Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, February 23, 2015

12:01 am

pugmama763

tr7 & 8

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

Erda

Forgot to finish last game; it'll cost me many points....

12:04 am

pugmama763

ar 6-7

12:05 am

dizgrannie

ar 6, 7, 8, 7

12:06 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:06 am

meliae

Trousers 7/8

12:06 am

meliae

Damn auto correct

12:06 am

meliae

Sorry

12:06 am

dizgrannie

thx Mel already had them...lol

12:08 am

harpjane

flip

12:09 am

harpjane

thank you lickety!

12:11 am

crayola

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

dizgrannie

ho 7/40

12:14 am

meliae

Stats for the j please

12:14 am

crayola

jo 4/9

12:15 am

meliae

Ty

12:15 am

meliae

Nbt NBS

12:16 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- downton ran overtime tonight

12:21 am

dizgrannie

ec 7 x 2

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

TN still in state of emergency -- I've been sooo lucky -- friends in east TN have had no power for 2 days -- and it may not be back up for another week or more -- and temps in teens tonite -- so much ice, then wind, then trees came down, many on power lines . . .

12:23 am

rururocks

wow une.. are you ok?

12:23 am

cybernan

nbs, nbt and off to bed - good night all

12:23 am

meliae

Dang une you be careful!

12:24 am

dizgrannie

sorry Une, could you translate TN for me - I have no idea of the shortened versions of the US states.

12:24 am

meliae

Nini Nan

12:24 am

rururocks

tennessee

12:24 am

meliae

Tennessee

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

i'm ok, thanks -- had lots and lots of ice but it's melting -- had small branches down but nothing big -- no damage to house or car . . . like i say, i've been really lucky

12:25 am

dizgrannie

ty...you all be very careful

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

couldn't get out of my street for 3 days -- but it's fine now

12:26 am

rururocks

wow

12:27 am

cybernan

ar 6,7,8,7 if not called

12:27 am

rururocks

:D my first words

12:27 am

cybernan

I figured, ru

12:32 am

rururocks

i'm stopping with 50 to go

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

gnite ru :-)

12:33 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh just found the words ru found first LOL!

12:33 am

rururocks

people stiffen when they find them une

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

groan . . .

12:35 am

rururocks

:d

12:35 am

rururocks

:d

12:35 am

rururocks

:D

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ro 7

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

yep that's in a ru nest as well :-)

12:37 am

rururocks

you have to pull of the tr8's though

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

aacckkk!!!

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

105 and signing off -- bonne nuit! :-)

12:41 am

rururocks

ho7

12:41 am

rururocks

night une

12:45 am

rururocks

ac7

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

thx for the ac, ru

12:52 am

rururocks

ec7 x 2

12:54 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

12:54 am

rururocks

well done gr..

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

ca 7/36

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rose!

12:55 am

rururocks

thanks dee.. my last c

12:55 am

grannyrose

thankee, thankee.

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

yqw, wtg

12:56 am

grannyrose

i thought i was going nuts, then found th4 my phantom was in fact in the grid. * sigh *

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

bummer... been there before :)

12:58 am

grannyrose

how are you doing dee? with the therapy etc. any improvement?

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

some days, I think, yes, others, no.. this bitter cold weather doesn't help... sooooooo cold here

1:00 am

grannyrose

awww. ikr? every time the weather changes here the nerve in my knee goes twang.

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

makes other joints ac4, for sure... pretty weird. How are you doing?

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

Fireworks!

1:02 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!!

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:03 am

grannyrose

pain doc next week. will find out more then. i can't be a part of the research program as one of the drugs i re5 to.

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

That's not good. Will be interesting to see what he has to offer you.

1:05 am

grannyrose

np's, will put you on the email list....lol

1:05 am

rururocks

i'm missing a s 6 ..

1:06 am

grannyrose

so6/21?

1:06 am

rururocks

that's it

1:06 am

rururocks

let me look

1:06 am

rururocks

soutari

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

lol good, rose

1:06 am

rururocks

oopsie

1:06 am

grannyrose

had in the last grid i think.....lol

1:07 am

rururocks

I knew I was close.

1:07 am

grannyrose

*giggle* close but no cigar

1:07 am

rururocks

:D thanks gr

1:08 am

grannyrose

*hands ruru the cigar* here you do sport...

1:08 am

grannyrose

ahem * go *

1:09 am

rururocks

thanks.. but I don't smoke

1:09 am

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for either ec7-32? Thanks

1:09 am

rururocks

i can't stand cigarettes

1:10 am

grannyrose

ec7, ec + almost to sample by mouth

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

Well, I am off til the flip. Good luck at the doc's, rose. *poofing with hugs*

1:14 am

gapeach

Gosh, Rose, I still can't see it.....have double vision still....but I can't blame it on that. Thanks , I'll keep looking.

1:14 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} dee. sweet dreams

1:15 am

grannyrose

peach, think of a word which means to sample food, cooks/chefs do it a lot as they are cooking.

1:16 am

grannyrose

now, plural it, and remove one of the consonants

1:16 am

gapeach

I've been trying that but obviously, I am hitting the wrong keys

1:16 am

gapeach

I've been trying that but obviously, I am hitting the wrong keys

1:17 am

grannyrose

giggle, remember it starts with ec then add the word to th4

1:17 am

gapeach

Yay, Rose, I finally got one of them. Thanks so much.

1:18 am

grannyrose

yay peach. now change the final vowel

1:18 am

gapeach

Thanks much, hun.

3:02 am

grannyrose

dinner ready. will bbl. xoxoxox

4:01 am

sprite

morning all

4:04 am

crosshair

Good morning, everyone:)

4:05 am

sprite

hi crossy *hugs* How are you this morning?

4:06 am

crosshair

((sprite)) I am fine. Bit wound up, and upp an hour and a half too early though. Today is my big final exam:)

4:06 am

sprite

ah, a bit of positive stress will help you perform even better. I will think of you!

4:08 am

crosshair

I had a teacher friend do the math for me. I am going into it with an 82%. The exam is worth 30% of the total so If I really nail it I can finish with an 87.4% give or take should all things go well:)

4:09 am

sprite

sounds good to me. Just give it your best, you'll be fine.

4:13 am

zoozzoom

Hello, all :-)

4:13 am

sprite

hi zooz! *hugs* how are you today, dear man? Is it as sunny there as it is here? And cold!

4:13 am

zoozzoom

You do not need it, Crossy, But god luck with your final exam!

4:15 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Spritey, Just had a deluge of hailstones & rain.But that has now given way to blue skies and sunshine.And cold as you say.

4:15 am

zoozzoom

I had just wrote all that in the 'add woed' box.it did not take..lol

4:16 am

sprite

I love it when winter shows us this face. Don't mind the cold too much and love the clear skies and the crisp air.

4:16 am

zoozzoom

word*

4:16 am

sprite

looks like crossy deserted us in favour of tea, or toast, or something like that.

4:16 am

grannyrose

i take my eyes off the screen for a few minutes and you all slip in. {{hugs}}dear sprite, g'day crossy, g'day zooz

4:17 am

zoozzoom

There are a lot of bulbs coming up with lots of crocuses and others in bloom!

4:17 am

sprite

how odd, zooz, lololol

4:17 am

zoozzoom

Hello, rose.Hope you enjoyed your meal :-)

4:17 am

sprite

hi rose, my darling friend *hugs*

4:17 am

sprite

yes, here as well, zooz. The relatively warm temps have lured them out early

4:18 am

crosshair

howdy zooz ((rose) et all..brb..kettle is on and the cats are demanding to be fed..

4:18 am

sprite

hehehe I knew it, crossy :P

4:18 am

zoozzoom

I do love the snowdrops they look really nice little flowers.

4:18 am

grannyrose

lamb shank, rice, zucchini, field mushrooms and baby broad beans.

4:19 am

sprite

rose, good news about the car. How did your call to the doctor go?

4:19 am

sprite

omg to die for, that dinner

4:19 am

zoozzoom

Sounds very nice, Rose!

4:19 am

zoozzoom

I used to hate broad beans but now i love them.

4:20 am

grannyrose

he is away until next month. this guy does so many jaunts overseas.

4:20 am

zoozzoom

We call Zuchini, courgette here.do not know why.

4:21 am

sprite

um except for the broad beans! I really cannot stand them. Dutch for broad beans is capucijners. And we call zuchhini courgettes too.

4:22 am

grannyrose

courgettes surprisingly is a french word....lol

4:22 am

sprite

I mixed up the translation for broad beans and string beans. I love string beans.

4:22 am

sprite

we have many words we stole from french, rose. I think english has too.

4:22 am

zoozzoom

We call string beans..runner beans..lol

4:23 am

grannyrose

i hate big broad beans, but these were itty bitty ones about 1/4 the size if big ones.

4:23 am

zoozzoom

Agree with that, Sprite.

4:23 am

zoozzoom

you are making my mouth water, Rose.

4:24 am

sprite

I used to hate string/runner beans. 'Normal' here is to cut them up really fine. My mother did that too, and then cooked them till they were overdone. Then my love cooked them for me... cut in big pieces, just cooked till perfection and with a bit of bacon and tomato... to die for.

4:25 am

zoozzoom

Okay i am really drooling now..lol

4:25 am

grannyrose

oh yum sprite.

4:25 am

sprite

hahaha and that before breakfast! Or right after, maybe?

4:26 am

zoozzoom

not had breakfast yet.it normally comprises of about 6 honey sandwiches and a cup of tea..lol

4:26 am

sprite

aw darn it rose, that is not good. Having to wait another month. Isn't there anyone else there who can get things in motion for you?

4:27 am

sprite

sounds good to me, zooz! I just finished my coffee and will start on my first of two apples for breakfast soon.

4:27 am

grannyrose

nope, he is one in a million. not going to trust anyone else.

4:28 am

sprite

ok that makes sense. But jeezz louise, not a good thing. Have you made an appointment for the day after his return?

4:28 am

zoozzoom

jeezz louise..LOL

4:28 am

grannyrose

yup. on it already hin

4:29 am

sprite

great, darling. The sooner the better.

4:29 am

zoozzoom

Okay I got 'col' as chukle out loud.But what is 'hin' stand for?

4:30 am

sprite

a very short form of honey

4:30 am

sprite

and do you know what 'sis' means?

4:30 am

zoozzoom

oic!

4:30 am

grannyrose

hinny, geordie word for woman.

4:31 am

zoozzoom

Sister?

4:31 am

grannyrose

but used as an endearment, at least on my part.

4:31 am

sprite

yeah, but as an abbrev it means 'snickering in silence' which is what we usually do when we type 'lol'.

4:31 am

zoozzoom

Thank you, Rose.That makes sense.

4:33 am

grannyrose

speak for yourself sprite. i may be the odd one out here, but i am usually laughing out loud, much to don's dismay.

4:34 am

sprite

I know, darling. Hence the 'usually'. You are not really usual, lollll.

4:34 am

zoozzoom

Teehee! ((Rose))

4:34 am

grannyrose

or maybe unusually....col

4:35 am

sprite

for me and other dutchies, 'lol' in itself is a word meaning fun. Having 'lol' is having fun. So we use 'lol' even more freely, meaning anything from laughing out loud to thinking something is funny.

