Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 13, 2012

12:00 am

jbp

flip!

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip

12:01 am

grannyrose

yay, a decent sized grid

12:01 am

cosdem

v's done

12:01 am

cosdem

cl 7

12:01 am

anike

Hi everyone

12:01 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:02 am

cosdem

al 7

12:02 am

cosdem

or 6

12:02 am

jbp

fl7

12:03 am

jbp

and another fl 7

12:03 am

cosdem

fl 7 x 2

12:04 am

cosdem

tr 7

12:05 am

jillibus

flip

12:06 am

jillibus

Watchi9ng the end of a replay of the Olympic closing ceremonies

12:10 am

jbp

af7

12:11 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:11 am

Frances

d

12:11 am

cosdem

ty jbp

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all!

12:12 am

jbp

yw, cos. it's so rare I can help!

12:13 am

cosdem

need 2nd col E. middle col E and last col E for nbt lol

12:13 am

dizgrannie

ea 4 for last col

12:13 am

cosdem

duh ty diz

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

af 6

12:16 am

cosdem

et 5 for miiddle col E

12:16 am

cosdem

phantom et5al

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

er 7/36 for 2nd col e

12:18 am

cosdem

tyvm. nbt

12:18 am

dizgrannie

ty Dee. NBT

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm nbt wtg cos

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz yw

12:19 am

cosdem

phantom oracle, treacle

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

af 6 x 2

12:21 am

cosdem

ty dee

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ar 6 at 6

12:22 am

cosdem

have 7/14 7's .. no 8 or 10 yet

12:23 am

cybernan

not seeing that er 7 for nbt

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

exactly same as you cos

12:24 am

Minveryork

So is there anybody in the chat log who is left-handed?

12:24 am

cybernan

why?

12:24 am

aebmusica

me

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

fe 7/44

12:25 am

Minveryork

Today is International Left-Handed day. Read my profile

12:25 am

flosey

hi everyone, late flip

12:25 am

cybernan

didn't know we had an international day -- did you aeb?

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

12:26 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:26 am

aebmusica

yes....you can join international lefties on line

12:26 am

Minveryork

Today you all can celebrate your right to be left-handed

12:27 am

jillibus

hi flosey

12:27 am

Minveryork

Did U know the left side of your brain controls the right side? Therefore,it is said that all lefties are in their right mind.

12:27 am

aebmusica

and WE r the only ones on this planet who r in their RIGHT minds!

12:27 am

cosdem

ty dee

12:27 am

flosey

hi jilli

12:27 am

dianedecoder

and you don't even have to go to the PB.... free use of the word today !!

12:29 am

cosdem

how many ae words? i only have ae4

12:29 am

flosey

stats for the forth column I please?

12:29 am

dizgrannie

il 4

12:29 am

flosey

nm, got it

12:29 am

flosey

thanks diz

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

il 4/4

12:29 am

flosey

nbt but no big words yet

12:29 am

flosey

thanks Dee

12:30 am

flosey

have the 8 and 10 been called yet?

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

no

12:30 am

flosey

thanks Dee

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

7's so far: af, al, cl, er, fe, fl x 2, tr

12:31 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:31 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:31 am

rastapopolous

I have al7 x2

12:31 am

cosdem

sameones i have dee

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty rast!

12:32 am

Minveryork

I have to go to the Penalty Box because I'm not a le4/7y.

12:32 am

cosdem

ahhh tyvm an anagram :)

12:32 am

gapeach

Thanks, lickety.

12:32 am

rastapopolous

I don't have that er yet though

12:33 am

jillibus

ty Lickety

12:33 am

Minveryork

Dianedecoder,if you're a le4/7 then you have fr4/7 use of the word, if not you can join me in Penalty Box also.

12:33 am

jillibus

nbt

12:33 am

cosdem

cr 7

12:33 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 110 words and 1182 points. Goodnight!

12:33 am

jillibus

wd min!

12:34 am

dianedecoder

:-)).... only if I SAY the word, Min

12:34 am

cosdem

oooooh found fl 8

12:34 am

cosdem

and fl 10

12:34 am

Uncover

lefty power!

12:34 am

rastapopolous

good job cos1

12:34 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs too

12:35 am

cybernan

ty cos - nbs, but still 2 blanks

12:36 am

flosey

and now have nbs, thanks cos

12:37 am

cybernan

those fl 7's have to be straight out of someone's imagination!

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos nbt / nbs wtg I don't think I have ever seen the fl 8 and 10 before

12:37 am

cosdem

fl 7 x 3

12:38 am

cybernan

al 7 x2

12:40 am

rururocks

not seeing the fl8

12:40 am

cybernan

I'm going to need a clue for that er 7 -- just not seeing anything remotely possible

12:40 am

rastapopolous

it's because it's stupid

12:40 am

cosdem

er + et5

12:41 am

rastapopolous

that one's stupid too

12:41 am

rastapopolous

but ty, that gets me nbt finally

12:42 am

jillibus

I went to morewords for it -- very irritating.

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

I can't believe redeal and redealt are not ok :(

12:42 am

flosey

I monkeyed it, starting with the fl4

12:42 am

rastapopolous

and then it won't take perfectly good words like rosacea and hoedad

12:42 am

cybernan

mmmm - guess I should find the et first

12:42 am

jillibus

I was talking about the er7

12:43 am

anike

fl8 and fl10

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

or 6 x 2

12:44 am

cybernan

found it -- ty cos

12:44 am

anike

I see someone has already mentioned that

12:45 am

Erda

clued at 12:40

12:45 am

cybernan

4 more 7's to find

12:46 am

cosdem

3 more here ugh

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

3 more here, too...

12:47 am

cosdem

yay ra7

12:47 am

cosdem

li5 li 7

12:48 am

rururocks

wow. I don't see the big f's

12:49 am

cosdem

ra 7 x 2.. 7's done

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

fl 's start with fl 4/8 (abbrev for a movie picture)

12:50 am

cosdem

ty dee found 2nd or6

12:50 am

rastapopolous

I thought that was a french policeman

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos got your 7's!

12:50 am

cybernan

af, al x2, cl, er, fe, fl x2, li, ra, tr - what am I missing?

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

it is rast

12:50 am

cosdem

wtg :)

12:51 am

cosdem

surprised there's no re7

12:51 am

anike

ra x 2

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

still think redeal and redealt should be allowed

12:51 am

cosdem

one ra7 looks like a girls name one ra7 choo choo

12:51 am

cybernan

do they begin the same?

12:52 am

cosdem

no they don't

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

dr 6/27

12:52 am

cosdem

tyvm dee for de5 :)

12:52 am

cybernan

ok - missing the one like the girl's name

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

de 6 / 21 as in train off the track

12:53 am

cosdem

thanks dee

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:53 am

rururocks

de 6/30 too

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru looking

12:54 am

cosdem

thanks ru got it

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru

12:58 am

rururocks

anyone seen pugs lately?

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

not I

12:59 am

cybernan

finaly found it -- 2 7 's to go

12:59 am

cosdem

F's done sans list. easy Fs today

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

still short 4 f's wtg cos!

1:02 am

cybernan

fl 7 x3

1:02 am

anike

7 to go - all d's

1:03 am

rururocks

i'm too tired to go on.. you all go ahead without me.. i'll be fine.. cough cough

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ac 6/24

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

awww poor ru...do you need chicken soup

1:04 am

cosdem

A's done.

1:04 am

jillibus

there there ruru -- I'm pooped too

1:04 am

rbud

ruru need a rubdown? ;p

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

wtg cos

1:07 am

anike

fireworks

1:07 am

rbud

yay, anike!

1:07 am

cybernan

wtg anike

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

wtg anike!!

1:09 am

anike

TY. I have to go and finish packing etc because we are heading east tomorrow and I don't want to be doing it all at midnight. Happy babbling everyone - see you in 10 days.

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

have a fabulous trip!

1:09 am

rbud

have a good trip, anike, take care!

1:10 am

anike

Will do - it is a long drive

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

take your time and enjoy the scenery

1:10 am

jillibus

bye anike -- have fun

1:10 am

anike

Thanks - bye for now

1:11 am

cybernan

145 down, still listless -- enough for tonight :)
See you tomorrow

1:11 am

jillibus

gnight nan

1:11 am

cybernan

have a safe trip anike

1:12 am

rururocks

nite nite all

1:12 am

rururocks

i'm crashing

1:12 am

rururocks

loooooooooooooong

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well ru

1:12 am

rururocks

day

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

hope tomorrow is a better one

1:12 am

rolin

hi all... the af7 is very timely..

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:14 am

rbud

yahoo, Dee!

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm

1:14 am

jillibus

yay dee!!!

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

1:15 am

rbud

*mutter mutter* dang E's...

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

need to get goin ... have a few emails to answer, then hopefully sleep

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

have a great day / eve all!!

1:16 am

rbud

night Dee

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

hugs rb!! tata!

1:17 am

jillibus

nbs, thanks to morewords

1:19 am

jillibus

over halfway too

1:20 am

rbud

wtg, jilli

1:21 am

ursh

what are the stats for the 8 and 10 please

1:21 am

jillibus

ty rbud

1:21 am

flosey

fl8/65 and fl10/112

1:21 am

jillibus

fl8/65, fl10/112

1:22 am

ursh

ty both

1:22 am

jillibus

snap!

1:22 am

flosey

yw ursh

1:22 am

flosey

getting very drowsy, just hit half way, would like to pick up a few more

1:23 am

jillibus

same here flosey

1:26 am

flosey

kids left mid morning for the vesuvius ferry, driving to the Nanaimo ferry to Vancouver, easier drive for them

1:28 am

jillibus

it is indeed, flosey

1:29 am

flosey

yes, nice straight highway then down, they're a bit east of where ty lived before

1:29 am

jillibus

Here to Nanaimo is easier than to Vic for me

1:29 am

flosey

I prefer that drive up the island, hubby doesn't

1:30 am

jillibus

well, you're halfway to Vic already, lol!

1:31 am

jillibus

are you going to bridge tomorrow?

1:31 am

flosey

yes

1:31 am

flosey

you?

1:32 am

jillibus

yes -- J is back

1:32 am

flosey

oh good

1:32 am

jillibus

I did enjoy playing with G though -- relaxing

1:33 am

flosey

and you did well

1:33 am

jillibus

I'm embarrassed about that scoring mistake, though

1:34 am

flosey

but it was you who found it, fortunately

1:34 am

jillibus

are you going to the Babble meet-up?

1:35 am

flosey

I really don't think I will be going jilli

1:35 am

jillibus

awww, come on, flo! Stid will drive you!

1:36 am

flosey

it isn't the drive, jill,

1:37 am

jillibus

I guess I'd better not ask you waht, then.

1:37 am

jillibus

*what

1:39 am

jillibus

I have to change my icon and go to bed. Talk to you tomorrow...*poof

1:40 am

flosey

goodnight jilli

1:49 am

flosey

goodnight, if anyone's around

1:51 am

gapeach

Sweet dreams, flosey.

1:52 am

gapeach

Sweet dreams, jilli.

2:10 am

grannyrose

{{{{{{peach}}}}}}}}you're back!!!! hooray! * doing handsprings on keyboard*

2:13 am

gapeach

Hi there, rose!!!

2:14 am

gapeach

I'm so glad to be back with my peeps. I just didn't feel right with the one I had.

2:14 am

gapeach

How are you feeling, rose?

2:24 am

grannyrose

sorry, peach, was off in emails. going well. today a hydrotherapy day, so a little sorer than usual.

2:29 am

gapeach

I'm really glad that you are doing well......sometimes we tend to over-do and the pain kicks up. But you are really sticking to your therapy....proud of you.

2:31 am

grannyrose

thanx peach. also had my first post-op review appointment today.

2:31 am

gapeach

And the doctor was pleased with your progress?

2:32 am

grannyrose

surgeon was gob-smacked. as i walked into the room, he said" where's the rest of you? ". i have lost 32kgs, that's about 70.4lbs.

2:32 am

gapeach

OMG! That's awesome, girl.

2:33 am

grannyrose

he also measured the degree of flexion i have...110 degrees...most patients don't achieve that for 3-4 months, and i am 7 weeks.

2:34 am

gapeach

You have the "will" to hurry up, don't you?

2:34 am

grannyrose

iif i may say so...i'm chuffed with me! lol. it's been had yakka, have cried as i did my exercises at times, but to get results i knew i had to stick with the program.

2:34 am

grannyrose

* hard *

2:36 am

gapeach

I'm sure it was.

2:37 am

grannyrose

so now, i'm looking at a return to work in 3 weeks. just a little more work to do. like squats. i can get down ok, but omg, getting up is .....very painful. and going up and down a flight of stairs, another area i need to work on.

2:39 am

Jivingjenny0

please can someone clue the 8 and 10

2:39 am

gapeach

I will "send you energy....it's like praying.

2:39 am

grannyrose

* smiling at you * thanx dear friend. need the energy.

2:40 am

gapeach

Do you have the fl4-8 Jiv?

2:41 am

grannyrose

fl8, fl10 is past tense. fl + **e in a drink makes it cold + chair letter + ***n, another word for an seabird + hook letter

2:41 am

Jivingjenny0

no i haven't got that gapeach

2:42 am

grannyrose

darn, forget the last instruction re hook letter

2:43 am

gapeach

OK, it is like the cigarette lighters....you had to fl** it to light.....leave off the last letter.

2:43 am

grannyrose

distracted by himself who is noisily walking around me, sighing, dropping things with VERY loud bangs. do you think he wants my attention?

2:44 am

Jivingjenny0

got them both - thank you very much

2:44 am

gapeach

I think that is right, rose. LOL

2:44 am

grannyrose

yay, jenny. well done, girl

2:44 am

gapeach

You are very welcome.

2:44 am

Jivingjenny0

I just need the e in the 2nd column for nbt and nbs before I start a mamouth clean up!!

2:46 am

grannyrose

er7, er + 2nd vowel + you must be ****k ( dense) not to get this clue. no offense meant.lol

2:47 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks rose, good luck with all your exercises, poof for now

2:48 am

grannyrose

oh dear, hope i didn't offend. see you at the flip jenny

2:48 am

gapeach

Well, it's almost 4:00AM here....so I'd better head out to my pillows. Have a great day, Rose.

2:48 am

grannyrose

and you, peach, hope you can sleep well for the rest of the night. see you at the flip

2:50 am

grannyrose

okay, i'm outta here. ruby, if you see this, i have responded to your email. :)

4:33 am

oggy

at6 plz

4:39 am

Kazzer99

morning - not got it yet oggy

4:40 am

guernseygirl

At+r**** of a saint that you revere.

4:40 am

guernseygirl

Hello

4:41 am

Kazzer99

tks GG

4:41 am

guernseygirl

Yw

4:42 am

oggy

thanks gg

4:45 am

ChrissieDee

hi guys, can I have a quick rant, because I don't want to do it to hubby or son

4:45 am

Kazzer99

feel free chrissie

4:45 am

ChrissieDee

I was due to go into hospital 10am today for op - waited a month and now they say don't come in till 12.30

4:46 am

ChrissieDee

they must have known all along that they didn't want me in at 10 so why did they put 10 on the letter

4:46 am

Kazzer99

that prob means something more urgent has bumped you donw the list

4:47 am

ChrissieDee

no, this is bowel cancer op - have waited a month cos the surgeon had no earlier theatre slots

4:47 am

Kazzer99

I know that my mum was due to go in but they fphoned to delay because there wasnt a bed in ICU

4:47 am

ChrissieDee

I'm in today for the prep and to meet the aneasthetist

4:48 am

ChrissieDee

there was no mention of a delay for the bed, just they do not need to start prepping me till lunch time.

4:48 am

ChrissieDee

phew, feel better now, thanks

4:48 am

Kazzer99

I hope it all goes well - when is the actual op?

4:49 am

Kazzer99

I love your photo of the ele

4:49 am

ChrissieDee

tomorrow for the op

4:50 am

Kazzer99

Will be back later - must go and sort out my foot again - huge blisters yeuch

4:50 am

ChrissieDee

I love my ele too:)

4:50 am

guernseygirl

Yes, good luck, Chrissie

4:50 am

ChrissieDee

ty both

4:50 am

Kazzer99

Defo good luck for tomorrow - will think of you

4:53 am

ChrissieDee

going back to smile serenely at family now ;) bye

4:53 am

guernseygirl

Bye Chrissie

5:27 am

rubyfoo

hello

5:27 am

rubyfoo

s anybody still here?

