Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 22, 2011

12:00 am

jmcnrick

flip

12:00 am

westford

flip

12:00 am

vanillaslice

160 just as I thought!!

12:00 am

jmcnrick

nice size on a day that i probably won't be able to come back and finish

12:00 am

westford

they are getting bigger

12:00 am

jmcnrick

wd vanilla! haha

12:01 am

mkg

ty got two of the 7s before flip.

12:01 am

cosdem

sa 7/8

12:01 am

cosdem

yay for finding the 8 :)

12:01 am

vanillaslice

no santa

12:01 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

jmcnrick

santaless?

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

hi all and flip!

12:01 am

jmcnrick

wtg cos

12:02 am

westford

what???

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

westford

hi jilli, cos, dee

12:02 am

westford

thanks lickety

12:02 am

vanillaslice

ty lickety

12:02 am

jmcnrick

ty lickety

12:02 am

jillibus

thank you Lickety!

12:03 am

Erda

Thank you very much, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

Erda

match

12:03 am

Erda

acta

12:03 am

cybernan

hi all :)

12:03 am

jmcnrick

phantom: punch

12:03 am

westford

hi nan

12:03 am

jmcnrick

ty erda ;

12:03 am

jillibus

hi nan and all

12:03 am

jmcnrick

12:03 am

jmcnrick

12:03 am

jmcnrick

12:03 am

jmcnrick

12:04 am

jmcnrick

hi cyber

12:04 am

jmcnrick

*hic*

12:05 am

jillibus

that dolphin's here yet again

12:06 am

jmcnrick

it likes hanging around once it gets in the grid

12:06 am

mab

hi jmc, jili, all

12:07 am

westford

hi mab

12:07 am

jmcnrick

hi mab

12:07 am

mab

did you fall face down on the keyboard, jmc? you SAID you were writing papers.

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

hi west, jili, cos, jm, van, erda, cyber, et al

12:08 am

westford

hi dee how are you?

12:08 am

jmcnrick

i finished them but no my computer and i have been having a longstanding run in on the enter key

12:08 am

vanillaslice

Hi Dee

12:08 am

mkg

ch 7

12:08 am

jmcnrick

hi volley

12:08 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:08 am

mab

ah

12:08 am

westford

ty mkg

12:09 am

jmcnrick

wd mkg

12:09 am

cosdem

in7

12:10 am

cosdem

ix 4 /5

12:10 am

jmcnrick

!!!

12:10 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:10 am

jmcnrick

ty cosd

12:10 am

westford

vg cos

12:10 am

jmcnrick

wtg cos

12:10 am

jillibus

wtg cos

12:11 am

westford

where'd all this rain come from?

12:11 am

jmcnrick

texas

12:12 am

westford

I was just saying what a beautiful day we had

12:12 am

cosdem

as 7

12:12 am

jillibus

we're having a lot of rain stemming from a typhoon near Japan -- so we're told.

12:12 am

jmcnrick

stats for the corner e?

12:12 am

dcseain

ea4

12:12 am

cosdem

ea 4

12:13 am

jmcnrick

duh!

12:13 am

cosdem

ax 6

12:13 am

jmcnrick

ty both and slap me with a fish!

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

in 6 x 3 so far

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:13 am

cosdem

dee i have the i words done.. only 3 in6 and 1 in7

12:14 am

westford

wtg dee

12:14 am

mab

I'm sure someone must have called sa7

12:14 am

cosdem

plural it mab

12:14 am

westford

cos did first thing

12:14 am

vanillaslice

sa8

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos; ty west

12:14 am

mab

thanks cos

12:15 am

westford

ty cos was looking for the latin pl

12:15 am

cosdem

yw :)

12:15 am

jmcnrick

stats for the other e please *grilling fish*

12:16 am

westford

nbt and nbs

12:16 am

jmcnrick

wtg west

12:16 am

dcseain

it's birds, jmc

12:16 am

westford

em4/6

12:16 am

jillibus

wtg west

12:16 am

jillibus

I can't stop yawning

12:16 am

westford

thanks jilli

12:16 am

jmcnrick

ah i knew it was a fish nbt

12:16 am

westford

and thanks jmc too

12:16 am

westford

and hi seain

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

from which a does the as 7 originate, please?

12:17 am

cybernan

missing that lower left i for nbt

12:17 am

dcseain

ix4

12:17 am

jmcnrick

lots of grilled salmon to chill in the pb for later

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc

12:17 am

jillibus

nbt but I haven't found those sa7 & 8 words

12:17 am

jillibus

hi dc

12:17 am

cybernan

ty seain

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:18 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

inner sa.... singular...

12:18 am

dcseain

evening, jill, dee, nan, west, jmc, cos, et al

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg nan

12:18 am

vanillaslice

they'll take you to church Jili

12:18 am

jmcnrick

got the sa7 not the 8

12:18 am

dcseain

plural

12:18 am

jmcnrick

nbs

12:18 am

cybernan

plural the 7

12:19 am

jmcnrick

i missed the lower m so didn't see the plural at first

12:19 am

jmcnrick

ty

12:19 am

dcseain

i'm going to move laundry around and turn in; i'm tired

12:19 am

dcseain

g'night/day and happy babbling, yall {poof}

12:19 am

jillibus

ty vanilla -- nbs (I had tried a slightly different ending which didn't work)

12:19 am

jillibus

me too, dc

12:19 am

vanillaslice

watch when you go to church Jili

12:19 am

jmcnrick

i have to get up in 5 1/2 hours to get to my morning class so nbt and nbs will have to do

12:20 am

westford

good night seain

12:20 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:20 am

westford

good night jmc

12:20 am

jmcnrick

see you all probably friday if i can't sneak in during the day

12:20 am

jillibus

I was at a luncheon matinee of the play "Amadeus" today -- very good

12:20 am

westford

hi josh and wtg

12:20 am

jmcnrick

wtg josh and *poof*

12:20 am

westford

another good one jilli

12:20 am

jillibus

gnight jmc

12:21 am

vanillaslice

this grid is stumping me already

12:21 am

westford

good buffet too?

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

it is a toughie

12:23 am

jillibus

wonderful buffet -- partook too much, hence sleepy now

12:23 am

cybernan

81 down, but stalled

12:23 am

vanillaslice

see my australian bird is here again

12:23 am

westford

jilli I wish we had something like that here

12:24 am

vanillaslice

gave me nbt nbs too

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:24 am

westford

good job van

12:26 am

jillibus

wd van

12:26 am

jillibus

west -- did you have a happy birthday?

12:27 am

westford

I did jilli it was really nice

12:27 am

jillibus

what did you do?

12:28 am

westford

just relaxed, sat in the yard, had a margarita, talked to the kids and did no laundry

12:30 am

jillibus

nobody made you a b'day cake?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like a perfect day, west!

12:31 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:31 am

vanillaslice

hi mlf

12:31 am

jillibus

hi mlf

12:31 am

westford

alas no but Jon lit a votive candle and sang HB to me

12:31 am

westford

hi ML

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ca 6 and ca 7 hi mlf

12:32 am

jillibus

that's lovely, west

12:32 am

westford

it was dee..2 daughters are on the west coast now and I talked to both of them for a long time

12:32 am

MLFAN17

coming in late

12:33 am

westford

yes you are late ML everything okay?

12:33 am

MLFAN17

sitting in kitchen listening to hubby blabber lol

12:33 am

westford

that's always fun

12:34 am

westford

I am the blabberer in our house

12:34 am

MLFAN17

its fun if you havent already heard the story about a million times

12:34 am

MLFAN17

before

12:35 am

westford

I can just imagine

12:37 am

westford

once a friend's younger sister was going on and on about something and she said "blah blah blah" and then she noticed the shocked look on her sister's face and said Oh no, did I say that out loud?

12:37 am

MLFAN17

lol

12:38 am

MLFAN17

on the first column are the i words common?

12:38 am

MLFAN17

i have the first i but not the second

12:38 am

jillibus

one is the dolphin, mlf

12:38 am

westford

one is our beloved dolphin

12:39 am

jillibus

the other is almost the same

12:39 am

westford

that should be our mascot

12:39 am

stidmama

the other i on the right is a lovely flower from south africa if I remember correctly... blue

12:39 am

jillibus

hi stid

12:39 am

westford

hello stid !!

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

se 6 and se 7

12:39 am

stidmama

hey all. could someone give me a shove over the NBT line with the E in the fourth row down please? I really should already be asleep...

12:40 am

MLFAN17

i have two for the first i but none for the 2nd yet

12:40 am

vanillaslice

auastralian bird

12:40 am

stidmama

nice to see you-all, this evening, btw

12:40 am

westford

an aussie bird

12:40 am

jillibus

that E is the Aussie flightless bird, stid

12:41 am

vanillaslice

but runs like a kangaroo

12:41 am

stidmama

gah. WORSE than fishy! LOL

12:41 am

stidmama

hey vanilla! (speaking of down-underers)

12:41 am

stidmama

that's NBT for me... pretty close to halfway. I will get that far and then turn in.

12:41 am

vanillaslice

runs the pants of a kangaroo as John Williams sings it

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

wtg stid

12:42 am

vanillaslice

Hi Stid

12:42 am

stidmama

oh, that was fast! LOL halfway....

12:42 am

MLFAN17

that 2nd i on first column is all i need for nbt

12:42 am

stidmama

ooh, west! Happy only a little belated birthday!!!!

12:43 am

jillibus

goodness, stid! But then I've seen you at a keyboard...

12:43 am

dizgrannie

LOL Vanilla, been singing that song ever since I typed that word

12:43 am

stidmama

MLF -- it's EXACTLY the same as the other i words, but uses a different second consonant.

12:43 am

westford

thank stid it was great

12:43 am

jillibus

mlf, loook at the point count

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

what day was your bday west?

12:44 am

westford

the 21st

12:44 am

jillibus

dee, do you ever look at my icon?

12:44 am

westford

and since I'm still up ...

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

not every day, jili, but often

12:44 am

jillibus

I mean click on it?

12:44 am

westford

and I didn't send Stephen King a card

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

nice one jili... my bday was the 18th... yay Virgos!

12:45 am

stidmama

okay, my eyes hurt. Will see you-all again at some point soon I hope! ***Hugs and choclits for all***

*poof*

12:45 am

jillibus

well, today it shows west's b'day and lynxxx's, which is the 22nd.

12:45 am

westford

Happy belated Birthday Dee

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

nice jili I love the colors. Ty west!

12:46 am

jillibus

yes -- happy belated from me too, dee.

12:46 am

westford

sprite's sister's b'day is the 20th

12:47 am

westford

how are you feeling dee?

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

ty jli

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

better, west... sore, but improved

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm for asking!

12:48 am

westford

happy to hear that

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

think we should have a lottery here... for which body part hurts that day LOL

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

od 6 plural of od 5/16

12:50 am

westford

falling down stairs is scary though

12:50 am

jillibus

ty dee

12:51 am

westford

ty dee

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

sure scared me

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

because of my tumble, we are changing how I enter and how 2 grandmothers enter for the wedding... just didn't want to take a change of falling - the floor is marble...

12:52 am

westford

I'll bet

12:52 am

westford

and it's in winter too

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

exactly

12:53 am

westford

you must be getting so excited

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

this weekend was first time it really hit me... we did food tasting for the reception... that made it "real"

12:54 am

westford

the days will fly by

12:55 am

westford

seems like yesterday Wendy and Tom were married and their 4th anniversary is coming up

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

hopefully all the details will start falling into place... seems like everything is started, but not finished

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

sooo cool for you

12:55 am

jillibus

oh, just noticed -- well beyond halfway

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:56 am

jillibus

what's the wedding date, dee?

12:56 am

westford

good job jilli

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

Jan. 21, 2012

12:56 am

jillibus

ty west

12:57 am

westford

will there be many attendants?

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

I am embarassed to say I am not sure... I would guess yes.. she has lots of friends, and the new "rule" is you can have as many as you want (instead of ratio to guests)...

12:58 am

westford

well good for her..as long as they all agree on the dress

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

I know there will be at least a maid of honor and 3 others, but not sure of final count...

12:59 am

westford

I heard the new movie Bridesmaids is hilarious

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

so far dress reports have been good... it's black and long.... fitted bodice.. nice material that is lined.. she was pretty thoughtful of their shapes (boobs and no boobs) lol

1:01 am

westford

that sounds lovely

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

she took two friends who are polar opposite in shapes

1:01 am

westford

nice for a winter wedding

1:02 am

rururocks

nothing I like better than a fitted body

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

she has always wanted a winter wedding with black and white... evening... formal... and that is what she is doing :)

1:02 am

jillibus

hi ruru

1:02 am

rururocks

hi JIlli

1:02 am

westford

hi ruru

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru how are you feeling

1:03 am

rururocks

hi westie.. hi dee... just got in from LA

1:03 am

westford

how'd you do?

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

gotta tell a stupid story on us though... I wanted to go to this special bridal store to look for a mom's dress... we drove 40 min.... to discover it is no longer in business and there is a tattoo parlor there... we never even thot we should call before going...

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

yes, how did you do, ru?

1:04 am

rururocks

I did okay.. I'm tired and sore and gimping around.. it was a lot of fun though..

1:04 am

westford

what kind of tattoo did you get dee..so the trip wouldn't be wasted

1:04 am

jillibus

did you get a tattoo?

1:04 am

Jellen

Hello all...nbt

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

do you have another doc appointment coming up, ru?

1:05 am

westford

we think alike jilli

1:05 am

rururocks

no,.. not me jilli.. I"m afraid of needles..lol

1:05 am

westford

hi jellen and wtg

1:05 am

jillibus

hi jellen -- wd

1:05 am

rururocks

yes dee on Monday

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

LOL my brother said the same thing, jili & west... said we should have gotten matching ones...

1:05 am

jillibus

great minds

1:05 am

westford

I don't even have my ears pierced

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

I thot it was soon... bet you will be glad, ru

1:06 am

harpjane

found a kitty in the grid

1:07 am

westford

ooh harp a big one

1:07 am

harpjane

yup\

1:07 am

harpjane

sans

1:07 am

harpjane

oops

1:08 am

Jellen

What are the stats for the 8, please?

1:08 am

jillibus

ruru, I was with a friend today who had her knee replaced in July -- she was doing fine and even going up and down a long staircase.

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

de 6/24 and its plural... de+ consonant for curve on highway + male (and plural)

1:08 am

rururocks

great jilli..that's what I need to hear.

1:08 am

westford

sa 7/40 pl sa 8/55

1:08 am

jillibus

And she's a LOT older than you.

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

sa 6... sa 7.... sa 8 related jell

1:09 am

vanillaslice

anyone have a clue for as7 pls

1:09 am

westford

thanks for the 6 dee

1:09 am

jillibus

She will get the other knee done in about 9 months.

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

you will be so contrite and as 7/40 that you didn't get it.... what a child feels after he has done something naughty

1:10 am

jillibus

yes, van -- you'll feel that way when you find it

1:10 am

Jellen

Oh, didn't see the plural! Thanks!

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

yw west

1:10 am

cybernan

anyone found the de 5/16?

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jell

1:10 am

rururocks

I need to take a shower.. bbl..

1:10 am

jillibus

yes nan, think of going down, down, down...

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

de 5/16... how many feet of water there is....or a sub at a particular de5

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

oops sorry... lag here...what jili said

1:11 am

cybernan

duh -- ty jill and dee

1:11 am

jillibus

yw nan

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

don't forget pl is 4...doctrines, philosophies

1:12 am

harpjane

what are the stats for the lone e in the fourth row?

1:12 am

vanillaslice

30 to go they'll have to wait have a good night/day all

1:13 am

vanillaslice

lone e is australian bird

1:13 am

vanillaslice

e4

1:13 am

dizgrannie

em 4

1:13 am

harpjane

thanks

1:14 am

jillibus

vanilla, did you find that as7?

1:14 am

cybernan

de 6, please?

1:15 am

vanillaslice

no jili

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

clued at 1:06 nan

1:15 am

vanillaslice

de 6 de + consonant + fellow

1:15 am

jillibus

you'll be mirtified when you do.

1:16 am

pigeonman

clues for the last sh6,27?

1:16 am

jillibus

*mortified

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

feelings of disgrace... hanging one's head in .... then place a in front and past tense it...

1:16 am

cybernan

big cat?

1:16 am

pigeonman

nm

1:16 am

dizgrannie

a +sh 6

1:16 am

jillibus

pu4, nan

1:17 am

westford

clued at 1:08 nan

1:17 am

westford

and thanks dee

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

sorry pige don't have that yet

1:17 am

cybernan

I'm looking for the de 6, though

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:18 am

cybernan

ty west

1:18 am

harpjane

nan it reminds me of Othello's girlfriend

1:18 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

1:18 am

vanillaslice

thx that was sooo humiliating lol

1:18 am

cybernan

Good night all -- early tee time :)

1:18 am

vanillaslice

worth hanging around for though

1:19 am

westford

yay nan !!

1:19 am

vanillaslice

but now poof till later

1:19 am

jillibus

toldja, vanilla!

1:19 am

westford

I give you a hole in one

1:19 am

jillibus

congrats, nen!

1:19 am

jillibus

*nan

1:20 am

jillibus

ovbiosly bedtime when the typos come thick and fast

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

sh 6/27 def is a detective or police officer, but it is not a word you hear in US

1:21 am

jillibus

I thought it was a US word, dee!

1:21 am

westford

is it an English word?

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

prob is jili, but I have never heard it used in "real" life...

1:22 am

westford

oh a private eye

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

says origin is Yiddish

1:22 am

jillibus

I think it's just a bit old-fashioned -- sort of a Dashiel Hammett word

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

must be

1:22 am

westford

I love him

1:22 am

westford

love her too

1:22 am

jillibus

Yiddish, not Briddish, west, lol!

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

LOL

1:23 am

westford

sounds Irish

1:23 am

jillibus

yes, I see that...

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

I agress west

1:24 am

westford

that would be seamus though

1:24 am

westford

James

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:26 am

jillibus

My eyes are slamming -- time to go -- goodnight all and *poof

1:26 am

westford

Yay dee !!

1:26 am

westford

good night jilli sweet dreams

1:26 am

jillibus

but whee for dee first...*repoof

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:27 am

westford

I think I'll take a break too

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone before I poof?

1:28 am

westford

thanks dee too many left here..may I wake you up if I get stuck?

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

lol sure

1:29 am

westford

thanks !!

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

have fun and see ya at the flip!!

1:30 am

westford

bye dee have a good night

1:46 am

negativeneil

Hi people.

1:46 am

Jellen

Hi, Neil

1:47 am

boatierra

Boa noite todos :)

1:48 am

negativeneil

Hi Jellen and boatierra!

1:48 am

negativeneil

And whoever else is here?

1:48 am

Jellen

Hi, boa

1:48 am

boatierra

Hey Jellen and Hey Neil :)

1:49 am

negativeneil

I just got here not too long ago... very late tonight. Totally missed the flip.

1:50 am

boatierra

So you are not already done.

1:50 am

negativeneil

No, of course not. I just got here... and I'm wrapping up an IM conversation on MSN with Laura.

1:50 am

boatierra

I'm just teasin' ya :)

1:51 am

negativeneil

:P

1:57 am

rubyfoo

good morning

1:57 am

negativeneil

Good evening, ruby.

1:57 am

boatierra

Morning :)

1:57 am

kje

gm

1:58 am

Jellen

Hi, ruby and kje

1:59 am

rubyfoo

it i really cold here, my fingers are too stiff for typing!

1:59 am

kje

hey jell! you are up late too i see... i just woke up

1:59 am

rubyfoo

nice to see you all, jellen, neil, boat, kje!!!

1:59 am

kje

how cold, ruby?

1:59 am

negativeneil

you too, ruby!

1:59 am

rubyfoo

I always thought sh6 was Irish because police in NY were traditionally Irish....

2:00 am

rubyfoo

Sat, it was about 85F; Sunday it was about 60F

2:00 am

kje

big drop

2:00 am

rubyfoo

and now it's in the high 40's at night and there is snow in the mountains

2:02 am

kje

wish it was fall here

2:02 am

rubyfoo

afternoon reach abut 70

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in the dead zone?

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in the dead zone?

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in the dead zone?

2:02 am

rubyfoo

I guess, mom, hahah

2:03 am

kje

lol sammy

2:04 am

hootowl

evening - reading back I think seamus is pronounced the way the sh word id so irush roots

2:04 am

hootowl

I really have to go to bed!

2:04 am

hootowl

Neil you there?

2:05 am

rubyfoo

I actually have a friend from Dublin named that

2:05 am

hootowl

hi ruby

2:05 am

rubyfoo

whoo whoo, hoot

2:05 am

harpjane

we had ice on our cars this morning

2:05 am

hootowl

were you able to get the crostic books or will I have to send them?

2:06 am

rubyfoo

thank you, but I can buy them through amazon. You are very kind to offer, though

2:06 am

rubyfoo

too early for ice, jane

2:06 am

hootowl

I am slow - not with neil ruby!

2:07 am

rubyfoo

I am typing fast to warm my hands

2:07 am

hootowl

ok - been a while so didn't want you to think I forgot about it!

2:07 am

hootowl

It's been a thoroughly rotten year so far!

2:08 am

rubyfoo

weatherwise or otherwise?

2:08 am

hootowl

didn't go to visit woulf in june because we ere in the middle of storms. Trees down the works!

2:09 am

harpjane

That's what I thought, ruby

2:09 am

hootowl

so we decided to go now - so the area we go thru gets rain, hurricanes and earthquakes.

2:09 am

hootowl

Then BF gets kidney stones

2:10 am

hootowl

Why can't I go see my grandkids????

2:10 am

rubyfoo

this has been a strange year, here too. We had more than 2 feet of snow, all at once in Dec, then the rest of the winter was unseasonably warm and dry.

2:10 am

rubyfoo

the good news is that the (very few) figs from my garden are the sweetest, ever

2:10 am

boatierra

Oh kidney stones! I have an uncle who has had those. His wife, my aunt says that when he passes them its akin to giving birth.

2:11 am

rubyfoo

aaw, poor uncle!

2:11 am

hootowl

We are having the opposite I think. We went from winter to summer.

2:11 am

boatierra

They did a diet modification and so far no more stones :)

2:12 am

hootowl

Summer went to 100 degree hell. Temps are now in 70's and I expect therewill be a blizzard next week!

2:12 am

rubyfoo

the weather here is really moderate, better than any place I've ever lived, very lucky

2:12 am

negativeneil

Hi, hootowl? mrp just said you were looking for me for some reason?

2:12 am

hootowl

I love figs. They'll be $10 a piece if we see any this year!

2:13 am

rubyfoo

we had one, tiny, nasty storm that fried computers and TV's throughout the valley, knocked down trees, hail the size of golf clubs and over in 15 minutes!

2:13 am

rubyfoo

I spoke with my son in Austin last night, and the fire danger is still not past. They had less than 1/4" of rain

2:14 am

hootowl

Neil - I finally read the whole magilla you sent and saw the video - loved it! so did the bf - where to we go for more!

2:14 am

negativeneil

Oh I see, haha. Well... do you have a Gmail account?

2:15 am

hootowl

yep

2:16 am

hootowl

I have to say you are very talented and you'll go far if someone doesn't kill you first!

2:16 am

negativeneil

Oh good... and are you on Google+ already or no?

2:16 am

negativeneil

Haha, thank you... I think? :P

2:16 am

hootowl

no

2:17 am

hootowl

You haven't kept yourself secret. There are lots of people who will resent the honesty!

2:17 am

negativeneil

Then you will be invited... send me an email from that Gmail address and I'll send the invite. Then you'll see everything in my page [it's not on view to the public] including links to my blogs, etc. and everything I post on there.

2:17 am

negativeneil

Well no, but thanks in part to a family member that would be a little impossible anyway. Such is life.

2:18 am

rubyfoo

and clue for the 8?

