Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, June 8, 2012

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:00 am

godthaab

Flip

12:00 am

ursh

flip and good morning all

12:00 am

cosdem

sh 7

12:00 am

Flask1

Morning all.......and flip!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

TR 4 5 7

12:01 am

MLFAN17

ro6

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip hi all! hi flosey, mlf flask cos ursh godthaab

12:01 am

Flask1

hotter

12:01 am

cosdem

NBS

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i just got htat one flask lol

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hi dee

12:02 am

flosey

hi Dee, have missed you

12:02 am

Flask1

NBS

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty flosey.. it's been a trying week; have missed you, too!

12:02 am

cosdem

re 7

12:02 am

MLFAN17

nbs here too

12:03 am

MLFAN17

FE6

12:03 am

MLFAN17

hI cos

12:04 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:04 am

godthaab

re7

12:09 am

MLFAN17

stats for the third column E please?

12:09 am

periwinkle

el4

12:09 am

flosey

e.4/4

12:09 am

MLFAN17

NEVER MIND

12:09 am

flosey

stats for second R in 4th column please

12:10 am

MLFAN17

need that one as well

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

also need that one

12:11 am

cosdem

the P and C as well :[

12:11 am

MLFAN17

stats for the G?

12:11 am

periwinkle

me too

12:11 am

angelinaxox

it's an rh 6 and 7

12:11 am

MLFAN17

never mind got the G

12:11 am

flosey

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

periwinkle

ty

12:12 am

periwinkle

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

cosdem

ah thanks angel

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm angel also nbt, nbs wtg peri and flosey

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

pr 5

12:12 am

flosey

ty and you too Dee

12:12 am

cosdem

pr 7

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

ch 5 and ch 6

12:13 am

cosdem

thanks nbt/nbs

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

yw wtg

12:15 am

Flask1

clue for the lone E please?

12:16 am

cosdem

el 4

12:16 am

Flask1

ty....NBT

12:16 am

MLFAN17

is the PR 7 common?

12:16 am

cosdem

kids know it

12:18 am

cosdem

7s: pr, re, rh, sh, tr and ?

12:20 am

jillibus

Oops -- missed the flip again. Hi all!

12:20 am

cosdem

hi jill

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

missing the same as you cos

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili

12:20 am

flosey

hi jilli

12:20 am

periwinkle

me too

12:21 am

MLFAN17

no nbt here i am stalled i am out poof

12:22 am

cosdem

2 more R's left. not bad

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:23 am

dart001

2 pr 7's cos......13 left

12:23 am

cosdem

ah thanks dart

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ty and hi dart

12:24 am

dart001

hi volley

12:24 am

cosdem

got it ty

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

still looking

12:24 am

periwinkle

still looking 2

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

got it quick work cos

12:25 am

periwinkle

got it ty

12:25 am

cosdem

im off. night all :)

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

nite

12:26 am

flosey

goodnight cos

12:27 am

dart001

7

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

17

12:28 am

jillibus

night cos

12:28 am

flosey

beautiful iris, jilli

12:31 am

dart001

3

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

15

12:31 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

12:31 am

jillibus

thanks, flosey -- with quite a history too, lol!

12:31 am

jillibus

thanks mrp!

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty mrp

12:32 am

Erda

TY mrp!!

12:33 am

flosey

oh, thanks mrp

12:33 am

gapeach

Thanks, mrp.

12:34 am

dart001

fireworks list free

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

wow dart wtg!

12:35 am

flosey

wtg dart

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

stuck with 10 left...

12:36 am

dart001

pretty straight-forward grid tonight....almost didn't even look at morewords

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

7

12:37 am

dart001

go volley

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

very excellent... no list yet, but morewords for a couple

12:38 am

periwinkle

21 left, no list or morewords so far

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:39 am

dart001

wtg peri

12:39 am

periwinkle

ty personal best

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

6

12:41 am

periwinkle

right column gray and 20 left, night all

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

nite

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

3

12:44 am

sammysmom

hi

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

hi

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

grrr down to one 4

12:48 am

dart001

which letter volley?

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

top s 4th column

12:49 am

jillibus

all I can claim is nbt/nbs

12:49 am

dart001

se 4,7?

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

gonna be a fish slap I know

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

lol that was it! fireworks

12:50 am

dart001

figured if you only had one le4...couldn't be the st 4's

12:50 am

jillibus

whee for dee!!!

12:51 am

dart001

wtg volley

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili true dart and ty, too

12:51 am

flosey

well done Dee

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

ty for clue... need to get going... in dire need of pain meds tonight :( ty flosey

12:52 am

jillibus

aw, sorry about the pain, dee!

12:52 am

dart001

i'm off too nite volley jilli flos all

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili... it's been a tough week... not sure what triggered it, but not fun for sure

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

nite dart

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

hugs to all! Have a great day / eve! *poof*

1:00 am

flosey

hugs Dee, hope the pill works and you get a good sleep

1:08 am

jillibus

well over halfway now

1:10 am

flosey

fireworks

1:10 am

jillibus

I'm leaving the rest for tomorrow -- if I have time, which I doubt.

1:10 am

flosey

and goodnight all

1:11 am

jillibus

hooray for flosey and goodnight!

1:16 am

sammysmom

why cannot i monkey the to 4/7 ????????????

1:16 am

Glantarell

try f as 3rd letter

1:16 am

sammysmom

never mind

1:17 am

sammysmom

thanks glant

1:31 am

pugmama763

anyone have a clue for the 1st FE5 please? ( for fireworks)

1:34 am

Flask1

fireworks for me...byeeeeeeeeeeeee

1:34 am

pugmama763

congrats

1:36 am

pugmama763

found it at last- fireworks

4:04 am

rubyfoo

is anybody here? what a morning!!! I am ready to enter a cave, cover the entrance with stones, and stay there! LOL

4:15 am

rbud

hi ruby, just wandered in, rough day? (((hugs)))

4:16 am

scouser

Hi Ruby - what's with the troglodyte wish?

4:24 am

rbud

maybe she's already closed up the cave, lol! :\

4:26 am

Jayk

we can bet the trouble starts with B

4:42 am

rbud

well, pooh, only need the lowest R for nbt - any rh words?

4:43 am

MollyL

rh6 and rh7

4:43 am

rbud

nm, went to look at Lickety...

4:44 am

rbud

oh, thanks, see, no patience, lol

4:44 am

MollyL

It's a rare commodity around here sometimes : )

4:45 am

MollyL

*Sends up a flare for Ruby*

4:54 am

sprite

allo allo mes enfants... Hello Babble friends :)
Wazzup, ruby?

4:55 am

Uneaixoise

allo, ma petite sprite! :-)

4:55 am

grannyrose

ruby has problems with B, i think....me, well this PC is about to learn how to swim.

4:56 am

grannyrose

* 547893012=23489547834676712* thing is running crazy.

4:56 am

sprite

practising my french, grin.
Aw, poor ruby. Well, in a little over a week B will have somebody else to sharpen his teeth on :)

4:56 am

sprite

*hugs une and rose and ruby*

4:57 am

Uneaixoise

are you heading to Rubyville??

4:57 am

sprite

poor rose! Tell the stupid thing to behave... NOW!

4:58 am

sprite

yes Une, on the 19th.

4:58 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, what fun!!

4:58 am

sprite

looking forward to it! The tickets for the trains arrived yesterday, that makes it so real :D

4:59 am

grannyrose

yes she is, une, lucky person she is,,,but the first hug for ruby is from me, right, sprite?

4:59 am

sprite

ok rose :) And all the others are from myself, grinnnn. Oh I really wish you could be there too.

4:59 am

Uneaixoise

can't wait for the spritey/ruby pix and vacay blog!

5:00 am

sprite

I promise I will bring my camera. Pics on Flickr once I get back home :D

5:00 am

Uneaixoise

excellent!! :-)

5:03 am

Uneaixoise

100 words and taking a break *poof*

5:03 am

sprite

see you later maybe :)

5:06 am

sprite

darn, Terra is a phantom today. he doesn't know that himself though.

5:07 am

kje

gm

5:07 am

sprite

good morning kje!

5:16 am

grannyrose

finally, fireworks...despite this STUPID PC. and yes sprite, i wish i could be there also. never mind, when we come over, i promise to send you the tickets to come on over....what a babble meet that will be.

5:17 am

sprite

would LOVE to see you. In spirit you will be with us! And wtg on the fireworks.

5:17 am

kje

woohoo granny!!!

5:18 am

grannyrose

thanx dear one. and ruby, wherever you are, hugs, kisses and love coming your way

5:18 am

grannyrose

oh, spritey? it's 2 weeks on monday.

5:19 am

sprite

counting down, hun. It is gonna be ok. *hugs*

5:21 am

grannyrose

good point? my little bro' ( well not so little) is in my hospital at the mo'. he explained that all the ISP addresses are being taken up by the construction workers....sooo i either login really early, or wait until really late before i try to login via the hospital wifi. either way, i will still be able to babble etc.

5:21 am

sprite

oh that is great! That will give you some distraction. And us the change to cuddle and hug you :)

5:21 am

kje

elective surgery, granny?

5:23 am

grannyrose

you could cal it that, kje. my right knee is minus any form of cartilege. i need a total knee replacement. try explaining that to workcover....they just don't want to hear.

5:23 am

sprite

what is workcover?

5:24 am

kje

after the rehab, you'll be glad you did it... knee replacements can change your life

5:24 am

grannyrose

* grin * spritey....will probably need lots of hugs the first few days. but you know me. plan on being up and walking day 1

5:25 am

kje

that's the spirit granny!

5:25 am

sprite

you should. I heard the people doing best with knee replacements are the ones who start walking right away. We will cheer you on ;)

5:25 am

grannyrose

workcover is an instituttion whoch covers workers costs if they are injured whilst at work. ie, surgery, hospitilisation, physio etc

5:26 am

sprite

and you wore down your knee at work... so they should pay up?

5:28 am

grannyrose

and i found out something incredible. the shapematch prosthesis from sryker( company who makes prostheis) will also provide a new cover for my own patella, so i will have all the components as in my original knee

5:29 am

sprite

oh rose that is amazing!

5:29 am

grannyrose

spritey, extremely hard to prove, given my age. * sigh* there is also the aspect of my favouring my LE4 ankle af5 surgery, by putting more strain on my right knee. the insurance people don't want to hear it.

5:30 am

sprite

so unfair. But common. They don't like to part with their money.

5:31 am

grannyrose

i could go to court, i guess....but the whole thing seems very daunting

5:32 am

kje

do you have to prove it was due to work to get insurance to pay? joint replacements are pretty common here under insurance and/or medicare

5:32 am

sprite

going to court is so very expensive, both in money and in energy. And if you feel you cannot really proof your case... I can believe it is daunting.

5:32 am

sprite

prove*

5:34 am

grannyrose

we do have lawyers he4 who say no payout, no cost....*shrug* maybe later down the track.

5:34 am

sprite

yeah, when you can spare the energy. Put yourself first. As kje says, you will be so glad you did all this when you can walk without pain.

5:35 am

sprite

or even with less pain, it would be an improvement

5:35 am

sprite

fireflies. What a fun grid!

5:35 am

kje

I think there would be very few jobs one could prove OA was due to their job... maybe professional sports... but otherwise, would seem almost impossible

5:35 am

kje

wooohooo sprite!!!

5:36 am

grannyrose

kje, we are speaking about a separate insurance to private health insurance...which fortunately we do have. and as the technique is so new, stryker are picking up the bill for the prosthesis.

5:36 am

kje

lower center lone e?

5:36 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!!

5:37 am

sprite

can't you ask someone el4?

