12:00 am
Rows
whoa, it's only 11 here... didn't realize it was time for the flip
12:01 am
VolleymomDee
flip; hi all hi smom
12:01 am
Rows
hey everyone
12:01 am
puglet
Hello Everyone
12:01 am
VolleymomDee
hi sue, rows
12:02 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
torgone
Yeehah ..
12:02 am
puglet
thanks Lickety
12:02 am
uusue2
thank you lickety!!!
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
hi pug; ty lickety
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
hi tor
12:03 am
torgone
Heyas kids ..
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
ba 7
12:03 am
Rows
hmm they're not loading for me
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
ab 7
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
be 7
12:04 am
Rows
oh there we go
12:04 am
uusue2
well, I would have nbt if it weren't for the u, but I am going to bed anyway. See you all tomorrow!
12:04 am
Rows
closed and reopened babble
12:04 am
VolleymomDee
se 7
12:04 am
puglet
night sue
12:10 am
VolleymomDee
hi liz
12:11 am
VolleymomDee
pl 7
12:13 am
Lizlin
I hope these haven't been called!
12:13 am
VolleymomDee
ty liz, very helpful!
12:13 am
Rows
well i can see them in the clues, but i don't think they were called out yet
12:14 am
VolleymomDee
really great find with the ph 7
12:15 am
VolleymomDee
did anyone call the 8?
12:16 am
pugmama763
its a Bu8
12:16 am
VolleymomDee
ty pug looking
12:16 am
VolleymomDee
nbt nbs!
12:17 am
VolleymomDee
bu 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8... all related
12:18 am
VolleymomDee
found 'em thanks to you and pug :)
12:18 am
Lizlin
ty - just saw the missing 8! Had the others!
12:18 am
ARB
Another bu 7 in the middle, Dee
12:18 am
VolleymomDee
wtg
12:19 am
ARB
no, sorry, that bu 7 is later
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
ty arb... so bu 7 x 2 :)
12:20 am
pugmama763
bu7 x 3
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
re 7 x 2
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
ty pug looking
12:20 am
ARB
no, bu 7 X 3
12:20 am
pugmama763
last is not related to the others
12:20 am
Lizlin
Another one! Wow!
12:21 am
Lizlin
Oops! I have 3 - just noticed!
12:22 am
Lizlin
Why doesn't enable like resit? If you fail exams, you resit them!!!
12:23 am
rastapopolous
and resit for a photo too
12:23 am
VolleymomDee
I agree!
12:23 am
crayola
ha7 been called?
12:23 am
ARB
Are you looking for logic in Enable? Never!
12:24 am
VolleymomDee
no, ty cray!
12:25 am
rastapopolous
I have an si7 I haven't seen turn up in here yet..
12:26 am
VolleymomDee
ty rast
12:26 am
Lizlin
You're right! Shouldn't expect logic in enable!
12:27 am
Rows
yay completed all of the bu section :)
12:29 am
VolleymomDee
wtg
12:32 am
Rows
how is everyone tonight?
12:33 am
VolleymomDee
tired; how about you?
12:33 am
Rows
haha also tired
12:33 am
Rows
glad i don't have to get up tomorrow morning until i feel like it
12:33 am
VolleymomDee
lol
12:33 am
Lizlin
But you have the whole weekend to look forward to - hear we've only half of it left!
12:34 am
VolleymomDee
true lol
12:34 am
Rows
oh i was misunderstanding that
12:34 am
Rows
i thought you meant you had half a week left of work haha
12:34 am
Lizlin
Why? It 3.30 Saturday afternoon!
12:35 am
Rows
yeah i got that ;) i did live on your side of the world for 2 years, so i know
12:35 am
Lizlin
Happily early retired!
12:35 am
Rows
i did bring home work i have to do this weekend, though
12:36 am
Lizlin
Not good, Rows!
12:36 am
Rows
eh, comes with the territory
12:36 am
Rows
i love my job, so there have to be drawbacks once in a while
12:36 am
Lizlin
Me too - well, ex-teacher!
12:37 am
Rows
are you retired?
12:37 am
Lizlin
Yes - at 54.9 - hubby said come and retire to Australia (from London). Didn't take much twisting of the arm!
12:38 am
Rows
well then, why are you complaining about only half a weekend left?!
12:38 am
Rows
you haven't got work on Monday :P
12:38 am
Lizlin
I wasn't really! I was thinking of those here who do work!
12:39 am
Rows
what did you teach?
12:39 am
Lizlin
Primary - most often 10 & 11, specialising in English.
12:40 am
Rows
10 & 11 is primary??
12:40 am
Lizlin
Yes in England, primary is 4 - 11
12:40 am
Rows
10 & 11 years old, or 10 & 11 grades?
12:40 am
Lizlin
Age - not year
12:40 am
Rows
i teach kindergarten
12:40 am
Lizlin
or grade!
12:40 am
Rows
but it's really more like pre-kinder, since my kids are all 3 and 4
12:41 am
Lizlin
Grades 5 & 6 I guess that would be.
12:41 am
Rows
ah okay, i thought you meant 10th and 11th grades, haha
12:41 am
Lizlin
That takes a lotalot of patience!
12:41 am
Rows
i also specialize in English, mainly English as a Second Language, English as a Foreign Language
12:41 am
Rows
yeah, but i've had some pretty awesome colleagues over the years who have taught me a lot :)
12:42 am
Lizlin
There are some great teachers around!
12:42 am
Lizlin
I don't miss it though - so much beaurocracy these days and not just in teaching.
12:43 am
Lizlin
Takes away from the important stuff.
12:43 am
Rows
i just try to stay on the outside of any drama, and do my job and enjoy it
12:44 am
Lizlin
I began to resent not having any free time at the weekends. So much planning, marking and other paperwork.
12:44 am
Rows
yeah, i generally avoid that successfully
12:45 am
Lizlin
Marking 90 - 120 essays written by 10 and 11 years olds takes ages!
12:45 am
Rows
what i have at home this weekend is 4 days' worth of lesson planning, as well as writing homework in the homework notebooks, but i have gotten about half of those done already, too
12:45 am
Rows
gah, yeah, i don't miss marking essays
12:45 am
Rows
though i do enjoy teaching writing
12:46 am
Rows
thankfully, marking work at the kindergarten level is pretty quick
12:46 am
Lizlin
When I started, one term's lesson planning filled one note book. By the time I left we were expected to provide minimum of an A4 sheet per lesson!
12:46 am
Rows
i hate it when schools have specific requirements for lesson plans
12:46 am
Lizlin
I taught 6 - 7 year olds for one year - cute but never again! Too scary!
12:46 am
Rows
it should be something that's done for the teacher, and how the teacher needs it done
12:46 am
Rows
i mean, the teacher does it for him or herself
12:47 am
Lizlin
this was the way it went in the UK - not just in my school.
12:47 am
Rows
3 and 4 year olds are bit easier
12:47 am
Rows
they generally are scared of imaginary things that you don't even threaten them with, so it's pretty easy to get them to do what you want :P
12:47 am
Lizlin
In the UK even teachers of 4 year olds had huge amounts of paperwork!
12:48 am
Lizlin
True! But I'm better with older kids.
12:48 am
Rows
you just count down from 5 or 10, and there's really nothing at the end of that countdown, but they imagine there's something horrible at the end of it haha
12:49 am
Lizlin
Then there was Ofsted - the inspectors!
12:49 am
Lizlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d13gX-1\nHJg4
12:49 am
Rows
sounds ominous
12:50 am
Lizlin
That's a really funny song for teachers. Probably blew the chog - if so sorry. Probably also need to get rid of the n!
12:50 am
Dippnall
sorry to but in.......still teaching - and enjoying - my real bugbears are interfering politicians (election in 18 months what next?!!) and the threat of unconstructive inspection
12:50 am
Rows
that link didn't work
12:51 am
Rows
oh i get it sorry
12:51 am
Dippnall
bigger than irritations.........
12:51 am
Rows
yeah i just prefer to work for private schools
12:51 am
Lizlin
OK - try youtube and search for Fascinating Aida Ofsted song
12:51 am
Rows
less beauraucracy and a bit more freedom
12:51 am
Rows
also, generally more funding for materials and such
12:52 am
Lizlin
Dippnall - I loved the teaching - it was everything else that really got to me in the end!
12:52 am
Lizlin
I also had great colleagues and am still in touch with many of them in England.
12:52 am
Dippnall
with you there, Liz!
12:53 am
Rows
haha Ofsted doesn't sound pleasant
12:53 am
Lizlin
Try googling that Fascinating Aida song Dippnall - you'll love it!
12:53 am
Rows
i've got it
12:54 am
Dippnall
never not want to go into work - often quite eager (!) - but sometimes weary of interference........
12:54 am
Lizlin
Ofsted is not pleasant - causes stress no matter how good a teacher you are or how good the school is.
12:55 am
Dippnall
we haven't had an inspection for so long (nearly 7 years) so the concern of a visit seems ever-present
12:55 am
Rows
i don't understand how in Asia, teachers are so respected and everything, and yet in the US and apparently the UK, they're treated with suspicion all the time
12:55 am
Lizlin
I was looking through a FB page set up by pupils (now very adult) from the first school I taught in. So many familiar faces - really nostalgic!
12:55 am
Rows
here in Honduras, i don't see so much of that at least, but there's the other problem of school just being something you do during the day and then you go home and do nothing related to learning really
12:56 am
Rows
kids don't read books at home or really try their best on homework
12:56 am
Rows
at least i know in kindergarten if they aren't doing homework it's the parents' fault... i can blame someone other than my students
12:58 am
Rows
well, i'm over half finished with this puzzle, and i'm tired
12:59 am
Rows
gonna call it a night and try a bit more tomorrow after sleeping
12:59 am
Dippnall
what time there Rows?
12:59 am
Lizlin
Sleep well Rows and enjoy your weekend.
1:02 am
Rows
thanks :) it's midnight here
1:02 am
Rows
have a good day, Liz and Dip
1:02 am
Dippnall
Good weekend then Rows - rest up for Monday!
1:27 am
joshuavorbis
hi and nbt
1:29 am
flosey
hi everyone, late call, started on laptop and don't like it at all
1:30 am
flosey
hi pugs, how are you tonight
1:31 am
puglet
Iam doing okay and you
1:32 am
flosey
may have to cancel out of weekend in Vancouver - called and warned them, stuffed up with cold and they don't need that
1:32 am
grannyrose
g'day from me
1:32 am
grannyrose
;-) hello friends
1:33 am
puglet
Thats too bad Flosey--Hope it dont last long
1:34 am
puglet
You have your fws Rose?
1:34 am
grannyrose
awww, flosey, how awful for you. and you were so looking forward to it too.
1:35 am
puglet
How are you Rose
1:35 am
grannyrose
yes, pugs. grid a little trickier than the la4 couple...lol
1:35 am
flosey
told them we'd call in the morning if any change - it's odd, only one side
1:35 am
puglet
then congrats to you
1:36 am
grannyrose
thanx hun
1:36 am
puglet
You the only one with it Flosey
1:37 am
flosey
yes but William and parents were at another child's b'day party and they picked up the cold from one of the children - just over it so don't want to reinfect them
1:38 am
grannyrose
flosey, if it's the same virus, their immune systems will be loaded.
1:38 am
puglet
I know what you mean there. If Ive got a cold I try not going arround friends and family too
1:39 am
flosey
but how would one know, rose
1:39 am
puglet
Are you feeling under the weather Flosey
1:39 am
salmocreston1
hi Artictundra
1:40 am
grannyrose
is the cold going around develop with the same symptoms, and is the incubation period the same?
1:40 am
flosey
yes, headachy, stuffy
1:40 am
puglet
Hi Sal, nice to meet you
1:40 am
flosey
don't know, we'll just sit tight
1:41 am
flosey
unfortunately this is only time open to go over before I go East - and I must get over it before that
1:41 am
puglet
Iam kind of worried for you
1:41 am
grannyrose
echinacea and vitamin c in huge doses.
1:42 am
flosey
can't take a chance on missing TO, have booked flight
1:42 am
puglet
most colds run about 2 weeks
1:42 am
flosey
first I've had in years
1:43 am
flosey
lol rose, isn't it odd, had forgotten all about echinacea, we might even have it
1:43 am
puglet
Well you picked up the nasty bug somewhere
1:43 am
grannyrose
and any cough mixture with bromhexine in it. that stuff breaks up the ph6, and you recover very quickly.
1:44 am
joshuavorbis
i was so excited to see that word in the grid
1:44 am
grannyrose
write it down flosey. this stuff is what helped me to recover so quickly. didn't get to the yucky chesty stage at all
1:45 am
flosey
no cough, just in head
1:45 am
grannyrose
exactly, so stalemate it before it does.
1:46 am
puglet
rose, can you get it over the counter
1:46 am
flosey
good idea, can get it tomorrow, we haven't had colds for such a long time, out of all these things
1:47 am
flosey
will get it at the health food store
1:47 am
puglet
Morning Joso
1:47 am
grannyrose
yes, pugs. over here you can. we have two varieties. one contain phenylephrine as well. but check with chemist before taking that one.
1:48 am
puglet
I think I will get some to have on hand
1:49 am
puglet
Flosey I do so hope you can nip this in the tush so you can go about your plans
1:50 am
joso
yucky cheasty stage sounds like something i could get into, what are you applying, honey, whipped cream ?
1:50 am
flosey
have been drinking tea with honey all day
1:50 am
puglet
ahhh, more like vicks and heatpad
1:53 am
joso
hope to get well flosey, I've been looking forward to meeting you, and it would be a great shame if you miss out on your kds and grandkids
1:54 am
puglet
did you scare them all away
1:55 am
joso
I guess, too clever for my own good
1:56 am
flosey
well I really must take care and get rid of this - but I have a couple of weeks before flight to TO
1:57 am
flosey
4 yr old grandson came on the phone and was telling me all he'd been doing
1:57 am
joso
Though I doubt i scared off Rose, probably a squirrel
1:57 am
grannyrose
nah...i'm here. and joso? thamx for your email
1:57 am
flosey
well, thanks everyone for straightening me out there, finally got it right and looking forward to meeting joso
1:58 am
grannyrose
pfft...;-P
1:58 am
pink17
hi everybody
1:58 am
grannyrose
hello pink
1:58 am
joso
np rose, I've queried for more info, will pass it on if i get some
1:58 am
puglet
Howdy Pink
1:58 am
joso
hi pink, how's the world treating you
1:59 am
pink17
hi pug, joso I m very good and you?
1:59 am
joso
life is grand here
2:00 am
puglet
okay here too
2:00 am
pink17
sthat is how it should be joso
2:00 am
pink17
Pug still hot there?
2:02 am
puglet
the temps are up and down here. It dont know which it wants to be--summer or fall--lol
2:02 am
pink17
here too I am ready for fall
2:03 am
puglet
its to be eighty today and by the end of the week the day high is to be in the fifties
2:03 am
pink17
joso not sure where in Can you are
2:08 am
grannyrose
sounds better, pugs. much easier to tolerate.
2:08 am
pink17
well the first 80 words flew by now just staring at sceen
2:09 am
pink17
I grannyrose
2:09 am
joso
I am in toronto
2:09 am
pink17
ok was there once
2:09 am
joso
where in the states are you pink?
2:10 am
joso
did you like it
2:10 am
dizgrannie
Hi All!! very late flip for me....NBT/NBS
2:10 am
grannyrose
nice diz, and well done
2:10 am
pink17
I ddo recall liking it but I bet it has been 15 years or so
2:11 am
joso
hi diz, you have normally finished by now aren't you diz?
2:11 am
dizgrannie
looking forward to next weekend...will have all my 5 g/kids together for the first time in nearly 3 yrs.
2:12 am
flosey
how lovely diz
2:12 am
dizgrannie
LOL Joso, most times.
2:12 am
puglet
that will be nice Diz--hope you enjoy it
2:12 am
joso
sounds great diz, spoil them rotten
2:13 am
grannyrose
lovely, diz. i'm looking forward to next weekend. it's motoGP on the island. mother mac, if she is out of hospital goes to her daughters, and himself is going down for all 3 days...I WILL BE HOME ALONE!!! let's party!
2:13 am
flosey
well 52 to go but I better get to bed and wake free of this cold, good night all
2:13 am
dizgrannie
hopefully I'll get a decent pic of them all and use it as my profile pic.
2:13 am
flosey
will look forward to it diz
2:13 am
puglet
night Flosey--hope you feel better
2:14 am
flosey
thanks pugs
2:14 am
dizgrannie
WOO HOO!! Rose, have fun xx
2:14 am
grannyrose
flosey, rug up extra warmly, sweat it out. see you at the flip.
2:14 am
joso
bye flosey, rest well
2:15 am
grannyrose
might go over to a friend's place on the sunday. she is motorbike crazy, same as me.
2:15 am
dizgrannie
hi and bye Flosey, hope you have a good r4
2:15 am
puglet
Live it up Rose!
2:18 am
grannyrose
*taking stock of pantry* crackers, tick, booze, tick, popcorn, tick, cheese, aagghhh...out of cheese.
2:19 am
puglet
is this to setup for your party?
2:19 am
grannyrose
pugs, even it is only for one...lolol...yes, hun. got to get supplies in.
2:20 am
joso
tutu cleaned and fluffed
2:20 am
puglet
wheres the gooey stuff?
2:21 am
grannyrose
oh, the tutu....*runs to wardrobe* yup, tutu cleaned and fluffed.
2:21 am
pink17
lol joso is it pink?
2:22 am
joso
cabana boys lined up according to preference
2:22 am
grannyrose
tutu now a becoming shade of cream...was white 40 years ago...
2:22 am
joso
I don't know pink, have only heard of the infamous tutu, never seen it.
2:23 am
grannyrose
hmmm, cabana boys....should i risk it? what the heck!! cabana boys, tick...er tickle.
2:24 am
puglet
Rose, I think you should post a pic of you in the tutu before it rots away
2:24 am
grannyrose
history of tutu...was mine, over 40 years ago, recently unearthed from wardrobe at my mother's house when we were cleaning/clearing it out ready for sale.
