Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, September 4, 2012

12:00 am

cosdem

let the games commence

12:00 am

jillibus

ok

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi cos

12:00 am

cosdem

va 6

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip hi and gl ev1

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili hope you are feeling better than last evening

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

hi van

12:01 am

cosdem

po 7

12:01 am

cosdem

po 6 x 2

12:01 am

MLFAN17

LE6

12:01 am

cosdem

po 6 x 3, sorry.

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

co 7

12:01 am

jillibus

yes thanks, dee, but have an early start tomorrow so can't linger here

12:01 am

cosdem

glad ur feeling better jill

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

co 7 x 2 and a co 8

12:02 am

MLFAN17

dee is that CO 6/7?

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hope you have a nice day than

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

then

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

yes mlf co 6/21 and 7/32

12:02 am

cosdem

ty dee got the co8

12:03 am

MLFAN17

thanks dee i got it

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

yw did you say po 6 x 3 cos? I do have a po 7

12:03 am

cosdem

i have po6 x 3 and po 7

12:03 am

cosdem

po 7 x 2

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos

12:03 am

cosdem

no sorry...po 6 x 2 po 7 x 2

12:03 am

MLFAN17

DE6

12:04 am

torgone

Flippy ki yay ..

12:04 am

westford

hello all

12:04 am

jillibus

hi torg and everyone else

12:04 am

cosdem

st 7

12:04 am

cosdem

re 8

12:05 am

westford

hi jilli

12:05 am

jillibus

good to see you, west

12:05 am

cosdem

nbt

12:06 am

westford

you too jilli

12:06 am

westford

do you have Labor Day ?

12:06 am

westford

or should I say Labour ?

12:06 am

sammysmom

bleary eyes saYS HI TO THE GANG..... have been working on a puzzle... 260 + and am half way

12:07 am

westford

good luck sammy

12:07 am

cosdem

phantom attorney

12:07 am

jillibus

we do, west, with both spellings, lol

12:07 am

westford

the ghost of Perry Mason ?

12:08 am

MLFAN17

stats for the first A please?

12:08 am

cosdem

at 6

12:08 am

sammysmom

thanks cos

12:08 am

westford

I labored. Hope I don't get arrested.

12:08 am

MLFAN17

sammy a jigsaw puzzle?

12:08 am

cosdem

re 8 x 2

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

po 6 x 4

12:09 am

jillibus

or fÃªte du travail in Quebec

12:09 am

MLFAN17

V stats?

12:09 am

cosdem

vo 4 vo 5

12:10 am

cosdem

va6 and ve 4 so far

12:10 am

MLFAN17

never mind got it

12:10 am

jillibus

which puzzle, smom? A jigidi one?

12:10 am

MLFAN17

need one more for nbt..R third column?

12:10 am

westford

I just found out our son-in-law is doing an Iron Man in Quebec City next August. We've always wanted to go so this will be a good chance. Something tells me it will be hot.

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

at 6

12:10 am

cosdem

jill ive been playing jigdi the last three days.. pretty hooked now

12:11 am

jillibus

it seems there are quite a few jigi babblers!

12:11 am

MLFAN17

that sounds so awesome west

12:11 am

westford

looking forward to it ML

12:12 am

jillibus

west -- scary election in Quebec tomorrow -- separatists seem too popular for comfort.

12:12 am

MLFAN17

sounds so cool west

12:12 am

westford

are they still doing that jilli? Quebecois?

12:13 am

MLFAN17

Does anyone have stats for the 9?

12:13 am

MLFAN17

nbt thanks for your help cos

12:13 am

jillibus

I'm afraid so, west.

12:13 am

westford

I'm watching Miss Marple..people are dropping like flies

12:14 am

Christine

Did someone call the PR9/66 (from PR7/32)

12:15 am

MLFAN17

thank you Christine

12:15 am

MLFAN17

NBT and NBS

12:15 am

Christine

yw

12:15 am

westford

good going ML

12:15 am

torgone

Thank you Christine!

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg mlf

12:16 am

MLFAN17

:)

12:16 am

MLFAN17

ty jill

12:16 am

torgone

nbt + nbs

12:16 am

MLFAN17

jill they are easy to find

12:16 am

MLFAN17

gj torg

12:16 am

westford

you too torg

12:16 am

torgone

oops

12:17 am

MLFAN17

ty west

12:17 am

torgone

rote

12:17 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:17 am

westford

wtg cos

12:18 am

cosdem

need one more 8 I have co8, re8 and re8

12:18 am

westford

cos will you be in Charlotte?

12:18 am

cosdem

Naw. I'm running in 4 years though

12:19 am

westford

excellent !

12:19 am

cosdem

i have an in. i'm friends with the county chair and the county director so :)

12:20 am

westford

I will expect you to be the keynote speaker

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:20 am

westford

wtg dee

12:20 am

cosdem

lol i'd pee my pants then faint

12:20 am

dizgrannie

Hi all!! NBT/NBS

12:20 am

cosdem

wtg dee

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

have same 8's as you, cos and ty

12:21 am

cosdem

yw dee

12:21 am

jillibus

nbt but still no 8 or 9

12:21 am

jillibus

wtg diz

12:21 am

westford

hi diz and wtg

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

hi west and diz

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

haven't seen you in awhile, west; how are you?

12:21 am

westford

hi dee

12:22 am

cosdem

re8... past tense.... what u do when u see a crime maybe

12:22 am

westford

I'm good. We've had such lovely weather I'm almost feeling guilty

12:22 am

jillibus

ty cos -- now I just need the 9

12:23 am

westford

my first word..pr9

12:23 am

westford

we shall overcome jilli

12:23 am

jillibus

ty west but not seeing it :-(

12:24 am

cosdem

pr9 is also a pt

12:24 am

jillibus

ah -- ty again -- nbs

12:24 am

cosdem

in favor of exams :P

12:24 am

westford

...we overcame

12:24 am

jillibus

haha cos

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

cos did you find the last 8?

12:25 am

cosdem

no not yet

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:25 am

westford

dishes to do bbs

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

hurry back

12:25 am

cosdem

nursey rhymes ruined me. i keep trying tock .. alas it's not a word

12:26 am

cosdem

tick tock the mouse ran up the clock

12:26 am

jillibus

bye west -- I'll be in bed when you get back

12:26 am

jillibus

I tried tock too

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

I think it should be word

12:28 am

jillibus

getting sleepy. Took 2 melatonins and I guess they're working.

12:29 am

cosdem

i need to try these herbs out.. melatonins

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

v's: va 4, 6, ve 4, 4, vo 4, 5

12:30 am

jillibus

have to go to bed 2 hours earlier than I'm used to.

12:30 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:30 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:30 am

cosdem

ah thanks was missing the ve4 that was related to the vo4/5 :)

12:30 am

cosdem

hi nan

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

y's are: yo 4, 5

12:31 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:31 am

cosdem

stalled.

12:31 am

jillibus

Thanks Lickety

12:31 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

oc 6 x 2

12:34 am

cosdem

et 8

12:34 am

cosdem

ah ty lickety. list will be useful later

12:34 am

rururocks

wow it took me forever to find that et 8

12:35 am

cosdem

lol :)

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

la 6 and la 7

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos for the et

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:35 am

rururocks

rote

12:36 am

rururocks

oopsie

12:36 am

cosdem

ty dee for la6/7

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

po 7 x 3

12:38 am

cosdem

ahh tyvm

12:39 am

rururocks

damn pornless is almost in the grid

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:41 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:43 am

westford

hello again

12:43 am

jillibus

gotta go -- back tomorrow -- happy babbling, all...*poof

12:43 am

rururocks

nighters jilli

12:43 am

westford

hi and bye jilli happy day

12:45 am

rururocks

hi westi

12:45 am

westford

the grid awaits wish me luck

12:45 am

westford

hi ruru was almost in

12:46 am

jillibus

(Not a happy reason for the early start tomorrow -- biopsy for a suspected basal cell carcinoma on my face)

12:47 am

westford

not again jilli

12:47 am

Christine

Prayers and good wishes, Jillibus.

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

oh, pooh, so sorry jili

12:48 am

rururocks

oh were you a sun bunny jilli

12:48 am

jillibus

yes, again, west -- and surgery on Oct 15 for another one on my nose.

12:48 am

cybernan

night jill -- good luck tomorrow -- biopsy in Vic?

12:48 am

westford

all will be good

12:48 am

jillibus

Not in Vic -- right here in our hospital at 8:30 am

12:49 am

westford

that's good no ferry trip

12:49 am

jillibus

so off to bed!...*repoof

12:52 am

rururocks

night poofer

12:53 am

westford

really going this time

12:53 am

rururocks

co8

12:53 am

rururocks

you're going to want to keep that one

12:55 am

cybernan

oc 6,5,6 od 4 op 4, 4 or 4 ot 5, 6 - missing one?

12:56 am

cybernan

oops -- missing 3

12:56 am

rururocks

another or nan

12:56 am

dizgrannie

ov 5

12:56 am

ursh

ot 4 at the end

12:57 am

rururocks

or 4 too

12:58 am

cybernan

ty - o's done

12:58 am

cosdem

ty O's done

1:00 am

cybernan

150 down -- back after golf tomorrow :) Nighters

1:00 am

cosdem

how many re7?

1:00 am

rururocks

what are you driving at nan?

1:01 am

cybernan

hopefully the pin, but one never knows!

1:05 am

rururocks

i didn't mean to tee you off

1:05 am

rururocks

but it was the only fairway to bring it up I guess

1:05 am

cosdem

puns galore

1:06 am

rururocks

hopefully you'll play well .. i'm guessing you'll need to bunker down

1:07 am

rururocks

<--- feels like the bogie man

1:08 am

rururocks

<--- chat killer

1:09 am

cosdem

naw. just watching

1:10 am

rururocks

Nan ran off screaming

1:16 am

cosdem

T's done

1:19 am

anike

fireworks

1:21 am

Dianne

I'm missing 4 T's.

1:23 am

anike

Hi everyone...and bye. Been head down today as gotta go to see mum and going to see "Annie" tonight. Happy babbling everyone

1:24 am

cosdem

missing one.. N4.. hmmmm

1:25 am

cosdem

ahhhh found it.. the nerd word

1:25 am

cosdem

ugh i meant the geek word lol sory

1:25 am

rbud

good clue, lol

1:26 am

flosey

hi everyone, thanks cos, my first word

1:26 am

cosdem

lol yw :P

1:26 am

Dianne

how many re words?

1:26 am

cosdem

18 RE words

1:26 am

cosdem

re 7 x 2 re 8 x 2

1:27 am

Dianne

thanks

1:28 am

cosdem

ill be around if anyone needs help

1:40 am

rururocks

any pi words?

1:43 am

Dianne

I can't see any.

1:43 am

dizgrannie

no pi's

1:45 am

cosdem

two py though

1:46 am

rururocks

i have po 4,5 6,7 off the p on the left and can't find the 5th

1:47 am

rururocks

aaah

1:47 am

rururocks

got it

1:47 am

rururocks

.. now just need an a in the corner. I have at 6 what's the other?

1:48 am

oggy

has anyone got a list

1:49 am

gapeach

Lickety is up.

1:49 am

flosey

lickety's list is up oggy

1:50 am

dizgrannie

at 4, ruru

1:51 am

rururocks

that's my signal to go to bed

1:51 am

rururocks

what a dummy I am

1:52 am

oggy

ok thanks

1:57 am

rururocks

30 to go.. night all

1:57 am

flosey

goodnight ru

3:01 am

grannyrose

hello all, home at last after my first day back atwork.

3:02 am

grannyrose

all i have to say is * sob* OUCH!!!!!

3:07 am

mari

was it a hard day Grannyrose?

3:07 am

mari

or are you on light duties?

3:09 am

grannyrose

mari, as days go in recovery, it was easy peasy. i have done a full 8 hour shift, on concrete floors. and light duties? don't make me laugh. the heirarchy think i am superwoman. i forgot all about cold packs until 3:30pm. once i had one of those on, it was instant relief.