5:37 am

grannyrose

don't you do that oe el4 i willtell you off

5:37 am

kje

damn

5:37 am

kje

I hate those fish slaps

5:37 am

sprite

lolllll

5:37 am

kje

stinky

5:37 am

grannyrose

*or*

5:37 am

sprite

*hits kje over the head with a tiny guppy*

5:37 am

grannyrose

kje, we only use the freshest of fish, don't we, sprite?

5:38 am

sprite

always. I catch it the moment you act fishslapworthy.

5:38 am

kje

fishslapworthy - love it

5:38 am

sprite

there is this aquarium next to me that is called the Babble Bowl...

5:39 am

grannyrose

my dears, starting to fade, have been awake since 3am and it is now af5 8:30pm. love, hugs, kisses, see you at the flip

5:39 am

sprite

I hope you sleep well, rose. *hugs*

5:39 am

kje

we were talking about "tethers" the other day with my trainess, and getting rid of them (lines, catheters, telemetry, etc - things that tie people down and prevent them from ambulating)

5:40 am

sprite

sounds good. I remember walking with my drip on a tripod on wheels.

5:40 am

kje

and later the resident would tell people to stop accesorizing the patient - cracked me up

5:40 am

sprite

lollllll cool!

5:40 am

kje

"my patient came highly accesorized from the ED"

5:41 am

sprite

must be off, bye kje *hugs*
And bye all 'lurkers'.

5:41 am

kje

I told her I was stealing it

5:41 am

sprite

it could become a fashion ;)

5:41 am

kje

hagd sprite!

5:41 am

grannyrose

kje, me in 2 weeks time...have to have 48 hours monitoring for unstable angina p[ost-op. this could be very interesting

5:41 am

grannyrose

later, dear sprite

5:42 am

kje

most important thing in the hospital... MOVE... and don't let them give you stupid meds

5:43 am

grannyrose

good side, i get to pick my surgeon, his assistant, anaesthetist and the scrub team i want. just waitgle* seeing aster to pick my PACU nurse. * giggle* seeing as i won't be there. (well not in my usual role)

5:44 am

kje

nice, granny

5:44 am

grannyrose

*waiting to see roster*

5:46 am

grannyrose

really have to say goodnight from me. kje, have a good one!

5:46 am

kje

best, granny!

5:49 am

sarah6girls

fireworks xx

5:50 am

kje

yay sarah!

5:50 am

sarah6girls

nice grid today :)

5:53 am

kje

so far.. down to 20 and slowing!

6:06 am

rubyfoo

hello

6:06 am

kje

hi ruby!

6:06 am

rubyfoo

as usual, I'm here at an odd time

6:06 am

MollyL

((Ruby)) Having a tough morning?

6:06 am

rubyfoo

got 35 words (!!) before lunch

6:07 am

kje

go ruby!

6:07 am

rubyfoo

it is horrible, waiting for deliveries/pickups when they say "between 9AM and 7PM

6:07 am

rubyfoo

finally said, sc*** it, and went out to lunch

6:07 am

kje

indeed, ruby

6:07 am

rubyfoo

both yesterday and today

6:07 am

rubyfoo

and it is raining again.

6:08 am

rubyfoo

OK, I'm finished with my perpetual whine. How is everybody?

6:08 am

MollyL

What are you waiting for?

6:09 am

kje

raining men?

6:09 am

kje

hallelujah!

6:11 am

rubyfoo

yesterday, it was ppicking up husband's ship's clock for repair in the US which will cost more than original price

6:11 am

kje

stuck

6:11 am

rubyfoo

Today, I am waiting for the "cistern" our of which I will make a mosaic garden bench

6:11 am

rubyfoo

out*

6:11 am

rubyfoo

I am worn out

6:12 am

MollyL

Oh, a mosaic garden bench sounds really pretty.

6:12 am

kje

naptime?

6:13 am

rubyfoo

I've been saving pieces of broken blue and white chine and pottery for more than 15 years. Thinking of 'Gaudiesque" bench

6:13 am

rubyfoo

it will be in the bottom garden, unseen by anyone but me, but it's a dream project

6:13 am

rubyfoo

china*

6:13 am

kje

post pics when done, ruby

6:14 am

rubyfoo

and would be much better than having to sit on the ground

6:14 am

rubyfoo

I hope you can wait a year or so, kje, I'm not sure where I'll start LOL

6:14 am

MollyL

It sounds like it's going to be lovely, Ruby. I love to hear about people pursuing a dream project.

6:14 am

kje

maybe I can see it in person in a year

6:15 am

rubyfoo

I've been thinking about this, if you can believe it, since 1967!!!

6:15 am

rubyfoo

and, by then, you'll be able to sit on it!

6:16 am

MollyL

Just goes to show that if you keep thinking about and believing in a dream, it comes true. It's the Law Of Attraction.

6:16 am

rubyfoo

nice idea, molly

6:17 am

rubyfoo

but then, on the other hand, "be careful what you wish for (dream of)"

6:18 am

kje

FW!

6:18 am

rubyfoo

yay, kje!!!!

6:19 am

kje

fun grid

6:19 am

kje

mostly normal words

6:26 am

kje

any clues needed before I go?

6:28 am

rubyfoo

ups guy, AGAIN, trying to get paperwork sorted out

6:29 am

rubyfoo

this was still about husband's ship's clock!!!!

6:30 am

MollyL

*Hands Ruby a soothing cup of chamomile tea*

6:32 am

rubyfoo

ty, molly, needed that

6:36 am

rubyfoo

<-- somewhat stressed

6:37 am

lbdawger

clue for the 2nd r in fourth column?

6:37 am

rubyfoo

hello ibd

6:38 am

lbdawger

hi ruby!

6:38 am

rubyfoo

(don't have it yet, but will look)

6:39 am

rubyfoo

not only that, but don\t have anyp's!

6:40 am

ladycece920

re6/7 to answer back to someone

6:40 am

lbdawger

pr6 is before + babbler ***gone or a small hill

6:41 am

lbdawger

nope, that came from the other r. but thanks lady

6:41 am

rubyfoo

ty ibd!

6:41 am

ladycece920

okay then it's the rh 6/7

6:41 am

lbdawger

ahhh, ty lady

6:43 am

rubyfoo

ty for the rh's, lady!

6:43 am

Jayk

Ruby--like this? http://www.pedshoes.com/blog/wp-conten
t/uploads/2012/05/DaynaBench.jpg

6:43 am

rubyfoo

98, nbt, nbs and time for a nap!

6:45 am

lbdawger

re4 well, ruby

6:48 am

shoolessdwarf

Howdy ladles and jellyspoons.

6:49 am

rubyfoo

lost my connection, sorry

6:49 am

shoolessdwarf

How's the board today?

6:49 am

rubyfoo

couldn't access, the site, jayk, but thank you for trying

6:50 am

rubyfoo

my idea is a bench with mosaics like in Gaudi's Parca Guell but only in blue and white

6:50 am

lbdawger

hi sldwarf, grid's not too bad.

6:52 am

shoolessdwarf

Thanks lb, glad to hear it

6:54 am

Jayk

that's what it looked like!

6:56 am

lbdawger

15 left and must get ready for work. see ya'll later! hagd

7:05 am

Anniebrook

good morning babblers

7:06 am

Anniebrook

ruby, are you still here?

7:09 am

Anniebrook

I guess I missed her (sigh)

7:11 am

MollyL

Hey Annie

7:11 am

Anniebrook

Hi Molly, the grid looks friendly

7:12 am

Mom

good morning everyone

7:12 am

Anniebrook

(((Mom))) good morning

7:12 am

MollyL

Morning Mom

7:12 am

Mom

(((Annie and Molly))) good morning

7:13 am

Mom

we are Annie sitting this weekend so the kids can go camping. I can't wait

7:13 am

MollyL

Mom, you are so good to your granddoggie. : )

7:14 am

Anniebrook

so you are having Annie this weekend..Ziggy and Annie are friends?

7:14 am

Mom

I don't get to see her as much since Shay took a job in Cincinnati so I treasure the time with her

7:15 am

Mom

friends, eh? but they do stay in the same room now. Ziggy doesn't take to the basement any more

7:15 am

Anniebrook

that's a step forward

7:15 am

Mom

I'll tell him in the morning that she is coming for the weekend.

7:16 am

Mom

Last time I told him she was coming he went to the front door and waited for her

7:16 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

7:16 am

Anniebrook

lol

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, Hi..I love the book

7:16 am

Mom

good morning Scrabbler

7:16 am

Scrabbler

Me too, Annie. I have 35 pages to go and I am expecting a twist.

7:17 am

Anniebrook

uhoh

7:17 am

Scrabbler

Annie, as a New York City native it must be very interesting for you.

7:17 am

Mom

what are the two of you reading?

7:17 am

Scrabbler

"The Murder of the Century" by Paul Collins--historical fiction based on true murder in NYC in 1897.

7:18 am

Mom

sounds interesting

7:18 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, I am familiar with 11th Street..My parents lived on Avenue D when I was born so it is fun to read

7:18 am

Scrabbler

Many themes--crime, forensics, NYPD, immigrants, NYC, and newspaper competition

7:19 am

Scrabbler

It is hard to imagine the boroughs as farmland.

7:19 am

Mom

I have written the title down to see if our library carries it, it not I am sure Cincinnati does

7:20 am

Scrabbler

I am going to Pennsylvania tomorrow for 5 days of hiking and kayaking!

7:20 am

Anniebrook

I didnt know that Pulitzer and Hearst were such fierce competitors. Yes, I remember my father in law telling me that the Bronx was farmlands when he was a boy. That would be in the early 1900's.

7:20 am

Mom

that sounds like a great time, Scrabbler. Be careful and have fun

7:21 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, have a great 5 days.

7:22 am

Scrabbler

We will be at Pine Creek Gorge--the "Grand Canyon" of the east. After hiking down into the real Grand Canyon a year ago I suspect this will seem tiny.

7:22 am

Anniebrook

as Mom said, be careful, scrabbs

7:23 am

Anniebrook

Are you camping out also?

7:23 am

Mom

I just checked, we have the book, all copies are checked out. I will request a copy

7:23 am

Scrabbler

Yes, my mother told me the same thing and "I cannot wait til you are back."

7:24 am

Scrabbler

We are staying at a bed & breakfast that is a sheep farm up on a mountain!

7:24 am

Anniebrook

That sounds wonderful!!

7:25 am

Mom

it does indeed

7:25 am

Scrabbler

Corriedale sheep. I can't wait to meet the herd.

7:25 am

Anniebrook

Can I come?? I will stay at the B &B and read. You can hike and kayak. I will tend the sheep.

7:26 am

Mom

our craft group would be jealous. A sheep farm.... they would love that

7:26 am

Anniebrook

just reading what I posted made me laugh.

7:26 am

Anniebrook

Mom, doesnt it sound wonderful?

7:26 am

Mom

<---- imagines Annie tending the sheep

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Sure, join us!

7:27 am

Anniebrook

Just call me Bo.

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Well, Miss Peep, I will take pics for you to see.

7:27 am

Mom

oh it does. We have wool festivals here where people come to sell their shearings (sp) it gets a huge draw

7:28 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, looking forward to seeing the pictures.

7:30 am

Scrabbler

I have a lot of work today to get the bunnies ready and me. A high school senior up the street will take care of my babies. I ma having bad separation anxiety already.

7:31 am

Mom

they are like your children. It is hard to leave thelm

7:31 am

Mom

them*

7:32 am

Anniebrook

the bunnies will be fine.

7:34 am

Scrabbler

I know their behaviors so I know if they are doing ok.

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Has the senior taken care of the bunnies before?

7:39 am

Mom

I had better scoot and start my day. (((Hugs))) to all of you

7:39 am

Mom

Annie, sweetie goes back to work today. :-(

7:40 am

Anniebrook

That is very good news, Mom. I bet he is delighted.

