Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 15, 2013

12:00 am

Jerry81

howdy all...new pzzl

12:03 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

jbp

flip!

12:03 am

jbp

and thanks in advance, Lickety!

12:03 am

crayola

thanks lickety

12:04 am

harpjane

flip and thank you lickety!@

12:04 am

crayola

pa6

12:05 am

MitchDick

ma 7/8

12:05 am

McLeach

ma7

12:05 am

McLeach

thx for ma8, Mitch

12:06 am

jbp

thx mitch

12:06 am

MitchDick

moan

12:06 am

MitchDick

sry

12:07 am

stidmama

YAY lickety

12:08 am

McLeach

thx for pa6 crayola

12:08 am

jbp

la 6

12:09 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:09 am

crayola

hi nan

12:09 am

jbp

hi nan!

12:10 am

McLeach

hi cyber

12:10 am

stidmama

hey nan

12:11 am

harpjane

nbt

12:11 am

jbp

go jane, go!

12:14 am

MitchDick

fireworks

12:14 am

crayola

wtg mitch

12:14 am

jbp

wow mitch. good for you!

12:14 am

Bugsaw

stid, what happened when grandfather slipped? I was hoping you would be here

12:18 am

cybernan

nbs, but still need n,a,a in middle column

12:18 am

stidmama

oh, sorry, GF -- girlfriend.

12:18 am

Bugsaw

ok, she is more likely to bounce

12:18 am

mkg

wow. stuck at 42 words. dont see the sixes or 7 or 8.

12:18 am

mkg

night all.

12:18 am

stidmama

She didn't want to see a doc right away, but Tom just got back from taking her to the ER. I advised that an xray would be a good idea although the pain was manageable and there wasn't significant bruising after three hours.

12:18 am

stidmama

sweet dreams mkg

12:19 am

stidmama

I am worried because she tends to not bounce very well. She has "loose joints" that make her a little more vulnerable to deep damage than other young people.

12:19 am

Bugsaw

nite mkg

12:19 am

dizgrannie

finally NBT/NBS

12:19 am

Bugsaw

what about swelling?

12:19 am

Bugsaw

well done grannie

12:20 am

dizgrannie

mkg...na 6 was used in Vietnam

12:20 am

jbp

yay, grannie!

12:20 am

stidmama

a bit of swelling in the most common location (over the outside ankle bone), but we had it wrapped soon after it happened, so that could have kept it down.

12:20 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:20 am

dizgrannie

mkg..ma 7/8 disease caused by mosquitoes

12:21 am

jbp

hi Liz!

12:21 am

Bugsaw

sounds pretty good then stid. Sprains hurt but breaks swell

12:22 am

stidmama

I agree, bugs -- I suspect it's NOT broken, but I also know that I am not an expert and I wanted to be sure. I think her mom gets off work in half an hour, then she will see my text and she can go decide.

12:22 am

stidmama

I suspect GF won't be seen yet... they tend to be pretty slow at the local ER

12:22 am

Bugsaw

best to leave it to mother then. I got prett

12:22 am

Lizlin

Sounds like you gave her good advice about getting it checked out!

12:23 am

Bugsaw

I got pretty good service because I arrived by ambulance but usually it is an all day exercise

12:24 am

Bugsaw

I am tired out too so I will wish everyone Happy Babbling and will head out to bed.

12:24 am

Lizlin

I've just realised, that you're back Bugs, after your accident. Sorry! How are you?

12:24 am

stidmama

yes, she wasn't in so much pain she couldn't ride three blocks in a car (she's just down the street from our apartment and WE are kitty-corner from the ER. :-D convenient for "frequent fliers" medical wise!

12:24 am

stidmama

sweet dreams dear Bugs -- be well, keep healing. See you again soon!

12:24 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Bugs - feel better every day :)

12:25 am

Lizlin

Has your term finished yet, stir?

12:25 am

Lizlin

Stid!

12:25 am

cybernan

nbt finally

12:26 am

Lizlin

WTG nan :)

12:26 am

jbp

would love a clue on either of the center column As...

12:26 am

stidmama

no, one more week. I am going to be pushing pretty hard to finish the "must do" assignments in the first three days and then Thurs and Fri we'll back off and do some review games and "party" activities

12:26 am

stidmama

LOL Liz!

12:27 am

Lizlin

Auto correct, as usual! How does it feel having got to the end of the first term (well, more or less)?

12:28 am

stidmama

oh, first term doesn't end until January 31....

12:29 am

Lizlin

jbp - I think it's aw 5 / 18. a + w4

12:29 am

stidmama

we are on "semesters" so two major grading periods each year. We also send home mid-terms at the quarter marks, no parents panicked at those, so I assume things are okay...

12:29 am

Lizlin

OK - different semester system.

12:29 am

jbp

thx, Liz! that's the ctr one

12:29 am

stidmama

LOL it's a rough time of year for us, though -- the kids are not well served by having a major school break AND two holidays in a 6-week period.

12:29 am

Lizlin

Sounds good, Stid (capitals avoid auto correct!)

12:30 am

Lizlin

Don't have the bottom one, jbp.

12:30 am

stidmama

We start beginning of September and run thorugh middle of June, with a 2-week break in December and a 1-week break in April.

12:30 am

jbp

ok, our monkeys can work in tandem.

12:30 am

jbp

how about the E?

12:31 am

Lizlin

I can imagine, Stid. Wow! That's hard going. We used to think Sept - 21 / 22 Dec, with just one week in the middle off, was a long term!

12:31 am

Lizlin

No, sorry!

12:31 am

jbp

just got it. a + home for peas

12:31 am

jillibus

Hello all -- sorry I missed Bugs. I never did hear about her accident -- what happened?

12:31 am

Lizlin

That reads wrong - beginning of Sept until 21 / 22 Dec

12:32 am

Lizlin

ty, jbp and hi Jilli :)

12:32 am

stidmama

hey jill

12:32 am

stidmama

how's your leg?

12:32 am

jbp

love it when I can actually help. -)

12:32 am

Lizlin

Like stid said, Jilli!

12:32 am

torgone

eq5

12:33 am

jbp

tyvm tor!

12:33 am

Lizlin

ty Tor! Should've seen that one, all things being eq 5!

12:33 am

jillibus

Leg is somewhat better -- doc stopped meds -- but it's not all better. We'll see.

12:33 am

stidmama

hey tor!

12:33 am

stidmama

hopefully your immune system can do the rest, jill

12:33 am

Lizlin

Have you got another appt soon, Jilli?

12:33 am

torgone

Heyas kids ..

12:34 am

jillibus

I hope you're right, sitd -- I haven't got time for this!

12:34 am

jbp

it is freezing in this room, so I will sign off for now. hope everyone is well.

12:34 am

Lizlin

Sleep well jbp :)

12:34 am

stidmama

later jbp -- hope you can get warm soon!

12:34 am

jillibus

Liz, doc is on call on Monday at the local hopital and said to drop in any time oif necessary.

12:35 am

jillibus

aagh, typos all over the place.

12:35 am

Lizlin

Don't just hang around, then Jilli. If you're not happy, drop in, as the doc said!

12:35 am

rururocks

hello everyone.. just got in late

12:35 am

stidmama

hey ruru!

12:35 am

Lizlin

Hi Ru

12:35 am

melonheadjujube

hi. 1 st row grey (;

12:35 am

stidmama

hoping it's warmer for you now!

12:36 am

jillibus

hi ru -- so did I

12:36 am

Lizlin

Hi melon

12:36 am

stidmama

go melon go!!!

12:36 am

mab

hi everybody, hi torgone

12:36 am

Lizlin

Hi mab

12:37 am

melonheadjujube

hi, Lizlin, stidmama, jilli, ruru, did I miss anyone?

12:37 am

melonheadjujube

hi, mab!

12:37 am

rururocks

hi

12:37 am

stidmama

hey mab!

12:37 am

rururocks

went to a christmas party

12:38 am

mab

ru just in from dining on bacon?

12:38 am

rururocks

tonight

12:38 am

mab

and ice

12:38 am

rururocks

actually coq au vin.. i didn't eat much

12:38 am

Lizlin

Fun icon!

12:38 am

mab

i enjoy dinner parties

12:38 am

rururocks

eating a salad now at home

12:38 am

jillibus

why not, ru? Lovely coq au vin!

12:39 am

rururocks

I don't know jilli.. it just didn't appeal to me today

12:39 am

stidmama

I think bacon au vin sounds better... LOL

12:39 am

Lizlin

Me too! It's not something that the people I mix with here in Aus seem to do - at least not how we did in England.

12:39 am

dcseain

Well, the Ps an Qs were a breeze.

12:39 am

jillibus

hi dc

12:40 am

rururocks

I'm missing one q still

12:40 am

Lizlin

Have both q's - short on ps though.

12:40 am

rururocks

now I"m not

12:40 am

mab

oh, ive not minded them yet

12:40 am

dcseain

evening, jill, stud, ruru, man, g'day lizlin

12:40 am

Lizlin

:)

12:40 am

stidmama

go ruru go! hey seain

12:41 am

stidmama

there. NBT. I shall head out. Good to see you-all!

12:41 am

dcseain

i'm wide awake for some reason. Usually scrubbing the kitchen at the end of the day is my wind-down.

12:41 am

stidmama

I'll see you later! *poof*

12:41 am

Lizlin

Sleep well stid

12:41 am

rururocks

weird wind down dc

12:41 am

jillibus

so is anyoe going to tell me about bug's accident?

12:41 am

dcseain

be well, stir.

12:42 am

rururocks

BUGS had another accident?

12:42 am

mab

bugsaw was in an accident!

12:42 am

Lizlin

Not sure Jilli - other than I knew that she'd had one. Possibly broken leg or ankle?

12:42 am

mab

i mean ?

12:43 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: palatial

12:43 am

Lizlin

Slipped, I think.

12:43 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:43 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Diz :)

12:43 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:43 am

dcseain

well done, diz

12:44 am

jillibus

I don't think so, ru -- she was back here just before you got here and just as I arrived she left.

12:44 am

jillibus

yay diz!

12:44 am

melonheadjujube

taDah, dizg!

12:44 am

dcseain

ruru, cleaning up the kitchen has been the last thing i do for many, many years now.

12:44 am

rururocks

all I heard jilli.. is that she was laid up with a really bad leg or hip issue

12:45 am

dcseain

hip issue.

12:45 am

mab

these tiles seem not to have been shuffled very well

12:46 am

rururocks

I'm a clean it somewhat after dinner and nail the rest of it in the A>M kind of guy DC

12:46 am

mab

ooh, sounds painful

12:47 am

melonheadjujube

dc, sorry to hear. I too, have a hip issue, trying to put off THR to june.

12:47 am

dcseain

i'll sometimes will leave a pot to soak till the AM. But i really like getting up to a pristine kitchen.

12:47 am

melonheadjujube

I've pulled off the oven knob so as to not accidentally turn it on and hid dirty dishes in the oven.

12:47 am

dcseain

melon, bugsaw, not me. Though my time will come i imagine if i live long enough.

12:48 am

rururocks

I hear that.. but if you really use a lot of stuff making dinner.. it's too much

12:48 am

Lizlin

I'm with you, DC as far as how I leave the kitchen at night.

12:48 am

Lizlin

Hate waking up to last night's dishes!

12:48 am

dcseain

tonight i just made risotto, so it was not a lot.

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

seriously, arthritis in my right hand is worse. Thumb and index finger joints have lost grip strength. My son does the disehs when asked. I'm learning to do things like pick up pitchers and pans with left hand, all so I can get in a half hour at the piano every day.

12:50 am

dcseain

Though the baby bottles were a chore now that there are 6 of them, fitting them and all the bits on the drying rack is a challenge.

12:50 am

dcseain

Use the arthritic joint and move it as much as possible to maintain use of it.

12:51 am

rururocks

baby bottles?

12:51 am

Lizlin

Wow - melon. I know how you love the piano - that must be tough for you, if you can't reach the way you could. I imagine it must hurt playing.

