Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, November 5, 2011

12:00 am

cosdem

I love drop dead gorgeous!

12:00 am

boatierra

Flip / vuelta / aleta

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip and hi all

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip -- yet another biggie, blah

12:00 am

Alohablue

hello folks

12:00 am

vanillaslice

satis

12:00 am

boatierra

Ya, Drop Dead Gorgeous is awesome :)

12:01 am

cosdem

thanks vanilla

12:01 am

MLFAN17

sl6

12:01 am

cosdem

i need to buy it tomorrow

12:01 am

Erda

One more huge grid -- triple sigh...

12:02 am

boatierra

Cos - that is an excellent idea.

12:02 am

Jellen

I agree, Erda and jilli...

12:02 am

vanillaslice

oh dear what was I doing off to the pb

12:02 am

cosdem

at the used dvd store. we have a mega mart with thousands of used dvds... for like 1/2 the price. ill get it tomorrow :) yay

12:03 am

cosdem

ah the boobs again

12:03 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

12:03 am

jillibus

French for student is here but doesn't count, of course

12:03 am

Erda

Thank you, mrp and/or Lickety!

12:04 am

jillibus

loveya, mrp

12:04 am

pigeonman

what's with all the large grids?

12:04 am

MLFAN17

next we will get a bunch of small ones in a row and some wont ike that either lol

12:05 am

pigeonman

it's usually large grids during the week and teeny tiny one on the weekend

12:05 am

dart001

jiil...one of those words is here

12:05 am

jillibus

woohoo! one of dart's (and my) fave words here with its plural

12:06 am

flosey

flip and yet one more biggie! yuk

12:06 am

jillibus

hello dart -- snap!

12:06 am

flosey

will poke away at it for a bit

12:07 am

jillibus

me too flosey

12:07 am

dart001

hi jilli

12:07 am

cosdem

one more for nbt but no 6/7/8 yet lol

12:07 am

dizgrannie

Hi all!! NBTs

12:07 am

MLFAN17

Vi 8

12:08 am

cosdem

thanks mlf finally got an 8

12:08 am

MLFAN17

yw cos

12:09 am

jillibus

wtg diz

12:09 am

dizgrannie

vi 8 x 2

12:09 am

cosdem

stats for the last row T please

12:09 am

dart001

halfway + 1

12:10 am

jillibus

and wtg all you speedsters who get the big words and nbt nbs before I do (saving time, lol)

12:10 am

jillibus

jeez, dart

12:10 am

Alohablue

halfway? ouch........nice going

12:10 am

jillibus

yes, Blue, I'm with you

12:10 am

dizgrannie

cos, ti 5/6

12:10 am

flosey

aha, 2 x 8

12:10 am

cosdem

thanks diz

12:11 am

jillibus

I have 8 words

12:11 am

flosey

vile

12:11 am

flosey

oops, sorry

12:11 am

flosey

pb!

12:11 am

cosdem

ah a fish!

12:11 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:11 am

cosdem

ok now i need a 7 for nbs....

12:11 am

cybernan

rushing brandy laced hot choc to the pb

12:11 am

cosdem

hi nan

12:12 am

jillibus

i nan

12:12 am

cosdem

tm6 in the grid

12:12 am

MLFAN17

2nd E first column stats please?

12:12 am

jillibus

ty flosey -- chocolate profiteroles in the pb

12:12 am

flosey

sounds lovely jilli, I shall enjoy

12:13 am

cosdem

fl 7

12:13 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:13 am

cosdem

i cant remember mlf sorry :(

12:14 am

dizgrannie

em 4 MLF

12:14 am

jillibus

(flosey -- just had some frozen ones from GVM, yum)

12:14 am

MLFAN17

duhh thanks diz and thats a babblet too

12:14 am

cosdem

el 8

12:14 am

dizgrannie

NBSs

12:15 am

MLFAN17

cos is that a word we should know?

12:15 am

jillibus

warning -- nobody should mention the time after dark here

12:15 am

jillibus

or the opposite of wrong

12:15 am

cosdem

no it was a typo for me and it turned out to be el8

12:16 am

MLFAN17

what do you mean jill?

12:16 am

cosdem

right 8

12:16 am

cosdem

ugh. PB time.

12:16 am

cosdem

i meant ri 8

12:16 am

jillibus

just think about it mlf

12:17 am

cosdem

ah thanks jill :)

12:17 am

MLFAN17

stats for the third column i please?

12:17 am

jillibus

mlf, I don't look for mightily long words -- these are only 5s

12:17 am

cosdem

il 4/4

12:18 am

cosdem

a lot of rhyming words today

12:18 am

MLFAN17

got it thansk cos

12:19 am

flosey

thanks cos, got your ri8

12:19 am

cosdem

al 7...

12:19 am

dizgrannie

8s done

12:19 am

cosdem

al 7 x 2

12:19 am

jillibus

cos -- great guy!

12:20 am

MLFAN17

okay one more for nbt and i will shut up lol...third column T stats please?

12:20 am

cosdem

ti 5/6... common word.. it was my last one for nbt lol

12:20 am

cybernan

have a vi 5, but don't see any 8's

12:20 am

cosdem

it rhymes with a few other 5 words...

12:20 am

cosdem

both vi8 build off a vi5 but there are two vi5

12:20 am

dizgrannie

nan, carry on from the vi5

12:21 am

MLFAN17

got it thanks cos

12:21 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:21 am

cosdem

dont forget the TM6

12:21 am

jillibus

wtg mlf

12:22 am

Erda

Thanks for the reminder. cosdem...

12:22 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:22 am

cybernan

the english vi 5 or the latin vi 5?

12:22 am

cosdem

english

12:24 am

MLFAN17

can someone list the 7s that have been called so far please?

12:24 am

cybernan

ty -- nbt, nbs

12:24 am

cosdem

i have 4....

12:24 am

cosdem

al, al, el, fi

12:24 am

dizgrannie

me too

12:24 am

cosdem

5 now... al, al, el, el, fi

12:24 am

dizgrannie

same here lol

12:24 am

rastapopolous

I have a fl7

12:25 am

rastapopolous

and an st7

12:25 am

cosdem

oh sorry. id ont have fi7. i meant fl7

12:25 am

cosdem

al, al, el, el, fl , st..... 2 more

12:26 am

Flask1

NBS/NB......Good morning all!

12:26 am

jillibus

mmm-- ty cos for the tm -- finally remembered it

12:26 am

jillibus

hi flask

12:27 am

rastapopolous

ah, found a tr7

12:27 am

cosdem

archie's favorite words int he grid

12:27 am

cosdem

thanks rast.. one more 7....

12:27 am

mrpresident

hi, did clues go up ok?

12:28 am

flosey

super thanks mrp

12:28 am

jillibus

they did, beautifully, mrp xx

12:28 am

cosdem

ah.. ti7.... 7's done

12:28 am

Flask1

Hi Jilli.......

12:29 am

mrpresident

ok thanks... bye

12:29 am

Alohablue

aloha mr p

12:29 am

flosey

thanks again cos

12:29 am

flosey

tis finished

12:31 am

dizgrannie

7s done, that ti 7 is weird, but think I have seen it here before

12:31 am

cosdem

th words done lol

12:32 am

cosdem

yay T's done.

12:32 am

cosdem

wtg diz

12:35 am

jillibus

[listening to banjo music on PBS -- reminding me of a wonderful evening with Gt Dane friends in Memphis around a piano bar and a great jazz singer-woman, can't remember her name0

12:36 am

Alohablue

jill.....it was me <grin>

12:36 am

jillibus

[just people making music]

12:36 am

Alohablue

kidding of course, but loved the music in Memphis :)

12:36 am

jillibus

no it wasn't, Blue, lol

12:36 am

cosdem

M's done.

12:37 am

jillibus

it had nothing to do with Elvis

12:37 am

rastapopolous

I'm listening to that show, too. I have a banjo, trying to learn but I need to practice more

12:37 am

cosdem

never ben to Memphis but i've been to Nashville. beautiful town

12:37 am

rastapopolous

not a big selection of banjo teachers in Nevada, I'm pretty much on my own

12:38 am

Alohablue

I sang in Nashville.....joint called the Exit Inn......opened for Willie Nelson back when he was still wearing a suit and tie .........so unlike him now

12:38 am

jillibus

nice to share, rasta :)

12:38 am

jillibus

wow, Blue!

12:38 am

cybernan

what are the 8's please -- just have the vi

12:39 am

jillibus

Steve Martin is such a banjo surprise!

12:39 am

Alohablue

I have a silly question, perhaps I'm not seeing this right

12:39 am

cosdem

8s: vi, vi, el, ri

12:39 am

cosdem

oh wow nice blue! impressive

12:40 am

Alohablue

why does it say that the word team, is not in the dictionary?

12:40 am

cybernan

ty cos

12:40 am

cosdem

it says "does not exist in puzzle" to me

12:40 am

dizgrannie

Blue, it isn't in the grid

12:41 am

Alohablue

ok....wait.says it doesn't exist in the puzzle

12:41 am

Alohablue

but they do connect

12:41 am

jillibus

team isn't in the grid, but taem is, and not in the dictionary

12:41 am

cosdem

no they dont :)

12:41 am

cosdem

there are no te words :)

12:42 am

Alohablue

oh duhhhhhhhhhh..............sorry.......
..<crushed>

12:42 am

Alohablue

12:42 am

dizgrannie

tis okies, Blue, we still love ya xxx

12:42 am

cosdem

happens to us all !

12:42 am

jillibus

there there blue *pats the weeper on the back*

12:43 am

Alohablue

lolol............I feel so stupid........must be the wine <grin>

12:43 am

cosdem

always blame it on the alcohol. cant go wrong with that

12:44 am

Alohablue

lol cos.......what a lame excuse <grin>

12:44 am

jillibus

same here, blue -- plus 2 vodkas at first

12:44 am

Alohablue

wow jill.......is that your order? I usually do the wine firsdt then the vodka.......teehee

12:44 am

jillibus

no more now, though, thanks -- enuf's more than enuf

12:45 am

cosdem

aww im reading such a touching article

12:45 am

rastapopolous

pretty little flower that grows around here, but enable won't take it http://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/h
tm/scarlet-gilia/

12:45 am

jillibus

I did say it was our weekly neighbourhood Happy Hour(s)

12:46 am

Alohablue

I need to work on getting the babble clues.....another learning curve. Be well folks........thanks for your lovely company! <poof>

12:47 am

cybernan

ha -- remembered the aa 4 babblet for the first time ever!

12:47 am

cosdem

first column greyed .

12:47 am

cosdem

ahh thanks nan lol

12:48 am

jillibus

lovely flower, rasta -- enable is so ignorant!

12:49 am

cosdem

theres also an aa5 and aa6

12:49 am

cybernan

still missing 2 7's and one 8

12:49 am

cybernan

is there an el 7-8 combo?

12:50 am

cosdem

yes nan

12:50 am

dizgrannie

yes Nan

12:50 am

cybernan

ok -- that would be two of them!

12:51 am

dizgrannie

nan for the el's think of family and drop the fist letter

12:51 am

cosdem

ok 118 found, 117 left. best save them for tomorrow since i've beenbored all day without a grid

12:52 am

cybernan

ty dix

12:52 am

cybernan

*diz

12:52 am

flosey

thanks diz

12:52 am

dizgrannie

Cos, back to the grindstone...I have 107 left....you are usually way ahead of me...lol

12:53 am

dizgrannie

wow Nan and Flos, you got my clue...lol

12:53 am

cybernan

a clue for the st 7, please?

12:53 am

cosdem

lol... i finished last night and was bored all day so im gonna wait til tomorrow

12:53 am

flosey

was a very good one diz

12:54 am

cybernan

good clue

12:54 am

dizgrannie

fair enuf, Cos

12:54 am

cosdem

good night all :)

12:55 am

cybernan

good night, cos

12:56 am

boatierra

Rain rain, lots of rain! It's been raining for a few hours now :)

12:56 am

dizgrannie

night Cos, just keep those pics and jokes coming on FB xx

12:56 am

cosdem

i will! :)

12:56 am

cybernan

cos would you clue the st 7, please?

12:56 am

boatierra

G'night cos :) Hope you find Drop Dead Gorgeous tomorrow :)

12:57 am

flosey

attractive icon, bia

12:57 am

flosey

**boa

12:57 am

boatierra

Hey flosey, Thanks :)

12:57 am

boatierra

I was looking for something pretty with pomegranates and I found that pic.

12:58 am

flosey

lovely

12:58 am

boatierra

I wish I could make out the artist's name at the bottom.

12:58 am

dizgrannie

Nan, st 6/7 to suppress and pl

12:59 am

cybernan

7's and 8's done

1:00 am

cybernan

found it diz

1:05 am

jillibus

Today's icon theme is Guy Fawkes DAy, if anyone cares (cos did)

1:06 am

rastapopolous

but Guy Fawkes is tomorrow....

1:06 am

boatierra

Miss Piggy is on â€˜The Tonight Showâ€™ and Jay is asking her why it that she has looked so good for so long. She points out that all the "stuff" that women have injected into their faces and lips, all that collagen comes from her people. HA!

1:06 am

cybernan

170 down -- good place to stop for the night -- see you tomorrow :)

1:11 am

flosey

new icon, - didn't think I'd be doing the grid but it's moving right along

1:12 am

flosey

rasta, this is tomorrow's grid

1:14 am

jillibus

funny, flosey!

1:15 am

flosey

had a choice of 2, yours is cute jilli

1:16 am

flosey

the other was a bit like yours

1:17 am

jillibus

funny too, boa!

1:18 am

jillibus

my icon was suposed to move, but doesn't here, dammit

1:20 am

jillibus

nbt at last

1:21 am

jillibus

g'nite, nan (a bit late)

1:21 am

flosey

oh, I also have nbt and nbs

1:22 am

jillibus

wtg flosey -- no nbs here and too sleepy to go on -- was the UW bridge fun?

1:23 am

flosey

yes it was jilli, we lost first round so sat all afternoon in one position - now ache like the dickens

1:23 am

flosey

was a good lunch, interesting chicken dish

1:24 am

jillibus

recipe?

1:24 am

flosey

I asked for it, will pass it on

1:25 am

flosey

I must have it but forgot what she called it - it's in The Best of Bridge

1:25 am

flosey

I have most of those books

1:25 am

jillibus

who was your partner? Lst first round???? I have dozensof cookbooks but not that one

1:26 am

flosey

hubby

1:26 am

jillibus

ach, typos -- tired!

1:26 am

jillibus

oh -- thought it was just women

1:26 am

flosey

yes, and lost a lot after that, we didn't have good cards all afternoon

1:27 am

flosey

oh no, there were a few men

1:27 am

jillibus

crud -- that's why I prefer duplicate -- bad cards are not as important

1:27 am

flosey

non that I knew

1:28 am

flosey

yes, me too - that's actually where we learned the game

1:28 am

jillibus

except Mr Flosey, lol!

