Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 26, 2013

12:00 am

boatierra

Flip / vuelta / aleta

12:00 am

Jillyjill

flip

12:01 am

Nef

flip!

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

ea7

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all! hi nef, jilly, boat

12:01 am

boatierra

Hi Volley :)

12:01 am

cosdem

hi all

12:01 am

Nef

hi Dee

12:02 am

Nef

hi une

12:02 am

Nef

and hi everyone

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

Hi cos, une

12:02 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, all :-)

12:03 am

Jillyjill

pr6/21

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

te 7

12:03 am

Nef

pr7/36

12:04 am

Nef

ve7/40

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

pr7/32

12:04 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:04 am

Nef

pr7/32

12:05 am

Jillyjill

ty lickety! <3

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7 x 2

12:05 am

rururocks

re8

12:05 am

Nef

thanks, lickety

12:05 am

rururocks

100

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone... in 8

12:06 am

Jillyjill

and for yet another day, er4/4....

12:07 am

Jillyjill

er6/28

12:08 am

Jillyjill

er7/28...G&T hitting

12:08 am

Jillyjill

sheesh...EA 7/28...

12:09 am

rururocks

st7

12:09 am

cybernan

re 8

12:10 am

dizgrannie

hi all !!! NBT/NBS am 9

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

hi! Phantom: maestro

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7 x 3

12:12 am

sammysmom

ok jilly....... what is in the cup??

12:13 am

Jillyjill

Hubby made a very stiff G&T...finding words easy...typing them...not so much...lol

12:14 am

Nef

LOL! It must have just hit you, Jilly. You did much better before the flip!

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee -- got 'em!

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

in 6 x 2; in 7

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

yqw une!

12:15 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lynxxx :-)

12:15 am

rururocks

oooh found the am 9

12:15 am

rururocks

thank you diz

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

hi lynxx

12:16 am

Erda

& is in the grid -- how about that!!

12:16 am

rururocks

hi lynnxx

12:16 am

lynxxx

Was looking at the cute 'passenger' Une but he's yours. Very sweet

12:16 am

Nef

thank you Erda! :-)

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

I am confused... are there any er 6's or er 7's?

12:17 am

Erda

YW Nef

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

don't think so, dee

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ty une

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

he's a she, lynxxx :-)

12:18 am

lynxxx

lol, a handsome she

12:18 am

rururocks

wow.. lately everyone is having trouble with sexes

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

my most senior rescue girl :-)

12:19 am

rururocks

I just love her faxe une

12:19 am

rururocks

face

12:19 am

rururocks

I'm sure she doesn't fax

12:20 am

lynxxx

does anyone fax anymore?

12:20 am

rururocks

<---still faxes

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

ru, her face actually looks a lot like fawn -- very sweet

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

you can still fax from our local library

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

*like a fawn

12:21 am

rururocks

I bet you fawndle her a lot

12:21 am

rururocks

she is sooo cute

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

i do indeed :-)

12:21 am

lynxxx

over here it is just assumed everyone scans nowadays

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

she's quite a character -- if she wants to go out, she comes and sits in front of you and sneezes! LOL

12:22 am

lynxxx

so you kept her Une..she is not just passing through?

12:22 am

rururocks

that's cute

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:22 am

rururocks

god If I did une's job.. I'd have 300 dogs

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

yes, lynxxx . . . I adopted her years ago from a family that had fostered her for a YEAR -- can you imagine??

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

it's very tempting, ru!!

12:24 am

lynxxx

I can't actually - I don't think I could ever give up a dog except if circumstances were really extreme

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

same here

12:24 am

rururocks

me three

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

been in the grid and looked up to read all about your adorable doggy, uneaix (:

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

hey, melon :-)

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ru is the st 7 a compound?

12:25 am

rururocks

no

12:26 am

rururocks

but you have to put your foot down to get it

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty found it :) LOL

12:26 am

rururocks

:D

12:26 am

rururocks

I'm stuck at 69 again..

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

jeez

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

64

12:27 am

rururocks

68now

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

anyone find the other 9.. I have the am

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

not i

12:28 am

melonheadjujube

tx VMD (:

12:28 am

maggiej

en

12:28 am

rururocks

not me

12:28 am

cybernan

not me ... stalled a t 152/71

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty maggie!

12:28 am

maggiej

yw

12:30 am

cybernan

ty maggie - a's and 9's done

12:30 am

cybernan

*8's

12:30 am

rururocks

I dont' see the en 9

12:30 am

rururocks

ah

12:30 am

rururocks

found it

12:31 am

rururocks

<--- channeling martha stewart

12:31 am

rururocks

I have re8 what's the other 8?

12:32 am

McLeach

there's an in8

12:32 am

maggiej

in8

12:34 am

rururocks

got it

12:34 am

rururocks

thanks maggie

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

pe 7 x 2

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:35 am

Jillyjill

OMG..watching Soundgarden on late night...they are OLD..grey haired old...what does that make me?

12:35 am

rururocks

... old

12:36 am

maggiej

old like me

12:36 am

rururocks

:D :D :D :D :D

12:36 am

Jillyjill

very old...that was my son's generation!

12:37 am

Jillyjill

OK, clue for the am9 (need for nbs/nbt)

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

punctuation, jilly

12:37 am

rururocks

&

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

kinda

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

well, just give it away, ru!

12:37 am

Jillyjill

ty...

12:37 am

rururocks

:D

12:37 am

melonheadjujube

OK, does rur get the PB for giving it away???

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

as 6

12:38 am

Jillyjill

thank you ruru for incurring rath to clue me...LOL

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:38 am

rururocks

Crawls off to PB to lick wounds

12:39 am

Jillyjill

ruru is a sa5/10

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

puhleeze

12:39 am

Nef

I don't think ruru should be in the PB tonight, That wasn't a bad infraction

12:39 am

rururocks

ooooh une..

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

agreed, nef :-)

12:39 am

rururocks

I thought you liked me

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

yeah, but . . . a sa5?? LOL

12:40 am

rururocks

*takes off papal hat*

12:40 am

rururocks

*takes off papal hat*

12:40 am

rururocks

*looks down at white robe*

12:40 am

rururocks

*adjusts wings*

12:41 am

rururocks

.. yes Sa5 Ruru

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

59 to go and calling it quits for tonight -- bye! *poof*

12:41 am

lynxxx

bye Une

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

nite une

12:41 am

rururocks

56

12:41 am

rururocks

*waves to une*

12:43 am

cybernan

55 and that's it for me -- see you tomorrow :)

12:43 am

rururocks

night nan

12:43 am

rururocks

they're dropping like flies now

12:43 am

lynxxx

bye Nan

12:43 am

melonheadjujube

jilli, rur could be a sa6/27 for all we know...

12:43 am

rururocks

I am that too

12:44 am

melonheadjujube

ruru i meant. this is what I get for laptopping in bed.

12:44 am

melonheadjujube

(; ru

12:44 am

Jillyjill

ruru is whatever we want him to be ;)

12:44 am

rururocks

that's better than laphopping melon

12:44 am

melonheadjujube

I mean, RU, ruru?

12:45 am

melonheadjujube

ruru UR wicked!!!

12:45 am

jillibus

Hi all -- late and pooped after Happy Hour(s) at my place and lots of cleanup to do.

12:45 am

rururocks

:D

12:45 am

lynxxx

hi Jilli

12:45 am

rururocks

ah jilli..no one stayed to help clean up?

12:46 am

melonheadjujube

hi jilli!

12:46 am

jillibus

ru will be amust that I spilled pickle juice all over the kitchen foor and although I tried to mop it up it left a sticky something behind so my shoes squeaked.

12:46 am

Jillyjill

Sis!! was hoping you'd pop in!

12:47 am

rururocks

Is that a sign jilli?

12:47 am

jillibus

No -- nobody helped clean up. They carried some plates and glasses to the kitchen, though.

12:48 am

jillibus

Just a coincidence, ruru

12:48 am

rururocks

you need new friends jilli

12:48 am

melonheadjujube

need help for nbs: the bottom row A, and the lower of the two Ns to the left.

12:48 am

jillibus

(that was "amused", don't know why the keyboard said "amust")

12:48 am

dizgrannie

na 6/21

12:49 am

dizgrannie

an 4/5

12:49 am

jillibus

well, ruru, it doesn't occur to them -- they are couples and don't have to cope alone.

12:50 am

jillibus

So what

12:50 am

jillibus

s this grid like? Kind or full of unwords?

12:50 am

Jillyjill

When I can find a 6 right off, it cannot be too hard sis.

12:51 am

melonheadjujube

pretty fun if you ask me.

12:51 am

jillibus

(That was all supposed to be together)

12:51 am

jillibus

ty sis and melon -- I might ave a go for a bit, but pretty tired!

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili... bet you get the am 9 right off ... "&"

12:51 am

Jillyjill

Well, the G&T is really hitting...cannot type coherently...niters all...((jilli))

12:52 am

rururocks

take some aspirin jilly

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

dizg, are either of them a common word? or both?

12:52 am

rururocks

thinks hubby has some hot and spicy planned for jilly

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

lots of water, too, jilly

12:53 am

Jillyjill

LOL...not after he has skiied for the day...

12:53 am

jillibus

ru, I'll take a tylenol and a sleeping pill at bedtime. Didn't drink much.

12:53 am

rururocks

that's good jilli

12:53 am

jillibus

Oh you were talking to jillyjill, sorry.

12:53 am

Jillyjill

Already did the water anticipating hubby's drink...now really....*poof*

12:54 am

jillibus

gnight sis

12:54 am

rururocks

it's so nice having a couple jilli's around

12:55 am

rururocks

ve7

12:56 am

jillibus

dee, I have absolutely no idea what the am10 is

12:56 am

jillibus

sorry, am9

12:56 am

rururocks

& ....

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

am 9... sign on the computer keypad used for the word and

12:57 am

rururocks

ends with beach material

12:57 am

melonheadjujube

well, diz, the i found the na mathematically. Having found all the other NAs, I just figured out how to fit it in and make the count. Now for the blasted an4/5.

12:57 am

jillibus

oh haha, ruru and ty dee (told you I was pooped)

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:58 am

rururocks

i'm cutting out too.. good night all.. have fun.. and a great weekend

12:58 am

jillibus

That was even the kennel name for a Dane breeder friend of mine, now deceased

12:58 am

melonheadjujube

yes, two jillis makes me laugh like jelly, perhaps because really, I'm a julie, jillis (;

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

nite ru

12:59 am

melonheadjujube

sleep tight, ruru

1:00 am

jillibus

oh funny, melon -- and there's another julia too

1:00 am

jillibus

gnight ruru

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

no, the lone an4/5 is not from the bottom row A. Anyone>

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

wait I think I see her, over the waves!

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

I think the lone a is the am 9

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

yep! nbs at last

1:01 am

lynxxx

I have 4 av's from there Melon

1:01 am

jillibus

it is, dee

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty lynx... need some av's :)

1:02 am

melonheadjujube

I was looking fr a bottom row A word, got it, an av 5/16.

1:04 am

melonheadjujube

In front, ahoy, birds! that's

1:05 am

melonheadjujube

en 9 eludes me despite having the other en words

1:06 am

lynxxx

"let me en9 you, let me make you smile"

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

en 9/54.... I think of babble as one of my favorite en9ments...

1:06 am

melonheadjujube

d'OH!

1:08 am

ursh

i am 62 years old - i speak and write fairly good english and i have never heard of the am9 - will try all week to use it and show off

1:09 am

melonheadjujube

rightmost column grey (:

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:10 am

melonheadjujube

OK, stoppig at 132. nite all.

1:11 am

jillibus

I'm just too tired -- and won't have time tomorrow -- bridge at my place. Goodnight all, and have fun with this one...*poof

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili'; sleep well & have fun at bridge

1:12 am

jillibus

I have to host it, dee -- not so much fun

1:13 am

jillibus

*repoof

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

can be a bother, but once everyone is there... might actually be enjoyable :)

1:13 am

grannyrose

what a nasty twisty grid. full of non words, and non-plurals.hello all.

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi rose!!

1:14 am

grannyrose

how are you dee?

1:14 am

jillibus

I have to serve a tea and goodies -- the others are all super-cooks. I'm doing an experiment and hope it's ok (I did try it myself).

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

had a bumpy day... very damp here with lots of barometric pressure changes... a bit achy... thinking it will improve in next 24 hours

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

oooh, what did you try, jili?

1:15 am

jillibus

hi granny -- I was afraid of that with this grid so I guess it's good riddance...*re-repoof

1:15 am

grannyrose

aww jilli. hope it all goes well for you. do you have to host often?

1:16 am

grannyrose

dee, i have been using the pain-away cream on my shin. it has worked wonders!

1:16 am

jillibus

stollen and frozen local strawberries soaked in kirsch with a bolb of Greek honey-flavoured yogurt on top

1:16 am

jillibus

*blob

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

oooh sounds yummy actually

1:17 am

grannyrose

oh, yum...jilli i'm coming to your place.

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

I was glad to see that yesterday, rose... today I'd have to slather everywhere LOL

1:17 am

rubyfoo

hah, and good morning. I am on very early today as I couldn't sleep pat 6. (Elaborate) Saturday breakfast is finished and I have a few moments to start the grid.

1:18 am

rubyfoo

I just wrote to you Rose, having had time, this early to write

1:18 am

rubyfoo

past*

1:18 am

jillibus

well, they'll have to take it or leave it, lol! It's my turn every 4 weeks, but not always the day after hosting Happy Hour(s)

1:18 am

grannyrose

maybe bathe in it??? poor dee. btw....wikipeia site says there have been some good results using dopamine, and/or adenosine.

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

hi ruby

1:19 am

jillibus

hi ruby -- long time!

1:19 am

grannyrose

{{{ruby}}}

1:22 am

rubyfoo

it is nice to "see" my friends

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

phew... finally fireworks... used lickety for last 18... ty lickety!

1:22 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!!

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

tyvm

1:23 am

jillibus

Well, I'm still here and my goal is just nbt -- I need the lower n in the 1st column and the bottom row A -- any help around?

1:23 am

jillibus

YAY dee!

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

well I must get going... have some printing to do for hubby

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

av 5

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

na 6/21

1:24 am

grannyrose

night dear dee. hope you are able to rest and sleep well.

1:24 am

Nef

YAY, Dee! WTG!!!

1:25 am

jillibus

ty dee -- I did have a diff av but got the piratical one

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

nice!

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty nef... ty gran hugs to all! *poof*

1:25 am

Nef

na 6 is a girls name and the start ot "to eat"

1:26 am

rubyfoo

1:26 am

Nef

OF, that was (not ot)

1:27 am

grannyrose

hey nef, saw you earlier today, are you okay? or just unable to sleep?

1:28 am

Nef

hi ruby. I'm really tired and fell asleep here; DH just wandered out and scared me awake; his legs are spastic tonight and he hasn't fallen asleep yet. (I can't go to bed til he's asleep

1:28 am

Nef

hi grannny

1:28 am

jillibus

ty nef and hi! nbt and now I'm really heading for bed...*re-re-repoof

1:29 am

Nef

niters, jilli Take care and sleep well!

1:29 am

rubyfoo

{{nef}} this is certainly a good place to be if you can't sleep

1:29 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, jilli

1:30 am

Nef

but I Have to think if I'm working the grid, ruby

1:31 am

Nef

the company's great though. :-)

1:32 am

grannyrose

night jilli. hope you rest well, hun

1:32 am

Nef

what are the 8's please?

1:32 am

grannyrose

in8, more of word

1:33 am

grannyrose

re8, farther most out

1:34 am

Nef

thanks, grannyrose. Now NBT and NBS

1:34 am

grannyrose

yay nef, nice job

1:36 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, I'm in the pb....

1:37 am

grannyrose

not quite ruby, dear...no plural of that word

1:40 am

rubyfoo

yay, half

1:40 am

rubyfoo

and nbs

1:40 am

rubyfoo

see you later *woof*

1:41 am

grannyrose

maybe tomorrow ruby, hun.

1:42 am

grannyrose

and i, too, am going. nef, hope DH settles soon so that you can sleep well, hun

1:44 am

Nef

I think I'm going to bed myself. If his legs keep him up; I don't mind (as long as I can fall asleep before he gets there, I'll be okay).

1:45 am

grannyrose

okay, hun. rest well. maybe see you tomorrow.

1:45 am

Nef

Good Night.

1:45 am

Nef

And Happy Babbling, Everybody! :-)

1:49 am

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Nef.

2:32 am

sprite

morning all

2:34 am

sprite

ah beautiful, a K grid with a dead K.

2:57 am

sprite

99 left, back lter

4:08 am

rubyfoo

back again, escaping from yelling husband

4:09 am

sandr

good morning all

4:09 am

rubyfoo

hi sandr

4:48 am

zoozzoom

Down to 52 need a break.

5:18 am

Lizlin

hind

5:18 am

Lizlin

oops!!!!!!

5:19 am

lynxxx

it's OK I already have it. How did YOUR day go - lovely weather you got up there

5:19 am

Lizlin

Became Aussie tonight - it was fun - very country-ish! Revolting weather!!!

5:20 am

Lizlin

Hubby processing pics now!

5:21 am

Jivingjenny0

please can i have a clue for the 8 and 9

5:21 am

lynxxx

Congratulations - your husband must be very happy and proud of you

5:23 am

Lizlin

It was really quite exciting - small - only 30 others but lots of family and friends, so about 120 in the hall in total. They deliberately made it into a very "fun" atmosphere.

5:24 am

Lizlin

Sorry Jenny - only just started - and then in the chog!!!!

5:25 am

Jivingjenny0

never mind liz, i'll keep looking

5:26 am

Lizlin

Not seeing many words but I guess a couple of glasses of bubbly don't help!

5:36 am

zoozzoom

EN9 to pleasantly hold attention.The word starts with..to go in.

5:36 am

lynxxx

hi Zooz

5:36 am

zoozzoom

RE8 Most far away.

5:36 am

Lizlin

ty zooz :)

5:37 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

5:37 am

lynxxx

&

5:37 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Liz :-)

5:39 am

lynxxx

well I gave a clue for the 9 and the other 8 is more concentrated or focused

5:42 am

zoozzoom

Looks like Jenny has gone anyway.

5:43 am

Lizlin

REading back through chog now!

5:44 am

lynxxx

I'm going to time you Liz

5:44 am

Lizlin

found the clue for am 9 - thanks!!!!!! Just

5:44 am

Lizlin

found the clue for am 9 - thanks!!!!!! Just

5:45 am

Lizlin

Started at the beginning. Wondered why that was there at 5.37!!!!!!

5:45 am

lynxxx

pretty good - a minute

5:45 am

zoozzoom

I have 48 words to find..yet still do not have the single 'N'

5:46 am

zoozzoom

Me too, Liz..lol

5:46 am

Lizlin

Have to admit, Une clued it as punctuation - I then clicked what you'd done, Lyn :) Clever stuff!

5:47 am

zoozzoom

Lynxxx is very samrt.

5:47 am

zoozzoom

*Smart..even.

5:47 am

Lizlin

Certainly is!

5:48 am

o-o

na 6/21

5:48 am

zoozzoom

Thank you, BR.

5:48 am

lynxxx

TY BR and hi

5:48 am

o-o

Hello, lyn. Any fires near you?

5:51 am

lynxxx

Happily all under control I believe but quite a few hundred kms from where I am anyway. Now we have flooding up near Liz. A land of 'more' droughts and 'more' flooding rains - that's us. You have snow by the truckload I guess?

5:52 am

Lizlin

Strange country I joined!!!

5:52 am

zoozzoom

Ah found it!

5:53 am

lynxxx

well you may be sodden but at least you aren't frozen

5:53 am

o-o

No, some cold and wind, but little snow so far.

5:54 am

lynxxx

excellent - you will be able to use the hammock then

5:54 am

Lizlin

Everything's damp at the moment :( But at least we're not flooded or burnt!

5:54 am

o-o

Hope the aquifers catch the water... they have been low.

5:55 am

lynxxx

the aquifers are natural? and they feed into...?

5:56 am

o-o

the aquifers in Australia ... or water table or whatever else you call it

5:56 am

lynxxx

actually that may be a dumb question - but I come in halfway through a program on aquifers and I got the impression they could be manmade - maybe I assumed incorrectly

5:58 am

lynxxx

yes, we generally call them water tables here - we sink bore wells into the water tables in some parts - especially the deserts

5:59 am

o-o

In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rocks contain water-filled pores that, when connected, allow water to flow through their matrix. A confined aquifer is overlain by a rock layer that does not transmit water in any appreciable amount or that is impermeable. There probably are few truly confined aquifers. In an unconfined aquifer the upper surface (water table) is open to the atmosphere through permeable overlying material. An aquifer also may be called a water-bearing stratum, lens, or zone.

6:01 am

lynxxx

doesn't seem like that could be man-made does it! so that is a source of water in your area that is running low?

6:03 am

smores

Good morning :)

6:03 am

Lizlin

Hi smores :)

6:03 am

lynxxx

hi Smores

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Smores.

6:04 am

o-o

No, lyn. I was talking about Australia. Some have commented about how low the water tables have gotten.

Where I am, until last year we had flooding for many springs in a row.

6:04 am

smores

good evo, lynxxx and Liz

6:04 am

smores

HIya zooz, BR

6:04 am

Lizlin

Glad you've got the lingo right smores :)

6:04 am

o-o

Hello, smores.

6:05 am

lynxxx

sorry BR misinterpreted your first statement

6:05 am

o-o

I was unclear

6:06 am

lynxxx

nah - its late here and I am tired = not on the ball

6:08 am

zoozzoom

Are there any double 'A' words..that bottom 'A' is being difficult to me.

6:09 am

zoozzoom

avants

6:09 am

zoozzoom

Pooh..very sarry.

6:09 am

o-o

no

6:09 am

lynxxx

not sure but at least 4 av words

6:09 am

zoozzoom

Sorry even.

6:09 am

zoozzoom

Oh ok..than you.

6:10 am

o-o

the 9 is the first a

6:10 am

smores

Lizlin how was your celebration?

6:10 am

zoozzoom

Yes got that one from the top right hand 'A' BR.

6:11 am

o-o

you have all the av words, lyn

6:11 am

Lizlin

it was great, thanks. Will post a photo or two, when hubby's finished playing with them! A fun-filled evening. The aim of the hosts was not to make it too serious, though the pledge was serious of course!

6:11 am

zoozzoom

Right so there are only four av..thank you.

6:12 am

o-o

Pellucid. I need to be more pellucid.

6:12 am

smores

<-----places champers and
lamington on sideboard

6:12 am

lynxxx

TY BR

6:13 am

Lizlin

Certainly had champers at home - they provided an Aussie barbecue!

6:14 am

zoozzoom

I did have to google that word..lol

6:15 am

smores

:) did they have enough veggies?

6:15 am

o-o

it is just a fancy form of lucid.

6:15 am

Lizlin

Salads were fine!

6:16 am

smores

thanks for making that "clear" BR :)

6:16 am

o-o

You are welcome.