2:18 am

rubyfoo

or even stats

2:18 am

hootowl

ok - I'll do it tomorrow when I am awake - Good luck - you will go far!

2:18 am

negativeneil

The sa8,55 ruby?

2:18 am

negativeneil

Ok hootowl and thanks. :)

2:18 am

rururocks

talent runs in that family i think hoot

2:19 am

rubyfoo

I'm putting the monkeys to work

2:19 am

negativeneil

And the fierce gene, ruru. ;)

2:19 am

hootowl

and I'll be able to brag I knew you when!

2:19 am

rubyfoo

gm ruru

2:19 am

negativeneil

I take it you're referring to the glittery alien from another planet... as I called him in one of my blogs.

2:19 am

hootowl

hi ru - what makes you say that?

2:19 am

rururocks

:D..lol

2:19 am

negativeneil

Never mind, hootowl. You'll see later.

2:20 am

negativeneil

On G+.

2:20 am

hootowl

ok

2:20 am

hootowl

I really have to get to bed anyway!

2:20 am

negativeneil

I'd invite you to join us too, ruru... but you don't seem to want to send me an email, so that I can't do.

2:21 am

negativeneil

Yeah, I should do that very soon. Have 50 more words to find yet though. Got a very late start here.

2:21 am

hootowl

I have seen no mention of g+ when i am there. we'll see

2:21 am

kje

you're up late ru

2:21 am

negativeneil

And just wrapped up an IM conversation.

2:21 am

rubyfoo

you're up early, kje!

2:21 am

negativeneil

Hootowl, it's here: http://plus.google.com/

2:22 am

negativeneil

But send me an email so I have your Gmail address and then I can invite you to join.

2:22 am

kje

I'm not up or dow... somewhere inbetween

2:22 am

rururocks

I've been up since 3:00 a.m.

2:23 am

dcseain

invites are not needed any longer for Google+

2:23 am

hootowl

you have it

2:23 am

rururocks

wouldn't that be somewhere ibetwee?

2:23 am

kje

yes, i remember that

2:23 am

rubyfoo

gm seain!

2:23 am

negativeneil

What, ru? You were awake since then, all morning, afternoon, evening... no nap at any point?

2:23 am

rubyfoo

I hope you get a nap, ruru

2:23 am

negativeneil

Oh, I wondered about that, Seain... I asked about it in a post there.

2:23 am

rururocks

nope.. I just got in an hour ago

2:24 am

hootowl

Gnight everyone - tomorrow!

2:24 am

negativeneil

didn't you see? I tweeted a question about that on my Twitter page and on G+ simultaneously.

2:24 am

dcseain

gm, ruby. i'm still up, not sure why, but here i be, at least for now.

2:24 am

negativeneil

But if hootowl wants to be connected with me, it's best I invite her... then with you and all the other babblers in our network of course.

2:24 am

rubyfoo

2:24 am

negativeneil

She'll find them through my page.

2:25 am

negativeneil

Sorry -- good night, hootowl!

2:25 am

dcseain

g'night hoot

2:25 am

rururocks

mutha should be a word.. I hear it in Oakland all the time

2:25 am

negativeneil

I guess that's what the arrow is for on Google's main page now, Seain? I was logged in though so it just pointed to my own name with a + in front of it.

2:26 am

negativeneil

Haha, I thought so too!

2:26 am

negativeneil

I hear it a lot in L.A. -- usually followed by something else. It's a compound word there. :P

2:27 am

rururocks

I didn't hear it once in LA today..lol

2:27 am

kje

did you get to meet with wolf

2:27 am

negativeneil

Lucky you! No, it's only certain people you hear saying it, not the general population.

2:28 am

negativeneil

But enough of them that I do hear it more often than I'd like.

2:28 am

rururocks

no.. he wasn't there..

2:28 am

negativeneil

Wolf? Where did you go there, ru?

2:28 am

negativeneil

And where are you now?

2:28 am

rururocks

I am doing another benefit dinner with him this year

2:29 am

rururocks

I"m finally home neil.. flew down early this morning and flew back late tonight. I'm am wiped out

2:30 am

negativeneil

Oh I see, ruru.

2:30 am

negativeneil

Ruru?

2:30 am

negativeneil

There's something fun I wish I could forward to you... something a family member sent me.

2:30 am

rururocks

uh yes?

2:30 am

negativeneil

It's cute... think you'd enjoy it.

2:31 am

rururocks

oh ok.. maybe tomorrow.

2:31 am

negativeneil

Ok.

2:32 am

rubyfoo

still don't have the sa8....hint, please?

2:32 am

rururocks

I finally saw that corn dog photo of Bachmann someone mentioned.. omg hilarious

2:32 am

kje

so... why are you still up ru? wired?

2:32 am

rururocks

talk about deep throat in the white house

2:33 am

negativeneil

oh yes!

2:33 am

dcseain

plural of the inner sa7, ruby

2:33 am

rururocks

I dunno kje.. too stupid to go to bed I guess.

2:33 am

rubyfoo

ty seain

2:33 am

rururocks

but now that some of my most favorite people are here.. I'll stay up a bit

2:33 am

negativeneil

You can't fire me an email while you're sitting there ru?

2:33 am

kje

ty dc

2:34 am

negativeneil

How long would that take? Then I can fwd that.

2:34 am

Haz1558

sa8 - plural holy place

2:34 am

negativeneil

Got it down to 23 now. Slow going.

2:34 am

rubyfoo

ty haz, but I had it

2:34 am

kje

i really like that you said that istead of me having to say the stupid thing... it is like you're traied now!

2:34 am

rururocks

I have 378 unanswered emails from today neil.. I don't want to look at them

2:34 am

rubyfoo

I thought the plural of sa7 had an i duh me

2:35 am

negativeneil

Oh geez. That's worse than my inbox, ruru! And I thought mine was bad.

2:35 am

Haz1558

Oh well, at least I tried...

2:35 am

rubyfoo

I appreciate it

2:35 am

rururocks

*note to self ... buy kje a"N" necklace for xmas*

2:35 am

rubyfoo

and I used your in babblet, haz

2:35 am

dcseain

with an i, it means holy, like a saint.

2:35 am

negativeneil

Umm, try inner sa*****?

2:36 am

rururocks

mine is bad.. I get tons of emails..

2:36 am

rururocks

often dozens from one particular rep

2:36 am

negativeneil

So do I, ruru... way too much.

2:36 am

negativeneil

Ugh. Can you set a mail filter to deposit any incoming from his address into a separate folder?

2:37 am

rururocks

my phantom: Snatch

2:37 am

rururocks

or as kje would say satch

2:37 am

dcseain

Tom made a pot of Grits with bacon and country ham, if anyone wants some, i put it in the PB

2:37 am

negativeneil

If you do that with regular correspondents it can help clear up the mess in your inbox a little.

2:37 am

rururocks

oh man DC that sounds good

2:37 am

rubyfoo

would be second breakfast for me, seain, but I'd love it!

2:37 am

kje

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

2:37 am

rururocks

good idea neil

2:37 am

dcseain

i HATE how the house smells when he's been cooking pork.

2:38 am

negativeneil

Well obviously no bacon eaten by me, Seain. âœ¡

2:38 am

rururocks

mrs ru says the same thing dc

2:38 am

dcseain

well, yall enjoy! :)

2:38 am

negativeneil

Yes, it's a nasty smell... been in the homes of people who were cooking it.

2:39 am

kje

wish i had a really good fresh from the oven chocolate chip cookie...

2:40 am

negativeneil

Oh me too, kje! Ask Fauxmage about me and cookies sometime. I'm a cookie monster.

2:40 am

negativeneil

Those or home made peanut butter cookies, fresh and warm from the oven, are my favorites.

2:41 am

kje

I haven't made PB cookies in years... those would be good too

2:41 am

kje

and I actually have ingredients here for those

2:41 am

rubyfoo

yay, half!

2:41 am

kje

yay ruby

2:41 am

negativeneil

Oh Laura posted a recipe for them in her blog... I'm gonna have to try it soon.

2:42 am

SamanthaJoy

how on earth is "inasmuch" not a word??!?!?

2:42 am

MissOmnibus

ey kids

2:42 am

rubyfoo

yesterday I made sweet potato pancakes, excellent with sour cream!

2:42 am

negativeneil

Hi MissOmnibus.

2:42 am

rubyfoo

ey miss!

2:42 am

negativeneil

I think it's separate words, Samantha.

2:42 am

kje

hi sam... log time

2:42 am

MissOmnibus

<3

2:42 am

boatierra

Because its Enable...and it likes to screw with us.

2:43 am

negativeneil

Or could be the reason boat just stated.

2:43 am

SamanthaJoy

Hi y'all. As is becoming the standard, I'm gonna say hi and go to bed

2:43 am

negativeneil

I often think it should be called "disable".

2:43 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams!

2:43 am

negativeneil

Ok hi and good night then, Samantha.

2:43 am

dcseain

sweet dreams, samantha

2:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank y'all very much. And I'm out of here *poof*

2:44 am

boatierra

Who cares if its sererate words, Enable should recognize dialects darn it! ;)

2:44 am

kje

getting sleepy too... should go to sleep before I decide to bake and screw my diet

2:44 am

boatierra

Disable, good one :)

2:44 am

rubyfoo

bye kje, see you later

2:45 am

rururocks

night all.. 24 hours is my limit.. see ya tomorrow.

2:45 am

negativeneil

Yeah, it accepts all manner of expletives.

2:45 am

negativeneil

Good night, ruru... sleep well.

2:45 am

rubyfoo

2:46 am

boatierra

Sweet dream/dulces sueÃ±os/doces sonhos samantha :)

2:47 am

boatierra

Good night kje and ruru :)

2:49 am

boatierra

I'm surprised at some of the expletives that Enable accepts.

2:49 am

dcseain

g'night kje and ruru

2:49 am

dcseain

expletives and offensive terms are words, too.

2:50 am

negativeneil

Sure they are... and any word that's found in any of the major dictionaries should work in here.

2:50 am

boatierra

Oh I totally agree and that's what makes language exciting. But sometimes Enable accepts the expletives and not the mundane.

2:50 am

dcseain

agreed, but as you said, disable

2:51 am

negativeneil

Any legitimate word. I've seen a lot of slang work in here that has surprised me.

2:51 am

negativeneil

But I try anything, just in case it works.

2:51 am

sprite

morning all

2:51 am

negativeneil

I know. I've entered words in these grids I know are legitimate and that are ordinary non-expletive words, but they haven't been accepted. Weird.

2:51 am

dcseain

morning, sprite :)

2:51 am

negativeneil

Morning, sprite.

2:51 am

boatierra

I remember a puzzle years ago 'pinko' was accepted.

2:52 am

negativeneil

Really? Wow.

2:52 am

Haz1558

Good morning, sprite.

2:52 am

dcseain

the newer enable is bigger, lickety uses it.

2:52 am

negativeneil

Oh, but this puzzle doesn't?

2:52 am

boatierra

I remember we all were excited about that :) Word nerds :)

2:53 am

negativeneil

Haha! Let's not start any contests as to who's more of a word nerd, boat.

2:53 am

negativeneil

I write for a living, remember.

2:53 am

boatierra

G'morn sprite.

2:53 am

boatierra

No contests :)

2:54 am

sprite

amen to that

3:00 am

boatierra

Amen to no contest or to expletives?

3:00 am

sprite

lol both, but I meant the no contest.

3:00 am

boatierra

I figured :)

3:00 am

sprite

:)

3:01 am

negativeneil

Is this puzzle showing an extra word that's not actually in the grid?

3:01 am

negativeneil

Or am I just missing one, I wonder?

3:01 am

boatierra

Oh, santa is not a word ;(

3:01 am

sprite

I don't understand the question, neil? If it shows, it is in the grid... it can be valid or not, is all?

3:02 am

sprite

no, Santa is a na4 :D

3:02 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok.. well I think I've found them all but the tile stats show one missing. I could be wrong though I guess... I'll keep trying.

3:02 am

sprite

should be 160 in total

3:02 am

dcseain

refresh, sometimes that fixes it.

3:03 am

negativeneil

Oh duh. Just saw it and got fireworks.

3:03 am

sprite

gratz neil

3:03 am

negativeneil

I was slow tonight... very late start because I was held up with something, then way overtired when I got on here.

3:03 am

boatierra

WTG Neil!

3:03 am

negativeneil

Thanks sprite and boat!

3:03 am

boatierra

I have 20 words. I'll be here a while...

3:04 am

sprite

must be relaxing to know this is not a race then

3:04 am

negativeneil

You're doing well, boat!

3:04 am

negativeneil

Of course it's not. Doesn't matter when you finish as long as you do, right? You still get the same amount of points anyway... if that matters.

3:04 am

boatierra

Thanks, I chat and ignore the puzzle and then get distracted by FB and G+, etc.

3:05 am

negativeneil

Ugh. G+ distracted me from sleep at 3-something in the morning this morning, boat.

3:05 am

sprite

yeah and if you have an off day, and you don't finish, you just don't finish :)

3:05 am

boatierra

Again? Seems a LOT of work...

3:05 am

negativeneil

Phone call from my brother... some crazy person had added him on there and posted a comment to him, freaking out. He wanted to know what to do, haha! BLOCK. Simple enough.

3:06 am

boatierra

Good thing its not a race. I really like the one puzzle a day aspect.

3:06 am

sprite

yes me too.

3:06 am

negativeneil

She was a contact of a contact... saw a comment he had posted and went a little nuts. She must've been nuts to start with of course

3:06 am

boatierra

Block, block, block. Thanks G-d for the block feature.

3:06 am

negativeneil

Yep. Exactly!

3:07 am

boatierra

And why is it always 3 in the morning, why not 2 in the afternoon?

3:07 am

negativeneil

Oh they got in very late last night... then he checked his email etc. and saw that. Great!

3:08 am

negativeneil

"Neil will know what to do -- gotta ask him!"

3:10 am

boatierra

Fingers crossed that your bro now has the block feature down.

3:11 am

sprite

and if not, that he learned not to check mail at 3 am.

3:11 am

boatierra

*snort* HA!

3:11 am

sprite

*grin*

3:11 am

boatierra

Sorry, that was just funny.

3:12 am

negativeneil

Haha, we can only hope.

3:14 am

boatierra

But seriously, when I joined FB I eventually learned how to block people. I think I have five or seven persons blocked from seeing my account. They are all people from my past or relative of friends that I do not care for and donâ€™t want to see their posts ever.

3:15 am

sprite

block is a great feature.

3:22 am

boatierra

Neil, ya still there? Hope you're not offened.

3:23 am

negativeneil

Huh?

3:23 am

negativeneil

I was away for a bit, just returned... offended by what?

3:23 am

boatierra

Nothing :)

3:23 am

negativeneil

It wasn't "nothing" for you to say that... so offended by what?

3:24 am

negativeneil

I'm puzzled because I can't see any reason in this chog for me to take offense... at what?

3:25 am

boatierra

Oh just sprite and I laughing about your brother and the whole block and checking email thing. That's all. It's all good :)

3:25 am

negativeneil

Oh actually you said "offened". That's a new word to me. ;)

3:25 am

negativeneil

Oh no, that made me chuckle too.

3:26 am

negativeneil

He just keeps strange hours at times.

3:26 am

sprite

maybe just that we were having fun about your brother? Wasn't meant in a mean way, more like recognising.

3:26 am

negativeneil

Nothing I wasn't thinking myself when he woke me up at that hour, sprite.

3:26 am

boatierra

As long as you laughed too :)

3:26 am

sprite

pfffff that took a long time arriving in chog, lol.

3:27 am

boatierra

I hate when something I typed takes FOREVER to arrive in the chog.

3:27 am

sprite

:( just realised I forgot my sister's birthday!

3:27 am

negativeneil

But blocking used to not work on there at first... and now it's a little different.

3:27 am

negativeneil

But at least now it also works the way it should!

3:28 am

negativeneil

Uh oh sprite!

3:28 am

sprite

yeah, this is really bad. Things are a bit touchy as they are already... pfew. Well, working on a beautiful sorry card. Tried to call, but she doesn't answer.

3:29 am

negativeneil

Oh no. :(

3:29 am

boatierra

Oh, well that changes the whole story. If the block function didn't work on the entire G+ network. Good thing it does now. Jeez, I can understand why he'd freak a bit.

3:29 am

sprite

same here, boat, it looks so stupid when a post arrives way too late :)

3:29 am

negativeneil

Is she your only sibling?

3:29 am

boatierra

Good luck sprite!

3:30 am

negativeneil

Yeah, boat...exactly. And his need for privacy is greater than ours. I'd be freaking a little too.

3:30 am

sprite

yes, only sibling. Only family member whom I love and who loves me back.

3:30 am

negativeneil

Aww. :(

3:30 am

negativeneil

That's very sad.

3:30 am

negativeneil

I only have one sibling too.

3:30 am

sprite

guess it goes to show that I am very human (and stupid). I hope she will forgive me.

3:31 am

negativeneil

No, just human. To err is human, sprite.

3:31 am

sprite

we are blessed to have them, neil, I think :)

3:31 am

boatierra

If you two only have each other I'm sure she will.

3:31 am

negativeneil

And to really f*** things up, takes a computer.

3:31 am

sprite

yeah. I would if it were the other way around. But I am afraid it has hurt.

3:32 am

negativeneil

All you can do is make sure she knows how sorry you are that it slipped your mind, sprite.

3:32 am

sprite

true, lol.

3:32 am

negativeneil

Does she live near you?

3:32 am

sprite

I will do that.

3:33 am

boatierra

I was just going to ask if both of you are in NL?

3:33 am

sprite

relatively near, yes

3:33 am

negativeneil

Take her a lovely card and present and tell her how sorry you are.

3:34 am

negativeneil

And make sure she knows you've been trying to call.

3:34 am

sprite

yes, I will do that. /facepalm at myself

3:34 am

negativeneil

I can never forget my brother's birthday. It's exactly one month to the DAY after mine.

3:34 am

negativeneil

Both on the same number date, a month apart.

3:35 am

boatierra

Convenient.

3:35 am

sprite

I never forget birthdays. But things have been very rocky here, then I got the flu and now I realise it is past the 20th. It is really stupid.

3:35 am

sprite

that is nice, neil!

3:35 am

negativeneil

Or if you look at it the other way, mine could be 11 months to the day after his. :P

3:36 am

negativeneil

Actually that's more accurate, because I was born 2 years and 11 months to the day after him.

3:36 am

boatierra

The flu! Perfect excuse, plus has she checked on you, to see how you are doing?

3:36 am

sprite

nice difference in age, neil

3:36 am

negativeneil

Ok, it's only two days past. Go there tomorrow... or today as it is for you?

3:37 am

negativeneil

And hey, yeah... did she check on you when you were sick with the flu?

3:37 am

sprite

no she has not, as I said, things have been a bit tense. Old family patterns will surface in tough times, alas.

3:37 am

negativeneil

Yeah, I guess. We just say we're 3 years apart, because it's 3 years less one month.

3:37 am

sprite

prob today, if she is home

3:37 am

negativeneil

Geez. :/

3:38 am

negativeneil

She could have called on the phone at least... to ask how you were doing.

3:38 am

negativeneil

So what you've done isn't any worse. And it was just an oversight... you were sick and had other things to worry about and just forgot.

3:39 am

sprite

yeah she could have, but she did not. And I should have let her know I think of her on her birthday, but I didn't. I cannot make up for her lapses, but I sure will make up for mine.

3:39 am

negativeneil

Yes, very true.

3:39 am

negativeneil

I'm sure you'll work it out.

3:39 am

sprite

I will :) Thanks for listening and helping me think.

3:40 am

negativeneil

My brother and I have had some really nasty arguments... it happens. But each of us would take a bullet for the other, no question.

3:41 am

sprite

I think in the end that is what counts. We are bound to argue with the ones closest to us, but if we really love eachother, we can work it out.

3:41 am

negativeneil

In fact, see my photo on profile?

3:41 am

boatierra

Well sprite if you make the efforts to communicate with her to celebrate her birthday (whether it's late or not) and she chooses not to reciprocate, that's her choice and there's not much else you can do. No sense banging your head.

3:41 am

negativeneil

If you look on the extreme left, you'll see part of his face there... he's giving me a "talking to". He wasn't happy with me there! I'm kind of glazing over.

3:42 am

negativeneil

That's my nonplussed expression, haha.

3:42 am

boatierra

I wondered aboug that face in your pic Neil

3:42 am

sprite

indeed, boat, very true

3:42 am

sprite

hehehe indeed neil, now that you tell me... I can sort of see it.

3:42 am

negativeneil

Yep. Well that's why... I was being told off!

3:43 am

boatierra

Aboug - about

3:43 am

sprite

close enough, boat, grin

3:44 am

boatierra

I meant the extra face on the side. I wondered who's that was.

3:44 am

Jivingjenny0

goodmorning all, can someone clue the 8 pleases

3:44 am

sprite

hi Jjenny, holy places

3:46 am

Jivingjenny0

what does it start with sprite?

3:46 am

sprite

Sa

3:46 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks sprite

3:46 am

sprite

yvw

3:47 am

boatierra

Well even if the story behind the pic is a negative one, still a good pic :)

3:49 am

boatierra

Ah! Got the 8, and a 6 and 7. Thanks for the clue sprite :)

3:50 am

sprite

yvw boat :)

3:51 am

negativeneil

Haha!

3:51 am

negativeneil

You can see the full photo on Flckr, boat.

3:53 am

negativeneil

It's #57 in the set.

3:55 am

boatierra

I'll take a look.

3:58 am

negativeneil

Click the link in the email I just sent you, boat.

3:58 am

boatierra

OMG, that picture of you drunk is HILARIOUS!!!

3:58 am

negativeneil

Then click on the photo when it loads and it will fill your browser... ugh. :P You WOULD have to look at that, wouldn't you?! Haha.

3:59 am

negativeneil

See the name on the jacket I'm wearing? Yep. Any wonder he was upset with me? Haha!

3:59 am

negativeneil

That was some great representation there!

4:00 am

negativeneil

Any other boss would get a little upset too if you acted like that in a public place wearing a work jacket.

4:00 am

sprite

argh, cat sound last word. Shouldn't have been that hard. Fireflies! Off to finish the sorry card etc.

4:00 am

negativeneil

Congrats, sprite. Good luck!

4:01 am

boatierra

Got the photo. Ya, not so good with the work jacket on :)

4:01 am

sprite

bye bye both, see you soon.

4:02 am

boatierra

Bye sprite, hope things go well with your sis :)

4:02 am

negativeneil

Bye sprite... take care.

4:06 am

boatierra

I'm still "here", I'm just looking thru your Flickr photos.

4:09 am

negativeneil

Ok boat.

4:12 am

boatierra

Ah that one of you, your dad and brother is so sweet :)

4:13 am

negativeneil

Which one? Oh, on the GNT?

4:14 am

negativeneil

Or the much older one, when we were teenagers?

4:15 am

boatierra

Your dad has a reel to reel shirt on.

4:15 am

negativeneil

Did you mean this one?
http://tinyurl.com/6jjzdnp

4:16 am

negativeneil

Oh you mean the one from last year, ok!

4:16 am

boatierra

Ohmygosh, that one is sweet too :)

4:17 am

negativeneil

Haha, my brother's 19 there and I'm 16.

4:17 am

boatierra

If your dad has blonde hair, where did all the dark on you two come from? Is your mom brunette?

4:17 am

negativeneil

It's light ginger. And my brother's ginger too, if you noticed? You haven't seen all the photos yet. You can see my mom in some of the photos, so yes.

4:17 am

negativeneil

She's very dark... Israeli background.

4:18 am

negativeneil

Well Dad has some too going back further.. but European [Ashkenazi] too... he's a mix.

4:18 am

boatierra

I'm on #61, speaking of which I want to know what that T-shirt is!

4:18 am

negativeneil

Mom's side is more pure.

4:18 am

negativeneil

I take after her totally.