1:28 am

flosey

yes, of course, my partner

1:28 am

flosey

in life too

1:28 am

jillibus

lucky you

1:28 am

flosey

I think so

1:28 am

jillibus

I still miss mine

1:29 am

flosey

am sure you do jilli, we've been lucky

1:36 am

jillibus

well, brain is turning to mush and bed is beckoning so faretheewell...*poof!

1:36 am

flosey

goodnight jilli, I'll be off very soon

1:36 am

flosey

didn't expect to last this long

1:37 am

dart001

nite jilli

1:37 am

dart001

grrrrr 2 left and haven't listed yet...but they are hiding well

1:38 am

flosey

can I help dart?

1:38 am

dart001

missing a 4 and a 5.... from the S and the A in the top row

1:39 am

flosey

which S?

1:39 am

dart001

got the s

1:39 am

flosey

wtg

1:41 am

dart001

fireworks

1:41 am

flosey

well done dart

1:41 am

flosey

78 to go here

1:41 am

ursh

hello all - i must have typed trivial 6 times

1:41 am

dart001

i always miss that as 4,4

1:41 am

flosey

hello ursh

1:41 am

ursh

wtg dart

1:42 am

dart001

hi ursh

1:51 am

dart001

time to run...good luck all

1:52 am

flosey

g'night dart

1:55 am

flosey

ok, down to 60 and off to bed, goodnight all

1:59 am

Tanja

good evening all

1:59 am

Tanja

sais

2:00 am

Tanja

woops stupid internet page - I have had to change computers and lost lickety's babble - I have emailed him and hope he will have time shortly to send me program:)

2:03 am

jillibus

tanja, the link is in my profile

2:05 am

boatierra

Babble expert link is in my profile too.

2:12 am

jillibus

Updated the icon theme list in my profile -- and now I'm really off again...*repoof

2:53 am

Christa

Thanks jullibus... I also changed computers and lost Lickety's site.

3:17 am

Christa

Having Lickety's site makes the biggest difference in my score... thanks once again.

3:53 am

sprite

morning all

3:55 am

Dianne

Hi sprite

3:55 am

sprite

hey Dianne :) Haven't seen you in a while. Are you well?

3:56 am

Dianne

Fine, thank you. Been busy at work but now it's Saturday afternoon and I'm just doing Babble. All good with you?

3:57 am

sprite

it is nice to have some relax time :)
Yes, I am fine, thanks.

4:02 am

sprite

looks like a nice grid again today

4:04 am

Dianne

Just add an S to almost anything - something I often forget.

4:05 am

sprite

lol yes... in yesterday's grid ALL my last words were forgotten plurals.

4:05 am

Dianne

Me too :)

4:05 am

sprite

:D

4:21 am

rubyfoo

good morning

4:22 am

sprite

hey ruby :)

4:23 am

rubyfoo

((sprite))

4:24 am

sprite

another nice grid, ruby.

4:25 am

rubyfoo

yes, I just didn't have enough time yesterday to truly savor it!

4:26 am

sprite

aw what a shame, it was a great grid for you. Lots of series and good endings.

4:26 am

rubyfoo

and today is backing up already!

4:26 am

rubyfoo

how are you feeling?

4:26 am

rubyfoo

?

4:26 am

sprite

I am good today. And you?

4:27 am

rubyfoo

feel OK but sad November....

4:28 am

sprite

just today or the whole month?

4:28 am

rubyfoo

Nov is my least favorite month -- grey grey, rain and less and less light

4:29 am

rubyfoo

tale

4:29 am

rubyfoo

tales

4:29 am

rubyfoo

talis

4:29 am

rubyfoo

oh sorry

4:29 am

rubyfoo

you can see, I'm kind of a mess....

4:29 am

rubyfoo

I'll just slink away

4:31 am

sprite

ah I see :) Yes, it is a darkening month. I love Autumn though. This is the time everything goes back to its core... the tree pulls back its energy into roots and trunk, the fruits into their seeds and cores... it is a time of empowering too.

4:31 am

sprite

darn, already had all of them. You can do better, ruby, I just know it.

4:31 am

rubyfoo

I never thought of looking at it that way. What a healthy and optimistic view! I can always count on wise sprite!!!!

4:33 am

sprite

just looking at nature :)
And people are just the same, you know, if they listen to their hearts. This time of year, there is less distraction and we tend to turn inward, check our resources, let things condensate into their kernels.

4:34 am

MollyL

That is very much the Pagan belief about this time of year, Sprite. It is the time that Nature draws within to rest.

4:34 am

rubyfoo

when I lived in the NE and was exhibiting, this was the time of year when the shows started

4:34 am

rubyfoo

maybe that's what I miss

4:35 am

rubyfoo

4:35 am

sprite

hey Molly :)
Yes, Pagan is very much in tune with nature, I believe.

4:36 am

MollyL

And it is a darker time, and so we bring the light within. In our hearths and in our candles. Hey, we even bring nature inside when we decorate with garlands and a tree.

4:37 am

sprite

very true!

4:37 am

rubyfoo

I'm listening to both of you and maybe thinking that way will help me

4:39 am

sprite

it will. Especially if you burn a lot of candles and maybe a nice fire in the hearth, grin.

4:39 am

rubyfoo

fires every day out of necessity!

4:40 am

boatierra

OMG, tm 6/21 one of my all time favorite words!!!

4:40 am

boatierra

It's so rare that it shows up in a puzzle :)

4:40 am

sprite

good! I love fires. Maybe if you'd try to really enjoy them, pull the light and energy into yourself, and not just see them as only necessary?

4:40 am

rubyfoo

hello boat

4:40 am

sprite

hiya boat, indeed :D A great word.

4:41 am

boatierra

Hey ruby :)

4:41 am

rubyfoo

great word, boat, ty!

4:41 am

boatierra

Hey sprite :)

4:41 am

MollyL

I used to think the trees looked bare and lonely at this time of year until I read this quote..."overhead, frozen branches rattled in a brief visitation of wind and she thought: 'I am walking under the scaffolding of summer"...Ngaio Marsh

4:41 am

rubyfoo

I've seen it before, but never think of it

4:41 am

boatierra

Not a problem :)

4:42 am

rubyfoo

very pretty, molly

4:42 am

boatierra

Nice quite :)

4:42 am

sprite

oh beautiful...

4:43 am

boatierra

Nice quote (not quite) :)

4:44 am

rubyfoo

quite beautiful!

4:44 am

sprite

when the trees are bare, and they stand out so stark against the sky, I always feel like now I can see them as they really are. They often look like silhouets against the winter sky. I love that.

4:49 am

MollyL

Here is a picture I took to go with Sprite's thought...
http://tinyurl.com/3h9gtvm

4:49 am

boatierra

Done for now. Laters *poof*

4:49 am

sprite

bye boat!

4:50 am

sprite

oh yes, exactly, Molly! Could have been taken nearby my house even. Beautiful!

4:50 am

rubyfoo

you would love our maples; now that the leaves are almost gone, just a few remaining shreds of yellow, the branches are black and very beautiful

4:51 am

sprite

looks like I will have to visit you twice, ruby, lol. Once in summer, with the bats and the garden... and once in winter, with the maples and hearthfires.

4:51 am

rubyfoo

you know you are welcome, sprite! even Burt says so....

4:51 am

MollyL

Trees are very graceful the way they shed the old, remain at their core for a while and then blossom with the new.

4:52 am

rubyfoo

the quantity of leaves, once down, is incredible

4:52 am

rubyfoo

if you sit outside, you can hear them falling

4:52 am

rubyfoo

espcially the tulip tree which has huge leaves

4:52 am

sprite

wow. Well, I'd love to. We will email about it, ok? :)

4:53 am

rubyfoo

yes

4:53 am

sprite

so very true, Molly. They always teach me something about myself and living.

4:53 am

rubyfoo

thank you ladies for your upli**ing words!!!

4:54 am

sprite

argh I agree! The leaves on the floor in our garden... it is incredible they came from the few trees we have.

4:54 am

rubyfoo

I will use them today

4:54 am

rubyfoo

see you later

4:54 am

sprite

bye ruby, tell Burt hi from me and have a lovely day

4:55 am

rubyfoo

4:55 am

rubyfoo

4:57 am

sprite

...

4:57 am

sprite

message lost in cyber space.

Song for today:
Ni6/27 in white sa5/10

4:58 am

dizgrannie

Moody Blues...

4:58 am

sprite

:D

4:59 am

dizgrannie

hey Sprite, got your email but when I 'google translated' it was all just some random words????

5:00 am

sprite

fireflies. Last word: ti7/28. Very odd. Good monkeys.

5:00 am

sprite

hey dizzie... I did not email you? I sent the addy of your g/d to my daughter. Is it spam, maybe?

5:01 am

sprite

I would never email you in another language than english anyway.

5:01 am

dizgrannie

can I put up part of the addie?

5:01 am

sprite

sure

5:02 am

dizgrannie

it came from cass Van Dijk

5:03 am

sherb

good morning Babblers :)

5:03 am

sprite

that is my name. Looks like my addy is on some email spammer's li4 then... darn.

5:04 am

sprite

hiya sherb

5:04 am

sprite

sorry dizzie, pls throw it away. When I'll email you, I will put 'babble' in the subject, ok?

5:04 am

dizgrannie

thank Sprite

5:14 am

sprite

I have emailed you... this is really me, grin.

5:14 am

sprite

ok, I have to go, bye all. Have a grand day and/or ni5.

5:15 am

sherb

bye sprite... have a good day :)

5:19 am

sherb

taking a break for grocery shopping... bbl :)

5:38 am

Mema

el

6:24 am

cool.girl

hi everyone can i have a clue 4 the el28 please

6:29 am

MollyL

el7/28...one who considers themself better than others

6:45 am

cool.girl

ty

7:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

nice words in this grid so far...

7:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

and PB me for the th4 but I say it doesn't count.

7:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

We don't have room in the PB for all these misdemeanors

7:40 am

MollyL

Morning Kap, did sleep help the headache?

7:41 am

Mom

good sunny Saturday to all

7:41 am

MollyL

Morning Mom

7:41 am

Mom

morning Molly

7:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

No because I think it is more of a neckache. I have been complaining so long but I get stuck on whether I am supposed to go to PT, chiropractic, and also the ENT- too many appointments to deal with pieces of the problem.

7:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

Doesn't anyone look at the whole picture?

7:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

thank you for asking.

7:43 am

Mom

Our doctor does, she is a fairly new doctor. Very thorough

7:43 am

MollyL

Does heat help it at all Kap?

7:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

my main doctor does, but then it's the referrals to specialists that bog me down.

7:43 am

Mom

come have an appointment with her :-)

7:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, yeah- have to slather on some BenGay.

7:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

My signature scent.

7:44 am

Mom

<---- love the smell of bengay

7:45 am

Mom

knock on wood ..... never had to be referred to another doctor

7:45 am

MollyL

I had something painful in my neck once. The heating pad was my best friend until it worked itself out.

7:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

If they called Bengay something like Agony, it could be a designer scent.

7:45 am

MollyL

Sounds like you have a great doctor, Mom. Wish there were more like her.

7:46 am

Mom

she is very good and the doctor in with her is equally as good.

7:46 am

Mom

Got my mom to switch to them, now working on my dad to switch

7:47 am

MollyL

I think with all the malpractice suits flying around these days, doctors are afraid to treat anything that is not "in their area".

7:49 am

MollyL

Aw, Andy Rooney died. And he just did his last broadcast. It's like he knew.

7:50 am

Mom

RIP, Andy Rooney

7:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah-he was 92. I would say he was guessing it was likely.

7:51 am

Mom

wow, I didn't realize he was that old

7:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

r.i.p.

7:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

vals

7:52 am

MollyL

1097 televised essay. His last one was about how privileged he felt to be able to broadcast his writing. Sounds like a well lived life.

7:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

excuse me.

7:53 am

Mom

hope he doesn't have any skeletons in his closet like Charles Kuralt

7:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

Charles kuralt had skeletons?

7:54 am

Mom

after he died, his mistress was left some land as noted in his will.

7:54 am

Mom

first his wife knew of it

7:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hey, that greasy kid stuff is in the grid. But don't say it- it contains another word.

7:55 am

Mom

hmmmm, been a long time since I was a kid ...... what are the first 2 letters

7:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

vi.

7:55 am

Mom

sa?

7:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

Maybe it was the anti-greasy kid's stuff. hair goop for men.

7:55 am

Mom

got it

7:56 am

Mom

thank you

7:56 am

Mom

wonder if they still make the stuff

7:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

do they still make Grecian formula?

7:56 am

Mom

<--- note to self to look in the grooming ai*** for me next time I go to the store

7:57 am

Mom

I think so, Kap

7:57 am

Mom

*men

7:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

I almost had a good word but got distracted

7:58 am

Mom

All my men wear English Leather or they wear nothing at all .... wonder if that is still made

7:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

Take it off. Take it all off. There's nothing between me and my Calvin Kleins. Or was that Jordache.

7:59 am

Mom

I don't remember

8:00 am

Mom

When the boys were little, they are now 27 and 23, I bought a DVD of old commercials. It is a hoot. Fred and Barney promoting cigarettes

8:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

"It's not how long you make it- it's how you make it long."

8:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

That was a cigarette add.

8:00 am

Mom

Andy Griffith for Grape Nuts
Alka Seltzer and Speedy

8:01 am

Mom

right, when you were allowed to hawk cigarettes on tv

8:01 am

MollyL

Aw, Speedy Alkaseltzer. He was cute.

8:01 am

Mom

he was

8:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

Us Tareyton smokers would rather fi*** than quit." Almost caught myself on that one.

8:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

You've come a long way baby.

8:02 am

Mom

ah, the clock is chiming 9, I had better scoot

8:02 am

MollyL

I think I still know all the words to the Choo-Choo Charlie Good 'N Plenty commercial.

8:02 am

Mom

thanks for that fi***, got several words now.

8:02 am

Mom

:-)

8:02 am

Mom

Charlie says love my good n plenty's,

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Once upon a time there was an engineer. Choo choo Charlie was his name we here.

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hear.

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Charlie says really rings the bell.

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Silly rabbit.

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Don't you know...

8:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

Trix are for kids?

8:04 am

Mom

make it a great day! (((Hugs))) to all of you.
Kap, I hope your headache / neck pain eases up

8:04 am

jmbdobie2

does your shoe have a boy inside?

8:04 am

Mom

on that note, remember when you could actually use Sugar on the label for cereal

8:04 am

Mom

Buster Brown

8:04 am

MollyL

Candy coated popcorn, peanuts and a prize!

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

And his dog Tige!

