Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 14, 2013

12:00 am

Jillyjill

flip

12:01 am

saphyre

flip and Happy Valentine Day

12:01 am

cosdem

to 6, ho 6. hi all

12:02 am

saphyre

sa 6

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

cosdem

na 6

12:04 am

fuzzybunny

sues

12:04 am

saphyre

haha happy sa5 valentine's day

12:04 am

crayola

and na7

12:04 am

Jillyjill

got it, thanks all for the clues!

12:05 am

cosdem

na 6 x 2 then. ty crayola

12:06 am

Erda

Ñ„Ð»Ð¸Ð¿

12:06 am

Jillyjill

And TY lickety!

12:06 am

fuzzybunny

flip in Russian!

12:06 am

cosdem

nbt

12:06 am

Erda

Da!

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all hi cos erda saphy

12:07 am

cosdem

ch 7 x 2

12:07 am

fuzzybunny

I don't have cyrillic to respond

12:08 am

cosdem

ho 8 x 2

12:08 am

grannyrose

th8

12:09 am

Jillyjill

keep trying to enter thumb...what a phantom!

12:10 am

cosdem

to 9 nbt./nbs

12:10 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:10 am

cosdem

tried that a few times jill

12:11 am

Jillyjill

hello nan!

12:11 am

saphyre

ma 7

12:12 am

jillibus

Hello all -- I'm late again, sigh!

12:13 am

rururocks

ch7

12:13 am

Jillyjill

Hi sis, was waiting for you!!

12:15 am

jillibus

hi sis, saph, cos, erda, bunny,

12:16 am

saphyre

hi jilli

12:16 am

jillibus

crayola, hi-dee-hi, granny,

12:17 am

crayola

hi jilli

12:17 am

fuzzybunny

hello all, hardly awake

12:17 am

jillibus

and nan, ruru, anyone else, and thanks to Lickety

12:18 am

Jillyjill

cripes, finally found a K!

12:18 am

grannyrose

hey jilli, ruru, dee, jilly,saph,nan, cos, fuzzy,erda, and crayola

12:20 am

rururocks

ch7 x 2

12:20 am

cybernan

not seeing that to 9

12:21 am

Jillyjill

Me either sis...

12:21 am

grannyrose

compound word, nan.

12:22 am

grannyrose

end the to5 part with the righthand h

12:22 am

rururocks

<---got the 9... feeling smug

12:22 am

cybernan

thought it might be, but still don't see it

12:22 am

grannyrose

point is ruru, is smug feeling you?

12:23 am

Jillyjill

*gives ruru a raspberry*

12:23 am

jillibus

smug feeling sounds cosy

12:24 am

saphyre

got the 9 thanks

12:25 am

grannyrose

yay saph

12:25 am

Jillyjill

Got it!! nbt/nbs...*joins ruru in smug feeling*

12:25 am

grannyrose

yay jilly

12:25 am

jillibus

ruru -- did you get the Borowitz Report I sent you today?

12:26 am

jillibus

YAY sis!

12:26 am

cybernan

got the 5 letter word, but not the 4

12:26 am

rururocks

I did jilli.. i'm going to read it in the morning

12:26 am

rururocks

I can't absorb any more information tonight

12:26 am

Jillyjill

Don't tell Molly, but I am enjoying a nice stiff G&T right now...

12:26 am

jillibus

ok ruru

12:27 am

cybernan

found it :)

12:27 am

jillibus

it's just good for a laugh

12:27 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:27 am

grannyrose

nan, a smear, a spot.....or make your ****, signature

12:27 am

grannyrose

yay nan

12:27 am

cybernan

heard of bench**** but not the to

12:27 am

rururocks

<---had to take a double take at Jilly's stiff comment

12:28 am

Jillyjill

LOL, I was thinking of clueing it as the to5+ Hall****...when you care to send the best...

12:28 am

Jillyjill

There's my ruru!!!

12:28 am

Jillyjill

Well, today is hubby's B-day and tomorrow's Valentines day....so.... ;)

12:28 am

rururocks

<---has a hardened sense of humor

12:29 am

Jillyjill

Almost wooden...

12:29 am

rururocks

HA!

12:30 am

Jillyjill

One might even say ruru is boned up on humor...

12:31 am

rururocks

as long as one af-firms it

12:32 am

Jillyjill

Whew, thanks for saving me ruru..thought I had killed the chog...

12:32 am

rururocks

people were probing for their next pun

12:33 am

Jillyjill

In depth humor?

12:33 am

rururocks

actually more in and out of it

12:34 am

Jillyjill

Oh, do NOT remind me of In & Out Burgers...what I would do to be able to bite into one of those...

12:35 am

Jillyjill

<---may have really stepped into it on that one..

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

finally nbt nbs :)

12:35 am

rururocks

*giggles*

12:36 am

Jillyjill

Yay volley dee!!

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm!

12:36 am

Jillyjill

I haven't found a single word while ruru and I were punning

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili and Jilly :)

12:37 am

jillibus

ty for the to9 -- and the giggles

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

hugs rose!

12:37 am

Jillyjill

karma...yet another phantom

12:39 am

Jillyjill

Well, must head off to pillows...no work for tomorrow but must go shopping for the ski retreat I have to run this weekend...bb tomorow!

12:39 am

rururocks

have fun jilly

12:39 am

rururocks

:D

12:39 am

grannyrose

hugs dee. how is ya, hun? i have had the most wonderful holiday. weather was absolutely perfect, and so was the company.

12:39 am

jillibus

ooh, ski retreat sounds ni4!

12:40 am

Jillyjill

*sigh* had 40 teens last year...only 13 this year...

12:40 am

Jillyjill

But it will be a blast.

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

tu 7/44

12:41 am

jillibus

granny, I'm so glad you had such a good time after all you've been through!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

so glad your vaca was so wonderful, rose!

12:42 am

grannyrose

thanx jilli. we totally missed all the bush fires. one hit the outer suburbs of hobart the day after we left, and another was out before we went through to georgetown.

12:43 am

grannyrose

dee, jilli, the last two nights we spent at hawley house. i'm sure you can google it. all we had to do was walk down the drive and we were on the beach.

12:44 am

cybernan

off to my pillows too -- only 90 tonight, finding it tough going

12:44 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like my kind of vacation. That is why we love the Outer Banks in North Carolina so much.

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili

12:45 am

jillibus

sounds wonderful, granny!

12:45 am

grannyrose

in bicheno, we had penguins nesting under our room. the noise!!!! when they left at 4:30am, all these squawks and carrying-ons.

12:45 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:45 am

jillibus

hi liz

12:45 am

grannyrose

hey liz. just gloating about my holiday. lol

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

That would have been a bit off-putting.

12:46 am

Lizlin

Hi jilli and rose. Your holiday sounds amazing - my hubby raves about the Bicheno oysters and for him, that would make up for any penguin noise! Will you post some pics?

12:47 am

grannyrose

i was quite put out...i sat up the second morning hoping for a glimpse as they went down to the sea....no such luck. they went right through to the other end of the building before coming out into the open.

12:48 am

Lizlin

Ohhhh! A shame to have missed them!

12:48 am

Lizlin

Think penguins are really cute

12:48 am

grannyrose

liz, still have to make my way through some 1200 pics. himself is a very prolific photographer.lol

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

awww

12:49 am

Lizlin

Only 1200?

12:49 am

grannyrose

the first night i thought the noise was a seagull having a nightmare, lol

12:49 am

Lizlin

lol :)

12:50 am

grannyrose

lol, liz, yeah, i know. but i took another 400

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:50 am

Lizlin

That's the great thing about digital photography - as long as you have the memory cards!

12:51 am

grannyrose

sure is better than the old film method.

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

used to have to bring another suitcase, just for the photos

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

still missing one 7 :(

12:53 am

Lizlin

For me it was buying 14 or 15 rolls of film (36 pics each) and then having to think about the weight of those, when I flew!

12:53 am

dizgrannie

Dee, vi 7/40?

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

that's it!!! ty diz!

12:54 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:56 am

torgone

Bet some people would like a clue for that one ..

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

love the definition:
the residue left in a still after distilling spirits, esp brandy

12:59 am

torgone

Some people thank you ..

12:59 am

jillibus

hi torg

12:59 am

torgone

Heyas kids ..

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

hi tor

1:00 am

dizgrannie

just found my 6/30

1:00 am

torgone

Nurturing my love/hate relationship with sleep tonight ..

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

wow.. does that sound familiar, tor

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz looking

1:02 am

flosey

hello everyone

1:03 am

flosey

thanks diz

1:03 am

Lizlin

Hi flosey :)

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

1:03 am

flosey

hi Dee

1:03 am

dizgrannie

hey Flos!!

1:03 am

flosey

and Liz

1:03 am

flosey

late tonight, was baking cookies

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

what kind?

1:04 am

Lizlin

Love the smell of baking in a house :)

1:04 am

grannyrose

hey flosey

1:04 am

flosey

lol, shortbread - didn't make them at Christmas so....

1:04 am

jillibus

hi flosey -- what kind of cookies? (drool)

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

yum, one of my very favorites

1:05 am

flosey

came across a new recipe for them and was anxious to try it

1:06 am

jillibus

dear granddaughter made lots for Christmas -- gave boxes of them as presents -- lovely

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

is it better than your old recipe?

1:06 am

flosey

that's a good idea, jilli

1:06 am

flosey

don't know yet Dee, haven't tried them, too hot

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

I'll be anxious to hear. You'll have to share the one you like the best :)

1:08 am

flosey

think I still prefer the whipped shortbread

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

I haven't made shortbread in years; I'd have to follow the recipe closely.

1:09 am

flosey

not much to them Dee

1:10 am

flosey

butter, sugar, flour - these have vanilla but don't know that it makes a difference

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

love the smell of vanilla... I have only made chocolate chip cookies since we moved.. and some frozen oatmeal cookies (dough from our church youth group). You are making me want to have a baking afternoon :)

1:13 am

flosey

I've always loved baking but now finding it hard on my back - have to sit down

1:13 am

gapeach

Tor, I have been trying, for years, to get my sleeping habits turned around.....friends say, Just go to bed! It doesn't work that way for me.....do you have any suggestions that might work? Thanks.

1:13 am

torgone

Buttery shortbread cookies are what separates us from the lower animals ..

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

I sooo agree, tor!

1:14 am

flosey

doesn't for me either Peach, I have to wait until I know I'll sleep

1:14 am

grannyrose

pach, have you tried melatonin. you would need to tke 3-4 tabs each night.

1:15 am

torgone

I don't peach .. I don't sleep well even when I'm really tired .. I just go to bed and lay there sometimes ..

1:16 am

gapeach

Someone did suggest it, Rose.....but I don't know if I can take it with my other meds. Thanks for suggesting iut.

1:16 am

jillibus

over halfway and it's sleepytime for me -- goodnight all...*poof

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

gn jili

1:16 am

ursh

ooh rose was going to suggest melatonin - i started with two capsules and now only take 1 before bed and am sleeping well - only down is very vivid dreams

1:16 am

torgone

Niters jilli

1:16 am

grannyrose

peach, melatonin is a chemical which our bodies produce. some peeps don't, hence the insomnia.

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

an 6 x 3

1:18 am

grannyrose

melatonin tells our bodies it is time to sleep, it closes down other body systems, like the kidneys, so we can sleep without having to wake every couple of hours to piddle.

1:18 am

gapeach

Yes, tor, I know. It seems that as soon as my head touches the pillow my brain signals that now is the time for me to remember everything (or people) that I have ever known. I wind up just getting back up. Very frustrating, as you know.

1:19 am

grannyrose

i don't produce melatonin, so i take it every night so that my body knows it's sleep time.

1:20 am

ursh

rose - is it safe to take for long periods of time ?

1:20 am

grannyrose

yes, urshy....it's part of the med i take for fibromyalgia

1:21 am

flosey

that's me too peach - hubby says when I take any sleep aid I have conversations - unfortunately he only hears one side

1:22 am

ursh

ok thanks rose - i read somewhere that one should only take melatonin for short periods of time

1:23 am

grannyrose

besides, urshy, you are down to only one tablet. i'm have to take the equivalent of 4.

1:23 am

ursh

hmmm mine comes in capsule form

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

ti 6/21

1:24 am

gapeach

Flosey, I have to turn my phones off before I go to bed....if I answer the phone while I am asleep I won't remember what I've said or to whom......I just wouldn't make a good

1:24 am

gapeach

CIA or FBI person. LOL

1:24 am

flosey

oh wow, that could get you into trouble, Peach

1:24 am

grannyrose

urshy, mine have 1mg in them.

1:26 am

ursh

ok checked capsules and 1 capsule has 3mg which is why one is enough

1:26 am

grannyrose

there you go....safe as houses.

1:27 am

ursh

good to know rose - was concerned about long term usage - do you have vivid dreams ?

1:28 am

torgone

It would be so much easier if we could just smoke some pot ..

1:28 am

ursh

i thought pot kept you awake and partying ??

1:28 am

gapeach

I agree.

1:29 am

grannyrose

occasionally, urshy. once i caught up on my sleep, the dreams settled..

1:30 am

torgone

Pot kind of amplifies whatever you're feeling - If you're tired, pot will help you sleep ..

1:32 am

gapeach

I wish the government would legalize it in all states.

1:33 am

gapeach

It just makes sense, you know. they could tax it and it would be helpful for a lot of people.

1:35 am

torgone

It's safer than aspirin .. There is no logical reason for it to be a Schedule 1 drug .. It's totally political, and it totally bites ..

1:35 am

gapeach

Yep.

1:36 am

saphyre

not to mention the tax revenue it would generate

1:36 am

torgone

Not one single person has ever - EVER - died from smoking too much pot

1:38 am

saphyre

My husband has a neuro muscular desease CMT - Pot is the only thing that eliviates the cramping because muscle relaxers cannot be used - but it is not legal here yet

1:40 am

gapeach

Will his doctor prescribe it for him, saphyre?

1:41 am

saphyre

they aren't allowed to yet

1:41 am

saphyre

if he were in the states that do he would be able to get it

1:41 am

gapeach

That is such a shame.

1:42 am

gapeach

Would contacting your state politicans help?

1:42 am

gapeach

Or, oh well, Obama?

1:43 am

saphyre

We belong to Norml - but being so close to DC it is just a political mess

1:43 am

torgone

I am truly sorry for your husband's condition and the fact that our for-profit "health care" system cannot provide him even the most simple, basic pain relief that he needs - that would improve his quality of life .. It angers me greatly that this is the state of our society at the moment ..

1:43 am

gapeach

Just had a silly thought.....wonder if Bill Clinton inhales now......?

1:43 am

saphyre

LOL peach

1:44 am

saphyre

Yews I agree torgone

1:44 am

saphyre

yes*

1:46 am

saphyre

The amount of money spent paying for courts and law enforcement over pot is crazy - they need to focus on more important things

1:47 am

saphyre

Its just an easy target

1:52 am

torgone

It is .. And it's something that can profit big corporations .. The private prison industry .. police/military corporations .. We wouldn't need so many cops/border patrol/FBI guys etc. etc. etc. if pot were legal ..

1:52 am

saphyre

exactly

1:52 am

torgone

Rant rant rant ..

1:53 am

torgone

Abe Lincoln smoked pot for crying out loud ..

1:54 am

saphyre

:)

1:55 am

gapeach

Good ole Abe.

1:55 am

saphyre

Norml is a great group - if you have not joined you should

1:55 am

gapeach

I haven't heard of it, saphyre.

1:56 am

saphyre

norml.org

1:57 am

gapeach

Thanks, I will look into it.

1:57 am

saphyre

yw

1:59 am

torgone

It's such a simple, basic, stupid thing that could help so many people, it is just so insane that our politicians throw the entire weight of our national resources against it ..

2:01 am

saphyre

they even stop the growing of hemp for rope etc - so crazy

2:02 am

gapeach

I didn't know that, saphyre.

2:04 am

saphyre

yeah feds going against states who want to farm hemp

2:05 am

torgone

The story of why hemp and coincidentally cannabis are illegal is an object lesson in what is wrong with our political system .. It is all controlled by big money interests

2:05 am

saphyre

agreed

2:08 am

saphyre

it would be such a good thing for farmers but as you stated - big business is in control

2:09 am

grannyrose

why not pay farmers to grow hemp/cannabis in a controlled way. australia pays her farmers to grow opium poppies.

2:10 am

torgone

At one time in the earliest history of our country, the cultivation of hemp was REQUIRED of all farmers because it was (is) so useful ..

2:10 am

saphyre

because the pharmacuetical lobbyists prevent it

2:11 am

saphyre

and the govt is too dumb to see that the hemp plant used for rope etc does not contain the htc that marijuana does

2:12 am

grannyrose

that's weird....they would gain so mu4. the drug would be available at a mu4 lower price, surely.

2:12 am

grannyrose

and hemp makes great clothes.

2:14 am

gapeach

Well, dear peeps, I need to answer some emails.....will try to finish this later. Enjoyed the chat.

2:14 am

saphyre

Drs overprescribe all kinds of habit forming drugs legally

2:14 am

saphyre

nite peach

2:14 am

grannyrose

night peach

2:14 am

flosey

amen to that saph

2:15 am

flosey

night peach, sweet sleep

2:15 am

grannyrose

me, too, amen i mean. took me forever to get off the oxycodone whn i had my ankle surgery.

2:16 am

saphyre

and some get so addicted and the drs just keep giving it to them

2:16 am

saphyre

that is what should be outlawed

2:16 am

grannyrose

this time, i only allowed myself a few weeks of strong pain relief, then moved over to ibuprofen and paracetamol.

2:16 am

saphyre

good

2:18 am

grannyrose

saph, over here we have a system in our pharmacies available on their computers. it alerts a chemist when someone comes in for an addictive drug too soon.

2:19 am

saphyre

here also but it still gets through - and the drs are partially to blame

2:20 am

sarah6girls

morning

2:20 am

saphyre

morning

2:20 am

grannyrose

{{{{sarah}}}}

2:21 am

sarah6girls

{{{{ rose }}}} how are you xxx

2:22 am

grannyrose

doing well, hun. and you? and the smokes?

2:22 am

sarah6girls

cool did you have nice hpiladay and smokeing going great not smoked for 5 weeks now and lost 10 lb to :) x

2:23 am

grannyrose

yay you, sarah. well done. i'm proud of you!!!! holiday was fantastic. great weather the whole time.

2:24 am

sarah6girls

thats great did miss talking to you x

2:24 am

grannyrose

missed you, too. ;)

2:25 am

sarah6girls

i have new carpet in sitting room rose and painted it and got new carper for dinning room and hallway love this not smokeing have loads more money lol

2:26 am

grannyrose

trip over a bit iffy. i went to bed, with my accupressure straps on, himself forgot to take his ginger tabs and didn't put his straps on. he woke me at midnight throwing up into the loo.

2:26 am

saphyre

I quit 7 years ago - the nicest thing is not having to rush out a movie theatre or restaurant to have that cigarette

2:27 am

grannyrose

with you saph.....and sarah, i also noticed more money in the old hip-pocket.

2:28 am

sarah6girls

i feel so much better for not smokeing and better for girls to x

2:30 am

grannyrose

how's amie and school?

