Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, December 26, 2011

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

godthaab

flip

12:00 am

Uneaixoise

wr7

12:00 am

madjc

flip

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip hi all hi flosey Merry Belated Christmas hi une

12:00 am

godthaab

pe6

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Uneaixoise

hey, dee :-)

12:01 am

jillibus

hi dee hi and everyone else

12:01 am

m9f9l

flip

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jilli -- how are you feeling??

12:01 am

dizgrannie

we 7

12:01 am

cosdem

gr 7

12:01 am

m9f9l

and I don't know... look at second to last pic! http://tinyurl.com/6pkxtxo

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili! hi cos, diz, m9

12:02 am

MLFAN17

GR 5 7 6

12:02 am

jillibus

I'm fine, thanks, une, except for that ankle!

12:02 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:02 am

MLFAN17

WE 4 6 7

12:02 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hi dee

12:02 am

m9f9l

wow. thanks mrp!

12:02 am

jillibus

wow, mrp -- thanks a lot!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

TH6

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

to 7

12:04 am

cosdem

ur 7

12:04 am

flosey

tyty mrp

12:05 am

godthaab

ha7

12:05 am

cosdem

NBT... need an 8

12:05 am

MLFAN17

HA 4 6 7

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

pe 6 x 2

12:06 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:06 am

cosdem

the last column U is ur6/7 fyi

12:06 am

flosey

thanks cos, looking

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

ha 7

12:07 am

rururocks

i thought wanger is a w2ord

12:07 am

MLFAN17

RE 7/8

12:07 am

m9f9l

nope.. cause it's a thang.

12:07 am

MLFAN17

Look cos:)

12:08 am

cosdem

look at what?

12:08 am

cosdem

ahh got the re8.. NBT/NBS thanks :)

12:08 am

MLFAN17

12:07am my name for a 8:)

12:08 am

cosdem

that gives em a few words

12:09 am

MLFAN17

TO 7 was called right?

12:09 am

cosdem

yeah if theres only one :)

12:10 am

MLFAN17

PE6

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

pe6 x 3, mlf

12:10 am

jillibus

(still absorbed by Downton Abbey)

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

love it, jilli!!

12:11 am

MLFAN17

AN6

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

wow, 10 minutes in and you're all gunz-a-blazin' ;)

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

JILLI!!!!!!!!!

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

hey, melon :-)

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

hey, une.

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

jilli, I love the boxing kangaroo.

12:12 am

MLFAN17

PE6

12:13 am

rururocks

re8

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

is that the re8/50 ruru?

12:14 am

gapeach

Thanks, mrp

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

from which r does the re 8/50 begin?

12:14 am

rururocks

yes

12:14 am

rururocks

yes it its

12:14 am

MLFAN17

if it is it has a 7 with it

12:14 am

rururocks

it is

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

column 1

12:14 am

cosdem

can only find two pe6 ugh

12:15 am

rururocks

should we call kje and wake her up?

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:15 am

flosey

nbt

12:15 am

dizgrannie

wh 8

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

go, flosey!!

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

nbt

12:16 am

cosdem

thanks diz 8's done

12:17 am

MLFAN17

2nd column T stats please?

12:17 am

cosdem

te 4/4

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

te4/4

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

te5/10

12:17 am

cosdem

or te 5/10

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

nbt and nbs

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

te6/18

12:18 am

MLFAN17

oh duhh i should have seen that sorry

12:18 am

cosdem

didnt someone call pe6x3?

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

i think it was dee, cos

12:19 am

MLFAN17

Third column E stats please?

12:19 am

cosdem

im looking at the list and theres only two of them

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

ep4/6

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

tx -- could only find two! LOL

12:20 am

cosdem

lol thats why i checked the list une :)

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

une called pe 5 x 3 at 12:10

12:20 am

MLFAN17

got the EP thanks

12:20 am

cosdem

ahh ok i guess we misread?

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

nbt

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

i was repeating what someone else had said re pe6/x 3 :-)

12:21 am

flosey

nbs

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

geste

12:21 am

rururocks

I have re8 what's the other?

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

ooops! PB 4 mi

12:21 am

rururocks

surely you jest melon?

12:21 am

flosey

wh8

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

aww lol too may cookies / sugar ... we all can't type LOL

12:21 am

cosdem

true dat dee! :)

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

i think someone said wh8, ru

12:21 am

MLFAN17

thanks

12:21 am

cosdem

yeahi have the wh8

12:22 am

MLFAN17

4th column lower W is that something i should know?

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

wo4/8

12:23 am

MLFAN17

thanks une

12:23 am

rururocks

I don't see the wh8

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

me either :-(

12:24 am

MLFAN17

me either

12:24 am

cosdem

double vowel ending for the wh7, plural foer 8

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

wh 7 and wh 8 idiotic words...

12:24 am

dizgrannie

its wh 5,7,8

12:24 am

rururocks

got it

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

thang IS a word (in my neighborhood it is)

12:25 am

dizgrannie

and a 6 at the end

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

type of bamboo

12:25 am

cosdem

thanks i forgot about the 5 and 6

12:25 am

MLFAN17

WH 5/6

12:25 am

cosdem

ps5

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz missed that and the 5 ty cos

12:26 am

rururocks

sounds kinda perverted to me

12:26 am

cosdem

P's done

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

lol everything sounds that way to you ru LOL

12:27 am

MLFAN17

is the WH 8 just by itself?

12:27 am

rururocks

...lol.. I"m just sayin'...

12:27 am

cosdem

no mlf.. its a wh5/7/8/6

12:27 am

rururocks

sounds like a jockstrap or something

12:27 am

flosey

no, wh5, 7, 8, 6

12:28 am

MLFAN17

i have a wh 5/6

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

70 to go . . . off to shower and to bed -- hope everyone had a good holiday -- had a great visit with daughter and boyfriend -- they left this afternoon for Ann Arbor . . . bonne nuit! *poof*

12:28 am

rururocks

61 to go here..

12:29 am

flosey

mlf, there are 2 worths between those

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

65 :-)

12:31 am

rururocks

53

12:31 am

cosdem

missing one R... is there any ro5 or ro6?

12:31 am

rururocks

lol

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

64

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

56

12:31 am

MLFAN17

131

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

63

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

62

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

61

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

ok, THE END *poof* :-)

12:32 am

cosdem

found it.. it was an ro6

12:33 am

melonheadjujube

NBS. sill wh, by dumb luck I tried the "recipient" suffix, even tho its opposite doesn't register. My head's spinning!

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

wa 6 wa 7

12:33 am

melonheadjujube

byee une!

12:33 am

cosdem

i have wa6x3

12:33 am

jillibus

bonne nuit, une

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos, me, too

12:34 am

cosdem

but i didnt have the 7 ty

12:34 am

rururocks

hi dart

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:35 am

cosdem

W's and R's done. 93 left

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

wtg cos

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

yo 5 and 6

12:40 am

cosdem

missing one A ugh

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

missing a bunch of a's ugh ugh lol

12:41 am

cosdem

found it it was at5/14

12:42 am

melonheadjujube

over halfway, nbt, nbs, both 8s and 7 7s.

12:42 am

cosdem

10 7's here...

12:42 am

cosdem

but stalled lol

12:43 am

cosdem

hw4

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos my missing h

12:43 am

cosdem

glad to help :)

12:43 am

jillibus

just a minor achievement -- nbt, nbs (still watching Downton, episode 4)

12:44 am

Mema

er

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili

12:44 am

cosdem

ooh found st7... was in the grid a few weeks ago

12:44 am

melonheadjujube

so nice to have you back jilli

12:46 am

jillibus

thanks, melon -- nice to be back with my babble buddies

12:46 am

cosdem

and ta7... .7's done!

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos didn't have that

12:47 am

m9f9l

ha ha.. Tim is trying his hand at assembling the batcave now. I'm sure I'll have to take over soon

12:49 am

m9f9l

yay. nbt and nbs

12:49 am

cosdem

T's done.. 50 let.. saving the rest for tomorrow

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7/32

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

gn 6

12:50 am

m9f9l

phant agony

12:53 am

rururocks

ps 5

12:54 am

sammysmom

reps

12:57 am

melonheadjujube

left column grey :)

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:58 am

melonheadjujube

babble is the best place on the web. second best in my book is basenotes.

12:58 am

melonheadjujube

tx VMD

12:58 am

sammysmom

what is basenotes ?

12:58 am

m9f9l

1/2way... I'm having a hard time not being distracted.LOL

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:58 am

melonheadjujube

my phant is phantom!

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

good one

1:00 am

rururocks

okay.. it's either the list now.. or I need to bag this one for now

1:00 am

m9f9l

I'll list if you do... (babble peer pressure)

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

thinking about listing, too stuck with 14

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

basenotes is a site/forum about perfume. It has a great directory of fragrances, and the bbs are a lot of fun. Perfume is a new pastime for me, and having others to obsess with just ads to the fun :)

1:02 am

melonheadjujube

basenotes.net for anyone who is interested. I had asked yesterday if there wereany basenoters here.

1:02 am

m9f9l

I heard an interesting interview on radio.. guy who runs a place called.. i think.. "I hate perfume"

1:03 am

m9f9l

he has one called "in the library" and I gather it smells just like old books.

1:05 am

m9f9l

"Walking in the air" is supposed to smell like new fallen snow

1:07 am

melonheadjujube

right column grey

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:07 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

tyvm

1:08 am

melonheadjujube

There's a zillion perfume blogs out there. I've heard of "I hate..." I like yesterdaysperfume, nowsmellthis, and thenonblonde, amongst too many others to mention. I've gone a bit eBay mad on vintage scent, tho I've stopped for the time being to enjoy my haul.

1:09 am

melonheadjujube

Demeter fragrance library (at Sephora and elsewhere) popularized "real" fragrances. Dirt was one of their most famous.

1:09 am

melonheadjujube

taDah Dee!

1:10 am

m9f9l

I don't wear perfume. I'm in choirs

1:10 am

m9f9l

and a woman in tax class has to leave if someone wears scent

1:10 am

rbud

yay, Dee, and hi, all! :)

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty and hi rb

1:11 am

flosey

we have had that problem at the bridge club m9

1:12 am

melonheadjujube

when I was in a pit orchestra we had a no fragrance clause in the contract. I wear at home for me, mostly. put on before bed.

1:13 am

flosey

there are so many allergies that we had never been aware of

1:13 am

m9f9l

do you put it on your linens too?

1:13 am

m9f9l

what instrument?

1:13 am

flosey

I use to wear it when I was a stay at home mom - gave me a bit of a lift

1:14 am

melonheadjujube

double bass

1:14 am

sammysmom

hubby used to buy me chanel by the pint.........i loved it- then one year i was suddenly allergic to it

1:14 am

sammysmom

havent worn perfume for 40 years now

1:14 am

Mema

se

1:15 am

rururocks

could yyou list the sh's dee

1:15 am

m9f9l

oh wonderful! The young man who played for our messiah concert was fabulous. I love that sound

1:15 am

melonheadjujube

Here's a poem I wrote today:

1:15 am

melonheadjujube

I'm always glad I play the bass,

except to look for a parking place.

Studied with a guy named Barry ,

who taught me much, 'cept how to carry

my gargantuan fragile friend of wood.

I traverse through a neighborhood,

of shuttered stores where's parked my beater,

on the way to a sparkling theater.

Too cheap to lay a fiver down,

I know each street space in this town,

behind the Goodyear, in front of the bar,

Nobody's stealing this old car.

The bassâ€”it is another matter,

I always answer to such patter

as "What's it worth, how much it cost?"

"If you can't play it, please get lost."

I was young back in the day,

here and now I'd have to say,

tender that sawbuck, pull into a space

that makes it easy to carry a bass.

1:16 am

m9f9l

HA ha.. that's awesome

1:16 am

melonheadjujube

thanks. I'm glad you enjoy the sound of the bass. once I started, I was hooked.

1:16 am

rbud

great poem! :D

1:17 am

melonheadjujube

tx

1:17 am

sammysmom

sounds like cleveland to me mele-on

1:17 am

sammysmom

melon

1:17 am

melonheadjujube

how'd you guess!

1:17 am

sammysmom

i live in the heights

1:17 am

sammysmom

knew a few people in the orchestra-lol

1:18 am

melonheadjujube

E17th and Chester. Goodyear was the tire place, and Moe's was the bar. There was a flophouse across the street; we christened it St. Moe's.

1:18 am

m9f9l

ha.. He gave up on the batcave . He caved!

1:18 am

melonheadjujube

Which Orch? I was Ohio Chamber, not THE Cleveland. They are my heros.

1:18 am

sammysmom

did you know klaus?

1:19 am

melonheadjujube

I live in the Heights!

1:19 am

m9f9l

I lived in Cincy for a year. That was enough Ohio for me.

1:19 am

melonheadjujube

hah, just saw your pic. I saw a deer on Kildare by the HS, a buck no less! They are getting bold.

1:19 am

melonheadjujube

got my masters @ UC/CCM.

1:20 am

melonheadjujube

Roy?

1:20 am

sammysmom

there is a heerd of 10 that tramp through my yard every damned day- including an 8 point buck..... makes me salivate to think how he would taste

1:21 am

rbud

does taste better...

1:21 am

m9f9l

But I did like to go to free student concerts at the music conservatory. And the art museum is free to public because of a grant some family made

1:21 am

rbud

doe deer, I mean

1:21 am

melonheadjujube

I used to live in Berea. There was a one-day deer season in the park. Overpopulated to the point of disease.

1:21 am

sammysmom

yes roy...... he was a friend of mine- he gave me a marvelous cane when my arthritis started getting bad-- i have had more compliments on it

1:22 am

melonheadjujube

Never knew him, tho my ex's family did. I was married to a Cumberworth for a while.

1:23 am

melonheadjujube

m9, CLE is an affordable place to live and get culture. And, truth be told, global warming has been good to usâ€”less b*tching about weather.

1:23 am

sammysmom

gary tischkoff?- violin / cleveland orchestra

1:23 am

sammysmom

gary's wife and i were on the pta board - our kids went to wechool together

1:24 am

sammysmom

true melon- like today- we had no snow and it was a wonderful holiday with teh weather

1:24 am

melonheadjujube

I remember seeing him in the orch, also Lenny Samuels. As kids, we wondered if that beard ever got caught in his violin. I studied with Irv Nathanson, knew Gino Raffaeli, Diane Mather, most of the bassists, Eddie Ormond, Franklin Cohen, whose late wife played with us at the ballet and opera, and others.

1:25 am

melonheadjujube

I took a nice walk, it was in the upper 40s.

1:25 am

m9f9l

well.. I gotta do some laundry. 89 to go.......

1:25 am

melonheadjujube

I have a dental appt in 5 1/2 hours. This has got to stop! (reproaches self for nightowlish habits)

1:26 am

sammysmom

i knew gino also- i was a pharmacy tech for 30 years and filled a lot of rx's for the members

1:26 am

sammysmom

and a lot of the rich and famous of cleveland

1:27 am

melonheadjujube

Lee Silsby I'll guess. I'm one of the poor and obscure.

1:27 am

sammysmom

not lee/sislby but close to there-lol

1:28 am

melonheadjujube

sammysmom, it's been fun catching up but I really really must to bed! LOL back and see you @ babble! nite, all [poof]

1:31 am

sammysmom

m9- sad as it is i have only seen the orchestra 2 or 3 times--- hate to go anywhere

1:48 am

Mema

ng

2:23 am

rubyfoo

anybody here?

2:24 am

Dianne

Hi ruby - happy holidays

2:25 am

rubyfoo

hello dianne, Happy Holidays to you, too!

2:25 am

rubyfoo

finally finished cleaning the kitchen this morning. Totally collapsed by last night!

2:26 am

Dianne

Me too. Now just enjoying a relaxing Boxing Day.

2:26 am

rubyfoo

husband is out buying MORE FOOD! why why why

2:26 am

rubyfoo

I'm hoping that the leftover capon flies away!

3:17 am

Ray100

There's a famous food critic in the grid...

3:33 am

scouser

Happy Christmas Ruby and all Babblers

3:35 am

scouser

I see him Ray100 far fewer phantoms today - yesterday there were loads

4:12 am

hydra

Morning scouser, Ray, ruby, Dianne and anyone below the limits of my screen! Happy Boxing Day. Hope you all had a lovely time yesterday.

4:20 am

hydra

Er... anybody here? Or am I all alone?

4:37 am

Jacula

Hello hydra! Just got here.

4:38 am

lynxxx

Hello Hydra & Jac - just sitting back down after eating Xmas leftovers for dinner tonight. Hope you both had a happy and peaceful Xmas

4:39 am

Jacula

Hello lynxxx. Just having a morning cuppa before preparing for guests arriving for dinner.