12:51 am

dcseain

i'm a nanny.

12:51 am

rururocks

oh

12:51 am

dcseain

my charge is 10.5 months.

12:51 am

rururocks

oh.. how about that

12:51 am

mab

ohhhhhh. i thought there might have been a blessed event in your family dc.

12:52 am

rururocks

do you need to borrow my goat Icon DC?

12:52 am

rururocks

:D

12:52 am

mab

how did you learn about babies, dc?

12:52 am

mab

i scarcely know one end from the other...

12:53 am

melonheadjujube

hi, Liz, playing doesn't hurt, it's just limited. I don't have stiffness in those joints, I actually have hyperflexibility. Same thing is happening in one ankle. They say getting old isn't for sissies.

12:53 am

mab

i suppose one could easily get a book on the topic.

12:54 am

melonheadjujube

Similarly, I may be selling my bass. Holding the bow is next to impossible and a fellow bassist has a former student who is launching a career.

12:54 am

Lizlin

OK - thanks melon, for explaining. Glad you can still play.

12:54 am

ChrissieDee

"Babies for Dummies"

12:54 am

Lizlin

Sleep well all of you - when you do! BBL

12:55 am

rururocks

bye liz

12:55 am

mab

that would be up my alley, chrissie

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

yqw. It's my best half hour of the day. I've been concentrating on a few pieces that were touchstones when I studied. Seeing my teachers' handwriting in the margins is touching.

12:55 am

ChrissieDee

:)

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

nite, lZlin!

12:55 am

cybernan

anyone have the na 5/10?

12:55 am

mab

i have known babies, just never owned one

12:55 am

rururocks

*turns to section.. how do you stop the poop from coming out*

12:56 am

melonheadjujube

Or good day?

12:56 am

ChrissieDee

Glad you can still play now you have your dream piano melon

12:56 am

cybernan

nm - found it

12:57 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:58 am

cybernan

you don't own babies - they own you

12:58 am

ChrissieDee

wtg nan!

12:58 am

dcseain

well done, nan.

12:58 am

rururocks

I'm not an impulse buyer either mab :D

12:59 am

ChrissieDee

Put off by the poop ruru?

12:59 am

melonheadjujube

Thanks, ChrissieDee. The joy has not gotten stale.

12:59 am

mab

i find babies fascinating, just never wanted little ones.

12:59 am

rururocks

the poop is unbearable

1:00 am

cybernan

good night, everyone -- see you tomorrow :)

1:00 am

rururocks

bye nan

1:00 am

rururocks

congrats

1:00 am

rururocks

man.. this is a little snarky grid

1:01 am

mab

i wish narwhal were in here.

1:02 am

ChrissieDee

..tries to slip an H in the grid for mab....

1:04 am

melonheadjujube

Actually, ruru, the first months aren't bad at all if one nurses the baby. That first gulp of anything that's not mother's milk produces stinkbomb, tho, and thereafter, alas. Good thing they're such cute little beasties.

1:05 am

jillibus

I agree about this grid,ruru

1:07 am

ChrissieDee

Me too jilli

1:09 am

jillibus

hi chrissie

1:12 am

jillibus

nbt

1:13 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: wapiti

1:13 am

rururocks

i'm stuck

1:14 am

rururocks

damn.. I got roped into the la6

1:15 am

jillibus

ty ru

1:16 am

rururocks

:D jilli

1:18 am

melonheadjujube

nmt at last. halfway. now to figure out that blasted wa7 for mediocrity.

1:19 am

rururocks

anyone know what the 8 begins with?

1:19 am

melonheadjujube

yes.

1:19 am

ChrissieDee

Ma8

1:20 am

ChrissieDee

Hahaha

1:20 am

rururocks

thanks.. got it

1:20 am

melonheadjujube

I was being a wiseass for ruru.

1:20 am

rururocks

:D

1:20 am

rururocks

get in line melon.. you ain't the first :D

1:21 am

melonheadjujube

What? I gotta take a number now?!

1:24 am

melonheadjujube

woohoo, got the wa6/7 mathematically! Mediocrity attained!

1:24 am

ChrissieDee

Queuing behind melon for the wa7...

1:26 am

ChrissieDee

Which W does it come from melon?

1:28 am

ChrissieDee

Got them :)

1:29 am

melonheadjujube

Well, if you got the 4 letter words that follow, it becomes obvious.

1:29 am

melonheadjujube

There you go, CD!

1:30 am

jillibus

nbs

1:30 am

ChrissieDee

Go jilli

1:31 am

melonheadjujube

I looked up the def. My first guess was that it was some sort of South African antelope. Nope.

1:31 am

melonheadjujube

yay, jilli!

1:31 am

jillibus

ty melon

1:32 am

ChrissieDee

My guess would be place to shop for people with loads of cash

1:34 am

melonheadjujube

haha. My first guess before I checked the point count on lickety was wadman.

1:38 am

jillibus

halfway and that's enough for me -- goodnight all and ...*poof

1:38 am

melonheadjujube

nite jilli, sleep tite!

1:39 am

ChrissieDee

Night jilli, hope you leg keeps improving x

1:40 am

ChrissieDee

Also going, saving 30 for later. Bye melon :)

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

OK, wadman might not be a word, but the guy with some "bud" is...

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

yes, jilli, feel and get better!

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

looks for "All By Myself" on youtube...

2:00 am

melonheadjujube

just looked at the clock! nitey nite, all! Anybody?.... [poof]

2:43 am

puglet

Greetings Friends

3:00 am

worzel

Gooooooooooooooood morning fellow Babblers and judging by the difficulties I'm having with this grid I'm gonna guess at around 75 to 80 words

3:00 am

puglet

right on Wor--80 and good morning

3:01 am

puglet

1-8 and 2-7's

3:01 am

worzel

Morning Pug xx I don't know how I guess so correctly - was a bit off the other day, but usually I'm good!

3:02 am

puglet

maybe it was because it was friday the 13th=lol

3:03 am

worzel

I think there were about 92 words that day and my guess was 150-175 - silly old fool lmao

3:04 am

puglet

too far back for me to remember so I will take your word for it-lol

3:09 am

worzel

If I disappear from chat it's because I keep losing Babble (plus my FB so I don't think it's Dr God this time!!)

3:09 am

puglet

Iam getting red boxes off and on too

3:11 am

worzel

Ah, maybe it's PARTLY Dr God then lol - I shall have to take him in hand and give him a good talking to

3:37 am

puglet

got back in at last!

3:41 am

sprite

good morning all :)

3:41 am

puglet

:) Morning Sprite

3:42 am

sprite

hi sweetie *hugs*. Emailed you back.

3:42 am

puglet

good, thank you Sprite

3:42 am

sprite

jeezzz what's with the tiny grids lately. Stupid letter combos.

3:43 am

puglet

its so good to see someone-lol-----Its a hard one for me---plus me and Wor have been having trouble staying connected

3:44 am

puglet

Iam struggling just trying to get halfway

3:44 am

sprite

looks like a tough one indeed. Glad to see you too, pug.

3:46 am

sprite

the grids with good endings are always easier, because you get series then. This looks like a one-work-of-a-kind kind of grid.

3:47 am

puglet

I know I got really use my brain power on this--lol and thats not say much

3:47 am

sprite

lol

3:48 am

puglet

dont look like I can talk too well either

3:49 am

sprite

hold on, sweetie, no need to bring yourself down!

3:49 am

puglet

How are you today

3:50 am

sprite

am good. Bit of a rough night, glad to be awake. And you?

3:50 am

puglet

well look how I worded that about my brain--looks like a first grader wrote that

3:50 am

puglet

Iam so much better---------still having bad dreams

3:51 am

sprite

we all make posts like that now and then, lol.

3:52 am

sprite

yeah, still bad dreams. But this too shall pass, and it is better than no sleep. Glad you are so much better! Can you sit normally again?

3:53 am

puglet

If nothing goes wrong I am going to make the doctor appointment for my sister.So that means getting out away from the house so that will make me feel better and yes on the sitting but still sore

3:54 am

puglet

does what you read or watch on tv cause these bad dreams

3:54 am

sprite

I hope it will be over soon. Yay on the doctor's appointment. Will be so nice to be away from the house for a bit.

3:55 am

sprite

pug: no, just things from my childhood popping back in. Always happens in december, for some reason. It isn't as bad as other years though, so I think we are making progress :)

3:56 am

puglet

we lucked out on getting rain instead of all that snow! And now we are to have a week of warming temps. 45 by friday but another storm over the weekend again :(--------dont know what it is about the week-ends and these storms

3:57 am

sprite

ok, that storm is no fun. But the rest sounds okay. A nice relief from having to stay indoors.

3:57 am

puglet

Maybe the dreams are for you to see what happen in a different light. You know as a adult you see things through different eyes then as a child

3:58 am

sprite

who knows. Though in my dreams I see them through a child's eyes still. Ah well, it will pass.

3:59 am

puglet

I put on my gear and took a walk yesterday even though I was slipping and sliding, the fresh air felt good and made me feel better

3:59 am

sprite

awesome, pug. Just what you needed, I bet. Good for you!

4:00 am

puglet

maybe so Sprite but when you awake you have the adult mind to reflex back on

4:00 am

puglet

this might be a self healing part for yourself

4:01 am

sprite

it is very frustrating. It is part of the ptsd, one of the known symptoms. I don't think it has any beneficial sides, to be honest.

4:02 am

puglet

then I will pray for you that these dreams will fade from you

4:03 am

sprite

thanks sweet pug. That would be great :)

4:04 am

puglet

I dont know what puzzle of yours to work next---I like the tulips, shoes and stars

4:05 am

sprite

oh... check out my newest one... I made one of unicorns!

4:05 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

4:05 am

Lizlin

Loved, loved, loved the unicorns!

4:05 am

puglet

Okay will do!

4:05 am

sprite

hi Liz :D

4:05 am

puglet

Hi Mrs Liz, how are you

4:06 am

Lizlin

Excellent thanks - not here for long, though.

4:06 am

Lizlin

Sorry to read that you're both having such tough times :(

4:06 am

puglet

do you work your puzzle Sprite by putting the edges together first

4:07 am

sprite

am so glad, Liz, that you enjoyed it! And the tree one... I loved that one too... and yes we can all live there, room enough :)

4:07 am

sprite

always, pug.

4:07 am

Lizlin

I do it like that, pugs, but put other bits in as I go, if I see them.

4:07 am

sprite

Liz, it is just the dreams for me. Am doing pretty well at the moment!

4:07 am

puglet

Oh Iam okay Liz

4:08 am

Lizlin

I realise that but bad dreams can really drain you and leave you pretty shaken.

4:08 am

Lizlin

I don't like this grid!

4:08 am

puglet

Me either! Liz

4:09 am

sprite

very true. But I am kinda used to having them... it is a 'normal' part of ptsd.

4:09 am

sprite

I always like the grids. Some because they are smooth and easygoing... others because they are tough and challenging... :D

4:09 am

puglet

I got lickety's list and I still got to strain my brain to find the words

4:09 am

Lizlin

I really wish everyone could share in my life - I'm sooooo lucky. Fab hubby, good health, lovely house, lovely surroundings - and good friends here on babble!.

4:10 am

sprite

I love it that you are so happy and lucky, Liz!

4:10 am

Lizlin

True, sprite. I'm still enjoying it. Over halfway and that was with multi-tasking and finishing the unicorns.

4:10 am

puglet

Iam so happy for you Liz-:)

4:10 am

Lizlin

Haven't listed yet - like to see how far I can go before I get fed up struggling!

4:11 am

Lizlin

I really feel for my babble friends that are having such tough times and wish that I could help. So generally I just don't say too much about my life unless directly asked!

4:11 am

sprite

same here. A lot of struggling going on, lol. No idea yet about the biggies. But at least made it past halfway.

4:12 am

Lizlin

I have the 7 / 8 but don't have the 2nd 7.