8:05 am

jmbdobie2

what a funny place for a boy to hide

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, God, here go the Baby Boomers downloading the contents of our brains again.

8:05 am

Mom

Cracker Jacks.... the prizes are really stupid now

8:05 am

MollyL

All my shoes had a boy inside. I lived in Buster Browns for years.

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Our parents were right about TV ruining our brains.

8:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

Who watched Sandy Becker? There was a subversive act. No wonder LSD got so popular.

8:06 am

jmbdobie2

after yesterday's grid I'm not sure if I want to do todays. But the chog is nice!

8:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hambone!

8:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's all on you-tube- the entertainment for the alzheimer's clinic.

8:07 am

MollyL

That was back when advertisers were first figuring out how to brainwash people. And kids were their best targets.

8:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

And it worked pretty damn well, didn't it.

8:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

Mom, can I have a Chatty Cathy pleeease?

8:08 am

dan2bit

jmb - can't go wrong with a grid with an ight in it

8:08 am

dan2bit

morning all

8:09 am

MollyL

Morning 2Bit

8:10 am

Kaplan the Magne

Good morning- we are indulging in our favorite geezer pastime- spewing TV jingles.

8:10 am

Kaplan the Magne

You can't fool Mother Nature.

8:11 am

MollyL

Chatty Cathy got pretty sad when her innards started to wear down.

8:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

My mom wouldn't get me one.

8:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

I had the Patty Playpal though. She was as big as me.

8:12 am

MollyL

And now I'm flashing back to that Twilight Zone episode with Telly Savalas and the doll.

8:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

OOOOHHHHH- creepy doll!

8:13 am

MollyL

My name is Talky Tina and I'm going to kill you.

8:13 am

Kaplan the Magne

hahaha!

8:13 am

Kaplan the Magne

(that was oldfashioned speak for LOL)

8:15 am

MollyL

Too many letters for the lazy fingers of today to type, Kap.

8:16 am

SeaSpray

Took me 46 years to get a Chatty Cathy...stores were all sold out the year I wanted Santa to bring it...neighbor ended up giving me one about 3 years ago

8:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

I had a Barbie Dream House.

8:17 am

MollyL

Oh Sea, I bet your inner child was so happy. : )

8:17 am

SeaSpray

Niccceeee Kap

8:18 am

MollyL

I hate the fact that kids are disappointed on Christmas due to lack of marketing planning.

8:18 am

SeaSpray

I was delighted Molly, had her perked up by a doll restorer, she even made new clothes...she looks like new

8:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have to go get dressed- 80 left, which is about where I left off last night.

8:18 am

redturtlehead

Morning. Seaspray they is so cool that the Chatty Cathy delighted you even after all these years!

8:19 am

MollyL

I have a Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in my "grandchild hope chest". They were my favorites.

8:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

If I had gotten that Chatty Cathy, would I have had a different life? Would I be happy now?

8:19 am

redturtlehead

Everytime I chat I see that inappropriate icon. Will be right back....

8:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

Our destiny turns on such moments.

8:19 am

SeaSpray

Oh it did red...good morning to you and everyone else

8:19 am

MollyL

Would I be pretty? Would I be rich?

8:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

Whatever ...

8:20 am

SeaSpray

I did however get Thumbelina and I loved her

8:20 am

SeaSpray

washers off balance...brb

8:20 am

MollyL

Que sera sera

8:21 am

redturtlehead

Good Morning. lets see if my icon changed...

8:22 am

SeaSpray

uhhh no

8:22 am

redturtlehead

I am struggling with this, last itme it would take either.

8:22 am

MollyL

Yep, if you click on it, it's different. Sea, refresh.

8:22 am

redturtlehead

Mine is still jacko. but if you say so I will leave.

8:23 am

MollyL

I refreshed and now it's the new one. I think you have to log out and back in if it's your own icon.

8:23 am

redturtlehead

ooooh, I never log out, I have no idea what my password is...

8:24 am

MollyL

Hmm, try closing your browser and re-opening it then.

8:24 am

SeaSpray

ok, refreshed now I did have a disturbing experience yesterday. Went to the oncologist with father in law and listened as he gave him what I felt was his death sentence.

8:24 am

redturtlehead

I did, I think I'll just wait until it changes. SeaSpray that is so upsetting!

8:24 am

MollyL

Oh Sea, how sad.

8:25 am

SeaSpray

It was very hard to hear someone's life being measured in months

8:27 am

redturtlehead

Indeed. Remember that it is never completely accurate.

8:28 am

SeaSpray

Oh, definitely red and I told him that.

8:30 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:) kitt has a clip in fb showing a father and son running a marathon..does anyone know the singr of that beautiful song that accomponies the clip?

8:31 am

SeaSpray

sorry, am not on fb crossy

8:32 am

MollyL

Sea, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that you and your family can help each other make it through this hard time.

8:34 am

SeaSpray

ty and we will Molly

8:34 am

MollyL

That clip is on YouTube. The song is "My Redeemer Lives".

8:35 am

MollyL

Nicole Mullins is the vocalist.

8:35 am

crosshair

ty molly

8:40 am

bethn

sa

8:40 am

car.eeyore

Good Morning from Washington DC Babble Friends!

8:40 am

MollyL

Where is Trif? I have chocolate cake for her because she's in the grid. Morning Car.

8:40 am

car.eeyore

She must be at home!

8:41 am

MollyL

Chilly here today Car. Going sight seeing later?

8:41 am

car.eeyore

It is in the 50's here...perfect for walking around! Yes! Heading to the National Aquarium, Air & Space Museum and possibly the White House today.

8:42 am

SeaSpray

Have a great day car!

8:42 am

MollyL

It's a much better time of year to do that here than the heat of the summer. Have fun.

8:43 am

MollyL

Do you have tickets for The White House tour?

8:43 am

crosshair

my heart goes out to you aND YOUR FATHER IN THIS TIME of turmoil aND STRIFE seaspray.i pray for your father and big crossy ber hugs for you

8:44 am

car.eeyore

Oh Seaspray! {hugs} and love to you and your whole family. You will all be in my prayers.

8:45 am

car.eeyore

No we don't Molly.

8:45 am

car.eeyore

Matt is checking it online now...

8:45 am

MollyL

That's okay, it's cool just to see it from the outside. Make sure to point out the snipers on the roof to your boys.

8:46 am

SeaSpray

ty crossy, my father in law is a wonderful person (a good ole boy originally from Tennessee) very giving and caring we will do our best to make him comfortable

8:46 am

SeaSpray

ty car

8:46 am

MollyL

He's fortunate to have a loving family around him Sea.

8:47 am

car.eeyore

Well...seeing that we did not contact our congressman last month, we will be viewing it from the outside.

8:48 am

SeaSpray

My daughter tells me so Molly, she is an RN in geriatrics and so often tells me of the patients who have no one....that is very sad

8:48 am

MollyL

Sea, that is very sad.

8:48 am

crosshair

and reading back on thing that5 our lives pivot on from kaplan...lol i find it is the small thigs that shift our cosmos,things that5 have blindsided us on some sunny tuesday FTERNOON,i too once had a oncologist look at me and aS IF HE WERE ORDERING LUNCH,GO aHEAD and measure out my life in coffee spoons....small things veer our course,things no larger that a quarter in some inoperable place.,but often the human spirit is not factord into the scientific equasion and good things may still happen...and..nm crossy rambles and the tea is ready brb

8:49 am

MollyL

Okay Car, have fun and I hope to hear a full report later. What you saw and more importantly, where you ate. : )

8:50 am

car.eeyore

Food has not been too outstanding as of yet : (

8:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yes, Crossy- this is eloquent.

8:50 am

MollyL

Downtown is like that. You have to know where the good food is. Some places are just dives. : (

8:51 am

car.eeyore

Just grabbing simple meals for the kids when we get hungry.

8:54 am

SeaSpray

Have a great day everyone, must go tackle some house work bbl

8:54 am

car.eeyore

I am off too! Time to shower and hit the town!

8:55 am

crosshair

darn keybards! i swear i am going to buy a 600 dollar kb and hide it under my pillow each night so it doe not get buggered up like both my keyboards i have now..grr

8:56 am

welki

'morning, folks

8:56 am

crosshair

howdy welki

8:56 am

jmcnrick

car is here???

8:56 am

jmcnrick

I want a meet up!

8:57 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:57 am

crosshair

howdy jmc

8:57 am

jmcnrick

*sneak hugs welki just for spite*

8:57 am

welki

ewww .. stay away! i am soooo sick

8:58 am

crosshair

ewww! germs!.....

8:58 am

jmcnrick

oooo poor welki you are sick?

8:58 am

MollyL

Bank Transfer Day. I love it. There is a national movement for people to get their money out of the big, fee charging banks and put it in the smaller credit unions and community based banks.

8:58 am

MollyL

*Passes Welki chicken soup*

8:58 am

welki

first time ever i've taken three days off from work

8:59 am

crosshair

i sue a local credit union molly have not used a "big banK" in 20 years

8:59 am

crosshair

use

8:59 am

jmcnrick

the credit unions are one of the last vestages of the socialist revolution that was the New Deal

8:59 am

MollyL

I have my money in a credit union and a community based bank. I flipped off the big boys years ago.

8:59 am

jmcnrick

i use a big bank because i travel so much it is useful to find my bank handy

9:00 am

jmcnrick

for about 20 years i went from small bank to small bank but they kept getting bought out by the big banks

9:00 am

MollyL

My small bank has been around since the 1800s. It's not going anywhere.

9:00 am

jmcnrick

i figured if i was going to be at a big back i would at least make it the big bank of my choice

9:01 am

crosshair

tecchnology is changing that jmc,more and more we are going to be able to find our bank on our smart phone and there are new programs out there where the phone itself can hold a balance aND MAKE PURCHACES..NO MORE CARDS!

9:01 am

crosshair

DARN KB

9:01 am

jmcnrick

i am guessing sandy spring moll but it is not convenient for me in DC

9:01 am

Scrabbler

Hello Babble buddies!

9:01 am

redturtlehead

Morning again...

9:01 am

crosshair

scrABBY!

9:01 am

jmcnrick

hey scrabs and red!

9:01 am

jmcnrick

red i have not seen you for an age!

9:01 am

redturtlehead

scrabby! jmc, Crossy, Molly! Hello! Hello Lurkerz.

9:01 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

9:01 am

crosshair

howdy red

9:02 am

crosshair

howdy bob

9:02 am

phaeton

what if u don't have a 'smart phone'?

9:02 am

phaeton

hi

9:02 am

jmcnrick

the smart phone technology is used all through Africa--we are so far behind

9:02 am

redturtlehead

I know, life has been very very busy.

9:02 am

jmcnrick

it is a different kind of smart phone

9:02 am

crosshair

then you use caRDS I SUPPOSE

9:02 am

crosshair

this kb is dring crossy crazy

9:03 am

jmcnrick

in africa you bye paper cards off the street for minutes on your phone -- you can get them any where no matter how rural

9:03 am

Scrabbler

Red, I'm glad you are running again.

9:03 am

jmcnrick

hi phae

9:03 am

MollyL

With the smart phone advantage I'm not sure why people stay tied to big banks.

9:03 am

redturtlehead

you can buy those cards here too jmc.

9:03 am

redturtlehead

But they do not have them in many parts of Africa.

9:03 am

redturtlehead

But I dont have a smart phone.

9:03 am

jmcnrick

well there is less of a pull then there was when i was traveling

9:04 am

jmcnrick

i am sure you are right red

9:04 am

redturtlehead

Scrabbler, I am also glad, though...its not much and today I hurt like the dickens.

9:04 am

crosshair

indeed molly,your phone becomes you bank for transfers,bill payments and now as a wallet

9:04 am

redturtlehead

In kenya, the mobile is a realy wonderful thing.

9:04 am

MollyL

And most ATM cards are on a network, so you can get cash anywhere.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

I recently switched to an electronic bank: Perkstreet. I did my research. Read reviews by financial gurus. Great rewards.

9:04 am

redturtlehead

In sudan...well...there isn't as much infrastructure.

9:04 am

jmcnrick

but smart phones that pay bills in kenya somalia and tanzania are not like the black berry smart phones

9:05 am

redturtlehead

Maybe I need to do that. Scrbbler, how do you get cash...

9:05 am

Scrabbler

At designated ATMs. Dave Ramsey (radio show/books) endorses Perkstreet.

9:05 am

jmcnrick

it is true moll but i belonged be the only banks anywhere near me are mega banks and i sometimes need to go in person for things

9:05 am

redturtlehead

I like Dave Ramsey to an extent...

9:06 am

jmcnrick

i actually keep most of my money in ING

9:06 am

MollyL

I don't travel much at all. I thought needing to have a branch of your bank where you travel was a thing of the past. Shows how much I know.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

ING, Ally, Perkstreet...electronic banks.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

What bothers you about Dave?

9:07 am

jmcnrick

well it is mostly but for example when i was in hungary i found my bank and got cash without atm or cambio charges

9:07 am

jmcnrick

so there is still a benefit when you travel a lot

9:08 am

MollyL

I guess you have to weigh it all out. The convenience vs. the charges the big banks impose. Everyone has to choose what works best for them.

9:09 am

jmcnrick

true and i do watch the charges like a hawk--most people i find once they settle into a bank don't pay attention. i go to my local branch and get them to reverse the charges i think are unfair -- and it works most of the time

9:10 am

crosshair

lol,up here we have many baNK CHOICES,IT IS THE DAMN INTERNET Data CHARGES THAT Are killing us,we haVE 3 PROVIDERS THAT HAVE A STRANGLEHOLD ON DATA CHARGES..daRN CAps sorry

9:11 am

crosshair

1 gig of dT=100 DOLLARS A MONTH + 5 CENTS A MEG ON OVERAges

9:12 am

crosshair

data*

9:12 am

jmcnrick

wow that is really expensive!

9:12 am

jmcnrick

i could not afford that for long

9:12 am

crosshair

inded!

9:13 am

Scrabbler

You are held hostage, Crossy!

9:13 am

pigeonman

al7,40? The last one?

