12:01 am
rastapopolous
te8
12:01 am
JenMO16
got the Qs! need to go to bed, see you later!
12:02 am
Aloyisius
Merry Christmas flip
12:02 am
cybernan
Merry Christmas :)
12:02 am
JenMO16
Merry Christmas!
12:02 am
gapeach
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
12:04 am
Dianne
Merry Christmas all
12:04 am
harpjane
phantom hooch
12:05 am
ChrissieDee
Happy Christmas babble buddies :)
12:05 am
harpjane
happy christmas, i'm off till morning now!
12:06 am
uusue2
Merry Christmas, babblers!
12:07 am
ChrissieDee
Sue, thank you for the update on Frank's scan. Wonderful Christmas present!
12:07 am
uusue2
It was the best, Chrissie! :-)
12:08 am
cybernan
lots of Christmasy words in this one :)
12:08 am
torgone
Happy Merry Joyeux Noelishness!
12:08 am
ChrissieDee
I wish you both the best of health for 2014 :)
12:08 am
uusue2
thanks, chrissie - and to you too!!
12:09 am
ChrissieDee
Thanks sue
12:09 am
jbp
phantom: schorch
12:10 am
jbp
or scorch, even
12:12 am
McLeach
thx for te8 rast
12:12 am
cybernan
ch 8 x2
12:12 am
Lizlin
Hi all :)
12:15 am
McLeach
thx for re8, Liz & found one of your ch8 so far cyber, thx
12:16 am
jbp
he 7 if no one called it
12:17 am
McLeach
thx for he7, jbp
12:17 am
rastapopolous
ci7
12:17 am
ChrissieDee
Phantom reindeer!
12:17 am
jbp
and thanks to you et al for the fast and furiously flying clues
12:19 am
jbp
phantom circus
12:20 am
Dianne
McLeach - can
12:20 am
Dianne
try again - can't see the sc 8's
12:20 am
jbp
my favorite fish name is here.
12:21 am
jbp
(or the plu perfect passive subjunctive of a certain verb)
12:22 am
uusue2
haha, I know that joke, jbp :-)
12:22 am
McLeach
they build off an sc6, Dianne
12:22 am
Lizlin
Hi Sue - did I see before that you had some good news about Frank?
12:22 am
jbp
glad someone got it.
12:23 am
jbp
in yours, sue, what city does it happen in?
12:23 am
jbp
when Iheard, it was Boston.
12:23 am
uusue2
hi liz, yes, his PET scan was clear! Yay!
12:23 am
uusue2
Boston, jbp
12:23 am
Lizlin
Fantastic. What a great Christmas present!
12:24 am
uusue2
yes, liz, we are so relieved!
12:24 am
Lizlin
I can imagine! So all set for a great 2014!
12:24 am
jbp
my only 2 sc6 words can't be built off... clue would be welcome
12:25 am
uusue2
yes, we sure are, liz!
12:25 am
cybernan
think of the movie industry jbp
12:26 am
McLeach
finally found the other ch8, thx again cyber
12:26 am
ChrissieDee
One 8 missing. Have they all been called?
12:27 am
Dianne
got them thanks Nan and McL
12:27 am
jbp
are the 2 ch 8s related?
12:28 am
cybernan
8's: ch x2, re, sc x2, te -- anyone know what the missing one is?
12:28 am
jbp
just got the other cigar related one
12:28 am
cybernan
no - think of winston churchill for one of them
12:28 am
McLeach
I only have those 6, cyber
12:28 am
ChrissieDee
No, same here nan
12:29 am
jbp
I've only got those ones also
12:31 am
jbp
anyone have a clue for the lowest E?
12:31 am
rururocks
scarier
12:31 am
cybernan
nbt, nbs
12:32 am
uusue2
I am striking out on the o to the right of the central r...
12:33 am
jbp
for the o... law and or
12:33 am
uusue2
ok, never mind, probably it is too late and I should go to bed :-)
12:34 am
cybernan
co 7 x3
12:34 am
Lizlin
Sleep well Sue
12:34 am
cybernan
this is a fun grid
12:34 am
jbp
be well, sue.
12:34 am
McLeach
thx for or jbp
12:34 am
jbp
don't forget to leave a little something out for Santa
12:34 am
McLeach
how many words total, please?
12:35 am
Lizlin
Also hobbit enemies from that same o, jbp.
12:35 am
jbp
yep I need one more O there
12:35 am
rururocks
... just to drive mcleach crazy... :D
12:35 am
Lizlin
An extra word for Ru!
12:35 am
McLeach
which also gave me an re7, so thanks double jbp
12:35 am
jbp
how is it 192, when mine says 191?
12:35 am
jbp
ah, I fell for it
12:36 am
Lizlin
ty McLeach
12:36 am
jbp
me too, so I thank me too also
12:36 am
McLeach
thx ru... oh, just saw your 2nd note - so I guess it's less than 192 - well, you wouldn't have driven me nuts because I haven't been trying to complete puzzles for some time now, so there! *sticks out tongue*
12:37 am
rururocks
:D.. love working over the newbies :D
12:37 am
McLeach
how many times do I have to try rodeo before it works ;)
12:37 am
jbp
get back on that horse, McL
12:38 am
McLeach
I'm trying to get to 150 so far (might try for 175, depending) - I'm at 149...
12:38 am
puglet
HO! HO! HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS and HELLO BABBLE FRIENDS :)
12:38 am
Lizlin
Hi Pugs - hope you have a lovely Christmas.
12:39 am
McLeach
Merry Christmas puglet
12:39 am
puglet
ty Liz and I wish you a lovely day too
12:39 am
Lizlin
ty - it has been so far.
12:39 am
puglet
ty Mc and the same to you
12:39 am
ChrissieDee
Merry Christmas pugs. Where's your pug in a santa outfit icon? :)
12:40 am
jbp
does anyone know of this yuletide tradition: the animals of the house are given the power of speech at midnight Christmas Eve?
12:41 am
jbp
or is this just a my-family thing?
12:41 am
puglet
the pug in the pic has a red nose-lol and hi chrissie and jbp and Ru
12:41 am
McLeach
found a 2nd he7
12:41 am
rururocks
*if I drink enough JB..like you.. all the animals speak to me :D
12:42 am
puglet
I have seen a few show on that topic jbp
12:42 am
jbp
my nog is bland for now.
12:42 am
Lizlin
If I could talk to the animals ...
12:42 am
rururocks
Dr. Dewarlittle :D
12:42 am
ChrissieDee
Need the line e on the right
12:43 am
jbp
maker of the final thing
12:43 am
Lizlin
A sea eagle, Chrissie.
12:43 am
ChrissieDee
Nm, nbt at last
12:43 am
ChrissieDee
ty Liz
12:44 am
jbp
or the youngest of my three sons, minus an i
12:44 am
Lizlin
Have to remember that clue for the future!
12:44 am
jbp
anyone got that last 8?
12:44 am
ChrissieDee
That's my son's middle name too
12:44 am
rururocks
I only have 5 8's
12:45 am
jbp
not in the grid also, crocus
12:45 am
Lizlin
2 more than me!
12:45 am
cybernan
not yet jbp
12:45 am
McLeach
you slacker, ruru ;)
12:45 am
puglet
cute icon Chrissie
12:46 am
Lizlin
Yay! Found the 2nd ch 8!
12:47 am
jbp
there's an appropriate cr 6 manger word
12:47 am
ChrissieDee
Thanks pug
12:47 am
McLeach
thx for cr6 jb
12:48 am
gapeach
Merry Christmas, puglet.
12:48 am
jbp
if there is a building with many floors, how would one indicate it? I can't get 'storried' to work, but I don't know how else I would spell it
12:48 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Peach! hugs
12:48 am
jbp
is it with a y instead?
12:49 am
cybernan
storied
12:49 am
Lizlin
storeyed?
12:49 am
jbp
so not storeyed, at least.
12:49 am
jbp
interesting,. ok...
12:50 am
rururocks
I keep trying erect
12:50 am
Lizlin
Probably not storeyed, looking at it!!!
12:50 am
cybernan
is it working?
12:50 am
jbp
we don't need to hear about your boudoir adventures, ru
12:51 am
McLeach
if you try it for more than 4 hours...
12:51 am
rururocks
cheed?
12:51 am
jbp
you have to sit in adjacent bathtubs with your partner after 4 hours
12:52 am
cybernan
have come to a halt with 40 left
12:52 am
McLeach
don't think I'm going to make it to 175, stuck at 159...
12:53 am
jbp
yeah, me too neither.
12:55 am
McLeach
i think I'm just making things up now :p
12:56 am
jbp
hey, whatever works, mcL
12:56 am
rururocks
161 he4
12:57 am
jbp
i'm at 119, which for me is really good.
12:57 am
jbp
I'd love to stumble upon that last 8
12:57 am
McLeach
oh sure ru, rub it in
12:57 am
McLeach
me too jb
12:57 am
ChrissieDee
Not even half way :(
12:57 am
jbp
also not in the grid: cheerio
12:57 am
McLeach
you'll get there Chrissie!
12:58 am
rururocks
I have two ch 8 and two sc 8 and one te 8.. not seeing the others
12:58 am
ChrissieDee
Slow and steady :)
12:58 am
McLeach
160! got the little 4-letter medicine man
1:00 am
McLeach
161 (but ru is probably at 170 by now :p)
1:00 am
McLeach
go Chrissie go!
1:00 am
rururocks
stuck right now
1:01 am
McLeach
how many ya got, ru?
1:02 am
ChrissieDee
Back later, have a good day / evening all
1:02 am
McLeach
you too Chrissie
1:02 am
rururocks
bye chrissie
1:03 am
rururocks
i need a break.. got to make the bed
1:03 am
jbp
yeah, i'm out as well.
1:03 am
jbp
enjoy the day!
1:03 am
McLeach
g'night ru & jb
1:04 am
McLeach
think I'll go too, bye
1:04 am
grannyrose
whoot found all the 8's. and merry christmas to all who celebrate this occasion.
1:04 am
cybernan
a list of the 8's please rose?
1:05 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Rose and good for you and hugs
1:06 am
gapeach
How do we know how many 8's there are when we don't have a list?
1:06 am
cybernan
word stats, peach
1:07 am
gapeach
Thanks much, nan.
1:07 am
grannyrose
ch8, ch8, re8,re8, sc8, sc8, te8,
1:08 am
cybernan
ty - missing one of the re 8's
1:08 am
puglet
yahoo just pass the halfway point!
1:09 am
Dianne
me too nan.
1:10 am
cybernan
have the one who reduces fat -- a clue for the other, please?
1:11 am
grannyrose
colour + bottom part of plant, plural
1:11 am
cybernan
ty -- 8's done :)
1:12 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ch8....I have ch8-50.
1:13 am
grannyrose
peach, plural of cigar
1:13 am
cybernan
they are both ch 8/50
1:13 am
cybernan
cigars and happier
1:13 am
grannyrose
both are ch8/50
1:13 am
vashongin
r's missing two: re 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 4, 4, 6, 8, 7, 6, 4; ri 4, 5, 4, 6, 6; ro 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 4, 6, 6, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7
1:14 am
gapeach
Oh, thanks rose.....that's the one I have....I don't know what I'm doing.....obviously.
1:14 am
grannyrose
you're further along than i am vash
1:14 am
gapeach
Thanks much, nan.
1:15 am
gapeach
I do wish we had Lickety's List.
1:15 am
cybernan
re's end 8,7,7,6,4
1:15 am
vashongin
thanks nan
1:16 am
cybernan
ri 6? -- have the one with more money
1:16 am
cybernan
nm - found it
1:17 am
cybernan
ro's begin with 3 4's
1:18 am
rururocks
i'm missing three r's
1:19 am
vashongin
i am still looking for that second re 7
1:20 am
cybernan
there are 3 re 7's
1:21 am
vashongin
yes, but it's the one at the end of the list
1:22 am
cybernan
missing an o from the 4th col. -- have or 4, 5
1:22 am
cybernan
colour + plant base
1:23 am
cybernan
perform again, again
1:24 am
vashongin
it is the perform again i am missing...not sure what's up with the it typing over and over again
1:24 am
cybernan
performs again, then performs again again
1:25 am
vashongin
got it...now still missing one r somehow
1:26 am
vashongin
right smack in the middle of the board
1:26 am
cybernan
missing an o from the 4th col. -- have or 4, 5
1:26 am
vashongin
i am missing the same o nan
1:27 am
grannyrose
or4, 5, 6
1:28 am
Lizlin
Hi again, and ty Rose. Hope you've had a wonderful day :)
1:28 am
rururocks
missing one r in the middle too vash
1:29 am
cybernan
a clue for the or 6, please?
1:29 am
rururocks
or + chinese grain
1:29 am
cybernan
nm - got it
1:29 am
vashongin
r's missing one: re 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 4, 4, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 4; ri 4, 5, 4, 6, 6; ro 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 4, 6, 6, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7
1:29 am
rururocks
I have sc 5 from the bottom corner s.. anyone have the other stats?
1:30 am
grannyrose
i'm missing 1 c. have ce x 7, ch x 8, ci x 2, co x 29, cr x 7, cu x 2
1:31 am
crayola
I think it's sc6, ruru
1:31 am
scouser
Happy Christmas everyone.
1:32 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Scouser
1:32 am
crayola
plural of a sc5 that comes off the other s above it
1:32 am
scouser
Please can I have a clue for the second ri6. I have the one that is a comparative
1:32 am
cybernan
crashing he 4 -- leaving with 165. Have a great day tomorrow, everyone :)
1:33 am
Lizlin
Morning scouser. Hope you have a lively day.
1:33 am
vashongin
co 4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 7, 6, 7, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 4
1:33 am
cybernan
change last letter scouser
1:33 am
Lizlin
Sleep well nan
1:34 am
vashongin
merry christmas nan
1:34 am
scouser
ty cybernan a word only in use for five years!
1:35 am
vashongin
can you list the ce's gran?
1:36 am
rururocks
I don't think those co's are correct
1:37 am
grannyrose
ce5, 6, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6,
1:38 am
vashongin
i am missing 7 c's
1:39 am
grannyrose
2 x co7, after stick together
1:39 am
vashongin
now i am only missing 5 c's
1:39 am
grannyrose
co6, after tool for removing centre of apple
1:39 am
vashongin
thanks granny
1:40 am
Lizlin
Ty for stick together word
1:43 am
rururocks
could someone list the co's?
1:43 am
rururocks
i'm missing 8
1:45 am
vashongin
i am still missing 4 c's so not sure where they are yet
1:45 am
ursh
phantom - horrendous - hello and Happy Christmas everybody
1:46 am
puglet
Hi Ursh and Merry Christmas to you
1:47 am
grannyrose
co4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 5, 6,4,4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 4,
1:47 am
grannyrose
sorry it took so long, going cr5-eyed trying to count
1:51 am
vashongin
i am still missing one c from the 4th column
1:51 am
grannyrose
same he4 vash
1:54 am
rururocks
how many cu's?
1:54 am
grannyrose
i have 2 ruru
1:54 am
rururocks
that's my missing c
1:54 am
vashongin
same here cu 4, 5
1:55 am
vashongin
cr 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
1:55 am
rururocks
have all the c's now
1:55 am
rururocks
thanks you guys
1:55 am
vashongin
i am still missing one c
1:55 am
Lizlin
Ty for cu 5
2:01 am
rururocks
how many sc 7's are there?
