Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 15, 2011

12:00 am

vanillaslice

so good

12:00 am

cosdem

dang u were very close

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

phooey -- another biggie

12:01 am

MLFAN17

MA6

12:01 am

vanillaslice

th7

12:02 am

MLFAN17

FE6

12:02 am

cosdem

th 7 x 2 (same word, diff spelling)

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:02 am

dizgrannie

th 7 x3

12:02 am

MLFAN17

ty cos

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, thank you, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

jillibus

thanks Lickety!

12:03 am

gremlinn

he 8

12:03 am

MLFAN17

SH7

12:03 am

vanillaslice

thank you lickety what would we do without you

12:03 am

dart001

flip

12:03 am

jillibus

grem -- who's the pretty lady?

12:04 am

gremlinn

Rikako Sakata

12:05 am

MLFAN17

sh6

12:05 am

cosdem

he 5/7/8/6

12:05 am

MLFAN17

ME6

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; howdy all hi mlf, cos, grem, jili, dart, van, erda, et al

12:07 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:07 am

gremlinn

Hey Dee

12:07 am

MLFAN17

NE6

12:07 am

vanillaslice

hi Dee gl

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

he 7 he 8

12:08 am

jillibus

and who is Rikako Sakata, grem?

12:08 am

dart001

hi volley

12:08 am

gremlinn

an actress, apparently

12:08 am

dcseain

th7

12:09 am

dcseain

th7*at least 3

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

ea 7

12:09 am

jillibus

why did you post her as your icon, grem?

12:09 am

MLFAN17

th7x3?

12:09 am

cosdem

three th7 seain so far

12:09 am

gremlinn

I have three as well

12:09 am

cosdem

yeah mlf -- someone called th7 x 3 earlier

12:09 am

gremlinn

just doing a different cutie every day, jilli

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

*flip* and hi all!

12:10 am

cosdem

er 7

12:10 am

MLFAN17

wasnt sure if it was 3 or 4 lol

12:10 am

MLFAN17

thanks

12:10 am

cosdem

long time no see dfm

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

Yes, it has been a while. :o)

12:11 am

jillibus

phant -- rizotto

12:11 am

MLFAN17

PHANTOM retreat

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

Missed Babble and the chat lots... (been doing them on paper, which isn't as fun)

12:11 am

jillibus

hi dfm

12:11 am

gremlinn

risotto only, I think

12:11 am

jillibus

oh yes, grem <blush>

12:11 am

MLFAN17

on paper?

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

ea8

12:12 am

cosdem

it 5/12 for the bottom row i if anyone's interested

12:12 am

MLFAN17

Ai 6 babblet

12:12 am

dfmchfhf

yeah... copy down the grid, and then it's safe for work!

12:12 am

joshuavorbis

phant entrant

12:12 am

dcseain

most of trifioso is in the grid today.

12:12 am

dizgrannie

NBT & NBS

12:12 am

MLFAN17

ohhh not fun dfm lol

12:12 am

cosdem

ea 7

12:12 am

jillibus

wtg diz

12:13 am

gremlinn

phant transhuman?

12:13 am

vanillaslice

ea8

12:13 am

jillibus

ty cos, and that works for the Z too in a way

12:14 am

dfmchfhf

fe7

12:15 am

cosdem

ty jill :) got that z

12:15 am

cosdem

stats for the R in 4th column please

12:15 am

dizgrannie

ri 5

12:15 am

gremlinn

ri 5

12:15 am

dcseain

ri5.10

12:15 am

cosdem

never mind found it

12:15 am

MLFAN17

need htat too

12:15 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:15 am

joshuavorbis

the other 8 is te if not mentioned

12:15 am

cosdem

ah thanks for the stats anyway!

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

ra5/10

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

er 7

12:17 am

jillibus

nbt but still need an 8

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

help with r in the 4th column please

12:17 am

MLFAN17

2nd column T stats please?

12:17 am

dcseain

to4

12:17 am

cosdem

8's done.

12:18 am

joshuavorbis

ri5/10, to4, to6

12:18 am

cosdem

bottom row greyed out :P

12:18 am

MLFAN17

RA 5 volley

12:18 am

jillibus

ra5/10, dee

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ty nbt nbs

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ty congrats to you too

12:19 am

dfmchfhf

zi6

12:19 am

gremlinn

45 left, saving for tomorrow - night!

12:20 am

jillibus

wow, grem -- I have 208 left :-(

12:20 am

MLFAN17

i have 197 left

12:20 am

dcseain

zi6 is called a flat-top box in some parts of Appalachia

12:20 am

dart001

76

12:22 am

MLFAN17

dc is that a to word i should know?

12:22 am

dcseain

t5 plural of to babblet comes from there too

12:22 am

mrpresident

ea8 compound!

12:22 am

dcseain

to5 that is

12:22 am

cosdem

Alf isn't one, mrp :)

12:23 am

mrpresident

fi7 compound

12:23 am

mrpresident

indeed cos! jeez that show was a long time ago!

12:23 am

cosdem

lol i love that show i have it on dvd :)

12:24 am

jillibus

interesting icon, mrp -- what is it? And did you get your Expert back?

12:24 am

cosdem

an 6 x 2

12:24 am

mrpresident

jilli, it is yesterdays theme of moths... it is a turkish moth with a limecat in there

12:25 am

MLFAN17

i need 3 for nbt

12:25 am

mrpresident

te8, 40

12:25 am

jillibus

fab, mrp -- and did you get the eamil I sent to your married name?

12:25 am

mrpresident

i am sure these are already called, looks like an easier grid today

12:26 am

MLFAN17

ST6

12:27 am

mrpresident

jilli, we will be available for you!! when you have an itinerary of visits to other states and territories, let me know.

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

an 6

12:28 am

MLFAN17

2ND COLUMN T is it something i should know?

12:28 am

cosdem

an 6 x 2 Dee

12:28 am

mrpresident

and March is a lovely time! We can go up the coast and see some great places... will ensure that the in-laws are available for that too.

12:28 am

cosdem

yes mlf

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

fe 7

12:29 am

dfmchfhf

fr6

12:29 am

cosdem

wow.. A's done without listing...

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

how many ea 7's please?

12:31 am

jillibus

mrp, we'll only be there a short time, only in NSW --- Sydney, Canberra, maybe Frenchs Forest, amybe Armidale

12:31 am

MLFAN17

i am stalled cant get nbt i am out poof

12:31 am

cosdem

i just have one dee

12:31 am

dfmchfhf

I have one ea7

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:31 am

mrpresident

he8, 45 comes off the 5, 7 and goes onto the 6

12:32 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:32 am

mrpresident

there is an er7

12:32 am

cosdem

and an en 7

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ae 6

12:34 am

mrpresident

re7... plural of 6 and includes the ea4

12:35 am

dfmchfhf

thanks mrp, 7+s done :o)

12:35 am

mrpresident

th7 compound

12:36 am

mrpresident

Frenchs Forest is close by jilli

12:36 am

mrpresident

Armidale is on the way up the coast to my in-laws

12:37 am

jillibus

great, mrp -- I'll need your help making an itinerary, ok?

12:37 am

mrpresident

good stuff dfm :)

12:37 am

mrpresident

actually, my in-laws are on the way to Armidale!

12:37 am

jillibus

brb

12:38 am

mrpresident

no problem jilli... just let me know where you want to go and can assist with busses, trains etc

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

any more than 3 th 7's?

12:38 am

dfmchfhf

Only 3 th7s dee

12:38 am

mrpresident

i can book them from here for you and drive you to some places no problem either. I luv going to Canberra

12:38 am

cosdem

i only have 3 th 7

12:39 am

mrpresident

only 3 dee

12:39 am

mrpresident

there are 2 te7

12:40 am

jillibus

Oh Mrp, that would be wonderful! I'll be emailing you -- is that your preferred address?

12:40 am

mrpresident

sh6... last one is a hebrew spread? luv that word

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

hmmm have those... still missing one 7...

12:40 am

mrpresident

yes please jilli, i look at that all the time

12:41 am

jillibus

great, mrp

12:41 am

cosdem

one more 7....

12:41 am

mrpresident

i can do the Canberra drive, and the halfway drive to Armidale... we can organise accommodation in Canberra, I know nice places that are not too expensive

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

here, too, cos...

12:41 am

mrpresident

sh7, 32

12:42 am

mrpresident

and fe7,40 sounds like the animal below it

12:42 am

cosdem

7's done.. my last one was the st7

12:43 am

mrpresident

it is getting bloody hot! will be in the 30's this weekend, that is 8 degrees above average!

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos~!!!! my last 7, too!!

12:44 am

cosdem

wtg! :)

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

40 left... all Rs Ss and Ts

12:44 am

jillibus

mrp, my cousin in Canberra has offered to put us up or find us a B&B nearby. I'd like some advice on where to stay in Sydney when we arrive, though.

12:44 am

mrpresident

and jilli, Canberra gets cold at night

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

ty, you, too

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

hi df

12:44 am

mrpresident

how long you in Sydney??

12:44 am

cosdem

jill take me! :)

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

take me too! ;o)

12:45 am

cosdem

i call shotgun!

12:45 am

cosdem

there's that et6 word again.

12:46 am

jillibus

I love the 30s! Our temp just dropped with a thud, from about 30 to 18 in one day, and we're promised weeeks of cold and cloud again now. There were only 6 weeks of "summer" this year, and only about 3 weeks of swimmy temps.

12:46 am

cosdem

its really cold here tonight im cuddled with my snuggie .. i missed my snuggie lol

12:46 am

cybernan

hello everyone - I hope this one is friendlier than the last!

12:47 am

cosdem

it is nan :)

12:47 am

jillibus

mrp -- I don't know how long to be in Sydney -- maybe a couple of days? Then to see you?

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

went to dr today... officially have inflamed muscles that are encroaching on nerves and sciatic nerve... reason for severe pain in hip area....

12:47 am

dfmchfhf

hi nan!

12:47 am

vanillaslice

hi cybernan yes it is

12:47 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:47 am

mrpresident

Sydney is vast! I am in the Upper North Shore so you can stay with us for however long you need :)

12:48 am

jillibus

Dee, I guess that's good news? I mean, not a bone thing...

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

I thought so, jili... hopefully pain will continue to diminish daily

12:48 am

jillibus

mrp, please write me and tell me what we should do in Sydney, ok?

12:49 am

cosdem

u can see koala bears jill and bring me one back :)

12:49 am

mrpresident

there is so much to do!! good lord !! will take you to all the places in and out of Sydney

12:49 am

jillibus

And mrp, will you be moving to the same general area?

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

do we have lickety today?

12:50 am

jillibus

cos, I'd love to -- and kookaburras and wallabies and so on

12:50 am

cosdem

yes dee

12:50 am

jillibus

yes, dee

12:50 am

dcseain

oh, that's good news, dee. muscle stuff hurts, but heals more easily.

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

great ty!

12:50 am

jillibus

hi dc

12:50 am

dizgrannie

places to see....Taronga Park Zoo, Blue Mountains, Sydney Aquarium, Hyde Park Barracks....and the list goes on and on

12:51 am

dcseain

good eveving, i've been in and out, and shall sleep shortly.

12:51 am

mrpresident

yes jilli... but will let you know where and when.

12:51 am

mrpresident

hi dcs :)

12:51 am

cosdem

seain -- still waiting for that kolacky recipe :)

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc!

12:51 am

jillibus

mrp -- did you se my icon and profile? One of my favourite stories in that book is Australian-ish.

12:52 am

mrpresident

i just looked jilli! luv it!

12:52 am

jillibus

I do want to see the zoo and aquarium

12:52 am

dcseain

i'm cleaning up the kitchen very thoroughly, and have not forgotten, cos :)

12:52 am

cosdem

ah okay thanks ... :)

12:53 am

mrpresident

dcs, I have a koala recipe if you need one!

12:53 am

jillibus

do you know that book, mrp?

12:53 am

dcseain

hm. i wonder how similar that is to cooking squirrel

12:53 am

mrpresident

ok, gotta bail... kids just home.

12:53 am

cosdem

lol seain

12:53 am

cosdem

fried koala!

12:53 am

dcseain

you stew squirrel, or it's inedible

12:54 am

jillibus

my son's first "teddybear" was a koala he called Fuzzy -- and he still has it!

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

as 6 compound word

12:54 am

cosdem

ill take ur word for it :)

12:54 am

dcseain

hm. it doesn't take asshat

12:54 am

dcseain

oh, the as6 a already had :)

12:55 am

cosdem

he6 similar to a th7....

12:55 am

dfmchfhf

10 (all 4s, Ts and Ss) to go!

12:56 am

cosdem

aw thats cute jill. i wish i still had my stuffed animals from when i was a kid

12:58 am

dcseain

my elder nephew still has his, a plush rabbit

12:58 am

dcseain

my sister still has the scrap of her receiving blanket that survived her clutching it while sucking her thumb for many, many, many years.

12:58 am

jillibus

well, my son is 63, lol!

12:59 am

mrpresident

ok, icon change to our something old gift for our wedding! LOL... bbs

12:59 am

dcseain

yes, but i'm guessing my nephew will have bun-bun at that age, but we'll see :)

12:59 am

cosdem

oh my the ICC may be investigating the pope

12:59 am

cybernan

need that bottom i for nbt -- anyone have the stats?

12:59 am

dart001

it 5

1:00 am

cybernan

nm - got it

1:00 am

dfmchfhf

it5/12 nan

1:00 am

cybernan

ty dart

1:00 am

dcseain

drop the Z from the instrument, nan

1:06 am

cosdem

did the room die?

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

lol not dead here

1:06 am

cosdem

lol making sure

1:09 am

cybernan

half way and my brain is shutting down for the day -- see you tomorrow :)

1:09 am

vanillaslice

have a good day nan

1:09 am

jillibus

bfn nan -- well done!

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

bye nan

1:10 am

dfmchfhf

oh, heh, was stuck on two last T4s, refreshed and they appearified! :oD

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

wtg df

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

et 6

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

fo 6

1:16 am

cosdem

6's done!

1:16 am

cosdem

59 words left. all 4's and 5's

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

nice cos

1:17 am

jillibus

that's a lot of 6s!

1:19 am

cosdem

now off to watch days of our lives.. gotta see what vivian is up to now :) gn all

1:19 am

jillibus

gn nan

1:20 am

rururocks

hi df.. where have you been?

1:21 am

jillibus

hi ruru

1:21 am

rururocks

hello jilli

1:23 am

mrpresident

hi again!

1:23 am

jillibus

hi again too -- kidsa all set?

1:23 am

rururocks

hi mr p.. no sleep tonight?

1:23 am

mrpresident

jilli, i looked at that book eons ago... he wrote facinating stuff for kids!.... 'why' stories I think?

1:24 am

mrpresident

ruru, is only 4.20pm darlingheart... slept well last night though.... was bloody exhausted!

1:25 am

rururocks

that's good.. you need to be able to rest

1:25 am

mrpresident

it helped that my girlfriend picked me up and took me out to dinner and a glass of wine!

1:25 am

mrpresident

how is the knee now??

1:25 am

mrpresident

kids are now in homework mode!!

1:26 am

rururocks

terribe

1:26 am

rururocks

terrible..

1:26 am

mrpresident

I was called into Luke's school today... faced a panel of 6 teaching and aide staff

1:26 am

mrpresident

oh ruuster!! get it looked after baby!! ((hugs))

1:27 am

jillibus

when are you going to have that surgery, ruru?

1:27 am

rururocks

between thanksgiving and xmas jilli

1:27 am

mrpresident

jilli, did you get my message about staying with us? we are 35km from the heart of Sydney, but live in the bushlands

1:28 am

jillibus

Oh boy ruru, such a long wait!

1:29 am

rururocks

the bushlands?

1:29 am

jillibus

no I didn't, mrp -- can you send me your current address? And will you be in the d=same area when you move?

1:29 am

jillibus

I mean current snailmail address

1:29 am

rururocks

where are the tushlands in Australia?

1:29 am

jillibus

here he goes...

1:29 am

rururocks

that's where I'd go... but I'd have to back in..

1:30 am

rururocks

Quantas: Come to the tushlands.. don't be an ass!

1:30 am

mrpresident

right here baby!!

1:31 am

rururocks

there aren't any front to the houses there only rears

1:31 am

mrpresident

yes, we are moving to the same area, just away from hillbillie avenue

1:31 am

dart001

ruru qantas is strange...doesn't have the u after the q

1:31 am

mrpresident

only my friends use the rear entrance.... it is well known that front doors are locked and back doors open, so friends automatically come up the back

1:32 am

boatierra

LOL *snort*

1:32 am

dart001

mrp...leaving yourself wide open with that .. for ruru

1:33 am

mrpresident

it stands for Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services

1:33 am

jillibus

We'll be flying Air Canada -- 15 Â½ non-stop hours

1:33 am

rururocks

lol dart

1:33 am

mrpresident

oh haar haar!! I mean it!! if you come to my house, and you ring the doorbell, don't expect an answer!

1:34 am

mrpresident

if you are a friend, you know the route to get in!

1:34 am

jillibus

unlike my late cousin's East-West Airlines which flew north-south in Aus

1:34 am

mrpresident

that airline has been gone for a long time!

1:35 am

mrpresident

that is nothing! straight into Sydney?? we can pick u up

1:35 am

mrpresident

we drive that to get to theme parks for the kids

1:36 am

mrpresident

Maddison is begging to come to your house now Jilli!!

1:36 am

jillibus

so has that colusin, mrp!

1:37 am

jillibus

but that's who had a sheep station in Armidale.

1:37 am

mrpresident

your darling son is going to have the comfort of a double sofa bed.... but a comfy one! and you get the double bed. we will sort it all out and you will enjoy your stay! young kids and all!

1:37 am

mrpresident

March is school time, so they won't be in your face so much, but you will luv them

1:37 am

jillibus

Well, when are you and Maddie coming?

1:38 am

mrpresident

well, we wanted to come in January, but won't know until at least November/December now. Lickety is on the shortlist for the General Manager job in Australasia for VistaPrint

1:38 am

mrpresident

the job won't be open till January

1:39 am

jillibus

I'm sure we will, mrp -- and Dave is great with kids -- his wife and daugter are teachers

1:40 am

jillibus

Well, I'll be here all winter -- and we're told to expect a colder and wetter or snowier one than usual, groan.

1:40 am

jillibus

It will be another La NiÃ±a year, boohoo.

1:41 am

rururocks

really?