4:40 am

hydra

Hi Jac. Was just playing Words with Friends against you in real time! Hi lynxxx. I had a lovely Christmas, thanks. Good food, good company and super presents.

4:40 am

hydra

We have no visitors today. It's couch potato day!

4:41 am

Jacula

hydra - it was just 3 of us yesterday but we spent most of it preparing for today! Lazy day tomorrow, hopefully.

4:42 am

lynxxx

We're just getting the hose back into order but also hit the shops for a few hours for the Boxing Day sales (that go on for 3/4 weeks). Daughter moving into studio apartment so fun picking up some v. good bargains for her

4:42 am

lynxxx

hose = house

4:43 am

hydra

I did wonder!!!

4:43 am

Jacula

lynxxx. I guessed you didn't spend Xmas in a hose. LOL

4:43 am

Jacula

Rather you than me in the Boxing Day sale crowds.:-(

4:43 am

hydra

I have no cash for sales this year, but there's nothing I really need, so that's OK.

4:44 am

Jacula

hydra - ditto.

4:45 am

hydra

My partner gave me a smart phone for Xmas, so I must spent some time getting used it, amongst much cursing, no doubt!

4:45 am

lynxxx

I've not been to them before - but we were very focused. We were shopping just for her - like you, I have no need for anything (I guess this is a sign of being too old!)

4:45 am

lynxxx

Mr Grumpy came up trumps!

4:46 am

Jacula

hydra - so, if I get a text full of swear words I'll know it's just you trying your new phone out. LOL

4:47 am

hydra

Well, when I buy new things now, I wonder how many years I'll have left to use/wear them!!! Yes, Mr G definitely did. Thermal slippers, perfume and a phone. What more could a lady in a chilly house need? My sister gave me a lovely thick, furry fleece so all my needs are catered for. And someone else gave me thermal socks!

4:47 am

hydra

Yes, Jac, that will be it!

4:47 am

lynxxx

lol - you MUST have been bi***ing about the cold something awful!

4:48 am

hydra

Ha ha! Yes indeed!

4:52 am

hydra

Halfway through, so must make a coffee and shoot the blackbird that has taken up residence outside my bedroom window and exercises its vocal cords at 3 am. It's warbling away now. I'll cast a laryngitis spell on it, I think!

4:53 am

Jacula

LOL!

4:53 am

lynxxx

Bye bye blackbird

4:54 am

hydra

It's ironic, isn't it? I encourage birds into the garden, then one goes a bit too far. 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night...'

4:54 am

Jacula

lynxxx - I'll be singing that all blooming morning now!

4:54 am

hydra

I suppose I could lie there imagining it is a romantic nightingale...

4:55 am

hydra

.. and Keats is writing a poem.

4:55 am

Jacula

You could get another 23 and bake them in a pie like in the nursery rhyme. Mind you, that didn't stop them singing!

4:56 am

hydra

lol

4:56 am

lynxxx

We have a flock of Rainbow Lorikeets around here (inner city - usually in the bush) Gorgeous birds - but one does get mightily sick of the screeching and the destroying of trees as they rip all the foliage and bark off the trees

4:58 am

hydra

I must look them up, lynxxx, and see what they look like. We have ring-neck parakeets here, but they have taken up residence in someone else's garden, thank goodness.

4:58 am

hydra

Just googled them. Those colours! Beautiful!

4:59 am

hydra

See you later. Going downstairs for that coffee now.

4:59 am

lynxxx

Aren't they. They swoop around in flocks of at least 50 - chattering away to one another

5:03 am

Jacula

I've got to go, too. Lovely to see you both! x

5:03 am

lynxxx

Bye Jac - have fun

5:40 am

cool.girl

hi everyone happy christmas to you all

5:45 am

debjed

good morning. Merry Christmas to you cool.girl

6:11 am

carleekat

morning all

6:27 am

cool.girl

any clues 4 the 2 8s please

6:29 am

cool.girl

ive just found the re8

6:35 am

JOAKAY

wh8

6:35 am

KatieMcG

Hi everyone

6:36 am

JOAKAY

hi all

6:36 am

Norma

Hi Katie how are you feeling today ??

6:36 am

Norma

Hi everyone

6:36 am

JOAKAY

wh5 and ... whiz i thought i tried that and plural

6:37 am

KatieMcG

Hi Norma, still full of the cold but eating rubbish with the heating full on so should be better soon. Did you have a good Christmas day? Thank you for the pressies, been cruising amazon already :)

6:38 am

Norma

Thank you for your pressie it was lovely and will come in very handy for lunch .... had a great Christmas ... keep feeding the cold and keeping warm you will beat it xx

6:39 am

cool.girl

ty

6:39 am

KatieMcG

just had trifle and cream, and was reminded by Casty she get's the bowl after. This was pointed out by her bouncing up and down the whole time I was eating it lol

6:39 am

JOAKAY

vw cool

6:40 am

Norma

Spoilt mutts, they are all the same they rule the roost we are only there to pander to their needs ;o)

6:40 am

KatieMcG

This was made very clear to us when we returned home about an hour ago. We have found the feathers but the bird is nowhere to be found

6:41 am

Norma

Just dont make a fuss and just clear up lol

6:41 am

cool.girl

could i have clues 4 the u6 and 7 please

6:42 am

Norma

Sorry cool not got that far yet ;o)

6:43 am

JOAKAY

u and re4 and more

6:44 am

JOAKAY

re4 4

6:44 am

JOAKAY

add cons to end

6:44 am

JOAKAY

then plural

6:46 am

lynxxx

or try ur & P*** Sellars

6:46 am

lynxxx

Hello again

6:46 am

JOAKAY

there you go Lynn ty

6:47 am

JOAKAY

hi Lynn

6:47 am

lynxxx

hi Jo

6:48 am

cool.girl

ty

6:48 am

JOAKAY

couldnt think of a clue lol

6:48 am

lynxxx

I was scratching my head to think of anyone well known with the name P****

6:50 am

JOAKAY

haha yes am still thinking of any others

6:57 am

lynxxx

Goodnight all

7:00 am

JOAKAY

nite Lynn

7:29 am

Focal

My first time to play - anyone online out there?

7:31 am

NonoNanette

sha ny

7:32 am

72 Temple Owl

hello. focal and welcome

7:39 am

suefrad625

good day after to all

7:42 am

72 Temple Owl

good day sue

7:48 am

Focal

Thanks Temple Owl, I am playing from ireland on an exceptionally warm 26th December!

7:54 am

Mom

Good morning everyone

7:54 am

Mom

Focal, welcome to Babble

7:55 am

godthaab

Where in Ireland?

7:59 am

moule

Morning everyone

7:59 am

72 Temple Owl

hi mom!

8:00 am

72 Temple Owl

focal,wehave several players from ireland

8:00 am

NonoNanette

ste---

8:00 am

72 Temple Owl

nono long time no see

8:01 am

Mom

((TO)) hello

8:01 am

Mom

((Nono)) good morning and good morning Moule

8:02 am

Focal

great! I have never played Boggle or Babble before, so I am a slow starter. . . just finding my way around.

8:03 am

Focal

Hi Godthaab, I am in Dublin. Where are you?

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

mom how wasyour holiday?I am babbling from my brother's house...the teens are still sleeping as teens like to do

8:04 am

godthaab

Toronto. I was in Ireland in the summer of 2010. What a great country!

8:04 am

Mom

It was a very nice holiday. How was yours?

8:05 am

jan

rogs

8:06 am

Mom

morning Jam

8:06 am

Mom

change the vowel, Jan

8:06 am

jan

Not to mention the box...

8:06 am

Mom

:-)

8:07 am

Focal

Glad you enjoed it Godthaab, I have never been to Canada, but it's on my list!

8:10 am

72 Temple Owl

it wasfine. i stressed somuch but my first impresiion gifts were well received, after all of that second guessing and all that shopping.

8:11 am

72 Temple Owl

and it is funny, was trying so hard to decide between two gifts for my niece and the one i did not buy, they bought for me!!!

8:12 am

Focal

Are all the words revealed at the end of the day?

8:13 am

godthaab

Not really, but I think you can check the archives. On another note, is anyone else finding Babble a bit slow today? It takes forever to accept my words.

8:13 am

godthaab

Not really, but I think you can check the archives. On another note, is anyone else finding Babble a bit slow today? It takes forever to accept my words.

8:13 am

godthaab

Not really, but I think you can check the archives. On another note, is anyone else finding Babble a bit slow today? It takes forever to accept my words.

8:13 am

godthaab

Not really, but I think you can check the archives. On another note, is anyone else finding Babble a bit slow today? It takes forever to accept my words.

8:14 am

godthaab

And it is doing stupid things.....

8:16 am

Focal

So I see!

8:18 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone! welcome focal! and nope godthaab, site is working fine for me.

8:22 am

godthaab

Hmmm. Must be the karma of my laptop. My desktop is fine....

8:22 am

lbdawger

might need to clean out your cache

8:24 am

Kenny Chuck

any help with the re8?

8:27 am

lbdawger

don't have it yet, kenny

8:28 am

vanillaslice

hello all I'm back fit as a fiddle re8 mold it again

8:29 am

lbdawger

welcome back, Vanilla!!

8:30 am

Mom

TO, glad it went well. Next year, not so much stressing.

8:30 am

Mom

Hi ((LBD)))

8:30 am

rubyfoo

Hello everybody and Happy day after. I finally got my kitchen clean this morning, was too tired to finish yesterday.

8:30 am

Kenny Chuck

Tx Vanilla

8:30 am

Mom

I have to scoot. (((Hugs)))) to all of you. Be back later.

8:30 am

rubyfoo

Now, I'm hoping the leftovers will take off on their own from the deck....

8:30 am

vanillaslice

yvw hi ruby kitchen slave

8:30 am

lbdawger

(((MOM))) Hi ruby!!

8:30 am

rubyfoo

for sure!

8:31 am

rubyfoo

and I made the densest-ever cheesecake with the consistency of n inner tube

8:31 am

vanillaslice

sounds great

8:31 am

Mr Bob

Happy day after all

8:31 am

vanillaslice

makes them last

8:31 am

rubyfoo

I'll send it over to the PB!

8:32 am

rubyfoo

it will keep everybody on the straight-and-narrow

8:32 am

Mom

hi and bye ((Ruby))

8:33 am

rubyfoo

8:33 am

lbdawger

later, Mom

8:33 am

lbdawger

hi bob

8:34 am

rubyfoo

how can st5o not be a word?

8:37 am

Angelsong

morning, all. I can't remember where in my profile it lists the date I joined Babble. anyone know?

8:37 am

Angelsong

ruby, it's a brand name

8:37 am

rubyfoo

you'd think it would be off copyright as it's so old.....

8:38 am

lbdawger

december 29, 2005 angel. it's in your profile

8:39 am

Angelsong

wow.it's been almost six years!

8:42 am

lbdawger

tempus fugit

8:42 am

rubyfoo

and if there was an l, you'd be a phantom today, angel!

8:43 am

lbdawger

time for a break. bbl

9:02 am

MollyL

Ah, it's that time of year. To wonder how long Ruby's Christmas capon will stay in the great outdoors. : D

9:16 am

foamflower

Can anyone help with my last two words? ro6 and go6?

9:18 am

foamflower

Okay, thanks anyway -- I'll check back later.

9:19 am

Erda

GO + ****polis

9:19 am

foamflower

Before I go, would anyone like a clue for other than the ro6 and go6?

9:20 am

foamflower

hmm...

9:20 am

Erda

Don't have the RO yet; just got in...

9:21 am

foamflower

got the go -- ty, erda!

9:24 am

foamflower

Okay, I'll check back again for the ro -- good luck, everyone!

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

ro6 sounds like r + veggie that makes you weep

9:26 am

MollyL

That ****polis is the capital of Maryland

9:28 am

MollyL

Happy Birthday to your Dad, Une. What a handsome guy.

9:29 am

Uneaixoise

tx Molly -- he's been gone since 1976 but I'll always remember today as his bday :-)

9:32 am

Uneaixoise

35 to go and taking a break -- BBL *poof*

9:47 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody! I'm back after a week of being mostly offline! (I was afraid my computer had a virus since it wasn't working right; turned out it was the network that was screwed up).

9:47 am

jmcnrick

hi all and especially nef!

9:48 am

Nef

hi jmc! Hope you had a very good Christmas

9:51 am

jmcnrick

i did how about yourself?

9:53 am

Nef

it was good; but too quiet. DIL sat it out and didn't come for any of it; she also ignored her family too.

9:53 am

jmcnrick

phone

9:53 am

Nef

And my dtr has now slept through the last 40+ hours; waking only to eat and potty. I'm worried about her

10:03 am

jmcnrick

back i can understand why--is she depressed?

10:05 am

doseffing

... is she a university student who gets up at 4 in the afternoon and goes to bed at 7 in the morning? ... I got one of those ... ... means you never see then except to eat and shower

10:05 am

Nef

yes; she's been dealing with depression this past year; but (to me at least) this is a bit much for *just* depression.

10:06 am

Kallia

sorry nef, but 'just depression'?

10:06 am

Nef

no, dose, she's 29, has a full time job, just moved into the condo (we now own), and is in roller derby in her spare time

10:06 am

Kallia

idepression can rob you of everything and any motivation at all

10:06 am

doseffing

... been there too ... there is no such thing as a bit much for "just depression" ...

10:07 am

Kallia

hello all

10:07 am

Mask-and-Mirror

That's right, it's a very serious thing

10:07 am

PMS

`

10:08 am

Nef

but how can she do all those other things and keep up with them and then sleep through Christmas?

10:08 am

jmcnrick

catching up maybe

10:08 am

jmcnrick

did she not get up and celebrate at all?

10:08 am

Kallia

sometimes, even if you are depressed, you can put a 'face' on for others...when you have a chance you just withdrae

10:09 am

doseffing

... "just depression" ... ... lols of ways to compensate and pretend it doesn't exist

10:09 am

jmcnrick

hi mask i don't think we have met welcome to the chog

10:09 am

Kallia

withdraw

10:09 am

Nef

I'm very worried about her; I want her to go in for a full physical and evaluation, etc.

10:09 am

jmcnrick

hi pms kallia and dose

10:09 am

jmcnrick

have you asked her why she is sleeping so much?

10:10 am

Kallia

is she receiving treatment for her depression?

10:10 am

PMS

Hi everybody

10:10 am

Nef

hi everybody. I welcome all ideas and thought about this here (that's why I posted it)

10:10 am

doseffing

... if you're worried ... seek professional help ... sooner rather than later ... I was lucky ... it worked at least somewhat for my kid k

10:10 am

car.eeyore

<----- suffers from depression....

10:10 am

jmcnrick

*pulls up a reclining coach for nef and pulls out a notebook and pen*

10:10 am

Kallia

me too....

10:10 am

jmcnrick

hi car

10:11 am

car.eeyore

Hello!

10:11 am

jmcnrick

<---also suffers from depression

10:11 am

Kallia

hello car

10:11 am

Nef

LOL! Thanks, jmc! :-)

10:11 am

doseffing

... don't mess with it ... and don't ignore it ... and don't hope it will go away ... ... and don't get fooled by a show of happiness ... ... ... end of advice and pontificating

10:12 am

jmcnrick

*starts handing out stickers which say "i suffer from depression and survive" to babblers*

10:12 am

Kallia

I agree with everything dos says

10:12 am

car.eeyore

I handle it with medication and regular counseling. What a difference it has made in my life.

10:12 am

jmcnrick

but start by asking her--it may really be that she has a cold or something very basic

10:13 am

Kallia

I bet you'd be surprised at how many need the stickers jmc

10:13 am

Nef

her Dad has sleep apnea, I have narcolepsy; she is ADHD and has had depression in the past. I spoke with her about this being abnormal and she snapped and snarled at me; so --I just don't know...

10:13 am

jmcnrick

nbs

10:13 am

jmcnrick

i bet i wouldn't kallia haha

10:13 am

Kallia

oh snapping and snarling....can relate to that!

10:13 am

jmcnrick

*looks for muzzle for kallia*

10:14 am

Kallia

guess I've needed it sometimes jmc lol

10:14 am

jmcnrick

darn i think i may be out of muzzles to protect from bites!

10:14 am

jmcnrick

*givees kallia a piece of belgian chocolate instead*

10:15 am

Kallia

oh I don't bit....bark is louder etc.....

10:15 am

Kallia

bite

10:15 am

Kallia

oh lovely thank you

10:15 am

Nef

I don't deal well with snapping and snarling; I don't *LIKE* psych nursing! Especially at home!

