Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 26, 2013

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

Flip!

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

re8

12:01 am

Douglas

en7...whoo-hoo

12:01 am

grannyrose

en8

12:02 am

sammysmom

HI

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all; hi mel, doug, rose, smom

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

bi7

12:03 am

grannyrose

hey dee

12:03 am

toadandtoadette

Lol... went to the archives and found the log from when I had my son. I played babble that day to distract myself from the contractions. Took awhile to find it because we were a talkative bunch that day... October 7, 2007

12:03 am

puglet

Hello gang

12:04 am

Douglas

Three for elven kings under the sky...

12:04 am

Douglas

Hello dee

12:04 am

melonheadjujube

great story toadandtoadette.

12:05 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:05 am

torgone

nbt/nbs

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

hi liz, tor wtg tor hi pug

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

ti 7

12:06 am

puglet

Hi--Liz,Rose and dee and jube and all others here

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

se7

12:07 am

rururocks

wonders if placenta was in the grid that day

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

re8

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

en 7 x 2 hi ru

12:08 am

dizgrannie

re 8 x 2

12:11 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

nbt/nbs

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

re 7/8

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

in7 if not called already

12:15 am

ARB

if not already noticed - en 8

12:16 am

Dianne

ut 7/8

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

playwright in grid! :-)

12:17 am

rururocks

i'm not trained to do the en 8

12:17 am

jillibus

hello all

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

hey jilli :-)

12:18 am

rururocks

i was forked to find that ut 7

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

tx ru!

12:18 am

rururocks

just trying to spoon them up une

12:18 am

ARB

dish them out. ru

12:19 am

Erda

real groaners, ruru

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

and bring them all together for un6 x 3

12:19 am

rururocks

you can cut the tension with a knife

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Erda

united

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

tx lickety!

12:20 am

Erda

Lickety -- yay!!

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

un 7

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:22 am

rururocks

I can hardly eat dee

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

good one ru

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

north african capitol city . . .

12:23 am

jillibus

t

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

halfway

12:23 am

toadandtoadette

2nd column I, 3rd column e, and/or 4th column e

12:23 am

jillibus

hings went askeq but okay now -- heloo again

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

me too melon :-)

12:23 am

toadandtoadette

Bird

12:23 am

toadandtoadette

Bied

12:23 am

jillibus

*askew (Me too)

12:24 am

ARB

in 5

12:24 am

toadandtoadette

Oops

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

in7

12:24 am

rururocks

re8

12:24 am

rururocks

re 8 x 2

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

55 and 45 ru?

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

re8 x 3

12:26 am

rururocks

yes

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

45 50 55

12:26 am

rururocks

*smartypants *

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

re 8/65

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee!

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

yw so there are at least 4 re 8's?

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ig 6 and ig 7 x 3

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

woohoo, tx dee ;-)

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

I hate looking for re 8's lol

12:29 am

rururocks

that lit a fire under me dee

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:31 am

flosey

ah, thanks Dee, just came back in time to catch it

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

re 8/65; re 7/40 and pl 8/55; re 6, 7, 7, 8, 8

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey!! yw

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

got 'em :-)

12:33 am

rururocks

ooh got the re 8/55

12:33 am

rururocks

now need the 8/65

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

wtg you two!

12:34 am

rururocks

i was keyed up on the re 8 that I found

12:35 am

rururocks

dr 7

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

di 7

12:37 am

rururocks

dee is in the grid WWWWOOOOOO

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:38 am

melonheadjujube

OK, how is the re word for using Rit yet again not a word??? harrumph.

12:39 am

flosey

agree melon

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

Enable strikes again :-)

12:39 am

rururocks

just got tired

12:39 am

rururocks

good night everyone

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well ru

12:40 am

rururocks

carry one une

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

sleep well, ru

12:40 am

rururocks

i'm at 160

12:40 am

flosey

goodnight ru, sweet sleep

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

163

12:40 am

rururocks

aaaah

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

174

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

go, dee!

12:40 am

jillibus

gnight ruru

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

lol... coming to a halt...

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

164

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

aahh, a second re8/55

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

165

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

of course there is

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

166

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

178

12:43 am

rururocks

179

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

wow!

12:43 am

rururocks

found a cluster

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

i KNEW you were still awake!

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

170 . . . just found bi7

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

171 *puff wheeze*

12:47 am

rururocks

glad you booked it une

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

185

12:48 am

melonheadjujube

heh, I'm such a slacker at 151. Quitting short of mediocrity with 7 of the eight 8-letter words, and 15 out of 21 7s.

12:48 am

rururocks

uh.. i got to find a few more

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

wtg mel

12:49 am

rururocks

i felt naked with the nu 6

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

nite, all [poof]

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

sleep well, melon

12:50 am

rururocks

nite melon

12:51 am

rururocks

leaves trail of popcorn for une

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

174 . . .

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

193

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

jeez, dee!

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

are there only 2 ut's?

12:52 am

rururocks

*show-off!*

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

that's all i've got, dee

12:52 am

flosey

yes Dee

12:52 am

rururocks

I don't have all the u's

12:53 am

Uneaixoise

and 7 un's so far

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

I'll come to a screeching halt soon... I have trouble finishing (the stragglers are always hidden) lol

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

ty flosey

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

ty une

12:53 am

Uneaixoise

8 un's

12:54 am

Uneaixoise

10 un's!

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

still missing 2 un's

12:56 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

loosen? lingerie?

12:57 am

ARB

not eat?

1:01 am

Uneaixoise

packing it in with 180 *poof*

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

wtg une; gn

1:01 am

flosey

well done Une

1:01 am

puglet

down to 120 and crawling now

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty une arb finally finished the u's

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili!

1:03 am

ARB

and I'm still missing 2 u's!

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

all un's except for 2 ut's

1:04 am

ARB

so I'm missing2 un's

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

yep not to call tricks in bridge

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

not to glue a book

1:05 am

Uneaixoise

zipped back by for one last check and found 6 more . . . 186 now LOL

1:05 am

ARB

right -- there are 2 d's on the board!

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

yay une!

1:06 am

Uneaixoise

187 LOL

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

202

1:06 am

Uneaixoise

you're just too good, dee!

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

I always struggle with the last 30...

1:08 am

Uneaixoise

189

1:08 am

Uneaixoise

finding stoopid 4's and 5's

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

nice... still missing 2 8s and 4 7s here

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

fi 6 and fi 7

1:11 am

Uneaixoise

(had those) ok, now leaving with a nice round 190 -- once again, major kudos to dee! *poof*

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

ty une rest well

1:14 am

McLeach

how many words, please?

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

247 and hi

1:15 am

McLeach

thx, hi to you, too ... guess I've a bit to go, then (have 166 so far)

1:16 am

sprite

morning all

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

wow nice start

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

gm sprite

1:16 am

flosey

hi Sprite

1:16 am

McLeach

morning sprite

1:16 am

ARB

boker tov sprite

1:16 am

sprite

hi flosey, mcLeach, Dee and ARB :) Looks like a nice one today.

1:16 am

puglet

Morning Sprite

1:17 am

McLeach

thx Dee, have nine 7s so far and 1 eight

1:17 am

sprite

hi pug :) *hug*

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:18 am

McLeach

well, I'm late to the party tonight and gonna leave early - have fun y'all

1:18 am

puglet

Hugs Sprite, will be thing of you today--good luck

1:18 am

puglet

I mean thinking

1:18 am

sprite

thank you pug :) Am rather nervous. No idea why, lol, it is just a bit of talk and getting to know eachother.

1:18 am

ARB

de 7,8

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

de 7 de 8

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

snap arb

1:18 am

sprite

bye McLeach, hagd

1:19 am

ARB

great minds and all that?

1:19 am

puglet

You will be like a ray of sunshine in there

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

definitely

1:19 am

flosey

lol, also just got them Dee and Arb

1:19 am

sprite

aw that is a sweet thing to say.

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

1:20 am

flosey

will be with you in spirit, Sprite

1:21 am

sprite

thank you flosey :) With my babble friends thinking of me, nothing can go wrong.

1:26 am

grannyrose

hello from me. sprite, am thinking of you, and praying that you will meet today filled with God's grace and peace.

1:26 am

sprite

aw rose, thank you :D

1:27 am

joso

hi all

1:27 am

sprite

hi joso and rose! *hugs*

1:27 am

sprite

any news on the Mother Mac front, rose?

1:28 am

grannyrose

hey joso, flosey, pugs, arb, and dee

1:28 am

flosey

hi joso

1:28 am

flosey

good to see you rose

1:28 am

grannyrose

bless you, sprite, she is still in the hospital

1:28 am

joso

just be yourself sprite and you will have them eating out of your palm

1:28 am

puglet

Hi ya Rose and Joso and Flosey

1:29 am

flosey

hi pugs

1:29 am

sprite

ah, that is a good thing. I hope they can keep her a little longer, while your husband recuperates further.

1:29 am

joso

hey sprite, rose, pug, flosey

1:29 am

puglet

How is everyone today

1:29 am

sprite

aw thanks joso. You guys know just the right things to say to make me feel better!

1:30 am

sprite

and you yourself, pug? And you, joso? And rose, how are you doing with the added stress of work?

1:30 am

joso

I am well pug, how about yourself?

1:30 am

grannyrose

not so bad here. i really did sit for most of the 5 hours today. don is improving everyday. still coughing, but it is a dry cough, like a ticlish throat now.

1:31 am

Lizlin

Hi again - Sprite I'm sure that all will go very well today and you'll come out with some sense of relief! The first meeting must, by its nature, be the hardest!

1:31 am

joso

and yourself rose, less runaround today

1:31 am

Lizlin

Good to read that things are improving, Rose :)

1:31 am

sprite

I can imagine his lungs etc being pretty sensitive with all the coughing by now.

1:31 am

puglet

they got all the combining done around my home so Iam happy about that....although now I got a ton of dust to clean now--lol

1:31 am

joso

howdy liz

1:31 am

puglet

Hi Liz

1:32 am

sprite

thanks Liz :)

1:32 am

Lizlin

And hi Puglet and Joso too :)

1:32 am

sprite

oh pug, how lovely that the noise is past. Sorry about the mess, grin.

1:32 am

sprite

*hugs Liz* How are you today?

1:33 am

Lizlin

Things are fine here - I feel guilty - no real issues! A wonderful drama-free life! Lucky me!

1:34 am

puglet

well feel lucky about that, liz

1:34 am

grannyrose

hey ya liz...and thanx everyone for your good wishes.

1:35 am

joso

don't feel guilty, somewhere down the road rain will come liz, enjoy the good while you got it

1:35 am

sprite

lol Liz! You are a radiant example to us!

1:35 am

puglet

Rose any news on the surgery date yet

1:36 am

sprite

oh, we are all in the grid today, my fr6s!

1:36 am

grannyrose

not yet, pugs. am hoping to hear tomorrow.

1:37 am

sprite

will keep fingers crossed, rose. May it be soon and may it all work out the way we wish it, this time.

1:37 am

Lizlin

I think I had my rain around 12 years ago - bullying at work etc etc. Hopefully just a stress free life now!

1:37 am

puglet

I thought you were going to say h4--lol

1:37 am

sprite

lol

1:37 am

joso

good on yer mate

1:37 am

puglet

that bullying crap is bad whereever it happens at

1:37 am

sprite

Liz, I wish you a sunshiny life for all the years to come!

1:38 am

Lizlin

Yep, I'm with sprite in hoping surgery will all work out for you Rose!

1:38 am

Lizlin

Ty sprite!

1:38 am

Lizlin

i wish that for everyone.

1:38 am

sprite

had bullying at work too, it was the final trigger for my total collapse. Am sorry you had to go through that, Liz. It makes one feel so horrible :(

1:38 am

puglet

I will be glad when its all over for Rose and she can dance until her hearts content

1:39 am

Lizlin

It worked out well in the end - changed jobs and met my hubby :)

1:40 am

sprite

hehehe... in the greater scheme of things, some bad things are actually blessings in disguise. Who knows where we are guide towards when things seem bad, huh.

1:40 am

joso

absolutely, if anyone deserves to enjoy a dance it's rose

1:40 am

puglet

I had some bullying in school and its not a happy place to go to

1:40 am

flosey

so true sprite

1:40 am

sprite

pug, amen to that. In her tutu. With a halfnekkid Don as her audience.

1:40 am

Lizlin

As long as you can also dance in your mind - then it's not so bad!

1:41 am

grannyrose

audience, schmaudience...he will be dancing right along side of me....