4:36 am

sprite

very unusual, rose... in a good way :D

4:40 am

crosshair

brrr.. back down to the deep freeze this morning. Tis minus 34 with the wind chill:(

4:40 am

zoozzoom

I was showing my sister babble the other day.And i was finding all these words.And she asked me what they meant.I was a bit embarrassed as all i kept saying was I do not know..just words I normally find in the grid..lol

4:41 am

sprite

poor crossy

4:41 am

zoozzoom

Gosh way too cold for me, Crossy!

4:41 am

sprite

hahahaha zooz! You have to learn a new one every day! Go find those definitions! Check out my profile, babble idiom list at the bottom, for a start :)

4:41 am

crosshair

darn windows are frozen shut again:(

4:42 am

zoozzoom

Alas ahe was not interested in playing babble after all the effort of trying to get her to play it :-(

4:42 am

grannyrose

ugh crossy.not for me....well....maybe....if it means i don't feel hot and perspire anymore.

4:42 am

sprite

don't curse them, crossy. If you were a window at those kinds of temperatures, you'd be frozen shut too

4:42 am

crosshair

You have to be a bibliophile and a wordie to appreciate babble:)

4:42 am

sprite

her loss, zooz

4:42 am

zoozzoom

I have gone to your profile on many occasions, Sprite.It has helped me find the babblets :-)

4:43 am

grannyrose

i think zooz, you are either a wordie nut or not.

4:43 am

sprite

hehehe good to hear!

4:43 am

crosshair

snaP, rose

4:44 am

zoozzoom

But everyone should be a word lover.They are amazing!

4:44 am

grannyrose

col, crossy

4:46 am

zoozzoom

Like the TA 4/4 language spoken in two villages in New Mexico. I would never say the word in normal conversation.But I know it is there!

4:47 am

crosshair

ty zooz, I needed that one:)

4:47 am

sprite

I love words so much. It is hard to understand how people can discard them so easily, lol.

4:48 am

grannyrose

zooz, my love of words started with my beloved nanna ans pa. he was a school teacher and delighted explaining words and how they are formed to me. she just loved doing crosswords. in the morning i would crawl into their bed between them while they did the crossword in the paper.

4:49 am

sprite

awwww that is such a lovely memory :)

4:49 am

zoozzoom

Aww that is a wonderful story, Rose. What a memoery to have for ever!

4:49 am

sprite

snap, zooz :D

4:49 am

zoozzoom

Memory* I can spell...honest!

4:50 am

grannyrose

they were wonderful people. i cherish all that they taught me.

4:50 am

zoozzoom

Well I can spell..does not mean i can spell correctly..lol

4:50 am

sprite

we understand you just fine, no worries

4:51 am

zoozzoom

It is now good.I need to get my honey sandwiches and another cup of tea on the go.Be BAck Soon!

4:51 am

crosshair

It is funny. My father and mother were not readers, but I remember my teacher trying to show me the mysteries and delights of a book, and how wonderful stories are once you know how to unlock them. She explained how you were never alone, and how you always had things to see, places to visit, and people to meet so long as you had book in your hands. I still remember the day when it "clicked" for me as a child--when reading started making sense. I do not know the name of that long ago teacher, but she gave me the biggest gift a person has ever given me:)

4:53 am

grannyrose

crossy, according to my mum, i was reading at the age of 4, as was eldest son. we both love reading.

4:54 am

grannyrose

* my eldest son *

4:54 am

crosshair

I tried with my son, but now as a young man he can take it or leave it it seems:(

4:55 am

crosshair

But I see in the school that this is the case with many of the teens these day. too much competition from the internet I think.

4:55 am

grannyrose

each to their own, crossy. i am sure he has many other qualities which are just as good.

4:56 am

sprite

I first learned to read upside down, from watching while my parents read, lol. Preschool at well. I have managed to infect my children with the virus, thank God. My daughter is an avid reader, my son doesn't read for months, then suddenly the fever grabs him and he reads one book after another.

4:57 am

crosshair

I am tutoring two students in the college English class and the girl , about 19-22 years of age says to me "this will be the first book I have read all the way through"

4:57 am

sprite

omg, crossy... that is so sad. I blame the parents.

4:58 am

crosshair

Got her reading Of Mice and Men

4:58 am

sprite

oh that is a good one

4:58 am

zoozzoom

Crossy, uo have a wonderful way of describing your past events.That was a delight to read about the teacher telling you about books.Love it!

4:58 am

crosshair

:)

4:59 am

crosshair

And it is a slim novel and an easy read on the surface. I am not asking her to plumb its depths for hidden meaning or symbolism.

4:59 am

zoozzoom

you* damn keyboard.

5:02 am

sprite

yeah, if you can trigger a beginning love for reading, that is much more important

5:02 am

zoozzoom

I have just started to read 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth.

5:02 am

grannyrose

and i, hopefully, am halfway through out of africa.

5:02 am

crosshair

She cried when the puppy died in George's arms:)

5:02 am

zoozzoom

It has small writing and it has 1535 pages!!

5:03 am

crosshair

ouch, a big one!

5:03 am

zoozzoom

I love it when i book can really move you emotionally.

5:04 am

zoozzoom

A*

5:04 am

zoozzoom

Okay it is nt the keyboard.it is me..lol

5:04 am

meliae

Sortahot not to be confused with sortacold the first refers to looks, the second to temperature, as in he was sortahot in that movie.

5:05 am

meliae

Hello all ((hugs))

5:05 am

zoozzoom

LOL

5:05 am

sprite

oh I love it, mel. Hi :) Am gonna add it to our dictionary

5:05 am

grannyrose

g'day mel. xoxox

5:05 am

meliae

Hello all xxx

5:06 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Meliae :-)

5:06 am

meliae

Good news I fired the warden! Well my sis did lol

5:07 am

zoozzoom

She was horrible to you.So I am not suprised..lol

5:07 am

meliae

Hiyas zooz

5:08 am

sprite

added, mel, thanks!

5:08 am

meliae

You are quite welcome.

5:08 am

sprite

oh I missed that story! Which warden? How was she horrible?

5:09 am

meliae

The dang night hooker nurse for my bad days

5:09 am

grannyrose

ditto, what sprite said

5:10 am

meliae

Grouchy old biddy body mean as heck treated me like I am 4

5:10 am

sprite

oh dear, just what you don't need when you are having a bad day

5:11 am

meliae

I think she was a drill sergeant in a past life

5:11 am

crosshair

No need to put up with abuse.Especially if you are paying for it:)

5:12 am

meliae

This is an ornery grid

5:12 am

sprite

very good that you are rid of her now. Any success in finding a replacement?

5:12 am

crosshair

Unless you swing that way! lol!

5:12 am

grannyrose

i worked with a night nurse like that. she never did figure out why the patients i had taken care of the night before were so demanding when she took them on the following night. ( because they were no trouble when i looked after them)

5:12 am

zoozzoom

It does seem to have teeth, Maliae.

5:12 am

sprite

lol crossy

5:13 am

sprite

actually, it doesn't, zooz. Teeth is a phantom. Now the singular does work...

5:13 am

meliae

Not getting one I will crawl if I have to, she was only here to make sure I was comfortable and do light house work

5:14 am

zoozzoom

lol I was worried after I put teeth then realised it was ok it was the other word :-)

5:14 am

meliae

Lol crossy

5:14 am

sprite

all good, zooz :D

5:15 am

sprite

oh but there are bound to be good, sweet ones out there, mel... you sure it isn't too taxing for you to go it alone?

5:15 am

crosshair

It is hard to find good home care. The long time ones have had all the humanity drained out of them. You are nothing but a piece of breathing meat in their eyes.

5:16 am

zoozzoom

That is a good description of me, Crossy..LOL

5:16 am

grannyrose

mel, would you like me to come on over?

5:16 am

crosshair

lol, Zooz

5:16 am

meliae

It will be fine might get someone when I have surgery on my arm for a minute but to afford good care is ridiculously expensive and yes I know it is worth it.

5:16 am

sprite

ohhhh that is SO not true, zooz! *hugs* Silly man!

5:17 am

grannyrose

awww zooz. no way, mate

5:17 am

sprite

oh wouldn't that be awesome, rose? You'd be a blessing for mel

5:17 am

zoozzoom

Teehee...I know ..just messing :-)

5:18 am

sprite

don't, zooz. Not even for a joke. Think and say nice things about yourself, you deserve no less.

5:18 am

sprite

*stern mama look*

5:18 am

zoozzoom

Ouch ouch ouch my back is hurting...get back in the line, behind ME..Rose.I am first :-)

5:18 am

grannyrose

zooz, crossy would like to fill you in on workcover agents latest caper.

5:18 am

meliae

I did find some great new research on LS sounds very promising.....Rose you haven't left yet?

5:19 am

sprite

lollll zooz!

5:19 am

grannyrose

remeber it was workcover agent's doc who said i was un employable?

5:19 am

sprite

yes rose?

5:19 am

grannyrose

well, now the medical panel has told them the nerve injury is part of the package.

5:19 am

meliae

Stem cell research and a bunch of stuff, finally it is being recognized in the medical community.

5:20 am

sprite

oh that is good news, mel. At last.

5:20 am

grannyrose

now workcover agent has to pay me to stay at home, not look for employment AND pay for ALL treatments, including pain doc accounts.

5:20 am

sprite

rose, what does that mean for you?

5:21 am

zoozzoom

Wow that is even better, Rose!

5:21 am

grannyrose

i don't like to gloat...but i LOVE it. the irony is magnificient.

5:22 am

sprite

yes yes yesssssss that is awesome! That is so awesome! Rose, please gloat, unreservedly. You have earned the right thrice over.

5:22 am

meliae

That is great Rose.

5:22 am

zoozzoom

Thrice..such a lovely old word :-)

5:23 am

sprite

oh man, they are SO beating themselves up for playing it this way. They are so screwed.

5:23 am

meliae

I love that word too!

5:23 am

sprite

isn't it, zooz :) I love it.

5:23 am

grannyrose

if they had just paid up initially all this would not be enforced. i would have glady taken the payments only for medical and like treatments. but now my lawyer is going for the jugular.

5:24 am

sprite

they made your bed, now they will have to watch you sleep in it, lololol

5:24 am

zoozzoom

hahahaha I like your pun, Rose!!

5:25 am

meliae

Brb time for meds :)

5:25 am

grannyrose

oh, gosh, i love you guys.

5:25 am

sprite

ok mel :) We'll keep your chair warm for you

5:27 am

crosshair

You get them rose!! Our workman's comp(work cover) and O.D.S.P made us squirm for almost a decade before they approved my wife! They are the same world over it seems

5:28 am

crosshair

I was even told once by one disability worker that they automatically deny the first batch of applications simply to try and weed out the fakes.

5:29 am

crosshair

They figure that anyone who hangs in there year after year during the process is legit

5:29 am

ivesy3

its true crossy, most people are denied the first time they apply for disability..

5:29 am

sprite

it is partly the fakes that cause this kind of nastiness. Once you have seen a number of fakes, you tend to get a negative approach. But in the end, it comes down to money. They would do almost anything to prevent having to pay up.

5:29 am

ivesy3

cues

5:29 am

zoozzoom

Not nice for the legit ones though.

5:30 am

ivesy3

oops sorry....

5:30 am

grannyrose

g'day ives

5:30 am

crosshair

Then the doctors do not help with their incomplete reports. I cannot tell you how many times my wife's application was bounced back on that alone

5:30 am

sprite

hi ivesy :)

5:31 am

sprite

not telling you exactly what you need to hand in is part of the delaying tactics. Every year they don't have to pay is their gain, or so they think.

