Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, September 10, 2011

12:00 am

stidmama

flip

12:00 am

mrpresident

flip !!

12:00 am

Jellen

flip

12:00 am

boatierra

flip

12:00 am

stidmama

and I am outta here. back tomorrow at some point. (((Hugs all)))

*poof*

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip hi everyione gl

12:00 am

Riverdance

hello friends

12:00 am

jesdraggon

happy flip :)

12:00 am

mrpresident

ciao bella stiddy!

12:00 am

jesdraggon

g'night, stid

12:00 am

fuzzybunny

flip

12:01 am

mrpresident

hi vanilla et al :)

12:01 am

chic

Flip!

12:01 am

mrpresident

oooooh chic is here!! ((hugs))

12:01 am

dart001

flip...hi mrp

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:01 am

mrpresident

I luv how you flip me dart! LOL!

12:01 am

mrpresident

hi mlf

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hi mrp

12:02 am

dart001

:)

12:02 am

jesdraggon

ca7

12:02 am

mrpresident

astronomy is my phantom

12:02 am

mrpresident

hi mlf :)

12:02 am

mrpresident

at least a decent size for the weekend

12:02 am

chic

Hi mrp and all hugs

12:03 am

mrpresident

i would luv a 48 hour puzzle on sat/sun with 600+ words

12:03 am

MLFAN17

doesnt sound bad to me mrp

12:04 am

jillibus

flip another too big for me

12:04 am

chic

I'm getting better. It won't be long now and I can finally go home

12:04 am

mrpresident

no jilli! stay and play!

12:04 am

mrpresident

oh brilliant chic! such good news!

12:04 am

MLFAN17

CA6

12:04 am

jillibus

I can't, mrp -- bridge all afternoon tomorrow, bedtime shortly.

12:05 am

Jellen

Great, chic!

12:05 am

MLFAN17

Mi 6

12:05 am

mrpresident

oh jilli, stay and chat for a little then

12:05 am

jillibus

and I don't do mornings

12:05 am

mrpresident

did you get my email??

12:05 am

chic

The celebrex is really working for the hips feel so much better without all that pain.

12:05 am

Jellen

Yes, jilli!

12:05 am

mrpresident

looks like you are coming in March, yes??

12:05 am

mrpresident

celebrex is a great drug chic

12:06 am

mrpresident

thank god jilli, I don't do mornings either, unless it is 11.30am

12:06 am

chic

Yes it is

12:06 am

jillibus

Oh, I'll be here for a while, but a bit blurred after a swim this afternoon and a long Happy Hour(sss) at the neighbours'.

12:06 am

MLFAN17

mrp i dont do mornings either

12:07 am

mrpresident

you are my type of ladyfriend jilli!!

12:07 am

jillibus

yes, mrp, March, probably early, and SO glad you don't do mornings either -- yippee!

12:07 am

mrpresident

mlf, it just isn't worth it... this AM thing...

12:07 am

Jellen

What are mornings?

12:07 am

chic

Tank

12:07 am

chic

Oops sorry

12:07 am

mrpresident

you might find breakfast being cooked at about 10-11am at our house

12:07 am

mrpresident

thank you jellen, my question exactly

12:08 am

jillibus

this isalnd is full of earlybirds -- the only thing I don't like about it (aside from the ferry fares these days)

12:08 am

mrpresident

ok clue man... where are you??

12:08 am

jesdraggon

i'm jealous, mrp. i'll be at work by 8 tomorrow morning :(

12:08 am

mrpresident

jes, don't be jealous, i am stuck in bed!

12:09 am

mrpresident

my knee refuses to go away, so have to abide by its wishes and look at it

12:09 am

jillibus

I don't cook breakfast -- just Orange juice, a bowl of cereal and a little black coffee.

12:09 am

mrpresident

i would luv to be at work! my work ended on 29th Aug, and I don't restart till Feb next season

12:09 am

Jellen

I was bad today, so I have to get up before noon to run some errands that won't wait...

12:09 am

mrpresident

well jilli, we will get on just fine!!

12:10 am

jillibus

oh mrp -- heal, willya! And stay put until you do. You said you'd gone to see your friend who is so ill and given her so much comfort with a massage and so on -- didn't that mean you had been on your feet?

12:11 am

Jellen

Oh, that's a morning, isn't it? :-P

12:11 am

mrpresident

i have made a decision about my packing... gonna donate all the stuff that is just sitting around getting dusty... ie bowls, vases, kitchen wizz stuff... and if I really want it, will buy it from the donation shop

12:11 am

Riverdance

Jilli....thank you for my birthday icon

12:12 am

jillibus

LOL, river -- you're welcome!

12:12 am

mrpresident

no hunny, i sat with her... did her nails and gave her a facial... just chatted away to her (she really couldn't answer) and was a good girl

12:12 am

mrpresident

river... mine was easier to get to!

12:12 am

jillibus

but how did you get to her, mrp?

12:12 am

mrpresident

jellen! errands in the morning?? sacraligious

12:12 am

mrpresident

my husband drove me

12:13 am

Riverdance

oh no honey...my birthday icon was the best

12:13 am

mrpresident

i have crutches and a cane... i can get around without bearing weight

12:13 am

jillibus

ok (thanks for that too, Lickety!)

12:13 am

MLFAN17

4TH COLUMN i stats please if anyone has it?

12:13 am

jesdraggon

in4/4

12:13 am

Jellen

im 4/6

12:14 am

MLFAN17

thanks

12:14 am

mrpresident

brb, clues have broken... need to go belt it with my cane!

12:14 am

jillibus

good, mrp -- glad to hear you're taking care of yourself along with everyone else in your life.

12:14 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:14 am

mrpresident

jilli, to be honest, I want to kill her daughter

12:14 am

Jellen

Last column N stats, please?

12:15 am

negativeneil

Ugh. I never did get out tonight after all... told them to go without me. They're at a restaurant with some friends and I've raided the kitchen for a snack.

12:15 am

MLFAN17

N bottom corner stats please?

12:15 am

MLFAN17

jellen lol

12:15 am

negativeneil

That bad, mrp? :(

12:15 am

mrpresident

she is completely avoiding her mum, going out with disgusting boys and doing disgusting things on the internet and her phone... I can't do much but fend off the bastards, but she keeps putting herself right back in their path

12:15 am

jesdraggon

don't have the n, mlf

12:15 am

dizgrannie

ni 5

12:16 am

jillibus

how old is she, mrp?

12:16 am

mrpresident

on ya neil! you can hang with us on the balcony of the PB... lounges and cabana boys are there for us

12:16 am

mrpresident

she is 13 jilli

12:16 am

negativeneil

Oh good. Hi mrp... glad I'm visible after all.

12:16 am

cosdem

late flip hi all

12:16 am

Jellen

Thanks, diz

12:16 am

negativeneil

Cabana boys are of no interest to me, but you go ahead.

12:16 am

MLFAN17

diz should i know it?

12:17 am

jillibus

a selfish age, mrp -- I remember

12:17 am

mrpresident

THEN, she gets onto FaceBook with a boy maddi likes and takes him!! Maddi is appalled

12:17 am

dizgrannie

yes MLF

12:17 am

jillibus

Cabana girls then, neil?

12:17 am

jesdraggon

you could be one of the cabana boys then, neil ;)

12:17 am

negativeneil

Now you're talkin'. ;)

12:17 am

boatierra

Neil - who is that on your shirt? Abe were and a Vamp what?

12:17 am

mrpresident

errr neil... they peel my grapes! they would do the same for you, no strings attached!

12:17 am

negativeneil

Uh, me? I don't think I'm in that kind of shape.

12:18 am

jillibus

well, yes, neil, both ways :-]

12:19 am

negativeneil

hmmm what's that jilli? What's both ways?

12:19 am

mrpresident

our cabana boys don't swing with me anyway!

12:19 am

MLFAN17

jellen did you find it?

12:19 am

mrpresident

ooooh, neil as a cabana boy!! **imagination goes wild**

12:19 am

negativeneil

I don't swing both ways, jilli.

12:19 am

Jellen

Nope, still looking :-S

12:20 am

MLFAN17

same here

12:20 am

mrpresident

ok, smacked that pony but clues are not far away

12:20 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:20 am

negativeneil

You'd be in for a serious disappointment mrp. Have you SEEN me half naked? Not pretty. [check Flickr].

12:20 am

jillibus

you could enjoy cabana girls and be enjoyed as a cabana boy, neil. Think outside the box, lol!

12:21 am

negativeneil

Haha. I'd enjoy Cabana girls but doubt any women would enjoy me as a Cabana boy.

12:21 am

jillibus

ty mrp ;-)

12:21 am

MLFAN17

DO 6/7 if not called

12:21 am

mrpresident

hey, you are young, you are handsome... flaunt it

12:22 am

jillibus

neil, you don't know how desperate some of us are, lol!

12:22 am

jillibus

and yes, see what mrp said.

12:22 am

mrpresident

hi nan :)

12:22 am

negativeneil

Haha! Uh, if you want me as a Cabana boy that about says it all.

12:22 am

negativeneil

You are too kind with the compliments, mrp.

12:23 am

mrpresident

this isn't so easy this little grid... darn it!

12:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

MLFAN17

thanks lickety

12:23 am

negativeneil

Thanks, lickety.

12:23 am

Jellen

Thanks, lickety!

12:23 am

MLFAN17

jellen?

12:23 am

jillibus

Attaboy Lickety -- thanks!

12:24 am

negativeneil

Do you ever speak? #curious

12:24 am

Erda

Wow! Many thanks, Lickety!!

12:24 am

jesdraggon

thanks lickety!

12:24 am

Jellen

Yes, MLF?

12:24 am

mrpresident

oh what?? ae8.... comes off the ae4 (plane)

12:24 am

Jellen

Still haven't found that ni 5...

12:24 am

MLFAN17

ugghh jellen lol

12:25 am

MLFAN17

nope i havent

12:25 am

jesdraggon

ok, i've stopped seeing new words. gonna go to bed now. laters, all you wunnerful peoples.

12:25 am

mrpresident

lickety speak?? only if he has something to say

12:25 am

Jellen

Bye, jes

12:25 am

jillibus

gnight jes

12:25 am

negativeneil

Yes, all he ever says in here is "Clues are up".

12:26 am

mrpresident

do6 and do7

12:26 am

mrpresident

in6 and in7 compound

12:26 am

MLFAN17

x2??

12:26 am

jillibus

oreo is here again and still doesn't count

12:26 am

MLFAN17

i am gettind desperate jellen lol

12:26 am

negativeneil

Got it! ae8,55.

12:27 am

mrpresident

no8.... compound! oooooh luv it... describes me

12:27 am

mrpresident

woohoo neil!!

12:27 am

mrpresident

jilli, it should count... cause it sure does on calories

12:27 am

negativeneil

I have that too. It describes sooo many people. :P

12:27 am

negativeneil

Haha, you? I was gonna say me actually.

12:27 am

mrpresident

omg!
sa8... compound!!!

12:28 am

mrpresident

I loooooove this grid!! compound city!

12:28 am

negativeneil

Another compound: sa8,45

12:28 am

MLFAN17

mrp thanks found it

12:28 am

negativeneil

Yes. Oh, you found it already!

12:28 am

negativeneil

Didn't see that until after I typed it here.

12:29 am

MLFAN17

i know its early but can someone clue the corner N please?

12:29 am

jillibus

I'm no good at long words and compounds :-(

12:29 am

Jellen

I'm not either, jilli...

12:29 am

negativeneil

ca6,21 & ca7,32. Someone in our family has been one of these âœ¡ [in shul].

12:30 am

mrpresident

on5, oi6, od5 , in6 and ra6 have same ending... sounds scientific

12:30 am

MLFAN17

i found Mo 5 for cos lol

12:30 am

negativeneil

te7,40

12:31 am

mkg

only got the sa 8. hmmm

12:31 am

jillibus

gotcha, neil -- a singing family

12:31 am

mrpresident

no8 is not + opposite of extraordinary

12:32 am

mrpresident

ewwww,
to the ef7.... new one for me

12:32 am

negativeneil

Haha, well we're not really. One member is.

12:32 am

negativeneil

But yes... singular and plural.

12:33 am

mrpresident

it means shortly afterwards in middle english

12:35 am

mrpresident

my clue is... what do you call the greek goddess of shopping.... ***POS (card) plus very shortly

12:35 am

mrpresident

and there are several circle measurments in ra5

12:36 am

mrpresident

same or5 is here as yesterday

12:36 am

MLFAN17

mrp can you try another clue for that NO8 please?

12:37 am

mrpresident

compound word mlf
no* (meaning not) + opposite of retard or not extraordinary

12:39 am

mrpresident

sorry, me being stupid with clue.... how about.... not playing along with the same traits and values??

12:39 am

mrpresident

no* + mo5 (meaning decent intention)

12:39 am

mrpresident

and the mo5 to this story is... I can't clue today

12:40 am

jillibus

not so, mrp -- finally got it, thanks!

12:41 am

negativeneil

I would say no* [not} + ethical.

12:41 am

mrpresident

sorry, my ideas of mo5 differ in my aussie language

12:41 am

MLFAN17

finally got it thanks mrp

12:42 am

cybernan

stats for bottom corner n, please?

12:42 am

negativeneil

A friend of ours is in the grid... his first name. It's a word, so it works.

12:42 am

negativeneil

[mo5,12]

12:43 am

cybernan

there should be a no 8 for not sticky if the other is accepted.

12:44 am

negativeneil

Geez. I'd go to the PB now if I complained about the Twitter mo5,12s.

12:44 am

dart001

watch out neil...mo4 than 1 mo 5,12

12:44 am

mrpresident

A nasty person I know is in the grid... mo5,12 last one... cause he is one!

12:44 am

negativeneil

I think that's the same word I just mentioned, mrp.

12:44 am

negativeneil

Haha, yes dart.

12:45 am

MLFAN17

is the ae 8 a compound?

12:45 am

mrpresident

indeed neil!

12:45 am

negativeneil

No, MLFAN.

12:45 am

mrpresident

no it isn't... it is about dynamics of ae4

12:45 am

jillibus

nbt

12:45 am

mrpresident

excuse me for a bit, my son is changing my dressing

12:46 am

jillibus

nice son, mrp

12:46 am

mrpresident

ok, ignore that statement, he would rather I not tell you

12:46 am

mrpresident

thank you all kindly

12:46 am

MLFAN17

the ae4 being a babblet right?

12:47 am

cybernan

bottom corner n stats, please???

12:48 am

jillibus

ni 5/10, nan

12:48 am

MLFAN17

i think its a ni 6

12:48 am

MLFAN17

or a 5

12:48 am

negativeneil

Several good âœ¡ words in this grid. :)

12:49 am

negativeneil

Or a few, anyway.

12:49 am

cybernan

ty - looking

12:49 am

Jellen

nbt, finally

12:49 am

MLFAN17

two of us cant find it

12:49 am

MLFAN17

how did you find it jellen??????

12:49 am

jillibus

there aften are, neil -- and cute symbol

12:49 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:49 am

Jellen

Um, Morewords...

12:50 am

jillibus

oh didn't realise I have nbs too!

12:50 am

jillibus

wtg nan

12:51 am

MLFAN17

got

12:51 am

MLFAN17

it

12:51 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:52 am

jillibus

wtg mlf

12:52 am

MLFAN17

stupid me should have used that page jellen lo

12:52 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:53 am

mrpresident

wtg = words to go??

12:54 am

boatierra

wtg = way to go

12:54 am

mrpresident

oh man... listening to the US open players.... totally not happy!!

12:54 am

mrpresident

ah, way to go... sorry, and thanks

12:54 am

mrpresident

I thought wtg was a new word site! LOL

12:54 am

boatierra

LOL :)

12:55 am

negativeneil

Whew! That wasn't a bad little grid. When are we going to get a nice BIG one, I keep wondering?

12:55 am

mrpresident

I suggested large large grids for the weekend, but it isn't happening

12:55 am

jillibus

oh neil!!! Congrat, but have pity on a Dull Normal like me!

12:56 am

boatierra

Are you done?

12:56 am

jillibus

same to you, mrp!

12:56 am

negativeneil

Oh, does Lickety make them any size he wants, or is it a program that just makes the puzzles up randomly?

12:56 am

Jellen

Congrats, Neil

12:56 am

negativeneil

Yes, boatierra.

12:57 am

jillibus

I haven't had time to work on these grids for days

12:57 am

negativeneil

Thanks jilli and Jellen!

12:57 am

negativeneil

BRB. Need a drink.

12:57 am

Jellen

It's a program...

12:57 am

boatierra

Whoa, in less than an hour. Impressive. I have 38 words. I'll be lucky if I get half way.

12:57 am

jillibus

Lickety doesn't make up the grids -- Dr_God does witha computer

12:58 am

mrpresident

it looks like the US Open Tennis is screwing everyone over... the general consesus, the US Open heads-of-state are not listening

12:58 am

vanillaslice

my footy team is going down too lol

12:58 am

jillibus

Haven't been watching the tennis

12:59 am

mrpresident

we have a grid that we have made and use... but it isn't for public use... I have one grid that is 900+ with a couple of 13 letter words! is brilliant

12:59 am

mrpresident

oh vanilla... not fun to watch them losing.

12:59 am

jillibus

Wow, mrp!

1:00 am

vanillaslice

well at least the hype will die down

1:00 am

jillibus

Going to take a kitchen break -- back soon

1:00 am

mrpresident

I know jilli! it is so good! and takes about 3 days to do... one of the grids had a 15 letter word!

1:00 am

dart001

fireworks

1:01 am

mrpresident

on ya dart! and neil :)

1:01 am

vanillaslice

wtg wd congrats dart

1:01 am

cybernan

congrats dart and neil

1:01 am

Jellen

Congrats, dart!

1:01 am

westford

hello and yay dart !!

1:01 am

mrpresident

hi west :)

1:02 am

westford

hi mrp

1:02 am

Jellen

Hi, west

1:02 am

westford

hi jellen

1:02 am

westford

yay neil too I didn't scroll down far enough

1:02 am

mrpresident

Roddick needs to shave - icky

1:02 am

dart001

hi west

1:03 am

westford

hi dart

1:03 am

DR1965

I agree Mr P

1:03 am

Jellen

Hi, DR

1:03 am

westford

DR nice to see you

1:03 am

westford

was it scary yesterday?

1:03 am

DR1965

Hi Jellen and West and everyone

1:03 am

westford

or just maddening?

1:04 am

DR1965

Yes a bit of both - took me 2 hours for a normal 20 minute drive

1:04 am

DR1965

Jakester was home alone in the afternoon but phone service was not working so I was nervous

1:04 am

mrpresident

hi DR :)

1:04 am

cybernan

jill -- were you shaken up much today?

1:04 am

DR1965

Hi Mr P ( HUGS)

1:05 am

cybernan

phantom dominion

1:05 am

westford

that would be scary but he's a capable young man

1:05 am

mrpresident

holy moly DR! what happened?

1:06 am

DR1965

He was reading when we got home

1:06 am

mrpresident

well, perfect star to jake!

1:06 am

DR1965

Mrp- There was a Massive Power outage from Mexico to ARizona and half of southern california

1:07 am

DR1965

SOmeone in AZ was changing a part and did not follow procedure- 5 million people lost pwoer

1:07 am

mrpresident

what?? how does that happen??

1:08 am

DR1965

started in the afternoon- Our power came back on around 1am.. My parents are in the " boil water" part of town.

1:09 am

westford

our daughter called from the landline in her office

1:09 am

rururocks

i'm shocked?

1:09 am

DR1965

which also included San Diego State University! Not sure how the students are going to boil water to brush their teeth

1:09 am

negativeneil

Back. HI westford and ruru! :)

1:09 am

Jellen

Hi, ruru

1:10 am

DR1965

West- The phones were very sketchy! She was lucky to get thru

1:10 am

negativeneil

I'm from San Diego originally.

1:10 am

westford

the scariest part is that one person can do that..good thing he was on our side

1:10 am

DR1965

Hi Ruru

1:10 am

rururocks

hi Dr..

1:10 am

rururocks

I love San Diego.. a great town

1:10 am

westford

She's the GIS coordinator for the city of Encinitas

1:10 am

mrpresident

oh good lord, these idiot teens just don't stop!! brb... getting the cattle prod (goad)

1:10 am

DR1965

Exactly Westie- though I believe he may be unemployed now

1:10 am

negativeneil

I said hi to you ruru.

1:11 am

negativeneil

And westford.

1:11 am

rururocks

hey .. hi neil

1:11 am

negativeneil

That's better. ;)

1:11 am

DR1965

Hi Neil

1:11 am

westford

hi neil didn't see you come back

1:11 am

rururocks

hi jellen

1:11 am

negativeneil

I crept in quietly.

1:11 am

jillibus

I'm baaaack -- hi west and ruru

1:12 am

rururocks

hi jill

1:12 am

DR1965

Hi Jilli

1:12 am

rururocks

i

1:12 am

negativeneil

Was it today you had to attend that event, ruru?

1:12 am

westford

hi jilli and nan

1:12 am

rururocks

*hi jilli.. is not in the dictionary*

1:12 am

jillibus

nan -- we didn't feel a thing here.

1:12 am

DR1965

LOL Ruru

1:13 am

rururocks

yes... neil

1:13 am

cybernan

hi west

1:13 am

negativeneil

Hey what do you know... I'm not in this grid.

1:13 am

negativeneil

[yes, I just noticed that]

1:13 am

cybernan

I didn't either, but people who live on the east side of the lake did

1:13 am

boatierra

Concerning the power outage, I looked up an article on AZCentral.com and copied a bit about the "how" - A Arizona Public Service Co. worker was switching out a capacitor, which controls voltage levels, outside Yuma, Ariz., near the California border. Shortly after, a section of a major regional power line failed, eventually spreading trouble further down in California and later Mexico, officials said.

1:13 am

negativeneil

Oh, how did that go ruru?

1:13 am

negativeneil

Were you able to sit for most of the time?

1:14 am

rururocks

I had to stand. .for 4 hours.. and drove for 5 hours..I'm glad to be home

1:14 am

negativeneil

Oh man. I guess so! :(

1:14 am

westford

oh gee ruru so sorry

1:14 am

boatierra

Oops, not AZCentral, Yahoo news. My bad.

1:14 am

negativeneil

You wouldn't want to drive my car.

1:14 am

westford

If I had been there I would have found a chair for you

1:15 am

negativeneil

Would be a killer on bad knees.

1:15 am

DR1965

Oh Ruru- that is terrible

1:15 am

negativeneil

I would have too!

1:15 am

rururocks

I can say one thing however

1:15 am

jillibus

my son phoned from Quebec right after the quake to see how we were here -- I said "What quake?" He had heard a beep from his iPhone and CBC to say there had been one off Vancouver Island.

1:15 am

negativeneil

What's that ru?

1:15 am

cybernan

haven't found that ae 8, but need to crash -- see you tomorrow )

1:16 am

westford

good night nan glad you're okay

1:16 am

rururocks

hairspray for women and hair gel for me are really in in the mid peninsula

1:16 am

DR1965

gnight Nan

1:16 am

westford

were you gasping for breath ruru?

1:16 am

negativeneil

It relates to the ae4,4 just before it, nan.

1:17 am

rururocks

It was safari theme

1:17 am

jillibus

Ruru , you couldn't get a wheel chair? Couldn't get crutches or even an ordinary chair? I hope you didn't do further damage to your knee.

1:17 am

rururocks

I thought I dropped some acid or something

1:18 am

negativeneil

I hate hair gel and hairspray. Wouldn't do me any good anyway. Hey, when is that crazy hair theme?

1:18 am

westford

did you go dresses as Tarzan?

1:18 am

negativeneil

Oh it's now?

1:18 am

negativeneil

Well, for tomorrow?

1:18 am

westford

dressed*

1:18 am

rururocks

women in leapord colored outfits..

1:18 am

negativeneil

I have some real bad hair photos of myself I can use, haha. Embarrassing but I'll change to one now.

1:18 am

jillibus

the crazy hair theme is NOW, neil -- didn't you see mine or check my profile where I list all the themes???

1:18 am

rururocks

westie.. come on

1:19 am

negativeneil

I just checked it a minute ago jilli, ys.

1:19 am

rururocks

you know I can't get covered by a loin cloth

1:19 am

negativeneil

Yes, even. Geez.

1:19 am

westford

you crack me up ruru lol

1:20 am

rururocks

:D

1:21 am

westford

jilli I googled crazy hairdos but they were all so ridiculous so I picked the cute kid

1:21 am

negativeneil

Ok, changed it. This is a little embarrassing. If I didn't crop it so closely you'd see more of my crazy, unruly hair... but I think this is enough to see why I usually keep it buzzed so short?

1:21 am

westford

I really like the one you chose

1:21 am

negativeneil

Actually the full uncropped copy of this photo has someone else in it with even crazier hair... but can't use that.

1:22 am

negativeneil

Haha, that's cute, westford.

1:22 am

westford

neil where did that curly hair come from?

1:22 am

negativeneil

I'm Jewish, westford.

1:23 am

vanillaslice

hate to intyerupt curly hair and loin cloth chat but I have foreworks

1:23 am

westford

I know that but not all Jewish people have hair that curly

1:23 am

negativeneil

Lots of our relatives have hair like that. Mom was lucky to get straight hair.

1:23 am

negativeneil

No, but it's very common with us.

1:23 am

westford

Yay van !!

1:23 am

negativeneil

Congrats, vanillaslice.

1:23 am

vanillaslice

oops fireworks

1:23 am

jillibus

You have great hair, neil, not crazy at all. Lots of people would love to have hair like yours.

1:24 am

westford

I wondered if it was from your mother's side or your father's side neil

1:24 am

westford

you can say that again jilli

1:24 am

negativeneil

Ummm no, jilli. If I let it grow it's insane. Mad scientist hair... and I'm not even a scientist.

1:24 am

jillibus

West, your little guy is a real cutie.

1:24 am

negativeneil

Mostly Mom's side.

1:24 am

westford

Isn't he?

1:24 am

jillibus

Congrats, vanilla!

1:25 am

boatierra

Anti-frizz serum is a G-d send for those with naturally curly hair.

1:25 am

jillibus

And I thought I'd founda really crazy hairdo but nobody noticed.

1:25 am

westford

all the people who have curly hair want straight hair and vice versa

1:26 am

westford

I did jilli I said I liked it

1:26 am

boatierra

Tru dat westford!

1:26 am

jillibus

Why do people with curly hair want straight and those with straight want curly?

1:26 am

rururocks

wait till you see mine jilli

1:26 am

boatierra

"Grass is greener" syndrome I'm thinking.

1:26 am

jillibus

snap, west -- and sorry, I didn't see that -- may have been in the kitchen

1:27 am

jillibus

somebody said you didn't have any, ruru

1:27 am

westford

it was after you came back but there were several conversations going on at once..