2:30 am

sarah6girls

sorted again at min did tell head not takeing anymore as sick of it now

2:31 am

grannyrose

on ya girl...that's my sarah!!!

2:32 am

sarah6girls

and got amie eatting again now wish persons did not tell her she fat as then will not eat :(

2:34 am

flosey

must get to bed, good night all, 52 left for tomorrow, if there's time

2:35 am

saphyre

nite flosey

2:35 am

sarah6girls

nite flosey xx

2:35 am

saphyre

does anyone have a clue for the sc5/20

2:35 am

grannyrose

night flosey. sleep well, hun

2:36 am

o-o

Mayo Clinic
http://tinyurl.com/cl36qup

2:36 am

grannyrose

sounds like what you do with a razor, but with a c in it and no e on the end

2:37 am

saphyre

ahh thank you ! fireworks

2:37 am

flosey

wtg Saphyre

2:37 am

grannyrose

WTG SAPHYR!!!!

2:37 am

saphyre

anyone need clues before i go?

2:38 am

grannyrose

oh, before you go, have to share with about our resident magpie(bird)

2:39 am

saphyre

ok

2:39 am

grannyrose

he's just a young one, but in the midst of his warbling we have noticed he mimics rosellas, kookaburras, and even our local police/ambulance sirens.

2:40 am

saphyre

lol thats funny

2:40 am

grannyrose

i have never heard the like before.

2:41 am

saphyre

that must really be interesting to see and hear :)

2:41 am

grannyrose

hubby recorded him today. we are going to see if there have been other instances.

2:42 am

saphyre

ohh please let me know what you find out

2:42 am

grannyrose

he sits on our front deck, right outside our open door. it's incredible!!!

2:43 am

grannyrose

i'm sorry. i'm keeping you from your bed.

2:44 am

saphyre

oh no thats fine - love to hear stuff like this

2:45 am

saphyre

so not too shy then huh?

2:46 am

grannyrose

lol, don't think so. a few years back we had one which used to follow me around when i was gardening. we called him dingbat. w reckon this one is probably his grandson.

2:47 am

saphyre

wow that is awesome

2:47 am

saphyre

he has adopted you :)

2:49 am

grannyrose

dingbat used to check out hubby when he was working on his motorbike in the garage. the bird would walk right through the garage and out the back door to check on what i was up to.

2:49 am

saphyre

hehe

2:50 am

saphyre

I will have to read more about them

2:50 am

grannyrose

i think they are really clever birds.will let you know what i find out about them.

2:51 am

saphyre

are they all through Australia or just certain areas?

2:52 am

grannyrose

as far as i know, they are all over. i thought they were originally english.

2:52 am

Lizlin

Hi again. We have similar Rose. We have an amazing family of 5 butcher birds - 3 generations. They hand feed and what with them and the magpies, the song ( and mimicking!) is beautiful.

2:52 am

Lizlin

English magpies can't sing!

2:52 am

saphyre

good stuff - ok i am off to bed - let me know what you find out

2:52 am

Lizlin

But I think they're prettier.

2:53 am

grannyrose

liz, this bird even mimics the cockatoos. and he has a set repertoire which he follows each tim.

2:53 am

grannyrose

sleep well saphyre.

2:53 am

saphyre

night :)

2:53 am

Lizlin

They're amazing!

2:53 am

grannyrose

* time *

2:54 am

Lizlin

I love the magpie chortle here

2:54 am

grannyrose

oh, liz. didn't know that english maggies don't sing.

2:54 am

Lizlin

They squawk!

2:55 am

grannyrose

i, too, love their warbling.

2:56 am

Lizlin

Vic magpies have slightly different colouring - ours have more white on their backs, so I'm told!

2:57 am

ChrissieDee

Our magpies make an unpleasant noise and are predatory. I was upset last year to find 2 stalking a squirrel in my garden. They were gone before I could find out if the squirrel was hurt.

2:59 am

Lizlin

Hi Chrissie. Magpies here can also be vicious esp in breeding season but you should hear their song - so different from in the

2:59 am

Lizlin

Uk

3:01 am

ChrissieDee

So interesting, didn't know there were different types of magpies

3:02 am

scouser

Hi grannyrose. English magpies(member of crow family) got lot of different noises but I've never heard one mimic. But people keep them as pets sometimes so they might start copying. Love the YouTube videos of the Lyre Bird doing cameras and workmen etc.

3:02 am

Lizlin

I'm not sure that they are the same family but I think the uk settlers here named the black and white birds after the magpies at home.

3:03 am

grannyrose

hey scouser. yes the lyrebirds are great mimickers. but i didn't realise that magpies did also.

3:04 am

marigold

an

3:07 am

scouser

On radio not long along there was recording of starlings (Sturnidae) 15 years after a little island off Scotland was abandoned, making sounds of farming including sheep and hammering etc These sounds must have been handed down from beak to beak.

3:07 am

grannyrose

just had a look in wikipaedia. apparently the australian magpie is a member of the butcher-bird family. not related to english magpie at all.

3:08 am

Lizlin

I just did the same thing!!!

3:08 am

scouser

Aha grannyrose. We should communicate with lingua franca of biological names!

3:08 am

grannyrose

lol, liz....careful, people will start to think weird things about us.

3:10 am

scouser

Our local starlings in this street, however, for some reason are boring and do not mimic.

3:10 am

Lizlin

You mean they don't already, Rose?

3:11 am

Lizlin

Almost time for dinner, so I'll catch you all later. Enjoy your evening Rose and the rest of you, enjoy your days. :)

3:11 am

ChrissieDee

Bye Liz

3:12 am

grannyrose

you too, liz

3:13 am

ChrissieDee

Osea

3:13 am

grannyrose

scouser, strange about the starlings. i didn't know that they were mimickers.

3:13 am

ChrissieDee

Oops, not a word anyway

3:14 am

o-o

My pet rock is too shy to mimic.

3:15 am

scouser

Remember the first pree-preep phone-tone that completely divided the world into people who could and couldn't mimic that one,? starlings at our other home could do that perfectly

3:15 am

scouser

Hi BabbleRabble pet rocks - I have a zoo of them.

3:19 am

grannyrose

nearly time for my knock-out pills. see y'all tomorrow.

3:19 am

scouser

Cheers grannyrose

3:23 am

ChrissieDee

Bye rose

3:25 am

NonoNanette

it

4:54 am

Biltong

Hello. If anyone's out there, could I have a clue for the th6/33 please?

5:02 am

lynxxx

th6 parsley sage rosemary & ****e & an artist may use a m**e for inspiration

5:03 am

Biltong

ty, lynxxx

5:04 am

lynxxx

yw

5:04 am

Biltong

That gave me the 8 I was looking for :)

5:05 am

lynxxx

thanks! not paying attention here so missed that

5:06 am

Biltong

:)

5:10 am

grannyg

seas

6:09 am

MollyL

Only here...only here...5 kh5s equal 1 ouguiya in Mauritania

6:15 am

smores

Hello everyone :)

6:20 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

6:20 am

smores

Hey Lizlin :)

6:21 am

Lizlin

Hey smores :)

6:24 am

smores

lol...my last name is in the grid and yesterday panda was in the grid

6:25 am

Lizlin

That's funny. The grid's speaking to you! I could do with it speaking to me!!! Not easy today!

6:26 am

smores

me either, haven't gotten to far

6:26 am

smores

last name by the way is mu4/6

6:26 am

Lizlin

58 left - I just listed - was really struggling! Bit short on time tomorrow too! Mu 4 /6 - good name, good UK band!

6:27 am

smores

:)

6:31 am

Lizlin

Strange words - and that's just the a's!!!

6:34 am

smores

:) well that explains why I don't have many a's

6:34 am

Lizlin

:)

6:35 am

smores

lol...just tried hussie, not accepted of course

6:35 am

Lizlin

I thought huss was a word!

6:36 am

Lizlin

enable needs to be more brazen!

6:38 am

Lizlin

Growl!!! The first ch 7, I'd've doubled the middle consonant!!!! Used to think I could spell!

6:39 am

rubyfoo

hello, anybody still here?

6:39 am

Lizlin

Hi Ruby :)

6:39 am

rubyfoo

hi lizlin

6:39 am

rubyfoo

6:39 am

Lizlin

This grid is fighting back tonight :(

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I spent the whole morning on paperwork; so much for St. Valentine

6:40 am

Lizlin

Smores sometimes turns off chat if she doesn't want to see clues that people post.

6:41 am

Lizlin

Hope you feel that you've achieved something.

6:41 am

rubyfoo

if you see her, tell her hello from old me

6:41 am

Lizlin

romantic lunch to follow, perhaps!

6:41 am

rubyfoo

raofl!

6:41 am

Lizlin

I'll be in bed before long!!

6:41 am

Lizlin

:)

6:42 am

Lizlin

Not much Valentine romance here either! Hubby deliberately ignores occasions which TELL him what to do!!! Lots of romance at other times though!

6:43 am

rubyfoo

you are lucky, lzlin, my husband reflexively does the "romantic" stuff, but doesn't really get it

6:43 am

rubyfoo

thinks gifts are what's necessary

6:43 am

smores

6:43 am

rubyfoo

6:43 am

Lizlin

I get flowers when I least expect them!!!

6:44 am

smores

aww...that's nice liz :)

6:44 am

Lizlin

It's very cute actually!

6:44 am

smores

Today is also my dogs 13th birthday :)

6:44 am

rubyfoo

I get flowers every Wed, when he goes to the supermarket.....

6:44 am

rubyfoo

HB to dog!

6:44 am

smores

That's sweet ruby :)

6:45 am

Lizlin

Well, it may be routine, but I'm sure the thoughts are the right ones :)

6:45 am

Lizlin

Happy birthday Smoresdog - a very good age for a dog. What breed is it?

6:46 am

smores

all-american mutt...lol

6:46 am

Lizlin

We had an all-Brit mutt when we were growing up. Love them!

6:47 am

smores

she is shephard/chow, malamute/wolf mix

6:47 am

Lizlin

Quite a mix! Is she good tempered?

6:48 am

smores

wonderful temperment

6:48 am

rubyfoo

mongrels are much better off - stronger, healthier, smoarter -- than purebreds. We just happen to be smitten with the beauty of ch2ow chows, tragedies included.

6:48 am

smores

she is the same age as my daughter now...and both have red hair and blue eyes...lol

6:48 am

Lizlin

What more could you want?

6:48 am

rubyfoo

and the chow makes your dog beautiful, I'll bet!

6:49 am

rubyfoo

red hair and blue eyes, lovely

6:49 am

Lizlin

Chows are lovely. That's a beautiful combination.

6:49 am

rubyfoo

Ruby and I are the same age - 70!

6:49 am

Lizlin

That's wonderful :)

6:49 am

smores

yes ruby, she has gets her coloring from her mother, the chow/shephard

6:50 am

smores

lol...ruby

6:50 am

Lizlin

Have you posted any pics of her?

6:50 am

smores

no..I should take some and post, may do that later

6:50 am

Lizlin

I'll look out for them tomorrow! No pressure!!!!

6:51 am

rubyfoo

would love to see those pix, smores

6:51 am

smores

:)

6:51 am

Lizlin

I'm off now. Hugs to both and enjoy your days :)

6:51 am

rubyfoo

then you could fly over here and help me manage (and enter) my photos LOL

6:51 am

crosshair

good morning my babble friends:)

6:51 am

rubyfoo

6:51 am

rubyfoo

6:51 am

Lizlin

Hi and bye Crossy :)

6:52 am

smores

Bye Lizlin :)

6:52 am

smores

howdy crossy :)

6:52 am

crosshair

((ruby)) ciao liz

6:52 am

crosshair

howdy smores

7:02 am

rubyfoo

seeking out the warmth of the fireplace -- see you later, kids

7:02 am

rubyfoo

*woof*

7:06 am

sprite

hello babblers

7:07 am

crosshair

((sprite))

7:08 am

sprite

crossy! *hugs* Just recovered some data for receiving my email, I have earned a babble break.

7:08 am

smores

hi and bye sprite, gotta go :)

7:08 am

crosshair

there is always time for babble;))

7:09 am

sprite

hi and bye smores :)

7:10 am

sprite

I have windows up and running again, office, and my email. I have internet connection and the email program back with the most important message rules. So there. Hard work. Babble time.

7:11 am

crosshair

what happened? had to do a total reinstall?

7:11 am

sprite

yep, format drive and reinstall from nada. Grrrr.

7:12 am

crosshair

you had no system restore in place?

7:12 am

sprite

did not work. And my backup with everything (all data, all install programs, and screenies of the settings) seems to be corrupt. I hope someone can retrieve the data for me.

7:13 am

crosshair

the best thing in my opinion with win 7 is the ease of putting the entire system back a day,a week or even a month

7:13 am

crosshair

ouch

7:13 am

sprite

I have windows XP pro still. Ah well, done is done. At least I am back to babble :D

7:14 am

crosshair

STILL xp???! wow

7:14 am

sprite

zooz let me check something yesterday and he said the data on my external hard disk should be still there. So I am hopeful.

7:15 am

sprite

yep. Vista stank, to be honest. And I haven't tried Win7 yet.

7:15 am

crosshair

though i should not tease.i held onto 98 se for many,many years

7:16 am

crosshair

i went rigth from 98 se to win 7

7:16 am

sprite

smart. 98 was stable. So is xp. 96, 2000 and vista were not.

7:16 am

crosshair

win me stank,vista stank

7:16 am

sprite

lol! Culture shock, I bet!

7:17 am

crosshair

7 seems fine.i am told win 8 is ok for tablets but sucks as a lappy or tower os

7:18 am

sprite

ok, good to know. I will wait a little longer. I think best would be to start with win7 when I need a new pc.

7:18 am

crosshair

windows of course knew they were doing their first tablet and were trying to cater to it

7:18 am

crosshair

yes,if you have a choice,start with win 7

7:19 am

crosshair

funny thing is win 7 has a grat clipping tool for when you wish a screen shot but i still do it the old fashoined way of print screen to windows paint

7:19 am

sprite

pfff yeah. It is a lovely example of how an inferior product can take over the world market. Windows is so full of bugs.

7:20 am

crosshair

when google/android ships a stable home os i am gone

7:20 am

crosshair

i love android os on my tablet

7:21 am

sprite

lol! I use a nifty program for that. I can snip shapes, pages, windows, desktop, everything. Or I will, once I have reinstalled it, sigh.

7:21 am

sprite

I am behind the times. Not even sure what android does.

7:22 am

crosshair

most things windows does but easier.you actually have to retrain yourself with it as you often keep trying to do things the old fashioned windows way

7:22 am

mael

can't believe enable doesn't know what seitan is

7:23 am

sprite

hi mael. What does it mean?

7:23 am

crosshair

enable is strange and wonderous

7:23 am

sprite

so true.

7:23 am

mael

it's a meat substitute, like tofu, but made out of wheat gluten

7:24 am

mael

and hi sprite, cross! :)

7:24 am

sprite

ah ok, thanks. As soon as you realise our version of enable does not even recognise 'internet', you will understand better why most new things don't take ;)

7:24 am

mael

hahaha

7:25 am

mael

so true

7:34 am

sprite

*smug* greyed out upper tiles.

7:44 am

hurshy

oh good then you can help me with the k's

7:44 am

mael

I'm assuming they're kh?

7:44 am

Anniebrook

yes, I have the snake, what are the stats for the other K?

7:44 am

sprite

hiya hursh, sure! Both 5 letters long.

7:44 am

sprite

but different second letters.

7:45 am

sprite

hiya Annie, the other is kh5/24

7:45 am

Anniebrook

hi and thanks, sprite

7:45 am

Anniebrook

and hello everyone

7:45 am

sprite

my pleasure

7:46 am

hurshy

there's a.... there's a.... *shiver* ?

7:46 am

sprite

yep. A real one. Poisonous too.

7:46 am

mael

got the snake, yuck

7:46 am

hurshy

i'll just pretend i don't know that's what it is.

7:47 am

periwinkle

hi all, got the snake but can't see the kh

7:47 am

periwinkle

and need help pls with the 8's and 9 too

7:47 am

sprite

the kh goes the other way.

7:47 am

sprite

hi peri

7:47 am

hurshy

city in sudan **art*** peri

7:48 am

periwinkle

don't know that city

7:48 am

periwinkle

but looking

7:48 am

sprite

the kh looks like it rhymes with the meditational sound.

7:49 am

Anniebrook

got it, wasnt looking the other way, thanks

7:49 am

mael

thanks, sprite!

7:49 am

periwinkle

ty got it

7:49 am

periwinkle

new word for me

7:49 am

sprite

:) np!

7:49 am

sprite

imagine, me helping with Ks. *double smug*

7:50 am

zoozzoom

TO9 feel + on your ****s get set go....compound word.

7:50 am

hurshy

stranger things have happened

7:50 am

sprite

hi zooz :)

7:50 am

periwinkle

ty zooz

7:50 am

hurshy

thanks zooz

7:50 am

car.eeyore

Good Morning! Happy Valentine's Day!

7:50 am

Anniebrook

thanks! zooz, great clue

7:50 am

sprite

darn compounds. Thanks zooz, got it.

7:50 am

sprite

car.ee, haven't seen you in ages. Happy valentine to you too.

7:51 am

zoozzoom

Hello, everyone :-)

7:51 am

Anniebrook

hi car. - Happy V Day to you too!

7:51 am

hurshy

i got a nice valentine this morning. it had otters on it and it said "we otter be valentines" :)

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Hi Sprite!!! {{hugs}}

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Cute Hurshy!

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Hi Zooz!

7:51 am

car.eeyore

Hi Annie!

7:52 am

sprite

aw that is sweet, hursh. I have none so far. :(
But I gave my husband a lovely one, only earlier this month when he was feeling down.

7:52 am

uusue2

morning all!

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Hello uusue!!! HVD!

7:52 am

sprite

hi double U sue :) How are you? And Frank?

7:52 am

medusa

hi everyone

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Hi sue, happy V day to you

7:52 am

hurshy

box o' chocolates too. i gave my husband a card with kittens and some pants but the pants did not fit :(

7:52 am

uusue2

hi car and sprite!

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Hello medusa!! HVD!

7:52 am

hurshy

he hates to shop, you see, but he needs pants.

7:53 am

medusa

hi car. same to you. xxx

7:53 am

sprite

lol hursh. I gave my love a personified bottle of beer with a sweet message on it. The beer fit fine.

7:53 am

uusue2

Frank fell yesterday morning; didn't hurt himself badly although he is quite bruised, and then he had a long chemo treatment yesterday and now is wearing his pump until tomorrow. He is not a happy camper.

7:53 am

sprite

hi medusa :)

7:53 am

Anniebrook

hi medusa, Happy V day

7:53 am

medusa

hi sprite

7:53 am

hurshy

even with that help for to9 i'm still mystified that there can be 13 t's from there

7:53 am

periwinkle

(((((Frank)))))

7:53 am

car.eeyore

7:53 am

medusa

hi annie. you too. xxx

7:54 am

uusue2

hi to hurshy and medusa and annie!

7:54 am

Anniebrook

oh dear, I am praying for Frank

7:54 am

periwinkle

there are 18 c words too!

7:54 am

sprite

aw poor Frank. Darn it. *hugs* to him.