1:41 am

Lizlin

But yes, Rose in her tutu, dancing - great!

1:41 am

Lizlin

And that's the best way, Rose!

1:42 am

sprite

lol rose... I love you. You are awesome.

1:43 am

Lizlin

Lots of luck sprite - will be thinking of you. BBL :)

1:43 am

puglet

are you a dancer Flosey? and Joso?

1:43 am

sprite

*hugs flosey* you have had your share of rain as well, haven't you. And now sunshiny years :)

1:43 am

sprite

thanks Liz, have a lovely evening :)

1:43 am

puglet

you leaving Liz?

1:44 am

puglet

night then--have a good one

1:44 am

joso

by liz, have a good one

1:44 am

flosey

yes sprite, much sunshine now sprite

1:44 am

Lizlin

Yes - stuff to do but will be popping in and out! Enjoy your days / nights!

1:45 am

sprite

am happy for you, flosey! You deserve it.

1:45 am

joso

na, not much of a dancer, can do a waltz but too shy to really enjoy dancing pug

1:45 am

sprite

joso rules at the horizontal mambo though ;)

1:45 am

puglet

not even behind your own closed doors?\

1:46 am

puglet

You sound like Rose--lol

1:46 am

flosey

not really learned pugs, just move to the music more or less - but love to watch good dancers - love to watch the Greek dance

1:46 am

sprite

*grin* rose and I are soulmates.

1:47 am

grannyrose

loo-ve the dance....classical ballet, not too much of the modern stuff. they seem to have lost the ability to tell a story. like all things physical, it is about pushing the body to it's limits, and technique has gone out of the window.

1:47 am

joso

hmmm, not the most flexible, but have been told my imagination and inventiveness are much appreciated

1:47 am

puglet

Iam not learned either but I like to dance for myself to just feel good

1:47 am

sprite

oh, me too, flosey. Ages ago when I was in Greece for a whole summer to help friends work on their home, we did a lot of dancing. Just ad lib, after dinner, and the oldest geezers in the village were the best dancers!

1:48 am

grannyrose

lol, both good things to have joso

1:48 am

flosey

ah sprite, what fun

1:48 am

sprite

and no doubt your gentleness and attentiveness too, joso.

1:48 am

sprite

it was. Beautiful people.

1:49 am

puglet

Hey Rose how was the new resturant

1:49 am

flosey

daughter and bf coming over this weekend - they're going to make us a big Greek 'Thanksgiving' feast

1:49 am

sprite

oh how lovely!

1:49 am

flosey

they were recently in Greece so will get her to teach us how to dance

1:50 am

grannyrose

awesome, pugs. food was delicious, as promised, and the serves were more than adequate.

1:50 am

puglet

oooh that sounds good

1:50 am

joso

tnx sprite, but lets not get into too much detail here. Been to Greece too, sailing into Thiera blew me away

1:50 am

sprite

I wish you lots of fun, flosey!

1:51 am

puglet

that was nice for you and don

1:51 am

flosey

thanks sprite, always is with my kids

1:51 am

sprite

*grins* our joso is modest. Will let you off the hook, don't worry :) Wow, sailing in Greece, sounds like a great experience.

1:51 am

puglet

I wish you the same too Flosey

1:51 am

flosey

thanks pugs

1:51 am

sprite

rose, am glad. A good memory to last you for a bit.

1:52 am

joso

it was, 4 weeks of sailing from island to island

1:52 am

flosey

oh wow, joso, that would be heavenly

1:52 am

puglet

you are lucky to have had those times with your dad, Joso

1:52 am

flosey

we loved Greece

1:52 am

joso

everyone should have a dad who retires to a sailboat in the med

1:53 am

flosey

wonderful memories, joso

1:55 am

sprite

wish mine retired to Pluto

1:55 am

sprite

he can take his sailboat if he likes :)

1:55 am

flosey

you are most generous, sprite

1:56 am

sprite

*grin*

1:58 am

flosey

oh heck, can't believe I had such trouble finding such a simple word as fr6/30 - especially since being surrounded by them

1:59 am

grannyrose

*giggle* flosey, the gerund finish gets a good workout tonight, as does the top s

1:59 am

joso

thiera is an active volcano, last blew some 5 or 6 thousand years ago. used to look like fuji but now is a ring with a couple of gaps and and island in the middle, it is matt black and looks like fresh asphalt with steam rising from it. they figure it ended the Minoan civilization when it blew.

1:59 am

puglet

Iam stuck at 112 and my mind has closed off I think

2:00 am

sprite

so very beautiful, joso. Must have been frightening back then, but impressive now.

2:00 am

sprite

lol pug, same spot... 112 left and nowhere to go. Go grab yourself (and me) another coffee and we will get our second wind.

2:01 am

flosey

ah, coffee sounds so good, but not at this hour

2:01 am

puglet

I was sitting here thinking I would love some chicken and dumplings--lol

2:02 am

puglet

okay Sprite will do--cream and sugar?

2:02 am

sprite

ok, that would work for me too, lol.
And flosey, I guess not... you will want to sleep at some point.

2:02 am

sprite

nope hun, black as my soul please

2:03 am

flosey

no black in your soul sprite

2:03 am

puglet

NOw thats way way far from the truth Sprite

2:03 am

grannyrose

took the words right out of my mouth

2:03 am

puglet

Flosey I got some decaf

2:03 am

sprite

a very black sense of humour at the very least

2:04 am

puglet

I dont see anything black about you at all

2:04 am

joso

knowing this and sailing into the ring leaves quite an impression. there is a little museum there with copies of of the times from the 20's when it was acting up. an english reporter was there sending back reports about the possible soon to be eruption, didn't blow in any big way, but ya read this things and wan to scream at the guy 'GET OFF THE FRICKING ISLAND YOU GIT'.

2:04 am

flosey

thanks pugs, but I like coffee strong, will wait until morning

2:05 am

grannyrose

neither do i pugs. sprite i see you in such beautiful colours, they are blindingly beautiful.

2:05 am

grannyrose

lol, joso...

2:05 am

sprite

wow... thank you... not sure I deserve that, but it is a beautiful compliment. Will take it with me today :)

2:06 am

sprite

joso, amen to that!

2:07 am

sprite

wish I were a volcano... imagine being able to lie on your back in the sun all day, smoking, and everyone who sees you will say: "Look, it is working!"

2:07 am

grannyrose

write it down, sprite, hold it in your hand.

2:07 am

sprite

will do, rose... thank you

2:07 am

joso

like those reporters that strap themselves to a light pole on the beach when a hurricane comes, but 100x worse

2:07 am

grannyrose

*chuckling* hmmmm, nah...not going back to that...

2:08 am

sprite

the lengths to which some people go for a story, joso... scary.

2:08 am

puglet

I read a story once about this woman that had died for a few minutes and she had experence going to heaven and the picture she painted into words were so beautiful--I have never forgotten that--but to make a long story short-she seen everything singing in harmony before the Lord. Like each petal of a flower and each drop of water.

2:09 am

sprite

back in the days when I still smoked (but rarely), whenever someone exclaimed: "Are you smoking?!?!" I always said: "No, it is my cigaret."

2:09 am

grannyrose

ooohhhh, pugs, that is so lovely. thank-you

2:09 am

sprite

wow pug... beautiful image.

2:09 am

flosey

good comeback sprite

2:10 am

sprite

*grin* Thanks flosey. Am rather fond of those tiny jokes that make people blink for a second or two.

2:11 am

joso

black soul, what are you talking about, what are you smoking sprite. One of the kindest people i know, never thought you were thick before sprite. what a weird blind spot to have.

2:11 am

grannyrose

like, do you smoke after intercourse? i don't know, will have to look next time...

2:12 am

sprite

rofloolllllll rose!

2:12 am

joso

do you smoke after intercourse? depends how good it was

2:12 am

grannyrose

*smacks hand* naughty rose....did that come out aloud?

2:12 am

puglet

well, did you? lol

2:13 am

sprite

aw joso, thanks dear man. Let's just say that it is hard to see yourself that way when both your parents couldn't see anything good in you.

2:13 am

sprite

oh I love it, rose. That is a great one.

2:13 am

grannyrose

used to do so, just smolder nowadays...lol

2:14 am

joso

yea, no shaking the parents opinion, even when you know its wrong, etched into your makeup.

2:14 am

flosey

ah Sprite - why oh why do some parents do such things - hubby's mom told him he was unplanned and unwanted - he was the last of 4, 6 years after the 3rd

2:14 am

puglet

low self esteem is hard to deal with

2:16 am

sprite

oh dear, flosey, what a rotten thing to say.

2:16 am

flosey

indeed, however, he lost himself in books, read everything he could get his hands on

2:16 am

puglet

I think my parents had low self esteem and I think they done the best they knew how but that only came to me years later in life

2:17 am

sprite

hardwired in our synapses, isn't it joso. Ah well, it is a challenge, but see how far we have come!

2:17 am

grannyrose

good grief, flosey. that certainly beats my beloved mother telling me how she 'endured' my father's advances, and later, at my birth, how degraded she felt giving birth to me. no joy, no happiness, and no love.

2:17 am

joso

My youngest brother was an accident, and they really wanted a girl by then, but my folks had the presence of mind not to tell us this until we were grown

2:17 am

sprite

yeah, same here, pug. I can understand what they did, mostly. Just doesn't remove the scars. But am learning. I really am.

2:17 am

flosey

wow rose, hard to imagine

2:18 am

sprite

omg rose, that is just as bad. So so so the wrong things to tell a child.

2:18 am

puglet

I only remember my mom saying she loved me and that was not to long before her death

2:19 am

sprite

when my children were smaller, I often told them: "If there was a children's store where I could buy each and every child I wished, I would go there and pick and buy the two of you."

2:19 am

puglet

once

2:20 am

sprite

I hear you, pug. Hearing that once is not nearly enough. But it is worth so much.

2:20 am

flosey

that is something your kids will remember sprite

2:20 am

sprite

I hope so, flosey.

2:20 am

sprite

oh that reminds me of a funny story...

2:21 am

flosey

good, let's hear it

2:21 am

grannyrose

joso, when i was expecting my 3rd, i knew he was a boy, and i so wanted a girl. i knew he was going to be the last. but everynight for almost 4 months i gave birth to my daughter, i fed her, i bathed her, i dressed her, and i played with her. when i finally did have my son, i so loved him, i didn't think it was possible. have NEVER regretted that he was a boy.

2:21 am

joso

my folks were not perfect, but I hear stories like rose's and sprites and find it difficult to believe, i don't doubt you but so foreign to me. I didn't realize how lucky we were until much later

2:21 am

puglet

you are right but that once is something to carry on with. She herself did not have much of a mother either. Now I can understand so much more then when I was so much younger

2:22 am

sprite

a mother who wanted her kids to feel good about themselves, taught her first child that when she would ask him: "Why do I love you so much?" He should answer with: "Because I am John."
Then she got a second child and she wanted him to feel just as good about himself. She asked him: "And, George, why do I love you so much?"
And George gave her a big smile and said: "Because I am John!"

2:23 am

joso

hehehehehe

2:23 am

flosey

lol sprite

2:23 am

sprite

you are a beautiful person, pug.

2:24 am

puglet

ahh thanks Sprite

2:24 am

grannyrose

*giggle*, sprite

2:24 am

ChrissieDee

Pugs, sounds like that one time would have been so difficult for your mum to say out loud, worth as much if not more than if she told you every day

2:25 am

sprite

hi Chrissie :)
Yes, a very precious memory.

2:25 am

puglet

thats exactly how it feels Chrissie

2:25 am

joso

I like Mark twains little story. when I was 16 it stuned me how daft my father was, i knew better than him about everything. It amzed me how much he had learned by the time I was 21.

2:26 am

flosey

isn't it so true, joso

2:26 am

sprite

lollll I love that one, joso. Too true. I hope it will work that way with our son as well.

2:26 am

grannyrose

hello chrissie...and yes pugs, to hear it said with sincerity is worth more than hearing every time with no conviction.

2:26 am

ChrissieDee

Hi all, just passing through :)

2:26 am

puglet

now my dad----lets just say we were like to rams butting heads

2:26 am

flosey

hi Chrissie

2:26 am

puglet

Hi ya Chrissie

2:27 am

grannyrose

yeah, good quote, joso.

2:27 am

joso

hi chrissy

2:28 am

grannyrose

well, that's different, pugs. why so, do you think?