4:12 am

sprite

Liz, I LOVE reading about it. It inspires me and gives me hope and makes me realise things can really be different.

4:12 am

puglet

I been wanting to ask when the q and u are here how is that counted? Is the u 2points like the lone u

4:13 am

sprite

no, the Qu is a combination and is worth 5.

4:13 am

Lizlin

Just 5 points for the Qu tile.

4:13 am

puglet

okay, thanks

4:13 am

Lizlin

So qu 4 / 8 is the qu + w other tiles.

4:13 am

sprite

but for some weird reason it seems to be multiplied counting it as 2 letters.

4:14 am

Lizlin

That w should've been a 2!

4:14 am

sprite

lol

4:14 am

Lizlin

Good to see the feisty tiger bunny icon!

4:14 am

sprite

they are so close, those two

4:14 am

sprite

thanks Liz! I love it too. Hear me roar!

4:15 am

puglet

counting the points helps me find some of the words

4:15 am

Lizlin

Just careless typing!

4:15 am

sprite

working the grid like a pro, pug!

4:15 am

sprite

careless typing, that is how I find most words, lolol

4:16 am

Lizlin

That happens with me too - especially when I use my iPad and don't notice an auto-correct!

4:16 am

sprite

lol that is even funnier

4:17 am

puglet

thats how I found po6 but have no ideal what it means---a drug guy? lol

4:17 am

Lizlin

Don't have the word yet pugs!

4:17 am

Jacula

Pug - it's a male who works behind the bar in a pub in UK.

4:18 am

sprite

a guy serving beer, pug.

4:18 am

puglet

thank you guys

4:18 am

sprite

Jac!!!!!!!!! *hugs* Lonnnnng time no see, how have you been?

4:18 am

Lizlin

thanks jac! Now I know the word!

4:18 am

Jacula

Morning all. xx

4:18 am

puglet

morning Jacula

4:19 am

Jacula

Hi Sprite. ((hugs)) Sorry, you won't get a Christmas card this year - I left it too late for my overseas cards. xx

4:19 am

Lizlin

OK time to go and relax with hubby for a while. 36 to finish off later or tomorrow. Enjoy your days / evenings :)

4:20 am

sprite

same here, Jac. No problem :D I will think of you when lighting the candles... and wishing you the best of the best.

4:20 am

Jacula

Ditto Sprite. xx

4:20 am

sprite

enjoy, Liz. Have a lovely evening. *hug*

4:20 am

Lizlin

Hugs to all :)

4:20 am

Jacula

'Bye Liz. x

4:20 am

puglet

bye Liz and enjoy

4:22 am

sprite

found the hat and the firebomb substance. Only 6s though.

4:23 am

puglet

Ive passed the halfway point now

4:24 am

sprite

yay pug! Good job!

4:24 am

Jacula

23 left to find here.

4:24 am

sprite

down to 19 but struggling

4:26 am

puglet

wow sprite and you've only been her 5 minutes

4:26 am

sprite

silly pug! More like 45, I think.

4:28 am

puglet

and Jacula too, heres its took me about 2 hours to get what Ive got

4:28 am

sprite

Jac is very very good, pug.

4:29 am

sprite

finally, a 7/8 combo

4:36 am

Jacula

Me, too, sprite - the mosquito illness.

4:36 am

sprite

we are going to the cinema later today. For part II of the Hobbit. It is a treat for our children who both had good grades. We are taking Tim's girlfriend and one of Caya's friends too.

4:37 am

sprite

yes, that combo, indeed.

4:37 am

Jacula

That should be good, sprite. We've got to go to the wholesalers for some bulk shopping. You'll have more fun, I think!

4:37 am

puglet

that sounds like a nice outing for your family Sprite----how did your singing thing go

4:38 am

sprite

practice went well, pug. Another round on tuesday, then thursday the recital.

4:38 am

sprite

lol yes, I think so too, Jac! Am not hot on shopping, to be honest.

4:39 am

puglet

are you getting nervous about it

4:40 am

sprite

no, not at all. Seems I don't give a rat's fart anymore about making a fool of myself in public. Guess I got enough practise, lol.

4:41 am

puglet

You must have alot to get for Jacula to have to buy in bulk

4:41 am

puglet

I doubt that you will Sprite! Are you and your daughter going to dress alike

4:42 am

sprite

Jac is always making so many great dishes! You should see the pics of her puddings and pies of last Christmas.

4:42 am

Jacula

pug - It's just stuff like loo rolls, kitchen roll, tea bags, coffee, glace cherries. Oh, and a case of champagne for gifts this time. :)

4:43 am

sprite

no, we aren't even in the same song, pug. She is with a couple of girls her age and they are doing Imagine. I am with some other ladies doing Cold Cold Christmas.

4:43 am

puglet

are the pic here of your pies and such

4:43 am

sprite

that is even less fun shopping, Jac! Just the bare necessities.

4:44 am

sprite

Jac posted them on FB, I believe

4:44 am

puglet

Ive never heard that song Sprite can I find it on the computer somewhere

4:44 am

Jacula

pug - on FB.

4:44 am

sprite

I will give you the links, pug, hold on

4:45 am

puglet

yeah and with the prices of just the basic needs its awful

4:45 am

Jacula

sprite - is that song the same as Blue Christmas?

4:45 am

puglet

okay sprite

4:45 am

puglet

will this be you singing it?

4:45 am

sprite

this is Dana:
http://tinyurl.com/lczajt7

4:46 am

sprite

no, I don't think so, Jac

4:46 am

sprite

and this one for Caya:
http://tinyurl.com/3jrdqpq

4:47 am

puglet

thanks I will go there after here---are they in english

4:48 am

sprite

yes, both in english

4:49 am

Jacula

I know the song now, sprite. Shame Jimmy S (the dj) is on the clip! :(

4:49 am

puglet

are you guys doing this to raise money for something

4:49 am

Jacula

Just got the hat! Dunno why it took me so long. 6 left to find now.

4:51 am

sprite

no pug, just for fun. And for our loved ones to hear what we are doing.

4:51 am

Jacula

I see the Aussie snake's reared its head again. (ta6.21)

4:51 am

sprite

lol, some words are like that, Jac... hiding in full view.

4:51 am

sprite

thanks, was missing that one

4:51 am

Jacula

y/w :)

4:55 am

sprite

3 left. Still a 7 missing, lol

4:56 am

puglet

w2g you guys

4:56 am

Jacula

sprite - wa7/52 - same as the wa6/36 that comes after it, but with an extra vowel towards the end.

4:56 am

Marc Freeman

there is a ma7 and wa7

4:57 am

Marc Freeman

I need clues for both, please

4:57 am

sprite

ok thanks! New one for me. Must look up the def.

4:57 am

Jacula

FIREWORKS! *~*~*~

4:57 am

Marc Freeman

don't have the wa6 either?

4:57 am

sprite

Fireflies here as well

4:58 am

Marc Freeman

congrats Jacula

4:58 am

puglet

congrats Jac

4:58 am

Marc Freeman

congrats sprite

4:58 am

sprite

ok, the wa6/7 is: 'a bulky woolen fabric woven of coarse yarn and heavily napped, formerly much used in England and Scandinavia for the manufacture of durable winter garments.'

4:58 am

sprite

yayyyyy Jac!

4:58 am

puglet

congrats to you too Sprite!

4:59 am

sprite

W + what you put in the papers to sell something + I go shopping in the ***l.

4:59 am

Jacula

I'd better get off and get a late breakfast and then get some letters written. We can go to the wholesaler's once my stepdaughter gets here. Happy Babbling all, and - Sprite - enjoy your film. xx

4:59 am

puglet

morning Marc

4:59 am

sprite

will do! Have a grand day, Jac.

4:59 am

Jacula

'Byeee.. xx

5:00 am

Marc Freeman

got them how about the ma7?

5:00 am

puglet

bye Jac

5:03 am

Marc Freeman

morning pug

5:03 am

Marc Freeman

morning pug

5:03 am

Marc Freeman

morning pug

5:03 am

Marc Freeman

morning pug

5:03 am

sprite

ma7/8 combo: the mosquito disease with fever attacks.

5:05 am

puglet

reset time :(

5:07 am

sprite

lol, and always we get fooled by the hiccup. Ok, off I go. Have a wonderful day, both of you, and all lurkers. *hugs*

5:08 am

puglet

hugs Sprite and the same to you

5:08 am

sprite

I will send rose an email as well, pug. *hugs*

5:08 am

puglet

need coffee--bbl

5:11 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks Sprite got the ma combo

5:12 am

A*n*i*t*a

fireworks :)

5:13 am

A*n*i*t*a

poof im gone

6:15 am

crosshair

good morning everyone

6:18 am

ladycece920

morning crossy

6:19 am

crosshair

howdy, ladycece. how are you this fine morning?

6:19 am

ladycece920

i am well - you?

6:20 am

crosshair

not bad at all. a tad on the chilly side but it is winter after all

6:20 am

ladycece920

my chilly and yours are different :) It's 63F and rainy!!

6:21 am

crosshair

here it is minus 14 c or 9 F

6:21 am

ladycece920

oh geesh!

6:22 am

crosshair

supposed to warm up to minus 6c though this afternoon:))

6:22 am

ladycece920

heat wave!!

6:22 am

crosshair

:)

6:23 am

crosshair

have not been bit by a mosquito in days though:))))

6:23 am

ladycece920

ROFL

6:24 am

rubyfoo

poopy small grid for a Sunday

6:24 am

ladycece920

i agree ruby

6:24 am

crosshair

I hate these small ones,things are usually stuffed with exotic words and babblets

6:25 am

crosshair

((ruby))

6:25 am

ladycece920

i'm finding it very hard

6:25 am

rubyfoo

((crossy))

6:25 am

rubyfoo

it is always hard for me, but at least with the big grids, there's something to play with

6:27 am

MimiCat

Hello, everyone!

6:27 am

rubyfoo

hi mimi

6:28 am

MimiCat

Got a big day ahead. My ex is coming over to help me get my patio fixed up (finally) and I'm so happy about it. It's a bit too much for me to do by myself, so he will do the heavy lifting and such. My cats will finally be able to be outside but safe.

6:28 am

MimiCat

((ruby))

6:29 am

crosshair

((mimi))

6:29 am

rubyfoo

that's nice, mimi, having somebody to do the heavy lifting

6:29 am

MimiCat

((crossy))

6:31 am

crosshair

a nice 9f today, mimi. come snowshoeing with crossy

6:32 am

rubyfoo

the only time I went snowshoeing, I fell into a deep drift and had to be pulled out. Not a sport for me!

6:33 am

MimiCat

Getting up to about 70 here today, crossy---really great weather. I am, however, coming down with a cold and cannot be sick today, so trying a bit of mind control telling myself I am not sick...we'll see if it works! Have been forcing vitamin C.

6:33 am

rubyfoo

how water and honey, mimi

6:33 am

rubyfoo

hot*

6:34 am

MimiCat

I would actually love to go snowshoeing, crossy, but I fear I no longer have the stamina for it due to the heart condition. :(

6:34 am

MimiCat

Am having hot tea with honey as we speak, ruby.

6:34 am

rubyfoo

Dr. Ruby

6:35 am

rubyfoo

I used to be a skier, but no more since my neighbor, who was an expert, became paralyzed and later died, from a freak accident

6:36 am

MimiCat

Remember we lost Sonny Bono and the gorgeous Natasha Richardson to skiing accidents?

6:36 am

crosshair

mmm, tea with honey

6:36 am

rubyfoo

I was always afraid that somebody, skiing out of control, would run me over and I'd be squshed

6:37 am

MimiCat

And creme brulee creamer...I like my tea the English way.

6:37 am

crosshair

2 or 3 years ago,we lost a city lawyer wife on the hill.she had skied out of bounds,ito a restricted area,fell and broke her leg and was run over by a grooming machine

6:38 am

MimiCat

Yikes! Gruesome.