3:10 am

mari

bet you sleep tonight :)

3:10 am

grannyrose

tomorrow i do a 6 hour shift, starting at 7:30am. and this time i won't forget the gravy...er....cold pack.

3:11 am

grannyrose

mari, your quite safe. just leave the money where it is. i am certainly going to sleep, and well i hope. not going to hold back on the pain meds either. not 'on call' so can take what i like.

3:12 am

grannyrose

and mari ?? your icon is heart-breakingly beautiful.

3:13 am

mari

I don't blame you - can't believe you're back at work so soon Possibly a very determined lady?

3:14 am

mari

It's a beach in Cuba taken a few years ago after a wonderful holiday spent there

3:14 am

grannyrose

well that's a very nice way to put it. others might use words like obstinate...stubborn...pig-headed

3:14 am

mari

If the shoe fits............

3:15 am

grannyrose

or as we say...if the hat fits. lol. thanx dear. you made me smile. i am very grateful.

3:16 am

mari

You take care My day is just starting so must get some chores done

3:17 am

grannyrose

ok, mari. hope you have a good one. see you tomorrow, perhaps

3:17 am

mari

bye

3:19 am

grannyrose

bye mari

4:14 am

Dianne

Any body here?

4:20 am

o-o

I come and go .... finished

4:23 am

Dianne

congrats

4:40 am

o-o

Do you plan to return to the US at some point.

5:35 am

rubyfoo

good morning/afternoon

5:36 am

MollyL

Hey Ruby

5:37 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

5:37 am

MollyL

Morning Annie

5:38 am

Anniebrook

good morning, Molly

5:38 am

rubyfoo

5:38 am

Anniebrook

(((ruby)))

5:38 am

rubyfoo

drinking a tiny reine claude plum and vodka "smuch as I just made one little pot of jam

5:39 am

rubyfoo

smush*

5:39 am

rubyfoo

I figure I deserve it!

5:39 am

rubyfoo

fruit is still wonderful, cheap and in season here, but I think it's about finished

5:39 am

Anniebrook

if you say you deserve then you do...

5:41 am

rubyfoo

your name is in here 2 days in a row!

5:41 am

rubyfoo

you must be doing something right

5:41 am

Anniebrook

So it is..do I get a prize? YAY

5:42 am

rubyfoo

and the price is......

5:42 am

rubyfoo

prize*

5:42 am

rubyfoo

can't type yet today

5:42 am

Anniebrook

doren is in the grid also

5:43 am

rubyfoo

I haven't seen her lately

5:43 am

Anniebrook

She was here this weekend

5:50 am

carleekat

morning all

5:51 am

Anniebrook

Hi carlee

5:51 am

rubyfoo

hello carlee

5:51 am

carleekat

hi annie

5:52 am

carleekat

hi ruby

5:57 am

rubyfoo

very quick half

5:59 am

MollyL

Smarty pants points for Ruby. : D

6:00 am

rubyfoo

rare for me lol

6:04 am

rubyfoo

125! and no clues in the chog

6:04 am

carleekat

nbt/nbs in 27

6:05 am

rubyfoo

amazing, carlee!

6:05 am

rubyfoo

still don't have the 9 or nbt

6:05 am

carleekat

one who put up a big stink in the past ruby

6:06 am

MollyL

Think hippies with signs

6:07 am

Anniebrook

carlee, what are the stats?

6:07 am

carleekat

8, 66 annie

6:07 am

Anniebrook

or Molly

6:07 am

carleekat

pr 9 66

6:07 am

rubyfoo

thank you

6:07 am

Anniebrook

can I have the letters?

6:07 am

rubyfoo

tested

6:07 am

carleekat

sorry... is still dark ...am still using this bitty netbook

6:08 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, that's a sign!

6:08 am

carleekat

and that (ruby's word)
fits in to the pr too annie

6:08 am

Anniebrook

thanks, good clues

6:09 am

rubyfoo

I got too excited!

6:09 am

MollyL

Down girl : P

6:09 am

rubyfoo

get the whip and chair

6:12 am

carleekat

oh my last name in the grid

6:14 am

rubyfoo

only stuck on the left-corner a

6:14 am

uusue2

morning all!

6:14 am

rubyfoo

stats pls?

6:14 am

MollyL

al5/10

6:15 am

uusue2

I have at4/5 from the top left a

6:15 am

MollyL

No, at6/18

6:15 am

MollyL

<--Can't tell right from left

6:15 am

rubyfoo

got it, ty

6:15 am

rubyfoo

hello sue

6:15 am

uusue2

nbs and nbt, all on my own!

6:16 am

rubyfoo

<-- needed help

6:17 am

MollyL

That's okay Ruby. You can still keep your Smarty Pants points. : )

6:17 am

uusue2

hi ruby and molly!

6:17 am

carleekat

hi sue

6:17 am

Anniebrook

morning, sue

6:17 am

rubyfoo

ty molly, smarty pants feels good

6:17 am

carleekat

yay for sue

6:17 am

MollyL

Morning Sue. I hear you "unretired".

6:18 am

rubyfoo

no kidding, sue

6:19 am

uusue2

I did, molly, today is my first day back to work

6:19 am

rubyfoo

how does it feel? an anticlimax?

6:19 am

rubyfoo

dod you have to give back the "retirement gifts"?

6:20 am

uusue2

although technically I have not unretired, I am working while still retired (so no more than 3/4 time, I keep my pension, and they don't pay me very much)

6:20 am

uusue2

it's kind of fun, actually, it's very different from what I was doing before

6:20 am

rubyfoo

that is perfect!

6:20 am

uusue2

and the whole point of not unretiring was that I don't have to pay anything back (I made it clear that was not in the cards)

6:21 am

rubyfoo

best of both worlds

6:22 am

uusue2

indeed. now I just have to keep my sanity.

6:22 am

MollyL

That's great Sue. Actually, a little bit retired is like a little bit pregnant. No such thing. Nice that you can do this and not lose your benefits.

6:22 am

rubyfoo

sanity may be another question.....lol

6:23 am

uusue2

yes - I think I may be limited to a year of this, but that is fine

6:23 am

rubyfoo

perfect transition

6:24 am

MollyL

My sister lives in a town where there are a lot of retired folks and local business owners pay them under the table to work part time, for those who like to keep busy.

6:25 am

uusue2

well, I can earn as much as I want from non-State of Illinois sources and still keep my pension (and I am still finishing up one of the freelance assignments I've been working on)

6:26 am

carleekat

sue..sanity is over rated

6:26 am

rubyfoo

so plenty of $$ and no pressure!

6:26 am

uusue2

hi carlee, that is true!

6:27 am

MollyL

A whole new generation. The working retired.

6:28 am

rubyfoo

the "have to work" retired, I think

6:28 am

uusue2

however I have to get on with my day. see you all later!

6:28 am

MollyL

That is more like it Ruby. A lot of us will have to do that, I'm afraid.

6:28 am

rubyfoo

can you imagine that here, in this basically bankrupt country, there are still people retire=ing between 55 and 60?

6:29 am

rubyfoo

and gov't workers at 55?

6:29 am

MollyL

Well, if you have a nice fat pension, it's easy to retire at that age. Most people don't.

6:29 am

carleekat

oh i will be working far past retirement to survive...

6:30 am

rubyfoo

my husband worked until he was 70

6:30 am

Anniebrook

I worked till I was 68

6:30 am

carleekat

i will stull be paying off student loans

6:30 am

rubyfoo

I would have continued longer, but 2 1/2 yrs after we moved here, the South Africans decided they could manage without me....:(

6:30 am

MollyL

After 40 years in The Coast Guard, my Dad made more as a retired person than I made as a working person.

6:30 am

rubyfoo

they couldn't' my biz disappeared soonafter

6:31 am

rubyfoo

my son paid off his student loans in about 2 years -- amazing

6:31 am

rubyfoo

<-- went to a free college

6:32 am

Anniebrook

There are no free colleges in NY anymore, ruby

6:32 am

MollyL

Student loan debt now is staggering. Kids are taking on way more than they can reasonably pay back.

6:32 am

rubyfoo

I didn't know that, very sad

6:32 am

rubyfoo

tuition was about $125 a semester

6:33 am

carleekat

no free ones here either...my son starting at community college today... tuition is 5 k plus materials

6:33 am

rubyfoo

son went to U of Miami but had scholarships, work-study programs and his loans were small. Also, he lived at home

6:34 am

rubyfoo

that is incredible that they charge so much for community college!

6:34 am

carleekat

i am fortunate...with grants my debt SO FAR is manageable...

6:34 am

MollyL

And the debt to income ratio is upside down. As in, once a degree is earned, the income is not enough to manage the debt.

6:34 am

carleekat

yay for grades... a still waiting to hear about bursaries and scholarships...

6:35 am

carleekat

( for this year...)

6:35 am

rubyfoo

I am very disappointed in NYC where you could always get a first-class education for almost nothing

6:35 am

Anniebrook

When my daughter was in SUNY Bing. the tuition was aroumd $4,000 not including R&B but she had a partial scholarship

6:36 am

Anniebrook

A long time ago, ruby

6:36 am

rubyfoo

Annie knows, but my ex-husband taught at SUNY-Binghamton (before Annie's daughter)

6:37 am

Anniebrook

She graduated in 1986, I think

6:37 am

Anniebrook

What did he teach, ruby?

6:37 am

rubyfoo

he taught there in the early 70's

6:37 am

rubyfoo

history

6:37 am

MollyL

The sad thing is, people are paying a lot of money for college educations and then not getting jobs with salary rates that are competitive. Which devalues the college education.

6:37 am

rubyfoo

and then he taught at U of Rochester

6:38 am

rubyfoo

sad, but true, molly

6:38 am

carleekat

the number of students they let in to the colleges and universities...devalues the education

6:39 am

MollyL

UPS delivery people make more money than most teachers. Go figure.

6:39 am

rubyfoo

and I think the kids specialize too early (hoping to get jobs) and end up with poor educations and no jobs anyway

6:39 am

carleekat

increase the standards of the institution...the graduating students will be worth something

6:39 am

rubyfoo

liberal arts have gone out the window

6:40 am

Anniebrook

Teachers get great pensions...my friend retired after teaching in NYC and has a pension of $83,000.

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I taught in Binghamton public schools but when I quit, I took my pension (tiny!) as a lump sum because I needed the money

6:40 am

Anniebrook

she taught for 30 years...retired in her late 50's

6:40 am

carleekat

i am sorry..a kid coming out of HS...heading to university..if the universities all had standards like oxford and cambridge... the graduating students would have jobs

6:41 am

MollyL

Wow Annie. It's hard to beat that kind of money as a retirement salary.

6:42 am

rubyfoo

that's more than I ever earned!

6:42 am

carleekat

but i know that is not a popular attitude in this day and age of entitlement

6:42 am

MollyL

That is luxury income for a lot of people.

6:42 am

Anniebrook

One of the managers at OTB where I worked retired with a pension of $58,000 after 25 years

6:42 am

rubyfoo

time to go, friends

6:42 am

rubyfoo

see you later

6:43 am

carleekat

byebye ruby

6:43 am

Anniebrook

bye ruby

6:43 am

rubyfoo

those are great pensions; nothing like that in France. But the social benefits offset the small pensions

6:43 am

rubyfoo

<-- not elligible for Fr benefits

6:44 am

Anniebrook

In NYC teachers retired with full health benefits and decent pensions

6:44 am

Anniebrook

but you have to work at least 20 years or more for decent money

6:45 am

MollyL

The days of people working 20 years at one job seem to be long gone.

6:45 am

sarah6girls

fireworks :)

6:46 am

Anniebrook

YAY for sarah !!!

6:46 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for sarah

6:47 am

carleekat

anyone know what time the dnc is going to get started today?