2:02 am
grannyrose
i have sc7 x 3 ruru
2:02 am
rururocks
i have to move along past tense and a bird. what is the other?
2:04 am
grannyrose
sc7, sound of an owl? sc7, someone who sc5's
2:05 am
rururocks
thank you
2:05 am
rururocks
now need just one r 6
2:05 am
rururocks
did someone list the r's
2:06 am
vashongin
one was missing ru
2:06 am
rururocks
where's dee when you really need her :D
2:06 am
grannyrose
vash and i are both missing one.
2:07 am
vashongin
ro 6 ....could be a man's name
2:08 am
rururocks
got it.
2:08 am
rururocks
I have them all
2:08 am
rururocks
that was it vash
2:09 am
vashongin
can you list them?
2:09 am
rururocks
it is a man's name
2:09 am
grannyrose
share, share, stats please
2:09 am
vashongin
i am still missing 11 words, one of them being a 7
2:10 am
rururocks
re 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 4, 4, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 4, ri 4, 5, 4, 6, 6, ro 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 4, 6, 6, 5, 5, 6, 6, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7
2:11 am
rururocks
ro 6/21
2:11 am
rururocks
ro + ends in mixed college student
2:12 am
grannyrose
found it, thanx
2:12 am
rururocks
not a great clue sorry
2:13 am
rururocks
tough grid for xmas eve :D
2:14 am
Lizlin
Have you finished, Ru? Congrats :)
2:15 am
rururocks
I lucked out with Vash's and GR's help
2:15 am
vashongin
thanks and congrats ru!!!
2:15 am
grannyrose
WTG RURU!!! I'M STUCK WITH A LOUSY 5 TO GO.
2:15 am
Lizlin
Changes nothing! Still congrats!
2:15 am
vashongin
can you list the d's, h's, o's, s's and t's too?
2:15 am
grannyrose
oops, sorry, didn't mean to shout...lol
2:15 am
puglet
congrats Ru
2:16 am
rururocks
should I do a whole list?
2:16 am
vashongin
please!!!!
2:16 am
scouser
yes please pretty please ruru
2:17 am
scouser
extra happy Christmas ru
2:17 am
scouser
happy Christmas Grannyrose and pug and Liz and vashongin
2:18 am
Lizlin
To you too scouser :)
2:18 am
puglet
same to you Scouser
2:18 am
Lizlin
And to everyone, including lurkers.
2:18 am
scouser
I have ground to a halt he4 with 25 to go. Aaaaargh
2:19 am
puglet
Liz, did you get all your clean up done
2:19 am
vashongin
merry Christmas scouser
2:20 am
Lizlin
Yes pugs. All done! Too many loads of washing to count! All those towels and sheets!
2:20 am
puglet
so today do you just get to sit back and relax then
2:20 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
2:21 am
Lizlin
Walked on beach, swam, did jigsaws and babbled!
2:21 am
puglet
Ru is saved by the bell :)
2:21 am
scouser
Heigh Ho Lickety HappyChristmas and NewYear
2:21 am
licketySplitAUS
Merry Christmas everyone]
2:21 am
grannyrose
thanx lickety. and a merry christmas to you and yours
2:21 am
Lizlin
Thanks lickety and happy Christmas to you and yours.
2:21 am
puglet
thanks lickety
2:22 am
Lizlin
Funny Rose. Similar wording!
2:22 am
grannyrose
lol, liz
2:22 am
vashongin
thanks lickety!!!!!
2:23 am
puglet
Poor Ruru is listing
2:23 am
vashongin
Merry Christmas!
2:23 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Vash
2:24 am
grannyrose
omg, someone hand me the smoked trout, was missing a simple co4.
2:24 am
vashongin
i appreciate the clues, i couldn't finish without them i don't think
2:24 am
puglet
How was your day Rose
2:24 am
puglet
congrats Rose!
2:24 am
grannyrose
very quiet pugs
2:25 am
Lizlin
Just what you and Don needed.
2:25 am
puglet
thats good for you
2:25 am
grannyrose
and no fang!!!
2:26 am
puglet
I bet you and don dont know how to act--lol
2:27 am
puglet
How are you coming along Peach
2:28 am
grannyrose
we're learning, rapidly. both so more relaxed in our own home.
2:28 am
Lizlin
That's so lovely. The way it should be.
2:29 am
puglet
Ive had someone living in my home too 98 percent of the time and I know the feeling well Rose
2:29 am
grannyrose
and i have this romantic softy for a hubby. just loving it.
2:30 am
rururocks
list is in my profile .. I deleted one so I have to add it in
2:31 am
Lizlin
Really happy for you :)
2:31 am
grannyrose
thanx ruru, you are amazing
2:31 am
vashongin
thanks ruru
2:31 am
vashongin
and lickety beat you to the punch by mere minutes
2:31 am
puglet
you can have a candlelight dinner Rose
2:31 am
Lizlin
Thanks Ru :)
2:32 am
rururocks
damn it :D
2:32 am
rururocks
I'll delete it then
2:32 am
grannyrose
lolol, only if the power goes off, pugs...but that isn't what you meant is it? *grin*
2:32 am
rururocks
god it's hard to do .. put the list in there. I don't know how dee does it that quickly
2:32 am
melonheadjujube
So much for a long winter's nap; thank goodness for Babble and Babblers (:
2:32 am
vashongin
not after all that effort
2:32 am
vashongin
me either
2:32 am
puglet
ah no Rose--lol
2:33 am
grannyrose
she has a formula ruru. must ask her one day to pass it on.
2:33 am
vashongin
i still haven't added a profile
2:33 am
melonheadjujube
Phantom: cresecendo
2:33 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Melon and hi
2:34 am
melonheadjujube
hi, all! 'nother phantom crocus
2:34 am
grannyrose
tomorrow our big day. my side of the family get together for a picnic lunch, and gift giving
2:34 am
Lizlin
Hope the weather will be good for you.
2:35 am
puglet
are you going to a park or something
2:35 am
grannyrose
liz, we will be in a park 5 mins from one of the bro's home. easy dash if needed
2:35 am
puglet
did poor don get all the giftwrapping done
2:36 am
Lizlin
iPhone forecast says looking good for Melbourne!
2:37 am
Lizlin
Can't see you dashing anywhere at the moment!
2:37 am
grannyrose
not yet. how do you wrap up a battery operated 4 wheel bike big enough for a 5 year old to sit on..
2:37 am
melonheadjujube
I keep seeing phantoms! #3 sorcerer
2:37 am
puglet
is it not in a box
2:37 am
Lizlin
With a big ribbon and a dustbin bag!
2:38 am
roncook
HO! HO ! HO! Merry Christmas Babblers of the World.
2:38 am
Lizlin
To you too ron
2:38 am
grannyrose
not any more, pugs, grandpa don couldn't wait to see how it looked...lolol
2:38 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Ron! and thanks
2:38 am
grannyrose
and also to you ron
2:39 am
puglet
well you got all those ribbons of MIL--cover it with all them
2:39 am
melonheadjujube
phant #4 reindeer.
2:40 am
grannyrose
roflol, pugs...you are so quick.
2:40 am
Lizlin
1st word I tried melon!
2:40 am
puglet
did don try riding it too--lol
2:41 am
grannyrose
no, thank goodness, but it has been up and down the drive a few times, just testing it, of course.
2:41 am
rururocks
Riding what?
2:41 am
puglet
maybe you should get him one of his own
2:41 am
grannyrose
deacon's christmas present
2:42 am
rururocks
Up and down?
2:42 am
Lizlin
Starting him on bikes early - lol.
2:42 am
grannyrose
i think he would die rather than ride a quad bike.
2:42 am
puglet
its opening slow but sure!
2:42 am
grannyrose
and what's the problem, liz?? huh?
2:42 am
Lizlin
Lol but great for a 5 yr old.
2:43 am
Lizlin
No probs Rose. Was thinking its a good idea and just what I'd expect! Lol!
2:44 am
grannyrose
*giggle* well what are grannies for??
2:44 am
Lizlin
Giving them all "the best" values!
2:45 am
puglet
is braxton going to be there too
2:45 am
Lizlin
And hobbies!
2:45 am
grannyrose
yes, pugs, and claudia. don has already been told to take the camera.
2:45 am
melonheadjujube
grannyrose: a Hefty bag with a ribbon tied round should do for a wrapping.
2:45 am
puglet
Liz, do you have grandbabies
2:46 am
puglet
good! so we will see some new pics then?
2:46 am
Lizlin
No, pugs nor likely too. No kids of my own and not likely from step kids
2:47 am
grannyrose
yes, hun. i absolutely promise.
2:47 am
Lizlin
Look forward to seeing them
2:47 am
puglet
do you have neices and nephews then Liz
2:48 am
Lizlin
2 nephews in London and then family in Melbourne.
2:49 am
grannyrose
liz, next-do4 neighbour is also childless. she advertised herself as a granny to a good home. she has 3 beautiful children who call her nanna now. their own grandparents having died early.
2:51 am
melonheadjujube
wow, 21 of 25 letters on this grids are duplicates.
2:52 am
Lizlin
I'm very happy as I am Rose. Of course hubby and ex would probably love grand kids but neither of their kids seems inclined!
2:52 am
Lizlin
Loved teaching but never wanted kids of my own!
2:52 am
puglet
accidents happens Liz--lol
2:53 am
Lizlin
Not now pugs! Surgery saw to that!
2:53 am
grannyrose
oh, another one of my mob. playground still there, equipment missing.
2:54 am
puglet
well if its meant for kids to be in your life then they will come along
2:54 am
melonheadjujube
You know, if Rudolph made schmaltz he'd be Rudolph the red nosed re8/45.
2:54 am
Lizlin
Yup, Rose!
2:54 am
Lizlin
Lol melon!
2:55 am
grannyrose
melon, sorry, it may seem we are ignoring you. apologies hun. grid not too bad until last 20 or so.
2:55 am
grannyrose
all those double letters nearly drove me nuts. i kept seeing phantoms every where
2:56 am
puglet
Melon, how are you enjoying your new piano
2:56 am
melonheadjujube
grannyrose, I was going to apologize for ignoring all of you!
2:56 am
puglet
and you Rose, have you put your playing on the back burner for awhile
2:56 am
Lizlin
Time for dinner here. Just another normal day, so no big lunch! BBL and pugs and Rose, happy Christmas again
2:57 am
puglet
thanks Liz and hurry back and enjoy
2:57 am
Lizlin
Hope you get to sleep soon melon :)
2:57 am
grannyrose
are you kidding, pugs? there is more than one way to skin the cat....and we have found some great ways.
2:57 am
melonheadjujube
puglet, my piano is wonderful! Getting a Damppchaser (humidifier/dehumidifier for piano) installed on Friday. A young friend and former neighbor came over today to play it. She played some Rachmaninoff and it was great to be on the listening end.
2:57 am
Lizlin
Probably not for a few hours pugs
2:58 am
scouser
Fireworks here. Thanks everybody.
2:58 am
grannyrose
enjoy, liz.
2:58 am
grannyrose
WTG SCOUSER!!!!
2:58 am
puglet
congrats Scouser
2:58 am
melonheadjujube
Tx Lin. I typically am up after four hours but do get back to sleep. Home alone. My kids rejoin me with my side of the family tomorrow.
2:58 am
melonheadjujube
taDah scouser!
2:59 am
grannyrose
bbl. couple of things to do.
3:00 am
puglet
later then Rose
3:00 am
melonheadjujube
still shy of nbt, need last column E and third row O.
3:01 am
melonheadjujube
nevermind, of course the E!
3:01 am
melonheadjujube
wonder if third row O should be so obvious.
3:06 am
dizgrannie
MEERY CHRISTMAS!!!!
3:06 am
puglet
Merry Christmas Diz
3:06 am
melonheadjujube
both grannies in da room! party on!
3:07 am
melonheadjujube
best phantom so far: coitus
3:07 am
puglet
brb need a coffee refill
3:09 am
melonheadjujube
nbt
3:14 am
melonheadjujube
puglet, Babble went "code red" in your absence!
3:16 am
melonheadjujube
And now it's fine (;
3:16 am
melonheadjujube
stopping at 96, got 6 of the 8s and 11 of the 7s. Merry Christmas [poof]
3:18 am
Dianne
pug - do you have the re 7 & 8 just before the thing that grows in the marsh?
3:18 am
puglet
let me check
3:19 am
puglet
I have the 8 but not the 7
3:19 am
Dianne
can you clue the 8? please.
3:20 am
puglet
the one who give in (not the best at cluing)
3:21 am
grannyrose
back. re8, colour + bottom part of plant, that is re7, plural for the re8
3:22 am
Dianne
thanks rose & pug.
3:22 am
puglet
I think she needs the other 8 Rose and wb
3:22 am
puglet
yw Di and Hello
3:23 am
puglet
is there just one re 7
3:23 am
grannyrose
??? *puzzled look* but that is the re7 and 8 before the marsh plant
3:23 am
grannyrose
re7 x 3, pugs
3:23 am
Dianne
I have both re 8 now.
3:30 am
puglet
Iam missing one re7
3:31 am
puglet
I have the plant and the one to re***** food
3:33 am
grannyrose
re7, re + do again, plural
3:34 am
grannyrose
or re + colour + like me, Over Size
3:34 am
puglet
ty got it Rose
3:34 am
grannyrose
yay, you, pugs, nice
3:34 am
puglet
I put that in earlier and it didnt take
3:35 am
grannyrose
infuriating the way the game does that...happens to me a lot.
3:36 am
puglet
my computer is running sluggish this morning. I dont know if its cause of the weather or so many are on the internet
3:37 am
puglet
Rose does Sprite and your kids go to school all year around
3:38 am
NonoNanette
3:41 am
grannyrose
lol, nanette, and a merry christmas to you dear. pugs, we have four terms over he4, with a long break over summer.
3:41 am
grannyrose
have to go, more gifts to wrap, ready for tomorrow. bbl
3:43 am
puglet
have fun Rose later and hugs
4:12 am
zoozzoom
Phantom : Horrendous.
4:13 am
puglet
Hi and Merry Christmas Zoom
4:13 am
zoozzoom
And to you too, Puglet :-)
4:13 am
puglet
Merry Christmas OO and Hello
4:14 am
zoozzoom
And a merry Christmas to you too o-o
4:14 am
sprite
good morning all
4:14 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Spritey :-)
4:15 am
zoozzoom
Merry Christmas to you.
4:15 am
sprite
peace of mind and heart and world to all
4:15 am
puglet
((((Sprite)))) :) Merry Christmas and hugs
4:15 am
sprite
hi zooz :) Thank you, and to you
4:15 am
sprite
hi pugs *hugs* and to you and yours!
4:16 am
rolin
happy holidays all... can some one clue the other re8 please...I have re8/45
4:17 am
sprite
hi rolin, same to you
4:17 am
zoozzoom
And to you, Rolin :-)
4:17 am
puglet
I dont know why but some things I sent you Sprite came back(email)
4:17 am
puglet
Hi Rolin and same to you too
4:17 am
sprite
how odd, pug... nothing has changed here.
4:18 am
zoozzoom
Sorry, Rolin, Just started here..only 48 words in.