5:28 am

doseffing

... morning ruby ... how goes it today? ...

5:32 am

rubyfoo

hello dose our weather is gorgeous and there are many lovely, curly (coeur de boeuf?) tomatoes and more blackberries than I can pick

5:33 am

rubyfoo

as for the rest, I'm still running a clinic here - medsa for everybody!

5:33 am

doseffing

... sounds good ... must admit I can only grow weeds ... but that's because I just don't have the time or inclination to do the work of growing something else

5:34 am

doseffing

... just don't mix 'em up ...

5:34 am

rubyfoo

I do as little as I can, but once the tomatoes are in (the sometime gardener/handyman does that part), then all I have to do is water and pick. The blackberries take care of themselves.

5:35 am

rubyfoo

and I take care of the flowers and herbs on the deck and the sunflowers that God planted to cheer me up

5:35 am

doseffing

... I cut down some bushes in the back last year and meant to put in some blueberry bushes but didn't get around to it ... so much for anti-oxidants

5:36 am

rubyfoo

happily, they have blueberries all year round at thre veg store

5:36 am

doseffing

... but my mother was a gardener ... fifteen or sixteen hours a day ... and I learned to really dislike it .. have never been able to shake it ...

5:37 am

rubyfoo

this is my first garden, very carefully designed and beautiful, but I can't do as much work as it needs, so the weeds tend to take over the flower beds

5:38 am

roncook

morning all,one of the joys of growing fruit is at least it is ripe when you pick it not like supermarket hard never ripen before going rotten.

5:38 am

rubyfoo

the roses are easy, though, and I have fabulous globe thistles which reproduce and fill in the blank spots

5:38 am

rubyfoo

hello ron. I don't eat tomatoes all year (husband doesn't know the diff) until they ripen in my garden and then I eat them warm

5:39 am

doseffing

... yes ... that's my difficulty ... I lose interest after two days ... and never get it quite finished ...

5:39 am

rubyfoo

and I can't see paying several dollars for a little plastic thingie of blackberries or raspberries when, once they're established, they are so easy to grow

5:40 am

rubyfoo

and I make red currant jelly every year, a lot of work, but wonderful come January

5:40 am

roncook

i`ve stopped growing tomatoes as we have the largest greenhouses in europe just a few miles away so they are cheap.

5:40 am

doseffing

... that was my sense ... ... I was just too busy this past spring ... ... maybe next year

5:41 am

rubyfoo

the tomatoes in stores here must be picked when green, because they are watery and tasteless. The garden ones -- mmmm

5:44 am

roncook

i have peach,apricot,greengage,crabapple,mulb
erry, bullace,and a walnut tree.

5:44 am

rubyfoo

I would love to have a mulberry, but they don't seem to grow them here (too far north or what?)

5:44 am

rubyfoo

but I have a gorgeous fig that tries to fruit twice a year but not always successfully

5:45 am

rubyfoo

we had a sanguine peach which was tiny, had about 300 fruits one year and then gave up the ghost

5:45 am

rubyfoo

the apricot died

5:45 am

rubyfoo

this year, no plums at all (mirabelle and purple), but that depends on local weather in this valley

5:46 am

roncook

I am in kent 21 miles from France,so mulberry should grow in Annecy.

5:46 am

rubyfoo

we have apples, but since we don't spray, they are wormy and I don't go near them

5:48 am

rubyfoo

hmm, they use the same word, murier, for blackberry or mulberry.

5:48 am

rubyfoo

and they certainly had a silk industry in Lyon....must look into that question further

5:48 am

rubyfoo

and China isn't exactly warm....

5:48 am

roncook

i have an espelier petit muscat apricot against a south facing fence to help ripening,first crop should be ready soon whilst i am away in the Dordogne.

5:49 am

roncook

my mulberry is morus nigra pendullata

5:49 am

rubyfoo

I planted the fig against a south-facing wall and it does very well. It was my size (short) when we planted it 15 years ago and now it is enormous

5:50 am

rubyfoo

I wrote that down and will try to find somebody knowledgeable (fat chance) at the local plant store

5:51 am

roncook

i grubbed out my fig white marsailes as it got to big and would`nt fruit often enough.

5:52 am

rubyfoo

I don't know my variety, but they are green with red centers and I often have to share them with the birds which is OK with me

5:52 am

roncook

sounds like rouge de bordeaux

5:52 am

rubyfoo

grubbed out?

5:53 am

rubyfoo

you know much more than I; I'm a novice city girl

5:53 am

roncook

dug up ? i`m a towny as well,google reads nursery for varieties of fruit.

5:56 am

roncook

gotta go the boss wants to use the p/c

5:57 am

rubyfoo

bye ron

6:22 am

rubyfoo

great hullaballoo! doorbell! dogs! delivery man!

6:25 am

doseffing

... could have been kettle and telephone too! ... then what would you have done? ... ...

6:26 am

rubyfoo

close the door!

6:27 am

rubyfoo

husband had his ship's clock and barometer, from his old sailboat, repaired in the US. They are very beautiful, from Chelsea Clocks

6:27 am

rubyfoo

but it cost more to restore them than to buy new ones

6:28 am

doseffing

... careful ... many thousands of dollars can be spent restoring old and beautiful clocks

6:29 am

rubyfoo

we did! several thousand plus freight and import duty, which I don't understand since they were old and used....

6:29 am

rubyfoo

buty since I don't wear a watch, I had grown dependent on the half-hourly chimes to navigate my days

6:30 am

doseffing

... you probably could have gotten documentation that you were shipping it out of the country with the intention of bringing it back in

6:30 am

rubyfoo

I tried that, but French douane doesn't listen (nor did UPS)

6:31 am

doseffing

... my father got an old marble mantelpiece clock from his father that my mother never could get anyone to fix ... ... it just went off at odd hours of the morning ... like 3:15 for no particular reason ... ...

6:31 am

rubyfoo

that's funny

6:32 am

rubyfoo

this one was perfect for many years but then I guess it got tired.

6:32 am

rubyfoo

we sold the sailboat when we left Miami, but kept the clock and barometer

6:33 am

doseffing

... that's how it goes ... ... did you try sending it to Switzerland? ... or do they just do watches?

6:33 am

rubyfoo

I'm sure we could have, but husband stubbornly insisted on going back to Chelsea

6:33 am

rubyfoo

it would have been cheaper to fly there and carry the clock

6:34 am

doseffing

... or just sailed the boat ...

6:34 am

doseffing

... but then I guess it's hard to sail the boat halfway up an Alp ...

6:34 am

rubyfoo

he tried to do that once, go transatlantic, but they only got as far as Nantucket when the mast came off

6:35 am

doseffing

... it's a dangerous and expensive habit too ...

6:35 am

rubyfoo

for sure

6:35 am

doseffing

... masts aren't cheap

6:36 am

doseffing

... and waves can be large

6:36 am

rubyfoo

he had had that whole Herreshoff boat built for him; she was a Neria, 36'

6:36 am

rubyfoo

but lake Annecy is very small and we were used to ocean sailing

6:37 am

rubyfoo

they sail "prams" here, but only on calm days lol

6:37 am

doseffing

... I know ... I did all my youthful sailing on Lake Ontario ... never could get the hang of sailing on a cottage country lake ... ... there just isn't room

6:38 am

rubyfoo

I loved sailing; we used to go to the Bahamas from Miami

6:38 am

rubyfoo

<-- missed the ocean

6:38 am

rubyfoo

es*

6:39 am

rubyfoo

we've chartered a couple of times, but it's not the same

6:39 am

doseffing

... I was a wharf rat at a very expensive yacht club ... ... got to be an alternate crew for anyone and everyone ... ...

6:39 am

rubyfoo

that sounds like a young man's dream !

6:40 am

doseffing

... oh it was ... but I was too dumb to take full advantage ...

6:41 am

doseffing

... I keep seeing their names in the announcement section of the business pages of the Globe and Mail ...

6:41 am

rubyfoo

I was great as crew, although not strong, I could prepare lunch below while underway and never felt queasy

6:41 am

rubyfoo

whose names?

6:43 am

doseffing

... Paul Henderson ... ran the bid for the Toronto Olympics and was Canadian Olympic sailor ... crewed with him several times ... the McLaughlins ran Coke in Canada ... the Phelans own half the restaurants in Canada

6:43 am

rubyfoo

heady company. Those must have been some sailboats, not like our modest Neria!

6:46 am

doseffing

... I sailed mostly dinghies ... International 14s and Flying Dutchmen ... ... always wanted a Star - they were all sail and very little boat ... ... but I got to sail on Innisfree once ... ... last of the wooden hulls at the club ... 70 feet and beautiful ... ... and it took a printing press in the basement just to buy the wax for the decks

6:46 am

rubyfoo

oh boy! I've never sailed on anything bigger than about 50' and that was a charter

6:47 am

rubyfoo

but all kinds of smaller boats

6:47 am

rubyfoo

learned to sail with Womanship, a great experience

6:48 am

rubyfoo

"nobody yells!"

6:48 am

doseffing

... how does that work? ... never been on a boat where nobody yelled ...

6:48 am

doseffing

... even I yelled

6:48 am

rubyfoo

our Herreshoff had a wooden hull and the smaller one husband had before, also

6:49 am

rubyfoo

it worked!

6:49 am

rubyfoo

the last boat made the cover of Southern Boating as she was so beautiful: Narwhal

6:50 am

doseffing

... fibre glass and composites were just taking over when I was a teenager ... ... wood was just too difficult and too expensive and too time consuming to maintain ... particularly if you raced ... ... but they were beautiful

6:50 am

rubyfoo

amen!

6:51 am

rubyfoo

and the interior was walnut and lovely

6:51 am

rubyfoo

she was a ketch

6:52 am

doseffing

... sounds like Innisfree ... she was honey brown all over and had more wax on the topsides than my mother's dining room floor

6:52 am

rubyfoo

teak decks, but I don't remember wax....

6:52 am

rubyfoo

and all custom bonze fittings

6:53 am

rubyfoo

bronze even

6:53 am

doseffing

... and you needed sunglasses on sunny days from all the reflected glare

6:54 am

rubyfoo

lovely chatting with you (as always), dose, but it's naptime

6:54 am

rubyfoo

didn't the wax make it too slippery?

6:54 am

rubyfoo

we "did" all of the Bahamas

6:55 am

rubyfoo

*poof*

6:55 am

doseffing

... a bientot

7:19 am

72 Temple Owl

morning babblers

7:22 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:22 am

72 Temple Owl

morning teach

7:27 am

Mom

Good morning everyone

7:27 am

72 Temple Owl

morning, mom!

7:28 am

Mom

good morning, ((TO))

7:31 am

72 Temple Owl

how are you?

7:31 am

Mom

doing pretty good, and yourself?

7:32 am

Mom

are you on vacation? It is unusual to see you this early during the week

7:32 am

72 Temple Owl

fine, ty.

7:33 am

Mom

good to hear

7:35 am

72 Temple Owl

i keep typing in adroit :/

7:36 am

Mom

:-)

7:48 am

Mom

of course it is the vowels tripping me up AGAIN.... still need the 2 e's that have only one word from them

7:49 am

72 Temple Owl

i have the top left one but not the other. and i only have 4 7s so far

7:50 am

Mom

3 7's here so far

7:50 am

Mom

fleet

7:50 am

Mom

oh sh**

7:50 am

lynxxx

just as well we have ea** other to get clues from

7:50 am

Mom

I'm so sorry

7:50 am

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

7:51 am

lynxxx

hi TOwl & Mom

7:51 am

wvteach

also need that top E

7:51 am

Mom

(((Lynxxx)))) thank you and good evening

7:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i am lazily babbling in bed this am,should get moving soon

7:51 am

lynxxx

er7.36, use the e5.14 that follows

7:52 am

Mom

ah, TO, the day is young

7:52 am

Mom

flee

7:52 am

Mom

sorry again

7:53 am

72 Temple Owl

i have part of a load of lovely orange laundry to deal with...a box of RIT has had no effect on it

7:53 am

lynxxx

TY didn't actually have that one when I checked

7:53 am

Mom

moves cursor back to the add word box

7:53 am

Mom

you're welcome

7:53 am

Mom

what happened, TO?

7:54 am

72 Temple Owl

i threw my festival shirt into light load. rit usually does it, i may try again.

7:54 am

Mom

oh no!

7:54 am

72 Temple Owl

the white/off whites were rescued with clorox

7:55 am

72 Temple Owl

after one rit and one all fabric bleach soak

7:57 am

Mom

I hope you have success with it today

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

i dont know...if rit doesn't work i think it is hopeless.

7:58 am

Mom

woo hoo, got the 8 and the 10

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

woo hoo! are they related then?

7:58 am

Mom

they are

7:59 am

Mom

the 10 is past tense

7:59 am

wvteach

stats for the 8

7:59 am

Mom

fl 8/65

7:59 am

72 Temple Owl

well it's not referee/d

8:00 am

Mom

:-)

8:01 am

Mom

would you like the definition according to dictionary.com?

8:01 am

wvteach

thnx mom

8:01 am

72 Temple Owl

but ty, i found two fl 7 from that

8:01 am

Mom

you're welcome wvteach and good morning

8:01 am

Read-Knit-Bake

morning all...can't seem to see the second or6. THX

8:01 am

Mom

hello read-knit-bake

8:01 am

wvteach

hello mom - whats the definition

8:02 am

Mom

to tremble or quiver

8:02 am

Mom

I don't have it read, but will help you look

8:03 am

wvteach

never heard of that word - new word for the day

8:03 am

Mom

make sure you use it in a sentence today, WV

8:03 am

wvteach

will try to slip it in - will just come naturally

8:04 am

Read-Knit-Bake

thx Mom...still searching

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

well don't use it on me, i would have no id4

8:04 am

Mom

:-)

8:04 am

Mom

you will now, TO

8:05 am

lynxxx

good night everyone

8:05 am

Read-Knit-Bake

found it

8:05 am

Mom

pleasant dreams, ((Lynxxx))

8:05 am

72 Temple Owl

night, lyn

8:05 am

Mom

me too. what great minds

8:05 am

wvteach

night lynxx

8:06 am

Mom

I must start my day. (((Hugs))) to all of you

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

bye mom, hagd, will email

8:06 am

Read-Knit-Bake

night lynxx as some of us are just starting our day!

8:06 am

Mom

bye bye, TO. I look forward to the email. ((hugs))

8:08 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

hello judi

8:09 am

wvteach

morning judi

8:23 am

mkg

hi all. clue for the 8 and 10 plz.

8:24 am

wvteach

FL 8/65 and fl 10 / 112 - 10 is pt of the 8

8:25 am

Haz1558

fl8/65 - f plus a word that means not as heavy or not as dark, but change the g for another consonant. The fl10 is the past tense.

8:25 am

Haz1558

And good morning/afternoon all.

8:25 am

wvteach

can use the fl 4/8 to start the 8

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

hi haz!

8:25 am

wvteach

hello Haz

8:26 am

mkg

ty for clues working on it.

8:26 am

Haz1558

Hello, TO, wv.

8:27 am

Haz1558

I'm still in Olympic euphoria, not concentrating terribly well on this grid.

8:27 am

72 Temple Owl

they were a great games, though i missed the closing ceremony

8:28 am

mkg

dont get that fl. i dont see the word for not as heavy...................

8:28 am

sciencegeek

fl 4 = fl** your Bic

8:28 am

Haz1558

I think I got more involved than usual because we were able to see so much happening in real time. The enthusiasm of the crowds was infectious.

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, it was hard to get into it for me, spoilers everywhere

8:29 am

Haz1558

mkg, the word resembles the structure of a word (not in the grid) that means not as heavy 'My burden is l****** than yours'. Change one consonant.

8:29 am

wvteach

enjoyed it very much but sleep deprived from staying up later than usual

8:30 am

Haz1558

We have the luxury of no adverts on BBC so the events were able to flow.

8:30 am

mkg

starts with fl** your bic? wow. i cant see how to go from there to get an 8.........

8:30 am

wvteach

and here i felt the commentators talked too much - wanted to watch the events more

8:31 am

Haz1558

I watched so many different events, sports I had not really known much about but somehow with a bit of explanation they began to make sense and become very exciting.

8:31 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:31 am

wvteach

did enjoy the variety

8:31 am

wvteach

hello jmc

8:31 am

Haz1558

I think our commentators were good, they explained some of the technicalities but didn't insist on talking the whole time.

8:32 am

Haz1558

Hello, jmc.