4:18 am

boatierra

Ah, that explains it.

4:20 am

negativeneil

My brother has ginger hair and he's freckled, yet he tans very well. He has that Israeli skin, even though he inherited the ginger and freckles from our dad. There are ginger Israelis though... it's interesting. But a lot of them are mixes too.

4:20 am

boatierra

OK, now I see your mom.

4:22 am

boatierra

From this set of pics you wouldn't know it about his hair, and I didn't notice the freckles.

4:22 am

boatierra

OK, dork you are not.

4:24 am

varumba

godo morning every1

4:24 am

boatierra

OK now I'm on the pic with his natural hair.

4:24 am

boatierra

Good morning :)

4:24 am

negativeneil

Holy crap!

4:25 am

negativeneil

Ummm, there's some guy on Facebook who made a ridiculous page, claiming he's married to me! WTF? Seriously. Some people need lives.

4:26 am

negativeneil

I'm not even gay... so that wouldn't be happening in a million years.

4:26 am

boatierra

You should be flattered and scared all at the same time.

4:26 am

negativeneil

Nope. Neither... just incredulous.

4:27 am

negativeneil

Oh well, another one to report and get shut down. The fun never ends on there.

4:28 am

boatierra

I just looked and there's a FB page for you for president...using that pic of you drunk.

4:29 am

negativeneil

Oh man. That's all I need... yeah. Anything I post, some loser is gonna grab and use.

4:29 am

boatierra

That can't be good.

4:29 am

negativeneil

No. That's why a lot of the photos I have on Flickr right now are private.

4:31 am

negativeneil

Usually for unflattering reasons.

4:31 am

negativeneil

[some loser is gonna grab and post]

4:31 am

boatierra

Not that I'm known in any capacity, 'cause I'm not, I don't do anything, but that's one of the reasons I'm extremely apprehensive about putting any photo of myself on the Internet. As you say, crazy bats*** happens.

4:32 am

negativeneil

Well I can't avoid it... whenever I write an article that gets posted somewhere a small thumbnail photo of me usually appears to one side of the headline.

4:33 am

negativeneil

If you sign out of Flickr then view my photos, you will only see about a third of them.

4:33 am

boatierra

That's understandable, when you use a professional pic of a professional reason. But ya, you can't help help or stop everything.

4:33 am

negativeneil

But because you're a contact of mine, you have acccess to see them all when you're signed in.

4:34 am

boatierra

Ya, I figured that out when I started looking at them and some numbers were missing. Then I signed in and it all came together.

4:35 am

negativeneil

Yep. Have to keep it that way.

4:36 am

negativeneil

People from here will click my Flickr link in my bio and go there to view the album... that's one reason.

4:36 am

boatierra

Understandable.

4:39 am

boatierra

OK, happy thoughts, you two are adorable in your little red and blue jumpers!

4:40 am

boatierra

That was the last on. Back to the grid.

4:46 am

negativeneil

Haha, thanks!

4:46 am

negativeneil

Yeah, I was cute... once.

4:46 am

negativeneil

The happy little tree-hugger.

4:47 am

boatierra

I think both of you have retained your cuteness, it didn't go anywhere :)

4:50 am

negativeneil

Silly boatierra! :P

4:51 am

boatierra

But if you think you truely lost it, maybe you should look for it, go on a cute-hunt :)

4:53 am

boatierra

Start with our mom, "Where did you last see my cuteness? In the back of the linen closet? Up in the attic? Did we leave it somewhere on the last family trip?"

4:54 am

boatierra

YOUR mom, oops.

4:58 am

boatierra

Maybe it fell on the floor then someone stepped on it, and then walked away and then it fell off in a Wal-Mart and it's waiting for you to find it. "When is Neil going to come get me?" *sad cuteness* :(

5:20 am

mrpresident

evening all :)

5:25 am

negativeneil

Nah. I think mine just got left behind in childhood... he's kept his, of course.

5:25 am

negativeneil

Hi mrp. :)

5:26 am

boatierra

*finished eating* Hey mrp :)

5:34 am

negativeneil

You have beautiful hair, boat!

5:34 am

negativeneil

[just saw your other photo on G+]

5:34 am

negativeneil

Hey. You and mrp need to add each other on there, don't you?

5:34 am

boatierra

Thanks :)

5:35 am

uusue2

morning, all!

5:35 am

boatierra

Morning sue :)

5:35 am

uusue2

morning, boa!

5:36 am

boatierra

Possibly,...

5:36 am

uusue2

possibly what?

5:37 am

negativeneil

Hi Sue!

5:37 am

boatierra

Oh sorry, I was responding to what Neil said.

5:37 am

negativeneil

At 5:34 below.

5:37 am

uusue2

ah. Hi, neil! you are up early (or late...)

5:37 am

negativeneil

Both.

5:39 am

uusue2

Frank was pretty sick last night so I didn't get much sleep.

5:40 am

negativeneil

Oh no... not serious I hope?

5:40 am

boatierra

Neil - I've added on the folks that you suggested. If there are more folks from Babble that I should add please suggest away if their Babble names and G+ names are not the same.

5:41 am

uusue2

I hope not. He has celiac disease and is quite sensitive; it doesn't take much to get his digestive system riled up.

5:41 am

negativeneil

Oh add everyone in my circles, boat... why not? The rest are mostly word game players you'd probably enjoy getting to know, or my family... who don't bite [usually]. ;)

5:42 am

boatierra

Will do :)

5:42 am

negativeneil

Oh I see, Sue. That must be very painful for him at times, I'd imagine? :(

5:42 am

uusue2

But people with celiac are at increased risk for small bowel cancer (although it is still quite rare) so I worry about that. He doesn't have health insurance and I don't know what we'd do if he really got sick.

5:42 am

negativeneil

You'd enjoy my stepmom, boat... Amy. She's very witty and humorous.

5:42 am

uusue2

and it is indeed painful, as well as embarrassing.

5:42 am

negativeneil

Oh no, Sue... what a worry. :(

5:43 am

boatierra

sue - sorry to hear about that. I've got a friend who has celiac and she's really super sensitive as well.

5:43 am

uusue2

Ah. Lots of people aren't aware of it at all. Frank didn't get diagnosed until he was in his mid-50s. Spent his whole life being sick and didn't know why.

5:44 am

negativeneil

Oh really? Sick how?

5:45 am

uusue2

Constant diarrhea. Couldn't hold a job because he was always in the bathroom.

5:45 am

uusue2

doctors told him he had an irritable bowel and should relax more.

5:46 am

boatierra

Ya, my friends was on and off sick for a few years, was diagnose with all kinds of things before they finally got to Celiac's. On top of all that she's also deathly allergic to all things fish. But she's known about that her entire life.

5:46 am

uusue2

he was getting quite malnourished - it destroys the lining of the small intestine if you keep eating gluten - so he wasn't able to absorb nutrients from his food.

5:48 am

negativeneil

Oh man, that's awful Sue. :(

5:48 am

uusue2

but now that he's off gluten he is generally fine

5:49 am

negativeneil

Yeah, I was going to ask if dietary changes might help manage it better?

5:49 am

boatierra

I hope now with the proper diagnosis that the diet and nutrition has vastly improved?

5:49 am

uusue2

but he has to eat regularly, stay hydrated, make sure he eats enough fiber, etc etc etc, or he gets sick again

5:50 am

negativeneil

And cut gluten right out of his diet.

5:50 am

negativeneil

I guess you have to bake gluten-free bread then?

5:50 am

uusue2

and if he mistakenly gets something with gluten in it he is miserable for about three days

5:50 am

negativeneil

Oh man. :(

5:51 am

negativeneil

There's gluten in wheat... so he'd have to avoid anything with wheat in it. That's hard.

5:51 am

uusue2

once we were on a trip - my son was eating a hamburger and Frank borrowed his pen, then ate his own food - the residue was enough to make him sick.

5:51 am

negativeneil

Fortunately there is pasta made from... ugh. Was it spelt or kamut? I can't remember which it was now, but I've had some and it was good! Couldn't tell it wasn't wheat.

5:51 am

boatierra

Are you in an area that offers a variety of gluten free foods? That can be the toughest thing for celiacs.

5:51 am

uusue2

yes, and barley and rye as well. Also a lot of things without gluten are processed on equipment or in a facility that also handles wheat, which is enough to set him off.

5:52 am

negativeneil

You get them in any good health food mart, boat.

5:52 am

uusue2

Spelt and kamut are forms of wheat, neil.

5:52 am

uusue2

we get pasta made from rice, mostly, sometimes corn or quinoa.

5:52 am

negativeneil

They are? I thought they were alternative grains, because some gluten-free breads are made with those flours I'm pretty sure?

5:52 am

negativeneil

Oh I see.

5:53 am

negativeneil

Quinoa is very nutritious too.

5:53 am

uusue2

he volunteers at our local food coop so we get 20% off on everything we get there.

5:53 am

negativeneil

Oh that's great. That would sure help!

5:54 am

uusue2

no, gluten free breads are made with rice, usually. They have to add tapioca flour or potato starch to make it stick together.

5:56 am

boatierra

Oh I know, I shop at them all the time, but depending on where you live, stores that offer that kind of variety aren't always available. Lots of folks live in â€œfood desertsâ€ where adequate shopping is not available. But hey, working at the food coop that works!

5:57 am

uusue2

we just got a new Hy-Vee grocery store in town (terrible name but great store) - they have quite a large gluten free section

5:58 am

negativeneil

Oh I see, Sue. I was pretty sure I'd heard of some made from those other flours... must be mistaken.

5:58 am

uusue2

there's a Trader Joe's about 20 miles away, and a Whole Foods about 35 miles away, and both of those are good too

5:58 am

negativeneil

Yes, they usually are.

5:59 am

boatierra

We have a bakery in town called Gluten Free Creations and I think its pretty much a G-d send for the celiac community for the valley here. They make the most incredible desserts.

5:59 am

uusue2

people like kamut and spelt because they are a little different from the usual durum wheat, and are generally used as whole grains (not white)

6:00 am

uusue2

in Chicago (a little over an hour from us) there is an Italian restaurant that has an extensive gluten free menu - every time we go there it is full of people with celiac or gluten allergies

6:02 am

negativeneil

You're not Jewish too, boat?

6:02 am

negativeneil

Are you?

6:02 am

boatierra

Yes I am :)

6:02 am

negativeneil

Why didn't you tell me that?

6:02 am

negativeneil

You knew I am?

6:03 am

negativeneil

I saw you write "G-d"... that was the giveaway.

6:03 am

boatierra

Uh, well I didn't think it was something to "tell"?

6:03 am

boatierra

I've seen you mention it.

6:03 am

negativeneil

Well gee... you knew I was?

6:03 am

negativeneil

So in that case, yeah?

6:04 am

negativeneil

I wondered when I saw your hair. ;) It's very much like mine.

6:04 am

negativeneil

But there are other people who have hair like that too.

6:05 am

negativeneil

Your name had me wondering too.

6:05 am

boatierra

Ya, my hair is natually curly. Those curls are helped along with the anti-frizz serum I was talking about.

6:05 am

boatierra

The screen name is because I've studied (and at one time spoke) both Spanish and Portuguese.

6:06 am

negativeneil

Oh yes, but I was just talking about your real name.

6:06 am

negativeneil

When I saw that, I wondered.

6:06 am

negativeneil

How nice to learn other languages.

6:06 am

boatierra

Oh that. Yes the last name is VERY German.

6:07 am

negativeneil

You spoke both languages fluently?

6:07 am

negativeneil

Yes it is Germanic, but could also be a German-Jewish surname.

6:07 am

uusue2

not Jewish and haven't studies Portuguese, but my son's dad (2nd husband) is Jewish, and my third husband was from the Azores :-)

6:08 am

negativeneil

Our family name is from that area, but is Ashkenazic in origin. Some people mistakenly think it's a French name and pronounce it that way, which isn't correct.

6:08 am

uusue2

*studied

6:09 am

negativeneil

Interesting, Sue. I saw a photo of your son and wondered about his background.

6:10 am

boatierra

There was a time I did speak them both. I guess if I really tried I probably could speak Spanish. But I've pretty much lost the Port.

6:10 am

boatierra

The Azores? Wow!

6:12 am

negativeneil

I think if you took refresher courses you'd soon get it all back. Did you speak them fluently, boat?

6:14 am

negativeneil

×“×¨×š ××’×‘ ...
×©×ž×™ ×”×ž×œ× ×”×•× × ×™×œ ×™×¢×§×‘ ×œ×ž×‘×¨×˜
×”×•× ×ž×¡×¤×™×§ ×™×”×•×“×™ ×‘×©×‘×™×œ×š?

6:15 am

boatierra

It's always on my mind. The only Port. courses available in this area are at the local university or down south at my university, so expensive. But Spanish classes are everywhere at community colleges, so not so bad.

6:15 am

negativeneil

Haha, the chog messed that up a little.

6:16 am

mrpresident

umpth is so a word!!

6:16 am

boatierra

HA! Good one. That's pretty Jewish. Good name though :)

6:16 am

negativeneil

Yes, Spanish classes would be easier to find.

6:17 am

negativeneil

Thanks. :)

6:17 am

negativeneil

I'm not sure, mrp... but "umpteenth" must be?

6:18 am

negativeneil

Not that it's in this grid, of course.

6:18 am

boatierra

mrp - I looked umpth in Dictionary.com and they didn't have it. But I think umpteenth is a word.

6:18 am

uusue2

you can tell if Enable thinks something's a word by typing it in the add word box - if it says "not in the grid" then it's a word.

6:18 am

negativeneil

I just said that. ;)

6:19 am

boatierra

Totally sue :)

6:19 am

uusue2

of course the relationship between what Enable thinks is a word, and actual words, is sometimes rather tenuous

6:19 am

negativeneil

Oh, Sue?

6:19 am

mrpresident

just like uncouth is a word and allegedly, up until recently, couth was not a word!! grrrrr

6:19 am

boatierra

See, great minds think alike :)

6:19 am

uusue2

hi, mrp!!

6:20 am

negativeneil

Hmm, strange. One can be "uncouth" but not "couth"?

6:20 am

mrpresident

hi sue!! :)

6:20 am

uusue2

I once read a story that was full of words that we usually see only with prefixes - couth, ept, and so forth - it was pretty funny.

6:20 am

negativeneil

Oh man, I have to share something with you all that I know you'll enjoy endlessly... it's too good.

6:20 am

mrpresident

I can be very couth!

6:21 am

boatierra

You can be couth.

6:21 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

6:21 am

boatierra

You can also be ruth or ruthless.

6:21 am

uusue2

hi, scrabs!

6:21 am

mrpresident

hi scrabs :)

6:22 am

mrpresident

indeed boati! deed-in

6:22 am

negativeneil

What a vocalist!
Latoya London on "AI", season 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nf-
Ub7mhmI

6:22 am

boatierra

Hi scrabbs :) *waiting for neil's story*

6:22 am

mrpresident

and ruthly too!

6:22 am

negativeneil

Hi Scrabbler.

6:23 am

negativeneil

Well since I'm not Ruth, I must be Ruthless?

6:24 am

mrpresident

i have been know to be ruthless :))

6:24 am

Michnick

Hello all

6:25 am

Scrabbler

My friend's mother is Ruth.

6:25 am

boatierra

OMgosh, is there a certain part of the performance you want us to look at, it's like 13 minutes long.

6:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi Mich

6:25 am

Michnick

How is everyone?

6:25 am

mrpresident

i am michelleful otherwise, and michellier, michelley... just don't call me shelly!

6:25 am

negativeneil

boker tov Michnick!

6:26 am

negativeneil

All of it, boat... it's that good.

6:26 am

boatierra

Hello Michnick :)

6:26 am

Michnick

Great Mr. P! I also can't stand Shelly.

6:26 am

Michnick

Great Mr. P! I also can't stand Shelly.

6:26 am

mrpresident

hi micnic :))

6:26 am

Michnick

Oops

6:26 am

Michnick

Tzohorayim Tovim over here, Neil

6:26 am

mrpresident

if anyone calls me Shelly, they are given the finger of proverbial 'get f**ed'

6:26 am

uusue2

hi, mich!

6:26 am

negativeneil

Haha, mrp. I guess I'm Neily? Actually my stepmom attempted to embarrass me recently on G+ by calling me "Neily Poo"... ugh. :P

6:27 am

mrpresident

my SIL is called Nelly... *vomit*

6:27 am

negativeneil

Not here, Michnick. Only 4:27 am. Just don't ask what I'm doing awake at this hour... I don't even know!

6:27 am

boatierra

Neil Poo? Oh dear.

6:27 am

Michnick

What is G+?

6:27 am

mrpresident

anything with an elly is grotesque and murderous of a name

6:27 am

uusue2

ok, gotta go get my day started - car has an appointment at 8!

6:28 am

Michnick

I guess Smelly would be the worst!

6:28 am

negativeneil

Google+. A new social network developed from Google Profiles.

6:28 am

Scrabbler

Gotta get ready for work. Bye kids.

6:28 am

negativeneil

Yes, mrp... I don't like that name either.

6:28 am

negativeneil

No, boat... "Neily Poo". Even worse!

6:29 am

mrpresident

No one ever tested my fortitude by calling me that!! Michelle, you smell... smelly Shelly... etc. Death would become them

6:29 am

mrpresident

see ya scrabs!

6:29 am

negativeneil

[my stepmom thinks she's funny sometimes]

6:29 am

Michnick

I am not up to date at all with my social networking. Oh well. Now that I've hit 50+ I can relax in my ignorance.

6:29 am

Michnick

I am not up to date at all with my social networking. Oh well. Now that I've hit 50+ I can relax in my ignorance.

6:29 am

boatierra

mrp - did you get the kids that decided to rhyme you name with everything -elly? My name ends in an -elley too. I feel your pain.

6:30 am

Michnick

I'm also Michele, Mr. P. And no one ever called me Shelly twice !! (LOL)

6:30 am

mrpresident

my name is Michelle, and that is my name... if they tried to call me anything else, they got all 6 foot of me in a spear tackle

6:30 am

Michnick

Got to check on what's doing in the over, BBL

6:31 am

mrpresident

LOL Mich!!!! ain't that the truth!! Luv it!! You are my type of girl!

6:32 am

mrpresident

my Dad is the only one allowed to call me any other name... and him alone!

6:32 am

boatierra

Ah. Mine ends in -elley. But now I spell it -ellei. The hole rhyming thing was the worst growing up.

6:32 am

negativeneil

Michnick...
×©×ž×™ ×”×ž×œ× ×”×•× × ×™×œ ×™×¢×§×‘ ×œ×ž×‘×¨×˜

6:32 am

boatierra

Whole, not hole.

6:32 am

mrpresident

agree boati, but they started to use my last name instead to insult me

6:33 am

negativeneil

I bet, boat.

6:33 am

mrpresident

voilence was espected with my first name being screwed with... but my last name was open season... didn't have a problem with that

6:33 am

boatierra

Kids!

6:33 am

negativeneil

I used to get told to "kneel" a lot. :P

6:34 am

mrpresident

My friends are so blase about their names! One lady I know says, 'oh, my name is Eileen, like, I Lean on a Table!
Or my friend Lorraine... tells people, 'just like the quiche'! far out!!

6:34 am

boatierra

Oh my G-d, see, I would've never thought of that, kneel, jeez. My dad's name is Eric, and he says that kids used to tease him and call him "ear ache".

6:35 am

negativeneil

Oh geez, haha!

6:35 am

negativeneil

"Quiche Lorraine" is a great song by the B-52s!

6:36 am

negativeneil

"Has anybody seen... a dog dyed dark green... about 2 inches tall... with a strawberry blonde fall?"

6:36 am

mrpresident

my daughter has this boy interested in her called Phil... when he started to get 'mean'... my husband came up with so many aweful things for the name Phillip

6:36 am

negativeneil

Somebody must've been on something when they wrote that one.

6:37 am

negativeneil

Why did he get mean?

6:37 am

mrpresident

cause she said 'NO' to him

6:37 am

negativeneil

Not the way to make a good impression if he's interested in her.

6:37 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

6:38 am

negativeneil

Not that it's justified.

6:38 am

boatierra

People don't make fun of last name, nothing to make fun of but they bungle the pronunciation all the time. I don't blame them. Just the way it is. Although when I was little, people made odd associations with it being German and with Germanyâ€™s past, blah, blah, blah.

6:38 am

boatierra

mrp - Oh man, that's not good.

6:39 am

mrpresident

so my husband started to call him 'Phil McGroin' and 'Phil Herrup'

6:39 am

negativeneil

Oh brother. :/

6:39 am

mrpresident

that made my daughter laugh her ass off!!! and she never thought of him again!

6:39 am

boatierra

When I had a friend my dad and I didn't like anymore, we did that with his name. One of us would fart and say, "did you just Ryan?"

6:39 am

negativeneil

Haha! If only he knew, huh?

6:40 am

mrpresident

no one can pick my last name, not my maiden name, nor my married name...

6:40 am

negativeneil

What do you mean "pick" your name, mrp?

6:40 am

negativeneil

Pick on it, you mean?

6:40 am

mrpresident

where it is from Neil

6:40 am

negativeneil

Oh, I see.

6:41 am

negativeneil

Is it Italian?

6:41 am

mrpresident

he is now dating the town bike, as my husband likes to call his new girlfriend

6:42 am

negativeneil

Or from somewhere in Europe?

6:42 am

negativeneil

Your married surname I mean... since I don't know your maiden surname.

6:42 am

negativeneil

Oh man. Meaning everyone "rides"?

6:42 am

mrpresident

It is not European, my married name, no

6:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

why are all of you guys talking freely about na4 and not in the PB? Too crowded?

6:43 am

boatierra

The "town bike" - Ouch! Gotta remember that one :)

6:43 am

negativeneil

Oh, hmm.

6:43 am

mrpresident

indeed neil! my father taught him that little ditty

6:43 am

negativeneil

Oh, haha! So we are... geez.

6:43 am

boatierra

Probably none of us realized we wrote it. Who cares?

6:43 am

negativeneil

Yeah, the plural of that too!

6:44 am

negativeneil

Ok... into the PB with all of us. On the double!

6:44 am

mrpresident

*I bags the timtams*

6:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

Really, this has been going on all morning. Where are the cops? What will happen to civilization? Lawn order!

6:44 am

negativeneil

Hey! Share them!

6:44 am

boatierra

*huff* Fine.

6:44 am

negativeneil

I know.... it's terrible isn't it?

6:45 am

mrpresident

Lawn order!! LMAO!!

6:45 am

negativeneil

I don't have a lawn to order. Apartment dweller.

6:45 am

boatierra

Cats and dogs living together!

6:45 am

negativeneil

Woof!

6:45 am

mrpresident

meow !!

6:46 am

negativeneil

[now one of you me4,9... quick]

6:46 am

mrpresident

i should put pussy back up on my bio pic... brb

6:46 am

negativeneil

Haha! Back into the PB with you, mrp!

6:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

My neighbor got so worried about Lawn Order he put in fake grass!

6:46 am

mrpresident

of for F
'

6:46 am

negativeneil

Yes you should, mrp... melon-hat cat.

6:46 am

mrpresident

F's sake!! PB for me again!!

6:46 am

negativeneil

Yuck, Kaplan... that's sooo tacky.

6:46 am

boatierra

Astro Turf, classy :)

6:47 am

negativeneil

:P

6:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

Tacky, what?

6:47 am

negativeneil

Mine is better... no grass. Just a balcony.

6:47 am

mrpresident

ok, limecat is back! ME**!

6:47 am

negativeneil

Even that's preferable to astro turf.

6:47 am

negativeneil

Ok, refreshing!

6:48 am

mrpresident

astro turf is for hockey players...

6:48 am

boatierra

I like the melon hat cat :)

6:48 am

mrpresident

thank you!

6:49 am

Trifioso

good morning dear friends

6:49 am

negativeneil

Oh good... there it is! I've missed that. I think of you as that icon, mrp!

