Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, May 4, 2012

12:00 am

cosdem

yuck granny! and hi/flip

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

grannyrose

have finally started landscaping, and have had to remove the entire top 6 inches before we doing anything else.

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:01 am

skheiny

flip to the loo my darlin's ;-)

12:01 am

jillibus

hi mlf

12:02 am

cosdem

hi new arrivals!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hi jill

12:02 am

skheiny

rats

12:02 am

cosdem

st 6

12:03 am

skheiny

crud PB for me straight off the bat...typical LOL!

12:03 am

cosdem

yummy DQ blizzards in PB though

12:04 am

skheiny

awesome! love the DQ!

12:04 am

jillibus

the dolphin's here

12:04 am

justafreep

almost on time!

12:05 am

cosdem

phantom iametric

12:06 am

cosdem

or did i spell that wrong? hm

12:06 am

cosdem

oc5 x 2

12:08 am

cosdem

ic 6

12:09 am

justafreep

os7

12:09 am

cosdem

ic6 for middle i

12:09 am

cosdem

tyvm justa

12:10 am

sammysmom

hi

12:10 am

cosdem

hi s'smom

12:10 am

sammysmom

hey cos

12:10 am

MLFAN17

what are the stats for the first column S?

12:10 am

sammysmom

aska

12:10 am

sammysmom

soss

12:10 am

justafreep

sk4/5, mlf

12:10 am

cosdem

sk 4

12:11 am

sammysmom

skat

12:11 am

cosdem

sk4, sk4 and sk 5

12:11 am

MLFAN17

duhh ty

12:11 am

cosdem

thats it s'smom :)

12:12 am

cosdem

he-man and the masters of the universe

12:12 am

cosdem

why is chem not accepted while ch5 is :P

12:13 am

m9f9l

cats are called good mi4r's... why isn't it a word?

12:13 am

jillibus

I wondered that too, cos

12:14 am

MLFAN17

someone said the middle i is a 6... third column but its i what?

12:14 am

rastapopolous

aren't they good mousers?

12:14 am

cosdem

ic 6

12:14 am

cybernan

hello all :)

12:14 am

flosey

hi nan

12:15 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:15 am

jillibus

Phant -- canvass

12:15 am

cosdem

im5 for 4th col i

12:15 am

rastapopolous

I really want hectare, but no....

12:15 am

cosdem

1st col N?

12:16 am

jillibus

casava is a phantom too

12:16 am

rastapopolous

no4

12:16 am

cosdem

tyvm.. NBT

12:16 am

flosey

and pl

12:17 am

jillibus

wtg cos

12:18 am

m9f9l

nbt

12:18 am

cosdem

ty jill

12:18 am

flosey

wtg cos and m9

12:18 am

cosdem

wtg m9

12:18 am

MLFAN17

5th column E?

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg m9

12:18 am

cosdem

er 4

12:19 am

cosdem

em 4

12:19 am

rastapopolous

ec4

12:19 am

MLFAN17

2nd E SORRY

12:19 am

MLFAN17

oops

12:19 am

m9f9l

I should have gone to pb earlier.LOL

12:19 am

cosdem

ty for ec4

12:19 am

cosdem

2nd e em 4

12:20 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:20 am

cosdem

i have moths all over my apartment. there's an outbreak of moths here due to the dry winter

12:20 am

flosey

need the lower H last line

12:20 am

cosdem

they're pissing me off but my cats seem to love them

12:20 am

MLFAN17

2ND H 5 column stats please?

12:20 am

cosdem

flosey: he5

12:20 am

brandyjack

he5/16

12:20 am

flosey

thanks cos

12:20 am

dart001

he 5/5/6

12:20 am

flosey

got it, tks

12:21 am

flosey

oh, and 4th column I please?

12:21 am

flosey

thanks dart

12:21 am

cosdem

im5

12:21 am

jillibus

he5/16

12:21 am

flosey

thanks again cos

12:21 am

cosdem

ty dart for the other he5/6

12:21 am

jillibus

boy, am I slow!

12:22 am

MLFAN17

third column i is it something we should know?

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

hi all!

12:22 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:22 am

dart001

hi volley

12:22 am

justafreep

right and left columns grey. and only 2 of the 34 c's!

12:22 am

MLFAN17

hi dee

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili, freep dart mlf cos flosey et al

12:22 am

justafreep

yes, mlf. it'll come to you

12:22 am

flosey

and that's nbt

12:22 am

justafreep

hi, dee

12:23 am

cosdem

hi dee! :D 2 times! lol

12:23 am

cosdem

wtg flosey

12:23 am

flosey

wtg justa

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:23 am

cosdem

any 8s or the 9 yet?

12:24 am

MLFAN17

is it a ciompound?

12:24 am

m9f9l

I have nbt, but still need 7 8 9 for nbs!LOL

12:24 am

flosey

me too m9

12:24 am

dart001

i have 52 left and have no 7's/8's/9's lol

12:24 am

cosdem

os 7/32

12:24 am

cosdem

i have a 7 before dart does? wow

12:25 am

dart001

have 29 c's tho cos :)

12:25 am

cosdem

lol yeah u win :)

12:25 am

MLFAN17

ic>'?

12:25 am

cosdem

ic 6/24

12:26 am

cosdem

PB time for me.

12:26 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

only one 7 here :(

12:27 am

cosdem

ditto

12:27 am

MLFAN17

to make another os word they need to move that i

12:27 am

m9f9l

me too (and thanks cos for that!)

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

k's are: ka 4, 4, 5, 4 ko 4

12:28 am

cosdem

wtg :)

12:28 am

cosdem

ty dee needed that ka4

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:29 am

m9f9l

yay.. Ks killed. thank you!

12:29 am

cybernan

need the lone i and the right o for nbt

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:29 am

flosey

thanks Dee, K's done

12:29 am

cosdem

im5 for lone i

12:30 am

cosdem

oc 5 x 2 for that o

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:30 am

dart001

oc 4 oc 5 oc 5 oh 4 oh 5 and one missing

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:30 am

cybernan

ty cos

12:31 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:31 am

cybernan

oh -- had the o's it is the lone e, bottom right that i need

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

tr 8 and tr 9 nbt and nbs

12:31 am

cosdem

em 4

12:31 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:31 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

12:31 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:31 am

cybernan

oc 5 x2

12:32 am

flosey

and thank you mrp

12:32 am

cybernan

ty mrp -- how are you feeling?

12:32 am

jillibus

tyvm mrp!

12:32 am

justafreep

om5, dart

12:32 am

dart001

ty volley

12:32 am

DR1965

ty Mr P

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

yw my monkeys found them lol

12:32 am

dart001

thx freep

12:33 am

justafreep

ty dee and mrp!

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:33 am

cybernan

nbt

12:34 am

cybernan

any 8's or 9 been called?

12:34 am

cybernan

oh - tr

12:34 am

MLFAN17

thank you morewords got the 8/9

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ch 6/30

12:34 am

cosdem

ahh there it is. nbt/nbs ty dee

12:35 am

MLFAN17

okay i need stats for a 7 please?

12:35 am

flosey

thanks Dee and that's nbs

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

I only have cos' 7 os 7/32

12:35 am

justafreep

sa7

12:35 am

cosdem

ts4 x 2

12:36 am

MLFAN17

ST6

12:36 am

MLFAN17

just can you clue it please?

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

ty freep

12:37 am

justafreep

i believe it's a noodle soup, mlf

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

ca 6/21

12:39 am

MLFAN17

Mi 6

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

ca 7/32

12:43 am

cybernan

not seeing any of those 7's

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

mi 6/24 and pl mi 7/36

12:44 am

justafreep

i'd never seen that ca7 before, myself.

12:45 am

dart001

ma 7....ma----- lodge

12:46 am

flosey

thanks dart

12:46 am

MLFAN17

ca6

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

wow dart... would have thot that was a proper noun

12:46 am

cybernan

ty dart - nbs

12:47 am

dart001

must be hungry...keep seeing manwich

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:47 am

MLFAN17

was MA 8 called?

12:48 am

flosey

not that I remember mlf

12:49 am

rururocks

or gay

12:49 am

cybernan

2 NW towns in the grid tonight

12:49 am

dart001

saw tacoma

12:50 am

cybernan

saanich too

12:50 am

dart001

vanc isl town?

12:51 am

flosey

yes dart

12:51 am

cybernan

yes

12:51 am

dart001

letters for saskatoon there too..wrong order

12:52 am

ARB

ma 8

12:52 am

MLFAN17

i called it unless we have 2?

12:52 am

ARB

or am I very late in finding that?

12:52 am

jillibus

not getting that "lodge" part of the ma7 clue...can someone translate please?

12:52 am

MLFAN17

arb i found it a few minutes ago actually so no i was late finding it

12:53 am

cybernan

it's been called arb, but I haven't found it yet

12:53 am

dart001

do you have the ma 5,12?

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

ac 7 new word for me...

12:53 am

cybernan

jill we have the shriners, the elks, the odd fellows and the ma 6 whose lodge is called ma 7

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

male version of Rainbow for girls when I was a teen

12:54 am

jillibus

I have one ma5/12 -- there are many

12:54 am

dart001

ma*** jar....or tradesperson

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

also a professional who lays bricks and blocks.. is an ma 5

12:54 am

jillibus

ty nan -- got it

12:54 am

MLFAN17

my ma 5 is plural

12:56 am

cybernan

oooh - ma 8 is slain :0

12:56 am

MLFAN17

i still dont have nbs but i do have nbt

12:56 am

MLFAN17

yes it is cyber:)

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:57 am

MLFAN17

i am out of here poof

12:57 am

ARB

sa 6/27 letter in Hebrew alphabet

12:58 am

cybernan

something I certainly wouldn't know! and certainly not english!

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking arb

12:58 am

justafreep

okay... I must depart. thanks for the clues, y'all

12:58 am

dart001

bye freep

1:00 am

cybernan

if we can have ic 6, why not ta 7?

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

good question

1:02 am

cybernan

we almost have the village people's guy

1:03 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs

1:03 am

cybernan

wd jill

1:03 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili

1:04 am

cybernan

105 down and this little mi 6 is off to bed -- may do better when I'm wide awake

1:05 am

dart001

bye nan

1:06 am

jillibus

no vowels in ts4/8

1:06 am

cybernan

110 *poof*

1:06 am

jillibus

gnight nan

1:07 am

flosey

thanks jilli

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

1:08 am

dart001

strange st 7,32

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

cancer words sa 7 and sa 8

1:09 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:10 am

grannyrose

thanx dee, was just pondering the possibilities, and you clued them. * grin *

1:10 am

rururocks

oh granny you missed my icon the other day

1:11 am

sammysmom

clu please for st 7/32 ?

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

I've never seen the st 7 before... ty dart

1:12 am

grannyrose

i'm almost afraid to as3. ......*cowering/quivering* what icon would that be, ruru?

1:12 am

rururocks

let me go fetch it

1:13 am

rururocks

dang .. I deleted it

1:14 am

grannyrose

oh, gee, what a pity! lol

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:14 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!!!

1:15 am

dart001

nj volley

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

ty not sure I would have finished this one w/o list... odd words

1:15 am

dart001

down to 11 left...but tempted..been a long day

1:16 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:16 am

grannyrose

c'mon dart, ra4 you

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

too long and too much on my mind to even try w/o list...it has been nutso

1:17 am

jillibus

wtg dee!

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

Tues hubby goes to dr for knee; Tues night having guests here; Tues a church friend is having surg for aneurysm; Wed good friend is having back surg...I am going to stop answering our phone geeesh

1:19 am

dart001

have caller ID?

1:19 am

grannyrose

whoot, nursing finally pays off, got the tr8/9 without the list

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

wtg granny

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

no, but seriously considering it dart

1:21 am

grannyrose

and done!!!!!

1:21 am

dart001

i used to think it was frivolous sp?.....kind of like intermittent wipers...get used to it and then can't live without it

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

LOL

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rose!

1:22 am

flosey

well done granny

1:22 am

jillibus

wtg granny!

1:22 am

dart001

comes up on the tv...don't even have to get out of the chair anymore....altho that was a big part of my exercise program lol

1:22 am

grannyrose

dee, finally started landscaping our backyard.:( have removed top 6 inches of soil( full of buttercups, dandelions and buffalo grass) at the moment it looks like a bog. have had a fair bit of rain last few days. why now? she as4

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

LOL dart... and we're spending a freaking fortune on yard guys for both yards until hubby's knee is fixed...

1:23 am

grannyrose

because our backyard is predominantly clay, and in the dry weather it sets like concrete, so.....

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

wow rose, hope you didn't start too early

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like a HUGE job

1:24 am

grannyrose

lol, dee, i didn't, but the guy i am paying did. about 7:30am.

1:25 am

grannyrose

it is huge. but will be worth it. mother mac is so missing being able to get into the garden to 'play'. this is stage one of her escape plan.

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

how long will it take him to get your work completed?

1:25 am

jillibus

granny -- "add clay to sand, it makes your land -- add sand to clay, it washes away." We went through that with our first littlw house and garden.

1:26 am

grannyrose

about 3 weeks. we are going to top the soil with fine stone, compacted down, so that mother mac and her wheelie walker can negotiate it.

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like a good idea

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

good little ditty jili

1:33 am

jillibus

Some wise gardener quoted it to us, dee.

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

sounds very wise

1:36 am

dart001

fireworks...sa4 list

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

wtg dart!!!

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

impressive with these words

1:38 am

jillibus

great going, dart!

1:38 am

dart001

once in a while can do it without any help...but most times, esp. this grid, morewords got a big workout

1:38 am

jillibus

I have 85 left and that's enough for tonight -- farewell all, and...*poof

1:39 am

grannyrose

jilli, in the garden beds where i had mulched( before ankle surgery) the soil is so good, if you stand still long enough, you will grow roots.

1:39 am

grannyrose

WTG DART!!!!