1:27 am

mrpresident

ruuster, whatever hair you have left on your body, i am sure the short and curlies are not a view we need darling!

1:28 am

westford

you're so baaad mrp lol

1:28 am

rururocks

I still have hair on my head thank you

1:28 am

rururocks

please ask doren

1:28 am

jillibus

oh good, ruru

1:28 am

boatierra

I have naturally curly hair and most of my life I've heard from complete strangers how much they envy my hair.

1:28 am

jillibus

well, I think that's who gave me the idea you had none

1:29 am

mrpresident

hahaha!! good on dorens

1:29 am

rururocks

kje started it actually jilli

1:29 am

westford

I have the TV on and it's an infomercial for Hair Club lol

1:29 am

jillibus

oh -- mised that. Now you'll hae to attend one of our NW gatherings and prove it.

1:30 am

mrpresident

i have hair... hair hair hair hair... should donate some to lickety ;)

1:30 am

westford

ruru that's a great picture

1:31 am

mrpresident

ruuster, if I come to the USA, you better be there to pick me up hunny!

1:31 am

rururocks

astronomy is my phantom tonight

1:32 am

rururocks

you show up in California.. and I will pick you and the family up mr p.. anywhere

1:32 am

westford

I have exactly zero words I'm diving in..

1:32 am

mrpresident

oh goodie! will make LA my first stop!

1:34 am

jillibus

Then you will head north to Salt Spring, right?

1:34 am

mrpresident

jilli, I WILL be visiting you!

1:35 am

jillibus

Stop[ping off, maybe, in Olympia -- ruru will drive you there too and join us all...

1:35 am

mrpresident

brb.. gotta look at the bathroom again

1:37 am

dcseain

mr yu4 is mean..... mr yu4 is green!

1:37 am

rururocks

in loo of what mr p

1:38 am

jillibus

oh dear, ruru's at it again

1:39 am

dcseain

oh, for today's theme i wish i had a scan of me great-great-grandparent's wedding photo. Her hair and headdress, though i'm sure fashionable in Bratislava at the time, oh the sight!

1:39 am

dcseain

i approve of ruru's puns

1:39 am

rururocks

sorry jilli.. don't worry it's seasonal.. it's di-urinal

1:39 am

dcseain

good evening/morning, yall :)

1:39 am

jillibus

sshhh, dc!

1:40 am

rururocks

<---loves DC

1:40 am

dcseain

heeheeheeeheehee

1:41 am

rururocks

after all these years.. how have I lost all my ability to find words?

1:41 am

dcseain

theres' bunch of ca4 through ca7 words relating to a style of singing and poetry.

1:42 am

jillibus

I'm finding this harder than usual

1:42 am

dcseain

ca 4.5.6.7.6.5

1:42 am

dcseain

so am i, jilli

1:42 am

jillibus

glad to hear I'm not the only one, dc

1:42 am

westford

hi seain

1:43 am

dcseain

hi, west

1:44 am

westford

coming up for air. I saw what you said about your greatx3 grandparents wedding photo..how fortunate that you have that

1:44 am

dcseain

three-card mo5, or a spanish peak

1:44 am

negativeneil

Ok it's not staying, but there's some even crazier hair.

1:44 am

jillibus

oh foof, just found the volcano. Where is my mind?

1:44 am

negativeneil

Hi Seain.

1:45 am

rururocks

did you see the buffalo jilli

1:45 am

jillibus

ty dc for the mo5

1:45 am

westford

thanks seain and jilli..I found my real name

1:45 am

westford

thanks for the buffalo ruru

1:45 am

dcseain

it was one of the things, along with a German wall clock that was a wedding gift, and their marriage certificate, in Hungarian and Slovak, that they brought with them on the trip to Philadelphia, eventually ending up in New Hope before moving to Cleveland at the insistence of my great-grandmother, their only child.

1:45 am

negativeneil

Ummm, anyone see what I said?

1:45 am

westford

all our old friends are here

1:45 am

jillibus

no, ruru -- and ty -- duh to me

1:45 am

dcseain

ta, west :)

1:46 am

jillibus

I saw that west, and it counts, too!

1:46 am

dcseain

hi, neil, and no :)

1:47 am

dcseain

scrolled back, and and now have seen.

1:48 am

rururocks

not so crazy

1:48 am

negativeneil

Crazy enough.

1:48 am

dcseain

cu5 is a spice

1:49 am

dcseain

cu5.16 that is

1:49 am

rururocks

yeah .. a little.. but..

1:49 am

westford

neil how old are you in that picture?

1:49 am

jillibus

ah, new picture, neil, and yes, that's crazier

1:50 am

westford

oh didn't see the new one

1:51 am

negativeneil

Oh, I would've been 23 there.

1:51 am

jillibus

the hairy-nosed dolphin is here too, I see

1:52 am

westford

thanks jilli

1:52 am

jillibus

yw west

1:52 am

rururocks

wouldn't it be wonderful to be 23 again

1:52 am

westford

I think you will always look young neil

1:53 am

jillibus

23 was not a happy time for me as a 50s housewife with a 2-yr-old

1:53 am

Jellen

Ack! To be 23 again?

1:54 am

Jellen

I was just getting married...

1:54 am

westford

I had 3 babies and one on the way

1:54 am

rururocks

wow..

1:54 am

rururocks

not me

1:55 am

jillibus

I was in a new city with no money and no family or friends and a very busy hubby

1:56 am

negativeneil

Oh that must've been hard jilli.

1:56 am

rururocks

hmm

1:56 am

rururocks

that doesn't sound good jilli

1:56 am

westford

I often think how nice it would have been in those days to have the internet

1:56 am

jillibus

It was awful but it all worked out in the end.

1:57 am

jillibus

The 50s were a bad time for those of us who were not June Cleaver

1:58 am

westford

you didn't wear high heals and pearls to do the dishes?

1:58 am

jillibus

not quite, west, lol!

1:59 am

westford

I need the stats for the bottom right n for nbt please

2:00 am

dizgrannie

ni 5/10

2:00 am

jillibus

ni5/10, west

2:00 am

westford

thank you diz

2:00 am

dizgrannie

yw

2:00 am

jillibus

beaten to the punch again

2:01 am

dizgrannie

lol Jilli

2:05 am

negativeneil

That's better.

2:05 am

rururocks

night all.. I have to call it a day.

2:05 am

negativeneil

ni5,10

2:05 am

negativeneil

Good night ruru, take care.

2:06 am

jillibus

night ruru -- TAKE CARE!

2:07 am

Jellen

G'night, ruru

2:21 am

jillibus

ok, over halfway and I want my pillow -- goodnight all...*poof

2:22 am

Jellen

G'night, jilli

2:23 am

westford

thanks for the ni 5/10 I now have nbt..got it right at the 'burp' so I was checking email

2:23 am

westford

good night jilli if I'm not too late

2:48 am

Jellen

West, are you still here?

2:48 am

westford

I am

2:48 am

westford

trying to find an 8 before I give up

2:49 am

Jellen

Oh, good luck at that...wait I have an 8...

2:49 am

Jellen

no 8/45

2:49 am

westford

I'll give you 5 bucks for that lol

2:49 am

Haz1558

sa8/45 - the sort of place where you might find a bargain (compound)

2:50 am

Jellen

not + ethical

2:50 am

westford

thank you haz 5 pounds for you..or are you doing euros now?

2:51 am

Jellen

Thanks for the sa8, Haz

2:51 am

Haz1558

We're holding on to the pound sterling!

2:51 am

Haz1558

The other 8 is ae8/55.

2:51 am

westford

good idea

2:52 am

westford

yay for me I have all 3

2:52 am

westford

thank you very much

2:53 am

Jellen

Yay for you, west!

2:53 am

westford

still have 94 for later

2:53 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, westford.

2:53 am

Jellen

I've been talking on the phone...have 180 left :-)

2:53 am

westford

I actually finished the grid from hell yesterday

2:54 am

Haz1558

It wasn't the nicest grid we've ever seen.

2:54 am

westford

I would like to announce that we had sunshine today

2:55 am

westford

I'm expecting a blizzard any day now

2:56 am

Haz1558

It's being so cheerful keeps you going, westford!

2:56 am

Jellen

Could I have a hint for the second half of the ae 8, please?

2:56 am

westford

I just might get my walk to the beach

2:57 am

Haz1558

It's the ending of the word used to study stars.

2:57 am

Jellen

Thanks, Haz!

2:57 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

2:57 am

mrpresident

I just got calls from friends! They are coming for dinner and I ain't cooking... so wonderful

2:58 am

Jellen

Good news for you, mrp!

2:58 am

westford

that is nice jellen will it be pot luck?

2:58 am

westford

oh I mean mrp

3:00 am

westford

thanks for the help jellen and haz and now to bed

3:00 am

westford

*poof*

3:00 am

Haz1558

Sleep well.

3:00 am

Jellen

G'night west

3:01 am

mrpresident

night west!

3:01 am

mrpresident

thanks jellen! Looking forward to some traditional Indian food!

3:02 am

Jellen

Ooh, I like Indian food...

3:06 am

mrpresident

it is a little butter chicken, a little allu mattar paneer and beef vindaloo! with garlic naan... of course!!

3:07 am

Jellen

Mmmm...naan sounds good right now...

3:07 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

3:07 am

Jellen

Hi, ruby!

3:08 am

mrpresident

morning ruby!!

3:08 am

mrpresident

I love naan... garlic especially!

3:08 am

Jellen

brb

3:08 am

mrpresident

it soaks up the butter chicken just right!

3:08 am

mrpresident

how you going ruby??

3:10 am

rubyfoo

not sure yet, just finished breakfast

3:11 am

rubyfoo

how about you, mrp? are you truly up and around and (hopefully) without pain?

3:11 am

mrpresident

OMG! The epidemic of children smoking in Indonesia... we had a story about it here a couple of months ago... and it has been found (evidence) that the country has an endemic problem... children smoking as young as 3 to treat ADD and ADHD

3:11 am

mrpresident

ha ruby! breakfast is the break of the day!!

3:12 am

rubyfoo

that is shocking, mrp

3:12 am

mrpresident

Am still laid up hunny... at least 3 more weeks to go

3:13 am

rubyfoo

long recuperation! but, hopefully, when it's over, you'll be better than new!

3:13 am

mrpresident

what is with the smoking kids?? that is incredible... I guess they don't have the education to deal with it.

3:16 am

Jellen

Very strange...to treat ADD?

3:16 am

rubyfoo

hello jellen!

3:22 am

Jellen

Just added a pic of my latest potential beau to my profile :-)

3:23 am

rubyfoo

will check after; that is good news, jellen

3:24 am

Jellen

Hope so, ruby...we've just been out once, but I have a good feeling about him...

3:26 am

rubyfoo

sending good vibes your way!

3:30 am

rubyfoo

hah, my real name is in here, only for the second time!

3:30 am

Jellen

So it is!

3:31 am

rubyfoo

I will take it as a good sign

3:32 am

rubyfoo

do you have a clue for the bottom n?

3:32 am

rubyfoo

for nbt

3:33 am

Jellen

ni 5/10 = number before ten -e + not off

3:33 am

rubyfoo

slap me with a mackeral. I was looking for that word, but didn't see it

3:33 am

rubyfoo

thanks

3:34 am

Jellen

You're welcome!

3:34 am

rubyfoo

see you later in lex!

3:34 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

3:34 am

Jellen

bye!

3:47 am

Jivingjenny0

hi everyone/anyone can I have a clue for the 8s please

3:51 am

Jellen

ae 8/55 = plane prefix + astro**** (science of stars)

3:52 am

Jellen

no 8/45 = not + ethical

3:53 am

Jellen

sa 8/45 = place where samples are displayed or bargains are found

3:55 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks Jellen - Brilliant

3:55 am

Jellen

You're welcome!

4:15 am

boatierra

Hey all...It worked! I changed my profile pic to match the theme of crazy hair for today :)

4:19 am

Jellen

Hello, boa

4:23 am

Jellen

I'm off to sleep for a few hours...

4:24 am

boatierra

Howdy back. Sleep well :)

5:30 am

boatierra

nano, omni, foro, rosa, tonka, anno, domini... are all â€œwordsâ€ I wish were accepted by this gameâ€™s dictionary *sigh*

5:56 am

boatierra

Done for now. Back to my book. Boa noite todos.

6:17 am

hurshy

way to drive the rest of us nuts :)

6:31 am

rubyfoo

hello again. Didn't even get to half this AM

6:39 am

rubyfoo

yay, half, and nap time

6:44 am

kje

gm

6:45 am

kje

waiting for the sun to come up so that I can do my 10 miles training this morning

6:54 am

MollyL

Morning KJE, hope the training session goes well.

6:55 am

kje

thanks moll

7:10 am

debjed

good morning!

7:11 am

debjed

I would appreciate help with the bottom right N..

7:11 am

kje

will look deb

7:12 am

MollyL

n+ not out + not off

7:12 am

hurshy

thanks molly

7:12 am

debjed

thank you Molly :)

7:12 am

MollyL

: )

7:12 am

BzznBea

Thanks, Molly.

7:12 am

hurshy

i haven't seen any sign of an 8, does anybody else have any?

7:13 am

kje

ty

7:13 am

BLouie

thanks molly, never heard of it!

7:13 am

BLouie

road

7:14 am

MollyL

no 8/45, ae 8/55, sa 8/45

7:14 am

BLouie

oops!!

7:14 am

hurshy

i was afraid one would be ae...

7:19 am

grant

ae+**w your boat+Deutero****

7:20 am

hurshy

thanks grant :)

7:20 am

grant

thank Morewords...

7:21 am

debjed

thanks grant, any clues for the other 8's?

7:21 am

grant

working on it

7:21 am

hurshy

no8 - wrong, sinful

7:22 am

grant

thanks hurshv

7:23 am

Anniebrook

thanks, hurshy

7:24 am

grant

sa+**t it be+operating ro**

7:25 am

hurshy

thanks grant

7:26 am

grant

yw, are there still other 8's?

7:26 am

hurshy

no that's it

7:28 am

debjed

I'm sorry, not getting the no8

7:29 am

MollyL

*****ity is a code of ethics. Someone who has none is no*

7:29 am

MollyL

or no8

7:29 am

debjed

thank you :)

7:30 am

MollyL

: )

7:32 am

hurshy

the mama newt said happily to the papa newt, as they gazed upon their eggs, "we'll have our own little *** ****"

7:32 am

debjed

having trouble with the last I in the fourth row

7:32 am

hurshy

(ef7)

7:33 am

debjed

thanks hurshy :)

7:34 am

BzznBea

in+portal

7:35 am

Anniebrook

thanks Bea

7:35 am

debjed

i have that one.....

7:35 am

BzznBea

id5/14

7:37 am

MollyL

****ana Jones + calci** is good for your bones

7:38 am

MollyL

Sorry, that doesn't come from the fourth row I

7:38 am

debjed

thank you again

7:38 am

debjed

but i didn't have it

7:40 am

MollyL

i + ***dle of the road

7:40 am

grant

anoae

7:40 am

grant

oops, not a word anyway

7:40 am

uusue2

morning, all!

7:41 am

debjed

ty

7:41 am

debjed

morning :)

7:42 am

uusue2

hi, deb!

7:42 am

BzznBea

Morning, Sue.

7:42 am

carleekat

hi all

7:42 am

BzznBea

Hey, carlee.

7:42 am

Anniebrook

hi carlee

7:42 am

debjed

hi carlee

7:43 am

uusue2

hi, bea, annie, and carlee!

7:43 am

carleekat

hi bea, annie and deb

7:43 am

carleekat

hi there sue

7:43 am

Anniebrook

hi sue

7:43 am

debjed

still need some I's from the very last column.... can't figure anything out

7:43 am

carleekat

( sue..i had a minor heart attack when i got my text book for physics...I am NOT sure how its going to go.... for physics course for NON science students its chuck full of functions and calculus )

7:44 am

MollyL

i+ pala**** pony

7:44 am

debjed

yayayay!

7:44 am

uusue2

calculus, eh? well, please let me know if you need help with anything! If you send me the name of the book I might be able to get a copy (or i might already have it)

7:45 am

carleekat

vibrations and waves by george C. King

7:45 am

uusue2

ok, I don't have that one but will look it up

7:46 am

uusue2

who's the publisher?

7:46 am

carleekat

( i havent done calculus in 20 odd years )

7:47 am

carleekat

wiley

7:47 am

uusue2

nm, I found it

7:48 am

uusue2

it's wiley - I've done some work for them so shouldn't have any trouble getting them to send me the book

7:49 am

carleekat

i have physics first class on monday ( yay..what a way to start back at school...first class is physics!!!! )

7:50 am

carleekat

and then i have this stupid lame history class that i ONLY took to be in my home college for lecture..and they flippin put me in main campus for..women's history in the workforce....seriously?....

7:51 am

uusue2

well, should be an easy A, at least!

7:51 am

carleekat

tonnes of other history courses i WANTED to take..but i thought..i should take this one to be in home college for a couple credits

7:51 am

carleekat

there are 5 essays, 1 book report..and 2 exams with 45 articles to read and its a 1/2 course

7:52 am

carleekat

up side...means none of them are weighted heavily... or only one is....

7:53 am

periwinkle

morning, help with right column N pls

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Kat, Sue and Peri!

7:53 am

carleekat

hi scrabs :)

7:53 am

carleekat

did u have a good borthday hun?

7:53 am

Anniebrook

hi peri, ni5---curtain material, very sheer

7:53 am

MollyL

ni + not out + not off

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi Annie & Bobby.

7:54 am

MollyL

Happy belated birthday Scrabbs.

7:54 am

Scrabbler

TY Molly

7:54 am

periwinkle

ty nbt and nbs bbl

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I actually had a nice week and my youngest sister ordered me a Nook Color which should arrive in a few days.

7:55 am

Anniebrook

Bobby says "hi" back to you, Scrabbs. He is happy, the Mets won

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Is there a Mets game today for him to watch?

7:56 am

Anniebrook

Yes, there is but we might we going out today. Mets are playing in the afternoon. I have to help him hang an old fashioned Coke sign in his room

7:56 am

Scrabbler

I just found a spice.

7:56 am

Anniebrook

be back soon

7:57 am

uusue2

hi, scrags!

7:57 am

uusue2

*scrabs

7:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

Summer is a***** in.

7:57 am

uusue2

need my morning coffee :-(

7:57 am

carleekat

i need foodage....and coffee..but am lazy and still in bed

7:57 am

Scrabbler

It's OK, Sue. I know what you meant to type.

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Hi Kaplan

7:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hi. 75 left. Long day.

7:58 am

uusue2

hi, kap!

7:58 am

Scrabbler

I had a mug of coffee but no breakfast yet and I woke up 2 hrs ago when a 10 lb rabbit named Tucker jumped into my bed for some attention.

7:59 am

carleekat

hi kap

7:59 am

uusue2

well, that would get some attention :-)

7:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

I had a dream my old cat could talk.

7:59 am

carleekat

( at least isnt a 70 pound dog that did the same to me scrabs)

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Carlee!

7:59 am

Scrabbler

English, Kaplan?

7:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

It could repeat numbers.

8:00 am

carleekat

<---- carlee been thinking of scrabs alot as she reads watership down

8:01 am

Scrabbler

That's on my shelf to read. Do you know that I never read it?

8:02 am

carleekat

its beautifully written....but....so far ( 115 pages in ) its working as a sedative am afraid... not much of a page turner for me... but i am glad i am reading it...

8:03 am

Scrabbler

I scanned it many yrs ago and knew I would have trouble remembering those names.

8:03 am

JBV

stopping in to urge carlee to keep reading - it's a wonderful book- loved reading it many years ago, totally immersed in their world

8:04 am

carleekat

the names arent bad... i just have a hard time envisioning this whole little rabbit society...

8:04 am

JBV

lovely names, if I remember, names of trees, leaves, bushes Hawthorn, Hazel

8:04 am

Scrabbler

Buon giorno amica j!

8:04 am

carleekat

( i have no choice jbv..required reading )

8:04 am

JBV

Ciao, Scrabbs!

8:04 am

carleekat

hazel, fiver, bigwig, silver

8:05 am

JBV

Yes, we loved them all

8:05 am

carleekat

i hope to finish today so i can read harriet the spy tomorrow

8:05 am

Scrabbler

I have lived with at le5 one rabbit (and up to 4) since 1983. Their personalities and behaviors are fascinating.

8:05 am

JBV

and after that, carlee, I'll also recommend the Mattimeo series (for slightly younger readers, I think)

8:05 am

JBV

no rabbits, just medieval mice :)

8:05 am

Scrabbler

Oh, this is the Childrens' Literature class?

8:06 am

carleekat

( JBV.... i now have an entire shelf of reading for my courses...)

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Redwall, etc? I re4 Redwall to my nephews and would love to read the entire series.

8:06 am

carleekat

yes... it is scrabs

8:06 am

JBV

well, I would never classify Harriet the Spy in the same category of "literature" as Watership Down, but yes, that's it

8:06 am

JBV

Yes, Redwall - read all of them

8:06 am

Scrabbler

And "The Wind in the Willows."

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Wow, JBV. There must be close to 20 now?

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

OMG, just ready in NYT that "Super Fly" is in development for Broadway!!

8:07 am

JBV

oh really? I have not kept up... I think I read 3 or 4

8:07 am

Scrabbler

GM, Une. My Columbine seeds have all germinated in the pots!

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

"music by â€™70s-era soul, funk, and R&B artists"

8:08 am

JBV

I also read everything my son read all the way through high school, many things I had read myself, a lot of new ones, I am not too impressed by what "young adult fiction" has to offer

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

scrabs, that's so exciting!

8:08 am

uusue2

columbines are so pretty!

8:08 am

JBV

yay, scrabs!

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

after the drought ended this week with 5" of rain, I have 3 red spider lilies that just popped up :-)

8:09 am

carleekat

lets see...required reading for this class is...watership down, secret garden harriet the spy ...some assorted robert munsch, alice in wonderland, alice through the looking glass, the lion the witch and the wardrobe the hobbitthe sotry of the treasure seekers,sunburst, the priincess and the goblin and a wizard of earth sea, tom sawyer, and a load of hans christian anderson stories

8:09 am

Scrabbler

I harvested the seeds from the pods and planted them a few wks ago. I am going to do the same with lily seeds.

8:09 am

JBV

you've got quite a mix there carlee - what age group are you aiming for?

8:09 am

Scrabbler

LOTS of reading, Kat.

8:09 am

Uneaixoise

scrabs, you're GOOD!!

8:09 am

carleekat

its the course....childrens literature

8:09 am

Uneaixoise

my blackberry lilies are setting seeds as we speak!

8:10 am

JBV

have fun, back to childhood, enjoy it!

8:10 am

Uneaixoise

wonderful selections, carlee :-)

8:10 am

JBV

I'm reading the Brothers Karamazov right now - falling in love with Dostoevsky

8:10 am

Scrabbler

I don't know why it has taken me so long to harvest seeds of my existing plants.

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

well, growing from seeds takes patience -- you obviously have more than I :-)

8:11 am

carleekat

that on top of this history course... and a physics course that is looking like is all calculus and functions ( for NON science students even )

8:11 am

JBV

scrabs have you ever collected seeds from lily of hte valley- they have bright red pods right now

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

altho I encourage my flowers to self-seed LOL

8:11 am

Scrabbler

One of my co-workers is a master gardener and she brought some cuttings in a vase. There are 4 types of gorgeous sunflowers that I have never seen before.

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

OMG my lily of the valley is taking over my beds!

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

oh, how wonderful, scrabs!

8:11 am

movieman

Greetings to all!!!!

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Do you speak to your flowers about that, Une?

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

hey, mm!!

8:12 am

carleekat

i love lilly of the valley

8:12 am

Anniebrook

Hi movieman :)

8:12 am

JBV

I like them, Une, but I know what you mean, they spread, but mine are in a corner where they don't bother any other flowers :)

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

we do have the occasional whispered chats :-)

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

me too, carlee :-)

8:12 am

Anniebrook

Lily of the Valley have a lovely scent

8:12 am

Scrabbler

I have no lily-of-the-valley, just tiger lilies, day lilies and something-doro lily.

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Hi MM

8:12 am

carleekat

anyway... back to watership... i will pop in from time to time to chat...am afraid the grids will wait until may for the most part

8:13 am

Uneaixoise

i agree, annie -- just delightful

8:13 am

movieman

Not to boast or anything, but last year I managed to read all the Harry Potter books in the space of a single week

8:13 am

Anniebrook

I have a day lily in a pot on my terrace..I love it

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Pop in to chat occ, Kat.

8:13 am

JBV

bye carlee, and hi and bye to Annie - have to run, be back later, good luck everyone

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Bye JBV

8:13 am

Uneaixoise

when my mom first gave me some lily of the valley years ago, it was with the admonition, "you know, they'll take over" -- and YAY, love that they've spread like crazy LOL

8:13 am

Scrabbler

LOL, I played in4/4 in a Scrabble game earlier today.

8:13 am

Anniebrook

carlee, good luck in school this year !

8:14 am

carleekat

oh i will scrabs... wont be in morning tho...all my classes start at 9...and i have the 1 hour drive to school..so am leaving at 7 am to ensure i dont get too snarled in rush hour traffic

8:14 am

carleekat

thanks annie...

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

hey, annie -- am transporting 4 hound mix pups this afternoon :-)

8:14 am

Scrabbler

I have some other ground cover that has taken over--tiny green round leaves.

8:15 am

Anniebrook

Une, I am happy to hear that the hounds will have a good home

8:15 am

Anniebrook

I have a salvia and I would love to get some seeds from this plant...how would I do that?

8:16 am

Scrabbler

In front I have Creeping Jenny, but I should search for what I have out back. I have Salvia plants too.

8:16 am

Scrabbler

Yay for Une and rescued dogs!

8:16 am

Anniebrook

and can they germinate (if that is the right word to use) in6s in the winter?

8:17 am

Anniebrook

they are this absolutely beautiful red-orange color

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

Annie, google "harvest salvia seeds" -- LOTS of info!

8:18 am

Anniebrook

Will do...thanks Une...I am always googling, why didnt I think of that

8:18 am

Uneaixoise

google is my answer to everything LOL

8:18 am

Scrabbler

I have purple Salvia.

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

well, now they're calling them border collie mixes instead of hounds -- 3 brothers and a sister

8:21 am

uusue2

gee, i'm over half way already! much easier grid today

8:21 am

Scrabbler

Siblings! Cute.

8:22 am

Uneaixoise

this is the little girl: http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/206
43716

8:22 am

Scrabbler

It's hard to believe that tmrw is 10 yrs since 9/11. That day, and the ensuing days, are so vivid in my brain.

8:23 am

Anniebrook

Yes, 10 years...there is a column of blue light coming up from where the towers were

8:23 am

Scrabbler

Adorable pup.