5:31 am

crosshair

yup

5:31 am

ivesy3

morning my friends..nice crisp day here with school closed again.. kids will sure be making up days..

5:31 am

grannyrose

but crossy, you both won through in the end. my hat's off to your persistence.

5:31 am

crosshair

Meanwhile you go bankrupt waiting...

5:31 am

crosshair

Yes, we won...eventually

5:32 am

crosshair

I mean she is mostly blind. She is not going to suddenly gow a new pair of eyes. it is an easy call one would think.

5:32 am

Becalina

root

5:32 am

zoozzoom

I raise my cup of tea to your wife and you, Crossy..Cheers!

5:32 am

crosshair

grow*

5:32 am

crosshair

ty, zooz:)

5:33 am

meliae

Ok I have question that perhaps you all can help with, fibromyalgia, lichen sclerosis, and lichen plants are all autoimmune diseases of which I have them all. Autoimmune just means your immune system is whacked...

5:33 am

grannyrose

bless you both, crossy. special kisses to elegant

5:33 am

grannyrose

yes, mel

5:33 am

meliae

Lichen planus dang autocorrect

5:34 am

sprite

yes mel?

5:35 am

meliae

So they have me on meds for each...which makes me goofy as heck, you would think they could figure out just what is causing my immune system to be screwy

5:35 am

zoozzoom

I am very sorry to hear you have all those, Mel.But I have no idea about these things.I hope , Rose or Sprite or someone else can help you though.

5:36 am

sprite

sounds like they should turn you inside out to find out what is causing your immune system to malfunction, mel. You need a dr House diagnosis.

5:36 am

meliae

Not only for me but for all the others that suffer with different types of autoimmune disorders

5:37 am

grannyrose

mel....have you tried natural treatments. i use anatrin and magnesium malate for my FM. check out the vitacost web site.

5:38 am

meliae

I think I miss my brain the most, I mean some days I would rather live with pain than deal with the drugged up goofiness.

5:38 am

ivesy3

well, my cousin was told she had a awful disease where her skin and internal organs harden.. the dr. who told her this is a specialist.. turns out all her blood work was negative for this . and she doesnt have it....(thank god)

5:38 am

sprite

some doctors, sigh... am glad your sister does not have this illness, ivesy. I hope they will find out what is wrong for real soon

5:39 am

sprite

I hear you, mel. Feeling out of it because of meds is very very unpleasant.

5:40 am

meliae

I am going to meet with naturopathic lady next week. The problem is the U.S. is owned by the pharmaceutical companies, so they just like on more pills and send you on your way.

5:40 am

meliae

Pile on*

5:41 am

ivesy3

turns out she has a disease associated with thyroid.. which is treatable.

5:41 am

sprite

not good either, but a much friendlier diagnosis to live with, ivesy. And sorry, I meant your cousin, not sister.

5:42 am

sprite

true, mel. I think going the nature way is a very good idea.

5:42 am

meliae

Thyroid disease is scary but treatable make sure she stays on her meds once they get it sorted out.

5:42 am

ivesy3

yes sprite we were all relieved.. she said the dr.was just down right rude. like this is what you have and you will die...

5:43 am

grannyrose

mel, the U.S. company i purchase my meds from is very reasonable, honey.

5:43 am

sprite

omg she should file a complaint. How inhuman.

5:44 am

meliae

Sounds like my first Dr with the LS said it was in order of diagnosis and discarded, heroes, VD, chronic yeast, std, thrush, allergies

5:45 am

grannyrose

egad, ives. that doc needs to be struck off his medical board. what a nutter!!

5:45 am

meliae

I will look into those I wrote them down :)

5:45 am

meliae

Herpes not heroes Lmao

5:45 am

zoozzoom

lol

5:45 am

sprite

yay for autocorrect! A whole new kind of humour was born.

5:46 am

ivesy3

she has another appt. with her and says she is going to confront her.. put her thru hell for two weeks befor she found out it wasnt that disease.. what an ass

5:46 am

meliae

I agree Sprite, and yes Ivesy very rude and unprofessional!!!

5:47 am

ivesy3

ahh i spell the coffee...bbs...

5:47 am

sprite

lol, you spell coffee so very well, ivesy!

5:47 am

zoozzoom

I bought a little book with lots of autocorrect that people have experienced whilst texting.It is flipping hilarious what has been text to people that was not meant to of been text..lol

5:48 am

meliae

Lol

5:48 am

grannyrose

okaaaay. don is giving me subtle hints. the tv is turned off, the bedside lamps are on, and he asking if i want the main light off. i am thinking he wants to go to bed...just because it's nearly 11pm.

5:48 am

sprite

oh lovely, zooz! I sometimes surf the web for those, and some make me laugh so hard

5:48 am

zoozzoom

Sweet sleeps, Rose :-)

5:49 am

sprite

hehehe sounds like he needs a cuddle, rose...

5:49 am

meliae

I was texting my boyfriend about seeing peacocks at the zoo and it came out I was seeing big cocks in the zoo

5:50 am

grannyrose

col, naughty sprite...but i loves ya. thanx zooz. catchya all xoxox

5:50 am

sprite

roflollll mel! How did he take that?

5:50 am

meliae

Sweet dreams Granny and I will look into those meds.

5:50 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Night, darling.

5:50 am

grannyrose

night-night mel.

5:50 am

zoozzoom

LOL how funny, Mel!

5:51 am

meliae

He said you are seeing what????? What kind of zoo did you go to.

5:52 am

sprite

lolllll good one

5:53 am

sprite

and of course you said 'to a real manimal zoo'

5:55 am

meliae

Actually I teased him a bit and said why it is called chippendales lol

5:55 am

meliae

Lol Sprite.

5:56 am

sprite

:D nice one!

5:57 am

meliae

Hauser is a noun?

5:57 am

meliae

Is that how you spell it, like the gun

5:57 am

sprite

hauwitzer?

5:58 am

meliae

Oh lol I blame the meds

5:58 am

sprite

sure sure, blame the meds, lol ;)

5:58 am

meliae

As soon as you typed it the light bulb went on ROFL

5:59 am

sprite

oh that is just like asking for a clue! Asking is knowing :)

6:01 am

meliae

trousseau is my phantom

6:01 am

sprite

ooo I like it

6:01 am

zoozzoom

Howitzer.

6:02 am

meliae

Look how almost perfect it is lol

6:02 am

sprite

that is the one. Thanks zooz.

6:02 am

sprite

yeah just that rotten S in the wrong place, mel.

6:03 am

meliae

Thank you Zooz

6:03 am

zoozzoom

I did look it up..funny thing is if you put hauser gun into google images there is a gun called that too.

6:03 am

sprite

cool, zooz!

6:03 am

sprite

all the things we learn from babble!

6:04 am

meliae

Ok so I was partly correct, Damn enable anyway, it enables us to go bonkers.

6:04 am

zoozzoom

lol

6:04 am

sprite

too true

6:05 am

meliae

Ok lower right h is getting the white out treatment

6:05 am

sprite

hehehe poor mel

6:05 am

sprite

think magic words. Like abra cadabra

6:06 am

aceymcc

or a favorite Halloween movie :)

6:06 am

meliae

Are you freaking kidding me

6:06 am

sprite

that too! Hi aceymcc

6:06 am

zoozzoom

And not cold.

6:06 am

sprite

nope, cross my heart

6:06 am

meliae

I would rather have Hauser work lol

6:06 am

aceymcc

hello! just a quick sneak in before work!

6:07 am

sprite

nothing like babble to get you in a good mood before work :)

6:07 am

aceymcc

and make you think about it all day! haha

6:07 am

sprite

yeah, enable. Gotta love to ha4 it

6:07 am

zoozzoom

lol

6:07 am

meliae

Ok H you have been spared, now to tackle your identical twin brother

6:08 am

sprite

the other H has 4 almost identical sounding words.

6:08 am

aceymcc

happy babbling! i'm outta here.

6:08 am

meliae

6/9 on that one so looking

6:09 am

sprite

have a good day at work, aceymcc

6:09 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Aceymcc :-)

6:09 am

meliae

Bye Ace have a wonderful day

6:09 am

sprite

think the movie Turner and Ho5. And then 2 other ho words like it and one ha.

6:09 am

meliae

Have those 3 darn it

6:10 am

sprite

a kind of frost, a kind of deer

6:10 am

meliae

How many ha words?

6:10 am

sprite

only 3

6:11 am

meliae

Ok have them

6:11 am

sprite

wtg mel

6:12 am

meliae

I miss the list some days but I think I learn more words without it, if that makes sense.

6:12 am

sprite

sure does to me

6:13 am

zoozzoom

Need to go.Nice to see you all.Have a wonderful day/evening.Toodle pips for now.

6:13 am

sprite

you too, zooz, all the best for today :)

6:13 am

meliae

You focus more on word make up and combinations of letters, patterns if you will.

6:14 am

meliae

Bye Zooz have a good day.

6:14 am

sprite

yes. And when you use the list, you are more focused on the alphabet and which letters could come between others.

6:14 am

sprite

fireflies. A grid with a bite today. Both literally and figuratively

6:15 am

crosshair

Crossy is back. Had to do an emergency milk. Wind chill has tghe temp down to minus 35 out there...brrr

6:15 am

meliae

I was starting to feel like it was not fun anymore finding the words.

6:15 am

crosshair

milk run*

6:15 am

sprite

*hugs crossy in a big warm blanket*

6:15 am

meliae

Holy crap Crossy

6:15 am

sprite

ouch mel, that calls for a break, methinks

6:16 am

crosshair

Jeep never did thaw out even though I was driving for 10 minutes:)

6:16 am

meliae

I enjoy the grid a lot more since I quit using the list and caring if I finish or not.

6:17 am

crosshair

Agreed, Meliae. First year here i used to agonize over every grid. No more.

6:17 am

meliae

And I though 32 above was cold!

6:17 am

crosshair

lol 32 F is t-shirt weather!

6:17 am

meliae

Congrats on fireflies Sprite

6:18 am

sprite

thanks mel :)

6:18 am

sprite

ok, does anyone need a clue from me?

6:18 am

crosshair

yaaa for sprite!!

6:18 am

sprite

thanks crossy ;)

6:18 am

meliae

I do try to get NBS and Nbt still though.

6:19 am

meliae

I am good just muddling along in my befuddled state of mind, lol

6:19 am

sprite

most people play so organised. I am ashamed to say I just do the random thing. I type in what I see. That is about it.

6:20 am

meliae

For a 100 word grid I probably type in 500 words or wanna be in my mind words

6:22 am

sprite

oh, same here. The amount of phantoms I seem to spot is endless. If we were scored for how many wrong words we'd type in for every good one, I'd be kicked from the site, lol

6:23 am

meliae

I don't think I study the grid when I start I look it over and words just flow many phantoms I think your brain sees the pattern and thinks the whole word is there.

6:26 am

sprite

yeah I think so too. Ok, I am off for today. *hugs* to you all. And crossy, good luck with the exams!

6:27 am

meliae

Have a supercalifragilisticexpialidotious day ((hugs))

6:46 am

sukee

Good morning

6:48 am

crosshair

There is our sukee! Slept in?

6:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

6:49 am

sukee

A little, I was also caught up reading about the Oscars on Facebook.

6:49 am

crosshair

scrabby!