6:16 am

smores

:)

6:17 am

Lizlin

Surprised at how nervous I felt! They ran out of their gift packs! 8 of us missed out and will receive them in the post. They gave everyone a bible with a frontplate to commemorate the occasion :)

6:18 am

smores

How nice Liz

6:18 am

lynxxx

really?that doesn't seem right. Do they cater for all religions?

6:18 am

lynxxx

and for athiests?

6:19 am

Lizlin

Yes, it was nice. I also thought it weird Lyn, seeing as how in an opening speech they expressed the ethos of Australia as being non- religious! I think it was a Lions Club thing! Nothing for Jews, Muslims, Hindus or others!

6:20 am

Lizlin

Nothing for atheists except the omission of God in the pledge!

6:20 am

smores

Still a nice gesture and keepsake

6:20 am

lynxxx

I could think of much nicer and more suitable things - I think we are way past being a white Christian society

6:20 am

zoozzoom

haha..i have the avs and all the A's above the bottom 'A' is greyed..yet still only have 2/7 A's.

6:21 am

smores

lol...omission and God in the pledge and then hand you a bible

6:21 am

Lizlin

That's what I thought! My hubby got a a native Aussie plant many years ago - admittedly it was tropical and he did not live in tropical AustraliaQ

6:21 am

Lizlin

I thought it funny and weird but a nice thought!

6:22 am

smores

:)

6:22 am

Lizlin

But the important thing is that I got my certificate!

6:23 am

smores

YAY Liz :)

6:23 am

Lizlin

Aussie Liz!!!!

6:24 am

smores

ya gonna start eating vegemite now?

6:24 am

zoozzoom

YaY 'a's greyed.

6:24 am

o-o

an 7/28

6:24 am

smores

lol

6:24 am

zoozzoom

Marmite is better :-)

6:25 am

Lizlin

Nah - I'll stick to marmite except under extreme circumstances!!!!!

6:25 am

Lizlin

BBL - about to airdrop pics!

6:25 am

zoozzoom

Mnay thanks, BR..got the 'A's at last.

6:29 am

o-o

sa 6/24 - dune howdy

6:30 am

lynxxx

TY

6:30 am

smores

thanks BR :)

6:31 am

zoozzoom

hahaha..thanks, BR.

6:32 am

zoozzoom

Takes me down to 37 left.

6:32 am

smores

woohoo zooz

6:34 am

zoozzoom

Stop trying..stereo..it is not there. *note to self.

6:35 am

smores

:)

6:39 am

Lizlin

Have posted a few pics of the ceremony!

6:40 am

MollyL

Congratulations Liz! (Now I'm on time : ) )

6:40 am

smores

cool...

6:40 am

rubyfoo

hello again

6:40 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

6:40 am

Lizlin

Hi Ruby and Molly :)

6:41 am

Lizlin

ty Molly :)

6:42 am

rubyfoo

congrats to liz! that is a special day!

6:42 am

Lizlin

ty Ruby :)

6:42 am

smores

Nice Liz, love the tat :)

6:42 am

smores

Hi ruby :)

6:43 am

Lizlin

Temporary, of course!!! Just for a joke!

6:43 am

lynxxx

I especially like the one of you with the 'tattoo' - nice shot

6:43 am

smores

:)

6:43 am

Lizlin

ty :)

6:43 am

rubyfoo

Husband was saying yesterday that he didn't think it correct that Obama took his oath of office on a New Testament rather than an old and new one. I said "What about the muslims and sikhs? My feeling is that when public officials are sworn in, they have to do it on the bibles (korans) they believe in, otherwise the oath would be meaningless.

6:44 am

zoozzoom

Nice phots, Liz..love the blue nail varnish :-)

6:44 am

rubyfoo

(sorry for the lng post)

6:44 am

Lizlin

Never wear usual colour nail varnish!!!!

6:44 am

lynxxx

excellent reasoning Ruiby

6:44 am

smores

I agree ruby

6:44 am

rubyfoo

and my Ruby is 10 today!!! Another cause for celebration

6:45 am

lynxxx

Happy Ruby - extra massages for her today

6:45 am

smores

Happy Birthday Ruby {woof}

6:45 am

rubyfoo

and the sun is shining

6:46 am

smores

:)

6:46 am

zoozzoom

Extra food for ruby woof woof.

6:47 am

zoozzoom

Sorry missed the capital. Ruby.

6:47 am

rubyfoo

maybe caviar and chevre

6:47 am

lynxxx

yum!

6:48 am

zoozzoom

Ruby eats better than me..lol

6:48 am

rubyfoo

and probably gets more massages lol

6:48 am

zoozzoom

LOL

6:48 am

MollyL

Apparently, Ruby eats better than all of us.

6:49 am

rubyfoo

and surely has a better coat

6:49 am

smores

Lucky dog :)

6:50 am

lynxxx

and Ruby doesn't spoil her - No?

6:50 am

rubyfoo

every day, from now on. is another gift

6:50 am

Lizlin

Happy birthday Ruby - hope she enjoys her treats :)

6:50 am

Lizlin

Time for bed now - bit exhausted!

6:50 am

rubyfoo

{{liz}} and beaucoup congrats

6:51 am

lynxxx

bed for me too - goodnight all

6:51 am

zoozzoom

Oh no..you know that tingle you get at the back of the throat..and you keep swallowing and saying to yourself.i am not getting a cold...well...i have that :-(

6:51 am

zoozzoom

Sleep well, Liz.

6:51 am

smores

Good night Liz, congrats again....sleep well :)

6:51 am

zoozzoom

Sleep well too, Lynxxx.

6:51 am

rubyfoo

6:51 am

Lizlin

merci beaucoup, Ruby and thanks again Lyn - feel better zooz - nite all :)

6:52 am

Lizlin

Sorry smores - didn't mean to miss your name there!

6:52 am

rubyfoo

zoozz: hot water, honey or sugar and whiskey or rum. Might get rid of the tingle

6:52 am

smores

Night lynxxx :)

6:52 am

Lizlin

and Molly, if you're still here!!!

6:52 am

smores

lol...np Lizlin

6:56 am

rubyfoo

clue for the lower first column n, pls

6:57 am

zoozzoom

Na6/21 just go almost up the grid, Ruby.

6:58 am

smores

aww, soory zooz, just saw your post, I always gargle with warm salt water, it really helps.

6:58 am

rubyfoo

got it, ty zoozz

6:58 am

rubyfoo

but my "cure" is more fun!

6:59 am

zoozzoom

Thanks..not too bothered about the tingle as such..it's what comes after..the hacking cough..runny nose..headaches..watery eyes..and me moaning 24/7..lol

6:59 am

rubyfoo

82 left and time for the NYT puzzle

6:59 am

rubyfoo

f*

6:59 am

zoozzoom

Enjoy, Ruby.

6:59 am

rubyfoo

or even *woof*

7:00 am

smores

Bye for now ruby...enjoy your day dear :)

7:00 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:00 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Teach!

7:01 am

hurshy

morning tasks are accomplished! time to sit and babble!

7:01 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Hurshy!

7:01 am

smores

Good morning teach, hurshy :)

7:02 am

hurshy

g'morning

7:02 am

MollyL

*Hands Zoom a tea with honey*

7:02 am

smores

zooz, Emergen-C and the salt water gargle sometimes ward off the cold

7:03 am

hurshy

ZINC wards off colds!

7:03 am

hurshy

the chalky lozenges, not the daily supplements or the cough-drop-style lozenges.

7:03 am

MollyL

Battle of the cold preventers is ON

7:04 am

zoozzoom

i have taken a high dose of vitamins today as a fizzy drink.

7:04 am

zoozzoom

What is the Zinc tablet thing called, Hurshy?

7:04 am

hurshy

the only one that has studies to support it, i believe, is zinc. but then, anecdotally, it seems that different things work better for different people.

7:05 am

zoozzoom

i will goto the chemist in a min and stock up..i really can't take colds..lol

7:05 am

hurshy

it's just zinc. you can find them in pharmacies in the vitamin/supplement section, health food stores, things like that.

7:06 am

hurshy

oh, i don't know which kind of stores have what in the UK, as i'm only a wannabe brit.

7:06 am

MollyL

I have a friend who swears by honey and cinnamon. A teaspoon of honey with 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon several times a day.

7:06 am

hurshy

but tell the chemist what i said, chalky lozenges. hopefully they will know.

7:06 am

zoozzoom

Many thanks..i am off to stock up..thank you, all, for the suggestions.

7:06 am

zoozzoom

Will do.

7:06 am

xeiluj

Have you tried echinachea??

7:07 am

xeiluj

Really good if you take it as soon as you feel poorly

7:07 am

zoozzoom

What is that when its at home?

7:07 am

smores

The ones here are called Cold-eze zooz, they are zinc lozenges

7:07 am

hurshy

it's an herbal sort of a supplement.

7:08 am

hurshy

i always avoid brand names - overpriced. and the zicam nose swabs with zinc have caused some people to lose their sense of smell!

7:08 am

xeiluj

Herbal suppliment, always works for me but you have to take it as soon as you feel poorly and then for tow weeks

7:08 am

MollyL

If it's a chemist in the UK (we say pharmacist) what is the store you buy the stuff in called?

7:09 am

hurshy

the chemist's!

7:09 am

hurshy

i's read that in bookses.

7:09 am

zoozzoom

Chemist/pharmacy either one.

7:10 am

smores

me too xeiiuj, I always do the salt water gargle, Emergen-

7:10 am

smores

and rarely get sick

7:10 am

hurshy

how can there be this many P's

7:11 am

zoozzoom

Ok got them written down..thanks once again..i love babbleland..i'm off to the chemists.

7:11 am

smores

:) hurshy, you really don't like P's do you

7:11 am

smores

Bye zooz...feel better :)

7:12 am

hurshy

well they are HARD. i mean i got stuck with 8 or 9 in the top tile, then was all proud of myself seeing some more, but that isn't good enough, still now stuck with 13 there!

7:13 am

hurshy

in regular non-babble contexts, i actually LIKE the letter P.

7:14 am

smores

:) I just recall you saying that before...

7:14 am

hurshy

yes, the P's in this game are frequently hard, and i frequently complain about it. sprite does the K's.

7:15 am

smores

I also like the letter P

7:16 am

hurshy

the other P isn't so bad

7:16 am

hurshy

on the side

7:16 am

hurshy

oh i just saw there is a third on the bottom, yikes

7:17 am

xeiluj

I have got all the ones on the right hand side but still need 12 for the top one. They are mean!

7:17 am

smores

missing the lone A and the 9 for nbt/nbs...hmm

7:17 am

hurshy

see, it's not just me!

7:18 am

smores

lol...no it's not just you...I'm not fond of them either

7:18 am

hurshy

still not rid of my migraine and husband is playing guitar - not good - can't wait til he leaves for rehearsal...

7:19 am

MollyL

Is cold weather a migraine trigger? Been hearing about a lot of them lately.

7:19 am

smores

ekkk...same one from the other day?

7:19 am

hurshy

i don't know, different people have different triggers. i don't know what triggers mine. i've only been getting them for a year, since i had my tonsils out. probably the surgery triggered them starting.

7:20 am

hurshy

yes same one from yesterday. it's reduced but not gone.

7:20 am

smores

I don't know Molly, maybe, thankfully I haven't had them in years.

7:20 am

MollyL

What a crappy trade. Get rid of bad tonsils and get migraines in their place.

7:21 am

smores

Sorry hurshy, that's way too long.

7:21 am

hurshy

yeah. i'm a bit annoyed. esp since getting the tonsils out has NOT caused me to start sleeping through the night as hoped.

7:21 am

hurshy

lesson learned - doctors are mostly just guessing.

7:22 am

MollyL

Amen to that Hursh.

7:23 am

hurshy

it's not surprising, since it's only in the last 150 years or so that doctors have been able to do better than 50/50 making you worse or better.

7:23 am

hurshy

they'll keep improving, but the acquiring of medical knowledge for the race is a slow process.

7:24 am

hurshy

so... nobody is helping smores with that top A...

7:24 am

smores

Help with top right A please.

7:25 am

hurshy

snap :)

7:25 am

smores

:)

7:25 am

xeiluj

I don't have it either, sorry

7:25 am

wvteach

need help with that A also

7:26 am

hurshy

(as do i, obviously)

7:26 am

smores

what about a 9?

7:26 am

smores

<----wonders if top A is a 9

7:26 am

xeiluj

I ahve one 9, en 9 54

7:26 am

hurshy

it is!!!!

7:26 am

silversarah

hello, top A is am9

7:26 am

hurshy

here is the clue: &

7:27 am

chrisk

its an am9/72

7:27 am

hurshy

that was a good suggestion smores, it made me find it

7:27 am

smores

thanks chrisk

7:27 am

smores

you found it? care to share :)

7:27 am

hurshy

did you see my clue?

7:27 am

hurshy

&

7:27 am

xeiluj

Got. it, great clue

7:28 am

MollyL

Good clue Hursh. Many people don't know the name for that punctuation mark. : D

7:28 am

wvteach

thnx hurshy

7:28 am

hurshy

haven't many people watched wheel of fortune? pat sajak uses the proper term.

7:28 am

smores

lol....got it thanks hurshy

7:29 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone. ty for the am9. stats for the lone N first column?

7:29 am

hurshy

best game show host, too bad he's wasted on that game. like to see him hosting pyramid.

7:29 am

MollyL

That would be assuming that people pay attention.
: D

7:29 am

o-o

na 6/21

7:30 am

xeiluj

Your gran plus a loud noise na 6 21

7:30 am

sprite

good afternoon all, back for the rest

7:30 am

smores

I didn't see the clue, then fumbled to spell it right :)

7:30 am

chezza66

am new to babble and keep seeing all of you put these odd codes to help each other - can someone help me understand those codes?

7:31 am

hurshy

you must be happy sprite, there is a K but no words from it :)

7:31 am

xeiluj

Hi Sprite

7:31 am

sprite

hello chezza, na6/21 means there is a word in the grid that starts with na, is 6 letters long in total and is worth 21 points. Welcome to the game.

7:31 am

Mom

Welcome Chezza66, so glad you are here. na for example is 6 letters long and counts for 21 points

7:31 am

wvteach

welcome chezz

7:31 am

car.eeyore

Good morning

7:31 am

sprite

hursh, I am :D

7:31 am

sprite

hi car.ee

7:31 am

chezza66

Thanks vw

7:31 am

car.eeyore

Hi Chezza! Welcome!

7:32 am

car.eeyore

Group "Hello" and Group {{hugs}}

7:32 am

chezza66

Thank you car - nice to be welcomed x

7:32 am

smores

Hiya sprite, Mom, car. :)

7:32 am

smores

Welcome chezz

7:32 am

chezza66

hello smores x

7:32 am

Mom

the points are actual points for 4 letters words, double the points for 5 letter words, triple for 6 letter words and so on

7:33 am

xeiluj

Hi chez, just be warned,very addictive game!

7:33 am

Mom

((Car.))

7:33 am

sprite

nah. Not addictive. I could stop any time.

7:33 am

Mom

Smores, good morning

7:33 am

hurshy

babble is the crack of games.

7:33 am

lbdawger

ty, BR and xeiluj. and hello to all who have posted.

7:33 am

xeiluj

Whatever!!! lol

7:33 am

Mom

and good morning to everyone

7:33 am

car.eeyore

Woot! Found an 8!

7:33 am

chezza66

okay - it's more like when someone says "na/number" - I haven't a clue what that means x

7:33 am

sprite

*giggles*

7:34 am

lbdawger

nbt, nbs!

7:34 am

wvteach

stats for the 8 please

7:34 am

car.eeyore

Woot Dawg!

7:34 am

sprite

I explained it below, chezza

7:34 am

sprite

woot dawg

7:34 am

hurshy

if you just say na6, that's starting with na and 6 letters, if there is a second number that's the points.

7:34 am

lbdawger

in8.40 is the only one i have

7:34 am

car.eeyore

in 8/40

7:34 am

smores

in8/40

7:34 am

wvteach

NA 6 - is a 6 letter word that begins with NA

7:34 am

chezza66

ah ok - missed that one sprite - thank you - a bit clearer now xxx

7:35 am

hurshy

re8 is the other

7:35 am

car.eeyore

LIke I just typed....it is a word that begins with the letters IN...it is 8 letters long/worth 40 points

7:35 am

smores

thanks hurshy

7:35 am

Mom

the chat moved quickly at time Chezza66 :-)

7:35 am

sprite

yvw chezza

7:36 am

lbdawger

intre

7:36 am

lbdawger

oops, sorry

7:36 am

sprite

nice try, dawg, but no

7:36 am

o-o

sa 6/24 - dune howdy

7:36 am

Mom

((LBD))

7:36 am

sprite

hey BabbleRabble, good to see you. *hug*

7:36 am

Mom

morning BabbleRabble, thanks for the sa

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Hello BR!!!

7:37 am

smores

BRB...must get coffee

7:37 am

o-o

Hello

7:37 am

sprite

hurry back, smores

7:37 am

lbdawger

(((MOM)))

7:39 am

Mom

ah, the volcano is here today :-)

7:39 am

o-o

2797, hurshy

7:39 am

sprite

good old volcano

7:40 am

hurshy

oh not there yet brabble, thanks though

7:40 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS

7:41 am

sprite

nice, teach

7:41 am

Mom

hooray, wvteach

7:41 am

lbdawger

well done, WV

7:42 am

car.eeyore

Squee! found the other 8!

7:42 am

car.eeyore

Well done wv!

7:42 am

sprite

I'd be grateful for a clue for the re8

7:42 am

car.eeyore

The most far away

7:42 am

MollyL

Good job Car. It's fun to find words on your own.
: )

7:42 am

hurshy

he went to the re8 location imaginable, cause he wanted to be really alone

7:42 am

chezza66

okay, what does nbs and nbt stand for?

7:43 am

sprite

thanks hursh

7:43 am

sprite

chezza: no blank stats (meaning you found at least one of every word length) and no blank tiles (meaning you found at least one word from every letter tile)

7:43 am

xeiluj

Thank you for that one hursh

7:44 am

chezza66

ty again sprite

7:44 am

Mom

thanks Hurshy

7:44 am

sprite

np chezza :)
This game has been alive for several years, so it has developed a bit of special lingo. Feel free to ask.

7:44 am

o-o

Good clue, car

7:44 am

lbdawger

40 remaining. bbl to finish. hagd everyone! and welcome chezza, babble is a great game and community.

7:45 am

Mom

bye bye ((LBD))

7:45 am

Mom

and thanks Car. also

7:45 am

lbdawger

ttfn (((MOM)))

7:45 am

lbdawger

*poof*

7:45 am

sprite

interesting icon, BabbleRabble. Hiding behind a handsome face?

7:46 am

sprite

bfn dawg

7:46 am

o-o

The nice thing about finding words is you can stop looking for it ... if you want to.

7:46 am

sprite

sometimes I still am trying to find words after finishing the grid, while chatting. How sad is that?

7:47 am

xeiluj

But you are not addicted!?!?! lol

7:47 am

sprite

nah. I could stop any time. Some day. Maybe. ;)

7:47 am

o-o

Tells me you like a challenge.

7:47 am

sprite

lol BabbleRabble!

7:49 am

o-o

Less than 11 months until Christmas, sprite

7:49 am

hurshy

ahhh guitar playing over, yay

7:49 am

sprite

oh BabbleRabble.... groan :)

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the top right A?

7:51 am

Mom

am 9/72 Car,

7:51 am

wvteach

AM 9/72

7:51 am

car.eeyore

TY!

7:51 am

sprite

am9.... what Mom and teach said

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Found it!

7:52 am

wvteach

at least we all agreed

7:52 am

Mom

:-)

7:52 am

sprite

wow! That is quick.

7:52 am

wvteach

good going car

7:52 am

sprite

darn darn darn on the ocean word! Another long search for it.

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Was messing with the first 5 letters, so as soon as the clued the stats I knew what it was.

7:52 am

o-o

Did not realize it was lost

7:53 am

sprite

in your grid, it probably wasn't, BabbleRabble.

7:53 am

o-o

Humming Amazing Grace

7:53 am

sprite

:D

7:54 am

sprite

could be the tune of babble

7:54 am

hurshy

really? i'm doing battle hymn of the republic.

7:54 am

wvteach

but now it's found

7:55 am

sprite

BeeGees... It's only words...

7:55 am

smores

was blind but now I see...

7:55 am

hurshy

ONLY WORDS?!!?!

7:55 am

car.eeyore

<---- is totally blind to this conversation....

7:55 am

Mom

I hate to leave such good company, but I need to start my day. ((Hugs)) to all of you

7:55 am

car.eeyore

Bye Mom!

7:55 am

sprite

*evil grin* But words are all I have...

7:56 am

sprite

bye Mom, have a grand day

7:56 am

smores

lol...back with a nice strong cup

7:56 am

Mom

bye bye Car. ..... oh before I go, how is little Dylan?

7:56 am

smores

Bye Mom...enjoy your day :)

7:56 am

car.eeyore

Muuuccchhhh better!!!!! :))

7:56 am

Mom

thanks ((Sprite)) wishing you the same.

7:56 am

sprite

yay smores. Thanks. That is a lovely cuppa.

7:56 am

Mom

bye bye Smores, I hope you have a great day. I know I will

7:56 am

Mom

Car., I am so glad to hear that

7:56 am

car.eeyore

Bye Mom! {{hugs}}

7:56 am

smores

:)

7:57 am

hurshy

alrighty, 90% after first pass, that means this is a nice grid.

7:57 am

Mom

((Car.)) bye bye

7:57 am

car.eeyore

Well done hurshy!

7:57 am

Mom

scooting off now .........

7:57 am

smores

hope you like the touch of vanilla sprite :)

7:57 am

car.eeyore

Rats! I need the lower N on the left please...stats please?

7:57 am

sprite

I love it

7:57 am

hurshy

na6/21

7:58 am

car.eeyore

TY

7:59 am

o-o

I think the nice thing about words is that the grids would be harder without them

7:59 am

car.eeyore

agreed

7:59 am

hurshy

lol

8:00 am

MimiCat

Morning, all!

8:00 am

car.eeyore

Mimi!!!! Hello!

8:00 am

o-o

Hello

8:00 am

MimiCat

((car))

8:01 am

MimiCat

Hi, BR!

8:01 am

car.eeyore

Hurshy..may I have a clue for that NA 6 please?

8:02 am

hurshy

grandma + loud noise

8:02 am

hurshy

i'm making a hot cross grid.

8:02 am

car.eeyore

TY! We have had that word before I believe!

8:03 am

sprite

hiya Mimi :)

8:03 am

o-o

Hurshy, how is Mom and child doing?

8:03 am

sprite

BabbleRabble, some grids would even be impossible without them.

8:03 am

MimiCat

8:03 am

hurshy

i have greyed the boxes so that i have a white cross!

8:03 am

hurshy

you mean my sister in law? they are doing well, went home today.

8:04 am

sprite

lol hursh... such innocent pleasures

8:05 am

car.eeyore

Well done!

8:06 am

car.eeyore

I have just grayed both end columns!

8:06 am

hurshy

clue for the pe6 that comes after a pair of 7's?

8:06 am

o-o

How is Mom doing, Car?

8:07 am

car.eeyore

She is being pampered by her OT as we speak!

