12:00 am
flosey
flip and a good size for a busy day
12:01 am
VolleymomDee
flip; hi jili; flosey
12:01 am
dart001
flip hi volley all
12:01 am
jillibus
hideehi
12:01 am
VolleymomDee
hi dart
12:01 am
jillibus
hi dart
12:01 am
dart001
hi jilli
12:02 am
knutmeg
Hello all!
12:02 am
jillibus
hi knut
12:02 am
jillibus
hello 2-toed slith
12:02 am
cybernan
hello :)
12:03 am
jillibus
*sloth, that is
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
hi knut, nan
12:03 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:03 am
flosey
thanks Lickety
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
ty lickety
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
no 6
12:04 am
knutmeg
Thank you, Lickety!
12:04 am
MLFAN17
5/7 correction
12:05 am
jillibus
ty Lickety
12:06 am
MLFAN17
does anyone have stats on the E 2nd column?
12:06 am
gapeach
Thanks much, Lickety.
12:06 am
flosey
em4 for one mlf
12:06 am
VolleymomDee
em 4
12:07 am
VolleymomDee
wtg dart
12:07 am
MLFAN17
and flosey
12:09 am
knutmeg
Does anyone have the G yet?
12:10 am
knutmeg
Ah, there it is! Thanks tor and dart!
12:10 am
MLFAN17
does anyone have stats for the 2nd P?
12:11 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:11 am
knutmeg
the py6 comes off that one
12:11 am
VolleymomDee
da 6 x 2
12:11 am
MLFAN17
got ti ty
12:12 am
VolleymomDee
ma 6
12:13 am
VolleymomDee
help with the e in the 4th col please
12:16 am
VolleymomDee
ty vm knut nbt... still not seeing the mo 8 :(
12:17 am
VolleymomDee
found it nbt and nbs
12:17 am
knutmeg
yw! not seeing the mo8, either. still looking ;)
12:18 am
VolleymomDee
start with pennies / cash beginning knut
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
ty diz
12:21 am
rururocks
not seeing the mo8
12:21 am
cybernan
not seeing the mo7 nor the 8
12:21 am
knutmeg
holy cats, I found it! I was using the wrong cash beginning direction, need to go north, not south.
12:22 am
VolleymomDee
mo 7/40 _ _ _ _ Lisa + not alkaline
12:22 am
VolleymomDee
wtg knut
12:22 am
rururocks
got it
12:22 am
rururocks
got it
12:22 am
rururocks
someone who beautifies money
12:22 am
cybernan
ty dee ... nbt, nbs
12:22 am
VolleymomDee
wtg
12:23 am
VolleymomDee
hi ru
12:23 am
rururocks
hi dee.. *waves to dart*
12:23 am
jillibus
ty dee for mo7
12:23 am
knutmeg
and that was nbs for me, now to dig in
12:23 am
knutmeg
thanks, Dee!
12:24 am
Dachef
2x mo 7's. Just juggle the last 4 letters around.
12:25 am
VolleymomDee
ty dach
12:25 am
dart001
3 7's are anagrams of each other
12:25 am
VolleymomDee
so 3 mo 7's, dart?
12:25 am
jillibus
ty dachef
12:25 am
dart001
didn't say that tho
12:25 am
Dachef
3 mo 7's??
12:26 am
dart001
anagrams...mix up letters...didn't say they started with same combo
12:27 am
cybernan
oh - thought I had nbt, but see I'm missing the y
12:27 am
VolleymomDee
yi 4
12:28 am
rururocks
stats on the lone middle i?
12:28 am
Roses6
need an 8 for nbt/nbs. any stats?
12:28 am
rururocks
thank you
12:29 am
VolleymomDee
da 8
12:29 am
rururocks
i knew it would cometh sooner or later
12:30 am
cybernan
ty knut
12:30 am
jillibus
ty ru for the ic
12:30 am
Dachef
Ha! Have you got it yeti?
12:31 am
VolleymomDee
ca 6/24
12:31 am
melonheadjujube
nbt
12:32 am
melonheadjujube
I got the mo7 that is a result of letters form another word wandering about—that's one way to describe an anagram.
12:33 am
ARB
I just looked at my 3 7 letter words and dart is right -- they are anagrams.
12:35 am
VolleymomDee
sure not seeing the other 7's
12:35 am
rururocks
*waves to kje*
12:35 am
VolleymomDee
pe 6
12:35 am
dizgrannie
ti 7, en 7
12:36 am
VolleymomDee
ty diz!
12:37 am
ARB
for the the last 7 letter word, think of desert wandering
12:39 am
ARB
am I being too cryptic?
12:41 am
cybernan
not seeing anything -- think it's time to crash! - night
12:41 am
VolleymomDee
en 6/27
12:41 am
jillibus
nbt in spite of watching a tense show on PBS (The Bletchley Circle)
12:41 am
VolleymomDee
the en is a new word for me
12:44 am
rururocks
i don't see the en 7
12:45 am
dart001
must be extremely tired ruru...suggest 24 hrs of total rest
12:46 am
VolleymomDee
brand new word to me... sounds like wage earned with abbrev for Iowa at the end
12:46 am
rururocks
got it.. *sticks tongue out at dart*
12:46 am
VolleymomDee
wtg
12:46 am
jillibus
is the mo8 related to the mo7 before it?
12:46 am
dart001
pierced?
12:47 am
rururocks
the only thing piercing on me is my witty nature :D
12:48 am
VolleymomDee
no, jili
12:49 am
rururocks
mo 8 a doctor of money jilli
12:51 am
jillibus
<--scratching head -- doctor of money?
12:51 am
rururocks
ending of another word for doctor
12:52 am
VolleymomDee
ends the same as Grec... urn...
12:52 am
rururocks
that's ducktor jilli :D
12:52 am
jillibus
ty dee (still puzzling)
12:53 am
VolleymomDee
mo + abbrev for northeast + Grec.... urn
12:54 am
jillibus
ty dee -- that's a word?
12:54 am
jillibus
nbt/nbs
12:54 am
rururocks
ok.. i'm not seeing anything else.. good night everyone
12:55 am
VolleymomDee
wtg jili
12:55 am
VolleymomDee
nite ru
12:55 am
dart001
ni4 ruru...24 hrs now
12:55 am
jillibus
gnight ruru and ty for trying to help
12:56 am
rururocks
aren't you older than me dart? don't you need your rest now that you're retired? :D
12:56 am
dart001
ummmm...think you got me by at least 5 or 6 yrs
12:57 am
rururocks
ah.. you just act older :D
1:00 am
dart001
just doesnt sound right with your icon up there staring at us
1:08 am
VolleymomDee
da 6 x 3
1:14 am
VolleymomDee
fireworks
1:14 am
dart001
nj volley
1:14 am
VolleymomDee
ty... tougher than I thought; was glad to have lickety at the end
1:15 am
flosey
me too, but much earlier than you
1:15 am
flosey
stilll have 47 to go
1:15 am
VolleymomDee
keep plugging :)
1:16 am
flosey
oh yes, for sure
1:16 am
VolleymomDee
well, I am off til the flip. Hugs all and sleep well!
1:16 am
dart001
ni 4 volley
1:16 am
flosey
hugs Dee, sweet sleep
1:17 am
VolleymomDee
waving!
1:19 am
jillibus
yay dee (sorry I'm late -- buried in the grid + watching news on TV)
1:22 am
jillibus
67 left and I've had it -- goodnight all...*poof
1:37 am
gapeach
Hi there, Liz.
1:37 am
flosey
hi Liz and Peach
1:38 am
Lizlin
Hi Peach and Flosey :)
1:38 am
gapeach
Hi there, flosey.
1:47 am
flosey
isn't it annoying when it takes forever to monkey a 4 letter word
1:47 am
Lizlin
LOL - that often happens to me!
1:48 am
Lizlin
Love your tanager - beautiful!
1:48 am
flosey
thanks Liz, would love to see one for real
1:51 am
Lizlin
BBL - sleep well Flosey and Peach :)
1:52 am
flosey
thanks Liz, enjoy your day
1:53 am
gapeach
Thanks Lizlin.
2:11 am
flosey
ah, just monkeyed an6, now to find en7, my last word
2:13 am
gapeach
Oh, good for you, flosey.
2:14 am
flosey
thanks peach, all but tearing hair out now
2:14 am
flosey
have been at this for almost 2 hours
2:14 am
gapeach
The grids can be trying at times.
2:14 am
Glantarell
en7 - sounds like en + a plural of a state of unconsciousness
2:15 am
Glantarell
morning all
2:15 am
flosey
hi Glant, and thanks, looking
2:17 am
gapeach
Hi Glant.
2:18 am
Glantarell
Hi peach
2:19 am
Glantarell
same ending as the ae5/12 flosey
2:21 am
Glantarell
fireflies
2:21 am
gapeach
Congrats, Glant!!!!
2:22 am
Glantarell
and off to become Mistress Matilda, trainer of child servants in Chepstow castle, for the day...
2:22 am
flosey
thanks Glant, guess I'd been everywhere else!
2:22 am
flosey
and that's FW
2:22 am
Glantarell
*poof*
2:22 am
flosey
enjoy your day Glant
2:22 am
Glantarell
well done Flosey
2:23 am
gapeach
Congrats, flosey!!!!!
2:23 am
flosey
and so to bed, up early, quick trip over to Duncan tomorrow
2:23 am
flosey
thanks Peach
2:24 am
flosey
goodnight now, enjoy the grid, hope you got that clue for en7
2:28 am
gapeach
Can't get it to plural, still looking, thanks flosey.
2:34 am
gapeach
Have it now, thanks flosey. Sweet dreams.
2:37 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for da6-24 the 1st? Thanks
2:40 am
Lindrickway
Da & first person & males is the only one I have peach
2:41 am
gapeach
Thanks much, Lindrickway.
2:41 am
Lindrickway
yvw (0:
3:17 am
jwr
peach - the other 6 is just a change of vowel
3:54 am
rubyfoo
good morning
3:58 am
puglet
good morning Ruby
3:59 am
rubyfoo
{{little pug}}
4:00 am
puglet
I dont know if its me this morn or if its the grid--just cant get into it
4:00 am
rubyfoo
I have a quick 51
4:01 am
rubyfoo
in 6 minutes
4:01 am
puglet
I only been here a short time
4:02 am
rubyfoo
but, unfortunately I rarely get beyond half
4:02 am
puglet
same here---I got 94 to go right now
4:05 am
rubyfoo
but for e, the first half is the most fun
4:07 am
puglet
thats true--plus I enjoy coming to enjoy the chat--(this morn dont seem to be too many on)
4:08 am
rubyfoo
just us pups!
4:11 am
puglet
My day is going to be spent mowing as soon as its dry enough to do so
4:11 am
rubyfoo
I planted a lot of stuff last week and then we had a horrible storm on the weekend and I don't know what survived
4:12 am
rubyfoo
the locals say wait 'til 1 May, but I was too smart for that lol
4:12 am
puglet
ahh! I hope your work wasent for nothing
4:13 am
rubyfoo
I put 12 little geraniums into the ground as well as 12 verbena and some other, taller purple plant
4:13 am
rubyfoo
If they don't die, and it even gets warm again, I'll know what happened
4:13 am
puglet
Mother nature can be quiet a nightmare sometimes
4:14 am
rubyfoo
we get very strange windstorms through this valley. They sound like freight trains and are horrid
4:15 am
puglet
here its warm a day or two then it drop very low. One day we are wearing shorts the next day winter coats--lol
4:17 am
rubyfoo
here, too
4:17 am
rubyfoo
I am very tired of this long winter
4:18 am
puglet
I think alot of us has got the spring fever! I got some flowers pushing through and I hope this cold spell dont zap the poor things
4:19 am
rubyfoo
do you know allium? I have many in one spot but last year Ruffino cut them all down as well as the iris
4:20 am
rubyfoo
I had one out of about 25-30 and no iris
4:20 am
puglet
I got lilac trees just starting to bud and Im afraid for them--I just love their smell----------no, no allium but I do have alot of iris
4:21 am
rubyfoo
my husband gave me a tiny lila a couple of years ago. It is about my height now (5 ft) and has some buds, but it is very slow-growing
4:22 am
rubyfoo
but the cherry tree has flowers and everything else looks OK
4:22 am
rubyfoo
one of the plums is mostly dead, though, but it was dying last year and didn't get any fruit
4:23 am
puglet
I got a chinese flowering cherry tree and its just covered with white flowers
4:23 am
rubyfoo
does it get fruit or is it decortive?