9:13 am

crosshair

this is why netflix does not work well for us up here.my home daTA paCK IS 50 DOLLArs a month for 60 gig..how many movies is that5?6? lol

9:14 am

flosey

everything OK pgeonman

9:14 am

crosshair

ty flosey

9:14 am

flosey

and good morning everyone

9:14 am

jmcnrick

hi flosey! hi pige

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi flosey

9:14 am

pigeonman

why yes it is as a matter a fact. just waiting for the sun to come up

9:15 am

flosey

good, it was a clue pm

9:15 am

jmcnrick

i must go take a new pic of my house--i am almost all put together from the outside and the roof top deck is being started

9:15 am

crosshair

wow jmc..that is the reno that never ends it seems

9:15 am

flosey

sounds very encouraging jmc

9:15 am

jmcnrick

ty flosey

9:16 am

jmcnrick

i almost believe that it will be finish one day--i am picking out my counter tops and things

9:16 am

jmcnrick

i am hoping to cook christmas dinner crossy

9:16 am

crosshair

get a nice aga rnge jmc;))))

9:17 am

crosshair

the nice companion model

9:17 am

flosey

now you get to the finishing touches, super

9:17 am

pigeonman

can't see it flosey

9:17 am

jmcnrick

stats for the first column T please

9:17 am

crosshair

thats what crossy wants

9:17 am

Scrabbler

sine, cosine, secant....tr4

9:17 am

jmcnrick

i already picked out the cabinet wood and back splash

9:18 am

flosey

an abrev. of a math

9:18 am

jmcnrick

ty scrabs

9:18 am

flosey

the name of a fancy dessert - I believe sometimes served at Christmas

9:18 am

jmcnrick

silly me i even took it but that was forty forevers ago

9:19 am

bichon

no list today?

9:19 am

jmcnrick

we serve ambrosia in the south but i know what you mean floser

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Hi bichon

9:19 am

flosey

think it's an English dessert

9:19 am

bichon

hi Scrabs

9:19 am

jmcnrick

hi bich

9:19 am

crosshair

phantom "trivialities"

9:20 am

bichon

hi everyone

9:20 am

jmcnrick

crossy the grid is nothing but trivialities!

9:20 am

crosshair

howdy bichom

9:20 am

bichon

no list?

9:20 am

flosey

pigeonman - al + ok, positive

9:20 am

jmcnrick

nbt

9:21 am

jmcnrick

al

9:21 am

jmcnrick

9:21 am

jmcnrick

9:21 am

jmcnrick

9:21 am

jmcnrick

9:21 am

jmcnrick

9:21 am

jmcnrick

arg i thought i had gotten past that SORRY!

9:21 am

flosey

oops

9:21 am

crosshair

glad to see i m not the only one...lol

9:22 am

jmcnrick

well if i wasn't too cheap to buy a new laptop!

9:22 am

crosshair

lol,i am too chep to buy a keybord

9:22 am

jmcnrick

what i was trying to say was al+not left

9:22 am

bichon

no list today?

9:22 am

Scrabbler

TY, Je

9:22 am

jmcnrick

pb bichon

9:23 am

pigeonman

thanks. that took me forever for some reason

9:23 am

bichon

I'm taking it there's no pb word?

9:23 am

jmcnrick

sometimes the easiest ones are the hardest

9:23 am

jmcnrick

haha and yes there is a li**

9:24 am

bichon

I'm not seeing it, I'll clean out my cache

9:25 am

bichon

okay, that worked.

9:25 am

jmcnrick

good

9:27 am

MollyL

<---Is craving tr6/27 now.

9:28 am

flosey

I'll join you Molly

9:29 am

MollyL

There is nothing like good tr6 made with home made custard. : )

9:30 am

flosey

for sure Molly

9:30 am

jmcnrick

mmmmm that sounds tasty

9:32 am

pigeonman

any clues for the el7?

9:32 am

Scrabbler

At 125/110 I have had enough. Maybe I'll be back later. Enjoy the day!

9:32 am

bichon

bye Scrabs

9:32 am

jmcnrick

bye scrabs have a great day!

9:32 am

MollyL

el7 sounds like your aunt, uncle or cousin, without the r at the beginning

9:33 am

jmcnrick

ty molls

9:33 am

pigeonman

son of a gun

9:33 am

MollyL

Who knew that was a word? It was the result of mindless typing for me.

9:34 am

jmcnrick

and it pls

9:34 am

jmcnrick

nbs

9:34 am

pigeonman

do you have the other el7?

9:34 am

bichon

i don't get the el 7. There's no o

9:35 am

MollyL

The other el7 is someone who thinks they are better than everyone else

9:35 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody! How are you all today?

9:35 am

MollyL

Not the ion ending Bich.

9:35 am

jmcnrick

how about everything is rel*****

9:35 am

jmcnrick

hi nef

9:36 am

MollyL

Morning Nef.

9:36 am

bichon

okay, so I'm still sleepy. TY

9:36 am

MollyL

*Passes Bich some fresh ground coffee*

9:37 am

bichon

I'm a tea drikner, which is what I am doing now

9:38 am

jmcnrick

i will take that coffee molly

9:38 am

Nef

NBT and NBS already in less than 45 minutes of playing

9:38 am

jmcnrick

*holds out mug*

9:38 am

jmcnrick

wtg nef

9:39 am

MollyL

*Thanks God the fresh ground didn't go to waste and pours it for JMC*

9:39 am

jmcnrick

ahhh!

9:39 am

MollyL

Nef: Babble Whiz Kid Of The Day

9:39 am

pigeonman

clue for the first is6,18? (sheepish grin)

9:40 am

MollyL

*Makes note to steep tea for Bich next time*

9:40 am

bichon

Always thinking about me Molly

9:40 am

flosey

i + a fancy material

9:40 am

bichon

Earl Grey, hot

9:40 am

pigeonman

thought i'd tried that. ty

9:40 am

jmcnrick

molls is a veritable saint

9:40 am

flosey

yw

9:41 am

Nef

my son has given me a newer updat for my computer this AM; it's over 8 Gigs in size. I wonder how long it will take me to install?

9:41 am

MollyL

Hahahahaha...not according to the nuns who taught me.

9:41 am

jmcnrick

nice and hours

9:41 am

jmcnrick

well what do they know. . . all cloistered and everything

9:43 am

Nef

Sorry to disillusion you, Molly; I am not a Babble whiz kid; I've just had 2 cups of coffee before 9 AM already (working on my 3rd cup now; I ought to get a lot done today, correct? ;-)

9:43 am

vanillaslice

fireworks

9:43 am

bichon

woot to vanilla

9:44 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo vanilla!

9:44 am

Nef

YAY, vanilla!!! WTG!!!

9:44 am

Glantarell

woo hoo vanilla - and good afternoon everyone

9:44 am

jmcnrick

haha nef i wish having lots of coffee meant i got lots of work done i would drink it all day long

9:44 am

Nef

hi Glant

9:44 am

vanillaslice

ty last word was ti7 I was pretty good at sports but I wouldn't call myself a ti7

9:44 am

jmcnrick

. . .wait i do drink it all day long

9:44 am

jmcnrick

hi glant

9:44 am

Glantarell

Hi Nef

9:45 am

Glantarell

Hi Jmc

9:45 am

vanillaslice

would I?

9:45 am

flosey

hi there Glant

9:45 am

Glantarell

Hi Flosey

9:45 am

bichon

ty vanilla for that clue

9:45 am

Nef

thanks, vanilla

9:45 am

vanillaslice

yw

9:46 am

vanillaslice

you obviously knew the word, newie to this dutchman

9:46 am

jmcnrick

so if i get a job interview in London--how hard would it be for me to get to scotland and wales and ireland--i mean it is a very small place the UK ri5?

9:47 am

Nef

we'll call you a ti7 for sharing clues, though

9:47 am

vanillaslice

lol

9:47 am

Glantarell

depends on which parts of wales, scotland and ireland LOL

9:47 am

Glantarell

you can get to south east wales by train in 2 hours, north west wales will take you 6

9:47 am

jmcnrick

*hands vanilla a belt with large gold buckle*

9:47 am

Glantarell

scotland there are some fast trains but it's an 8 hour drive

9:48 am

jmcnrick

i am good at reading on a train

9:48 am

welki

*stuffs herself inside of jmc's luggage* market day, here we come!

9:48 am

jmcnrick

at the least i want to go to scotland--my family's home country

9:48 am

Glantarell

you'd either have a 6 or 8 hour drive and a ferry to go to ireland - with no guarantee that the ferry saols, or a 1 hour flight

9:48 am

jmcnrick

too soon welki i don't have the interview yet and you will suffocate!

9:49 am

vanillaslice

thank you jmc at least something to show for it

9:49 am

Glantarell

trains from London to Glasgow probably take 5-6 hours

9:49 am

bichon

Is there a high speed train.

9:49 am

Glantarell

there's a UK website called 'traveline' which you can enter a start and end point and it will give you all the public transport options

9:49 am

crosshair

lol,glant.i love those short jaunts..round here we drive 3 hours just to get to a nice place for diiner out;))

9:49 am

jmcnrick

oh good to know glan!

9:49 am

Glantarell

we're still building the track for the new high speed train LOL

9:50 am

welki

crossy, are you near kenora?

9:50 am

bichon

What I don't understand Glant. Yesterday Soodle was talking about her upcoming trip to Spain. since Ireland is a EU country and so is Spain, why would she need an irish passport?

9:50 am

crosshair

no welki..i am much further east

9:50 am

jmcnrick

yes i was just thinking that in texas where i grew up driving an hour in nonrush hour got me in the same city

9:50 am

Glantarell

i know travel is very different in the US and Canada in terms of the distnces people expect to travel, but your roads are also better than ours

9:50 am

crosshair

in ontario actually

9:50 am

Nef

no, welki, he's way far east of Kenora. That is a beautiful place though

9:51 am

crosshair

indeed glant,i have seen pics of some of those cart paths you drive on

9:51 am

Glantarell

you'd need one passport to get into each and every EU country unless you have the right kind of ID card in which case you don;t need a passport at all if you are a European travelling wiothin Europe

9:51 am

jmcnrick

what in all the james bond movies and the avenger they always drove down nice country roads!

9:52 am

jmcnrick

passport or visa?

9:52 am

Glantarell

we have some fabulous country roads, but they are not straight or flat LOL

9:52 am

bichon

I understand that the UK isn't EU, but isn't there an EU ID card for travel?

9:52 am

Glantarell

passport

9:52 am

welki

kenora's in western ontario, crossy .. how do i know? i broke down there years ago and had to spend a couple of days there :) where are you? in lake country?

9:52 am

jmcnrick

i want to drive a mg down a british country road

9:52 am

Glantarell

There is a EU ID card for european travel by europeans, but pretty much only people in the armed forces have them

9:53 am

jmcnrick

but i think i would be confused by the sides

9:53 am

bichon

I want to go to the Cotswolds. But I don't want to drive on the left

9:53 am

welki

<-- drove down oxford street the wrong way during rush hour

9:53 am

Glantarell

I am driving my pretty little Mazda MX5 down the country roads - it's like a modern version of the MG, and it's fun!

9:53 am

bichon

Thanks Glant. I always see the separate line for EU countries at passport controll

9:53 am

TLLC

The cotswolds are lovely especially when we get snow!

9:53 am

Glantarell

Oh, Welki ;-)

9:53 am

jmcnrick

of course in the last indian he was told to just remember the driver goes into the middle and you wont get confused

9:53 am

bichon

I would give anything to visit the Cotswolds. Maybe someday

9:53 am

Glantarell

The Cotswolds are fab but not as good as ales LOL

9:54 am

Glantarell

You could come and stay with me Bichon, they are only an hour or two's drive away form here

9:54 am

jmcnrick

yes my son has a miata and it is very similar to an mg and a lots safer!

9:54 am

welki

(the taxi drivers were not amused, glan)

9:54 am

bichon

What is different about Wales Glant? Comparing it to the Cotswolds

9:54 am

Nef

welki, Kenora is north of Minnesota and I love it there (but will need to get a passport to go there again now

9:54 am

Glantarell

I can imagine Welki

9:54 am

jmcnrick

hi TLLC

9:54 am

TLLC

hi sorry I was gate crashing!!

9:55 am

jmcnrick

no no welcome welcome!

9:55 am

Glantarell

Wales is mostly hillier than the Cotswolds, the place names are all interesting, and there are mountains in the north with much more wild and rugged countryside around them

9:55 am

welki

yep, nef .. my car broke down in kenora in -30 weather and i was driving a car with no block heater. it had to be towed and defrosted

9:55 am

MollyL

No gate crashing here. Jump in whenever you like. : )

9:55 am

TLLC

thank-you x

9:55 am

Glantarell

and we speak Welsh (but not much in the south)

9:55 am

jmcnrick

we get so caught up sometimes we are not as welcoming as we could be

9:55 am

welki

.... but where is crossy?

9:55 am

bichon

I'm putting both on my list, but no driving on the left for me!

9:55 am

bichon

Crossy is in the middle of nowhere.

9:56 am

Glantarell

where in the Cotswolds are you TLLC?

9:56 am

jmcnrick

if i get a job in london i will want to be able to drive

9:56 am

Glantarell

Driving on the left in a right hand drive car is fine...

9:56 am

TLLC

Cirencester

9:56 am

welki

hi, tllc ... strongarm your way into the conversation :)

9:56 am

jmcnrick

*crosses fingers*

9:56 am

TLLC

We live near Cirencester

9:56 am

Glantarell

Learning how to use gears and a gearstick might be more of a problem - not many automatics here

9:57 am

Glantarell

I got married not far form Cirencester - at Westonbiry

9:57 am

jmcnrick

haha that is all i drive

9:57 am

welki

yep .. shifting with left hand definitely takes some getting used to

9:57 am

jmcnrick

as long as the clutch is the left foot i am fine

9:57 am

Glantarell

clutch is left foot

9:57 am

TLLC

Lovely place - especially at the moment where we haven't had any frost yet!

9:57 am

jmcnrick

ahem well i have actually done a little left handed shifting in my day when the driver's hands were occupied

9:58 am

Nef

welki, I thik crossy is north of the toronto area. What the heck is a Canadian doing without a blck heater?

9:58 am

Glantarell

yes, it is beautiful, especially in the autumn colours with all the acers

9:58 am

welki

you vixen

9:58 am

vanillaslice

you just take care at the crossings because thats where you get most confused

9:58 am

Glantarell

oh, and all the roundabouts - you don;t really have roundabouts in the US & Canada, do you?

9:58 am

jmcnrick

then i would be fine--i think my feet are so automatic on the clutch i would have a wreck if i had to change that

9:58 am

jmcnrick

yes but we call them circles here

9:58 am

welki

i was on my way to alberta, nef .. driving a saab (1986 9000 turbo, jmc .. way before the 9-3s) -- who'd figure a swedish car wouldn't start?

9:59 am

Glantarell

ah, I never saw one in any of my trips so I thought you didn;t have them

9:59 am

jmcnrick

yes welki *settles in for a good story*

9:59 am

Glantarell

we have them everywhere - I'll let TLLC tell you about the 'mgic roundabout' in Swindon

9:59 am

jmcnrick

well there are in the cities more than the countryside

10:00 am

jmcnrick

do tell TLLC

10:00 am

TLLC

Oh God no - I have only driven round it once its terrile there are lots of mini roundabouts (5) all in a circle and you have to go around each one individually

10:00 am

Glantarell

You jusy have to be brave and dive in LOL

10:01 am

Nef

that's so very odd, welki. I would have thought that a Swedish car especially would have started in that weather. Must have been too used to coddling or something?