1:39 am

dart001

bye jilli

1:39 am

grannyrose

jilli, sleep well, hun, see you at the flip

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

lol rose

1:39 am

jillibus

nice, granny! *repoof

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

I actually found a yellow rose bush in my back yard today; I was sooooo excited... didn't even know it was there

1:40 am

grannyrose

oh, dee, my absolute favourite flower...the rose.

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

mine, too!

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

especially yellow ones.. 1st ones I every received... on my 16th birthday LOL

1:43 am

grannyrose

then there's forget-me-nots, lilies of any kind, geraniums, pelegoniums, orchids, fuschias, ginger, .....

1:44 am

flosey

can you grow orchids outdoors rose?

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

I love blue-purple irises and daffodils... as 1st flowers of spring... love those colors

1:45 am

flosey

I love to see forget me nots and lily of the valley together

1:45 am

grannyrose

dee, i have one called golden jubilee, was my first husband's grandmother's. when she moved into supported residential care, she dug it up and gave it to me. i think it was named for one of the british monarchs ( quueeen victoria?)

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

lovely flosey

1:46 am

grannyrose

dee, i also have yellow, brown and deep burgundy irises

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

what color granny?

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

I don't think I have ever seen the brown ones

1:46 am

grannyrose

golden jubilee is a lovely deep yellow, with a heavenly scent

1:46 am

flosey

oh, deep burgundy would be gorgeous

1:47 am

grannyrose

oh, and white irises also

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

lovely... yellow do not usually have a great scent - how perfect!!

1:48 am

grannyrose

but i have 2 favourites in particular...cecil brunner and lorraine lei

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

why are they your favorites?

1:50 am

grannyrose

my parents had a hedge of lorraine lei's across 150 foot frontage of the land our house was built on.

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

oh wow, hope someone saved a photo of that; how beautiful

1:51 am

grannyrose

to keep me amused, and probaly out of her way, my mother would send me out to ' dead head ' the bushes. quite a lovely delicate scent, mid-pink with a yellow heart

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

bet that kept you busy

1:53 am

grannyrose

ceil brunner's....are a tea-rose, ver small pale pink roses, with a scent to die for. ever smelled the talc roses, roses. that's cecil brunner. it wafts right across our yard. sometimes in summer, our sheets come in perfumed by the roses

1:55 am

VolleymomDee

had some tea roses in our wedding bouquets; regular roses and long spider mums... lovely combination...sounds perfect!

1:56 am

grannyrose

eventually, when the landscaping is finished, i plan to have pots of rosemary, lavender and sage growing around the base of our weash-line. the oils released scent the wash as it dries.

1:56 am

flosey

off to bed here, goodnight Dee and Rose 78 words for tomorrow

1:56 am

grannyrose

night, flosey, sleep well, hun. see you at the flip

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

nite flosey

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

do you have to bring in your herbs during your winters?

1:59 am

grannyrose

no, dee. winters aren't too harsh. they seem to survive quite well

2:01 am

grannyrose

oh, and dee? do you realise that my grandson, deacon,is 4 and my grand-daughter turns 2 this year.

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

that is great; I wasn't sure what your winters were like

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

wow amazing!!

2:01 am

grannyrose

just where did the last 4 years go?

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

Have been wondering the same thing. Your Christmas this year will be a blast.

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

How have you and hubby been feeling?

2:04 am

grannyrose

dee, i don't FEEL 60....why can't we sustain our youthful vigour?

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

How have you and hubby been feeling?

2:04 am

grannyrose

dee, i don't FEEL 60....why can't we sustain our youthful vigour?

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

great question

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

hubby didn't feel his age until his knee has been giving him fits... he looks older now while he's dealing with the pain; hope he gets rid of some of the new lines in his face when they fix his knee

2:08 am

grannyrose

blast, the 2:00 hiccup caught me again.....we are tired, mother mac's level of care has escalated. her falls are more frequenet. just recently, i had to remind himself, that WE are her eyes. he has to be very watchful. the other day, he completely ignored the fact that aglass on her table was coated in food and saliva.

2:09 am

VolleymomDee

yikes

2:10 am

grannyrose

dee, advised ruru re pain away cream, which i use for my knee, and any other muscular/bone ac4s. same offer goes to you. email me your address, and i will send a jar across for you/hubby to try.

2:12 am

VolleymomDee

I'll ask him... not sure if pain cream will help since it is a meniscal tear

2:13 am

grannyrose

i use it everyday, especially more so if i am working. it's part of my bath/shower routine. it goes on as i dress.

2:13 am

VolleymomDee

Are you still working now?

2:14 am

grannyrose

this cream reduces inflammation, bruising and oedema from injury....i didn't believe it would help me...but it definitely gets me through the better part of the day.

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

good to hear

2:16 am

grannyrose

dee, can't afford to not work...still paying off the house son and his wife are living in. the son who is still an apprentice, and his wife's pay is a pittance. only way i can help them.

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

I understand that

2:18 am

grannyrose

let me know, dee. will send it ASAP, if it works...what has hubby to lose, except the pain.

2:18 am

VolleymomDee

I'll check tomorrow.

2:18 am

VolleymomDee

Well, dear, sweet friend, I must move toward bed :)

2:18 am

VolleymomDee

Take care of yourself!

2:19 am

grannyrose

ok, dear friend, til tomorrow. sleep well

2:19 am

grannyrose

* poof *

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

Keep me posted on your landscaping!

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

sleel well!! Hugs!

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

3:04 am

rubyfoo

good morning. As usual, I seem to come on when everybody has gone to bed!

3:05 am

westford

hello ruby I have been waiting for you

3:06 am

rubyfoo

{{westford}} I am very happy to see you

3:07 am

rubyfoo

I've been playing less, lately

3:07 am

rubyfoo

especially since husband's daughter was here and "fixed" my computer

3:07 am

westford

same here ((ruby)) I keep missing you

3:07 am

westford

don't you just hate that

3:08 am

rubyfoo

I really have my hands full here with husband's declining health and memory and my new (crazy, but wonderful) puppy.

3:08 am

westford

otherwise was it a good visit?

3:08 am

rubyfoo

And my old girl Ruby has declined as well, since Max's departure

3:08 am

westford

oh the puppy..I received the picture you sent..he's just darling

3:09 am

rubyfoo

She was very helpful and easy as a guest, but talked and waved her hands around constantly. Also, it didn't please husband very much; all he has done since her departure is carp about her inadequacies

3:09 am

rubyfoo

Noise!

3:09 am

westford

poor man these should be his golden years

3:10 am

rubyfoo

hah, golden years!!!!!

3:10 am

westford

and poor you too..it's hard to stay in a good mood when you keep getting pulled down

3:10 am

westford

isn't your son due soon?

3:11 am

rubyfoo

he wanted to come on his way to India on a biz trip, but couldn't arrange it as the logistics were too tough. And then, while there, he tore a tendon in his calf, so it pretty much spoiled the trip

3:12 am

westford

oh no

3:12 am

westford

never rains but it pours

3:12 am

rubyfoo

and now, at home in Austin, he's too stubborn to stay offit. I hope his injury doesn't jeopardize this new and wonderful job!

3:12 am

westford

how did he manage to do that?

3:13 am

rubyfoo

just turned his foot while sightseeing and heard a "pop"

3:13 am

westford

ouch

3:13 am

rubyfoo

he's too heavy, I think, and that contributed to the injury

3:14 am

westford

they never stop being your kids

3:14 am

westford

won't his wife ride herd on him for awhile? lol

3:14 am

rubyfoo

he's 48, but I still worry

3:14 am

rubyfoo

she is very lackadaisical

3:15 am

westford

are you having a lovely Spring at least?

3:16 am

rubyfoo

now that the rain has stopped (it rained every day during DIL's visit), it is very beautiful and yesterday was the first time I've spent in the garden -- just weeding

3:16 am

rubyfoo

and getting my first big dose of vitamin D

3:17 am

westford

gotta love that sun

3:17 am

westford

we have your past weather now..rain and cold all week..even had some nights below freezing

3:18 am

rubyfoo

this weird winter killed several plants: my beautiful fig tree, the pampas gras, several chrysanthemums and two buddleias. The only one I care about is the fig

3:18 am

rubyfoo

nights are still in the 40's, but I don't mind that as long a it isn't raining. The mud was really getting out of hand

3:18 am

westford

that's a shame..can it be brought back?

3:19 am

westford

I remember being jealous of your warm, beautiful and long spring

3:20 am

rubyfoo

I think we are a little bit far north for figs and we had very warm weather in Feb and then an extremely cold 10 day (I think) period which did those plants in

3:21 am

rubyfoo

spring here is usually glorious

3:21 am

westford

the weather has been nuts everywhere

3:22 am

rubyfoo

and they say "bah humbug" to global warming! It has become total global weidness -- more and worse storms, unseasonable hot and/or cold, etc

3:22 am

westford

the day of the Boston Marathon on April 16th it was close to 90

3:22 am

westford

they were dropping like flies

3:22 am

rubyfoo

and that woman died, no?

3:22 am

westford

I didn't hear about that

3:23 am

rubyfoo

she was only 30, near to the finish, and it wasn't her first marathon

3:23 am

rubyfoo

I just read that 800 young American athletes die every year from undetected heart problems

3:23 am

westford

then I am glad our son-in-law didn't participate

3:24 am

rubyfoo

(I could be misremembering that number, but it shocked me)

3:24 am

westford

that's probably true

3:25 am

westford

sil and daughter flew out here from San Diego..we all went into Boston the night before the race..he's done several marathons..and the night before went up to the North End for a pasta dinner

3:26 am

rubyfoo

sounds like a smart fellow!

3:26 am

westford

he got sick during the night..thought it was food poisoning but was going to run any way

3:26 am

rubyfoo

did your daughter convince him not to?

3:27 am

westford

he and Wendy were up at the Common waiting for the bus to take him to Hopkinton where the race starts..and he was sick 4 more times

3:27 am

westford

at that point she said..

3:27 am

westford

"That's it.

3:28 am

rubyfoo

smart girl! like her mother

3:28 am

Deeha

are ypou talking about the girl that died in the London Marathin last week. She was running for Samaritans and in the next few days over a million Â£ was donated to them on line in memory

3:28 am

rubyfoo

men can be so stubborn

3:28 am

westford

oh deeha..that's so tragic and inspiring at the same time

3:28 am

rubyfoo

aaah, I mixed up the two marathons (mea culpa)

3:29 am

rubyfoo

and hello deeha

3:30 am

westford

turns out it wasn't food poisoning after all ..Wendy came down with whatever he had the next day

3:30 am

Deeha

Hello all really shouldnt be here was meant to be on a bus by now but just looked up a book I wanted to order from library ...and you know how it is!!!

3:31 am

rubyfoo

"paralyzed by intellectual pursuits, deeha"

3:32 am

westford

ruby usually makes cocktails at this time..I was hoping she'd invite me in

3:32 am

rubyfoo

half an hour left for me before the mister wants his Campari

3:33 am

Deeha

and the sun isnt even over the yard arm yet I like your style Ruby!!

3:33 am

rubyfoo

Fr word for ugly is a phantom

3:33 am

rubyfoo

OK, mixing bloody Marys for everybody

3:33 am

rubyfoo

mo5

3:34 am

westford

is that the ugly word or a real clue?

3:35 am

rubyfoo

moche is the ugly word; I tried it NOT!

3:36 am

Deeha

aha suns come out that means I ought to move. Save me a bloody mary Ruby see you all later

3:36 am

rubyfoo

bye deeha, enjoy the sun

3:36 am

westford

bye deeha hope they have your book

3:37 am

westford

I do not have a 7, 8 or 9

3:37 am

rubyfoo

nor do I

3:37 am

westford

for that matter still have 2bt

3:37 am

rubyfoo

but it is nice to relax and see you this AM

3:38 am

westford

I was just thinking the same thing

3:38 am

rubyfoo

I have 77 words and 4 bt's

3:38 am

rubyfoo

not deeling very "driven"

3:39 am

westford

I'm missing the single i and the 2 under the aa's

3:40 am

rubyfoo

me, too, same ones plus the single e and the h

3:40 am

westford

to continue with the saga..Tom is all better and they leave on May 14th for the Canary Islands and an Iron Man competition

3:40 am

rubyfoo

he must be something!

3:40 am

rubyfoo

chera

3:40 am

Dianne

im5/12 - sounds like the acid

3:40 am

westford

he'll be 50 in August..I hope he slows down

3:41 am

rubyfoo

sorry, it was inevitable

3:41 am

rubyfoo

hello dianne

3:41 am

westford

I think that single is is em4/6

3:41 am

rubyfoo

ty for the im

3:41 am

westford

hi dianne..thanks

3:41 am

Dianne

ic6/24 - the guy who delivers cold cubes

3:41 am

rubyfoo

ty you both

3:42 am

rubyfoo

I rememberr our ic****

3:42 am

Dianne

Hi to all

3:42 am

westford

ah the one who cometh?

3:42 am

Dianne

when he's lucky

3:42 am

rubyfoo

before we had a fridge

3:42 am

rubyfoo

<-- very old!

3:42 am

westford

you're not that old ruby

3:43 am

rubyfoo

69!

3:43 am

westford

and lol dianne

3:43 am

westford

I remember the waffle man

3:44 am

westford

used to make them on the back of his truck

3:44 am

rubyfoo

I never heard of a waffle man

3:44 am

westford

I can almost smell them cooking now

3:44 am

rubyfoo

I would love that!

3:45 am

westford

must have been a local thing

3:46 am

rubyfoo

makes me want pancakes for lunch

3:46 am

westford

do you have nbt now?

3:47 am

rubyfoo

yes, I finally monkeyed the h

3:48 am

rubyfoo

but still no big words

3:48 am

rubyfoo

now I want Mexican food (per the grid)

3:48 am

westford

must be there for Cinco de Mayo

3:48 am

rubyfoo

hahah

3:48 am

westford

a day early

3:49 am

rubyfoo

<-- no idea of the date

3:49 am

westford

today is Rhode Island Independence Day

3:50 am

rubyfoo

are there parades?