4:23 am
rubyfoo
decorAtive*
4:23 am
puglet
no its not a fruit tree
4:24 am
rubyfoo
we have a false peach like that; it gets covered with big pink frlowers and then, nothing happens
4:25 am
puglet
I really love the outdoors--not too good when it comes to houseplants--wish I was
4:26 am
puglet
when it comes to houseplants I would kill a plastic plant-lol
4:26 am
rubyfoo
I just love anything growing, but this is my first garden and I have a lot to learn
4:27 am
puglet
Iam sure you will be just fine
4:27 am
rubyfoo
whoops but not a word anyway
4:27 am
rubyfoo
67 left and have to make husband his lunch
4:27 am
rubyfoo
{{puglet}}
6:40 am
wvteach
good orning all
6:44 am
wvteach
hello lynxx
6:45 am
wvteach
jusy a quick look at the grid before being off to be with grandkids for the day - BBL
6:48 am
lbdawger
morning, everyone!
6:50 am
lbdawger
evening, Lynxxx
6:54 am
Anniebrook
hello everyone
6:54 am
Lizlin
Hi Annie :)
6:54 am
lbdawger
hiya Annie
6:54 am
lynxxx
hi AnnieB - lovely to see you
6:55 am
Anniebrook
There is a pear called a comice pear. Enable wont take it.
6:56 am
lynxxx
it won't take roma either - as in tomatoes
6:56 am
Anniebrook
lynxxx, I am still trying to get up enough nerve to ask Mom to use her paypal account on my behalf. I have another solution...if you have Lickety's address would you send it to me at astern@aol.com
6:56 am
Lizlin
I like comice pears! I guess it's a proper noun! Though sometimes that makes no difference!
6:56 am
Anniebrook
hi Liz and dawg
6:57 am
lynxxx
Sorry Annie - don't know his address - in fact don't even know his real surname
6:57 am
Anniebrook
Thanks, lynxxx...will look into paypal
6:58 am
lynxxx
I am sure Mom would love to do it for you - she is such a sweetheart
6:58 am
lbdawger
lickety's address is on the clues page, annie
6:58 am
Anniebrook
I know she is
6:58 am
Anniebrook
dawg, I need his actual address
6:59 am
lbdawger
oh, sorry. although you might be able to ask for it thru his email addy
7:00 am
Anniebrook
lynxxx, Mom send money in my behalf when we were collecting monies for Jellen
7:01 am
Anniebrook
dawg, I want to send him a check for the trouble he goes to for putting up the clues everyday (the same as we sent DrG)
7:01 am
lynxxx
that brings back memories - I am glad she is finding happiness again
7:02 am
ivesy3
i know his first name is mark.. mb we can find him on fb thru mrp.
7:02 am
Anniebrook
Does Jellen have a new man in her life? That would be so nice for her.
7:02 am
lynxxx
The problem with sending him a check is that it would probably cost him $15 to get it processed Annie
7:03 am
Anniebrook
Oh dear
7:03 am
lynxxx
I am not sure of their relationship Ivesy - and I feel they both like to guard their privacy so I wouldn't be pressing the point
7:03 am
Anniebrook
Let no good deed go unpunished (LOL)
7:04 am
Anniebrook
I dont think asking mrp is a good idea. I believe they are separated.
7:07 am
ivesy3
ok.. just a thought. wasnt meaning to ask mrp. i have her on fb. would never invade her privacy.but he is on fb. doesnt give any info really though
7:07 am
Anniebrook
thanks, tho, ives
7:08 am
ivesy3
mb u could send him private message on fb . annie, if u want
7:09 am
Anniebrook
I am not on FB..either I get onto paypal or ask dear Mom to do if for me. Just have to get up the nerve
7:09 am
ivesy3
ok, understand
7:10 am
Anniebrook
I still want comice
7:10 am
lbdawger
stats for the lone i?
7:11 am
Anniebrook
thanks lynxxx
7:11 am
zoozzoom
IC6/24 compound word.
7:11 am
Anniebrook
and he Cometh
7:11 am
lbdawger
kept going for the frozen time period. ty, lyn
7:11 am
lynxxx
morning Zooz
7:11 am
Anniebrook
hello zooz
7:11 am
zoozzoom
Hello :-)
7:12 am
lynxxx
TY for the time period
7:12 am
lbdawger
okay, now for the darn P's fourth row
7:12 am
zoozzoom
Annie, I gave some funds to , Lickety through paypal recently..it is a very simple process.
7:15 am
zoozzoom
Think i kiled the chog..sorry.
7:15 am
Anniebrook
zooz, I will use paypal
7:15 am
Anniebrook
no zooz, you didnt...I was getting a cup of coffee out in the kitchen
7:16 am
zoozzoom
I pay for a lot of things with paypal..so simple to use.
7:16 am
zoozzoom
No wonder my music collection is getting vast..lol
7:16 am
Anniebrook
I dont pay bill thru the Internet..It kinda scares me
7:17 am
Anniebrook
but Amazon is my best friend..I use my credit card
7:18 am
zoozzoom
Well touch wood..i have not had any truoble so far..but you are right to be concerned..there is a lot of cyber crime out there.
7:18 am
zoozzoom
Trouble*
7:19 am
lynxxx
Banks here are verty good at covering any fraud...I assume it is everywhere. Not that I have ever had any issues
7:19 am
Anniebrook
the same here,lynxxx.
7:21 am
Mom
Good morning everyone!
7:21 am
Anniebrook
((Mom)) I was just talking about you. I need to email you later.
7:21 am
zoozzoom
I have py4/8 ; py 4/7 ; py 6/27 what am i missing from the bottom P?
7:21 am
lbdawger
hi (((MOM)))
7:22 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Mom :-)
7:22 am
zoozzoom
Thank you, Lynxxx
7:22 am
Mom
(((LBD))) and (((Zooz))) good morning and good afternoon
7:23 am
Mom
((Annie)) good morning! Talking about me? Must be a slow conversation day. :-)
I look forward to your email
7:23 am
Mom
((Lynxxx)) good evening
7:25 am
zoozzoom
Got it!..thanks again.
7:30 am
zoozzoom
Got 12 more to find..saving them for later.have a great day/evening, All.
7:30 am
Mom
enjoy your day, Zoozz :-)
7:30 am
lynxxx
You too Zooz - bye
7:31 am
72 Temple Owl
hello olks
7:31 am
Mom
hello ((TO)) how are you?
7:32 am
72 Temple Owl
mom! i was just goign through emails and thought how it has been a long time since
7:32 am
72 Temple Owl
hi lyn
7:32 am
Mom
it has, hasn't it? Time is slipping away from me.
7:33 am
72 Temple Owl
i know, i feel the same. how are things?
7:34 am
lbdawger
hi TO, bye zooz
7:34 am
72 Temple Owl
hi dawg
7:35 am
Mom
everything is coming along. Sweetie went back to work last Wednesday so I am trying to play catch up with things around the house
7:35 am
72 Temple Owl
uh oh...not sick i hope?
7:35 am
Mom
How are things with you? I saw you made a big batch of cookies. :-)
7:36 am
Mom
He had back surgery on the 20th of February. Was home for 8 weeks
7:36 am
72 Temple Owl
oh my, that is a long time, i do hope it will be a sucess
7:37 am
72 Temple Owl
is annie here?
7:38 am
Mom
she was when I arrived
7:38 am
Mom
she said something about writing an email, maybe she is doing that
7:38 am
72 Temple Owl
i made cookies and need to freeze the rest before i eat them all!
7:39 am
lynxxx
home-made cookies are too moreish
7:40 am
72 Temple Owl
and i saw a recipe for chocolate cookies baked with rolos inside. but rolos are a favorite and i ate them all before i could make the cookies :/
7:40 am
Mom
<---- loves Rolos, so I never buy them
7:41 am
worzel
Goooooooooooooooood afternoon fellow Babblers xxx Would someone please tell me how many words today please? xxx
7:41 am
72 Temple Owl
i have put on a bit of weight over the past 10 months
7:41 am
Anniebrook
I was here and left for a while, hi Owl
7:41 am
72 Temple Owl
hi annie
7:42 am
lynxxx
148 Worzel
7:42 am
worzel
ty lyn xxx
7:42 am
72 Temple Owl
hello worzel
7:42 am
worzel
hellooooooooo temple xxx
7:42 am
Anniebrook
Owl, Your icon made me laugh
7:43 am
72 Temple Owl
don't rolo cookies sound good?
7:43 am
worzel
Hello Mom xxx
7:43 am
worzel
oooooo sorry
7:43 am
72 Temple Owl
ants
7:44 am
lynxxx
I saw a recipe this week for individual chocolate puddings with Rolos in them and thought how nice that would be
7:44 am
lbdawger
lol at TO's icon. 23 remaining. bbl to finish.
7:44 am
72 Temple Owl
oh my, lyn! did you hear that, mom?!
7:44 am
72 Temple Owl
later, dawg
7:45 am
worzel
how big's the longest word please? xxx
7:45 am
Anniebrook
bye dawg
7:45 am
Mom
bye bye ((LBD))
7:45 am
lynxxx
there are 2 8s Worzel
7:45 am
worzel
Why thank you lyn xxx
7:45 am
Anniebrook
Mom, glad to hear hubby is back at work. I dont know why but I thought he had returned a while ago.
7:46 am
Mom
I did see it but I am choosing to ignore it. I have to keep Rolos out of the house
7:46 am
72 Temple Owl
she had him home a long time.
7:46 am
worzel
brb coffee calling!!!
7:46 am
72 Temple Owl
ollies outlet. angel bags.
7:47 am
Anniebrook
the days are just flying by.
7:47 am
Mom
Thans Annie. Yes, it is has been a been quite a long recovery this time,
7:47 am
Mom
They are indeed.
7:47 am
Anniebrook
No wonder I havent seen you here.
7:48 am
72 Temple Owl
nor on fb
7:48 am
Anniebrook
I asked about you the other day and zooz said he saw you.
7:48 am
Mom
Yes, I have been neglecting Babble except for when I eat my breakfast
7:50 am
Mom
typing has been difficult the last 10 days. I managed to cut my ring finger of my right hand had needed 6 stitches. I didn't realize how much you use that finger to type. But the stitches come out today :-)
7:50 am
rubyfoo
hello everybody
7:50 am
72 Temple Owl
oh my! that sounds so painful!
7:50 am
Mom
((Ruby)) good afternoon
7:50 am
Anniebrook
Eeek. No more surgeries. You and your sweetie have had enough.
7:50 am
Anniebrook
((ruby)) How does your garden grow?
7:51 am
lynxxx
very very painful
7:51 am
Mom
you know it really didn't hurt like I thought it would. It throbbed though
7:51 am
Anniebrook
Then you are very bra ve
7:52 am
Mom
:-) my measuring stick is labor pains .... this was a cake walk lol
7:52 am
rubyfoo
it is nice to see you all! {{group hug}}
7:52 am
rubyfoo
ouch ouch, mom, stitches in a finger sound horrible
7:52 am
Anniebrook
funny, Mom
7:53 am
Mom
<---- is very glad she is left handed
7:53 am
72 Temple Owl
hi ruby
7:53 am
Anniebrook
I'm left handed also
7:53 am
rubyfoo
we had 4 lovely, warm spring days followed by a horrible windstorm and a temperature drop of 20 degrees
7:53 am
lynxxx
doctor tried to put a needle with a pain killer into my index finger - I am embarrassed to say I went hysterical.