6:49 am

mrpresident

hi trif :)

6:49 am

mrpresident

my cat and I are close... I totally see that face when I look in the mirror

6:50 am

negativeneil

Morning Trifioso.

6:50 am

boatierra

Morning Trifioso :)

6:50 am

negativeneil

Your cat must be in front of you when you're at the mirror the, mrp.

6:50 am

Trifioso

morning.

6:51 am

Trifioso

nice tidy little grid tday

6:51 am

negativeneil

then even. Geez! Too early for accurate typing.

6:51 am

negativeneil

It wasn't bad at all... pretty easy.

6:51 am

mrpresident

who needs to type tidy here??

6:52 am

negativeneil

Everyone's fluent in typonese?

6:52 am

mrpresident

oh, lickety came up with a new one for Phil...
Phil Landers!

6:52 am

boatierra

Typonese, good one!

6:53 am

negativeneil

It's the language of Typon... that little-known Asian country where everyone types incoherently.

6:53 am

boatierra

No doubt ;)

6:54 am

negativeneil

I spent all of this past spring in East Asia... of course Typon was one of the countries I visited. You can see the influence at times.

6:54 am

boatierra

I saw the elephant pics. How exciting!

6:55 am

herinfernallady

hi

6:55 am

negativeneil

When I was online with friends from my various stops over there and I was overtired and typed badly, I'd tell them I was in Typon. Became a running joke kind of thing.

6:55 am

negativeneil

Yes! That was my most fun assignment of all.

6:55 am

boatierra

Hello herinfernallady :)

6:55 am

mrpresident

i luv puns!
I'd rather have a frontal labotomy, or is that a bottle in front on me??

6:55 am

inge

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6:56 am

negativeneil

Elephant training [and consequently, riding] in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

6:56 am

negativeneil

That's sooo old, mrp. ;)

6:56 am

herinfernallady

Hi

6:56 am

mrpresident

hi infern :) **hugs**, how you going?

6:56 am

herinfernallady

Stoem

6:56 am

negativeneil

Hi infernal.

6:56 am

negativeneil

b

6:56 am

herinfernallady

opps Storm is on its way and I am sadly watching bueaty nd the geek

6:57 am

mrpresident

so am I neil!

6:57 am

negativeneil

I see you've been to Typon too.

6:57 am

herinfernallady

hi back.

6:57 am

boatierra

That was an assignment? Cool assignment :)

6:57 am

mrpresident

we are getting that storm tomorrow infern... joy

6:58 am

negativeneil

Yes. I had an article to write on elephant training, so my assignment was to spend a few days working with elephant trainers. I got covered in elephant spit, snot and bathwater when one decided to spray me... but it was so much fun!

6:59 am

negativeneil

Nothing a good shower doesn't clean up!

6:59 am

mrpresident

how about oxymoron hour?

6:59 am

herinfernallady

The cat has gone mental

7:00 am

boatierra

So you interviewed the mahoots?

7:00 am

mrpresident

I love being a write, what I hate is the paperwork

7:01 am

boatierra

Oops, mahouts

7:02 am

negativeneil

Haha, mrp... I am a writer. But I mostly use a laptop.

7:02 am

mrpresident

and Ruuster's favourite subject... "I never metaphor I didn't like!"

7:04 am

mrpresident

I also enjoy ifferisms and neverisms... humour all round really

7:04 am

negativeneil

Same here.

7:04 am

mrpresident

you are then Typonese neil!

7:04 am

boatierra

"ifferisms and neverisms" - I like the sound of that :)

7:05 am

mrpresident

like.... if you have the money, I have the time

7:06 am

negativeneil

Sorry... yes, boat.

7:06 am

boatierra

No biggie :)

7:07 am

negativeneil

[doing too many things at once, as usual]

7:09 am

mrpresident

if you are multi-tasking Neil, I will bring this up with my husband... cause he says men can't do that!

7:09 am

boatierra

HA!

7:09 am

negativeneil

I'm always doing that, mrp.

7:09 am

negativeneil

And I'm straight, too! Haha.

7:10 am

negativeneil

He's just telling you that... it's an excuse.

7:10 am

negativeneil

He won't like me now. :P

7:10 am

mrpresident

you can be as straight as you want Neil... apparently, according to my husband, men can't do more than two things at once.... like.... breath and blink

7:10 am

boatierra

Is there some misconception that straight men can't multi-task?

7:10 am

mrpresident

if you have an antidote to this, I will get him to contact you!!!!

7:10 am

herinfernallady

Men in general

7:10 am

negativeneil

Well maybe he can't, but he should speak for himself and not the rest of us.

7:10 am

negativeneil

Haha! I don't know? I just do it.

7:10 am

boatierra

"like breath and blink - LMAO!

7:11 am

negativeneil

"Like breathe and blink."

7:11 am

mrpresident

i will generalise Neil... as you do not have a male partner, you have no idea!!!

7:11 am

mrpresident

LOL !!!!

7:11 am

negativeneil

No, but my brother does. Maybe he has some idea?

7:12 am

negativeneil

Or maybe his boyfriend does?

7:12 am

boatierra

So whatever you got Neil, bottle it and start selling it!

7:12 am

herinfernallady

It depends on how your brain opperates

7:12 am

mrpresident

yes neil! we need it for our men!!

7:12 am

negativeneil

My job regularly requires that I multitask. Taking calls while typing and looking up information... do it all the time.

7:13 am

mrpresident

if you can help my man and the many other men of women here on babble multitask, we want the secret!! :))

7:13 am

negativeneil

I didn't know there was a secret?

7:13 am

mrpresident

his brain operates on three speeds.... food, sex and sex

7:14 am

mrpresident

not that I am complaining ;))

7:14 am

negativeneil

Yep, that's familiar... but since the latter isn't a regular part of my life, it's not often an option. But there's always cookies I guess. Ask Laura [Fauxmage] about that one.

7:14 am

boatierra

Having ADD causes one to multi-task, although one cannot guarantee that any of those tasks will ever be finished or in a timely fashion.

7:14 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

7:15 am

negativeneil

Morning car.eeyore.

7:15 am

car.eeyore

Hello neil!

7:15 am

boatierra

Morning car :)

7:15 am

mrpresident

indeed boati... don't you luv the sound of a deadline passing your man?? I particulary love the 'WHOOSHING' sound as it goes past

7:15 am

car.eeyore

Hello Boat!

7:15 am

mrpresident

hi car!! ((hugs))

7:16 am

car.eeyore

Hello MRP! {hugs}

7:16 am

boatierra

Oh yes and no :)

7:16 am

negativeneil

Haha, mrp! I can't afford to let deadlines whoosh past me. I must meet them before they do that or I'd be out of a job.

7:17 am

mrpresident

well, if my husband's contract of marriage relied on deadlines, we would be divorced after 1 day! LOL!!
I have looked everywhere on the marriage certificate for an expiration date, but I can't find one anywhere!!

7:18 am

negativeneil

Haha!

7:19 am

EvaNadine

MrP -- maybe for your next anniversary, you can renew your vows, only rewrite them to include deadlines this time. ;)

7:19 am

mrpresident

hi eva!! ((hugs))

7:19 am

negativeneil

There's an idea!

7:19 am

car.eeyore

I like that idea Eva!

7:19 am

car.eeyore

And good morning!

7:19 am

EvaNadine

"I promise to love, honor, and cherish you... and take out the trash -- once a week!"

7:19 am

Trifioso

good morning car!

7:19 am

negativeneil

...in a timely fashion.

7:19 am

EvaNadine

mornin all. :)

7:20 am

wvteach

morning eva and all

7:20 am

car.eeyore

Good morning WV!

7:20 am

boatierra

There are people who do that. They literally write contract into their marrige vows. Trash taken out, nothing left on the floor before going to bed, sex three times a week, etc.

7:20 am

negativeneil

Morning wvteach.

7:20 am

EvaNadine

ooh, and without having to be asked/nagged. THERES the magic part. :)

7:20 am

car.eeyore

Hello Trif!

7:20 am

car.eeyore

I am getting tertiare today, correct?

7:20 am

mrpresident

'i promise to love, honour and cherish you, and get you a maid once a week to clean the toilets because I refuse to do them'

7:21 am

negativeneil

That might be asking a lot, Eva.

7:21 am

Trifioso

yes, you lucky gal. thank you very much!

7:21 am

EvaNadine

sorry, neil -- its IN THE CONTRACT. hehe

7:21 am

car.eeyore

Happy to do it!

7:21 am

car.eeyore

Now if you can take Z for a week, that would be great!

7:22 am

mrpresident

oh eva!! without being asked 'nicely at least 4 times... before I scream the house down, and then you do it whilst whinging about me being so demanding and yelling'

7:22 am

Trifioso

I would in a heartbeat....when?

7:22 am

car.eeyore

Now would be good! And take his bloody DS wtih him!

7:22 am

EvaNadine

i figure if i leave it there long enough, it will take itself out.

7:23 am

mrpresident

yeah, i have seen the maggots try to take it out... that was divorce fodder

7:23 am

negativeneil

Ewww, yuck!

7:23 am

car.eeyore

Gak!

7:23 am

mrpresident

did I all tell you about the time I threw all of Lickety's precious stuff off the balcony???

7:24 am

negativeneil

You did?

7:24 am

car.eeyore

Crap. NBT. now I have to go and work.

7:24 am

EvaNadine

in a fit of love and happiness??

7:24 am

bichon

My husband was away for a month and I threw all of the newspapers into the recycling. He's been talking about that for a10 years

7:24 am

mrpresident

his iphone, computer, laptop, two xBox's and both Cable set-tops... only a few things survived

7:24 am

Trifioso

i am going to take a very short nap, and then come pick up mom, car, is that okay?

7:24 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

7:25 am

car.eeyore

Fine with me! Do you want me to call and wake you up at some point?

7:25 am

negativeneil

Morning, crossy!

7:25 am

car.eeyore

Hello Crossy! Good morning!

7:25 am

mrpresident

his precious little iphone didn't.... one xbox survived and the laptop landed well, so that lived to be able to be restored

7:25 am

mrpresident

((((crossy)))) !!

7:26 am

negativeneil

Oh my G-d, mrp... his laptop? I'm amazed it would survive that!

7:26 am

mrpresident

and then guess what I did... in a fit of love and passion for my husband???

7:26 am

negativeneil

Couldn't even guess.

7:28 am

negativeneil

Well? Gonna tell us?

7:29 am

mrpresident

I went out and maxed out his credit card... Let's just say, he doesn't F with me anymore when I ask him to do a simple enough task whilst I am bedridden with broken legs

7:30 am

negativeneil

Wow.

7:30 am

crosshair

ohh nasty one arnt,you?:)

7:30 am

mrpresident

aren't I crossy! ;)

7:31 am

EvaNadine

whilst bedridden with broken legs? lickety?
golly, i thought he knew better!

7:32 am

crosshair

my mrs does not do that since all bills and destroyed objects are part of the general household budget and hurt everyone if maxed or replaced she finds it much more budget friendly just to beat on me :)

7:32 am

negativeneil

Haha, crossy!

7:32 am

mrpresident

yeah, so did I, but i have friends in high places, that can take me to the Mall and get me a mobility chair.
He thought he was immuned to 'doing stuff'...

7:33 am

negativeneil

Yep, beatings are free.

7:33 am

mrpresident

crossy, it hurts the household budget, but not everyone. Just him and his ego.

7:34 am

negativeneil

I'm surprised he wouldn't care to help out when you can't get around to do that stuff, mrp?

7:34 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres have you contacted Home Help from the council?

7:34 am

mrpresident

and however can he work from home without a computer??.... one that is in pieces all over the driveway.

7:35 am

mrpresident

infern, we don't need home help, just need some sensibility and manners instilled

7:35 am

negativeneil

Yeah, I'd say so... geez.

7:35 am

mrpresident

neil, this is the 11th year... I don't know how to explain it, but the 'care' factor is there, just not the 'do' factor

7:36 am

crosshair

like i say have to be careful ,here there is a general money pot,not "my money,your money" so caution must be used when giving lessons lol

7:36 am

boatierra

*reading, taking this all in with vast interest*

7:36 am

negativeneil

I hope he does look after you when you need it, mrp?

7:37 am

crosshair

if i cannot do work from home and a thousand dollar computer is buried in a crater in the front lawn..we eat kraft dinner for 6 months till a new one can be bought

7:37 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres sometimes it is nice to have someone else help

7:39 am

crosshair

though it seems i can type with one arm in a sling lol

7:39 am

mrpresident

neil, there are times I see him for maybe 20 minutes in 24 hours.... the rest of the time he is looking after the house/kids/finances etc...
then, there are times when he is in 'i don't give a F' mode and that doesn't suit our family at all. I have an autistic child too... there are so so many factors that can't be 'overlooked'.
I understand how overwhelming it can become, but it has to be done.

7:39 am

boatierra

Casual question, how do the kids react to all this, I mean, how to they react to his not taking enough care (not good), then seeing your reaction (the throwing of his stuff), etc.? I hope they see that this really isn't the way adult should be acting at all.

7:40 am

negativeneil

Well I'm glad he does look after those things, mrp... but that mode isn't helpful to anyone, no.

7:41 am

crosshair

nope,get lickety to hang up a boxing bag in the room,you can paint his face on it and beat on that when he drives you crazy

7:41 am

mrpresident

boat, they are so pissed off at him. but they love him! and they love me and know I am doing what I can to cope, as is he... it is part of life. They are not down on us, just they feel powerless to help, cause he doesn't allow them to help out. THAT shits me!

7:42 am

mrpresident

he lets them sit around and do nothing. I didn't bring my kids up that way... so I get mad about that, but not at my kids

7:42 am

negativeneil

Doesn't allow them to help out? Huh?!

7:43 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres you know they have help if you need

7:43 am

mrpresident

it is a guilt factor he lives with ... when he isn't around, my kids do absolutely everything!! EVERYTHING! as soon as he steps foot in the house, they are NOT ALLOWED to do anything.

7:44 am

negativeneil

Wow. Your kids sound very helpful, mrp.

7:44 am

mrpresident

you see... I am NO FUN JO, and he is the CLOWN PRINCE OF FUN. That is how he wants it, that is how he plays it

7:45 am

negativeneil

Why would he want to do that to you? Like you're not dealing with enough already? :(

7:45 am

mrpresident

i am not an idiot people... i am not a biyaitch... I am living with a man who is dealing the best he can under enormous pressure to be a good father and husband... but just hasn't got the joke yet

7:45 am

negativeneil

Of course you're not, mrp... no one thinks that?!

7:45 am

mrpresident

he is my all, my life, my everything... but we all fight, and we all fight over different things. I say 'put yourself in my shoes for 1 minute, and you will be screaming to get out'.

7:46 am

boatierra

That's good that there's love. And I can understand your genuine frustration. It sounds like he is overwhelmed and at times the only way he deals with it is by shutting down. Which of course does not help anyone. Sounds like escape-mode. Which of course what adult hasnâ€™t done that at some point in their life? But I just hope that the kids donâ€™t see that as the only path to take when confronted with anything.

7:46 am

negativeneil

Yes, mrp. I bet. :(

7:47 am

mrpresident

and I am living with a body that doesn't want to let me live the life I would like to live... doesn't mean I have to give up and lay down and die.

7:48 am

boatierra

Most of us are here playing an online game, to escape, get away from things, like frustrating spouses :)

7:48 am

mrpresident

i will fight every inch, nail and tooth, even if it means dragging my husband into it. just saying it as it is.

7:48 am

pabtrek

with everything you are going through, mrp, it's a wonder you're both not stark raving mad

7:48 am

negativeneil

No, mrp. You're amazing.

7:48 am

uusue2

hi again, all!

7:48 am

negativeneil

Exactly, pabtrek.

7:48 am

negativeneil

Hi again, Sue!

7:48 am

uusue2

sounds like you are both stressed to the max, mrp, hope things get better for you soon - maybe with this move?

7:49 am

boatierra

Sounds like the right attitude mrp :)

7:49 am

wvteach

good morning sue

7:49 am

negativeneil

And how do you do btw, pabrek? Haven't seen you before I don't think?

7:49 am

pabtrek

I lurk a lot neil

7:49 am

mrpresident

hi sue!

7:49 am

mrpresident

good to see you pab! :))

7:49 am

negativeneil

Yes. With all the stress that prick has been causing you, necessitating this move... geez. :(

7:50 am

negativeneil

I see, pabtrek.

7:50 am

mrpresident

of course we are stressed... and past the max... but we are together and dealing and loving and hating every minute of it.

7:50 am

pabtrek

((mrp)), thoughts are with you and yours

7:50 am

herinfernallady

Tec is that your floor mop?

7:51 am

mrpresident

if I lose the plot, I lose it, but it comes back and we move on... that is what having a best friend in your life is about... being able to be yourself and forgive and move on without regret

7:51 am

boatierra

Its

7:52 am

negativeneil

Yes, mrp. I hope you can find a nice, suitable home to move into soon... that would alleviate so much stress for you all.

7:52 am

boatierra

It's time for me to hit the hay. Do some reading and sleep. Thanks for all the shared conversation everyone. Boa noite e doces sonhos todos!

7:53 am

periwinkle

morning all, help with the 8 pls

7:53 am

uusue2

night, boa!

7:53 am

negativeneil

I should have hours ago... and must now, for a while. Have things to do today, ugh.

7:53 am

mrpresident

well, this whole convo started over what a raving lunatic I was... destroying property of my beloved and being half insane from medical issues.
I hope you all see that there is so much more to life than 'stuff'.... so so so much more. but that is my excuse :)

7:53 am

uusue2

hi wv and pab and peri!

7:54 am

pabtrek

hi sue2

7:54 am

negativeneil

Plural of the sa7,40 peri. Inner sa******.
Or a holy place?

7:54 am

uusue2

thx, neil!

7:54 am

periwinkle

ty neil, got them both

7:55 am

negativeneil

I don't remember anyone calling you a raving lunatic in here, mrp? You must've had your reasons for doing that, I'm sure.

7:55 am

pabtrek

thanks for that neil, had the 7 forgot to plural, feel I will be doing that a lot today

7:55 am

negativeneil

yw, Sue and Peri!

7:55 am

crosshair

there was a neat old radio show called the inner sa*****

7:55 am

negativeneil

And pabrek!

7:55 am

negativeneil

I thought of that term as soon as I saw the sa7 and 8.

7:56 am

negativeneil

Don't miss the related sa6,21 just before those, either.

7:56 am

uusue2

clues for the upper left e, for nbt?

7:57 am

movieman

ea4/6 sue

7:57 am

uusue2

nm.....

7:57 am

uusue2

fish me.....

7:57 am

negativeneil

ea4,6 -- **** one of these words, you will find.

7:57 am

mrpresident

neil, no one called me that. no, i was generalising on what i did and how it might effect my kids... as it was questioned. that is all.

7:57 am

uusue2

and thanks, movieman!

7:57 am

wvteach

how about the E in the 4th column

7:58 am

negativeneil

em4,6 -- big, wingless birds in Australia or NZ?

7:58 am

uusue2

ah, and the latin plural of the sa word gave me nbs

7:58 am

negativeneil

Sorry, that one is from the 4th column.

7:58 am

debjed

good morning everyone :)

7:58 am

negativeneil

it's the only other E though. There's just 2.

7:58 am

uusue2

hi, deb!

7:58 am

negativeneil

Hi debjed.

7:58 am

uusue2

and now I must run, car is due at the dealer's!

7:59 am

negativeneil

Take care, Sue!

7:59 am

uusue2

recall repair so at least it won't cost me anything

7:59 am

pabtrek

hi deb

7:59 am

crosshair

howdy deb

7:59 am

mrpresident

be well sue! xox

7:59 am

wvteach

thnx neil - thats the one that i needed

7:59 am

negativeneil

Oh good!

7:59 am

negativeneil

yw, wvteach.

8:02 am

boatierra

Go to bed Neil :)

8:02 am

negativeneil

Going...

8:02 am

negativeneil

Going...

8:02 am

negativeneil

GONE.

8:03 am

rubyfoo

back for a bit

8:03 am

crosshair

wow! all is right with the world now..they just opened a tim hortons in dubai:)

8:03 am

wvteach

hello ruby

8:03 am

crosshair

((RUBY))

8:06 am

rubyfoo

8:06 am

rubyfoo

((wvteach))

8:06 am

rubyfoo

wjat is Tim Horton's?

8:06 am

rubyfoo

or even what

8:07 am

crosshair

a coffee shop chain

8:07 am

rubyfoo

Candadian or American?

8:08 am

crosshair

kind of on the scale of dunkin doughnuts in the states

8:08 am

rubyfoo

(I think I've been away too long)

8:08 am

crosshair

you are not missing much,but then again i would love a bunch of timmys stock in the safe

8:09 am

ChampFit

I'm in the grid! :)

8:09 am

rubyfoo

for nbt, does anybody have a clue for left lower i?

8:09 am

crosshair

you are indeed!

8:09 am

rubyfoo

hello ch***fit

8:09 am

mrpresident

interesting sm6... first for me

8:09 am

ChampFit

Good morning all!

8:09 am

wvteach

also need that I

8:09 am

rubyfoo

hi mrp

8:10 am

rubyfoo

and the sm6, to boot

8:10 am

crosshair

ty for the sm 6/30 mrp,once you said s6 i knew it could only be one word

8:11 am

rubyfoo

just guessed at the sm6, cute word

8:11 am

pabtrek

ix4 and plural

8:12 am

crosshair

ty pab

8:12 am

rubyfoo

I tried a rhyming pu, but it didn't work, needs an s

8:12 am

rubyfoo

ty pab

8:12 am

pabtrek

yw crossy

8:12 am

wvteach

thnx pab

8:12 am

pabtrek

yw ruby and wvt

8:13 am

Boobear

Hi all

8:13 am

wvteach

halfway, NBS and NBT - time for breakfast

8:13 am

rubyfoo

pab, that is one adorable bunny!!!!

8:13 am

rubyfoo

bye teach

8:14 am

rubyfoo

hi boo

8:14 am

pabtrek

yes, it is ruby wish I had one like it, put I think my kitties would not appreciate that

8:19 am

crosshair

i need one word off of one of the a,s in the second column for NBT please

8:20 am

crosshair

nm got it

8:20 am

crosshair

NBT and NBS for crossy

8:20 am

ChampFit

I was going to with something off Bugs Bunny...

8:25 am

debjed

any clues for the P? I have the cat.

8:26 am

pabtrek

mexican money, deb

8:26 am

poodletoes

did you get the cat plural

8:27 am

debjed

thanks guys :)

8:32 am

Boobear

Clue for am6/24

8:33 am

pabtrek

need that myself Boo

8:33 am

Boobear

Found it..

8:33 am

Boobear

Thinking of how to clue it

8:34 am

debjed

i am easily am6/27

8:38 am

NonoNanette

ef

8:39 am

JBV

hi folks

8:39 am

debjed

hello

8:39 am

JBV

pretty bunnies, puppies, parakeets - all in a row!

8:40 am

JBV

oh and of course, the ever adorable howling wolf :)

8:40 am

crosshair

arrroooo

8:41 am

JBV

do you have real wolves around where you are, crossy, I never thought to ask

8:41 am

crosshair

we have what are known as bush wolves but up north a bit we do get timber wolves

8:42 am

JBV

you can hear them at night?

8:42 am

crosshair

sometimes,but just a 2 hour drive north and go camping in algonquin and you think they are right beside the tent sometimes!

8:43 am

JBV

I have a special place in my heart occupied by a fantasy wolf - goes back to my dad - can I tell you?

8:43 am

crosshair

you can indeed

8:43 am

JBV

my father grew up in Sicily and was a great storyteller - they call it "cantastorie" in italian- someone who can mesmerize an audience just with the sound of his voice......

