Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, June 5, 2014

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

flip

12:02 am

flosey

flip

12:03 am

torgone

Heyas flippers

12:04 am

flosey

hi tor

12:04 am

rururocks

li & la 7

12:04 am

saanichcat

hi there flosey, torgone, melon

12:04 am

saanichcat

and ru

12:05 am

periwinkle

le7

12:05 am

rururocks

hi saanich

12:05 am

rururocks

flosey, torgone, and melon sound like a salad arrangment

12:06 am

saanichcat

with ru dressing!

12:06 am

rururocks

ha

12:06 am

flosey

lol

12:06 am

rururocks

ru-cheese dressing

12:07 am

saanichcat

you would be rueful if you hadall that

12:07 am

flosey

va7

12:08 am

saanichcat

thanks flosey

12:08 am

rururocks

oh I thought valium was in the grid

12:08 am

flosey

yw saan

12:09 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:09 am

rururocks

va 7 x 2 actually flosey

12:09 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:09 am

flosey

thanks ru, looking

12:10 am

McLeach

thx for a 2nd va7

12:10 am

McLeach

112 and have hit a brick wall

12:10 am

rururocks

it kind of sucks the blood out of you doesn't it?

12:11 am

McLeach

yup

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

until ready ruru 9heh heh)

12:12 am

McLeach

woohoo, a little 4 letter to hit 113 :p

12:13 am

jbp

hi all

12:13 am

McLeach

hi jbp

12:13 am

TraderKate

flip! waves to the late-night bunch :)
looks like we could use another vowel or two.... does the grid have teeth tonight?

12:13 am

jbp

im 7/36 and

12:13 am

jbp

and lu 7/48 if not called

12:14 am

periwinkle

lu7/40

12:14 am

flosey

la7

12:14 am

flosey

thanks peri

12:14 am

McLeach

thx for im7, jbp

12:14 am

jbp

yay, I got to clue one!

12:14 am

jbp

(it's the little things, you know)

12:15 am

McLeach

lol jbp, small breakthrough and up to 126

12:16 am

dizgrannie

te 6/9

12:16 am

McLeach

how many words, please?

12:16 am

dizgrannie

205

12:16 am

broll

lu 8

12:16 am

McLeach

thx diz, long way to go

12:17 am

jbp

you guys rock!

12:17 am

periwinkle

ty diz

12:18 am

broll

im 7 x 2

12:19 am

jbp

re 7/40

12:19 am

flosey

lu8 called?

12:19 am

McLeach

which t does the te6/9 start with, grannie?

12:19 am

jbp

is it related to the lu 7/48 fllosey?

12:20 am

flosey

yes

12:20 am

rururocks

tr7.. just to more than double up

12:20 am

flosey

6 words from that lu4

12:21 am

jbp

i have the 4, 6 and 7...

12:21 am

McLeach

thx for a 2nd im7, broll

12:22 am

broll

yw

12:22 am

McLeach

gr8, if not called

12:22 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:23 am

McLeach

and I'll toss out an el7, if not called while I'm at it

12:23 am

jbp

respect for diz!!

12:23 am

McLeach

wtg diz

12:24 am

McLeach

thx for the tr7, ru

12:25 am

jbp

is the gr8 related to the gr 7/48?

12:25 am

McLeach

no

12:27 am

jbp

well, i shall console myself with nbt, and almost halfway. hope to be back later

12:28 am

vashongin

te 9 if not called..

12:28 am

McLeach

I believe grannie called it a little bit ago, but if I may ask, which t does it start with?

12:28 am

rururocks

top t does it come from vash?

12:29 am

McLeach

well done, jbp

12:29 am

vashongin

yes

12:29 am

vashongin

works off a te 6/33

12:29 am

McLeach

thx

12:29 am

rururocks

got it thanks vash

12:29 am

jbp

thanks, mcL

12:29 am

jbp

nite all

12:30 am

McLeach

g'night jbp

12:30 am

vashongin

yw

12:30 am

rururocks

night jb

12:30 am

vashongin

I got that word in less than 10 words from starting, unusual for me

12:31 am

McLeach

wtg vash!

12:31 am

McLeach

I haven't even found the 6 yet :p

12:31 am

vashongin

thanks

12:31 am

McLeach

always neat to just "see" a big word right off :)

12:31 am

McLeach

yw

12:34 am

rururocks

im7 x 2 now

12:42 am

periwinkle

I am seeing either 8 that was clued

12:43 am

broll

re7 x 3

12:43 am

McLeach

think superlatives, peri

12:44 am

periwinkle

ty McLeach, got the gr8

12:44 am

McLeach

ha! already have the re7s! (still no luck on the te, though)

12:44 am

McLeach

yw

12:44 am

rururocks

stuck on some l's

12:44 am

periwinkle

te6/9 uses the high point tile

12:45 am

McLeach

I figured it did, but still haven't figured it out

12:45 am

periwinkle

te6/33

12:46 am

McLeach

Do you have The Incredible Mr. Don Knotts, ru?

12:46 am

periwinkle

still have two blank tiles but going back to bed, nite all

12:46 am

McLeach

g'night peri

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

tx mcleach! :-)

12:46 am

rururocks

not following that one mcleach

12:46 am

McLeach

yw, Une :)

12:47 am

McLeach

under the sea, under the sea, darling it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me...

12:48 am

McLeach

you'll hobble your way to it eventually, ru

12:48 am

rururocks

got all the l's now

12:48 am

rururocks

closing in on the finish line

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

impressive, ru!

12:49 am

McLeach

go ru!

12:53 am

McLeach

FINALLY got the te6&9

12:53 am

rururocks

el 7 x 2

12:56 am

McLeach

I had one from the bottom el, is the other one from the top el?

12:58 am

rururocks

one from the top and one from the bottom

12:58 am

McLeach

ok, thx, needing the top one, then

12:58 am

rururocks

*now the censors will remove that comment *

1:01 am

McLeach

got it, thx ru

1:01 am

rururocks

pl8

1:02 am

McLeach

thx ru, I should have seen that when I noticed a phantom flower earlier

1:03 am

McLeach

I may just hit...... 150 by the time you're finished, ru. At 148.

1:03 am

rururocks

4 left

1:03 am

rururocks

here

1:04 am

McLeach

ruru .... rocks!

1:05 am

McLeach

Or not (hit 150). The other half just arrived, so I'm callin' it a night. Bye, all. (And congrats, ru, 'cause you'll be done soon)

1:06 am

saanichcat

Bye McL

1:06 am

rururocks

done

1:08 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, ru -- 150 here -- calling it a night -- distracted by canine panic re thunder and lightning . . . jeez . . .

1:08 am

rururocks

aw

1:08 am

saanichcat

!!!Congrats ru!

1:08 am

rururocks

poor pups

1:08 am

rururocks

thanks saanich

1:08 am

rururocks

where's dee?

1:08 am

flosey

well done ru

1:08 am

rururocks

not looking forward to fourth of july here une

1:09 am

rururocks

I'm going to have to give Dylan a sedative

1:09 am

saanichcat

do you have dogs then, ru?

1:09 am

rururocks

one dog saanich

1:09 am

rururocks

and a new car now :D

1:09 am

saanichcat

Dylan

1:10 am

rururocks

after Bob

1:10 am

saanichcat

what kind of snappy roadster did you get?

1:10 am

rururocks

a Audi TT S coupe

1:10 am

saanichcat

ooh nice car

1:10 am

rururocks

an Audi sorry

1:11 am

rururocks

yes indeed it is

1:11 am

rururocks

drives like a dream

1:11 am

rururocks

one minor issue I could only get a black one

1:12 am

saanichcat

good for those windy mountain roas then

1:12 am

saanichcat

*roads

1:13 am

saanichcat

I would mind what clour!

1:14 am

saanichcat

I wouldn't mind what colour, I mean, if I had one!

1:15 am

rururocks

uh.. saanich.. it gets HOT here

1:15 am

saanichcat

oooh yes so it does. Up goes the gas costs for A/C

1:15 am

rururocks

black isn't really the color of choice here in the wine country

1:16 am

rururocks

it's a convertible.. I can put the top down :D

1:16 am

rururocks

They are supposed to come with a blonde in the passenger seat.. but mine hasn't shown up yet :D

1:16 am

saanichcat

so it really is a "snappy roadster"

1:18 am

rururocks

if you refresh you can see it

1:20 am

saanichcat

The photo doesn't do it justice

1:20 am

rururocks

yeah.. but it is really fun.. my midlife crisis car maybe 15 years past my midlife :D

1:21 am

saanichcat

Mathematically, that means you will live longer

1:22 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:22 am

saanichcat

WTG diz! Well done

1:28 am

dizgrannie

ty

1:33 am

grannyrose

WTG DIZ!!! WTG RURU!! cooee and g'day from me

1:34 am

saanichcat

hey rose!

1:34 am

grannyrose

hey ya saanichcat. all good here. how is it with you?

1:36 am

saanichcat

terrific! I just realized that this is first free summer I've had since I was about 12! Just got a Davidson small boat,live couldn;t be better!

1:37 am

flosey

wtg Saanich, hope it's the best summer for you

1:38 am

grannyrose

lol...nice saani. hope you get a lot of fun out of it.

1:38 am

saanichcat

thanks flossey, Unfortunately the boat is too small to make your way

1:39 am

flosey

ah but there's always the ferry, bet you'll have a great time toodling around your area

1:40 am

saanichcat

wow, my tying shows how tired I am. Goodnight friends and see you tomorrow, and Flosey I will toodle around Saanich Inlet like I used to

1:40 am

flosey

wonderful, sweet sleep

1:41 am

grannyrose

night, saani. hope you sleep well, my friend.

1:59 am

flosey

17 to go and will have to wait for morning, falling asleep, goodnight rose, if you're still here

2:01 am

grannyrose

okay, flosey, dear. sweet dreams, hun

2:24 am

Jivingjenny0

please may i have a clue for the TE9

2:25 am

grannyrose

jenny do you have the te6, using the high point tile? you gerund that

2:27 am

Jivingjenny0

no rose I don't have the te6

2:28 am

Jivingjenny0

got them both Rose thank you

2:28 am

grannyrose

okay, have a cup of te* + high point tile + h**l, not heaven. then gerund end

2:29 am

grannyrose

yay, you, jenny. well done. i didn't know it could have that ending.