10:01 am

vanillaslice

we have no traffic lights in our city only roundabouts and it works just fine with less waiting

10:01 am

Glantarell

once you're on it, it's not as bad as you think it will be

10:01 am

jmcnrick

so you go loopdy-loop?

10:01 am

TLLC

the bollardy thing in the middle you have to go around the wrong way

10:01 am

vanillaslice

and no parking meters

10:01 am

Glantarell

and loopty loopty loopty loopty loop!

10:01 am

crosshair

welki,i am 2.5 hrs drive north of toronto

10:01 am

welki

nah, no story ... well a little one. so some guys in lifted pick-up trucks got the saab onto a flatbed and towed me to a garage in the middle of nowhere -- i was like a superstar -- everyone gathered around the car because they'd never seen a car like mine - new computerized electronic ignition - swedish everything (except for the long legged blonde)

10:02 am

jmcnrick

there are still places here without parking meters and the cities are going to different systems

10:02 am

welki

no parking meters in calgary anymore

10:02 am

jmcnrick

haha and i bet you showed those legs to an advantage!

10:02 am

jmcnrick

they are phasing them out in DC and there are none in Austin

10:03 am

vanillaslice

we go to the big city 260 miles away and they spend half their life at traffic lights

10:03 am

welki

you mis-read, jmc .. i said except for the long-legged blonde. you know i'm a short and round brunette :)

10:03 am

Glantarell

roundabouts always flow better than taffic lights

10:03 am

welki

or grey-ette :)

10:03 am

Glantarell

why are parking meters bneing phased out?

10:03 am

jmcnrick

ooohhh so sorry i thought for a second i had the wrong mental pic of you! now i get it

10:04 am

welki

in theory, they do, glant ... not so much in practice here in canada

10:04 am

crosshair

glant,roundabouts are very rare here,but we live in a progressive town and now are proud ownders of 3 roundabouts!

10:04 am

Nef

welki, my sister and I took a trip through Canada to Rhode Island and we were drivng my new 1971 Pontiac Firebird. I understand the interest that the male Canadians have in young women and different cars! :-)

10:04 am

jmcnrick

because of the risk and costs--people rob them and it costs a lot to collect the money

10:04 am

welki

it was only the car they were interested in, nef .. i wasn't young and was with my husband :)

10:04 am

jmcnrick

so now you can phone in or there is a nearby box where you can use bills and credit cards

10:04 am

Glantarell

ah, don;t think the robbing etc is happening here (yet?) so parking meters are still increasing ehre

10:05 am

Glantarell

*here

10:05 am

jmcnrick

heck men find my ticket me red saab interesting!

10:05 am

jmcnrick

well recessions always raise theft

10:05 am

welki

you speak yoda like jmc

10:05 am

TLLC

No one finds our Skoda intereseting!!!!

10:05 am

jmcnrick

haha tllc

10:06 am

Glantarell

Skodas have come a long way - the new ones are pretty fast

10:06 am

TLLC

*interesting

10:06 am

TLLC

Ours isn't a new one!!!

10:06 am

vanillaslice

this is all interesting but the other half is calling me to bed .... ok thats all I say...have a great day all

10:07 am

TLLC

have a good night!

10:07 am

welki

(vanilla's being called to bed and took the time to say g'night ?? go to bed, man! she's calling your!)

10:07 am

Glantarell

night vanilla

10:07 am

MollyL

Roundabouts. We are such simple folks here in the US. We just call them circles. : )

10:07 am

welki

your= you

10:07 am

Nef

They are just introducing round abouts here in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) MN. In fact, last Sunday the paper had a whole article on how to drive in 2 and 3 lane ones! I think we have 5 round abouts here now in various suburbs

10:07 am

TLLC

Seems odd, the time on here is 10ish, our time is about 3ish and your time is bedtime!!

10:08 am

jmcnrick

bye vanilla

10:08 am

Glantarell

it's an international community TLLC

10:08 am

crosshair

they are so new round here that we are still in learning curve with roundabouts

10:08 am

Glantarell

which is half the fun!

10:08 am

TLLC

I know its just amazing

10:09 am

welki

it's the yielding thing that freaks everyone out here about roundabouts .. no one can wrap their head around the fact that the vehicles on the inside have the right of way. ergo ... we sit on the porch and watch the traffic sometimes for entertainment

10:09 am

jmcnrick

you can find someone getting up for a cup of coffee pretty much 24/7 around here

10:09 am

Glantarell

we have mini roundabouts and bigger ones and a few giant ones LOL

10:09 am

crosshair

and this is to be the first winter with them..will be interesting to see how badly the plows gouge upp all that curbing

10:09 am

flosey

we have a new roundabout on Vancouver Island, coming off the main highway and going to Airport and other offshoots - takes a bit of getting use to, to say the least

10:09 am

jmcnrick

it was so cool during obama's inaugaration to have the whole community online and so many of them changing their flags for awhile to the US flag

10:09 am

welki

i visited a friend in dunstable once .. he said i should turn off at the magic roundabout and that i'd know what he meant when i got there

10:10 am

Nef

and I believe the paper did call them round abouts; but don't quote me on that for certain

10:10 am

MollyL

Well, I've lived in one place all my life, and here they are just called circles. Roundabout sounds British.

10:10 am

jmcnrick

some places in the US call them round abouts but many still call them circles

10:11 am

jmcnrick

DC has lots of them

10:11 am

welki

when i lived in the states, they were called traffic circles, but were designed differently than roundabouts

10:11 am

helensgirlkid

We call them traffic circles here, and they are much hated.

10:11 am

jmcnrick

hi helen

10:11 am

speedfreak

In Mass. we always called them rotaries

10:11 am

MollyL

JMC, imagine the look you would get if you said "Dupont Roundabout". : P

10:11 am

crosshair

we call the roundabouts..vive la differance

10:11 am

Glantarell

so whats the difference welki?

10:11 am

welki

was just saying that, helens .. i'm in the deep south and the circles drive people nuts

10:11 am

jmcnrick

haha moll it is even the name of the neighborhood -- dupont circle

10:11 am

flosey

what's that old Kingston Trio song about 'never get off'

10:12 am

jmcnrick

that is about the boston commuter train flosey

10:12 am

jmcnrick

the MTA

10:12 am

flosey

yes, that's it - afraid I might just do that on this new roundabout with so many offshoots

10:12 am

welki

glant, they weren't multi-laned .. at least the ones i saw there

10:13 am

jmcnrick

oh will he never return no he'll never return though his fate is still unlearned he will ride foreever neath the streets of boston he's the man who never returned

10:13 am

Glantarell

ah, we have single lande and multi laned ones now

10:13 am

flosey

ah yes, takes me back!

10:13 am

jmcnrick

most of the ones here are multiple laned

10:13 am

welki

helens, have you driven the circle near springbank on the way to cochrane from bragg creek? woo woo!

10:14 am

crosshair

stay on the inside lane,park the car,put the 4 ways flashers on and have a picknic lunch in the centre

10:14 am

jmcnrick

okay i must actually go do some work bbl

10:14 am

Nef

bbs

10:14 am

Glantarell

bye jmc

10:14 am

jmcnrick

nice meeting you tllc!

10:14 am

Glantarell

bye nef

10:14 am

helensgirlkid

I understand at rush hour it's horrendous. I've been lucky enough to encounter it only in quiet times.

10:14 am

flosey

thanks crossy, must remember to pack food

10:14 am

TLLC

and you hope to "see" you again!

10:14 am

MollyL

Body shops LOVE traffic circles. They are a number one spot for accidents.

10:14 am

welki

funny, crossy! we joked that i'd run out of gas before i could exit .. or would have to call for sandwiches to be delivered while i drove round and round

10:14 am

Glantarell

4 way flashers = hazard warning lights

10:15 am

welki

there's one here in mckenzie towne, helens, that is a nightmare 24/7

10:15 am

crosshair

think i shall reccomend to town council to place a port-a-pottie on the inside of the roundabout so thT THOSE WHO CANNT GET OFF CAN HAVE A PEE BREAK;)..darn caps

10:15 am

jmcnrick

. . .and through the open window they threw charlie a sandwich as the train went rumbling through. . .

10:15 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:15 am

welki

bye, jmc

10:15 am

MollyL

Think of all the idiots who don't even get over when there are LEFT LANE ENDS signs for 3/4 of a mile. Now, put those same idiots in a traffic circle. Crunch.

10:15 am

doseffing

... make sure you spare someone a niclkle today jmc

10:16 am

welki

i do believe you have a valid theory there, molly ... i see both of those scenarios every morning

10:16 am

MollyL

It is frightening how many clueless drivers are on the road.

10:17 am

welki

that's why i drive with my eyes closed

10:18 am

Sandieangel

can anyone clue the al7/40 plz? Can't seem to see it at all.

10:19 am

welki

al7 = lands on

10:19 am

flosey

lol, how you get off the roundabouts

10:20 am

aebmusica

when everything's ok its al7

10:20 am

Sandieangel

Sorry - got that one. I mean the the last one after not being dead.

10:20 am

Sandieangel

Thanks I got it now!

10:20 am

welki

then it's the one aeb clued :)

10:20 am

crosshair

flosey,i put the truk in 4 wheel drive and go right through the middle

10:21 am

TLLC

Right better get a shifty on and do something as we have people coming in about 30 mins and I have too tidy up first! wil prob be back ater - bye!!

10:21 am

flosey

lol crossy, I'll close my eyes

10:21 am

Glantarell

Bye TLLC

10:25 am

Angelsong

morning, all. it is a measure of how long I have been playing Babble that I found the TM without a problem....lol

10:28 am

Glantarell

20 left, think I'll save them for later, happy babbling

10:30 am

crosshair

and it is a measue of me that i was able to use that as a clue ty angel lol

10:31 am

crosshair

tm+vowel+ not bro

10:32 am

flosey

stuck on se5, second one

10:36 am

flosey

any clues please?

10:36 am

LuvWordGames

se 5/16 most of se 4/7 + you put flowers in a **se

10:36 am

MollyL

se5...starts like the opposite of buy, ends like what comes out of a volcano

10:36 am

welki

se5 = first name of old time singer, mrs. miller

10:37 am

welki

ugh .. s + name of mrs. miller (horrible singer)

10:37 am

MollyL

Damn Welki, lets get in the way back machine.

10:38 am

welki

:)

10:38 am

doseffing

... who shall we wi

10:38 am

flosey

ah, thanks all, finally got it for fireworks

10:38 am

MollyL

And if the non-Americans can't dig a clue about Mr. Ed, are they going to get Mrs. Miller?

10:38 am

doseffing

.. who shall we visit today Mr. Peabody

10:39 am

MollyL

Those were great cartoons Dose.

10:39 am

flosey

have a friend by that name, thanks Welki and everyone

10:39 am

doseffing

... I have three of the four seasons on DVD ... my kids think I'm nuts ... ... which I am

10:40 am

MollyL

Our kids always think we are nuts. It's in their job description.

11:26 am

Angelsong

Andy Rooney, Sixty Minutes on CBS in the US, died last night.

11:31 am

crosshair

:(

11:32 am

poodletoes

RIP Andy rooney

11:46 am

LeslieAnn

wow, and he just quit working... weeks? months? ago

11:47 am

Dorens

he knew, most likely

11:47 am

LeslieAnn

yeah last 60 minutes appearance oct. 2

11:48 am

MollyL

His last broadcast was well done. He reflected on his blessings and a life well lived.

11:49 am

Dorens

i remember it. many people who enjoy their work have no interest in retiring... i believe he was one, and he worked as long as he could. definitely a life well lived

11:58 am

MollyL

If you love what you do, and get paid well for it, I can see why retirement would be of no interest. Those are the fortunate few.

11:59 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! "don't cry for me"

11:59 am

MollyL

Evita!!

12:00 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

12:01 pm

Dorens

i love what i do and get paid decently (well. maybe not quite decently), and if i could come in at 10 am instead of 8:30, and work three or four days a week instead of five, and take vacation when i want instead of school vacations (when cheap flights are impossible to find) I'd probably work forever

12:02 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a perfect balance, Dorens.

12:04 pm

Dorens

i seem to always stay two hours past 3:30 (which is when we are supposed to leave) so coming in at ten would really work quite nicely. i could easily do that throughout my seventies at least

12:05 pm

Dorens

i'm glad you see the rationale behind it molly, now why don't you become an educational policy maker?

12:05 pm

MollyL

Oh, if I could, teachers would be paid far better than they are.

12:08 pm

Dorens

i know... if anyone with common sense could, they would. and maybe we would get better teachers too. Unfortunately, most of the young men and women with brains now choose other careers. one of the problems with schools today is obvious. the teachers who had brains but didn't think they could get any better brains (women... before the womens' movement) have all retired and many of the folks who go into teaching today aren't all that bright . sorry, but true

12:08 pm

hurshy

it makes no sense that high schools start so super early when studies have proven that teen biological clocks are pushed later, not earlier.

12:09 pm

Dorens

mean women with brains who didn't think they could get any better JOBS

12:09 pm

Dorens

quite true hurshy

12:19 pm

MollyL

It is true Dorens. The quality of teachers has gone steadily down hill over the past ten years or so. I count myself fortunate that my kids were taught by some of the best.

12:19 pm

Dorens

so why don't the folks in government see that?

12:20 pm

Dorens

cause they want to dismantle public schools and privatize them. corporations can make money from them, and corporations drive the government these days. it is sickening

12:20 pm

MollyL

I have no idea. Teachers are who we entrust the education of our children to. I think they should be held in very high regard.

12:20 pm

Deeha

Over here the standard of teaching hasd gone down and yet every year the A level passes go up and up, How does that happen, Young people are getting to Uni barely able to read and write!!

12:22 pm

Dorens

i truly bellieve it is because teaching used to attract very intelligent (and dedicated) women. when we were kids. it has steadily gone downhill, and i'm sure that is a global phenomenon, as the womens' movement was. And now we need to raise the level of pay and respect to attract better teachers. and we aren't willing to

12:23 pm

Dorens

some of my teachers back in the 1950s clearly could and would have been highly paid lawyers, business people, etc. but it was so much more difficult then. now... why would anyone with a truly keen mind and self-respect want to go into teaching. some do, but they are few and far between.

12:23 pm

hootowl

And you don't put any blame on teaching to a test or no child left behind?

12:24 pm

Dorens

ok, off my soapbox and into my car. a date with my cousin in nyc .. lincoln center

12:24 pm

Deeha

and we need to give teachers the power to take control of their classes and not to have to back away because of threats from pupils and parents

12:24 pm

Dorens

oh sure hootowl, that is also a huge problem. but it came about in response to kids doing poorly to begin with. and i think that was cause of lack of respect for schools and some lousy teachers too. poof

12:25 pm

MollyL

Good point Deeha, I agree.

