Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, April 2, 2012

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

TE6

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

FranMag

flip!

12:00 am

MLFAN17

Hi6

12:01 am

MLFAN17

DE6

12:01 am

vanillaslice

en7

12:01 am

MLFAN17

JO6 x2

12:02 am

vashongin

de 7/8

12:02 am

MLFAN17

HA6

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all!

12:02 am

cosdem

wow theres a 11

12:02 am

negativeneil

Flip!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

DO6

12:03 am

cosdem

sh 7

12:03 am

negativeneil

Yep, there sure is.

12:03 am

MLFAN17

Ei

12:04 am

MLFAN17

SH6 x2

12:04 am

vanillaslice

ec7

12:04 am

negativeneil

en7, en8

12:04 am

FranMag

di7/8

12:04 am

negativeneil

di7, di8

12:04 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:04 am

negativeneil

[both pairs are related]

12:04 am

negativeneil

Oh, didn't see you post that too, Franmag.

12:04 am

vanillaslice

endnotes

12:05 am

negativeneil

FranMag, even. Sorry! ;)

12:05 am

vanillaslice

oops

12:05 am

negativeneil

Gee vanillaslice... thanks for spelling it out. ;)

12:05 am

FranMag

we must have found them simultaneously. lol

12:05 am

negativeneil

I gave stats for that one. :P lol

12:05 am

negativeneil

Yep. :)

12:05 am

negativeneil

Hey FranMag? I added you on GoodReads.

12:05 am

MLFAN17

thanks for the Di 7/8

12:05 am

negativeneil

So log in there when you get a chance?

12:06 am

negativeneil

Or have you accepted already? I haven't logged in there for a while myself... good one to talk huh? lol

12:06 am

FranMag

oh, let me go see, neil.

12:06 am

MLFAN17

thank you vanilla

12:07 am

MLFAN17

RO6

12:07 am

vanillaslice

e10/11

12:07 am

MLFAN17

AR6

12:08 am

MLFAN17

Si6

12:08 am

MLFAN17

vanilla E what?

12:08 am

MLFAN17

YO6

12:09 am

vanillaslice

mmm shoud I? Ok ec

12:10 am

cosdem

NBT/NBS

12:10 am

MLFAN17

EC6

12:10 am

vanillaslice

wd cos

12:10 am

cosdem

ty for the 10/11

12:10 am

vashongin

oh wow...found the ec 10/11...thanks vanilla

12:10 am

vanillaslice

twister

12:12 am

FranMag

okay, neil! accepted your friend request. loling at your message too. now i have to go fix something for dinner (7:00 pm here)...be back in a bit!

12:13 am

cybernan

not seeing the ec's

12:13 am

MLFAN17

i only found a 5 and a 6 cyber

12:14 am

vanillaslice

ec7 is prickly

12:14 am

vanillaslice

we have them in our backyard at times

12:15 am

MLFAN17

4th column O stats please?

12:15 am

cosdem

i have an mythological creature ec7

12:15 am

cosdem

or5 mlf

12:15 am

negativeneil

Oh ok Fran. :) I posted a book review on there recently, after reading The Hunger Games. I should get on there and add the book I've just started.

12:15 am

cosdem

ah i see.. the ec7 could also be prickly animal

12:17 am

MLFAN17

cos is the Or 5 something i should know?

12:18 am

dizgrannie

Hi all!!! NBT NBS

12:19 am

vanillaslice

try od5/6 mlf

12:19 am

vanillaslice

hi diz congrats

12:19 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:20 am

cybernan

nbt

12:20 am

cybernan

edin

12:21 am

cosdem

Os: od5,6,4 or 5 4 5 ot 5 5

12:24 am

cybernan

still don't see the prickly ec, but crashing... good night

12:24 am

cosdem

anyone haveall the 8s?

12:25 am

dizgrannie

have di and en 8

12:25 am

cosdem

thts whati have.. thanks

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

have same as you

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

oh... add de 7/8

12:26 am

cosdem

when did u get in dee

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

a few secs after the flip :)

12:27 am

cosdem

ah missed ya then lol hi..and diz as well

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty hi cos!

12:27 am

MLFAN17

didnt see dee either

12:27 am

MLFAN17

hello dee

12:28 am

MLFAN17

still not finding the EC either

12:28 am

cosdem

i keep trying dethrone

12:28 am

negativeneil

Hi Dee. :)

12:28 am

vanillaslice

de????

12:28 am

negativeneil

And cos, MLFAN, et al.

12:28 am

MLFAN17

DE6

12:28 am

cosdem

hi neil

12:29 am

MLFAN17

Hi neil

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

hi neil

12:29 am

cosdem

de7/8 u say?

12:29 am

vanillaslice

can't be

12:30 am

MLFAN17

<---goes quietly to PB

12:30 am

vanillaslice

di

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

vash called it at 12:02

12:30 am

cosdem

ah yes he did

12:30 am

vanillaslice

ar7/8

12:31 am

vanillaslice

so ar di and en8

12:31 am

cosdem

ty 8's done!

12:33 am

flosey

nbt and nbs

12:33 am

cosdem

yo6 yo4 and?

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

help with the de 7/8 cos... not seeing it at all

12:34 am

Erda

another yo4

12:34 am

cosdem

theres no de7/8

12:34 am

vanillaslice

there is no de7/8 dee

12:34 am

cosdem

its ar7/8

12:34 am

cosdem

ty erda

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

aww ty nowonder I couldn't find it lol

12:35 am

cosdem

ar7/8 close to di7/8 in spelling

12:36 am

cosdem

100 words done.

12:37 am

vashongin

and another ar 7/36...totally unrelated

12:37 am

cosdem

ty found it

12:37 am

vanillaslice

yo4,4,6

12:38 am

cosdem

i listed the O's earlier if anyone needs it

12:39 am

cosdem

herin is in the grid

12:40 am

cosdem

add another vowel to herin for he6

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:46 am

cosdem

wtg

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:46 am

vanillaslice

200 done bbl happy babbling

12:48 am

cosdem

how do you spell hinderace ?

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the h's?

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

hindrance

12:48 am

cosdem

ah thanks

12:52 am

cosdem

frodo's home.

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

nbt and nbs

12:52 am

cosdem

can someone list the i's? i need 2 more and wtg dee

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

sorry don't have all the i's :(

12:53 am

cosdem

np ty

12:54 am

dizgrannie

have in 6,4 it 4

12:54 am

dizgrannie

oopie it5 not 4

12:54 am

rastapopolous

I have an ir4 as well

12:54 am

rururocks

in 6, 7, 4, ir 4, it 5

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

ir 4/5

12:55 am

cosdem

tyvm was missing in6/7

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:56 am

rururocks

missing one h

12:56 am

rururocks

hi dee

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

missing 2 h's

12:58 am

rururocks

I have ha 4,6, 4, 7, he 4,4, 6, 4, 6, 6,4, 5, 4, hi, 4, 5, 4,4, 6, 4, 5,

12:59 am

mkg

wow a 10 and 11............

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

same as you now, still missing one from right hand h...

12:59 am

dart001

he 6

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart

1:00 am

cosdem

halfway. and i'm off.

1:00 am

dart001

hi volley ru all

1:00 am

rururocks

hey darty

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the e's... 2 short here

1:02 am

mkg

i have only 4s 5 and 6s. no 7, 8 20 or 11

1:03 am

mkg

ch**ette is so a word!

1:03 am

rbud

hi all! :)

1:04 am

rururocks

I don't see the missing he 6

1:04 am

rururocks

now I do

1:04 am

rururocks

never mind

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

ar 7/36

1:07 am

MitchDick

fireworks

1:08 am

FranMag

woo hoo MD!

1:08 am

flosey

well done Mitch

1:08 am

dart001

nj mitch

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

a's one short: ac 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, ae 5, 6 ai 4, 5, 5 an 5 ar 4, 6, 7, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 7, 8,4 missing?

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

wtg mitch!!

1:08 am

dart001

ac 6

1:08 am

rbud

yay, Mitch!!

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

found it ty

1:12 am

MitchDick

List on profile

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

tyvm mitch!

1:12 am

negativeneil

Oh, after I was working on one to post on Babble Anon. Guess I don't have to then?

1:12 am

flosey

thanks Mitch, really need it today

1:12 am

FranMag

thanks, mitch!

1:13 am

negativeneil

Won't bother doing that then, if it's not needed.

1:13 am

flosey

thanks anyway Neil

1:13 am

negativeneil

I always used to, but seems to be no point anymore.

1:13 am

flosey

always appreciated your efforts

1:13 am

negativeneil

Well clearly they're not needed.

1:14 am

negativeneil

Which is fine... just wish I'd known this before I sat here for the last little while fixing it all up ready for posting.

1:15 am

negativeneil

[which is work, with a list this size]

1:17 am

rururocks

what does the 10 and 11 begin with?

1:17 am

negativeneil

Hi to you too, ru?

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ec 10/98 and its plural

1:17 am

rururocks

hi neil

1:19 am

rururocks

got it..

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:19 am

rururocks

omg.. my old marine biology days

1:19 am

rururocks

sea urchins

1:19 am

rururocks

as opposed to street urchins

1:22 am

rururocks

I hAVE di 8 what are the other two 8's?

1:23 am

FranMag

en8 is another ruru, but i only have two.

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

falling asleep so off til the morrow

1:24 am

rururocks

bye dee

1:24 am

FranMag

night, dee!

1:24 am

dart001

bye volley

1:26 am

FranMag

finally nbt!

1:27 am

gran

How many words today

1:27 am

FranMag

273, gran

1:27 am

gran

Thanks

1:32 am

flosey

ru, the other 8 is ar

1:33 am

flosey

ar8/40

1:33 am

negativeneil

Even though it's not needed... didn't want the time I put into it to be totally wasted:

Babble Stats for April 02, 2012:
http://tinyurl.com/Stats-0402201
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1:33 am

FranMag

thanks, flosey!

1:33 am

FranMag

thanks, neil!

1:33 am

rururocks

thanks neil

1:33 am

rururocks

I'll use them

1:34 am

flosey

babblers who come in a few hours from now will look for it

1:34 am

negativeneil

Oh? Ok, well good to know.

1:34 am

negativeneil

It's on profile anyway... the link to it.

1:35 am

negativeneil

You welcome, ruru.

1:36 am

negativeneil

And FranMag, sorry! ;)

1:37 am

rururocks

Got all my 8's now.. 66 to go.. I should go to sleep

1:37 am

FranMag

:-)

1:38 am

FranMag

wtg, ruru, just over half he4

1:38 am

rururocks

well.. I might just peek at neil's list for a bit

1:39 am

FranMag

is the ar8 a compound word?

1:39 am

ursh

no fran - ends the same as the di8

1:39 am

FranMag

thanks, ursh!

1:40 am

FranMag

yay, done with 8s

1:40 am

ursh

funny how I feel much better once I have the biggies

1:41 am

FranMag

very true!

1:42 am

negativeneil

Hey Fran... sent you another message.
[On GoodReads, that is.]

1:42 am

negativeneil

Uh oh... a peeking ruru. :P

1:49 am

rururocks

one more to get to 50

1:50 am

FranMag

sent a reply, neil.

1:50 am

jillibus

Just remembered Babble! It's much too big for me this time anyway -- busy day tomorrow.
And flosey -- sorry, but your pretty flower is much too big too -- jerky chog!

1:50 am

negativeneil

Ok Fran, thanks... I'll check.

1:51 am

negativeneil

Hi jilli. :)

1:51 am

FranMag

hi, jilli!

1:51 am

negativeneil

I have a list on Babble Anon. Link to it on profile.

1:51 am

jillibus

Hi neil -- your list is appreciated anyway.

1:51 am

rururocks

jerks in the chog.. you mean me? jilli?

1:52 am

jillibus

never, ruru

1:52 am

rururocks

:D

1:53 am

FranMag

yes, jilli is much too polite to point it out, ruru. ;-)

1:55 am

flosey

that's odd jilli, it's small in my bio

1:56 am

FranMag

it's huge when I click on it flosey...but I don't notice any jerkiness.

1:56 am

flosey

I had purposely made it small

1:56 am

jillibus

very odd, flosey -- it's huge when I click on your icon

1:57 am

flosey

well, isn't that really strange, it's too big which I click on it

1:57 am

flosey

am sure I've used it before - maybe clicked on the wrong one

1:58 am

FranMag

the jerkiness must be in that Expert thing you use, Jilli. I'm on the main site and the chog isn't jerky at all.

1:59 am

jillibus

funny, fran -- when I came in I scrolled a bit and it was jerky so I suspected a big photo somewhere, and found it

1:59 am

dcseain

flosey's icon is huge when i click on the profile, too

1:59 am

flosey

just changed it

1:59 am

dcseain

hi, flo, jilli, fran, et al

1:59 am

FranMag

hi dc!

2:00 am

FranMag

it's fine now, flosey!

2:00 am

negativeneil

Ok Fran... replied to your last message on GR.

2:00 am

negativeneil

Hi Seain.

2:00 am

flosey

hi dc

2:00 am

jillibus

Thanks, flosey -- and it's lovely

2:00 am

jillibus

Hi dc

2:01 am

dcseain

evening, neil

2:02 am

flosey

thanks jilli for letting me know, and this is Mom's rose

2:02 am

negativeneil

The chog is jerky and seems to be lagging to me, actually... you say a photo somewhere is causing this, jilli? Something o someone's profile?

2:02 am

negativeneil

The chog is jerky and seems to be lagging to me, actually... you say a photo somewhere is causing this, jilli? Something on someone's profile?

2:02 am

dcseain

network problem came up on my computer again, so made appointment at Apple store. They recognized me and gave me a brand new 13 inch MacBook Pro instead of trying again to fix my old MacBook.

2:03 am

dcseain

beautiful roses, flosey. they look like the should smell lovely

2:03 am

flosey

it was the time of day that was causing it this time neil - always happens 12: pm pacific time

2:03 am

flosey

yes dc, they do

2:03 am

jillibus

We just had the nightly hiccup, neil

2:04 am

dcseain

my great-aunt Ruth Ann has a vining white rose of similar shape -- cuttings from her mother/my great-grandmother's vine. I plan to get a cutting to root for myself next i visit her. The smell SO nice.

2:05 am

FranMag

oh cool, dc...new computer!

2:05 am

flosey

what a lovely idea dc

2:05 am

dcseain

yes, crisper display, HD camera, and backlit keyboard are the big differences i've noticed thus far.

2:05 am

FranMag

Hey, I didn't have to reload the page. Must have been because I was off the page for a bit.

2:06 am

dcseain

and someday, i know my nephew will want to start his own vine, too, flosey :) Great-grandma's vine was grown from her mother's vine.

2:06 am

FranMag

so they replaced your MacBook with a MacBook Pro? What a sweet deal!

2:06 am

flosey

wow dc, that is a real treasure

2:06 am

dcseain

well, same memory, slightly larger hard drive, slightly faster processor.

2:07 am

dcseain

flosey, yes, very antique, and such lovely scent.

2:07 am

FranMag

a family rose vine, that's even cooler than the computer. :-)

2:09 am

jillibus

two sweet deals, then, dc!

2:09 am

dcseain

heh. At my mom's is her father's mother's mother's doll, which she carried with her from Wales, in the original 19th century gingham dress. Mom also has a wall clock that was a wedding gift to her mother's mother's parents when they married in 1897 in Bratislava.

2:09 am

flosey

such treasures dc

2:10 am

dcseain

we're good at keeping things on both sides of the family.

2:11 am

dcseain

well, the J was easy today.

2:11 am

jillibus

nice thaqt those things have been treasured for so long, dc.

2:12 am

dcseain

my parents, maternal grandparents and great-grandma used to tell me about my 1st Xmas -- we stayed with great-grandma and my playpen was in the room with the clock. Apparently i giggled every time the clock chimed all night. :)

2:13 am

FranMag

how cute!

2:14 am

jillibus

awww!

2:15 am

dcseain

oh, on Saturday i met up with some friends and walked through the largest stand of bluebells in the Eastern US -- in Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia. It was magical.

2:16 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I figured that was happening when I tried to enter my post a second time and it still didn't work... so I left for a little to make some tea anyway.

2:16 am

negativeneil

Cute story, Seain. :)

2:16 am

negativeneil

It's funny what babies will giggle at.

2:16 am

dcseain

tea.... a hot toddy would be nice. maybe with breakfast.

2:16 am

dcseain

it is indeed, neil :)

2:16 am

FranMag

I had my own personal blip just now. lol

2:16 am

FranMag

had to reload the page.

2:17 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah?

2:17 am

dcseain

i hate when that happens, fran.

2:17 am

negativeneil

Nice of the Apple store to give you a brand new Macbook, Seain... wow.

2:17 am

rururocks

last st 7 anyone?

2:18 am

dcseain

well, considering how much time they'd spent on repairas, the time i'd been without computer, and the fact that half the store knows me on site and by name, it makes sense that they did LOL

2:18 am

flosey

don't have it ru

2:19 am

dcseain

i have one st7, past of an st4, and it's at the end of the STs that i have

2:19 am

dcseain

an st4-5-7

2:19 am

FranMag

thanks, dc, i needed that one

2:20 am

Kazzer99

morning all - can anyone clue me an o in the bottom row for nbt please

2:20 am

negativeneil

Just replied to you again Fran.

2:20 am

dcseain

i even ran into a friend at the Apple store and had some time to catch up, which was a nice bonus.

2:20 am

FranMag

hi kazzer!

2:20 am

rururocks

never mind.

2:20 am

rururocks

I found it

2:20 am

dcseain

is there one after the one i clued, ru?