3:07 am

puglet

greetings friends

3:07 am

Lizlin

Hi all - if anyone's there.

3:08 am

Lizlin

Hi pugs :)

3:08 am

puglet

Hugs and Hi Liz

3:08 am

puglet

I just got here too and I think everyone is gone

3:08 am

Lizlin

How are things? Us the medication helping?

3:09 am

Lizlin

*is

3:09 am

puglet

right now I got amajor headach---and the doctor gave me a lower dosage that I start on today

3:09 am

puglet

how are you

3:10 am

worzel

Gooooooooooood morning fellow Babblers xxxx Just a quick visit from me today am off shopping soon

3:10 am

Lizlin

Only here briefly but very happy to se you.

3:10 am

Lizlin

Hi worz :)

3:10 am

worzel

G'day Liz xx

3:10 am

Lizlin

All's fine here thanks.

3:10 am

puglet

good morning Wor and give Di a gm from me as well

3:11 am

worzel

Morning Pugs ((hugs)) and Di says good morning back and asks how you are? x

3:11 am

puglet

shopping for something good War

3:11 am

puglet

I meant wor--sorry--not seeing good yet

3:11 am

Lizlin

Sorry about the headache, pugs.

3:11 am

puglet

got a headache right now Wor

3:12 am

worzel

Nothing exciting just food shopping and a net for our back door to stop the critters flying indoors now it's starting to get warm weather and we have to leave the door open. Sorry to hear about your headache hun. I find that if painkillers don't help then a cup of strong camomile tea is excellent

3:12 am

puglet

thanks Liz--:)

3:13 am

Lizlin

How are you worz?

3:13 am

puglet

thanks Wor--also glad things went well yesterday for you

3:13 am

Lizlin

Did you get that rash sorted?

3:14 am

worzel

I'm good thank you Liz. The rash turns out to be something called erythema multiforme which, apparently, will go away of it's own accord within a couple weeks and there's no treatment for it. It doesn't hurt or itch so I guess I can put up with it. Thank you for asking xx

3:15 am

Lizlin

Glad it's nothing more than that.

3:16 am

puglet

Liz, did Ruby send you some pics yesterday

3:16 am

Lizlin

No :(

3:17 am

puglet

she sent me some of some stainglass windows--they were beautiful

3:17 am

puglet

If I didnt delete them I will send them to you

3:18 am

Lizlin

Good stained glass can be beautiful but there's some pretty awful stuff around and I saw some awful ones today!

3:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks

3:18 am

Lizlin

I'd love to see them.

3:19 am

puglet

okay and if I did - I will see if she still has them and send them to you--does she know you

3:19 am

Lizlin

Yes, she does.

3:19 am

puglet

okay then--but they were something else

3:20 am

Lizlin

If you can sort it, that'd be great.

3:21 am

puglet

I will try to get them to you some how-lol

3:21 am

Lizlin

OK stuff to do, so I'm out of here. Really happy to have caught you - you too, worz. Feel better, pugs. Hugs :)

3:21 am

worzel

take care Liz xx

3:21 am

puglet

bye and hugs Liz

3:23 am

puglet

Wor, do you take a horse and buggy to go shopping in-lol

3:24 am

worzel

No lol we just have one of those pull behind you shopper things. It's amazing how much you can fit in there - especially when we only go to the shops to buy 3 or 4 specific things and end up buying 1/2 the shop!

3:25 am

puglet

Oh so your stores are in walking distance then

3:26 am

worzel

Yes - they're not just round the corner, but it only takes us about 20 minutes to walk there

3:27 am

puglet

thats good exercise then---I hope you dont make Di pull it with her shoulder

3:27 am

worzel

Yes she pulls the trolley whilst I carry the excess bags. Don't worry, it's a lot easier to pull the trolley than it is to carry the bags so I definitely get the worse deal lol

3:28 am

puglet

Oh you dont let her ride? lol---Maybe you need two trolleys then-lol or a red wagon

3:30 am

worzel

I could just see us sat on a horse pulling a wagon like something from Little House On The Prairie. Mind you it's always glorious sunny weather in that programme - wouldn't that be lovely, riding along on a horse-drawn cart in the summer?

3:31 am

puglet

sure would be-:)

3:32 am

worzel

Anyway I must dash and start to get ready and make Di a cuppa before we go. I hope you have a lovely day/evening pugs hun and can you pass my love to Mum when she comes back in? xx

3:32 am

puglet

you guys enjoy--love and hugs

3:32 am

worzel

*poof*

3:32 am

puglet

I sure will Wor

4:09 am

grannyrose

*yaaaawwwnnnn* lovely nap, i was exhausted. cooee and g'day

4:26 am

grannyrose

okay, xoxox to you all. it's getting a bit late here. enjoy the grid all of you. g'night!!

5:25 am

marigold

le

5:34 am

machelle

pire

5:34 am

machelle

pine

5:48 am

Dianne

This wasn't an easy peasy one - for me.

6:12 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

6:14 am

sukee

Morning.

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi sukee

6:16 am

Scrabbler

I see you are in Kitchener. I live 30 miles southeast of Buffalo.

6:16 am

sukee

Not too far :)

6:16 am

bichon

Hi folks

6:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bichon and pups.

6:17 am

bichon

Arf, arf

6:17 am

bichon

Do bunnies make noises, Scrabs?

6:18 am

bichon

I told my daughter about Nasocort, but she wasn't sure her 6 y.o. would take a med up her nose

6:18 am

Scrabbler

They chitter--with their teeth--when happy, e.g. being petted, but they also do that if in pain. They do a short growl, sort of a grunt, when mad. They shriek if in acute pain.

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Just manhandle the kid once a day, haha.

6:20 am

bichon

You've never met Savannah. She's probably go to school and tell the principal her version of it

6:20 am

Scrabbler

I know, she is not a toddler, so it is not easy.

6:21 am

Scrabbler

I try to convince kids to cooperate by explaining that it will help them and is easy to tolerate.

6:22 am

bichon

It doesn't help that her mother wouldn't do it herself

6:22 am

jmcnrick

hi all

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Hi jm

6:22 am

bichon

hi jmc

6:25 am

Jayk

Hi jmc. how goes the battle?

6:25 am

jmcnrick

hi jayk!

6:25 am

bichon

hi Jay

6:26 am

jmcnrick

I look at your note to me almost everyday.

6:26 am

jmcnrick

the battle is actually making headway.

6:26 am

bichon

battle?

6:27 am

jmcnrick

I have been to 4 Senator's offices to try to get them to sign on to the Udall constitutional amendment.

6:27 am

Jayk

headway?! Really!! Do tell.

6:27 am

jmcnrick

The battle for campaign finance reform.

6:27 am

Jayk

so only 96 to go.....

6:28 am

bichon

Good cause

6:28 am

bichon

Uphill battle for sure

6:28 am

jmcnrick

The Udall bill had a hearing on Tuesday and looks likely to head to the Senate floor. There area already 42 co-sponsors. . . .

6:28 am

Scrabbler

I must get ready for work. Then on-call tonight.

6:28 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day everyone!

6:29 am

jmcnrick

Any way now would be a good time for everyone to contact their senators (except me because i don't have one) and ask them to support a constitutional amendment.

6:29 am

jmcnrick

bye scrabs . . . have a great day

6:29 am

jmcnrick

I especially need people in Virginia and Louisiana. . .

6:29 am

bichon

What was the last constitutional ammendment that passed

6:30 am

jmcnrick

18 year old vote. . .

6:30 am

Jayk

i'm not going to have much luck with chamblis or issakson

6:30 am

jmcnrick

there were 4 amendments proposed within a few years and two passed and two didn't. . . the difference was the support at the state level. . .

6:31 am

bichon

I know that the ERA failed

6:31 am

bichon

I'm sure that you would have help from CT's Senators

6:31 am

jmcnrick

I understand that some members are difficult. . .but it still makes a difference for them to hear from their constituents . . . even if it only just gets them to cut back on their fight a little. . .

6:32 am

jmcnrick

and so did the DC voting rights amendment. . .

6:32 am

Jayk

we have to get michelle nunn elected

6:33 am

jmcnrick

I wouldn't say not to work for a new person in office, but not to let it stand in the way of making your opinion known to the person who is currently in office. . . you'd be amazed how much difference that makes. . .

6:34 am

Jayk

i'll work on issakson..he's slightly more rational than chambliss

6:34 am

jmcnrick

and especially if you have friends in Virginia and Louisiana it would be great for them to contact their senators now after our lobby visit. . . makes the senators think we have power. . .

6:34 am

jmcnrick

thanks jayk. . . that is wonderful!

6:35 am

bichon

The only people in VA I know either don't vote or would never support that

6:37 am

jmcnrick

you'd be surprised. . . all the polls show that a majority of voters in all parties and branches of parties support a curbing of money in elections. . . and this is the only effective way to do it. . . please feel free to look at my webpage onlevel.org or facebook page On The Level (and like it) for more details. . .

6:37 am

dan2bit

jmc what can I do?

6:37 am

dan2bit

<-- VA

6:40 am

jmcnrick

dan--I spoke with Warner's staff yesterday and they said that they had not heard from the voters. . . please contact them and ask anyone you can think to contact them and tell them to support the Udall amendment. We will have a blog post up later today with details about the amendment and hearing.

6:42 am

jmcnrick

and, if you are on facebook, please like our page. . . On The Level, Inc. You will know it is the right one when you see Ronald Reagan on the screen. . . :-)

6:42 am

jmcnrick

if you are on twitter then follow us at On The Level DC. . .

6:44 am

jmcnrick

now to more important things. . . stats for either i please?

6:45 am

Babs1

do you have sample letter that could be sent for this amendment, ?

6:45 am

Babs1

im 6/30

6:46 am

jmcnrick

hmmm i do not babs but I will post one on my webpage today. . . sorry but i am working full time to pay for my bills while i try to get my organization up and running so I am never as far along with projects as i want to be. . . :-(

6:46 am

jmcnrick

if only someone would donate $100,000 (or ten people donate $10,000) i could quit working to pay the bills and just focus on this. . .