8:44 am

crosshair

a good story teller is worth his or her weight in gold

8:44 am

JBV

one of my very earliest memories is of him telling (and retelling) the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf, only in his version - HE was the boy! He actually had been a shepherd so it really came alive, the bleating of the lovely lambs, the utter loneliness and desperation out on the hillside.... the cries for help,

8:45 am

JBV

the terror of the townspeople of the real wolf who actually came into town and stole children or small animals

8:46 am

JBV

and then finally the moral ending - a lesson for life

8:46 am

crosshair

stories can come alive when one has the gift of words

8:46 am

uusue2

got the sm word - I actually sang a Christmas carol once that used that word

8:47 am

uusue2

and good morning all, car is at the dealer, I am in my office, have added about 6 more things to my to-do list. Sigh.

8:47 am

JBV

so true, crossy - I can still feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing up to hear him howl :)

8:47 am

crosshair

arrrrooooo!

8:49 am

kje

gm

8:49 am

JBV

hi kje

8:49 am

JBV

and hi sue

8:49 am

crosshair

i use a wolf icon and have other personal wolf related items because my wife is into animal spirits,tad of shamanism etc.sometimes i laugh,but she does have a bit o< the touch and she told me that the timber wolf is my totem or animal spirit

8:50 am

kje

dc is in the grid

8:51 am

uusue2

hi, kje and jbv!

8:52 am

crosshair

howdy kje

8:52 am

uusue2

(glad I am on my work computer as the "j" key on my home computer has quit working)

8:53 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

8:53 am

uusue2

hi, mr bob!

8:53 am

crosshair

howdy bob

8:58 am

kje

as5?

8:58 am

JBV

as + dis*** throw

8:59 am

kje

ty

8:59 am

crosshair

ty jbv

9:01 am

Boobear

Hi Crossy

9:01 am

crosshair

howdy boo

9:06 am

crosshair

yaa for kje on your upcoming hike for cancer!! if you are fit,i figure just over 7 hours@ 4 miles per hour

9:07 am

crosshair

could run into ten hours though if it is stinking hot or elevated

9:14 am

kje

that is my goal, cross... I want to average 15 min miles

9:14 am

kje

right now I am averaging 13.5 min on my last 11 mile hike

9:14 am

mrpresident

ha5, 18 please??

9:14 am

kje

ha plus most of a salmon

9:14 am

kje

or bass

9:14 am

kje

or herring

9:15 am

mrpresident

thank you! a total fish!!

9:15 am

kje

well, I WAS at 13 min mile... I have been on my butt the last week trying to heal a gastroc strain so may have to work my way back up

9:15 am

kje

yw mrp

9:16 am

mrpresident

ok, 56 left and bed time... it is friday (TGIF!) so need to get sleep and enjoy it :))
ciao all :))

9:16 am

pabtrek

sleep well, mrp

9:16 am

kje

thursday morning here mrp... wish i could join nyou for friday instead!

9:17 am

Boobear

Clue for as7 please

9:18 am

kje

you will feel as7 whe you get the clue

9:18 am

kje

like someoe who committed a crime and is remorseful

9:18 am

kje

or a dog after he pees on the carpet

9:19 am

Boobear

Hmmm tricky one

9:20 am

kje

fire place leftover + souds like to set your gun sight on

9:20 am

mrpresident

very sh***d of what you have done

9:21 am

kje

ends in PT

9:21 am

Boobear

Ok

9:21 am

kje

did you get it?

9:22 am

Boobear

Yes ty

9:22 am

kje

as + cured pork leg + PT ending

9:22 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody! How are you all today?

9:22 am

kje

hi nef

9:22 am

mrpresident

hi nef :))

9:23 am

kje

1st sa6/18?

9:23 am

Boobear

Hi nef

9:23 am

mrpresident

ok, time for some 'hot' Supernatural action... please God let me dream of Sam and Dean tonight! I need a great-ass dream!

9:23 am

Nef

usually I try to complete NBT before I chat; but there are too many people here today that I haven't seen for a while. I hope all is well with you...

9:24 am

kje

lol mrp

9:24 am

Nef

niters,mrp. Sending good sex dream thoughts your way

9:25 am

mrpresident

sex dreams..... yes!! send me the boys! LOL

9:25 am

Nef

:-)

9:29 am

Nef

Oh-oh. I killed chog. Sorry

9:30 am

Boobear

Clue for ax6

9:31 am

Nef

sorry, Boo. I'm just starting and don't have it yet (but will look)

9:31 am

mrpresident

my daughter is watching with me... she is all 'innocent' to the boys, but loves every inch of them... someone explain that to me please???

9:31 am

Boobear

Found it

9:31 am

Boobear

Ax6 is past tense of ax4

9:31 am

Nef

PT of the WWII nations that lost?

9:32 am

Nef

she's *that* age, mrp!

9:33 am

mrpresident

ok, just asked her what she likes about sam and dean, and she replied, 'the muscles, they are just yum!'

9:33 am

kje

explain a teeage girl???? hahahahahaha

9:34 am

mrpresident

so she isn't lesbian for sure, and she is after older boys.... F**k my life!

9:35 am

mrpresident

she has now got a boyfriend... he is a family friend she has known for almost 3 years. They had a huge falling out at the beginning of the year and were really peed at eachother... both expressing the distance of understanding.

9:37 am

mrpresident

now, they are 'together', but nothing naughty. She shared a 'kiss' with him last weekend... peck on the lips, mouth closed etc... and I was delighted!
Can you imagine that?? me delighted that she kissed a boy?
At least she didn't have her tongue down some guys throat only 1 hour after she met him (like one of her friends), and bragged about it on FB and with everyone that would listen.
She is a sensible girl and very private... I must be very proud and happy she is such a moral and charming girl.

9:37 am

crosshair

ahh the angst and agony of youth,they will have the be all end all"we breathe as one" boyfriend or gf in my sons case.then you turn around and it is wailing and agony and gnashing of teeth for a week or so,then you blink and there is a new gf or bf and your child says so and so was lame anyways

9:39 am

crosshair

i said to him the other day"you working your way through them as they show in the phone book?"

9:40 am

mrpresident

oh crossy! went through that! I am just so not wanting her to go through that herself, but know she will.
Thankfully, this boy is a boy she has known for 3 years, she has had her massive downs with him, and he has come to me in the past (before they were an 'item') and asked me why girls are so crazy??!!
LOL!! I explained that girls like to talk and talk and talk and boys just listen to what they want to hear and tune out to the rest.

9:41 am

mrpresident

he is so so smitten with her, he would do anything for her. She is like me... aloof and full of love for the right person. if he so much as hurts her, he is gone... but he is proving to be a very good and best friend

9:42 am

crosshair

lol,thats what i tel the wife.women talk and talk.a womans best friend is someone she met in the bathroom 20 minutes ago..a man can have the same best friend for 30 years,we get together ever year or so,beat the crap out of each other,then go drink all night and agree to do it again real soon..in 2 or 3 years

9:43 am

o-o

If you beat the crap out of each other, only clothes will remain

9:44 am

mrpresident

crossy, this boy has loved maddison since the moment he set eyes on her... and they have had major fights, especially when her best friend tried him on. She was disgusted, with him, for falling for the best friend trick.
Now, she sees the 'best friend' for what she is, and realises she has always liked him. They went through a stage where they didn't talk for more than 3 months!!

9:45 am

crosshair

my father used to clean his shotguns whenever a fella came over to date my sister,he never spoke after saying hello,just made that shotgun nice and clean.me as the older big brother all i said to them was "if you make her cry,i will make you scream"

9:46 am

crosshair

!! lol mrp,that just happened to my son,his best fried decided to try his girl on for size

9:47 am

mrpresident

LOL crossy!!
I put my arm around her 'boyfriend' the other night... he is very huggy with me in his own surroundings and trusts me.
I just told him I was so happy him and Maddi were getting on so well and that he cared for her... I also included in the same breath that he better not hurt her and take care of her... I kissed him on the head and walked away.
He has been coming to me and talking to me a lot lately... he wants to make sure I am the first person to know he is ok.

9:48 am

crosshair

lol good boy!

9:48 am

mrpresident

oh crossy! that is just ixai on the girlfriend!! not cool or accepted at all

9:49 am

mrpresident

or is it ixnai?? sorry, not up to date on that one

9:50 am

mrpresident

he is being so so obliging~! totally amazing really.

9:50 am

crosshair

these m,s and s,s are killingme

9:50 am

mrpresident

what do you need sweetie!!

9:51 am

mrpresident

I am up to the F's and above... only 55 left. hahahaha!!

9:53 am

mrpresident

babrab... do you have children hunny? cause you would be a wonderful source of information to help me out!!

9:54 am

mrpresident

my son is autistic and needs advice that I just find so difficult to help with...
my daughter is beautiful and incredibly intelligent and knows what is right and wrong in a relationship (afterall, she has seen lickety and I in action for 13 years, and seen how we fix our issues and still love eachother)

9:56 am

crosshair

my son is adhd and odd and it has been a tough road as well mrp,i find my biggest problem right now is retraining ME! i have to ease of and let my boy test his wings a bit

9:56 am

mrpresident

I don't worry about my daughter so much... but I do worry about my son. He keeps everything inside. He is judgmental and a tragic romantic, but can't express it (the romantic side) to save his life. He keeps to himself... Maddison is so outspoken and gorgeous and intelligently wild! I am suffering with the both of them.
Amazing how fast they are growing

9:57 am

crosshair

he also has some motor skill delays but comensates well

9:57 am

crosshair

we are in transition mrp and it will be tough

9:58 am

mrpresident

we got the motor skills delay worked out with Luke by putting him into gymnastics for 3 years... he gave it away this year, but is begging to go back next year!! am so so surprised!

9:58 am

crosshair

if i had to hazard a guess your little girl takes after mum and the boy takes after da

9:58 am

Nef

hugs to both of you. Both of my kids were (and still are) ADHD. As a parent we want to "fix" everything for them; but it really doesn't work

9:59 am

crosshair

my boy is fine motor skills,tremors and severe writing issues

9:59 am

mrpresident

indeed crossy

10:00 am

mrpresident

my husband is just gorgeous.... totally committed and devoted.

10:02 am

Nef

crossy, can your son use the computer okay? My dtr. had terrible issues with spelling; but we were told that even though the SCHOOL that we moved to thought spelling was important; computers would make it obsolete in the future (this was back in1993!)

10:02 am

mrpresident

crossy, have you had him tested for this... there are several issues: adequacy, structure, grammar, and lexicon

10:03 am

crosshair

best thing we can do is guide them safely out there in the big bad world and let them experience all aspects of life and then when we least expect it,they will latch onto something that is a passion and go to it like a lodestone..yes after much fighting he has laptop privilages in class

10:03 am

mrpresident

my daughter's boyfriend has that issue and can only use a computer to write with. he cannot 'write'.... literally

10:04 am

mrpresident

he has authority to use a computer in all his classes, rather than write

10:04 am

mrpresident

excellent crossy! sorry you had to fight for it :(

10:04 am

crosshair

took years mrp

10:04 am

mrpresident

I think she calls it dysplaxia

10:04 am

mrpresident

I might be wrong

10:05 am

Nef

that's good for your kids. They wouldn't let my dtr. do that and it really hurt her self confidence: her previous school was more interested in the creative thinking instead of the process of spelling.

10:06 am

mrpresident

aphasia ??

10:06 am

crosshair

same with your kids mrp,they will test the world and then once they latch onto something..watch them go! all we can do is be there for them and not judge them too harsly

10:07 am

mrpresident

I have no idea, I am sorry, I will text her to find out what it is before I open my mouth anymore

10:07 am

Nef

aphasia is inability to speak (or get words out

10:07 am

wvteach

dysgraphia is problems with the ability in writing

10:07 am

mrpresident

we don't judge our kids crossy! not at all! they are typical kids at their typical age, only they are extraordinary

10:08 am

mrpresident

thank you wvt... that is the word

10:08 am

Nef

:-) we have so many people who are so smart here!

10:09 am

wvteach

not smart but lived in the world of special education for all my professional life

10:10 am

crosshair

my son writes at grade 2 level,is horrible in math,but did we ever get a surprise when we saw a 94 percent grade in auto shop on his report card.his teachers immediatly advised us to place him in advanced classes for it this year and in this second semester he will have the entire afternoon to go into town and sample the work environment at auto shops etc! stunned the heck out of us.so if he needs a laptop to write..that is fine

10:10 am

mrpresident

my son is absolutely amazing! he is all that and a packet of biscuits!! HOWEVER, he has difficulties that need our help and he seeks our help (thank God) and we do what we can

10:10 am

Nef

it's a specialty a lot of us don't know, wv.

10:10 am

inge

am

10:10 am

crosshair

co-op course that is

10:10 am

crosshair

howdy inge

10:10 am

mrpresident

crossy, that is what we do

10:11 am

crosshair

indeed mrp,we just be there for them and it usually turns out fine

10:11 am

Nef

I think every child has an area that they excell in. Sometimes it's just harder to find than others

10:11 am

wvteach

time to go play with my grandson for the rest of the day - BBL

10:12 am

mrpresident

creative thinking?? we are all creative in thinking nef...

10:12 am

crosshair

tc teach

10:12 am

mrpresident

sorry, but my kids can lie and cheat and be truthful and honest all in one friggin sentence... creative thinking is what they do every moment of their lives!

10:12 am

Nef

bye wv

10:12 am

wvteach

some are much more creative than others naturally - but all can be taught to increase their creativity - just like other skills

10:13 am

mrpresident

see ya teach :)

10:13 am

crosshair

my son saw this grade and said to me"what should i do with my life then?" i said do what you love to do,where your talent lie and you will never work a day in your life"

10:14 am

mrpresident

I haven't seen inge on here for ages! I occassionally see random posts with letters and gaps in between.

10:14 am

crosshair

thats what i see as well mrp..i think her eyes are giving her issues

10:15 am

mrpresident

poor chick, I hope it is sorted soon

10:15 am

Nef

my dtr could write some terrific stories and her mind was just amazing! But when we transferred to a new school (due to moving); they didn't pay attention to her story; they just downgraded the spelling and she was scored on that. NOT on the sentences or the grammar, not on the creativity, Just the spelling

10:16 am

crosshair

indeed nef,once i get going i can sell ice cubes to eskimos,but i need an editor to place all the comma,s periods and set up the structure correctly.some schools can miss the forest for the trees

10:16 am

Nef

I think that she's using Babble Expert. For some people it posts random letters in chog when they enter words into the grid

10:17 am

mrpresident

what should they do with their life???
what a friggin question that is!
I just want them to be happy and healthy. all other things will fall (hopefully) into place from there

10:17 am

crosshair

and it seems like that with your dtr

10:18 am

Nef

yep. She's going to be 29 soon and holds a great job and deals with the public on a daily basis, but she doesn't worry about spelling anymore (thanks to spell check

10:19 am

crosshair

lol,god bless open office.org and spell check

10:20 am

mrpresident

my daughter is amazing... I look up to her. she is so smart and doesn't take shite from anyone.... not me, not dad, not Luke, no one.
She is so connected to reality it is incredible. And she tops her classes, loves her family, is so happy with her friends and doesn't whine about a thing!
What did I create????

10:20 am

crosshair

the best of both of you

10:20 am

mrpresident

she is my strength

10:22 am

mrpresident

and Luke... he is the best thing that ever happened on the face of this earth...
he knows everything that is going on, but refuses to be pulled into the issues. He is confident, scared, amazingly intelligent, wary, lonely at times, but loves his family and knows he will be ok no matter what

10:22 am

crosshair

sounds like good children and a blessing to any parent

10:22 am

Nef

I told my kids that do what they love and the money follows (and like crossy, you'll never work a day in your life). HOWEVER, when my dtr. went to college, I discouraged her from going into the field she wanted to and she ended up not completing a degree. :-(

10:23 am

crosshair

what field? and why did you discourage her?

10:23 am

mrpresident

oh nef! what is she doing now??

10:24 am

mrpresident

i wanted to do abnormal psychology, forensic psychology... and was completely discouraged. I became a pilot instead.

10:24 am

Nef

she was interested in psycology and criminal justice. The first you can't earn a living in and the second just depresses everyone in it

10:25 am

crosshair

a pilot eh? hop in that piper cub mrp and come and get me.we can do lunch in paris

10:26 am

Nef

she works in the state tourism department now

10:26 am

mrpresident

in the 80's, being a woman and a pilot was considered.... 'DANGEROUS'. According to the studies at the time, women were prone to PMS and might kill everyone on board.
Since then, it has changed, but not much at all, it is still a man's match.

10:26 am

mrpresident

I owned a piper cherokee and a piper arrow. had a wonderful time flying around in them!!

10:27 am

mrpresident

too right nef... you have to have a stomach of lead and brain of titanium to deal with them

10:27 am

crosshair

we used to go to the fish camp in those old dehavaland beaver float planes mrp:)) was a blast!

10:28 am

Nef

oh, man, mrp! I know 2 RN's who are also pilots. One left nursing and works for a small commuter airline associated with a major comapny; the other ownes her own 4 seater (1950's something or other cute plane)

10:28 am

crosshair

big ole single prop reciprcating engine..i can still hear it

10:28 am

Kenny Chuck

Need a clue for ha5,18. Can't see it.tx

10:29 am

mrpresident

i am very interested in criminal justice. I learn something everyday from the studies I follow. War changes man and f**ks with the rest of us in the background, without us knowing... we believe we are teaching those, but they are teaching us... how to save the day is one thing, how to save ourselves is the biggest challenge

10:30 am

mrpresident

well well well... chuck turns up without even a hello!
Kenny! long time no see!! :)

10:31 am

Kenny Chuck

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!mrpresident
.

10:31 am

mrpresident

HELLLLOOOOOOO chuck!! so long since seen ya!! great to see you again sweetness!!

10:32 am

Kenny Chuck

Thank you.

10:32 am

mrpresident

ha + i will put a fi** in your face if you don't say hi again!! LOL ;)

10:34 am

Nef

dtr. was interested in working with juvenile offenders. I have 2 cousins who worked in the probation and parole systems and they both are very hardened cynical people now (even though they are out of that field. They both advised us that it isn't a place that you can change a person: the system changes them instead

10:34 am

mrpresident

the system isn't designed to help them.... :((

10:35 am

Nef

sorry, Kenny. So far I haven't found your ha5 yet (but still looking)

10:36 am

mrpresident

i clued it!! promise

10:36 am

crosshair

no it is not,even here is is the same,you go in with bright eyes and dreams to change the world only to find out that the only way to change it all from within is to martyr yourself and go out in a blaze of glory

10:36 am

mrpresident

too right crossy

10:37 am

Nef

Thanks, mrp! I didn't see that

10:39 am

Nef

could someone give me the stats for the 8 please? Not finding it yet

10:39 am

Kenny Chuck

I still cant see it. Darn!

10:39 am

stevedallas

good morning all; how many words today and thanks

10:40 am

Nef

160 steve

10:40 am

mrpresident

my daughter is laying down next to me... we are doing the girly 'friday night' catch up on recordings of our fav programs :))

10:40 am

mrpresident

you so polite steve! thank you so much!

10:40 am

lbdawger

sc8, nef

10:41 am

Nef

and steve, you *should* join up now; it appears you are hooked like the rest of us! :-)

10:41 am

mrpresident

hi (((dawg)))!

10:41 am

Nef

thanks, lbd

10:41 am

stevedallas

tks mrp can only try

10:41 am

lbdawger

(((MRP))), (((NEF)))

10:42 am

mrpresident

dawg! how you going sweetness?

10:42 am

stevedallas

been here for many years; have been tempted many times to join and for one reason or another havent. Maybe this time.

10:42 am

crosshair

sa8 nef

10:42 am

mrpresident

steve, you are a total gentleman!

10:45 am

lbdawger

techie question: do any of you with smart phones have virus protection on it?

10:45 am

mrpresident

hooked is hardly the description nef!! we are addicted in a bad/good way!! LOL!!

10:45 am

lbdawger

I'm doing, Mrp. unemployment isn't wearing well on me.

10:45 am

mrpresident

smart phones??

10:45 am

mrpresident

oh dawg.... i am so so so sorry!!

10:46 am

crosshair

excuse me..i am not hooked,i will have you know i have quit babble many,many times:))

10:46 am

lbdawger

any phone that can access the web...shoo is asking, and i don't own a cell phone

10:46 am

mrpresident

i didn't realise it was so tough for ya... I am gonna pray and keep you in my thoughts always hunny

10:46 am

mrpresident

yeah crossy, for 20 minutes at a time ;)

10:47 am

crosshair

:)

10:47 am

lbdawger

i''m a work-aholic, mrp. being sedate is easy to fall into bad habits, and it's not constructive, nor does it pay the bills.

10:48 am

mrpresident

dawg, we are trying to find a house... is proving to be friggin impossible... so I can only pray you get work, cause at least we have that.
If we have to move to an apartment (furbished) for a while, so be it, but no job??? that is shit

10:48 am

mrpresident

i am so sorry hunny

10:48 am

lbdawger

i'm fortunate that Hubz is gainfully employed, but he wants to retire in a few years, so I better find a full time job that I like!

10:49 am

lbdawger

argh, house hunting, mixed bag of emotions on that! been there too many times.

10:49 am

mrpresident

i did a subject in 1996 at uni that showed us how it would be for us in the next 20-30 years... and so far, it has proved to be right.
I am frightened for us all

10:49 am

mrpresident

dawg... we were treated like shite today

10:50 am

lbdawger

oh no, what happened?

10:50 am

mrpresident

this 'mole' invited us to a townhouse viewing... it is for sale for $600K and is a piece of crap~!

10:51 am

Nef

sorry, off tending to Aunty for a bit. Steve, didn't mean to pressure you; just gently reminding you. :-) Someday, we'll get you up to snuff!

10:51 am

mrpresident

so I went up to look at it. and told the agent that it was rubbish and wanted something better than that. She was a total mole!! I told her that the place was very small, dirty and nothing like what they advertised.
you know what she told me??

10:52 am

lbdawger

oh crap! 600K should be prime and ready for habitation, not to mention have servants!

10:52 am

Nef

agreed, lbd!

10:52 am

crosshair

600k!!! an average 3 bedroom brick home with finished basement and garage in town is running round 250,00- to 350,000 600k here buys an estate!

10:53 am

mrpresident

the walls were dirty, the carpets had burn marks all over them, up the stairs, into the main living areas... total shite

10:53 am

mrpresident

the walls were marked and the bathrooms ... well, best be left unsaid.

10:53 am

Nef

that is terrible! Are houses that expensive there?

10:53 am

lbdawger

doesn't sound like the seller is that interested in selling it. as well as the realtor is a shite for even thinking of showing it.

10:53 am

crosshair

and a townhouse to boot! that would be a 150 g fixer upper here

10:54 am

mrpresident

nef, sydney is the 5th most expensive city in the world

10:54 am

lbdawger

is there anyone you can report the house and the "mole" to?

10:54 am

stevedallas

like san francisco prices in the US

10:54 am

mrpresident

I politely told the 'agent' that our appliances would not fit in the townhouse... you know what she said to me???

10:55 am

stevedallas

buy new ones

10:55 am

lbdawger

what did she say?

10:55 am

crosshair

time for a new agent me thinks

10:55 am

crosshair

if she does not wish a commision,i am sure other do

10:56 am

lbdawger

i think the agent needs to be booted as well as removed from ever selling another house.

11:01 am

mrpresident

well, as a renter, you have to do what you can, cause your options are limited. put your fridge in the garage, as well as your washing machine... and put your home/office there as well... just lay down a square of carpet. this is all you will get and families would be more than happy to be here.
I told her.... 'lady, I am far far from happy that you lead us to this property. It isn't suitable for my family at all, and maybe it would suit a very young family with a couple of kids, but no way it suits usl We are in our 40's and we have a standard."
She stared me down and said, 'anyone would rent this place, it is as big as a house and that is what renters deserve".
I looked her straight in the face and told her... 'you don't talk to me that way... I am here to find a place to 'live' in... this is crap and you haven't even bothered to clean it?? Don't call us or come to us for anything". I was close to calling her a lazy mole, but held my tongue.
She told me to put my fridge and freezer and washer in the garage??? are you F'ing serious???
The vestibule in the entrance... the told us it could be used as an office!!!???? is she friggin mental??
Sorry, but my rant is warranted and the condition of the property was appalling!! the kitches was a big as a bathroom.... F that!