7:53 am
72 Temple Owl
mom, i w
7:53 am
Uneaixoise
love and speedy healing to you, mom!
7:53 am
rubyfoo
will alla the lefties raise their hands!
7:54 am
lynxxx
hi Ruby too
7:54 am
Mom
oh Lynxxx, I could not look at the needle, I would have gone hysterical for sure
7:54 am
Uneaixoise
hey lynxxx :-)
7:54 am
rubyfoo
(sounds like a political meeting from the 30's)
7:54 am
smores
"raises left hand" and HI everyone
7:54 am
Anniebrook
*left hand in the air*
7:54 am
Mom
((Une)) thank you
7:54 am
72 Temple Owl
lol i alwyas suspected some of you were not in your right minds :D
7:54 am
Anniebrook
hi smores and Une
7:54 am
rubyfoo
mine, too, and raising husband's
7:54 am
Anniebrook
very funny, ruby
7:54 am
Mom
*left hand up*
7:55 am
lynxxx
what with all these lefties? is it a wordy thing?
7:55 am
rubyfoo
did you know that 40% of artists are left-handed and that includes Leonardo and Michelangelo?
7:55 am
Uneaixoise
my grandfather was ambidextrous -- won golf competitions with both!
7:56 am
Uneaixoise
interesting ruby
7:56 am
Mom
that is neat, Une
7:56 am
rubyfoo
in my large, extended family (9 sets of cousins, the second-born in each family was a leftie
7:56 am
Uneaixoise
back in a mo . . .
7:56 am
smores
Yes ruby, pretty high percentage
7:57 am
smores
lol...that's funny :)
7:57 am
rubyfoo
probably not statistically significant, but still.....
7:57 am
Mom
I hate to leave good company but I have ironing to do, Mad Men to watch while I iron and maybe even watch Mr. Selfridge again.
7:57 am
smores
very cool about your grandfather Une
7:57 am
Mom
((Hugs)) to all of you
7:57 am
Anniebrook
bye Mom, enjoy the ironing
7:57 am
lynxxx
ironing and MadMen - good combo - bye Mom
7:57 am
rubyfoo
When I lived alone, I used to do my i roning in front of the TV; it made it painless
7:57 am
smores
Bye Mom....enjoy your day :)
7:58 am
Mom
((Annie)) I will. I look forward to your email.
7:58 am
Mom
Ruby, that is the only way to iron.
7:58 am
Mom
bye bye Smores, I will. You too
7:58 am
rubyfoo
{{gentle hug to mom}}
7:58 am
Mom
((Ruby)) thanks
7:58 am
bichon
hi ruby, have a new foster Bichon, Ben
7:59 am
rubyfoo
in desperation,e I gave the new puppy a haircut yesterday as she was starting to look like a monster with her wet chest
7:59 am
72 Temple Owl
bye, mom
7:59 am
rubyfoo
{{bichon}} how is he getting along with M and P|?
7:59 am
Anniebrook
hi bichon
7:59 am
72 Temple Owl
ruby, the web says that handedness runs in families
8:00 am
lynxxx
bye everyone
8:00 am
smores
Hi Bichon ) that's nice....are your dogs okay with it?
8:01 am
smores
Morning TO :)
8:01 am
rubyfoo
the question of handedness has always been intereting to me. My husband, who was a brilliant student, was told he would never graduate from high school if he didn't switch to his right hand
8:01 am
Anniebrook
bye lynxxx
8:01 am
rubyfoo
{{lynxx}}
8:01 am
smores
Bye Lynxxx....enjoy your day :)
8:01 am
Anniebrook
I still remember getting hit on my left hand in school
8:02 am
bichon
Ben and M&P are still figuring that out, but it's not too bad
8:02 am
smores
I had a teacher try to make me switch...my mom put a quick stop to that :)
8:02 am
rubyfoo
I used to get yelled at in sewing class (remember sewing and home ec?)
8:03 am
smores
wow Annie, thats terrible
8:03 am
72 Temple Owl
bye lyn hi smores
8:03 am
rubyfoo
that's what the nuns did in the local parochial school. There was no hitting in PS109!
8:03 am
smores
I remember ruby...although I was the 1st in my school to take shop class instead :)
8:04 am
rubyfoo
smores: early feminist!
8:04 am
Anniebrook
there was in PS 33
8:04 am
smores
I did take sewing....but not home ec
8:04 am
72 Temple Owl
http://tinyurl.com/cdxnwkb
8:05 am
rubyfoo
my sister, who is older, used to tell stories of dumping oatmeal out the window of her home ec class
8:05 am
rubyfoo
it's probably still stuck to the side of the building
8:05 am
72 Temple Owl
at one time switching was the thing to do
8:05 am
Anniebrook
In our Home Ec, we made chocolate pudding from scratch, it was Delicious!
8:06 am
72 Temple Owl
and it is so easy!
8:06 am
rubyfoo
my wonderful vet who is in her early 50's was forced to switch as a child and still feels pangs about it, thinks it squelched her creativity
8:06 am
smores
I've heard stories of that ruby...luck my mom intervened so I wasn't forced to change
8:07 am
rubyfoo
she loves to Watch mer write
8:07 am
worzel
what do the two 8's start with please? xxx
8:07 am
rubyfoo
absolutely!
8:07 am
rubyfoo
<-- no 8's, no 7's but I'd rather see my babble friends
8:07 am
smores
not sure worzel...barely looked at the grid...lol
8:08 am
Anniebrook
what grid?
8:08 am
72 Temple Owl
there is a grid?
8:09 am
rubyfoo
picture the group of us in a 7th grade classroom; the teacher would have jumped out of the window
8:09 am
72 Temple Owl
this is the type of board where yo can look and look and all of a sudden a word jumps out at you. it's going to be a long babble day
8:09 am
MimiCat
Hi, all! Hey, I'm not only incredibly right-handed, I'm also very much right-footed...always lead with the right.
8:10 am
rubyfoo
I once lost control of an art class i was teaching (6th graders) and they started throwing styrofoam out of the windows
8:10 am
Anniebrook
ruby, what did you do?
8:10 am
rubyfoo
hiya mimi
8:10 am
Anniebrook
Hi Mimi
8:10 am
rubyfoo
what could I do? I just stood there laughing
8:10 am
Anniebrook
hi mael
8:11 am
Anniebrook
ruby, good response, good for you
8:11 am
rubyfoo
I'm not a "yeller"
8:11 am
rubyfoo
Uh oh, have to go take care of husband. See you later, kids
8:11 am
smores
just read part of the link you posted TO...interesting
8:12 am
Anniebrook
bye ((ruby))
8:12 am
72 Temple Owl
bye ruby
8:13 am
smores
Bye ruby dear {hugs}
8:13 am
smores
Hey Mimi, mael :)
8:13 am
worzel
haha - laughing at myself - i keep 'finding Nemo' which isnt permitted lmao!!!
8:14 am
smores
lol...worzel
8:14 am
MimiCat
Worzel...did you hear they're finally doing the sequel of Nemo----Ellen Degeneres is happy.
8:15 am
smores
okay, gonna work on the grid a bit
8:16 am
worzel
i've never seen finding nemo and i'm sure that was a joke about ellen degeneres. Go on then, who's gonna explain it to me?
8:16 am
MimiCat
No joke...she was the voice of one of the characters in that first one and has always hinted on her show that they should do a sequel....and now they are.
8:18 am
Anniebrook
Be back later, thanks for the info, Mimi
8:18 am
worzel
oh fair enough - i had ALL sorts of things going on in my head - which is exactly where they're gonna stay, for the sake of decency!!!
8:18 am
smores
Bye for now Annie :)
8:18 am
MimiCat
Bye Annie!
8:19 am
72 Temple Owl
bye, annie
8:19 am
MimiCat
I get 'ya, worzel....I try not to spend a lot of time in my own head....gets pretty gnarly in there!
8:22 am
worzel
By jove Mimi you should try and spend time in MY head - then again, maybe not . . .
8:22 am
MimiCat
I always say my head is a good place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there!
8:23 am
worzel
My head's like North Korea - everyone's curious, but no-one's got the nerve to visit!
8:27 am
rubyfoo
back for a minute. Just called the vet my beautiful Ruffino has just opened a huge hot spot on his flank, just like last year, only this tie we have tons of company coming! Oy veh, whatever that means
8:28 am
sprite
hello babblers.
I think it means 'woe me', ruby
8:28 am
MimiCat
Think stress causes him to do that, ruby?
8:28 am
MimiCat
{{sprite}}
8:29 am
rubyfoo
I was kidding, sprite. How are you?
8:29 am
rubyfoo
It seems seasonal, since it was last spring, too
8:29 am
MimiCat
Maybe an allergy?
8:29 am
rubyfoo
maybe he has "rose fever"
8:30 am
sprite
*hugs Mimi and ruby*
Yeah, am good. Dusted, laundry, dishes, sink, stove. Am happy with myself.
8:30 am
rubyfoo
it's too bad because he was looking magnificent and my son is coming and has never met Rufie
8:30 am
MimiCat
My allergies are making me nuts right now. Can't breathe well and sneezing like crazy even though taking antihistamines. I miss snow......
8:31 am
rubyfoo
I tried cornstartch (recommended in chow books0 but it just makes a mess and he licks it right off
8:31 am
MimiCat
Wow, sprite...don't wear yourself totally out! Was just about to leave Babble and reply to your em....
8:31 am
smores
aww..poor Rufie
8:31 am
worzel
If it's hayfever or related I drink carrot juice and it is really really helpful. Just thought you'd like to know xxx
8:32 am
sprite
yeah, went to the limit today. Not over it though... and am stopping now :) Looking forward to reading your em.
8:32 am
sprite
hiya smroes
8:32 am
sprite
smores even
8:32 am
smores
back from grid...got nbt...still no 8 though
8:32 am
smores
Hey sprite :)
8:33 am
rubyfoo
no 8, no 7, no g and no i. Aside from that, I'm doing great! lol
8:33 am
sprite
da8 devilish, ruby
8:33 am
MimiCat
Here's a made-up word for you sprite...nirt: the sound made when stifling a combo sneeze and burp.
8:34 am
rubyfoo
aaah, ty sprite, two for one
8:34 am
MimiCat
Lots of interesting words in the grid today---liking it.
8:35 am
sprite
ga4 is a babblet
8:36 am
smores
got a da8 :)
8:36 am
sprite
the ic6 always freezes twice
8:36 am
sprite
and no7 tribes never grow any moss
8:37 am
rubyfoo
ty for the ga
8:37 am
rubyfoo
wow, feel respectable now thanks to sprite!
8:38 am
MimiCat
Phantom: meager.
8:38 am
smores
my dyslexic typing to me a mo7 from that sprite
8:38 am
sprite
yeah. That R is misplaced for sure.
8:39 am
sprite
oh ni4, thanks smores
8:41 am
MimiCat
OK...got my "meager" word total for now. BBL, and hugs all around. Sending em now, sprite.
8:41 am
sprite
ok Mimi, will read shortly
8:41 am
rubyfoo
*woof* for the ca5/14
8:41 am
Judi
Good morning, all. Name that proper noun. Member of the Brady Bunch.
8:41 am
rubyfoo
just guessing, never saw it
8:41 am
sprite
mandy or cindy?
8:42 am
sprite
hiya Judi :)
8:42 am
BzznBea
Morning all.
8:42 am
Judi
Gotta give that one to BzznBea.