8:23 am

Scrabbler

Did you know any victims, Annie?

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

i agree, scrabs :-)

8:24 am

Anniebrook

Yes, We lost a fireman who lived in our building and a young woman who was an airline steward whose father thought it was dangerous so he talked her into taking a job in the towers and she perished. More than sad.

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

yikes -- gotta get ready for soup kitchen bd mtg -- later! *poof*

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Bye Une

8:25 am

Trifioso

good morning dear friends

8:25 am

MollyL

Oh God Annie, that is a sad story.

8:25 am

MollyL

Hey Trif.

8:25 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif :)

8:26 am

uusue2

hi, trif!

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Annie, my sister lives in Bergen County, NJ and recalls the numerous daily obits of victims in their local newspaper. And her next-do4 neighbor was on the phone with a Ca6-Fitzgerald worker and suddenly the line went dead.

8:27 am

Anniebrook

My friend Riva walked down 82 floors. As soon as the plane hit the first tower her boss said "OUT" and they left. He saved her life.

8:27 am

Trifioso

hello dear friends! So nice to have a chance to babble! I really, really miss my laptop....not having it is cutting way down on my babble time!

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Hi Trif. How has the start of the school yr gone so far? How is Primo?

8:27 am

Trifioso

Hi scrabbler! School year seems off to a good start for the girls, and Primo is deliriously happy at college...all is well

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Smart decision, Annie.

8:27 am

Anniebrook

Oh Scrabbs, that gave me the chills

8:27 am

PMS

ar

8:27 am

uusue2

very good to hear, trif!

8:28 am

Scrabbler

LOL at "deliriously happy." Freedom, living with peers, no adult supervision, studying art---fun!

8:28 am

Trifioso

hmmm. not to mention the "penis shaped pasta" one of his roommates made for dinner last night! God help us ALL

8:29 am

Scrabbler

Silly kids.

8:29 am

MollyL

Oh that is so "college". I remember the giant, penis shaped snow sculptures I used to see on campus after a big snow fall.

8:30 am

Trifioso

he and I have a pact to not see each other or speak on the phone for two weeks, unless it's an emergency....facebook, texting, etc. are all fine though.

8:30 am

Trifioso

LOL holly!

8:30 am

Trifioso

Molly, sorry....no glasses!

8:30 am

MollyL

Why Trif?

8:30 am

Trifioso

we are really, really close, and this is going to help both of us, I think.

8:31 am

inge

X

8:31 am

inge

VA

8:31 am

Trifioso

I can't be running up there all the time, and he can't be running home every weekend. It's time for him to fly. I told him he can fly past me, but he can never fly beyond me....

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Wise words, Trif.

8:33 am

Trifioso

don't for a SECOND think it's not killing me! At least twenty times a day I think of some flimsy reason to leg it up to Boston...have resisted all impulses thus far....

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Guten Morgen Freundin Inge!

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Good for you, Trif. One of my friends spoke with her college daughter (out-of-town) every morning and every evening.

8:35 am

Trifioso

off topic, but running reminded me....do you guys use the term "book" for going really fast? As in, "I was late for work yesterday, so I had to BOOK across town!"

8:35 am

Trifioso

I am wondering if it is a Bostonian thing

8:39 am

hurshy

it's not bostonian, i don't think, because cher uses it in clueless, and that's in CA.

8:39 am

Trifioso

thanks hurshy!

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Sorry, listening to mother ramble on phone. Yes, we say, "Let's book it."

8:44 am

Trifioso

scrabbler, enjoy her rambling....one day you will long to hear it!

8:44 am

Boobear

Good morning all

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Yes, that's what I remind myself. She goes off on tangents, complains, whines, criticizes my father...

8:45 am

Trifioso

morning boo!

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi Boo

8:45 am

Trifioso

oh dear! okay, maybe THAT you won't miss!

8:48 am

Scrabbler

I just listen. It's a long story, but we have never been close, so I don't discuss anything serious or personal.

8:49 am

Trifioso

gosh, just ignore me then, please...I shouldn't have butted in....

8:50 am

hego

Good morrning

8:50 am

Scrabbler

It is one of my greatest hurts of my life. I envy friends that have close relationships with their mothers.

8:50 am

hego

Happy Satuday Friends.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi hego

8:51 am

hego

Oh, Scrabs, I had the same thing with my mother.

8:51 am

hego

It is very sad, indeed.

8:52 am

MollyL

(((Scrabs))) (((Hego)))

8:52 am

hego

Hi Molly, hugs to you

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Mental illness has had a profound effect since I was a kid. And I must remind myself that I can't fix it nor am I responsible for it.

8:53 am

hego

Right!

8:53 am

Scrabbler

It's just very sad.

8:53 am

Boobear

Hi Hego

8:53 am

hego

Very difficult

8:53 am

hego

Hi Boo

8:54 am

Scrabbler

BRB, I must get breakfast. Anybody want something? Oatmeal? Yogurt? Toast? Coffee? Tea?

8:54 am

uusue2

Scrabs, that is so hard!!! My mother and I were just starting to develop a relationship as adults when she died - I was 22 - I have mostly good memories of her (we fought a lot when I was a teenager, but what else is new?). I am very glad to have those memories.

8:54 am

uusue2

and I will take some oatmeal and yogurt, thanks! :-)

8:54 am

Trifioso

I would love a cuppa, scrabs, please upload me one!

8:54 am

uusue2

and hi, hego and boo!

8:54 am

hego

tea would be nice.

8:54 am

hego

Hi Sue

8:55 am

uusue2

and hurshy!

8:55 am

Scrabbler

TY for your orders.

8:55 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, If I am being out of line please say so, does your mother have mental issues...asking for a reason

8:55 am

hego

lol Scrabs

8:58 am

MollyL

Scrabs, you are a remarkably well balanced person having grown up with that scenario between you and your Mom. I know several people who are not so fortunate.

8:59 am

Scrabbler

Yes, she does. Two breakdowns when I was growing up. And, yes, dealing with adversity has made me a compassionate, resilient person

9:00 am

Anniebrook

Thank you for answering...you are a wonderful human being

9:00 am

Boobear

Clue for ae 8 please

9:00 am

Scrabbler

we must create the life we want and deserve rather than be angry and sad about what we didn't have as kids.

9:01 am

MollyL

ae + ast****** is the study of the stars

9:01 am

Scrabbler

TY, Molly. New word for me.

9:01 am

MollyL

Amen Scrabs. So many people carry undue emotional baggage from their past. And that is crippling to the spirit.

9:01 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, as so we must...kidstuff is in the past and sometimes we need help to get us past the hard times

9:02 am

hego

ty Molly. You are a cluer supreme!

9:02 am

Scrabbler

I have a constant hurt and have had longterm help!

9:03 am

hego

In the last year of her life my mom went on Lexapro and became a whole different person.

9:03 am

hego

She lived to 92 and had just one good year.

9:03 am

Anniebrook

Once when I needed help the psychologist told me that something that was hidden from me was unjust and unfair to me and that one remark jumped me hurdles past years of hurt.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

My mother has not seen a doctor in probably 25 yrs, distrusts doctors, is critical of doctors, should take a med, and has made her choices.

9:04 am

hego

But it was great to have a nice time with her for that short time.

9:04 am

Anniebrook

hego, you had that year :)

9:04 am

MollyL

Annie, sometimes we just need to hear someone else say that. It's amazing.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Both of you were lucky.

9:04 am

hego

Scrabs we sneaked it in with her other pills.

9:05 am

hego

She never knew what it was.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

Just to have a kind, nonjudgmental person to listen is wonderful.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

Good for you, Hego!

9:05 am

hego

: )

9:05 am

Boobear

Ty Molly

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Yay I just passed halfway.

9:06 am

Anniebrook

I have to leave and help Bobby move some plants...bye you dear babblers

9:06 am

hego

Yay scrabs!

9:06 am

hego

Bye Annie

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie. Enjoy the day.

9:08 am

Scrabbler

I forgot to say that I brought out the breakfast tray. Help yourself to coffee, tea, oatmeal, yogurt, etc.

9:08 am

hego

ty Scrabs

9:08 am

hego

Scrabs, did you have a good B'day?

9:10 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I celebrated with Mary's kids on Tuesday, had dinner with 4 friends on Wed, and my NJ sister called to say she ordered a Nook Color for me.

9:11 am

hego

That's great!

9:11 am

crosshair

howdy everone:)

9:11 am

hego

I love my ereader.

9:11 am

hego

Hi Crossy

9:12 am

crosshair

you will love your nook scrabbs,i cherish mine.have over 150 books on it as well as a few hundred songs and a bunch of pictures

9:12 am

phyllisjoe

ae-8 +plane +end of stargazing

9:12 am

Scrabbler

Crossy!! How are you, Bacon Boy? Did you read below? I am getting a Nook Color so4. I am looking at accessories to buy.

9:13 am

crosshair

get a cover for it and a reading light.i found a clip on light for my nook at wally mart for 8 dollars

9:13 am

hego

Oooo a light. that's a good idea!

9:14 am

Scrabbler

I found a bundle of accessories on Amazon--case, car charger, light, etc, for $25

9:14 am

crosshair

sounds good,but make sure you get a cover for it

9:14 am

hego

Now I'm excited!

9:15 am

hego

Covers are a must.

9:15 am

crosshair

i have dropped my many times and thank my luck i have a good sturdy cover for it

9:15 am

Scrabbler

Screen protector = cover?

9:16 am

hego

me too Crossy

9:16 am

crosshair

no

9:16 am

crosshair

a cover,like a book cover

9:16 am

crosshair

like a binder for your nook

9:16 am

crosshair

they sell them and the B+N site

9:17 am

Scrabbler

I have looked at many. Do you use a stylus?

9:17 am

crosshair

no scrabbler,my nook is a first gen model and not the full screen

9:17 am

crosshair

i have the 2 inch colour screen at the bottom

9:18 am

crosshair

the beauty of the nook,is eash of file transfer,the fact it runs best with Epub files,and the fact that the battery,if need,be is consumer replacable

9:19 am

crosshair

and you can cram a 16 gig mico sd card into it and you will never lack for space

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I read about the microSD card.

9:20 am

crosshair

will all the stuff i listed thats in mine atm,i am just over 3/4 full with the onboard memory and have not even gotten to the micro sd space

9:21 am

crosshair

i can also store my paperwork files for household and work on it

9:21 am

crosshair

thing is my constant companion

9:22 am

crosshair

i keep all my nook files backed up on a 8 gig usb flash key just in case

9:23 am

crosshair

kk,lol,crossy will stop gushing bout his nook now

9:24 am

crosshair

yours will be even better scrabbs,with its full colour touch screen it will almost be like having a tablet/reader

9:25 am

Scrabbler

Yes, it is an affordable "iPad2."

9:26 am

crosshair

indeed

9:26 am

crosshair

this your first e-reader scrabbs?

9:26 am

ivesy3

i have a sony reader. was given to me by my favorite cousin as of now lol.. like the ease of putting books on from library

9:27 am

crosshair

my mrs uses a sny e-reader

9:27 am

crosshair

sony

9:27 am

crosshair

hers is the short lived prs-700 full screen touch with built in side lighting

9:28 am

ivesy3

oh nice.. im still getting used to mine

9:28 am

hego

I just have an old Kindle, but it goes everywhere I do.

9:29 am

ivesy3

kindle will be updating so u can get books from a library

9:29 am

crosshair

they do have a way of getting irreplaceable fast

9:29 am

crosshair

i hope so ivesy,everyone else can run epubs

9:29 am

hego

Ivesy ther are so many books now I can hardly get to them

9:30 am

hego

What with Babbling and all. lol

9:30 am

ivesy3

lol hego.. i know.. my head spins when i think of all the books i want to read

9:30 am

Scrabbler

Yes, this will be my first e-reader.

9:30 am

crosshair

scrabbs will be able to babble on her nook colour

9:30 am

hego

Right!

9:30 am

Scrabbler

Me too, Ivesy.

9:30 am

ivesy3

our director went to a meeting and kindle is finally getting on board

9:30 am

hego

You'll love it Scrabs.

9:30 am

crosshair

crossy is only 20 books behind atm;0

9:31 am

hego

lol

9:31 am

crosshair

and scrabby you can toss all your medical texts on it including diagrams by usiong pdf files

9:31 am

Scrabbler

I am a reading fanatic--books, magazines, the web...

9:31 am

ivesy3

seems like the older i get, the more books i want to read.. even in our childrens room, so many good chapter books i havent read

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Should I buy a 32g micro Sd or will 16g be more than enough?

9:32 am

crosshair

16 will be more than enough

9:32 am

crosshair

but get a top wuality sd card..pny,sandisk etc kodak

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Ok--21.20 on Amazon

9:32 am

crosshair

quality

9:33 am

Scrabbler

I have read so few of the "classics."

9:33 am

crosshair

crossy loves gutemberg.com

9:33 am

crosshair

gutenberg

9:33 am

Scrabbler

Yep, SanDisk is my pick.

9:33 am

crosshair

wife is reading jack london books atm

9:34 am

crosshair

white fang,call of the wild,the cruise of the dazzler,sea wolf etc

9:34 am

ivesy3

im trying to read wuthering heights . and hard times by dickens

9:34 am

Scrabbler

I have about 24 real books to catch up on.

9:34 am

hego

Both excellent!

9:35 am

ivesy3

quite an undertaking crossy

9:35 am

ivesy3

me scrab lol

9:35 am

Scrabbler

And MANY on my Amazon wish list.

9:35 am

ivesy3

how can anyone not want to read!! lol

9:35 am

hego

The mind Boggles!!!

9:36 am

ivesy3

amazon can put me broke with my wish list

9:36 am

Scrabbler

I know many people, more so males, that are not readers. Videogames, TV dominate time for them.

9:36 am

hego

Oh, yes!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

I have a Chase Amazon credit card and earn points to use on Amazon, even right at checkout.

9:37 am

ivesy3

trying to figure out how my amazon bill got so hgh.. then i look at my orders oh yeah thats how

9:37 am

hego

Hmmm maybe I should get one of thase, Scrabs.

9:38 am

hego

I buy from Amazon a lot.

9:38 am

EspritdJean

I do too

9:38 am

ivesy3

me too hego.. my fave site.

9:38 am

EspritdJean

hi everybuddy

9:38 am

Scrabbler

You get 3 points for spending $ on Amazon, and 1 or 2 for other purchases, and there are quarterly incentives, e.g. gas purchases.

9:38 am

crosshair

i would be lost without my books

9:39 am

crosshair

i get my books from freebooks.com,gutemberg,and err..other sources

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Me too. My shelves are overflowing. I need to declutter by throwing out old medical texts, journals.

9:40 am

crosshair

often get uncorrected editor e-book proofs for free as well

9:40 am

ivesy3

can u dowload books from freebooks crossy?

9:40 am

crosshair

there are many free e-book sites out there ivesy

9:41 am

hego

Hubby and I just cleaned out all the old outdated texts, Scrabs

9:41 am

hego

Recycled them.

9:41 am

crosshair

even if you can only read them and not dl them,all you do is copy and paste the entire thing to a open format using open office or windows office,then use the calibre program to turn it to pdf or epub

9:42 am

crosshair

calbre is your best friend

9:42 am

crosshair

calibre*

9:42 am

crosshair

then just drag and drop into your reader

9:43 am

crosshair

store run brb

9:43 am

Scrabbler

I just bookmarked the Calibre site. TY, Crossy.

9:44 am

crosshair

it is such a god program i would pay for it,nut it is free

9:45 am

uusue2

hi again, all!

9:45 am

Scrabbler

Welcome back, Sue

9:45 am

uusue2

more books, crossy? can't keep up with the ones I have...waiting for retirement, then I can catch up :-)

9:46 am

hego

You have to get an ereader , Sue

9:46 am

uusue2

I have one, hego, can't keep up with those either :-)

9:47 am

hego

: )

9:47 am

hego

They make it WORSE.

9:49 am

uusue2

I also have three different e-readers on my phone

9:50 am

hego

Bye for now. BBL

9:51 am

uusue2

kindle (which I also have on my computer), something called "books", kobo, and the reader that came with the phone.

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Bye Hego

9:51 am

uusue2

so I guess that is four.

9:51 am

72 Temple Owl

morning babblers. clue for the re 8 pls?

9:51 am

uusue2

and bye, hego!

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

re 6, please

9:52 am

Scrabbler

I don't see myself retiring til age 75 or so, if I am still alive then.

9:52 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl

9:52 am

uusue2

I was figuring on 70

9:52 am

Boobear

I have a nook..and I am reading a book called The Hunt. It is very good.

9:52 am

uusue2

and hi, TO!

9:53 am

Boobear

Hi TO and Owl

9:54 am

MollyL

TO, you better have a good re6 for asking for that clue

9:54 am

ivesy3

sue i retired, got a job at the library and now have books at my finger tips lol.. mind boggling

9:54 am

uusue2

ooh, that's a good idea, ivesy!

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

wow ty molly

9:54 am

uusue2

and thanks for the re, molly!

9:55 am

uusue2

of course, as a professor emeritus I will still be able to use the university library (which I don't have much time for at the moment)

9:55 am

ivesy3

and hello sue, molly , temple , boo and anyone i missed

9:56 am

Boobear

Hi ivesy

9:56 am

MollyL

I guess I'm hopelessly old fashioned. I just can't get jazzed about e-readers. I still prefer real books.

9:57 am

ivesy3

i do too molly. i have some on my reader. but my house has books in every room

9:57 am

Boobear

Real books are still ok to read as It is what you prefer to read.

9:57 am

MollyL

Between the time I spend playing this game, and the part-time computer work I do, I have enough "screen time".

10:00 am

uusue2

I prefer real books too, molly, but the e-reader is nice when I am traveling (especially by plane)

10:06 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody! We have another beautiful day here (sorry for you folks on the east coast; but your bad weather is causing our nice weather here)

10:06 am

Scrabbler

Ditto for me, Sue

10:07 am

Scrabbler

It is beautiful here, in western NY state. In fact, it is time to go walk in the park. 94 to find later

10:07 am

Nef

hi and bye Scrabs

10:09 am

uusue2

bye, scrabs!

10:09 am

uusue2

and hi, nef! My son is in Minneapolis for the weekend!

10:10 am

Nef

What's he doing here, Sue? I hope he knows a local who can show him the sights! :-)

10:11 am

uusue2

He's visiting friends and going to a concert (by a group whose name I can't remember). He spent two years there going to school, graduated a year ago June.

10:12 am

uusue2

so he still has lots of friends there, and knows at least some of the sights (the ones he could walk to) - he lived in the Loring Park area

10:12 am

Boobear

Hi Nef

10:12 am

negativeneil

Good morning Sue! At least I think it is.
[still not awake yet]

10:12 am

Nef

Well, he should know the Cities fairly well then. It's so nice here that this is the time to visit

10:13 am

Nef

hi Boo abd Neil

10:13 am

negativeneil

Hi Nef.

10:14 am

uusue2

hi, neil! still morning here - just finished my breakfast

10:15 am

Boobear

Clue for ar 5/12 please

10:15 am

negativeneil

We haven't had ours yet... I'm the only one awake here so far, haha. Just having coffee.

10:16 am

MollyL

ar + the last three of what you use Preparation H for

10:16 am

negativeneil

What time zone are you in, Sue?

10:16 am

uusue2

central (Babble time!!)

10:16 am

Shirlockc

ae8?

10:17 am

Boobear

Ty Molly

10:17 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok. Then you're a couple of hours ahead of us.

10:17 am

MollyL

ae + ast***** is the study of the stars

10:17 am

uusue2

thx, molly!

10:18 am

Shirlockc

wow what a word

10:19 am

uusue2

it's the study of the upper atmosphere

10:19 am

Nef

thanks, Molly. That gives me NBS (and I already had NBT)

10:20 am

Nef

Molly, what time do you start the grid? You always seem to be giving difficult clues in the AM whenever I'm here! :-)

10:20 am

uusue2

oh, right, me too, nef!

10:20 am

negativeneil

Sorry I wasn't quicker with clues... I've been back and forth here.

10:21 am

rubyfoo

nice new icon, neil

10:21 am

MollyL

It depends Nef. I do most of it early in the morning. Whenever I get up.

10:21 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

10:21 am

rubyfoo

half this AM

10:22 am

negativeneil

Nice, ruby? Ugh. I hate this photo, haha! My hair... uh, that's NOT a crazy hair-do, it's a crazy hair-don't! You can see why I usually keep it very short.

10:22 am

negativeneil

I only put it there because of the icon theme.

10:24 am

Nef

neil, my nephew has the super curly hair too and he keeps it very short also. I (and probably most women) am very envious of all the hair and how curly it is!

10:25 am

rubyfoo

I'm in the grid today, only the second time it's happened (my real name, lol)

10:25 am

crosshair

there we go,all the bird feeders filled:) if you do not keep them topped up,they hop right on the window sills and tease the hell out of the cats

10:25 am

crosshair

((RUBY))

10:25 am

rubyfoo

hahah {{crossy}}

10:26 am

uusue2

hi, ruby!

10:26 am

MollyL

I thought of NB when I saw that Ruby.

10:26 am

uusue2

and the ae8 word is now in the physics babblets list :-)

10:26 am

rubyfoo

our dogs think the bird feeder is a floorshow; ruby watches for hours

10:26 am

rubyfoo

10:26 am

MollyL

*sigh* I miss him.

10:26 am

rubyfoo

yes, so true, makes me feel like it's a sign.....

10:26 am

rubyfoo

he's saying hello

10:27 am

crosshair

crossy misses jesse as well

10:27 am

rubyfoo

phantom:arnica

10:28 am

negativeneil

Envious, Nef? I don't think anyone would want hair as coarse and curly as this?!

10:28 am

rubyfoo

raising hand, I would, I would!!!!

10:29 am

Nef

well, I'm being scolded by the cats right now: dtr went out of town and either didn't clean the cat box or leave f4/8 out I imagine. :-( BBS after I find and fix their problem.

10:29 am

negativeneil

I doubt you would if you had it, ruby! Grass is always greener and all that, y'know?

10:29 am

rubyfoo

too funny, nef!

10:30 am

Nef

my hair is fine, thin and straight, neil and EVERY hairdresser all of my life has felt that they HAD to tell me that!

10:30 am

negativeneil

Oh cats will let you know when they're not happy about something!

10:30 am

negativeneil

My dad and stepmom have cats.

10:30 am

uusue2

your name is actually a word, too, ruby! cool!

10:30 am

rubyfoo

mine is fine, thin and very curly -- takes a really good hairdresser to cut it properly

10:30 am

Nef

NOW to deal with the cats brb

10:31 am

rubyfoo

and my head is the size of an orange!

10:31 am

crosshair

if our 2 cats are not happy bout the litter situation they will crap on the couch to let you know..they are subtle that way

10:31 am

rubyfoo

veiled hints, crossy

10:31 am

negativeneil

How can your head be the size of an orange? Unless there are some really giant oranges around?

10:31 am

negativeneil

Oh gross, crossy!

10:32 am

rubyfoo

have you seen my FB icon photo? my head looks VERY small

10:32 am

BzznBea

We had a cat that hated everyone and everything, including herself. She used the top of the refrigerator as a litter box...

10:32 am

crosshair

not really neil,if you have had kids,the first thing you learn is that poop and puke wash off

10:32 am

rubyfoo

that is a lot of trouble for making a statement, bzzn

10:32 am

negativeneil

That's disgusting, Bea! Really though... a self-loathing cat? How do you know she hated herself?

10:33 am

uusue2

I have a cat that hates everyone BUT herself - annoying as she sometimes bites, hisses at the other cat and the dog, but then wants to be petted - sigh

10:33 am

negativeneil

Sure, but you'd have to really shampoo that well, crossy. I'd probably use a steam-cleaner on it. They don't do that very often, hopefully?

10:34 am

BzznBea

She would hiss and snarl at herself.

10:34 am

rubyfoo

what is the cat's name, sue

10:34 am

negativeneil

Sorry, I intended to type "hates herself".

10:34 am

crosshair

we have a steam cleaner

10:34 am

uusue2

Misty

10:34 am

rubyfoo

cats are wonderfully funny

10:34 am

negativeneil

Hiss and snarl at herself? How does that work... at her reflection in a mirror?

10:34 am

negativeneil

Yes, ruby. I always say cats are very "trippy".

10:34 am

crosshair

and a litter box is good for exactly 2 days..no more.we just have to follow the cats schedule is all

10:34 am

uusue2

cat poop isn't hard to clean up (because it is, well, hard); cat pee is another matter altogether

10:34 am

rubyfoo

I mis having cats, but husband is in favor of de-clawing, and I refuse to have one here

10:34 am

negativeneil

Wow, crossy. They sure like it clean!

10:35 am

Boobear

Clue for ar6

10:35 am

BzznBea

Hated herself is correct. She passed several years ago.

10:35 am

crosshair

many vets will no longer de-claw here ruby

10:35 am

rubyfoo

hi boo, don't have it

10:35 am

uusue2

I would not have a cat declawed, but when I rescue them I do look for declawed ones

10:35 am

negativeneil

Yes, Sue. It's difficult to remove every trace of cat urine.

10:35 am

rubyfoo

it is the worst, as far as I'm concerned but we all know how weird DH is

10:36 am

BzznBea

ar+elbow and knees are j****s

10:36 am

crosshair

tell your hubby,you will de-claw the cat as soon as we get all his fingernails pulled out

10:36 am

rubyfoo

hahah, crossy, he's in bad enough shape without that!

10:36 am

uusue2

thx, bea!

10:36 am

negativeneil

My stepmom just clips their claws short and files them, so they're blunt.

10:36 am

Boobear

Thx bea

10:36 am

BzznBea

Yes, Neil. She would hiss at her own reflection, at her shadow and if her tail got in her sight, she would snarl at it.

10:37 am

rubyfoo

ty bea, strange word

10:37 am

crosshair

we have a scratching post that our 2 kittles love,they do notclaw anything else

10:37 am

negativeneil

Saves the furniture and her sanity. They never go outdoors so they don't need them sharp.

10:37 am

negativeneil

Oh wow, Bea. What a strange cat!

10:37 am

rubyfoo

two of our dogs, when teething, bit through wallpaper, plaster and lath, left big holes in the wall

10:37 am

crosshair

bea,that is even strange by cat standards

10:37 am

negativeneil

You're lucky, crossy. That doesn't matter with some cats!

10:38 am

crosshair

we dosed the post with liquid cat nip for a week

10:38 am

BzznBea

She was. We think it was due to her being orphaned at one week.

10:38 am

crosshair

ahh,barn cat?

10:38 am

negativeneil

Oh, so she didn't grow up with any other cats?

10:39 am

rubyfoo

must go and serve s

10:39 am

rubyfoo

must go and serve dinner to the troops

10:39 am

car.eeyore

Morning / afternoon! May I please have the stats for the lower right N?

