Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, July 21, 2014

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

grannyrose

thanx lickety. * dives back into grid*

12:03 am

dizgrannie

co 7/8

12:06 am

saanichcat

another co 7/8

12:07 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:08 am

dizgrannie

wtg Dee

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

12:10 am

dizgrannie

the Os are easy

12:10 am

mkg

what does NBS mean?

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

ga 7

12:12 am

flosey

Hi everyone, and thanks Lickety

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

no blank square / no blank tile means you have a word for every open letter on the left and have a word for all counts on the right (4, 5, 7, 8, etc)

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

12:12 am

mkg

i dont get any O words yet.

12:13 am

mkg

ty volley. so i have this also except for O. cant get those words yet.

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

oc 5, 6, 6, 5 if that helps

12:13 am

dizgrannie

the Os are all Oc

12:13 am

ChrissieDee

I thought nbs meant no blank stats Dee

12:14 am

mkg

ty will try to get them.

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

oc 5/12 group of 8 singers

12:14 am

ChrissieDee

Thanks for the explanation :)

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

he 7

12:15 am

mkg

i got 2 O words but one refers to gasoline. other not sure. a 5 and 6.

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:16 am

mkg

got other 6 now.

12:16 am

flosey

thanks Dee, have all the O's now

12:16 am

mkg

got all o's now too.

12:16 am

mkg

night all.

12:18 am

flosey

and the n's

12:18 am

vashongin

su 7

12:18 am

cybernan

en 6-7 if not called

12:18 am

cybernan

- hi all :-)

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

I han

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

oops hi nan

12:23 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs, 100 down -- good night all :-)

12:23 am

flosey

co7 and 8 x 2

12:26 am

flosey

c's done

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

wtg!

12:28 am

flosey

h's done

12:32 am

flosey

r's done

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

wow flosey, when you're hot, you're hot :)

12:35 am

flosey

lol Dee, thanks, just trying to get all of each letter for a change

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like it must be a good idea... you are moving along well!

12:36 am

saanichcat

that's waht ru does too

12:36 am

flosey

oh, didn't know that, hi Saan

12:37 am

saanichcat

hi flosey, hi Dee!

12:37 am

flosey

don't know if it goes any faster Dee, have 78 words

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

kinda fun to switch things up

12:38 am

flosey

yes - change is always good - refreshing

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

keeps things interesting

12:38 am

flosey

yes

12:38 am

dizgrannie

su 7

12:42 am

flosey

that's the one I'm puzzling over jut now diz

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

down to 34, but still short 2 7's and 2 8's

12:42 am

flosey

wow, wtg Dee

12:42 am

dizgrannie

ta 7/8, te 7/8

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

even tried nontrash LOL

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

12:45 am

flosey

any clues for su7, please?

12:45 am

Uneaixoise

sugar?

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

last 4 letters . . . to demolish a building

12:46 am

flosey

ty Une

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:46 am

flosey

s's done

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

kudos, flosey!

12:47 am

flosey

ty Une, have never done the grid this way before, it's fun

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:49 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

yay diz!!!

12:49 am

dizgrannie

last to words were ga 6/7

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz!

12:49 am

dizgrannie

ty.

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

115 and off to bed . . . gnite all :-)

12:52 am

flosey

goodnight Une, sweet slelep

12:54 am

flosey

oops, sleep

12:55 am

rururocks

Greetings from Washington

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:57 am

rururocks

Hiya dee

12:58 am

saanichcat

hello there ru

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:58 am

saanichcat

wtg Dee!

12:59 am

rururocks

Hi saan

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:59 am

rururocks

I am closer to you than normal

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

Are you in Wash DC, or the state of?

1:00 am

saanichcat

just another ferry ride away

1:00 am

rururocks

State of

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

nice

1:03 am

rururocks

Nice out here

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

good weather?

1:04 am

rururocks

Hot

1:07 am

puglet

greetings friends

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

hi pug

1:08 am

flosey

hi pugs

1:08 am

puglet

Hi Dee, did you have a good week-end

1:08 am

rururocks

Hi pugs

1:08 am

puglet

Hello Flosey, and you? did you have a good weekend

1:09 am

puglet

Hi ya Ru--how was the trip

1:09 am

flosey

ready for bed - so I won't wake hubby later

1:09 am

rururocks

It was a long day but i am here. Had fun tonight

1:09 am

flosey

yes thanks pugs, a quiet one, hubby had to be at Heritage Day today, I didn't go this year

1:10 am

puglet

were you ill Flosey

1:10 am

rururocks

My winery poured me two wines blind and i nailed them

1:11 am

puglet

some fun is good Ru

1:11 am

flosey

no, he has to be there because he's one of the directors, unless we took separate cars, I'd have to stay all day too

1:11 am

rururocks

ABsolutely

1:11 am

grannyrose

cooe and g'day from me

1:11 am

puglet

I woke up with builders hammering in my head-lol

1:12 am

puglet

hugs and Love Rose, feeling better

1:12 am

flosey

oh ouch, not a nice awakening, pugs

1:12 am

flosey

hi rose

1:13 am

puglet

your trip dont sound like it was to much fun, Ru

1:13 am

grannyrose

not yey, pugs. doctor says just a virus at the moment. have a script for antibiotics if i need them. not going to work this week.

1:13 am

rururocks

I woke up to jackhammers monday pugs

1:13 am

grannyrose

hey flosey.

1:14 am

puglet

Ru, this is monday

1:14 am

flosey

wow, on a Sunday too!

1:14 am

rururocks

4 hour drive and my plane was 2 and a half hours late

1:14 am

rururocks

Last monday pugs

1:15 am

puglet

lol, thought you had had too much wine

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

So sorry you are feeling puny, rose. 2 1/2 hour delay stinks.

1:15 am

puglet

that would put a damper on the trip

1:15 am

rururocks

Very little pugs

1:15 am

flosey

in an airport!! pretty dull wait

1:15 am

grannyrose

thanx dee.

1:15 am

puglet

Rose, glad you are staying home and taking care of yourself

1:18 am

flosey

g's done

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

Well, I am off till the flip. Enjoy the grid!!

1:19 am

flosey

ty Dee - probably leaving the toughies to the end

1:20 am

puglet

bye Dee, take care

1:20 am

flosey

goodnight Dee, sweet sleep

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

*poofing with hugs*!!

1:22 am

grannyrose

night dee. sweet dreams

1:33 am

joso

boo

1:33 am

puglet

Sir Joso! wow!

1:33 am

grannyrose

whoot!!! sir joso....how the devil are you?

1:34 am

joso

hey pug, was up late so I thought I'd say hi

1:34 am

puglet

hugs Joso! welcome back!

1:34 am

joso

hlowdy rose, doin well, hope you are the same

1:35 am

puglet

sure do miss you not being on here with us

1:35 am

grannyrose

just a bit of a cough, and heaps of sneezes. knee doing well. and you, my friend

1:38 am

Lizlin

HI all :)

1:38 am

puglet

hi and hugs Liz

1:38 am

joso

doing great, got some stents, and bang, all is better, no chest pains, no phyio, no mandated exercise, just some pills and some niggling about diet, like someone waved a magic wand and made it all better

1:38 am

joso

hey liz

1:39 am

Lizlin

Hugs to you, too. Hi Joso

1:39 am

Lizlin

That's good to read, Joso - hope you continue to feel better.

1:39 am

puglet

glad you are doing so well, Joso

1:40 am

puglet

how are you Liz

1:40 am

Lizlin

How are you today, Pugs?

1:41 am

puglet

I woke with a darn headach but its easing off now--but other then that good

1:41 am

joso

I tell you rose, heart troubles is the way to go, your illness is so much work. All kidding aside, glad the knee is coming together for you, you deserve it

1:41 am

Lizlin

Sorry about that but glad it's wearing off.

1:41 am

Lizlin

Is Rose hiding here somewhere?

1:42 am

grannyrose

thanx joso. and i'm glad your procedure has turned your life around for you.

1:42 am

joso

have you told anyone medical about your headaches yet pug?