6:55 am

carleekat

well..anyway....off to watch the documentary on msnbc from last night...

6:56 am

Anniebrook

bye carlee, see you later

7:56 am

Mom

a very good morning to everyone. The kids come home today !!!! Happy dance

7:57 am

Mom

Annie, your last name is in the grid

7:58 am

Mom

and your first name to boot

7:59 am

Anniebrook

I was away from the keyboard, ((Mom))), your family is together again. YAY

8:00 am

Mom

they will be come 5:20 this afternoon

8:00 am

Mom

I will miss these little darlings. But 3 cats is a bit much

8:01 am

Anniebrook

yes, i agree, 3 cats is a bit much

8:02 am

Mom

it is like having triplets in the house

8:02 am

Anniebrook

LOL

8:02 am

Mom

But had we had Annie instead, she would have been a muddy mess with all the rain we have had

8:03 am

Anniebrook

Who had Annie?

8:03 am

Mom

Whitney's mom and dad

8:03 am

Anniebrook

ah

8:03 am

Mom

they had a golden as well, a fenced yard and a pool. Annie can run til her hearts content and she loves water

8:04 am

Mom

they have*

8:04 am

Anniebrook

Annie may not want to go home

8:05 am

Mom

oh once she sees those two she will be more than ready

8:05 am

Anniebrook

I am listening to WNYC about a legislator who sexually harassed his employees and another legislator paid the woman off secretly.

8:06 am

Mom

I don't get how these people think this is okay to do that

8:07 am

Anniebrook

I think it is because they have been in office for so many years and have so much power they think the y are invincible.

8:08 am

Mom

lt is almost as if they think they are invincable

8:08 am

Mom

snap ... except you spelled invincible correctly

8:08 am

Anniebrook

sanp

8:08 am

Anniebrook

or snap

8:08 am

Mom

:-)

8:09 am

Mom

They really need term limits for the legislators

8:10 am

Anniebrook

I agree with you.

8:10 am

Anniebrook

phone

8:11 am

Mom

see you soon, Annie (hugs))

8:21 am

Mom

woo hoo .... got the 9 pr 9/66

8:21 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

8:22 am

Mom

(((Car.))) good morning. The boys back in school?

8:26 am

car.eeyore

Hello {{mom}}! Tomorrow!

8:30 am

Mom

that is sad

8:30 am

car.eeyore

I am always sad at the end of vacation. I like them home.

8:31 am

Mom

I did mine too

8:32 am

Mom

I'd still like them home.

8:32 am

crosshair

howdy everyone:)

8:32 am

Mom

<---- wishes I had a house like on Dallas, they could each have their own wing. Or lots of acreage and each could have their own house

8:32 am

car.eeyore

Hi Crossy!

8:32 am

Mom

((Crossy)) hello

8:32 am

crosshair

car!!!

8:34 am

crosshair

((mom))

8:34 am

car.eeyore

Mom! I found the 9 too!

8:34 am

crosshair

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

8:34 am

Mom

oh good, Car.

8:35 am

Mom

I need an 8 and then I can quit

8:35 am

crosshair

Fathers were not allowed in the delivery room until Jay and Marjie Hathaway found a doctor that allowed Jay to be present for the birth of their son James in 1965. The couple went on to found the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth.

8:35 am

car.eeyore

Very cool.

8:35 am

hurshy

ah but when did they start NOT being allowed in the first place. most of history, i think they were just not interested.

8:36 am

Mom

I know my dad had to wait in the waiting area when we were born. The moms were still knocked out back then

8:36 am

hurshy

i would be more open to having a baby if i could be knocked out.

8:47 am

hurshy

so apparently that comment knocked out chat.

8:47 am

sciencegeek

morning

8:48 am

crosshair

howdy science:)

8:48 am

crosshair

was just deep in the grid hurshy

8:48 am

hurshy

whew, brought it back

8:50 am

car.eeyore

We are having waffle iron issues here...will bbl.

8:50 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

8:50 am

hurshy

:) waffle iron issues :)

8:51 am

hego

Mornin' kiddies

8:51 am

lynxxx

a real waffle iron I wonder

8:51 am

lynxxx

hi Hego

8:52 am

hego

hi Lynn

8:53 am

hurshy

so... anyone got the 9?

8:54 am

lynxxx

I'm sure someone has

8:54 am

Mom

pr 9/66

8:54 am

hurshy

well, yes, i'm pretty confident of that too. i meant, anyone here now, who would like to point me in its general direction

8:54 am

hurshy

like that

8:54 am

Anniebrook

Think young man against the Vietnam War

8:54 am

hurshy

thanks mom!

8:54 am

Mom

builds off the pr 7/32

8:54 am

Anniebrook

*men

8:55 am

Mom

you're welcome Hurshy

8:55 am

Mom

now off I go .... lots to do today

8:55 am

hego

ty annie

8:55 am

Mom

(((Hugs))) to all of you

8:55 am

hurshy

i didn't have the 7 but i found it as soon as i knew the stats for the 9 :)

8:55 am

lynxxx

TY & bye Mom

8:55 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome hego and hi

8:55 am

Mom

bye bye Lynxxx

8:55 am

Atalante

Silverclaw pr9 that her food bowl was empty. It was a great trauma from this morning

8:56 am

Mom

and youl're welcome

8:56 am

hego

Hi Annie

8:56 am

hego

ATA!!!

8:56 am

Mom

hello and bye Atalante

8:56 am

lynxxx

hi Ata!

8:57 am

Anniebrook

bye ((Mom))) have a great day and Hi Ata :)

8:57 am

lynxxx

so very sad for all of us here to hear about Hobbit

8:57 am

hego

: ((

8:57 am

Atalante

TY Lyn. It was a very sad day :( How is Mr Stewart?

8:59 am

lynxxx

He is good...now known as the 'old dog' around here (I am SO offended - he is only 7) ...but perking up now that Spring is here, bouncing around a lot more

9:00 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:00 am

hego

what kind of dog is spring?

9:00 am

lynxxx

(the arthritis you know)

9:00 am

hego

Hiya JMC

9:00 am

Atalante

incredible how all our dogs are old now! Remember when they were all young? Spangle and Hobbit and Stew!

9:00 am

lynxxx

hi jmc - sorry - talking dog

9:01 am

lynxxx

(ignoring Hego as she is being silly)

9:01 am

Atalante

hi jmc. is doggy talk verboten?

9:01 am

jmcnrick

haha no problem. . . i am used to it

9:01 am

hego

no, I wasn't

9:01 am

hego

lol I really thought Spring was a dog. lol

9:01 am

jmcnrick

haha

9:02 am

hego

doggy talk is fine.

9:02 am

Atalante

took me a second too!

9:02 am

harpjane

morning

9:02 am

hego

I love that you all share your pets now that I no longer have one.

9:02 am

hego

Hi Harp.

9:03 am

jmcnrick

lynxxx keeps reminding me of my indiscretion when i admitted i did not like dogs. . .

9:03 am

lynxxx

Ata - this is for you - apparently quite funny, I haven't watched it yet...http://www.nerdist.com/?s=john+b
arrowman

9:05 am

hego

JMC, you are very brave to admit that here.

9:05 am

Atalante

how could you, jmc! :)

9:05 am

MollyL

No kidding JMC, very brave. But hey, not everyone is an animal lover.

9:06 am

hego

I love all of my virtual doggies.

9:06 am

CiociaJudy

for future reference, animal lover here :) (at least I think my kittie cats love me)

9:06 am

jmcnrick

i like dogs better virtually

9:06 am

phaeton

hello...stats for the top corner A please?

9:06 am

lynxxx

jmc is a cat-woman

9:07 am

hego

way easier

9:07 am

jmcnrick

and i do have a cat

9:07 am

hego

Hi Judy!

9:07 am

hego

I like kitties too

9:07 am

MollyL

When I first joined here, I wondered if this was a word game for animal lovers because chat was mainly about dogs and cats.

9:07 am

hego

and Phae

9:07 am

lynxxx

at4.5 of old Smokey (sort of)

9:07 am

Atalante

and bunnies

9:07 am

jmcnrick

hi ciocia and phae

9:08 am

o-o

The only pets I ever had we ate.

9:08 am

lynxxx

and chocolate

9:08 am

hego

Can't forget the bunnies

9:08 am

jmcnrick

ty lynxxx

9:08 am

lynxxx

and food - BR likes to combine them all

9:08 am

hego

Oh, Lord, BR

9:08 am

hego

chocolate bunnies

9:08 am

jmcnrick

i have yet to have eaten cat or dog. . .

9:09 am

Atalante

I just discovered a chocolate lobster

9:09 am

lynxxx

my husband likes to talk about his pet chook - never did eat it, it fell over in the wind one day and died

9:09 am

MollyL

<---Refrains from making Chinese restaurant joke

9:09 am

o-o

except for my dear pet rock.

9:09 am

hego

rough on the teeth.

9:09 am

lynxxx

a live one Ata?

9:09 am

jmcnrick

eating a pet rock would be hard on the teeth

9:09 am

jmcnrick

snap

9:10 am

hego

great resraint there, Molly

9:10 am

hego

snap

9:10 am

phaeton

ty lynxxx..didn't think of going in that direction :-)

9:10 am

jmcnrick

*on pins and needles waiting to hear if the chocolate lobster was actually chocolate*

9:10 am

Aloyisius

g'day babblers.. (-:

9:11 am

jmcnrick

hi snuffy

9:11 am

hego

Hi Aloy!

9:11 am

lynxxx

hello phaeton & Aloy

9:11 am

phaeton

animal crackers

9:11 am

Atalante

http://www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.
uk/shop/Chocolate-Lobster_5.aspx - yes! chocolate!

9:11 am

hego

I am getting nowhere with this grid. Are there words in here?

9:12 am

Atalante

loads, hego

9:12 am

Aloyisius

am staring at the grid, coffee in hand

9:12 am

Aloyisius

coffee in cup, cup in hand

9:12 am

lynxxx

in runs Hego - you just need to find the base words

9:12 am

o-o

Isn't animal cracker redundant?

9:12 am

hego

....sigh........

9:12 am

MollyL

I just found a chocolate lobster taco recipe. Ewwww!

9:12 am

jmcnrick

wow my mil would have loved that!

9:13 am

Atalante

choc lobster taco!!!

9:13 am

phaeton

well...I never put them in my soup

9:13 am

hego

sounds Texas

9:13 am

Atalante

I had almost forgotten that my least favourite letter in Babble is always S

9:14 am

MollyL

Some things just do not belong with chocolate. Lobster is one of them.

9:14 am

jmcnrick

why is tock not a word? tick tock tick tock

9:14 am

hego

there were 60 yesterday

9:14 am

Aloyisius

agree, jmc, tocks me off

9:14 am

hego

wondering about tock also

9:14 am

jmcnrick

i assume it is bitter sweet chocolate . . .like in mole molls

9:15 am

lynxxx

Adopt A Lobster - that seems weird

9:15 am

phaeton

i think it's hyphenated...tick-tock

9:15 am

hego

aha

9:15 am

Atalante

I like the adopt a lobster - his and hers!

9:16 am

jmcnrick

i think the wedding favor is the oddest

9:16 am

lynxxx

but releasing them into the wild - so are the lobsters going to be released into a National Sea Park?

9:17 am

hego

no far out at sea, i think

9:17 am

jmcnrick

i want to adopt one that grows big and ends up in my pot!

9:17 am

phaeton

finally half way

9:17 am

o-o

The Urban Dictionary definition of "tock" is x-rated

9:17 am

hego

cruel, cruel JMC

9:17 am

MollyL

<--Thinks mole is gross too

9:17 am

Atalante

not a park, no, we don't have any (yet). It's just increasing the lieklihood of some growing up

9:17 am

jmcnrick

wtg phae

9:17 am

jmcnrick

yumm

9:18 am

hego

lolol

9:18 am

jmcnrick

being x rated never stopped a word being in the grid BR

9:18 am

hego

for sure

9:18 am

lynxxx

so there is a ban , at least, on fishing or harvesting them?