10:39 am

rubyfoo

sorry!

10:39 am

MollyL

ni 5/10

10:39 am

rubyfoo

ni5/10 fabric

10:40 am

BzznBea

No, just her. Bottle fed. Hubs got custody of her in his divorce from previous.

10:40 am

rubyfoo

taials can be scary! lol

10:41 am

rubyfoo

tails*

10:41 am

car.eeyore

TY Molly and Ruby!

10:41 am

negativeneil

Yeah, so she didn't know there were other cats in the world I guess, if she'd never seen and met any?

10:42 am

rubyfoo

Max, who is autistic, barks when he sees his reflection

10:42 am

negativeneil

Might explain why her shadow and tail freaked her out? But surely, she would wash herself, including her tail?

10:42 am

rubyfoo

but, fortunately, he loves his sister (and me)

10:42 am

BzznBea

That was another reason we figured she hated herself. Wouldn't groom. Her tail was a huge mess.

10:42 am

negativeneil

An autistic dog? How would you know the dog has autism, since they don't talk?

10:43 am

rubyfoo

he had all the symptoms. I diagnosed it, using Temple Grandin's book. And he takes Prozac and is much improved

10:43 am

negativeneil

Oh really, Bea? Maybe she just didn't know what her body was, having no socialization with other cats?

10:43 am

rubyfoo

the vets here never heard of it, but our chows are deeply inbred

10:44 am

BzznBea

But, since she didn't have a momma, no one taught her how to groom.

10:44 am

negativeneil

Oh interesting, ruby.

10:44 am

negativeneil

That too, Bea.

10:44 am

rubyfoo

he went from hiding and always averting his eyes to being a member of the family

10:44 am

negativeneil

I guess cats do learn a lot from their mother and littermates. I just figured grooming, etc. was instinct but maybe not?

10:45 am

rubyfoo

my MD gave me a scrip for it

10:45 am

negativeneil

Wow, ruby. I've never heard of that before.

10:45 am

rubyfoo

and the vet wrote down what I was giving him

10:45 am

rubyfoo

neither had anybody, but it was a very distinctive set of behaviors

10:46 am

rubyfoo

he is a black chow (pictured here) and is terribly inbred

10:46 am

negativeneil

Yes, I noticed the photo.

10:46 am

rubyfoo

but very gentle and beautiful

10:46 am

rubyfoo

we had another black chow, from the same kennel, and she died of a heart problem at age two

10:47 am

negativeneil

That's sad.

10:48 am

rubyfoo

it was heartbreaking as she was a lovely little dog. Max is now almost 8 and Ruby is almost 9, so they are both doing OK

10:48 am

negativeneil

Oh, you have two dogs?

10:48 am

rubyfoo

sadly, chows don't live to be old

10:49 am

rubyfoo

since we lost the first black one, we always have two.

10:49 am

rubyfoo

Ruby and Max

10:49 am

rubyfoo

when we moved here, we had Rufus, an old gentleman.....

10:49 am

negativeneil

I see.

10:49 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

10:52 am

Judi

Afternoon, peeps. Hey, there's a meteor shower in the grid today!

10:53 am

uusue2

so there is!

10:53 am

uusue2

not a word, though...

10:54 am

inge

x

10:54 am

Judi

I know, sue. But I think I should get credit for finding it any way.

10:54 am

Judi

Hi, Inge!

10:54 am

crosshair

howdy inge:))

10:55 am

Judi

Hiya, Crossy.

10:56 am

rururocks

I think stanky should be a word

10:56 am

crosshair

howdy judi

10:56 am

crosshair

crossy likes happy bunny:)

10:57 am

uusue2

lol, ruru!

10:57 am

Judi

Thanks, Crossy. I'm a huge Happy Bunny fan. My car window sticker says "Hi, Dorkwad."

10:57 am

uusue2

*credit given to Judi*

10:57 am

crosshair

lol,i have one that says"your too close,i can smell your breath"

10:57 am

rururocks

I ate at the French Restaurant.. and they brought out stanky cheese

10:58 am

Jellen

Hello...

10:59 am

Judi

Hi, Jellen!

10:59 am

crosshair

howdy jellen:))

10:59 am

rururocks

hi jellen

10:59 am

uusue2

anyway I have to get some more lectures written. Properties of stars! Stellar atmospheres! Stellar interiors! Here I come!

10:59 am

crosshair

morn

10:59 am

crosshair

oops

10:59 am

Jellen

Thanks, crossy!

11:00 am

uusue2

thx, crossy, a nice parting gift :-)

11:00 am

Judi

Well, the Leonids should be very helpful to you then, sue.

11:00 am

crosshair

need to get some goodies in the pb anyways

11:00 am

Jellen

Bye, sue!

11:01 am

Jellen

Ruru, I don't think you were in the chat last night when I was reporting on the shoes...

11:01 am

uusue2

not much to do with stars, Judi, and I am basically skipping the solar system and planets as the geology department has a course on them (which most of my students are also taking). So it's nuclear reactions and galaxy formation for me.

11:01 am

Judi

I would like to know how in the hell I'm supposed to find 16 i words. GRRRRR>

11:01 am

rururocks

yes?????

11:01 am

rururocks

how'd it go?

11:01 am

Judi

Ah. Super novas and big bangs. So much more exciting than meteor showers.

11:02 am

Jellen

I think they worked their magic...looks like we'll be going out again this coming week!

11:02 am

crosshair

today it is lunch in the pb.my own pan fried sea bass,done in butter and sprinkled with fresh black cracked pepper,lemon squeezings and secret herbs and spices,sweet tater frittes,done all crispy in just a tbs of virgin olive oil and a simple salad

11:02 am

Judi

Or is that "novae"?

11:02 am

rururocks

fantastic jellen..did you like him.. is he nice?

11:02 am

Judi

Oooh. A date report. Spill all that details, Jellen!

11:03 am

Jellen

He is very nice. I like him a lot!

11:03 am

MollyL

Champagne super novas Judi. : )

11:03 am

rururocks

buy more shoes

11:03 am

Judi

lol, Molly! Love that song.

11:03 am

crosshair

sigh..once they get going on shoes,my lunch goes cold:((

11:03 am

crosshair

lol

11:04 am

Jellen

Well, I met him on POF, the same site where I met Tim. His name is Danny, he lives about 2 hours from me, in Missouri.

11:04 am

MollyL

Oooohhhhh...Ruru is a shoe guy. I spent a LOT of money on shoes because of my husband.

11:04 am

Judi

Yes, yes. Go on.

11:05 am

Boobear

Clue for ca6/21 before the ca7

11:06 am

Jellen

He mentioned that he liked women in jeans and heels. So I ordered some, and they arrived the day of the date. Mind you, I haven't worn heels since college....

11:06 am

rururocks

well molly sort of , but I don't have a foot fetish like Rex Ryan

11:06 am

Judi

Boo - ca6: an explosive weapon.

11:06 am

rururocks

this is getting juicy jellen

11:06 am

Jellen

Haha, ruru!

11:07 am

crosshair

legs!1 show mw the legs!..leer....

11:07 am

Judi

What did you do on your date, Jellen? As in, where did you go, etc.

11:07 am

MollyL

Ewww...Rex Ryan...creepy, icky.

11:07 am

Dorens

as opposed to the more prurient 'what did you do on your date" meaning?

11:07 am

rururocks

:D

11:08 am

rururocks

hey D

11:08 am

Jellen

Anyway, he was in the Joplin area for work Thursday. I picked him up outside his motel, drove into Joplin for dinner and conversation, then drove him back to his motel...

11:08 am

Dorens

ruru could never be creepy icky.

11:08 am

Judi

And....

11:08 am

rururocks

*my pal doren*

11:08 am

crosshair

lol@ judi digging for every scrap of date info:))

11:09 am

Jellen

We sat outside talking for another 15 minutes or so, then he went into the motel lobby...

11:09 am

rururocks

a nice start jellen.. that's fantastic

11:09 am

Dorens

i have resurfaced ad am back among the living... was dead on my feet (or on my arse) every evening this week. getting back to work was fun, but exhausting.. particularly with our new bully law... mucho worko!! stayed till nearly 7 the other nite

11:09 am

Judi

You're killing me with the dot-dot-dots, Jellen.

11:09 am

rururocks

two hours isn't a far drive for him

11:09 am

Dorens

(wondering did they get beyond the motel lobby)

11:10 am

rururocks

Doren!!!!!!!

11:10 am

Jellen

As he was leaving the car, I blurted something like, "What, no good-bye kiss?" And he replied that he never kissed on the first date.

11:10 am

Jellen

The end!

11:10 am

Dorens

good first date

11:10 am

rururocks

LOL

11:10 am

Dorens

(particularly since I happen to know he called the next night)

11:10 am

Jellen

Very good first date!

11:11 am

Judi

Hmmm. Okay. Sounds like it went well. At le5 he knows you would like to kiss him. I think that's called a "flirt blurt".

11:11 am

JBV

nice story, Jellen -

11:11 am

JBV

hi everybody

11:11 am

rururocks

I would have done a good bye kiss.. but that is just me

11:11 am

Dorens

hi jbv

11:11 am

Jellen

We've talked several times every day since then...

11:11 am

Judi

***smooches for ruru *****

11:11 am

JBV

doren, I'm curious about the bully law - I can't imagine it's anything more than what you have been doing all along - what's different?

11:11 am

Jellen

Hi, JBV

11:11 am

Dorens

(think I got a good bye kiss from ru, didn't I?)

11:12 am

crosshair

a nice old fashioned back of the hand kiss always leaves the ladies wondering and hoping for another date

11:12 am

Kazzer99

hello all - all back from the wilds of wales where i couldnt get an internet connection but had a fabby time

11:12 am

rururocks

yes you did and a big hug too

11:12 am

Jellen

Hi, Kazzer

11:12 am

rururocks

I had to be careful though Doren...

11:12 am

Judi

Gotta go get my hair blondified. See you kids, later. *POOF*

11:12 am

Jellen

Bye, Judi

11:12 am

rururocks

I didn't want your daughter to whack me with her purse..lol

11:13 am

JBV

Hi kazz, welcome back

11:13 am

Dorens

oh my goodness j, it is a lot of paperwork and since it's new, it is taking us a lot of time to figure out ... so many grey areas and we try to do things right. And of course I'm in the midst of three investigations already .. we have threats from the parents of one kid (who says we are "after" him -- and these things are blowing up to get bigger

11:13 am

Dorens

My daughter is also a big ru fan now

11:13 am

Kazzer99

i am glad to be back in a way - holiday was lovely but you have to home to appreciate it

11:13 am

rururocks

:D

11:14 am

Dorens

kaz, i also feel the opposite sometimes.. holidays are lovely but nice to be home

11:15 am

Kazzer99

I am also now officially retired on Fridays which have been given the unfortunate name of retard days by my lovely hub

11:16 am

Dorens

what a nice way to ease iinto retirement... i would love to try four day weeks myself

11:16 am

crosshair

i do 4 days weeks,it is great!

11:16 am

Kazzer99

they have also be christened long walk days as last friday we walked 11 miles and yesterday we walked 14.5

11:16 am

JBV

I'm sure everyone would be much more productive on the 4 days - it would be great

11:17 am

Kazzer99

also my hours are reduced on the 4 i do work - only 7 hours which will take some getting used to and organising my day as best i can

11:17 am

Dorens

unfortunately the kids will still be in school on fridays, so it wouldn't really work out too well for me

11:17 am

JBV

and good luck with your anti-bullying program,doren, I did not mean to downplay it, I know it's very important, and sadly, necessary

11:17 am

Boobear

Clue for the last ca7

11:17 am

JBV

it's a plural boo

11:19 am

Dorens

don't know if it is necessary the way they've framed it though... looks like a lot of time will be spent on superfluous stuff and detracting from other important duties. (and didn't feel you were downplaying it)

11:19 am

Kazzer99

will be back later - must be off to hand out the bits of washing i couldnt get dry - the chalet we stay in has a dishwasher and a washing machine but no dryer so i have a bag full to get dry but only pjs to wash

11:19 am

Kazzer99

oops hang

11:19 am

Jellen

Oh, if you want to see the shoes on me, I just uploaded a pic to my profile. Also, there's a picture of Danny there.

11:20 am

Dorens

oh good, I was wondering who was waiting for your handouts

11:20 am

Nef

back again. Hi Dorens, crossy, JBV, Kazzer and everbody else I've missed. (It was the cat box that needed emptying; and the laundry needed some work also)

11:20 am

crosshair

howdy nef

11:20 am

Boobear

It doesn't work Jbv

11:20 am

Jellen

Hi, Nef!

11:21 am

JBV

boo, do you have the ca 6- Jewish religious figure

11:21 am

Dorens

hi nef... and nice shoes, nice looking danny, jell

11:21 am

JBV

hi Nef

11:21 am

Jellen

Thanks, Dorens :-)

11:22 am

Boobear

No

11:22 am

JBV

well that's it then!

11:24 am

Jellen

Um, what are oo 4/4, does anyone know?

11:24 am

rururocks

I think the whole process of getting new clothes and going out is wonderful for you jellen..it sounds like just what you need to do

11:24 am

Jellen

Got the word, just curious what it means...

11:24 am

rururocks

anagram of soot

11:24 am

Nef

a frequent Babblet, Jellen (Hi to you too!)

11:25 am

rururocks

what is POF though?

11:25 am

Jellen

I think so too, ruru. And I'm making other changes in my life, too...

11:26 am

Jellen

Plentyoffish.com, an online dating site

11:26 am

rururocks

all good jellen..

11:26 am

rururocks

oh..

11:26 am

rururocks

these dating sites are really working for some of my friends

11:27 am

Jellen

I'm auditing an online class this semester, and I start teaching English composition at the local junior college this spring...

11:28 am

Nef

LOTS going on in your life, Jellen! Good for you! :-)

11:28 am

Jellen

And I'm looking into going back to school for another master's degree, or maybe even a PhD...

11:28 am

rururocks

wow.

11:29 am

Jellen

The teaching is only part-time, which is good enough for me!

11:29 am

rururocks

doren is that bullying law just NJ or is it a federal one now?

11:30 am

JBV

NJ, ruru, as a result of that horrible rutgers case, I think

11:30 am

rururocks

yeah jellen you can ease back into it that way

11:30 am

rururocks

oh yeah.. they are working on one out here in Cal I think too

11:31 am

JBV

I can tell you honestly that most teachers I knew were very much aware of and acted immediately against students teasing each other based on race, color, even size or handicaps, however, very honestly, I think anti-gay discrimination was not given the same attention or value

11:32 am

JBV

and it starts very early even in elementary school

11:32 am

rururocks

I think a lot of schools look the other way regarding gay student harassment.. it's sad and scary at the same time

11:33 am

JBV

to be fair, some teachers are at a loss - so programs like this with training and materials are not a bad idea,

11:34 am

JBV

on the other hand, I even knew some whose religious views got in the way of their being open-minded, they voiced opinions like "if you encourage tolerance of homosexuality you are actually promoting it" as if you could sell a sexual orientation,

11:34 am

rururocks

did we lose doren?

11:34 am

rururocks

when I hear that from Someone.. I want to just smack them upside the head

11:35 am

JBV

it's a very touchy subject, but I'm all for bringing discussions like this out into the open with students and teachers, and let's not forget parents, whose views definitely influence the kids

11:36 am

rururocks

it's hard to have "open" discussions with religious bigots however

11:36 am

JBV

true

11:39 am

rururocks

brb

11:41 am

Dorens

i'm back. sorry. get lost sometimes.

11:42 am

JBV

hi doren, we were having a very deep discussion, here, then ruru left and I'm on my way out too

11:42 am

JBV

have fun with the grid - see you later

11:42 am

Dorens

we have always had a hard line on bullying when we hear of it, the hard thing is that often kids won't tell (for fear of reprisal) and teachers are so often not aware. most of our sophisticated kids don't do it IN class

11:42 am

Dorens

okeydoke. enjoy the day j

11:42 am

rururocks

I'm back

11:43 am

rururocks

I had to take breakfast to mrs ru

11:43 am

Dorens

the funny most intolerant religious bigots are folks like my mom, who is intolerantly atheists

11:43 am

rururocks

yeah I can bet kids are smart about it

11:43 am

Dorens

oh don't tell me... that lady is SO lucky

11:43 am

rururocks

*zips lips*

11:44 am

Dorens

ru you watching much of the US open?

11:44 am

rururocks

Jbv seems pretty knowledgable on the subject

11:44 am

MollyL

Seriously Dorens, she gets breakfast brought to her even when he's injured.

11:45 am

Dorens

i watched a game last week where novak had a real hard time in the first set... this young ukrainian god was killing him.

11:46 am

Dorens

bullying has always been a major part of schools, the new problem however is the social media.... texting and facebook are brutal, cause it's so much easier to be bold when the target isn't right there

11:46 am

rururocks

that's the thing about champions like Novak and Nadal.. they can get roughed up .. but their will to win will always crush the lesser players

11:47 am

rururocks

yeah the facebook bullying is horrible.. I've read a lot about that stuff. that's why I don't support and do facebook

11:47 am

Dorens

yup, i think their experience gives them a bit more in staying power... the other guy (can't remember his name but he had an awesome serve and was a marvel for quite a while) did fizzle a bit

11:47 am

Dorens

i just think parents should be a lot more responsible, in many areas, but what difference does iti make what I think.. parents don't need licenses, don't take exams, and don't get graded

11:48 am

Dorens

so I have to deal with the results. I honestly think more than half of the kids i deal with would be okay if their parents did their job. (Oh, did I just actually SAY that?)

11:50 am

MollyL

Yes, and I'm glad you did. There are far too many parents NOT doing their job.

11:51 am

Dorens

no one seems to want to do anything about it though (except scrabbler, you and me)

11:51 am

Nef

I totally agree with you on that Dorens. Then again; I think that peer pressure can usurp parental guidance and oversite

11:51 am

rururocks

that is sooooo true doren.. there isn't enough done before people have kids

11:51 am

Dorens

honestly, i'm glad i'm not raising kids right now though.... it is much harder in today's society

11:52 am

rururocks

I'm just trying to raise myself ..that's plenty.. don't know how you guys do it.

11:53 am

Nef

me too. It was hard enough when my kids were in HS (in the late 90's)

11:53 am

Dorens

to change the subject. i am so bummed out. was having company for dinner and they have cancelled cause of the "terrorist threat" to NYC which will totally screw up traffic (they're coming from ny and bridges and tunnels are under heavy alerts)

11:53 am

Dorens

ruru you're raised, you can begin to lower yourself now

11:53 am

rururocks

ROFL

11:54 am

MollyL

I can see why people would be afraid of that Dorens.

11:54 am

rururocks

my wife's friend said she wouldn't go into the city to work in NY due to the security and threats

11:54 am

Dorens

i can too actually. at first was a bit pissed off, but that was more selfish than anything else. now am realizing that i needed the day off anyway

11:55 am

rururocks

treat yourself to a movie or something fun then Doren

11:55 am

Dorens

shopping, straightening up and cooking would have made this grid harder, + i have one week's worth of newspapers to read + book etc. Needed a day ofo rest

11:55 am

Nef

I would think they'd want to get out of the City early

11:56 am

Dorens

one couple lives down in the village... my cousin is a psychoanalyst who spent the first month or so treating traumatized folks from downtown. He walked down there that day.

11:57 am

Dorens

thought it would be interesting talking with him this evening about his thoughts on the anniversary, etc. The father of one of my students died in world trade center, so our school always has feelings around this time

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

Iback to reporting bullying or worse, when I waS a teacher, I reported a male 6-th grade colleague who was haviing his students have lunch with him and sit on his lap! I got in trouble for reporting it to the principal

12:02 pm

rururocks

it was a memorable day here.. as I was in shock..

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

imagine how 9/11 was for me, a new yorker so far away. I haven't been able to go into Manhattan since then, even though I've been back a few times

12:03 pm

MollyL

It was a troubling day here as I live fairly close to The Pentagon.

12:03 pm

Nef

All of this remembrance stuff in the media is overwhelming to me. I don't "need" to know (again) what happened, etc. I still have nightmares about that day and how the "no fly and no public transortation affected my work that night

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

I didn't even know aboutit, but Fr friends started telephoning me

12:05 pm

MollyL

Nef, I haven't watched any remembrance stuff and I don't intend to. I fly the flag and say some prayers as my way of remembering what happened.

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

the French have been having parades and marathons wearing American flag clothing to show their solidarity. It is very touching and surprising

12:06 pm

sammysmom

my neice and her fiance were chefs at a restaraunt in the wtc- she was late for work that day and was six bloks away when it hit- he was early for work that day- she still cannot talk about it

12:06 pm

rururocks

wow.. how lucky for them

12:07 pm

Nef

there are so many commercials about it here and the TV is on in the family r4/5 for most of the day here. (maybe it's the channels we have on? )

12:07 pm

sammysmom

she survived- he did not

12:07 pm

MollyL

Oh SMom, that is so sad.

12:07 pm

rururocks

oh god

12:07 pm

Nef

I'm so sorry to hear that sammys

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

that is so sad.

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

I did a lot of business with the NY Port Authority and knew many people up there, but, happily, never found any of their names in the lists of deceased

12:08 pm

rururocks

I Thought you meant he went in early and left

12:08 pm

sammysmom

i expect that there are so many tragic stories connected with it that the ripple effect will go on for generations

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

I'm lighting a candle. Good night everybody

12:11 pm

MollyL

There is a very tasteless headline on Yahoo "The 9/11 Babies All Grown Up" that features a picture of Diane Sawyer and a bunch of kids who were babies who lost parents that day.

12:12 pm

MollyL

Good night Ruby

12:12 pm

crosshair

re 9/11,at the time it happened,i had cnn on non stop for over 2 weeks.i will not watch any aniversary specials.it is burned into my brain and i will never forget and say a prayer to all those lost and all who were involved that day

12:16 pm

crosshair

they were innocent,working,playing,laughing.then terror stuck.they died many of them not knowing what had happened.first responders climbed to their deaths knowing exactly what happened but hoping to save as many as they could.now they are lost lost to life ,love and dreams.families suffer we all suffer and the world will not forget new york this sept 11

12:17 pm

crosshair

that is all i will say on this

12:18 pm

JenMO16

were you one one of the babies, Molly?

12:19 pm

sammysmom

so many of our young people do not realise that this country is at war and right here in our own back yard- they seem to think that this was an isolated incident and cannot hapen again- those of us who lived through ww11 know better

12:26 pm

sammysmom

dammmmmmmm... did i kill the chog?

12:26 pm

crosshair

still here for a few more min sammysmom:)

12:26 pm

Nef

no sammys; I just didn't have anything to add...

12:27 pm

sammysmom

sighs with a whole nerw understanding of the phrase " cry , the beloved country."

12:28 pm

ivesy3

i did see the memorial they built..did anyone else

12:28 pm

ivesy3

on tv i mean

12:28 pm

sammysmom

not yet

12:30 pm

rbud

I watched the "Rising" documentary on Discovery the other day, it's about the memorial and some about survivors and how they're getting along. Also about the transit station underneath the memorial park. Very interesting.

12:30 pm

Nef

brb (laundry's calling me)

12:31 pm

BzznBea

Was that the memorial at Shanksville?

12:32 pm

rbud

Oh, sorry, I was talking about the one at Ground Zero, sorry if I spoke without knowing what was being discussed.

12:34 pm

rbud

it was a 5 or 6 part Discovery documentary. not a lot of dwelling on the actual incident, which was nice for a change, more about how it's going for people there these days.

12:39 pm

Nef

back. rbud, I guess I've seen the commercials about it but missed the series

12:41 pm

lynnet

I refuse to watch any of it. I've been to the site many times and am outraged that the first responders have been told to come a different day so that there will be room for the families of loved ones - AND ALL THE POLITICIANS. If I can vote against anyone who doesn't belong there, I will!

12:43 pm

MollyL

I agree Lynne. That is an insult to the first responders.

12:43 pm

sammysmom

i understand lynnet-

12:44 pm

lynnet

I think I may be angry about the commercialization of the whole tragedy.

12:45 pm

sammysmom

i have been distrustful of politicians since i was a child- had a relative who was a minor politician- and did not like of trust him- figured they were all like that- and have had no reason to change my mind over the last 65 years

12:46 pm

rbud

yes, but if you watch the documentary (I think it'll be on again tomorrow, but not sure) you would see that there isn't much room in the memorial park yet, as it's being built on top of the roof of the transit station, which is only partly done. They want to let those in who actually have family listed on the memorial, and honor those who helped at a different time. they talk about there only being a 25 foot wide temporary ramp to the memorial, etc.

12:47 pm

uusue2

Personally I would prefer to keep my reactions to, and memories of, the whole incident private. Although there will be a service here at which two choruses that I sing with will perform.

12:48 pm

rbud

the major part of the roof/park won't be done for a few more years, they just wanted to open this part for the "anniversary" - personally I vote to throw out all the media folks, AND the politicians. :)

12:49 pm

lynnet

:)

12:50 pm

sammysmom

clue please for the no 8/45

12:51 pm

crosshair

i must head to work,but before i go here is the ever popular crossys tidbit of the day!!!!

12:51 pm

crosshair

Nebraska is the only state in the union that has a unicameral legislature.

12:51 pm

crosshair

tc all and happy babbling..poink!

12:57 pm

rbud

no8 = not conforming to the rules of right conduct? (not mo5)

1:03 pm

jesdraggon

morning, kids

1:03 pm

uusue2

thx, rbud!

1:04 pm

rbud

yw! :)

1:04 pm

uusue2

and hi, jes!

1:04 pm

jesdraggon

hi sue :) how was your night?

1:05 pm

Nef

hi jes

1:05 pm

jesdraggon

heya nef :)

1:05 pm

uusue2

better than the previous nights; I took a sleeping pill and finally got some decent sleep

1:06 pm

jesdraggon

oh good. sleep is nice!

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sleeping pills :)

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

whatever works

1:09 pm

hego

Hi Gang

1:11 pm

Nef

hi Kaplan and hego

1:11 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

1:11 pm

hego

Hi Nef

1:11 pm

hego

and nan

1:12 pm

Nef

hi nan

1:15 pm

sammysmom

hi

1:15 pm

hego

Hi Mom

1:17 pm

cybernan

a clue for the ae 8, please -- I assume it builds from the ae 4 and has a 2 pt letter in the ending, but can't seem to monkey it

1:17 pm

hego

ends like the study of stars.

1:18 pm

cybernan

ty hego

1:18 pm

hego

yw Nan

1:18 pm

Nef

it has a 3 pt. letter at the end (sometimes vowel)

1:21 pm

uusue2

the ending means "study of"

1:24 pm

cybernan

got it from hego's clue -- ty everyone

1:24 pm

hego

We're all so helpful. : )

1:31 pm

hego

no8 anyone. pls

1:31 pm

cybernan

im 5/12, please?