8:42 am
rubyfoo
hi and bye bizzn
8:43 am
sprite
give me at least a honorific mention then
8:43 am
BzznBea
Stats for the Y, please?
8:44 am
uusue2
morning all!
8:44 am
sprite
hiya double U sue :)
8:44 am
BzznBea
Morning, Sue. Hope you are feeling better.
8:45 am
smores
Hi Bzzn, Sue :)
8:45 am
uusue2
hi sprite and bea! I am doing ok.
8:45 am
sprite
good to hear, sue
8:46 am
uusue2
hi smores!
8:47 am
smores
exactly 1/2 time for a break
8:47 am
sprite
bye smores
8:47 am
BzznBea
Stats for the lone E in fourth column?
8:48 am
uusue2
thanks sprite!
8:49 am
uusue2
I have a lot of blank tiles after my first pass through the grid :-(
8:52 am
sprite
it is that kind of grid, sue. Not really tough but twisty
8:54 am
sprite
fireflies. Bye all, have a good one :)
8:54 am
uusue2
yay sprite!
8:59 am
BzznBea
Time for me to bzz...Pfft!
9:03 am
car.eeyore
Hello everyone!
9:06 am
car.eeyore
Stats please for the i?
9:07 am
72 Temple Owl
hi car!
9:07 am
car.eeyore
Hello TO!
9:07 am
72 Temple Owl
just passing through on my way out but wanted to greet you
9:10 am
car.eeyore
Got the i!
9:17 am
uusue2
hi car and TO!
9:22 am
Wolvie
morning all- stats for 3 column e please?
9:23 am
rururocks
et4 wolvie
9:23 am
Wolvie
fish again. lol- ty ruru
9:33 am
crosshair
and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!
9:34 am
crosshair
If the oceans were to gradually rise, Florida (350 feet above sea level at its highest point) would become the first U.S. state to be completely submerged.
9:37 am
rururocks
well.. i'm never going to Florida again anyway
9:38 am
crosshair
too close to gitmo anyways
9:38 am
rururocks
i can't take the humidity
9:39 am
hurshy
i can't take the BCs
9:39 am
crosshair
my mrs went down there one february to visit her parents as they were doing the snowbird thing at the time and even then she says it was very warm
9:41 am
crosshair
was going to ask the same,ru
9:46 am
rururocks
what are BC's hursh?
9:46 am
Riverdance
HI folks - the suspense is killing me...lol!
9:47 am
Riverdance
ruru - glad to see our friend Jessie is with us today
9:48 am
rururocks
yeah.. just a warning that the fakers are due to show up again in some other form
9:48 am
Riverdance
fakers???
9:49 am
rururocks
uh river.. you didn't know.. the whole nancy boy thing was a fake.
9:49 am
rururocks
he never existed
9:49 am
Riverdance
what???
9:50 am
rururocks
this picture is of a famous japanese actor jun Masimoto
9:50 am
rururocks
some evil people created the persona to play here and work over people for some unknown reason
9:51 am
Riverdance
when did this become known
9:51 am
rururocks
about 6 months ago I think.. a while now
9:51 am
Riverdance
I guess I must play at the wrong times as this is the first I have heard of it....how was it found out?
9:52 am
kje
much evil to be had in the chog ; )
9:52 am
hurshy
sorry BC's are Bad Creatures
9:52 am
Riverdance
thats is just terrrible...I know some folks here actually kept in touch by email
9:52 am
hurshy
ones that have no limbs
9:52 am
rururocks
oh.. jeez hursh you had me worried
9:53 am
rururocks
i think several of us were suspicious for a while River and we did some research to prove it
9:54 am
rubyfoo
{{river}}
9:54 am
Riverdance
(((Ruby)))
9:54 am
rubyfoo
bad nel raises her nasty head.....lol
9:54 am
Riverdance
I guess I was sucked in...
9:54 am
crosshair
there are bad creatures in florida that have no limbs????? acck!
9:54 am
rururocks
you and a lot of other people river..
9:54 am
rubyfoo
{{crossy]]
9:54 am
kje
or the e under it?
9:55 am
crosshair
((ruby))
9:55 am
Jeff7
CLUE FOR THE i PLEASE....AND G'DAY TO ALL
9:55 am
Riverdance
Ruby how are the babies
9:55 am
rururocks
<:))3))))><
9:55 am
rubyfoo
I loved living in Miami and was never bothered by the BC's or the weather. And the food was great and sorely missed!
9:55 am
Riverdance
ic6/24
9:55 am
Jeff7
sorrry for shouting lol
9:56 am
rubyfoo
Rufie has his annual "hot spot", just in time for our spring visitors. Yuck
9:56 am
crosshair
hy are they badand why do they have no limbs??
9:56 am
kje
listen baldy... I have clued plenty of fish for you, so be nice!
9:56 am
Riverdance
have visited Florida many times - yes very humid and the little critters scurry under your feet but loved it to visit anyway
9:56 am
rururocks
..thought jeff was taking mkg lessons
9:56 am
Riverdance
many poisonous snakes
9:56 am
rubyfoo
hello jeff, shouting is probably good, gets it off your chest
9:56 am
crosshair
ohhh ,snakes...
9:57 am
Riverdance
always have to check the pool before getting in...they even getting into the enclosed pools which most folks have because of snakes, lizards and alligators
9:57 am
hurshy
i even dislike the word, hence i call them BC's
9:57 am
crosshair
we have snakes here,do not need to go to florida to look at them
9:57 am
rubyfoo
<--likes snakes but not poisonous ones
9:57 am
Riverdance
we have snakes here too but not poisonous ones....need those garden snakes to eat the bugs and moles
9:58 am
rubyfoo
and my "pet" mouse, Mr. Jingles died today
9:58 am
hurshy
but there are FEWER in the north.
9:58 am
hurshy
oh no, already ruby! we just named him!
9:58 am
crosshair
lol,hurshy,was sittig here trying tto ponder what you were talking about in regards to bc,s
9:58 am
rubyfoo
he was so cute, Brown with white underneath
9:58 am
Riverdance
oh no for the hot spot....my shephard from many years ago used to get those. My labs never have.
9:59 am
crosshair
poor mr jingles:(
9:59 am
Riverdance
what got Mr Jingles
9:59 am
rubyfoo
what did you do for them river. The chow book says cornstarch and the vet treated themm by shaving and giving antibiotics and steroids (bad bad). The cornstarch just makes a mess
10:00 am
rubyfoo
I think he had nothing to eat and did't have the sense to go outside
10:00 am
Riverdance
I cant remember, its been so long...I am sure we must have gotten some salve from the vet
10:00 am
hurshy
didn't have the sense to go find something to eat!!
10:01 am
rubyfoo
I felt so smart, taold the vet about cornstartch and then it doesn't work
10:01 am
Riverdance
do you use the cornstarch to make a paste?
10:01 am
rubyfoo
I think we have lot of mice outside because of my husband's liberal distribution of sunflower seeds
10:01 am
crosshair
wiht my mrs it is spiders she hates.as a child she was sleeping one night and had one fall on her face from the ceiling
10:02 am
rururocks
yi4 kje
10:02 am
harpjane
greetings
10:02 am
rubyfoo
it made an instant paste with Rufie's saliva, but he just licked it off
10:02 am
Matches
clue for mo 8
10:02 am
rubyfoo
hello jane
10:02 am
Riverdance
I should get back to work - I still cant believe the whole Jessie thing was a ruse....so sad....have a great day everyone
10:02 am
rubyfoo
I also like spiders, especially since there are no poisonous ones here
10:03 am
crosshair
you sould of put a cone on him,then he could ot reach the cornstarced hot spot
10:03 am
rubyfoo
{{river}}
10:03 am
rubyfoo
that's what the vet wants to do, but I couldn't bear the thought
10:04 am
rubyfoo
He is such a beautiful dog
10:04 am
Riverdance
Hugs to all
10:04 am
rubyfoo
since Ruby died, he has grown into a magnificent adult male
10:04 am
rubyfoo
and loves Baby Sister
10:05 am
crosshair
cone will not hurt him,he will just look like a old time victrola for a week or so
10:05 am
rubyfoo
"his master\s voice"
10:06 am
crosshair
and when he eats wearing one of those,the other dog cannot steal his food:)
10:07 am
rubyfoo
phantom: ca**teria
10:07 am
ursh
hello all - ruby we used to use a mixture of mercurochrome and merthiolate for hot spots on dogs - not sure if it is still available
10:07 am
rururocks
you should shave the spot and get him on pred and use gold bond powder on it and put a cone on him ruby
10:07 am
harpjane
are there any py words?
10:07 am
rubyfoo
was it OK if they licked it?
10:07 am
crosshair
that is another good one ru
10:07 am
Bethjt
Ruby - My mother's cure for hotspots was a salve made of sublimated sulphur (drugstore) and vaseline.
10:07 am
Bethjt
Tastes awful
10:07 am
ursh
must have been ruby - none of them were ill from it
10:08 am
rururocks
if he keeps licking it .. it will become infected
10:08 am
crosshair
cone time
10:08 am
rubyfoo
I will look for gold bond powder but Wonder what the FR equivalent is
10:08 am
rubyfoo
thank yu, all, for your dog advice
10:09 am
Bethjt
oops sorry
10:09 am
ursh
there were ladies on babble ages ago who referred to a a cone as "the cone of shame" dogs always look so miserable when they are wearing a cone
10:09 am
crosshair
in the end of course always consult with your vet
10:09 am
rubyfoo
I agree with that, hurshy
10:10 am
crosshair
we also call it th cone of shame.we use it on our alpha kitty when he becomes too rough with the others.slows him right down
10:10 am
rubyfoo
she'll make a house call either tonight or tomorrow. She loves my dogs
10:10 am
Matches
stilll need clue for mo 8
10:10 am
rubyfoo
all the chows she knew in the past were nasty and ours are as sweet as could be
10:11 am
crosshair
dogs are only as good or bad as the ownder and the training
10:11 am
crosshair
ownder
10:11 am
rubyfoo
me. too, matches
10:11 am
crosshair
owner..sigh,using the wife laptop and the small keyboard is a pain
10:12 am
ursh
matches first half is cash and second half like a gre**** urn
10:12 am
rubyfoo
I would trust my chows with my life (or my hand, depending on the situation)
10:12 am
crosshair
ty for that one ,ursh
10:12 am
rubyfoo
gret clue,hurshy, thanks
10:13 am
harpjane
clue for the ic?
10:13 am
ursh
have no idea what the other 8 is - any ideas ?
10:13 am
rubyfoo
ic6/24 will be there when hell freezes over
10:14 am
rururocks
the ic6/24 comethg
10:14 am
rubyfoo
da8/55 extremely naughty
10:14 am
Matches
ty ursh got it
10:15 am
rubyfoo
(my clues are too obscure, always)
10:15 am
crosshair
ty,ruby
10:16 am
crosshair
tried it the modern way first then got it when i latined it up a tad:)
10:16 am
rubyfoo
pe5/16 Fr word for toll plaza
10:17 am
crosshair
sigh..all our frenchies are in quebec,ruby..
10:17 am
rubyfoo
or maybe toll road
10:17 am
rubyfoo
Lucky you, mine are next door
10:18 am
crosshair
we like to keep most of them in once place:))
10:19 am
crosshair
hope none of our quebec babblers re on.think we have 2 or 3
10:19 am
rubyfoo
time to get dinner ready : 3 different ones -- spicy chicken and shrimp cocktail for husband, avocado salad and white asparagus w/morilles and hollandaise for moi, and boiled chiicken for the pups
10:19 am
crosshair
la belle province!:)
10:19 am
rubyfoo
Am I living in the maelstrom?