2:29 am

sprite

were you much alike, pug?

2:30 am

puglet

My dad was spoilt by his mom,though he had a sister they was 10 years apart. And he thought raising us girls was moms job and we were brought here to be his slaves

2:31 am

sprite

argh, that is bad. So sorry, pug :(

2:31 am

joso

And you didn't quite agree

2:31 am

grannyrose

oh, no. not a pretty life, dear one.

2:32 am

joso

glad you had the gumption to stand up for yourself pug, but sorry you needed too.

2:32 am

puglet

I was the headstronge type and in my teens we got into a few awful fights cause I didnt bowed, so to say

2:32 am

flosey

good for you pugs, you learned early to stand up for yourself

2:33 am

sprite

good for you, pug. Good for you.

2:33 am

puglet

the sad thing is we girls all left home too early to get away from him

2:34 am

sprite

new word for the babble dictionary, something we are doing with eachother:
ensib - to take someone as a brother or sister

2:34 am

puglet

his abuse was all mental

2:35 am

sprite

not an easy start in life, pug. But getting away was smarter than staying and fighting.

2:35 am

puglet

true--I hate fighting

2:35 am

sprite

mental abuse is just as bad as physical. And it was emotional too.

2:36 am

puglet

it takes alot for me to lose it but this red hair does have its truths--lol

2:37 am

sprite

ah good! A bit of a fire spitter... that is a good thing to be :)

2:37 am

joso

oh no, redheads, my bane

2:39 am

sprite

:) in a good sense, joso?

2:41 am

puglet

before their deaths, both got saved so Iam thankful for that

2:42 am

joso

Ive had 3 serious relationships in my life, all with redheads, none ended well. but pug I'm not really serious about the hair colour being the problem. should have put lol at the end of last statement. I think you are great.

2:44 am

puglet

ahh Joso you didnt hurt my feelings in the least. I think you are swell too and so sorry red isnt your color but I was gifted with this and not much I can do about it and now Iam too old to care,

2:44 am

sprite

I am certain you look beautiful with it, pug.

2:46 am

joso

well, wouldn't say it's not my colour, i seem to reach for it often enough, lol

2:46 am

puglet

at one time I had it down to my ---- then about 5 years ago I cut it and I love the short hair. When I was younger I wished for black hair-lol but was afraid if I dyed it I might come out with green or orange

2:47 am

sprite

it wouldn't, unless you would bleach it, pug. My hair is almost that long now, something I wished for when I was young but back then it wouldn't grow. But I am turning sooooo gray!

2:48 am

joso

I think every woman wants a different hair colour at some point in their lives

2:48 am

sprite

oh yes, joso. I have (sorry) often dyed it red. Auburn. Chestnut. The works.

2:49 am

puglet

my hair was always so thick and natural curly too. I was worried that if I cut it I would have a frizz ball on top.

2:49 am

joso

At one point I wanted black hair too, now I just wish it would stay

2:49 am

puglet

Ive never dyed mine ever

2:49 am

sprite

oh now I am jealous, pug. How lovely to have natural curls!

2:50 am

sprite

lol joso. Bald is beautiful. You know what they say... hair won't grow on brains.

2:51 am

puglet

since I dont have a camera, I will have to send you a pic and let you see how curly and thick it was

2:51 am

sprite

oh please do, pug, would love to see you

2:51 am

flosey

I use to dye my hair - as it was changing, now it's all white and I'm content to leave it that way

2:52 am

sprite

white is beautiful too, flosey. I wish I was white. Am turning all pepper and salt here. Don't mind, don't get me wrong. It is just so... dignified, if one is truly white.

2:53 am

puglet

and I bet you are just lovely too Flosey--but I had you poctured in my mind as a young lady like 30 or 49

2:53 am

flosey

ah, mine was sort of chestnut colour when younger

2:53 am

puglet

man I cant write too well this morning either--lol

2:53 am

sprite

I think flosey is a contemporary of jillibus, am I right?

2:54 am

grannyrose

my hair was pink, once

2:54 am

puglet

I love my short hair though. So much easier to deal with

2:54 am

puglet

to match your tutu

2:54 am

sprite

oh, cool, rose! I wanted blue hair back in my teenager days. Wasn't allowed though :(

2:54 am

grannyrose

i dyed it pink for pink ribbon day, to raise funds for breast cancer day, then i shaved it all off.

2:54 am

flosey

oh no, my kids were born in 63, 65, 67, 68, 2 boys then 2 girls

2:55 am

sprite

wow awesome, rose. If I ever want to go back to short hair, I will donate mine to wigs for people with cancer.

2:55 am

flosey

oh rose, you are so bold, I can't imagine shoving my head

2:55 am

sprite

aw flosey... you could have been my mother! Wouldn't that have been great :)

2:55 am

joso

I've considered shaving since my hair has started to depart. so many men only grow a beard after they start to loose their hair and I don't like being a cliche, but I've had a beard most of my life and don't ewant to have to shave every day

2:55 am

puglet

me either! but good for you Rose

2:56 am

flosey

one year during Fall Fair, a few men shaved their heads so one woman did - to raise money for cure for cancer

2:56 am

sprite

you could never be a cliche, joso. Do what feels good to you. And if you have an uncontrollable urge to shave, shave your head :D

2:56 am

grannyrose

i took advantage of that. nowadays i am a delightful silvery-grey. still have the waves and curls of my youth.

2:56 am

flosey

I think I'd have enjoyed you as a daughter Sprite

2:57 am

sprite

and I, you as a mother, flosey.

2:57 am

flosey

sweet, sprite, thanks

2:58 am

puglet

oh Rose has natural curls like me!

2:58 am

joso

yea, tnx sprite, perhaps I'll look elsewhere for styling advice.

2:58 am

puglet

lol--whys that Joso

2:59 am

grannyrose

yeah, the bane of my life...let them become slightly too long, and i look like a chipmunk, on a bad-hair day..lol

2:59 am

puglet

I rather doubt that Rose

3:00 am

joso

it's leaving faster than suits me as it is pug, no need to rush things

3:00 am

sprite

oh I love chipmunks.

3:01 am

puglet

was your father bald too

3:01 am

grannyrose

pugs, once i too had hair that i could sit on. when i had it cut short, i looked like i had stuck my finger in a power socket.

3:02 am

grannyrose

it was sooo frizzy...everyone kept asking me where i had got the afro curls done...

3:02 am

puglet

since Ive gotten older mine is no where nearly as thick. But if I let it get too long I have a frizzy mop head--lol

3:02 am

sprite

we call that 'coupe 220V', rose

3:03 am

grannyrose

awww, pugs....sister after my own heart...

3:03 am

puglet

and rainly weather---gel dont even help much

3:03 am

grannyrose

lol, sprite....240V here

3:03 am

joso

once i got a job as a security guard, and had to shave my beard for the job. I shaved 1/2 of it off for a day and asked people what they thought, should i keep the beard or shave it off. It took mose people 5 or more minutes before they would say something like... aren't you kind of commited now.

3:04 am

joso

*most

3:04 am

puglet

lol--Joso

3:04 am

grannyrose

lol, joso...

3:04 am

sprite

roflolllll joso

3:04 am

sprite

lol, ok rose, coupe 240V then :)

3:05 am

sprite

I guess curly hair has its setbacks as well... I always wanted curls, my hair is as straight as can be.

3:05 am

puglet

I bet Sprite has wonderfully straight hair

3:05 am

grannyrose

one of my sons, for movember, shaved off half his mo', as part of a deal for not raising more funds than a work colleague. he worked like that for the next month.he is one great guy...even if i say it myself.

3:06 am

puglet

you got no ideal!

3:06 am

sprite

wow... he is special, rose

3:07 am

joso

sounds like a keeper rose

3:08 am

puglet

brb cup is down to the last drop

3:08 am

sprite

gash I hate it when libido is a phantom

3:09 am

grannyrose

sprite, you have no idea how wonderful this young man is. saturday is one of the biggest in our sporting calendar...grand final day for our football teams...his team is playing...and he has given up half the day to help his uncles and aunts clean up the old family home, ready for the new owners next monday.

3:09 am

sprite

wow rose... you did a terrific job bringing him up like that. Beautiful.

3:10 am

grannyrose

don't know what i did different with this one...may be it's his genetics? all i know he just keeps on giving.

3:10 am

sprite

can he receive as well?

3:11 am

flosey

must get to bed now, have slowed to a stop! 101 words for tomorrow

3:11 am

grannyrose

mind you son number 3 is just as loving and giving...

3:11 am

grannyrose

night, dearest flosey. hope you have a lovely sleep.

3:11 am

joso

g'nite flosey, sleep well

3:11 am

flosey

goodnight all

3:11 am

sprite

sleep well, flosey, and dream even better :)

3:12 am

flosey

will do - never remember dreams though

3:12 am

grannyrose

sprite, yes he receives as well. just have to nudge him a tad...LOLOL

3:13 am

joso

Time for me to go too, tnx for the company, been great as usual.

3:13 am

sprite

well then all is well, rose. Sounds like he is a wise soul who knows how to keep the flow open, and I know he had a wonderful mother who reinforced that inborn wisdom.

3:13 am

sprite

night joso, sleep well, and dream of pretty girls... errr... things.

3:13 am

puglet

night Joso and Flosey

3:13 am

grannyrose

have a good one, joso. your harem awaits your pleasure.lol

3:14 am

sprite

ah, glad you are back, pug. I have to go... time to get ready and leave for the train. Am going in time so I don't have to hurry or worry about missing a connection. *hugs* to you all and thanks for your support.

3:15 am

grannyrose

remember, sprite...we all love you, and wish you only the best.

3:15 am

puglet

Hugs Sprite and know we walk with you

3:15 am

sprite

thank you, dear fr6s. That means the world to me. *hugs*

3:16 am

puglet

Rose are you done with this grid

3:17 am

grannyrose

yes, my dear. can i help you, with the biggies?

3:19 am

puglet

you may if you like--I got 2 of the 8;s a re8(to do with music) and re(to do with wet clothes

3:24 am

grannyrose

de8, a plural, sounds like re7, re + ***can, a metal + c**, a hint

3:26 am

grannyrose

en8, can be a civil or mechanical...begin with the locomotive + **, um, i don't know

3:27 am

puglet

got the en8

3:27 am

grannyrose

re8, plural of re7, water plant + gerund finish

3:28 am

sprite

darnation! Just got a phone call that my appt with the clinic shrink is cancelled again! That is the 3rd time.

3:29 am

sprite

she can't help it, she lost her voice and that makes it hard to have a conversation. But dem.

3:29 am

grannyrose

re8 x 2, one past tense, one plural, of re7, re***a, lining in eye + c**, hint

3:29 am

grannyrose

aww, sprite, re-scheduled?

3:29 am

sprite

they are now trying to put my appt with the group leader a bit later, so I can drive home with my love... otherwise it is twice with public transport for me. Tsk.

3:29 am

puglet

thanks Rose

3:30 am

sprite

rose, they say she will call me next week when she got her voice back... but I will start on Monday with the group. Kind of mustard after dinner, right?

3:30 am

grannyrose

ut8, plural of ut7. u + number after ni4 + Sister-In-Law.

3:31 am

grannyrose

yeah, dearest....

3:32 am

puglet

Maybe you dont need that after all Sprite

3:32 am

sprite

ok, no joy in changing the other appt, so off I go. *hugs*

3:32 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} sprite

3:33 am

Lizlin

Hi again - said I'd be popping in and out of this grid!

3:33 am

puglet

poor Sprite, I know you want to get this going so you can mend yourself

3:34 am

Lizlin

Sorry to hear that Sprite :( Hugs if that's any consolation!

3:34 am

Lizlin

Thanks for the clues Rose - didn't have the de 8 or the re 8, which rhymes!

3:39 am

puglet

rose you eating in tonight or going out and do you have to work tomorrow too

3:39 am

grannyrose

yay, liz, nice job, hun

3:40 am

grannyrose

yes, eating in...no work tomorrow. going out with girlfr6 for the day.

3:41 am

puglet

that sounds nice--what have you got planned on doing?

3:41 am

grannyrose

and you, hun/ what's on your plate, so to speak?

3:42 am

puglet

whats the news on that new baby? You havent said much about him

3:42 am

puglet

laundry and dusting --all the goodies of being a housewife-lol

3:43 am

grannyrose

we go to our fave cafe, morning coffee, lunch...all the while talking 19 to the dozen...like we haven't seen each other for years, instead of weeks. the op. shopping, may be 3-4 different shops. then afternoon coffee, before heading home.