1:32 pm

hego

don't have that Nan, sorry

1:32 pm

cybernan

no 8: not of upstanding character

1:32 pm

hego

ty Nan. Hmmm...

1:37 pm

Nef

I found it! It has another word in it (mo5

1:37 pm

hego

Aha! ty

1:38 pm

cybernan

have to run -- bbl

1:38 pm

hego

Bye Nan

1:38 pm

Nef

(I've been working on that for a long time; someone clued it about an hour ago)

1:38 pm

hego

Glad you got it.

1:40 pm

ivesy3

mo 7/32 plz

1:41 pm

hego

looking

1:42 pm

ivesy3

hmmm according to the stats i have all the 7 's , but on tiles i need one

1:43 pm

hego

that happens

1:44 pm

Nef

refresh again may help

1:44 pm

ivesy3

ok will give it a try

1:47 pm

flosey

mo7 - beginning of high hills + he was speaking in a very prof*** manner (irreverently)

1:47 pm

flosey

and hi again, back to pick up a few more

1:47 pm

hego

Hi Flosey

1:47 pm

flosey

hello hego, I love your poppy

1:48 pm

flosey

I have pink ones that big but really prefer the red

1:49 pm

Good Enough

thanks flosey for the 7

1:49 pm

hego

tx to Georgia O'keefe, Flo

1:49 pm

hego

Hi GE

1:49 pm

flosey

ah, you got it, wtg when I said high hills, realized there was a U in that beginning!

1:50 pm

ivesy3

still working on that one

1:51 pm

flosey

(unless you are french)

1:51 pm

hego

Sounds like the Rockyies

1:51 pm

ivesy3

tyvm flosey and hego!

1:52 pm

hego

yw

1:52 pm

flosey

yw ivesy

1:57 pm

flosey

does anyone have a clue for oi6 please?

1:57 pm

rururocks

mold on plants flosey

1:57 pm

hego

on + Yankee Stad***

1:57 pm

flosey

thanks Hego

1:58 pm

hego

yw

1:58 pm

hego

Hi Ruru

1:58 pm

Aloyisius

Hi Babblers.. ty for the great clues!

1:58 pm

flosey

thanks ru

1:58 pm

hego

Hi Aloy

1:58 pm

rururocks

hi hego

1:59 pm

hego

We lured you out of hiding, Aloy

2:00 pm

Aloyisius

lol, yes, hego.. have been Babbling on and off all day, so I just leave the site on.. whittled this grid down to 30

2:00 pm

flosey

that's a new one for me ru, have never heard it

2:00 pm

hego

Good going!

2:01 pm

hego

new to me too

2:01 pm

Aloyisius

am on the list now, groaning over some I missed, like ca4.11

2:01 pm

hego

weird one

2:03 pm

Aloyisius

don't feel bad about missing cy6 tho.. never heard of it

2:03 pm

hego

don't have it yet

2:04 pm

flosey

hubby just made tea, will sit out on the deck and enjoy it, bbl

2:04 pm

hego

later Flo

2:04 pm

Aloyisius

ttfn, flosey

2:07 pm

hego

yikes! I'm always trying to put in Italian or Spanish words.

2:07 pm

hego

Sometimes they work.

2:09 pm

Jeff7

clue for that cy 6 pls

2:10 pm

hego

yes!

2:11 pm

origami

hello ... cy+consonant+av*** (stay away from)

2:11 pm

Aloyisius

cy + a consonant + robot ending

2:11 pm

Jeff7

ty

2:11 pm

Jeff7

i looked for that but missed the oid

2:11 pm

Jeff7

sorry for adding that ending

2:11 pm

Jeff7

semi-pb

2:11 pm

hego

ty friends

2:12 pm

hego

No Jeff, it was a good clue

2:12 pm

hego

Oh, now I see what you mean.

2:12 pm

Aloyisius

lol, I missed the pl of the cow sound!

2:13 pm

hego

Put one foot in the pb. : )

2:13 pm

Aloyisius

one foot in, one foot out, one foot in and you shake it all about

2:14 pm

Aloyisius

you have me singing the hokey pokey, hego

2:14 pm

hego

I love when Aloy sings!!

2:14 pm

Aloyisius

all together now.. you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around..

2:15 pm

hego

And that's what it's all about!!!

2:15 pm

Aloyisius

.. yay !

2:16 pm

hego

: )

2:18 pm

Aloyisius

rats, thought "reaim" was a word

2:18 pm

Aloyisius

must be hyphenated

2:20 pm

Aloyisius

no rhyme or re 6.. (-:

2:20 pm

hego

lol

2:24 pm

Aloyisius

done de done done.. anyone need a clue before I go back out and plant another mum?

2:26 pm

Aloyisius

ok, enjoy the grid.. see you all next time, (-: poof..

2:26 pm

inge

oe

2:27 pm

hego

Bye Aloy

2:28 pm

hego

Aloy?

2:34 pm

flosey

back for a minute or 2

2:34 pm

hego

hi Flo

2:34 pm

flosey

are we the only ones left?

2:35 pm

hego

No, there's always lots of lurkers.

2:35 pm

flosey

ah yes, but they seldom surface

2:36 pm

kje

^ lurker

2:36 pm

origami

lurking

2:36 pm

hego

Look out! there's one now!

2:36 pm

uusue2

here on and off...

2:36 pm

flosey

lol hi kj and origami

2:36 pm

Lady Biotch

lurking

2:36 pm

hego

See what did I tell you.

2:37 pm

flosey

very pretty cactus flower, origami

2:37 pm

kje

deep in the grid

2:38 pm

flosey

down to 4 now and stuck on in6/18, does anyone have a clue please?

2:38 pm

uusue2

almost finished with chapter 13 lectures, just have to do eclipsing binaries and the relationship between mass, radius, and luminosity (which I am sure you are all waiting with bated breath to hear about)

2:38 pm

kje

ef7?

2:38 pm

flosey

and Lady Biotch, nice to meet you

2:39 pm

hego

Hey Biotch! lol

2:39 pm

Lady Biotch

nice to meet you too!!! have seen all of you often but tend to lurk

2:39 pm

MollyL

newt + ****er or later you will get the clue

2:39 pm

flosey

it's a strange one kj, ef4 + I'll be back s***

2:39 pm

kje

ty flos!

2:39 pm

uusue2

*goes to dictionary*

2:39 pm

Glantarell

hi all - just arrived and getting into the grid

2:40 pm

origami

thanks flosey ... took that pc in the desert this spring

2:40 pm

flosey

yw kj

2:40 pm

flosey

much better clue, Molly

2:40 pm

flosey

Hello Glant

2:40 pm

uusue2

hi, glant!

2:40 pm

hego

ty

2:40 pm

Glantarell

Hi Sue

2:40 pm

hego

Hi Glant

2:41 pm

uusue2

archaic. Why am I not surprised?

2:41 pm

Glantarell

Hi Flosey

2:41 pm

Glantarell

Hi Hego

2:41 pm

MollyL

Archaic = Enable

2:41 pm

wvteach

good afternoon all

2:42 pm

hego

hi Teach

2:43 pm

flosey

hello Teach

2:43 pm

flosey

need a clue for in6/18, please?

2:43 pm

kje

in6/18?

2:43 pm

kje

hahah - me too flos!

2:44 pm

flosey

lol

2:44 pm

BzznBea

born with, kje

2:45 pm

kje

ty!

2:45 pm

flosey

thanks Bea

2:45 pm

BzznBea

yw

2:46 pm

flosey

and at last, fireworks

2:47 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah flosey!

2:47 pm

hego

YAY!!!! FLOSEY!!!!

2:47 pm

BzznBea

WTG! FLOSEY!

2:47 pm

wvteach

congrats Flosey

2:47 pm

kje

yayay flos!

2:47 pm

flosey

tyty, hubby has just brought lunch, will stop in later to see if I can help with clues

2:48 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo Flosey

2:48 pm

hego

ty Flo

2:48 pm

origami

wtg flosey!

2:48 pm

hego

ar 6 & & anyone? pls

2:49 pm

hego

nm

2:49 pm

flosey

last 2 - ar6/18 and 7/28 sounds like what one does with oil, a blessing?

2:49 pm

BzznBea

ar+ the knee is a j****

2:49 pm

hego

ty just got them.

2:49 pm

flosey

ah, much better clue Bea I'll be off now

2:50 pm

hego

down to 30 hard ones.

2:51 pm

Glantarell

I have some catching up to do then Hego - have 174 lft...

2:52 pm

hego

You just started Glant.

2:53 pm

Glantarell

er, apparently 'earnt' isn't in the dictioonary - ???

2:54 pm

hego

I tried that too

2:54 pm

BzznBea

It earnt? It should be!

2:54 pm

hego

lol

2:55 pm

Glantarell

well, I did think it was a pretty common word, even id earned may be correct

2:57 pm

MollyL

It's just a crap shoot with this puzzle. le6/18 is accepted. What kind of back woods word is that?

2:58 pm

hego

no logic to it.

2:58 pm

hego

Just keep on typing till it accepts something.

2:59 pm

kje

i feel this is less of a crap shoot than yesterday

3:00 pm

kje

last so6/18?

3:02 pm

origami

A type of poetry kje

3:02 pm

kje

ah, thought i tried that... sticky n strikes again

3:02 pm

kje

ty

3:05 pm

kje

FW!

3:05 pm

uusue2

ok, chapter 13 is done, time to collapse for a while

3:06 pm

Jellen

Yay, kje!

3:06 pm

kje

hey jellen!

3:06 pm

Jellen

Hello!

3:07 pm

kje

I eed a nap before i head to the grocery... hagd all!

3:07 pm

hego

YAY! KJE!

3:07 pm

Jellen

Oh, check my profile before you go, kje!

3:07 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo kje

3:07 pm

Glantarell

Hi Jellen

3:08 pm

Jellen

Hi, Adrenne!

3:08 pm

hego

Hi Jellen

3:08 pm

Jellen

Hi, hego!

3:09 pm

origami

Hi Jellen ... taking off for the store ... bbl

3:09 pm

Jellen

Aw, must have missed kje...

3:09 pm

Jellen

Hi/bye origami!

3:10 pm

Glantarell

ooh, we are getting the tail end of Katia tomorrow afternoon, Monday and Tuesday - 70 mph winds

3:11 pm

MollyL

Stay safe Glant.

3:11 pm

Jellen

Hi again, Molly!

3:12 pm

Glantarell

70 mph not a real problem - no big trees on my route to work

3:12 pm

MollyL

Hey Jellen

3:12 pm

Jellen

I'm taking a break from homework...:-P

3:14 pm

hego

clue for sa8 anyone.

3:14 pm

Jellen

It's a demoralizing experience...

3:14 pm

Jellen

sa 8 is a compound: where you find bargains

3:14 pm

hego

oops nm

3:15 pm

Glantarell

TY Jellen

3:15 pm

hego

ty anyway Jellen

3:15 pm

Jellen

You're welcome anyway!

3:15 pm

hego

: )

3:19 pm

Jellen

Anyone have all three K words? I have ka 4/8 x 2.

3:19 pm

hego

4 k words

3:20 pm

Jellen

Oops! Just saw that...

3:20 pm

Glantarell

there are 4 k words - 2 x ka4/8 & kn4 & kn5

3:20 pm

Jellen

I still just have two..

3:20 pm

hego

3 4/8 one 5/18

3:20 pm

Glantarell

I need the 2nd ka4/8

3:20 pm

hego

5 is plural

3:20 pm

Glantarell

the kn words are all about tying

3:20 pm

Jellen

Misspelled felines?

3:21 pm

uusue2

ha, got the two ka words, thanks!

3:21 pm

Jellen

Movie, Citizen Ka**

3:21 pm

Glantarell

kn - things you tie in string

3:21 pm

Jellen

Got the kn words, thanks!

3:23 pm

Jellen

How about the Y? Have the four-letter expression of distaste...

3:23 pm

Glantarell

change the last letter to the 1st vowel

3:23 pm

Jellen

Oh, nm...

3:24 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Adrienne

3:24 pm

hego

YAY! Fireworks

3:25 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo Hego

3:25 pm

Jellen

Hooray for hego!

3:26 pm

hego

ty ty

3:26 pm

Jellen

I'm rather ditzy today...

3:27 pm

hego

clues anyone before I go?

3:27 pm

Glantarell

oi6?

3:28 pm

Jellen

Ook! I haven't even hit halfway yet.

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo hego

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

just started

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:28 pm

hego

oi + Yankee Sta****

3:28 pm

Glantarell

Hi Jmc

3:28 pm

hego

Hi jmc

3:28 pm

Jellen

Hi, jmc!

3:28 pm

Glantarell

flip - that's a US cultural clue hego

3:29 pm

Glantarell

got it though

3:29 pm

hego

Oh right. Well any sports arena

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

oi+soccer sta****

3:29 pm

Glantarell

thanks

3:29 pm

hego

yw

3:29 pm

hego

jmc is the job hunt on?

3:30 pm

hego

Must be in the grid.

3:31 pm

hego

I'll say good bye now and good weekend All!

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

it is but some what slowed by taking full-time masters program at university

3:31 pm

Jellen

Bye, hego!

3:31 pm

Glantarell

mos da - good night hego

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

bye hego have a nice weekend

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

so how did the date go jell?

3:31 pm

hego

Good for you Je. Enjoy!

3:31 pm

Jellen

Oh, I didn't know that, jmc...tell me more!

3:32 pm

hego

And poof

3:32 pm

Jellen

Oh, it went really well...take a look at my flickr pics in my profile...

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

well i couldn't find a job i wanted so i am taking a masters program in Conflict Transformation -- the next generation in Conflict resolution

3:33 pm

Jellen

From what school?

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

wow what a looker!

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

i may have to print that photo for a pin-up boy!

3:34 pm

Jellen

haha

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

Eastern Mennonite University

3:34 pm

Jellen

Very cool...sounds like an interesting program...

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

I choose there program in part because of the wonderful so many people from that program do and in part because of the spiritual underpining

3:35 pm

Jellen

His name is Danny, and he was a perfect gentleman during the date...

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

it is not just about stopping violence or settling a dispute it is about dealing with underlying injustice

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh too bad!. . .

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

3:36 pm

Jellen

It was kind of refreshing, actually...no self-defense techniques needed...

3:36 pm

jmcnrick

haha!

3:38 pm

Jellen

And we have tentative plans to go out again this coming week...

3:38 pm

jmcnrick

anyway i am taking 13 credit hours with lots of reading and i drive down to Harrisonburg once a week and stay at a place my sister has near there

3:39 pm

Jellen

Wow...I feel swamped with just 3 credit hours...

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

most of it is really interesting and the classmates are interesting people too

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

i have already turned one of them on to babble

3:39 pm

Jellen

<---hasn't used brain in quite a while

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

well i am a type A personality jell

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

so what course are you taking

3:40 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:40 pm

periwinkle

jellen, how did you meet Danny?

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

isn't he a hunk peri?

3:40 pm

Jellen

Information Retrieval. it's through the library and info studies program at OU

3:40 pm

Anniebrook

Hello everyone, I hope to finish this

3:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, Peri...met Danny onine (POF.com)

3:41 pm

periwinkle

I have been busy getting my stuff off of the basement floor which is quite wet from the storm

3:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, Annie!

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

oh that sounds interesting jell--that has changed so much from when i took that course in 1974

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

hi annie

3:41 pm

periwinkle

he is cute Jellen

3:41 pm

Anniebrook

Jellen, Danny looks like a nice guy, glad you had a good time

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

yes my basement is wet but not flooded--but my son's basement is completely flooded

3:42 pm

Jellen

Exactly why I'm taking it, jmc. Felt the need to update my skills...

3:42 pm

Anniebrook

hi jmc, peri

3:42 pm

Jellen

Thanks! He seems to be a very good guy...

3:42 pm

Anniebrook

What mess Irene made for peri and jmc and son

3:42 pm

jmcnrick

i will be happy of some pointers while i am doing all the research i am scheduled to do

3:42 pm

Jellen

Not a potential Babbler, though... :-(

3:42 pm

Jellen

Not a potential Babbler, though... :-(

3:43 pm

Jellen

Huh...why did that repeat?

3:43 pm

jmcnrick

oh well then that gives you a place where you can gossip about him safely!

3:43 pm

Jellen

I would be happy to assist with research if I can...

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

mine babble has been having kittens for some time jell -- maybe it was catching

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

:-) thanks!

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the corner n please

3:45 pm

Jellen

ni 5/10

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

ty jell

3:45 pm

Jellen

Took me forever to find it last night...

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

it is no word i know!

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

ok i give clue please

3:48 pm

MollyL

ni + not out + not off

3:48 pm

Jellen

a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.

3:48 pm

Jellen

ni + negative prefix

3:48 pm

Anniebrook

My mother always had ni5 curtains in her bedroom

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

ty jell i hope i can remember that next time!

3:49 pm

Anniebrook

I will remind you, jmc

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

huh I have sewn quite a bit and don't think i have heard that word before

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

haha annie ty!

3:52 pm

Jellen

There are several bovine words in the grid...an 4/4, mo 4/5, and to 4/4

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

stats for i in 5th column for nbt

3:55 pm

Jellen

id 5/14

3:55 pm

MollyL

To err is human, to mo3 bovine

3:56 pm

jmcnrick

haha molly good one

3:57 pm

Jellen

I'm having the devil of a time with the first question of my Search Exercise...I'm tempted to throw it out here for ideas!

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

nbt!

3:57 pm

Jellen

haha, Molly!

3:57 pm

Jellen

wd, jmc!

3:57 pm

MollyL

Toss it Jellen.

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

do jell--when i was the only person in my reference librarian class to get an answer the prof asked me how i found it. . .

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

and i said i asked my mother and the prof said whatever works

3:59 pm

MollyL

â™ª When I was just a little girl, â™ª I asked my mother, what will I be?

3:59 pm

wvteach

help with the na 5/16 please

3:59 pm

jmcnrick

will i be pretty will i be plain what will become of me?

3:59 pm

Anniebrook

girls name, teach

3:59 pm

MollyL

Woman's name...first name of our NB.

4:00 pm

Jellen

Okay. Here's the question: "About 7-8 years ago I heard about a revolutionary technological breakthrough that is supposed to change the world. I don't know much about it, except it was being called "IT", which is not an acronym, AND it is not related to information technology."

4:00 pm

wvteach

thnx annie and molly -

4:00 pm

Jellen

Hi, teach!

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

oh that is that personal motorized devise--they have IT tours all around DC

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

hi wvt!

4:02 pm

Vicuna

Called Segway.

4:02 pm

Jellen

Ohhh...the things that look like a hand truck and carry one person?

4:02 pm

Jellen

That's it, Vicuna!

4:02 pm

Jellen

And hi!

4:02 pm

MollyL

Never heard of them called IT. Segway yes.

4:03 pm

Vicuna

(Hi! Not really here... just grabbing a few words on the way out the door. But I hope everyone's well!)

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

hi vic -- yes that is the one except now the police have them and they have 3 wheels instead of the 2 which defeated the purpose of the design

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

well IT was the inventor's name for them

4:04 pm

Jellen

Cool, jmc and vicuna! You all are brilliant!

4:04 pm

MollyL

The acronym for them is PT, personal transport.

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

there is a wealth of knowledge in babbleland

4:04 pm

Jellen

And Molly!

4:05 pm

jmcnrick

now you can go find some scientific american and newspaper articles about IT

4:06 pm

jmcnrick

and now i can go a read some of my homework

4:06 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

4:06 pm

MollyL

How do we get IT from Dean Kamen, who invented the Segway?

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

go read the wiki article--IT was its name before it was marketed

4:09 pm

rururocks

ae8 anyone?

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

my recollection is that he picked that name because it was IT!!! the next big thing since the internet

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

by ru and all *poof*

4:11 pm

negativeneil

Still here and still need the ae8,55, ruru?

4:11 pm

Nef

hi again. ruru, ae4 and then it ends in astr****

4:11 pm

rururocks

yeah.. I can't find it .. tried all sorts of combos

4:12 pm

negativeneil

ae + ast****** is the study of outer space.

4:12 pm

Nef

or agro**** , science of farming

4:13 pm

negativeneil

And this means the study of the upper atmosphere.

4:13 pm

rururocks

thanks a lot

4:13 pm

rururocks

it was driving me nuts

4:13 pm

negativeneil

You're welcome.

4:13 pm

rururocks

<---- a short drive

4:13 pm

negativeneil

I kinda figured that. [ducks]

4:14 pm

Jellen

Hi, ruru and neil!

4:14 pm

Jellen

and Nef!

4:14 pm

negativeneil

Hi Jellen!

4:15 pm

rururocks

snicker

4:16 pm

Nef

hi Jellen

4:16 pm

Jellen

Put pics of "the shoes" and my date, Danny on Flickr (you can see in my profile)

4:16 pm

Jellen

*insert comma after Danny

4:17 pm

redturtlehead

Afternoon everyone...

4:17 pm

Jellen

Hi, red!

4:17 pm

negativeneil

Hi red.

4:17 pm

negativeneil

I got a notice of that in my email, Jellen.

4:18 pm

negativeneil

A notice that you had uploaded the photo, showing a thumbnail of it.

4:18 pm

Nef

hi red! How are you doing?

4:19 pm

Nef

nice pics, Jellen. But the pic *I* like best is your icon: There is a gal who is happy! :-)

4:19 pm

MollyL

Hi Red

4:19 pm

negativeneil

He looks like a nice, pleasant guy.

4:19 pm

negativeneil

Yes, Nef... isn't that a great photo of Jellen?

4:20 pm

negativeneil

[especially now it's "unsquished"] ;)

4:20 pm

Nef

yep! I really like it a lot!

4:20 pm

Jellen

Aww, thanks y'all! My good friend Billie took that photo...we had fun that day...

4:21 pm

negativeneil

Yep, looks like you were having fun. :)

4:21 pm

Jellen

Unsquished thanks to neil, one might add...

4:21 pm

negativeneil

-> Expert unsquisher.

4:21 pm

MollyL

How are you doing Red? Having a good weekend?

4:22 pm

negativeneil

[I draw the line at squished bugs though.]

4:22 pm

negativeneil

Hi to you too, Molly.

4:22 pm

Jellen

haha, neil!

4:22 pm

Nef

Well, I just convincved AUnty it's time for a walk. Our goal today is we are going down the street 5 houses; she's on O2 and using a walker (that has a seat; and I'm walking without a cane (but do hold on to the walker in case it gets away from her. BBS

4:23 pm

Jellen

Later, Nef

4:23 pm

negativeneil

Ok Nef.

4:23 pm

Nef

5 houses, lots are 100 ft wide; that will be 1000 ft. walk when we get back!

4:24 pm

negativeneil

I see... big lots in this neighborhood too.

4:24 pm

mkg

amlost half way. any clues to weird words out there?

4:24 pm

negativeneil

Depends which "weird words" you're looking for?

4:24 pm

Jellen

You're ahead of me, mkg!

4:25 pm

mkg

would love clue for the right hand column i and n. got the y words

4:25 pm

mkg

jellen i am slow so wont get half way for a bit.

4:25 pm

Jellen

id 5/14 = turn of phrase

4:25 pm

negativeneil

in5,10 -- like the vegetable that makes you cry.

4:26 pm

negativeneil

Oh, Jellen clued the other one.

4:26 pm

Jellen

ni 5/10 = ni + negative prefix

4:26 pm

Jellen

And entered the one I didn't have...thanks!

4:26 pm

negativeneil

So there's clues for both of those.

4:26 pm

negativeneil

Ok, guess there was no need for me to clue!

4:27 pm

Jellen

Oh yes there was!

4:27 pm

mkg

ty jellen what a weird word.

4:27 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, no. You handled it all perfectly. ;)

4:27 pm

mkg

what i mean is a word i havent heard of nor you.

4:28 pm

negativeneil

Just as I was about to clue the other word I saw yours appear, so deleted what I was about to post.

4:28 pm

mkg

neil there are many words in grids that none of us has heard of so those are the weird ones for me.

4:28 pm

Jellen

Um, yes. I didn't have the word you clued. So your effort was not wasted!

4:28 pm

mkg

neil i still need the 4 i words for the i in right column

4:28 pm

negativeneil

Well how should we know what words you have and haven't heard of, mkg? You know which ones you're stuck on if you've listed?

4:29 pm

negativeneil

in4,4 is a common "babblet". in + 2 vowels.

4:29 pm

mkg

ty got it neil

4:29 pm

negativeneil

in5,10 [again]: like the vegetable that causes tears.

4:30 pm

negativeneil

i * chopping an o**** will make you cry.

4:30 pm

mkg

ty got it neil. two more so keep them coming.

4:30 pm

mkg

minion

4:31 pm

mkg

oopssss so sorry all.................apologies. i am in pb.

4:31 pm

negativeneil

in6,18 -- like a trait or talent one is born with.

4:32 pm

negativeneil

[like in**** musical talent]

4:32 pm

mkg

thinking about that one.

4:32 pm

mkg

inate is not in grid nor is instinct..............

4:33 pm

mkg

inborn not in grid.

4:33 pm

Jellen

That one is from the 4th column I...

4:33 pm

Jellen

Double the consonant, mkg

4:33 pm

mkg

got it neil. ty.

4:33 pm

mkg

ty jellen. yes from 4th column but iddnt have it anyway.

4:34 pm

Jellen

I didn't either, :-)...Isn't neil wonderful?

4:35 pm

mkg

well more than half way now thanks to you and neil. ty ty ty. off to clean kitchen

4:35 pm

negativeneil

in4,4 is a small lacquer box holding medicines or cosmetics, worn on the sash of a traditional Japanese costume. in + consonant + vowel.

4:35 pm

negativeneil

If you needed that "in" as well?

4:36 pm

negativeneil

Not so wonderful you didn't have to add a hint to my clue there. Guess I need to learn to clue better.

4:36 pm

Jellen

Thanks, neil!

4:36 pm

Jellen

bye, mkg

4:37 pm

negativeneil

?

4:37 pm

Jellen

Oh, I was soaking up those clues right along with mkg...

4:38 pm

Jellen

I'm rather distracted today...

4:38 pm

negativeneil

Oh, I see... thought you had those already.

4:39 pm

Jellen

Nope! I was also distracted last night...didn't get many words at all...

4:39 pm

negativeneil

You're not on messenger?

4:40 pm

Jellen

Now I am!

4:42 pm

Jellen

Are you?

4:42 pm

Jellen

I want dominion to be in the grid...

4:44 pm

Jellen

Helloooo....*listens to echo*
Anyone else still here?

4:44 pm

lbdawger

take the do off that word, Jel

4:44 pm

Jellen

Hi, lbd! I did get that one!

4:44 pm

lbdawger

finito!

4:45 pm

lbdawger

how's it going, Jel?

4:45 pm

Jivingjenny0

can anyone clue the o in the middle column please

4:45 pm

Jellen

I also got the game piece.

