Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, September 17, 2011

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

boatierra

flip

12:00 am

pcal2

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

shocker

12:00 am

vanillaslice

how close to 224 is that!

12:00 am

doxy1lover

flip, good size grid

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip!

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip!

12:01 am

negativeneil

×œ×”×¢×™×£

12:01 am

MLFAN17

FA6

12:01 am

jillibus

flip -- oh no! over 200 again!

12:01 am

doxy1lover

fl7

12:02 am

negativeneil

Oh good... but wish it was 400+.

12:02 am

MLFAN17

thanks doxy must be the one i just got

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all! hi jili doxy neil mlf m9 van et al

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

dart001

hi volley

12:03 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

jillibus

still cleaning up after Happy Hour here which lasted 3Â½ hours -- fun, though.

12:03 am

pcal2

ty lickety!

12:03 am

Erda

...wish it were around 100...

12:03 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickty!

12:03 am

gremlinn

to 8

12:03 am

doxy1lover

ty lickety

12:03 am

MLFAN17

TO6

12:03 am

doxy1lover

to7

12:03 am

negativeneil

fe8,55 Haha, nice word.

12:04 am

gremlinn

eww, naughty babble

12:04 am

negativeneil

fe7,40 too, goes with that.

12:04 am

negativeneil

Would be among the first I notice. :P

12:05 am

negativeneil

fl7,40 x 3

12:05 am

gremlinn

halfway

12:05 am

m9f9l

ne7

12:05 am

m9f9l

wow grem!

12:05 am

m9f9l

nice cutie today btw!

12:06 am

gremlinn

ty

12:06 am

doxy1lover

de7

12:06 am

gremlinn

de 8

12:06 am

gremlinn

may be related

12:07 am

dcseain

indeed related

12:08 am

MLFAN17

dox DE 7/44?

12:08 am

dcseain

indeed, mlf

12:08 am

MLFAN17

thanks grem must be the same one i just got

12:08 am

MLFAN17

thanks dc

12:08 am

gremlinn

is 7

12:10 am

dart001

halfway now...slower than grem

12:10 am

gremlinn

or 7

12:10 am

gremlinn

had it a week or so, I think

12:11 am

jillibus

holy smoke, dart -- I haven't even started.

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc dart grem... all I missed :)

12:12 am

jillibus

But there are 24 hours to do this, so what's the hurry?

12:12 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:12 am

dcseain

good evening, jilli, dee, grem, dart, mlf, doxy, et al

12:12 am

gremlinn

hi dc

12:12 am

dart001

i cant be here for 24 hrs though..and not hurrying anyway

12:13 am

jillibus

welcome, dc

12:13 am

MLFAN17

is the IS word something we should know?

12:13 am

gremlinn

yes

12:13 am

jillibus

dear dart, I was just talking to myself :-)

12:14 am

jillibus

because I'm half asleep and still have kitchen cleanup to do

12:14 am

gremlinn

de8 x2

12:14 am

gremlinn

de8 also related to is7

12:15 am

jillibus

ty grem

12:16 am

jillibus

not often I get a 7 & 8 right away

12:16 am

dcseain

to8 is how i was taught to spell that word. to7 looks wrong to me.

12:17 am

gremlinn

I prefer the non-doubled version

12:17 am

negativeneil

Hi jilli, Seain, everyone.

12:17 am

gremlinn

I use the double letter versions for words that emphasize that syllable

12:17 am

dcseain

hi, neil

12:17 am

negativeneil

I agree, Seain... I thought so too.

12:17 am

negativeneil

I've only ever been taught to spell it the 8 way.

12:17 am

jillibus

oh, I love to6/18 :-)

12:17 am

boatierra

Bom dia todos :)

12:18 am

dcseain

i was taught that the to7 was an incorrect variant :)

12:18 am

negativeneil

And don't think I've seen it in print the 7 way.

12:18 am

jillibus

xx neazle

12:18 am

negativeneil

I've seen people 'misspell' it that way though.

12:18 am

negativeneil

Haha, jilli. :P

12:18 am

negativeneil

Hi boatierra! :)

12:18 am

carleekat

hi all

12:18 am

negativeneil

Hi carleekat! :)

12:18 am

dcseain

evening, carlee :)

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:19 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:19 am

carleekat

hi neil...seain

12:19 am

carleekat

hi cyber

12:19 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

12:19 am

MLFAN17

stats for the G please?

12:19 am

dcseain

hi, nan

12:19 am

jillibus

I wish I knew through my Happy Hour fog what you guys are talking about re to 7 & 8

12:19 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:19 am

Jellen

gl 4/10

12:20 am

gremlinn

whether a certain consonant should be doubled

12:20 am

carleekat

<---- carlee is in shock

12:20 am

negativeneil

to7,32 & to8,45

12:20 am

MLFAN17

thanks

12:20 am

dcseain

gl 5.14

12:20 am

negativeneil

And yes, what gremlinn just said.

12:20 am

jillibus

[Happy 3Â½ Hour fog]

12:20 am

dcseain

a pair of past tenses, jill

12:20 am

negativeneil

Both are the same word, spelled differently.

12:20 am

Jellen

W stats, please?

12:21 am

negativeneil

With that consonant doubled in the 8.

12:21 am

negativeneil

wo4,11

12:21 am

carleekat

w o 4,11

12:21 am

MLFAN17

wo 4/11

12:21 am

dcseain

w4

12:21 am

negativeneil

Gonna get a tea. Be back shortly.

12:21 am

Jellen

Ouch! A furry fish! Thanks!

12:21 am

MLFAN17

i need one more for nbt

12:21 am

carleekat

nbs in 9

12:22 am

dcseain

natto is a food. hmph

12:22 am

hootowl

HI - I found it and I think it shouldn't be doubled. Probably archaic and hasn't been done since Shakespere!

12:22 am

Jellen

Stats for 2nd column O, please?

12:22 am

jillibus

not knowing, what word you're referring to, some consonants are doubled in British English but not in American, viz traveller (Brit) and traveler (US). I'm bilingual, lol.

12:23 am

gremlinn

ol 4/4

12:23 am

MLFAN17

the IS word is scientific
?

12:23 am

Jellen

Sumtime you'll get the word, jilli...

12:23 am

hootowl

But I've seen those - but not the one I'm talking about

12:23 am

dcseain

no, mlf, it's lonely

12:23 am

gremlinn

jilli: as I was saying, my way of doing it (since someone talked me into it a few years ago) is to do the doubled consonant when that syllable is emphasized

12:23 am

gremlinn

when both spellings are actually words, that is

12:24 am

Jellen

Thanks!

12:24 am

gremlinn

I guess combated vs. combatted would be an example, to not spoil the case at hand

12:24 am

MLFAN17

OHHH wait i found it

12:24 am

jillibus

and just found those to words -- a perfect example -- correct in both ways.

12:24 am

dcseain

we were taught that not doubling a final consonant before adding a suffix was incorrect, and it would change the vowel to not double, as travelled vs traveled, for example.

12:25 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:25 am

gremlinn

ah, there's a better example - I would do "traveled" since the emphasis is on the first

12:25 am

Jellen

Oh, nbt too...

12:25 am

gremlinn

but on the other hand, "compelled"

12:25 am

gremlinn

but in that case there's no choice, hmm

12:25 am

MLFAN17

gj jellen me too

12:26 am

dcseain

travelled vs travellÃ¨d as i was taught, with the latter only occurring to maintain poetic meter

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

any more than 2 de 7's?

12:26 am

gremlinn

how about ravel?

12:26 am

dcseain

i only have one

12:26 am

Jellen

Thanks, mlf...going to listen to a story now...Bye all!

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

I have de 7/44 and de 7/32 dc

12:27 am

jillibus

I stubbornly cling to british spellings but adopt recent permission to split infinitives if I want to.

12:27 am

gremlinn

only have one as well

12:27 am

dcseain

ravelled, ravelling

12:27 am

cybernan

anyone have the stats for the 2nd column o?

12:27 am

carleekat

nbt/nbs in 23

12:27 am

jillibus

yes, dc

12:27 am

gremlinn

now I have 2, and it was my last D, so yeah, only 2

12:27 am

dcseain

split infinitives are a prescriptivist myth

12:27 am

gremlinn

ol 4/4

12:27 am

dcseain

have fun, jellen

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

wtg grem

12:28 am

dcseain

found the other, ty dee

12:28 am

jillibus

bye jellen

12:28 am

gremlinn

"ravelled" looks wrong - like it'd be ruh-VELLED

12:28 am

cybernan

ty grem

12:28 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:29 am

gremlinn

oh, another one someone tried to correct me on was "judgement"

12:29 am

jillibus

terrific, nan!

12:29 am

gremlinn

I'm not gonna budge and change it to "judgment"

12:29 am

dcseain

judgment and judgement both correct. w/out the E is common in computer programming.

12:29 am

jillibus

ahh, grem -- another controversy! I go for the Brit judgement

12:30 am

gremlinn

yay!

12:30 am

carleekat

judgement

12:30 am

gremlinn

I go for British aluminium to pay you back

12:30 am

jillibus

and how about programme? I gather even the Brits concede to program for computer stuff

12:30 am

boatierra

Still trying to figure out the to 7 and 8.

12:30 am

dcseain

i've a computer programmer friend who's been coding since the early 80s, used to get corrected in his English schools for using color, center, etc as a result of his programming LOL

12:30 am

carleekat

programme

12:31 am

gremlinn

to7 = added up

12:31 am

dcseain

i find the -me superflous but acceptable

12:31 am

cybernan

does that sum it up boat?

12:31 am

jillibus

and speciality? I do in Rome as the Romans do (sometimes, lol)

12:31 am

jillibus

carlee -- you're canadian :-)

12:32 am

gremlinn

no, I use specialty only

12:32 am

hootowl

Oh my what we've started!

12:32 am

dcseain

i always read sceptic as 'septic' and takes me a few beats to remember that the brits us that instead of skeptic.

12:32 am

jillibus

Then there's jewelry and jewellery...

12:32 am

boatierra

Working on it :)

12:32 am

dcseain

i thought speciality was archaic, even in Britain at this point.

12:33 am

gremlinn

I can't recall even seeing it in print

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

orthopedic and orthopaedic...

12:33 am

gremlinn

fetal and fo6

12:33 am

jillibus

Specialty is North American. I just found out speciality is not only Brit but Australian.

12:33 am

dcseain

good land, no? in a mash of Iberian languages, boa?

12:33 am

dcseain

and hello and welcome, boa

12:34 am

hootowl

I use specialty as a reference to one person, speciality is what makes that person special. Does that make sense?

12:34 am

jillibus

ty grem, for the fo, lol!

12:34 am

boatierra

dcseain - si and sim :)

12:34 am

gremlinn

fl 8, weird one

12:34 am

gremlinn

that's the last 8 for me

12:35 am

gremlinn

and a fl7 that looks somewhat similar

12:36 am

gremlinn

Fs done

12:36 am

negativeneil

I am back. Kind of.

12:36 am

jillibus

oh yes, hoot -- in another sense. I was thinking in terms of dog show Specialty Shows for (eg Gt Danes) and the same kind whicha sre Specialilty Shows in the UK an Aus and maybe elsewhere in the former British Empire

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

ty grem found all the 8's!

12:36 am

jillibus

and typos are typos in any language :-(

12:37 am

jillibus

brb -- must finish kitchen cleanup and try to come to my senses

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

how many fl 7's do you have grem... I have fl 7 x 3 so far

12:38 am

boatierra

BRB - need to go check on my dog.

12:38 am

dcseain

have fun, jilli

12:38 am

hootowl

Didn't know that - thanks for info jilli

12:38 am

negativeneil

13

12:38 am

negativeneil

There are 13 fl words in total.

12:39 am

negativeneil

Oh sorry, you meant 7s.

12:39 am

negativeneil

There are 3 of those, yes.

12:39 am

gremlinn

isn't tolt a horse-related word?

12:40 am

hootowl

don't think so

12:40 am

gremlinn

maybe foreign - did a search and I see it with an accented "o"

12:41 am

hootowl

never seen it

12:41 am

negativeneil

No, it's a writ in English law.

12:41 am

negativeneil

According to dictionary.com, anyway. But that site didn't prove too accurate the other night.

12:41 am

hootowl

okeydokey

12:41 am

gremlinn

I am vindicated!

12:42 am

cybernan

100 for tomorrow -- good night :)

12:42 am

gremlinn

night!

12:42 am

dcseain

G'night nan

12:43 am

hootowl

nite nan

12:44 am

negativeneil

Good night, nan... sleep well.

12:45 am

hootowl

tolt is not in the world book encyclopedia

12:45 am

boatierra

dcseain - read your bio "i think red food color tastes like ass.)" - Funny and true! There are some people in my fan group who are pretty sensitive to red and avoid it like the plague.

12:46 am

hootowl

But lots of things are not in the world book enctclopedia!

12:46 am

negativeneil

Ok, I won't ask how you know what... no Seain, never mind. Just... never mind. :P

12:46 am

boatierra

Grrr, red dye that is.

12:46 am

gremlinn

I like red the most with candies

12:47 am

gremlinn

Cherry, strawberry, watermelon, etc.

12:47 am

negativeneil

Your fan group, boatierra? Ummm, what fan group is that?

12:48 am

negativeneil

Fans of funny signs? ;)

12:48 am

negativeneil

If so... SIGN me up! Haha.

12:48 am

boatierra

LOL! Hey that's a good idea :)

12:49 am

negativeneil

Sure... but you didn't answer my question? ;)

12:49 am

gremlinn

She will if she wants to - she doesn't take directions!

12:49 am

boatierra

I'm getting to it. I'm a slow typer! Patience!

12:51 am

boatierra

AZ Browncoats, we're fans of the TV show 'Firefly' and all over fans of Joss Whedon, hence the MAJOR geek aspect.

12:51 am

negativeneil

Wasn't aware I was giving directions... I merely asked a question.

12:51 am

negativeneil

Oh, I see! :)

12:51 am

gremlinn

hehe

12:52 am

boatierra

No, you were'nt giving directions, I didn't take it that way :) But thank you for the defense gremlinn :)

12:52 am

gremlinn

just trying another sign pun

12:52 am

negativeneil

Geez. Defense was needed against me? :(

12:53 am

negativeneil

Flickr might need some soon... getting pretty angry with it. :P

12:53 am

negativeneil

[back to fighting with Flickr for a bit]

12:53 am

boatierra

Oh! I get gremlinn. That took me like 12 beats to get :)

1:03 am

negativeneil

Yeah yeah, signs -- directions. But don't think anyone needs defending again me. Except maybe certain politicians... see bio. :P

1:03 am

boatierra

So neil, why the 'negative'?

1:05 am

gremlinn

fireworks unaided

1:05 am

boatierra

WOW, that was fast! Well done gremlinn :)

1:06 am

gremlinn

thanks

1:14 am

Jacula

Still awake, still p*ssed off that an hour's wor just disappesaring into the internet ether, still can't bee bothered to say 'Hi!' but listening to Black Sabb's 'Iroon Man' in my headphones so don't care now. Congratulations toall grid finishers.*~*~*~*~*

1:15 am

Jacula

I think the internet gremlin just got his own back on me when he posted what I carefully typed.

1:16 am

Jacula

Let's see if AC/DC's Highway to Hell works any better for me...

1:18 am

boatierra

OMG, Bachman is on Leno *in shock*

1:30 am

Jacula

That's something American I don't fully understand - some person is apparently on the Jay Leno show.

1:31 am

gremlinn

I assume that's Michele Bachmann, a crazy conservative politician

1:32 am

boatierra

Oh, I was just surprised to see Michelle Bachman on The Tonight Show. But she did OK. She is very, very, very conservative and The Tonight Show is not, 'cause its entertainment. But she did OK.

1:33 am

jillibus

Haha, I have all of 13 words but have been doing cleanup and reading and writing emails. Hi jac

1:33 am

boatierra

It wasn't sooo bad. But she did say she was 'convicted', when I think she probably meant to say she has 'conviction' in her beliefs. Easy mistake.

1:33 am

rururocks

she should be convicted

1:33 am

jillibus

Bachmann is a scary ignoramus

1:34 am

boatierra

Oh, now Lady Antebellum are singing. I love watching their male lead singer. He's so very yummy :)

1:34 am

hootowl

she'd be scarier if she had a brain!

1:35 am

rururocks

flosie is in the grid tonight

1:35 am

hootowl

roted

1:35 am

gremlinn

hoot: better steer her off the yellow brick road, then

1:35 am

boatierra

Ya, I am no fan of Bachman. She has demonstrated time and again that she is willfully ignorant of so much and to me that makes her so very dangerous.

1:35 am

mrpresident

afternoon all :)

1:36 am

gremlinn

hey mrp

1:36 am

mrpresident

hi grem :)

1:36 am

hootowl

you have no idea what I'd like to do to her and perry!

1:36 am

jillibus

I'm watching/listening to "Turn, turn, turn" and all those lovely 60s songs on PBS..

1:36 am

hootowl

hi mrp

1:37 am

jillibus

hello mrp luv

1:37 am

mrpresident

hi hoot :)

1:37 am

hootowl

rosied

1:37 am

mrpresident

hi jilli! just discussing you with my in-laws

1:38 am

jillibus

OH???

1:38 am

mrpresident

they are looking forward to meeting you and your son on your way to Armidale :)

1:38 am

mrpresident

have you got family in Armidale?? or Adelaide?

1:38 am

jillibus

w

1:38 am

hootowl

good night everyone - it is 1;40 AM AND i HAVE TO BE UP EARLY TO SEE THE bLUE aNGELS.

1:39 am

mrpresident

nite owl... give adam my luv,haven't seen him forever!

1:39 am

hootowl

AS YOU CAN SEE i REALLY, REALLY NEED TO SLEEP

1:39 am

jillibus

Wow!!!

1:39 am

rururocks

night hoot

1:39 am

boatierra

oPPS cAPS lOCK :)

1:39 am

jillibus

night hoot

1:40 am

jillibus

LOL boat!

1:40 am

mrpresident

hi ruuster!

1:41 am

rururocks

hi mr.p

1:41 am

mrpresident

hi boati :)

1:41 am

jillibus

mrp, please eamail me and tell me more about your inlaws -- from Finland? The best dog judge I ever encountered was finnish.

1:42 am

boatierra

hello mrp :)

1:42 am

boatierra

Hello all :)

1:42 am

jillibus

And try as I will, I can't avoid typos in my post-Happy three-and-a half-hour(s) tonight

1:43 am

jillibus

I have such lovely neighbours here

1:44 am

mrpresident

The name is Finnish, my FIL is from Estonia, originally USSR, and family is spread around Finland area too.
MIL is 15th Generation First Fleet Australian from England.
My dad is Hungarian and you will meet him!!

1:44 am

jillibus

And btw, mrp -- they all want to meet you and the kids when you come -- we'll adjust Happy Hour in your honour

1:44 am

rururocks

sounds like you are in high spirits jilli...

1:45 am

jillibus

Yes, ruru :-)

1:45 am

mrpresident

oh wonderful Jilli! Maddison is begging me to get on a plane now to meet you!

1:47 am

jillibus

mrp, my best friend in early married days was Estonian -- long story -- had been captured in WW2 and subjected to forced labour in a tomato field -- couldn't stand the sight of them. Married a Canadian soldier after the war. Beautiful woman.

1:48 am

rururocks

guessing pasta sauce isn't a good call for her

1:48 am

mrpresident

you have to write your story jilli! i would read your book!

1:48 am

MissOmnibus

hey all <3

1:48 am

jillibus

First Fleet Australian -- wow!

1:48 am

mrpresident

hello Miss!

1:49 am

rururocks

hi miss

1:49 am

MissOmnibus

:)

1:49 am

mrpresident

yep, THE First Fleet... Convict married Mariner.... and had 20 kids!

1:49 am

jillibus

And how is your Hungarian dad doing -- did the stent work?

1:51 am

jillibus

I guess he left before the big escape in the 50s?

1:51 am

mrpresident

will find out on wednesday... stent... i wrote stint, oops

1:51 am

mrpresident

he was a refugee from the war in 1956... has been knighted for it

1:52 am

jillibus

Aussie pronuncianton of stent = stint -- although that's more NZ, isn't it?

