Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, February 24, 2015

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

cybernan

ty lickety - hi everyone

12:02 am

Uneaixoise

st7

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

re7

12:05 am

rururocks

re8

12:05 am

dizgrannie

cl5,7,8,8,6.

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all! Hi nan, une, ru, diz

12:07 am

dizgrannie

hi Dee

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

hey dee :-)

12:07 am

saanichcat

hello dee and all!

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

hi saan

12:09 am

rururocks

thanks for the two cl8

12:09 am

rururocks

hi saanich.. you owe me an email

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

pe7

12:10 am

dizgrannie

ts 5 x 2

12:10 am

ursh

cant see the second cl8

12:10 am

saanichcat

OK ru will do

12:11 am

cybernan

in 7-8

12:13 am

torgone

nbs/nbt

12:14 am

Dianne

to 7 x 2

12:14 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:15 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 2

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 3

12:22 am

rururocks

night.. too tired to do more

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

nite ru

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

have a nice sleep, ru

12:22 am

cybernan

nite ru

12:24 am

saanichcat

later ru

12:27 am

rururocks

poofskies

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

NBT NBS wtg nan, wtg diz

12:34 am

torgone

dr7

12:34 am

cybernan

too tired to see anything more -- good night all

12:36 am

momof5

re8

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

no 7

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

al 7 x 2

1:31 am

flosey

hi everyone, just home from bridge

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey, hope you had a good night at bridge

1:32 am

flosey

placed second

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

nice!

1:33 am

flosey

it was a fun night - some crazy hands

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

so glad. Are you playing weekly?

1:34 am

flosey

yes, every Monday night - also play alternate saturdays and Friday afternoons

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:34 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

nice that you and your hubby both enjoy bridge. I had an uncle who played contract bridge for years in Atlanta, Georgia.

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:36 am

flosey

we seldom play together, he and his partner came in first tonight

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

oh, good for him! They must be good to place first.

1:39 am

flosey

yes, they are a strong pair

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

Have fun with the grid! Hope you have a nice night and sleep!!

1:40 am

flosey

tks Dee and you

1:41 am

flosey

probably won't finish the grid, have to pack and be ready to catch the 9:50 am ferry off the island

1:41 am

flosey

going to Vancouver for a couple of days

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

to visit family?

1:42 am

flosey

yes, daughters

1:42 am

flosey

and a friend is out from Ontario

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

Great fun! How is your daughter doing?

1:43 am

flosey

she's doing very well Dee, it's amazing

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

That is so wonderful, flosey! I know you all must be doing a happy dance! :)

1:44 am

flosey

indeed we are, Dee, very grateful

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

So thrilled for all of you!

1:45 am

flosey

ty

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

Enjoy the grid ((flosey))

1:46 am

flosey

thanks ((Dee))

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

See you at the flip!

1:46 am

flosey

probably not, wont take the time while over there

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

Have a great time, then! See you when you return!

1:47 am

flosey

for sure

2:59 am

sprite

good morning all

3:04 am

Lizlin

Hi sprite and hugs

3:05 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} sprite dearest, and {{hugs}} liz girl.

3:06 am

Lizlin

Hugs to you too Rose

3:07 am

grannyrose

sprite's gone?? i hope she is okay.

3:08 am

sprite

I am good, babble had issues

3:08 am

Lizlin

Perhaps just focussed on the grid

3:09 am

grannyrose

hello sweetie

3:09 am

Lizlin

And then again perhaps not! Lol!

3:12 am

sprite

red boxes of doom, initialization errors, and now my wordlist is not loading. Sigh.

3:12 am

grannyrose

poor sprite. xoxox

3:12 am

sprite

and babble ate my post too. Hello dear Liz, *hugs to you and your husband*
Hello dear rose *hugs*

3:13 am

Lizlin

:(

3:13 am

Lizlin

Not at the hugs! At the red boxes

3:13 am

sprite

lol. Ok then! More hugs *hugs*... make it a group hug for the 3 of us.

3:14 am

Lizlin

Group hugs

3:14 am

grannyrose

*snuggles in *

3:15 am

sprite

there. Chog, grid, wordlist. All working now. *knocks wood* Great to see you both!

3:15 am

Lizlin

Major shock - my camera just refused to talk to my computer! Need to buy a new card for it!

3:16 am

sprite

that is frustrating. Do you have many pictures on it?

3:17 am

sprite

and you, rose, how are you today?

3:17 am

Lizlin

Not too many! Just some I took today. Camera shop will be able to sort it! No biggie!

3:18 am

sprite

ah good, Liz. Better not lose any photos. Picture moments don't usually return.

3:22 am

Lizlin

BBS. Hubby demanding hugs ;)

3:22 am

sprite

I got a pretty good night and still I got out of bed hurting all over. No idea what is going on the last few days.

3:24 am

sprite

awwwww give your hubby one from me too

3:24 am

grannyrose

and me three

3:25 am

sprite

*tries again* How are you today, rose?

3:26 am

grannyrose

okayish. lower back spasms most of the time. even when i am sitting!!

3:26 am

sprite

oh that is not good :( *healing vibes* for your lower back.

3:27 am

grannyrose

today don has cleaned out my car. and together we have started sifting through various mounds of stuff. * sigh *

3:28 am

sprite

yup that would do it. Rather taxing, sifting through stacks of stuff. Easy to forget you need to walk around every 5 minutes.

3:29 am

grannyrose

yup. exactly. and then just short walks to put stuff away properly once sorted, that too can bring it on, because you tend to think i can do these few at the same time.

3:29 am

Lizlin

Hugs for your back pains Rose

3:30 am

grannyrose

thanx to you both.

3:30 am

sprite

aw yes, indeed. Ea5 to bed for you, sweetie. Rest that body.

3:31 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} for understanding, hin.

3:32 am

sprite

always, my friend. Just wish I could make it better.

3:37 am

sprite

name that proper noun: one of Buffy's recurring enemies

3:38 am

Lizlin

Haven't wat that in years

3:39 am

Lizlin

Watched

3:39 am

grannyrose

never watched it.

3:39 am

Lizlin

Can only think of spike

3:39 am

sprite

we have the series on dvd. Watched every single episode. Ok, the answer is: Darla.

3:39 am

Lizlin

Of course!

3:40 am

sprite

:D

3:40 am

grannyrose

sprite, have you seen that there is a new Marigold Hotel film coming out?

3:40 am

sprite

no, but you told me so. Can't wait to see it!

3:41 am

Lizlin

Loved the first one

3:41 am

sprite

rose sent me the first one. I love it too.

3:42 am

grannyrose

it has richard gere, omg, that man is sooo attractive. still handsome as ever and he is 65 years old.

3:43 am

Lizlin

Not disagreeing ;)

3:43 am

grannyrose

all the original cast including the female dog who flounced off back to england.

3:43 am

sprite

ouch... not at all my cup of tea. I don't like his eyes. Sneaky eyes.

3:43 am

sprite

oh that is great! And ugh, so she returns? How dare she.

3:44 am

Lizlin

Bit narrow but he's still not too bad

3:45 am

grannyrose

oh, and i may have found a local guy who can come very week and put sometime into my garden. i wanted an "unknown" not someone from Jim's ....

3:45 am

sprite

I am more of a sean connery / bruce willis kinda girl

3:45 am

sprite

oh woooot nice going, rose. That is awesome.

3:46 am

Lizlin

Hope that works out for you Rose

3:46 am

grannyrose

them too

3:46 am

Lizlin

Sean, yes. Bruce not so much

3:48 am

sprite

there we go. Rose can have richard, Liz can have sean, and I will take bruce.

3:48 am

sprite

and, of course, our Haz will keep her George... in her cupboard.

3:48 am

Lizlin

Easy!

3:48 am

grannyrose

yay, all sorted. who's going to tell Rob, Peter and DON?

3:48 am

sprite

what's to tell? They are big boys, they should know how to share their lego.

3:49 am

Lizlin

Shhhhh! What they don't know won't hurt them

3:49 am

grannyrose

col....

3:50 am

sprite

ugh... my girl overslept. That means I am gonna have to walk Terra twice today. Teenagers... sigh.

3:50 am

Lizlin

Grrrr!

3:50 am

sprite

for some reason I was convinced 'oudad' was a word.

3:51 am

Lizlin

Sounds familiar so perhaps something similar?

3:51 am

sprite

yeah I guess so too.

3:53 am

sprite

right, it is aoudad. Which is a phantom.

3:54 am

Lizlin

Time to go. Hugs to you both

3:54 am

sprite

*hugs* Liz, for you and for your husband. Have a grand day.

3:54 am

Lizlin

Night!

3:55 am

grannyrose

wait sprite!!

3:55 am

sprite

for what, darling. I am here. Not going anywhere yet.

3:55 am

grannyrose

oh it's liz girl going...:-( {{hugs}}

3:56 am

sprite

lol. Yeah, Liz is off. I am still with ya, no worries.

3:56 am

grannyrose

sprite, i think i have found a solution to having to wear compression stockings in the hot weather.

3:56 am

sprite

oh do tell!

3:57 am

grannyrose

compression-socks.com have ankle support socks, no toes. they cover the whole foot except the toes, like an ankle sock.

3:58 am

sprite

sounds good to me. Must check it out. Thanks darling.

3:58 am

grannyrose

40mgHg pressure. i have ordered some. when they arrive i will see how they go.

3:58 am

sprite

yeah, let me know!