4:45 pm

Jellen

Hooray for lbd!

4:45 pm

wvteach

finished here also

4:45 pm

Jellen

Whoo hoo teach!

4:45 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo TEach!

4:46 pm

Jellen

oi 6/27 = oi + sta**** (sports venue)

4:46 pm

lbdawger

what you use in a kayak or canoe to make it move, jive

4:47 pm

lbdawger

oops, that's from the other o

4:47 pm

lbdawger

welp, i better get moving on dinner. bbl

4:47 pm

Jellen

It's going very well, lbd. Take a peek at my profile and you'll see my killer "date" shoes and the guy who inspired me to get them...

4:47 pm

Jivingjenny0

thanks jellen

4:47 pm

Jellen

Later, lbd!

4:47 pm

wvteach

take the od 5/16 and add another vowel after the o

4:56 pm

Jivingjenny0

clue for a 7 please for nbs and nbt

5:00 pm

ChrissieDee

the only 7 I have is a plural - ca7 - one who leads the singing in a church

5:02 pm

lynxxx

try ar6/7 - ar & your knuckles are j****s

5:02 pm

Jellen

Hi, lynxxx!

5:03 pm

ChrissieDee

ty lynx - puts me up to 2

5:03 pm

Jellen

And Chrissie!

5:03 pm

ChrissieDee

Hi Jellen

5:03 pm

ChrissieDee

love the shoes!!

5:03 pm

lynxxx

Hi Jellen...lovely photo - you look on top of the world

5:04 pm

Jellen

Thanks, lynxxx!

5:04 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Chrissie...they only put two little blisters on my feet, lol...

5:05 pm

ChrissieDee

well worth it

5:05 pm

Jellen

My date (the second picture) seemed to think so :-)

5:07 pm

lynxxx

I hope he is the reason you look so happy

5:07 pm

Jellen

Actually, my friend took the picture before I met him...

5:08 pm

Jellen

But it was partially that photo which led us to meet online...

5:10 pm

ChrissieDee

can I ask you to tell more without sounding nosey?

5:10 pm

Jellen

Sure!

5:10 pm

Jellen

What would you like to know?

5:10 pm

ChrissieDee

how did you meet?

5:11 pm

Jellen

I met him on POF.com, a dating site...

5:11 pm

ChrissieDee

oh, and now you've had a date?

5:12 pm

Jellen

I messaged him, and he responded. We chatted for a bit, then exchanged Yahoo IDs...Which led to phone calls and yes, a first date!

5:13 pm

ChrissieDee

that's lovely, so happy for you

5:13 pm

Jellen

We shall see how it progresses. We're supposed to meet again this week sometime...

5:13 pm

lynxxx

me too!

5:14 pm

Jellen

Thank you both!

5:15 pm

Soodle

<----- Not sure which I am more jealous of... the shoes or the guy!!

5:15 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody :-)

5:15 pm

lynxxx

that ef7 is weird

5:15 pm

lynxxx

hi Soodle

5:15 pm

ChrissieDee

lol, hi soodle

5:15 pm

Jellen

Hi, Soodle

5:16 pm

Soodle

Hey, Chris, Lynn, Jell :-)

5:16 pm

Jellen

I got ambitious and ordered another pair of heels, too...They were on sale!

5:17 pm

Soodle

I have a wonky ankle, so heels were never possible to me...until I discovered wedges. Woo-hoo!

5:19 pm

Jellen

Notice they aren't stiletto heels!

5:19 pm

Soodle

I have also discovered the wonders of false eyelashes... absolutely brilliant!

5:20 pm

lynxxx

temp or (semi) permanent?

5:21 pm

Soodle

Sticky-on, Lynn. A lÃ¡ Michelle Obama. Absolutely terrific!

5:21 pm

Soodle

First time I tried them, I thought my eyelids weighed a ton, but a few flutters, and bobs your uncle!

5:22 pm

ChrissieDee

do you put them on yourself?

5:23 pm

uusue2

hi again, all!

5:23 pm

Soodle

Joint effort between myself and my 19yr old daughter. If my eyesight was better, I could manage them myself, but putting on falsies wearing specs is a chore!

5:23 pm

negativeneil

Hi Sue!

5:23 pm

Soodle

Hey Sue

5:23 pm

lynxxx

hi Sue

5:23 pm

Jellen

Hi again, sue!

5:24 pm

uusue2

hi, soodle and neil!

5:24 pm

uusue2

and jellen and lynxxx!

5:24 pm

Soodle

Hi Neil. Sorry I didn't see you there :-)

5:24 pm

ChrissieDee

we had a make up lady for my daughter's wedding and she used lashes at the edges of the eyes - felt really glamarous

5:24 pm

uusue2

good thing I am not dating any more - I have bad feet and so pretty much wear sneakers, and don't wear makeup :-)

5:24 pm

negativeneil

Hi Soodlebum.

5:25 pm

Soodle

Oooh. I'd love a live-in make-up lady.

5:25 pm

Jellen

I can't imagine what I'd look like with lashes...

5:25 pm

ChrissieDee

yes, me too

5:25 pm

negativeneil

I think you have lashes, Jellen?

5:26 pm

Jellen

Well, not full, thick ones...

5:26 pm

Jellen

I have a prescription for Latisse somewhere...

5:27 pm

negativeneil

Eyelash curler and mascara.

5:27 pm

negativeneil

[yep, I actually know these things]

5:27 pm

BzznBea

You use an eyelash curler and mascara, Neil? Never would have figured that!

5:27 pm

Jellen

Ya gotta have something there to work with first, though!

5:28 pm

negativeneil

Did I say I use them, Bea? No.

5:28 pm

negativeneil

But I know about them.

5:28 pm

Soodle

<----- Not a fan of eyelash curlers. Had a near miss once....

5:29 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

5:29 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

5:29 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

5:29 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

5:29 pm

Jellen

Hi, Bea!

5:29 pm

uusue2

I think I may have used eyelash curlers once, when I was a young teenager...

5:29 pm

uusue2

and hi, bea!

5:29 pm

BzznBea

Well, I'm just full of giggles tonight.

5:29 pm

BzznBea

Hello, jellen and sue.

5:30 pm

Jellen

brb

5:31 pm

negativeneil

Laughter is good, Bea.

5:32 pm

Soodle

Finding this grid a bit tedious... :-(

5:33 pm

uusue2

grid? there's a grid?

5:34 pm

Jellen

No, Sue...there's no grid...only chat...

5:34 pm

uusue2

oh, whew. That's what I thought :-)

5:35 pm

Soodle

Theres a grid, theres eyelashes, theres stilettos, theres all human life here!

5:35 pm

uusue2

birkenstocks here, and I have my own unadorned eyelashes, but that's ok :-)

5:36 pm

negativeneil

Sue, check the IM please?

5:36 pm

Boobear

Hi all..back again

5:36 pm

Jellen

I have my Birkenstocks, too..

5:36 pm

Jellen

Hi, Boo!

5:37 pm

Boobear

Hi Jellen

5:38 pm

Soodle

Hello Boo :-)

5:38 pm

Boobear

Hey Soodle

5:39 pm

uusue2

hi, boo!

5:43 pm

uusue2

gee, I am at exactly 2/3, which would be where I might consider listing - not sure I want to, though, maybe I will take a nap instead

5:43 pm

Boobear

Hi sue

5:44 pm

jmcnrick

no stay and chat a while uu

5:44 pm

jmcnrick

back for a while--got absolutely no reading done

5:45 pm

Soodle

Hello Jmc :-)

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

hi soodle did you have a good time while we celebrated your birthday in babbleland?!?!

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

*wanders off to pb*

5:47 pm

Soodle

(Using megaphone to contact JMC in PB....)JMC, I had a very memorable birthday. Thank you :-)

5:47 pm

Boobear

Clue for da6 please

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

it was memorable here too

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

glad you had as much fun

5:48 pm

Soodle

Oh? What did I miss, as I was blowing out gazillions of candles?

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

we were drinking and eating cake and dancing on tables

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

we wanted to do you proud

5:49 pm

Soodle

Woo-Hoo! No wonder I enjoyed myself so much, with such virtual support!

5:49 pm

uusue2

hi, jmc!

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

yep it got quite out of hand

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

hey uu you didn't go nap yet!

5:50 pm

uusue2

nope, I am still here

5:50 pm

boatierra

Hey all, sorry to interrupt, but can I get some help as to how to bulk grab my word list and placing it in Lickety's Bulk Add box? I used to do it all the time but now when I copy and paste I get a message from the webpage telling me that I need to remove blank lines from the beginning and/or end of my list (which I do, then renter my list and get the same response). Has anyone else run into this?

5:50 pm

Soodle

(and to think I had put it down to my false eyelashes...when it was really the Babblers egging me on... Sheesh)

5:51 pm

jmcnrick

hmm that hasn't happened to me but i haven't listed today--did this just happen today?

5:51 pm

MollyL

Soodle, I...for one...did my part to make your birthday a raucous good time here in Babbleland.

5:52 pm

boatierra

It's been happening since I started playing Babble again this year. It wasn't like that when I played years ago.

5:52 pm

jmcnrick

yep i can vouch for molly being raucous

5:52 pm

jmcnrick

have you tried reinstalling?

5:52 pm

Soodle

Molly... If you hadn't, I would have been offended! I knew I could rely on you. Ably abetted by JMC. I salute you both!

5:53 pm

jmcnrick

*curtsies*

5:53 pm

boatierra

Reinstalling...I know what reinstalling is but what would I reinstall? What do you mean?

5:53 pm

negativeneil

Hi jmc. :)

5:54 pm

negativeneil

And boatierra. :)

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

i am sure others joined in with us but i ...er..ahem...can't remember

5:54 pm

lynxxx

Hi Boat...I just tried doing that but it worked OK. Are you using the newish Lickety address ....http://r46.me/babbleclues.html

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

hi neil

5:54 pm

boatierra

Hi everyone :)

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

reinstall the babble pro?

5:54 pm

lynxxx

Hi jmc - just going but good to see you

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx!

5:54 pm

Jellen

Hi, boa and jmc

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

hi jell

5:55 pm

Jellen

Bye, lynxxx

5:55 pm

lynxxx

Bye all

5:55 pm

jmcnrick

btw boat i just saw an ad for chocolate air that gives you the taste without any calories

5:55 pm

boatierra

lynxxx - I use the link at the bottom of the game page, I'll try your link, Thx!

5:55 pm

Soodle

Cheerio Lynn :-)

5:55 pm

negativeneil

I have a copy of BabbleExpert if you need it?

5:55 pm

jmcnrick

good to see you too lynxxx sorry i missed chatting but another time

5:56 pm

negativeneil

I've never installed it myself... haven't found a need for it. A regular browser works fine.

5:56 pm

wht

Good evening Babblers

5:56 pm

uusue2

http://r46.me/BabbleExpert20110410.zip is the link for expert

5:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi wht

5:56 pm

negativeneil

Oh ok, that's even better. I didn't know the link.

5:56 pm

jmcnrick

i just use pro and not expert

5:56 pm

uusue2

it's a program that you have to install, boat, but once you do it's really nice

5:56 pm

negativeneil

Good afternoon, wht.

5:57 pm

negativeneil

Oh, there's something else caled Babble Pro?

5:58 pm

uusue2

the link is in my profile, if the chog scrolls off the screen

5:58 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know neil i am a bear with little brain today

5:58 pm

boatierra

jmc - um, ya, I'm thinking I don't know what you mean. I am a Babble Pro, I paid to be permanent player but I'm thinking you're talking about something else and my limited computer knowledge is not catching up.

5:59 pm

Soodle

Hi Wht :-)

5:59 pm

MollyL

Use a word from the grid in a sentence...I done le6/18 all ma smart stuff frem Perfessor Sue, cause she done edumacated me. : P

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

no i am probably just confusing the whole situation with the cottonstuffing in my head

5:59 pm

negativeneil

That's a good idea, Sue. Maybe I'll do that too.

6:00 pm

boatierra

jmc - Thanks for trying :)

6:00 pm

uusue2

well, we are all pro as we have our pictures and flags; expert is a separate program that Lickety has written - if you download that link I gave, extract it (which your computer should do automatically) and then run it, it is like using Lickety's list but SOOO much better!!!

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

and grammar from crossy molly?

6:00 pm

negativeneil

Aww, not feeling well, jmc?

6:00 pm

Boobear

Clue for da6 please

6:01 pm

MollyL

Oh dear, water all over my monitor.

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

no just spent a really long week and coming home to my 1/2 a house is kinda discouraging

6:01 pm

uusue2

lol, neil, jmc is almost as old as I am and, like me, is probably getting fuzzier and fuzzier every day :-)

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

better the monitor than the keyboard

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha THANKS ALOT uu

6:02 pm

boatierra

lynxxx are you still here?

6:02 pm

negativeneil

Haha! What are friends for, huh?

6:02 pm

MollyL

I beg to differ. JMC is a bold and saucy woman with a razor sharp mind. (and wit)

6:02 pm

jmcnrick

i thought for SURE they would have poured the concrete so the building could start but the 6-10 inches of rain stopped that

6:02 pm

uusue2

boy, that's for sure, jmc! (about the keyboard) - I spilled a large cup of hot tea on my laptop a year or so ago and it took the touch pad MONTHS to recover

6:03 pm

jmcnrick

i like that description molly!

6:03 pm

uusue2

oh, so it's just me that's fuzzy, molly? :=)

6:03 pm

jmcnrick

i am thinking that my inaugural event in my new kitchen will be christmas dinner if i am lucky

6:03 pm

uusue2

yeah, rain and concrete pouring are pretty incompatible

6:04 pm

jmcnrick

no i said i was a bear of little brain today

6:04 pm

boatierra

jmc - I just saw your comment about the chocolate, sorry. Haven't seen that advert.

6:04 pm

uusue2

what's the estimate for the time to finish once the concrete is poured, jmc?

6:04 pm

Soodle

Oh, JMC - I forgot to ask... How is the house faring out?

6:05 pm

negativeneil

Ok Sue, I've put that link in my bio too. Easier than sending a copy of the program via email.

6:05 pm

MollyL

Sorry Sue, well seasoned, bright women abound in this place. All inclusive. : )

6:05 pm

jmcnrick

go check out thinkgeek.com boat

6:05 pm

jmcnrick

that is the problem soodle what with a hurricane and then torrential rain things are not fairing well on the house

6:06 pm

uusue2

thinkgeek is so cool :-) if I win the lottery I am going to buy their entire catalog

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

in fact they don't seem to be fairing at all

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

i love thinkgeek i always get stuff from there for christmas gifts!

6:06 pm

boatierra

Oh I love thinkgeek.com! I follow them on FB :)

6:06 pm

wht

If you get any more rain, jmc it will be sea-faring

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

the caffeine soap was a big hit

6:07 pm

boatierra

My current icon I got from Snorg Tees :)

6:07 pm

Jellen

Thinkgeek is on FB? I'll have to check it out!

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

haha wht you have that right--molls was starting an ark the other day but i was still in harrisonburg

6:08 pm

negativeneil

Caffeine soap?

6:08 pm

uusue2

haha, I missed your icon, boat, my chog still shows the old one

6:08 pm

negativeneil

I guess it would make taking one's morning shower even more invigorating and eye-opening.

6:08 pm

jmcnrick

i just got thinkgeeks new catalog today and have already marked pages in it

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

yes you wake up in the shower for sure with it neil

6:09 pm

uusue2

have you not looked at thinkgeek, neil? They are very big on caffeine and bacon.

6:09 pm

uusue2

crossy would like it :-)

6:09 pm

Jellen

I love browsing through catalogs...

6:09 pm

Soodle

<----- Watching Fawlty Towers on TV. Have you guys across the Atlantic had the pleasure

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

and sci-fi

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

yes fawlty towers is on public tv here

6:10 pm

MollyL

John Cleese is hilarious.

6:10 pm

uusue2

oh yes, fawlty towers is such a hoot!

6:10 pm

jmcnrick

i miss when we would get the nieman-marcus catalog right before christmas

6:11 pm

boatierra

uusue2 - Oh the one with the outlandish mustache and beard?

6:11 pm

uusue2

I remember that, jmc, do they not do that any more? (I thought I had just fallen off their mailing list because i am broke)

6:12 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know i never got one after i left texas

6:13 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the singleton n in the lower right corner for nbt?

6:13 pm

boatierra

One of my all time FAVORITE items Think Geek has, is the Canned Unicorn Meat! Awesome :)

6:13 pm

uusue2

hard to see, boat, it is too little

6:13 pm

Soodle

<--- loving the thought of 'falling off mailing list because I'm broke'. By rights, I should receive absolutely NO junk mail now...

6:13 pm

jmcnrick

ni5/10 wht

6:14 pm

uusue2

yeah, there are charities that I haven't contributed to in 15 or 20 years that still send me address labels - I have enough address labels to wallpaper my entire house, I think

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

they are poorly run then uu--of course my boy is always complaining that half the mail that comes to this house is for people who have been dead for 10 years or more that were my clients

6:15 pm

wht

ty jmc

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

yw wht

6:16 pm

uusue2

oh, I still get the occasional piece of mail for the lady I bought my house from 23 years ago - she's been dead a good 10 yeasr

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

okay nbs so this time i am really going to go re** for one of my classes

6:16 pm

uusue2

*years

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

6:16 pm

wht

Maybe you could use the stacks of junk mail to fill in the holes in your house, jmc.

6:16 pm

MollyL

Soodle, you will be the darling of every charity and junk mail sender once you win your millions. Make sure The Soodle Castle has a big mailbox.

6:17 pm

boatierra

My parents have been divorced for 20+ yrs, my mom's changed address, changed last name, and still we get (junk) mail for her from charities.

6:18 pm

Soodle

Molly. I was asked how I would cope with 'begging letters' when I won the Lottery. I was gracious in my relply. I said I would continue to send them....

6:19 pm

Boobear

Clue for da6 please

6:19 pm

Soodle

'reply'

6:19 pm

Jellen

Late hi, wht!

6:19 pm

negativeneil

That's weird, boatierra.

6:19 pm

uusue2

lol, soodle!

6:19 pm

MollyL

da6...actor Matt with an extra vowel.

6:20 pm

negativeneil

Unless perhaps she didn't notify any of them?

6:20 pm

boatierra

I think so.

6:20 pm

shooshoo

ca

6:20 pm

shooshoo

sa

6:21 pm

Jellen

I still get mail for my ex, and divorce was final in 2006...

6:21 pm

boatierra

She probably did not.

6:22 pm

uusue2

me too, jellen, and mine was final in 1996

6:22 pm

shooshoo

cu

6:23 pm

uusue2

I'd probably still be getting mail for my first husband (divorced in 1980) except I was the one who moved away

6:23 pm

Soodle

Shoosh is a person of few words.

6:26 pm

Soodle

Time I was in bed! Good night everybody, and to all my US friends, sincere condolences and support on this significant anniversary. Poof

6:26 pm

negativeneil

And few letters.

6:26 pm

shooshoo

oops... I am trying to add words to the list via add word box and for whatever reason..it chooses to enter into the chat box. Sorry for taking up space.

6:26 pm

Jellen

Bye, Soodle

6:26 pm

uusue2

night, soodle!

6:27 pm

Jellen

You're okay shoo...Nice to see you!

6:28 pm

MollyL

It's a Babble Expert defect Shoo. It happens to lots of people.

6:29 pm

shooshoo

Thanx

6:29 pm

Boobear

Hi Shoo

6:29 pm

wht

I can make that kind of mistake without the help of Expert. :^)

6:29 pm

shooshoo

LOL

6:30 pm

uusue2

ok, it's 6:30 here which must mean it's either dinner time or i've missed my nap

6:31 pm

uusue2

in either case I am off for a while, bbl!!

6:31 pm

wht

by uu

6:32 pm

MollyL

*Sincerely hopes Sue finds dinner, or a nap, but not both at the same time*

6:34 pm

wht

I see that Alex Rodriguez's nickname is in the grid today.

6:35 pm

Boobear

Yes..

6:35 pm

Boobear

Go yankees

6:35 pm

MollyL

<---Ignores anything to do with the Spankees

6:36 pm

MollyL

Sorry Boo.

6:36 pm

Boobear

That ok

6:37 pm

Boobear

This grid is nasty today

6:37 pm

wht

Here in Babbleland we have to be tolerant of religious differences, even when it has to do with the Yankees and Red Sox.

6:37 pm

dcseain

yeah it is, boo.

6:38 pm

dcseain

hey, yall

6:38 pm

MollyL

I was raised an Orioles fan, but my second love is The Red Sox

6:38 pm

dcseain

bah to both the yankees and the red sox i say.

6:38 pm

wht

An atheist heard from.

6:39 pm

Jellen

Hi, dc!

6:39 pm

MollyL

Indeed Wht

6:39 pm

dcseain

howdy, jellen

6:43 pm

wht

I can't believe my monkeys came up with the ef7,40 on their first try.

6:43 pm

wht

I love it when that happens

6:44 pm

wht

It starts with the like the ef4 and the end comes quickly.

6:50 pm

wht

Oops. Did I kill the chog?

6:51 pm

Boobear

Got the ef7

6:54 pm

Jellen

Thanks, wht!

6:54 pm

GroovyKiwi

<enters and dusts off her chair> phew it hasnt disappeared

6:55 pm

Boobear

Sure got quiet in here..

6:55 pm

Boobear

Hi Groovy

6:55 pm

wht

I think everyone went to find the ef7

6:55 pm

Jellen

Groooovy! Haven't seen you here in ages!

6:55 pm

boatierra

Anyone have any clue of the middle N? I can't seem to get any for that one.

6:55 pm

Boobear

It is easy to find

6:56 pm

boatierra

*clues

6:56 pm

GroovyKiwi

yah its been forever and a day :)

6:57 pm

GroovyKiwi

just dusting off the keys and the words and the brain to see if i can remember how to play rofl

6:57 pm

boatierra

Rather the center N.

6:57 pm

tabbycat

Boat...I have the grandma word

6:57 pm

Jellen

ni 4/5

6:57 pm

wht

Boa, one is a ni4,5. It is like a longish skirt, but change the first letter

6:58 pm

wht

There is an no4,5 that is like it.

6:59 pm

wht

And there is the Christmas word

6:59 pm

boatierra

So many clues, Thanks!! :)

7:00 pm

boatierra

Oh! Just did an N that finished the top N, didn't expect that.

7:01 pm

boatierra

Ah! Got one. Thank you Jellen :)

7:02 pm

boatierra

Still working on the grandma word, skirt word, and the Christmas word.

7:03 pm

tabbycat

The grandma word and the Christmas word both start with no

7:05 pm

boatierra

I just got a no 4/5 that is - a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.

7:05 pm

wht

The Christmas word also could be used to describe this sequence: hijk*m

7:06 pm

boatierra

Alphabetical?

7:06 pm

Jellen

Hmmm...thinking about pizza for dinner...not on my diet, but so yummy!

7:06 pm

boatierra

Over my head? LOL

7:06 pm

Jellen

Think what letter is missing, boa

7:07 pm

wht

Think about what is not there, boat

7:07 pm

boatierra

I figured :)

7:08 pm

boatierra

Oh jeez, if it were a snake it wouldv'e bitten me!

7:08 pm

wht

I am always good for clues that are obvious once you know the word.

7:09 pm

boatierra

I kept looking at the right side of the puzzle, not the left. That'll teach me.

7:09 pm

wht

Think of it as the feast of the 7 fishes that Italians have on Christmas eve.

7:09 pm

boatierra

Thanks wht, Jellen & tabbycat :)

7:10 pm

tabbycat

yw

7:11 pm

boatierra

Or oops, the other way around, my other right. Anyway, problem solved!

7:24 pm

wht

Clue for the ae8 please

7:25 pm

rururocks

study of air?

7:28 pm

negativeneil

ae8,55: study of the upper atmosphere.
Or ae + ast***** is the study of outer space.

7:28 pm

wht

Still not getting it ruru

7:29 pm

GroovyKiwi

ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu baby way long time no see - missed me? lol

7:29 pm

rururocks

OMMMM GGGGGGGG.. Kiwi!!!!!!!!!!!

7:29 pm

wht

ty neil. I was twisting around the wrong way.

7:29 pm

rururocks

HOw have you been?

7:30 pm

featherbee

evening.

7:30 pm

negativeneil

You're very welcome, wht.

7:30 pm

featherbee

is this an easy grid?

7:30 pm

negativeneil

featherbee! :)

7:30 pm

wht

Hi feather

7:30 pm

negativeneil

I found it not too bad at all.

7:30 pm

featherbee

hiya neil! need a mental break.

7:30 pm

rururocks

have you been around or just popped in today?

7:30 pm

negativeneil

So you won't have much trouble. ;)

7:30 pm

GroovyKiwi

dont have a heart attack now ru i am still alive and kicking lol

7:30 pm

negativeneil

When are we Letterbloxing again?

7:30 pm

featherbee

i just came in.

7:30 pm

negativeneil

Not now, because dinner is served soon.

7:31 pm

rururocks

hey weedie

7:31 pm

featherbee

lol, not sure. sometime, i promise, just not tonight!

7:31 pm

rururocks

@ 5:30 neil?

7:31 pm

wht

Feather, it is easier than some we have had this week but it is not what I would call an easy grid.

7:31 pm

GroovyKiwi

just popped in today. thought it was about time i got my tooshie back in my chair - considering its still here even tho highly dusty and full of cobwebs

7:31 pm

negativeneil

I offered to help and was told to get out of the way and go sit down! Haha, I don't mind.

7:31 pm

negativeneil

Huh, ruru?

7:31 pm

negativeneil

Yes, of course... isn't that a normal time?

7:32 pm

featherbee

hi ruru...oh, hang on, i have a link for you!

7:32 pm

rururocks

you eat early

7:32 pm

negativeneil

Eating around 6pm is kind of usual.

7:32 pm

rururocks

it is good to see you kiwi.. how have you been

7:32 pm

featherbee

heck, we eat 4:30-5 around here

7:32 pm

negativeneil

We're not eating yet... dinner is being made. We're going out later.

7:32 pm

rururocks

wow.. we eat late

7:32 pm

negativeneil

When you're going out for the evening then yes, you sometimes eat earlier. Although I don't call this exceptionally early.

7:33 pm

rururocks

we eat at 10

7:33 pm

negativeneil

So I'm kicking back with a beer, while 2 gay guys make dinner... this is the life, haha!

7:33 pm

negativeneil

[both very good cooks I might add]

7:33 pm

rururocks

well gee neil if you have servants..that's the way to go

7:33 pm

featherbee

ruru, check this out: http://tinyurl.com/winecellarofawesome

7:34 pm

negativeneil

Tell me about it, ruru? Can't be too bad huh?

7:34 pm

featherbee

lol, nice neil

7:35 pm

negativeneil

[I'm stil in L.A. visiting at my brother's... he and his b/f are making the dinner.]