6:47 am

jmcnrick

ty for the stats

6:48 am

Babs1

will check at your site then..can't help with the contribution but could work with you on a project that would bring in some disposable income

6:49 am

Babs1

dont have other i words

6:50 am

MollyL

Where does one sign up for that hundred thousand dollar donation? I would like to get in line.
: D

6:51 am

jmcnrick

as a contributor? ;-)

6:52 am

jmcnrick

babs feel free to contact me at je at onlevel.org to talk. and I am working on the letter in between words. Thanks for the reminder that I need that.

6:52 am

MollyL

No, as a receiver. Bottom i, kind of lazy gas.

6:52 am

jmcnrick

i figured. . . ty for the i

6:52 am

Babs1

k. will do jmcnrick

6:54 am

MollyL

The other bottom i has to do with the small intestine. il5

6:54 am

jmcnrick

ty

6:56 am

wvteach

single E in second row please

6:56 am

jmcnrick

hi wv

6:57 am

wvteach

hello all

6:58 am

MollyL

Good morning Teach

6:58 am

jmcnrick

i am looking for Es too teach

6:59 am

MollyL

el7...ends in type of tree used at Christmas

7:00 am

jmcnrick

ty molls

7:01 am

wvteach

thnx molly - NBT - time to go be with grandkids for the day - BBL

7:01 am

jmcnrick

nbt and its exactly when i need to head off to other things (like drafting a letter for people to send to their senators). . . bye all

7:02 am

Babs1

thanks, Jmcnrick...will be in touch..

7:02 am

Babs1

im 6 and 7 for mid row i's...clue for u words?

7:05 am

MollyL

Sports official and the act of doing that

7:05 am

Babs1

oh fish! thanks

7:08 am

Babs1

how about t words in last column?

7:10 am

MollyL

One of three born at the same time

7:11 am

MollyL

tr4...ends the same as the other one

7:11 am

Babs1

that's 4th column...need 5th

7:12 am

Anniebrook

tr + ** tu brutus

7:12 am

MollyL

No, the one of three comes from the 5th column. Not tr6, tr7

7:13 am

Babs1

oh...ok will look again

7:13 am

Babs1

thanks, annie!

7:13 am

Anniebrook

yw

7:14 am

MollyL

My three two year olds are tr7s

7:15 am

Babs1

really, molly? or just a clue :-)

7:15 am

Anniebrook

thanks molly

7:15 am

Babs1

got them anyway...easier to have in a puzzle than in life!!

7:15 am

MollyL

??

7:15 am

MollyL

Oh, no, just a clue. I would be a blithering idiot if that were the case.

7:16 am

Babs1

Ha ha!

7:30 am

sukee

Had breakfast, back to try for the last 56 until 9

7:39 am

MollyL

*Ticks off "had breakfast" in Sukee's column*

7:41 am

periwinkle

good morning all. I have the gr8, help with the others pls

7:41 am

periwinkle

raining here

7:41 am

periwinkle

ty for el7

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

lu8 most "not smooth"

7:43 am

MollyL

pl8 most like a fruit

7:43 am

sukee

Ty Molly, needed that pl8 :)

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

tx molly!!

7:44 am

periwinkle

ty both. did not think to make the words I had superlative

7:44 am

MollyL

I swear, Enable will stick that ending on anything and call it a word

7:44 am

sukee

I am stuck on lu 7/40, have the two on either side

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

true LOL

7:45 am

periwinkle

sukee, comparative ending

7:45 am

car.eeyore

Good morning and hello to all

7:45 am

sukee

Got it :)

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

unsmooth . . . more so

7:45 am

sukee

Found it about the same time as the clue :) TY

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

7:47 am

periwinkle

help with E under the Z pls

7:48 am

periwinkle

NM

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

amd peri does a peri!!

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

*and

7:49 am

periwinkle

sleepless night, thinking of going back to bed. bbl

7:49 am

car.eeyore

Seems to be the order of the day...

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

sleepless here too -- thunder and lightning all night . . .

7:50 am

MollyL

*Checks "going back to bed" in the Peri column*

7:51 am

MollyL

I had to drive across county in that mess last night. Not fun.

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

jeez, sorry , molly

7:52 am

car.eeyore

Ugh. Glad you are safe

7:52 am

MollyL

I am not a fan of driving at night in the rain.

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

2 dogs ok with it, one slightly freaked, one out of his mind

7:54 am

MollyL

4 dogs Une? It's like you have your own litter.
: D

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

all sweet rescues :-)

7:55 am

car.eeyore

Molly...where did you get that pic?

7:55 am

MollyL

I made it Car.

7:55 am

car.eeyore

Wow...great job!

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

fabbo, molly!!

7:56 am

sukee

Oh well, almost time to start working. At least I got the 4 and 8 letter words, 23 to go.

7:56 am

sukee

Good luck all.

7:56 am

car.eeyore

Bye sukee...have a good day

7:56 am

Uneaixoise

HAGD sukee

7:58 am

car.eeyore

I need the stats please for the E in the second column?

7:59 am

Babs1

el 7

7:59 am

Babs1

not getting the el...clues?

8:00 am

suefrad625

stats for the 9 plz

8:00 am

suefrad625

morning all

8:00 am

car.eeyore

ty babs

8:00 am

car.eeyore

hello sue

8:00 am

suefrad625

dont tell anyone, but i am hiding from cleaning the house

8:01 am

car.eeyore

No worries...your secret is VERY safe with me!

8:01 am

Babs1

poisonous serpents for the el 7 ..never heard before

8:01 am

car.eeyore

Figures...serpents...gak

8:03 am

car.eeyore

Babs...can you elaborate on that clue please?

8:04 am

Babs1

el +vowel+ type of tree

8:04 am

suefrad625

el ends in christmas tree

8:04 am

car.eeyore

ty

8:04 am

Babs1

clues for the el 8?

8:05 am

suefrad625

did i miss the clue for the 9?

8:05 am

suefrad625

no el8

8:05 am

Babs1

haven't seen one show up sue

8:05 am

suefrad625

gr8

8:06 am

car.eeyore

ty!

8:06 am

car.eeyore

I don't have the 9 yet, sorry

8:07 am

Babs1

oh..missing one of the 8's then have pl and gr

8:07 am

car.eeyore

ty for the PL

8:08 am

suefrad625

lu8

8:08 am

suefrad625

very lu4

8:09 am

car.eeyore

ty

8:10 am

Babs1

looking for jmcnrick's website..can't link to her profile when she's not online?

8:13 am

car.eeyore

Help please with the bottom N? I only have ne 4/4 from there

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

ni4 -- ni + not ma

8:14 am

car.eeyore

ty Une

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:15 am

Uneaixoise

back in a mo

8:15 am

suefrad625

te9

8:15 am

suefrad625

works off a te 6/33

8:16 am

suefrad625

i got this from the archives, but i dont have the te6

8:16 am

suefrad625

can someone clue it plz

8:16 am

suefrad625

te6/9 uses the high point tile

8:17 am

suefrad625

got it

8:19 am

car.eeyore

clue please?

8:19 am

Babs1

thanks..new one! anyone know how to see jmcnrick's profile or her website?

8:20 am

suefrad625

te.. sounds like t + what you stand painting on while working on them

8:20 am

car.eeyore

I generally look for a person in the rankings, but it can take a while.

8:21 am

montreal13

try RANKINGS and do a find (CTRL F) for jmc

8:21 am

suefrad625

sorry i suck at clueing

8:21 am

car.eeyore

ty! Got them both

8:24 am

car.eeyore

You did great!

8:24 am

Babs1

Thanks, rankings with ctrl F didn't work, but remembered her site! maybe macs work differently?

8:25 am

car.eeyore

I doesn't work on my PC either

8:25 am

montreal13

OK - it does work with Firefox though...

8:26 am

Sam

On a Mac it's Command F.

8:27 am

suefrad625

ty. clue for the im7, i have im7/36

8:27 am

Uneaixoise

clue for im7/36?

8:28 am

suefrad625

stick a stick through it

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

NM already have it LOL

8:28 am

o-o

put in danger

8:28 am

montreal13

thx o-o

8:28 am

o-o

im + wan +[;

8:29 am

suefrad625

usual in the movies some falls out a window and ends up on the fence

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

tx BR

8:29 am

Babs1

thanks, Sam!

8:31 am

suefrad625

ok, nbt/nbs and over 1/2 way. I guess cleaning before it gets hot in here would be a good idea. bbl

8:31 am

o-o

don't have to defenestrate to be a fence straddler

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

words to live by, BR

8:31 am

car.eeyore

Wait....BR is o-o?

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

yep

8:32 am

car.eeyore

Good grief...I am so behind....

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!!

8:33 am

car.eeyore

o-o...why are you no longer Babble Rabble?

8:33 am

o-o

cause of a name change

8:33 am

o-o

to a bird

8:34 am

car.eeyore

Ummm...OK!

8:35 am

car.eeyore

How are you?

8:36 am

o-o

Oh, swell, perhaps ... if I had the mumps

8:36 am

car.eeyore

LOL...still have a great sense of humor...even with the name change!

8:37 am

car.eeyore

Oh my....my mom is having a rough start to the day. She is so confused today.

8:50 am

car.eeyore

I need a clue please for the third li 6/24?

8:51 am

Uneaixoise

only have one who is walking impaired and Don Knotts movie character

8:54 am

car.eeyore

Got it....Most of a citrus fruit + a spring flower is a t***p

8:54 am

Uneaixoise

tx!

8:56 am

car.eeyore

Clue for the NE 5/20...can't monkey it

8:58 am

grant

one letter different from rent-a-car

8:58 am

MLFAN17

2nd column E?

8:58 am

car.eeyore

ty grant

8:59 am

car.eeyore

el 7/32 mlf

8:59 am

MLFAN17

grant do yu mean ending letter for thatne 5/20?

9:00 am

grant

h**** rent-a--car

9:01 am

car.eeyore

I also need a clue please for PA 7/32

9:02 am

Uneaixoise

most wan -- with a vowel in the middle

9:03 am

car.eeyore

TY

9:03 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

9:03 am

MLFAN17

clue please for el7?

9:04 am

car.eeyore

el + vowel + a type of tree

9:06 am

MLFAN17

third vowel?