8:32 am

mkg

i guess i dont get that fl 8 or 20. sorry. dont see l**** at all. and if it starts with the fl** your bic word i cant see how to get from that to anwhere else.

8:33 am

Haz1558

fl8 - fl plus German for I, I am ***ified that you won't get this clue.

8:33 am

sciencegeek

German origin?

8:33 am

Haz1558

Sorry, ***rified.

8:34 am

Haz1558

No, of Scots origin, apparently.

8:34 am

mkg

ty haz. that did it. got both. ty haz.

8:34 am

Haz1558

That's good, mkg.

8:34 am

jmcnrick

brb

8:34 am

jmcnrick

brb

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

have dawlded enough today... happy babbling all

8:38 am

Haz1558

See you again, TO. Is MusicFest finished?

8:38 am

mkg

would love a clue for the e top row second from right side. only one word.

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

yes...and just saw on fb they are having half price sale. now i will never get the shirt i wanted, i am not even dressed yet.

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

and everyone i know is home resting.

8:39 am

Haz1558

But that's the fun of being retired, no need to get dressed too early!

8:39 am

wvteach

what musicfest

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

fest.org

8:40 am

Haz1558

It's er7/36, er plus a word in the grid that often goes with 'work' - someone who believes in working hard has a good work ?

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

wow that was twisty!

8:41 am

jmcnrick

44444444444444444444444444444444444444
44444444444+666666666666666666666.....
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..................6+

8:41 am

jmcnrick

argh damn cat sorry

8:41 am

Haz1558

I know. And jmc has awarded me lots of points for that clue.

8:41 am

mkg

ty haz. got two words from that clue.

8:42 am

Haz1558

I'm glad it worked, mkg.

8:42 am

jmcnrick

had to run down and talk to contractor about fence. . . so the cat decided she should sit on my computer

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

with all those sixes i thought it was possessed

8:43 am

jmcnrick

well it is a cat

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

the devil made her do it

8:44 am

jmcnrick

haha no doubt

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

well time to get moving... the top o is a mystery to solve upon my return. happy babbling

8:45 am

Trifioso

good morning friends. nbt in 22 - not a bad start!

8:45 am

Trifioso

TOO FUNNY about the cat, I am rolling!

8:45 am

Haz1558

Bye, TO.

8:45 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Trif.

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

hey trif

8:46 am

jmcnrick

hi trif and bye TO

8:46 am

Trifioso

good morning!

8:47 am

crosshair

good morning my friends:0

8:47 am

jmcnrick

hi crossy

8:47 am

Trifioso

so it was tax free weekend here, and just general chaos all around. A TEN mile backup to get into the plaza where Ikea is, and Primo worked at HomeGoods for four hours and walked over five miles on the job!

8:47 am

crosshair

howdy jmc

8:47 am

carleekat

morning everyone

8:48 am

crosshair

howdy carlee

8:48 am

jmcnrick

really? because most states limit what is tax free to back to school clothing and such

8:48 am

jmcnrick

hi carlee

8:48 am

carleekat

hi jmc

8:49 am

Trifioso

not here in fun loving massachusetts! Primo bought an Ipad on Saturday, and had to walk in line for 45 minutes just to enter the store! mind you, it was an apple store, so it was completely well staffed, organized, and pleasant

8:49 am

carleekat

nooks just went on sale today b/c of back to school

8:49 am

Trifioso

morning carlee!

8:49 am

carleekat

hi trifs

8:50 am

carleekat

i just love getting woken up with my ex on the phone...zzzzz

8:51 am

jmcnrick

stats for the second column E please

8:52 am

Trifioso

er 7.36

8:52 am

carleekat

hey crossy..turns out cdn's are not liked http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/th
e-hot-button/fed-up-with-canadian-shop
pers-us-customers-want-their-own-shopp
ing-hours/article4478423/

8:52 am

jmcnrick

ty

8:53 am

carleekat

in the article the people in the "town" say they are small and can't accoadte cdn shoppers...costco wont build unless the town is over 100K in pop

8:54 am

crosshair

reading it now carlee

8:55 am

uusue2

morning all!

8:55 am

uusue2

Adventure starts today!

8:55 am

jmcnrick

hi uu

8:55 am

jmcnrick

clue for the er7 please

8:55 am

uusue2

hi jmc!

8:55 am

carleekat

have a great trip sue!

8:55 am

crosshair

holy crap! that is like us up here in tourist land making the citiots shop only from 9 pm till midnight ..save me!

8:56 am

carleekat

i know.... not to mention the tax dollars they are raking in?

8:56 am

uusue2

I will, carlee! And I'll come out your way too, but maybe not until next summer (as it seems I will be working again as soon as I get back)

8:56 am

Trifioso

wow sue, so exciting!

8:56 am

carleekat

and..they likely go elsewhere for lunch than cosco...

8:56 am

wvteach

enjoy the trip sue - off to be with grandkids for the day - BBL this evening

8:56 am

jmcnrick

I would think the commerce clause would stop it . . .but i haven't read the article

8:56 am

jmcnrick

bye wv

8:56 am

uusue2

er + vowel + ****k or thin

8:56 am

uusue2

bye, wv!

8:57 am

crosshair

we are in we have collingwood(skiing) and wasaga beach(swimming) and both have less than 15,000 people.i guess we make the visitor shop at night eh?

8:57 am

jmcnrick

ty uu

8:57 am

carleekat

anyway... i need to go retrieve my car and get a couple errands done..i might even splurge and grab me a timies this am

8:57 am

jmcnrick

okay i am off to write a paper bbl have a great trip if i don't see you before you go uu

8:58 am

crosshair

if small american towns do not want us,that is fine,we will take our dollars elsewhere(our dollars that are now above par!)

8:58 am

carleekat

have a great day all

8:58 am

uusue2

bye carlee and jmc!

8:58 am

carleekat

yea..i might have to scoot over the bridge this week for a nook...

8:58 am

carleekat

toodles all

8:58 am

Trifioso

you will never, ever regret it carlee

8:59 am

uusue2

didn't read the article, crossy, but heard a snippet on the radio - sounds like people are cleaning out the shelves, leaving nothing for others, so I can see why the locals would be distraught - maybe put a limit on how many of something you can buy?

8:59 am

crosshair

crossy loves his nook! get the nook with the glow feature

9:00 am

crosshair

so what suze??? wasaga beach in no toursist season has a population of 1500 douls,in the summer it is over 200,000 i have been in gridlock for 4 hours to go from one side of the little burg to the other,yet we smile and put up with it every single year

9:01 am

crosshair

souls

9:01 am

Trifioso

hahaha crossy, I read that as "duds"

9:01 am

crosshair

the garbage,the murders,the drugs they bring all of it..it is the price you pay to be any sort or tourist destinatiomn

9:02 am

crosshair

if these small american towns to not want the custom do a large advertizing program and tell us to keep our meny at home,and we will

9:03 am

crosshair

sorry,i have worked and lived in tourist industry for 30 years and that article blew my mind

9:03 am

Trifioso

I must admit, as an American I am surprised to hear this. Our economy is so bad, you would think any retailer would be thrilled to have such a problem!

9:03 am

uusue2

like I say, I didn't read it, just heard a sentence or two on the radio.

9:04 am

crosshair

we almost have to rebuild collingwood every summer and wasaga beach every year.the tourists destroy the places

9:04 am

crosshair

nevernind a little cross border shopping lol

9:05 am

Trifioso

well, that is in itself unfortunate crossy

9:05 am

crosshair

make them shop at night or specific hours.we would be a ghost town

9:05 am

crosshair

they are still pissed they cannot buy gas in gallons!

9:06 am

crosshair

and that is since 1978!

9:06 am

uusue2

ok, read the article, sounds like some locals are pissed but the store and city management realize where their dollars - US or Canadian - come from

9:06 am

o-o

rebuilding is good for the economy and gives people something to complain about

9:06 am

Trifioso

its just because it makes them do math, crossy

9:07 am

crosshair

what math? the pump shows dollars,cents,litres..do not need to convert it to cubits and put it in a ledger.we even give you a recipt lol

9:07 am

uusue2

anyway I will be spending some money in Canada shortly, and I am a very polite tourist - if everyone were like me there would be no problems :-)

9:08 am

crosshair

we love nice tourists:)

9:08 am

uusue2

<--- wondering how to convert cubic cubits to gallons :-)

9:08 am

Trifioso

ha ha ha crossy! what I meant was, they have to think how many liters it will take to fill the car, when they are used to gallons

9:08 am

crosshair

hiow far into canada you coming suze?

9:08 am

Trifioso

well OF COURSE sue! THAT goes without saying!

9:08 am

crosshair

when the nozzle stops..it is full lol

9:09 am

uusue2

as far as Bugsaw's, half way up Victoria Island

9:09 am

uusue2

150-200 km, just eyeballing the map

9:09 am

crosshair

never usderstood that,you want the car full and it takes 20 gallons? just say "fill it" and we will lol

9:10 am

uusue2

<--- bilingual in metric and English

9:10 am

crosshair

what town/city suze?

9:10 am

uusue2

Comox

9:10 am

crosshair

mm do not know it

9:10 am

uusue2

about an hour north of Nanaimo

9:10 am

Trifioso

LOL crossy. What can you expect from a system where we pride ourselves on "Learning the three r's" in school yet only ONEN of them actually starts with an r?

9:10 am

crosshair

ahh way over out west

9:11 am

uusue2

three hours north of Victoria

9:11 am

crosshair

lol trif

9:11 am

Trifioso

ONE that is

9:11 am

uusue2

right, much further west and I'd be swimming (have to take a ferry to the island - been checking ferry schedules)

9:12 am

crosshair

for reference: american gallon has 3.78 litres and the old canadian/british galln had 4.11 litres

9:12 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

9:12 am

Trifioso

I am not feeling at all friendly towards that c in the bottom right today. Must be C for Canadian! lol

9:12 am

crosshair

((ruby))

9:12 am

Trifioso

hello ruby!

9:13 am

uusue2

still missing the central e and the i southeast of it

9:13 am

o-o

Hello, Nancy

9:13 am

crosshair

easy trif:) get the canadian barking again

9:13 am

uusue2

hi ruby!!!

9:13 am

Trifioso

hahaha

9:13 am

Trifioso

hello babble rabble!

9:13 am

uusue2

hi, BR!

9:14 am

amelu0218

et 5/14, il 4/4

9:14 am

hurshy

sleeeeeepy

9:15 am

rubyfoo

what a lovely group!

9:15 am

uusue2

ha, got them, thanks amelu!

9:15 am

rubyfoo

9:15 am

uusue2

time to get on the road!!

9:15 am

o-o

Hello, phantom expatriate

9:15 am

rubyfoo

imagine having to cook in metrics; it's no wonder I don't follow recipes

9:15 am

hurshy

also el4/5.

9:16 am

rubyfoo

BR: am I the phantom or is expat?

9:16 am

hurshy

but what is the E from the top row, second E?

9:16 am

Trifioso

I am okay with cooking in metric, it's the "gas mark 1" or "gas mark 2" from old recipes that does my head in

9:16 am

o-o

no, not you, Nancy

9:16 am

uusue2

let's see - have clothes, nightwear, maps, computer, smart phone, passport, meds - surely I am forgetting something

9:16 am

Trifioso

money!

9:17 am

Trifioso

something to read? camera?

9:17 am

amelu0218

er + et 5/14.

9:17 am

uusue2

right, have some cash and my debit card, should suffice

9:17 am

hurshy

well that's a weird one!

9:17 am

Trifioso

bottle of water

9:17 am

rubyfoo

er + 2nd vowel + what are you, ****k if you can't get that word?

9:17 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

9:17 am

uusue2

books on tape - but I should pack book 2 of Game of Thrones - also have many hours of books on CD thanks to the library

9:18 am

Trifioso

morning car! I am playing hooky today - shhhhhh

9:18 am

rubyfoo

snacks!

9:18 am

rubyfoo

I'm telling, trif

9:18 am

car.eeyore

Your secret is safe with me!

9:19 am

Trifioso

please don't! I woke up with a murderous headache, so I called in. Went back to sleep and woke up two hours later much better, but I am staying put

9:19 am

rubyfoo

then it's "recovery time"

9:19 am

crosshair

for those canadians here who wish to add their imput on shopping restrictions for visitors in belling ham here is the info....

9:19 am

hurshy

what's wrong with that? it's your sick time, you're free to use it. you're not a slave.

9:19 am

uusue2

phone has a good camera, will get water and snacks on the road

9:19 am

rubyfoo

(non-sticky snacks)

9:19 am

car.eeyore

Hey trif...we will need to borrow your truck again.

9:20 am

crosshair

http://www.bellingham.com/content/abou
t/chamber_staff.asp and the phone number is 360.734.1330

9:20 am

Trifioso

oh, hurshy, you have NO idea how completely untrue that is! I am indeed a slave

9:20 am

Trifioso

okay car

9:20 am

Trifioso

when?

9:20 am

hurshy

ok but you're not SUPPOSED to be a slave, so you gotta draw some lines.

9:20 am

rubyfoo

when I was a teacher, I'd use sick days to go skiing because I had accumulated so many and was never sick. Would make lessons plans, etc. But I got caught

9:21 am

Trifioso

yes, you are right. But I will pay dearly for this folly. it just gets to the point, you know?

9:21 am

hurshy

why will you pay dearly? i guess maybe i don't understand cause at my job if i miss a day, it doesn't hurt anyone, nobody else really has to work more, it just isn't a problem.

9:22 am

uusue2

never used all my sick days, just got my retirement payout - was enough to buy myself a new car

9:22 am

car.eeyore

Today or tomorrow. Have to go pick up new washer.

9:22 am

rubyfoo

they didn't do that where I worked -- wasted was wasted

9:22 am

crosshair

here they have a evil trick ruby,up till recently they would "bank" their sick days over the years and at retirement it was not unusual for a teacher to clear 40 thousand or better as all banked hours we now payable at current pay scales not at the scale year in which they were garnered

9:22 am

Trifioso

they do not pay us for sick time not used. if I were to depart the company, I would have to just hand the earned sick time back. how gross is THAT?

9:23 am

crosshair

heck the working class do not even get sick days,never mind banking them

9:23 am

rubyfoo

that's how it was in Binghamton, hence the ski days

9:23 am

rubyfoo

ultimately, I quite over their trivial junk

9:23 am

rubyfoo

quit* hahah some teacher

9:24 am

crosshair

sick time?? what is this sick time you speak of?

9:24 am

Trifioso

glad you are getting the new washer, car! happy to loan vehicle

9:24 am

crosshair

unions?? be-n-i-fits? i do not know these words

9:24 am

amelu0218

we don't have sick leave... I haven't actually had sick "pay" since 1996 and then it was 40 hrs a year and you got "written up" if you went over 32. Sweet, right?

9:24 am

rubyfoo

brb

9:25 am

uusue2

writing the chamber of commerce now, crossy - I note from the article that they have asked people to be patient, and are aware of the contributions that Canadians make to their economy, so I plan to thank them for that and urge them not to cave in to the nasty crazies

9:25 am

crosshair

i indeed saw that suze

9:25 am

crosshair

it just rubbed my fur the wrong way

9:25 am

Trifioso

our annual company party is this week, and we will once again crown the "clinician of the year" - I won last year, and I must admit, I hope I get it this year too, just to see my boss have to give it to me. She will choke saying my name

9:25 am

hurshy

hmmm, the d's are a little hard

9:27 am

stevedallas

good morning all and how many words today and thanks

9:27 am

hurshy

203

9:27 am

car.eeyore

Don't forget dr + two of the same vowels.

9:27 am

car.eeyore

Hi Steve!

9:27 am

Trifioso

morning steve. a healthy 203 word grid today

9:27 am

hurshy

yeah, i have that

9:27 am

crosshair

i remeber when the exchange on the dollar was 60/40 to the american good,they would pile over in the summer at the beach and hold that greenback out like it was a doggie treat just to watch us jump,so everyone in these border towns better retihnk this

9:28 am

uusue2

just looked at the map - I will be driving through Bellingham on Friday. If I see mobs of vicious Canadians I will be sure to let you know :-)

9:28 am

Trifioso

oh, that reminds me car - party has been rescheduled for Wednesday, so Iwill need to shift mom to another day. washer night, maybe?

9:28 am

crosshair

lol,ok suze

9:28 am

car.eeyore

No worries. We are here all week.