3:44 am

puglet

sounds like so much fun and just what you need!

3:44 am

grannyrose

thanx for prompting me, hun...was gonna call tonight...hmmm a little early yet. would be feeding time at the zoo. will try in about 2 hours.

3:45 am

puglet

Just watch you dont overdo it and tire yourself out too much

3:46 am

puglet

do they live very far from you

3:47 am

grannyrose

about 10 minutes. he is back at work. there are 5 children in the house now. i am very mindful of how chaotic it must be...

3:47 am

puglet

oh my! that is a house full!

3:48 am

grannyrose

lol...you bet!! what MY parents must have gone through!! there were 5 kids there too. the last 2 were twins.

3:49 am

grannyrose

my son is dealing with 15 to newborn...

3:50 am

puglet

know what you mean--there was six of us----I dont envy them one bit--lol

3:50 am

puglet

know what you mean--there was six of us----I dont envy them one bit--lol

3:50 am

puglet

oh no teenagers!

3:52 am

grannyrose

pugs, he is one heck of a dad. he has pretty much stepped up to the mark with his 2 step-sons...

3:53 am

puglet

thats so great! It must make you very proud of him

3:53 am

puglet

do all those grandkids come and spend a night ot two

3:56 am

grannyrose

no stop-overs...i think lucinda likes to have her kids under her own wing at night..

3:57 am

grannyrose

pugs, did you get all the 8's??

3:57 am

puglet

yep

3:58 am

puglet

I havent found them all but I wrote them and your clues down

3:58 am

grannyrose

wahoo, pugs. nicely done

3:58 am

grannyrose

ahhh

3:58 am

Lizlin

OK 75 to go but leaving again. Not too talkative today :( but have enjoyed reading the chat. Too hot last night so lacking sleep!!!! Better than being cold though! Rose, have a great day tomorrow with your friends. See you later ladies :)

3:58 am

puglet

now I feel bad(

3:58 am

puglet

but I will

3:59 am

puglet

bye Liz

3:59 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz

3:59 am

Lizlin

Hugs to both of you - still haven't got the hang of the brackets!!! LOL!

3:59 am

grannyrose

ahhh, don't feel bad, dearest pugs. hope i have helped you.

4:00 am

puglet

you most certainly have but I have let you down

4:00 am

grannyrose

never, pugs...you have NOT let me down...

4:00 am

puglet

Iam down to 108 so Iam not doiing too too bad

4:01 am

grannyrose

you certainly not doing too badly...

4:02 am

puglet

this is a better grid then yesterday for sure

4:02 am

puglet

I got all but 7 yesterday

4:02 am

grannyrose

absolutely, pugs

4:03 am

grannyrose

welol done, pugs. it was not an easy grid.

4:04 am

rubyfoo

hello. I'm wary when anybody says 'it's an easy grid!" lol It's never easy FOR ME.

4:05 am

rubyfoo

Aaaah, I mis-read. Duh me.

4:05 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} my ruby

4:05 am

puglet

Morning Ruby--:D

4:05 am

rubyfoo

{{higs, my rosie}}, I've been remote lately and I'm sorry. Things are very tough around here and I'm very blue.

4:05 am

rubyfoo

{{miss pugs}} are you still here?

4:06 am

rubyfoo

even hugs, rosie*

4:06 am

puglet

Iam NO where as good as Rose and Sprite but I am doiing better then when I first started

4:06 am

grannyrose

awww, darling...am so sorry for that. is DH not behaving?

4:06 am

rubyfoo

(mybe hig are something new)

4:06 am

rubyfoo

Rosie, when is your new surgery? I'm not up-to-date at all|\\\/

4:07 am

puglet

aww Ruby--you need to talk to us

4:07 am

rubyfoo

no, it's not him, it's other stuff with which he can't help me

4:07 am

grannyrose

higs, hugs...will take whatever you offer....

4:07 am

grannyrose

ruby, hoping to hear tomorrow....re surgery...

4:09 am

rubyfoo

I will try to send mails to you and ppugs, but they will be long whines, and I'm reluctant to do that to my friends

4:09 am

grannyrose

whine away, dear fr6. that's what we are here for...

4:10 am

puglet

thats what friends do Ruby--if we cant help we can hear and pray for you

4:10 am

puglet

which I do for you all anyways

4:11 am

rubyfoo

<<needs the prayers, that's fr sure

4:12 am

puglet

what we cant do for you He can! Hate you feel so blue Ruby--warm hugs

4:14 am

puglet

yesterday I "TRIED" painting Annapooh's nails with polish and you would think I was putting a hot poker to her paw---lol

4:19 am

rubyfoo

I don't think you could do that with a chow lol

4:22 am

puglet

wasent easy with a pug--lol---everytime the brush touch her nail, she jerked

4:23 am

puglet

I didnt even try the back feet

4:23 am

rubyfoo

you torturer!!!! lol

4:24 am

rubyfoo

I think the chows' nails are black, but I'll have to check

4:25 am

puglet

I think thats what she thought---Iam going to try Beulah (she has black nails) and else who has white ones

4:26 am

grannyrose

need to eat!! xoxox to you both. see you tomorrow after the flip.

4:27 am

rubyfoo

bye sweet rose, will try to write after I see the lawyer today

4:27 am

puglet

hugs Rose and enjoy your outing with your friend!

4:28 am

puglet

soon as it gets daylight I got to start laundry to get it hung out

4:29 am

rubyfoo

my neighbor, who is more than 90, still hangs out her laundry. She's amazing.

4:30 am

puglet

good for her!

4:30 am

puglet

I got a dryer, but even with dryer sheets it still dont smell like sunshine dry

4:32 am

rubyfoo

almost half, but have to go

4:33 am

rubyfoo

4:33 am

puglet

bye Ruby--will be thinking of you today and hope things looks up for you

4:36 am

rubyfoo

135 and *woof*

4:38 am

drowe

how many words

4:39 am

drowe

total words?

4:40 am

zoozzoom

247

5:04 am

dizgrannie

twas back for my last 21 and finished....FWs

5:07 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Dizgrannie!

6:14 am

wvteach

good morning all - anyone

6:17 am

o-o

Is a lapsus linguae available at Macys?

6:18 am

wvteach

hello o-o - what is it?

6:19 am

o-o

slip of the tongue

6:19 am

o-o

perhaps not

6:20 am

wvteach

doesn't Macys have everything - especiaslly in their basement

6:21 am

o-o

A lapsus calami is a slip of the pen.

6:23 am

o-o

â€œOf all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.â€ ~John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet

6:24 am

wvteach

u have such a good collection of quotes

6:30 am

o-o

Bret Harte: More sad are these we daily see: "It is, but hadn't ought to be".

7:28 am

NonoNanette

hi

7:28 am

NonoNanette

7:33 am

pink17

may I please have a clue for the 4th column bottom any please

7:34 am

pink17

e I meant

7:34 am

BzznBea

I have ey5/18

7:34 am

pink17

ty bzzzb

7:35 am

NonoNanette

ey5 seeing

7:35 am

BzznBea

yw

7:35 am

NonoNanette

also et4/5 and pl

7:36 am

pink17

ty nono

7:36 am

MLFAN17

hello

7:37 am

NonoNanette

hi MLF

7:37 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:37 am

MLFAN17

hi nono

7:37 am

NonoNanette

morning wvteach

7:37 am

MLFAN17

hi wv

7:38 am

wvteach

hello nono and mlf

7:40 am

MLFAN17

stats for the 2nd column i please?

7:40 am

BzznBea

in5/12

7:41 am

NonoNanette

in5/12 and pl

7:41 am

o-o

you want stats for seven words? use lickety

7:41 am

wvteach

in 5/14, in 6/27, in 6/24

7:41 am

MLFAN17

no not 7 words

7:42 am

BzznBea

Did some one pee in your post toasties this morning, o-o?

7:42 am

MLFAN17

clue for the in 5/12 please nono?

7:42 am

o-o

why, you want some?

7:43 am

MLFAN17

i was wondering the same thing bzz

7:43 am

Sugrraleona

hi6/27 anyone?

7:43 am

BzznBea

in5/12 - in+ not wet

7:44 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

7:44 am

MLFAN17

nbt

7:44 am

o-o

hi 6/27 -- going in haste

7:45 am

MLFAN17

de 8 is one of the 8s is that correct?

7:49 am

MLFAN17

nbs and nbt

7:49 am

MLFAN17

i am out of here poof

8:21 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

8:22 am

periwinkle

hi car

8:22 am

car.eeyore

Hello Peri!

8:23 am

periwinkle

help with bottom e pls

8:24 am

car.eeyore

the verb of seeing....ey 5/18

8:24 am

periwinkle

ty car

8:24 am

bichon

bird's nest, different spelling and pl

8:24 am

periwinkle

nbt, nbs, going for a walk before I lose my motivation, bbl

8:25 am

car.eeyore

Good for you! Have a great day!!

8:25 am

car.eeyore

Hi Bichon!

8:25 am

car.eeyore

Ahhh! TY!

8:26 am

bichon

hi car, peri

8:28 am

72 Temple Owl

brr,i's so cold in here bu i will not use heat

8:29 am

car.eeyore

{{{TO}}} ...(hugs for warmth!)

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

hi car!

8:29 am

bichon

hi TO

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

oops, brb, need a sweater

8:32 am

MollyL

TO, you must be miserable when it REALLY gets cold.

8:33 am

car.eeyore

Hi Molly!

8:33 am

MollyL

Hi Car

8:33 am

Judi

*waves to the masses * Hiyas, kiddoes!

8:34 am

car.eeyore

Hi Judi!

8:35 am

Judi

Got a notice for jury duty in the mail yesterday. UHG!

8:35 am

car.eeyore

I am scheduled for Oct 23rd.

8:36 am

MollyL

I've been called 4 times, never made it to an actual jury.

8:36 am

Judi

May have to report 10/17. Hopefully I'll be able to skip out.

8:36 am

Judi

This will be my 4th time at bat.

8:36 am

car.eeyore

That's what I am hoping...but I really would like to be on a jury at some point.

8:36 am

Judi

Never been picked. There's something to be said for working at a police department!

8:40 am

car.eeyore

Top two rows grayed!!!

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

back, hi nich and judi and molly

8:45 am

Judi

Hiya, TO!

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

hey judi

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

i started this last night, bu have slowed to a crawl. will give it ten minues more

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

nef is in the grid. pida was here yesterday.

8:49 am

o-o

jury duty is a lot of hurry up and wait. can put you to sleep

8:49 am

car.eeyore

I am off. Taking my DH and son to the airport. Have a great day everyone!!! {{hugs}} all around!

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

bye car, safe travels.

8:54 am

o-o

de 7/36 and 8/50 are legal terms .... after a short pause we shall con***** with the program; pl

8:58 am

Jillyjill

TY o-o Nice to come into the grid and grab the 7/8 right off!

9:00 am

o-o

re 7/32; 8/50; 8/45 .. may be clued in like manner ... re 8/45 is the process of correcting an instrument that is off key

9:00 am

Judi

Ty, o-o!

9:04 am

o-o

re 8/65 -- removing the wetness again

9:07 am

Jillyjill

nbt/nbs with great credit to o-o

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

hi jilly

9:14 am

Jillyjill

Hello TO, how is your s-i-l?

9:15 am

MimiCat

Morning, everyone!

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

they are tyring to et a med that controls pain so she can go home,

9:15 am

Jillyjill

((mimi))

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

hi mimi

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

they see dr. on tuesday to discuss treatment

9:16 am

Jillyjill

Wow, this long, her discomfort must really be tough. Imagine the biopsy results will be a part of that visit.

9:17 am

MimiCat

((Jilly)) ((TO)) Hope they are able to get her comfortable, TO...so difficult to go through something like this.....been there, done that.

9:17 am

o-o

â€œWith an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each for oneself.â€ ~Zoroaster

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

yes but brother sounded more focused. one very large mass, will use prednisone and chemo

9:17 am

Jillyjill

I like that quote!!

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

and agressive which is better in this case

9:19 am

Jillyjill

Good. Is she in a big city where there are lots of services?

9:20 am

MimiCat

I've come to appreciation a combination approach to illness and to life in general...conventional medicine coupled with holistic treatments. Why not avail yourself of every option, right? There's a website for Dr. Mercola that is very helpful with naturopathic information.

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. bu from what i read, it's not a slam dunk by any means.