4:18 am
puglet
I know some goes through and some dont---got me stumped
4:18 am
rolin
im not much past you zoom...I just saw someone refer to it in the chat
4:18 am
sprite
just started as well, rolin
4:19 am
sprite
no idea why that happened, pug.
4:19 am
puglet
I wrote you a long letter yesterday or the day before and did you get that
4:20 am
zoozzoom
Ah just got an RE 8/45 colour + what plants have in the soil + plural
4:21 am
sprite
lol... just heard the famous Xmas song from one of our dutch cabaretiers... Flappie... it is kind of sad but the end is so funny... it is about a child that has a pet rabbit and suddenly just before Xmas the pet is gone, and daddy says he cannot go to the shed and if he goes and plays nicely, he will get a treat later on.
4:21 am
o-o
both re 8s are 45s
4:21 am
puglet
I dont think Ive heard that Sprite
4:22 am
sprite
and he searched everywhere for his Flappie, but can't find him. And then at dinner, lo and behold, there is the poor rabbit, as dinner, and the child goes berzerk of course. And then it ends... with the next day, when mum asks where is dad, and the child answers she is not allowed in the shed, and if she goes and plays nicely... she will get a treat later on...
4:22 am
zoozzoom
Oh dear sounds like he is to get rabbit pie/stew
4:22 am
rolin
yup thats the one I have zoom... do you ahave the other o-o?
4:23 am
puglet
thats awful Sprite!
4:23 am
o-o
the one who re 6/21 plural to Caesar the thing that are Caesar and to God the things that are Gods
4:23 am
sprite
I know! But funny too.
4:24 am
sprite
hi o-o! Am glad to see you. I wish you peace, as much as possible.
4:25 am
puglet
How was your holiday Sprite and any news from the doctor yet
4:25 am
zoozzoom
Ah got it..thank you, o-o!
4:26 am
zoozzoom
I was not using the R in the corner untill you clued
4:26 am
sprite
no news from the doctor, pug, and our first Xmas day has just started. Daughter is staying with a friend, rest of the family still asleep, lol.
4:27 am
puglet
ah a little time to yourself then :)
4:27 am
sprite
yep, babble time :)
4:27 am
puglet
Are your feet and legs still bothering you
4:27 am
sprite
I know that quotation in dutch and just cannot think of the right translation, lol.
4:28 am
zoozzoom
I am going to parents very shortly...And it is going to be manic...lots of food and noise...not too keen on that..but i am going to make the most of it non the less..lol
4:28 am
sprite
pug: yes, still swollen and weird. Will call doctor after Xmas... hope she isn't taking a break until after New Year.
4:28 am
puglet
well enjoy Zoom!
4:28 am
o-o
I fired off a few firecrackers to celebrate the 4th of July
4:29 am
sprite
you are brave, zooz. *hugs*
4:29 am
sprite
nice going, o-o, grin
4:29 am
puglet
the month of July sounds nice OO
4:30 am
puglet
This is my holiday feast---right here enjoying all of you guys
4:30 am
o-o
Maybe hunt for those missing eggs in the afternoon.
4:31 am
zoozzoom
((Puglet))
4:31 am
puglet
just dont get a rotten one OO
4:31 am
zoozzoom
LOL...you do make me smile, o-o
4:31 am
o-o
The May pole is still up
4:32 am
sprite
found it :D
4:32 am
zoozzoom
Could never do the may pole thing..would get tangled up haha
4:32 am
sprite
*hugs puglet*
4:32 am
zoozzoom
Found what, Sprite?
4:32 am
puglet
found what Sprite
4:33 am
puglet
I thought you were talking about OO's eggs--lol
4:33 am
zoozzoom
I hope, Rolin, Saw ,o-ojs clue earler for the second RE8
4:33 am
zoozzoom
haha very good, Puglet!
4:33 am
sprite
hehehe, no, no eggs left here.
4:34 am
o-o
My xmas tree is five years old but the price was right
4:34 am
puglet
I have all the 8's but one
4:34 am
sprite
now it is one of those modern things, o-o, that leaves no needles!
4:34 am
zoozzoom
Ok i will be back much later to finish i hope..might be a bit tipsy but oh well....Have a wonderful day everyone.
4:35 am
o-o
Which one do you not have, pug?
4:35 am
rolin
i did zoom... didn't understand it...but i have found it any ay..thx
4:35 am
puglet
I dont even have one up so you are better than I --OO
4:35 am
sprite
have a good time, zooz. *hugs*
4:35 am
puglet
bye Zoom and becareful driving home like that
4:35 am
sprite
we don't have one either, pug. But we do have candles.
4:35 am
o-o
I put the tree next to the snowman
4:36 am
puglet
I dont have the other ch8--got the smokingone
4:36 am
o-o
neighbors are a grouchy bunch for some reason
4:36 am
zoozzoom
I would never drink & drive, Puglet..apart from that it would be hard for me..as i do not hhave a car..lol.........*poof*
4:37 am
sprite
didn't they appreciate your firecrackers, o-o?
4:37 am
o-o
more full of the xmas spirit
4:38 am
o-o
they also think the tree is an eyesore
4:38 am
sprite
one would think they'd be more appreciative of your efforts!
4:38 am
puglet
well its your tree and your place and nothing worse then a bunch of drunks
4:39 am
o-o
I did put three stands of tinsel on it after all.
4:39 am
puglet
what do you have hanging on the tree? Your eggs? lol
4:40 am
sprite
3 no less! So generous. How sad that your neighbours don't like it.
4:41 am
o-o
have not started the egg search .. have a dog trained to sniff out fowl smells
4:41 am
sprite
a good rabbit dog would come in handy too now
4:43 am
puglet
Are you planning a dinner for your family Sprite
4:44 am
puglet
OO did you clue the ch8, and I missed it
4:44 am
sprite
pug, for the Xmas song:
http://tinyurl.com/m4ewm9p
4:45 am
puglet
okay Sprite
4:45 am
puglet
is that about the poor rabbit?
4:45 am
sprite
no, nothing big planned. Just normal fare. We will have a Xmas dinner doing the gourmet thing on the 29th. Tim's girlfriend has to work and couldn't join dinner earlier than that.
4:46 am
sprite
yes and the poor child.
4:46 am
puglet
okay thanks OO--will have to go back to find it and thanks
4:47 am
o-o
all I want for xmas is a replacement unwelcome mat the neighbors absquatulated with
4:48 am
sprite
they were jealous, no doubt, o-o
4:49 am
sprite
one of my favorite Xmas songs... All I want for Xmas is my two front teeth...
4:51 am
o-o
drummer boy is one I am found of
4:51 am
o-o
I am getting quite incoherent
4:52 am
puglet
Iam sorry Iam such a dunce but Iam not finding that ch8 :(
4:54 am
o-o
those who support their sports teams are ch 8 than the opponents
4:54 am
sprite
lol indeed, with one letter off ;)
Drummer boy... had to look it up, but I do know the song. Just saw Bieber has another version of it.
4:54 am
sprite
ah, of course, thanks o-o
4:54 am
o-o
bieber ... don't like the song anymore
4:55 am
sprite
a man of impeccable taste, our o-o
4:56 am
puglet
duh thanks OO got it
4:57 am
o-o
I will have to stick with does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the xmas tree over night?
4:58 am
MLFAN17
Merry Christmas Everyone
4:58 am
puglet
that sounds nasty OO--yuck
4:58 am
sprite
to you too, mlfan
4:58 am
sprite
hi pink :)
4:58 am
puglet
Merry Christmas ML and Pink too
4:59 am
pink17
hi there sprite!
4:59 am
sprite
pine flavoured bubblegum the very next day
4:59 am
MLFAN17
this grid seems a bit slow going?
4:59 am
MLFAN17
ty pug you too
4:59 am
pink17
and to u pug
4:59 am
puglet
going for coffee while Babble does it turn over
4:59 am
sprite
so far so good he4
5:00 am
o-o
grid is as smooth as silk
5:00 am
MLFAN17
lol sprite i just entered that word
5:03 am
sprite
almost 1/4 of this grid are Es.
5:03 am
o-o
grid was throwing another tantrum temper
5:04 am
sprite
yeah. It is quite temperamentful around 5.00 am grid time
5:04 am
puglet
well my tantrum time is over now
5:04 am
sprite
hehehe, and with new coffee, you are ok pug.
5:05 am
puglet
but my computer is running sluggish today
5:05 am
puglet
yep Iam all set now--:)
5:06 am
puglet
Sprite does your kids go to school year around there
5:07 am
sprite
yes pug. They have 2 weeks off in December/Jan and 6 weeks in summer. And a few short holidays in between.
5:07 am
o-o
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag, but then...
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
5:09 am
sprite
:) good images in those lyrics
5:09 am
pink17
clue please for 5th column lone e ty
5:10 am
sprite
sounds like to deserve, to make money for a living
5:11 am
sprite
how is your sister doing, pug?
5:11 am
o-o
ode to a grecian ****
5:11 am
puglet
doing good Sprite
5:12 am
puglet
Did you have group monday Sprite
5:12 am
sprite
am glad. Always a bit of an issue over holidays.
5:12 am
o-o
How are YOU doing, pugs? You taking care of yourself?
5:12 am
sprite
yes pug. But next week there is no group.
5:13 am
puglet
Iam good OO, thanks--I have to be, Iam the glue--lol
5:13 am
puglet
and how did that go Sprite
5:14 am
pink17
glue is good pug I am only the glue in time of need
5:14 am
sprite
went very well, pug. Did I tell you I have lost 4 kgs in one week?
5:14 am
puglet
no you didnt Sprite--thats really good with holding the water too
5:15 am
o-o
I get kicked out of groups .... first say I talk too much and intimidate ... when I talk less I get the boot for not participating
5:15 am
sprite
am happy with it.
5:15 am
pink17
wow sprite what diet is that
5:15 am
puglet
and OO, how are you really
5:16 am
sprite
no diet, pink. Just eating healthy. And 6 times a day. Am in therapy to learn to battle my eating disorder.
5:16 am
puglet
OO, if you dont mind saying what kind of group do you go to
5:16 am
o-o
the world is a toxic place I do not understand nor wish to participate in
5:16 am
pink17
that's is good going then sprite
5:16 am
sprite
*hugs o-o*
5:16 am
o-o
mostly for personality disorders
5:17 am
o-o
still send notes to my mom that I do not play well with others
5:17 am
puglet
do you go weekly too OO
5:17 am
sprite
yes, it took a while. At first I gained weight, lol. Body held on to everything it got and with eating 6 times a day that was more than it was used to. But it is normalising now.
5:18 am
sprite
*hands o-o all her Lego* Won't make you share, just be yourself and all is well.
5:18 am
puglet
and how about your sugar Sprite, hows it doing
5:18 am
o-o
after a couple of sessions ... they tell me I am not welcome any longer
5:18 am
pink17
sprite I always look for the magic panacea instead of eating right
5:19 am
sprite
I really hate it that that happens to you, o-o.
5:19 am
puglet
thats not nice at all OO
5:19 am
sprite
aw pink, if only!
5:20 am
puglet
you can have group sessions right here---:) and you wont get booted out
5:20 am
puglet
how are you Pink
5:20 am
pink17
the price is right too
5:20 am
sprite
sugar is good, pug. I take 2x 1000 mg a day now and it stays nicely around the 6 now.
5:21 am
pink17
been sick for 2 weeks other fine
5:21 am
sprite
indeed, pug. No booting out o-o from our group.
5:21 am
sprite
aw poor pink :( I hope you are feeling better now?
5:21 am
puglet
you can start your new year off very well then Sprite
5:21 am
puglet
with the flu Pink
5:22 am
o-o
I am a lost cause ... I seek oblivion ... where is that darn off switch?
5:22 am
sprite
true, pug.
5:22 am
pink17
upper resp thing
5:23 am
puglet
Never OO---we would be lost with out you so that means you are not a lost cause
5:23 am
puglet
Hope you get better Pink
5:24 am
o-o
You have done quite well all by yourself ... tales of woe are simply woeful tales
5:24 am
sprite
*hugs pink*
5:24 am
pink17
careful sprite u may catch it lol
5:25 am
puglet
just sounding off here helps my woes more than I can say
5:25 am
sprite
nah, not from a hug, grin
5:26 am
sprite
well, you matter to us, o-o. Quite a lot.
5:26 am
puglet
Iam down to 43 left to go and Iam just letter blind now
5:27 am
sprite
on this first day of Xmas my true love bring me: a croissant, a piece of raisin bread and a cup of coffee!
5:27 am
pink17
77 and blind
5:28 am
puglet
ahh how sweet of him--was he dressed in a santa suit too
5:28 am
sprite
hehehe no, just his normal indoors comfi clothes
5:28 am
sprite
he is the best.
5:29 am
puglet
sprite did you get my email letter on the vitamin d?
5:30 am
sprite
yes pug, I did. Will get back to you after babble. Very good news :)
5:30 am
o-o
There is a wind blowing inside us, thru a wasteland of emptiness.
We feel like useless seeds blown around the desert,
without the possibility of germinating to fulfill our potential.
Our nothingness is an internal vacuum with an insatiable appetite,
a black hole at our core, threatening to suck everything else in.
Our lives are essentially hollow, lacking inner strength and vigor.
We seem to have lost our insides;
our guts have been removed and discarded.
The Void within gives a painful, drawn feeling to our faces.
We know that we are doomed creatures, fighting hopelessly for life.
The Existential Void is quicksand into which we sink ever more quickly.
We know we should be doing something, but we don't know what.
When we change our activities, hoping to escape the Void,
the gnawing feeling of emptiness comes right along with us.
The Void is a dis-ease of our depths, the distress of nothingness,
a hollowness that threatens to engulf and dissolve the rest of our being.
This internal Void threatens to consume us
because our skin will become too thin to stand up all by itself.
At best, we can isolate the Malaise, encapsulate the gnawing Void,
before it devours our whole being and makes us disappear.
5:30 am
puglet
np--I was just wondering if it went through is all
5:31 am
sprite
wow... that expresses very clearly how it feels to live with a pd and depression, o-o.
5:32 am
sprite
did you write it yourself?
5:33 am
pink17
by all back to bed for me wishing you all peace and health
5:33 am
o-o
http://tinyurl.com/lgwtacs
5:33 am
sprite
and the same good wishes for you, pink. Sleep well and get better soon. *hug*
5:33 am
puglet
I dont like thinking about myself for I feel all that but since I found a higher power it has filled the void somewhat
5:34 am
puglet
bye Pink--take care of yourself
5:35 am
sprite
ah, from James Park. Amazing to see somebody express exactly what I have felt for so long and couldn't put in words.
5:35 am
puglet
OO, may I ask you---by reading all these things do they help you or do they put you in a darker place?
5:37 am
puglet
I know how much I have failed in things in my life and to reflex back on them is not a very happy time to remember
5:38 am
sprite
pug, my dear friend, I wish you didn't see yourself as failing at anything. You are beautiful and you give me a constant reminder of how important it is to keep our hearts open.
5:39 am
o-o
I have over 800 bookmarks dealing with emotional health. I too often have been told I do not understand ... I really, REALLY want to understand ... failing is not the problem ... quitting is
5:40 am
puglet
I dont dwell on it Sprite, but I do feel I have let my parents and God down in many things
5:40 am
o-o
Can't let god down
5:41 am
sprite
pug, if we people were meant to be perfect, we would have been created that way. We are allowed to slip up often. That is not failing. That is being human.