7:35 pm

negativeneil

I'm gonna go see if I can do something useful anyway. Feel bad just sitting here. Shout if you need clues, because I'll check this periodically.

7:36 pm

featherbee

k, go chop a carrot or something, lol

7:36 pm

rururocks

have fun neil

7:36 pm

GroovyKiwi

life has had its ups and downs - im doing great (tho getting over a flu bug and chest infection) but my eldest son Kieran (who is now 18) has had a lump in his brain diagnosed which is causing siezures so we are waiting for neurosurgeon to operate

7:36 pm

rururocks

oh holy cow kiwi.. have they diagnosed what the lump is?

7:37 pm

featherbee

oh no kiwi. i'll send prayers and healing energy.

7:37 pm

rururocks

are you still with that man?

7:37 pm

GroovyKiwi

its not cancerous. There is a big lump inside the brain which they think may have been there since birth but there is a smaller lump on top of the big lump which is rubbing against the skull which they think is causing the problems

7:38 pm

rururocks

oh thank god for that.

7:38 pm

GroovyKiwi

and yes still with the same man - will be four years on nov. still love him to bits and he is so good to kieran as well which helps majorly

7:38 pm

rururocks

it's still scary anyway.. but that's a piece of good news then

7:38 pm

rururocks

oh nice.. I hope it all goes well with your son

7:39 pm

rururocks

gosh I miss chatting with you late at night

7:39 pm

GroovyKiwi

awwww shucks ru i miss our evenings in too

7:40 pm

lbdawger

KIWI!!!

7:40 pm

GroovyKiwi

and life still good with you?
Hey LB Hugs!!! yeah im not a ghostie lol

7:40 pm

featherbee

hi dawg!

7:41 pm

lbdawger

Oh dear, just re4 back, sending t's and p's and lots of love to you, Kiwi and Kiernan.

7:41 pm

lbdawger

hi Feather! how's school? how're the boys?

7:42 pm

featherbee

school's on hold. we had major flooding, so the kids got sent home early the first day, and we've not been back yet. boys are good!

7:42 pm

java2

evening, all

7:42 pm

GroovyKiwi

kia ora java

7:42 pm

lbdawger

hi Java! Feather, will you have to make up these days?

7:43 pm

featherbee

i have no idea. we were ordered on friday to close by the county executive, declared a disaster site or whatever the phrase is by the president, so one hopes we'll get a pass on it

7:43 pm

GroovyKiwi

hey i havent forgotten much lol half way in just over an hour lol

7:44 pm

rururocks

brb

7:44 pm

java2

kia ora to you Kiwi

7:44 pm

lbdawger

go Kiwi!! I hope you get the pass, feather. It would be just like the superintendent to say no way and extend the school year.

7:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

the "natural" disasters are more and more unnatural...

7:45 pm

wht

Unfortunately, the unnatural are becoming more and more natural

7:45 pm

featherbee

well, the superintendent will have to if we use up the snowdays, not really her control. we can ask for special dispensation though, just not sure if it will happen

7:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

same difference. Scary.

7:46 pm

lbdawger

I hope you have a strong union, natural disasters are way out of anyone's control.

7:46 pm

negativeneil

Back for a bit. Got the table set.

7:46 pm

lbdawger

hi Kap, hi Wht

7:46 pm

Jellen

Hello all!

7:46 pm

lbdawger

hiya, Jellen!

7:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi. jellen.

7:46 pm

negativeneil

Hi again, Jellen!

7:47 pm

featherbee

it's all the schools in our county, and a lot in the next county over. some can't reopen yet, are looking for alternate locations.

7:47 pm

featherbee

hi jellen!

7:47 pm

lbdawger

hi neil

7:47 pm

wht

I don't know how it is in NY, but here in Mass, they cannot extend the school year beyond June 30 because that is the end of the fiscal year.

7:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am gonna bail soon. Or is it bale. I never know.

7:47 pm

featherbee

we'll just have to wait and see. it's been mind boggling here.

7:47 pm

GroovyKiwi

bail

7:47 pm

wht

Depends if you are making hay or removing water, Kaplan. :^)

7:47 pm

java2

depends on whether you're getting out of jail or binding yourself up Kaplan

7:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Like "here here" or "hear hear"

7:48 pm

featherbee

hear hear

7:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hear here.

7:48 pm

negativeneil

Here, hear!

7:48 pm

wht

Beer here.

7:48 pm

featherbee

lol

7:48 pm

java2

are you saying that you're present or that you're attending?

7:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Here! Here!

7:48 pm

lbdawger

listen listen or place place

7:49 pm

negativeneil

Beer here too.

7:49 pm

java2

as long as it's not bier here

7:49 pm

lbdawger

chog is getting silly now, and i must depart. may be back later...

7:49 pm

featherbee

bere here?

7:50 pm

GroovyKiwi

good to see you again lbd hugs

7:50 pm

featherbee

aww, bye dawg. i need a touch of silly these days, for sure.

7:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sorry. I did that.

7:50 pm

negativeneil

That's inevitable. The chog is full of silly people.

7:50 pm

lbdawger

departing, not because of silliness. wish i could stay for the fun.

7:50 pm

java2

silly is as silly does...

7:50 pm

lbdawger

(((KIWI)))

7:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I think 9/11 should just be a whole day of silence. No videos. I thought I offended you by being silly.

7:51 pm

wht

feather, other than the lack of school, have you been affected by the floods?

7:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No replay videos I mean.

7:51 pm

Jellen

Bye, lbd

7:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Floods! D

7:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Fires! Earthquakes! Hurricanes!

7:52 pm

java2

Silence is underrated. We could learn a lot from silence.

7:52 pm

featherbee

yeah. was just helping mom rebuild her driveway today. can't get anywhere in town still, roads still closed.

7:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I need to go escape and read Jane Austen or something.

7:52 pm

o-o

Silly people? Nah, gravitas ... sober and serious

7:52 pm

wht

That is tough.

7:53 pm

featherbee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0VYzm
h96s many of these places, i drive by every day. i know where almost every picture is from, except for individual houses.

7:53 pm

wht

Clue for the sa8,45?

7:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

this world is a mess.

7:53 pm

java2

I have a friend who lives in Saranac Lake, Feather. How close is that to you? I emailed her and haven't heard back.

7:53 pm

featherbee

Saranac Lake is several hours north of us

7:54 pm

Jacula

Hi all.

7:54 pm

featherbee

i'm binghamton region.

7:54 pm

negativeneil

sa8,45 -- compound word. Where a purchase might be made?

7:54 pm

featherbee

hi jac

7:54 pm

java2

Well, then, maybe she's just ignoring me. I get that sometimes

7:54 pm

Jacula

wht sa8/45 - a space where things are sold.

7:54 pm

negativeneil

A purchase or a sa4,4.

7:54 pm

wht

Duh. Thanks jac

7:54 pm

featherbee

she's probably fine. the rain decided to hover over us for about 24 hours.

7:54 pm

GroovyKiwi

{{{{ Jac }}}} ltns

7:55 pm

negativeneil

Ok, I should give up on cluing.

7:55 pm

java2

Good grief, Feather. That's a lot of rain...

7:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

see you tomorrow.

7:55 pm

featherbee

i forget the numbers now, but maybe 10-11 inches? don't take that as gospel, i may be under.

7:55 pm

Jacula

Hi feather. Having been following the flood stories from USA on FB, and hearing of the fires in Texas, I was somewhat surprised that our news here in UK didn't mention them.

7:55 pm

LeslieAnn

67 left, time to list.

7:55 pm

rururocks

you see animals walking in pairs on the street feather?

7:56 pm

negativeneil

Don't you mean swimming along the street, ru?

7:56 pm

java2

LOL ruru

7:56 pm

featherbee

just about ruru. although i did see a cute picture of a rescued groundhog.

7:56 pm

wht

Who would have thought that some of the worst damage from hurricanes and tropical storms would be to upstate NY and Vermont.

7:56 pm

Jacula

Lots about 9/11, which of course should be talked about, but nothing on current events in USA.

7:57 pm

java2

too bad some of that rain couldn't have diverted to Texas

7:57 pm

rururocks

10-11 inches is a lot .. rain or otherwise..lol

7:57 pm

featherbee

*snicker*

7:57 pm

featherbee

did you see my wine cellar of awesome, ruru?

7:57 pm

negativeneil

Not touching that.

7:58 pm

o-o

walking in pears would be interesting too

7:58 pm

rururocks

i did..I"ve seen that before. I'd hate to move wine in and out of there

7:58 pm

Jacula

Apparently, we in UK are to be hit by the remnants of category 1 hurricane Katia, that missed USA. It will hit tonight as a storm with 90mph winds and torrential rain. :-(((

7:58 pm

GroovyKiwi

oh ru you havent changed one little bit

7:58 pm

featherbee

oh dear jac!

7:58 pm

featherbee

batten down the hatches.

7:58 pm

java2

Do you know why women are bad judges of distance? They've been told all their lives that's 8 inches (holds thumb and forefinger apart)

7:58 pm

featherbee

hi BR

7:58 pm

rururocks

nope KIwi.. I still have the same twisted humor

7:59 pm

rururocks

*snicker back*

7:59 pm

Jacula

LOL java2.

7:59 pm

o-o

Hello. feather ... glad you are safe despite the weather.

7:59 pm

Jacula

Hi kiwi!

7:59 pm

rururocks

I can't find the re 6 .. HelP?

8:00 pm

Jacula

ruru - there's no rhyme nor re6 to why you can't find it.

8:00 pm

negativeneil

Give me one good re**** why I should give you that clue, ruru?

8:00 pm

featherbee

we've had one single report of a fatality recently, but other than that people are ok. lots of property loss, but you can get property back. not lives.

8:00 pm

java2

It stands to re6/18

8:00 pm

featherbee

thank you BR

8:00 pm

rururocks

oh geez..

8:00 pm

rururocks

thanks neil

8:01 pm

negativeneil

You're welcome ruru.

8:01 pm

wht

Clue for the second so6,18 please

8:01 pm

java2

You're right feather - things are replaceable

8:01 pm

o-o

so - genre of poetry

8:01 pm

negativeneil

A verse, rhyming with what a baby might wear on his or her head, wht.

8:02 pm

featherbee

going to head out for a while, distract myself from feeling helpless. night all!

8:02 pm

Jellen

Hello, Jac, java, and BR...think those are the recent arrivals. I got distracted by pizza...

8:02 pm

Jacula

'Night feather.x

8:02 pm

java2

Ooooohh - good thing to be distracted by

8:02 pm

GroovyKiwi

nite feather good to see you again :)

8:02 pm

Jellen

G'night, feather

8:02 pm

negativeneil

And... dinner's ready. Later!

8:02 pm

wht

ty neil and RB. I will now sing the praises of fish in iambic pentameter.

8:03 pm

java2

sleep as well as pizza

8:03 pm

wht

But fireworks.

8:03 pm

Jellen

Hooray for wht!

8:03 pm

java2

g'night to those leaving!

8:03 pm

LeslieAnn

i assume ae8 is a compound word?

8:03 pm

java2

and congrats why

8:03 pm

crosshair

howdy again everyone:)

8:03 pm

java2

*wht

8:03 pm

Jacula

Well done wht.

8:04 pm

GroovyKiwi

crossy xxxx

8:04 pm

Jacula

Hi crossy.

8:04 pm

Jellen

Hey, LA!

8:04 pm

wht

Hi crossy

8:04 pm

Jellen

Hi ((crossy))

8:04 pm

wht

LA, not it is not a compound word. It is the study of the atmosphere

8:04 pm

Jacula

LeslieAnn - ae8 is a scientific study.

8:05 pm

Shirlockc

te7?

8:06 pm

Jacula

Hello Jellen. How'are things?

8:06 pm

Jacula

Shirloc - you might have a te7/40 agreement with your landlord.

8:06 pm

Jellen

Good, Jac! And how are things with you?

8:07 pm

Shirlockc

thx jellen

8:07 pm

Shirlockc

oops, that was thx jac

8:07 pm

Jacula

Jellen - not brilliant due to redundancies in family, but we're all happy and healthy, which is the main thing.

8:07 pm

Jacula

y/w Shirlock.

8:08 pm

Jacula

Could have done without the sewer blockage yesterday morning! Beloved sorted it out. But, as he said, 'What a sh*t start to the day!' LOL

8:09 pm

Jellen

Ewww...been there before!

8:10 pm

wht

Well, I have things to yet. Have a good evening Babblers.

8:11 pm

Jacula

Beloved had 3 showers yesterday - one before the sewer blockage, one after we'd discovered it and he'd sorted it out and another one when the heavens opened as we left ASDA with a full trolley(cart) of shopping .

8:11 pm

Jacula

Goonight, wht.

8:11 pm

Jacula

He wished he'd parked nearer the store after that!

8:13 pm

Jellen

Bye, wht

8:14 pm

Jacula

Does anyone still need clues? I'm here for a whole longer.

8:15 pm

LeslieAnn

ef7?

8:15 pm

java2

how about a clue for the Ys?

8:16 pm

GroovyKiwi

both are yu4 java one is a plant the other is an awful word lol

8:16 pm

java2

I've got yu4/8

8:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, just here for a few

8:16 pm

java2

Doh!

8:16 pm

Jacula

LeslieAnn - ef7 is an archaic old English word. Means 'before long'. ef* (baby newt) + 'see you ****!' (What you say when leaving a friend's house.)

8:16 pm

GroovyKiwi

both are yu4 java one is a plant the other is an awful word lol

8:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there is a yu4/12, a word you say when you see something disgusting

8:17 pm

java2

thx kiwi - fish!

8:17 pm

LeslieAnn

that's a new one for me. thanks jac

8:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

good clue jacula, thanx

8:18 pm

Jacula

LeslieAnn - I think it's that particular word's first outing on Babble.

8:18 pm

GroovyKiwi

hey gwen ltns

8:18 pm

java2

weird one...

8:19 pm

Jacula

LeslieA - have you done another talk yet? Last year's was great.

8:19 pm

LeslieAnn

a talk?

8:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi kiwi and y'alls

8:20 pm

Jacula

Oh, I think I've got the wrong Babbler, LesleA.

8:20 pm

LeslieAnn

maybe. :) i talk a lot, but don't necessarily GIVE talks. :)

8:20 pm

Shirlockc

cy6?

8:21 pm

Jacula

I know you had the wonderful wedding pics. Another Babbler gave a funny talk for a speeches thing. Got you mixed up.

8:21 pm

ChampFit

Jellen, are you still here?

8:22 pm

Jacula

Shirlock - cy6 is a botanitcal word. cy + consonant + robot ending.

8:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and that's it, saying bye bye now

8:22 pm

Jacula

*botanical, I meant.

8:22 pm

Jacula

'Night Gwen. See you again.

8:22 pm

Shirlockc

thx again jac

8:22 pm

Jacula

y/w Shirlock.

8:23 pm

java2

OK, more than 1/2 in each tile and stat. Time for bed with 66 left; night all

8:26 pm

Jacula

Ah, I've found the link to the speech -

8:26 pm

Jacula

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5fhmp
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8:26 pm

Jellen

Oh, Jellen's here now!

8:26 pm

Jacula

'Night java.

8:26 pm

Jellen

Wandered off to email...

8:26 pm

Jacula

Here's the tinyurl - http://tinyurl.com/3yykl5g

8:27 pm

ChampFit

jellen, if you see jmc before i do, please tell her I'm fine. she was worried about our fires, and I keep missing her!

8:27 pm

Jacula

Champ - don't know you, but I'm glad you're okay.

8:27 pm

Jellen

Okay, I will do so! Glad you're okay!

8:28 pm

ChampFit

Today is the first day the smoke wasn't visible. Hopeful!

8:29 pm

Jellen

Sent her a message on FB, Champ.

8:29 pm

Jacula

This reminds me of Australia earlier this year; floods in one part, fires in another.

8:30 pm

Jellen

Don't forget the earthquakes and tornados!

8:30 pm

ChampFit

We aren't FB friends Jellen. I'll try though. Thanks! jacula, I know what you mean...it's all crazy!

8:31 pm

Jacula

I don't know if 'natural events' are getting more frequent around the world or if we are all more aware of events due to all being more in touch due to the internet.

8:31 pm

mrpresident

morning all :)

8:31 pm

Jellen

Oh, I sent her a message on your behalf!

8:31 pm

ChampFit

Thank you!!1

8:31 pm

Jellen

Hi, mrp!

8:31 pm

Jacula

Hi MrP. How's life at present?

8:32 pm

GroovyKiwi

weve had too many earthquakes to fathom lately i just keep thinking whats going to be is going to be and you cant get out of it whether it happens this year or next someday there isnt going to be anything left so live life to the fullest :)

8:32 pm

GroovyKiwi

MRP xxxxxxxx

8:32 pm

mrpresident

fireless and floodless... unlike other parts of the world

8:32 pm

mrpresident

kiwi!!! **drops in a faint**!!

8:32 pm

Jacula

Groovy - I think you have a point!

8:33 pm

mrpresident

how you going luvvy!!? haven't seen you in forever! ***hugs kiwi***

8:33 pm

GroovyKiwi

lol you aint the first ruru nearly had a heart attack too

8:33 pm

Jacula

MrP - I meant more re the dickhead and your recent surgery.

8:33 pm

mrpresident

jac **hugs** how you going?

8:33 pm

Jellen

mrp are you on yahoo chat?

8:33 pm

mrpresident

LOL kiwi! just so nice to see you!

8:33 pm

mrpresident

jellen, I can be...

8:34 pm

GroovyKiwi

keeping me head down tail up living life to the fullest i can afford lol

8:34 pm

mrpresident

i think I have yahoo... but will go look

8:34 pm

Jacula

Kiwi - I think it's your turn on Words With Friends on FB.

8:34 pm

mrpresident

first, how is stuff girls??

8:34 pm

Jellen

Okay, I was going to add you...Which service do you prefer?

8:34 pm

mrpresident

oh the Prick and Dick and Mole have done more to me in the recent weeks, and have forced my hand with my lawyers.

8:35 pm

mrpresident

i am on skype chat and on FB chat

8:35 pm

Jellen

Check my profile for the latest two pics... :-)

8:35 pm

Jellen

Skype, I can do! I'm jellen311

8:35 pm

mrpresident

and my knee is recovering well, but the tibia is bloody hurting and bruising badly. I find out more on that on the 20th Sept

8:35 pm

GroovyKiwi

jac i havent been able to get the game to load for a couple of hours now grrr

8:36 pm

mrpresident

ok, i am mrpresident1968

8:36 pm

mrpresident

and no, I am 33 this month, + 10 years experience

8:36 pm

Jacula

MrP - hope your lawyer grinds the Prick the Dick and the Mole to dust and that your leg bones start to behave themselves.x

8:37 pm

mrpresident

i play word with friends! as below name

8:37 pm

Jacula

MrP - you are one year older than my Beloved, depending on what month you were born. (He's Jan 69)

8:38 pm

crosshair

(((MRP)))

8:38 pm

mrpresident

crossy!!! **hugs**!!

8:38 pm

GroovyKiwi

yeah wwf is working now and i played me turn

8:38 pm

mrpresident

I am Sept 68

8:39 pm

Jacula

I got Skype about a year or so ago, can't find it on my computer now and can't remember what my name was. May have to start again if my daughter decides to stay 'abroad'.

8:39 pm

Shirlockc

no8?

8:39 pm

crosshair

no wonder you are so hawt mrp,you are just a young thing:))))

8:39 pm

mrpresident

jac, go to start in the bottom left of puter and in 'search programs and files' just type in skype

8:39 pm

ChampFit

I'm sure this must've been said earlier, but did you all notice that NB is in the grid?

8:39 pm

Jacula

Shirlock - no8 - not ethical.

8:39 pm

Jellen

not + ethical

8:39 pm

mrpresident

oh crossy! **blush**!!

8:40 pm

Jellen

Yes, Champ...

8:40 pm

Shirlockc

ooo, that's just evil

8:40 pm

mrpresident

what is in the grid???

8:40 pm

ChampFit

Kind of nice, isn't it?

8:40 pm

Jacula

MrP - did that search thing. Couldn't find it.

8:40 pm

mrpresident

you may not have it ... did you delete it perhaps??

8:41 pm

mrpresident

easy enough to add skype and create your user name

8:41 pm

mrpresident

is a great way to chat and I chat by way of typing heaps there

8:41 pm

Jacula

MrP - no idea what my son does when he decides to do a zap! Wouldn't mind, but it was him that installed it in the first place.

8:42 pm

GroovyKiwi

i have skype but hardly ever used it until now since i got the lappy with the built in mike and cam

8:43 pm

Jacula

MrP - NB - I assume it's a clue for na5.16 - girl's name. Referring to a 'boy' who once posted here.

8:43 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- back to finish I hope!

8:43 pm

mrpresident

kiwi, i use it to chat via keyboard... and sometimes use it to chat to dad face to face

8:44 pm

Jacula

na5.16 = Mrs. Reagan.

8:44 pm

Jacula

Hi cybernan.

8:44 pm

mrpresident

oh I remember!

8:44 pm

Jellen

Hi, nan

8:44 pm

GroovyKiwi

oh well mine is grooviestkiwi if anyone wants to add me to their skype :0

8:45 pm

mrpresident

girls, i have to go... going to take DH out for father's day lunch *one week late*... but it is a great venue... i posted on FB. Will come back with photos!

8:45 pm

Jacula

I will ask you all for your names when I either find Skype or re-install it.

8:45 pm

mrpresident

add me kiwi,

8:45 pm

mrpresident

i have to go! ***hugs and kisses*** all round

8:45 pm

Jacula

See you again, MrP.

8:46 pm

Jellen

Bye, mrp!

8:46 pm

GroovyKiwi

hugs mrp xxx your added

8:48 pm

Jacula

Made my move in our game Kiwi!

8:49 pm

GroovyKiwi

lol u just want to win quicker lol

8:50 pm

Jacula

Can't understand why I'm still awake at 2.47am on a Sunday morning when I spent all of last night in a state of cat-napping between hot flushes/flashes. I assume the threat of a major storm (fear of flooding) has got my adrenalin levels flowing too high for sleep.

8:50 pm

Jacula

Kiwi - YEA! LOL

8:51 pm

cybernan

a clue for the im 5/12, please?

8:52 pm

Jacula

Oh, and the fact that the predicted 90mph winds accompanying the storm will probably take the felt off the animal shed roof and blow most of our fences down.

8:52 pm

GroovyKiwi

im+go in4 the door but without the T

8:52 pm

GroovyKiwi

sounds like its time to batten down the hatches jac

8:52 pm

Jacula

Good clue, Kiwi!

8:52 pm

Jellen

Thanks, kiwi

8:53 pm

GroovyKiwi

and the im5/14 is the same but with a different constanant for the 4th letter

8:53 pm

Jacula

Kiwi - we seem to be having to batten down a lot in recent times.:-(

8:53 pm

cybernan

ty kiwi

8:53 pm

GroovyKiwi

here about 3 weeks ago we had snow at sea level at my house. its NEVER ever snowed here before in my lifetime and it was quick heavy and thick too

8:56 pm

Jacula

Kiwi - there's a change going on on this planet. I'm beginning to wonder if there is actually anywhere 'safe' to live on earth, or whether I should hope for a major lottery win so I can buy another planet that will support life. :-/

8:56 pm

cybernan

these in's are impossible!

8:57 pm

GroovyKiwi

im not one for the kay sera sera stuff but lately im thinking no matter where i live im going to end up dying one day so if is going to be by natural causes or a natural disaster so be it

8:57 pm

LeslieAnn

in + way to get in the house, nan

8:57 pm

GroovyKiwi

which ones you need help with nan?

8:58 pm

Jacula

cybernan - you can make an in6/21 on those words if you go in4/4 your house and in6/21 some spells to see them If you're in7/32 it's easier to tap your in6/18 powers of magic.

8:58 pm

cybernan

the first pair please?

8:59 pm

GroovyKiwi

in6/21 to "speak" a spell

8:59 pm

GroovyKiwi

and then plural

8:59 pm

cybernan

tyvm -- didn't see that -- working from the wrong i!

9:00 pm

cybernan

in 6/18?

9:00 pm

GroovyKiwi

sounds like a prisoner

9:00 pm

LeslieAnn

ok my last one is te7?

9:00 pm

Jacula

latent talent, cyber.

9:00 pm

GroovyKiwi

or an oject

9:01 pm

GroovyKiwi

you sign a te7 agreement with landlord

9:01 pm

Jacula

LeslieAnn - te7 - you may have a te7 agreement with your landlord.

9:01 pm

LeslieAnn

hmm ok. must be spelling it wrong

9:02 pm

cybernan

ty again

9:02 pm

Jacula

LA - it ends with the sometimes vowel. Hope that heps!

9:02 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i was. yay fireworks!

9:02 pm

GroovyKiwi

place to stay plus past tense of eat

9:02 pm

Jacula

Well done LA!

9:02 pm

GroovyKiwi

woohoo wtg leslie ^5

9:03 pm

rururocks

kiwi.. hasn't lost her touch

9:03 pm

GroovyKiwi

awww tyk ruru im remembering as much as ive forgotten lol

9:03 pm

GroovyKiwi

and im down to 50 but have gone onto the list lol

9:04 pm

Jacula

EEH, I remember the days when there was no list! LOL

9:05 pm

GroovyKiwi

ehhh showing your age jac phhht

9:05 pm

Jacula

Speaking of lists and all the bells and whistles Dr_God promised - did he decide not to go ahead with the new Babble?

9:05 pm

GroovyKiwi

may i have a clue for my last 7 the mo7 please

9:06 pm

Jacula

mo7 is like a state of Western USA but with a different vowel anding for last letter.

9:06 pm

rururocks

like a giant hill

9:07 pm

GroovyKiwi

tyk jac got it

9:07 pm

rururocks

with a vowell ending

9:07 pm

Jacula

It actually describes something that grows in mountainous regions.

9:07 pm

Jacula

Kiwi - y/w.

9:08 pm

Jacula

ruru - is that pic on your profile actually a photo of you?

9:08 pm

rururocks

It's so weird Kiwi.. I was just thinking about you the other day with mr p.. asking if anyone had seen you

9:08 pm

Jellen

Late hooray for LA!

9:08 pm

GroovyKiwi

you can always find me on facebook if you so desire or if your even using it yet - i remember you werent last time we talked lol

9:08 pm

Jacula

Hi again Jellen.

9:09 pm

rururocks

no jac.. it's weird hairdo Icon day

9:09 pm

rururocks

I'm better looking than that

9:09 pm

rururocks

I am really modest too

9:09 pm

Jacula

Oh, is it? I really should try to keep up with the themes.

9:09 pm

Jacula

LOL, ruru.

9:10 pm

Jacula

Well, I'm afraid you've all just got me as I am for my icon pic at the moment.