7:54 am

hurshy

maybe it's just a hard grid overall.

7:54 am

medusa

hi sue

7:54 am

uusue2

thanks all - he didn't sleep at all last night but has finally crashed, unfortunately I have a meeting at work and have to leave soon

7:54 am

sprite

it is not too bad, hursh.

7:55 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! former iraqi dictator AND barack's middle name

7:55 am

sprite

hussein

7:55 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

7:55 am

sprite

:)

7:55 am

periwinkle

help with bottom left A pls

7:56 am

hurshy

ae5/12

7:57 am

periwinkle

this is a hard grid for me, bbl. not seeing that ae5

7:57 am

uusue2

ok, gotta run, bbl!

7:57 am

medusa

tfn peri

7:57 am

car.eeyore

Bye Peri! Bye uusue!

7:57 am

medusa

ttfn sue

8:00 am

sprite

ae + evil tendency to discriminate against people of another race = Ra***m.

8:01 am

car.eeyore

Hmmm...it is not taking it.

8:02 am

crosshair

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

8:02 am

mael

yeah, not working for me either

8:02 am

car.eeyore

Hi Crossy! Hi Mael! HVD!

8:02 am

sprite

I apologise. Last letter is wrong. I will reclue, hold on.

8:02 am

crosshair

In 1959, the USSR launched a craft called the Mechta towards the Moon. It missed, and instead became (inadvertently) the first man-made satellite to go into orbit around the Sun.

8:02 am

crosshair

ae+ american spy group

8:02 am

Anniebrook

ae --Intera***l marriage

8:02 am

car.eeyore

Wow! I did not know that!

8:03 am

sprite

ae + things related to race are ra***l.

8:03 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the K?

8:03 am

sprite

lol! Didn't know that either, crossy, how funny.

8:03 am

medusa

thanks

8:03 am

sprite

kh5/24 and kr5/18

8:03 am

mael

awesome, crossy

8:04 am

medusa

interesting crossy

8:04 am

crosshair

:))

8:04 am

crosshair

ty for kr5

8:05 am

sprite

yvw

8:05 am

car.eeyore

ty!

8:06 am

sprite

aw... am sad... hubby forgot valentine and my daughter just asked which soup I would like for tonight, I said chicken... and now we will have mushroom soup instead. It is NOT my day. Or week, for that matter.

8:06 am

sprite

(real serious issues, I know...)

8:06 am

mael

I'm sorry sprite

8:06 am

car.eeyore

Oh that blows. {{hugs}}

8:06 am

mael

:(

8:07 am

medusa

((hugs)) sprite

8:07 am

sprite

thanks :) Babble hugs make me feel better right away!

8:07 am

rbud

awww, sprite, 'tis true the course of true love never did run smooth, huh? (((hugs)))

8:07 am

medusa

:)

8:08 am

sprite

oh he loves me lots. He is just awful at remembering dates.

8:08 am

rbud

I get to take Hubby to the eye doctor today for new glasses, so I suppose I'll gently hint around and see if he gets it - maybe if I pull up and park at the florist? ;)

8:09 am

sprite

lol rbud, good one :)

8:10 am

MollyL

Alas, most men are complete rubes about Valentine's Day.

8:11 am

sprite

hi Molly, too true. Happy Valentine to you.

8:11 am

sprite

back soon

8:11 am

car.eeyore

Hello Rbud! Hello Molly! HVD!

8:12 am

MollyL

It always kind of makes me cringe when people refer to Valentine's Day as VD. : O

8:12 am

rbud

mine was always good about it, I could count on a rose or three every occasion (valentine's, mother's day, my bday) but that was when he worked and had a ride every day. now he's officially disabled and doesn't get out that much, so I'll have to help out, lol

8:12 am

car.eeyore

Sorry!

8:13 am

MollyL

: D

8:13 am

rbud

hiya car, and happy â™¥-day to you, too!

8:14 am

car.eeyore

Oooh! I forgot about the heart symbol!

8:14 am

smores

smorette- to9,102 please

8:15 am

car.eeyore

Hi smorette!!!!

8:15 am

sprite

ok, back, but must be away now. Back later tonight. *hugs* to you all and may you all find a sweet surprise for you somewhere this day.

8:15 am

car.eeyore

HVD!

8:15 am

car.eeyore

{[Sprite}}

8:16 am

medusa

ttfn sprite

8:16 am

car.eeyore

to 5/16 + ma 4/9

8:16 am

smores

smorette- hi everyone

8:16 am

medusa

hi smorette

8:16 am

smores

thanks car.eeyore

8:17 am

medusa

thnks car

8:18 am

car.eeyore

Clue for the kh please?

8:20 am

smores

A monetary unit of Mauritania

8:20 am

Anniebrook

hurshy says it is like a meditation sound, I got it from that

8:20 am

smores

that was a clue for kh sorry accidental pushed enter

8:20 am

MollyL

Car, I will give you a million dollars if you get the word from that clue

8:21 am

medusa

nbt and nbs

8:21 am

Anniebrook

name that proper noun...Mrs. Peron's first name

8:21 am

car.eeyore

Evita!

8:21 am

MollyL

Eva

8:21 am

Anniebrook

ding ding ding!

8:22 am

MollyL

Not to mention our own EvaNadine : D

8:24 am

car.eeyore

<---- got the kh...where's the $$$$!!!???

8:24 am

smores

nice backround molly

8:26 am

MollyL

Right, I'm sure you were in Mauritania just last week, exchanging your 5 kh's for an ouguiya. : P

8:27 am

car.eeyore

No...I am just that good at Babble!!! LOL!!!

8:27 am

MollyL

We bow to the Babble Player Supreme. : D

8:27 am

smores

lol

8:27 am

car.eeyore

Good grief....I am struggling to NOT go back to bed!

8:28 am

Judi

*scatters rose petals about the Babble universe* Happy Valentines Day, Babbleonians!

8:28 am

car.eeyore

Happy Valentine's Day Judi!

8:28 am

MollyL

What's your weather like. Too much sunshine here to go back to bed, which I can't.

8:28 am

medusa

hi judi. you too. xxx

8:28 am

car.eeyore

Bright and sunny.

8:29 am

MollyL

*Scatters rose petals back at Judi, along with some Lindt chocolates*

8:29 am

smores

HAPPY VALENTINES!!!!!!!!!

8:29 am

medusa

aseu

8:29 am

medusa

oops

8:30 am

car.eeyore

Yup...must go close my eyes again. Have a great day everyone! {{hugs}} all around!

8:31 am

medusa

bye for now car. xxx

8:41 am

wvteach

good morning all - Happy Valentines

8:41 am

wvteach

all

8:42 am

Anniebrook

hi teach, happy V day to you too

8:42 am

Judi

Down to 42. Time to do real work. Boo! Later, peeps!

8:43 am

medusa

ttfn judi

8:43 am

medusa

hi teach

8:59 am

smores

hi teach happy valentines day <3

8:59 am

wvteach

and to you smores and annie

9:00 am

smores

oh... this is smorette, smores is at the store

9:01 am

wvteach

hello smorette

9:01 am

smores

hi teach

9:03 am

wvteach

do you often play on babble?

9:03 am

smores

i like your backround teach, it is cute

9:03 am

wvteach

love snoopy - and all the peanuts

9:05 am

smores

me too they are just awesome

9:07 am

hurshy

grrrrrrr

9:08 am

wvteach

why "grrrr"

9:09 am

hurshy

i am frustrated and annoyed with certain work stuff.

9:09 am

wvteach

too bad when work gets in the way of life

9:09 am

hurshy

indeed.

9:11 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to get breakfast

9:12 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for vi7, please?

9:12 am

Nef

Good Morning Everyone. We got another 2 inches of snow last night; the kind that sticks to everything and makes it a winter wonderland outside; and nasty roadways

9:13 am

medusa

hi nef

9:13 am

medusa

hi marc. not got it yet

9:13 am

Marc Freeman

hi medusa and nef

9:14 am

Nef

sorry, Mac; just starting (but I'm looking now)

9:18 am

o-o

fruit of the vi*e + money or property are one's ****ts

9:18 am

o-o

things of value

9:19 am

medusa

thanks br and hi

9:19 am

o-o

Hello, medusa

9:19 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

9:22 am

hurshy

anyone want to mention what the 8's are?

9:22 am

hurshy

i have ho8.

9:24 am

o-o

th 8/65 ... pl of th 6/33

9:24 am

hurshy

ok, gotta find th6 then

9:25 am

o-o

two ho 8/50

9:25 am

hurshy

got em thanks!

9:25 am

hurshy

the th i mean

9:25 am

hurshy

oh duh thanks

9:25 am

o-o

think gland

9:25 am

hurshy

got em all now

9:26 am

smores

ho8/50 both please

9:27 am

hurshy

18 to go.... guess i might as well get the list.

9:27 am

hurshy

ho8 take care of someone else's place while they are away other ho8 is past tense

9:28 am

smores

thanks hurshy

9:31 am

Nef

thanks for the clues, BR and hurshy. BR; I spent way too long looking for aHO gland (guess I do need some coffee this AM; haven't had any yet)

9:35 am

o-o

sorry ... cluing is not a science

9:35 am

Nef

NP; I'm just dull this AM

9:36 am

Nef

chive

9:36 am

Marc Freeman

tu7, please?

9:36 am

Nef

Ooops! off to PB to brew some strong coffee now

9:37 am

medusa

not got it yet marc but will help you look

9:37 am

crosshair

oh,a happy valentines day to all the ladies of babble.crossy has a yellow rose for each of you

9:37 am

o-o

tu + not active but pa****

9:38 am

medusa

aw thanks crossy. happy valentines day to you. xxx

9:38 am

Jillyjill

<---comes out of lurk for crossy's rose...

9:38 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

9:38 am

o-o

pa *****

9:38 am

medusa

thanks br

9:38 am

Jillyjill

ty br

9:43 am

Jillyjill

Halfway...time for breakfast...hagd all

9:45 am

medusa

bye jilly

9:50 am

Marc Freeman

es6, please?

9:51 am

swmbo

es = burn something to a crisp

9:52 am

mael

name those latin citizens

9:52 am

medusa

fireworks

9:52 am

mael

(which should totally be an Enable word, btw)

9:52 am

medusa

not the latin citizens! lol

9:52 am

mael

go medus!

9:52 am

Marc Freeman

congrats medusa

9:53 am

medusa

thanks guys

9:53 am

medusa

gonna go make a coffee now to try and wake up! lol

9:53 am

medusa

gl all. xxx

9:54 am

Marc Freeman

Sorry don't see it mael

9:54 am

periwinkle

hi all

9:54 am

periwinkle

found a ho8/50 help with other ho8 pls

9:54 am

Marc Freeman

past tense

9:54 am

periwinkle

I don't see any d in the grid

9:55 am

periwinkle

duh, ty

9:55 am

Marc Freeman

OK I am there many times

9:55 am

periwinkle

the last 8 is a th8 but I do not have the th6/33

9:56 am

crosshair

just the stat for the 9 please

9:56 am

Marc Freeman

something in the body

9:56 am

Marc Freeman

to9

9:56 am

periwinkle

to9

9:56 am

crosshair

ty peri

9:56 am

o-o

es + faith, hope and ****ity

9:56 am

crosshair

touch

9:56 am

crosshair

oops

9:57 am

Marc Freeman

peri starts with an herb without the vowel

9:57 am

periwinkle

I was thinking along those lines Marc but still looking

9:57 am

periwinkle

aha, got the th6 and the th8 tyty

9:58 am

Nef

peeks out of PB, taking crossy's yellow rose gift; there is strong fresh-brewed coffee in here! I just made it; also have fresh made peanut butter cookies topped with Hersheys kisses inhere! :-D

9:58 am

Marc Freeman

plural

9:58 am

periwinkle

ty crossy for the yellow rose

9:58 am

crosshair

off i go to the pb.today i am making toasted cheddar and onion bagels with smoked ham,romaine lettuce, thinly sliced tomato and of course baconnayse

9:58 am

crosshair

you are quite welcome peri

9:58 am

Marc Freeman

thanks BR got it finally

9:59 am

Nef

thanks crossy.

10:00 am

periwinkle

bbs

10:00 am

crosshair

actually good yellow roses are a tough find in a sea of red ones at the shoppes

10:01 am

Nef

yellow roses mean "you make me happy" I think.

10:02 am

EnigmaNeko

Yellow roses mean friendship

10:03 am

Nef

okay, then it's red and yellow roses together that maen that then

10:07 am

smores

mean

10:07 am

smores

smorette- persnally i like red roses

10:08 am

smores

personally sorry o is sticking

10:08 am

Marc Freeman

as5, please?

10:08 am

Nef

thanks for correcting my spelling. I'm still working on trying to drink the too hot coffee

10:09 am

smores

don't burn yourself too much ;)

10:10 am

sarah6girls

hiya

10:10 am

Nef

as5 + mule + 2 vowels, Marc

10:11 am

Erda

Marc, it's an Italian musical notation, meaning "a lot" or "very"

10:13 am

sprite

back... reasonably good talk with Tim's school, followed by another row with him and now he has run off again. Darn stubborn kid.

10:13 am

sarah6girls

hi sprite x

10:13 am

Nef

oh, sprite! How old is he?

10:13 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

10:13 am

sprite

hi sarah

10:14 am

sprite

he will be 17 in May

10:15 am

sprite

just wanna cry now and stop trying. I am so damn tired of him.

10:15 am

sarah6girls

sarahlou going be 17 in april she being a pain to must be age sprite

10:15 am

sprite

think so too, sarah.

10:15 am

sarah6girls

hugs sprite xx

10:16 am

sprite

thanks hun *hug* right back at you

10:16 am

sarah6girls

she told me she was leaveing home as would not buy her satin bedding

10:16 am

Nef

(((sprite))) My son was a problem at that age too. They think they know it all and can be a giant pain; I hope he can find someone who will straighten him out soon.

10:17 am

sprite

oh sarah... isn't it incredible

10:17 am

sarah6girls

carefull hugs think i have scarlet fever in a lot of pain going doctors tomorr

10:17 am

sprite

thanks Nef. I hope so too. He wants it all, he wants it now and he does not want to lift a finger to get it. And hates us for not handing him everything.

10:17 am

sprite

ou4 sarah... hope you heal up soon

10:17 am

sarah6girls

like you it is hard as do not want her to leave home yet

10:18 am

Nef

don't give up; but don't give in either. Pick your battles wisely. Just keep reminding him that it only affects him in the long run.

10:18 am

sprite

he flipped me the finger today. I got so mad.

10:18 am

sarah6girls

me to hun moveing is not good only place i do not hurt is when in bath but do not think that is helpping it :(

10:18 am

Marc Freeman

kh5, please?

10:18 am

sprite

ok Nef, will remember that. Thanks :)

10:19 am

sprite

rhymes with the meditation sound, Marc

10:19 am

crosshair

17 was tough for us with our son.18 is better.here in canada,18 is age of majority and it seems to straighen them up a bit as they suddenly realize they are now responsible legally for everything they say and do

10:20 am

Nef

I ended up kicking our son out the day after he turned 18. we had peace and quiet for 3 weeks and thenhe called me to bail him out of jail. I didn't.

10:20 am

Erda

KH + fourth vowel + hesitation syllable

10:20 am

sprite

yeah, 18 is legal majority here as well. We can hope.

10:20 am

sprite

wow Nef. Good for you. How did that work out in the long run?

10:21 am

crosshair

indeed,nef.he must pay his consequences

10:21 am

sprite

I SO want the peace and quiet back in our home... I really miss it.

10:21 am

Marc Freeman

thanks Erda got it

10:22 am

Erda

YW Marc -- that's a new one...

10:22 am

Nef

He did his thing for 2 years; ended up in big trouble and a record. He's now 33 and has found out that his record follows him. But he's 33 now and is a wonderful husband and dad

10:22 am

sprite

that makes me a little more hopeful, Nef. Thanks.

10:24 am

Nef

I wish someone would have been able to tell him that this would follow him for the rest of his life when he was going through all of that. We tried, counsellors tried, etc. But he didn't really respect them or what they told him (he now admits that).

10:25 am

Marc Freeman

the first na5/16, please?

10:25 am

Nef

and of our 2 kids; he's the one that is there for us most.

10:26 am

sprite

yes, we have a similar problem. He demands 'respect', which means he gets his way and we shut up. He still does not realise that respect is earned and not by badmouthing others.

10:26 am

Nef

sprite, is there someone your son idolizes or respects that might get through to him?

10:26 am

sprite

aw that is good to hear, Nef.

10:26 am

sprite

Marc, it is like the one after it, but switch the last 2 vowels

10:26 am

Erda

Latin plural of naevus, Marc. Just got it myself...

10:26 am

MollyL

Um, what about the respect he is supposed to give Mom and Dad?

10:28 am

crosshair

my son shows a bit more respect now.knowing that as a adult we can toss him out on his ear at any time now gives him pause and he thinks before he speaks

10:28 am

sprite

right, Molly. And his teachers etc as well. His mentor just made an appointment with him, on the first lesson hour of the day. And Tim got nasty because he does not like getting up early. So we had to remind him his mentor had to get up early too, especially for him.

10:28 am

Nef

I don't know, Molly. :-( I think when kids act out like that they can't see beyond the tip of their noses.

10:29 am

MollyL

Sorry, it just kills me the way kids demand respect and then go around disrespecting anyone who gets in their way.

10:29 am

sprite

Nef, not really. He likes his friends, but they are easygoing. And he likes gaming and hardstyle music.

10:29 am

crosshair

a mentor at the school was invaluable for us

10:29 am

Michnick

Hi all. Sprite et al, I am with you all the way with the teen thing, My son started acting out and giving us real trouble at 14. He is now 17 and we are starting to see glimmers of the light at the end of the tunnel.

10:30 am

sprite

Molly, I couldn't agree more. That is what we keep telling him. Earn respect. And make sure you do what you plan, so you can have self respect as well. It is NOT freely given.

10:30 am

EnigmaNeko

Hope everyone has a safe and happy valentine's day â™¥â™¡

10:30 am

sprite

Michnick, that is SO good to hear.

10:30 am

crosshair

we managed to get him graduated at high school but it was a close thing:)

10:30 am

sprite

hi Enigma, you too

10:30 am

Nef

I always want to blame it on the way society praises kids these days; but I don't know

10:31 am

Michnick

We were very firm, but all the time letting him know we love him - unconditionally - but that privileges AND respect can only be earned.

10:31 am

EnigmaNeko

Thanks, sprite....later

10:31 am

Nef

great advice, Mich!

10:31 am

Michnick

We were told by all the "experts" not to be tough - just love and love some more. Boohissey- kids crave limits.

10:31 am

sprite

I think there is a problem with letting kids face the consequences of their behaviour nowadays. Grounding or other punishments are frowned upon. Well, too bad. I can tell you he won't be gaming much in the near future.

10:32 am

sprite

exactly, Mich. That's what we do too.

10:32 am

sprite

Love is absolutely necessary. And so are limits.

10:32 am

Marc Freeman

I have to say that having older kids is great. I will tell you it will pass. Be strong and patient but keep your own integrity. Don't let them walk all over you. But always, always let them know you love them no matter what. Then kick them out if they don't behave.