9:18 am

Aloyisius

good to know, BR.. will be careful how I use it

9:20 am

Atalante

nope, lyn! our marine conservation sucks. We're half way through a huge process of designating marine conservation zones, whic will have *some* protection

9:20 am

lshult

Yeah....just found the pr9/66......

9:20 am

lynxxx

Must go, I didn't realise how late it is, and must get up early to do all the things I procrastinated about today

9:20 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Ishult

9:20 am

hego

nite Lynn

9:21 am

Aloyisius

hagd, lynxxx

9:21 am

hego

Hi Ish

9:21 am

lynxxx

Sounds good then Ata...must go...Bye

9:21 am

jmcnrick

good to know somewhere is worse than the US in marine preservation. . . no wait . . . bad to know that!

9:21 am

jmcnrick

hi ishult

9:21 am

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx

9:21 am

Atalante

maybe not worse - equally bad I'd say!

9:21 am

o-o

I wonder if the pr9/66 knew it was lost?

9:22 am

MollyL

Well, one less thing to criticize the Americans about JMC.

9:22 am

hego

but now is found

9:22 am

jmcnrick

was blind but nooooow i seeeee

9:22 am

Aloyisius

amazing grace is in my head now

9:22 am

Aloyisius

lol, group sing

9:22 am

jmcnrick

haha

9:23 am

hego

sorry

9:23 am

jmcnrick

not at all hego. . . great song

9:23 am

hego

yes

9:23 am

jmcnrick

stats for the first row E please

9:24 am

jmcnrick

nm

9:24 am

jmcnrick

*hangs head in shame for asking*

9:24 am

jmcnrick

nbt

9:25 am

Aloyisius

i only have the ea4

9:25 am

lshult

Hi everyone......got distracted....supposed to be working!!!

9:25 am

o-o

http://tinyurl.com/yhmd4u6

9:25 am

jmcnrick

yes that is what i found

9:25 am

jmcnrick

work?

9:25 am

MollyL

Oh, I thought she was hanging her head about et7 and 8

9:26 am

Aloyisius

ty Molly.. looking

9:26 am

hego

et 7 + 8 hmmmmm

9:27 am

Aloyisius

aha, like the flame on the grave

9:27 am

hego

must go. hagd All.

9:27 am

jmcnrick

ty BR that song never gets old. . .(but odd to have a beer commercial lead in)

9:27 am

jmcnrick

bye hego

9:27 am

Aloyisius

bye, hego.. good to see you.. hagd

9:28 am

jmcnrick

and pl snuffy

9:29 am

Aloyisius

got 'em, jmc.. didn't know it could be pluraled

9:29 am

jmcnrick

nice version BR but those dresses make them look like upside down mushrooms

9:30 am

jmcnrick

i just pl and pt everything in a grid like this

9:30 am

Aloyisius

lol jmc

9:30 am

jmcnrick

really someone should talk to their costume buyer

9:31 am

MollyL

Looks like something from the Katie Perry collection.

9:32 am

o-o

Danny Boy

9:34 am

jmcnrick

i am also fond of that song but prefer a tenor. . . but looking at their dresses for other videos it is clear they have no sense of style when it comes to their dresses. . .the Christmas show is just as bad! too bad because they have beautiful voices and are very pretty women

9:35 am

jmcnrick

well now that i have critiqued the celtic woman i will go off and pretend to work . . .bbl 169 left

9:36 am

Aloyisius

bye, jmc.. ha great day

9:37 am

MollyL

Ha a great day...aye, Aloy has gone Sc4 on us
: D

9:37 am

o-o

http://tinyurl.com/yqgaub

9:37 am

Aloyisius

lol, must be in me blood somewhere

9:38 am

MollyL

*Passes Aloy a bouquet of heather*

9:38 am

Aloyisius

our daughter's name!

9:39 am

harpjane

bottom row grey woo woo

9:39 am

Aloyisius

...and someone drank my coffee again.. brb.. wtg, harp

9:39 am

MollyL

*Cues up "Heather On The Hill" from "Brigadoon" *

9:42 am

Atalante

hmm I think I need ice cream - bbl

9:42 am

o-o

http://tinyurl.com/cat3zwh

9:54 am

Aloyisius

detocks, to remove poison

9:56 am

Aloyisius

grand ole opry

10:02 am

xeiluj

detor, going round the mountain

10:02 am

Aloyisius

hi xei, yes.. we need to write our own dictionary!

10:03 am

Aloyisius

think I'm about ready for a list..

10:03 am

xeiluj

i got 52 left, how about you?

10:04 am

Aloyisius

51 here.. wondering if there IS a list?

10:04 am

xeiluj

No idea!!

10:05 am

Aloyisius

like to get 3/4 of the words before listing..

10:05 am

Riverdance

41 left here - and I am struggling finding any more words - hello everyone

10:06 am

xeiluj

I don't really list, not even sure how to

10:06 am

Aloyisius

hi River, nice to see you

10:06 am

Riverdance

good to see you too Aloy - I havent checked today to see if the list is up - havesnt been for a few days

10:07 am

Aloyisius

will check now..

10:07 am

Riverdance

oops sorry for typo

10:07 am

Aloyisius

Yes.. there is one in "Lickety's Babble Clues", yay

10:08 am

Riverdance

I would like to get down to 30 before I list - thanks for checking Aloy

10:09 am

Aloyisius

np.. have a bunch of non fun stuff to accomplish today, so I'm ready to polish off this grid

10:09 am

Riverdance

its actually been a fun grid so far

10:09 am

Aloyisius

I agree..

10:10 am

bichon

Mornin' Aloy, River

10:10 am

Riverdance

Hi bichon

10:10 am

xeiluj

Thought at first it would be hard but i have enjoyed it too

10:10 am

Aloyisius

hi bichon!

10:10 am

bichon

hi xeiluj

10:11 am

xeiluj

Hello all

10:11 am

Riverdance

Hi xeiluj

10:13 am

Aloyisius

sigh, am being pulled away.. will have to finish later.. good luck and happy babbling! poof

10:14 am

Riverdance

bye Aloy - have a great day

10:15 am

bichon

the 4th row r, are they are re's?

10:16 am

Riverdance

cant remember where the r's come from - still missing 1 from the 4th row and 4 from the second row

10:17 am

bichon

hmmm

10:17 am

Riverdance

I think they are all re's - at least the ones I have

10:18 am

bichon

They must be re's but the 2nd column r seems to cover them

10:19 am

Riverdance

I have alot of ro's from the second row R

10:22 am

Judi

Ro ro ro your boat... Good morning, all.

10:23 am

bichon

Finally got one.

10:23 am

rururocks

that should be ru ru ru your boat

10:24 am

Riverdance

29 left and time to get back to work - have fun folks

10:24 am

Judi

Narcissist.

10:25 am

rururocks

ouch

10:26 am

Judi

It's all about yu yu yu.

10:28 am

rururocks

...well... enough about me...let's talk about you.. "what do you think of me?"

10:28 am

Judi

:-))

10:32 am

rururocks

anyone have the re 6/18?

10:32 am

bichon

not me, sorry ruru

10:33 am

Erda

RE + ****ado

10:33 am

bichon

ty Erda

10:33 am

rururocks

thank you erda.

10:33 am

rururocks

was looking at the wrong r

10:34 am

Erda

You're welcome

10:34 am

bichon

any one know the stats for the 8's and the 9?

10:35 am

bichon

got the 9

10:36 am

bichon

got an 8

10:38 am

bichon

anyoone have the re 8?

10:39 am

bichon

nm, got it

10:39 am

bichon

think I'll take a break bbl

10:39 am

rururocks

se 5/16?

10:40 am

Boobear

Good morning all

10:40 am

Erda

native Indian in the British army, ruru

10:42 am

rururocks

no idea erda

10:44 am

mael

old photography color ***ia and what kids get for christmas t**

10:45 am

Judi

Firetwerps!

10:45 am

marilyn992

ty mael

10:45 am

rururocks

thank you mael and erda

10:51 am

mael

yw, that was not a very good clue, hah

10:53 am

MollyL

Your clue was fine mael. Had no idea about the indian in the army one.

10:54 am

rururocks

i just need help with the te 5/16 please

10:54 am

rururocks

env er

10:55 am

rururocks

never mind

10:55 am

rururocks

<---channeling Peri

10:56 am

MollyL

It's what is known as a Periquest. Answered by self in less than one minute.

10:57 am

rururocks

if I rub purple and ask for a clue.. I get the word

10:57 am

Boobear

Hi ruru and Molly

10:57 am

rururocks

morning Boo

11:01 am

Boobear

Does anyone here play the game on Facebook called words with friends

11:02 am

rururocks

i don't do facebook

11:02 am

Erda

me neither

11:02 am

rururocks

a friend of mine Faith does

11:04 am

periwinkle

I do

11:04 am

periwinkle

Periquest, I like that. Just back from exercise class

11:05 am

Boobear

Is that your name

11:05 am

periwinkle

my name i periwinkle here

11:05 am

rururocks

mine is gutterquest

11:05 am

Boobear

Ok

11:06 am

Boobear

Ok

11:07 am

ursh

hello all - clue for the es7 please

11:07 am

Erda

past tense of es5

11:08 am

periwinkle

don't have it but looking

11:08 am

rururocks

rhymes with scarf

11:08 am

periwinkle

ok, looking for es5

11:09 am

periwinkle

escot

11:10 am

ursh

ty erda

11:10 am

Boobear

To the pb peri

11:10 am

periwinkle

not seeing them

11:10 am

Erda

yw ursh

11:10 am

periwinkle

I don't do the PB

11:10 am

ursh

past tense the word you typed peri - just not double cons

11:11 am

rururocks

<---off to work.. bye all

11:11 am

periwinkle

ty

11:11 am

periwinkle

is there another es5

11:12 am

ursh

yes also es5/12

11:12 am

rururocks

e + not go

11:12 am

periwinkle

tyty

11:13 am

ursh

just like ru ru - he not go work

11:13 am

rururocks

I take it as a challenge to clue Peri before she finds it herself

11:14 am

periwinkle

:)

11:14 am

rururocks

it's like clue jeopardy

11:14 am

ursh

:))

11:14 am

periwinkle

lots of blank tiles and no 9 or 8

11:15 am

periwinkle

bottom row gray tho

11:15 am

rururocks

one 8 will take you forever to find.

11:15 am

periwinkle

ty ruru

11:15 am

rururocks

the other pr 9 you'll complain about

11:16 am

ursh

the 8 is a pt of a 7 - the lady does pr******* too much

11:16 am

ursh

sorry the 9 is a pt of a 7

11:16 am

rururocks

poof

11:16 am

periwinkle

ty for pr9

11:18 am

periwinkle

help with r next to the k pls

11:18 am

periwinkle

NM

11:18 am

periwinkle

bbl

11:45 am

Boobear

Not getting pr 8

11:49 am

NonnieLight

boo, I don't think there is a pr8. There is a pr9

11:51 am

Boobear

Ty got the 9

12:01 pm

wht

ty peri

12:16 pm

MollyL

Wht, did you read Peri's mind?

12:16 pm

Aloyisius

back for a bit and so happy to see Lickety's List.. yay

12:19 pm

Boobear

Hi aloy

12:19 pm

Aloyisius

Hi Boo (-: how is the grid going for you?

12:20 pm

o-o

I never use Lickety's List until he/she posts it

12:20 pm

Boobear

Slow

12:20 pm

Aloyisius

hey there BR.. good practice

12:20 pm

Boobear

Hi Br

12:20 pm

MollyL

I agree Aloy. I am always grateful when Lickety's list is available.

12:21 pm

Aloyisius

saves SO much time!