9:28 am

Trifioso

"vicious canadians" made me larf - reminded me of "vermicious Knids"

9:29 am

Trifioso

try the veal, car

9:29 am

crosshair

we are docile,but do not get us het up

9:29 am

car.eeyore

:0

9:29 am

hurshy

i met a canadian yesterday

9:29 am

Trifioso

I fell asleep during the closing ceremonies - any opinions as to how they went?

9:29 am

crosshair

or birmingham will be able to roll up the sidewalks at 6 pm

9:30 am

crosshair

bellingham*

9:31 am

hurshy

speaking of the olympics, we almost have athlete. athleet.

9:33 am

Trifioso

george michael terrified me. how have the mighty fallen!

9:33 am

car.eeyore

I loved him!

9:33 am

harpjane

I thought the closing ceremonies were incongruent. Interesting for about the first hour. They redeemed themselves at the end.

9:33 am

crosshair

car!

9:33 am

car.eeyore

HOWEVER...If you want to see how the mighty have fallen...seen any of the recent pics of Axel Rose!?!?!? GAK!

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Hi Crossy!

9:34 am

hurshy

i heard that the spice girls were in it so made sure NOT to watch.

9:34 am

Trifioso

hard living will do that to you. A cautionary tale

9:34 am

Trifioso

somehow posh got almost NO air time - it was as if she requested to not be shown.....

9:34 am

rururocks

the closing ceremonies were awful

9:34 am

car.eeyore

OK...need help with the blasted E's!!! 2nd, 3rd and 4th columns....

9:34 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossys tidbit of the day!!!!!

9:34 am

rubyfoo

ooph, husband just came into the studio and he NEVER does that!

9:35 am

Trifioso

there was, however, a lovely tribute to my boyfriend that made meVERY happy

9:35 am

crosshair

Mozart's "Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman" might well be his most popular melody â€” it's the tune used in both "The Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

9:35 am

rururocks

Did they have George Michael singing out of a bathroom stall?

9:35 am

car.eeyore

Yes, but he should have been there.

9:35 am

Trifioso

yay for tidbit!

9:35 am

hurshy

seems like maybe she's got a different image going as victoria beckham, so maybe that IS the case, trif

9:35 am

Trifioso

he has retired, car

9:35 am

car.eeyore

It from Ein Klein Nactmusik, yes?

9:35 am

Trifioso

oooh, harsh ruru!

9:35 am

car.eeyore

So have most of the people that were on stage last night! No excuse!

9:36 am

Trifioso

oooh, harsh, car!

9:36 am

Trifioso

perhaps he was not invited. I just don't know. at least they didn't make a sculpture of his face - out of children! that was just entirely creepy

9:36 am

harpjane

actually i don't believe Mozart wrote that song....

9:36 am

car.eeyore

I loved that too.

9:37 am

car.eeyore

Really harp?!?!? I thought so!

9:37 am

harpjane

he wrote "Variations on ah...."

9:37 am

uusue2

ok, I am ON THE ROAD!!! see you all later!!

9:37 am

crosshair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Va
riations_on_%22Ah_vous_dirai-je,_Maman
%22

9:37 am

crosshair

there u go harp

9:37 am

car.eeyore

Be safe uusue! Keep us posted!

9:37 am

Trifioso

drive carefully sue!

9:37 am

uusue2

harp, I have jilly's phone number and will call when I get to Missoula

9:37 am

rubyfoo

have any of you seen pix of Iggy Pop lately? He's even scarier than Keith Richards and he is constantly in Fr magazines

9:38 am

rubyfoo

BON VOYAGE!!!!

9:38 am

Trifioso

snif snif.....there she goes, our own little jack kerouac

9:38 am

harpjane

ok, uusue, should be fun!

9:38 am

Trifioso

when has iggy pop NOT been scary?

9:38 am

crosshair

tc suze and watch for those evil canadians!

9:38 am

harpjane

we'll already be there because we have to get our shots at 2:45.

9:39 am

amelu0218

car: 2nd is er 7/36, 3rd is et 5/14 or el 4/5, 4th is ea 5/12.

9:39 am

car.eeyore

TY Amelu! Someone is paying attention to my cries for help!

9:39 am

rubyfoo

they even had an obnoxious interview with him, in French! When was he famous?

9:39 am

amelu0218

~:o)

9:39 am

car.eeyore

Got the third!

9:39 am

harpjane

what was the deal with the saxophone player flying through the air?

9:39 am

car.eeyore

Whoops...make that the 4th.

9:40 am

rururocks

when he was a consort with David Bowie ruby

9:40 am

Trifioso

pink floyd messing with our heads as per usual, harp

9:40 am

rubyfoo

or even WHY was he famous?

9:40 am

rubyfoo

I guess I missed that :(

9:41 am

rururocks

he had one hit or two I think

9:41 am

rubyfoo

in the movie, Love Actually, was Bill Nighy spoofing him?

9:42 am

car.eeyore

3rd columns done!

9:42 am

rubyfoo

I feel like I've lived in a cave for the past 20 yrs

9:42 am

rubyfoo

yay car.

9:42 am

harpjane

It seemed like the cameras should have either followed him or ignored him. (the sax guy)

9:42 am

car.eeyore

Now the er 7...is that the one clued earlier that is er + et 5?

9:43 am

amelu0218

2nd, follow with the 3rd column.

9:43 am

amelu0218

yep.

9:43 am

car.eeyore

Yup! Cuz I just got it!

9:43 am

car.eeyore

TY amelu!!!!!

9:43 am

amelu0218

yvw!

9:44 am

harpjane

At least Prince Harry seemed to have a good time.

9:44 am

mklein

Good morning all. Has anyone a lcue for the 10?

9:44 am

hurshy

when does prince harry NOT have a good time

9:45 am

rubyfoo

or even the 8?

9:45 am

rururocks

fl10 (fluttered)

9:45 am

rururocks

jittery

9:46 am

crosshair

ty ru got them both

9:46 am

car.eeyore

Anyone else have lag?

9:46 am

mklein

That's a new word to me. Thanks.

9:47 am

rubyfoo

no idea on those biggies

9:47 am

rubyfoo

bad lag

9:47 am

crosshair

if it was fi instead of fl,the woords would be someone who steals covertly

9:48 am

car.eeyore

mklein...your icon pic is very large. I think you may need to resize it.

9:48 am

crosshair

ahh..the guilty party!

9:48 am

Norma

Hi everyone ..

9:48 am

mklein

Thanks car - I didnt know.

9:48 am

hurshy

must be from german? speaking of which why can't we do reich

9:49 am

Haz1558

fl8 - fl plus German for I, (three letters), then three quarters of the seabird

9:49 am

car.eeyore

No worries! We have all done it!

9:49 am

hurshy

haz!

9:49 am

Haz1558

The fl10 is the past tense, and it's Scots rather than German.

9:49 am

Haz1558

Hello!

9:49 am

hurshy

where have you been? were you competing in the olympics? :)

9:49 am

crosshair

lag!!!!! ahh the humanity!

9:50 am

rururocks

good morning haz

9:50 am

Haz1558

I wasn't competing in the Olympics but I watched a great deal. I'm still revelling in the memories.

9:50 am

rubyfoo

hi haz but I don't get the German for 1

9:51 am

Haz1558

I've never enjoyed an Olympics quite so much - real time viewing and lots of excitement over a vast range of sports.

9:51 am

rururocks

it's been a great olypmics..well done england

9:51 am

car.eeyore

Got 'em! TY!

9:51 am

hurshy

ah scots

9:51 am

hurshy

so were you excited to see andy murray win?

9:51 am

rururocks

but whomever dished up the spice girls deserves a spanking

9:51 am

car.eeyore

Ruby...it sounds like a noise you make when you see something gross.

9:52 am

Haz1558

ruby - think of what you would scratch and take out the t (begins with i)

9:52 am

Haz1558

The Spice Girls aren't my cup of tea either but they were very popular. They probably tried to appeal to lots of people.

9:52 am

Trifioso

car, tertiare has arrived, and bids you good morning

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Hello my dear!

9:53 am

rubyfoo

phew, got the 8

9:53 am

Trifioso

she loves her auntie!

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Tell her that her cousins are missing her terribly!

9:53 am

crosshair

and just pt it for the ten ruby

9:53 am

Haz1558

It was eccentric in parts (the closing ceremony, I mean) and lots of stuff that only Brits would get but that's okay.

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Honestly...my favorite part was Pele!

9:54 am

car.eeyore

Go Ruby!

9:54 am

Trifioso

she has cheerleading camp all this week, so she will be a bit ofa ghost Iam afraid

9:54 am

car.eeyore

:(

9:54 am

rubyfoo

ty crossy, I think that's the highest value word I ever had

9:54 am

Haz1558

I really liked the cauldron although there's been criticism that it wasn't visible from outside the arena.

9:54 am

rubyfoo

into the kitchen I go

9:55 am

rubyfoo

bye everybody and ty for the help

9:55 am

car.eeyore

The cauldron was gorgeous!!!!!

9:55 am

car.eeyore

Bye Ruby!

9:55 am

rubyfoo

to stir the cauldron

9:55 am

Trifioso

okay, I am off to add value. my love to you all!

9:55 am

rubyfoo

bye car.

9:55 am

rubyfoo

see you later, kids

9:55 am

Haz1558

And hurshy, re Murray, I wasn't actually around to see him win, but yes, I was pleased. I'm normally a Federer fan but on this occasion I was glad Murray won.

9:55 am

car.eeyore

Well, i should go and get ready. We are having fruit issues here, so I must be ready to go to the store as soon as Mom gets back from the gym.

9:56 am

car.eeyore

Bye Trif! {{hugs}}

9:56 am

harpjane

"fruit issues?"

9:56 am

rubyfoo

yay for Murray!

9:56 am

car.eeyore

i wish you all a wonderful day! {{hugs}} to all.

9:57 am

Haz1558

The 'petals' of the cauldron are going to be sent to each country that took part so it kind of finishes the symbolism off nicely.

9:57 am

rururocks

do you have to pear down car.ee?

9:57 am

car.eeyore

Her women's church group was asked to do the coalation after a funeral today. My mom was asked to bring fruit. For the last three days, she has been focused on fruit. I will be glad when the funeral is over.

9:57 am

car.eeyore

LOL ruru!

9:57 am

rubyfoo

or peach in

9:57 am

car.eeyore

Keep em coming!

9:57 am

car.eeyore

Its driving me bananas!

9:58 am

rubyfoo

where are those monkeys when you need them?

9:58 am

Haz1558

Are you plum distracted?

9:58 am

rururocks

my monkeys ran screaming from this grid

9:58 am

car.eeyore

I will face the grapes of wrath if we don't get fruit!

9:59 am

rururocks

oRANGE you all glad car.ee is still here?

9:59 am

car.eeyore

Tee hee!

9:59 am

Haz1558

She'll be melancholy if you can't oblige.

9:59 am

car.eeyore

Nice one Haz!

10:00 am

rururocks

you mean meloncholy?

10:00 am

car.eeyore

I shall blow you all raspberries as I leave! Bye!

10:00 am

Haz1558

See, I can't bring myself to spell it wrongly...

10:00 am

rururocks

you canteloupe on us caree

10:01 am

rururocks

ugh that o is driving me nuts. I have only found one of the three

10:02 am

harpjane

er7?

10:02 am

rururocks

er + to have morals

10:03 am

harpjane

thanks

10:04 am

rururocks

brb

10:05 am

mklein

this is a test.

10:05 am

rururocks

mucho better mk

10:07 am

mklein

It still doesn't look quite right - kind of squashed., but at least visible.

10:13 am

crosshair

ty mklein

10:20 am

bichon

hi everyone

10:20 am

bichon

to have morals?

10:23 am

LuvWordGames

er 7/37 poetic before + not thin but ****k

10:23 am

mklein

sorry if the sized caused anyone problems.

10:24 am

bichon

ty Luv

10:24 am

LuvWordGames

yw

10:24 am

crosshair

ty luv

10:25 am

crosshair

npmklein.we have all done it at one time or another

10:32 am

rururocks

boy have I done it a few times

10:33 am

mixi6

ty luv. Now see morals.

10:50 am

crosshair

lol had the er 7/36 for 10 min now and just found morals

10:55 am

ivesy3

dr 5/12 plz

10:56 am

phaeton

d+ra4

10:56 am

rururocks

d + what trains run on

10:57 am

ivesy3

ty ruru

10:57 am

ivesy3

and phaeton

10:57 am

crosshair

and in honor of Neil Diamond getting a star on the walk of fame,crossy presents you with one of hit best songs!

10:58 am

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wYpVy9
W29M

10:58 am

phaeton

yw

11:03 am

rururocks

44 to go. .have to list ..damn

11:04 am

rururocks

af7 anyone

11:05 am

ivesy3

af plus being scared

11:05 am

phaeton

af+ to be afraid of something

11:05 am

ivesy3

past tense ruru

11:06 am

rururocks

thank you

11:06 am

phaeton

yw

11:06 am

ivesy3

yw

11:06 am

rururocks

got all the a's now

11:09 am

phaeton

wtg

11:20 am

sammysmom

re 6/21?

11:20 am

phaeton

done

11:22 am

bichon

re 6/21 to put a new time on

11:23 am

sammysmom

thanks

11:23 am

bichon

yw'

11:23 am

rururocks

I don't get it

11:23 am

rururocks

I need help on the fe 7 please

11:24 am

sammysmom

having to do with the government

11:24 am

ivesy3

the fe***** government ruru

11:25 am

rururocks

thank you

11:25 am

rururocks

missed that one

11:25 am

rururocks

one more f

11:26 am

rururocks

have all the f's now.. whew..

11:26 am

rururocks

some toughies there

11:32 am

mixi6

first la5,10?

11:32 am

Wolvie

clue for singleton e right column??

11:33 am

MollyL

There is one for ea4 of you

11:33 am

Deeha

.... peach pear plum

11:33 am

bichon

e 4/6 per person

11:33 am

Wolvie

lol- oh boy- ty molly

11:34 am

Wolvie

and all. :-)

11:36 am

galliwags

I spy Tom Thumb....

11:36 am

rururocks

ra 7/36?

11:36 am

amelu0218

like a girl's name with an extra vowel toward the end...

11:37 am

rururocks

thank you ame

11:38 am

mixi6

fireworks.

11:38 am

amelu0218

yw ~:o)

11:39 am

bichon

any hints for the 8 and the 10, pls

11:40 am

rururocks

jittery or fluttered

11:41 am

MollyL

They sound like the scale that earthquakes are measured on

11:41 am

rururocks

great clue molly

11:42 am

MollyL

So maybe jittery or fluttered about earthquakes
: )

11:43 am

bichon

at word does the jittery or flustered refer to

11:44 am

rururocks

fl 8 and fl 10

11:44 am

Wolvie

holy cow- i still had to monkey those two- good thing i remembered that guys name and not the seismograph, lol

11:45 am

bichon

ty ruru et al

11:46 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:47 am

bichon

hi nan

11:48 am

Wolvie

ttfn- chores to do. :-0

11:49 am

rubyfoo

hello again, ONLY 83 left!

11:50 am

Jillyjill

Good morning...*dives in*

11:50 am

rubyfoo

this is a very hard grid, at least for me

11:51 am

rubyfoo

hello jilly

11:51 am

cybernan

55 left and slowing to a stop

11:51 am

Jillyjill

Sheesh ruby...not encouraging...oh well

11:51 am

rubyfoo

but I'm very far from being good at this!

11:52 am

Jillyjill

got all the v's...hehehehe

11:52 am

crosshair

lol

11:53 am

rubyfoo

me, too, lol

11:54 am

cybernan

think it's time to resort to the list...

11:55 am

crosshair

crossy just ngot all the v,s also... doin the crossy grid god strut......

11:55 am

rubyfoo

80 left and "uncle"

11:55 am

periwinkle

hi all,help with both lone e's pls

11:55 am

rubyfoo

good night everybody

11:55 am

ivesy3

ar 6/24 plz

11:55 am

Jillyjill

man...twisty!

11:55 am

rubyfoo

el4 -- like a yalie but add a consonant

11:56 am

periwinkle

ty ruby,looking

11:56 am

rubyfoo

er + right way of doing things

11:57 am

periwinkle

but I need the top lone e and the right column lone e

11:57 am

rubyfoo

(er7)

11:57 am

rubyfoo

right one is one for all.....

11:58 am

crosshair

ER7= old word for before+ morals

11:58 am

Jillyjill

looking for that er7 also

11:58 am

periwinkle

not getting these clues, maybe I need a nap

11:58 am

amelu0218

er + et 5/14

11:58 am

rubyfoo

before + are you ****k or what, if you can't get this (insulting clue!)