10:15 am

doseffing

... yes ... chocolate cures everything ... ... there was a sale on chocolates on the 24th ... I'm set for most of January

10:15 am

jmcnrick

*gives nef a piece of belgian chocolate too*

10:15 am

Kallia

Is she actually getting any treatment at the moment Nef?

10:16 am

jmcnrick

*passes around big box of belgian chocolate for all takers*

10:16 am

jmcnrick

there is plenty there even for you lurkers!

10:16 am

doseffing

... yummmmm

10:16 am

Kallia

ummmm...melting slowly ....delicious

10:17 am

Nef

she "sees" someone about once a month; but I'm not sure if that's strictly for the ADHD or if it's for the depression too.

10:17 am

Nef

Chocolate is good; I'll open a few gift boxes here too

10:17 am

Kallia

is she on any medication, or does she not tell you these things?

10:19 am

Nef

I'm not sure about depression meds; she's on meds for the ADHD, migraines, and BC pills (for severe PMS and mood swings)

10:19 am

car.eeyore

Stats for the U please?

10:20 am

Nef

I need the U and the 5th row O yet for NBT myself

10:20 am

Kallia

ur6/21 and 7/32

10:20 am

wvteach

ur 6/21 and ur 7/32 (pl)

10:20 am

Nef

nm on the O; just got it

10:20 am

car.eeyore

Ty. found 'em!

10:21 am

Kallia

it's difficult when dealing with an adult Nef....

10:21 am

Nef

and wouldn't you know, I should know that the U word would be medical!

10:22 am

Kallia

got to go guys.....have a good day all

10:22 am

doseffing

... it takes a long time and there never seems to be progress ... but the simple fact that it's taking time is a good sign ... ... depression is being handled rather a

10:22 am

doseffing

... than getting deeper

10:23 am

Nef

it is, Kallia. I appreciate all of the empathy and help here.

10:23 am

wvteach

stats for O in right column please

10:23 am

jmcnrick

bye kallia

10:24 am

Nef

Thanks, dose

10:24 am

car.eeyore

oa 4 and oa 5

10:24 am

Nef

O 4/5. 5/12

10:25 am

doseffing

... speaking of depressing things ... must go and visit mother ... ... time for filial duties to be fulfilled .... ... a bientot

10:25 am

car.eeyore

Bye dose. {{hugs}}

10:26 am

Nef

bye, dose. and thanks. HAGD

10:26 am

wvteach

thnx all

10:26 am

car.eeyore

Hi WV!

10:28 am

wvteach

good morning all

10:30 am

kje

gm

10:30 am

Nef

hi wv! how are you today?

10:31 am

jmcnrick

hi wv!

10:31 am

jmcnrick

bye dose

10:31 am

jmcnrick

hi kje

10:31 am

Nef

hi kje

10:32 am

kje

i was just reading up on boxing day, st stephens, king wenceslas, etc

10:33 am

jmcnrick

i was just trying to see if my last paper was marked up and it was in this automatic correction system. . . .and the system consistently made errors. It was bizarre.

10:33 am

MollyL

Nef, the only time I ever slept like that was when I had mono. And I had it as an adult, before everyone starts saying that people over a certain age don't get it.

10:33 am

jmcnrick

ah boxing day--day for noblis oblige

10:34 am

jmcnrick

good point molls i had it when my son was 2 and during tax season one year

10:34 am

jmcnrick

and good morning molls

10:34 am

kje

i found it sad, that like other holidays, it has become so commercialized, but especially ironic that it was the day to give to the poor or servants, and instead it has become the biggest earning day of the year for merchants - opposite of its goal... irritates me

10:35 am

jmcnrick

it was the day for the lord of the manor to give to his tenants and servants--not all that pure

10:36 am

Nef

thanks,Molly for the input. She isn't acting sick other than the sleeping. I had mono when I was 21, but that was eons ago and I don't remember anything at all about how I was otherwise....

10:36 am

kje

partly - but also the day to give out the alms boxes... the point was giving to less fortunate, not lining the pockets of the wealthy... just so ironic, like the uber commercialization of christmas

10:37 am

jmcnrick

just sleepy as hell and a slight sore throat

10:37 am

kje

when I opened my mailbox this morning, I had loads of emails, which started right after midnight christmas eve and continued throughout x-mas day, all for sales

10:38 am

jmcnrick

ah well i only give the stores my store email address so i can ignore them mostly

10:38 am

Nef

I thought boxing day was also when the rich gave away their old items (sort of to make way for the gifts they'd received?)

10:38 am

kje

didn't read anything about that nef

10:38 am

MollyL

The only other symptoms I had when I had mono was a slight headache and a low grade fever that would not respond to antibiotics.

10:38 am

jmcnrick

no i think that may be a modern version

10:39 am

Nef

That's good, kje. I'm not sure where I got that idea really;

10:39 am

jmcnrick

whenever i start getting a sore throat i try napping now since it is often a reoccurance of the mono

10:40 am

jmcnrick

i need help with the u please

10:40 am

MollyL

Pee duct?

10:40 am

kje

carries pee, jmc

10:40 am

kje

from kidney to bladder

10:41 am

jmcnrick

ty

10:41 am

Nef

medical term

10:41 am

MollyL

I knew it was a pee something

10:41 am

jmcnrick

i will work on it--my medical spelling is not that great

10:41 am

jmcnrick

ur5?

10:42 am

jmcnrick

ur4?

10:42 am

kje

ur6 and 7

10:42 am

jmcnrick

ty mon doctor

10:42 am

kje

yw

10:43 am

Nef

sorry, dtr just got up and the cat is now pestering me for attention (why is it that cats know who to bug for attention: those who are allergic to them and also people who don't like cats)? I'm allergic to cats; but they always think I'm their best friends

10:43 am

kje

bottom o?

10:44 am

kje

that is so true, nef! cats always must come to me and I am allergic

10:44 am

Nef

4 letter babblet

10:44 am

kje

and not overly fond of them... yet they follow me... its like they have a knack for finding who doesn't want them

10:44 am

Nef

getting up o--- the bed

10:45 am

jmcnrick

preposition

10:45 am

kje

omg... fish

10:45 am

Nef

THAT's the word I can't think of! Thanks

10:45 am

jmcnrick

my cat likes me just fine ty and i like her

10:46 am

jmcnrick

all those years as the daughter of an english teacher pay off yet again

10:47 am

jmcnrick

stats for the corner A please

10:48 am

kje

a + type of dance (needs special shoes)

10:48 am

jmcnrick

ah a fish for me!

10:48 am

jmcnrick

nbt

10:49 am

rururocks

maybe you eat too much sushi kje and that's why cats follow you

10:49 am

kje

maybe... cuz i love sushi...maybe will go get some today

10:50 am

rururocks

.. more kitties.....

10:50 am

jmcnrick

mew

10:50 am

jmcnrick

i love cerviche

10:50 am

jmcnrick

i wonder if the mexican place is open today

10:51 am

kje

me too... and lots of great places here for it

10:51 am

jmcnrick

how you doing ru?

10:51 am

jmcnrick

i wish there were here but there are a few good places now--not like when i first moved up here

10:52 am

rururocks

feeling a little slow today..

10:52 am

kje

dc, jmc?

10:52 am

jmcnrick

you look sluggish

10:52 am

kje

<---- holding myself back

10:52 am

jmcnrick

yeah dc

10:52 am

jmcnrick

why kje? spirit of the season?

10:53 am

kje

rosa's, though not cheap, is pretty authentic

10:53 am

jmcnrick

it is lovely

10:53 am

kje

also... about a 30 minute drive for you, but there is a little place between dc and b-more that is very athentic... run by a family from mexico city... let me see if i can remember the name

10:53 am

jmcnrick

but i generally have to opt for cheap

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

10:54 am

kje

i would go there to get mole when i lived up there as no place else could really make it decent

10:54 am

jmcnrick

there is a good one in harrisonburg too

10:54 am

kje

and it is cheap... damn, what was it called

10:54 am

jmcnrick

mole? there is decent mole up here?

10:54 am

rururocks

gm scrabs

10:54 am

kje

el azteca in clarksville!

10:54 am

kje

man i love google

10:54 am

Nef

jmc, is your icon what your house looks like now?

10:54 am

Scrabbler

How is everyone? How is the grid?

10:54 am

jmcnrick

oddly enough i saw pork tamales at the safeway in time to eat them for christmas eve--and they were actually good

10:55 am

jmcnrick

hi scrabs

10:55 am

jmcnrick

pretty much--there are always changes

10:55 am

Nef

hi Scrabs

10:55 am

jmcnrick

the stuff people think is scaffolding is trellises

10:55 am

jmcnrick

google is the bomb

10:55 am

kje

we would drive to clarksville from baltimore just to get mole enchiladas

10:56 am

Scrabbler

How are you, Nef?

10:56 am

Nef

I felt bad that your simple little renovation was still so far from completion!~

10:56 am

jmcnrick

my sister's girlfriend/partner sent us tamales for christmas but i had to leave them at my local's sister's house until i get an icebox

10:57 am

jmcnrick

mole enchiladas is making me hungry i will have to go out there with my sister

10:57 am

kje

jmc... send me your address on fb... I am happy to mail you some tamales

10:57 am

rururocks

here today.. gone tamale.. i guess

10:57 am

Scrabbler

Silly Ruru.

10:58 am

jmcnrick

oh nef life could be wurst -- my construction guy did chemo during most of the construction

10:58 am

Scrabbler

Wow, Je. How did he manage?

10:58 am

jmcnrick

i will look you up later today kje--i am feeling like i have a vanilla pudding headache coming on

10:59 am

jmcnrick

his doctor was amazed but he said if he had stopped he would have died--he had to keep going

10:59 am

kje

i need food... bbiam

10:59 am

rururocks

am I dreaming this or is this conversation for real..what's a vanilla pudding headache?

10:59 am

Scrabbler

How did he have the energy?

11:00 am

jmcnrick

one day he brought his brother over to the site because he thought he was going to die and he wanted his brother to know what to do next

11:00 am

Scrabbler

Do you need vanilla pudding to get rid of the headache or is the headache from vanilla pudding?

11:00 am

kje

funny thought - ru sleep babbling

11:00 am

jmcnrick

that is when your head feels like it is full of vanilla pudding--enough to put pressure everywhere

11:00 am

Scrabbler

What type of cancer?

11:00 am

jmcnrick

i think my mother made up the term but i find it accurate

11:01 am

jmcnrick

i am not sure but something connected with bone marrow

11:01 am

jmcnrick

he wants to finish this job almost as much as i want him to finish it

11:01 am

Scrabbler

Well, he is a tough guy that wants to live.

11:02 am

jmcnrick

yeah you have to admire him

11:03 am

jmcnrick

so it helps put the construction into perspective for me

11:03 am

Nef

I'm totally amazed that he's still doing thisjob, then

11:03 am

Scrabbler

I woke up with a migraine because I slept too much and my brain doesn't like that.

11:03 am

jmcnrick

he is here every day

11:03 am

hego

Happy Boxing Day Friends!

11:03 am

jmcnrick

hi hego!

11:03 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hego

11:03 am

jmcnrick

too bad scrabs

11:04 am

hego

Hi JMC

11:04 am

Nef

hi hego

11:04 am

jmcnrick

ru must be slow he didn't even take up my "things could be wurst"

11:04 am

Scrabbler

I am waiting for naproxen to work. I might more caffeine too.

11:04 am

jmcnrick

ru do you need coffee?

11:05 am

Scrabbler

But he is sleep-babbling, remember? This is a dream for him.

11:05 am

jmcnrick

oh in that case i shouldn't wake him up -- it might become violent

11:05 am

jmcnrick

coffee for you scrabs?

11:05 am

kje

i think we should screw with his brain while he is asleep

11:06 am

Scrabbler

Yes, please. I asked the rabbit to get me some but she remains sleeping under the couch.

11:06 am

jmcnrick

but how will we be able to tell the difference kje?

11:06 am

jmcnrick

silly rabbit

11:06 am

hego

Rabbits can be disobedient.

11:06 am

welki

'morning, folks

11:06 am

jmcnrick

*pours scrabs a cup*

11:06 am

jmcnrick

hi welki

11:06 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, did you get your 2020 calendar yet? Boy, 2019 really zipped by.

11:07 am

hego

Hi Welki. Are you feeling better now?

11:07 am

Scrabbler

Welki! How are you? Back to 100%?

11:07 am

MollyL

El Azteca is great. I've been there.

11:07 am

jmcnrick

hahahahahaha

11:07 am

kje

excellent point, jmc

11:07 am

Scrabbler

Hi Molly

11:07 am

welki

i think so, scrabb - but it's been so long, i don't remember what 100% feels like anymore! *lol*

11:07 am

kje

el azteca has authentic refried beans... made with lard... that's how you know you are dealing with real mexican food - lol

11:08 am

hego

right kje

11:08 am

Scrabbler

Are you tired, dragging? Is cough gone?

11:08 am

jmcnrick

oh yum beans with lard!!!!

11:08 am

Scrabbler

kje, sp5. Celiac sp5.

11:08 am

welki

sure i'm tired - that's 'normal,' the cough is lingering, but not horrible anymore and from what you've told me, i shouldn't be surprised that it's hanging on

11:08 am

kje

mole enchiladas, jmc... not that far of a drive!

11:09 am

hego

ty Scrabs

11:09 am

jmcnrick

damn it kje you are making me hungry and i have to stay here for a package

11:09 am

hego

love mole

11:09 am

Scrabbler

I'm glad you are virtually over this. Many wks were lost to this illness.

11:09 am

Scrabbler

What is mole, anyway?

11:10 am

welki

like water for chocolate :)

11:10 am

rururocks

it's a rich sauce for chicken

11:10 am

hego

great book

11:10 am

welki

:)

11:10 am

jmcnrick

it is a pumpkin seed and chocolate spicy sauce that properly made takes days to make

11:10 am

rururocks

everytime I see it I gopher it

11:10 am

hego

scrabs pronounced mol lay

11:10 am

kje

mole is a paste made from various chiles and spices.... different types from different parts of mexico

11:11 am

jmcnrick

you animal ru

11:11 am

hego

lots of different chilis

11:11 am

hego

yay! Ruru

11:11 am

jmcnrick

but always chocolate powder no?

11:12 am

kje

mole poblano (the brown one with chocolate, peanuts, chiles) is the most common one found in the US

11:12 am

rururocks

no.. you can use bittersweet chocolate too

11:12 am

kje

no, not always choclate

11:12 am

Scrabbler

Interesting.

11:12 am

jmcnrick

really see you learn something new every day

11:12 am

kje

but mole poblano has chocolate... that is the most common one

11:12 am

rururocks

MOle is wonderful

11:12 am

MollyL

Ole mole!

11:13 am

rururocks

I made Mole once and it came out great..but it is a tremendous amount of work

11:13 am

hego

OLE!

11:13 am

hego

Chef Ruru speaks!

11:13 am

kje

but worth it ru! such a rich, deep sauce

11:13 am

MollyL

That's what I've heard, that it's a LOT of work.

11:13 am

jmcnrick

i made it once and it took me two days

11:13 am

Scrabbler

Medical question, kje. My almost 89 yr old uncle just underwent bowel resection for a redundant bowel + obstruction. Is that a common condition?

11:14 am

kje

(hego, this is all a dream to him... he may never have really made the stuff)

11:14 am

rururocks

yeah.. it takes a couple of days

11:14 am

hego

yes, not for me. too lazy

11:14 am

kje

not commonto be found at that age, but can happen

11:15 am

MollyL

I'm not lazy in the kitchen, but anything that takes two days to make is not worth the trouble. I'll leave those recipes to the experts.

11:15 am

kje

important thing now - MOVE... he must get OOB immediately

11:15 am

rururocks

RIck Perry has a bowell obsrtruction

11:15 am

hego

I just got done cooking for 2 days. lol

11:15 am

jmcnrick

no he is one your verb is wrong

11:15 am

MollyL

I love how the two concurrent conversations are food and bowels.

11:16 am

hego

Now there's a bit of news, Ruru.

11:16 am

Scrabbler

So far he is doing ok. Was extubated within 10-12 hrs. Pain is controlled. Yes, I told my cousins to make sure he moves and takes big breaths, and get the Foley out.

11:16 am

kje

lol molly!

11:16 am

hego

lol Molly

11:16 am

Scrabbler

Sorry to discuss bowel issues while discussing Mexican cuisine.