10:20 am
crosshair
we are all in the eye of the tempest
10:20 am
rubyfoo
excuse me, mael, that is oneof the few English words from the Norse
10:20 am
rubyfoo
I am starving, didn't eat lunch
10:21 am
crosshair
poor ruby.go eat;)
10:21 am
rubyfoo
I take care of the starving hordes, but forget to eat
10:22 am
crosshair
pick two nights a week where the starving hordes fend for themselves
10:22 am
rubyfoo
falling on floor!
10:23 am
rubyfoo
and not laughing
10:23 am
crosshair
i cooks two night,the mrs cooks two nights.when money is ok we eat out or take out 2 nights and one night is whipped cream and fingerfood;)
10:27 am
rururocks
help on the tr 7 please
10:29 am
hurshy
i tried midact, but that didn't work. are there any words with that prefix?
10:31 am
crosshair
i keep thinking there is one of those sailing vessels with multiple hulls in here that start with tr,but it is just out of my minds reach
10:32 am
hurshy
that would be trireme
10:32 am
Matches
clue for pe6/24
10:32 am
crosshair
ty,hurshy.at least the word will not haunt me all day
10:33 am
crosshair
was just missing the second r for it too:)
10:34 am
crosshair
not wonder it made a dim light bulb go on:)
10:35 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! the youngest brady in the bunch
10:36 am
JaxH
pe6 what makes jam set
10:36 am
JaxH
That's terrible english
10:36 am
hurshy
i think it's fine
10:36 am
Matches
ty jax got it. need only 2 more for fireworks.
10:37 am
rururocks
no one has the tr 7 ?
10:38 am
hurshy
am looking ru
10:38 am
rururocks
it's a ti 7
10:39 am
rururocks
got it
10:39 am
hurshy
ah, clue then?
10:40 am
rururocks
I thought it was a tr.. sorry everyone
10:40 am
Matches
ty everyone for the clues. got fireworks
10:40 am
rururocks
it's a bird.. metal + most of lover in french
10:45 am
pcal2
hi all. can someone pls clue the mo 8,50 for me.
10:48 am
Erda
MO + **gative + abbr. for US intelligence agency, + "I wasn't out, I was i* "
10:49 am
pcal2
looking...
10:49 am
TraderKate
good morning ruru, hurshy, pcal, crossy, jax, matches, erda and of course, all the lurkerz :)
hope you all had a goood weekend
10:49 am
jimmel
Thanks, Erda!
10:50 am
crosshair
ty for ti 7,ruru
10:50 am
crosshair
howdy,kate
10:50 am
TraderKate
are you high and dry crossy?
10:50 am
crosshair
yup.no problems in this area
10:51 am
MollyL
Who's high?
10:51 am
crosshair
though the rivers are running high and fast
10:51 am
TraderKate
glad to hear it crossy, i was a bit worried...
10:51 am
herinfernallady
Bounce all over Kate
10:52 am
TraderKate
hi hi hi herin!!!! big hugs to you :)
10:52 am
crosshair
we have one here,kate called the notawasaga river. at this time of year it is called dath river because it has a wicked undertow and it will pull you down and not let your body back up untill it spits you out into georgian bay
10:53 am
crosshair
so all signs and warning have been posted
10:53 am
herinfernallady
H everyone. I am just about to go to sleep but couldn't resist a hi.
10:53 am
pcal2
hi kate. still looking erda...guess i'm blind today, but thx for the clue...will keep looking
10:53 am
crosshair
howdy,herin
10:54 am
TraderKate
more rain coming, and they haven't reached their crests yet :(
i hop eyou are well and very happy herin :)
10:54 am
hurshy
hmm well i haven't found the 8's...
10:54 am
hurshy
and the only 7's i have are the one ruru just clued (ti) and en.
10:55 am
Erda
the abbreviation was CIA -- was that holding you back?
10:55 am
pcal2
erda, finally found it! thx
10:55 am
crosshair
da 8/55 is one who is evil with a latin spelling of sorts
10:55 am
crosshair
or british spelling or whatever you wish to call it
10:56 am
hurshy
ah thanks, had the 6 root but not the longer
10:56 am
TraderKate
10:48 the mo 8 was clued by erda hurshy, still looking for that ti 7 ruru clued though
10:56 am
hurshy
i had gone to the upper N in my mind, so...
10:56 am
herinfernallady
Night all.
10:56 am
crosshair
and mo 8= if a beautician does nails then a mo8 does money
10:57 am
hurshy
hmm, thanks!
10:57 am
TraderKate
good night herin, so glad you popped in!
10:58 am
crosshair
mmm,having probs posting
10:59 am
pcal2
erda, no actually it was the negative...
11:00 am
Erda
ah well, pcal2 -- all's well that -- ends!
11:00 am
pcal2
found the ti7, thx ruru
11:03 am
MollyL
If you give away half of the word, do you go halfway to the PB? Put one foot in? Questions, questions.
11:04 am
RoundBarn
top half, so you can eat the goodies. Unless you've given away the bottom half of the word.
11:04 am
crosshair
half the clues almost spell it out for the tough ones anyways,molly so it does not matter much
11:05 am
crosshair
what if you clue the middle of the word/ hmmm?
11:05 am
RoundBarn
@leaving--just gave a writing tutorial now have to unplug a toilet. So ave atque vale. (Dealing with bottom half of the penalty box I guess.)
11:05 am
TraderKate
:) @ roundbarn
11:06 am
crosshair
my son once flushed a pair of underwear down the toilet when he was young.what a disaster!
11:07 am
crosshair
i actually had to pull the entire toilet off the base,reach in fro below and pull the wedged in mass of material out
11:08 am
RoundBarn
I'll leave on how badly we need an r.
11:08 am
crosshair
now that was a fun relaxing saturday evening
11:08 am
TraderKate
sounds like a job for super-plumber crossy
11:08 am
crosshair
crossy hates plumbing
11:08 am
RoundBarn
thanks for those details crossy--I'm off with my borrowed snake
11:08 am
crosshair
lol,roundbarn
11:08 am
hurshy
we have an R. are you being greedy?
11:09 am
crosshair
but i learned just enough about it so as not to have to hire someone at 55 dollars an hour to do it for me
11:09 am
hurshy
i wonder why ae6 is a word but the corresponding eo5 isn't
11:10 am
RoundBarn
ok we have an r--how about an h, what birds do, to go with the r? I'm still off to unwanted work.
11:11 am
crosshair
ty for ae 6,hursh
11:21 am
TraderKate
hi hego :))
11:22 am
TraderKate
just getting started?
11:23 am
TraderKate
did you have a good weekend? we finally got a bit of sun, now just waiting for a little more warmth ;)
11:24 am
hego
it was quiet. didn't do much, but nice weather.
11:26 am
TraderKate
good to just relax and re-charge the batteries once in a while. gonna take 5, bbs
11:39 am
rubyfoo
{{hego}}
11:39 am
hego
Hi Ruby dear.
11:39 am
rubyfoo
{{Kate}|}
11:39 am
hego
How are the pups?
11:40 am
rubyfoo
We get tantalizing hints of spring and then it's back to cold and nasty
11:40 am
rubyfoo
Rufie has a new andenormous hot spot. I wish I knew what caused them
11:40 am
TraderKate
{{((ruby))}} you came back... are you finished being a short order cook for the household ;)
11:41 am
rubyfoo
yes! Dinners are a nussance, but my asparagus were wonderful. One buys ready-made hollandaise sauce here inlittle boxes and it's superb
11:42 am
rubyfoo
we all eat different stuff
11:42 am
hego
that's a pain
11:42 am
rubyfoo
as long as no one complains --then i go on strike
11:43 am
hego
lol. good for you!
11:43 am
rubyfoo
fortunately, husband is always grateful.
11:43 am
TraderKate
mmmm hollandaise & asparagus :)
poor little rufie, is it something that will be outgrown with time?
11:44 am
rubyfoo
asparagus with morel mushrooms, hollandaise and a pached egg yolks on top. How wonderful is that?
11:44 am
hego
gratitude helps
11:44 am
hego
sounds good Ruby
11:44 am
rubyfoo
or evenn poached* And little Rufie now weighs about 80 lbs
11:45 am
rubyfoo
I never thought I would like white asparagus, but they are wonderful
11:46 am
hego
I like them
11:46 am
rubyfoo
my mother never made fresh asparagus when I was Young, so i thought I hated them.
11:46 am
TraderKate
<------ wishes to invite herself to ruby's for dinner :)
11:46 am
rubyfoo
of course, if you put hollandaise o n your shoe, it would probably be delicious, too
11:47 am
TraderKate
my mother never served mushrooms of any ilk, hence i can't stand them, unfortunately :(
11:47 am
rubyfoo
do yoou prefer husband's spicy chicken pasta or my fancy asparagus, Kate?
11:48 am
TraderKate
may i have a bit of both please?
11:48 am
rubyfoo
i USED TO HUNT AND EAT WILD MUSHROOMS BUT ONCE MADE A MISTAKE AND WOUND UP IN HOSPITAL. sINCE THEN, i CONLY EAT THE LITTL WHITE ONES, FRESH CHANtrelles (if I pick them) or dried morels.
11:48 am
TraderKate
but if i have to choose, it wuld be the asparagus - something i never get enough of :)
11:49 am
rubyfoo
the spicy chicken is over the top
11:49 am
hego
all sounds yummy!
11:49 am
TraderKate
what sort of spices? always looking for new ideas..
11:49 am
rubyfoo
just get here, Kate, and they're yours. They're in season for another month or two
11:50 am
MollyL
Matter of semantics, if you've never eaten something, it makes no sense to say "you don't like it". You don't like something that you HAVE eaten and don't like the taste of. Semantics over.
11:50 am
TraderKate
perhaps i can save my pennies for next spring... gotta check my airmiles
11:51 am
rubyfoo
husband likes very hot food and the idea for his spicy chicken came to me in a dream -- I cook the chicken legs in olive oïl, then add hot dried red Pepper, oregano and salt, then a can of italian tomatoes and a chopped onion and some dried garlic. It cooks for a couple of hours and then I serve it over fusilli.
11:52 am
MollyL
Sounds good, minus the hot peppers.
11:52 am
TraderKate
<drooling all over keyboard>
11:52 am
hego
great dream Ruby
11:52 am
hego
You actually dreamed that up!
11:52 am
rubyfoo
it is so spicy that it makes my eyes water when I cook it and our old boy, Rufus, would run out of the house
11:53 am
hego
that's hot!!
11:53 am
rubyfoo
my son called it "gratuitously spicy" -- pretentious or what? lol
11:54 am
hego
accurate, I'd say.
11:55 am
rubyfoo
as he is arriving on Thursday with his vegetarian (strict) wife, I'm making couscous with the meats cooked separately, humus, baba ganoush and tabouli
11:56 am
rubyfoo
tomorrow I go to the halaal butcher for the lamb and merguez
11:56 am
TraderKate
are you preparing a full menu for their perusal ruby?
perhaps there is a raw food or vegan person coming as well
11:56 am
rubyfoo
I used to be a cook, not much any more but for my son -- sky's the limit
11:57 am
rubyfoo
I would have to shoot myself....
11:58 am
TraderKate
nice that you still spoil him when he's home. no need to shoot yourself . what kind of cooking did youdo?