6:39 am

rubyfoo

one time, I was skiing with my instructor (in Austria). I used her more for protection than anything. We got to the bottom, went over the berm on the way to the lift and, voila, there was a grooming machine who didn't see me. I was about a foot short of beingrun over.

6:39 am

crosshair

yes.one must always bee aware of the location of the grooming machines

6:39 am

rubyfoo

and now, a nap but not na6 lol

6:40 am

rubyfoo

The next time DHthreatens to leave, I'm packing his suitcase and calling a taxi

6:40 am

MimiCat

Natasha, I believe, had a bad fall and no one realized she had a contrecoup injury which got worse and killed her a couple of days later. So sad.

6:40 am

MimiCat

DO IT, RUBY!!!

6:40 am

rubyfoo

*woof*

6:41 am

MimiCat

Crossy, did you notice your exit word in the grid the other day---poink?

6:41 am

crosshair

lol.make sure all the exits are clearly marked ,ruby

6:41 am

crosshair

yup,i use poink

6:42 am

MimiCat

I mentioned it but don't think you were around anymore at the time.

6:42 am

crosshair

I do so because poof is a derogatory word in several European countries

6:43 am

crosshair

slang word that is

6:43 am

MimiCat

I didn't know that, crossy...will have to think of a better exit word.

6:44 am

MimiCat

How do you like my Christmas tree icon? I love the idea of a Christmas made out of stars.

6:45 am

crosshair

it is very pretty,but of a jumbo size.however,it does not seem to be affecting the site so all is well

6:46 am

MimiCat

I didn't know that...it doesn't even show up for me when I pull up the profile.

6:46 am

MimiCat

You wouldn't believe how much effort it took to finally get it uploaded.

6:46 am

crosshair

lol.it is massive.i cannot even get it all on my 24 inch monitor

6:47 am

crosshair

but it seem to be ok

6:47 am

MimiCat

I should go back and try to get a smaller size.

6:48 am

crosshair

I am getting roughly 1/4 of it maybe less. I think this is an entire wall mural hehe

6:48 am

MimiCat

They had size options but I have no idea what size I need, so I just grabbed one...will know better now.

6:49 am

crosshair

try a 1024x 768

6:49 am

crosshair

that is a standard monitor

6:49 am

MimiCat

Really hard to type over large gray cat who keeps grabbing my arm and wanting to be affectionate!

6:50 am

crosshair

the cats do rule us

6:50 am

MimiCat

Will try that size, crossy. Maybe that's why it was so difficult to upload?

6:51 am

MimiCat

Learn something every day!

6:53 am

crosshair

mine is actually 1900x something but 1024x768 should be ok or even 800x600

6:53 am

crosshair

depends if you want a full screen or just half or less

6:57 am

rururocks

Just like a woman to be going on about size :D

6:57 am

MimiCat

I just did pull it up on my profile and, wow, you are right! Had no idea! Must work on that tomorrow...am sure I'll be exhausted after today's activities. My ex is also bringing over the Christmas ornaments he brought back from our storage and we're going through them. I'm afraid to see the condition they're in...they were in storage for a decade!

6:58 am

MimiCat

Hey, ruru, crossy started it!

6:58 am

rururocks

Lol

6:59 am

MimiCat

And good morning ((ruru)).

7:00 am

MimiCat

Is anyone else totally annoyed by the nearly constant Windows updates? I just installed one last night and now it's telling me there's another one!

7:00 am

mixi6

I have an apple. no windows updates for me.

7:01 am

rururocks

I feel the same way about google's updates

7:02 am

MimiCat

I don't get those, ruru. But wonder why there are all these updates and if I really need to install them. Sometimes they screw up other things.

7:02 am

MimiCat

So, does Apple not do updates, mixi?

7:05 am

MimiCat

And, if I don't notice there's one coming and postpone it, it restarts my computer automatically...really hate that.

7:06 am

mixi6

yes they do. My computer checks weekly. doesn't always have one.

7:07 am

MimiCat

Crossy, do you know if I can eliminate the updates and whether it actually would make a difference?

7:07 am

crosshair

I have my updates set to manual

7:08 am

crosshair

so I have to actually hunt foor any updates as they come out

7:08 am

crosshair

you using windows 7, mimi?

7:08 am

MimiCat

Yes.

7:08 am

Anniebrook

Is anyone else having their chat text jumped up and down?

7:08 am

MimiCat

Not mine, Annie.

7:09 am

crosshair

one sec. let me check something on it

7:09 am

MimiCat

Try refresh, Annie.

7:09 am

mixi6

nor mine.

7:09 am

Anniebrook

okay Mimi, and hi

7:09 am

MimiCat

Morning, dear.

7:09 am

mixi6

na6! Fireworks.

7:09 am

crosshair

ok,mimi. as long as you have service pack one installed, you should be ok to turn off the auto download for it,but leave the reminder setting on

7:10 am

MimiCat

Whoa, mixi...WTG!

7:10 am

Anniebrook

refreshing didnt work

7:10 am

Anniebrook

YAY for mixii !!!

7:10 am

MLFAN17

well this is a disappointment i am out of here poof

7:10 am

crosshair

is your text still jumping up and down,annie?

7:10 am

Anniebrook

yes, crossy

7:11 am

MimiCat

And I can find that info in the Properties, crossy? Everything came already installed on this one.

7:11 am

crosshair

one sec,mimi.i will check the path for you

7:11 am

crosshair

start/control panel/windows update

7:12 am

crosshair

then go to change settings

7:12 am

crosshair

you can custom set it from there

7:13 am

MimiCat

THANK YOU!! You're the brother I never had, crossy!

7:13 am

crosshair

:))

7:16 am

MimiCat

Done, crossy. We'll see how it works next time. You are, again, my hero!

7:16 am

crosshair

just check there regularly for updates and get the important ones when you are in the mood to do so

7:18 am

crosshair

once a week will be fine

7:18 am

MimiCat

The option I had was to have it notify me but to let me choose if I want to download and install, so I'll still get the info but won't have to worry about it automatically restarting my computer.

7:18 am

crosshair

yup

7:18 am

crosshair

:))

7:19 am

crosshair

that is the setting I have as well

7:19 am

MimiCat

I also run my AVG scan every couple of weeks to defrag, remove junk files, etc. That really helps. Can always tell when computer is slowing down that I need to do that. And I only have the free version.

7:19 am

crosshair

good,good

7:19 am

crosshair

another good thing is a free program called Ccleaner

7:20 am

crosshair

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

7:20 am

crosshair

it is my go to for tidying up my computer

7:21 am

MimiCat

How does it differ from an AVG cleanup?

7:21 am

crosshair

c cleaner will also clean your registry and is a top shelf uninstaller

7:21 am

crosshair

but your avg one is good as well

7:22 am

MimiCat

The AVG does clean some registry but not all...have to get the paid version for that.

7:22 am

crosshair

yes,we do not get all the bling with the free versions

7:23 am

MimiCat

I've been assuming that since my needs are relatively simple that I don't need more than the free versions.

7:23 am

crosshair

no,i should think you do not,unless you download tons of movies or torrents

7:24 am

MimiCat

I'd love to make changes to my Word Document operations, though.

7:25 am

MimiCat

My sons do all those interactive games so they need much more capability. I just watch the movies through the Roku, so no downloading.

7:25 am

crosshair

I have a full array of windows office stuff in this build,so I use it exclusively now

7:26 am

crosshair

going to need it after my math class as I have tons of English to come yet

7:26 am

MimiCat

I have Microsoft Office...is your different?

7:26 am

crosshair

mine is a older but functional version I was able to get for free as the entire Microsoft off suite is still very expensive here

7:27 am

crosshair

word,excel,powerpoint and publisher

7:28 am

MimiCat

Crossy, if you ever need a good editor for your English compositions, I'm excellent at that (blushing at praising myself). Totally happy to help any time...you have my email address.

7:28 am

MimiCat

Was a bit of an English nerd in my youth...diagrammed sentences for FUN!

7:28 am

crosshair

I may just take you up on that ,mimi as I will have tons of homework with me after the first week of the new year

7:29 am

crosshair

the English I just did before the math got an 88%, so not too shabby myself;))

7:30 am

MimiCat

I've been a writer all my life. Wrote a one-act play when I was 10. It's a talent I seem to have been born with and one that I cherish. I even sometimes dream in words instead of pictures.

7:30 am

crosshair

my next English however, is to be university entrance qualification level

7:30 am

Uneaixoise

me too, mimi --LOVED diagramming sentences LOL

7:31 am

MimiCat

That is a respectable percentage, crossy....bet I can help you at least get into the 90% range.

7:31 am

Dorens

probably true of a lot of us. Otherwise why would be such word nerds?

7:31 am

Uneaixoise

just running by -- off to pick up rescue dogs -- BYEEE!

7:31 am

Dorens

Une, I remember the first day the teacher introduced diagramming sentences... I think it was the only day i really enjoyed school

7:31 am

MimiCat

I wrote an original research paper when I went back to school (after 30 years) and got 100% on it...so proud. Hadn't written anything "technical" for all that time.

7:31 am

crosshair

it is the structure that keeps me under 90%. I can write reams and reams of stuff,but my structure is a tad weak

7:31 am

crosshair

indeed, dorens

7:32 am

MimiCat

Good for you, Une....so love that you help those dogs.

7:32 am

MimiCat

On the other hand, all math ever did was lower my grade point average.

7:32 am

crosshair

yaa for puppies going to foster homes!

7:33 am

MimiCat

Crossy, I can totally help you with structure...and explain why any change is necessary...glad to help.

7:33 am

crosshair

that is what math is doing to me now. got 90% in computers, 88% in English and I know darn well that even if I get the pass,the math will drag me down

7:33 am

mixi6

hated diagramming sentences. loved math and science.

7:34 am

MimiCat

We all have our talents, mixi. My ex is so annoying...he was a physics major in college but is also very adept at English and a good writer....not fair!

7:34 am

crosshair

I am guessing I will finish off with a 70-75 in this math class,but there is still 2 1/2 weeks to go yet

7:34 am

mixi6

still don't care to know the difference between metaphor and simile.

7:35 am

MimiCat

Yep...some of it is can be rather pedantic.

7:35 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone. stats for the N third column 2nd row?

7:36 am

MimiCat

Mornin', dawg! Sorry, don't have it.

7:36 am

mixi6

other was an english major, mother-in-law writes books.

7:36 am

mixi6

*mother

7:36 am

phaeton

na6/24 lbd

7:36 am

Vioxx

na5/10 and na6/24

7:36 am

MimiCat

Wow--they must have thought you were an alien child, mixi!

7:37 am

lbdawger

ty, looking

7:37 am

mixi6

I beat my mother-in-law a scrabble, most of the time. Babble has helped.

7:37 am

BzznBea

I love the smell of na6 in the morning...

7:37 am

MimiCat

Oooo...bad na6/24...flashbacks to Vietnam.

7:38 am

lbdawger

ty bzzz, typed that in seconds before your clue!

7:38 am

MimiCat

Morning, Bea!

7:38 am

BzznBea

Good morning all.

7:38 am

BzznBea

Listening to the kittens tear up stuff upstairs...

7:38 am

Wolvie

morning all- what a grid today! stats for the a in the middle column please - top one

7:39 am

mixi6

so, my undergrad degree is in piano. M.Ed. in math.

7:39 am

phaeton

i have one, but not sure which came from that A

7:39 am

BzznBea

aw5/18

7:40 am

Wolvie

ty bzz :-)

7:40 am

MimiCat

To rejuvenate, Wolvie..an4/8

7:40 am

mixi6

hi wolvie.

7:40 am

Wolvie

ty mimi- have that one :-)

7:40 am

MimiCat

Mixi, you are a Renaissance woman!

7:41 am

lbdawger

music and math really do go well together.

7:41 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone :)

7:41 am

crosshair

music and book are even better:))

7:41 am

Wolvie

hi annie and all again :-)

7:41 am

crosshair

howdy, annie

7:42 am

Anniebrook

morning, Wolvie

7:42 am

Anniebrook

and crossy

7:42 am

MimiCat

Yes, they do, dawg, if you want to think of it that way...but getting math into it at all ruins the creativity for me...I'm sooo limited!