11:16 am

kje

sounds like he is still in the icu? move him out fast, and get him oob

11:16 am

jmcnrick

doesn't bother me

11:17 am

kje

most common complication of hospitalization in his age group is disability from bedrest... doesn't take long at that age due to poor reserve

11:17 am

MollyL

Oh it's okay Scrabbs. We are an "anything goes" kind of group. : )

11:17 am

rururocks

why should it jmc.. you have pudding for brains right now

11:17 am

kje

i penalize my students for any patient they do not move day 1

11:17 am

Scrabbler

I haven't heard from cousins yet. In Utica, not Buffalo. Yes, I will emphasize that again.

11:18 am

hego

nursing 101

11:18 am

jmcnrick

so true but at least mine are only temporary

11:18 am

kje

"penalize" used vaguely - I just give them a really hard time til they get it

11:18 am

Scrabbler

Spanking machine

11:18 am

jmcnrick

good for you kje

11:19 am

ursh

hello all - can add to bowel conversation - my 91yr old Mum had emergency surgery on Friday for ruptured duodena (sp?) ulcer - out of icu today and physio says will get her up tomorrow

11:19 am

rururocks

<---holds back on rude comment

11:19 am

crosshair

good afternoon my babble buddies:) on late cause the mrs had to hit the boxing day madness sales:(

11:19 am

jmcnrick

hi ursh

11:19 am

Scrabbler

Wow, ursh. I hope she continues to recover well.

11:19 am

kje

ty for that ru

11:19 am

jmcnrick

hi crossy

11:19 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy. Any good bargains?

11:19 am

hego

Hi Ursh and Crossy

11:19 am

crosshair

howdy jmc

11:19 am

rururocks

you are welcome

11:20 am

jmcnrick

good wishes for your mom ursh

11:20 am

crosshair

howdy hego

11:20 am

kje

wow, hursh... sorry to hear, wishing her the best

11:20 am

kje

bbl

11:20 am

crosshair

usrh wishing your mum a speedy recovery

11:20 am

hego

I have no family surgeries to report.

11:20 am

hego

thankfully

11:20 am

jmcnrick

okay i need to go talk to my construction guy about lights bbl

11:21 am

Nef

(sorry, was on the phone) when we started getting pts. up less than 8 hours after heart surgery; we all thought that that was awful. However, the pts. did better being up and got out of ICU and the hospital faster. Someone that age is at greatest risk of urine infections and lung problems. Deep breathe, cough, move and remove foley ASAP

11:21 am

jmcnrick

glad to hear it hego

11:21 am

Scrabbler

Good, Hego. Any minor injuries? Papercuts?

11:21 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

11:21 am

hego

Bye JMC and KJE

11:21 am

hego

I got nothing

11:21 am

ursh

so far so good - she is a tough lady and will do what ever her surgeon and physio instruct with vigour

11:21 am

hego

Hi Nef

11:22 am

Scrabbler

Nef, I told my cousins all of that. One cousin is passive, saying about the ICU staff, "They seem to be covering everything."

11:23 am

Nef

well, then, I hope the ICU staff is that aggressive!

11:24 am

Scrabbler

Cousin just texted me--BP + HR are sl elevated but he looks good.

11:27 am

Scrabbler

I have hit a wall with 110 to go.

11:27 am

Nef

My Dtr. is up and jabbering away as per her normal behavior; whew!

11:28 am

Scrabbler

Has she been ill?

11:28 am

hego

I can see the left column r is going to bug me.

11:29 am

Scrabbler

I have 5 of those, He. Anyone have the bottom or right O words?

11:29 am

Nef

no, I'd posted earlier that I was worried about her because she slept through Christmas (over 40 hours, just woke to eat and potty)

11:29 am

Scrabbler

Viral illness?

11:29 am

hego

no Scrabs

11:30 am

Nef

nope; nothing like that. Depression a possible

11:30 am

Scrabbler

Bottom O = preposition on4. Duh!

11:30 am

hego

thank God she woke for those!

11:30 am

Scrabbler

A recurring or new problem, Nef?

11:30 am

HarryHood

ty scrabs...got me nbt AND halfway :)

11:30 am

hego

Oh of course, Scrabs

11:31 am

magazinemom

right o words are what you do when you swear on the bible in court

11:31 am

hego

yay! I got an r

11:31 am

HarryHood

ugh...inlaws have arrived...bbl...wish me luck

11:31 am

Scrabbler

Left R = re4 (rules and re4, short for longer word). to stitch again, to form again, as with clay

11:31 am

Nef

new, Scrabs. Hx of depression in past though (hospitalized at ages 13 and 20)

11:31 am

hego

good luck Harry

11:31 am

Scrabbler

one who re-forms the clay

11:32 am

hego

I'm sorry to hear Nef

11:32 am

Scrabbler

Good luck, Harry.

11:32 am

Scrabbler

Aw, Nef. I started at age 11 so I understand completely.

11:32 am

hego

ty Scrabs

11:33 am

magazinemom

thanks scrabs!

11:33 am

Scrabbler

I miss oa4 recurrently in grids.

11:33 am

magazinemom

Nef- sorry to hear this. Mine started at 14. It has been a lifelong struggle

11:33 am

Scrabbler

re + pale

11:33 am

hego

re ty

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Nef, Mag-mom, read about the role of L-methylfolate and MTHFR DNA mutations in depression. Read about Deplin.

11:35 am

magazinemom

I'll check it out- thanks

11:35 am

Scrabbler

http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/artic
ledetail.aspx?articleid=1267

11:35 am

Nef

I'd posted a bunch about her earlier; everyone was helpful

11:35 am

Nef

thanks, Scrabs.

11:36 am

Scrabbler

I learned about all of this MTHFR stuff in October.

11:37 am

Scrabbler

I am feeling a deficiency of chocolate. Anybody want some DARK chocolate Reese's mini-cups?

11:37 am

hurshy

is that the vitamin B absorption mutations?

11:37 am

Nef

I'll read your link now

11:37 am

magazinemom

Me, me, me!

11:38 am

hurshy

i have the less severe one of those and i take methylated vitamin B now but i don't think it affected my depression much.

11:39 am

hurshy

but i figure still good to get all your vitamins.

11:40 am

Scrabbler

Reese's dark chocolate mini-cups for all!

11:40 am

hurshy

if it's NOT the vitamin B mutations scrabs was talking about then oh well just ignore me :)

11:40 am

hego

LOVE Reese's. Thanks!

11:41 am

hego

Must have lunch. BBL

11:41 am

Scrabbler

I got tested for the mutation, Hursh, and am homozygous thus make very little of the enzyme. I started L-methylfolate 8 wks ago and is has helped keep me even.

11:41 am

Nef

I scanned that article and will definitely read it in depth later. Thanks, Scrabs!

11:42 am

Scrabbler

I think we are talking about the same thing, Hursh.

11:42 am

hurshy

oh good

11:42 am

Scrabbler

http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/artic
ledetail.aspx?articleid=1267

11:42 am

hurshy

the only things that have made a NOTICEABLE difference for me are: exercise, antidepressant, and counseling. not surprising i guess. :)

11:42 am

Nef

My Dtr has huge mood swings and PMS; I need to do more research on that too.

11:43 am

Scrabbler

Good, Hurshy.

11:44 am

hurshy

tomorrow's my big day - if you don't see me after that, something has gone horribly awry with a routine tonsillectomy. :)

11:45 am

Nef

I'm a firm believer in exercise helping with depression.

11:45 am

Nef

Hurshy, I'll send healing thoughts and prayers your way this week.

11:45 am

hurshy

thanks :)

11:45 am

Scrabbler

I was going to ask, Hursh. Good luck. Everything will be fine.

11:45 am

magazinemom

Prayers for a quick and easy procedure and recovery hursh!

11:46 am

Scrabbler

Exercise produces endorphins.<---good opiate!

11:46 am

hurshy

endorphins make people happy. happy people don't kill their husbands.

11:46 am

magazinemom

This means I should be getting back to the Y. :-)

11:47 am

Scrabbler

Is he pissing you off?

11:47 am

hurshy

no it's a quote from legally blonde :)

11:47 am

lbdawger

tada!! finito!!

11:47 am

Scrabbler

Haha

11:47 am

Nef

YAY, lbd!!! WTG!!!

11:47 am

magazinemom

wtg lbd!

11:48 am

Scrabbler

Yay Dawg. So my missing 102 words really are hiding there?

11:48 am

lbdawger

ty ty ty. new computer does wonders! lol

11:48 am

Scrabbler

U words?

11:48 am

hurshy

what do the 8s start with?

11:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

51. Eh.

11:48 am

lbdawger

yup, they really are there but some are the usual weirdos

11:49 am

Scrabbler

re8 = to re-form clay

11:49 am

hurshy

ty

11:49 am

lbdawger

re8 and wh8

11:49 am

hurshy

ty got them!

11:49 am

Scrabbler

wh clue please

11:50 am

hurshy

the bottom W is hard i only have wo4

11:50 am

Scrabbler

Me too

11:50 am

magazinemom

same here

11:50 am

hurshy

w + noose activity + double vowel, then pl

11:51 am

Scrabbler

TY. What the heck does that mean?

11:51 am

hurshy

dunno but i kinda remembered it from a previous grid

11:51 am

magazinemom

ty hursh. that is some insane word

11:52 am

magazinemom

halfway!

11:52 am

Scrabbler

go5 = rhymes with another name for a Norwegian

11:52 am

Scrabbler

I am not far ahead of you, mag.

11:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

42. Long day.

11:52 am

hurshy

but that's a plant

11:52 am

hurshy

that's not weird

11:53 am

Scrabbler

go5 is a plant?

11:53 am

hurshy

yes

11:53 am

crosshair

found the pant ty

11:53 am

hurshy

in scotland and climates like that i believe

11:53 am

crosshair

plant

11:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

Prickly plant. A bush.

11:53 am

Scrabbler

as in pa4, crossy?

11:54 am

crosshair

no as in annother crossy typo

11:54 am

Scrabbler

Haha. I like when your typos give clues.

11:54 am

lbdawger

i hear there is a yummy cheesecake in the PB, crossy

11:54 am

crosshair

i am sure you do:)

11:55 am

Scrabbler

I just brought out a bag of Reese's dark chocolate mini-cups.

11:55 am

lbdawger

brb, i smell turkey soup in the making

11:55 am

ivesy3

the last wa 4 plz

11:56 am

crosshair

on the 5th day of bacon ,my true love gave to me,5 pounds of rashers,4 pounds of peameal,3 jars of bacon bit,2 tubs of baconayse and one jar of mortons bacon sallllt......

11:57 am

Nef

It's time for me to get moving; dtr has asked for some help at her place today: unpacking, putting up mirrors and shelves, etc. HAGD everyone! (whatever caused the sleeping must be gone now!?!)

11:58 am

Scrabbler

My last wa4 = wa + Post-Script abbrev

11:58 am

aebmusica

crossy ...it should end and a bottle of Pepto Bismo(if you've eaten all tha in five days!(LOL)

11:58 am

Scrabbler

Bye nef. Enjoy the day.

11:58 am

ivesy3

ty scrab

11:59 am

Scrabbler

J words? U words?

12:00 pm

crosshair

lol aeb,i have acid reflux meds..pepto would be like giving a prossional boozer a shanty lol

12:00 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, oh. j + primate then two more related words.

12:00 pm

crosshair

professional

12:00 pm

crosshair

ty scrabbs

12:01 pm

welki

ur 6/7 - excretory organ(s) pipelines

12:01 pm

Scrabbler

and j + the shoulder has a r***ter cuff.

12:01 pm

periwinkle

hi all clues for the re8 and wh8 pls

12:02 pm

periwinkle

saw a clue for the re8 but did not get it

12:02 pm

Scrabbler

TY, welki. Big DUH for me. I had re4.

12:02 pm

Scrabbler

re + form, such as clay, Peri

12:02 pm

periwinkle

that is the clue I did not get

12:02 pm

periwinkle

the form part part

12:02 pm

periwinkle

remodel is not in the grid

12:03 pm

welki

re + hexagon - octagon - square

12:03 pm

Scrabbler

to mold into a sh5

12:03 pm

periwinkle

sh5 is but does not work

12:03 pm

m9f9l

good morning all.

12:03 pm

Scrabbler

Hi m9

12:03 pm

welki

hi m

12:03 pm

periwinkle

yes it does ty for re8

12:03 pm

welki

try again, peri

12:03 pm

m9f9l

sweet.. didn't have that re or the base words of it!@

12:04 pm

Scrabbler

wh7 is weird. w + a form of execution, to ha4 by a noose + double vowel. wh8 = pl

12:05 pm

periwinkle

that is an odd word ty scrabbs

12:06 pm

Scrabbler

Hurshy clued it earlier.

12:07 pm

rururocks

David Carrdaine know wh7 intimately

12:07 pm

Scrabbler

funny definition, Ru!

12:08 pm

rururocks

he was wh7 for his wanger

12:09 pm

Scrabbler

Sad. It happens to adolescent boys too. A friend from residency, his 13 yr old son died that way.

12:09 pm

rururocks

I love popping int with irreverant comments

12:09 pm

MollyL

And we love it when you do, Ru.

12:09 pm

rururocks

it is tragic scarbs

12:09 pm

Scrabbler

We are accustomed to that, ruru. In fact we look forward to it.

12:11 pm

Scrabbler

I need a break. 77 to go. BBS.

12:11 pm

rururocks

i mean ppeople in the chat often say they want to strangle their kids.. but they don't really mean it

12:12 pm

crosshair

sigh,cat saw an enemy in the christmas tree and just pounced into the middle of ity..sigh now he have decorations all over and a large orange tabby decorated in silver tinsel..maybe i should just give up on the tree and put a string of lights on the cat...

12:13 pm

MollyL

I don't think you ever take on the full impact of the meaning of words until it hits home in some horrible way.

12:13 pm

rururocks

well then you'd have Feline Navidad crossy

12:13 pm

crosshair

lol

12:13 pm

rururocks

so true Molly

12:14 pm

m9f9l

it's a catastrotree.

12:15 pm

rururocks

maybe the cat needs a tinselectomy

12:15 pm

crosshair

LOL!!!!

12:16 pm

crosshair

ill sove a string of lights up it butt and light it up like the tree used to be

12:16 pm

crosshair

shove

12:16 pm

m9f9l

nah.. just needs some lovin' under the meouwstletoe.

12:16 pm

rururocks

Dinner visitor to Crossy's house: OH.. you have a kitty!.. Corssy.. no.. the cat is purely ornamental

12:16 pm

crosshair

hehe

12:17 pm

crosshair

wonder if it will stay still while i get the can of artificial snow out...

12:17 pm

m9f9l

no don't crossy! That would be cruel and unusual purrsecution!

12:18 pm

crosshair

i can paint a star on the cats forehead

12:19 pm

m9f9l

hmm.. is this your cat crossy?? http://tinyurl.com/y8oz5oa

12:22 pm

crosshair

lol that cat is the present,our cat is the tree

12:23 pm

crosshair

brb

12:23 pm

m9f9l

(hope he didn't go for the artificial snow!)

12:24 pm

m9f9l

I have ONE word off that bottom W. Monkeying is NOT helping!

12:26 pm

magazinemom

Amen to that m9. I have tried every combo I can think of

12:29 pm

lbdawger

wa5.20 wa + the sad song played at the end of the day

12:29 pm

ChampFit

oh, me too!

12:30 pm

ChampFit

ty lbd!

12:30 pm

magazinemom

ty lbd- I'd have never gotten that

12:30 pm

lbdawger

wa6.33 wa + masking or scotch or duct

12:30 pm

magazinemom

ty! ty!

12:30 pm

lbdawger

lot of the w's are odd!

12:30 pm

ChampFit

ty you again!

12:32 pm

MollyL

Home made strawberry ice cream in the PB. (Yes, we got an ice cream maker for Christmas)

12:33 pm

m9f9l

thanks for the W words!

12:34 pm

hego

ty folks. you saved me certain time on Morewords. lol

12:35 pm

ChampFit

I try so hard to stay away from morewords, but sometimes....!

12:35 pm

hego

yes, sometimes.

12:47 pm

balletslippers

coming out of lurk mode to ask for a clue for the U...? Is everyone having a festive holiday season?

12:47 pm

hego

good holida but don't have the u. sorry

12:47 pm

MollyL

I don't mind using help now and then. I am not an Orthodox Babbler.

12:48 pm

balletslippers

thanks anyway, hego. :)

12:48 pm

MollyL

The U is the duct, transport, whatever for pee.

12:48 pm

hego

I'm reformed myself. lol

12:48 pm

Nef

hi balletslippers. ur 6 and 7 medical term, tube between kidney and bladder (and pl)

12:48 pm

hego

ty ladies

12:48 pm

balletslippers

hmm thanks molly and nef

12:49 pm

MollyL

Good ole Nurse Nef gives the proper definition. : )

12:49 pm

balletslippers

nice to spend some time on babble after the insanity of Christmas. My niece is four and so this was her first "crazy christmas" where she acted absolutely ludicrous. Haha!

