Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, January 25, 2015

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

flosey

Hi Lickety and Thanks

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

sl7

12:05 am

flosey

tks Une

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

sa7

12:06 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks Lickety

12:08 am

flosey

hi Liz

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

ta7

12:08 am

rururocks

ti10

12:08 am

Lizlin

Hi Flosey

12:09 am

Lizlin

WTG Ru - good early find :)

12:09 am

grannyrose

thanx lickety

12:11 am

broll

tr 9 & 10

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

st7

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

st7 x 2

12:12 am

rururocks

thank you broll

12:13 am

broll

yw

12:13 am

Lizlin

Thanks Broll

12:13 am

broll

yw

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

en7

12:14 am

Lizlin

Thanks Ru - found them.

12:14 am

broll

st 8

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

st8/40?

12:16 am

broll

yes

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

tx

12:17 am

broll

yw

12:21 am

flosey

ti8

12:21 am

Andree

hi everyone

12:21 am

flosey

hi Andree

12:22 am

rururocks

hi again andree

12:22 am

rururocks

nice to have you coming back

12:22 am

Lizlin

Hi Andree

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

hey andree :-)

12:23 am

dizgrannie

finally NBT/NBS

12:23 am

Andree

nice to be back

12:30 am

rururocks

the ja 4 is pretty plain

12:31 am

flosey

indeed it is

12:32 am

broll

phantom - initial !

12:32 am

Andree

at least [what i am getting anyway]there are lots of proper words , i just gave up on the last grid realised i had been away too long

12:33 am

flosey

ti7 and 8

12:34 am

rururocks

you're out of practice anree

12:34 am

rururocks

andree

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all! hi flosey, andree, bro, ru, diz, une, liz

12:34 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:34 am

Erda

waves at Dee!!

12:34 am

flosey

thanks for your list last night, Dee

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

hi erda!

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

You are welcome, flosey!

12:35 am

Erda

Yo...

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

hey dee :-)

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

I think I broke the chat :)

12:45 am

flosey

no Dee, as for me, am falling asleep

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

aww... handing you a blankie and a pillow

12:47 am

flosey

ah, you are so sweet

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:50 am

Dianne

Hi all

12:51 am

broll

tr 9 x 2

12:53 am

Andree

thx broll that gave me a 10

12:53 am

broll

yw

12:56 am

broll

ti 9 & 10

1:10 am

broll

where'd everybody go?

1:11 am

Andree

?

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

I'm here :)

1:12 am

Andree

me too

1:12 am

flosey

I'm here too

1:12 am

flosey

slightly drooping

1:12 am

flosey

sals

1:12 am

broll

thought I broke the chat! the ti's are what ru's comments often do

1:12 am

flosey

sorry

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

lol bro... I was looking for the ti 10

1:14 am

flosey

that is something ru loves to do to us

1:14 am

flosey

the 10 is pt

1:18 am

flosey

must get to bed, 83 left for tomorrow, good night all

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

gn, flosey

1:18 am

broll

gn flosey

1:19 am

Andree

bye flosey

1:19 am

suefrad625

hi all

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

hi sue

1:19 am

suefrad625

has anyone ever dyed their carpe

1:22 am

Andree

no

1:22 am

Andree

off to start dinner bye all

1:24 am

broll

bye andree

1:29 am

Lizlin

Hi again

1:30 am

Lizlin

Hi Dee and thanks for your list and others who helped.

1:37 am

gapeach

Hi y'all. Is ti9 related to ti7-28? Thanks

1:38 am

broll

no

1:38 am

gapeach

Thanks, broll.

1:39 am

Lizlin

Hi peach

1:39 am

gapeach

Hey there, Liz. Trust all is well with you?

1:39 am

broll

yw - see my comment at 1:12

1:39 am

Lizlin

Very good thanks. And you?

1:43 am

suefrad625

is the ti9 a combo

1:43 am

Lizlin

No

1:45 am

gapeach

I keep trying to end the 9 with not early.

1:46 am

Lizlin

Yes that's right but not a combo

1:47 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

1:47 am

suefrad625

i needed to double con and i kept spelling it with one

1:47 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs Rose

1:47 am

suefrad625

hi granny

1:47 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz girl

1:47 am

grannyrose

hey ya sue

1:48 am

suefrad625

stats for an 8 pls

1:48 am

grannyrose

liz, we had the loveliest day. sun shining, light breeze. very comfortable weather.

1:49 am

Lizlin

Hot here today. Just had a swim.

1:49 am

grannyrose

sue, st8/40

1:52 am

suefrad625

clue?

1:52 am

Lizlin

Happy the weather was so lovely for you Rose :)

1:52 am

grannyrose

liz, it was so nive, we both sat out on the deck, untangling some knitting wool for over an hour. just chatting away, a few laughs.

1:52 am

Lizlin

Relaxing

1:53 am

grannyrose

st8, to put into difficulties, especially financial ones

1:53 am

Lizlin

Lounge is now mostly painted. Next is skirting boards, so now thinking about fun stuff!

1:54 am

suefrad625

from the st5/10?

1:54 am

grannyrose

oh, liz, how wonderful. don's been working on the garage. he can now walk through from front to back, and he actually has some clear floor area.

1:55 am

grannyrose

from the st6/18. strip of water between to land masses

1:55 am

Lizlin

Will re carpet next. You'd never know there was a fire there.

1:55 am

grannyrose

ugh...please read two

1:55 am

Lizlin

But must wait a while for that.

1:56 am

grannyrose

lol....and we are ripping up all our carpet. polishing the floor boards or tiling

1:57 am

Lizlin

Floor in here is concrete.

1:57 am

grannyrose

the wooden floors are red wood.

1:57 am

Lizlin

We have carpet in here and the bedrooms. Tiles everywhere else.

2:00 am

grannyrose

we are going without as we feel the carpets are causing respiratory upsets for both of us....plus the fact, don's son has leaked testosterone into the carpets.

2:01 am

suefrad625

granny how do i end the st8. I have the 6/18

2:02 am

suefrad625

nm

2:02 am

suefrad625

i was going the wrong way

2:02 am

grannyrose

every time the lounge gets warm the stench is horrible. the lounge is the last room with carpet. we are laying wood-grained vinyl tiles where we cannot polish.

2:02 am

Lizlin

Just sent you before / after pics.

2:02 am

grannyrose

lol, sue. yay you

2:02 am

Lizlin

Yuck!

2:03 am

suefrad625

time for bed. bbl

2:03 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Sue

2:04 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams sue

2:04 am

broll

yay - one of my favorite words is here: at 6 & pl

2:05 am

grannyrose

hey broll. it is a lovely word.

2:07 am

grannyrose

wish i could remember it...the mexican walking fish..ah, yes, axolotl

2:07 am

broll

also like it's ts counterpart

2:07 am

Lizlin

Thanks for that one

2:10 am

broll

yw

2:11 am

grannyrose

liz, have you found the ta6, jewish shawl?

2:12 am

grannyrose

btw, i really like the new colour. very pretty

2:12 am

Lizlin

2 versions of it!

2:12 am

Lizlin

2 versions of it!

2:12 am

Lizlin

sorry wouldn't enter

2:12 am

grannyrose

hence the double post??

2:12 am

Lizlin

Lol

2:12 am

Lizlin

iPad glitching again.

2:13 am

grannyrose

dinner ready. will be back in about 15 minutes

2:13 am

Lizlin

Thanks - about the colour. It's much brighter.

2:13 am

Lizlin

Bon appetite

2:28 am

grannyrose

and back

2:32 am

Lizlin

Welcome back.

2:35 am

grannyrose

and you.

2:35 am

grannyrose

i hope our puglet is doing okay. i am tempted to ring her.

2:36 am

Lizlin

Also hope she's OK. If you do ring her, pls let me know how she is.

2:37 am

grannyrose

of course, liz. you and sprite

2:38 am

Lizlin

Of course

2:38 am

Lizlin

Also give her hugs frm me

2:38 am

Lizlin

And I'm sure from sprite.

2:39 am

grannyrose

going to check times

2:41 am

grannyrose

okay, it's 3:40am in indianna now.

2:42 am

Lizlin

So perhaps tomorrow morning would be good.

2:43 am

grannyrose

so at 7:30 tomorrow morning here it will be 3:30pm there

2:44 am

Lizlin

Seems like a good time to me.

2:45 am

grannyrose

lol....slight problem....i'm not conscious most mornings at that time. but i am thinking about 10:30 am here should be a good time for us both. that is if we don't hear from here before then.

2:46 am

Lizlin

Totally understand that. Mornings not my best time either.

2:46 am

Lizlin

Taking a break Rose. Hugs to you and to sprite, when you see her.

2:47 am

grannyrose

np's liz. xoxox

3:29 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 10s?

3:33 am

grannyrose

ti10/77. it's the past tense of ti9. start with not nice word for breast + not well + past tense to consume food

3:34 am

mkg

ty got it. and the past tense also.

3:34 am

grannyrose

tr10/77, past tense of tr9, to change from one language to another.

3:36 am

Jivingjenny0

hi rose, i have got both the 9s and 10s you just clued, please may i have a clue for the other 9

3:37 am

grannyrose

jenny np's

3:37 am

grannyrose

tr9, past tense of tr7, t + not walk + not stand

3:39 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks rose

3:39 am

grannyrose

it's very twisty

5:13 am

jmcnrick

*giggle*

5:15 am

jmcnrick

i is in Toronto airport playing with a restaurant ipad

5:20 am

doseffing

... how did you sneak across the border or aren't they looking for you any more?

5:25 am

grannyrose

awww gee...you two are too much. g'day to you both.

5:26 am

grannyrose

jmc, what are you doing in toronto?

5:26 am

doseffing

... good morning ... ... though my clock says it's evening in Melbourne

5:27 am

Lizlin

Hi all

5:27 am

grannyrose

dosef...your clock is correct. as a matter of fact...it is almost pumpkin time here.

5:27 am

doseffing

... hello

5:28 am

grannyrose

liz?? did you get puglet's email?

5:28 am

Lizlin

But an hour earlier in Queensland ;)

5:28 am

Lizlin

Yes, Rose. I just replied. Told her we'd been talking about her and her ears must've been burning.

5:28 am

doseffing

... Yeah ... I've been watching the tennis and I'm utterly confused about how to describe when a match was played to my wife

5:29 am

grannyrose

sort of ditto liz

5:29 am

Lizlin

It was probably played tomorrow for you!

5:29 am

grannyrose

np's dosef....i have to resort to the on-line time converter every time.

5:30 am

doseffing

... yes .. it was now played later this morning ... most confusing use of verb tenses

5:30 am

Lizlin

Still find it weird that when we flew to Vancouver from Sydney, we arrived 3 hours before we left!

5:33 am

grannyrose

looks like sprite has had a nasty night. if either of you are here when she arrives, please give her a humungous hug and lots of kisses from me. i really need to be horizontal. xoxox to all.

5:34 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Rose. Hugs

5:34 am

doseffing

... oh well ... the cat is fed ... and it's still only 630 in the morning ... I'm going back to bed ... ... good luck to all

5:34 am

Lizlin

Have a good day - when it starts :)

6:24 am

sukee

Good morning

6:25 am

bojazz

hi

6:42 am

josephjames

Has anyone found the bottom i?

6:42 am

sukee

Not yet.

6:50 am

lbetterman

il 6/18 sick and not dark

6:50 am

josephjames

thansk

6:50 am

lbetterman

yw

6:50 am

sukee

TY

7:21 am

suefrad625

morning

7:21 am

sprite

good morning all

7:22 am

suefrad625

i have to stop feeding the kitten...it gives her MORE energy. She is literally bouncing off the dogs.

7:23 am

sprite

roflollll oh yeah, kittens are like that! And then when they tire, it is from one moment on the other... full speed, full stop!