4:01 am

sprite

dentist tomorrow.... brrrrrr

4:01 am

grannyrose

*holds sprite gently* there there sweetie, i am right beside you. is rob going with you?

4:02 am

sprite

yes he is, thank God.

4:04 am

grannyrose

good for him.

4:04 am

sprite

wish it was over already.

4:05 am

sprite

I swear, I'd rather go in for another operation than this.

4:05 am

grannyrose

what were the pluses at your last visit?

4:08 am

sprite

ummmm that I was allowed to go back home?

4:09 am

grannyrose

c'mon sprite. you can do better. plus, rob was with you, plus dentist numbed your mouth, plus dentist knew when to stop from your signal...what else?

4:10 am

sprite

ummmmm...

4:11 am

sprite

I didn't scream, bite, gag or faint?

4:11 am

grannyrose

there you go...

4:11 am

sprite

lol

4:20 am

grannyrose

just giving you a head's up. i have taken my meds.

4:20 am

sprite

my head's up. Yours is about to nod off :D

4:23 am

sprite

fireflies. Chewy grid, for some reason.

4:24 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!! i am so glad it wasn't just me.

4:24 am

sprite

:) Sister of my soul! And of my babble skills.

4:24 am

grannyrose

that left hand a tricked me.

4:25 am

grannyrose

ugh, bottom left a...

4:25 am

sprite

I kinda had trouble all over the grid.

4:25 am

sprite

also known as the bottom right A. Lol.

4:26 am

grannyrose

roflol...oh my....told you i had taken my meds...

4:26 am

grannyrose

the other left....col

4:26 am

sprite

My husband always mixes up left and right too. We actually call it after him... when he says 'right' we ask: Is that a Van Dijk's right or a right right?

4:28 am

sprite

ok sweetie... off to bed with you. Go rest that back. I hope you can sleep and tomorrow will find you in less pain. *hugs*

4:29 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} my darling. hope your day improves. xoxox

5:13 am

KayteeJay

Is it my imagination or does the site regularly have tantrums at this time of day (13:00 here, as I take my lunch break and want to play)?

5:13 am

aceymcc

Seems to always happen around 6 am here....

5:14 am

ivesy3

6 am my tie kay every morn

5:14 am

ivesy3

thats time.. its early and its cold..

5:14 am

Dachef

its when the site backs up - updates rankings, etc. It basically 'shuts down' for two minutes. Words are always recorded tho.

5:14 am

Dachef

not your imagination - happens everywhere (11am here).

5:15 am

KayteeJay

lol I thought someone was chasing me back to work

5:15 am

KayteeJay

... or maybe I scare everyone when I enter :)

5:15 am

aceymcc

It's always my cue to get up and get ready for work (have a day off today so I can play more! :D)

5:16 am

Dachef

OR: its when the iiluminati (new world order); FBI, CiA; government institution of choice; look everyones computers to see what they are doing.

5:16 am

KayteeJay

Interesting how the tantrum affects people in different time zones. Thanks for the input, all

5:17 am

KayteeJay

lol at Dachef. Good luck to them with that one

5:17 am

aceymcc

Dachef: they are very punctual then ;)

5:17 am

Dachef

true - couldnt be government then. Too organised.

5:17 am

KayteeJay

Can't be our government, they're incapable of being punctual

5:17 am

aceymcc

Lol!

5:30 am

crosshair

Good morning ,everyone:)

5:50 am

KayteeJay

Hi crossy!

5:51 am

KayteeJay

Lunch time over, back to work. Hope you're well, my friend {{{big hugs}}}

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Hello kids.

5:56 am

crosshair

Howdy Kaytee, scrabby

5:57 am

crosshair

I am well, Kaytee, although we are a tad chilly at minus 26c this morning

5:58 am

Scrabbler

Minus 1 F here.

6:11 am

Scrabbler

I found 92 and must now get ready for work. ENjoy the day, kids.

6:13 am

crosshair

It is funny, I am slowly starting to forget the old temperature conversions as the years go by. Canada went metric in the 70,s. Once my generation is done, the kids growing up now will be 100% metric in all things.

6:15 am

crosshair

lol. As crazy as it sounds there are kids in my class who cannot tell time on an analog clock:(

6:16 am

crosshair

If you say quarter past 2 or half-past 3, they have no idea

6:21 am

crosshair

ahh found a nice in 7/40 8/60 combo:)

6:30 am

car.eeyore

Hello1

6:30 am

car.eeyore

Crossy, how did the exam go?

6:30 am

crosshair

Howdy, car:)

6:31 am

crosshair

glad you're here. They say talking to onesself is not a good sign:))

6:31 am

crosshair

It was hard, car. Not because of what was asked of me in the questions. I knew all that. it was simply because of the time limit on the test;(

6:31 am

car.eeyore

I'm sure you did great!

6:32 am

crosshair

I missed an entire third of the exam due to time!

6:32 am

crosshair

Went into it with an 88% though:)

6:33 am

car.eeyore

Can you ask the prof for more time on the next one? I have friends who have done that as they are not strong test takers with the added pressure of time limits.

6:33 am

crosshair

That was the big final exam. there are not others to come:(

6:33 am

car.eeyore

Well, I will think good thoughts!

6:33 am

crosshair

Crossy is all done:)

6:33 am

crosshair

been an interesting 2 years:)

6:34 am

car.eeyore

Congratulations! Well done you!

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

congrats crossy!

6:34 am

crosshair

I finally get to wear some robes... after a 33 year wait:)

6:34 am

crosshair

ty Une:)

6:34 am

car.eeyore

AWESOME!

6:35 am

sukee

Good morning, congrats on graduating :)

6:35 am

crosshair

Ty Sukee:)

6:36 am

crosshair

Only think bad about taking so much English is that you cringe every time you go onto internet news sites:(

6:36 am

sukee

I bet.

6:36 am

crosshair

I fired off another letter to cnn.com offering my services lol

6:37 am

sukee

I do a lot of research on Chamber of Commerce sites and I always want to ask them to hire me :)

6:38 am

grant

diel

6:38 am

crosshair

I go one further; I take the article in question, underline the errors, and offer corrections, and send it back to them:)

6:38 am

sukee

Bad writing and bad design a lot of them.

6:38 am

sukee

lol

6:39 am

crosshair

it is more readability, and improper word usage than it is actual spelling errors.

6:39 am

crosshair

it is almost like they send it to India for copy editing.

6:40 am

crosshair

or China

6:40 am

crosshair

Though it is not quite so bad as "chinglish"

6:40 am

sukee

Or do some crowd sourced editing.

6:41 am

crosshair

well, that is not much better that relying on Wiki for 100% accuracy.

6:42 am

sukee

I used to write on a site that hired people on Amazon turk to check the articles.

6:42 am

sukee

People are paid cents.

6:43 am

crosshair

I am sure

6:43 am

crosshair

And you get what you pay for.

6:43 am

sukee

I tried doing stuff for Amazon Turk but the earning were not worth the time.

6:44 am

crosshair

yes, I tried stuff on Elance.com as well and it is only pennies per article. You do it more as a hobby to get your name out there than anything else

6:45 am

crosshair

You keep churning out perfect copy until it is them contacting you.

6:45 am

sukee

I never did have much luck with the freelance sites because I didn't want to start doing it for so little. But I do know people who have been successful.

6:46 am

sukee

I was lucky with the place I write for now and I am sticking with that.

6:46 am

crosshair

It is a tough grind.

6:47 am

crosshair

I saw one where they wanted you to take a rough draft-- nothing more than ideas and bullet notes really, and make a full marketable book out of it--all for the grand sum of $56.00

6:48 am

crosshair

Plus you had to sign off on it:(

6:48 am

crosshair

Think it was a cooking book

6:48 am

sukee

And like you said, I bet they got what they paid for.

6:55 am

car.eeyore

Taking a break. HAGD all

6:56 am

sukee

hi, bye :)

6:58 am

crosshair

I suppose my usage of authonomy.com is a "crowd-sourced" type of editing, but I never, ever use it for final drafts. besides, stuff that gets the not on there can actually hit the Harper/Collins editors desk.

7:08 am

sukee

Ok, be back later. Have a good day.

7:12 am

mkg

hi all. any 8s to clue me?

7:13 am

Anniebrook

hi mkg,...cl8---it is much cl8 and overcast than yesterday

7:13 am

mkg

ty got it.

7:14 am

Anniebrook

yw

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

hey annie,and tx for the cl8 :-)

7:15 am

Anniebrook

Hi Une, How's the big freeze? It is 4 degrees here.

7:17 am

mkg

where are you annie? i am in maryland and it is cold here too but not 4 degrees.

7:17 am

Anniebrook

Brooklyn

7:19 am

mkg

stay warm.

7:19 am

Anniebrook

thanks, I will.

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

still cold here -- the big warmup is this coming weekend -- will have temps around 50 degrees :-)

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

taking ice forever to melt because it was so thick!

7:23 am

Anniebrook

The ice will melt and, hopefully, not freeze again. That is what happened here. We had a warmish weekend and then the freezing weather again.

7:24 am

periwinkle

good morning all. very cold here too

7:25 am

periwinkle

help with lower A in right column pls.