11:58 am
rubyfoo
fortunately, DIL doesn't make a fuss and would be happy with bread and cheese. I just go out of my way for her to please my boy
11:59 am
rubyfoo
My biggest meal was an Indian buffet for 12 including homemade breads and desserts
11:59 am
rubyfoo
I was a lot younger
11:59 am
hego
must go. i'm hungry now. lol
11:59 am
rubyfoo
my best dish is gazpacho
11:59 am
TraderKate
chog has hiccups from alll th4e food chat :)
11:59 am
rubyfoo
hahah hego
12:00 pm
TraderKate
making me hungry too, but i will carrry on with this grid
12:00 pm
TraderKate
there isn't any place in this small town to get indian food... sometimes i really get a craving for a good curry
12:00 pm
rubyfoo
if it was up to me, I would just eat eggs and bread
12:01 pm
rubyfoo
I used to make lamb curry, vegetables vindaloo, khire ka raita, gulaab jaman, etc etc and my own puris
12:02 pm
TraderKate
ah, you are in the land of really excellent local breads :)... and cheese, and wine... i could almost live on that myself
12:02 pm
rubyfoo
it is too much work for this old gal
12:02 pm
TraderKate
you must have me for a lamb curry! (really craving now)
12:03 pm
rubyfoo
but the local restaurants, except for the two very fancy ones, are awful because the meat is of poor quality and they tend to put cheese on all the vegetables
12:04 pm
rubyfoo
in my previous iife, I was a faculty wife, thus learned to cook
12:04 pm
TraderKate
so, i guess you don't dine out very often then... hard to believe quality is that poor :(
12:04 pm
bichon
hi ruby, Kat
12:04 pm
TraderKate
bichon! welcome home :)
12:05 pm
rubyfoo
we eat lunch out 5 days a week but the food is poor to awful, I just haven't the strength to do 3 meals a day
12:05 pm
rubyfoo
{{bichon and ben}}
12:05 pm
bichon
I didn't know I was away.
12:05 pm
TraderKate
bread brie and salad 7 days a week for lunch?
12:05 pm
bichon
But, Ben is a temporary addition to my Bichon family
12:05 pm
rubyfoo
how old is he?
12:06 pm
rubyfoo
we go to the local Italian and it's not any good except when he bakes his own bread
12:06 pm
bichon
8, but you wouldn't know it. He was given up by his owner because she had to leave him home alone 12 hours a day and he was doing naughty things
12:07 pm
bichon
You eat out in France, and it isn't good?
12:07 pm
TraderKate
you are dashing all my conceptions of france ruby. haven't been there since i was a little girl
12:07 pm
rubyfoo
I'll bet he's happy at your house!
12:07 pm
rubyfoo
this is a bad corner of France for food, but the scenery makes up for it
12:08 pm
TraderKate
what kind of (dog?) is ben?
12:08 pm
bichon
ing to England 5/29, so he will have to go to a different foster or be adopted
12:08 pm
bichon
Same as my other two, a Bichon
12:09 pm
TraderKate
oooh, going on holiday! where in england, how long details required :)
12:10 pm
bichon
We are going to th Cotwolds and will be gone from home for two weeks. We'll be walking from town to town and perhaps visit Oxford and Bath
12:10 pm
rubyfoo
what a lovely trip!
12:11 pm
bichon
you betcha. Something we've wanted to do for years
12:11 pm
rubyfoo
I've never been in the Cotswolds but I've heard they are beautiful
12:12 pm
bichon
Deli.ghtful
12:12 pm
TraderKate
sounds fantastic bichon! i hope you take lots of pictures and post them so we can share your tramp through the fair isle :))
12:12 pm
bichon
I will take lots of pictures and videos
12:12 pm
rubyfoo
and the food is so much better than here
12:13 pm
bichon
I'll put the videos on YouTube
12:13 pm
bichon
the food in Britain is better than in France, seriously ruby?
12:13 pm
TraderKate
i'm looking forward to it already!
12:14 pm
bichon
clue for the ic 6, pls
12:14 pm
rubyfoo
for me, yes, except in the really fancy places
12:14 pm
rubyfoo
he cometh.....
12:14 pm
TraderKate
the ic 6/24 cometh
12:15 pm
bichon
nm, got it, but ty ruby and Kate
12:15 pm
rubyfoo
snap, kate
12:16 pm
TraderKate
:)
i never did get the ti 7/36 ruru clued ages ago... starts with metal and ends with most of a french lover was the clue...apparently it is a bird...
12:18 pm
bichon
you are correct. Think of the French word for love, but take off the last letter Kate
12:18 pm
rubyfoo
ty kate, didn't have that
12:19 pm
bichon
mo 7/8, pls
12:19 pm
TraderKate
thanks bichon, i was trying to get something using amie, of aime... no wonder i couldn't get it...not lover just love
12:19 pm
rubyfoo
all you need is love....
12:19 pm
bichon
the mo 7 & 8 are not combos. clue for the mo 8 instead
12:20 pm
TraderKate
the mo 8/50 may not be a combo, it is most of cash and "ode to a gre**** urn"
12:20 pm
rubyfoo
beginning of currency + musi****
12:21 pm
bichon
got, ty ruby and Kate. Time for "walks" She youse guys later
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
bye bichon
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
and good night, kate, better be moseying on
12:21 pm
TraderKate
bye bichon, gonna take 5 here too. brb
12:23 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi, nbt, bye 8-)
12:27 pm
TraderKate
hi and bye gwen :)
12:40 pm
RoundBarn
bichon, if you come back to chats--I'm going to England nes Monday till May 14. Home base in Dorset, freinds' farm. We'll go to the Cotswolds, I have two special places to see. I have lived in England, my Eldest born there, and I've taken 8 lit classes (24 each--we had a coach)--and we did unusual things like climb Watership Down with Richard adams. You will love the cotswolds and their sunny brock. Don't miss whitehorse hill and the Cerne giant.
12:42 pm
RoundBarn
please somebody tell bichon when she comes back. sorry my mispellings. the tear I lived there was in Oxford.
12:43 pm
TraderKate
will pass the message on for sure round barn :) i 'm sure she will be glad of the info.
12:43 pm
TraderKate
perhaps you two might want to e-mail each other?A
1:03 pm
TraderKate
my dreaded cat sound is in here ;)
1:09 pm
sammysmom
EM 5/14 ?
1:09 pm
TraderKate
the master of ceremonies?
1:10 pm
sammysmom
THANKS... HAD A BLIND SPOT.................. damned thing keeps recurring
1:10 pm
TraderKate
happens to meall the time ;)
1:12 pm
TraderKate
do you have the first mo 7/40? (follows the pain noise)
1:18 pm
MollyL
SMom, I laughed and thought of your granddaughter yesterday when I saw PARP in the grid. : D
1:19 pm
sammysmom
heh heh
1:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
this is a sneaky grid...
1:32 pm
TraderKate
agreed TO, how are you today? we might need to open the bar in order to finish ;)
1:36 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am sleeeeepy
1:38 pm
TraderKate
didn't sleep well last night?
love your icon today :)
1:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
my sleep is off, late nights. and i thin these cheapo reading glasses are giving me eyestrain. how are you?
1:39 pm
MollyL
I can relate to the sentiment in your icon, TO. I have that feeling a lot. : )
1:40 pm
TraderKate
my sleep cycle is out of kilter as well, but thankfully, returning to normal, albeit, very slowly. .. are you getting a lot of headaches from your eyes?
1:40 pm
72 Temple Owl
some
1:40 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
1:41 pm
TraderKate
hi nan :)
1:42 pm
TraderKate
does anyone have the first mo 7/40? i am really stuck on it.. i may be forced to check word lists :(
1:44 pm
MollyL
m + not off + caustic liquid
1:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
ti to go see if i can start the lawnmower, bbl
1:46 pm
cybernan
either I'm getting more senile or these grids are getting tougher
1:53 pm
TraderKate
ty molly, new one for me!
1:54 pm
MollyL
It seems the amount of unheard of words climbs daily.
1:54 pm
TraderKate
seems tough to me as well nan, maybe it's a monday thing...
1:55 pm
cybernan
ca 6, please?
1:56 pm
TraderKate
lol, the only ca word i don't have... not sure if it's a combo with the ca 5/14 before it...monkey broken on that one!
1:56 pm
MollyL
c + first two vowels + middle three of not man
1:57 pm
cybernan
ty molly
1:57 pm
TraderKate
ty molls :)
1:57 pm
cybernan
and the ca 5/14 following abel's brother?
1:59 pm
TraderKate
rhymes with scottish land owner?
1:59 pm
MollyL
Same first three as the brother and last two of not soft
1:59 pm
cybernan
ty again, molly
1:59 pm
cybernan
and kate
2:03 pm
TraderKate
2 to go, babble blind. gonna take 5 before having to beg for hints or troll through interminable lists that make me cross-eyed ;)
2:12 pm
pippingeek
hiya babblers
2:13 pm
cybernan
en 7, please?
2:13 pm
TraderKate
taht's my last word nan. looking now
2:17 pm
TraderKate
got it!!! fw :)
2:17 pm
cybernan
a clue please?
2:17 pm
cybernan
and grats on the fw
2:18 pm
TraderKate
en 7/36 en + co 5/16 (change the last letter to a vowel)
2:19 pm
TraderKate
hi pippin :))
2:19 pm
pippingeek
congrats on your fw, kate
2:19 pm
TraderKate
tyty both ;)
2:20 pm
pippingeek
i got a job today1
2:20 pm
TraderKate
the interview was a succes!!!!
now that deserves REAL CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! tell us about it?
2:21 pm
pippingeek
thanks!
2:21 pm
pippingeek
i will be working as an eye tech in a glaucoma clinic in NYC, doing eye tests and directing a lot of traffic, both patients and doctors
2:22 pm
TraderKate
did you say that it may count as clinic hours or co- op hours or something?
2:23 pm
pippingeek
i need clinical hours to get into a Physician Assiatant program, and this would count for that
2:23 pm
TraderKate
and does that mean your glasses will be covered by benefits???
2:23 pm
pippingeek
i sure hope so, i badly need a new pair
2:24 pm
cybernan
ti 7, please - couldn't decipher ruru's clue
2:24 pm
TraderKate
will this job give you enough hours...not sure if it's permanent or a term job for summer..
2:24 pm
pippingeek
did you know that they have a computerized machine that just looks at your eyes and tells your prescription? crazy, we live in the future
2:24 pm
periwinkle
congrats to pippin on new job
2:24 pm
pippingeek
thanks peri!
2:25 pm
periwinkle
I did not get the en7clue, I must not have the correct co5
2:25 pm
pippingeek
and yes, kate, it's a permanent full time job
2:25 pm
pippingeek
peri, the co5 is the funny papers
2:25 pm
TraderKate
nan, ruru may have been slightly off... ti 7/36
start with a metal and add most of french for love (not lover)
2:25 pm
periwinkle
stats for the lone e pls
2:25 pm
TraderKate
stand up co 5/16 is an entertainer
2:26 pm
periwinkle
oh I do have that co5
2:26 pm
TraderKate
et 4/5
2:26 pm
periwinkle
ty Kate was using the wrong vowel at the end
2:27 pm
cybernan
I know what french for love is and I know that it has to start with mr. horton, but the only letters from love left are the ou
2:27 pm
periwinkle
ty kate for et5
2:27 pm
MollyL
The French word in question means love affair
2:27 pm
TraderKate
permanent full time! wow... you don't see that too often anymore - extra sparklers all around for pippin!!!
2:27 pm
pippingeek
nan, not mr horton, the metal cans are made of
2:28 pm
cybernan
ty - got it
2:28 pm
pippingeek
well it's a three month probabtion of course, but even so,i'm pretty pleased
2:29 pm
periwinkle
that ti7 is a new one for me
2:29 pm
periwinkle
you should be pippin. best of luck to you
2:30 pm
cybernan
first mi 5, please?
2:30 pm
TraderKate
my dreaded cat sound nan
2:30 pm
periwinkle
help with the da8 pls
2:30 pm
cybernan
nm - got it
2:30 pm
pippingeek
it will mean i have to leave the house by 6am to get there on time, but since i'll be home by 4 it will totally be worth it
2:30 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)
2:30 pm
periwinkle
I never see that cat sound, ty kate
2:31 pm
cybernan
off for lunch....*poof*
2:31 pm
TraderKate
sounds great pippin, alllthe best to you.
2:31 pm
TraderKate
fw nan?