11:59 am

rubyfoo

<-- always needs a nap

11:59 am

amelu0218

ar + most of to cool down...

11:59 am

Sugrraleona

how come afro doesn't work? LOL

11:59 am

rubyfoo

wrong decade, maybe

11:59 am

periwinkle

ty for the er7

12:00 pm

periwinkle

i above the c pls

12:00 pm

periwinkle

tought grid for me

12:00 pm

periwinkle

NM

12:00 pm

amelu0218

is 4/4

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

too tough for me

12:00 pm

amelu0218

sorry, il 4/4

12:04 pm

amelu0218

f/w. clues needed?

12:05 pm

amelu0218

okily dokily, then. hagd everyone.

12:08 pm

Jillyjill

small victory...nbt

12:09 pm

stidmama

YAY amelu, and hey everyone

12:09 pm

cybernan

cr 7, please?

12:10 pm

periwinkle

hey stiddy and I don't have the cr7 but looking

12:10 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT amelu

12:10 pm

cybernan

hi stid

12:10 pm

stidmama

hey nan and peri

12:11 pm

MollyL

cr7 has a double vowel and ends in the past tense of lead

12:11 pm

stidmama

about to head out (need to change into town clothes first, my morning has not gone as planned) but taking a few minutes to try to get NBT I am stuck on the E in the center...

12:11 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

12:12 pm

cybernan

ty molly

12:12 pm

stidmama

thank molly -- south african cattle enclosure, past tense

12:12 pm

periwinkle

et5/14 morals

12:12 pm

cybernan

off for a chiro appt. -- maybe the a's and c's will jump out at me on my return!

12:12 pm

stidmama

have a lovely day, nan

12:12 pm

stidmama

ah, thanks peri

12:13 pm

stidmama

NBT!

12:13 pm

periwinkle

yvw stud

12:13 pm

periwinkle

stid even

12:13 pm

stidmama

*grin* kje was calling me "stud" all day yesterday, too!

12:13 pm

stidmama

maybe I should wear my pearls and lace more often? rofl

12:15 pm

stidmama

and that's me to halfway with nbt, nbs (for a change) see you-all later! *poof*

12:15 pm

Jillyjill

and nbs!! that was most rewarding!

12:15 pm

Jillyjill

Bye stid

12:25 pm

crosshair

this grid vexes crossy

12:26 pm

Jillyjill

It's a challenge...but have music CD's I bought at the irish festival this weekend, so bouncing around with an irish brogue doing this one...lol...

12:50 pm

Jillyjill

82 left...bbs

1:21 pm

crosshair

trebble cl4/8 and a cl5/18 pallete

1:50 pm

cybernan

hi all -back again and still stuck on the at 6...any clues, please?

1:51 pm

Glantarell

reminds me of old fashioned writing

1:51 pm

cosdem

past tense of eat + bugs in hair are called ***e

1:51 pm

Glantarell

evening all - back for the last 15

1:51 pm

Glantarell

Hi Cos, Nan

1:52 pm

cosdem

finally wrote the first page of my book that ve been wanting to for years!

1:52 pm

MollyL

Ew...bugs in hair : O

1:52 pm

cybernan

ty cos

1:52 pm

Glantarell

well done - what's it about?

1:52 pm

Glantarell

Hi Molly

1:52 pm

cosdem

molly - it's the premise i told you about :)

1:52 pm

MollyL

Cos! Way to go. Now...you have started.

1:53 pm

cosdem

its about a boarding house run by an old woman no one knows the truth about. could she be a witch?

1:53 pm

Glantarell

interesting....

1:53 pm

cosdem

i even changed her name., molly. its now agatha craven instead of abigail. i wanted to use the nickname Aggie :)

1:53 pm

Jillyjill

hello all....Nice storyline Cos

1:53 pm

MollyL

Oh great, that sounds like a good story. Love to see it if you ever feel like a second look.

1:53 pm

Glantarell

Hi Jilly

1:54 pm

cosdem

thanks molly. ill need suggestions and advice soon :)

1:54 pm

Jillyjill

Hi GR...how are you?

1:54 pm

Jillyjill

hello molly too!

1:54 pm

MollyL

Ag the hag. I love it. Hi Jilly, Hi Glant.

1:54 pm

cosdem

cl5/12 please?

1:55 pm

cosdem

never miind found it

1:55 pm

Glantarell

like the wine beofre it but end in O

1:59 pm

cosdem

Oooh just thought of a twist :)

2:00 pm

MollyL

Cos remember to jot things down as you think of them. Do you have a notebook application on your phone?

2:01 pm

cosdem

jjust downloaded one molly :)

2:01 pm

cosdem

i need help editing this sentence: "She had on a floral summer dress and a daisy was stuck through her hair behind her ears" -- do not like how it's structured.

2:02 pm

Glantarell

She wore a floral summer dress, and she had tucked a daisy behind her ear.

2:02 pm

MollyL

daisy tucked behind one ear

2:02 pm

Jillyjill

She was attired in a floral frock and had placed a daisy behind her ear.

2:03 pm

cosdem

thanks!!

2:03 pm

Jillyjill

or woven a daisy into her hair

2:05 pm

Glantarell

fireflies

2:05 pm

Glantarell

anybody want a clue before i go tidy up?

2:05 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT Giantrell!

2:05 pm

Glantarell

:-)

2:06 pm

cosdem

wtg!

2:06 pm

MollyL

Cos, have you ever read Stephen King's book "On Writing"? Good stuff in there.

2:06 pm

cybernan

grats, glan

2:06 pm

cybernan

re 6/21 please?

2:07 pm

Jillyjill

hiya cyber!

2:07 pm

Glantarell

to have a romatic liaison again

2:07 pm

MollyL

re6/21 re + August 13, 2012

2:07 pm

Glantarell

night night all *poof*

2:07 pm

cosdem

no molly.. will look that up

2:09 pm

MollyL

He gives you great examples of how to not drown in description. That tends to make people gag.
: D

2:09 pm

cosdem

lol understood!

2:09 pm

Jillyjill

Niters Giantrell!

2:10 pm

cosdem

so we are moving in Jan

2:10 pm

cybernan

not getting that re + today clue

2:10 pm

MollyL

For instance, if you are trying to convey "old" with your sentence, the dress is faded (not summer)

2:10 pm

cosdem

so excited. hiis boss is paying for the uhaul. deposit, and first month rent

2:11 pm

MollyL

re + that was today's da4

2:11 pm

cosdem

faded not summer?

2:11 pm

MollyL

You're moving?

2:11 pm

cybernan

ty molly - hadn't thought of that

2:12 pm

Jillyjill

To place with airconditioning cos?

2:12 pm

MollyL

Faded if you are trying to convey "old".

2:12 pm

cosdem

moving to south side of town. hes taking over two stores there.

2:12 pm

cosdem

ah ok gotcha!

2:12 pm

MollyL

That's great. Nicer place?

2:12 pm

cosdem

with a/c :)

2:13 pm

cosdem

thats the only thing i care about right now lol

2:13 pm

MollyL

Oh, that will be a nice relief.

2:13 pm

cosdem

although it is a chilly 70 degrees here today.

2:13 pm

cosdem

the new place will have 2 bedrooms, and an indoor pool. we currently have 1 bed no pool

2:14 pm

cosdem

they will also have ceiling fans of which we have none now

2:14 pm

MollyL

Extra room and a pool. Nice!

2:14 pm

cosdem

OH and hes getting a car.

2:14 pm

cosdem

but snce he cant drive it. i will :)

2:14 pm

periwinkle

Wow! everything sounds great, cos

2:14 pm

MollyL

Wow, good stuff going on for you. Glad to hear it.

2:15 pm

Jillyjill

Sweet cos!

2:15 pm

cosdem

but he has to do a 7 week daily commute to denver for training. but we think we're just gonna get an extended stay america suite for a month there.

2:15 pm

MollyL

Pool party at Cos's place!

2:15 pm

cosdem

otherwise it'd be a 3 hour round trip commute daily on a bus costing 300.00

2:16 pm

MollyL

Those extended stay places are very nice.

2:16 pm

cosdem

we stayed iin one for 4 months once. was niice.

2:16 pm

cosdem

maid service, wi fi, kitchen :)

2:17 pm

Jillyjill

rough life!

2:17 pm

cosdem

we can take paco. the neighbors can watch the cats. kiinda like a month vacaction lol

2:18 pm

MollyL

I can think of worse places than Denver for a vacation.
: )

2:19 pm

cosdem

it'll be nice because denver has a big gay deaf community

2:19 pm

cosdem

OH and we get to sleep on a bed. NOT a futon.

2:21 pm

MollyL

There are very few futons that are comfortable.

2:21 pm

cosdem

and with my back aches... yeah.

2:22 pm

Jillyjill

Cos, did you see George Takaii (?sp)'s weekend post on dog and cat?

2:22 pm

cybernan

looking for both te 6's -- any clues please?

2:22 pm

MollyL

Maybe with the new job you guys can spring for a new bed.

2:22 pm

Jillyjill

not quite there yet cyber

2:23 pm

cosdem

yes. thats our first to do :)

2:23 pm

cosdem

past tense of first te4, nan

2:24 pm

cybernan

got the first one

2:24 pm

cybernan

ty cos

2:24 pm

MollyL

te + re4/4

2:24 pm

cosdem

other te6 is.. u smiile with ur te**h, + trauma unit in hospitals

2:24 pm

cosdem

ty molly didnt have that one

2:24 pm

cybernan

got it

2:25 pm

cybernan

the monkeys are working again!

2:25 pm

cybernan

oh clued I see -- ty

2:25 pm

cosdem

yay for koko!

2:25 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - that was not an easy grid!

2:25 pm

cosdem

wtg nan

2:26 pm

cybernan

hubby home soon for a short lunch break before heading out again -- better get cracking!

2:27 pm

cosdem

help with first two re6s?

2:27 pm

Jillyjill

====================>FW<==============
========

2:28 pm

cosdem

aww helen gurney brown has died.

2:28 pm

MollyL

To go out with again.

2:28 pm

Jillyjill

re6/18 builds on the re4/4 above it re4/4+two vowels

2:29 pm

cosdem

tyvm for both!

2:29 pm

Jillyjill

OH no...one of my heroes! so sad

2:29 pm

Uneaixoise

jeezomeez, lots of celebrity deaths lately :-(

2:29 pm

cosdem

She was 90.

2:30 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, had no idea

2:30 pm

MollyL

Oh man, there has been another shooting. This time near Texas A&M.

2:30 pm

cosdem

ok this is weird. i went to read an article and an extended stay ad popped up.

2:32 pm

MollyL

It's a key word recognizer that some sites allow. Your ads will be in the side bar of the site.

2:33 pm

MollyL

dictionary.com uses it

2:33 pm

cosdem

yeah. didnt think it'd happen with babble lol

2:33 pm

cosdem

they'e watching everywhere :)

2:33 pm

Uneaixoise

that IS weird, cos

2:34 pm

Uneaixoise

tracking your every move LOL

2:34 pm

cosdem

wow.d eaths in Texas.

2:35 pm

LeslieAnn

did you search for extended stay hotels recently? that's probably where it came from

2:37 pm

cosdem

nope leslie.

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

no deaths, just injuries, right?

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

shooting automatic weapons from inside a house -- jeezomeez

2:38 pm

cosdem

im reading casualties reported

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

oh no . . .

2:38 pm

cosdem

ok story is updated. no casualties

2:39 pm

cosdem

many shot though.

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

NY Times story says one civilian and 2 police officers injured . . .

2:40 pm

Boysaway

could I have a clue for the 10 please?

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

timing was fortunate -- apparently few students on campus

2:40 pm

MollyL

fl10...sounds like the scale earthquakes are measured with

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

i need the 10 as well . . .

2:41 pm

MollyL

Past tense

2:41 pm

Jillyjill

good clues molly...

2:41 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhhh, pt of the fl8

2:41 pm

Boysaway

thanks

2:42 pm

Jillyjill

And with that...must help son as he installs rain gutter screens on our roof...*poof*

2:44 pm

cosdem

the last re4/7 please?

2:44 pm

cosdem

never mind

2:45 pm

Uneaixoise

my last one is re + ** I were a ri** man

2:53 pm

cosdem

fireworks

2:53 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, cos!!

2:56 pm

cosdem

TY :)

2:57 pm

Uneaixoise

45 to go -- taking pups out to pee -- BBL *poof*

3:02 pm

gapeach

Good afternoon all.

3:02 pm

MollyL

Hi Peach : )

3:03 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ra7-36? Thanks

3:03 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Molly, m'dear.

3:04 pm

MollyL

ra7/36 sounds like a girl's name, but there are two other vowels near the end

3:04 pm

MollyL

Or ra + "pet" with the head that grows plant hair + consonant

3:05 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Molly.

3:36 pm

oggy

ri6 plz

3:37 pm

MollyL

ri + not a soprano

3:38 pm

oggy

thanks Molly

3:43 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:43 pm

periwinkle

74 left

3:43 pm

gapeach

Hi there, peri.

3:49 pm

periwinkle

63 will need the list soon

3:51 pm

periwinkle

60 left, bbs to finish

3:52 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone, stats for the second E first row?

3:57 pm

MollyL

ei4/5

3:59 pm

lbdawger

are there 2 ei 4.5's?

4:02 pm

BzznBea

no

4:02 pm

oggy

la5/10 first one plz

4:02 pm

BzznBea

I think the e you ar looking for is er7, 36

4:02 pm

lbdawger

going to list without nbt

4:03 pm

lbdawger

la + marsh weeds w/o the d or s.

4:03 pm

lbdawger

although not really a weed, more like a stiff grass?

4:04 pm

gapeach

bbl

4:05 pm

MollyL

Sorry LBD, I clued the wrong one.

4:06 pm

lbdawger

that's okay, Molly. brain is kinda mushy here.

4:07 pm

lbdawger

and thanks bzzznbea. will work on that er7

4:08 pm

oggy

thanks got it.

4:15 pm

lbdawger

yw

4:32 pm

andrew in drag

Hi, any and all :)

4:33 pm

periwinkle

hi andrew

4:33 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

4:34 pm

periwinkle

hi Annie

4:34 pm

andrew in drag

Hello, Peri and Annie! How are you both?

4:34 pm

periwinkle

doing well, and you?

4:34 pm

Anniebrook

andrew, nice to see you

4:34 pm

Anniebrook

hi peri

4:34 pm

andrew in drag

Wonderful today, thank you :)

4:35 pm

andrew in drag

And thanks, Annie, you too! I've not been around in a while, I think.

4:35 pm

Anniebrook

I havent seen you in a long while

4:36 pm

andrew in drag

Yeah, I was lucky enough to go abroad recently, so I have been away living the high life ;)

4:36 pm

periwinkle

where did you go?

4:37 pm

andrew in drag

Florence, Peri :) it was beautiful! I've never been to Italy before, and I had a great time. Really loved it!

4:38 pm

periwinkle

I am glad you had a good time

4:38 pm

Anniebrook

sorry to pop in and out, must start thinking about dinner

4:38 pm

Anniebrook

andrew, glad you had a grand time and now, bye

4:38 pm

andrew in drag

Thank you :) a very talented friend of mine won a trip there - that's how we got to go. I never do stuff like that normally, so it was a huge deal for me!

4:38 pm

andrew in drag

aw, thanks and bye, Annie!

4:49 pm

crosshair

i now offer a very special tidbit of the day now some of you may know carl sagan some of you know of the picture that inspired this video and the book but i offer it as i often think of this picture when things seem too hard,too vast,where the world seems to have to many sharp edges and i need to reset myself,anyways here it is

4:50 pm

crosshair

The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by the Voyager 1 spacecraft from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) from Earth, as part of the solar system Family Portrait series of images. In the photograph, Earth is shown as a tiny dot (0.12 pixel in size) against the vastness of space.[2] The Voyager 1 spacecraft, which had completed its primary mission and was leaving the Solar System, was commanded by NASA to turn its camera around and to take a photograph of Earth across a great expanse of space, at the request of Carl Sagan.
Subsequently, the title of the photograph was used by Sagan as the main title of his 1994 book, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space.[3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86BPM1
GV8M

4:52 pm

andrew in drag

Gosh, Crosshair, that is almost a little frightening. That makes me feel really strange!