9:10 pm

jillibus

Hello all briefly -- dinner's almost ready

9:10 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli!

9:10 pm

GroovyKiwi

hey jilli hugs

9:10 pm

rururocks

that's fine with us jac

9:10 pm

jillibus

love that hairdo, ruru!

9:10 pm

rururocks

you have a nice face

9:10 pm

rururocks

how about that one jilli

9:10 pm

Jacula

Hi jilli.

9:10 pm

GroovyKiwi

im just thinking how much i wanna tackle that face with a razor lol

9:11 pm

Jacula

rur - thank you.

9:11 pm

rururocks

lol kiwi

9:11 pm

cybernan

last so 6, please?

9:11 pm

Jacula

kiwi - ruru's face or mine???

9:11 pm

GroovyKiwi

rurus lol

9:11 pm

rururocks

an ode nan

9:11 pm

Jacula

Jeeze - I know women my age get hair where they don't want hair but I didn't think mine was that bad!

9:12 pm

rururocks

poets write so6

9:12 pm

GroovyKiwi

an ode to a shaver more like it

9:12 pm

cybernan

ty -- don't see it, but got it!

9:12 pm

Jacula

LOL - that blog got all crazy again. Love it!

9:13 pm

rururocks

Ode to a shaver... oh sharpened blade that cuts my beard..I'm speaking to my razor .. I find that weird..

9:14 pm

Jacula

cyber - sometimes I just snse words but don't see them in the grid but up they pop on my list.

9:14 pm

GroovyKiwi

{applause applasue}

9:14 pm

Jacula

LOL ruru.

9:15 pm

rururocks

*bows lowly*

9:16 pm

Jacula

Don't bow too low - you don't want to fall over and have to be picked up again.

9:16 pm

GroovyKiwi

ru have you set yourself up on facebook yet??

9:16 pm

rururocks

*reaches for ice pack*

9:16 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - off to make a late supper :)

9:16 pm

rururocks

no kiwi.. I don't facebook

9:17 pm

GroovyKiwi

wtg nan ^5

9:17 pm

Jellen

Hooray for nan!

9:17 pm

rururocks

yeah nan

9:17 pm

Jacula

Oh dear! Did you whack your nose when you fell, ruru?

9:17 pm

GroovyKiwi

wow so proud of you for not givving in yet lol

9:17 pm

Jacula

Well done cybernan.

9:18 pm

rururocks

I am going to be the last human on earth to join facebook

9:19 pm

Jacula

If I didn't 'do' Facebook, I'd have been much more in the dark and much more worried about what was happening to my daughter on her world travels. I'm not allowed to comment, but I can send her messages and see her photos.

9:19 pm

Jellen

brb...wandering off again...

9:20 pm

GroovyKiwi

if i didnt have facebook i wouldnt have been able to keep up with everyone from here who i have as friends when im not on here lol

9:20 pm

Jacula

ruru - but when you finally click the 'join' button, how can you be sure you're the last?

9:20 pm

rururocks

I know it works for many people.. but it is not for me

9:21 pm

rururocks

Because I'll be dead jac..lol

9:21 pm

GroovyKiwi

so what do you "do" instead then lol

9:21 pm

Jacula

You're probably very wise, ruru. I've heard it's not so easy to leave FB as it is to join.

9:22 pm

rururocks

I get several hundred emails a day.. adding more to that would drive me batty

9:22 pm

rururocks

a short drive....however

9:22 pm

Jacula

*Has image of ruru clicking 'join' button just before his coffin glides off to the incinerator.*

9:23 pm

Jacula

ruru - you need to get a spam sorter and batter-offer thing for your email.

9:23 pm

rururocks

well if that happens I'd have urned it I guess.

9:23 pm

GroovyKiwi

"duh" ruru

9:23 pm

Jacula

Terrible joke, ruru, but it made me laugh.

9:23 pm

rururocks

that's just business emails jac.. not spam.

9:24 pm

Jacula

Heck, ruru. What a nightmare.

9:24 pm

gapeach

Evening all.\

9:24 pm

rururocks

Have to run.. hugs kiwi..love ya to pieces. bye jac.. have a nice night all

9:24 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for st5-12? Thanks

9:24 pm

Jacula

'Night ruru.

9:24 pm

GroovyKiwi

i can get that many a day when i have a project on at work but no project at moment so lucky if i get a couple a day

9:25 pm

GroovyKiwi

so nice to see you again ruru its been a pleasure xxx

9:25 pm

GroovyKiwi

st5 up and left the room like ruru just did lol

9:25 pm

Jacula

gap - st5.12 - didn't lie down. Or, to quote a poem, 'The boy st5 on the burning deck...'

9:26 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Jacula

9:26 pm

Jacula

y/w gap.

9:28 pm

lbdawger

actor cliff robertson died.

9:29 pm

GroovyKiwi

not sure who he was lbd

9:29 pm

ChampFit

how old was he lbd?

9:30 pm

gapeach

Aw, lbdawger. I liked him. Wasn't he married to Dina Merrill at one time?

9:30 pm

Jacula

He was 88 and played JFK in a film many years ago. I don't remember him.

9:31 pm

ChampFit

88..awesome!

9:32 pm

lbdawger

I loved him in Charly, an adaptation of Flowers for Algernon.

9:32 pm

GroovyKiwi

ok my last word - the no8 help please

9:32 pm

lbdawger

without scruples, Kiwi

9:34 pm

GroovyKiwi

hrmmm not helping lol

9:34 pm

GroovyKiwi

duh got it

9:34 pm

GroovyKiwi

and thats fireworks for me

9:35 pm

lbdawger

prefix for without + aesop fables of5 had a ***** to the story

9:35 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo KIWI!!!

9:35 pm

Jacula

Well done Kiwi. (Made my next move, btw.)

9:35 pm

GroovyKiwi

nice to have been back this afternoon - its been a pleasure catching up with you all hugs and ill try to get back again soonish rather than laterish xxxx my love to all

9:36 pm

Jacula

Nice to see you back here, Kiwi. Be sure to return soon.x

9:38 pm

lbdawger

bye, kiwi, hagd!

9:38 pm

Jacula

I've started to yawn at last. Hope that means the adrenalin has calmed down and sleep can soon come. Hope I'll be up in time to make a plum crumbe and cook it before I have to put the slow-roast beef joint in the oven. I only have one oven, unlike some lucky people who have cookers with 2, 3, 4 or 5 ovens.

9:39 pm

Jacula

Not mentioning any names, but why do my ex and his 2nd wife NEED a multi oven when neither of them cook??

9:40 pm

Jacula

For show! What an effing waste of money, and of a good cooker.

9:41 pm

Jacula

Burst of bitterness over now! It's safe to come out and chat, clue etc. LOL

9:46 pm

Jacula

Well, if no one needs any more clues, I'll go in about 10 mins.

10:18 pm

jillibus

just watching Sinatra at Carnegie Hall on Detroit PBS -- still in his fading years he was such a great talent -- not only a wonderful singer but a great actor. Just heard his "Send in the Clowns"...magnificent.

10:19 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli!

10:20 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Jilli and Jellen

10:20 pm

jillibus

Hi Jellen and all

10:20 pm

Jellen

Hi, Bugsaw!

10:20 pm

jillibus

Oh, good to see yu, Bugs!

10:21 pm

jillibus

Terrific icon, bugs!

10:22 pm

Jellen

Jilli, if you'd like to the famed shoes, I put a pic in my profile :-)

10:22 pm

Bugsaw

Two of my sons were born on this day so I ignored the suggestion and honoured them

10:23 pm

Jellen

Aww, that's nice!

10:23 pm

jillibus

cool, Jellen -- they arrived in time? And how was the date?

10:24 pm

Jellen

The date was very nice...he was a perfect gentleman!

10:24 pm

jillibus

Bugs, there were also multiple Babbler birthdays this month so it was super-appropriate.

10:24 pm

jesdraggon

evening :)

10:24 pm

Jellen

His pic is also in my profile ;-)

10:24 pm

jillibus

So will there be a repat, Jell?

10:24 pm

Bugsaw

that is what I thot Jilli. I have had it up for a day or two

10:24 pm

Jellen

Hi, jes!

10:24 pm

Bugsaw

hey Jes

10:25 pm

jillibus

*repeat

10:25 pm

Jellen

Yes, we're supposed to get together this coming week!

10:25 pm

jillibus

oh great, Jellen!

10:25 pm

Bugsaw

I hope it goes well for you Jellen.

10:26 pm

Jellen

Thanks, me too!

10:26 pm

Bugsaw

has anyone heard from Nef this week?

10:27 pm

jillibus

We've had a romance on our street lately -- the lonely lady on the corner met a guy online, he came to visit and is a really good person. They're getting married!

10:27 pm

Jellen

She was here earlier...

10:27 pm

jesdraggon

she was on earlier today

10:27 pm

Jellen

Wow, jilli!

10:27 pm

Bugsaw

that is good news Jilli. I like good news

10:29 pm

origami

HI follks ... Jilli, that is lovely

10:29 pm

Jellen

Hi, origami

10:30 pm

origami

Just checking in while my dinner is cooling ...made a leek, chard and goat cheese fritatta and can't wait to dig into it

10:30 pm

Bugsaw

why is nonmind not a word? I experience that fairly regularly

10:31 pm

Bugsaw

sounds great origami. hi

10:31 pm

Jellen

Yum, origami!

10:32 pm

jesdraggon

halfway

10:32 pm

jillibus

She's the owner of the cat wot bit me. He spends almost every day on my deck and yowls to come in. It's hard not to let him! But this guy (whose first name is the same as my late hubby's) has been great with her three dogs who used to bark all the tiem, but he has taken them for walks in the woods and trained them to shut the f up -- the niehgbourhood is happy to welcome him!.

10:32 pm

origami

We'll see ... first time I made it. I'll update ya'll in a while

10:32 pm

Jellen

Sheesh! I neglected to type in felines!

10:33 pm

jillibus

so did I, jellen!

10:33 pm

Bugsaw

maybe he will pay attention to the cat too and he will stop tormenting all the neighbours (hope hope)

10:33 pm

jillibus

btw, I got over halfway last night -- had no time today so "goal achieved".

10:34 pm

Jellen

wd jilli!

10:34 pm

Jellen

I was busy chatting on the phone last night ;-D

10:35 pm

jillibus

with the DAte, Jellen?

10:35 pm

Jellen

Yes ma'am!

10:35 pm

jillibus

<--- beaming

10:36 pm

Jellen

<---beaming, too!

10:37 pm

jillibus

no, Bugs, they don't realise what a menace the cat is. He (the cat) has always been so firendly.

10:37 pm

jillibus

(forgive the ypos)

10:38 pm

Bugsaw

I am so glad you found happiness Jellen. I remember those days fondly

10:38 pm

jillibus

*typos, lol! (Sinatra is distracting me)

10:39 pm

Jellen

It's early days yet, Bugs...We've just had the one date...

10:39 pm

Jellen

And there is the problem of distance...he lives 2 hours away...

10:39 pm

jillibus

mutual interests, jellen?

10:40 pm

Jellen

Some...

10:40 pm

Jellen

Music, art, collectibles...

10:41 pm

jesdraggon

distance is tough, but can be worked around

10:41 pm

Bugsaw

yes but I remember the thrill of chatting on the phone and learning more about each other. I found my love at 49

10:41 pm

jillibus

sounds good...and non-shared interests?

10:42 pm

Jellen

Well, he calls himself a hillbilly, but I haven't seen much to prove it...

10:42 pm

jesdraggon

weird. ae4/4 says i already entered it, but is not appearing in my list.

10:43 pm

jillibus

hubby and I had shared enjoyments, and then others which filled gaps. He completed me.

10:43 pm

Jellen

He's into restoring his '57 Chevy, rides horses (which I'd love to try), farms...

10:43 pm

jillibus

refresh, jes

10:44 pm

jillibus

shared sense of humour, jellen?

10:44 pm

Jellen

I think so...he certainly makes me laugh...

10:44 pm

jillibus

sounds fabulous, jellen

10:44 pm

Jellen

Not sure he'd like some of the British comedies I like, though...

10:45 pm

Bugsaw

similar and separate interests have not been harmful to us Jellen. it helps us not loose ourselves in the other one

10:45 pm

jillibus

oh well, you can't have everything -- but who knows?

10:45 pm

jesdraggon

that worked. thanks

10:45 pm

Jellen

He doesn't spend much time on the computer, and well, you know me...

10:46 pm

Bugsaw

we sometimes watch different tvs because I like the British stuff and he likes bombs and shootings

10:46 pm

jillibus

you don't have to be identical

10:47 pm

hootowl

gee bugs that sounds familiar! hi all

10:47 pm

Bugsaw

exactly!

10:47 pm

jillibus

Hi hoot!

10:47 pm

Jellen

No, of course not...he's also a bit of a workaholic, but I don't mind that...

10:47 pm

Jellen

Hi, hoot!

10:47 pm

Bugsaw

hi hootowl

10:47 pm

hootowl

We finally set up second set so he can watch what he likes and so can I.

10:48 pm

jillibus

so when he's being a workaholic you can enjoy computering

10:48 pm

hootowl

But there is a lot of overlap too

10:48 pm

Jellen

Hmm...just hit the in's...

10:48 pm

hootowl

hi Jellen - good luck!

10:48 pm

Bugsaw

they are killers for me too

10:48 pm

jillibus

I still emphasise that thing about completing each other

10:49 pm

hootowl

in s are mostly familiar bablets

10:49 pm

Jellen

Yes, Tim and I did that, I think...

10:49 pm

jillibus

I don't like in, re, or c words

10:50 pm

hootowl

We seem too. 6 yrs on New years and no fights and he lets me yell when I'm frustrated

10:50 pm

Jellen

He's also very respectful when asking about Tim...

10:50 pm

jillibus

Would Tim have liked this fellow, Jellen?

10:51 pm

Jellen

Hmm...I expect so...

10:51 pm

jillibus

another plus

10:51 pm

hootowl

And I let him read without interrupting or yelling at him

10:51 pm

Jellen

in 6/27, please?

10:52 pm

hootowl

thats in - i wear ame size dress

10:52 pm

hootowl

a me

10:53 pm

hootowl

i wish

10:53 pm

hootowl

revert to moll - me**** size

10:53 pm

Jellen

Thanks, hoot!

10:53 pm

hootowl

in+ me

10:54 pm

hootowl

am I making sense?

10:54 pm

hootowl

oh ok yw

10:54 pm

jillibus

not much, hoot, but I got it -- tyvm

10:54 pm

hootowl

hehehehe

10:54 pm

hootowl

yw

10:56 pm

hootowl

What can I screw up next?

10:56 pm

Jellen

Oh! I didn't have the word that makes up 4/5 of the bottom row!

10:57 pm

jesdraggon

how about the cy, hoot?

10:57 pm

hootowl

cy+ consonant+ robot ending

10:57 pm

jesdraggon

thanks :) that wasn't a screwy clue at all though... :)

10:58 pm

hootowl

did you want one???

10:58 pm

Jellen

mi 5/18, please?

10:58 pm

jesdraggon

well, you asked what you could screw up next...

10:59 pm

Jellen

Nm, got it!

10:59 pm

hootowl

to chop very finely -last vowel+sometime vowel

10:59 pm

Jellen

Thanks, hoot

10:59 pm

hootowl

I needed a good laugh!

11:00 pm

hootowl

yw

11:01 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

f's fragged :)

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

hi min

11:02 pm

Jellen

Hi, Min

11:02 pm

Minveryork

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

11:02 pm

Minveryork

Fantrabulous jesdraggon!

11:02 pm

hootowl

hi Min

11:02 pm

Jellen

Oh, I feel like a mo 5/12 tonight!

11:03 pm

Bugsaw

no worries Jellen. I just found the stuff we eat

11:03 pm

hootowl

took a while to figure out which one you meant.

11:03 pm

stidmama

hello all, need the lower right N for NBT please

11:04 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid :)

11:04 pm

hootowl

This one is mostly easier than the last 3-4 but with a few ringer thrown in!

11:04 pm

Jellen

ni 5/10

11:04 pm

Minveryork

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

11:05 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid! Please see pics in profile and gush accordingly... :-D

11:05 pm

stidmama

thanks Jellen. figured it would be fishy-ish

11:05 pm

hootowl

hi stid

11:05 pm

Bugsaw

HI STID!! hugs to you

11:05 pm

stidmama

he's pretty cute, jellen -- like the shoes, too!

11:05 pm

jesdraggon

nbt

11:05 pm

Minveryork

So question is,do I do a story, try to finish grid or go to bed?I am tempted to do all three, but unable to do all three in less than an hour so need to pick just one.

11:05 pm

stidmama

hey bugs my dear! Who's bday are you celebrating in your icon

11:05 pm

Jellen

wd, jes!

11:06 pm

Jellen

Thanks, stid!

11:06 pm

stidmama

sleep sounds good to me, min. LOL what would feel best to you?

11:06 pm

stidmama

go jes go!

11:06 pm

Bugsaw

My two middle sons were born today, 5 years apart

11:06 pm

stidmama

*big mama grin* then happy birthday to YOU! :-D

11:07 pm

Jellen

on 5/14?

11:07 pm

Minveryork

Sleep would feel the best to me,but would also love to finish grid, however, I still have 23 words more to go.

11:07 pm

hootowl

cmon Min 23 is nuttin

11:08 pm

jillibus

oh, hi, stid and min -- I went to the kitchen for a bit, sorry

11:08 pm

jillibus

I have 94 left and never mind

11:08 pm

stidmama

hey jill

11:08 pm

Minveryork

Hello jillibus! How are you? Hope you found something good in the kitchen! Anything you can share with us?

11:08 pm

Jellen

I have 35 left...

11:08 pm

stidmama

don't have that yet jellen

11:08 pm

hootowl

same ending as oi & od

11:09 pm

Jellen

Thanks again, hoot!

11:09 pm

hootowl

thats the on5

11:09 pm

hootowl

yw

11:09 pm

stidmama

thanks for ALL of those, hoot!

11:09 pm

Minveryork

Ok, I flipped a coin. Heads-go to bed and tails - finish grid. Guess which one I got?

11:10 pm

hootowl

yw

11:10 pm

Jellen

Finish the grid!

11:10 pm

stidmama

sleep, min!

11:10 pm

jesdraggon

tails, min!

11:10 pm

stidmama

and I am at 100 words. will get halfway and then head out.

11:10 pm

Jellen

Well, one of us is right :-)

11:11 pm

Minveryork

Since heads has told me to goto bed,I am going to bed

11:11 pm

stidmama

true enough, jellen

11:11 pm

hootowl

there is also an ra &in with that ending

11:11 pm

Minveryork

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

11:11 pm

Jellen

Awww....sweet dreams, Min!

11:11 pm

jesdraggon

aww. oh well, sleep sweet, min

11:11 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams min ((hugs)) see you tomorrow!

11:11 pm

hootowl

g'nite Min

11:11 pm

stidmama

thanks for those as well hoot

11:12 pm

hootowl

yw

11:12 pm

Jellen

I want oreo to be a word.

11:12 pm

stidmama

and I am at halfway. nice to have at least one achievable goal each day. (((Hugs all))) see you tomorrow probably. *poof*

11:13 pm

hootowl

didn't we all

11:13 pm

Jellen

G'night, stid...

11:13 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, stid

11:13 pm

hootowl

bye stid

11:13 pm

jesdraggon

k's krushed

11:14 pm

jesdraggon

l's lashed

11:15 pm

Jellen

Boy, you're violent tonight, jes!

11:16 pm

jesdraggon

it's true, jellen. i'm going to take that out on some firewood tomorrow though.

11:17 pm

Jellen

so 6/18 between to make less hard and the poem?

11:17 pm

hootowl

firewood? treerats. Squirrels?

11:18 pm

jesdraggon

firewood = wood to burn in the fireplace this winter. treerats = squirrels

11:18 pm

hootowl

change a cons into a vowel in the midd;e

11:19 pm

hootowl

I just call them rats! They keep trying to steal the birds sunflower seeds!

11:19 pm

jesdraggon

m's .... uhm... mildly escorted out?

11:19 pm

hootowl

I expected mushed

11:19 pm

jesdraggon

gotta keep you on your toes?

11:20 pm

hootowl

Fireplace - none here - dam

11:20 pm

hootowl

if I tried to stand on my toes I'd fall over

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

not if you use your hand to brace yourself against the fireplace mantle :)

11:24 pm

hootowl

no mantle either

11:24 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in6-21 the 1st? Thanks

11:24 pm

jesdraggon

i finally figured out what ending you were talking about earlier and got about 5 words all at once. thanks :)

11:24 pm

Jellen

Hmm...

11:25 pm

hootowl

goodo!

11:25 pm

jesdraggon

which brings me to 30 left :)

11:25 pm

Jellen

an in****ation is a magic spell

11:25 pm

Jellen

11 left here.

11:26 pm

gapeach

Thanks much Jellen.

11:26 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, jellen

11:26 pm

hootowl

didn't see ya - hi peach

11:26 pm

Jellen

I'm stuck on the so 6/18...

11:27 pm

Jellen

Ooh, got it!

11:27 pm

gapeach

Hey there, hootowl.

11:27 pm

hootowl

hihi - how are you - long time

11:28 pm

gapeach

I have only the hat, Jellen

11:28 pm

Jellen

so 6/18 = not a vowel, but a con******

11:28 pm

jesdraggon

is sa8 related to sa4?

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, jellen

11:29 pm

gapeach

I'm OK, hoot....how are you?

11:29 pm

hootowl

yes - compound

11:29 pm

Jellen

Yes. It's the place for the sa 4

11:29 pm

hootowl

still hanging in

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

ah, there it is. thanks

11:30 pm

hootowl

Spings deluged killed our spring vacat and now it looks like lee is gonna do it again

11:30 pm

hootowl

otherwise great!

11:31 pm

hootowl

enable got real funky today!

11:31 pm

hootowl

that was supposed to be - spring deluges

11:32 pm

hootowl

I'm not sure if I need bigger keys or smaller fingers

11:33 pm

jesdraggon

ooh, the te is a good word

11:33 pm

hootowl

yep

11:34 pm

hootowl

I guess from the speed you know how to type??

11:34 pm

hootowl

touchtype I mena

11:34 pm

Jellen

1 left...

11:35 pm

Jellen

Firewords!

11:35 pm

hootowl

whooey wahoo -yyayyyy

11:35 pm

jesdraggon

all the 4's done. 11 left

11:35 pm

jesdraggon

yay jellen!!

11:35 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Jellen!!!!!!

11:35 pm

hootowl

horay for Jellen

11:35 pm

hootowl

plenty of time jes

11:36 pm

jesdraggon

ae8 related to ae4?

11:36 pm

Jellen

Yup, the study thereof

11:37 pm

hootowl

yeah science ending like agron*, astronm***

11:37 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

11:38 pm

hootowl

yw

11:40 pm

joey

help with the no 8, please? thanks

11:40 pm

hootowl

what's with the flashcards???? Went to look up the ef word and

11:41 pm

hootowl

not very nice

11:41 pm

jesdraggon

ar6/18 before the firestarter?

11:41 pm

Jellen

not ethical

11:41 pm

hootowl

not the right kind of person

11:42 pm

hootowl

ar+ that okace is j****

11:42 pm

hootowl

that place

11:42 pm

Jellen

ar + elbows and knees are j****s

11:42 pm

hootowl

I give up no more

11:42 pm

jesdraggon

thankee

11:43 pm

joey

OMG, that took me forever. thanks

11:43 pm

hootowl

gonna go get a drink - then I'll have an excuse

11:43 pm

hootowl

50 years of typing and I still can't

11:45 pm

jesdraggon

i've gone blind. ca6 before the word that's usually contracted?

11:46 pm

grannyrose

jes, big gun

11:46 pm

Jellen

BOOM

11:46 pm

grannyrose

hello all from down under

11:46 pm

jesdraggon

gads. i have the other spelling, does that make me less dopey?

11:47 pm

Jellen

Hi, rose!

11:47 pm

jesdraggon

guess not, since they don't actually have the same definition...

11:47 pm

jesdraggon

hi granny

11:48 pm

grannyrose

hey jellen, jes hoot

11:49 pm

jesdraggon

ef8?

11:49 pm

jesdraggon

er. ef7, i mean

11:50 pm

grannyrose

ef + cross letter + in a little while

11:50 pm

Jellen

ef 4/7 pretty quickly

11:50 pm

grannyrose

exteend the ef4

11:51 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

11:53 pm

hootowl

hi grannyrose

11:54 pm

grannyrose

hey hoot, how's it hangin'?

11:55 pm

hootowl

as usual sweety has decide he is going to bed. Do you lnow how many times I missed the flip or the beginng of a movie because he picked the wrong time to go to bed!

11:55 pm

dpml

trying to understand your clues. Is anyone willing to share. Ex: 4/7. ef7. Newbie to this. Found 107 words

11:55 pm

Jellen

Good for you dpml!

11:55 pm

jesdraggon

clues are usually requested by the first letter or 2 of the word, then the number of letters in the word, and the number of points it's worth.

11:56 pm

grannyrose

dpm, ef are the first 2 letteres, the 4 means 4 letters, the 7 means the total point score for those letters

11:56 pm

jesdraggon

so ro4/4 means a 4 letter word starting with ro, worth 4 points.

11:56 pm

hootowl

the letters are the firet 2 of the word the first number is the length the seond the point value

11:57 pm

jesdraggon

if you click the link to Lickety's Babble Clues below the tile stats, there is a list of words alphabetically with first 2 letters, so you know what you're looking for.

11:57 pm

hootowl

and I'm going to shut up now!

11:57 pm

jesdraggon

re6/18, please?

11:57 pm

hootowl

jes - did you finish

11:57 pm

grannyrose

LOL. poor dpm.....everyone with the same answer, hope it helped dpm

11:58 pm

jesdraggon

no, hoot! just drink more :)

11:58 pm

jesdraggon

oops. penalty box.

11:58 pm

jesdraggon

no, 2 left

11:58 pm

hootowl

i am!

11:58 pm

grannyrose

jes, logical thought process

11:58 pm

hootowl

well?

11:58 pm

Jellen

Name one re**** why I should give you a clue!

11:58 pm

jesdraggon

need last ta6, and re6/18

11:58 pm

grannyrose

WTG HOOT!!!!

11:59 pm

hootowl

logical? enable isn't logical

11:59 pm

Jellen

;-)

11:59 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, jellen. and because you love me! :)

11:59 pm

grannyrose

jes, ta6, what is in tea-leaves

11:59 pm

hootowl

wrong idea grannyrose. I finished this afternoon

11:59 pm

jesdraggon

whoo! last minute fireworks!

11:59 pm

Jellen

sun browned + number before ten -e

12:00 am

jesdraggon

(literally!)

12:00 am

grannyrose

WRG JES!!!!

12:00 am

Jellen

Hooray!

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