12:49 pm

balletslippers

got the u! :)

12:49 pm

Nef

my dtr asked me tohelp her at her place; now I'm to wait an hour so she can shower and change clothes (good idea since she slept in them the last 2 1/2 days)

12:50 pm

Nef

what can I say, Molly? I can't seem to get away from that

12:51 pm

balletslippers

erete

12:51 pm

hego

Once a nurse....

12:51 pm

balletslippers

whoops!

12:52 pm

MollyL

Nef, I think the phrase "just say no" may have been invented with you in mind.

12:52 pm

hego

okay, not a word

12:54 pm

Nef

Molly, I'm practicing; but I'm also worrying about my dtr. I just retired from working in Sept. and my old ED wants me to come back and work (a few days a week or month!) and I'm saying NO! NO! NO! to that!

12:55 pm

hego

Don't fall into that trap, Nef.

12:55 pm

hego

it's like the first drink of an alcoholic. lol

12:56 pm

Nef

Dtr. slept through the whole holiday except to eat and potty; this is veryu worrysome behavior. So her asking for help is encouraging (she hasn't asked for any help before; althought I've offered several times)

12:56 pm

hego

It's a step forward, Nef.

1:00 pm

sciencegeek

Hi all. Nef, is she depressed?

1:00 pm

hego

Hi Geek

1:02 pm

Nef

I think so; that's why I worry. (she's been depressed in the past and hospitalized twice already (at ages 13 and 21), she's 29 now; and this was strange behavior for her

1:02 pm

Nef

SO now that she asked for some help; I'll help

1:03 pm

sciencegeek

I am also a depressed person and understand her behavior. I don't do well during the holidays. I have slept alot this past few days and don't like dealing with all the stress

1:03 pm

hego

Just observe her for awhile, Nef. Could be just exhausted.

1:03 pm

sciencegeek

that is true too hego

1:03 pm

hego

I can understand wanting to sleep throught the holidays.

1:04 pm

hego

I've wanted to do that myself, actually.

1:04 pm

Nef

I will watch and see. I did mention that she should go in for a complete physical and workup; but she snarled at me...

1:04 pm

sciencegeek

well, I sent the DH to his parents for four days and I am alone and it is quiet.....I need that sometimes

1:05 pm

sciencegeek

maybe her thrroid and D levels are off

1:05 pm

sciencegeek

thyroid

1:05 pm

Nef

we all need that sometimes, sg!

1:05 pm

hego

Young people don't want to hear that they might have a health problem.

1:05 pm

sciencegeek

well, I feel guilty about it. I did this last year as well. I just wanted the peace and quiet.

1:06 pm

hego

sounds good to me Geek.

1:06 pm

sciencegeek

well, am hoping I get over the guilt and can get some things done

1:07 pm

Nef

I find I do better with some alone time my self. I just don't get much anymore now that DH is retired...

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

Nef, I hear that! DH took off the same days as me (I teach), so he has had me doing things like cleaning closets and the attic, etc..............

1:08 pm

hego

I dread the day, Nef.

1:08 pm

hego

I love him, but...

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

it is also so gloomy here. Rain every day and no sunshine.

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

I love mine, too! But, help

1:08 pm

hego

Awwww...

1:09 pm

sciencegeek

I think I have SADD. Need a ray of sunshine

1:09 pm

hego

Poor Geek. The sun will come out.

1:10 pm

Nef

yes. I relish the days he goes off to his mens' clubs functions; and he doesn't understand why I don't want to go with him for ALL of them! (I do belong to 2 groups with him and do those...

1:11 pm

sciencegeek

I think I shall work until I die so that I can get out of the house once he retires! LOL

1:12 pm

hego

I have a few years yet.

1:12 pm

Nef

we have sunshine and 40 degrees F here right now; not a drop of snow... :-(

1:12 pm

sciencegeek

Well, wishing for sun. I may go to a movie tonight with a girlfriend

1:13 pm

hego

A comedy!

1:13 pm

sciencegeek

NO - the new Sherlock Holmes film

1:13 pm

hego

Oh, okay, that's good.

1:14 pm

sciencegeek

I am missing one J word.....

1:14 pm

sciencegeek

are they all ja's????

1:14 pm

sciencegeek

oh I have one jo

1:14 pm

hego

a jo

1:14 pm

Nef

Last year the neighbors across the street had their nativity scene out and the snow was over the statues heads, even the lights didn't help melt the snow. THIS year, the statues looknaked without any snow! (2 years ago it was very cold; we put extra blankets on the Baby Jesus as a joke)

1:15 pm

sciencegeek

lol.....just rain here.....we had a freak snow last year.

1:15 pm

hego

poor baby

1:15 pm

JOAKAY

go6 please

1:16 pm

sciencegeek

dont have it joakay

1:16 pm

Nef

go + santa **** winds

1:16 pm

hego

don't have it either

1:16 pm

JOAKAY

hope alls Christmas was nice

1:16 pm

hego

Jees, that's weird

1:16 pm

sciencegeek

ty nef

1:17 pm

hego

ty Nef

1:17 pm

Nef

yw

1:18 pm

hego

Monkeys forming a union.

1:19 pm

JOAKAY

my monkey gone awry

1:19 pm

hego

On strike?

1:20 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody :-). I hope everybody had a really nice holiday?

1:20 pm

JOAKAY

must be

1:20 pm

sciencegeek

87 invisible words

1:20 pm

hego

soodle!

1:20 pm

JOAKAY

ty soodle

1:20 pm

sciencegeek

hi soodle

1:20 pm

Picklesny

I've got 1 hour before i leave for my sisterinlaw's house

1:20 pm

JOAKAY

hi

1:20 pm

hego

Merry Christmas, Soodle

1:20 pm

hego

Hi Pickles

1:21 pm

Picklesny

hi, hego

1:22 pm

Soodle

Oh, heavens preserve me from my offspring.... They are getting ready to go out and about, and driving me NUTS! :-)

1:22 pm

Picklesny

wets

1:22 pm

Picklesny

i can't go pone day w/out doing that:(

1:22 pm

hego

they'll be gone soon. Breathe.....

1:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

must be some good stuff in the PB

1:23 pm

hego

Hi Kap!

1:23 pm

Soodle

Thanks Hego..... they are lke coiled springs......

1:24 pm

Picklesny

@soodle, I never thought I'ld want my son to move out but I outgrew that

1:24 pm

hego

ahhh youth

1:25 pm

Soodle

LOL Pickles... he doesn't live at home anymore. He is home for the holidays and has caused mayhem....

1:26 pm

Picklesny

I some times go 4-6 months w/out my son. I miss him so bad and then as soon as he gets here, I waiting for him to leave

1:26 pm

Nef

soodle, aren't you the one who said she wanted him home so you could cook and care for him again? Just the other day?

1:26 pm

hego

normal

1:27 pm

hego

lol Nef

1:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's nice when they come, and it's nice when they go.

1:27 pm

Picklesny

God designed it that way or we never let them leave

1:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

All over the yahoo news is this awful fire in CT that makes it hard to complain about anything

1:28 pm

Soodle

Who me, Nef? LOL! Nah, its great to have them around. I love it.

1:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't blame the woman if she needs to be permanently sedated or can't go on with life

1:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

my daughter said "just don't read it" but once it seeps in, I can't shut it down

1:30 pm

hego

Pass the xnax.

1:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah, really.

1:30 pm

hego

uh xanax

1:30 pm

Picklesny

I think Xanax put the x in Xmas

1:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

got it anyway.

1:30 pm

hego

lol Pickles

1:31 pm

Soodle

Rofl Pickles!!

1:31 pm

hego

I knew you'd get it, just OCD

1:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Why don't xanax and xerox start with z?

1:31 pm

hego

good question!

1:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

zerox. zanax. Makes much more sense.

1:31 pm

Dorens

xenon

1:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Pointless question, really.

1:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Xebra.

1:32 pm

Dorens

nothing wrong with pointless questions at a time like this

1:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Going to the xoo.

1:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah, really.

1:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Better living through chemistry.

1:33 pm

hego

so funny Kap

1:33 pm

Dorens

honestly i took a tiny little zolpiredem (sp? should be xolpir)

1:33 pm

Nef

okay; i guess it's now time for me to go off to my dtr's place now. wish me luck and encouragement.

1:34 pm

Dorens

the other night and i was woozy like you wouldn't believe. haven't had one in years, apparently they hit you harder when you haven't. i was still bumping into walls the next morning

1:34 pm

Dorens

have FUN nef!

1:34 pm

Soodle

(((((G'Luck, Nef))))

1:35 pm

hego

Bye, Nef, you'll do fine!

1:35 pm

hego

Hi Dorens!!

1:35 pm

Nef

Thanks! BBL!

1:35 pm

Dorens

hi hego. just sat down to see what i could do in ten minutes looking like a slightly tough one

1:36 pm

hego

Dorens will be taking the pledge. lol

1:36 pm

Dorens

what is the pledge?

1:36 pm

hego

not to drink

1:36 pm

Soodle

Dorens, I can confirm that there are 110 words in this grid. I am unconvinced that there are any more...

1:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I take ambien on a regular basis but it works for me. I had too many years of insomnia- I feel like I deserve to be chemically dependent.

1:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If God didn't want us to be medicated, he wouldn't have created laboratories.

1:37 pm

hego

You earned it Kap

1:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

All those nights of lying awake wondering what ever happened to my fifth grade math homework

1:38 pm

Dorens

no hego, i will not take that pledge. i drink wine and i love it. i don't drink it daily, but do enjoy it when i do. i hadn't even had anything to drink the night i took that pill, so isn't even a combined effect. and yes, kap, nothing wrong with it, particularly if it works for you!!

1:38 pm

Dorens

well sood, i have found 76 in ten minutes. the others may never come

1:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You know about the dyslexic insomniac agnostic who lay awake nights wondering if there is a dog?

1:39 pm

hego

I love my wine too, Dorens.

1:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

:)

1:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oldie but goodie.

1:39 pm

hego

: )

1:39 pm

Picklesny

lol, kap

1:39 pm

Dorens

definitely kap

1:39 pm

Soodle

< ------ I think I may BE that dyslexic insomniac agnostic.....

1:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm glad I'm not in recovery so I can have that occasional glass.

1:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

DOG!!!

1:40 pm

Dorens

yup. i'm sorry for those, but it does work for them

1:40 pm

Picklesny

phantom: hemisphere

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I hve to go back into my studio so I can continie to ruin some paintings.

1:40 pm

MollyL

Civers me God lovin' Irish ears

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

BBL.

1:40 pm

Soodle

Phantom: phantom!

1:41 pm

Dorens

lol sood

1:41 pm

Soodle

Bye Kap & Hi Molls :-

1:41 pm

hego

the re's always make me nuts!

1:42 pm

hego

Bye guys

1:42 pm

Dorens

don't they always?

1:43 pm

hego

croos eyed even.

1:43 pm

MollyL

<---Bets Kap is a good artist with a low self esteem

1:43 pm

hego

and modest

1:44 pm

sciencegeek

stats on the j's please I need one more

1:45 pm

hego

ja 4,10 ja5,22 ja 5,22 ja 4,9 jo4,9

1:46 pm

sciencegeek

need clue for ja 4/9

1:46 pm

Soodle

Yay.. thank you Hego :-)

1:47 pm

Dorens

ja + *8 and from

1:47 pm

Soodle

JA plus travelling ** and fro....

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

what?

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

yay ty

1:47 pm

Dorens

okay. down to 80 and have to go -- happy babbles all

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

we are tied

1:47 pm

Soodle

Bye Dorens

1:49 pm

hego

Bye Dorens

2:07 pm

hego

anybody have the st7 pls?

2:09 pm

hego

nm, got it.

2:09 pm

Jeff7

I dare anyone to claim they have heard of the wh 7/8 combo.....double dare ya LOL

2:10 pm

hego

Never Jeff.

2:11 pm

Picklesny

sounds dirty

2:11 pm

hego

lol

2:15 pm

Picklesny

ok off t dinner with family syl

2:17 pm

hego

Enjoy!!

2:18 pm

sammysmom

i have one jeff and use it every day

2:19 pm

hego

I'm afraid to ask.

2:25 pm

MollyL

And I always thought SMom was a proper lady. Wowza!

2:26 pm

Soodle

<-----Still waiting for somebody to ask Sammysmom.....

2:26 pm

hego

I was afraid.

2:28 pm

MollyL

Oh rats, my dirty mind is so disappointed. It's a cane made of Asian bamboo. Phooey.

2:29 pm

hego

okay, I looked it up. it's a reed plant or a cane made from this plant.

2:29 pm

hego

there you go!!

2:29 pm

Soodle

I'm bitterly, bitterly disappointed.

2:30 pm

hego

I never imagined sm with a walking stick. Very stylish.

2:30 pm

sammysmom

i collect them ... all kinds... and sometimes use 2 at a time.... arthritis is a bitch you know

2:30 pm

sammysmom

sorry soodle

2:30 pm

hego

Sorry Soodle

2:30 pm

MizHoffle

Me too! I was trying much dirtier words

2:31 pm

hego

She uses 2 at a time! I love it.

2:31 pm

MizHoffle

Not that is not a dirty sounding word...

2:31 pm

sammysmom

which is what my son insisted that it was

2:31 pm

sammysmom

lol

2:31 pm

MollyL

*Gasping* I almost choked on "two at a time"

2:32 pm

MollyL

So everyone can quit searching "Sammy's Mom Does Dallas"

2:32 pm

sammysmom

i wish!!

2:33 pm

hego

lmao!!!!

2:34 pm

MollyL

Oh good, there is a wild woman in Sammy's Mom after all.

2:35 pm

hego

gotta love her.

2:35 pm

sammysmom

yupper- i am an 18 year old brat living in an oooooooooold body

2:35 pm

hego

Me too SM

2:36 pm

MollyL

Three cheers for the 18 year old brat. Long may she rave!

2:36 pm

sammysmom

thanks

2:36 pm

Soodle

Yay!!!!

2:37 pm

MizHoffle

My mom sasys that age is nothing by a number on a piece of paper.

2:37 pm

MizHoffle

by -> but

2:39 pm

sammysmom

my gran daughter ( 22) came for christmas.. and we had a great conversation on college life... she was surprised when i told her that things have not changed much since i was there.

2:40 pm

hego

every generation thinks they invented the wheel.

2:42 pm

MizHoffle

I am now getting all the chain emails and the like from my niece that I sent out in college and nothing has changed

2:42 pm

hego

funny

2:43 pm

sammysmom

she was flabberghasted when i told her that sex was great in the 50's

2:44 pm

sammysmom

and i have total recall

2:44 pm

MizHoffle

I at least had the courtesy to delete the lines that said if you didn't send this, something horrible would happen

2:44 pm

magazinemom

Amazing how they all think they are the first ones to actually enjoy sex. LOL

2:45 pm

sammysmom

yup...

2:45 pm

MizHoffle

Well, TV was showing people sleeping in separate beds...

2:46 pm

big red

help with at 5/14 pls

2:46 pm

Soodle

I have 3 siblings, and for a long time, I was convinced that my parents had sex a grand total of 4 times!

2:46 pm

magazinemom

lol soodle. I'msure that

2:46 pm

MizHoffle

a + t4/6

2:46 pm

magazinemom

that's what my kids think

2:47 pm

MizHoffle

that is what all kids should think to keep their sanity and still be in the same room as their parents

2:47 pm

big red

thanks MizHoffle

2:47 pm

kje

upper right e?

2:48 pm

lynxxx

girl sheep

2:48 pm

magazinemom

e = female sheep pl

2:48 pm

MizHoffle

I don't have to worry because I was immaculate concepted... :)

2:48 pm

lynxxx

Morning all

2:48 pm

MizHoffle

yw big red

2:48 pm

Glantarell

ew4/8 female sheep

2:48 pm

kje

ty

2:48 pm

Glantarell

evening all

2:48 pm

kje

what a fish

2:48 pm

sammysmom

i thought i was too miz....

2:48 pm

sammysmom

hi lynxxx

2:49 pm

magazinemom

I was adopted. I have no worries. :-)

2:49 pm

sammysmom

and i was the youngest of 5

2:49 pm

magazinemom

hey lynxxx

2:49 pm

Glantarell

my aunt thought she got pregnant by french kissing

2:49 pm

MizHoffle

Don't ruin it for me SM! And I am too, but was a surprise

2:49 pm

Soodle

Immaculate concepted... I love it @-)

2:50 pm

Glantarell

and that was after she got married

2:50 pm

MizHoffle

gees

2:50 pm

MizHoffle

shoot!