10:33 am

fruittart

*delurking* you all are making me appreciate my hormonal girls (4 of them) more than I normally would ;-)

10:33 am

sprite

hehehe :) I love it how you put that, Marc. Thanks.

10:33 am

Michnick

You've got it, the discipline pendulum has swung too far in the wrong direction. When I told my son the door gets locked at 9:30 (remember he was only 14) - he had quite a shock when he came home at 10:00 to a dark & locked house. We made him sweat it out, let him sleep at home - but the 2nd time - we never even opeened the door.

10:33 am

sprite

hi fruittart, that is a good thing :)

10:33 am

Marc Freeman

By the way Sprite, thanks for the clue on na5/16

10:33 am

MollyL

We are not supposed to be their "buddies" we are supposed to be their parents. And kids who grow up with no consequences become adults who don't believe in consequences.

10:33 am

Nef

Our daughter-in-law gave me a bunch of nursery rhymes that I'm supposed to sing/say to our grandson. Her therapist took a bunch of old ones and changed them "to build self-esteem" in our 3 1/2 yr old grandson! SORRY!! I use the old words anyway. (what's wrong with Humpty Dumpty not being put back together again?)

10:34 am

sarah6girls

fruittart try 6 girls aged 16 to 5 lol thats fun lol

10:34 am

sprite

true, Molly. I don't even want his buddie and I told him so. I am his mother. That is my job.

10:34 am

Michnick

You are so right Nef - let them learn that when the egg breaks - it stays broke!!!

10:35 am

MollyL

Oh Nef, I am gagging. Good for you for not watering down the nursery rhymes.

10:35 am

Michnick

Sarah, I have 7 aged 13-23, 4 boys & 3 girls. we have seen it all.

10:35 am

sprite

Nef, you are so right! Children and fairytales go together. The witch dies, humptydumpty goes poof forever and so on.

10:35 am

sprite

yvw Marc ;)

10:35 am

carpeve

As a teacher of young children, nursey rhymes are the best thing you can teach children because of the stance, rhymes, and flow of the pieces.

10:36 am

sprite

oh man... I am sending my son to you, Mich, lol! You know how to handle him.

10:36 am

sarah6girls

i bet hard some days but we get thought it :)

10:36 am

Michnick

I'm ready sprite!!

10:36 am

carpeve

I am sad to see first graders in my class who don't know or haven't heard most nr

10:36 am

sprite

indeed, carpeve. It teaches them so much about language. But also the meaning.

10:37 am

sprite

:D Yay Mich! I sure could use a vacation from him :D

10:37 am

sprite

must be why I keep trying 'evict', grinnnn

10:37 am

Nef

Wow! There is some wonderful advice here today! We went through rough times with our son; we did our best to maintain a good relationship and it has paid off in the end.

10:37 am

Michnick

The only one that truly freaks me out is Rock a bye Baby. When I thought about the meaning I just couldn't use it as a lullaby. Talk about giving a kid a nightmare!

10:38 am

crosshair

lol,i keep hoping to find empty nest in the grid

10:38 am

sprite

carpeve: just like learning to string their laces. They teach it at school nowadays. I was baffled, back then... we taught it our kids and it was fun.

10:38 am

smores

Hi again everyone :)

10:38 am

Marc Freeman

my6, please?

10:39 am

crosshair

wb smores

10:39 am

Michnick

Hi smore

10:39 am

sprite

looked up rockabye baby. Creepy, yes.

10:39 am

sprite

wb smores

10:39 am

MollyL

Mich, I did change the words to rock a bye baby. The kid falling out of the tree was too gruesome for me too.

10:39 am

Nef

sprite, my daughter wouldn't let us teach her to tie her shoes. She was about 3 and went in her room and worked on her shoes til she did it herself. (she's 30 and still ties them very odd)

10:39 am

sprite

same as the other my, Marc, but ending in what Windows and Macintosh and Ubuntu are.

10:40 am

Michnick

I just found other lullabies. The one all my kids remember is the one I made up.

10:40 am

sprite

aw that is sweet, Nef. A do it yourselver!

10:40 am

MollyL

Carp, a lot of kids don't know nursery rhymes because a lot of parents don't bother to read to their kids anymore. Sad.

10:41 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

10:41 am

sprite

we used to read with our kids all the time. We even started with english and they are both fluent in it now.

10:41 am

smores

smoresette is home sick, I thought she was resting, but she was babbling, soooo nbt/nbt 1/2 way done

10:41 am

Nef

my daughter in law reads them to her son in a normal voice. It freaks me out because I always sing them to him

10:41 am

sprite

good job, smorette

10:41 am

MollyL

Oh I thought it was your daughter playing as you. Wasn't she doing that earlier?

10:41 am

Michnick

Everything is pre-recorded with lots of bells and whistles. Kids need a quiet room and good book that Mom or Dad reads. If not every day, then as often as possible!

10:42 am

crosshair

my bookcase was wide open for my son from age 11.i do not believe in changed versions to classic stories that have been homogonized to cater to current political correctness

10:42 am

sprite

singing is lovely with kids.

10:42 am

bichon

Hi everyone. Bright and sunny here today

10:42 am

crosshair

howdy bichon

10:42 am

Nef

oh dear. Just looked at the time. I need to go now. BBL! Happy Babbling, everyone!

10:42 am

smores

Yes, Molly, I told her to open her own account :)

10:42 am

sprite

hi bichon. Snowy here. And... what is it called? When everything freezes over with a slippery layer of ice?

10:42 am

smores

Hi bichon :)

10:43 am

sprite

bye Nef!

10:43 am

MollyL

Careful, some people have regretted opening up their "Babble world" to family members.

10:43 am

smores

Bye nef...enjoy your day :)

10:43 am

Michnick

I absoulutely hate the new DVDs that come in cars. So much of our special time with the kids was in the car, singing, games, talking. My kids opened up so much in the back seat when we DIDN"T have eye contact - all the hard stuff came out.

10:43 am

Marc Freeman

mu5/16, please?

10:43 am

bichon

black ice? a glaze?

10:43 am

sprite

true, Mich! Same for us.

10:43 am

sprite

I'll look it up, bichon, I don't know the english word

10:43 am

cool.girl

hi everyone can i have another easy clue for the to9 still dont get it

10:43 am

Michnick

Families can live together and virtually never interact.

10:44 am

MollyL

People don't talk to their kids in the car anymore. They just strap them in and plug in the cartoons. Sad.

10:44 am

sprite

glaced frost, sheet ice, says my dictionary

10:45 am

Marc Freeman

reach out and to*** someone

10:45 am

Jillyjill

mu5/18= mu+consonant+**to the grid we plunge

10:45 am

sprite

we used to sing in the car, and play silly games. Last summer we still did, even.

10:45 am

Jillyjill

Mu5/16 rather

10:45 am

smores

lol...when mine were little we sang songs and played 20questions every morning to and from school

10:45 am

MollyL

Ooo lookie, Jill came out of hiding. Hi Jill. : )

10:45 am

bichon

Thin layer of ice, a glazing of ice. Here we call ice that forms over the black asphalt, black ice. You can't see it, but it's slippery

10:45 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got the mu5

10:45 am

bichon

And the license plate game

10:46 am

Michnick

We played a lot of games, sang songs. Parents do not know what they are missing today!

10:46 am

sprite

exactly, that is what I mean, bichon. I am gonna add that to my dictionary!

10:46 am

Jillyjill

<----was expecting a Molly quip.. ;)

10:46 am

MollyL

*Toss Valentine's Lindt to Jill*

10:47 am

Michnick

License plate game is different in Israel all plates are the same. we used to have the kids look for a sequence of numbers

10:47 am

smores

Hey Jilly :)

10:47 am

MollyL

Tosses and off I go to the PB.

10:47 am

cool.girl

to 9 pleaseeeeeee

10:47 am

Marc Freeman

Fireworks, I have to go thanks for all the clues

10:47 am

bichon

I remember a trip we took in '81 out to Yellowstone and north to Alberta and back. We got all 50 states and all of the provinces. Great fun

10:47 am

sprite

wtg Marc, and bye

10:47 am

Jillyjill

*eats lindt appreciativly and grants Molly a get out of PB card*

10:47 am

bichon

sorry coo, just started

10:48 am

Michnick

You were very determined while we were chatting, Good going Marc

10:48 am

sprite

cool: reach out and to*** and try to hit the ****

10:48 am

Marc Freeman

to5/16 + ma4/9

10:48 am

smores

WTG Marc :)

10:48 am

sprite

*steals a lindt from Jjill*

10:49 am

cool.girl

ty

10:49 am

bichon

ty Marc

10:49 am

Michnick

I am not getting that, what is the to5?

10:49 am

sprite

one of the senses, Mich

10:50 am

Michnick

OH, I was looking at the wrong M

10:50 am

Michnick

TY marc

10:50 am

sprite

ah yes. This grid is doing that to us.

10:51 am

bichon

es 6/24?

10:51 am

periwinkle

es and to really burn something

10:51 am

sprite

es + something is burned or ****red.

10:51 am

periwinkle

hard grid for me, bbl

10:52 am

Jillyjill

hi/bye peri!

10:52 am

sprite

bye peri

10:52 am

bichon

ty sprite and peri

10:53 am

MollyL

*GASPS at the Lindt stealing* : O

10:53 am

sprite

*innocent eyes*
All evidence has disappeared!

10:53 am

cool.girl

clue for the th8 please

10:54 am

sprite

sorry cool, don't have that one yet

10:54 am

smores

plural of the th6

10:54 am

cool.girl

hi sprite

10:54 am

sprite

hi cool :)

10:55 am

cool.girl

dont have the th6

10:55 am

Jillyjill

It's an endocrine gland....

10:55 am

sprite

thanks Jjill, got them

10:56 am

smores

sage, rosemary th**e plus you, me **

10:56 am

bichon

ty Jilly

10:58 am

cool.girl

ty

10:58 am

smores

:)

10:58 am

Jillyjill

It's a clue fest!!

11:00 am

sprite

ah, found the spring water

11:01 am

Michnick

spring water?

11:01 am

Michnick

Ah, got it, ty

11:01 am

smores

:)

11:01 am

MollyL

Evian, it's not acceptable

11:01 am

Michnick

change the first letter

11:02 am

sprite

:)

11:02 am

sprite

nope but there is another one, Molly, and that is valid

11:02 am

MollyL

Well yeah, but I was referencing the brand of water.

11:02 am

sprite

so was I... vi5/24

11:03 am

Jillyjill

ahhh ty sprite!

11:03 am

sprite

yvw :)

11:04 am

o-o

is the vi 5/24 french?

11:04 am

MollyL

Oh this is all convoluted. I was replying to Mich.
: O

11:04 am

Michnick

Ha, Sprite, I had gotten the other one first, ty again

11:04 am

Kateq

oui

11:04 am

Michnick

And I was answering you, change the first letter

11:05 am

sprite

hi BabbleRabble, good to see you

11:05 am

sprite

and hi Kateq

11:05 am

o-o

Hello, folks

11:06 am

Kateq

hi all

11:06 am

Michnick

Hi kateq, BR

11:07 am

Michnick

I do not do K words!! Does someone want to help me with my K's?

11:07 am

Michnick

Ah, got one

11:07 am

sprite

kr5: snake
kh5: rhymes with the meditation sound

11:08 am

sprite

may I please have a clue for the ti6?

11:08 am

o-o

for a sneeze

11:08 am

sprite

*hatchooooo!*

11:09 am

sprite

ah, that was the clue already! Thanks BabbleRabble, I was slow in getting it. Fireflies.

11:09 am

Erda

<-- thankful for the absence of RE words!!

11:09 am

Michnick

ti6? I hard;ly know you!!

11:09 am

sprite

lol Mich

11:10 am

smores

Well done sprite :)

11:10 am

MollyL

*Mich cleans up a dirty joke* : D

11:10 am

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT sprite!!

11:11 am

sprite

well, better off with me to write an email to school... sigh.
*hugs* to you all, thanks for letting me vent and helping me thing.

11:12 am

smores

Bye sprite...best of luck to you dear :)

11:12 am

Jillyjill

23 to go...heading out again...bb tonight to finish!

11:14 am

smores

bye for now Jilly :)

11:14 am

Michnick

Good luck Sprite, we're always with you

11:16 am

Michnick

I'm off too, bbfn

11:17 am

smores

I have to go as well.

11:17 am

smores

Bye Mich :)

11:24 am

MollyL

*Watches the stampede out the back door*

11:27 am

rubyfoo

hello

11:29 am

rubyfoo

molly, are you still here?

11:30 am

MollyL

Hi Ruby, where have you been?

11:30 am

rubyfoo

preparing papers for an audit

11:30 am

MollyL

Ah, busy, busy.

11:30 am

rubyfoo

today they began to take shape

11:31 am

rubyfoo

not my area of expertise and husband is no help

11:31 am

rubyfoo

he remembers nothing

11:31 am

MollyL

That's tough having to do it all on your own.

11:32 am

rubyfoo

happily, I went through his desk in desperation, and found about 20 lbs of paper that I needed

11:32 am

MLFAN17

how hard is the grid today?

11:32 am

rubyfoo

it's always hard for me, MLF, and hello

11:32 am

MLFAN17

hello ruby

11:33 am

MLFAN17

oops

11:33 am

rubyfoo

what did you do?

11:34 am

MLFAN17

thought i typed on a word

11:34 am

rubyfoo

<-- wouldn't mind

11:36 am

MLFAN17

Stats for the O please?

11:36 am

MollyL

It's supposed to be a challenging game. Not sure why people play if they think it's "easy".

11:37 am

rubyfoo

you'll never hear me say it's easy. I try to get at least half and nbt and nbs and sometimes get close

11:37 am

MLFAN17

whenif irst started playing it was the two week trial period and i did pretty well but thought it was going to stay that way but no such luck

11:37 am

rubyfoo

the best part, for me, is when I first see the grid

11:37 am

MLFAN17

NEVER MIND dont need the O

11:38 am

MollyL

Me too Ruby. I enjoy playing when the grid is new and I have chat turned off so I can find words on my own.

11:38 am

rubyfoo

I need the 2nd colum a for nbt, stats fould help

11:38 am

MLFAN17

i like to see how many are in the grid

11:39 am

rubyfoo

usually, when I arrive in the morning, I just dive in

11:39 am

MLFAN17

2nd column A stats please?

11:39 am

rubyfoo

<-- knows how to spell column

11:39 am

MLFAN17

fould lol

11:39 am

MLFAN17

i need that too

11:39 am

rubyfoo

portmanteau word maybe?

11:40 am

MLFAN17

K stats please?

11:41 am

rubyfoo

kh5/24 and kr5/18

11:41 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

11:42 am

MLFAN17

i need that A for nbt

11:43 am

rubyfoo

I'm typing random a words to find it

11:43 am

rubyfoo

hah, ae5/12

11:43 am

rubyfoo

babblet

11:44 am

rubyfoo

phantom: mahout

11:44 am

MLFAN17

ruby ae plus what the ae babblet i know isnt in the grid?

11:45 am

rubyfoo

plus the gov't info agency

11:46 am

MLFAN17

ty nbt

11:47 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have th 9?

11:47 am

MLFAN17

the 9 sorry

11:47 am

rubyfoo

I don't have any 8's or the 9

11:47 am

MLFAN17

i dont have any 7s either

11:48 am

rubyfoo

I have one 7, ch7/48 pries something open (I think)

11:50 am

MLFAN17

Ruby are we the only 2 in here??

11:52 am

rubyfoo

it's either just us or molly is lurking....she's probably celebrating Valentine's Day

11:53 am

MLFAN17

i am not celebrating Valentine 's day but hubby is here

11:53 am

ursh

no i am here too - hi guys

11:53 am

MLFAN17

hi ursh

11:53 am

rubyfoo

husband wants to, but I'm assiduously avoiding it

11:53 am

rubyfoo

hi ursh

11:53 am

MLFAN17

ursh do you havve the 9?

11:53 am

rubyfoo

bah humbug

11:54 am

MLFAN17

i would just like to be doing something but doesnt have to be celebrating anything

11:54 am

gramma

TO9 compound word

11:54 am

ursh

nope - no 7 - 8 or 9 - quite useless i'm afraid

11:54 am

MLFAN17

ursh that is so not like you are you okay?????:)

11:54 am

MLFAN17

ty gramma

11:54 am

rubyfoo

hello gramma

11:55 am

gramma

yw.Hi

11:55 am

rubyfoo

we like you for your looks, anyway! lol

11:55 am

ursh

lol mlf - had a busy day and only touched on the grid

11:55 am

MLFAN17

i just started the grid today

11:55 am

Kateq

ho8 x 2

11:55 am

gramma

you only What the grid? tsk-tsk

11:55 am

Kateq

related compounds

11:56 am

MLFAN17

ot the two HO 8s

11:56 am

MLFAN17

got

11:56 am

gramma

BBL

11:56 am

ursh

cool tx to kateq i now have 2 x 8's

11:56 am

rubyfoo

ty kateq

11:56 am

Kateq

th 8 plural gland

11:57 am

rubyfoo

no idea about the to, though

11:57 am

rubyfoo

had the gland but hadn't tried a plural, ty

11:57 am

MLFAN17

well obviously the HO 8 dont expand lol

11:58 am

MLFAN17

got the th 8

11:58 am

rubyfoo

need the 9, then I can go get warm

11:59 am

MLFAN17

the 9 is a TO right?

11:59 am

Kateq

starts with one of the senses, ends with german money

11:59 am

MLFAN17

No HO right?

11:59 am

rubyfoo

gramma said it was a compound (of what, I ask?)

11:59 am

MLFAN17

sorry meant Ho

12:00 pm

Kateq

to 9/102

12:01 pm

ursh

feel a man ;) for the to9

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

ty ty kateq

12:01 pm

Kateq

yw yw

12:01 pm

Kateq

lol ursh

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

I tried the german word for ink, but it wasn't accepted, tusch

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

i still dont know it

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

i have the first 5 letters though

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

man's name at the end

12:04 pm

MLFAN17

got it ty

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

can someone give me stats for a 7 please?

12:05 pm

Kateq

na 7/40

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

ch7/48

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

ty kate

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

i have nbt and nbs

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the na's

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

93 is respectable enough to say good night!

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

*woof*

12:09 pm

smores

Ruby you still here?

12:09 pm

ursh

our famous paralympian - blade runner - shot his girlfriend in the early hours of this morning and is being charged with murder !!

12:09 pm

smores

oh well

12:09 pm

smores

hi again all

12:10 pm

smores

I heard a little of that this morning ursh..terrible news

12:12 pm

ursh

early reports thought he mistook her for a burglar but it seems he shot her during an argument - very tragic - one young life gone and one young life ruined

12:21 pm

MimiCat

{smores} your name is in the grid!

12:26 pm

MimiCat

ursh, I can never understand why anyone resorts to this...why don't people just walk away? Senseless and accomplishes nothing except more trouble.

12:28 pm

Alleyn58

Hint for the th8 pls

12:30 pm

flosey

hello again

12:30 pm

wvteach

th 8 - pl of th 6, think gland, begins like an herb

12:30 pm

smores

Hey Mimi {{hugs}} sorry I had stepped off for a minute

12:30 pm

MimiCat

Hi, flosey!