9:07 am

car.eeyore

el + first vowel + type of tree

9:07 am

MimiCat

Hello, everyone. I am in TOTAL meltdown. Windows 8 is literally making me CRAZY.

9:07 am

car.eeyore

Oh no!

9:08 am

MLFAN17

duh ty car

9:08 am

car.eeyore

No duh...it is a tricky word.

9:08 am

MLFAN17

was not the right tree i was using lol

9:08 am

car.eeyore

good grief...I see the other one now...I should have been more clear. sorry

9:09 am

MimiCat

My cat knocked a whole glass of iced tea (sugared) onto my laptop keyboard...dead computer. Got this new one and made the mistake of getting 8....CANNOT USE THIS STUPID THING!!! I'm going to go back and exchange this for 7. The only catch is they'll charge me to do a data transfer again...I think.

9:09 am

MLFAN17

car maybe i should have tried a different tree

9:10 am

car.eeyore

Mimi...it doesn't hurt to ask. If not switching back, maybe someone can spend some time with you and show you how to navigate with 8

9:10 am

MLFAN17

Third column E?

9:10 am

uusue2

morning all!

9:11 am

uusue2

I would have nbt if this grid didn't have any words starting with e :-(

9:11 am

uusue2

Windows 8 sucks, IMHO, Mimi!

9:11 am

MimiCat

I've been totally stressed because I'm losing money since I can't do my work until I either change back or learn 8. So stressed that I had to take a pill for my heart this morning. HATE THAT!

9:12 am

car.eeyore

Hi uusue...I have almost every E, so let me know what you need.

9:12 am

car.eeyore

Go back to 7 then.

9:12 am

MLFAN17

lol uusu i now need a clue or stats for the middle E uggh

9:12 am

MimiCat

Yes, it sucks BIG time, sue....why didn't I listen to that little voice that kept telling me "get 7?"

9:12 am

MLFAN17

never mind i found it

9:12 am

car.eeyore

ea 4/7 and plural for ea 5/16

9:12 am

uusue2

My dad (age 93) got a new computer (because he needed a new printer and it wouldn't interface with his old computer). They put a square on it labeled "Old Man"; he clicks that and then gets to the programs he wants (mostly WordPerfect)

9:13 am

car.eeyore

Oh my!

9:13 am

MLFAN17

Third column i stats please?

9:13 am

car.eeyore

in 5/10

9:13 am

MLFAN17

uusue that is weird

9:13 am

uusue2

my dad doesn't have internet at home (he goes to the library to use it) so about 99% of Windows 8 is useless for him

9:14 am

car.eeyore

il 5/10

9:15 am

car.eeyore

<--- hates it when she needs a clue for her last word.

9:15 am

MimiCat

I've been dealing with this since Monday (since I have to find someone to take me to the computer store) and then finally getting it, had to move furniture to put it in place (cat issue) and that aggravated the injuries to my arms that happened 2 weeks ago that I was almost over. It's like the universe said "Oh, hey...she's been happy for nearly a year...let's screw her up."

9:15 am

uusue2

My dad is no idiot; he used to write his own tax software every year just for the mental exercise of it, but the newer versions of Basic won't let him do it the way he used to.

9:15 am

MLFAN17

ty car

9:15 am

rururocks

Windows 7 isn't all that great either

9:15 am

MLFAN17

5th column T?

9:16 am

uusue2

Bummer, Mimi!! I missed what happened to your arms, that also sounds very sucky :-(

9:16 am

uusue2

I have a tr4/4, mlfan

9:16 am

car.eeyore

Mimi...breathe. This isn't the universe...it is life. take one thing at a time.

9:16 am

MimiCat

I don't have a problem with 7 at all. I really appreciate it now...in comparison.

9:16 am

car.eeyore

tr 7/32 as well

9:16 am

MLFAN17

ah ty uusue

9:17 am

uusue2

Well, considering it's still Windows, I haven't found Windows 7 to be too horrible. It doesn't crash nearly as often as earlier versions of Windows, at least for me

9:17 am

car.eeyore

First, how are your arms? Did you get them examined?

9:17 am

MimiCat

Sue, I had a fall and did something to my left shoulder and right elbow. Couldn't really use my arms much for about 3 days.

9:18 am

uusue2

oh dear! I hope they are getting better! And as car said, I hope you have had someone take a look at them.

9:18 am

MimiCat

No, car, I thought they were healing OK. But when I get my new insurance cards any day now I'm going to finally go in since they're still not right and now are worse again......HATE going to the doctor!

9:18 am

car.eeyore

FIREWORKS!

9:18 am

MimiCat

Yay for car!

9:18 am

car.eeyore

Oh dear....OK.

9:18 am

uusue2

I hear you! But some things really don't heal themselves very well.

9:18 am

uusue2

Yay car!!

9:18 am

Uneaixoise

yay car!!!!!!!!!!!

9:18 am

car.eeyore

Problem #2...can you get a ride to the comp store today, or do they have a tech that can come to you?

9:19 am

MimiCat

I didn't break a bone and I figured all they'd tell me is to let it heal...not paying to hear that.

9:19 am

uusue2

anyway, I am off for a while now - the local cancer center has a therapy group that meets every Thursday morning, and we are going - Frank has his 6-month scan tomorrow and is a nervous wreck

9:19 am

MimiCat

Yes, I have a new neighbor who is an adorable 21-year-old nursing student and she will take me.

9:20 am

car.eeyore

I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers uusue. {[frank}} {{ sue}}

9:20 am

MimiCat

Bye, sue....holding good thoughts for Frank and for you.

9:20 am

car.eeyore

Wonderful! You may want to call the store ahead of time and let them know why and when you are coming.

9:20 am

uusue2

thank you, car!! I will put updates in my profile when we get them

9:21 am

uusue2

and thank you mimi too!! Feel better soon! And the windows thing will get sorted out, I am sure :-)

9:21 am

car.eeyore

Problem #3...get a spill-proof cup to use when around your computer1

9:21 am

MimiCat

Had planned on doing that, car...thanks for keeping me on track.

9:22 am

MimiCat

The fall was because I tripped over a cat...the computer disaster was a cat thing....people keep asking me if the cats are still alive!

9:22 am

car.eeyore

I'm just trying to walk you through the steps...it makes it easier for me when I have someone do that when I am overwhelmed.

9:22 am

MimiCat

The computer thing was really my fault. I know better than to keep liquid near a computer--duh!

9:22 am

MLFAN17

lol car i used to have a drink near puter not anymore though .. no spills just decided not to do it anymore

9:23 am

MLFAN17

gr8 clue please?

9:23 am

MimiCat

I just wasn't expecting him to try to jump over the computer and my head!

9:23 am

car.eeyore

It really looks like it is spelled wrong....able to hold onto to something the most

9:24 am

car.eeyore

I never think a cat WON"t do something anymore

9:24 am

72 Temple Owl

mimi, i just saw two windows 7 laptops at costco salesman told me customers are asking for them so they obtained them

9:25 am

car.eeyore

poor puppy...so bored....its raining again today.

9:25 am

car.eeyore

Any more clues before I go?

9:25 am

MLFAN17

i use windows vista

9:25 am

MimiCat

Well, TO, I just bought this on Tues. so can exchange for the 7 with no problem...already asked them. It's just the data transfer thing that I need to ask about. Thanks for the info, though.

9:25 am

MLFAN17

car gr8?

9:25 am

MimiCat

I had Vista on my Dell and installed XP instead. There's just no pleasing me!

9:26 am

car.eeyore

I clued it but it wasn't a very good clue

9:26 am

MLFAN17

oh

9:26 am

car.eeyore

gr 4/7 + the most

9:26 am

MimiCat

I can't concentrate so going to have tea, try to calm down and put things into perspective. Isn't it amazing how often we have to do that?!! Bye all and thanks for the support.

9:27 am

car.eeyore

whoops...that should be gr 4/7 + the most ending

9:27 am

car.eeyore

Hang in there Mimi

9:27 am

car.eeyore

9:27 am

MimiCat

{{car}} poof!

9:27 am

72 Temple Owl

where and what did you find with 7?

9:27 am

72 Temple Owl

hi car

9:28 am

car.eeyore

Hi TO

9:28 am

MLFAN17

got gr 6/7

9:30 am

car.eeyore

Did you get that gr8?

9:30 am

72 Temple Owl

i will take clues for those

9:31 am

car.eeyore

an alternate spelling for what you do when you lose someone close to you

9:32 am

72 Temple Owl

ty, does the 8 come f rom those as well?

9:33 am

car.eeyore

No.

9:33 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:33 am

car.eeyore

GR 4/7 is to hold something tightly

9:33 am

car.eeyore

then add the most superlative ending for the GR 8

9:33 am

car.eeyore

OK. I have to scoot. {{group}} have a good day all!

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, the superlative compainer:)

9:52 am

Jillyjill

and the superlative ending to found words garnered me all the 8's! Good morning all!

9:59 am

MLFAN17

jilly?

10:00 am

MLFAN17

never mind i was going the wrong way

10:00 am

MLFAN17

found the gr8

10:00 am

Jillyjill

whew! finally found the single second column e for nbt/nbs

10:01 am

MLFAN17

congrats jilly

10:02 am

Jillyjill

add to word for uneven surface and the fruit for all the 8's

10:02 am

MLFAN17

can someone clue the 9 please?

10:04 am

Jillyjill

do you have the te6/33? if so, add the superlative ending to it

10:05 am

MollyL

te9...has a gerund ending

10:05 am

MLFAN17

no te6's at all

10:05 am

Jillyjill

whoops, molly catches me again...NOT superlative ending...gerund ending

10:05 am

MollyL

te + H**** was a maid on TV who called her boss Mr. B

10:06 am

MollyL

Um, no, wasn't "catching you". That was just my clue.

10:06 am

MLFAN17

great clue molly thanks i know the show just never wantched a full episode of it:)

10:06 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:07 am

Jillyjill

yay mlf!

10:07 am

MLFAN17

ty jilly

10:12 am

MLFAN17

last column greyed:)

10:14 am

Jeff7

the most gr 5/16

10:15 am

MLFAN17

i got it ty jeff

10:16 am

Jeff7

yw

10:16 am

MLFAN17

i had the word already i meant:)

10:17 am

Jeff7

np-that's a yw for the next time :)

10:17 am

MLFAN17

lol and their could be a few of those:)

10:21 am

Jillyjill

OK, halfway...bbl...off to finish painting the storage shed...whoo hoo! (tongue-in-cheek)

10:21 am

MLFAN17

have fun jilly

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

no way can that noun become a verb. what does it mean? to attach little burr like seedpods to someone?