12:26 pm

sadie52

Hello Everyone :)

12:26 pm

hootowl

too easy. I had to do essay questions on tests. When woulf was in school it was all multiple choice. You don't have to think to take multip;e choice tests

12:27 pm

MollyL

And most of those threatening parents take absolutely no part in their child's education, but are the first people to march into the school to complain.

12:27 pm

MollyL

Hi Sadie

12:28 pm

hootowl

Here they can move their kids from school to school. Makes no sense to me. Bad teacers in every school

12:28 pm

hootowl

Most of the parents have never finished high school and/or work, so they are not able to help

12:29 pm

sadie52

Hi Molly

12:29 pm

MollyL

Oh but Hoot, they would have to know how to write coherent sentences, and spell to take essay tests. All they can manage is text talk.

12:29 pm

hootowl

yup - ain't those stupid phones wonderful?

12:30 pm

hootowl

And try to stop them from using them in class

12:31 pm

hootowl

The big argment is so they can call in an emergency. Depending on the emergency - I'd get the hel out first! Then think about calling

12:31 pm

MollyL

I find it sad that people are too lazy to type entire words anymore.

12:32 pm

periwinkle

hi all, may I pls have help with bottom row t

12:32 pm

MollyL

Not loose, Peri.

12:32 pm

hootowl

Yeah but they'll talk forever, anywhere, any time and loudly!

12:33 pm

MollyL

And pardon me, but kids were able to call home in an emergency way before the advent of cell phones.

12:33 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, ty Molly

12:33 pm

hootowl

I've never understood this need to be in constant contact with someone

12:33 pm

MollyL

I'm with you there Hoot.

12:34 pm

periwinkle

I don't either hoot

12:34 pm

hootowl

I was thinking of the shootings. I think that made the parents get the phones

12:35 pm

MollyL

Yeah, but think about it. What good do phones do in a situation like that. You are supposed to be taking cover for your life, not making a phone call.

12:35 pm

hootowl

oh and hi Mooly & peri

12:35 pm

hurshy

i think it's more that you call immediately AFTER to let your parents know you are alive.

12:35 pm

hootowl

Sorry Molly -

12:35 pm

MollyL

And in real terrible times, like September 11th for example, cell phone service goes out anyway.

12:36 pm

hootowl

hi hursh

12:36 pm

hootowl

Yep - same in hurricanes & earthquakes. But somehow it makes the parents feel better..until they get the bill

12:38 pm

amelu0218

heh. I told my son he wasn't getting a cell until he turned 18 and could not only pay his own bill but could also sign his own contract... he wasn't happy but he survived...

12:38 pm

amelu0218

heh. I told my son he wasn't getting a cell until he turned 18 and could not only pay his own bill but could also sign his own contract... he wasn't happy but he survived...

12:38 pm

amelu0218

sorry, double hit

12:38 pm

periwinkle

kids now a days are used to getting what they want, NOW

12:39 pm

MollyL

Amelu, if more parents were like you, we would not be over run with spoiled brats who get everything they want, when they want it. Nice that you taught your boy responsibility.

12:39 pm

hootowl

I have a Trac-phon. Had it for years. It's in my bag and turned off. That is my safety line. Well yesterday we were having trouble with the landline so I turned it on to see if we had fixed it. Found a text message! I never had texting so they must have added it behind my back!

12:40 pm

hootowl

also a wrong number but....

12:41 pm

amelu0218

he now appreciates those "mean things" that I made him suffer through because he knows that not only did he survive it, so will his children...

12:42 pm

hootowl

This is actually my second phone with them. The first one was better because to call 911 all you had to do was hold the 9 button down. Didn't even have to be on. If anyone is in the markey, Nokia might still be doing them.

12:43 pm

hootowl

hungry - food - bbl

12:46 pm

sammysmom

i did the same thine ame- my kids all wanted designer jeans.. designer shoes.. holes in their ears and expensive earrings for them- cell phones. . a car-... i said... thats wonderful honey.. yes you can... when do you start work?

12:47 pm

Nef

Hi everybody. I'm trying to install a new OS into my computer but can't remember my password. Anybody know how to get around that problem?

12:47 pm

periwinkle

no idea, Nef. don't even know what os IS

12:49 pm

Nef

os means operating system; I'm just trying to update my computer and am totally stuck.

12:49 pm

periwinkle

bbb

12:49 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:51 pm

amelu0218

I don't understand how some 'parents' feel they have to be friends (equals) with their kids. the kids have control and the parents don't even see it coming until mid-teens hit and disrespectful and disdeignful of everything that comes out of an adults mouth... really?

12:52 pm

amelu0218

sorry, nef, don't know a workaround...

12:56 pm

Nef

I don't get the whole "friend" thing either. Are those parents so short-sighted that they don't realize what a burden a child can be if you don't teach the child how to stand on their own feet? Or don't the parents have any friends of their own?

12:57 pm

Nef

and I don't understand the whole password thing at all; I'll have to wait til my son shows up to deal with this now....

1:15 pm

gabiim

How many words today?

1:16 pm

snags

235

1:17 pm

periwinkle

help with al7 pls

1:18 pm

amelu0218

I don't have the 2nd one but the 1st is pl..

1:20 pm

periwinkle

I need the 2n

1:20 pm

amelu0218

figured... ~:o) working on it.

1:21 pm

amelu0218

crap, it's "ok"

1:21 pm

periwinkle

I don't even see it on morewords

1:21 pm

periwinkle

just found it, ty

1:39 pm

big red

help with the first sl 6 pls

1:41 pm

rururocks

the one I have is on the right arm of a shirt?

1:41 pm

rururocks

and the left arm too

1:42 pm

big red

lol. i have that one ruru. need the one above it.

1:43 pm

rururocks

then there is one that is spelled like it with a different middle vowell

1:43 pm

rururocks

s+ not stay

1:43 pm

big red

got it. thanks ruru

1:54 pm

m9f9l

hey all

1:54 pm

m9f9l

happy Saturday!

1:55 pm

rururocks

gm mmers

1:55 pm

m9f9l

cool.. I just hit 1/2way! Hi Ru!!

1:55 pm

rururocks

nice going

1:56 pm

m9f9l

aa aa aa!!!!

1:58 pm

rururocks

you okay?

1:59 pm

m9f9l

:).. that second one better be a plural of the first..that's all I'm saying!

1:59 pm

rururocks

yes it's a plural..:D

2:00 pm

m9f9l

got em. phew

2:00 pm

m9f9l

how are YOU feelin' today?

2:01 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening

2:01 pm

m9f9l

just noon here!LOL

2:03 pm

rururocks

i'm sore from driving for hours

2:03 pm

m9f9l

oh yuck!! where'd you go??

2:03 pm

m9f9l

Hope the drive was at least pretty!

2:04 pm

rubyfoo

almost bedtime here

2:06 pm

rururocks

modesto.. not pretty

2:07 pm

m9f9l

awww.. I'm sorry!

2:07 pm

rururocks

i think Modesto is the armpit of the universe..ugh

2:07 pm

m9f9l

oh.. yum! LOL

2:08 pm

m9f9l

I love driving places around here.

2:09 pm

rururocks

I am stuck now.

2:09 pm

m9f9l

crow bar?? shoe horn??

2:09 pm

rururocks

well oregon is a pretty state almost everywhere

2:09 pm

m9f9l

grease?

2:09 pm

m9f9l

yup. it is.

2:09 pm

rururocks

Prineville isn't so nice

2:09 pm

m9f9l

how many you have left??

2:09 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone :)

2:09 pm

rururocks

87

2:09 pm

m9f9l

hello

2:10 pm

rururocks

hi nanners

2:10 pm

rubyfoo

gd night everybody

2:10 pm

m9f9l

it gets a little boring down in christmas valley and such.. but since I have no reason to go there much that's ok ;)

2:10 pm

rururocks

good night ruby sleep well

2:10 pm

m9f9l

nite

2:10 pm

cybernan

big smile from me today -- got the last of the closets and bureaus cleaned out before we make the trek south :)

2:11 pm

rururocks

I don't know where Xmas valley is

2:11 pm

rururocks

Yeah nan.. once you get all those golf clubs out of the closet..there's a lot of room..lol

2:11 pm

m9f9l

Crack in the Ground area I think.

2:11 pm

m9f9l

We went to see that a couple years ago

2:11 pm

m9f9l

the Crack is pretty cool though

2:12 pm

cybernan

I still have to clean those -- think I've played my last game of the season up here

2:12 pm

m9f9l

ugh.. just the thought of cleaning out closets....

2:12 pm

rururocks

Crack in the ground is in Oakland too

2:13 pm

cybernan

feels so good to have it done, m9 -- and big brothers can come and pick up the still wearables at any time!

2:13 pm

m9f9l

is that like goodwill?

2:14 pm

cybernan

yes -- the same

2:14 pm

negativeneil

Hi Mary. :)

2:14 pm

m9f9l

cool

2:14 pm

negativeneil

And ruru, nan, etc.

2:14 pm

m9f9l

hi Neil!

2:14 pm

rururocks

gm neil

2:15 pm

negativeneil

Good afternoon, ru... wake up already. ;)

2:15 pm

cybernan

ah -- the last 7 found -- can list now!

2:15 pm

negativeneil

[passes ru a strong mug of coffee]

2:16 pm

rururocks

guacamole.. I need it

2:16 pm

m9f9l

Ru.. did you mean the Hayward Fault?

2:16 pm

cybernan

oh wow -- was so proud of myself for remembering the aa 4 last night and here there are 2 more!

2:16 pm

rururocks

no.. m9..lol

2:16 pm

m9f9l

a morning cup of guacamole? THat's interesting

2:17 pm

rururocks

I meant the drugs

2:17 pm

m9f9l

oh! LOL

2:17 pm

negativeneil

Yeah... different.

2:17 pm

negativeneil

ah, ok.

2:18 pm

rururocks

I pull that one on all my mexican friends.. instead of saying muchas gracias.. I say muchas guacamole with a goofy look on my face.. it always gets a laugh from them

2:19 pm

negativeneil

That's like me saying "murky buckets" to any French people I meet.

2:19 pm

m9f9l

our Crack in the Ground is a rare geologic phenomena

2:19 pm

negativeneil

[which I confess, I do often]

2:20 pm

m9f9l

My friend went to France..and he'd heard that they

2:20 pm

cybernan

first al 6, please?

2:20 pm

rururocks

people snort our crack in the ground down here

2:21 pm

m9f9l

e only rude to people who don't even TRY to speak french... so when he'd get out of a taxi or whatever, he'd say "Hors d'oeuvre"

2:21 pm

rururocks

mine is to take off with

2:21 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, ruru. if you think they're bad for doing that there... try here. lol

2:21 pm

negativeneil

Haha, Mary!

2:22 pm

m9f9l

At college a Japanese classmate and I always greeted each other by saying "Ajinomoto!"

2:23 pm

MollyL

Nan, first al6 is like the lead Chipmunk, with an extra vowel in the middle.

2:23 pm

negativeneil

MSG?

2:24 pm

m9f9l

yup!

2:24 pm

negativeneil

That's a pretty spicy greeting Mary.

2:24 pm

m9f9l

yuck yuck Neil

2:25 pm

cybernan

extra vowel? - there isn't one in the vicinity if the other letters are the same

2:25 pm

cybernan

oh -- I see -- going the other way -- ty molly

2:26 pm

m9f9l

yeah.. poor little salmon who's yolk is depleted. sniff, sniff

2:30 pm

cybernan

as 5, please?

2:31 pm

MollyL

: ) You're welcome Nan

2:31 pm

MollyL

as5...a + what you do to the cake mix

2:31 pm

m9f9l

as5... roiling about...

2:32 pm

cybernan

ty -- feel kind of stupid now!

2:32 pm

MollyL

No feeling stupid Nan.

2:33 pm

m9f9l

oh that's al7.. happens to us all

2:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

al7 really isn't a correct word tho- we always learned that "already" is one word, but all ri*** is two words.

2:40 pm

cybernan

agreed kap

2:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But I'sm kind of a ri8 when it comes to grammar

2:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But not for any other matters.

2:44 pm

rururocks

I ususally wear out my left shoe first too

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Especially if it's on the ri5 foot.

2:46 pm

cybernan

is 6, please?

2:46 pm

MollyL

i + nice fabric, Nan

2:46 pm

cybernan

ty molly -- new word for me

2:50 pm

stidmama

(((hugs and choclits))) how's the grid today?

2:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

cute.

2:51 pm

cybernan

I've seen worse, stid

2:53 pm

stidmama

thanks nan -- I'll give myself to one o'clock to get halfway. I really want to work on my nanowrimo novel today.

2:53 pm

rururocks

em6 please?

2:54 pm

stidmama

throw up, ruru

2:55 pm

stidmama

NBT

2:55 pm

stidmama

did that help ruru? need more?

2:55 pm

rururocks

I don't see it

2:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Your enemy is your arch- ne*****, subtract the n.

2:56 pm

stidmama

good clue Kaplan

2:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ty.

2:56 pm

Anniebrook

hello, I'm back

2:56 pm

rururocks

jeez.. thanks. I don't know that word

2:57 pm

stidmama

hey annie!

2:57 pm

rururocks

hi annie.

2:57 pm

rururocks

I had to heave to find it

2:57 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Stiddy, How's school teachin?

2:57 pm

Anniebrook

Hi ruru :)

2:58 pm

stidmama

I subbed one day this week -- not the most fun, but at least during my class no one was hurt and most kids got the work they wanted done. Then helped in a friend's classroom half day yesterday and it was fun. I love the variety I am getting!

2:58 pm

stidmama

how about you annie?

2:59 pm

Anniebrook

I'm okay, Stid..enjoying the fall weather after our nor'easter

2:59 pm

stidmama

glad it's nicer weather for you -- that was some storm.

3:00 pm

cybernan

first sl 6, please?

3:00 pm

rururocks

like a piece of a shirt nan.. witha different middle vowell

3:01 pm

stidmama

thanks ruru, not one I knew!

3:01 pm

cybernan

ty ruru -- new one for me as well

3:02 pm

rururocks

it's usually short.. since it's always leaving..

3:03 pm

stidmama

LOL ruru!

3:04 pm

rururocks

glad someone got that one

3:05 pm

stidmama

oh! HALFWAY!!! and only four minutes past my deadline. gotta run, gotta write. (gotta plug in the laptop before it dies) have a lovely day, all! *poof*

3:05 pm

Anniebrook

bye stid

3:08 pm

cybernan

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

3:16 pm

cybernan

anyone need clues before I leave?

3:17 pm

uusue2

hi, all! very slow day here...

3:19 pm

cybernan

hi sue

3:19 pm

cybernan

off for lunch -- back at the flip :)

3:38 pm

Kenny Chuck

Clues for the lower t, please?