1:42 am

Lizlin

Hope you're feeling better today, Rose :)

1:42 am

puglet

no Joso for this is the first for a long time

1:42 am

grannyrose

not yet, liz. had an appalling night. on ventolin via the nebuliser now.

1:43 am

flosey

Hi Joso, have missed you, hope your back for good?

1:43 am

Lizlin

Not good :(

1:43 am

Lizlin

Hi Flosey :)

1:43 am

flosey

have missed you

1:43 am

flosey

Hi Liz

1:44 am

joso

hey flosey, sorry but I just happen to be up late tonight, I have missed all of you too, but got to give up my vampire hours

1:45 am

flosey

ok, understand that, just pop in now and then when you have a minute - and, above all, follow Dr's orders

1:46 am

Lizlin

Like Flosey said - it's good to see you, whenever, but health must come first.

1:46 am

joso

I've looked in a bit during the day, but it's not the same. The wee hours and you all have a completly different vibe

1:47 am

puglet

we got alot of love here-lol

1:47 am

Lizlin

I love the people here at this time of day - not to say that the others aren't good people too :)

1:48 am

joso

so rose, is this just a cold, or is something else going on here?

1:50 am

grannyrose

joso, it's just a cold. no muck in the lungs, dry cough as i said.

1:51 am

rururocks

What kind of dufferent vibe?

1:52 am

joso

good, woulden't be fair if you get smacked with another serious illness, just approaching the wrapup of the knee saga, you should get some time to enjoy good health

1:52 am

Lizlin

Hi Ru - how were the vineyards?

1:52 am

joso

more relaxed, caring

1:53 am

rururocks

Vineyards are tomorrow.liz

1:53 am

flosey

I agree, it's almost a different game in daytime

1:54 am

Lizlin

Well, I'm getting closer! I'll try to remember that!!! BBL. Hugs to all :)

1:54 am

flosey

40 to go now so will get to bed and find them in the morning

1:54 am

flosey

goodnight all

1:54 am

joso

for example, just after 12 is the real serious player, time trials, first to the long words, etc, it's fine, but different

1:54 am

puglet

bye Liz and Flosey, hugs and take care

1:54 am

grannyrose

night, flosey, sweet dreams, dear.

1:55 am

flosey

for sure pugs, hugs

1:55 am

joso

bye liz, flosey, rest well

1:57 am

puglet

are you still training Joso

1:57 am

joso

I'm ambling off too, good to see you all again, so to speak

1:57 am

puglet

night Joso, so glad to see you--dont become a stranger

1:58 am

grannyrose

okay, joso. thax for dropping by. xoxox

1:58 am

joso

noi, was ordered off exercise imediately after the surgery, is ok now but get my exercise by mowing the lawn

1:59 am

puglet

sun and fresh air is good for you :)

2:05 am

puglet

is everyone gone?

2:06 am

rururocks

Nope

2:07 am

puglet

thanks Ru

2:07 am

puglet

are you not home then Ru

2:08 am

rururocks

But all of the sudden i am not going anywhere with the grid

2:08 am

puglet

I thought you were already done

2:09 am

rururocks

No

2:09 am

puglet

is that to both questions

2:10 am

rururocks

Not home..not done

2:10 am

grannyrose

sorry, i was deciphering the shopping list for don. he has to go out for some groceries.

2:11 am

puglet

you dont seem to be enjoying your trip too much Ru--are you just tired

2:12 am

puglet

Rose, I hope you get over this soon--really sorry I past it to you :)

2:13 am

rururocks

No i am enjoying myself pugs. It was a lovely drive..just a bit too long

2:13 am

grannyrose

i heard of viruses getting into computers, but this has to be a first...

2:13 am

puglet

giggles Rose--soooooooo sorry

2:13 am

rururocks

You running a temp gr?

2:14 am

puglet

well Ru, I hope this break will lift your spirits--you were needing something

2:14 am

grannyrose

on and off. when i am shivering under the blankets, with a wool cardigan on, it's probaly a fever.

2:15 am

puglet

you think? lol

2:15 am

grannyrose

*probaBly*

2:16 am

puglet

poor Don will more then likely get it too

2:16 am

grannyrose

the most unbearable part is the dry raspy cough. and sometimes my sinuses burn.

2:16 am

grannyrose

pugs, i hope not. have been making a conscious effort to cover my mouth with a tissue when i cough or sneeze.

2:17 am

puglet

they put in a new natural herb store near me but geez they are high on their stuff

2:18 am

rururocks

What kind of herbs pugs...

2:18 am

grannyrose

ugh, pugs. always check on-line stuff. it's amazing how much cheaper stuff is when you cut out the middle man

2:18 am

rururocks

Those kind of herbs are Supposed to make you high

2:18 am

puglet

teas, vitiamins all that kind of stuff

2:19 am

puglet

yeah, like my energy drink I get for 17.00 they want like 40. for theirs

2:20 am

rururocks

Wow

2:20 am

puglet

I dont need high, Ru-lol

2:20 am

puglet

and its a smaller container too

2:21 am

puglet

but it might be better, who knows

2:22 am

ocset82

Hi all. Any clues for 'O' gratefully received thanks

2:22 am

rururocks

I just eat well and don't take vitamins

2:22 am

rururocks

Oc5 a group of 8

2:22 am

puglet

Hi Ocset

2:22 am

ocset82

Hi puglet

2:23 am

ocset82

Thanks guys

2:23 am

puglet

I like your icon, Ocset

2:23 am

grannyrose

g'day ocset

2:23 am

ocset82

Thanks piglet.

2:24 am

ocset82

G'day granny rose

2:24 am

puglet

do you exercise to Ru

2:24 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning, all (or evening, whatever)

2:25 am

grannyrose

hey ya gwen. how are you?

2:25 am

puglet

morning gwen

2:26 am

rururocks

Yes pugs

2:26 am

Book Doctor Gwen

doing pretty well at the mo, how's you?

2:27 am

puglet

thats good you are so healthy Ru--hope you stay like that for years to come

2:28 am

rururocks

Gotta go to bed now..night all

2:28 am

grannyrose

gwen, knee good, but puglet sent me her cold. can you please make her take it back? i don't like it...

2:28 am

puglet

good night Ru, hugs

2:28 am

grannyrose

night ruru, hope you catch some good zzzz's.

2:29 am

puglet

I thought friends were suppose to share--lol

2:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(sending virtual waves of cold remedy to grannyrose) (not caring to zap puglet) 8- )

2:29 am

grannyrose

lolol, gwen, and pugs, just this once, you didn't have to share.

2:31 am

Book Doctor Gwen

there's no cure, but there are some great palliatives anyway

2:31 am

Lizlin

Hi again

2:31 am

puglet

re Hi Liz

2:33 am

grannyrose

yeah, gwen, i'm sipping on one known remedy right now. i am thinking in a short time i won't care who killed the cat, let alone worry about my snuffles.

2:33 am

grannyrose

wb liz

2:34 am

Lizlin

Sounds like the type of cure I tried for my jet lag, Rose. Hope it works better for you!

2:34 am

puglet

dont forget you are taking meds there Mrs Rose :(

2:35 am

puglet

have you guys seen Peach? Ive not seen her for awhile--hope she is well

2:35 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(wondering how long it would take me to finish if i were sipping on a palliative)

2:36 am

grannyrose

haven't had strong pain meds for nearly a week, pugs. getting by on paracetamol and ibuprofen.

2:36 am

Lizlin

That's great, Rose. Real progress.

2:37 am

puglet

thats swell Rose

2:39 am

grannyrose

the reporters on the drum, a current affairs program here, have been talking about the shot down plane. they are calling it an act of terrorism. there have been some pretty strong words between heads of government.

2:39 am

puglet

thats all a mess for sure

2:40 am

puglet

no one wants to take blame for that

2:41 am

Lizlin

I believe it was an accident - that they thought it was a military target or something. I reckon if it was deliberate, they'd be claiming it.

2:41 am

flosey

well, I fell asleep right here at computer, guess I'd better call it a day, goodnight all

2:41 am

grannyrose

that's for sure, pugs. who would want to put their hand up for a multi-national incident?