7:40 am

Mom

in a way, yes. But I think he would rather stay home. But retirement isn't too far away. Hopefully in 5 years

7:41 am

Anniebrook

Something to look forward to, Mom

7:41 am

Mom

it is for sure

7:42 am

Mom

talk to you soon. Have a great day

7:42 am

Anniebrook

you too, (((Mom)))

7:42 am

Mom

will do. THanks

7:43 am

Scrabbler

Sorry, I was on the phone with one of my vacation buddies.

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Hannah has taken care of my bunnies before and she is reliable.

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Then you have nothing to worry about. I am sure you call every day. Go and enjoy!

7:45 am

Scrabbler

I will call her daily.

7:46 am

Scrabbler

My friend and I just decided to skip lunch and hiking today so we can focus on trip prep today.

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Annie, I want to finish the book today so I can start a new one tomorrow on our trip.

7:47 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, have a great great time.

7:47 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all

7:48 am

Scrabbler

The weather is supposed to be good, although some chances of rain.

7:48 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl :) :)

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl!

7:48 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:48 am

hurshy

hello hello hello

7:48 am

Anniebrook

hello x 4 hurshy

7:49 am

Anniebrook

hi teach

7:49 am

hurshy

we have a copier technician who has had to work on our copier 3 days in a row. he has very strong cologne or aftershave or something.

7:49 am

72 Temple Owl

hey scrabs!

7:50 am

Anniebrook

then he leaves his scent wherever he goes...ugh

7:50 am

72 Temple Owl

hey annie

7:50 am

72 Temple Owl

hey hurshy

7:50 am

72 Temple Owl

hey teach

7:50 am

hurshy

luckily it's not a bad smelling one.

7:51 am

stevedallas

morning folks and how many words today and thanks

7:52 am

Anniebrook

144 steve

7:52 am

hurshy

12 squared!

7:52 am

stevedallas

tanks annie and hurs

7:52 am

stevedallas

and to think it could be the old days and he smelled of mimeograph

7:52 am

hurshy

ah, mimeograph

7:52 am

72 Temple Owl

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hurshy. Yuck--that would make me ill. Hi Steve.

7:53 am

lynxxx

I was wondering what a mimeograph smelled like - and then I remembered. Hello everyone

7:53 am

hurshy

i don't even remember what it smelled like

7:53 am

Anniebrook

hi lynxxxie

7:53 am

stevedallas

hi scrabb

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi lynxxx. Wasn't it an isopropyl alcohol smell?

7:54 am

lynxxx

just a baby Hursh

7:54 am

wvteach

alsothe smell of ditto machines

7:54 am

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn!

7:54 am

72 Temple Owl

you mean those jell thingies?

7:54 am

hurshy

well i remember seeing them in school... prob through high school... i just don't recall the smell.

7:54 am

lynxxx

hi Towl - nice to see you alive and kicking!

7:56 am

72 Temple Owl

nice to see you. if i am here i rarely reveal myself.

7:57 am

lynxxx

well I for one am glad you don't 'reveal' yourself - no nudity allowed here!

7:57 am

72 Temple Owl

:D

7:58 am

lynxxx

Scrab...apparently the iso etc was in the ditto machine but the mimeograph used ink

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Purple ink. I remember the freshly created papers--moist and smelly.

7:59 am

stevedallas

I remember those blue fingers

8:00 am

hurshy

hmm i thought ditto and mimeograph were same

8:00 am

hurshy

silly me

8:00 am

lynxxx

its funny - google mimeograph and smell and there is a heap of chat about it

8:01 am

72 Temple Owl

purple ink, yes. and the gel things smelled like bananas

8:01 am

hurshy

well this is a pretty nice grid. got to dreaded 13 no probs, and got all the 7's.

8:01 am

wvteach

ditto masters - typed on them and purple from second sheet transferred to the front sheet and then put on the machine, mimeograph stencils you typed on and it cut holes for the letters in the stencil that the ink would come through

8:01 am

stevedallas

glad I could contribute to the conversation!

8:04 am

Scrabbler

Oh, that's how it worked, wv?

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

did i miss mom?

8:05 am

Anniebrook

yes, owl

8:05 am

stevedallas

now we all can be mimeographologists

8:05 am

wvteach

have used too many dittos and mimeos in my life to forget them

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

i found them - hectographs!

8:06 am

hurshy

i think what i remember seeing is ditto machines then

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

oh pooh. i have not seen her in ages and wondered how she is doing

8:13 am

Mr Bob

Good morning friends

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bob

8:13 am

lynxxx

hi Bob

8:15 am

Anniebrook

hi Bob..was out on the terrace watering my flowers

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

annie how have you been? I have not been very good about keeping up via email

8:20 am

Anniebrook

Owl, I am awful at emails but I love to receive them. I have been "off and on" ...okay now.

8:20 am

Anniebrook

Owl, I hope you are "on" also. Write and let me know how you are.

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

that is good. i think it's time for me to be off. the crowd looked sa4 so i wanted to come out.

8:22 am

Anniebrook

LOL. Have a peaceful day, Owl.

8:22 am

lynxxx

I might get going too - cold here and late so bed is looking good. Bye all

8:22 am

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, lynxxx and keep warm

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

you as well. i wanted to take my car into the shop ut they are booked. going to get soem flowers to plant

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

night lyn, nice to see you.

8:23 am

Anniebrook

Flowers cheer me up.

8:24 am

72 Temple Owl

they would be cheerier if someone else ought and planted them. i have become lazy

8:25 am

Anniebrook

okay, lazybones, goeth fo5 and plant.

8:25 am

wasgij5

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8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

:) well,probably better ti finsih off the last 20 if i plan to finish at all

8:25 am

Scrabbler

TY for fo5 clue, Annie

8:26 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

8:26 am

Anniebrook

I need 36 more

8:28 am

Judi

Happy Friday, buddies!

8:28 am

Anniebrook

Hi Judi :)

8:29 am

crosshair

good morning my babble friends:)

8:29 am

Anniebrook

hi crossy :)

8:29 am

crosshair

howdy annie:))

8:30 am

Uncover

hey cross, and everyone

8:30 am

crosshair

howdy uncover

8:30 am

Anniebrook

hi uncover

8:31 am

wvteach

good morning crossy

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi, Crossy and Uncover.

8:32 am

crosshair

lol.i see dart001 got fireworks on this in 34 minutes..good lord

8:32 am

Uncover

hey Annie, how are you today?

8:32 am

crosshair

howdy scwabby and teach

8:33 am

72 Temple Owl

annie: are you likeing i'll have another for tomorrow?

8:33 am

Uncover

wow, 34 minutes is a blur, not sure I can even type that fast

8:33 am

Jeff7

morning all. clue for the first fe 5/16 pls

8:33 am

crosshair

same here uncover

8:33 am

Judi

Hey, Crossy. I saw an article last night on MSN online that someone has created "glazed donut vodka". I'm holding out for bran muffin vodka myself.

8:34 am

Anniebrook

Looks good to me...How about Paynter for second? Am I spelling paynter correctly?

8:34 am

crosshair

ugh judi,i see many new vodkas,blueberry,butterscotch,watermel
lon...no thank you

8:34 am

Scrabbler

I am not seeing much in this grid yet. 81 to go.

8:34 am

negativeneil

Hey crossy. :)

8:34 am

crosshair

howdy neil:)

8:34 am

negativeneil

And Scrabbler, etc.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Hi Neil

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

i dont' know what the odds were for the derby, ut i could have kicked myself for not betting him

8:35 am

Anniebrook

fe5/16----f and what they say in the Army ---At ****.

8:35 am

Jeff7

ty-never heard that word

8:35 am

Scrabbler

TY, Annie

8:36 am

Anniebrook

Owl, They were good odds. Too bad OTB closed..we always worked out butts off that day but had lots of fun.

8:36 am

72 Temple Owl

you no longer have it? we are expanding the turf clubs here

8:38 am

Anniebrook

The state took over Belmont and Aqueduct. They now have racinos at the Belmont. Only slots, no table games yet.

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

i am opposed to this on many levels.

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't think poor people should be subsiziding my real estate taxes

8:39 am

Judi

Just blacked out the left side. Anyone feel the grid tip?

8:40 am

Anniebrook

Owl, Gambling is an awful addiction. If you can afford to gamble, fine but I have seen people gamble to pay their rent. Heartbreaking.

8:41 am

Judi

Amen, Annie. It astonishes me that, as bad as our economy is, casinos and gambling in general is expanding at a fair clip. Might as well just flush the money down the toilet.

8:41 am

Scrabbler

And lottery tickets = taxes for poor people.

8:42 am

Anniebrook

People think the next bet or the next lottery ticket is their way out of "whatever".

8:43 am

Anniebrook

and it's a rush just as drugs are. sad.

8:43 am

crosshair

of course gambling attracts the lower incomes and people who should really not be doing it anyways.is it surprising?? you are going under anyways,so why not take a grab at that brass ring,you never know,you might snag one before the water closes over your head

8:43 am

Anniebrook

crossy, never happens.

8:43 am

Judi

State sanctioned russian roulette.

8:44 am

crosshair

of course not annie.what do they thing those casino palaces are built with? not by giving money away

8:45 am

Uncover

meaningful of nothing, but my wife and I both played one dollar a week in Mass state lottery starting when we were married in like 1970. Sent money to bro in law for 35 years. Never won a nickel

8:45 am

crosshair

they have one rabbit or carrot to keep the dogs running is all.pop a big winner once a month or so to keep them all running

8:46 am

Anniebrook

Last time, I was at Mohegan Sun I won close to a thousand dollars at roulette and walked away. Addicted gamblers cant do that.

8:46 am

crosshair

lol uncover,thats just over 12,000 you spent on that lottery

8:47 am

Judi

Babble is a much healthier addition. Well, mentally healthy anyway.

8:47 am

MollyL

Owl, the odds for I'll Have Another in the Derby were 15-1. And that was the horse I picked, but didn't bet on. Ouch.

8:48 am

Anniebrook

Ouch, Molly

8:48 am

crosshair

betting on the ponies can be just as deadly as the casinos

8:48 am

MollyL

It was fun to have picked the winning horse though.
: )

8:49 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the first fe5/16?

8:49 am

MollyL

The only gambling I do is lottery tickets, and I have won enough to justify that minimal amount. Plus giving me something to dream about once a week.

8:50 am

Anniebrook

judi, f and as they say in the Army----At ****.

8:50 am

crosshair

i also do our lotto 649 at the cost of 3 dollars a week.yes a dream is nice

8:51 am

Judi

Ty.

8:55 am

rururocks

the F in the army that I know isn't printable here

8:55 am

Judi

And that's fireworks for me!!

8:55 am

Uncover

grats! Judi

8:55 am

crosshair

yaa for judi!!

8:56 am

Anniebrook

congrats, Judi!

8:56 am

Judi

As in SNAFU, Ruru.

8:56 am

sciencegeek

fo 5/18?

8:57 am

sciencegeek

nm

8:57 am

Judi

Work beckons. I must away. See you crazy kids tomorrow! *POINK*

8:58 am

Anniebrook

bye judi

9:01 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

9:01 am

Anniebrook

friendly grid

9:01 am

crosshair

yaa for annie!

9:02 am

Anniebrook

anyone want a clue before I start my day?

9:02 am

crosshair

reading back on poor granny rose and her knee:( too bad she is not over here.there is a wait of 8 months or so,but at least it would get done

9:03 am

Anniebrook

Here she would have had the operation by now.

9:03 am

crosshair

i mean without selling her home:)

9:04 am

Anniebrook

So do I.

9:04 am

Anniebrook

Her insurance would have paid for it.

9:05 am

crosshair

all insurance manadatory down there now? everyone has it? i have lost track of it in the last while down there

9:06 am

Anniebrook

No, crossy, health insurance is mandatory yet. It is a big fight here.