7:25 am

suefrad625

amen

7:26 am

suefrad625

i am needing stats for the second I in the 2nd row and the top i in the 4th row pls

7:27 am

sprite

top row I have in4/4

7:27 am

suefrad625

ty sprite

7:28 am

suefrad625

i grayed top i with that

7:28 am

sprite

good job! I just started, am trying to find something for that other i now

7:30 am

sprite

ah, il4/4 from that one

7:30 am

sprite

il4/4 x 2

7:32 am

suefrad625

going up or down?

7:32 am

sprite

both down

7:36 am

suefrad625

not getting it and i feel like i have tried everything, but obviously i have not.

7:37 am

sprite

babble blindness. One is sicknesses. The other is plural top of hipbone

7:40 am

phaeton

hello...stats for bottom I?

7:40 am

suefrad625

il6/18

7:40 am

wvteach

IL 6/18

7:40 am

sprite

hi phae! il6/18

7:40 am

phaeton

ty

7:41 am

MLFAN17

is it a common babble word?

7:41 am

wvteach

no

7:41 am

sprite

no it isn't. Haven't seen it often.

7:42 am

sprite

it takes the rock/mineral ending

7:42 am

phaeton

how about the middle E at the top?

7:42 am

MLFAN17

ty sprite

7:42 am

sprite

yw mlfan

7:43 am

sprite

don't have anything from there yet, phae, will help look :)

7:43 am

Anniebrook

en 6/18

7:43 am

MLFAN17

en5/10

7:43 am

sprite

en7/28 comes from that one

7:43 am

phaeton

ty mlf

7:43 am

MLFAN17

yw phae

7:43 am

sprite

thanks for the en5 and 6

7:44 am

phaeton

not sure what rock/mineral ending is

7:45 am

MLFAN17

2nd column bottom i ?

7:45 am

Anniebrook

il 4/4

7:45 am

Anniebrook

i gave top i

7:45 am

sprite

phae, il6 is not healthy + not heavy

7:46 am

phaeton

ty sprite

7:46 am

sprite

yvw :)

7:46 am

suefrad625

ok, so confused. i have the sick, the hip il4/4, the il6/18 and still nothing out of the second I in the 2nd column

7:46 am

MLFAN17

sprite do you have the other i on same column?

7:46 am

phaeton

is6/18 mlf...it's been in the last 2 grids

7:46 am

sprite

no, not yet

7:47 am

phaeton

I plus type of fabric

7:47 am

sprite

sue, those are all from the i in the second row. I don't have anything from the 3rd row i yet

7:47 am

Anniebrook

is 6/18 -----I and shiny fabric

7:47 am

MLFAN17

oh geez why do i always forget that word

7:47 am

MLFAN17

ty annie and phae

7:47 am

phaeton

yw

7:48 am

suefrad625

yea!!!

7:48 am

sprite

ah, thanks!

7:48 am

suefrad625

ty

7:48 am

phaeton

bbl

7:48 am

sprite

hi annie :)

7:48 am

Anniebrook

Hi spritey, how are you feeling today?

7:48 am

MLFAN17

Third column bottom s?

7:49 am

sprite

I seem to have a relapse of the stupid flu. Taking it easy today. And how are you, Annie?

7:49 am

suefrad625

narrow water between two land masses?

7:49 am

sprite

si5/10 a kind of rope

7:49 am

Anniebrook

si 5/10---type of rug, fan

7:50 am

MLFAN17

ty annie

7:50 am

MLFAN17

nb

7:50 am

Anniebrook

sprite, Im okay. Sorry about the relapse. Not pleasant.

7:50 am

MLFAN17

nbt

7:51 am

sprite

no it isn't. But this too, shall pass ;) Great to hear you are okay. Just okay, or good?

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Im good. Liz and family are coming down today from CT and we are going out to dinner. So that is nice. My older grandson is taller than me. When did that happen?

7:53 am

sprite

lol I am making a mess of things here. Searching for the narrow water between land masses starting is, and trying everything island related. Finally it sank in. It was st.

7:53 am

sprite

omg Annie, that is awesome! That must be the strangest thing. I know I felt weird when my son went over my head. Your plans sound good!

7:53 am

Anniebrook

thanks for the st. , didnt have it

7:54 am

sprite

yeah me neither, thanks sue

7:55 am

MLFAN17

are either of the tr 9's compound words?

7:56 am

Anniebrook

no, fan

7:57 am

Anniebrook

fan, I have one tr 9/10 and it is not a compound

7:57 am

MLFAN17

oh found one

7:57 am

suefrad625

yw

7:57 am

MLFAN17

i found the tr 9/54 and the 10

7:57 am

Anniebrook

good for you!

7:57 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

7:58 am

suefrad625

what do the 8's start with? I have the st8/40

7:58 am

sprite

nice

7:58 am

suefrad625

contrats mlf

7:58 am

MollyL

Annie, I hear you. All of my sons are taller than me. I went from being the tallest to being the shortest in the clan.

7:58 am

MLFAN17

ti 8/40

7:58 am

MLFAN17

its the only 8 i have

7:58 am

Anniebrook

Hi Molly, How many sons in your family?

7:59 am

sprite

even my daughter is taller than me. I am the smallest in the house. I make up for it horizontally though

7:59 am

suefrad625

is it related to the 9 & 10?

7:59 am

MollyL

Three and they are all over 6 feet. My youngest goes 6'4" and is taller than both of his "big" brothers
: D

7:59 am

Anniebrook

I one was 5'6"...no more

8:00 am

Anniebrook

Molly, You have a wonderful family.

8:00 am

Anniebrook

*once

8:00 am

MollyL

I agree Annie, my kids are the best : D

8:00 am

suefrad625

molly, at least you have kids that can reach the top shelves in the grocery store.

8:01 am

MollyL

Oh I can reach the top shelf just fine by myself. It's the bottom shelves I find to be a pain, and so much of what I buy seems to be there.

8:02 am

suefrad625

lol

8:02 am

suefrad625

can i have a clue for the ti8?

8:02 am

Anniebrook

I find it funny when women much younger th4 me ask me to get something off the top shelf for them

8:02 am

MollyL

It is a marketing strategy in grocery stores. The better deals on are the lower shelves so you will grab what's right in front of you and spend more money.

8:03 am

Anniebrook

right, Molly

8:03 am

Anniebrook

in

8:03 am

Anniebrook

sorry

8:11 am

sprite

sorry sue, didn't see your question. Ti6 what Poirot likes to drink.

8:11 am

sprite

sorry. And then I misread your question too. Ti8, not ti6/18. Sorry, don't have the 8 yet.

8:12 am

sprite

ti8 is a giant with a mineral ending

8:13 am

Anniebrook

thanks, sprite

8:14 am

sprite

yw. Sorry for the hectic clueing

8:15 am

suefrad625

ty sprite

8:15 am

sprite

yvw

8:17 am

suefrad625

what do pirates like to drikg?

8:17 am

suefrad625

drink

8:17 am

sprite

pirates? Rum. Arrrrrr.

8:17 am

suefrad625

lol

8:18 am

sprite

ti6 = ti + mentally healthy

8:19 am

suefrad625

ty

8:19 am

sprite

yvw sue

8:19 am

suefrad625

i have the ti6/18 reddish brown hair

8:19 am

sprite

ah thanks!

8:20 am

suefrad625

yvw

8:21 am

suefrad625

that is 2 8's. ti & st what are the stats for the other 2 please

8:22 am

uusue2

morning all! must run shortly but wanted to say hi!

8:23 am

sprite

I only have one so far, the ti8

8:23 am

Anniebrook

Hi sue, nice to see you

8:23 am

sprite

hi double u sue!

8:23 am

suefrad625

and you annie

8:23 am

suefrad625

ahhh

8:23 am

uusue2

hi sprite and annie and sue!

8:25 am

Anniebrook

sue, Just read about Frank. sending healing vibes his way >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

8:25 am

uusue2

thanks, annie! PET scan this Thursday so we have our fingers crossed...

8:25 am

suefrad625

i am praying for him.

8:26 am

uusue2

and now I am off, see you all later! and thanks, sue!

8:26 am

sprite

will pray for him too, and for you

8:26 am

Anniebrook

sue, Franks is in my prayers too. We will get him well.

8:27 am

Anniebrook

and sprite is potent.

8:27 am

suefrad625

when 2 or more come together in prayer, it is unbeatable.

8:28 am

sprite

so true. I have often felt like I was wearing a warm protective cape around me when babblers were thinking of me and praying for me.

8:30 am

Anniebrook

bbs

8:31 am

suefrad625

we should become a prayer group for all babblers. Just say a protective prayer for all babblers each morning.

8:31 am

sprite

I like that idea!

8:32 am

suefrad625

all that agree say I

8:32 am

suefrad625

I

8:32 am

sprite

I

8:33 am

suefrad625

echo echo echo

8:34 am

suefrad625

it's ok, i'm gonna pray for all of you out there in watching land

8:34 am

sprite

I know some other babblers who will certainly do so too. Good idea of you, sue!

8:35 am

sprite

the other 8s are ti8 and ta8.

8:42 am

sprite

fireflies. Anything I may help with before I go?

8:44 am

sprite

off I go then :) May you all have a blessed day and a peaceful night. Thanks for the help and company.

9:20 am

jacq

is there a babble version for androis or apple devices?

9:20 am

jacq

android, sorry daft gingers wont go where they are supposed to

9:21 am

MollyL

If you mean Babble Expert, no. Not for Apple at least.

9:21 am

hego

jacq sorry about your gigners. :)

9:21 am

hego

Mine are just as bad.

9:22 am

jacq

lol i didnt even notive that

9:22 am

jacq

i do get a lot of obscure words tjhough lol

9:22 am

hego

haha

9:23 am

MollyL

That is why I refrain from using tiny keyboards.

9:23 am

jacq

i don't mean expert, just babble, it would be easier for me to play more regularly

9:23 am

hego

Like the phone ones. They are murder.

9:23 am

jacq

lol i give up

9:24 am

hego

Yes, Babble can be reached on apple devices.

9:24 am

MollyL

I didn't know that Babble doesn't work on Apple devices. One more reason for me not to like them.

9:24 am

jacq

yes they are Hego, but you can slide and it takes the letter you stop on

9:24 am

hego

www.playbabble.com

9:24 am

jacq

does it need a special download for apple Hego?

9:24 am

hego

good tip. ty Jacq

9:25 am

Norma

If you go into the browser on your tablet and type in playbabble.com you can play babble

9:25 am

hego

I just go online and go to the site.

9:25 am

hego

As Norma said.

9:25 am

jacq

thank you

9:26 am

hego

yw

9:26 am

welki

morning, folks (i play babble on a macbook, ipad and iphone - a little more difficult on the phone, but not so bad)

9:26 am

Norma

If you sign into your account it will save your words so if you go onto the laptop later you will be able to "send words to babble"

9:27 am

hego

Welki, can you Alberta folks keep your clippers at home please?

9:27 am

jmcnrick

home. . . now running off to Meeting. . . hi and bye all

9:27 am

hego

12 inches of snow Tues!

9:27 am

jacq

hahahaha i managed to mwss that up too lolol

9:28 am

welki

i don't think you can blame this one on alberta - it's more east coast this time - but i'll make a note for the future :)

9:28 am

jacq

perfect, thank you so much xx

9:28 am

hego

:)

9:28 am

hego

ty Welki

9:28 am

jacq

where i live we have had no snow, we are the only part of scotland to have none and we want some, even just for a day, for the kids

9:29 am

pippingeek

hey, we have lickety today, hooray!

9:29 am

hego

hi Pip

9:29 am

MollyL

Lickety showed up late yesterday, thank God.

9:29 am

welki

careful what you wish for, jac - i'm happily watching ours melt and hope we don't get much more

9:29 am

welki

hey pip

9:30 am

hego

She sent it all our way for Tuesday.