12:22 pm

Aloyisius

Love to go through the grid and find words without the list and even without chog hints.. then aim for 3/4 before "earning" the list.. but after that, I am anxious to finish if the grid is large

12:24 pm

Aloyisius

guess it really depends on the day..

12:26 pm

Aloyisius

am always amazed by the number of words I have never seen, (or can't remember, lol)

12:27 pm

Aloyisius

nestea is in the grid, and I'm sipping some organic green iced tea at present

12:31 pm

Aloyisius

ot** von Bismarck.. must look up ot4

12:31 pm

Aloyisius

the dog in Beetle Bailey?

12:34 pm

Aloyisius

oh my, a fragrant oil

12:37 pm

Aloyisius

put a p in front of it and it becomes a lemur of central Africa

12:38 pm

Aloyisius

am hogging the chat so I will be mute

12:47 pm

Aloyisius

fun grid finito.. happy babbling, see you all tomorrow, poof..

12:52 pm

wvteach

congrats aloy

1:03 pm

Boobear

Having lunch here

1:03 pm

hego

enjoy Boo

1:03 pm

Boobear

Ty

1:04 pm

hego

: )

1:08 pm

hego

bbl

1:25 pm

MPittore

chogamania hurray

1:26 pm

MPittore

sitting with dh while he's getting chemo...

1:28 pm

MollyL

Hey MPitt. : ) Nice to see you.

1:28 pm

MPittore

hi molly you too!

1:29 pm

MPittore

toks

1:29 pm

Flask1

hi all.....clue please for te5/16?

1:29 pm

MollyL

Did you get down to Lake Anna this summer?

1:30 pm

MPittore

oops...my dh bought me an asus tablet and i'm learning to use it...long fingrnails pose a terrible typo hazard....

1:31 pm

MollyL

te5/16...warm water is ***id + a child plays with a t**

1:31 pm

MollyL

Long nails are harder to deal with on laptops and tablets than they are on a regular keyboard.

1:32 pm

Flask1

ty

1:32 pm

MPittore

no molly...we gave up our summer place due to his small cell lung cancer...sold boat jet skis, everythng else, trying to sell motorhome and his harley...atleast he got the toys he wnted....so glad he got to enjoy them

1:33 pm

MollyL

As for netbooks and phones, I don't even attempt typing on them.

1:33 pm

MollyL

: ( I'm sorry you had to give up your place by the lake.

1:34 pm

MPittore

i am finding out about tablet...even though he bought me the docking keyboard togo with it...i will need to practice alot

1:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

how's it going, mpitt?

1:35 pm

MollyL

TO, LOVE the icon : D

1:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

molly: love that site!

1:36 pm

MPittore

yes molly...it was hard but we just have to think about how many good times we were able to have and be thankful so many people in the world never get the wonderful opportunities we have had in life

1:36 pm

sammysmom

second te 5/10??

1:36 pm

MollyL

MPitt, I've said it before and I'll say it again, you have a wonderful take on life and experience. I wish more people were like you.

1:37 pm

MPittore

these days i anm just thankful each day we wake up to and thank god for gifting us with it

1:37 pm

MollyL

Second te5/10 is exam + vowel.

1:37 pm

sprite

good evening, Babble friends :)
How nice, a K grid without K words!

1:38 pm

MPittore

boy i look like an idiot with these fingernail typos....sorry all

1:38 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone, back to finish

1:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

okey dokey, time to go.

1:39 pm

sprite

hi Annie, wb

1:39 pm

sammysmom

i think that is the third one molly.... i need the 5/10 before that one

1:39 pm

sprite

bye TOwl

1:39 pm

Anniebrook

thanks sprite

1:40 pm

sprite

:)

1:41 pm

sammysmom

found it

1:41 pm

MPittore

awww thanks molly....i do also and i wish more people would find pleasure in the little things in life...they would find what true happiness is...and no amount of money can buy it

1:41 pm

MollyL

te + cole ***w is made of cabbage and carrots

1:41 pm

sprite

so true, MPittore

1:41 pm

MollyL

Sorry SMom, you are too fast for me today. : D

1:42 pm

MPittore

hi sprite....

1:42 pm

MollyL

MPitt, I think the more you appreciate, the happier you are.

1:43 pm

sprite

hi MPitt :) never mind the typos! You type neater than some others, grin.

1:43 pm

MPittore

yes molly

1:43 pm

Anniebrook

mpittore, nice to see you

1:44 pm

MPittore

aww so sweeet sprite am adopting the two finger method...broke both those nails and now they are so handy....

1:44 pm

MPittore

hi anniebrook

1:45 pm

sprite

:D I am with Molly, MPitt - love your take on life. I once read a brilliant book (A Goddess in my shoes) and at some point it says: 'If you have nothing to be grateful for, just be grateful you don't have to eat living frogs.'

1:46 pm

MPittore

my dh spent the past 3 days in hospital...his electrolytes went way out of whack from the chemo and profound dehydration

1:46 pm

MPittore

had a feeding tube placed and a catheter

1:46 pm

sprite

oh am so sorry to hear that! Did they manage to balance him out a bit?

1:47 pm

MollyL

Sorry to hear that MPitt. You and Mr. MPitt are often in my thoughts and prayers.

1:49 pm

MPittore

yes but the feeding tube is a blessing because now he can get the proper nutrition and is so much better...the catheter also helped because his chemo caused the tubes to his kidneys to stop so now they are working will get that out thursday...sosee it is the miracle of science that has made him better...so we are grateful for that

1:50 pm

sprite

amen. Am so very glad they could help him. Good thoughts and prayers to him and you.

1:51 pm

MollyL

He must be feeling better with everything going in and going out in a better way.

1:51 pm

MPittore

yes his sodium is usually the problem but it was the best it's been...his potassium, calcium and magnesium went way low...thought he waas going to stroke out or have a heart attack...they wer working on him quick...alll is ok now

1:51 pm

MollyL

And anytime he is better, I know you are better too.
: )

1:52 pm

MollyL

That must have been stressful. I'm glad it's behind you.

1:52 pm

sprite

quite a scare. Happy things are better now.

1:52 pm

MPittore

yep....happy husband, happy wife, happy life!

1:54 pm

MPittore

thank you all be back later if i can...dr ready to see us

1:54 pm

sprite

will think of you both

1:58 pm

Flask1

clue please for st5/16?

1:58 pm

sprite

hiya Flask :)

1:59 pm

sprite

st5/16 your words with proof

2:00 pm

Flask1

Hiya Sprite..:)....not getting you clue tho'...

2:01 pm

sprite

let me think of a better one...

2:01 pm

amelu0218

st 5/16 is what I use to cook on... when I cook...

2:01 pm

sprite

st + roman greeting.... st + mixed up first woman created by God...

2:02 pm

sprite

lol yes, that is another one, thank you. Hi Amely

2:02 pm

amelu0218

*waves* Hi sprite 9and all)!

2:02 pm

Flask1

thanks amelu...and Sprite!

2:02 pm

sprite

yvw :)

2:03 pm

amelu0218

hmmm... left shift not working well today... yvw!

2:03 pm

sprite

well enough, we understand you perfectly

2:05 pm

sprite

and with amely I mean amelu, btw

2:06 pm

amelu0218

LOL! I answer to many things. ~:o)

2:06 pm

sprite

*grin*

2:16 pm

carleekat

hi again all

2:17 pm

sprite

hi carlee :)

2:17 pm

carleekat

hi sprite...how are things over yonder

2:18 pm

sprite

pretty good. My love is healing very quickly from the operation and has not had much pain. Schools have started again, so kids are busy. Life is good ;)

2:18 pm

sprite

how are you doing atm?

2:19 pm

Flask1

Good to hear all is well with you Sprite!...:)

2:19 pm

sprite

thanks Flask :) And you, how are you doing yourself?

2:19 pm

carleekat

good on fronts then...good to hear...things here are typical ..but survivable...my step mother who i am learning is actually close to the stereotypical storybook step mother is now in hospital and it does not look good...

2:20 pm

carleekat

but school is back... my son has returned to school after a 1 1.2 year hiatus...my daughter is back for grade 11...and i return on thurs

2:20 pm

sprite

so sorry to hear that, carlee :( Tough situation.

2:20 pm

carleekat

1 1/2* year hiatus

2:20 pm

Flask1

am ok....went to weight clinic...lost 2lbs in 2 weeks!...not wonderful....but its a loss!

2:20 pm

sprite

wooot for your son! And for your daughter as well. And you have my everlasting admiration for keeping on learning.

2:21 pm

sprite

Flask, that is so good! Gratz on the loss and wtg on the courage.

2:21 pm

Flask1

thanx!

2:21 pm

carleekat

it is what it is....i have no control over her or her behavior....nor am I responsible for it...i will viist her in hospital ( hopefully it will not piss her off too much that she dies...her heart is ftning at 20% )...and if she makes it clear i am not wanted nor needed..well i di dmy bit
YAYA for fla

2:21 pm

carleekat

yaya for flask!!!!!!

2:22 pm

sprite

I think that is a healthy approach, carlee. Not easy, but wise.

2:24 pm

carleekat

well... i have to live with me when all is said and done..if I do not at least visit... i have let me down...I will even for the sake of her heart not wear my father's ring...she tried to ensure i received nothng of my fathers..but my aunts ensured that i got mydad's ring...i will let her believe she succeeded

2:25 pm

sprite

you have a very good heart, carlee. *hug*

2:25 pm

carleekat

thanks {{sprite}} ....well.. I am not sure about that sprite... i have mentally plotted evil...but... its all mental...

2:27 pm

sprite

carlee, it is in our deeds that we show our true mettle, not in our plotting. We are human! I, for one, am very very very human. But if you can make such a decision, you really do have a big heart.

2:28 pm

carleekat

thanks... i appreciate the vote of confidence... so has autumn started to show itself there?

2:29 pm

sprite

hmmm not really, I think. I mean we have lots and lots of rain, but that has been the case most of the summer as well. It is still not really cold and the trees aren't in their flaming colours yet. Lots of spiders though!

2:30 pm

carleekat

we used to have spiders living in our side view mirror of the car...we named her yearly ( as I presume was a new one each year...)... we had linda, and mona, and i forget n but then octavia...

2:31 pm

carleekat

i would go to the dealership and warn them to NOT remove the spider as my daughter would be most distraught

2:31 pm

sprite

hehehe we used to have a 'house spider' named Sebastiaan.

2:32 pm

carleekat

every day a new web....b/c each day when you drive the car the wind would destroy the web..she went camping with us....

2:32 pm

sprite

amazing. I can sit and watch for hours when they make their webs. They do it so fast and so precise.

2:33 pm

carleekat

me too... they never creep me out... i find them fun...

2:34 pm

sprite

wellllll if they are very big and very hairy, I don't feel comfortable having them in my hands. But for the re4, no, they don't creep me out. I think they are beautiful.

2:35 pm

carleekat

linda and her offspring were the big brown garden spiders... fat body thick legged...but....they were outside

2:36 pm

sprite

outside is never a problem, grin.

2:37 pm

carleekat

so what grades are the kids in now?

2:37 pm

Flask1

clue please for oc6/30?

2:38 pm

sammysmom

musical

2:38 pm

sprite

8 musical notes on a row, Flask

2:38 pm

sammysmom

oh, sure., sprite... get technical

2:39 pm

sprite

*giggle* yeah well, you know, some things just stick

2:39 pm

sammysmom

lol

2:39 pm

Flask1

is that not the 6/21?

2:39 pm

sprite

no, the 21 is 8 people singing or playing music

2:40 pm

sammysmom

bi the way sprite... i love youre riters rules

2:40 pm

sprite

this one ends again in that roman greeting... or the mixed up first woman ever...

2:40 pm

sprite

thanks smom!

2:41 pm

Flask1

thanks....got it!..:)

2:41 pm

sprite

wtg!

2:42 pm

sprite

fireflies! I liked this grid and I liked the company too.

2:43 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for sprite!!!!! woot woot

2:43 pm

sprite

must love and leave you, though, it is time for bed for me. *hugs* and have fun!