2:50 pm

m9f9l

did her kid call her maman? Was it born with a beret?

2:51 pm

magazinemom

Almost as bad as the lady I knew who asked her mother in law where the baby came out

2:51 pm

Glantarell

she went on to have 4 children but fainted when she was 7months preganant and the doctor told her how the child would be born

2:51 pm

Soodle

Oh wow, Magazinemom.... she must have almost died when she was told the news!

2:51 pm

Glantarell

she thought the dark line which developed between navel and pubis was to show the doc where to cut...

2:52 pm

Soodle

Rofl

2:52 pm

magazinemom

Well in an attempt to keep it clean, I think her MIL told her something like "the same place it went in" LOL

2:54 pm

m9f9l

my dd is telling me that the baby is due in about 1.5 months and all she has is a couple blankets.LOL

2:54 pm

m9f9l

and a snowsuit.LOL

2:55 pm

m9f9l

I sent some clothes but I guess they haven't got there yet.

3:01 pm

Soodle

Does she live far away from you, M9?

3:03 pm

m9f9l

a couple states. about 10 hours driving

3:06 pm

MollyL

I'm watching the Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes and not liking it at all.

3:07 pm

m9f9l

the first one?

3:07 pm

periwinkle

I did not care for the first one Molly only watched a short bit of it

3:07 pm

periwinkle

lil monkey really liked the one you are watching

3:07 pm

m9f9l

watch ironman instead then. LOL

3:07 pm

Soodle

Oh Molly - I hated that movie when I saw it first, but I accidentaly watched it a second time, and I loved it.

3:07 pm

periwinkle

the first or second Molly?

3:08 pm

MollyL

Yes, the first one. Ho hum. Ironman doesn't appeal to me either.

3:08 pm

Soodle

I mean... Messrs Downey Jr & Law.... Slurp....

3:08 pm

MollyL

How do you accidentally watch a movie?

3:09 pm

Soodle

I had the TV on in the background, and I sort of got absorbed in the movie..

3:10 pm

lynxxx

A group of youn mothers here have started an amazing charity service here. They collect all baby related products - cots/prams/clothing etc. Clean them all up, repair where needed, even gift wrap them, and through various agencies give them to new mothers who are unable to afford them. Was just local but they are now getting requests from all over Australia. The larger organisations, like the Salvos, are unable to make it so personal. Such a wonderful thing to do

3:11 pm

periwinkle

nice lyn

3:14 pm

periwinkle

have all the j and y words but the w's are making me cross

3:16 pm

Soodle

Golly..... Fireworks!

3:16 pm

periwinkle

yay soodle!

3:16 pm

lynxxx

Hooray for Soodle!

3:16 pm

Soodle

Free clues if any are needed?

3:17 pm

magazinemom

wtg soodle!

3:17 pm

periwinkle

need help with w's please and missing two of the r's in first column

3:18 pm

Soodle

Do you need clues or stats, Peri?

3:19 pm

periwinkle

either pls

3:19 pm

crosshair

howdy everyone:) back for a few more:)

3:20 pm

lynxxx

hi Cross

3:20 pm

crosshair

howdy lynxx

3:20 pm

Soodle

Some strange WA's. Wa plus faucet & plural, Wa plus scotch sticky stuff & plural. Hey Cross :-)

3:21 pm

periwinkle

thanks bottom w grayed

3:21 pm

crosshair

i love that wh 7 and 8 lol,sounds like slang for the male appendage

3:21 pm

periwinkle

have 3 wh words

3:21 pm

Soodle

Wh ...W plus noose activity. then add a couple of vowels and plural

3:22 pm

periwinkle

those I have from previous clue, ty

3:22 pm

Soodle

Have you the genre of film, John Wayne type, and shorter words from it?

3:22 pm

lynxxx

wh4.10 an d 5 wh & put on a h**py face

3:23 pm

Soodle

Wa plus SMS talk for 'your'....

3:23 pm

periwinkle

thanks lyn

3:24 pm

periwinkle

ty soodle

3:24 pm

periwinkle

SMS?

3:25 pm

periwinkle

40 left got most of early this am when I could not sleep

3:25 pm

periwinkle

need a break bbs

3:25 pm

Soodle

text...

3:27 pm

stidmama

hey all (((soodles))) any help for the U for NBT?

3:27 pm

m9f9l

hi stid!

3:27 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid

3:27 pm

crosshair

and crossy shoots the clue with the broken leg,cause it is not going anywhere lol

3:28 pm

m9f9l

stid.. the U. think Pee.

3:28 pm

crosshair

i leave all the texting to my son..kid cannot write an essay but can pound out 200 wpm on his phone lol

3:28 pm

stidmama

hey lynxxx! how's your day going?

3:28 pm

stidmama

got it! thanks m

3:28 pm

m9f9l

yw

3:29 pm

lynxxx

It's great Stid. Nothing planned for the day except some 'me' stuff

3:29 pm

stidmama

sounds delightful, lynxxx! Tom and I went shopping today, just a little, got a pair of pants and a sweater for me and a couple shirts for him... felt nice to just be out the two of us for a change.

3:29 pm

crosshair

i love the next 4 days or so after christmas.have enough leftovers for many days:)

3:30 pm

stidmama

We have a little bit of leftovers, and several recipes to try. But so far today is being a lazy day for us.

3:31 pm

lynxxx

Same here Cross...plus young guest gave us a slab of at least 10kgs of scotch fillet...cyro packed...won't have to buy meat for weeks

3:31 pm

stidmama

well, now that I have my NBT, I am going to go kick the stidkid into doing homework... he spent a lot of time last week NOT working... so this week he gets to put nose to grindstone. Back later ***hugs and choclits for all***

*poof*

3:32 pm

lynxxx

bye Stid

3:36 pm

Soodle

Aw, sorry I missed Stid... (Hugs back atcha if you come back, Stiddy)

3:37 pm

lynxxx

BBL

3:39 pm

m9f9l

just gotta find one more.

3:39 pm

m9f9l

fw

3:39 pm

crosshair

yaaa for m9!

3:40 pm

magazinemom

wtg m9

3:41 pm

m9f9l

thanks

3:47 pm

witchy

ta

3:51 pm

MollyL

My kid would look at me like I was from Mars if I suggested homework on Christmas break.

3:52 pm

JenMO16

hi all

3:52 pm

crosshair

my kids school kept it light and just gave him 2 books to read,so i just put them in epub on his new reader santa got him and he is devouring them

3:54 pm

crosshair

told him when he is done both and can give me an in formal book report on both,i will let him download his fAV MUSIC VIDEO TO HIS READER

3:54 pm

crosshair

sorry caps

3:54 pm

crosshair

perhaps he can then teach dad to use a keyboard...:)

3:55 pm

JenMO16

hello again?

3:55 pm

crosshair

howdy jen

3:55 pm

crosshair

sorry was,talking to myself again;)

3:55 pm

JenMO16

hi crossy

3:57 pm

crosshair

have a good christmas jen?

3:58 pm

JenMO16

yeah, pretty quiet one

3:59 pm

crosshair

same here,our son is 18 soon,and christmas is nice and relaxed,not the panic of his youth:)

4:00 pm

JenMO16

went shopping today and spent my gift cards, all i have left is to shop on amazon.com

4:01 pm

crosshair

about 4 year ago i got this artificial tree thats about 5 feet tall and mounted in its own pot.all i did was run 3 strings of lights with mini bulbs and left it like that ,so we just pop it in and out of the box.there is just enough room in the tree box for a bag of red bows and a bag or ornaments.tree can go up and down in less than 10 minutes:)

4:01 pm

crosshair

well if you use kindle,then you are all set:)

4:01 pm

JenMO16

i don't have a kindle

4:01 pm

crosshair

should give yourself a present and get one

4:02 pm

crosshair

personally i prefer,sony,or kobo or the nook

4:02 pm

JenMO16

i only have 35 dollars

4:02 pm

crosshair

oh well i am sure you will find something nice

4:03 pm

JenMO16

yeah

4:16 pm

kje

go6?

4:17 pm

wvteach

go 6 - go + girls name

4:18 pm

crosshair

ty teach

4:18 pm

hego

Go + Ms Karenina

4:18 pm

hego

Hi again all

4:18 pm

crosshair

sorry,do not know the woman

4:18 pm

crosshair

lol

4:19 pm

hego

not into Russian novels Crossy?

4:19 pm

crosshair

a clue for the u,s please?

4:19 pm

crosshair

nope

4:19 pm

wvteach

medical term - think pee

4:19 pm

hego

u's are part of renal system

4:19 pm

crosshair

i know OF tolstoy but have not read much of him

4:20 pm

hego

from kidney to bladder

4:20 pm

hego

Saw the movie lol

4:21 pm

crosshair

ty for the u,s

4:22 pm

hego

yw

4:23 pm

hego

hagd all.

4:23 pm

crosshair

tc hego

4:24 pm

crosshair

i am in for a long haul,just coming up to half way now and slowing...

4:26 pm

kje

ro6?

4:31 pm

MollyL

Ends like the Grand Crevice in the US

4:32 pm

Bugsaw

thank you Molly

4:32 pm

MollyL

Also sounds like weepy vegetable.

4:32 pm

MollyL

Hey Bugs, hows tricks?

4:33 pm

kje

ty

4:35 pm

Bugsaw

I am having a ice holiday from work. We had a good feast with family last night and love the left overs today

4:36 pm

Bugsaw

how is your holiday season going

4:36 pm

MollyL

Very nice. Good gathering with the clan yesterday and a lazy day of leftovers, tinkering with some gifts and just being lazy.

4:36 pm

Bugsaw

a Nice holiday, not an Ice holiday...... sheesh

4:37 pm

Bugsaw

I got a book which is always my favourite

4:38 pm

Bugsaw

my husband's favourite is a gun that tells the temerature of whatever you point it at. Maybe I will be able to get a modern fridge from it LOL

4:38 pm

MollyL

One of my gifts was the book "Harry Potter: From Page To Screen, The Complete Film Making Journey" which is simply awesome.

4:39 pm

Bugsaw

that sounds like fun. I stopped reading teh Harry Potter books when they started to get so dark and long.

4:39 pm

Bugsaw

My book was the newest Terry Pratchett one.

4:40 pm

MollyL

Terry Pratchett is a good read

4:40 pm

Bugsaw

my son who was a major HP fan always approved of the movies tho and that says a lot when they usually make artistic changes that annoy book fans

4:41 pm

Jeff7

Molly, that's a great book. I got it from the library. It's also good for weightlifting lol

4:41 pm

kje

wa5?

4:41 pm

Sugrraleona

any hints for the u's?

4:41 pm

MollyL

wa + the kind of dance that you need clicky shoes for

4:41 pm

kje

ty

4:42 pm

MollyL

No kidding Jeff, it weighs a ton.

4:42 pm

Jeff7

I love the behind the scenes shots

4:42 pm

Bugsaw

u word is a body part relating to pee and the plural Sugrra

4:43 pm

Jacula

Hi all! Happy Boxing Day. Thanks for those 4 'wa' words, Molly!

4:43 pm

Bugsaw

and back to you Jacula. Hope your holiday was good

4:44 pm

Jacula

Hi Bug. Yes, the guests have just left. Everything is cleared up and Beloved and myself are relaxing now. Had two busy days and will relax tomorrow.

4:45 pm

Jacula

So, did everyone have a good time?

4:46 pm

Bugsaw

I am relaxing now. in fact, think I will head of for a nap and come back to this later. happy Babbling all

4:46 pm

Jacula

Have a nice rest, Bug. TTFN.

4:48 pm

MollyL

Hey Jac. Good to hear you had a nice holiday.

4:48 pm

JenMO16

hi jac

4:48 pm

Jacula

Hi Jen.

4:49 pm

Jacula

Bit of a delay on this chog at present!

4:50 pm

JenMO16

there is? i thought everybody was looking for words!

4:51 pm

Jacula

Yes Jen. The post goes off when you press enter but takes a second or two to show up on the chog.

4:51 pm

JenMO16

oic

4:51 pm

MollyL

I don't see any over sized icons.

4:51 pm

kje

go6?

4:51 pm

kje

nm

4:52 pm

JenMO16

oversized icons, molly?

4:52 pm

Jacula

Jen - big icons sometimes slow the chog. Sometimes, it just happens anyway.

4:52 pm

MollyL

If someone puts an over sized icon in their profile, it can slow down the chat log.

4:54 pm

JenMO16

i don't think i have seen an oversized icon in the chat

4:54 pm

Jacula

Yes, that can be an5/14ing.

4:55 pm

MollyL

You wouldn't see it in the chat, you would have to go to the profile to see it.

4:57 pm

Jacula

25 left to find here. How's everyone else doing?

4:58 pm

JenMO16

153

5:01 pm

MollyL

I doubt I will even get half way. I've been busy with other things most of the day.

5:02 pm

Jacula

Well, just enjoy playing Molly.

5:02 pm

JenMO16

same here molly, easily distracted by the television

5:04 pm

Jacula

I haven't seen any TV today, but have Sky-plussed 3 programmes for later.

5:07 pm

MollyL

All my shows are on mid-season break so I am flipping between Breaking Bad and Dirty, Sexy Money.

5:09 pm

JenMO16

i am watching missouri whoop n. carolina in college football

5:09 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:-)

5:09 pm

JenMO16

yeah, jac!

5:10 pm

rbud

yay, Jac!! (and yay, Missouri!!)

5:13 pm

MollyL

Nice work Jac!

5:14 pm

Jacula

Thanks!

5:15 pm

Jacula

Have just added a pic of today's family meal at our house to my Flickr pics.

5:16 pm

JenMO16

looks good, Jac!

5:16 pm

rururocks

I'm writing thank you notes and wishing I had dirty sexy money

5:16 pm

MollyL

Lovely group Jac. Looks like everyone was having a good time.

5:16 pm

rbud

Great-looking bunch, Jac!

5:17 pm

MollyL

Someone in Maryland won the Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve.

5:17 pm

rbud

lucky them...

5:17 pm

rururocks

wish it was jmc

5:18 pm

MollyL

Hard trick since JMC lives in DC. I live in Maryland, but I will just overlook your wish.

5:18 pm

rbud

Friends of ours won a million on a $10 holiday scratchoff a little over a week ago, I'm so happy for them! (though taxes took over half already, sigh...)

5:19 pm

Jacula

Starting with the lady in the orange paper hat on the left and moving clockwise - my Mum, my stepdaughter, my daughter, my son, me, Beloved's mum, Beloved's dad, Beloved and, on the table next to him, the stone head that looks like him. (Set there are 'head of the table'. LOL!)

5:19 pm

dcseain

I live next door to Maryland, do i get a cut? ;)

5:19 pm

MollyL

Know anyone in Elkton Seain?

5:19 pm

Jacula

ruru - I wish I had any money - don't mind if it's not 'dirty' or 'sexy'. :-)

5:20 pm

dcseain

I don't think i do currently Molly :)

5:21 pm

Jacula

rbud - Lotto and scratchcard winnings here in the UK are tax-free.

5:22 pm

MollyL

That is where the winning ticket was purchased.

5:23 pm

rbud

wow, tax-free would be nice. Hubby loves the Bingo scratchoffs, I bought him several for stocking-stuffers, hope it'll pay off, lol

5:23 pm

MollyL

How do they make any money off the lottery if it's tax free?

5:24 pm

dcseain

Lovely photo, Jacula

5:24 pm

dcseain

enough ticket sales could easily offset jackpot

5:26 pm

rbud

Our friend who won here was scratching her ticket at the gas station, saw what it said, turned around and handed it to a policeman in line behind her and asked if he saw the same thing. Pretty exciting!

5:26 pm

Jacula

Hi dcs. Thank you (re the photo).

5:27 pm

rbud

guess she thought it was safe to hand it to him -I personally wouldn't have let it out of my clutches, lol!

5:27 pm

Jacula

The proceeds of our UK lotteries go to charitable causes. I guess the profits come from having more players than winners.

5:28 pm

Jacula

We won Â£5 over 2 tickets on a section of the national lottery, but we spent Â£6 to get it.

5:29 pm

dcseain

well, at least it minimized your losses :)

5:29 pm

Jacula

dcs - LOL. Yes.

5:30 pm

Jacula

rbud - I can well imagine that you wouldn't quite believe wh4/9 you we4/8 seeing if you saw a huge win.

5:32 pm

MollyL

I won 1500 dollars once, and I made my son look at the numbers to verify too. : )

5:34 pm

JenMO16

g's gobbled!