3:50 am

westford

FWIW

3:50 am

westford

there's nothing just rain lol

3:50 am

rubyfoo

??

3:51 am

westford

for what it's worth

3:51 am

rubyfoo

I used to love parades, especially marching bands

3:51 am

rubyfoo

aah, never saw that before

3:51 am

westford

I know. Every city is so broke they can't pay attention

3:52 am

rubyfoo

haha, Fr small salad green is here

3:52 am

westford

did it work?

3:52 am

rubyfoo

yup

3:52 am

rubyfoo

almost like ugly

3:53 am

westford

stats?

3:53 am

rubyfoo

ma5/16

3:53 am

westford

I should have paid attention when my mother and grandmother were speaking French

3:54 am

rubyfoo

just before masculine

3:54 am

westford

got it merci

3:54 am

rubyfoo

de rien

3:56 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, time for me to tend bar! still not big words but thank you for the lovely chat!

3:56 am

Dianne

tr 8 - first four letter of what the horse runs around plus first four letter of the word for food that is prepared in your house.

3:56 am

Dianne

then plural

3:56 am

westford

bye and hugs ruby so nice to see you too

3:56 am

westford

ooh thank you dianne

3:57 am

rubyfoo

can't see it, alas!

3:58 am

rubyfoo

got it

3:58 am

rubyfoo

ty ty

3:58 am

westford

me too !

3:58 am

Dianne

sa 7 - Indian dress but drip last letter + state of being unconscious - then plural

3:59 am

rubyfoo

will work on the 7's after lunch

3:59 am

rubyfoo

now we've gone from Mexican food to diseases!!!

3:59 am

rubyfoo

ty dianne

4:00 am

westford

Montezuma's Revenge

4:00 am

rubyfoo

rofl!

4:00 am

westford

nbs thanks to dianne

4:02 am

westford

ma 8/50 Crispus Attucks died in the Boston Ma******

4:07 am

Dianne

any clues before I go?

4:07 am

westford

no thanks dianne still have too many left..thanks for the help

4:08 am

Dianne

o.k. then see you tomorrow

4:08 am

westford

time for me to get some sleep

4:08 am

westford

bye and poof

4:56 am

NonoNanette

ain

5:31 am

MollyL

Aye

5:40 am

gran

Not seeing st 7/32 - any clues please

5:46 am

ladycece920

sorry gran I don't see it either

5:46 am

MollyL

st + ** you wish + most people don't like l*** beans

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

tx molly!

5:47 am

ladycece920

thanks Molly, new word for me

5:47 am

MollyL

The definition was enough to send me running for more coffee.

5:48 am

ladycece920

i see what you mean!!

5:48 am

MollyL

Strophes, antistrophes...yee Gods.

5:51 am

gran

Took some searching but found it

6:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

No samwich?

6:18 am

MollyL

No samich either

6:20 am

TheLegend

a

6:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

No macher?

6:29 am

ChampFit

What do you have if you take someone else's cheese? :)

6:30 am

ChampFit

na5/14!!!! I can't help it, that joke cracks me up! Good morning all...

6:31 am

MollyL

Morning Champ

6:32 am

ChampFit

thx for the st7 Molly

6:33 am

MollyL

: )

6:56 am

carleekat

good morning all

6:57 am

carleekat

am getting ready to head off for camp this weekend :) the season has begun!

7:00 am

uusue2

morning all!

7:00 am

carleekat

hi sue

7:01 am

uusue2

hi carlee!

7:01 am

car.eeyore

good morning!

7:01 am

carleekat

hi car.ee too

7:02 am

uusue2

hi car!

7:02 am

carleekat

am packing for camp...wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

7:02 am

car.eeyore

You are very brave!

7:03 am

carleekat

no..i am very immature...i cant wait..so much fun!!!!!!!!

7:03 am

uusue2

sounds like fun!!

7:05 am

carleekat

i am trying to figure out what book to bring

7:05 am

carleekat

for reading later before bed

7:07 am

car.eeyore

<--- doesn't like the i's today.... :(

7:08 am

carleekat

not doing grid

7:08 am

car.eeyore

Really?!?! Just hanging in Babble Land?

7:08 am

uusue2

I am still missing the i under the a, as well as the lower right e and h

7:08 am

carleekat

i just popped on to see who was here

7:09 am

car.eeyore

Wheeee!

7:09 am

carleekat

and am trying to figure out what to take to camp for my reading pleasure

7:09 am

car.eeyore

em 4/6

7:09 am

car.eeyore

same word with an H at the beginning for he 5/16

7:10 am

car.eeyore

Hmmm...not much of a reader....A good Agatha Christie book would be my choice!

7:10 am

car.eeyore

How many nights are you camping?

7:10 am

carleekat

just 2 and i start back into school next week..greek philosophers

7:11 am

uusue2

thanks, car!!

7:12 am

periwinkle

help with i above the w pls

7:12 am

periwinkle

and help with the 9 too pls

7:12 am

car.eeyore

Hi peri! We are all still looking for that i, I think!

7:14 am

periwinkle

ok

7:14 am

lbdawger

the i you want rhymes with crying herb

7:14 am

car.eeyore

Got it! IN 5/10

7:14 am

periwinkle

ty

7:14 am

periwinkle

put an m in front for another word too

7:14 am

bubba218

finito!

7:15 am

car.eeyore

congrats bubba!

7:15 am

car.eeyore

Morning Dawg!

7:16 am

lbdawger

good morning everyone. Hi car!! clue for the lone i, 4th column?

7:16 am

periwinkle

im5/12

7:17 am

Angelsong

morning, all. I got up way too early...anyone have a clue for the mi7/36, please?

7:17 am

lbdawger

ty, peri

7:17 am

uusue2

yay bubba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:17 am

car.eeyore

Hi Angel!

7:17 am

uusue2

and hi, lbd, bubba, angel, peri!

7:17 am

periwinkle

yw

7:18 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:18 am

uusue2

and thanks for the i, now I have nbt!

7:18 am

car.eeyore

7:18 am

car.eeyore

Ty Peri for the im! NBT!

7:19 am

lbdawger

hi uu

7:20 am

car.eeyore

uusue...are you officially retired yet?

7:20 am

Scrabbler

Good day Babble buddies.

7:20 am

car.eeyore

Hi Scrabbler!

7:20 am

uusue2

not yet, car, my party is today but my official last day is June 30

7:20 am

Scrabbler

How exciting, Sue!

7:21 am

uusue2

but my last class was yesterday; finals are next week, and once they are graded I won't have much more to do

7:21 am

uusue2

hi, scrabs!!

7:22 am

bubba218

mi6 behave badly, then pl for the

7:22 am

Scrabbler

TY, bubba.

7:23 am

bichon

Hi Scrab, sue, bubba

7:24 am

kje

anyone have the st7?

7:24 am

lbdawger

gm, scrabs, bubba, bichon, kje

7:24 am

bichon

just started kj

7:25 am

kje

hi lbd

7:25 am

kje

et al

7:25 am

uusue2

hi bichon and kje!

7:26 am

bichon

Party today sue.

7:26 am

uusue2

PARTY! PARTY! PARTY! :-)

7:27 am

bichon

Do you have your speech done?

7:27 am

uusue2

speech?

7:27 am

bichon

for your party?

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Hi kje and Bichon!

7:28 am

uusue2

I'll probably just spend a couple of minutes thanking everybody, saying what fun it's been, and threatening not to go away :-)

7:28 am

kje

ok, found it

7:28 am

bichon

Nobody at Wesleyan who retires [profs] seems to go away. They stay and do research

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Spew wisdom and lessons learned.

7:29 am

uusue2

it looks like I will probably have a PhD student to supervise over the next year, and my chair wants me to come back and teach some special courses - retirement for faculty mostly means no more committees :-)

7:29 am

kje

sounds like heaven usue

7:30 am

uusue2

exactly :-)

7:30 am

bichon

do you keep your office sue? Wesleyan has a special house for retired profs to hold office hours

7:31 am

uusue2

I'll keep it until they need it for someone else; I told the chair that if he wants me to teach I will need an office

7:31 am

uusue2

my office is already far away from everybody else's so it probably won't be in much demand

7:32 am

lbdawger

okay, kje...new maxine for you.

7:34 am

Scrabbler

:-( Today is my father's birthday and 1 mo since he died. He is so missed.

7:34 am

car.eeyore

7:34 am

lbdawger

(((Scrabs)))

7:34 am

uusue2

oh, scrabs, I am so sorry!!! anniversaries are very tough. How is your mom doing?

7:35 am

kje

so sorry scrab - was the same with m y mom. died dec 14, bd 1/10 - totally sucks. hope you took the day off

7:35 am

Scrabbler

Mom is doing better than I expected. She is sad and does cry, but she is making good decisions with moving forward.

7:36 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, I am so sorry

7:36 am

car.eeyore

I am happy to hear that. With all the support she is getting from you and the family, it must be easier for her.

7:37 am

Scrabbler

I am still quite numb most of the time, sad, and having episodes of severe anxiety.

7:37 am

bichon

Scrabs, my Dad died over 6 years ago and I think of him every day

7:37 am

kje

that is normal, scrab... it has only been a month, your emotions are bound to be labile

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, Bobby's Dad died March 2011 and he is still upset. He speaks of him a great deal.

7:38 am

Scrabbler

Every so often it hits me. He died, he's gone.

7:39 am

car.eeyore

A gentleman who truly was like a father to me, passed away almost three years ago. I think of him all the time and light a candle in his honor almost every Sunday. He is buried in a cemetary right down the street from our house. Whenever I drive by , I can see the hill where he is buried and I say "Hi" to him. I miss him so much, but I know that he is with me all the time.

7:39 am

lbdawger

but he's still alive in your heart and memories

7:39 am

Scrabbler

((Bobby))

7:39 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers ")

7:39 am

car.eeyore

Hello Nono!

7:39 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nanette

7:39 am

uusue2

hi nono!

7:39 am

lbdawger

gm, nono

7:39 am

Anniebrook

hi nono

7:39 am

uusue2

and hi annie!

7:40 am

car.eeyore

When we were at the wedding reception last weekend, I kept seeing him. It was really weird.

7:40 am

Anniebrook

hi sue...have a great time at your party tonight

7:40 am

Scrabbler

I am not sure if I will go to the cemetery today. I don't feel like I must go there to be with him. His body is there, his spirit is everywhere.

7:40 am

NonoNanette

Scrabs all the firsts are tough but you seem to have strong family ties and that will help you all make it thru

7:41 am

NonoNanette

what are the stats for the 9 please

7:42 am

Matches

clue for os 7/32

7:42 am

lbdawger

hi ((annie))

7:42 am

car.eeyore

It is important to remember that Scrabs. I know so many people who feel guilty because they don't go to the grave. That is just a marker. The spirit of the one you love is with you...all the time!

7:42 am

Anniebrook

tr 9/72

7:42 am

MollyL

Scrabs, that is exactly the way I feel about cemeteries.

7:42 am

car.eeyore

Hi Molly!

7:42 am

Anniebrook

hi (((dawg)))

7:42 am

NonoNanette

ty annie

7:42 am

lbdawger

don't have it matches.

7:43 am

car.eeyore

Annie, does it have to do with the throat?

7:43 am

Anniebrook

its a plural nono

7:43 am

Scrabbler

I have conversations with my Dad. He would have loved watching the hockey play-offs too, any sports events.

7:43 am

hurshy

phantom: ostrich

7:43 am

car.eeyore

That is awesome Scrabs1

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hurshy

7:44 am

car.eeyore

Hello Hurshy!

7:44 am

hurshy

hi

7:44 am

bichon

I have pictures of him with my two children. The pictures sit where I can see him

7:44 am

NonoNanette

found the 9, nbt and nbs now

7:45 am

car.eeyore

Zack misses his "grampy" and asks to go to the grave site.

7:45 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! city near seattle

7:45 am

Scrabbler

Tacoma

7:45 am

car.eeyore

Oh my goodness...his name is in the grid this morning!

7:45 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

7:45 am

lbdawger

well done, nono

7:45 am

Scrabbler

Clue for the 9?

7:46 am

MollyL

Your Dad, Car?

7:46 am

car.eeyore

I keep trying "throat" words but they are not working.

7:46 am

flosey

good morning everyone

7:47 am

lbdawger

gm, flosey

7:47 am

car.eeyore

Not technically my dad, but close enough! His name was Casimer (which is almost in the grid) and we called him Cas

7:47 am

car.eeyore

Hi Flosey!

7:47 am

flosey

tr8 and 9 medical term

7:47 am

NonoNanette

scrabs, an eye infection for tr8 and pl for the 9

7:47 am

lbdawger

hi hursh, molly and anyone else i didn't see

7:48 am

MollyL

Funny those little nudges we get from The Universe.

7:48 am

car.eeyore

No kidding! Just another reminder to me that he is here!

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Ah, Chlamydia tr______tis.

7:48 am

Scrabbler

TY, Nono

7:49 am

NonoNanette

your most welcome, knew that clue would work for you

7:49 am

Scrabbler

I am going to the kitchen to prepare a breakfast buffet for us.

7:50 am

uusue2

got them, nbs! thanks!

7:50 am

car.eeyore

Ugh! Once again, the eye conditions elude me. I am so bad at my job!

7:50 am

car.eeyore

Just fruit for me please Scrabs!

7:50 am

NonoNanette

awaiting your return scrabs, I'm hungry

7:51 am

car.eeyore

I actually need to scoot. I have to get my work done and then take Mom to the doctor. She is not feeling well this morning...very dizzy.

7:51 am

MollyL

Car, as a friend of mine says, "it's a thin veil between there and here, we just don't see through it most of the time".