1:41 am

mrpresident

So, I am going to make an agreement with Lickety... we move out... put all our furniture in storage, I put Luke and Maddie into an apartment with a friend, and Lickety works from the Mid-North Coast til December. In the meantime, I go to the States and Canada and live off the kindness of babblers and family for a month, then he joins me and get's his training and we find a house

1:41 am

rururocks

I thought la nina only happens once every 7 years

1:41 am

mrpresident

I would then have the kids come over for 2 months and go to Canada for the Winter

1:43 am

mrpresident

that would save us a heap of money and get our deposit together for a house with lot's of land! and get me the hell away from Prick, Dick and Mole and get me back to my usual happy self!

1:43 am

mrpresident

All sounds good on paper, but how it would work?? don't quite know yet

1:44 am

mrpresident

there is neither this year ruuster. go figure

1:44 am

mrpresident

not here anyway... we are in for the lot!

1:44 am

jillibus

ruru, you've heard about Climate Change, right? Well, apparently this will be a freaky Duo NiÃ±a, said the weatherman.

1:45 am

mrpresident

Also, I could take the kids away for 4 months, from Nov-Feb... that would work too

1:45 am

jillibus

Wow, mrp -- quite a trip planned! Anyway, mi casa su casa.

1:45 am

mrpresident

jilli, it is going to be freaky! Dad has made arrangements to be off the property because of the duo issue

1:46 am

boatierra

Mrp, just remember, if you come to our side of the world, your winter is our summer, etc.

1:46 am

mrpresident

thanks jilli!! luv ya for that... and you stay with us ok?? no paying for accommodation in Sydney... it is extortion

1:46 am

mrpresident

boati... we don't have winters... only a cold puff... a good winter would be wonderful!

1:47 am

mrpresident

like snow and xmas!!

1:47 am

mrpresident

and the children are at the age where they would remember forever and luv it

1:48 am

boatierra

Ya, same here, where I live. Well the occasional freeze, but we don't have a true winter. Just hot, hot desert.

1:48 am

mrpresident

i will get a ticket, return with conditions to change it, at they can submit their school work online. get back in February for start of school after long summer holiday break (here).

1:48 am

jillibus

thanks, mrp, but we'll probably have to start in Sydney, arriving pooped at 11: 45 am ish and waqnting to see some sights

1:48 am

boatierra

But it sounds like a fabulous trip, if y'all can pull it off!

1:49 am

mrpresident

ok, will look into accommodation for you... there are no B&B in sydney per say, but there are pubs with accommodation on top.

1:49 am

mrpresident

let me find what you need. Will you have a car whilst you are here??

1:49 am

jillibus

oh, that sounds like fun!

1:50 am

mrpresident

boati, I would be relying on friends... kids can sleep in sleeping bags on floor with me. we are good for that. just need a roof

1:50 am

jillibus

I guess we can rent a car for a bit if it's not too expensive -- and remember to drive on the left side!

1:50 am

mrpresident

i can find you a car for about $30 a day

1:51 am

jillibus

you are a gem, mrp

1:51 am

mrpresident

I know the ropes here jilli, we will work it out, just give me the itinerary you want to do a month before hand, and will do it all. You may have to trust me with some financial stuff, but we are public figures and you can easily look us up. we are not crooked

1:52 am

jillibus

of course I trust you, silly!

1:52 am

mrpresident

you are friends with me on my new FB name jilli??

1:53 am

jillibus

Meanwhile I'll do my homework -- we have plenty of time to work things out.

1:53 am

jillibus

Yes, mrp

1:54 am

mrpresident

ok, i will also help you out with sightseeing the things that people don't get to see!!

1:55 am

mrpresident

if you want to do the harbour bridge walk, or sydney tower observation etc, that is easy to do right here.

1:56 am

jillibus

mrp, I have an old book my Aussie grandmother gave me for Christmas when I was four--"The Little Black Princess" by Mrs Aeneas Gunn. Have you ever heard of it?

1:57 am

jillibus

But that book is about Norther Australia.

1:58 am

jillibus

I won't want to do a lot of walking, mrp, but Dave would, I think.

1:58 am

jillibus

I like swimming...

1:59 am

dizgrannie

Jilli, swimming...surf, pools, rivers or lakes?

2:00 am

jillibus

I like sea, but not too surfy -- lakes, whatever, diz :-)

2:00 am

mrpresident

no jilli, haven't.

2:02 am

mrpresident

will work it out later jilli. just get over here and can go wherever you want

2:03 am

jillibus

Well, mrp, it's a pretty old book, and about aboriginal lifestyles around the Roper River in the Northern Territories way back when

2:04 am

jillibus

I must reread it.

2:04 am

jillibus

Where in NSW are you, diz?

2:08 am

mrpresident

bbl, husband is breaking everything he touches at the moment... oh boy!

2:09 am

jillibus

aha -- halfway.

2:13 am

dizgrannie

Jilli, about 45 mins south by car from the Sydney CBD

2:14 am

dizgrannie

BBL have 3 g/kids to feed and bath

2:15 am

jillibus

maybe we can all get together for lunch some day or something?

2:26 am

jillibus

well, bedtime for me -- 104 left but may not have much time tmw. Goodnight anyone ! ... *poof

3:08 am

GroovyKiwi

kia ora campers the kiwi is in the house :)

3:26 am

rubyfoo

good morning

3:26 am

GroovyKiwi

hey ruby good luck 2 u

3:28 am

rubyfoo

hi groovy kiwi! I am so jealous; nobody lives near here!!!! and no English speakers at all

3:28 am

GroovyKiwi

awwww must be tough

3:33 am

GroovyKiwi

sorry ruby i cant keep my eyes open - got down to 80 to go within an hour so might be easish grid luv and hugs

3:33 am

rubyfoo

fortunately, the beauty of the place makes up for it!

3:56 am

Dianne

Hi ruby

5:41 am

gran

Clue please for sh 6/24

5:47 am

Dachef

sh6/24: what sean connery calls a gynacological test.

5:47 am

gran

Found the sh 6/24

5:49 am

welsh bookworm

hi everyone, Dachef that was a fab clue for sh6/24, thanks....am still laughing ;)

6:26 am

rubyfoo

hello again.

6:26 am

rubyfoo

99 this morning

6:47 am

Kallia

red balloons...floating

6:47 am

Kallia

hello Ruby

7:00 am

uusue2

morning, all! zero words here, I woke up later than usual and need to get on with my day - just wanted to say hi!

7:06 am

Mom

Hi uusue, have a great day

7:06 am

Mom

good morning to everyone

7:08 am

kje

gm

7:08 am

Mom

good morning, ((KJE))

7:09 am

kje

wishing I could stay in bed today... it would be a good rainy day

7:10 am

kje

if we had rain

7:10 am

Mom

backing out my "you have rain" comment

7:11 am

kje

no rain, that is just the feeling today has... a stay home i bed rainy day

7:11 am

Mom

no possible way to stay home?

7:12 am

kje

no, have a mtg at 10 that involves the boss

7:12 am

kje

must be alert

7:12 am

Mom

ouch

7:17 am

dan2bit

morning all! happy 40th to mrs2bit

7:17 am

Mom

good morning Dan. Happy birthday Mrs2bit

7:18 am

kje

gm dan

7:18 am

kje

happy 40 to the mrs!

7:19 am

dan2bit

she's off to the spa with sister and 2 gf's in a couple hours :-)

7:19 am

kje

sweet

7:20 am

Mom

sounds like a fun day

7:21 am

dan2bit

hope so

7:23 am

uusue2

morning, kje, mom, and dan!

7:23 am

kje

dinner after all that?

7:23 am

uusue2

and happy birthday to Mrs. 2bit - hope she has a great day!

7:24 am

uusue2

ack. computer has decided it doesn't have enough memory. will reboot while I shower and get breakfast. bbl.

7:24 am

Mom

bye uusue

7:26 am

dan2bit

yes happy hour and dinner to cap off the day :-)

7:27 am

kje

sounds perfect dan2... well done!

7:27 am

Mom

sounds like a delightful day

7:28 am

dan2bit

hope so - baby2bit has us off to a slightly rocky start this morning, but hopefully mom can sleep a little bit longer

7:28 am

kje

baby's aren't so good about keeping up with your plans - LOL

7:29 am

Mom

babies will so that :-)

7:29 am

dan2bit

ain

7:29 am

dan2bit

ain't that the truth

7:30 am

Mom

just looked at your icon, Dan, baby2bits is darling

7:31 am

Riverdance

Good Morning everyone

7:31 am

Mom

((River)) good morning

7:31 am

Riverdance

havent seen you around much Dan - baby2bit is adorable and happy birthday to Mrs2bit

7:31 am

kje

gm

7:31 am

dan2bit

yeah she's at a really cute stage right now - babbling in her own language, almost walking. Hi River - yes been busy

7:34 am

Wolvie

sh 6/24 clue?

7:34 am

Mom

Hi Wolvie, don't have it but I will help you look

7:34 am

Wolvie

ty. :-)

7:36 am

BzznBea

sh6 - female gyn test

7:36 am

Mom

Good morning bzzz

7:36 am

Mom

will work on that clue

7:37 am

BzznBea

Good morning all.

7:37 am

Wolvie

hi bzz - i am sorry to say i am not getting that clue! lol

7:37 am

Mom

me either :-)

7:37 am

Wolvie

oh

7:37 am

Wolvie

lol

7:37 am

Wolvie

just got it

7:38 am

BzznBea

A Pap test with an H thrown in...

7:38 am

Mom

got it, thanks bzzz

7:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

sh6- cream cheese on a bagel. yours was a funny clue!

7:38 am

carleekat

hi all

7:38 am

Wolvie

ty!!

7:39 am

carleekat

waiting for my class

7:39 am

BzznBea

Is this your first class, carlee?

7:39 am

Mom

((Carlee)) hello. How are you doing?

7:39 am

carleekat

am good now that i can finally log onto the net at school

7:39 am

carleekat

7:39 am

Wolvie

hi all

7:40 am

Mom

love the pictures of your car

7:40 am

carleekat

thanks moom...its a good wee beast lovely to drive on the highway

7:41 am

carleekat

hi wolvie

7:43 am

Mom

trying for nbt before I have to leave, does anyone have a clue for the i in the bottom row. please

7:43 am

mrpresident

evening all

7:43 am

carleekat

hi mrp...{{hugs}}

7:43 am

mrpresident

in tears and need support please!! please

7:43 am

kje

it5/12 mom

7:43 am

Boobear

Good morning all

7:43 am

Riverdance

it5/12

7:43 am

Wolvie

hi MrP

7:43 am

carleekat

{{{HUGS}}} ( but i only ave 15 mins until class )

7:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

what?

7:44 am

kje

it + female pronoun

7:44 am

periwinkle

hi all

7:44 am

Riverdance

((MRP)) whats wrong

7:44 am

carleekat

have*

7:44 am

periwinkle

what is wrong, mrp?

7:44 am

Mom

(((MrP)))

7:45 am

mrpresident

my dad just called... he is going for by-pass surgery on Wednesday... has been having tests without telling me... so decided to call me tonight to tell me how bad his health was, but that is just the tip of the iceberg

7:45 am

carleekat

oh know MRP...{{hugs}}

7:45 am

Mom

thanks, kje

7:45 am

carleekat

no!!! i mean...

7:45 am

mrpresident

my brother pulled over on the side of the road this morning in peak hour traffic (feeling strange) and had a seizure

7:45 am

Wolvie

{{MrP}} my Mom went thru that last year. Very scary times

7:45 am

carleekat

( dad's like to look strong in their daughter's eyes)

7:46 am

Boobear

We will pray for him,mrp

7:46 am

periwinkle

(((((MRP))))) and (((((mrp's dad)))))

7:46 am

carleekat

oh shit....

7:46 am

Mom

oh MrP ((hugs))

7:46 am

periwinkle

(((((mrp's brother)))))

7:46 am

mrpresident

the other commuters got out and pulled him out of the car and called the police and ambulance... he has been having seizures for about 9 months now

7:46 am

Riverdance

My Mom as well had by-pass surgery a few years ago - its is scary...with advances these days I am sure he will be fine - we will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers

7:46 am

carleekat

they never took his license away b/c of seizures

7:47 am

carleekat

( here they do)

7:47 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi Everyone, wow double barrel shotgun tonight

7:47 am

mrpresident

the police tested him for drugs and came back positive for cannabis... he is now screwed! license taken away for 12 months and faces court

7:47 am

Mom

Hi Lickety

7:48 am

Boobear

My dad had by pass surgery and his lasted 12 years

7:48 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi Mom, I can say that cause he we say Mum
'

7:48 am

Riverdance

when it rains it pours....

7:48 am

Wolvie

whoa - and wowsa - so much at once

7:48 am

carleekat

( MRP...I have to go to class hun...but class is 1 1/2 hour...i will get back online in 2 hours...will be on fb if you need to talk ok??? )

7:48 am

Mom

Hi Boo

7:48 am

mrpresident

he has had an accident only 9 months before and the 'usual' reaction from our traffic and roads authority is to take him off the road for 3 months... that is the law

7:48 am

periwinkle

Love your icon Mom. where did you find it. would love to send it to a friend.

7:48 am

periwinkle

hi lickety

7:48 am

Boobear

Hi Mom

7:48 am

Mom

bye bye ((Carlee))

7:48 am

Mom

Hi Peri

7:49 am

Boobear

Aerate

7:49 am

carleekat

{{hugs}} to the room...and hi lickety!!

7:49 am

Riverdance

hello Boo and Lickety

7:49 am

Boobear

Oops wrong box

7:49 am

mrpresident

but he got tested for drugs and is now screwed... he PROMISED us all that he wasn't doing drugs... he PROMISED US!! and he continued... and I mean 6 times a day habit

7:49 am

carleekat

( got that one but thanks boo)

7:49 am

Riverdance

already had that one Boo

7:49 am

Boobear

Hi Lickety and 4

7:49 am

licketySplitAUS

Love you all! Thinking about my father in law tonight - health issues pulls him 600kms from his home for possibily forever

7:49 am

Wolvie

I have to go visit my sick doggie in hospital - i will keep positive thoughts and prayers headed your way MrP.

7:49 am

carleekat

byebye all

7:49 am

Riverdance

lickety and mrp - you are lucky to have each other

7:49 am

Riverdance

bye carlee - have a good day at school

7:50 am

mrpresident

so he tells my dad today, and my dad is going for by-pass on wednesday and needs this like a friggin bullet to the brain

7:50 am

Mom

bye bye Wolvie, hope your doggie is home soon

7:50 am

Boobear

Hi River

7:50 am

Mom

I agree, River. ((MrP and Lickety))

7:50 am

mrpresident

and lickety's dad is dying from cancer... it is just so so bad!! can't stop crying!!

7:50 am

Mom

I must be off, my mom and I are going shopping.

7:51 am

mrpresident

i am angry! so so angry!! my god I am angry!

7:51 am

Mom

Hugs, thoughts and prayers all around

7:52 am

mrpresident

my brother has lied and lied about his drug habit and now he is damaged. damn it!! I don't know what to do!!
And Dad is stressed and having his by-pass in less than a week... I am beyond reckoning here :((

7:52 am

licketySplitAUS

mrpresident has her own issues to deal with - she can't walk without a cane or medication and she can't drive, and she has to have another operation before the years end. On top of all that we have to move house and also we don't have the funds to easily do so

7:52 am

mrpresident

i can only ask "Why?"

7:55 am

mrpresident

my brother works in an environment that 'smokes' morning, noon and afternoon... he started having seizures at the beginning of the year... promised he would stop smoking and he continued to do it...
he is doing himself so much harm with a young wife and baby to raise.
and now Dad?? holy shit! He didn't tell me cause he didn't 'want me to worry about him'... I feel so so bad for what is happening to Dad... and just angry and disappointed at my brother.

7:56 am

licketySplitAUS

mrpresident and I also have a friend of my daughters mother who has 3 weeks to live because all cancer treatment on a brain tumor did not work, the poor woman in her 30s has lost her facilities and is at home in a flithly house on a hospital bed at home. To top it all off, her daughter is telling people she's going to perform sex act in a public bathroom with someone she hasn't met and she is only 13

7:56 am

mrpresident

lickety, why ?? I don't get it?? it is hurting me so deep inside I just can't collect my thoughts

7:57 am

licketySplitAUS

Why? We care - stuff happens - we care

7:57 am

mrpresident

hunny, we have so much to deal with... i wish we could wave a wand and everyone heal :)) but that isn't going to happen :(( oh hunny... how bad today turned out!

7:58 am

Riverdance

it hard to know what to say with all you are going through....just know we are here to support you in any way we can

7:59 am

Riverdance

If i wasnt 16 hours away as the bird flies, I would be there to help

7:59 am

licketySplitAUS

venting - I can feel the fresh air through my residing hair

7:59 am

mrpresident

i just wanna crawl up into a ball and disappear... my Dad is everything to me. God help him and I just want him ok!! And Dad (lickety's dad) is dying from cancer... what the hell is going on?

8:00 am

mrpresident

venting helps, it really does, i just want everyone ok

8:00 am

Riverdance

vent all you need to

8:01 am

Riverdance

I need to get my breakfast....will be back in a bit

8:15 am

inge

w

8:16 am

licketySplitAUS

w indeed

8:21 am

uusue2

{{{{{{{mrp}}}}}}} and {{{{{{{lickety}}}}}}}

8:21 am

uusue2

you guys have soooo much on your plates already!!! how awful!!!

8:21 am

uusue2

like river said, if I could be there, I would

8:24 am

licketySplitAUS

thank you all

8:26 am

uusue2

sorry to hear about mrp's brother too - I hope this will be the wakeup call he needed, sorry it had to happen this way

8:38 am

flosey

good morning everyone

8:39 am

Boobear

Hi Flosey

8:39 am

Boobear

Does anyone know where there is a list

8:40 am

flosey

and hugs mrp and lickety, so sorry about all that is going on in your lives - it's just so enormous! Take care and know that thoughts and prayers are with you

8:40 am

flosey

lickety's list is posted Boo

8:41 am

Boobear

Ty

8:41 am

uusue2

mirning, boo and flosey!

8:42 am

Boobear

Hi Sue

8:42 am

flosey

hi there sue

8:42 am

uusue2

and unfortunately I have to run - class in 50 minutes and it's a 20 minute walk (and I am teaching it, can't be late :-)

8:42 am

uusue2

see you all later!

8:42 am

flosey

have a good day sue

8:42 am

Boobear

Bye Sue

8:43 am

uusue2

"morning" was what I meant. Coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

8:43 am

uusue2

*vanishes in a puff of smoke*

8:44 am

Boobear

Boo passes around coffee and donuts..

8:45 am

Boobear

Eggs Benedict is on the way later

8:46 am

flosey

tyty Boo, sounds lovely

8:46 am

rubyfoo

hello again

8:46 am

flosey

hello ruby

8:46 am

rubyfoo

hello flosey

8:47 am

Boobear

Yw please enjoy..hi ruby

8:47 am

flosey

quite chilly here this morning

8:47 am

Boobear

Here to..rainy and cool

8:49 am

rubyfoo

hi boo

8:49 am

rubyfoo

eggs benedict sounds divine!