10:37 am

MollyL

What noun?

10:38 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

te6 is alt spelling for a burr like seed

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

hi, judi. what if anything do you hear about i495 bridge? i dread driving to baltimore this weekend

10:39 am

MollyL

Oh who knows. It's probably a line in some old British song: A te9 we will go!!

10:40 am

bichon

Hi folks. Rainng out there.

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

hi, bich.

10:42 am

Judi

TO - 495 is closed. They have traffic diverted to I-95. If you go at off hours, you shouldn't have too much of a problem.

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

i understand it is closed between exits 2 nd 3? thinking of taking 295. 13 and 40 are clogged I hear. I think I am driving on sat AM

10:44 am

Judi

95 shouldn't be bad on Sat. a.m. It's really only a problem during rush hours.

10:45 am

Judi

295 only sends you to NJ.

10:47 am

MollyL

Tilting bridges give me the eebie geebies.

10:48 am

bichon

Whic bridge tilts Molly?

10:48 am

kje

lone upper e stats?

10:48 am

Judi

I-495 bridge in Delaware, Bichon.

10:49 am

MollyL

el7/32

10:49 am

bichon

I only take the one from the NJTpke

10:49 am

kje

ty

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

i remember when 95 through phla was closed, for the tire fire. dump with thousands of them caught fire and scorched the pilings.

10:50 am

bichon

el 7/32, the most of one kind of tree

10:50 am

kje

that is lower e, bichon

10:51 am

bichon

e + what you clean out of the dryer

10:51 am

MollyL

No it's not

10:51 am

bichon

Wait, I don't have that e.

10:52 am

kje

yes it is

10:52 am

kje

as I have it, and the upper e is still open

10:52 am

Judi

You kids want to take this outside??

10:52 am

kje

lol bichon

10:52 am

MollyL

el7/32 is the lone E

10:53 am

kje

there are 2, molly - she clued the tree one

10:53 am

MollyL

I thought Bich was referring to the last four letters of the first el7/32

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

a tree is involved,bich, you are right about that

10:53 am

MollyL

That is what confused me TO

10:53 am

bichon

el + vowel + type of tree

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go. happy babbling to those so inclined.

10:54 am

MollyL

There we go. Trees, trees everywhere.

10:55 am

Judi

Me hungry!

10:55 am

bichon

Me too. Not long til lunch

10:57 am

Judi

Feeling a little light-headed. Damn diet.

10:58 am

bichon

Chomp on some veggies Judi

10:59 am

Judi

I had a teaspoon of peanut butter an hour ago. Will have protein shake and some chicken for lunch.

11:00 am

Judi

Off I go. *POOF*

11:00 am

bichon

Sounds like a plan. My lunch always starts out with veggies

11:00 am

bichon

Peanut butter should satisfy the fat craving

11:01 am

MollyL

OH NO!! Now we won't know what is for afternoon snack and dinner!!!

11:04 am

torgone

A tsp of pb is not a meal

11:07 am

MollyL

I think that was supposed to be a "snack" Tor.

11:07 am

rururocks

the new improved "Dietary Babble"

11:08 am

MollyL

Nice icon Ru. Vroom, vroom.

11:08 am

rururocks

I take it out Saturday :D

11:08 am

torgone

Still seems a bit spartan ..

11:09 am

rururocks

Women don't really eat like men do torg

11:10 am

mael

they eat more, ruru ;)

11:10 am

rururocks

when we aren't looking I guess

11:10 am

mael

if you're me, at least. My husband eats like a little bird. So I finish my plate and then usually eat his leftovers

11:11 am

rururocks

I'm trying to watch what I eat now.. trying to consume smaller portions and push myself away from the table

11:12 am

mael

I can still afford to eat as much as I want, but my metabolism will crap out on me eventually. That'll be a sad, sad day

11:13 am

MollyL

Some people on diets feel compelled to inform you of everything they are eating and drinking. I don't get it.

11:14 am

rururocks

ah.. my metabolism has changed Now that I'm not playing tennis anymore.. I can gain 10 pounds like nothing if I don't watch myself

11:14 am

MollyL

And Mael, you enjoy that nursing mother metabolism while you've got it.

11:20 am

rururocks

I guess an increased nursing mother metabolism is the one thing that doesn't suckle about nursing :D

11:23 am

rururocks

*waits for people to recover*

11:24 am

mael

haha

11:24 am

mael

I was like that beforehand and hopefully will be after! Eating is one of my favorite things to do

11:25 am

rururocks

eating is up there.. but not at the top of my list

11:43 am

Judi

I didn't realize I sparked a dieting/eating conversation after I left. My tsp of peanut butter was just a wee attempt to tide myself over until lunch. I had coffee & a protein shake for breakfast.

11:44 am

Judi

Believe me, bacon and eggs would have been much preferred.

11:45 am

bichon

I had veggies, yoghurt and Matzah with Smart Balance. Then an apple

11:46 am

Judi

I've been dieting for two weeks and have seen absolutely NO weight loss. It really sucks being a woman some times.

11:47 am

firefly779

What's everyone dieting for? I'm doing it for a gallbladder that acted up and I refuse to have it removed based on one incident. I eat mostly fat free now - which is quite difficult but an interesting challenge.

11:47 am

firefly779

I've lost a good ten pounds now, over 4 months. LOL

11:48 am

Judi

I"m just tired of being overweight. My joints are suffering for it. So, I'm finally trying to do something about it. Doc says to sit out the gym for a while because of a hip problem. On predisone, so that doesn't help with the weight loss attempt.

11:50 am

rubyfoo

now I'll make your mouth water: spaetzle fried in butter and okra similarly cooked for dinner

11:50 am

firefly779

Judi - weight loss takes a lot of time ;) You didn't get overweight in two weeks, so it won't take two weeks to take it off either. Hang in there! Eat lots of veggies and fruits, healthy proteins (raw nuts for example, chicken instead of beef, etc.), and good carbs (whole grains). Watch the fat and sugar intake, really watch it. ;)

11:50 am

Judi

Mmmm. Carbs!

11:51 am

Judi

I'm doing all of that firefly. I still want instant gratification, dammit!! lol!

11:51 am

rubyfoo

the only time I've ever been a bit of a chub wwas when I was nursing, it was the only way I could drink so much milk, bake a cake to go with

11:52 am

firefly779

"vaping" should be a word now, what with the E cigarettes...

11:52 am

firefly779

rubyfoo - yum, okra!

11:53 am

Judi

Okra - yuck!

11:53 am

rubyfoo

I think okra gets a bad rap; people can't get past the way it looks

11:53 am

rubyfoo

of course, frying anything in butter works

11:54 am

Judi

I don't like the way okra gets slimey when it's cooked.

11:54 am

firefly779

Fried okra is quite yummy - as long as you get good okra. Grew some myself last year and it was woody, but I tried to eat it anyway. Yikes - splintery going down! LOL

11:54 am

rubyfoo

you just have to cook it to death and most of the sliminess goes away. Next, I'm going to try to bread it

11:55 am

firefly779

I can see that Judi - textures aren't a universal like/dislike for everyone. Rubyfoo - I always just did flour and oatmeal to coat it, a little salt and pepper too.

11:57 am

Uneaixoise

hated okra till someone served it to me fried in cornmeal batter -- yum!

11:57 am

Judi

Anyone ever try hypnosis for weight loss?

11:58 am

MollyL

Judi, have you had your thyroid checked? Dieting and not losing weight is a sign of an underactive thyroid.

11:58 am

Judi

My thyroid is fine - so says doc.

11:59 am

rubyfoo

<-- allergic to oatmeal, but will try it with breadcrumbs

12:04 pm

MollyL

Did your doctor check your thyroid with a blood test? It's a separate blood test from a complete blood count.

12:04 pm

Judi

No. I'll ask about it next time I see him though, Molly.

12:04 pm

torgone

Speaking of healthy food, lumpia is not in enable ..

12:05 pm

Judi

What's lumpia?

12:05 pm

firefly779

was ist das? lol

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

it's probably in oatmeal

12:06 pm

MollyL

*Everyone in The Phillipines boos Enable*

12:06 pm

torgone

Filipino fried egg rolls

12:07 pm

rururocks

hi judi.. see my new wheels?

12:07 pm

Judi

Mmm. Sounds good. Alas, no fried food for me on this diet.

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

vroom vvroom

12:07 pm

Judi

Oooh. Nice, ruru! Love the Audis!

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

judi" my husband was on the South Beach diet for two years and lost 40 lbs and kept it off

12:08 pm

MollyL

I love Ru's icon and Judi's icon, one after the other.

12:08 pm

Judi

Which one did you get? Can't tell from pic.

12:08 pm

MollyL

It's like yin and yang.

12:08 pm

Judi

<<<<< 1977 Ford Pinto. My first car. Thanks, dad.

12:09 pm

MollyL

I think anyone who admits to driving a Pinto is very brave.

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

The trick was getting 2 cups of veggies into breakfast AND lunch

12:09 pm

Judi

No worries. The model I had was post exploding gas tank.

12:10 pm

firefly779

Rolling, in my old Pinto, the door fell off now my hair can blow! Hehehehehe

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

My ex gave our son a pinto and, last week, ran over his wife in his driveway

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

Do you think he has a bad attitude?

12:11 pm

Judi

Geesh, ruby!

12:12 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

she's OK, hahh

12:13 pm

firefly779

hi MLF - what does your icon mean?

12:13 pm

Judi

Old pintos could be haunted.

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

hi firefly.. they are mahjong tiles

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

red and green dragons

12:14 pm

firefly779

Mahjong was the first thing I thought of, but I thought that'd be too simple ;)

12:15 pm

firefly779

I was just thinking the other day that I'd like to find it on the computer to play - I remembered playing it as a kid when my friend first got a computer

12:15 pm

MLFAN17

i used to play the matching version online a lot but i play actual Mahjong but only HK(Hong Kong) version

12:16 pm

firefly779

Yeah, the matching version. What's the HK version like?