7:42 am

crosshair

howdy wolvie

7:42 am

lbdawger

morning, annie

7:42 am

MimiCat

((Annie)) weren't you just here a bit ago?

7:42 am

crosshair

crossy hates math:((

7:42 am

Anniebrook

never left

7:43 am

welki

'morning, everyone

7:43 am

Anniebrook

hi dawg :)

7:43 am

o-o

ap 5/12

7:43 am

lbdawger

hi crossy, wolvie, mimi, mixi, phae, bzzz and lurkers

7:43 am

MimiCat

Good...thought I was having a senior moment.

7:43 am

lbdawger

oh and welki and o-o

7:43 am

crosshair

and I love how they broke it up; 3 weeks of math before the break and 2 more weeks of it when we come back from break

7:43 am

mixi6

I'm good at math as long as I don't have to add, subtract, multiply or divide. (I love calculators).

7:43 am

crosshair

howdy,lbd

7:43 am

Anniebrook

morning o-o

7:43 am

Wolvie

hi all again- everyone is checking in now lol

7:44 am

mixi6

gotta go sing at church. poof.

7:45 am

crosshair

they have me doing stuff like this ,mixi : 3x(y2x3b) / 32yx2x..that sort of crap but add exponents to it all

7:45 am

MimiCat

I'm leaving for a bit...probably until tonight. Gotta get ready for the big balcony makeover! Can't wait to see how it looks with the palm trees, lattice panels and solar lights....yay! Bye for now and hugs all around. (Getting out just in time...that last post is giving me a headache, crossy)

7:45 am

Wolvie

ty o-o

7:46 am

BzznBea

I loved algebra once I looked at it as a puzzle that needed to be solved.

7:46 am

crosshair

yes,the order of operations then try to puzzle it out

7:46 am

Anniebrook

Mimi, have a great day. I think it is your very large tree that is making my chat wonky.

7:46 am

crosshair

it is the small things that kill me

7:47 am

MimiCat

Bea, what I loved was them telling me algebra helped me think logically....I always asked "How can it help me think logically if I'm always confused?" Haven't had to use algebra in the 40 years since "learning" it.

7:47 am

Wolvie

bye mimi and mixi

7:48 am

crosshair

my problem is I forget it all in the space of a weekend. I joke with the teacher that she has to prime me like a pump every moday and set me loose

7:48 am

harpjane

morning

7:49 am

Anniebrook

hello jane

7:49 am

crosshair

so,she does a review,and once I got it,i ask for all the work for the day,grind through it, get about 75% correct then repeat it all again next day

7:49 am

welki

hi, jane

7:49 am

lbdawger

hi harp

7:49 am

MimiCat

Hi and bye, jane! Oh, and hi and bye wellki!

7:49 am

o-o

bacon is known to cause amnesia

7:49 am

welki

dawg!

7:50 am

crosshair

lol,perhaps ,o-o

7:51 am

crosshair

it is the mathematical/bacon paradigm effect

7:52 am

MimiCat

Waiting for you to get that house here, welki! Now...I'm gone.

7:52 am

BzznBea

Crossy, try the tutorials at Khan Academy.

7:54 am

lbdawger

bye mimi

7:54 am

harpjane

is the wa7 a familiar word?

7:56 am

BzznBea

No

7:57 am

harpjane

Clue please?

7:57 am

BzznBea

ball of paper + sounds like a large shopping center

7:57 am

harpjane

wow, thanks

7:58 am

Anniebrook

thanks, bea..strange word

7:58 am

BzznBea

The wa6 is similar

7:59 am

harpjane

interesting definition, i want to see it in person now

8:01 am

Wolvie

back later- have to get football munchies ready :-)

8:02 am

lbdawger

clue for the la5...first one?

8:02 am

o-o

"Pad kid poured curd pulled cod."

8:03 am

Anniebrook

dawg, man's name, double the first vowel

8:03 am

BzznBea

Hawaiian porch

8:03 am

lbdawger

ty, annie

8:04 am

BzznBea

Sorry, wrong one.

8:05 am

lbdawger

np, bzzz. I bet someone needed it.

8:06 am

harpjane

yup

8:08 am

crosshair

ty ,annie

8:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all *yawn*

8:09 am

o-o

What Diogenes traveled with is in the grid too

8:09 am

Anniebrook

morning, Owl

8:10 am

crosshair

or more simply a lions hair style

8:10 am

72 Temple Owl

cannot wait to get out and ack away at icy plow remains :)

8:11 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!! tricky grid.

8:12 am

mael

hi all

8:12 am

crosshair

howdy mael

8:12 am

crosshair

yaa for lbd!!

8:13 am

mael

I'm waiting for my brother in law to come dig me out, it rained on the six inches of snow we got so it's a disgusting mess. I'd have a hard time under regular circumstances but six months pregnant is a no-no

8:13 am

mael

so I feel a little useless

8:13 am

o-o

Congrats, lb ... these grids cause brain atrophy

8:13 am

lbdawger

hi mael, hi TO. must get going. brekkies and decorating aw5 my patience.

8:14 am

crosshair

yes,best not to strain yourself with that.it will be very heavy to shift

8:14 am

mael

thanks for the aw5!

8:14 am

welki

hi mael and owl

8:14 am

lbdawger

mael, your body is busier than the snow shovelers. take care and be patient.

8:14 am

mael

yeah crossy, I'm just used to being independent and I feel all useless, lol

8:15 am

lbdawger

ttfn

8:15 am

mael

thanks lbd

8:15 am

mael

maybe if we just used some na6/24...

8:15 am

welki

i did something to my hand - feels like i sprained my thumb, but i don't remember bending it too far. has hurt like the dickens since yesterday morning

8:16 am

mael

have you tried icing it, welki?

8:17 am

welki

yes and now i have it taped but man alive, it is painful

8:17 am

mael

yikes, take it easy with that

8:17 am

o-o

drop something on your foot to distract you from the hand

8:17 am

Anniebrook

congrats, mael!

8:17 am

mael

thanks annie!

8:18 am

welki

tried hitting my head against the wall, o-o - maybe your remedy is more effective :)

8:18 am

Anniebrook

see you all later, welki, hope your thumb feels better

8:18 am

welki

thanks annie

8:28 am

hego

yuck! another stupid little one!

8:28 am

hego

Hi All

8:28 am

welki

hey hego

8:29 am

mael

hi hego, it is indeed a stupid little one

8:30 am

uusue2

morning all!

8:30 am

welki

hi, sue

8:30 am

hego

:)

8:30 am

hego

Hi sue

8:30 am

crosshair

suze!!

8:30 am

uusue2

hi welki and hego and mael!

8:31 am

uusue2

hi crossy!

8:32 am

crosshair

in 30 minutes or so I am off to the egg farm for a flat of brown jumbo eggs,some fresh bacon,cheese, and home baked bread.taking orders now. mmm they have their own honey as well;))

8:33 am

mael

hi sue!

8:33 am

uusue2

lair

8:33 am

mael

crossy, that sounds delicious, as usual

8:33 am

uusue2

oops! crossy, you distracted me :-)

8:33 am

crosshair

i love going to the source to get my breakfast ingredients

8:33 am

hego

mael, how are you feeling?

8:34 am

mael

good, hego, my back hurts all the time but I think that's not going away until april :)

8:35 am

hego

true.

8:35 am

hego

Do you know the sex of your baby?

8:35 am

crosshair

whats's wrong with your back,mael?

8:35 am

crosshair

ahh nm

8:35 am

mael

nope, we chose to wait :)

8:35 am

uusue2

ooh, mael is pregnant! Congratulations!!!

8:35 am

welki

just the backache? with sciatica?

8:35 am

crosshair

yaaa for mael!!

8:36 am

mael

pregnancy is wrong with my back, crossy, I have a baby kicking me in the spine :)

8:36 am

welki

babble babies are the best :)

8:36 am

hego

I would die of curiosity.

8:36 am

uusue2

ok, must run, yay for mael and Mr. mael!

8:36 am

crosshair

our son used to jump on my beloveds bladder

8:36 am

mael

thanks all! Backache and hip ache, actually, OB says I'm getting bursitis and that it's all pregnancy related :)

8:36 am

hego

remember that feeling

8:37 am

mael

oh, yeah, the bladder trampoline is also a common maneuver

8:37 am

welki

LOLOL

8:37 am

hego

:D

8:37 am

welki

(not that it's funny, but i remember that acrobatic maneuver all too well)

8:38 am

crosshair

"maybe you have twins:)))))))

8:38 am

mael

it is kinda funny, there's a baby kicking me in my internal organs!

8:38 am

mael

dear god no, crossy, one at a time is plenty

8:38 am

crosshair

hehe

8:39 am

hego

anybody have the 8?

8:39 am

robwhy

won't take lawd...clearly no southerner

8:40 am

welki

hego - relating to mosquito borne disease

8:40 am

hego

ty

8:40 am

crosshair

lay down a gawd bomb on enable!

8:43 am

mael

thanks welki!

8:44 am

o-o

anopheles

8:55 am

periwinkle

help with center A on bottom row pls

8:56 am

periwinkle

morning all. hopefully all the snow/ice will melt here today.

8:56 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:56 am

hego

Hi Bob and Peri

8:57 am

mael

morning :)

8:58 am

mael

ap4/6

8:58 am

mael

and related ap6/24

8:58 am

periwinkle

tyty mael

8:59 am

hego

ty for the 6

8:59 am

mael

np, just found it myself :)

8:59 am

hego

:)

9:00 am

crosshair

ty for ap6

9:04 am

mael

I can't believe I still have 30 to go

9:04 am

hego

there, there

9:06 am

mael

:)

9:12 am

hego

must go. bbl. hagd all.

9:12 am

mael

bye hego!

9:32 am

o-o

phantom: Bumfuzzle

9:48 am

mkg

hi all. clue for the 8 and 7s?

9:49 am

mkg

also need the e word please.

9:49 am

phandmd

mkg, one of the 7's and the 8 relate to a mosquito born disease

9:50 am

phandmd

the e word is a math word.

9:50 am

Mary

what do they start with?

9:50 am

phandmd

Do you have any of the N words? or any words from the Right T?

9:50 am

phandmd

M

9:52 am

Mary

ty, one of the right t is ta4/4

9:52 am

mkg

i have two right T words: ta 4s: both with two cons. and two vowels and both vowels are same. so just monkey around. i dont second consanent is different.

9:53 am

mkg

ty got e word.

9:53 am

mkg

looking for the 7s and 8.

9:53 am

Mary

stats for the e pls?

9:53 am

mkg

got the 8 and one 7.

9:54 am

phandmd

I clued one of the 7's and the 8, MA 7/32, 8/45 mosquito born disease

9:54 am

mkg

eq 5 16. one plus one eq****s two.

9:54 am

phandmd

good

9:54 am

mkg

i got that one phandmd.

9:54 am

mkg

need other 7 please.

9:54 am

Mary

ty mkg

9:54 am

phandmd

I don't have the other 7

9:55 am

Mary

neither do I

9:55 am

mkg

ty phandmd. anyone else have the other 7 not the ma 7?

9:56 am

phandmd

or any of the N words?

9:56 am

mkg

anyone have either an N word or an A word for the N and A in middle column, second and third rows? those two are 0s for me still.

9:56 am

Judi

Good morning! I gotta whole lotta nuthin so far!

9:57 am

phandmd

the middle A is AW 5/18

9:58 am

mkg

ty phand. searching. not easy

9:59 am

phandmd

be patient, you will find it...

10:00 am

phandmd

I aw 5 with baited breath to hear you found it

10:00 am

phandmd

a + wa4/8

10:00 am

mkg

got that aw. ty.

10:01 am

mkg

any N word clues for the N in third column?

10:01 am

phandmd

I am still aw5ing one too...