2:42 am

Lizlin

Sleep well flosey.

2:42 am

grannyrose

lol, oh, dear, flosey. take care going to bed, dear.

2:42 am

puglet

well I need to head off, if Sprite comes on Please give her my love and love and hugs to each of you and take care all of you :)

2:42 am

Lizlin

I reckon terrorists don't mind making such claims.

2:42 am

grannyrose

will do pugs, hope you have a good day, hun

2:42 am

Lizlin

Have a good day pugs. Hugs :)

2:43 am

grannyrose

liz, we are talking about a small group, comparatively, of separatists.

2:44 am

grannyrose

they don't have the strength or numbers to defeat a multi-national response to their action.

2:45 am

Lizlin

True but The arrogance of such groups

2:45 am

grannyrose

putin is back-pedalling so fast, your can see the skid marks from when he put the brakes on and went into reverse.

2:46 am

Lizlin

That's for sure and the removal of the missiles! But then Putin supplied those.

2:46 am

grannyrose

okay, don is home with the shopping. going to help put it away. bbl

2:47 am

Lizlin

Have a good evening and feel better soon.

2:47 am

Lizlin

Hugs

3:23 am

sprite

good morning all

3:23 am

Lizlin

Hi sprite and hugs :)

3:24 am

sprite

Liz! *hugs* And for your husband as well :)

3:24 am

sprite

16. Oh dear.

3:24 am

Lizlin

How' was your weekend?

3:25 am

Lizlin

I only have 8 :(

3:25 am

sprite

hot! We hit 34 C on saturday, which is NOT a good thing in the netherlands. So humid.

3:26 am

sprite

how was yours?

3:26 am

Lizlin

OK - jet lag has hit us hard this time. Possibly the stop in Singapore made it worse!

3:27 am

Lizlin

34 is really hot for you. I don't like humidity.

3:27 am

sprite

I am not sure exactly how jet lag works. I have heard it is worse one way... against the sun or with the sun, don't remember.

3:29 am

Lizlin

I'm not sure which way! All I know is that we're both awake for large parts of the night. But hopefully tonight will be better.

3:30 am

sprite

I hope so too, Liz. Life is much nicer on adequate sleep

3:31 am

Lizlin

True. Hubby has it worse - he's like a zombie right now!

3:31 am

sprite

aw poor man. *hug* him from me and tell him to hang in there for today :)

3:32 am

Lizlin

:)

3:33 am

Lizlin

Pugs sent love and hugs to you.

3:33 am

sprite

aw thanks. So sorry to have missed her.

3:33 am

sprite

Ks killed. No biggies, Liz. Nothing over 5.

3:33 am

Lizlin

Rose is still full of her cold.

3:34 am

sprite

so nasty, colds like that. I hope she will feel a little better soon.

3:34 am

Lizlin

Avoiding them! I'll come back to them later.

3:35 am

sprite

lol I have to get them out of the way first, or they will bug me all game long.

3:37 am

Lizlin

OK got to sort dinner. Giving the chef a night off - lol. Hugs, sprite.

3:37 am

sprite

hehehe ok Liz. Enjoy cooking and dinner and give my best to your husband. *hugs*

4:04 am

sprite

fireflies. A blessed day and a peaceful night, all.

5:37 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

5:42 am

sukee

Hi crossy

5:44 am

crosshair

how is sukee this fine morning?

5:47 am

sukee

Good so far, going out soon and getting a pedicure after working out :) Exciting I know

5:47 am

sukee

How are you?

5:48 am

crosshair

Not bad at all. My better half has been fighting a cold but is slowly recovering. Nothing worse than summer colds:(

5:49 am

sukee

I know, a bit congested myself.

5:53 am

sukee

I seem to have hit a bit of a wall with 85 left

6:02 am

crosshair

I am waking up, playing babble and editing a few chapters., so if i wander, just throw some bacon at me to get my attention:)

6:14 am

sukee

I've been back and forth myself :)

6:15 am

crosshair

I do some of my best writing and editing half-awake. There is less cluttering up my mind during the first couple of hours of the day.

6:17 am

lbdawger

good morning, everyone

6:17 am

sukee

Morning

6:17 am

crosshair

howdy lbdawger

6:18 am

lbdawger

hi sukee, hi crossy

6:18 am

sukee

nena

6:19 am

sukee

sorry, not there anyway

6:19 am

lbdawger

:-)

6:19 am

sukee

Anyway, I am off for now. See you later

6:20 am

lbdawger

later sukee. hagd

6:34 am

wvteach

NBT and NBS - time to get going for the day - BBL this evening

6:37 am

periwinkle

good morning, help with O pls

6:38 am

periwinkle

nm

6:51 am

lbdawger

tadone, finito! hagd everyone.

7:09 am

Wolvie

morning all :-)

7:11 am

grant

gast

7:11 am

grant

oops, sorry

7:13 am

crosshair

howdy, wolvie

8:09 am

Wolvie

stats for the o please??

8:09 am

crosshair

pet computer peeve # 38,342: People who make web sites that aromatically plays hundreds of GIF'S images all at once when you stumble on them. This turns my usually co-operative but older computer into a frozen block of plastic that takes five minutes to unfreeze itself :(

8:11 am

crosshair

looking for the o with you, wolvie

8:11 am

Wolvie

:-)

8:12 am

crosshair

I bet it is an oc

8:12 am

westford

I have oc 5/12; 6/21; 6/21;5/12

8:13 am

westford

hello crossy and Wolvie

8:13 am

helensgirlkid

There are four oc's - 5/12, 6/21 x 2,5/12

8:13 am

crosshair

ahh there we go, ty, westford

8:13 am

crosshair

and ty helen

8:13 am

westford

yw and hi helen

8:13 am

Wolvie

ty helen :-)

8:14 am

Wolvie

hi westford and helen lol

8:14 am

Wolvie

and ty too westford for the stats :-)

8:14 am

crosshair

found one of them:(

8:14 am

westford

my last blank tile..elusive

8:15 am

helensgirlkid

I was really lucky - they just sort of fell into place.

8:15 am

crosshair

ahh now they are showing themselves

8:16 am

crosshair

I am missing one of the secon oc 5/12's

8:16 am

Wolvie

oh man- should have seen them- going to get some more coffee lol- ty again

8:17 am

westford

do you have group of 8 crossy ?

8:17 am

crosshair

yup

8:17 am

crosshair

it is one of the last 2 in the list

8:18 am

Wolvie

so remove a letter from the gas on and you will have the other

8:18 am

Wolvie

or a consonant- take your pick lol

8:18 am

crosshair

have that one as well

8:18 am

Wolvie

one

8:19 am

Wolvie

one is an oc 5 before the gas. the other is the number. :-)

8:19 am

Wolvie

the oc 5 before the gas just remove the last letter

8:19 am

crosshair

i have 5/12 6/21 and 5/12, should leave one more 5/12

8:19 am

westford

no one more 6/21

8:19 am

crosshair

i have the gas minus the e

8:19 am

MollyL

Picnic pest ending

8:20 am

Wolvie

oh- one more 6/21- thought you were after a 5 sorry

8:20 am

crosshair

ty, molly

8:20 am

westford

hi molly

8:20 am

MollyL

Hi West

8:20 am

crosshair

as did i, wolvie

8:20 am

crosshair

I have no list up

8:20 am

Wolvie

morning molly

8:20 am

westford

speaking of picnic pests I just watched our resident anteater get an ultrasound

8:21 am

westford

the joys of local television

8:21 am

helensgirlkid

OK, must ask - a resident anteater?

8:21 am

crosshair

you have a resident anteater?? Not many people can say that!

8:21 am

Wolvie

oh lol- i was just going to ask how you managed that

8:21 am

MollyL

Morning Wolvie...that is funny West : )

8:22 am

westford

her name is Corn Dog

8:22 am

crosshair

does an anteater train well to a litterbox, westford?

8:22 am

crosshair

lol@ corn dog

8:22 am

Wolvie

lol west- nice!