12:16 pm

MLFAN17

poker

12:16 pm

firefly779

oh, interesting

12:16 pm

MLFAN17

i play on mahjongtime.com

12:17 pm

firefly779

neat, thanks

12:17 pm

MLFAN17

3 of a kinds or runs of 3 etc or 4 of a kind is what it consists of mostly

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

i have va 7/56 can someone clue the other one please?

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

np firefly:)

12:22 pm

sukee

blood sucking creature

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

ty sukre as soon as you gave me the clue i knew what it was:)

12:22 pm

sukee

I just found it myself

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

lol sukee i wasnt even thinking of any word it could be either

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

and that was pretty easy hiding in plain site

12:23 pm

sukee

22 words to go

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

i have 86

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

i will be back

12:24 pm

sukee

I played for about 2 hours earlier

12:38 pm

penquis

hello all....can i get STATS fpr the 9 please?

12:39 pm

MollyL

te9/96

12:39 pm

penquis

ty molly...

12:39 pm

MollyL

<---Knows her STATS from her CLUES

12:39 pm

penquis

yes she does!! and it's appreciated!

12:40 pm

sukee

working towards that on e:)

12:46 pm

sukee

Got them :) te 6/33 and te 9/96.

12:48 pm

sukee

5 to go and time for another break

12:58 pm

penquis

can I get STATS for the single E in the second column please?

12:59 pm

MollyL

el7/32

1:00 pm

penquis

ty

1:00 pm

MollyL

There are two of them by the way, that is the first one.

1:01 pm

penquis

ty

1:01 pm

penquis

but not starting with the same E?

1:04 pm

MollyL

Well, no : )

1:04 pm

penquis

just wanted to make sure... ;o)

1:05 pm

MollyL

That would make it a trick grid, with a E1 that was really and E2 : )

1:05 pm

penquis

yes, a truly evil grid...

1:06 pm

MollyL

The truly genius must be able to solve this with no Tile Stats, no Lickety, no clues and no Morewords.

1:07 pm

penquis

yes...

1:10 pm

penquis

time for a break....bbl....

2:10 pm

Patxxx

mazes

2:13 pm

Patxxx

So sorry. That was the cat's fault, honest.

2:17 pm

Enomis65

let your cat type more (grin)

2:18 pm

Patxxx

Not a bad idea as I still want 59 and it's nigh on bedtime.

2:21 pm

Jillyjill

hello enomis and patxxx

2:23 pm

Patxxx

Hi Jillyjill,

2:25 pm

cameron51us

2:26 pm

Jillyjill

hello cameron

2:29 pm

cameron51us

hello

2:48 pm

bichon

Hi cam. Where in Maine are you from?

2:50 pm

Jillyjill

Hello bichon

2:50 pm

bichon

Hi Jilly

2:53 pm

cameron51us

windham, about 10 miles west of portland

2:54 pm

bichon

I have a friend in Freeport

2:54 pm

cameron51us

I see you are from connecticut, i grew up in watertown and my parents still live there

2:55 pm

bichon

My parents lived in Southbury for a while, but I am not originally from there, or CT at all

2:56 pm

cameron51us

do you live in CT now

2:57 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

2:59 pm

Jillyjill

Hi nan!!

3:01 pm

bichon

Yes, we've lived in Middletown for 42 years.

3:01 pm

bichon

Hi nan

3:09 pm

cybernan

stats for the lone e, please?

3:14 pm

Jillyjill

el5/10

3:14 pm

Jillyjill

<----!!FW!!

3:15 pm

cybernan

grats, jilly

3:16 pm

MollyL

The lone e stats are el7/32

3:16 pm

cybernan

ty, molly -- was having trouble finding a 5/10!

3:18 pm

cybernan

mmm - not finding the el 7 either

3:19 pm

cybernan

ah - monkeyed it

3:19 pm

cybernan

no def, of course

3:20 pm

MollyL

Odd word, Nan.

3:20 pm

MollyL

It's a family of poisonous snakes. Ew.

3:29 pm

jaxx7

Hi, molly. Not snakes again?

3:34 pm

Jindigo

I need a clue for the other EL 7/32 please

3:34 pm

bichon

both el 7/2 have trees in them, different trees

3:35 pm

Jindigo

ahh - - thanks bichon!

3:35 pm

bichon

yvw

3:36 pm

Jindigo

spoke to soon - will try to monkey.

3:37 pm

jaxx7

I have one el7/32, superlative of a tree. Clue for the other please

3:38 pm

Jindigo

got it!

3:38 pm

Jindigo

there are three trees in the grid

3:38 pm

cybernan

e + french rabbit + vowel

3:38 pm

Jindigo

EL + vowel + a type of Christmas tree

3:40 pm

jaxx7

Thanks nan and jindigo

3:41 pm

Jindigo

happy to help when I can

3:41 pm

cybernan

151 down - bbl

3:42 pm

Jindigo

I need one more for fireworks - LI 6/24 (after the lame walk)

3:42 pm

Enomis65

same word + more of

3:42 pm

Enomis65

and hi :)

3:42 pm

cybernan

lots of trees in todays grid!

3:47 pm

jaxx7

Can't see the words for the trees!

3:48 pm

aebmusica

te6/33, clue please

3:49 pm

MollyL

te + H**** was a TV maid that called her boss Mr. B

3:49 pm

jaxx7

Spiny seed headed plant

3:49 pm

MollyL

That is also a word for green colored eyes

3:49 pm

penquis

i like the maid better.... ;o)

3:49 pm

aebmusica

I don't know that show!

3:50 pm

penquis

use the eye color clue

3:50 pm

MollyL

That was one spunky maid : D

3:51 pm

jaxx7

Sprayed gold for Christmas decoration

3:52 pm

aebmusica

ty all!

3:52 pm

jaxx7

Not me , the seed head!

3:52 pm

aebmusica

teazeling

3:52 pm

MollyL

96 points for Aeb!

3:52 pm

jaxx7

Off to the PB

3:52 pm

penquis

um...without the ending....

3:53 pm

penquis

sorry, thought you were still trying for the 6...

3:53 pm

aebmusica

is that a WORD!'

3:54 pm

penquis

apparently so...

3:54 pm

jaxx7

Not one I recognise!

3:55 pm

aebmusica

so sorry ...well it's tea time...can someone send in some scones with jam and clotted cream, please?

3:55 pm

jaxx7

Although they are used for removing'pills' from sweaters

3:59 pm

jaxx7

As I live in Devon, the home of cream teas, I will go and put some in the PB

3:59 pm

sukee

I'm back for more punishment, 5 to go

3:59 pm

jaxx7

Hi, sukee

4:01 pm

MollyL

*Checks Aeb's flag* Yep, it's American.

4:02 pm

jaxx7

Doesn't stop aeb liking cream teas

4:03 pm

sukee

4 to go thanks to that great el clue below

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is cream tea?

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is cream tea?

4:04 pm

sukee

scones, and clotted cream, and stawberry jam, etc :)

4:04 pm

sukee

and tea of course

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh,i thought the bevereage was calledcream tea and wondered what it was

4:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

Can anyone clue the GR8 please?

4:06 pm

sukee

Any clues for li 6/24, the third one?

4:06 pm

MollyL

It would be nice if there were a more appetizing word for the cream. : S

4:07 pm

sukee

Sometimes called high tea :)

4:08 pm

jaxx7

It is the name of the process. Can't be helped I am afraid. You can leave out the cl word and just say Devon cream

4:12 pm

aebmusica

clotted cream id=s like whipped cream only it is thicker. It tastes yummy on a scone with real fruit jam or preserves.

4:12 pm

jaxx7

I only have 2 li6, sukee

4:12 pm

aebmusica

id=s is a typo for it's

4:13 pm

jaxx7

Do you put the cream on first or the jam aeb?

4:13 pm

MollyL

High tea is something entirely different in these United States. : D

4:13 pm

sukee

I can imagine :)

4:13 pm

jaxx7

It is here in England too, molly

4:13 pm

aebmusica

first the butter, then the jam and then the cream.

4:14 pm

jaxx7

Butter??????

4:14 pm

MollyL

Something tells me that Jaxx and I are talking about two very different things : D

4:15 pm

jaxx7

Explain, molly

4:15 pm

aebmusica

well it's not fattening in England! Maybe the tea gets rid of some of the calories!

4:16 pm

sukee

Found it

4:16 pm

MollyL

The high tea I'm talking about is tea made from a, um, mood altering substance.

4:17 pm

jaxx7

Forgetting the butter, jam first is a Devon tea and cream first is a Cornish tea

4:18 pm

jaxx7

High tea here in the more sedate UK is sandwiches, cake etc and tea at 4pm. Trust the USA to make it something different

4:18 pm

aebmusica

Either way it is delicious!

4:18 pm

MollyL

And cream cheese is a schmear : )

4:19 pm

jaxx7

Explain. the only smear I know about is gynaecological

4:20 pm

aebmusica

I have never had high tea in the U.S.A.with clotted cream and jam and scones unless I make it myself!

4:20 pm

jaxx7

have you been to the UK and had it here?

4:20 pm

MollyL

Aeb are you a Brit, or just a Brit wannabe?

4:20 pm

aebmusica

Many times!

4:21 pm

aebmusica

I am just a World traveler

4:22 pm

sukee

1 to go

4:22 pm

jaxx7

In my youth I was a waitress at a beach cafe that served cream teas. They called the scones tuffs, plain sweet scone like bread rolls.

4:23 pm

sukee

And... fireworks

4:23 pm

jaxx7

Way to go, sukee

4:24 pm

sukee

That was touch

4:24 pm

sukee

tough even

4:24 pm

MollyL

Or tuff

4:24 pm

jaxx7

I am still struggling

4:25 pm

jaxx7

Again, English a la Britain is so difficult to learn. It is a wonder our kids ever learn to write it

4:28 pm

aebmusica

Especially when one needs a rubber for a self-propelling pencil!

4:28 pm

MollyL

How did we go from high tea to rubbers?

4:29 pm

aebmusica

The English language!

4:29 pm

jaxx7

Babble babbling

4:30 pm

aebmusica

American translation is ...... an eraser for a mechanical pencil!