4:52 pm

crosshair

it has a way of putting things in perspective

4:54 pm

andrew in drag

You can say that again! But I'm feeling very good today, so it makes me feel like I could hold that little blue dot on my fingertip!

4:54 pm

crosshair

indeed:)

4:56 pm

crosshair

we are a mote of dust in a sunbeam:)

4:57 pm

crosshair

make you feeling pissy bout burning dinner seem small:)

4:58 pm

andrew in drag

You don't seem the type to internalise bad feelings much anyway :) you seem like a very positive person to me.

5:00 pm

crosshair

why ty andrew:) i have been taught some lessons in life and it also hap put things into prospective for me.to not sewat the small stuff and that worrying about tomorrow is like trying to empty an ocean with a teaspoon and to live for now as a million things can happen between now and tomorrow

5:00 pm

crosshair

sweat

5:01 pm

andrew in drag

no need to thank me; I'm sure your cheerful attitude brightens up the lives of many people on here! it certainly makes me feel happy.

5:08 pm

stidmama

hello babble friends! *chokes on cross' cheerful attitude* gee whiz, can't a person just be an old grump sometimes? *grump*

5:10 pm

stidmama

oh oh... I killed chog. *decidedly uncheerful attitude*

5:11 pm

andrew in drag

haha, hello Stid!

5:11 pm

andrew in drag

Don't worry. I have enough good mood for everyone today ;)

5:12 pm

stidmama

hey andrew *perks up* I am sulking because it's a sunny day but I hurt my hip so I can't actually get any work done. On the plus side, I don't technically HAVE to get anything done, just I am eager to reclaim my office space so I can "do" art again.

5:13 pm

stidmama

and I am glad you are in a good mood, andrew -- did I see you were away on vacation for a while? Someplace nice?

5:13 pm

andrew in drag

Oh, that's unfortunate, Stid. I Hope your hip feels better soon - there is nothing seriously damaged, I hope?

5:14 pm

andrew in drag

and yes, a (very!) good friend whisked me away to Florence :)

5:14 pm

stidmama

I have a bad hip, and I did "something" and it sort of went bonkers on me. So... waiting for Tom to get home and set it for me (usually he can put it back in the socket). If that doesn't work... I don't know. ortho docs don't seem to be able to figure it out.

5:15 pm

stidmama

ooooh. I would ADORE going to Florence! It's totally on my list of places I dream about.

5:15 pm

stidmama

nice friend...

5:16 pm

andrew in drag

oh, that does sound like a pain :( my fingers are crossed that he can fix you up!

5:17 pm

stidmama

mine too! I have only a couple days before I leave for the babble meet on Vancouver Island!

5:17 pm

andrew in drag

and yeah, my friend won tickets, so that was really lovely :)

5:18 pm

andrew in drag

oh, that sounds exciting! well I hope you get there in one piece...!

5:18 pm

stidmama

were you playing tourist and going to the "must-see" places, or being more laid back? I would think it would be nice to pretend to be a local person, and go to some of the out of the way sites

5:18 pm

crosshair

stidmama! you must take care of yourself and not over do it!!,,,frowning crossy look

5:18 pm

stidmama

I will, andrew-- it's just a question of whether I go on the crutches, or just have them in the back of the van. I have them with me whenever I go more than an hour from home.

5:19 pm

stidmama

ha! cross, you're silly -- I DO take care of myself, and I am NOT overdoing it (if I were, I would have had Grant help me set up in the office so I could do a little bit of sorting without moving much.

5:20 pm

andrew in drag

we did a mixture, really...I think, because I'm German, I'm always really obviously a tourist, haha! There's just something about us...and we went to a lot of art galleries.

5:20 pm

stidmama

Which actually reminds me, one task on my list is to test all these pens to see if they work. I think I can discard about 50 dried-out writing utensils

5:21 pm

stidmama

???? you're german? and you live in "feed the birds" territory? sehr interessant!

5:21 pm

stidmama

I enjoy art galleries, too - the various perspectives of people never ceases to amaze me. Including what some people consider "art"

5:22 pm

stidmama

I prefer gardens, of course. :-)

5:22 pm

andrew in drag

oh yeah, haha! yeah, I was born in Berlin and came over to England about five years ago.

5:22 pm

crosshair

stidmama,that is my one pet peeve,pens that do not work!! i would rather pay 100 dollars for a pen that works every time than forever grabbing a pen that does not work when you have the phone to your ear trying to jot down a critical number or message

5:23 pm

stidmama

about a hundred and fifty years ago one of my ancestral families was in Berlin -- my grandmother's grandmother.

5:23 pm

stidmama

Others were in vorpommern and silesia.

5:24 pm

jillibus

hi all! I keep pencils around -- they do't dry up.

5:24 pm

andrew in drag

I sometimes feel as if I like the art gallery ambience more than anything else. We went to the Uffizi, which was cool. Saw a looot of pictures of Jesus.

5:24 pm

crosshair

tips break on me jilli

5:24 pm

stidmama

JILLERY-DILLERY-DOO!!!!!! (((((hugs))))) about time you showed up when I was awake!

5:24 pm

crosshair

:)

5:24 pm

crosshair

jillery-doo? lol

5:25 pm

jillibus

my Australian grandparents and their kids were in Berlin pre WW1. Hello Andrew.

5:25 pm

stidmama

I like the architecture of the Uffizi (if it's the one I am thinking of) -- when I took a course in Italian culture we talked a lot about florence -- and sienna. The rest of the class went to Italy, I couldn't afford to go.

5:25 pm

andrew in drag

ohhh, really? gosh, look at all you secret part-Germans coming out of the woodwork :)

5:25 pm

crosshair

books have been sent to you paula if your in here

5:26 pm

jillibus

I get the pencils which are the kind you just need to push the eraser on the end to get more lead.

5:26 pm

jillibus

grandfather had a language school there.

5:27 pm

o-o

We are born with genetics and into an environment that we may never think about as influencing our behavior ... Rene Descartes: â€œIf you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.â€

5:27 pm

jillibus

He taugt diplomats and such German (and other languages) by total immersion and phonetics.

5:27 pm

stidmama

but mostly I am not of german heritage -- Irish is the biggest chunk of this mutt's heritage

5:27 pm

jillibus

Hi babrab!

5:27 pm

stidmama

BR -- I think we all do, as adolescents.... *sigh*

5:28 pm

stidmama

That's Tilley, right, Jill?

5:28 pm

andrew in drag

my family line is a bit complicated, but I think it's mostly based in Berlin. My family lived in East Berlin, so it was a very austere place.

5:28 pm

jillibus

right, stid. And sorry to hear your hip is acting up.

5:28 pm

andrew in drag

that's insightful, BR! How very true.

5:28 pm

stidmama

ah, that was a rough area to wind up in, I think.

5:29 pm

stidmama

Me too, Jill! My first thought (I was in a parking lot walking toward Grant who was in the car) was whether I could limp that far... and the second was to hope I had put the cane back in the car. I hadn't needed it for a long time.

5:29 pm

stidmama

So am I the only one who always attempts "dreft" (laundry soap) when it's there?

5:30 pm

andrew in drag

ah yes, a lot of difficulty in East Berlin, but I was born on the day the wall came down, so I experienced none of it!

5:30 pm

jillibus

I've tried it, and other old trade names like "prell" shampoo.

5:31 pm

stidmama

ah, you're YOUNG! I remember the day the wall started coming down -- everyone in the office I worked in was ecstatic.

5:31 pm

jillibus

lucky you, andrew!

5:31 pm

o-o

You experienced what your parents taught and they lived through that time

5:32 pm

scouser

Hi stidmama - I also try Dreft - so kind to hands and your woollies !

5:32 pm

stidmama

indeed, yes -- used it for baby clothes when my boys were little.

5:32 pm

jillibus

hi scouser

5:32 pm

andrew in drag

I was lucky! Ironically, I was raised by my older sister, and she was pro-communism, so because of that I didn't stray far outside the old boundaries. When I ran away to England, it was really eye-opening! Now, I'm an explorer by nature.

5:33 pm

scouser

Hi jillibus.

5:34 pm

o-o

I am thankful I am curious

5:34 pm

andrew in drag

It's a wonderful thing, BR :)

5:34 pm

scouser

stidmama I must have used Dreft in Canada?

5:35 pm

stidmama

maybe, don't they have it in England?

5:35 pm

o-o

Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~Albert Einstein

5:35 pm

jillibus

Could be, sclouser -- we had it here.

5:35 pm

jillibus

*scouser

5:36 pm

stidmama

I think that is a great quote too, BR -- hope you are well, btw?

5:37 pm

DRWED

Einstein stopped reading physics journals because he thought they stifled his imagination.

5:37 pm

o-o

I will always be a nutter .... some days less so

5:37 pm

welki

greetings from alberta, babblers!

5:37 pm

stidmama

ah, normal then. *grin*

5:38 pm

jillibus

hi welki and drwed

5:38 pm

scouser

Hey jillibus I think sclouser is a good a5/10native. ta

5:38 pm

DRWED

greetings.

5:38 pm

scouser

Hi welki

5:38 pm

o-o

Interesting, professor

5:38 pm

scouser

and drwed

5:38 pm

stidmama

speaking of nuts, when I walked out in the back yard this morning, there was a HUGE racket emanating from the wellhouse - the doors were open to air it out while it's nice, so it makes a lovely drum. SOMETHING was dropping stuff on the roof! As soon as I started down the path, the noise stopped.

5:39 pm

stidmama

hey drwed

5:39 pm

DRWED

As an academic, I see how conventional research holds back free thinking.

5:39 pm

DRWED

Hey Stid.

5:39 pm

jillibus

what do you profess at, drwed?

5:39 pm

scouser

well stidmama - what was it?

5:39 pm

stidmama

So later, the noise started up again. I had figured it was birds or something -- it was squirrels, disconnecting the fir cones and dropping them down to eat the little green seeds.

5:39 pm

DRWED

Political Science. I teach courses on terorism.

5:40 pm

stidmama

how-to courses? *innocent mama look*

5:40 pm

jillibus

wow -- very pertinent subject, drwed!

5:40 pm

andrew in drag

Stid! You're baaaad ;)

5:40 pm

scouser

lovely surre4/4 chog here - terrorism and squirrels and soap. where else can one get this level of entertainment?

5:40 pm

DRWED

I make that joke a lot, but not so much after 9/11

5:40 pm

stidmama

Anyway, the second time I started down the path, the critters came TOWARD me dropping cones!

5:41 pm

stidmama

LOL scouser, true. It's very diverting.

5:41 pm

o-o

Were the critters sharing, stid?

5:42 pm

DRWED

The first month of course is history of terrorism starting with 1st century AD, followed by psychology of terrorism, followed by sociology of terrorism, and finally counter-terrorism policy.

5:42 pm

stidmama

I lit out for the house... I don't think so, BR -- they are not very thoughtful neighbors (they eat ALL my hazelnuts just before they are actually ripe)

5:42 pm

andrew in drag

Well I'm completely in awe, Drwed. I dream of having a Ph.D

5:43 pm

stidmama

Sounds very interesting, drwed. 1st cent would be the jewish uprising?

5:43 pm

scouser

there is a squirrel in a nearby park that looks as if it has a stripey jersey in two-tone greys, when it sits upright. and the ones in the trees here are getting more and more reddish fur on them.

5:43 pm

DRWED

One step at a time and you eventually get there Andrew.

5:43 pm

o-o

terrorism has induced our representatives to make a shambles of the Constitution

5:43 pm

stidmama

I know the romans were not well liked in some of the territories

5:43 pm

andrew in drag

Especially because my last name is Freud...

5:44 pm

o-o

Parts of the 4th amendment no longer exist

5:44 pm

DRWED

True Babble...but the thing is, it came a little at a time. One right sacrificed at a time.

5:44 pm

o-o

id is?

5:44 pm

stidmama

how peculiar, scouser -- around here, we still have a few of the native red squirrels (which I love), but every year the invasive Eastern Gray move a little further out our peninsula

5:44 pm

andrew in drag

hahaha! quick, BR, very quick ;)

5:44 pm

DRWED

The first form of terrorism was a dagger attack by Zealots (Jewish sect) against Roman soldiers in broad daylight.

5:45 pm

stidmama

What's that quote about people who focus so much on security instead of freedom end up having not much of either?

5:45 pm

o-o

I ask people who say they have nothing to hide whether they close their doors and shades at night

5:45 pm

scouser

there is a closely guarded colony of red squirrels at Formby north of Liverpool, but as far as I know they do not cross-breed. Maybe the colour is diet-related

5:45 pm

DRWED

That is pretty much the quote...came from Benjamin Franklin.

5:45 pm

stidmama

I didn't know about the dagger attack -- pretty brave

5:45 pm

jillibus

I've only seen a squirrel here once -- about 15 years ago. It was a small one, in the woods.

5:45 pm

DRWED

Red squirrels, huh? Must have migrated from Ireland :-)

5:46 pm

DRWED

The one who did the attack was usually the one who screamed afterward about the attack.

5:46 pm

stidmama

The de4 probably scared them away. You grow big specimens, Jill!

5:46 pm

stidmama

hm. so pretending it was someone else?

5:46 pm

jillibus

Well, numerous dear, yes, but there are bigger ones.

5:47 pm

DRWED

Exactly...to throw off suspicion.

5:47 pm

DRWED

Zealots came to an end at Masada.

5:47 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Sis!, stiddy, drwed...

5:47 pm

jillibus

oops -- PB with double time for misspelling the animal.

5:47 pm

stidmama

did other times/cultures have similar events at around that time? Wondering if there is a progression from one point or if there were independent "inventions"

5:47 pm

o-o

As bad as terrorism is, climatic change is a more serious threat to freedom

5:47 pm

DRWED

Hey Jill.

5:48 pm

jillibus

Hi sis!

5:48 pm

scouser

no, there are red squirrels in Scotland too. re: 1ST century I have just re4/5 a nasty book based around so-called Mithraic worship and extreme violence.

5:48 pm

stidmama

Right. the Romans were just too big -- but didn't their efforts make it clear that the Romans were still only human?

5:48 pm

stidmama

Jilly! :-) nice to see you!

5:48 pm

DRWED

Started at that time. Later on, others came to attack Roman occupiers. The Goths were the most successful, but they too were wiped out...but not before marching to Rome and sacking it.

5:48 pm

Jillyjill

So, after 23 years in our house, we have a deer problem for the first time....liked my beets last night... :(

5:49 pm

scouser

I must go as the midnight hour is approaching. no pumpkins here though.

5:49 pm

stidmama

Grant has a friend over, playing video games. It is fun to sit here on the sofa and listen to them talking about the games, interspersed with little nuggets of "life"

5:49 pm

Jillyjill

Niters scouser...sweet dreams!

5:49 pm

stidmama

oh oh jilly -- *stern mama look at de4*

*places brownies in PB for jilly*

5:49 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams scouser

5:49 pm

jillibus

gnight scouser

5:49 pm

scouser

ta jilly goodnight all.

5:49 pm

DRWED

Yes, it showed the Romans were not invincible. Too bad the Israelis did not learn this lesson centuries later...and neither did the Palestinians.

5:49 pm

LeslieAnn

your son must not use as many curse words as i do playing video games

5:50 pm

Jillyjill

OUch...too upset about de4/4...heading to PB....*waking up cabana boys!*

5:50 pm

jillibus

Jilly and jilli will be having all kinds of fun in the PB

5:50 pm

stidmama

BR, I am inclined to agree with you -- but for some reason people don't take it as seriously

5:50 pm

jillibus

Hi LA! This place is getting crowded!

5:50 pm

andrew in drag

Haha, Leslie!

5:51 pm

stidmama

LOL LA! well... he has a few he uses, but I have encouraged him to be a little more moderate. As when I am driving I have my own "phraseology" to describe other drivers...

5:52 pm

stidmama

What really bothers me, since we live in the information age, is that people seem unable to connect what happened in the past (the psychology and sociology of those struggles for equality and freedom) with what is happening now. Over and over and over...

5:52 pm

DRWED

Indeed.

5:52 pm

stidmama

When I teach history, I always try to ask students to look at what they are studying and find something happening right now (there's always something current) that reflects similar situations, thinking or solutions.

5:53 pm

DRWED

We live in an information age with stone age minds.

5:53 pm

LeslieAnn

is that on the final? :)

5:53 pm

stidmama

A little different from when I was a kid and we had to find a "current event" in the paper every day, but no connection to anything we were studying.

5:53 pm

DRWED

It will be on the test. Everyone log onto tonight at 10 PM for the questions.