8:50 am

rubyfoo

not even half of this tough grid or nbt or 8's! hmm, it didn't look that hard when I started....

8:52 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

8:52 am

flosey

I just started ruby

8:52 am

Boobear

Hi Crossy

8:52 am

flosey

good morning crossy

8:52 am

rubyfoo

{{crossy}} it feels like months since I've seen you! and I only have 5 minutes

8:53 am

rubyfoo

just got to half, flosey, but it's very tough

8:53 am

crosshair

(((RUBY)))

8:53 am

flosey

what's happening there ruby? that you only have 5 minutes?

8:53 am

Boobear

It is a little tricky

8:54 am

rubyfoo

have to go and cook and make husband his martini! no problems, though

8:54 am

crosshair

lots of rain today and 48f-9c..fall is here:/

8:54 am

rubyfoo

and it's gorgeous here -- about 80F, sunny, and there's still fruit in the garden and roses everywhere!

8:54 am

flosey

ah, happy to hear that

8:54 am

rubyfoo

I feel very fortunate

8:55 am

crosshair

mmmm..martinis

8:55 am

Boobear

Summer lives on in some places

8:55 am

doseffing

... oh crossy ... don't tell me I've got rain this afternoon ... it's still sunny though cool down here ..

8:55 am

rubyfoo

our weather has been embarrassingly good compared to every other place

8:55 am

Boobear

Crossy help yourself to some eggs benedict

8:55 am

rubyfoo

hello dose

8:55 am

flosey

our Fall Fair is this weekend and weather is not very promising! some rain is anticipated

8:56 am

flosey

good morning dose

8:56 am

Boobear

Hi dose

8:56 am

doseffing

... morning all ... except ruby ... afternoon ruby

8:56 am

rubyfoo

hahah doe

8:56 am

rubyfoo

se*

8:56 am

crosshair

i am sorry dose,but it has been pouring buckets here for hours

8:57 am

rubyfoo

send some to Texas please

8:57 am

rubyfoo

the continent needs to tilt West!

8:57 am

doseffing

... well I guess I'll just have to miss the yard work this afternoon then ...

8:57 am

flosey

oh yuk crossy, not nice at all

8:57 am

rubyfoo

see you later everybody

8:57 am

crosshair

ty for the eggs boo,but this mornings brekkie was 2 boiled eggs,a plain toasted bagel,half an orange,half a banana,and a few bits of cheee

8:58 am

flosey

life is tough eh dose!

8:58 am

doseffing

... when they don't call you for a day at school it sure is ...

8:59 am

flosey

ah, so you are subbing?

8:59 am

doseffing

... that's what I do to pay for the kid's tuition ...

8:59 am

flosey

ah, you are a good man dose

9:00 am

doseffing

... had a good example to follow ...

9:00 am

flosey

you were lucky

9:08 am

flosey

time for coffee, brb

9:11 am

kje

ar6?

9:13 am

flosey

good morning kj, sorry don't have it

9:13 am

kje

ok

9:15 am

scribekd

ar6= a+re4/4

9:16 am

scribekd

sorry-ar+ar4/4

9:16 am

Boobear

Hi Scribe

9:16 am

scribekd

wrong again! need more coffee-ar+re4/4

9:16 am

doseffing

... re4/4 works too

9:16 am

scribekd

Hi, Boo

9:17 am

scribekd

I'll quit trying to help_it's confusing us all!

9:17 am

flosey

thanks scribe, and good morning

9:17 am

scribekd

thanks, flosey, for your patience

9:17 am

joshuavorbis

i'm sorry, but your account with the bacchanal butt clinic is in ar6s

9:17 am

scribekd

AHA! a much better clue!

9:18 am

kje

ty josh

9:23 am

Uneaixoise

great clue, josh LOL

9:26 am

joshuavorbis

good morning

9:28 am

rururocks

don't you think the administrators at the butt clinic are a bit anal josh?

9:29 am

joshuavorbis

losing their chief assecutive officer really rectum, ruru

9:30 am

rururocks

ooooh

9:30 am

rururocks

Issues with the tissues I heard

9:30 am

crosshair

you all seem to be having a posterior view of the entire thing

9:30 am

flosey

good morning ru - aha, and another punner!

9:31 am

hurshy

this conversation is definitely going down the toilet...

9:31 am

lbdawger

sphincter this...

9:31 am

rururocks

well..we werer trying to bowel you over

9:31 am

mrpresident

evening all

9:31 am

crosshair

cheeky

9:31 am

rururocks

were

9:31 am

crosshair

(((MRP)))

9:31 am

lbdawger

you win with a royal flush

9:31 am

rururocks

hi prezzie

9:32 am

hurshy

but from a proctical point of view, wouldn't it be better to stick to cluing?

9:32 am

mrpresident

(((crossy))) !!

9:32 am

lbdawger

(((MRP)))

9:32 am

mrpresident

hi ruuster (*hugs*)

9:32 am

rururocks

LOL hursh

9:32 am

mrpresident

(((dawg!))) how you going babe?

9:33 am

lbdawger

doing okay here, mrp, and you?

9:37 am

mrpresident

kids are just about to go beddiebye... need to do my nightynites... bbs!

9:37 am

lbdawger

love to the kids

9:37 am

rururocks

I'd want to be tucked in too

9:38 am

lbdawger

near

9:38 am

lbdawger

eat

9:38 am

lbdawger

neater

9:38 am

lbdawger

near

9:38 am

lbdawger

neart

9:38 am

lbdawger

damn...sorry

9:38 am

rururocks

thanks dawgie

9:38 am

rururocks

damn..had all of those

9:38 am

rururocks

*waves to LBD in the PB*

9:39 am

lbdawger

Hope there's some strong coffee in there.

9:39 am

doseffing

... yes ... people who type the grid words into the chat log must be careful to not type words which I already have ... they are only allowed to type words which I don't have

9:40 am

rururocks

I agree dose

9:40 am

rururocks

dawgie get back out he4 and type words we don't have

9:40 am

doseffing

... agreed

9:41 am

lbdawger

*hiding, shame faced*

9:41 am

rururocks

lol.. go back again..

9:41 am

doseffing

... had that one too ... try harder

9:41 am

rururocks

lOLOLOL

9:42 am

rururocks

is une still here

9:42 am

rururocks

?

9:42 am

rururocks

*joins dawgie in the PB..want some breakfast?*

9:42 am

lbdawger

yes, brekkies would be good!

9:42 am

crosshair

lol,i see the pb is well populated today,who wants brekkies?

9:45 am

crosshair

crossy whips up some 3 egg cheese omlettes,crunchy english muffies and for the carnivores some farmer breakfast sausages

9:48 am

Boobear

Hi ruru and lbd

9:49 am

Boobear

There is coffee and eggs benebict in the pb

9:51 am

chj

Is there room for 'shrooms in that hamlette

9:51 am

wvteach

good morning all - making me hungry - guess i should go make some breakfast

9:51 am

Boobear

Yes by all means

9:52 am

Boobear

There is free breakfast in the pb

9:56 am

rururocks

hi boo

9:56 am

lbdawger

hi boo

9:58 am

chj

tret

9:59 am

rururocks

we have company in the pb.. hi chj

9:59 am

lbdawger

hi chj, yeah, i think there's a goblin in the works, keeps moving cursers to the wrong box

9:59 am

lbdawger

or cursors

10:00 am

wvteach

need help with the O or the I in the bottom row, please

10:00 am

rururocks

what f**#$%ing box ?

10:00 am

rururocks

os 4

10:00 am

lbdawger

ot5 or os4

10:00 am

lbdawger

it5

10:01 am

doseffing

... and ot5 ...

10:01 am

doseffing

... and replace the o with an i

10:01 am

doseffing

... and you can get a z out of it too

10:02 am

roncook

hi any chance of a clue for the sh6/24 please

10:03 am

crosshair

sigh,nothing more annoying that deleting and blocking tons of phishing e-mails;(

10:03 am

rururocks

sh 6 a spread on a bagel

10:03 am

rururocks

yiddish

10:04 am

wvteach

thnx all

10:04 am

roncook

lox is all that springs to mind

10:04 am

rururocks

sh6 it on

10:05 am

MollyL

Woman's pap exam with an extra consonant.

10:05 am

lbdawger

ty, ru and ron

10:05 am

rururocks

sh + ** not you + I am you **e

10:05 am

crosshair

mmm seems i have won over 50 lotteries so far from nigeria,africa and the uk

10:06 am

rururocks

I think I won't eat bagels anymore thanks molly

10:06 am

rubyfoo

back for a few

10:06 am

wvteach

congrats crossy - where will you retire to with your millions

10:06 am

wvteach

hi ruby

10:07 am

roncook

ta very much we would never have got that, ps whats a bagel !

10:07 am

rururocks

oh boy.

10:07 am

roncook

sorry we are british and wrinkllys to boot

10:08 am

rururocks

it's a bread like thing cooked in water that you toast and put lox or cream cheese on.. they are big in the us.. google it

10:08 am

roncook

only joking lmho.

10:08 am

rubyfoo

I can't believe th** is an acceptable word! so many foods are not

10:08 am

rururocks

jewish crumpets if you will...

10:09 am

rubyfoo

not exactly, ruru.....

10:09 am

witchy

personally ron I think they are like stale rolls with a hole in the middle!

10:09 am

rubyfoo

we can't get either bagels or pita here and in Miami you could get both, freshly made, every day!

10:10 am

rubyfoo

what's a wrinkly?

10:10 am

rubyfoo

witchy, fresh ones are delish

10:10 am

rubyfoo

and soft, not stale at all

10:10 am

roncook

anyone over a certain age.

10:11 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, I think I qualify.... :(

10:11 am

doseffing

... yes ... but you must be able to walk by the bakery every morning to find the good ones

10:11 am

witchy

had fresh ones ruby must be the cooking process and my tastebuds!!

10:11 am

rubyfoo

exactly, dose

10:11 am

stevedallas

Good morning; How many words today please and thanks in advance

10:12 am

doseffing

... 258

10:12 am

wvteach

258

10:12 am

rubyfoo

hmmm, I guess you need cream cheese, smoked salmon, onions and capers; then, you'd have a treat, witchy!

10:12 am

roncook

they always seem stale to me,prefer my home made crumpets.

10:12 am

chj

Don't forget the bialy -as in Max Bialystock - a sort of oniony bagel

10:12 am

rubyfoo

I've never had a crumpet, don't think you could get those here, either\

10:12 am

Aloyisius

hi Babblers

10:13 am

rubyfoo

oh yes, I forgot about bialys!

10:13 am

doseffing

... or the Montreal Deli ... or any of twenty places which you can name in Brooklyn

10:13 am

rubyfoo

hi aloy

10:13 am

rubyfoo

what is a crumpet, actually?

10:13 am

roncook

crumpeets are easy to make.but you need a crumpet ring or a small empty can with no ends

10:14 am

rubyfoo

are they sweet?

10:15 am

doseffing

... never found them to be sweet themselfves ... but their great with jam (thus sweet) ... and perfectly messy for kids delight

10:15 am

MollyL

Crumpets are a cross between a griddle cake and an English muffin. I don't care for them.

10:15 am

rubyfoo

if somebody puts some in the pb, I'll provide the home-made jam

10:16 am

rubyfoo

hello molly

10:16 am

doseffing

... consider it done ...

10:16 am

witchy

sorry phone, I'll take my smoked salmon with scrambled eggs thanks ruby

10:16 am

flosey

crumpets are great dripping with honey

10:16 am

rubyfoo

now if somebody would just (mistakenly, of course) type an 8 in the chog.....

10:16 am

rubyfoo

you win, witchy

10:17 am

roncook

crupets are a mix of strong bread flour milk and yeast and a pinch of salt in a thick batter

10:17 am

rubyfoo

how do they differ from what Americans call "English muffins"?

10:17 am

witchy

well if I was an alien looking down I'd see an 8 ruby

10:17 am

doseffing

... start with the he4 meaning to use your ears ... and then start building ... 5,7,8,6

10:17 am

roncook

that should read crumpets finger trouble here.

10:17 am

rubyfoo

everything is great dripping with honey or, better, honey-butter

10:18 am

MollyL

They are drier for one thing Ruby, more like American style southern biscuits.

10:18 am

crosshair

crossy does not like crumpets

10:18 am

doseffing

... why? ... cause you can't put bacon on them? ...

10:19 am

roncook

english muffins are only found in the US,a muffin here is called a scone served with jam(jelly) and clotted cream

10:19 am

rubyfoo

omg, ron, my mouth is watering....

10:19 am

chj

When I lived in NYC, I used to go to H & H Bagels on 2nd Ave between 80 and 81st Streets to do the NYT X-word and have a fresh, hot poppy bagel straight out of the oven with scallion cream cheese and a slice of tomato--yum

10:20 am

crosshair

dose,i can put bacon on anything

10:20 am

rubyfoo

ty, witchy, that took me 'til now!

10:20 am

doseffing

... sorry ... should have known ...

10:20 am

roncook

we ahve a common language with different meanings,ie sidewalk /pavement etc

10:21 am

witchy

scallion- spring onion !

10:21 am

roncook

i`m going my keyboard has gone disletsik.

10:21 am

crosshair

vive la differance!

10:21 am

roncook

ttfn.

10:21 am

doseffing

... waistcoat/vest ... vest/undershirt ... lift/elevator

10:21 am

rubyfoo

chj, love your profile, that's one of my favorite paintings!

10:21 am

MollyL

chj...that bagel sounds delicious

10:22 am

roncook

hood bonnet

10:22 am

roncook

trunk/boot

10:22 am

crosshair

shorts vs underwear pantsvs shorts trouser vs pants or slacks the nuances are great

10:23 am

lbdawger

sweater/jumper

10:23 am

rubyfoo

must go and feed the troops...see you later (and chj, I used to go sailing in the Bahamas a lot!)

10:23 am

roncook

keep them coming my vocablary is expanding,not like my spelling

10:23 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

10:23 am

wvteach

nappies / diapers

10:24 am

crosshair

my brother was in uk in 1991 for our mothers funeral and he said to my uncle"it is such a nice warm day,i am going to put my shorts on and go lay out in the garden for a bit" my uncle of course thought he was a nutter and going to lay out amongst the cabbages in his underwear lol

10:25 am

witchy

as the saying goes "2 nations separated by a common language"

10:25 am

chj

Never sailed in the Bahamas -- mostly LI Sound

10:25 am

crosshair

and the us has the neverve to remove all the u,s witchy lol

10:25 am

crosshair

nerve

10:32 am

doseffing

... two thirds ... heavy sigh of relief ... return for the list later ... ... exits stage left ...

10:32 am

Aloyisius

hagd, doseffing

10:34 am

crosshair

ugh,we lost a degree 8c or 46 american

10:37 am

rubyfoo

where is Booty Bay? We had a sailboat in Miami and went all over but I sailed in LI Sound with Womanship, years ago

10:38 am

rubyfoo

yay, I finally got 2 8's (thanks dose's back)

10:39 am

crosshair

lol only booty bay i can find is in a world of warcraft online game:/

10:39 am

Aloyisius

wtg, ruby

10:39 am

rubyfoo

you're a kid at he***, crossy

10:39 am

Aloyisius

Omar sh6 is in the grid!

10:40 am

crosshair

ty aloy

10:40 am

rubyfoo

136 words and back after dinner

10:40 am

Aloyisius

Dr. Zhivago

10:40 am

rubyfoo

too funny, aloy!

10:40 am

rubyfoo

ty

10:40 am

Aloyisius

bye, ruby

10:43 am

lbdawger

bye, ruby. hi aloy

10:44 am

Aloyisius

hi lbd, humming "on the st6 where you live"

10:45 am

Aloyisius

humming, bc I can't remember the words, lol

10:45 am

lbdawger

argh, thanks for the earworm, aloy

10:46 am

MollyL

People stop and stare â™ª they don't bother me â™ª For there's nowhere else on Earth â™ª that I would rather be â™ª

10:46 am

Aloyisius

yw lbd, maybe you can give me one back if some grid word suggests it

10:49 am

lbdawger

are you sleeping, are you sleeping, brother john, brother jon

10:49 am

Aloyisius

lol, g1

10:49 am

Aloyisius

te7.28 is hiding from me..

10:50 am

BzznBea

Thanks for that clue, lb.

10:50 am

Aloyisius

found it

10:51 am

Aloyisius

a twisty one

10:51 am

flosey

thanks Aloy, also just got it

10:51 am

Aloyisius

lots of sad faces, but hers was te7 than the others

10:51 am

Aloyisius

hi flosey (-:

10:52 am

Aloyisius

sprite's dog is in the grid again

10:52 am

mixi6

molly PB for you.

10:52 am

MollyL

I never did understand how fr5 Jacques became Brother John

10:53 am

mixi6

fr5 is french for brother molly

10:53 am

crosshair

ty mixi

10:53 am

MollyL

Yes Mixi, but no worries. I have a bar glass with my name on it in there. I know fr5 is French for brother, but Jacques is not John.

10:53 am

westford

hello everyone taking a house cleaning break

10:54 am

flosey

and john, for some strange reason is often called jack

10:54 am

BzznBea

I'm so glad I got all my house clean yesterday.

10:54 am

crosshair

howdy westford

10:54 am

mixi6

my daddy was called Jack, but named John.

10:54 am

westford

hi flosey that's a common nickname

10:55 am

westford

hi crossy feeling better?

10:55 am

mixi6

BzznBea come visit and clean mine, pleeeeaaaase.

10:55 am

flosey

yes, but can't figure why

10:55 am

crosshair

lol,i feel fine westford:)

10:55 am

flosey

we had a dutch family living up the street, they had 2 sons, John and Jack

10:55 am

westford

you were up early the other morning with reflux

10:56 am

crosshair

ahh yes westford,it is the lenalty i pay for my idiocy with food choices along with my apnea

10:56 am

crosshair

penalty

10:56 am

westford

I'm still at the Maine cabin getting everything all packed up

10:57 am

westford

I hear ya crossy sometimes we just can't help it

10:57 am

mixi6

my sister retired to Maine.

10:57 am

mixi6

lovely place, but I don't want the winters.

10:57 am

westford

we love it he** mixi

10:58 am

westford

yes, that's why it's a summer home

10:58 am

crosshair

lol we are at 7c atm,a few more degrees and we are goona get frost!

10:58 am

mixi6

where in Maine?

10:58 am

westford

Ogunquit right at the bottom

10:59 am

westford

ooh crossy that's too chilly

10:59 am

lbdawger

clue for the first st5?