5:41 am
o-o
if anyone has been let down ... we have
5:41 am
sprite
o-o, if I know one person who is dedicated to understanding emotional health, it is you. And your research benefits us as well, since you share it so generously.
5:41 am
puglet
I dont see you as a quiter at all OO and Sprite no longer then Ive known you, you have exceeded alot on your path
5:42 am
sprite
and I slipped up at least once for every step on the road, trust me.
5:42 am
o-o
we had no choice in the genetics wit received ... nor our upbringing
5:42 am
puglet
welcome back Liz
5:42 am
sprite
hiya Liz :) Peace to you and yours *hugs*
5:43 am
sprite
hi lyn :) xxx Peace to you and yours as well.
5:43 am
puglet
Hi and Happy Holiday Lyn
5:43 am
Lizlin
Hi Sprite Lyn o-o and Pugs (again)
5:43 am
sprite
so true, o-o. We were all dealt a certain deal and we have to play with the cards we got. Which for some of us really really stinks.
5:44 am
Lizlin
Hope you've had a lovely day, Lyn.
5:44 am
Lizlin
Happy Christmas to those celebrating :)
5:45 am
Lizlin
Told you I'd be back, Pugs :)
5:45 am
puglet
yes you did Liz---did you have a good dinner
5:45 am
lynxxx
Very nice thankyou Liz
5:46 am
Lizlin
Yes thanks and we rewatched The Hobbit because we want to go and see the 2nd film of it very soon.
5:47 am
sprite
that is so nice, Liz. We did the same thing. Watched part 1 and then went to see the movie of part 2. We enjoyed it tremendously.
5:47 am
Lizlin
I think Part 2 is only released he4 tomorrow.
5:47 am
MLFAN17
my babble puzzle went down
5:47 am
Lizlin
Looking forward to it.
5:48 am
Lizlin
Saw Martin Freeman interviewed on the Graham Norton Show this week.
5:48 am
puglet
Is that a harry potter movie
5:48 am
sprite
it always freezes up for a bit around 5 am grid time, mlfan.
5:48 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas my babble friends!!
5:48 am
MLFAN17
never knew that
5:48 am
sprite
no pug, it is the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. All by Tolkien.
5:49 am
Lizlin
No Pugs - the Hobbit is from a book by JRR Tolkein.
5:49 am
sprite
*hugs crossy*
5:49 am
MLFAN17
Merry Christmas cross
5:49 am
crosshair
((sprite))
5:49 am
puglet
Merry Christmas to you and yours Crossy
5:49 am
crosshair
((puglet))
5:49 am
crosshair
((liz))
5:49 am
puglet
okay, thanks Sprite
5:49 am
Lizlin
Did you finish the owls crossy?
5:50 am
crosshair
nope,i pauded it at hour 35 min in
5:50 am
o-o
I have some sparklers out now ... reading the Gettysburg Address
5:51 am
crosshair
howdy,lynxx
5:51 am
Lizlin
I'm at that point on the Windmills - harder than the owls I think!
5:51 am
crosshair
that is..interesting, o-o
5:52 am
puglet
are those the same 4th of July sparklers OO
5:52 am
Lizlin
Sprite, your windmills are reminding me of my first holiday with my hubby. We went to Amsterdam for 4 days in February 04 - and froze!!!
5:52 am
o-o
Well, I could not find a manger ... of course that is away
5:52 am
sprite
crossy, if you want me to put up some of my puzzles in a smaller format, please let me know. It will take a few secs tops
5:53 am
crosshair
nope,it is fine the way it is,sprite:)
5:53 am
sprite
oh dear, Liz! Yes, coldest month usually, and then from Aussie... you poor guys!
5:53 am
sprite
ok crossy :) Am glad you are having fun with it.
5:53 am
MLFAN17
First column e stats please?
5:53 am
Lizlin
I lived in London then - but it was still cold!
5:53 am
puglet
I dont know about Crossy, but I do Sprite
5:54 am
sprite
ah, ok, London is about the same temps as we. But still, yes, very cold :)
5:54 am
sprite
am glad, pug :)
5:54 am
Lizlin
Only moved to Aus in Jan 09.
5:54 am
crosshair
it is minus 18 c here or zero f
5:54 am
sprite
argh crossy, THAT is cold.
5:54 am
crosshair
puts roses in yer cheeks
5:55 am
Lizlin
That's cold!
5:55 am
puglet
maybe around 200 -250 please
5:55 am
MLFAN17
duh ty sprite
5:55 am
sprite
which ones, pug?
5:55 am
puglet
thats cold Crossy and you got alot of snow too
5:55 am
crosshair
tis a winter wonderland
5:56 am
puglet
the windmills and I havent checked your puzzles for a few days
5:56 am
sprite
walking in a winterwonderdland....
5:56 am
MLFAN17
wish we had snow:(
5:56 am
sprite
ok, windmills coming up
5:57 am
MLFAN17
2nd column i?
5:57 am
lynxxx
Goodnight everyone - think I'll go collapse in bed
5:58 am
sprite
have a lovely sleep, lyn. *hugs*
5:58 am
MLFAN17
never mind got it
5:58 am
o-o
I called a dj who was saying snow was falling from the sky ... and asked if he was aware of any occasion that snow fell from another place?
5:58 am
puglet
bet you are just loving that wonderland Crossy
5:59 am
crosshair
hehe,it is trying at times,but I would have it no other way
5:59 am
sprite
roflol, o-o. And while you were at it, I hope you asked him if he had expected to see it do anything else but falling?
6:00 am
MLFAN17
4th column o?
6:00 am
crosshair
well,NBS was fast;))
6:01 am
MLFAN17
i got it too cross
6:01 am
sprite
nice going, crossy!
6:01 am
sprite
hey, it is an Aussie grid! I see Aussie words :)
6:02 am
MLFAN17
ty sprite i found a 5
6:02 am
puglet
Friends, I need to get going for now--Please have a safe and Happy Holiday and hugs with blessings to all
6:03 am
MLFAN17
same to you pug have fun and be safe
6:03 am
sprite
bye pug, have a good day yourself and take care of you. *hugs*
6:03 am
MLFAN17
5th column e and bottom s stats please?
6:03 am
o-o
be well, pugs
6:03 am
Wolvie
good morning all- and Merry Christmas - i hope it is a great day for everyone. :-)
6:04 am
sprite
hi Wolvie, peace in all ways to you and yours.
6:04 am
MLFAN17
Morning Wolvie Merry Christmas to you too
6:04 am
Wolvie
5th col e- i believe that is er4.4
6:04 am
o-o
e is the sea eagle
6:04 am
crosshair
en 4/12 book by orson scott card I think *****s game
6:04 am
Wolvie
bottom s- i have one- plural nationality sc 5 lol
6:05 am
MLFAN17
got it ty
6:05 am
sprite
that is from the 3rd column, crossy. I know the books, btw :)
6:05 am
MLFAN17
ty wolvie
6:05 am
MLFAN17
nbt and nbs
6:05 am
Wolvie
good books- did anyone see the movie? i wonder how acutate it is
6:05 am
Wolvie
accurate even lol
6:05 am
Lizlin
Missed saying bye to Pugs - SIL just skyped from the UK!
6:06 am
sprite
no, haven't seen the movie.
6:06 am
sprite
oh how nice, Liz! Pug will understand, I am sure.
6:06 am
Wolvie
hi Liz and bye Pugs
6:06 am
Lizlin
I'll tell her tomorrow! it was lovely to chat to her!
6:07 am
Lizlin
Hi wolvie, mlf and anyone else who's joined.
6:07 am
sprite
yeah or drop her a line by email. *hugs*
6:07 am
crosshair
howdy wolvie
6:08 am
Lizlin
Don't have her email addy sprite!
6:08 am
Wolvie
hiya Crossy- and i will say again- Merry Christmas to all- going to try and finish today- less cooking to do- still a bit- but not as much
6:08 am
sprite
very nice, Wolvie
6:08 am
Lizlin
And to you, Wolvie and mlf
6:09 am
sprite
fireflies. Must love and leave you for now. I hope you will all have a peaceful day/night. *hugs*
6:10 am
Lizlin
Have a wonderful day sprite :)
6:10 am
o-o
be well, sprite
6:10 am
Lizlin
Hugs to you
6:10 am
crosshair
((sprite))
6:10 am
Wolvie
congrats sprite- see you around :-)
6:10 am
Lizlin
Oh! And congrats, of course!
6:10 am
sprite
Liz, I am gonna email her now, will tell her what you said, ok? :)
6:11 am
Lizlin
Please do and tell her to have a lovely day :)
6:17 am
Lizlin
35 left for tomorrow. Hope you all have a really lovely day :)
6:28 am
MimiCat
Merry Christmas, everyone!
6:29 am
crosshair
(mimi))!!
6:29 am
crosshair
merry Christmas mimi!
6:29 am
MimiCat
((crossy)) Going to be a lovely day with my family.
6:29 am
periwinkle
morning all. first column lone e pls for nbt
6:29 am
crosshair
that is great;))
6:30 am
periwinkle
left column lone e pls
6:31 am
MimiCat
Though, if my ex's girlfriend is in town and he brings her to my son's house, there could be big trouble as I will not tolerate that woman (considering they were "involved" BEFORE we split).
6:32 am
crosshair
"let only those into your home that brings you joy.the rest can stay the hell out
6:32 am
periwinkle
I have that obne o-o but ty
6:33 am
periwinkle
ty o-o
6:34 am
MimiCat
He doesn't understand why we can't be friends..hello? Not only were they seeing each other quite awhile before I left, she has proven herself to be a totally self-absorbed and insensitive witch (spell it any way you want) and none of our family wants her around. I warned him not to get me in a room with her or we were throwing down! Verbally, of course.
6:35 am
crosshair
then,if I were your ex,i would respect that or if I were your son and hosting the get together,i would respect that. unless the ex gets cheap thrills from parading her around under your nose,but that is cheap
6:36 am
MimiCat
BTW, she was also married when they started seeing each other and stayed married for several years....reprehensible.
6:37 am
MimiCat
I know my son has no use for her as she has disrespected his wishes where his children are concerned. And none of us appreciate the way she treats my ex---we may not be married anymore but I will always love him and I want him to be happy...he never will be with her.
6:38 am
crosshair
then the family should ask him not to bring her along since you all feel the same about her
6:38 am
crosshair
she can stay home and have a nice tv dinner:)
6:39 am
MimiCat
He should have the sensitivity to understand that, crossy, but that is one reason we're divorced....with two hands and a flashlight he couldn't find a clue in that area.
6:41 am
o-o
Are you going to sing Christmas carols for your son?
6:42 am
MimiCat
Nope...they're not into my singing. Maybe my grandsons will be when they get older.
6:44 am
MimiCat
In any case, I think she's in Michigan with her family so it is a non-issue. I'd hate to turn Christmas into an uncomfortable experience for my family, although I think my children would actually enjoy hearing me rip her a new one!
6:45 am
crosshair
well,if she is elsewhere then you are all set
6:46 am
MimiCat
Any special plans for you and your beloved today, crossy?
6:47 am
crosshair
nope,mimi, tis a quiet day at home and I shall prepare a feast for dinner with all the trimmings
6:47 am
o-o
I have been carving pumpkins ... looking for some candles
6:47 am
crosshair
carve candle shapes in it o-o and light it from within
6:48 am
MimiCat
Sounds good to me, crossy. I've had wonderful men in my life but just never quite found my soul mate....you are fortunate indeed. Maybe in my next life....
6:49 am
crosshair
still time for a mr right to breeze into your life
6:50 am
crosshair
saw on the news this couple who just got married,they are both in their 90,s
6:51 am
MimiCat
Nope...that door is sealed shut now. He'd have to break it down with a sledgehammer and most men aren't that ambitious or persistent.
6:54 am
MimiCat
I'm a very strong-minded (being kind to myself) woman but I admit I do miss pampering a man I love.
6:56 am
MimiCat
Got a new DVD that has 3 different fireplaces, lava blobs from a lava lamp, and an aquarium...my Pywakit cat is watching the aquarium now. He got a little tired of the hummingbirds after so many viewings. I'll like the fire one as I go to sleep---it's on a continuous loop so that will be nice.
7:04 am
MimiCat
This is a friendly grid so far...nice. I'm going to get a bit of work done this morning before getting ready to go to my son's. Have a very merry Christmas, everyone, and holiday hugs all around.
7:10 am
bojazz
Merry Christmas to all...
7:18 am
crosshair
same to you,bojazz
7:18 am
crosshair
last I saw o-o was carving a Christmas pumpkin
7:19 am
bojazz
crossy. hope oral issues are on a positive progression...
7:20 am
crosshair
they are deinatly going in a good direction,bojazz
7:20 am
crosshair
next apt is in 3 months
7:20 am
bojazz
good - hope that will be all downhill for you...
7:24 am
crosshair
gasp..wife has it hot as hell in here...
7:40 am
wvteach
good morning - Merry Christmas to all
7:42 am
BzznBea
Merry Christmas, teach.
7:42 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas ,teach
7:43 am
wvteach
merry Christmas bea and crossy - hope your holidays are good
7:43 am
Uneaixoise
morning, all :-)
7:43 am
crosshair
howdy une
7:45 am
crosshair
I have tried 9 times now to spell sucrose. still not working;))
7:45 am
crosshair
damn t in the way:(
7:50 am
ivesy3
merry christmas to all.. we are freezing at 10 degrees and cleaning up from yet another lake effect snow.. but all is good. my greatest gift...son clean and sober...first xmas in a long time....6 mos now.....life is good
7:51 am
Anniebrook
ivesy, that is wonderful news, merry christmas to you and your family
7:51 am
wvteach
what a wonderful gift to have - merry chirstmas ivesy
7:51 am
BzznBea
Wonderful news about your son, ivesy.
7:52 am
bojazz
having a nephew who struggled through addiction Ivesy, I rejoice with you
7:52 am
Uneaixoise
wonderful news, ivesy :-)
7:53 am
crosshair
merry Christmas,ivesy. we are at minus 18c or zero f tis a perfect winter day with tons of snow
7:53 am
ivesy3
one happy mama...bojazz. then u know the feeling well..
7:53 am
crosshair
and yaa for your son!!
7:54 am
ivesy3
storm was quite intense yesterday. now just plain cold.... but pretty and clear..
7:59 am
crosshair
all our trees are weighed down heavy with fresh snow.it is real pretty when the wind picks up a bit as it shakes some of the burden from the trees and makes its own snowfall in the sunshine for just a moment
8:07 am
Anniebrook
cr 6/27 is in the grid today, how fitting
8:12 am
bojazz
right on, Annie
8:15 am
wvteach
thnx annie for sharing that
8:15 am
Anniebrook
merry christmas to everyone
8:16 am
bojazz
and to you also, Annie
8:25 am
wvteach
halway, NBT anbd NBS and got all the 7s and 8s - time to start some more cooking - BBL
8:29 am
bojazz
Merry Christmas, Fan
8:30 am
MLFAN17
ssame to you boj
8:30 am
MLFAN17
same oops
8:31 am
crosshair
mmm, hickory smoked,maple kissed rasher of delight are sizzling in da pan
8:31 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas ,annie
8:32 am
bojazz
bacon is a major force in the snack industry now - saw an amazing report on that last night. chocolate dipped???