2:20 am

negativeneil

Aroma, Kazzer... fragrance, smell.

2:21 am

negativeneil

Oh that was a nice bonus, Seain.

2:21 am

Kazzer99

I have that one - comes out the o above

2:21 am

rururocks

yes

2:21 am

dcseain

bottom O: or5.12, a plural

2:22 am

Kazzer99

thanks dc - nbt

2:22 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok. Then you need the od5,23/od6,21 combo?

2:22 am

negativeneil

Oh sorry... what Seain said.

2:23 am

jillibus

nbt here too (hi Kazz) and bedtime...goodnight all...*poof

2:23 am

dcseain

g'night jilli

2:23 am

Kazzer99

nite jilli

2:24 am

FranMag

We were out all day today and I'm pooped. I'll see you all later! Will get neil's list out tomorrow.

2:24 am

FranMag

night, jilli!

2:24 am

negativeneil

Oh ru? Check my updates for March 31. Ouch! That iPod Touch was a recently acquired gift, too. Expensive mistake... one I don't care to repeat!

2:24 am

negativeneil

Glad someone's using it Fran. ;) Take care.

2:24 am

rururocks

done.. thanks to you neil

2:24 am

dcseain

g'night fran

2:25 am

dcseain

congrats, ruru

2:25 am

negativeneil

Glad to be good for something, ru. lol

2:25 am

negativeneil

And congrats!

2:25 am

FranMag

woo hoo, ruru! *poof*

2:25 am

negativeneil

But it's thanks to your own brain and vocabulary too, of course.

2:26 am

rururocks

it's amazing how they appear once you have the first two letters

2:26 am

negativeneil

Yep.

2:26 am

rururocks

glad I wrapped this one up.. maybe dart will have a power outage for a couple of days

2:27 am

negativeneil

Haha! You're ever hopeful huh?

2:27 am

rururocks

or at least one :D

2:27 am

negativeneil

Did you see what I said further down the chog?

2:27 am

rururocks

I lost out on a day in LA.. too busy

2:27 am

negativeneil

Too funny.

2:27 am

negativeneil

You and dart make me laugh.

2:28 am

rururocks

I was thinking about getting an ipad

2:28 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah? I love it, but it's much better unbroken.

2:28 am

rururocks

maybe after taxes

2:29 am

negativeneil

You can do a lot of things on them... read books, play games, etc. but there's something I learned just isn't a good idea to do on those. :P haha.

2:29 am

dcseain

ipad is your friend

2:29 am

negativeneil

I think it's my enemy now.

2:29 am

negativeneil

Probably hates me, lol.

2:30 am

rururocks

what shouldn't you do on an ipad

2:30 am

dcseain

chop vegetables

2:30 am

rururocks

LOL

2:31 am

negativeneil

Ummm, well... a favorite activity of yours too I'm guessing? lol

2:31 am

negativeneil

Chop vegetables... well yeah. That too!

2:31 am

rururocks

oh my goodness

2:31 am

rururocks

would have loved to see that email

2:31 am

rururocks

ererha

2:31 am

rururocks

eherer ahaaaaa

2:32 am

rururocks

eeererhererehatheatherareharahhhhhaaaa
aaa

2:32 am

negativeneil

I had been sitting up in bed reading on it that morning, while waiting for Elisse to finish in the bathroom... I kind of just put it down when I got up and it was under the covers... totally forgot about it for hours. Was busy all day. Then when we went to bed that night, rolled over a little and "CRACK!" Ugh. :( Not the kind of sound you expect or want to hear.

2:33 am

negativeneil

Shattered the screen... repair kit: $90.
But new iPod Touch? $300.

2:33 am

dcseain

oh, that sucks. Hope you have Apple Care

2:33 am

rururocks

Oh. I thought you meant something else..lol

2:33 am

negativeneil

Huh, ruru?

2:33 am

negativeneil

Something else... like what?

2:34 am

dcseain

ties

2:34 am

rururocks

one of my favorite activities

2:34 am

rururocks

:D

2:35 am

rururocks

I think everyone has that one DC

2:35 am

negativeneil

That is what I meant.

2:35 am

negativeneil

I just didn't want to type it that explicitly. :P

2:36 am

negativeneil

And yeah... so no PB for Seain. This time.

2:36 am

rururocks

whoppee

2:36 am

rururocks

talk about an I touch...lol

2:37 am

negativeneil

Haha. uhhh, yeah.

2:38 am

negativeneil

Ru: http://tinyurl.com/NJL-ELM

2:38 am

rururocks

bet it threw you when you heard the crack

2:39 am

negativeneil

Oh man. You're not kidding.

2:39 am

rururocks

she looks really nice.. very pretty

2:40 am

rururocks

nice smile

2:40 am

negativeneil

Because right away, I knew what it was too... talk about killing the mood.

2:40 am

negativeneil

Sure sure is. :) Thanks.

2:40 am

rururocks

she's very smart too I bet

2:40 am

negativeneil

http://tinyurl.com/NJL-ELM-01

2:40 am

negativeneil

Yep. Teacher.

2:41 am

rururocks

maybe you were thinking Iprod?

2:41 am

negativeneil

And even as silly as me too:
http://tinyurl.com/NJL-ELM-02

2:41 am

negativeneil

Haha! Geez, you're bad. :P

2:42 am

rururocks

ha.. you have no idea

2:42 am

negativeneil

Keep changing the number on the end of that URL I gave you. Goes up to 7, lol.

2:42 am

negativeneil

Or "07" I should say.

2:42 am

crosshair

crossy hates insomnia:(

2:42 am

negativeneil

Just the last digit though.

2:42 am

negativeneil

Well I think I have some idea by now, ru. :P

2:42 am

negativeneil

Crossy!

2:42 am

rururocks

i'm off for bed.. i'll check them out before i do.. night neil.. thank you for your help

2:42 am

negativeneil

Aww. Yeah... sorry about that but it's nice to see you of course.

2:43 am

negativeneil

You're welcome ru. Take care.

2:43 am

crosshair

howdy neil

2:43 am

rururocks

night crossie

2:43 am

crosshair

gn ru

2:48 am

Kazzer99

hi crossy

2:49 am

crosshair

howdy kaz

2:50 am

crosshair

wow,just noticed there is an 11

2:50 am

Kazzer99

not sleeping is not good for you. I have been up for a few nights now - not real insomnia but i used to have it when i ws in my late teens early 20s - used to sleep about 3 or 4 hours most night but only about 3 from Friday morning to monday evening

2:51 am

Kazzer99

its was like I couldn't switch my brain off - then i had my son and it all changed

2:52 am

crosshair

with my insomnia,asthma kicking up dickens cause it is spring and my sleep apnea,i get long streches of 2-4 hours a night

2:52 am

Kazzer99

do you have a breathing mask for the sleep apnea

2:52 am

crosshair

i do and it is a true p.i.t.a

2:53 am

negativeneil

You're not on MSN, crossy?

2:53 am

crosshair

i have never spent 1400 dollars on anything i loathe more in my life

2:53 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I get it's hard to sleep with a mask like that on your face?

2:53 am

crosshair

no neil,i am not atm

2:53 am

Kazzer99

tell me about it - I had to give mine up because i sleep on my front

2:54 am

crosshair

it is an adjustment indeed neil

2:54 am

negativeneil

Ugh. Yeah, that would make it pretty much impossible to use, Kazzer. But just feeling something on my face like that would probably keep me awake, never mind any noise the machine makes.

2:54 am

Kazzer99

here with the National Health Service - they give you on e but it sounded like running water all night so you can imagine the rst

2:54 am

crosshair

imagine a shop vac blowing in reverse down your throat and sinuses all night neil and you are close

2:55 am

negativeneil

Ugh, Kazzer. Yeah... figured there'd be noise.

2:55 am

negativeneil

Oh wow. :(

2:55 am

crosshair

you wake up dryer than a popcorn fart,even with the built in humidifier

2:55 am

negativeneil

Who could ever sleep like that?!

2:55 am

negativeneil

I bet... if you even sleep at all?

2:56 am

crosshair

and no matter how good the mask fit,you get small leaks blowing air into your eyes and on your cheeks

2:56 am

negativeneil

I never knew popcorn farted though.

2:56 am

negativeneil

Makes me rethink eating any in future. :P

2:56 am

Kazzer99

mine is not nearly as bad - we invested in some very good pillows and I lost some weight - so it only kicks in once or twice a night at most

2:56 am

negativeneil

Oh man. I could never sleep like that.

2:56 am

crosshair

just never get over 200 pounds neil and you will be fine

2:57 am

negativeneil

I'm scrawny, crossy. So that's kinda doubtful.
But who knows, in decades to come?

2:57 am

crosshair

weight is not always a factor in apnea,but in most cases yes it is

2:59 am

Kazzer99

sometimes its caused a a flabby soft palate which can be fixed - but mine was done to weight and I am now struggling to lose any more at all - just got to keep going

3:00 am

negativeneil

I wonder how weight could cause it?

3:02 am

negativeneil

Oh if you need a list btw, I posted one on BabbleAnon. The link to that is on profile.

3:04 am

crosshair

here neil,give this a quick read...

3:04 am

crosshair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_apn
ea

3:04 am

Kazzer99

however, I now have 100 left so I must go and sort out my very poorly husband and get some more washing on the go - was supposed to go back to work today but i can't leave him as he has a raging temperature

3:04 am

crosshair

poor hubby

3:07 am

negativeneil

Thanks crossy... will do that now.

3:07 am

negativeneil

Oh no, Kazzer... hope your hubby is on the mend very soon.

3:08 am

flosey

off to bed, goodnight folks, 86 for tomorrow, if there's time

3:08 am

crosshair

gn flosey

3:10 am

negativeneil

Oh I see, crossy.

3:10 am

negativeneil

Good night flosey. Take care.

3:11 am

negativeneil

Didn't know smokers were more commonly affected by this, crossy. Another good reason to quit.

3:12 am

crosshair

yes indeed neil.i am lucky in that respect.i did smoke for 25 years but have been off them for ten years now

3:13 am

negativeneil

How did you manage to quit?

3:13 am

crosshair

but my asthma is my legacy on that old habit

3:13 am

negativeneil

Ugh. I have that too... was born with it.

3:13 am

crosshair

i asked the dr for a zyban rx

3:13 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

3:13 am

negativeneil

And yes... even so I started smoking in my teens.

3:13 am

crosshair

aka welbutrin(sp)

3:13 am

crosshair

((MRP))

3:13 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok. And that worked well?

3:13 am

negativeneil

Hi mrp! :)

3:14 am

negativeneil

I did post a list on Babble Anon.

3:14 am

crosshair

it did,you can smoke for the first 30 days while on it

3:14 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah, crossy... I've heard good things about that drug. It's supposed to have less side effects than Chantix.

3:14 am

negativeneil

mrp? Are you still here?

3:16 am

crosshair

when the mrs and i quit neil,smokes were $7.50 a pack and we pretty much smoked a pack each a day.when we quit,i had a tin on the book shelf and each day the mrs and i took the $7.50 we would of spent on smokes and put it in that tin..i left it for exactly 2 years and sat down in may of 2004 and added it up...

3:17 am

negativeneil

Wow, yeah. That would really add up.

3:17 am

crosshair

it came to $12,160.00 and i walked down to the toyota dealership and bought us a new car a nice new toyota echo as there was only 100 dollars difference tween the car price and the wad of cigarette money we saved..i am still driving that car today

3:17 am

negativeneil

Holy crap! Wow. Just... wowww.

3:18 am

negativeneil

They're nice little cars.

3:18 am

crosshair

they are awsome cars

3:18 am

crosshair

in 8 years,i have done the front brakes once and changed a tail light bulb

3:19 am

negativeneil

Yeah. Better than the old pickup truck I have.

3:19 am

negativeneil

Wow.

3:19 am

negativeneil

And they're really good on gas too.

3:19 am

lizmac

Hi, after 3 months of not smoking my hub and I went on a holiday to Barcelona for a week with the money we'd saved...and that included spendies!!!!

3:20 am

crosshair

when you are ready to quit,you give yourself a prize to shoot for,something to save that smoke money for

3:20 am

crosshair

howdy liz

3:20 am

negativeneil

Wow, lizmac. Ok, I"m getting more and more anxious to quit smoking.

3:20 am

crosshair

indeed,a nie trip also works

3:20 am

negativeneil

After only three months of not smoking, Liz?

3:20 am

crosshair

think of what you would buy neil with an extra 6 grand a year

3:20 am

lizmac

Had to put my tuppence worth in there...back to grid.

3:21 am

crosshair

or more,our cheap cigs are 9 dollars now

3:21 am

crosshair

more like 7 grand a year

3:21 am

negativeneil

Yeah, crossy.

3:22 am

negativeneil

Thankfully I'm the only one of us that smokes.

3:22 am

negativeneil

I hate to think of the cost if we both did.

3:22 am

negativeneil

Double that.

3:22 am

crosshair

you realize in 7 years of not smoking,you could trott down to the dealership and get yerself a nice bmw

3:22 am

lizmac

Yes, Neil. 3 packs/day between us, Â£5.50 a pack at the time. That's a lot of money to set fire to.

3:23 am

negativeneil

Uhhh yeah, Liz. And that's literally what you're doing when you smoke too. :/

3:23 am

crosshair

sorry,should not preach lol

3:23 am

crosshair

hazard of dealing with an ex smoker neil

3:23 am

negativeneil

No, it's all good crossy.

3:24 am

negativeneil

I hope to be one of those soon myself.

3:24 am

negativeneil

Tell me this though... do you ever totally lose the craving? I mean if you're around it now, do you still feel any urge to light one up, or not at all now?

3:26 am

crosshair

neil,i would like to say yes,but every once in a while(about once a month,i get a craving

3:26 am

negativeneil

Oh wow. Even after that long?

3:26 am

negativeneil

I just wondered about that.

3:26 am

lizmac

I certainly have moments of really fancying a cig, but it passes quite quickly. That's 2 years in.

3:26 am

negativeneil

Thanks Liz... good to know.

3:27 am

negativeneil

That's not too bad at all for only 2 years smoke free.

3:27 am

crosshair

it is like being an alcoholic,or a drug addict,you will always be an addict..you just choose not to do it..today..and you just do it day by day

3:27 am

crosshair

but like liz says,the cravings pass fast

3:27 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I've been wondering about that.

3:28 am

crosshair

once you are over the 6 month hump,thats when in my opinion,you are home free

3:28 am

negativeneil

I see.

3:28 am

lizmac

Gotta go, good luck Neil. A worthwhile project, for sure.

3:29 am

negativeneil

Thanks Liz... take care.

3:29 am

crosshair

and when you quit,all ashtrays must go and NOBODY in your house can smoke

3:29 am

negativeneil

Of course, crossy. But I don't smoke in the apartment anyway... I step out on the balcony.

3:29 am

crosshair

and avoid all social situations where smoking happens for the first little bit

3:29 am

negativeneil

Nobody smokes in our home now.

3:30 am

negativeneil

It's too gross... gets all over everything if you do.

3:30 am

crosshair

you may also consider an E-cigarette for the first year

3:31 am

crosshair

but many consider that trading one crutch for annother,but it can be handy for weaning you down to 2 or 3 real smokes a day before you go right off them

3:40 am

sprite

morning babble friends

3:42 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I've been thinking about that crossy.

3:44 am

negativeneil

Gotta get to bed though... 1:43 am already.

3:44 am

negativeneil

Didn't intent to be up this late.

3:44 am

negativeneil

Intend, even. Geez. :P

3:45 am

negativeneil

So hope you manage to get some sleep soon yourself... take care and talk to you later.

3:46 am

crosshair

((sprite))

3:46 am

crosshair

tc neil

3:46 am

sprite

hey crossy :) *hugs*

3:47 am

sprite

looks like a fun grid today!

3:47 am

rubyfoo

good morning!

3:47 am

rubyfoo

3:48 am

crosshair

((ruby))

3:48 am

rubyfoo

{{crossy}} are you up (really) early or partying late?

3:48 am

crosshair

insomnia it is 04:48 and i have been up for 2 hours:(

3:49 am

sprite

lhi ruby :)

3:49 am

sprite

aww crossy... want me to sing you a lullaby?

3:49 am

crosshair

lol

3:50 am

crosshair

no ty,30 more minutes of trying to hunt down this 11 letter word should do it

3:50 am

sprite

hehehe... I guess the man heard me sing before...

3:50 am

rubyfoo

my husband says he craved cigs for 2 yrs after he quit, long before I knew him, though

3:50 am

rubyfoo

could be worse, sprite, I could have sung along -- 2 cats howling on a fence!

3:51 am

crosshair

it is a tough thing to do,but giving yourself a present at then end helps

3:51 am

sprite

some people keep on craving. Less and less often though.

3:51 am

sprite

roflol ruby! That would chase in into Elegance's arms straight away!

3:51 am

crosshair

remember ladies,been married 19 years,i am used to "howling on a fence"

3:51 am

sprite

saving up the money you used to spend on cigs... it is incredible.

3:52 am

crosshair

yup,2 years $12,160.00

3:52 am

rubyfoo

I think I am the worst singer in the world, can even hear how "off" I am when I sing in the car

3:52 am

sprite

ouch!!!!!

3:52 am

rubyfoo

and cigs used to be cheap

3:52 am

sprite

if you can hear it, you can't be that bad, ruby

3:52 am

rubyfoo

husband quit the day the surgeon general's report came out

3:53 am

rubyfoo

It's funny because I can "hear" music very well.....