5:54 pm

o-o

Malthusian theory never has been taken seriously ... but when Stephen Hawking says: â€œI believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space.

5:54 pm

LeslieAnn

uh oh better start cramming

5:54 pm

DRWED

The problem with Malthus is that his predictions were for early 1800s, as I recall, and then folks made similar predictions afterward that never came true.

5:55 pm

stidmama

LA, for your final, you are being asked to find a person who lived in England between 1800 and 1830, from approximately your socio-economic background, and write a biography that reflects how that person felt about the events surrounding the Regency and early Victorian eras.

5:55 pm

stidmama

rofl

5:55 pm

stidmama

hm. Lucky thinks someone is here.

5:55 pm

stidmama

oh, and it's due tomorrow.

5:55 pm

LeslieAnn

oh dear

5:55 pm

DRWED

The answers will be available on eBay in a few minutes.

5:56 pm

jillibus

good grief

5:56 pm

stidmama

drwed! that's one way to get paid what you're worth

5:56 pm

DRWED

Yeah, what Stidmama said, but see if you can give it a neo-Marxist construction (everyone else does).

5:56 pm

o-o

how much better is good grief from bad grief?

5:57 pm

jbp

and perhaps the phallocentricity of the Victorian age can be deconstru.,... never mind

5:57 pm

stidmama

here is a very short introduction to that period... http://www.usq.edu.au/artsworx/schoolr
esources/emma/theregencyperiod

5:57 pm

stidmama

roflmao jbp!!!!

5:57 pm

DRWED

The universe does not recognize good or bad, it knows only balance.

5:57 pm

DRWED

or imbalance

5:58 pm

jbp

and your paper is only good if it has a semicolon in the title

5:58 pm

LeslieAnn

oof that reminds me of a particularly embarrassing moment in high school psychology class

5:58 pm

LeslieAnn

in which i asked what phallic meant

5:58 pm

jillibus

colon, you mean

5:58 pm

jbp

who wants to clue me the top not corner E...?

5:58 pm

Jillyjill

colon? that's my field...LOL

5:59 pm

jbp

yes. silly semi me

5:59 pm

stidmama

I would, but after thinking I had NBT I find I don't have that one...

5:59 pm

jbp

good one jilly!

5:59 pm

o-o

The problem is with the people who are part of the universe ...

5:59 pm

stidmama

Regency: The Deconstruction of the English Monarchy

5:59 pm

jillibus

er7 -- er + sense of right and wrong

5:59 pm

jbp

the center E could also be welcome

5:59 pm

DRWED

Leslie, what did the teach say in response?

6:00 pm

LeslieAnn

the girl in front of me intervened. turned around and spat out, "IT'S A PENIS, LESLIE!"

6:00 pm

jillibus

the centre E is the last part of the er7

6:00 pm

stidmama

Some people say they like "humanity" but can't stand people... I am the other way around. I really enjoy being around individuals, but as a whole, humanity is pretty stupid.

6:00 pm

stidmama

rofl LA!!!

6:01 pm

Jillyjill

ROFL...how funny..no wait, I mean horrendous Leslieann!

6:01 pm

DRWED

Was it a Freudian slip?

6:01 pm

LeslieAnn

there is very little more embarrassing to a high school girl

6:02 pm

Jillyjill

Center E=el+common greeting

6:02 pm

stidmama

ah! thanks jilly and jill

6:02 pm

jbp

un less it's Fonzy saying "eeeee" (or "ayyyy)...

6:02 pm

Jillyjill

Yay!! Good behavior warrants out of the PB for Jilly!!

6:02 pm

o-o

Does Victoria's Secret carry freudian slips?

6:03 pm

Jillyjill

And Jilli!

6:03 pm

jillibus

yw stid -- I wondered if anyone had seen the clues or if they were blinded by phallic thoughts

6:03 pm

Jillyjill

Where's ruru now? He'd love this turn of chat!! *shudders*

6:03 pm

andrew in drag

'Freud' is German for 'joy', BR, so I guess it's all about how the underwear makes you feel...

6:04 pm

jbp

well, i'm off to scrounge din. hope to be back later and find that greeting.

6:04 pm

Jillyjill

But sadly, must toddle off to put salmon in marinade and devise horrific plans for a certain de4/4...bbl

6:04 pm

DRWED

Okay, what is everyone wearing right now?

6:04 pm

o-o

Be well, jbp

6:05 pm

stidmama

mmmm. salmon.

6:05 pm

stidmama

later jbp and jilly

6:08 pm

stidmama

clothes, drwed... *rolls eyes* as usual!

6:08 pm

DRWED

I thought better of it after I hit enter.

6:09 pm

andrew in drag

haha...the original Freud would have had a field day with me.

6:09 pm

stidmama

yep. too bad there isn't a "screening" subroutine that can ask you "are you SURE about this" before it posts...

6:09 pm

o-o

N. Susanne Martin

6:09 pm

DRWED

Indeed.

6:10 pm

stidmama

but one that would only ask if you are posting something potentially inflammatory or rude...

6:12 pm

jillibus

stid, did you see any of the perseid shower? I saw ONE shooting star last night at about 1 am.

6:15 pm

stidmama

no jill, have been too tired to stay up until their appearance. Nothing visible at 10 pm the last three nights here.

6:15 pm

jillibus

did anyone?

6:15 pm

DRWED

I didn't.

6:15 pm

stidmama

That name seems familiar, BR but I am not certain why. I might have read a paper by her at some point.

6:17 pm

o-o

That post was meant for another site.

6:17 pm

jillibus

well, sorry to leave this conversation, but it's duplicate bridge night and I have to get an early supper. Besides, I'm finding this grid too full of useless words. Toodles, all!...*poof

6:17 pm

Bugsaw

I didn't Jilli because I was too tired to go back inside for my glasses

6:18 pm

stidmama

have fun at bridge, jill.

6:18 pm

jillibus

hi and bye, bugs!

6:18 pm

stidmama

hey bugs!

6:18 pm

Bugsaw

hello, just arrived and sorry to have missed Jilli

6:22 pm

Jillyjill

Will Jilly be a replacement for Jilli?

6:24 pm

Bugsaw

u certainly will but I am supposed to be invisible because I not really here. I am bunging out my closet. ;)

6:24 pm

stidmama

hey again jilly! marinating the salmon in what?

6:24 pm

stidmama

oh bugs... good for you! that is also on my list, but I think it will have to wait for next summer now.

6:25 pm

Bugsaw

I am having company come this week stid. It always helps me to have a deadline. lol

6:25 pm

Jillyjill

Trying new recipe with soy, garlic,. basil, thyme, olive oil, brown sugar..

6:26 pm

Jillyjill

*does not see bugsaw and removes all references of same*

6:26 pm

stidmama

:-) But I wasn't going to look in your closets... *rolls eyes* coming to see you, my friend!

6:26 pm

Bugsaw

ty Jilli. you are a gem

6:26 pm

stidmama

that sounds divine, jilly!

6:27 pm

Jillyjill

I'll let you all know...serving with fresh broccoli, cauliflower and brown rice...

6:27 pm

stidmama

okay, I have to kick the kids off the video game and get the friend back to his house. Not sure if my offspring is going to taekwondo or if we're coming back home.

6:28 pm

Jillyjill

Have fun with that stid! Our oldest is home and put gutter covers on roof today...now gaming

6:28 pm

stidmama

(((Bugs))) don't wear yourself out. Really. We just want to sit, visit, TALK (a lot) and eat yummy things, most of which we can make once we get there.

6:29 pm

stidmama

I'll be back later -- kiddo says he'll find the tall stool that belongs in my office so I can work in there this evening! Back once I have accomplished something. *poof*

6:44 pm

Jillyjill

Does anyone need clues? I'll be on for a few more minutes....

6:48 pm

crosshair

crossy is back;)

6:49 pm

crosshair

one thing i did not know.the new mrs rover is the first to have a nuclear power plant instead of solar panels and is actually the size of a large car

6:49 pm

crosshair

mars

6:50 pm

wvteach

good evening all

6:52 pm

Jillyjill

interesting crossy...

6:52 pm

Jillyjill

hello wvteach!

6:54 pm

wvteach

hello jilly

6:57 pm

Jillyjill

Bowing out again to start dinner...bbl

6:57 pm

crosshair

howdy teach

6:58 pm

Bugsaw

closet bunged, sheets changed, back for 20 more words.... this almost makes housework palatable

7:02 pm

crosshair

lol,i do the same,50 words,do a load of dishes,80 words,put a load of laundry on,100 words,go clean the bathroom

7:03 pm

Bugsaw

I am doing them in bursts of 25 or nothing would get done crossy

7:13 pm

lbdawger

hi again, everyone

7:13 pm

crosshair

wb lbd

7:15 pm

lbdawger

hiyas, crossy

7:15 pm

blueheron

hello friends.:)

7:15 pm

crosshair

howdy blue heron;))

7:16 pm

lbdawger

hi blueheron

7:16 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:16 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to the finishers! Hooray!

7:16 pm

crosshair

and today i have been giving bonus tidbits,so here is another interesting one:)

7:16 pm

crosshair

Despite its 6.5 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon in Washington was constructed in such a way that no point in the building is more than a seven minute walk from any other point in the building

7:16 pm

blueheron

just can't wait for the surgery on my knee this Friday.

7:17 pm

crosshair

good luck with the knee and a speedy recovery

7:17 pm

lbdawger

hi min

7:18 pm

blueheron

thanks hon.:)

7:18 pm

wvteach

good luck with the surgery and the recovery - i need to have both done

7:18 pm

lbdawger

hope the surgery is simple and you're up and about soon, blue

7:18 pm

crosshair

knee replacement?

7:22 pm

lbdawger

would someone please fish slap me? missed the te5...chompers! jeez

7:22 pm

blueheron

not yet crossy, this will be my second surgery a year later. I Have two more tears in the cartilage. Not in the same place. My surgeon showed me my knee and I quite of bbit of arthritis in there. I just hope this operation lasts longer.

7:24 pm

blueheron

I have quite alot of cysts that have formed around the area of the tears and in back of my knee. It's not very comfortable.

7:25 pm

MollyL

I will not fish slap you LBD. That is a tricky one.
: )

7:25 pm

blueheron

enough about me.

7:26 pm

lbdawger

OWIE!! blue. I really really hope the surgery gives you the relief you deserve.

7:26 pm

blueheron

just stopped into chat, I haven't even touched this grid today.

7:26 pm

blueheron

thanks lb

7:28 pm

ChampFit

I think I say this every time, but why isn't afro a word? WHY????????????

7:29 pm

lbdawger

good place to come to just visit, blue

7:29 pm

lbdawger

i tried it too, champ

7:29 pm

Uneaixoise

we've been asking that same question for 7 yrs! LOL

7:29 pm

ChampFit

glad to not be alone...ty!

7:31 pm

Uneaixoise

ra7/32 please?

7:32 pm

Minveryork

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

7:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello Uneaixoise! How are you doing? Welcome to grid

7:32 pm

Uneaixoise

nm!!

7:33 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, min . . . down to last 3 :-)

7:33 pm

Minveryork

Go Uneaixoise go!

7:33 pm

ChampFit

Having a lovely, productive day, thank you! Glad to be fiddling with the grid.

7:33 pm

lbdawger

hi unea, don't have the ra7.32 yet

7:33 pm

wvteach

RA 7 - compound word, transportation

7:34 pm

ChampFit

fish! ty teach!

7:34 pm

Uneaixoise

pulled a peri -- found it :-)

7:36 pm

Uneaixoise

firewords!! wow -- that's a lotta non-words LOL

7:36 pm

lbdawger

ty, wv. and whooo hooooo Unea!!

7:36 pm

wvteach

congrats une

7:36 pm

o-o

Good for non-conversations

7:36 pm

Uneaixoise

BR LOL

7:37 pm

lbdawger

lol, hi BR

7:37 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Uneaixoise on fireworks! Good for U!

7:37 pm

ChampFit

wtg!!! congrats!

7:37 pm

o-o

Hello

7:38 pm

blueheron

hello BR, I won't talk much, but it's been a long time since I've seen you here. How have you been?

7:39 pm

MollyL

Une, I agree. I thought this one was particularly chock full of non-words. : )

7:39 pm

o-o

As nutty as usual or more so.... thanks for asking .... hope you are doing well

7:39 pm

Uneaixoise

sheesh

7:40 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Unea!

7:40 pm

Uneaixoise

tx all :-) . . . off to watch series finale of The Closer . . . *poof*

7:40 pm

gapeach

Hi there, BabbleRabble.

7:41 pm

aebmusica

deft

7:41 pm

blueheron

one word, 202 left and I'm done:) nite all

7:41 pm

o-o

Hello, Peach

7:41 pm

gapeach

Night, blueheron.

7:42 pm

o-o

be well, blueheron

7:43 pm

lbdawger

tadone! finito.

7:43 pm

lbdawger

sweet sleeps, blue

7:43 pm

torgone

Yay lbd!

7:43 pm

gapeach

Congrats, lbdawger!

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

YAY lbd, just back in time to cheer

7:45 pm

ChampFit

woohoo lbd!

7:45 pm

Minveryork

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

7:45 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations lbdawger on your fireworks! Hooray!

7:46 pm

Minveryork

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

7:46 pm

lbdawger

ty, ty, ty! weird words for sure!

7:47 pm

Minveryork

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

7:47 pm

torgone

Heya Min

7:47 pm

wvteach

help with LA 5/10 (first one) please

7:48 pm

lbdawger

la + Mr. Onassis

7:48 pm

lbdawger

hi torgie!

7:48 pm

Bugsaw

ty lbd

7:48 pm

gapeach

Hi there, tor.

7:49 pm

wvteach

thnx dawger

7:49 pm

aebmusica

hi Minver..... i am much better thank you.

7:51 pm

Minveryork

aebmusica, did U celebrate your right to be a le4/7y?

7:52 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

7:54 pm

aebmusica

i always celebrate that.. teachers tried to change me to the other hand, but did not succeed.

7:55 pm

Minveryork

I grew up wanting to be a le 4/7y. I tried for several years to force myself to become a le4/7y to no avail.

7:57 pm

MollyL

Nuns were brutal to kids who tried to write with their left hands.

7:58 pm

o-o

I was taught by nuns through high school and never once saw that

7:59 pm

wvteach

because of arthritis in his elbow and shoulder of his right arm ny DH has switched over to being a LE4

8:00 pm

MollyL

Guess I went to "bad" Catholic schools.

8:10 pm

gapeach

Did y'all hear that Helen Gurley Brown has died at age 90?

8:11 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word TR 4/4

8:12 pm

MollyL

Very sad, Peach. She did a lot of good in her lifetime.

8:12 pm

gapeach

Yes, Molly.

8:13 pm

kje

What do the 8&9 start with

8:14 pm

gapeach

brb

8:15 pm

lynxxx

8 & 10 starts with fl - unusual word

8:15 pm

torgone

fl

8:15 pm

kje

Ok

8:16 pm

torgone

Weird words ..

8:16 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations wvteach on your fireworks! Hooray!

8:17 pm

Minveryork

Hi kje! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

8:17 pm

kje

Hi min et al

8:17 pm

lynxxx

Hard grid - those Scots have a lot to answer for. Bye everyone

8:18 pm

kje

Can you clue me, bgh?

8:18 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lynxxx! How are you doing? Welcome to grid

8:18 pm

kje

Ha! Gn lynxx

8:19 pm

torgone

They start with fl4/8 which probably won't help ..

8:19 pm

Minveryork

fl 8/65 is fl + Conan sidekick Andy R****** & past tense

8:19 pm

torgone

And they're Scots

8:20 pm

Minveryork

fl8/65 rhymes w/scale used to measure earthquakes.

8:21 pm

kje

Ty!

8:21 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:21 pm

kje

I tried that ri scale also earlier ; )

8:23 pm

Minveryork

I didn't do that.Just tried it & it didn't work.Bummer!

8:25 pm

kje

Never sure which proper nouns enable will take, so I always try!

8:27 pm

lbdawger

darn, missed Lynxxx. hi kje

8:28 pm

kje

Hi lbd!

8:29 pm

kje

Funny one, lbd!

8:30 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for fe7-44? Thanks

8:30 pm

lbdawger

yeah, i really liked that one.

8:30 pm

kje

But of course, I'm a geriatrician, so more like....if your wacky and you show it blame your meds ; )

8:30 pm

Minveryork

fe 7/44: the Fe***** Government gapeach

8:31 pm

lbdawger

not state but fe*****, peach

8:31 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Min and lbdawger.