11:03 am

Nef

that just sounds wrong to me.. Get rid of her!

11:03 am

mrpresident

She basically said... 'renters are trash'. F you and the horse you rode in on, lady!

11:03 am

mrpresident

I will be sending a letter to the board about her! what a friggin mole!

11:04 am

lbdawger

geez, definitely get rid of her!

11:04 am

mrpresident

As soon as she saw that we were not interested, she turn on us and made us feel like shite

11:05 am

lbdawger

Definitely report her. she's not good for business or for customers.

11:06 am

mrpresident

I will be ringing Mr Dinnerville tomorrow and making a complaint about her... she is the epitomy of nasty 'landlords'... the place was filthy ... and they wanted over $600 a week?? the townhouse is for sale for $595,000... and no way anyone is looking at it... it is recommended that you only lease out a place you have for 10% of the value of the property... so they should only be renting it out for about $375 a week

11:07 am

Nef

it makes me wonder how she can do any business at all with an attitude like that. And you rent by the Week there??? YIKES!

11:11 am

crosshair

too bad you do not wish to move to vegas mrp...the houses are so inexpensive,it is like a 2 for 1 sale there and my brother lives there and has his realtor ticket

11:12 am

mrpresident

crossy, if I could get a visa and put my kids into a brilliant school, would be there... do they have guns??

11:13 am

crosshair

you are allowed to carry firearm with correct training and the proper permits

11:13 am

crosshair

same as here

11:14 am

crosshair

but vegas is not known as a hunting area

11:14 am

crosshair

lol

11:14 am

mrpresident

nef, they seem to forget.... WE are paying the mortgage for the landlords.... WE are excellent tenants... WE have NEVER EVER missed a mortgage/rent payment in our lives!

11:15 am

mrpresident

ah, well that makes it a dangerous area crossy!

11:15 am

crosshair

lol mrp here in canada you are allowed firarms in all provinces..but do not think it is like the wild west

11:16 am

mrpresident

like I said, I will visit the US of A if they allow me to carry firearms in those states that I visit where everyone else can carry firearms.

11:16 am

mrpresident

crossy, your laws are very similar to ours

11:17 am

crosshair

to carry handguns requires special permits here,but i think everyone in texas is given one at birth lol

11:17 am

mrpresident

I would move to Canada in a heartbeat... I would move to the USA in a heartbeat... but Lickety is determined to stay here... 5th friggin most expensive place on the planet!

11:18 am

mrpresident

i just don't want this life here... living in fear.

11:18 am

mrpresident

but that is my problem... i wish you all a wonderful day and great puzzle, I am off to sleep as it is 2.20am

11:19 am

crosshair

sleep well mrp

11:19 am

Nef

good night, mrp. sleep well

11:19 am

mrpresident

nite my friends :))

11:23 am

crosshair

poor mrp must live in a rough area where guns are her first thought,sure i had rifles and shotguns when i was in my hunt camp phase,but in this area one does not need a gun for personal protection.

11:24 am

Nef

same here, crossy. But you and I don't have neighbors trying to burn down our houses either

11:24 am

crosshair

this is true

11:24 am

crosshair

now there is a fella who needs a bullet

11:24 am

lbdawger

sweet dreams, MRP

11:26 am

crosshair

just in a kneecap,that way he can think on who he terrorizes

11:31 am

lbdawger

must go do laundry. bbl

11:39 am

Nef

(I don't like this grid. I keep wandering off; and when I return it still looks the same!)

11:41 am

crosshair

loli just wandered back and it looks bout the same to me as well

11:42 am

Nef

I guess I'm nearly half way; but it is hard work

11:42 am

crosshair

i need 6 more for half way

11:42 am

crosshair

and it is tough slogging atm

11:43 am

Nef

me too, crossy!

11:43 am

crosshair

lol

11:47 am

Nef

so many words that aren't there....

11:47 am

crosshair

lol 2 away from half

11:48 am

Nef

still stuck at 5

11:49 am

crosshair

"what is wild,is when we get there,some insane person suggests that there are 80 more to find!

11:49 am

Nef

LOL! aint that the truth! (and what's worse, is that they will be right!)

11:51 am

crosshair

half way!! whee! horray for crossy!

11:51 am

snags

crossy, I have a question.

11:52 am

crosshair

go head

11:52 am

crosshair

go ahead

11:52 am

snags

the box where you add your word,

11:52 am

Nef

WOOT for both crossy and me! We are over half way!!!

11:52 am

crosshair

yes..

11:53 am

crosshair

yaa for nef!

11:53 am

snags

well after adding one word I have to use my mouse to get the cursor back in the box

11:53 am

snags

this is the only site I have a problem with the cursor

11:53 am

crosshair

hit enter to add your word instead of add

11:53 am

snags

I do use enter

11:54 am

Nef

I don't have that problem snags. That must be frustrating

11:54 am

snags

I just added a word, hit enter and now no cursor show in the box............ dang

11:54 am

crosshair

try clearing temp files and cookies,or sometimes your personal settings my need adjusting

11:55 am

snags

thanks crossy for you input........

11:56 am

snags

I have the new laptop and am using windows 7...........

11:57 am

crosshair

all i know for now,it is easy with google,but you will have to hunt and peck around your settings if you use ff or IE

11:57 am

crosshair

i use win 7 on one rig and xp on the other

11:57 am

crosshair

i am almost sure it is in the general settings

11:57 am

Nef

who'd a thunk that is4/5 is a real word?

11:57 am

snags

my desk top is xp............ i like it better

11:58 am

snags

u are porbably right.

11:59 am

crosshair

ty nef

12:00 pm

crosshair

i love xp,but our new tablet is an android os,and it is too easy to use.i am always messing up by trying to make it too complicated

12:01 pm

snags

:)

12:01 pm

crosshair

i have to retrain myself to not and try comnplicated windows stuff with an android os

12:02 pm

snags

you like techy things......... :)

12:02 pm

crosshair

though it still stuns me that a game can be loaded on a android os in under 1 min and you are playing 10 seconds later lol

12:02 pm

snags

techie

12:03 pm

snags

nice.........

12:03 pm

crosshair

thing is a camera,a computer,a video camera,a voice to type machine,a ham radio a cb radio,a juke box,a flash light,a gps a compass,a metal detector of all things a game machine a book reader..lol

12:03 pm

snags

i thought I would like an ipad, but i have enough trouble with this thing.l.. ..;. how would I ever manage an ipad........

12:04 pm

crosshair

trust me do not get an i-pad

12:04 pm

crosshair

there is too much missing from it

12:05 pm

crosshair

get a samsung galaxy tab or a asus transformer

12:08 pm

crosshair

no flash support,no usb ports,no sd or micro sd slots,no mouse support.it has a proprietary app system.etc..etc

12:18 pm

crosshair

ahh nice word se 6 and 7= i have a deviated se**** ,so i snore

12:18 pm

Nef

68 left and can't see anything else. Guess I'll have to list to see words again

12:19 pm

crosshair

you are doing better than me atm nef.i have 75 to go

12:19 pm

Nef

:-)

12:20 pm

crosshair

supe

12:20 pm

crosshair

oops

12:20 pm

rururocks

you both are doing better than me I have 91 left

12:20 pm

crosshair

my bad

12:20 pm

rururocks

actually 90 now with that clue ..thanks crossy

12:20 pm

crosshair

anytime

12:21 pm

crosshair

all those s words,hiding

12:22 pm

Nef

the u5 is PT for someone who refereed a game

12:23 pm

crosshair

ty nef..needed that one

12:24 pm

Nef

I's completed! I'd worked and worked on the U for the longest time; then there it was!

12:26 pm

crosshair

i we** when i saw what my last w was

12:27 pm

Nef

me too crossy

12:29 pm

crosshair

and now it is time for crossys tidbit of the day!! and i give you an interesting word that has no similar word in the english language that coresponds with it

12:29 pm

crosshair

Mamihlapinatapai: A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

HELLO

12:29 pm

crosshair

((RUBY))

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

maybe mutual veleity

12:30 pm

Nef

sounds like flirting, crossy

12:30 pm

crosshair

perhaps

12:30 pm

Nef

hi ruby

12:30 pm

crosshair

just found it an interesting word

12:31 pm

Nef

what language is it?

12:32 pm

crosshair

yaghan tribal language from tierra del fugeo

12:32 pm

crosshair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamihlapi
natapai

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

and how do you say hello crossy in yaghan?

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

and with the clues I just found in the chog (ty all) I have 65 left

12:33 pm

crosshair

lol,i do not know ruby

12:33 pm

Nef

I thought it looked Hawiian

12:34 pm

crosshair

you are 5 ahead of crossy ruby!!

12:34 pm

dcseain

and 6 behind seain

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

I like the set of ma words

12:34 pm

dcseain

hello., ruby, nef, crossy :)

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

oh, that seain~!

12:34 pm

crosshair

but since i have but ten more minutes i think the victory is yours this day ruby

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

no, I'll only give myself 10 minutes, too....

12:35 pm

Nef

am 4,5,and 6 are all related to mildly funny

12:35 pm

Nef

hi dc

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

there are a couple of Fr movies called the shtumpf's

12:35 pm

dcseain

ty for am4

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

ditto, nef

12:36 pm

Nef

yw

12:36 pm

dcseain

are those movies from Alsace-Lorraine?

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

I haven't seen them, but it's possible that they're making fun of people from that region

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

around here they call peasants plouks!

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

and they call each other that

12:39 pm

dcseain

louk dÃ©finition : plouk , plouc, plouque adjectif singulier invariant en genre 1 familiÃ¨rement et pÃ©jorativement paysan, grossier, rustre nom masculin singulier

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

and shtumpf, seain?

12:40 pm

dcseain

appears to be a family name

12:40 pm

dcseain

from Russian

12:40 pm

dcseain

Yalta area

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

that's funny

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

maybe they're imitating the sound

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

my understanding of French is pretty good, but I don't get their humor

12:42 pm

crosshair

65 to go!

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

they think men with mustacvhes and dresses are funny on TV

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

61!

12:42 pm

crosshair

lol! yaa for ruby!

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

and my patience is worn out

12:43 pm

dcseain

*I'm a lumberjack and i'm okay*

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

hahahah

12:44 pm

Nef

55 left here

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

first smile of the day (and it's 8PM)

12:44 pm

crosshair

and as must must get ready to go to work,i concede victory to the lady.what shall it be as a favor? a pretty japanese hand fan or a flower for your hair?

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

go nef go!

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

gn {{crossy}}

12:45 pm

Nef

HAGD, crossy

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

bye everybody

12:47 pm

Nef

bye, ruby

12:50 pm

periwinkle

hi all

12:51 pm

Nef

hi peri. How are you today?

12:52 pm

periwinkle

I have LOST my sunglasses. aarrgghhhhh. I think I had them yesterday when I took my bil to the a doctors appt. I have the case but no glasses. I called the dr's office and they said they had a pair Went all the way back and they were not mine. I could just spit@@@

12:52 pm

periwinkle

I am so angry at myself.

12:52 pm

periwinkle

I have looked everywhere

12:53 pm

Nef

oh dear. I never wear sunglasses; but both my dtr and DIL can't be without them

12:54 pm

crosshair

and now i must bid you all good day.work awaits and babble must abide,but i have a minute more and i give you a bonus babble of the day!! poink!

12:54 pm

crosshair

Chad and Barbie Soper of Rockford, Michigan, have three kids. They were born on 08/08/08, 09/09/09, and 10/10/10.

12:55 pm

Nef

oh, My!

1:09 pm

MollyL

Saying a prayer to Saint Anthony for Peri. : )

1:16 pm

jesdraggon

hey all. got a rush on kittens if anybody needs a new cutie for their household.

1:26 pm

Nef

sorry, jes. I already have 2 here that I'm allergic to

1:27 pm

jesdraggon

heh. well, breathing is a good thing...why do you have cats you're allergic to?

1:28 pm

jesdraggon

new picture is Bil-jax; he fell out of a car (or was pushed?) 2 broken ribs and a broken leg.

1:28 pm

Nef

my dtr. and her cat moved back home after a break-up and her paycheck garnisheed (ID theft); and the Aunty has her cat and is now living with us

1:29 pm

jesdraggon

ah, that's rough, nef

1:30 pm

Nef

LOL, jes! I thought you'd written that your pic was your BIL (brother-in-law) and was going to tell you that it was a CAT! I take it Bil-jax is the na** of the cat?

1:31 pm

Nef

I have an aircleaner that really helps (and lots of vacuuming too)

1:32 pm

jesdraggon

yes, we call him that because Bil-jax is a company that makes scaffolding, and now his whole back leg is strapped into a metal frame.

1:32 pm

Kenny Chuck

need clue for fo6. Someone?

1:33 pm

Nef

poor little cat!

1:33 pm

Nef

Sorry, Kenny I don't have but am working on it

1:33 pm

bojazz

someone in charge, drop the R

1:33 pm

jesdraggon

he's a blast--runs around pouncing on shoelaces like nothing's wrong, splint sliding along behind him.

1:34 pm

Kenny Chuck

work harder!

1:34 pm

Nef

bojazz clued it; OR fo= enemy +not female

1:35 pm

carleekat

ok...brain feels fried..i need a break

1:35 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, bojazz

1:36 pm

bojazz

yw

1:36 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks!

1:37 pm

Nef

the fe4s's are all monkey word

1:37 pm

Kenny Chuck

Again I cant get it. Help with ha5,18

1:37 pm

MollyL

Nef, what kind air cleaner do you have?

1:39 pm

bojazz

ha + vowell + -- (singular of are)

1:39 pm

Nef

Molly, it's a FIlterQueen. It's supposed to be hospital grade air cleaner

1:40 pm

stevedallas

ha+consonant + singular of are

1:40 pm

bojazz

ooops, my bad - not a vowell KC

1:41 pm

Kenny Chuck

Tx,tx,tx,tx,tx. I will be able to sleep tonight

1:43 pm

MollyL

Thanks Nef.

1:43 pm

Nef

LOL, Kenny! Some people would envy you in that just getting a Word would let you sleep

1:43 pm

Kenny Chuck

I am simple

1:43 pm

Nef

Molly; it's very expensive; but it works so far (bought it earlier this year)

1:45 pm

MollyL

I could deal with the price Nef, but the cost of the replacement filters is too high for me.

1:46 pm

Nef

the filters last for about 18 months and so far that looks about how ours are working

1:47 pm

jesdraggon

Any na4 suggestions for a 3 month old tuxedo kitty with eye infection?

1:48 pm

MollyL

Tux : )

1:50 pm

Nef

My dtr's 8 year old tuxedo (long-tailed Manx --her litter brother was a rumpy pure black cat na*** Tommy) is Lucy

1:51 pm

Nef

patches

1:52 pm

jesdraggon

he's pretty pitiful looking with his crusty eyes

1:53 pm

Nef

(that was a na** suggestion, BTW.) Did you know that Manx cats have like an extra coat of fur and they shed twice as much as the other cat we have?

1:55 pm

jesdraggon

no, but i know lots of manx have incontinence issues

1:56 pm

jesdraggon

brb phone

1:56 pm

stevedallas

Opus is a good name

1:57 pm

jesdraggon

i like opus :)

1:57 pm

Nef

yeah. Poor Tommy (who was given to me by dtr's boyfriend at the time-- his parents raised Manx and inbred them) was a true "rumpy" and had spinal cord problems. He was 19 months when we put him down; freq. UTI's and the paralysis and lost feeling in his hind legs. It was sad to watch

1:59 pm

Nef

cute na** for mattery eyed cat

2:01 pm

jesdraggon

no good, nef

2:04 pm

negativeneil

Hi Jes, Nef, etc. :)

2:04 pm

jesdraggon

it's so sad when things just don't work, and in such young critters.

2:04 pm

jesdraggon

hi neil

2:04 pm

Nef

LOL! so now you know: even though I'm allergic to cats; I have a soft spot in my heart and won't turn them out if they are dumped on me

2:04 pm

Nef

hi neil

2:05 pm

negativeneil

I'm allergic to cats too. Short haired ones aren't usually too bad, but long-haired cats really affect me.

2:07 pm

Nef

(I just realized it's 2PM and the only thing I've done today is get dressed, eat, feed Aunty, and Babble. But it's such a dreary day here!!!!

2:08 pm

negativeneil

It's just after noon here... and I have a miserable cold, so I'm not doing much right now. Just resting up to "yell" at the GOP debate later.

2:09 pm

MollyL

Steve Dallas! Always faithful to our Bloom County loved ones. : )

2:09 pm

negativeneil

"yell" = typing running commentaries and paraphrasing the participants, of course.

2:10 pm

o-o

oh, of course

2:10 pm

jesdraggon

ah, lunch is here. chocolate milkshake with espresso! :)

2:11 pm

negativeneil

Sounds nice, jes. Enjoy!

2:11 pm

jesdraggon

i will :)

2:11 pm

Nef

that's a lunch? what goes with it?

2:12 pm

negativeneil

I'm assuming that's the beverage part of lunch? What about the food, jes?

2:12 pm

jesdraggon

roast beef sandwich and sun chips

2:12 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

2:13 pm

jesdraggon

but really, don't you think there's enough calories in a milkshake to count as a meal?

2:13 pm

negativeneil

Calories, yes... but you need food, so you're not feeling hungry all afternoon.

2:13 pm

Nef

neil, I've read 2 very good op-eds in the past 2 days that really make me wonder what this world (or at least the Rupublican party) is coming to. One written by a just-retired Republican staffer in Washington DC and the other here in MN. Both scare the daylights out of me

2:14 pm

jesdraggon

it'll take me all afternoon to finish the shake--skipping meals in favor of worktime is old hat for me :)

2:14 pm

Nef

that roast beef sandwich sounds wonderful

2:15 pm

negativeneil

Yes Nef, no kidding. It's truly mind boggling.

2:16 pm

jesdraggon

come on over, nef, I'll share :)

2:17 pm

Nef

yeah, jes; then you'd probably give me a kitten too! ;-) No thanks

2:18 pm

jesdraggon

i might try, nef. but neither has been neutered yet, so you can't actually take possession for a bit

2:19 pm

jesdraggon

huh. i've found half the words :)

2:19 pm

Nef

I have 26 left. I need to go rouse Aunty again and try to get her up. BBL

2:20 pm

jesdraggon

bye nef

2:20 pm

jesdraggon

phantoms anthem and hansom

2:22 pm

Boobear

Clues for the last three ca's

2:23 pm

negativeneil

ca7,32 -- plural of ca6,21

2:23 pm

negativeneil

ca4,6 -- money

2:24 pm

negativeneil

ca6,21 -- ca + one of the 7 deadlies, plus vowel.

2:25 pm

Boobear

Deadliest?

2:25 pm

negativeneil

One of the seven deadlies.

2:26 pm

negativeneil

Wrongdoing.

2:26 pm

negativeneil

[according to the bible?]

2:27 pm

MollyL

ca 6/7 ca + ****feld was a comedy featuring the character George Costanza. And plural.

2:28 pm

negativeneil

I was cluing the last ca -- ca6,21.

2:28 pm

negativeneil

Or trying to.

2:28 pm

MollyL

Last ca6/31...like what's in Vegas with a different vowel ending.

2:28 pm

MollyL

Oops, 6/21

2:29 pm

uusue2

ca6/21 is needed to make cheese (and therefore plays an extremely important role in my life).

2:29 pm

uusue2

and good afternoon, all! need to do a lot of grading but must Babble first :-)

2:29 pm

negativeneil

Well since I'm not too useful here, other things to do. Hi Sue... and see you later. :)

2:29 pm

jesdraggon

hi uusue

2:29 pm

uusue2

bye, neil!

2:30 pm

jesdraggon

bye, neil. lemme know when you want to adopt a kitty :)

2:30 pm

uusue2

hi, jes!

2:31 pm

negativeneil

Just saw that and logged back in to respond. That won't be happening, Jes, sorry. A. I'm allergic to cats and B. I travel a lot, so my life isn't conducive to having any pets. I'm gone for weeks and even months at a time, sometimes.

2:32 pm

negativeneil

[was gone for a few months this past spring]

2:32 pm

negativeneil

And I'm off again... take care!

2:32 pm

jesdraggon

bye

3:26 pm

Kenny Chuck

Clues for so 5?

3:26 pm

Kenny Chuck

Got it!

3:57 pm

gapeach

Afternoon all. May I please have a clue for sm6-30? Thanks

4:01 pm

Uneaixoise

rhymes with what rabbits live in :-)

4:01 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Unea, thanks so much.

4:01 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

4:02 pm

cosdem

thanks une :P

4:02 pm

Uneaixoise

yw cos and howdy :-)

4:02 pm

cosdem

decided to come out of lurking lol hi

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

just returned to the grid -- was watching Brad Pitt on "Ellen" LOL

4:03 pm

gapeach

Good afternoon, cosdem.

4:07 pm

gapeach

Was he fun to watch, Une?

4:07 pm

Uneaixoise

and that's firewords for moi -- see you at the flip! *poof*

4:08 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Une!!!!!!

4:08 pm

MollyL

It's getting crowded over there in Lurkville Cos. : )

4:11 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for sa6-21? Thanks

4:13 pm

MollyL

Peach, St. Nick with a consonant in the middle

4:15 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Molly.

4:15 pm

MollyL

: )

4:32 pm

cosdem

back sorry paco needed to go potty

4:33 pm

sadie52

Hello Everyone :)

4:33 pm

MollyL

Hi Sadie, Cos...I'm sure Paco is grateful.

4:33 pm

cosdem

de 5/16 please?

4:34 pm

cosdem

yes he is lol

4:34 pm

sadie52

hi Molly

4:34 pm

MollyL

Not length

4:34 pm

cosdem

hmmmm

4:34 pm

gapeach

Sorry, cos. Don't have it.

4:34 pm

cosdem

does the de6 and de7 come from the de5?

4:35 pm

MollyL

It's a measure. Not length, not breadth, but...

4:35 pm

MollyL

The 6/7 do not come from the 5

4:36 pm

cosdem

ok clue for the de6 as well? pwease? :)

4:36 pm

cosdem

ahhh thanks got the de5

4:36 pm

MollyL

Sounds like the name of Molly Jones mate in Obe La Dee by the Beatles.

4:37 pm

cosdem

ok i know the name.. gotta play with it now

4:38 pm

cosdem

got them thanks

4:38 pm

MollyL

: )

4:43 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for as5-14? Thanks

4:44 pm

cosdem

as + short version of your aunt's son/daughter?

4:45 pm

sadie52

ty ty for the clues

4:45 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, cosdem.

4:46 pm

cosdem

yw

4:47 pm

MollyL

Good clue Cos : )

4:47 pm

cosdem

phew :) lol

4:48 pm

cosdem

clue for the me6 please

4:51 pm

cosdem

never mind mokeyed it

4:52 pm

gapeach

I need the me6, please cos. Thanks

4:54 pm

gapeach

Never mind, I monkeyed it to. LOL

4:54 pm

cosdem

lol yay for curious georges

4:55 pm

gapeach

Need food...back later....good luck to all.

4:56 pm

cosdem

bye peach

5:13 pm

cosdem

anyone here? if so. i need the last sh6/27

5:14 pm

Dorens

begins as the 5 above it ends in first person plural

5:15 pm

cosdem

thanks dorens...

5:15 pm

Dorens

yw

5:18 pm

cosdem

fireworks

5:18 pm

MollyL

*!*!*! Cos *!*!*!

5:18 pm

Dorens

yay cos

5:20 pm

Nef

Hi again. WTG, cos!!! YAY!!!