3:53 am

crosshair

we quit the day our son was diagnosed as "pre-asthmatic" due to our smog fallout in the house

3:53 am

sprite

we are going to sing in the kitchen together, ruby, when I come and visit

3:54 am

rubyfoo

YES!

3:54 am

rubyfoo

crossy ill probably be able to hear it from his house!

3:54 am

sprite

wow crossy. I never smoked more than 5 a day, so I never really had to quit. But my husband stopped smoking in the house as soon as I was pregnant, and he quit when the kids arrived.

3:54 am

sprite

hehehe and he will admire us

3:55 am

crosshair

ahh,you were just a "social" smoker then sprite.wife and i were 3/4 of a pack a day each roughly

3:55 am

rubyfoo

can you imagine at today's prices, crssy?

3:56 am

rubyfoo

and young people are still starting....it's hard to imagine

3:56 am

sprite

crossy, when I smoked my very first cigarette, I loved it like crazy. That is when I knew: if I go and smoke 'normal' amounts, I will be hooked for life. So I limited myself. I still can go for a heavy tabacco cig if somebody is around who has them.

3:56 am

crosshair

here they are 11.00 dollars a pack for the ones we used to smoke

3:56 am

rubyfoo

oh my, I belong in the pb!

3:56 am

sprite

my &*&#%* son was stupid enough to start. We handled it pretty ok, I think, and he stopped. Completely.

3:56 am

rubyfoo

actually, I like the smell of a good cigar.....

3:57 am

sprite

I hate cigar smoke. But I love the smell of a good pipe tabacco.

3:57 am

sprite

11 dollars? Wowwww.

3:57 am

crosshair

mmm,a nice colts mild cigar...

3:58 am

crosshair

indeed sprite,when we quit,they were 7.50

3:59 am

sprite

crazy prices. But with all the additives they are so bad for our health, I don't mind they are expensive.

3:59 am

rubyfoo

when I was a kid and we sold them in our store, cigs were 22-25 cents a pack, about $2 a carton

3:59 am

crosshair

i hope the things go to 20.00 a pack

4:00 am

sprite

yes. It certainly helps to motivate people to quit. Not in itself, but combined with ot5 reasons it helps.

4:01 am

rubyfoo

I love this grid!

4:01 am

crosshair

i found,it took a health scare to quit.i do not think price alone would of done it at the time

4:01 am

sprite

same! Very enjoyable.

4:02 am

sprite

no, that is what I said, crossy. It helps, but not in itself.

4:02 am

crosshair

indeed:)

4:02 am

rubyfoo

and the cuckoo is back! spring is he**

4:03 am

sprite

I love cuckoos.

4:03 am

crosshair

our robins have been back a while our winter ended a month and a half early

4:04 am

sprite

my girl and me sowed some veggie seeds yesterday... and now they predict night frost in this week!

4:04 am

crosshair

even our wild turkeys are moving around

4:05 am

sprite

our wildlife isn't that exiting he4. But I love the magpies and .... darn I forgot the names. Those little impish brown common birdies, and the black ones that sing so beautifully.

4:06 am

rubyfoo

sparrows and merles, black with yellow beaks, seem to have the most beautiful voices

4:06 am

rubyfoo

ride

4:06 am

sprite

yes, that is it :D thanks!

4:06 am

rubyfoo

whoops, bad nel

4:07 am

crosshair

mrs and i were out for a drive on the hill and had to stop the car as a group of about 15 turkeys crossed the road,there was a wire fence and all were able to pass through the space except for one big fat girl who must of been 40 pounds..she got stuck in the fence;) i had to park the car,get out and walk over and give her a shove;))

4:07 am

sprite

ohhhh that is a great story, crossy :D I can picture it.

4:07 am

rubyfoo

that is a great sorty, crossy!

4:07 am

rubyfoo

snap, sprite

4:08 am

sprite

snap, ruby :D

4:08 am

crosshair

she was wedged like a cork in a bottle;))

4:08 am

rubyfoo

why did the turkey cross the road?

4:08 am

sprite

the poor thing. I bet she was pretty indignant about your shove :)

4:08 am

crosshair

to get from the right to the left of course

4:08 am

sprite

to get petted by crossy!

4:08 am

crosshair

she sure squaked

4:10 am

sprite

took me a while to connet the C to the H. It helps!

4:11 am

crosshair

up till about 20 years ago,wild turkey had almost vanished in this area,but we make a deal with kentucky,we traded 50 breeding pair of our white tailed deer for 50 breeding pair of Kentucky wild turkeys and the rest as they say is history.they estimate now that on blue mtn alone we have a population avaraging 10,000 turkeys

4:11 am

sprite

that is wonderful. I love that.

4:11 am

crosshair

was a good trade

4:11 am

rubyfoo

and there are probably enugh deer in Kentucky to feed the wqhole state!

4:12 am

crosshair

we are fortunate in that we have always been hip deep in deer

4:12 am

sprite

are they that small?

4:13 am

rubyfoo

except for your garden.....

4:13 am

crosshair

lol white tailed deer average 165-285 pounds for a large male

4:13 am

rubyfoo

the only deer he** are roe deer; I've never seen one but one ate all my neighbor's roses

4:13 am

sprite

that is what I thought, lol

4:13 am

sprite

that was a roe with good taste in flowers

4:14 am

crosshair

a male with a full antler rack can be quite impressive

4:14 am

sprite

so... is the 11 the plural of the 10? Or are they not related?

4:14 am

crosshair

stats for both please

4:15 am

sprite

I have neither, sweetheart, or I wouldn't have to ask.

4:15 am

rubyfoo

I thought I was doing well, no 10, n0 11, no idea!

4:15 am

crosshair

:(

4:15 am

crosshair

the way you said it,thought you had the 10

4:15 am

sprite

so now ruby got us searching for No10 and No11...

4:15 am

sprite

nah, if I had had it, I would have pluraled it, simply ;)

4:15 am

crosshair

lol

4:17 am

crosshair

go easy on poor befuddled crossy sprite,i am working on a hour and a half sleep here

4:17 am

sprite

was just wondering if I was looking for a combo or a single word.

4:17 am

sprite

*hugs crossy* Sorry dear. You know me, quick with the sharp tongue, but buttersoft on the inside...

4:17 am

rubyfoo

sharp tngue, nah!

4:18 am

rubyfoo

all good, inside and out!

4:18 am

crosshair

used to sharp tongues..remember?..19 years lol

4:18 am

rubyfoo

and nellie can't type this AM

4:18 am

debjed

good morning everyone :)

4:18 am

crosshair

howdy deb

4:18 am

sprite

oh I can be sharp, even sarcastic, ruby. But I mean well... most of the time ;)

4:18 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, gotta get himself a campari!

4:18 am

sprite

morning deb!

4:18 am

rubyfoo

hi and bye deb

4:18 am

sprite

already? Grin, I just had my breakfast!

4:18 am

debjed

bye ruby

4:19 am

rubyfoo

don't try it with me or I'll sing to you, sprite!

4:19 am

cool.girl

hi everyone its my birthday and ive got to go into work in an hour

4:19 am

debjed

Happy Birthday!!!!!

4:19 am

crosshair

happy b-day cool girl

4:19 am

rubyfoo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, GIRL, BUT WE'RE NOT SINGING!

4:19 am

sprite

crossy, lol... but it has its charm, doesn't it... a quick wit and good, sharp exchanges of teases can be so much fun.

4:19 am

crosshair

do not get them singing coolgirl!!

4:19 am

sprite

happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear coolgirl....
happy birthday to you!

4:19 am

cool.girl

lol

4:20 am

crosshair

accck!

4:20 am

cool.girl

oh no there singing

4:20 am

sprite

nah nah it wasn't that bad.

4:20 am

crosshair

not to worry sprite,the mrs and i sharpen ourselves on each other all the time;)

4:20 am

rubyfoo

<-- plugging ears!

4:20 am

cool.girl

ty all

4:20 am

sprite

cool, did you get hugs and songs and gifts already?

4:21 am

sprite

I thought as much, crossy :) Good marriages show.

4:21 am

rubyfoo

and maybe they'll make a party at work....

4:21 am

cool.girl

not really my daughter spoilt me but my three sons i havent seen yet

4:22 am

sprite

hm they must come later then. Wtg for your daughter!

4:22 am

cool.girl

i think the cook at work has made me a cake

4:22 am

sprite

aw that is so sweet!

4:22 am

crosshair

ok my friends,think i shall try and grab an hour or 2 of sleep

4:22 am

cool.girl

sweet dreams

4:22 am

debjed

sleep well crossy

4:23 am

crosshair

tc all and happy babbling...poink!

4:23 am

sprite

sounds like a plan, crossy. I will send a convoi of sweet angels to sing you to sleep.

4:23 am

debjed

i need some clues for the bottom row o, please :)

4:24 am

sprite

od5 and 6

4:24 am

sprite

od + a very long time, and plural

4:24 am

debjed

thank you !!

4:25 am

sprite

yvw :)

4:25 am

debjed

stats for the 10, 11??

4:26 am

sprite

still looking for those!

4:29 am

Yvo

ec10 ec11

4:30 am

sprite

hi Yvo, thank you

4:30 am

sprite

found them straight away, thanks again

4:30 am

Yvo

good morning and you very welcomre

4:31 am

sprite

starfishes and such!

4:32 am

debjed

hmmm....... not getting them

4:33 am

sprite

E + bottom part of face + vowel + 4 letters related to skin.

4:34 am

debjed

wow, thank you so much. don't think i ever would have gotten them :)

4:34 am

sprite

yvw :) I must have seen them before in puzzles or I wouldn't have seen them either

4:34 am

sprite

*sigh... off to the sin bin*

4:35 am

debjed

that's ok, i needed that :)

4:35 am

sprite

*grin*

4:40 am

debjed

half way. Need help with the 8's, please

4:41 am

sprite

I have only one so far. di8, plural to the 7.

4:42 am

debjed

thank you again !!

4:42 am

sprite

my pleasure :)

4:48 am

debjed

gotta go, thanks for all the clues, sprite!

4:49 am

sprite

bye deb, it was nice to see you!

5:42 am

sprite

fireflies. Sweet and fun. Bye all!

5:51 am

Scrabbler

Greetings Babblers. I'm here for just 10 minutes or so for my Babble fix.

5:52 am

doseffing

... then you had better work quickly ... doesn't seem to hard to get a bunch

5:53 am

Scrabbler

I am typing away --no system, just typing whatever I see now.

5:54 am

doseffing

... got about 80 in half an hour ... but I'm sure to hit a wall around 180 ... ... if I've got the time to get there

5:54 am

Scrabbler

Go, go, go.

6:10 am

carleekat

morning all

6:15 am

Scrabbler

hi kat

6:19 am

Scrabbler

135 left to find later. Off to work now. Enjoy the day.

6:19 am

doseffing

... you too ...

6:19 am

grannyrose

hello and good-bye scrabs, have a great day.

6:19 am

carleekat

hi and bye scrabs

6:21 am

MollyL

Spring break for Carlee?

6:22 am

uusue2

morning all!

6:22 am

MollyL

Hi Sue

6:22 am

uusue2

hi Molly!

6:23 am

carleekat

no...slack week/reading week was 5 weeks ago molls...home stretch now...last essays and finals this month right around the corner

6:24 am

MollyL

Man, how soon I have forgotten. Y'all do Winter Break up there, not an Easter break.

6:36 am

grannyrose

yay, me, down to 13 to go, s's and t's

6:37 am

gramma

Take my s's and t's. I have plenty and can spare 13 of them

6:38 am

grannyrose

lol, gramma

6:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

OOh, an 11. Haven't seen that in a while.

6:40 am

Sugrraleona

morn everyone - I'm afraid of this one! LOL

6:40 am

grannyrose

if you need a ha4, let me know, down to s's and t's

6:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

I wish ot6 and ha4 were one word.

6:41 am

MollyL

*Pats Sugar on the back* There, there.

6:41 am

Sugrraleona

aw shucks, feeling safer molly

6:49 am

rubyfoo

hello again, just had my 20 minutes of direct vitaminD

6:50 am

grannyrose

now down to 6 to go, all t's

6:50 am

grannyrose

hey ruby, how are things, hun?

6:51 am

MollyL

47 on a Saturday, 273 on a Monday. : (

6:52 am

rubyfoo

the weather is famulous, so can't complain (except about Saturday's tiny grid :( )

6:52 am

grannyrose

ah, well, mollyk, that's the way the cookie crumbles....* grin * ( i have tomorrow off, so np's he4 )

6:52 am

rubyfoo

is famulous a portmanteau word?

6:52 am

grannyrose

only for you, dear friend, only for you

6:54 am

rubyfoo

looking for those big ec's

6:57 am

grannyrose

and i am do4....lovely grid...not too many nasties

6:57 am

lbdawger

node

6:58 am

lbdawger

oops, sorry. hope th5 are goodies in the pb.

6:58 am

Sugrraleona

Ibd = sugra snuck some wine in for you

6:59 am

lbdawger

a tad early for alcoholic libations...only 6 am he4

7:00 am

Sugrraleona

aaaaah, but ibd, it's 5:00 somewhere!

7:00 am

Aaronitor

has anyone please got any clues for the 10 and 11 letter word

7:01 am

MollyL

<---Likes the way Sugrr thinks

7:01 am

rubyfoo

maybe breakfast smoothies with a little rum

7:02 am

MollyL

<---Likes the way Ruby thinks too

7:02 am

lbdawger

e + bottom of face + vowel + prefix for skin and plural = ec10/11

7:02 am

grannyrose

aaron ec 10, ec + short hello + opposite of yes + another word for skin

7:03 am

grannyrose

then ec11 is plural

7:03 am

rubyfoo

thank you ibd

7:03 am

rubyfoo

should have known that one

7:03 am

Aaronitor

thank you

7:03 am

Aaronitor

chin

7:04 am

Aaronitor

sorry

7:04 am

gramma

Wow! that was the most straight forward clue. Just follow the bouncing ball and you get 10 and 11. ty

7:05 am

godthaab

Phantom: sthenic

7:05 am

grannyrose

okey, dokey, outta he4. it's after 10pm....see you all at the flip, maybe....ruby, please take ca4 of you, hun

7:06 am

rubyfoo

7:06 am

gramma

bye, grannyrose. nice to see you

7:06 am

redturtlehead

Hi everyone!

7:06 am

gramma

Howdy!

7:07 am

redturtlehead

this looks like a nice hefty grid!

7:08 am

rubyfoo

hello red!

7:08 am

gramma

It seems pretty smooth to me. We'll see later on how I feel.

7:09 am

redturtlehead

well so far I have 36 whole words, but I started just now.

7:11 am

rubyfoo

this grid is nice and chewy

7:14 am

redturtlehead

so far so good, but I think I am about to slow way down now. there is an 11 letter!!

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

marine animal, like a starfish

7:16 am

redturtlehead

neat!

7:16 am

rubyfoo

sea urchin

7:16 am

rubyfoo

all of them are divided into 5 parts

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

morning, red and ruby et al! :-)

7:16 am

rubyfoo

sand dollar

7:17 am

rubyfoo

bonjour, une

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

how's your new little 4-legged buddy??

7:17 am

rubyfoo

the cutest, ever!

7:18 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

7:18 am

rubyfoo

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

morning, annie!

7:18 am

Anniebrook

Hi Une, ((Ruby))

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

Annie, was looking at the NYT article about the new Judy Garland show opening at the Belasco -- looks goooood

7:19 am

Anniebrook

Yes, It does

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

dorens was saying she's thinking about getting tix to The Best Man -- did you hear NPR's segment about it over the weekend?

7:21 am

Anniebrook

No, did they like it?

7:21 am

rubyfoo

I drool over the reviews in the New Yorker

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

yes, they gave it a thumbs up!

7:22 am

Anniebrook

I have 2 weeks of The New Yorker which I havent got it yet. I'm way behind.

7:23 am

Anniebrook

Since I was sick in November I havent been able to get to the city as much I would like.

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

feeling better now??

7:23 am

Anniebrook

I feel better but do not have much stamina. (sigh)

7:24 am

rubyfoo

does the sea air make you feel better, annie?

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

hope that gets better and better . . .

7:24 am

rubyfoo

sitting on the boardwalk?

7:24 am

rubyfoo

reading old New Yorkers LOL

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:25 am

Anniebrook

ruby, I'm a native here so I do not take advantage of the boardwalk as much as I should. All the Russians are up on the boardwalk early, early in the AM. They now call Brighton Beach "Odessa by the Sea".

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

LOL :-)

7:26 am

rubyfoo

I've seen several movies on TV about Russdian gangsters in Brighton Beach and always think of Annie!

7:27 am

lbdawger

***wonders if Annie is a russian gangster...***

7:28 am

Anniebrook

ruby, I think some of them live in my building. I really would not be surprised. They pour big money into the apartments which they really do now own. Im talking hundreds of thousands. hi dawg, I'm a Russian grandma gangsta moll.

7:28 am

rubyfoo

the restaurants must be wonderful!

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Ive been to a couple of them. I am not a fan of russian food but the nightclubs are way over the top.

7:29 am

lbdawger

lol, morning annie, ruby, unea, molly, et. al

7:29 am

rubyfoo

that is funny. My sister says that the Russian women in her neighborhood in Queens wear huge amounts of makeup and gold jewelry in the supermarket

7:29 am

rubyfoo

<-- loves Russian food

7:30 am

Anniebrook

and Manola (sp) Blahniks to buy butter and eggs.

7:30 am

rubyfoo

(my wedding shows were Manolos! LOL)

7:30 am

rubyfoo

shoes*

7:31 am

Anniebrook

well, then they were appropiate. They are gorgeous.