1:52 am

mrpresident

he got shot and all! so many slaughtered.

1:52 am

mrpresident

yes, we say 'stint'

1:52 am

rururocks

damn.. thought I saw fellatio in the grid

1:52 am

mrpresident

NZ would be 'stunt'

1:52 am

mrpresident

we could find you some ruuster

1:53 am

mrpresident

there is sex in there!

1:53 am

jillibus

OK, he will be the third such 1956 escapee I will have met -- and the man who is in charge of of our ArtSpring theatre/concert hall/art gallery is one of them -- George Sipos. He is also a poet.

1:53 am

lizmac

How about one who performs it, RuRu?

1:54 am

mrpresident

indeed liz!

1:54 am

rururocks

wow..

1:54 am

rururocks

blow me over.. I missed that one

1:54 am

mrpresident

*blows ruuster over*

1:54 am

jillibus

Oh dear, I guess I should shuddupand pay attention to the grid, lol!

1:54 am

lizmac

If we'll excuse the pun.

1:54 am

rururocks

LOL

1:55 am

mrpresident

after the fl8 finishes, you might even get a ro4

1:56 am

jillibus

cute little beasties, liz -- what are they and why?

1:58 am

lizmac

Hamsters doing the hamster dance, Jilli. Why, just for the joy of being a dancing hamster I guess.

1:59 am

jillibus

How happy, liz :-)

2:02 am

rururocks

they are listening to rodent rap

2:02 am

rururocks

they are listening to rodent rap

2:02 am

rururocks

they are listening to rodent rap

2:03 am

jillibus

yes, we heard you, ruru

2:03 am

jillibus

it was hiccup time

2:04 am

mrpresident

jilli, if you see sprite before I do, can you request on my behalf 'craziest party photo' for 30th Sept?

2:05 am

mrpresident

i think as it coincides with grid word friday, some may be interested.

2:06 am

jillibus

mrp -- just eamil it to her at email: bin _ there @ planet.nl (leave out spaces and put Babble in the subject line)

2:08 am

jillibus

sprite and I seldom appear here at the same time -- diff parts of the world, y'know

2:09 am

mrpresident

sprite has been coming on about 5 hours after flip I think

2:09 am

jillibus

nobody knows yet what grid word will be ther on Friday -- but it sounds like a fun theme

2:09 am

mrpresident

good to see both spellings for to7 and to8

2:09 am

dcseain

yes, 5-8 hours after flip, sometimes again for a while 9h after

2:09 am

mrpresident

hi dcs! (hugs)

2:10 am

dcseain

hello

2:10 am

dcseain

i'll be off to sleep shortly.

2:11 am

dcseain

oh wow. half price concealed firearms class. pity i have no money at the moment.

2:11 am

jillibus

defs should be a word although sometimes there are none for words which Enable approves

2:12 am

mrpresident

concealed firearms class? forwhy?

2:12 am

dcseain

training good, and i live in a very gun-friendly state.

2:14 am

jillibus

I shall refrain from comment about the US and firearms. Except that there was a word there about militia.

2:14 am

mrpresident

glad they offer training... but wish it was free for you

2:14 am

mrpresident

i would prefer gun awareness of concealed firearms, just personally

2:15 am

dcseain

well, we're not required to own firearms, nor how to use them. OTOH, we in Virginia have a constitutional right to overthrow our state government by force if it stops serving the common weal of the people.

2:16 am

dcseain

we have awareness, and a series of court decisions about where concealed weapons may be legally carried, including schools and bars.

2:16 am

jillibus

Oh mrp -- I see the blonde in your icon!!!!!!!!

2:16 am

mrpresident

one thing that PMO is that if I come to the USA, I can't carry a firearm in states that allow it. I would not feel safe in those states.

2:16 am

mrpresident

hahaha jilli! it is a classic pic that one!

2:16 am

dcseain

the owners of the liquor licenses fought hard to make sure concealed as well as visible weapons were allowed, as esp in the rural areas, they depend on that to keep peace

2:17 am

jillibus

You may not bring firearms into Canada. Period.

2:17 am

dcseain

open carry is allowed in most states, but only reasonably common in parts of Texas, Virginia, and i think California, and likely Alaska

2:17 am

mrpresident

same here jilli... i like our laws

2:18 am

mrpresident

you have to have a friggin good reason to have firearms here, and you cannot conceal them or carry them.

2:19 am

dcseain

i like the Swiss model -- everyone must have a gun, the gov't gives training to all, and property owners are authorized to shoot to kill trespassers within legal limits. Whole population is standing Army.

2:20 am

jillibus

Btw, mrp -- I see our electric things are different -- yours are 220-240 volts, ours 110-120

2:21 am

dcseain

that is correct, jilli, you'll need converters for electric things.

2:21 am

jillibus

but hunters here may have guns. I shot a skeet with a 303 rifle, haha!

2:22 am

dcseain

that makes sense, and i've never done skeet shooting, but i bet it's rather fun. I've always liked bows nd arrows over guns

2:22 am

jillibus

And I have a photo to prove it was a rifle, not a shotgun.

2:23 am

jillibus

I taught archery at a summer camp long ago. Never used it.

2:23 am

dcseain

archery was the 1st thing i did MUCH better left handed

2:24 am

jillibus

Have aphoto to prove that too, lol!

2:24 am

dcseain

then came shooting, then throwing

2:24 am

jillibus

left handed, dc?

2:24 am

dcseain

i fence left handed too.

2:24 am

jillibus

do you do anything right-handed, dc?

2:24 am

dcseain

yes, i hold the bow in my right hand and the arrow with my left, else i have zero accuracy

2:25 am

jillibus

my dad did everything right-handed except tennis!

2:25 am

dcseain

i write Latin letters right-handed, scissors right-handed.

2:26 am

dcseain

i chop with knives right-handed

2:26 am

jillibus

but dc, you don't swing both ways, lol

2:26 am

dcseain

i am a switch-batter in baseball/softball

2:26 am

dcseain

and no, i do not :)

2:26 am

jillibus

hehe

2:27 am

dcseain

so, i should off to bed, as it's half past three

2:27 am

boatierra

Could I get a clue for the i?

2:27 am

dcseain

good night/day, and happy babbling, yall! is6, to make alone, boa

2:28 am

boatierra

Thanks!

2:28 am

dcseain

{poof}

2:28 am

boatierra

Got it :)

2:28 am

jillibus

is7/28 -- all alone

2:28 am

jillibus

slow as usual :-(

2:29 am

boatierra

Thanks jilli, the thought that counts :)

2:29 am

mrpresident

see ya dcs :)

2:30 am

jillibus

ni ni hunny chile dc

2:34 am

jillibus

I'm missing the two O words in the 4th row for nbt -- can anyone help please?

2:35 am

jillibus

nm -- got one of them (of5/16)

2:38 am

boatierra

What is 'nbt'?

2:39 am

boatierra

And I only have/had one O, from the third row, ol 4/4.

2:40 am

Dianne

oa 5/10 grain

2:40 am

mrpresident

no blank tiles?

2:41 am

mrpresident

hi dianne :)

2:41 am

Dianne

Hi all

2:42 am

jillibus

yes, nbt = no blank tiles, i.e. at least one word from each tile below the grid

2:42 am

jillibus

Hi Dianne, - thanks, but that's not from the O in the second column, 4th row.

2:43 am

dfmchfhf

ol4/4 jilli

2:43 am

Dianne

bull fighter?

2:45 am

jillibus

hmmm, I have one ol4/4 (from the 5th column) and I see from Lickety that there's another...

2:45 am

jillibus

is it a real word, dfm?

2:46 am

dfmchfhf

in a way, I guess? Common(ish) babblet of a so4

2:47 am

nursegladys

ol4 spanish shout

2:47 am

jillibus

got it -- ye olde spanish yell, duh. Dodges fish.

2:47 am

boatierra

Kinda like Dianne said, plural of what a bull figher would yell.

2:47 am

jillibus

yes, gladys, lol!

2:48 am

dfmchfhf

I continue to maintain it needs an accent to be a word proper!

2:48 am

jillibus

And finally, NBT!

2:48 am

dfmchfhf

yay jilli!

2:48 am

jillibus

and nbs (no blanks stats, if anyone is wondering)

2:49 am

dfmchfhf

Starting the grid at ~0340h probably wasn't a bright idea...

2:49 am

Glantarell

bore da - morning all

2:49 am

jillibus

dfm, you have 21+ hours to finish -- lots of time!

2:49 am

jillibus

hi gloant

2:50 am

jillibus

oops -- glant

2:51 am

ursh

Yay SA 49 Fiji 3 rugby world cup - less scary than the Wales Game

2:51 am

dfmchfhf

well, that's true, but the problem is more that I might possibly want to need to sleep some time...

2:52 am

jillibus

Having achieved this goal, I hall now go to bed -- not a glimmer of finishing even within the 13 busy hours after the 8 of oblivion

2:52 am

jillibus

me too, dfm, as shown below

2:53 am

jillibus

nice, I guess, ursh :-)

2:54 am

jillibus

And farewell all, wherever you are...*poof

3:00 am

dfmchfhf

I guess I should go too. g'night(day) all! :o)

3:10 am

boatierra

Holy shnikies, just figured out an 8 all by myself. I love words but I'm a weak speller.

3:16 am

periwinkle

help with w pls

3:16 am

Glantarell

wild dog

3:17 am

boatierra

wo 4/11 - were****

3:17 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty

3:28 am

ursh

wd

3:38 am

rubyfoo

good morning

3:38 am

Glantarell

bore d ruby

3:39 am

Glantarell

how's the weather in france today?

3:40 am

rubyfoo

bore d to you glant! I haven't sdeen you for a while

3:40 am

rubyfoo

The weather has been perfect until last night but today is very dark and gloomy and will probably rain

3:40 am

rubyfoo

and good morning to whoever else is in here!

3:40 am

Glantarell

i haven't been around at the right time of day for a while

3:41 am

Glantarell

bit gloomy here too - think we may have windy showers

3:41 am

rubyfoo

I thought sitz was a good word :(

3:41 am

Kallia

morning rubes

3:41 am

Glantarell

i thought several words woere good ;-) but enable disagrees!

3:42 am

rubyfoo

hello kalia! nice to see you

3:43 am

rubyfoo

is this a spanish theme?

3:43 am

Glantarell

i only have the spanish O - are there other spanish words?

3:44 am

rubyfoo

bull and plural

3:44 am

Glantarell

ah

3:44 am

Glantarell

ty

3:44 am

rubyfoo

and the custard desert

3:45 am

boatierra

And the plural form of what a bullfighter would say in the bull ring.

3:45 am

boatierra

Oh, I see you said you have that.

3:46 am

Glantarell

not quite sure about the custard dessert - what letter does it begin with?

3:47 am

rubyfoo

f4

3:47 am

boatierra

fl 4/7

3:47 am

rubyfoo

and there may be more, but I don't know spanish lol

3:47 am

Glantarell

my fl4 is a dessert but we don;t use custard in ours here in the UK!

3:48 am

boatierra

There's also an Italian ice cream ge 6/24 and 7/36

3:49 am

rubyfoo

we are very continental today!

3:49 am

Glantarell

ty boat

3:49 am

boatierra

yw

3:49 am

rubyfoo

maybe it's not really custard. I just think of anything with eggs as custard....

3:50 am

rubyfoo

that was a quick 50!

3:51 am

Kallia

and ty from me too...several miles behind Glant this

3:51 am

rubyfoo

and the Italian coffee with milk

3:51 am

Kallia

morning

3:51 am

boatierra

I don't think of fl 4/7 as a custard, I think of it as more ge***inous. I'm not a fan.

3:52 am

rubyfoo

I think I like all white, yellow, eggy things; it's amzaing I don't weight 300 lbs

3:52 am

rubyfoo

even tapioca

3:53 am

Glantarell

we used to call that frog spawn when i was a kid

3:53 am

boatierra

I'm a chocoholic :)

3:53 am

rubyfoo

my husband says you'd have to hold a gun to his head to eat it and then you'd probably have to shoot him anyway

3:53 am

Glantarell

i can take or leave chocolate

3:53 am

rubyfoo

luckily, I don't like chocolate

3:55 am

rubyfoo

have to go. nice to see you! *poof*

3:55 am

Glantarell

bye ruby

3:57 am

boatierra

See, not caring for chocolate is WEIRD to me. Like somehow y'all were deprived of something in your childhoods ;)

3:57 am

boatierra

Bye ruby :)

3:58 am

Glantarell

Having tasted several types of US chocolate I could never eat yours. Some European chocolates are OK.

3:59 am

Glantarell

US chocolate is too sweet and waxy for me

4:00 am

boatierra

A friend of mine in Ireland brings Cadbury bars whenever he visit the US. They are too strong for me. Being raised on Hershey's. I can understand how you'd have the oppisite reaction :)

4:00 am

boatierra

BRB

4:02 am

boatierra

Sorry about that. Dog was chomping at the bit to be let out.

4:04 am

boatierra

There are some Amer. chocolates that I do not care for. I lover Hershey, Ghirardelli, and Godiva but I can not stand Dove. Blech.

4:04 am

Glantarell

just realised there are 25 TOs... ugh

4:04 am

Glantarell

i tried godiva but wasn't keen

4:04 am

boatierra

I love, NOT lover, gah!

4:04 am

Glantarell

i like the really dark chocolate

4:06 am

boatierra

Supposed to be the darker the better for you and I'm more of a milk chocolate fan.

4:08 am

boatierra

25 to's? I have seven. Ugh indeed.

4:27 am

rubyfoo

back for a couple of minutes

4:29 am

rubyfoo

boat, I was raised in an American candy store until I was 12, had all the ice cream and candy I could eat. All I liked, vis-a-vis chocolate was Milky Way and Three Musketeers

4:31 am

boatierra

As far as candybars go I like Snickers or Kit-Kat. That must've been something growing up in a candy store. Very colorful.

4:32 am

rubyfoo

I was very lucky, got to scrape out the big barrels of ice cream

4:32 am

rubyfoo

but I worked there, too, from the time I was 7

4:32 am

rubyfoo

delft

4:32 am

rubyfoo

whoops

4:32 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:33 am

boatierra

I already had that one and I'm sure other probably won't mind ;)

4:34 am

rubyfoo

I tried putting in expert, but couldn't do it. I know that prevents that perticular mistake....

4:34 am

boatierra

I've seen other mention Babble Expert. Was is it?

4:35 am

boatierra

What is it, not was. Grr.

4:35 am

rubyfoo

it's a program that keeps you from dong what I did, typing in the wrong place. But I am not computer adept, so couldn't make it work

4:42 am

rubyfoo

lots of words ending with ow. very nice! lunch now, see you later

4:42 am

boatierra

Laters :)

6:05 am

sprite

happy birthday to FM!

And hello all.

6:14 am

rubyfoo

hello sprite! are you still here? I haven't seen FM in ages!

6:15 am

sprite

hey rubyfoo :)

6:15 am

sprite

she is around, but usually later in the day

6:16 am

rubyfoo

I haven't seen her in months. How are you, sweetie?

6:16 am

rubyfoo

if you see her, please tell her "hello"

6:16 am

sprite

mwah. Sort of in the middle, very tired from lack of sleep, but not too down.

6:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

good morning, nice grid.

6:18 am

sprite

hello Kaplan

6:18 am

rubyfoo

hello kaplan!

6:18 am

rubyfoo

poopy lunch out, but great desert now!

6:19 am

sprite

sorry about the lunch and yay on dessert

6:20 am

sprite

oh I found a compound 8 all by myself!

6:20 am

rubyfoo

stats?

6:21 am

sprite

FL8/70 *smug*

6:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have the 7- a bit racy for the morning, but some people like it.

6:21 am

rubyfoo

back in the day!

6:23 am

rubyfoo

and the 8 (noun) kaplan

6:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

oooh, yeah it is.

6:24 am

rubyfoo

all that Henry Miller when we were young.....

6:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

yeah, we just read about it!!

6:25 am

rubyfoo

raofl

6:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

isn't that rotfl?

6:27 am

sprite

rolling ass on fl5 laughing or rolling on the fl5 laughing is both correct

6:27 am

rubyfoo

depends on your neighborhood

6:27 am

skoochie

flat

6:27 am

rubyfoo

roling around on floor laughing, I thought

6:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

PB Ruby!

6:27 am

rubyfoo

hi skooch

6:28 am

rubyfoo

oh no! is there more desert?

6:28 am

rubyfoo

bad ruby

6:28 am

sprite

maybe dessert though

6:28 am

rubyfoo

hahah

6:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

Skootch is with you in the PB, don't worry, enjoy dessert, hope it not too fa6ing.

6:28 am

rubyfoo

your icon looks like dessert!

6:28 am

sprite

sure does

6:29 am

rubyfoo

ty for the fa, kap

6:29 am

sprite

de8 what the desert looks like

6:30 am

rubyfoo

half, yay!

6:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

is it ge6?

6:31 am

rubyfoo

does haagen daz make ge6?

6:32 am

rubyfoo

skooch must think we're nuts!

6:32 am

sprite

she'd be right

6:32 am

rubyfoo

moi? toi? nah!

6:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

6:33 am

sprite

mais oui ma chere

6:34 am

rubyfoo

very nice Dutch crockery today!

6:34 am

sprite

I had it as an icon theme recently

6:34 am

rubyfoo

blue and white?

6:34 am

sprite

yep

6:36 am

rubyfoo

i COLLECT BLUE AND WHITE CHINA AND POTTERY. eVERY TIME SOMETHING BREAKS, i SAVE IT AND HAVE DONE FOR YEARS. sOME DAY, i'LL MAKE whoops, sorry for shouting) a mosaique Guadiesque bench

6:36 am

sprite

hahahaha

6:36 am

rubyfoo

I've been saving broken stuff for about 20 years!

6:36 am

sprite

should amount to something by now

6:37 am

rubyfoo

but can't find a bench to put it on

6:37 am

Kaplan the Magne

very nice, ruby- I'll go out and break a few plates for ya. I was thinking of saving broken Desert ro4.

6:37 am

rubyfoo

also some blue depression glass shards

6:38 am

sprite

4 x 8 found. Did you say there is an FA8 too?

6:39 am

rubyfoo

I have a collection, not broken yet, from about 15 countries

6:39 am

rubyfoo

there's an fe8 (naughty)

6:39 am

sprite

ok thanks, that is my missing one then

6:40 am

sprite

got it

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I guess the general form of that is a phantom!

6:40 am

dan2bit

the fe7 verb form works though

6:41 am

dan2bit

morning all

6:41 am

rubyfoo

we've found it dan, raofl

6:41 am

sprite

yeah, the i is missing. But the verb works.

6:41 am

sprite

hi dan

6:41 am

rubyfoo

but I think the theme is spanish

6:41 am

rubyfoo

and the noun

6:41 am

dan2bit

well I am de8 then

6:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

I think it's universal.

6:42 am

sprite

you mean they do it all over the universe?

6:42 am

Uneaixoise

wow,dan -- baby2bit is such a big girl now!! And so beautiful!

6:42 am

Uneaixoise

sprite LOL!

6:42 am

rubyfoo

don't have that 8 smacking the monkeys

6:42 am

sprite

hiya Une :D

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

just don't spank them, ruby! LOL

6:43 am

rubyfoo

bonjour une

6:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

even educated fleas do it...

6:43 am

dan2bit

tx Une! she is so close to walking :-)

6:43 am

rubyfoo

ok, giving them bananas

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

salut, ruby :-)

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

oh, ruby, I learned a new French expression yesterday

6:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

the monkeys or the baby?

6:43 am

dan2bit

if you can't find a good fe8 you might be de8 >:-)

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

"je suis quiche en . . .. " -- I'm no good at -- love it!

6:44 am

rubyfoo

aaah, ty dan

6:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

:0!

6:44 am

sprite

*smacks the baby monkeys with the bananas*

6:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

who's a quiche?

6:45 am

rubyfoo

who you calling a quiche?