7:51 am

uusue2

bye, car, good luck to your mom!

7:51 am

MollyL

Hope your Mom feels better, Car.

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Exactly! I do try to be open to it though.

7:51 am

NonoNanette

bye Car.ee hope your mom feels better soon

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Thank you all! {[hugs}} and Love to you all today.

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Breakfast feast for all! Pancakes, waffles, French toast, oatmeal, cold cereals, eggs, toast, bagels, fruit, tea, coffee...anything I forgot?

7:54 am

uusue2

yum, scrabs!

7:54 am

Scrabbler

I am eating a delicious tangelo.

7:54 am

NonoNanette

sounds delightful Scrabs, I'll have some oatmeal with fruit and a coffee

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Wonderful, scrabbs...helps myself to eggs, bagels and fruit.

7:56 am

72 Temple Owl

blueberries?:)

7:57 am

NonoNanette

hi TO

7:57 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl :)

7:57 am

uusue2

hi TO!

7:58 am

NonoNanette

cis

7:59 am

72 Temple Owl

hi!

7:59 am

lbdawger

hi TO. must send hubs off to work...bbl

8:00 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl

8:00 am

72 Temple Owl

nice to see you all

8:00 am

scrambler

good mornin!

8:01 am

Anniebrook

glad youre here, Owl

8:01 am

Anniebrook

morning, scrambler

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Hi Scrambler

8:01 am

scrambler

hi scrabbler!

8:01 am

uusue2

hi scrambler!

8:02 am

scrambler

hi usue2! :3

8:02 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Maybe I'll return tonight. Enjoy the day all. Enjoy your party, Sue.

8:02 am

72 Temple Owl

just stopping in to say hi. i am on summer hiatus a bit early

8:03 am

72 Temple Owl

sc(((scrabs)))

8:03 am

uusue2

thanks, scrabs! be good to yourself...

8:05 am

Anniebrook

have a peaceful day, scrabbs

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

ok, time to get going. have a great day everyone and happy babbling

8:06 am

Anniebrook

You too, Owl

8:06 am

NonoNanette

bye scrabs have a great day

8:06 am

uusue2

bye TO! good to see you!

8:06 am

NonoNanette

bye TO you have a great day as well

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

nono, what is the caption on your avatar? she looks like my missy

8:08 am

NonoNanette

it says "Do I look like a witch too you?"

8:09 am

NonoNanette

She was my witchy cat would just as soon snarl and hiss at you

8:09 am

scrambler

just updated with babble.

8:09 am

Matches

clue for os 7 and st 7 please

8:09 am

NonoNanette

she was a torty and very tempramental

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

lol well mine certainly was a witch or another word that rhymes with it. is she yours?

8:10 am

NonoNanette

She was mine but passed several year ago at the age of 17

8:11 am

NonoNanette

I find that to be very characteristic of most Torties TO

8:11 am

uusue2

yay scrambler! Welcome!

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

interesting. her brother was organe and tempermentally they are big sociable lugs

8:12 am

Anniebrook

Welcome to Babbleland, scrambler

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i alwyas thought it was the oriental in her, a talker and wicked smart

8:12 am

scrambler

tu Anniebrook!

8:14 am

NonoNanette

Matches, the sc7 is a medical term having to do with cancer

8:15 am

scrambler

thanks usue2

8:15 am

Matches

do you mean st?

8:16 am

hurshy

no, sa

8:16 am

NonoNanette

oh sorry i looked at wrong word

8:17 am

NonoNanette

that was the sa7

8:17 am

72 Temple Owl

bye!

8:17 am

Anniebrook

bye Owl

8:18 am

NonoNanette

st7 add first vowel plus the game ***** says

8:18 am

NonoNanette

bye TO

8:19 am

NonoNanette

geesh i give rotten clues ... st + first vowel + the game ***on says + first vowel again

8:20 am

hurshy

how come we can have types of cancer but not chemo?

8:20 am

crosshair

good morning everyone..i must need a tea nono,even that corrected clue is blinding poor crossy

8:20 am

uusue2

ummm.....

8:20 am

uusue2

worked for me, hurshy...

8:20 am

NonoNanette

morning Crossy

8:20 am

uusue2

hi crossy!

8:21 am

Matches

ty nono got it

8:21 am

hurshy

oh, oops. sorry.

8:21 am

crosshair

off you go hursh

8:21 am

crosshair

howdy suze;))

8:21 am

uusue2

nice clue, though :-)

8:24 am

MollyL

Ah the game is ***on Says, where you do what **mon Says

8:24 am

crosshair

ahh! ty molly

8:24 am

Matches

still need os 7/32 for Fireworkks.

8:24 am

MollyL

I had to think on that a bit to come up with it.

8:25 am

MollyL

os7/32...os + you bet at the race ****k + first vowel

8:25 am

NonoNanette

os + ****k and field + first vowel

8:26 am

MollyL

Nono and I are tag team cluing : )

8:26 am

NonoNanette

ummm Molly nice clue but to the PB for you

8:26 am

crosshair

ty molly,nono

8:26 am

uusue2

good clue, too! Thanks!

8:26 am

MollyL

Ah yes, off I go.

8:26 am

hurshy

two more O and two more R will give me the whole edge grey

8:26 am

Matches

ty nono and molly, got it and fireworks. GREAT clues.

8:27 am

NonoNanette

wtg Matches

8:27 am

uusue2

yay matches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!

8:27 am

Anniebrook

congrats, matches

8:27 am

hurshy

i have: ra4, 5, 4, re6, 5, what do i need?

8:28 am

Anniebrook

clue for ac 7 please

8:28 am

Matches

should be ra4, 4, 5, 5, 4.

8:29 am

NonoNanette

ac + what sounds like the dried grape

8:30 am

crosshair

ty nono

8:31 am

Anniebrook

thanks Nono!

8:31 am

NonoNanette

yw

8:35 am

crosshair

found a nice ic 6/24:)

8:37 am

NonoNanette

ah thanks Crossy and now off to the PB for you as well

8:38 am

crosshair

off i go...

8:38 am

NonoNanette

There shuld still be some of Scab's breakfast buffet left in there

8:39 am

sheila48

Nono. Don't get the ac7, any other tip?

8:39 am

NonoNanette

the gaming Hedge hog is here

8:41 am

NonoNanette

ac + sun god + a grave mistake

8:43 am

sheila48

Thx

8:55 am

crosshair

yaa k,s are done:))

8:56 am

crosshair

babblets all

8:57 am

NonoNanette

wtg crossy, still looking for a couple of them

8:58 am

NonoNanette

ah found them

8:59 am

crosshair

the lone i is an im5/12 and sounds like a type of acid

9:00 am

crosshair

more like in humans when doing blood work and such

9:01 am

crosshair

and the lone e is an em4 a common babblet

9:05 am

roncook

clue for the Mi 6/24

9:06 am

Anniebrook

mi6/24 ---to behave badly or not get a cue

9:06 am

roncook

ta just got it.

9:14 am

sandrafrances

hi. how ,many words todas

9:14 am

sandrafrances

hi. how ,many words today please

9:15 am

dcseain

morning, yall! I stumbled a loely picture of fiddleheads, that i put in my profile for Dee

9:15 am

dcseain

189, sandra

9:15 am

sandrafrances

thanks

9:17 am

Mr Bob

Morning friends

9:18 am

roncook

1520hrs here,g`day.

9:19 am

lbdawger

hi again, everyone. clue for the ch5.16?

9:19 am

Mr Bob

misact

9:20 am

Anniebrook

ch 5/16 is a procedure for cancer

9:20 am

lbdawger

ty, annie...i'll take my fish as sushi

9:20 am

Anniebrook

not fishable, dawg

9:21 am

Mr Bob

Sorrry. Not awke yet

9:21 am

lbdawger

darn, was hoping for sushi! :-)

9:21 am

Mr Bob

sorry. Not awake yet

9:21 am

lbdawger

np, mr bob

9:22 am

Anniebrook

Okay then *puts a nice plate of sushi out for dawg* instead of flinging it at her

9:22 am

lbdawger

:-) thanks, annie!

9:24 am

crosshair

name that automated coffee machine that takes the single serve coffees and teas and such.tis in the grid today

9:25 am

Anniebrook

cant do, crossy, it's a word

9:25 am

crosshair

is it??

9:25 am

crosshair

it is not taking it

9:25 am

godthaab

Name that Proper Noun - Austrian dessert!

9:25 am

Anniebrook

W B Ma*** is the one I have

9:26 am

Anniebrook

Is there another?

9:26 am

crosshair

we must be thinking different machines annie

9:27 am

Anniebrook

I think we are, crossy

9:28 am

holly16

keurig?

9:28 am

flosey

saico is in the grid but not accepted

9:28 am

crosshair

its competition holly

9:29 am

lbdawger

the japanese watch...spelled seiko

9:29 am

flosey

and good morning again, was up too early but went back to bed

9:29 am

crosshair

howdy flosey

9:29 am

flosey

coffee machine is saico

9:30 am

crosshair

never heard of that one

9:30 am

lbdawger

ahh, not much into fancy coffee machines.

9:30 am

flosey

hi crossy, lbd, Annie, holly

9:30 am

Erda

saeco

9:30 am

holly16

hi flosey

9:31 am

flosey

daughter & sil bought us one for Christmas a few years back and thoroughly enjoying it

9:31 am

lbdawger

hi flosey, erda, crossy, holly

9:31 am

crosshair

we love the machine because we are not forever throwing out half pots of tea or coffee

9:31 am

crosshair

and if one person wants tea and another coffee and a third espresso,it is an easy thing

9:31 am

crosshair

howdy lbd

9:32 am

holly16

love my Keurig --- on our third one

9:32 am

flosey

I still prefer the kettle for making tea

9:32 am

Anniebrook

hi flosey:)

9:32 am

crosshair

ok,times up anyways,our machine is a tassimo

9:32 am

dcseain

agreed re kettle for tea, flosey.

9:32 am

Erda

Pavoni here

9:33 am

lbdawger

i'm never in so much of a hurry that i can't wait for the kettle to boil.

9:33 am

lbdawger

and if i am...there's the microwave.

9:33 am

crosshair

like i say,when you are doing 4 different orders,it is much better

9:34 am

crosshair

my son loves his fr vanillia,my mrs is a coffee fiend while i enjoy my ceylon pekoe tea

9:35 am

lbdawger

phantom, ostrich

9:36 am

crosshair

acck! invisible flightless giant birds!!

9:36 am

flosey

ah, coffee only in the morning here

9:36 am

flosey

have you eaten ostrich meat?

9:37 am

crosshair

coffed burns me too badly nowadays.bad gut rot

9:37 am

dcseain

invisible flightless giant birds what are good eating

9:37 am

flosey

some have been raised on Van. Island

9:37 am

crosshair

no but i have had bear,snake,groundhog,moose,deer,elk,bi
son ..etc

9:38 am

flosey

I don't care for the wild meat, has a stronger flavour

9:38 am

crosshair

crayfish,porcupine,squid,octopus,eel

9:38 am

flosey

did have bear once, they tried to tell me it was just like beaf, perhaps?

9:39 am

Krysten

We had a tassimo and never used it. My hubby ended up taking it to work with him.

9:39 am

crosshair

it is a very,very gamey meat flosey

9:39 am

lbdawger

i'm with you, flosey. not into wild meat. although bison is good and an occassional moose.

9:39 am

lbdawger

bear is too gamey, greasy, and tough! gag

9:40 am

crosshair

like i said,very gamey

9:40 am

flosey

they're selling bison here now in the Grocery store, I'm told it's better than beef - healthier?

9:40 am

lbdawger

much healthier, very lean

9:40 am

crosshair

no snake is very nice,rattler chunks battered and deep fried..mm

9:40 am

crosshair

bison is a nice meat flosey

9:41 am

lbdawger

almost any piece can be compared to a prime cut of beef

9:41 am

crosshair

and moose of course is nice but very lean ,so you must add to it sometimes

9:41 am

flosey

so I'm told, not as fatty but just as tender?

9:41 am

Krysten

wow...my chat is sooooo slllooooowww today!

9:42 am

flosey

that happened to me a few days ago Krysten, red boxes and messages not taken

9:42 am

lbdawger

a whole lot tender! i love bison. wish we could afford it in roasts and steaks. burger is okay, but rather expensive for ground meat

9:43 am

Krysten

I think it's the network at work here. Always hit and miss.

9:43 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!! twisty tricky grid.

9:44 am

flosey

wtg lbd, good for you

9:44 am

flosey

15 to go here

9:44 am

Anniebrook

yay for dawg!!!!

9:44 am

lbdawger

go flosey!

9:45 am

flosey

still very tired, up earlier, back to bed, still can't wake up

9:45 am

crosshair

poor flosey:(

9:46 am

lbdawger

are you catching a cold?

9:47 am

flosey

don't feel sick at all, just very tired, strange

9:48 am

stevedallas

good morning all and how many words today thanks

9:48 am

flosey

12

9:48 am

lbdawger

take it easy, nap when you need to and drink lots of fluids.

9:48 am

flosey

good morning steve

9:48 am

lbdawger

189 steve

9:48 am

flosey

will do that lbd, tks

9:49 am

sprite

hello Babble friends :)

9:49 am

lbdawger

(((flosey)))

9:49 am

lbdawger

hi sprite

9:49 am

flosey

good morning sprite, nice to see you

9:49 am

sprite

hey dawg and flosey!

9:49 am

squrell2

good morning

9:50 am

sprite

morning squrell

9:50 am

flosey

hello squrell

9:51 am

flosey

don't believe I've met you squrell, tho I see you've been playing for a while

9:51 am

sprite

any big or very weird K words?

9:51 am

lbdawger

hi squrell

9:51 am

rururocks

nope sprite all little ones

9:51 am

lbdawger

no, the k's aren't too bad

9:51 am

squrell2

flosey yea i've been playing for years. pop into chat sometimes,,been awhile though..nice to meet ya

9:52 am

crosshair

the k words are all babblets,to me anyways sprite

9:52 am

sprite

thanks :)
Hi ruru!