2:31 pm
cybernan
there are so many different sp. for the cat sound
2:31 pm
MollyL
da8...odd evil spirit spelling + most of frozen water
2:31 pm
Kazzer99
peri - da 8 develish
2:31 pm
pippingeek
enjoy lunch nan
2:32 pm
TraderKate
bye nan, and congrats :)
hi kazzer :)
2:32 pm
periwinkle
ty Kazzer and Molls
2:32 pm
Kazzer99
hi 0 just a brief visit between Da Vinci Demons and Game of Thrones
2:32 pm
TraderKate
the cat sounds make me crazy ;)
lol @ molls
2:33 pm
TraderKate
is the da vinci one new? i haven't heqard of that one yet
2:33 pm
MollyL
Thank God you didn't say cats make you crazy. You would be stoned at the city limits on this board.
2:33 pm
periwinkle
is there more than one cat sound in this grid?
2:33 pm
Kazzer99
yes we taped it from Fox
2:34 pm
TraderKate
molly, i love all furry critters, and the feathered ones as well come to think of it :)
2:34 pm
periwinkle
yes, just found another cat sound
2:34 pm
Kazzer99
hopefully more dragons tonight in GoT
2:35 pm
TraderKate
i don't get game of thrones any more where i am .. it's on a very premium channel line-up here :(
2:35 pm
Kazzer99
we have sky and seem to get everything which is great s0 many lovely shows to watch
2:36 pm
TraderKate
is sky very dear over there?
2:36 pm
MollyL
I don't get HBO either. I think they are taking a big hit right now with so many people axing their cable.
2:36 pm
pippingeek
it's very premium here too, i mostly watch online after the fact
2:36 pm
pippingeek
i have friends who watch it it bars though - once GRRM actually watched at the bar with them!
2:37 pm
Kazzer99
well we get all the channels, hd and 3d, landline broadband for about £90 a month
2:37 pm
TraderKate
there seem to be a lot of good shows lately that aren't easy to access without paying an arm and a leg every month to the cale company :(
2:38 pm
welki
Interrupting chat for news from the north. Press conference on CNN now. Terrorist plot to derail Toronto to NY train: http://tinyurl.com/bnox8tg
2:38 pm
Kazzer99
sky is satellite the cable company here is rubbish - we have had experience of them and wouldnt dream of going back
2:38 pm
periwinkle
not again. going to the news
2:39 pm
TraderKate
ty welki, i'm going to see now. i was an engineer tn toronto for more years than i care to count
2:39 pm
pippingeek
welki, what is up with all the crazies this month?
2:39 pm
Kazzer99
we also watch Hemlock Grove on Netflix - that isgood
2:39 pm
welki
reportedly linked to Al Queda
2:40 pm
Kazzer99
oooh dear - not again - I will go have a look as well
2:40 pm
welki
i think it's ongoing, pip :(
2:40 pm
welki
so glad they were caught and arrested before anyone was put in danger
2:45 pm
periwinkle
not on the news here, maybe later
2:46 pm
TraderKate
the amtrak trains that go new york to toronto go through my town. they cross at buffal into fort erie. still watching the live interview
2:51 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I parked on Norfolk St.today.
2:51 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Th famous Norfolk St. Iam so sick of all of this.
3:06 pm
TraderKate
the suspects are older; not young kids. the press RCMP conference says that the intent was to derail a VIA train totonto-montreal... though the headlines say new yourk -toronto train. VIA doesn't run in the states. the amtrak runs back and forth under a reciprocal agreement - it is re-crewed at the border in both directions. they aren't releasing much info right now.
3:16 pm
bichon
Kat, it's distressing to hear this story
3:22 pm
MollyL
Not sure why the FBI would be involved in the investigation if this didn't have to do with a train that traveled between the US and Canada.
3:26 pm
TraderKate
fbi and cdn authorities like RCMP and csis often work together as there are often ties on both sides of the border. just rmember, like always, there will be a lot of misinformation and rumour in the beginning. co-incidentally, the house of commons is debating the 3rd reading of Bill S-7, the Combating Terrorism Act today. it is designed to strenghthen aexisting laws.
3:30 pm
TraderKate
they are scheduled for a bail hearing in toronto in the morning - we'll probably know a lot more then. they did say they were linked to al queda in iran (not iraq)
3:31 pm
TraderKate
well, 30 minutes to closing time here if anyone wants any hints or stats.
3:43 pm
stidgmere
Just getting started and have 148 words ahead of me. Sunny, breezy day in the great northwest with temperatures at about 53 degrees Farenheit.
3:50 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am watching nn now, no news conference
3:52 pm
TraderKate
hi stidge, enjoy the grid :)
sounds like a nice day there!
the conference is over TO. but you may be able to replay it? try the link welki put up - it is for CTV news - a national broadcaster in canada
3:53 pm
72 Temple Owl
so what did canada do th them? I mean, no one is as eveil as the usa...
3:56 pm
TraderKate
lol, i would laugh, but i don't want to ruffle any feathers... up here we do think of ourselves as "peacekeepers" and can't as a people understand why ANYONE would want to hurt us...i did check. if you use welki's link, when it loads you can just click play on the main video just under the headline..it takes a bit to load. there are 3 speakers, and a bit of it will be in french, but translated either before or after by the speaker
3:57 pm
TraderKate
i must go now, see you all tomorrow. hagd everyone. TO - please take over bartending duties ;)
3:58 pm
crosshair
howdy my friends:)) back for a few more words
3:58 pm
TraderKate
bye crossy, tomorrow :)
3:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
going as well, bye kate
3:58 pm
crosshair
tc,kate
4:07 pm
uusue2
hi again all!
4:08 pm
crosshair
((suze))
4:08 pm
uusue2
hi crossy!
4:08 pm
stidgmere
Hi uu and crossy and TO.
4:08 pm
crosshair
HOWDY STIDMERE
4:08 pm
crosshair
sorry caps
4:10 pm
stidgmere
Hi CROSSSYSSS!!! Sorry, I was looking at the grid and not paying attention to you.
4:14 pm
uusue2
boy, I don't think I've ever seen a more useless double e. And here we get two of them!
4:15 pm
phaeton
hello...clue for the mo8 please?
4:16 pm
uusue2
don't have it, phae
4:17 pm
phaeton
ty uusue...i found it
4:17 pm
uusue2
care to clue?
4:19 pm
phaeton
mo8..the beginning of cash then add **ty of angels...**ts are little black or red bugs.
4:20 pm
phaeton
use almost the whole word for cash...drop the last letter
4:21 pm
uusue2
I'm stuck on the bugs
4:22 pm
crosshair
or if a person who does nails is a beautician then someone who does money could be called a mo8
4:22 pm
uusue2
ah, THOSE bugs!
4:22 pm
MollyL
Picnic pests
4:23 pm
phaeton
brain isn't functioning up to par..:)
4:24 pm
phaeton
better think about fixin din-din
4:26 pm
phaeton
happy babbling!
4:29 pm
uusue2
bye, phae!
4:37 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi sue
4:57 pm
hego
can anyone clue the mo 8. I'm stuck. ty
4:58 pm
crosshair
mosrt of the word money but the last letter+ a veni**** urn
4:58 pm
crosshair
make it easy.the word is a pita
4:58 pm
hego
lol. ty Crossy.
4:59 pm
crosshair
mm,clued that badly.sorry
4:59 pm
crosshair
best just to get that word out of the way anyways
5:01 pm
periwinkle
hi all
5:01 pm
periwinkle
hego, how is your knee?
5:03 pm
hego
It's very much improved. ty
5:03 pm
periwinkle
good to hear
5:04 pm
hego
it's been a long haul, tho.
5:06 pm
periwinkle
is your other knee okay?
5:09 pm
periwinkle
need a break, bbs
5:34 pm
MimiCat
Hego, haven't seen you here for awhile...I've missed you!
5:47 pm
periwinkle
hi all, back to finish
5:47 pm
welki
hi babblers
5:47 pm
crosshair
howdy peri,welki
5:48 pm
smores
Hello eveyone :)
5:49 pm
crosshair
howdy,smores
5:49 pm
welki
hi crossy, smores
5:51 pm
crosshair
for the amount of c,s that are in the grid,they are sure tough to ferret out;(
5:51 pm
welki
i can help if you need a hand
5:52 pm
crosshair
too early in the going for me yet,welki.i need to earn that cookie:)
5:55 pm
penquis
i have an mo 8 letter word....can i get stats for the other 8 letter word please?
5:59 pm
BzznBea
Can I get a clue for the mo8, please?
6:00 pm
welki
crossy clued it at 4:58, bea (hi!)
6:01 pm
BzznBea
ty. Dinner time here...pfft!
6:06 pm
smores
hi again :)
6:07 pm
crosshair
howdy again,smores
6:15 pm
smores
ugh...you're right about the c's crossy
6:26 pm
crosshair
good,glad it is not just me
6:26 pm
smores
nope...certainly not
6:26 pm
crosshair
well,not good.i do hope you get them all:)
6:27 pm
smores
lol...I knew what ya meant
6:27 pm
crosshair
you can always tell a married man.we have a retraction for everything we say:))
6:31 pm
crosshair
we can backpedal faster than a politician trying to explain his office budget:)
6:31 pm
smores
so that's why most politicians are married
6:31 pm
crosshair
training
6:32 pm
smores
45 left and stuck
6:33 pm
smores
1st 1/2 was fairly easy...this 2nd 1/2 not so much
6:34 pm
crosshair
yup,same here.for some reason it is always the second half:))
6:35 pm
kje
oops, it's a 7, that might help
6:35 pm
Good Enough
oops. i was trying to spell no5/14 and monkeyed mo5/14 instead. who knew
6:35 pm
smores
LOL...that's funny GE I did the same thing this morning :)
6:37 pm
smores
dyslexic fingers come in handy sometimes :)
6:37 pm
smores
both extend for 7's as well
6:38 pm
Good Enough
thanks! had the one but not the other
6:38 pm
smores
sorry kje, don't have it yet
6:39 pm
Dorens
kj. ti7/36 - do you need a clue for it?
6:40 pm
kje
yes please, dorens
6:41 pm
Dorens
ti + the 12 step program for substance abusers + mickey ***se
6:41 pm
kje
wow, wasn't going to monkey taht, ty!
6:42 pm
smores
really?? thanks doren, definately wouldn't have got that
6:42 pm
Dorens
yw -- apparently it's a bird. not one my monkeys would come up with either
6:42 pm
pippingeek
oof, had a nap, am back. hello all!
6:43 pm
smores
hey pippin :)
6:43 pm
pippingeek
hi smores
6:44 pm
smores
I was able to sneak a nap in today too...didn't help with this grid though..lol
6:45 pm
pippingeek
i had such acrazy busy weekend that i only got about 6 hours sleep from friday till last night, so i am trying to get back to normal before i start work tomorrow
6:45 pm
smores
Hope it was good crazy :)
6:46 pm
pippingeek
i did get to see my aunt and cousins, but mostly it was just school and studying
6:48 pm
wvteach
good evening all
6:49 pm
smores
Hiya teach :)
6:49 pm
wvteach
hello smores
6:53 pm
rururocks
ca + vowel + most of not dada
6:54 pm
rururocks
ca + two vowels + not pa
6:55 pm
smores
ugh...got it
6:55 pm
smores
thanks ruru...another weird one
6:55 pm
kje
ah, that works better, ty!
6:56 pm
Good Enough
more words that are great if your fingers dyslexic
6:56 pm
rururocks
we still on for sunday? somewhere?
6:56 pm
rururocks
I may have my doggie with me.
6:57 pm
rururocks
we'll have to do outdoorzy stuff
6:57 pm
kje
sounds good to me
6:59 pm
kje
i'm counting on you to do the planning unless you tell me otherwise
7:00 pm
rururocks
I thought we'd go sight-seeing.. it would be nice for Jilli.. we can have a drink outside at the Ferry Plaza or something at Market.. or Belden Alley or Chestnut street..