7:31 am

rubyfoo

they were!

7:31 am

rubyfoo

but killer on the feet

7:32 am

Anniebrook

I bet you looked tall and fab.

7:32 am

rubyfoo

I'm afraid it would take stilts!

7:33 am

rubyfoo

steth

7:33 am

rubyfoo

whoops

7:34 am

Anniebrook

remove the first letter

7:34 am

rubyfoo

the grid dances around a lot of th's, sh's esth's

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Im still on the top row and have 57 words but got the 10 and 11 from clues

7:35 am

rubyfoo

and what purim queen is in the grid?

7:35 am

Mom

What a lovely morning to babble. Hello everyone

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Esther

7:35 am

rubyfoo

hello mom

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Hi Mom, YAY for Kentucky!

7:36 am

Mom

take out the "s" :-)

7:36 am

rubyfoo

and I've learned to make prune hamantoshen [sp???]

7:36 am

Mom

((Ruby and Annie))

7:36 am

Mom

Yes, Annie, I hope they can pull it off tonight

7:36 am

lbdawger

finally, nbt and nbs and just barely 3/4's thru the grid.

7:36 am

rubyfoo

using Fr prepared dough

7:36 am

Anniebrook

yay for dawg

7:36 am

Mom

Alex has them winning on his bracket sheet

7:36 am

hurshy

my bracket is at 96% correct, i was very lucky this year!

7:36 am

Mom

hello and congrats ((LBD))

7:36 am

bichon

Good mornin'

7:37 am

Mom

my bracket was shot to he** when Duke lost

7:37 am

Mom

good morning Bichon

7:37 am

rubyfoo

7:37 am

Anniebrook

morning bichon :)

7:38 am

bichon

It's April We went to go see "Hunger Games" yesterday. It was good

7:38 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:38 am

hurshy

same with my sister, mom, she's a duke fan.

7:38 am

Mom

good morning wvteach

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Hi teach

7:38 am

rubyfoo

hello WV!

7:38 am

Mom

oh well there is always next year

7:39 am

bichon

UConn lost to Notre Daame in OT

7:39 am

Mom

I don't follow it like I did when Alex lived at home but I still do a bracket with him

7:39 am

rubyfoo

had you read the book first, bichon? I've been reading the reviews

7:39 am

hurshy

have you read about the race issues that have arisen around the hunger games? it's so sad.

7:39 am

rubyfoo

hello hurshy

7:40 am

bichon

We read all three books. We liked this one the best. didn't care for the second. The third is again great. But there's going to be 4 movies

7:40 am

hurshy

hello :)

7:40 am

Mom

really Hurshy? I have not read the books so don't know what you all are talking about

7:40 am

bichon

No, there are race issues?

7:40 am

rubyfoo

I've only read reviews

7:41 am

hurshy

well apparently when the author describes some of the characters she specifies they have brown skin or whatnot, and so they cast black kids in those roles, and people (who had read the books but managed not to notice this) were tweeting horrid things like that it wasn't as sad when this girl died because she was black, and so forth.

7:42 am

rubyfoo

that's awful

7:42 am

Mom

wow

7:42 am

bichon

Yes, that is awful

7:42 am

rubyfoo

that is so mean-spirited

7:42 am

bichon

Some people see race issues in everything.

7:43 am

bichon

time for breakfast

7:43 am

bichon

bbl

7:43 am

hurshy

i feel like most of the time i think that we're doing ok on race (easy for me to say i guess as a white person) and then this comes up, and trayvon martin, and other things, and i realize, not so much.

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Not to start a storm, but if Treyvon Martin were white, I believe he would be alive today

7:43 am

rubyfoo

can you imagine that there are radical muslims here who are criticizing the police for shooting that monster in Toulouse?

7:44 am

hurshy

of course he would, annie. it's hard to doubt that.

7:44 am

rubyfoo

for sure

7:44 am

rubyfoo

they pretend to be color-blind he**, but it's not true

7:46 am

hurshy

i read an interesting piece about french anti-semitism the other day. it seems like france has a different problem than the US in that they figure your first loyalty should be to france and not a religion

7:46 am

periwinkle

morning all

7:46 am

Mom

good morning ((Peri))

7:46 am

periwinkle

help with 8,9 and 10 pla

7:46 am

rubyfoo

my eyes are blurry after 174 words so I'll bid you adieu!!

7:46 am

hurshy

reminds me of the roman empire that way

7:46 am

Mom

(((Ruby)))) good to see you

7:46 am

periwinkle

I have heard that before,hurshy about the French

7:46 am

lbdawger

as long a humans can hate, they will. they will fear differences and not be tolerant of those differences. they will avoid change at all costs including killing those who do not think or look like the image in the mirrors.

7:46 am

wvteach

adieu ruby

7:46 am

rubyfoo

I think French anti-semitism is very deeply entrenched, just not spoken about much

7:47 am

periwinkle

hi there Mom, need to get to the food pantry in a bit.but my car is blocked in :( need to get bil to move his car

7:47 am

lbdawger

sweet restful eyeballs, ruby

7:47 am

periwinkle

nbt

7:47 am

rubyfoo

7:48 am

lbdawger

go peri!

7:48 am

periwinkle

only 169 left

7:49 am

Mom

you are on a roll Peri. 242 left here

7:50 am

Anniebrook

201 left he4

7:51 am

lbdawger

git'r dun, annie!

7:51 am

Anniebrook

Im having my breakfast at the computer and babbling away

7:51 am

Mom

I do that most mornings Annie

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Multitasking, we are.

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Was that English? LOL

7:52 am

Mom

:-)

7:53 am

Kenny Chuck

Any clue for ar7/28?

7:53 am

Mom

sure it was Annie

7:53 am

lbdawger

don't have it yet, kenny

7:53 am

Mom

morning Kenny. I don't have it but will help you look

7:53 am

Kenny Chuck

Thanks Mom

7:54 am

hurshy

sort of looks like it could be a girl's name

7:54 am

lynxxx

ar7/8 Mr Onassis with a small french end

7:54 am

lynxxx

Hello all

7:54 am

Mom

hello Lynxxx

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Hi lynxxxxie, and thanks

7:55 am

lbdawger

ty, lynxxx

7:55 am

periwinkle

ty

7:55 am

Anniebrook

plural that ar 7 for the ar8

7:55 am

periwinkle

off to food pantry

7:55 am

hurshy

oh sure, don't thank me just because my clue was inferior

7:55 am

hurshy

(i joke)

7:56 am

lbdawger

time to send hubz off to work. bbl to finish and chat.

7:56 am

Mom

bye bye Peri see you later

7:56 am

Mom

bye bye LBD

7:56 am

Anniebrook

your clue just zipped by..but thanks!

7:56 am

lynxxx

bye Dawg

7:56 am

Anniebrook

bye peri and dawg

7:57 am

Mom

thanks everyone for the ar words

7:57 am

lynxxx

wow - Fiji has been dumped on

7:57 am

Kenny Chuck

thanks lynxxx, took me a while

7:58 am

hurshy

did everyone get the cute little spiny anteater ec7 :)

7:58 am

lynxxx

gulp - ummm - no - thanks Hursh

7:58 am

Mom

not yet .... off to look

7:58 am

hurshy

i think i only know about that animal because one of my college friends randomly gave me a stuffed one.

7:59 am

hurshy

i think my stuffed one is significantly cuter than the real thing.

7:59 am

lynxxx

no the real ones are very very cute

7:59 am

Mom

time to start my day. ((Hugs))) to all of you

8:00 am

Anniebrook

bye ((Mom)) have a great day

8:00 am

lynxxx

bye Mom

8:00 am

Mom

bye bye (((Annie and Lynxxx)))

8:00 am

Mom

I will Annie, you too

8:02 am

Scrabbler

Hello kids.

8:03 am

wvteach

time to leave to take care of my grandson for the day - BBL this evening

8:04 am

Scrabbler

Have fun, wv

8:05 am

lynxxx

hi Scrabs

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Hi lynxxx. How have you been doing?

8:06 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! forest moon from return of the jedi

8:07 am

Scrabbler

Endor!

8:07 am

lynxxx

Very well Scrabs - enjoyed our mild Summer.

8:07 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

8:07 am

Anniebrook

hi Scrabbs

8:07 am

Scrabbler

My fantasy, since 1986 when episode 6 came out, has been to live on Endor in the forest.

8:08 am

Kenny Chuck

Stuck with en/7 and en/8. Any help?

8:08 am

Scrabbler

Lynxxx, we had a very mild winter. Hi hurshy + annie

8:08 am

hurshy

:) as long as the ewoks decide you're a queen and not a sacrifice

8:08 am

Scrabbler

They will obviously see that I deserve to live among them, H.

8:08 am

hurshy

citations can be foot----- or en7/8

8:09 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

8:09 am

Anniebrook

morning, car. :)

8:09 am

lynxxx

name the mother on Bewitched even

8:09 am

Scrabbler

TY, H. Hi Car--how is the new phone?

8:09 am

ivesy3

endora

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Endora

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi ivesy

8:09 am

uusue2

hi again all!

8:10 am

Scrabbler

Hi Sue. Counting down the days til retirement?

8:10 am

lynxxx

Hi Car, Ivesy & Sue

8:10 am

ivesy3

hi scrab, hi everyone. just waiting to get ready for work..

8:10 am

uusue2

I am indeed, scrabs!

8:11 am

ivesy3

first day i retired i had a panic attack lol.. then i was fine

8:11 am

Scrabbler

I would panic about not having an income.

8:12 am

ivesy3

well i have my pension, not much, which is why i work part time at library

8:12 am

uusue2

I'll have an income (unless the state takes it away, but retirement benefits are guaranteed in the state constitution so not likely)

8:12 am

ivesy3

do miss the paid holidays though.

8:12 am

car.eeyore

Sorry...was changing my icon...now I am back! Good morning!!!!

8:12 am

Scrabbler

My other fantasy residence is the Sh5 in MIddle earth.

8:13 am

uusue2

but now I am gulping down my tea, classes at 9, 12, and 1, meeting at 10, then I'll have time to eat lunch at 2

8:13 am

ivesy3

mine is on a beach, warm weather, solitude. peace

8:13 am

uusue2

hi car!

8:13 am

car.eeyore

Hello you retiring beauty you!

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Long day, Sue

8:14 am

hurshy

i anticipate being destitute in my old age

8:14 am

uusue2

yes, my MWF are all pretty much like that this semester

8:14 am

car.eeyore

Pack a snack for in between so you don't gorge at 2!!!

8:14 am

ivesy3

well, off to take care of the rugrats.. easter vacation.. ugh we should be busy hagd all

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Why, H?

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Why, H?

8:14 am

uusue2

they'll have coffee and cookies at the 10:00 meeting (although I will skip the cookies)

8:15 am

uusue2

and I am generally ok until 2; don't want to eat just before lecturing anyway

8:15 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! actress anne who did that plane crash movie with harrison ford

8:15 am

lynxxx

By the time you get to the age of not working and reduced income - you don't want for much and your spending falls away - a lot

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Heche

8:15 am

uusue2

Heche!

8:15 am

car.eeyore

Carole Repellant!

8:16 am

Scrabbler

What, Car?

8:17 am

lynxxx

Besides, sometimes the joy of not working is worth the lack of money

8:17 am

car.eeyore

Anne Heche is one of my least favorite actresses of all time.

8:17 am

car.eeyore

Right up there with Melanie Griffith.

8:17 am

Anniebrook

and kim basinger

8:17 am

hurshy

ding ding ding! sorry late with the dings

8:17 am

Scrabbler

I agree, Car.

8:17 am

hurshy

i don't like meryl streep.

8:17 am

car.eeyore

Yes!

8:17 am

MollyL

<---Agrees with Car

8:18 am

car.eeyore

Molly! Good morning! Beautiful basket!

8:18 am

uusue2

ok, gotta run, see you all later!!

8:18 am

lynxxx

I'm almost afraid to say I don't mind either of them

8:18 am

car.eeyore

Bye Sue!

8:18 am

Scrabbler

And Julia Roberts + Bette Midler

8:18 am

lynxxx

bye Sue

8:18 am

hurshy

glenn close

8:18 am

car.eeyore

Although I do like Meryl, I do know several others that do not.

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Bye Sue

8:18 am

MollyL

<--Agrees about Kim Basinger too

8:19 am

lynxxx

Bette Midler is great

8:19 am

car.eeyore

I like Bette Midler as a performer vs. an actress.

8:20 am

car.eeyore

Although I do sometimes feel Julia Roberts to be a little annoying, I think she and I would be great friends if we knew each other. Just something about her.

8:20 am

hurshy

i want to be friends with ashley, the scottish girl who was ditched from america's next top model last week. she was adorable.

8:21 am

car.eeyore

Hurshy, do you watch Britain's got talent?

8:21 am

Scrabbler

I would love to be friends with Ellen DeGeneres--funny, authentic.

8:21 am

hurshy

no, i am really in the US, i'm only a wannabe brit.

8:21 am

car.eeyore

Ohhhhhhh!

8:21 am

car.eeyore

As long as she didn't try to be "on" all the time, I agree Scrabs!

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Me too, H. I just finished the BBC series "MI-5", called "Spooks" in the UK, and started watching the BBC series "Touching Evil."

8:23 am

Scrabbler

Anybody have stats for the 10 and 11? And the 8s other than en8?

8:24 am

hurshy

ar8

8:24 am

hurshy

which is a pl

8:24 am

hurshy

di8, same deal

8:24 am

hurshy

get di7/8, they are easy, then make ar7/8 end same way

8:24 am

Scrabbler

I found ar7 and ar8, TY

8:25 am

hurshy

or that way, you know, whatever

8:25 am

Scrabbler

The di7-8 was easy once I tried diester and diether first.

8:25 am

hurshy

:)

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Go ahead, somebody, send me to the PB.

8:26 am

Scrabbler

And thr-- words?

8:27 am

Scrabbler

*any

8:27 am

hurshy

i am missing four T's but haven't found any yet.

8:29 am

Kenny Chuck

I am still lost with the en 8. Help!

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Not the beginning but the en*, then add no4/4, and extend

8:30 am

Jeff7

en8: final + memo plural

8:30 am

lynxxx

en8 compound, finish & very sort 'letter'

8:30 am

gramma

EN the last musical sound and pl

8:30 am

lynxxx

sort/short

8:30 am

car.eeyore

TY!

8:30 am

car.eeyore

hi Kenny! Hi gramma!

8:30 am

car.eeyore

Hi Jeff!

8:31 am

Jeff7

mornin'

8:31 am

MollyL

Red Bud, Illinois...population 3,700 is the home of one of the big lottery winners this weekend

8:31 am

MollyL

That's almost like someone from Mayberry winning. : )

8:32 am

car.eeyore

<---- does not live in Red Bud :(

8:32 am

hurshy

nice

8:32 am

Jeff7

Thomas the Tank Engine's place of residence is in the grid

8:33 am

Scrabbler

I forget the name, Jeff.

8:33 am

car.eeyore

Yes! It is!

8:33 am

Jeff7

the isle of -----

8:33 am

car.eeyore

Sodor!

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Mann, Firth....

8:34 am

car.eeyore

I just read a TTTE book to the boys last night at bedtime!

8:34 am

Anniebrook

Name one of the swans in Swan Lake, the ballet

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Dr Google told me Isle of Sodor.

8:34 am

Kenny Chuck

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was going the wrong way.

8:34 am

hurshy

odette!

8:34 am

Anniebrook

ding ding ding!!

8:35 am

hurshy

got all the top S's but the lower ones are hard!!!!

8:36 am

Scrabbler

110 to go and I am seeing nuffin'

8:36 am

car.eeyore

Wow! Well done Hurshy!

8:36 am

car.eeyore

Way to go Scrabs!

8:36 am

hurshy

people keep asking for clues for the 10 and 11 but i guess none of us have them!!

8:36 am

hurshy

you probably just need a sudoku break, sc

8:36 am

Scrabbler

we'll find them someday

8:37 am

car.eeyore

I still have 2 letters at 0 :(

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I have to go see a baby in a minute

8:37 am

mixi6

don't have them either.

8:37 am

car.eeyore

Whee! Now just 1

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

ec10 and 11 -- starfish!

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

ends in skin word

8:37 am

Anniebrook

ec 10----ec, lower part of face, vowel, 4 letter word for skin....forget who gave this clue

8:37 am

mixi6

oops. PB for me.

8:38 am

hurshy

woot, thanks une and annie!

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:38 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

8:38 am

Anniebrook

plural it

8:38 am

hurshy

i find it odd that you would look at a starfish and decide to give it a name based on its skin.

8:38 am

hurshy

or an elephant, for that matter.

8:39 am

car.eeyore

Ty! What a great word!

8:39 am

mixi6

ty annie.

8:40 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the bottom O?

8:40 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

8:40 am

hurshy

i only have one of those, or5/12, a plural.

8:41 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TY! Finally NBT!

8:41 am

hurshy

ooh just got the others od5 and 6

8:41 am

Anniebrook

or 4/5

8:41 am

viajes

good morning all

8:42 am

car.eeyore

Hello viajes!

8:42 am

Anniebrook

hi viajes

8:42 am

viajes

it's a bunch of people I don't know! I must be up early today.

8:42 am

lynxxx

aah Movie theatres - thanks H

8:42 am

car.eeyore

We're pretty friendly and we don't bite, so come on in!

8:43 am

lynxxx

hi Viajes

8:43 am

car.eeyore

Very twisty words!

8:43 am

tceicher

te

8:43 am

car.eeyore

Hi TC!