10:01 am

phandmd

lol

10:01 am

Judi

Na6/24.

10:02 am

Judi

Flammable liquid.

10:02 am

mkg

hmmm chemistry and me dont mix. so will try

10:02 am

phandmd

me either...

10:03 am

mkg

is it an element? or do you have a further clue?

10:03 am

Judi

I believe it was used in Vietnam war - like fire bombing.

10:03 am

mkg

oh i got it. ty ty ty. it was a horrible burning chemical and the u.s. wont ever use it again. ty.

10:04 am

mkg

na and then the trees that coconuts grow on.

10:04 am

Judi

Yes. Vicious stuff.

10:04 am

phandmd

ah! now I have nbs/nbt!

10:08 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

10:08 am

Judi

Hiya, Scrabbs!

10:08 am

Scrabbler

How are you, Judi?

10:09 am

Judi

S'all good here.

10:10 am

Judi

Got my grocery shopping done. Just wolfed do4 some eggs. 2nd cup of joe. Ahhhhhh.

10:10 am

Scrabbler

Winter wonderland here. The snow keeps coming. we have gotten over 40 inches since Tuesday.

10:11 am

Judi

Hokey smokes!

10:12 am

o-o

Hokey made an unwise decision

10:14 am

Judi

What does the 8 start with?

10:14 am

o-o

ma

10:15 am

Judi

Ty.

10:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi o-o

10:17 am

phandmd

over 40 inches! wow!

10:18 am

Scrabbler

Yes, and it keeps coming!

10:18 am

kje

I kinda wish we would get some... I'd love a snow day ; )

10:19 am

LeslieAnn

whoa. is the town basically shut down?

10:20 am

Rows

hello lovely babblers, good morning

10:21 am

Judi

Hello, Rows!

10:25 am

Judi

Cha-ching. Got the ma7 & 8.

10:26 am

kje

I'm listing now, 18 left... have to say so far, the list isn't helping much, still lots of monkeying

10:28 am

o-o

la + the first of Onassis, abbr

10:29 am

Scrabbler

Uh, oh, toddler nephew is awake. I must go now.

10:29 am

kje

hagd scrab

10:29 am

phandmd

have fun Scrabs

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Wed/Thurs/Fri were snow days but life goes on. The sji resort across the valley is happily busy!

10:31 am

Scrabbler

*ski

10:32 am

Judi

I'm surprised, Scrabbs. 40 inches of snow in western NY does not usually shut things down. They just plow it out of the way and soldier on.

10:32 am

kje

they'll have a happy christmas then

10:35 am

Judi

Time to go saute my veggies. See y'all later! *POOF*

10:35 am

kje

hagd judi

10:36 am

kje

anew

10:36 am

kje

sorry

10:37 am

kje

FW

10:37 am

kje

can clue very briefly if needed

10:39 am

Mary

I have 1 seven. what is the other?

10:39 am

kje

ok, poof

10:39 am

kje

oops

10:39 am

kje

the other is wa7

10:40 am

kje

followed by a wa6 which is related

10:40 am

mael

wa7

10:40 am

harpjane

ma7 and wa7

10:41 am

kje

wa6 - a ball of something, like gum maybe + prefix meaning bad... then double the second vowel for the 7

10:41 am

harpjane

da5/14?

10:42 am

kje

da + not female

10:43 am

o-o

add male

10:43 am

harpjane

thanks

10:46 am

kje

poof

10:46 am

dan2bit

morning all! top row donw

10:46 am

dan2bit

*done

10:57 am

stidmama

go dan go! good morning

11:01 am

stidmama

down to 24, listing...

11:04 am

stidmama

W's whipped

11:05 am

stidmama

T's toppled!

11:06 am

penquis

can i get STATS for the 8 please?

11:06 am

ChrissieDee

ma8/45

11:07 am

stidmama

ma 8/45 according to lickety I don't have it yet

11:07 am

penquis

ty

11:08 am

stidmama

hello chrissie and penquis

11:08 am

penquis

hi...

11:08 am

stidmama

I could use help on the pa 6 please?

11:08 am

penquis

can i get STATS for the E word please?

11:09 am

stidmama

eq 5

11:09 am

stidmama

it's fishy...

11:09 am

welki

eq 5/16

11:10 am

stidmama

hey chilly welki...

11:10 am

penquis

ty

11:12 am

welki

hi stid

11:15 am

penquis

can I get STATS for the N words please?

11:16 am

stidmama

I have na 5/10

11:16 am

penquis

ty

11:16 am

phandmd

na 6/24

11:16 am

phandmd

can I have a clue for the na 5/10?

11:16 am

stidmama

thanks phand

11:16 am

stidmama

still working on the PA 6, any help?

11:16 am

penquis

ty

11:16 am

phandmd

nm, just monkeyed it

11:17 am

phandmd

don't have it

11:17 am

stidmama

NVM! *sigh*

11:17 am

stidmama

*mutter mutter* rofl

11:17 am

LeslieAnn

talking to yourself again, stiddy?

11:17 am

stidmama

it's a locative term (the pa 6)

11:18 am

stidmama

hey LA! you bet! I am the only one who will listen! *grin* particularly if you are between 12 and 14 -- my voice seems to not be in your range of hearing...

11:18 am

stidmama

P's propped up!

11:18 am

LeslieAnn

well luckily i am not!

11:18 am

phandmd

stid does it build on teh 4/6 in any way?

11:19 am

stidmama

no, the pa 5 is a type of grass, the pa 6 is a country

11:19 am

stidmama

how are you, LA? I found you on pinterest...

11:20 am

phandmd

does it come from the upper or lower P?

11:20 am

stidmama

the upper p

11:20 am

LeslieAnn

good stiddy! having christmas at our house this year so getting ready for that. and for some reason hubby decided this was a good time to redo the bathroom too.

11:20 am

stidmama

the lower P are all PL or PO words

11:21 am

stidmama

hmph. I guess that means he has incentive to finish it??? *hopeful mama look*

11:21 am

stidmama

NA 6 is too elusive for me today.

11:21 am

phandmd

got the 6.

11:21 am

stidmama

maybe it's this migraine. brb

11:21 am

LeslieAnn

i think so! he painted it yesterday while i was finishing up christmas shopping

11:21 am

phandmd

NA 6 is a chemical used in Vietnam

11:23 am

stidmama

ah, thanks phand

11:23 am

phandmd

not getting the grass PA 5/16...

11:23 am

stidmama

I sort of thought that was a proper noun...

11:23 am

phandmd

well, I thought the PA 6 was a proper noun too...

11:23 am

stidmama

you know, in argentina, the spiky clumps of large grasses named for their habitat the rangelands... pa***s... :-)

11:24 am

stidmama

exactly! peculiar uses for words sometimes

11:24 am

phandmd

nope, don't know that...

11:24 am

stidmama

okay. P + unit of current + vowel

11:24 am

phandmd

got it

11:25 am

stidmama

go phand go!

11:25 am

stidmama

down to 13 here

11:25 am

phandmd

monkeyed before I saw your clue, that would have given it to me too!

11:25 am

stidmama

My bathrooms won't be done by the end of the year, LA, but I am closing in on what I need to do for tiling the master shower

11:26 am

stidmama

I was going to hire someone, but I think I should just do it myself for now.

11:26 am

phandmd

if you have the skill and the time, Stidmama, you will save lots of money if you do it yourself...

11:27 am

phandmd

I could us a clue for the PL 6 and the PO 6 pretty please

11:27 am

rolin

I hav the qu4.. could some one give me the stats for the other pls

11:27 am

stidmama

I have the skill, but my strength is limited and the crouching and lifting will put my hip out for sure.

11:27 am

phandmd

Qu 5/18,

11:27 am

stidmama

PL 6 is like a british spelling for the award on the wall, or the tooth scum

11:28 am

stidmama

qu5/18

11:28 am

phandmd

well, that is something to consider, Stid.

11:28 am

penquis

qu + give ***s to the poor...

11:28 am

stidmama

exactly -- IF I can get Tom and Grant to be actively engaged when the contractor says it's time to tile, THEN I know I can do it.

11:28 am

stidmama

nice clue pen

11:29 am

penquis

ty

11:29 am

phandmd

Hope you can get them engaged then.

11:29 am

phandmd

thanks for the pl clue

11:30 am

phandmd

PO 6?

11:30 am

stidmama

person who makes cookware?

11:30 am

rolin

ty for the qu an pl clues

11:30 am

stidmama

babblet...

11:30 am

phandmd

sigh, thanks, stid. Should have seen that!

11:31 am

stidmama

stuck on ma 7 and 8 -- any clues appreciated!

11:31 am

stidmama

took me ages to see it. I don't "do" twisty very well any more. SO out of practice

11:31 am

penquis

mosquito disease....and add letter for adjective

11:31 am

phandmd

they both relate to a mosquito born illness

11:31 am

stidmama

okay, thanks penquis and phand *thinking*

11:31 am

penquis

yw...

11:31 am

stidmama

got the 7...

11:32 am

stidmama

and the 8 -- never saw the 8 before

11:32 am

stidmama

down to 9!

11:32 am

rolin

ty for the ma's

11:32 am

penquis

me either

11:32 am

penquis

yw

11:32 am

stidmama

LA, do you use Houzz to think about design? I found it about 7 months ago and really like it.

11:33 am

stidmama

6 now...

11:33 am

phandmd

12 fo rme

11:33 am

LeslieAnn

yeah, i've done a bit of poking around there.

11:34 am

stidmama

go phand go!

11:34 am

stidmama

4...

11:34 am

phandmd

you too!

11:34 am

stidmama

trying to finish before Matthew comes over. We have a family friend who lets him stay at her place and use her spare car when we are in town. It's nice for him.

11:34 am

LeslieAnn

we bought a house about a year ago. the main floor and the basement are amazing, but the top level i don't think has been updated since the house was built 20-25 years ago

11:34 am

stidmama

lots of possibilities in a house like that!

11:35 am

rolin

the corner r... ra and ri or both ra?

11:35 am

LeslieAnn

yes we are having fun, and hubby has discovered he likes doing the diy house stuff

11:35 am

phandmd

one of each

11:36 am

phandmd

both 4's and common.

11:36 am

stidmama

I have pretty close to reached my limit on planning and designing our house. There will be so many things I want to change within weeks of it being done, that I am taking the pressure off myself and focusing on the "must do" decisions for now. The contractor will prime the whole house and paint (one color only) walls and ceiling, for example, so I am going with a very light white for now which will be easy to paint over once I decide what I really want in each room.

11:36 am

LeslieAnn

one of each, rolin, both are 4-letters

11:36 am

stidmama

but I like looking at houzz and imagining various things in place (eventually)

11:36 am

rolin

and ive never heard of either of them..lol

11:36 am

LeslieAnn

what's your timeline for finishing and getting moved in? or is that too far off?

11:38 am

stidmama

I think we will be finished with most of it by the end of January. I know the cabinets were ordered last week for the kitchen, so they are about 3 weeks away from that. we meet with the electrician this week to tell him what we want for outlets and such. It will be pretty nice to have things closed off and insulated so we can get in and start actually working on things ourselves.

11:38 am

LeslieAnn

absolutely!

11:39 am

stidmama

I know we will move in by the end of March. *optimistic mama look* I have not enjoyed most of this process. Too much and I felt I had too little time at the beginning to really make decisions that were optimal. I "settled" too fast on a couple things, but we can live with what we will have, and it will be nice anyway.

11:40 am

LeslieAnn

well and like you said, it will give you some projects to work on in your own time after you move in

11:40 am

stidmama

Ds done!!!! (3)

11:41 am

stidmama

now I am trying to keep my vision in line with what's left of our money. LOL We'll have a lot of unconnected lights for a few months until I have earned enough to buy the fixtures I want!!

11:41 am

LeslieAnn

haha. priorities!

11:43 am

stidmama

did you see what the house looks like with the roofing on? I don't have a lot of great pictures, but Tom took one that shows the dormers and a bit of the skylight placement. I haven't been out there in over a week (teaching this time of year takes everything I have), so will go today and take a few of my own.