9:06 am

crosshair

ahh.heard they were thinking of something kind of like our old o.h.i.p system from 25 years ago

9:06 am

Anniebrook

Grannyrose is a nurse..doesnt she have health insurance paid by her employer?

9:06 am

Anniebrook

Grannyrose is a nurse..doesnt she have health insurance paid by her employer?

9:07 am

crosshair

ontario hospital insurance plan*

9:07 am

crosshair

do not know annie,seems it was a work related injury

9:07 am

Anniebrook

Then she should be covered.

9:07 am

negativeneil

What's going on with Rose, crossy? Haven't heard from her in several days.

9:08 am

crosshair

she seems to need a knee repacement

9:08 am

negativeneil

Yes she does.

9:08 am

negativeneil

But has something happened with that?

9:08 am

Anniebrook

but, I guess, covered by insurance or not, you still have to wait in Australia.

9:08 am

negativeneil

She was supposed to be having surgery this month.

9:09 am

crosshair

guess the fight is on with her version of workers comp

9:09 am

negativeneil

Oh man. :(

9:09 am

Anniebrook

That is what I understood.. I thought she was having the operation soon

9:10 am

negativeneil

Yes. Supposed to... so I thought.

9:11 am

Anniebrook

oh drat, doorbell, see you all later

9:11 am

crosshair

tc annie

9:16 am

crosshair

think i shall totter off and find some tea..back in a fw min

9:45 am

rubyfoo

hello

9:45 am

rubyfoo

as usual, ruby enters to an empty room...

9:45 am

crosshair

found a tea,and ready to continue ((ruby))

9:46 am

crosshair

crossy waves to ruby...

9:46 am

wvteach

hello ruby

9:47 am

crosshair

she cannot see us teach:((

9:47 am

crosshair

crossy the invisible man mwahaha

9:48 am

rubyfoo

I saw you both {{big hugs!}}

9:48 am

crosshair

there she is:))

9:48 am

rubyfoo

I think granny is having the surgery on the 25th and her knee replacement is being made to order in the US

9:48 am

crosshair

ahh very good then,thought there was a concern over work comp

9:48 am

rubyfoo

I've just planted a bonzo geranium and I'm leaving little muddy fingerprints all over my keyboard, even though I wore gloves

9:49 am

rubyfoo

gonzo*

9:49 am

crosshair

ahh ruby aka mother earth;)

9:49 am

rubyfoo

(with a nasty streak, per crossy!!! lol)

9:50 am

rubyfoo

I wish you could see my garden! Although so much rain had made it pretty blowsy, it is glorious!

9:50 am

crosshair

you? a nasty streak?? non!

9:50 am

rubyfoo

hahah

9:50 am

wvteach

how wonderful to have the colorful garden

9:50 am

rubyfoo

this geranium is so beautiful, that I kept it on the deck

9:50 am

crosshair

would be like having a hobbit that kicks puppies:)

9:51 am

rubyfoo

I weighed myself yesterday, for the first time in about a year, and I gained 3 lbs! up to 100. (all muscle from the extra work since husband's been laid up, of course)

9:51 am

rubyfoo

while I was planting, Rufie was eating dirt

9:51 am

crosshair

lol@ 100 pounds.my work boots weigh half that

9:52 am

rubyfoo

what do they say about a peck of dirt?

9:53 am

crosshair

you must have birdie bones

9:53 am

wvteach

i know with kids they talk about eating dirt and it makes them healthier

9:53 am

rubyfoo

no, big-boned like a Russian girl hahah

9:53 am

crosshair

lol,,not

9:53 am

rubyfoo

I hope it works for dogs!

9:54 am

crosshair

all kids should eat dirt at least once

9:54 am

wvteach

at least once..... a day .....

9:54 am

rubyfoo

when I was in college and running track (not successfully), my mother used to tease me about having thighs like an East German athlete. It must have really stung, because it is MANY years ago

9:54 am

crosshair

lol

9:55 am

rubyfoo

do you remember those women from the 60's on all the steroids? They were scary-looking

9:55 am

wvteach

my two boys always had pockets full of rocks and dirt - always checked pockets before putting things in wash

9:56 am

rubyfoo

lots of noise in the dryer!

9:56 am

crosshair

i always get the east german or russian girls when i go for PT."hello little man(she tosses me on the table like a sack of grain) vee needs you to lay down UNT you VILL get a massage no?"

9:56 am

wvteach

always - now my granddaughter brings me the rocks to hold for her "special collection"

9:56 am

rubyfoo

raofl!

9:57 am

rubyfoo

that is so cute, teach

9:57 am

rubyfoo

maybe she'll be a geologist

9:57 am

rubyfoo

get her a children's book on minerals; you never know

9:57 am

rubyfoo

ergs

9:58 am

crosshair

get her a rock hammer,she may take your cellar apart:)

9:58 am

rubyfoo

sorry

9:58 am

wvteach

my husband is a geologist - but neither of the boys - b ut maybe she will be - we certainly have enough rocks around the house that he has collected

9:58 am

crosshair

ty ruby:)

9:58 am

rubyfoo

pls don't report me to the hall monitor

9:58 am

crosshair

we will not tell

9:58 am

wvteach

there is a rock hammer under the front seat of the car - for my husband

9:59 am

rubyfoo

I've been giving my husband fossils and fossil books for years, trying to get him interested, but I find them more interesting than he does

9:59 am

rubyfoo

we have many geodes, fossils and misc rocks all around the house, plus my old fossil of a husband (see, nasty ruby)

9:59 am

crosshair

you need to get him out on a nice shale bed with a knife,a rubber hammer and a screwdriver and let him seperate the layers

10:00 am

rubyfoo

that's my dream, crossy, for me, not him

10:00 am

wvteach

we have our share of fossils

10:00 am

crosshair

why not find a nice shale bed and plant real good find for him to "stumble" across?

10:01 am

wvteach

it seems like every road cut in WV has layers of shale - and limestone - and coal - the kids have always enjoyed breaking the shale in to layers

10:01 am

rubyfoo

years ago, the only one I ever found was an ammonite from high up in the Southern Alps. It is bigger than my hand and was just lying there, exposed

10:01 am

crosshair

my son had great fun with it here as well tech

10:02 am

rubyfoo

<-- doesn't know if she'd recognize shale if she stumbled on it

10:02 am

crosshair

my wife found a fly in amber years ago..that was real nice

10:02 am

rubyfoo

that is lovely

10:02 am

wvteach

shale is the dark greyish rock that peels apart in thin layers

10:03 am

crosshair

indeed ruby..peels apart in sheets

10:03 am

rubyfoo

I'll look it up, but don't think there is any in this region

10:03 am

crosshair

we had one local go down to our shale bed by the water and find an entire 9 inch fish and he was able to get it all.thats the secret.taking time when seperating the layers

10:04 am

rubyfoo

that is amazing

10:04 am

crosshair

he donated it to the royal ontario museum

10:04 am

rubyfoo

what I am trying to learn about here is local insect life, very interesting and different

10:05 am

wvteach

we were at a geology camp in Colorado next to a US national park that is the Florissant Foosil beds and it is mainly fossilized fish

10:05 am

rubyfoo

I am green with envy

10:05 am

crosshair

best i found was an entire leaf

10:06 am

wvteach

we get a lot of shells and some leaves locally

10:07 am

crosshair

shells are easy here,sad to say we leave most of them where we find them unless it is a nice big one

10:07 am

wvteach

i only collected them when i was doing a project for school and wanted to have something for the kids

10:08 am

crosshair

son once found a oyster fossil,thing was the size of my fist

10:08 am

wvteach

shells are also the easiest thing here also

10:08 am

crosshair

oyster,clam,something like that anyways

10:08 am

rubyfoo

I'[m sure the stream beds here have fossils, but I'm not in good enough shape any more to look for them :(

10:09 am

crosshair

nor i ruby,i now take a nap when i bend over to tie my shoes:)

10:09 am

crosshair

things are a long ways down now

10:09 am

wvteach

we have a large slab with very large shells in it out on our front porch - it cam from the middle of Kansas where there is obviously no sea life any more - my husband used it to demonstrate geological change

10:09 am

rubyfoo

getting dressed is the hardest part of the day!

10:09 am

crosshair

very nice

10:10 am

rubyfoo

that sounds wonderful, teach

10:10 am

crosshair

the slab is nice,not the getting dressed marathon;)

10:10 am

rubyfoo

does he have trouble with Creationists?

10:11 am

rubyfoo

or is that a babble taboo subject?

10:11 am

wvteach

not really - everyone once in a while there might be a student in the beginning class (university) but not really a problem

10:12 am

rubyfoo

and I just found ch5, right up his alley

10:13 am

wvteach

one year in the elementary school where i taught we had a parent who questioned one of the books in the library dating the dinosuars - but she was assured that her son would not be required to read it - it was a library book that students could choose to check out or not

10:13 am

crosshair

i refrain for discussing politics or religion.but will duscuss food,booze and sex all you wish

10:13 am

wvteach

and pl for ch6

10:13 am

rubyfoo

anti-science people are scary

10:14 am

rubyfoo

ty for the pl, didn't see it

10:14 am

crosshair

and god went to the burning bush and POOF!! god created a scientologist!! hehe

10:14 am

crosshair

crossy is bad

10:15 am

rubyfoo

<-- loves crossy

10:15 am

crosshair

now back to bacon

10:15 am

wvteach

had a problem with a parent 3-4 years ago who didn't want his two children exposed to any discussion of global warming because he didn't believe it existed - and he was a univeristy faculty member

10:15 am

crosshair

lol teach he should tour our far north

10:16 am

rubyfoo

I'm afraid to ask what he taught.....

10:16 am

wvteach

chair of the computer science department

10:16 am

crosshair

everything is opening up above the parmafrost line,,hell we are losing the permafrost

10:16 am

rubyfoo

and he would explain our weird weather how???

10:17 am

crosshair

we are now fighting with the russing for shipping right in the new norther tracks that were never open before

10:17 am

crosshair

russians

10:17 am

crosshair

northern

10:18 am

rubyfoo

have you seen film of the methane that is being released and spontaneously burns?

10:18 am

Erda

rights

10:18 am

crosshair

ahh the old farting cow/methane issue:) bad cows

10:18 am

rubyfoo

hello erda

10:18 am

crosshair

everyone will just have to figure out what i mean erda

10:18 am

Erda

hi ruby

10:18 am

rubyfoo

get out those long wooden matches!

10:19 am

crosshair

tired of back tracking dues to my big paws

10:19 am

rubyfoo

I think you had to be in school in the 60's-70's

10:19 am

Erda

later, guys

10:20 am

crosshair

later or for you l8tr:)

10:20 am

crosshair

hehge

10:20 am

crosshair

dammit

10:20 am

crosshair

hehe*

10:20 am

rubyfoo

me, too, off to make dinner

10:20 am

crosshair

i hear brunch calling...

10:20 am

wvteach

have a good dinner - nice chatting with you

10:24 am

uusue2

morning all!

10:24 am

uusue2

nbs, nbt, and more than half way, all on my phone this morning (on my computer now, though)

10:28 am

crosshair

ok,brunch is on:)

10:28 am

crosshair

howdy suze:)

10:30 am

bichon

good mornin' Babble Buddies

10:30 am

wvteach

morning sue

10:30 am

wvteach

morning bichon

10:31 am

bichon

Beautiful late spring day here in CT.

10:31 am

crosshair

howdy bichon

10:31 am

wvteach

beautiful day today here also

10:31 am

bichon

We had T-storms yesterday afternoon and a nice day afterwards

10:32 am

crosshair

21 c and amazing here as well :)

10:32 am

crosshair

70f for my american friends

10:32 am

bichon

I've already taken my long walk for today and tidied up the house

10:39 am

uusue2

we are having another heat wave, 80s and 90s through the weekend (30-35C)

10:40 am

bichon

don't send it here sue.