6:49 am

sukee

Hi crossy, scrab

6:50 am

ivesy3

scrab, how cold where you are? most schools closed again.. parent going crazy.

6:50 am

Scrabbler

I have to go do sports physical exams at the local high school soon. Ugh.

6:51 am

sukee

The didn't close the schools here today, it's only -24C.

6:51 am

Scrabbler

Zero degrees last I looked.

6:51 am

Scrabbler

Most schools ar eopen but I see that some have closed, IVesy.

6:52 am

ivesy3

it was 1 above when i got up. it is now -5

6:52 am

Scrabbler

It will get colder soon.

6:53 am

Scrabbler

I am going to Holland High School this morning and it is open.

6:56 am

ivesy3

well our schools are closed, but library open.. which means we need to put on our long undies.. very cold in there.. old building.. no insulation.

6:58 am

Scrabbler

Brrrr

6:59 am

Scrabbler

I found an 8 by myself. tr8

6:59 am

sukee

wtg

7:00 am

Scrabbler

I usually do not find anything bigger than a 6 without a clue.

7:02 am

Scrabbler

I must get going. Enjoy the day.

7:02 am

sukee

Bye.

7:03 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone

7:03 am

sukee

Hi car

7:04 am

sukee

I'm off to make some breakfast.

7:08 am

MollyL

*Waves to Car, in Brokeback Snow Mountain

7:08 am

car.eeyore

Hey now!

7:08 am

car.eeyore

:)

7:08 am

Anniebrook

es

7:09 am

MollyL

Just a play on your sore back and all the snow
: D

7:09 am

Anniebrook

good morning

7:09 am

car.eeyore

Hello to you Molly and Annie!

7:09 am

Anniebrook

hi car. and Molly :)

7:11 am

Anniebrook

bbs

7:18 am

crosshair

schools are all open here. minus 24c or minus 36 with the wind chill:) We are the first ones here though. I am a bit wired because of my exam today and wanted to be here earlier to go over my notes a bit

7:19 am

car.eeyore

You will do great Crossy! Breathe in, breathe out.

7:20 am

crosshair

<-------breathing....

7:57 am

sukee

Hi again.

8:00 am

phaeton

Hello

8:02 am

phaeton

stats for the center O please?

8:02 am

sukee

I have 2 of the o's

8:02 am

sukee

But I don't really know where they come from

8:03 am

BzznBea

oa5/10

8:03 am

sukee

and the plural

8:03 am

MollyL

oc 4/5

8:03 am

phaeton

ty...found the oc4

8:03 am

sukee

Ty Molly that is the one I needed.

8:04 am

MollyL

There are two oa5/10

8:04 am

phaeton

have the or5/12, no oa5's

8:06 am

phaeton

oh well...have nbt and halfway. Time for sustenance.

8:07 am

MollyL

Desert wet spot, singular and plural

8:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

Haters gonna hate, but you must admit this was spectacular.

8:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/\nlady-gaga-oscars-watch/

8:09 am

phaeton

ty...other half not ready for food yet.

8:09 am

phaeton

She did a good job, and it was nice to see just her and not an elaborate costume.

8:10 am

MollyL

If you want to get to that link, take the \n out

8:10 am

MollyL

The gown was great. The gloves, not so much. She looked like she had just finished scrubbing toilets.
: D

8:11 am

phaeton

lol...didn't even notice the gloves

8:11 am

MollyL

I've noticed that ever since Taylor Kinney, she has toned down her outrageous get ups.

8:11 am

MollyL

Wow, how can you not notice startling red elbow length gloves?

8:12 am

phaeton

huh...when I saw her she was all in white.

8:13 am

phaeton

I only saw the 'Sound of Music' performance...didn'

8:13 am

phaeton

didn't watch all of the Oscars

8:14 am

MollyL

Oh, I get it now. She didn't wear the gloves when
she performed.

8:14 am

phaeton

WHOOP! found an 8! nbt/nbs

8:14 am

MollyL

an8 should lead you to the other 8

8:15 am

phaeton

what did you think of the host? I thought he was a little stiff.

8:16 am

MollyL

I didn't see too much of Neil Patrick Harris. I saw a clip of his unfortunate comment about the woman whose son commit suicide.

8:17 am

phaeton

didn't see that...thank goodness.

8:18 am

MollyL

It was a joke. She had on this awful dress with furry little pom-poms hanging from it, and he said "it takes balls to wear a dress like that". Unfortunately, she had just finished making a moving comment about her son who commit suicide.

8:18 am

phaeton

are both 8's ar?

8:18 am

MollyL

The other 8 is tr

8:19 am

phaeton

ty

8:19 am

phaeton

got it

8:20 am

phaeton

ouch

8:21 am

phaeton

which movie won?

8:21 am

sukee

Birdman

8:22 am

phaeton

never even heard of that one...I figured Selma would get it

8:22 am

sukee

I figured Boyhood.

8:23 am

phaeton

I hadn't heard of that one either...don't go to movies.

8:24 am

sukee

The only one I saw was The Grand Budapest Hotel, it is on Netflix.

8:24 am

phaeton

I've heard that was good.

8:25 am

MollyL

So many people have quit going to the movies. I don't know how the industry stays afloat.

8:26 am

phaeton

I live in a rural area...no theaters close by.

8:27 am

phaeton

and we don't have good internet...so no netflix

8:27 am

MollyL

Plenty of theaters near me. I don't enjoy the price, the volume or the theater full of rude people on their cell phones.

8:28 am

phaeton

Well...I'm hungry even if he isn't. BBL

8:44 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

8:49 am

Judi

Must. stop. typing. "Tomato".

9:12 am

MollyL

To-mah-to

9:14 am

hego

Hiya!

9:21 am

josephjames

abracadabra, ho5 po___

9:23 am

hego

good one. ty

9:24 am

phaeton

ca7/36?

9:24 am

josephjames

it's like not liquid or solid is ga-----, but with a c

9:25 am

phaeton

ty jj

9:32 am

phaeton

ec7/32x2?

9:34 am

phaeton

nm

9:38 am

mattygroves

Can you help me with that pair, Phae?

9:47 am

MollyL

One ends like the plural of what you put flowers in. The other is similar, change the last vowel

9:51 am

harpjane

hello

9:53 am

Shirlockc

not getting that ec7 clue

9:53 am

mkg

ec is a word for vase? i am so confused.

9:53 am

Shirlockc

no idea what the putting flowers in would be

9:54 am

penquis

shirl...the flower part ends in the plural of what you put flowers in....

9:55 am

Marc Freeman

change the first letter of word for what you put flowers into

9:55 am

mkg

i have tr 8. what is other please? ty.

9:55 am

penquis

and stick a consonant in after ec...

9:55 am

penquis

mkg...pants...

9:55 am

penquis

sorry....that's the one you have...

9:56 am

mkg

pen that is the one i have. sorry. need stats for other. ty.

9:56 am

penquis

don't have the other....sorry...

9:57 am

mkg

i still dont see ec 7. the word vase is messing me up i guess.

9:57 am

mkg

ty pen.

9:57 am

Shirlockc

i'm with mkg

9:58 am

penquis

ec + consonant + you put flowers in many v****....

9:58 am

mkg

i got it now pen. ty.

9:58 am

poodletoes

and change the last vowel for the other one

9:58 am

mkg

shirl did you get it?

9:58 am

Shirlockc

thx pen, i kept trying it without the pl

9:59 am

penquis

understood....

10:01 am

mkg

shirl, the plural is the word. it wont take it singular. ec + consonant is the key. and then the last 4 letters are from v word.

10:01 am

Shirlockc

yeah, finally got both

10:04 am

mkg

what is the other one? i only have one. now i am confused again.

10:04 am

penquis

it's the same, mkg.....just change the last vowel.....

10:06 am

mkg

ty got it. sorry.

10:06 am

penquis

np...

10:06 am

mkg

how many feet of snow is there in maine?

10:07 am

Douglas

nbt

10:07 am

penquis

we have had over 7 feet here this winter.....downeast maine has had much more...

10:08 am

mkg

super. we have had a lot for maryland but i miss new england.

10:08 am

mkg

i was born and raised in conn.

10:08 am

mkg

any clues for that other 8? not the pants word.

10:09 am

penquis

you would have gotten tired of this winter pretty quickly if you'd had to shovel it every time it snowed...

10:09 am

mkg

true pen. the only way is to hibernate.

10:10 am

mkg

i have no words for the A second row and the O third row. any stats welcome. clues too.

10:10 am

penquis

ah....but life goes on.....have to clean off my car before i go to my exercise class today....

10:10 am

penquis

we got a little snow overnight...

10:11 am

MLFAN17

hello

10:11 am

mkg

my hubby did the snow removal for me. so i am spoiled.

10:11 am

mkg

hi mlfan

10:11 am

penquis

hi fan...

10:11 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for so6/21, please?

10:11 am

MLFAN17

ty mkg and hello mkg and all

10:11 am

Douglas

There are at least two little bits in this grid

10:12 am

mkg

i just got the other 8! it is from the A that i had no words for. part of a series. ar series.

10:13 am

zoozzoom

There is no SO 6/21 Marc.

10:13 am

zoozzoom

Forget what I just said, Marc.

10:13 am

zoozzoom

am having one of those senior moments..lol

10:14 am

mkg

who is marc????????

10:14 am

Marc Freeman

No problem

10:14 am

MLFAN17

2nd column O and A stats please?

10:16 am

MLFAN17

sorry just need the A on that column please?

10:16 am

Marc Freeman

Don't understand the question mkg?

10:16 am

mkg

a stats: ar 6/21, 7/32, 8/45, 7/32. it is a form of the word sexual ar*****.

10:16 am

mkg

sorry i didnt scroll back to see your ques marc.

10:17 am

MLFAN17

ty mkg

10:17 am

mkg

i could still use a stat for the O in third column third row. have 0 words there.

10:17 am

mattygroves

I too need the so6/21

10:17 am

Marc Freeman

No problem what real estate company do you work for in what part of the country?

10:18 am

MLFAN17

4th column E?

10:18 am

mkg

i am in maryland near DC. i work for Avery Hess.

10:18 am

Marc Freeman

ea4/6

10:18 am

MLFAN17

how is the weather there mkg any snow?

10:19 am

MLFAN17

thanks marc

10:19 am

mkg

4th column E: ea 4/6

10:19 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:20 am

zoozzoom

SO+ vowel + what we breathe mixed up.

10:20 am

mkg

we have quite a lot of snow for maryland. got about 5 inches saturday on top of already 4 inches. it is cold so not melting. but soon i am sure it will melt. we never keep it long. i love the snow and miss living in new england. i used to LOVE snow days when the kids were all home. we would play in the snow, make snow men and watch movies.

10:20 am

mattygroves

Thank you Zooz.

10:21 am

zoozzoom

Welcome :-)

10:21 am

mkg

got that so. good clue

10:21 am

MLFAN17

mkg it used to snow in northern va a lot too

10:22 am

mkg

i fear global warming. stephen hawking says the planet has 1000 years more at most. scarey for my grandkids and their great greats.

10:22 am

mkg

still have no words for that middle of the grid o.. darn. any stats welcome

10:23 am

MLFAN17

weather has changed quite a bit in even the past 20yrs

10:23 am

Shirlockc

o4, to swear one

10:23 am

penquis

mkg...oa 5 x 2....place in the desert....

10:23 am

mkg

wrong o. have that one.