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

that's what happened here too -- everyone was excited by the rain, thinking it would "wash away the ice" -- actually it washed away the little "top-snow" I had that was giving me a little traction! LOL

7:26 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

7:26 am

periwinkle

found one

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

another big problem we have now, after sooooo many days of thick ice and bitter cold: huge potholes --lots and lots of folks with vehicle damage from all the potholes on the interstates

7:27 am

Anniebrook

Une, be careful driving and walking, please

7:27 am

Uneaixoise

oh well . . . i'm just glad i have places to put my feet so I don't slip and fall when I take my dogs out :-)

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

i've gotten so used to taking baby steps walking my pups -- and the 2 poor seniors have had a hard time staying upright too!

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

ok -- off to deliver food to soup kitchen -- byeee :-)

7:30 am

Anniebrook

Im very senior and I am very very careful. There is snow covering ice and I too take baby steps.

7:31 am

Anniebrook

peri, did you get the al6/21---mountain region

7:33 am

phaeton

I think she said she found one...help with the bottom E?

7:33 am

Anniebrook

phae, dont have it, sorry

7:34 am

phaeton

found them...el6/24 and ea5/12

7:34 am

Anniebrook

found the ea5, thanks

7:35 am

phaeton

yw...the ed6 is a pt

7:35 am

phaeton

oops...el6 sorry

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Anynody here?

7:53 am

phaeton

yep

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi phaeton

7:54 am

Anniebrook

me too

7:54 am

phaeton

morning!

7:54 am

Scrabbler

I am waiting for a patient to show up here at the Indian Reservation Clinic. My 8 and 830 patients did not show up.

7:55 am

Scrabbler

How are you?

7:55 am

phaeton

starting out slow?

7:55 am

bichon

Hi folks. My walk with the fluffs froze parts of my face

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Common here.

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Brrr, bichon.

7:55 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon, quite cold here too

7:55 am

bichon

I don't blame some of those patients

7:56 am

Scrabbler

Yes, bichon. Why bring a baby outside?

7:57 am

bichon

Certain objects in the interior of my nasal passages were frozen

7:57 am

phaeton

sinusicles

7:57 am

Scrabbler

That is a sign of coldness outside--how fast one's nose hairs freeze.

7:57 am

bichon

exactly phae

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Haha, phaeton.

7:57 am

penquis

hello...

7:58 am

bichon

hi pen, cold up your way

7:58 am

penquis

car would not start....had to call AAA...one hour backup....

7:58 am

Anniebrook

good morning, pen

7:58 am

Scrabbler

Hi penquis

7:59 am

phaeton

not too bad here...above 10

7:59 am

penquis

1 below here now...

8:00 am

Scrabbler

It was minus 1 on my drive here an hour ago. HIgh will be 14 later.

8:01 am

Scrabbler

I haven't even passed halfway and am not seeing any more words.

8:02 am

phaeton

a lot of past tenses in there today

8:02 am

bichon

Fast forward 6 months to August when we're complaining about the oppressive heat and humidity

8:02 am

phaeton

or if it ends with a D...pl

8:02 am

Angela

Morning all! A balmy minus 18 here this morning...GAH!

8:02 am

Scrabbler

I prefer the cold over the oppressive heat.

8:03 am

Scrabbler

Brrr, Angela

8:03 am

Angela

I'm going to try and remember this when it's 95 this summer... :D

8:03 am

bichon

Are you on top of Mt. Washington Angela

8:04 am

Angela

Nope...just tropical NH.

8:04 am

Scrabbler

cl8/55 = more overcast

8:04 am

Anniebrook

I need a cl4 for the first al 6/24...anyone?

8:05 am

rururocks

Minus 18?

8:05 am

Anniebrook

4 degrees here, cold enough for me....hi ruru

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ruru.

8:06 am

Angela

MINUS. :)

8:06 am

Scrabbler

BBS

8:07 am

rururocks

Yikes

8:08 am

josephjames

Think Warm

8:08 am

rururocks

Wow

8:10 am

Angela

It is impressive when I walk out the door and my hair instantly turns to icicles - hehe

8:14 am

MimiCat

We've been in the 70's here....but summer is coming...ugh.

8:16 am

gran

no 7/40 ?

8:17 am

RoundBarn

gran, taking my marbles and going home

8:18 am

penquis

no 7....prefix for not + opposite of work

8:18 am

Riverdance

Negative plus ehat kids do

8:18 am

Angela

good clue rb!

8:18 am

josephjames

dr7, dr7, dr7, i made it out of clay

8:18 am

Riverdance

Good morning

8:19 am

Anniebrook

thanks, joseph

8:19 am

Anniebrook

Hi River, RB

8:19 am

RoundBarn

thanks, angela (smile)

8:20 am

RoundBarn

hi, all, I usually lurk.

8:22 am

Angela

Hey RB...I am a lurker myself...but have the odd day where I can chat a bit.

8:25 am

RoundBarn

angela--I have a camp (cottage to most of you) in Vermont so we're summer neighbors. I'm near Burlington, though.

8:26 am

Scrabbler

TY for dr7 and no7 clues.

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Hi RB--our great writer.

8:27 am

Anniebrook

I have one of your books, RB

8:29 am

RoundBarn

thanks, scrab--you're one I watch a lot. I have been gone most of this month, and I HAVE to get to the writing today--or at least scrabbling (good word) through the piles of paper to find where I was. My deadline is self imposed--only began this saga when I was thiorteen--found the earliest manuscript a couple weeks ago in an ancient file cabinet. I think of you with all thiose kids--how often I took mine to a pediatrician.

8:29 am

Angela

I'm all the way down by Brattleboro - about 3 hours from there... Glad you're not here to experience this!

8:30 am

Scrabbler

I just started reading "Pillars of the Earth" last night and Ken Follett, in his prologue, talks about the long writing process for that epic.

8:30 am

RoundBarn

Anniebrook! Which one? One of the saga? Or the VErmont book? O.P. but available--

8:30 am

Anniebrook

RB, The Taste of Spruce Gum

8:33 am

RoundBarn

Scrab, one of the pieces of "Back matter" for Volume 4 of my trilogy is why it's taken so long--begun when I was a kid, and now I'm old--my self imposed deadline (while my relatives who are hired to help) all fidget) is my head, or death--thugh I'm v active. nvy you cross countrying--I gave up skis and bike, I mustn't break anything. But miss them.

8:33 am

josephjames

Volume 4...of...your TRIlogy?

8:35 am

RoundBarn

Annieebrook, then you have the one the reviewers have considered best. It was second in line for the newbery but they weren't advertising runners up then, or I'd be rich. It's based on an old woman's memories--I split her into mother anc child. The lumber camp on Lillington is real--I've visited the spot.

8:35 am

RoundBarn

josdphjames--sometimes trilogys lop over.

8:36 am

josephjames

Then don't they become... Quadlogies or something?

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:36 am

Anniebrook

Yes, I enjoyed the book. The book was originally from East Jordan Public School--K-8 Media Center. I bought it on Amazon.

8:36 am

RoundBarn

8:37 am

Anniebrook

joseph, you made RB speechless.

8:37 am

josephjames

oops

8:38 am

RoundBarn

sorry. I shouldn't think with my finger on a key. It's been called for years a trilogy, but I have too much material. It's a dsort of joke. I just call it now the epic, and hardly anybldy buys it or if so uses it for a door stop. See roundbarnstories.com.

8:39 am

RoundBarn

and I meant Killington Mountain. Near Rutland.

8:39 am

Angela

lol JJ

8:40 am

Angela

My Dad's family is all from Rutland RB - small world

8:43 am

Anniebrook

taking a break, be back later

8:44 am

RoundBarn

Grandma Vi, who told me about life at the lumber camp in the first decade of the last century, lived in Rutland. Not my grandma, that's Wisconsin. But she had family on our lake, and we were close. Fortunately her relatives I said bad (but true) things about in the book all died before publication so I didn't have to hide the crimes, just change the names

8:46 am

RoundBarn

and now I gotta get to work. I've enjoyed chatting. I enjoyed listening earlier to the talk between Crossy and Sukee on editing. Have a good (cold) day, all. It's v low here, too, in cnetral Illinois.

8:47 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:47 am

MLFAN17

nbs

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN

8:49 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

8:50 am

MLFAN17

scrab do you have 4th column D?

8:50 am

Angela

hey mlf! bye rb!

8:50 am

MLFAN17

hi angela

8:51 am

LuvWordGames

think it's dr 4/7 MLF

8:51 am

MLFAN17

hi luv

8:51 am

LuvWordGames

hi MLF

8:51 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:52 am

hego

Hiya!

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i need the A on the 5th volumn above the y?

8:52 am

MLFAN17

hi hego

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

hi hego

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

al 6/21

8:53 am

Scrabbler

al6 = mountainous

8:53 am

tabbycat

also al 5/10

8:53 am

MLFAN17

ty scrab and luv

8:54 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

8:54 am

LuvWordGames

thanks tabby

8:54 am

Scrabbler

Hego, I just finished reading Joseph Luzzi's "My Two Italies." A nice and easy read about life of Calabrian immigrants.

8:55 am

hego

I have heard of that book, but not read it yet, Scrabs.

8:56 am

Scrabbler

I wrote to the author and await his reply. It reminded me of my family so much.

9:07 am

bichon

Hint pls for the al 5/10 and al 6

9:10 am

bichon

Scrabs, it's always heartwarming to read about your landmen [Yiiddish for those of your fellow countrymen

9:10 am

MLFAN17

the one i have is al ..ET ?