2:25 am
grannyrose
pugs, what? with only one leg in it? lolol
2:25 am
pink17
that's sweet that she kept the tutu for so many years
2:26 am
puglet
thats up to you what you put in it
2:27 am
joso
tutu's have legs, I thought they were just a ruff cinched to the waist.
2:27 am
grannyrose
lol...pugs? did i tell you i have my la4 pair of toe shoes. i put them on, and was able to stand on my toes...still.
2:28 am
puglet
thats amazing is it not? lol
2:29 am
joso
that toe stand is supposed to be one of the tougher athletic feats around,
2:29 am
grannyrose
*giggle* joso, you are so male...tutus have a bodice attached to the tulle. you have to climb into them, like a pair of trousers, and pull the bodice up, and pull the straps up over your shoulders.
2:30 am
pink17
that is amazing granny my ankles would snap in two
2:31 am
grannyrose
*giggle* just don't ask me to pirouette.
2:31 am
joso
I thought the leotards where separate, ant the ruff the slightest of nods toward proprietary
2:32 am
puglet
the only way I might stand on my toes is with a bar over my head to hold on to--lol
2:33 am
grannyrose
ahh, leotards are different again. they are an elasticised garment, similar to the 'teddy'
2:33 am
grannyrose
my bodice is of brocaded silk.
2:36 am
joso
only wore leotards once, one halloween when mom dressed the three of us up as elves. She had to talk long and hard to convince up they weren't girls cloths
2:39 am
pink17
joso lol the lure of candy helped right
2:41 am
joso
as i remember It was a picture of robin that sold it in the end. Poor mom, she put a lot of work into those costumes, I'm sure she had visions of it all being for naught
2:42 am
joso
robin hood that is
2:42 am
pink17
gotcha lol
2:43 am
grannyrose
*giggle* joso, i knew what you meant.
2:43 am
pink17
can not get one middle I grrr]
2:44 am
grannyrose
pink, i or l
2:44 am
joso
oh, there was no question of us not going to get the candy, we could have knocked together some costumes somehow.
2:44 am
grannyrose
alternative spelling for homes for eskimos
2:45 am
grannyrose
also is4, land surrounded by water
2:45 am
joso
is+ shortened sheep sound
2:45 am
pink17
duh tyt ty
2:45 am
grannyrose
is4, is + most of a sheep's cry
2:46 am
pink17
ty that's a new one
2:46 am
joso
sheep's cry, thats good rose
2:46 am
grannyrose
yeah, a babblet which turns up now and again
2:47 am
grannyrose
cry, sound..
2:47 am
puglet
could someone clue the r at the bottom( i got a re4)
2:47 am
joso
i'm heading back to the grid for a while
2:47 am
grannyrose
pugs, sleep where eyes move rapidly
2:48 am
grannyrose
or re7, hermit
2:48 am
puglet
thanks Rose--it was the 7 I needed
2:49 am
grannyrose
re4/5...Rapid Eye Movement, plural
2:49 am
grannyrose
ahhh, good, pugs
2:49 am
puglet
do you mind cluing the 8?
2:50 am
joso
tnx for the hermit rose
2:50 am
grannyrose
bu8. start with bu5/20. overweight, middle-age bu5
2:51 am
grannyrose
then make it the most
2:51 am
puglet
thanks got it
2:52 am
grannyrose
well done, pugs
2:55 am
puglet
I got ab7-be7-bu7-bu7-ha7-ph7-pl7-re7-re7-se\n7-si7-what other 2 am I missing
2:58 am
grannyrose
ba7, plural of someone who ba4's, loads fish hook
2:59 am
puglet
got it, thanks
3:00 am
puglet
one more 7 to get
3:00 am
grannyrose
bu7 x 3 , plural of someone who bu5's, more bu5, and most active
3:01 am
puglet
I have those
3:02 am
grannyrose
you have bu7 x 7?
3:02 am
grannyrose
aagghh, bu7 x 3..sorry
3:03 am
puglet
I got 2 bu7 and one bu8
3:03 am
puglet
is there 3 bu7's
3:03 am
grannyrose
okay, bu7, plural of one who bu5's
3:03 am
grannyrose
yes pugs
3:05 am
grannyrose
bu*l, male cattle + **e whiz + r***, true...then plural
3:05 am
puglet
thanks Rose
3:06 am
grannyrose
bu7, more, not most, of bu5, bu*l, male cattle + **v**, someone who donates
3:08 am
grannyrose
bu7, most active. bu + **de, left or right, not front or back + *a**, not west
3:09 am
grannyrose
bbl, dinner nearly ready.
3:09 am
puglet
okay Rose enjoy
3:13 am
Biltong
Hello :) May I have a clue for the ph7, please?
3:14 am
Lizlin
snotty (pl), biltong
3:15 am
Biltong
ty Liz, got it.
3:21 am
Biltong
Bye for now, bbl
3:31 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ph6-24? Thanks
3:31 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ph6-24? Thanks
3:31 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ph6-24? Thanks
3:31 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ph6-24? Thanks
3:31 am
gapeach
I really don't like my computer.
3:32 am
grannyrose
peach, ph + lower limb + *ind your own business
3:32 am
gapeach
I feel better after haveing said it.
3:32 am
grannyrose
then plural for ph7
3:33 am
gapeach
Have that, dear Rose, as ph6-33. Am I wrong, I'm so tired I bearly know what I'm doing.
3:34 am
grannyrose
ahhh, ph + vowel + abbreviation for female sibling
3:35 am
gapeach
Thanks, dear.
3:35 am
grannyrose
sorry, hun. it's not you....
3:35 am
gapeach
I'm heading for bed.....30 left for later.
3:35 am
gapeach
Blessings.
3:36 am
grannyrose
night, dearest peach. sleep well, hun and awake refreshed.
3:36 am
puglet
night Peach
3:36 am
gapeach
Hi Puglet. Hope you are well.
3:45 am
MavsGirl
Hi everyone!
3:46 am
grannyrose
g'day mavs. nice to see you...
3:49 am
puglet
Rose, i got a bu7 to do with work and a bu7 to do with fat ---what other bu7 is there
3:49 am
grannyrose
bu7 x 2 to do with fat
3:50 am
grannyrose
bu + *e*, lower limb + vowel + *ight*, not lefts
3:52 am
grannyrose
bu + lower leg, *e*, + i am w*s** and older
3:52 am
puglet
got it! sorry and thanks
3:53 am
grannyrose
yay, pugs.
3:53 am
puglet
I kept wanting to put a extra vowel in there
3:54 am
grannyrose
pugs, by my calculations, your books are half way there. *wriggles with excitement*
3:55 am
puglet
goody--and you did send me a bill too , didnt you
3:56 am
grannyrose
ummmm *drawing circles in the dust with toe* *looks at ceiling* not exactly.
3:57 am
grannyrose
just tell me again, what is the price of friendship nowadays?
3:58 am
puglet
that is too much, though Iam very thankful, it does not seem right
3:58 am
puglet
there is no price on that
3:58 am
puglet
you being out of work and all--
4:01 am
puglet
we get our mail a little later being out in the country
4:01 am
grannyrose
pugs, i am being paid, at a slightly reduced rate..and i do mean slightly....
4:02 am
puglet
You were on my mind yesterday and last night wondering if you had enough to eat
4:02 am
sprite
good morning, my friends!
4:02 am
grannyrose
awwww, sweet pugs.
4:02 am
puglet
good morning Sprite! things better today
4:03 am
grannyrose
{{HUGS}} SPRITEY...thank-you sooo much for my card. you two are spoiling me too much.
4:03 am
sprite
yeah, much better, thankyou :)
4:03 am
sprite
am so happy it reached you, rose :)
4:03 am
puglet
not likely on my end! I rather think its the other way a round
4:05 am
sprite
nah. Friends don't measure in weight or amount of money or keeping count.
4:05 am
puglet
you two are the bestest(if thats a word) friends--hugs with much heartfelt grad.
4:05 am
sprite
in babble we can be deadest and darnedest, so we can be bestest too.
4:06 am
grannyrose
*giggle* what sprite said...
4:07 am
puglet
Ive been having havic with my body for the last two weeks and dont have a clue what my problem is. Iam just down wanting to cry at the drop of a hat and Iam so darn tired. I got to pry myself to get the smallest thing done. I must be going through a mid-life thing
4:08 am
sprite
sounds like you really need to see a doctor and have some bloodwork done, hun. So many possible things can cause this. Some of them easily mended even.
4:11 am
grannyrose
awww, pugs. what sprite said...and hugs and kisses...
4:12 am
puglet
Sprite, Rose is having a HUGE party next week end-llol
4:12 am
sprite
for one, I don't think it is a midlife thing.
4:12 am
sprite
ooooo how nice!
4:12 am
puglet
thanks guys
4:13 am
grannyrose
yeah, and everyone is invited...just byog.
4:13 am
sprite
buy your own what?
4:13 am
grannyrose
are you back, joso? does that you mean you have FW's?
4:13 am
joso
bring your own grog
4:13 am
puglet
gowns! its a sleep over
4:14 am
grannyrose
byog...bring your own grog...
4:14 am
sprite
oh lovely :) I wish I could come :)
4:14 am
sprite
grog. Ok. Lol.
4:14 am
joso
yes, it is truly me rose, and fW, and most important warm greating and hugs for all
4:15 am
grannyrose
s'okay, sprite. i will drink enough for anyone who can't be here...lolol
4:15 am
puglet
If I can find my wings I misplace I will be there
4:15 am
sprite
wow gratz joso!!!!!!!
4:15 am
grannyrose
WTG JOSO!!!!
4:15 am
rubyfoo
good morning everybody
4:15 am
joso
I knew it was grog or gin, some sort of booze
4:15 am
sprite
hi ruby :)
4:15 am
puglet
yeah w2g Joso and back at ya with the warmth and hugs
4:15 am
grannyrose
AND IT'S THE RUBY!!! xoxox hun
4:15 am
joso
morning ruby
4:16 am
puglet
Morning Ruby, hugs
4:16 am
sprite
*hugs joso*
4:16 am
puglet
is grog a beer?
4:16 am
grannyrose
grog is alcohol in any shape or form...
4:17 am
joso
old sailor booze
4:17 am
sprite
a grog is a hot toddy. But more broadly used as another word for booze.
4:17 am
joso
brit ships had a grog ration
4:17 am
grannyrose
icy poles, ice-cream, ice cubes, soup, main course, dessert...
4:17 am
rubyfoo
I've booked my flight (I wish)
4:18 am
joso
back in the days of wooden ships and iron men
4:18 am
puglet
alright Ruby is coming too
4:19 am
grannyrose
roflol, ruby...be here in spirit...what are you? dark rum..bourbon...whiskey...brandy...vodk\na??
4:19 am
sprite
as opposed to the modern days of wooden men and iron ships
4:19 am
rubyfoo
almost anything rosie
4:19 am
rubyfoo
even tequila!
4:19 am
rubyfoo
lol, sprite
4:19 am
grannyrose
oh, joso, not iron ships and wooden men? good...would hate to get splinters...lol
4:19 am
joso
I will have to astral project to attend
4:20 am
rubyfoo
polishing my dancing shoes
4:20 am
rubyfoo
ironing y party dress
4:20 am
puglet
Iam not a boozer but Iam willing to try whatever
4:20 am
sprite
snap, rose, lolol
4:20 am
grannyrose
oh, dear, sprite....we think alike AGAIN!!
4:20 am
sprite
joso, it wouldn't be a party without you attending, at least in projection.
4:20 am
sprite
great minds, rose, great minds ;)
4:21 am
grannyrose
oh, yeah, joso, crossy, ruru, neil...
4:21 am
sprite
or not, of course
4:22 am
grannyrose
gotta have some men in the mix...lolol...not balanced otherwise...but then what is balanced?
4:23 am
joso
thats right, send the cabana boys home, get the codger elite instead
4:24 am
sprite
I'd trade the whole cabana section for your company, joso
4:24 am
puglet
and how are we to have a stay over with men all over the place?
4:24 am
grannyrose
oh, so love the codger elite...come on down!
4:24 am
sprite
either under or on top, pug, your choice :)
4:25 am
grannyrose
pugs...use your imagination...and if that fails..use the force...
4:26 am
puglet
you girls are bad!
4:26 am
sprite
not yet... but I might be ;)
4:26 am
grannyrose
absolutely, pugs. si6s under then skin are we..
4:27 am
rubyfoo
there's a great Fr word in herwe, subite -- sudden
4:27 am
sprite
I tried it, ruby. Subiet is dutch, btw.
4:28 am
puglet
and what does that mean
4:28 am
sprite
the same thing, it means this instant, now
4:28 am
rubyfoo
like "sudden death" = mort subite
4:29 am
grannyrose
sublet or subite?
4:29 am
grannyrose
subiet....ahhh
4:29 am
puglet
is dutch and french close in being the same lang.?
4:30 am
mixi6
german and dutch are closer.
4:30 am
grannyrose
hey mixi
4:30 am
sprite
not really, pug, they are from a different family. But we have loads and loads of french words in our language.
4:30 am
sprite
hi mixi :)
4:32 am
rubyfoo
not knowing Dutch, I think it has more in common with German,Yiddish and English. However, there are certainly overlaps
4:32 am
rubyfoo
for me, Dutch is a "friendly" language in that I can pick up a lot of what is said
4:33 am
sprite
french is a roman language, dutch a german(ic). But with all the sailing and commerce, the dutch has adopted many a foreign word.
4:34 am
puglet
How many langs. do you speak Ruby
4:34 am
rubyfoo
and probably everybody in Holland speaks at least 2 languages. I think Sprite speaks 6! (very sart sprite)
4:35 am
puglet
wow Sprite!
4:35 am
rubyfoo
Only French and English, pugs, but from watching TV,I find I can understand a little of this and a little of that, mostly by knowing the context and getting visual clues
4:35 am
sprite
that many? Nah. Dutch and english ok, german and french bearably. A few words and sentences japanese left. That is all.
4:36 am
rubyfoo
that's a lot, sprite
4:36 am
puglet
Is your tv shows mostly in french there
4:37 am
sprite
*stocks the PB... looks like many will find their way there today*
4:37 am
rubyfoo
yes, pugs,it's a constant struggle to find English-language shows that aren't dubbed because, since DHcan't hear, he has to read the Fr subtitles if it's in English. If it's in Fr, he's totally lost, even tho he reads it perfectly
4:38 am
rubyfoo
did I do a bad thing, sprite?
4:38 am
sprite
no hun. I just found cl4 and thought I'd better stock up the PB
4:39 am
mixi6
good idea, you can
4:39 am
mixi6
you can't ask for he4 eigher
4:40 am
rubyfoo
hahah, I didn't see it
4:40 am
sprite
argh, too true. Double-stock for the PB.
4:40 am
rubyfoo
tant pias, as they say ere or aunt went pipi I her bloomers
4:41 am
sprite
tant pis, what a shame, right?
4:42 am
rubyfoo
or, worse, too bad or even tough sh** (but that's very NY) lol
4:42 am
rubyfoo
must go, somebody is stomping around and I don't think it's a pup
4:42 am
sprite
lol, tell him hi from me
4:43 am
joso
does anyone still speak flemish?
4:43 am
sprite
sure, half of the belgians do.
4:44 am
joso
tnx, wondered if it had died out
4:44 am
sprite
no, not at all, but it is a belgian language, not a dutch one.
4:45 am
joso
I know, but as it is next door i thought you would know, and you did
4:46 am
sprite
lol indeed. our very close neighbours, they are.
4:47 am
puglet
are you not famous for wooden shoes, Sprite
4:47 am
grannyrose
wish i could, joso. paternal grandfather was flemish, but spoke french
4:48 am
joso
I would expect so, being right next door and about the same size, and the 100 years war long over
4:48 am
sprite
we are, pug. Though it has been ages since they were regular footwear here. But the fame still exists and for the tourists they are still made. I own a pair for canoeing, actually.
4:49 am
joso
do you speak french then Rose?
4:49 am
sprite
sometimes we call belgium our very broad border with france, though, joso ;)
4:49 am
grannyrose
i read, joso, alas spoken is school-girl only. although when grandfather was alive, i was quite fluent.
4:50 am
sprite
french for kissing is in the grid too. Not valid though.
4:50 am
puglet
wooden shoes, tulips and windmills are apart of the dutch culture here
4:51 am
puglet
rather that is what we were taught in school
4:51 am
sprite
I live very near the 'Zaanse schans', pug, a place with lots of windmills, a wooden shoe maker, the very first shop of Albert Heijn and many more tourist shops.
4:51 am
joso
I bet the belgians don't like that, prairot was alway so insulted when confused for french
4:52 am
sprite
and yes, we do have many tulips. So it is true. But a bit outdated, of course.
4:52 am
grannyrose
um, joso, do you mean poirot???
4:52 am
sprite
no, they don't like that, joso, you are right. The battle of the languages is very active still in belgium.
4:53 am
joso
good for you Rose, I so admire people with language skills, un yes, see what I mean, can barely manage english
4:54 am
sprite
you make perfect sense to me, joso
4:54 am
puglet
In my mind that is how I picture your world Sprite and for Rose, the man from snowy river, kangeroos and blistering hot---Joso, cold, moose,lots of wildlife and mounties
4:54 am
joso
I mean un yes, i meant poirot
4:54 am
sprite
hehehe don't worry, pug, you can picture it that way still. I could even take you places where it would be like that.
4:55 am
grannyrose
np's beautiful people. nearly 9pm here. time for meds.. xoxox until we meet again.
4:55 am
sprite
sleep well, rose, and dream even better *hugs*
4:56 am
joso
bye rose, have a good day
4:56 am
puglet
night Rose--hugs, rest well
4:56 am
joso
or rest, whatever
4:56 am
puglet
I got lots to do today
4:57 am
sprite
pug, did you manage to find an e-reader yet?
4:57 am
joso
whats on the docket for you today pugs?