10:41 am

uusue2

*grabs on to hot weather to keep it from CT*

10:42 am

rururocks

windy here today.. warm and windy

10:42 am

dianedecoder

12 C here in western Canada... still sunny but showers forecast for the next few days. Good morning everyone !

10:43 am

bichon

that's mucho chilly diane

10:43 am

dianedecoder

The potatoes will love it and so will the weeds !

10:43 am

rururocks

that's too cold for flip flops diane

10:43 am

dianedecoder

Yes, it is a little cool but it's not yet 10 a.m. here

10:44 am

dianedecoder

just a tad, ruru

10:53 am

MollyL

I think we have the weather covered. Anyone have fun plans for the weekend?

10:54 am

bichon

Not me. We're going to CA to visit kids and grands the following Saturday

10:54 am

MollyL

That sounds like fun Bich. Have fun getting ready.

10:54 am

dianedecoder

Lazy weekend... good weather for reading... celebrating baby great granddaughter's first birthday on Sunday...just going to enjoy !

10:55 am

bichon

stats for middle column e and the r right next to it, pls

10:56 am

bichon

got the e, just need the r to the right of it

11:00 am

MollyL

Diane! I can't believe she is 1 already.

11:00 am

MollyL

rh6/21 and rh7/32

11:00 am

Sugrraleona

shoafer no good? LOL

11:00 am

dianedecoder

Molly.... the time has gone SO quickly... I wish that I could slow it down.

11:01 am

bichon

ty Molly

11:01 am

dianedecoder

time, in general, is passing much too quickly !!

11:01 am

MollyL

It's shofar

11:01 am

bichon

Would not have gotten that on my own

11:02 am

MollyL

CRAP! I'll Have Another was scratched from Belmont. No Triple Crown winner this year.

11:05 am

dianedecoder

time to poach some eggs.... be back later :-)

11:09 am

uusue2

bummer, Molly!! Why??

11:10 am

MollyL

No official word yet. Press conference at 1PM. I have to assume an injury. Man it's been a long time since a horse had a shot at The Triple Crown.

11:11 am

uusue2

That is sad. They do push those horses very hard at a very young age.

11:12 am

MollyL

I'm wondering if that, plus all the lasix is why we haven't had a Triple Crown winner since 1978.

11:16 am

uusue2

Interesting article from ABC news yesterday - apparently his trainer is suspected of illegal drug use (for the horses), and his horses show signs of injury at twice the national average.

11:27 am

crosshair

1 pm est molly?

11:27 am

SaddySolar

hey all

11:27 am

crosshair

howdy saddy

11:48 am

sammysmom

cross.... did you se my message to you yesterday?

11:51 am

Deeha

Help please - first th 5 12 my last owrd

11:52 am

sammysmom

th-- what the lion got in his paw

11:52 am

MollyL

What pricks your finger from a rose

11:52 am

negativeneil

Still here, crossy?

11:52 am

Deeha

Goodness gracious me so it is!!! How did I miss that Many thanks

11:52 am

sammysmom

if he is still here neil, he is not talking to me-lol

11:53 am

negativeneil

Haha, sammysmom.

11:54 am

crosshair

im back,no sammysmom,i did not

11:54 am

sammysmom

ok

11:55 am

negativeneil

Hey crossy.

11:55 am

crosshair

howdy neil

11:56 am

sammysmom

i gave my sister the info on foldingathome andf the group number in your profile... she has been dealing with ca for the past 30 years or so and i felt that she might like to see what some folks are doing to deal with it... she has an extessive amount of info of experiences of her own

11:57 am

crosshair

very nice indeed sammysmom! we can always use a new member on the team:)) and remember our friends at foldit.com cracked an important aids protien this spring,so we can do it!!

11:58 am

crosshair

it is so nice sammysmom to actually be doing something tangible,on the front lines as it were,other than just tossing money at the people who do

12:01 pm

crosshair

imagine of our babble group ends up being the one to crack a key protien?

12:02 pm

crosshair

get it named "babble protein 744" lol

12:06 pm

crosshair

and sammysmom,tell her to keep on fighting!! cancer is what you have,it is not what you are!

12:08 pm

crosshair

and every time you cure a cancer,it is like having a new life laid on you,all new and shiny and fresh out of the shrink wrap.suddenly the posibities become endless

12:11 pm

sammysmom

i am seing your comments cross, .. i am multitasking ....

12:11 pm

crosshair

cool

12:13 pm

crosshair

if she is currently battling cancer and wishes to chat cancer or blow off steam she can mssg me at p.a.melbourne@gmail.com just tell her to use babble in the id line

12:17 pm

sammysmom

she may have loads of info for you also... she is an old hand at this... one tough lady

12:22 pm

crosshair

ahh cool nice to know she is a scrapper.but i have been clean for a few years now.i do my folding and am on call at princess margrettes for those men newly diagnosed with testicular cancer and wish to talk

12:22 pm

sammysmom

she was given 3 months to live over 30 years ago - she and hubby decided " we don;'t think so" and they have since adopted and raised 9 kids .... they started an adoption agency and haver placed thousands of kids in good homes.....while also running another business...........they have bioth finally retuired and are concentrating on their humanitarian projects.

12:22 pm

crosshair

who wish to talk*

12:23 pm

crosshair

amazing woman

12:25 pm

sammysmom

yup

12:25 pm

crosshair

i am semi retired now,once i fully retire i plan of being a cancer driver as well:) paying it forward as it were

12:26 pm

crosshair

it is great,you can do one,two or 3 days a week,run people to the appointments when they are unable to drive

12:27 pm

crosshair

lord knows i used them when i was going through mine

12:29 pm

sammysmom

you can check her out... one of her websites is .. aidforkids.org

12:30 pm

crosshair

k,have it bookmarked

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

fold@home

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

bye!

12:31 pm

crosshair

http://folding.stanford.edu/

12:31 pm

crosshair

hey! do not steal my babblers jmc! lol

12:33 pm

uusue2

whoa, I wanted to talk to jmc!

12:34 pm

sammysmom

me too

12:34 pm

crosshair

actually jmc is one of our top folders:)

12:34 pm

MollyL

Kind of prissy the way she jumped in and jumped back out again.

12:35 pm

uusue2

<-- also busy folding

12:36 pm

crosshair

yaa for suze!!

12:36 pm

crosshair

if the foldit crowd can do it we can do it!!!!

12:37 pm

uusue2

I am ranked #4 (crossy, you are #14!!!)

12:38 pm

crosshair

i know suze,i have not been as active as i should be.this computer i am on is going to the electonics graveyard

12:38 pm

Trifioso

hello dear friends.

12:38 pm

crosshair

and i will be using a tablet for a bit till i can upgrade

12:39 pm

crosshair

howdy trif

12:39 pm

Trifioso

babbling happily at work....thanking god this is my last day as sub Office Manager

12:39 pm

uusue2

hi trif!

12:39 pm

Trifioso

hello sue! and crossy!

12:39 pm

crosshair

power nap time bbl

12:40 pm

uusue2

My son keeps pointing out that, as I run around the house turning off lights, TVs, and radios, my computer is always on. I told him that I am happy to pay for the power to run it as long as it is folding.

12:40 pm

Trifioso

hmmm. seems "rofl" hasn't entered enables periphery as yet. Figures. No sense of humor!

12:41 pm

MollyL

Sense of humor is thin around here at times. : P

12:42 pm

uusue2

<-- is fat, including her sense of humor :-)

12:43 pm

Trifioso

hey there molly! how goes the battle today, sweetie?

12:44 pm

MollyL

Not a battling day. Just having an attitude of gratitude. : )

12:44 pm

Trifioso

glad to hear that, friend

12:46 pm

Trifioso

I give up...clue for the r in the fourth column, fourth row, please? I am sure it's a huge plural fish, and I just can't see it

12:47 pm

torgone

A rh6/21ical question

12:47 pm

Trifioso

thank you tor!!! I am so happy to see you!

12:48 pm

torgone

I just got that word a minute ago ..

12:48 pm

MollyL

Ever notice how Tor swoops in from oblivion with the clues? Kinda scary.

12:48 pm

Trifioso

he always comes to my rescue...it

12:48 pm

Trifioso

is why I adore him so

12:49 pm

torgone

Aw shucks ..

12:49 pm

Trifioso

darn...my boss is back....have to babble on the sly....

12:49 pm

MollyL

â™¥â™¥â™¥ Trif & Tor â™¥â™¥â™¥

12:50 pm

Trifioso

oh, torgone, you KNOW I adore you! Always have, always will. Next life I am going to sit next to you in school so we can be childhood sweethearts that marry and celebrate 60 years of complete bliss. Plan on it!

12:50 pm

uusue2

:-)

12:52 pm

sammysmom

heh heh

12:56 pm

torgone

My luck, I'll be reincarnated as a sea slug or something ..

12:56 pm

Trifioso

well than I shall be the sea slug on the next kelp

12:57 pm

MollyL

Tor, I wouldn't fight it if I were you. She's got it bad.

12:58 pm

torgone

I am as helpless as a sea slug floating along on the kelp ..

1:00 pm

MollyL

<---Feels a Finding Nemo song coming up

1:00 pm

Trifioso

I will always have your back, tor. Float away

1:05 pm

spanner

sots

1:06 pm

spanner

SO so so sorry........

1:06 pm

sammysmom

can't concentrate..... off to the garden..poof

1:07 pm

stidmama

hey all, and thanks spanner for my 23rd word! :-)

1:08 pm

spanner

YW

1:08 pm

stidmama

*visions of two VERY happy sea slugs sitting on their own private kelp island*

1:13 pm

stidmama

oh! halfway and NBT!

1:13 pm

uusue2

hi stid!

1:14 pm

stidmama

hey sue!

1:15 pm

viajes

rofl is in the grid...

1:15 pm

stidmama

true, viajes, as if the grid is amused at how hard it gets halfway through... *frowns at grid*

1:17 pm

uusue2

I'm 2/3 through now and have slowed considerably.

1:17 pm

stidmama

go sue go!

1:27 pm

stidmama

down to 44 and taking a break. back later. *poof*

1:27 pm

carleekat

hi all

1:27 pm

carleekat

bye stiddy

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

<==glad she missed the finding nemo song

1:28 pm

carleekat

hi jmc

1:28 pm

carleekat

so just a big heads up..if i drop a word..i really dont MEAN to...am not being a smart a$$...i am in a cold and flu drug induced haze atm...

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

how are things? tell me something amusing!

1:29 pm

carleekat

hmmm..amuzing....well i gave my dog some split pea soup and now he is going to have the farts all night whilst sleeping in my sons room...

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

oh no!

1:29 pm

carleekat

amusing* even

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

*brews up some mild green tea*

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

made me laugh. . . hahaha

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

*gets some chicken soup going*

1:30 pm

carleekat

( am sipping a palm bay - very low alcohol vodka cooler that fizzy and not too sweet then intend to have a nap)

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

my day started off with a client crises (from law practice) and then the mirror jumped off my car

1:31 pm

carleekat

i wanted cool and fizzy and not sweet..pop too sweet..feels nice on throat

1:31 pm

carleekat

oh dear....did it jump back?

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

yes when i am sick i drink gingerale because it is less sweet

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

no it broke into smithereens

1:31 pm

carleekat

<--- imagines the mirror jumping around in traffic trying to find way back to jmc's car

1:32 pm

carleekat

oh dear...welll pretty sparklies in the road...