5:20 pm

MollyL

Hello Nef, has anyone noticed your lovely new hairstyle yet?

5:20 pm

cosdem

didn't realize i was done til i got fireworks lol

5:21 pm

cosdem

thanks all for ur help

5:22 pm

Nef

Nope, I forgot to ask DH what he thought about it even. It mustn't look much different I guess

5:23 pm

MollyL

Funny how we notice a difference and others don't.

5:26 pm

Nef

it is. My hair has gotten darker as I got older; but now there are areas in front where it's just starting to turn a bit grey --I told my stylist it looks kind of misty or foggy (my hair is very fine; so it doesn't seem as obvious as some peoples). She totally agreed that that was a good description of it! She did foil my hair and lightened it a bit too

5:27 pm

Nef

But not a word from DH about it yet. I guess I'll have to beg for a comment

5:27 pm

MollyL

Sounds like you have a good stylist.

5:29 pm

Nef

Okay, I just asked DH about it. He remembers I walked down to the salon and back again and he says it looks nice; but wasn't aware of a color change. MEN!!!

5:31 pm

MollyL

Sometimes I think men (most of them) are innately wired to only notice short skirts and low necklines.

5:33 pm

Nef

I think that that is probably very true. :-)

5:34 pm

Dorens

c'mon let's call it like it is. T and A, right? the bigger the better

5:35 pm

MollyL

I was going to say that Dorens, but I was trying to be...um...discreet?

5:36 pm

Dorens

i've been known to be blunter than is to be desired before, molly

5:37 pm

MollyL

Oh me too. Me too.

5:40 pm

Jellen

Hello...

5:40 pm

Dorens

hi jell

5:41 pm

MollyL

Hi Jellen.

5:41 pm

Nef

hi Dorens and Jellen. I had wanted to post what my DH (he'd been in the Navy) used to saybut thought better of it

5:42 pm

MollyL

Double dare you Nef.

5:42 pm

Nef

I have 20 words left and they are invisible to me

5:42 pm

Dorens

nothing would faze (phase?) me, as i say to my students all the time... i think i've heard it all and if I haven't, at least i've heard something just as bad

5:44 pm

Nef

I wasn't worried about you or other adults, Dorens, it's the kids. However, it isn't *that* bad; so here it isThe jiggle of the wiggle is inversely related to the angle of the dangle.

5:44 pm

Jellen

haha!

5:44 pm

Dorens

ah yes ... have heard that... it's kind of cute. don't see any kids here either!

5:45 pm

MollyL

Seriously, are there really kids here? It just doesn't seem like a kid site to me. And that was far from inappropriate for kids Nef.

5:45 pm

Dorens

down to 7 nef and yes, there are some strange words in this grid

5:46 pm

Jellen

There used to be kids on here quite often...

5:46 pm

Dorens

sometimes there are molly, some very precocious word nerds from time to time. but my feeling is that if they can catch the gist of the joke, then they are old enough to hear it. and if they don't, so what?

5:46 pm

Nef

very true. Dorens.

5:48 pm

MollyL

I agree Dorens. And I find it odd that this chat box has no block on vulgar language, if there is a relatively regular group of kids here.

5:48 pm

Dorens

not regular... it only appeals to a rarified group

5:48 pm

Dorens

they come on for a while, and then seem to disappear for a while... some of them are quite cute

5:50 pm

Nef

It definitely seems that teachers aren't having their students come here anymore. I think for a while we got groups of kids because of that; but I haven't seen that lately

5:50 pm

Dorens

actually i found this place because some high school students in mass told my daughter in law (their english teacher) about it

5:51 pm

Dorens

yes, nef i remember that... rather a nightmare wasn't it?

5:51 pm

Nef

really? That's how you found this place? Very interesting indeed!

5:52 pm

Dorens

funny... she and my son both knew I'd love it... and here i am

5:52 pm

Nef

it was at times. Other times it was quite fun (I guess it depended on the maturity of the kids (and maybe their ages?)

5:54 pm

Nef

:-) and we're glad you're still around! Us "old'uns" gotta stick together

5:54 pm

MollyL

Oh dear God, I would hate to be in a class where the teacher used Babble words as vocabulary words.

5:55 pm

dcseain

but think how much you would learn, molly!

5:55 pm

dcseain

hey, yall, been lurking

5:56 pm

Jellen

Hey, dc!

5:56 pm

MollyL

I'm not sure how much I would learn. I don't retain words that are not used in normal conversation or everyday writing.

5:56 pm

dcseain

hi, Jellen, molly, nef, doren

5:56 pm

Dorens

i think it would be quite against the rules. enable would never make it into the curriculum in newjersey schools!

5:56 pm

dcseain

good point, molly.

5:57 pm

Dorens

hi seain

5:57 pm

dcseain

it is certainly... not the most reliable dictionary, agreed, doren

5:57 pm

MollyL

For a laugh, imagine the cast of Jersey Shore using Babble words. : )

5:58 pm

Dorens

all the nasty epithets though... goodness gracious

5:59 pm

Nef

hi dc

6:03 pm

Nef

BBL, it's supper time

6:04 pm

Dorens

should be here too, but don't feel like making it!

6:05 pm

dcseain

i just nibbled some leftovers

6:06 pm

Dorens

that was lunch

6:07 pm

Dorens

fireworks.. guess i could mosey into the kitchen now

6:07 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/3cjm8ut
my reply to a blog entry asking for profanities.

6:08 pm

dcseain

congrats, doren :)

6:20 pm

Jellen

Just read your profanity offering, dc...Quite impressive!

6:22 pm

dcseain

mom's family uses colorful language. :)

6:22 pm

Jellen

I can tell!

6:23 pm

dcseain

that same grandmother she learned it from would tell you 'don't be a dumb condenser' when you did something foolish.

6:23 pm

Jellen

The worst my dad ever came up with was "jiminy Christmas!"

6:23 pm

dcseain

we understood, but don't really know what she exactly meant, or thought she was saying. *shrug*

6:24 pm

Jellen

lol

6:24 pm

dcseain

one friend of our family never gets stronger than 'bull feathers' or 'horse pucky"

6:34 pm

Jellen

Those are awful racy for my family! lol

6:35 pm

dcseain

hehehe

6:35 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/3f92h3a
photo essay of post-flood clean-up in featherbee's town

6:36 pm

dcseain

from flooding where i live, we still have several bridges out, and a few cars that haven't been towed away yet in the commuter lot that flooded.

6:36 pm

uusue2

Half way

6:37 pm

uusue2

Babbling on my phone so will probably stop here

6:38 pm

dcseain

hi, sue

6:38 pm

Jellen

Yay for uusue!

6:39 pm

dcseain

i may walk down the hill for ice cream in a bit. we'll see.

6:45 pm

periwinkle

hi all am5/12 pls

6:45 pm

periwinkle

still can't find my sunglasses :(

6:47 pm

dcseain

ends like the dolphin babblet, peri

6:47 pm

dcseain

and that sucks about our sunglasses, may they turn up.

6:47 pm

Riverdance

I have 2 peri and hello everyone

6:47 pm

Riverdance

the other is at + male

6:47 pm

periwinkle

ty dc

6:48 pm

dcseain

ty, river

6:48 pm

periwinkle

was looking for am5 but ty River

6:48 pm

MollyL

*Alters memo to Saint Anthony to include Seain's sunglasses as well*

6:48 pm

periwinkle

ty dc. I don't remember when I last had them. sometime in the past few days

6:48 pm

Riverdance

oh sorry....guess I need new glasses...lol

6:48 pm

dcseain

oh, i have mine, ty molly, that was a wish for Peri :)

6:48 pm

periwinkle

thanks so much Molly

6:49 pm

MollyL

Oops, I saw "our sunglasses" and thought you lost yours too.

6:49 pm

periwinkle

well I thanked you anyway Molly :)

6:51 pm

dcseain

oh, the y did not come out i need to learn to keep my left hand off that edge. LOL

6:51 pm

dcseain

edge of computer, that is. when my left wrist rests there with any force, the keyboard goes wonky

6:55 pm

Riverdance

got to go = x factor starting in a few minutes...see you all tomorrow

6:56 pm

periwinkle

de5/16 pls

7:00 pm

dcseain

the de5 is how low something is -- the de5 is 3 feet at this end of the pool

7:01 pm

dcseain

hasta, river

7:01 pm

periwinkle

ty dc

7:02 pm

ChampFit

I have totally lost my mind! Saw that clue and thought, "deep end" is one word in enable? DUH!

7:03 pm

dcseain

LOL champ, with ENABLE you never do know what it'll accept

7:04 pm

ChampFit

:)

7:05 pm

ChampFit

gtg...kids are insisting I watch Big Bang Theory with them. *poof*

7:15 pm

periwinkle

de6/24 pls

7:16 pm

MollyL

de + consonant + not woman

7:17 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

7:17 pm

Jellen

Molly, you are too quick!

7:18 pm

periwinkle

\Molly would you pls put ina good word to St. Anthony re my sunglasses.

7:19 pm

MollyL

Good word put in Peri. They will turn up. : )

7:19 pm

periwinkle

tytyty, Molly

7:19 pm

periwinkle

bye for now. need to get ready for 2 hours of Grays Anatomy

7:23 pm

MollyL

Must be TV night. I'm catching up on "Alphas" because I just found out it got renewed for a second season.

7:23 pm

Shirlockc

as7?

7:26 pm

dcseain

i'm as7 that my response was delayed.

7:26 pm

MollyL

Means embarrassed Shirl

7:27 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly

7:28 pm

MollyL

: )

7:31 pm

Nef

Hi again. Dh made chili for supper; it's a perfect meal for a dreary cool day

7:31 pm

Nef

(and it was good too!) :-)

7:34 pm

MollyL

I love chili, especially when someone else makes it.
: )

7:38 pm

Jellen

My crazy cat just ate some salsa...

7:40 pm

Jellen

Yay for DH...I like chili, too...

7:47 pm

Nef

It was quite good; but we ran out of sour cream (which Aunty wanted more of). It wasn't too spicy; so the sour cream wasn't really necessary. Aunty had 2 bowls of chili: one with and one without the sour cream!

7:48 pm

Nef

10 words left!

7:53 pm

Nef

6 left; all S's now

7:54 pm

Jellen

Go Nef!

7:55 pm

Nef

4

7:56 pm

Nef

scuta

7:56 pm

Nef

RATS!!! To the PB I go!

7:57 pm

Jellen

Ooh, thanks, Nef!

7:57 pm

Nef

yw.

8:01 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for sa6-18 the 1st? Thanks

8:02 pm

Nef

holy? also similar to a once-popular decaf coffee

8:03 pm

Nef

fireworks! sh 6/27 was my last word!

8:04 pm

gremlinn

grats!

8:04 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Nef!!!!!

8:04 pm

gremlinn

sa + newspaper comics are sometimes called the fun****

8:04 pm

Nef

did you get the sa 6, ga?

8:04 pm

gapeach

Thanks for the clue also.

8:04 pm

Nef

thanks, eveybody

8:05 pm

gapeach

Not yet but I know what to look for now.

8:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks to gremlinn too.

8:06 pm

Nef

gremlinn clued the first sa 6/18; my clue was for the sa 6/21

8:07 pm

Nef

sorry (kind of brain dead after working on this grid today I guess)

8:07 pm

gapeach

Yes, thank you, Nef.

8:08 pm

Nef

gremlinns clue is for the lower S; minew is for the upper S

8:08 pm

gapeach

Well, gee whiz, now I need the sa6-18 the 2nd please.....thanks

8:09 pm

gremlinn

third generation Japanese

8:09 pm

gremlinn

issei, nisei, sa6

8:09 pm

gapeach

Seems like I was born on this thing......not that many words, but I sure am having trouble today.

8:10 pm

Nef

anagram of the 1st sa 6/18

8:11 pm

Shirlockc

sa6/21?

8:12 pm

gremlinn

plural of sacred place

8:12 pm

MollyL

St. Nick with a consonant in the middle.

8:12 pm

Shirlockc

ooo, just got it

8:12 pm

Nef

clued at 8:02

8:12 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Nef.

8:12 pm

MollyL

Good going Shirl!

8:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks for all the clues....I'm just too tired to finish. Will try to come back for the flip.

8:15 pm

Nef

niters, ga

8:15 pm

Nef

anyone else need any of my weird clues?

8:17 pm

Nef

Okay, BBL then!

8:17 pm

crosshair

just clues for my last 65 please;)

8:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Clues for last 73... see you tomorrow.

8:24 pm

wvteach

fireworks finally

8:28 pm

crosshair

yaa for teach!\

8:33 pm

crosshair

lol ac 4 and 5 took me forever to find wil E coyote,s favorite place to shop

8:36 pm

majmom

any clues the 2nd an5,10

8:40 pm

dcseain

rhymes with present tense of said, majmom

8:41 pm

dcseain

AC4 is a grocery chain here in the mid-atlantic US, crossy

8:42 pm

crosshair

really?? very nice! can i order a case of those black holes that the coyote tries to use on the road runnder?

8:42 pm

crosshair

runner

8:43 pm

dcseain

i don't think so, but i've not checked their online offerings.

8:43 pm

gremlinn

Wow, all of the GOP candidates want to destroy the Department of Education.

8:44 pm

dcseain

grem, they want to undo all the Great Society, Great Depression, and the turn-of-the-last century advances.

8:44 pm

mab

all those kids need to know is how to read the bible

8:45 pm

mab

they don't believe in evolution but they do like devolution

8:45 pm

dcseain

indeed, mab

8:45 pm

crosshair

what tempest is brewing down there now?

8:46 pm

gremlinn

The Bible is not age-appropriate for children, unfortunately.

8:46 pm

jesdraggon

evening all!

8:46 pm

mab

too racy?

8:46 pm

crosshair

howdy jes!

8:46 pm

gremlinn

hi jes

8:46 pm

dcseain

hi, jes

8:46 pm

dcseain

piffle, grem, generations learned to read from it

8:47 pm

mab

what did you see/hear grem? What fresh hell?

8:47 pm

crosshair

whats going on? the babbing the bible in schools down there?

8:47 pm

rururocks

anyone have the as 5 please

8:47 pm

crosshair

they banning*

8:47 pm

gremlinn

as + swear word = ***s word

8:48 pm

dcseain

take one home today, no payments for a year, as5 how! :D

8:49 pm

flashman1998

HA5,18 help please

8:49 pm

crosshair

oh well,mabe ill dust off the tv and see if we still get fox,i am sure they will have whatever is going on marching across the screen in "second coming" 20 point font hehe

8:49 pm

rururocks

is the as 7 related?

8:49 pm

dcseain

crossy, bibble and prayer have been illegal in public schools here since the 1960s, as is right and fitting in a government-run school, 1st amendment and all.

8:49 pm

dcseain

no, ruru

8:49 pm

gremlinn

nope, related to a sh5

8:50 pm

dcseain

tho as7 isa past tenss, and kind of embarrassed

8:50 pm

rururocks

thank you both

8:50 pm

gremlinn

not quite, dc - school-sponsored prayer's not allowed, individuals can, of course

8:50 pm

crosshair

really? huh..now that is different

8:50 pm

jesdraggon

except for the part where there is still routinely prayer in schools in many areas.

8:51 pm

dcseain

in very, very limited circumstances, and in my state, boy scouts may not meet in schools because they are a religious group.

8:51 pm

crosshair

that is strange as well

8:51 pm

jesdraggon

it's not illegal for students to pray; it's just that the school is not supposed to make the students pray, or favor any one religion over another. in theory. in reality...not so much

8:51 pm

mab

do they still say the pledge of alleigance in schools - one nation under g-d?

8:51 pm

gremlinn

that's kind of weird

8:51 pm

crosshair

very

8:52 pm

rururocks

I don't think Boy Scouts should be allowed to meet in schools the organization is bigoted.

8:52 pm

jesdraggon

yes, well. americans are often quite odd.

8:52 pm

crosshair

we love you all down there.as there is always something interesting going on

8:53 pm

dcseain

they do not in my county, mab (County=school district here)

8:53 pm

gremlinn

One nation under god that needs to get over god, heh

8:53 pm

crosshair

i put down rooster worship on my last election form:)

8:54 pm

jesdraggon

automonotheism: the belief that I AM the One True God.

8:54 pm

jesdraggon

de5/16?

8:54 pm

dcseain

LOL jes

8:54 pm

dcseain

the de5 of the pool is 3ft at this end

8:54 pm

mab

I watched democracy now (alt. news outlet) on internet of troy davis execution. Not a proud U.S. citizen, I.

8:54 pm

gremlinn

the belief that jesdraggon is? :)

8:55 pm

jesdraggon

oh fishy! thanks

8:55 pm

dcseain

je pense donc je suis, so of course jesdragon is.

8:55 pm

gremlinn

That joke just blaised by.

8:56 pm

dcseain

the death penalty is sh5ful and ought be abolished.

8:57 pm

crosshair

i believe in god in my own way,my hindi friend lights candles to a idol in a shrine in his house.who is right and who is wrong.i do not care for some of gods fan clubs and my friend does not like to grovel head down on mats in the dirt with 500 people he does not know.he cannot judge me and i cannot judge him as i have yet to judge myself

8:57 pm

gremlinn

I think voting should require a license.

8:57 pm

dcseain

tomorrow night i'm going to me HS's homecoming game.

8:57 pm

mab

barbaric

8:58 pm

dcseain

quite, crossy and mab

8:58 pm

o-o

But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it may be, can be compared? For there to be equivalence, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible death on him and who, from that moment onward, had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not encountered in private life. -Albert Camus

8:59 pm

dcseain

:/ indeed, BR

8:59 pm

gremlinn

this sentence is deserving of capital punishment and periodic inspection

9:00 pm

mab

troy davis's death certificate reads 'cause of death: homicide'

9:02 pm

gremlinn

"Defense of marriage" - what a joke.

9:03 pm

gremlinn

Can we just call it the War on Marriage already?

9:03 pm

dcseain

Tom always says that "if they really want to protect the sanctity of marriage, they should ban divorce"

9:04 pm

o-o

Any war the U.S. is involved in is destined to be a tragedy of errors.

9:05 pm

dcseain

that certainly has been the case for at least 60 years, BR

9:06 pm

jesdraggon

i have a friend who proposes that everyone get married and divorced as often as possible to completely destroy any kind of statistical standing for hetero marriage

9:06 pm

gremlinn

Hah, creative!

9:06 pm

dcseain

some aspects of our society work toward that goal

9:07 pm

crosshair

we have a woman up here who has tried several times to marry her horse..that should bust the stats!

9:07 pm

o-o

Mickey Rooney and zsa zsa Gabor have done their part

9:08 pm

jesdraggon

i dunno, crossy; is the horse male or female?

9:08 pm

stidmama

BR, thank you, once again, for your words of wisdom (8:58 game time). {{{many hugs}}}

hey all

9:08 pm

crosshair

after the second attempt the govt got smart and played it safe and said the denial was not because the male party was of equine disposition,but rather he was not the age of consent

9:08 pm

gremlinn

hi stid

9:08 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid :)

9:08 pm

o-o

Hello, stid

9:08 pm

stidmama

rofl cross!

9:09 pm

jesdraggon

that's.... not gonna fly forever; horses easily live old enough.

9:09 pm

crosshair

well i guess she has to wait then

9:09 pm

gremlinn

Yeah, but the age is not the mane issue.

9:09 pm

dcseain

hi, stid

9:10 pm

crosshair

lol grem

9:10 pm

o-o

I understood the proxy for the semen and the mare gave their consent

9:10 pm

stidmama

*waiting to marry my second spouse until I can legally marry the potato beetles in my garden...*

9:11 pm

jesdraggon

I wanna file suit because I can't have a domestic partnership instead of a marriage.

9:11 pm

crosshair

here,since same sex wedding are just another day at the chapel,we do not have to worry bout all this nonsense

9:11 pm

stidmama

until then, the only person I can legally torture is Tom... *wicked spouse grin*

9:11 pm

jesdraggon

the state says that only gays and hetros over 65 can have domestic partnerships.

9:12 pm

gremlinn

Are domestic partnerships discrimination against the homeless?

9:12 pm

o-o

So geldings can marry without a hassle?

9:12 pm

stidmama

yes, isn't it interesting that they deny the joys of domestic partnership to hetero couples under the age of 65? (or whatever the agist limit is)

9:12 pm

crosshair

here you can marry,adopt kids what ever,just live your life.tis a non issue

9:13 pm

dcseain

as in most civilized places, crossy

9:13 pm

stidmama

so if domestic partnership is fundamentally the equivalent of marriage (as the courts have indicated) then why limit it in this way?

9:13 pm

stidmama

seain -- you ARE in the grid today... can't believe I only just noticed.

9:13 pm

jesdraggon

because they are just hoping that people will be fooled into believing it's equivalent, when really it's not.

9:13 pm

gremlinn

Letting young heteros partner domestically would destroy the meaning of domestic partnership.

9:14 pm

lbdawger

fear, ignorance and homophobia

9:14 pm

jesdraggon

anyhoo... off to spend some time with my not-domestic-partner ;)

9:14 pm

crosshair

sad..it is sad

9:14 pm

stidmama

rather than love, knowledge and strength, LBD (((good to see you)))

9:14 pm

gremlinn

Ooh yeah, if only that "D" were moved over a bit, we'd have "dcseain" in there.

9:14 pm

stidmama

LOL say hello to the amazing bruce for me!

9:14 pm

lbdawger

(((STID)))

9:15 pm

crosshair

tough thing is,we could bring a a nice you 25 year old lass to spice things up,my wife could leave me for the other woman,marry her and they could both get me for alimony lol

9:15 pm

crosshair

young

9:16 pm

dcseain

oh, sure 'nuff, grem

9:16 pm

lbdawger

not-domesticated? not housebroken?

9:16 pm

gremlinn

my phantoms for today: amnesiac, antefix

9:17 pm

stidmama

*grin* found the MA 6/7 combo that describes us all...

9:17 pm

gremlinn

masochist isn't in th...oh.

9:17 pm

crosshair

lol,was my first word stidmama

9:17 pm

lbdawger

i resemble that remark, Stiddy! lol

9:17 pm

stidmama

ha ha gremlinn

9:18 pm

dcseain

those were among my first words too, stid :)

9:19 pm

stidmama

oh! I has announcement to maken: I am OFFICIALLY on the substitute teacher rolls!!!! Available to inflict learning on innocent young minds starting MONDAY... (fair warning now given, I return you to your game)

9:19 pm

stidmama

I am down to 65, btw

9:19 pm

herinfernallady

WOOOOOOT STID

9:19 pm

dcseain

wonderful news, steid!

9:19 pm

stidmama

and still looking for the 8. May I have a nudge for that one?

9:19 pm

lbdawger

yea!!! Stiddy!

9:19 pm

stidmama

:-D thanks!

9:19 pm

lbdawger

sa8, plural

9:19 pm

gremlinn

plural of sacred place, sa8

9:19 pm

crosshair

YAA FOR STIDMAMA!!! BIG OLE CROSSY BEAR HUG FOR YOU!

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

Hi too

9:20 pm

stidmama

ah, thanks for the hints

9:20 pm

stidmama

hey lady

9:20 pm

lbdawger

hi herin!

9:20 pm

crosshair

howdy herin

9:20 pm

dcseain

evening, dawg, morning, herin

9:20 pm

lbdawger

hiya, dc!

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

Howdy. I am super happy.

9:21 pm

lbdawger

dc, do you have virus protection on your cell phone?

9:21 pm

stidmama

hm. churches, iglesias, basilicas...

9:21 pm

lbdawger

super happy is good, Herin!

9:21 pm

dcseain

on the droid yes

9:21 pm

stidmama

why happy, lady?

9:21 pm

dcseain

on the iPhone, i'm at Apple's whim

9:21 pm

dcseain

inner sa7

9:21 pm

herinfernallady

Because I actually have a job network advocate that is interested in the same stuff as I am

9:22 pm

lbdawger

would you recommend it for any smart phone?