8:22 am

westford

no idea crossy but she is big

8:22 am

MollyL

Corn Dog the anteater, ah the joys of small town life
: D

8:23 am

crosshair

train it to be a service anteater;)

8:23 am

helensgirlkid

Why was she getting an ultrasound?

8:23 am

westford

she's pregnant

8:23 am

westford

I wonder who does ultrasounds in the wild

8:24 am

Wolvie

ooooh boy! wow. ;-)

8:24 am

helensgirlkid

Wonderful! You must keep us thoroughly informed about what it's like to have a resident anteater and litter!

8:24 am

Wolvie

exactly helen lol

8:24 am

helensgirlkid

Or singleton , or twins - as anteaters may go.

8:25 am

westford

I'll send out birth announcements

8:25 am

Wolvie

lol

8:26 am

MollyL

*Contemplates what one gets an anteater for a baby shower gift*

8:26 am

helensgirlkid

Excellent. Thank you. Both for that promise and for an engaging morning topic.

8:26 am

westford

I was paying half attention..think they said she's having one and it will weigh about two pounds

8:26 am

helensgirlkid

That's big.

8:27 am

helensgirlkid

How can one pay half attention to an anteater getting an ultrsound?

8:27 am

Wolvie

lmao

8:27 am

westford

one eye on the tv and one on the computer screen

8:27 am

helensgirlkid

It would have riveted me, to the dismal cost of proper Babbling.

8:28 am

helensgirlkid

Fireworks - to my astonishment.

8:28 am

westford

Yay helen !!

8:28 am

Wolvie

congrats helen. this has been a fun morning :-)

8:29 am

helensgirlkid

And there goes the phone - a lively morning! See you all later.

8:29 am

westford

I need breakfast..somehow ants and corndogs don't tempt me

8:29 am

Wolvie

;-)

8:30 am

westford

bye helen

8:30 am

Wolvie

off to take the pooch for her walk before it gets too humid

8:31 am

westford

bye wolvie

8:31 am

westford

bbl

9:06 am

stevedallas

all done and thanks

9:06 am

crosshair

yaaa for steve!

9:11 am

stevedallas

lotta good hints today

9:43 am

Naches girl

Anents

9:47 am

crosshair

ty, naches girl for the singular of that:)

9:56 am

mkg

hi all. need clues for 3 of the 8s. i have the co 8 and need others please. stats and clues if possible.

9:56 am

crosshair

howdy, mkg

9:57 am

crosshair

i have none of the 8s yet, so am of little use to you atm

9:58 am

flosey

there are 2 co8s, both pls

9:58 am

Riverdance

there 2 co 8's very similar

9:58 am

flosey

and good morning everyone

9:58 am

mkg

river, what is difference please.

9:59 am

mkg

nm got the other one. ty river.

9:59 am

mkg

any clues or stats on other two?

10:01 am

flosey

ta8/70 the military ta4 (large vehicle) extends to 5, 7, 8,6

10:01 am

crosshair

howdy flosey

10:01 am

featherbee

Hey peeps! Just here to make all you old timers feel even older....today is Daniel's 10th birthday! Nick will be 7 in a few weeks.

10:02 am

crosshair

I get old just watching dan2bits daughter grow;(

10:02 am

featherbee

no kidding!

10:02 am

flosey

she is really getting big, isn't she, and such a sweetie

10:03 am

crosshair

she is adorable.

10:03 am

robwhy

enlarge te4, a camping shelter

10:05 am

crosshair

ty for the two t 8's

10:05 am

MLFAN17

hello

10:05 am

crosshair

clues for the pair of co 8's please

10:05 am

crosshair

howdy, MLF

10:06 am

MLFAN17

hi cross

10:06 am

mixi6

co8 - I am happy (co8) to play babble.

10:06 am

crosshair

ty mixi and fish me

10:06 am

MLFAN17

i got the co 7/8

10:07 am

mixi6

they are both plurals

10:07 am

crosshair

I had the 7 already, should have seen it

10:07 am

flosey

a well fed, warm, loved baby is usually a co7 baby

10:08 am

mixi6

those babble players co7/8 to get all the words everyday.

10:08 am

flosey

change last consonant for the other co7

10:08 am

Riverdance

fireworks

10:08 am

Riverdance

hello featherbee - I love watching your kids grow up on FB

10:08 am

flosey

well done River

10:08 am

MLFAN17

is the other co 8 just that?

10:09 am

flosey

yes, pl

10:09 am

crosshair

ty, flosey

10:09 am

crosshair

yaa for riverdance!

10:09 am

flosey

yw crossy

10:09 am

Riverdance

I co7 that you will be co7 once you start to babble

10:09 am

MLFAN17

i got a co 6/7

10:10 am

Erda

Brava, Riverdance!

10:10 am

MLFAN17

but another co8?

10:10 am

Riverdance

I must get back to work - trying to catch up before I leave for my trip to Canada on Thursday

10:10 am

Riverdance

there are 2 co 6/7 combos

10:11 am

flosey

mlf, both co8s are pl, just change last letter of the co7s

10:11 am

Erda

Riverdance gave it to you, on a platter...

10:12 am

MollyL

Hmm, I only have one co6/7 combo

10:12 am

flosey

only one co6, 7 - against

10:12 am

MLFAN17

molly look at riverdance clue at 10:09 that is one of them

10:12 am

MLFAN17

the other 8 i dont know

10:13 am

MollyL

Thanks Flosey, I thought I was missing something.

10:13 am

MollyL

River's clues are for 7/8 combos

10:13 am

MLFAN17

got them

10:13 am

Riverdance

have a wonderful day everyone

10:14 am

MLFAN17

bye river

10:14 am

flosey

where in Canada, River?

10:15 am

Riverdance

just north of Montreal. Montcal, Quebec

10:15 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:15 am

flosey

ah, beautiful country

10:15 am

crosshair

mm, too far away for crossy to say hi. 6 hour drive, at least:(

10:16 am

Riverdance

meeting up for the first time with another game friend (not from babble). It will take me 5 hours to get to her.

10:16 am

Riverdance

She lives on a lake there

10:16 am

flosey

how lovely

10:16 am

crosshair

what path are you taking to Montreal, riverdance?

10:17 am

Riverdance

When she tells me she lives in Weir - does not mean the county? Because her address is Montcal.

10:17 am

Riverdance

straight up I89 through Vermont into Canada and I guess it is just straight ahead to Montreal. I have printed directions but they are at home.

10:18 am

Riverdance

*that

10:18 am

crosshair

was hoping you would come near where I am before heading into Quebec

10:18 am

crosshair

would buy you brekkies:)

10:18 am

Riverdance

would love to some day but that would be way out of my way Crossy

10:19 am

crosshair

sniff...

10:19 am

Riverdance

I live just over an hour from the Vermont border.

10:20 am

Riverdance

there are so many people I want to meet that I chat with on line - I think Carleekat may be on the calendar for next year. Thats a flight though.

10:20 am

crosshair

ahh yes, brought it up on a map; way too far a way. Montreal is just a hop, skip and a jump from where you are compared to coming over to crossy's for breffast:)

10:20 am

Riverdance

I can handle 5/6 hours driving on my own but beyond that it is too much.

10:21 am

crosshair

carlee is 2 hours south of me

10:21 am

Riverdance

if i do make it up there next year, maybe we could meet in the middle one day.

10:21 am

crosshair

down sarnia way

10:21 am

crosshair

sounds like a plan

10:22 am

Riverdance

sure does - OK I must go now - see you tomorrow morning for a bit.

10:22 am

MLFAN17

First HE 6/21 clue please?

10:22 am

crosshair

tc river

10:23 am

Riverdance

a funeral car MLF

10:23 am

flosey

funeral vehicle mlf

10:23 am

Riverdance

poof

10:23 am

crosshair

ty, flosey

10:23 am

MLFAN17

ty river

10:23 am

flosey

yw crossy

10:23 am

crosshair

and river..but i think she poofed

10:29 am

MLFAN17

ke5?