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

no it is looking very arty in the street in front of my house

1:33 pm

carleekat

you could gather it up and make a nifty mosaic something or other for your garden :p

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

the problem owning a saab is the turkeys went out of business so finding a mirror is a challenge

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

i may do that if i ever get off of hold for my clients tax problem

1:33 pm

carleekat

hmmmm..sorry i have a kia

1:34 pm

carleekat

it doesnt take lego

1:34 pm

uusue2

hi jmc and carlee!

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

i love my saab :-{

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi uu

1:34 pm

carleekat

hi sue

1:34 pm

carleekat

<-----carlee is dizzy and sick..but dizzy is nice atm

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

as long as you are lying down carlee

1:35 pm

uusue2

hey, jmc, is your On The Level initiative off the ground yet? I have people who I think would be interested in supporting it.

1:35 pm

carleekat

i am...until i go to let the farty dog in

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

i think the webcite will be up next week

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

i was planning on being at the library today instead of sitting on hold

1:36 pm

uusue2

ok, cool! Let me know and I can steer a bunch of people to it.

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

yay!

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

i should mess with my logo so it looks better as an icon

1:38 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the fourth row R please

1:39 pm

uusue2

rh6/21

1:39 pm

jmcnrick

is there an rh?

1:39 pm

jmcnrick

that is what i was afraid of ty uu

1:39 pm

uusue2

that's the only one I have from that r. There's an rh from the upper right r as well.

1:39 pm

carleekat

so...i am not sure if any of you saw the link i posted in fb called feed my family...

1:39 pm

wvteach

there are 3 rh words

1:39 pm

jmcnrick

no i don't think i saw that carlee

1:40 pm

jmcnrick

ty wv i found the one from the second row R

1:40 pm

carleekat

is a comparitive look at cost of foods for people living in nunavut ( rankin inlet mostly)

1:40 pm

carleekat

a 24 case of water...104.00 cdn

1:40 pm

carleekat

a hungry man dinner..12.99

1:40 pm

jmcnrick

can you post the link here please?

1:41 pm

carleekat

a frozen bucket of kfc - 50.00

1:41 pm

carleekat

https://www.facebook.com/groups/239422
122837039/

1:41 pm

jmcnrick

i refuse to buy bottled water

1:41 pm

jmcnrick

most of it comes from the tap anyway

1:42 pm

wvteach

jmc - other 2 RH words are fro the other R - rh 6/7

1:42 pm

uusue2

I saw that, carlee, crazy prices (presumably because everything has to be flown in)

1:42 pm

carleekat

yes..well..please explain how ramen noodles shipped from korea cost us down here .50 and up there 5.00

1:43 pm

carleekat

yes...well in permafrost jmc....u gotta wait for the water to thaw...

1:43 pm

jmcnrick

ty wv

1:43 pm

jmcnrick

no fire to melt it?

1:43 pm

carleekat

its mark up..most of the products are expired

1:44 pm

jmcnrick

i think that the airfare for ramen would not explain the difference in price

1:44 pm

jmcnrick

shameless

1:44 pm

carleekat

what wood are you burning....no trees...google images of rankin inlet....1 2x4x8' is 8.00 a piece

1:44 pm

carleekat

is corporate and govt mark up....huge protest being planned up there tomorrow

1:45 pm

carleekat

its disgusting

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

i see. . . i know that when i am in west texas water is premium . . . no free water to wash windows at the gas station

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

good on them to protest

1:45 pm

carleekat

anyway..if you can post and join the site and repost with your friends...get the word out...

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

thanks for passing it on

1:46 pm

carleekat

cus the communities are so small to start with

1:47 pm

carleekat

water is premium cus up there when melts is salt water... and apparently smells very fishy... brita does not take out the smell

1:47 pm

uusue2

how did they get along before this?

1:47 pm

jmcnrick

oh really that rh6 is ridiculous . . . nbt

1:47 pm

carleekat

they were inuit..hunt and fish..igloos... and the cost to fly in was high but not That HIGH

1:48 pm

carleekat

NOW is just getting redonkulous

1:48 pm

carleekat

most of what they get s past expiry date

1:48 pm

carleekat

is just pure greed on part of suppliers

1:51 pm

carleekat

with bad economy... everyone out to make a buck...only 2 airlines that fly up there...can charge what they want...i know a dozen eggs is 24.00

1:52 pm

uusue2

can't imagine they sell much at those prices

1:53 pm

carleekat

nope....gets thrown out

1:54 pm

uusue2

so what, they pick it up for free and then fly it up on spec hoping someone will buy it? whole thing sounds very shady (never mind completely unethical)

1:54 pm

carleekat

pretty much

1:55 pm

carleekat

oh shrek and his buddies in the grid how cute

1:57 pm

uusue2

ah yes, I found them :-)

2:05 pm

carleekat

ok..i need a nap... letting dogs in and catching some zzzz's

2:06 pm

uusue2

take a rest, and feel better, carlee!

2:07 pm

carleekat

thanks sue

2:58 pm

torgone

I guess everybody took a rest ..

2:59 pm

rolin

the fifth column e... i have eg4 eg5 er4..what am i missing

3:00 pm

torgone

Another er4

3:01 pm

rolin

ty tor

3:04 pm

torgone

yqw

3:04 pm

Jillyjill

hello all!! It's FRIDAY!!

3:05 pm

torgone

Heya Jj .. It is indeed ..

3:10 pm

jdd44

Clue for the second fe 5/16 please.

3:11 pm

torgone

The second one I have is a plural ..

3:13 pm

torgone

Still missing 2 f's

3:14 pm

hego

fe + first 3 letters of her name below.

3:14 pm

jdd44

my mistake - it is the third fe 5/16

3:15 pm

hego

see clue

3:15 pm

torgone

'her' name?

3:16 pm

hego

yours, actually

3:16 pm

hego

Oh! sorry tor. lol

3:17 pm

torgone

:)

3:18 pm

hego

too many women here.

3:18 pm

negativeneil

Hi hego.

3:18 pm

hego

hi Neil

3:18 pm

jdd44

ty hego

3:19 pm

hego

yw jdd

3:22 pm

hego

bye All. hagn

3:25 pm

negativeneil

Take care hego.

3:26 pm

Jillyjill

OK, cannot find any words for the bottom third column e...stats plz?

3:29 pm

torgone

el4/4

3:30 pm

Jillyjill

nm..found it!..actually was the r I was looking for, but thanks torgone!

3:31 pm

Jillyjill

nbt and nbs...(finally)

3:32 pm

jdd44

fireworks! A bit hard to concentrate was one eye was on the opening two games of the European Cup (soccer).

3:32 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT jdd!!

3:33 pm

torgone

Yay jdd!

3:40 pm

Jillyjill

Well, half way done...bbl

4:14 pm

Soodle

Evening all :-)

4:14 pm

Jillyjill

*coming out of lurk mode* Hi there soodle!

4:16 pm

dianedecoder

hi Soodle !

4:16 pm

Soodle

Hello Jilly. :-). Using a borrowed laptop, so typos are forecast..... :-(

4:17 pm

Jillyjill

good babblers can overlook typos!

4:17 pm

dianedecoder

hi Jilly :-)

4:17 pm

Soodle

Thank you. And hi Diane :-)

4:19 pm

MollyL

*Raises eyebrow* "Borrowed"?

4:21 pm

Jillyjill

hello dianedecode! How are you today?

4:22 pm

dianedecoder

I am very good... catching up on little tasks that have been bugging me.... it feels so good !!

4:23 pm

Soodle

Hey Molly. Yes, borrowed. With the permission of the lawful owner!

4:23 pm

Jillyjill

And how are you soodle? How are things in Ireland?

4:24 pm

dianedecoder

made grad card for our grandson... birthday card for a friend... registered two new black and decker products (online) ... just about to make a first birthday card for our wee one !

4:24 pm

Soodle

Good enough, Jilly. If you don't count the recession, the unemployment, and the appalling weather !!!!!

4:24 pm

MollyL

The Help "borrows" my dear. How far you have fallen. Tsk, tsk.

4:25 pm

Jillyjill

Same here in Montana soodle...

4:25 pm

Jillyjill

Wee one dianed?

4:26 pm

dianedecoder

our little great granddaughter will be one year old tomorrow !

4:27 pm

Jillyjill

Wow! Congrats!

4:28 pm

Soodle

A temporary lapse, Molly. And, Diane, how lovely!

4:28 pm

dianedecoder

have a look at my pics in Facebook when you get a chance.... there's certainly ENOUGH pictures of her !! LOL

4:29 pm

MollyL

She's such a cutie, Diane. I hope she enjoys her 1st birthday party.

4:31 pm

dianedecoder

I don't think the weather is going to cooperate... which will keep us from enjoying the outdoors.... so we'll just move indoors !! I made her a dress using a pattern I used for "her" grandma at age one ( 50 years ago. Obviously, I save too many 'THINGS" lol

4:32 pm

Jillyjill

well, 39 and need to list....

4:33 pm

MollyL

Oh Diane, that is such a cute idea.

4:35 pm

Soodle

So sweet. Good health to all the generations, Diane.

4:36 pm

dianedecoder

Thanks... I'm trying :-)

4:37 pm

Jillyjill

My theory, Dianed, is to leave all my junk for my sons to have to deal with when I'm gone...LOL

4:37 pm

Soodle

On a completely different note, the smell of cat-pee followed me around all day today. I was getting really anxious, until I sniffed my handbag, and it seems that the wretched beast relieved itself in it last night. The bag is now in the bin, and the cat is lucky it hasn't followed it....

4:38 pm

crosshair

MY GOD!..just bought my very first home air conditioner...the decadance...the luxury..the superlative coolnesss...mmmmmm

4:38 pm

crosshair

i am not sweating...how odd...

4:39 pm

crosshair

this is almost better than bacon..

4:39 pm

Jillyjill

LOL soodle...how very awful though...

4:39 pm

dianedecoder

good for you, Crossy :-)

4:40 pm

Soodle

Steady on, Crossy.............

4:41 pm

crosshair

ahhhhhhh:)

4:42 pm

bichon

Evenin' folks here and abroad

4:42 pm

crosshair

so this is how the 1% live...mmmm

4:42 pm

MollyL

Your cat PEED in your purse??? I am so grossed out by such stories here. Blech.

4:42 pm

crosshair

howdy bichon

4:43 pm

Soodle

Process of elimination Molls. My purse smelled of cat-pee, ergo............. And hi Bichon :-)

4:43 pm

Jillyjill

Hi bichon

4:44 pm

Jillyjill

Cat must have been making a fashion statement soodle!

4:45 pm

MollyL

<---Does not understand why people have animals that pee on their purses and yack hairballs all over their homes.

4:45 pm

crosshair

our cats use ;litter boxes only..period.they start peeing outside the box,then i use a cat to scrub the pee stain away

4:45 pm

bichon

You should visit my son's house. It reeks of cat elimination. Cat is old. They won't get rid of it and they have two children there

4:45 pm

crosshair

as for hairballs,they can be anywhere

4:46 pm

MollyL

Bich, that is so gross. The poor kids.

4:46 pm

Jillyjill

brb

4:46 pm

bichon

Both parents have PhD's

4:47 pm

bichon

And, I have gotten bug bites in their house. Think it's bed bugs

4:47 pm

crosshair

nothing like a fresh hairball squishing tween yer toes while on the way to the bathroom at 3 am

4:48 pm

Soodle

Its at times like this that I'm actually grateful that I can't afford Louis Vuitton. The cat is normally extremely well behaved, but he must have been caught short, and my purse was handy. I have learned a valuable lesson!!!!

4:50 pm

crosshair

and when a cat pukes,it will do its best to get off that scrubbable tile and onto that shag carpet at all costs

4:51 pm

bichon

One of our previous Bichons was a puker. But, he reconsumed it. Gross, but tidy

4:51 pm

dianedecoder

gross conversation....