8:07 am

car.eeyore

Took her grocery shopping with me last night. She was so happy to get out.

8:08 am

hurshy

nvm, pulled a peri

8:08 am

sprite

:)

8:08 am

car.eeyore

Share please?!??!

8:08 am

MollyL

Spanish coin

8:08 am

hurshy

it's one o' them spanishy looking words

8:09 am

car.eeyore

Hi Molly!!!! TY!

8:09 am

hurshy

pe + game, ____, match + vowel

8:09 am

MollyL

Oh I like Hursh's clue better. : D

8:09 am

smores

got distracted, daughter just woke up

8:09 am

o-o

You keeping busy at work, Hurshy?

8:10 am

sprite

good morning daughter

8:10 am

o-o

How is Tim doing, sprite?

8:10 am

hurshy

i've implemented a self-study program to fill my spare time, brabble, so i'm feeling better about myself, yeah

8:10 am

smores

:)

8:10 am

hurshy

not studying myself, but um, a self-imposed course of study. :)

8:11 am

Matches

clue for the am please

8:11 am

MimiCat

8:11 am

hurshy

clue for the am: &

8:12 am

smores

{Mimi} Hi dear, are you feeling better?

8:12 am

wvteach

what are you studying hurshy

8:12 am

sprite

BabbleRabble: he is doing pretty well. We are communicating better, we are a bit more patient and he is a bit less obnoxious. All it all it is a manageable situation atm. Thanks for caring.

8:12 am

chezza66

hurshy - that's the first clue that made sense to me - TY!!!

8:12 am

sprite

I love that clue, hursh

8:12 am

sprite

lol chezza :)

8:12 am

MimiCat

Think I've turned the corner, smores, thanks. It' really raining here this morning and I LOVE that.

8:12 am

hurshy

oh, i am studying christian stuff. ethics, theology, how to minister and counsel, etc.

8:13 am

sprite

you should move to the netherlands, Mimi. Lots and lots of rain. And my company to boot.

8:13 am

smores

:)

8:13 am

MimiCat

Let's see how quickly I can pack, sprite!!

8:13 am

wvteach

snowing and cold here

8:13 am

hurshy

sprite, it's my sister-in-law in the netherlands who had a baby this week! :)

8:14 am

sprite

go for it, Mimi. I will ask my daughter to give up her room for you :)

8:14 am

o-o

You co-authored a paper somewhat similar in college.

8:14 am

smores

I didn't know that hurshy :)

8:14 am

sprite

hursh, congratulations to you and to them.

8:14 am

hurshy

yes, i did.

8:15 am

smores

just read back through chat, glad your mom is doing better car.

8:15 am

smores

also happy to hear your situation has improved sprite :)

8:15 am

mixi6

an7,28?

8:15 am

sprite

thanks smores, so are we. All of us, grin. Even Tim himself.

8:16 am

hurshy

and when my husband is done with his PhD and gets a real job, i want to get another degree. it might be in this area, or i might go for nursing. i will weigh the options as time goes on.

8:16 am

MimiCat

There's a nasty word in the grid that reminds me how sick I've been....don't think it was that disease, though.

8:16 am

hurshy

an + nicknames for men named nathaniel

8:17 am

hurshy

and, done!

8:17 am

sprite

wtg hursh

8:17 am

mixi6

ty hurshy. Fireworks. going to watch tennis. playing tennis got cancelled because of the ice.

8:17 am

MimiCat

Ah, my second grandson is Nathaniel.

8:17 am

wvteach

congrats hurshy

8:17 am

smores

WTG hurshy !!! WooHoo

8:17 am

hurshy

you could invent a new sport, mixi. ice tennis.

8:18 am

sprite

wtg mixi too

8:18 am

chezza66

WD hurshy!!! Hope I get to make that announcement one day with this bl**dy game... LOL

8:18 am

smores

you too mixi? WTG :)

8:18 am

MimiCat

What a great idea, hurshy----tennis on skates!

8:18 am

o-o

I wish you well, hurshy in that endeavor.

8:18 am

mixi6

the tennis was to be indoors. you can't get there because of the ice. should start melting in another hour.

8:18 am

wvteach

you will cheez

8:18 am

sprite

you will, chezza! It kinda grows on you, this game.

8:19 am

chezza66

I know - am already addicted but equally frustrated, too LOL

8:19 am

mixi6

I don't know about changing directions on skates! lol

8:19 am

hurshy

myyyy mart is a very very very fine mart
he's a very very very fine, very very very fine
very very very fine mart

8:19 am

sprite

hahahah... hook, line and sinker... babble wins again

8:19 am

smores

lol...hurshy

8:19 am

sprite

darn I am hungry

8:19 am

smores

how is he doing?

8:20 am

o-o

I never finish grids unless I find all the words.

8:20 am

hurshy

he is still doing well on the subq fluids.

8:20 am

hurshy

he has put back on a lot of weight, is up to 8 lb 10 oz today.

8:20 am

hurshy

which is still skinny but much better than where he was.

8:20 am

MimiCat

It helps to have low expectations for yourself, chez...then when you surpass them, you can celebrate!

8:20 am

sprite

Mimi, I think you have deleted the Season Match 3. Which is different from the Season Match 2 :D
(There is an undo delete button though)

8:20 am

hurshy

it is sad that barring a miracle, all this progress means nothing, and he will still die in the near future.

8:21 am

sprite

*hugs hursh*

8:21 am

sprite

When I run out of words, I make some up, BabbleRabble

8:21 am

MimiCat

I should never delete when I first wake up.....

8:22 am

hurshy

making up words is so fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:22 am

o-o

Every birth is a prelude to death.

8:22 am

chezza66

thx mimicat - have reached 1280 pts which I have to say I am pleased with but frustrated that I still have 2 8ltr and 1 9ltr words to find!!!

8:22 am

smores

{hurshy}

8:22 am

sprite

living is a fatal disease

8:22 am

hurshy

no, that is not true sprite.

8:22 am

sprite

chezza: very well done for a first time though

8:22 am

smores

Glad to hear he is picking up weight though, that is a very good sign.

8:22 am

hurshy

living is living, it gets ruined by fatal disease.

8:23 am

o-o

neologians are fun

8:23 am

hurshy

that's like saying all sex is rape. no, sex is sex, it's only when twisted that it is rape.

8:24 am

starryjess

no, I see sprite's point. The only cause of death is being alive.

8:24 am

sprite

uploading again, Mimi ;)

8:24 am

sprite

that is what I meant, starry

8:24 am

hurshy

the CAUSE of death is not being alive. being alive is a necessary precondition of death, but that's not the same thing.

8:24 am

sprite

and the major cause of divorce is marriage

8:24 am

MimiCat

You're too kind, dear sprite! Will check it out in a bit.

8:24 am

hurshy

you can't break a glass that doesn't exist, but that doesn't mean the existence of the glass necessitates it being broken.

8:25 am

hurshy

ahhhh, i can't take the flawed logic!!!

8:25 am

sprite

it will take some time, Mimi, I will give a yell when it is done

8:26 am

sprite

<--- turns on special font for joking remarks

8:26 am

o-o

"A man with outward courage dares to die. A man with inward courage dares to live." ~Lao-Tzu

8:27 am

sprite

ooo nice one.

8:27 am

smores

nice BR

8:27 am

o-o

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. ~Norman Cousins

8:27 am

MimiCat

So you don't believe logic is a flexible concept, hurshy? Is all logic hard and fast or does perspective play a part?

8:28 am

hurshy

i think that logic is logic. i don't think logic is all there is.

8:28 am

sprite

that is almost what I wrote in my paper to conclude my study... that I am not afraid to die, but I am still learning to be not afraid to live.

8:28 am

smores

Death is inevitable...so enjoy life

8:28 am

starryjess

causation is not even well understood in philosophy. That's why all logic about causation is bad.

8:28 am

hurshy

as spock said, "logic is the beginning of wisdom, valeris, not the end"

8:29 am

smores

:)

8:29 am

MimiCat

I also believe reality is subjective.

8:29 am

sprite

we should watch out using the words 'so' or 'therefore' - they give each utterance a semblence of logic.

8:30 am

o-o

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. John Lennon

8:30 am

sprite

"everything is relative."
"No, everything is just about the only thing that is not relative."

8:30 am

welki

*tiptoes into philosophical conversation*

8:30 am

starryjess

There's no such thing as everything.

8:30 am

sprite

hiya welki :)

8:31 am

smores

Hiya welki :)

8:31 am

starryjess

I don't know what that means, it just sounded good :D

8:31 am

MimiCat

Way too heavy a conversation for me this early and still not well...I'm doing good just to spell some of these words correctly.

8:31 am

smores

lol..starry

8:31 am

MimiCat

Hi, welki!!

8:32 am

sprite

nice one, starry :)

8:32 am

MimiCat

And it took me 3 tries to get welki's name right....

8:32 am

smores

:) Mimi...yep

8:32 am

hurshy

when i think of welki, i think of the beach

8:32 am

o-o

Perception is the product of nature and nurture. Each of us has our own truth.

8:32 am

sprite

ok Mimi, you're back in business... upload is ready

8:33 am

MimiCat

Thank you, dear. Am just about ready to leave and give it a try.

8:33 am

welki

the oceanside is my favorite place to be, hursh :)

8:34 am

hurshy

ah well i didn't know that, but that's good :) it is just because of whelks.

8:34 am

smores

BRB

8:35 am

o-o

How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of Your Life
http://tinyurl.com/c7e2mw7

8:35 am

welki

probably yummy - have had winkles, but not whelks

8:36 am

72 Temple Owl

av5/16, matieys!

8:36 am

sprite

hi TOwl, I am as4 as well.

8:36 am

welki

arrggggggggg, owl - is that a cabin boy i see with yer this morning?

8:36 am

sprite

winkles.... no, never had them. I have wrinkles though, does that count?

8:37 am

o-o

av + pismire or emmet

8:37 am

Anniebrook

hello hello

8:37 am

sprite

hi Annie :)

8:37 am

MimiCat

Hi, TO and Annie!!

8:38 am

Anniebrook

hi Mimi and sprite

8:38 am

Anniebrook

feeling better?, Mimi

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

o.O

8:38 am

o-o

or, av + history is a chronicle of the p***.

8:38 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl :)

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

*checks for hidden cameras and mics*

8:39 am

sprite

(o)v(o) <--- owl

8:39 am

MimiCat

Yes, thank you, Annie! Now if I can just clear the mucus factor out of my chest!!

8:39 am

MimiCat

Sorry for that disgusting imagery....!

8:39 am

sprite

slime is relative too, Mimi. Very. ;)

8:39 am

Anniebrook

*clears throat*--may I suggest Mucinex

8:39 am

dan2bit

am9!

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i need to go out and get ginger ale. i will be happy if i an go out tonight.

8:40 am

Anniebrook

&, hurshy's clue

8:40 am

sprite

hi dan. As hurshy clued: &

8:40 am

o-o

or, av* maria + a province in Canada, abbr

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

an someonepls give me the statd for the top right a? stats only, please.

8:40 am

hurshy

lol, that one is so obvious and definitional i don't think you have to credit me, annie

8:41 am

sprite

yep, am9/72

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

ok then

8:41 am

Anniebrook

hurshy, but definitely, l loved the clue

8:42 am

o-o

pe 7/32 ... a writing implement on anabolic ****oids

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

*still wondering why dan would shout am 9 in greeting* i think i will take a break now ty

8:44 am

sprite

pe6/21: my favorite miniature tree?

8:46 am

o-o

Chinese cabbage.

8:46 am

sprite

yep

8:48 am

MimiCat

Where are crossy and ruru? I miss our men. Along with BR they're like mascots.

8:48 am

sprite

probably busy with real life. I miss them too. Glad to have BabbleRabble with us though.

8:48 am

welki

what's BR? chopped liver?

8:48 am

welki

and dan!

8:49 am

o-o

I am not a mascot ... I am a cantankerous old geezer

8:49 am

MimiCat

I said ALONG WITH BR!!!

8:49 am

sprite

and I love you for it, BabbleRabble.

8:49 am

MimiCat

Then you may be the perfect mascot for us, BR!

8:49 am

welki

apologies, mimi - misread :)

8:49 am

MimiCat

Is Dan here today---I missed him...sorry, dan. I'll just shut up now!

8:50 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:50 am

sprite

dan was here for a little while, he yelled am9!!!

8:50 am

sprite

hi Mr Bob

8:50 am

sprite

well, fireflies for me. A *hug* to you all. Have a nice day and a peaceful evening.

8:50 am

welki

and yeah, you definitely don't fit the 'mascot' image, BR - when i think of a 'mascot,' i see some guy dressed up in a fox outfit at a hockey game - not you, babble,

8:51 am

welki

later, sprite

8:51 am

MimiCat

Now that the men are well represented, I'm leaving until later. See you in em, sprite! Hugs all around.

8:51 am

o-o

Take good care, sprite.

8:51 am

smores

Okay, back again

8:51 am

MimiCat

Bye, smores....later.

8:51 am

welki

feel better, mimi - maybe a hot shower to clear your chest

8:51 am

welki

hi smores

8:52 am

smores

Bye sprite, congrats on your FW!!!

8:52 am

o-o

Be well, MimiCat

8:52 am

hego

Hello All

8:52 am

welki

hego :)

8:52 am

MimiCat

And also to clean up my act, welki!

8:52 am

smores

Bye Mimi {hugs}

8:52 am

welki

nah - no need to clean anything up

8:53 am

welki

if anything, it

8:53 am

smores

Don't do it Mimi, don't do it :)

8:53 am

welki

it's me - missed part of your post, must need more coffee

8:53 am

MimiCat

I like your style, welki and smores!!

8:54 am

hego

no cleaning necessary. : )

8:54 am

welki

*looks at mimi* style? you'd be lol-ing if you saw me right now

8:54 am

smores

:)

8:55 am

hego

c'mon Welki, you have style.

8:55 am

MimiCat

It's amazing how many words I tend to see when I'm "leaving..." And Hi, hego!

8:55 am

welki

sure i do, hego. style and panache, that's me. *LOLOLOL*

8:55 am

smores

not just about the clothes dear, it's the attitude :)

8:55 am

o-o

Style? I wore bell bottoms to the store and got some weird looks ... like I cared.

8:56 am

hego

um, they're back BR

8:56 am

MimiCat

Style has everything to do with attitude!!

8:56 am

smores

lol...maybe I should leave again Mimi, might find some :)

8:56 am

MimiCat

Never want you to leave, smores....

8:57 am

smores

lol..BR...I love my bell bottoms

8:57 am

MimiCat

Hate my bell bottom....need to diet.

8:57 am

smores

LOL

8:57 am

welki

<-- liberty bell bottom

8:57 am

o-o

A youngun told me only ding dongs wear bell bottoms

8:58 am

smores

ringa ding ding :)

8:58 am

hego

giggle

8:58 am

welki

well, there ya go :)

8:58 am

smores

Hope you didn't follow that with " well eat me"

8:58 am

MimiCat

The young speak and we must be amused.....

8:59 am

o-o

no, but I did mention I take duct tape with me everywhere.

8:59 am

welki

sometimes, i'm not amused. not at all. other times, i'm pleasantly surprised.

8:59 am

MimiCat

...and hope they'll get wiser with age.

8:59 am

hego

good idea

8:59 am

smores

:)

9:00 am

MimiCat

Though I can tell you I'd trade all this wisdom to be young, cute and sassy again! Well...I am still sassy...

9:00 am

o-o

I have mellowed some over the years.

9:01 am

hego

my sassiness improves with age.

9:01 am

smores

Thankfully, so have I BR

9:01 am

welki

i'm fermenting

9:01 am

hego

lol Welki

9:01 am

smores

lol

9:01 am

welki

:)

9:02 am

MimiCat

LOL, welki! What "proof" are you aiming for?

9:02 am

smores

I want to be Betty White when I grow up :)

9:02 am

o-o

Told one with a piercing that modern medicine should be able to fix those holes with something better than that.

9:02 am

hego

lol BR

9:02 am

hego

me too smores

9:03 am

hego

I am well on my way to Bettiness.

9:03 am

welki

hego, daughter has been taken off anti-labor meds, so she can deliver anytime now - will let you know when i'm back east. i'll be in somerset, but probably will visit daughter in eatontown at some point

9:03 am

smores

I love her " Off Their Rockers" show

9:03 am

hego

terrific Welki

9:03 am

welki

i'm more on my way to bea arthur-ness - ut oh, i think i'm there!

9:04 am

hego

you've arrived!

9:04 am

smores

Congrats welki...everything okay?

9:04 am

MimiCat

As Groucho Marx said "You're only as old as the woman you feel"---is that relevant to this discussion? Remember, I'm still sick.....

9:05 am

smores

lol...kinda Mimi, I think he meant it a little differently though :)

9:05 am

hego

so funny

9:05 am

welki

just early (again) - this one is a healthy size, though, so the doc isn't concerned about any complications, even though she's not due until the end of feb. (baby's now about 7.5 lbs)

9:05 am

hego

I have no heat this morning

9:06 am

hego

waiting for the repair guy.

9:06 am

welki

oy - out of oil?

9:06 am

smores

Wow, that is a good size to be a month early

9:06 am

hego

fingers can barely type.

9:06 am

MimiCat

Poor hego....sending warm wishes.

9:06 am

hego

no the furnace went out

9:06 am

smores

Oh no hego, hope he gets there soon

9:07 am

hego

It was 19 degrees outside

9:07 am

smores

Any chance they were wrong about the due date?

9:07 am

hego

He may be an hour or so more. ugh!!

9:07 am

welki

yes, smores, the baby's big - no diabetes, nothing that would indicate the baby's anything but a good size

9:08 am

welki

no, smores - no mistakes there

9:08 am

hego

big baby coming. Yay!

9:08 am

welki

you don't have any space heaters you can use until he gets there?

9:08 am

smores

Smoresette was 2months early...scared the crap out of me

9:08 am

hego

wonder if I can type with gloves on...hmmmm....

9:09 am

welki

her first was early, too - just hoping she can 'keep things together' for another couple of weeks

9:09 am

hego

oh! smores, really?

9:09 am

welki

time to find an old pair of 99 cent dollar store gloves and cut the fingertips off, hego

9:09 am

MimiCat

If she could keep things together she wouldn't be pregnant in the first place........sorry, couldn't resist.

9:10 am

sciencegeek

clue for the lone N?

9:10 am

welki

hi, science

9:10 am

o-o

My friend recently delivered a 9 pounds 15 ounces

9:10 am

welki

(don't have it yet)

9:10 am

hego

lol, Mimi is bad today

9:10 am

smores

yes, barely made it to the hospital in time, thought I was just having false labor

9:10 am

Anniebrook

girl's nickname and noisy racket

9:10 am

hego

Hi Annie!

9:10 am

o-o

na 6/21

9:11 am

smores

Wow BR that is a big baby

9:11 am

MimiCat

Yes, hego, very bad!!

9:11 am

sciencegeek

don't see it

9:11 am

Anniebrook

Hi hego :)

9:11 am

hego

lmao

9:11 am

smores

Hi geek :)

9:11 am

o-o

Was her first .. a week past due.

9:11 am

smores

Annie :)

9:11 am

sciencegeek

okay ty going the other direction!

9:12 am

hego

straight up

9:12 am

smores

I think if my 1st was that big, she wouldve been my last :)

9:13 am

Anniebrook

smores :)

9:13 am

MimiCat

Now that I've thoroughly disgraced myself, am leaving until later! Have a good one, all and hugs all around. This time I'm really going...

9:13 am

smores

My oldest was a week late and only weighed 6.8

9:13 am

hego

daughter was 9 5.

9:13 am

hego

((mimi))

9:14 am

smores

lol...no disgrace Mimi

9:14 am

smores

Take care dear {hugs}

9:14 am

MimiCat

Thank you, my dears....poof

9:14 am

smores

Smoresette only weighed 3.3

9:15 am

hego

that's small!

9:16 am

smores

yep...no complications, she was perfect, just tiny

9:16 am

sciencegeek

I am having coffee with jmc today!

9:16 am

hego

no lung problems

9:16 am

hego

she is fun Geek.

9:16 am

smores

nope...had to stay in the hospital 10days, that was the worst

9:17 am

sciencegeek

a bit strange going to meet someone that I have only "spoken" with here

9:17 am

welki

woo! will be a nice time, science!

9:17 am

welki

woo! will be a nice time, science!

9:17 am

smores

Sounds fun geek

9:17 am

hego

yes, it is strange, but fun.

9:18 am

hego

Because you're not really strangers.

9:18 am

sciencegeek

well, maybe one of us with remember to take a photo!

9:19 am

smores

You definitely need to take pics :)

9:20 am

hego

I have met about a dozen Babblers and I have enjoyed it so much.

9:23 am

Uneaixoise

only met 2 -- Doren and TO -- delightful! :-)

9:23 am

sciencegeek

oops just saw my typo --- *will* remember.....

9:24 am

smores

lol...didn't even notice it geek

9:25 am

smores

<---sadly, haven't meet any of you yet

9:25 am

MLFAN17

hello

9:25 am

Uneaixoise

some day, smores! :-)

9:25 am

Uneaixoise

hey, mlf :-)

9:25 am

MLFAN17

hey une

9:26 am

smores

Hi MLF :)

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

must run -- later! *poof*

9:26 am

Anniebrook

Hi fan

9:26 am

Anniebrook

hi and bye Une

9:26 am

smores

Bye Une....enjoy your day :)

9:27 am

MLFAN17

hi annie

9:28 am

hego

single top a?

9:29 am

Anniebrook

&

9:29 am

sciencegeek

single top am 9 = a symbol on a kyboard

9:29 am

hego

ty Annie!!

9:29 am

hego

and Geek

9:29 am

Anniebrook

lol, youre welcome

9:30 am

hego

one of the few clues we can draw

9:31 am

smores

:)

9:31 am

Anniebrook

dont forget the asterisk

9:31 am

hego

true. :)

9:31 am

MLFAN17

i was spelling it wrong

9:31 am

sciencegeek

en 9 = have a party?

9:32 am

smores

lol...took me 3 tries MLF

9:32 am

MLFAN17

ty geek

9:32 am

MLFAN17

i looked it up on morewords to get teh correct spelling

9:34 am

MLFAN17

stats for the O please?

9:35 am

smores

op4/5x2

9:35 am

rururocks

om 4/ and 5

9:35 am

smores

don't have the other 2

9:35 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

9:35 am

uusue2

morning all!

9:36 am

Anniebrook

Hi ruru and sue

9:36 am

uusue2

hi annie!

9:36 am

rururocks

good morning sue and annie.. hi smores and mlf

9:36 am

uusue2

got nbs and nbs all on my own earlier!

9:36 am

hego

Hi sue and Ruru.

9:36 am

smores

ooo...om4/5 and plural

9:37 am

smores

Hi Sue, ruru :)

9:37 am

uusue2

hi ruru, hego, smores, mlfan!

9:37 am

MLFAN17

2nd N first column Stats please?