6:45 am

Uneaixoise

"je suis quiche en cuisine" == I'm no good at cooking

6:45 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:45 am

rubyfoo

that's a funny expression

6:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

BBL. coffee time.

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

had you heard that, ruby?

6:46 am

rubyfoo

nap time for me, see you later

6:46 am

sprite

never heard that one. Gauche, yes, but not quiche

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

my daughter learned it from a French intern

6:46 am

rubyfoo

no, new one for me, une

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

dors bien!!

6:46 am

rubyfoo

merci

6:46 am

sprite

bye rubyfoo and kaplan

6:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

bbl

6:47 am

Uneaixoise

later, kap

6:51 am

Uneaixoise

gellow looks like a wobbly dessert, alternative style . . .

6:52 am

sprite

yellow jello = gellow

6:53 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:57 am

MollyL

I nominate 2Bit for racy comment of the day. : )

6:57 am

sprite

lol Molly

6:59 am

MollyL

They call it yellow jello, quite right...

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, saffron!! LOL

6:59 am

sprite

hahaha famous song

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

molly, you just sent me back DECADES! LOL

7:00 am

MollyL

It's better back there Une. : )

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

the music for sure . . .

7:02 am

sprite

everything was a bit simpler back then

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

"has time rewritten every rhyme . . . "

7:04 am

Uneaixoise

you WERE paraphrasing The Way We Were, right? LOL

7:04 am

sprite

grin

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

man, that Hubble was a cutie pie, eh?

7:06 am

Uneaixoise

back in a mo *poof*

7:08 am

MollyL

A kitchen that smells of pan fried potatoes and onions, bacon and fresh brewed coffee is a beautiful thing.

7:09 am

sprite

right with you on that

7:11 am

uusue2

morning, all! sticking my head in briefly, have to go proctor exams this morning

7:11 am

sprite

hiya uusue, glad to see you, however short

7:11 am

uusue2

hi, sprite!

7:14 am

MollyL

Morning Sue, as if your life wasn't busy enough...

7:15 am

uusue2

yeah, I have to learn how to say no :-)

7:16 am

cosdem

hello!

7:16 am

sprite

hiya cosdem

7:16 am

uusue2

fortunately I should be able to get some work done while proctoring

7:16 am

cosdem

im up early.. going to do the walk to end alzheimer's in a bit

7:16 am

uusue2

hi, cos!

7:16 am

sprite

uusue: take a stack of post-its, write NO on each one, and stick them into your calendar, on your phone, on your mirror, on your cell phone... etc

7:17 am

cosdem

in honor of my grandma who passed from that disease in 2005 and ryans grandma who passed 3 weeks ago

7:17 am

MollyL

As a wise woman I know said "We have to learn our limits or we are stretched too far, become resentful, and end up with bad feelings."

7:17 am

sprite

wow does one only need to walk to end the disease! ;)

7:17 am

uusue2

lol, sprite!

7:17 am

MollyL

Cos, thank you for walking for Alzheimer's. I lost my Dad to that beast.

7:17 am

cosdem

lol its a fundraiser walk-a-thon

7:17 am

sprite

aw sorry about your grandma, cosdem, and a great idea to do such a walk

7:18 am

cosdem

its awful. yea i was gonna skip it but i dreamt of my gram last night so i took it as a sign

7:18 am

uusue2

and very nice, cos, haven't lost anyone myself to alzheimers but it is a scary disease

7:18 am

sprite

very scary indeed :(

7:18 am

cosdem

ryan and i only raised 80.00 :( but its something i suppose.

7:19 am

BzznBea

How far are you walking, cos?

7:19 am

uusue2

anyway, as I am the assistant chair of the department (so have some responsibilities) and live in town (rather than 40 miles away like most of the rest of the faculty) I felt some obligation to proctor.

7:19 am

MollyL

Every little bit counts Cos. Hope you have nice weather for your walk.

7:19 am

uusue2

It's not a big deal anyway, about 12 students, all I have to do is sit there and glower at them, and get my papers graded :-P

7:20 am

cosdem

3.1 miles, Bea.

7:20 am

uusue2

oh, hi, bea! didn't see you come in!

7:20 am

sprite

hello Bea

7:21 am

BzznBea

Just a stroll around the park then. Good cause, cos.

7:21 am

BzznBea

Morning all. Just in for a bit before I finish up the packing.

7:21 am

MollyL

Good cause and a great way to get the endorphins flowing. Good for you and Ryan, Cos.

7:21 am

uusue2

anyway, better go get dressed, bbs

7:21 am

MollyL

Morning Bea. Hope you have a great vacation.

7:21 am

cosdem

just posted a pic of her on FB if you're interested :)

7:21 am

cosdem

have a good day sue!

7:21 am

BzznBea

Heading to the beach house this morning for a week.

7:21 am

sprite

bye uusue, have a good day

7:21 am

sprite

sounds good, bea

7:22 am

cosdem

enjoy bea!

7:22 am

BzznBea

Have a good weekend, sue!

7:33 am

sprite

fireflies. Cute grid. Bye all, have fun

7:36 am

BzznBea

Halfway! Off to the beach! *poof*

7:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

Name that car sponsor of Groucho's You Bet Your Life" (over 50 and retro nerds only)

7:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

where IS that Molly?

7:45 am

cosdem

she was around 1/2 a hour ago

7:45 am

cosdem

she disappeared.

7:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

Quiz contest still stands. Clue: also an explorer (not Ford).

7:46 am

doseffing

cadillac

7:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

No, I'm sorry. It's in the grid.

7:47 am

godthaab

De soto

7:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

ding ding ding! Bob, tell him what he's won!

7:48 am

godthaab

I hope it's a De soto (sic)

7:48 am

doseffing

... I should have got that ... I've got the DVD of the show but I haven't watched it in a while

7:49 am

Kaplan the Magne

Well, you get the Amana washing machine, and $500 dollars worth of Ship n, Shore blouses from the Spiegel Catalogue, Chicago Illinois.

7:49 am

Kaplan the Magne

(I was home sick a lot watching game shows when I was a kid)

7:49 am

doseffing

... but only if the duck comes out with the secret word ...

7:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Groucho never gave away that many gifts. But : The Price is Right? Come on down!

7:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

On gameshows, they would always ask the female contestants (usually a homemaker from Decatur Illinois) "what does your husband do?"

7:51 am

MollyL

I'm rustling up breakfast. Sorry to have missed the contest.

7:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

It must be the Jackie tapes putting me back there. Oh, if only we only had nuclear war to worry about, instead of this damn global climate crisis.

7:53 am

MollyL

How DID all those women from Decatur get on all the game shows?

7:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

Sending in box tops?

7:53 am

doseffing

... Has anyone tried hiding under a desk to fix global warming? ...

7:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

There's an idea!

7:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

How about "she is a lady lawyer" (or lady reporter, or lady conductor." Or he is a male nurse. These days we probably could make sense out of a sentence like "She is a male nurse"

7:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

in transition

7:56 am

car.eeyore

Hey all! Good morning!

7:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

This is an erudite discussion on gender roles you are entering, car.

7:56 am

car.eeyore

Oh boy. I will just play then.

7:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

Brought to you by DeSoto. And tell them Groucho sent you.

7:57 am

MollyL

Morning Car.

7:57 am

car.eeyore

7:57 am

doseffing

... and if you say the magic word you get $100 ... but no one knows what the word is until the duck appears

7:57 am

car.eeyore

? quack?

7:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's a common word, something you find around the house.

7:58 am

car.eeyore

I loved that show!

7:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

Pedro Gonzales Gonzales!

7:58 am

car.eeyore

kleenex

7:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

Did you know that's where Phyllis Diller debuted?

8:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

Speaking of, has anyone seen Roseanne Barr's reality show? It is really a riot. She just lets it all hang out- jiggly arms and gray hair and all.

8:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

It is called "ROseanne's Nuts"- she is living on an organic farm in Hawaii and growing nuts.

8:00 am

car.eeyore

I have not watched it Kaplan,but I have seen it on the listing.

8:00 am

MollyL

*Puts bacon, egg and cheese English muffin sandwiches in the PB. And 1 bran muffin for you know who*

8:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you, I think I'll have another.

8:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

You will either love it or hate it, depending on how refined your taste is.

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'm gonna hang out here a bit and do a morning nap- feeling tired.

8:04 am

car.eeyore

Sounds like a plan to me.

8:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

then I will quit hogging the chog.

8:05 am

car.eeyore

I didn't think you were hogging it at all!

8:05 am

MollyL

Bran muffins are okay, as long as they are made with the proper ingredients. Gotta have some apples and cinnamon in there to liven things up.

8:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

Now I killed it.

8:14 am

MollyL

*Applies paddles to the chog*

8:15 am

doseffing

... and there it lies with the elephant you shot in your pyjamas ...

8:15 am

Kaplan the Magne

how it got into my pajamas I'll never know.

8:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

I never forget a face...

8:16 am

car.eeyore

: )

8:16 am

doseffing

... Hooray for Captain Spaulding!

8:16 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the O in the second column?

8:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

But in your case I'm willing to make an exception.

8:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

ot5/10

8:17 am

doseffing

... never did find them ... sorry ... and must go and buy textbooks for frosh daughter who hasn't got out of bed yet after her second week on campus

8:18 am

car.eeyore

I have an ot 5/10 from the first column O. Is there another one?

8:19 am

Mom

ol + **cargo (snails)

8:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

there is a 10 and a 16 but I'm not sure which column each is from- I do have the one you want though, because it is grayed out.

8:19 am

Mom

and good morning to all of you

8:19 am

boatierra

I think the O you are looking for is of 5/16

8:20 am

Mom

it is a ol 4/4

8:20 am

car.eeyore

TY!!!!!!!! And Good morning Mom and boatierra!

8:20 am

Mom

good morning ((Car.))

8:20 am

Mom

hello boatierra

8:20 am

car.eeyore

And with that I am off! I hope you all have a GREAt day!

8:21 am

boatierra

Morning all and your welcome :)

8:21 am

Mom

have a great day as well, Car.

8:21 am

Mom

I don't believe I have met you, Boatierra. Nice to meet you

8:21 am

boatierra

You're welcome, duh :)

8:22 am

boatierra

Nice to meet you too :)

8:25 am

mrpresident

hi babblers

8:28 am

Mom

(((MrP)))), hello. I hope you are in better spirits today. My heart just ached for you the other day.

8:29 am

boatierra

Morning mrp :)

8:30 am

mrpresident

oh mom... don't worry please! but thanks for your luv.
hi boati! :)

8:30 am

Mom

how are you doing?

8:33 am

mrpresident

well, had an interesting last half hour

8:33 am

mrpresident

a mixture of suckiness and loveliness... holding onto the loveliness

8:34 am

Mom

(((love coming your way))))

8:34 am

mrpresident

thank you mom!

8:37 am

Mom

you are so welcome.

8:37 am

Mom

I need to scoot off and get busy. ((Hugs)) to all of you

8:37 am

mrpresident

((hugs)) mom! have a good day

8:38 am

Mom

You as well, Mrp, see you soon

8:38 am

mrpresident

see ya! xox

8:39 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

8:40 am

mrpresident

i am off to sleep, hopefully will wake up not crispy.
hi and see ya ((crossy))!

8:49 am

mixi6

how did court go mrp?

8:50 am

crosshair

now there is a word we do not see in the grid often...is 7/28 to remove from the pack,to keep alone

8:51 am

Boobear

Good morning all

8:51 am

crosshair

howdy boo

8:52 am

Anniebrook

thank you, crossy, I was staring at the "i" for the longest time

8:52 am

crosshair

np annie:)

8:53 am

welki

hey mrp .. tried to friend you with that new i.d., but can't find you there ... i think i'm having a "moment" :)

8:53 am

Scrabbler

G' morning Babble gang!

8:54 am

crosshair

howdy scwabby:))

8:54 am

welki

d'oh .. make that 2 moments, she's gone! oops

8:54 am

welki

hi scrabbs, everyone

8:54 am

Anniebrook

morning, scrabbs

8:54 am

crosshair

howdy welki

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, I am currently an e-reader newbie. How do I download books? Do I download them to the computer first? Then how do I transfer to the Nook?

8:55 am

crosshair

ok scwabby....

8:55 am

Scrabbler

And how do I know which format? txt, epub, html, etc

8:56 am

crosshair

the computer will see your nook as just another hard drive ,so plug it in and go to my computer,then the nook is usually marked nook,or drive f......

8:57 am

Scrabbler

Initially I thought I could download directly to the Nook via WiFi.

8:57 am

crosshair

open it up and choose digital editions or format which will then give you the sub heading of music or books.....

8:57 am

crosshair

i use e-pub for all books that do not need illistrations,if you need illistrations,use pdf

8:57 am

Scrabbler

I did one transfer by pdf but then it isn't under "library".

8:58 am

Scrabbler

I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions.

8:58 am

crosshair

to start scrabby,practice downloading books at www.gutenberg.org

8:59 am

crosshair

you load to your computer,then just drag and drop to your nook digital edition file

8:59 am

Scrabbler

I went to Gutenberg but screwed up somehow. I have been feeling like a moron.

8:59 am

crosshair

has i made any sense? lol

8:59 am

crosshair

e-pub is high quality and uses half the space of pdf

9:00 am

Scrabbler

*deep breaths, I can do this* Yes, I think I was close to doing it right last night except I used it in pdf format.

9:00 am

crosshair

pdf is great ,but only if you need pictures or other illistrations

9:01 am

crosshair

e-pub all the way darlin!

9:01 am

Scrabbler

I have been disappointed with the user's manual. It doesn't detail HOW to download.

9:01 am

crosshair

of course not scrabby,they would rather you buy from the store

9:01 am

crosshair

but it is very easy once you do a few

9:02 am

Scrabbler

But you confirmed what I managed to do last night, except I will now use e-pub format.

9:02 am

crosshair

e-pub is best

9:02 am

Scrabbler

I will be patient.

9:03 am

crosshair

i have 150 books and 200 song on mine and have used but 62% of the internal storage

9:03 am

Scrabbler

I went to free e-books, good e-books, Gutenberg, Scribd.

9:03 am

crosshair

i back it all up on a usb key storage

9:03 am

crosshair

all good locales

9:03 am

Scrabbler

Songs? Do I transfer from my iTunes library?

9:04 am

Scrabbler

I ordered a 16g microSD card.

9:04 am

crosshair

anything that show up as a mp3 or mp4

9:04 am

Scrabbler

I found out that Nook has no text-to-voice option.

9:04 am

crosshair

lol,with a 16 gig micro card added,you will never run out of room

9:05 am

crosshair

it can read audio books scrabby

9:05 am

crosshair

though i do not use that option

9:06 am

Scrabbler

It took me a while to find where the MicroSD card goes. The slot is hidden under the corner--a small part lifts up.

9:06 am

crosshair

with my first gen model,the entire back comes off for the card port as well as the user changable battery pack

9:07 am

Habes

Good morning from Mr. Bob

9:07 am

Scrabbler

OK, so I can download audio books then listen. When I had my eye problem last Nov I was sent numerous CDs of audiobooks. I can transfer those?

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bob

9:07 am

crosshair

you can indeed

9:09 am

Scrabbler

After I download the books to my computer and finish the transfer, do I delete the book from the computer?

9:09 am

crosshair

and it plays music tolerably well and displays pictures,but first and foremost it is a reader

9:10 am

Scrabbler

I played Babble on it already.

9:10 am

Scrabbler

*watching "Black Hawk Down"---brutal war movie.

9:10 am

crosshair

if you wish scrabbs,but what i do is make a file and put all transferred books into it.later on you can use winrar to compress the file and transfer it to a flash key for back up

9:12 am

Scrabbler

Aha, TY.

9:12 am

boatierra

Looking for the fl 7/40 that's in between the fl 5/16's. Clues please :)

9:12 am

crosshair

that way in the future you can use calibre program and run off a pdf copy for our poor kindle friends:))

9:13 am

MollyL

Boat...it's an fl word that refers to a "loose woman"

9:13 am

Scrabbler

I will look with you, boat.

9:13 am

Scrabbler

TY, Molly.

9:14 am

Anniebrook

ooh, thanks!

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Can ADE work that way too?

9:14 am

boatierra

Oh! Got it. Thanks :)

9:14 am

crosshair

and think of this scrabby,you can scan important medical text excerts that you wish to keep handy,use open office to make it a open or html file,then use calibre to turn it into a pdf,tyhen move it all to your reader for future reference

9:14 am

MollyL

We actually have the title to an OLD song in the grid. fl8 fl7.

9:15 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, you are such a smarty-pants!

9:15 am

crosshair

once you get roling scrabbs,calibre becomes your best friend

9:15 am

Anniebrook

thanks Molly, gave me the fl8...that is an oldie

9:16 am

MollyL

: )

9:16 am

Scrabbler

So do I need Adobe Digital Edition or just Calibre?

9:17 am

crosshair

i use calibre for all my file changes

9:17 am

crosshair

and if i am reading it on my computer i use.......

9:17 am

Scrabbler

And that works for downloads too?

9:17 am

crosshair

i use a e-pub reader called stanza

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Aha, another website!

9:18 am

Scrabbler

I found Scribd which is file-sharing for e-readers.

9:18 am

crosshair

if you download it and it is in pdf and you wish it to be an e-pub,that is what calibre is for scwabby

9:19 am

crosshair

there are many sites to choose from scwabby

9:19 am

Scrabbler

So many new words, sites, techniques for this old dog to learn.

9:20 am

Scrabbler

Stanza refers to iPod, iPhone etc. It works for Windows?

9:22 am

crosshair

it does

9:23 am

crosshair

once you get over 50 books on the reader,it becomes your constant companion,i even use it for personal file sorage

9:23 am

crosshair

if i am at work and need a file,i toss it on the reader,then when i get home i just transfer it

9:23 am

Scrabbler

I have been doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku.

9:24 am

Scrabbler

Mostly I am searching for free stuff.

9:24 am

crosshair

you have that luxury,my early model just has a 2 inch screen on the bottm

9:25 am

crosshair

start with gutenberg,load you fav free classics and you will be a pro before you know it

9:25 am

Scrabbler

When did you get that? I saw the Kindle and Kindle DX side-by-side--big jump in size of screen.

9:25 am

crosshair

crossy also has his book list you can look through..i have sent sprite many books

9:25 am

crosshair

2 years ago scrabbs

9:26 am

crosshair

right when they were the newest thing

9:26 am

Scrabbler

I reviewed Wikipedias comparison of e-readers--so many readers with so much variety! Very confusing!

9:26 am

crosshair

you chose well

9:27 am

crosshair

my nook continues to run flawlesly

9:27 am

crosshair

though the battery life they post is a tad optomistic lol

9:27 am

Scrabbler

I did my research and you also had mentioned the Nook Color as the top choice currently.

9:28 am

Kenny Chuck

Clue for fl8, please?

9:28 am

Scrabbler

And my sister got a glimpse of my wish list and she gave it to me for my birthday.

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Hm, I will search too, Kenny.

9:29 am

crosshair

mine was the best goft ever

9:29 am

crosshair

gift

9:29 am

Anniebrook

kenny, compound word, when your arches have fallen

9:29 am

Kenny Chuck

Got it!

9:29 am

wvteach

thnx annie

9:29 am

crosshair

ty annie

9:29 am

Scrabbler

TY, Annie!

9:29 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

9:30 am

boatierra

Broke the 2000 point barrier!

9:30 am

crosshair

if you wish to scan my e-book listscrabby(there are about 300 title) just mail me at p.a.melbourne@gmail.com and i will send along my list

9:30 am

Anniebrook

wtg, boat

9:30 am

wvteach

congrats boat

9:31 am

Scrabbler

How many words left, boat?

9:31 am

Scrabbler

TY, Crossy.

9:31 am

boatierra

That is soooooo rare for me. I have 88 words left.

9:32 am

Anniebrook

128 left here

9:33 am

boatierra

I love the green rabbit :)

9:34 am

inge

c

9:34 am

crosshair

howdy inge

9:35 am

Scrabbler

I love my green rabbit too. Once I changed it for the "icon of the day" and there was strong protest to keep the green bunny. I have real bunnies here at home--3 of them.