10:30 am

MLFAN17

halfway

10:30 am

flosey

mlf, if you have ke4/8, add a cons before final vowel

10:31 am

flosey

the first ke4/8, that is

10:31 am

MLFAN17

ty flosey got it

10:32 am

flosey

yw mlf

10:37 am

flosey

falling asleep!! had a good night sleep, need coffee - will stop and read the daily news, bbl

10:38 am

crosshair

tc, flosey

10:41 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!! Question : What would you think of a three day work week? sounds good? There is a catch; you would have to do three 11 hour shifts and would be indentured to work till age 70 or 75! http://tinyurl.com/p262fm2

10:44 am

crosshair

Though Canada is not far off those numbers. We have to work till age 67 to qualify for pension

10:47 am

flosey

wow, don't think I'd like that at all - I retired at 60 - slightly less pension but then, I took time out to raise the kids

10:48 am

crosshair

give them 5 more years and a few more age ni=udges and we shall all dies in harness before we can collect any on the money we put into the pension plan our entire working lives

10:48 am

crosshair

nudges

10:48 am

flosey

that is TERRIBLE

10:48 am

flosey

surely Canada can do better than that

10:48 am

doseffing

... remember ... until 1966 the pension age was 70

10:49 am

crosshair

they bumped it from 65 to 67 two years ago

10:49 am

crosshair

did not know that, dose

10:49 am

doseffing

... and male life expectancy was 72

10:49 am

crosshair

now it is what? 76?

10:49 am

flosey

that is insane

10:50 am

doseffing

... and the 67 thing doesn't start for a couple of years because they just sent me the stuff for OAS at 65

10:50 am

crosshair

in 2009 it was 79 for men and 84 for women in the province of Ontario

10:50 am

crosshair

well, it will be firmly entrenched for the rest of us

10:51 am

doseffing

... depends who you are ... male is about 78 I think ... women about 82 ... ... but there was one group ... I think it was university grads where is was 88 and 92 ...

10:52 am

crosshair

92 is a noble age to aspire to

10:52 am

flosey

well, I just turned 82 - time for the ice flow I guess

10:52 am

doseffing

... people just never wanted to admit how expensive pensions are ... how much health science would improve health ... and that the economy wasn't going to grow at 6 to 8 percent per year and wouldn't provide employment for everyone

10:53 am

crosshair

really flosey? When i saw you just last year, I figured you were just stepping into your 70's

10:53 am

flosey

ahhhhh, bless you crossy!

10:54 am

doseffing

... living where you do ... west coast isn't it? ... I'll bet you're in the 92 expectancy group

10:54 am

doseffing

... no ice floes there

10:54 am

flosey

yes dos, and I sure hope - I don't feel "old"

10:55 am

crosshair

I stopped aging at 25 or so. My mind that is; my body did not wish to play along, however:(

10:55 am

flosey

that's a good age to keep - as long as you can, crossy

10:56 am

flosey

took me a while to get over failing a memory test, at 80, at 82 I aced it!

10:58 am

flosey

didn't take it seriously the first time around, struck me as being a very silly test - then boom! he looked at me, very seriously, and said 'you failed'

10:58 am

crosshair

My memory test is simple; when I can no longer put down words that create a story that others wish to follow, then, and only then once that is lost, shall i give it up and retire to my rocker on the porch

10:59 am

flosey

knocked me for a loop! this test was automatic - depended on one keeping driving license!!! I couldn't live where I do, and not be able to drive

11:00 am

crosshair

ouch!did not know it was for your drivers permit!

11:00 am

flosey

I knew that but thought it was a physical test

11:02 am

flosey

in BC, you have to pass Medical by Dr. when you reach 80, his report goes to BC MV Licensing

11:03 am

crosshair

same in Ontario I believe

11:03 am

doseffing

... they'd do a memory test to check you're attention span ... my mother just stopped checking things around her because she just forgot to ... until she hit two cars in the same place

11:04 am

flosey

however, passed this year - did have a road test by a Drivers' Ed, both years - they told me that I was a good driver and sent in such report

11:05 am

flosey

wow, that would hurt, is your mother still driving dos?

11:06 am

doseffing

... no ... she lost her license in '05 ... thank goodness ... she never was a good driver ... she was 81

11:07 am

flosey

when I lived in Ontario, I drove to work from North York to the waterfront (old Yardley building) nothing about Ontario driving bothered me

11:09 am

doseffing

... not like that anymore ... I wouldn't drive in Toronto if I can help it ... ... too many cars ... too much speed ... too little space ...

11:09 am

flosey

was much younger too!

11:10 am

phaeton

hello...what do the 8's start with? pls

11:11 am

doseffing

... two co 7/8 combinations

11:11 am

flosey

co8/50 co8/45

11:11 am

crosshair

I used to drive courier for Northern telecom in Toronto in the 80,s but now I get the cold sweats driving down in the city

11:11 am

flosey

ta7/52, 8/70

11:12 am

phaeton

ty flosey

11:12 am

flosey

guess that is normal once one stops driving in large centres as Toronto

11:12 am

crosshair

Miss the car i had then; was a baby blue 1977 Pontiac grand Prix. Thing was all hood, doors and motor:)

11:14 am

flosey

there is one more Phaeton, I don't have it yet

11:14 am

phaeton

ok

11:14 am

flosey

bet it drove like a dream, crossy

11:14 am

rolin

a clue for the co8/50 pls?

11:15 am

crosshair

it had all the power in the world and was like sitting in your favorite chair at home. thing used to just float over the roughest roads

11:15 am

flosey

relax and be co8 with what you have

11:15 am

doseffing

... plural of 7/36

11:15 am

flosey

that would b e be co7, with what you have, the 8's are pl

11:15 am

crosshair

bucket seats in crushed velour

11:16 am

flosey

change last letter for the other co7

11:16 am

crosshair

cruise, tilt and a factory 8-track tape player:)

11:16 am

sukee

Ty crossy

11:16 am

rolin

flosey...isnt that the co7/32 8/45?

11:16 am

rolin

aaah..ty

11:16 am

flosey

yes

11:17 am

crosshair

lol, I remember having to get an adaptor for it from Radio Shack so it could play cassettes;)

11:18 am

sukee

I remember that adapter :)

11:19 am

crosshair

thing was a pita:/

11:19 am

crosshair

I just gave up and bought a box of 8-track tapes at the flea market

11:19 am

sukee

so, I got ta 5/18 and ta 6/30, now have to fill in the blanks :)

11:20 am

sukee

and I got them :)

11:20 am

sukee

helps when you have the first 5 letters

11:20 am

crosshair

power nap time for crossy, biab...poink!

11:20 am

sukee

A nap sounds like a good idea

11:21 am

flosey

yes sukee ta4, 5, 7, 8, 6 - all from the original ta4/8

11:21 am

sukee

And finding the te 7 and 8 was the same

11:21 am

sukee

Almost exactly the same :)

11:22 am

flosey

ah, thanks sukee, that was my missing 8

11:22 am

sukee

good

11:23 am

sukee

I'm off for a bit too, good luck. Will be back later

11:24 am

flosey

missing one T, ta6

11:24 am

doseffing

... t4 plus male pronoun

11:24 am

flosey

thanks dos

11:25 am

flosey

odd word?

11:26 am

doseffing

... a very rare flightless bird in New Zealand .... thus a perfect babblet

11:26 am

flosey

aha, it is a bird - flightless type

11:26 am

PMS

o

11:26 am

doseffing

... monkeyed it

11:26 am

flosey

monkeys sure come in handy

11:27 am

doseffing

... only if they are infinite

11:28 am

phaeton

ga6/27?

11:29 am

flosey

french word, boy

11:29 am

phaeton

nm

11:30 am

phaeton

just change my name to peri...lol

11:30 am

flosey

lol

11:35 am

Buttonman

morning all, I am having trouble finding the third KA four/five combo! can someone clue me please

11:36 am

phaeton

if you have the last ka4...stick a vowel in before the last cons

11:36 am

doseffing

... that's because there's only two .