9:37 am

rururocks

na 6

9:37 am

smores

wtg uu, got all but the lone A/9 on my own

9:37 am

uusue2

na6/21

9:38 am

uusue2

that one just kind of popped out at me, smores, I was quite astonished

9:38 am

sciencegeek

off to see jmc! have fun

9:38 am

smores

1st part of your fav fake babbler ruru + 1st part of another word for supper

9:38 am

rururocks

enjoy science

9:38 am

welki

'morning to everyone i missed while having breakfast

9:39 am

hego

have fun Geek

9:39 am

welki

have fun, science!

9:39 am

MLFAN17

uusue can you clue it please?

9:39 am

uusue2

hi welki!

9:39 am

smores

Have fun geek :)

9:39 am

uusue2

brb, must get Frank his meds

9:39 am

rururocks

I have it smores.. I was just giving the stats to mlf

9:39 am

hego

I want to visit Ruru.

9:39 am

Anniebrook

have fun, geek

9:39 am

rururocks

hi welki

9:39 am

smores

Oops, my bad

9:39 am

rururocks

bottega is waiting hego

9:40 am

hego

maybe in the fall Ruru.

9:40 am

rururocks

oh.. great

9:40 am

rururocks

perfect weather ..

9:40 am

hego

that would be fun.

9:40 am

welki

what's bottega?

9:41 am

rururocks

a restaurant

9:41 am

hego

I will decide in the next couple of months.

9:41 am

rururocks

a good one too

9:41 am

hego

Tra Vigne

9:41 am

MLFAN17

Clue for the 2nd N first column please?

9:41 am

rururocks

just brought wine to tra Vigne yesterday

9:41 am

rururocks

it's a mile from my house

9:42 am

hego

<-----so jealous!!!

9:42 am

rururocks

aww.. just move here hego

9:42 am

hego

It will be my treat.

9:42 am

smores

thought that was the na6/21 MLF

9:43 am

hego

that would be nice Ruru.

9:43 am

majmom

any more clues for am9?

9:43 am

rururocks

& majmom

9:43 am

MLFAN17

it is smores

9:43 am

72 Temple Owl

&

9:43 am

hego

& & &

9:44 am

welki

oh boy - looked at the menu - please have the stuffed flounder for me

9:44 am

smores

clued at 9:38 for ruru, who of course didn't need it :)

9:44 am

rururocks

that's Michael Chiarello's restaurant welki

9:45 am

hego

If I look at the menu i really will go crazy.

9:45 am

rururocks

I don't mind second clues smores.. sometimes I am clueless

9:45 am

smores

:)

9:45 am

hego

never Ruru

9:45 am

welki

(was looking at tra vigne's menu)

9:45 am

MLFAN17

ruru and i are in the same club lol

9:45 am

MLFAN17

i need a clue for the N 6/21

9:45 am

hego

repair man here!!

9:46 am

majmom

i must be clueless as i don`t understand the symbol fo am9

9:46 am

uusue2

ok, I am back

9:46 am

rururocks

CYber's name + most of evening meal mlf

9:46 am

smores

***cy Boy + short for supper

9:46 am

rururocks

Nancy fake you mean

9:46 am

Anniebrook

na 6/21 ---ruru non-existant babbler and noisy racket

9:46 am

smores

the name of the & symbol maj

9:47 am

MLFAN17

got it

9:47 am

smores

:(

9:47 am

smores

oops... :)

9:48 am

hego

Ruru i still can't believe that.

9:48 am

rururocks

I know hego.. it is a little over the top isn't it?

9:48 am

hego

wild

9:48 am

MLFAN17

which IN for the 8 do i use?

9:48 am

majmom

finally got it ty

9:49 am

hego

yay for maj

9:49 am

uusue2

bottom one, mlfan

9:49 am

smores

bottom one MLF

9:50 am

smores

wtg maj :)

9:50 am

MLFAN17

i got a 6/7 from that

9:51 am

smores

more in7

9:51 am

hego

must go. bbl. hagd All.

9:51 am

rururocks

bye hego

9:52 am

smores

Bye for now hego, ejoy your day :)

9:52 am

Anniebrook

bye hego

9:52 am

uusue2

bye hego!

9:52 am

MLFAN17

i am out of here nbt and nbs thanks for teh help

9:52 am

uusue2

bye mlfan!

9:52 am

Anniebrook

I am gone as well, bye dear babblers

9:52 am

smores

Bye MLF...have a good one :)

9:53 am

smores

{Annie} enjoy your day :)

9:53 am

uusue2

bye annie!

9:55 am

welki

you going to go to the movies tonight, ru?

9:55 am

crosshair

good morning my babble friends:)

9:55 am

uusue2

hi crossy!

9:55 am

wvteach

good morning crossy and all

9:55 am

welki

hi, crossy

9:55 am

uusue2

hi wv!

9:55 am

smores

Morning crossy :)

9:56 am

smores

Hey teach :)

9:56 am

wvteach

hello sue

9:56 am

welki

'morning, teach

9:56 am

rururocks

not liking the movie in town welki

9:56 am

smores

pester

9:56 am

rururocks

we only have one little theater

9:56 am

smores

aaahhh...sorry

9:56 am

crosshair

mmm,give you three guess what i am eating and the first two do not count;)

9:56 am

welki

so maybe rent a movie, get that pizza and hunker down with the mrs

9:57 am

uusue2

had that one, smores :-)

9:57 am

rururocks

LOL

9:57 am

smores

lol...bacon

9:57 am

uusue2

BACON!!!!! :-)

9:57 am

rururocks

bacon pizza

9:57 am

crosshair

yaaa for bacon!

9:57 am

smores

next time I'll try to enter one you don't have uu :)

9:58 am

rururocks

you did it again smores.. :D

9:58 am

wvteach

watched an old movie last night but enjoyed it - The Songcatcher - about culture of Appalachia but also a beautiful story of a strong woman

9:58 am

crosshair

ty again smores

9:58 am

smores

crap...any goodies in the pb

9:59 am

uusue2

well, there are 147 I don't have, smores, so go for it :-)

9:59 am

rururocks

(smores is impersonating Scrabbler today)

9:59 am

crosshair

mrs is in there watching roadhouse and eating hershy kisses with almonds

9:59 am

smores

lol

9:59 am

wvteach

i'll put some pancakes in - husband just made breakfast for us

10:00 am

rururocks

is she swazing to the breeze crossy?

10:01 am

smores

lol..ty teach

10:01 am

crosshair

lol,while she is swazing to the breeze,i feel a need for a check up by that dr

10:01 am

smores

wl tlk in txt and 3 ltr wrds so not too err agn

10:02 am

rururocks

brb

10:02 am

uusue2

lol, smores!

10:02 am

smores

:)

10:02 am

welki

thts a gud wy to kp frm gng to the pb

10:03 am

smores

ikr :)

10:03 am

o-o

Hello, Sue.

10:03 am

smores

or jst mis sp evry thng...I

10:04 am

smores

lol

10:04 am

uusue2

hi, BR! Haven't seen you in a while.

10:04 am

o-o

Yes, try to avoid the nonsense.

10:05 am

welki

yep, me too - but it's like trying to avoid breathing

10:06 am

smores

lol..yep

10:06 am

Jivingjenny0

clue for the corner A please

10:07 am

uusue2

am9, jenny, &

10:08 am

Jivingjenny0

thank you uu

10:09 am

smores

Must take a break...Happy babbling all :)

10:10 am

uusue2

yw, jenny, and bye, smores!

10:10 am

welki

bye, smores

10:20 am

wvteach

vanquished the Vs

10:28 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 9s or 8s?

10:29 am

dan2bit

am9 &

10:29 am

BzznBea

am9/72 = &

10:29 am

dan2bit

re8 farthest away

10:30 am

dan2bit

in8 more keenly felt

10:30 am

mkg

ty for a! got it.

10:31 am

mkg

working on them dan.

10:31 am

dan2bit

i don't have the other 9

10:31 am

mkg

got in. ty.

10:32 am

BzznBea

Thanks for the re, dan.

10:32 am

BzznBea

The other 9 is en9/54

10:32 am

mkg

re farthest away, dont get it. any further clue?

10:33 am

mkg

clue for that en bea, please?

10:33 am

dan2bit

builds from "TV re6"

10:33 am

Sudokuaddict

mkg different spelling for the water around a castle in fairytales

10:33 am

BzznBea

What you might use to change channels on you tv + suffix for most

10:34 am

BzznBea

Clue for the en9 - to amuse an audience

10:34 am

mkg

ty great./ got it.

10:35 am

mkg

ty ty ty. got all the 8s and 9s now. great super clues.

10:35 am

mkg

clue for the second n word in left column please.

10:36 am

wvteach

na 6/21 = short for granny + loud noise

10:37 am

mkg

dont get loud noise..........i cant think of a word meaning loud noise................

10:38 am

wvteach

try "short for evening meal"

10:38 am

mkg

ty got it.

10:38 am

wvteach

yvw

10:41 am

mkg

is the k used at all? hmmmmm

10:43 am

BzznBea

If it is, I haven't used it, but I have 66 more to go.

10:45 am

smores

Aahhh...I'm out of bacon

10:46 am

smores

was craving bacon and fried potatoes

11:12 am

syb215

good morning....could i get clues for any of the E words?

11:19 am

Aloyisius

one of the e words is the volcano, et4, then plural

11:19 am

smores

Hi again, settled for fried potatoes...lol bacon grease

11:19 am

smores

*in

11:20 am

smores

ea4/4 x 2

11:20 am

Aloyisius

bad lag.. another ea6 word has to do with a bunny that brings baskets to kids, then lengthen it to find a direction the sun rises from

11:21 am

smores

em5/12 then pl for 6

11:21 am

smores

lol...the key I press to send this post

11:22 am

smores

extends for en9

11:23 am

smores

Hiya Aloy :)

11:23 am

smores

Hey syb...if you're still here :)

11:23 am

Aloyisius

hiya smores! have been lurking, one of those days I have to Babble in spurts.. almost finished.. how are you doing with this grid?

11:24 am

smores

little past 1/2...also been on and off alot

11:24 am

syb215

thanks all......

11:24 am

smores

:) yw

11:25 am

Aloyisius

ah, fw.. so off I go.. tomorrow should be a nice, slower-paced day.. ciao!

11:25 am

smores

Congrats Aloy!!! Well done...enjoy your day :)

11:25 am

periwinkle

Hi Aloy, I made a mixed mushroom soup the other day that was really good. hi all

11:26 am

smores

Hi peri :)

11:26 am

smores

<---loves mushrooms

11:26 am

crosshair

full wolf moon tonight!! yaaa! arrroooooo! http://tinyurl.com/a63f7p9

11:27 am

smores

lol...nice crossy

11:27 am

bichon

won't eat mushrooms. parasitic form of life

11:27 am

crosshair

mmmm cream of shroom soup

11:28 am

bichon

stats for the top row a, pls

11:28 am

bichon

the thought of it makes me queasy

11:28 am

rubyfoo

arrroooo! for {{crossy}}'s moon

11:28 am

rubyfoo

11:28 am

smores

Hi again ruby, bichon :)

11:28 am

crosshair

((ruby))

11:28 am

onyx

am 9

11:29 am

rubyfoo

my sister sent me recipes from the NYT for mushroom soups and they suggested mixing fresh prcini or cutton shrooms with dried exotic ones for most dishes, they said it made the flavors richer

11:29 am

smores

Be alot of howling tonight :)

11:29 am

bichon

hi ruby. did I tell you about Watson. Bad news, he had to have his leg amputated. doing what dogs do, got off his e collar and chewed the leg down to the plate. But, he's going to be a great 3-legged dog

11:29 am

MollyL

<--With Bich, doesn't eat fungus

11:29 am

bichon

Molly, my buddy

11:29 am

rubyfoo

oh no! That is so sad.

11:29 am

crosshair

lol,bichon.you do not eat anything parasitic? then you best not look too deeply at what does on with the bacterial cultures used to make yogurt and such

11:30 am

crosshair

goes

11:30 am

smores

<---loves yogurt too

11:30 am

bichon

yoghurts okay in my brain. It's seeing those mushroom growing on dead things

11:31 am

rubyfoo

I used to hunt and eat wild mushrooms when I lived in Princeton but made the mistake, once, of not doing correct field work and wound up in the hospital for 3 days

11:31 am

jesdraggon

morning kiddoes

11:31 am

bichon

No, it's not so sad. It was a wild concept in the first place. He'll be fine

11:31 am

crosshair

we are all one big food chain,with humans not quite at the top:)

11:31 am

bichon

see ruby, one of my reasons for mushrooms not in my diet.

11:31 am

smores

eek, ruby

11:31 am

rubyfoo

fortunately, it was only a mild stomach poison because with the deadly ones, you just need to eat a spore and 26 hrs later, boom!

11:32 am

syb215

clue for the 8 letter words please...

11:32 am

crosshair

crossy only eats tame musrooms

11:32 am

rubyfoo

I only eat the little white ones that come in packages now or dried morels because you can't go wrong

11:32 am

rubyfoo

(that was during my wild youth)

11:33 am

bichon

got the am 9, ty to whoever

11:33 am

bichon

*whomever

11:33 am

rubyfoo

re8 farthest away

11:33 am

periwinkle

I used dried porcini mushroom and a mixture of fresh mushrooms.

11:34 am

bichon

ty ruby for the re 8

11:34 am

rubyfoo

that's exactly what they said to do in the Times, Peri, but I don't know what porcinis taste like or look like

11:34 am

crosshair

common over for dins ruby.tonigh is lean pork with apple sauce,cheddar and broccoli rice and steamed pea pods

11:34 am

rubyfoo

In Binghamton, the old Polish ladies used to hunt "popinkis" but I have no idea what they are

11:34 am

periwinkle

I never had porcini either fresh or dried

11:34 am

bichon

last night I made shrimp with black beans and corn and Mexican seasonings.

11:35 am

rubyfoo

can you get fresh shrimp where yu are Bichon?

11:35 am

syb215

ty for the re8

11:35 am

rubyfoo

you* didn't mean to be cute

11:35 am

rubyfoo

<-- loves Mexican food

11:35 am

smores

just don't get the purple veined ones growing out of the cowpies :)

11:36 am

rubyfoo

doesn't sound appealing, smores, lol

11:36 am

smores

lol...those are the magical kind :)

11:37 am

syb215

are the I words long or short?

11:37 am

rubyfoo

porcini are supposed to be great

11:38 am

periwinkle

I have in6/7

11:38 am

periwinkle

2 in6

11:38 am

rubyfoo

syb: I only have 4 and they are 3 6's and a 7

11:39 am

syb215

ty

11:39 am

MollyL

Ruby does mushrooms, Ruby does mushrooms! : P

11:39 am

smores

I have an in7/8 combo and a in6/7 combo

11:40 am

smores

lol...Molly

11:40 am

rubyfoo

(only once, molly, and it was extremely scary!)

11:40 am

periwinkle

clue for in7/8 pls

11:40 am

rubyfoo

<-- doesn't like to hallucinate, life is weird enough

11:41 am

MollyL

Ruby you are supposed to do the ones that make you fly with Carlos Castaneda. : D

11:41 am

periwinkle

I did magic mushrooms once many years ago and it was pretty scary, much like your experience ruby.

11:41 am

MollyL

I agree with Ruby, life is weird enough.

11:41 am

rubyfoo

the hallucinations were beautiful at first, but then got out of hand

11:42 am

smores

strong feelings peri

11:42 am

rururocks

I like to cook with mushrooms and not get cooked by mushrooms

11:42 am

dan2bit

firewords! tx Bzzn and all cluers. pe6/21 chinese cabbage was my last

11:43 am

periwinkle

ty smores

11:43 am

smores

hallucinating is way to in7 for me now

11:43 am

periwinkle

I don not know any chinese cabbabe starting with pe

11:43 am

smores

WTG dan2bit!!! woohoo :)

11:43 am

periwinkle

cabbage even

11:43 am

rubyfoo

ty for that in7, smores

11:44 am

rubyfoo

tense

11:44 am

dan2bit

pe6 - domesticated animals + two vowels

11:44 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry

11:44 am

rubyfoo

is there tequila in the pb? could use a shot right about now

11:44 am

smores

more in7 for the 8

11:44 am

periwinkle

ty dan, did not know the def.

11:45 am

periwinkle

similar to bok choy

11:45 am

syb215

ty smores....was having trouble with that combo

11:45 am

smores

yw

11:46 am

MollyL

pe6...dojo master for dogs and cats : P

11:47 am

smores

thanks for the pe6

11:47 am

Judi

Good afternoon, dahlinks!

11:47 am

rururocks

that's funny molly

11:47 am

MollyL

Hey Judi

11:47 am

rururocks

wouldn't that be dogo master?

11:48 am

rubyfoo

not seeing it

11:48 am

MollyL

Sorry. Awful of me to interject nonsense into the chat.

11:48 am

periwinkle

more than 1/2 going to shovel the walk since it does not look like anyone else is going to do it :(

11:48 am

rubyfoo

got it, finally

11:49 am

smores

interject away Molly :)

11:49 am

syb215

Molly ...it helped me...thanks

11:49 am

rubyfoo

no, nonsense is a very good thing

11:49 am

MollyL

Jeeze Peri, hand someone a shovel and make them help.

11:49 am

smores

BBL gotta go run some errands

11:50 am

smores

Bye all :)

11:50 am

rubyfoo

bye smores

11:50 am

rururocks

bye again smores

11:50 am

Judi

We had some light, fluffy snow last night. Our neighbor went out and used his leaf blower to clear his driveway.

11:51 am

MollyL

The snow we got last night is all melting at the moment.

11:51 am

syb215

i need help with the o words

11:52 am

rubyfoo

we still have last week's snow which is now hard ice in the driveway -- nasty stuff

11:52 am

MollyL

*Sends Ruby some rock salt*

11:52 am

rururocks

<---p's done.. smug look

11:52 am

rubyfoo

I ONly have 2, both op4's

11:53 am

MollyL

Ru, you are in the grid today. sa6. : D

11:53 am

rubyfoo

we put salt but I think you need salt + sunshine

11:53 am

rururocks

:)

11:54 am

MollyL

The rock salt melts ice with or without sun.

11:55 am

rubyfoo

it didn't work

11:56 am

rururocks

man I need to bone up on v words

11:56 am

syb215

me 2

11:57 am

Riverdance

HelloEveryone

11:57 am

Riverdance

(((RUBY)))

11:57 am

rubyfoo

hello hello river!!!!

11:57 am

Riverdance

havent seen my ruby in ages

11:57 am

rubyfoo

lovely to see you; it's been a long time

11:57 am

Judi

Ooh. Just found the av pirate word.

11:57 am

rubyfoo

MY Ruby is 10 today

11:57 am

MollyL

Arrrrgghh

11:58 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, now molly is going to say it's Talk Like a Pirate day

11:58 am

MollyL

No, that talk like a pirate stuff was old two years ago.

11:59 am

rubyfoo

did you make it up or was it a real thing

11:59 am

Riverdance

Happy Birthday to Ruby - that a great age for a chow

11:59 am

rubyfoo

yes it is, these last 6 months have been a gift and now every day will be another

11:59 am

Riverdance

How is the baby doing?

12:00 pm

bichon

10 is really old for a Chow, nest pas?

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

yes, she's the 1st one to make it this far

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

and she isn't even arthritic; maybe the massages help

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

the baby is bigger than Ruby and is very feisty and smart

12:01 pm

Riverdance

thats what I need them....massages that is!

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

we all need massages but they're very scarce

12:02 pm

Riverdance

and expensive

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

how is Sarah doing at her new school?

12:04 pm

Riverdance

she likes it....is home this weekend because she needed money so have to work - is at the mountain now ski instructing. She changed her major from photography to Art Education - that will give her more choices. This semester she will actually be student teaching. She is very excited about that. She was already assigned a 5th grade class.

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

that is a good decision; she can always fall back on teaching to earn money while she continues her photography

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

I LOVED TEACHING ART!

12:05 pm

Riverdance

exactly...photo is still her passion

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry for shouting, but my light bulb blew and I'm typing in the dark

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

passions rarely pay

12:06 pm

Riverdance

her art teachers from high school have stayed in touch and want her to sign up as a subsitute teacher when she get out of school in May. It would be great experience and good on a resume

12:06 pm

Riverdance

I didnt think you were shouting - just stressing how you feel

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

I was able to teach full time AND have exhibits

12:08 pm

Riverdance

I now ruru - thats why I am glad she made this decision on her own

12:09 pm

MollyL

Wow, Ruby really IS Ruru

12:09 pm

Riverdance

she has been selling some of her work...photos and watercolors....helps her to pay for school supplies. The students have to buy their own art supplies - school does not provide. It gets real expensive on top of tuition. So she has been selling herself in her art and also baking for the other students and selling goodies....you go Sarah! I think its too funny actually she is baking an selling to dorm mates!

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

hard to keep a secret in here, molly

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

she sounds terrific, river!

12:10 pm

MollyL

Well, the jig is up now. : D

12:10 pm

Riverdance

She is a great kid and finally finding herself.

12:10 pm

rururocks

woooo I always wanted multiple personalities

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

mrs. ru will be horrified

12:11 pm

Riverdance

or maybe not.....

12:11 pm

MollyL

Wait until Mr. Ruby wakes up to that goat face

12:11 pm

rururocks

I can keep up with other players here that way

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

and I thought HE was the old goat baaaa

12:13 pm

Riverdance

72 to go and still dont have NBT - need lone N in left column and lone A in right column

12:13 pm

Riverdance

and lets hope they are not fishy

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

I have 63 left but can't find the upper right a

12:14 pm

MollyL

Upper right a is : & the word for that punctuation mark

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

n is na + cons + noise

12:15 pm

Riverdance

thanks for that A - great word

12:16 pm

MollyL

Na6...Cyber Babble player making a loud noise : D

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

wow, ty molly

12:18 pm

Riverdance

got it - thank you thank you ruby and mollly

12:18 pm

MollyL

am9 and ellipses are two of the least known punctuation words. Commonly called "and sign" and "dot dot dot".

12:19 pm

Riverdance

as soon as you showed it I knew the word so it was lodged in my brain somewhere

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

the Fr have a funny word for @

12:19 pm

Riverdance

down to 68..whoohooo...dryer just dinged so my go fold while still warm....bbl....love my babble friends

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

makes it hard to give your e-mail address on the phone

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

<-- loves river!

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

once Sarah starts teaching, I will tell her all my old "secrets"

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

the mafia word for sworn silence isn't accepted

12:22 pm

MollyL

Arobasse?

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

yes, I'm writing it down

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

ty

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody, time to go see Mr. Grumpy-goat

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

*woof*

12:29 pm

cybernan

good morning, all :)

12:31 pm

Jillyjill

Just came on too, helllo cyber

12:34 pm

sammysmom

jilly........ what is in the white pot in your icon??

12:38 pm

Jillyjill

The Thai Shrimp Curry soup I made...

12:39 pm

sammysmom

ok

12:42 pm

cybernan

an 7, please?

12:43 pm

lbdawger

an + mr. hale and hawthorne

12:43 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! tadone and finito!!

12:44 pm

Jillyjill

Hello dawg...enjoying our balmy weather?

12:44 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT dawg!