4:57 am
puglet
I have found what I want but havent gotten it yet
4:58 am
puglet
everytime I go to get it something else comes up
4:58 am
sprite
ok, let me know as soon as you do... I have found another lovely series for you to read. P. Briggs, the Mercy Thomson and the Alpha and Omega books.
4:59 am
puglet
I still got a lot yet on the series Im on now
5:00 am
sprite
yeah I know. Did you get more of the books already?
5:02 am
puglet
Iam reading about Z and A now(I think I like it the best so far)
5:03 am
sprite
aw isn't he a darling? Deep underneath? :) Poor man. Do you hate Valerius already?
5:05 am
puglet
well I havent read too much about him as of yet
5:05 am
sprite
ah ok. You will start to hate him in this book, then learn to love him in the next :) Kenyon is smart that way.
5:05 am
puglet
I feel so sorry for Z and I dont like that Godess thats keeps after ash
5:06 am
puglet
like I said before I cant wait to get to the book about him
5:06 am
sprite
ah, the heifer goddess, lol. No, she is a nasty nasty piece of work, that goddess. Simi wants to eat her.
5:06 am
puglet
and I wish she would--lol
5:07 am
sprite
so do we all :D
5:07 am
joso
ok gang, i'm off, see you all later
5:07 am
puglet
I need to get the very first book
5:07 am
sprite
bye joso, have a lovely day *hugs*
5:08 am
puglet
I see now what you meant that each book leads you into the next
5:08 am
sprite
fantasy lover. Yes, that is fun too. Julian and ... err....
5:08 am
sprite
grace is her name
5:10 am
puglet
Have you ever read Ride the Wind? Its based on a true story
5:10 am
sprite
yes, exactly. And with each book you learn more about the pantheon and about Ash and Artemis and Appollymia etc.
5:10 am
puglet
and its a old story too
5:10 am
sprite
let me check
5:12 am
sprite
no, I never read it. Checked for the dutch translation name and never read that either.
5:12 am
puglet
that is a very good book
5:12 am
sprite
ok, will put it on my list :)
5:13 am
puglet
you have a list you keep on all you read
5:14 am
sprite
no, only a list of books recommended to me that I will read in time
5:15 am
puglet
when they write a book and translate into another lang does it change the story
5:15 am
puglet
how big of a list do you have
5:16 am
sprite
sometimes. Depends on how well they translate. The funny thing with translating is, if you do it too literally, it changes the book more than if you aren't afraid to adapt to the other language.
5:16 am
sprite
I think about 50 books now, still to read, pug
5:17 am
Biltong
Hello. How is everyone today?
5:17 am
puglet
that Rose has mailed me those books and not sent a bill along with them
5:18 am
puglet
Hi Biltong--Iam fine
5:19 am
sprite
hi Biltong! Am good today, and how about you?
5:20 am
sprite
I know, pug. So there... learn to say 'thank you' without feeling bad about it ;)
I know our rose and so do you... this is a gift from the heart. You can accept it as such, don't worry.
5:20 am
puglet
brb--coffee and br
5:21 am
Biltong
Hi sprite and pug, I'm doing ok, thanks
5:21 am
sprite
good to he4, Biltong
5:22 am
Biltong
Have things settled down for you sprite?
5:23 am
sprite
better than yesterday for sure, Biltong. Still lots of stuff happening, but I am calmer and more centered again. Thanks for asking :)
5:26 am
crosshair
good morning everyone:)
5:26 am
Biltong
Glad to he4 that, sprite. I've been a bit busy over the last couple of weeks, so haven't had much time to babble.
5:26 am
Biltong
Hi crossy
5:26 am
sprite
busy with good stuff, Biltong?
5:26 am
sprite
hiya crossy! *hugs* How are you and Mrs Elegant?
5:27 am
crosshair
howdy,biltong, sprite.the mrs and i are doing fine
5:27 am
crosshair
and how about you and yours,sprite?
5:28 am
sprite
glad to he4 it, crossy. Have missed seeing you here. But I always think of you when I start up my e-reader... which is very often :)
5:28 am
puglet
back--Hi crossy, hows school going
5:28 am
sprite
we are doing ok, crossy. Looks like the youth prevention program works for us... Tim is really trying to do better and things are more peaceful at home.
5:28 am
Biltong
Mostly good, yes :)
5:28 am
crosshair
howdy, puglet, school is going very well
5:29 am
sprite
the new therapy I am doing for the eating disorder is brutal. But am managing, if only barely, lol.
5:29 am
crosshair
yaa for sprite and tim!
5:29 am
sprite
ah, that is all we can ask for, isn't it Biltong! Good. Glad to see you as well.
5:29 am
puglet
how are things with you biltong
5:30 am
sprite
are you enjoying the study, crossy?
5:30 am
crosshair
mmm,one of our black cats just sauntered into the livingroom carrying its plastic food bowl...think he is hinting at something
5:30 am
Biltong
Good thanks puglet :) How are you?
5:30 am
crosshair
i am indeed,sprite:)
5:31 am
sprite
that is wonderful, crossy! I know the feeling of a brain that stretches and remembers old muscles, grin.
5:31 am
sprite
you think? Jeezzz. That is cattish for 'Human, you are late with my food. Stop what you are doing this instant and get cracking.'
5:32 am
crosshair
yes,muscles are the only problem. i have 3 herniated disks in my neck from years ago that are now giving me grief:(
5:32 am
sprite
oh darn :( Can you find a way to sit and write that is gentle for your neck?
5:33 am
crosshair
i have this device that mounts on a door with a chin strap, a pully and a counter weight system and i am supposed to use it twice a day to relieve stress on the disks and nerves
5:34 am
crosshair
barring this type of phisyotherapy the doc says all is left is surgery:(
5:34 am
sprite
am thinking... you'd want to sit as straight as possible... can you use a... jeezzz how to describe it... let me think
5:35 am
crosshair
i am getting a fresh Ct scan of the area on tuesday and we will see what has developed in there over the last few years
5:36 am
crosshair
cat is destroying the kitchen brb
5:37 am
puglet
Upset cat! It wants fed NOW
5:37 am
Biltong
Could I have a clue for the re7, please? Have got the 'hermit'
5:38 am
puglet
to stick together
5:39 am
Biltong
ty, puglet. All this time I've been concentrating on the re in the bottom r/h corner, lol
5:39 am
sprite
I hope things will be ok, crossy. I can't find a picture of what I mean. Bear with me, will try it in words.
5:39 am
crosshair
i am back.cat is fed
5:39 am
sprite
ok, good boss, crossy :)
5:40 am
crosshair
the cats have me well trained:)
5:41 am
sprite
what I mean is a plank that you can set at an angle, crossy, with a clamp on the top rim that will hold your book or paper. It enables you to sit up straight and work in front of you, in stead of having you bend over and work at desk level.
5:42 am
crosshair
ahh,i understand,sprite. however all the class work these days is done on computer and sadly i am the type that must look directly at the keyboard to use it effectivly
5:43 am
crosshair
i could raise the monitor up,but the keyboard itself would still be down low
5:43 am
sprite
oh dear. Guess I just made very clear I am old school, lol. I don't know a good solution for the keyboard, alas. Putting it in an angle ok to see would make you twist your wrists too much.
5:44 am
crosshair
and you are right in that the ergonomics of the classroom itself are terrible
5:46 am
sprite
you might want to invest in a typing course, then, crossy. Learning to type blind wouldn't cost you too much time and you would benefit the rest of your study and life.
5:46 am
crosshair
but enough about my woes.i must endure and do my neck exercises and hope for the best.lets see how this grid is looking
5:46 am
sprite
the grid is fun today. Lots of surprise finds.
5:48 am
gran
re 7/36 -clue please
5:49 am
sprite
a hermit, gran, and hi
5:49 am
Biltong
Fun indeed, sprite. Now I have to leave this grid and get some ironing done :( Take care all
5:49 am
sprite
good luck with that, Biltong, lol. *hugs* and enjoy your day.
5:50 am
puglet
what is your day going to be Sprite
5:50 am
Biltong
*hugs* to you too sprite and keep up the good work! Bye puglet
5:51 am
crosshair
mmm,i can almost mount my neck stretcher device to my desk..
5:51 am
sprite
not sure yet, pug. Babble first, then some laundry I think. I have a huge backlog for folding. And if I have enough courage, opening some bills...
5:51 am
puglet
Crossy is the problem with your neck the same as what Peyton Manning had
5:51 am
sprite
wow crossy. Work and stretch at the same time :)
5:52 am
crosshair
do what i do with bills,sprite. put them all in a hat, and once a month close your eyes,reach in a choose one
5:52 am
crosshair
do not know peyton manning
5:52 am
puglet
that last part is not one of my favorite things-lol Sprite
5:52 am
sprite
that is about the stage I am in now, crossy. Only... haven't opened them in 3 months. Scared as hell.
5:53 am
puglet
Hes a QB for broncos
5:53 am
crosshair
my problem is three disks are herniated and they are rubbing/pinching on nerves
5:53 am
sprite
sounds very painful, crossy. I have one and it can be hell already. Can't imagine 3.
5:54 am
crosshair
oddly enough i got it while doing my exercises 10 years ago
5:55 am
puglet
and I know sitting at a desk cant help that at all
5:55 am
crosshair
crossy had a 6 pack abs stomach then.i was using the nordic track ab-works machine ,doing my reps..98...99....CRUNCH! then i felt a stabbing pain and lost all feeling in my arms
5:56 am
sprite
oh god, dear crossy. That is awful.
5:56 am
crosshair
now instead of a six pack stomach, crossy has a keg! lol
5:57 am
sprite
see, there was room for improvement there ;)
5:57 am
puglet
well I got a barrel(55 gal. drum)
5:57 am
crosshair
sigh..i was 162 pounds and all lean muscle...
5:57 am
crosshair
lol,puglet
5:57 am
sprite
side note: I was trying to get lugies to work and then I found words that mean the same, lol.
5:58 am
sprite
I have a brewery. But let's not brag.
5:58 am
puglet
lol. Sprite lol you know thats not true
5:59 am
sprite
sweetie, check the picture I sent you... I fill the whole chair! :)
5:59 am
puglet
well Crossy instead of a mer keg you call call yourself a beefy bu4
6:00 am
crosshair
lol,check my pic on my site if you have not seen it already,sprite
6:00 am
crosshair
you will see mr and mrs crossy:)
6:01 am
puglet
Sprite. that chair was a tiny chair and it just made the picture worse--You are lovely
6:01 am
crosshair
poor lass cannot even put her little arms around me
6:01 am
puglet
do you mind me looking Crossy
6:01 am
sprite
I see two adorable children and a beautiful couple, crossy. That couple with the girl, is that you and the mrs?
6:02 am
crosshair
not at all, puglet. just go to crosshair.smugmug.com then select browse then click on picture of bats and scroll through the pictures.the last 3 slides are video clips and you play them by clicking on them
6:03 am
sprite
thanks pug :) You are too kind.
6:03 am
crosshair
not that pic,sprite
6:03 am
crosshair
not bats
6:04 am
sprite
oh. my. god. You are lovely, crossy! And so is your Elegant. Awesome picture. You are just as I had pictured you!
6:05 am
crosshair
:)) crossy the big ole teddy bear
6:05 am
puglet
if that is you in the blue t-shirt-I see no fat at all
6:05 am
sprite
yes, makes me long for a re4 hug from you. And your wife is so beautiful! Such a gentle face.
6:06 am
crosshair
no not blue shirt.i am on the edge of a dock with my mrs beside me
6:06 am
crosshair
she is my beloved
6:06 am
sprite
I was thinking the same, pug, lol, but it is not the flickr site, you need to go to the one crossy linked below.
6:06 am
crosshair
not flickr
6:06 am
sprite
she is truly beautiful
6:07 am
crosshair
crossy.smugmug.com then select browse then click on picture of boat
6:07 am
sprite
hi hi, ruby ruby
6:07 am
crosshair
and scroll
6:07 am
rubyfoo
back, usual poopy lunch but nice people and lovely dogs in the restaurant
6:07 am
crosshair
((ruby))
6:07 am
rubyfoo
makes up for my constantly ickering DH who keeps trying to re-write history
6:08 am
rubyfoo
bickering (divkering?)
6:08 am
crosshair
sounds like the eateries in your area leave much to be desired, ruby
6:08 am
rubyfoo
If I would cook more, we would eat better, but I don't feel like it
6:09 am
sprite
*hugs ruby*
6:09 am
crosshair
welll,get his scrawny butt in there cooking once in a while as well!
6:10 am
rubyfoo
he can be such a jerk. I know I should always be nice as he is certainly doddering, but it's difficult when he totally chnges the things he has told me in the past
6:11 am
sprite
I feel for you both, ruby. It is a tough situation.
6:12 am
crosshair
"oh,i did not know.is he failing mentally? that can be very tough on both of you
6:12 am
puglet
yes it is very hard to deal with mental illness. It takes alot of strength
6:13 am
sprite
from what ruby tells, it seems he is living in the past more and more and loses his grasp of the now. And he is often scared and confused, and he treats ruby nasty.
6:13 am
crosshair
mmm,victorisa grandfather had same sort of thing
6:13 am
rubyfoo
he is justy old (88) and whether it's Alzheimer's or h=just d age, doesn't really matter, but he is locked into the past and can't remember anything recent Also has no interest
6:13 am
renfield
that is the beginning of dementia
6:14 am
crosshair
there are medications to ease this and slow it down
6:14 am
rubyfoo
not even the beginning, I think it's well under way
6:14 am
sprite
hi ren, yes it is. Not really strange at his age, but very hard to live with.
6:14 am
crosshair
or at least get him to smoke a joint after breakfast lol
6:15 am
crosshair
level him off for the afternoon;)
6:15 am
rubyfoo
that's a good idea; I even have some, but he's never done any drugs in his life!
6:15 am
renfield
88 - then it is probably Alzheimera - mi madre had it as did my fil - and i know exactly what you are going theough
6:15 am
lynxxx
Good evening all.
6:15 am
sprite
oh crossy, that is a brilliant idea, lolll. Mellow him out. He could use a water pipe, ruby... what are they called again?
6:15 am
crosshair
make him some has brownies then
6:15 am
sprite
hi lyn :) xxx
How are you? Missed seeing you. *hugs*
6:15 am
lynxxx
Hi Ren - lovely to see you. Haw are you going
6:16 am
rubyfoo
but he wouldn't, pretends to be a Puritan
6:16 am
crosshair
or ask dr for marinol rx
6:16 am
crosshair
tell him they are vitamins
6:16 am
sprite
that is it. Hookas. Or even better: a steam thing. Aerolyser. No. Jeezz what's with me and words today... Vaporiser.
6:16 am
renfield
hey all - doing good - dealing w/ next surgery for mez
6:16 am
rubyfoo
fell off my chair laughing. TY for that, crossy
6:16 am
lynxxx
hi Sprite - how is your 'new life' going
6:17 am
crosshair
sprite.do not worry about words.i am in awe of those who can handle more than one language fluently
6:17 am
sprite
that is for the knee, right ren? How is it going? Soon to be or already done and aftermath?
6:17 am
lynxxx
the 5th knee? fingers crossed it works better Ren
6:18 am
rubyfoo
whoo, a multi-jab! like a spider....
6:18 am
renfield
5th knee - yes lynxxx
6:18 am
crosshair
ouch@ knee surgery
6:18 am
sprite
lyn: okayish. Ups and downs, of course. The therapy is brutal and I have trouble managing the ptsd. But Tim is doing better and the family therapy is well underway towards the 'systemic' sessions (with all 4 of us). So I must not complain ;)
6:19 am
crosshair
when our son was younger, sprite, we went to family therapy sessions for 2 years.it was a godsend
6:19 am
puglet
need to get started on the days chores---warm hugs to all and have a warm and happy day/night--byes to all
6:20 am
crosshair
tc,pugs
6:20 am
rubyfoo
{{big hugs, pugs}}
6:20 am
lynxxx
that sounds as though everything is moving forward Sprite though - just remember to take time out for hugs from your beloved
6:21 am
renfield
later pugs
6:22 am
crosshair
yes, being strong with your mate while going through kid issues is a must,my son was almost in jail several times tween his 12-and 17th year
6:23 am
crosshair
we arranged a "tough love" session with our local police dept and had him "arrested" and jailed for a night to see the real deal
6:23 am
sprite
bye pug, *hugs* for you and have a good day
6:23 am
sprite
didn't know that, crossy, how wonderful you managed to work through that. My love and I are close and in harmony. At the session yesterday the therapist commented on that, even. They rarely see it nowadays.
6:24 am
crosshair
he had no idea.he thought that night stemmed from a window he broke a week before
6:24 am
renfield
{{{el grande hugs to you sprite}}} - i've been away so very long i've not been aware of anyone's probs - this is a caring group, i must say <3
6:24 am
crosshair
it is what gets you through,sprite
6:24 am
rubyfoo
that is wonderful, sprite,, you have done well in that regard.
6:25 am
crosshair
how old is your son,sprite?
6:25 am
sprite
and he also said that we should be proud of our parenting job so far. We looked at him very sceptical and said not, of course, since we needed to be there and obviously made a mess of things.
But he said it is going better so quickly, and that shows that we did a really good job. I find comfort in that.
6:25 am
lynxxx
and did the night in the cells have the right impact Cross?
6:25 am
sprite
it is, ren, and you are part of it :) Am holding you and yours in my prayers too.
6:25 am
sprite
crossy: he is 17 (going on 65)
6:26 am
crosshair
it did.i told them(the cops) to let it all out and give him the full treatment
6:26 am
rubyfoo
renfield: used to sail to the Bhamas a lot and loved it there, escept for the seasonal mosquitoes
6:26 am
crosshair
yes,17.perfect time to get it all ironed out
6:26 am
sprite
wow crossy, that is severe. But sounds like it opened his eyes.
6:27 am
rubyfoo
we lives in Miami and it was a short hop by seaplane to eet my husband and his sailboat when he and his buddy went off for weeks at a time
6:27 am
renfield
yes...the mosquitoes lyn - always at dusk
6:27 am
crosshair
and you will open your sons as well
6:27 am
rubyfoo
lived* meet* terrible typing
6:28 am
sprite
I truly hope so, crossy. Am more confident now than before... we seem to make progress already and we haven't even started the full family sessions. If all goes well, the first one will be Friday.