9:21 am

Jillyjill

Nothing ever is with the human body

9:22 am

MimiCat

I had a friend who had cancer and conventional drs. have given up on her and sent her to hospice where they were just waiting for her to die. She decided, no, not doing this, went to a naturopath who kept her alive, functional and comfortable for another 2 years.

9:22 am

72 Temple Owl

mimi, there is a strong mind body connection that we are just beginning to explore in western medicine.

9:23 am

Jillyjill

For the love of God, I cannot think of the doctor's name, but it's the one Robin Williams played in movie...

9:23 am

Judi

Patch Adams.

9:23 am

MimiCat

She was able to go back and live along in her apt., go out with friends, shop, and enjoy the remainder of her life.

9:23 am

MimiCat

Patch Adams?

9:23 am

Jillyjill

Anyhow, I heard him speak quite a few years ago, and that was exactly his vision, all components of healing are beneficial--all should be used

9:23 am

Jillyjill

YES!!!

9:23 am

72 Temple Owl

patch adams! did you hear chrisopher reeves' story about eobin wms visiting him dressed as a dr?

9:24 am

MimiCat

Robin Williams is a total force of nature...what energy.

9:24 am

Jillyjill

An audience person took him on for using western medicine...what an answer he gave her!! Wish I'd of taped it...

9:24 am

Jillyjill

No, TO I didn't hear that story

9:26 am

72 Temple Owl

he heard a voice say:turn over" and caught a white coat out of the corner of his eye...heard it agan anf thought, you must be kidding - i was robin! they both laughed.

9:27 am

MimiCat

I'm looking for an endocrinologist now so I can finally get my thyroid working again. I've been getting worse by the week. And, as you know, Jilly, since I already have a heart condition, the thyroid problem exacerbates that...not good. Don't have insurance and haven't had the money until now to do anything about it. I'm DETERMINED, though, as I really want to start feeling good again so I can do all the things I want to do.

9:27 am

Jillyjill

That was Patch Adams big thing...and all too true...laughter is the best medicine

9:27 am

Jillyjill

With the new health care you should be able to access health insurance

9:28 am

72 Temple Owl

well, must go do some chores before heading out. happy babbing, all

9:28 am

MimiCat

Bye, TO!

9:28 am

Jillyjill

See you later TO...((hugs))

9:29 am

Jillyjill

Lots of gerund endings today!

9:29 am

MimiCat

In Arizona we've had a major battle going on with Medicaid but now I will be able to go on that as of Jan. 1. I haven't explored insurance because (except for hospitalization and such) it seems less expensive for me to just pay as I go for regular office visits.

9:30 am

Jillyjill

ACA will change that perspective mimi

9:31 am

MimiCat

Jilly, if you hear of a really good, inexpensive plan, could you please let me know? I haven't really started exploring yet.

9:32 am

Jillyjill

There is a website..hang on, let me check

9:33 am

Jillyjill

http://tinyurl.com/nhjw9ee

9:34 am

Jillyjill

All are dependent upon income, there are tax credits etc

9:34 am

Jillyjill

Now, I must head out for the day....have a good one babblers!!

9:34 am

Jillyjill

*poof*

9:35 am

MimiCat

Thanks, Jilly...I'll check it out. You have a good one, too.

9:50 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the 2nd Un6/24 and the Un7/36?

9:51 am

cybernan

good morning :)

9:51 am

Judi

NM. Just found them. Fireworks!

9:53 am

MollyL

Hoo-ah for Judi!

9:59 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

9:59 am

rubyfoo

back from the attorney and things are looking brighter!!! yay

10:03 am

rururocks

attorney for what

10:03 am

rubyfoo

tax attorney, Fr one

10:04 am

rururocks

oh.. well that's good news

10:04 am

rururocks

french taxes are really complicated

10:44 am

ursh

hello all - funny i pull up the list and the words are so obvious :(

11:05 am

bichon

ruby, do you have to pay US income taxes too?

11:20 am

sammysmom

first re 7/32 ??

11:21 am

bichon

don't have it sammy, will look now. It think it's the plural of the 6/27

11:22 am

sammysmom

tried it... wont take it

11:23 am

bichon

I actually don't have the 6/27, if you do, a hint would be nice

11:23 am

sammysmom

found it!!

11:24 am

bichon

share, pl sammy

11:24 am

sammysmom

pt of to remove water again

11:24 am

sammysmom

not pt, but plural of to remove eaer again

11:25 am

bichon

so what is the 6/27?

11:26 am

bichon

nm, got it

11:26 am

bichon

but, ty

11:26 am

sammysmom

good... i am a lousy cluer

11:29 am

MollyL

SMom is not lousy in any way. Does someone need to sing Soft Kitty?

11:33 am

sammysmom

thnaks molly (purr, purr,purr)

11:34 am

rururocks

i can't say anything

11:48 am

smores

drive-by HI ALL :D

11:54 am

sammysmom

hi smores

11:54 am

smores

hi smom :)

11:54 am

MLFAN17

hello

11:54 am

wvteach

hello smores - miss seeing you here

11:54 am

smores

just got a couple minutes b4 I have to get back to work

11:55 am

smores

hey teach...miss being here

11:55 am

wvteach

i'm sure

11:56 am

smores

everything good with you I hope

11:56 am

wvteach

everything good and busy - and you and the famioly

11:57 am

smores

doing well thanks

11:57 am

smores

hope to get another computer soon

11:57 am

sammysmom

waler is singing....... " i love steaks on the grill.. i love pickles that are dill, and i love mom too............ guess he wants my card for the supermarket..lol

11:58 am

smores

lol...nice smom

11:59 am

sammysmom

so.. i gave him the card and the list and the coupons... shouldn t take him more than an hour.heh heh......... nothing like being prepared in case someone wants to do my shopping.. hee hee

12:00 pm

wvteach

can we send our lists too

12:00 pm

MLFAN17

i have li 4/6 what are the stats for the other l word please?

12:00 pm

BzznBea

lo4/5

12:01 pm

sammysmom

i think he is backing out of the driveway as we speak.... jackie. (next door) is waving...... uh oh.. to late jackie

12:01 pm

MLFAN17

ty bzz

12:03 pm

MollyL

<---Wonders what treasures Walter will come home with

12:04 pm

MollyL

In my experience, men always come home from the grocery store with more than they were asked to fetch.

12:04 pm

MLFAN17

i have yi4/6 can someone clue the other yi word plaease?

12:04 pm

MLFAN17

please oops

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

Molly or the same ol stuff or things we dont need

12:05 pm

sammysmom

yes they do which is why i took walter I with me shopping 45 years ago and that was the LAST time

12:06 pm

BzznBea

yi4 rhymes with flying creature.

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

my husband quit chewing tobacco and he buys a lot of sweets now drives me nuts

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

ty again bzz

12:08 pm

sammysmom

however, walter 2 has had 40 years of mom-training

12:08 pm

MLFAN17

bi7 clue please?

12:09 pm

wvteach

bi 7 - place that makes bi 6

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

and they buy the wrong brands. which my husband does not do actually

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

i dont have bi6

12:10 pm

Erda

bi7 = A place where they finish hardbound books

12:10 pm

wvteach

do you have bi 4/7 - the 4, 6, 7 combo

12:10 pm

wvteach

bi 4 - to put an edge on something

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

yes i have that bi 4

12:11 pm

wvteach

then add ending to make bi 6 - person who does 4

12:12 pm

wvteach

then add sometimes vowel to make 7 - place where they make bi 6

12:13 pm

MLFAN17

got them was going the wrong way

12:13 pm

wvteach

TI 6. 7 combo rhymes with BI 6. 7

12:17 pm

MLFAN17

got it

12:22 pm

smores

hi again, had a phone call :)

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

i just broke 100 words found

12:23 pm

smores

lol...thanks for the bi7...can't believe I missed that

12:23 pm

wvteach

congrats mlf

12:23 pm

smores

wtg mlf

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

ty smores and wv

12:24 pm

wvteach

yvw

12:27 pm

MLFAN17

first column N i have ni 4/6 and ni 4/4 what am i missing please?

12:30 pm

wvteach

only have those two words also

12:30 pm

wvteach

but will help look for more

12:30 pm

MLFAN17

we will try to help each other:)

12:30 pm

wvteach

nu 6/24 - unclothed persons

12:31 pm

smores

nu5/14 then plural

12:31 pm

wvteach

nu 5/14 - singular of the 6

12:31 pm

smores

:D teach

12:31 pm

MLFAN17

ty smore and wv that letters is greyed

12:32 pm

wvteach

minds both on the same track

12:32 pm

smores

:)

12:33 pm

wvteach

for the better or for the worse

12:33 pm

MLFAN17

bi 5/16 clue please?

12:33 pm

MLFAN17

wv lol

12:35 pm

wvteach

don't have it but will look

12:36 pm

Anniebrook

bi 5/16 bi 4/7 and a vowel

12:37 pm

MLFAN17

ty annie

12:37 pm

wvteach

another weird word for the list of "weird words"

12:38 pm

wvteach

it's the decorative dot worn on the forehead of Hindi women

12:40 pm

phaeton

hi...clue for di7/40 the first one? please

12:41 pm

sprite

slimming, phaeton, and hi all

12:42 pm

Anniebrook

phae, put a gerund on watching your calories

12:42 pm

wvteach

don't know if it is the first - my only - gerund ending of watching calories

12:42 pm

Anniebrook

hi sprite, How are you?

12:42 pm

wvteach

hello sprite

12:42 pm

phaeton

ty

12:42 pm

sprite

pretty ok. Meeting went well. Kind lady.

12:43 pm

Anniebrook

glad to hear that.

12:44 pm

MLFAN17

do the bi words have an extra one?

12:46 pm

phaeton

no

12:47 pm

phaeton

done

12:47 pm

wvteach

congrats phaeton

12:47 pm

sprite

wtg phae

12:47 pm

phaeton

ty ...hagd all!

12:48 pm

sprite

bye bye pea

12:48 pm

sprite

phae&

12:48 pm

sprite

phae* even

12:53 pm

sprite

fireflies. Bye all, have a good day/night.

12:53 pm

wvteach

congrats sprite

1:13 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for the first in 6/21 please

1:13 pm

Anniebrook

never mind I found it

1:35 pm

BzznBea

re8/55?

1:36 pm

BzznBea

nm

1:36 pm

MollyL

Gerund form of making an instrument play well again

1:36 pm

gemini_J13

pl gerund ending for re4/5

1:36 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, Molly.

1:36 pm

MollyL

Once again, ask and ye shall get it before anyone is fast enough to clue.

1:58 pm

ivesy3

ne 6/21 plz

1:59 pm

MollyL

Please spay and ne6 your pets

1:59 pm

BzznBea

spay and ne6 your pets

1:59 pm

ivesy3

ty both.. i will.. lol

2:00 pm

MollyL

Especially that one in your icon, Ivesy. It should NOT reproduce.

2:00 pm

ivesy3

lollol... thats me after working in childrens room

2:21 pm

Sugrraleona

de7/36 and the de8?

2:23 pm

MollyL

de + metal a can is made of + last two letters of the color of jeans

2:24 pm

MollyL

And do that again for re7 and 8

2:24 pm

Sugrraleona

ty, found all of them :)

2:48 pm

Sugrraleona

se5/14?

2:53 pm

Aloyisius

se + consonant + ** Joe toy soldier.. hi all

2:55 pm

Aloyisius

short for government issue I believe

2:58 pm

Aloyisius

or gastrointestinal ?

3:00 pm

uusue2

hi all!

3:01 pm

Aloyisius

howdy sue, was getting lonely in here

3:01 pm

uusue2

I've been writing yet more physics problems :-P

3:02 pm

Aloyisius

physics is phun

3:02 pm

ChrissieDee

And diphphicult

3:03 pm

Aloyisius

lol Chrissie

3:03 pm

boatierra

Hey all :) Can I get a clue for the first re 8/55 please?

3:03 pm

ChrissieDee

You started it :)

3:04 pm

Aloyisius

don't have the first one yet, boatierra, sorry

3:05 pm

ChrissieDee

Haven't listed, sorry

3:05 pm

Aloyisius

oh, now I do.. pl the word before it

3:05 pm

boatierra

That's OK. It's my last 8. I'll keep working on it :)

3:06 pm

Aloyisius

the word before it is the gerund of re4.5

3:06 pm

uusue2

You guys are pretty funny :-) (or should I say phunny...)

3:06 pm

boatierra

Oh, I don't have the word before it. Or the one before that.