12:44 pm

wvteach

congrats dawg

12:44 pm

cybernan

ty dawger

12:44 pm

cybernan

grats, dawger

12:45 pm

lbdawger

hi Jilly! it's wet here. rain this morning and icy in spots. i think i prefer snow, at least i can walk on snow. don't like to dance on ice.

12:45 pm

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

12:45 pm

lbdawger

hi scrabs

12:46 pm

Scrabbler

How are you, Dawg?

12:46 pm

wvteach

snowing here

12:47 pm

lbdawger

doing okay, scrabs and you? been skiing?

12:47 pm

Scrabbler

Heat wave here. 20 degrees F after as low as minus 3 on Thursday night.

12:47 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, cross-country skiing. I was out yesterday and will go out soon.

12:47 pm

wvteach

26 degrees here - feels warm after a week in single digits and teens

12:48 pm

lbdawger

good weather for hot cocoa, a fire and a good book

12:48 pm

wvteach

took grandson to meet a group that is having a sledding party with good sledding hills and a hot fire and hot cocoa

12:49 pm

lbdawger

37Â°F here. our high is suppose to be 39. just wet and yucky. no sun.

12:49 pm

Jillyjill

Sorry, popped out for a phone call...our snow is mostly gone as is the ice...but I agree with you Dawg, I wish we still had snow steady through the winter

12:49 pm

lbdawger

sounds like g-son will have a fun day!

12:49 pm

Jillyjill

Same here Dawg...

12:49 pm

Scrabbler

There is a wood stove in the warming hut and I love sitting next to the heat and reading. The hut quiets down in later afternoon. I don't like sitting there when groups are drinking beer and wine, pigging out, and talking loudly.

12:50 pm

lbdawger

when i think of x-country skiing, i think of quiet solitude. just the sound of the sooshing of the skis and me trying to breath and not fall down! lol

12:50 pm

sciencegeek

okay, coffee with jmc successful. New icon is the two of us.

12:51 pm

Scrabbler

I love that, dawg. It's so meditative.

12:51 pm

lbdawger

yay, sciencegeek! i bet it was a great time with JMC.

12:51 pm

Jillyjill

hmmmm, strugglin with the in's, is the 6/7/8 following the 'from birth' a combo? and can I have a clue?

12:51 pm

Scrabbler

Are you in DC now, SG?

12:51 pm

sciencegeek

it was fun. Just too short a visit

12:52 pm

sciencegeek

Now, she is here in Houston

12:52 pm

Scrabbler

Oh. I know cosdem went to DC and met up with jmc and Seain

12:53 pm

sciencegeek

Yes, heard the story. She is also meeting Champ later.

12:53 pm

Scrabbler

Well, jmc is the Babble Social Director.

12:53 pm

lbdawger

in6/7/8 are not really related. you may in6.21 to make them so, but it will be too in7 to do it. the 8 is the more so of the 7

12:54 pm

sciencegeek

lol. She said she wanted to be the Babbler who has meet the most Babblers in person

12:54 pm

Jillyjill

ty dawg...thinking...

12:54 pm

lbdawger

i've only met JMC on skype. she is a lovely person to talk to.

12:55 pm

Scrabbler

Hm, OK, I have started with in6. I am thinking about the others.

12:55 pm

sciencegeek

very interesting person

12:55 pm

lbdawger

the lemons were so in7 they made my mouth pucker.

12:56 pm

Anniebrook

Im back. Just in time for dawg's great clue

12:56 pm

Jillyjill

still ??? on the 6, got the others

12:56 pm

Scrabbler

OK, I have 5 in- words now

12:56 pm

Jillyjill

hello annie!

12:56 pm

lbdawger

clue for the in6.21...don't forget to look to the D in the right corner.

12:57 pm

Anniebrook

hi jill

12:57 pm

periwinkle

that is the in I am missed lbd

12:57 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Annie & Bobby!

12:57 pm

lbdawger

hi annie, hi peri

12:57 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs, Im telling Bobby you said hi.

12:57 pm

periwinkle

hi all

12:58 pm

periwinkle

the snow was not much acculumation and very light so it was easy to shovel

12:58 pm

Anniebrook

Hi peri, and hi back at you, scrabbs

12:58 pm

periwinkle

ty lbd. great clue for in6

12:58 pm

Scrabbler

Bobby, who are you rooting for in the Superbowl? I like both teams, especially the brother-coaches, so I want a good game and no injuries.

12:59 pm

Jillyjill

*sigh* still not getting it...

12:59 pm

lbdawger

yw, peri

12:59 pm

Anniebrook

Bobby: The 49ers

12:59 pm

Scrabbler

Jill, the in- words? in7 = some flavors are in7--strong!

12:59 pm

lbdawger

in + cross letter + the *** (finish)

1:00 pm

Anniebrook

I picked the Ravens. We have a $2. bet on the game.

1:00 pm

periwinkle

volcano alert, just found it with 88 left

1:00 pm

Jillyjill

*thunk*...thanks for dummying it down for me..

1:01 pm

lbdawger

np, jilly

1:01 pm

Jillyjill

that struggle makes me a little nervous about my next task....installing a new router...

1:01 pm

Scrabbler

Just follow the instructions, Jill.

1:01 pm

lbdawger

new router should be easy. just plug in the cords and cross your fingers. have IT on speed dial! lol

1:02 pm

MollyL

Jill, installing a router is not that hard.

1:02 pm

Jillyjill

LOL..my IT is on the phone via Norfolk VA....

1:02 pm

Scrabbler

Is the K used at all?

1:02 pm

Anniebrook

no, scrabbs

1:03 pm

lbdawger

it's just a place holder, scrabs

1:03 pm

Scrabbler

I will stop trying to use the K now, Annie

1:03 pm

Jillyjill

Thanks Molly....all I have is a CD, so hopefully all will go well, it's a N900

1:04 pm

Anniebrook

scrabbs, I thought you meant at the beginning of a word, whether it is used in the middle, I havent used it yet

1:04 pm

lbdawger

who is your internet provider, Jilly?

1:04 pm

Jillyjill

I did try stenk scrabs...not a word...lol

1:04 pm

Jillyjill

Optimum

1:04 pm

Anniebrook

jill, so did I

1:04 pm

Scrabbler

I don't know any -enk words

1:05 pm

MollyL

No enk words in this grid

1:05 pm

periwinkle

I use Internet Explorer, what would be a good 2nd one to have? firefox, safari or something else?

1:05 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* --- a few new words for me today

1:05 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo NAN!!

1:05 pm

Anniebrook

congrats, nan

1:05 pm

MollyL

Firefox or Google Chrome

1:05 pm

Jillyjill

I just hope Optimum has enough for me

1:05 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT nana!!

1:06 pm

MollyL

Enough what Jill?

1:06 pm

Scrabbler

I have used Firefox for many, many years and love it. I tried Chrome but prefer Firefox.

1:06 pm

wvteach

congrats nan

1:06 pm

Jillyjill

Peri, I have used both Firefox and Google. prefer Firefox

1:06 pm

periwinkle

I am drinking skinny girl cosmopolitan. no where near the real cosmo but it does not give me a headache like wine does

1:06 pm

Jillyjill

*snap*

1:06 pm

periwinkle

ok thanks

1:06 pm

lbdawger

don't know about optimum's IT support. so, good luck. but you should be able to do it without any problems.

1:06 pm

Scrabbler

Similar minds, Jill

1:07 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

1:07 pm

periwinkle

83 left bbs

1:07 pm

MollyL

If you need help Jill, you need to call the router IT support, not your cable company.

1:07 pm

Jillyjill

transfer speed molly

1:08 pm

MollyL

Do you have another cable company option?

1:08 pm

Jillyjill

Not for cable

1:09 pm

cybernan

on my way, then -- having a dinner party tonight and need to get some prep work done!

1:09 pm

Jillyjill

So if I disappear for today or appear on smart phone, you know I will not have been successful.

1:09 pm

MollyL

Bye Nan, have fun.

1:09 pm

Jillyjill

bye cyber

1:09 pm

Scrabbler

Good luck, Nan

1:09 pm

MollyL

I have every confidence in you Jill. : )

1:10 pm

Jillyjill

:D thanks Molly

1:10 pm

redturtlehead

Hello all...

1:10 pm

Scrabbler

Hello Turtle

1:10 pm

Anniebrook

Hi red :)

1:11 pm

Jillyjill

Hi red!!

1:11 pm

redturtlehead

how is everyone!

1:12 pm

Anniebrook

Fine and how are you?

1:12 pm

redturtlehead

Doing fairly well...

1:12 pm

Anniebrook

Doing any running?

1:13 pm

redturtlehead

Loads! My hip is beautiful these days. Have a big race in April.. How is your friend with the hip? Last I heard she was improving/

1:14 pm

Anniebrook

red, she has reached a plateau. Very glad your hip is healed. Good luck on your big race.

1:14 pm

Scrabbler

Clue for lone N tile?

1:15 pm

redturtlehead

I do not have that scrabbler, but I need it!

1:15 pm

redturtlehead

:D

1:15 pm

Anniebrook

scrabbs, ruru phanthom scrabbler (first 3 letters of his name) and then a noisy racket

1:15 pm

Anniebrook

ruru"s

1:15 pm

wvteach

na 6 - short for granny + loud noise (or short for evening meal)

1:16 pm

redturtlehead

thanks!!!

1:17 pm

Scrabbler

TY, I never would have found it.

1:17 pm

wvteach

yvw

1:17 pm

Scrabbler

So, is it true that NB was made-up and didn't really die?

1:18 pm

Anniebrook

scrabbs, yes, he did not exist.

1:18 pm

Jillyjill

From chatter both NB and JC were fictional...don't quite know what to think

1:19 pm

Anniebrook

JC is fictional also? well, well.

1:19 pm

chezza66

finally... something in every box - took long enough!

1:19 pm

Anniebrook

wtg, chezz

1:19 pm

Jillyjill

wtg chezz!!

1:19 pm

Jillyjill

*snap*

1:20 pm

chezza66

thx - first day on here and just getting that far was bloomin hard work

1:20 pm

lbdawger

well done, chezza! i'm off to make tater soup. enjoy the puzzle. and hi red...long time! ttfn--poof

1:20 pm

Anniebrook

chezz, that is excellent for the first day

1:20 pm

Scrabbler

I stayed away from the JC drama, but I enjoyed talking with Jesse and have grieved for him.

1:20 pm

Jillyjill

bye dawg

1:20 pm

Anniebrook

bye, dawg

1:20 pm

Scrabbler

Go Chezz! Welcome to Babble!

1:21 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Dawg

1:21 pm

chezza66

thx annie - used to adore tanglewords and then work, family, etc got in the way and only just remembered that game yesterday - went to find it to find that it was gone...

1:21 pm

MollyL

It was a nasty trick to pull on people.

1:21 pm

chezza66

so babble is my new substitute

1:21 pm

chezza66

thx scrabbler

1:22 pm

Scrabbler

And a good one, Chezz

1:23 pm

wvteach

congrats on your new choice of games and on getting all the boxes - NBT

1:24 pm

chezza66

nbt?

1:24 pm

Jillyjill

well, 67 left time to put my big girl panties on and install the new router...hopefully bbs...

1:24 pm

wvteach

no blank tiles - words tile stats and NBS is no blank word stat tiles

1:25 pm

MollyL

NBT = No Blank Tiles. Something in all the boxes. Some people here think that is a milestone of sorts.

1:25 pm

Jillyjill

No Blank Tiles chezz

1:25 pm

wvteach

go for it jilly

1:25 pm

chezza66

felt like a major milestone for me LOL

1:25 pm

Jillyjill

*poof*

1:25 pm

MollyL

People will say NBS too, which is something in all the Word Stats boxes.

1:25 pm

chezza66

i'm just amazed there are still 28 4-letter words I haven't yet found! The bigger ones I can understand, but 28 4-letter ones???

1:26 pm

wvteach

it IS a great milestone for your first time

1:26 pm

wvteach

some of those small words are the really weird ones

1:26 pm

MollyL

You will find that there are a lot of four letter words in these grids that you have never heard of before.

1:26 pm

chezza66

@mollyl - i have something in all of them, too

1:27 pm

wvteach

then you would have NBT and NBS

1:27 pm

rururocks

scrabs how can you grieve for someone who didn't exist?

1:28 pm

Scrabbler

I didn't know til a few days ago that Jesse was made-up.

1:28 pm

chezza66

@wv - guess I have both then!! Wey hey!!!

1:28 pm

Scrabbler

Ruru, how did it all play out? When did the truth come out?

1:29 pm

wvteach

another milestone that some like to celebrate is to get halfway - today that would be to get at least 112 words

1:29 pm

rururocks

we discovered a site that had all the icon photos of Nancy Boy.. and I checked all the obituaries in London in that time period

1:30 pm

chezza66

I have 141 so am happy with that! x

1:30 pm

Scrabbler

Shocking, but I guess people play games on the web.

1:30 pm

MollyL

Pretty sick game

1:31 pm

wvteach

you have "Halfway, NBT and NBS" which is a great start - never got that far when I just started

1:31 pm

chezza66

probably cause i'm queen of boggle at home - in fact I can't find a family member who will play that game with me anymore LMAO

1:31 pm

LeslieAnn

hey dudes

1:31 pm

Scrabbler

Clue for the lone A, please?

1:31 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Leslie

1:32 pm

Anniebrook

&

1:32 pm

chezza66

and alot of my words today have been pure guesses and just typing in different combinations of letters in hopes of finding some of the more obscure words LOL

1:32 pm

wvteach

AM 9 / 72 punctuation mark

1:32 pm

chezza66

@scrabbler &

1:32 pm

Scrabbler

Chezz, you will get even better after you play Babble for a few wks.

1:32 pm

LeslieAnn

that's advanced babblery, chezza

1:32 pm

Anniebrook

hi leslie

1:32 pm

MollyL

Or word that means &

1:32 pm

Scrabbler

Aha, ty. I te4 to st4 when I find a 4-letter word, haha

1:32 pm

chezza66

can I put "advanced babblery" on my resume?

1:33 pm

LeslieAnn

definitely

1:33 pm

Scrabbler

Word nerd, word freak, etymologist..

1:33 pm

LeslieAnn

hubby calls my words with friends game "words with nerds"

1:33 pm

LeslieAnn

it IS kind of catchier than words with friends

1:34 pm

Scrabbler

Words with Friends = ridiculous name.

1:34 pm

chezza66

haven't played words with friends yet

1:34 pm

MollyL

And if you tell people you are playing WWF they think you are into wrestling

1:35 pm

Scrabbler

I don't like the interface of WWF, and I see Scrabble as the gold standard.

1:35 pm

Scrabbler

SuperScrabble is even more fun--bigger grid and more tiles

1:35 pm

Anniebrook

5 left, all V's

1:35 pm

LeslieAnn

well of course you're biased, SCRABBLEr

1:36 pm

MollyL

I barely have time for this game. I don't know how people get invested in another word game on the computer as well.

1:36 pm

Scrabbler

Scrabble is the original and Lexulous and WWF have made variations but basically plagiarized.

1:36 pm

LeslieAnn

i have it on my phone, so i play when i'm waiting in line somewhere etc.

1:38 pm

Anniebrook

fireworks

1:38 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats annie!

1:38 pm

Scrabbler

Yay Annie.

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

anas

1:39 pm

turqaz

congrats annie

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

Free clue!

1:39 pm

Anniebrook

scrabbler's free clue!

1:40 pm

chezza66

thx scrabbler and congrats Annie

1:41 pm

Scrabbler

70 left and I am ready to go cross-country skiing for a while. Maybe I'll return here later. Enjoy the day.

1:41 pm

Anniebrook

have fun, scrabbs, bye

1:41 pm

Anniebrook

anyone like a clue before I leave?

1:42 pm

chezza66

yes please

1:42 pm

chezza66

got an 8-letter left and a 9-letter left - no idea what either of them are

1:42 pm

chezza66

the two I DO have are in8 and am9

1:42 pm

Anniebrook

the 9 letter word is am 9/72 and it is a &

1:42 pm

chezza66

got that one annie

1:43 pm

turqaz

annie, i'm stuck on the pe 7/32 & pe 6/21 between "having to do with" and "annoyance". help, plz?

1:43 pm

Anniebrook

en 9/54---when you have people over you are usually en*******ing

1:43 pm

MollyL

en9...Let me en9 you, let me, make you smile

1:44 pm

chezza66

I LUV U Annie!!! xxx thx

1:44 pm

Anniebrook

pe 7/32---pe,consonant and the LSAT is a **** or the finals in school are ****s

1:45 pm

Anniebrook

I love chezza too

1:45 pm

chezza66

@turquaz pe7/32 - think writing implements

1:45 pm

Anniebrook

pe 6/21 is a small spanish coin

1:46 pm

Shirlockc

what about the am9?

1:46 pm

Shirlockc

what about the am9?

1:46 pm

turqaz

got the coin, annie, thx! still can't get the other

1:46 pm

chezza66

try & shirlock

1:46 pm

Anniebrook

&

1:46 pm

MollyL

am9 clued at 1:41

1:47 pm

Shirlockc

i missed that clue, but got it now, thx

1:47 pm

Shirlockc

i missed that clue, but got it now, thx

1:47 pm

Anniebrook

turq, pe7/32 ---one pe* person when giving out samples and I went for a blood **** today

1:47 pm

MollyL

pe6...you write on a piece of pa*** + exam

1:47 pm

MollyL

Sorry, that's pe7

1:48 pm

turqaz

aha! thx, annie! fireworks

1:48 pm

MollyL

Shirl has the hiccups : D

1:48 pm

Anniebrook

YAY for turq!

1:49 pm

Shirlockc

heh

1:49 pm

Anniebrook

Im going to watch Book TV now. bye dear babblers

1:51 pm

turqaz

odd word of the day: sa 6/24

1:54 pm

turqaz

bye. c u soon

1:55 pm

MollyL

*Looks up Book TV*

2:01 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:02 pm

sciencegeek

je check my profile photo

2:03 pm

jmcnrick

brb

2:05 pm

jmcnrick

turned out well

2:05 pm

sciencegeek

emailed to you and on FB aswell

2:06 pm

jmcnrick

thanks

2:07 pm

sciencegeek

red boxes

2:08 pm

dcseain

briefly, then it righted itself

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

good

2:11 pm

sciencegeek

hey seain

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the corner A please

2:11 pm

dcseain

afternoon, science and jmc -- i got home at 5 AM so i'm only sort of awake, though do have laundry in. :)

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

hope you had a good time whereever you were

2:11 pm

dcseain

am9 etc, jmc

2:12 pm

dcseain

I did -- i went to games night then diner afterward.

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

ah that would explain why i haven't seen it! hahaha

2:14 pm

sciencegeek

re 9???

2:15 pm

sciencegeek

nm there is no re 9

2:15 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the second n in the first column please

2:15 pm

dcseain

well, i got an re6,7,8 and an re 5,6 looking for it.

2:16 pm

sciencegeek

seain there is no re 9 my mistake

2:16 pm

dcseain

indeed, just saying i benefitted from it :)

2:17 pm

Mary

clue for the re8 pls?

2:17 pm

dcseain

i'm looking, jmc

2:17 pm

dcseain

mary, opposite of most proximate

2:18 pm

Jillyjill

WhooHOOO...live and back, new router installed successfully...I feel so accomplished!

2:18 pm

dcseain

yay, good news, JJ

2:18 pm

jmcnrick

wtg jilly!

2:19 pm

dcseain

JMC na6.21, rather like actor Temple G

2:19 pm

Jillyjill

Jillyjill is all growed up...well, now must reconnect internet to TV and help hubby connect on his laptop..bbl!!

2:20 pm

sciencegeek

8 left bbl

2:20 pm

jmcnrick

wow what a woman! i don't think i could do that

2:21 pm

jmcnrick

bye science

2:21 pm

dcseain

hasta, science

2:21 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know who you are talking about dc. . . what were they in?

2:23 pm

dcseain

ah,she's an autism activist and author, acting incidental.

2:23 pm

jmcnrick

oh okay i know who that is

2:25 pm

jmcnrick

got the am9 finally

2:26 pm

dcseain

well done; a common enough word, though rare in grids.

2:26 pm

jmcnrick

one of my favorite words though. . . at least before i met zarf

2:27 pm

dcseain

LOL :)

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

huh? the na6/21 i got was a japense shrub!

2:30 pm

dcseain

yes but format like her last name :)

2:31 pm

dcseain

must tend to laundry, bbs

2:31 pm

jmcnrick

oh i see. . . haha kept looking for a discriptive word!

2:31 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

2:33 pm

welki

hello, babblers!

2:35 pm

Soodle

Hi Welki. And everyone. :-)

2:35 pm

dcseain

back. Hi, welki and soodle.

2:36 pm

welki

i'm in laundry mode, too, seain - hate it.

2:36 pm

dcseain

sorry about that, jmc -- i tend to clue in spoonerisms and similies.

2:36 pm

dcseain

similes even

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

no problem dc. . . sometimes i get them; sometimes i don't

2:36 pm

welki

hi, soodle

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

hi soodle

2:37 pm

Soodle

Selkirk & Woodle!!

2:37 pm

dcseain

I don't mind laundry -- i can do other things while it's processing :)

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

i had a picture taken of me in the cowboy hat but he hasn't emailed it to me yet

2:37 pm

Soodle

Hey JMC. :-)

2:37 pm

welki

sounds so ~~fancy~~ soodle :)

2:38 pm

Soodle

It's not the cowboy hat! It's The Hat!!!

2:38 pm

dcseain

but, i also really like the wet chores around the house -- kitchen, bath, laundry.

2:38 pm

welki

just a cowboy hat? yeehaw!!

2:38 pm

dcseain

LOL welki

2:38 pm

welki

i'll send you a plane ticket, seain - i like a clean house, but hate cleaning

2:40 pm

Soodle

<---- Changed bed linen today. Nothing nicer than getting into a freshly laundered bed!!

2:40 pm

welki

hey jmc - when i'm in jersey, i was thinking of reserving a suite so you could bunk with me, if you're interested in coming up - would like to see you, dorens, to, hego, anyone who'd like to join us. dorens said she could open up her house to us on a weekend day

2:40 pm

dcseain

Many moons ago, each friday night, a bunch of us descended on some friends. Ricardo and I would scrub the kitchen and Vidho taught us Punjabi cooking. :)

2:41 pm

welki

i could teach you pig latin

2:42 pm

MollyL

Seain, I've heard of Temple G. There was a movie made about her starring Claire Danes. I think it won several awards.

2:42 pm

dcseain

ah, who knew. Good to know, Molly.

2:43 pm

Soodle

Honestly not sure which I would prefer more. Attend a Babble meet, or have somebody come in and clean my kitchen. Pondering.....

2:43 pm

Jillyjill

Okay, now to babble. Router upgraded, hubby reconnected to internet, TV reconnected to internet. Now let's see if it solved my Win8 connection issues

2:43 pm

MollyL

Jill, I knew you could do it : D

2:43 pm

welki

sounds like you had a productive afternoon, jilly - after all that frustration, glad things are finally working

2:44 pm

dcseain

wb, JJ

2:44 pm

dcseain

ooh, an idiot sa6

2:44 pm

dcseain

(that was a clue, not a comment)

2:45 pm

Soodle

Thanks Seain. :-)

2:45 pm

Jillyjill

Thanks Molly; but after I couldn't find that in6...