9:30 am

welki

nooooo - we haven't had new snow here for weeks

9:30 am

jacq

we haven't had snow at all for two years now, just this wee bit here, they had it 17 miles away and we got sleet and hail lol

9:31 am

hego

what part of Scotland Jacq?

9:31 am

pippingeek

how is everyone?

9:32 am

hego

good Pip

9:32 am

jacq

i live in moray but we are right on the coast between aberdeen and inverness and seem to miss the snow because of the warmer sea temps

9:33 am

hego

yes we have less snow for the same reason.

9:33 am

welki

<-- thinks the weather folks are calling it an alberta clipper when it should be called an atlantic clipper

9:34 am

hego

the yesterday one was off the coast, but the one for tomorrow came out of Canada down into the midwest and out to the east.

9:35 am

welki

but alberta isn't near your midwest. maybe it's a manitoba or ontario clipper :)

9:36 am

hego

sure pass the buck

9:36 am

welki

alberta takes the blame for everything. *lol*

9:36 am

jacq

blame the antlantic :)

9:36 am

hego

hahaha

9:36 am

welki

but does anyone say, 'thank you, alberta' for your low gas prices? noooooo

9:37 am

jacq

do you mean car gas or cooker gas?

9:37 am

hego

You get no respect.

9:37 am

hego

car gas

9:38 am

welki

our province is rich with oil and gas, but right now, it's what hego says

9:38 am

jacq

ah we have lower prices just now but it's still Â£1.12 a litre which is still high but it was Â£1.45 not that long ago

9:38 am

welki

and boy oh boy, our economy is tanking - looks like a recession is coming

9:39 am

welki

we were at 1.29/litre and now down to .71/litre

9:39 am

hego

I hope not.

9:40 am

jacq

the low price is great but my hubby lost his job because it's north sea oil related and not much hope for a nother one for a while

9:40 am

welki

i hope not, too, but the indicators are here - and layoffs are already happening. going to be a rough couple of years for a lot of people

9:40 am

jacq

we have had hundreds and hundreds of layoffs already

9:41 am

jacq

it's a scary time a lot of small towns and companies won't survive a bad recession

9:42 am

welki

'd bet the layoffs are comparable percentage-wise; there have been thousands here since december

9:42 am

bichon

morning folks. Sorry hear about the bad economy in Britain and Canada

9:42 am

hego

Hi Bichon

9:43 am

jacq

hi Bichon

9:43 am

bichon

hi hego

9:43 am

welki

hi, bichon

9:43 am

jacq

i think this recession will be world wide this time a lot of countries are still reeling from the 2008 disaster

9:43 am

welki

it happened here in 2008, too

9:44 am

bichon

hi welki

9:44 am

welki

jac ^5

9:44 am

jacq

we have food banks here, that hasn't happened before

9:44 am

bichon

I don't think we're in a recession, yet

9:45 am

lideola

No recession in my region of the US. In fact, the economy has been robust.

9:45 am

lideola

dite

9:45 am

lideola

sorry!

9:45 am

MollyL

The unemployment rate in the US is still dramatically high. And don't believe the statistics you read because they are based on those drawing unemployment benefits and thousands have exhausted those benefits.

9:46 am

bichon

No, we don't have one here in CT, but you never know

9:46 am

hego

not here either.

9:46 am

welki

just looked up u.s. recession - washington post said, two days ago, doesn't look like you'll have one

9:46 am

jacq

it's the same here, the government changed the rules and disqualified a lot of people from claiming benefits and they aren't counted but are still out of work

9:46 am

Erda

last al5,10 please? PLEASE?

9:47 am

hego

the indicators for now are good.

9:47 am

jacq

kneel and pray at this

9:47 am

jacq

erda, sorry

9:48 am

welki

could it be al 5/10 - to one side?

9:48 am

MollyL

The US did the same thing Jaq. They had extended benefits for the unemployed, but stopped. Once they ceased the extension and many no longer qualified, they started claiming that unemployment was down.

9:48 am

jacq

or the wee green men? al5/10

9:48 am

jacq

sorry, wee green man

9:48 am

hego

wee green men??

9:49 am

lideola

I'm not basing it on statistics or reports. I'm basing it on the number of buyers and sellers I have (I'm a Realtor/estate agent) and on mortgage interest rates. The real estate market in my area is solid and growing, which is a good indicator.

9:49 am

jacq

be back later, take care everyone xx

9:49 am

bichon

little green men from Mars

9:49 am

hego

OH!!

9:49 am

welki

my daughter just listed her house in nj - hope it's the same there, lideola :)

9:49 am

welki

bye, jac

9:50 am

MollyL

The last al5 is where mass is said in a Catholic church

9:51 am

Erda

Thank you, Molly!

9:53 am

lideola

I am in the Philadelphia area, which is very close to that market. As long as she isn't ridiculously over priced she shouldn't have a problem. It's all driven by price relative to location and condition. I can tell you that NJ was recently ranked in the top 5 states for overall public school performance, which is usually good for sellers. Good luck to her.

9:54 am

welki

she's relocated and even asked the realtor to list lower than what he suggested, so we're hoping it sells quickly. nice area near new brunswick

9:55 am

hego

Where is she going Welki?

9:55 am

lideola

I hope she's moving closer to you!

9:55 am

welki

already there, hego - vermont. husband offered great job as operations manager for ems - she's been there less than a week and has already landed job in er dept

9:56 am

welki

i wish, lideola - i think it'll be us who'll have to move closer to them

9:56 am

hego

that's great but it means you won't be coming here anymore. :(

9:57 am

welki

hego, she was really enjoying working in the picu, but i really think she'll love the er, having already worked as a medic

9:57 am

welki

au contraire, hego - youngest still lives near you :)

9:57 am

lideola

She should be solid because New Brunswick is a semi-suburb of NYC. Best of luck to her.

9:57 am

hego

Nurses can always get work.

9:58 am

pippingeek

how is latin not a word?

9:58 am

welki

maybe, but it's a small town and the positions you want aren't always available. they snatched her up, though - offered her high range to take the position

9:59 am

welki

thanks, lid

9:59 am

hego

proper noun Pip.

9:59 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

9:59 am

hego

Hi Judi!

9:59 am

pippingeek

hi judi

10:00 am

welki

hi, judi - best of luck with the new member of the family

10:00 am

Judi

Ty, Welki. She is a sweetheart. Our biggest challenge is keeping her from thinking the cats are skooby snacks.

10:01 am

welki

one swift claw to the snout and she'll learn :)

10:01 am

hego

how old is she Judi?

10:01 am

Judi

18 months.

10:01 am

welki

off to cook breakfast - thanks for the nice chat everyone

10:01 am

hego

bye Welki

10:02 am

hego

All grown, then.

10:04 am

hego

later folks. Have a good day!

10:05 am

pippingeek

bye hego

10:06 am

Judi

I think so. She's very skinny. Hip bones and spine palpable. So, we're trying to feed her up. She doesn't seem too interested in food or treats. She goes to the vet on Monday to get a de-worming. Not sure if she needs it, but then again, not sure if she ever had a de-worming treatment.

10:07 am

Judi

And we're potty training - which is going very well. One accident the first day, but none since.

10:10 am

Judi

Ha. Just noticed. The "Latin" should not feel bad. It doesn't allow "italian" either.

10:17 am

pcal2

Hi all, does lickety have extra words today?

10:19 am

flosey

hi everyone, no pcal, he doesn't

10:20 am

pcal2

darn! tks flosey

10:30 am

Norma

ji

10:34 am

Judi

Speaking of proper nouns, Sa7 is allowable, even though it is a brand of cracker.

10:34 am

Judi

itin

10:35 am

doseffing

.. isn't it a type of cracker rather than just a brand?

10:36 am

doseffing

... but thanks for one anyways

10:36 am

Judi

Both, dose. It's a cracker conundrum!

10:37 am

doseffing

... as long as somebody, somewhere, somewhen used it as an adjective instead of as a name ... they'll let it go

10:37 am

Judi

... sometimes.

10:40 am

Judi

And "nanite" is also a real word.

10:51 am

car.eeyore

Oh...so sorry...

10:52 am

car.eeyore

Hmmmm...nm

10:52 am

Judi

Off to do boring household chores. *POOF*

10:59 am

car.eeyore

Stats for both i's in the fourth column please?

11:00 am

doseffing

in4/4 and plural ... il6/18

11:00 am

car.eeyore

ty

11:01 am

car.eeyore

Clue for the il 6 please?

11:01 am

MollyL

sick and not heavy

11:02 am

car.eeyore

TYVM

11:03 am

MollyL

hydrous potassium aluminosilicates,,,like that is common knowledge...

11:05 am

car.eeyore

I also need the second i in the second column....

11:06 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have de 5 and 6?

11:06 am

MollyL

il4

11:06 am

car.eeyore

I don't, but will look....

11:07 am

doseffing

... a de6 is to leave a canvas camping shelter

11:07 am

MollyL

Sorry, two il4

11:07 am

MLFAN17

ty car

11:07 am

car.eeyore

Ty both

11:07 am

MollyL

And that was the first I, second is is6/7

11:08 am

car.eeyore

Clue for the is 6 please?

11:08 am

MollyL

i + shiny fabric

11:09 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TY...will have to put those in the my "must check" pile of words.

11:09 am

MLFAN17

de 5 clue please?

11:09 am

MollyL

That is word seems to be on the Babble Hit Parade these days

11:09 am

car.eeyore

I will be back later....good luck and HAGD

11:09 am

car.eeyore

No kidding

11:15 am

rururocks

<--wants Nilla to work.. just for the cookies

11:19 am

MollyL

Sadly that word has become a racial slur. Is anything sacred?

11:21 am

rururocks

really?

11:21 am

rururocks

what about the KKK rap group Nilla Vanilla?

11:21 am

MollyL

: D

11:22 am

MollyL

Sadly, it is "twiddle your thumbs" Sunday. Which is okay, it gives the Patriots extra time to deflate some more footballs.

11:25 am

rururocks

that was on the sports talk shows ALLL DAAAY

11:26 am

MollyL

Well they have nothing to talk about these days. The pro bowl is kind of a joke.

11:26 am

rururocks

what a waste of time that is

11:26 am

Deeha

Did you hear that Kuwait doesn't show The Flintstones? But Abu Dhabi do. boom boom

11:28 am

rururocks

LOL

11:28 am

MollyL

The only reason I ever used to watch the pro bowl was to see John Elway in shorts. : P

11:28 am

rururocks

ah.. the truth comes out

11:29 am

rururocks

that's really cute deeha

11:29 am

Deeha

I have been giggling over that all day!!

11:29 am

MollyL

I have no shame when it comes to Elway's legs

11:30 am

rururocks

He was a stud muffin that's for sure

11:31 am

rururocks

<---no idea on some of these a's

11:32 am

MollyL

28 A words is a huge pain

11:39 am

zoozzoom

I just need two more As from the first column.But really struggling to find them :-(

11:39 am

Soodle

Can I help Zooz?

11:40 am

zoozzoom

Yes please can you give me the two As i need :-)

11:40 am

Soodle

Lol... Maybe a bit more specific on what you are missing?

11:41 am

zoozzoom

lol

11:41 am

rururocks

found one Ar7

11:41 am

zoozzoom

got that one :-(

11:42 am

rururocks

smartypants!

11:42 am

Soodle

Have you got at 7/28?

11:42 am

rururocks

not me

11:42 am

zoozzoom

Nope need that one!

11:44 am

Soodle

That one broke my heart. Its a pl of the one before it. At + type of coffee 'Skinny ***te & an unexpected cons at the end & pl.

11:44 am

rururocks

got it

11:44 am

Soodle

Smartypants!

11:46 am

zoozzoom

Ahh thank you so much, soodle! that got me the two missing A's.A's have been found!