9:52 am

sprite

hiya crossy :) *hugs*

9:52 am

lbdawger

hi ru

9:52 am

crosshair

((sprite))

9:53 am

flosey

9

9:53 am

flosey

7

9:53 am

rururocks

morning sprite, flosey, lb, crossy.. and squirrel

9:54 am

squrell2

morning ru

9:54 am

crosshair

you know what they say about the inner voices sprite,it is ok to have them,it is ok to talk with them,it is ok the argue with them or chat with them on a rainy day but as soon as you start doing what the voices tell you to do you are in trouble!

9:54 am

crosshair

howdy ruru

9:54 am

sprite

yay! First ka4 is weird. Means cheese in dutch.

9:54 am

rururocks

<--was hoping a fresh start would help find more words.. but no go

9:54 am

sprite

well I should be ok then, crossy! I am not inclined to do as I am told ;)

9:57 am

sprite

*shakes ruru to bring remaining brain cells in new and fresh order*

9:58 am

rururocks

not much help there sprite..there aren't enough left

9:58 am

sprite

I will admit it was an act of desperation ;)

9:59 am

flosey

ah come one ru, the punster is a pretty sharp guy

9:59 am

rururocks

I think the village people would be pissed that ma5-man wouldn't be accepted

10:00 am

squrell2

lol

10:00 am

sprite

lol

10:02 am

lbdawger

only one M, ru.

10:04 am

sprite

if we can have psst, then why not ssst?

10:04 am

flosey

fireworks and back to bed, bb at flip

10:05 am

sprite

sleep well, flosey. I hope it will do you good!

10:05 am

rururocks

back to bed? ..lol

10:06 am

squrell2

by flosey sleep well

10:07 am

sprite

the older I get, the more I appreciate my bed... and sleeping!

10:07 am

crosshair

todays crossy brunch is his famouse texas style french toast cooked all golden brown in creamery butter and some mini potato pancakes all nice and crispy with a dish of chilled home made apple sauce for dipping them in:)

10:07 am

sprite

sounds delish as usual, crossy!

10:08 am

rururocks

beds aren't for sleeping sprite ;)

10:08 am

sprite

well some activities that some people associate with beds, I can do almost everywhere :)
And afterwards it is great to sleep!

10:09 am

rururocks

(nice comeback)

10:10 am

sprite

:D

10:13 am

lbdawger

belated whooo hooooo Flosey!! rest well.

10:14 am

sprite

hush dawg, don't wake her up!

10:14 am

lbdawger

*oops...whispers, sweet dreams, flosey*

10:14 am

sprite

:)

10:15 am

Anniebrook

Done.

10:15 am

sprite

wtg Annie !

10:15 am

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo ANNIE!!

10:18 am

Anniebrook

bye everyone, have a great day

10:18 am

sprite

you too, Annie.

10:19 am

sprite

so... about the biggies... are they all unwords or am I just being blind?

10:20 am

rururocks

*wondering if sprite's kitchen is padded anywhere*

10:20 am

scrambler

8's & 9's have to do with cancer and parts of the body affected

10:21 am

sprite

thanks scrambler

10:21 am

sprite

*looks around and wonders if there are kitchens in padded cells*

10:22 am

scrambler

ma8/50 what happened to custer out west

10:23 am

scrambler

i should say his armies as he left his brother and rode away

10:23 am

sprite

oh! Thanks!

10:23 am

rururocks

he did? I thought he died too?

10:24 am

scrambler

he did die but not on the front lines with everyone else!

10:25 am

sprite

bad boy

10:25 am

scrambler

hence the name yellowtail

10:27 am

sprite

on the other hand, dieing is overrated

10:27 am

scrambler

supposed to have left for a fresh horse. His bros lay dying as her returned to die, yes it is overrated! :3

10:28 am

rururocks

wow.. scrambler.. I didn't know that.. I know he was a savage monster and mercilessly killed innocent indians

10:29 am

sprite

no place like Babble. I learn something new every day.

10:29 am

scrambler

yes he was a savage and monster and serial killer! The sioux called him yellowtail not just for that but for his other murderous acts like killing women children etc

10:30 am

sprite

so despiccable.

10:30 am

scrambler

le sigh!

10:30 am

rururocks

yes.. I read a book about him.. but it surprisingly didn't cover that battle.. it was more about how the indians were removed from the west

10:31 am

lbdawger

sanitized history, ru

10:31 am

viajes

good morning all

10:31 am

lbdawger

hi via

10:31 am

sprite

most people don't want to know how bad it was

10:31 am

sprite

hi viajes!

10:32 am

scrambler

Did you ever read Black Elk Speaks or the Battle of Little Bighorn, great reads! See you later, must work! hi viajes!:3

10:32 am

lbdawger

bad, cruel, ugly. down right barbaric

10:32 am

rururocks

I read the battle of little bighorn..

10:32 am

sprite

Battle of Little Bighorn, yes. Will look upp the other one.

10:33 am

lbdawger

black elk speaks and battle are both very good books. both are often used as supllementalhistory books here

10:33 am

sprite

that is a very good thing, if you ask me

10:33 am

lbdawger

supplemental (space) history...

10:33 am

sprite

(which you didn't, I know)

10:34 am

lbdawger

you are wise, sprite! :0

10:34 am

sprite

LOL

10:39 am

Flask1

Afternoon everyone!

10:39 am

sprite

hi Flask!

10:39 am

Flask1

clues please for st7/32 and st6/18 please?

10:40 am

sprite

sorry, I have neither yet

10:41 am

Flask1

ok..thanxx...

10:41 am

crosshair

yup,re: history books,always remember that most are written by the victors...

10:42 am

Flask1

does anyone else have either of them please?

10:42 am

sprite

very true, crossy. And therefore never objective

10:42 am

stevedallas

st+donkey is the st6

10:42 am

lbdawger

working out a clue, flask

10:42 am

stevedallas

with another consonant inserted

10:43 am

Flask1

thanx lbd....

10:43 am

sprite

ah, the blinky stones. Thanks steve

10:44 am

crosshair

ty steve

10:45 am

lbdawger

st7 in greek tragedy the choral ode. (yeah like we know that). st + ** you like it + me, myself and * + not pa

10:46 am

sprite

ahhhhh that ode! *tries to look intelligent*

10:46 am

sprite

and thanks, dawg

10:46 am

Flask1

thanx lbd

10:46 am

crosshair

ty lbd

10:46 am

Flask1

steve, don't understand your clue at all

10:48 am

crosshair

st+ cons+ donkey

10:49 am

sprite

the bling bling stones on clothes, Flask.

10:49 am

Flask1

perfect crossy! thanx!

10:49 am

crosshair

:)

10:50 am

sprite

note the lack of a comma there. Perfect crossy!

10:50 am

crosshair

not to worry sprite,a grammar nazi,i am not

10:51 am

sprite

of course not. You are perfect!

10:51 am

crosshair

lol

10:51 am

Flask1

lol.....

10:52 am

sprite

*grins*

10:52 am

crosshair

sometimes,just for the heck of it,i will type everything in uppercase with no periods,or commas,that way it sounds exciting and important! lol

10:53 am

crosshair

a nice big breathless run on:)

10:53 am

sprite

JUSTFORTHEHECKOFIT

10:53 am

sprite

hm... yeah... I see what you mean.

10:54 am

crosshair

Or To Be rEaLlY AnNoYiNg...

10:54 am

sprite

arrrrgh!

10:55 am

crosshair

or

10:55 am

crosshair

people

10:55 am

crosshair

who

10:55 am

crosshair

msn

10:55 am

crosshair

like

10:55 am

crosshair

this

10:56 am

viajes

you should give a workshop, crossy!

10:56 am

sprite

whaaaaaa crossy!

10:56 am

crosshair

my brother is horrid that way

10:57 am

sprite

very tiring

10:58 am

lbdawger

must toddle off and be constructive somehow. hagd everyone!

10:59 am

sprite

bye dawg, you too :)

10:59 am

crosshair

tc lbd

11:00 am

crosshair

here is a bit i find funny in the regard of internet typing manners...

11:00 am

crosshair

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/minor_dif
ferences

11:00 am

crosshair

mm,well the first one,the other are a bit of a chuckle

11:01 am

sprite

must be off, dinner is served here. Bye all!

11:01 am

crosshair

tc sprite

11:01 am

viajes

samwich is in the grid...

11:02 am

bojazz

no. samwich is in my tummy!! :)

11:03 am

Flask1

bye sprite

11:10 am

crosshair

and now for crossys tidbit of the day(with the utmost respect for steve jobs who is no longer with us) http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple

11:15 am

rolin

hmmm..having a problem seeing any words from the first column 's'

11:16 am

amelu0218

they're sk

11:16 am

rolin

ya know as soon as i posted isaw them..lol

11:17 am

amelu0218

naturally, lol

11:18 am

rolin

oh how close is ostrich...

11:27 am

MollyL

I think a lot of people saw ostrich today. : )

11:33 am

rururocks

that's kind of sticking your neck out a bit

11:41 am

MollyL

Sorry, having trouble reading with head buried in the sand.

11:54 am

rururocks

well that's a beach

11:56 am

jmcnrick

everybody into the water! *splash*

11:56 am

jmcnrick

yikes! it's too cold!

12:11 pm

Woodhood

caiman

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

ty woodhood ;-

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

but wrong box! :-)

12:16 pm

MollyL

*Tosses JMC a beach towel*

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

Thanks. . . but at least i was a good shade of blue!

12:18 pm

MollyL

*Opens beer cooler and puts out fried chicken picnic*

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmm looks wonderful!

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

*puts up a beach umbrella to keep the rain off*

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

any cole slaw?

12:21 pm

Dorens

h

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi dorens

12:23 pm

Dorens

hi j. molly, etc

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

this grid is a bear :-(

12:25 pm

uusue2

good afternoon, all!

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi uu

12:26 pm

uusue2

hi, jmc!

12:27 pm

MollyL

Of course cole slaw. And potato salad.

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

yum!

12:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and fried chicken! (or broasted, whetever) hi ll

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

*passes dorens and uu each a beer and a plate*

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi book!

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

*passes book a beer*

12:28 pm

uusue2

hi gwen!

12:28 pm

uusue2

*fills plate*

12:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

passes beer back to jm (hee hee)

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

no beer? would you rather have a soda (or pop as the case may be)

12:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ice water 8-)

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

oh sparkling? with a lime wedge?

12:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ice water and chocolate. they go good together

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

molls did you pack the chocolate?

12:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

left column done, woot

12:31 pm

MollyL

Yes, and the chocolate cake. (Always ready)

12:31 pm

bichon

hello again folks

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

i am a great believer in getting your calories in food you love!

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi bichon have a plate

12:31 pm

bichon

I am missing the lower e

12:31 pm

uusue2

hi bichon!

12:32 pm

bichon

food, yummy, just after lunch titme

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

me too

12:32 pm

uusue2

em4/6

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

well if you already had lunch you won't over eat! lol

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

ty uu

12:32 pm

bichon

ty sue

12:33 pm

bichon

how was your party or has it not happened yet

12:33 pm

uusue2

it's this afternoon, bichon

12:33 pm

bichon

so you'll be saving your appetite

12:34 pm

bichon

?

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

are you excited about the moon?

12:34 pm

bichon

Is the moon next Tues?

12:34 pm

uusue2

no more than usual, jmc - it's not that much bigger than average, and the difference won't be obvious

12:35 pm

uusue2

full noon is tomorrow night

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

no * disappointed look* the news said 15% bigger and 20% brighter

12:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

right column done, woot

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

wtg book

12:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

which column do i tackle next, hmmm

12:36 pm

bichon

hopefully it'll be clear here in the NE. Been overcast for days

12:37 pm

uusue2

15% would be the area, so the diameter is about 8% bigger; 20% brighter you could tell if it did it all of a sudden but it's not going to knock your socks off (any more than it always does...)

12:37 pm

uusue2

I am more excited about the transit of Venus, which happens in June

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

well i always like a full moon and if it is not cloudy i will go on my roof saturday night and enjoy it (but never drive during a full moon)

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

cool i will look forward to that too then uu

12:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

at least the moon is getting a whole lot of (otherwise dense) people talking about something marginally scientific

12:39 pm

uusue2

next transit of Venus isn't for another 105 years

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

right column greyed (following books footsteps)

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

hmm i will probably be dead by then. . .

12:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yea jm!

12:40 pm

uusue2

yes, gwen, and I am all in favor of people looking at the moon in wonder! I just don't want them to be disappointed.

12:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so, a transit of venus means it does what?

12:41 pm

uusue2

Venus moves directly in front of the Sun

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

catches the metro

12:41 pm

uusue2

it allows astronomers to do detailed measurements of its atmosphere and of its size (and probably other stuff)

12:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

it goes in front of the sun on a train? cool! LOL

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

:-D

12:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so if i had a digital camera would it burn out if i took a picture of that?

12:44 pm

uusue2

probably; you should use a filter (there are ways of taking pictures of the Sun, but they all involve filters)

12:44 pm

MollyL

I look at the moon in wonder, and it has nothing to do with scientific facts. : )

12:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(putting camera, filter, and train on my shopping list)

12:45 pm

uusue2

gwen, check this out:
http://www.transitofvenus.org/

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

(book i think the train may be too expensive to buy)

12:46 pm

uusue2

and I do too, Molly; the scientific facts enhance the wonder for me...

12:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i was at a store the other day and they had a whole train for $30 and it also had some track!!! LOL

12:49 pm

uusue2

<--- always wanted a train set growing up

12:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

innerestin' stuff , there, sue! (on the website i mean)

12:51 pm

uusue2

I'm looking at the android app...

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

but was the $20 train big enough for Venus? I think not!