2:45 pm

Jillyjill

ty for clue seain!

2:46 pm

MollyL

We can't excel at everything Jill. People would be so jealous. : D

2:46 pm

carpv

how long does this game go on?

2:46 pm

Jillyjill

lol,,

2:47 pm

welki

you have 24 hours to finish a grid, carpv

2:47 pm

carpv

I am serious. Stumbled on thissite looking for tangleword

2:47 pm

carpv

ouch

2:48 pm

wurdygurl

this puzzle lasts for a day

2:48 pm

welki

tangleword is long gone - those folks are over at www.cobradragon.com playing serpentine

2:48 pm

dcseain

yes, Each grid is available from Midnight to 23:59 Chicago, Illinois time.

2:48 pm

wurdygurl

you get fireworks when you finish the grid

2:49 pm

wurdygurl

also, you get the word count/box free for the first two weeks, but have to then pay to keep it. Totally worth it though

2:49 pm

welki

the set up is similar to tangle, carp - but limited in options (like private games, chat, things like that)

2:49 pm

dcseain

It's a one-time payment, not an ongoing cost.

2:49 pm

wurdygurl

exactly, lasts forever

2:49 pm

Jillyjill

All of us feel this is totally worth the ontime cost!!

2:50 pm

carpv

How much does it cost?

2:50 pm

welki

(the set up at serpentine, carp - two convos going on)

2:50 pm

wurdygurl

I took like a two year break, came back and still set to go

2:50 pm

welki

going pro here is about $15 - serpentine asks for donations

2:51 pm

welki

best part of babble is that you can, like wurdy said, go away and come back - minutes, hours, days, months, years later

2:52 pm

Jillyjill

But if you stop for long we all start worrying about you...

2:52 pm

Soodle

Nope, Welki. Best part of Babble is the Babblers.

2:52 pm

welki

hehehe - best part of serpentine (and tangle) is that, after two or three minutes, the round is over

2:52 pm

wurdygurl

baaaaa... LOL no one worried about me. But then again, I am not a big chatter

2:52 pm

welki

true - can't chat at the other place like here, only a minute between rounds

2:53 pm

wurdygurl

I rarely finish, but usually get about half the words

2:53 pm

Jillyjill

That is why I prefer this...I do NOT like timed word games, and even playing against someone else is annoying to me..

2:54 pm

Jillyjill

Plus, we all help each other with clues.

2:54 pm

Jillyjill

And hello soodle!

2:55 pm

wurdygurl

I love clues

2:55 pm

welki

i like them both - different challenges

2:55 pm

Soodle

Hey Jilly. :-)

2:56 pm

wurdygurl

That was the easiest half way point ever for me

2:56 pm

carpv

where do i get clues?

2:56 pm

carpv

retro

2:56 pm

carpv

amer

2:57 pm

wurdygurl

you ask someone in the chat box and get a clue

2:57 pm

dcseain

some of us use Lickety's babble Clues, link below the grid under Friends of Babble.

2:57 pm

tee_jay

give us some real words!! :-)

2:57 pm

wurdygurl

Or, you accidently type words in the chat! LOL

2:57 pm

carpv

Yea, about that...

2:57 pm

carpv

Sorry

2:57 pm

dcseain

and you'll get used to clicking between the chat and entry boxes -- we all do that sometimes.

2:57 pm

Jillyjill

And if you want, you can get Babble Expert, a beta program from Lickety

2:58 pm

Jillyjill

Oh don't worry carpv...we all do that regularily..which brings me to the Penalty Box, we 'go there' when we type in a grid word

2:59 pm

Jillyjill

LOL ;)

2:59 pm

wurdygurl

like sometimes, I pr 7/36 that I am a very talkative person. LOL that is a clue for a pr word. 7 letters long and worth 36 points

3:00 pm

carpv

I will go to the penalty box. Is there wine?

3:00 pm

wurdygurl

LOL Carp! Thats funny! I love wine!

3:00 pm

Jillyjill

And choclits..and cabana boys....

3:01 pm

carpv

as long as cabana boys are serving me the wine and chocolates...

3:02 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...I think you are a perfect fit for this little group carpv!!

3:02 pm

Soodle

((((Sometimes the PB is a whole lot more fun than the chat. Last night there was a tequila party, complete with hats made out of toilet roll holders!!))

3:04 pm

Jillyjill

I'm not sure if I remember much of last night..LOL..hubby plied me with a very stiff and large G&T

3:06 pm

Soodle

Oh Jilly!! We have pictures of you cavorting with the cabana boys, wearing a TP hat, and little else!

3:06 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...so happy I was fun... :P

3:08 pm

Soodle

Reminds me of my young and foolish days. I used to wake up after seriously partying, and ask whoever was close. 'Did I enjoy myself?'

3:09 pm

Soodle

The answer was invariably Yes!!!!

3:09 pm

welki

now, all you have to do is look at your facebook feed - someone will post a photo showing you how much fun you had!

3:09 pm

Jillyjill

Soodle, we must be twin sisters of different mothers..

3:10 pm

Jillyjill

Thanks welki :0

3:10 pm

Soodle

Separated at birth, Jilly!!!

3:11 pm

welki

*looking at jilly's fb for incriminating evidence*

3:11 pm

Jillyjill

Just went there...WHEW!!

3:12 pm

Jillyjill

And one of these days soodle, you WILL find me at your doorstep!

3:12 pm

LeslieAnn

passed out, probably

3:12 pm

wurdygurl

How are you getting along Carpv?

3:12 pm

Jillyjill

hello leslieann..shhhh...you will scare away carpv!

3:13 pm

carpv

Trying to decide if I like this game or not...

3:13 pm

LeslieAnn

i think she's just fine, over there doing shots out of a cabana boy's belly button, i think

3:13 pm

wurdygurl

Did you understand the clue that I gave you?

3:13 pm

LeslieAnn

oh no wait that was the other newbie this morning lol

3:13 pm

Soodle

God be with the days when 'What happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas'!! Now, the world and his mother can see one making a horses arse of oneself! Damn you Facebook!

3:14 pm

carpv

That sounds so much better than what I am actually doing....

3:14 pm

Jillyjill

Oh so true!!

3:14 pm

Jillyjill

Ahhh but we already like you carpv!! And it takes awhile to fully 'get' this game...

3:15 pm

wurdygurl

you get used to it. I am not serious enough to use Lickety's clues. I used to, but now I just plod away finding the words that I know.

3:15 pm

Soodle

Quick check on doorstep. No Jilly. Yet.......

3:15 pm

carpv

I think it is just dragging on and on and on. AND you only like me because I like wine and cabana boys

3:15 pm

wurdygurl

Like, I have 100 words left to find, but I know I will probably not find them because they are words I most likely don't know

3:15 pm

LeslieAnn

there is a new puzzle every day, carp. it "flips" at midnight CT. so sometimes there are 300 words, sometimes there are 50

3:16 pm

wurdygurl

LOL and we have to start somewhere with liking you. Wine and cabana boys is a good start

3:16 pm

jan

First stage of Babble addiction: You wrack your brains and write every word you can think of and still only get about a third of the total.

3:16 pm

dcseain

and you'll here is talk about monkeying a word -- typing quasi-randomly thins that might be words.

3:16 pm

wurdygurl

Then you start knowing words that you do not know the meaning of. It helps with timed games like boggle

3:16 pm

jan

Second stage of addiction: You start spotting words that Babble takes but that you can't imagine any use for, and you start getting about half the grid.

3:16 pm

Soodle

Carp, it's a big, cumbersome grid today. Don't get put off.

3:17 pm

jan

Third stage: You realize that if you use Lickety, you can figure out or guess a lot of the words, and can almost finish the grid.

3:17 pm

LeslieAnn

i assume there is a stage in here where your fingers know words your brain doesn't, jan?

3:17 pm

wurdygurl

Perp is to a word! I hear it on TV all the time!

3:17 pm

dcseain

quite so, LeslieAnne

3:18 pm

carpv

I teach first grade so I keep typing in "nonsense words" which I teach, and still nothing.....

3:18 pm

jan

Fourth stage: You hear about resources like Morewords and A2z and you realize you can actually finish a grid.

3:18 pm

carpv

I thought I was fairly smart but guess not

3:18 pm

DR1965

clue for the last Ve6 plez

3:18 pm

jan

Nothing to do with smart; it's experience, practice and persistence

3:18 pm

wurdygurl

This game will make you feel quite unsmart. how many words do you have

3:18 pm

dcseain

well, there's weird things like isoto5 and variants there on

3:18 pm

welki

i think most will agree that babble is about perseverance - more so than intelligence

3:18 pm

Jillyjill

Oh carpv, for about the first year I thought I must be getting senile...then things got faster and faster...

3:19 pm

dcseain

DR, one who ve4, then plural for ve7

3:19 pm

jan

Fifth stage: Once you know you can finish a grid, you become obsessed with finishing grids.

3:19 pm

wurdygurl

Do you have the ve that the heat comes through?

3:19 pm

Jillyjill

speaking of dumb...se5/10 clue plz?

3:19 pm

jan

Sixth stage: You wonder if always having to finish is really fun.

3:19 pm

dcseain

i played for a most of year before i finished a grid.

3:19 pm

welki

se4 plus a vowel

3:19 pm

carpv

yest, and all the words around it

3:19 pm

dcseain

se5.10 -- extend the se4 before it.

3:19 pm

DR1965

ty DC- Did not see it

3:20 pm

jan

Seventh stage: You realize that you don't actually have to finish any grid unless you want to.

3:20 pm

Soodle

End stage Babble is when the grid is secondary. You log on to get an update on how your Babble Buddies are doing, and catch up on the gossip.

3:20 pm

jan

Eighth stage: You realize that however you play and however many words you get, the community here and the game are fun.

3:20 pm

LeslieAnn

indeed, jan. that was when i left for a few years. came back and now don't feel the need to finish the grid if i am tired etc.

3:20 pm

Jillyjill

And do NOT think this is an addiction in anyway...all of us can stop anytime..

3:21 pm

LeslieAnn

ANYTIME

3:21 pm

dcseain

we've had a bunch of regional meet-ups in 4 countries so far, and we enjoy each others' company in person as much as in the grid.

3:21 pm

DR1965

I dont feel the need to finish any more either

3:21 pm

Soodle

'Course we can stop. Anytime....

3:21 pm

dcseain

i gave up needing to finish a while ago. Though today, i want to find the last 49 i have to go.

3:22 pm

LeslieAnn

that's where i am dc, 50 to go and listing now

3:22 pm

wurdygurl

anyone have that A in the corner?

3:23 pm

dan2bit

am9 - &

3:23 pm

dcseain

hee. cat was snoring. i touched her, she shifted and fixed.

3:23 pm

LeslieAnn

am9, wurdy

3:23 pm

wurdygurl

clue?

3:23 pm

dcseain

wurd, that's am9 & that's that.

3:23 pm

DR1965

ty Leslie

3:23 pm

torgone

&

3:23 pm

Jillyjill

Hey, brb...gotta check on a concert...

3:23 pm

DR1965

and Dan and Torg

3:23 pm

carpv

what does the number in each box mean

3:23 pm

dan2bit

the clue is &

3:23 pm

LeslieAnn

cute dc

3:23 pm

wurdygurl

Love it! Thanks

3:24 pm

Soodle

Yay! Thanks guys. :-)

3:24 pm

dan2bit

click on Help above the chat box, carpv - all is explained

3:24 pm

wurdygurl

what about the n right above the I

3:24 pm

wurdygurl

I hate having zeros

3:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello babblers

3:24 pm

dan2bit

na6 - short grandma + short evening meal

3:25 pm

dcseain

na6.21 -- a Japanese shrub

3:25 pm

dcseain

hi, TO, Torg, dan, Dr

3:25 pm

dcseain

bbs, laundry.

3:26 pm

dan2bit

ciao dcs

3:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am stymied at 54

3:27 pm

Soodle

<----- the philistine was bewildered by the Japanese shrub. Got Dan's clue immediately! :-)

3:27 pm

wurdygurl

well, at least I know what to monkey around for...

3:27 pm

DR1965

bbs- have to get Jacob from rehearsal

3:28 pm

LeslieAnn

an7?

3:29 pm

wurdygurl

DUH! Finally got it!

3:31 pm

dan2bit

an4/4 girls name, plus a tennis unit backwards

3:31 pm

LeslieAnn

oh ok thx.

3:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty dan

3:36 pm

lynxxx

morning everyone

3:36 pm

LeslieAnn

heya lynxxx

3:36 pm

wurdygurl

are all the I's IN?

3:37 pm

LeslieAnn

yes

3:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

3:37 pm

MollyL

Poor philistine : (

3:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

ack! i ws just typing when you poppoedd up , molly. you scared me!

3:39 pm

MollyL

I'm usually only scary before my first cup of coffee in the morning. : D

3:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

:)

3:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i still need 40, but must figure out what i am doing tonight before i can continue.still need 40 but will not be home much beofre 1

3:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i keep seeing "satrap"

3:45 pm

lynxxx

you have sa6.24 Owl?

3:45 pm

LeslieAnn

pe6 is definitely new to me - chinese cabbage

3:46 pm

periwinkle

hi all, the pe6 has been grids before

3:46 pm

periwinkle

I need the sa6/24 pls, lyn

3:46 pm

wurdygurl

I have in6/21, 7/28, 8/40, 6/18, and 7/28 What am I missing?

3:46 pm

MollyL

Not one that sticks in your memory though.

3:46 pm

LeslieAnn

in 6/18

3:46 pm

lynxxx

beach and short greeting Peri

3:46 pm

LeslieAnn

it's first

3:46 pm

periwinkle

no, cause it did not see it untill it was clued

3:47 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

3:47 pm

wurdygurl

thanks

3:47 pm

LeslieAnn

se6 is my last?

3:48 pm

lynxxx

set of 7

3:48 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

3:48 pm

LeslieAnn

aha! thanks lynxxx, fireworks

3:48 pm

lynxxx

congrats!

3:49 pm

Soodle

Whoo!! Well done LA.

3:49 pm

wurdygurl

so, two in 6/18's

3:49 pm

LeslieAnn

dog is getting antsy to go out, but i can clue a few quick if needed

3:49 pm

periwinkle

yes wurdy

3:49 pm

wurdygurl

why am I soooo stooopid!?

3:49 pm

LeslieAnn

yes wurdy, you're looking for something inherent to one's self - an in6 knowledge, maybe?

3:49 pm

wurdygurl

FISH!

3:50 pm

wurdygurl

thank you so much!

3:50 pm

wurdygurl

84 to go, think I am gonna quit before I start getting irritated. LOL Thanks everyone

3:50 pm

Soodle

< slapping philistine on the forehead....

3:51 pm

periwinkle

75 left but I will plod along

3:51 pm

lynxxx

bye Wurdy - but don't get too hard on yourself

3:51 pm

wurdygurl

nah, I will be back tomorrow....maybe later tonight, who knows. A glass of wine will make me be able to blame the alcohol! LOL

3:52 pm

Soodle

Hey Lynn. How's things in oz? Still as hot?

3:53 pm

lynxxx

Its actually cool down here at the moment and most of the fires are under control around the state - now we have the cyclones and bad flooding up in Queensland and still some out of control bushfires over in the West - pretty normal Summer

3:55 pm

wht

Good afternoon all.

3:55 pm

lynxxx

hi wht

3:55 pm

Soodle

Wow! I sometimes forget to be grateful for our boring weather here.

3:56 pm

lynxxx

you aren't getting the snow and cold that England has?

3:58 pm

Soodle

For once, we seem to have missed all the dramatic weather. It's just cold, damp and bleugh here, but no snow or frost!

3:59 pm

wht

It is warm here today. It got up to 25 F.

3:59 pm

MollyL

Bleugh...is that like a combination of blue and ugh?

4:00 pm

bichon

same here wht

4:01 pm

wht

We had a dusting of snow last night, all that was in the sun melted away.

4:01 pm

wht

The best kind of snow. It didn't need to be shovelled.

4:01 pm

bichon

are we in the same state wht?

4:02 pm

MollyL

We got up to 30 today but I am saving my complaints as it is to be 55 and 60 on Tuesday and Wednesday

4:02 pm

periwinkle

right and left columns gray

4:02 pm

periwinkle

it is supposed to be in the 50s here mid week too. I am looking forward to it.

4:02 pm

Soodle

My daughter got snowed in in Manchester Airport last night. When they eventually took off, it took 20 minutes to fly to Dublin, and it was 20 degrees warmer here. Bizarre!

4:02 pm

MollyL

Close enough Bich

4:02 pm

cosdem

56 degrees here. didnt need a coat.

4:03 pm

wht

Bichon, I am in Mass, right outside Boston.

4:03 pm

dcseain

there, laundry going, and some baked beans topped with cornbread in the oven.

4:04 pm

MollyL

<---Loves baked beans and corn bread

4:04 pm

bichon

okay, you're 100 miles away

4:04 pm

lynxxx

hi DC

4:05 pm

periwinkle

59 left

4:05 pm

periwinkle

bbs

4:05 pm

Soodle

My daughter got snowed in at Manchester Airport last night When they eventually took off, it took 20 minutes to fly to Dublin, and it was 20 degrees warmer here. Bizarre!

4:06 pm

wht

Where are you Bicon?

4:06 pm

wht

Fireworks.

4:06 pm

lynxxx

congrats!

4:06 pm

bichon

woot to you wht

4:06 pm

bichon

I'm south of Hartford

4:07 pm

MollyL

Had the same weather as Bich and Wht. A small amount of sweepable snow. No biggie.

4:09 pm

Soodle

Broadband acting up again. %#%}}<>^^.

4:09 pm

lynxxx

its probably bleugh on the lines

4:11 pm

wht

It is amazing how little really cold weather it takes before 25 degrees and sunny seems like a nice day.

4:12 pm

Soodle

Lol Lynn. Bleugh is responsible for a lot of today's difficulties!

4:12 pm

dcseain

Yum -- it's starting to smell good in here. :)

4:12 pm

Lizlin

Hi from a very soggy Queensland!

4:13 pm

dcseain

and i live when typos are words :)

4:13 pm

lynxxx

morning Liz - doesn't sound good fopr a wedding

4:13 pm

bichon

hi Liz. Hello from a frigid NE US

4:13 pm

dcseain

and greetings from a very cold and lightly snowy Northern Virginia. :)

4:14 pm

dcseain

most of the snow here around DC melted today. Though it's flurrying again now.

4:14 pm

Lizlin

Feel sorry for bride - hope her dress doesn't get ruined!

4:14 pm

Alexis Elise

I was bumming out that the sun wasn't shining today. Thanks to everyone for putting my weather in perspective.

4:14 pm

Soodle

And Molls, your translation of bleugh is 100% correct.

4:15 pm

wht

dcs, typos are linguistic mutations. If they can find a hospitable environment like Enable, they can survive and become words.

4:15 pm

dcseain

well, this was an extra vowel on the end of the red octagonal sign.

4:16 pm

stidgmere

Hello all just getting started on this Saturday afternoon. Blue skies with light showers and clouds hither and yon. Cool but not cold. 40 degrees. We went to the art museum and saw some very beautiful photographs and paintings. It was a nice change for us.

4:16 pm

wht

Lizlin, it is all a matter of perspective. My daughter was supposed to have an outdoor wedding and my wife just knew it was going to rain. But when we woke up on the day of the wedding and they were issuing tornado warnings, rain didn't seem so bad.

4:16 pm

Soodle

'Linguistic Mutations'. I love it!

4:17 pm

lynxxx

hi Stigmere

4:17 pm

Lizlin

Lol :) we have mini tornado warnings today. Beaches all closed!

4:18 pm

Lizlin

I'm sure the wedding will be lovely whatever the weather!

4:18 pm

Soodle

Liz, who is getting married? Friend, family member?

4:18 pm

dcseain

hello, stidgmere and lyn

4:18 pm

Lizlin

Hi stidg :)

4:18 pm

dcseain

just pulled the cornbread and beans out of the oven -- looks pretty and smells fabulous.

4:18 pm

wht

For my daughter, we had to end up moving the ceremony inside but then it cleared up and the son came out, so they took pictures outside.

4:19 pm

Soodle

Hey Stid((()))

4:19 pm

Lizlin

Son of a friend getting married.

4:19 pm

Lizlin

Glad you got some outdoor pics wht.

4:20 pm

Soodle

Freudian slip there Whit... Son/sun!!!

4:20 pm

lynxxx

January probably wasn't the best time of the year to choose to get married in Queensland...hot/ steamy/ cyclones/ floods - take your pick

4:21 pm

Lizlin

Bootable love this place!

4:21 pm

Lizlin

Gotta

4:22 pm

Lizlin

Autocorrect again!

4:22 pm

lynxxx

I like it a lot too - just not sure I could live there

4:22 pm

wht

It was just a linguistic mutation, Soodle.

4:23 pm

Soodle

Rofl!!!!! Way to go Wht!!! :-) :-)

4:23 pm

Jillyjill

Congrats lizlin!!

4:23 pm

Lizlin

A lot less extreme weather than in some places Lyn

4:23 pm

wht

Is autocorrect the linguistic equivalent of genetic engineering?

4:23 pm

Lizlin

Ty Jilly :)

4:24 pm

Soodle

Liz, I also am being persecuted by auto correct. I feel your pain

4:24 pm

MollyL

Autocorrect is from hell. I don't know why people leave it turned on. It does make some pretty funny typos though.

4:24 pm

Jillyjill

LOL wht..I have chosen other choice words for it..

4:24 pm

Lizlin

Lol :)

4:25 pm

Lizlin

And it sometimes suggests words which I've not thought of.

4:27 pm

Soodle

Mumble mumble shifting uncomfortably.... Would turn Autocorrect off if I knew how.

4:27 pm

lynxxx

OK I'm off - bye everyone - have good day/evening

4:28 pm

Jillyjill

See you later lynxx!

4:28 pm

Lizlin

You can probably google the instructions, Soodle

4:28 pm

Lizlin

Bye Lyn. Enjoy your day :)

4:29 pm

Soodle

The IT dept chez Soodle has lost patience with Soodle's ineptitude!

4:29 pm

MollyL

Soodle: Settings, General, Keyboard, Autocorrect/Click to OFF

4:29 pm

Lizlin

Easy!

4:29 pm

Lizlin

And better than google!

4:30 pm

Jillyjill

Soodle, if I can install a new router...

4:30 pm

Lizlin

Almost time for brekky! BBL.

4:31 pm

Soodle

No sooner said than done!!! Molly, I want you to come and live in my house, and solve all my problems!!!

4:35 pm

MollyL

As soon as my pockets are line with the lottery winnings.

4:40 pm

Jillyjill

*reaches into Molly's pockets*

4:43 pm

Jillyjill

<----!!FW!!!

4:44 pm

Soodle

Zippee da doo dah Jilly. Well done!!!

4:45 pm

Jillyjill

Not as twisty as yesterday and pl do help..

4:49 pm

wht

wtg Jilly.

4:49 pm

wht

Time to go. Catch you all later.