6:28 am
sprite
we are all babblers, ruby, don't worry... we can puzzle out what you mean ;)
6:28 am
sprite
ren, how are you holding up under it all?
6:28 am
crosshair
yup.no spelling nazi's here
6:29 am
rubyfoo
after my chemo, one of the first places I went was to the Bahamas and the rum punches used to make me pass out
6:29 am
lynxxx
your daughter is doing OK with it all Sprite?
6:29 am
sprite
lol crossy. I am, but only for myself and for books.
6:29 am
crosshair
mmmmm, rum punch
6:30 am
rubyfoo
sometimes, DH and his buddy would have to carry me out of restaurants
6:30 am
renfield
a wee weary sprite - anxious to get through this one - we see a shrink - and he helps us focus on the future and handle the current conditions
6:30 am
hurshy
quite satisfactory
6:30 am
sprite
lyn, it is really hard on her as well. At least she and her brother have patched things up. And she will meet with our counsellor this week, and apart from this she will get personal coaching as well. Someone who is there for her alone, not one of the therapists we are seeing.
6:31 am
rubyfoo
chemo was OK and, although hard, gave me the ability to push on. It's 23 years now
6:31 am
sprite
very wise, ren. Almost impossible to get through without some support. *sends a truckload of helping angels and a boatful of energy cans to renfield*
6:31 am
sprite
am so happy you are with us, ruby. It must have been a brutal time.
6:31 am
sprite
hi hursh :) *hugs* How are you today?
6:32 am
rubyfoo
I was fortunate in being able to continue working through the whole ugly ess and the other people in the office were very supportive I would only take off one day, each time I had chemo
6:32 am
lynxxx
hello Ms ZHurshy - got your morning coffee with you?
6:32 am
hurshy
aaaaack no
6:32 am
sprite
*hugs hurshy*
6:32 am
renfield
wtg ruby!!!! 4 years here
6:32 am
rubyfoo
{{hurshy}}
6:32 am
crosshair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4HIDl\nb0NU
6:32 am
sprite
wow ruby, that is strong. And lucky too.
6:33 am
crosshair
darn..let me tiny url that
6:33 am
rubyfoo
I was very lucky, had the most common cancer (if you can say lucky and cancer in the same sentence)
6:33 am
sprite
yay for 4 years and 23 years of remission!
6:33 am
crosshair
http://tinyurl.com/n4cbycp
6:34 am
crosshair
yaa for ruby!.welcome to crossy's survivors club.here have a nice rum punch:)
6:34 am
sprite
come to the island...
6:34 am
rubyfoo
and I just went out and picked raspberries (5!), cherry tomatoes (6) and purple plums (many) from my gARDEN. aND THERE ARE STILL A MILLION FLOWERS, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEGUN SNOWING ON THE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT
6:35 am
rubyfoo
sorry for the shouting, but the garden (and dogs) make up for the rest
6:35 am
sprite
how delightful, ruby.
6:35 am
crosshair
we have already had snow here in a few select locations
6:35 am
rubyfoo
but you would have to carry ME, CROSSY
6:36 am
rubyfoo
time for the NYT puzzle
6:36 am
sprite
you are easy to carry, ruby, don't worry. Enjoy the rum. Hm, thinking of that... there should be a way I can send you a bottle of old jenever for the winter. Will check out the package.
6:37 am
sprite
enjoy the puzzle and a nap, ruby
6:37 am
crosshair
i will carry you ruby
6:37 am
rubyfoo
you arte such a sweetie, sprite. Did I tell you that we had houseguest who arrived, by cr, with nada. I was a bit shocked. You came here absolutely laden with all your gwenerous gifts and foodstuffs
6:37 am
crosshair
i could sling you over one shoulder and hubby over the other lol
6:37 am
sprite
oh my, I just found the 8 all by myself!
6:38 am
rubyfoo
stats for the 8, pls
6:38 am
rubyfoo
hubby weighs about 130 now. When we "started",he weighed about 185!
6:39 am
crosshair
lol.my right thigh weighs 130
6:39 am
sprite
that sounds strange to me, ruby. Can't imagine coming to people's home to stay and not bringing some gifts. I hated that at first I couldn't find anything for your husband. Was so happy we figured out the map and the fish.
6:40 am
sprite
he is wasting away, ruby... such a very old and sad man. Must be hard to watch for you.
6:40 am
crosshair
when i travel far,i always bring a bottle of our very own "collingwood" a nice single malt whiskey from our distillery right here in town
6:40 am
rubyfoo
I must admit that I was rather shocked. Whenit's my son, I guess I make allowances because he is so busy and comes here on standby. But they came by car from within France. Very weird
6:40 am
sprite
wow crossy :)
6:40 am
crosshair
yes,canadian mist does us proud
6:41 am
rubyfoo
Without $$, one can always bring a jar of homemade jam or a cheese
6:41 am
sprite
I like bringing gifts. Especially if I can manage to find things people are really happy with.
6:41 am
hurshy
maybe they aren't used to it
6:41 am
crosshair
yup.which ever one of you makes it to crossy's place first,please bring a jar of home made gooseberry jam
6:41 am
rubyfoo
to everybody: Sprite was the most generous houseguest we've ever had!
6:41 am
sprite
ruby, even if only a home-made card with kind words. Being attentive doesn't have to cost anything in money. Just in attention and care.
6:42 am
hurshy
i'm never a houseguest except like, at my mom's or my sister's, pretty much, so i might be like, not mindful of the expectations
6:42 am
rubyfoo
would red currants do or peaches in a pinch?
6:42 am
sprite
*plants gooseberry shrub so she can fulfill crossy's order in time*
6:42 am
crosshair
mmm,peaches in a pinch as well
6:42 am
rubyfoo
family is different, hurshy, but these were virtual strangers
6:43 am
sprite
nah, I am not buying that, hursh. If you would go somewhere else to stay for a while, you'd pack something you'd wanted to gift them with. Family or any place you visit a lot is different.
6:43 am
hurshy
right but i'm just saying if it's something you never do, you might not know, it might not occur to you. like, i didn't grow up with alcohol. so when i had my wedding, it didn't even cross my mind to serve alcohol. i didn't even realize that to a lot of people that seems really weird.
6:43 am
rubyfoo
amen, sprite
6:44 am
hurshy
esp if you happen to be a socially awkward person to begin with
6:44 am
sprite
I he4 you, hursh. Some things might indeed not occur to one if one is not used to them.
6:44 am
crosshair
if i go to someones and they are not a drinker i bring some soft apple cider from our very own presses
6:44 am
sprite
ooo I'd like that, crossy!
6:44 am
JBV
hello, dears - reading your lovely gift ideas - here's what my old dad used to say (in Sicilian, of course) - when you visit, your arms should be so full, you have to knock on the door with your feet
6:45 am
rubyfoo
time to go, {{big group hug}} and if you arrive here, hursy, I'll make allowances lol
6:45 am
crosshair
we are in a huge apple belt hgere
6:45 am
crosshair
tc,ruby tuesday
6:45 am
renfield
hey ya jbv - good saying
6:45 am
hurshy
well see now i've been told so i have no excuse
6:45 am
renfield
later ruby
6:45 am
sprite
lol JBV, I like that!
6:45 am
crosshair
wise saying from a wise man, jbv
6:45 am
sprite
bye ruby, enjoy your nap, hun *hugs*
6:45 am
rubyfoo
JBV, I know a joke about that, but I'd have to e-mail it as it's somewhat risqué lol
6:46 am
JBV
(we often heard after someone visited empty-handed - LOL)
6:46 am
sprite
and hursh, I met you and didn't find you awkward at all. You were nice and charming and fun.
6:47 am
crosshair
well,time to hit the showers and wet down this mass of muscle.back in a few min ladies...poink!
6:47 am
rubyfoo
{{hurshy}}, I don't think you're awkard
6:47 am
hurshy
glad you thought so sprite. :) sometimes i am more awkward though.
6:47 am
sprite
enjoy, crossy!
6:47 am
hurshy
i do better with people with whom i have things in common, of course.
6:47 am
rubyfoo
JBV, if you send me an e-mail, I can tell you the joke. It's in Fr, but I can translate
6:48 am
sprite
well, I can be awkward too. Most people are, sometimes, I think. But meeting you was awesome. I still smile when I think of it.
6:49 am
JBV
ok, ruby will do - send me the french first - I'll take a stab at translating
6:49 am
hurshy
i liked meeting you too :)
6:49 am
periwinkle
good morning all.
6:49 am
periwinkle
I found a bu7 but not the bu8, help pls
6:49 am
sprite
hi peri :)
6:49 am
rubyfoo
I know several questionable joke in Fras I had a Fr beau for a while
6:49 am
sprite
peri, you still need the comparative and superlative of the 5.
6:49 am
hurshy
that man's beer belly is the bu8 of all!
6:50 am
sprite
oh, if you are sending them, please send me as well, ruby! In french, please.
6:50 am
rubyfoo
I will try, sprite, but my written Fr is very "high school"
6:51 am
sprite
lol, that will help me understand cause so is mine :)
6:51 am
periwinkle
ty hurshy, I had the wrong bu5 at first but now have the right one and the 8. ty sprite
6:52 am
hurshy
there's another one? the only other one i have is plural male cows
6:52 am
periwinkle
sorry hurshy I have a bu6/7
6:52 am
sprite
the bu5 that is the root of the 8, hursh
6:53 am
hurshy
i know but peri said she had the WRONG bu5 and i wondered how that could be
6:53 am
sprite
ah, right. Sorry.
6:54 am
JBV
hursh do you have bu 5/20
6:54 am
JBV
sorry, misread your last comment
6:57 am
hurshy
oh no it doesn't take ph5r
6:57 am
sprite
no. I tried too.
6:58 am
periwinkle
me too
6:58 am
hurshy
me star trek fan mad
6:59 am
sprite
exactly. Should have worked. if ra5/14 is valid, this one is much more common.
7:00 am
sprite
sorry, that may be confusing. A much more common word. ra5 is not a weapon.
7:01 am
hurshy
well at least everything after the p is easy
7:02 am
sprite
I hope so :)
7:02 am
hurshy
i mean not alphabetically but, i greyed the rest of that row and the bottom
7:02 am
periwinkle
help with the U pls
7:03 am
hurshy
if you worry too much you might get an ul5
7:03 am
sprite
ah ok. Am doing the Ss and the Ts now. 12 left.
7:03 am
sprite
peri, very nasty thing in the stomach.
7:03 am
hurshy
i have 27 to go
7:03 am
periwinkle
duh, ty hurshy and sprite, should have seen that one
7:03 am
sprite
nice going, hursh
7:04 am
periwinkle
130 left here but just started a little while ago
7:04 am
periwinkle
and eating oatmeal as I babble
7:05 am
sprite
hehehe nice start of the day, peri. I am taking my time today... slowly babbling and chatting, with permission of my love... he knows how much energy it takes to get through the start of a new therapy. I have nothing left atm.
7:05 am
periwinkle
I must be babble blind cause I cannot see any words from the corner A
7:05 am
hurshy
if something is getting less it is ab5 ing
7:05 am
lynxxx
ab words Peri
7:06 am
renfield
i 'et some peanut butter and nutella - um um good - not healthy...just good
7:06 am
sprite
they are all ab words. Getting less.
7:06 am
hurshy
like um, we hope the flooding ab6 soon
7:06 am
periwinkle
tyty for the ab words.
7:06 am
periwinkle
hi there ren
7:06 am
sprite
ren, healthy enough in moderation! Both peanuts, oil and nuts hold good stuff, like good fats and vitamins.
7:06 am
renfield
hey ya peri!! happy saturday!
7:07 am
periwinkle
happy Saturday to you too, ren!
7:07 am
periwinkle
ok, I need to do some errands before it decides to rain again. bbl to finish
7:07 am
hurshy
wait all of them are those ab? i gots 4
7:07 am
sprite
and the 5th from that tile, peri, is the 3rd person singular with another last vowel.
7:07 am
sprite
bye peri, have a good one
7:07 am
renfield
yup on the pb sprite - one of my fav - just cut it w/ nutella for the choco goombay day feeling
7:08 am
sprite
I don't like the taste of pb with anything sweet. But I wouldn't mind them on separate slices of bread :D
7:09 am
hurshy
phantom: resist
7:10 am
sprite
I am miffed seabu4 isn't valid. I mean, seacow, right? seacalf? Works for me.
7:11 am
hurshy
seacow doesn't work either though
7:11 am
sprite
tried that too
7:11 am
hurshy
i think that's just a thing people casually call manatees - is it manatees?
7:12 am
renfield
we have manatees everywhere
7:12 am
renfield
yes they are the same hursh
7:12 am
sprite
ah, indeed. Quite different from the dutch then. Will try and remember.
7:12 am
hurshy
ok so yeah, people call manatees sea cows but i think it is two words
7:13 am
hurshy
there, 90%. now i can list.
7:13 am
sprite
ah ok! That makes sense. That is a very tough thing to learn for a foreigner, which words are separate and which must be together.
7:14 am
sprite
I mean, a while and awhile... I still haven't figured it out
7:14 am
hurshy
neither have most americans.
7:15 am
hurshy
there was an article on slate the other day titled "can 'infer' mean 'imply'?"
7:15 am
hurshy
and i was just like, no. no it can't.
7:15 am
sprite
I would say no too... there is a difference
7:15 am
hurshy
one is a thing you do in your head whilst making your own judgments, and one is a thing you do whilst trying to communicate to others, so clearly totally different
7:16 am
hurshy
so other than the fact that they are two five letter words that begin with i...
7:16 am
hurshy
half the things that happen in english are just the result of people doing it wrong and then that becomes the new right. ugh.
7:16 am
MLFAN17
good morning stats for the i please?
7:17 am
sprite
yes. The infer thing is what you do with the facts you have available, I believe. And the imply thing is hinting at something without naming it.
7:17 am
sprite
hursh, that is universal. I see things now in official dictionaries that were simply wrong when I was at school.
7:18 am
hurshy
ok i gotta go pick up my meds that i forgot to pick up yesterday before i finish
7:18 am
hurshy
laters all
7:18 am
sprite
ok hursh, have a lovely day *hugs* I hope you can rest a bit in a cozy corner with a good book.
7:21 am
MLFAN17
can someone clue the ul please?
7:22 am
wvteach
sorry don't have it - but will look
7:22 am
Anniebrook
Fan, ul 5/14 ---stomach ailment
7:22 am
Anniebrook
good morning everyone
7:22 am
zoozzoom
Can also get them in the mouth too.
7:22 am
MLFAN17
oh duh ty annie and good morning to you
7:22 am
MLFAN17
wv did you get that?
7:22 am
lynxxx
morning to Zooz too
7:22 am
wvteach
thnx annie
7:23 am
sprite
hi annie and zooz *hugs*
7:23 am
Anniebrook
hi lynxxx, teach, zooz
7:23 am
sprite
hi teach and mlfan
7:23 am
Anniebrook
hi sprite :)
7:23 am
zoozzoom
Hello, everyone...hope you are all well :-)
7:23 am
Anniebrook
going to get some breakfast going, be back soon
7:23 am
sprite
hoping the same for you, zooz. I am good, thanks :)
7:24 am
crosshair
this long weekend was made for good books in cozy corners.dreary and chilly and rainy today
7:24 am
crosshair
but sun is due out later.may hike a trail in the bush later
7:24 am
MLFAN17
does the bu 8 exent from another bu word?
7:24 am
lynxxx
we are having perfect weather down here
7:25 am
MLFAN17
extend ooops
7:25 am
crosshair
your summer is comming on is it not ,lynxx?
7:25 am
crosshair
here we have snow,snow and more snow breathing down our necks
7:25 am
zoozzoom
The funeral was on thursady, Sprite..it went really well...lots of people excellent service..apart from the car breaking down and hitching lifts to the service & back to the island..it all went well..lol
7:25 am
sprite
yes mlfan, first bu5. Superlative.
7:26 am
crosshair
fall colurs will be done by all hallows eve then all bets are off
7:26 am
sprite
oh dear, zooz, how inconvenient! But glad the service itself went well.
7:26 am
lynxxx
yes - complete with what seems to be a bad fire season. Fires already in NSW but down here - a perfect Spring
7:26 am
crosshair
i am sorry,zooz. who passed?
7:26 am
MLFAN17
my first bu 5 is a plural
7:26 am
sprite
my favorite palette of colours, crossy.
7:27 am
crosshair
indeed, sprite. our sugar maples are in full display and amazing
7:27 am
sprite
fires are a real big issue there, right lyn? I think it is every year? Such dryness allover. Glad you are in a safer spot.
7:28 am
sprite
if I had my way, I'd always dress in those colours, crossy. Combined with black.
7:28 am
zoozzoom
Getting colder here too, Crossy..Yuk..i still have not turned my heating on yet..it is 15 in the house..so sat here with a duvet around mw..the energy prices have just gone up another 8.2 per cent..so will hold off putting heating for a while.
7:28 am
lynxxx
muffin tops - fat bu***s out of a short top
7:28 am
crosshair
we count our blessings as we are far from dry as my pictures show.nature is kind to us overall
7:29 am
zoozzoom
My fathers sister, Crossy..died of cancer..only 52 years old.
7:29 am
sprite
we are lucky here as well. Worst that can happen here is flooding, and that is relatively rare.
7:29 am
zoozzoom
Damn..PB for me...sorry, all.
7:29 am
lynxxx
Fires are usually an issue - depends a lot on the amount of fuel - or undergrowth - and of course we get the usual number of morons that get their kicks from lighting fires.
7:29 am
sprite
way way tooo young, zooz. And you are excused for the PB. Unless you want to go there and partake of all the goodies I stocked.
7:29 am
zoozzoom
62 sorry.
7:30 am
crosshair
mm.yes it is tough.i survived 3 cancers and i am just creeping up on 50.thanks largely to loved ones and universal health care
7:30 am
sprite
lyn, sorry to say it, but those people should be caught in the fires they start. It is plain evil.