8:31 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:32 pm

kje

Ooooh. I needed that, thanks

8:46 pm

gapeach

af6-30 please.....thanks

8:47 pm

o-o

af + chin whiskers

8:47 pm

BzznBea

If you have the af7, remove the final vowel

8:47 pm

Minveryork

af 6/30 is af plus santa has a big white b**** gapeach.

8:47 pm

o-o

sans the first letter

8:48 pm

aebmusica

clue for the fe7/44....please

8:48 pm

Minveryork

fe 7/44: Fe***** Government aebmusica

8:49 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Bzzn, BabbleRabble, and Min

8:49 pm

aebmusica

omg...tyvm Minver

8:49 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:50 pm

kje

Ty

8:59 pm

Jillyjill

hello babblers!

8:59 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Jilly jill.

9:00 pm

lbdawger

hi jilly

9:02 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jillyjill! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

9:02 pm

Jillyjill

Hi dawg! Sure is smoky here!!

9:02 pm

Jillyjill

HI minv

9:02 pm

Jillyjill

HI there GaP!

9:07 pm

stidmama

hey all

9:08 pm

kje

Top lone e?

9:08 pm

kje

Hi stidder

9:08 pm

Minveryork

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

9:09 pm

stidmama

ER + a word that means almost the same as moral

9:09 pm

lbdawger

hi stiddy

9:09 pm

stidmama

hello Min I am okay today, hope you are well?

9:09 pm

Minveryork

That er 7/36 word is er plus that et 5/14 word kje.

9:09 pm

stidmama

how did orientation go today kje?

9:10 pm

kje

Ty!

9:10 pm

kje

Long. Interesting. I watched a video on the constitution. And another on the history of veterans rights. Had to swear an oath

9:11 pm

Jillyjill

Dawg...how smoky is it up there?

9:11 pm

kje

But mostly boring - lol

9:11 pm

stidmama

??? you working for the VA?

9:11 pm

kje

Yes. Partly.

9:11 pm

stidmama

Yep. orientations are often all about things you already know. Oh well, that's over with, now you can settle in to your actual job.

9:12 pm

kje

Nope. 8 more hours tomorrow!

9:13 pm

kje

Tomorrow we open with a video about fort Miley

9:13 pm

stidmama

really???? gah. I hope they are paying you a BUNDLE.

9:13 pm

kje

(that may not be right)

9:14 pm

kje

I cant complain stid

9:14 pm

kje

Stid

9:14 pm

stidmama

LOL don't worry about capital letters. just happy to be noticed...

9:14 pm

kje

Yesterday you were stud, today you are arid. Autocorrect can't figure you out!

9:15 pm

stidmama

Stidkid #2 (Grant) is upset because we won't drive him back into town to visit with his gf this evening. He can spend time with her tomorrow, but for some reason that's not good enough.

9:15 pm

stidmama

well, it hasn't rained in a few weeks now, so arid isn't far off!

9:15 pm

kje

Ah, it showed corrected to arid, guess I caught it in time. I never worry about capitals!

9:16 pm

Jillyjill

Oh, I remember those days stiddy....

9:16 pm

kje

If he can't drive himself, he's too young for a gf!

9:17 pm

Jillyjill

Dawg....are you still on??? Need to tell you something about Thursday and Uusue coming through!!!!

9:17 pm

stidmama

ordinarily it wouldn't be a big deal, but it's tom's first day back to work after vacation and I hurt my hip this morning so instead of me fixing him a nice meal after getting several things accomplished today I am sitting in my chair on the heating pad and he is cooking. *sigh* I hate feeling useless

9:18 pm

stidmama

he's well old enough, kje -- we simply didn't let him get a license/learner's permit earlier. He'll be 18 before he is eligible to get that license.

9:18 pm

kje

Nor useless, you clued me a weird word ; )

9:18 pm

stidmama

well, thanks for that, kje

9:18 pm

kje

18? Still too young!

9:18 pm

Jillyjill

Boys that age have a real hard time seeing the big picture.....

9:18 pm

o-o

Texas out. California in ?

9:19 pm

stidmama

you know that, and *I* know that... but adolescent hormones don't know that!!!

9:19 pm

stidmama

hey BR

9:19 pm

Jillyjill

Hi there BR!!

9:19 pm

o-o

Hello

9:20 pm

Minveryork

Hello BabbleRabble! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:21 pm

o-o

Hello, Min.

9:21 pm

kje

I'm calling it quits with 38 to go. hagn all!

9:22 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye kje! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:22 pm

o-o

good night

9:23 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, BabbleRabble.

9:23 pm

o-o

Thanks

9:25 pm

lbdawger

night, kje

9:25 pm

mkg

hi all. back for more. need clue for the o on top row please. therea re three words.

9:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg!How are you doing today? Welcome to chog

9:26 pm

lbdawger

Jilly, i'm still here...keep getting distracted

9:26 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams kje

9:26 pm

stidmama

hey LBD

9:26 pm

stidmama

and mkg

9:26 pm

mkg

hi min.

9:26 pm

mkg

hi stid.

9:27 pm

lbdawger

hi mkg

9:27 pm

stidmama

down to 43, and listing now. here-ish for a few more minutes

9:28 pm

lbdawger

or6, don't make a big or**** out of finishing the grid. (yeah, right)

9:28 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:30 pm

Jillyjill

Hi dawg---uusue will be in Missoula on Thursday. Harpjane and I will be trying to meet up with her late afternoon...would you want to come down?

9:30 pm

mkg

any clues for the other o words top o??? please?

9:31 pm

lbdawger

or6, First three letters of the state just below Washington + beware the ***s of March.

9:31 pm

lbdawger

Jilly, i wish I could. must work. :-(

9:32 pm

mkg

ty ibd. got it.

9:32 pm

mkg

one more to go.

9:32 pm

lbdawger

the other is or4, taken by mouth

9:32 pm

mkg

any clues for the a words for the a right column? 7 words.

9:32 pm

Jillyjill

Hi mkg

9:32 pm

cosdem

ac6.. more pain

9:33 pm

lbdawger

ac6, hurt more

9:33 pm

cosdem

ai5: pt of sick

9:34 pm

cosdem

ar4: st louis has one

9:34 pm

lbdawger

operatic piece, ar4.4

9:34 pm

Jillyjill

Dang Dawg...would have been nice....

9:34 pm

cosdem

ar6: ar4 + abbrv. of state with chicago

9:34 pm

mkg

ty. some of these are from the a in forth column fyi.

9:34 pm

mkg

ty for o word clues. got all of them now. keep those a words coming.

9:34 pm

cosdem

ar5: little mermaid

9:34 pm

lbdawger

i know, Jilly. to be able to meet you, Jane AND UU, what a coup!

9:35 pm

stidmama

wow, sounds like a great meet-up for you folks!

9:35 pm

mkg

ty for name. my son in laws are both this name. it is hebrew name.

9:35 pm

mkg

so i have 4 a words for last column a and six for 4th column a. ty.

9:36 pm

Jillyjill

Hey guys, gotta bow out again for awhile, family disagreement between hubby and his siblings on moving their mom this weekend...we are being put in the middle...I have to try and intervene, or DUCK! bbl

9:36 pm

Jillyjill

and yes dawg, it would have been a real treat...you'll be there in spirit!

9:36 pm

Jillyjill

*poof*

9:36 pm

mkg

any more a clues? ty.

9:37 pm

cosdem

do u have a + r5?

9:37 pm

mkg

i have two o words for o on right column and cant get third one. darn.

9:37 pm

cosdem

or4 or6 x 2

9:38 pm

cosdem

or + anagram of what u do in cars maybe?

9:38 pm

mkg

i have or 5, 5, 4, 6, 6. missing one.

9:39 pm

stidmama

the first RA 7 has me stumped

9:39 pm

cosdem

of 5 ?

9:39 pm

mkg

got last o word. to swear you will do something is to take an oa**

9:39 pm

cosdem

ra + ***na is a very large country, + mr. gore

9:39 pm

mkg

how about the e word for right column e? above the a .

9:40 pm

stidmama

thanks cos! got it. 29

9:40 pm

cosdem

ea 4/6

9:40 pm

cosdem

to ea** their own

9:40 pm

mkg

ty cos. got it.

9:41 pm

mkg

night all.

9:41 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye mkg! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:41 pm

lbdawger

night, mkg

9:44 pm

bichon

ca 6?

9:45 pm

Minveryork

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

9:46 pm

lbdawger

ca + f**** green tomatoes

9:46 pm

bichon

ty daw

9:46 pm

bichon

dawg

9:54 pm

lbdawger

yw

9:55 pm

lbdawger

getting close to witching hour for me. see you all tomorrow. good luck with the grid. poof

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

9:59 pm

stidmama

sweetdreams LBD

9:59 pm

stidmama

down to 16, and starting to struggle. DR 6 please?

10:01 pm

bichon

don't have it yet stid

10:02 pm

cosdem

d + the 3rd ***** (hitler)

10:03 pm

stidmama

thanks cos (again) 8 now

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Stidmama, I have 15 left, but I gave up on the grid at 7:58 game time.I was not into finishing it at the time.

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Go stidmama go!

10:04 pm

Shirlockc

er7?

10:04 pm

cosdem

er + e5

10:04 pm

bichon

er _ a moral issue

10:04 pm

Jillyjill

er/7=er+et5/14

10:04 pm

Shirlockc

thx!

10:04 pm

stidmama

ah, then you want me to keep going Min?

10:04 pm

Minveryork

er 7/36 word is er plus et 5/14 word Shirlockc and hi!

10:05 pm

stidmama

go shirlock go!

10:08 pm

Minveryork

Yes, go ahead stidmama. Not going to finish tonight.

10:09 pm

aebmusica

clue for the first re6/18....please

10:10 pm

Shirlockc

re4 + 2 vowels

10:10 pm

Minveryork

re 6/18 describes what teachers might use to teach.

10:14 pm

stidmama

well, down to 2 now... need the AF 6/27 after the AF 7 please?

10:15 pm

Shirlockc

add a vowel to the af6

10:15 pm

aebmusica

i teach music..but for the life of me i still need another clue for the re6/18, Minver

10:16 pm

stidmama

re 6/18: re + woman's low voice

10:17 pm

stidmama

there is a famous re6 place in Venice, too if that helps

10:17 pm

aebmusica

tyvm Stid

10:17 pm

stidmama

yw

10:18 pm

Jillyjill

af+navy *l*** of ships

10:19 pm

Jillyjill

or af6/27=a+land of the **** and home of *he brave

10:20 pm

aebmusica

i have the ri6/18, but i still need the re6/18.....it wonT take ur clue word.

10:20 pm

stidmama

thanks jilly -- got it. one left...

10:21 pm

stidmama

oh gee, sorry aeb. re + ** gore + soprano sings an ar**

10:21 pm

aebmusica

i got it re4+ 2 vowels

10:22 pm

stidmama

fw. monkeyed it, but got it.

10:23 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on your fireworks!Hooray!

10:24 pm

stidmama

thanks Min and jilly and all

10:24 pm

aebmusica

way to go Stid...i still need 3 more!

10:24 pm

Shirlockc

ar6 the last?

10:24 pm

stidmama

past tense the AR 4

10:25 pm

stidmama

go aeb go!

10:25 pm

Shirlockc

o, duh, thx stid

10:26 pm

stidmama

I am a little distracted, a local news anchor died today -- she has been so brave in the face of life-changing surgeries, and will be hard to get over the fact that she isn't going to be back at her desk again.

10:27 pm

stidmama

and so I am watching the memorial that her friends at the station have put together. It's lovely...

10:34 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT Stid!!

10:34 pm

stidmama

LOL thanks jilly

10:34 pm

Jillyjill

how very sad stid.....

10:35 pm

stidmama

I am sad, have been crying ever since I learned she died.

10:36 pm

cosdem

local news anchors are very important to the community. i remember when one got fired in chicago, everyone boycotted that station.

10:36 pm

stidmama

Her name was Kathi Goertzen, at KOMO tv

10:37 pm

stidmama

She was beautiful on the outside, but really nice, too -- she never seemed to let her advantages be a way to make anyone else feel "less than"

10:37 pm

cosdem

googled her. reading an article

10:38 pm

stidmama

anyway, don't want to bring others down, just wanted to let you know why I am a little distracted

10:39 pm

LeslieAnn

i was just noticing several of my NW friends posting about her stiddy

10:39 pm

cosdem

soudns like an incredible lady

10:40 pm

LeslieAnn

more than i would expect for a local news personality

10:40 pm

cosdem

30 years!

10:40 pm

stidmama

she was really REALLY amazing

10:41 pm

cosdem

won emmys for her abiliity to cover live news non scripted

10:44 pm

Jillyjill

OMG, I have a friend here who has a meningioma; had surgery in June, still not doing well....makes me even more worried....

10:45 pm

Minveryork

Ok all le4/5ies, you got 15 minutes le4/7 to celebrate

10:46 pm

stidmama

well, what actually took Kathi out wasn't the tumor, but a pneumonia she developed this past week. A response to a medication, they are saying -- she made it through 14 years...

10:46 pm

stidmama

only 15 minutes? flip isn't for another hour and 15!

10:46 pm

Jillyjill

She was my age....

10:46 pm

stidmama

just a young-un, Jilly

10:47 pm

Jillyjill

Thanks stiddy! ;)

10:47 pm

stidmama

;-) any time, jilly

10:47 pm

cosdem

she emant 15 mins left for le4 day on east coast :)

10:47 pm

Altagolfnut5

HI all:) Can someone give me a clue for the LA 5/10? The first one! ty

10:48 pm

stidmama

oh... I see!

10:48 pm

stidmama

it's a monetary unit from the republic of georgia la + ***stotle (greek philosopher)

10:48 pm

Jillyjill

la+a desert is ***d

10:49 pm

stidmama

nice one, jilly

10:49 pm

Jillyjill

much better clue stid than mine was!

10:49 pm

Jillyjill

I like the philosopher!

10:50 pm

Altagolfnut5

ty much Jilly! fireworks on that:) And ty Stid also!

10:50 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT altagolfnut!

10:50 pm

Jillyjill

brb

10:54 pm

stidmama

YAY alta!

10:56 pm

stidmama

Okay, the neighborhood school just opened up a leave replacement position in the middle school... I hit "apply" and don't expect anything. But maybe since it's "leave replacement" there will be fewer experienced teachers applying.

10:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Altagolfnut5 on fireworks! Way to go

10:56 pm

Jillyjill

*crosses fingers and prays*

10:57 pm

Jillyjill

Keep your chin up stid...you are a called and gifted teacher...

10:58 pm

stidmama

I just sort of want a chance to show them I "CAN" do it. I won't be as skillful as more experienced teachers, I know -- and yet it's a grade and population I know really well. We'll see.

10:58 pm

Jillyjill

It is just doubly hard to get that first job plus not being able to relocate...

10:58 pm

Jillyjill

Plus, God bless anyone called to middle school!!

10:58 pm

stidmama

Exactly -- were I single, or at least no kid and pets and garden and mortgage and ... *sigh* but I love where I live and don't want to relocate anyway.

10:59 pm

stidmama

LOL well, someone has to do middle school and as difficult as the kids can be at that age they still need adults who take them seriously and who are willing to be there. It means so much to the kids, and they have a lot of great things to offer.

11:00 pm

stidmama

okay, that was hard. they closed with her empty anchor chair.

11:01 pm

stidmama

all right, Grant is giving me a tutorial on how to play his PS3 game (I am VERY bad at shooting people, it turns out). So I will head out. ***many hugs of gratitude*** thank you all for being here. *poof*

11:02 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

11:02 pm

Jillyjill

Niters stid!

11:24 pm

Jillyjill

Hey guys...we are due a big grid aren't we??

11:34 pm

cosdem

i sure hope so

11:36 pm

harpjane

153 to go, I might as well quit....

11:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello harpjane!How are you doing? Welcome to puzzle

11:38 pm

harpjane

I'm good minver, but I'm not staying.....

11:39 pm

Minveryork

I quit with 15 more words to go. Just waiting for flip.

11:51 pm

Jillyjill

Well guys, family drama starting again...signing off for night..going to drown my troubles in ice cream... *poof*

11:53 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jillyjill! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Eat a creamsicle Jillyjill.Today's National Creamsicle Day

11:56 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size?I guess 188 words.

11:58 pm

cosdem

86

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