naming all the same could be confusing

11:27 pm

m9f9l

ha ha Neil! Great minds

11:27 pm

negativeneil

Haha! GMTA Mary.

11:27 pm

westford

I mean different than the ones I chose when I was 12 lol

11:27 pm

negativeneil

OMG. Great minds AGAIN. Geez.

11:27 pm

herinfernallady

My birth family has a lot of J names. Problem is they are roughly the same age so I never know what is what

11:27 pm

negativeneil

I see, westford. ;)

11:27 pm

negativeneil

Had to tease though, because that just came out funny.

11:27 pm

m9f9l

ack! Get. out. of. my. head!!!

11:28 pm

westford

it did and don't mind teasing at all

11:28 pm

negativeneil

OMG. Ack! I. was. just. going. to. SAY. THAT!

11:28 pm

m9f9l

ROFL!!!!

11:29 pm

negativeneil

Mary? You need to check G+... some pretty silly stuff going down on there right now.

11:29 pm

westford

cheesecloth..no gossamer

11:29 pm

herinfernallady

As I would say get out of my head you will upset the monkeys

11:29 pm

negativeneil

And if you aren't connected with Jon Moore there, add him, so you can see his posts.

11:30 pm

m9f9l

west.. I've still got LOTS of cheesecloth from making Aiden's dress.

11:30 pm

m9f9l

I'm computer impaired at the moment Neil

11:31 pm

westford

you made her dress? it is gorgeous

11:31 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok. You did an amazing job with that dress.. it looks really expensive. Hard to believe it's just made from cheesecloth! Genius.

11:31 pm

m9f9l

I thought you knew that. Muslin and cheesecloth

11:31 pm

m9f9l

aw shucks

11:31 pm

westford

saw the pics while I was looking for the baby

11:32 pm

herinfernallady

M( can I add you on FB?

11:32 pm

m9f9l

ah

11:32 pm

negativeneil

Looking for the baby? You misplaced a baby?

11:32 pm

m9f9l

west is really on a roll tonight.

11:32 pm

m9f9l

(kaiser)

11:32 pm

m9f9l

sure

11:33 pm

westford

it's around here somewhere

11:34 pm

herinfernallady

M9 I sent a request

11:35 pm

herinfernallady

A for goodness sake an 8 word is one of my phantoms

11:35 pm

m9f9l

k

11:35 pm

westford

I just spent 5 minutes looking for a mammary gland

11:35 pm

westford

te4/4

11:36 pm

westford

I hate when that happens

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

I constantly see this little ant munching creature and then I forget to add it

11:38 pm

negativeneil

No comment, westford. ;)

11:40 pm

westford

sometimes the easy ones just get away

11:40 pm

m9f9l

wow. first babies.. now her mammaries.. having a real mammary lapse, eh West?

11:40 pm

negativeneil

Groan, Mary.

11:40 pm

westford

quit pickin' on me...woke up this morning and didn't have no mind

11:41 pm

herinfernallady

Poor West

11:41 pm

m9f9l

you singin' the blues??

11:41 pm

westford

lol

11:42 pm

westford

I believe I am

11:42 pm

westford

sittin' in my little cabin in the rain

11:43 pm

westford

all I need now is a name

11:43 pm

m9f9l

you fixin' to die?

11:43 pm

westford

eventually

11:43 pm

m9f9l

(hope not!)

11:44 pm

m9f9l

Good answer.

11:44 pm

m9f9l

me too. At least for a while.

11:44 pm

westford

got that little graveyard out back

11:44 pm

negativeneil

Mary, see the blues thread on G+. I wish you could see it too, Westford... and our comments we've posted with our Blues names.

11:45 pm

westford

faux told hers and yours neil and so did m all great ones

11:46 pm

negativeneil

She did, in here?

11:46 pm

westford

she did

11:46 pm

negativeneil

Probably not A's though? That's priceless.

11:46 pm

negativeneil

I'd still like to invite you onto G+ with us. Do you have a Google [Gmail] account?

11:46 pm

m9f9l

I can't... this computer isn't supported by g+

11:47 pm

westford

no not yet some of our kids do though

11:47 pm

m9f9l

I gotta get my other puter up again

11:47 pm

negativeneil

Talking to westford, Mary.

11:47 pm

westford

oh sorry

11:47 pm

negativeneil

I'll invite you anyway... you can register one.

11:47 pm

westford

no not sorry I'm all mixed up lol

11:47 pm

m9f9l

I was responding to 11:44

11:47 pm

m9f9l

I don't type as fast.LOL

11:48 pm

m9f9l

LOL!! we knew that west~

11:51 pm

negativeneil

Check email, westford.

11:52 pm

westford

ok neil

11:53 pm

jillibus

Hello all :-)

11:53 pm

herinfernallady

and done now time to get on with my day. laters

11:54 pm

negativeneil

Hi jilli. :)

11:55 pm

m9f9l

ha ha.. I just got a phone call from my son's cell. He left it in a parking lot

11:55 pm

jillibus

Three birthdays coming up so here's present for them all in my icon (maybe)

11:55 pm

jillibus

Oh grat m9!

11:56 pm

jillibus

*great, sigh -- typo time already.

11:56 pm

m9f9l

yes. nice person

11:56 pm

jillibus

nice and clever -- never would have thought of doing that

11:57 pm

m9f9l

he had got off 9 hour shift and was waiting for dad to pick him up. probably set it down next to hisself...

11:58 pm

vanillaslice

306

11:59 pm

m9f9l

fw

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