9:22 pm

herinfernallady

O I wish (hint hint) for a babble app

9:22 pm

crosshair

sa 6/18 please

9:22 pm

lbdawger

oooh, Herin, that is good!

9:22 pm

stidmama

THANK YOU seain! LOL

9:22 pm

dcseain

i would, dawg, esp for droid, windows, and blackberry

9:23 pm

stidmama

I was in the neighborhood, but kept finding meetin' houses instead of worship spaces.

9:23 pm

dcseain

crossy, like decaf coffe crossed with the sa7

9:23 pm

crosshair

sa8= old radio show the inner sa***** and pl for those who need another nudge

9:23 pm

lbdawger

silly word, sa6.18 opposite of crazies?

9:23 pm

dcseain

that is good news, herin

9:23 pm

lbdawger

thanks, DC. middle sis was asking me about it, figured someone here would know the answer.

9:23 pm

gremlinn

lbd: hmm, apparently it means "A thin, fetid, greenish fluid consisting of serum and pus discharged from a wound, ulcer, or fistula."

9:24 pm

gremlinn

plural noun with no singular

9:24 pm

herinfernallady

He has made me think outside the areas I have thought of. He said to me ''You seem to be the kind of person that would be interested in the Domestic ANimals Act there is legal places that may need your help

9:24 pm

stidmama

ewww gremlinn. thanks for sharing that.

9:24 pm

lbdawger

eeewwwwww, grem! i think i like opposite of crazies better.

9:24 pm

gremlinn

And it seems to be three syllables, oddly.

9:25 pm

stidmama

LBD, I have been listening to that particular radio show sometimes on the internet!

9:25 pm

herinfernallady

That Gremlin is gross and I need a way to put that in a sentance

9:25 pm

lbdawger

what radio show, Stid?

9:25 pm

gremlinn

"say knee ease"

9:26 pm

stidmama

inner sa6

9:26 pm

gremlinn

Never would have guessed that pronunciation.

9:26 pm

stidmama

gremlinn
r
o
s
s

like that, lady?

9:26 pm

gremlinn

You are starting an acrostic!

9:26 pm

lbdawger

that wandering jewish mendicate from Scotland has been dipping into the barrels again!

9:26 pm

dcseain

LOL dawg

9:27 pm

gremlinn

gremlinn really overestimated stid's stomach!

9:27 pm

gremlinn

Actually, that would be an acronym...

9:28 pm

herinfernallady

Stid that is funy

9:29 pm

stidmama

i was thinking more along the lines of a crossword puzzle.

9:31 pm

gremlinn

GROSS = Giant Ruptures Ooze Sticky Sanies!

9:31 pm

lbdawger

are you getting in practice for subbing, stiddy?

9:31 pm

herinfernallady

Yes but how about a cryptic clue for that ?

9:31 pm

negativeneil

Dpn

9:31 pm

negativeneil

Oops! Geez.

9:31 pm

gremlinn

*jumps in PB, it was worth it*

9:31 pm

negativeneil

Don't mind the mess on G+, Seain. You know what's going on.

9:31 pm

dcseain

hi, neil

9:31 pm

stidmama

rofl gremlinn!

9:31 pm

herinfernallady

Good one Grem

9:32 pm

stidmama

and I have to head out. have a lovely evening all! *poof*

9:32 pm

negativeneil

Hi Seain. G+ appears to have "eaten" some of my updates. Must've been malfunctioning.

9:32 pm

lbdawger

night night, stiddy

9:32 pm

herinfernallady

Gremlin can I now have you form that into a cryptic clue?

9:32 pm

herinfernallady

Night Stidy

9:33 pm

lbdawger

herin, last word is THE word, hence reason for grem going to the pb

9:33 pm

gremlinn

Never tried making cryptic clues before (had to look up the term to remind myself what they are).

9:34 pm

rururocks

de 6/24?

9:35 pm

negativeneil

Hi ruru... can you guess what I'm busy doing her? Yep. Check bio.

9:35 pm

negativeneil

Here, not her. Ugh.

9:35 pm

gremlinn

The debate?

9:35 pm

rururocks

I don't want to guest the first one.

9:35 pm

rururocks

..but send a video..lol

9:35 pm

lbdawger

de+ consonant + not female

9:36 pm

gremlinn

I only watched a few minutes, where they were celebrating how they were gonna gut the Dept. of Education.

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

Awww poor Grem

9:36 pm

negativeneil

Send an email so I can send you anything, ru.

9:36 pm

negativeneil

The rest doesn't get any better, gremlinn.

9:38 pm

crosshair

and with 48 left i bid you all goodnight and leave you with crossy,s tidbit of the day!

9:38 pm

negativeneil

I'm posting my comments/paraphrasing on Twitter, G+ and here simulatanously. #multimultimultitasking

9:38 pm

crosshair

In a 2008 survey, 58% of British teens thought Sherlock Holmes was a real guy, while 20% thought Winston Churchill was not.

9:38 pm

crosshair

happy babbling!..poink!

9:38 pm

negativeneil

"Simultaneously" even.

9:39 pm

negativeneil

Typing seems to be suffering.

9:40 pm

herinfernallady

Multitasking is over rated

9:41 pm

negativeneil

That's pretty bad, crossy... if you're still here?

9:49 pm

herinfernallady

how you today neil

9:51 pm

negativeneil

Oh, sick with a miserable cold... but otherwise hanging in there, thanks. You?

9:51 pm

rururocks

sa 6/18 # 1 please

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

Been out got coffee and a biscuit. It is all good here. Maybe a nap later

9:52 pm

rururocks

never mind

9:52 pm

herinfernallady

Not crazies RU

9:52 pm

rururocks

thanks herin

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

how you? and you have Mammabears Icon.

9:55 pm

rururocks

I'm pretty tired from a long week.

9:55 pm

rururocks

I think I'm taking tomorrow off work

9:57 pm

herinfernallady

I would have a ''mental health day'' if you need it

9:58 pm

rururocks

that sounds perfect herin.. that's what I will call it

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

Your boss should encourage mental health days

10:01 pm

rururocks

I am my boss.. I'll talk to him about it..lol

10:04 pm

herinfernallady

Then have a stern talking to yourself and organise a stress free day

10:04 pm

gremlinn

Doesn't that mean you're also your own subordinate?

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

Poo. I can't get my task bar to lock in place at the bottom of my screen

10:06 pm

gremlinn

Sounds like a tsk bar!

10:06 pm

herinfernallady

I worked it out. The other half forgot to tell me to tick the Auto hide off button

10:06 pm

herinfernallady

I need it like this for when I play babble

10:07 pm

dan2bit

evening all

10:07 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Dan

10:08 pm

herinfernallady

Does anyone her watch American Idiol?

10:08 pm

herinfernallady

here even

10:11 pm

dan2bit

inasmuch isn't a word I guess

10:11 pm

dan2bit

no herin sorry I don't

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

Ok

10:12 pm

gremlinn

Ah, it is a word, just not in Enable I guess.

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

I am watching the View and there is a singing on there I was wondering how name. As I wasn't paying attention

10:13 pm

gremlinn

However, it does have "insofar" which is just missing the "r" in this grid.

10:15 pm

negativeneil

Sorry. Had to take care of something that cropped up.

10:16 pm

herinfernallady

As long as every one is ok

10:16 pm

negativeneil

Don't know that yet. Hoping so!

10:18 pm

herinfernallady

well fingers toes crossed

10:19 pm

negativeneil

Thanks.

10:25 pm

gremlinn

5 hours and 39 more minutes of summer

10:25 pm

negativeneil

And I've caught a cold... at this time of year.

10:25 pm

gremlinn

awww

10:26 pm

negativeneil

Yeah. It's a first for me!

10:26 pm

negativeneil

Usually only happens in winter... not that we get much of one. But still.

10:26 pm

herinfernallady

how do you work that out Grem?

10:26 pm

gremlinn

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=f
all+equinox

10:27 pm

negativeneil

You can find out almost anything online.

10:27 pm

negativeneil

Except where I left stuff I've misplaced, dammit.

10:28 pm

gremlinn

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=w
here+did+I+leave+my+keys%3F

10:29 pm

negativeneil

Haha!

10:29 pm

herinfernallady

You mean according to old season?

10:29 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, lost keys don't show up on Google Earth.

10:29 pm

gremlinn

Florida Keys do.

10:30 pm

herinfernallady

lol Grem

10:30 pm

negativeneil

Oh groan!

10:30 pm

negativeneil

*swats grem*

10:30 pm

herinfernallady

I think our spring is not going to know what it wants to do

10:30 pm

negativeneil

I don't think they get lost too often though.

10:30 pm

gremlinn

Ah yes, I meant for just the northern hemisphere, heh.

10:31 pm

negativeneil

Yes, it's weird to think it's spring down under.

10:32 pm

negativeneil

This morning mrp was talking about the heat of summer being worst in February. That's just... weird.

10:33 pm

gremlinn

I have a world map poster that has South above North.

10:33 pm

negativeneil

Oh?

10:33 pm

herinfernallady

Well last night I had a fan on today was thinking about the heater

10:33 pm

gremlinn

Got a few "hey, that's upside-down" comments when I first put it up at my work a few years ago. (Until they stepped close.)

10:34 pm

negativeneil

I hate when temperature/weather's that changeable, so you never know where you are from one day to the next... or what you'll need to wear.

10:35 pm

negativeneil

Yes, that would look "upside down" to most of us.

10:36 pm

herinfernallady

I went out today in long sleeves but inside I am wearing shorts and t

10:48 pm

sewdelighted

It has been so muggy here in NH today.

10:48 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Sew

10:50 pm

sewdelighted

Hi Fern

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

Is it me or is this grid hard

10:51 pm

mrpresident

afternoon all :) just woke up?? far out, must have needed THAT sleep

10:52 pm

negativeneil

Hi mrp! :)

10:52 pm

gremlinn

hi mrp

10:52 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Mr Pres

10:52 pm

negativeneil

Hey, hope it was a good sleep?

10:52 pm

sewdelighted

I can't believe I am struggling over 4 letter words...

10:52 pm

mrpresident

i slept bloody sound! woke up at 1.30pm!!

10:53 pm

herinfernallady

Your body needed it

10:53 pm

mrpresident

hi infern, grem, neil, sew et al :)

10:53 pm

negativeneil

:)

10:53 pm

mrpresident

yes infern, i wish i could sleep for about 3 days!!

10:53 pm

negativeneil

From what time, mrp?

10:54 pm

mrpresident

i went to sleep at about 12am

10:54 pm

herinfernallady

Good Mr Pres you obviously needed it

10:54 pm

negativeneil

Wow... and slept right through, without waking up until 1:30 pm?

10:55 pm

gremlinn

I think I've probably woken up from at least 8 hours of sleep, at every possible hour of the day, at least once.

10:56 pm

gremlinn

6 pm - 2 am sleep schedule was around the weirdest it got.

10:57 pm

negativeneil

Yes, that would be a little strange. I guess you'd get used to it though if you had to?

10:57 pm

gremlinn

Yeah, some people have jobs that require it. For me, it was just staying up a little later every night, in a period of unemployment.

10:58 pm

negativeneil

Until you stayed up all night, then all day until 6pm?

10:58 pm

gremlinn

Basically, heh

10:58 pm

herinfernallady

I used to hate loath and detest over night shifts

10:58 pm

negativeneil

The worst for me is adjusting to different time zones when I travel and work in other places.

10:59 pm

gremlinn

Then I just fixed it all at once by staying up all "evening" and all the next day until midnight or so.

10:59 pm

negativeneil

Ugh. You must've been exhausted?!

10:59 pm

gremlinn

yeah

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

My fav shift in the food industry was 2pm till 10pm in Summer

11:00 pm

mrpresident

I was dreaming I was on a bus, that was on the farm, kitted out like a house with a couple of levels etc... and I wanted to get back to Sydney but my only option was to take the plane and dad was telling me that the wind was too strong to fly... I took the plane and landed at Mudgee for a test flight... actually I woke up before I landed, so don't know how the landing went - then was having flashes of news saying 3 people died in plane crash in Sydney.
I think I would have rather been awake

11:01 pm

negativeneil

When we went to Singapore last year, I hadn't slept for 24 hours by the time we reached our hotel after flying there from LAX. Think I was tired? Oh man. Then we get there and would you believe... there was a Formula One car race going on all around the hotel... ALL NIGHT LONG?! WTF? Seriously. I shot a video of myself complaning about it... took the camera out on my balcony to show everyone and posted it on my YouTube channel. Figured my family and friends wouldn't believe me otherwise!

11:02 pm

negativeneil

Needless to say I was NOT HAPPY. All I wanted to do was SLEEP... and couldn't.

11:02 pm

gremlinn

Wow

11:03 pm

gremlinn

I used to be a little bit into F1, many years ago. Didn't realize they had races in Singapore.

11:04 pm

herinfernallady

B.f had a flight from Hong Kong to Aus. I think his awake time was close to 24hours by the time he got home

11:04 pm

mrpresident

I am trying to wrap my head around the fact of a Singapore hotel having a balcony! LOL!! ;))

11:04 pm

negativeneil

It's still there if you want to see it. You may commiserate... you can hear the damn cars loudly enough all through my clip:
http://tinyurl.com/3e65t2w

11:04 pm

negativeneil

Well it did, mrp.. see for yourself.

11:05 pm

mrpresident

Hong Kong to Aus is just a hop across the pond!

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

Yes but when you look at transfer times time boat landed in hong kong etc LONG ass flight

11:05 pm

mrpresident

i believe you neil!

11:06 pm

mrpresident

9 hours isn't too long... was he transfering off a European flight?

11:07 pm

mrpresident

I used to go to Hong Kong for a few days at a time... time diff is only a couple of hours... found it to be really awesome

11:07 pm

herinfernallady

No but he was coming from a boat cruise

11:07 pm

gremlinn

wow, crazy

11:07 pm

herinfernallady

Neil you are too cute

11:08 pm

negativeneil

Crazy? Hell yeah, I was crazy by that point... wouldn't you have been? Haha, geez. I wish we'd been TOLD about thata before booking!

11:08 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, ok? Thanks herin.

11:08 pm

herinfernallady

O Mr Pres I know why it too a hell long time. He had a lay over in Sydney. I think he had a flight swap

11:09 pm

negativeneil

"That" even. My typing is in the trash tonignt.

11:09 pm

herinfernallady

I say this Neil as this is something I would say and do. I have done security track side and that is even damn loud but when trying to sleep everyone can die in a fire with that level of noise

11:10 pm

mrpresident

oh neil!!! ROFLMAO... 'WTF?? WTF?? I AM LOSING MY MIND!!'
*peeing my pants*!!

11:10 pm

negativeneil

No doubt, herin. Wasn't it loud enough even in my room... never mind out on the balcony? Mental.

11:11 pm

negativeneil

Oh I was, mrp... I hadn't slept in 24 hours since leaving LA. I was at the end of my rope by that point. All I wanted to do was sleeeep!

11:11 pm

herinfernallady

Hey I just looked up the F1 schedule the are at it again this weekend

11:11 pm

mrpresident

you are adorable when you are pissed off!! LOL!!

11:11 pm

negativeneil

Good. Tell me where so I can make a point of NOT GOING THERE. :P

11:12 pm

negativeneil

Oh geez. :P

11:12 pm

mrpresident

LOL !!!

11:12 pm

mrpresident

if you were upset and yelling at me... I would be laughing so hard!! you are too cute!

11:12 pm

mrpresident

*still giggling*

11:13 pm

herinfernallady

Singapore again.

11:13 pm

mrpresident

oh hahahahahaha!!!!

11:14 pm

mrpresident

you have made my day.... oh neil!! LOL!! I am sorry I am laughing at your misfortune, but jeez, you are cute when you are angry! :))

11:14 pm

negativeneil

I'm sure I don't know what's "cute" about me, but ok? Whatever floats your boat I guess? :P

11:15 pm

mrpresident

infern, I think neil is strapping up some type of device to hang himself if he is due in singapore this weekend!

11:15 pm

negativeneil

lol oh brother. :P You're silly.

11:16 pm

mrpresident

sure am :))

11:16 pm

negativeneil

I'm not going NEAR Singapore this weekend. I hope not to anytime soon... although I may have to at some point over the next year. I'll just make damn sure there are no car races going on anywhere near any hotel we book into!

11:17 pm

mrpresident

I am going to watch that video again... LOL!! whenever I need a pick-me-up! thank you for sharing that neil

11:17 pm

herinfernallady

I do love the F1's but not when sleeping

11:19 pm

negativeneil

Want me to just send it to you, mrp?

11:19 pm

negativeneil

So you'll have your own copy of it?

11:19 pm

negativeneil

I can file transfer it to you from my computer if you want... via IM on Yahoo?

11:19 pm

negativeneil

Let me know and I can log in there.

11:20 pm

herinfernallady

I really feel like I need the someone to fetch me salt and vinegar chips and choc milk

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

hi all :)

11:23 pm

mrpresident

sure neil

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

50 words left

11:28 pm

negativeneil

Ok mrp... just logging in there. And hi again jes.

11:28 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jess

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

how goes, neil? lady?

11:29 pm

negativeneil

Can you get on Yahoo IM please, mrp? Won't work on Google Talk.

11:29 pm

herinfernallady

Think I need food. But would rather someone get it for me

11:29 pm

negativeneil

And you have to be visible, too, for it to work.

11:30 pm

negativeneil

Uh, well I'm fighting a miserable cold I've somehow managed to catch at this time of year... but otherwise ok and hanging in there, jes. Thanks for asking... and how are you?

11:31 pm

jesdraggon

bummer. hope you feel better soon. I'm well; having birthday ice cream pie :)

11:32 pm

mrpresident

i don't know how neil, been trying

11:32 pm

mrpresident

i am in email though, can you send it to my email in yahoo

11:32 pm

herinfernallady

Is it your Birfday Jes?

11:33 pm

jesdraggon

for a couple more hours, lady :)

11:33 pm

negativeneil

No I can't, mrp. Video files are too large to send as email attachments so that won't work. The only way to send one is via file transfer.

11:33 pm

negativeneil

So let me know when you're on the Yahoo messenger program and I can send it.

11:33 pm

mrpresident

ok, will ask hubby where my yahoo IM is

11:33 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok... or MSN, that will work too?

11:33 pm

mrpresident

hubby said to use skype

11:33 pm

negativeneil

Even AOL [AIM] should work.

11:34 pm

gremlinn

There's a way to download videos directly from YouTube, I think. Maybe a Firefox plugin.

11:34 pm

negativeneil

Can't, don't have it on here right now.

11:34 pm

mrpresident

ah, hang on

11:34 pm

negativeneil

Oh is there? I've only ever uploaded them on there.

11:34 pm

gremlinn

I haven't done it, but yeah, I know people do it - that's the only way they can "mirror" people's videos on their channel.

11:35 pm

negativeneil

I'm not planning to remove it from my YouTube page anytime soon, mrp. So no rush... you can get it from me another time too.

11:36 pm

negativeneil

Why would they need to do that, grem? Never understood why people feel a need to grab other people's videos [without their permission] and repost them, when they're already on there? *headshake*

11:36 pm

mkg

hi all. need clue for the 8??????????plz

11:36 pm

negativeneil

You can favorite a video you like... then it shows up on your channel, linked from there.

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

i have a policy if anyone copies or uses any of my photos or videos on fb without my permision I will get them off my page

11:36 pm

gremlinn

Sometimes people invite others to do it, to increase the videos' exposure to a larger audience.

11:37 pm

negativeneil

Well no kidding, herin. But these are not always people connected with you who do it.

11:37 pm

gremlinn

And it safeguards against the video disappearing due to someone flagging their channel and having the video be forced to be taken down.

11:37 pm

negativeneil

Oh, ok. I've never looked into it that much... I've just posted my stuff and surf to watch/listen to music I like on there, mostly.

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

I am really private with my stuff.

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

I am running out of love for this grid

11:38 pm

negativeneil

Oh in some cases, yes. But I'm not in any danger of being forced to take mine down, since they're just my own personal clips.

11:38 pm

mrpresident

mkg... sa8 comes off the sa7... take the sa6, change the last vowel to latin ending and plural

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

I also have a policy on fb never to post or say things I wouldn't say to my mother

11:39 pm

mkg

dont have sa 6 or 7. will try to find it. any further clues welcome mr pres.

11:40 pm

herinfernallady

It means a sacred or holy place

11:40 pm

gremlinn

sa6 = a sacred place

11:40 pm

mrpresident

sounds like sa****ary... the space you are safe

11:40 pm

mrpresident

neil, just going to web based IM

11:40 pm

gremlinn

Actually sa6 is the plural of the sa7 right after

11:41 pm

mkg

got the seven and eight but not the six!

11:41 pm

mkg

got the six. ty.

11:41 pm

gremlinn

sa6 and sa8 are two different ways of pluralizing it

11:41 pm

negativeneil

Another of my clips that may amuse you... at the 09/12 Tea Party Protest in 2009. Footage I shot of a protestor... showing how nuts they really are. Of course he wasn't exactly "all there" but are any of the Tea baggers? You'll hear me talking at the beginning but I'm shooting the clip, so you don't see me in this one:

11:41 pm

negativeneil

http://tinyurl.com/TPP091209

11:42 pm

negativeneil

[damn, hit "Enter" without the Shift key]

11:43 pm

Jellen

Hello all!

11:43 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jellen

11:43 pm

negativeneil

Hi Jellen!

11:43 pm

jesdraggon

hi jellen :)

11:43 pm

herinfernallady

well I am going talk later

11:44 pm

gremlinn

ahhhhh, not Alex Jones!!

11:45 pm

jesdraggon

bye, lady

11:46 pm

jesdraggon

4 left

11:46 pm

Jellen

Bye, herin

11:46 pm

mrpresident

i can't get on to aim or yahoo... but i can get onto facebook

11:47 pm

Jellen

Oh, what's going on, mrp?

11:48 pm

mrpresident

hi jellen! i am trying to use meebo to log onto chat in yahoo or aim, but can't get onto either

11:48 pm

jesdraggon

de6,24 clue please?

11:48 pm

Jellen

Oh, I've never used meebo like that...

11:48 pm

Jellen

de + plural letter + guy

11:48 pm

mrpresident

don't worry about it neil, i will get it another time if i can

11:48 pm

negativeneil

Yep, gremlinn. That guy learns everything from The Alex Jones Show! *headsplode*

11:49 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, jellen

11:49 pm

negativeneil

Ok, mrp. I'm not taking it down off my YouTube channel anytime soon either... so you can always see it there.

11:49 pm

mrpresident

ok, thanks neil

11:50 pm

mrpresident

i have guests in less than an hour... i better shower and get my head around the day (what is left of it)

11:50 pm

negativeneil

de6,24 -- de + plural consonant + plural of adult males?

11:50 pm

negativeneil

Ugh. Have fun, mrp! And take care.

11:51 pm

Jellen

Bye, mrp

11:52 pm

jesdraggon

sh6,27?

11:52 pm

jesdraggon

bye, mrp!

11:52 pm

Jellen

sh 6, the first, is a past tense

11:52 pm

gremlinn

sh6/27 - embarrassed

11:53 pm

Jellen

sh 6/27, second, is Irish-sounding slang for a cop or detective

11:53 pm

gremlinn

more of a past tense than an adjective, but it could be

11:53 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, meant the second one

11:53 pm

gremlinn

sh6/27 the 2nd: multiple famous orcas

11:54 pm

Jellen

sh 4/6 + you and me

11:54 pm

gremlinn

(Not really, but that's how it would be spelled.)

11:54 pm

jesdraggon

oi. thanks. i kept trying it without the final s. apparently, i can't count letters.

11:56 pm

negativeneil

It should, gremlinn!

11:56 pm

negativeneil

Or yes, would.

12:00 am

gremlinn

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