10:25 am

zoozzoom

OC4

10:28 am

mkg

ty! that is it.

10:28 am

penquis

did you get the two i just clued??

10:29 am

mkg

yes just got them pen. ty. that O is now black.

10:29 am

mkg

off to work. ta.

10:36 am

penquis

i have to go, too....bbl to find my last 35....bye!

10:36 am

zoozzoom

Have a good day, Pen.

10:36 am

penquis

ty, zooz...

10:42 am

cybernan

good morning

10:56 am

cybernan

quiet in here -- are you still here pen?

11:02 am

Douglas

I'm now at nbt-2, where I have either 2 words or the maximum on every tile.

11:02 am

MLFAN17

hello

11:02 am

MLFAN17

again

11:02 am

cybernan

hi doug, mlf

11:03 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

11:03 am

MLFAN17

i dont like this grid very much

11:03 am

cybernan

clue for ec 7 please? - don't have either

11:03 am

Douglas

It's a very nice grid if one is fond of words ending in "oot"

11:03 am

MLFAN17

lol doug

11:03 am

MLFAN17

cyber i dont have it

11:04 am

cybernan

I think enable must be like wikipedia, where anyone can add info -- we seem to have a lot more foreign and obscure discipline specific words creeping in now

11:04 am

cybernan

* as well as the usual manufactured and misspelled ones

11:05 am

MLFAN17

makes it interesting doesnt it cyber?

11:05 am

Douglas

Rich relations give
Crust of bread and ****

11:07 am

MLFAN17

huh?

11:09 am

MLFAN17

i have 100 left and am at a stand still

11:09 am

MLFAN17

99

11:14 am

MLFAN17

ro 7/28?

11:16 am

Aloyisius

Howdy folks, just opened chat.. down to 29, headed for the list.. and I do not have that ec7.. off to hunting

11:16 am

cybernan

ro 7: flower consumed

11:18 am

MLFAN17

thanks cyber

11:18 am

MLFAN17

let us know if you find it aloy

11:18 am

Aloyisius

great clue, nan.. but that is one of the 4 7's that I do have

11:18 am

Aloyisius

thanks to the spoonbill, lol

11:19 am

MollyL

ec7s...One ends like the plural of what you put flowers in. The other is similar, change the last vowel

11:19 am

cybernan

was clueing it for mlf, aloy

11:20 am

MLFAN17

thanks for the ec 7/32 molly

11:20 am

Aloyisius

tyvm molly

11:20 am

cybernan

ty molly

11:21 am

MLFAN17

is the other the exact same letter order but change the last vowel.. though that isnt working so far?

11:22 am

cybernan

there is only one other vowel you could use, mlf

11:23 am

MLFAN17

duh ty cyber

11:26 am

MLFAN17

halfway

11:45 am

Aloyisius

pretty fishy smelling as fw go off.. missed a bunch of easy ones today.. off to get some errands done.. ciao for now

11:47 am

Nef

Good Morning, Everyone.

11:50 am

Nef

I love your clue at 11:05, Douglas; (however, I think it shows we are of a "certain age!"

12:01 pm

cybernan

saw the clue, but didn't know what it was for -- so didn' make any sense to me

12:04 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:05 pm

cybernan

would someone please ease my curiosity and tell me what doug's 11:50 clue was for?

12:08 pm

cybernan

guesss you all have your noses in the grid -- hagd...

12:08 pm

periwinkle

help with ac7 pls

12:13 pm

turqaz

peri: ac7 describes something sour

12:14 pm

MollyL

Ends like lifestyles of the rich and fa6

12:15 pm

periwinkle

ty both

12:15 pm

turqaz

yw

12:30 pm

Nef

Sorry, cyber, I had a phone call I had to concentrate on so i turned away from the computer. It's a billy holiday song "God bless the child;" he was culling su 4/7

12:39 pm

MollyL

Nef, you don't need to apologize for not being attentive to chat. We all have real life things going on.

12:45 pm

turqaz

help plz for my last word: so 6/21

12:51 pm

periwinkle

don't have it

12:54 pm

PMS

so 6/21
Old french coin + start of ar 6,18

12:54 pm

periwinkle

ty

12:55 pm

turqaz

thx pms. i think this same word came up the other day

12:56 pm

hego

yesterday

1:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

how is everyone this cold monday/

1:00 pm

turqaz

cold

1:01 pm

Nef

I'm glad I don't have to go out today.

1:01 pm

hego

very

1:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

i resolved to go out every day, but the wind just gusted

1:02 pm

hego

It's not awful today.

1:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

i tried the recipe for the olive oil cookies, they are good if you have a dark chocolate lover.

1:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

relatively healthy

1:03 pm

hego

I am a dark chocolate lover.

1:03 pm

Nef

It isn't too awful today; but I had to be out too often yesterday & I'm being abstinent today. ;-)

1:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

recipe in profile.

1:03 pm

hego

ty TO

1:03 pm

MollyL

Oil in cookies is not my favorite way to make them. Too greasy for me.

1:04 pm

turqaz

fw! anyone need clues b4 i boogie?

1:04 pm

hego

Got it!

1:04 pm

Nef

They sound good, T.O. I'll pass this on to DH & see what he thinks.

1:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

wondered about the oil. not greasy at all. less so than butter recipes

1:04 pm

Nef

(He's the baker in our house; I'm not fond of ovens)

1:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

parchment is needed because they do not generate oil

1:06 pm

MollyL

Olive oil is good for cooking, but I have not liked the taste of it in baking.

1:06 pm

hego

Olive oil is not usually greasy.

1:07 pm

MollyL

Maybe greasy was not the right word. But baked goods don't taste right to me with oil in them.

1:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

it goes well with chocolate. i also tried it in pound cake. should be using light, not extra virgin, but that is all i stock. goes well with chocolate.

1:07 pm

hego

It would be a different taste

1:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

in brownies as well

1:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

hego, doesn't the light kind lose most of its taste which is why it is recommended for frying/

1:09 pm

hego

I don't know TO, I always use the regular EVOO.

1:10 pm

MollyL

I'm not big on substitutions in baked goods. Some people rave about that brownie recipe with black beans in it. I tried it and thought it was awful.

1:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

did not use a mixer, did these by hand. easy

1:10 pm

Nef

me too; I don't know what light olive oil would even taste like (more olivey?)

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

most brownies use oil. these are really brownies baked as cookies.

1:11 pm

turqaz

I see no requests. hagd! *poof*

1:11 pm

hego

less olivey Nef

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, turq

1:11 pm

Nef

HAGD turqAZ

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

and now i have made myself hungry.

1:12 pm

hego

:)

1:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

i also tried chicken Italian sausage this week. tasted ok, did not like texture. like turkey better.

1:15 pm

hego

any clues around for the ec 7's?

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

trying to think of one hego...

1:16 pm

hego

ty Fan

1:16 pm

Marc Freeman

ec+ what you put flowers in but change the first letter for on and change the last vowel for the other

1:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

molly clues them within 10min

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

ty marc

1:17 pm

hego

ty Marc

1:17 pm

MLFAN17

ac7?

1:17 pm

Marc Freeman

I am still confused with the clue for ar7 and so6 could someone please reclue it, THANKS,

1:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

just clued by molly

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

marc to make excited two different ending letters

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

or different letter at the end that is

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

owl was that for me?

1:21 pm

Marc Freeman

I am sorry I have the ar7 it is the ac7 that I need? and the so6?

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

i need that as well marc

1:23 pm

hego

so is first 3 of opp of north and Mr Onassis

1:24 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

1:24 pm

hego

yw

1:24 pm

dcseain

ac7 is a vinegary acid

1:24 pm

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

1:25 pm

MLFAN17

ty hego

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

dc can you expand on that please?

1:26 pm

Nef

joto

1:26 pm

Nef

Oops! Sorry.

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

close and hello nef

1:26 pm

Nef

I meant to ask for the stats for the 8's please.

1:27 pm

MLFAN17

ar 8/45

1:27 pm

MLFAN17

and tr 8/45

1:27 pm

hego

ar 8, 45 tr8 45

1:27 pm

Nef

I know, MLF. And I already have the correct word too.

1:27 pm

Marc Freeman

getting someone excited and pl

1:27 pm

Marc Freeman

tr is pants

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

thats good nef:)

1:28 pm

Marc Freeman

and pl

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

i need help with the ac word please i dont understand the acid clue?

1:28 pm

Nef

Thanks MLF and hego. :-)

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

yw nef

1:30 pm

penquis

hello...

1:30 pm

Nef

hi pen

1:30 pm

hego

Hi Penq

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

hi pen

1:33 pm

penquis

back in from the cold...a bit nippy today....

1:33 pm

Nef

MLF, ac7 ends like enorm***

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

ty nef

1:36 pm

Nef

I couldn't think of how to clue it easily

1:37 pm

Nef

cues

1:37 pm

MLFAN17

what i was trying even with your clue i ended up needing to use morewords but i had a better idea then almost none at all with your clue:)

1:38 pm

Nef

Ummm, I *think* I understand what you said? ;-)

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

in other words both things helped me but your clue was a very big help to begin with

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

No need for a clue but is the ho7 a compound word?

1:39 pm

crosshair

Howdy, everyone:) Boy! was that exam tough!! it was not tough because of what was asked of me, rather it was tough because of the 2-hour time limit that was set for it:(

1:39 pm

Nef

LOL! Thanks. :-)

1:40 pm

penquis

hi crossy....glad you survived it...

1:40 pm

MLFAN17

wow cross..how do you think you did on it?

1:40 pm

crosshair

I knew all the material, but did not have time to get to it all:(

1:40 pm

Nef

Did you get through the whole test crossy?

1:40 pm

Nef

Bummer!

1:40 pm

crosshair

No, I did not, Nef:(

1:41 pm

crosshair

Seems I went into the exam with an 88% and the exam is worth a total of 30% of the entire course, so we shall see

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

do they grade you on what you did complete or is it an automatic fail cross?

1:42 pm

Nef

My friend had a 6 hour test on hospital coding and she didn't make it through hers either. I often wonder who sets the time for tests?

1:42 pm

crosshair

I am not sure, MLF I think the teacher has some lattatude with that

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

i should hope so cross as i am sure you were not the only one to finish

1:43 pm

crosshair

I do not like that; you can know all the material, but still fail because of insane time limits

1:43 pm

penquis

was this a final exam, crossy?

1:43 pm

crosshair

Yes, iit was pen

1:43 pm

MLFAN17

guess they dont want to pay the person who was giving out the test to stay for long?

1:44 pm

penquis

they are usually stricter with finals...

1:45 pm

crosshair

Funny thing is i had more difficulty with assignments for A Scarlet Letter than I did with Othello:)

1:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think part of it is that they are training you to write succintly.

1:45 pm

crosshair

Must be it:(

1:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

pardon the misspelling.

1:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

we were often limited to one blue book or less.

1:46 pm

crosshair

But that is like failing a driver because they are not good at driving 100mph...

1:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

or a certain # of pages.

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

cross maybe that is good thing as shakespeare is usually hard for most people

1:46 pm

Nef

how can some people write succinctly if it's a timed test?

1:47 pm

MLFAN17

Is Ho7 a compound word?

1:47 pm

crosshair

brb.. need a tea to help me decompress...

1:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

being ablte to get to the point is key to argumentative or factual writing.