8:33 am
Anniebrook
Liz and I sent a very expensive box of chocolates to Maryanne (Vosges) and they also had chocolate covered bacon advertised
8:34 am
crosshair
the sweet and salty combination actually compliment each other well
8:34 am
bojazz
amazing. need to find and try some
8:35 am
bojazz
think they mostly use sea salt
8:35 am
Anniebrook
We stayed with the regular selection though
8:35 am
crosshair
for those who love crossword puzzles and play on jigidi, I will be adding several of my own today. my user name is of course crosshair
8:36 am
ch1212
Yes, crossy was a major catalyst for the recent shift in bacon-focused snack products. His one man efforts went viral and expoentially increased customer awareness. ;)
8:37 am
crosshair
seems so:)) I was a lonely voice crying out in the wilderness 5 years ago
8:37 am
Anniebrook
be back in a bit
8:37 am
MLFAN17
what are the stats for both E's on the third column does anyone know?
8:37 am
crosshair
now,it is bacon everything
8:38 am
MLFAN17
crossy is in the grid
8:38 am
ch1212
en5/12, ee5/10
8:38 am
crosshair
I have one of them MLF but there are so many e words,i have no idea what is coming from where
8:39 am
MLFAN17
i have all of those unless we have two of something?
8:40 am
MLFAN17
stratch that lol
8:41 am
MLFAN17
are thehe 7;s similar i have one of them which is a plural?
8:42 am
MLFAN17
greyed the third column E's
8:44 am
MLFAN17
cross i just saw an infomercial for some apparatus to make a 'bacon bowl'
8:50 am
crosshair
lol, MLF, nevermind that junk, you can make bacon bowls with what you have on hand
8:51 am
crosshair
first practice the bacon wave,then once you have that down, you can use a upsidedown 9 inch cake pan,a mini bundt pan or even those large size muffin tins to make bacon bowls
8:51 am
bichon
Mornin' folks and a merry merry
8:53 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas ,Bichon
8:54 am
crosshair
I like to use a large muffing tin,the kind that makes just 6 jumbo muffins.just turn it upsidedown on a roasting tray and place your bacon weaves overtop
8:55 am
crosshair
they make great cups to put salad in:)
9:00 am
Uneaixoise
saw that ad on tv as well and thought of you, crossy :-)
9:02 am
rubyfoo
hello? I was embarrassed to come in, figuring nobody else would be playing onChristmas
9:03 am
rubyfoo
Merry Merry -- made the usual "feast for two" and kitchen is slightly cleanedup.... ho ho ho
9:04 am
rubyfoo
{{crossy}}
9:04 am
rubyfoo
joyeux noel, une
9:07 am
bichon
joyeux noel ruby
9:07 am
bichon
Not Babble on Christmas, bite your tongue
9:07 am
rubyfoo
{{bichon}}
9:07 am
rubyfoo
I thought I'd be all alone and red-faced
9:07 am
bichon
A Merry woof to your doggies
9:08 am
bichon
No, nothing stops a Babbler
9:08 am
rubyfoo
I made chopped liver last night and they both went crazy, actually came in from outside
9:08 am
rubyfoo
(or you could call it liver pate ho ho)
9:09 am
bichon
All dogs would do anything for liver. Go figure. I wouldn't ever eat liver
9:09 am
bichon
We are even going to the movies today. Seeing "The Hobbit" Part Deux
9:11 am
rubyfoo
I wouldn't at home except chopped, but now I love it
9:11 am
rubyfoo
my son and I used to go skiing on Christmas day in Binghamton. There was always snow and the slopes would be empty
9:12 am
bichon
I had a dream last night that my ninety year old mother wanted white fish and they didn;t sell it in Connecticut. But, I found a place in Simsbury
9:12 am
bichon
Fun is being Jewish on Christmas
9:13 am
rubyfoo
I still dream about my mother and she's been gone a long time
9:13 am
Uneaixoise
joyeux noel ruby :-)
9:13 am
rubyfoo
Her birthday is on Friday, she would have been 104
9:13 am
Scrabbler
Good day Ruby & Bichon. And Une.
9:13 am
Uneaixoise
howdy scrabs :-)
9:13 am
rubyfoo
hello scrabs. How deep is your snow?
9:13 am
bichon
Merry, merry Scrabs
9:14 am
crosshair
((ruby))
9:14 am
crosshair
scrabby:))
9:14 am
Scrabbler
We had 3 days of rain on the weekend so lost so much snow, then got more since yesterday. Everything is white and beautiful.
9:14 am
Scrabbler
Hi Crossy
9:15 am
rubyfoo
It sounds like NE Canada is getting the worst of it, but brace crossy handles it all!!!!
9:15 am
bichon
The only snow here is dirty snow
9:15 am
crosshair
minus 16c here ,scrabby and we got another foot of snow last night
9:15 am
Scrabbler
8f here
9:15 am
rubyfoo
I think ours is coming tonight and will have a nice layer of ice underneath because it's been very warm and rainy and now the temp is plummeting
9:16 am
rubyfoo
it was almost 60F last night
9:16 am
crosshair
we were of an hour ago,just crept up 2 degrees
9:17 am
rubyfoo
hah, just found the cigar!
9:17 am
bichon
I guess I'll be all alone in the PB
9:18 am
Scrabbler
Great clue, bichon.
9:18 am
rubyfoo
I'll join you and bring some pumpkin tart
9:18 am
bichon
It's very lonely in here, cold and no food. Can I come out now?
9:18 am
Scrabbler
No, I want to be there.
9:19 am
crosshair
yes,common our and have some rum and egss nog
9:19 am
Scrabbler
I don't know the cigar.
9:19 am
rubyfoo
ch7 and pl
9:20 am
crosshair
the cigar is a oldish term for a small stogie
9:20 am
crosshair
usually tipped
9:20 am
rubyfoo
I think I have so much left-over food (it's horrible cooking for just two) that we could have another whole dinner
9:20 am
Scrabbler
I don't know cigars.
9:21 am
crosshair
sony and ch++ and a tree uses its **** system to get water
9:21 am
Scrabbler
Leftovers are great. Food is better when re-heated.
9:21 am
rubyfoo
<-- grew up in a candy store, sold cigars and cigarettes, too
9:21 am
Scrabbler
TY for clue, Crossy. New word for me.
9:22 am
crosshair
used to smoke them myself once upon a time
9:23 am
crosshair
now, just good ole fresh air can be an adventure in the mornings;)
9:23 am
bichon
You were a cigar smoker crossy? I think my hubby once smoked a few
9:23 am
rubyfoo
I prefer the smell of cigars to pipes
9:23 am
crosshair
just the little thin tipped ones for a year or so,bichon
9:24 am
bichon
I prefer to be around no smoke at all. The people next door smoke outside their house. Yucky smell
9:24 am
crosshair
since we quit inb 2002,all smell of it is gross
9:24 am
Scrabbler
I am very sensitive to smells and to sounds
9:25 am
crosshair
except..every once in a while I will get a craving
9:25 am
rubyfoo
me, too, husband says I have the nose and ears of a dog, unfortunately, not the fur
9:26 am
crosshair
my mrs is insanely sensitive to smells and sounds
9:27 am
Scrabbler
Does she get migraines too? Migraineurs have very sensitive brains.
9:27 am
crosshair
make life tough sometimes
9:27 am
crosshair
yes she does.she is just finishing up a two week migraine
9:27 am
rubyfoo
that's very interesting.....
9:28 am
72 Temple Owl
mmery christmas, all
9:28 am
Scrabbler
I have been getting more frequent migraines myself, almost daily.
9:28 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas T.O
9:28 am
Scrabbler
Hi Owl. Buon natale!
9:29 am
bichon
Merry, merry TO
9:29 am
crosshair
it has got the the point,scrabby,where it is her new "normal" on the odd days when she does not have one,it feels strange
9:29 am
72 Temple Owl
ooh, scrabbler, huno natale! Buon natlale, mr. hair.
9:29 am
72 Temple Owl
same to you, bich, just signing off before travelling.
9:29 am
rubyfoo
off to water m y husband, or even martini him
9:30 am
72 Temple Owl
sounds great. i
9:30 am
rubyfoo
bye and merry merry to you all! Stay warm and dry and stormless
9:31 am
crosshair
wish my wife would martini me!
9:31 am
crosshair
merry chrostmas (9ruby))
9:31 am
crosshair
darn typos
9:31 am
rubyfoo
that's like yahoo, they made me change my password
9:32 am
crosshair
poor ruby:((
9:36 am
periwinkle
hi all, help with first ce5/14 pls
9:36 am
crosshair
crossy has crated two jigsaw puzzles in jigidi.feel free to check them out! :)))
9:36 am
crosshair
created
9:38 am
crosshair
pl of the ce 4/5
9:38 am
crosshair
pt actually
9:39 am
periwinkle
I need first ce5/14 pls
9:39 am
crosshair
just gave it to u
9:39 am
crosshair
unless there are three of them
9:39 am
crosshair
as I have yet to list
9:39 am
periwinkle
I have pt of a ce4/5
9:40 am
periwinkle
there is a ce5/14 and ce6/27 that I need
9:40 am
crosshair
then there are three
9:40 am
periwinkle
I am looking at the list and there are 2 ce5/14 and one ce5/12
9:41 am
crosshair
anyways I have two ce 5/14,s
9:41 am
crosshair
diving back in!
9:41 am
Scrabbler
I am looking at the Enable list of 5-letter words now...searching
9:43 am
Scrabbler
ce + 3 letters of white grain in Chinese food
9:43 am
periwinkle
ty but that does not work
9:44 am
Babs1
any clues for bottom corner s?
9:44 am
Scrabbler
Yes, use 3 of those letters, not in order...or C + the letters of white grain, not in order
9:44 am
Scrabbler
F. Sc**t Fitzgerald
9:45 am
Scrabbler
And plural of sc5--to move around, perhaps on one's knees or butt
9:45 am
pippingeek
happy christmas, babblers!
9:45 am
periwinkle
ty scrabs
9:45 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas pippin
9:45 am
Scrabbler
Nope, that S has plural of sc4
9:47 am
crosshair
take French for thanj you but put a c in front instead for the 5
9:47 am
Babs1
thanks, scrabbler!
9:47 am
Scrabbler
Then ce6/27 = same first 4 letters + pronoun for we
9:47 am
bichon
I have just taken the New York Times dialect quiz. Not surprisingly it says I'm from the New York City, Long Island and tri-state area
9:47 am
crosshair
that should get it
9:48 am
Scrabbler
Isn't that quiz fascinating, bichon? I have never heard of so many of the terms used in other parts of the country.
9:51 am
bichon
You can take the girl out of New York, but you can't take the new York out of the girl
9:52 am
bichon
I didn't get the ce 6/27 clue. Could you reclue it, pls
9:52 am
Scrabbler
Like Barnum and Bailey tent-event but change first vowel
9:52 am
bichon
okay, got it, ty
9:54 am
bichon
Scrabs, what is the key to doing the Word Builder in QP?
9:54 am
crosshair
this Viagra is puzzling, scrabby. perhaps you can advise. package says "up to 8 hours of enhancement".. what the heck do I do with the other 7 hours and 57 minutes? lol. anyways, to me, Viagra is kind of like putting a brand new flag pole on a condemned building:) (just told that now as kid saw them in the cupboard) lol. Must have fun with life:)))
9:57 am
Scrabbler
Place high-value tiles on blue and in a line with a pink tile, and make a word that can be read backwards too. Use high-value tiles as much as possible in multiple directions.
9:58 am
harpjane
happy christmas!
9:58 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas harp:))
9:59 am
harpjane
crossy you made me spit the coffee out my nose with the 7 hours 57 minutes comment....
9:59 am
Scrabbler
Hahaha, Crossy. I guess you should take advantage of it's effect more than just 3 minutes of that 8 hrs. Yikes. TMI.
9:59 am
Scrabbler
Hi Jane
9:59 am
Scrabbler
I fortunately finished my coffee.
10:00 am
rururocks
They would never let me take vista
10:00 am
rururocks
Viagra....auto correct
10:01 am
harpjane
what are the stats for the lone E's please?
10:01 am
crosshair
nose coffee! love it:)
10:01 am
rururocks
Ruined my joke
10:01 am
bichon
" make a word that can be read backwards too."
10:01 am
bichon
Scrabs, a word that can be read backwards?
10:02 am
Scrabbler
A heteropalindrome--there is a list on the site. Print out the list and study it.
10:03 am
harpjane
got the bird, what is the other lone E?
10:03 am
Scrabbler
Why not, Ruru? Heart issues?
10:03 am
bichon
ty scrabs
10:04 am
Scrabbler
ee6 = spookier
10:04 am
rururocks
RU..to Doctor: gee Doc it would be fun to try Viagra...Doctor to RU "you can't be serious? "
10:04 am
Scrabbler
Bichon--evil/live, aril/lira, serif/fires.
10:04 am
Scrabbler
It does have risks.
10:05 am
crosshair
ru,you are better off with a bottle of scotch some duct tape and two pocicle sticks
10:05 am
crosshair
popcicle
10:06 am
Scrabbler
Ouch, ouch, ouch.
10:06 am
crosshair
well,sand all the splinters off first
10:06 am
crosshair
must think of the ladies you know;)
10:06 am
Scrabbler
Wrap in bubble wrap.
10:07 am
rururocks
Well it isn't like you can take it and go out shopping later
10:07 am
Scrabbler
This is one funny conversation.
10:07 am
crosshair
well you can..training wheels are advised ,however.
10:08 am
crosshair
see how much coffe we can get onto various keyboards,ru
10:08 am
Scrabbler
I am holding off on breakfast now.
10:09 am
welki
woo! definitely entering into a pointed conversation! morning, folks - and merry christmas to those who celebrate!
10:10 am
crosshair
well,all done anyways scrabby.that is the long and short of it:))
10:10 am
PastorJ
The Cabots talk to the Lodges, the Lodges talk only to God. The Kennedys all eat caviar, the rest of us get sc5/14
10:10 am
rururocks
Woman to crossy: " What is the little Wagon for?"
10:10 am
PastorJ
don't ask me why I remember that from decades ago!
10:10 am
Scrabbler
PastorJ, I had just found that word.
10:10 am
crosshair
pastor in the house ru!! go to pg rating! stat! :))
10:10 am
welki
sc5/14 - yum
10:10 am
Scrabbler
Hi welki!
10:11 am
PastorJ
too late! lol
10:11 am
crosshair
oops;(
10:12 am
PastorJ
(still chuckling over the condemned building/new flagpole image)
10:13 am
PastorJ
merry Christmas all!
10:13 am
crosshair
Merry Christmas pastor
10:13 am
PastorJ
warning - i'll be lurking again tomorrow!
10:14 am
Babs1
clues for the lower o?
10:14 am
Scrabbler
Merry Christmas, PastorJ!
10:15 am
crosshair
I will try to behave,pastor, but no promises
10:15 am
Babs1
thanks...fishy!
10:26 am
harpjane
milk and cookies for breakfast
10:26 am
Judi
Happy Christmas morning, everyone!