11:46 am

Soodle

At your service, sir!

11:46 am

hego

ah, the Indian spear thrower thingy!

11:46 am

hego

ty Soodle.

11:47 am

zoozzoom

Is that what it is..Thanks, Hego!

11:47 am

MollyL

*Weeps that Soodle has a heart so fragile that a word will break it*

11:47 am

hego

yw. I think a lot of primitives used them.

11:48 am

MollyL

And they couldn't spell back then, which explains "ungowa"

11:48 am

Soodle

Thats me, Molls. A heart like a butterfly's wing. Encased in a rather 'sturdier' body. :-P

11:48 am

rururocks

*sniffle*

11:49 am

zoozzoom

This is the first time I have some 4s, 5s,6s,7s,all the 9s, all the 10s...but no 8s..lol

11:49 am

mattygroves

I too have no 8s

11:50 am

zoozzoom

Nice one, Matty!

11:50 am

zoozzoom

And I only have 69 more to find!

11:50 am

Soodle

St 8/40, Ta 8/45 Ti 8/40 x 2

11:50 am

mattygroves

I have 106 to find

11:50 am

rururocks

what a position to be in zooz

11:50 am

MollyL

Well Soodle, I suppose that is better than being thin and heartless

11:51 am

jmbdobie2

i also have zero 8s with 86 left

11:51 am

rururocks

this grid is really confusing

11:51 am

MollyL

It's better than that tantric stuff Ru

11:52 am

rururocks

LOL

11:52 am

Soodle

Zooz..... You should have seen Ru's comment coming(!)

11:52 am

zoozzoom

I did roll my eyes, soodle..tsk tsk!

11:52 am

rururocks

<--couldn't pass up the chance

11:53 am

zoozzoom

If only I had found one more word at that moment..lol

11:54 am

rururocks

well.. the grid is pretty graphic if you think about it zooz

11:55 am

zoozzoom

Ah found the ST8..thanks again, Soodle. Normally I put a GH in there.

11:55 am

MollyL

Mid-way through snow preparations here. We are supposed to get dumped on tonight, but not as bad as the upper East Coast will get it Tuesday.

11:55 am

mattygroves

Have I missed a clue for the st8...?

11:56 am

Soodle

Extend the St***** of Gibralter, Matty

11:56 am

zoozzoom

Same type of word for when you use tongs to make curly hair go away.

11:57 am

zoozzoom

I always over complicate the clues..lol

11:57 am

mattygroves

Gotya. I can't use those - my hair's too fine. Hey ho

11:57 am

mattygroves

Now I'm nbt nbs

11:57 am

rururocks

*wonders what curly hairs zooz is talking about*

11:57 am

zoozzoom

How much id dumped though, Molly? A couple of feet?

11:57 am

mattygroves

ouch....

11:57 am

Soodle

Oh Moll. I hate snow with all my heart. We have been very fortunate this year, thank goodness.

11:57 am

zoozzoom

Ewww!!! Ru..that is minging!

11:58 am

zoozzoom

id = is

12:00 pm

zoozzoom

Can't stop chukling now.

12:00 pm

mattygroves

98 left. Time for the list. One day, I'd love to say I finished the grid without the list.

12:00 pm

mattygroves

Of course, I could say that at any time, but I'd like to say it when it's actually true

12:00 pm

MollyL

I hate snow too Soodle. I'm glad you've been fortunate.

12:00 pm

Soodle

The 'Short n St6/18s just doesn't have the same ring to it

12:01 pm

mattygroves

Hah soodle - my ex-husband was pretty much like that - except his hair was over his whole body (apart from his head). If I ever would like to have tortured him, I'd have used duct tape

12:01 pm

MollyL

Zoom, the forecast is sketchy. Could be as much as 6 inches, which is dumped on to me. Places north of here could get up to 12 inches.

12:02 pm

periwinkle

hi all, well the back of the house is clear of ice an slush courtesy of yours truly.

12:02 pm

Soodle

We had a few flurries of snow a couple of weeks ago. The whole place ground to a halt as per.

12:02 pm

periwinkle

I Detest snow and ice! but the hours at the gym have paid off and I can do a lot more than I used to

12:02 pm

zoozzoom

Sounds like here, Soodle..lol

12:02 pm

Soodle

Hey Snow-shovelling Peri :-)

12:02 pm

MollyL

Peri, I think you should take all that snow and ice you shovel (all by yourself, all the time) and dump it in their beds.

12:02 pm

periwinkle

I do hope the forecast is wrong and we do not get much snow

12:03 pm

periwinkle

the younger ones here are worthless!

12:03 pm

periwinkle

here meaning at my house

12:03 pm

MollyL

Better yet, pile it all up behind their vehicles.

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

lol

12:04 pm

rururocks

*on their vehicles is better*

12:04 pm

periwinkle

I did not do that Molly since we all kind of use the same space, our neighbor included

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

Then sit at the window and watch them whilst you drink a hot cup of coffee with a smile on your face..lol

12:05 pm

periwinkle

:)

12:05 pm

periwinkle

well I did not clean off their cars

12:05 pm

MollyL

I have no use for worthless slackers who let someone else do all the hard work.

12:05 pm

periwinkle

I shovel because I want to

12:05 pm

periwinkle

it is always something, headache, etc

12:05 pm

periwinkle

I have no time for them either

12:06 pm

periwinkle

because I do not want to slip and slide on ice. I really do not want to shove

12:06 pm

periwinkle

their time is coming

12:06 pm

Soodle

Snow is lovely if you can hole up in a cosy house and look out at it. My ex used to spend ages looking through the window when it snowed. Sometimes I felt sorry for him and let him in.

12:07 pm

periwinkle

I have the st8 but I do not see the others altho I have the stats for them

12:07 pm

periwinkle

haha Soodle

12:07 pm

zoozzoom

LOL so funny, Soodle!

12:08 pm

zoozzoom

TI 6&7 is like notes about breasts.

12:09 pm

dan2bit

hahaha zooz

12:09 pm

Aloyisius

LOL Soodle.. hi all, lunchtime Babble, yay

12:09 pm

periwinkle

haha zooz great clue

12:09 pm

Aloyisius

g1 zooz, ty, needed them

12:10 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Aloy :-)

12:10 pm

Soodle

Hi Dan & Aloy :-)

12:10 pm

Aloyisius

(-: hiya zooz

12:10 pm

zoozzoom

Thank goodness we have a sense of humour in babbleland!

12:11 pm

periwinkle

hey Aloy I made a pumpkin bean soup the other day. If I make it again I will puree some of it

12:11 pm

periwinkle

brb

12:11 pm

MollyL

"Their time is coming"...*plays ominous music*

12:12 pm

zoozzoom

oops and it was supposed to be TI7 & 8 not TI6 & 7

12:12 pm

zoozzoom

Yes it sounds like, Peri, has got an evil plan ready to put into action!

12:13 pm

dcseain

ta, zooz for the ti7/8

12:13 pm

Aloyisius

pumpkin bean? h'mm.. interesting

12:13 pm

zoozzoom

Most welcome, DC :-)

12:14 pm

mattygroves

got the boobies - working on the notes....

12:15 pm

zoozzoom

words in order for like shopping, Matty.

12:15 pm

Aloyisius

latest soup creation here was a yummy broccoli soup.. make a **** of chores, matty

12:15 pm

mattygroves

LOVE that word

12:16 pm

Aloyisius

babblers get their jollies

12:16 pm

MollyL

Boobies?

12:16 pm

zoozzoom

Breasts, Molly..lol

12:16 pm

Aloyisius

the Sisters

12:17 pm

mattygroves

But mine aren't, last I checked, blue footed

12:17 pm

rururocks

<--always working on notes

12:17 pm

mattygroves

Sadly, in the word in question, it's pronounced with a long I

12:17 pm

Aloyisius

so I say boobs

12:18 pm

mattygroves

you say tomayto I say tomahto

12:18 pm

zoozzoom

YaY time for me to consume some food! back later..Thank you all so much for the laughs!

12:19 pm

zoozzoom

And no, Ru, i do nt always eat at this time :-)

12:19 pm

MollyL

We use our big girls words in my house
: P

12:23 pm

periwinkle

I am having a bit of apricot brandy.

12:23 pm

periwinkle

help with the other ti8 pls

12:25 pm

Aloyisius

add a mineral ending to the giant, peri

12:25 pm

periwinkle

ty Aloy

12:25 pm

hego

ty Aloy!

12:26 pm

periwinkle

last 8 is Ta8 and looking without success

12:26 pm

crosshair

ty aloy, and howdy my friends;)

12:26 pm

rururocks

the t's are worse than the a's

12:26 pm

Aloyisius

yvw.. someone gave that clue earlier and it worked (-:

12:26 pm

Aloyisius

howdy crossy

12:26 pm

periwinkle

hey crossy

12:26 pm

hego

ruru is right

12:26 pm

hego

Hi Crossy

12:27 pm

Scrabbler

Hi kids. I am finding some words before I head out to XC-ski.

12:27 pm

hego

hi Scrabs!

12:28 pm

Aloyisius

hi there Scrabs

12:28 pm

Scrabbler

Buon giorno, mis amica.

12:28 pm

Scrabbler

*mia

12:28 pm

periwinkle

hey Scrabbs

12:28 pm

hego

buon giorno!

12:28 pm

Aloyisius

good snow, Scrabs? (= not sticky)

12:28 pm

periwinkle

help with ta8 pls

12:28 pm

Scrabbler

What is everyone doing today, besides hunting down words?

12:29 pm

periwinkle

shoveling

12:29 pm

Scrabbler

Good snow. I skied the last 2 days and the trails are in great shape. We got a few inches overnight too.

12:29 pm

hego

that's about it for me

12:29 pm

Aloyisius

laundry and cleaning.. busy week ahead

12:29 pm

periwinkle

and going to the market

12:29 pm

rururocks

DUH-OH.. got the breast notes

12:29 pm

crosshair

minus 1c and bright sunshine today. Thinking about hitting the trails for an hour or two later one

12:29 pm

rururocks

looks like my wish li4 to santa

12:30 pm

crosshair

minus 10*

12:30 pm

Aloyisius

should have know that golf ball brand, but I missed it

12:30 pm

hego

ru is slow today

12:30 pm

Scrabbler

There were 3 ski races this morning starting at 9 and to be followed by festivities, so I want to wait til people clear out.

12:30 pm

mattygroves

Jeff just showed me a golf towel on the bed with that very brand name on it. Though it has an extra E

12:31 pm

Aloyisius

the trails should be well packed for you

12:31 pm

Aloyisius

true, matty

12:31 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, the trails should have been groomed before the races.

12:31 pm

rururocks

so .. snow bunnies scrabs?

12:33 pm

Scrabbler

I have never seen a snowshoe hare in the woods. Lots of different animal tracks though--so many.

12:35 pm

crosshair

I see lots of snow bunnies, but the mrs will not let me bring them home:(

12:36 pm

Scrabbler

Leave them be.

12:36 pm

hego

snort

12:37 pm

Scrabbler

Poor rabbits and hares, and other smal animals. Their purpose in the world is to be prey for the higherups on the food chain.

12:38 pm

hego

If you're not on top of the food chain, you're part of it.

12:39 pm

Scrabbler

I leave snacks for the little critters that sneak into the warming hut where I ski. A vole snuck out yesterday--so cute.

12:39 pm

hego

they are cute.

12:40 pm

crosshair

lina

12:40 pm

crosshair

oops

12:40 pm

crosshair

my bad

12:40 pm

rururocks

*until she gets bitten by a vole*

12:40 pm

MollyL

According to the Smithsonian, on the food chain, humans rank roughly about the same as an anchovy or a pig.
: D

12:41 pm

crosshair

do that here and you will be hip deep in mice

12:41 pm

rururocks

only the humans hard of herring molly

12:41 pm

hego

sounds fishy to me

12:42 pm

rbud

woohoo, heard a little bit of cat fussing in the kitchen, went to check, found our little lady cat with a mouse! (speaking of mice) the others were closely observing, hope they follow suit.