12:30 pm

smores

Hi flosey :)

12:30 pm

MimiCat

So did you see your actual name here, smores?

12:31 pm

smores

Yes...lol...and pluraled too

12:31 pm

MimiCat

Great clue, teach.

12:32 pm

smores

cool that the my4 shares the same "m"

12:32 pm

flosey

I need a clue for ch6/24, right before the onion-type herb used in salads, etc

12:33 pm

smores

...looking

12:34 pm

Wolvie

exoskeleton part or make up i believe flosey- just found one before the one you mention

12:34 pm

Wolvie

hi all

12:35 pm

MimiCat

Great clue, Wolvie...and hello!

12:35 pm

flosey

thanks Wolvie, looking

12:35 pm

Wolvie

:-)

12:35 pm

smores

ah...got it

12:35 pm

smores

ty

12:36 pm

Wolvie

yw- good thing to sign on to- get a clue, give a clue, lol

12:36 pm

smores

:)

12:38 pm

smores

Mimi...my dog is 13 today..posted a pic ( although not a very good one) in profile

12:39 pm

MimiCat

Awww...bless his/her little heart! My oldest child turned 32 yesterday....would be happier with the dog.

12:40 pm

smores

only one I had on my computer, gonna take some of her today :)

12:40 pm

smores

lol..mimi be nice even if they don't deserve it

12:41 pm

MimiCat

I miss my German Shepherd every day and she has been gone for 8 years. She got lymphoma at age 7 and was gone in six months. Fortunately, had a good vet and I don't believe she suffered much at all.

12:42 pm

MimiCat

And, nope, not going to be nice because they DON'T deserve it!!

12:42 pm

smores

{Mimi}

12:43 pm

MimiCat

It's OK---I have now adopted sprite as my daughter!

12:43 pm

smores

lol

12:44 pm

Wolvie

does anyone have the singleton a at the bottom of the 2nd column? stats or clue appreciated

12:45 pm

wvteach

AE 5/12

12:45 pm

Wolvie

ty wvteach

12:46 pm

wvteach

yvw

12:46 pm

Wolvie

sigh- it shows up in a lot of grids and i almost never see it - or at least not easily. :-)

12:46 pm

Wolvie

taking a break- have a good one all!

12:46 pm

MimiCat

I'm still not seeing it!

12:47 pm

MimiCat

Bye Wolvie!

12:47 pm

smores

Bye for now wolvie :)

12:48 pm

Jillyjill

Back to finish as my day got booked and it's now or never...

12:48 pm

MimiCat

{Jilly}

12:48 pm

flosey

only one consonant in that ae word mimi

12:48 pm

smores

ae+ not the f.b.i

12:48 pm

smores

hey jilly

12:49 pm

MimiCat

Fabulous clue, smores...ty.

12:49 pm

MimiCat

Thx, flosey.

12:50 pm

flosey

yw Mimi - guess you have to be American to think of that one, good clue smores

12:50 pm

smores

:)

12:51 pm

MimiCat

Just looked up the definition of that one....ick.

12:51 pm

MimiCat

Frankly, at this point in time with our political and other troubles, flosey, I'd rather be Canadian.

12:52 pm

smores

Be right back, daughter wants some soup

12:52 pm

Mary

hi all clue for the 9 pls

12:52 pm

MimiCat

Nice to be needed, smores.

12:54 pm

flosey

to9/102 starts with to5/16

12:54 pm

flosey

ends with boy's name

12:55 pm

Jillyjill

<---and !!FW!!

12:55 pm

flosey

wtg Jillyjill

12:55 pm

MimiCat

Good for you, Jilly!!

12:55 pm

Mary

ty flosey, great clue

12:55 pm

Jillyjill

And, sadly, must head out..thanks mimi and flosey! *poof*

12:56 pm

flosey

yw Mary

12:57 pm

flosey

need a clue for os6 please?

12:58 pm

MimiCat

Yes, flosey...that was an awesome clue.

12:58 pm

bichon

o + double vowel + prot*** is a necessary part of your diet

12:58 pm

flosey

ty mimi

12:59 pm

flosey

thanks bichon

12:59 pm

bichon

yw flosey

1:00 pm

MimiCat

Hi, bichon!

1:00 pm

bichon

hi Mimi

1:01 pm

MimiCat

What a cute puppy valentine!

1:01 pm

bichon

ty, it's a bichon Valentine

1:02 pm

MimiCat

I noticed that...I am so tempted to get a small dog but I think my cats would have heart attacks.

1:02 pm

bichon

My dogs would go crazy. They don't mind a dog though

1:03 pm

MimiCat

I just have a one-bedroom apt. with three cats....a dog might just send us all over the edge.

1:04 pm

bichon

I have a small house and two dogs, but it's not a problem

1:04 pm

flosey

thanks for reminder bichon, have changed my icon

1:04 pm

MimiCat

I swore after my German shepherd died and the kids grew up and moved away I wasn't going to take care of anyone ever again...then these 3 strays found me....and cannot imagine my life without them.

1:05 pm

flosey

down to last word and not finding it, sa6/18 - any clues? please

1:06 pm

flosey

ah Mimi, lucky you, we had to have our dear old Misha put to sleep, a few years ago now, but just haven't been able to replace her

1:07 pm

MimiCat

Flosey, that's exactly how I've felt about my dog. It has been 8 years and somehow having another dog just doesn't feel right....but cats are OK.

1:07 pm

flosey

at our age now, we realize we'd end up with someone having to find a new home

1:08 pm

MimiCat

I've raised and lost so many animals in my life but my Nikky was very special and irreplaceable...she truly was my fourth child. I only had her 7 years...lymphoma took her.

1:09 pm

MimiCat

Yes, and two of my cats are feral to everyone but me so that wouldn't work well. And one of them has seizures periodically.

1:10 pm

flosey

aha, finally found that silly sa6/18 and that's fireworks

1:10 pm

flosey

now must rush, have a bridge game in less than 2 hours

1:10 pm

Mary

yeah flosey

1:10 pm

MimiCat

Have a great one, flosey!

1:11 pm

flosey

nice chatting Mimi, bichon bye for now

1:11 pm

flosey

thanks Mimi

1:12 pm

MimiCat

I've gotta go, too. If smores comes back, would someone tell her bye for me? Hugs all around.

1:12 pm

bichon

hint for the sa 6, pls

1:15 pm

bichon

nm, finally got it

1:28 pm

smores

finally back

1:28 pm

smores

see I missed Mimi

1:29 pm

smores

and flosey and jilly's fireworks

1:29 pm

smores

are you still here bichon?

1:30 pm

poodletoes

those ma's are weird words

1:31 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

1:31 pm

poodletoes

hi cybernan

1:32 pm

cybernan

have kr 5 -- stats for the other, please?

1:33 pm

poodletoes

kr 5 24 kr 5 18

1:34 pm

smores

Hi Poodle...I agree with ya about the ma's

1:34 pm

smores

Hi nan

1:35 pm

cybernan

ty, looking

1:35 pm

cybernan

hi smores

1:35 pm

Uneaixoise

that's kh5/24, not kr

1:36 pm

poodletoes

oops sorry you are right. and I cant figure it out. any clues?

1:36 pm

cybernan

ty une - still not seeing it

1:37 pm

Uneaixoise

don't have it . . .

1:37 pm

Uneaixoise

it's not in MoreWords . . . sigh

1:37 pm

smores

kh+ meditation sound

1:38 pm

smores

sounds like I should say

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhhh, was going to the right, not the left! thanks

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

Babble blindness! LOL

1:38 pm

smores

did the same thing :)

1:38 pm

cybernan

got it - kh + sort of like a mantra

1:39 pm

smores

:)

1:39 pm

cybernan

oh -- see you guys already had it, lol

1:39 pm

poodletoes

got it! ty

1:39 pm

smores

yea, we're all done with k

1:40 pm

Uneaixoise

100 down and taking a break -- back in a bit *poof*

1:40 pm

smores

*yeah

1:40 pm

smores

bye for now une

1:41 pm

poodletoes

mucin

1:41 pm

poodletoes

PB for me

1:41 pm

smores

:)

1:42 pm

smores

lots of Valentine chocolate in there :)

1:42 pm

poodletoes

actually it was the monkeys

1:46 pm

smores

BRB

1:47 pm

cybernan

100 down and listing

1:54 pm

cybernan

es 6, please?

1:55 pm

lilliann

es and to burn something

1:55 pm

cybernan

ty lilliann

1:56 pm

lilliann

yw nan

1:58 pm

Flask1

Cooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee\neeeeeeeeeeeeeee

1:58 pm

lilliann

helllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllo\noooooooooooooooooo hin.xx

1:59 pm

Flask1

hi honey..xxxx

1:59 pm

lilliann

you've just caught me as i'm about to go and play cards with morgan before she goes to bed

1:59 pm

Flask1

how are you?

1:59 pm

lilliann

how are you hin?

1:59 pm

lilliann

snap..lol

1:59 pm

MollyL

Girls, you have blown the chat width. Shame, shame.
: D

1:59 pm

cybernan

first na 5, please?

1:59 pm

cosdem

watching live blog coverage of illinois state senate debate on marriage equality.. some of the senator comments are pissing me off

1:59 pm

Flask1

am ok hen!

1:59 pm

lilliann

getting over flu and now have stomach problems but apart from that i'm great :) you?

2:00 pm

cosdem

"allowing this to pass we will be creating a superior class of citizens with more rights than the others"......... UGH

2:00 pm

Flask1

missed you soooooooo much

2:00 pm

MollyL

No Cos, not you. : O

2:00 pm

lilliann

that was flask molly :)

2:00 pm

lilliann

and hi molly and cos

2:00 pm

cosdem

:P Hi all! Molly: tonight is the show!

2:01 pm

Flask1

nooooooooooo.....it was lillian.....I don't do things like that!!

2:01 pm

lilliann

me too flask.xx

2:01 pm

MollyL

What show?

2:01 pm

Flask1

so nice to see you!!!!...xxx

2:01 pm

cosdem

the hour show... zero dark thirty?

2:01 pm

lilliann

i don't have that one nan, sorry.i have all the others though, if you need clues

2:01 pm

cybernan

hi cos

2:02 pm

Flask1

have you finished?

2:02 pm

MollyL

I've already seen it remember? There has been a
sneak peak at ABC web site for days.

2:02 pm

lilliann

no

2:02 pm

Flask1

er!neith

2:02 pm

cosdem

OH I know but Im saying now I can watch it.. instead of use my tiny notebook :)

2:02 pm

lilliann

no, i have 25 left which i'll have to come back and do in 25 minutes when the bairn goes to bed

2:03 pm

Flask1

oops!....me neither

2:03 pm

Flask1

ok....

2:03 pm

lilliann

will you be here then?

2:04 pm

cybernan

os 6, please?

2:04 pm

Flask1

should be.....am jus plodding along

2:04 pm

kyleteresa

The first NA is Na+ a name brand of bottled water ***an

2:04 pm

nrkii

first na5 is anagram of 2nd na5... switch position of 2 vowels

2:05 pm

MollyL

Lots of water in this grid.

2:05 pm

cybernan

ty nrkii

2:05 pm

lilliann

ty nrkki

2:05 pm

lilliann

bbs

2:05 pm

cybernan

nm - found the os 6

2:06 pm

Flask1

ok

2:07 pm

cosdem

Illinois State Senate has passed marriage equality. It now goes to the full floor of the House.

2:13 pm

Patxxx

eschar

2:13 pm

Patxxx

Sorry all. Hopeless at babbling with chat alongside.

2:16 pm

cybernan

th 6, please?

2:17 pm

BzznBea

th6 - lymph gland

2:18 pm

cybernan

ty bea

2:18 pm

BzznBea

yw

2:18 pm

cybernan

not having anything to do with the medical profession, I never think of that stuff

2:19 pm

cybernan

don't think all these latin words should be in an english based grid either

2:23 pm

cybernan

vi 7, please?

2:24 pm

BzznBea

If you have the vi5 beflore it, double the last cons and add a vowel

2:26 pm

cybernan

ty bea

2:26 pm

cybernan

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

2:28 pm

cybernan

on my way - thanks again

2:39 pm

cosdem

kh please?

2:40 pm

cosdem

never mind forgot there is another H in the grid

2:42 pm

Alleyn58

Es6 anyone?

2:43 pm

cosdem

es + ****coal for bbqs

2:44 pm

Alleyn58

Condem - thank you

2:47 pm

cosdem

np

2:56 pm

cosdem

fireworks

2:58 pm

bichon

sc 5/20, pls

3:01 pm

lilliann

sc and to ***e and to hold

3:02 pm

bichon

ty lili

3:02 pm

lilliann

yw bichon

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:03 pm

lilliann

hi jmc

3:04 pm

lilliann

fireworks!

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hoo lilliann!

3:05 pm

Alleyn58

Fireworks here!

3:06 pm

lilliann

wtg alleyn!

3:06 pm

lilliann

ty jmc

3:06 pm

lilliann

any clues needed before i go?

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo alleyn!

3:07 pm

Flask1

I still need 3

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

no not for me . . .i just begun

3:08 pm

jmcnrick

well maybe the stats for the K and the R

3:08 pm

Flask1

ch6/24 please?

3:08 pm

lilliann

do you want any clues flask?

3:08 pm

Flask1

and as5/10 please

3:08 pm

lilliann

kh5/24,kr5/18

3:09 pm

lilliann

ra4/7,ra5/16ra5/16

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

tytytyty

3:09 pm

lilliann

ch624 goes off the 4 before it and opp of out

3:10 pm

lilliann

yvw jmc

3:10 pm

lilliann

as5 is very quick in music or donkey and vowels

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

nice clue lill

3:13 pm

Flask1

am done thanks hen!...xxx

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo flask!

3:13 pm

Flask1

ty

3:14 pm

Flask1

you here tomorrow?

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

me? most likely

3:14 pm

Flask1

good.....and lillian?

3:15 pm

syb215

clue for the lower left A?

3:15 pm

lilliann

yay!wtg flask!!

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

i am looking for it myself syb

3:16 pm

lilliann

yes hin, probably.late on through the day though.sorry, i was out doing my daughter's job with the recycling

3:16 pm

lilliann

ae and not fbi

3:17 pm

lilliann

see you tomorrow flask?

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

sad that the whole world can understand that clue :-(

3:18 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

3:18 pm

syb215

thx

3:18 pm

lilliann

it actually wasn't my clue, i got it from someone earlier, but yes i think alot of the people know both

3:19 pm

lilliann

yw syb.

3:19 pm

lilliann

i must away to make one of my nieces a birthday card.tc all (poof)

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

bye lill and thanks for the help

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

i am off too . . . bbl

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

109 left.. . *poof*

3:42 pm

periwinkle

ch6/27 pls

3:43 pm

periwinkle

NM

3:45 pm

Nef

hello again. I was here this AM and return with 88 left to find...

3:46 pm

crosshair

howdy nef.back myself with 84 to find...

3:46 pm

Nef

peri, do you ever ask for clues and not find them before someone answers? :-) I get a kick out of how that always works for you: ask for a clue and you find the word yourself! :-D

3:47 pm

crosshair

that's why it is called a peri!:)

3:48 pm

Nef

very true, crossy

3:48 pm

periwinkle

there are times when I really cannot find a word, really.

3:49 pm

periwinkle

sometimes I try morewords and cannot see the word until I have asked for a clue

3:49 pm

Nef

LOL! That's good to know, peri. I've never once finished typing a clue for you before you find it yourself. (Which is probably a good thing for you!) :-)

3:49 pm

periwinkle

I have been looking for the 2nd na627 and not seeing it

3:50 pm

periwinkle

NM :)

3:50 pm

periwinkle

at least I am pretty consistent

3:50 pm

crosshair

see? hehe

3:50 pm

Nef

See?!?!! :-)

3:50 pm

periwinkle

I really and truly did not see it in morewords until I asked for a clue

3:51 pm

Nef

you are very consistent, peri. (That's why we love you!)

3:51 pm

periwinkle

aww, thanks

3:52 pm

Nef

:-)

3:52 pm

Nef

and Happy Valentines Day too, BTW

3:52 pm

periwinkle

Happy Valentines Day to you, too

3:53 pm

Nef

anyone doing something special for VD (as my daughter calls it)?

3:54 pm

periwinkle

not here :(

3:55 pm

periwinkle

need another break, 17 left, bbs

3:55 pm

Nef

My VD gift from my DH is a gift certificate for 3 hours of housecleaning by a cleaning company. Isn't that sweet? (I would like a flower too, but not happening)

3:55 pm

Nef

bye peri

4:01 pm

Soodle

<------ Finds it a bit alarming to hear today being described as VD!! In my day VD was a sexually transmitted disease!!!! Hi all. :-)

4:01 pm

majmom

clue for the to9/102 please

4:02 pm

Nef

It was in my day too, Soodle; but you know the youth these days! :-)

4:02 pm

Nef

and good day to you too

4:03 pm

Soodle

Lol Nef. Sorry Maj. Just got here. No idea, but looking.

4:04 pm

Nef

it's a combo word, maj. the to 5/16 +

4:04 pm

Nef

(should I give the 2nd half too?)

4:04 pm

Soodle

Please!!!

4:05 pm

majmom

please-have the 5/16

4:05 pm

Nef

ma 4/9 (don't want to spoil anyone's game

4:05 pm

Soodle

Ah!! I did a Peri!!!!!

4:06 pm

majmom

ty looking at wrong way

4:06 pm

Soodle

Feel Mr Zukkerman. (Sp?)

4:07 pm

Nef

Soodle; I was just talking to peri about that a little bit ago (@ 3:49 CST)

4:07 pm

Soodle

Spooky music playing in background......... :-)

4:08 pm

Nef

Ah! Half way now; I'm going to allow myself to list

4:10 pm

Soodle

Emmmm. I have a grand total of 25!! But on the plus side, one of them's a 9.

4:11 pm

Nef

I have clues for the 8's if you'd like (I was here this AM when clues were flying fast)

4:12 pm

MollyL

Hi Soodle...Happy â™¥ Valentine's Day â™¥ my friend â™¥

4:12 pm

Soodle

Thanks Nef, but I'll just puddle along for a bit longer.....

4:13 pm

MollyL

*Puts a soaky towel under Soodle's chair*

4:13 pm

Soodle

(((((((Molls)))))). Happy VD to you!!! (Never thought I would type those words!!!!)

4:14 pm

Nef

the visual of Soodle "puddling" makes me want to recommend Depends.....

4:15 pm

MollyL

*Wishes people would not use VD for Valentine's Day* It conjures such icky images.

4:15 pm

Soodle

See mine @ 4.01 Molls. My sentiments entirely!

4:16 pm

Nef

LOL, Molly! I'm sorry, my daughter has been using that term for years. (I wished that to Soodle first)

4:16 pm

MollyL

Happy Gonorrhea Everyone!!

4:17 pm

Soodle

And many happy syphallisses to you Molls. :-P

4:18 pm

MollyL

It's okay Nef. I'm one of the last vestiges that finds abbreviations abhorrent. Especially for things like Valentine's Day and thoughts and prayers. Some things should just be spelled out. But hey, I'm ancient.