10:59 am

mixi6

should be around 90F today. about the last day of summer.

10:59 am

westford

I saw on the weather report that it was 72F in Dallas they must be so happy

11:00 am

Aloyisius

s + **** your hat in the ring, lbd

11:00 am

wvteach

st 5 - s + to 4/4

11:01 am

SeaSpray

am on 95 South headed to Myrtle Beach for my last dose of summer

11:01 am

westford

looks like I'm heading for the pb

11:01 am

lbdawger

nm, found it

11:01 am

lbdawger

ty, aloy and wv

11:01 am

westford

nice sea too cold here now for the beach

11:02 am

westford

I've always wanted to go to Myrtle Beach

11:02 am

SeaSpray

Yes I know, weather at home is dropping this week to 40"s at night and 70's during the day...only problem is when I go home I will freeze

11:03 am

Aloyisius

yw, just found te8, must be a dirt garden in a fish tank

11:03 am

westford

are they expecting any trouble from Maria?

11:03 am

Aloyisius

.. the plural

11:03 am

SeaSpray

Leasurely trip to relax in the sun and dine out and have fun

11:03 am

westford

hi aloy thanks for the te8

11:04 am

SeaSpray

Last I heard Maria is heading out to sea..thank goodness...been there done that and don't want to do it again

11:04 am

Aloyisius

hi westford, glad you found that twisty one

11:04 am

Deeha

Can anyone help - do you have Christmas Crackers in US?? I am coming over for Thanksgiving and thought- if you didnt I'd bring a box or two as a novelty??

11:04 am

Aloyisius

oops, pb for me

11:04 am

westford

good-bye Maria

11:05 am

Aloyisius

umm, what are they, Deeha?

11:05 am

SeaSpray

what are Christmas crackers?

11:05 am

westford

we do have them but I'm sure they will be welcome

11:05 am

Kateq

You can find them in New York City, In Philly and in DC

11:06 am

SeaSpray

are they anything like fruit cake?

11:06 am

Deeha

Thanks. If you do it probably isnt worth the hassle- getting 'explosives' throught Customs!!

11:06 am

Aloyisius

.. and what part of the States are you coming to?

11:06 am

westford

my cousin had them for a Christmas dinner once

11:06 am

westford

in Rhode Island..I think she sent away for them

11:06 am

SeaSpray

hmmm, have a child under 12 bring them

11:07 am

wvteach

we have had them at the holidays so you must be able to get them here in the states

11:07 am

flosey

SeaSpray, google them, not edible

11:07 am

westford

good idea Sea..

11:07 am

SeaSpray

puts foot on brake as tractor trailer cuts us off

11:07 am

Deeha

I am going to Lyons- Near Denver to see my brother who emigrated 50 years ago and decided God had created Colorado then run out of inspiration for the rest of the world!!

11:07 am

SeaSpray

oh, they are not edible?

11:08 am

SeaSpray

ahhh, my friends 2 sons live in Denver

11:08 am

westford

it is a beautiful state dee

11:08 am

flosey

no, but if you google them, it's easier than trying to explain, ok?

11:08 am

Aloyisius

ah.. lovely mountain scenery

11:08 am

SeaSpray

ok

11:08 am

wvteach

available on Amazon

11:09 am

Deeha

No they are made of crepe paper and you pull them - with a littloe bang- and there is a (tatty plastic) 'gift' inside, a paper hat and a 'joke'!!

11:10 am

helensgirlkid

We can get them easily at Christmas, and they must be made for a full North American market, as the jokes and mottoes are always in English, French and Spanish (BabbleFish gets a real workout at Christmas!)

11:10 am

uusue2

hi again, all! out of class finally...

11:10 am

Aloyisius

hi sue and helens

11:10 am

flosey

hi again sue

11:11 am

wvteach

hi sue

11:13 am

SeaSpray

ok, now I know what christmas crackers are...sounds like it would be fun to start a tradition with them

11:13 am

Aloyisius

fw.. and off I go to get some ear drops (Babble takes precedence over infected ear).. ttfn, Happy Babbling!

11:14 am

westford

hi sue

11:14 am

westford

bye aloy hope you feel better..

11:14 am

uusue2

yay, aloy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:14 am

uusue2

and feel better....

11:15 am

uusue2

btw, west, I like your icon :-)

11:15 am

flosey

off to read the news (and perhaps doze off)

11:15 am

uusue2

bye, flosey!

11:16 am

westford

thanks sue it's the universe lol

11:16 am

lbdawger

whooo hoooo aloy!! me too

11:16 am

lbdawger

hi UU

11:16 am

westford

I googled 'nothing' and it's one of the pics th** showed up

11:17 am

westford

I was off getting nutcrackers to bring home

11:18 am

uusue2

cute, west! of course, there is a lot more than "nothing" in that picture - stars, galaxies, and so forth

11:19 am

uusue2

hi, lbd!

11:19 am

westford

this is a funny story..tomorrow for lunch we are entertaining a guy I dated briefly in high school..he and his wife are in town for his 50th reunion and he got in touch with me after all these years

11:20 am

westford

since I'm in Maine I told him I'd bring back some lobsters

11:21 am

westford

I got the dates mixed up..thought they would be he** next weekend

11:21 am

pcal2

hi, all! can someone clue the 2nd re6/18 please

11:23 am

westford

hi pcal sorry don't have it yet

11:23 am

car.eeyore

the only 1 I have is to rip again

11:23 am

pcal2

i've looked for it so long, i'm beginning to think it doesn't exist!

11:24 am

westford

thanks for that one car.e and hi

11:24 am

car.eeyore

Hi! I shouldn't be he** but I can't help myself!

11:24 am

westford

could it be more back

11:24 am

uusue2

hi, car! long time no see!

11:25 am

westford

I'm taking a break

11:25 am

car.eeyore

Hi uusue! Was filling in at the restaurant last week, so I have been busy!

11:25 am

uusue2

busy is good (up to a point!) :-)

11:25 am

car.eeyore

I need help with the E in the 4th column and the i in that column as well please.

11:26 am

wvteach

re 6/18 - to work for money again

11:26 am

pcal2

i have that one west, it comes after that and before rip again

11:26 am

car.eeyore

TY wv!

11:27 am

westford

ty from me as well and hi wv

11:27 am

pcal2

wow, so easy when it's pointed out! thanks wv

11:27 am

wvteach

pl for the 7

11:28 am

westford

I have the sea bird for one of the e's car.e

11:28 am

westford

vowel at the end

11:28 am

car.eeyore

Bless you Westford!

11:29 am

westford

lol found it when you asked..didn't have it either

11:30 am

westford

the i is it5/12 sounds archaic

11:31 am

amelu0218

add the high tile to that for another word, west

11:32 am

westford

ooh thanks amelu needed that other z word

11:32 am

wvteach

change the i to an o for another word

11:32 am

amelu0218

yw!

11:32 am

car.eeyore

TY! Finally NBT! OK. Back to work now. Ugh. I would much rather stay here in Babble Land!

11:33 am

westford

we'll write you a note

11:33 am

car.eeyore

Tee hee!

11:33 am

jesdraggon

hi all

11:33 am

crosshair

and now it is time for the ever popular crossy,s tidbit of the day!!!

11:33 am

westford

hi jes

11:34 am

crosshair

The Historical Main Building at Ellis Island is the property of Manhattan, while the surrounding parts of the island are property of New Jersey.

11:34 am

Boobear

Hi westford

11:34 am

westford

hi boo

11:34 am

uusue2

ok, I am ducking out too, lots to do before doc appt this afternoon (getting my new orthotics! Yay!) and then my son's half sister is visiting for a few hours

11:34 am

uusue2

hi, boo!

11:34 am

westford

that's interesting crossy

11:35 am

uusue2

and New Jersey always gets the short end of the stick, crossy :-)

11:35 am

crosshair

howdy dr jes;)

11:35 am

westford

bye for now sue have a nice visit

11:35 am

jesdraggon

bye, sue

11:35 am

crosshair

tc sue

11:36 am

Boobear

Clue for ar6

11:36 am

westford

Colin the gorgeous is in the grid

11:37 am

MollyL

Um West...you are going to have to fight Trif over him.

11:37 am

wvteach

ar 6 - behind in payments

11:37 am

westford

and she'll win !! lol

11:38 am

westford

never be another Mr. Darcy

11:38 am

MollyL

I wouldn't even fight. Don't understand the attraction.

11:39 am

westford

have you seen the BBC version Molly?

11:39 am

MollyL

The BBC version of what?

11:40 am

westford

Pride and Prejudice

11:41 am

MollyL

Nope, I'm not much for British shows.

11:42 am

MollyL

Although that was what, ten, fifteen years ago. I'm sure he was better looking then.

11:42 am

westford

It's 6 hours and I guarantee if you start watching it you won't stop until it's over.

11:44 am

westford

I've had so many friends and relatives who started just to keep me quiet and literally couldn't stop until it was over..comes in 6 1hr segments

11:46 am

westford

yes he was but his character was outstanding..he hardly said a word and when he did he was so clueless it was endearing

11:47 am

helensgirlkid

Mo shamen? No sharia? Ohmy.

11:48 am

westford

but Omar is helens

11:49 am

MollyL

I'll have to check it out some time

11:49 am

westford

you won't be sorry

11:50 am

hurshy

:) :)

11:51 am

westford

molly do you ever watch any of the mysteries on PBS..Inspector Lewis, Miss Marple, Hercule Pierot, Midsomer Murders? Love them

11:52 am

westford

hi hursh

11:52 am

hurshy

i love those too west

11:52 am

hurshy

i am feeling quite happy

11:52 am

hurshy

my sister (mother of the two adorables in my icon) just got a cat! it is always nice when an animal gets a home.

11:53 am

westford

I noticed. Any special reason?

11:53 am

amelu0218

I 3rd that... love BBC mysteries!

11:53 am

bichon

I've seen inspector Lewis west

11:53 am

westford

Oh th** is nice.

11:53 am

bichon

We get BBC America

11:54 am

hurshy

foyle's war is another good series they did

11:54 am

westford

I like Sgt Hathaway

11:54 am

hurshy

i also like many of the non-mysteries - the period pieces.

11:54 am

bichon

We don't get everything, but I like Luther with Idris Elba

11:54 am

westford

that is a good one too hursh

11:55 am

crosshair

a clue for any i please

11:55 am

hurshy

oh and the new sherlock series is sooooo good

11:55 am

hurshy

ir5 angry

11:55 am

westford

I want more !! Cumberbatch is excellent

11:55 am

amelu0218

and it5/12

11:55 am

crosshair

ty hursy

11:56 am

hurshy

yeah, i think it's really the best tele-portrayal of holmes ever.

11:56 am

westford

all British actors are so talented

11:56 am

amelu0218

and more angry

11:56 am

hurshy

LOL

11:56 am

bichon

Idris Elba was a star in the American Drama series "The Wire" and Alan Cuming is in "The Good Wife"

11:57 am

westford

tell us more about the cat hursh..was it a rescue or a stray?

11:57 am

bichon

I just don't k now how they pick up the American accents

11:57 am

crosshair

ty amelu

11:57 am

amelu0218

:o)

11:57 am

westford

Hugh Laurie (House) does an excellent job with that

11:57 am

crosshair

ohh and that got me the zi 6/36

11:58 am

westford

play us a tune crossy

11:58 am

hurshy

it was a rescue, they went to the shelter yesterday to ask the people about what would be a good cat with such young kids, and spent a bunch of time playing with this one that seemed suitable, and then went back and took him today. he's a black DSH.

11:58 am

bichon

I am currently watching "The Hour" which stars a character also from "The Wire"

11:59 am

westford

what did they name him?

11:59 am

crosshair

nothing finer than a rescue kitty

11:59 am

hurshy

7-8 months old, mellow, not afraid of the kids, reasonably interested in them as long as they don't throw things at him...

11:59 am

hurshy

he was already named kix, and they decided they liked that and will just stick with it.

11:59 am

westford

sounds like a good match and a great name too

12:00 pm

westford

we have one called KC..for Kitty Cat because we just couldn't come up with a name

12:00 pm

hurshy

:)

12:00 pm

westford

he walked up our driveway at 6 weeks

12:00 pm

crosshair

our shelter names the cats after the nearest street they are found at so you see names like birch,sycamore and wellington

12:00 pm

westford

he's my fuzzy boy

12:01 pm

westford

I like that crossy

12:01 pm

hurshy

it was a big thing for my sister cause we never had a cat as kids, just one dog, and she had some bad experiences with a neighbor's cat, so it has taken her a long time to realize she might like cats.

12:01 pm

crosshair

lol,was one tortise cat there named hurontario lol

12:02 pm

westford

that's quite a mouthful crossy

12:02 pm

westford

hopefully the people who adopted him gave him a shorter name

12:03 pm

crosshair

lol west ford,our ginger kitty was renamed abercadabera hocus pocus..or abby for short

12:03 pm

westford

hursh do you think she might g

12:03 pm

westford

12:04 pm

westford

might get another?

12:04 pm

hurshy

oh, i don't know. at the moment i would doubt it but you never know, i guess.

12:04 pm

westford

that's our granddaughter's name and the full name would be good for her crossy

12:05 pm

crosshair

lol

12:08 pm

Uneaixoise

bichon, don't you love The Hour?!!

12:09 pm

Uneaixoise

love BBC AMerica -- can't wait for the next season of "Luther' to start :-)

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

ok . . . just passing thru . . . *poof*

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

waving at une's back.....

12:25 pm

Trifioso

hello friends! babbling at lunch hour, tee hee!

12:26 pm

crosshair

howdy trif!

12:27 pm

Trifioso

hello crossy my dear. how are things in the GWN?

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

I think everybody winds up with nicknames for their pets.

12:27 pm

crosshair

close to getting white again:( was 7c this morn(bout 44 american)

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

we had a temporary housekeeper for a few weeks and sahe heard me call Ruby poopy and thereafter called her poopy

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

(sounds like ruby)

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

hello trif

12:28 pm

Trifioso

we are supposed to have a low of 30F this weekend. Gack.

12:29 pm

Trifioso

LOL Ruby!

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

they showed only one season of The Wire here and it was very disappointing that they didn't continue for the rest

12:30 pm

Trifioso

I have to be the voice of dissent here, I am afraid...I used to be GLUED to BBC America, but haven't watched it at all for about a year. All that Attic crap, and Gordon Ramsay -- UGH!

12:30 pm

periwinkle

hi all, help with ea8 I know it is a compound but not seeing it

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

hi peri

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

we watch some BBC series here like MI5 but most of the time they are dubbed into French and therefore unwatchable

12:31 pm

wvteach

ea 8 - name of planet + not women

12:31 pm

periwinkle

ty wv

12:32 pm

inge

EA

12:32 pm

Trifioso

wow, thanks WV -- what a strange word? Do we need that word? Who is it delineating? Do we have a lot of NON ea8s walking amongst us that this word is necessary?

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

somebody clued it earlier as what an alien would see.....

12:33 pm

Trifioso

I guess I didn't realize aliens needed their own words...

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

like the "birthers", maybe we need to prove we're not aliens

12:34 pm

crosshair

lol,obviously you do not read a lot of science fiction books trif

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

hard to do

12:35 pm

Trifioso

I have to admit, I do have my suspicions about several people....David Bowie, Annie Lennox....clearly alien candidates

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

hahah trif

12:35 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, crossy it was a lot colder here this morning - 38F, 3C

12:35 pm

uusue2

brrr!

12:35 pm

crosshair

i thing donnie and marie osmond are aliens

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

12:36 pm

Trifioso

from the planet mormonia purplalus

12:36 pm

uusue2

hi, ruby!

12:36 pm

crosshair

all those extra teeth...

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

lol

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

like sharks, 3 rows!

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

how many words do you have, crossy?

12:37 pm

Trifioso

just donny and marie, but not the other osmonds? I feel certain you are on to something...pod people at the very least, if not straight up clones....

12:37 pm

crosshair

not may ruby tuesday,life has been butting in today:( only 66 found so far

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

life? this isn't life?

12:38 pm

Trifioso

phantom: hemastat

12:38 pm

uusue2

you are ahead of me, crossy, I have 63

12:38 pm

crosshair

this is life,but that anti life thing,bills,kids,work,laundry..blech!

12:39 pm

crosshair

phaontom "hemostat"

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

but you'll both finish and I'll just quit.....

12:39 pm

uusue2

I think it's hemostat, trif (also not in the grid)

12:39 pm

uusue2

and snap, crossy!

12:39 pm

uusue2

haven't finished in days, ruby

12:39 pm

crosshair

not likely ruby,i am off to the shop at 2 pm till 10

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

that makes me feel better

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

as long as I get half and nbs and nbt, I'm satisfied -- low expectations

12:40 pm

Trifioso

ooops. my bad. thanks crossy!

12:41 pm

uusue2

that's been my goal since the semester started, ruby

12:41 pm

uusue2

btw my fingers seem to be typing random letters today, have to do a lot of editing, so if I say something weird that's why

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

maybe you're one of those aliens, sue!

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

wow, I just found 2 th7's on my own!

12:43 pm

crosshair

yaa for ruby!

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

th*** are a lot of strange words in he**

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

you'll probably find them with random typing, sue

12:45 pm

flosey

hello again - read the paper and indeed I did go to sleep

12:46 pm

crosshair

there is nothing finer than a good read and an afternoon power nap

12:47 pm

uusue2

lol, ruby, for a minute I thought you said you found 12 th7's!!

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

<-- loves naps

12:47 pm

flosey

very relaxing, crossy

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

th**'ll be the day!

12:48 pm

westford

back again...hi flosey, ruby and sue

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

12:48 pm

uusue2

for all I know there could be 12 th7's in this grid...

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

I have 35 t's and not even close!

12:49 pm

westford

flosey I can never nap..I just can't get back up

12:49 pm

wvteach

th 7 x 3 only

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

when I was a teacher, I used to take naps in the teachers' lounge with all of them talking away. they thought I was a real party girl

12:50 pm

flosey

I can't lay down and go to sleep west, was reading the newspaper in my recliner chair - that was I doze off

12:50 pm

Trifioso

westford! Haven't seen you in ages!!! What a treat!

12:50 pm

westford

hi trif..nice to see you too !!!

12:50 pm

flosey

**that way**

12:51 pm

westford

were your ears burning? Molly was just saying I'd have to fight you for Colin F

12:52 pm

westford

lol flosey my father spent more time sleeping in his recliner than in bed

12:52 pm

Trifioso

not my ears, just my heart.....ah....that Colin!

12:53 pm

uusue2

ok, gotta run! See you all later!!!

12:53 pm

westford

I tried talking Molly into watching the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

it's on here tonight!