12:42 pm

MollyL

Oh gross

12:42 pm

hego

hiya rbud!!

12:43 pm

Aloyisius

we really need some help with rodent control; marsh rice rats have invaded the boat and they are wrecking it.. have tried havaheart traps, moth balls.. so far, nothing works and we don't want to use d-con bc the hawks etc. may get poisoned.. grrr

12:43 pm

MollyL

Even grosser

12:43 pm

Aloyisius

don't know if a cat would go for one of these.. they are kind of big

12:44 pm

rbud

hi, hego! :)

12:44 pm

Aloyisius

they are cute too, with little rounded ears

12:44 pm

Scrabbler

<---looking up marsh rice rats

12:44 pm

hego

One man's cute vole is another's house pest.

12:44 pm

rbud

rat terrier, Aloy? we had one once, she caught some fairly big critters.

12:45 pm

hego

my wire haired was an excellent mouser.

12:45 pm

Scrabbler

They are cute, Aloy, but I can understand their pestiness.

12:45 pm

Aloyisius

rbud, we would LOVE to have a dog, but .. not fair to the dog until we settle down, sigh

12:45 pm

Aloyisius

yup, they have chewed and chewed and nested and .. I will spare you the details

12:45 pm

hego

these bobom words are making me nuts

12:46 pm

hego

bosom, even

12:46 pm

rbud

we have weird half-size rats here, I think they're crossed with escaped tame rats or something, a pretty light tan color, bigger than mice, smaller than rats.

12:46 pm

Aloyisius

lol hego

12:46 pm

hego

a cat is a good solution.

12:46 pm

hego

a big cat

12:47 pm

rbud

yep, that's what I was thinking, a BIG kitty, lol

12:47 pm

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Time to get my ski gear on and go to the park. Bye kids.

12:47 pm

Aloyisius

nature is fun.. with a large rabbit population (shut your eyes, Scrabbs).. lots of bobcats here and no rat problem, but the bobcats move on when the rabbit pop. is down.. they will be back

12:48 pm

rururocks

*sends bobcat to Aloy's house*

12:48 pm

hego

I must leave too. bbl

12:48 pm

Aloyisius

have a fun time, Scrabbs!

12:48 pm

Aloyisius

bye, Hego.. enjoy the rest of Sunday!

12:50 pm

rbud

I found the ta8, quite strange.

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

no rabbits here, all of them eaten by the French

12:51 pm

periwinkle

help with the ta8 pls

12:51 pm

Aloyisius

hi ruby!

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

hi aloy

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

we have field mice living under the bird feeder. They are very cute with long fur

12:52 pm

periwinkle

which T does the ta8 come from pls

12:53 pm

rbud

it's apparently a shawl worn by Orthodox Jews... not short + vowel + the Tiny boy's name in A Christmas Carol

12:53 pm

rbud

must be the right column T, I think

12:53 pm

periwinkle

ty rbud

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

great clue rbud, ty

12:54 pm

rbud

or the name of that guy who tiptoes thru the tulips, lol

12:54 pm

MollyL

Oh, can we just hope that the Christmas Carol reference was enough, without mentioning the other?

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody

12:54 pm

Aloyisius

tyvm rbud, new to me

12:55 pm

periwinkle

bl

12:55 pm

Aloyisius

sweet dreams, ruby

12:55 pm

rbud

night, ruby

12:57 pm

rbud

guess I coulda said "my Hubby's real first name" but that wouldn't have helped at all, teeheehee

12:58 pm

Aloyisius

brb.. laundry fun

1:00 pm

rbud

stuck on two i's, grrr...

1:01 pm

bichon

I could use a hint for the second column, lower i

1:02 pm

rbud

me, too, that's one of them

1:03 pm

mattygroves

I have one A that's eluding me - it's not my last word ever, but it would be great if you could help me kill off the As - the an6/18 which must be against something as it's after that prefix that stands alone but my monkeys aren't working

1:04 pm

rururocks

is6 is that lower I..

1:04 pm

MollyL

Ends with the first two letters of Noah's vessel

1:04 pm

rururocks

it's been in the grid a lot recently

1:04 pm

mattygroves

got it - thanks

1:04 pm

mattygroves

The monkeys came through

1:06 pm

bichon

is 6/7, pls

1:06 pm

rbud

ty, ru, shoulda known, had the sa5, and was saying to myself the same thing (been in grids a lot lately.)

1:06 pm

MollyL

So many people see those imaginary monkeys

1:07 pm

rbud

oops, wrong i? more than one is6?

1:08 pm

bichon

yes, but add a vowel on the end of the 6

1:08 pm

bichon

si 6, foirst one, pls

1:09 pm

rururocks

are you in boston bichon?

1:09 pm

bichon

no, but close, CT

1:09 pm

MollyL

Ends in where the Muffin Man lives...Drury...

1:09 pm

rbud

that got both for the lower second column i, yay - but I'm still hunting for the lone bottom row i

1:09 pm

rururocks

ah

1:09 pm

bichon

LOL, it's Brooklynese

1:10 pm

MollyL

Lone i...sick + not heavy

1:10 pm

MollyL

I was having Archie Bunker flashbacks

1:10 pm

rururocks

illjonasbrothers

1:10 pm

bichon

ty Molly

1:10 pm

rbud

woohoo, ty, Molly, nbt - finally

1:12 pm

MollyL

The Jonas Brothers, what a godawful band

1:13 pm

MollyL

And I use the term "band" very lightly

1:15 pm

rbud

boy band, big difference - no instruments, not a band IMHO

1:16 pm

rbud

though I've never seen them, suppose they might have some - don't want to offend any young females, lol

1:16 pm

rbud

went through all that with our daughter and the Backstreet Boys, etc. thank goodness that's all long over

1:17 pm

MollyL

Even worse, I have a friend who went through it with Hanson. *So glad I had boys

1:18 pm

Soodle

Ed Sheerin is the current obsession chez Soodle.

1:19 pm

MollyL

Oh come on, he's not even cute

1:19 pm

rbud

hey, I think I saw him last night on PBS?

1:20 pm

MollyL

She just likes him because he headlined for Taylor Swift
: D

1:22 pm

rbud

yes, he was on "Live from the Artists Den" on PBS, hmmm.

1:23 pm

rbud

imagine that.

1:23 pm

Soodle

You probably did , rbud. He played an 'intimate 'gig in Dublin last night. And, Molls, the resident Taylor fan has a summer road trip planned. Cologne, Amsterdam, Glasgow, Manchester & 2 x Dublin shows.

1:24 pm

MollyL

Oh my God, your nest is going to be totally empty. *Arranges for copious amounts of wine to be sent to Chez Soodle*

1:25 pm

Soodle

Bring. It. On.....

1:25 pm

rbud

well, this wasn't an actual "live" one, it was a sort of anniversary "best of" episode, was sort of fascinated by Robert Plant's number - still with all those long curls, giggle

1:27 pm

Soodle

Which Robert Plant one did he do? (Confesses to not being au fait with this stuff)

1:27 pm

MollyL

Of course, then your "dates" might get more interesting.

1:27 pm

Dorens

I was Never a Led Zepplin fan

1:28 pm

MollyL

Robert Plant was much better with The Honeydripper

1:28 pm

MollyL

Honeydrippers

1:39 pm

Soodle

At the teen disco i attended only a few years ago (!), Stairway To Heaven was the most confusing song. It started all smoochy - great, then it morphed into a head-banging song. Most annoying!

1:45 pm

MollyL

Sorry, but Stairway To Heaven and disco do not belong in the same sentence.

1:47 pm

rbud

he did Ramble On - but he can't quite hit the high notes these days - sounded good nonetheless.

1:48 pm

MollyL

Well, it's been a long time since he did the stroll

1:52 pm

MollyL

And Soodle, I hate to break it to you, but the teenage boys you were dancing with had other things on their minds besides being "smoochy"

1:56 pm

rururocks

<---not just teenage boys

1:58 pm

MollyL

I'm trying to go easy. Soodle still believes in Knights In Shining Armor.

1:58 pm

rururocks

oh

1:58 pm

rururocks

how is she on chastity belts?

1:59 pm

kni15

*groan*

2:00 pm

MollyL

It's a safe bet she's not a big fan.

2:00 pm

rururocks

wow a free groan!1

2:01 pm

MollyL

Ru, as Sally Field would say...people love you, they really love you â™¥â™¥â™¥

2:05 pm

MollyL

Nice image of Tom Brady : D

2:07 pm

rururocks

there're are some really funny ones out there on tweets

2:10 pm

MollyL

I didn't know you were a Twit

2:13 pm

mkg

hi all. i have ti 10 but what is other one and clues please? ty.

2:15 pm

dan2bit

tr8 converted from source language

2:15 pm

dan2bit

sorry tr10

2:17 pm

mkg

ty for tr 10. gotr it and the 8.

2:17 pm

mkg

oops the 9. no 8s yet.

2:17 pm

mkg

all 8 letter word clues welcome

2:17 pm

mkg

ty dan

2:19 pm

dan2bit

I have the en7 joins the army, could use clues for the other two...

2:19 pm

mkg

missing one 9: the one without a 10. please clue

2:20 pm

dan2bit

pt of mass tr7

2:21 pm

kni15

ty

2:23 pm

mkg

ty for tr 9. got it. 9s are grey. but 8s are 0 still.

2:25 pm

kni15

ti8 and st8

2:25 pm

mkg

wow i have only one I word so far. all clues welcome for i words.

2:25 pm

wvteach

st 6 / 8 combo

2:25 pm

kni15

dont have either one tho

2:26 pm

wvteach

TA 6 / 8 combo

2:26 pm

mkg

need clues please kni.

2:26 pm

mkg

need clues wvteach. ty

2:26 pm

wvteach

TI 5 / 8 combo

2:26 pm

kni15

ok ti8 big guy+mineral ending

2:26 pm

dan2bit

mkg why not give a clue to get one?

2:27 pm

wvteach

ST 6 - of gibraltar

2:28 pm

wvteach

TA 6 - not short + pronoun

2:29 pm

mkg

when i have a word i do give clues dan.

2:29 pm

mkg

i got st 6. is their an 8 from that?

2:30 pm

wvteach

yes - most of female chicken

2:31 pm

wvteach

st 8 - sounds like what you do to get hair not curled

2:31 pm

mkg

got the st 8. ty ty .

2:31 pm

mkg

minka

2:31 pm

mkg

opps. sorry

2:31 pm

kni15

ti8 is ti5(big person)+pronoun+vowel

2:33 pm

mkg

i have ta 6 but does the 8 come from it?

2:34 pm

wvteach

there is TA 6/18 x 2 - the 8 extends from the second one

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

tx kni

2:49 pm

Uneaixoise

tx -- ta8 ends in Dickens' Tiny *** :-)

2:50 pm

lbetterman

tks

2:58 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- fell asleep infront of my laptop last night, so didn't get very far!

3:09 pm

Andree

hi everyone

3:14 pm

cybernan

a

3:15 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:15 pm

periwinkle

hi Andree, nice to see you

3:17 pm

cybernan

at 6-7 combo, please

3:18 pm

Anniebrook

nan, at+consonant and repeat it and plural

3:20 pm

Anniebrook

nan, it is the same 3 letters twice then plural

3:20 pm

cybernan

ty -- that's some word!

3:21 pm

Anniebrook

:)

3:25 pm

Anniebrook

Done. Hope you all have a good day/night

3:25 pm

cybernan

bye annie

3:28 pm

dan2bit

ty Annie and congrats!

3:30 pm

dan2bit

clue for the ti7 that comes after the boob rankings?