9:11 am

bichon

ty Fan

9:11 am

MLFAN17

yw

9:11 am

MLFAN17

and the al 6 is mountains

9:11 am

MLFAN17

or a lake (name of)

9:12 am

Judi

Good morning, people of Earth!

9:12 am

bichon

Sorry, already had it, but ty Fan

9:12 am

MLFAN17

hi judi

9:12 am

hego

Hi Judy

9:12 am

MLFAN17

yw bichon

9:24 am

MLFAN17

how do i find an image for Babble that doesnt have an image protocol privacy?

9:26 am

Judi

Google images?

9:26 am

MLFAN17

thats where i look

9:27 am

Judi

You may have to change a security setting on your computer.

9:28 am

MLFAN17

oh that would figure .. thanks judi

9:28 am

MLFAN17

i gtg might be back

9:35 am

hego

Hey! I found the Chanukah top!

9:39 am

Judi

Ty, Hego.

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Someone clued it earlier, otherwise I would not have seen it.

9:39 am

hego

:)

9:39 am

hego

tricky

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Cousin Earth, are you here? Thanks for dinner last night. Your soup was delicious.

9:47 am

Scrabbler

116 to go but I am stuck.

9:48 am

Douglas

nbt

9:52 am

Judi

I've blacked out the bottom row! Wheee!

9:53 am

Judi

86 left. I'm weary of this grid. Only have on of the 8s so far.

9:54 am

zoozzoom

CL 8x2

9:54 am

zoozzoom

IN8

9:55 am

mixi6

nbt,nbs

9:56 am

Judi

Clue for the I8, pleaes?

9:56 am

Judi

*please*

9:56 am

zoozzoom

Not to be left out of things?

9:56 am

Judi

Yeah. Just found it. Duh.

9:56 am

zoozzoom

lol

9:58 am

Judi

Ah. Have them all now.

9:58 am

zoozzoom

:-)

10:04 am

Judi

Okay. Gonna hang it up with 72 left. See y'all tomorrow! *POOF*

10:05 am

Douglas

They say that deaf, dumb and blind kid always gets a ******

10:13 am

rururocks

help with the ad 6/27?

10:14 am

bichon

ad + Il ****, Mussolini

10:15 am

MLFAN17

i dont understand your clue bichon?

10:15 am

saanichcat

Bich that is the 6/30

10:15 am

rururocks

that's the 6/30 bichon

10:16 am

bichon

true

10:16 am

MLFAN17

i dont have that one either

10:16 am

BzznBea

ad+ vowel + short for photo

10:17 am

rururocks

thank you bzz

10:17 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz for the ad 6/27

10:17 am

BzznBea

yw

10:17 am

bichon

ty Bea

10:17 am

saanichcat

thanks Bea

10:18 am

Erda

Help for de6,30 please?

10:19 am

Norma

c

10:19 am

rururocks

to sort out or figure out de 6

10:20 am

rururocks

like Sherlock holmes

10:21 am

Erda

Got it. Thanks, ruru!

10:22 am

MLFAN17

in6?

10:23 am

rururocks

great

10:25 am

Scrabbler

Thanks for clues below but I need help with the 2nd cl8 (I have the overcast skies word) and l8

10:26 am

rururocks

mostly overcast is the second

10:26 am

Scrabbler

I meant my 2nd cl8 is missing.

10:26 am

MLFAN17

i need the other cl8 as well

10:26 am

MLFAN17

i have the cl 5 7 8

10:26 am

Scrabbler

in6 = in = cu4

10:27 am

MLFAN17

ty for that scrab didnt have it

10:27 am

Scrabbler

My monkey found it.

10:27 am

MLFAN17

scrab:)

10:30 am

mael

the second cl8 still has to do with being overcast

10:33 am

MLFAN17

mael i have the 8/55 cl can you help more with the other one please?

10:33 am

BzznBea

Use the three point tile at the end

10:34 am

BzznBea

It's an adverb.

10:34 am

MLFAN17

thanks bzz and mael

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Got it now. TY

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Is there an L8?

10:45 am

BzznBea

no, L8

10:46 am

Scrabbler

i8?

10:46 am

BzznBea

in8/60

10:47 am

Scrabbler

Help please?

10:47 am

BzznBea

involve as a factor pt

10:48 am

grant

past of in7

10:48 am

MollyL

Batteries not in8

10:48 am

Scrabbler

Got it, TY.

10:50 am

rururocks

with what?

10:50 am

periwinkle

help with re8 pls

10:51 am

Scrabbler

Put corsage on lapel again

10:51 am

periwinkle

ty Scrabbs. I was so sorry to hear about Gandalf. how are you doing?

10:52 am

Scrabbler

I am sad and miss him. He would have been 12 in April, my oldest bunny ever. So I still look for him throughout the day with routines.

10:52 am

bichon

Scrabs, did you have trouble with the spelling in Top Letters today? It's sometimes a problem for me

10:53 am

periwinkle

RIP Gandalf and ((((Scrabbs))))

10:53 am

Scrabbler

I used a word that is not a word. Hahaha.

10:53 am

bichon

I get so frustrated when that happens to me

10:53 am

Scrabbler

I could have checked the spelling but I said, "What the hell, I'll try it."

10:54 am

periwinkle

what is Top Letters?

10:54 am

bichon

The words of Doom

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Thanks, Peri. We miss our babies so much after they die.

10:54 am

bichon

It's one of the word games in Quote Puzzler

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Periwnkle, it is another word game

10:54 am

periwinkle

ok, I do not play quote puzzler but will look into it

10:54 am

bichon

I call Marco and Polo Muffin and Biscuit some times

10:55 am

Scrabbler

I bet, Bichon.

10:56 am

MollyL

Not telling, Ru : P

10:56 am

bichon

It's really fun peri, a new set of games every day. And the other contestants are wicked good. Some are from Babble

10:56 am

periwinkle

what are the best ones to try, bichon

10:56 am

Scrabbler

nrkii is the Queen of QP.

10:57 am

bichon

And Haz and Scrabbs are not so shabby

10:57 am

MollyL

Contestants? Ooo, it's a game show. Are there prizes?

10:57 am

periwinkle

do you use your babble names

10:57 am

bichon

I do all of them except for Honeycomb

10:57 am

MLFAN17

ol 5/12?

10:57 am

bichon

Most do

10:57 am

bichon

There is a small yearly fee to play

10:58 am

periwinkle

love your icon, Molly

10:58 am

MollyL

: D

10:58 am

Scrabbler

Time for me to depart from the Indian Reservation. I will ski this afternoon.

10:58 am

MollyL

You guys are amazing. I barely find time to finish this game.

10:58 am

Scrabbler

ol + Hold the r***s on the horses.

10:59 am

bichon

It does not take all that long as the games are time. And you really have to hustle

10:59 am

periwinkle

that is the ol5/10 scrabbs

10:59 am

bichon

*timed

10:59 am

MLFAN17

scrab that is the 10

10:59 am

MollyL

The 12 ends in most of frozen water

11:00 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:00 am

rururocks

re6/27?

11:00 am

MLFAN17

molly OL or Oi?

11:01 am

MLFAN17

i need OL

11:01 am

MollyL

Same word as Scrabbler clued with different ending

11:01 am

MLFAN17

ruru re plus pl4

11:02 am

MLFAN17

okay thanks molly and scrab i got it

11:02 am

rururocks

before that one I have that one

11:03 am

MollyL

If you want to lose weight, you want to re6

11:03 am

MLFAN17

Molly i love that character in your icon

11:03 am

rururocks

oh gosh.. thanks molly

11:03 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:03 am

rururocks

wasn't looking in that direction

11:04 am

rururocks

I have to finish this sucker and get on with my day

11:08 am

rururocks

found my last 7

11:08 am

periwinkle

I am missing lots of 7's

11:27 am

MLFAN17

i only have 4 of them peri

11:34 am

MLFAN17

NO7?

11:35 am

Uneaixoise

peri, do you have no7, not have fun?

11:35 am

MLFAN17

not have fun?

11:36 am

Uneaixoise

not + drama on Broadway

11:36 am

MLFAN17

thank you une

11:37 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:37 am

MLFAN17

une omg that dog is adorable!

11:38 am

Uneaixoise

he was so precious -- and his family in Vermont is IN LOVE :-)

11:40 am

Uneaixoise

in7 to embrace as part of a whole, to not leave out -- and past tense for in8

11:40 am

MLFAN17

with a face like that who wouldnt be

11:40 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

11:42 am

Uneaixoise

90 to go and taking a break -- BBL :-)

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

in 5/14?

12:58 pm

penquis

Hello

12:58 pm

hego

Hi Penq

12:58 pm

penquis

Hey Hego.

1:03 pm

hego

bbl

1:03 pm

penquis

K...

1:05 pm

MollyL

L...

1:06 pm

penquis

M...

1:06 pm

phandmd

N...

1:12 pm

MollyL

Are we going somewhere with this, or is ok just too exhausting to type these days? : P

1:13 pm

penquis

Minimal typing on the iPad. Am at the cafe.

1:13 pm

phandmd

I don't know, all I do know, is I couldn't resist.

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

hello

1:28 pm

penquis

Hi fan

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

hi pen

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

help with in 5/4 please?

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

14

1:31 pm

penquis

In + an aba*** is a Chinese counter

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

thanks pen

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

for me the further this grid goes the harder it seems to have gotten

1:32 pm

penquis

Yw..