3:40 pm

uusue2

<---- what kenny said!! (I don't have it either)

3:41 pm

dizgrannie

ti 5...not loose

3:41 pm

dizgrannie

and pl

3:41 pm

uusue2

ooh, thx, diz!

3:42 pm

dizgrannie

yw

3:42 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks diz

3:42 pm

uusue2

and since I hadn't noticed that particular ending, I now have a bunch more words :-)

3:42 pm

uusue2

(in my defense I have only started...)

4:05 pm

MollyL

Don't get defensive Sue, will figure out the grid in our own time. : )

4:06 pm

MollyL

<---Didn't get that ending until after a second cup of rather strong coffee this morning.

4:07 pm

MollyL

Will? We all.

4:07 pm

onyx

that reminds me, i was going for that second cup and got sidetracked....

4:12 pm

MollyL

Very little gets in the way of me and my coffee.

4:12 pm

onyx

yeah, me too. Got have that one strong cup to function

4:31 pm

Soodle

Hey everybody. Greetings from Sunny Spain :-). Well, its not sunny, cos its 9.30 pm, but you know what I mean....

4:32 pm

uusue2

hi soodle!!

4:32 pm

Soodle

HI Sue :-)

4:32 pm

uusue2

Where are you in Spain?

4:33 pm

Soodle

Lanzarote.... an island belonging to Spain off the west coast of Africa. One of the Canary Islands!

4:34 pm

MollyL

Oka, Soodlita

4:34 pm

MollyL

Oka??? : ( Ola

4:34 pm

Soodle

4:39 pm

MollyL

How has day one of your holiday been so far?

4:40 pm

uusue2

sounds lovely, soodle!

4:41 pm

MollyL

Dumb white girl with the Anglo speak never remembers to put an H in Hola

4:42 pm

uusue2

nbt...

5:03 pm

Mom

puts in the pb the first quart of peppermint stick ice cream to be found in my area.
Good evening everyone

5:03 pm

MollyL

*Runs to PB with spoon* Hi Mom, thanks.

5:04 pm

Mom

you're welcome Molly and hello

5:04 pm

Mom

no running with spoons. There are spoons and bowls there as well

5:04 pm

MollyL

*Warms up hot fudge in PB microwave*

5:04 pm

Mom

on peppermint stick ice cream?

5:04 pm

MollyL

Gee Mom, I'm still trying to get over running with scissors. : )

5:05 pm

Mom

there is to be NO running in babbleland

5:05 pm

MollyL

Mom, my people will eat hot fudge on anything. It's in our blood.

5:05 pm

Mom

<---- doesn't eat hot fudge period

5:05 pm

MollyL

*Tiptoes quietly to the PB*

5:07 pm

Mom

<---- that reminded me just now of the oldest as a teenager stomping up the steps. I told him that wasn't loud enough and go do it again

5:08 pm

MollyL

Teenagers are unbearably loud.

5:08 pm

Mom

he was trying to make a point of how put out he was about something

5:09 pm

Mom

never had to tell ours to turn down the tv, radio, stereo, nothing

5:09 pm

MollyL

Reminds me of a quote I read about appreciating your kids while they are young. It ended, "remember that a baby in the hand is worth two teenagers behind a bush."

5:09 pm

Mom

:-) true

5:10 pm

MollyL

Having all boys, I had no idea how much LOUDER the girls were, until my boys started bringing them home.

5:11 pm

Mom

even then only one girl sticks in my mind that was obnoxiously loud. Phew, she is no longer in the picture

5:11 pm

Mom

she had a huge, ginormous bust and always wore low cut tops. She loved to bend over too.
shudders

5:12 pm

MollyL

Oh, there is one of those in every neighborhood Mom. We had one in ours and she was on the loud side too.

5:13 pm

Mom

Well, the ice cream is eaten I had better go and do up the dishes. Lots to do tonight and in the coming weeks.

((hugs)) to all of you. See you tomorrow

5:14 pm

MollyL

'Night Mom.

5:15 pm

Mom

pleasant dreams Molly

5:33 pm

mrpresident

morning all

5:38 pm

JenMO16

evening mrpres

5:41 pm

mrpresident

hi jen :)

5:51 pm

JenMO16

anyone else awake?

5:55 pm

JenMO16

guess not

5:55 pm

JenMO16

hey mrpres, do you change your clocks back an hour?

5:57 pm

stidmama

hey all! (((hugs)))

5:58 pm

JenMO16

stidmama, i think i am the only one here!

5:59 pm

stidmama

that's okay, then you get all the hugs! *and choclits*

5:59 pm

stidmama

how are you Jen?

6:00 pm

IndiaJan

im here..sorta :)

6:00 pm

stidmama

hello IndiaJan

6:00 pm

JenMO16

i am fine stid, ho indiaJan

6:01 pm

stidmama

I am down to 103, want to get to 100 before I drive the stidkid to his girlfriend's house.

6:01 pm

JenMO16

i just got started, i am down to 194

6:02 pm

stidmama

go Jen go!

6:02 pm

JenMO16

:0)

6:08 pm

mrpresident

our clocks changed beginning of October jen

6:08 pm

stidmama

okay, down to 96. have a good evening, all!

6:08 pm

stidmama

***BIG HUGS for mrp***

6:08 pm

mrpresident

((((stid)))) !

6:08 pm

JenMO16

bye mama

6:09 pm

JenMO16

how come mrpres

6:09 pm

JenMO16

we change ours back tonight

6:09 pm

stidmama

miss you mrp... *poof*

6:11 pm

mrpresident

our government decided on changes to daylight saving time a couple of years ago. Used to be end of October, with a change back at beginning of March.
Now it is end October with a change back at end of March.

6:12 pm

mrpresident

sorry, that last line should read beginning of October

6:12 pm

mrpresident

it essentially gave us about 7 weeks more daylight saving time

6:13 pm

periwinkle

2nd fl635 pls

6:13 pm

periwinkle

fl6/36

6:14 pm

MollyL

Plural of the one before it, Peri

6:15 pm

periwinkle

the one before it is a fl4/7

6:15 pm

mrpresident

f + li5 (day time) then plural for 7

6:16 pm

MollyL

Oh duh, was looking at FI. What you take when you get on an airplane, plural.

6:16 pm

periwinkle

ty mrp and molly

6:17 pm

MollyL

: )

6:23 pm

JenMO16

sorry, had to change over laundry, i think ours was the end of October and then the beginning of April, mrpres

6:24 pm

periwinkle

1st le5/16 pls

6:24 pm

herinfernallady

hi

6:24 pm

MollyL

Opposite of stay, Peri.

6:24 pm

MollyL

Hi Herin

6:24 pm

periwinkle

not seeing the obvious today, ty again, Molly

6:25 pm

JenMO16

hi herin

6:25 pm

MollyL

I had that same problem most of the day Peri. : )

6:25 pm

herinfernallady

Can't stay too long today. We hve to go to Grams and return the care

6:25 pm

herinfernallady

Car

6:27 pm

MollyL

Nice Gram to lend you her car.

6:27 pm

herinfernallady

We went to what was meant to be an engagement party

6:28 pm

JenMO16

what happened herin?

6:28 pm

MollyL

Oh no, was meant to be?

6:28 pm

JenMO16

it wasn

6:28 pm

JenMO16

it wasn't an engagement party?

6:28 pm

herinfernallady

A man come out and announced that since every one was there it was going to be a Wedding

6:28 pm

JenMO16

LOL, that is cool!

6:29 pm

MollyL

What a nice surprise.

6:30 pm

herinfernallady

I have no idea how they kept it a secret. So himself's parents picked us up in their car as they are staying at Grams and Dad decided to allocate himself as the designated driver.

6:31 pm

herinfernallady

Let's just say the parent's got to the drinking and someone couldn't walk in a straight line last night :D

6:36 pm

uusue2

off to a play, maybe I can get to half way when we get home.

6:37 pm

herinfernallady

Later Sue

6:39 pm

herinfernallady

Did I kill the chobg?

6:40 pm

JenMO16

no herink, i am here, trying to get a NBT

6:40 pm

herinfernallady

I am just sticking what ever word comes to me head in

6:42 pm

JenMO16

i need a word with the lower middle I

6:42 pm

JenMO16

i

6:43 pm

herinfernallady

I am working on that myself

6:45 pm

herinfernallady

HAVE IT

6:45 pm

JenMO16

what is it?

6:45 pm

herinfernallady

Il 4

6:46 pm

herinfernallady

Means: the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.

6:46 pm

JenMO16

i have an il4 but it came off the other i

6:46 pm

herinfernallady

Or Il Eye Ate

6:52 pm

JenMO16

can't find herin

6:52 pm

herinfernallady

Look at my clue I have spelt it out

6:53 pm

MollyL

Jen, are you looking for i + ***n on me?

6:54 pm

big red

tm 6 pls

6:54 pm

JenMO16

no, i have that one molly

6:55 pm

JenMO16

i am trying to find one for the bottom i

6:55 pm

herinfernallady

Or google that meaning

6:55 pm

herinfernallady

That is the bottom one

6:56 pm

JenMO16

the one that 2 words coming off of the 2 words

6:56 pm

MollyL

Red, tm + a nem**** is an enemy

6:56 pm

JenMO16

mine came off the top one herein

6:56 pm

herinfernallady

No it doesn't

6:56 pm

big red

thanks molly

6:57 pm

herinfernallady

Jen it isn't that is the one I clued and just put in myself

6:58 pm

JenMO16

then do you have another il4/4

6:58 pm

herinfernallady

Nope just the Mayor of Zelda's daughter

6:58 pm

MollyL

il + Ave Mar**

6:59 pm

JenMO16

thank you molly

6:59 pm

MollyL

You're welcome Jen. Boomer Sooner Red! : )

7:00 pm

herinfernallady

That is teh one I gave

7:00 pm

JenMO16

i was using the wrong vowel

7:02 pm

JenMO16

NBT

7:02 pm

Babs1

any help with the aa words...probably standard babble words...but don't play that often :-)

7:04 pm

herinfernallady

I am right

7:08 pm

MollyL

Babs, aa + consonant+ double vowel and plural

7:09 pm

MollyL

And there is no such thing as "standard Babble words". Just weird, twisted words that often show up in these grids. : )

7:13 pm

herinfernallady

Molly and all bablets are not real words no matter what the dictionary say

7:13 pm

Babs1

thanks Molly

7:14 pm

Babs1

what I should have said is words that the people who play regularly and can finish puzzles would easily pull out of their word brains :)

7:15 pm

MollyL

You're welcome Babs. Herin, I truly dislike the term "babblets". It's just a nice way of saying "stupid word that no normal person uses in conversation".

7:15 pm

herinfernallady

True.

7:15 pm

herinfernallady

Though they have come in handy when playing Scrabble

7:16 pm

MollyL

Babs, my brain refuses to file a word like aa5/10. And I am happy for that. : )

7:17 pm

herinfernallady

Babblet is a really old babble term for random useless in every day life words

7:18 pm

Babs1

any of you in the chog now play word with friends? can we exchange names?

7:19 pm

MollyL

Yes, but it makes me laugh when someone clues a word,

7:19 pm

herinfernallady

Babs if i did there would not be a clean house

7:19 pm

MollyL

"it's a babblet". Like new people are going to know what that means.

7:19 pm

herinfernallady

Then they just ask. It isn't like we don't clue them

7:20 pm

MollyL

Sorry Babs, I am not an smart phone person.

7:22 pm

Babs1

ok...being good at avoiding cleaning and doing things i should be doing lately...;(

7:24 pm

herinfernallady

My mother comes in a week and teh bed is still in the box

7:42 pm

IndiaJan

i play babs

8:07 pm

crosshair

please refresh my memory..what was the babble name of the person who set up the chip in collection for mrp? nd has anyone seen her of late?

8:08 pm

cosdem

the first al6 anyone?

8:09 pm

cosdem

never mind i monkeyed it

8:13 pm

big red

ti 7/28 pls

8:13 pm

Shirlockc

a person who does the t5 above it

8:13 pm

cosdem

or... boob part + santa claus' document

8:14 pm

cosdem

a person who ti5 before it

8:14 pm

big red

thanks cosdem

8:16 pm

cosdem

fi 6/27 please

8:18 pm

cosdem

never mind found it

8:24 pm

gapeach

I sure could us it, cos? Thanks

8:24 pm

gapeach

use - even

8:25 pm

Shirlockc

the duty of the son

8:26 pm

cosdem

fi + don't tell the truth minis last letter + mr. gore

8:26 pm

gapeach

Ah, thanks much Shirlockc and cosdem.

8:27 pm

MollyL

Hi all. Just jumping in to ask Cos how he is liking "Once"

8:27 pm

cosdem

loving it. ABC just ordered a full season :)

8:27 pm

cosdem

just read an article saying it is the top ranked new show this year.

8:27 pm

Shirlockc

i've been watching too! like it a lot so far

8:28 pm

MollyL

Yay! I think it's my favorite new show this season.

8:28 pm

Shirlockc

much better than that other fairy tale show Grimm

8:28 pm

cosdem

grimm is ok. i dont like it as much as Once but it's fun to watch

8:30 pm

big red

aa 5/10 pla

8:30 pm

big red

pls

8:30 pm

big red

pls

8:30 pm

cosdem

aa+ letter + double vowel

8:31 pm

big red

thanks cosdem

8:33 pm

MollyL

I haven't checked out Grimm yet, but it looks a little dark for me. (Chicken)

8:33 pm

cosdem

i dont think it'll last long unfortuantely

8:34 pm

Shirlockc

grimm = fantasy / fairy tale + police procedural, having watched so much law and order, the police thing doesn't ring true

8:34 pm

lbdawger

sa5 after the sodiums, pls?

8:34 pm

Shirlockc

fantasy / fairy tale is fine but if you're in the real world be real

8:34 pm

cosdem

there can never be a good police procedural show after law and order :(

8:35 pm

cosdem

well shirl... supernatural on CW is similar to Grimm but it's one of CW'S biggest hits.. and a show i like.. its on the same time as Grimm so I dvr Grimm

8:35 pm

Jeff7

sa5 might be an ointment

8:36 pm

Shirlockc

i haven't watched supernatural so can't say, i like a few of the characters on grimm, just not hooking me like once

8:37 pm

lbdawger

ty, jeff

8:37 pm

cosdem

i think they should have kept the aunt. she seemed to be one of thebetter characters

8:37 pm

Jeff7

yw, not listing tonite so i wasn't sure if that was the next one

8:37 pm

cosdem

li 5/10 after santa's document please

8:38 pm

Shirlockc

they can't make it darker if they don't remove the source of info

8:38 pm

cosdem

hmm good point.