3:31 pm

cybernan

boob rankings

3:32 pm

cybernan

think I should give up while I'm ahead - don

3:32 pm

cybernan

don't see any of this stuff

3:39 pm

o-o

hair color? try plural

3:44 pm

MollyL

2Bit, a rave about breasts.

3:47 pm

lbetterman

ti7/28 ti8/40 ti7/28. which one?

3:48 pm

cybernan

en 7, please -- don't have either

3:49 pm

MollyL

Dan asked for the ti7 that comes after boob rankings at 3:30

3:50 pm

o-o

joins the military

3:50 pm

cybernan

don't have it

3:50 pm

cybernan

have that one, ty

3:50 pm

lbetterman

en6/18 & en7/28 joins service

3:50 pm

MollyL

That was my answer to lbetter, Nan

3:51 pm

o-o

en + consonant + large continent

3:51 pm

lbetterman

sorry

3:51 pm

cybernan

ty o-o

3:52 pm

o-o

en + brit thanks + younger female sib, abbr

3:52 pm

cybernan

sorry

3:52 pm

cybernan

have both, ty

4:02 pm

Andree

i have been away too long am so slow but really loving all the clues , taking a break with 68 left

4:06 pm

cybernan

need a break - bbl

4:13 pm

dan2bit

thanks Molly for the rave clue

4:20 pm

phandmd

howdy folks

4:24 pm

dan2bit

need a clue for the si6/18 before the indian instrument

4:26 pm

phandmd

sorry, can't help. just passed 1/2 way though.

4:27 pm

pippingeek

hiya folks

4:31 pm

MollyL

2Bit, flip the last two letters of the instrument

4:32 pm

MollyL

Oops, there is another consonant in there, same deal but start with not bro

4:32 pm

pippingeek

that works!

4:32 pm

MollyL

I think I'm still half blind from yesterday's grid

4:33 pm

pippingeek

yesterday killed me, i couldn't stay awake so i gave up and then slept ten hours

4:35 pm

pippingeek

still want to try and make zucchini chips before i go to bed tho, but i'm already wiped after a 6 mile walk in the snowy cemetery

4:36 pm

MollyL

Six miles in the snow? You don't believe in moderation do you? : D

4:38 pm

dan2bit

thanks again Moll! that's firewords

4:39 pm

phandmd

well done, Dan

4:47 pm

phandmd

59 left. May come back later

4:51 pm

pippingeek

it was only like 2 inches of snow, and we mostly walked on the roads thru the cemetery

4:51 pm

pippingeek

it sure looked pretty tho!

4:51 pm

pippingeek

congrats dan!

4:58 pm

periwinkle

help with al6 pls

4:59 pm

periwinkle

NM

4:59 pm

cybernan

stuck on that last 6-6-8 -- any clues please?

5:00 pm

cybernan

*st 6-6-8

5:01 pm

MollyL

st6...what you may to to a muscle...st6...of Gibralter...the 8 expands that 6

5:04 pm

cybernan

got the 6 's, ty molly -- looking for the 8 ending

5:04 pm

MollyL

Sounds like what you might do to your hair with a flat iron

5:05 pm

cybernan

got it -- don't know why it didn't take the first time I tried

5:15 pm

cybernan

those busty ti

5:15 pm

cybernan

ti's are driving me nuts

5:16 pm

MollyL

: D You are the only person other than my Mom that I have heard use the word busty

5:16 pm

cybernan

clue for the 9-10 please

5:16 pm

cybernan

I'm probably the same age as your mom

5:17 pm

MollyL

Pictures of busty women might do this to a man...ti9

5:17 pm

cybernan

ty molly

5:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, 'scuse me while i dive in *splash!*

5:17 pm

MollyL

I don't think so Nan. My Mom was born in 1923.

5:18 pm

cybernan

oh -- nope -- you are older than I thought, then

5:18 pm

cybernan

1/2 generation gap

5:19 pm

MollyL

No I'm probably not. I was a late in life baby.

5:20 pm

cybernan

my eldest turns 49 this spring

5:22 pm

phandmd

Molly is only 6, it says so in her profile. Brilliant kid!

5:24 pm

cybernan

il 6, please

5:24 pm

phandmd

the words I am typing in for your ti 9 clue is not working.

5:24 pm

cybernan

or is 6?

5:25 pm

cybernan

double consonant in the middle, phand

5:25 pm

phandmd

double s?

5:25 pm

Lizlin

Good morning (afternoon / evening) all :)

5:25 pm

cybernan

hi liz

5:25 pm

Lizlin

Not double s

5:26 pm

phandmd

finally got it. thanks

5:26 pm

phandmd

the 10 builds on that, yes?

5:26 pm

Lizlin

Have you got the il 6 nan?

5:26 pm

phandmd

worked the 2nd time

5:27 pm

cybernan

no - looking for it

5:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have the is6, but not the il6

5:27 pm

rururocks

Really late in life baby i think

5:27 pm

Lizlin

do you want clues or is it too early for you?

5:27 pm

MollyL

Sick + not heavy

5:27 pm

cybernan

clue please

5:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got it, ty Molly

5:27 pm

Lizlin

Molly beat me to it :)

5:28 pm

cybernan

ty molly

5:28 pm

rururocks

Ilceline

5:28 pm

MollyL

Let's all go to the PB, let's all go to the PB, let's all go to the PB, and get some 7-Up

5:28 pm

rururocks

Damn it

5:28 pm

cybernan

need the is 6 clue also, please

5:28 pm

Lizlin

i + silky material

5:28 pm

Lizlin

Then add a vowel

5:29 pm

MollyL

It's the Babble God's favorite word these days

5:30 pm

cybernan

so it is -- a couple of grids ago - ty

5:30 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help -- couldn't concentrate today.

5:31 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, nan. 32 left here.

5:31 pm

saanichcat

congrats nan!

5:31 pm

Lizlin

How' the recovery going?

5:32 pm

cybernan

fairly well -- tired today - had a rough session at physio on Thursday and just getting over it now.

5:32 pm

Lizlin

Take it easy - don't let them push you too hard.

5:32 pm

cybernan

not sure I subscribe to the have to feel worse before you feel better theory

5:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(110 to go)!

5:33 pm

Lizlin

No, I don't think I would, either.

5:33 pm

Lizlin

Ah but I started yesterday, like most Aussies, so had an advantage!

5:33 pm

Lizlin

Happy Australia Day to any Aussie lurkers :)

5:34 pm

saanichcat

and Happy Burns Day to all Scots!

5:34 pm

cybernan

off for a snooze - happy Australia DAy -- back at the flip

5:34 pm

Lizlin

Ditto

5:35 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy your evening.

5:35 pm

Lizlin

Ditto to the Burns Day comment, that is.

5:35 pm

Lizlin

Either en 7 pls?

5:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

my puter is telling my my PCI driver is out of date. But, it's listing the old one that was removed years ago. silly Windows!

5:36 pm

Lizlin

Move to Apple - there's a contentious comment ;)

5:36 pm

cybernan

omg -- is it burns day already?! bring on the haggis - yuch! Slainte mhath!

5:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

can't use apple. by bookstore software is not compatible, and i am not willing to fart around with an emulator, TYVM

5:37 pm

cybernan

joins up in the army

5:37 pm

Lizlin

Have that one - sorry!

5:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(but i agree, apple is way superior to effin Windows!)

5:38 pm

cybernan

en + consonant + the orient

5:38 pm

cybernan

same beginning but end with sibling

5:38 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

5:38 pm

Lizlin

And thanks again :)

5:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got the en7s, ty

5:39 pm

cybernan

yw - bye til the flip

5:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt finally, OY

5:40 pm

Lizlin

WTG

5:40 pm

hego

Hi all

5:41 pm

Lizlin

HI hego

5:41 pm

hego

Hi Liz

5:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi-dee-ho!

5:41 pm

hego

It's Mr Hanky!

5:42 pm

hego

Um no, it's just Gwen

5:44 pm

suefrad625

hello again

5:44 pm

Lizlin

Hi Sue

5:44 pm

hego

Hi sue

5:45 pm

Uneaixoise

en7? have signs up for duty and en that ends in orient

5:45 pm

hego

hello Une

5:45 pm

suefrad625

I hav st & ti 8's what are the stats for the other 2

5:46 pm

hego

no idea Une

5:46 pm

Uneaixoise

sue, ti8 x 2

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

one starts with the nashville football team

5:47 pm

Lizlin

ta 8

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

sorry, no!!! one is ti and one is ta -- good grief! LOL

5:47 pm

Lizlin

Missing a ti 8 here - have the extended giant

5:48 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, yes, there ARE 2 ti's -- just ignore me!!

5:49 pm

Lizlin

Would never ignore you, une

5:50 pm

Lizlin

Our local Aussie Rules team has the same name as the Nashville team.

5:50 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:53 pm

Uneaixoise

another ti8 is plural of a golfball brand

5:53 pm

Lizlin

Don't know the golf ball brand :(

5:54 pm

Lizlin

Guessed it though!

5:54 pm

Lizlin

From its Lickety position.

5:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gotta run, bye all

5:55 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening.

5:55 pm

Uneaixoise

yay liz!

5:56 pm

Lizlin

14 to go after 1st Lickety run through.

5:56 pm

Uneaixoise

impressive!!!

5:56 pm

suefrad625

i have the giant ti8 is the other ta8?

5:56 pm

Lizlin

ti 8 x 2 and ta 8

5:57 pm

Lizlin

Like I said, Une, I started yesterday and got down to 33 left.

5:57 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:58 pm

Lizlin

I like the fact that in Aus, I have the chance to start the grid, then sleep on it and come back in the morning.

5:59 pm

hego

Lucky Liz

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, all

6:08 pm

Lizlin

Hi TO

6:08 pm

hego

hi TO

6:09 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

6:09 pm

hego

WTG!! Liz!

6:10 pm

Lizlin

Thanks -any clues before I go?

6:11 pm

hego

I'm good. ty

6:12 pm

Lizlin

OK - have a good evening all. Back at flip :)

6:12 pm

hego

Bye

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye,liz. heg, ready forsnow?

6:22 pm

hego

um.. no!!

6:28 pm

suefrad625

i have the football team start ti8 clue for the other pls

6:29 pm

penquis

i have a plural ti 8...

6:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot find that nethough i have the team

6:31 pm

penquis

aren't there only two ti 8s?

6:32 pm

hego

yes

6:32 pm

penquis

hego...can you clue the ti 7/28 (one at the end of the ti words)?

6:33 pm

kni15

pen can you clue the plural ti8??

6:34 pm

penquis

someone earlier said it was the name of a golf ball...

6:34 pm

kni15

i'm not really in golfâ€¦

6:34 pm

penquis

someone who bestows a formal name to something....?

6:35 pm

kni15

ty pen

6:35 pm

hego

yes sounds like bosom notes (sorry earlier clue)

6:35 pm

kni15

that's all the 8s

6:35 pm

penquis

yw....

6:36 pm

penquis

can you clue the ta 8/45?

6:37 pm

hego

unusual plural of ti 6, 18 before

6:37 pm

hego

Hebrew plural

6:38 pm

penquis

the ta word is a plural of the ti word??

6:39 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

6:39 pm

kni15

not short+vowel+male name (think a christmas carol)

6:39 pm

kni15

hello jmc

6:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

can you clue the other ti 8

6:39 pm

hego

Penq, no pl of ta before it

6:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

jms, you made it! welcome ack!

6:39 pm

hego

sorry meant ta 6

6:40 pm

jmcnrick

ack is right! haha

6:40 pm

penquis

ty...got it...

6:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

:)

6:40 pm

hego

Sorry for that Penq

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

i ran around all day getting stuff. exhausted. hope we don't lose power.

6:41 pm

penquis

no problem, hego...

6:41 pm

penquis

can you clue the sa 7/28?