1:32 pm

worzel

Good evening xx

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

hi worz

1:32 pm

worzel

Hi ML

1:33 pm

penquis

Hi

1:33 pm

worzel

Hi Pen

1:34 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon my friends:)

1:34 pm

worzel

Good evening Cross

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

hi cross

1:34 pm

penquis

Hi Crosby...

1:35 pm

crosshair

lol, my buddies Stills, and Nash cannot be here this evening:)

1:36 pm

penquis

Sorry....iPad typing!

1:37 pm

MLFAN17

OU6?

1:37 pm

crosshair

lol. It is fine, pen. My typing, bad as it is, becomes a total train wreck when I switch to my tablet

1:37 pm

crosshair

ou 6/27

1:37 pm

penquis

Ou 6. Accomplished more than the other guy

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

duh thanks pen

1:38 pm

penquis

Yw

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

you know what i say about spelling and typing?

1:39 pm

crosshair

?

1:40 pm

MLFAN17

i can spell i just can't type

1:41 pm

crosshair

I envy the touch-typist. My book would have been done long ago if I had that skill.

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

what do you mean by touch typist cross?

1:41 pm

penquis

I had a typing class in high school. Didn't know that it would come in so useful.

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

me too pen

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

dipe

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

dile

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

oops

1:44 pm

crosshair

That means a person who can type accurately and quickly without having the need to look at the keyboard

1:45 pm

MLFAN17

i dont think that will ever be me

1:45 pm

crosshair

I am told it is all repetition and muscle training in the hands, but it is beyond me.

1:45 pm

penquis

I can do that. It slows me down if I look

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

everyone slows down if they look that is normal

1:46 pm

penquis

Typing teacher was a task master.

1:47 pm

MLFAN17

i need the ar 5/10 not ending in an l?

1:48 pm

BzznBea

ends in a vowel

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

i actually had to give a guy in my class some of my paper so he could do the work in the class. (i think it was a typing test to be exact)?

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

no paper you flunk

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

bzz not seeing it?

1:51 pm

BzznBea

just change the last letter of the ar5 you have to a vowel

1:51 pm

MLFAN17

i was going the wrong direction thanks bzz

1:52 pm

BzznBea

yw

1:55 pm

penquis

Gotta go...be back later to finish. Bye!

2:00 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a cl4 for the last pe 6/24 please

2:04 pm

Mary

pe6/24 each + to cease living

2:04 pm

Anniebrook

Thanks! Mary

2:05 pm

Mary

yvw

2:29 pm

sammysmom

stuck on dr 7/36 >:?

2:32 pm

sammysmom

del

2:32 pm

godthaab

Name That Proper Noun: Famous jazz saxophonist

2:32 pm

sammysmom

got it

3:12 pm

bichon

in 6/24 pls

3:14 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for oa5/12, please?

3:15 pm

ChampFit

has to do with rowing

3:16 pm

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

3:19 pm

bichon

in 6/24?

3:20 pm

hego

in + weird religion is a ----

3:21 pm

aslindy

thanks, hego

3:22 pm

hego

yw aslindy and hello.

3:22 pm

aslindy

hello to you, and to all

3:22 pm

bichon

ty hego

3:23 pm

hego

yw

3:32 pm

Marc Freeman

su5/14, the last one?

3:32 pm

Nef

Good Afternoon, Everyone. How is the grid today?

3:35 pm

Marc Freeman

grinding through it

3:36 pm

Nef

I won't have much time to do it until this evening; I'm trying to decide if ti's worth starting or not (& then again; I don't finish most of the grids I start; so maybe it doesn't matter?)

3:37 pm

Marc Freeman

what the hell, go for it

3:37 pm

Nef

Yesterday's grid was hard to get through (for me at least); so I guess that's why I wonder about this one.

3:37 pm

periwinkle

go for it, not a bad grid

3:38 pm

Nef

LOL, Marc! :-D I'll dive in! (I gotta go for the gusto, right?)

3:38 pm

Nef

Okay, I'm hooked now

3:38 pm

Marc Freeman

yep and when you find the last su5/14, I will need a clue from you.

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

SU + children get the head ***e (bug) but put the vowel on the end.

3:41 pm

Nef

Thanks for the clue, Zoozz

3:41 pm

zoozzoom

Welcome.

3:41 pm

Marc Freeman

head lice doesn't work so I can't figure out which other bug there is?

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

That is the bug..put the 'i' on the end.

3:42 pm

MollyL

***e means use the *** letters only

3:43 pm

Marc Freeman

OK thanks

3:54 pm

periwinkle

help with no7 or dr7pls

3:55 pm

zoozzoom

No7 is a compound word

3:55 pm

BzznBea

no7 - not + opp of work

3:55 pm

periwinkle

ok, looking

3:56 pm

BzznBea

dr7 is the Jewish toy

3:56 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea, should have seen that one.

3:56 pm

periwinkle

looking for that no7

3:57 pm

periwinkle

ty for no7. I hate words that start with non

4:01 pm

crosshair

ty for dr7 bzz

4:04 pm

zoozzoom

How did the exam go, Crossy?

4:06 pm

Marc Freeman

the second pare of the no7 word is not work

4:07 pm

Marc Freeman

ad6/27, please?

4:07 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry I meant peri

4:08 pm

BzznBea

ad6/27 ad+vowel+ meal on a blanket is a ***nic

4:08 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

4:09 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone -- great clues in the chat - ty

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

Thinking of pigs in blankets now..lol

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

I take it they are called the same in the USA?

4:11 pm

Marc Freeman

yes they are

4:11 pm

zoozzoom

Cool.

4:11 pm

BzznBea

Do you use bangers in your pigs ina blanket?

4:12 pm

zoozzoom

Just the little ones, Bea.

4:12 pm

BzznBea

Ours are usually made with franks.

4:12 pm

cybernan

ae 6, please?

4:14 pm

BzznBea

ae+ misspell the knob your turn in a radio

4:15 pm

cybernan

ad

4:16 pm

cybernan

ty bea

4:16 pm

cybernan

are the al's mostly weird ones too?

4:17 pm

BzznBea

yes

4:18 pm

cybernan

have et and the mountainous area, but that's it

4:19 pm

BzznBea

They all start like et. Some end in other word for feet and some with male parent.

4:21 pm

cybernan

ty bea -- got them all now

4:22 pm

cybernan

ci

4:27 pm

cybernan

pigs in blanket? sausages in pastry or in yorshire pudding?

4:28 pm

zoozzoom

Sausages wrapped in bacon.

4:29 pm

BzznBea

In pastry.

4:29 pm

zoozzoom

It is bacon here.

4:29 pm

cybernan

oh - lol - and thats what we called sausages in yorkshire pudding

4:30 pm

zoozzoom

We call the yorkshire pudding one...toad in the hole.

4:31 pm

BzznBea

Zooz, do you fix cheese and onion pie?

4:33 pm

zoozzoom

Never tried it, Bea. Sounds good though.

4:34 pm

BzznBea

I need to make it soon. Always comforting.

4:34 pm

BzznBea

But now I am off to make mac and cheese for dinner...

4:34 pm

zoozzoom

Just googled it..there are many many recipes out there.

4:35 pm

zoozzoom

Hope you enjoy your meal, Bea.

4:37 pm

cybernan

mmm -- sounds good bea - haven't made that for a while

4:39 pm

cybernan

de 6/30 please?

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

Yo derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

TO*

4:41 pm

mixi6

ty zoozzoom

4:41 pm

zoozzoom

Welcome :-)

4:41 pm

cybernan

ty - will have to think on that one for a bit

4:43 pm

zoozzoom

DE + to make somthing smaller you need to re____ it.

4:43 pm

MollyL

de6...derivative of the standard de9 you take on your taxes

4:44 pm

mixi6

*note to self. work on de9 on taxes after finish babble today.

4:44 pm

cybernan

ty molly and zoom

4:45 pm

cybernan

feel a little dumb for not seeing that right away

4:45 pm

cybernan

especially since I already had the re one

4:46 pm

MollyL

Well Nan, earlier, someone had the de and not the re so don't feel so dumb

4:47 pm

mixi6

and the ad one.

4:47 pm

cybernan

yes - had the ad as well and the e 5

4:48 pm

Douglas

It's a good duction day

4:53 pm

MollyL

Oh, Douglas is here. He'll probably start singing about Elvis's shoes...

4:57 pm

Douglas

Sooner or later, most likely sooner

4:58 pm

Douglas

Carl Perkins was the first to record that song.

5:01 pm

cybernan

le 6 please?

5:01 pm

MollyL

Yes I know that. But I doubt anyone would have understood if I said Carl Perkins's shoes

5:03 pm

mixi6

le + just your l**k + not out

5:03 pm

bichon

ou 6/27, pls

5:03 pm

cybernan

ty ixi

5:04 pm

MollyL

Bich, you ou6 yourself on that great dinner you cooked

5:04 pm

mixi6

you ou**** yourself bichon

5:04 pm

bichon

ty mixi, that was simple enough

5:04 pm

bichon

ty Molly

5:05 pm

mixi6

ad6,27?

5:06 pm

cybernan

ad + vowel + beginning of alfresco meal

5:07 pm

mixi6

ty nan

5:09 pm

mixi6

a's aced.

5:18 pm

penquis

hello all....

5:19 pm

cybernan

hi pen

5:34 pm

cybernan

ed 6 please?

5:34 pm

cybernan

or the su 5-6 combo?