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Hi Inge

9:36 am

crosshair

i rarely change mine and when i do it is just a different wold,otherwise i could not find myself :)

9:37 am

crosshair

wolf*

9:37 am

wildcat17

<<escorts crossy to the pb

9:38 am

crosshair

arrroooooo

9:38 am

boatierra

I've always wanted to have pet rabbits but I've never gotten around to properly making space. My cat and dog will do :)

9:38 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha, Cwossy!

9:39 am

wvteach

clue for ther O in the 2nd column please

9:39 am

wildcat17

spanish cheers plural

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Someday I would like a cat and a dog and have them be bonded with my rabbits. I will never have 4 rabbits again--lots of work.

9:39 am

wvteach

thnx wildcat

9:40 am

Anniebrook

clue for the E in the second column, please

9:40 am

Scrabbler

Hi wildcat. How is Austin?

9:40 am

Anniebrook

got it as I asked

9:40 am

wildcat17

hi hi. we got some rain yesterday finally - much much needed. fires are mostly out but now recovery is underway

9:40 am

Scrabbler

That is known as the Periwinkle Phenomenon, Annie, remember?

9:41 am

Anniebrook

yes, I do (with a bow in peri's direction)

9:41 am

boatierra

HA! Completed the F's! That's what sent me over the edge of 2000 points. Phew. Now I'm off for some pre-sleep reading then sleep. Sweet dreams all/doces sonhos todos :)

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Clue for the e, Annie?

9:41 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

9:42 am

Scrabbler

Bye, boa-tierra!

9:42 am

Scrabbler

Bon jour, Ruby!

9:42 am

Anniebrook

(((ruby))) was just able to read your email..thanks so much

9:42 am

wvteach

hello ruby

9:42 am

Anniebrook

night, boatierra

9:43 am

Anniebrook

couldn't get into gmail or aol...but finally was able to

9:44 am

rubyfoo

I'm happy to read wildcat's good news as I haven't heard from my son for several days

9:44 am

rubyfoo

hello teach

9:44 am

wildcat17

glad I could help :)

9:44 am

wildcat17

he is ok, right?

9:44 am

rubyfoo

we all had a slightly bawdy chog this AM

9:44 am

crosshair

oh and scwabby,get a nook cover for it and go to wally mart as they sell a great clip on lite for it that is made by duracel

9:45 am

rubyfoo

yes, he is very close to downtown but was worried about the dry Barton Creek bad which is right behind his house

9:45 am

crosshair

((RUBY))

9:45 am

rubyfoo

bed*

9:45 am

rubyfoo

and the trees on his property are all bone dry

9:45 am

MollyL

No one has out done 2Bit for the racy comment of the day. : )

9:45 am

rubyfoo

((crossy))

9:45 am

rubyfoo

I'm glad you got the letter, annie

9:46 am

rubyfoo

I missed it, molly, is it repeatable?

9:46 am

wildcat17

we lost an entire national park in bastrop. christmas tree farms, the whole bit gone

9:46 am

Anniebrook

sad, wild

9:46 am

wildcat17

it's just so sad. and now once it does rain everything will flood

9:46 am

rubyfoo

it was terrible from the reports I read and maps I saw. In which direction are you from downtown, wildcat?

9:47 am

MollyL

2Bit's comment..."if you can't find a good fe8 you might be de8" : )

9:47 am

wildcat17

north ruby. spared from fire but the smoke was thick up here. the worst was south and west

9:47 am

rubyfoo

legitimate comment! hah

9:48 am

wildcat17

it was terrible. the fires spread quickly and were hard to fight from the ground.

9:48 am

Scrabbler

*looking for fe8 and de8*

9:48 am

rubyfoo

we are so lucky with the weather here - still 75-80 for a little wqhile in the afternoons, rain often at night and cool for sleeping.

9:48 am

rubyfoo

we are so lucky with the weather here - still 75-80 for a little wqhile in the afternoons, rain often at night and cool for sleeping.

9:48 am

rubyfoo

and it is as green as Ireland!

9:49 am

wildcat17

enjoy it ruby. I'm glad it's nice somewhere

9:49 am

crosshair

9c or 52 american here atm

9:49 am

rubyfoo

as annie knows, I was a little bit crazy (crazier) with worry during the fires

9:49 am

rubyfoo

I think my son will retire here

9:50 am

rubyfoo

he loves Austin, but hates the climate

9:50 am

wildcat17

understandable ruby

9:50 am

rubyfoo

Austin has to be one of the greatest cities!

9:50 am

wildcat17

I'd like to come with him please

9:50 am

Scrabbler

My cousin lives in Austin and another cousin attends UT Austin.

9:51 am

rubyfoo

it's perfect for John since he's a musician and his wife works for Dell (intermittently)

9:51 am

rubyfoo

it has great food and a thriving music scene

9:51 am

rubyfoo

John grew up in Binghamton and Rochester, scrabs, so he knows your neck of the woods!

9:52 am

Anniebrook

f

9:53 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, I bought a bundled package from Amazon--cover, extra cables but it didn't have a travel charger as I expected.

9:53 am

Scrabbler

New York state is beautiful but we have such high taxes!

9:53 am

crosshair

i find i do not need it scrbbs,thing is good for 3 or 4 days of reading and i just charge at my computer at work or home

9:54 am

rubyfoo

did you see pix of the flood in Binghamton? I lived right at the confluence of the two rivers

9:55 am

Scrabbler

That's what I wondered, Crossy. In the bundle I used the screen protector and the case. I don't need to "skins" because I have the case. It came with a clip on light.

9:55 am

crosshair

very nice

9:55 am

Scrabbler

Ruby, featherbee lives in Binghamton and has shared the sad photos.

9:55 am

rubyfoo

must cook, see you later

9:55 am

rubyfoo

I don't know featherbee

9:55 am

rubyfoo

Was she affected by the flood?

9:56 am

Scrabbler

But for $25 I got stuff I don't need--4 skins, a bracelet....

9:56 am

rubyfoo

the pix were shocking. One of my (very) old students had them on FB

9:56 am

crosshair

well,i paid 15 for the cover and 8 for the liught when buying seperatly,so you did ok

9:56 am

Scrabbler

No, her house is on a hill. Her mother's yard was flooded.

9:57 am

rubyfoo

very tough weather there, worse than Buffalo

9:57 am

crosshair

the light is good for 30 hours

9:58 am

Anniebrook

going to take a break, bye

9:58 am

Scrabbler

I got earphones. And a retractable cable with each end being a 3.5 mm thingie, like for the earphones, so I don't know how I would use that.

9:58 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie

9:59 am

MollyL

Me too, brain death occurring.

10:01 am

crosshair

first and foremost it is an amazing book reader,i keep music on it just in case but generally do not bother overmuch with its other doggles and dangle and bells and whistles

10:02 am

crosshair

:)

10:06 am

Scrabbler

I must be patient with figuring it out. I get easily frustrated when I confront difficulty.

10:06 am

crosshair

mine can of course go on the net by wifi,but it is a royal pita with the 2 inch screen

10:07 am

crosshair

so the new models are better in that regard

10:08 am

crosshair

i will be getting the mrs a nook 2 for christmas as her sony prs 700 is 3 years old now and getting a tad long in the tooth,my son can inherit that one

10:08 am

Scrabbler

That Kindle DX will be even larger.

10:09 am

crosshair

even larger is fine,but does kindle offer e-pub support yet? and are all book downloads still dedicated to amazon files?

10:09 am

crosshair

we can load from anywhere scrabbs,kidles cannot

10:10 am

inge

ra

10:12 am

Scrabbler

True, Crossy.

10:18 am

crosshair

and if you have a library membership scrabbs you can go to the library web site and download e-pub books from them

10:19 am

crosshair

with my membership scrabbs i can access over 18 libraries in our region

10:20 am

Scrabbler

I still have about 2 dozen real books to read--on my shelves.

10:21 am

crosshair

lol,my son now calls them "dead tree books"

10:23 am

crosshair

and tbh,i would rather e-books now.a standard top author softcover here now costs 15 dollars after tax,most top author e-books are around 9,if you use the store

10:24 am

Scrabbler

Well, Ive got a house full of them!

10:24 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I know.

10:24 am

crosshair

i have a few hundred myself scrabby:)

10:25 am

crosshair

that was another reason for an e-book,it is to the point where i almost need a bigger house,or just give up and turn the livingroom into a library

10:25 am

Scrabbler

I have them squeezed on every little space on shelves. I plan on tossing a bunch of old medical books and journals to free up space.

10:27 am

inge

;

10:27 am

Scrabbler

My eyes and brain need a break. I did e-mail you, Crossy. TY for your help. I will soon be a pro with my Nook.

10:27 am

crosshair

i mean you know your in trouble when you seriously start thinking on how you could run three 20 foot lenghts of shelving in the livingroom with 2 asiles and still have room for a small table and 2 wingback chairs lol

10:28 am

rururocks

collecting books is a little bit of an illness.. I have it too

10:28 am

crosshair

i shall send the list along within the hour scrabbs

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ruru! It's a great illness to have, well, as long as you are actually reading the books.

10:37 am

crosshair

ok scwabby,list is sent

10:39 am

Scrabbler

TY buddy!

10:39 am

rururocks

some I reread again and again

10:40 am

rururocks

I love books

10:40 am

crosshair

i think ruru,that 99.9% of babblers are readers of books

10:42 am

rururocks

probably very true crossie

10:43 am

crosshair

strangly enough my father read nothing more than the newspaper and the side of cerial boxes

10:44 am

crosshair

cereal

10:44 am

rururocks

mine too

10:44 am

hego

Hi All, how's the grid?

10:44 am

crosshair

howdy hego

10:44 am

rururocks

not bad hego.. until you hit 150

10:45 am

hego

uh oh

10:46 am

crosshair

lol,i just send scrabby a list of 200-300 e-books,that will keep her going for a bit hehe

10:46 am

hego

We may never hear from her again. lol

10:47 am

crosshair

especially since she is limited to ten at a time to make my file conversion easier

10:47 am

hego

: )

10:47 am

crosshair

i only convert what i like or what my friends ask for,so many are still unconverted

10:48 am

Scrabbler

I had to find a way to read your RAR file.

10:49 am

crosshair

use winrar scrabby and extract it to a new file on your desktop

10:49 am

hego

Oh Good. She's back.

10:49 am

crosshair

you need a link for winrar??

10:51 am

crosshair

http://www.oldversion.com/download-Win
RAR-3.62.html

10:51 am

crosshair

there u go scwabby

10:51 am

crosshair

but make sure you right click on your desktop and make a new file or you will fill your entire screen lol

10:53 am

crosshair

once you click on my file after you load winrar it will say open with or extract to then just send it along to the new file

10:53 am

Scrabbler

I am downloading WinRAR 64-bit from CNET

10:54 am

crosshair

also at this time you can scan it for viruses before you extract it,but it is clean as a whistle

10:54 am

crosshair

that works also

10:54 am

crosshair

but i find oldversion.com a valuable resource when i am doin g a new build

10:54 am

inge

f

10:55 am

Scrabbler

I get WinRAR 64-bit free for 40 days. I suppose the old version is free forever

10:55 am

crosshair

i use cnet for product reviews

10:55 am

crosshair

yup free forever..thats why i posted it lol

10:56 am

Scrabbler

You're so smart, always teaching me something.

10:56 am

Scrabbler

I must be careful as I do not want your head to swell.

10:56 am

crosshair

np scrabby,i fix your computer,you fix this tired old wreck of a body

10:57 am

crosshair

scrabby,would the meds they offer for diabetics with nerve issues in the feet also work with with hand and feet nerve damage from chemo?

10:59 am

hego

I don't think so Crossy

10:59 am

hego

Do you have the pins and needles thing?

10:59 am

crosshair

i know i should be gratefull just to still be drawing breath,but at night when it feels like someone is sticking burning knitting needles in your feet it can be tiresome or not knowing how hard you are pushing on the gas pedal untill you are doing 140 lol

11:00 am

hego

Yikes!

11:00 am

Scrabbler

Lyrica? Maybe. Who has that problem? It's more of a circulation issue, I believe.

11:00 am

crosshair

indeed hego,pins and beedles all the time

11:00 am

crosshair

mine is from chemo scrabbs

11:00 am

crosshair

needles

11:01 am

Scrabbler

Lyrica or Neurontin may be options.

11:01 am

crosshair

it started mid treatment and leveled off at this and has never recovered

11:01 am

crosshair

numb,tingling,and for a change of pace stabbing searing pain every now and then

11:01 am

hego

My husband had that Crossy. From chemo.

11:02 am

crosshair

i shall ask my doc ty scrabbs

11:02 am

Scrabbler

http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/Treatm
entsandSideEffects/PhysicalSideEffects
/ChemotherapyEffects/PeripheralNeuropa
thy/peripheral-neuropathy-caused-by-ch
emotherapy-treating-cipn

11:02 am

hego

Neurontin did help.

11:03 am

crosshair

pk have that site saved for later reading ty scwabby

11:03 am

Scrabbler

http://www.chemocare.com/managing/numb
ness__tingling.asp

11:03 am

hego

Asking your doc is a good idea.

11:03 am

Scrabbler

Gapapentin = drug name. In US the trade name = Neurontin.

11:03 am

crosshair

but these days,you also have to be your own doctor as well i find

11:04 am

Scrabbler

Yes, you must be your own advocate, and be well-educated.

11:04 am

hego

Right Crossy

11:04 am

crosshair

have to be proactive,or you just go round and round,from doctor to locum,to doctor to locum

11:04 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, I reviewed the lists. Later I will e-mail my requests--Grisham, etc.

11:05 am

crosshair

i swear my doc must have half a dozen fill ins and 20 residents lol

11:05 am

Scrabbler

And you must ask questions and demand answers. be an active participant in your care.

11:05 am

crosshair

k scrabbs np

11:05 am

rururocks

i hear that

11:06 am

Scrabbler

Alright, I must pull away from the couch's ass magnet and go digs deep holes for bulbs. Deep enough so the squirrels and raccoons do not have a buffet.

11:06 am

hego

Good advice Scrabs, I'm sure he will.

11:06 am

Scrabbler

Get 2nd and 3rd opinions too.

11:06 am

crosshair

for example,my initial cancer doc.gave the diagnosis and inital treatment and i never saw him again during that 5 years lol

11:07 am

Scrabbler

With a chronic or serious medical problem you need to be a teammate with your doc.

11:07 am

crosshair

i saw docs from spain for a year,docs from germany,fresh new docs, and locums enough to fill a stadium,but never saw the great man himself again

11:07 am

Scrabbler

*pulling butt away from couch cushions* Yow, I must get going folks.

11:08 am

crosshair

tc scrabbs

11:08 am

Scrabbler

((Cwossy)) Do some reading of those links and about gapapentin.

11:08 am

hego

Bye Scrabs

11:09 am

Scrabbler

OOh, FedEx is here, what am I getting??

11:09 am

crosshair

when arranging transport,they used to ask me who my doc was(to prevent people from abusing the ride program) and i said Dr Malcom Moore..if he is still alive lol

11:09 am

hego

Yay a surprise!

11:09 am

crosshair

will do scrabbs

11:09 am

crosshair

nothing more fun than a package

11:10 am

crosshair

biab..semi-poof

11:12 am

Scrabbler

It's the bike trailer I bought to pull Mary's little one in. She is almost 4 and cannot keep up with us when she pedals her trike or bike (w training wheels) so I decided to buy this.

11:13 am

hego

that's nice Scrabs.

11:14 am

hego

Sounds fun for her.

11:15 am

Scrabbler

I hope she likes getting inside and buckled.

11:15 am

Scrabbler

OK, going to assemble that, then plant bulbs.

11:15 am

hego

Bye Scrabs

11:39 am

negativeneil

Morning.

11:39 am

hego

Hi Neil

11:39 am

negativeneil

Hi hego.

11:47 am

Erda

Hi Neil

11:47 am

negativeneil

Hi Erda.

11:58 am

ivesy3

ro 5/16 plz, the first one

11:59 am

hego

plural of the ro 4/7 Ives

11:59 am

rururocks

aa type of punishing massage ivsey sounds like tiger's game

11:59 am

hego

the thing on top of your house

12:00 pm

ivesy3

have the top of house one ty.

12:00 pm

hego

ruru is that the first ro 5/16?

12:00 pm

rururocks

don't know.. that is my first one

12:00 pm

hego

Oh, as usual Ruru is right

12:00 pm

hego

Sorry

12:01 pm

hego

I never would doubt you Ruru.

12:01 pm

rururocks

*frames hego's statement for KJE next snarky comment*

12:01 pm

hego

: )

12:01 pm

ivesy3

not seeing it.. havent been able to see it all morning lol

12:01 pm

Haz1558

I've been away too long. Ruru is always right?

12:02 pm

hego

Hi Haz!

12:02 pm

rururocks

get used to it Haz..lol

12:02 pm

hego

rofl

12:02 pm

Haz1558

It's a startling concept. Hello, all.

12:03 pm

gabiim

hey how many words are there

12:03 pm

rururocks

Now I need to have Hego convince Mrs. Ru of the same thing..

12:03 pm

hego

220

12:03 pm

Haz1558

220 words.

12:03 pm

hego

Hmmm... tiger's game...

12:03 pm

gabiim

thank you!

12:04 pm

ivesy3

yes dont get tigers game

12:04 pm

rururocks

Tiger Woods?

12:04 pm

hego

AHA!

12:04 pm

rururocks

other than poking prostitutes

12:04 pm

Erda

the fourth letter is the fifth letter of the alphabet

12:04 pm

hego

lite bulb moment

12:05 pm

ivesy3

omg !!! ty ty ty....

12:05 pm

hego

Oh Ruru, funny

12:05 pm

ivesy3

was thinking of a tiger tiger lol... growwwwwllll

12:05 pm

Haz1558

What you really needed was a Sound of Music clue.

12:05 pm

rururocks

I"m sure he did that too.

12:05 pm

hego

me too

12:06 pm

Aloyisius

hi Babblers!

12:07 pm

Haz1558

Hello, Aloy.

12:07 pm

hego

Hi Aloy!!!!

12:08 pm

Aloyisius

this grid is a LOT friendlier than yesterday's..

12:08 pm

Erda

Not friendly enough....

12:08 pm

rururocks

<---not finding it friendly with 50 to go

12:08 pm

hego

I don't like it either Erda

12:09 pm

Erda

So there!

12:09 pm

Aloyisius

aw, well, you don't want one too easy, do you?

12:09 pm

Aloyisius

how else will you learn trivial words?

12:09 pm

hego

I'm not on top of my game today.

12:09 pm

rururocks

no..But I hate the ones with really crazy words that only Haz can find

12:09 pm

Erda

I'd settle for easiER...

12:09 pm

Haz1558

*smug*

12:09 pm

hego

A little under the weather.

12:10 pm

hego

Haz is good at smug

12:10 pm

Aloyisius

sorry, hego.. hope you are tip top soon

12:10 pm

hego

Also at More words. lol

12:10 pm

rururocks

lol

12:10 pm

hego

ty Aloy

12:10 pm

Haz1558

Do you know what you get if you go to the dentist and need no work done? Smug gums

12:10 pm

rururocks

She is the Queen of Morewords

12:11 pm

rururocks

oh groan1

12:11 pm

Haz1558

Show me morewords and I'll show you more words.

12:11 pm

rururocks

double groan

12:11 pm

Aloyisius

lol, Haz you sound like BabbleRabble now!

12:11 pm

hego

Ruru hates being out groaned

12:11 pm

Haz1558

You mean I've got ruru to groan? The world is becoming a strange place.

12:11 pm

rururocks

lol..

12:12 pm

rururocks

..as long as you don't forget I"m always right

12:12 pm

Aloyisius

didn't know that fo 6.27 means to "waste time".. i fo6 a lot

12:13 pm

MollyL

*Passes Hego some home made chicken soup and a warm roll*

12:15 pm

hego

ty Molly

12:15 pm

hego

Yum :-9

12:17 pm

hego

fourth fo 6/27 anyone

12:17 pm

Aloyisius

fo*low the yellow brick road to *** Miserables

12:18 pm

hego

I think you went in the PB for me Aloy

12:18 pm

hego

ty

12:19 pm

Aloyisius

should have figured a more obscure clue.. waves from PB, oops

12:19 pm

MollyL

I put Toll House cookies in the PB.