11:36 am

flosey

abrev. of a girls name, just change second vowel

11:36 am

flosey

and pl

11:36 am

phaeton

no dos...there are 3

11:36 am

doseffing

... bet you missed ... ka5.18

11:37 am

doseffing

... i have all the k's and there's only two combos .. little vehicles and karate exercises

11:37 am

doseffing

... 5.18 isn't a combo ...

11:38 am

phaeton

3 ka5/18's

11:38 am

doseffing

... first one isn't a combo

11:38 am

doseffing

..; sorry

11:39 am

Buttonman

thanks, got it

11:39 am

doseffing

... reverse the final two letters on your first 5/18

11:39 am

phaeton

true...not related words, just looks like combo cuz it's after a 4 :)

11:41 am

flosey

I'm stuck on ar5, any clues please?

11:42 am

doseffing

... ending ... you and me

11:43 am

phaeton

su7?

11:43 am

flosey

thank you dos, was poised with first 3 letters, ready for the ending!

11:44 am

flosey

and that is FW here! at last

11:44 am

doseffing

... look at your package of artificial sweeteners

11:44 am

flosey

sounds like sugar but change a vowel

11:44 am

flosey

yes, sorry, artificial sugar

11:45 am

phaeton

wtg flosey

11:46 am

phaeton

ty

11:46 am

flosey

thanks , and now off to read the Vancouver news - Victoria does not print a Monday paper - have to wait for the ferry to bring the Van. papers over

11:47 am

flosey

such is life on a small island - we have a once a week news on SSI, but get the daily Victoria paper delivered

11:47 am

phaeton

done

11:47 am

flosey

wtg phaeton

11:48 am

phaeton

ty ...any clues needed?

11:48 am

flosey

bb at flip - or thereabouts

11:48 am

phaeton

hagd flosey

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

hello

12:45 pm

MLFAN17

is anyone here?

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

hello?

1:26 pm

robwhy

just got here

1:35 pm

crosshair

crossy is back for a bit ((ruby))

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

ruby hi

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

hi cross

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

hi rob

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

i am just getting back last time i was here most were leaving and then no one answered me at all lol

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

do any of you have all of the ea words?

1:54 pm

Speedie

I have five ea words. No one is answering you, eh?

1:54 pm

MLFAN17

nope speedle they are not

1:55 pm

MLFAN17

i am missing one ea4 and i am not finding it

1:55 pm

Speedie

I have 4 ea 4/4 and 1 ea 5/10

1:55 pm

penquis

i have 6

1:56 pm

penquis

i have five ea 4/4s...

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

pen i am missing an e 4 no idea what it is all the ea words are 4s but one of them

1:56 pm

penquis

do you hav e the one that means to deserve a salary?

1:57 pm

Speedie

Found the last

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

yes

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

and the parts on your head

1:57 pm

penquis

at ea 4, soldier!

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

and the direction ea 4

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

and the 5

1:58 pm

penquis

i just clued the other...

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

and the part about consuming food

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

soldier?

1:59 pm

MLFAN17

i dont even know what that means

1:59 pm

penquis

"at ea4, soldier! no need to stand at attention any more."

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

ohhh ty pen

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

got it

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

i didnt even see that

2:00 pm

penquis

yw

2:01 pm

periwinkle

hello all. help with any 8 pls

2:02 pm

penquis

only have one te 8 and its a plural....

2:03 pm

periwinkle

-hm, a plural of a 7?

2:03 pm

penquis

yes

2:03 pm

penquis

builds on a te 4...

2:03 pm

periwinkle

ok I do not have a te7. I have more than one te4. looking

2:04 pm

penquis

it builds on a common word

2:04 pm

penquis

it builds on a common word

2:05 pm

periwinkle

not sure I have the right te4 so not getting it

2:06 pm

penquis

builds on a camp dwelling...

2:06 pm

periwinkle

ty looking again

2:07 pm

periwinkle

take

2:07 pm

periwinkle

oops

2:08 pm

periwinkle

I have the camp dwelling but do not see how to expand it

2:08 pm

periwinkle

other than pl

2:08 pm

penquis

expand it with a word that means how old you are...

2:08 pm

xeiluj

+ how old are you?

2:08 pm

periwinkle

NM got it. ty both

2:09 pm

periwinkle

I was not looking for a compound word for the te7

2:09 pm

penquis

yw...

2:10 pm

penquis

i didn'

2:10 pm

penquis

think of it that way..

2:10 pm

periwinkle

it is ok, I found them

2:11 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck with 72 left, tough grid for me

2:12 pm

penquis

it is a tough one....i am at 32

2:24 pm

penquis

got it down to 24....taking a break....bbl to finish...

2:37 pm

Ormal

I whipped through the first 100 today, and have stumbled through the next 29. Still have 33 to go. Interesting grid today.

2:38 pm

crosshair

:( 71 words into it and still no NBT for Crossy:(

2:39 pm

crosshair

If you "whipped" through the first 100, you are doing better than I

2:39 pm

Ormal

The bottom O was my final for NBT. I think I had about 70 left when I found that one.

2:40 pm

crosshair

fortunately I have all the o's off my list already

2:42 pm

Ormal

:) I still have 3 of them to find.

2:43 pm

crosshair

the first three all are variations of the fuel additive the fourth is five of something

2:44 pm

crosshair

of course that is not their specific dictionary meaning, just an aid to babblers.. thought i better quantify that before i get jumped on:)

2:45 pm

Ormal

Thanks. I have the fuel additive, but none of its derivatives.

2:46 pm

crosshair

the first oc actually means "on the eighth day"

2:46 pm

Ormal

I have that one too. I'll play with the other word.

2:47 pm

crosshair

cool

2:47 pm

crosshair

let me know if you need a nudge for it

2:48 pm

Ormal

Got them. Thank you. Need any clues yet?

2:50 pm

crosshair

not quite yet. i am still digging around a bit

3:21 pm

crosshair

And now it is time for Crossy's tidbit of the day!! Statistically speaking the most dangerous place to have sex is on the couch. Number 2 on the list is on a flight of stairs...go figure... :)

3:22 pm

Ormal

Lol who would have thought the couch would be more dangerous than the stairs?

3:23 pm

crosshair

i think sheer number play a part in it as I am sure there are more attempts to have sex on a couch than on an uncomfortable flight of stairs;)

3:25 pm

Ormal

Must be the case.

3:26 pm

crosshair

For example the time honored Canadian past time of having sex in a cone did not even make the list!

3:27 pm

crosshair

canoe

3:29 pm

Ormal

Chuckles...I bet trampolines didn't either.

3:29 pm

crosshair

the hard part , of course, being figuring out where to store the fishing poles and the net...

3:29 pm

crosshair

lol,ormal

3:30 pm

Ormal

True, no one wants hooks stabbing them.

3:32 pm

crosshair

would be hard to explain to the doctor at emerg.

3:33 pm

Ormal

I can see the ER staff's faces now. Lol

3:35 pm

crosshair

:)

3:37 pm

Ormal

I'm amused that se6 was the last s word I found.

3:38 pm

crosshair

Thank god! editing of this portion of my book is almost done!... for now. A friend of mine who is a published author had his book go through 20! edits before it saw the printing press. And that was just professional edits and not counting the ones he did himself!

3:39 pm

Ormal

WOW... 20+ edits is a LOT

3:40 pm

crosshair

guess he had to tear it apart and rebuid it a few tiomes

3:40 pm

crosshair

rebuild

3:40 pm

crosshair

it was non-fiction though

3:41 pm

Ormal

Ahhh, I'm down to 9 words left. I need to go finish my foyer floor & rip out the hall carpeting.

3:41 pm

Ormal

See you later Cross.

3:42 pm

crosshair

never saw it myself. Was a technical how-to manual on the aspects of profession texashold em poker strategies. tc ormal

3:42 pm

crosshair

better you than me> I hate reno work

3:43 pm

penquis

i am done!...

3:44 pm

crosshair

yaa for penquis!

3:46 pm

penquis

ty ty!

4:15 pm

jaxx7

Well done penquis. I still have 47 to find

4:17 pm

crosshair

and now it is time for Crossy's quote of the day!!