5:35 pm

MollyL

Like Adam and Eve's garden

5:35 pm

penquis

ty molly....

5:35 pm

MollyL

su5/6 are Elvis's shoes and past tense

5:36 pm

cybernan

ty molly - there was even a discussion about the shoes earlier and I didn't clue in

5:36 pm

Soodle

And..... Cue Douglas...

5:37 pm

MollyL

Nan, are you still spacing from your food poisoning?

5:37 pm

cybernan

I assume adam and eves garden was a bit like a jungle, but what do I know?

5:37 pm

MollyL

The name of the garden plus most of frozen water

5:38 pm

cybernan

and we know it wasn't edible -- at least the apples werent

5:38 pm

cybernan

ty - got it

5:38 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :-)

5:39 pm

penquis

congrats!

5:39 pm

MollyL

Soodle, the other night when it was 1 degree, I had a shot of Jameson and thought of the old boys in the nursing home.

5:40 pm

Soodle

Ah, brilliant, Molly. You were in good company, so!

5:40 pm

cybernan

bye all - back at the flip ...

5:41 pm

jaxx7

Hi, soodle et al

5:41 pm

Soodle

Hello Jax :-)

5:42 pm

jaxx7

Soodle are you feeling better

5:42 pm

penquis

hi soodle, jaxx....

5:42 pm

jaxx7

Hi, pen

5:43 pm

Soodle

Back on top form again, Jax. Thanks for asking. :-). Hi Pen

5:43 pm

jaxx7

This year's flu is severe. The flu vaccine wasn't up to the mutation

5:45 pm

Soodle

I didn't bother getting the flu jab, as it must be 15 years since I had the flu. I thought I was immune. I was wrong!

5:46 pm

jaxx7

It only covered 3% of folk who had it so chances are you would have caught it anyway

5:47 pm

jaxx7

Still, nice to know you are back to your usual self

5:47 pm

Soodle

Well with mediocrity attained - nbs & nbt, I'm off to bed. Night all. :-)

5:48 pm

jaxx7

Night, soodle. sleep well

5:48 pm

penquis

g'nite!

5:48 pm

jaxx7

How are you, Pen?

5:49 pm

penquis

ok....just tired of winter...

5:49 pm

jaxx7

Is it still snowing your way?

5:51 pm

penquis

we expect 3 to 6 inches tonight....

5:51 pm

penquis

my car would not start this morning (coldest night of the year)....had to get AAA to come and start it....

5:52 pm

jaxx7

Usually the UK gets your weather after you have finished with it. Not this year as the Jetstream has changed

5:52 pm

penquis

lucky for you...

5:53 pm

jaxx7

We have wintry showers and gales but none of the white stuff seems to stick down here in Devon

5:54 pm

penquis

we have had over 7 feet in my area this winter....and most of that has been in the last month....

5:54 pm

jaxx7

How do you cope?

5:54 pm

periwinkle

where are you pen?

5:54 pm

penquis

maine...

5:54 pm

periwinkle

ok

5:55 pm

penquis

downeast maine (most northeast) has gotten more....

5:55 pm

periwinkle

Maine is a beautiful state but I could not deal with all of that snow

5:56 pm

jaxx7

7 feet seems more than enough to me. Three inches causes chaos here.

5:57 pm

penquis

three inches is nothing here....not worth shoveling... ;o)

5:57 pm

jaxx7

Perhaps the british are not as hardy as americans

5:59 pm

penquis

well we have just gotten used to living here in winter weather...

6:01 pm

jaxx7

years ago, snow didn't cause chaos. The schools were still open, the traffic still moved, planes still flew. I can remember ploghing through over knee height snow to get to school and once we were there the heating had failed so we had bunsen burners all over the place.

6:02 pm

jaxx7

ploughing even

6:02 pm

penquis

ah...perhaps we are not as tough as we used to be...

6:03 pm

jaxx7

We were definitely made of sterner stuff.

6:04 pm

penquis

perhaps...but i know my parents would say that they were made of sterner stuff than I as well...

6:06 pm

Shirlockc

nope of us are as tough as we used to be

6:06 pm

Shirlockc

*none

6:06 pm

jaxx7

perhaps central heating etc has made us softer. My husband was a shellfish fisherman and he used to clear his sorting board of snow before starting work.

6:06 pm

penquis

very true...

6:06 pm

stidgmere

i

6:07 pm

MollyL

Our parents were made of sterner stuff. They fought in wars, went through a depression, did not have the convenience of modern appliances...the list goes on and on.

6:07 pm

stidgmere

Hi. Just doing the grid and somehow sent a single letter.

6:07 pm

stidgmere

We are pretty stern, too Molly.

6:07 pm

jaxx7

I have problems convincing my husband that at 70 with arthritis he will get tired far quicker than he used to.

6:08 pm

stidgmere

My husband has no concept of slowing down. He still thinks he can carry telephone poles.

6:09 pm

penquis

agreed, molly....and i was raised in that context....i remember getting a winter coat and my mother saying "you sure you like it? you'll be wearing it for three or more years"....

6:09 pm

jaxx7

That's OK as long as he doesn't try.

6:11 pm

MollyL

Yeah Pen. I had school shoes that lasted a whole school year (at least, little Buster Browns) Not 4 or 5 pair to wear during the year.

6:13 pm

penquis

yes, i remember school clothes, play clothes, and church clothes....not that many outfits, just that some were "saved" for those places....

6:14 pm

MollyL

School clothes were uniforms for me. 12 long years of uniforms. : S

6:16 pm

penquis

none for me....but had to wear dresses or skirts for 12 + years....it was even expected in college my freshman year and that was a private nonsectarian college...

6:16 pm

jaxx7

The sole concession to being in the sixth form was not to have to wear a beret.

6:17 pm

hoyamd

i love this thread! my son has 6 long-sleeved shirts that are getting small, but i'm trying to limp through till spring when he can switch to short sleeves!

6:17 pm

jaxx7

When I went to college we weren't allowed to wear trousers.

6:18 pm

penquis

i remember when my brother fell in the school yard and tore his new woolen pants....my mother was on the phone to the nuns complaining....she had just bought them!

6:20 pm

jaxx7

I recall boys wearing shorts until they were 13 and my baby brother used to stuff his pockets full of bits of clocks and the shorts gradually gave way to gravity.

6:21 pm

penquis

hah....no shorts at my school...in high school, boys had to wear collared shirts and ties...clip ons for the most part... ;o)

6:22 pm

jaxx7

These were called shorts but were more 'longs' and made of flannel.

6:23 pm

penquis

we had white woolen blazers for special occasions i high school....but no day to day uniforms...

6:26 pm

jaxx7

We had the full show - pleated skirts (nothing above the knee), white shirts and striped ties, school scarf in red and black and a black blazer complete with school badge (nulle diem sine linea : never a day without a line)

6:28 pm

penquis

a friend of m ine had a son....shortest of all the 70 or so sixth graders....tallest of all the 70 or so eighth graders.....it was VERY hard to keep him in pants that fit...

6:29 pm

jaxx7

I imagine that his trouserd looked as if the cat died - they were at half mast. lol

6:29 pm

jaxx7

trousers even

6:29 pm

penquis

lol...luckily his mother could sew....learned to buy longer legs and make a wide hem so they could be let down...

6:30 pm

jaxx7

Clever mum

6:31 pm

jaxx7

My mother used to knit our stockings in itchy grey wool.

6:32 pm

penquis

my mother sewed me dresses and skirts...

6:33 pm

jaxx7

I loathed those stockings. No tights in those days.

6:33 pm

penquis

luckily, she was a good seamstress and she had good taste!....my uncle worked in a woolen mill and he often brought us nice plaid cloth...

6:33 pm

crosshair

And now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!

6:33 pm

crosshair

Billy Joel gives away all of his front row tickets to random people in the cheap seats so that the front row isn't always just wealthy people.

6:33 pm

jaxx7

About school clothing in days of yore?

6:34 pm

jaxx7

Hi, Crossy

6:34 pm

penquis

nice...

6:34 pm

crosshair

Howdy, Jaxx:))

6:35 pm

jaxx7

Are you in the middle of exams?

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello,all.

6:35 pm

jaxx7

Hi, TO

6:35 pm

penquis

hi TO...

6:35 pm

crosshair

In the depression flour and feed companies used to make the sacks out of patterned material so the ladies of the house would have material to make dresses with...

6:35 pm

crosshair

Exam is all done:)

6:36 pm

jaxx7

Good. Time to relax

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

oven beeping

6:36 pm

crosshair

Yes indeed. It has been a long year-and-a-half

6:37 pm

jaxx7

I am not quite as old as that but must admit it sometimes feels like it

6:38 pm

jaxx7

Lifelong learning keeps the brain active

6:40 pm

jaxx7

is your wife still doing her course or has she finished too?

6:40 pm

crosshair

I totally enjoyed it. Additionally, I received great pleasure in busting the class grading curves on some of those lazy kids who were in my classes:)

6:41 pm

crosshair

No, the mrs will go till june, then come back in September for two more classes.

6:42 pm

jaxx7

My, you two are keen

6:43 pm

crosshair

Well, what the heck; may as well finish what we failed to do the first time round the mullberry bush:)

6:44 pm

jaxx7

isn't it strange how education is wasted on the young?

6:44 pm

penquis

what is the mrs studying, crossy?