8:44 am

viajes

So the chat log just did something really weird -- I went to bed around 1:30am and when I opened my computer a couple of minutes ago, instead of snapping to the current chat log, it went through a bunch, so I saw a group of chats from around 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30... strange but kind of cool

8:46 am

Dorens

hello babbleonia from martha's vineyard

8:47 am

lynxxx

hi Dorens...nice!

8:47 am

car.eeyore

Hi Dorens! How is the Vineyard this morning!

8:47 am

tceicher

d

8:47 am

Dorens

well, not quite as nice as during the summer, and grey, grey grey today. but yesterday was beautiful... didn't even need a sweatshirt in the afternoon

8:48 am

car.eeyore

Nice!

8:48 am

car.eeyore

<---- looking up ferry schedule....

8:49 am

Dorens

come on down car... don't even need a reservation for the ferry (there was plenty of room on ours saturday). but we're leaving tomorrow 4;15

8:49 am

car.eeyore

Arrrgh! Figures!

8:49 am

car.eeyore

What a nice getaway for you though! :)

8:50 am

MollyL

*Pours Doren a mimosa*

8:50 am

Dorens

have this week off, and have always wondered what it looks like here without leaves on the trees. still beautiful (we're in a house in the middle of woods on a nice big pond... lovely views)

8:50 am

lynxxx

Goodnight all

8:50 am

car.eeyore

<---- slides champagne flute over to Molly for filling...

8:51 am

Uneaixoise

wow . . . sounds amazing

8:51 am

car.eeyore

Good night Lynxxx!

8:51 am

MollyL

*Pours Car a mimosa too*

8:51 am

Uneaixoise

today in NashVegas: humid and recordbreaking 87 degrees

8:51 am

car.eeyore

Sounds beautiful Dorens! I forget there are ponds th5!

8:51 am

tceicher

hi

8:51 am

car.eeyore

UNE?!?!?! You are in NashVegas?!?!?!?!? Why did I not know this?!?!?!

8:52 am

Dorens

big big ponds., and thanks molly

8:52 am

MollyL

Sounds Walden-esque. Lovely.

8:52 am

Uneaixoise

dunno, car, it's been in my profile since 2005 :-)

8:52 am

car.eeyore

I really need to read people's bios more. I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Nashville!

8:52 am

harpjane

morning

8:52 am

car.eeyore

Hello Harp!!!!

8:52 am

Dorens

morning jane

8:52 am

car.eeyore

{making coffee...anyone need some?}

8:53 am

Uneaixoise

where do you live, car?

8:53 am

Dorens

une, aren't you overdue for a visit to ny?

8:54 am

Uneaixoise

waaaay overdue :-)

8:54 am

car.eeyore

South of Boston, MA. But I have lived in a few different places...Honolulu, Hilton Head, Amherst....

8:54 am

Dorens

why not come some time this summer?

8:54 am

Uneaixoise

dorens, I heard NPR's segment on Best Man this weekend -- did you get tix?

8:55 am

Uneaixoise

dorens, i don't want to come in the hot summertime . . . maybe late fall?

8:55 am

Dorens

no, and my friend is supposed to get them at the theater, but now that they did that it might be harder o get

8:55 am

Dorens

well, i was going to say that if you come in the summer when i'm around and not working, you could stay here . the bus isn't far from my house, and I lie to drive in myself (45 mnutes)

8:56 am

Uneaixoise

didn't hear the whole segment but glommed on immediately since you had mentioned it awhile back (was transporting rescue puppies)

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Doren, I wish I were there with you. we could go kayaking.

8:57 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, that's very kind, Dorens! BTW what is your work situation these days?

8:57 am

car.eeyore

Quite a few animals in the grid today!

8:57 am

Dorens

read an interview with candice bergen this weekend, making it even more interesting

8:57 am

Uneaixoise

sounds like a wonderful cast

8:57 am

Dorens

scrabbs, it's still a might chilly for kayaking, but you would probably do it anyway, and i would join you!

8:58 am

Dorens

we should have a babbler meetup up here some time - (une, i plan on working for another two years or so)

8:58 am

Uneaixoise

nice icon pic, dorens!

8:59 am

car.eeyore

I need 1 more Y...I have yo 4/7 and 6/27...what am I missing please?

8:59 am

Uneaixoise

yo4/6

8:59 am

Dorens

thanks une... liz and the kids last september

8:59 am

Uneaixoise

sounds like the singer

8:59 am

car.eeyore

Ty! Got it!

8:59 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:59 am

tceicher

r

9:00 am

harpjane

help with the bottom o please?

9:00 am

Uneaixoise

od5 and 5 movie theaters

9:00 am

Dorens

place in paris jane, od _ long long time

9:00 am

Uneaixoise

od4 and 5, sorry

9:01 am

Uneaixoise

off to eat my Cheerios and fruit -- back in a bit -- great to see everyone!! *poof*

9:01 am

car.eeyore

Bye Une!

9:01 am

Dorens

cheerio, une!

9:02 am

harpjane

thanks

9:02 am

harpjane

nbt yay

9:02 am

car.eeyore

Hooray!

9:03 am

Dorens

yay for jane. i just got there too

9:03 am

Scrabbler

Let's go Babblers! We wil not be intimidated by a big grid.

9:03 am

car.eeyore

I love big grids!

9:04 am

Dorens

it is somewhat intimidating, actually. i checked and was happy to see that there is a list

9:04 am

harpjane

yup, car

9:04 am

Dorens

(i don't love big grids while on vacation)

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Me too, not to finish but to type away with reckless abandon.

9:05 am

mixi6

Hi all.

9:05 am

car.eeyore

Hi mixi!

9:05 am

Scrabbler

hey mixi

9:05 am

Dorens

morning mix

9:06 am

mixi6

Hi dorens, I was planning to be in NJ in May, but it looks like it's fallen through.

9:06 am

Dorens

that's too bad.. why nj, you have family there? and where?

9:06 am

car.eeyore

I am not seeing any more words, so I think it may be time for a break.....

9:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

9:07 am

Dorens

later car

9:07 am

mixi6

Morristown. Family plot in Hamburg.

9:07 am

car.eeyore

Hello Haz!

9:07 am

hurshy

hazmataz!

9:07 am

Dorens

hello haz
mix, i am ten minutes from morristown!

9:07 am

Haz1558

Hello! Nice to see you all.

9:08 am

mixi6

I was born there.

9:08 am

Dorens

and nice to see you as well

9:08 am

Dorens

i live in mountain lakes. just up 287

9:08 am

mixi6

There's some shindig for my uncle in early may, but he won't be there.

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi Haz--I was thinking of you (and our UK buddies)this weekend when watching BBC TV series--Spooks, and Touching EVil.

9:09 am

Dorens

well if you decide to come up, i'll come down for a cup of coffee or glass of wine

9:09 am

mixi6

They took the apartment (barn) we lied in to make the entrance to 287.

9:10 am

Haz1558

Hello, Scrabbler. I haven't watched either of those programmes so can't comment - did you enjoy them?

9:10 am

Haz1558

And I'm off to the PB with ei6.

9:11 am

Scrabbler

LOVE both. Spooks (Called MI-5 here) lasted 10 seasons. I am on the first season of T.E.--a dark crime show.

9:11 am

Dorens

i will put in some lobster rolls for you, if you're not allergic to seafood haz

9:11 am

hurshy

no no, far too common a word to go to the PB over!

9:11 am

hurshy

nobody would ever have noticed

9:12 am

Haz1558

I'm pretty allergic to prawns so I've never dared try other seafood. But thanks for the offer, Dorens!

9:12 am

Scrabbler

And ei6 is rather obvious.

9:12 am

mixi6

I did, 'cuz i did it earlier. lol

9:12 am

Dorens

This is true. I didn't notice. But then again, although I had many words with that ending, I had missed that, so it helped.

9:12 am

Haz1558

Ah well, I'll hover about to pretend penance.

9:12 am

Dorens

All right haz, I will eat them myself. And bake you some brownies ?

9:13 am

Haz1558

Brownies I can have.

9:13 am

Dorens

with nuts I hope?

9:13 am

hurshy

why spoil brownies with nuts?

9:13 am

Haz1558

Yes, nuts are no problem ei6.

9:13 am

Dorens

Because they taste infinitely better!

9:14 am

hurshy

i disagree.

9:14 am

hurshy

but hey, since they are only imaginary i guess it really really doesn't matter!!! :)

9:14 am

mixi6

L like nuts. Then again I am nuts.

9:14 am

Dorens

You may. We all have our own opinions. I will bake you some without (had to do that with my silly children, who agreed wih you when they were younger)

9:15 am

mixi6

sweets for the sweet. have a nut. lol

9:15 am

Dorens

I like nuts in everything. Bread, pancakes, rice, vegetables, salad. Certain dishes call for walnuts, others need almonds, sometimes pecans.

9:16 am

hurshy

i like them in some things. in fact i have them in my salad all the time. and i like them plain sometimes. but not in brownies or fudge or ... mostly like, chocolate dessert things, i guess.

9:17 am

hurshy

even though i will happily eat chocolate-peanut BUTTER fudge.

9:17 am

Dorens

Hm... and I really find brownies san nuts to be like naked

9:17 am

Dorens

sanS, sorry

9:19 am

hurshy

so7 like a squished fish, and so7 change last letter of that one

9:20 am

Dorens

now that is interesting.. squished fish. this is making my brain work. squished fish.

9:21 am

hurshy

squished, crowded

9:21 am

Dorens

thanks got it

9:21 am

Dorens

i was thinking like flattened, pounded, which made no sense of course

9:21 am

hurshy

lol, my last word was if, th4.

9:22 am

Scrabbler

TY for those so7's

9:22 am

Dorens

and why not?

9:22 am

Scrabbler

Yay Hurshy.

9:22 am

mixi6

I need the last so7.

9:22 am

Dorens

scrabs, do you go out in the kayak when it is in the 40's?

9:22 am

hurshy

in the manner of a drunk, mixi

9:22 am

hurshy

ttfn all!!!

9:23 am

Dorens

bye hursh

9:23 am

Haz1558

Bye, hurshy, enjoy your day.

9:24 am

mari

mixi my flag less a constenant :)

9:25 am

mixi6

ty mari and hurshy

9:26 am

cybernan

good morning L(

9:26 am

mari

spelling - need coffee lol

9:26 am

Haz1558

Good morning, cybernan.

9:26 am

Dorens

good morning nan

9:26 am

cybernan

meant to give you a smile :) -- but working on a miniscule keyboard in the dark

9:27 am

Dorens

oh, I was wondering about that!

9:27 am

Scrabbler

Doren, we have paddled in low-50's temps, but that is cold for our wet feet. We don't have Neoprene boots.

9:27 am

mixi6

I figured you were still asleep nan. lol

9:27 am

Scrabbler

Great clue, Mari!

9:28 am

Dorens

Well that's good Scrab. I was wondering just how hearty you were! It did get into the 50's yesterday, and if I were in the house that I've had previously with canoe right on the water in front of the house, I probably would have given it a whirl. But too much effort to rent something with this iffy weather. Nice for walking along the beach and in the woods, however

9:29 am

cybernan

doubt I'll finish this one as I still have 158 to go, hubby will be awake soon, and we are stopping overnight with friends near Seattle today

9:30 am

Dorens

this does seem to be a grid that requires a bit of effort. down to 104 and think i might need a break soon.

9:30 am

Haz1558

So many proper nouns as well.

9:30 am

mixi6

11 left.

9:31 am

Haz1558

Or maybe names more than nouns.

9:31 am

Dorens

Yes, Haz. I seem to be finding more of them right now than not

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Go mixi. 103 remain unfound for me.

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Stats for the 10 and 11?

9:32 am

Dorens

ec 10/98 + plural

9:32 am

Haz1558

ec10/98 and ec11/120

9:32 am

mixi6

ec10,98, + splural.

9:32 am

Scrabbler

*looking* TY

9:33 am

mixi6

e + part of face + vowel + skin

9:33 am

Scrabbler

echolocation doesn't work, lol

9:33 am

Scrabbler

And it's not echinacea

9:34 am

Dorens

no, it doesn't

9:34 am

lbdawger

t's tumbled!

9:34 am

Dorens

terrific, dawg

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Got it! I learned about those critters during my Biology days.

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Go dawg

9:35 am

lbdawger

hi dorens! hi scrabs, hi everyone! 18 remaining...these e's are driving me nuts

9:36 am

mixi6

hi lbd

9:37 am

lbdawger

hiya, Mixi!

9:38 am

cybernan

great ec clue mixi - ty

9:39 am

mixi6

stole it from someone else. can

9:39 am

Scrabbler

And at 175/98 I have had enough of this grid. Enjoy the day!

9:39 am

mixi6

7 left.

9:39 am

Haz1558

Bye,Scrabbler.

9:41 am

lbdawger

hagd, scrabs

9:45 am

lbdawger

go mixi!

9:46 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito

9:46 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

9:46 am

mixi6

congrats lbd.

9:47 am

cybernan

grats, dawger

9:47 am

cybernan

stuck at 150

9:47 am

lbdawger

ty! some new and odd words today.

9:48 am

mixi6

clue for en7?

9:48 am

viajes

starfish!

9:48 am

Haz1558

en7 - compound word

9:49 am

lbdawger

en7 not beginning + musical notation

9:49 am

mixi6

ty lbd.

9:50 am

mixi6

and haz.

9:51 am

Haz1558

I'm wondering if Minveryork will get the te5/10, the ar4/4 and the en7 worked into her story of clues.

9:52 am

viajes

I hope so!

9:54 am

Dorens

Thanks haz. I had missed the first two of those. If you keep it up I might not have to list.

9:55 am

mixi6

fireworks.

9:55 am

Haz1558

Well done, mixi!

9:55 am

Dorens

yay mix!

9:57 am

mixi6

back to sh5,14 old tax forms.

9:58 am

flosey

good morning everyone

9:59 am

Haz1558

Good morning, flosey.

9:59 am

cybernan

good morning flosey

9:59 am

viajes

hola

9:59 am

cybernan

time to get a move on -- 99 to go

10:00 am

viajes

better hurry! only 14 hours left! :P

10:00 am

cybernan

nope - we

10:00 am

cybernan

we're travelling, so I'm done for the day

10:01 am

Haz1558

Have a safe journey, cybernan.

10:01 am

flosey

are you touring around now nan? or on your way home?

10:01 am

stidmama

safe journeys, nan

10:02 am

cybernan

tomorrow we will be in Vancouver, and I will be spending time with the grandchildren (can't wait to hold those new grandbabies!) - so it may be a few days

10:02 am

stidmama

hey all -- how's the grid today? I have a "free" day but don't want to spend the entire span of it here!

10:02 am

cybernan

ty stid -- will wave to you as we drive by today

10:03 am

flosey

ah, fully understand, enjoy nan

10:03 am

cybernan

home, flosey

10:03 am

harpjane

it's fun and quick (so far) stid

10:03 am

stidmama

will wave to you too, Nan -- holler if you stop near here for lunch!

10:03 am

stidmama

thanks harp -- will start it!

10:04 am

viajes

quick in the sense that it is easy to find words because there are so many -- maybe not quick to finish ;)

10:04 am

flosey

I have Mitchdick's list in my profile if you want to use it nan

10:04 am

viajes

anyone have a clue for the ne6?

10:04 am

stidmama

it's okay viajes, my goal most days is halfway. :-) sometimes I get a little further.

10:04 am

viajes

also lickety is up

10:05 am

stidmama

ah, with lickety sometimes I do try for the whole shebang

10:05 am

Haz1558

ne6 - ne plus an anagram of what you do on a horse

10:05 am

mixi6

ne6 is a worm

10:06 am

flosey

thanks viajes, didn't realize, lickety is so much easier to follow

10:06 am

viajes

I generally don't do anything on a horse...

10:06 am

viajes

yeah, it was down for a bit, and then one day it wasn't up until about 10pm, but most days it's been back lately, which is a lot easier than the list

10:07 am

stidmama

thanks mixi and Haz!

10:07 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, stidmama.

10:07 am

viajes

got it too -- thanks!

10:07 am

viajes

Ns are nixed

10:12 am

stidmama

go viajes go!

10:16 am

stidmama

NBT...

10:20 am

stidmama

halfway!

10:23 am

stidmama

and will wait for later to do more. have a lovely day, all! *poof*

10:24 am

viajes

whoa, where'd he go! he just vanished like magic!

10:24 am

viajes

*she

10:24 am

viajes

(?)

10:24 am

Picklesny

do we have lickety?

10:24 am

Haz1558

She, the clue is in the 'mama'

10:25 am

Haz1558

Yes, Lickety's list is available.

10:25 am

viajes

yeah, I figured that out after I said it... I was just looking at the "stid" part :P

10:25 am

Picklesny

Yahoo!

10:32 am

viajes

can anyone clue the ec7?

10:33 am

Haz1558

ec7/40 - a spiny anteater

10:33 am

Erda

EC + a 2-letter Freud concept + **ture

10:33 am

Picklesny

an 11 letter word?

10:34 am

viajes

haha, got it thanks

10:35 am

viajes

the 11 is another ec, pickles

10:36 am

viajes

okay, I must be off -- later babblers

10:46 am

Picklesny

acer is the botanical word for maple!

10:47 am

flosey

interesting Pickles, please pass the acer syrup

10:49 am

Picklesny

My husband is a horticulturist and I'm very proud of the 10 botanical names that i know

10:49 am

flosey

and that knowledge comes in handy with when doing word puzzles

10:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ah. My favorite Dorthy Parker line.

10:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

You can bring a horticulture, but you can't make her think.