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

i have bookmarked the page and put the date on my calendar

12:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i agree, venus is a fine lady and would not get on a $30 train

12:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, appointment looming, gotta fly, poink!

12:54 pm

uusue2

bye gwen!

1:12 pm

lilliann

hi all. can i have a clue for ac7

1:14 pm

Flask1

no....lol

1:14 pm

lilliann

please, sorry.don't know where my manners went

1:15 pm

Flask1

its still no.....

1:15 pm

uusue2

ac + most of a dried grape

1:15 pm

MollyL

ac + dried fruit that you put in oatmeal cookies, minus the second vowel

1:15 pm

lilliann

pfftt.that's probably because you haven't got it!!

1:15 pm

lilliann

ty sue and molly :)

1:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi flask and lill

1:17 pm

jmcnrick

*wondering if lill really has manners hidden somewhere bound and gagged*

1:17 pm

lilliann

hi jmc :) how's your pole dancing going??

1:17 pm

Flask1

Hi jmc.....

1:17 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

1:18 pm

jmcnrick

o i have moved on to having a picnic on the beach with molls

1:19 pm

jmcnrick

want a beer and some fried chicken? the beer is probably appropriately warm enough for your tastes on the other side of the pond

1:19 pm

lilliann

lol jmc. sounds lovely, hoprfully your not wiggling your tassles!!:)

1:20 pm

jmcnrick

not at a picnic! and i never wiggled them i twirled them!

1:20 pm

lilliann

oooooo....dissing our warm beer, how very dare you!! lol i hate beer so you're alright! i'm refined and like anice glass of dry white wine!

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

I am sure that molls packed some white wine!

1:28 pm

lilliann

just incase she hasn't i'll bring my own.looking forward to the chicken :)

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

there is cole slaw and potato salad and chocolate cake too

1:29 pm

lilliann

am on my way :)

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the center column i please

1:36 pm

lilliann

ic6/24?

1:36 pm

MollyL

ic6/24

1:37 pm

cybernan

good morning all :)

1:37 pm

MollyL

in5/10

1:38 pm

lilliann

hi nan )

1:39 pm

cybernan

ac 7, please?

1:40 pm

rururocks

ac + most of dried grapes

1:41 pm

lilliann

hi ruru

1:41 pm

lilliann

are the ac6/7 the same?

1:42 pm

cybernan

are the grape letters out of order?

1:42 pm

lilliann

sorry meant the first two ac/24 7/36

1:42 pm

rururocks

no.. just missing a vowell

1:42 pm

lilliann

minus a letter,alt spelling nan

1:42 pm

lilliann

*please

1:43 pm

cybernan

that gets me to 6 letters, though

1:43 pm

lilliann

sorry...what am i talking about....brain not in gear tonight!! ca6 and 7, the first ones please

1:44 pm

lilliann

ac and nearly the spelling for a dried grape, should give you 7 nan :)

1:44 pm

cybernan

not finding it :(

1:45 pm

lilliann

as, and spots can be a ***h and opposite of out

1:46 pm

lilliann

as in chicken pox you get a ***h

1:46 pm

periwinkle

hi folks,help with the 9 pls

1:47 pm

periwinkle

lil, are you still playing words with friends with me. think it is your turn

1:47 pm

lilliann

i think i am peri. ok. will go on later :)

1:48 pm

Flask1

can u spell lilliann???????????????

1:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri and cyber

1:48 pm

cybernan

ty -- was leaving the r out

1:48 pm

periwinkle

lovely day here, supposed to be the the 80's!

1:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

and thanks for the stats. . . got distracted by the phone

1:49 pm

rururocks

hi jm

1:49 pm

lilliann

i don't think i can today flask :(

1:49 pm

lilliann

yw nan

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

ugh can't believe i missed that! nbt

1:50 pm

jmcnrick

i can never spell. . .that is what makes babble such a challenge

1:50 pm

periwinkle

have ma8 and sa8, what am I missing?

1:50 pm

periwinkle

no clues for the 9?

1:51 pm

MollyL

tr8 and it's connected to a tr9

1:51 pm

lilliann

trying to think of a clue peri, but brain not in gear today!!

1:51 pm

periwinkle

got the tr8 ty

1:52 pm

periwinkle

and the tr9, ty again Molls

1:52 pm

lilliann

can i have a clue for the first ca6/7 please

1:53 pm

MollyL

: ) Peri. *Puts a little Slick 50 on Lilliann's brain*

1:53 pm

cybernan

with all the spanish words, we can't have camino?

1:53 pm

lilliann

slick 50?

1:53 pm

MollyL

Motor oil

1:54 pm

lilliann

oh ok.i'll just use wd40. that'sgood for loads of things!

1:54 pm

MollyL

first ca6...Abel's brother ***n + a cave *** carries a club

1:55 pm

cybernan

have that one molly - stuck on the 2nd ca 6

1:55 pm

lilliann

ty molly :)

1:56 pm

lilliann

i take it the 7 isn't a pl of that then?

1:56 pm

lilliann

nan, i asks for the 1st one :)

1:56 pm

Flask1

FREWORKS for FLASK......

1:56 pm

lilliann

*asked

1:56 pm

lilliann

yay!! wtg flask!!!!!!

1:57 pm

Flask1

thanx!

1:57 pm

lilliann

yes it is, sorry was putting wrong male in

1:57 pm

rururocks

anyone have the mi 6/24 ?

1:57 pm

rururocks

putting the wrong male in where?

1:58 pm

lilliann

i don't have the 2nd ca6 yet nan, sorry

1:58 pm

lilliann

in ca6

1:59 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo falsk

1:59 pm

jmcnrick

flask

2:00 pm

rururocks

(cheers from dyslexics)

2:00 pm

lilliann

mi6 opp of hit and what an actor does on stage

2:00 pm

rururocks

thank you lillian

2:01 pm

lilliann

yw ruru

2:03 pm

MollyL

Whoa, back up the soul train. Lilliann asked for a clue for the first ca6/7 (1:52 PM) That is what my clue was for.

2:04 pm

cybernan

sorry molly - thought you were cluing the 2nd one

2:04 pm

lilliann

fireworks!!

2:05 pm

lilliann

any clues needed before i go and make tea before cougar town starts?

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo lill!

2:07 pm

rururocks

st7?

2:07 pm

lilliann

any other one that that ruru?? lol

2:08 pm

cybernan

mi 6/24, please?

2:08 pm

rururocks

the second sa 5/12 would be great

2:08 pm

lilliann

st7 st*r* and stripes and not pa

2:09 pm

lilliann

sotty, add vowel in the middle

2:09 pm

lilliann

*sorry

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

ty lill

2:10 pm

lilliann

i just clued that for ruru at 2pm nan

2:10 pm

lilliann

yw jmc

2:11 pm

lilliann

sa5, is sa and cold cube

2:11 pm

cybernan

does anyone have a clue for the mi 6/24?

2:12 pm

MollyL

As Lilliann just said, she clued mi6/24 at 2PM

2:12 pm

lilliann

mi6, opposite of hit and someone who acts on stage nan

2:12 pm

ursh

i have a booboo from a stage performer

2:13 pm

lilliann

pb for me.....time to go....as i'm not here today!!! lol

2:13 pm

lilliann

hi uesh

2:13 pm

lilliann

bye all, and tc(poof)

2:13 pm

lilliann

*ursh

2:14 pm

rururocks

thanks lillian

2:14 pm

cybernan

ty lilli

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

bye lill

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi ursh

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

i am taking a break bbl maybe

2:14 pm

scrambler

mi 6/24 not mrs, but single lacking an s *** & to perform on stage

2:19 pm

rururocks

bye jm

2:25 pm

cybernan

sa 7-8, please?

2:28 pm

scrambler

sa 7 , a type of cancer be it soft tissue,bone or muscle

2:28 pm

scrambler

sa8, plural of sa7

2:28 pm

cybernan

no idea, scrambler

2:30 pm

scrambler

noah s*** & when you get hit in the head and go into a ****

2:32 pm

cybernan

ty scrambler

2:33 pm

scrambler

:3

2:39 pm

cybernan

os 7, please? -- something to do with bones, maybe?

2:50 pm

sammysmom

os + race _ _ _ _ k + vowel

2:50 pm

cybernan

off for lunch - will get a clue later (my last word)

2:51 pm

cybernan

ty -- think I tried every vowel at the end except that one!

2:51 pm

cybernan

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

2:52 pm

sammysmom

yw

2:52 pm

cybernan

anyone want a clue before I leave?

2:52 pm

MollyL

SMom, you must skip off to the PB now : )

2:53 pm

cybernan

on my way *poof*

2:54 pm

cosdem

wow. the other day i saw an offer on facebook for a free mother's day card so i filled the form out and it came today and it's really a nice one too. free and no shipping fees either

2:54 pm

cosdem

card's from american greetings

2:55 pm

MollyL

<---Loves free stuff. And sons who send their Mom's nice Mother's Day cards. : )

2:55 pm

cosdem

2.50 for acard is a lot for me now that ryan lost his job so im glad i can do somethingfor my mom now :)

2:56 pm

MollyL

Oh crap, I didn't know Ryan lost his job. Sorry to hear that.

2:57 pm

cosdem

out of nowhere too. hes gonna try for unemployment and food stamps but the 7-11 across the street said theyd hire him end of month

2:58 pm

MollyL

Well, I'm glad he's got a good lead on another job. And a husband who is a savvy food shopper. : )

2:58 pm

cosdem

yes :) we'll be ok. i hope anyway lol

2:59 pm

MollyL

You keep believing that and that is what will happen.

2:59 pm

cosdem

if unemployment comes in then it'll be fine.

3:04 pm

cosdem

ar5 please?

3:08 pm

lawyer-1

a betel palm

3:09 pm

cosdem

thanks

3:09 pm

lawyer-1

yw

3:09 pm

cosdem

how about the as5/10?

3:11 pm

lawyer-1

any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe,

3:12 pm

cosdem

ah or the saint francis ty :)

3:13 pm

lawyer-1

yw

3:21 pm

MollyL

Cos, the only reason unemployment would not kick in is if he was fired for misconduct of any kind. Otherwise, he should be covered.

3:27 pm

gramma

I thought St.Francis was from assisi

3:27 pm

cosdem

yikes ur right

3:27 pm

cosdem

molly i agree so im not to worried

3:27 pm

MollyL

He was, close enough.

3:27 pm

gramma

Never question a former novitiate

3:27 pm

cosdem

im ashamed. that was my confirmation name :(

3:28 pm

MollyL

The nice thing about unemployment is that you can file on line now. It doesn't take too long.

3:28 pm

gramma

Can I offer a clue before my guests arrive?

3:28 pm

cosdem

right. and he's already gotten statments from them

3:28 pm

gramma

cosdem, you chose assisi?

3:29 pm

cosdem

Yep

3:30 pm

gramma

I picked Kathleen, at my mom's insistence

3:30 pm

gramma

ance?

3:33 pm

gramma

Well I must close for now. See you all later

3:34 pm

MollyL

I picked Patrick. Really pissed the Bishop off, but what was he going to do? It was a Saint's name AND it was his name. I was such a BAD little Catholic girl.
: P

3:35 pm

cosdem

LOL love it

3:36 pm

MollyL

Hey, I was born listening to the beat of a different drummer. : )

3:37 pm

cosdem

my priest marched to his own drummer too. he's pretty pro-gay rights

3:40 pm

MollyL

Well, the way I see it, that is just adhering to the original message of the religion. To love one another. That was a blanket statement with no stipulations on it.

4:03 pm

bichon

I don't think that's the main tenent of Judaism. It seems to be following the laws of God

4:06 pm

MollyL

You're right Bich, I was referring to Catholicism.

4:06 pm

bichon

sorry Molly, just jumped in here

4:07 pm

MollyL

No problem Bich. I can discuss religion without getting all wild and wooly. : )

4:08 pm

bichon

I think Catholocism is more involved with loving one another [in a religious sense] than other religions

4:29 pm

Altagolfnut5

Hi all good luck!

4:29 pm

stidgmere

in

4:31 pm

cosdem

does anyone have ma8?

4:32 pm

frogface

killing spree cos

4:32 pm

cosdem

duh one of my fave movies ty

4:32 pm

frogface

yw

4:38 pm

bichon

ma 8 is relating to the ma 5/12

4:39 pm

bichon

sorry, that was ma 7

4:44 pm

MollyL

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo! Remember to use fresh lime juice in your margaritas, ole!

4:44 pm

cosdem

saturday + cinco de mayo + full moon = me stay home.

4:44 pm

Kazzer99

evening all - watching the new Tv prog Awake - its intriguing, Can anyone give me a clue for the ch 5/16 please

4:45 pm

MollyL

I am fascinated by that show Kaz.

4:45 pm

Kazzer99

its just started here tonight

4:46 pm

bichon

to ring a bell is to ch 5/16

4:46 pm

Kazzer99

got that one

4:47 pm

Kazzer99

and it comes off the bottom c

4:47 pm

bichon

what you might get if you have cancer

4:48 pm

Kazzer99

tbx bichon - tried that earlier and it didn't accept it - went in this time

4:48 pm

MollyL

Some of the mid-season "trial" shows like Awake are really good. I'm hooked on "Touch" and "Scandal" too.

4:48 pm

bichon

yvw Kaz

4:49 pm

bichon

I like Awak, but don't care for Touch.

4:49 pm

Kazzer99

we love Touch - its really intriguing as well

4:49 pm

bichon

I think Kiefer is miscast in this role.

4:54 pm

MollyL

Oh, I love Sutherland in this role. I think he has a great connection with the boy.

4:55 pm

bichon

2 Babblers, two different opinions :)

4:56 pm

Kazzer99

Im not too worried who plays what - there are very few folks i won't watch on Tv

5:05 pm

cosdem

st7 please?