6:41 pm

penquis

second one...

6:44 pm

hego

kind of cracker penq

6:45 pm

jmcnrick

mmm crackers and ceviche

6:45 pm

penquis

i have that one....the 7/28 before that one...

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

are you epectit much snow in dc?

6:45 pm

penquis

got it...

6:45 pm

hego

same 4 as cracker and picnic pest

6:46 pm

penquis

yes, thanks...

6:46 pm

hego

yw. glad to help

6:46 pm

jmcnrick

depends on which weather report you read

6:47 pm

hego

jmc, we will all be surprised tomorrow.

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

i went food shopping.

6:47 pm

hego

Everybody went food shopping!!

6:47 pm

jmcnrick

i bought cat food and fish so i am set for a couple of days. . .

6:48 pm

penquis

how about ti 6/18....the one before the football team...

6:48 pm

hego

It's just life on the eastern seaboard

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol, yes, i do believe EVERYONE did. i had not shopped for two weeks.

6:48 pm

jmcnrick

tyep

6:48 pm

jmcnrick

yep

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's nthe blizzard thing that makes me nervous.

6:49 pm

jmcnrick

well i was gone for a week so i had no choice

6:49 pm

hego

PENQ IT'S AN HERBAL TEA.

6:49 pm

hego

sorry to yell

6:49 pm

penquis

ty...

6:49 pm

hego

yw

6:49 pm

penquis

last word...the last ti 7/28?

6:50 pm

jmcnrick

*makes hego a cup of herbal tea*

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

calm down, hego!

6:50 pm

hego

ti + not crazy.

6:50 pm

hego

it's the snow TO. lol

6:50 pm

jmcnrick

hercule poriot would drink it

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

just make her a cocktail, the bar is open

6:50 pm

hego

yup

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

AND i am out of chocolate liquer

6:51 pm

penquis

yes, hego, i got that one.....i don't have the last ti 7/28....

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

probably more helpful for hego than the tea

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

*makes a margarita*

6:51 pm

hego

last ti 7. breast + yell and carry on.

6:52 pm

penquis

ty...i am done!

6:52 pm

hego

i think I've had enough.

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

salt or no salt hego?

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo pen!

6:52 pm

hego

Yay!! for penq!!

6:52 pm

hego

lol

6:53 pm

hego

Was out celebrating son's birthday earlier.

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg,pen

6:53 pm

hego

So you all have to be patient with me. lol

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

nice. . .what did you do helog?

6:54 pm

hego

Just went to dinner and indulged in some good wine.

6:54 pm

penquis

ty ty!

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

sounds lovely

6:54 pm

hego

yw Penq. Anytime.

6:55 pm

hego

It was fun Jmc

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

i wish i had bought some prepared food.

6:55 pm

penquis

boil up some eggs...

6:55 pm

hego

Wish All a safe and warm week.

6:56 pm

hego

See you tomorrow.

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

no boiled eggs, ever. but ty for thr thought

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

same to you hego

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

mmmm deviled eggs

6:56 pm

hego

Good night Guys!

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, hego.

6:56 pm

penquis

you, too, hego....g'nite

6:56 pm

penquis

you, too, hego....g'nite

6:57 pm

hego

:)

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

good night hego

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

has anyone been watching galavant?

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

i watched a while but got bored

6:57 pm

penquis

i saw the first one...

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

really thought the music sucked

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i wondered what you thought. pretty broad comedy.

6:59 pm

penquis

i am off.....bye all!

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

night

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

oh there are some fun parts but not enough. . .

7:00 pm

Nef

Good Evening Everyone. How are you all today? (And how hard is the grid: could I finish it tonight of let it go?)

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

hi nef. .. hard for me to answer about the grid

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

bye penq

7:01 pm

Nef

Oh? Aren't you doing it today?

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

the first 130 took abut half an hour

7:02 pm

Nef

I take it then the second half is tougher?

7:02 pm

jmcnrick

i am nef but a bit out of practice and also not really engaged

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

not necessaily i am just not really lfocused

7:03 pm

Nef

Ah, I understand, jmc. And TO; you've talked me in to tryingso here goes!

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh...

7:04 pm

jmcnrick

so may i grouse for a moment?

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

it will strm and we will have teeny tiny grids..

7:04 pm

Nef

(You know what they say about fools rushing inâ€¦.)

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

grouse away.

7:05 pm

Nef

go right ahead, jmc. We might join it too

7:05 pm

Nef

join in, that is

7:06 pm

jmcnrick

so i was out of town for a whole week. . . I travel but rarely take vacation. . .

7:07 pm

Nef

yes...

7:08 pm

jmcnrick

so this friend I haven't heard from for multiple years sends me this email. . . her daughter who i saw 15 years ago when she got lost in DC and called me to rescue her (which I did) was in town and I hadn't responded within 24 hours. . .

7:09 pm

jmcnrick

really /. . .if you haven't contacted someone in 15 years seems you could wait 24 hours or . . . maybe just maybe. . . contact them further in advance. . .

7:09 pm

jmcnrick

:-/

7:10 pm

Nef

OMG! She got hostile with you?

7:10 pm

Nef

(or rather atâ€¦)

7:11 pm

jmcnrick

not hostile exacatly but an email saying "are you there?" on sunday when i didn't respond saturday

7:11 pm

Nef

did you answer "No, I'm not" to her snarky comment?

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

just seemed like she could have waited a couple of days or contacted me prior. . .

7:12 pm

Nef

yep.

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

especially since i bailed her daughter out of trouble 15 years ago. . . (not from jail but just no money and not connected with her group)

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

just seems presumptuous. . .

7:14 pm

jmcnrick

email i think makes people expect too much. . .

7:15 pm

Nef

I agree. 15 years without contacting you and then when SHE is in Your town (& doesn't contact you beforehand) is she expecting you to be home & drop everything or what?

7:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

are you going to answer?

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

not her but her mom. . .

7:17 pm

jmcnrick

i saw her at Meeting today and said she should call we would have dinner. . . i am happy to spend time with her. . . just wanted to complain a little. . .

7:18 pm

jmcnrick

i figured i could grouse here

7:18 pm

jmcnrick

thanks guys. . .

7:18 pm

Nef

I agree that it's presumptuiosthat she expected an answer right away;

7:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

are you ever coming here? i want to go to the stained glass installation at chestnut hill meetinghouse

7:19 pm

jmcnrick

clients are like that now too. . . email and cell phones means even little lawyers like me are on 24/7

7:20 pm

Nef

Do you ever get the feeling that there are some people you know who just *expect* you to always be there when they call?

7:20 pm

jmcnrick

there is stained glass at a meeting house? *Shocked look*

7:20 pm

jmcnrick

exactly nef

7:22 pm

Nef

why would stained glass in a meeting house surprise you jmc (I don't know much about Quakers, if you can't tell)

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

wait, maybe not stained glass, but it is an art installationwith light that is viewed at dawn and dusk

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

haha we rejected steeple houses. . . god everywhere. . . stain glass is a distraction from the connection to god

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

there is a nice meeting house in houston that is an art installation in of itself. . .

7:24 pm

Nef

& jmc, I have 1 friend who ONLY calls when she wants something from me. I keep saying that phone lines go both ways, but that only works when she wants or needs something

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

i will keep that in mind TO

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

i have thought about saying no to such "friends"but then i think . . .life is too short. . .

7:27 pm

Nef

LOL! Same here, jmc. Every once in a while it gets annoying; and when it does; I do say I'm already busy then. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn't

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

exactly. . .if i can do it i do. . .

7:28 pm

stidmama

hey all...

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

ding dong ding at the least suggestion i'll pop the question. . . lida rose i'm a home again rose. . . .

7:29 pm

Nef

Hi stid!

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

so here is my love song not fancy or fine. . . lida rose won't you be mine?

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

*drifts into music man music*

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to rustle up somedinner

7:30 pm

stidmama

enjoy, TO!

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

have a nice dinner TO

7:30 pm

MollyL

*Busts in doing Shirley Jones's part/Will I Ever Love You*

7:31 pm

MollyL

<---Knows every note in The Music Man

7:32 pm

jmcnrick

what a great duet molls!

7:32 pm

Nef

DH & I are taking a class; he just told me it's time for us to go! BBL!

7:33 pm

jmcnrick

i love old time radio on WAMU . . .

7:33 pm

jmcnrick

bye nef thanks

7:33 pm

stidmama

later Nef. I think I will head out too... should check wardrobe for the week ahead. Everything is clean, just need to figure out what needs de-wrinkling! LOL *poof*

7:33 pm

jmcnrick

picklittletalkalittle is on now

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

you just got here stiddie!

7:35 pm

MollyL

Cheep cheep cheep

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

hehehe exactly molls. . .

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

do you ever listen to old time radio on WAMU?

7:39 pm

MollyL

No but it sounds like something I would enjoy

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

7 pm every sunday night. . . gunsmoke. . .johnny dollar. . . dragnet. . . and other things as appropriate. . .

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

i am off now. . . see you tomorrow. . .

8:17 pm

BzznBea

Molly, are you expecting a snow storm?

8:18 pm

pippingeek

i know we have one coming for sure in new york

8:19 pm

BzznBea

I hope it is not as severe as predicted.

8:20 pm

BzznBea

Off to bed...Night all.

8:22 pm

pippingeek

night bea

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

crap, ihate it when i need re or inorenwords

8:42 pm

Bugsaw

the en words frustrate me the most

8:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need4 t finish

8:44 pm

Bugsaw

I still have 85 so probably am not your guy right now TO but I do sympathize

8:45 pm

pippingeek

yeah, 82 here

8:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is ok, leaving now. happy babbling

8:47 pm

Bugsaw

waves to everyone, even the lurkers

8:50 pm

pippingeek

hi lurkers!

8:50 pm

pippingeek

and bugsaw

9:08 pm

saanichcat

hi bugs and pippin!

9:09 pm

Bugsaw

hi saanich. how goes it with you?

9:10 pm

saanichcat

very well thanks! Looking forward to real daylight though...

9:10 pm

saanichcat

And how about yourself?

9:10 pm

pippingeek

hi saanich

9:10 pm

pippingeek

was deep in the grid

9:10 pm

Bugsaw

me too! I have a light but it is not the same as real sunlight

9:11 pm

pippingeek

what are your daylight hours right now?

9:11 pm

saanichcat

tis fine. I just this minute finally finished

9:11 pm

Bugsaw

doing much better now. Had overextended myself too much so I quit volunteering and now have finally got free time.

9:12 pm

saanichcat

hmm, let me check..basically normal daylight for this time of year.

9:13 pm

Bugsaw

no idea when the sun comes up pippin because I am not a morning person but it goes down between 5 and 6:00

9:13 pm

saanichcat

Comes up about 7:30, therabouts.

9:15 pm

saanichcat

Bugs I am glad you have free time! That's what this stage of life is all about. Loaded in art supplies, enrolled for Tai Chi, walk a lot, etc

9:16 pm

Bugsaw

exactly but you don't know how much is enough until you know what it too much - Blake I now know

9:16 pm

Bugsaw

SInce my foot is so much better now I am thinking about Tai Chi too

9:18 pm

saanichcat

It's great to do in the pool too. I still keep my CRD Parks position (volunteer) but it is more fun than onerous. What happened to your foot?

9:19 pm

pippingeek

that's about what we have here - 7am sunrise, 5pm sunset, much better than it was a month ago

9:20 pm

rururocks

<---it's sunny here 24/7

9:20 pm

rururocks

.. but that could be the drugs I'm on however...

9:20 pm

pippingeek

i think i need some of those drugs

9:20 pm

saanichcat

of course it would be ru! WHAT DRUGS??

9:21 pm

rururocks

happy drugs :D

9:21 pm

Bugsaw

I dislocated my foot and broke the bones in my lower leg last year then was allergic to the metal so had to get that taken out and then start recovery from that. Now I can balance on that foot I think it is time to do more.