4:52 pm

bichon

yes, let's change the topic

4:54 pm

MollyL

I think I'll just dish up some dinner for the boy. I seem to have lost my appetite.

4:54 pm

dianedecoder

I see that lovely "standby " favourite of the 70's is in the grid :-))

4:54 pm

dianedecoder

meant to say favourite fabric !!

4:54 pm

Soodle

Mae culpa. Sorry Molls :-(

4:55 pm

MollyL

Mae Culpa...is she related to Mae West? : P

4:56 pm

Soodle

She sure is.... Come up and see me some time......!!

4:58 pm

bichon

fe 5/16, 1st one, pls

4:58 pm

Jillyjill

back to finish

4:59 pm

Jillyjill

f+ she is such a t****

4:59 pm

Soodle

Sorry Bich... not got it.

5:00 pm

bichon

tyvm Jilly

5:00 pm

MollyL

Soodle, you must do a Google image search on pig hats. It will give you some ideas for the pig race.

5:01 pm

Jillyjill

yvw bichon

5:02 pm

Soodle

Hey, great plan Molly. I will. How did Cosdem get on at his hog-roast. Last I heard, he was pondering the great flip-flop/trainers debate.

5:03 pm

MollyL

Hmm, he never mentioned it. I'll have to ask him next time he's about.

5:03 pm

MollyL

Trainers = sandals?

5:03 pm

Soodle

I think he had settled on the 'non-flip-flop' option.

5:04 pm

Jillyjill

---->sparkles<----

5:04 pm

MollyL

Boom, boom, boom for Jilly.

5:04 pm

Soodle

Trainers... running shoes, nikes, sneakers.

5:05 pm

Soodle

Woo Hoo Jilly!!!!

5:06 pm

Jillyjill

pretty easy grid today...here to clue

5:06 pm

MollyL

I'm done. Dunna need any clues lass.

5:08 pm

Soodle

Your clue for the fe @ 4.49, Jilly. Could you be a little bit more specific?

5:08 pm

crosshair

panic time..son forgot the school prom was tonight..start an hour ago

5:09 pm

crosshair

20 min drive to prom..frantic panic to find his dress shoes and tie for a 20 min drive to prom

5:10 pm

MollyL

The prom is at 4 in the afternoon??

5:10 pm

Soodle

Yikes. We don't have proms here, but I've seen enought movies to know its a pretty important night for kids. And your guy forgot??????

5:10 pm

crosshair

he gorgot...AND THE GIRL IS WAITING!!!

5:10 pm

lynxxx

He knows how to impress a girl

5:11 pm

Wolvie

must have been the bacon. :-)

5:11 pm

Soodle

Hey Lynn :-)

5:12 pm

lynxxx

morning Soodle

5:12 pm

Jillyjill

Quite the tale crossy....

5:12 pm

Jillyjill

yipes...phone...bbl

5:15 pm

Soodle

We don't have Proms here. Our equivalent is the 'Debs'. And theres so much hype about it, that whatever else happens, the kids don't forget it. There are loads of horror stories about wardrobe malfunctions, unknown addresses, over indulgence in drink, but I never heard of a kid forgetting.....

5:16 pm

MollyL

Yes Jilly, quite the tale.

5:17 pm

MollyL

There is a lot of hype for proms too. Weeks of planning go into them. Dinner, what to wear, after Prom.

5:21 pm

MollyL

I've always been glad I had boys when Prom time rolled around. Renting a tux was so much easier than putting up with the dress shopping thing.

5:25 pm

Soodle

After weeks of careful selection (!) I invited a lad called Gerry to my Debs. He duly arrived, suited and booted, bearing the regulation orchid and chocs. My dad answered the door, and said Hi. You must be Bryan. The evening went downhill from there.....

5:26 pm

MollyL

Oh wow, you gotta love Dads, right? : )

5:27 pm

Soodle

LOL Molly. Absolutely...

5:28 pm

MollyL

I love the stories about what fathers do when their daughters dates arrive.

5:35 pm

Soodle

I could write a book Molly! Specially about the days before cell phones, when the only way a guy could make contact was on the house phone....

5:36 pm

lynxxx

BBL

5:40 pm

Soodle

First time a guy called me, my younger brother answered the phone. He let a roar out of him....Mary. There's a BOY on the phone for you. The whole family gathered round for a listen.....

5:42 pm

Soodle

It was like something off Waltons Mountain........

5:45 pm

uusue2

hi again all! I am old enough that I don't remember my proms very well (although I do remember going with Frank - we were so young back then!)

5:45 pm

Soodle

Hello

5:45 pm

uusue2

hi soodle!

5:46 pm

Soodle

Sorry Sue... that Hello was for you!!

5:46 pm

uusue2

I figured :-)

5:46 pm

crosshair

there!! whew!! boy has some explaining to do to his lady! got him to his prom 1 hour and 20 min late and she was standing there waiting!

5:47 pm

crosshair

glad it is not me!!!

5:47 pm

Soodle

Just wandering down Memory Lane.....

5:47 pm

uusue2

egads, crossy!! Well, they will remember it for sure!!

5:48 pm

crosshair

diner was served 15 min before...

5:48 pm

crosshair

well at least he has the dancing till 10:30

5:48 pm

uusue2

oh dear :-(

5:49 pm

crosshair

indeed.mrs and i kept asking him how he could forget lol

5:50 pm

uusue2

hopefully the girl won't be *too* cross with him

5:50 pm

Soodle

time for me to say toodle-oo. Good night everybody. Thanks for the wonderful company

5:50 pm

crosshair

lucky thing his good clothes were all haning and pressed in the closet from his last doo

5:50 pm

crosshair

lol,thats his problem;)) all part of the training hehe

5:51 pm

uusue2

night, soodle!

5:51 pm

crosshair

gn soodles

5:53 pm

crosshair

my god..dad needs a drink,,nerves are shot,but the dance was out at the mountain at the ski club and his lordship will need a ride home later..iced tea for crossy

5:53 pm

uusue2

you must be pretty frazzled!

5:54 pm

crosshair

find the tie,hunt down the dress shoes,hit a flower shop on the way,pray for a half decent corsage

5:55 pm

uusue2

he had better be properly grateful!!

5:55 pm

crosshair

not knowing the colour of her dress for corsage selection...

5:55 pm

crosshair

kids owes me big

6:01 pm

stidmama

oh dear, cross-boy in deep manure pile... but we've all been there, right? hope the kid survives and has a good time!

6:10 pm

stidmama

I hope you're okay, cross -- we have made similar "rescues" occasionally, and it's usually more nerve-wracking for us than them. They assume we can make it happen, we just hope we come close.

7:24 pm

rururocks

knock knock.. anyone home?

7:39 pm

cosdem

does anyone have the first fe6?

7:39 pm

robwhy

don't have a single p

7:39 pm

cosdem

pr6: before + first 3 letters of a british political party then pl for teh 7

7:40 pm

cosdem

theres also pr5/6/7 the 6 would be what a magician says.. take off last letter for the 5 and pl for 7

7:40 pm

stidgmere

The first fe is the first part of possible as in it is fe***able.

7:40 pm

cosdem

isnt that the first fe5?

7:40 pm

cosdem

i needed the first fe6

7:41 pm

robwhy

thanks!

7:41 pm

dianedecoder

sounds like that little weasel-like annimal... but change the last consonant, cos....

7:41 pm

dianedecoder

or Will ....... comedic actor

7:41 pm

mab

word for a cat that's gone wild, cos

7:41 pm

cosdem

thanks diane!

7:41 pm

cosdem

and mab

7:42 pm

dianedecoder

loved him as the ELF lol

7:42 pm

cosdem

that was on tv last night :)

7:43 pm

dianedecoder

and it's not even close to Christmas !

7:43 pm

cosdem

in july hallmark and comedy central are having a whole weekend devoted to christmas movies.. christmas in july u know

7:43 pm

dianedecoder

fun !

7:45 pm

stidgmere

the rh 6 and 7. Probably a plural for the 7. What direction do I head for those rh words?

7:45 pm

stidgmere

got the rh 6. Wait.

7:45 pm

stidgmere

About time. Finished the grid.

7:45 pm

cosdem

wtg! 33 left and i have like 25 mins to do them all

7:46 pm

dianedecoder

Hi stidgmere, and way to go !

7:46 pm

dianedecoder

I have 34 cos

7:46 pm

stidgmere

Thank you diane. Sometimes a grid just comes together.

7:46 pm

cosdem

24 left.

7:47 pm

stidgmere

Go, go, cosdem!!!

7:47 pm

cosdem

like it is for me now stid :)

7:47 pm

majmom

clue for rh 6 and 7 please

7:47 pm

cosdem

13

7:47 pm

stidgmere

rh is like the ending for the bodies that head toward the earth. and plural.

7:48 pm

stidgmere

13? that is really speeding, cosdem.

7:48 pm

cosdem

just looking at the list.. missing a lot of pls so that helped

7:49 pm

dianedecoder

thanks stidgmere :-)

7:49 pm

stidgmere

yw diane

7:49 pm

dianedecoder

and if you add "ic" or "ical" to it, you get the famous question !!

7:49 pm

cosdem

fireworks

7:50 pm

stidgmere

Congrats cosdem!!! Now I'm going to go fix dinner. Shall I put a plate on for you? For a change, it is not leftovers!!

7:50 pm

dianedecoder

you are fast !! way to go cosdem

7:50 pm

cosdem

please do! :)

7:50 pm

majmom

ty stid and diane

7:50 pm

cosdem

ty diane and stid.. the list helped a lot.. i was missing mostly 4's and 5's

7:50 pm

stidgmere

Okay cos and diane and all. Good night.

7:51 pm

dianedecoder

night night stidgmere

7:51 pm

cosdem

any help needed before i go get rrady?

7:53 pm

cosdem

guess not. bye all!

7:53 pm

dianedecoder

bye cos.... enjoy the evening

7:54 pm

MollyL

Rats, missed what Cos was getting ready for.

7:55 pm

lbdawger

tadone! finito!

7:56 pm

dianedecoder

super !

8:06 pm

torgone

Yay lbd!

9:07 pm

torgone

It's dead, Jim.

9:08 pm

lbdawger

quiet in here tonight

9:09 pm

torgone

Wee bit ..

9:09 pm

lbdawger

how are you, torg?

9:10 pm

torgone

I am well. You?

9:11 pm

lbdawger

doing well. a bit sleepy tho. long day at work.

9:12 pm

torgone

Takes it out of you ..

9:13 pm

lbdawger

yea, forgot what workign 40 hours a week does to the body.

9:19 pm

torgone

Cruel and unusual punishment

9:21 pm

lbdawger

yup, or at least that's how it feels.

9:40 pm

lbdawger

i'm toddling off to my pillows see you all tomorrow.

9:43 pm

torgone

Niters lbd ..

10:04 pm

Minveryork

KNOCK! KNOCK! IS ANYBODY HOME??????

10:11 pm

torgone

Nope ..

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:13 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

10:13 pm

Minveryork

Great,now I have 2 witnesses as I enter my last word

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

go min go!

10:14 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! re6/18 was my last word

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo min!!!!

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

*throws silver confetti*

10:14 pm

Minveryork

I don't think anyone needs clues, but there is a story in my profle I typed earlier. I'll be here for 5 more min

10:14 pm

Minveryork

Thanks jmcnrick

10:15 pm

negativeneil

Hi jmc and min.

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

i will use your story

10:15 pm

Minveryork

Hello Neil!How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi neil

10:16 pm

negativeneil

Congrats on the fireworks, min.

10:16 pm

negativeneil

I'm well thanks... and you?

10:16 pm

negativeneil

Hope the allergies are clearing up?