8:38 pm

cosdem

kinda like dumbledore and gandalf dying. the hero is on their own

8:39 pm

Shirlockc

yep, the questing hero

8:39 pm

MollyL

li5/10...li + a dog wags it's ***l

8:40 pm

cosdem

im just happy Once is exceeding ABC's expectations.

8:40 pm

cosdem

doh i kept trying that word but with an alt. spelling.. thanks!

8:40 pm

MollyL

: )

8:41 pm

stidmama

hello all! *scatters lovely vegan choclits with caramel centers*

8:41 pm

Shirlockc

sl6 the first?

8:42 pm

cosdem

s + to depart

8:43 pm

Shirlockc

didn't know that was a word! another word learned!

8:43 pm

cosdem

i just monkeyed it when you were asking for a clue :)

8:44 pm

MollyL

Shirl, this whole grid is a lesson in words.

8:44 pm

Shirlockc

it's a tough grid fer sure

8:44 pm

cosdem

39 to go...

8:44 pm

MollyL

The aa's are particularly dumb.

8:45 pm

cosdem

molly i read an articl yesterday on CNN about jk rowling

8:45 pm

cosdem

apparently she was depressed in the middle of the series and nearly killed off ron weasley

8:45 pm

Shirlockc

no! not ron!

8:45 pm

cosdem

i know! ron's my favorite! i m so glad she didn't

8:46 pm

cosdem

she said it was between ron and cedric diggory. she made the right pick

8:46 pm

MollyL

That would have been a HUGE mistake. Glad it didn't happen.

8:46 pm

Shirlockc

i always thought cedric wasn't that big a character

8:46 pm

cosdem

besides ron's my secret husband lol... or at least rupert grint is

8:47 pm

MollyL

I don't get Rowling and why she felt it necessary to kill off so many well loved characters.

8:47 pm

cosdem

dumbledore, i can understand.

8:47 pm

Shirlockc

HA! imagine being a joss whedon fan!

8:47 pm

cosdem

sirius black, i can understand.

8:48 pm

cosdem

oh i love joss whedon!

8:48 pm

MollyL

Cos, please make sure you make Rupert bathe if you ever leave Ryan for him. : )

8:48 pm

cosdem

BTVS is one of my favorite shows :)

8:48 pm

cosdem

lol ok molly...

8:48 pm

cosdem

and yes, shirl, joss likes to kill characters. he killed my 3 favorite characters from BTVS

8:49 pm

Shirlockc

and firefly, remember firefly?!

8:49 pm

cosdem

yes.

8:49 pm

MollyL

TV writers are the worst. It's like they can't get through the end of a season without killing off a main character.

8:49 pm

Shirlockc

and is why i'm a bit surprised i don't like grimm that much, the producers of BTVS and angel is doing grimm

8:49 pm

cosdem

if i ever meet joss, i will punch him in the face. Tara Maclay does not deserve to die.

8:50 pm

cosdem

at least on daytime soaps when major characters die they come back eventually :P

8:51 pm

MollyL

That's true Cos. As themselves (not really killed) or a long lost twin no one knew about.

8:51 pm

cosdem

especially if ur diedre hall .. marlena has died like what? 20 times?

8:51 pm

MollyL

At least.

8:51 pm

Shirlockc

that was a bad one (tara) but then neither does wash need to die

8:52 pm

cosdem

but we're suckers for watching it. we know something's gonna happen to our favorites.

8:52 pm

cosdem

Anya's death was gut wrenching too.

8:53 pm

cosdem

oh yeah, cordelia eventually died too and i liked her a lot

8:55 pm

rururocks

st 6/27 # 2 please?

8:56 pm

cosdem

what archie tells edith to do

8:57 pm

MollyL

Beat me to it Cos. That was going to be my clue. : )

8:57 pm

crosshair

lol,ty cos

8:57 pm

Shirlockc

rhymes with the long gun

8:57 pm

rururocks

thank you

8:57 pm

cosdem

lol molly :) and yw cross

8:58 pm

cosdem

the last st5/10 please

8:59 pm

Shirlockc

al7? the last one?

8:59 pm

mrpresident

***ruuster*** miss you

8:59 pm

MollyL

st + I would give you a h***, but you probably got it by now

9:00 pm

mrpresident

hi crossy, c os et al :) ((hugs)) to my boys

9:00 pm

MollyL

al + not left

9:00 pm

cosdem

ah duh thanks

9:00 pm

crosshair

(((MRP)))

9:00 pm

cosdem

hey mrp :)

9:00 pm

Shirlockc

got that one molly, need the second one

9:00 pm

rururocks

hi mr p

9:01 pm

mrpresident

ruru, am looking into some things ... will email you when we know. I luv you for being so amazing too.

9:02 pm

MollyL

Sorry Shirl, you asked for the last one.

9:02 pm

cosdem

a + let there be *****

9:02 pm

rururocks

what happened?

9:02 pm

Shirlockc

ooo, i'm an idiot, molly. I thought your clue was the first al7

9:02 pm

Shirlockc

thx

9:03 pm

cosdem

all done packing mrp?

9:03 pm

mrpresident

nothing, unfortunately, but some babble friends are helping track stuff down... 1,000 reasons to luv you

9:03 pm

rururocks

:D

9:04 pm

mrpresident

oh hell no cos!! i just want to be sick when I look at how much needs to be done still! we move in 2 days

9:04 pm

cosdem

i had to pack once in just 24 hours. it was awful lol

9:04 pm

stidmama

*sending love to mrp for moving energy*

9:04 pm

mrpresident

but, the removalists are moving us over 3 days

9:04 pm

mrpresident

thank you stid!! my energy is gone!! luv you darling

9:04 pm

cosdem

thats not too bad

9:05 pm

mrpresident

cos, that is terrible!

9:05 pm

mrpresident

for you that is... 24 hours!

9:06 pm

rururocks

email me at the gmail address when you know something mr p.. not the napa one

9:06 pm

cosdem

yes. my ex didnt pay rent and hid the eviction notice from me til 24 hours before.

9:06 pm

mrpresident

i had to move my dad in 24 hours, many years ago when he decided to leave his wife.... she had the sherrif escort him off the propert with only what he could carry

9:06 pm

stidmama

I couldn't pack to move from our home in under a week, and even that would be pushing it. We have packed so many things into the rooms in the 12 years we have been here.

9:07 pm

cosdem

stid - thats true. i had to leave behind many, many things :(

9:07 pm

stidmama

wow. people can be so mean to others. *disapproving mama look of meanness*

9:07 pm

Mark Jones

Hello friends!

9:07 pm

mrpresident

was one of the saddest things i ever witnessed in my father's life

9:07 pm

cosdem

i only took the essentials and my prized possessions. and a week later i realized i forgot to bring my shoes.. i had like 50 pairs i was so mad lol

9:07 pm

mrpresident

hi Mark

9:07 pm

stidmama

hello Mark!

9:08 pm

Mark Jones

How are you guys?

9:08 pm

stidmama

oh, shoes! I don't have a lot of pairs of shoes, but I would be sad to lose the ones I have since I am so hard to fit!

9:09 pm

mrpresident

ok, must love you and leave you for a little while... the daughter with the broken toe needs to get out and the son with the broken stomach (hunger pains) needs to eat! I believe flip is now changing again?? with time changes??

9:09 pm

cosdem

im addicted to shoes

9:09 pm

rururocks

you just need to find your sole stif

9:09 pm

stidmama

I have a headache, Mark, but otherwise having a lovely weekend.

9:09 pm

stidmama

flip will change tomorrow, mrp.

9:09 pm

rururocks

stid.. that is

9:09 pm

stidmama

same time for tonight.

9:09 pm

cosdem

va6 please

9:09 pm

mrpresident

****hugs stid and gives her a soft head rub****
bfn :)

9:10 pm

stidmama

*sending love to mrp kids*

9:10 pm

rururocks

bye prezzie

9:10 pm

stidmama

va 6 is another word for suitcase

9:10 pm

rururocks

write to me at Gmail when you can

9:10 pm

Mark Jones

Ok then. I have a rabbi coming over tomorrow whom I adore, and will speak to him. I am quite well

9:10 pm

stidmama

LOL @ ruru's joke

9:11 pm

cosdem

thanks stid!

9:11 pm

stidmama

glad that worked, cos!

9:11 pm

stidmama

I am only down to 72, so don't have a lot of the words that people are asking for.

9:12 pm

cosdem

2 left.

9:13 pm

stidmama

go cos go!

9:13 pm

cosdem

fireworks

9:13 pm

Mark Jones

Wtg cos!

9:14 pm

stidmama

YAY cos!

9:14 pm

cosdem

clues b4 i go?

9:15 pm

stidmama

okay, still at 72 and the headache doesn't like the computer. I will see you-all again soon! *poof*

9:15 pm

Mark Jones

bye stid

9:15 pm

rururocks

take care stid.. sorry you don't feel well

9:15 pm

Mark Jones

How are you, ruru?

9:17 pm

rururocks

i'm poking along Mark.. thanks... I'm doing fine

9:18 pm

rururocks

all of the sudden my chat isn't working

9:19 pm

gapeach

congrats, cosdem!!!!

9:21 pm

rururocks

how are you mark?

9:22 pm

big red

el 7/40 pls

9:23 pm

rururocks

I think I'll come back later.. my chat isn't working

9:23 pm

rururocks

put a r in front of el7 and you have an aunt

9:23 pm

rururocks

or an uncle

9:23 pm

Mark Jones

I am well

9:24 pm

rururocks

good.. I 've not seen you for a while

9:24 pm

big red

thanks ruru

9:24 pm

rururocks

what's with the rabbi?

9:25 pm

crosshair

ruru,can you share with me an msn or gmail addy.i may need to contact you and confer

9:25 pm

Mark Jones

I know, I have been not here over the last few months. My schedule has been ti5 and I have had no time. He is just coming to visit.

9:26 pm

rururocks

sure crossy.. how do I reach you?

9:26 pm

Mark Jones

Crossy!

9:26 pm

crosshair

p.a.melbourne@gmail.com

9:26 pm

crosshair

howdy mark

9:26 pm

rururocks

i'll write to you right now.

9:27 pm

crosshair

kk thank you

9:28 pm

rururocks

done..

9:28 pm

rururocks

I need to forage for dinner.

9:31 pm

rururocks

bbl..

9:39 pm

Good Enough

hello

9:53 pm

crystalle

hello all

9:59 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for el5-16? Thanks

10:02 pm

torgone

Spritely

10:03 pm

torgone

.. and Heyas kids ..

10:05 pm

Uneaixoise

el5/16 like one of Santa's helpers

10:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks, y'all.

10:07 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:07 pm

gapeach

Hey there, torgone.

10:09 pm

torgone

Heya peach

10:25 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

10:26 pm

Minveryork

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

10:26 pm

crystalle

there are 49 days til christmas

10:28 pm

Minveryork

There is 49 minutes 'til my bedtime crystalle and hello.

10:28 pm

uusue2

hi all

10:29 pm

Minveryork

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

10:30 pm

uusue2

hi, min, not a great day for me

10:30 pm

Minveryork

Sorry to hear uusue2.Good thing today is almost over

10:30 pm

uusue2

indeed.

10:31 pm

lbdawger

Hi everyone!

10:31 pm

uusue2

hi, lbd!

10:31 pm

Minveryork

I hope that tomorrow will be a better day since it will be extended by an hour. Just Go to bed and it will be tomorrow already uusue2.

10:32 pm

Minveryork

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

10:32 pm

uusue2

thanks, min

10:32 pm

lbdawger

hi UU, wassup?

10:32 pm

uusue2

yah, just a crappy development with my ex

10:32 pm

lbdawger

oh, sorry to hear that.

10:33 pm

Minveryork

Speaking of going to bed,I must do that soon.See you all later on.Good luck finishing the rest of this puzzle.

10:33 pm

Minveryork

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

10:33 pm

uusue2

night, min!

10:36 pm

lbdawger

night, min

10:55 pm

lbdawger

and i'm heading for my pillows too. see you all tomorrow!

11:18 pm

harpjane

Hello, what are the stats for the lower t? please?

11:18 pm

harpjane

Hello, what are the stats for the lower t? please?

11:19 pm

cosdem

ti 5/6

11:20 pm

torgone

and ti7

11:20 pm

big red

is 6/18 pls

11:21 pm

cosdem

is + vowel + rin *** ***

11:21 pm

big red

thank you cosdem

11:27 pm

m9f9l

hello all

11:27 pm

harpjane

hi m9

11:28 pm

m9f9l

here for last 25

11:35 pm

herinfernallady

awwww. I thought there was another hour

11:37 pm

big red

as 5/10 pls

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

No idea I just got in sorry

11:38 pm

m9f9l

roiling.

11:39 pm

m9f9l

did that do it?

11:39 pm

m9f9l

a + created quite a ****

11:39 pm

big red

still looking

11:40 pm

harpjane

tm6?

11:40 pm

big red

got it.

11:40 pm

big red

thank you

11:40 pm

herinfernallady

Tm not your friend but your nemi???

11:40 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:41 pm

cosdem

whew i was trying to clue that.. thanks for saving me herin

11:41 pm

mrpresident

finished finally

11:41 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Cos Big and Harp

11:42 pm

harpjane

hi infernal

11:42 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the lowest i, please?

11:42 pm

big red

hello herin

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

Il 4 is the only one I have

11:43 pm

m9f9l

and that plus one more letter that's already in the word...

11:47 pm

m9f9l

fw

11:49 pm

herinfernallady

Yah M9. This one has lost my love

11:49 pm

harpjane

i have two bones but they are from the top i

11:49 pm

m9f9l

alt the spelling?

11:50 pm

harpjane

oooh, now i have four bones!

11:50 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:52 pm

m9f9l

just 202 more for a body!

11:53 pm

cosdem

hewwo again

11:54 pm

pigeonman

Hi all. Well, is it gonna be 64 words or 364 words?

11:54 pm

m9f9l

The time change happens at babble 12:00??

11:54 pm

m9f9l

or is babble on Daylight Savings??

11:55 pm

pigeonman

Yep. 9:00 here

11:55 pm

cosdem

the time change for the grid takes effect tomorow from what ive been told

11:55 pm

stidmama

time changes at 2 am local time, so tonight's change is "normal" for us all.

11:56 pm

m9f9l

aw well.. I'm done with this grid, so I suppose it doesn't really matter to me.LOL

11:56 pm

cosdem

makes sense. which is good cause im ready for flip

11:56 pm

herinfernallady

I hope babble doesn't have a mental like last time

11:57 pm

hootowl

They keep saying 2am but I'm guessing thats EST not central

11:57 pm

cosdem

its 2am everywhere

11:57 pm

cosdem

but that doesnt make sense does it?

11:58 pm

herinfernallady

Well I am done

11:59 pm

vanillaslice

and well done herinfernallady

11:59 pm

cosdem

98 words

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

lol cos

12:00 am

cosdem

i hope its bigger tho

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