5:05 pm

negativeneil

Hi cos. :)

5:05 pm

cosdem

hi neil

5:08 pm

o-o

st + a simile word and the flag-raising at iwo J***

5:10 pm

bichon

tyvm BR

5:10 pm

cosdem

ty got it

5:11 pm

MollyL

*Yawn* Ancient Greek ode word. So Babblesque.

5:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know WHY I signed up to do Open Studios this year, and I don't know WHY I thought adding Friday evening would be a good thing

5:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have to be in here all weekend

5:19 pm

MollyL

I don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky

5:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

vons

5:21 pm

cosdem

fireworks

5:21 pm

MollyL

Well done Cos

5:30 pm

Kazzer99

fireworks for me - that was tricky in places

5:31 pm

Kazzer99

off to see if I am a millionaire and then to bed - see you tomorrow

5:50 pm

kje

good luck kaz

5:54 pm

kje

last ca7?

5:54 pm

kje

nm

5:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Why why why?

5:58 pm

MollyL

Masochism? Too much altruism? Too much bran?

6:00 pm

bichon

Why not?

6:02 pm

kje

ac7?

6:03 pm

kje

nm

6:04 pm

torgone

ac + dried grape lost an eye

6:04 pm

kje

ty tor

6:04 pm

MollyL

Cute clue Tor : )

6:05 pm

torgone

Aw shucks ..

6:05 pm

torgone

Thanks Mol ..

6:08 pm

kje

FW

6:09 pm

torgone

Yay K!

6:09 pm

periwinkle

hi all

6:10 pm

torgone

Heya pe4/5 ..

6:15 pm

MollyL

*Nudges Tor* Peri isn't in the grid today.

6:17 pm

torgone

I know ..

6:17 pm

kje

how's life tor?

6:18 pm

torgone

Not bad .. Been sitting home on disability for weeks ..

6:18 pm

periwinkle

what happened?

6:18 pm

kje

oh, bummer - doing better yet?

6:19 pm

torgone

Had a nasty staph infection .. Much better right now ..

6:19 pm

periwinkle

glad you are feeling better, tor

6:20 pm

periwinkle

st6/18 pls

6:20 pm

MollyL

Staph infections are awful. So glad to hear you're much better.

6:21 pm

kje

have to be careful, tor

6:21 pm

torgone

st + cons. + butt

6:22 pm

MollyL

Bertha Butt, she's one of the Butt Sisters.

6:22 pm

torgone

It kept coming back when the meds would run out ..

6:22 pm

torgone

Right on ..

6:22 pm

periwinkle

ty

6:23 pm

MollyL

Stubborn little buggers, those staph infections.

6:32 pm

torgone

Anyhoo ...

6:37 pm

MollyL

It's pretty much Lurkers 'R Us around here these days Tor.

6:39 pm

torgone

I guess most people are out having lives and stuff ..

6:53 pm

stidmama

((hugs for tor)) hey all!

6:56 pm

torgone

Heya (((stid)))

6:58 pm

stidmama

how's life down south, tor? sunny? pina coladas on the patio? soft ocean breezes?

7:00 pm

torgone

Pretty much nailed it stid .. Really beautiful here today ..

7:01 pm

stidmama

:-D *brilliant mama mind shines*

LOL about the only thing for me today -- it's sunny at the moment, but has been very windy and at times raining quite hard. I am glad you have nice weather. You deserve it down there!

7:05 pm

ivesy3

the last st 6/18 plz

7:05 pm

torgone

see 6:21

7:06 pm

stidmama

I have an s + t5 for that one

7:07 pm

ivesy3

ty ty

7:08 pm

stidmama

finally NBT -- down to 118 and taking a break. back later probably *poof*

7:08 pm

torgone

Laters stid ..

7:22 pm

mcurlschool

seems I'm chasing stid around everywhere---missed her on FB and now missed her here! Happy Friday ;-)

7:32 pm

mab

evening everyone. I have a headache. i have a headache every day almost. usually not head -splitting, but i take something for it. i think i'm abusing antihistamines. maybe that's it.

7:33 pm

mab

and, as long as i'm whining, i've been drinking so much coca cola that i have calluses on my left hand from opening the bottles. i think i'm abusing coca cola.

7:34 pm

redturtlehead

hello all...sorry you are feeling ill mab.

7:35 pm

MollyL

(((Queen Mab)))

7:35 pm

mab

thanks red. hypochondriac. hyposemitic.

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

or it is too much Coke. It is very high in caffeine

7:35 pm

MollyL

Hi Red

7:35 pm

mab

thanks molls.

7:36 pm

redturtlehead

I learned recently that diet coke has more caffeine than regular coke...

7:36 pm

mab

really?

7:36 pm

redturtlehead

yes. actually it seems to be true.

7:36 pm

mab

i can't abide artificial sweeteners.

7:37 pm

mab

good old high fructose corn syrup for me.

7:37 pm

redturtlehead

I went to diet and lost 20 pounds. Admittedly there are risks with those sweetners.

7:39 pm

mab

my ex and I that gum that is supposed to help one stop smoking, and we both got a little queasy. in the end i just quit.

7:39 pm

mab

the cigarettes and the gum

7:41 pm

redturtlehead

that is great mab. Cigarettes are hard to quit.

7:41 pm

mab

i still crave them sometimes.

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

I hear that from a lot of people who have quit that they never really give up the desire...it must take a lot of discipline.

7:46 pm

mab

i started late in life. and then i just decided it was too expensive.

7:47 pm

mab

and the health thing

7:48 pm

redturtlehead

when I am asked to counsel for smoking stopping, i usually focus on the money first. money is more immediate than health it seems for all of us.

7:48 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for tr8-55? Thanks

7:49 pm

mab

i haven't got that one. am looking.

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

hi peach, I dont have it either.

7:50 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, mab.

7:50 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today

7:50 pm

gapeach

Thanks red anyway.

7:50 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all of the finishers! Hooray!

7:50 pm

mab

hi min

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

hi min,

7:50 pm

godthaab

FINISHED!!! VERY EXCELLENT!!!

7:51 pm

gapeach

Congrats, godthaab

7:51 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations godthaab on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

7:51 pm

Uncover

tr8 an operation called a *****eotomy, and a kind of cancer, a melan***

7:51 pm

mab

very excellent indeed!

7:51 pm

godthaab

Thanks. A couple of words in here, eh?

7:52 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Uncover.

7:52 pm

mab

yes g. thanks un.

7:53 pm

Uncover

the tr9 is just the plural

7:54 pm

gapeach

Yes, thanks.

7:55 pm

mab

i always try 'sacher.' isn't that a type of torte? the edible kind.

7:56 pm

godthaab

It is. It was my guess the Proper Noun question earlier in the day.

7:56 pm

meliae

too funny Mab I just tried that, and hello all

7:56 pm

gapeach

Hey there, meliae.

7:57 pm

meliae

hiyas Peach ;)

7:57 pm

mab

hi mel. mi6, where i should be now

7:58 pm

meliae

anyone here have a Kindle fire? I have found a very addicting game on it, called word hero

7:59 pm

mab

ooh. now i have a reason to want a kindle.

8:00 pm

mab

actually it would be nice to have a reader at times.

8:00 pm

meliae

its like tangleword if you ever played that timed games, but no chat

8:00 pm

meliae

you play against people all over the place

8:01 pm

mab

i like that, but i choke when i have to compete. odd..

8:01 pm

meliae

I love my kindle I had the older version and just got the kindle fire, I am very pleased with it.

8:04 pm

mab

it does sound nice. getting titles inexpensively, not having to schlep books around... i'm beginning to see the light.

8:05 pm

meliae

well let me put it this way I have around 300 books on mine and probably 280 were free from amazon

8:05 pm

mab

wow. that's amazing.

8:05 pm

MollyL

I can't get into the swing of reading on a screen. I have a Kindle, but don't use it much.

8:06 pm

mab

hard to write in the margins

8:06 pm

meliae

It took me a bit too Molly, but once I got all the old classics and started rereading them i was hooked. Oh you can highlight and make notes Mab

8:07 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for mi6-24? Thanks

8:08 pm

mab

oh. it would really open up a lot of space around here.

8:08 pm

meliae

looking peach I dont have it yet either

8:09 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, meliae.

8:09 pm

gapeach

minar

8:09 pm

gapeach

Sorry.

8:11 pm

MollyL

mi6/24...when someone on stage does it the wrong way

8:11 pm

meliae

thank you Molly

8:11 pm

gapeach

Thanks much Molly, m'dear.

8:11 pm

meliae

and plural for the 7 ;)

8:12 pm

gapeach

Thanks, meliae.

8:12 pm

mab

thanks

8:12 pm

MollyL

I have a few books, and Scrabble on my Kindle. I keep it in my purse. It's handy in situations where I have to wait. Otherwise, I'm still into real books.

8:14 pm

meliae

I took mine camping and loved being able to lay in bed and read without having a lantern/flashlight. Yes I still also have piles of real books. I like the idea of owning the real copy of my favorite authors

8:15 pm

mab

i do love actual books too. even the smell of them. and getting a used book with a note inside the cover by the person who gave it to someone else, etc.

8:17 pm

MollyL

I've started collecting my favorite childhood books in the hopes of reading them to grandchildren. I am so taken with some of the sweet notes inside the cover to the children who used to own them.

8:18 pm

meliae

I love getting cookbooks from second hand stores and reading all notes in them. That is one thing Kindle will never replace is cookbooks

8:18 pm

meliae

ooo I just found the Boxcar children and was so excited cannot wait to read them to my grandkids

8:21 pm

mab

i saw a new yorker cartoon yesterday set in a distant time. it showed one man giving another a book and the latter says, 'it's nice, but it will never replace scrolls'

8:21 pm

meliae

lol! love it

8:21 pm

mab

i love children's books

8:23 pm

meliae

I do as well I am just as likely to read a children's book as any other, but I am a bookaholic I will read anything just about.

8:25 pm

MollyL

That New Yorker cartoon has been around for a while and is touted by everyone who is a rabid e-reader fan.

8:26 pm

mab

really... it just popped up on my face book. the new yorker is one of my news feeds, or whatever it's called. that's funny. it is a sort of obvious gag.

8:27 pm

meliae

ugh does that ca 7/32 have anything to do with the ca 6 before it?

8:28 pm

MollyL

The thing about e-readers that makes me sad is what they have done to book stores and libraries.

8:28 pm

meliae

nm got it... gambling house

8:29 pm

meliae

oh yes Molly I so agree

8:30 pm

mab

yes, me too.

8:30 pm

mab

tare

8:30 pm

mab

yikes

8:31 pm

MollyL

You get four points for that one Mab. : )

8:31 pm

bekki

my daughter got me my kindle last year I love it

8:34 pm

meliae

brb C words are bad words lol need a glass of wine to go with them

8:36 pm

mab

what a nice gift, bekki. if i got one as a gift i bet i would really like it ( more than if i had to buy it)

8:37 pm

dan2bit

I've said it before, but 8 hectares should be an octare

8:39 pm

MollyL

Amen 2Bit.

8:49 pm

meliae

hmm in 5/10 please

8:52 pm

meliae

ooo got the ma 8 go me

8:52 pm

doseffing

in5 ... in+ charged particle

8:53 pm

meliae

thank you was going round and round those 1pt tiles lol

8:53 pm

maggiej

st 6/18 clue?

8:55 pm

meliae

rymes with the green stuff that grows in your lawn, and not weeds, lol

8:55 pm

maggiej

tyvm

8:55 pm

meliae

you're welcome

8:56 pm

Uncover

nice! thanx Meliae

8:57 pm

MollyL

Good clue Meliae. All I could think of earlier was rhyming it with br*** balls. : )

8:58 pm

meliae

lol Molly took me a bit to think of something to rhyme it with

9:31 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

9:32 pm

torgone

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

9:32 pm

jesdraggon

I'm well, torg, how're you?

9:33 pm

torgone

(Filling in for Min)

9:33 pm

torgone

I'm well

9:33 pm

torgone

as well

9:33 pm

torgone

Well, well ..

9:35 pm

MollyL

Psssst...Tor...congratulate all the finishers.

9:35 pm

jesdraggon

Well, it's well that you are well!

9:37 pm

torgone

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

9:37 pm

torgone

(or something like that ..)

9:39 pm

MollyL

Well done Tor. You've truly got Min's back. : )

9:40 pm

torgone

I love Min. She's always cheerful and friendly.

9:43 pm

MollyL

She is, even when she's having hard times herself.

9:54 pm

stidmama

*pokes nose in* hey all --

**hugs meliae**

Is Min okay? *worried mama look*

9:54 pm

jesdraggon

Hi stid :)

9:55 pm

stidmama

hey jes -- budgies are still bananas, otherwise critters are fine.

9:55 pm

stidmama

any new rescues?

9:55 pm

jesdraggon

haha! Have you tried feeding them bananas?

9:56 pm

Bugsaw

Hey stid and jes. I think Min is fine but I don't know for sure. The consensus is we like her cheerfulness

9:56 pm

stidmama

hey bugs! (((bugs hugs)))

9:56 pm

jesdraggon

Hi bugs :)

9:56 pm

stidmama

I haven't yet, but I think they actually ate a few of the shedded apple bits I gave them the other day

9:56 pm

jesdraggon

no, stid, no new rescues... though I'm sure there will be at some point. Coming on kitten season, you know.

9:58 pm

stidmama

yikes! kittens! *hides* they are worser'n kindergarteners! (I spent all day in kindergarten learning how to manage classrooms of them... it was fun, but exhausting even though I wasn't in charge!)

9:59 pm

Bugsaw

good analogy stid!

10:00 pm

stidmama

how's the retirement forecast, bugs?

10:01 pm

Bugsaw

only 33 more school days left stid. The countdown is going well.

10:02 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo! *needs more toes and figners for counting down* I am so looking forward to your retirement. hoping you'll be able to wander down this-a-way for a visit!