3:06 pm

Aloyisius

the second re4.5 that is

3:06 pm

ChrissieDee

I have one that starts with a marsh grass

3:06 pm

Aloyisius

ok.. blow on a re4.5 when you play a clarinet

3:07 pm

Aloyisius

then gerund and pl it

3:07 pm

Aloyisius

badda bing, badda boom

3:07 pm

boatierra

Oh perfect Aloy, Thanks!

3:07 pm

Aloyisius

yay, yw

3:07 pm

ChrissieDee

We're just phooling around sue

3:08 pm

Aloyisius

but it isn't phriday yet

3:08 pm

uusue2

tee hee

3:09 pm

Aloyisius

you would have like to have us for students, sue..

3:09 pm

Aloyisius

liked, i.e.

3:09 pm

Aloyisius

have had, geez, my grammar.. hope the grammar police are on break

3:09 pm

uusue2

actually I probably would have! at least you would have stayed awake :-)

3:10 pm

ChrissieDee

We'd be babbling under the desk

3:11 pm

Aloyisius

lol, or behind a physics book

3:11 pm

uusue2

well, I think some of my students did babble under their desks during the more complicated parts

3:12 pm

uusue2

since I'm sure it all seemed like gibberish to them anyway...

3:13 pm

Aloyisius

think positively, sue.. I'll bet you have taught many some concepts that have been life-altering

3:13 pm

Aloyisius

in a good way

3:14 pm

uusue2

well, I did run into one of my former students in a clothing store, who told me that I convinced him that he should always wear his seat belt

3:14 pm

Aloyisius

hooray, see?

3:14 pm

ChrissieDee

and your work is done!

3:14 pm

Aloyisius

you may retire whenever you wish

3:15 pm

ChrissieDee

lol

3:16 pm

periwinkle

hello all

3:16 pm

Aloyisius

hi peri

3:16 pm

ChrissieDee

Hi peri, hope you are having a better day

3:17 pm

periwinkle

I am, thanks, Chrissie

3:17 pm

MollyL

Peri, did you watch The Blacklist?

3:17 pm

periwinkle

I watched a little bit of it, Molls.I did not like it.

3:17 pm

periwinkle

did you watch it, Molls?

3:18 pm

periwinkle

I don't like bombing and killing

3:18 pm

MollyL

Yes, I thought it was amazing.

3:19 pm

periwinkle

really? maybe I will give it another chance. why did you think it was amazing?

3:19 pm

MollyL

I don't like bombing and killing either, in real life. In a fictional thriller, I think they are okay.

3:19 pm

uusue2

hi Molly and peri!

3:19 pm

periwinkle

hi sue

3:19 pm

MollyL

And Spader was top shelf.

3:19 pm

periwinkle

I really do like him

3:20 pm

periwinkle

I will watch it next week and she how I feel about it

3:23 pm

MollyL

I'm pretty sure from watching the pilot that it's not going to be a light and fluffy show. If that is not to your liking, you may want to pass.

3:24 pm

periwinkle

I don't want light and fluffy so I will give it another try

3:26 pm

Aloyisius

bye all, have to scoot.. see you next time in BabbleLand!

3:26 pm

uusue2

bye aloy!

3:29 pm

uusue2

and I should go write more problems - bbl!

3:31 pm

bichon

I want to watch that show. My DVR kicked up a tantrum and didn't record it on Monday. It will be re-aired Sat. night

3:32 pm

periwinkle

ty, will watch it then

3:36 pm

MollyL

Let me know what you think after you watch it, Bich.

3:37 pm

bichon

Did you like it Molly?

3:38 pm

MollyL

I did like it. I thought it was fast paced and well written. Have to see where it goes from episode 1.

3:39 pm

bichon

We watch the Sleepy Hollow show and thought it was ridiculous, but watched the second episode. That I thought was a bit better, but not to keep us interested

3:39 pm

MollyL

I have watched Sleepy Hollow too. Reviews say it's trying to be another Fringe. I say, no way.

3:40 pm

bichon

That will never happen

3:41 pm

MollyL

ABC keeps trying to come up with another LOST. They are too dim to realize that LOST was one of a kind.

3:42 pm

bichon

That's another show i can't see them coming close too. Fringe and Lost are two of my all time favorites. I love suspension of belief

3:44 pm

MollyL

The only TV show that gives me that "can't wait for next week" feeling now is Scandal.

3:45 pm

bichon

I'm really looking forward to the 3rd season of Homeland. Claire Danes is the best.

3:45 pm

bichon

Scandal, I have not watched that

3:45 pm

MollyL

I don't get HBO, so I have not seen Homeland. I am thinking of asking for the DVDs for the first two seasons for Christmas.

3:47 pm

bichon

It's on Showtime, which I do not get. But I have a very dear friend who sends me the DVD's

3:47 pm

MollyL

Oh sorry, wrong premium cable channel.

3:48 pm

bichon

We watch quite a few things on HBO and don't mind paying for it

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all

4:04 pm

wvteach

hello all - hello TO

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

this grid is annoying. but it definintely keeps you busy

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi teach

4:05 pm

wvteach

upset this afternoon with an infestation of stink bugs - has anyone else had this - found a solution

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yuck. did youhave a colony inside your home?

4:06 pm

wvteach

don't think so - mainly out on the front porch - just appeared this afternoon - some have gotten in the house

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, they want to come in from the cold. they can squeeze through the smallest crack

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

any gn words?

4:08 pm

wvteach

have you had them? how do you get rid of them?

4:08 pm

wvteach

don't have any gn words yet - don't have the list

4:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

only one or two odd ones. at least i hope. found three dead ones in my closet light fixture.

4:08 pm

MollyL

No gn words

4:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty molly.

4:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

the tu gerund absolutely can be plural. i protest!

4:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

if i have a guitar i can set the tones in many different recognized and named ways.

4:12 pm

wvteach

i agree - the big issue in "dulcimer land" is which of the two major TU 6s - DAA or DAD - do you TU 4 in - this is an important issue

4:13 pm

wvteach

time to go fix a dinner - BBL

4:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am sorry, tension the strings to produce many different tu6s.

4:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye teach.

4:15 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for any "in" number? Thanks

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

set ablaze

4:16 pm

MollyL

There is no logic involved in the Enable word list. It's just a collection of favorites thrown together by word geeks.

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

pl and pt

4:16 pm

bichon

for FW, a hint for ne 6, pls

4:17 pm

MollyL

Please spay and ne6 your animals.

4:21 pm

bichon

And I do Molly, ty

4:22 pm

bichon

FW and to all a good night

4:31 pm

crosshair

good evening everyone:)) just have time now to start the grid and see my babble friends for a bit;)

4:32 pm

hurshy

me too

4:32 pm

crosshair

howdy, hurshy:)

4:32 pm

hurshy

howdy

4:34 pm

torgone

I agree re: tu6s

4:34 pm

torgone

Also detu6

4:35 pm

hurshy

mitty is po

4:36 pm

mab

walter?

4:36 pm

torgone

Heya ms hurshy

4:36 pm

hurshy

hi tor :)

4:37 pm

hurshy

who's walter?

4:37 pm

mab

mitty. i guess i don't have that tu yet or i would understand what you two are talking about

4:38 pm

hurshy

mitty = mitten my cat

4:38 pm

hurshy

po = pretty

4:38 pm

hurshy

totally unrelated to tu6

4:39 pm

MollyL

Po = pretty???

4:39 pm

mab

i'm a little confused, but that's all right.

4:39 pm

hurshy

po = pretty in my own house slang.

4:39 pm

hurshy

i forgot nobody would know what i meant.

4:39 pm

mab

my cat just attacked me. she's never done that before. it's unsettling

4:40 pm

mab

now i know how my other cat feels.

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

molly, i just got a really intriguing recommendation for where to stay on the trip next weekend. Bolger conference center in Potomac

4:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

sounds nice and reasonable weekend rates, s ince it is primarily a conference center and retreat. and no awful parking fees!

4:42 pm

MollyL

That's great. I don't get over to the high price end of town much. : )

4:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think $99 or parking and use of the conference center facility is a great deal given the location

4:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

the grounds and pool look stunning

4:50 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

4:50 pm

mab

she may get spritzed when she's overly aggressive. she doesn't mind it much because she likes water, but she gets the message and i don't feel too guilty.

4:50 pm

hurshy

hi cnan

4:50 pm

hurshy

spritzing is a good method

4:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

okey dokey, time to start dinner. later, all

4:51 pm

mab

i don't like her so vigorously attacking other cat or me. it's so hard to tell if he minds her meanness.

4:51 pm

mab

later temple. take care

4:53 pm

mab

i do think sometimes he's scared. and she does get a very scary look on her face. my sociopathic girl.

4:59 pm

mab

she was left alone in a dark basement for long periods of time when she was small, until i got her at six months.

4:59 pm

hurshy

:(

4:59 pm

mab

she was all squinty by the light coming in my windows.

5:00 pm

hurshy

why was this happening

5:00 pm

hurshy

what bad mean people

5:00 pm

mab

it's sad, and it's why she's poorly socialized. we work on it.

5:01 pm

mab

the woman had been given the kitten but didn't want her. someone rescued her and gave her to me.

5:01 pm

hurshy

my cinder was separated from her mom too early and was also the runt of her litter so she has issues too - skittishness and sometimes pooping outside the box

5:01 pm

hurshy

people should NEVER give animals as gifts!

5:02 pm

mab

i agree.

5:02 pm

hurshy

i mean, you wouldn't give, say, an orphaned child as a gift

5:02 pm

hurshy

even if it was legal

5:03 pm

mab

thank goodness, no

5:03 pm

cybernan

wow - those ig's just lit up for me ;)

5:03 pm

hurshy

:)

5:03 pm

MollyL

Har dee har, Nan.

5:04 pm

mab

in the new edwidge d'anticat novel, a haitian father gives away his seven year old girl.

5:04 pm

hurshy

but presumably to people who agreed to take her, not, "here, surprise!"

5:06 pm

mab

the women is not sure she wants her, but I think she's the one who gets her. I just read a little of the book in the library.

5:06 pm

hurshy

struggling with D's

5:06 pm

lynxxx

me too!

5:07 pm

mab

i get to my doctor by bus and arrive early and go to the library in that town for an hour or so. read around a little

5:08 pm

mab

claire of the sea light, edwidge danticat.

5:08 pm

hurshy

it's pretty crazy when you think about how it used to be, like with anne of green gables, just, hey, i want an orphan, and boom, you get one

5:09 pm

mab

and they'd wanted a boy.

5:09 pm

mab

it's like serfdom

5:09 pm

hurshy

yeah. and like, oops, well, maybe we'll send her back, oh well, maybe not, we'll keep her after all...

5:10 pm

mab

but anne grew on them.

5:12 pm

mab

and her spirit survived the Mrs always discouraging her from being fanciful.

5:13 pm

mab

they grew on each other. and Mr. quietly enjoyed her unique and busy mind.

5:13 pm

mab

what a good book.

5:14 pm

hurshy

not mrs.

5:14 pm

hurshy

they were sister and brother

5:14 pm

hurshy

marilla and matthew

5:15 pm

mab

oh, I forgot that

5:15 pm

hurshy

matthew was too shy to go courting

5:16 pm

mab

novels now, even for young adults, are pretty grueling compared anne, and emily eden, etc.

5:16 pm

mab

no not emily eden...

5:17 pm

hurshy

emily of new moon?

5:19 pm

mab

emily climbs? by the same author, i forget them.

5:19 pm

hurshy

yes, emily of new moon, emily's quest, emily climbs

5:21 pm

mab

yes. I have a collection of early twentieth century young adult novels about girls being educating and starting careers. rebecca in spite of herself.

5:22 pm

mab

educated

5:22 pm

mab

read long ago

5:23 pm

hurshy

20 left, 8 of them D's

5:24 pm

lynxxx

got them all if you want

5:24 pm

hurshy

yeah i'll just get the list

5:26 pm

hurshy

de7/8?

5:26 pm

lynxxx

like re7/8 the followers

5:26 pm

hurshy

ok that is weird i thought about trying that and then i was like, no, you're just being silly, that's not a word

5:27 pm

hurshy

hahaha joke's on me

5:27 pm

Matches

need two re 8's. Need re8/65 and last re 8/55

5:27 pm

lynxxx

yes - you should know by now

5:27 pm

hurshy

your guitar gets out of whack so you're re8/55 it

5:28 pm

stidgmere

Hello just starting. I put a beef stew in the oven and now have time to play. My cold/virus is soooo much better today I think I'll probably live.