2:44 pm

carleekat

sweet dreams hun...

2:44 pm

sammysmom

reminds me of a story of my two oldest girls.... they were 4 and 5 years old and walter and i took them to a strip mall... they were watchiong the birrds building nests in the rafters and the younger one said... oh ,mom... look at the nesks....... waler and i smiled and the older one seeing that the word was not quite right said.." its not nesks you dummy... its neskes." i love telling their kids that story

2:44 pm

sprite

awwww that is so sweet!

2:45 pm

sprite

*poof*

2:45 pm

carleekat

well.. i am off to watch the warm up to and the dem convention...cant wait for some of these speeches tonight

3:18 pm

Flask1

thanx for the clue...F/W for me....goodnight all....

3:33 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT flask!! And sweet sleeps!

3:33 pm

hego

Hi Jilly

3:35 pm

Jillyjill

hello hego, how are you today?

3:35 pm

hego

damp

3:35 pm

hego

It's a rainy, stormy day.

3:35 pm

Jillyjill

We could use that here....too many fires...

3:36 pm

hego

no rain all summer and now deluge.

3:36 pm

hego

I cannot get a silly to 4,5. the second one.

3:37 pm

hego

ggrrrrr.....

3:37 pm

Jillyjill

just grinding thru the alpabet...in the ne's, but let me look

3:37 pm

hego

oh, ty

3:38 pm

hego

got it

3:38 pm

hego

forgot the other t

3:38 pm

hego

duh

3:39 pm

Jillyjill

great as I am still looking...LOL

3:39 pm

hego

so sorry

3:39 pm

hego

tyvm

3:40 pm

uusue2

hi all! taking a short break at work...

3:40 pm

Jillyjill

Hey there uusue!

3:40 pm

hego

hiya Sue!!

3:42 pm

Jillyjill

finally got it hego...mind must be slow...

3:43 pm

hego

illusive little word

3:44 pm

Jillyjill

But can't say it was not right in my face...

3:44 pm

hego

mine too

3:46 pm

Jillyjill

cannot believe how many words end in the child's spinning thingy

3:46 pm

hego

spinning thinhgy. I like that.

3:47 pm

uusue2

ok, that lasted about 2 seconds. bbl.

3:48 pm

Jillyjill

bye uusue...

3:52 pm

MollyL

I must be doing a different grid than everyone else. I don't have many words that end in the spin thingy.

3:52 pm

hego

at 4,5

3:53 pm

hego

es 5,12

3:53 pm

hego

ne 5,12

3:53 pm

MollyL

Thanks Hego, I'm done. I have some but not a lot.

3:54 pm

hego

I know you're done.

3:54 pm

hego

those are all i have, though.

3:55 pm

hego

why do I always leave the re's for last? Oh why???

3:55 pm

MollyL

Denial

3:56 pm

hego

lolol true, true

3:58 pm

Jillyjill

Hello molly...

3:58 pm

MollyL

I was just wishing I had 100 bucks for every time someone says "Just plural or past tense everything"
: D

3:59 pm

hego

you would be loaded!

4:01 pm

Jillyjill

me too!! brb

4:03 pm

MollyL

There is a popcorn drought? Sound the panic alarm.

4:03 pm

hego

uh oh!

4:06 pm

hego

re's conquered and out of here! Nite All.

4:15 pm

Jillyjill

bye hego...

4:24 pm

Jillyjill

nbt and nbs with 66 left...

4:26 pm

Jillyjill

pyro is a word...it describes my hubby...

4:26 pm

MollyL

: O

4:37 pm

Jillyjill

break time...bbs

4:51 pm

periwinkle

hi all, help with left corner A pls

4:52 pm

periwinkle

atop

4:52 pm

periwinkle

NM

4:52 pm

periwinkle

feree clue

4:52 pm

periwinkle

free even

4:53 pm

periwinkle

4:53 pm

periwinkle

4:53 pm

periwinkle

4:53 pm

MollyL

The other one is most of a word that means lawyer.

4:53 pm

periwinkle

ty Molls, did not have that one

4:55 pm

periwinkle

I have the et8, help with others pls

4:59 pm

bichon

finally got the re 8

4:59 pm

MollyL

People who want the goods or wives of others. Biblical word.

4:59 pm

bichon

Hi peri, Molly

5:00 pm

MollyL

If you call and complain about a neighbor's dog, they have been re8.

5:00 pm

periwinkle

ty for re8

5:01 pm

MollyL

If you put a plant in a bigger container it has been re8

5:01 pm

periwinkle

have no idea about the Biblical word, may I have the first two letters pls

5:01 pm

MollyL

Thou shalt not co5 thy neighbors goods.

5:01 pm

periwinkle

ty for 2nd re word, did not think to make it past tense, duh

5:02 pm

MollyL

Make the co one who does and plural it.

5:02 pm

MollyL

Make the co one who does and plural it.

5:02 pm

MollyL

Hiccup

5:02 pm

periwinkle

ty

5:03 pm

periwinkle

the English language is really crazy, some words end in or,some end in er

5:03 pm

periwinkle

for the one who, that is

5:03 pm

periwinkle

have all the 8's now

5:04 pm

periwinkle

the media made such a big deal about Kelly Ripa's new side kick. Personally I never watched the show when Regis was on it and won't watch it now

5:11 pm

MollyL

Me either

5:11 pm

periwinkle

figured you would feel the same way, Molls

5:12 pm

periwinkle

one of our local newscasters even went down to cover the "event"

5:12 pm

periwinkle

I have 70 left and stuck

5:13 pm

Jillyjill

comes out of lurk to help peri....

5:14 pm

periwinkle

thanks Jilly :)

5:14 pm

MollyL

If Soodle happens to show her partying face here today, wish her a happy birthday : D

5:14 pm

Jillyjill

Will do!

5:14 pm

periwinkle

oh, I am playing WwF with her. will do it there. thanks Molly

5:14 pm

periwinkle

we must have cocktails ready, Molls

5:14 pm

MollyL

<---Is going to set up a trench coat and dark glasses stand for all the lurkers.

5:15 pm

periwinkle

haha, Molly

5:15 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...just want to be done with this grid!!

5:15 pm

Dorens

is it a tough one, ladies?

5:15 pm

periwinkle

no using list yet so I don't know what to ask for

5:15 pm

Jillyjill

Oh, and just waiting for more free clues from peri ;)

5:15 pm

MollyL

I just raised a cold one in her honor.

5:15 pm

periwinkle

bottom row is gray

5:16 pm

Jillyjill

Not really dorens...come on in...

5:16 pm

periwinkle

the 2nd from the bottom row is missing 2 of the r words

5:16 pm

periwinkle

hi Doren!

5:16 pm

Dorens

am just getting ready to leave my office.. first day back at work. want to know if I can manage it after I get home. There is a lickety list I hope?

5:17 pm

MollyL

Well Doren, you are in the grid. So I will say it's wonderful. : D

5:17 pm

MollyL

Lickety is up, God love him.

5:17 pm

Jillyjill

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

5:18 pm

Dorens

haha. yes, i just saw that. so it must be wonderful, agreed. well. on my way home will scavenge for some dinner and play then. bbl

5:18 pm

Dorens

yay jilly jill and poof

5:18 pm

MollyL

Hoorah for Jilly : )

5:18 pm

periwinkle

YAY for Jilly!

5:19 pm

periwinkle

I am very grateful for lickety and for mrp who sometimes does the clues

5:21 pm

MollyL

I thought Mr. P wasn't doing it anymore. At least that is what I read.

5:21 pm

periwinkle

I did not hear that.

5:21 pm

Jillyjill

So am I, I use babble expert so seeing the words even when I don't list, know what they are helps

5:21 pm

periwinkle

I hope lickety never stops but would understand if he did

5:22 pm

periwinkle

yesterday's grid was easier for me

5:25 pm

Jillyjill

This one went faster for me...alas we are all different...

5:25 pm

MollyL

This one has some unusual spellings in it.

5:27 pm

Jillyjill

didn't find any phantom words yesterday...Today however, I wish I'd had a buc for everytime I tried attorney....

5:27 pm

Jillyjill

Whoops, probably PB punishable...

5:29 pm

MollyL

The PB seems to be a thing of the past. Blurting out words in the chat is the new "in" thing. : P

5:31 pm

Jillyjill

Thank goodness!

5:33 pm

Jillyjill

Well, must toddle off to prepare supper for hubby...nice to have him back!! Garden picking/pulling then BLT's for dinner....love this time of year....bbl all *poof*

5:45 pm

MollyL

People are always toddling and wandering here.

5:53 pm

mkg

hi all. i have one 9 and one 8. the 8 is re. what are other 8s please.

5:53 pm

o-o

co 8/60

5:54 pm

o-o

et 8/40

5:54 pm

mkg

ty got co.

5:55 pm

o-o

another re .. both are 8/50 and past tense

5:56 pm

mkg

need further clue for et plesae.

5:56 pm

o-o

perhaps one has to do with a newspaper and the other a root-bound plant

5:57 pm

o-o

et is the pl of evermore

5:57 pm

mkg

got other re 8. ty6

5:58 pm

mkg

ty got it. no more 8s.

5:58 pm

mkg

would love clues for the a in top corner. other is grey

5:59 pm

o-o

at 4/5

6:00 pm

o-o

at 6/18

6:01 pm

o-o

the 4 ... above

6:01 pm

o-o

the 6 ... add ripped

6:02 pm

o-o

or a + a spinning toy

6:02 pm

mkg

got the at 4. ty., but not others.

6:04 pm

mkg

clues for the at six please/

6:05 pm

mkg

got the six. ty.

6:16 pm

periwinkle

well, the power has gone out here twice in the past hour. once for a few minutes, then for over half an hour.

6:16 pm

periwinkle

I am carrying a flashlight in my pocket and have a lantern ready just in case.

6:18 pm

MollyL

Storms, Peri?

6:19 pm

periwinkle

been raining off and on all day

6:20 pm

periwinkle

thank goodness my sister had new garage doors installed earlier this year and they can be opened with a key.

6:20 pm

MollyL

Lots of remnants of Hurricane Issac floating around.

6:21 pm

periwinkle

I park my car in the driveway so it does not matter

6:28 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

6:29 pm

periwinkle

hi nan

6:31 pm

periwinkle

re7/48 pls

6:34 pm

cybernan

fill the shelves again

6:35 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

6:35 pm

periwinkle

19 left, bbs

6:36 pm

cybernan

first es 5, please?

6:37 pm

o-o

es + an army bed

6:38 pm

cybernan

ty babrab

6:53 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - a snap once I listed!

6:53 pm

cybernan

back at the flip :)

7:12 pm

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! yup, easier with the list.

7:12 pm

Uneaixoise

yay dawg!!

7:13 pm

lbdawger

hi unea!

7:27 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all! Just finished (looking around for Molly) a nummy dinner of BLT's...

7:27 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT cyber

7:27 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT dawg!!

7:31 pm

MollyL

Remember the cartoon dog who used to float up in the air when he got his treats? That is what nummy reminds me of.

7:31 pm

Jillyjill

I thought you might like it ;P

7:43 pm

MollyL

It must be wonderful to be picking fresh vegetables nightly for dinner. I dream of having a greenhouse so I can do that all year long.

7:44 pm

Jillyjill

That'd be nice too...I would love to grow artichokes but that requires a greenhouse in this climate!

7:48 pm

Jillyjill

brb

7:53 pm

periwinkle

a greenhouse would be lovely

7:53 pm

periwinkle

back to find my last 19

7:53 pm

periwinkle

is cos at the DNC?

7:54 pm

Jillyjill

I think he's home...been posting regularly

7:54 pm

periwinkle

ok

7:55 pm

Jillyjill

Molly...if you have outside space, Gardener's supply has planter boxes. I grow some of my tomatoes on the deck in them. Those are what are ripe now...garden ones just starting...