12:53 pm

westford

bye for now sue

12:53 pm

Trifioso

why would someone need convincing????

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

I don't much like Keira Knightley

12:54 pm

westford

she said she wasn't much into British productions

12:54 pm

carleekat

hi all

12:54 pm

Trifioso

btws, westford, was in Newport and Portsmouth over the weekend, so I made sure to wave over the bridges, lest you see my driving by and NOT waving!

12:54 pm

carleekat

how are we doing today

12:54 pm

westford

oh Ruby that pales in comparison

12:54 pm

Trifioso

hello carlee, and bye to sue!

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

hi carlee

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

does anybody else like Merchant/Ivory films?

12:54 pm

carleekat

hi trifs...ruby

12:54 pm

westford

I'm in Maine trif but thanks for the nice thought

12:55 pm

Trifioso

oh dear....well, the thought was there!

12:55 pm

westford

hi carlee we are working at getting the cottage packed up

12:55 pm

periwinkle

help with te8 pls

12:55 pm

Trifioso

LOVE THEM ruby!

12:55 pm

carleekat

i can see u are working hard too west ;o)

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

Room with a View! Howard's End!

12:56 pm

westford

lots of fish places peri

12:56 pm

westford

oh yes Ruby

12:56 pm

westford

wait no plant places..plural

12:56 pm

carleekat

i am in the library..taking a break..i finished my religous studies homework...and about to finish reading watership down..but am drinking my coffee ( bold/ starbucks...i miss my timmies )

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

<-- loves movies!!!!

12:57 pm

crosshair

watership down is an amazing book

12:57 pm

Trifioso

well, that's the bell, and so my lunch hour endeth. ciao for now, dear ones!

12:57 pm

periwinkle

go it, ty West

12:57 pm

westford

bracken and rebecca

12:57 pm

carleekat

<----doesnt watch many movies..they are toolong and i cant sit still that long unless i am reading )

12:57 pm

crosshair

must head to work.tc all and happy babbling

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

ciao, trif!

12:57 pm

westford

it's a wonder peri since I don't know my fish from my plants lol

12:57 pm

carleekat

byebye crossy

12:57 pm

carleekat

toodles trifs

12:58 pm

carleekat

( do we like today's grid?)

12:58 pm

westford

bye trif nice seeing you again

12:58 pm

periwinkle

three th words today and I found only one so far

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

12:59 pm

periwinkle

not liking it carlee, which means you will :)

12:59 pm

carleekat

not sure on that peri.....so much going on..i am finding it hard to do the grid... i have just been dropping in for the chat

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

I give up with 112 left but it was a nice grid anyway

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody

1:00 pm

inge

RE

1:01 pm

periwinkle

nite ruby

1:01 pm

carleekat

nite ruby

1:01 pm

westford

good night (((ruby)))

1:01 pm

carleekat

ok...well... i best head back to the reading..it wont get done without me participating in the reading process

1:01 pm

carleekat

toodles

1:01 pm

periwinkle

bye carlee

1:02 pm

westford

bye carlee we're so proud of you !!

1:02 pm

westford

and now back to the vacuum

1:14 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

1:22 pm

MollyL

Hi Annie

1:22 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Molly :)

2:01 pm

sprite

good eve all

2:03 pm

HarryHood

nbt!

2:03 pm

HarryHood

hi sprite

2:03 pm

sprite

grats Harry

2:03 pm

HarryHood

ty - still 147 left :)

2:03 pm

HarryHood

trying to make a big dent b4 the kids get home from school

2:04 pm

sprite

I just started... the beginning is fast

2:04 pm

HarryHood

yah - I've been going about 20 min

2:06 pm

westford

hi sprite and harry

2:06 pm

sprite

hey west :)

2:06 pm

Anniebrook

hi sprite, harry. west

2:06 pm

HarryHood

hi west, annie

2:06 pm

westford

hi annie

2:06 pm

sprite

hi Annie :)

2:07 pm

Anniebrook

sprite, I heard you had a nice anniversary, so happy

2:08 pm

sprite

yes we did :) Thank you!

2:10 pm

westford

glad to hear it sprite...do you remember what was on the screen?

2:10 pm

HarryHood

halfway!

2:10 pm

westford

wtg harry !!

2:10 pm

sprite

west, the private cinema visit is yet to come, my love must pick a date :)

2:10 pm

HarryHood

tyty :)

2:10 pm

sprite

wtg harry

2:11 pm

westford

oh sprite bet you won't remember lol

2:12 pm

sprite

lol no prob not :D

2:12 pm

westford

wish there was something like th** he**

2:12 pm

sprite

my love loved the idea and the gift, so it will be a lot of fun to go.

2:14 pm

sprite

yeah it is a great idea, isn't it!

2:14 pm

HarryHood

122! bbl!

2:14 pm

flosey

belated happy anniversary sprite, what one was it?

2:14 pm

westford

speedy harry !!

2:15 pm

sprite

hi flosey, crystal wedding anniversary (15 years). Thanks :)

2:15 pm

sprite

nice going Harry

2:15 pm

Anniebrook

hi flosey

2:15 pm

flosey

lovely, we just celebrated 50! last month

2:15 pm

flosey

hi Annie

2:15 pm

sprite

oh woooot! That is beautiful, flosey. Congratulations.

2:16 pm

westford

flosey how wonderful !!

2:16 pm

Anniebrook

Happy 50th, flosey!

2:16 pm

flosey

ty Sprite

2:16 pm

flosey

and thanks Annie

2:16 pm

flosey

and west

2:17 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

2:17 pm

sprite

hi jes!

2:17 pm

westford

hi jes

2:17 pm

flosey

hi jes

2:18 pm

westford

our calico Ruby took off and we're going back tonight

2:19 pm

westford

she's too smart..saw me gathering stuff for the car

2:19 pm

westford

hopefully she'll get hungry enough

2:20 pm

flosey

oh west, our cat is like that - while son and family were here in July, we put the cat's food outside because we knew he wouldn't come near the house

2:20 pm

flosey

we didn't even see her during that time

2:20 pm

flosey

**him

2:22 pm

westford

she has really been happy here our daughter's cat who wouldn't come out of the bedroom for 6 months came out with a vengeance and won't let Ruby in

2:22 pm

westford

even chases her out of the yard

2:22 pm

flosey

ah, territorial!

2:23 pm

westford

yes lol so Lucy has been in RI with my husband and the other 2 have been up he** with me

2:23 pm

westford

something better give before the snow flies

2:24 pm

flosey

hope so, west

2:25 pm

westford

they both ignore the male

2:25 pm

westford

well they're all fixed

2:25 pm

westford

and he is younger

2:25 pm

westford

trent

2:26 pm

westford

hmm is th** a word? lol

2:26 pm

flosey

I try that word every time, west

2:26 pm

westford

nope

2:26 pm

flosey

Trent Canal in Ontario

2:29 pm

ursh

hello again all - 18 left and cant find the te7/28

2:29 pm

sprite

sorry, got disconnected

2:29 pm

flosey

there are 2 tr6 words I'm not finding

2:29 pm

flosey

hi ursh

2:29 pm

sprite

hi ursh

2:29 pm

westford

hello ursh

2:30 pm

westford

the te is weeping more

2:31 pm

sprite

urhs: more wet from crying

2:31 pm

ursh

ah ty west got it

2:31 pm

ursh

and sprite

2:31 pm

sprite

lol too late as usual... takes a long time for my posts to reach the chog

2:35 pm

flosey

any clues for the first st6 please?

2:35 pm

sprite

my first is a road or lane

2:36 pm

ursh

my first is layers of rock

2:36 pm

westford

everybody sing...

2:36 pm

flosey

that's the second one sprite, but thanks

2:36 pm

flosey

that's it, thanks ursh

2:37 pm

westford

I don't know any songs about layers of rock ursh

2:37 pm

flosey

oh oh, fine rain coming down!

2:37 pm

boatierra

yellow brick road...

2:37 pm

ursh

well sing the one about roads or lanes

2:38 pm

ursh

penny lane

2:38 pm

westford

that's a good one too

2:38 pm

boatierra

Oops sorry, didn't mean to type that there.

2:38 pm

flosey

ah yes, that's a cheery one

2:38 pm

sprite

on the st6 where you live

2:39 pm

sprite

lol boatierra, it was apt though

2:39 pm

flosey

there you go! and I loved that show, saw it in New York wow, long time ago, before I even knew hubby

2:39 pm

ursh

country roads take me home to the place i beeeelong

2:39 pm

westford

so many musicals are being revived I really wish they would do My Fair Lady

2:40 pm

sprite

lol ush! Sing on, gal!

2:40 pm

flosey

the movie was good too west

2:40 pm

westford

lots of road songs

2:40 pm

westford

we did see the movie but I would have loved to see Julie Andrews

2:40 pm

boatierra

I guess it works, brick = rock, lane = road :)

2:41 pm

sprite

just perfect :D

2:41 pm

boatierra

I was looking up lyrics and typed into here by mistake :)

2:41 pm

westford

follow follow follow follow

2:41 pm

sprite

oh west so would I.

2:41 pm

flosey

we just missed seeing Julie A. she had just left the show, can't remember who replaced her - that was back in l956 or 7

2:42 pm

ursh

if i am not mistaken julie andrews has given up singing due to a throat problem ??

2:42 pm

westford

we sang most of the songs in chorus

2:42 pm

sprite

long before my time, but I love watching her. We have the classic musicals of her and play them from time to time.

2:42 pm

westford

I heard it too ursh what a shame

2:42 pm

westford

oops

2:43 pm

westford

going to the pb for an afternoon snack

2:43 pm

flosey

I use to have quite a number of the shows on LP records! my boss gave me one every Christmas

2:43 pm

sprite

oh how lovely

2:43 pm

ursh

my late parents in law had a dog called julie who regularly sang to the moon and was promptly renamed julie andrews

2:43 pm

westford

my all time favorite is Camelot

2:43 pm

boatierra

I believe she had surgery on her throat and post surgery could not sing.

2:43 pm

sprite

lol

2:44 pm

flosey

ah yes, that was a beautifiul one, west

2:45 pm

westford

I had all the LP's too

2:45 pm

Anniebrook

I saw Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady. It was unforgettable.

2:45 pm

MollyL

I get goose bumps when I hear Goulet sing "If Ever I Would Leave You".

2:45 pm

sprite

<---- a little bit jealous

2:46 pm

flosey

ah, lucky you Annie

2:46 pm

Anniebrook

Robert Goulet is wonderful.

2:46 pm

westford

ooh annie how lucky

2:46 pm

westford

I think I'll order the CD

2:46 pm

Anniebrook

Yes, I was lucky. Saw Richard Burton in Camelot.

2:46 pm

flosey

have you always lived in that area Annie?

2:46 pm

ursh

<------ a lot jealous

2:47 pm

sprite

flosey to the PB as well :D

2:47 pm

Anniebrook

Yes, raised in Manhattan and moved to Brooklyn when I married.

2:47 pm

westford

I have never been to Broadway

2:47 pm

Anniebrook

west, maybe one day you will make the trip..

2:47 pm

flosey

that was my first plane ride, 4 girls from the office flew down to NY for a few days (must have been over a long weekend)

2:48 pm

Anniebrook

flosey, you must have had a ball.

2:48 pm

flosey

and that was my sole purpose for going, to see My Fair Lady

2:48 pm

westford

I should. Our daughter and granddaughters go quite often

2:48 pm

Anniebrook

It was worth it!

2:49 pm

jesdraggon

phantom ferment

2:49 pm

flosey

it was indeed Annie

2:49 pm

sprite

thanks for th4 one, jes, grrrrrr

2:50 pm

Anniebrook

my message to west disappeared

2:50 pm

jesdraggon

any time, sprite :)

2:50 pm

Anniebrook

I was saying, next time your daughter goes to NY why not go with th4?

2:51 pm

inge

sh

2:51 pm

westford

because she just moved to Seattle (sniff )

2:51 pm

Anniebrook

okay, I am getting greyer over the first st 5/10, may I have a clue?

2:51 pm

westford

I have s and throw

2:51 pm

jesdraggon

only 1 i have is st+spanish river

2:52 pm

sprite

I have stripes from pregnancy, singular

2:52 pm

Anniebrook

I have that one

2:52 pm

Anniebrook

Are there 2 st 5/10's?

2:53 pm

flosey

yes annie

2:53 pm

westford

I have 2 annie. did you see my clue?

2:53 pm

Anniebrook

thanks, flosey

2:54 pm

Anniebrook

west, didnt see it before, thanks

2:54 pm

inge

sh

2:55 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, west

2:55 pm

flosey

is inge telling us to hush?

2:55 pm

Anniebrook

LOL

2:55 pm

sprite

lol flosey, no she isn't

2:55 pm

flosey

I know sprite, she often enters single or pl. letters

2:56 pm

sprite

her eyesight isn't very good and I think she hides chog

2:56 pm

flosey

oh, sorry to hear that

2:59 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8s?

3:00 pm

mkg

tough grid. i dont see even 200 words let alone 258. wow.

3:00 pm

sprite

hi mkg, just found guys that live beneath groundlevel

3:00 pm

ursh

he8/45 to do with the muscle that pumps in your chest

3:01 pm

sprite

thanks ursh

3:02 pm

flosey

te8/40 glass container for animals, fish, or plants

3:02 pm

sprite

thanks flosey

3:02 pm

sprite

mine was ea8, btw. Compound

3:03 pm

flosey

yw sprite

3:04 pm

ursh

fireworks here - 10pm time for book and bed - nite all

3:04 pm

westford

thanks for the ea sprite..thought those were Tommy Knockers

3:04 pm

sprite

wtg ursh!

3:04 pm

sprite

oh lovely, am gonna do th4 too when I finish. Bed and book, good idea.

3:04 pm

westford

good night ursh happy reading

3:04 pm

sprite

hehehe I think they are, west, and yvw

3:05 pm

kje

hola

3:05 pm

sprite

hola kje

3:06 pm

flosey

hi kj

3:06 pm

westford

hi kje are you nice and cool?

3:06 pm

inge

Z;

3:07 pm

kje

well... I am in sitting in the office at work, so yes

3:07 pm

kje

but it is suppose to be cooler out there... should go check

3:07 pm

inge

ST

3:07 pm

kje

except that would require walking which I am not willing to do until I must leave

3:07 pm

Connective

First time here. Is there a time limit?

3:07 pm

westford

saw 72 this a.m.

3:08 pm

kje

I am very excited though... 20% chance of rain this weekend!!!

3:08 pm

sprite

hi Connective, welcome. The only time limit is that the puzzle is renewed every day at 0.00 grid time

3:08 pm

kje

no time limit connective

3:08 pm

westford

hi connective..yes you must finish the grid before the clock strikes midnight CST

3:08 pm

Connective

What's a good score?

3:08 pm

sprite

so now there are a little over 8 hours left.

3:08 pm

kje

grid time is the same as central time in the USA

3:08 pm

sprite

finding all words is a good score

3:08 pm

westford

great news kje hope you get lots more

3:09 pm

kje

yes... would be happier if that % chance was higher... but just seeing a gray cloud in the weekend forecast boxes is exciting

3:09 pm

Connective

Really? All of them?

3:10 pm

flosey

wish we could have our (threatened) rain for this weekend blow down to you kj - Fall Fair weekend here

3:10 pm

flosey

Hello Connective, welcome to babble

3:10 pm

kje

connective - a good score is doing your personal best - some people set different goals

3:10 pm

sprite

lots of players do find all of them, Connective, although most of them have played Babble a long time and know a lot of strange words

3:10 pm

Connective

hi

3:11 pm

kje

some like to do it without help, however far they get - others like to hit the halfway point - some just want no blank tiles by the end.... depends on your goal.... many of us prefer to finish it, and there are ways to get help for that like see Lickety's Babble clues below the grid

3:12 pm

sprite

but on the whole, Babble isn't a competitive game. Most people only compete against themselves.

3:12 pm

kje

like... I am going to get help right now (I hope)... clue for th7?

3:12 pm

kje

(occasionally some of us race each other, but we are obnoxious)

3:12 pm

MollyL

Where you go to see a show

3:13 pm

kje

ah, a fish... ty!

3:13 pm

Connective

Oh, so that's too easy. I've played about 10 minutes and found 83 words worth 1071.

3:13 pm

sprite

there are 3 at least... 2 spellings of where you go for a show, and a bit oldfashioned word meaning over***** ** that place.

3:13 pm

flosey

and alternate spelling for that one kj

3:13 pm

kje

got them all, thanks

3:14 pm

mkg

i cant find any of these 8. sorry cluers. guess i am blind today. have the he 5 but cant get the 8

3:14 pm

kje

I have 24 words left to go, just started the list

3:14 pm

Connective

ty for the help

3:14 pm

flosey

any clues for tr6 please?

3:14 pm

sprite

if you are looking for a lot of adrenaline, this is the wrong game, Connective. It is not easy to find all words, but you have all the time you need.

3:14 pm

mkg

just got the he word. whew.

3:14 pm

MollyL

Mkg, the ea8 is males from our planet

3:15 pm

sprite

mkg, the he8 ends in a numeral

3:15 pm

mkg

what lives underground? snakes?

3:15 pm

sprite

males, in this case, mkg

3:15 pm

kje

not so sure... dart usually finishes in 30 minutes or less... for some it is a def race

3:16 pm

sprite

yeah there are usually exceptions to every rule and dart is one.

3:16 pm

flosey

neil is another fast one

3:17 pm

wht

Hello Babbleonians

3:17 pm

sprite

hi wht

3:17 pm

flosey

hello wht

3:17 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the ar6,18?

3:18 pm

kje

ar + butt

3:18 pm

kje

te8?

3:19 pm

sprite

plural cages for coldblooded animals

3:20 pm

wht

ty sprite and kje

3:20 pm

sprite

yvw what

3:20 pm

MollyL

To some people. everything is competitive.

3:20 pm

sprite

wht*

3:20 pm

wht

kje, slap me with a fish on that one.

3:21 pm

flosey

tr6 please?

3:21 pm

jesdraggon

I'm not competitive, Molly. Everyone just thinks I am because I always win, no matter what.

3:21 pm

sprite

lol

3:22 pm

MollyL

: P Jess. And I must say, I have never heard anyone describe this game as "easy".

3:22 pm

Boobear

Hi sprite

3:22 pm

sprite

hey Boo :)

3:22 pm

Boobear

Clue for the ar 6

3:22 pm

sprite

see kje at 3.18, Boo

3:22 pm

wht

Starting this game is easy. Stopping is hard. Finishing is hard.