7:01 pm
kje
all sound good to me
7:01 pm
rururocks
I will have to get back up here but will be down.. not sure when Jilli is free from her wedding stuff.. I'll have to look at her emails
7:02 pm
smores
WTG kje :)
7:02 pm
smores
taking a break...not seeing 'em right now
7:04 pm
kje
ok, let me know when you figure it out... I'll just look for the short bald guy with the gorgeous dog ; )
7:40 pm
Alexis Elise
Hi everyone. Anyone have a clue for the da8,55?
7:40 pm
pippingeek
hi alexis
7:41 pm
pippingeek
it's an extension of the da6/24, an evil being
7:42 pm
dan2bit
evening all! stats for the G?
7:42 pm
Alexis Elise
Thank you pippin... I didn't have the 6,24 but I got it. Good clue.
7:42 pm
uusue2
thanks, me too!
7:42 pm
uusue2
and hi all!
7:43 pm
pippingeek
i like being helpful
7:43 pm
pippingeek
hi sue, and dan
7:46 pm
Uneaixoise
sounds like a blast, have fun, ru, jilli, and kje!!
7:46 pm
uusue2
it does indeed!
7:47 pm
Uneaixoise
off to pick up donated bread -- byeee! *poof*
7:49 pm
dcseain
ma6 Thursday :)
7:50 pm
pippingeek
indeed, seain, and all its shortenings
7:51 pm
pippingeek
i like when a word is automatically at least three words, that is handy
7:53 pm
pippingeek
and also ma5 monday
7:57 pm
dcseain
just another one of those, though. :P
7:57 pm
dcseain
and thanks for that, i'd missed it :)
8:05 pm
pippingeek
any clues for the no6?
8:06 pm
rururocks
no + talking bird
8:06 pm
pippingeek
ruru, your pic is so disconcerting, it keeps cracking me up
8:07 pm
rururocks
oh deska?
8:07 pm
rururocks
konitchiwa
8:08 pm
dcseain
latin for na4, thanks ruru
8:08 pm
gremlinn
dang, tried to finish unaided, got stuck on last 2 (mo7, mo8)
8:08 pm
rururocks
konowa busuwa tokyo iki maska
8:08 pm
dcseain
and evening, ruru
8:08 pm
pippingeek
now you lost me
8:09 pm
rururocks
I'm speaking japanese for you pippin
8:09 pm
pippingeek
grem, just like the no7 and 8
8:09 pm
pippingeek
well yes, i was good until that third installment
8:09 pm
gremlinn
I know, I finished now (using morewords)
8:09 pm
gremlinn
ty though
8:10 pm
pippingeek
my last one is the en6, can i get a clue?
8:10 pm
pippingeek
or not, since there it was
8:10 pm
gremlinn
en6: to emmew
8:10 pm
Shirlockc
en + bird prison
8:11 pm
rururocks
that was do you know where the bus is for tokyo ?
8:11 pm
pippingeek
ah. and if i were going to japan, probably something i would need to know
8:11 pm
gremlinn
toukyou e basu wa doko desu ka
8:12 pm
rururocks
<---phonetically :D
8:13 pm
uusue2
When I went to Japan, I had taxi instructions written in Japanese - had to trust my colleagues - I got to where I was going, but it was odd being illiterate
8:13 pm
rururocks
I learned a lot of Japanese when I worked with several in a warehouse.. I tried to take it in College and it was WAY over my head
8:14 pm
gremlinn
æ±äº¬è¡Œãã®ãƒã‚¹ã¯ã©ã“ã§ã™ã\n‹
8:14 pm
gremlinn
Hey, it censored my Japanese
8:14 pm
rururocks
oh lol .. what did you say?
8:15 pm
gremlinn
I tried to copy Google's automatic translation of that phrase
8:15 pm
rururocks
nan eo yate maska gremlinn?
8:15 pm
dcseain
Chog does not support 16-bit chars
8:15 pm
gremlinn
What am I doing?
8:16 pm
gremlinn
eating = tabete imasu
8:17 pm
rururocks
<--- I think I'm turning japanese.. I think I'm turning Japanese I really think sooooo
8:17 pm
rururocks
I think mine is more casual gremlin
8:18 pm
MollyL
Hmm, fat, bald and Japanese.
8:18 pm
rururocks
HA.. taking KJE lessons?
8:19 pm
MollyL
Not at all. I don't for one minute believe that you are short, fat or bald. The jury is out on Japanese though.
: P
8:19 pm
gremlinn
I have two years of Japanese lessons... but it was in 1998-2000 so I'm almost afraid to type things out for fear I'll make basic mistakes :/
8:20 pm
dcseain
I've met him -- he is short, at least compared to me. He appeared neither bald nor Japanese though. :)
8:25 pm
dcseain
py5 victory
8:26 pm
dcseain
and i grew up near a former py6 mine :)
8:26 pm
gremlinn
py7 victory?
8:26 pm
rururocks
well.. DC has met me.. I think he'd confirm I'm not bald, or short.. fat ... well.. I can't comment on that
8:27 pm
MollyL
I think the bald thing is some kind of wild Yul Bynner fantasy. : P
8:27 pm
rururocks
since when is 6 feet considered short?
8:28 pm
pippingeek
oh dear. i have to be up at 5am for work, guess that means it is bedtime!
8:28 pm
gremlinn
Outside the tin, a cat. Inside the ***, * ***se.
8:29 pm
Shirlockc
thx gremlin, weird word
8:30 pm
MollyL
So, 6 feet being short by comparison would make the comparing person what? 7 feet tall?
8:30 pm
rururocks
How tall are you DC?
8:32 pm
dcseain
no, i'm just shy of 5'11"
8:32 pm
rururocks
LOL.. then you're short.> :D
8:33 pm
dcseain
i classify people as short if i can see over their heads. Never mind that they are of average height. On my dad's side of the family, i'm very short, about as tall as most of the women.
8:35 pm
littlebit
ok...i just signed on. (hello everyone!!) i have to say you are giants!!!
8:35 pm
rururocks
I"m six feet
8:35 pm
rururocks
maybe I've compressed a tiny bit :D
8:35 pm
Dorens
he;s not fat or bald either
8:36 pm
Dorens
sleepy here, please forgive the typing
8:36 pm
rururocks
i am a little chubby
8:37 pm
MollyL
It's okay Dorens. Most of it's going over my head anyway. I'm still wondering why Ru's picture is disconcerting.
8:37 pm
dcseain
Wow, i didn't even notice, ruru, my bad LOL
8:38 pm
Dorens
looking at the mythical nancyboy maybe???
8:40 pm
Dorens
clue foro en7 please?
8:40 pm
dcseain
if you trap something, like at a zoo, you may en7 it.
8:40 pm
Dorens
foro...farro. funny. i had farro and butternut squash and carmelized onions for dinner
8:40 pm
dcseain
d'oh. that's a 6
8:41 pm
dcseain
maybe it's time for bed.
8:41 pm
Dorens
seain isn't that en6?
8:41 pm
Dorens
serious lag. i actually wrote that beofre your doh appeared
8:42 pm
Dorens
oh well. i found it. fw
8:42 pm
gremlinn
en7: irregular plural of an 8 letter anagram of meconium
8:42 pm
dcseain
en7 - almost like economy in Spanish :)
8:42 pm
Dorens
g'night all
8:43 pm
rururocks
night doren
8:44 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?
8:44 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!
8:45 pm
Minveryork
How is grid. Just getting here now. Can I finish in an hour?
8:45 pm
gremlinn
Goes quick at first, then there are some toughies.
8:45 pm
rururocks
if you list minver..
8:46 pm
rururocks
you can do it.. there are a few brain twisters
8:46 pm
gremlinn
There are three different 7 letter words that are all anagrams.
8:46 pm
gremlinn
And a phantom of another 7 letter anagram (but an 8 letter variant *is* in there)
8:47 pm
Minveryork
Ok,we'll see what I can get done in an hour & then that's it
8:47 pm
rururocks
i'm going to walk the doggie.. see you guys later.. best of luck MInver.. knock them down :D
8:48 pm
Minveryork
Thanks rururocks!
8:54 pm
gremlinn
mo + wear a tie around your ***k + *** Fleming the novelist
8:55 pm
Shirlockc
thx again grem!
9:00 pm
smores
hi again :)
9:01 pm
Minveryork
You were right gremlinn. I got to 75 words. Now I am stuck
9:01 pm
Minveryork
listing......
9:05 pm
MollyL
Min! Congratulations! Is there a new baby in the family yet?
9:11 pm
Minveryork
Not yet MollyL!My sister was due two days ago.Still waiting
9:12 pm
Minveryork
Phantom: pyramid
9:18 pm
Minveryork
Does anybody have a clue for the na 5/12 word yet please?
9:19 pm
Minveryork
Never mind! I just found that na 5/12 word. Thank you!
9:20 pm
Minveryork
Does anybody have a clue for the no 6/21 word yet please?
9:21 pm
Bugsaw
no + talking bird Min
9:33 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ac6-21? Thanks
9:34 pm
smores
high card + *** can
9:35 pm
gapeach
Thanks much, smores.
9:36 pm
Minveryork
Does anybody have a clue for the ac 5/14 word yet please?
9:36 pm
smores
ac+ this is not an easy g***
9:37 pm
Minveryork
Thanks for that ac5/14 clue. I just found the word smores.
9:39 pm
Minveryork
Does anybody have a clue for the an 6/24 word yet please?
9:40 pm
smores
sorry, but I'm looking
9:42 pm
Bugsaw
an+ vowel meaning year (misspelled) _ ***k jagger of the stones
9:43 pm
smores
an6 rhymes with at**** bomb
9:43 pm
Bugsaw
I meant plus not _
9:43 pm
Bugsaw
his bookgirl!!
9:43 pm
bookgrrl
sorry...
9:44 pm
smores
np...BG :)
9:44 pm
Bugsaw
no worries, we have all done it
9:44 pm
Minveryork
Thank you for the an6/24 clue Bugsaw. I just got the word
9:44 pm
smores
just next time type one in I don't have :)
9:54 pm
Minveryork
I am stopping at 133 words and 15 points.Thanks for clues.
9:55 pm
smores
6 left for me
9:56 pm
Minveryork
Go smores go!
10:01 pm
smores
Finished!!! last word no6...ladies only :)
10:02 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations smores on your fireworks! Hooray for you!
10:02 pm
smores
ty Min :)
10:02 pm
smores
this was a toughie...for me at least
10:04 pm
Minveryork
Too tough for me to finish and I'm too tired to try to finish.
10:05 pm
smores
You did quite well Min for just starting
10:06 pm
smores
I had over 1/2 from earlier today
10:11 pm
smores
Off to bed...have a good evening all :)
10:15 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye smores! I will see you tomorrow in the log maybe.
11:00 pm
RoundBarn
i dropped in n the chatbox several times today and every time someone was asking for a clue on mo8!
11:00 pm
torgone
mo8 clue???
11:00 pm
torgone
Awkward ..
11:00 pm
RoundBarn
i still can't find a talking bird.
11:02 pm
RoundBarn
no I understood the clue the first time--still don't know what the word means--but it was clued over and over for different groups of babblers! where is the talking bird that goes with no6?
11:02 pm
torgone
no6 = I no****te RoundBarn for the presidency of Babble ..
11:03 pm
torgone
The last 4 letters - usually spelled with a y
11:04 pm
RoundBarn
thank you all. I have to reject the nomination for I am a macaw.
11:09 pm
maggiej
ae 6/21? any hints?
11:15 pm
cgypsy
it's a liquid highcard + consonant and ***can
11:28 pm
maggiej
thanks for the clue ... still not getting it
11:30 pm
knutmeg
Hello all! Maggie, add a bit of frozen water to the end of the ae4/4 just the first bit, no e