4:18 pm

Nef

And, I'm the person who has seen all of the STD's and even tertiary syphilis in a patient once..

4:19 pm

Nef

(I had to look up how to spell that; my computer kept telling me I was wrong and spell check couldn't help)

4:20 pm

Soodle

Consternation Chez Soodle again today. 2 daughters, both with the first initial S. One whose birthday is tomorrow. 5 cards arrived in the post today, addressed to Ms S----------. I'm still picking up bits of skin and hair from the battle of the cards.

4:20 pm

MollyL

Ew Nef, what a claim to fame.

4:21 pm

Nef

oh my, Soodle. That is hard to deal with I imagine!

4:22 pm

MollyL

She got CARDS IN THE MAIL? REAL LIVE CARDS IN THE MAIL?? Not e-wishes or e-greetings or just a dumb old thumbs up on Facebook? REAL...LIVE...BIRTHDAY CARDS???

4:22 pm

Nef

what can I say, Molly. I doubt if anyone else on right now can say that unless they are in the medical profession

4:23 pm

MollyL

Oh and it's all your fault for naming them both with S names. I hope they told you that. : P

4:23 pm

Soodle

3 of them, Molls. Plus a Valentine Card for each of them. And Suzie got a bouquet of flowers as well!

4:23 pm

Nef

Wow, Soodle. sounds like fun!

4:24 pm

Nef

time to switch laundry loads. BBS

4:24 pm

Soodle

Arra, if the cat had kittens, t'would be my fault. I'm used to it!!!

4:24 pm

MollyL

Girlie is living the good life. I hope that continues. And Happy Birthday to her!

4:24 pm

Soodle

Yup. My baby ain't a baby anymore. 18 tomorrow!

4:25 pm

Soodle

Molls, I'll pass on your wishes. She still speaks VERY fondly of you!!

4:32 pm

MollyL

My youngest just turned 21. I am in complete denial.

4:33 pm

Soodle

Clearly we were both child brides Molly. Teen Moms. Heck!! Preteen Moms!!

4:34 pm

MollyL

Pure as the driven slush.

4:34 pm

Nef

back. My youngest is now 30; but I always say I was a late bloomer.

4:34 pm

Soodle

Did Son of Molly celebrate the occasion in style, or is he as shy and retiring as his Mom?

4:35 pm

Nef

Most of the time I don't believe what the years say my age is.

4:35 pm

Soodle

WB Nef.

4:35 pm

Nef

TY, Soodle

4:35 pm

MollyL

He is not a party boy. More the old soul type. He had fun on his birthday though. : )

4:36 pm

Soodle

Well, thats what counts. Belated congratulations to him on reaching that milestone!

4:37 pm

MollyL

He's been 6' 4" since he was 17 so we kind of already hit the "man thing".

4:40 pm

Soodle

My son was a weed till he was 16. A growth spurt resulted in stretchmarks on his back. He's now 6'4" as well. Far too tall to give him the clip around the ear he sometimes deserves!

4:40 pm

Nef

I can't imagine a 17 year old being that tall, Molly. My son is about 6'1-2" now; but he took after me and kept growing after he reached 21.

4:43 pm

Soodle

It must have been tricky for your lad, Molls, looking like a man, but still just being a young kid.

4:44 pm

MollyL

All my boys are over 6 feet. We grow 'em big down here on the ranch. : D

4:44 pm

bichon

Hi Molly, Soodle

4:44 pm

Soodle

Lol!!! The good Irish Mammying they get from you, Molly!!

4:44 pm

MollyL

Not tricky at all. He is the "gentle giant" type. It's never occurred to him that his size is an advantage.

4:45 pm

Soodle

Hello ((((Bich)))))

4:45 pm

Nef

My son was such a pain at that age; I'm glad he wasn't big and older-looking

4:45 pm

syb215

th8?

4:45 pm

Nef

hi bichon

4:46 pm

MollyL

Hi Bich. Are you over your Post Traumatic Snow Syndrome? : D

4:46 pm

bichon

pl of th 6, a gland in the body

4:46 pm

bichon

Yes Molly, all is good now

4:46 pm

Nef

syb; th 8= it's pl of th 6/33; a gland in the neck that is necessary as a child but not so as an adult

4:47 pm

MollyL

Wonderful. May the sun shine and flowers bloom.

4:47 pm

bichon

ti 6, pls

4:48 pm

Soodle

My older daughter is only 13 months younger than my son (Irish twins!). I often feel guilty that all her milestones went largely unnoticed, as I had seen her brother achieve them a year or so ago. Luckily, she learned to assert herself early in life!

4:48 pm

MollyL

I know of that. My older two are 18 months apart.

4:49 pm

Soodle

Bich, have I missed something important?

4:49 pm

Nef

good for her, Soodle. My sisters and I are all about 15 months apart (I'm the middle of the 3).

4:49 pm

bichon

We had 3 feet on snow [actually it was Fri-Sat].

4:50 pm

MollyL

<---Feels the need to burst into a chorus of "Every Sperm Is Sacred"

4:50 pm

Soodle

Oh good heavens!! On both counts... 3 feet of snow & 3 girls within 3 years.

4:51 pm

bichon

We didn't get plowed out til Monday night. We were snowed in

4:51 pm

bichon

ti 6

4:52 pm

MollyL

What you blow your nose in

4:52 pm

Nef

I was the "good" child all of my aunts used to say. My 2 sisters were hellians; Mom would put me down somewhere and chase after the other 2 and when she got them; I'd still be right where she left me

4:52 pm

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's quote of the day!!!

4:52 pm

crosshair

"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting."

~Elizabeth Bibesco

4:52 pm

bichon

ty Molly

4:52 pm

Nef

did you lose power too, bichon?

4:52 pm

Soodle

Did you have power & food & alcohol??

4:52 pm

MollyL

Nef, I so believe you were "the good one". You still are.

4:53 pm

crosshair

lol@ every sperm is sacred.crossy used to love monty python

4:53 pm

Nef

Or, maybe the slow one, Molly? ;-)

4:53 pm

bichon

Yes, to all three. We had plenty of warning [although a lot of people decided to go out Friday night to shop]. One family ran out of infant formula. How do you do that?

4:53 pm

Soodle

Bless your Mom, Nef. She deserved at least one 'goog' one!

4:54 pm

Soodle

'Good'

4:54 pm

MollyL

Everyone finds their way of achieving notoriety in the birth order Nef. You just chose the "good girl" route.

4:54 pm

Nef

she miscarried twice between the boys; then had a set of premie twins and died the following year at the age of 32....

4:55 pm

crosshair

the formula couple would of been the ones i get in my station with frozen up gas lines because they spend their entire lives driving around with 5 dollars of gas slopping around in the bottom of the tank looking for a deal

4:55 pm

MollyL

God bless your Mom Nef. She earned her place in Heaven five times over.

4:56 pm

Nef

LOL, crossy. I would see some people who'd come to our center and tell us that they ran out of formula for the baby; but they had their cigarettes!

4:56 pm

crosshair

omg

4:57 pm

Soodle

Like I said Nef, Bless her. What a tragically young age she was.

4:59 pm

Nef

thanks, Molly. We were blessed in that she wanted us kids to have the kind of Christmas she'd had as a child (nice old-fashioned one) and she was in the hospital; so she asked my aunt and uncle to take us for Christmas and she died Jan. 9th. We were very lucky to have them to raise us.

5:04 pm

crosshair

i had one woman in her 60,s she had been coming to my station for years.four dollars in the morning and off she would go and 4 dollars in the evening on her way home.every.single.day rain or shine.one day after going out,prying off her frozen gas cap in minus 35 temps and trickling in her four dollars and standing there while she counted her pennies,i had an idea.i went inside and broke out the calculator and did a estimated time for each of her stops so i would be ready for her next time she came in. next day she comes in and it is a balmy minus 27 and whiteouts and the wind is wafting off the bay at 100 miles per hour.i dribble her four dollars in and go to the window and wait shuddering in the cold as she counts out her change from the sticky abyss of her coffee cup holder.i lean down and say "mam?.do you know that by buying fuel this way from me you spend over 940 hours per year at my station just buying gas?.first she looked distracted as 3 coffee congealed dimes stuck to her fingers then she looked at me shocked by the idea of it all.she paid me and off she went.next time she filled the tank:))

5:04 pm

Nef

So, now that talked too much; does anyone have any of the I words? I have the peruvian coin and the vine and can't find any more (and yes; I know I listed already; but I still try to find things without Lickety

5:06 pm

Nef

OMG, crossy! What was she thinking by buying such a small amount of gas?

5:06 pm

crosshair

she just did not like to buy gas

5:06 pm

Nef

(did she have a "thing" for you?) ;-)

5:07 pm

Nef

I was raised that you had to have over 1/2 tank of gas all winter so your gasline didn't freeze.

5:08 pm

crosshair

funny thing is,the fuel lines never,ever froze on her car as much as i prayed for it.cap would be so frozen on there with tank condensation that i would have to beat at it with the gas nozzle to break the seal and there would be stalgmites of ice on the underside,but the d**M thing would never freeze up

5:09 pm

Nef

LOL! It figures, doesn't it?

5:09 pm

Soodle

Iv 5/16. Green growth on old buildings. (Don't know, maybe also peruvian coins....), and ic 4/4, the cold cubes you put in drinks, plural are my only I's.

5:09 pm

crosshair

ty soodles

5:09 pm

Soodle

nah! She fancied our Crossy!

5:09 pm

Nef

thanks for the ic4, Soodle.

5:10 pm

crosshair

well,after years of hell,i did not have much fancy for her!

5:10 pm

Soodle

Peruvian coins????

5:11 pm

crosshair

tough the ritual of having to soak the congealed coffee off her coins every day did thaw out my hands nicely

5:12 pm

Nef

old, antiquated form (in4/4)

5:14 pm

Soodle

Funny that! I spent the early part of this evening counting out the change from my coin jar. Without the pennies, I've got â‚¬360. Almost $500. Amazing.

5:15 pm

crosshair

our pennies are vanishing fast as the bank recalls them all to send for melting

5:15 pm

Nef

Wow, Soodle! you are rich! :-) (we save our change all year for "mad money" on vacations; but we haven't had one for a while)

5:15 pm

crosshair

my coin collection is going up in value as we speak:))))))

5:16 pm

Nef

isn't that sad, crossy?

5:16 pm

MollyL

That's a lot of change Soodle. I try to make a point of spending my change so it won't amass.

5:16 pm

crosshair

i am actually glad to se the demise of the one cent coin

5:16 pm

Soodle

Well I'm delighted. Suzie WILL be getting her XBox for her birthday after all!!!

5:16 pm

crosshair

yaa for suzie!!

5:17 pm

Nef

crossy, why are you glad to see it go?

5:18 pm

crosshair

best to get an xbox now.i am told the new version of the machine will NOT play previously owned and used games

5:18 pm

crosshair

number one,first and foremost is it was costing a 1.6 cents to make each one

5:18 pm

Nef

Yay for Susie, Soodle! Will she share with the other kids too?

5:19 pm

crosshair

nuber 2 is that it is devalued to such a point that it is just clutter.so much more sensible to round everything up or down to the nearest 5 cents

5:20 pm

crosshair

all stores now round up or down,if the sale is 2.21 to 2.24,it gets rounded to 2.20,if it is 2.26 to 2.29 it gets rounded to 2.30

5:20 pm

Nef

nothing here costs exactly 5 cents; everything seems to be "a dollar three ninety eight" these days

5:21 pm

crosshair

and of course that is for cash only.all platic transations continue as normal

5:21 pm

Nef

okay; glad to hear that part remains the same

5:21 pm

crosshair

the mint,therefore the government,there for mr and mrs takpayer will save 4 million a year by eliminating the penny

5:22 pm

crosshair

glad to see my mad typin skillz are still up to snuff! hehe

5:22 pm

Soodle

She will for sure Nef, if for no other reason than many of the games are two player. But she's been hankering after an XBox for ages, and now she'll get one, and it will be pain free for me, not having to dip into the ever decreasing savings. :-)

5:23 pm

crosshair

the mint estimates there is roughly 6 billion one cent coins in circulation and it will take 3 to 4 years to see the last of them vanish

5:23 pm

Nef

Excellent, Soodle! (what about the games though? Will you buy her some of those too?)

5:24 pm

crosshair

we are also going to get an x-box for the house before the current model is discontinued

5:25 pm

MollyL

Leave it to a Mother to save up all that money and then spend it on her kid. You are golden Soodle. I hope girlie appreciates you.

5:25 pm

Nef

We have a Wii; but our daughter has it at her place (DH and I didn't get hooked into playing games on it)

5:25 pm

crosshair

watch for those wimpy 4 gig models though soodles.get a 150-250 gig unit

5:26 pm

MollyL

I'm so glad to have left the days of video gaming and game consoles behind.

5:26 pm

Soodle

Apparently, and I'm no expert, you buy the console, and a 'bundle' of games. All her friends have consoles, so they all share games. I could be talking Chinese for all I understand of this, but seemingly it all makes sense.....

5:26 pm

Nef

very true, Molly. ANd I agree: Susie should appreciate her Mom's thoughtfulness

5:27 pm

crosshair

hehe,wish i was there to shop with you when the time comes soodles

5:28 pm

Soodle

She's a very low maintenance kid, and a joy to be around. No sacrifice!!

5:28 pm

crosshair

well,may as well dive into the grid..sploosh

5:29 pm

MollyL

Never did understand the appeal of video games. But some adults seem as wrapped up on them as the kids are.

5:29 pm

syb215

ch7's?

5:31 pm

Nef

sorry, syb. I don't have it yet but am now looking

5:31 pm

Bugsaw

ch 7,33 just add a vowel towards the end of the 6 word

5:31 pm

syb215

chitina

5:32 pm

syb215

SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!

5:32 pm

Bugsaw

ch 7, 40 is a pl of the 6 c + cranky tv doctor h****

5:32 pm

Nef

It wasn't a word (but thanks for the "clue!) :-)

5:32 pm

Bugsaw

close but there is a herb for cooking after that.......

5:33 pm

Soodle

I remember one Christmas when Santa brought a playstation. I thought, 'If you can't beat them, join them' and had a shot at it..... All I remember is assorted Soodle offspring roaring PRESS X PRESS X. I bowed out of gaming there and then... C

5:33 pm

Bugsaw

sourcream and ch****

5:34 pm

Bugsaw

the 7 might be what you would call baby ones......

5:35 pm

Nef

We had a game for the Wii called "Animal Crossing" that was fun; but the version we had was for 1 player. I don't know if they have that as a 2 person game now or not; but that was a game that DH could play (no shooting or violence and easy to do)

5:35 pm

syb215

thx

5:35 pm

Nef

strange word, Bugs.

5:35 pm

Bugsaw

glad you got something out of that syb. I was getting worried about my bad clues

5:36 pm

Bugsaw

monkeys found it. don't know what they are really

5:36 pm

Soodle

Speaking of your DH, Nef, how's he doing?

5:37 pm

syb215

na7 is my last 7

5:38 pm

Bugsaw

another plural

5:38 pm

syb215

got it

5:38 pm

Nef

he's doing well, Soodle. He saw his Neurologist on Tues and his Neurosurgeon yesterday (today was PT) and they are both delighted with his progress finally.

5:40 pm

bichon

Something weird here. My Lickety add box has shifted to the right. Help

5:40 pm

MollyL

Good news about Mr. Nef.

5:40 pm

Nef

I found myself telling him about 2 weeks ago that he should eat and choke and die while I was at work because if he continued to choke around me he'd end up with aspiration pneumonia and it would be better if he'd die instead. He's now paying attention to his swallowing! :-D

5:40 pm

MollyL

Sorry Bich, I don't use expert.

5:40 pm

bichon

nm, fixed it

5:41 pm

Nef

(maybe I have caretaker fatigue or something? Do you think?

5:41 pm

sarah6girls

hi can not sleep so come on here

5:41 pm

MollyL

And you are right about that Nef. My Dad had aspiration pneumonia. 20 days in the ICU until his 02 levels went back up.

5:41 pm

Bugsaw

I think it is called a reality check Nef. It worked so don't worry

5:41 pm

Nef

hi sarah

5:42 pm

sarah6girls

hi nef :)

5:42 pm

Soodle

< What Bugs said...

5:43 pm

Nef

It did work. I don't regret saying that to him; but I didn't expect to say it. He seems to rely on me more than he should sometimes.

5:43 pm

bichon

My dad had aspiration pneumonia aa lot. Ended up with a feeding tube

5:44 pm

MollyL

Nef, that is the understatement of the century.
: D

5:44 pm

Bugsaw

it is so easy to slip into a dependency and it is not fair to the person who has to be the hero all the time

5:44 pm

Nef

since DH has MS; he'd be in ICU on a vent for a long time and I'm afraid he'd end up with a trach.

5:44 pm

Nef

bichon, did he ever get rid of the feeding tube?

5:45 pm

MollyL

Amen Bugs. Unfortunately, I have been the "leaned on one" all my life. I began to rebel against that some years ago. Best thing I ever did.

5:45 pm

Soodle

Sorry, but could you explain aspiration pneumonia in layman's terms? I never heard of it

5:46 pm

bichon

It was removed once, but he just got pneumonia again. It eventually caused his death

5:46 pm

MollyL

You are eating too fast and you breathe some food particles into your lungs.

5:46 pm

Bugsaw

good for you Molly

5:46 pm

Nef

How did you do that, Molly? I am the one everyone leans on and calls when things go wrong. I'd like to change that sometimes

5:46 pm

bichon

There could be lots of causes, like GERD

5:47 pm

MollyL

You have to stop being the caretaker Nef. It becomes an addiction after a while.

5:47 pm

Nef

Sorry, Soodle. I forget that not everyone knows medical terms like that

5:47 pm

MollyL

GERD = Gastroesophageal reflux disease

5:48 pm

Bugsaw

I think you just started Nef! Remind them that you can't be there for everyone at every moment and it is not fair to you for them to expect it.

5:50 pm

Nef

basically, if your swallow reflex isn't working so well, the little flap (glottis) that covers the airway in your throat lets food or phlegm or stomach contents into the lungs. The lungs don't like stuff in there and the tiny alveoli (airsacks) plug up.

5:51 pm

MollyL

There you go Soodle. One brief and to the point lay person explanation and one nursie explanation.

5:51 pm

bichon

My Dad was addicted to pain killers [opiates] and I think that contributed

5:52 pm

MollyL

That's too bad Bich. It must have been hard on your family.

5:52 pm

Bugsaw

kh 5 please?

5:52 pm

Nef

I was going to go on some more! :-)

5:53 pm

Soodle

Thanks guys. I'm ashamed to say one of my brothers takes on a huge amount of the caring necessary for my aged parents. But its because he is geographically better placed than me & my siblings. But i'm guilty of allowing him to shoulder most of the day to day stuff, whilst I shimmy in once a week & allow myself to think I'm playing my part.

5:53 pm

Nef

kh + meditation sound, Bugs

5:53 pm

bichon

I really had an issue with the doctors who were prescribing it without any real reason for the pain. He said he had fibromyalgia

5:54 pm

Nef

Soodle; if you go every week and give him the time off; that makes a huge diffeence for him.