10:26 am
crosshair
merry Christmas Judi:))
10:27 am
Babs1
anyone play scramble with friends?
10:28 am
Scrabbler
Hi Judi.
10:28 am
Scrabbler
No, Babs. Just Scrabble and Lexulous.
10:29 am
Scrabbler
Yogurt + walnuts + berry preserves.
10:30 am
Babs1
what is lexulous?
10:30 am
Scrabbler
Another word game on FB.
10:31 am
Judi
Oh, foo. Mouse needs new battery. BRB.
10:32 am
Judi
Back in action.
10:33 am
Judi
Name that proper noun: Radar's favorite soda.
10:33 am
rururocks
Wonders if Judi's...cat needs batteries too
10:34 am
Judi
Ha. Cat is self-charging, as long as we feed her.
10:34 am
hoyamd
i'm new to the board this morning - Merry Christmas! phantom word - reindeer!!!
10:34 am
Judi
Ding! Ding! Ding! Scrabbs wins a case of grape Nehi.
10:35 am
Scrabbler
Hi hoya--haven't seen you in a long time!
10:35 am
Judi
Hiya, hoya!
10:36 am
hoyamd
yeah, i pop in to see how big the boards are, but this is not a very tablet-friendly game!
10:37 am
Scrabbler
Nope, I tried that with a Google Nexus 7 in Nov, then gave the tablet to a nephew and got a laptop
10:39 am
hoyamd
and just like that i have to leave again
10:39 am
hoyamd
have a great day all!
10:40 am
Scrabbler
Bye, Hoya.
10:42 am
rururocks
*changes Hoyamd to Lookyloo in the ratings * :D
10:44 am
godthaab
Name that Proper Noun. The head of the Massacre of the Innocents!
10:45 am
Scrabbler
No idea.
10:45 am
Scrabbler
King Herod?
10:45 am
godthaab
Scrabbler You win a case of Nehi (whatever that is)
10:45 am
rururocks
<---remembers nehi sodas
10:45 am
Scrabbler
I'd prefer dark chocolate, if any is available.
10:46 am
Judi
Ooh. Two cases of Nehi in one day. Nehi was a brand of soda, godthaab.
10:46 am
rururocks
you can have all the chocolates I got for xmas scrabs
10:46 am
godthaab
I'll throw it in!
10:47 am
godthaab
Is Nehi American?
10:47 am
rururocks
yes.. midwest I think
10:47 am
godthaab
Oh, up here in the provinces, we don't get that.
10:47 am
MollyL
Any moon pies to go with the grape Nehi?
10:47 am
rururocks
oooh moon pies
10:47 am
godthaab
Well, yea, sure, OK.
10:48 am
godthaab
What is a moon pie?
10:48 am
Scrabbler
Moon pies are yummy!
10:48 am
Riverdance
Merry Christmas my babble friends
10:49 am
Judi
Pretty much a s'more, only in a prettier package.
10:49 am
rururocks
morning river
10:49 am
Judi
Hiya, River! Right back atcha!
10:49 am
Riverdance
hello ruru havent seen you in a long time - hope all is well
10:50 am
rururocks
i'm fine thanks
10:51 am
rururocks
mild headache today that will slow me down some
10:53 am
Riverdance
kids just arrived - must go - have a great day all
10:53 am
Judi
Too much Christmas Eve celebrating, ruru?
10:54 am
Scrabbler
40 left and I am done. Enjoy the day, everyone.
10:54 am
Judi
See ya, Scrabbs! Enjoy the holiday!
10:56 am
rururocks
no.. just a sudden headache.. not sure why
10:57 am
rururocks
although I did have a few glasses of wine yesterday.. could be that too
10:58 am
Judi
Hydrate! Get some sunshine if you can. Try not to look in any mirrors.
10:58 am
rururocks
hydrate sounds like the right thing to do
10:59 am
rururocks
we have sunshine.. should be in the 70's today
10:59 am
rururocks
it was 73 here yesterday
11:02 am
periwinkle
very nice rurur
11:02 am
periwinkle
hi all
11:02 am
periwinkle
cold here but no snow, thank goodness
11:05 am
rubyfoo
mirrors? What's that about? ho ho ho
11:05 am
rubyfoo
Just ate 3 pieces of pumpkin pie left over from dinner, def miss piggyfoo
11:06 am
rururocks
gm ruby
11:06 am
Judi
Can't let that pie go to waste!
11:07 am
rubyfoo
hello ruru and a merry merry to you. I came in before, embarrassed, thinking no one would be playing on a holiday. Hahahah
11:07 am
rubyfoo
I won't share the pie, but I'll give you all all the chocolate I received!
11:07 am
rururocks
i'm just drinking coffee trying to start my day :D
11:07 am
Judi
Addiction knows no holiday.
11:07 am
rururocks
well spoken Judi
11:07 am
periwinkle
has any one seen or heard from hurshy? I have seen her here in a while?
11:08 am
periwinkle
true indeed, Judi
11:08 am
rururocks
she's playing .. just lurking
11:08 am
periwinkle
but I am not addicted. I can stop at anytime. I just choose not to
11:08 am
periwinkle
ok, ty ruru, wonder why
11:09 am
rubyfoo
I need my daily fix.....
11:09 am
Judi
Anyone have a clue for the or6/21?
11:09 am
periwinkle
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
11:09 am
rururocks
or + chinese grain
11:11 am
cdd
Happy Holidays!!
11:12 am
ursh
hello all and happy christmas - back from late family lunch - very very hot and sticky here so quite tired
11:13 am
rubyfoo
merry Christmas, ursh, I would enjoy some hot and sticky here!
11:25 am
Judi
Anyone have a clue for the last ch7 & 8?
11:26 am
BzznBea
The only clue I have for the C's is that they are endless...
11:27 am
LuvWordGames
ch 7 ch + part of the plant in the ground and plural
11:27 am
Judi
Thanks, Bea. That much I do know!
11:27 am
ursh
ch7 small cigar and plural
11:28 am
BzznBea
Thanks, ursh.
11:28 am
Judi
Ah, ty, ursh.
11:30 am
rururocks
so judi.. .you were close but no cigar?
11:30 am
Judi
Indeed I was, ruru.
11:34 am
Judi
38 left and I'm calling it a day. Gotta update the IPhone and put together a cookie tray for the neighbors. Blessings of the season to you all! *POOF*
11:49 am
periwinkle
2nd re7/32 pls
11:50 am
LuvWordGames
re 7/32 color + part of plant in the ground
11:50 am
zoozzoom
Re + to do again + plural
11:51 am
LuvWordGames
sorry that was the 1st one
11:51 am
periwinkle
have that zooz, need the one before that pls
11:52 am
zoozzoom
or to re buy something online?
11:52 am
periwinkle
ty zooz
11:53 am
Anniebrook
I need the re 7 that is before rip again
11:54 am
zoozzoom
I just clues it at 11:50 annie :-)
11:54 am
periwinkle
fw bye all
11:54 am
zoozzoom
Congrats, Peri!
11:55 am
Anniebrook
Yes, but I didnt get it...prolly a fish, get the fish ready to whack me
11:55 am
Anniebrook
congrats, peri!!!
11:55 am
zoozzoom
ok how about RE + re5/12
11:55 am
Anniebrook
ah thanks so much
12:08 pm
rubyfoo
hello again
12:08 pm
bichon
Back for a little more fun
12:08 pm
bichon
Hi everyone
12:09 pm
rubyfoo
Just been on the phone with my son for 1/2 hour. I snt him an electric mandolin for Christmas, but he hasn't opened it yet. I'm smiling just thinking about it
12:09 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Ruby & Bichon :-)
12:09 pm
rubyfoo
It's funny because h posted something about Bach played on a mandolin on FB AFTER I had already ordered it.
12:10 pm
bichon
what is the re 5/12?
12:10 pm
zoozzoom
That will be a nice suprise for him, Ruby :-)
12:10 pm
zoozzoom
To do something again + plural
12:10 pm
rubyfoo
don't know, bichon.
12:10 pm
bichon
ruby, you and DH are getting on better?
12:11 pm
rubyfoo
yes, zzoozz, I think he'll be delighted. He has many guitars and a junky mandolin, so it should be a nice ift
12:11 pm
rubyfoo
you mean my husband???? It is quiet and I'm keeping him watered and fed, but that is basically a lost cause.
12:12 pm
bichon
Sorry to have asked ruby
12:12 pm
rubyfoo
no, it's OK, I'm just happy that all is well with my boy because it was a little rocky last spring
12:13 pm
rubyfoo
His job is very stressful and when he visited, I think he was just stretched too thin
12:14 pm
Anniebrook
ruby, That's a great gift for your son.
12:14 pm
bichon
I have to tread a fine line with my son. He was under a lot of stress when he was up for pormotion
12:15 pm
bichon
*promotion
12:16 pm
Anniebrook
bichon, that can be very stressful..I am assuming he got the promotion.
12:17 pm
Anniebrook
re6----to rip again
12:17 pm
zoozzoom
re + rip
12:17 pm
Anniebrook
past tense
12:17 pm
bichon
Yes, he did and he's much easier to talk to now. And, best of all, hasn't asked for marital advice
12:18 pm
Anniebrook
bichon, Then life is peaceful
12:18 pm
bichon
ty zooz and Annie
12:18 pm
rururocks
whew.. I almost read that as a pornmotion
12:18 pm
Anniebrook
hi ruru..merry christmas
12:18 pm
zoozzoom
Teehee :-)
12:19 pm
bichon
very funny, LOL
12:19 pm
rururocks
hi annie
12:19 pm
rubyfoo
my son's job is very difficult for him. He is very well-paid but it goes beyond what he has ever done with information technology, taking him into finance his weakest area. And he works 60-70 hr weeks.
12:19 pm
rubyfoo
and then plays with a band most weekends
12:20 pm
bichon
same with my son.
12:20 pm
bichon
But, he has a wife and kids
12:20 pm
zoozzoom
That is a lot of hours.
12:20 pm
rubyfoo
I'm tired just thinking about it!
12:20 pm
rubyfoo
John just has a wife, no kids
12:20 pm
rururocks
all work and no play...
12:20 pm
Anniebrook
fireworks
12:20 pm
rururocks
"just"?
12:21 pm
rururocks
congrats annie
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
is toochus a phantom? I'm not sure how to spell it lol
12:21 pm
zoozzoom
Congrats, Annie!
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
yay annie
12:22 pm
rururocks
toochus is kim kardashian's butt
12:22 pm
rubyfoo
ty, bichon, my Yiddish is a little rusty hahah
12:23 pm
bichon
there is probably several variations on the spelling. In Hebrew, it's tachteet
12:23 pm
rubyfoo
great word!
12:24 pm
rubyfoo
once they start transliterating languages, spellings multiply
12:24 pm
bichon
I don't know why anyone would use any other word. There's also tushie
12:25 pm
rururocks
I like tushie better
12:25 pm
rubyfoo
also, I think that with Yiddish, since it was spoken in so many different countries, the language itself varied a lot from , say Polnd, to Lituanian et
12:25 pm
rubyfoo
when I was little, ruru's word was for the front and tuchas was for the back
12:25 pm
rururocks
but then.. i'm a little "behind" on the times :D
12:26 pm
bichon
Yes, I say poolkah for leg and my friend, who's father was from Germany said poolkies
12:26 pm
rubyfoo
and I'm a little behind in general
12:26 pm
bichon
I thought the front was the pupick
12:26 pm
rubyfoo
my mother said "poulkahs" )or something( for thighs
12:26 pm
rururocks
*yiddish 101*
12:27 pm
rubyfoo
I think pupick is belly button
12:27 pm
bichon
Yes, more like thighs than legs. What a chicken has that you eat
12:27 pm
rubyfoo
exactly. This is very funny
12:28 pm
bichon
yes, it is the belly button, but how could a chicken have one?
12:29 pm
Anniebrook
and what about gorgle?
12:29 pm
bichon
That's the neck bone
12:29 pm
rubyfoo
I think they said pupick for the giblets
12:29 pm
rubyfoo
I knew that
12:29 pm
bichon
You put it in the pot when making chicken soup
12:30 pm
rubyfoo
I used the capon gorgle for making the gravy today (as well as the pupick)
12:30 pm
rururocks
you need salt water for that Annie :D
12:30 pm
Anniebrook
and helzel
12:30 pm
rubyfoo
hetzel??
12:30 pm
bichon
What would the world be like without Yiddish?
12:30 pm
bichon
What's hetzel ruby?
12:31 pm
Anniebrook
lots of salt when you kosher the chicken..that's why we all have hypertension
12:31 pm
harpjane
It looks like we're having a Yiddish Christmas today?
12:31 pm
rubyfoo
not in my shtetl
12:32 pm
rururocks
yes the whole misbukah is here
12:32 pm
bichon
When everyone else is having ham for dinner, we are eating pupick
12:32 pm
Anniebrook
not hetzel, HELZEL....stuffed chicken neck
12:32 pm
rubyfoo
Does anybody else have family from a shtel?
12:32 pm
rubyfoo
bad eyes but no hypertension....
12:32 pm
BzznBea
How do you stuff a chicken neck?
12:32 pm
bichon
Never had helzel. We're from eastern Europe
12:32 pm
rubyfoo
very carefully
12:33 pm
rururocks
with tweezers bzz :D
12:33 pm
bichon
My father's family owned a tavern in Boukivina
12:33 pm
Anniebrook
remove skin very carefully from the gorgle...make stuffing, stuff neck, sew both ends and drop into chicken soup. Delicious.
12:33 pm
rubyfoo
where, Bichon. My father's family came from Kanotop, a shtetl outside of Kie but my mother's family were "city folk" from Dnepropeetrovsk
12:34 pm
zoozzoom
And fireworks for me..phew..time for a little drink...have a great day everyone..and happy holidays to all :-)
12:34 pm
rururocks
same to you zooz.. have a nice day
12:34 pm
bichon
It's in the mountains in Ukraine near the Romanian border.
12:34 pm
rubyfoo
Satut! zzoozz
12:34 pm
Anniebrook
YAY for zooz...he wins the first helzel/
12:34 pm
harpjane
stats for the top left E please (I hate to interrupt!)
12:35 pm
rubyfoo
I'll have to try that Annie, would really enjoy a chicken soup and that sounds delish.
12:35 pm
rururocks
I think harp
12:35 pm
zoozzoom
ER 5/12
12:36 pm
harpjane
thanks nbt now
12:36 pm
rururocks
I'm thinking about all those neckless chickens
12:37 pm
rubyfoo
the capon I made was tough, I thought.
12:37 pm
Anniebrook
and no pupiks
12:37 pm
rubyfoo
They're supposed to be milk-fed and very te****
12:37 pm
Anniebrook
timer just went off in the kitchen, be back in a bit
12:38 pm
rubyfoo
{{annie}}
12:39 pm
rubyfoo
125, nbt and nbs and good night everybody. This was a nice visit!
12:42 pm
harpjane
I have a class of dogs, like border collies, he6, also one who he4's
12:43 pm
harpjane
also he6, describes superman or wonder woman
12:44 pm
BzznBea
ch5/14 + vowel
12:46 pm
BzznBea
Thanks for the he6.
1:12 pm
harpjane
co6 after the college female?