4:31 pm

MollyL

Which sounds a lot less dirty : )

4:31 pm

jaxx7

Again the English language. Rubbers here mean something else so now we have sex in the mix

4:33 pm

MollyL

Once upon a time, rubbers meant overshoes for the rain. I thought the universal use for that word was condom now.

4:34 pm

jaxx7

Britain has its own favourites. My mother used to call Condoms Randalls as that was the only brand avilable after WWII

4:35 pm

jaxx7

available

4:35 pm

MollyL

Great, I can hear the parental "sex talk" now. "And be sure to always wear a Randall"

4:36 pm

SamanthaJoy

Can someone please clue the NE5? It's driving me batty

4:36 pm

jaxx7

They weren't always reliable as my mother said my brother was a Randall baby.

4:36 pm

MollyL

Sounds like Ethel's last name on I Love Lucy

4:37 pm

jaxx7

What, Randall?

4:37 pm

jaxx7

nelma

4:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

GOT IT! Thanks molly

4:38 pm

jaxx7

Forgot to move the cursor again with all that sex talk

4:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

Aaaaaggghhhh how did it get to be so LATE? Got to go BYE! *poof*

4:44 pm

mixi6

clues for el7's please?

4:46 pm

MollyL

One is most like a kind of tree, the other is el + vowel + kind of tree you decorate at Christmas

4:47 pm

jaxx7

off for a short break

4:49 pm

mixi6

ty molly. Fw.

4:49 pm

mixi6

Hubby is now retired!

4:56 pm

MollyL

Time to go spend the kids inheritance : D

4:59 pm

mixi6

don't have kids.

5:00 pm

MollyL

Good, nothing to feel guilty about then : D

5:02 pm

mixi6

absolutely!

5:14 pm

cybernan

li 6/24 following hobbling, please?

5:16 pm

MollyL

Same first three as hobbling + middle three of Spring flower from Holland

5:16 pm

periwinkle

there are two li6 . one is more so limping and the other is similar but with different last letter

5:17 pm

cybernan

I'm looking for the 3rd one Peri -- following the gerund one

5:17 pm

periwinkle

don't have it yet

5:18 pm

cybernan

ty molly

5:19 pm

cybernan

another new word

5:27 pm

Soodle

Anybody here looking forward to the next series of Orange Is The New Black? It begins here tomorrow. I loved the first series :-)

5:28 pm

periwinkle

I need to watch the first series. Only watched one episode so far

5:30 pm

Soodle

Peri, it's really enjoyable. Easy viewing!

5:30 pm

periwinkle

I will give it another go

5:33 pm

jaxx7

Hi, soodle and peri

5:33 pm

periwinkle

hi jaxx

5:33 pm

periwinkle

I love your icon, jaxx. is your real hair pink, too?

5:34 pm

jaxx7

Oh, yes

5:34 pm

periwinkle

cool

5:34 pm

Soodle

Hiya Jax, Peri & all. :-)

5:34 pm

periwinkle

I was thinking of having a streak of blue put in my hair

5:35 pm

jaxx7

My 'growing old disgracefully' statement

5:35 pm

periwinkle

good for you, jaxx

5:35 pm

jaxx7

I would say go ahead - no pun intended

5:36 pm

periwinkle

haha. I saw a do it yourself kit in the store

5:36 pm

periwinkle

may try it. it will always wash out

5:36 pm

jaxx7

My husband doesn't like it but it is my hair. When he complained, I threatened to go purple and green in honour of the local football team. he accepted the lesser of two evils

5:37 pm

periwinkle

5 left, going back to reading The Girl with The Dragon Tatoo.

5:37 pm

periwinkle

do you color it yourself?

5:37 pm

periwinkle

smart man

5:37 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

5:37 pm

periwinkle

tattoo

5:37 pm

periwinkle

yay for nan

5:38 pm

jaxx7

Mine is permanent and as the gray underneath comes in gradually you don't notice it.

5:38 pm

Soodle

I've had many disasters with hair colour. The worst was when Idyed my hair jet black. I looked like somebody stuck me up a chimney. Yay Nan!!!!!

5:38 pm

cybernan

think that was the best of the 3 books, peri

5:38 pm

cybernan

bye everyone -- back to my book as well :)

5:38 pm

periwinkle

I have seen woman with dyed black hair, not pretty

5:39 pm

periwinkle

bbs

5:39 pm

jaxx7

Well done nan. No I go to my local hairdresser. I have it redone every two or three months depending on how much my hair has grown and how often I have washed my hair.

5:40 pm

Soodle

The whole process of trying to fix it nearly left me scalp-scalded. Painful memories. :-/

5:41 pm

Soodle

Hows life with you, Jaxx?

5:41 pm

jaxx7

My daughter decided when she was about 18 that she was going to have jet black hair, being a beautiful natural blonde. After she did it herself she went piebald and had to have it all cut off as it wouldn't over dye or wash out.

5:44 pm

jaxx7

I am feeling a little fragile. We have been sorting out the bedroom before the SS come on Monday. I found one of Tim's files from college. It had penned on it the following: Anyone who loves me will be sorry...

5:44 pm

jaxx7

A sad young man

5:45 pm

Soodle

Oh God, Jaxx. That must have been incrediblly painful. ((((bear-hugs)))).

5:47 pm

jaxx7

Otherwise, I have grasped the nettle and booked a meal with my stepsister and her husband from melbourne. She has decided, after years of rejecting us as family, that we are worth acknowledging as she has no-one else. I dislike the woman but I loved my stepfather so I will be nice to her for his sake

5:47 pm

jaxx7

Aren't families wonderful?

5:49 pm

jaxx7

My husband had a great birthday week and I got to eat fabulous food without having to do all the shopping and clearing up

5:50 pm

jaxx7

So all is not doom and gloom.

5:51 pm

Soodle

Melbourne Australia?

5:52 pm

jaxx7

yes!

5:52 pm

Soodle

Sooo... Are they visiting the UK?

5:54 pm

jaxx7

Every three or four years they come on over as Edward has a yearning for good old England. He never wanted to go to Oz in the first place but Elaine rules the roost

5:55 pm

Soodle

Well, if you don't like her, isn't it grand you only have to see her occasionnaly!

5:55 pm

penquis

i am done!....

5:56 pm

jaxx7

She will phone in between times and sends me e-mails with pics of her grandchildren. I try to enthuse but....

5:57 pm

Soodle

Sorry for the time lapse in replying. I'm slathering my latest 'miracle psoriasis cure' & it's a bit gloopy.

5:57 pm

jaxx7

Hurray for pen

5:57 pm

Soodle

Well done Pen!!!?

5:57 pm

penquis

tyvm!

5:57 pm

jaxx7

Don't get that on the keyboard for heaven's sake

5:58 pm

MollyL

*Steps gingerly around the piles of gloop*

5:58 pm

Soodle

The joys of an IPad! :-)

5:58 pm

Soodle

So when are they arriving?

5:58 pm

jaxx7

It can still catch gloopiness

6:00 pm

Soodle

Imagines Molls daintily lifting her petticoats & tip-toeing round the Soodle mess.

6:00 pm

jaxx7

They are already here and, in one of those quirks that life throws up now and again, have rented a cottage opposite the canal path where Tim's tree is growing as it was his favourite fishing spot. She asked me if I knew it

6:01 pm

Soodle

Gawd, Jaxx. I foretell much tongue-biting in your near future...

6:02 pm

jaxx7

I sometimes wonder if the big G has it in for me

6:02 pm

Soodle

:-/

6:03 pm

jaxx7

I mean, all the space in the county and they come to Sampford Peverell. I think Tim is making sure that we don't ignore him

6:05 pm

Soodle

I imagine Tim knows full he's not being ignored. But maybe he engineered this for a reason. Go with the flow, Jaxx!

6:06 pm

jaxx7

What with that and the file, it is rather spooky.

6:08 pm

MollyL

"Daintily"...now there is a word that has never been used in reference to me before : D

6:08 pm

Soodle

Indeed. But it could just as easily be good spooky as weird spooky.

6:08 pm

jaxx7

Enjoy it, molly. It is a word never used for me these days

6:10 pm

Soodle

:-)

6:11 pm

MollyL

â™ªLove is kind of crazy â™« with a spooky little girl like you â™ª Spooky! â™«

6:12 pm

jaxx7

We had spooky moments after he died with flowers falling out of upside down vases. However I have a very dear friend who believes in all the new age stuff and she sent him into the light. She said he had decided that he had hung around for long enough! We have it very quiet until yesterday when Elaine phoned and I found the file today.

6:13 pm

MollyL

There used to be 8 million black cats named Spooky in the world. Now, I think there are only 5 million.

6:16 pm

jaxx7

I know, molly, I am sceptical too but things do get seriously weird here at times. We have a small boy who was axed to death by his father in this house many years ago. He is really mischievous and taps you on the back and turns lights on and off. he has been quiet but as Ash gets older he appears and mucks about. I knew there had been a murder here years ago but thought it was at another house. We found out otherwise.

6:18 pm

jaxx7

Our black cat was called Sandwich!

6:19 pm

jaxx7

have I killed the chog? Are you lost for words molly?

6:20 pm

jaxx7

Is there anybody there, whoo....

6:23 pm

MollyL

I am still here. Soodle has a very short attention span when it comes to Babble chat.

6:23 pm

jaxx7

She is applying gloop apparently

6:26 pm

jaxx7

I am giving up on this grid. Say goodnight to soodle if and when she gets back. Night to you too, molly. se you tomorrow

6:26 pm

MollyL

Worshiping at The Temple Of Soodle.

6:26 pm

jaxx7

see even

6:27 pm

jaxx7

Better that than so unhappy as she was back along

6:33 pm

MollyL

Well, here's to the unhappy being happy again.

7:37 pm

torgone

I'll drink to that ..

7:57 pm

rururocks

is it possible to make an unhappy person actually happy?

8:10 pm

aslindy

am

8:10 pm

aslindy

oops. well, hi everyone.

8:11 pm

rururocks

hello asl

8:13 pm

rururocks

Where's Minver for the greeting when you really need her :D

8:13 pm

aslindy

how's it going, ruru?

8:14 pm

rururocks

pretty good.. I've had better times in my life.. but I'm coping well. .how's you?