7:55 pm

periwinkle

re6/18 pls

7:55 pm

periwinkle

NM

7:55 pm

MollyL

<---Didn't fall for it

7:56 pm

periwinkle

:-)

7:56 pm

rururocks

<----- me neither

7:56 pm

MollyL

I do have outside space and ground space. I put my tomato plants right in the ground.

7:56 pm

periwinkle

I would love to have a vegetable garden but I am lazy

7:57 pm

MollyL

I love Gardener's Supply. There are so many things there I would like to buy.

7:59 pm

Jillyjill

<----missed the whole thing

8:05 pm

periwinkle

2nd st5/16 pls.

8:05 pm

periwinkle

I really do not see it, even in morewords

8:07 pm

Jillyjill

;) what you cook on....

8:07 pm

periwinkle

ty Jilly

8:07 pm

periwinkle

that is a twisty one

8:08 pm

Jillyjill

and the two t's don't help...

8:08 pm

periwinkle

yep

8:10 pm

periwinkle

fireworks, back to the DNC

8:11 pm

MollyL

Blah, all the hot air has moved from Tampa to Charlotte.

8:13 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT peri!!

8:16 pm

rururocks

glad all the hot air has left the chat lately

8:16 pm

torgone

Yay peri!

8:18 pm

MollyL

Oh, it's still here. Just not while you're around. Lucky.

8:18 pm

Jillyjill

<----full of hot air....

8:19 pm

MollyL

Not so Jilly. You are a breath of fresh. : )

8:20 pm

Jillyjill

fresh scat?

8:21 pm

MollyL

Never

8:24 pm

harpjane

Think I'll work on the T's now

8:28 pm

mab

i'm the hot air, aren't i

8:28 pm

Jillyjill

Hi harp

8:29 pm

Jillyjill

ahem...mab...that is MY role....

8:29 pm

harpjane

hi jilly

8:30 pm

rururocks

<---likes touching on touchy subject

8:31 pm

Jillyjill

ruru....touches anything....

8:31 pm

mab

but i thought i got dispensation for being a sickly thing

8:32 pm

mab

not that ruru is the ultimate authority

8:32 pm

mab

old goat

8:33 pm

Jillyjill

*ducking*

8:33 pm

harpjane

t's done

8:34 pm

Jillyjill

Go harp!!!

8:34 pm

mab

kidding. see: :D

8:37 pm

MollyL

* Scatters lavender in The Sensitive Room, just in case*

8:38 pm

Jillyjill

LOL molly...

8:39 pm

MollyL

So, in keeping with the playground behavior that is American politics, we have heard the Republicans tell us it's all the Democrats fault. Now it's time to listen to the Democrats tell us it's all the Republicans fault.

8:39 pm

torgone

*Walks into sensitive room and floats an air biscuit*

8:41 pm

Jillyjill

Um...actually they are remarking on what they have DONE in the last 4 years...

8:41 pm

MollyL

Oh dear. Tor is farting in The Sensitive Room. *Sprays soothing herbal air freshener*

8:41 pm

mab

very little mention of the other side

8:41 pm

MollyL

Ahahahahaha...what they have done...ahahahahaha.

8:42 pm

Jillyjill

Is torgone crop dusting again!!!

8:42 pm

Jillyjill

well, there are certainly more of an ethnic blend in this congress....

8:42 pm

rururocks

speaking of hot air

8:43 pm

MollyL

Watch out Ru, or it will be in your general direction.

8:44 pm

rururocks

*puts up fart shields*

8:44 pm

Jillyjill

*puts phaser on fart level one*

8:46 pm

MollyL

I have this mental image of you all playing laser tag with "other" weapons. : D

8:47 pm

Jillyjill

Time for the sensitive room there mols!

8:47 pm

harpjane

Think I'll work on the S's now

8:48 pm

wvteach

Squished the Ss - now just need the Ts

8:48 pm

Jillyjill

wah-wah wah-wah wah wah-wah-wah *clint enters stage left*

8:49 pm

harpjane

CLINT? WHERE?

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

stage left...oh look...he has a CHAIR!!

8:49 pm

mab

probably next to some chair

8:50 pm

MollyL

There is a lot of wailing, moaning and hollering PU!!! in The Sensitive Room at the moment.

8:50 pm

Jillyjill

That's why I told you to put in a rubber room!!

8:52 pm

MollyL

It's okay, don't worry about Clint. The Magic President has a solution for everything. Promise.

8:55 pm

mab

my governor is speaking

8:55 pm

mab

duval patrick

8:55 pm

Jillyjill

HE's doing very well...

8:56 pm

mab

he's a pip

8:57 pm

rururocks

sometimes I wonder if an empty chair would be better for president

8:57 pm

Jillyjill

Ithink an empty chamber of congress would be.....

8:57 pm

mab

he says democrats need to grow a backbone

8:57 pm

Jillyjill

or I guess that's what we already have@@

8:57 pm

mab

gov. patrick

8:58 pm

Jillyjill

That's what I have always said, the Dems were to bending over on so mnay things...that's why we don't have the single payer system this country needs...

9:01 pm

Jillyjill

now I've gone and killed the chog....

9:02 pm

MollyL

In order to have a single payer system, we need to get rid of the health insurance companies. When politicians get real about that, things will change.

9:02 pm

Jillyjill

On that we totally agree mols....

9:02 pm

Jillyjill

AND the drug companies!

9:03 pm

MollyL

Ooo, didn't mean to leave out the evil drug companies.

9:04 pm

MollyL

Oh and lobbying needs to be outlawed. Like THAT will ever happen.

9:07 pm

torgone

We need to get the influence of money out of government ..

9:07 pm

Jillyjill

And again...we agree...

9:07 pm

Jillyjill

Corporations are NOT people...

9:08 pm

MollyL

People can make fun of the Occupy movement all they want. But at least those people are speaking out against corporate greed.

9:09 pm

Jillyjill

Wow!! Again...we are sympatico!

9:12 pm

mab

agree, agree, agree

9:12 pm

Jillyjill

:D

9:13 pm

turqaz

repo

9:18 pm

turqaz

my bad; sorry

9:19 pm

MollyL

I have no problem agreeing, disagreeing or otherwise listening to American citizens regarding American politics. If you live in, pay taxes in and are affected by American politics, I'm all ears. Otherwise, not so much.

9:21 pm

Jillyjill

That's great Molly...

9:26 pm

mab

mayor julian castro is proud of his mother...

9:27 pm

Jillyjill

Now, to change subjects...here is a pdf map of the area's fires. We are in the left corner...located right above the huge yellow marked fire... http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/data/a
ctivefiremaps/nrw2012248_1900.pdf

9:28 pm

harpjane

cute little girl

9:29 pm

Jillyjill

going to bow out for a few to watch the first lady...bbs

9:29 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for at6-18? Thanks

9:30 pm

stidmama

peach: short for lawyer

9:30 pm

mab

wow. such big fires.

9:30 pm

gapeach

Oh, thanks much, stiddy

9:33 pm

gapeach

Beautiful flower, stidmama.

9:33 pm

stidmama

yw peach. now I have to head out. down to 71 and NBT... back tomorrow. *poof*

9:36 pm

harpjane

Think I'll do the R's now

9:41 pm

JeeWhiz

What does the nine start with please?

9:41 pm

mab

pr9

9:42 pm

rururocks

...OH politics.. I'll be back next summer

9:42 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks mab

9:43 pm

mab

oh shut up

9:43 pm

rururocks

LOL

9:43 pm

mab

michele is speaking. i think maybe she should be pres.

9:44 pm

MollyL

*Makes soothing herbal tea in The Sensitive Room. Turns up the peaceful zen music*

9:46 pm

DRWED

I just logged on...I think I can do 212 words in two hours...who's with me?

9:46 pm

mab

yes! yes you can!

9:46 pm

mab

yes you can! yes you can!

9:46 pm

MollyL

Oh, how did I know someone was going to say that.

9:47 pm

DRWED

Okay, I need a clue for everything [giggle]

9:47 pm

mab

oh sorry. got carried away.

9:47 pm

MollyL

*Waits for the Oooooooobaaaaaama chanting*

9:47 pm

rururocks

maybe Biden your time Molly?

9:48 pm

mab

clue: all the words are between four and nine letter, inclusive.

9:48 pm

DRWED

Okay, that's a start...

9:48 pm

gapeach

Great clue, mab.

9:49 pm

mab

why thank you, ms. peach

9:49 pm

DRWED

lens

9:49 pm

DRWED

oops

9:49 pm

mab

it's ok. that word isn't actually there.

9:50 pm

rururocks

wonders if they're calling it a Lolapelosi

9:51 pm

mab

i somehow don't think we'll be hearing from nancy

9:51 pm

mab

just a hunch

9:52 pm

rururocks

*good call mab*

9:52 pm

mab

thanks. I'm a think tank unto myself.

9:52 pm

rururocks

would be like the republicans bringing Karl ROve on

9:52 pm

gapeach

mab, I was up your way several years ago.....in autumn.....near Lenox, I believe. I don't think I'd seen such beautiful colors in my life.

9:52 pm

rururocks

or Clint Eastwood

9:53 pm

mab

oh, Lenox is lovely. that whole region is very pretty.

9:53 pm

rururocks

:D

9:53 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for se5-16? Thanks

9:54 pm

rururocks

se + hawaiian food spelled funny

9:54 pm

MollyL

Rhymes with the rinse that tints your hair red.

9:54 pm

rururocks

gapeach tints her hair?

9:54 pm

MollyL

Never mind, I'm looking at 5/10s

9:54 pm

rururocks

*shocked*

9:55 pm

MollyL

You all think Peach is a meek, mild mannered person. I know better. : D

9:55 pm

rururocks

Leather?

9:56 pm

rururocks

*waves from gutter*

9:56 pm

MollyL

I am sworn to secrecy.

9:56 pm

mab

maybe goat leather

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing

9:56 pm

rururocks

baaaaaahd to the bone

9:57 pm

rururocks

hi minver

9:57 pm

Minveryork

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

9:57 pm

MollyL

Puts up the HI MIN!!!! banner : D

9:57 pm

Minveryork

LOL MollyL!

9:57 pm

mab

i've already wept twice during michelle's speech. really.

9:58 pm

MollyL

How was your first day Min?

9:58 pm

mab

four more years, etc.

9:58 pm

rururocks

*leaves out kleenex for "sniffles"

9:58 pm

mab

hi min!

9:58 pm

MollyL

Me too, but probably not for the same reasons.

9:58 pm

gapeach

Thanks, ruru, the only Hawaiin food I can think of starts with an"l".

9:58 pm

mab

you too, ru?

9:59 pm

rururocks

I don't get emotional Mab.. sorry

9:59 pm

nrkii

gapeach - se + Tony gets a **n*

9:59 pm

rururocks

it's a fattening porridge gapeach

9:59 pm

mab

then why do you need kleenex?

9:59 pm

rururocks

for you sniffles

9:59 pm

MollyL

I thought Tony got iced at the end of The Sopranos.

9:59 pm

mab

save a few bucks

10:00 pm

KnightTime

i've been weeping for four years

10:00 pm

mab

ooohhhh

10:00 pm

rururocks

*knew that was coming...lol*

10:01 pm

mab

how did you get past the babbler screening test Knight?

10:01 pm

gapeach

Molly, I think you and I have known each other many times before.

10:01 pm

MollyL

Me too Peach. : )

10:01 pm

mab

geez, they let anyone be a member these days....

10:02 pm

MollyL

I let him in. We've been weeping together.

10:03 pm

rururocks

I was a librarian in a past lifetime

10:03 pm

mab

fascinating

10:04 pm

MollyL

I was a community organizer. But somehow, no one will vote for me for President. : P

10:04 pm

KnightTime

i paid my bill with non-stimulus money

10:05 pm

mab

money well spent, knight. the nation thanks you.