6:44 pm

crosshair

Mrs. is going to take some math, some law classes, and we shall see after that.

6:45 pm

crosshair

With me it was 90% English courses.

6:45 pm

penquis

ah...nice....i went to a liberal arts college and took a wide variety of courses....never regretted that...

6:46 pm

penquis

are you taking more English?....or moving on to something else?

6:46 pm

crosshair

You cannot make a mistake by taking courses:)

6:46 pm

crosshair

I am going to try and get my foot in the door on some commercial copy editing work.

6:46 pm

periwinkle

help with my two last words pls. de6/30 and 1st re6/21

6:47 pm

penquis

de 6....means to figure out something from the clues available...

6:47 pm

jaxx7

It is nearly 1am here so I am off to my bed. Nice to chat and remember my youth. Take care all of you, especially pen in the 7 feet of snow.

6:48 pm

crosshair

tc, Jaxx, and have a good night.

6:48 pm

penquis

re 6.....i re**** on my family for support when i needed it...

6:48 pm

periwinkle

ty pen, I meant the 2nd re6/21 pls

6:49 pm

periwinkle

ty for de6

6:49 pm

penquis

add a vowel to the previous word...

6:49 pm

crosshair

reminds me I have to check out my Elance account brb

6:49 pm

bichon

al 6/24, second one pld

6:50 pm

penquis

part of a three part combo....**i baba and the forty thieves + not mom....

6:50 pm

periwinkle

pen there is another re6/21 between those you clued

6:51 pm

bichon

pen, I need the second one, have the first

6:52 pm

penquis

same start + a walker is a ***estrian...

6:52 pm

bichon

ty pen

6:53 pm

periwinkle

fw

6:53 pm

penquis

congrats!

7:17 pm

NANCY

clue for the re 6-27, the first one please

7:18 pm

penquis

i would like to find a way to re**** the amount of tax i have to pay...

7:18 pm

penquis

i have taxes on the brain...appointment tomorrow... :o|

7:19 pm

NANCY

ty pen, good luck with the taxes

7:19 pm

penquis

ty!

7:23 pm

penquis

i am done .... :oD

7:43 pm

jaymil

May I have a clue for the last pe/6. Thanks

7:47 pm

Dianne

When you have a big smile you show your pe**** whites.

7:48 pm

jaymil

Thanks but I have that. It is the very last of the pe words

7:49 pm

MollyL

Ends with not live

7:51 pm

jaymil

Thank you

8:08 pm

dan2bit

hahah Dianne I TOTALLY misread that clue because I didn't see the 2nd line

8:08 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

8:12 pm

MollyL

*Adjusts 2Bit's flasher trenchcoat

8:14 pm

dan2bit

I still have my big smile tho!

8:29 pm

Nef

Hi again. We won't take away your smile, dan2; you deserve it!

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahahaha

8:31 pm

Nef

Hi TO; how are you this evening?

8:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, nef; i am fine. just finished making a batch of meatballs to freeze.

8:34 pm

Nef

That sounds good. I'd made some chicken Marsala a while back & froze the extra; so we had that for supper

8:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is something i;'ve never made.

8:35 pm

Nef

I can't remember how to fix meals for 2 people anymore; we're putting our seal-a-meal and freezer to good use.

8:37 pm

Nef

It was the first time I've ever made it too; it was good, but I did learn that I probably bought the wrong Marsala wine for it (I bought the dry & probably should have bought the sweet)

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i already have a large bottle of burgundy that i use to cook. i need to get some sherry and white wine. a bottle o f marsala just would not fit.

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh yes, i do believe it is sweet marsala.

8:39 pm

Nef

I added sugar and some other stuff so it did turn out pretty good

8:40 pm

Nef

I don't drink; so (for me) going in to the liquor store to buy that wine kind of overwhelmed me. And the prices! I used to drink; but it was cheaper back then!

8:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

brnady confuses me. when a recipe calls for brandy, i have no idea what to use.

8:42 pm

Nef

LOL! I wouldn't know what kind to cook with either

8:43 pm

Nef

I know that they say buy wine that you'd drink; not cooking wine. But I doubt if a person should cook with expensive brandy.

8:43 pm

mkg

hi all. would love to get all the 8s. i have cl, but what are stats for the others please? i am not half way yet. so no list.

8:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am conflicted; want to finish but watching "the italians" on PBS. my paternal grandparents were treated as aliens.

8:44 pm

Nef

sorry, mkg; I don't have any 8's yet. (I'm just playing with this grid; not trying to finish

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

and this episode is about WW II

8:45 pm

phandmd

2 of the 8's build off of the white fluffy things you see in the sky.

8:45 pm

Nef

I'm watching that too, TO.

8:46 pm

Nef

Thanks phand!

8:46 pm

stidgmere

I'm not sure if I have come across many 8s yet. One is a cl which is the suffix meaning more of. The other that I have is in which works off the in 7 just above meaning past tense.

8:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

my uncle received the purple heart for service in italy, but his parents were under suspicion. this is something one never learned - all focus on the japanese

8:47 pm

stidgmere

Yes. I think the thing about Italians was that so many more Catholics and that aspect of suspicion is also rarely talked about.

8:48 pm

Nef

Thanks, stidg!

8:48 pm

stidgmere

yw

8:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

my father mentioned it in passing. seeing it dramatized this way is jarring.

8:50 pm

stidgmere

I haven't watched the program it comes on late here on the west coast.

8:50 pm

Nef

TO, this is So Sad!

8:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to change the subject. ty

8:55 pm

stidgmere

The thing is we can choose how to act toward others. Babble on!! One for all and all for one. Can you tell I'm rere***ing the Three Musketeers?

8:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

8:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

here, taste a meatball they smell good

8:56 pm

Nef

Okay, have any of you ever had your DNA test for genealogy? My sister had hers done and it came back showing we are Irish British and slightly Scandinavian

8:56 pm

stidgmere

Oh. I do love meatballs!! We had a veal dish for dinner tonight and it was so nice with a winter squash.

8:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is too hard to find good veal, it is not PC. i use pork cutlet instead. i like it better

8:57 pm

stidgmere

No. I have members of an extended family line that have done that and it is always interesting.

8:58 pm

Nef

Dang, TO! I may have to cook meatballs tomorrow (I swear I can smell them from here!) ;-)

8:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have not.

8:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, sorry! lol. try the cookie recipe, too. i ate them all already

8:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have in6?

8:59 pm

stidgmere

no in 6 here.

9:00 pm

Nef

We knew our Mom's family was Irish; and our Dad's last name was Norwegian; but we ended up being mostly Irish. We don't even have a stray southern European in the mix at all

9:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

or either in5?

9:01 pm

stidgmere

Scandinavians who stayed home? Didn't get on any of those Viking cruises we read so much about?

9:01 pm

Nef

(I'm looking for both in 5 & 6 now)

9:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, i just received another brocure.

9:02 pm

Nef

Nary a one, stidg. I find that very strange.

9:03 pm

Nef

Especially because there are several family members who have very Asian appearing eyes

9:04 pm

stidgmere

We have a man from Norway who came to the New York area. His last name was Toll. He lived on the Mohawk River and traded beaver pe***. Because he could swim, the Indians called him "Fish."

9:10 pm

Nef

I have an in 6/24; in + when you join a **** "religion" and give up everything else

9:11 pm

stidgmere

ty for the in word, nef (got the plural, too.)

9:12 pm

mkg

anyone else out there have any 8 letter words? i will clue the one i have. cl 8 is as follows: today was sunny. tomorrow will not have as much sun so it will be cl****** than today was.

9:12 pm

Nef

in 5/14 = in + short word for swearing

9:12 pm

mkg

from the cl 5.

9:13 pm

stidgmere

I have the past tense for the in 7 --not to keep people out.

9:14 pm

Nef

mkg; using the same base word; change the last 3 letters (just cut down diagonal to the right corner

9:14 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:15 pm

mkg

super great clue stid.

9:15 pm

Nef

(first 6 letters are the same as your 8)

9:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

final pe 8 pls?

9:15 pm

mkg

oops sorry nef i meant.

9:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry,make that pe 6

9:16 pm

mkg

nef do you have more 8s? could use clues.

9:16 pm

penquis

pe + watch the little bi****....

9:17 pm

stidgmere

ty nef and mkg got the last of the cl 8 words still one lurking out there somewhere.

9:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, pen

9:17 pm

penquis

yw...

9:17 pm

mkg

the little.......hmmmm

9:18 pm

penquis

last cl 8....make it an adverb and go down to the right corner...

9:18 pm

Nef

penq, my mind is a blank; I keep thinking about a mother dog on that cl**!

9:18 pm

mkg

i have pe 6 27 that is extension of pe 5 12 which is two words earlier.

9:18 pm

penquis

think of having your picture taken in the old days....

9:19 pm

penquis

the little bi**** flies, too....

9:20 pm

Nef

Thank you, penq!

9:20 pm

penquis

OR....if you get paid for working by the day, it's pe* ***m....

9:20 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for dr7, please?

9:20 pm

mkg

bird? i dont see that in the grid. hmmm

9:21 pm

penquis

look back at the clue, mkg....the original clue i gave...

9:21 pm

penquis

dr 7....isn't it a jewish toy?....a top of some kind...

9:22 pm

Nef

Marc; dr 7 is a Hannakah (Sp?) toy

9:23 pm

mkg

well i dont get the pe 6 at all. i tried peddie. not in dict. sorry

9:24 pm

penquis

the original clue....pe + look at the little bi****.....put it together...