5:54 pm

Bugsaw

got it, thanks Nef

5:54 pm

Nef

how old was he, bichon?

5:55 pm

bichon

He was 80 when he died. Not young.

5:55 pm

Bugsaw

sa 6, 18 please?

5:55 pm

MollyL

Oh Bich, addicts know how to work doctors. And many doctors will write prescriptions without any investigation into the "claim of pain".

5:55 pm

bichon

I even went to a drs. appt. with them to speak my mind. Doctor didn't want to hear from me

5:55 pm

Nef

fibromyalgia is a real disease process. But pain pills aren't the way to treat it

5:56 pm

Nef

I don't have it yet, Bugs but am now looking for it

5:56 pm

MollyL

Nef, notice she said "he SAID he had fibromyalgia".

5:56 pm

bichon

He went to so many different doctors. I saw one report from a pain management physician who thought he should explore mental health issues

5:57 pm

Soodle

Boys oh boys, is Molly right @ 5.55!

5:57 pm

bichon

And my dear Mom was his enabler

5:57 pm

MollyL

That is how they work doctors Bich. Never stay with one for too long, so they don't get hip to the addiction.

5:58 pm

Nef

Sad to say, but that's very true Molly

5:58 pm

bichon

The doctors in Florida were really eager to give him Oxycontin

5:59 pm

MollyL

I used to work for a guy who was so addicted to Oxycodone that he was stealing prescription pads from doctors we did construction for.

5:59 pm

MollyL

Doctors who treat seniors are the worst. They rarely suspect addiction.

6:00 pm

Bugsaw

is oxycodone the same as oxycontin? I just assume they are the same

6:01 pm

Nef

I would like to know why somew areas of the country are so keen to give drugs to patients. A friend went down to LA after Katrina and she said every patient came in to her (she's a Nurse Practioner) and they all claimed they were on Oxycontin and valium for pain.

6:02 pm

MollyL

Oxycontin is a brand name for oxycodone.

6:02 pm

Bugsaw

ty Molly

6:03 pm

Soodle

Just to lighten this conversation..... A man I work with began to feel very unwell. He deteriorated rapidly, and eventually went to the hospital. After numerous inconclusive tests, a very junior nurse noticed a patch on his backside. She asked him what it was for, and he said he had no idea. It seems that his wife's HRT patch had got detatched from her, stuck itself onto him, and played merry hell with his hormones!! (You gotta laugh)

6:03 pm

Nef

I started to say no, Bugs; but checked and they are the same

6:03 pm

MollyL

I don't know Nef, but I'm guessing that the rotattion in med school on addiction is pretty short because most doctors are blind as a bat to it.

6:04 pm

MollyL

Or the rotation

6:04 pm

Bugsaw

poor man but how often did he bathe? Yikes

6:05 pm

MollyL

Said in my best "non medical person" voice: It's all poppy stuff.

6:05 pm

Soodle

I didn't go there , Bugs!!

6:06 pm

Nef

Although here in MN OxyContin is different than Oxycodone because it's the same as OxyContin with Tylenol (Norco)

6:06 pm

MollyL

I want to know how it took a "junior nurse" to finally notice the patch.

6:07 pm

Nef

She was probably the one who turned and bathed him, Molly

6:08 pm

smores

Hello again everyone :)

6:08 pm

Nef

hi smores. (I need to go switch laundry loads again, BBS)

6:10 pm

smores

hmm...I changed my icon but my panda is still on here

6:11 pm

MollyL

Refresh

6:12 pm

MollyL

And if you are in Expert, forget it because Expert is not user friendly with icons.

6:14 pm

smores

Tried refreshing, oh well, guess it will change eventually.

6:15 pm

smores

And don't worry Molly, it's not a weemee. :)

6:18 pm

Soodle

Waaaay past my bed time. Good night friends, and enjoy whats left of St Valentine's Day.

6:18 pm

Nef

Good night, Soodles! (back just in time!)

6:19 pm

smores

Night Soodle...sleep well :)

6:19 pm

stidgmere

Hello just getting started after a slow day. I made a pumpkin pie and would like to cut you a slice. Do you prefer vanilla ice cream of whipping cream on top, Molly?

6:20 pm

Nef

smores, your icon changed for me when I refreshed

6:20 pm

smores

Hi stidg :) sounds yummy

6:20 pm

Nef

hi stidg!

6:21 pm

MollyL

*Hugs Gran Mere* Whipped cream please. : )

6:21 pm

stidgmere

Very, well. One for Molly, one for Nef, one for Smores and Bugs are you there? I'll save one for you.

6:22 pm

MollyL

*Puts a pretty Valentine bouquet of red roses and baby's breath on Gran Mere's table*

6:23 pm

smores

Thank you stidg, I'll have whipped cream too. :)

6:23 pm

Nef

And I made PB (peanut butter) kiss cookies this AM for the PB; I hope there's some left yet.

6:24 pm

stidgmere

We are all prettied up. Peanut butter cookies make me want to wind up in the pb very much. Oh good. I'm there.

6:24 pm

Nef

No toppings on mine please. I like my pumpkin pie "nekked" (as my daughter would say)

6:25 pm

periwinkle

hi all, need help with my last two words pls. the sa6/18 and the sa5/20 after it

6:26 pm

stidgmere

Okay nef. Scraping the whipped cream off. Piece looking like a bad plaster job. Cutting a fresh piece for Nef. Murphy getting the rejected piece.

6:26 pm

stidgmere

don't have any s words, peri.

6:27 pm

smores

hi peri, sorry don't have them either....looking

6:27 pm

Nef

sorry, peri, I don't have that one either (but am looking)

6:28 pm

Nef

thank you stidg!

6:29 pm

stidgmere

yw nef.

6:29 pm

Nef

peri, is there a sa 5/20? I can't see it on Likety

6:29 pm

periwinkle

meant sa5/10 sorry

6:29 pm

periwinkle

and FW

6:29 pm

Nef

(sorry, my spelling is bad tonight)

6:30 pm

MollyL

sa6/18 is alike a group of mentally healthy people

6:30 pm

periwinkle

going to play WwF bye for now

6:30 pm

MollyL

But I guess she got them so never mind.

6:30 pm

Nef

TY, Molly

6:30 pm

smores

WTG peri...once again you found it before it was clued..lol

6:31 pm

MollyL

Oh glad it helped you Nef. Peri just whooshed in here, found her words, and whooshed out.

6:31 pm

smores

Yes she did :)

6:31 pm

smores

and thank you

6:33 pm

smores

found the sa5/10 too :)

6:34 pm

MollyL

Oh and Smores, thanks for your icon not being a "you know what". (Can't talk about them anymore, people get huffy)

6:35 pm

smores

:) yw

6:36 pm

smores

It's a pic of my dog, she is 13 today.

6:36 pm

MollyL

Did you watch Touch yet?

6:36 pm

smores

No, not yet, I did get to watch Bones though.

6:37 pm

smores

You said it was a 2hours special, right?

6:40 pm

MollyL

Yes, Touch is two hours. Not really a special, they just aired two episodes in one night to kick it off.

6:40 pm

MollyL

Bones was okay. I'm still waiting for Pilant to come back and take Christine. Probably be the season finale.

6:41 pm

smores

Hopefully I will be able to watch it tomorrow

6:41 pm

smores

Yes, I have been thinking the same thing.

6:42 pm

stidmama

Is Mother still in the room? I am about to leave school and wondered if she needs me to stop by a store for her on the way home.

6:43 pm

stidmama

*waves at happy babblers*

6:43 pm

smores

<---waves back to stid :)

6:45 pm

smores

BRB....dog needs out, too much "cake" lol

6:48 pm

stidmama

:-) guess Mother's busy. I'll call her later... have a lovely evening, all! *poof*

6:48 pm

smores

You as well stid...bye :)

6:49 pm

smores

grr...craving coffee but it's too late

6:50 pm

MollyL

Time to hit the whiskey then.

6:50 pm

smores

:) many years too late for that one.

6:52 pm

Nef

oh darn. I missed stid. I went to the bathroom then took out the trash and recycling. I took too long I guess

6:53 pm

MollyL

Nef, you need to lose the jargon of one who is "always available". You didn't "take too long" you just weren't here when she was here. It all starts with the way you think. : D

6:54 pm

Nef

okay, Molly. I'll work at it. But I did want to ask if school is going better....

6:58 pm

mamabook3

stats for the 8's & 9 please?

7:00 pm

Nef

ho 8/50 X 2; th 8/65; to 9 102

7:01 pm

Nef

BBL; DH fixed supper for us! (YAY!)

7:02 pm

Tanja

th

7:02 pm

MollyL

Hooray! The caretaker is cared for!

7:02 pm

smores

Bye for now Nef...enjoy your dinner :)

7:05 pm

smores

I think I'm done for the evening, leftovers put away, laundry finished, dog and cats taken care of, kids settled in watching a movie.

7:05 pm

uusue2

hi all!

7:05 pm

smores

Looks like my chill time came early :)

7:05 pm

smores

Hi Sue :)

7:06 pm

uusue2

hi smores!

7:06 pm

smores

How are you and frank doing?

7:06 pm

uusue2

cute pup, smores!

7:07 pm

uusue2

we are ok, smores, he has his pump on until tomorrow and that is always hard on him

7:08 pm

smores

You saw my dog? It's still showing the panda on my screen.

7:08 pm

uusue2

I had to refresh (since I was seeing my icon from yesterday) and when I did I see your dog.

7:09 pm

smores

Cool, I have refreshed a few times but still not showing here.

7:09 pm

smores

It's her birthday today, she is 13

7:10 pm

uusue2

how sweet!

7:10 pm

smores

So I have 3 teenage girls in the house now...lol

7:10 pm

uusue2

cute :-)

7:11 pm

smores

I thought this was the week Frank had the pump, I recall last week you saying it was his week off.

7:11 pm

smores

Bet he's looking forward to tomorrow.

7:12 pm

uusue2

he is indeed. It is a constant reminder of his condition; without it he can forget for a while.

7:14 pm

smores

So is he feeling well enough on his off weeks to forget? That is wonderful.

7:14 pm

uusue2

for the most part he feels ok; his worst side effect from the chemo now is really dry skin.

7:16 pm

smores

Have they given him a special lotion or cream? Make sure he takes care of that, I've heard that can cause infection.

7:16 pm

uusue2

Enable is not up on foods, I see; yesterday it wouldn't take bento and today it won't take seitan. Sigh.

7:16 pm

MollyL

Those are foods? Never heard of either of them.

7:16 pm

uusue2

yes, he has some medicated lotion for the rash, and then he uses regular lotion on the rest.

7:16 pm

smores

:)

7:17 pm

uusue2

a bento box is a Japanese lunch; seitan is wheat gluten, often used as a meat substitute by vegetarians (who don't have celiac disease)

7:18 pm

uusue2

I can get them both here in DeKalb; I figure they can't be all that weird

7:18 pm

MollyL

Oh okay, just your average run of the mill foods then.
: P

7:18 pm

smores

I had heard of seitan, didn't know what bento was.

7:19 pm

rururocks

there are a few players here who are bento....

7:20 pm

smores

So bento isn't actually food, it is what they put thier food in?

7:20 pm

smores

harhar ruru

7:20 pm

uusue2

yes, I misspoke a bit earlier

7:21 pm

smores

That's okay, I learned something new :)

7:21 pm

MollyL

Bet the kid who shows up at school with seitan and tofu in his bento gets beat up on the playground.

7:21 pm

smores

lol

7:21 pm

uusue2

haha :-)

7:22 pm

uusue2

although there is a sizable Japanese community in the northwest Chicago suburbs, might not be so strange there

7:25 pm

rururocks

<---avoids making PIC comment

7:27 pm

smores

wow ruru, I'm shocked :)

7:28 pm

rururocks

shocked that I showed restraint?

7:29 pm

smores

yep :)

7:31 pm

rururocks

well.... don't get used to it... :D

7:32 pm

smores

lol...I wouldn't

7:35 pm

smores

looking for sc5 is making me cu4

7:35 pm

Lizlin

Hi all - lovely dog smores :)

7:36 pm

rururocks

me too

7:36 pm

rururocks

I can't find that sc

7:36 pm

rururocks

either

7:36 pm

Lizlin

Are you up for clues or not yet?

7:36 pm

smores

Hi Liz..thanks...she has been properly spoiled today:)

7:36 pm

smores

not yet for me

7:37 pm

MollyL

Kind of like Yiddish get rid of whiskers?

7:37 pm

Lizlin

Glad that she's been spoilt - as if she isn't all the time!!!

7:37 pm

MollyL

Sorry, didn't see the not yet to clues.

7:37 pm

Lizlin

LOL Molly :)

7:37 pm

rururocks

thanks molly

7:38 pm

rururocks

it was a close one

7:38 pm

MollyL

But you stubbled along until you found it.

7:39 pm

Lizlin

I love this humour!

7:39 pm

rururocks

I beardly found it

7:39 pm

Lizlin

Cutting edge!

7:39 pm

MollyL

I find it absolutely charming of Liz to ask if clues are needed instead of just blurting them out. : D

7:40 pm

Lizlin

So "Englishly" polite!!!

7:40 pm

rururocks

yeah.. too bad you didn't read that before huh? :D

7:43 pm

smores

lol...thanks Molly, I had closed chat.

7:44 pm

smores

kept trying schit :)

7:44 pm

uusue2

pretty funny, smores :-)

7:44 pm

Lizlin

:)

7:45 pm

wvteach

good evening all

7:45 pm

rururocks

you can't have schit unless you have schwiped

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Hi wvt :)

7:45 pm

uusue2

hi wv!

7:45 pm

uusue2

and liz and ruru :-)

7:45 pm

MollyL

I know Ru, I am the Babble Bad Seed. I ruin everything.
: P

7:45 pm

rururocks

hi WV and sue

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Hi Sue :)

7:46 pm

uusue2

and Molly :-)

7:46 pm

smores

schit schower and sc5

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

hey thats no fair. . .i want to be the bad seed

7:46 pm

Lizlin

Bad a** chick!!!

7:46 pm

Lizlin

Hi jmc :)

7:46 pm

uusue2

hi jmc!

7:46 pm

smores

lol...jmc

7:46 pm

stidgmere

Hi y'all. Fixing dinner and waiting while the pasta pot boils.

7:47 pm

MollyL

I'll share JMC. But you have to bear the brunt of the pious.

7:47 pm

HarryHood

hi! ugh what a grid!

7:47 pm

Lizlin

Hi stidg :)

7:47 pm

rururocks

*chokes*

7:47 pm

smores

LMAO...have you looked at the def. for sc5, check out the origin :)

7:47 pm

MollyL

Hey Latex!

7:48 pm

HarryHood

I've been called worse

7:48 pm

uusue2

hi harry! and gmere!

7:48 pm

MollyL

Ask all my Jewish friends, I'm a wannabe Jew. : D

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

hell i bear the brunt of the pious all the time hanging out with peace people! they drive me nuts

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

*pats ru on the back*

7:49 pm

rururocks

*chokes*

7:49 pm

rururocks

HAAAAAAAAAAAACK

7:49 pm

MollyL

*Gives Ru the heimlich*

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

*thwacks ru on the back*

7:49 pm

Lizlin

You're always welcome Molly but I've never heard that word before!

7:49 pm

stidgmere

Hi liz and uu. and all. Good to see you keeping the chog steady. We have jmc and molly working to be the best baddies. Oxymoron.

7:49 pm

rururocks

shouldn't that be schwacked?

7:49 pm

rururocks

shouldn't that be schwacked?

7:49 pm

Lizlin

LOL :)

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

i am not jewish

7:50 pm

rururocks

<---feels like chopped liver right now

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

i am a shickza (forgive spelling)

7:50 pm

MollyL

Schwick, schwack, schlamazel.

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

schicksa?

7:51 pm

Lizlin

schlemiel too?

7:51 pm

MollyL

Shiksa

7:51 pm

smores

lol

7:51 pm

Lizlin

better spelling 2nd time mmc!

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

nope nope i deny being a schlemiel

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

shiksa!

7:52 pm

smores

the origin is what cracked me up, look at the Yiddish spelling

7:52 pm

rururocks

oy

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

*dances horah*

7:53 pm

MollyL

Oh lovely, sorrel and chopped egg. We can add that to the kid's bento box.

7:53 pm

Lizlin

So we'll know what to look for in a grid full of "H"

7:54 pm

MollyL

*Waits for JMC to start slamming Jack and singing Hava Nagila*

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

no its a calm night with a bottle of shiraz

7:54 pm

smores

:)

7:55 pm

MollyL

Well, you deserve it. You wore yourself out last night.

7:55 pm

HarryHood

missing the lone A for nbt. any clues?

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

me?

7:55 pm

LuwandaHL

Helloa everyone!

7:55 pm

rururocks

Having a glass of Chardonnay here.

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

ae5/12

7:56 pm

MollyL

Singing.

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi luwanda

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

haha

7:56 pm

smores

Hi Luwanda :)

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

i am waiting for my group to get on skype so we can work on our project

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

yellow tail reserve. . .

7:57 pm

MollyL

*Wonders if she should cut and past a link to an article about alcoholism*

7:57 pm

smores

BBL...girls want me to come watch Beauty with them.

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

nah i read all that already molls

7:57 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening :)

7:57 pm

Lizlin

Also off to work in the garden. BBL!

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

bye smores

7:57 pm

MollyL

Very good, carry on then.

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

bye liz

7:58 pm

HarryHood

not getting the ae5

7:59 pm

rururocks

don't bother.. I'm a professional

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

for those who are interested the is an attempt to send sandyhook 1million hearts today www.sandyhookpromise.org

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

ae+not the FBI

8:00 pm

HarryHood

ty jmc

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

yw

8:01 pm

rururocks

aesecretservice

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

which reminds me i just came back from watching Argo with my sister. . . . good film. . . .gripping

8:01 pm

HarryHood

halfway!

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

wtg harry

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

does the Y do anything?

8:03 pm

MollyL

Bless everyone's hearts, but Sandy Hook is so overwhelmed with all the good will. What does one town do with 60,000 teddy bears?

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

the virtual hearts take up less space

8:04 pm

MollyL

The Y is in some words

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

ah well it is in ar4/7 isn't it

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

bbl my group is online

8:11 pm

syb215

na6....not the indian

8:11 pm

MollyL

Plural of the na5 before it.

8:11 pm

MollyL

If you can dig that.

8:11 pm

syb215

wow

8:11 pm

syb215

thx

8:14 pm

syb215

ec6

8:15 pm

MollyL

es6 is es + a word that means scorch or burn. There is no ec6.

8:16 pm

syb215

sorry...ec4/6

8:17 pm

MollyL

ec + you and I are **

8:18 pm

syb215

ty

8:20 pm

rururocks

ecwe

8:20 pm

rururocks

...damn....

8:22 pm

rururocks

ecthem

8:22 pm

rururocks

damn....

8:22 pm

syb215

ra5

8:24 pm

syb215

i have the ra4 and pl

8:25 pm

lynxxx

ra5 like the black bird that means death etc - change last vwl

8:25 pm

rururocks

ra 5 is a cross between edgar allen poe and wine

8:25 pm

MollyL

: D Good clue Ru

8:27 pm

rururocks

*bows lowly*

8:27 pm

syb215

excellent clue

8:33 pm

syb215

kh

8:36 pm

rururocks

hmm

8:37 pm

rururocks

hard to clue that one

8:37 pm

rururocks

kh .. sounds like an abode

8:38 pm

MollyL

People have been using kh + meditation chant to clue it, but the meditation chant doesn't really sound like that.