7:30 am
zoozzoom
ooh sounds temting, Sprite..teehee.
7:30 am
sprite
remember, crossy, that 3 is enough for any person. You are not allowed to have any more ;)
7:31 am
lynxxx
Very sorry to hea* that bad news Zooz - it is too young. I hope she did not suffer too much
7:31 am
sprite
zooz, with cl4 and he4 in the grid, I thought I'd better stock up!
7:31 am
zoozzoom
Am very pleased to see you are still with us, Crossy..even if you have seemed to of stopped your tidbits :-(
7:31 am
crosshair
lol yes,sprite.my beloved also order me to not get any more
7:31 am
zoozzoom
hahahaha good point, Sprite.
7:31 am
sprite
good. Mrs Elegant has much more influence than I.
7:31 am
renfield
sometimes i have moments os where did the time go - thank you all for the thoughts and prayers for mez - it will be 7 years this coming dec 27th that the jeep ran over him - you babblers are the bestest - you have encouraged me to stay strong - and now i am getting soppy - on w/ the game - if i used a word - send me to the pb w/ choco
7:32 am
crosshair
i am sorry zooz.i put a tidbit out just yesterday and will fetch one for you now.i know i have missed a few however
7:33 am
sprite
*sends renfield a load of choclit anyway*
A good community, our babble, huh ren... we support eachother through life's trials and good spots.
7:33 am
zoozzoom
You can get as sopy as you like, Renfield..we all help each other he4..so feel free to be as soppy as you like :-)
7:34 am
crosshair
and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!!!!
7:34 am
crosshair
In 2010, a sex pheromone found in male mouse urine was named "darcin" for Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy.
7:34 am
sprite
let's have it, crossy
7:35 am
sprite
lol! I like that. A real random fact for trivia.
7:35 am
zoozzoom
hahaha..well who would of thought...amazing!
7:35 am
renfield
hursh should see this - she is a jane austen reader
7:36 am
crosshair
you will never read about mr darcy in the same way again;)
7:36 am
zoozzoom
Thank you, Lynxxx..she was comfortable near the end..thank goodness.
7:36 am
sprite
I still need to read her. Where should I start? Pride and prejudice?
7:36 am
zoozzoom
Very true, Crossy hahaha
7:37 am
sprite
oh I am glad, zooz. So terrible if they have to suffer.
7:37 am
zoozzoom
Hurshy is a star trek fan also i believe.
7:37 am
sprite
yes she is, zooz. good people, our hursh.
7:37 am
renfield
when i read about mr darcy - i see sir laurence olivierl
7:38 am
herinfernallady
POUNCE
7:38 am
Kaplan the Magne
Glub is a word, glub glub glub.
7:38 am
sprite
hi lady! *hugs*
7:38 am
lynxxx
hi Infernal
7:38 am
renfield
i would ask hursh sprite - she revived my interest in jane austen several years ago
7:39 am
sprite
glub = fish speak. Enable is stupid. Hi Kaplan.
7:39 am
crosshair
here you go ,zooz.since i have been slacking off, i shall give you a bonus tidbit of the day!!!
7:39 am
herinfernallady
HUGS
7:39 am
crosshair
If you've been searching for another name for the nape of your neck, try "niddick."
7:39 am
zoozzoom
Yes i know, Sprite...apparently near the end she looked at her husband and said she was scared of what might be..i just could not take listening to that..so hard..but at least there is no more suffering or waiting for the next chapter.
7:39 am
sprite
will do, ren, thanks :)
7:39 am
Kaplan the Magne
Hi. I am missing a lot of babble life but trying to do my external life better.
7:39 am
herinfernallady
Renny missed seeing you here. (even though I am rather awol these days)
7:40 am
crosshair
howdy,kaplan
7:40 am
sprite
no, indeed zooz. And I am positive that what awaited her wasn't bad.
7:40 am
Kaplan the Magne
Hi all.
7:40 am
sprite
more important, real life, Kaplan.
7:40 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Kap :-)
7:41 am
Kaplan the Magne
Imy email account was hacked and I was locked out of fb for a few days- I didn't mind much.
7:41 am
zoozzoom
My niddick is rather achey today!
7:41 am
crosshair
fell comforted in the fact that death is harder on those left behind than those who are failing.i have faced death many times and it no longer holds any fear for me because what is death? it is just the next stage of life.
7:41 am
sprite
what is a niddick? Do I dare ask?
7:42 am
zoozzoom
Geez, Kap was your babble account hacked some time ago too? if i remember correctly.
7:42 am
crosshair
another term for nape of the neck,sprite
7:42 am
sprite
am right with you, crossy. Not afraid of death. I wish I wasn't afraid of life though :)
7:42 am
sprite
ah, thanks crossy. All the things I learn from babble!
7:42 am
Kaplan the Magne
I don't know- perhaps I should not have used the same two pwds for everything, huh?
7:42 am
zoozzoom
I like that, Crossy, Very nice.
7:43 am
zoozzoom
Ahh..now there is a lesson for everyone to learn, Kap.
7:43 am
sprite
I have one for things that have to stay secret. And one for things I don't mind if they get hacked.
7:44 am
crosshair
i use same two words for everything,kaplan.i just add two different numbers on the end of it
7:44 am
sprite
yep, with variations, me too, crossy
7:44 am
herinfernallady
Passwords are better if you mix them up with numbers in them
7:45 am
sprite
yes, numbers and things like *&^%^%#@
7:45 am
sprite
and capitals too
7:45 am
crosshair
or if you want some real fun,take a password you like,run it through a translater,yiddish perhaps then paste it
7:45 am
sprite
lol crossy
7:46 am
zoozzoom
I have numbers, captial letters, lower case,..and loooong.
7:46 am
herinfernallady
Grab a book flick to a page look down a few rows pick a word
7:46 am
sprite
that is pretty safe then, zooz
7:47 am
crosshair
i always wanted to see if i could paste a password translated into heiroglyphics
7:47 am
crosshair
or ancient greek
7:48 am
zoozzoom
haha i did that, Herin and it is a word that is in the grid.
7:48 am
crosshair
latin! thats it! brb.want to try this!
7:48 am
herinfernallady
Well I am going. I have things to do and bed to sleep in
7:49 am
zoozzoom
Have a good sleep, Herin...nice to see you :-)
7:49 am
sprite
enjoy, lady. Nice to see you, however short.
7:49 am
crosshair
Salve amicis meis
7:49 am
crosshair
hehe love it
7:50 am
crosshair
rossy velit eget Latine loqui!
7:50 am
sprite
nice, crossy! And then put numbers between the words and add some &$^# things and it is pretty much unbreakable.
7:50 am
BzznBea
Morning, all. Glad to see a bigger puzzle today.
7:50 am
sprite
hi Bea, indeed.
7:50 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Bea :-)
7:51 am
crosshair
howdy, bzz
7:51 am
zoozzoom
Had to type that twice..the first time was in the add word box..lol
7:51 am
o-o
phantom password: m4B?v~&!,uRI^zA
7:51 am
BzznBea
I'm getting pretty tired of this recliner and watching tv.
7:51 am
crosshair
there ya go
7:51 am
sprite
lol o-o.
Glad to see you.
7:52 am
zoozzoom
hahaha i like it, o-o
7:52 am
sprite
I bet, Bea. Any improvement?
7:53 am
BzznBea
Some. Still have no energy.
7:54 am
sprite
how very frustrating, Bea :(
7:54 am
RoundBarn
Sprite, ypou can't go wrong on Pride and Prej. THEN see the movie with Colin Firth.
7:54 am
wvteach
halfway, NBT and NBS - time for a breakfast break
7:54 am
sprite
hi RoundBarn, thank you, will do that then :)
7:54 am
sprite
enjoy, teach
7:55 am
BzznBea
It took me forever to get through P&P.
7:56 am
crosshair
howdy, roundbarn:)) nice to see you.been a bit
7:57 am
crosshair
yes,NEVER watch the movie first
7:57 am
sprite
I wouldn't. Am a book lover, and only movie lover second.
7:57 am
crosshair
the only exception i can think of is forrest gump..the book is terrible
7:58 am
sprite
or witches of eastwick, crossy
7:58 am
crosshair
have never read/seen that one
7:58 am
sprite
very funny movie, lousy book.
7:59 am
sprite
but that is my opinion, of course.
7:59 am
BzznBea
stats for the U, please?
7:59 am
zoozzoom
I have ; me5,me4,me4,me5 what am i missing please?
7:59 am
RoundBarn
crossy, I lurk. Have cut Vol 3 into 3 and 4 and am working too hard. But made fireworks on a shorty a couple days ago. I read you guys all the time--more interesting than the grid.
7:59 am
sprite
the me's go 4-5-4-4-5
8:00 am
sprite
it is nice to have you with us in chat now, RoundBarn
8:00 am
BzznBea
DOH! TY zooz.
8:00 am
zoozzoom
So it must be the first one i am missing..thanks, sprite.
8:01 am
sprite
fireflies. Finally, grin... I took my time about it. Enjoyed chat immensely. Thanks all. Have a peaceful evening and a lovely day, all.
8:01 am
zoozzoom
yw Bea :-)
8:01 am
zoozzoom
Congrats, Sprite!
8:01 am
wvteach
congrats sprite
8:02 am
zoozzoom
You too, (((Sprite))) have a good day
8:02 am
o-o
Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay. ~Ovid
8:03 am
RoundBarn
I also write a poem a week for Illinois Times, you can find it on line. Since I'm not a poet, that makes it easy. Next week will be a quote from my father in the 50's--a letter--"the university is down today harvesting their dorn yield trial plots and yestterday we made 65 cows happy by telling them the extent of their pregnancy"
8:03 am
crosshair
a coward dies many deaths but a hero only dies once..actually it is not death that bothers me,it is laying in the ground so long that is a pain
8:04 am
crosshair
indeed, roundbarn. wife says i should be a case study
8:07 am
crosshair
i believe in reincarnation anyways that is why i love this commercial.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3tywFm\n95Sg
8:08 am
crosshair
wait.ill tiny nurl it
8:08 am
crosshair
http://tinyurl.com/ouauenl
8:08 am
crosshair
there we go
8:09 am
o-o
I wonder if anyone has survived the experience of being biodegraded.
8:10 am
crosshair
perhaps,but they cannot tells up when they have been reformulated into mulch
8:10 am
o-o
Is reincarnation what happens at weddings?
8:10 am
crosshair
it is like being reincarnated as a snail.it may happen but no one will believe you when you slither into their homw to tell them
8:10 am
renfield
i always say people are trying to fill me full of biodegradable bu 4/7 jive
8:11 am
renfield
hmmmm isn;t that incarceration o-o?????
8:11 am
crosshair
no,o-o that is a transmorgification lol
8:12 am
o-o
there are many weddings
8:12 am
crosshair
silken bonds with high tensile steel cores hehe
8:13 am
renfield
i once transmogrified jell-o
8:13 am
zoozzoom
hahaha i like the advert, Crossy :-)
8:14 am
crosshair
it is neat,zooz
8:15 am
renfield
mez and i were married under a hoopa , if we were married in hawaii, it would have been a hula hoopa
8:15 am
Scrabbler
Good day to all. Renny, good to see you. How are you?
8:15 am
zoozzoom
teehee.too funny, Renfield :-)
8:15 am
crosshair
howdy,scrabby!
8:16 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Scrabs
8:16 am
o-o
prisons already are the highest budget items in most states .... they also have taken on the task of having to treat those with mental disorders since the closing of the institutions .... perhaps those who believe marriage to be a form of mental disturbance may find a home in prison
8:16 am
renfield
hey ya scrabs! doing good :) like any pirate should
8:17 am
girlie
evening all
8:18 am
o-o
I suppose they might be called bachelors or misanthropes
8:18 am
BzznBea
Hello girlie.
8:18 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Girlie :-)
8:19 am
renfield
o-o, i have a freind who works in the mental facility of a prisoin, they had a new doctor come in and change all the meds for the patients - on a full moon - and the mental ward went beserko....rought nite for the crew
8:22 am
o-o
You have had to endure so much, ren. I seek oblivion of the highest order ... you persevere
8:22 am
crosshair
we have the opposite.there are so few mental facillity beds that they end up set loose on the street too son and fill up the prisons
8:23 am
girlie
watching a program on pregnant women in prison here .. seems like a theme
8:25 am
crosshair
i watched one of those.prisoner was 4 months along and 21 and in for 40 years.no family that wants to deal with her,so she gave birth,then back in jail for the rest of her time.the baby will be over 35 when she gets out
8:25 am
crosshair
child became ward of the state
8:26 am
o-o
What is so problematical for me is despite the inordinate incarceration in the US, the lawbreaking narcissists and psychopaths who purport to represent us do so with impunity
8:26 am
girlie
It is very hard watching.
8:27 am
Anniebrook
well said, o-o and quite sad
8:28 am
crosshair
do as i say,not as i do eh?
8:28 am
Anniebrook
Yet, these clowns are trying to kill the ACA and they get free health care for life
8:28 am
Matches
hint for first re7/36
8:29 am
Matches
nm got it
8:29 am
Anniebrook
clue please, Matches
8:29 am
crosshair
it stuns the rest of us to see a few malcontents within your government bring the entire thing grininding to a halt because of obama starting you on the road to universal health care for all.it was a baby step but they could not even tolertae that
8:30 am
Scrabbler
It is embarrassing.
8:31 am
MollyL
re7...someone who lives sheltered away from the rest of the world
8:31 am
girlie
It's fairly frightening actually
8:31 am
crosshair
obama care is much like our old OHIP system we had just before true universal health care began
8:32 am
Anniebrook
thanks, Molly, didnt see the re on the bottom of the grid
8:33 am
crosshair
it is far from perfect,but no one sits there waiting for a small medical condition to become a 20,000 dollar crisis either
8:33 am
Anniebrook
I just lost my secondary health coverage and now I have to spend over $250 for coverage
8:33 am
Anniebrook
a month
8:33 am
crosshair
near the end of OHIP i was paying just over 200 for a family of 3
8:34 am
crosshair
now we all just pay at tax time and every single person is covered.easier that way
8:35 am
girlie
ok we pay about $280 a month for 2 of is in AU, but if anything catastrophic happened it would be covered by public health insurance
8:35 am
Anniebrook
crossy, can you go to the doctor of your choice?
8:35 am
o-o
60% of Americans want to throw all of the bums in Congress – including their own representatives – out in the next election.
8:36 am
crosshair
yes i can annie
8:37 am
Anniebrook
thanks
8:37 am
crosshair
but i do not bounce around too much with our GP but i will range far and wide till i get the speciallist i want
8:38 am
hurshy
but what do you do with all the rage you feel about the fact that poor people aren't getting what's coming to them? i mean, how do you vent all that anger at seeing them get health care they don't deserve?
8:38 am
crosshair
why do they not deserve it?
8:39 am
hurshy
they don't work hard enough
8:39 am
crosshair
we all will need health care at some point in our lives.do we just let the poor lay down and die? no we do not
8:39 am
hurshy
but it's the american way
8:39 am
Anniebrook
How do you change the situation? Let them pay for their health like everyone el4.
8:39 am
crosshair
would you have the poor just die off and decrease the surface population, hurshy?
8:39 am
crosshair
well,it is not our way
8:40 am
crosshair
you you are too rarified to help those in need, you may as well jump off a bridge now
8:40 am
hurshy
crossy, hurshy doesn't think all these things. hurshy is playing a role to show how some americans really do think, and what has gotten in the way of us having what you have.
8:41 am
crosshair
ahh yes "i can afford my own health care.why should i pay for him with my taxes" sort of thing
8:41 am
hurshy
yeah i was doin' my colbert thing
8:41 am
o-o
I just got interrogated by the chair of the VA disruptive behavior committee ... for disagreeing with comments made in a waiting room. My sin was to speak up at all since the previous commenters were in agreement
8:41 am
crosshair
well,it is that type of thinking that has the entire us government shut down this very moment
8:42 am
hurshy
indeed, it is.
8:42 am
hurshy
i definitely am encouraging my husband to look at canadian jobs come job search time next year.
8:43 am
crosshair
now other copmassionate care programs are suffering there also it is a terrible spiral
8:44 am
Scrabbler
Name that talk show host Philbin!
8:44 am
Scrabbler
*ding*ding*ding*
8:44 am
72 Temple Owl
any gh words?
8:45 am
Scrabbler
Hoot, hoot, Owl.
8:45 am
72 Temple Owl
ty annie
8:45 am
Anniebrook
SORRY, THERE ARE 2 GH WORDS
8:45 am
72 Temple Owl
ty annie
8:45 am
hurshy
sc did you find the ph6 and 7 right off?
8:45 am
Scrabbler
Buon giorno, Hego.
8:45 am
o-o
I told my congressional delegation their ought to be some way to claim their salaries as charitable contributions.
8:46 am
hego
Hiya Scrabs!
8:46 am
crosshair
as a MD ,scrabbs is it not better to treat a condition promptly that the person waiting 6 month untill it is in crisis mode? does it not cost the system less for timely medical treatments?
8:47 am
crosshair
i have us friends waiting on a medical issue till it becomes serious enough for the clinics in their states.that should not be
8:47 am
Scrabbler
And prevention is even better--smoking cessation, healthy nutrition, exercise/fitness, substance abuse prevention.
8:48 am
Scrabbler
Most common adult medical problems are related to lifestyle problems. Lung and heart disease, diabetes, alcoholism, substance abuse....
8:49 am
o-o
How do you prevent congress from starting wars? How do we reduce or eliminate domestic violence?
8:49 am
crosshair
he is in PA and he is slowly going deaf and the room spins with vetigo when he gets up too fast.they will not look at him without coverage or unless he is totally deaf.how stupid
8:49 am
Scrabbler
Heck, we see bad lifestyles affecting kids now. Childhood obesity is epidemic and we see type II diabetes in kids now. Childhood obesity, childhood behavior issues ("ADHD") = family problems.