9:24 pm

mkg

but i did get the dr 7. sorry about the pe 6.

9:24 pm

stidgmere

Thanks for all the help. I'm leaving a lot on the table.

9:24 pm

mkg

so sorry.

9:25 pm

mkg

bitsy not in grid either. i give up. sorry

9:25 pm

penquis

no problem....can you get it now?

9:25 pm

penquis

i also gave an alternate clue at 9:20....

9:25 pm

mkg

i just got the pe word. wow. ty.

9:25 pm

penquis

yw...

9:26 pm

mkg

still missing two 8s. any stats????

9:27 pm

mkg

oops no missing one 8. sorry. i have the two cl 8s and one in 8. so need stat for last one please.

9:27 pm

Nef

I don't have it, mkg. SOrry.

9:27 pm

Marc Freeman

I'm Jewish and I don't know the dr7 word could someone give me another clue, please?

9:28 pm

penquis

dr + **ther, or + farmer in the ***l....

9:29 pm

Nef

I'm not Jewish, Marc; Catholic here; but I have heard the song about Dr7, dr7, dry...

9:29 pm

jrs

dr7: dr** (German word for three) + the farmeer in the de**

9:29 pm

mkg

marc, think chanukah: you spin a top and it is called a dr*****. a song: i have a little dr*****, i made it out of clay and when its dry and ready than dr***** i will play.

9:29 pm

Marc Freeman

That is the toy for hanakah never knew that was a name for a Jewish boy?

9:30 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

9:30 pm

penquis

jewish Toy, not boy...lol

9:30 pm

mkg

not a name for a person.

9:31 pm

mkg

i could really use the stats for the last 8.

9:31 pm

penquis

don't know which you already have...

9:32 pm

mkg

i have two cl 8s and one in 8.

9:32 pm

penquis

re 8

9:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have in 6?

9:33 pm

Nef

thank you penq

9:33 pm

penquis

in + a religious group, strict, with a charismatic leader...

9:33 pm

penquis

yw...

9:33 pm

mkg

i have that one pen. ty anyway. need the re 8.

9:34 pm

penquis

i clued that for TO

9:34 pm

lshult

have cl8 more cl5s. what's the other cl8?

9:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:34 pm

Nef

TO, I cl**** it earlier. In + "religion" like Branch dividians

9:34 pm

penquis

you said you wanted stats for the last 8.....do you want a clue?

9:35 pm

mkg

would love a clue pen.

9:35 pm

penquis

ishult.....make it an adverb by going down to the lower right corner of the grid....cl 8....

9:35 pm

penquis

re + the birthday boy played again...he re****** the tail on the donkey...

9:35 pm

mkg

change ending for the cl 8 for other one. same first 6 letters.

9:36 pm

mkg

ty got the re. now have all 8s.

9:36 pm

penquis

yw...

9:36 pm

lshult

got it ty

9:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

down to 2

9:36 pm

penquis

yw....

9:37 pm

mkg

ty all cluers. super great clues.

9:37 pm

penquis

go TO!

9:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hate it when a 4 letter word el6 me

9:38 pm

penquis

i hear ya....i had one that was hard to find, too....

9:39 pm

mkg

i also go crazy when that happens.

9:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

re 6/21 after depend on?

9:42 pm

MLFAN17

i have 2 cl 8's. the in what am i missing?

9:42 pm

penquis

re + ring a bell.....the word means to throw out a law....

9:43 pm

penquis

fan....probably the adverb.....go down the right corner of the grid with the cl beginning....

9:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:43 pm

penquis

yw....

9:43 pm

MLFAN17

is that cl 8/65 pen?

9:44 pm

penquis

FAN....sorry....you have the cl 8's....you are missing the re 8, the in 8...

9:44 pm

MLFAN17

i have two cl 8;s

9:46 pm

MLFAN17

ah okay pen, can you help me with it please?

9:46 pm

penquis

i clued the re 8 at 9:35...

9:47 pm

MLFAN17

oh now i got it ty

9:47 pm

penquis

in 8 is a past tense.....he was not in****** so he felt left out...

9:48 pm

MLFAN17

pen goes in pb lol

9:50 pm

penquis

???....besides, i don't believe in that rule...

9:50 pm

MLFAN17

np pen:)

9:50 pm

MLFAN17

LA 6 help please?

9:51 pm

penquis

past tense of previous word....

9:51 pm

MLFAN17

never would have guessed that thanks again pen

9:52 pm

penquis

yw....

9:56 pm

MLFAN17

are teh AL 7's similar?

9:56 pm

penquis

there are two...same but last letter different....

9:56 pm

penquis

there is also a six before those that is the same without the last letter....

9:57 pm

MLFAN17

i have the al 6/21

10:00 pm

penquis

it is after that...

10:01 pm

MLFAN17

pen i am not finding any of them ..sorry dont mean to be such a pest

10:02 pm

penquis

no prob....it is *** Baba and the forty thieves + not mom....build on that ...

10:03 pm

MLFAN17

ah got the al 6/7

10:03 pm

penquis

6/7/7

10:03 pm

penquis

6/7/7

10:04 pm

MLFAN17

yes i changed the last letter

10:05 pm

penquis

cool

10:05 pm

MLFAN17

pen are you finished?

10:06 pm

penquis

yes

10:06 pm

MLFAN17

congrats

10:07 pm

penquis

ty!

10:08 pm

MLFAN17

i have 87 left

10:08 pm

Nef

I'm kind of wandering in & out again. pen, did you finish earlier and are you knitting again?

10:09 pm

MLFAN17

Nef i have been in and out today too. i didnt start it last night

10:09 pm

Nef

(My goal is to get half way tonight; I have about 15 ords left)

10:09 pm

penquis

yes, i finished earlier and started the toe of my sock....

10:09 pm

Nef

words, not ords

10:09 pm

MLFAN17

we knew what you meant Nef:)

10:10 pm

MLFAN17

the toe of a sock?

10:10 pm

Nef

thanks, MLF

10:11 pm

penquis

yes...

10:11 pm

MLFAN17

yw nef

10:12 pm

MLFAN17

pen i am always amazed by people who knit

10:14 pm

MLFAN17

AD 6/30?

10:14 pm

penquis

well i have done mostly scarves and hats.....simple stuff....one sweater years ago.....i am attempting socks using online videos at Craftsy.com......i had a gift certificate there....

10:15 pm

penquis

ad + i want to re**** the amount of taxes i have to pay....

10:15 pm

MLFAN17

that is so cool pen

10:16 pm

penquis

well we will see how it goes, lol.....the ladies at the local yarn shop said they would help if needed....

10:17 pm

MLFAN17

pen i am not sure about the amount of taxes i have to pay?

10:17 pm

MLFAN17

pen i have heard of knitting clubs .. even men are into it

10:18 pm

Nef

you want to cut down on paying in taxes,

10:18 pm

penquis

yes, there are groups that meet around here too.....and we even have knitting cruises!

10:18 pm

MLFAN17

cruises for knitters?

10:20 pm

penquis

yes, sailing cruises with a knitting instructor aboard...

10:20 pm

MLFAN17

got it finally ty

10:20 pm

MLFAN17

that just sounds so weird pen

10:20 pm

Nef

Now that is a niche vacation, pen!

10:21 pm

penquis

not weird....sailing along the coast, doing some knitting, helping to sail the boat, eating good food....

10:22 pm

MLFAN17

oh since you put it that way sounds relaxing

10:23 pm

penquis

google it...knitting cruises in maine....

10:24 pm

Matches

clue for dr7

10:24 pm

penquis

dr 7 is a Hanukkah toy....a top....

10:27 pm

Matches

ty pen got it

10:27 pm

MLFAN17

Last D 5/14?

10:27 pm

MLFAN17

AD sorry

10:28 pm

Matches

eared

10:29 pm

penquis

a + the reason you swipe a cloth over furniture every once in a while....

10:29 pm

MLFAN17

thanks pen

10:34 pm

MLFAN17

DI5?

10:36 pm

penquis

di 5....biblical ending....he di 5 do that....

10:37 pm

MLFAN17

isnt that a 4?

10:37 pm

penquis

no....ends with two consonants....

10:38 pm

penquis

actually....ends with 3 consonants...

10:38 pm

MLFAN17

got it

10:42 pm

MLFAN17

i wont finish this unfortunately as i am going to bed by 12

10:43 pm

penquis

i hear ya....

10:43 pm

MLFAN17

i keep seeing phantom pencil

10:47 pm

Nef

I'm going to head out tonight. Good Night, Sleep tight; stay warm too!

10:47 pm

penquis

goodnight....

10:47 pm

MLFAN17

night nef

10:50 pm

MLFAN17

just found 2 re 7's

10:52 pm

penquis

cool....

10:52 pm

MLFAN17

wasnt trying to find them just did:)

10:57 pm

penquis

well i am off to bed....g'nite Fan....

10:57 pm

MLFAN17

nite pen

10:58 pm

MLFAN17

i am out too

11:09 pm

Matches

clue for re8

11:12 pm

Matches

need re 8 for fireworks

11:13 pm

jrs

re + pIIIED the tail on the donkey

11:14 pm

jrs

sorry! that should be p*****

11:14 pm

jrs

I'm a lousy typist, especially if I don't look at the keys ;-)

11:15 pm

Matches

ty jrs

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