4:52 pm

MollyL

pl = plurals (Interpreting for the textspeak impaired)

4:55 pm

Jillyjill

bye wht

4:57 pm

Jillyjill

Well, must poof off....bbl *waves fondly at Molly*

4:57 pm

MollyL

Bye Poofie

5:06 pm

ChampFit

I need a clue for the lowest N on the first column.

5:06 pm

ChampFit

Please

5:06 pm

BzznBea

na6/21

5:07 pm

ChampFit

hint?

5:07 pm

BzznBea

grandma nickname + first letters of another word for supper

5:07 pm

ChampFit

thank you very much! I don't know that word. wouldn't have gotten it.

5:08 pm

BzznBea

yw

5:30 pm

Nef

Good Evening Everybody! How are you all on this pleasant fun-filled evening?

5:31 pm

stidgmere

Nothing like a grid to take the good out of good evening, nef.

5:33 pm

Lizlin

Back for a while - hi to those I've not yet seen this morning :)

5:34 pm

Nef

(I'm trying to work up the energy to go out and DO something this evening; but I'm losing the battle. Teh St. Paul Winter Carnival is on and they are doing something called the Red Bull Crashed Ice Finals. I just don't want to go out and stand in the cold temps to watch men hurtle down an icy track on hockey skates in timed races no matter which of my kids tries to talk me into it.

5:34 pm

Lizlin

Stay strong Nef - do what you want!!!

5:34 pm

Nef

aw, stidg! Not liking this grid tonight?

5:35 pm

Lizlin

They'll get over it!

5:35 pm

wvteach

Watched some of the Crashed Ice races this afternoon on TV because it was just before the figure skating

5:36 pm

Nef

It's pretty wild, isn't it wv? Whatever would possess a person to do that?

5:36 pm

wvteach

Years ago was in St Paul during the winter carnival and remember the beautiful ice sculptures

5:37 pm

stidgmere

I am finding many combinations of letters not in my personal brain bank.

5:37 pm

Nef

they will get over it, Liz; I think the reason my dtr. wants me to go is so we find a handicapped parking spot somewhat near the hill.

5:37 pm

wvteach

didn't look too brutal - no more than the snow board racers

5:38 pm

stidgmere

We went to the museum late morning and felt very civilized but probably will watch tv tonight and get our iq average down to the double digits.

5:38 pm

Lizlin

Walking is healthy and good, Nef - provided you can!

5:38 pm

wvteach

figure skating is on tv again this evening.

5:40 pm

stidgmere

think I will wonder off for a while. Good night to you lovely Babblers!

5:40 pm

chiley

t

5:40 pm

Lizlin

Bye stidg - enjoy your evening :)

6:14 pm

Nef

Grandson is back again; sorry; I need to go. Hope to be back once he falls asleep again.

6:16 pm

mkg

hi all. back to finish i hope.

6:17 pm

mkg

need an 7 clue please.

6:18 pm

Lizlin

hi mkg :) an 7 - an + pl of abbreviation of man's name

6:19 pm

bookwomen

an+na 5/10

6:19 pm

mkg

ty got it.

6:19 pm

Lizlin

BBL - time to go shopping :)

6:22 pm

mkg

need as 6 clue please.

6:24 pm

periwinkle

hi all, back to finish

6:24 pm

bookwomen

as+back of boat

6:24 pm

mkg

hi peri. do y9ou have as 6?

6:24 pm

mkg

ty book. got it.

6:24 pm

bookwomen

yw

6:24 pm

periwinkle

toward the back of the boat for the as6

6:25 pm

mkg

done

6:25 pm

periwinkle

did not see books clue

6:25 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

6:25 pm

mkg

done with a words. whew.

6:26 pm

MollyL

Peri, did you ever get a proper drink, or are you still milking those skinny things. : )

6:26 pm

mkg

ty for super clues.

6:26 pm

periwinkle

haha, Molls, I do have gin but I just had the skinny drink today :)

6:26 pm

periwinkle

had g&t yesterday

6:27 pm

MollyL

Did you sleep any better last night?

6:27 pm

periwinkle

yes, I took a lorazapam

6:27 pm

periwinkle

would like to find a holistic way to help me sleep

6:27 pm

periwinkle

looking into aromatherapy

6:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks for asking, Molls

6:28 pm

MollyL

Have you ever done acupuncture?

6:29 pm

periwinkle

yes, twice but I was not happy with the person who did it. I may go back and try it with someone else. thanks for suggesting it

6:29 pm

bookwomen

lavendar helps with sleep. try lavendar soap for sheets and spray your pillowcase with lavendar

6:29 pm

periwinkle

their rates were quite reasonable but this was a few years ago

6:29 pm

periwinkle

I do have a lavendar room spray and a lavender linen spray that I use

6:30 pm

periwinkle

I tried melatonin but it did not work. also tried some homeopathic pills and they did not work either. also valerian which not only smells really bad, it did not work.

6:31 pm

periwinkle

tried several teas for sleep and none of them worked either.

6:31 pm

MollyL

Oh no kidding, Valerian smells awful.

6:31 pm

periwinkle

I tried an aryuvedic concoction that I saw on a wellness show and it tasted awful. tried it for two nights straight. those were my two sleepless nights this past week.

6:32 pm

mkg

e words

6:32 pm

mkg

e words done.

6:32 pm

periwinkle

Reiki can help but it is much nicer for someone to do it to me rather than to do it myself

6:32 pm

MollyL

Part of the insomnia problem is focus. If you are focused on the fact that you can't sleep, you aren't focused on welcoming sleep and relaxation.

6:32 pm

periwinkle

will look into that acupuncture center again

6:33 pm

periwinkle

I don't focue on not being able to sleep and I really wanted that concoction to work

6:33 pm

MollyL

I will send relaxing, restful vibes your way, Peri.

6:34 pm

periwinkle

sometimes I do go to bed too early so I try and stay up until I am very tired. sometimes this helps. some nights are better than others.

6:34 pm

periwinkle

thanks so much Molls.

6:34 pm

mkg

clue for me 5 12 the first one please?

6:34 pm

periwinkle

really should start meditation again

6:34 pm

periwinkle

I have no me words

6:35 pm

mkg

peri, try to exercise so that you are physically tired and this helps me.

6:36 pm

periwinkle

when I do exercise I do it in the am. have not been exercising much lately due to shoulder pain.

6:36 pm

MollyL

Exercise in the morning is good. Exercise at night can keep you awake.

6:37 pm

mkg

peri, try to exercise so shoulder doesnt hurt. it will help even if in a.m.

6:37 pm

periwinkle

I will mkg

6:39 pm

mkg

peri i see you give no info on yourself. where you live who you are etc.

6:39 pm

periwinkle

correct

6:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi howdee hoopla

6:40 pm

MollyL

And all things considered, that is a safe thing to do Peri.

6:40 pm

bookwomen

howdy gwen

6:41 pm

periwinkle

I am on FB. thinking of opting out but I like the games. even tho some of the games can be played off of FB

6:41 pm

periwinkle

I give little inform on FB as well

6:41 pm

mkg

i should try ga mes on facbook.

6:41 pm

periwinkle

altho my picture is there

6:42 pm

mkg

go see what info i give. nothing where some stalker could come after me, but enough so you can know my age.

6:42 pm

mkg

i guess i dont give my sex either, if a man or woman. hmmmm

6:42 pm

periwinkle

mkg, your profile is confusing. you are 10, 23 and a grandmother?

6:42 pm

mkg

oh i do say female.

6:42 pm

mkg

no, it is a joke.

6:42 pm

MollyL

A big red flag is people who do NOT post their picture on Facebook. Those are the people who usually have something to hide.

6:42 pm

mkg

it is a joke. i am old.

6:43 pm

periwinkle

I am old too

6:43 pm

mkg

my photo on facebook is awful. my son posted it for me.

6:43 pm

mkg

i just dont see that me 5 12 the first one.

6:44 pm

periwinkle

me5/12 first 3 letters of the word before it and first part of the goose that is always in babble

6:44 pm

mkg

off to more words

6:45 pm

mkg

ty got it.

6:45 pm

mkg

ty peri

6:45 pm

periwinkle

38 left and I will finish

6:45 pm

periwinkle

yw

6:45 pm

gapeach

Thanks, peri, I, also, needed that one.

6:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, my pic on facebook is a dalek ;)

6:45 pm

DR1965

mine is a panda

6:45 pm

mkg

now need the second mo 5 12. anyone got that one? ty in advance

6:46 pm

MollyL

Yes Gwen, but your picture on your web site is you. At least I think it is. : D

6:46 pm

mkg

what is a dalek?

6:46 pm

DR1965

????? What is a DALEK???? Oh no!!!

6:46 pm

mkg

i am not related to any babblers..................my kids say i am an addict.

6:46 pm

DR1965

: )

6:47 pm

periwinkle

i don't know what a dalek is either

6:47 pm

mkg

got the mo. off to n woreds\

6:47 pm

DR1965

Doctor WHo!

6:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mkg, my icon here is also a dalek. they are some really cool bad guys from my favorite tv show

6:48 pm

DR1965

thanks gwen- I was just going to type that

6:48 pm

Jacula

EXTERMINATE! is all I can say to that! lol

6:48 pm

Jacula

Gooden evening Babblers.

6:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(yes, the pic on my webpage is me, but i paid a lot of money to be made up and coifed for it, so the resemblance is pretty low LOL)

6:48 pm

DR1965

INDEED

6:48 pm

DR1965

( at Jacula )

6:49 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Jacula.

6:49 pm

Jacula

Hi. Just back for my final 19 words.

6:49 pm

mkg

oh.

6:50 pm

mkg

hi jac.

6:52 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ne5-12 the 2nd? Thanks

6:52 pm

mkg

clues for the pe 7s please.

6:52 pm

mkg

oh just got one of them.

6:53 pm

mkg

clue for first pe 7 please.

6:53 pm

mkg

got other pe 7s.

6:53 pm

MollyL

Peach, ne + not bottom

6:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Molly.

6:55 pm

KnightTime

pe7 - hack writer

6:56 pm

grammaterri1

can I have a clue for the lone N?

6:56 pm

mkg

hack writer? hmmmm. dont know the term............

6:56 pm

KnightTime

writing utensil + alt spelling of mix

6:57 pm

KnightTime

knighttime is a real dalek - dale knight

6:57 pm

gapeach

Good clue, KnightTime.

6:57 pm

mkg

mix????????????????

6:58 pm

MollyL

Mix...what you do with a spoon to mix in your cream and sugar

6:58 pm

mkg

got it. weird word. never saw it before. wow. ty for super clues.

6:59 pm

KnightTime

i know the word cause i is the word

6:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i also need the lone N, so thanks anyone who clues

7:00 pm

MollyL

Lone N...short for gramma + short for another word for supper

7:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty molly, got it!

7:01 pm

grammaterri1

thanks!

7:01 pm

MollyL

Most unfamiliar word of the day. Lots of clue requests for it.

7:01 pm

mkg

need clue for pe 6 21 the first one.

7:03 pm

mkg

i never saw or heard that word before.

7:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

now i'm stuck on the lone A, help!

7:04 pm

DR1965

&

7:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY dr 1965!

7:04 pm

DR1965

That is a clue

7:04 pm

mkg

loan a is am 9. the think over the number 7 on the keyboard.

7:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

shortest clue i ever done saw

7:05 pm

mkg

dr that was too much of a clue.

7:05 pm

DR1965

but it worked

7:05 pm

mkg

anyone have pe 6 21 the first one? pretty please?

7:06 pm

DR1965

not yet MKG

7:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hunting for it now, mkg!

7:07 pm

mkg

ty

7:07 pm

LuvWordGames

pe 6/21 pe + ready, ***, go + vowel

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got it. pe + a collection that goes together like a *** of clothes, + vowel

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, you beat me to it luv

7:08 pm

MollyL

& <---Not too much of a clue

7:08 pm

mkg

ty ty ty

7:09 pm

mkg

ty super clues. got it.

7:09 pm

mkg

now need pe 6 21 last one. after dogs and cats.

7:10 pm

LuvWordGames

pe 6/21 add two vowels to the dogs and cats

7:10 pm

gapeach

Just looked at your icon, Luv. Such a cutie....reminds me of one like him/her for almost 18 years.

7:11 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks peach, she's a Powder Puff Chinese Crested, what kind was yours that looked like her?

7:12 pm

mkg

ty got it.

7:12 pm

mkg

i prefer shorter grids. too long for me.

7:13 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

7:13 pm

gapeach

He was half poodle-half Pom. I miss him so much....he's been gone for almose 4 years now. I have two rescued dogs now but he was there with me for a very bad time in my life and gave unconditional love.

7:13 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Luv!!!!!

7:14 pm

DR1965

WTG LUV!

7:14 pm

LuvWordGames

yes, dogs are good for giving unconditional love. I've only had her a year and a half and I've become so attached to her because she's so cuddly and lovable.

7:14 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks everyone!

7:14 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS! :-)

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Ps and Rs finally done, OY

7:15 pm

LuvWordGames

WTG Jacula!

7:15 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Jacula!!!!!!

7:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg jacula !!!!!!! @ @ !!!!!!!

7:15 pm

DR1965

woohoo Jacula

7:15 pm

mkg

yeah jac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:15 pm

LuvWordGames

peach, what kind of dogs are your rescue dogs?

7:16 pm

Jacula

Thanks all. Time I was off now. Sorry I can't stay to give clues. x

7:17 pm

mkg

by jac

7:17 pm

mkg

need re 6 18 first one please.

7:18 pm

gapeach

One is part Jack Russel and who knows. The other is part terrier and again, who knows. I love them both. I can't imagine not having animals around.

7:18 pm

mkg

p words done. still 22 left.

7:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

re6 is re + where you sit, the **** of your pants

7:19 pm

mkg

ty

7:19 pm

mkg

ty ty got it.

7:19 pm

LuvWordGames

so you like the small dogs too. I had a larger dog before I got this one and I love her size because she's a lap dog who will make herself comfortable in my lap

7:20 pm

mkg

on to s words

7:22 pm

mkg

sa 6 please? the first one.

7:23 pm

LuvWordGames

had a greeting t the sa 4/5 before it

7:24 pm

mkg

luv dont follow the clue. had or ad a greeting?

7:24 pm

LuvWordGames

add not had

7:24 pm

mkg

ty got it. ty ty

7:27 pm

LuvWordGames

ok going to take off, nite all

7:27 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Luv.

7:27 pm

mkg

night

7:28 pm

mkg

need clue for sa 6 the last one please.

7:28 pm

KnightTime

smart person

7:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sa6 rhymes with famous mahatma's names

7:29 pm

mkg

that is the first one. but last one is below it. ty book.

7:29 pm

mkg

just got it.

7:29 pm

mkg

ty

7:29 pm

KnightTime

idiot sa6

7:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, i though you had that one, oops!

7:31 pm

mkg

ty.

7:31 pm

mkg

3 left

7:32 pm

mkg

2

7:32 pm

KnightTime

third av5?

7:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go go m!

7:33 pm

MollyL

Baltimore R***** football team

7:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

av + we count by t*** because we have t** fingers

7:33 pm

periwinkle

33 left here

7:33 pm

mkg

1

7:33 pm

DR1965

76

7:33 pm

KnightTime

thanks

7:33 pm

KnightTime

7 left

7:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

all you gotta slow down, i got 9 here LOL

7:34 pm

mkg

firewks. whew. ty for all the wonderful clues out there

7:34 pm

mkg

knight need clues?

7:34 pm

periwinkle

yay for mkg!

7:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg mkg !!!!!! @ @ !!!!!!

7:34 pm

mkg

clues book?

7:35 pm

gapeach

Congrates, mkg!!!!!!

7:35 pm

mkg

ty\

7:35 pm

KnightTime

5 left all s's

7:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

3

7:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no, don't clue me till i beg LOL

7:35 pm

mkg

go team go!

7:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

7:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

DONE FIRE EXPLOSION YEAH

7:36 pm

periwinkle

yay for BDG

7:37 pm

KnightTime

fireworks

7:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

my last word was a darn plural i swear i typed way back

7:37 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Gwen!!!!!!

7:37 pm

DR1965

wtg Gwen

7:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, now who wants a clue 8-)

7:38 pm

mkg

congrats all.

7:38 pm

MollyL

It's a conspiracy gwen

7:39 pm

gapeach

It is awfully quiet here....where is RU?

7:39 pm

DR1965

na5 after the na6

7:40 pm

gapeach

Man's name and pl.

7:41 pm

DR1965

duh- ty Peach

7:43 pm

periwinkle

8 te words left

7:47 pm

periwinkle

fireworks

7:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go go peri!

7:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, you beat me to it again LOL

7:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg peri !!!!!!!! ~ @ @ ~ !!!!!!!!

7:47 pm

periwinkle

off to words with friends

7:47 pm

periwinkle

ty BDG

7:47 pm

MollyL

This place is like Inspector Gadget with the go go's.

7:47 pm

smores

WtG peri :)

7:48 pm

periwinkle

:) see you tomrrow, Molls

7:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gadget gadget . . .

7:48 pm

smores

Hi again all :)

7:48 pm

MollyL

Hope you sleep well tonight Peri.

7:48 pm

periwinkle

byeee

7:48 pm

periwinkle

thanks Molls

7:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i'm off to make some dinner, later y'alls

7:49 pm

MollyL

Bye Gwen, enjoy your chicken : D

7:49 pm

smores

Bye Gwen :)

8:14 pm

gapeach

peri, I, too, have insomnia.....have had it for years. I have tried everything. I have trouble focusing on things for an extended period of time.

8:17 pm

gapeach

I have tried to meditate and cannot do that either....my cardiologist in CT was talking about not being able to sleep either and he, too, couldn't slow his mind down enough to meditate. The only time I can stay focused is when I'm sending energy. I do that every day when I know of someone who needs it right away.....otherwise I'll do the sending right before I try to go to sleep. If you find anything that helps, please let me know.

8:22 pm

Lizlin

Hi Gap - a silly suggestion perhaps - I've never meditated but when i needed to relax before something stressful at school, I'd drink a mixture of chamomile and casimoroa tea. Casimoroa is also known as White Sapote - can be bought over the internet. Wish I could suggest more.

8:28 pm

gapeach

Lizlin, thanks so much. I'm on the phone now and will be back on line in a few minutes.

8:30 pm

MollyL

Lack of focus and inability to slow one's thoughts is a prime reason for insomnia. When people find themselves unable to meditate, it is often suggested that they work with a meditation coach.

8:30 pm

MollyL

And Liz, not a silly suggestion at all.

8:41 pm

gapeach

I'm back. Thanks much for the tea suggestion. I've written it down and will try to get some tomorrow. Do they come mixed or will I have to mix them?

8:42 pm

gapeach

Hey, Molly, I will call the local health food store and see if they know of someone who works with meditation.

8:42 pm

syb215

ga---what part of georgia are you from?

8:43 pm

gapeach

Augusta, syb215.

8:43 pm

syb215

I am from Daisy....about an hour from Savannah

8:47 pm

gapeach

Oh, cool. I love Savannah. Moved here in 1977 and used to go to Savannah quite often. I feel sure that you have seen or read, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". I haven't been back since the book and movie came out. It's said that people were coming there by bus loads. I remember the area but I can't remember the exact house.

8:48 pm

syb215

I moved to this area in 83 after college. Originally from Sale City (SW Georgia)

8:52 pm

gapeach

I spent the first 38 years of my life in KY(in western Ky) but I fell in love with GA from the start. After I had two strokes in 2002 I spent 7 years in CT with my youngest daughter. I met some nice people there but the winters are so harsh...I came back here in 2009. I have some wonderful friends here and feel that this is where I really belong.

8:56 pm

syb215

KY is absolutely gorgeous. I have only been through the state once, but I oohed and ahhed all the way to Louisville.

8:57 pm

gapeach

Yes, it is lovely. Did you see the white fenced horse farms?

8:58 pm

syb215

beautiful...mile after mile of them

9:01 pm

gapeach

Johnny Depp was born in the town (actually across the street) I grew up in.....I read where he bought a horse farm for his mother. How wonderful is that?

9:02 pm

gapeach

My ex-husband worked for his uncle. His uncle and grandfather were so very handsome.

9:02 pm

syb215

Wow...he must love his mother. He is a very strange character though. Handsome, but strange

9:04 pm

rururocks

horse farm? .. did she nag him a lot?

9:04 pm

gapeach

I agree with you. His mother and father divorced when he was very young...I don't know the details.

9:04 pm

rururocks

horse farm? .. did she nag him a lot?

9:04 pm

syb215

Ha Ha

9:05 pm

gapeach

He does have two half brothers.....I read the paper there and when they married, Johnny was not mentioned. Must have been very bad long time ago.

9:06 pm

gapeach

THERE YOU ARE! Explain yourself. Are you well? Did you cook a great dinner for you and Mrs. Ru?

9:06 pm

rururocks

wonder if the horse farm cost him a lot of Hay?

9:06 pm

rururocks

I am cooking one .. gapeach

9:07 pm

rururocks

it's not ready

9:07 pm

Dorens

do two half brother make one whole brother?

9:07 pm

rururocks

we had a minor disaster in the kitchen this afternoon

9:07 pm

syb215

he can afford it....he owns an island after all

9:07 pm

uusue2

Hi all!

9:07 pm

Dorens

hi sue

9:08 pm

rururocks

hi doren

9:08 pm

uusue2

Hi doren!

9:09 pm

Dorens

i've jiust come home from a long day/night and am just starting... hope it's not a nasty grid. Plus Lucy just came up to me and she looks terrible... runny eyes and nose and she wouldn't eat at all today. not a good sign

9:09 pm

gapeach

Dorens, his brothers are quite handsome. I never knew them though. I remember seeing his father sitting in a wheel chair on the front porch....think it was something that happened during his military life.

9:10 pm

rururocks

you should take her to a vet doren.. that doesn't sound right

9:10 pm

rururocks

Johnny Depp is a handsome guy.. that's for sure.

9:10 pm

rururocks

He's coming to one of my wineries this summer

9:11 pm

Dorens

i will for sure... but saturday night? I'm hoping i can find someone tomorrow.

9:11 pm

rururocks

at least that's what they are saying

9:11 pm

rururocks

did you check her gums doren?

9:12 pm

Dorens

why? ru. what will that show me? (I'm almost afraid to look.

9:12 pm

Dorens

she is purring on my legs right now

9:12 pm

gapeach

Well, I think he is a bit shy.....from some of his interviews. I bet you will like him.

9:13 pm

Dorens

he is gorgeous, and definitely an interesting character... eccentric doesn't begin to cover it

9:13 pm

rururocks

well.. you open her mouth without her killing you and press firmly on the gum.. it should just be white briefly.. and return to pink.. if it stays white a long time go to the emergency vet

9:13 pm

rururocks

how old is she?

9:14 pm

Dorens

ok. will do that when she moves from my legs, don't want to disturb her. I am sure she is failing. She is going to be 18 in two months

9:14 pm

rururocks

I know I will like him peach.. he likes my wines

9:14 pm

Dorens

or should i say she would be

9:14 pm

rururocks

oh.. she might need fluids doren

9:14 pm

rururocks

could be her kidneys

9:15 pm

rururocks

did she throw up?