8:50 am
crosshair
so,he sits to wait and go deaf and meet the criteria
8:50 am
72 Temple Owl
you mean he cannot pay anything at all>
8:50 am
Scrabbler
Oh, no, Cross. He needs an MRI of his brain. He might have an acoustic neuroma!
8:50 am
Anniebrook
Medicaid will pay for him
8:50 am
o-o
The war on women is escalating ...
8:50 am
72 Temple Owl
when my aunt was cirtially ill, the family negotiated with the doctors a payment plan they could afford.
8:50 am
crosshair
i told him to pay 40 dollars,get out of country blue cross and come here for a two week visit
8:51 am
Scrabbler
Yes, o-o
8:51 am
72 Temple Owl
then again, they did not go out and buy nintendo, 5 50 inch tv s ipads and say they had no $
8:51 am
72 Temple Owl
and crossy, did he do so?
8:51 am
LuvWordGames
while we're talking medical care, is it legal for US citizens to get their meds from Canada?
8:52 am
crosshair
i do not know all his financial details TO but just he is not getting timely treatment
8:52 am
crosshair
do not know luv
8:52 am
72 Temple Owl
i think so, luv, more danger than legal. bur we actually found costco to be as cheap or even cheaper on common meds. really
8:53 am
LuvWordGames
I'll have to check that TO, although I don't know if it would be considered a common med that my son takes
8:53 am
72 Temple Owl
because if that is legal and he does not take you up on it, there would seem to be other factors at work.
8:53 am
72 Temple Owl
no amount of insurance will change attitudes about health.
8:54 am
crosshair
the orphan drugs are where we see a lot of US and canadian patients try to fill the rx on the other side of the border.it is shocking what they are worth
8:54 am
72 Temple Owl
no harm to try, luv. i did the research for my dad and it was true
8:54 am
Scrabbler
Bottom row is grey. Woot, woot.
8:54 am
o-o
The largest daily in my state will not publish my letters to the editor regarding gun measures because I stated my congressional delegation prized guns over life .... there are approximately 86 homicides a day in the US
8:55 am
crosshair
well.keep handing out those hand guns like candy and it will continue
8:55 am
Scrabbler
Hint for the U, please?
8:56 am
72 Temple Owl
oh, rats, thanks for the remionder, they are giving them out today and if i late they will run out. later.
8:56 am
crosshair
my brother now live in AZ and says getting a gun and a concealed permit is avbout as hard as supersizing yer fires
8:56 am
hego
stomach sore
8:56 am
Anniebrook
scrabbs, bad stomach ailment
8:56 am
crosshair
NV sorry
8:56 am
LuvWordGames
ul 5/14 - stomach condition
8:56 am
Scrabbler
TY. I didn't go in that direction.
8:56 am
o-o
In the not to distant future, gun-related deaths will accede traffic deaths ... including those where alcohol is a factor
8:57 am
crosshair
i believe it
8:58 am
crosshair
now a couple no longer needs to just have a fight.now when the anger boils over they can just slap leather and unload a few rounds at each other
8:59 am
Scrabbler
Time for a break. 135/82
8:59 am
crosshair
saw one on some american news programme where 2 guys had a fender bender,go out of their cars,yelled at each other then killed each other in a gun fight .all in less than 45 seconds
9:00 am
crosshair
come back soon scwabby.i will try to be talking about breakfast by then
9:00 am
o-o
I do not care about labels ... as long as loyalty of representatives to power and their party is greater than the best interests of the their constituents ... they do not belong in office
9:01 am
o-o
I know ... I am very naive
9:01 am
crosshair
or a lovely hike in the woods i plan for today or tomorrow
9:03 am
crosshair
only power you have o-o is your vote.next election there should be 100% usa voter turnout to clean house
9:04 am
crosshair
us and canada should have mandatory voting like our friends down u8nder
9:05 am
o-o
voting is always an attempt to determine the lesser of two evils ... when both candidates are evil .. a write-in for the welcome mat is plausible.
9:05 am
crosshair
if you hate everyone on the ballot,just spoil the vote.that way you say to all that you were there but all the prospects were terrible
9:06 am
crosshair
or have a space that says none of the above.and if none of the above wins,get rid of all the candidates and start with a fresh batch
9:08 am
crosshair
anyways.time to putter in the kitchen and read a bit of a good book.tc my friends
9:19 am
Anniebrook
see you later, 13 left
9:54 am
welki
hi jmc, still here?
9:54 am
jmcnrick
yes i was just reading the chog
9:56 am
jmcnrick
o-o is and others may want to read my profile. . . i am working on making the system better
9:56 am
jmcnrick
stats for the A in the corner please
9:57 am
welki
yes you are, and it's kudos for you for doing something
9:57 am
welki
don't have them yet, will look with you
9:57 am
flosey
and 3 more related words
9:57 am
welki
hehe - just found that one, flosey - hi!
9:57 am
jmcnrick
I am feeling like i might make some progress in the next few weeks...just got a large donation
9:58 am
flosey
hi welki and jmc
9:58 am
jmcnrick
ty flosey
9:58 am
jmcnrick
but this week i am focusing on the party i am giving for my late hubby. . . 20 years since his death. . . .
9:58 am
flosey
hw jmc and wish you success in your endeavour
9:59 am
welki
raise one for me, jmc - you spoke about him when we met, he was a fine man
10:00 am
flosey
oh, what a lovely idea, to take a time to remember loved ones like that
10:01 am
jmcnrick
i got a call from some friends yesterday that i hadn't invited saying they wanted to come. . .i had put on the invitation that i was sure i had forgotten someone so to pass it on. . . i was so happy they called. ..
10:02 am
jmcnrick
the hard part was going through the notes and sign in book from the memorial . . .hooking up with old friends and the party will be the fun part
10:02 am
flosey
last weekend we attended such a memorial - it was an occasion of remembering fun times, funny times - various friends related some great times we all had
10:03 am
jmcnrick
i like memorials which have both good memories and jokes and grief and sadness. . . they need both elements to me. . .
10:04 am
jmcnrick
but this is going to be mainly the good memories and jokes. . . the grieving is mostly done
10:04 am
flosey
not many of his 'old' friends, he came here, as we did, after retirement. He did teach art and horsemanship here so they were new friends
10:05 am
jmcnrick
oh. . .
10:06 am
flosey
but hubby taught with him and had some funny tales to tell
10:06 am
jmcnrick
oh well i am off. . .things to do. . . bbl maybe
10:06 am
jmcnrick
good to see you both
10:06 am
flosey
bfn jmc and have a great party
10:07 am
welki
have a good one, jmc!
10:07 am
jmcnrick
ty hope to see you before next weekend though!
10:07 am
jmcnrick
(love the icon welki) *poof*
10:09 am
cybernan
good morning, all :)
10:10 am
flosey
morning nan
10:16 am
cybernan
nbt, but no 8 yet
10:18 am
ChrissieDee
bu8/65 nan
10:18 am
flosey
do you want stats nan?
10:21 am
cybernan
didn't find the 8, but did find the 6,7,6,7 combo, ty
10:21 am
ChrissieDee
So close nan
10:22 am
cybernan
ah - and the 8 - ty again, chrissie
10:24 am
flosey
love your story about losing keys Chrissie
10:26 am
ChrissieDee
ty flosey. We seem to share the same philosophy - life is much better with a smile :)
10:26 am
flosey
yes, and so true
10:28 am
worzel
oi oi saveloys xx
10:28 am
flosey
hi there worzel
10:28 am
worzel
hello flosey xx
10:29 am
ChrissieDee
Hi worzel
10:29 am
worzel
ooo sorry
10:29 am
worzel
hi chrissie hows u hun x
10:30 am
ChrissieDee
Good, with Jen this weekend. How's things there?
10:30 am
cybernan
75, but stuck now -- time to list maybe
10:30 am
worzel
great - and we are getting our door on tuesday (although I'll believe it when i see it!)
10:30 am
bichon
clue for the bu 8,pls
10:31 am
cybernan
can;t believe that wows and aahs are words but glub
10:31 am
ChrissieDee
lol, me too, but will keep fingers crossed
10:31 am
cybernan
most lumpy, bichon
10:32 am
worzel
i suppose i'd best get dressed in a minute! still in my dressing gown!
10:33 am
ChrissieDee
I suppose you could pretend that you are somewhere in the world where it is early morning, but I know better ;)
10:33 am
cybernan
phantom subsist
10:34 am
flosey
ah, where are you worzel?
10:34 am
ChrissieDee
Phantom alphabet
10:34 am
worzel
yes, chris - of course! Hey everybody i'm still in my dressing gown, but it's ok cos i'm in 8am land! (OK, it's 4.30pm) I don't care! Am going out on town tonight so didn't bother - I'll dress smart for my Froggy!!!
10:35 am
ChrissieDee
Give her my love and have a good night x
10:35 am
flosey
have fun tonight
10:35 am
flosey
and clues for the first si6 please?
10:36 am
worzel
will do chris and we always have fun. Ooo she says she's just found out her and your cousin Carol's gonna be a grandma. Means nothing to me lmao but good luck to them! x
10:36 am
worzel
anyways im outa here and will see you all later have fun! xx
10:37 am
o-o
afternoon nap
10:38 am
welki
someone who breathes a **** of relief
10:38 am
welki
no no - it's what o-o said - oops
10:39 am
welki
<-- thought you were ready for a catnap, o-o
10:39 am
ChrissieDee
me too
10:39 am
flosey
thanks o-o
10:45 am
cybernan
last ab 6, please?
10:46 am
flosey
change last vowel nan
10:46 am
cybernan
ty flosey
10:47 am
flosey
and FW here, last word se5/12
10:48 am
ChrissieDee
Congrats flosey
10:49 am
flosey
thanks Chrissie, off now, bb at flip
10:50 am
periwinkle
the sun is out here YAY!
10:51 am
ChrissieDee
Lovely peri, we had unexpected sunshine but it's gone now
10:53 am
cybernan
ge 5/16, please? - monkeys quit!
10:53 am
ChrissieDee
Not started on the g's yet
10:53 am
cybernan
grats, flosey -- looking for that se 5/12, now
10:54 am
cybernan
ah - an old babblet
10:55 am
o-o
ge + what a cheerleader may shout
10:57 am
cybernan
do not like this misspelled inuit dwelling
10:59 am
ChrissieDee
ty nan
10:59 am
penquis
what you cough up...
10:59 am
ChrissieDee
Furball?
10:59 am
ChrissieDee
Sorry ;)
11:01 am
mixi6
lol. ChrissieDee
11:01 am
mixi6
after monkeying all kinds of speellings. I finally got it. TY pen. Fireworks.
11:02 am
cybernan
ph 6/24, please?
11:02 am
ChrissieDee
Congrats mixi
11:03 am
mixi6
first four of previous + to be
11:03 am
ChrissieDee
Ph + vowel + not brother
11:04 am
cybernan
ty chrissie
11:04 am
penquis
congrats, mixi....heading out...bbl....
11:05 am
cybernan
and mixi
11:16 am
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)
11:17 am
ChrissieDee
Congrats nan
11:17 am
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
11:18 am
ChrissieDee
No thanks nan, just plodding through
11:18 am
cybernan
bye then :)
11:18 am
ChrissieDee
Bye:)
11:47 am
jbp
U hint, please?
11:47 am
hego
stomch sore
11:47 am
jbp
and hi, if anyone is still there
11:47 am
hego
hi,,,um, stomach
11:47 am
jbp
Hego, you rock!
11:48 am
hego
not always, but ty.
11:48 am
rururocks
<---has trademark on rocks
11:48 am
jbp
Ruru... how'r U
11:48 am
jbp
besides rocky
11:48 am
rururocks
good morning
11:48 am
jbp
nice icon, btw
11:49 am
rururocks
uh.. rocky? is someone else I think
11:49 am
hego
How's the valley. I miss it already.
11:49 am
rururocks
cooler than when you were here
11:50 am
rururocks
fall colors are starting
11:50 am
hego
so nice...sigh...
11:50 am
rururocks
harvest is almost over
11:50 am
jbp
this is my favorite time of year
11:50 am
hego
was just thinking that.
11:51 am
hego
I like it too jbp
11:52 am
rururocks
you can have luddites.. why can't you have lubites?
11:52 am
rururocks
a car mechanic cult
11:52 am
hego
why not, indeed
11:52 am
jbp
all hail to Jiffy
11:53 am
rururocks
their leader Sparky Mcshaft
11:53 am
jbp
sounds kinda porny, Ru
11:53 am
hego
Crossy may belong.
11:53 am
rururocks
most cult leaders are jb :D
11:54 am
jbp
well, at 129 and nbt, i'm off to forage
11:54 am
jbp
hope to bbl.
11:54 am
rururocks
happy hunting
11:54 am
hego
did she say porny?
11:54 am
rururocks
she did indeed
11:55 am
rururocks
accusing me of that .. isn't that crazy?
11:55 am
hego
I'll bet enable wouldn't accept that
11:55 am
rururocks
*thumps bible*
11:55 am
hego
Just crazy!
11:55 am
hego
thumpa thumpa
11:56 am
rururocks
*wonders if JB found the bu 7 yet * :D
11:57 am
rururocks
*something in his pocket hego :D
11:57 am
hego
bad, ruru, bad!
11:59 am
rubyfoo
.....or are you just glad to see me?
12:00 pm
rururocks
*was trying to keep it PG until ruby showed up :D
12:00 pm
rubyfoo
it has gotten very cold here, snow on the tops of the cliffs this AM
12:00 pm
hego
good one Ruby..great timing :)
12:01 pm
hego
I'll bet it's beautiful, though.
12:01 pm
rubyfoo
we've had to have fires all week, seems too early, especially after no spring and such a short summer
12:01 pm
hego
the Alps are my very favorite mountains.
12:02 pm
rubyfoo
We don't get bright colors like in the US, no sumac or maples on the hillside. We do have sheep, however, brought down each fall to crop the field across our road,
12:02 pm
rubyfoo
It is very beautiful here, even in the poopy rain
12:02 pm
hego
How are you today, Ruby?
12:02 pm
rururocks
you must be a dyed in the wool fan of sheep time ruby
12:03 pm
hego
there he goes again
12:03 pm
rubyfoo
I'm OK, thanks, but feeling sorry for my husband who is starting to lose hiss middle-term as well as his short[term memory
12:03 pm
rubyfoo
I'm his external memory stick
12:03 pm
hego
that can't be easy for you either, tho.
12:04 pm
rururocks
don't they have drugs to help that ruby?
12:04 pm
hego
Aren't we all?
12:04 pm
hego
there are some medications.
12:04 pm
rubyfoo
I don't know and, since he doesn't want to see his MD, there's nothing to be done. He's 88, after all
12:05 pm
rururocks
wow.. then a little memory loss is sort of normal isn't it?
12:05 pm
hego
Oh, my. i had no idea.
12:05 pm
rubyfoo
I think so, they used to call it "old age" lol
12:05 pm
hego
Not surprising then.
12:06 pm
rururocks
I hate it when I walk into a room and try to remember why i went in there to begin with :D
12:06 pm
rubyfoo
I don't think it's Alzheimer's, but don't see that giving it a name would make any difference
12:06 pm
hego
senile dementia
12:06 pm
rubyfoo
what sczres me is when I do what ruru just said. If we both lose it, the house will burn down! lol, ruefully
12:06 pm
hego
Ruru, i've been doing that for years.
12:07 pm
rururocks
me too
12:07 pm
hego
then i have to return to the place I was to remember.
12:07 pm
rubyfoo
I'm 70 and still remember almost everything which is both good (great memories) and bad (old hurts)
12:08 pm
hego
I remember old stuff perfectly.
12:09 pm
MLFAN17
can someone clue the 8 please?
12:09 pm
rubyfoo
I feel very fortunate in most ways
12:10 pm
rururocks
the biggest guy ;D
12:10 pm
hego
it's a plural I believe.
12:10 pm
rubyfoo
fattest popcket, bu8
12:10 pm
rubyfoo
or even pocket*
12:11 pm
hego
no, a superlative
12:11 pm
rubyfoo
popcket is when that gun goes off
12:11 pm
rururocks
*helps ruby dig a deeper hole*
12:11 pm
rubyfoo
builds from the bu5/20
12:12 pm
rubyfoo
too deep and I'll be lost
12:12 pm
hego
Fan, do you have bu 5
12:12 pm
MLFAN17
got it ty
12:12 pm
MLFAN17
i didnt have that bu5 but figured it out
12:12 pm
rururocks
I won't chip in on that hego :D
12:13 pm
rubyfoo
5 variations
12:13 pm
rubyfoo
(bad ruby)
12:13 pm
MLFAN17
corner R stats please?
12:14 pm
rubyfoo
my Rufie did something extraordinary yesterday. His baby sister was inside and crying to get out He was outside and pushed the door open for her
12:14 pm
hego
I don't have those yet
12:14 pm
rururocks
which corner mlf?
12:14 pm
hego
what a sweetie
12:14 pm
rubyfoo
I only have re7/36
12:15 pm
hego
and a gentleman even
12:15 pm
rubyfoo
I didn't think chows were smart enough to do that, but he is a consummate gentleman
12:15 pm
rubyfoo
snap, hego
12:15 pm
MLFAN17
ruby but from which R is that coming from?
12:15 pm
hego
or gentledog?
12:15 pm
rubyfoo
lower right corner
12:16 pm
rubyfoo
he is a lovely boy, not yet two but very calm and sweet besides being extraordinarily handsome
12:16 pm
rubyfoo
the vet says he's the best chow she's ever met
12:16 pm
hego
but you're not prejudiced, right/
12:16 pm
MLFAN17
looking for the bottom R
12:17 pm
hego
ah, a second opinion
12:17 pm
rubyfoo
would you like a cl**
12:17 pm
rubyfoo
We've had 7 chowsand he is the most handsome male. Ruby was the loveliest girl
12:18 pm
MLFAN17
ruby who you asking?
12:18 pm
rubyfoo
re7/36 someone who lives in a cave
12:18 pm
MLFAN17
thank you got it
12:18 pm
rubyfoo
was that OK?