10:50 am

Picklesny

what Kap?

10:50 am

Picklesny

?

10:50 am

flosey

clever kap

10:50 am

Erda

You can lead a horticulture, but you cannot make her think

10:51 am

Picklesny

sorry had to read that twice now i get it

10:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

OK, that's my drop in for today- must go to work.

10:51 am

flosey

have a good day Kap

10:52 am

Picklesny

Don't go to work nothing good can come of that

10:52 am

flosey

except a pay cheque at the end of the week

10:57 am

Erda

My brain clicked shut -- clue for en7 please?

10:59 am

amelu0218

a final reference

11:00 am

Erda

that gives me the first 3 letters, I think...

11:00 am

amelu0218

ummm... a final memo?

11:01 am

Erda

Yes!!!

11:01 am

flosey

amelu, are you cluing en8?

11:01 am

Erda

Thank you, amelu

11:02 am

amelu0218

en7/8

11:02 am

amelu0218

yvw :o)

11:02 am

Erda

After a while on this game, you stop seeing the simple ones...

11:02 am

Judi

Hi, kids. Clues for the ec10 & 11?

11:02 am

flosey

I have the 8 but can't make a 7 from that

11:03 am

MollyL

? The singular ?

11:03 am

amelu0218

??

11:04 am

amelu0218

*blinking in confusion*

11:04 am

flosey

sorry, was trying to make a 6!!!

11:04 am

flosey

up too early\

11:05 am

amelu0218

~:o)

11:07 am

Judi

*Jumping up and down, waving arms* Ec10 & 11? Anyone? Anyone?

11:08 am

Picklesny

can't help you Judi

11:08 am

Haz1558

ec10 - e plus the bottom part of the face, a vowel, skin (and then plural)

11:09 am

Judi

Thank you, Haz. I had the spiney creature. Wondered if it was something similar.

11:10 am

Haz1558

I think the ec 10 and 11 are aquatic.

11:11 am

Judi

Indeed they are. Sea urchins, etc.

11:13 am

Erda

EC + ***terland + Keats wrote ***s + suit of a**or

11:14 am

bichon

***terland?

11:14 am

Judi

Now, if I can get a clue for the Ar8, I'll go away a happy camper.

11:15 am

Haz1558

ar8 - plural of ar7 - a little opera song. Think ar4/4 with a French ending.

11:15 am

Erda

hinterland

11:15 am

Judi

Smashing! Ty again, Haz.

11:15 am

bichon

tyvm erda

11:16 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:16 am

Erda

YW bichon -- that's not an easy one to clue...

11:16 am

bichon

ty Haz for the ar 8

11:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, bichon.

11:20 am

bichon

are there any words which begin with esth?

11:20 am

Haz1558

No, there aren't.

11:21 am

flosey

no bichon

11:21 am

bichon

ty flosey, keep trying to make esthete

11:21 am

flosey

there's a delay in the chog

11:21 am

Haz1558

However, take off the e at the front and you have the start of another word.

11:21 am

Haz1558

st7/32

11:22 am

bichon

tyvm Haz, wouldn't have gotten that on my own

11:22 am

Haz1558

Glad to help, bichon.

11:34 am

EvaNadine

well, my single slice of pizza was super-yummy.
im SURE my carrot sticks will be equally as satisfying...

11:35 am

Haz1558

Of course they will.

11:35 am

MollyL

Is that some kind of self-hypnosis Eva?

11:36 am

EvaNadine

something like that, molls.
after gaining a pound last week + missing my 50-mark, im determined to get it this week. alas, i sort of threw myself off friday night, but im hoping to make up for it!

11:37 am

MollyL

Whoa! 50-mark meaning 50 pounds? Good for you!

11:38 am

EvaNadine

yeah. SHOULD have been there last week, but i slipped. this week or next, i will be there!
then just another 15 or so after that.

11:38 am

MollyL

Way to go Eva. You should be very proud of yourself.

11:39 am

EvaNadine

i am. :)

11:39 am

Haz1558

That's a lot of weight! Well done.

11:40 am

EvaNadine

TY haz. ive been working very hard at it! still have work to go, so i try not to congratulate myself TOO much.

11:41 am

MollyL

*Waits for Eva to take Jennifer Hudson's place*

11:41 am

Haz1558

Still, you can give youself a pat on the back.

11:42 am

EvaNadine

i do now + then, yes. and dear hubby does a good job of cheering me on as well.

11:45 am

rubyfoo

this is a nifty grid. I keep thinking I'm found all I could and then find another couple

11:46 am

Haz1558

Hello, ruby.

11:46 am

rubyfoo

hello haz

11:46 am

rubyfoo

is it Spring over there?

11:46 am

Haz1558

It thought it was summer for a couple of days last week but it's getting colder again.

11:47 am

rubyfoo

are you having the same drought?

11:47 am

Haz1558

No, we have water enough and to spare!

11:48 am

Haz1558

For some curious reason the dry parts of Britain have been drier than usual, the wetter parts have been wetter. We've had a mild and wet winter.

11:48 am

rubyfoo

they've had only 25% of a normal year in France

11:49 am

Haz1558

PHone.

11:50 am

Haz1558

And back, just my daughter reporting that she's on the train for home.

12:00 pm

Good Enough

good afternoon

12:00 pm

Haz1558

Hello, Good Enough.

12:03 pm

Good Enough

how's life haz?

12:04 pm

Haz1558

It's fine, thanks. What about you?

12:05 pm

Good Enough

eh. my mom's wake is later today :(

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

is this the newlywed daughter, haz? hows post-wedding life treating the lovely couple?

12:06 pm

Haz1558

I'm sorry. Losing your mother is extremely difficult.

12:06 pm

EvaNadine

oh, GE. im so sorry.

12:07 pm

Haz1558

How are you coping?

12:07 pm

Good Enough

it has been hard but she passed two weeks ago so i think it will be relieved to get past these next two days

12:07 pm

ch1212

Good Enough, gentle hugs to you. Losing a parent is such a difficult time, especially for daughters and moms.

12:07 pm

Good Enough

who ever heard of waiting two weeks?!

12:08 pm

Haz1558

We tend to have our funerals very quickly over here (Northern Ireland), usually within a couple of days. I think that's too fast but two weeks is a long time.

12:08 pm

Good Enough

yes, she was my best friend. but she lasted 7 months with a reoccurance of cancer in her liver so she is better off now

12:09 pm

Good Enough

eva, i just read back...50 pounds great!!!

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

::blushes::
TY GE

12:09 pm

ch1212

I'm glad she is at peace. {and Eva, good for you.}

12:09 pm

trentsnana

Hi everyone!!

12:10 pm

Good Enough

i was just getting started when all this came upon us so i am going to have to rededicate myself soon!

12:10 pm

crosshair

i am sorry for your loss GE:(

12:10 pm

trentsnana

Note to Eva: Good job!! Don't be like me, though, and gain it back. Once you do all of that hard work - don't let it go!! Rah!! Rah!! Rah!!

12:11 pm

Good Enough

thank you all. you are very kind.

12:11 pm

ch1212

'soon' will come, GE. Maybe for now, just cradling yourself with love and gentleness is enough.

12:11 pm

EvaNadine

i dont plan on it. it took 10+ years to put it all on, and now i know what to do to lose it/keep it off.

GE, dont even worry about that right now. you take care of what needs your attention.

12:11 pm

Good Enough

love and gentleness would be great. i just hope i don't translate that to chips and dip, if you know what i mean

12:12 pm

Haz1558

Some of us speak through experience, GE, losing a beloved mother makes the world a different, stranger place.

12:12 pm

trentsnana

Sorry, GE. Know what it's like to lose your mother. Mine was my best friend, too. I lost her at the very "too young" age of 52.

12:12 pm

ch1212

I was 26 (30 years ago) and have thought of her every day.

12:12 pm

trentsnana

Glad to hear that, Eva!! I am about halfway to a 40 lb. weight loss goal and so determined to keep it off this time.

12:13 pm

crosshair

i also lost my mother to cancer in 1991:( and it is a hard thing

12:13 pm

trentsnana

Me, too, ch! It was 31 years ago this summer and I was 24.

12:14 pm

EvaNadine

::fingers crossed and knock on wood:: i still have my mommy and she turns 73 this month. doesnt look a day over 55.

12:15 pm

crosshair

horray on the wight loss ladies!!! soon crossy will be surrounds by slim hotties:)

12:15 pm

EvaNadine

you already are, crossy. soon we will just be even slimmer, which will make room for even more of us to be near you. ;)

12:15 pm

Good Enough

enjoy her eva. i was lucky. my mother was 85! now we need to watch out for dad who just turned 88!

12:16 pm

crosshair

lol yaa !!!

12:16 pm

ch1212

I am blessed to have known an abundance of remarkable, true-hearted women in my life, who inspire and guide by their example. I sometimes suspect my mom has helped put them in my path :)

12:16 pm

EvaNadine

my dad is the one we need to look out for.

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

mom just joined WW and takes pretty good care of herself. but dad has been in the hospital a few times over the last few years. just doesnt take good enough care of himself.

12:17 pm

Good Enough

okay i only have 31 words but i think it is time to get on with preparations. I will take all your thoughts with me today. ((HUGS)) for all.

12:18 pm

EvaNadine

(((GE)))

12:18 pm

crosshair

((ge))

12:19 pm

ch1212

((( GE )))

12:19 pm

sammysmom

st 7/32??

12:20 pm

Haz1558

st7/32 - st plus an egg-laying bird, finish with two vowels

12:21 pm

crosshair

ahh,thats better,a nice big plate of scrambelled eggies and toasted bagels..a colesterol level of 96 is a beautiful thing for a big guy like me:))

12:22 pm

crosshair

ty haz

12:24 pm

sammysmom

thanks haz- have that one.. need the other

12:24 pm

Haz1558

st7/32 - past tense word using as many t as you can fit in.

12:25 pm

sammysmom

great clue !!.. thanks

12:25 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

12:27 pm

crosshair

ty again haz

12:28 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

12:30 pm

Haz1558

Kitchen time. Enjoy the grid!

12:49 pm

periwinkle

hi all, help with 10 and 11 pls

1:00 pm

gemini_J13

e + name for pants + skin, then pl

1:05 pm

egh

ty gemini!

1:20 pm

gemini_J13

yw

1:23 pm

MollyL

I haven't heard someone use the word ch6 for pants in years. : )

2:33 pm

Sugrraleona

I keep wanting to type tornado

2:34 pm

HarryHood

rind

2:34 pm

HarryHood

sorry :()

2:35 pm

HarryHood

still missing the bottom O and corner i for nbt

2:35 pm

Sugrraleona

sugra just put some special goodies in the PB for Harry

2:35 pm

HarryHood

as long as it has caffiene, I should be ok

2:35 pm

Picklesny

ty, got the 10 and 11

2:36 pm

doseffing

... for the i ... look at the ot5/12 and replace the o with an i

2:36 pm

HarryHood

ty dos

2:41 pm

bichon

the bottom o and hi and good afternoon

2:43 pm

HarryHood

hi bichon - looking for it myself

2:43 pm

Sugrraleona

another word for smell

2:43 pm

Picklesny

ty, sug

2:43 pm

HarryHood

that's not bottom :)

2:46 pm

rbud

or5 - or + spanish for 2

2:46 pm

HarryHood

ty rbus

2:46 pm

HarryHood

rbud even

2:46 pm

bichon

tyvm rbud

2:47 pm

rbud

yw! only one I have from th5 so far.

2:48 pm

HarryHood

119 yet to go

2:48 pm

HarryHood

toer

2:48 pm

HarryHood

ugh sorry again

2:48 pm

bichon

I am having trouble with the left column s. Have only 3 words

2:48 pm

HarryHood

I only h ave 5

2:48 pm

Picklesny

Harry, try to slip in real words please lol

2:49 pm

bichon

Harry, we are so needy.

2:49 pm

HarryHood

heh

2:49 pm

HarryHood

well I'm outta here in a sec - kids are coming home.

2:49 pm

HarryHood

perhaps bbl

2:51 pm

Picklesny

phantom: cashmere

2:58 pm

Kenny Chuck

Clue for he6/24, please?

2:59 pm

LuvWordGames

he 6/24-pt of the he 4/5 above it

3:04 pm

Kenny Chuck

Still can't get it. Stupid me.

3:05 pm

LuvWordGames

he 4/5 is someone you leave money to in your will, then past tense for the 6

3:08 pm

periwinkle

ty for the 10 and 11,never would have found them

3:09 pm

periwinkle

I have ar8 and di8 both pl.help with last 8 pls

3:09 pm

bichon

peri, what is the di 8, don't have it?

3:09 pm

MollyL

en8. Not the beginning + what you write to yourself to remember something

3:10 pm

periwinkle

is pl of the di7 furniture use to eat meals at home

3:10 pm

periwinkle

thank you Molls

3:10 pm

bichon

tyvm peri

3:10 pm

periwinkle

95 left

3:11 pm

periwinkle

nice grid so far

3:11 pm

periwinkle

yvw bichon

3:11 pm

bichon

I'm having trouble with the left column s, only have 3 words

3:16 pm

harpjane

i have 4

3:17 pm

bichon

I just got 1 more

3:18 pm

harpjane

5 now

3:19 pm

bichon

I am finally half way.

3:21 pm

bichon

bbl

3:39 pm

redturtlehead

I am not even half way, but getting close...

3:45 pm

redturtlehead

Ok, 144/129 with the 129 left.... maybe I can take amoment.

4:13 pm

harpjane

did chat die?

4:14 pm

doseffing

... just struggling to get to 200 before begging for help from lickety ...

4:14 pm

torgone

It took a nap ..

4:15 pm

cosdem

chat always naps at this time

4:15 pm

cosdem

irritates me sometimes when i need clues lol

4:16 pm

doseffing

... ask away ... often a request for a clue will get it going again

4:17 pm

cosdem

ah good point.. no clues needed yet though ty

4:17 pm

doseffing

... deth

4:17 pm

doseffing

... that's good ... cause i'm probably missing it

4:18 pm

cosdem

i dont see how the first ch4 is possible though. ive tried every combo

4:18 pm

cosdem

ah found it lol

4:19 pm

MollyL

Cos = Peri : P

4:19 pm

cosdem

yes lol im her mentee

4:20 pm

cosdem

molly my pain is back and its worse this time

4:20 pm

MollyL

I'm sorry to hear that Cos. Have you found a doctor yet?

4:21 pm

cosdem

no. i finally was able to make an appointment with a patient advocate for next monday. if the pain persists i will just go to the walk in clinic

4:22 pm

MollyL

I guess that is all you can do, and that sucks. I hope it gets better.

4:22 pm

cosdem

thanks. the weird thing is.. this is weird....

4:22 pm

cosdem

if i smoke a cig.. the pain goes away.

4:23 pm

MollyL

That is strange. I wonder if it has anything to do with expanding and contracting your abdomen when you smoke.

4:24 pm

cosdem

hm.. thats a good theory.

4:24 pm

MollyL

They checked you for a hernia last time, right?

4:24 pm

cosdem

they did an ultrasound said all was ok

4:25 pm

MollyL

Very odd. I hope you can find a doctor who can figure it out.

4:26 pm

cosdem

thanks me too! :)

4:26 pm

cosdem

the last ch5/14 please?

4:26 pm

doseffing

... a big country with lots of people in asia ... ... or the bottom of a boat

4:27 pm

doseffing

... last one I've got is changing the vowel on the end of the country with lots of people

4:27 pm

MollyL

Is h. pylori a recurring thing? I don't know much about it.

4:27 pm

cosdem

thats the first ch5/14?

4:27 pm

cosdem

neither do i. im gonna be doing some research in a bit

4:27 pm

doseffing

... that's the country ... now change the final vowel ...

4:28 pm

cosdem

ah thanks.. 3 of them similar then.

4:28 pm

doseffing

... haven't checked yet ... so can't promise that's the last

4:28 pm

periwinkle

hi all

4:29 pm

periwinkle

95 left here

4:29 pm

periwinkle

not listed as yet but soon

4:29 pm

doseffing

... listing with 72

4:29 pm

cosdem

yes its the last.. theres a ch5/16 after that

4:29 pm

cosdem

hi peri! we were just talking about you. you're my mentor :)

4:29 pm

periwinkle

I saw that, coss :)

4:31 pm

cosdem

C's done!

4:31 pm

periwinkle

I hate c words

4:32 pm

cosdem

me too. they were annoyinh

4:32 pm

periwinkle

missing 7 c words

4:32 pm

cosdem

three ch5/14 all the same except for last vowel

4:33 pm

periwinkle

ty have them

4:33 pm

cosdem

ah ok. they were my difficult ones lol

4:39 pm

periwinkle

80 left, bbl

4:49 pm

cosdem

ei5/12 the 2nd?

4:50 pm

cosdem

never mind

4:52 pm

blueheron

257 left:)

4:52 pm

cosdem

82 left. and ur in the grid!

4:53 pm

cosdem

wlell. kinda

4:55 pm

blueheron

yes I am!!

5:01 pm

cosdem

ne6 anyone?

5:03 pm

gemini_J13

someone said it was a worm

5:03 pm

westford

ne and Senator Harry

5:04 pm

cosdem

thanks.. awful maj. leader though.. needs to durbin or schumer

5:04 pm

westford

yes

5:05 pm

cosdem

durbin was my first boss so im biased lol

5:06 pm

westford

like to see a big shake up

5:06 pm

cosdem

i bet we will in Jan

5:06 pm

westford

my husband and I were just talking about Dean..you worked for him too didn't you?