1:47 pm

Nef

sorry MLF, I don't have it yet

1:47 pm

MLFAN17

np nef

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do not know, nef. it does not seem contradictory to me, but i am a writier

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

owl where did you get your icon?

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

do not remember. i bought the product locally.

1:49 pm

Nef

My brain often circles around an answer and then can be concise After I've thought about something a bit

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

its funny

1:51 pm

Nef

BRB, crossy said "tea" & that sounds nice and warm; I need to make some...

1:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think i need to go run an errand. returning something at walmart; whatwas i thinking, buying produce there/

1:52 pm

MLFAN17

bad produce at walmart owl?

1:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

probably not worth it.

1:52 pm

MLFAN17

how much of it is bad?

1:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

always, fan. and the prices are not the best

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

hubby and i shop for groceries there almost everytime but it depends on what we need sometimes

1:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

not the same up here.

1:54 pm

MLFAN17

we have food lion here too

1:55 pm

joansiebone

TO, those cookies in you profile sound relish. Off to make them!

1:55 pm

joansiebone

delish

1:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

they ARE. you do not need a mixer. don't overbake

1:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

very dark chocolate flavor

1:56 pm

joansiebone

great, dark chocolate is our favorite

1:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

later, gators!

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

MO 5/16?

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

hi joanie

1:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

do you have coarse salt?

1:59 pm

MLFAN17

are you asking me owl?

1:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

another word for freeload

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

oh that lol

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

ty owl

2:02 pm

penquis

k

2:02 pm

penquis

sorry....

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

wb pen

2:03 pm

penquis

ty...

2:03 pm

Nef

You don't need to apologize for letting us know you're here, pen.

2:04 pm

penquis

i apologized for accidentally entering "k"...

2:05 pm

Nef

well, that's how i thought you were letting us know you're here!

2:07 pm

MLFAN17

this grid is driving me nuts

2:08 pm

Nef

time for a break then, TO? I always find it's easier to see words after a break

2:08 pm

MLFAN17

HO 5/16?

2:08 pm

penquis

rhymes with that mo 5..

2:10 pm

MLFAN17

thanks pen:)

2:10 pm

penquis

yw...

2:22 pm

bichon

mo 5/16 and 5/12 pls

2:23 pm

penquis

mo 5/16....to sponge off someone...

2:23 pm

penquis

mo 5/12....what runs your car...

2:23 pm

bichon

motor

2:24 pm

bichon

doh

2:25 pm

bichon

ty pen

2:26 pm

MollyL

Pen, get hip. All the hipsters use "kk". (Like that is easier to type than ok)

2:26 pm

penquis

ah...ty, molly... ;o)

3:21 pm

penquis

i am done... :oD

3:58 pm

bichon

se 6, a clu pls

3:59 pm

lynxxx

se4.4 & either/**'

4:00 pm

bichon

ty and hi lynx

4:01 pm

lynxxx

yw and hi back

5:22 pm

kje

so6?

5:27 pm

penquis

so + two vowels + bill of **ghts...

5:27 pm

kje

wow, ty

5:27 pm

welki

hi, folks

5:28 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Welki :-)

5:28 pm

kje

hi

5:29 pm

kje

fw

5:29 pm

welki

never could find that delicata squash, kje - i'm destined to be squashless.

5:30 pm

kje

hmmmm

5:31 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Kje!

5:31 pm

kje

I haven't seen them in a bit or I'd mail you one!

5:31 pm

welki

a nice thought, but it would never make it across the border. could be contraband squash, a smuggler's delight

5:32 pm

Nef

hi again everyone. I'm trying to get organized; but that has "inspired DH to "organize his desk by piling satuff on mine! (don't you just LOVE it when that happens?)

5:32 pm

Nef

What kind of squash is it, kje?

5:32 pm

kje

lol welki... could hide you a stash inside

5:33 pm

kje

delicata, nef

5:33 pm

welki

well, if it's in your pile, it's in your control - file away, nef! *gets the wastebasket ready*

5:33 pm

Nef

Hmmm. I've never heard of it.

5:34 pm

Nef

LOL, welki! I'll need a couple of them! :-D

5:34 pm

penquis

love your opinion icon, welki!

5:35 pm

welki

thanks, pen :)

5:35 pm

Nef

I just Googled it, Kje, I've seen them, but not lately. Are they more of a summer squash?

5:35 pm

kje

I must be off... work to be done (or maybe a nap on the floor if I don't find some caffeine)

5:35 pm

kje

hagd all

5:35 pm

kje

winter squash

5:35 pm

welki

the thing about the delicata is that you can eat the rind once cooked

5:36 pm

Nef

Bye Kje.

5:36 pm

kje

I got them in fall through maybe november - so maybe getting too late?

5:36 pm

kje

yes, it is so easy compared to many winter squash

5:36 pm

kje

adios

5:37 pm

Nef

possibly it is too late for it. Welki, I was googling images and I noticed that they were prepared with the skin on.

5:37 pm

welki

just another reason for a trip to the west coast

5:40 pm

Nef

Very true. I forget, but are you in Alberta or Seskatchewan?

5:41 pm

welki

alberta, nef

5:41 pm

phandmd

Howdy!

5:42 pm

welki

hey, phan

5:43 pm

Nef

How is your weather these days? I just saw pictures of my nephew on FB and they have flowers & are in their garden playing with their kids in the dirt (they live in BC.)

5:43 pm

Nef

Hi phan! How are you?

5:46 pm

phandmd

Good, Nef? Our weather in the Mid Atlantic is cold, Incessantly cold!

5:47 pm

Nef

I think we're all very sick of winter this year.

5:48 pm

Nef

What is your weather like welki?

5:48 pm

phandmd

I am just thankful that I am not in New England!

5:48 pm

phandmd

Sorry, I didn't notice that your question was directed specifically at Welki.

5:49 pm

welki

today, it's lovely - above freezing. snow tomorrow, though not too much. march is our snowiest month and temps fluctuate drastically from now until may

5:49 pm

phandmd

the fluctuating temps are annoying!

5:49 pm

welki

heck, they fluctuate drastically from minute to minute here in the foothills

5:49 pm

Nef

Me too. We had enough snow last year (but not as much as Boston has had this year). I think if we'd have had that much this year we'd consider moving (but not sure where)

5:50 pm

welki

it can be -30c in the morning, a chinook blows in and +8c at noon

5:51 pm

Nef

phan, I wasn't just directing my question at welki, it's good to hear about yours too. But I also asked how You are doing these days. :-)

5:52 pm

phandmd

Phew, I didn't like the idea I was butting in on a conversation. lol.

5:53 pm

Nef

LOL! Chog is for everyone, isn't it?

5:53 pm

welki

butting in? this is a public forum, impossible to butt in! *lol*

5:53 pm

phandmd

2 thumbs up!

5:54 pm

Nef

Yep!

5:54 pm

phandmd

are the A words, normal?

5:55 pm

Nef

(BTW, I do not like this grid. I keep entering the same words over & over again and they don't work - because they aren't words!)

5:55 pm

welki

some are, phan

5:56 pm

phandmd

I found 2...

5:56 pm

Nef

I've only found 6 A words so far; I've been here on & off all afternoon I think

5:56 pm

welki

let me know if i can help

5:56 pm

penquis

the a's are not too bad...

5:57 pm

penquis

several are related to other a words...

5:58 pm

Nef

good to know, penq. But they still are invisible to me (I see too many O's)

6:05 pm

Nef

Thanks, pen! Right A black now!

6:09 pm

dan2bit

firewords! tx josephjames & all cluers - ca7/36 rhymes with not liquid or solid is ga7 was my last

6:10 pm

Nef

Thanks dan2!

6:11 pm

Nef

YAY, dan2bits!!! WTG!!!

6:12 pm

zoozzoom

Four of the larger A words could get you excited..lol

6:13 pm

welki

hi dan, zooz

6:13 pm

phandmd

In a sexual way, Zooz?

6:14 pm

zoozzoom

Yes you could say so.

6:14 pm

Nef

Thank you zoozz! I only had 2...

6:15 pm

phandmd

;^P

6:15 pm

phandmd

;^P

6:15 pm

phandmd

;^P

6:15 pm

zoozzoom

lol

6:15 pm

phandmd

oops

6:15 pm

Nef

:-)

6:16 pm

Nef

A's are done! Love those clues! :-)

6:24 pm

Douglas

I am now at nbt-3, where I have 3 words on each tile, or the tile is greyed out if it has less than 3

6:31 pm

phandmd

nice, Doug!

6:32 pm

Nef

WTG, Doug!

6:35 pm

suefrad625

clue for the A above the C and the O next to it please

6:35 pm

suefrad625

hi all

6:36 pm

suefrad625

just on break in my class. Say hi to the class if you want to

6:36 pm

phandmd

Hi class!

6:36 pm

Nef

hi suef.

6:36 pm

suefrad625

hi nef

6:36 pm

HarryHood

stay in school, kids

6:37 pm

Nef

oa5/10 cool spot in the desert

6:37 pm

suefrad625

duh

6:37 pm

Nef

hi Harry

6:37 pm

suefrad625

ty nef

6:37 pm

HarryHood

hallo nef

6:37 pm

Douglas

There are multiple cool spots in the northeast desert

6:37 pm

HarryHood

the other o is like the killer whales, without one of the consonants

6:37 pm

Nef

ac** =stiff joints

6:38 pm

Nef

Thanks for that one, Harry

6:38 pm

suefrad625

now you can beat me with a fish for sure

6:39 pm

suefrad625

ty harry

6:39 pm

HarryHood

another a is a Bostonian saying Paul Newman's profession

6:39 pm

phandmd

not getting that killer whale clue

6:39 pm

suefrad625

nice harry

6:39 pm

Nef

ac 5/12 = beginning of generic tylenol

6:39 pm

suefrad625

my had to think of paakin da ca in da yaaad

6:40 pm

HarryHood

:)

6:40 pm

HarryHood

phand - o + ***e in point

6:40 pm

Nef

oc 4, phan; leave out the other consonent

6:41 pm

phandmd

Ah, thanks, Harry, now I understand the original clue. lol

6:42 pm

suefrad625

and now for the last letter stopping me from nbt, 0 in the second column

6:42 pm

phandmd

So, I found 105 words w/o the list, I usually open the list about 1/2 way. Now I will open the list!

6:43 pm

penquis

or 5....to speak from a podium....or in front of a mike...or just at length....

6:43 pm

HarryHood

solemn swearing

6:43 pm

Nef

oa4 = taking tan oa** in court

6:43 pm

suefrad625

nm

6:43 pm

suefrad625

nbt & nbs

6:43 pm

suefrad625

no I can sleep tonight, lol

6:43 pm

Nef

(If I could type I might make sense!)

6:43 pm

Douglas

John Galt said he would stop the ***** of the world

6:44 pm

HarryHood

who is john galt?

6:45 pm

MollyL

Ayn Rand...Atlas Shrugged...

6:45 pm

HarryHood

yeah I know...bad joke.

6:45 pm

Douglas

Ba-dump. Psst!

6:46 pm

MollyL

Oh damn Harry, I need to go to the obtuse corner.

6:46 pm

HarryHood

I could make a geometry joke about that too

6:46 pm

HarryHood

100th word found! wahoo!