12:18 pm
MLFAN17
nbt and nbs
12:19 pm
hego
good for you, fan
12:19 pm
rubyfoo
phantom: mistral
12:20 pm
rubyfoo
I call the dogs Mister and Baby Si****
12:20 pm
hego
Must break for lunch. great to see you folks. bbl
12:20 pm
MLFAN17
bye hego
12:20 pm
rubyfoo
{{hego}}
12:21 pm
rururocks
see ya hego
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
old brand of cigarettes?
12:23 pm
rubyfoo
93 left and I give up
12:23 pm
rubyfoo
good night
12:24 pm
rururocks
night ruby
12:29 pm
Judi
Hiya, neighbors!
12:36 pm
rururocks
hey jude
12:36 pm
rururocks
sorry had to fix the toilet
12:37 pm
Judi
You have my sympathies, ruru. I see your toilet and raise you steam cleaning the carpets!
12:37 pm
rururocks
holy crap.. you outdid me judi once again
12:38 pm
Judi
I'm moving furniture and vacuuming. Hubby's following up with the super steamer sucker thingy. Our backs will hate us tomorrow.
12:38 pm
Rows
hey babblers :) long time no see, for most of you
12:39 pm
rururocks
hello rows
12:39 pm
Rows
how's it going?
12:39 pm
Judi
Hiya, Rows!
12:40 pm
Judi
Same old, same old. Howzabout you?
12:40 pm
Rows
doing all right
12:40 pm
Rows
having a lazy Saturday even though i have work to do
12:41 pm
Judi
*hands Rows a Swiffer * Get to work!
12:41 pm
Rows
lol i wish we had swiffers here...
12:41 pm
Rows
no, mostly i have work work to do, not housework
12:42 pm
Judi
No Swiffers! Good God! What 3rd world mud hut do you live in?
12:42 pm
Rows
well, i live in Honduras
12:43 pm
Rows
so yes, i live in a 3rd world country
12:43 pm
Rows
though i have a pretty nice house, made of concrete, not mud
12:43 pm
Judi
Wow! How did I know that?
12:43 pm
Rows
i have a blank flag?
12:45 pm
Rows
anyway, yeah, no swiffers here... just old fashioned mops. makes cleaning our floors LOTS of fun
12:45 pm
Rows
and by fun i mean work...
12:48 pm
MollyL
Damn, every woman needs a man who will follow along with the super steamer sucker thingy.
12:49 pm
Rows
yeah, where's mine?
12:50 pm
rururocks
I don't do steamer sucker thingys
1:05 pm
Dorens
ru? you don't do steamer sucker thingies? I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole....
1:08 pm
MimiCat
Dorens, apparently ruru wouldn't either.....
1:09 pm
sammysmom
dammmmmmmmmmmm.. i think this country is in danger of a civil war and it could start any minute
1:10 pm
MollyL
Civil war or revolutionary war?
1:10 pm
sammysmom
because of the gov shutdown, food stamps and wic are no longer functional
1:11 pm
sammysmom
lots of people are hungry as it is and this will just make it worse
1:11 pm
Rows
yeah a lot of things aren't functional
1:12 pm
Rows
did you guys see the blizzard that happened in South Dakota?
1:12 pm
Rows
those people are just left on their own without any government help because the government isn't doing shit right now
1:12 pm
Rows
makes me so angry
1:13 pm
sammysmom
i am ready to pull down the shades-lock the doors- and assume the fetal position
1:13 pm
MollyL
The government, and that includes the "president" needs to come to some kind of agreement.
1:13 pm
Rows
don't fucking have a job that people's lives would fall apart without you, if you aren't gonna fucking do your job
1:14 pm
Rows
sorry, i don't normally swear that much, but this makes me so angry
1:14 pm
MimiCat
Everyone needs to write their state reps and tell them if they want to KEEP their jobs, they'd better start DOING their jobs....I already have written.
1:15 pm
Rows
kind of hard for me to do from Honduras, i'm afraid
1:16 pm
Rows
but i will look into it
1:16 pm
MimiCat
I also told them that instead of cutting benefits to the middle class and seniors, they need to make the wealthy segment finally pay back some of the money they made through government loopholes.
1:17 pm
Rows
oh, hmm, looks like i can write an email
1:17 pm
Rows
i'm not sure what to say, though...
1:18 pm
MimiCat
Just say what you think, Rows. Feel free to use the two suggestions I just posted. I told mine also that I'll be surprised if ANY incumbents win their seats next elections.
1:19 pm
ChrissieDee
Try using your rant from below Rows, sounded heartfelt to me
1:19 pm
MollyL
That is the sad thing. The people keep re-electing those who have done nothing to make our country better.
1:20 pm
MimiCat
It is simply way past time to stop all the political posturing and really DO something for the American people. They are supposed to be public servants, after all.
1:21 pm
Judi
I'm back. Had to steam clean the stairs. Arrrgh. Industrial strength pain killers and more coffee for an afternoon snack.
1:21 pm
MimiCat
I'd love to see thousands of recall elections across the country....but that will never happen.
1:22 pm
MollyL
They serve the lobbies that line their pockets.
1:22 pm
Judi
Anyway, Rows. No offense intended regarding my "mud hut" comment. I'm fully aware from reading my National Geographic that you probably live in a grass hut.
1:22 pm
Rows
emailed my representative
1:23 pm
Rows
haha i'm not sure if you're joking or not, Judi... the houses here are made of concrete, i thought i already said that...
1:23 pm
Rows
i didn't take offense
1:23 pm
Rows
but i'm just confused now
1:23 pm
Judi
I've come back to government bashing! Well tally ho! Release the hounds. Throw the bums out and rage against the machine! They all suck like my steam cleaner.
1:23 pm
MimiCat
Good for you, Rows.
1:23 pm
Rows
thanks for suggesting it
1:23 pm
Judi
I know, Rows. Just throwing out glib little comments. S'what I do.
1:24 pm
Rows
yeah, i basically said that a lot of bad things are happening now, and if they don't start doing their jobs, they're not going to keep them
1:24 pm
Rows
i'm not going to vote for people who don't do the job they're hired for
1:24 pm
MimiCat
Living in Arizona is really a challenge for me politically. It's like someone took a giant hook and grabbed Alabama of the 60s and dropped it in the west...yep...that bad.
1:25 pm
MimiCat
Some of these people lean so far to the right I think it might be possible for them to fall over in New Mexico!
1:26 pm
MimiCat
Not California, though...they'd just be pushed back to Arizona REALLY HARD!
1:27 pm
Rows
i don't know
1:27 pm
Rows
i don't really know much of what's going on in California right now, even though it's my home state
1:27 pm
Rows
i haven't lived there in over two years... been outside the US
1:28 pm
Judi
There is definitely a wide polarity in the gov these days. Far left vs. far right. It's like two magnets repelling each other.
1:28 pm
Rows
but i do know at least the city i came from is pretty sane
1:28 pm
MimiCat
And repelling US altogether!
1:28 pm
Rows
all this shit just makes me not really care to return to the US, anyway
1:29 pm
Judi
California is among some of the worst states as far as economy, etc. right now, Rows.
1:29 pm
Rows
that's why i can't live there... can't get a job
1:29 pm
Judi
Trust me, Rows. You're better off in Honduras right now.
1:29 pm
Rows
that's why i'm here
1:29 pm
Judi
My husband know I'm only HALF kidding when I say we should seek political asylum in New Zealand.
1:30 pm
Rows
i may just not return to the US at all, honestly... i've been happy living abroad
1:30 pm
Rows
but i still can't watch what's happening in my home country and not want to do anything to help if i can
1:30 pm
MimiCat
I'm with you on that one, Judi!
1:30 pm
Rows
it's maddening
1:30 pm
Judi
Texas is still relatively safe, so I hear. LOL!
1:31 pm
Judi
What do you do on Honduras, Rows?
1:31 pm
Judi
For a living, I mean.
1:31 pm
Rows
i'm a teacher
1:31 pm
Rows
i specialize in English as a foreign language, and i'm teaching kindergarten
1:31 pm
Rows
i lived in China for 2 years before this
1:31 pm
Judi
Oh, what fun! That must be very gratifying.
1:32 pm
MimiCat
I understand they pay BIG money for that in Japan and China, Rows.
1:32 pm
Rows
it's definitely a satisfying careeer
1:32 pm
Rows
yeah i may return to Asia after this, since i need to make more money next year so i can pay off my student loans
1:32 pm
Rows
this is the last year i can defer them
1:32 pm
Judi
Do you speak Chinese and Spanish?
1:32 pm
MimiCat
OMG---is that YOU, Rows? I didn't even realize you had moved!!!
1:32 pm
Rows
yes, it is :)
1:33 pm
Rows
i have been away for a while!
1:33 pm
Rows
was wondering if you'd forgotten me, but i has been a while
1:33 pm
MimiCat
So good to talk to you again!
1:33 pm
Judi
Globe trotter!
1:33 pm
Rows
i speak Spanish really well, and i speak Chinese conversationally somewhat
1:33 pm
Rows
you too, Mimi :)
1:34 pm
Judi
I'm impressed, Rows. I'm 49 and I think I've finally mastered English. *smug*
1:34 pm
Rows
i studied Spanish extensively throughout high school and university
1:35 pm
Rows
so that helps with the Spanish
1:35 pm
Rows
Chinese i just picked up while living there, so i speak broken Chinese
1:35 pm
MimiCat
I haven't been here much either since I started the new job....radiology transcription at home. I've been missing so many people.
1:35 pm
Rows
how is it going?
1:35 pm
Judi
I would think Chinese would be very difficult - especially writing and reading. All those symbols... yikes!
1:36 pm
Rows
well i can hardly read and write it at all
1:36 pm
Rows
i can read more than i can write
1:36 pm
MimiCat
Mostly good except for when I must try to transcribe the crazy doc whom I've named "the alien chipmunk with OCD on drugs."
1:36 pm
Rows
speaking and listening, though, isn't as hard as it would seem, especially being around it every day all day
1:37 pm
Judi
LOL. Remember you talking about that doc before, mimi. I feel sorry for you. Transcribing is hard enough without dealing with a strange accent.
1:39 pm
MimiCat
She's AMERICAN, Judi....just NUTS. Never in 40 years have I heard anyone this bad...even foreign docs. Several other transcription services turned down her work. My boss somehow can transcribe her and I told her that made me worry about her....
1:39 pm
Judi
Ooh. Just found the 8. *smug x 2 *
1:39 pm
Judi
lol. Proof that aliens live among us, Mimi.
1:40 pm
Rows
i like the 8
1:40 pm
MimiCat
She can't be fired either because she owns the practice. Let's change the subject...my blood pressure is rising!!!
1:41 pm
rururocks
*pulls out xanax and vodka*
1:41 pm
Rows
okay... we can talk about my vacation i'm taking next month
1:41 pm
Rows
a happy topic
1:41 pm
Rows
i'm going to Tela and probably Roatan
1:41 pm
Rows
going to try scuba diving, probably :)
1:41 pm
magzel
hi all. could I have a clue for the 8 and stats for the 7's
1:41 pm
MimiCat
((ruru)) Just the vodka, thanks...but you know me so well!
1:42 pm
Judi
Ruru from the Red Cross! He's here to make mother's little helper martinis.
1:42 pm
rururocks
Slips a little xanax into the martini anyways
1:42 pm
MimiCat
You always take such interesting trips, Rows...I'm absolutely GREEN with envy.
1:43 pm
Judi
Hi, Mag. Bu8: most lumpy.
1:43 pm
Rows
well, it's part of living in different countries
1:43 pm
Rows
gotta explore!
1:43 pm
Rows
i am excited... a friend of mine from the States is going to come visit and the two of us will go together
1:43 pm
rururocks
*buys red shoes to color coordinate Mimi's color change
1:43 pm
hego
hello again :)
1:44 pm
Judi
I've heard of Roatan but not Tela. I'd fail the geography quiz if you asked me where the were on the globe, though.
1:44 pm
rururocks
mr philbin is going to be pissed he's not allowed in enable
1:44 pm
MimiCat
Probably do need it, ruru...have a cat that has been making me crazy for 2 days, my best friend is sick and can't seem to get the right help, well, I could just go on and on......think I'll just DRINK!
1:44 pm
Rows
Tela is a beach on the northern coast of Honduras, on the Caribbean
1:44 pm
Rows
not far from Roatan
1:44 pm
hego
<--thinks Ru would look good in red shoes.
1:45 pm
Rows
i have to take a 2 hour bus from Tela to La Ceiba, and then take a ferry to Roatan
1:45 pm
rururocks
the shoes were for mimi hego.. :D
1:45 pm
Judi
Sounds lovely, Rows. Have a great time. Beware of jellyfish!
1:45 pm
MimiCat
I don't mind sharing, ruru....if you're into that sort of thing.....
1:45 pm
hego
I know...just being bad. :)
1:45 pm
rururocks
and fire coral rows
1:46 pm
rururocks
i look terrible in pumps hego.. you've seen my legs :D
1:46 pm
Rows
i think i'll be okay, as i will be taking a scuba diving course
1:46 pm
Rows
pretty sure the poeple running it will keep me safe
1:46 pm
Rows
i've never done scuba diving, so i have to take a course first
1:46 pm
Judi
I think your bus ride will probably be the scariest part of the trip, Rows.
1:46 pm
rururocks
LOL judi
1:46 pm
Rows
i've taken lots of chicken buses already in Honduras
1:46 pm
Rows
it's not scary
1:47 pm
Rows
it's how you get around here
1:47 pm
Judi
LOLOLOLO! How did you know I was picturing chickens running amok in the ai5's?
1:47 pm
Rows
lol they're called chicken buses :P
1:47 pm
Rows
and thanks for the clue :P
1:48 pm
rururocks
judi is just trying to egg you on rows
1:48 pm
MimiCat
Better get some lunch (as a vodka buffer) and let crazy cat out of the bedroom where he has been serving time out several times today. So good touching base. Rows, my next life, I want to be YOU! Bye and hugs all around.
1:48 pm
Judi
Hmm. Chickens as bus fare. Seems practical.
1:49 pm
MimiCat
I had to stay just one minute longer to experience that pun, ruru!
1:49 pm
rururocks
well mimi...
1:49 pm
rururocks
I hope she doesn't miss the bus or she'll be plucked
1:50 pm
hego
and he's off!!
1:50 pm
Judi
You'll have to post a pic of the "chicken bus", Rows.
1:51 pm
rururocks
I have at least a dozen :D
1:51 pm
Judi
That's our ruru -- the yolks are on him.
1:51 pm
rururocks
yeah.. we'd like a photo albumen rows :D
1:51 pm
hego
(oh, no he's got me doimg it now!
1:52 pm
Judi
Rooster? Don't even know 'er.
1:52 pm
MimiCat
Well, he is eggstra special, don't 'cha know! (Oh, no..it contagious!)
1:52 pm
rururocks
well.. you guys bring me out of my shell
1:53 pm
hego
stop, you're killing me!!
1:53 pm
Judi
Well, I'd love to stay, but omlet for an appointment.
1:53 pm
MimiCat
Hope you don't get scrambled in traffic, Judi.
1:53 pm
hego
See what you did Rows
1:54 pm
rururocks
well be sure to quiche us before you say goodbye judi
1:54 pm
MollyL
This whole conversation is cracked
1:54 pm
hego
Stop coddling her mimi
1:54 pm
MimiCat
We are all very ill people....and I LIKE it!
1:54 pm
rururocks
lol hego
1:54 pm
rururocks
you poached that one from me
1:54 pm
hego
It was my turn
1:55 pm
Rows
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net\n/hphotos-ak-prn1/1150353_1015207522339\n0968_550814800_n.jpg
1:55 pm
MimiCat
Really must go now...everyone try to ke ep your sunny side up!! Hugs.
1:55 pm
Rows
chicken bus...
1:55 pm
rururocks
I love your sunnyside up disposition hego
1:55 pm
Rows
basically an old school bus converted into a commuter bus... they put extra seats on there and cram as many people in as they can
1:55 pm
rururocks
SNAP MIMI
1:55 pm
MollyL
Oops, chat is blown.
1:55 pm
Judi
Seeya, Mimi!
1:55 pm
MimiCat
Birds of a feather, ruru....
1:55 pm
Rows
this is the outside of one i took https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net\n/hphotos-ak-frc3/1146676_1015207522387\n5968_754092820_n.jpg
1:56 pm
MollyL
Agh, you can't post those long urls Rows.
1:56 pm
rururocks
I have to go now.. off to get a hair cut.. see you all later.. thanks for the laughs
1:56 pm
hego
Bye Ruru....
1:56 pm
Rows
they're too long? why? looks fine to me
1:57 pm
Judi
See ya, ruru!
1:57 pm
Rows
anyway, bonus... here's our taxis https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net\n/hphotos-ak-ash4/1150916_1015207522399\n5968_1906907336_n.jpg
1:57 pm
rururocks
I look like an aging hippie.. I haven't had time to get a trim
1:57 pm
hego
sometimes long url's mess up the chat box
1:58 pm
hego
your hair must be pretty long by now
1:58 pm
Rows
looks fine to me...
1:58 pm
Rows
i didn't think they were that long
1:58 pm
rururocks
sure it isn't the bu 7's?
1:58 pm
MollyL
Long urls make the chat run off the page.
1:59 pm
Shirlockc
3rd ab6?
1:59 pm
rururocks
a + baseball tool + to be
1:59 pm
Judi
Yeah. Those links don't work for me. I'll just have to Google chicken bus. And Honduras taxi. Babble is so educational.
2:00 pm
Rows
sorry, i thought they'd work
2:00 pm
MollyL
The links don't work because this forum adds
a \n after about 25 characters non-stop.
2:00 pm
magzel
got a bu 7 but can't find the 8. more help please
2:01 pm
hego
superlative mag
2:02 pm
MollyL
You have to go to tinyurl.com and transfer
your long url into a smaller one.
2:04 pm
magzel
got the super lative as the 7. what am I missing
2:04 pm
hego
no the 7 is more, the 8 is most
2:05 pm
magzel
maybe I don't have thw right root word
2:05 pm
sammysmom
stuck on re 7/36 ?