9:15 pm

gapeach

Is there an ER vet near you, Dorens?

9:15 pm

welki

hi folks

9:15 pm

rururocks

Hi welki

9:15 pm

rururocks

Hi welki

9:15 pm

Dorens

i know she does -- she's been drinking like crazy... mucho water... but today she isn't. i think it's bad. I only came home half an hour ago, don't think she's thrown up but down't know

9:15 pm

gapeach

Hey there, welki.

9:15 pm

Dorens

i suppose my vet has someone on call.

9:16 pm

scrambler

hi all!

9:16 pm

welki

dorens, sorry to hear about your cat

9:16 pm

rururocks

wouldn't hurt to check it out.. and call them for advice.

9:16 pm

rururocks

I'd take her in tomorrow..

9:16 pm

Dorens

i guess i will. it's just that as long as she is purring i don't want to distrub her suppose i should though

9:16 pm

scrambler

poor kit tie!

9:16 pm

welki

and ru - i know what you're talking about with the gums, unfortunately

9:17 pm

welki

hi scrambler

9:18 pm

rururocks

well.. I have to go make dinner now..

9:18 pm

rururocks

not pizza welki.. sorry

9:18 pm

welki

bon appetit

9:18 pm

gapeach

Hey there, scrambler.

9:18 pm

rururocks

but we're going to have a nice bottle of wine

9:18 pm

scrambler

hi welki,ruru,dorens,peach and anyone else on!

9:19 pm

rururocks

not Pinot NOhrrrrrr though

9:19 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for pr5-12 the 1st? Thanks

9:20 pm

welki

lol - haven't thought of that for a while now

9:20 pm

rururocks

pr (before) and the beginning of not crazy

9:20 pm

rururocks

<---never forgets anything

9:20 pm

rururocks

when it comes to wine

9:21 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, ruru.

9:21 pm

rururocks

did you check her gums doren?

9:22 pm

rururocks

welcome peach.. always

9:23 pm

welki

movie time here - later, folks!

9:23 pm

rururocks

bye welks

9:23 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, welki.

9:23 pm

rururocks

i need to go make dinner. I gotta quit futzing around.. good luck doren.. hope everything is okay with the kitty

9:27 pm

syb215

I could use a clue or 2 for the v words

9:28 pm

gapeach

Which ones do you need syb?

9:29 pm

syb215

I have 7 four letter words and 2 five letter words...any hints on what is left?

9:30 pm

gapeach

Va6-27 is more of va47. Do you have va4-7 the 3rd?

9:31 pm

syb215

thanks....got them

9:31 pm

gapeach

Yvw

9:32 pm

torgone

ve4,6,7,6 from what a president does to a bill he doesn't like ..

9:33 pm

syb215

ga did you get any ice there yesterday?

9:33 pm

gapeach

Ve6-27 is the one who ve4-7.

9:34 pm

gapeach

Good clues tor.

9:34 pm

gapeach

syb, we didn't get a drop of any moisture yesterday...just clouds.

9:35 pm

syb215

good...I know that north ga got much ice

9:35 pm

gapeach

And we do need the rain. Yes, I heard that too.

9:36 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for st5-12 the 2nd? Thanks

9:37 pm

syb215

scratchy throat

9:39 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, syb.....I have that one...I need the one after what barrels are made of...st5-12 the 2nd.

9:39 pm

jan

Gaseous water

9:41 pm

syb215

do not have what barrels are made of.

9:41 pm

dcseain

barrels are made of maple or oak and steel. Or root beer candy.

9:43 pm

gapeach

They are st5-16 curved pieces of wood.

9:43 pm

MollyL

They are also made of st5/16s

9:43 pm

MollyL

Peach, go out there and soak up some of that full moon energy. It always helps me sleep. : )

9:43 pm

dcseain

oh, indeed -- need to bend the wood

9:44 pm

gapeach

Thanks, jan......still looking

9:44 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!Hpw is everyone?

9:44 pm

Minveryork

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

9:44 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Min.

9:44 pm

MollyL

Hi Min, how are you doing?

9:45 pm

MollyL

And hooray for Chocolate Cake Day!

9:47 pm

jan

Is there really a Chocolate Cake Day? Isn't any day a good one for chocolate cake?

9:47 pm

Minveryork

Actually, I posted that icon prematurely.I thought it was today,but it's tomorrow instead.I ate chocolate cake today though anyway and it was yummylicious!

9:48 pm

Minveryork

I am not big on eating any kind of cake, but made an exception today thinking it was chocolate cake day.

9:49 pm

jan

I love cake, but not frosting.

9:50 pm

Minveryork

I like frosting,but not too much frosting.Less is more

9:51 pm

jan

We're finishing our last Christmas pudding tonight, with custard. It's about as dark as chocolate cake, so maybe it'll count.

9:51 pm

MollyL

I don't like the icky store bought, sugar laced frosting. But a good, homemade fudge frosting, bring it on.

9:52 pm

gapeach

Jan, I looked for gaseous water on google and still cannot find it....will keep looking....thanks

9:52 pm

jan

Ah, ganache, that's different. My daughter still talks about the day when she was about ten years old when I let her finish a bit of leftover ganache for breakfast.

9:52 pm

MollyL

Oh bring Jan a figgy pudding, oh bring Jan a figgy pudding

9:53 pm

dcseain

st5ed shrimp. peach

9:53 pm

jan

Peach, think of when you heat water to the point where some escapes into the atmosphere...

9:53 pm

smores

Hello again

9:53 pm

MollyL

Peach, what water turns into when you boil it.

9:53 pm

gapeach

Gosh, Molly, thanks.

9:53 pm

MollyL

Quick duck! Clue avalanche!

9:53 pm

Minveryork

Should've posted a picture of Paul Newman since it is his birthday today. He is 88 years old. Paul looked as delicious as a chocolate cake when he was younger.

9:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, jan. Brain isn't working well tonight. LOL

9:54 pm

jan

He's not all that bad now. I'll be happy to be as well preserved at that age.

9:54 pm

MollyL

Paul ALWAYS looked delicious Min. : D

9:54 pm

smores

:) Min..

9:54 pm

melonheadjujube

hi, so far, left and right columns grey, need 6 more 7s to get all the â‰¥ 7 words.

9:54 pm

jan

Actually, I'll be happy to get to that age period.

9:55 pm

Uneaixoise

miss him . . .

9:55 pm

MollyL

And he would be 88, but he is over the rainbow now.

9:55 pm

smores

LOL...just read chog, the reason I disappeared early was to bake a cake

9:55 pm

gapeach

Thanks to dcs also.

9:55 pm

jan

Ah sad...didn't realize.

9:55 pm

jan

No wonder the pics look good for 88!

9:56 pm

MollyL

Loved the Neman/Woodward love story. One of Hollywood's best.

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Was it a chocolate cake smores?

9:56 pm

Uneaixoise

imdeed

9:56 pm

Uneaixoise

indeed

9:57 pm

MollyL

Newman (Une and I are having trouble spelling) : D

9:57 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

9:57 pm

gapeach

Remember, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Molly?

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Oh, I had forgotten he had passed away.He would've been 88 years old. I wonder if he would still look good

9:57 pm

dcseain

we play a game powered by ENABLE -- what is this 'spell' of which you speak.

9:58 pm

MollyL

Yes Peach, Newman was hot before the kids made up that word to describe a good looking man.

9:59 pm

gapeach

Oh, yeeeaaaah, Molly.

9:59 pm

smores

:)

9:59 pm

MollyL

You have a point, Seain. : D

10:01 pm

MollyL

So Min, how are things with you? Any movement towards selling your house?

10:01 pm

smores

I recall when he 1st came out with Newman's Own Dressing. My sister brought some to a family pitch-in, my other sister promply stated that she would prefer Paul Newman undressing.

10:02 pm

melonheadjujube

yep, Cool had Luke was hot. smores that's funny_Newman un-dressing (;

10:02 pm

Minveryork

I am not putting the house on the market until Spring

10:03 pm

smores

Her expression was hilarious as I don't think she meant to say it out loud, considering the crowd.

10:03 pm

MollyL

Well that gives you some time to get ready then. Sending good house selling vibes to you.

10:04 pm

Minveryork

Thank you MollyL. I DID get my new car today though

10:04 pm

MollyL

Yay! How do you like it?

10:04 pm

smores

WooHoo Min...congrats on the car :)

10:05 pm

Minveryork

I like it a lot, but was stupider than stupid getting it.

10:05 pm

Minveryork

Thanks smores!

10:06 pm

MollyL

It's such a confident feeling driving a new car after driving one with problems.

10:06 pm

smores

timer just went off...BRB

10:07 pm

jan

So true. I remember when my old car stalled and refused to start in an intersection, pushing it to the side of the road and leaving it there unlocked. Unfortunately, nobody stole it.

10:09 pm

MollyL

: D Jan

10:10 pm

Minveryork

Car place is about 20 minutes away from my house. I was there for about 45 min. doing paperwork when I realized I had forgotten to bring check for the down payment. Husband had go back home to get it which added an extra 45 min. Then I went to Stop and Shop on my way home only to realize that I had forgotten my purse at the car place and I had to go and get it.

10:10 pm

MollyL

The paperwork on a new car is unending. Sorry you had so many snags, but I'm sure you're happy to have a new ride.

10:11 pm

jan

It's one of those 'some day we'll laugh about this' stories. What kind of car did you get?

10:13 pm

Minveryork

It was my own fault,but yes, I am glad to have a new car MollyL & Jan I got a Subaru Impreza.I downsized from a Forester.This car is alot smaller than Forester

10:13 pm

jan

The better to park it!

10:14 pm

Minveryork

Also broke down & got an automatic instead of stick which I said I would never do. I will miss having stick.

10:15 pm

jan

DH is in the market for a car to replace his 1991 Honda Civic. He also swears he will never get an automatic, but I'm betting he will.

10:16 pm

Minveryork

I'm hoping this car lasts longer than my Forester did.

10:16 pm

MollyL

I have no idea why people are so hooked on stick shifts. The days of driving cars like that are over. Too much stop and go traffic.

10:16 pm

gapeach

FW finally. I have really enjoyed the chatting tonight. Guess I should check the news on TV. See y'all at the flip.

10:17 pm

dcseain

I've driven a manual all my driving days thus far.

10:17 pm

jan

My DH says it's so he can make a handbrake turn. Except the last time he did that was 1988.

10:17 pm

MollyL

Like I said Jan, the advantages of a stick shift are long gone.

10:17 pm

jan

One thing is, it's good to be able to drive a stick if you ever want to rent a car outside North America. I can't, so I never drive abroad.

10:18 pm

dcseain

i find i pay more attention to my driving when i have a manual than when i have an automatic.

10:18 pm

jan

I dunno, I'd hate to have to drive a stick in Seattle. Too many hills!

10:18 pm

Minveryork

I tried driving a Honda CRV,but the Impreza actually gets better gas mileage which is important for me. I drive 110 miles a day for work so I need a great fuel economy car. I believe Subaru has come a long way.

10:19 pm

jan

They're good in all weather driving, too.

10:19 pm

MollyL

Min, I still can't believe you spend that much time in the car five days a week. That is a long commute.

10:19 pm

dcseain

eh, i grew up with hills -- no biggie, nor is the horrible traffic, though i've never known any different for either of those things.

10:20 pm

jan

All my sympathy, Min. I used to have a 95 mile commute, and it near killed me.

10:21 pm

Minveryork

I'm afraid I will forget to know how to drive a stick if I stop driving one, but guess it doesn't really matter because manual cars will eventually become obsolete.

10:22 pm

MollyL

Yes Jan, there is a lot of stress involved in driving that far to work. Which many people don't take into account when accepting a job.

10:22 pm

jan

Nah, you'll nver forget. It's like riding a bike--if you need to,it'll come right back.

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:22 pm

jan

Well, when I took my job, it wasn't such a bad commute. Then my workplace located...

10:22 pm

jan

Hi jmc!

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

i had an automatic for 4 years and was I glad to get back to a stick!!!

10:23 pm

jan

That's *re*located.

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

I always lived near the center of town and commuted out. . . .

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

now i primarily work out of home

10:24 pm

jan

These days, even reverse commutes can be bad.

10:24 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick!How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

my commute is from my bed across the floor to my desk

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

10:24 pm

jan

The last four months, I've been bed-bound or house-bound. So driving seems like fun to me, if I could.

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

that's no fun jan! have you graduated to just house=bound?

10:26 pm

jan

Pretty much, though I still have to be in bed with high leg elevation 12 hours a day.

10:26 pm

Minveryork

My salary isn't so bad which is the only reason why I do the commute. I did look into getting a job closer, but the pay was not worth it so I commute instead.I also did not want to have to start my tenure all over

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear. . . hope it continues to improve jan

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

i get a lot of "reading" done when i drive two hours to my class

10:27 pm

jan

I'm sure it will. Prognosis is walking with a walker in a couple of months, so there's something to work towards.

10:28 pm

Minveryork

I like that kind of commute.Don't think I could teach from home though.

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

winnie walker is the best walker if you have a choice

10:28 pm

jan

When I had my long commute, I used to rehearse my classes while driving. Sometimes on the way back, I'd rehearse what I should have said during faculty meetings!

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

haha probable not yet anyway min...

10:29 pm

jan

I'll look into that, jmc.

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

it is triagular so you can get through narrow doorways and around corners better. . .

10:30 pm

dcseain

oh, that sounds like a nice design, jmc, ty for mentioning it.

10:30 pm

jan

It looks pretty slick--I just googled it. What I currently have is an ordinary step-behind one.

10:30 pm

jmcnrick

I saw one and immediate bought one for my mother. . .

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

the bag is a big help too for carrying things

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

i had no problem remembering the name because i had a friend with the same name!

10:33 pm

jan

Having a way to carry things is very handy. Otherwise I'm forever having to ask for assistance.

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

exactly. . . and it is a good size pouch. . .

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

oooo they didn't have the cup holder when i got mother's. . .nice addition

10:34 pm

dcseain

firewords :)

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo dc!

10:35 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dcseain on your fireworks! Hooray!

10:35 pm

jan

WTG dc!

10:36 pm

dcseain

thanks, yall :)

10:36 pm

Minveryork

I gave up on puzzle this morning @ 7:38 w/177 words

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

poor min! i have 44 words so far myself

10:38 pm

Minveryork

There is a story in profile if U need to use it later on.

10:38 pm

dcseain

i went to lickety for my last 30. Reasonably tough grid today.

10:38 pm

dcseain

thank you for those, min -- they're always fun to read and helpful

10:38 pm

jan

Off to reheat our last Christmas pudding. Bye all!

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

your story is for jan 27 so i was saving for tomorrow ;-)

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

bye jan

10:39 pm

Minveryork

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

10:40 pm

dcseain

g'nght jan

10:40 pm

Minveryork

Yes, I thought today was January 27th.So Chocolate Cake Day is really tomorrow. I guess I should change the date in my profile (be right back).

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

i was teasing min. . . .

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

maybe the wedding cake tomorrow will be chocolate

10:42 pm

Minveryork

I changed date. Now it's correct for the next 20 min.

10:43 pm

Minveryork

Wish I could do my stories a day ahead.It would sure help me finish more grids! LOL!

10:44 pm

jmcnrick

haha

10:45 pm

Minveryork

Who is getting married jmcnrick?Eat a piece of cake for me.I already had a piece of chocolate cake today

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

a friend of mine since we were both 17-18 is getting married for the first time. . .

10:49 pm

jmcnrick

she moved up the date for her mother because her mother is failing fast. . . so we all rearranged our schedules to come 4 months early...

10:49 pm

Minveryork

Good for her jmcnrick. I hope all goes well tomorrow.

10:49 pm

jmcnrick

and all this week my friend has been se**ing me leads for people to talk to in Texas about my organization

10:52 pm

Minveryork

That's great jmcnrick. I was just reading about it in your profile.Hope that those leads lead to something.

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

i had some really good conversations last night at a political party she sent me the information on. . . so who knows

10:55 pm

Minveryork

Since you are fighting for a good cause jmcnrick you will not be se 4/4 into the Penalty Box today.

10:58 pm

Minveryork

It has been nice chatting w/you jmcnrick,but I need to go to bed now. Have a great time at the wedding!

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

oops thanks for the dispensation and goodnight min

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

wait til you all see the cowboy hat i got for the bride!

11:00 pm

smores

hi again, cake done and cooled, will ice it in the morning. Back for my last 20

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

hi smores

11:00 pm

smores

Good night Min...sleep well :)

11:00 pm

smores

Hi jmc :)

11:01 pm

smores

how was the party last night?

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

why cant you have a pl of grandma. . .na**?

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

it was great. . . made some good connections. . . people claimed to remember me who wouldn't have remembered me if I hadn't moved. . .

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

good talk with sissy farenthold and some other local politicians

11:03 pm

smores

That's great :)

11:03 pm

jmcnrick

evrything i could have wanted from that event

11:04 pm

jmcnrick

i hope monday works out as well when i am in austin with the methodist women

11:04 pm

smores

Glad it went well.

11:04 pm

jmcnrick

actually i hope the dinner after the wedding works out as well...there will be politicians there as well

11:04 pm

jmcnrick

i was very political when i lived in Texas

11:05 pm

smores

Just don't forget to have some fun as well :)

11:06 pm

jmcnrick

haha that is me having fun!

11:06 pm

smores

:)

11:06 pm

jmcnrick

besides i got a cowboy hat with a feather rim and a diamond tiara with flashing lights for my friends for her wedding dinner

11:06 pm

smores

Well it sounds like a wonderful trip for you then :)

11:07 pm

smores

lol...yes, I recall you mentioning that :)

11:07 pm

smores

gotta get some pics

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

i enjoy visiting Texas. . . good food, good friends. . .

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

sciencegeeks icon has our pic from today

11:08 pm

smores

weren't you meeting geek for coffee today?

11:08 pm

smores

LOL

11:08 pm

jmcnrick

snap

11:08 pm

jmcnrick

i am meeting champ monday morning at crack of dawn on the way to austin

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

tried to meet up with angelsong in austin but she is sick

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

if i were independently wealthy i would travel a lot more than i do now. . .

11:10 pm

smores

that's too bad, I know she was on a couple days ago, said her brother was in the hospital, didn't know she was sick also

11:10 pm

smores

me too....

11:10 pm

jmcnrick

she said she has bronchitis

11:11 pm

smores

yuck...been there

11:11 pm

jmcnrick

where in indiana are you smores?

11:12 pm

smores

Danville...it's about 15-20 mins west of Indianapolis

11:13 pm

jmcnrick

ah. . .i go to Richmond about twice a year

11:13 pm

smores

Really? Do you have family here?

11:14 pm

jmcnrick

no that is where the headquarters of a branch of Quakers is

11:14 pm

jmcnrick

i am on the general board. . .

11:14 pm

smores

ahh.. I didn't know that

11:15 pm

smores

I mean I didn't know there was a headquarters there

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

its how i ended up in kenya in 2010 before you were a babbler

11:16 pm

smores

wow...very nice

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

yes. . . that and the quaker college Earlham

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

i hope it is how i will end up in ramallah some time this summer

11:17 pm

smores

where is that?

11:18 pm

jmcnrick

palestine

11:19 pm

smores

Not on my top places to visit

11:19 pm

smores

One of my best friends from high school was from Pakistan, her father was Palestinian

11:20 pm

jmcnrick

everything being equal not necessarily mine. . . but i have friends there and there is a world ranked quaker high school there . . .

11:20 pm

jmcnrick

if i could go anywhere it would be china

11:21 pm

smores

So what would you be doing while there?

11:21 pm

smores

<---would love to visit china

11:22 pm

jmcnrick

in ramallah. . . checking out how the $$ is being spent at the school and probably getting the usual tour about the tragic life of palistinians. . .

11:26 pm

smores

lol...sorry, had to find a couple words

11:26 pm

jmcnrick

np

11:27 pm

smores

So were brought up as a Quaker?

11:27 pm

jmcnrick

no methodist. . . but knew i was a quaker the first time i went to meeting in washington dc

11:27 pm

smores

Or how did you get involved ?

11:28 pm

jmcnrick

in college met quakers who opposed the war in vietnam. . .but didn't click

11:29 pm

torgone

<---- Been to China .. Liked some of it

11:29 pm

jmcnrick

after law school saw a quaker meeting in dc and curiousity got me there one sunday morning and i feel in love

11:29 pm

jmcnrick

where in china torgie?

11:29 pm

jmcnrick

*fell in love with meeting for worship

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

okay 1/2 way so i think i will head off to bed. . . see you all tomorrow

11:30 pm

smores

I attended a "Friends Meeting" in high school...had no idea when invited I was going to church

11:31 pm

smores

lol..

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

we are sneaky ;-) clearly a cult

11:32 pm

jmcnrick

101 left *poof*

11:32 pm

smores

:) all the quakers I have met were quite wonderful

11:32 pm

smores

Good night jmc...sleep well :)

11:33 pm

torgone

Beijing, Dalian, Xingdao(?) and another city near Shanghai ..

11:37 pm

smores

HI tor

11:37 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

11:41 pm

smores

ugh...running out of time...must resort to morewords

11:51 pm

MimiCat

Am wistful tonight and writing poetry...so far:

11:51 pm

MimiCat

No sadder sound of truth again....Than these four words...what might have been.

11:52 pm

smores

{Mimi}

11:53 pm

smores

very true

11:53 pm

MimiCat

{smores}

11:53 pm

smores

<---tries not to dwell on the what ifs

11:53 pm

MimiCat

I used to write a lot of poetry. Now mostly stories and such but occasionally I get a mood....

11:54 pm

smores

I finally finished

11:54 pm

smores

FW!!!

11:54 pm

MimiCat

Me either but at my age there are so many...

11:54 pm

MimiCat

GOOD FOR YOU, SMORES!!!

11:55 pm

smores

haven't written in years...maybe ought to give it a go again...not that I was very good, but I did enjoy it

11:55 pm

MimiCat

I write for myself. If it speaks to others also, great.

11:56 pm

smores

me too, still wasn't that good...lol

11:57 pm

jan

Back for the flip, I will be off shortly after.

11:57 pm

smores

My oldest loves to write, she is pretty good too, a little on the dark side but she's 15 and morbid so...

11:57 pm

MimiCat

I also wrote song lyrics. My favorite line was written one evening watching the sunset over the mountains and I wrote: As the sun bleeds down the mountainside" because it was an amazing scarlet sunset.

11:58 pm

smores

Hi Jan :)

11:58 pm

jan

Hi smores! Writing is often as much for the writer as for a reader.

11:58 pm

smores

Nice Mimi

11:58 pm

smores

Definately jan

11:58 pm

MimiCat

Absolutely. Jan...cathartic.

11:59 pm

MimiCat

Thanks, smores.

11:59 pm

jan

My non-professional writing is mainly trip reports from travels. Supposedly they are for my SO and daughter but really they are for me!

11:59 pm

MimiCat

It is an indulgence I allow myself freely.

12:00 am

zoozzoom

Flip!

12:00 am

smores

The only poem I ever wrote that I felt was really good and shared with others was titled " My favorite color...LIFE"

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