9:21 pm

saanichcat

send us all some please, dopamine needed

9:22 pm

Bugsaw

I could use some happy drugs too ruru. Lights are just not enough some days

9:22 pm

Bugsaw

Saanish I tried the exercises in the pool before the metal came out and nearly drove myself nuts pretended it didn't hurt that much

9:22 pm

saanichcat

oh Bugs, what a terrible ordeal,

9:23 pm

Bugsaw

can anyone clue the ar7, please? I am getting bored

9:23 pm

pippingeek

oof, that sounds miserable

9:23 pm

rururocks

ar 7 is a patron of the arts

9:23 pm

rururocks

or a clever producer of some art

9:24 pm

saanichcat

I think it is a practicer of the arts, their work is in craft shows

9:24 pm

Bugsaw

I am only sorry that I didn't do it jumping out of a plane or something exciting. It was just a bad step and an I have fallen and can't get up moment. too sad

9:24 pm

rururocks

*sends the clapper to Bug's house*

9:26 pm

Bugsaw

thanks for the hint. Don't need a clapper any more thanks ruru but it was miserable for a long time when I was not allowed to put ANY weight whatsoever on it. My arms don't look like a gorilla

9:26 pm

rururocks

*checks bug's knuckles*

9:26 pm

Bugsaw

I hardly ever limp now

9:27 pm

stidmama

*wraps bugs in bubble wrap again*

9:27 pm

saanichcat

Bugs, so sorry you had to go through all that

9:27 pm

Bugsaw

hey stid. good to see you too

9:27 pm

stidmama

hey all -- rolled my ankle last week, but just a little thing and much better now... Every time it rolls, though, I think of you Bugs!

9:28 pm

saanichcat

hey stid, hi!

9:28 pm

Bugsaw

Mr Bugs was pretty good about feeding me enough to stay alive. Sometimes he would bring breakfast at 3:00 in the afternoon though because he thought he had broght something sooner. At that time it hardly mattered because I was on a lot of drugs.

9:29 pm

stidmama

ugh... LOL I know Mr. Bugs, too possible!

9:30 pm

Bugsaw

A roll was what did it stid! I dislocated the foot with the roll and then tried to stand on it and slipped off the foot. I hope you had someone to help you up before you tested it like I did.

9:30 pm

Bugsaw

He is a sweetie but he moves pretty slowly

9:32 pm

stidmama

I was teaching at the time.... so had over 20 pairs of hands who could have helped if I needed it. But I didn't fall, so it was okay.

9:32 pm

stidmama

How's life on the island these days, ladies?

9:32 pm

Bugsaw

Oh good but you probably pulled all the tendons and ligaments. It could take a while to heal yet.

9:33 pm

Bugsaw

we are having lots of rainstorms.

9:34 pm

stidmama

I finally clued in yesterday, and sat ALL DAY (except for "necessary" trips) with my foot up; and wrapped it yesterday and today. Will be cautious this week and see the doc after that. But it is SO MUCH better than it was even three days ago, I think I will be okay.

9:34 pm

saanichcat

and dark clouds, quite similar to your weather. (Why do Canadians always seem to talk about the weather!?)

9:34 pm

pippingeek

i can't imagine having to go through that agin, breaking my ankle was the worst

9:34 pm

stidmama

We have been getting sporadic rain. Not what we "need" and not what I want... I was SO looking forward to finally teaching in a district that reliably has snow days...

9:34 pm

stidmama

but nada.

9:34 pm

pippingeek

i have bursitis in my heel right now and that's enough

9:34 pm

stidmama

hey pippin! ((hugs))

9:35 pm

pippingeek

hiya stid

9:35 pm

saanichcat

Dinner beckons, great to see you all, bye for now

9:35 pm

stidmama

au revoir, chere Saanich!

9:36 pm

Bugsaw

waves to saanich

9:37 pm

Bugsaw

we haven't had snow yet this year, either stid. Climate change. But we have had a boil water advisory for over 2 months because of the amount of rain

9:38 pm

stidmama

??? boil water because of RAIN?

9:38 pm

stidmama

overflowed the pipes?

9:39 pm

Bugsaw

Yes. We have had so much rain for so long that it has created turbidity in the water with all the mud sliding down into the lake we use as a reservoir. I am sick of it.

9:39 pm

pippingeek

yuck, that sounds awful

9:40 pm

stidmama

Ah, that is not good. I am sorry. How about the oyster beds by that little town near year? Did the rain bother them?

9:41 pm

Bugsaw

No. Oysters need salt water and it is hard to dilute the ocean. ;)

9:41 pm

Nef

Hi again everyone.

9:41 pm

pippingeek

welcome back nef

9:42 pm

Bugsaw

hi Nef. good to see you again

9:42 pm

stidmama

Here, at the southern end of the Salish Sea, too much rain can wash over the beds as it comes out of the creeks and rivers, and the oysters don't like it. The normally brackish water isn't salty enough.

9:42 pm

stidmama

hey NEF!!! (((hugs))) I am getting GOOD at drumming! Today I sat and practiced "Flams" for almost twenty minutes! :-D

9:43 pm

Bugsaw

Ah! makes sense now stid. we are half way up the Georgia Strait so the tides move things much faster than at the end of an inlet.

9:45 pm

stidmama

Of course. Makes perfect sense!

9:45 pm

Nef

I read back in chat and Bugs; I'm sorry about what you went through. I had a workplace injury on my ankle back in 2006; then surgery in June that year; re-injured in Sept.; and another surgery in Nov. And the doc put metal staples in. I'm allergic to metal too; so had to have a 3rd surgery in April to clean out & close the wounds from the metal staples.

9:46 pm

Nef

WTG, stidder!

9:46 pm

stidmama

I like oysters, but haven't had any for a while. Probably should ask Tom to stop by the local fishmongers and get some... a good oyster stew for Superbowl might be really nice.

9:47 pm

rururocks

ugh

9:47 pm

Bugsaw

ankle injuries are sure complicated aren't they Nef! Did the swelling ever go down for you?

9:47 pm

Nef

Oysters, yumm. I wish we lived closer to an ocean so they were cheaper

9:48 pm

Bugsaw

I can't do oysters or clams. It is the texture.

9:48 pm

stidmama

hey ruru -- Tom made lovely pizza for supper tonight. Fresh veggies, (gluten free crust for me, regular for him), pickled garlic, sausage....

9:48 pm

stidmama

I bread the oysters so they are crunchy, and refuse to eat them raw. Raw oysters make me gag...

9:49 pm

Nef

It goes down, Bugs; but I can't be on my foot much over 2 hours because the pain & swelling gets to me. (peripheral neuropathy in that foot now).

9:50 pm

stidmama

That doesn't sound good, Nef.

9:50 pm

pippingeek

8 years after my ankle break and it still bothers me regularly

9:51 pm

rururocks

I can't take oysters either.. clams are ok most times

9:52 pm

stidmama

*rethinks walking in favor of being carried around in a litter by cabana boys*

9:52 pm

Bugsaw

I am afraid of that pippin. They said I would get arthritis in it but I was imagining that would be years away.

9:52 pm

Nef

The ortho doc is a foot specialist; teaches at the U of MN. He told me back then that I'd always need orthotics and I'd have about 2-3 hours on that foot for life. It is what it is; I push it sometimes but then I pay for it.

9:53 pm

pippingeek

i mean i can run and bike and everything, but i get weird twinges and there are days where i am limpy or have to twist my foot in a certain way to walk without pain

9:53 pm

Nef

So my computer desk has an ottoman next to it and I elevate my feet whenever I'm at the computer.

9:53 pm

pippingeek

often weather related

9:54 pm

pippingeek

okay, it is late for me, i gotta crash!

9:54 pm

stidmama

well, I should head out. Need to be ready for tomorrow and have a few things still to pull together. (((EVERYONE))) be well, stay safe.

9:54 pm

stidmama

*poof*

9:54 pm

Nef

pippingeek, good luck with your foot.

9:54 pm

Nef

Niters pippingeek & stid!

9:55 pm

Bugsaw

waves to all the smart people who leave when they only have 10 left

9:55 pm

Nef

LOL, Bugs!

9:59 pm

Nef

I'm having trouble finding *i* words tonight in this grid

10:00 pm

Bugsaw

the i words are same ones that have been in the last coulple of grids. I + cloth

10:00 pm

doseffing

... them I've got ... what are you looking for?

10:02 pm

Nef

any of them, doseffing. I've only found 1 so far (related to health).
And bugs, this past week whenever I looked the grids were too big for me to play (it was a busy week for me)

10:02 pm

Bugsaw

the first si 6 word please

10:03 pm

doseffing

... si + what you bowl on

10:03 pm

Bugsaw

thanks

10:03 pm

doseffing

... top row ... in 4/5 ... a standard babblet

10:04 pm

Bugsaw

have you opened your list yet Nef? how many clues do you need? is 6 and 7 = i + shiney cloth

10:04 pm

doseffing

... at the bottom .. is6/7 ... i + shiny or silky cloth ... and then with a vowel

10:05 pm

Nef

Thanks to both of you! I can get it from here(I hope)

10:05 pm

doseffing

... actually that's not the bottom ...

10:05 pm

doseffing

... the bottom is ... ... sick and not heavy

10:05 pm

Bugsaw

now I am done. I will leave you in the capable hands of doseffing the cluer

10:06 pm

Nef

YAY, Bugsaw!!! WTG!!!

10:12 pm

doseffing

... of course you assume that I've found them

10:15 pm

Nef

When i was here earlier, T.O. said the first half of the grid goes very fast (actually she said one could do the first half of the words in half of an hour). I'm guessing (& seeing) the 2nd half is much slower

10:16 pm

doseffing

... that's about it ...

10:26 pm

Nef

if you pl or p.t. everything, it goes pretty fastâ€¦. at least for a while

10:27 pm

doseffing

... yeah ... but there's a bunch of sevens that will do you in ... ... if I wasn't keeping track of the tennis scores I'd go to bed ...

10:29 pm

Nef

Yeah, I hear you, doseffing. I'm fighting off falling asleep right here myself

10:36 pm

doseffing

... and done ... ... but I had to cheat and use the wordfinder for four or five ... ... may I offer a clue for anyone?

10:37 pm

Nef

YAY, doseffing!!!! WTG!!!

10:37 pm

Nef

I doubt I'll finish tonight; so you don't have to hang around for me dos

10:40 pm

doseffing

... Yeah I know how you feel ... ... that's why I hit the word finder ... I got to my usual 80 or 85% before I listed ... but I couldn't monkey a bunch of them ... ... at least you're on Central time so it's only really late for you ... not stupidly late like it is for me ... ... ... as Edward R. Murrow used to say ... ... "Good Night and Good Luck" ...

10:41 pm

Nef

Good Night, doseffing. Sleep well.

11:00 pm

kje

ti9 and 10 combo?

11:02 pm

kni15

ti+cons.+sick+pt of pt of to consume food

11:02 pm

kni15

and pt

11:02 pm

kni15

ignore last one

11:03 pm

kje

tity!

11:03 pm

kje

ty!

11:03 pm

kje

aits

11:03 pm

rururocks

free end of grid clues from kje

11:06 pm

kje

oops - sorry

11:08 pm

rururocks

or she's giving pete directions? :D

11:09 pm

kje

1st at5?

11:11 pm

kni15

a+ti4/4

11:11 pm

kje

ah yes, ty

11:26 pm

Andree

hi all back again hoping to finish

11:54 pm

dizgrannie

testing for my new icon

11:55 pm

dizgrannie

yep its there.....bring on the new grid with 555....lol

11:55 pm

Andree

very appropriate diz

11:56 pm

zoozzoom

That would be nice, Dizgrannie!

11:56 pm

dizgrannie

ty Andre, what help do you need?

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