4:17 pm

periwinkle

there is a TV show here in the US: Sex brought me to the ER. I have not watched it.

4:17 pm

crosshair

"If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water"- Ernest Hemingway.

4:17 pm

crosshair

lol,peri

4:18 pm

jaxx7

Richard gere once ended up in the Er with his foreskin caught in his zipper

4:18 pm

periwinkle

uh oh

4:19 pm

jaxx7

he was most unamused and very cross with the poor nurse trying to extricate him

4:19 pm

crosshair

I had a friend burn his.. appendage on the searing hot surface of one of those lit, portable make-up mirrors:)

4:19 pm

jaxx7

I won't ask....

4:20 pm

crosshair

best not to...

4:20 pm

periwinkle

me either

4:20 pm

jaxx7

Some things are best left to the imagination

4:21 pm

ChrissieDee

Some things are best not even imagined!

4:21 pm

jaxx7

Hi, Chrissie

4:21 pm

ChrissieDee

Hi jaxx, crossy, peri

4:22 pm

periwinkle

Hi Chrissie, hi all

4:22 pm

crosshair

howdy, chrissie

4:22 pm

crosshair

wb peri:)

4:22 pm

ChrissieDee

Did you get your glasses sorted jaxx?

4:23 pm

jaxx7

I have to admit not yet. I thought I'd give them another try but they seem worse the longer I wear them. I am taking them back tomorrow.

4:24 pm

crosshair

Need another full eye exam , Jaxx?

4:26 pm

ChrissieDee

You've given them long enough to adjust, there must be a mistake in the prescription or the dispensing

4:27 pm

jaxx7

I don't know but I cannot get on with these varifocals. I can see fine straight ahead but once I need to read looking down everything goes blurred. I end up trying to hold my head in all sorts of angles. I would probably be fine if I were an owl

4:27 pm

crosshair

I have one more year to go on this pair that I have now, at which point I shall get another full eye exam.

4:27 pm

crosshair

poor jaxx. I think two pairs would be better for you; One for reading and one for everything else

4:27 pm

ChrissieDee

lol, are you using the eyes in the back of your head

4:28 pm

jaxx7

You wouldn't believe the eye tests I had last week. I still have to have one using fluorescein to dye the blood supply behind the eyes

4:28 pm

periwinkle

I found that I can read and do computer work without glasses so I only get glasses for long distances like driving or watching TV

4:28 pm

periwinkle

rather than pay for bifocal or trifocals

4:28 pm

crosshair

i find that I spend half my life looking over top of this pair. They are for reading and nothing else. My long vision is still fine:)

4:29 pm

jaxx7

I was fine with bifocals so I think I would be better going back to them. The damn things cost me the best part of Â£200 as well.

4:29 pm

ChrissieDee

I'm like you crossy.

4:29 pm

crosshair

lol@ tri-focals: the top part is to see far away, the middle part is to see what is around you , and the bottom one is to read the labels on all your medication;)

4:30 pm

periwinkle

and they cost too much money crossy

4:30 pm

ChrissieDee

When are you back at the specialist jaxx?

4:30 pm

crosshair

I would rather have a different pair for each task

4:31 pm

jaxx7

I jumped off a high wall when I was about 10 and my knee went into my eye. All my problems stem from there. In fact my sight improved as I got older until 7 weeks ago.

4:31 pm

periwinkle

10 left, bbs

4:31 pm

jaxx7

29th July.

4:33 pm

crosshair

my beloveds eyes are stuck at 20/400 on a good day due to a longstanding degenerative eye disease. No glasses will help her. the scrip would have to be so strong that to read a book she would have to hold her head still and move the pages back and forth in front of her:(

4:33 pm

crosshair

that god for ereaders!

4:34 pm

jaxx7

I would far rather have a hard back book but my sister-in-law swears by her kindle. Matter of choice, I guess

4:34 pm

ChrissieDee

That's hard crossy. Is it still deteriorating?

4:35 pm

crosshair

My wife likes real books as well but there are few that are printed in 25 point type

4:35 pm

crosshair

we are fortunate in that it has been stable for the last 5 years, chrissie

4:36 pm

jaxx7

When I frequented the national Hospital eye clinic, it quickly became clear to me (without specs!) that there are others much worse off.

4:36 pm

ChrissieDee

That's good, pray it stays that way

4:36 pm

ChrissieDee

lol jaxx

4:36 pm

crosshair

well, I hope they find the right scrip for you, jaxx

4:37 pm

jaxx7

I have the new scrip but I have my doubts about the proficiency of the very pretty and very young optician

4:38 pm

ChrissieDee

Well, finished with the grid, and as it's work tomorrow I should be off to bed. Take care crossy and jaxx

4:38 pm

jaxx7

Sleep well, Chrissie and don't work too hard!

4:39 pm

ChrissieDee

I'll do my best :)

4:42 pm

crosshair

it is a terrible thing to not know if you should tell the doctor what is wrong, or to give the doctor a loyy-po and send them off to find their father or mother

4:42 pm

crosshair

tc chrissie

4:42 pm

crosshair

lolly-pop

4:43 pm

jaxx7

her adopted name was Eunice but her actual name was Kai tel or something similar.

4:45 pm

crosshair

my last oncologist looked like he only needs to shave once a month:)

4:45 pm

jaxx7

It is quite distressing when doctors get younger every time you go to visit

4:46 pm

crosshair

lol, reminds me of all that crap that K-Tel used to sell on t.v in the 70's

4:47 pm

crosshair

as ypu can see, the 70's were kind to me. They book extra time for me when i need the ink-blot test;)

4:47 pm

crosshair

all the blots look like toasted bacon sammiches to me;)

4:49 pm

jaxx7

there is no doubt that degrees have become easier to get. When I asked my head of Department, a so called Biologist, if he would like me to recommend a mordant for his A level prac. he looked at me as if I were speaking a foreign language and said what's that? enough said

4:49 pm

crosshair

uh oh

4:50 pm

crosshair

lol

4:54 pm

jaxx7

he was the man who insisted on taking over the A level practical preparation so I gave him the Exam boards prep sheet. On the day we came in to find that every thing on that sheet had been ignored so we had garden varieties instead of wild ones and other glaring errors. he then said to me why didn't you tell me. It was all there on the shett - makea you wonder if he could read. Another technician and I ended up scaling walls for Ivy leaves at the top of stems and collecting wild species with 10 minutes to spare.

4:55 pm

sukee

Hi crossy and jaxx

4:55 pm

jaxx7

he also used to put students through the same exam again and again until they passed. Stupid man

4:56 pm

jaxx7

hey, sukee

4:56 pm

crosshair

howdy, sukee

4:57 pm

crosshair

rote memorization teaching. thank god things are changing in that regard

4:58 pm

crosshair

reminds me of a quote that i like...

4:58 pm

crosshair

â€œEverybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.â€

4:58 pm

sukee

Can I have a clue for ar 5/14?

4:59 pm

crosshair

do not have it yet, sukee

4:59 pm

jaxx7

My favourite is you can't fatten pigs by weighing them

4:59 pm

sukee

ty for checking

4:59 pm

crosshair

:) never heard that one before;)

5:00 pm

jaxx7

ar + ***s (swear)

5:00 pm

crosshair

ty jaxx

5:00 pm

sukee

Got it, ty

5:00 pm

jaxx7

Not a free word this time. lol

5:01 pm

sukee

Why do the people down the hall insist on turning up the music when I decide I am going to sit down and write?

5:01 pm

jaxx7

They have a sixth sense on when best to annoy you.

5:01 pm

sukee

It's loud enough all day but I dont hear it when I am inside my apartment, but once in a while they blast it.

5:02 pm

sukee

It's like my upstairs neighbour, it's quiet until I go to bed

5:02 pm

jaxx7

probably you are most sensitive when you are tired and want to sleep

5:03 pm

crosshair

when i am writing, i prefer soft instrumental playing in the background.

5:03 pm

sukee

I may have to resort to the noise cancelling head phones. Kills me though, they live right across from the superintendant.