8:14 pm

aslindy

doing pretty well, thanks

8:15 pm

o-o

happiness is a slippery term ... coercion as in making an unhappy person happy overlooks the subjectiveness of the concept. People define happiness from their perspective. See: http://tinyurl.com/py2k8bf

8:15 pm

welki

'evening, everyone

8:16 pm

rururocks

How is that in English 0-0 :D

8:16 pm

rururocks

hi welki

8:17 pm

o-o

look at the article ... print it and study if you find the concept difficult

8:17 pm

rururocks

Don't ask me 0-0.. I'm trying to learn how to be happy again myself.. I'm not an expert on the subject

8:18 pm

o-o

Your must be the export ... no one else can be.

8:18 pm

welki

i think what o-o is trying to say, and correct me if i'm wrong, is that "making" someone be happy is different than causing someone to be happy

8:19 pm

welki

probably just a semantics thing

8:19 pm

o-o

making and causing are distinctions without much difference. others may help another but ultimately happiness is personal to the person

8:21 pm

rururocks

That sounds pretty true actually

8:22 pm

welki

well, to me, there's a difference - "making," to me, implies some level of force and "causing," being the influence - but yes, it's a personal thing - who knows how much influence someone might have over another's happiness/unhappiness - hard not to let others affect the way you feel

8:22 pm

torgone

Emotions are created by thoughts, which one can control. One can only make oneself happy, by choosing thoughts that produce happy feelings. One can do something to/for/with another person calculated to elicit positive emotions, but one cannot "make" another happy. imho

8:22 pm

welki

let's toast to some measure of happiness *clink*

8:23 pm

rururocks

*tosses all the marriage definitions out the window*

8:23 pm

MollyL

I agree with Tor

8:23 pm

torgone

I'll drink to that, welki ..

8:24 pm

welki

i think tor articulated what i was trying to get across - thanks

8:24 pm

torgone

Marriage is a legal contract ..

8:24 pm

rururocks

good ole Torg.. gets it right first time every time

8:25 pm

dan2bit

evening all :-)

8:25 pm

welki

hi dan

8:26 pm

torgone

Thanks ru .. That makes me happy .. :^D

8:26 pm

rururocks

LOL

8:26 pm

rururocks

Dan? are you happy?

8:26 pm

welki

funny

8:27 pm

o-o

people can choose to have positive emotions ... but it they cannot feed themselves, contribute to society or share their lives to the extent the need to ... I doubt the person would be described as happy

8:28 pm

o-o

and allowing another to define who you are is a form of coercion

8:29 pm

rururocks

does that really ever happen though 00?

8:29 pm

welki

agreed - and on the other side of the spectrum, those who have plenty of food, share with society and enjoy a strong circle of support are often unhappy, too.

8:29 pm

o-o

soul murder is not a rare phenomenom

8:30 pm

rururocks

I've never heard that before.. interesting

8:30 pm

o-o

yes, welki, which why it is the person who must determine what makes his or her life meaningful\

8:30 pm

dan2bit

I would say that I'm mostly happy, and I'm certainly blessed

8:31 pm

rururocks

okay.. thanks Dan. I figured you would be with such a nice kid to keep you young and happy

8:32 pm

dan2bit

I think of happiness as a mental approach - it takes practice, like exercising a muscle, and it can be thwarted or defeated by injury, disease, or inaction

8:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, what's happnin

8:33 pm

dan2bit

my preschooler ages me prematurely, but she also teaches me valuable lessons about being happy and loving in the moment

8:33 pm

rururocks

we're discussing happiness and the act of people making themselves happy in lieu of someone else "making" them happy BDG

8:34 pm

torgone

Happy fun time, BDG ..

8:34 pm

o-o

To abuse or neglect a child, to deprive the child of his or her own identity and ability to experience joy in life, is to commit soul murder. Soul murder is the perpetration of brutal or subtle acts against children that result in their emotional bondage to the abuser and, finally, in their psychic and spiritual annihilation.

8:34 pm

welki

i like this conversation - and can tell you that i used to think of 'happiness' as a comparative term. 'why can't i be as happy as ...' the more i age, the more i realize that comparisons, as a general rule, are horse shit.

8:35 pm

welki

(unless we're talking cars, ru)

8:35 pm

rururocks

I didn't quite see it as soul murder.. maybe soul beating

8:35 pm

rururocks

I did buy my car welks

8:36 pm

rururocks

I'll bite on my brother experiencing soul murder however from our same parents

8:36 pm

welki

congrats, ru - *cuing up, "Long May You Run"*

8:36 pm

Stac1018

Can soul murder be prosecuted??

8:37 pm

rururocks

they should be Stac.. absolutely

8:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

happiness, imo, is an abstract concept that has never been well defined

8:37 pm

o-o

Goes back to who will protect the children

8:38 pm

dan2bit

agreed, welki. comparisons usually take you down the path of envy or pride.

8:38 pm

rururocks

sometimes it is no one sadly 00

8:38 pm

Trifioso

hello dear friends

8:39 pm

o-o

often the child does not even know what is going on is abuse ... who will believe the child for harm that cannot be seen

8:39 pm

rururocks

hello trif

8:39 pm

rururocks

story of my life 00

8:39 pm

welki

how true, o-o - when abuse is the norm, it's "normal"

8:42 pm

rururocks

trif>? are you happy?

8:43 pm

Trifioso

I'm just fine ruru. how are you?

8:43 pm

Trifioso

Just back from a short but wonderful trip to colorado. Some of the people in that state are VERY happy - lol

8:44 pm

rururocks

that's a different kind of happy

8:44 pm

Trifioso

the public schools there now have an abundance of money, from the taxes generated by the sales, so there is that....

8:45 pm

rururocks

so you could say education in Colorado went up in smoke?

8:45 pm

Trifioso

I rather enjoy thinking of the fundraisers the school could offer....C'mon moms and dads! Light up for the kids!

8:46 pm

Trifioso

Not to mention the residual bake sale proceeds after THAT

8:46 pm

rururocks

instead of Bingo fund raisers it's bong-o fundraisers

8:46 pm

Trifioso

hahaha. We did pass a store called Pipe's Peak...I thought that quite clever

8:47 pm

dan2bit

Camus said
â€œYou will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.â€

8:47 pm

Trifioso

42.

8:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

school bake sale with alice b. toklas brownies, hmmmm

8:48 pm

Trifioso

School Baked Sale

8:49 pm

Trifioso

anyway....it was a good trip

8:51 pm

o-o

One definition of love: â€œ...the will to extend oneÊ¼s self for the purpose of nurturing oneÊ¼s own or anotherÊ¼s spiritual growth.â€

8:51 pm

Trifioso

oh, that's good! I like how it says "the will to...."

8:53 pm

o-o

THE MYTH OF ROMANTIC LOVE
Some mythical elements are:
--It will last forever.
--The match was â€œpredetermined in the starsâ€
--There is only one Mr. or Mrs â€œRight.â€
â€œThe myth of romantic love is a dreadful lie. Perhaps it is a necessary lie in that it
ensures the survival of the species and the seeming validation of the falling-in-love
experience that traps us into marriage.â€ Yet â€œmillions of people waste vast amounts of
energy desperately and futilely attempting to make the reality of their lives conform to
the unreality of the myth.â€

8:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

8:58 pm

wht

Good evening babblers

8:58 pm

wht

Dropping in for my last 4 dozen and a dose of philosophy.

8:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi wht

9:05 pm

o-o

I feel good when someone tells me I have a firm grasp of the obvious .... but really, how can one be sure?

9:06 pm

rururocks

Had me..until spiritual growth..

9:07 pm

o-o

the dimensions of wellness is a good search

9:07 pm

negativeneil

Hey, ru? Google Talk... yeah?

9:09 pm

dan2bit

can I have stats for the lone E?

9:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

EL7/32

9:11 pm

dan2bit

ty bdg, got it!

9:11 pm

wht

This grid has some of the stranges superlatives. Or is it superlative strangeness?

9:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

9:14 pm

Trifioso

I can't get the el7....densa clue please?

9:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

el + vowel + tall evergreen tree

9:16 pm

negativeneil

Ok ru, thanks. Message received & replied to.

9:16 pm

Trifioso

thank you! nbt

9:18 pm

wht

Clue for the second im7 please

9:19 pm

wht

I already have what you do with the stake and the heart of the va7

9:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

im + a pe5 that means danger

9:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and ty for the other im7, didn't have that one

9:20 pm

wht

ty BDG, i had the pe5 but I couldn't see that

9:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

9:21 pm

MollyL

2Bit, I like "loving in the moment". I've heard of "living in the moment" but loving in the moment has it's place as well. : D

9:22 pm

wht

Now I just need the last li6,24 for fireworks. It is after the li7 which is how you proceed with a sprained ankle.

9:22 pm

MollyL

Same first three as the hobbling + middle three of Spring flower from Holland

9:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

good clue, molly, go t it!

9:23 pm

wht

ty Molly. Fireworks

9:23 pm

MollyL

: )

9:23 pm

wht

That is a new word for me.

9:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg wht !!!!!!!!

9:24 pm

o-o

My deficit variation gives place to an unstable horse stable with three Shetland humans and a brummy pony.

9:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

finally found an 8

9:27 pm

rururocks

*releases balloons for BDG*

9:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

weee!

9:39 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for el7, please?

9:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

el + vowel + a tall evergreen

9:43 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got t

9:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fireworks! the te9 was my last. silly word!

9:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

anyone want to snag a clue before i run away?

9:59 pm

Marc Freeman

te9, please?

10:23 pm

Bugsaw

il 5 please

10:25 pm

Bugsaw

nevermind, thanks

11:47 pm

Creeta

te9 = gerund of te6

11:52 pm

Erda

Ruru are you here?

11:54 pm

Erda

Paging rururocks.....

11:56 pm

rururocks

yes hi erda

11:56 pm

Erda

Here you go:

11:57 pm

rururocks

??

11:57 pm

Erda

http://www.etv-hellas.net/videos/2014-\n03-05.html

11:57 pm

rururocks

doesn't do anything what is it?

11:58 pm

Erda

A Greek video

11:58 pm

rururocks

ah

11:58 pm

rururocks

it isn't loading for me

11:59 pm

Erda

Hmmmm -- I'll be back

12:00 am

Erda

Trying again:

12:00 am

McLeach

hi all

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