11:43 am

LeslieAnn

i have not. where are they?

11:44 am

stidmama

stidmama (of course) . com

11:45 am

stidmama

AP 5 pretty please?

11:45 am

phandmd

still ahve 9 left...

11:46 am

stidmama

go phand go!!!

11:46 am

phandmd

and that is one that I need... sorry

11:46 am

stidmama

AD 5 btw, is fishy fishy fishy...

11:46 am

stidmama

the first one, I should clarify.

11:46 am

phandmd

yesh, I found that one...

11:46 am

stidmama

and the first al 5 is another locative...

11:46 am

LeslieAnn

nice progress stiddy! and what a beautiful pic of you on the front page.

11:47 am

stidmama

thanks :-)

11:47 am

stidmama

I look a LOT older now. *grin* almost 35 (unless you see the gray hair, and then it's more like 95...)

11:48 am

LeslieAnn

almost 35? well you are ancient then eh?

11:49 am

phandmd

laundry rotationt time...

11:49 am

stidmama

more like half a century... but I "feel" older than I look.

11:49 am

bichon

My daughter is 35. A baby

11:49 am

stidmama

thanks for the reminder, phand... I have ONE MORE TO FIND... *sigh*

11:50 am

stidmama

happy natal day, bichon! :-) my elder is 21 tomorrow.

11:50 am

stidmama

GOT IT!!!!

11:50 am

LeslieAnn

huzzah!

11:50 am

stidmama

and it was yet another word that appears locative to me, but I suspect it has something to do with bees...

11:50 am

bichon

my eldest wil be 41 next month!

11:50 am

bichon

OTOH, We just finished shoveling the driveway.

11:51 am

stidmama

yep. "of or pertaining to bees"

11:51 am

LeslieAnn

i will bookmark your blog. I think I had done that a while back but then switched compys and lost it

11:51 am

stidmama

yuck, (shoveling snow) and wow, you don't look old enough to have kids that age, bichon!

11:51 am

bichon

I'm 67 and a half. Feel that old

11:53 am

stidmama

I should have a few more pics up this evening, then I will have two weeks to get my "real life" back in order before kids return to the classroom again

11:53 am

stidmama

well, after shoveling snow, I would feel that old, too. :-)

11:56 am

stidmama

anyway, I should go dry my hair before I go out. I look pretty frightful. any clues before I go?

11:57 am

LeslieAnn

nah, i'm working on a few other things, am barely in the grid right now

12:01 pm

stidmama

okay, I'll head out then. Good to see you-all -- have a wonderful holiday with your get-together, LA! And enjoy your "new" bathroom. :-) *poof*

12:28 pm

phandmd

anyone here to give a clue? I cannot see the TA 6 for the life of me.

12:29 pm

penquis

it is the name of a James Clavell novel....japanese for leader of a foreign company, i think...

12:30 pm

penquis

ta + personal pronoun + a cooking pot is also a ***....

12:30 pm

phandmd

thanks. I was looking at a-z saw that word but didn't see it in the puzzle. should have tried it as it was the only possible word in the list!

12:31 pm

penquis

yw

12:35 pm

phandmd

A2Z put me out of my misery!

12:38 pm

penquis

i am taking a break right now....writing Christmas cards....still have 26....haven't listed yet...

12:39 pm

phandmd

I am giong to wrap presents while watching my pathetic football team play.

12:46 pm

penquis

i am also watching football....NE Patriots game...

12:51 pm

phandmd

Redskins for me...

12:53 pm

MollyL

*Passes a stiff drink to Phan* It will help with the wrapping and the pathetic game.

12:54 pm

penquis

molly!...hi...haven't seen you in ages....love your image!

1:02 pm

Rows

hola :)

1:03 pm

MollyL

Hi Pen, hope you are enjoying the holiday season.

1:04 pm

penquis

yes, busy, but because I don't work, not too busy... ;o)

1:05 pm

penquis

now writing Christmas cards and watching the Patriots game...

1:06 pm

crosshair

howdy again my friends:)

1:08 pm

penquis

hi crossy...

1:10 pm

phandmd

Molly, thanks for that stiff drink, it really hit the spot!

1:16 pm

periwinkle

cheers Molly!! just shoveled the ice off the sidewalk and the path in front of the front door and in front of the garage

1:16 pm

periwinkle

and rewarding myself with a G&T.

1:17 pm

periwinkle

hi all

1:18 pm

penquis

wow....you deserve it....i am waiting for the plow guy to return before i shovel out my car and move it to its usual spot...

1:18 pm

periwinkle

pa6 or la6 pls. they were mentioned at the flip but I do not see them.

1:19 pm

periwinkle

of the other people in the house, 2 are good for nothing and the other two have health issues so that leaves me to do the shoveling.

1:19 pm

zoozzoom

PA6 A hat?? or cigar?

1:19 pm

zoozzoom

Or a place of course.

1:19 pm

periwinkle

ty zooz

1:19 pm

o-o

la -- rope cowboys use

1:20 pm

penquis

well i figured it was a hat...

1:20 pm

mael

the la6 is a lasso

1:20 pm

periwinkle

ty o-o and mael. both words I should have found myself. oh well

1:20 pm

periwinkle

someone, I think it was MitchDick finished this grid in 14 minutes

1:21 pm

periwinkle

I still have 27 lef.

1:21 pm

mael

4 for me, but they are mostly 6s

1:21 pm

periwinkle

left, even. It will be below freezing tonight and the slush will refreeze. so that is why I shoveled.

1:21 pm

periwinkle

I am missing 4 of the 6's.

1:22 pm

penquis

i am still missing three...

1:22 pm

o-o

ap 6/24

1:22 pm

phandmd

did you see the news about Peter O'Toole?

1:23 pm

periwinkle

of the 6's I have ap, la, pa and na

1:23 pm

mael

two left, both p6

1:23 pm

periwinkle

no what happened?

1:23 pm

phandmd

He passed away

1:23 pm

zoozzoom

TA6 Snake.

1:23 pm

periwinkle

did he die?

1:23 pm

mael

that's really too bad, phan, he was great

1:23 pm

periwinkle

so sorry to hear that

1:23 pm

o-o

pa 6/24 canal

1:23 pm

periwinkle

I was out doing errands so have not heard any news

1:24 pm

o-o

po 6/24 --mary jane male

1:24 pm

mael

I have the canal, the two p6s I'm missing are from the bottom p. Hmmm

1:25 pm

periwinkle

mary jane male?

1:25 pm

o-o

pl 6/30 -- bane of teeth

1:25 pm

phandmd

or cooking vessel + male

1:25 pm

periwinkle

ty o-o for pl

1:26 pm

mael

thanks, that was one of them!

1:26 pm

periwinkle

ty for po6 clever clue o-o

1:26 pm

mael

fireworks! thank you :)

1:26 pm

penquis

congrats!

1:27 pm

mael

I'm going to go do some sunday cleaning, folks, thanks again!

1:27 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Mael!

1:44 pm

periwinkle

help with r pls. I have ri5

1:44 pm

periwinkle

I have ri4

1:44 pm

periwinkle

not ri5

1:44 pm

o-o

ra 4/4

1:45 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

1:46 pm

periwinkle

is it a common word? I do not see it?

1:47 pm

zoozzoom

Ra*n drops + vowel

1:47 pm

o-o

babblet

1:47 pm

periwinkle

ty I found it

1:59 pm

jubi

the first two wa words made me crazy

2:03 pm

penquis

don't have those yet...

2:04 pm

jubi

a bulky woolen fabric, middle english, and an alternate spelling

2:07 pm

penquis

thanks but if i knew that, i probably would have found the word... ;o)

2:12 pm

o-o

a wa* of gum + shopping center like ***l of America; the 7 adds like vowel before the last consonant

2:14 pm

wvteach

any help with either of the As in the 3rd column please

2:16 pm

o-o

bottom: ap 4/6 and 6/24

2:16 pm

wvteach

thnx o-o

2:17 pm

o-o

ap 5/12 and aw 5/18

2:17 pm

penquis

ty o-o...

2:18 pm

wvteach

NBT and NBS and halfway

2:24 pm

penquis

the na words are driving me crazy...

2:25 pm

o-o

na + the shah of ***n

2:25 pm

phandmd

do you want clues?

2:26 pm

o-o

na + tree or part of your hand

2:30 pm

penquis

tyvm...

2:37 pm

penquis

i am done!....

2:42 pm

wvteach

congrats pen

2:52 pm

penquis

ty!

2:55 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

3:00 pm

penquis

hi....going out to dig out my car now...bye all

3:01 pm

jesdraggon

sounds fun... ish. enjoy, penq.

3:21 pm

wvteach

help with LA 5/10 (first one) please

3:24 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word LA 5/10 - didn't enjoy this grid - too many weird words, more than usual

3:33 pm

jesdraggon

yay teach!

3:41 pm

penquis

well it took me 40 min to dig out my car....glad that's done!

3:42 pm

jesdraggon

how much snow did you get?

3:43 pm

penquis

about a foot i think...

3:44 pm

penquis

i am getting too old to shovel!

3:44 pm

jesdraggon

nice

3:44 pm

penquis

luckily it was dry snow....light, fluffy

3:45 pm

jesdraggon

we had freezing rain and fog yesterday... less pretty.

3:46 pm

penquis

oh it's pretty, to be sure...

3:49 pm

penquis

i am just glad i could shovel it out today and not tomorrow morning...

3:49 pm

jesdraggon

no more expected tonight?

3:50 pm

crosshair

hellow again everyone

3:51 pm

penquis

no, it was done this afternoon....had to wait for the plow guy to do the parking lot...

3:51 pm

crosshair

hello

3:51 pm

jesdraggon

howdy, crossy

3:51 pm

penquis

hi crossy....

3:51 pm

penquis

what made it worse is that it is only 16 degrees out...

3:51 pm

crosshair

we are due for 6-8 more inches tonight and a nippy minus 13c

3:52 pm

crosshair

or 9f

3:52 pm

penquis

what is that in Fahrenheit?

3:52 pm

penquis

ty...

3:52 pm

crosshair

I try to remember to convert to old scale;))

3:53 pm

periwinkle

pen, you said you are getting too old to shovel, how old are you?

3:53 pm

penquis

not that old really....63....

3:53 pm

periwinkle

71 here

3:54 pm

penquis

you are probably hardier than me, lol....

3:54 pm

crosshair

crossy is just a puppy at 50

3:54 pm

periwinkle

it would be nice if others would at least offer to help but that will not happen

3:54 pm

periwinkle

I am in pretty good shape

3:55 pm

periwinkle

I just do not like it when other just sit or lie back and watch me do the work

3:55 pm

penquis

i play a lot of tennis but i don't do any other exercise...

3:55 pm

periwinkle

I walk and go to ex class twice a week

3:55 pm

jesdraggon

whahahahah! found the 8 w/o clues :)

3:55 pm

penquis

i was thinking of that when i was shoveling...we used to have to very nice young men who used to come out and help us...not any more....

3:56 pm

crosshair

yaaa for jess!

3:56 pm

jesdraggon

no teenager kids in the neighborhood to hire?

3:56 pm

periwinkle

no one comes around here. once when it snowed really bad a few years ago a man came by but I could have done better than he did. I had to finish up when he left

3:56 pm

penquis

no....but i will start to ask around....

3:57 pm

periwinkle

not many kids around here and I am guessing that the few that are cannot be bothered, they are spoiled

3:57 pm

penquis

probably true...

3:58 pm

periwinkle

ap5 pls

3:59 pm

periwinkle

nm

3:59 pm

penquis

good....was a little tough to clue

4:00 pm

crosshair

I will take a clue for that if you have one put together

4:00 pm

penquis

ap + personal pronoun + tin c**....