5:04 pm

crosshair

Bose make the best noise cancelling headphones

5:04 pm

sukee

I have JVC which aren't bad

5:05 pm

sukee

Going to be very hot here tomorrow.

5:05 pm

crosshair

I just edit in the afternoon. When doing fresh rough draft I prefer early in the morning when most of my part of the world is still asleep

5:06 pm

sukee

It's up in the high 20s already

5:06 pm

sukee

It is my own fault, it is pretty quiet here most of the day, but I tend to end up getting around to work later in the afternoon.

5:07 pm

crosshair

yes, if you keep it deathly quiet all the time than small noises become loud and loud noises become impossible.

5:07 pm

crosshair

then

5:08 pm

sukee

This building goes though periods, it was very quiet last summer but this summer it's screeching kids until 10pm and two apartments on my floor that like to blare the music. And, well, my upstairs neighbour has been a pest for at least 4 years :) I am planning on moving in the next 3 years :) I have a 60+ building I have my eye on :)

5:09 pm

sukee

And don't make me think about the basketball and cricket players :)

5:09 pm

crosshair

reminds me of when our son was an infant. We used to keep a radio playing softly in his room all the time. That way normal noises were not always jarring him awake;)

5:10 pm

crosshair

I am fortunate in that my building is 70% age 50+

5:11 pm

crosshair

and unfortunate in that all the 80+ ladies hog all the washing machines to was a few doilies and a tea cozy:)

5:11 pm

crosshair

wash

5:11 pm

crosshair

lol

5:12 pm

sukee

I have to go write 6 250 word blog posts about marketing services. It's due tomorow.

5:12 pm

jaxx7

Have patience with the elderly, crossy. You will be there quickly enough

5:12 pm

Jillyjill

occur

5:12 pm

crosshair

that sounds like a quick project

5:12 pm

sukee

I have written 22 on that topic already this week.

5:12 pm

Jillyjill

oops....hello all...

5:12 pm

crosshair

I know it, jaxx

5:12 pm

sukee

Darn, that word should have been there :)

5:12 pm

sukee

hi

5:13 pm

crosshair

howdy, jilly

5:13 pm

sukee

Wondering if I should watch baseball tonight. I have missed the past 2 games and the Jays have won both games.

5:13 pm

jaxx7

keep wanting to type gasket.

5:13 pm

jaxx7

Hi, jilly

5:14 pm

crosshair

careful, you might jinx them if you watch them now;)

5:14 pm

jaxx7

Go for it sukee

5:14 pm

crosshair

put them on the radio and get your typing done at same time

5:14 pm

sukee

There is a good idea :)

5:14 pm

crosshair

:)

5:14 pm

sukee

Cancel out the noise, listen to the game, and work

5:15 pm

crosshair

putting the mind's eye to work on a ball game has its own special reward

5:15 pm

jaxx7

Clever crossy

5:15 pm

crosshair

CBC radio usually does the game

5:15 pm

crosshair

:) I do have my moments

5:16 pm

crosshair

or stream the audio on the computer

5:16 pm

Jillyjill

I usually turn off sound on all games to avoid the inane banter of the TV hosts

5:16 pm

sukee

I was thinking of finding CBC on the web

5:16 pm

crosshair

snap

5:16 pm

sukee

It can be annoying Jill, I almost did that when I was watching the World Cup final.

5:17 pm

crosshair

and I must be off for a bit. Shall be back in an hour or two and have a last gasp at this tricky little grid-poink!

5:17 pm

sukee

See you, I'm off in a few too

5:17 pm

Jillyjill

later sukee

5:18 pm

Jillyjill

By crossy

5:18 pm

Jillyjill

*bye

5:19 pm

sukee

Okay, gone for now.

5:21 pm

jaxx7

My eyes are aching. I am going to take a break too with 42 to go

5:21 pm

Jillyjill

going to take this in stages too...nbt/nbs and 93 to go...bbl

*poof*

5:28 pm

gramma

Hi fellow Babbleonians. I have 4 left and could use some help. ta6/33? su7/36 en6/24 and en7/36 which I'm guessing is plural of the 6?

5:29 pm

lynxxx

en6 .... really angry

5:30 pm

gramma

ty I also found the ta

5:31 pm

gramma

Done! Can I help?

5:31 pm

big red

sc 6 please

5:32 pm

lynxxx

congrats Gramma

5:32 pm

gramma

sc + **** to riches

5:32 pm

big red

thanks gramma

5:33 pm

mkg

hi all. i have two co 8s. can anyone give me stats and clues for other two?

5:33 pm

gramma

yw

5:34 pm

gramma

CO 4/6 4/5 4/9 4/5 5/12 7/36 8/50 7/32 8/45 6/21 7/32

5:34 pm

mkg

ty gramma. i mean the other two 8s. sorry.

5:35 pm

gramma

oopsies ta 8/70

5:35 pm

gramma

and Te 8/50

5:36 pm

gramma

Hopefully I'll see you all tomorrow. 8)

5:36 pm

mkg

need clues too please gramma

5:36 pm

gramma

oh ok

5:37 pm

gramma

Do you have ta4/8? If so add "Rock of ****" Spiritual hymn

5:38 pm

gramma

If you get that then do the same to the canvas shelter

5:38 pm

mkg

my ta 4 8 doesnt work with rock of. sorry.

5:39 pm

gramma

ta 4/8 plus we are all different years

5:39 pm

mkg

i got it now. got new ta 4 and got it. ty

5:39 pm

mkg

now for te.

5:39 pm

mkg

any clues for that gramma?

5:39 pm

gramma

same ending

5:40 pm

gramma

Tootles. It's too darn hot in here. I need to sit on the porch

5:41 pm

mkg

ty. but dont see beginning.

5:41 pm

gramma

canvas shelter

5:41 pm

gramma

or in these times probably nylon shelter

5:42 pm

mkg

ty gramma got it.

5:42 pm

mkg

got all now. ty.

5:42 pm

mkg

off to swim.

5:42 pm

gramma

Ba-bye

6:37 pm

Jillyjill

Hello again babbleworld...back for a few more!

6:51 pm

Jillyjill

*quiet fw*

6:53 pm

Jillyjill

*poof*

7:38 pm

Uneaixoise

en6 please?

7:40 pm

ChampFit

Get angry

7:40 pm

Uneaixoise

tx!!!

7:42 pm

Uneaixoise

FW! back at the flip :-)

7:56 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word TE 6/21

7:57 pm

penquis

congrats to both of you!

7:58 pm

wvteach

thnx pen

8:28 pm

Jeff7

stats for th O pls-can't see any words :(

8:34 pm

torgone

oc5/12, 6/21, 6/21, 5/12

8:36 pm

Jeff7

ty

9:21 pm

Ormal

FW

9:22 pm

suefrad625

congrats ormal

9:23 pm

Ormal

Ty. Now does anyone need clues?

9:24 pm

suefrad625

nty

9:25 pm

suefrad625

i am heading over to facebook, gn all

9:26 pm

Ormal

Gn sue

9:35 pm

Ormal

Well, if no one wants clues, I'll be back at the flip then.

10:43 pm

gapeach

Good evening everyone. May I please have a clue for ga6-27? Thanks

10:50 pm

mkg

dont have it peach. sorry

10:51 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, mkg.

10:51 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, mkg.

10:52 pm

mkg

i only have red stone ga 6/7.

10:53 pm

Tanja

ga 6 27 - french boy/waiter

10:53 pm

gapeach

May I have a clue for that ga6 please? Thanks

10:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Tanja.

10:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Tanja.

10:56 pm

Tanja

ga6/7 January birthstone ga +consonant + something you catch fish in:)

10:57 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Tanja.

10:57 pm

Tanja

should have said it was ga6/24 and then plural for the 7:)

10:58 pm

gapeach

Yes, thanks.

11:16 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for st6-30? Thanks

11:19 pm

uusue2

St + the thing you use to remove leaves from the lawn

11:20 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, sue.

11:24 pm

uusue2

Yw!

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