12:20 pm

hego

time for lunch. bbs

12:20 pm

Aloyisius

wonderful, Molly.. will go well with my fresh cuppa

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi snuffy haven't seen you in a while

12:21 pm

Aloyisius

hi jmc (-:

12:22 pm

rururocks

snuffy?

12:22 pm

Aloyisius

staying under the radar a bit.. buncha stuff to cross off the "to do" list..

12:22 pm

jesdraggon

mornin'

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

hi jes

12:23 pm

Aloyisius

hi there jes

12:23 pm

rururocks

I thought Snuffy was Marion Berry's nickname

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

Mr Snuffaluffagus's first name is Aloyisius

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

no his nickname is Hizoner Mayor for Life

12:24 pm

Aloyisius

.. and I'm done

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo snuffy!

12:24 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations, Aloy.

12:24 pm

jesdraggon

yay aloy!

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

Funniest thing he said was at a rally of preachers all from outside of DC against DC's Gay Marriage law. ..

12:25 pm

Aloyisius

tyvm, enjoy chatting but have to get back to that ding dong list.. bye, dear Babblers!

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

bye snuffy

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

he said he had to speak out because he was a moral man. The entire district of columbia convulse in laughter for several days

12:27 pm

rururocks

He would know...

12:27 pm

MollyL

*Inserts videotape of Barry smoking crack*

12:28 pm

jesdraggon

i thought marion berry was a pie...

12:28 pm

rururocks

shows picks of hookers and coke with Marion

12:28 pm

crosshair

wish everyone south of the border would get over it jmc,i mean it is old news here.have a life partner and want to get married? do it! fil out the govt paperwork like anyone else,want to adopt children? do it.get baby bonus just like everyone else.you sopuse passes away get wodow/widower pension just like everyone else..old news

12:29 pm

MollyL

As the man said, the b*tch set him up. Ahahahaha!

12:30 pm

crosshair

makes us giggle sometimes that in the states you can have same sex marriage in 6 states or so,but you can marry your first cousin in 34 or so lol

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the i please

12:32 pm

rururocks

fe 6./39 anyone?

12:32 pm

wildcat17

is7

12:32 pm

rururocks

is 7

12:32 pm

wildcat17

7/28

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm

12:32 pm

rururocks

you will be soo alone when you find it jm

12:32 pm

westford

for he's a jolly good one ruru and hello

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi wild!

12:32 pm

crosshair

god clue ru

12:32 pm

crosshair

good

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

nice clue ru

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi west

12:33 pm

westford

hi jmc

12:33 pm

wildcat17

hi taking a break from cleaning

12:33 pm

westford

mine's good too !!!

12:33 pm

rururocks

thank you west.. fish me

12:33 pm

westford

hi wild me too

12:34 pm

Haz1558

This is the man who's always right, remember...

12:34 pm

westford

you're welcome ru

12:34 pm

Jen

evening all!

12:34 pm

westford

hi haz

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

haha haz

12:34 pm

westford

and jen

12:34 pm

crosshair

howdy jen

12:35 pm

rururocks

*smug look*

12:35 pm

Haz1558

Hello, westford, Jen.

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi jen

12:35 pm

westford

I found the cute little apartment all by myself..starting to think like a Brit

12:35 pm

Haz1558

Ah - you mean a bijou flat?

12:36 pm

MollyL

Now think about the cute little apartment and what you do to pay for it, if you are a Brit and combine the two.

12:36 pm

jesdraggon

penalty box, haz :)

12:36 pm

Jen

I am really not finding this grid at all easy today. chatting is much more fun!

12:36 pm

rururocks

what's this about westie?

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

!!! pb haz

12:36 pm

wildcat17

haz!! pb for you

12:36 pm

Haz1558

Entrapment, pure and simple.

12:36 pm

Haz1558

I blame westford with her talk of Brits and apartments.

12:36 pm

MollyL

Haz puts up the Marion Barry defense. : )

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

call in the fl8s!

12:37 pm

mkg

any clues for the 8s? and hi all

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

the b***ch set haz up

12:37 pm

Haz1558

fl8 - what you get if your arches fall.

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

hi mkg fl8 is a cop

12:38 pm

jesdraggon

that b***ch gets around! :D

12:38 pm

gremlinn

phantom footfall

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

haha

12:38 pm

Haz1558

to8/45 - the Brit added up

12:38 pm

mkg

ty haz. great word..............super clue

12:39 pm

Haz1558

I would have been de8/45 if you had not found it, mkg.

12:40 pm

mkg

i have the to 5 but what is ending?

12:40 pm

jesdraggon

stats only for i?

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

is7

12:40 pm

crosshair

got the brit one first,had to think a bit for the american version

12:40 pm

rururocks

is7

12:40 pm

Haz1558

It's the past tense ending double your consonant.

12:40 pm

rururocks

only the lonely jes

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

stats for second column O please

12:41 pm

mkg

i 7 is syn for to make be alone is to do this

12:41 pm

gremlinn

Whoever made this grid decided to is7 the is7.

12:41 pm

doseffing

... is7 ... to separate something from everything else

12:41 pm

mkg

dont get the brit one at all ....

12:41 pm

mkg

i dont get brit clue

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

hi grem and dose

12:42 pm

gremlinn

hello

12:42 pm

wildcat17

ol4

12:42 pm

doseffing

... afternoon jmc et al

12:42 pm

Jen

mkg, double the last cons before making it in the past

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

ignore all their brit and american stuff--just double a letter mkg

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

ty wild *looking*

12:43 pm

crosshair

and i must be off to the shop,but before i go i give you the ever popular crossy,s tidbit of the day!!!

12:43 pm

jesdraggon

nbt

12:43 pm

crosshair

â€œSternutationâ€ is a fancy word for the act of sneezing.

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

12:43 pm

mkg

still not getting it. to is the sum, right? when you add two numbers you get this right? then what is added on?

12:43 pm

Jen

bye crosshair!

12:43 pm

crosshair

poink!

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

double a letter in that word mkg

12:44 pm

wildcat17

double the last consonant on the to5 then add the pt ending

12:44 pm

rururocks

that sounds like a nun spanking someone's genetailia to me sternutation

12:44 pm

mkg

ty got it. sorry to be so weird. i was stuck on doubling the consenants not vowel.

12:44 pm

jesdraggon

heh. and on that lovely note from ruru, i'm off to get ready to go to town

12:45 pm

Haz1558

That would have an effect, mkg, and not a good one.

12:45 pm

rururocks

sorry jes.

12:45 pm

mkg

ruru what on earth are you referring to?????????????

12:45 pm

rururocks

just more of my sicko humor

12:45 pm

mkg

are you referring to the word poink???????

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

well i must go read the theory of research design

12:46 pm

Haz1558

Still think you're always right?

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

12:47 pm

rururocks

well..er.. uh...yes actually

12:47 pm

doseffing

... I thought I was wrong once ... but I was mistaken ...

12:47 pm

Haz1558

Those pain meds must be strong.

12:47 pm

rururocks

ROFL

12:48 pm

Jen

off to put the child to bed. see you all later!

12:48 pm

rururocks

these f's are murder

12:48 pm

Haz1558

Bye, Jen.

12:48 pm

Boobear

Hi Haz

12:49 pm

Haz1558

Hello, Boobear.

12:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

some of them are quite pleasant!

12:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

so I hear.

12:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am missing 2 of them, but not the ones you're thinking of!

12:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am missing one of the,.

12:56 pm

uusue2

somehow that got me my first 7-letter word, never mind which one.

12:56 pm

uusue2

and hi, all, finally home after proctoring exams.

12:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ah, a proctologist!

12:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Did you Gamble too?

1:00 pm

uusue2

no, but I think some of the students must be...

1:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Proctologists or gamblers? Be clear, woman!

1:00 pm

cosdem

hello all.. back from the walk

1:01 pm

uusue2

hi, cos!

1:01 pm

doseffing

... hey .. one week in and my daughter's roomate is already in academic trouble ... ... not prepared by high school ... and drinking too much

1:01 pm

cosdem

my feet and back hurt :( but it was worth it

1:01 pm

uusue2

oh dear, dos!

1:02 pm

JenMO16

i am calling this puzzle the double letter puzzle!

1:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

dose, half my clientele is kids like that...

1:02 pm

doseffing

... it's so sad ... nice kid but my bet is she's gone by Canadian Thanksgiving

1:02 pm

cosdem

does anyone have the first fl5/16?

1:02 pm

uusue2

we have a UNIV 101 class that is supposed to help students make the transition - we talk about study habits, good behavior choices, and so on

1:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

if you don't sink, you can fl***

1:03 pm

doseffing

... so does UofT ...

1:03 pm

uusue2

no, cos, although I can tell you it isn't flate

1:03 pm

cosdem

it has to be a fle word.. i cant monkey it though ugh

1:03 pm

uusue2

seems to me that if you can inflate you should be able to flate

1:03 pm

cosdem

ughhhh it was a fish.. found it

1:04 pm

uusue2

ah. well, it doesn't always take, dos

1:04 pm

hootowl

howdy - dos - usually means she was under thumbs and wraps and is breaking loose!

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

cos, it's the ZDead Man's fl***

1:04 pm

doseffing

... not but you can dexxxxx

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

then you must have been swimming

1:04 pm

cosdem

thanks kap ... found it b4 that but appreciate it :)

1:04 pm

cosdem

i thought i tried that though... oh well..

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

any time

1:05 pm

uusue2

hopefully she will provide an example for your daughter of what not to do, dos

1:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Mi palabra es su palabra.

1:05 pm

doseffing

... that's my hope

1:05 pm

doseffing

... regretably ...

1:06 pm

uusue2

btw, kap, I am still trying to figure out your gambling question - is there a 7-letter word that has to do with gambling? if so that's not the one I found :-P

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Proctor & Gamble.

1:07 pm

uusue2

ah. I am dense today.

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

A pair like Abercrombie & Fitch. Next time I get cats I am naming them Proctor & Gamble.

1:08 pm

uusue2

Nieman & Marcus? Dolce and Gabbana?

1:09 pm

Boobear

Clue for the second al5/16

1:09 pm

uusue2

just don't name them Johnson & Johnson...

1:10 pm

cosdem

the fo words are killing em

1:10 pm

uusue2

stuck up, boo?

1:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Morgan and Stanley.

1:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

killing whom?

1:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fowled

1:10 pm

Boobear

Ty

1:10 pm

doseffing

... a + the first part of an expensive English sponge scrubbing brush

1:10 pm

wildcat17

distant or detached boo

1:11 pm

cosdem

lol kap i just typed that word right before you typed that

1:11 pm

uusue2

actually, dos, you can grow those sponges in your garden - they are really a type of squash (at least one sort is)

1:12 pm

doseffing

... good to know ... thanks ...

1:13 pm

uusue2

I am a fount of useless information.

1:13 pm

cosdem

yay fo words done!

1:13 pm

uusue2

yay, cos!

1:13 pm

uusue2

I have the w word done...

1:13 pm

doseffing

... can't be useless ... most of it at least gives us words for the grid ... thus having a valuable use ...

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

hello

1:15 pm

uusue2

hi, ruby!

1:16 pm

cosdem

a lot of weird words

1:17 pm

Boobear

Clue for al 4/8

1:17 pm

Boobear

Yes cosdem

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

hi sue and dose and boo and cos

1:18 pm

cosdem

similar to al 5/18,, just take off a letter

1:18 pm

doseffing

... not a high

1:18 pm

cosdem

hi ruby

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

I just realized, my word list disappeared!

1:19 pm

Boobear

Hi ruby

1:19 pm

uusue2

refresh, ruby

1:19 pm

Boobear

Ty

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

phew! I had 117 words.....

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

ty sue

1:22 pm

Boobear

A's are done

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

w's are done hahah

1:24 pm

cosdem

L's done

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

this is an interesting grid

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

but running out of "babble time"

1:25 pm

periwinkle

hi babble buds!

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

hi peri

1:25 pm

periwinkle

found an 8 all by myself when I couldn

1:26 pm

cosdem

i cant find the small words but im finding the 7s and 8s easy go figure

1:26 pm

uusue2

hi, peri!

1:26 pm

periwinkle

could not sleep last night. the de8/60.what do the other 8's start with pls

1:26 pm

pigeonman

clue for the de8?

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

fl8,fe8

1:26 pm

doseffing

... there's at least an fl8 and a to8

1:27 pm

periwinkle

de7 /44 to let the air out of, the de8 comes from that

1:27 pm

periwinkle

ty will look

1:27 pm

periwinkle

it is gray and overcast here. hope it does not rain again

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

de + what we revolve around + what you *** for dinner

1:28 pm

periwinkle

de8 is the one who does the de7

1:28 pm

uusue2

got an 8 (again, never mind which one), now nbs

1:28 pm

cosdem

8 - de, de, fe, fl, to

1:28 pm

wildcat17

good clue ruby I finished the 8s

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

9i bet I know)

1:28 pm

pigeonman

aw. a real word

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

I can't get the other de8

1:30 pm

doseffing

... person who knocks the air out

1:30 pm

cosdem

or7 is very weird

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

aaah, ty dose

1:30 pm

doseffing

... c'est rien ...

1:30 pm

periwinkle

I have that de8, help with the other pls

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

c'est beaucoup!

1:31 pm

cosdem

down to R,S,T and W words. 95 left ugh

1:31 pm

doseffing

... very lonesome country side .... ... or destroyed landscape is de8

1:31 pm

periwinkle

help with fl8 too pls

1:31 pm

periwinkle

ty dose

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

what happens when your arches fall

1:31 pm

uusue2

two de8's one is somebody who takes the air out of something, other describes a lonely place

1:31 pm

doseffing

... je vous en prie

1:32 pm

cosdem

de + two letters + not on time

1:32 pm

cosdem

lol sorry

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

phantom: fatso

1:32 pm

periwinkle

ah a compound, ty for the fl8

1:32 pm

cosdem

lotta should be allowed :(

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

did you get the French fish

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

lo5

1:33 pm

doseffing

... aint gonna

1:33 pm

pigeonman

gl7?

1:33 pm

cosdem

oh dear.. the kennedy curse strikes again, Kara Kennedy dropped dead today at age 51

1:33 pm

uusue2

poisson?

1:34 pm

periwinkle

and Mondale

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

lo5/10 is the fish

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

how old was Mondale?

1:34 pm

kje

hola

1:34 pm

kje

it rained!

1:34 pm

periwinkle

and Mondale's daughter, Eleanor, also died at age 51, both had cancer

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

hola kje

1:34 pm

cosdem

and former senator charles percy, a moderate, died today as well.

1:34 pm

periwinkle

yay for rain in Texas

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

did you do a rain dance, kje?

1:35 pm

kje

I partied like it was 1999 ; )

1:35 pm

pigeonman

any clues for the gl7? please?

1:35 pm

uusue2

yay, kje!

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

gl7 attack

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

speech term, I think gl7/36

1:37 pm

uusue2

gl7 stop is the context I think of

1:38 pm

pigeonman

found it. thanks

1:38 pm

periwinkle

I am not seeing it.

1:40 pm

rubyfoo

your icon photo is stellar, sue!

1:41 pm

uusue2

Little baby stars! And not-yet-born stars!

1:41 pm

pigeonman

or7?

1:42 pm

cosdem

very weird word piegonman

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

is that a clue, cos?

1:43 pm

pigeonman

can you clue it?

1:43 pm

cosdem

trying to think of a clue

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

gd nite everybody

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

leaving with 90

1:44 pm

kje

sleep well, ruby

1:44 pm

doseffing

... a demain ...

1:44 pm

cosdem

or + ***edo, ohio + **swering a question

1:44 pm

uusue2

having trouble with the lone i and o, and the 2-letter e. This is causing me to make up words: elfis, a very short R&B singer; isotar - a flat road surface

1:44 pm

cosdem

thats the best i can do :(

1:44 pm

uusue2

night, ruby!

1:44 pm

kje

ty cos

1:44 pm

pigeonman

that did it. ty.

1:44 pm

uusue2

ok, got the i from my own musings :-)

1:45 pm

cosdem

yw.. sorry i didnt do better . it was weird lol

1:45 pm

uusue2

oh, the little Shakesperian birds again!

1:45 pm

uusue2

thx, cos!

1:45 pm

lbdawger

ty, cos

1:45 pm

periwinkle

canI have a dummy clue for the gl7 pls

1:46 pm

cosdem

gl + anagram of to 5/10

1:46 pm

cosdem

or u want something more specific?

1:47 pm

periwinkle

more specific pls

1:47 pm

uusue2

got an e, missing the lone o for nbt

1:47 pm

kje

spaish cheers

1:47 pm

uusue2

gl + ***ers are cute sea mammals + **l aboard!

1:47 pm

doseffing

... spanish cheers

1:47 pm

cosdem

gl + vowel + double cross letter + vowel + letter that looks like an angle?

1:48 pm

cosdem

sue's better lol

1:48 pm

uusue2

thx, dos! nbt, finally

1:48 pm

periwinkle

ty both for the gl7

1:49 pm

Boobear

Clue for de8

1:50 pm

doseffing

... two of them

1:50 pm

periwinkle

one de8 person who knocks the air out of you

1:50 pm

doseffing

... one is a person who knocks the air out of something

1:50 pm

periwinkle

snap dose

1:50 pm

wvteach

other is how i feel when i don't get the grid finished

1:51 pm

doseffing

... the other is a very lonesome landscape ... ... used to be used by Walter Cronkite to describe the surface of the moon

1:51 pm

periwinkle

72 left, may do some ironing, operative word is may :)

1:52 pm

wvteach

baking cookies while back and forth with Babble

1:52 pm

kje

ty dos

1:54 pm

wildcat17

mmm cooki4es

1:54 pm

Boobear

Is that the clue for de 8/45

1:54 pm

kje

the i?

1:55 pm

wildcat17

clue for or7 please

1:55 pm

wildcat17

is7 it all by itself kj

1:55 pm

kje

ty

1:56 pm

lbdawger

clue for the na5, plz?

1:56 pm

wvteach

or 7 - look back at 1:44

1:56 pm

wildcat17

ty

1:57 pm

wildcat17

na5 sounds like when you use a hammer to join something together

1:58 pm

lbdawger

ty, wild

1:59 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

2:00 pm

lbdawger

hi annie

2:01 pm

Boobear

Help with the last de8/45

2:02 pm

lbdawger

de8, barren, empty, without life

2:03 pm

lbdawger

finito!! finally

2:04 pm

lbdawger

de+ do re me fa ** + not early

2:15 pm

cosdem

help with the ro7 please

2:17 pm

saanichcat

cos - a baby ro 4

2:17 pm

cosdem

thanks got it

2:20 pm

saanichcat

tolf

2:20 pm

cosdem

nope not a word saan :)

2:20 pm

saanichcat

sorry

2:21 pm

MollyL

Cos, how did the walk go?

2:26 pm

cosdem

good. arond 2000 people. 3 miles. 100,000 raised.

2:27 pm

MollyL

That's great. Good for all of you.

2:32 pm

cosdem

tired though lol

2:33 pm

MollyL

Tired from good work is "good tired" : )

2:33 pm

cosdem

yes definitely

2:34 pm

MollyL

My husband and I did a six mile walk for diabetes once. We were starving when we were done. Went out and had a nice lunch to treat ourselves.

2:35 pm

cosdem

we went to brunch at village inn afterwards

2:47 pm

cosdem

anyone here? i need a clue :)

2:48 pm

stidgmere

I'm clueless, cosdem.

2:48 pm

wvteach

what do you need clued

2:48 pm

cosdem

the to8 please?

2:48 pm

cosdem

:P stid

2:48 pm

doseffing

... still 26 left ... but you're welcome to the rest

2:49 pm

cosdem

5 left here. wow didnt know that lol

2:49 pm

doseffing

... to8 ... if you've got the to7 ... then double the consonant

2:49 pm

wvteach

do you have the to 5/10 - sum of addition problem

2:49 pm

cosdem

thanks dos :)

2:49 pm

cosdem

yes To words done!