2:06 pm
hego
bu 5,20 is the root
2:06 pm
BzznBea
Afternoon all.
2:08 pm
Rows
why do the links look fine to me? they go all the way to the .jpg at the end of them, and there's no /n
2:08 pm
Rows
and i know how to make a shorter url
2:09 pm
hego
for some strange reason, the problem didn't happen this time.
2:09 pm
hego
You must have a mgic touch.
2:12 pm
Judi
I don't get the clue for the re7/36. I have the re7/40.
2:12 pm
Rows
it's a person who lives far away from anyone else
2:12 pm
Anniebrook
Judi, a hermit
2:12 pm
Anniebrook
hi, back hopefully to finish
2:13 pm
Rows
can i get a clue for the ae?
2:13 pm
Anniebrook
Hi hego :)
2:13 pm
Anniebrook
rows, ae....being sponsored
2:14 pm
sammysmom
dammmmmmm i was tying the wrong r.
2:14 pm
Rows
i don't get it :/
2:15 pm
Anniebrook
I did the same thing, never looked the bottom re
2:15 pm
sammysmom
the re 7/36 starts with the bottom r
2:15 pm
magzel
sorry am totally lost on the bu5/20
2:15 pm
Anniebrook
ae + to shine as in *l**ten
2:16 pm
Judi
Bu5: unsightly lump of fat, for example. Sticks out like a muffin top.
2:16 pm
BzznBea
Battle of the bu5
2:16 pm
hego
how attractive
2:17 pm
sammysmom
i nice little ruffle might cover that up judi.. heh heh
2:17 pm
Rows
ah, got it, annie, thanks!
2:18 pm
sammysmom
yeah.. i guess ru has rubbed off on me. did nt think it was catching
2:18 pm
Judi
Eesh. Ruffles. Spanx would be better. Although I can't see the point of wrestling with those damn things either.
2:19 pm
magzel
yeah.......got it now, totally didn't see that. thanks
2:20 pm
Anniebrook
can I get a clue for pl7 ?
2:20 pm
Judi
Yep. That's it, mag!
2:20 pm
Rows
what you use to fix things, annie
2:20 pm
hego
white stuff on walls Annie
2:20 pm
Rows
like to fix a hole in the wall
2:20 pm
Anniebrook
thanks!
2:21 pm
hego
magzel is very helpful today.
2:21 pm
Judi
Enjoy the view from the penalty box, mag.
2:22 pm
Rows
i'm having a hard time with the first 3 ph words
2:22 pm
Rows
i got the 6/33 and 7/48
2:22 pm
Rows
oh just got the first ph
2:22 pm
BzznBea
The first ph is syn for stage
2:22 pm
MollyL
*Si4* I was just trying to be helpful and keep the chat log from getting blown. Carry on.
2:23 pm
Judi
Ph5: just a ph*** you're going through.
2:23 pm
Rows
haha i got that one right after i asked
2:23 pm
Rows
but the 6/24 and 4/6.... still elude me
2:24 pm
BzznBea
the 4 is a greek letter
2:24 pm
Rows
got the 4/6 by process of elimination
2:24 pm
hego
4,6 a greek letter pl
2:25 pm
BzznBea
The ph 6 ends with not bro
2:26 pm
Rows
got it, thanks!
2:30 pm
Judi
Ph6 & 7: what you cough up.
2:34 pm
sammysmom
it's the re 6/24 that has me stumped now
2:35 pm
Anniebrook
re 6----to leave by giving notice on a job
2:36 pm
BzznBea
Annie, how is Bobby liking the outcomes of all the playoff games?
2:36 pm
sammysmom
^smacks her head up aginst the wall.. never occured to me.. never did that-lol
2:37 pm
Anniebrook
Bea, He is becoming a Boston fan in Yankee territory. He says its going to be Dodgers vs. Red Sox.
2:38 pm
BzznBea
Lots of people becoming Boston fans.
2:40 pm
MollyL
Ooo, dangerous to be a Red Sox fan in Yankee territory. : O
2:41 pm
Anniebrook
Molly, I am a life long Yankee fan. Good thing I'm his mother or he would be in deep trouble.
2:43 pm
hego
i secretly like the sox too. shhhh don't tell.
2:46 pm
BzznBea
With all this coughing I've been doin, you would think I could have got ph6 and 7 earlier...Oy.
2:48 pm
Anniebrook
Bea, feel better soon
2:48 pm
BzznBea
Thanks, Annie.
2:56 pm
BzznBea
Time to go back to resting...
2:57 pm
Anniebrook
bye Bea
3:00 pm
Anniebrook
Im going to watch the Dodger game, bye
3:29 pm
ivesy3
re 6/24 plz
3:30 pm
kristin
Ivey if you still need , to quit your job
3:30 pm
dianedecoder
hi ivesy... .:-) endorse a cheque, again !!
3:32 pm
ivesy3
hi lady de.... just not seeing it lol
3:33 pm
magazinemom
at age 65 you might re6 from your job
3:33 pm
dianedecoder
see kristin's clue... probably clearer.... or re**** yourself to the fact that you just don't get it !! LOL
3:33 pm
magazinemom
or you might re6 if you don't like your boss... better cclue
3:34 pm
ivesy3
yeaaaaa... finally lolol.. ty all
3:34 pm
ivesy3
i was trying retire.... obviously didnt work
3:35 pm
magazinemom
yeah, my clue didn't help that. sorry!
3:35 pm
dianedecoder
sure it did, mm !
3:35 pm
ivesy3
lollol.. np.. was having brain fart
3:36 pm
ivesy3
they all helped when they all came together
3:39 pm
ivesy3
and now i need a break... bbs
3:55 pm
periwinkle
nice day here today, the sun was out!
3:55 pm
periwinkle
hi all
3:55 pm
magazinemom
hi peri
3:56 pm
periwinkle
help with E in right column pls. I have ea4/4 to ingest food
3:56 pm
periwinkle
right column and bottom line gray.
4:06 pm
penquis
those who ingest food
4:06 pm
penquis
sorry...should have read your other posts...
4:07 pm
kristin
Can i please get a clue for the u?
4:08 pm
ivesy3
if u worry too much u get an ul***in your stomach
4:09 pm
kristin
Thank you!
4:09 pm
ivesy3
yw..ps...i think that is a myth lol
4:10 pm
kristin
Lol but good clue
4:36 pm
uusue2
hi bichon, don't have it but will look
4:37 pm
Minveryork
ph 7/48 is plural of the ph 6/33 word (what you cough up)
4:37 pm
uusue2
ah. Stuff you put on the wall, especially if you have holes to cover.
4:37 pm
uusue2
thanks for the ph words, min!
4:38 pm
Minveryork
Darn! I clued wrong word.Sorry! *going back to lurk-mode*
4:39 pm
uusue2
oops - don't worry, min, I didn't have those words either!
4:53 pm
dan2bit
evening all!
4:54 pm
dan2bit
pl7 of paris
5:26 pm
flosey
What a beautiful little angel you have Dan2
5:40 pm
zoozzoom
And done...good night, everyone..happy babbling...*poof*
6:03 pm
ChrissieDee
Congrats zooz :)
6:08 pm
dan2bit
thanks Flosey! I'm rather smitten myself
6:28 pm
dan2bit
ge5/16 anybody?
6:29 pm
o-o
ge + what a cheerleader may shout
6:36 pm
bichon
phaser is not in the dictionary. It's that thing you stun with
6:37 pm
joso
if you are feeling forgiving, they can always be set to kill
6:38 pm
dan2bit
beuller should be a word :-)
6:39 pm
dan2bit
firewords! tx o-o and flosey and all cluers - bi6 that rhymes with not brother was my last
6:40 pm
joso
congrats dan
6:41 pm
o-o
phaser not the Star Trek weapon, but an effects box that sweeps adjustable filters up and down the audio spectrum to produce a sort of swooshing sound, much like a jet aircraft passing overhead. Generally used only with electric music.
6:52 pm
Rows
back for a bit before dinner
7:43 pm
bichon
re 7/36, pla
7:43 pm
rururocks
someone who hides and doesn't like people
7:45 pm
bichon
can you clue it in a different way ruru, pls
7:45 pm
phaeton
hermit...start with the bottom R
7:45 pm
phaeton
or a type of spider
7:45 pm
rururocks
it's a brown re7 spider.. very poisonoud
7:45 pm
LuvWordGames
re 7/36 re + mix up what you asked for from ruru but plural
7:45 pm
rururocks
poisonous
7:46 pm
bichon
doh, thinking of the top r, tyvm
7:50 pm
rururocks
*looks for Peri*
7:55 pm
phaeton
done...any clues needed?
7:55 pm
penquis
i could use that re 6/27...lol...
7:56 pm
phaeton
to stick it together again...re6/27
7:59 pm
phaeton
hagn...happy babbling
7:59 pm
penquis
i am done....had only 7 left this afternoon, but closed my lickety browser and lost what i had gained...had to come back and find 42 words...
8:16 pm
Lizlin
Is anyone there who can give a hint for the gh 5 please?
8:17 pm
wvteach
gh 5/16 - usually seen with an a in front of the word - I was shocked
8:18 pm
Lizlin
thanks - so, usually with an a in front of it too!
8:18 pm
Lizlin
Sorry - misread what you wrote but got the clue :)
8:19 pm
Lizlin
Ooops! And I'd been so careful before using the word hint!!! LOL!
8:19 pm
Lizlin
BBL for the last 18
8:19 pm
wvteach
glad you got it
8:20 pm
wvteach
hard to avoid that word
8:26 pm
smores
funny I had just typed the cl4 and thought the same thing.
8:27 pm
penquis
i don't believe in asterisking every day words in chat...just calls attention to them....like giving unasked for clues...
8:27 pm
smores
should be able to put re in front of it....we re+cl4 all the time.
8:28 pm
smores
agree pen...I wouldn't know they were in the grid if it weren't pointed out sometimes.
8:29 pm
penquis
exactly....and nobody asked for that clue...
8:31 pm
smores
really??....enable doesn't recognize glub
8:32 pm
penquis
no...someone else mentioned that this afternoon...
8:33 pm
smores
guess I shouldn't be surprised...it is Enable
8:38 pm
gapeach
May I please have a **** for se5-12 the 1st? Thanks
8:38 pm
joso
I think it's a problem for dictionaries in general, you can slap re in front of almost any word, do you just reprint the dictionary in the re section, or be selective.
8:39 pm
joso
se + capitol*** or comun***
8:40 pm
joso
the belief that only what you see matters???
8:42 pm
Lizlin
Quick hi - esp to smores - long time no see!
8:43 pm
joso
se5, actually means earthquake
8:43 pm
Lizlin
ty for that clue joso - one of the 18 I have left!
8:43 pm
gapeach
Thanks much, joso.
8:43 pm
smores
(Liz) back just in time :D
8:44 pm
Lizlin
How's life been treating you?
8:44 pm
smores
hey ga, joso ....nice def on the se5 lol
8:45 pm
smores
okay...could be better ....but....okay
8:45 pm
gapeach
Hi there, smores.
8:46 pm
Lizlin
Hope to catch you again soon - hope things improve too! Got to go and do the Sunday morning shop!!! BBL to finish the grid :)
8:46 pm
smores
computer fried on me so couldn't babble much
8:46 pm
smores
got my old one working ...kinda
8:46 pm
smores
take care liz :)
8:46 pm
Lizlin
Hate technology sometimes! Have just lost my UK news site and several e mails!!!
8:47 pm
Lizlin
You too smores. Hugs to all
8:47 pm
wvteach
hello smores - at a fall gsthreiong tonight with a campfire and all and guess what we had
8:48 pm
smores
NOOOOOO.....lol
8:49 pm
MollyL
*Waiting for Tor*
8:52 pm
pida 1
re 7-36 Pleeeeese
8:52 pm
joso
re7, a hermit
8:53 pm
pida 1
ty ty joso
8:54 pm
MimiCat
Just dropping in and lo and behold, SMORES!!!! How are you? Hello, everyone else, too.
8:55 pm
smores
(Mimi) hey there
8:55 pm
pida 1
Hi Mimi, and smores
8:55 pm
MimiCat
Hi, pida!
8:56 pm
MimiCat
Smores, how are things with you?
8:56 pm
smores
okay...been struggling a bit but I'm alright
8:57 pm
smores
finally got one of my computers working...halfway at least
8:58 pm
smores
way out of practice babbling...lol
8:58 pm
MimiCat
I have been wondering but didn't want to bug you with an email. I'm always here if you need to talk (you have my email address). Computers are like "the little girl with the curl." Anyone know that saying?
8:58 pm
wvteach
but good to see you back again
8:59 pm
MimiCat
Hi, teach!
8:59 pm
smores
lol...never thought of that comparison, but you are right
8:59 pm
smores
glad to be back teach
8:59 pm
wvteach
"and when they are good they are very very good, and when they are bad they are horrid4
8:59 pm
smores
hope all is well with everyone
9:00 pm
wvteach
beautiful day spent outside enjoying the fall colors - and you
9:00 pm
MimiCat
Still got a big plate of crazy with that one doctor but otherwise doing well. Weather finally nice here.
9:00 pm
smores
I kept a friend company at her yard sale most the day
9:03 pm
gapeach
ha7-32 please.....thanks
9:03 pm
MimiCat
BTW, all, I keep asking but no one ever answers...does anyone have info on lilliann? Haven't seen her for awhile.
9:03 pm
joso
ha7 more faster
9:03 pm
penquis
more of the word before it
9:04 pm
gapeach
Ah, thanks much, pen.
9:04 pm
smores
the opposite of me and this grid :)
9:05 pm
smores
don't know Mimi...
9:07 pm
MimiCat
Well, done about all I can with this grid. Going to watch a movie and have a martini...or 2...or... Good night, all, and hugs all around.
9:07 pm
o-o
If you find the words you can't find, you can stop looking for them if you want to.
9:07 pm
gapeach
Thanks so much, joso.
9:08 pm
smores
night Mimi ((hugs))
9:18 pm
smores
Well, made it to 140...gotta go...good to see everyone
9:19 pm
smores
good night all .... enjoy your evening (day)
9:20 pm
joso
adios smores
9:22 pm
periwinkle
help with ab5/16 pls
9:23 pm
MollyL
ab5...what men do who beat their wives
9:24 pm
periwinkle
sheesh, ty Molls
9:24 pm
joso
ab5, a + tease, esp a bear
9:33 pm
MollyL
You're welcome Peri.
9:43 pm
periwinkle
FW, now off to read for a while before bed.
9:43 pm
joso
congrats peri
9:46 pm
DR1965
help with the lone U please?
9:46 pm
DR1965
nm I got it
9:53 pm
rururocks
or wives who be4 their men :D
9:58 pm
JenMO16
hi everyone!
10:05 pm
JenMO16
looks like everyone left
10:06 pm
magazinemom
HI Jen- I'm here but also chatting with hubby
10:06 pm
penquis
i am here...just multi-tasking
10:07 pm
eieios
i am just lurking, watching football.
10:08 pm
penquis
watching Red Sox here
10:08 pm
eieios
not getting the bear cl**
10:08 pm
JenMO16
just finished the race
10:09 pm
penquis
bear cl**??
10:10 pm
eieios
a + tease, esp a bear....
10:10 pm
magazinemom
eieios- like waiting with ba*** breath.
10:11 pm
magazinemom
a homonym for fish ba**
10:18 pm
eieios
okay, I already had that one.
10:20 pm
eieios
can I get stats/clue for the 8, plz
10:21 pm
penquis
it builds on two previous words....superlative
10:22 pm
penquis
actually builds on 5 previous words
10:22 pm
eieios
got it, thanks! and the comparative to go with it.
10:39 pm
rururocks
I just can't get my pants around it :D
10:41 pm
rururocks
that was a joke.. :D
10:41 pm
DR1965
Nice Ruru
10:42 pm
JenMO16
hi ruru and dr!
10:43 pm
JenMO16
yeah, I got a 7!
10:44 pm
DR1965
Yeah!!! I am down to needed 29 but it is really slow
10:44 pm
JenMO16
I need 7 more for 100!
10:45 pm
JenMO16
another 7!
10:47 pm
JenMO16
any hints on the 8?
10:48 pm
DR1965
check ruru's cl4
10:48 pm
DR1965
several words are related
10:54 pm
Riverdance
rhymes with what you get on your arm when you break it
10:54 pm
DR1965
got it- thanks
10:55 pm
DR1965
down to 19
10:55 pm
Riverdance
83 left here...lol
10:55 pm
Riverdance
but did just start 30 minutes ago
10:55 pm
DR1965
it has been slow going
10:56 pm
Riverdance
5 more minutes and off to bed
11:02 pm
Riverdance
good night all....stopping with 74 left
11:04 pm
Riverdance
so make that 72....poof
11:06 pm
DR1965
ok- Mine is 5
11:06 pm
DR1965
2 4's 1 5, 1 6 and 1 7
11:08 pm
penquis
need any help before i go?
11:08 pm
penquis
what my mother used to call a band-aid....
11:09 pm
penquis
pl + go f*****, go more quickly...
11:10 pm
DR1965
it was a fish
11:12 pm
Roses6
clue for the upper right A?
11:14 pm
Roses6
or right side u?
11:14 pm
penquis
the first four ab words start with the same four letters...
11:15 pm
penquis
make that the first 5 words....and the sixth one means mistreating someone physically or emotionally...
11:15 pm
penquis
the sixth one is the right column word, i think...
11:16 pm
penquis
u word....we used to think that if you worried too much, you would get an ul***....
11:17 pm
Roses6
wow, thanks pen. I've even got one of those, and didn't see it! still working on the ab words. got 4 so far.
11:18 pm
Roses6
and finally nbts.
11:18 pm
penquis
the tricky one changes the last vowel...
11:19 pm
Roses6
Yeah! got em all. 55 left and sputtering.
11:22 pm
penquis
good luck!...i had to list at 42....going to bed!
11:40 pm
Roses6
sweet dreams pen.