10:02 pm

Bugsaw

I am hoping I will be able to as well. I still don't know how much money I will get in pension but I am not worried because I am used to living cheaply

10:04 pm

stidmama

yes, I figure I shall work at least part-time until I can't see, hear or move. And then... *shrug* hopefully it will be sunny and warm from then on. LOL I really like to keep the heat turned up.

10:05 pm

jesdraggon

i am no good at words today. stuck with 107 left... so early to list.

10:05 pm

stidmama

I am down to 100 listless, jes

10:05 pm

Bugsaw

I am not ready for death yet but working full time is out for good and any work I will do will be on my own terms.

10:06 pm

stidmama

I figure you'll last a good long time yet, bugs -- you're not that much older than I am!

10:06 pm

Bugsaw

I had to list WAY early tonight jes. There are still some really weird words but the list helped a lot

10:06 pm

jesdraggon

death? NO DYING! Not allowed.

10:06 pm

stidmama

I am planning on working another 30 years!

10:07 pm

torgone

At the rate my retirement fund is going, I'll have to work 15 - 20 years after I'm dead ..

10:08 pm

Bugsaw

I have no intention of dying for years jes. When I was young I took a train accross Canada and met a lady who read my palm. She said I would live a very long life and I intend to

10:09 pm

stidmama

LOL tor -- (only it's a sad laugh) -- at least you have a fund... right now I have neither social security nor my own retirement. Cashed the latter in when elder son was born and we needed money; haven't work enough in 20 years to be eligible for any SSI or SSDI.

10:09 pm

stidmama

good for you bugs!

10:09 pm

Bugsaw

I used to think that too Torgone until I learned how to lower my expectations. Cardboard boxes under a bridge might be ok now if it means I can quit ;-)

10:11 pm

stidmama

no boxes! If we have a house, you ALWAYS have a place to stay!

10:13 pm

Bugsaw

thanks stid. will there be room for Torgone too if he is not too smelly 10 years after his death?

10:13 pm

jesdraggon

Boxes are suboptimal in cold weather. There's a room in our garage though :)

10:14 pm

stidmama

we can put him in the wellhouse, I think... we don't go down there much because of the spiders.

10:14 pm

stidmama

*grins at tor*

10:16 pm

Bugsaw

Stop worrying for me! You are too kind. I don't really care where I am as long as I have a good book and I intend to visit the Library regularly after retirement. I have one big trip I would like to make but I think I will be happy to be home. I will work on being serene. lol

10:19 pm

stidmama

ah bugs, you're going to be fine, I know it

10:20 pm

Bugsaw

me too

10:21 pm

torgone

I'm not too worried, either. I live in climate where would not be too bad to be outdoors most of the time. Besides, I have three children who are clever and resourceful, and would have no problem discretely discarding some doddering old person .. :)

10:24 pm

torgone

I'll worry about it when I get old .. I barely feel like an adult, let alone an old one ..

10:24 pm

stidmama

LOL *starts making maps of dry canals and arroyos* tor, I hope I won't need these for a very long time.

10:27 pm

stidmama

well, down to 75. very tired (was up quite late last night and up early today) -- going to sleep, and see you-all tomorrow I hope! be well, and be happy (my wish for you)

*poof*

10:27 pm

torgone

Niters stid ..

10:29 pm

Bugsaw

sweet dreams stid

10:36 pm

Bugsaw

last word ca7 - a place to gamble with a double letter in it

10:40 pm

phoenixaz

help...new to this game...how do you play?

10:51 pm

gemini_J13

type words in the "Add Word Box"...

10:53 pm

torgone

Check out the Help ^ box

10:54 pm

Uneaixoise

Help box is just above chat

10:57 pm

phoenixaz

ok i got 21 words and 248 points is that good, average or terrible??

10:57 pm

Uneaixoise

(speaking for myself) phoenix, the grid is renewed every 24 hours -- next "flip" is in one hour and everyone's trying to finish this one :-0

10:59 pm

gemini_J13

a lot of people try to find all the words... 189 this grid

10:59 pm

phoenixaz

oh..i see

11:00 pm

gemini_J13

there are clues... you get them for about 2 weeks...

11:00 pm

gemini_J13

if you click on Lickety's Babble clues below,, there is a list that is helpful

11:01 pm

phoenixaz

so 21 words is just a joke

11:01 pm

Uneaixoise

no, not at all! many of us have been playing for several years and have learned along the way -- just takes practice! :-)

11:02 pm

gemini_J13

no,, first time out,, I say pretty good...

11:02 pm

phoenixaz

ok..but I didn't mess anyone else up...did I?

11:03 pm

Uneaixoise

not at all :-)

11:03 pm

phoenixaz

great...that good to know...

11:03 pm

Uneaixoise

you'll see also that people give clues in the chat -- especially for the longer words

11:04 pm

phoenixaz

I did get an 8 letter word - starts with m

11:04 pm

Uneaixoise

excellent!

11:05 pm

phoenixaz

Do you have that one?

11:05 pm

kje

your garden, une?

11:05 pm

Uneaixoise

yep -- had lots of peonies this year :-)

11:06 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, phoenix -- but only because someone clued it in the chat :-)

11:06 pm

kje

very pretty, une

11:06 pm

kje

welcome phoenix!

11:07 pm

phoenixaz

peonies smell so good

11:07 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks -- had white, red, and three shades of pink :-)

11:07 pm

Uneaixoise

i agree, phoenix!

11:07 pm

Uneaixoise

had enough this year to share with several friends :-)

11:07 pm

kje

I have jasmine and honeysuckle on the back fence... can smell it the moment I open the door

11:08 pm

Uneaixoise

mmmmmmmmmmmmm, kje :-)

11:08 pm

phoenixaz

The sajuaro cactus are blooming right now in phx. Oh I love jasmine too

11:09 pm

DR1965

are all the tr words from the tr 5/12?

11:09 pm

Uneaixoise

no

11:09 pm

kje

no

11:09 pm

Uneaixoise

hey DR :-)

11:09 pm

kje

though all start with the 1st 3

11:09 pm

DR1965

ok thanks

11:10 pm

phoenixaz

what does the tr 5/12 mean?

11:10 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, i see your icon, kje -- when do you move??

11:10 pm

DR1965

Hi Une and KJE btw

11:11 pm

DR1965

and phoenix also

11:11 pm

kje

tr8 is an eye infection, DR

11:11 pm

kje

I move at the end of July, DR

11:11 pm

Dorens

xzn

11:11 pm

kje

we will be state-mates ; )

11:11 pm

Dorens

sans--

11:11 pm

phoenixaz

hello dr1965 and dorens

11:12 pm

Dorens

falling asleep here.. worked full day then four hour trip to boston

11:12 pm

Uneaixoise

evening, dorens :-)

11:12 pm

kje

tr5/12 is to copy something through a thin sheet of paper maybe

11:12 pm

Uneaixoise

no wonder you're pooped!

11:12 pm

DR1965

yes we will... and I travel up there for work and my niece will be at SFSU

11:12 pm

DR1965

ty - got the tr's

11:13 pm

Uneaixoise

go, dr!

11:13 pm

kje

ooooh - you will have to look me up

11:14 pm

Dorens

st 7 please

11:14 pm

DR1965

yes I will !!!

11:15 pm

kje

ok, dorens - do you know the coffee and tea maker that uses pods and starts with ta?

11:15 pm

Uneaixoise

st + ** You Like It + l*** beans are not my favorites

11:15 pm

kje

st7 - s + the coffee maker mith out double consonant and change last vowel

11:16 pm

kje

or what une said

11:16 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL

11:16 pm

Dorens

ty une and kj

11:16 pm

kje

I just ate 2 slices of cake

11:16 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

11:17 pm

DR1965

YUMMY KJE- what kind?

11:18 pm

kje

orange kiss me cake

11:18 pm

DR1965

sounds good

11:18 pm

kje

just made it

11:18 pm

kje

one of my faves from childhood

11:19 pm

kje

uses frozen OJ concentrate

11:19 pm

kje

and has this wonderful nut topping made by mixing sugar, walnuts, and vinegar

11:19 pm

Uneaixoise

clue for ra5/14?

11:19 pm

kje

very old fashioned

11:19 pm

DR1965

That DOES sound yummy!

11:21 pm

kje

ra5et tightens things

11:21 pm

kje

like a ra5et set

11:21 pm

Uneaixoise

tx!

11:21 pm

kje

yw

11:21 pm

Dorens

rhymes with invasion of the body sn****ers

11:22 pm

Uneaixoise

tx dorens

11:23 pm

Uneaixoise

madly switching back and forth between Babble and the great blue heron nest live cam at Sapsucker Woods :-)

11:23 pm

Dorens

madly switchin back and forth between babble and sleep

11:23 pm

Uneaixoise

the moon's so bright, you can still see pretty well even this late :-)

11:24 pm

Uneaixoise

dorens! LOL

11:24 pm

DR1965

LOL Dorens!

11:24 pm

kje

just sleep dorens!

11:24 pm

Dorens

eleven left

11:25 pm

Uneaixoise

5 here

11:25 pm

kje

ok, maybe finish this 1st then

11:26 pm

DR1965

I have 58 to go but am happy with that

11:27 pm

Dorens

you are saner than i dr

11:27 pm

DR1965

I have only been an infrequent babbler so I figure start slow

11:28 pm

DR1965

that should say lately I have been an infrequent babbler

11:28 pm

Uneaixoise

DONE! off to take pups out to pee -- good to see everyone . . . byeee *poof*

11:28 pm

DR1965

WTG Une!

11:29 pm

phoenixaz

bye une thank you for your help

11:29 pm

Dorens

yay une. 8 left and trying to stya awake

11:29 pm

kje

woohooo une!

11:31 pm

kje

I am falling asleep also - do you need any clues before i drift off dorens?

11:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

11:32 pm

kje

hi jmc!

11:32 pm

kje

and bye jmc! lol

11:33 pm

DR1965

hi jmc and bye kje

11:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi DR!

11:33 pm

jmcnrick

bye kje :-(

11:34 pm

DR1965

how are you

11:34 pm

jmcnrick

just got home from the nationals beating the phillies in the 11th inning

11:34 pm

jmcnrick

so i am tired

11:34 pm

Dorens

done. gnite

11:34 pm

DR1965

Nice- WTG and Gnight Dorens

11:34 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo and bye dorens

11:35 pm

DR1965

Our Padres are awful this season

11:35 pm

jmcnrick

it would be ni** to get an 8 and the 9

11:35 pm

jmcnrick

so are the phillies so the phans were reasonably polite

11:35 pm

cosdem

texas chainsaw ma8

11:35 pm

DR1965

oops... pb for me

11:37 pm

cosdem

tr9: first half of a farmer vehicle + ***e sweet ***e + vowel, pluraled

11:37 pm

jmcnrick

ty cosd my ex-bil's brother help with that film

11:37 pm

cosdem

the original?

11:38 pm

jmcnrick

yes the original

11:38 pm

cosdem

i havent seen it yet. want to though.

11:38 pm

jmcnrick

he subsequently committed suicide when he found he had in operable cancer

11:38 pm

jmcnrick

i think he may have worked on killers bees too but am not sure

11:39 pm

cosdem

oh wow im sorry

11:39 pm

jmcnrick

nbs ty

11:39 pm

cosdem

wtg

11:39 pm

jmcnrick

i hardly knew him. . . met him once when we were both 13

11:39 pm

DR1965

Im sorry JMC

11:40 pm

jmcnrick

still sad for my nephews

11:40 pm

cosdem

sounds like he diid a lot they can be proud of

11:42 pm

jmcnrick

what does the third 8 begin with?

11:42 pm

cosdem

looking for it...

11:43 pm

cosdem

sa 7/8 combo

11:47 pm

jmcnrick

ironic word to find

11:47 pm

DR1965

clue please?

11:47 pm

jmcnrick

well with 99 left i am off to bed; see you all tomorrow

11:48 pm

DR1965

Gnight JMC

11:48 pm

jmcnrick

having to do with cancer DR

11:48 pm

cosdem

sa + letter + sleeping patients

11:48 pm

DR1965

ty - that is ironic

11:51 pm

grannyrose

hey cos, dr, jmc

11:51 pm

DR1965

Hi Granny

11:51 pm

grannyrose

how are we all? me...i'm disappointed with me.

11:52 pm

DR1965

oh :( why

11:52 pm

DR1965

I am tired

11:52 pm

grannyrose

just had to take an endone for the pain in my knee. :( usually paracetamol does the trick, not this time. could be because we are going through some pretty chilly weather.

11:53 pm

grannyrose

dr, late night for you?

11:53 pm

DR1965

yes, the weather is always bad for my joints

11:54 pm

DR1965

it is almost 10. I am up watching GRIMM and Babbling but will go to bed soon

11:54 pm

grannyrose

ahhh, fellow sufferer. sympathy, empathy, love and hugs

11:54 pm

DR1965

thank you same to you - I have had surgery that makes my joints sore

11:55 pm

grannyrose

last night i couldn't get off the couch. so painful.

11:55 pm

grannyrose

hmmm. in line for knee replacement....is that what you have had?

11:56 pm

DR1965

no.. I broke my knee 18 years ago

11:56 pm

grannyrose

ouch!!!!!

11:56 pm

DR1965

also have had surgery on shoulders and neck

11:57 pm

DR1965

Yes- it was an ouch

11:57 pm

grannyrose

ditto on shoulders ( 3 times) but not the neck...yet.

11:58 pm

DR1965

no fun... any of it

11:58 pm

cosdem

back

11:59 pm

grannyrose

nope, totally agree. does heat help you?

11:59 pm

DR1965

WB Cos

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:59 pm

DR1965

yes it does! also rest

11:59 pm

grannyrose

hey mlf

11:59 pm

DR1965

Hi MLF

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

Hi DR

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hey granny

12:00 am

grannyrose

lucky you. because of my fevers, can't stand heat

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