5:28 pm

hurshy

your clothes got wet again so you're re8/65 them

5:29 pm

Matches

ty hursht got the re8/55 great clue now on to the 8/65

5:29 pm

hurshy

since when is stew cooked in the oven?

5:29 pm

hurshy

di7/40 right after the person who's trying to lose weight?

5:29 pm

stidgmere

I have an old cast iron Dutch oven. I like to start braising the meat on the stove top and when the water is added, put the whole thing in the oven.

5:30 pm

Matches

also thanks for the 8/65. both excellent clues. now only need 7/32 for fireworks

5:30 pm

lynxxx

gerund Hursh

5:30 pm

hurshy

well it's related to the 8/65

5:31 pm

hurshy

ah thanks lynxxx

5:31 pm

stidgmere

ty for the clues. I'm finding lots of good words.

5:31 pm

Matches

FIREWORKS

5:31 pm

stidgmere

Congrats, Matches!!

5:31 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Matches!

5:31 pm

MollyL

How is your cold, Gran Mere?

5:32 pm

MollyL

Oops, missed your earlier post.

5:32 pm

stidgmere

My cold is ever so much better! That was more yukiness than I am used to.

5:33 pm

MollyL

Glad you're feeling better. : )

5:35 pm

cybernan

de 7, please?

5:35 pm

stidgmere

Glad to see such good friends on the chog. We are so lucky here in the sunny but cool northwest. Tomorrow it will be rain but today is picture perfect.

5:35 pm

lynxxx

de7/8 is like the re7/8 the followers

5:37 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

5:39 pm

cybernan

du 6, please? - don't have either

5:39 pm

lynxxx

du6/7 du & not morning

5:39 pm

lynxxx

housewives do home du****

5:40 pm

cybernan

found the 2nd one

5:40 pm

lynxxx

also du & not start and vwl

5:40 pm

cybernan

have that one -- need the du 6/27

5:40 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

5:40 pm

lynxxx

yw

5:41 pm

joso

du + not start + vowel

5:41 pm

joso

waaaaay to slow

5:41 pm

lynxxx

morning joso

5:42 pm

joso

hi lynx, hows life

5:42 pm

cybernan

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

5:42 pm

lynxxx

pretty good once I get out there by the look of it

5:42 pm

joso

congrats nan

5:43 pm

lynxxx

congrats C'nan!

5:43 pm

cybernan

thanks all -- have lots to do, so time to stop playing :(

5:43 pm

stidgmere

congrats nan!

5:46 pm

periwinkle

first re6 pls

5:47 pm

lynxxx

color w. gerund end Peri

5:47 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

5:49 pm

periwinkle

fw

5:49 pm

lynxxx

congrats!

5:49 pm

joso

congrats peri

5:50 pm

lynxxx

done too - what a long grid - bye all

5:50 pm

stidgmere

Congrats peri!! Fireworks are coming fast and furiously for Babblers right now.

5:50 pm

joso

congrats lynx

5:54 pm

mkg

hi all. tryibng to get more 8s. i only have two, en and re. would love more. clues please?

5:55 pm

wvteach

RE 8 x 4

5:56 pm

joso

de8 rhymes with con9; carries on

5:56 pm

wvteach

DE 8/50 - rhymes with one of the RE 8

5:56 pm

mkg

wow. i have one re. it is a plural and has double vowel. can you clue the others please?

5:57 pm

wvteach

re + not wet + gerund ending

5:57 pm

mkg

ty got the de.

5:57 pm

joso

re7, a kings mob, pl and past tence for 2 8's

5:58 pm

mkg

ty got the re not wet one. ty.

5:58 pm

mkg

kings mob? huh?

5:58 pm

joso

lat re8, ajust radio again

5:59 pm

joso

the bunch that follows a king around, his re7

5:59 pm

mkg

ty got radio word.

5:59 pm

mkg

ty got the re kings mob. good one.

6:00 pm

wvteach

RE 8 x 4, EN, and DE - which ones am i missing

6:00 pm

mkg

so i have four re 8s now, plus the en and de. missing two of them still.

6:00 pm

joso

ut8, kitchen tools

6:00 pm

mkg

wvteach i have same six.

6:01 pm

mkg

now have the ut word. great one. ok joso so what is the 8th one i am missing?

6:01 pm

MollyL

5 re8's

6:01 pm

joso

re8 #1 of 5, unwet again

6:02 pm

MollyL

Gerund form of marsh grass, plural

6:04 pm

mkg

i have re : wet again, marsh grasses, kings mob and re to make my guitar sound right again. what am i missing?

6:04 pm

joso

re8 #1, unwetting, #2 swamp grass, #3 & 4 kings mob, #5 radio adjust

6:05 pm

joso

2 varrients of kings mob

6:05 pm

mkg

got the 5th one, past tense of kings mob. ty. all 8s are now here.

6:14 pm

crosshair

what the heck is a kings mob??

6:15 pm

Uneaixoise

entourage

6:16 pm

joso

his advisors, hangers on, the bunch that follow him around

6:16 pm

crosshair

advisors..yes men

6:16 pm

crosshair

retinue

6:16 pm

crosshair

oops

6:16 pm

crosshair

sorry

6:17 pm

joso

lol

6:18 pm

crosshair

my bad

6:48 pm

stidgmere

an encourage (group of women who follow their friends.)

6:48 pm

Lizlin

Hi stidg :)

6:50 pm

stidgmere

Hi liz. Nice to see you today. Is your spring just beginning? Our fall is looking very colored-leaf, cool nights, popcorn, and cozy.

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all

6:51 pm

stidgmere

Hi TO.

6:51 pm

phandmd

good evening!

6:52 pm

Lizlin

Hi TO - Yes Spring is well under way here - except we seem to have gone straight into summer. One night it was pretty cold (by our standards) and now it's pretty warm at night. Day too, of course!

6:52 pm

wvteach

hello all - back again for the evening

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

are there two king's posses?

6:52 pm

stidgmere

Hi wv, I'm back until my potatoes finish cooking.

6:52 pm

Lizlin

I miss all the great colours of spring and autumn! In Victoria BC this summer, I photographed so many flowers - reminded me of England!

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have the sinular and the plural, wondering if there is an alt sp re 8

6:53 pm

stidgmere

You were in Victoria and we didn't get together? How did that not happen?

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm i have it ty

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am craving a brownie from taco bell. they are cery good.

6:53 pm

joso

5 re8's TO, 2 are kings mob varriants

6:54 pm

Lizlin

We were with a tour group - went around the Rockies and then a 7 night Inside Passage cruise. Had little time to ourselves!

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

y i have 5 of them now, though still needing one re. i will leave it to last.

6:54 pm

Lizlin

It was an awesome holiday! Took soooo many photos and we are now processing them and making iPhoto books.

6:57 pm

stidgmere

Oh, what a nice way to see the country. Aren't the Rockies amazing!! Good for you Lizlin.

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow liz, what a trip! it seems so exotic, when i think of going over there.

6:57 pm

Lizlin

We've never done a tour before - really thought it wasn't our thing but it worked out so well. Loved the Rockies. Working on Athabasca Glacier photos now.

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

were you in us or only canada?

6:58 pm

Lizlin

It was "the trip of a lifetime" for us. Met my step mum (lives in the UK) and cousins in Vancouver first and spent 4 days with them.

6:58 pm

Lizlin

Touring around Canadian Rockies - then Alaska is US.

6:59 pm

Lizlin

Cousins from Alberta - so it was great to meet up.

7:00 pm

Lizlin

Any clues for di 7 / 40 - the word after the person losing weight, please?

7:02 pm

MollyL

Gerund form of that word

7:02 pm

Lizlin

ty Molly - could've sworn I tried that!!!

7:03 pm

Lizlin

Loads of gerunds in this grid.

7:06 pm

wvteach

NI 5/10 (last one) - help please

7:06 pm

joso

ni5, not days

7:08 pm

wvteach

slap me with thast fish - thnx

7:08 pm

joso

congrats teach

7:12 pm

lbdawger

tadone! finito!!

7:12 pm

joso

congrats dawg

7:13 pm

lbdawger

ty, fun grid, but kept getting interrupted til now.

7:13 pm

Lizlin

Congrats lbd :)

7:13 pm

Lizlin

21 left here.

7:14 pm

wvteach

14 left

7:18 pm

Lizlin

finally finished the 7s

7:21 pm

o-o

-ing (1) suffix attached to verbs to mean their action, result, product, material, etc., from Old English -ing, -ung, from Proto-Germanic *unga (cf. Old Norse -ing, Dutch -ing, German -ung). Originally used to form nouns from verbs and to denote completed or habitual action. Its use has been greatly expanded in Middle and Modern English.

-ing (2) suffix used form the present participle of verbs, from Old English -ende (cf. German -end, Gothic -and, Sanskrit -ant, Greek -on, Latin -ans). It evolved into -ing in 13c.-14c.

7:25 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word BI 5/14

7:25 pm

joso

congrats teach

7:25 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - last word in 5 / 14 and congrats wvt :)

7:26 pm

joso

and congrats to liz as well

7:26 pm

Lizlin

ty

7:27 pm

o-o

A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions in a sentence as a noun. Although both the present participle and the gerund are formed by adding -ing to a verb, note that the participle does the job of an adjective while the gerund does the job of a noun. Compare the verbals in these two sentences:

The children, crying and exhausted, were guided out of the collapsed mine.
Crying will not get you anywhere.

Whereas the participle crying modifies the subject in the first sentence, the gerund Crying is the subject of the second sentence.

7:28 pm

wvteach

congratsd liz

7:34 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

7:35 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

7:36 pm

herinfernallady

Hi. I do exsist

7:38 pm

mab

herin! nice to see you!

7:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello herinfernallady! How are you? Welcome to the chog.

7:39 pm

herinfernallady

Hlello

7:39 pm

dan2bit

herin!

7:39 pm

dan2bit

Min!

7:39 pm

mab

and you brought a beautiful waterfall with you. how are you?

7:40 pm

dan2bit

everybody!

7:41 pm

herinfernallady

Busy, sick, moving house, busy, sick, unpacking, cleaning and so on

7:41 pm

herinfernallady

Just taking the morning to finish a grid for the first time in ages. Miss seeing everyone

7:42 pm

dan2bit

likewise herin. miss2bit started preschool this month, if you can believe it

7:42 pm

herinfernallady

Awww Dan

7:43 pm

phandmd

may I have a clue for the bottom E, then I will have nbs

7:43 pm

dan2bit

eagle nest & plural phand

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

dan, can you give some geopraphical assistance for MD?

7:44 pm

dan2bit

possibly :-)

7:45 pm

phandmd

thanks, Dan

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

an approximate idea how far it is from greenbelt to the GW are of DC?

7:45 pm

Minveryork

Hello dan2bit! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all

7:46 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

7:46 pm

dan2bit

I would guess about 45 minutes by car, perhaps 30 on the subway

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty/

7:47 pm

dan2bit

GW is the west end of downtown, Greenbelt is a northeastern suburb, so you must cross over, which is always a bit tricksy

7:48 pm

dan2bit

time of day will play a factor. on the subway, you must change trains at L'Enfant Plaza

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

we are planning a weekend trip., some friends are lookin for a place to stay near greenbelt. then moving to bethesda. i think they may use the bolger center for that.

7:57 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Owll

7:58 pm

dan2bit

it is a beatiful time to visit. September & October is our best weather imo

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

last year it rained and was freezing cold. no heat in the spanish ballroom. :/

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi herin

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

have you heard of bolger center? fantastic rate weekend.

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

a cllue pls for first in6? ty

8:01 pm

joso

start a fire

8:01 pm

joso

oops, thats ig, sorry

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

something's wrong, i have those

8:02 pm

joso

in6, rhymes with pre7; very exact

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot see anything. i am babble blind with 4 to go and very tired.

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

a definition?

8:04 pm

mab

to carve into something

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm got it. now need two re

8:04 pm

joso

in6, cut in to

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

FW! thanks joso

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

and mab

8:06 pm

joso

congrats pirate head

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

:)

8:08 pm

joso

terror of the wind of the willows

8:08 pm

Scrabbler

Good evening, joso and owl!

8:08 pm

joso

hi scrab

8:11 pm

herinfernallady

HI Scrab

8:12 pm

herinfernallady

I am here but it is hard to type being smacked in the face by a cat tail

8:12 pm

Scrabbler

Hi herin.