5:06 pm

cosdem

i think cantor's gonna be speaker :( he's been shaking up his staff and hiring high profile assistants

5:07 pm

westford

no kidding

5:07 pm

cosdem

and he and cry baby john dont get along. cantor will be worse than newt.

5:07 pm

westford

all in all though John is a nice man

5:08 pm

cosdem

he's in over his head.

5:08 pm

cosdem

i kinda feel bad for him. he has to try tio please moderates, estbishment and tea party members

5:10 pm

westford

what was it Lincoln said? about pleasing some of the people...

5:11 pm

westford

things don't change much do they?

5:11 pm

cosdem

nope. its a shame

5:12 pm

westford

CO is lucky to have you

5:13 pm

cosdem

ty! im excited for the state convention in two weeks.

5:13 pm

cosdem

rumors have it Biden will be there

5:13 pm

westford

he's outstanding

5:14 pm

westford

not a media favorite though

5:16 pm

cosdem

oh i love him. hes the crazy uncle we all have!

5:16 pm

westford

me too

5:17 pm

cosdem

brb dog needs put

5:38 pm

MollyL

Poor dog, I hope he putted okay : P

5:39 pm

mkg

hi all. would love a clue for the 10 and 11. and dont have any 8s or 7s yet.

5:42 pm

westford

hah plays golf

5:42 pm

uusue2

di7/32, cheapo table and chair set (and plural for the 8)

5:42 pm

uusue2

and hi molly, mkg, west!

5:42 pm

mkg

ty got them.

5:42 pm

mkg

ty uusue.

5:43 pm

westford

hi mkg, molly and sue

5:43 pm

uusue2

how about the lower o? (fish I am sure but I can't see them)

5:43 pm

westford

10 and 11 are e casual slacks and skin. add s for the 11

5:43 pm

cosdem

back! lol i meant out obviously

5:44 pm

uusue2

thanks, west, got them!

5:44 pm

mkg

dont see jeans or pants in grid. hmmmmm.

5:45 pm

cosdem

the last sh5 anyone?

5:45 pm

mkg

akin? is there a synonym?

5:45 pm

westford

I think it may be local..try the bottom of your face and a vowel

5:45 pm

uusue2

stepped on one of those once (a sea urchin), wound up with a foot full of spines

5:46 pm

gemini_J13

sh 5 to tear up

5:46 pm

cosdem

ah thanks gem

5:46 pm

westford

that put our son-in-law in the hospital sue..granddaughter was 2 at the time and told everyone her daddy stepped on a surgeon

5:47 pm

mkg

i meant skin, is there a synonym. sorry for typo

5:47 pm

westford

that o might be 'waiter where's my or***?'

5:47 pm

uusue2

Wow! I got them taken out, eventually (the Greek doctor who looked at them said, "Oh, all the tourists want those removed!") but they didn't cause me significant trouble

5:47 pm

uusue2

Latin term meaning skin, west

5:47 pm

uusue2

have that, west, comes from the left o

5:48 pm

westford

looking

5:48 pm

westford

or and spanish for 2

5:48 pm

uusue2

ha, thanks west!

5:48 pm

uusue2

nbs and nbt!

5:48 pm

westford

and the singular

5:48 pm

westford

kewl beans !!

5:49 pm

uusue2

Past half way now too (barely)

5:50 pm

westford

mkg some people have de**abrasion

5:50 pm

cosdem

help with any of the 3 so7?

5:50 pm

westford

have none cos hope they're plurals

5:51 pm

uusue2

don't have any, cos, will look

5:51 pm

westford

guess not

5:51 pm

welki

hi folks (new laptop, not liking the keyboard)

5:51 pm

cosdem

one may be

5:51 pm

uusue2

hi welki!

5:51 pm

welki

s7 = sounds like a tiny fish in a tin can

5:52 pm

turqaz

so + consonant + eat finely

5:52 pm

welki

and then with a different vowel at the end

5:52 pm

westford

always take getting used to welki and hi

5:52 pm

cosdem

ok thanks got that

5:52 pm

westford

thanks for the tiny fish

5:52 pm

welki

ready to toss it out the window\

5:52 pm

cosdem

change last vowel for the 2nd so7

5:52 pm

westford

ty cos

5:53 pm

westford

is it removable?

5:53 pm

mkg

did anyone clue the ten or eleven????????

5:53 pm

uusue2

bummer, welki!

5:54 pm

welki

the keyboard, no - except if i pull the keys out one by one\

5:54 pm

westford

yes

5:54 pm

westford

e plus bottom of your face and latin term for skin..add s for the plural

5:55 pm

westford

and put a vowel after that part of your face

5:55 pm

uusue2

you can get an external keyboard but it makes the laptop pretty bulky

5:56 pm

cosdem

last so7 sounds like someone from scotland

5:56 pm

westford

hmm

5:57 pm

welki

tried that before i purchased this one - i think i just need to spend a LOT of time on it - keys are so different - sizewise - and because there's a number pad, the letter keys are skewed to the left

5:57 pm

westford

got it thanks cos

5:57 pm

periwinkle

I didn't get it cos

5:57 pm

westford

might describe a person who drinks a lot peri

5:57 pm

westford

hi peri

5:57 pm

turqaz

someone from scotland minus the c

5:57 pm

cosdem

if u were from scotland u would be sc******

5:58 pm

westford

my granddaughter is there as we speak

5:58 pm

westford

hope she's having nice weather

5:59 pm

periwinkle

still not getting it :(

5:59 pm

periwinkle

still not getting it :(

5:59 pm

mkg

not getting the word: e, bottom of face starting with ch that is 4 letters, then skin word (4 letters), then plural. comes to 9 and plural makes 10. missing something

5:59 pm

cosdem

dog.. sc****** terrier?

5:59 pm

uusue2

add a vowel after the face bottom word, mkg

5:59 pm

mkg

oh got it. add a vowel between bottom of face and skin word.

6:00 pm

westford

wtg mkg !!

6:00 pm

periwinkle

finally got it ty, did not see the ish ending

6:00 pm

uusue2

and how you have a 5-letter c word that is also in the grid :-)

6:00 pm

cosdem

wtg :)

6:00 pm

mkg

how about some3 more 8s? i have one: the kitchen table set.

6:01 pm

cosdem

en7/8 can find it in the back f resrarch papers/books

6:01 pm

uusue2

en7/32, compound word, as cos said

6:01 pm

westford

en 7/8 opposite of beginning and musical symbol

6:02 pm

mkg

ty got the musical one. but back or research papers not getting.

6:02 pm

turqaz

ar7 a little art song and ar8 its plural

6:02 pm

uusue2

it's the same word, mkg

6:02 pm

cosdem

back of book is the same word..

6:02 pm

westford

sounds french

6:02 pm

mkg

ok got it.

6:03 pm

uusue2

thanks, turqaz!

6:03 pm

turqaz

yw!

6:03 pm

mkg

ty ogt the ar as a 4. now what?

6:04 pm

mkg

ok got it.

6:04 pm

mkg

ty

6:04 pm

turqaz

12 to go; 934 points; no more time to spend on this; c u tomorrow *poof*

6:04 pm

cosdem

17 to go

6:04 pm

westford

bye turq good job !!

6:05 pm

westford

42 left for me..dinner is easy tonight..leftovers

6:05 pm

cosdem

just had kraft mac and cheese.. added a can of tuna in it.

6:05 pm

westford

I still need the 3rd o from the bottom of the 4th column please

6:06 pm

cosdem

oe5/6 and or 5

6:06 pm

westford

sounds good and filling cos

6:06 pm

cosdem

the or5 is a plural of or4 from another O

6:06 pm

cosdem

cheap too. only cost 1.50 to make :)

6:06 pm

westford

that would be the 2nd column but thanks don't have that one yet

6:07 pm

cosdem

oh ur right.. sorry.. or5 for sure though

6:07 pm

cosdem

and od5/6 :) there is no oe5/6 sorry

6:08 pm

westford

whew..I was a bit confused lol

6:08 pm

cosdem

sorry abt that

6:08 pm

westford

always grateful for clues...

6:11 pm

cosdem

fireworks

6:12 pm

uusue2

yay cos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:12 pm

westford

Yay cos !!!

6:12 pm

cosdem

ty all for ur help

6:13 pm

westford

thank you too cos

6:13 pm

westford

imagine a game where no one helped?

6:14 pm

cosdem

good news. that zimmerman jerk is going to turn himself in and be charged. looks like murder int he first charge.

6:14 pm

westford

wow

6:15 pm

cosdem

about time.

6:15 pm

westford

think he must be mentally unstable

6:15 pm

uusue2

finally! I don't want to prejudge but certainly there should be charges and a trial

6:15 pm

addytewd

jerk...really? maybe we should let a judge and jury decide instead of the media, cosdem. what do you say?

6:16 pm

cosdem

im entitled to my opinion.

6:17 pm

cosdem

time for WWF :) see you all later. unless u need any clues?

6:19 pm

westford

see you cos..I'll struggle through

6:19 pm

sss1

How many words please?

6:20 pm

mkg

who is zimmerman? what did he do supposedly? the media not only judges who is innocent and who not, but they twist us on international stuff and on those running for office. they destroy or elect. terrible power they have.

6:20 pm

mkg

sss1 273 words, so keep going.

6:20 pm

sss1

Thanks Much

6:21 pm

sss1

rhino

6:21 pm

uusue2

he's the guy who shot the unarmed teenager in Florida (he's admitted to doing it, so no question there)

6:23 pm

brandyjack

they only have as much power as you give them...

6:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

which media? The corporate media, FOX? NPR? Many mediums, some well done.

6:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And now the weather.

6:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Is the plural of tedium tedia?

6:31 pm

westford

made me look

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

redia

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oops. Nothing.

6:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh dear- it was a word. Off to prison.

6:32 pm

crosshair

up here we like to turn on CNN for news chuckles.everything they do is in 20 point type and each bit of news is dissected from 5000 different angles and wolf blitzer is so into what he is doing you can almose see the vein pulsing in the centre of his forehead and feel his breath spatter hit yer cheeks:)

6:32 pm

westford

you may have amnesty

6:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Steven Colbert.

6:33 pm

westford

hi Kap and Crossy

6:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi

6:34 pm

crosshair

howdy westford:)

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

WE HAVE FOR YOU A LIFE REPORT FROM THE TOWN OF SAUGUS WHERE PARENTS ARE GATHERRED OUTSIDE THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL WAITING FOR THEIR CHILDREN

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fFilm at 11.

6:35 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Just back after a family day - my daughter's home from Translyvania and hass brought her b/f to meet us. 47 words left to find.... *heads for depths of grid*.

6:36 pm

westford

hey jac

6:36 pm

crosshair

"all they need is those funky csi miami camera angles and cnn would be epic,maybe some cecil b.demille sound tracks in the bg

6:36 pm

crosshair

howdy jacula

6:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Eyewitnesses report that several mothers anxiously stomped out their cigarettes as the dismissal bell rang

6:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We will update you as the story unfolds.

6:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi jac. Gotta run.

6:37 pm

Jacula

*waves* from grid.

6:37 pm

crosshair

flash! a one armed man was arrested in central park,he was in the pond rowing a boat around in a circle and annoying people

6:38 pm

westford

too funny crossy

6:39 pm

Jacula

LOL, Crossy.

6:39 pm

crosshair

2000 fleas died today in a house fire,all the dogs were rescued but the fleas were overcome by fur...

6:40 pm

Jacula

LOL again. :-)

6:40 pm

crosshair

cnn has nothing on crossy news

6:43 pm

crosshair

and it is now time for the much requested crossy,s tidbit of the day!!!

6:43 pm

crosshair

Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi. (What Jove may do, is not permitted to a cow.)

6:44 pm

crosshair

not sure what it all means,but is sounds nice and deep ,plus a cow is in it;))

6:44 pm

westford

where do you get these crossy?

6:45 pm

crosshair

sorry,crossy does not reveal his sources:)

6:45 pm

westford

well keep 'em coming

6:45 pm

crosshair

here,let me grab you a bonus one....

6:46 pm

crosshair

"Joy is wealth and love is the legal tender of the soul." -- Robert G. Ingersoll

6:46 pm

Jacula

Crossy - the saying is about double standards, i.e. what is permitted for one group (probably considered a 'higher' group) is not permitted for others.

6:47 pm

crosshair

ahh ty jacula,sometimes i just pop them out there and do not give them the pondering they deserve

6:48 pm

Jacula

y/w Crossy.

6:48 pm

westford

that second one is really nice

6:48 pm

Jacula

14 words left to find...

6:50 pm

Jacula

Crossy - or to quote George Orwell, 'All animals are equal but some are more equal than others'.

6:50 pm

Jacula

Like the Ingersoll quote. Very true.

6:50 pm

crosshair

parallels the human condition,does it not?

6:51 pm

Jacula

Yup!

6:52 pm

Jacula

11 to go...

6:52 pm

periwinkle

goJacula

6:52 pm

periwinkle

63 here

6:54 pm

Jacula

9...

6:55 pm

Jacula

6...

6:55 pm

MollyL

I've been waiting for this to happen. Lots of people play the lottery in a pool at work. Everyone chips in 5 bucks or whatever and a bunch of tickets are bought. The winners agree to split whatever is won.

6:56 pm

Jacula

Hi Molly. Are they all disagreeing now?

6:56 pm

MollyL

Apparently, that was the case with the big Mega Millions win in Maryland. But the woman who bought the ticket claims it's all hers, because the winner was a "separate ticket" she bought for herself.

6:57 pm

Jacula

Yea, right...

6:57 pm

crosshair

we avoid work pools like the plague around here,too many big wins gets contested and everyone has to wait and hope the lawyers do not eat up too much of it before it is paid out

6:57 pm

periwinkle

not suprised

6:57 pm

MollyL

Needless to say, the people she works with are furious. This is why I don't play the lottery in work pools and I never buy tickets for other people.

6:57 pm

periwinkle

doubtful but not reall way to prove it

6:58 pm

crosshair

ahh..the old "seperate ticket " ploy....been done here as well

6:58 pm

periwinkle

good idea Molly

6:59 pm

Jacula

It can be proved by showing copies of each ticket and the lotto machines know when (exact time) and where each ticket was purchased.

6:59 pm

periwinkle

well, they she will be in trouble

6:59 pm

crosshair

indeed jacula..but the lawyers have a big appetite

6:59 pm

periwinkle

in the mean time she has aliented all her coworkers

6:59 pm

MollyL

Yeah, but who is to say which twenty she bought for the pool and which three she bought for herself.

7:00 pm

crosshair

we had one here,that was fought over for 2 years

7:00 pm

brandyjack

with 200million in her pocket do you think she Cares????

7:00 pm

MollyL

I was just going to say, I seriously doubt she's still working.

7:00 pm

crosshair

lol,brandy,nothing is released if the win is officially contested

7:00 pm

crosshair

at least here it is not

7:01 pm

Jacula

Camelot, the company that oversees the lottery in the UK, is sh*t hot on knowing who bought what, where and when. A couple who owned a local shop in UK found that out only last week when they tried to cheat a customer who'd got his ticket elsewhere.

7:01 pm

brandyjack

true. and it won't be releaseed there either, but still, even if she loses she'll still have 20 million. She doesn't care....

7:01 pm

Jacula

Hi BJ! How are you?

7:01 pm

crosshair

but as molly says,these days best to play alone

7:01 pm

periwinkle

hey there BJ,how are you?

7:01 pm

MollyL

I'm not sure how that can be contested. Work pools are pretty much a "gentleman's agreement".

7:01 pm

brandyjack

Just great Jacs, You?

7:02 pm

brandyjack

there are ways to play together. None of them involve last minute 'lets buy a ticket together'. That's for fools.

7:02 pm

Jacula

Not so bad, BJ. Jobs for us all would be nice, though. They help to pay the bills.:-/

7:02 pm

crosshair

not here molly,there are olc lotty group forms

7:02 pm

Jacula

4 to go now...

7:03 pm

brandyjack

Here you can use a subscription, or everyone gets together and chooses numbers which are then recorded and played. There is no arguing over it. Its documented nine ways from sunday.

7:04 pm

Jacula

bj - sounds like the Canadian lottery is run somewhat like the UK one.

7:04 pm

brandyjack

Of course, you don't HAVE to do it that way. You CAN do it the hard way and feed them lawyer varmints....

7:05 pm

Jacula

2 to go...

7:05 pm

brandyjack

Not at all Jacs, its simply pssobile to avoid the headaches if one puts the least smidgeon of effort into it.

7:05 pm

MollyL

I've never worked anywhere where pools were done by subscription or by choosing numbers. However much went into the pool bought that amount of random tickets.

7:05 pm

crosshair

only one i go in with is my brother..he plays u.s tickets for me and i play canadian one for him

7:06 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS! *~*~*~*~*~*~ :-)

7:06 pm

periwinkle

yay Jacs

7:06 pm

MollyL

Well done Jac.

7:07 pm

Jacula

Thanks!

7:07 pm

crosshair

yaa for jacula!

7:07 pm

periwinkle

bbs

7:07 pm

brandyjack

Well Molly, that makes it play time for the lawyers.

7:09 pm

brandyjack

And if she bought them all in the same transaction, the best she can hope for is to count her 'own' tickets as multiple shares of the pool.

7:14 pm

crosshair

how many are in this disputed pool?

7:15 pm

brandyjack

It's a McDonalds, so not likely more than 10-15.

7:15 pm

Jacula

I'm going to wander off now. It's been a long day. Happy Babbling all. x

7:15 pm

crosshair

15 people..200 million..get over it and share it all out i say

7:16 pm

crosshair

tc jacula

7:17 pm

brandyjack

Just read usatoday. So far the woman hasn't even produced the ticket.... ROFL....