8:38 pm

lynxxx

kh5 Khart*** is the capital of Sudan, same end

8:40 pm

syb215

finally....been trying to get that all day\

8:42 pm

MollyL

Well Syb, it's tough going when you are expected to know a monetary unit of Mauritania, 5 of which equal 1 ouguiya.

8:45 pm

syb215

oa5

8:46 pm

syb215

I am down to 41 and getting very frustrated..thanks for all the help

8:46 pm

Lizlin

Oa 5 Watering holes int he desert!

8:50 pm

Nef

Hi again.

8:50 pm

Lizlin

Hi Nef :)

8:53 pm

Nef

syb; do you know about Lickety's Babble Clues yet?

8:53 pm

Nef

and more words.com?

8:54 pm

Nef

they really help when the going gets nasty.

8:55 pm

Lizlin

Would be nowhere near completing this grid without morewords! Tough grid for me!

8:55 pm

Nef

hi Lizlin

8:55 pm

Lizlin

Did say hi earlier Nef but guess you were deep in grid!

8:55 pm

Shirlockc

sc5 anyone?

8:56 pm

Nef

very tough grid for me too.

8:56 pm

o-o

sc + to ***e and to hold from this day ...

8:56 pm

Nef

no, Liz; I forgot and left it up while I had supper with DH (he cooked -- even if it was from the freezer and pre-made

8:57 pm

Shirlockc

thx br

8:57 pm

jmcnrick

back

8:57 pm

Lizlin

Still nice to be cooked for!

8:57 pm

Lizlin

Hi again jmc :)

8:58 pm

Nef

hey, BR; how are you doing these days? Surviving the Antarctic weather?

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

blech

8:59 pm

Nef

hi jmc; is that blech a comment about the weather or the grid?

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

both plus the fact that i have been sneezing all day

8:59 pm

o-o

The weather may be challenging but I am doing fault work in plate tectonics

9:00 pm

Nef

jmc; don't get sick!

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

i think it is allergies. . .

9:01 pm

Nef

really, BR? related to the fracking or???

9:01 pm

o-o

Being alive is the source of all allergies

9:02 pm

Nef

LOL!

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

well i guess dying cured my hubby's allergies then

9:02 pm

o-o

Looking at the results of plates colliding

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

earthquakes?

9:03 pm

o-o

are you cognizant of any allergy complaints since his untimely demise?

9:03 pm

Nef

I seriously wonder about the effect of fraking on plate tectonics myself.

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

he hasn't complained. . . .

9:04 pm

Wyrd

interesting topic since i live on the west coast of the us

9:05 pm

o-o

san andreas is very active

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

hi wyrd

9:05 pm

invictus

Fracking is terrible.

9:06 pm

Wyrd

i just wanna know how close i am to the bubbling pile of underground lava

9:06 pm

Nef

The science channel is talking about the San Andreas fault right now

9:06 pm

Wyrd

hi jmc :)

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi invictus

9:06 pm

Wyrd

i watch the earthquakes every day

9:07 pm

invictus

hello

9:07 pm

Nef

and they do happen just about every day there too, don't they?

9:07 pm

Wyrd

i think in cali they do, but not in oregon

9:08 pm

o-o

Around 300 million years ago, the landmass of the Earth comprised of one supercontinent, Pangea. Because of tectonic forces pulling and pushing, Pangea broke up into smaller pieces and drifted away and formed what is now the present configuration of the Earth. From Pangea to what is now the seven continents of the Earth, there have been several upheavals. The continents drifted away, crashed into each other and some joined together.

9:08 pm

Wyrd

they had them in nevada all day yesterday or the day before

9:08 pm

Nef

invictus, I totally agree with you about the fracking. Yet I have relatives that are thrilled with it because it's "helping the economy!"

9:08 pm

welki

*comes in singing - the world is a mass of incandescent gasssssss*

9:08 pm

uusue2

hi again all!

9:08 pm

invictus

At the cost of millions of people's health and the future of our planet.

9:08 pm

Wyrd

too bad they export much of that oil, along with our food

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

nice welki

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

hi uu

9:09 pm

Nef

hi sue and welki.

9:09 pm

welki

hi :)

9:09 pm

Wyrd

i wonder if i live on western or eastern pangea

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

well we have to pay for our computers and cell phones someway

9:11 pm

o-o

I live in North Dakota and fracking is a regular occurrence .... my congressional delegation understands where their campaign funds come from ... despite the seemingly disastrous environmental consequences

9:11 pm

welki

alberta has over 170,000 fracking wells - there are only about 175,000 in all of canada. it's a mess.

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

that is part of why i got interested in campaign finance reform BR

9:12 pm

invictus

There are beginning to be earthquakes here in TX due to fracking.

9:12 pm

Nef

and there are earthquakes in Ohio too from fracking.

9:13 pm

Nef

That is in the middle of a tectonic plate!

9:13 pm

o-o

Pangea: http://tinyurl.com/b8f3wqs

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

Between 1847 and 1994 there were more than 110 recorded earthquakes of magnitude three or greater in Texas.

9:13 pm

rururocks

...sounds like the country is fracking their brains out

9:13 pm

welki

earthquakes, contamination from fracking fluids - money, money, money

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

if it were only brains ru!

9:14 pm

welki

hi ru

9:14 pm

rururocks

hi welki

9:14 pm

invictus

I actually felt an earthquake a few months ago. I thought I was just dizzy or losing my mind until I saw it later that day on the news!

9:14 pm

Nef

hi ruru

9:15 pm

rururocks

heya nef

9:15 pm

uusue2

we had one here in northern Illinois a couple of years ago, didn't have anything to do with fracking, though

9:16 pm

rururocks

we don't need to frack in california to have earthquakes

9:16 pm

Nef

BR; I remember being in 3rd or 4th grade and my aunt was going to night school for her Masters degree (80 miles away) and she cut up a map to show us kids how the different land masses fit together.

9:16 pm

welki

and there i am again, reminded of another song, "i feel the earth move under my feet..." happy 71st birthday, carole king!

9:16 pm

invictus

They are crazy about oil here. I live right down the street from the site of the Lucas Gusher.

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

good god carol king cannot be 71! i reject that it would mean i was old

9:18 pm

Nef

me too, jmc!

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

invictus have you ever gone to the babe ditrick zacharias museum on 10?

9:18 pm

welki

it would mean that we are finely matured

9:18 pm

sandyloo

Carol King did a concert here in Margaret River West Australia only last weekend and she sure didn't look 71

9:18 pm

invictus

I went to that museum every single year of elementary school!

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

i keep wanting to go there but they close at 5 pm and I am always late

9:18 pm

welki

lemme check - i'm sure that's what i heard *googling*

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

hi sandy

9:19 pm

welki

february 9, 1942 - so yes,, 71

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

dang!

9:19 pm

sandyloo

hi jm long time no see

9:19 pm

o-o

Atlantis (in Greek, á¼ˆÏ„Î»Î±Î½Ï„á½¶Ï‚ Î½á¿†ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚, "island of Atlas") is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC. According to Plato, Atlantis was a naval power lying "in front of the Pillars of Hercules" that conquered many parts of Western Europe and Africa 9,000 years before the time of Solon, or approximately 9600 BC. After a failed attempt to invade Athens, Atlantis sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune"

9:20 pm

welki

i watched a program on tv - she performed with james taylor. was greaaaat!

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

how is the building coming sandy?

9:20 pm

invictus

That isn't one of the best parts of town. There was at least one drive-by shooting DURING a high school football game at Babe Zaharias Stadium.

9:21 pm

smores

Hello again :)

9:21 pm

sandyloo

ok jm, we have moved since I was last on here, and at the moment we have put down the sand pads for two chalets and our shed- LOL- we are sort of up market camping at the moment

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi smores

9:21 pm

o-o

Tectonics gives a different perspective to what one has on his/her plate

9:22 pm

welki

opa!

9:22 pm

smores

Beauty and the Beast is over, girls are in bed, time to finish :)

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

*smashes a plate*

9:22 pm

welki

:)

9:23 pm

smores

aww schit :)

9:23 pm

sandyloo

how about a clue for the tu7 please

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

tsk tsk language smores!

9:24 pm

smores

:)

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

sorry sandy i don't have it yet

9:24 pm

o-o

tu + not active but pa****

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

ty BR

9:25 pm

sandyloo

ty bab and hi

9:26 pm

o-o

Hello

9:26 pm

welki

g'night folks

9:26 pm

smores

Good night welki :)

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

bye welki. . .keep me posted

9:26 pm

o-o

May the sandman be kind, welki

9:26 pm

sandyloo

goodnite

9:27 pm

welki

(haha - she's eating pineapple, indian food, taking herbs, seeing an acupuncurist - should be soon!)

9:27 pm

welki

thanks, BR - g'night sandy, jmc

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

a good tup often helps

9:28 pm

Dorens

hey there.. no baby yet welki?

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

hi dorens

9:28 pm

Dorens

hi j

9:28 pm

Nef

what's going on with Welki (or ???)

9:29 pm

welki

uhm - let them figure out that a good roll in the hay may help - that's not my department :)

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha

9:29 pm

welki

LOL - just a few minutes more

9:29 pm

Nef

aah! Sending new baby vibes to whomever, welki! :-)

9:30 pm

welki

nef, my daughter is due on the 22nd - has gone into premature labour twice already, but now the baby's a good size (a BRUISER! 8.5 estimated pounds) and his/her arrival is expected any time

9:31 pm

Nef

Oh! Is it her first?

9:31 pm

welki

second

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

8.5 is a bruiser. . .

9:31 pm

Dorens

i've learned they come when they're ready. I had one three weeks late (and he was conceived using basal temperature chart, so I knew when he was really due

9:31 pm

invictus

I always went into labor the morning after eating at Outback Steakhouse.

9:31 pm

Nef

LOL!

9:31 pm

MollyL

I know, should we tell?

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

sure

9:32 pm

welki

you're right, dorens - when they're good and ready

9:32 pm

Nef

Our son was conceived the same way, Dorens. He was 9# 12 oz. and 5 hours late!

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

the boy was 12 lbs and a month late

9:33 pm

Dorens

5 hours late??/ how can that be late, net? sounds like you timed that one right.

9:33 pm

smores

lol....when I was pregnant with my 1st an elder neighbor whom I didn't know very well as we had just moved, told me if I wanted to induce labor " .. sex is both the cause and cure for pregnancy"

9:33 pm

invictus

My daughter was 5 lbs 10 oz 5 weeks early and my son, 8 lbs 3 oz 3 weeks early.

9:33 pm

MollyL

<--Mother of 9, 10 and 11 pound boys

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

that was what i said earlier smores

9:34 pm

welki

12 pounds, jmc!!!???!???!? holy mackaloney!

9:34 pm

HarryHood

yow

9:34 pm

Dorens

both my boys were 8.3, daughter was 8.4- that was plenty big for me

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

molls and i make a complete set

9:34 pm

HarryHood

we had a 10.5 lb boy, but 12 is .... big

9:35 pm

Dorens

set of what, j?

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

worth two of them. . .

9:35 pm

invictus

Yeah, my son was a shoulder dystocia. I couldn't have had a bigger baby!

9:35 pm

HarryHood

ih5?

9:35 pm

smores

Wow jmc

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

boys. . . 9, 10, 11, and 12 lbs each

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

ih+male sheep

9:35 pm

HarryHood

ty jmc. DONE

9:36 pm

MollyL

Do I hear 13? Anyone? 13? Anyone?

9:36 pm

Nef

Dorens; my bag of waters broke 3 days earlier and where I was hospitalized they wanted him born earlier than he was. I was induced, drugged, etc. but he was born 5 AM on June 7th; (due on the 6th).

9:36 pm

Dorens

i love this game.. you ask for ih 5 and I know exactly what that is without even looking at the grid. been playaing too long

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

i heard that sammy davis jr was 13 . . . .

9:37 pm

MollyL

Nef they let you go THREE DAYS after your water broke?

9:37 pm

welki

okay - now it's time to say g'night. g'night. :)

9:37 pm

Dorens

g'night welki

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

g'night welki

9:37 pm

Dorens

glad it all worked out well nef

9:37 pm

Nef

niters welki!

9:38 pm

smores

WTG Harry :)

9:38 pm

Nef

Molly, they really tried to get him born before that; but they also thought he was only going to be a little less than 8 lb.

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo harry! and yw

9:39 pm

Nef

YAY, Harry!!! WTG!!!

9:40 pm

HarryHood

gnight!

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

well all this birthin' babies gots me tired. . . i is agoin' to bed to read.

9:40 pm

smores

Night Harry :)

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

57 left and bye all

9:40 pm

Dorens

i don't know nothin' bout birthin' no babies

9:40 pm

smores

:) night jmc

9:40 pm

Nef

good night Harry and jmc

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

haha i knew someone would catch on ty dorens

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

9:42 pm

Nef

LOL! Dorens, I used to say that before I got the job as director of the prenatal program in the pregnancy resource center I've been working in for the past 4 years. But I'm a quick learner and worked with some great people who taught me a lot

9:43 pm

MollyL

So Nef, they weren't worried about infection?

9:44 pm

Nef

they were. They drugged me up with IV antibiotics. My delivery was mis-managed; but luckily, we survived in spite of them

9:45 pm

Nef

Of course, my son was born with collapsed lungs and had to spend his first 5 days in NICU (he looked like a whale compared to all the premies there!

9:46 pm

MollyL

Glad it had a happy outcome. I know hospitals won't let a woman go longer than 24 hours. Midwives will sometimes let labor go on longer if there are no signs of fetal distress.

9:48 pm

Nef

this was a teaching hospital and I was their guinea pig. They wouldn't listen to me or my DH. We had no say in any of it re: what we wanted. Never again! We moved out of that city and I refuse to go near there ever again

9:49 pm

MollyL

Poor baby, that is usually a premature baby's problem.

9:49 pm

MollyL

Can't say I blame you for that. Sounds terrible.

9:52 pm

Nef

Sometimes I feel like that Joe Btfsplk character from Lil Abner....

9:53 pm

Nef

But I've survived anyway! :-D

9:54 pm

MollyL

No!! No dark rain clouds over your head!

9:54 pm

Nef

Not any more (I hope) :-)

9:55 pm

gapeach

Dorens, I remember that line from "Gone With the Wind". The lady that played Prissy lived here in Augusta. She died several years ago when the little house whe was living in caught fire. I can't remember her name right now though.

9:55 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ih5-14? Thanks

9:56 pm

Nef

Butterfly McQueen?

9:56 pm

torgone

Butterfly McQueen ..

9:56 pm

Nef

ih + male sheep, peach

9:56 pm

gapeach

Yes, tor, thanks.

9:56 pm

gapeach

And Nef also.

9:56 pm

gapeach

inram

9:57 pm

Nef

not a word, peach; but close! ;-)

9:57 pm

gapeach

SORRY, I'm doing it again.

9:58 pm

Nef

don't worry, I was putting real words in chog this AM

9:59 pm

gapeach

Thanks, nef.\

10:02 pm

Nef

11 left. I should shut up and finish this grid (and my laundry too)

10:05 pm

smores

hi again, 11 left for me too :)

10:12 pm

smores

FW!!!

10:13 pm

gapeach

Congrats, smores!!!!!

10:18 pm

Nef

YAY, smores!!! WTG!!

10:19 pm

smores

ty :)

10:19 pm

smores

any clues wanted before I head off to bed?

10:20 pm

Nef

no, thank you smores. I'm going to finish soon if the cat doesn't puke again. :-/

10:22 pm

gapeach

vi7-40 please....thanks

10:22 pm

Nef

that's what I'm working on too, peaches.

10:23 pm

gapeach

Great minds, Nef....

10:23 pm

smores

same start as the vi4 and 5 ends with rear end

10:24 pm

smores

+a vowel

10:24 pm

smores

lol...sorry hit enter instead of shift

10:24 pm

Nef

LOL! I just got that too! :-)

10:25 pm

smores

:)

10:25 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, smores

10:25 pm

smores

ugh Nef...sick cat?

10:26 pm

smores

yqw peach :)

10:28 pm

gapeach

Need to make a phone call......bbl.

10:28 pm

Nef

All of a sudden, smores. She was here under my chair begging for attention; then suddenly howling like a baby and took off for the basement. She threw up on the way down.... :-( DH couldn't "figure out how to clean it up!

10:28 pm

smores

Good night peach :)

10:29 pm

smores

ewww...possible just hair ball?

10:29 pm

Nef

no; it looked like she'd gobbled her food down too fast.

10:29 pm

smores

sometimes my long haired cat will have trouble with one and throw up...disgusting

10:30 pm

Nef

Firworks!

10:30 pm

smores

WTG!!! :)

10:30 pm

smores

well I am off to bed, good luck with the cat :)

10:31 pm

Nef

I don't "DO" vomit. Never could handle it (even though I'm a nurse!). It's always been DH's job because he can't stand my retching.

10:32 pm

Nef

(I used to tell my patients in the hospital that if they felt sick, let me know because I had drugs for that. I also told them I'd vomit if they did!

10:32 pm

Nef

niters, smores.

10:33 pm

smores

yea, I don't do well with it either, got over it some when I had kids of course...lol

10:33 pm

smores

night :)

10:34 pm

Nef

take care!

10:35 pm

Nef

Okay, does anyone else need any clues? I'll be leaving soon.....

10:39 pm

MLFAN17

can someone clue the vi 7 again please?

10:41 pm

grannyrose

mlf, vi7, grape ***e + donkey + vowel

10:42 pm

MLFAN17

ty granny

10:43 pm

MLFAN17

now i have my usual 66 but already had nbt and nbs

10:47 pm

MLFAN17

i have HO 4/5 5/14 6/24 8/50x2 what am i missing?

10:49 pm

MLFAN17

hello?

10:54 pm

torgone

A pl.

11:33 pm

sandyloo

ho5/12?

11:33 pm

rururocks

muchas casa

11:34 pm

rururocks

casas

11:34 pm

grannyrose

back....hubby just decided rather rapidly to go shopping. had to go with him....he never gets the right brand.

11:34 pm

grannyrose

hey ruru, sandy

11:35 pm

rururocks

*waves to granny* *ms tazmania*

11:35 pm

grannyrose

*giggle* got it in one, mate. what a holiday! now i need a holiday to recover.lol

11:37 pm

grannyrose

btw, were you here yesterday when i was talking about the magpie?

11:40 pm

rururocks

nope.. missed it

11:41 pm

ursh

sc5/20 please

11:42 pm

grannyrose

will send you sound file via email

11:42 pm

rururocks

a jewish shave ursh

11:42 pm

ursh

tx ruru

11:42 pm

rururocks

it is actually yiddish soup

11:43 pm

rururocks

sorrel (cold) with stuff

11:44 pm

rururocks

<---got my Yid on

11:45 pm

grannyrose

ruru, have sent email, will be a couple of minutes before you get it.

11:56 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:57 pm

grannyrose

hey nan

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