8:13 pm

joso

somebody wants some attention NOW, huh scrabs

8:13 pm

herinfernallady

how is my fav Bunny Mum

8:13 pm

Scrabbler

That cat wants some LOVING now!

8:14 pm

Scrabbler

The bunnies are adorable little poop machines.

8:14 pm

joso

ah

8:14 pm

herinfernallady

he is on my lap he doesn't sit so much as flop and then wonders whjy he nearly falls of

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi scrabs.

8:21 pm

herinfernallady

You know you don't realise how much crap you own until you move house

8:21 pm

Scrabbler

That would do it.

8:23 pm

herinfernallady

We had about 50 boxes of books

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

tell me about it. as if my own were not enough, sorting through 13 years of report card, etc from my father.

8:26 pm

herinfernallady

We chucked out a massive 4x4 meter skip and this time more crap

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i emailed you, scrabbler

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

anjd it is time to say goodnight or whatever to all.

8:31 pm

phandmd

may I hve a clue for the UN 5/18?

8:32 pm

phandmd

NM, I got it

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

I didn't get it yet, Owl.

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

Good night, Owl.

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

Hi phandmd. Nice Periwinkle Maneuver!

8:34 pm

phandmd

Hi Scrabbler?

8:34 pm

phandmd

Not sure why I put a ? mark there...

8:35 pm

welki

hi, babblers

8:35 pm

phandmd

anyway, may I have a clue for the un 6/30?

8:36 pm

Scrabbler

Hi welki

8:36 pm

phandmd

nm, I got it

8:37 pm

herinfernallady

I am so out of practice

8:39 pm

Scrabbler

In Babble, herin? Well, this big grid is perfect to dig into.

8:42 pm

herinfernallady

Yep

8:43 pm

herinfernallady

I keep wanting to put in Butter

8:43 pm

maggiej

unwrap

8:43 pm

maggiej

any hints for the re 8/55?

8:44 pm

phandmd

un 6/24 either of them?

8:44 pm

herinfernallady

More of the thINGS that Moses was found in.

8:44 pm

Scrabbler

I have done enough at 132/115. Time for me to go to bed.

8:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and bye scrabble

8:45 pm

herinfernallady

Night Scrabler

8:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have a 7, but no 8s yet

8:50 pm

CadFan

un 6... bras

8:52 pm

mab

to set free, and brought together - un6s

8:53 pm

stidmama

bye scrabs, sorry I missed you

8:53 pm

stidmama

hey all

8:53 pm

phandmd

is that un 6/30?

8:53 pm

stidmama

Is this grid worth starting this late?

8:53 pm

phandmd

I have that if it is, I need un 6/24s

8:53 pm

herinfernallady

STIDDDDDDDDDDDIE

8:53 pm

CadFan

en 8 - a profession

8:53 pm

stidmama

CHOCLIT!!!!!!

*wicked mama gin*

8:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i don't know, stid, but if your goal is to get halfway pretty fast, then i think you'll make it

8:54 pm

phandmd

ok, got the 1st one.

8:54 pm

stidmama

or grin

<sigh>

8:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

alsmot halfway here, and i only started about 12 minutes ago

8:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

how about un6 = un + to eat at a fancy restaurant

8:56 pm

stidmama

wow. okay gwen, I will start.

8:56 pm

phandmd

thank you, Gwen! I would never have tried that

8:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(and add an s to that un6)

8:56 pm

herinfernallady

Stid I am plodding along

8:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

an there's an anagram of that un6 = du6

8:59 pm

stidmama

how's the spring so far, lady?

8:59 pm

o-o

Rather innocuous grid.

8:59 pm

herinfernallady

Winter like

9:00 pm

stidmama

hey o-o!

9:00 pm

herinfernallady

Freaking ridiculous one minute 10c the next 36 c

9:00 pm

stidmama

funny, it was almost springlike here today! LOL

9:00 pm

herinfernallady

26 not 36

9:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sounds like Michigan lol

9:01 pm

o-o

Less than three months until Christmas

9:01 pm

herinfernallady

freaking stupid is what it is

9:02 pm

stidmama

I think we were around 17 most of the day, though at times in the morning it felt more like 15, lady -- normalish for our area, if a tad on the chilly side for pre-October

9:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt

9:02 pm

herinfernallady

We have had to drag out the column heater

9:03 pm

o-o

How many columns do you have to heat?

9:03 pm

stidmama

my last blank, the E in the bottom row please?

9:03 pm

stidmama

LOL o-o!

9:04 pm

phandmd

eagles nest

9:04 pm

stidmama

up to 90...

9:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

our weather is too unpredictable for me to waste any time putting the space heater away and taking it out again

9:04 pm

stidmama

thanks phand -- how's the new job?

9:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ey5/14

9:05 pm

phandmd

haven't started yet. I start 10/7

9:05 pm

herinfernallady

0-0 I was about to answer that sensibly. I think I need more coffee

9:11 pm

stidmama

okay. halfway. Time to grade a few papers, and then some research. Tomorrow once I get home I am going to be "off the clock" until I am ready to sleep. I might be able to be back at flip tonight, too! ((choclits and hugs for all)) hope your day (lady and down-underers) and evenings (everyone else) will be lovely!

*poof*

9:11 pm

herinfernallady

Loves Stid

9:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night, stid

9:23 pm

mab

ey is the eagle's nest, and plural

9:24 pm

mab

delayed response...

9:28 pm

mab

de 7 and 8?

9:29 pm

torgone

Could exchanging matzos be called inseder trading?

9:29 pm

mab

cute

9:30 pm

mab

and clever too -- is that a clue?

9:30 pm

torgone

No just a dumb joke ..

9:30 pm

torgone

don't have those de's yet ..

9:31 pm

mab

i have four left and no idea what they might be except they are all de words, i think

9:32 pm

torgone

Ooh .. de7,8 are like the re7,8 ..

9:33 pm

mab

well if that isn't the damnedest thing... thanks, never would have gotten it

9:35 pm

torgone

A shot in the dark ..

9:37 pm

phandmd

can I have a clue for those re7/8?

9:37 pm

mab

an entourage, like a king's

9:38 pm

phandmd

thank you.

9:40 pm

herinfernallady

HI

9:40 pm

torgone

If a hero can be unsung, why can't you unsi4/6 one?

9:41 pm

phandmd

Hi, lady

9:41 pm

mab

look! it's herin again!

9:42 pm

mab

she pops up once in awhile, which is nice

9:42 pm

herinfernallady

I didn't go any were except fluffing about on the net

9:44 pm

mab

why can't you take the prongs off a fork or the kernels off a corn cob? huh?

9:45 pm

mab

why, i ask you, why

9:45 pm

rururocks

anyone have the ne 6/21 please

9:46 pm

mab

cats and dogs operations

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

argh I am so tired of typing in Butter

9:47 pm

rururocks

thanks.

9:48 pm

mab

butter, the preferred dairy product of Julia Child.

9:49 pm

mab

how did she manage to digest all that butter.

9:49 pm

herinfernallady

Butter is awesome

9:49 pm

mab

don't even mention cheese

9:50 pm

mab

hundreds of french cheeses

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

Cheese drool

9:50 pm

mab

allergic, i am, to all of it

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

I shouldn't eat it

9:50 pm

mab

but i don't mind

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

Doesn't stop me eating it. Just rarely

10:11 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all...

10:11 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

10:11 pm

herinfernallady

Jilly

10:11 pm

joso

hi jilly

10:14 pm

Jillyjill

Hello herin and joso

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

How you going?

10:17 pm

Jillyjill

Doing pretty good, and you?

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

Not to shabby. Have to unpack

10:17 pm

o-o

So, the cheese must be kept far awhey

10:18 pm

herinfernallady

O groan

10:19 pm

o-o

Sorry, a lapsus linguae

10:24 pm

penquis

hello all....can someone clue the du 6/24 please?

10:25 pm

herinfernallady

Hi pen

10:25 pm

Jillyjill

du+not beginning+vowel

10:26 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks

10:26 pm

penquis

i have that one...i need the du 6/24....

10:26 pm

herinfernallady

More tasks?

10:26 pm

Jillyjill

du+not day

10:27 pm

penquis

ty

10:28 pm

herinfernallady

O man I so am out of practice. Keep missing the Babblets

10:29 pm

Jillyjill

yvw penquis, sorry for the miss clue

10:33 pm

penquis

np...how about a clue for the fi 7/40?

10:35 pm

Jillyjill

It's ok herin...I am sluggish on the 4 letters tonight as well.

10:35 pm

herinfernallady

I can't help you there Penquis

10:36 pm

tabbycat

Plural of the 6/27 above it

10:37 pm

joso

fi7, plural, fi6 limited, space is in+fi6

10:37 pm

penquis

duh....thanks!

10:37 pm

tabbycat

YW

10:37 pm

herinfernallady

thanks

10:38 pm

herinfernallady

Cute Kitty Tabby

10:39 pm

tabbycat

Thanks...she's a real sweetie too

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

Reminds me of my old cat

10:39 pm

Jillyjill

re6/27 anyone?

10:40 pm

joso

re6, colour and gerund

10:40 pm

tabbycat

She's a mix, but I think she's got some Maine Coon in her, tufts of fur on her ears and between her toes and a little chirping voice.

10:40 pm

Jillyjill

ty joso...should have looked for gerund ending..

10:41 pm

herinfernallady

Chirping sounds like Burmese of some sort.

10:41 pm

joso

i don't know why, how is a colour gerunded?

10:42 pm

Jillyjill

because everything else in this grid is?

10:42 pm

joso

ah, missed that

10:43 pm

joso

infallible logic, lol

10:45 pm

herinfernallady

Babble Rule - Always add S, Ing, Ed, Ings to every single word

10:46 pm

herinfernallady

O and the Y

10:46 pm

joso

er ed

10:46 pm

herinfernallady

I have found that the more idiotic a word sounds the more plausible it is to be in the grid.

10:48 pm

Jillyjill

Only too true...LOL...and yet words like chai, afro etc are not accepted

10:48 pm

penquis

can someone clue the nu 5/14 please?

10:48 pm

joso

when I stop to think every colour I can think of uses the gerund except the re

10:49 pm

Jillyjill

think without clothes

10:49 pm

joso

nu5, naked pixs

10:49 pm

penquis

duh...too late for me, i think!

10:49 pm

penquis

ty

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

Without babble I would be so hopelessly lost on my alphabet.

10:55 pm

Jillyjill

Without lickety I would be hopelessly lost on grids LOL

10:55 pm

herinfernallady

I was taught my alphabet wrong

10:56 pm

Jillyjill

Really? How does that happen?

10:56 pm

Jillyjill

<------------------!!FW!!

10:56 pm

herinfernallady

Yah Jill

10:57 pm

herinfernallady

How you are taught LMNOPQUSTUV because q and U live together

10:59 pm

Jillyjill

ahhh, poor teaching at best

10:59 pm

herinfernallady

I understand the logic but when you are easily confused as me

11:00 pm

Jillyjill

Oh well, hate to boom and run, but have early and long Friday ahead of me...niters all!!

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

Take care

11:09 pm

penquis

can someone clue the in 6/27 please?....the first one...

11:11 pm

herinfernallady

Dont have it sorry

11:11 pm

joso

in6, rhymes with pre7; very exact

11:11 pm

penquis

that's ok...

11:12 pm

penquis

i have that word, joso...i need the first in 6/27...

11:14 pm

penquis

can someone clue the ut words?....i have to get to bed before i fall asleep at the keyboard!

11:14 pm

joso

ah, 27. oops, **terior *es***

11:15 pm

penquis

ty...got it

11:15 pm

joso

room revamps

11:18 pm

rururocks

I love roomvamps

11:19 pm

penquis

also need the in 5/12, the one after the 6/27....

11:20 pm

rururocks

In + beginning of not wets

11:20 pm

joso

in + car ***ver

11:20 pm

penquis

ty

11:20 pm

rururocks

Oh re...vamp...

11:22 pm

penquis

all i need now are the ut words...

11:22 pm

joso

kitchen tool and tools

11:23 pm

penquis

duh...thanks!

11:23 pm

penquis

i am done....thanks for the help!

11:24 pm

penquis

goodnight joso...goodnight ru!

11:24 pm

joso

congrats pen

11:24 pm

penquis

ty...bye!

11:25 pm

rururocks

Night penq

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

done/

11:53 pm

torgone

Nick-o-time fireworks ..

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

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