10:16 pm

negativeneil

I had a constructive day. See update. :P

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

my day started off pretty bad but improved. . . worked on my website

10:18 pm

Minveryork

My allergies are clearing up, thanksl. Nasonex worked

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

yay nasonex!

10:18 pm

Minveryork

Sorry your day started out badly,but glad it improved

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

the mirror fell off my car :-{

10:19 pm

Minveryork

My school had Field Day today & we had nice weather

10:19 pm

jmcnrick

oh that is good. . . where did you go?

10:19 pm

Minveryork

Bummer, which mirror jmcnrick?My engine light came on yesterday,but turned out to be nothing thankfully

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

the drivers mirror but only the mirror itself not the expensive motor thing

10:20 pm

Minveryork

We went to a big baseball field at a park. Sunny with a nice breeze,however,it was humid when I got home

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

smashed to smithereens

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

baseball is good!

10:21 pm

negativeneil

Glad to "hear" that Min.

10:21 pm

negativeneil

Ugh. What a pain, jmc.

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

since it is a saab no one has the mirror so i have to order it.

10:21 pm

Minveryork

How did that happen jmcnrick?Once had a school bus knock off my driver side mirror&it didn't get smashed

10:22 pm

negativeneil

Oh great. Nice cars though.

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

no clue min . . . it just dropped right off

10:25 pm

Minveryork

Well my five minutes has turned into ten minutes. Bye

10:25 pm

Minveryork

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

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

bye min! have a good rest

10:26 pm

Minveryork

I hope to have a good re4/4 and you're excused from the Penalty Box jmcnrick! *POOF*

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

haha ty min

10:30 pm

maggiej

any clues for se 6/18?

10:30 pm

torgone

Sally forth MIn and have a good rest. Heres hoping you have a good sleep lest you wake up reft of energy ..

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

haha torgie you devil you

10:31 pm

torgone

se6/18 = most dry

10:31 pm

negativeneil

se + what torgone told Min to do.

10:31 pm

torgone

I'm an imp ..

10:32 pm

negativeneil

Have a good ****.

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

tyty

10:32 pm

negativeneil

You sure are, tor. ;)

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

my mistake you imp you

10:32 pm

maggiej

tyvm

10:32 pm

negativeneil

ywyw, if that helped you too jmc?

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

yes it did

10:32 pm

negativeneil

And ywvm maggiej. We had a dog named Maggie when I was little.

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way and that will have to do for me tonight

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

night all

10:33 pm

maggiej

Hope you liked her

10:33 pm

torgone

Niters jmc ..

10:35 pm

maggiej

Thanks for the clues ... night all.

10:36 pm

Altagolfnut5

evening all:)

10:38 pm

torgone

Heya Alta

10:39 pm

stidmama

hey alta and tor, down to 16

10:40 pm

Altagolfnut5

must be nice stidma!!! I have 68 left lol

10:41 pm

torgone

Go stid

10:44 pm

Jillyjill

hello all...

10:45 pm

Jillyjill

go stid go!!

10:45 pm

Altagolfnut5

hi Jilly

10:47 pm

stidmama

got it.

10:47 pm

stidmama

I listed at 31, it was pretty simple from there.

10:47 pm

Altagolfnut5

wtg!

10:47 pm

negativeneil

Hey Karen. :)

10:47 pm

stidmama

some nicely unusual words

10:48 pm

Altagolfnut5

hiya Neil:) sent you a cool email!

10:48 pm

stidmama

and hey jilly and neil

10:51 pm

Jillyjill

fo4/8 was a new one for me...a strong wind that comes off the Alps...gotta love learning something new every day!!

10:52 pm

stidmama

indeed, yes, jilly!

10:53 pm

Jillyjill

fireworks stid?

10:54 pm

stidmama

yes jilly

10:54 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT stid!!

10:55 pm

stidmama

thanks jilly

10:57 pm

Jillyjill

Hi alta and neil!

10:57 pm

Altagolfnut5

:)

10:59 pm

stidmama

have to go, gl all *poof*

11:00 pm

Altagolfnut5

hagn

11:02 pm

Altagolfnut5

I'm stuck and don't feel like hunting! See you in an hour

11:14 pm

Jillyjill

whoops..missed everyone...*sigh*

11:15 pm

torgone

Not everyone ..

11:15 pm

AzRobin

I'm here too...pecking.

11:16 pm

torgone

"Your eyes shine like the pants of a blue se5/14 suit." - Groucho Marx

11:17 pm

Jillyjill

hi torgone an azrobin!

11:17 pm

Jillyjill

LOL torgone!

11:17 pm

mab

oh there goes torgone, showing off his education again

11:18 pm

AzRobin

LOL

11:19 pm

AzRobin

I'm blind to the first ro4/4 and the 4th re4/4. Ugh!

11:20 pm

AzRobin

re 4 done. Duh

11:21 pm

AzRobin

Got ro4/4 and the 10 sh's left.

11:23 pm

torgone

ro4/4 = fish eggs

11:24 pm

Jillyjill

re4= what you need to do..get some re**

11:25 pm

Jillyjill

Not sure I am going to make it to flip...fading fast...

11:27 pm

Jillyjill

Yep, this'll be it for me...niters all!

11:28 pm

AzRobin

ty, got re Jill. finally got it Tor, ty.

11:28 pm

AzRobin

Nite Jill!

11:28 pm

torgone

Niters Jj ..

11:28 pm

Jillyjill

yvw az...

11:28 pm

negativeneil

Ooh. Half an hour to go.

11:28 pm

negativeneil

And 2 minutes.

11:29 pm

AzRobin

okay sh's...come to mama.

11:29 pm

AzRobin

Hi Neil

11:30 pm

AzRobin

I really DO need to change my avitar. Say no to crack is getting old. lol

11:30 pm

negativeneil

Huh? Haha.

11:31 pm

negativeneil

Too funny Robin... and hi. :)

11:31 pm

negativeneil

Are plumbers banned from your house?

11:31 pm

AzRobin

Mostly.

11:31 pm

negativeneil

Plumbers, electricians, anyone like that... men with heavy toolbelts. :P

11:32 pm

negativeneil

I'd better be careful myself... I'm getting handier lately. See today's updates.

11:32 pm

AzRobin

Only if they can keep them where they belong!

11:32 pm

negativeneil

Yeah. That's not something anyone should have to see.

11:35 pm

AzRobin

Get the dent out of her car? I should check your profile more often!

11:36 pm

AzRobin

That one pic of you with a raised eyebrow gets me every time I see it. lol

11:36 pm

AzRobin

Okay...8 left for sh/.

11:36 pm

negativeneil

Yep, pretty much.

11:37 pm

negativeneil

It "gets" you?

11:38 pm

AzRobin

Makes me smile.

11:38 pm

negativeneil

Ha.

11:39 pm

negativeneil

Have you joined all the other Babblers on Goodreads yet, btw?

11:40 pm

AzRobin

Tells me a good soul is in you...and a prankster. No. Not heard of Goodreads.

11:40 pm

negativeneil

Well I'm 100% certain about the latter anyway. :P

11:40 pm

negativeneil

No? Oh it's a great site... if you enjoy books?

11:40 pm

AzRobin

Hehe.

11:41 pm

negativeneil

Send an email to the address I have on profile if you want an invitation to join.

11:41 pm

negativeneil

There's a Babblers' group on there.

11:41 pm

negativeneil

I thought about it because I'm looking around on there now.

11:42 pm

AzRobin

5 left in the...oh wait! I'm missing the 5th row er4/6? Okay, will do, Neil. Thank you!

11:43 pm

negativeneil

yw :)

11:44 pm

negativeneil

Let me see... 5th row er4,6?

11:44 pm

AzRobin

Yes plz.

11:44 pm

AzRobin

2nd one

11:45 pm

grannyrose

hey neil. getting your hands dirty? wtg, on working on the car. some guys just never get the way of it

11:45 pm

negativeneil

There are 3: self-esteems, er + opp. of "stop" and almost the previous word but with a plural consonant on the end instead.

11:45 pm

negativeneil

Hope that's helpful?

11:45 pm

negativeneil

And hi Rose! :)

11:45 pm

grannyrose

hi robin

11:45 pm

negativeneil

Hey, you saw the photo?

11:45 pm

negativeneil

Well my dad's a good mechanic and he's taught me a few things here and there.

11:46 pm

grannyrose

neil, starting to get the jitters here, only 16 days to go.

11:46 pm

negativeneil

And why wouldn't I be getting my hands dirty?

11:46 pm

negativeneil

Aww. You'll be fine Rose!

11:46 pm

negativeneil

And much better once you heal from that.

11:46 pm

AzRobin

Hi there, granny

11:47 pm

negativeneil

It should give you a lot of relief.

11:48 pm

grannyrose

like i said, some guys just don't go there. my josh is 26 and an apptentice panel beater, nearly finished his time. he loves it, and so does my simon, son #2, he loves tinkering with his car. but daniel, numero uno, omg, he would rather die.

11:48 pm

negativeneil

Haha. The latter one sounds like my brother. :P

11:49 pm

grannyrose

really strange, since their father spent most of his spare time under, in, on top of his car/s

11:49 pm

negativeneil

Ha. Well not all kids turn out like their parents.

11:50 pm

grannyrose

don't think i'll go there, neil, never know which of my sons might be eavesdropping. lol

11:50 pm

negativeneil

lol :P

11:50 pm

AzRobin

Sounds like my eldest son, 27. Would rather take a week off of his VERY good paying job to play Mass Affect 3 video game when it came out than work. No lifting or manual labor for him. My youngest is 26 and would do about anything. Works for Verizon.

11:51 pm

grannyrose

anyway, my bag is nearly completely packed. am in the process of sorting out suitable clothing for rehab.

11:51 pm

negativeneil

That's my age too, Robin.

11:52 pm

grannyrose

so, robin, nothing new under the sun, then?

11:52 pm

AzRobin

You remind me of my son Ty, Neil.

11:52 pm

negativeneil

27 I mean. My 27th birthday was back on this last December 29th.

11:52 pm

negativeneil

I do? You don't know much about me yet.

11:53 pm

grannyrose

ooohhhhh, AND the tiling is almost finished, just the grouting to.....then the new shower will be put up, and i will be able to have a shower in my OWN bathroom again.

11:53 pm

AzRobin

Nah, Rose. Getting older stinks, gravity can go suck an egg and I'm having an adult beverage to keep me from thinking about it.

11:54 pm

grannyrose

lol, robin, have to wait another 2 hours before the sun is over the yardarm, here

11:54 pm

negativeneil

When do you go into hospital, Rose?

11:54 pm

negativeneil

Oh Rose, I have something fun to show you.

11:54 pm

negativeneil

I'll send a quick email with that in.

11:54 pm

grannyrose

25th june, neil.

11:55 pm

AzRobin

My ex-hubby, current significan other (complicated) just did his shower on his own. If he had his way, he'd have used duct tape for the whole thing.

11:56 pm

AzRobin

Rose, I'm sorry. Didn't know you are going to the hospital. I hope and pray all will be fine.

11:56 pm

grannyrose

and robin, have you noticed that each year someone moves the floor further away? very frustrating!

11:56 pm

negativeneil

Wow Robin. He's been watching too much Red Green.

11:56 pm

AzRobin

Yes!!! I thought it was just me!

11:57 pm

grannyrose

robin, all good. have known since april 2011 that i needed a total knee replacement. just waiting until i had enough paid time off accrued.

11:57 pm

AzRobin

LOL, Red Green. Yes - that and Myth Busters.

11:58 pm

AzRobin

Okay...4 left before the flip. brb....

11:59 pm

grannyrose

neil did you send? not here yet.

11:59 pm

AzRobin

Crud, sh5/12 2nd, 3rd, sh6/21 and last sh5/12 help plz???

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:00 am

AzRobin

Oh, never mind....5,4,3,2,1......Flip.

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