6:47 pm

MollyL

And I'll give you a bah-dum ching for that one
: D

6:48 pm

HarryHood

I went through my Ayn Rand phase...I thought everything she said was gospel. Until I found out about her insane personal life

6:49 pm

Nef

SHe was very *interesting* wasn't she? And isn't it strange how everyone revered her

6:50 pm

HarryHood

She really lashed out at Nathaniel Branden, and yet he continued to preach her philosophy

6:50 pm

MollyL

Pseudo intellectuals still enjoy quoting her.

6:51 pm

HarryHood

I found a small book by her once called The Virtue of Selfishness or something...wacky stuff

6:51 pm

HarryHood

"pseudo intellectual" pretty well describes me in my twenties

6:52 pm

Douglas

I started reading that book, but just didn't get it. Who knows, maybe I dodged a bullet. If she was around today, she would be encouraged to get over herself.

6:52 pm

MollyL

*Passes Harry a Carlos Castaneda book

6:53 pm

HarryHood

hah!!! more drivel :)

6:53 pm

MollyL

Oh, there are so many people who need to get over themselves

6:53 pm

penquis

*looking on the shelf for my copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance....oh....don't have one...*

6:53 pm

HarryHood

Noam Chomsky

6:53 pm

phandmd

I am trying to get over myself.

6:55 pm

MollyL

Harry probably has a copy of Steal This Book too
: P

6:55 pm

HarryHood

I do!!!

6:55 pm

HarryHood

It's tattered and dog eared :)

6:55 pm

MollyL

I knew it : D

6:56 pm

HarryHood

as is my copy of "noone here gets out alive"

6:57 pm

MollyL

*Wonders what kind of bed time stories Harry reads to his kids

6:57 pm

HarryHood

Dostoevsky

6:58 pm

phandmd

Crime and Punishment?

6:58 pm

phandmd

I had strange dreams after reading that one

6:58 pm

HarryHood

Or my biography - The Idiot

6:59 pm

MollyL

Wow, no wonder therapists make so much per hour

6:59 pm

Nef

LOL! Loks like I wandered off to start supper at the wrong time! ;-)

6:59 pm

HarryHood

I'm stuck at 57. time to list

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

noam chomsky. i know his brother; i've danced with him.

7:00 pm

HarryHood

wow! that's a random fact to throw out !

7:01 pm

Nef

Is he like his brother, TO?

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'm sorry. i could have sworn he was mentioned in the talk of authors besides ayn rand.

7:02 pm

Nef

he was. I just read it too

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

not something i am wont to just throw out in conversation.

7:03 pm

Douglas

Is Noam Chomsky's brother an author?!?

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

no

7:06 pm

Nef

I'm going to finish preparing dinner; so will be back later

7:08 pm

rururocks

I'm wondering if he manufactured consent to dance? :D

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

fw! happy babbling, all.

7:12 pm

rururocks

au revoir

7:16 pm

Douglas

I recently reached nbt-5

7:17 pm

MollyL

nbt 5???

7:17 pm

phandmd

each tile has at least 5 words or are greyed out if less than 5 words.

7:18 pm

Dorens

wow.. really?

7:19 pm

MollyL

Beyond my grasp. I've never understood nbt

7:19 pm

phandmd

that first RO 7 is stumping me.

7:19 pm

Dorens

pink/red colored

7:19 pm

phandmd

now I got it.

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, doren. just coming back to close ou t this tab,

7:23 pm

Dorens

Hello owl

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

hagn

7:26 pm

phandmd

that 1st CA 7 is bugging me now.

7:27 pm

MollyL

Extend the 4 before it with the ending of lifestyles of the rich and fa6

7:27 pm

phandmd

thanks, Molly

7:31 pm

wesnurse

ousers

8:10 pm

Chica15

hey penquis, I made it

8:11 pm

penquis

hey!....how's it going?

8:12 pm

Chica15

good. computer problems so took a bit to get in

8:13 pm

penquis

so it's not only me that can't get into Letter Lynx?

8:13 pm

Chica15

No, according to Facebook, most of the players can't get in anymore.

8:14 pm

penquis

i tried emailing gabby, but got no response....

8:14 pm

Chica15

Random, mouffe, liz, nanachichi, boglady and gjswork can still play. That's about it.

8:14 pm

penquis

i see nana here once in a great while.....not the others...

8:15 pm

penquis

i have a new laptop...figured it had something to do with that...

8:15 pm

Chica15

I see angelinaxox is here right now, she goes back a long way!

8:15 pm

penquis

the java is a newer version...

8:15 pm

Chica15

it's the java that's the problem

8:15 pm

penquis

haven't seen her in a while.....she may play and not chat...

8:16 pm

penquis

figured it was the java...

8:16 pm

Chica15

she's playing right now

8:16 pm

penquis

lots of people play and don't chat...

8:16 pm

penquis

are you in Florida?

8:16 pm

Chica15

that could be

8:17 pm

Chica15

are you on facebook?

8:17 pm

Chica15

i'm in florida for the winter. leaving in may

8:17 pm

penquis

no, not on Facebook...hard to believe, i know, lol...

8:18 pm

Chica15

lol

8:18 pm

penquis

how's the weather?...

8:18 pm

Chica15

it's been cool...high of 60 but it turned today

8:18 pm

Chica15

80 today

8:19 pm

penquis

hah....i went out in the early afternoon and it was 18 and windy....very cold...

8:19 pm

penquis

but at least it was not snowing!

8:19 pm

Chica15

zero today in chicago

8:19 pm

penquis

bet you don't miss that!

8:20 pm

Chica15

you got that right!

8:21 pm

penquis

you'll have to say hello to everyone if you communicate with them....i miss you all!....i play at wordsplay when i want to compete and here just to challenge myself...

8:21 pm

Chica15

pen, sorry i gotta run...phone call

8:21 pm

penquis

sure.....hope to see you soon!

8:30 pm

Nef

Back again. Boy, it sure helps to go to Lickety, doesn't it? I was down to 56 words left and they were invisible. Well, they are showing up now! :-)

8:30 pm

penquis

wb!

8:31 pm

Nef

thanks, pen. How are you doing with this grid?

8:31 pm

penquis

i finished this afternoon....

8:32 pm

Nef

good for you, penq.

8:32 pm

penquis

been hanging around (knitting) in hopes of seeing an old internet friend, chica 15, and she showed up tonight...

8:32 pm

Nef

Oh, fun! :-)

8:33 pm

penquis

yes, we used to play Letter Lynx and Boggle before that....known each other close to 15 years, i think...but can't get into that game anymore....

8:34 pm

penquis

i saw her at WordSplay recently and invited her here to chat and play...

8:34 pm

Nef

Oh, wow! Have you ever met her in real life?

8:35 pm

penquis

no....we just had a group of 8 or 10 people who played a boggle type competitive game together....

8:36 pm

penquis

included one Canadian and one English woman....

8:36 pm

Nef

I've known a number of internet friends for 10-15 years. I've met some of my nurse internet friends (we have a private chat board); a group of us went to Las Vegas in 2003 so I met a bunch then. But so far I've only met uusue here...

8:38 pm

Nef

OH! I forgot! I've also met RoundBarn here too!

8:38 pm

penquis

i used to work for an internet site as a site administrator....i did meet some of my fellow admin people in Las Vegas once....

8:39 pm

Nef

Our nurse board has members from G.B., Canada, Austria, and Australia too.

8:39 pm

penquis

cool....

8:40 pm

penquis

we have had trouble logging into our old site, so I have not seen them in a long time...

8:40 pm

Nef

I've met several nurses from a huge nursing site at different American Nurses Assoc. conventions through the years too.

8:42 pm

Nef

have you figured out what the problem is? I once played an online roll-playing game that shut down and a bunch of the members were here; so that's how I found Babble.

8:42 pm

penquis

cool....

8:42 pm

penquis

it's a java problem....one needs an old version of java to use the game....

8:42 pm

penquis

it's a java problem....one needs an old version of java to use the game....

8:43 pm

penquis

so when people upgraded their computers, they were locked out...

8:43 pm

RoundBarn

Hi Nef--yes, we've met--I'm on here briefly--been gone ten days, a funeral--and ten days before that to Nevada, bok work. Some day we will have a volume 4 and that will finish the trilogy. I get back to work tomorrow. How goes it with your grandson? JJ

8:43 pm

Nef

I don't even know what java is; I've heard of it, but never met it.

8:43 pm

Nef

Hey RoundBArn how are you?!

8:44 pm

penquis

it's a program that helps you play a game...

8:44 pm

penquis

hi roundbarn....

8:45 pm

Nef

RoundBArn they moved out at Christmas, so I'm lonely. But he's in kindergarten and it's so neat to watch him grow intellectually

8:45 pm

Nef

penq; do Mac's have java?

8:45 pm

RoundBarn

Nef, worn out from being gone. Been struggling with the final Trever chapter, that involves Jerry--where we spenmt a pleasant afternoon. Those chapters have been the biggest stumbling block. I'm ok, my kids aren't so hot. But that's another story.

8:46 pm

Nef

(((RoundBarn)))

8:47 pm

penquis

don't know about Macs and Java....

8:47 pm

Nef

I've written you several letters that never got mailed. DH has had health issues again; it's exhausting sometimes. But you know that

8:48 pm

RoundBarn

hi, penquis--I mostly lurk--but I watch you all, and you are one of my favorties. I love rururoccks with his dammits! I admire the work mlgricket (sp?) is doing with her Cit United group--I should contribute.

8:48 pm

Nef

I really do have a box of books for you but when I was ready to mail it to you you said you were going out of town. Will you be around so I can mail it?

8:48 pm

penquis

tyvm!...

8:49 pm

angelinaxox

hey penquis just scrolling back and saw you invited chica here to play, and haven't been able to get in there in a long time. i always leave babble open and go in and out, but mostly lurk while i am here

8:49 pm

RoundBarn

Nef I write you in my head. Why not come to Vermont? I still hve the cabin, against all odds.

8:50 pm

Nef

Are you in Vermont now?

8:51 pm

penquis

hi angel....yes, i guess not many can still get in.....java issue....saw Chic at WordSPlay and invited her to come here so we could chat more easily....

8:51 pm

RoundBarn

no, back in Spfld trying to get back to work. So if you wqant to send books, I'm here. Cress had her baby, in FRance, so I'm now a gr grandma--don't know if I'll get over to see him!

8:52 pm

angelinaxox

that's cool. wish i would i would have been in here. i sometimes get nana or squrell in here.

8:53 pm

angelinaxox

i miss playing gander though

8:53 pm

penquis

yes, i have seen nana....

8:53 pm

penquis

same here.... wordsplay is ok, but it's not the same..

8:53 pm

Nef

RB, once you finish Volume 4 you should take a nice leisurely trip to see that great grandchild. To celebrate.

8:53 pm

RoundBarn

Nef, I was aware that Frank was having health issues again but didn't come out of lurkig--I don't get jere v often lately--I hope he's improving--

8:54 pm

angelinaxox

i don't think too many can still get in gander, hope someday it will work again

8:55 pm

Nef

I fear that he's now on that gentle decline and will be in a wheelchair by the end of the year. But I hope that isn't how it goes.

8:56 pm

penquis

i tried emailing gabby but got no response....

8:57 pm

RoundBarn

I am sorry. Give him a hug for me. Did I send you this year's Liberty (2014) with the Manet cover?