5:35 pm

Jacula

I won Â£300 once and also got someone else to check I wasn't seeing things.

5:36 pm

Jacula

Having said that, I still think I've spent more on tickets than I've won.

5:39 pm

Jacula

If anyone needs any clues, just ask.

5:40 pm

Jacula

(For the grid, I mean. Not for winning the lottery.)

5:40 pm

Sugrraleona

the 8's?

5:40 pm

Sugrraleona

respere

5:40 pm

dcseain

LOL

5:40 pm

Sugrraleona

oops lol

5:44 pm

Jacula

re8 = someone who moulds something to how they would like it again.

5:45 pm

Jacula

wh8 = walking sticks.

5:45 pm

Jacula

bamboo walking sticks, that is.

5:47 pm

dcseain

ty, jac and morewords

5:49 pm

dcseain

that wh8 is not one i think i'd've found on my own

5:51 pm

Jacula

y/w dcs.

5:53 pm

Jacula

To be honest, dcs, I found wh5/24 and my monkeys found 7 & 8 by just trying it.

5:54 pm

Jacula

However, I and my monkeys did the grid without listing, which is a miracle considering guests/lots of cooking/lots of eating and a moderate amount of booze.

5:55 pm

Jacula

'I and my monkeys'? That sounds very wrong. My old English teacher will come round and rap me on the knuckles with a wooden rule for that gaffe!

5:59 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :) *splash*

5:59 pm

LeslieAnn

hiya nan, think i'll join you *splash*

6:02 pm

Jacula

Hi nan & LA. Enjoy your swim!

6:03 pm

MollyL

I and my monkeys
My monkeys and I
We search the Babble Grid
For words low and high
And for words high and low
A'searching for words
The monkeys and I go

6:12 pm

cybernan

congrats jac

6:13 pm

Jacula

LOL Molly.

6:14 pm

cybernan

need a u

6:14 pm

MollyL

Bodily tube that pee travels through

6:14 pm

Jacula

cyber - both u words refer to peeing.

6:15 pm

cybernan

thought that was urea

6:15 pm

Jacula

So, actually nan, you need a pee! :-D

6:15 pm

MollyL

No, that's the opening, I think.

6:15 pm

cybernan

got it -- doesn't that usually have an h in it?

6:16 pm

cybernan

nbt, nbs

6:17 pm

Jacula

cyber there is a form of the word with an 'h' in it but not in this grid.

6:17 pm

Jacula

urea is a chemical compound in urine.

6:18 pm

Jacula

Let's not get into this, eh??

6:18 pm

MollyL

<---Not well versed in medicinal pee words.

6:19 pm

Jacula

I've had enough of people around my dinner table talking about operations, bodily functions etc. What IS it about family meals that makes people suddenly think of talking of such things? LOL

6:20 pm

MollyL

It's the age of the people at the table. I am not fond of such talk at family gatherings myself.

6:21 pm

magazinemom

Thank goodness it's not just me!

6:22 pm

Jacula

I think you have a point there, Molly.

6:22 pm

Jacula

magazinemom - Hi! Not seen you here for ages. No, it's not just you.

6:24 pm

magazinemom

Hey Jacula- took a long break, but IO

6:24 pm

magazinemom

I'm back!

6:24 pm

magazinemom

How are you?

6:25 pm

MollyL

When my Mother was still with us, she used to corner my girlie in law at holiday gatherings and grill her about irritable bowel syndrome, until I caught her and told her to hush.

6:25 pm

Jacula

I'm okay thanks, magazinemom. You?

6:25 pm

Jacula

Was your daughter-in-law a nurse, Molly?

6:26 pm

magazinemom

Doing great! Rediscovered the love of my life and the kids aren't doing drugs or in jail. LOL.

6:26 pm

MollyL

My girlie in law is a nurse, yes.

6:28 pm

JenMO16

you know, it is not only at family gatherings you hear about health problems, my dad lives in a retirement community and they have coffee every morning, and that is all they talk about, their health problems!

6:29 pm

Jacula

magmom - the love of your life? I hope you don't mean Bable???

6:29 pm

cybernan

at a certain age it replaces the conversation about who caught the biggest fish!

6:29 pm

Jacula

*BabBle, that is.

6:29 pm

Jacula

Jen - I can imagine!

6:30 pm

magazinemom

No. lol. A guy I dated about 21 years ago. We were having a meeting about writing an article on his metal art and just realized we weren't over each other

6:30 pm

Jacula

cybernan - or whose got the biggest bleep bleep bleep, or who got the hottest girl etc.

6:31 pm

Jacula

Wow, magmom. If it's hot let it trot!

6:32 pm

magazinemom

LOL. That's us in my profile pic. He's my cowboy :-)

6:32 pm

MollyL

I think if you constantly dwell on what is wrong, that is like inviting it to stay in your life.

6:32 pm

Jacula

magmom - Oooh! You know what they say about cowboys. LOL

6:33 pm

LeslieAnn

aww great story magmom!

6:33 pm

Jacula

Molly - I agree.

6:33 pm

magazinemom

Thanks!

6:33 pm

cybernan

monkeyed around the clock with the ja -- found only one

6:33 pm

rururocks

...wonders what they say about cowboys..

6:33 pm

JenMO16

down to the last 50!

6:34 pm

cybernan

-- found them :)

6:34 pm

Jacula

ruru - I'm wondering how to type it politely.

6:34 pm

MollyL

That is why I gravitate away from people who constantly tell their tales of woe.

6:35 pm

MollyL

Oh jeeze, they ride well. Done.

6:35 pm

doseffing

... "j" with a monkey? ... because someone might do it ... then someone in the third person might do it ...

6:35 pm

Jacula

Thanks Molly. Said well and said succinctly.

6:36 pm

rururocks

*yawn*

6:36 pm

Jacula

We're obviously boring poor ruru, Molly.

6:37 pm

JenMO16

stop that ru, you will make me yawn

6:37 pm

lil*monkey

i need a U word for NBT please!

6:37 pm

Jacula

Dammit Jen! Now you've said that, I actually have (yawned).

6:38 pm

JenMO16

stop it jac!

6:38 pm

doseffing

... urinary tract

6:38 pm

magazinemom

related to urine

6:38 pm

MollyL

Men are usually not fond of hearing what other men do well.

6:38 pm

doseffing

... and plural

6:38 pm

lil*monkey

thank u for the pee pee word

6:38 pm

magazinemom

more correctly it's an anatomical part

6:38 pm

Jacula

YYY..aaaAAA..Www...nnnN! Ah!

6:39 pm

Jacula

Sorry Jen!

6:39 pm

JenMO16

what time is it over there anyway?

6:40 pm

Jacula

You talking to me, Jen? Here in UK 40 mins past midnight.

6:40 pm

JenMO16

hmmm, only 40 past 6 here

6:40 pm

lil*monkey

7:40 pm in coastal Virginia :)

6:41 pm

MollyL

Hey Lil, did you have a good Christmas?

6:41 pm

lil*monkey

yes indeedy, did u Molly?

6:41 pm

rururocks

it's almost football time here in California

6:42 pm

lil*monkey

I have many "Elderly Clueless Parent" stories to share

6:42 pm

JenMO16

Missouri is whoopin' NC in college ruru

6:43 pm

cybernan

stuck on the first and last pr's -- any clues?

6:44 pm

Jacula

cybernan - 1st pr = MrP our Antipodean friend with a vowel at the end.

6:45 pm

Jacula

Last pr = p + one who takes leisure.

6:45 pm

cybernan

ty jacula

6:45 pm

Jacula

y/w nan.

6:46 pm

cybernan

is there a def for either word?

6:46 pm

Jacula

lilmonkey - do share!

6:47 pm

Jacula

nan - click on the word in our word list and you will see the definitions.

6:47 pm

doseffing

... from the french for ready ...

6:48 pm

Jacula

Your word list, not 'our' word list, that is.

6:49 pm

MollyL

I did Lil, thanks.

6:50 pm

Jacula

My mum managed to revolt us at dinner, embarrass my daughter post dinner AND get my stepdaughter into BIG TROUBLE with her grandparents almost as soon as she (my Mum) arrived today (or more likely her father will get the ear-bashings on the 'phone later)

6:51 pm

Jacula

But that's got nothing to do with my mother's age; she's always been that way.

6:51 pm

cybernan

yes, I know -- thought maybe they were manufactured words

6:52 pm

MollyL

Some people thrive on negative attention getting behavior. Sad.

6:52 pm

MollyL

My Mother was that way too, it just got worse as she got older.

6:54 pm

Jacula

Molly - my Mum is kind at heart but doesn't think before she puts her tongue in gear. In fact, I don't think her tongue has a gearbox.

6:54 pm

MollyL

My Mom was kind at heart too, but some people have no edit function when it comes to what they say.

6:56 pm

Jacula

Oh well. As 'they' say, you can choose your friends but not your family.

6:58 pm

Jacula

Also, it's a mother's perk to embarrass her children just like they once embarrassed her. However, getting them into real trouble or putting them down/trying to make a fool of them is NOT on.

6:58 pm

rururocks

boy is that the truth

6:58 pm

Jacula

At my age, I think I can tell the difference now.

6:58 pm

MollyL

The sad thing is, some people choose friends who are just like their family.

7:01 pm

Jacula

Molly - I guess they go for what's familiar. My friends are a wide mix.

7:01 pm

Jacula

Real life friends, that is.

7:02 pm

Jacula

Oh! Christmas is such 'fun', isn't it? LOL

7:04 pm

Jacula

Beloved's just finished watching 'Dirty Dancing'. Time for bed soon, methinks? No! Hang on! He's sitting down on his laptop next to me checking his Facebook...

7:08 pm

JenMO16

29 left!

7:08 pm

periwinkle

hi, go6 pls

7:09 pm

JenMO16

hi peri!

7:09 pm

JenMO16

slang word

7:10 pm

kje

go + ms karenina

7:10 pm

JenMO16

i'm go6 wash that man out of my hair

7:11 pm

periwinkle

ok, confused me, what you are sayng is not spelled with extra a in the middle, but I got it, ty

7:11 pm

kje

that is go5 - theoretically, not really a grid word

7:11 pm

Jacula

Jen - did you HAVE to use that as a clue? Now I'm going to be singing songs from my favourite musical all bloody night!

7:12 pm

JenMO16

LOL

7:12 pm

periwinkle

the go6 is actually a large lizard

7:12 pm

kje

it is a lizard

7:12 pm

Jacula

kje - good clue!

7:12 pm

kje

or, at least a reptie, maybe a lizard

7:12 pm

kje

reptile

7:12 pm

Jacula

peri - factual clue.

7:13 pm

kje

lol jac

7:15 pm

MollyL

â™ª Some enchanted evening, you will find a stranger â™ª

7:16 pm

JenMO16

missouri wins!

7:17 pm

cybernan

need a break -- the wa's are killing me!

7:18 pm

Jacula

There is nothing like a dame! http://tinyurl.com/c84flnl

7:18 pm

JenMO16

me oo, cyber, me too

7:22 pm

stidgmere

uw

7:22 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - whew!!!!

7:22 pm

stidgmere

Hi, just making weird letter combinations. Hope uw doesn't mean anything.

7:23 pm

Jacula

Hi stidge.

7:23 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo NAN!!

7:23 pm

stidgmere

Hi jac.

7:23 pm

cybernan

hi gmere -- did you all have a good Christmas?

7:25 pm

Jacula

Happy Talk - http://tinyurl.com/5ms5jj

7:25 pm

cybernan

* all the stids that is ;)

7:26 pm

JenMO16

help with the wa7/48 please?

7:26 pm

stidgmere

Yes, a very nice Christmas cyber. The kids came over and had dessert with us and our Christmas Eve and Day were very satisfactory. We wish you and your family happiness.

7:28 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/ccn2h6w

7:28 pm

MollyL

Glad to hear you had a nice Christmas Gran Mere. Wishing you all the best in the New Year.

7:28 pm

JenMO16

nm

7:28 pm

Jacula

LOL Jen, you did a peri!

7:29 pm

MollyL

â™ª You gotta have a dream, if you don't have a dream, how you gonna make your dream come true â™ª

7:30 pm

cybernan

ty gmere -- we are in Palm Desert -- no kids this year, but we did spend quite a bit of time on skype with them.

7:31 pm

JenMO16

19 left

7:35 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

7:35 pm

LuvWordGames

wa 5/20 please?

7:36 pm

gapeach

Yes, please wa7-48....thnaks

7:36 pm

littlebit

hi jen!!!

7:36 pm

bleugirl2

clue the 8s

7:36 pm

cybernan

wa + faucet

7:36 pm

stidgmere

I have friends from our area at Palm Springs. They enjoy the change of scene from our home area.

7:36 pm

Jacula

I've gone on from Rossano Brazzi to Mario Lanza now.

7:37 pm

JenMO16

hi lilbit!!!

7:37 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks nan, that got me all the rest of the wa's I needed too!

7:37 pm

JenMO16

i got 14 left!

7:37 pm

MollyL

Hi Peach, hope you had a good Christmas.

7:37 pm

cybernan

wa + 3m(s)

7:37 pm

littlebit

have a good christmas?

7:37 pm

LuvWordGames

is the ta 7/32 a compound word?

7:37 pm

JenMO16

yes i did

7:38 pm

JenMO16

got some gift cards and a doll of course

7:38 pm

LuvWordGames

nm, found it

7:38 pm

littlebit

good, glad it was nice

7:38 pm

cybernan

no -- the guy who pours your draft beer

7:38 pm

JenMO16

and you littlebit?

7:39 pm

Jacula

I absolutely hate opera when sung by women, unless deeper voiced, contralto etc. But I just love it by men (tenors or bass, or deeper).

7:40 pm

littlebit

it was real nice, got a lot off nice stuff from my parents at school. some nice stuff from the boys and friends it was real good :)

7:40 pm

cybernan

re 8: sculpt again

7:40 pm

JenMO16

i hate opera, period.

7:40 pm

cybernan

* sorry that's the 7 -- 8 is the one who sculpts again

7:41 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Molly. Thanks, I hope you did too. It was quiet and I didn't have to cook.....don't do that much anymore. Peaceful, I guess describes it best.

7:41 pm

JenMO16

good, i get to spend money on Amazon, littlebit

7:41 pm

cybernan

wh 7-8 -- extend the wh 5/24 with word of encouragement for a horse

7:41 pm

Jacula

Jen - you should stop, listen and feel, maybe?

7:42 pm

Jacula

Also, if you know the story, it helps.

7:42 pm

JenMO16

blech, no opera, sorry

7:42 pm

littlebit

i got to go to the mall today and spend my money i got. found a really cute dark purple dress...marked down from $60 to $21!!!

7:42 pm

JenMO16

8 left, all y"s

7:43 pm

JenMO16

wow!!

7:43 pm

Jacula

Jen - shame that you dismiss it without exploring it fully. However, your choice.

7:45 pm

gapeach

Molly, I saw Robert Goulet in South Pacific many years ago at the Fox in Atlanta.....splendid performance.

7:45 pm

JenMO16

when you are hearing impaired jac, it makes it very hard for me to understand them

7:46 pm

bleugirl2

not getting the wh cyber

7:46 pm

bleugirl2

will have to work on it later

7:46 pm

MollyL

Oh Peach, I actually got to tour the Fox in Atlanta the weekend my niece got married. What an amazing theater.

7:46 pm

cybernan

w + Tom Dooley's fate + double vowel

7:47 pm

littlebit

oh...thanks nan!!

7:47 pm

cybernan

yw

7:48 pm

cybernan

off for a while -- may be back for the flip :)

7:48 pm

JenMO16

firewords!

7:48 pm

Jacula

Jen - then you should turn the volume up and experience the vibes. I know you can do this, since my Dad became deaf in later life.

7:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks, cyber for that w clue.

7:48 pm

JenMO16

no thanks jac

7:48 pm

littlebit

congrats jen!!

7:49 pm

MollyL

I sometimes wonder if the younger ones wonder who the heck Tom Dooley is. : )

7:49 pm

JenMO16

thanks littlebit, i need to go get on my farm, see ya later!

7:49 pm

littlebit

bye jen!!

7:54 pm

Jacula

I know who Tom Dooley is, but do my kids know who Geoffrey Chaucer once was? http://tinyurl.com/3sjdeno

7:54 pm

gapeach

I'm glad you had a chance to tour it. I don't get to Atlanta much any more....traffic is, well, you know what it is.....that 285 around the city is a real headache. I'd much rather drive in NYC. But then, again, I don't do much driving here in Augusta. My reflexes just aren't what they used to be. LOL

7:55 pm

Jacula

Jen - sorry you are so against experiencing new things. Your choice though, so okay.