2:50 pm

cosdem

fireworks!

2:50 pm

wvteach

congrats cos

2:51 pm

cosdem

nasty evil grid begone

2:52 pm

doseffing

... be nice ... or they'll put out a 440 word grid tomorrow

2:59 pm

MollyL

Believe it or not, there are people who wish for grids that size. Me, I don't have time for them.

3:04 pm

doseffing

... it's not the size ... ... it's the number of words like today's or7/28 that make them hard ...

3:16 pm

MollyL

*Stifles comment about "it's not the size" *

3:17 pm

doseffing

... stepped into that one didn't I ...

3:18 pm

MollyL

Yep : )

3:21 pm

doseffing

... just got an apt word ... fo6/27 + two 7s ... to talk foolishly or to talk nonsense ... ... never heard of it before ...

3:24 pm

MollyL

I could make a long, long list of words in these grids that I have never heard of before.

3:26 pm

doseffing

... I hit the list at about two thirds or three quarters done ... I speak sharply at myself for missing all the obvious ones that I miss ... the plurals and past tenses ... ... but when there are too many of these fo6/27s that were used once in about 1600 by some guy no one has ever heard of ... it's annoying ... I don't mind a few ... can be fun ... but their frustrating when you can't even monkey them

3:27 pm

MollyL

I agree about the words used once in 1600. And there are too many of them.

3:28 pm

wildcat17

clue fo7s please

3:29 pm

doseffing

... fo 4 ... the thing at the bottom of your leg ... the 6/7/7 build off that ... I think it's a verb ... there's the present, past and third person

3:29 pm

wildcat17

ty ewww those are nasty

3:30 pm

doseffing

... gotta agree with you there

3:33 pm

MollyL

Wild, that wee one is SO cute. How is he doing?

3:36 pm

wildcat17

thank you so much molly!! he is fabulous! eats well, sleeps well, poses for adorable pictures ... perfect all the way around

3:37 pm

MollyL

Aw, I'm putting in my order for a grandbaby just like that.

3:37 pm

wildcat17

he's been wonderful

3:39 pm

wvteach

fireworks here - and now off to a concert

3:41 pm

doseffing

... enjoy

3:48 pm

MollyL

Oh, here is a word we should all know...NOT..to6/18...
a white crystalline derivative of acetylene; diphenylacetylene; diphenylethyne. Formula: C 6 H 5 C:CC 6 H 5...Say what?

3:48 pm

hego

HUH?

3:50 pm

doseffing

... you mean the one that sounds like a school in ... Louisiana ... or is it Texas?

3:50 pm

hego

ty Dose

3:52 pm

doseffing

... Louisiana ... had to check ... ... yw ...

3:53 pm

hego

: )

3:57 pm

doseffing

... and the infinite monkeys go wild as they finally hit the infinitieth (and don't check that word in the dictionary) combination of six letters that begin with fo ... and the crowd goes wild ... ... exits stage right ... with light heart ... and carpul tunnel syndrome ...

3:58 pm

MollyL

*Throws roses in Dose's wake*

3:58 pm

hego

!!!YAY!!! *-8-* *-8-* *-8-* *-8-* !!! ******

3:59 pm

Riverdance

hello babblers....

3:59 pm

MollyL

Hey River

4:00 pm

hego

Hi River

4:00 pm

Riverdance

finally home sweet home...quiet, peaceful home sweet home

4:00 pm

Riverdance

picked up daughter today and college and went to inlaws for barbecue...husband and son are away this weekend

4:01 pm

MollyL

Good for you. I get that, I am a person who loves to be home.

4:01 pm

Riverdance

can sit in my jammies and play games with no one complaining on what and when is supper....

4:01 pm

hego

Put your feet up. Have a drink. Babble!

4:01 pm

Riverdance

yes yes yes

4:01 pm

MollyL

Ah, that is the life. Enjoy!

4:01 pm

hego

:-D

4:03 pm

Riverdance

my only responsibility now if feeding my old dog...young one is gone with the guys hunting

4:03 pm

hego

Not too hard

4:03 pm

Riverdance

can I get stats for the i and second column o please

4:04 pm

hego

is 7/8 no idea about the o

4:05 pm

hego

7/28 that is sorry

4:06 pm

Riverdance

the point count never helps me anyway...thanks

4:08 pm

hego

It helps me a lot. Becomes a number puzzlee then too.

4:09 pm

Riverdance

here I am making up words for the heck of it and got a ro7/28.....go figure...lol

4:10 pm

hego

that always works for me too. lol

4:10 pm

MollyL

Second column o...ol4?

4:10 pm

hego

yes Molly, I think so.

4:10 pm

Riverdance

duh...slap me with a fish

4:11 pm

MollyL

Si : )

4:11 pm

Riverdance

thanks molly

4:11 pm

Riverdance

the to7's are cute words

4:12 pm

Riverdance

clue for the is7 please before I kill myself - all I need for NBT

4:13 pm

hego

no suicide permitted!

4:13 pm

hego

Don't have it yet.

4:13 pm

Dispatch

if you kill yourself, we will feel so is7/28d...alone

4:13 pm

hego

hey! ty dis

4:14 pm

Riverdance

(((((dispatch)))))) thank you

4:14 pm

Dispatch

another life saved. ahhhhh

4:15 pm

Riverdance

and I do love life....so river bows to you

4:15 pm

hego

very gratifying

4:15 pm

Riverdance

so Dispatch - you have an 8 year old daughter and an 8 year old grandchild?

4:16 pm

Riverdance

and is the aunt or niece older?

4:18 pm

Riverdance

guess I killed the chog....sorry....

4:19 pm

hego

I'm still here.

4:19 pm

Bugsaw

hi River

4:19 pm

Bugsaw

and hego

4:19 pm

Riverdance

hello bugs...havent seen you in a while

4:20 pm

Bugsaw

No I have been pretty quiet this summer because we were travelling and fixing things and now I am back in school again. My stats are terrible but nobody reads them so I won't either

4:20 pm

Bugsaw

there was lots of flooding in NH tho. Were you affected?

4:21 pm

Riverdance

my stats arent so good either....dont care about finishing every day like I used to...soccer season is here too so at lots of my sons games after I get out of work

4:21 pm

hego

Who cares

4:21 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - back for the last 90

4:22 pm

Riverdance

we are fine here....flooding was mostly up north in the mountain range area. Vermont got hit real hard....I feel bad for those folks....so many lost their homes

4:22 pm

hego

Hi Nan!

4:22 pm

Riverdance

Hi nan...thats exactly how many I have left

4:23 pm

Riverdance

besides we live on a very big hill...If we got flooded then you all would need an Ark...

4:24 pm

Bugsaw

so glad to hear. I could not remeber where you lived exactly

4:24 pm

Bugsaw

I still news from my old high school alumni from Durham

4:25 pm

Riverdance

I am an hour west of durham.....

4:26 pm

periwinkle

hi all

4:26 pm

Riverdance

I live in a small town just west of our capital Concord

4:26 pm

periwinkle

Bugs, your icon is one of my favoirte books. I give it as a gift as well

4:26 pm

Riverdance

brb..need to feed my dog....her time clock says it 5:30 so lets go Mom

4:26 pm

hego

Hi Peri

4:28 pm

Bugsaw

hi peri. got distracted for a bit ;) I love that book

4:29 pm

JBV

Hi peri, I received that book from my Aunt Mary when I was 13 ! (and that was a long time ago!)

4:30 pm

Bugsaw

I first recieved it in my 20s

4:30 pm

periwinkle

I never got it as a gift, I bought it for myself

4:30 pm

hego

any clues for the gl 5 & 7? pls

4:31 pm

periwinkle

Bugs, I think we have the same GPS. I could not get mine to "talk" to me the other day. and returning home I could not get to the screen that said home

4:31 pm

Bugsaw

the 7 means throaty

4:32 pm

hego

ty bugs

4:32 pm

Bugsaw

the gl5 is what a bad looser does

4:32 pm

Riverdance

gl5 I have means being overly proud of yourself

4:33 pm

hego

ty All

4:33 pm

hego

and very fishy here for me. lol

4:34 pm

Riverdance

throaty??? hmmm.....

4:34 pm

Bugsaw

a sound made in the throat

4:34 pm

cybernan

first fo 6/30 please?

4:35 pm

hego

or referring to the throat

4:35 pm

Riverdance

ahem is not in this grid...lol

4:35 pm

hego

lol

4:37 pm

Bugsaw

how about gl + *p*ic nerve lets you see + standing on a step makes you ****er

4:37 pm

Bugsaw

I suck at clues............. sorry

4:38 pm

Riverdance

thanks bugs....

4:38 pm

hego

not bad

4:38 pm

hego

bugs

4:38 pm

Riverdance

that was a great clue..you do NOT suck at them

4:39 pm

Riverdance

and I dont know that word so obviously needed that clue

4:39 pm

Bugsaw

gladly takes a bow

4:39 pm

cybernan

does anyone have either of the first 2 fo 6/27's, please?

4:40 pm

periwinkle

no,I need them too

4:40 pm

Riverdance

dont have any yet nan...but will look

4:40 pm

hego

haven't done those yet Nan

4:40 pm

Riverdance

OK monkeys we need to get to work for Nan...

4:40 pm

MollyL

Both start with a 3 letter word that means enemy.

4:41 pm

Riverdance

got one - thanks Molly

4:41 pm

periwinkle

got one too, ty Molly

4:41 pm

MollyL

: )

4:41 pm

Riverdance

got 2...thanks again

4:42 pm

hego

the other ends with one who suffix

4:42 pm

Riverdance

kissing monkeys on the last 3 letters....you go girls

4:42 pm

cybernan

yes, I figured that had to be molly

4:42 pm

Bugsaw

the 3rd one is the same

4:42 pm

Riverdance

oh there is a 3rd...lol

4:42 pm

MollyL

Bugs, I was watching a show last night in which there was a wedding and they quoted from "A Gift From The Sea".

4:43 pm

cybernan

got the 2nd one

4:43 pm

hego

yay Nan

4:43 pm

cybernan

and the first one -- ty molly

4:43 pm

Bugsaw

there are so many good quotes from that book. even if I say I am in the oyster shell stage of life, women nod knowingly

4:44 pm

Riverdance

I never read that book...will have to

4:45 pm

Riverdance

would you recommend it for a book group

4:46 pm

Bugsaw

absolutely I would recommend it. it is an easy read but is FULL of good stuff

4:47 pm

Riverdance

I will suggest it then to my group....always looking for good reads

4:47 pm

Bugsaw

Secret Life of Bees was fun too

4:48 pm

Bugsaw

it even has suggestions for book groups

4:48 pm

Riverdance

read that a couple years ago in book group - very good

4:49 pm

periwinkle

Ilove that book too, Bugs

4:50 pm

Riverdance

The Help was a great one too

4:50 pm

periwinkle

yes it was River, I am waiting for the movie to come out in

4:50 pm

Bugsaw

can you suggest a good read for me? we have silent reading in class now

4:50 pm

periwinkle

DVD

4:50 pm

Bugsaw

any others

4:50 pm

periwinkle

Water for Elephants is good if you have not read it already.

4:51 pm

periwinkle

what class are you taking Bugs

4:51 pm

Bugsaw

I haven't

4:51 pm

Riverdance

that was good Peri

4:51 pm

periwinkle

I would highly rfecommend: the Last Chinese Chef as well

4:52 pm

periwinkle

Also liked The Rosetti Letter

4:52 pm

Riverdance

Shelter me by Juliette Fay or Mudbound by Hilary Jordan

4:52 pm

hego

Excellent book! Peri

4:52 pm

hego

The chef one

4:52 pm

periwinkle

will write those down, River, ty

4:52 pm

cybernan

if lento is a word, why not sotto?

4:52 pm

periwinkle

which one, hego?

4:52 pm

Bugsaw

I am an EA in middle school and some classes use 15 mins of silent reading to settle the kids.

4:52 pm

Riverdance

The Reliable Wife was pretty good

4:52 pm

hego

Chinese chef

4:53 pm

periwinkle

I loved it hego

4:53 pm

Riverdance

never heard of that one...writing it down now

4:53 pm

Bugsaw

once I get into a book I am off but last year found the year too full of other stuff to do. I am back reading because my summer was so full of books and I loved it

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

i recommend A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Garyson

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

4:54 pm

periwinkle

what is an EA, Bugs?

4:54 pm

Riverdance

I absolutely love Jodi Picoult - would recommend her books

4:54 pm

hego

All I do is read, but I can never remember titles.

4:54 pm

periwinkle

hi jmc

4:54 pm

hego

Hi JMC

4:54 pm

periwinkle

I love her too, River and have read all of her books.

4:55 pm

Riverdance

just finished Second Glance...it was a bit bizarre for her

4:55 pm

periwinkle

My favoriate authors in no particular order. Jodi Picoult, Joy Fielding, Eliz. Berg, Ann Tyler, there are others but don't remember there names at the moment

4:55 pm

periwinkle

wait, not sure if I read that one, River

4:55 pm

jmcnrick

and i just finished Roots and Branches about Thurgood Marshall and Charles Huston and the civil rights litigation--some may find it too litigation oriented but i learned so much!

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

education assistant. I coach the kids with learning disabilites or who have trouble learning thru conventional methods

4:56 pm

Riverdance

I read alot of mindless stuff too like James Patterson...I think I have all his books

4:56 pm

srcoffey64

can someone help me with the is word?

4:56 pm

periwinkle

River, have you read Jodi's latest: Sing me Home, very good

4:56 pm

Riverdance

yes peri, that was very good

4:56 pm

cybernan

16 - all t's

4:56 pm

jmcnrick

you will feel very alone with that word srcoffey

4:57 pm

srcoffey64

sorry is7,28

4:57 pm

srcoffey64

oh my gosh! Thanks.

4:57 pm

hego

you are all alone coffey

4:57 pm

Riverdance

and hello jmc...how is the reconstruct going

4:57 pm

cybernan

set apart -- put in solitary confinement

4:57 pm

jmcnrick

np

4:58 pm

Riverdance

wow you went through that fast nan....I'm too busy chatting...82 left and havent listed yet

4:58 pm

jmcnrick

grrr it has been delayed for another week because there is a 2 inch difference somewhere

4:58 pm

Riverdance

ugh!

4:58 pm

jmcnrick

170 left

4:58 pm

hego

F's finished! Yay!

4:59 pm

periwinkle

good for you hego

4:59 pm

Riverdance

I obviously had too many glasses of wine last night because I was here at the flip and didnt remember until I got on again an hour ago..lol

4:59 pm

jmcnrick

wtg hego

4:59 pm

hego

it was awful!

4:59 pm

jmcnrick

oopsie river! lol

5:00 pm

Bugsaw

LOL river

5:00 pm

hego

So funny River. rofl

5:00 pm

periwinkle

37 left, bbs

5:01 pm

Riverdance

ya..when I got on I was wondering why there were 30 words already....

5:01 pm

Bugsaw

jmc, tell me that the Guide to Birds of East Africa is a novel. If it is not -- you need more down time!

5:01 pm

jmcnrick

haha

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

it is a novel and i read it while i was in kenya and gave as christmas gifts to most of my bookaphile family

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

its A Guide and by nicolas Grayson

5:03 pm

Bugsaw

I spent last year working full time, taking courses and reading up on the new education theories. It was a boring year and all it did was convince me that people are determined to re-invent the wheel

5:03 pm

Bugsaw

this year is for novels and books I choose for my soul

5:03 pm

Riverdance

good for you bugs....

5:03 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

5:03 pm

Riverdance

yay for nan

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

well i am getting to "read" quite a bit on my long drives to school each week

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo cyber!

5:04 pm

hego

YAY! Nan!!!

5:04 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

5:04 pm

Riverdance

no thanks....still working it

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

now i am reading after shock--an economics book about recession and greed

5:05 pm

cybernan

bye everyone :)

5:05 pm

jmcnrick

bye cyber!

5:05 pm

Bugsaw

fo 6,30 pleas

5:05 pm

Riverdance

wow jmc....deep

5:05 pm

hego

ty Nan but okay for now

5:05 pm

hego

Bye Nan

5:05 pm

hego

JMC is very deep.

5:05 pm

jmcnrick

listen in the car is great--i just stop it and think a while and then turn it back on

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

i think you guys are confusing fat with deep!

5:06 pm

hego

Oh, stop.

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

giggle

5:06 pm

hego

: )

5:07 pm

Bugsaw

where do I get books on CD for the car jmc? or do I need a Kindle type book to be read to

5:08 pm

Riverdance

you can get book on CD at your local library

5:08 pm

jmcnrick

i get mine at a book store (usually the remainder bin) or the library

5:08 pm

hego

I think I'm done for today. Have a good weelend All. And thanks for the fun.

5:08 pm

jmcnrick

i read bleak house that way and it was wonderful

5:08 pm

Riverdance

good bye hego...good to see you

5:08 pm

hego

Uh Weekend

5:08 pm

jmcnrick

bye hego enjoy your reading

5:09 pm

hego

Bye Poof!

5:09 pm

Bugsaw

it is so soothing to be read to but it never happens once you have grown up............. heavy sigh

5:09 pm

Bugsaw

bye HEgo

5:09 pm

jmcnrick

that's why books on tape are so good!

5:10 pm

Bugsaw

I must find more. what a great idea to check the library!

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

before my husband went deaf we subscribed to them for trips--but i am not sure if they are still around since it is so easy to get things now

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

my library has a huge number and mostly the current books as well as some classics

5:11 pm

Bugsaw

I found my house was getting overrun with books so I donated tons of them a few years ago. I am still loving the extra room but grieving the loss of favourites

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

i am going through my books and rereading them and after i read them i think if i am likely to read them again and if not i put them in the give away box--it has been working well as a system

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

got rid of a lots but kept the ones i know i will want to read again in 10 years

5:12 pm

ivesy3

bugsaw, if u have an e reader you can dowload audio books from your library to it

5:12 pm

Bugsaw

god plan. i went cold turkey

5:12 pm

Riverdance

I keep my favorites and get rid of the ones I didnt like so much...I reread books all the time...most folks dont

5:13 pm

MollyL

I do River.

5:14 pm

Bugsaw

thanks ivesy. I am reluctant to get one because I love the tactile part of reading

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

i do i have read dorothy sayers and georgette heyers over and over

5:14 pm

ivesy3

i do too.. , i was given one as a gift. dont think i would have bought one.. i love the real book

5:15 pm

ivesy3

and hello everyone

5:15 pm

MollyL

I find the e-reader "reading quality" rather poor. I prefer books on CD.

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi ivesy

5:15 pm

Riverdance

hello ivesy

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

i downloaded kindle to my computer (for free) and find that works out okay

5:16 pm

ivesy3

i use books on tape when i walk.

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

i wouldn't mind these really heavy text books on a kindle! lol

5:18 pm

Bugsaw

so jmc, does that mean you can listen to a book while searching on the net?

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

is there a gw word?

5:18 pm

Riverdance

no

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

okay i can quite looking for it

5:19 pm

ivesy3

gw was a character on the waltons , in love with erin walton....just a tid bit there lol

5:19 pm

uusue2

hi and bye, all - off to a graduation party for one of my friends, who finally finished his MBA!

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

*quit

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

yay uu's friend

5:19 pm

Bugsaw

well done for him!

5:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee yalls

5:19 pm

Riverdance

hi and bye sue - congrats to your friend

5:19 pm

Riverdance

hello Gwen

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

hi book

5:20 pm

uusue2

he's one of our IT guys, so I don't know exactly what his plans are, but it's been a long time coming

5:20 pm

Riverdance

its 6:20 and my belly is grumbling..time to make supper....see you all later

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

bye river

5:22 pm

Bugsaw

thanks for the book suggestions everyone

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

yw bugs

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way back to the books bbl!

5:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt

5:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

39 left- should I list?

5:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I take that to mean you don't care one way or another.

5:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

evil dessert: gelator

5:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi kaplan, i been lurkin

5:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi bdg.

5:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

caught two fish.

5:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

allegorical fish or real fish?

5:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

allegorical fish. I am a vegetarian.

5:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

si4 and 5.

5:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yay- just got the last 8.

5:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have to go eat dinner and spend time with hubby.

5:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I hate people who say "Hubby"

5:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

have then fun, K

5:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

welcome you're.

5:59 pm

MollyL

Hubby, hubs, DH, they all bug me. Abbreviations in general bug me.

6:04 pm

Soodlebum1

Hello everybody. Its Soodle here. My laptop died today (RIP), and I can't remember either my login name nor my password for my pro account. Can anybody tell me how to contact Dr_God?

6:06 pm

MollyL

Oh, it's here somewhere. Let me look around.

6:07 pm

Soodlebum1

Thanks Moll. I'm using my daughters 'puter, and I feel like a tourist in a strange land......

6:08 pm

stidmama

(((soodles))) *RIP computer*

6:08 pm

stidmama

Soodles, at the bottom of the page is a questions or comment link. The VERY bottom of the page.

6:09 pm

stidmama

oh yeah... hey all! *waves*

6:10 pm

MollyL

dr.god@playbabble.com

6:10 pm

Soodlebum1

Ah, I see it now, S/Mama. Thank you. And thanks for the condolences on the laptop. It lived a long, meaningful life, but it was time to say goodbye....

6:11 pm

Jellen

Hello...

6:11 pm

stidmama

hey jellen!

6:12 pm

Jellen

How are things?

6:12 pm

Soodlebum1

Thanks Moll.... as I am a guest on this computer, my mail isn't set up, so it won't allow me to email Dr god. I'll try again tomorrow. And Hello Jell :-)

6:12 pm

Jellen

And people? Mustn't forget people!

6:13 pm

stidmama

soodles, don't you have a facebook account?

6:13 pm

stidmama

why not post a note to DrG through that

6:14 pm

stidmama

LOL things here are decent, people are good... I am tired. I think it's a good day for a nap (it rained today)

6:15 pm

Soodlebum1

I will do, Stid. Thanks. BTW, Naps are great. I am a great believer in power snoozes!

6:15 pm

Jellen

I napped all day...now must get a couple of things done before I head out to watch my nephew in the Music Man...

6:15 pm

stidmama

that's a fun show jellen -- what ro4 did he get?

6:16 pm

MollyL

Soodle, just go to your email site (Yahoo, gmail, whatever) and log in. You should be able to email that way. Unless you use *shudder* Outlook.

6:16 pm

Jellen

I'm not sure what role he's playing...just know he's in it!

6:17 pm

Jellen

Oops! Will do stuff from the pb!

6:17 pm

Jellen

((hugs)) to all!

6:17 pm

stidmama

it will be great!

6:17 pm

Soodlebum1

Hanging head in shame.... I'm an Outlooker.

6:19 pm

MollyL

Well then, you should get a free gmail or Yahoo email account. That way you are not limited by what computer you are on, regarding email.

6:19 pm

MollyL

You can put a forward on your Outlook account so that all mail sent there will go to the other account as well.

6:19 pm

Jellen

Good advice, Molly...

6:20 pm

Soodlebum1

Self and youngest daughter just home from the circus. It was wonderful. How can these acrobat people be so ..... bendy????

6:20 pm

Jellen

*poof*

6:20 pm

stidmama

have fun jellen!

6:20 pm

stidmama

I like the circus -- especially the cirque du soleil types.

6:21 pm

Soodlebum1

Oh Moll, thats a great plan. I was always a bit afraid of changing my email in case I missed something. I will surely investigate as soon as I have a computer of my own. Thanks for the advice. :-)

6:22 pm

stidmama

soodles, I highly recommend gmail -- I have several accounts, and the gmail seems to be best at filtering unwanted mail while letting the good things through.

6:23 pm

stidmama

NBT.

6:23 pm

MollyL

It's a little tricky forwarding from Outlook. Just do a Google search on "How To Forward Outlook Email" and it will give you the steps.

6:24 pm

Soodlebum1

My current email is a bit parochial.. @eircom.net. Would I be able to marry an account like that with a gmail?

6:24 pm

ivesy3

what is the total pts today plz

6:25 pm

MollyL

Soodle, go to eircom.net and sign in. You can check your email that way.

6:25 pm

MollyL

3112 Ivesy

6:27 pm

Maryte

GEvening Babble Peoples :0)

6:27 pm

ivesy3

ty molly

6:28 pm

Maryte

Hey Soodle.....coming your way in October!

6:29 pm

wht

Hello Babbleonians. How are you tonight?

6:29 pm

Soodlebum1

Thanks Moll. MARYTE!! You are coming over here????

6:30 pm

Maryte

Yepper..... October 14th......

6:30 pm

MollyL

Hi Wht

6:31 pm

Soodlebum1

Oh wow! Whats your itenerary?

6:31 pm

MollyL

Soodle, Maryte was a party hearty girl at your Babble Birthday party. She can hold her own at the pubs.

6:32 pm

Maryte

what a hangover!! Molly was the best host!!!

6:32 pm

mrpresident

morning all :)

6:32 pm

MollyL

Hello Mr. President

6:34 pm

mrpresident

hi molly :)

6:34 pm

Maryte

Soodle....I spent alot of time in Ireland as a child. My mother is from Co.Cork. Me,my husband, sister, brother-in-law, neice and my father are going. My mother passed away last year and has left me and my sister some land. Going to get the paperwork done and some things settled.

6:35 pm

Maryte

this time next month, I will be walking the Galtees....

6:36 pm

Soodlebum1

Will you be flying into Cork? (hoping against hope you will be around Dublin, and there may be a Babble meet.....)

6:36 pm

Maryte

.....and drinking......

6:37 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a great trip Maryte. What a wonderful gift from your Sainted Ma.

6:37 pm

ivesy3

ok i have fireworks , 0 words left, but tile stats show 1 letter remaining. and 2 word stats that arent greyed... .. oh and my score is 3116 any suggestions?

6:37 pm

Maryte

Yes, we are flying into Cork.....we will be staying about an hour out of Dublin. Staying in a little place called Glenville Cork......have rented a cottage..

6:37 pm

MollyL

Ivesy, Expert or regular Babble?

6:37 pm

Maryte

I think so too Molly.

6:38 pm

mrpresident

ives, that is strange! a refresh??

6:38 pm

ivesy3

expert molly. and i have refreshed, re loaded, and started from scratch

6:38 pm

Maryte

When would the babble meet be??

6:39 pm

MollyL

I don't know Ivesy. As I recall, you have had this problem with Expert before. I have no clue why you would have MORE than the total points.

6:39 pm

mrpresident

is your list complete??

6:39 pm

mrpresident

is everything ticked on the list?

6:39 pm

ivesy3

yes molly i did.. and yes mr p it is

6:40 pm

Soodlebum1

Glenville - just outside Cork city? Maryte, I have to be in County Clare on business in about a month.... wouldn't it be lovely to meet up?

6:40 pm

mrpresident

ok, send words to babble button... click on it

6:40 pm

ivesy3

ok... one word is missing, have to do it manually

6:40 pm

Maryte

Would love it!!! Have you been to the Galtees??

6:40 pm

mrpresident

the server that dr.g has may have gone down for a few seconds

6:41 pm

mrpresident

yes ive

6:41 pm

ivesy3

ok did that now the list says zero

6:41 pm

mrpresident

if you entered words into expert whilst dr.g's server was down, it won't go to the actually babble list

6:41 pm

MollyL

Oh beware, County Clare. It could get wild there in a month or so. : )

6:42 pm

Maryte

I think Glenville is 1/2 hour from Cork City. BYOB??

6:42 pm

mrpresident

manually enter the word into Add Word??

6:42 pm

Soodlebum1

No I haven't Mare, but I am very open to new experiences!!!!!

6:42 pm

mrpresident

underneth the grid??

6:42 pm

ivesy3

but tile stats still say one word missing and the word stats say i have a four missing and oh, i have more than the total 5 letter words lol

6:42 pm

Maryte

Is this going to be like your birthday bash???

6:42 pm

Soodlebum1

LOL LOL!!

6:43 pm

MollyL

Soodle, be gentle with this woman.

6:43 pm

Maryte

Would you be able to come see us?? My sister is a lurker on Babble... Come visit Soodle!!

6:43 pm

Maryte

my e-mail address is labas2_u@hotmail.com .....

6:44 pm

mrpresident

ives, do a reverse... 'send words to clues' and then 'send words to babble'.

6:44 pm

ivesy3

ok

6:44 pm

negativeneil

Which word is missing, ivesy? Does it tell you?

6:44 pm

Soodlebum1

If at all possible, I will, maryte! Thats a promise.

6:44 pm

Maryte

Molly, I was a victim at that party you threw!!

6:45 pm

Maryte

But, its ok... I don't remember anything so all is good.

6:45 pm

Soodlebum1

Molly sure knows how to throw a party. Bless her!

6:45 pm

MollyL

*Has visions of a very twisted The Sound Of Music happening in the Galtees*

6:45 pm

Maryte

hahahaha! yes

6:45 pm

ivesy3

no neil.. all the words on licketys list are accounted for

6:46 pm

Soodlebum1

MrP - Were you watching the rugby earlier on? (Ireland beat Australia....)

6:46 pm

mrpresident

ives, which letter does it say is missing??

6:46 pm

negativeneil

That is weird.

6:47 pm

mrpresident

soodle, we didn't get it live but yes, saw that they won.... was a bit of a shock for them as they have to beat two good teams to get in.

6:47 pm

negativeneil

[headscratch]

6:47 pm

Maryte

e-mail me Soodle..... we can hook up with Molly too!!

6:47 pm

ivesy3

letter o in first column.

6:47 pm

ivesy3

when i try to send words to babble , it stops responding...

6:47 pm

MollyL

Ivesy, something in Expert is not tabulating correctly for you. But you seem to be the only one this is happening to.

6:47 pm

negativeneil

or7,28?

6:48 pm

negativeneil

Or is that ot5,10?

6:48 pm

negativeneil

Or ot4,4?

6:48 pm

ivesy3

lol... i know molly...

6:49 pm

ivesy3

i have all the words neil.. just isnt reading them

6:49 pm

ivesy3

i even had the fireworks video

6:49 pm

mrpresident

ok, go through the list of o's that you have and look at the list on babble

6:49 pm

Soodlebum1

Maryte... . I have your email address. Mine is medickinson@eircom.net. Woo Hoo...... a babble meet in Ireland. I can't believe it!!! Woo Hoo!!

6:50 pm

mrpresident

compare and see what isn't there, then enter it manually into babble itself... 'add word' box, not lickety

6:50 pm

ivesy3

nine letter o's have them all in both places

6:50 pm

mrpresident

hi neil :))

6:50 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, hi to you too, mrp?

6:50 pm

mrpresident

you and I still have the hair going??

6:50 pm

negativeneil

Oh that's weird, ivesy.

6:50 pm

MollyL

Ivesy, I'm still freaked out that you are showing 3116 points. : O

6:50 pm

negativeneil

I wouldn't worry about it then, because you'll probably get your points.

6:50 pm

mrpresident

did I get a ?? neil?

6:51 pm

negativeneil

The hair going, mrp? This hair's long gone... I keep it buzzed pretty short these days. ;)

6:51 pm

mrpresident

no, I mean our pics

6:51 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, a ? as in hello, I'm here? :P

6:51 pm

ivesy3

yep sure is neil lol.. i know molly its this over achiever bit i have rofl... oh well.. thanks for your help... going to see what happens 2morrow.. how it scores me

6:52 pm

negativeneil

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

6:52 pm

negativeneil

ivesy?

6:52 pm

MollyL

Way to give it 105% Ivesy.

6:52 pm

mrpresident

did that help at all ives? clear the tiles to grey?

6:52 pm

negativeneil

Did you note what your ranking was before you started this grid? If so, check and see if you have your alotted points for completing the grid.

6:52 pm

ivesy3

nope sure didnt mr .p.. lol

6:53 pm

Soodlebum1

Trotting off to bed now. absolutely delighted at the prospect of an Irish Babble meet. Good night all, Poof

6:53 pm

mrpresident

oh if that is the case ivesy, it is a problem on dr,g's end for sure! LOL

6:53 pm

mrpresident

nite soodle

6:54 pm

ivesy3

i will check my ranking and see if it goes down 2morrow even though i finished the grid... nite all.. thks for your effort

6:54 pm

negativeneil

Good night ivesy.

6:55 pm

negativeneil

Take care!

6:55 pm

mrpresident

nite ives, good on ya for fireworks!

6:56 pm

mrpresident

i have monkeyed words today that have actually worked!!

6:57 pm

negativeneil

Good monkeys! You must be feeding them well. :)

6:57 pm

mrpresident

mrp does the *monkeys are a legend dance*

6:58 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

6:58 pm

mrpresident

can you imagine that dance neil?? knuckles dragging on the floor and bouncing around! LOL

6:58 pm

negativeneil

I just peeked in to see if anybody needed some clues but guess not... and probably enough people lurking here to do that already.

6:59 pm

mrpresident

good to see you as always neil!

6:59 pm

negativeneil

Oh, you're dancing like a monkey? Yes actually, I videotaped someone dancing like that at a wedding reception. :P

6:59 pm

negativeneil

You see all kinds at those!

6:59 pm

mrpresident

that is funny!

7:01 pm

negativeneil

Yep. People do some pretty funny dances at receptions.

7:02 pm

mrpresident

we are past that now neil... people not getting married anymore

7:02 pm

negativeneil

Of course that tends to coincide with the amount of alcohol said dancers have consumed.

7:02 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, well I still have friends getting hitched.

7:02 pm

negativeneil

Suckers! :P

7:03 pm

mrpresident

LOL !!!

7:04 pm

mrpresident

oh we welcome them to the club... open arms, then convince them to have kids, just to give them that real kicker!! We all then laugh at them as the fun begins!

7:05 pm

mrpresident

but, we are screwed up that way. joy and loss of freedom is a difficult thing to explain, but funny as heck

7:06 pm

mrpresident

ok, clue the gl7 please neil?

7:06 pm

Boobear

Good evening all

7:06 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

7:07 pm

mrpresident

hi boo :))

7:08 pm

Boobear

Hi Mrp How are feeling these days

7:08 pm

wht

gl7 refers to the back of your mouth

7:08 pm

wht

Linguists talk about a gl7 stop.

7:08 pm

negativeneil

gl7,36 -- pertaining to an opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.

7:09 pm

mrpresident

hey boo! is a Sunday morning... lazing around with daughter watching volleyball... days are running into eachother as my knee recovers
How you going hun??

7:09 pm

negativeneil

But I always thought it was that thing hanging down at the back of the mouth?

7:09 pm

wht

ty Neil for your better knowledge of anatomy.

7:09 pm

negativeneil

Like wht says, yeah.

7:09 pm

mrpresident

ah, medical stuff

7:09 pm

negativeneil

Uh, not it isn't wht. That's what dictionary.com says it is. But I question that.

7:09 pm

mrpresident

hi wht :))

7:09 pm

negativeneil

"no it isn't" even. Typo there.

7:10 pm

wht

The thing hanging down is your uvula, Neil

7:10 pm

negativeneil

Oh right! :P Duh.

7:10 pm

Boobear

Very well. We are having a family dinner tomorrow. I am watching baseball now while babbling.

7:10 pm

negativeneil

But a lot of people call it that!

7:10 pm

MollyL

My son calls it a dingy. And he has a bifidular uvula, or a double dingy.

7:10 pm

mrpresident

got it gents, now I am going to call someone that who doesn't shut up!

7:11 pm

negativeneil

I've heard it called a gl7,36 too. Weird.

7:11 pm

wht

Boo, I was watching baseball earlier but it was disappointing.

7:11 pm

negativeneil

A dingy, a thingy... yeah. All works I guess.

7:11 pm

periwinkle

first fl5/16 pls

7:11 pm

mrpresident

the weekend is all about sport in this house!! LOL

7:11 pm

mrpresident

hi peri :)) **hugs**

7:11 pm

Boobear

Ok. Well the Yankees won but some of I missed

7:11 pm

Boobear

Yes

7:12 pm

Boobear

Clue for el 4

7:12 pm

MollyL

Poor Wht, Sox lost. : (

7:12 pm

mrpresident

where are Sox from?? Boston?

7:12 pm

wht

:( indeed, Molly

7:13 pm

Boobear

I am not far along in this grid..going very slowly tonite

7:13 pm

MollyL

Don't feel bad Wht, at least you're not an Orioles fan.
: ( : (

7:13 pm

wht

In this case, yes, the Boston Red Sox. Not to be confused with the Chicago White Sox.

7:13 pm

negativeneil

You have 4+ hours left, Boo. That's doable!

7:13 pm

Boobear

Thanks Neil

7:14 pm

mrpresident

ah, red sox I have heard of and that is where I got Boston from

7:14 pm

wht

Molly, that is true, although I remember when the Orioles were good. It is probably longer ago than I think.

7:15 pm

negativeneil

el4,4 -- flair, panache, etc.

7:15 pm

Boobear

Ty

7:16 pm

negativeneil

Or did you want el5,10 -- cheer, encourage, gladden, exciten, etc.

7:16 pm

MollyL

Ah yes, back in the days of Cal "Pretty Eyes" Ripken. It's been a while since the Orioles have fielded a decent team.

7:16 pm

mrpresident

panache! that is a word I haven't heard/used a long time... we stopped using it because it was the name of a revolting fragance for men LOL

7:16 pm

Boobear

Got them both..ty

7:17 pm

negativeneil

yw, Boo!

7:17 pm

negativeneil

Haha, mrp!

7:21 pm

negativeneil

There's always some guy who loves any revolting fragrance and wears the entire bottle. Usually the guy I'm unlucky enough to get into an elevator with. Never fails.

7:21 pm

mrpresident

how vomitus! LOL... poor neil

7:23 pm

negativeneil

Yep, it's rather emetic. :P

7:33 pm

rururocks

*looks up emetic*

7:34 pm

negativeneil

Hi ruru! :)

7:34 pm

negativeneil

Means vomit-inducing.

7:34 pm

negativeneil

Ain't that pleasant?

7:34 pm

rururocks

oh.. new one

7:34 pm

rururocks

learn something new here almost every day.

7:35 pm

rururocks

I was wondering how you just threw that one up..sorta

7:36 pm

negativeneil

It's quite a common word, ruru.

7:36 pm

rururocks

oh.. sorry.. I live in the sticks

7:36 pm

negativeneil

Surprised you didn't know it. But hey, I'm always learning new words too. We can't know them all.

7:37 pm

rururocks

so how is my favorite political commentator today?

7:37 pm

negativeneil

I think if you ever stop learning, it's time to move on. :P

7:37 pm

negativeneil

I'm your favorite? Wow, thanks. :)

7:37 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

7:37 pm

negativeneil

High praise indeed.

7:37 pm

negativeneil

Hi dan2bit! How's it going?

7:38 pm

negativeneil

I've seen you around Google somewhere.

7:38 pm

negativeneil

Oh yeah, connectecd with Seain?

7:38 pm

dan2bit

doing well. yes on G+

7:38 pm

Boobear

Hi dan

7:39 pm

dan2bit

I have the ge7 that's the plural dessert - is the 2nd one related?

7:39 pm

wht

clue for the last ge7,36. The one after the Italian ices.

7:39 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, I'm on there. You may see some of my political posts because I post them to "extended circles"?

7:39 pm

dan2bit

hah wht jinx!

7:40 pm

rururocks

ge7 put an a where the e is and you have someone heroic

7:40 pm

dan2bit

tx ruru

7:40 pm

negativeneil

Especially when I'm watching political debates and commenting on them... you probably have me blocked so you don't see my spam then. :P

7:40 pm

rururocks

yw

7:41 pm

wht

ty ruru

7:41 pm

mrpresident

hi dan and ruuster :)

7:41 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone

7:41 pm

mrpresident

looks like boy talk *zips it shut*
Hi dawg ***hugs***

7:42 pm

wht

Hi lbd

7:42 pm

dan2bit

hiya mrp & lbd

7:42 pm

negativeneil

hi lbdawger

7:42 pm

negativeneil

What does, mrp?