3:23 pm

flosey

3:18 boo, just clued

3:23 pm

westford

flosey I don't have it yet sorry

3:23 pm

jesdraggon

ar6 is behind on payments

3:23 pm

kje

they only did 82 words... hadn't gotten to the hard ones yet! LOL

3:23 pm

flosey

thanks west

3:23 pm

debjed

hello all. a little more help with the te8 would be greatly appretiated :)

3:23 pm

sprite

starting is easy, finishing is harder, stopping is almost impossible, lollll

3:23 pm

sprite

hi debjed, do you know the name of my dog?

3:24 pm

debjed

nope

3:24 pm

Anniebrook

te8 ends with an operatic solo

3:24 pm

flosey

deb, glass enclosure for small animals, plants

3:24 pm

sprite

or try this: t + to make a mistake + a solo in an opera

3:24 pm

kje

ty annie - that helped!

3:24 pm

inge

please clue the last sh 6 for me,

3:24 pm

debjed

got it. Thank you very much

3:24 pm

sprite

yvw

3:25 pm

Anniebrook

inge, a sh6 of cream cheese on a bagel

3:25 pm

MollyL

tr6...three prefix + a sc*** is a part in a play

3:25 pm

westford

thanks molly !!

3:25 pm

flosey

thanks Molly

3:25 pm

Anniebrook

thank you!! Molly

3:26 pm

MollyL

: )

3:26 pm

westford

oh cream cheese on a bagel wish I had some

3:26 pm

westford

perfect clue annie

3:27 pm

sprite

food... there we go again

3:27 pm

bichon

you mean a bagel with a schmear west

3:27 pm

Anniebrook

* hands west a lovely onion bagel sm6ed with cream cheese*

3:27 pm

sprite

very good bichon, and off to the PB with you

3:27 pm

flosey

lol bichon, you got it! enjoy it in pb

3:27 pm

MollyL

Oh Bich...PB time

3:27 pm

jesdraggon

yes, she does bichon. type that word into the grid on your way to the pb :)

3:27 pm

westford

yummy thanks annie

3:27 pm

bichon

There's lox in the PB

3:28 pm

wht

ty bichon

3:28 pm

westford

need to find an authentic NY deli when I go to Broadway

3:29 pm

debjed

a clue for the I in the bottom row would make me smile:)

3:29 pm

westford

the husband has arrived...see you all later

3:29 pm

sprite

bye west

3:29 pm

jesdraggon

bye, west

3:30 pm

sprite

e***** this or that, debjed

3:30 pm

kje

ta6?

3:30 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, sprite

3:30 pm

sprite

or ne****** here nor there

3:30 pm

sprite

yvw

3:30 pm

debjed

thank you :)

3:31 pm

sprite

:)

3:31 pm

wht

ta6 is a kind of yoga

3:31 pm

sprite

don't have it yet, kje, sorry

3:32 pm

sprite

thanks wht

3:32 pm

kje

ty!

3:34 pm

sprite

I see that Omar is in the grid today

3:35 pm

inge

My Yiddish is weak, I finally got that SH 6 thansk

3:35 pm

flosey

so handsome, and a great bridge player

3:35 pm

sprite

wtg inge

3:35 pm

sprite

*smiles at flosey*

3:36 pm

flosey

although, I've never had the pleasure

3:36 pm

flosey

afraid I'd lose my concentration

3:37 pm

sprite

I know I would!

3:37 pm

kje

aaaahhh... found omar

3:37 pm

kje

9 left

3:37 pm

lynxxx

Those eyes! Goodmorning everyone

3:37 pm

mkg

i think it is wrong to have the words from other languages count.

3:37 pm

sprite

good :) I have 12 left here.

Hey lyn :) xxx

3:37 pm

flosey

wtg kj, steaming right along there

3:38 pm

sprite

I love it that there are so many imported words

3:38 pm

jesdraggon

rock on, sprite!

3:38 pm

mkg

and many words in other languages arent here. so it is very strange what they consider ok and what they dont.

3:38 pm

wht

No, it is wrong to only have random words from other languages count.

3:38 pm

flosey

it is odd mkg but there are some we use anyway

3:39 pm

mkg

yes i know. and then sometimes they aren in grid.

3:39 pm

MollyL

ta6 is yoga???

3:39 pm

flosey

true

3:39 pm

mkg

i dont know yoga term

3:39 pm

kje

re6/7 combo?

3:40 pm

MollyL

I thought they were Hindu books.

3:40 pm

sprite

yes Molly, a kind of yoga that is based on the unlocking of the bottom chacra energy.

3:40 pm

sprite

re + getting money for your work, kje

3:40 pm

lynxxx

not quite Molly but a very good clue anyway - I know I got the word. Thanks wht

3:41 pm

flosey

actually Molly, I believe it is also hindu for rituals, doctrines

3:41 pm

mkg

paid? hired? ouch not getting the re......

3:41 pm

lynxxx

Wrk for your money again kje

3:41 pm

rosalind230

re

3:42 pm

stidmama

SPRITE!!!! *waves at everyone*

3:43 pm

MollyL

t

3:43 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid

3:43 pm

sprite

stiddie!!!!!!!!!! *HUGE hug*
How are you?

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid

3:43 pm

MollyL

I'm very familiar with what ta6 is, and it's a lot more than yoga. Not to belittle King Wht's clue. : )

3:44 pm

stidmama

I am well sprite! well -- had another mysterious allergy thing last night but better now. Still waiting for my first sub assignment, but it will happen eventually. :-D How's the lowlands today?

3:44 pm

Boobear

Hi stid

3:44 pm

Jellen

Hello...

3:44 pm

mkg

just got second z word. musical. nice.

3:44 pm

wht

Molly, my clues are often cryptic enough, I try not to write paragraphs.

3:44 pm

sprite

not too bad, we even had sun! I hope your assignment comes through soon, and may it be a fun one!

3:45 pm

stidmama

go mkg go!

3:45 pm

stidmama

hey Jellen!

3:45 pm

sprite

hey Jellen *hugs*

3:45 pm

MollyL

Hi Jellen

3:45 pm

mkg

ok still dont have yoga word. any clues ? also the re and work again...

3:45 pm

wht

So I say something short that comes close to fitting.

3:45 pm

dianedecoder

often two meanings to many words.... Tantra Yoga was familiar to me, as were the books. The yoga is probably named for the teachings in the books.

3:45 pm

sprite

it was a perfect clue, wht.

3:45 pm

stidmama

so, hope all of you are well today? lynxxx, haven't seen you in a while, either. Is Spring there yet? Autumn is starting early here...

3:45 pm

lynxxx

hi Jellen

3:45 pm

kje

it worked, wht - i got it!

3:45 pm

MollyL

Wht, I truly, deeply appreciate the "not writing paragraphs" : )

3:45 pm

dianedecoder

OOOOps... I think I said the word !! to the PB I go

3:46 pm

stidmama

LOL diane! thanks for the "clue"

3:46 pm

dianedecoder

got carried away, did I !!..... and I never say much in chat.... see why ???? LOL

3:46 pm

sprite

lol diane... *giggles*

3:46 pm

MollyL

There you go Mkg...Diane gave you the yoga word. : )

3:46 pm

wht

Diane had a better one. But she will have to do here yoga in the PB

3:46 pm

sprite

re + deserve to get, usually pay for work.

3:46 pm

wht

but I can join her with my typo.

3:47 pm

mkg

diane, ty for word.........................sorry all.

3:47 pm

dianedecoder

I can't even bend my stupid knees... yoga is next to impossible for me !!

3:47 pm

stidmama

great clue sprite!

3:47 pm

sprite

hahaha wht

3:47 pm

dianedecoder

I'll mop the floor.... deal ???

3:47 pm

sprite

;) stiddie

3:47 pm

Jellen

Try the mountain pose, diane...I can do that...

3:48 pm

wht

fi4works

3:48 pm

MollyL

Diane, Peggy Cappy has a great yoga DVD for people with joint problems.

3:48 pm

sprite

wtg wht!

3:48 pm

Jellen

Hooray, wht!

3:48 pm

kje

FW!!!

3:48 pm

lynxxx

Hooray for wht!

3:48 pm

stidmama

*puts yummy choclits in PB for wht and diane* I was so glad to find my 1-pound choclit bars with valencia peanuts at Trader Joe's yesterday! Not that I am eating a lot of choclit nowadays, trying to get back into the teacher slacks I bought last autumn.

3:48 pm

stidmama

YAY kje!

3:48 pm

lynxxx

and KJE!!

3:48 pm

stidmama

YAY wht!

3:48 pm

Anniebrook

YAY for kje and wht !!!!

3:48 pm

wht

wtg kje

3:48 pm

kje

ty ty ty for the clues!

3:48 pm

sprite

everybody can do yoga, Diane! In some form or ot5.

3:48 pm

kje

now Imust run... hagd all!

3:48 pm

sprite

wtg kje!

3:49 pm

sprite

well, fi4flies for me as well :D

3:49 pm

Jellen

Bye, kje!

3:49 pm

wht

ty stid.

3:49 pm

stidmama

YAY sprite!

3:49 pm

stidmama

later kje

3:49 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Spritey!

3:49 pm

Jellen

Yay, sprite!

3:49 pm

sprite

am off too, yearning for bed and book, as another babbler before me said.

3:49 pm

stidmama

I do mental yoga... the physical stuff isn't comfortable for me.

3:50 pm

sprite

*hugs* to all and an extra one for stiddie :)

3:50 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, dear Sprite -- have a wonderful day tomorrow!

3:50 pm

sprite

I have the same with dieting, stid.

3:50 pm

Jellen

Bye, sprite...nice to see you!

3:50 pm

sprite

and vv, Jellen!

3:52 pm

Anniebrook

good night, sweet dreams, sprite

3:56 pm

inge

last clue reqest: re 6 and 7, the seondon re 6 in the list Please help me.

3:57 pm

lynxxx

Hello Inge...re & you **** your wage by working

4:00 pm

lynxxx

Inge? or your first E word again

4:02 pm

inge

Got it . thanks . fireworks

4:02 pm

stidmama

YAY inge!

4:02 pm

lynxxx

Hooray for Inge!!

4:02 pm

wht

wtg inge

4:02 pm

Anniebrook

congrats, inge!

4:03 pm

Anniebrook

fireworks he4 also

4:03 pm

wht

wtg annie

4:03 pm

stidmama

YAY Annie!!!

4:03 pm

lynxxx

Congrats AnnieB

4:04 pm

wht

quite a conflagration we got going here.

4:04 pm

stidmama

I am down to 90. Going to get back to ironing. Determined to be ready to go with a professional look at a moment's notice. Also need my hair trimmed... probably wait for that until Saturday.

4:04 pm

stidmama

(((hugs and guilt-free choclits for all)))

*poof*

4:04 pm

lynxxx

bye Stid

4:05 pm

Anniebrook

bye, Stid, good luck on your assignment hunt...you will get it.

4:05 pm

Anniebrook

I have to start thinking about dinner, bye, dear babblers

4:05 pm

lynxxx

bye Annie

4:09 pm

Boobear

Any clues for the middle o

4:10 pm

Boobear

Bye Annie

4:10 pm

Soodle

â™«â™« Dum di dum â™«â™« Soodle wanders in, humming a happy little tune. Hi everybody :-)

4:10 pm

lynxxx

I have got one O but not the ot***

4:11 pm

lynxxx

hi Soodle

4:11 pm

wht

The ot5 clue is os4

4:11 pm

Boobear

Ty hi soodle

4:11 pm

Soodle

Hi Boo, Lynn, Wht :-)

4:14 pm

MollyL

Nice to see happily humming Soodle.

4:14 pm

Boobear

Hum louder Soodle

4:18 pm

Soodle

Humming my head off.......... Hi Molls :-)

4:20 pm

Soodle

â™«â™ªâ™«â™ª....... (Guess who just learned how to type symbols on the laptop?)

4:21 pm

Boobear

Lovely soodle

4:22 pm

Soodle

â˜º, â˜», â™¥. Ok, enough showing off now!!

4:25 pm

MollyL

Oh trust me Soodle, there has been far worse showing off here than that. : P

4:26 pm

Soodle

LOL Molls :-)

4:28 pm

carleekat

hi all

4:28 pm

Soodle

Hello Carlee :-)

4:28 pm

carleekat

hi ya soods

4:29 pm

carleekat

out for a pint tonight were ya?

4:29 pm

carleekat

( yummm guinness)

4:29 pm

Soodle

Alas no! i am celebrating the forthcoming Arthur's Day. (An absolute brainwave of some advertising exec...)

4:29 pm

carleekat

okay...

4:30 pm

carleekat

i have been setting in a library for 7 hours... with 1- 1 /2 hours to go until my next class

4:30 pm

carleekat

one class from 9-10:30 and another from 7- 10..then i drive home

4:31 pm

Soodle

http://www.guinness.com/en-row/arthurs
-day/

4:31 pm

Soodle

Oh, How is school going, Carlee? BTW - I LOVE your new car!

4:33 pm

MollyL

God bless Mr. Guinness.

4:33 pm

Soodle

Or Uncle Arthur, as he is known round here....

4:33 pm

carleekat

so far i LOVE all my classes..tonight is kiddie lit....first class of that..i am always nervous before a new class....wondering if will like it..and i should be done my first of the 20 novels i need to read for it this year by the time class starts...

4:34 pm

carleekat

i have only 5 o6 mmore pages to go...but am sick of just setting here

4:35 pm

MollyL

Uncle Arthur, how sweet. Makes me want to pat him on the head and ask him to pour me a pint.

4:35 pm

carleekat

there is a dinner here at teh college I am at...is drop in....no charge..not srue if will go..amnot a "joiner"

4:36 pm

carleekat

uncle arthur reminds me of bewitched

4:36 pm

Soodle

Kiddie Lit? Whats that?

4:37 pm

carleekat

childrens literature class...is an english class...

4:37 pm

Soodle

Doh! I guessed that, Carlee, but what sort of books are you reading?

4:38 pm

carleekat

i am jsut finishing watership down, i have anne of green gables, the hobbit, harriet the spy, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, sunburt, alice in wonderland, alice and thelooking glass, hmmm....and a few others whose titles elude me atm

4:41 pm

Soodle

And when you are reading them, Carlee, are you supposed to read them from a child's perspective, or are you supposed to look for metaphors and similes and complicated stuff?

4:42 pm

carleekat

i have not had a class yet...

4:42 pm

carleekat

I decided to read the longest one first...and tonight i will see how I am to read them...

4:42 pm

carleekat

this way I can skim this one again

4:44 pm

wht

Just like an English class, you can't just read it for the fun of it.

4:44 pm

Soodle

OK! I'd be interested to know what the class involves. I absolutely LOVED all the Alice books as a kid..... The Lion the witch and the wardrobe left me with a phobia about wardrobes for life, and Watership down left me unimpressed.

4:44 pm

wht

Anyway. I need to go. Happy Babbling or lurking as the case may be.

4:44 pm

Soodle

Bye Wht :-)

4:45 pm

carleekat

watership down was ok... (litterally 5 pages of it left)...i love anne of green gables...is so fun that is the only one i have read before...

4:45 pm

carleekat

i dont like lewis carrols writing... too many drugs..i cant follow him

4:46 pm

Soodle

When I was a very small kid, my Dad used to read us a book called The Turf-Cutter's Donkey, by Patricia Lynch. I still use that book as 'comfort-reading' to this day. Go figure!

4:47 pm

carleekat

i loved a series by jd fitzgerald the great brain books

4:48 pm

Soodle

My own kids were addicted to An Unfortunate Series of Events, and anything by Enid Blyton.... aided and abetted by their mom!

4:48 pm

carleekat

no..i didnt like that series either...

4:49 pm

carleekat

i wish our class was doing one of the harry potter books ( one class is..just not the one i am in)

4:50 pm

Soodle

Sadly, I read the first Harry Potter book, then saw the movie. The movie sort of wrecked the rest of the series for me.

4:50 pm

Soodle

But, I still envy you.... your school course sounds amazing.

4:50 pm

carleekat

i saw the movie before teh book ( first one)...and then i started reading..and loved them...both...i love the movies and i love the books

4:52 pm

Soodle

Movies of books I have read have invariably never lived up to my expectations/hopes. (I think my imagination is too vivid..... story of my life :-P)

4:54 pm

carleekat

usually the same for me..not witht hepotter books tho

4:56 pm

bichon

I took out "The Help" on CD and am going to transfer it to my IPOd

4:56 pm

Soodle

All this talk of kid's books and 'comfort reading' is making me want to go to bed with the Turf Cutter's Donkey. I think I will head off. Lovely chatting with you, Carlee..... and the very best of luck with your studies. Good night. :-)

4:56 pm

carleekat

nite nite soods...

4:57 pm

carleekat

bichon... i have the help....but it will wait until reading week..or christmas break

5:02 pm

periwinkle

ar5/12 pls

5:02 pm

periwinkle

the Help is out on CD?

5:02 pm

periwinkle

I read the book and liked it. Hope I like the movie as well

5:02 pm

MollyL

Bich, I listened to "The Help" on CD and loved it.

5:02 pm

BzznBea

We saw the movie last week. Excellent!

5:03 pm

periwinkle

wait, I want it to be out on DVD so I can see the movie at home

5:03 pm

periwinkle

did you read the book Bzz?

5:03 pm

BzznBea

I have not read the book.

5:05 pm

MollyL

No DVD release date for "The Help" yet.

5:10 pm

Jellen

Hello all...

5:10 pm

periwinkle

hi Jellen

5:11 pm

BzznBea

Hey, Jellen.

5:18 pm

bichon

The Help is still playing in theaters here and pulling in a good draw

5:19 pm

Jellen

Hi, bichon

5:20 pm

stidmama

I think "ferrari" should count...

5:20 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid

5:24 pm

doseffing

I agree with you stidmama ... were they in the grid it would accept "ford", "chevy", "caddie" and "honda" ... who knows how many more ... so why not ferrari?

5:25 pm

stidmama

exactly! :-D lamborghini, too. LOL

5:25 pm

doseffing

... just checking ... but it will take "corvette"

5:26 pm

doseffing

... and "stingray"

5:26 pm

stidmama

stingray is a fish, too -- maybe that's why it would work

5:27 pm

doseffing

... corvette is a class of naval ship ... they did convoy duty during WWII ... but somewhere ... somebody ... has found another use for the word ... Ferrari

5:27 pm

stidmama

*grin* I found a dried-up skate at a flea market last weekend. Was thinking about putting it in my "substitute" kit to show to kids if they got out of hand... nothing like a "space alien" looking thing to impress teens and pre-teens!

5:28 pm

stidmama

well, ferrari I think is Italian for iron-maker or railway worker. *goes to look*

5:29 pm

stidmama

hm. can't find it. too scattered in my thinking, perhaps.