1:13 pm
rururocks
to convince someone to do something
1:17 pm
cybernan
Merry Christmas :)
1:22 pm
harpjane
thanks nan
1:26 pm
cybernan
stuck on the last 9
1:27 pm
cybernan
su 5, please?
1:27 pm
cybernan
oh - nm - french sugar
1:29 pm
cybernan
dr 6, please?
1:34 pm
cybernan
or the first ce 5/14?
1:36 pm
lbdawger
d+ Nazi regime, third r****
1:36 pm
cybernan
ty dawger
1:37 pm
lbdawger
ce5, is bug appendage plural form the 6 is the singular
1:37 pm
cybernan
ty again
1:38 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)
1:38 pm
lbdawger
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Y'all
1:38 pm
lbdawger
whooo hoooo NAN!!
1:38 pm
cybernan
back at you, dawger
1:39 pm
cybernan
lots of snow for Christmas in MT?
1:40 pm
MLFAN17
just cold here
1:40 pm
cybernan
we're having a green Christmas as well
1:41 pm
cybernan
skyped the kids in Calgary yesterday -- knee deep and cold there
1:42 pm
cybernan
on my way - hagd everyone :)
1:42 pm
MLFAN17
are both of the he7's supposed to be 6/7? i have one of them and that is?
1:44 pm
wvteach
the second is not a 6/7
1:45 pm
MLFAN17
clue please wv.. and hello merry christmas:)
1:45 pm
wvteach
** finito ** last word TO 6/21
1:46 pm
MLFAN17
congrats wv
2:57 pm
mery9419
"reindeer" does not exist in the puzzle--!
3:11 pm
jezman612
any clues for the first re8
3:14 pm
lynxxx
I am guessing that is not the color & tree bottom one re7.32 & 8 - not listing yet
3:25 pm
ChrissieDee
ty for my last 8 lynx :)
3:27 pm
crosshair
whew! taking a break from sprites owl puzzle on jigidi.my eyes are going blurry!
3:27 pm
ChrissieDee
Cross eyed crossy?
3:27 pm
lynxxx
what is Sprite called on Jigidi Cross?
3:27 pm
lynxxx
lol Chrissie
3:28 pm
crosshair
she is called spritelet. crossy also has two puzzles in there and I am crosshair of course
3:28 pm
crosshair
indeed,crossyeyed
3:28 pm
lynxxx
I'll check you both out - so to speak
3:29 pm
crosshair
let me know if my piece count is too low,lynxx.i can add more if needed
3:30 pm
crosshair
that is what I do not like with the side.when you crate a puzzle,it has a count slider for difficulty and not a piece total count
3:33 pm
ChrissieDee
Just had a look. Can't play on the ipad :(
3:33 pm
lynxxx
It is saying you have not created any Cross - ?. However I only do ones 400+ and, perhaps stupidly, I pick very hard ones that take me hours.
3:33 pm
crosshair
I just checked mine. they are created and showing in there
3:34 pm
crosshair
my 2 are 125 and 190 ish
3:34 pm
crosshair
like I say,was having difficulty with the slider
3:34 pm
crosshair
130 and 192 respectivly
3:35 pm
crosshair
if you wish,lynxx I can make you a nice 400+
3:36 pm
lynxxx
Can see Sp[rites pictures but it is saying you have not created any - did you 'open' them up so others could see/play them perhaps
3:37 pm
crosshair
i will check again
3:40 pm
lynxxx
I am doing one by rabcarr - optical illusion - 540 pieces - so far has taken me about 8 hours and still going
3:40 pm
crosshair
ok,check now ,lynx it is the 192 piece
3:40 pm
crosshair
like i say,i am just figuring the site out a bit
3:41 pm
lynxxx
Yes, can see that now
3:43 pm
crosshair
ok,the 130 should be up.it is a very nice pic if i do say so myself
3:43 pm
crosshair
it is a very old wind driven pump house on a old farm down the road
3:43 pm
crosshair
next time around,i will make some big ones
3:44 pm
lynxxx
and it is charming
3:46 pm
crosshair
just looking at them.those pieces are way too big.think i will shoot for a 400 size
3:47 pm
crosshair
next time
3:48 pm
lynxxx
Must go - need to walk Stew b4 I sit down to watch the Dr Who Christmas Special that I missed yesterday (Boxing Day here now). Bye for now
3:50 pm
crosshair
tc lynxx
4:11 pm
pida 1
Merry Christmas to all.....
4:13 pm
crosshair
Merry Christmas ,Pida
4:16 pm
ChrissieDee
Happy Christmas pida
4:19 pm
pida 1
Lov your profile pic Chrissie
4:20 pm
ChrissieDee
Thanks. Looked at pretty ones but this made me,smile
4:20 pm
ChrissieDee
Thanks. Looked at pretty ones but this made me,smile
4:20 pm
pida 1
me too. thnx
4:43 pm
cosdem
Merry Christmas!
5:20 pm
Anniebrook
is crossy here?
5:21 pm
Anniebrook
lynxxx, are you here?
5:22 pm
MollyL
Cos is here, hi Cos : D
5:22 pm
Lizlin
Hi Annie - your talk of helzel earlier brought back many memories!
5:22 pm
Anniebrook
I am doing a puzzle on jigidi but I cannot turn the pieces around.
5:22 pm
Anniebrook
Molly, have you tried jigidi?
5:22 pm
Lizlin
I don't think that you can do that on jigidi.
5:23 pm
Anniebrook
Liz, what do you do when the puzzle pieces are upside down. Too old to stand on my head for long.
5:24 pm
Anniebrook
Liz, that conversation was fun. Havent had those dishes in a very long time.
5:24 pm
Anniebrook
Hi cosdem, haven't seen you in a while, merry christmas to you
5:25 pm
Lizlin
I don't think they are upside down, Annie. I think all the pieces are the right way.
5:25 pm
cosdem
sorry drifted away from desk for a sec
5:25 pm
Anniebrook
Im going to have another look, maybe, my glasses need cleaning.
5:25 pm
Lizlin
Hi Cos. Hope you're having a lovely Christmas.
5:25 pm
cosdem
so nice to have a computer once again :P
5:26 pm
cosdem
You too Liz!
5:26 pm
Lizlin
Is that why you've not been around much?
5:27 pm
cosdem
yep well first we got rid of internet.. .then pawned my computer :( then i got a job, got internet back. a tablet then a computer 2 days ago :P
5:27 pm
Lizlin
Good to have you back :)
5:27 pm
Lizlin
Sounds like life's getting better!
5:28 pm
cosdem
oh a total 180 degrees from last christmas when we didnt even afford presents :) its been a good year. ill be sad to see it go
5:29 pm
Lizlin
Hopefully 2014 will be even better!
5:29 pm
cosdem
brb mom calling
5:29 pm
Lizlin
Any clues for ch 6 / 7 pls?
5:30 pm
Lizlin
After the happy ones and before the cigars.
5:30 pm
crosshair
mmm..roast beef,tatties,roasted carrots and yorkie puds with cheese all bathed in home made gravy:))
5:31 pm
o-o
add a vowel to "rah!" and plural
5:31 pm
Lizlin
Thanks o-o :)
5:31 pm
Lizlin
Sounds lovely crossy. Like your jigidi pics. When I've finished the windmills .....
5:32 pm
crosshair
ty,liz.was my first try.think i will try for 250-400 pieces next time
5:33 pm
Lizlin
I'd prefer that! Want to know how sprite combines the pics to make one pic.
5:36 pm
crosshair
just made one just for you liz,it is a 432 and is a great pic i took this summer on the mountain
5:36 pm
crosshair
it is a river meandering under a spit rail fence
5:36 pm
Lizlin
I'll look now.
5:37 pm
crosshair
it will make you work,lots of trees and branches.tell me what you think
5:37 pm
Lizlin
That's beautiful - a bit like some of the scenery here - I've bookmarked it.
5:39 pm
crosshair
let me know how it plays when you get to it.i think you may work up a sweat with this one:))
5:40 pm
Lizlin
Will do - I usually leave a comment but will also tell you here.
5:40 pm
crosshair
think i will head back to sprites owls.i am finding i am sadly out of practice
5:41 pm
Lizlin
Enjoy, Crossy.
5:53 pm
crosshair
crossys famous human stampede apple dessert is done!! unroll a tube of pilsbury crecent roll dough into a lasagna pan,allowing doung to run up side of dish,add 2 pound of cored,peeled and sectioned apples,add 3/4 pack of dry golden cake mix.shake dish well to get dry mix into nooks and crannies,add 1/4 pound melted butter,1 tbs cinnamon and 1 tbs of brown sugar. bake at 400 f for 15 to 20 min or until edge of dough is brown
6:07 pm
o-o
Phantom: alexithymia
6:39 pm
lynxxx
back...nice difficult 400+ one Cross, have just bookmarked it TY
6:40 pm
lynxxx
hi Cos - nice too see you again after so long
6:58 pm
stidgmere
Hello all and merry Christmas. Just starting the grid but wanted to pop into the chog, too.
7:01 pm
dan2bit
Merry Christmas all! daddy2bit is happily exhausted
7:02 pm
stidgmere
Nothing like the holidays to provide a good winter's night sleep.
7:02 pm
dan2bit
and 8 extra pounds :-)
7:09 pm
mkg
clue for some 8s please?
7:13 pm
stidgmere
Can't talk to pounds. I have enjoyed two days of holiday foods and even now have a cinnamon candy to savour.
7:23 pm
o-o
ch 8/50 - more inculcated with the spirit of the holidays.
7:27 pm
o-o
ch 8/50 (number two) - plural of the ch 7/36: a cigar; ch* Guevara, South American revolutionary and ****, ****, **** for the home team ... if they don't win ...
7:30 pm
o-o
re 7/32 and 8/45 - color and the part(s) of a tree underground
7:32 pm
o-o
re 6/21 unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's"; the re 8/45 is the person who follows scripture
7:34 pm
o-o
sc 6/24 -- during the summer the storm winder is replaced with a sc 6/24; the sc 8/50 is the past tense of the six and the sc 8/45 is the person doing the action
7:37 pm
o-o
te 6/21 - Elvis: Love Me te 6; te 8/45 is even more te 6
7:39 pm
o-o
storm "window"
7:40 pm
mkg
merry christmas all.
7:43 pm
mkg
wow. super clues. ty for all these 8s. i didnt get very first ch clue. more happy. i dont see ier for an ending. so confused. any clarification?
7:45 pm
mkg
also confused about re word. following scriptures is a religious person. i dont see L in the grid.
7:45 pm
mab
starting in first column go north, south in next column, north in the next
7:45 pm
amelu0218
more happy is there.
7:46 pm
amelu0218
re= he who submits
7:46 pm
amelu0218
or gives
7:51 pm
mab
or sketches, or melts animal fat...
7:53 pm
o-o
just add the last two letters of the re 6 to the re 6
7:59 pm
bichon
he 7/36, the last one, pl
7:59 pm
DS927
does anyone have a clue for ro 6/21?
7:59 pm
DS927
bichon, plural he6
8:00 pm
bichon
cheered for
8:00 pm
amelu0218
pb... just saying...
8:01 pm
bichon
that's not the last one DS, need the last one
8:01 pm
rururocks
ro6 a man's name
8:01 pm
o-o
he 7 is a variant of one that often starts with ha ... to harass, annoy, past tense
8:02 pm
rururocks
ends with most of mixed college student
8:03 pm
rururocks
students maybe
8:03 pm
DS927
oh geez, thanks ruru
8:03 pm
bichon
ty, got it
8:05 pm
jezman612
need a clue for ro5/16
8:06 pm
o-o
ro + ask a ***stion
8:09 pm
o-o
dukes of hazzard ro*** + a vowel, Purvis Coltrane
8:11 pm
jezman612
i also need a clue for or6
8:12 pm
rururocks
or + chinese grain
8:12 pm
rururocks
or japanese grain for that matter
8:17 pm
pida 1
Thanks for all your help. And a very Merry Christmas to to all....
8:19 pm
pida 1
I will, you too. Nite
8:26 pm
Aloyisius
Merry Christmas everyone; guests just left, am propping up my feet and babbling on!
8:29 pm
Aloyisius
hi o-o, how goes it?
8:30 pm
o-o
An uneventful day which I appreciated.
8:30 pm
Aloyisius
yes, peace is nice
8:33 pm
BzznBea
ro6/21? Not the pt of the tree part
8:34 pm
o-o
dukes of hazzard ro*** + a vowel, Purvis Coltrane
8:34 pm
BzznBea
I'm embarrased to admit I know that answer. Thanks, o-o.
8:35 pm
Aloyisius
well, I'm not up my dukes, apparently
8:35 pm
Aloyisius
up on my dukes.. sorry am tired
8:44 pm
bichon
I don't know that answer, how about a different hint o-o
8:45 pm
jesdraggon
evening all. everyone having a lovely day?
8:45 pm
o-o
ro + rifle attachment to magnify the target: ***p*
8:45 pm
Aloyisius
hi jes, all is well.. hope so with you too
8:46 pm
bichon
aha, tyvm 0-0
8:46 pm
bichon
Hi Aloy, jes
8:46 pm
Aloyisius
ty o-o, got it this time
8:47 pm
jesdraggon
hey aloy, haven't seen you in a while (my own fault, of course!) how you been?
8:48 pm
Aloyisius
pretty busy, jes.. a bit too much travel, but all for good reasons.. we have a new grandson, and we had a fam. reunion, plus the normal ping pong back and forth.. what have you been up to ?
8:49 pm
jesdraggon
mostly working. that never seems to end.
8:50 pm
jesdraggon
did get to take a week off over thanksgiving though, that was nice
8:50 pm
Aloyisius
hope you enjoy your work - what field of endeavor are you in?
8:51 pm
jesdraggon
veterinary medicine
8:51 pm
jesdraggon
usually it's rewarding, but often exhausting.
8:52 pm
Aloyisius
super.. I worked for a vet during summers while in h.s... hard work!
8:54 pm
Aloyisius
I remember he had a "VWHSTC" certificate on his wall
8:54 pm
jesdraggon
it is... but i can't even imagine how exhausting teaching would be...
8:55 pm
Aloyisius
quite a hamster's wheel..
8:58 pm
o-o
I worked for vets in Vietnam ... many did not come back with me ... many would have been better off if they had not.
8:59 pm
jesdraggon
what grades do you teach, aloy?
9:00 pm
Aloyisius
am retired, jes.. taught 10-12
9:01 pm
Aloyisius
if they had not come back, o-o?
9:01 pm
mkg
hi all. i need a few more words. missing two of the 8s still. i have ch, sc x2, te and re. i think i am missing one ch, and what is other please?
9:02 pm
mkg
i just got another re 8. so missing only one. is it ch?
9:05 pm
o-o
had no life because of trauma and injuries
9:05 pm
jesdraggon
grats on retirement :)
9:06 pm
mkg
o-o what was your job?
9:06 pm
Aloyisius
ah, I understand now what you meant o-o
9:08 pm
mkg
those returning from viet nam were never treated right. they werent seen has the hero's they were. they werent given good benefits and there was no knowledge of post traumatic stress syndrome.
9:12 pm
mkg
any clue for the other ch 8 please? i have the one with the word for the tree branches that are undreground. what is other?