10:05 pm

KnightTime

mostly the owner of this site thanks me.

10:06 pm

nrkii

where is the President? I thought he'd come out when M.O. finished

10:06 pm

mab

he's with the girls.

10:06 pm

mab

or so we've been told.

10:06 pm

mab

he could pop down

10:07 pm

nrkii

odd... used to seeing them all join the wife on stage

10:07 pm

MollyL

I thought the girls stayed with The First Grandma.

10:08 pm

mab

i think they are there for some reason

10:08 pm

mab

i mean for some reason i think that

10:08 pm

harpjane

re6/18?

10:09 pm

mab

they'll trot them out on thurs.

10:09 pm

nrkii

ripped again

10:09 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:10 pm

mab

no zingers, an npr analyst says of michelle's speech. wow, i'd have a hard time not zinging.

10:12 pm

MollyL

Barry stayed home to take the girls to their first day of school.

10:12 pm

MollyL

It was a great photo op.

10:13 pm

mab

this IS politics, molls

10:18 pm

harpjane

ne6/18 for the win?

10:18 pm

harpjane

It looks like the First Lady has time to work out!

10:19 pm

MollyL

Bird house + either **

10:19 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:20 pm

Bugsaw

;

10:20 pm

gapeach

es5-12 the 2nd please.....thanks

10:21 pm

harpjane

snail without the gar

10:22 pm

MollyL

e + not go

10:22 pm

Minveryork

That es 5/12 word is es plus an army bed gapeach.

10:23 pm

Minveryork

Another es 5/12 word is es plus the opposite of go gapeach

10:23 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Molly and Min.

10:24 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:24 pm

gapeach

Thanks to harpjane also.

10:25 pm

Minveryork

I am stopping at 170 words and 2155 points.Goodnight all!

10:25 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Min.

10:27 pm

Bugsaw

pr

10:27 pm

mab

night min

10:27 pm

gapeach

What do you need, bugs?

10:29 pm

Bugsaw

sorry, that was a mistake. back to lurking thanks peach

10:29 pm

gapeach

Ok, hon.

10:30 pm

Bugsaw

thanks for noticing

10:30 pm

Bugsaw

monkeys are loose tonight

10:30 pm

gapeach

And that's a good thing. LOL

10:32 pm

gapeach

I've been given some excellent clues for se5-15 and I still can't get it. I was told that this would help my brain......

10:32 pm

gapeach

se5-16 - even

10:33 pm

torgone

se + urinate + Yiddish expression

10:33 pm

harpjane

lol torg

10:33 pm

Bugsaw

thanks torgone

10:34 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, tor.

10:36 pm

torgone

You got it from that? yqw

10:36 pm

gapeach

brb

10:38 pm

mab

the re5/12 after the second re8???

10:41 pm

Bugsaw

become proffessional again mab

10:42 pm

Bugsaw

re + paid for work then

10:42 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Bugs, I needed that one too.

10:42 pm

mab

thank you so much. I just couldn't see it.

10:44 pm

gapeach

re7-48....please....thanks.

10:44 pm

Bugsaw

what stores to do the shelves at night

10:45 pm

gapeach

Great Bugs, thanks.

10:55 pm

Bugsaw

any one have a hint for et words, please?

10:56 pm

Uneaixoise

et7 forever

10:56 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

10:56 pm

Bugsaw

thanks Une. NOW they are obvious

10:56 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL

10:57 pm

gapeach

oc6-30 please....thanks

10:59 pm

Bugsaw

8 notes on a musical scale

11:01 pm

Bugsaw

or: same forst 3 letters + the song *** maria

11:02 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much Bugs. That leaves me with 6.

11:02 pm

Bugsaw

27 for me ;(

11:03 pm

gapeach

Aw, I know how that feels. But you know, you may make it after all. I will clue for you, if you like

11:05 pm

Bugsaw

is the last po 5 a fish?

11:06 pm

gapeach

I don't think so.....want me to clue it?

11:06 pm

Bugsaw

yes please

11:06 pm

Uneaixoise

rhymes with a game

11:07 pm

Bugsaw

got it , thanks

11:08 pm

gapeach

p + mr. Premenger's first name.

11:08 pm

Bugsaw

both good clues

11:14 pm

gapeach

st5-10 1st one please.....thanks

11:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

is it the back end of a boat?

11:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(just got here, so that's probably not it)

11:17 pm

torgone

1st one I have is a stone pillar that sounds like a woman's name ..

11:18 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Gwen and tor.

11:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aha, got that one, thanks tor

11:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh boy got the 9

11:26 pm

gapeach

Good going, Gwen.

11:26 pm

jillibus

falling asleep already and it's not even flip time

11:27 pm

gapeach

ne5-12 please....thanks

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

hi jilli. welcome home

11:27 pm

jillibus

early start (for me) this morning, didn't sleep well last night. Par for the course.

11:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ne5/12, already obsolete, one who runs a computer network

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

ne + the peak of a mountain

11:28 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Bugs and Gwen.

11:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

11:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

only 66 to go . . .

11:29 pm

jillibus

hi bugs

11:29 pm

gapeach

2 left...te5-16 and te5-10 the 1st please.....thanks

11:30 pm

torgone

whadayamean obsolete?? There are no obsolete words in Babble

11:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

!

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

I hope you are feeling well, just sleepy. Tonight was a rough night for me too but I cud sleep in

11:30 pm

gapeach

No, my bad....te5-10 the 2nd.

11:31 pm

torgone

te5/16 - see se5/16

11:32 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, tor.

11:33 pm

jillibus

I'm fine, bugs, just sleepy. Nice clear week ahead.

11:33 pm

cosdem

sorry hiccus

11:34 pm

cosdem

wrong message. i mean "hi"

11:34 pm

Bugsaw

I am glad we are having more good weather now that school has begun and I can still enjoy the sunshine. the garden is taking more shape

11:34 pm

jillibus

Scary result of Quebec election. Even francophones talk about leaving.

11:34 pm

Bugsaw

Am afraid to pay attention. Did they get a minority or majority?

11:34 pm

cosdem

I saw! Thats not good.

11:35 pm

cosdem

think there will be a coalition government or did they already say?

11:35 pm

jillibus

It looks like a minority, thank goodness.

11:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you mean the "we hate the rest of canada" faction won?

11:35 pm

Bugsaw

finally done

11:35 pm

cosdem

yes gwen. sad.

11:35 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Bugs!!!!!

11:35 pm

Bugsaw

yes Gwen. It is sad for the rest of Canada

11:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oy oy oy, civil war!

11:36 pm

gapeach

need te5-10 the 2nd to finish.....thanks

11:36 pm

jillibus

Yes, Gwen, but not by much. Still, they are planning all sorts of nastiness about the English language and schooling, as ever. Peace shattered again.

11:36 pm

Bugsaw

It is not on my mind Gwen but the maritime provinces on the east coast must feel even more isolated

11:37 pm

grannyrose

te5, te + snake letter + ooh ** **

11:37 pm

Bugsaw

great clue granny

11:37 pm

Bugsaw

I will leave clueing and go watch the news now. See you later everyone

11:37 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Rose. How did work go today?

11:37 pm

grannyrose

lol..... and i'm not a francophile either

11:38 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams Bugs.

11:38 pm

grannyrose

hey peach. np's. better thanx, remembered to ice pack every 2 hours. that helped heaps

11:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i recall some time around 1995 (?) there was a close call, and it looked like civil war might happen, but the crazies lost that time

11:39 pm

jillibus

Actually, it was partly because of some perceived corruption in the present federalist government, plus the formation of another pseudo-federalist party to split the vote. Shades of Ralph Nader.

11:39 pm

grannyrose

tomorrow maybe another st5. in for a very fast, long list. :(

11:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, stop dumping on ralph!

11:40 pm

jillibus

Yes, Gwen, a referendum in 1995 came close to Quebec's separation, but not civil war. That's why we left and came to BC.

11:41 pm

jillibus

Well, he did split the vote, right Gwen?

11:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you're smart! i mean leaving QC, not the other thing

11:41 pm

cosdem

Nader did take enough votes away from Gore to cost him Florida thus the Presidency so yes Jill.

11:42 pm

grannyrose

my guess is ralph nader has very broad shoulders and can take it, gwen. otherwise, why is he in politics?

11:42 pm

cosdem

But it should have NOT been close anyway. Gore is to blame as well.

11:42 pm

jillibus

Anyway, I've been watching the Dem convention

11:42 pm

cosdem

Michelle hit a home run tonight.

11:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

excuse me, gore won florida, remember? then a half hour later, Fox News said, no he didn't, and all hell broke loose. do not get me started.

11:43 pm

jillibus

You betcha. Castro was good too.

11:43 pm

cosdem

Gwen: I am aware :) I was on the Gore/Liebermann staff.

11:43 pm

jillibus

Sorry I mentioned Ralph.

11:43 pm

cosdem

Castro was amazing. The next Dem Senator from Texas.

11:43 pm

cosdem

Either Castro ;)

11:44 pm

grannyrose

*from under table* is it safe to come out yet?

11:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cosdem, cool!

11:44 pm

jillibus

Such fun to see those identical twins!

11:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i am not dumping, only complaining about dumping. all done

11:44 pm

cosdem

Yes Rose! Gwen and I arent arguing lol

11:44 pm

grannyrose

and we loves ya, gwen...

11:44 pm

cosdem

jill: a friend wrote that he wanted Castro. I said he cuold have him. I'll take his brother lol

11:45 pm

jillibus

I didn't dump, just described.

11:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and i loves ralphie LOL

11:45 pm

grannyrose

okaaayyyy, back under the table.

11:45 pm

cosdem

tomorrow's speeches: CEO of Costco and Carmax, Elizabeth Warren and Bill Clinton. Should be fun.

11:45 pm

jillibus

be happy, gwen ;-)

11:46 pm

jillibus

no problem, granny -- come on out!

11:46 pm

grannyrose

oh, c'mon, cos....political speeches....fun???

11:46 pm

cosdem

yes. fun.

11:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ugh! the repugnants have put up another "sit on his hands during a crisis" nonentity for president. yeah, i'm happy (sarcasm)

11:47 pm

grannyrose

political speeches = sermons/church services lead in a monotone. good sedatives, both

11:47 pm

cosdem

they're just bitter.

11:47 pm

jillibus

<-- zipping lip re politics

11:48 pm

cosdem

Rose: Not Bill Clinton. Nope.

11:48 pm

grannyrose

nice move, jilli

11:48 pm

jillibus

except that Michelle's speech was far from a boring monotone

11:48 pm

grannyrose

yeah, you're right, cos. he breaks me up. lol

11:48 pm

cosdem

so shall we discuss flowers instead?

11:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

or doctor who?

11:49 pm

grannyrose

now there's a great idea, cos. daffodils, jonquils all in bloom.

11:49 pm

jillibus

ok -- you first

11:49 pm

grannyrose

and the grass is riz, i wonder where the birdies is?

11:50 pm

grannyrose

ooohhh, doctor who... now there is one great series. at the moment we are finishing the matthew smith series.

11:51 pm

Uneaixoise

definitely looking forward to Clinton's speech :-)

11:51 pm

jillibus

not here, granny, lol! I have dahlias, anemones, coreopsis, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, oregano, alliums, roses, etc etc etc blooming now

11:51 pm

grannyrose

awww, jilli. i wanna be there.

11:51 pm

jillibus

Only saw a couple of Dr Whos -- many years ago.

11:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so sorry, gotta fix dinner, sorry if i totally offended everyone, sort of! *poink*

11:52 pm

grannyrose

oh, and guys and gals? guess who is back into her motorcycles leathers? * huge grin *

11:52 pm

jillibus

well, granny, fall approaches here as your spring arrives. You have summer to look forward to and we have winter to dread.

11:53 pm

jillibus

Gwen, you didn't offend anyone!

11:53 pm

grannyrose

gwen, no offense taken. was just jerking your lariat.

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