5:30 pm

doseffing

... hey ... there are enough French words in some grids to keep Rubyfoo happy ... ... why not some Italian ones? ... ... though I'm of Welsh extraction and shouldn't complain what with cwrth being acceptable

5:30 pm

stidmama

"ironworks" so I was close.

5:30 pm

stidmama

I like crwth! LOL

5:31 pm

doseffing

... I saw it in the Scrabble dictionary about 30 years ago ... and finally got to use it here last week ... small thing but it made my day ...

5:31 pm

stidmama

:-D

5:31 pm

Jellen

What is a crwth? Musical instrument?

5:32 pm

doseffing

... yeah ... I was told it's a stringed instrument like a lute ...

5:32 pm

car.eeyore

Hi everyone!

5:32 pm

Jellen

Hi Car!

5:32 pm

stidmama

yes, the w is a vowel in Welsh, makes an oo sound like booth (bwth)

5:32 pm

stidmama

hey car!

5:33 pm

car.eeyore

It is nice to see the evening "crew"!

5:34 pm

stidmama

it is nice, yes.

5:34 pm

stidmama

one more and I will be down to 80 and then taking a break again...

5:34 pm

car.eeyore

How are you Jellen? And you stidmama?

5:35 pm

stidmama

hoping the younger stidkid caught the school bus home today, had picked him up so far every day this school year! LOL (took today off)

5:35 pm

Jellen

I'm okay, car...

5:35 pm

car.eeyore

I hope he makes it home Stid!

5:35 pm

car.eeyore

Good to hear Jellen!

5:36 pm

car.eeyore

although the ... makes me think you are only OK and maybe need a hug?

5:36 pm

BzznBea

sh6/30?

5:36 pm

Jellen

Hugs are always nice!

5:37 pm

car.eeyore

{{{HUG}}}

5:37 pm

rururocks

sh6 spread on a bagel

5:37 pm

stidmama

Bea: Omar SH6 (egyptian actor)

5:37 pm

BzznBea

ty stid.

5:37 pm

stidmama

thanks for the bagel word ruru!

5:38 pm

BzznBea

And thank you, ruru. II clued that one this morning as a gyn exam procedure.

5:38 pm

rururocks

no problem.. lox of luck on this grid stid

5:39 pm

BzznBea

Crap! Storm knocked out the cable....again!

5:39 pm

stidmama

rofl ruru

5:39 pm

dcseain

it's 30 degrees F cooler here today than yesterday! I was shocked when i opened the door.

5:39 pm

rururocks

:D

5:39 pm

dcseain

it's been novercast all day, but no rai.

5:40 pm

dcseain

hello, bea, stid, ruru, eeyore, et al

5:40 pm

stidmama

okay, down to 79. going to be responsible and fold some more laundry. (((hugs all)))

(no rai in this locale either seain, but it sure feels like it wants to!)

*poof*

5:41 pm

rururocks

hi dc

5:41 pm

rururocks

rai? kje over at your house?

5:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, ruru and dc

5:41 pm

dcseain

not today, she's not. We still have standing water from last week's floods, so more rain is not needed here.

5:42 pm

dcseain

hello, jellen

5:42 pm

rururocks

hi jelli

5:42 pm

rururocks

jellen.. oh boy

5:42 pm

car.eeyore

Hi ruru, dcseain and bzznbea!

5:43 pm

rururocks

hello car.

5:43 pm

BzznBea

Hello, car.

5:45 pm

car.eeyore

I feel like I should almost be done with this grid....but I am not!

5:45 pm

rururocks

do you think the as 6 guys are into butts?

5:46 pm

dcseain

if anything, they might make soap.

5:46 pm

Jellen

:-P

5:49 pm

Jellen

Oh! Made it to halfway!

5:49 pm

car.eeyore

Hooray!

5:53 pm

rururocks

I feel like such a douche for missing the en 5/12

5:53 pm

car.eeyore

LOL! TY ruru!

5:53 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

5:58 pm

rururocks

I wonder if Babbette found the fe 5/6 combo

6:03 pm

Jellen

Thanks, ruru...just got those...

6:04 pm

car.eeyore

Hey, does anyone know where my squirt bottle is?

6:04 pm

car.eeyore

No one around he** seems to have any idea where it is, so I thought I would ask y'all instead!

6:05 pm

Jellen

Oh! Thought is was a clue...Sorry...Mine's by my bed. It's used for cat discipline.

6:06 pm

Jellen

I'm getting my is and it confused today!

6:06 pm

rururocks

whoa.. S&M kitties?

6:06 pm

Jellen

S kitty...

6:08 pm

Jellen

A squirt of water in the face makes him at least think twice before attacking my foot again...

6:08 pm

MollyL

*Wonders about asking the correlation between spray bottle and cat discipline*

6:09 pm

MollyL

Good for you Jellen. So many people don't discipline their pets at all.

6:09 pm

rururocks

are we talking about pussy-footin?

6:10 pm

Jellen

It's very difficult to discipline cats...especially ones as stubborn as my Toby.

6:10 pm

car.eeyore

That's usually what I use mine for as well...but tomorrow is picture day and Zach will need to have his surfer hair sprayed down in the morning!

6:10 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Molly!

6:10 pm

Jellen

And hi again, Molly

6:11 pm

Jellen

Brb...gotta run downstairs for a bit...

6:11 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Jellen! Good to see you!

6:14 pm

car.eeyore

phantom: fenestrate

6:14 pm

rururocks

phantom: Asthma

6:15 pm

car.eeyore

good one ruru!

6:15 pm

MollyL

Oh I had to use something more substantial than water for that or the hair was back up again by picture time.

6:16 pm

car.eeyore

I better go find it...maybe I will just stick his head under the sink and wet the whole mop down...

6:40 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, need I say that today was another busy day?

6:42 pm

uusue2

my son's half sister is visiting, and they are out to dinner.

6:48 pm

gremlinn

Hello

6:49 pm

uusue2

hi, gremlinn!

6:56 pm

gremlinn

20 left, haven't listed yet

6:57 pm

HarryHood

wow nice gremlin - I've got 121 left and I'm stuck

6:57 pm

gremlinn

And all 7s and 8s down, so I can give any clues for those

6:59 pm

Bugsaw

please do Gremlinn. Have trouble with long words

6:59 pm

Bugsaw

tant

6:59 pm

Bugsaw

tantit

6:59 pm

Bugsaw

oops

6:59 pm

Bugsaw

good thing they weren.t words.....

6:59 pm

gremlinn

close to a ta5 there

7:00 pm

Bugsaw

got it!

7:00 pm

gremlinn

fi7 = a gun, for example

7:01 pm

HarryHood

ty gremlin :)

7:01 pm

HarryHood

115 now

7:01 pm

Bugsaw

ty

7:03 pm

gremlinn

16

7:03 pm

HarryHood

112! I'm catching up to you!

7:03 pm

gremlinn

frae

7:04 pm

gremlinn

ahhhhh

7:05 pm

HarryHood

wish the little red biting bugs was a word

7:05 pm

gremlinn

the grid has both Hans and Franz, those funny guys from Saturday Night Live

7:06 pm

Nef

Good Evening Everybody. How are you all tonight? And how are you finding the grid (not that it matters, I just started and am curious if it's an easy one or not. I probably won't finish it)

7:06 pm

uusue2

hi, nef!

7:06 pm

gremlinn

it's not too bad

7:06 pm

gremlinn

and hello

7:07 pm

Nef

hi sue and gremlinn

7:07 pm

Jellen

Hello...

7:07 pm

gremlinn

although it's a bit tricky to see which words start on which tiles, up at the top

7:08 pm

Nef

Hi Jellen. gremlinn; I'm finding that out already!

7:09 pm

gremlinn

14

7:09 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! Nef, the top row is tricky indeed.

7:09 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Nef

7:10 pm

gremlinn

oh, the little red biting bugs must be fi** + ***, I just saw the possibility

7:11 pm

Nef

hi lbd and Bugs

7:11 pm

Nef

foit

7:11 pm

Jellen

Hi, lbd and Bugsaw

7:11 pm

Bugsaw

Hi JEllen

7:12 pm

Nef

sorry; wrong box and it didn't work anyway

7:12 pm

Bugsaw

didn't work NEf

7:12 pm

lbdawger

hi Nef, Jellen, and bugs

7:13 pm

Bugsaw

LBD! haven't seen you in a while

7:13 pm

Nef

how are you lbd? I haven't seen you for a while

7:15 pm

lbdawger

I'm hanging in th5. been busy closing the bookstore, and now i'm unemployed.

7:15 pm

gremlinn

Sharia - is that the spelling?

7:16 pm

Jellen

Oh, I didn't know that, lbd...so sorry!

7:16 pm

gremlinn

The bookstore near where I live just went out of business, closing two days ago.

7:16 pm

HarryHood

98. listing

7:16 pm

lbdawger

was it a borders, gremlinn? the corporation went bankrupt.

7:16 pm

gremlinn

Was yours a Borders too?

7:16 pm

Nef

are you okay with being unemployed, lbd? Borders company went belly up and they all closed he4 too

7:16 pm

Bugsaw

oh no. Unemployed is horrible!

7:17 pm

lbdawger

yup, only a few still open thru this week. have to be done by the end of the month...court ordered.

7:17 pm

gremlinn

Yes, mine too. I went there on the next to last day for the sale, but there wasn't much left but the furniture and equipment which they were selling off too.

7:17 pm

dcseain

oh, that sucks, lbd.

7:17 pm

Nef

I just quit my job and retired last Friday myself. So far all I've done os lots of housework!

7:18 pm

Bugsaw

Iam so sorry lbd.

7:18 pm

lbdawger

Unemployed is the pits, but i start teaching monday, so i'm not totally broke, just mostly.

7:18 pm

dcseain

congrats, nef

7:18 pm

lbdawger

congrats on the retirement, Nef!

7:18 pm

Nef

thanks, seain

7:19 pm

gremlinn

I first heard about it through a news story "Champaign Borders To Close Next Tuesday" - at first I was shocked, thinking we were being quarantined.

7:19 pm

Bugsaw

We took holidays in the USA this year because our dolllar was stronger but we were shocked by the number of closed businesses and houses up for sale

7:19 pm

lbdawger

i've been doing a lot of "downsizing", cleaning out stuff th4's been piling up.

7:19 pm

lbdawger

lol grem

7:19 pm

Bugsaw

it broke my he*** to see how much you are all struggling

7:20 pm

lbdawger

thanks, bugs. it is sad to see so many businesses closing their doors. bad economy, bad management...

7:21 pm

gremlinn

11 left

7:21 pm

lbdawger

go grem! although i'm surprised you aren't already finished.

7:22 pm

gremlinn

no list today, plus I usually don't have much time until after work these days unless I stay up late

7:23 pm

gremlinn

new grids used to start at 10 PM my time, which was perfect - now it's midnight

7:23 pm

lbdawger

midnight is sleeping time

7:24 pm

gremlinn

yeah, I'm gonna have to force myself to not even look at the new grids until the next day

7:25 pm

cosdem

9 to go

7:25 pm

gremlinn

10

7:26 pm

gremlinn

7

7:26 pm

cosdem

4

7:28 pm

cosdem

1.

7:29 pm

periwinkle

2nd re6/18 pls

7:29 pm

cosdem

fireworks

7:30 pm

gremlinn

re + win or deserve

7:30 pm

Jellen

Hooray, cos!

7:30 pm

cosdem

to work for ur salary again???

7:30 pm

gremlinn

6

7:30 pm

cosdem

fireworks does not exist in the puzzle though lol oops

7:30 pm

Bugsaw

YAY cosdem

7:30 pm

periwinkle

tyty, I never see that word

7:31 pm

gremlinn

5 words left, all on different tiles

7:32 pm

gremlinn

4

7:32 pm

Jellen

brb...need a beverage...

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all..may i have a clue for te7/8pls?

7:32 pm

Nef

YAY, cos!!! WTG!!

7:33 pm

gremlinn

first te7 = more in a crying state

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg cos

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

er, te7/8 i assume is a pair?

7:33 pm

gremlinn

second te7 = homophone of another te7 (not in puzzle) which means the geography of an area

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

I may have made an incorrect assumption

7:34 pm

gremlinn

te8 after that shares the same first 5 letters

7:34 pm

gremlinn

they're not *directly* a combo, no

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

grem a pair implies singular plural

7:37 pm

stidmama

***sneaks in and hugs LBD***

*bakes a three-tier choclit cake with choclit pudding filling between the layers and fudgy choclit frosting with choclit candy sprinkles on top for NEF's retirement*

7:37 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo COS!!

7:37 pm

stidmama

YAY cos

7:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello dawg

7:37 pm

lbdawger

hi TO, (((STIDDY!!!)))

7:37 pm

gremlinn

3 left

7:37 pm

stidmama

what are you going to teach, LBD?

7:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey stid

7:37 pm

lbdawger

go grem!

7:37 pm

featherbee

good god, I could dive into that cake stid.

7:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

dawg can you please clue the final two te words?

7:38 pm

lbdawger

it's the same veterans basic computer class, stid.

7:38 pm

stidmama

LOL hey feather!

7:38 pm

featherbee

i fell asleep around 6:30 tonight, grumbly tummy, and was woken up an hour later by Nick saying "mom, will you put me to bed?"

7:38 pm

stidmama

oh, that's cool! I am so glad you are still doing that LBD

7:38 pm

Bugsaw

hello stid!! just noticed you arrived

7:38 pm

lbdawger

take the te5.10 and add half a hawaiian goose for the 7

7:39 pm

gremlinn

2

7:39 pm

featherbee

how's the grid?

7:39 pm

Bugsaw

how nice he still needs you featherbee

7:39 pm

lbdawger

the te8 is te5.10 with where you ate lunch in school a cafete***

7:39 pm

featherbee

lol, he's 4.

7:39 pm

lbdawger

Hiay Feather!!

7:39 pm

gremlinn

1

7:40 pm

stidmama

sorry about the job, though. didn't realize you were part of my favorite bookstore chain. VERY upset that it's gone away. I really don't like Barnes and Noble - too stuffy and dark and "respectable." Our local Borders had interesting, fun, helpful and friendly staff. The B&N doesn't.

7:40 pm

stidmama

hey Bugs!

7:40 pm

lbdawger

b&n are very ultra conservative. stuffy comes to mind.

7:40 pm

stidmama

go gremlinn go!

7:41 pm

stidmama

*holds breath for gremlinn's big finish*

7:41 pm

stidmama

I have to get up soon and start supper. Just spaghetti tonight, but that's a good, satisfying meal.

7:42 pm

Nef

Hey stid! Thanks for the cholit cake!I just died and went to heaven on the sugar rush! :-)

7:42 pm

lbdawger

they like college/university towns, so there's no way we'll get one up here. we are currently bookstore-less

7:42 pm

stidmama

LOL Nef!

7:42 pm

stidmama

how's the hip?

7:42 pm

lbdawger

are you subbing now, stid?

7:42 pm

gremlinn

fireworks unaided

7:42 pm

stidmama

that sux, LBD I can't imagine a town without some sort of bookstore. Maybe we should start one for you! :-D

7:42 pm

stidmama

YAY gremlinn!!!

7:43 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo GREMLINN!!

7:43 pm

gremlinn

fo 6/42 my last - kind of obscure

7:43 pm

HarryHood

I am in awe, gremlin

7:43 pm

Jellen

Hooray for gremlinn!

7:43 pm

stidmama

well, I am not yet officially on the list, but I am in the process. It takes them quite a while to work through the stack, I guess.

7:43 pm

Nef

my hip is doing great; all healed up and incision has shrunk to about 3 1/2 inched long now (in 7 weeks)

7:43 pm

stidmama

thanks for that FO word, gremlinn

7:43 pm

lbdawger

well, we have target and costco, but no real bookstore to speak of. the closest would be 120 miles south...and it's a b&n

7:44 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo Nef! That's nice healing, indeed!

7:44 pm

Nef

YAY, gremlinn!!! WTG!!!

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you. sorry i got distracted

7:44 pm

lbdawger

wow, nef, you're a fast healer

7:44 pm

stidmama

ick. no, target and costco don't really count as bookstores, much as they would like to be. Same with grocery stores and similar.

7:44 pm

ivesy3

last sh6/24 plz

7:44 pm

lbdawger

yw. TO was worried you didn't see or get them

7:45 pm

stidmama

okay, Tom is home and I need to get cracking on supper. ((((Hugs everyone))) hope you-all have a lovely day tomorrow! *poof*

7:45 pm

Jellen

Bye, stid

7:45 pm

Bugsaw

did I say HI stid? I am sorry but I am losing track of things since school has started and they keep changing where and with whom I work

7:45 pm

lbdawger

yiddish word to spread something on a bagel?

7:45 pm

Bugsaw

bye stid

7:45 pm

lbdawger

later, stiddy

7:45 pm

mrpresident

morning all :)

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

i must go now. happy babbling to all and ty all for the help

7:46 pm

mrpresident

bye ((owl))!

7:46 pm

lbdawger

night night, TO. (((MRP)))!!!

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey mr p

7:46 pm

mrpresident

hi ***dawg***

7:46 pm

Jellen

Hi, mrp

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you doing?

7:47 pm

mrpresident

hi **jellen** !!

7:47 pm

Nef

hi mrp

7:47 pm

uusue2

mrp!!!! How are you doing??

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok i really must go, good luck to all and mr p i am on im if you so desire, at least for about 5 min

7:48 pm

mrpresident

hi nef and sue! **hugs**
doing ok thanks

7:49 pm

mrpresident

thanks owl... luv you. just have to get daughter ready for doctor... brb

8:01 pm

mrpresident

daughter is off to doc.
I am back to babble :)

8:01 pm

uusue2

hi again, mrp!

8:02 pm

mrpresident

hi sue! how are things hun?

8:02 pm

uusue2

I am going to list just so I can get half way - how pathetic is that???

8:03 pm

uusue2

really busy but I suppose that is good...

8:04 pm

uusue2

my son's half sister visited this afternoon on her way from Montana to Massachusetts (or something like that) - he had dinner with her but didn't want us along (which I can understand) so we didn't really spend much time with her

8:06 pm

mrpresident

sue, i am struggling along too with the grid

8:06 pm

uusue2

well I am exactly half way. so there :-)

8:06 pm

mrpresident

so your step-daughter? and son had a good time?

8:07 pm

uusue2

hmmm, stepdaughter? maybe - his dad (my ex) is her dad too. We haven't spent much time with her - her mom left her dad before she was born (smarter than I was!!!)

8:08 pm

uusue2

I think they had a good time - they all seemed happy - but he had to dash off to work, and she got back on the road.