7:17 pm

crosshair

sigh..too many greedy people in the world sometimes:(

7:17 pm

brandyjack

Actively refused to do so in fact.

7:18 pm

brandyjack

If she has half a brain, she'll get someone she can trust to claim it and split with her...

7:18 pm

crosshair

well,i hope she like court rooms

7:19 pm

brandyjack

Yup. How many people with metal detectors hit the highway near Kirkland lake this week hoping to find missed rolls of Loonies and Toonies.....

7:20 pm

crosshair

insane

7:20 pm

crosshair

i would rather eat kraft dinner and a day old dollar bag of rolls,that grub on the highway hoping to sneak someone elses money away

7:24 pm

brandyjack

we seem to have similar levels of ambition....

7:26 pm

brandyjack

Of course, some wag is likely to pooint out that we would rather have our kraft dinner now than to get off our butts and grub in the snow for an extra few bucks to buy a burger....

7:26 pm

periwinkle

first ro6/18 pls

7:26 pm

Picklesny

Ohh, Canada....

7:28 pm

crosshair

as a young teen,i was a book hound and lived in the library,one day i had a book from one of those stacks where they keep the town history,you could read it there but not take it out.was for a school project.anyways,i learned that the original town dump was shut down in 1900 and was actually under a artificial berm where now resided the town water tower on the highway.i knew that the antique shoppe was always hunting for old glassware,so i started digging up old blue and red glass,glass hot water bottles,poison bottles and the like..made a good allowance for 5 years or so..lol dad used to get tired of me soaking old bottles in the laundry sink and clogging up the works with dirt

7:29 pm

crosshair

well,the burger would be bought with money that is not ours to begin with

7:30 pm

crosshair

dn why i told that story,just popped into my head;)

7:30 pm

brandyjack

that's not work, that's fun. And if someone is going to pay you for it, thats a bonus...

7:31 pm

Picklesny

Peri, i only have ro6/21

7:32 pm

magazinemom

I

7:32 pm

Dorens

ro**** tomatoes?

7:32 pm

LuvWordGames

ro 6/18 list of who's on a team

7:33 pm

magazinemom

I've got ro 6/18---food goes ro**** and r + the sea creature

7:33 pm

Picklesny

Ty, luv

7:33 pm

Dorens

ty lwg. guess it's time for me to list

7:34 pm

LuvWordGames

yw :-)

7:34 pm

crosshair

if you make a living out of your fun hobbies brandy,you will never work a day in your life.it is what we all aspire to

7:34 pm

Dorens

how do we get paid to babble?

7:35 pm

crosshair

i have been working on that very problem dorens...

7:35 pm

Picklesny

I have a theory that there are very few things that anyone would enjoy doing 40 hrs per week and still make a living at

7:36 pm

crosshair

i could sell books or antique glass all day long:))

7:36 pm

Dorens

part of that is that fewer people really want to work (imho)

7:37 pm

mab

crossy: www.vosgeschocolate.com. just look

7:37 pm

crosshair

lookin...

7:38 pm

brandyjack

My colleagues are tripping over themselves accepting retirement packages. Having had one company (Nortel) go bankrupt under me, I can understand it. But Avaya bought us out, and they are still buying me expensive servers and toys and paying me good money to play with them. I am not planning on retiring. I enjoy the challenge of working on prototype software and seeing just how the designers have screwed up, today.

7:38 pm

crosshair

bacon and chocolate...beautiful....

7:39 pm

Dorens

sounds ideal, bj

7:39 pm

brandyjack

And some of them are sheer geniuses. But then they say the line between genius and idicoy is quite fine...

7:39 pm

mab

i thought of you when i saw that

7:39 pm

crosshair

lol,brandy,i have been bought,traded,downsized moved to lateral locations and outsourced so mush over the years i should charge by the half hour

7:40 pm

crosshair

ty mab,it looks delish

7:40 pm

brandyjack

Should try chocolate, peanuts, peppers and chicken...

7:40 pm

rururocks

holy mole

7:41 pm

crosshair

now,chocolate and peppers sounds interesting...

7:41 pm

brandyjack

Ah, someone who knows how to eat...

7:42 pm

rururocks

<---knows how to eat..just a little too well

7:42 pm

crosshair

lol crossy at 6 foot 2 and 250 pounds definatly knows how to eat;)

7:45 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed before I go?

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

Hello all. I have 112 left, could use a clue for the 10 or 11.

7:46 pm

LuvWordGames

ec 10/98 e + lower part of your face + vowel + word for skin and plural for 11

7:46 pm

rururocks

a sea urchin is a ec10

7:46 pm

MollyL

Are you guys talking about eating rodents again?

7:47 pm

redturtlehead

thanks!

7:47 pm

wht

Good evening Babblers

7:47 pm

rururocks

Oh.. I can't say anything molly..lol

7:48 pm

Picklesny

I'll take a clue for a 7 or 8

7:48 pm

brandyjack

Mexican food, not chinese food....

7:48 pm

HarryHood

95 - I think I'm ready to list. Is there lickety today? Dare I ask?

7:48 pm

brandyjack

You know, Guacamole, holy Mole, TEQUILA!!!!

7:48 pm

lbdawger

yes, lickety is up and running.

7:48 pm

HarryHood

woohoo!

7:48 pm

LuvWordGames

en 7/32 = not the beginning + a short letter

7:49 pm

Picklesny

I Love Lickety!!

7:49 pm

redturtlehead

I love pickles for cluing.

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

I used to really love tequila, but I really can not stomach it now...sadly.

7:50 pm

lbdawger

ar7/8 Mr. Onasis + french feminine ending (diminuative)

7:50 pm

LuvWordGames

ha 7/36 more of the ha 4/6 above it

7:50 pm

LuvWordGames

in 7/36 pt of the in 6/21 above it

7:51 pm

LuvWordGames

so 7/32 sounds like a small, oily fish and then change the last vowel for another 7

7:51 pm

wht

di7,32 - kitchen furniture and pl for the 8

7:51 pm

LuvWordGames

so 7/32 remove the 2nd letter of what a person from Scotland is

7:53 pm

wht

Did I miss a clue for the ec7? Is it related to the 10?

7:54 pm

wht

ha7, more skillful with tools.

7:54 pm

stidmama

ec 7 is a marsupial hedgehog

7:55 pm

wht

ty stid

7:55 pm

stidmama

oh, not marsupial, monotreme! LOL hope it helped anyway wht

7:55 pm

stidmama

down to an even 60 and taking a break. back later. *poof*

7:55 pm

wht

I got it. One of my co-workers has computers named platypus, monotreme and ec7.

7:56 pm

stidmama

cool!

7:58 pm

wvteach

also at 60

7:58 pm

HarryHood

64

7:58 pm

wht

Mine are redwagon, radioflyer and segway. Less obscure and more fun.

8:01 pm

wht

clue for the ne6 please

8:01 pm

MollyL

Ru, my dirty mind read your dirty mind. Super powers are cool.

8:02 pm

MollyL

ne + misspelling of 50's TV Donna

8:02 pm

wht

ty Molly

8:03 pm

MollyL

I don't have names for my computers. I do call them names sometimes, but this is supposedly a PG board.

8:05 pm

periwinkle

first ro6/18 pls

8:06 pm

wht

I used to work with someone who named a set of computers: Hindengerg, Thresher, and General Belgrano. Things that go down.

8:06 pm

HarryHood

ilst of names, peri

8:06 pm

HarryHood

used to take attendance the first day of classes

8:06 pm

wht

First ro6/18 is the list of players on a team

8:07 pm

rururocks

people name their computers?

8:08 pm

periwinkle

ty wht

8:08 pm

wht

Fireworks. Last word was rh6. I was about to ask for a clue when I noticed the ot5 h.

8:09 pm

wht

At least people who work in the computer business do, ruru.

8:09 pm

HarryHood

yay wht!

8:10 pm

wht

I have 7 in my cubicle. Without names it would be hard to keep them straight.

8:10 pm

brandyjack

Some of my servers have 8-9 VM's running. Have to keep them straight somehow... IP Addresses just become alphabet soup...

8:11 pm

rururocks

they probably number their children however

8:15 pm

wht

I've been working in the computer business for over 30 years. Naming systems is long-standing tradition. There was always an appreciation for a clever name.

8:16 pm

wht

But you are close, ruru, we name all our boys Darryl.

8:22 pm

HarryHood

10

8:23 pm

rururocks

LOL

8:23 pm

rururocks

pretty soon kids will just have bar codes

8:25 pm

rururocks

.. which one are you ...come here ... I have to scan you

8:27 pm

wht

Not just kids, ruru. everyone will have a chip implanted and it will be tied to your credit card. They will just scan you and your purchases at the checkout.

8:28 pm

rururocks

wonder if we'll just scan for sex then?

8:29 pm

wht

Depends what neighborhood you walk through, I guess.

8:29 pm

rururocks

LOL..

8:29 pm

rururocks

<---would love to see that receipt

8:30 pm

wht

Definately wouldn't want my spouse to see it!

8:32 pm

Aloyisius

hi all, have been lurking, trying to finish a grid after missing some for a great reason.. our daughter's wedding (-:

8:33 pm

wht

Congratulations Aloy.

8:34 pm

Aloyisius

ty, it was a beautiful occasion!

8:34 pm

Picklesny

Congrads Aloy but I'm not sure about your priorities, lol

8:34 pm

HarryHood

congrats aloyisi

8:34 pm

HarryHood

us

8:34 pm

Aloyisius

lol, know what you mean, Pickles.. tuff!

8:34 pm

HarryHood

rh6?

8:35 pm

Aloyisius

ty Harry.. good memories... special

8:36 pm

wht

A speaker, I think, Harry.

8:36 pm

MollyL

Congratulations Aloy.

8:36 pm

Aloyisius

ty, wht.. needed that one

8:36 pm

Aloyisius

and ty, Molly.. am still in the afterglow

8:37 pm

wht

It took me a long time to find it because I kept looking at the other h.

8:37 pm

HarryHood

ty...used morewords to get it finally :)

8:37 pm

HarryHood

done!

8:38 pm

wht

wtg harry

8:39 pm

Aloyisius

wahoo, wtg, Harry!

8:39 pm

HarryHood

gonna get some food. bye!

8:39 pm

Aloyisius

have a feast, Harry (-:

8:42 pm

wht

Good night all. Happy Babbling.

8:43 pm

Aloyisius

g'nite, wht.. sweet dreams

8:51 pm

stidmama

(((aloyisius))) happy thoughts on your daughter's nuptials

8:52 pm

Aloyisius

the second ch5.16 means "to chirp".. newbie for me!

8:53 pm

Aloyisius

aw, ((stidmama)) ty so much.. it was just beyond wonderful to see our daughter so happy

8:54 pm

Aloyisius

we have new family members now.. Danish!

8:55 pm

stidmama

what fun! do they come from denmark recently?

8:56 pm

Aloyisius

amazing how many family members of the groom came over for the wedding.. the groom has been here for quite a while, but all his family, except for an uncle in the U.S., are in Denmark

8:57 pm

stidmama

oh, that is marvelous! so many families aren't able to maintain such close ti4 after immigration. Although I suppose nowadays it's easier.

8:59 pm

Aloyisius

yes, it is... groom travels so much in his work that he has a lot of frequent flier miles, so he goes back to Denmark a couple of times a year to see his parents, and flies them over here on other times.. our daughter spent Christmas in Denmark with him and met the whole family.. wonderful people..

9:00 pm

Aloyisius

and they DO know how to PARTY.. lol.. we had a blast

9:00 pm

Picklesny

It's nice when in-laws actually like each other

9:00 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

9:00 pm

stidmama

I wouldn't actually know, pickles -- but I can imagine!

9:00 pm

stidmama

hey dan!

9:00 pm

Aloyisius

Pickles, it is easy when they are so sweet.. just like the groom..

9:01 pm

Aloyisius

hi dan2

9:06 pm

Picklesny

jo6/33?

9:06 pm

Picklesny

got it

9:06 pm

Aloyisius

feeling really dumb bc I can't see the no4.4

9:07 pm

Picklesny

like a memo

9:07 pm

stidmama

no 4 as in musical?

9:07 pm

Aloyisius

duh, that would be it.. lol.. ty stid!

9:08 pm

Aloyisius

ty Pickles too

9:08 pm

stidmama

:-)

9:08 pm

wvteach

** fireworks ***

9:09 pm

stidmama

YAY teach!

9:09 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo wvt!

9:09 pm

Aloyisius

yay for wvt!!! 6 more to go here

9:09 pm

stidmama

55 in this corner

9:10 pm

Picklesny

na5/10?

9:10 pm

wvteach

go for it aloy

9:11 pm

dan2bit

n + anagram of opera song

9:11 pm

Aloyisius

brb.. need something to help the cheese and crackers digest.. na5.10 = na + the group in Ireland that opposed British rule

9:11 pm

stidmama

good babblet, tx dan

9:13 pm

stidmama

and aloyisius

9:15 pm

Aloyisius

ok, blackberry/acai juice is healthy, right.. even if it has a bit of vodka tossed in?

9:16 pm

dan2bit

a spoonful of liquor makes the medicine go down!

9:17 pm

Aloyisius

sounds good to me, dan2.. if the spoon is the size of a ladle, lol

9:18 pm

dan2bit

99 left, good enough for me - night all!

9:19 pm

Aloyisius

g'nite, dan2.. happy snoozes

9:24 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams dan

9:24 pm

Aloyisius

well, it was up before sunrise this morning for water testing and tomorrow it up before sunrise for my "condo cleaning lady" trip, so I'm glad to finish this one.. ch5 for now all.. see you next time.. poof

9:25 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams aloyisius, too.

9:26 pm

Aloyisius

tc, stid.. (( )), ty

9:26 pm

stidmama

((hugs back))

9:32 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening!

9:33 pm

stidmama

hey car!

9:34 pm

car.eeyore

How are you Stidmama?!?!?

9:34 pm

stidmama

I am well car, hope you are too.

9:34 pm

car.eeyore

Very well!

9:39 pm

car.eeyore

Clue please for ca 6/24?

9:40 pm

rururocks

wow.. are we hangin in da hood?

9:41 pm

car.eeyore

Hi ruru!

9:41 pm

rururocks

auto + again + mr freud's friend

9:41 pm

stidmama

looks like lifted and moved an object, only one r in the middle though

9:41 pm

rururocks

better this.. auto + vowell + mr freud's friend

9:41 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

9:42 pm

rururocks

yw

9:43 pm

car.eeyore

My eyes are drooping! Good night everyone!

9:43 pm

maggiej

so 7/32?

9:44 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams car

9:44 pm

stidmama

like a person from the land north of England, without the C

9:45 pm

maggiej

hmm

9:46 pm

maggiej

got it thanks

9:47 pm

stidmama

go maggie go!

9:47 pm

maggiej

6 more to get

9:49 pm

stidmama

down to 40, I think I might list after a break. back later maybe *poof*

9:53 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for so5-12 the 1st? Thanks

9:56 pm

maggiej

the definition link says it's a rocket or balloon used in testing the atmosphere ...

9:57 pm

gapeach

Thanks, maggiej......don't know that one.

9:57 pm

maggiej

I didn't either

9:58 pm

maggiej

Like 007 agent James Xxxx and end with a vowel

10:01 pm

lbdawger

so5.12 not daughter + **ar John letter

10:02 pm

gapeach

Thanks a bunch, lbdawger.

10:07 pm

gapeach

bbl.

10:41 pm

maggiej

any clues for the last st 7/32?

10:44 pm

maggiej

finally got it

10:44 pm

jesdraggon

evening all. how tough is this one?

10:48 pm

harpjane

not too bad, jes

10:49 pm

maggiej

any hints on the last two CHs?

10:49 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

10:55 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry Maggie I was looking fot that too

10:55 pm

maggiej

np

10:56 pm

brid

leprechiuns eat lucky ch5/16s

10:57 pm

maggiej

hmm

11:00 pm

maggiej

not getting it thanks anyway brid

11:01 pm

brid

i typoed the little people. you should typo the cereal.

11:02 pm

maggiej

never heard of it ... thanks

11:06 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ec7-40? Thanks

11:08 pm

FranMag

peach, it's another name for a spiny anteater.

11:12 pm

harpjane

good game, did anyone watch it?

11:12 pm

harpjane

good game, did anyone watch it?

11:12 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Fran.

11:12 pm

FranMag

it was on, but I wasn't paying attention. :-)

11:13 pm

FranMag

yw, peach

11:32 pm

JW4975

peach cobbler

11:37 pm

JW4975

peach cobbler pie

11:38 pm

JW4975

pot pie

11:38 pm

JW4975

vhets

11:39 pm

JW4975

vets

11:39 pm

JW4975

veterans

11:42 pm

JW4975

chatterbox

11:55 pm

cosdem

hello all

11:56 pm

westford

hi cos just finished

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:57 pm

westford

hi ML

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hi west

11:57 pm

vanillaslice

hi babblers all

11:58 pm

witchy

second st 7,32 please

11:58 pm

westford

hi van

11:58 pm

witchy

for fireworks

11:58 pm

westford

st + chicken+ 2 vowels

11:58 pm

Erda

stetted

11:59 pm

cosdem

change last vowel of first st7

11:59 pm

cosdem

wait no that so7

11:59 pm

westford

good clue erda but that's the first

11:59 pm

cosdem

st + female chicken + two vowels

11:59 pm

Erda

sthenia

11:59 pm

westford

that's almost what I said

12:00 am

vanillaslice

Erda!!!

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