8:58 pm

angelinaxox

i never tried emailing, i just gave up. figured maybe someday would see a post on facebook that others who stopped being able to get in were able to again and then i'd try myself

8:59 pm

penquis

understood....i gather chic has stayed in touch with others via Facebook....i have not....i do try every few months.... ;o)

9:00 pm

Nef

I believe you did and I thoroughly enjoyed a couple of the poems! (I'm trying to get organized here and have cleaned off my desk (into a box!) so can't tell you which one made me laugh out loud! I remember reading it to Frank but he wasn't so impressed (he's not that fond of words and poetry).

9:00 pm

angelinaxox

that's where i mostly see everyone or play them in scramble with friends

9:01 pm

penquis

ah yes....i have played that solo.....don't do Facebook....

9:03 pm

RoundBarn

read him the farm ones! This week is a letter from my dad to the government--I just put it into lines and labeled it tas season poem. It's sarcastic. Look up Illinois Times. No, it will be in next week. This week's is brief: GMO sounds like an STD/ well, isn't it?

9:04 pm

RoundBarn

sire

9:04 pm

RoundBarn

sires

9:04 pm

Nef

I LOVE that! GMO Is an STD!

9:04 pm

RoundBarn

sorry.

9:04 pm

Nef

Other box, RB! ;-)

9:04 pm

angelinaxox

ah ok, i play echo on there and she doesn't have facebook either. Are you on there as penquis?

9:05 pm

penquis

i am not on Facebook at all....

9:05 pm

penquis

i am on WordSplay as penquis....

9:05 pm

Nef

You could have "clued a few words I don't have, you know. ;-)

9:05 pm

angelinaxox

she isn't on facebook either but has scramble

9:05 pm

angelinaxox

thought maybe you have scramble app

9:06 pm

penquis

yes, i have scramble app....and ruzzle....as penquis....

9:07 pm

RoundBarn

if talking to me, Nef--I am so slow at this game and don't see the words--now Gillian, Rastapopolus, she knows every word but she lurks--just comes out to clarify a really strange word. I was just in Nevada with her and milked goats (in between book work)

9:08 pm

penquis

if you need clues, nef....i am here....

9:08 pm

angelinaxox

i added ruzzle but haven't played there in a long time i couldn't remember my info to get in

9:09 pm

Nef

RoundBarn, you do realize that I often put words in chat instead of into the grid, right? I did that earlier today too.

9:09 pm

penquis

hah...i like ruzzle.....used to like another word game, but they changed it...

9:10 pm

angelinaxox

just tried finding you on scramble but wasn't able to do so

9:10 pm

penquis

maybe that is Word Scramble?

9:10 pm

penquis

is that the one that used to have maybe 100 people playing at the same time?

9:11 pm

RoundBarn

just looked, Nef and Penquis--then realized Rasta is in France with the first gr grandchild! So Eddy is home milking the goats. I wrotea milking goats poem for a couple weeks ago. Tell Frank it isn't poetry, it's just telling stpories in lines, in the space I'm allotted!

9:11 pm

angelinaxox

that was a different game with the same name, this one is like words with friends but based on boggle instead of scrabble

9:11 pm

Nef

penquis, you are talking about so many games I've never even heard of! (I'm doing okay now that I opened Lickety)

9:12 pm

angelinaxox

a lot like ruzzle

9:12 pm

penquis

i will have to look at word scramble again....i know i had it on my iTouch but it's no longer there...

9:12 pm

angelinaxox

ah ok

9:13 pm

Nef

I will do that, RoundBarn. Sometimes he just doesn't relate to the turn of a phrase the way I do.

9:14 pm

Nef

I was imagining you milking goats with 1 hand and trying to write with the other!

9:14 pm

penquis

which one do you play, angel?.....word scramble or word scramble with Friends?

9:15 pm

angelinaxox

scramble with friends. i haved played words with friends but i prefer a boggle board to a scrabble board.

9:16 pm

RoundBarn

all those word games sound so intriguing--but I can't get involved or I'll never finish v4 much less clean my house. So I better sign off now, --well, after I tell you the goats are Pinon and Juniper and Juniper always has to go first or she'll break down the little barn. (I took notes in my head.) So I will sign off now and go dump my suitcase to find my toothbrush. Good night, dear Nef, and Penquis--and the rest of you that I watch.

9:17 pm

Nef

Good Night Round Barn! Take care of yourself!

9:17 pm

angelinaxox

Good night RoundBarn

9:18 pm

penquis

classic scramble with friends?....

9:18 pm

penquis

g'nite roundbarn...

9:19 pm

angelinaxox

yes i think so

9:19 pm

penquis

i am downloading it to try it out...

9:20 pm

penquis

if i like it, i will put it on my iPad...

9:21 pm

angelinaxox

ok

9:21 pm

RoundBarn

penquis, just lookd at your profile--I'm in Vermont summers. But my siser is just over in New Brunswixk, she and her conductor husband run a big music festival in St Andrews every summer, all summer. In case you're close.

9:21 pm

penquis

cool! i am not very close....i am in the midcoast....

9:22 pm

RoundBarn

But now I'm really going to bed. Thanks too, angelinxox.

9:22 pm

penquis

g'nite!

9:22 pm

Nef

Good night Round Barn

9:42 pm

penquis

still here, nef?

9:46 pm

Nef

yes, I am, penq. I'm down to 20 now. (I can actually find words now)

9:46 pm

penquis

cool!

9:47 pm

Nef

I thought you'd be off playing at all those other word games. Man; you guys sure know a lot of them!

9:48 pm

penquis

lol...i don't play that many anymore....

9:49 pm

penquis

i am actually knitting right now.....

9:50 pm

Nef

What are you knitting?

9:51 pm

penquis

i want to knit socks....but right now, i am just knitting a swatch to check the gauge...

9:51 pm

Nef

I'm a lefty; and never learned how to knit when I was young. My Grandmother tried to teach me; but I was too backwards.

9:52 pm

penquis

ah....i imagine that made it difficult...

9:52 pm

Nef

OYears later; I discovered that if you want to teach a lefty how to knit; use a mirror

9:53 pm

penquis

ah....interesting!

9:53 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for th6, please?

9:54 pm

grannyrose

roof of straw, marc

9:54 pm

Nef

I bought a couple of books on beginning knitting; I made some scarves; but no one wore them, so I gave up. Now my hands are arthritic; so not sure if I want to try again

9:55 pm

penquis

ah...i have made a lot of scarves of different types and several hats....also one sweater years ago....

9:55 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

9:57 pm

Nef

My daughter knits like crazy, mostly scarves and caps (for women going through chemo) and she's also made a lot of baby blankets too

9:58 pm

penquis

just heard we are expecting 3-6 in. of snow on Wed. morning.....ugh....

9:58 pm

penquis

nice....

9:58 pm

Nef

Hi Marc. Are you nearly done?

9:58 pm

penquis

i made a scarf for my neighbor last week and she shoveled out my car space yesterday for me... ;o)

9:59 pm

Nef

Nice, penq! :-)

10:00 pm

Nef

How much snow have you had so far, penq?

10:00 pm

penquis

oh i am not sure....maybe 7 feet this winter....but some was early on and did not stay....

10:02 pm

penquis

i think it's been a bit more....

10:02 pm

Nef

I've heard so much about Boston that I forgot that Maine got plastered too

10:02 pm

penquis

downeast maine has had much more....

10:02 pm

penquis

they had to find another place to dump the snow in Portland because the piles were too high for the planes that use the jetport near there...

10:03 pm

Nef

oh my! Where do they put it all?

10:04 pm

penquis

they had another spot they could use to dump the snow....boston has trucks that melt the snow...

10:06 pm

Nef

I keep thinking that it can't be dumped in the ocean.

10:07 pm

penquis

we don't dump in the ocean anymore, i don't think....

10:10 pm

Nef

I would think that dumping it in the ocean would be bad on several levels: fresh water would be decreased; increased pollution of the ocean; possible dilution in the area of where it was dumped; etc.

10:10 pm

penquis

yes...there is a lot of dirt, salt, and lord knows what else in snow that is plowed from the roads....

10:12 pm

Nef

yep.

10:12 pm

jacq

what if the top layers were scraped off using snow ploughs and those clean layers were transported to areas experiencing water shortages? if the bottom 2 inches was left on the areas then most contaminents would be left behind

10:13 pm

jacq

clearing areas like playing fields etc would then allow the snow from the roads and streets to be dumped there

10:13 pm

Nef

jacq, snow plows run continuously during snow; plus traffic mixes the layers

10:14 pm

penquis

a lot of stuff gets splattered in the snow....

10:14 pm

penquis

it's 6 below here now....and going down....

10:15 pm

Nef

Here in MN we do pile the snow in special areas; but there is no way that the snow is considered clean once it's been on the roada

10:16 pm

jacq

i meant from other areas, not roads and streets, i'm pretty sure there are areas that could be relieved of some fresher snow to make ay for cleared snow. It's a problem we don't have here and never have had but i have read about the practices, it'sd extremely difficult now, with all the contaminents and the need to protect the local environment from further abuse

10:16 pm

Nef

Wow, penq! It's 23 above (F) here and the wind chill brings it down to zero. You must be getting what we've had this past week

10:17 pm

jacq

i think it is something that needs future planning, looking at how the jet stream is sitting, and staying, this might be the winters in your areas for the next few years

10:17 pm

penquis

high tomorrow is supposed to be 12....not counting the wind chill....it's the coldest February we have had ever....in terms of consecutive very cold days....

10:18 pm

Nef

jacq; the snow plows themselves can contaminate the snow. They've been full of road snow (and they usually are too busy plowing streets & roads and can't plow non-critical areas too

10:19 pm

jacq

true Nef, didn't consider that

10:19 pm

Nef

but you are right; this might be the norms in the future.

10:21 pm

Nef

I'm guessing that Maine (where penq is) and MN don't have too much of a problem with drought. The areas that need more rain aren't getting this snow either.

10:22 pm

penquis

no, we usually don't have trouble with drought...

10:22 pm

penquis

we will have some trouble with flooding when all this starts to melt....

10:22 pm

jacq

we hvae a different issue from you, in my own wee corner of scotland we have had no sitting snow this year or last, it has been exceptionally dry, some days -15C with the wind chill and the wind has just freeze dried the ground, that dryness will seriously affect the growth of a lot of crops this year

10:23 pm

Nef

yep. And we have had trouble with floods when we've had too much snow too

10:23 pm

jacq

not good to have all that contaminated water running into the rivers etc, it sets off the thing you are trying to avoid anyway

10:26 pm

penquis

true....i live on the coast and the wind often helps dry out the water from the melting snow.....flooding is more likely in the rivers if the snow runoff happens all at once...

10:27 pm

Nef

jacq; I grew up in NW Minnesota; it's very flat up there because it was under a huge Ice Age lake (Glacial Lake Agassiz) for thousands of years. SO with heavy snow up there, the Red River of the north (which flows north, from MN into Canada and then into Hudson Bay) and areas there often flooded every year.

10:28 pm

Nef

But the "good" news from that was the soil was some of the richest in the whole northern US.

10:29 pm

Nef

Why there would ever be a river that flows north in that frozen country is something I'll never know.

10:36 pm

Nef

And this year that same area has very little snow, so it's biting cold - 35 below (F) with wind chills of 40 45 below (F). I moved south for the warmer climate! ;-)

10:53 pm

penquis

heading out....g'nite nef, jacq and anyone else still here....

10:54 pm

Nef

niters, penq. I'm heading out soon too!

11:55 pm

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