9:12 pm
jesdraggon
more chipper
9:13 pm
Aloyisius
am distracted by "Skyfall" on TV.. intense
9:14 pm
mkg
hi aly. jes, does it begin with the word for happy and then how does it end? am stuck on the ending.
9:15 pm
jesdraggon
the ending is 3 letters that makes the word mean "even more"
9:15 pm
mkg
i got it! ty. i missed the ie ending before. ty ty ty. got all the 8s. merry christmas and thanks for the clues.
9:15 pm
jesdraggon
add another vowel to the middle of the ch7
9:16 pm
mkg
need clue for the o words fourth column third row o. ty.
9:17 pm
jesdraggon
or4/5 and or5/12 i don't have the 3rd yet
9:17 pm
o-o
or + Uncle Ben's
9:17 pm
Aloyisius
another or 5.12
9:18 pm
Aloyisius
oops, messed up again
9:18 pm
Aloyisius
listen to o-o
9:18 pm
Aloyisius
brb.. down to 11
9:19 pm
Dianne
anyone have a clue for the co 7/36 just before the stick together word? Please.
9:19 pm
mkg
sorry dont have it.
9:19 pm
o-o
put more persuasion on
9:20 pm
o-o
the one doing it
9:20 pm
mkg
ty got all o words except one from other o in 3rd column.
9:21 pm
mkg
need e word for e in first column fourth row. with only one word.
9:21 pm
Dianne
o-o I thought I tried that earlier - thanks for the help.
9:21 pm
mkg
nm got it just now. sorry.
9:21 pm
jesdraggon
ee = more spooky
9:21 pm
mkg
well merry xmas all. off for now.
9:28 pm
Aloyisius
Merry Christmas, mkg
9:31 pm
jesdraggon
sleep sweet, mkg
9:33 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for dr6-27? Thanks
9:34 pm
Aloyisius
dr + beg. of Ike's last name + today is **ristmas
9:35 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, aloy
9:35 pm
gapeach
Thanks so much, Aloy. Merry Christmas.
9:35 pm
Aloyisius
yvw, same to you
9:38 pm
Aloyisius
fun grid - see you all next time, ty for the clues o-o, ttfn
9:38 pm
jesdraggon
sleep sweet, aloy
9:39 pm
Aloyisius
ty jes, good chatting with you both.. poof
9:56 pm
JenMO16
darn, by myself again!
10:05 pm
jesdraggon
not by yourself, i was just off feeding critters
10:06 pm
JenMO16
hi jes, Merry Christmas
10:06 pm
jesdraggon
and to you too :)
10:07 pm
JenMO16
I have found 2 8S!
10:10 pm
jesdraggon
grats :)
10:10 pm
jesdraggon
i have 30 left, but happy to clue anything i do have
10:10 pm
JenMO16
i have 118 left, not going to finish
10:16 pm
mab
does anyone have clue for the second and third re 7/32 please?
10:17 pm
jesdraggon
sorry, mab. I have the 8 but none of the re7s
10:17 pm
JenMO16
same here, sorry
10:18 pm
mab
i have such a mental block to re words. they actually make me anxious.
10:18 pm
mab
thanks for checking.
10:18 pm
torgone
The second is to demand again ..
10:20 pm
Pinikula
3rd re7 = re + color + vowel + pl
10:20 pm
Pinikula
(evening all, happy holidays)
10:20 pm
JenMO16
hi pink!
10:21 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, pini :)
10:21 pm
mab
bless you pinki and torgone
10:25 pm
torgone
Happy Holidays ..
10:26 pm
JenMO16
Happy Holidays
10:27 pm
mab
happy holidays of all sorts (craving xmas cookies)
10:28 pm
jesdraggon
we have christmas chocolates, mab, but no cookies...
10:28 pm
JenMO16
help with the E on the bottom far left?
10:29 pm
jesdraggon
spookier, jen
10:29 pm
torgone
We have all manner of sweets and treats ..
10:29 pm
JenMO16
thanks, how about the first e in the second row?
10:30 pm
jesdraggon
er5/12
10:30 pm
jesdraggon
er4/4
10:30 pm
jesdraggon
i think
10:30 pm
mab
i'm hitting up neighbor tomorrow for cookies. thought of calling him this evening but seemed too late.
10:30 pm
JenMO16
i will take either one
10:31 pm
JenMO16
hint please?
10:31 pm
jesdraggon
er5 wear away over time
10:31 pm
Pinikula
en5 = not fronter
10:32 pm
JenMO16
thanks, that in NBT for me!
10:32 pm
torgone
er4 = Cupid
10:32 pm
Pinikula
putting glasses on 'cuz apparently I can't read...
10:33 pm
o-o
If you can't read, glasses will not help.
10:34 pm
Pinikula
at least I'll be able to focus on the letters :)
10:34 pm
JenMO16
er4=Cupid?
10:35 pm
jesdraggon
indeed it does, jen
10:35 pm
mab
those four little letters that mean l-o-v-e
10:37 pm
mab
and i cannot see the re demand word...
10:37 pm
Pinikula
re + law & ***** (tv show)
10:37 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, pini
10:38 pm
mab
i'm such an idiot. thank you pini
10:38 pm
Pinikula
glad to be of service :)
10:39 pm
JenMO16
i can't find that er4 word
10:39 pm
mab
now to the re words' ugly cousins, the de words
10:39 pm
Pinikula
er + vowel + pl
10:40 pm
jesdraggon
8 left
10:40 pm
jesdraggon
the d's were much easier than the re's are being for me, mab
10:41 pm
Pinikula
git'r dun girls!
10:41 pm
Pinikula
(and guys)
10:44 pm
jesdraggon
heee! bruce just brought me s'more pizza with a chocolate cookie on top :)
10:44 pm
Pinikula
* jealous *
10:44 pm
mab
unfair advantage, jes
10:45 pm
jesdraggon
how so, mab? I lured him here fair and square :)
10:45 pm
JenMO16
well, I need to go, have a good night! (Some people have to work tomorrow)
10:45 pm
jesdraggon
sleep sweet, jen
10:45 pm
Pinikula
take care :)
10:45 pm
jesdraggon
clues for first re7 please?
10:46 pm
Pinikula
color + stems below ground
10:46 pm
mab
color plus plant part, jes
10:46 pm
Pinikula
(pl for re8)
10:46 pm
jesdraggon
gads, i always forget that one! thankee
10:47 pm
JenMO16
leaving!
10:48 pm
Pinikula
no harm, jen!
10:48 pm
jesdraggon
*passes Jen a chocolate on her way past the penalty box*
10:51 pm
jesdraggon
2 left
10:52 pm
jesdraggon
fireworks! last words were ch7 and 8 cigars
10:54 pm
mab
hurray jes!!!
10:55 pm
jesdraggon
gogogo mab!
11:03 pm
mab
de 5 and 6 -- normal words?
11:04 pm
rururocks
if you're a pilot in the snow
11:04 pm
jesdraggon
yes, especially this time of year
11:04 pm
jesdraggon
hi ruru :)
11:04 pm
mab
christian words?
11:04 pm
jesdraggon
no, coping-with-weather words, not holiday related
11:04 pm
rururocks
no.. airport words :D
11:05 pm
arleneehm
removing frozen water
11:06 pm
mab
thank you arlene and ru and jes
11:06 pm
mab
blind, blind, and done.
11:06 pm
rururocks
*lights lightbulb above mab's head*
11:06 pm
rururocks
congrats
11:06 pm
jesdraggon
yay mab!
11:07 pm
rururocks
was going to clue as not disice
11:07 pm
rururocks
or datice
11:07 pm
mab
<<<<neon fishy making me stupider
11:07 pm
rururocks
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
11:07 pm
mab
oh, that would have been way too subtle for me.
11:08 pm
jesdraggon
heh. you'd think neon fishy would light the way...
11:08 pm
mab
de, re, can't seeum
11:08 pm
mab
think it's giving off neurotoxins
11:09 pm
jesdraggon
well don't lick it!
11:12 pm
mab
changing back to pink fish; think i will babble better.
11:14 pm
mab
oh feel much better already
11:15 pm
rururocks
i've survived plenty of neurotoxins in my life already
11:15 pm
mab
me too, but not unscathed
11:15 pm
rururocks
mostly mothers in law and my mother :D
11:16 pm
rururocks
plus some recreational stuff in high school
11:16 pm
sammysmom
CE 6/27 ?
11:16 pm
rururocks
the recreational stuff came first :D
11:17 pm
rururocks
ce6 is like where clowns roam
11:17 pm
jesdraggon
weird spelling of Barnum and Bailey's
11:17 pm
mab
one runs away to join to this
11:17 pm
sammysmom
THANKS RU
11:17 pm
jesdraggon
alternately, latin word, plural for ce5/14, which is an abdominal sensory organ of insects
11:18 pm
rururocks
what do we call that sensory organ in humans jes?
11:18 pm
mab
oh jes, that's just giving the whole thing on a platter.
11:18 pm
rururocks
LOL mab
11:19 pm
rururocks
<--still laughing
11:20 pm
rururocks
*waves to pam*
11:21 pm
jesdraggon
skin, ruru. that's the biggest sensory organ you've got ;)
11:21 pm
mab
past midnight. bye bye xmas oratorios.
11:21 pm
jesdraggon
hey, i'm allowed to be a biogeek occasionally, mab :D
11:21 pm
jesdraggon
sleep sweet, mab
11:21 pm
rururocks
night mab.. have a nice rest
11:22 pm
rururocks
after midnight.. gonna..
11:22 pm
mab
thank you, but i meant no more xmas music...
11:22 pm
rururocks
thank god for that huh mab
11:22 pm
rururocks
I am SICK of xmas music
11:22 pm
rururocks
especially since it started here BEFORE halloween
11:23 pm
jesdraggon
oh, yeah :) I've been listening to CDs instead of radio for the past month to avoid it
11:24 pm
rururocks
it's unbearable
11:24 pm
mab
i do love handel's messiah, i have to admit.
11:24 pm
rururocks
I want to beat andy williams to a pulp
11:25 pm
jesdraggon
andy williams?
11:25 pm
rururocks
andy williams xmas songs.. ugh
11:25 pm
mab
esp. that one part - unto us a child is given.... and his name shall be call-ed: etc....
11:26 pm
mab
i sing along, and when it comes to specifically christian parts, i hum.
11:26 pm
rururocks
andy williams makes bing crosby look like Keith Richards
11:26 pm
mab
kind of silly
11:26 pm
mab
can't stand bing
11:26 pm
rururocks
christian parts?
11:27 pm
mab
referrences to the messiah
11:27 pm
rururocks
is that like chicken legs?
11:27 pm
mab
i knew you were thinking in that direction...
11:27 pm
rururocks
them parts
11:28 pm
rururocks
messiah .. smeshhiah
11:28 pm
jesdraggon
do christians have different parts than atheists?
11:28 pm
mab
even on the jazz stations i listen to it is all xmas.
11:28 pm
rururocks
great question jes
11:28 pm
mab
the choir of king's college, cambridge does it so beautifully
11:29 pm
rururocks
they have wholy sceptors :D
11:29 pm
mab
well some jews do....
11:29 pm
mab
if you know hwat i mean
11:29 pm
rururocks
that comes with some circumspection mab :D
11:30 pm
mab
i've only, amazingly, been to one bris in my life.
11:30 pm
mab
i got woozy and had to sit on the porch with a little girl who was vomiting.
11:31 pm
rururocks
I've never been to one
11:31 pm
mab
it is fairly primal
11:31 pm
rururocks
it's like going to the barber
11:31 pm
rururocks
take a little off the top
11:32 pm
mab
do they strap you to a board at the barber and give you a little sip of wine?
11:32 pm
rururocks
they should :D
11:32 pm
jesdraggon
never seen one... not being much for religious ceremony I doubt I ever will.
11:33 pm
mab
actually, it is painless, the bris. it's just sort of awful to witness someone being ritually cut.
11:33 pm
rururocks
I would imagine
11:33 pm
mab
or cut otherwise
11:33 pm
rururocks
I have a hard enough time puckering up :D
11:33 pm
mab
always, but once, i sit with the mom in a separate room.
11:35 pm
mab
perhaps some day i will understand this strange covenant, but i doubt it.
11:36 pm
mab
why not the tip of the little finger? or an earlobe?
11:36 pm
rururocks
I doubt I'll ever go to one
11:36 pm
mab
ok. chog killer. will take break now. you should go - interesting.
11:36 pm
jesdraggon
i have a general distaste of modifying someone else's body without their permission/buy-in. Not that it's ever going to matter specifically in my life, because I have no intention of making babies!
11:38 pm
rururocks
chog killer?
11:38 pm
rururocks
i've been to a jewish wedding.. and I really enjoyed it
11:39 pm
rururocks
a bris however..
11:40 pm
jesdraggon
i doubt I'd be invited, and doesn't seem like the kind of party one crashes
11:41 pm
rururocks
yeah .. what do you bring for gifts.. a box of band-aids?
11:41 pm
jesdraggon
i don't even know if you are supposed to give gifts at a bris
11:42 pm
rururocks
gives a whole new meaning to the "head of the table"
11:42 pm
jesdraggon
i do know that i generally prefer the aesthetics of un-cut adults, but obviously that's personal preference
11:44 pm
rururocks
I didn't have a whole lot of choice in the matter :D
11:44 pm
jesdraggon
yeah, see, and i don't like that. i wouldn't pierce a baby's ears either - let them decide when they are old enough to consider it.
11:45 pm
rururocks
how are you on waxing the eyebrows of babies jes :D
11:46 pm
rururocks
(ala kim kardashian)
11:46 pm
jesdraggon
i have to say that i have never actually considered that as a thing to do
11:46 pm
rururocks
apparently kim kardashian's mom has
11:46 pm
rururocks
whatever her name is
11:46 pm
jesdraggon
ah - i am blissfully and dedicatedly ignorant of most of the doings of anything kardashian.
11:47 pm
rururocks
I am too.. although I watch it for a few when channel surfing
11:47 pm
rururocks
I have never seen more self-absorbed .. banal, boring people on tv
11:48 pm
jesdraggon
hah. i've heard several similar things
11:49 pm
rururocks
maybe Iylanna on Oprah
11:49 pm
rururocks
is as boring and grating
11:50 pm
jesdraggon
have never even heard of lylanna
11:50 pm
rururocks
it's a good thing I've never been on her show
11:52 pm
jesdraggon
why's that?
11:54 pm
rururocks
she does this excercise with string for couples.. (mrs ru watches the show) I would tell her (Iylanna) to shove it up her ***
11:56 pm
gingentleman1
only a woman would think a circumcision painless
11:57 pm
jesdraggon
string exercise? like cat's cradle?
11:57 pm
rururocks
you'd have to watch a show if you could bear it jes
11:57 pm
jesdraggon
no tv, ruru.
11:58 pm
harpjane
ruru SHAME ON YOU!
11:58 pm
harpjane
ruru SHAME ON YOU!
11:59 pm
harpjane
that's much better....
11:59 pm
dizgrannie
489...hi all
11:59 pm
Nef
HI everyone. I have 153 words left to find; but reading the chog is why I spoke upI was once a Charge Nurse in a newborn nursery back in the very early 70's and they did lots of circs. back then. Those babies cried! A LOT!
11:59 pm
jesdraggon
hi nef :)