7:56 pm

gapeach

Jacula, have you ever heard or seen the Smothers Brothers do "Tom Dooley"? I think you can seem them on YouTube. They're a scream.

7:57 pm

gapeach

see even

7:58 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for any of the yo's? Thanks

8:00 pm

Scrabbler

Days or yo46. Olden days. The pluralize.

8:00 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Scrabbler.

8:00 pm

Jacula

Yes, gap, I have.

8:05 pm

Scrabbler

66 left and I see nothing. Monkey & I are ready for bed. See you tomorrow.

8:05 pm

Jacula

Here is a song from my cousin, George. http://tinyurl.com/yby84n5

8:08 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Scrabbler. Good to see you back on....maybe you've been on when I wasn't.

8:12 pm

Jacula

Oh dear! Stepdaughter just came down, asked me to help her out - needs a bowl to throw up in since got slightly drunk. She's sorted now.

8:13 pm

Bugsaw

Jacula, was Geaorge really your cousin? I just watched both of your suggestions and am ready to Babble again

8:16 pm

Jacula

Bug - yes. He was my maternal gran's cousin's son.

8:17 pm

Jacula

Which makes him my 3rd cousin.

8:17 pm

Bugsaw

He was always my favourite. He had such long fingers and sweet smile

8:17 pm

Jacula

He was lovely, wasn't he!

8:17 pm

Bugsaw

I have no famous cousins except for Charlie who was in a band called Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck. No fame there

8:18 pm

gapeach

Thanks for letting us know....just watched. Great!!! I like his rendition of "Here Comes the Sun" also.

8:20 pm

Jacula

Bug - I have a couple of 'famous' cousins, neither of which ever sought fame. I don't want fame either, which is why I lie low.

8:21 pm

Bugsaw

still, it shows that you come from a talented family

8:21 pm

Jacula

But I can't help boasting about George on his behalf because hie was so lovely and such a great musician.

8:22 pm

Bugsaw

he definately was a good soul. I still say a prayer on his birthday and the day he died.

8:23 pm

Jacula

Here comes the Sun -http://tinyurl.com/c3xw5

8:24 pm

gapeach

Thanks Jacula.

8:24 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/ckyhmxx

8:25 pm

Jacula

Bug - thank you for remembering and doing that.

8:27 pm

Bugsaw

:)

8:28 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the J's? please?

8:29 pm

LeslieAnn

ja4, ja5, ja5, ja4, jo4

8:29 pm

Jacula

ja4, ja5 x2, ja4, jo4.

8:37 pm

Jacula

Another link from cousin George - a length of 42 characters and resulted in the following TinyURL which has a length of 25 characters:

http://tinyurl.com/yu6cxw

8:40 pm

harpjane

thanks

8:42 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the U words?

8:43 pm

LeslieAnn

ur6 and ur7. i haven't found them yet

8:43 pm

Jacula

pee words, LA.

9:05 pm

harpjane

What are the stats for the top right E, and the bottom right A? (please, for nbt)

9:06 pm

LeslieAnn

try aw 4/10 for the bottom a, jane

9:06 pm

LeslieAnn

and sheep for the e

9:07 pm

harpjane

thanks, nbt and nbs, time for dinner

9:12 pm

Jacula

I'm off of to hug the snorer and victim of the sprouts and stuffing man now. Wish me luck!

9:14 pm

Picklesny

by jac

9:14 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/278z5ad

9:15 pm

Jacula

i'll be doing my mantra to go to sleep.

9:15 pm

crosshair

crossy snores a tad also:(

9:16 pm

Bugsaw

you are a brave woman to hug the snorer

9:16 pm

crosshair

well,more than a tad...

9:16 pm

wht

Good evening babblers. I hope you have been enjoying the holidays.

9:16 pm

Picklesny

hi,wht

9:16 pm

crosshair

well i have sleep apnea,and chock and wheeze and gurgle as well....

9:16 pm

crosshair

have to wear the evil cpap mask;((((

9:17 pm

crosshair

choke

9:17 pm

Bugsaw

hello wht. hope you are have a holiday with lots of love and peace in it

9:17 pm

wht

Jac, One of the things my wife always finds in her Christmas stocking is a supply of ear plugs.

9:17 pm

crosshair

i can snore to the tune of a jet turbine coming up to speed;)

9:18 pm

wht

Bugs, It has been a very nice holiday. And yes, filled with love.

9:18 pm

LeslieAnn

st7?\

9:19 pm

Bugsaw

Christmas can be a strain for many families and I a always glad when people have the holiday they hope for

9:19 pm

kje

what you would cook st4 in

9:20 pm

Bugsaw

ty kje

9:22 pm

LeslieAnn

ooh. thanks kje

9:24 pm

kje

yw

9:24 pm

Jacula

crossy and wht - your earrplugs help a bitt but not a lot.

9:25 pm

Jacula

Thanks for tyring though!

9:26 pm

crosshair

i can snore the paint off the walls

9:26 pm

Jacula

Bug - huggin th snorer ofteen changes his sleep pattern and stops the snoring for about 3 minutes.

9:27 pm

crosshair

but i must wear the cpap mask almost nightly now as that type of choking increases the chance of heart attack and stroke by 50%!!'

9:27 pm

Bugsaw

3 minutes is not enough respite for meto get to sleep tho! I just get him to roll over and it takes him a while to get back into such a deep sleep that I can pass out first

9:28 pm

crosshair

jacula and bugsaw,get your mates to a sleep clinic to check for sleep apnea

9:28 pm

crosshair

it may save their life

9:28 pm

Jacula

Sometomes you just have to wake him up, remind him about the sexy nightie he bought for you for Xmas... afyter he reacts to that you can have some zzzzzz's. LOL

9:29 pm

crosshair

and it is time for me to bid you all a good night

9:29 pm

Bugsaw

well, yes that is always the best plan but..

9:29 pm

crosshair

poink

9:30 pm

wht

Good night Crossy

9:30 pm

Jacula

Crossy - I KNOW he has apnoea, but he won't go to a clinic. The number of nights I wonder if he is dead, and then he breathes again.

9:31 pm

Jacula

I need to juwt cudle up and go now. Happy Babbling all! x.

9:32 pm

Picklesny

how about help with either 8 letter words?

9:32 pm

LeslieAnn

i wear spanx as a re8 - to give me a waist :)

9:35 pm

LeslieAnn

ro6?

9:36 pm

Picklesny

can't get it leslie?

9:36 pm

LeslieAnn

re + rectangle, square, circle + extra letter

9:36 pm

Picklesny

got it!

9:41 pm

LeslieAnn

ugh. down to my last 3. totally stumped on an sp5.

9:42 pm

Picklesny

what you do with a car or boat

9:42 pm

Picklesny

sorry that

9:42 pm

Picklesny

was st

9:45 pm

Picklesny

add s to pa4/7

9:45 pm

wht

clue for the ro6 please

9:45 pm

LeslieAnn

hmm interesting. sp + *** the day i ever met this grid. fireworks!

9:45 pm

LeslieAnn

r + mispelled crying veggie wht

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

(swap out third letter of veggie)

9:46 pm

wht

ty LA

9:47 pm

wht

ty, again, la.

9:52 pm

Picklesny

ok a little more than 50% but time 4 bed

9:54 pm

gapeach

Great clue, LA.

9:57 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for se5-14? T^hanks

9:57 pm

gapeach

Thanks even

9:57 pm

wht

se +consonant + negative

9:58 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, wht.

10:00 pm

wht

wa5,20?

10:02 pm

gapeach

Wht....wa + ***dance

10:02 pm

gapeach

Or spigot.

10:02 pm

wht

ty ga

10:02 pm

gapeach

yvw

10:03 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for yo5-18? Thanks

10:03 pm

wht

Alternate spelling of Indian holy man.

10:04 pm

MizHoffle

sounds like a bear with a picnic basket

10:04 pm

wht

Fireworks

10:04 pm

MizHoffle

yay wht!

10:05 pm

gapeach

Congrats, wht!!!!!!

10:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, wht and Mizhoffle.

10:07 pm

wht

yvw. Do you need any more clues before I go?

10:08 pm

gapeach

Yes, please/ re5-14 please.....thanks

10:10 pm

wht

re + African antelope, but change the last letter.

10:12 pm

gapeach

I can think of Impala.....I had one years ago. Other than that, my brain is taking a break.

10:13 pm

wht

It has 3 letters

10:13 pm

wht

It rhymes with not old.

10:15 pm

gapeach

Oh, have it now. Thanks so much, wht.

10:15 pm

wht

yw. And good night all.

10:16 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, wht.

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

evening, all

10:26 pm

gapeach

Hey there, jes. How you?

10:26 pm

jesdraggon

pretty good, peach, how're you?

10:27 pm

gapeach

are even.

10:27 pm

gapeach

I feel much better tonight.

10:28 pm

jesdraggon

good :)

10:29 pm

gapeach

Fireworks, finally. Thanks for all of the help. Jes, are you just starting? Need any clues?

10:29 pm

MizHoffle

wahoo peach!!

10:30 pm

jesdraggon

yay peach!

10:30 pm

MizHoffle

I have just 3 left

10:30 pm

jesdraggon

i just started; have found 66

10:31 pm

gapeach

Wow, you're doing really well, then.

10:31 pm

MizHoffle

and that is fireworks!

10:31 pm

jesdraggon

i am usually pretty fast at first

10:31 pm

jesdraggon

yay miz!

10:31 pm

gapeach

Congrats, MizHoffle!!!!!!

10:31 pm

jesdraggon

then i'll hit a wall and have to grind the rest out

10:31 pm

MizHoffle

Thanks!

10:32 pm

gapeach

I know how that goes.

10:32 pm

MizHoffle

I am off to eat some Christmas sweets and read. Night all!

10:32 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, miz

10:32 pm

Nef

hi again. YAY, MizHoffle!!! WTG!!!

10:32 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Miz.

10:33 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Nef. How are you?

10:33 pm

jesdraggon

hi nef

10:34 pm

Nef

Hi jes and peach. I'm doing okay; spent the day trying to help my dtr with her unpacking (she's just moved into the Aunty's empty condo.

10:35 pm

Nef

AND I forgot to hit "enter" after writing that! :-) a week without Babble and I'm brain dead already!

10:36 pm

gapeach

Moving is quite a job, isn't it? I'm sure she's glad for your help.

10:37 pm

gapeach

Later, y'all.

10:38 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, peach

10:40 pm

jesdraggon

think i just ran out of easy

10:42 pm

Nef

I have 85 left and I don't think they can be real words (since I don't see even one more word in this grid

10:42 pm

jesdraggon

i've got 79 left, so there are at least a few more you can find :)

10:43 pm

Nef

oh, okay; I'll keep looking then! ;-)

10:44 pm

jesdraggon

ok...just monkeyed a yo4 which is definitely not a real word.

10:45 pm

jesdraggon

"the letter used in the writing of Middle English to represent a palatal fricative, as in ung (Modern English young ) or a velar fricative, as in litliche "

10:46 pm

Nef

oh my. That must be the first yo 4; right? My monkeys found that this afternoon

10:46 pm

Nef

(I didn't look it up)

10:46 pm

jesdraggon

yea

10:46 pm

Nef

pl it then

10:47 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, i'm listing now... :)

10:47 pm

jesdraggon

those wh's are icky too

10:48 pm

Nef

I just listed myself. I've reached a point in my life where I try pluralizing any words that end close to an S

10:48 pm

jesdraggon

heheh

10:50 pm

Nef

sad; isn't it?

10:50 pm

jesdraggon

ghar. scottish words shouldn't count. :P

10:51 pm

Nef

I feel the same about it when there's a spanish or French word in the grid too

10:51 pm

jesdraggon

guess it's of limited use to gripe about enable, yah? heh

10:52 pm

jesdraggon

we all know I'll be back in a day or so anyway, no matter how frustrating the dictionary is...

10:54 pm

Nef

LOL! Very true, jes. I was pretty much offline this past week because I thought my DH had infected my mac with a virus when he messed up his computer and the laptop. Turns out that we had a very slow network causing my problems

10:54 pm

Nef

being offline was very strange

10:54 pm

jesdraggon

glad you didn't have to haul them all off for viral purge!

10:55 pm

jesdraggon

oi! those ur's are so obvious in retrospect

10:56 pm

Nef

aren't they? I had the dangest time with them; then felt like a dolt for missing them!

10:57 pm

jesdraggon

d'oh. missed the ta5 dance

10:58 pm

YadNivek

go 6/24?

10:59 pm

Nef

go + santa **** winds in CA

10:59 pm

jesdraggon

i'll clue it when i find it, yad :)

10:59 pm

magazinemom

go + **** Karenina

11:00 pm

YadNivek

Ra ra Kournikova!

11:00 pm

YadNivek

thanks

11:00 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, mags!

11:01 pm

magazinemom

welcome!

11:06 pm

Nef

magazinemom, I just read your profile and am impressed that you hold so many "jobs"! ;-) And I'm from NW Minnesota, near that "other" Red River Valley! :-)

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

ro6 please?

11:08 pm

Nef

ro 6 sounds like the root veggie that makes you cry

11:08 pm

magazinemom

It mostly just equals your regular 40 hour a week job. LOL. I also help my honey with his metal art business.

11:09 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, nef

11:09 pm

magazinemom

Thanks! didn't have that one

11:09 pm

Nef

I know; but being a Mom makes a person a jack of all trades and then we wonder why we are so tired, right?

11:10 pm

magazinemom

Amen to that! I've been a single mom for 4 years. Whew!

11:12 pm

rururocks

wouldn't that be a jackie of all trades?

11:12 pm

Nef

I always had DH to help with the kids; he always had his Aunts next door (when our kids were little we had a dble bungalow with them in the other half; we moved once the kids got to be too noisy as pre-teens)

11:13 pm

Nef

you are correct, ruru

11:13 pm

jesdraggon

hi ru

11:13 pm

rururocks

hi jess

11:14 pm

rururocks

everyone done?

11:14 pm

magazinemom

It's easier now that they are 13 and almost 12. My parents live just around the corner and they are a big help, plus my ex is nearby and he is an involved dad.

11:15 pm

Nef

that's good that the Dad is involved and that your parents are close.

11:15 pm

magazinemom

down to 26 ruru

11:15 pm

jesdraggon

30 left

11:16 pm

Nef

Not me; ruru. still working on it (but won't finish again tonight. I just can't see many words here

11:16 pm

jesdraggon

nbt! :)

11:16 pm

magazinemom

Yay Jes!

11:17 pm

jesdraggon

hw?!? that is so not an actual english word!!

11:17 pm

YadNivek

pr 7/32?

11:18 pm

jesdraggon

this grid cheats :P

11:18 pm

jesdraggon

builds from the pr5; one who pr5s

11:18 pm

magazinemom

pr+ es 5/10

11:18 pm

YadNivek

got it thx

11:20 pm

Nef

thanks for the hw, jes (missed it earlier)

11:21 pm

Kazozz

clue for go 6/24 please

11:21 pm

jesdraggon

welcome, nef :)

11:22 pm

Nef

go + santa **** winds (in CA), Kaz

11:22 pm

YadNivek

go + Kournikova

11:22 pm

Kazozz

goanna

11:22 pm

Kazozz

oops sprry

11:23 pm

YadNivek

oops ;)

11:23 pm

YadNivek

PB for 10 min lol

11:23 pm

Kazozz

thx tho...that was my last word

11:23 pm

YadNivek

WTG

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

yay kazozz

11:24 pm

magazinemom

last re 5/18?

11:24 pm

jesdraggon

get damp again

11:25 pm

magazinemom

Oh good grief. I've been looking for that for 2 hours. Sheesh. Thanks Jes!

11:26 pm

jesdraggon

welcome. don't forget the plural

11:26 pm

Nef

bedtime for me. I can't stay up long enough to finish

11:26 pm

magazinemom

got it!

11:27 pm

magazinemom

Night Nef. Sweet dreams!

11:27 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, nef

11:27 pm

jesdraggon

6 left...

11:27 pm

jesdraggon

5

11:28 pm

magazinemom

go jes!

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

2

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

1

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

gads. my last word is a 4 letter

11:30 pm

jesdraggon

fireworks. last word was re4/5 - workout sets

11:31 pm

magazinemom

wtg jes!

11:32 pm

jesdraggon

anybody need clues? :D

11:36 pm

YadNivek

Phew, got em all!

11:37 pm

jesdraggon

yay yad!

11:45 pm

bleugirl2

hurry up and flip!

11:48 pm

cosdem

ahreed bluegirl :)

11:48 pm

cosdem

agreed even

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hello

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