4:01 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, pen

4:01 pm

penquis

yw

4:01 pm

crosshair

ty,penquis

4:02 pm

penquis

yw

4:02 pm

Jeff7

clue for that 8 pls....if you cn think of how to clue it, that is :)

4:03 pm

crosshair

ma 7 and 8 a mosquito fever and ad a cons for the 8

4:03 pm

jesdraggon

ma7 is a mosquito-borne disease common in Africa. ma8 is the actual causative agent.

4:07 pm

Jeff7

ty-this is a tough grid for me with the unusual letter patterns (for babble, that is)

4:08 pm

penquis

yes it is an odd board

4:08 pm

Jeff7

stats for the solo A on the bottom pls

4:09 pm

jesdraggon

al4/5 i think?

4:09 pm

jesdraggon

oh, no, sorry... that's the ar4/4

4:09 pm

penquis

i thought it was al 5/12....not sure

4:10 pm

penquis

perhaps it is another al4/5...

4:10 pm

Sparty

it is ar4/4

4:10 pm

torgone

ar4/4 is the solo a .. and also a solo ..

4:13 pm

Jeff7

ty

4:17 pm

magzel

anyone have wa 4/18 please

4:18 pm

crosshair

I have 3 of them

4:18 pm

jesdraggon

there isn't one... there's a 4/12 though

4:18 pm

penquis

don't see wa 4/18 on my list...

4:18 pm

crosshair

oops.nm me.i best hunt for some vodka

4:18 pm

jesdraggon

and 3 4/8s

4:18 pm

magzel

4/12 sorry

4:18 pm

crosshair

and my glasses

4:20 pm

penquis

like cry your eyes out only replace b with w...

4:21 pm

magzel

thanks so much pen it was driving me crazy

4:21 pm

penquis

yw

4:23 pm

jesdraggon

po6 please?

4:23 pm

penquis

guy who sells pans to cook in??

4:24 pm

jesdraggon

oi. thankee

4:24 pm

penquis

yw

4:30 pm

magzel

how about ta 6/21

4:31 pm

penquis

name of a James Clavell novel....japanese...ta + personal pronoun + a pot is a ***...

4:31 pm

jesdraggon

ta + vowel + what the po6 sells :)

4:32 pm

jesdraggon

means a venomous snake

4:33 pm

jesdraggon

3 left

4:33 pm

penquis

it is also the head of a foreign company in China...;o)

4:36 pm

jesdraggon

wi5 please?

4:37 pm

penquis

wi + sunbathers want a ***...

4:37 pm

jesdraggon

thankee

4:38 pm

penquis

yw

4:39 pm

jesdraggon

fireworks. last word na6 - fiery death in Vietnam

4:39 pm

penquis

congrats!

4:41 pm

stidgmere

apHello just starting.

4:41 pm

jesdraggon

anybody need clues?

4:41 pm

jesdraggon

hi stidg :)

4:42 pm

magzel

thanks for the ta clue

4:42 pm

stidgmere

Too early for clues for me.

4:48 pm

bichon

just starting here and grid looks very weird. Hi stid, mag, jes, pen

4:48 pm

penquis

it is weird, lol...

4:51 pm

magzel

palpi

4:51 pm

jesdraggon

hi bichon :)

4:51 pm

magzel

crap, sorry

4:51 pm

Shirlockc

just got back from a cruise over a clue canal!

4:52 pm

penquis

clue canal??

4:53 pm

penquis

oh...i understand...

4:53 pm

bichon

I don't

4:53 pm

crosshair

and now it is time fro crossy's geek tidbit of the day!!!! .take a broken cat laser toy, take it apart and remove the small lens inside. no take a bobby pin and place the small lens in the end of the pin. you will notice that it grips the small lens perfectly. Now thake the bobby pin with the lens in place and tape it to the back of your smart pone so the laser lens lines up with the camera lens on the phone. You are done!! you have just created a way to do macrophotography with your phone!

4:54 pm

stidgmere

Hi bichon, weird is a nice way to put it.

4:54 pm

crosshair

ignore typos

4:54 pm

stidgmere

Whta tipozes?

4:54 pm

TheLegend

[i

4:55 pm

crosshair

you mean tyypozee?

5:00 pm

penquis

interesting crossy...

5:01 pm

bichon

la 5/10, first one pls

5:02 pm

penquis

l + double vowel + i am not poor, but **ch (don't i wish, lol)

5:02 pm

crosshair

I use to to take macros, of coins in my collection, penquis

5:02 pm

magzel

pa 6/24 please

5:02 pm

bichon

tyvm pen

5:02 pm

penquis

name of the big canal south of us....

5:02 pm

penquis

yw

5:03 pm

magzel

tyvm

5:04 pm

magzel

la 5/10 last one

5:04 pm

bichon

Hawaiian porch

5:05 pm

magzel

I think I have that one, I need the first one

5:05 pm

bichon

Clued by pen at 5:02

5:06 pm

magzel

meant last word for me to finish

5:07 pm

magzel

thanks, that did it. what a bunch of silly words today

5:07 pm

bichon

na 5, pls

5:08 pm

penquis

na + *** (money put away for retirement)...

5:08 pm

Minveryork

na 5/10 word is n plus oxygen plus a vowel bicon and hello

5:08 pm

bichon

tyvm Min and hello to you

5:08 pm

bichon

ty pen

5:09 pm

penquis

ye

5:10 pm

penquis

sorry....meant to say yw...

5:17 pm

periwinkle

pa5/16 pls

5:17 pm

periwinkle

nm

5:26 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for the first la5/10, please?

5:26 pm

penquis

i clued it at 5:02...

5:27 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

5:27 pm

penquis

yw

5:28 pm

Minveryork

la 5/10 word is a rope for a cowbow Marc Freeman and hi!

5:28 pm

Minveryork

*cowboy

5:32 pm

crosshair

crossy is not liking this grid:((

5:32 pm

Rows

me either

5:33 pm

crosshair

28 to go and I still do not have NBT :(

5:34 pm

penquis

keep plugging!

5:34 pm

Minveryork

I posted story of clues in my profile for those who need one

5:35 pm

crosshair

ty, min

5:36 pm

Minveryork

yw

5:38 pm

Rows

thanks min :)

5:40 pm

crosshair

found one more myself and two from your clue story ,min:))

5:41 pm

mab

ap5/12 and 6/24 please?

5:41 pm

crosshair

clues for the r words please

5:41 pm

crosshair

ap + mans name

5:42 pm

crosshair

a+ two peas in a *** + mans name

5:45 pm

crosshair

any help with the r please

5:46 pm

Alycia

ri 4/4, money

5:46 pm

mab

ra 4/4 is all vowels

5:46 pm

crosshair

ty, alycia

5:46 pm

Minveryork

ap 5/12 word is a plus pi 4/5 word and ap 6/24 word is ap 4/6 plus ** Gore mab.

5:46 pm

crosshair

and that is NBT and NBS for crossy

5:46 pm

mab

like sunshine

5:48 pm

crosshair

like your icon, alycia:)) sometime I get crazy and in the mood for a bit of Douglas Adams myself:)

5:48 pm

mab

thanks crossy.

5:49 pm

crosshair

ty,mab

5:49 pm

crosshair

I think I am down to the most evil little babblets now;((

5:51 pm

penquis

heh heh....

5:59 pm

MimiCat

HAPPY, HAPPY!! Have a bunch of my Christmas stuff now and already decorated a bit. And..my balcony is ready to be finished...how about a toast for Mimi?!

5:59 pm

crosshair

must take a bit of a break. back soon for my last 22

5:59 pm

bichon

evil bablets, I like that crossy

6:04 pm

penquis

nice, mimi...

6:04 pm

MimiCat

Thanks, pen. My ex brought the Christmas that had been in our storage and I haven't seen these things for YEARS... He helped get my patio organized a bit, too. He's really to have for the heavy lifting!

6:08 pm

penquis

nice....i, on the other hand, had to dig out my car today....foot of snow here....and very cold...

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

i put up the tree and one section won't light :(

6:10 pm

Minveryork

72 Temple Owl, don't you test lights BEFORE putting'em on

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

pre wired tree

6:11 pm

Minveryork

Oh no,that totally sucks! I am so sorry for your frustrations!

6:11 pm

MollyL

Hi Min. Just wanted to say I thought it was nice of you to put up an icon in remembrance of Sandy Hook yesterday.

6:12 pm

MimiCat

I hate when that happens. I can't have a tree because I have at least one crazy cat who would simply hurl himself at it and pull it down...really. No room anyway in this apt. But am finally going to use the balcony as an extension of my living room so that will be nice

6:12 pm

MimiCat

Can you easily exchange the tree, TO?

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i can see i am still rather put out about the tree and so will finish and go

6:13 pm

MimiCat

Awwww, TO, so sorry.

6:13 pm

Minveryork

Hello there MollyL!Thanks!It is a very hard time of year for those in Newtown.I'm still so saddened by the whole thing!

6:14 pm

MimiCat

Pen, I remember digging out of the snow and ice. It was 72 degrees here today and beautiful. I won't be complaining about weather again until summer.

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

happy babblin, a ll

6:28 pm

dan2bit

evening all

6:29 pm

penquis

hi...

6:34 pm

dan2bit

looking for the 2nd row N that isn't the na6 explosive

6:38 pm

penquis

na + *** (retirement money)

6:39 pm

dcseain

pension, savings, 401k and the like are retirement money.

6:41 pm

dan2bit

ty pen & dcs

6:41 pm

penquis

yw...

6:41 pm

dcseain

i'm still confused.

6:41 pm

dan2bit

na + radical irish catholics?

6:41 pm

penquis

sorry...try n + oxygen + vowel...

6:41 pm

dcseain

oh, wow. ty.

6:42 pm

penquis

good clue, dan...

6:42 pm

dcseain

i found it before dan's clue mostly by thinking through what i wrote. :P

6:50 pm

penquis

lol...

7:03 pm

bichon

po 6, pls

7:04 pm

dan2bit

tinker or stoner, bichon (compound word)

7:04 pm

bichon

ty dan

7:07 pm

bichon

FW and I must say this was the oddest collection of Bablets ever

7:07 pm

dan2bit

congrats bichon! 10 left here

7:09 pm

penquis

congrats!...not a fun board...

7:23 pm

dan2bit

firewords - tx all cluers. monkeyed the wa6 and had to consult the chog for wa7 to finish

7:31 pm

penquis

congrats!

7:41 pm

Enci

qualm

7:51 pm

lideola

testing

7:59 pm

Eva

thanks enci(-:

8:15 pm

JenMO16

hi everyone

8:35 pm

Rows

i don't like this grid :/

8:47 pm

penquis

not too many people have liked it....

9:07 pm

rolotom

Good evening everyone!

9:08 pm

rolotom

Clue please for the first la 5?

9:10 pm

Dianne

la+ opera solo minus last letter

9:14 pm

rolotom

TY DIanne!

9:15 pm

Dianne

yw

9:17 pm

Dianne

need anything else before I go?

9:19 pm

penquis

i am still lurking if anyone needs any help...

9:20 pm

rolotom

Fireworks for me!

9:22 pm

penquis

congrats!

9:25 pm

uusue2

good evening, all!

9:26 pm

penquis

hi

9:27 pm

uusue2

I decided with 32 left I might as well chug through Expert and finish up...

9:29 pm

penquis

not a fun grid...

9:29 pm

uusue2

but I am learning so many new words! :-P

9:46 pm

stidmama

can clue if you need, sue, but not sure how long I will be here

9:48 pm

uusue2

just got fireworks!

9:48 pm

uusue2

but thanks, stid, and good to see you!

9:48 pm

o-o

Congrats

9:49 pm

uusue2

thanks, o-o!

9:49 pm

penquis

congrats!

9:53 pm

stidmama

YAY sue!

9:54 pm

stidmama

since you don't need me, I will head out. have a great week. Love to Frank. *poof*

9:55 pm

uusue2

love to you and yours too, stid!

10:19 pm

penquis

heading to bed....g'nite to whoever remains!

11:59 pm

torgone

175

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