8:09 pm

uusue2

and now I am one over half way, going to go put my feet up. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you, mrp - my email is in my profile, and you can always send me a message on facebook

8:09 pm

mrpresident

wow! difficult ex

8:09 pm

mrpresident

thanks sue... am just absorbing stuff today. don't know what else to do

8:10 pm

Nef

is something else going on, mrp?

8:10 pm

mrpresident

hi nef :))

8:11 pm

srcoffey64

I have the zi9, but can't find the other z word. Any help would be appreciated.

8:11 pm

Glantarell

musical instrument src

8:11 pm

Bugsaw

an old fashioned musical instrument

8:12 pm

Nef

thanks, Glan and Bugs

8:12 pm

srcoffey64

Thanks all!

8:13 pm

srcoffey64

I feel so much better having the z words finished. :)

8:14 pm

mrpresident

dad going to hospital on wednesday for a bypass

8:15 pm

Jellen

Back...Oh, mrp!

8:15 pm

Nef

oh, no, mrp!

8:15 pm

mrpresident

idiot brother had a seizure again (yes, it is his fault) but this time police involved and he has lost his license for at least 12 months.

8:15 pm

mrpresident

dad only told me late last night.

8:15 pm

Nef

Pick the best hospital and surgeon available and he will do okay

8:16 pm

srcoffey64

Where do you guys find the list of the hints like zi43, etc.? I used to know where it was, but don't recall.

8:16 pm

mrpresident

he is going to st george, is a very good cardiac unit there

8:16 pm

mrpresident

scrof :) go to friends of babble at the bottom of grid and click on lickety's clues

8:17 pm

srcoffey64

Thank you.

8:17 pm

Nef

that's good. Re: your brother; if it was his fault that he had the seizure; maybe losing his license will be a wake up call for him to straighten up

8:17 pm

mrpresident

brother has lied to dad... i am so disappointed

8:18 pm

Nef

why is he seizing? Drinking or not taking meds or???

8:18 pm

mrpresident

nef, he is so screwed up with dope... he works in the same place for 10 years now cause all they do is smoke morning, noon and night. He has had a wake up call 3 times now (serious ones) and still won't stop

8:19 pm

Bugsaw

I have never heard of dope causing seizures

8:19 pm

mrpresident

he needs to move jobs and get a f'ing life that protects his wife and 5 year old

8:20 pm

mrpresident

bug... he has been smoking heavily for 20 years

8:20 pm

Nef

is his wife in NarAnon?

8:20 pm

Nef

sorry Narc Anon

8:21 pm

mrpresident

his wife won't deal with it... she avoids it

8:21 pm

Bugsaw

how sad

8:22 pm

Nef

that is sad. She should leave him then

8:23 pm

mrpresident

he hasn't had alcohol for 3 months, but still smokes dope and cigarettes like an idiot teen!
She won't leave. She loves him. He can do no wrong and he manipulates the situation

8:24 pm

mrpresident

after our 'lunch' in June, I wrote him a polite but firm text and told him I was done with his behaviour.

8:24 pm

herinfernallady

Hi. Mr Pres all you can do is cut him off. Tell him you will be there for his wife but he needs to sort his sh*t out

8:24 pm

mrpresident

Told him to stay away

8:24 pm

mab

my goodness, mp - never a dull moment in your family. My father had bypass surgery twice, some 30 years apart, and he's fine. Bypass is practically routine these days. Your brother should see a neurologist - seizures are serious whether he's using or not.

8:25 pm

Jellen

Hi herin and mab

8:25 pm

mrpresident

I saw him a little while back, he walked up to me and just said my name with no emotion... I told him to walk on, walk away, do what he is best at and ignore it all

8:25 pm

mrpresident

mab, they can't find anything wrong... the docs just can't find anything

8:26 pm

mab

hi jelllen and all.

8:26 pm

mrpresident

his habit is the problem in their eyes.

8:27 pm

herinfernallady

I have lost friends to drugs (as in had to leave them)

8:28 pm

mab

yeah, really in neurology it seems diagnoses are more like guesses. It's really too bad about your brother.

8:28 pm

mrpresident

i lost a very good friend to same... he died 12 years ago in April at the age of 33. chronic smoker too... and my brother looked up to him so much

8:29 pm

mrpresident

if David's death wasn't a wake up call to all of us, I don't know what was

8:29 pm

mab

you would think having seizures would be dramatic enough to make him change..

8:30 pm

Nef

Does your brother have a death wish? I'm just feeling so bad for his child right now....

8:30 pm

mrpresident

indeed mab. i think he has a death wish... he is stubborn and depressed

8:30 pm

mrpresident

snap nef

8:30 pm

mab

self-medicating

8:30 pm

mrpresident

yep, that is exactly it

8:32 pm

Nef

my brother had alcohloic seizure 3 times before he realized he can NEVER drink again... He's now been sober 2 years; but he's also 59

8:33 pm

mab

Nef, how are you holding up?

8:33 pm

Nef

I'm doing good. Quitting work and retiring has really helped

8:34 pm

mab

Is aunty still with you?

8:35 pm

mrpresident

i just feel for dad... he is having to worry himself sick over my brother. and i didn't tell dad that he lied... spared him that detail

8:35 pm

Nef

Yes. She's pretty much full cares at this time

8:36 pm

Nef

mrp, maybe your dad should know that your brother is lying

8:37 pm

mab

has brother ever been to rehab, mp?

8:43 pm

Bugsaw

Nef, do you have Hospice coming to help with auntie?

8:44 pm

crosshair

hospice is a lifesaver

8:44 pm

mab

I hope you're not feeling stressed, nef. But I see you are a nurse. I'm so sorry your husband has such an awful disease... I haven't looked at your profile for ages and only remembered that you're in my home city. Congratulations (I think) on your retirement.

8:44 pm

Bugsaw

I agree crossy

8:45 pm

Nef

Hospice is involved. So far we've been able to do most everything ourselves; but we know they are available

8:45 pm

mrpresident

no mab, but i will talk to dad... he needs to go

8:45 pm

herinfernallady

Does your local Council (sorry I have no idea what the USA version is) have home care help. People that come once a week to clean

8:45 pm

mrpresident

(((nef))) ! so much on your plate!

8:46 pm

herinfernallady

Mr Pres sadly you can't make someone change unless they want to. You guys need to show him rock bottom.

8:46 pm

mrpresident

ha! am checking the local court listing... my brother did indeed lie.

8:47 pm

mrpresident

i am showing him rock bottom. my back is turned on him, but dad and I struggle to help

8:47 pm

herinfernallady

But does he see that as such are as punishment?

8:48 pm

mab

people often cycle through rehab several times. Sometimes it finally clicks for them.

8:50 pm

mrpresident

one thing you can't do with an addict is reason with them... he has every piece of bullshit 'evidence' that nothing is wrong with smoking pot... there is no reasoning

8:51 pm

mrpresident

and to top it off, his bosses at work SELL him dope!! have been for years! and he works in that environment daily!

8:51 pm

mrpresident

I want to report them to the police, but it will put my brother out of a job... they just got a huge mortgage 4 months ago

8:51 pm

herinfernallady

Personally I don't see drugs as a problem unless they mess with your life

8:53 pm

mrpresident

and I just found out the name of the place he works at

8:53 pm

mrpresident

do I do it?? do I??

8:54 pm

Bugsaw

I wouldn't mrp. The mortgage is probably insured and all it will do is alienate you from you brother

8:54 pm

mrpresident

bug, he is already alienated... he did that back in June... in a bad way too

8:55 pm

mab

that's a hard thing to decide. you know him, but the thing is, you can't really save someone from what they do to themselves.

8:55 pm

Bugsaw

what about you nephew and his Mum then?

8:55 pm

crosshair

i smoked weed for 20 years,i drank heavily for 25 years i smoked cigarettes for 25 years..money does not make you reconsider,legality does not make you reconsider ,it take a major upheaval in your life,a divorce,a financial ruin,being so hooked that you shake and cry between your next fix,and then right when you are at your lowest and have lost it all,only then can you recover.you need someone to offer you a rope to haul you ot of the pit that you dug for yourself,shovelfull by shovelfull..i have been there

8:56 pm

Bugsaw

right crossy.we cannot help those who do not want help but if we keep the door open, when they want help they know where to come

8:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i hesitate to say hi all after that, but hi all

8:57 pm

crosshair

you must keep the doors open

8:57 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Book

8:57 pm

Bugsaw

hi Gwen

8:57 pm

crosshair

howdy gwen

8:57 pm

mab

hi gwen.

8:58 pm

crosshair

a good heath scare does wonders also

8:59 pm

crosshair

health

8:59 pm

mab

this guy is having seizures, crossy.

8:59 pm

crosshair

i got cancer 3 times,sometimes it takes a stronger message'

8:59 pm

Bugsaw

too true crossy. I worry about my husband with diabetes he ignores but until he gets scared, all I am is a nag

8:59 pm

mab

from which he could die, if he's having grande mal.

9:00 pm

Bugsaw

people who have seizures can't remember having them and don't realize how frightened witnesses can be. They are easy to ignore

9:01 pm

mab

but he certainly knows he could easily suffocate during one.

9:01 pm

crosshair

nothing like a good beating from the cancer stick to make you rethink cigarettes or weed

9:03 pm

crosshair

see,you reach the point where there is no waffling or justification,or excuses..you hjt that wall and you either do it or die

9:05 pm

mab

i've seen way too many patients come out on the wrong end of that deal... it's horrible to see.

9:06 pm

mab

horrible because it often takes a long time and one sees the decline...

9:07 pm

Bugsaw

it is devastating isn't it mab

9:07 pm

mab

heart-breaking, truly.

9:08 pm

crosshair

i am fortunate in that i was given a chance..cancer is deadly,but cancer is also a means to fix your life.it strips away everything that is petty and unimortant.it allows you to bring your life to a focus and to decide what is needed in your life and what is not.you learn that money means nothing without health.material possesions mean nothing without the love of family and children

9:09 pm

crosshair

sorry,but of a bummer,but it is the bare truth

9:09 pm

mab

no, I think your honesty is just the thing.

9:10 pm

mab

nobody can know that road, really, unless they've walked it themselves.

9:10 pm

Bugsaw

I wish mrp's brother could hear your words crossy,but even if he were here, he probably would not

9:11 pm

crosshair

like i say,a person can tell an addict all these thing,but untill they live it for themselves,they will not act on it

9:11 pm

crosshair

you are bullet proof till you get shot

9:14 pm

crosshair

and crossy is done holding forth lol

9:15 pm

pigeonman

te8?

9:17 pm

lbdawger

te*** firma + spanish river

9:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty dawgy

9:17 pm

mab

thank you

9:18 pm

JenMO16

i just love rhyming words!!

9:19 pm

crosshair

and crossy has a wonderful book calling his name,so i shall bid you all a good night and happy babbling

9:19 pm

crosshair

poink

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

Night Crossie. Thanks for sharing

9:40 pm

pigeonman

et6?

9:41 pm

Jellen

Poetic forever

9:41 pm

pigeonman

ty Jellen

9:44 pm

mab

i like that word.

9:45 pm

mab

with 'ywis' it's a favorite

9:46 pm

gremlinn

I like 'usquabae'

9:47 pm

mrpresident

sorry, phone call.
hi grem, pigeon et al :)

9:48 pm

gremlinn

hey mrp

9:50 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:50 pm

Minveryork

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

9:50 pm

mab

oh yes, grem, good old robby burns...(had to look that up)

9:51 pm

mab

hi min

9:51 pm

mrpresident

hi min :)

9:52 pm

mab

would that i had known 'usquabae' ere now...

9:52 pm

gremlinn

I suspect it's one of the few words with a spelling designed by someone under its influence.

9:54 pm

mab

Wi' usquabe we'll face the devil.... And that verse has 'unco' as well.

9:55 pm

gremlinn

I was just reading that on Wikipedia.

10:11 pm

Riverdance

hello folks...got 5 minutes before I need to go to bed so trying to get a couple more words

10:13 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for any en's? Thanks

10:13 pm

dcseain

en6 -- main course

10:13 pm

dcseain

en7.28 -- to ask/beg someone with emphasis

10:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, dcs.

10:13 pm

Riverdance

thanks dcs...didnt have that one

10:13 pm

gremlinn

en + a five letter word meaning a present or a snack

10:13 pm

Riverdance

havent listed yet either

10:14 pm

dcseain

en5 differences

10:14 pm

Riverdance

thanks gremlin

10:19 pm

dcseain

en5 -- a type of cleansing douche

10:19 pm

Riverdance

and how do you know that

10:19 pm

Riverdance

vinegar does not start with en....lol

10:20 pm

dcseain

no, no it does not :)

10:20 pm

Riverdance

how are you dcs...and how goes the job hunting

10:21 pm

dcseain

i'm working toward my realtor license

10:21 pm

gapeach

dc, is en5-10 the "differences"? Thanks

10:21 pm

Riverdance

excellent...

10:21 pm

dcseain

class thereof, peach

10:21 pm

gapeach

Thanks, dc.

10:22 pm

dcseain

:)

10:22 pm

dcseain

well, it's been two years w/out work, and a friend who is a realtor is mentoring me, and i think i'll have fun with it.

10:23 pm

Riverdance

good for you....it is a fun job and the market will be coming back...so timing is everything

10:24 pm

dcseain

oh, are/have you been a realtor?

10:25 pm

Riverdance

No but a good friend of mine is...good times and bad times.....but always fun

10:25 pm

dcseain

:) yes, awkward time of year to be going into it, but i figure i can find some part-time something to tide me over.

10:26 pm

Riverdance

thats right...that is what she did too...and still does...one you get your license..you never give it up just in case....

10:30 pm

dcseain

yes, i've heard that maintaining the license is important and useful.

10:32 pm

Riverdance

its too hard to get it/passing the test..you never give it up..just like me with my adjusters license...will pay that fee every 2 years...but will not let it go

10:38 pm

Riverdance

not finishing tonight....79 left but must go to bed...good night all..see you tomorrow

10:40 pm

gapeach

I'm not going to finish either....62 left. See y'all at the flip. Thanks for all the clues.

10:45 pm

Jellen

Hello again

10:46 pm

Jellen

To finish or not to finish? That is the question...

10:46 pm

gremlinn

Whether 'tis nobler...

10:47 pm

m9f9l

hey all. 118 to go..

10:48 pm

gremlinn

hello

10:48 pm

Jellen

Hi, m9!

10:49 pm

m9f9l

more pretty girls I see. :-)

11:06 pm

mrpresident

only 13 left! groan!

11:06 pm

Jellen

Go, mrp!

11:07 pm

Jellen

53 left here...

11:07 pm

mrpresident

how you going jellen? :))

11:07 pm

m9f9l

90 here

11:08 pm

Jellen

I'm fine...

11:08 pm

mrpresident

hi m9... joyful grid! NOT... too many twisty words

11:10 pm

mrpresident

clue for ar5,12 please?

11:10 pm

gremlinn

sounds the same as chain mail or the like

11:11 pm

mrpresident

chain mail? ok, will try and work with that thanks grem

11:11 pm

m9f9l

ha ha. it does.

11:11 pm

gremlinn

as in, wearable, not chain letters sent by mail :)

11:12 pm

m9f9l

yes. like baking soda.

11:12 pm

mrpresident

ah! ok

11:13 pm

mrpresident

thank you all :)

11:20 pm

Jellen

ar 6/18, please?

11:21 pm

mrpresident

behind in payment?

11:22 pm

doxy1lover

ar + behind

11:22 pm

Jellen

Thanks, doxy!

11:22 pm

doxy1lover

yw

11:22 pm

Jellen

Thanks, mrp!

11:22 pm

mrpresident

yw :)

11:22 pm

mrpresident

2 left.... gggrrrrrrr

11:23 pm

m9f9l

72 left. LOL

11:23 pm

Jellen

ea 5/10, the last two?

11:23 pm

gremlinn

someone who consumes, and that which the consumed becomes

11:24 pm

Fauxmage

Hi M. You've got mail. :P

11:24 pm

Jellen

Thanks, grem

11:24 pm

mrpresident

thanks faux!

11:24 pm

mrpresident

or is that m9?

11:24 pm

Jellen

:-P Should have had those ages ago...

11:25 pm

Jellen

Hi, faux

11:25 pm

m9f9l

YAY!

11:25 pm

mrpresident

fireworked !

11:25 pm

Fauxmage

Oh sorry, that's M9.

11:25 pm

Fauxmage

Hi Jellen.

11:25 pm

Jellen

Hooray for mrp!

11:25 pm

Fauxmage

Congrats Mrpres!

11:26 pm

Jellen

er 6/18, the first?

11:28 pm

mrpresident

ty all :)

11:28 pm

gremlinn

an er6 baseball might hit someone in the stands

11:29 pm

Jellen

Thanks again, gremlinn

11:30 pm

m9f9l

congrats mrp!

11:30 pm

mrpresident

oh my favourite convo today:
Daughter: Can you call Maddie's mum, Kylie and tell her I can't make tonight.
Me: Maddie who?
Daughter: I don't know her last name
Me: Where does she go to school?
Daughter: I don't know
Me: Do you know anything?
Daughter: No

*pulls hair out!*

11:31 pm

Jellen

fe 6/27, the third?

11:31 pm

Jellen

Oh, nm

11:32 pm

mrpresident

How did her dad agree for her to go out with a 'ghost' tonight?? *sigh*

11:32 pm

mrpresident

Lickety stays out of my crutches and walking stick way at the moment.

11:33 pm

Jellen

fi 7/44?

11:34 pm

Jellen

Oh, a gun

11:34 pm

mrpresident

compound word...

11:34 pm

Jellen

Thanks, mrp

11:34 pm

Jellen

fo 6/42?

11:34 pm

mrpresident

you got it jellen!

11:36 pm

Jellen

Got the fo 6, too...

11:38 pm

Jellen

Pfft...patience spent...

11:38 pm

Jellen

brb

11:40 pm

m9f9l

Faux... you've got mail too!

11:41 pm

Fauxmage

Thanks. :o)

11:42 pm

m9f9l

Hmmmm.. think I can get 65 words in 19 minutes?LOL

11:47 pm

gremlinn

Depends...the first 65, or the last?

11:47 pm

Fauxmage

Uhhh...

11:47 pm

Fauxmage

Maybe if we stop chatting in here. :P

11:47 pm

m9f9l

last.

11:47 pm

m9f9l

55 now

11:50 pm

m9f9l

I'm going for graying tiles now.

11:57 pm

gremlinn

191

11:58 pm

m9f9l

44 left

11:58 pm

m9f9l

oohhh.. guesses?

11:58 pm

m9f9l

213

11:58 pm

gremlinn

I was going to go with 273 for today's...would have been fairly close

11:59 pm

vanillaslice

165

11:59 pm

cosdem

hello

11:59 pm

vanillaslice

hi all gl

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