7:42 pm

rururocks

boy talk?

7:42 pm

rururocks

hi mr p

7:42 pm

mrpresident

yes, the boys are talking... no?

7:42 pm

rururocks

anyone seen my barbie?

7:43 pm

negativeneil

Did you see what I said there, Dan?

7:43 pm

negativeneil

She ran away with Ken, ruru.

7:43 pm

dan2bit

can anybody clue the fo6's after the horse birth one?

7:43 pm

rururocks

really.. he doesn't have a penis

7:43 pm

negativeneil

fo6,27 -- refers to/descriptive of the unborn

7:44 pm

rururocks

fo6 not a friend + most of not short

7:44 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, well guess she'll find out huh?

7:44 pm

wht

The next one refers to unborn children

7:44 pm

rururocks

poor barbie

7:44 pm

negativeneil

That's the one I just clued, wht.

7:45 pm

wht

Then there is one which is enemy + rock outcropping

7:45 pm

negativeneil

Uh, I'll just let you guys clue it then.

7:45 pm

dan2bit

tx all - got both

7:45 pm

rururocks

I remember the store in the Castro that had a window display of Ken and Barbie in all kinds of sexual positions... and they got sued by Hasbro..

7:45 pm

rururocks

It was hilarious

7:45 pm

negativeneil

dan2bit... see what I said at 7:39 & 7:40?

7:46 pm

wht

The next one sounds like to put papers in sequence.

7:46 pm

dan2bit

yes

7:46 pm

negativeneil

Oh funny, ru... my stepmom wrote about playing with Ken and Barbie like that in one of her articles.

7:46 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok?

7:46 pm

dan2bit

I tune out politics generally - it's just background noise in DC

7:47 pm

rururocks

I love politics.. but don't like the politicians in most cases

7:47 pm

negativeneil

I see. I just wondered if you'd seen any of those posts... not sure how "extended circles" really works on there yet.

7:47 pm

dan2bit

I have a good friend in LA who says the same thing about show biz

7:47 pm

wht

clue for the or7, please

7:47 pm

rururocks

mmm or 7 a big babblet

7:48 pm

dan2bit

or + ***l plaza + indefinite article

7:48 pm

lbdawger

or + ** be or not ** be + ***d Ho (sailor talk)

7:48 pm

negativeneil

AMEN, ruru! I was interested enough to have majored in Political Science at UCSC. ;) And ended up a journalist, photographer and very part-time political writer... go figure.

7:49 pm

lbdawger

hi (((MRP))), dan2, wht et.al. came in to change my avatar.

7:49 pm

wht

ty lbd, dan and ruru

7:49 pm

dan2bit

nn - I probably don't check G+ often enough to be a good test subject, honestly :-)

7:49 pm

rururocks

I considered a career in Journalism.. I really enjoyed it in high School.. but got diverted elsewhere in college as I couldn't get the classes in Journalism I wanted

7:49 pm

negativeneil

I have family and many friends in LA. Ugh, they're trying to convince me to move down there.

7:49 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok Dan.

7:50 pm

rururocks

they can keep LA.. I really don't like it down there

7:50 pm

negativeneil

Oh that's too bad, ruru... I was lucky to get that too.

7:50 pm

negativeneil

I don't either... why do you think I'm still up here?

7:51 pm

MollyL

<---Thinks the world would be a more interesting place with Ru as a journalist.

7:51 pm

rururocks

I like the restaurants .. but the whole fashion thing is kind of creepy to me.. and all the rubberized lips and blond hair is just too much

7:51 pm

negativeneil

Likely so.

7:51 pm

rururocks

The world according to Ru

7:51 pm

negativeneil

Yes, there are great restaurants and cafes there.

7:52 pm

rururocks

not to mention the boob jobs

7:52 pm

negativeneil

Why not? That's some name you have there.

7:52 pm

negativeneil

Uh, yeah... and not just on the women either. *shudder*

7:52 pm

rururocks

LOL

7:52 pm

dan2bit

firewords! appropos of boob jobs, fl7 slattern was my last

7:52 pm

rururocks

LOL

7:52 pm

negativeneil

Haha, Dan... congrats!

7:53 pm

wht

Fireworks

7:53 pm

MollyL

The word slattern needs to be used more often.

7:53 pm

negativeneil

ru?

7:54 pm

dan2bit

MollyL - glad to help

7:55 pm

wht

Well, there are some words which describe what the slattern might do in the grid, as well.

7:55 pm

MollyL

You are a stand up guy 2Bit. : )

7:56 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Dan2 and Wht!!

7:56 pm

MollyL

Yes, and 2Bit did a nice commentary on those this morning.

7:56 pm

negativeneil

Indeed so. fe7 & fe8... two of the first words I found. :P

7:56 pm

wht

I guess I missed all the fun.

7:57 pm

MollyL

"if you can't find a good fe8 you might be de8"

7:57 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

7:57 pm

rururocks

well that blows

7:57 pm

negativeneil

Sucks too.

7:58 pm

wht

What do you think Min's clue story would like like today?

7:59 pm

rururocks

*wonders if Monica got some pizza too?*

7:59 pm

MollyL

Min is to prim and proper to use those words Wht.

7:59 pm

MollyL

Hey, he did not have sexual intercourse with that woman. Ahahahaha!

8:00 pm

rururocks

she's up to the challenge I am sure

8:00 pm

rururocks

min that is

8:00 pm

rururocks

I heard he had trouble closing his desk drawers

8:00 pm

wht

Those prim and proper people will surprise you from time to time.

8:01 pm

rururocks

yeah.. like take Rex Ryan for example...

8:02 pm

rururocks

he's great to go out to dinner with.. because he will always foot the bill

8:02 pm

negativeneil

Oh funny, wht... maybe Minl needed a ghost writer, just for today? Haven't seen her clues story, if she's already written one?

8:02 pm

rururocks

*groan*

8:02 pm

negativeneil

Min, not MIni... darn typos!

8:05 pm

crosshair

yaaa! chicken wings were on sale!! flesh! muscle! yaa for carnivores!..cough sorry not often they come on sale..howdy again all:)

8:05 pm

Boobear

clue for the second fe 7

8:06 pm

MollyL

Then again, I could be wrong. She did write that one story about her husband lusting after trick or treaters in erotic costumes. : P

8:06 pm

rururocks

there is only one fe7

8:06 pm

crosshair

elvira can spank me any time:)

8:07 pm

wht

There is only one fe7. There is the fe8 who is the person who does fe7 and there is fe6,9 who is the lucky recipient.

8:07 pm

negativeneil

Shocking, MollyL.

8:07 pm

MollyL

Wht is trying to outdo 2Bit. : )

8:08 pm

wht

Well, she has to work with what the grid gives her.

8:08 pm

negativeneil

You can tell I'm just sooo proper. :P
[ignore language in my commentaries]

8:09 pm

negativeneil

And ignore this too while you're at it:
http://tinyurl.com/3ja9rg7

8:09 pm

negativeneil

[not one of my more normal moments]

8:13 pm

rururocks

I'm guessing with the right prodding wht...

8:14 pm

Boobear

clue for the second fl 7

8:15 pm

gremlinn

to make something fl4

8:15 pm

negativeneil

Ok, guess that wasn't funny. [lead balloon]

8:17 pm

Boobear

I don t understand your clue gremlin

8:18 pm

gremlinn

A steamroller will fl7 what it runs over

8:20 pm

Boobear

ty

8:23 pm

Scrabbler

Good evening folks.

8:25 pm

JenMO16

hi everyone

8:25 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Jen

8:25 pm

JenMO16

hi scrab

8:28 pm

Scrabbler

I am seeing many words that I did not see this morning.

8:32 pm

JenMO16

wish i could say the saME

8:34 pm

wht

Good night Babblers. I be fading.

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

Sleep well, wht

8:39 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Scrabbs, haven't seen you for some time.

8:39 pm

Scrabbler

I am usually here in the morning and occasionally later in the day, but I have been busy.

8:43 pm

Boobear

clue for the last fo 6/27

8:43 pm

Scrabbler

I don't have it but I will look.

8:45 pm

Scrabbler

Will it start with for or fot?

8:45 pm

Scrabbler

or fos?

8:46 pm

Boobear

fo found it ty

8:49 pm

wildcat17

missing 16 words but holding grandbaby

8:53 pm

Boobear

whew f is done

8:53 pm

boatierra

Hey all :) I am missing/trying to figure out the last gl 7/36, it would be right above the gl 4/10. Any clues?

8:54 pm

wildcat17

need 2 fs

8:54 pm

JenMO16

made it through the de's!!

8:54 pm

wildcat17

need 1 of those too

8:55 pm

JenMO16

a de wildcat?

8:55 pm

wildcat17

yes

8:55 pm

JenMO16

which one?

8:56 pm

wildcat17

no idea

8:57 pm

MollyL

gl 7/36...gl + an ***er is a sea lion like mammal + **l In The Family

8:59 pm

boatierra

Thanks Molly, I'll work on that :)

9:00 pm

MollyL

Sounds like what wine comes in.

9:01 pm

big red

ro 7/28 pls

9:02 pm

gapeach

The word above + to allow

9:02 pm

big red

thank you

9:03 pm

gapeach

yvw

9:03 pm

boatierra

Ha! Got it. Thanks Molly, the wine clue helped :)

9:03 pm

MollyL

Hard word to clue.

9:04 pm

boatierra

G's are done :)

9:07 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ge7-36 the 1st? Thanks

9:08 pm

gapeach

Make that the 2nd ge7-36....thanks

9:09 pm

lbdawger

double a consonant in the first ge6.24, peach

9:09 pm

boatierra

ge 7/36 - hair product + L + insect

9:10 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, lbdawger and boatierra.

9:11 pm

boatierra

yw. I hope that was the one you were looking for.

9:12 pm

gapeach

Yes, boatierra. Thanks

9:12 pm

gapeach

floot

9:13 pm

gapeach

Sorry.

9:13 pm

kje

et6?

9:14 pm

boatierra

D's done! :)

9:14 pm

uusue2

hi all, back from the graduation party!

9:16 pm

wildcat17

hi sue. having grandbaby time here

9:16 pm

uusue2

wonderful, wild!

9:17 pm

wildcat17

yes it is

9:18 pm

MollyL

et6...greek letter + Mr. Chaney of horror films

9:18 pm

lbdawger

et6, greek letter + *** chaney jr.

9:18 pm

lbdawger

snap, molly

9:18 pm

kje

ty lbd

9:18 pm

kje

and moll

9:18 pm

boatierra

et 6/18 - e + claw of a predator bird

9:19 pm

kje

good one today, lbd

9:21 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for de7-44? Thanks

9:21 pm

gapeach

NM found it.

9:21 pm

kje

that was fast

9:23 pm

gapeach

Now, I cannot find the de8-60...please....thanks

9:23 pm

Boobear

clue for the third lo 4/7

9:23 pm

boatierra

Think barren or laid waste.

9:23 pm

uusue2

the one who does the 7/44, peach, except with a different last vowel

9:24 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much boatiera and sue.

9:24 pm

leahb

toot

9:24 pm

kje

lo - like the al5 without the a

9:25 pm

lbdawger

boo, if you have the al5.16 (3rd one) take the a off it for the lo4

9:25 pm

uusue2

thx, kje!

9:25 pm

JenMO16

does anyone have the last fl4/7?

9:25 pm

kje

yw

9:26 pm

kje

like an ice fl4

9:26 pm

boatierra

fl 4/7 - ice on the sea

9:26 pm

kje

souds like the fl4/11

9:26 pm

Boobear

ty

9:28 pm

JenMO16

how about fl4/4/8?

9:29 pm

JenMO16

never mind

9:29 pm

boatierra

What?

9:29 pm

uusue2

ran away, jen

9:29 pm

boatierra

OK

9:30 pm

boatierra

I'm off. Time for a root beer fl 5/16 :)

9:30 pm

uusue2

I am off too, time for some sleep!

9:32 pm

kje

root beer fl5 sounds good

9:33 pm

gapeach

Must find food. brb

9:35 pm

kje

FW!

9:36 pm

kje

any clues needed before i poof?

9:37 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo KJE!!

9:38 pm

wildcat17

fireflies

9:39 pm

kje

yayayay wild!!!

9:39 pm

kje

ok, if no clues needed, it is bedtime for me!

9:40 pm

wildcat17

ty yay for you too

9:40 pm

wildcat17

gonna go my daughter will be here soon

9:45 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Wild!!

9:45 pm

lbdawger

night, kje, night wild

9:46 pm

gapeach

Congrats y'all!!!!!

9:47 pm

Boobear

clue for na 5

9:47 pm

gapeach

fl7-40 the 1st please.....thannks

9:48 pm

Boobear

fl7 fl4 plus l**me entertain you

9:49 pm

gapeach

When you pound something into something you na + change the i to a cons. and pt

9:50 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Boobear.

9:50 pm

Boobear

yw

9:52 pm

Boobear

don't understand your clue

9:53 pm

lbdawger

n + brewed hops

9:54 pm

gapeach

You would use a hammer to na** + change the i to a cons. and then pt/

9:55 pm

gapeach

lbdawger's clue is better.

9:55 pm

Boobear

ty got it

9:57 pm

gapeach

or7-28 please.....thanks

10:00 pm

lbdawger

or + ** be or not + no man is an is***d

10:01 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, lbdawger.

10:03 pm

lbdawger

yw, i'm off to my pillows. good luck in finishing the grid. see you tomorrow!

10:04 pm

Boobear

good night lb

10:58 pm

Jellen

Wow, no chat for almost an hour?

10:59 pm

gremlinn

Nope.

10:59 pm

Jellen

Is there anyone out there to clue de 6/21?

10:59 pm

Jellen

Oh! Hi, gremlinn!

10:59 pm

gremlinn

de + better **** than never

11:00 pm

gremlinn

hi Jellen

11:00 pm

Jellen

Thanks!

11:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all

11:03 pm

Jellen

Hi, TO

11:11 pm

Jellen

Hmm...passed the halfway point...

11:11 pm

Jellen

Do I stay or do I go?

11:12 pm

carleekat

hi jells

11:12 pm

Jellen

Hi, carlee

11:13 pm

carleekat

how are things?

11:13 pm

Jellen

Things are so-so...

11:13 pm

carleekat

so -so?..how so?

11:14 pm

Jellen

Mmm...just man-confusion...

11:15 pm

carleekat

ah... yes... i was asked out last night..and i believe another is working up nerve to asl me out

11:15 pm

Jellen

Oh, that is nice...

11:15 pm

carleekat

both have loads of issues

11:16 pm

carleekat

i went to HS with them..the one is a captain of fire dept..he is a firefighter slut

11:16 pm

Jellen

Ohhh...

11:16 pm

carleekat

the other..was abused as a kid and used to do loads of drugs and drank..now he has swung other way..and is uber health nut... both are divoreced...and both are just meet up for a coffee material

11:17 pm

carleekat

( but is nice that they want to ask me out ;) )

11:17 pm

carleekat

i went to HS with both of them

11:17 pm

Jellen

Yes, that is flattering...

11:17 pm

carleekat

i dated the firefighter a bit when he was first on the dept

11:18 pm

carleekat

so wha tis ur man-fusion?

11:19 pm

Jellen

Oh, I just called him because I hadn't heard from him today...we talked a while, then he asked if he could call back. And he didn't.

11:20 pm

carleekat

well....he A; got tied up with something.... and its nothing... or B; it just didnt "gell" for him and he is being a wimp and not telling you straight up...so...sit..and wait....or...better yet...carry on and dont wait

11:20 pm

Jellen

It's probably nothing...his little boy was bouncing off the walls and it was bedtime...

11:21 pm

carleekat

( carlee is in a place where unless dude is going to treat her like a princess and adore her...and want to move heaven and earth for her...carlee doesnt want anything to do with him )

11:22 pm

Jellen

That's a wise place for carlee to be...

11:23 pm

carleekat

carlee had 20 years of playing nurse, playing maid, playing cook, playing whore ...carlee is not playing any of those again

11:24 pm

gremlinn

Playing Babble is better.

11:24 pm

Jellen

The fo's have me stumped...

11:24 pm

carleekat

having a cat curled up on your feet whilst u play babble is much more fun

11:25 pm

gremlinn

fo + not buy, backwards

11:25 pm

Jellen

fo 6/27, the first?

11:26 pm

gremlinn

referring to unborn child, extra-vowel spelling

11:26 pm

Jellen

Thanks, gremlinn

11:27 pm

carleekat

in any event jells i wouldnt let it get to you...

11:28 pm

Jellen

Yeah, I over-analyze and worry too much...

11:29 pm

doxy1lover

de8, last one?

11:29 pm

gremlinn

barren, lifeless

11:29 pm

Jellen

Oh, I am alone, as de******

11:30 pm

Jellen

and de******

11:31 pm

doxy1lover

ty jellen

11:32 pm

Jellen

fo 6/27, the second?

11:32 pm

gremlinn

same as previous, but change last two letters

11:33 pm

Jellen

Oh, okay! Thanks...

11:35 pm

Jellen

The fo 6/27 after 12 inches?

11:35 pm

gremlinn

add two letters to the 12 inches

11:36 pm

Jellen

That's a word?

11:36 pm

Jellen

Thanks, gremlinn

11:36 pm

gremlinn

means: 1. To waste time; trifle.
2. To talk nonsense.

11:36 pm

gremlinn

But I've never heard it used

11:36 pm

Jellen

Oh, I should use that as a self-descriptor!

11:39 pm

carleekat

( do i want another piece of pizza???? )

11:39 pm

carleekat

( is 3ple cheese )

11:41 pm

gremlinn

I'm feeling a 130-ish size grid coming

11:42 pm

Jellen

Mmm...pizza!

11:44 pm

cosdem

<--- eating spaghetti o's out of the can

11:44 pm

Jellen

Pfft...not gonna finish...

11:44 pm

cosdem

ahhh icon change.. brb

11:44 pm

carleekat

(am trying tog et to 1/2 way )

11:44 pm

carleekat

only 15 to go

11:45 pm

cosdem

done

11:46 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for cos

11:46 pm

Jellen

Hooray for cos!

11:46 pm

cosdem

oh i mean.. im done changing my icon lol

11:46 pm

cosdem

i did finish the grid around 5pm though so ill accept these belated congrats :P

11:46 pm

Jellen

Oh! Hooray anyway!

11:49 pm

carleekat

there..1/2 way

11:50 pm

Jellen

Congrats, carlee!

11:50 pm

carleekat

and i will toddle off now

11:50 pm

carleekat

have a good night all...enjoy the flip

11:50 pm

carleekat

nite nite

11:50 pm

Jellen

See you soon, carlee!

11:53 pm

cosdem

im torn.

11:53 pm

cosdem

i need to decide whether to watch law and order reruns or an old shelley long movie in bed

11:53 pm

gremlinn

Get a bandaid!

11:53 pm

cosdem

lol

11:54 pm

cosdem

law and order it is. tomorrow ill watch the shelley long movie...

11:54 pm

gremlinn

I can't even watch TV except over the internet.

11:54 pm

cosdem

oh crap i cant tomorrow. its the emmys!

11:55 pm

cosdem

until the new federal law requiring all streamed online movies/video be captioned takes place in 2012 i cant realy watch tv online

11:55 pm

gremlinn

haven't heard about that law

11:55 pm

cosdem

recently passed

11:56 pm

cosdem

with no opposition in the house

11:56 pm

vanillaslice

the problems of living....hi all just in time for the flip

11:56 pm

gremlinn

Living has problems, sure, but it's better than dying.

11:57 pm

cosdem

lol so true grem

11:57 pm

vanillaslice

indeed

11:57 pm

cosdem

78

11:57 pm

gremlinn

130

11:58 pm

vanillaslice

this grid looked easy for a while, but it turned into a battle for me

11:58 pm

vanillaslice

110

11:58 pm

cosdem

it was easy at first for me too then ughhh im glad i had free day all day

11:58 pm

gremlinn

It was easier than the day before, at least.

11:59 pm

vanillaslice

oh well we're still addicted

11:59 pm

cosdem

i took a 2 week break.. and now im back in my old habits lol

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

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