Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 17, 2015

12:00 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:01 am

Erda

Hi Nan

12:01 am

flosey

hi Nan

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

flosey

and Erda, and tks Lickety

12:02 am

kje

hi

12:03 am

flosey

hi kj

12:04 am

flosey

ch7

12:04 am

crayola

re7

12:04 am

Lizlin

ch 8

12:05 am

broll

sh 7

12:05 am

flosey

ch8

12:05 am

sammysmom

hi

12:06 am

Lizlin

BBS - Time to go to the gym

12:06 am

flosey

by Liz, see you later

12:11 am

jessmom

st7

12:13 am

cybernan

crash time for me -- no 8 and no right e :-(\

12:13 am

rururocks

how'd I miss that one

12:13 am

jessmom

I knew you would have a comment about that one...

12:14 am

torgone

You don't have ei6/21 one, nan?

12:19 am

harpjane

found a reptile

12:21 am

rururocks

sh7

12:23 am

harpjane

found a parasite

12:23 am

kje

ty ru

12:24 am

rururocks

finished

12:24 am

harpjane

yay ruru

12:25 am

kje

woohoo

12:31 am

harpjane

nbt nbs bbl

12:34 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:37 am

kje

yay granny!

12:39 am

NonoNanette

re

12:40 am

kje

fw

12:41 am

kje

gn

12:44 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, goodnight all

2:43 am

sprite

good morning all

3:09 am

grannyrose

hello my darling. {{hugs}}

3:09 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello my dear friend. Good evening. How was your day?

3:10 am

grannyrose

cold!! mwahhh. lollll

3:10 am

sprite

lol :) *sends warm hugs and a very soft blanket*

3:11 am

grannyrose

*snuggling* thanx dear. how are you today?

3:11 am

sprite

pretty ok. Some horrible dreaming going on, but otherwise good. Seeing the internist this afternoon.

3:12 am

grannyrose

* holds tightly onto sprite's hand* i am right beside you sweetie.

3:13 am

sprite

that will help :) I have to go alone, Rob couldn't fix it at work this time.

3:13 am

grannyrose

what is the worst doc can tell you?

3:14 am

sprite

that it is too dangerous for me to be operated upon.

3:15 am

grannyrose

nope, that's not going to happen. i've put in the word with the Big Guy.

3:15 am

sprite

ah good, then it will all work out just fine :D

3:16 am

grannyrose

* grinning * xoxox

3:16 am

sprite

and what was nice: Rob asked if we could switch cooking days. So I cooked yesterday and today all I have to do is see the internist and walk terra.

3:17 am

grannyrose

well that should ease the day a bit. is it difficult to get to the doc?

3:19 am

sprite

mwah, not too difficult, just taxing. I can drive up there, but must park in the parking garage and then walk quite a bit.

3:19 am

grannyrose

can you give yourself some extra time, so that you can walk it in stages?

3:20 am

sprite

Not really, there are no benches or anything. But I will go in time so I can walk slowly at least.

3:21 am

grannyrose

how uncivil of the local council not to provide seating along their paths.

3:22 am

sprite

so very true, lol! Guess I should make a sandwich board with "Give us benches NOW* and wear it while walking there.

3:25 am

sprite

fireflies. Not too hard today.

3:26 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!! agreed, i sailed through it too

3:29 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs and congrats, Sprite

3:29 am

grannyrose

hi and {{hugs}} liz girl

3:29 am

sprite

hi Liz :) *hugs*

3:29 am

Lizlin

How are you both?

3:30 am

sprite

doing fine, and you? And your beloved?

3:30 am

grannyrose

have you had snow liz?

3:30 am

Lizlin

Trying to keep warm

3:31 am

Lizlin

No snow or frost that I've seen but pretty cold last night.

3:31 am

Lizlin

Very cold wind today, though 16 C and lovely in sunny sheltered spots - if you could find them.

3:32 am

grannyrose

i expect being so close to the ocean, the wind would not allow a frost.

3:32 am

Lizlin

Saw a pic of snow by a sign saying "welcome to sunny Queensland"

3:32 am

sprite

dress in layers... put on warm socks... don't sit still for too long :) Advice from someone living in colder regions.

3:32 am

mrpresident

evening all :)

3:32 am

sprite

hello mrp

3:32 am

grannyrose

hey ya mrp

3:33 am

Lizlin

I guess there was frost on Tamborine.

3:33 am

Lizlin

Dug out my long sleeved t shirts!

3:33 am

Lizlin

Hi mrp

3:33 am

mrpresident

hi rose and liz :))

3:34 am

mrpresident

I put on the heater tonight... bloody cold

3:34 am

Lizlin

Good advice sprite

3:34 am

Lizlin

Heater on here too.

3:34 am

grannyrose

and here three

3:35 am

mrpresident

all the socks and long sleeve in this house are not working tonight!

3:35 am

mrpresident

brrrr !

3:35 am

sprite

did I become invisible again?

3:35 am

Lizlin

Roll on summer! Then I can whinge about hay fever and humidity

3:35 am

Lizlin

Never to me

3:35 am

sprite

best way to stay warm... is cleaning, lol. I swear, it is. Not fun though.

3:36 am

grannyrose

i see you sprite.

3:36 am

Lizlin

I'll leave that til Sunday

3:36 am

sprite

lol I know Liz :) And you too, rose. Guess I shouldn't even have commented.

3:36 am

Lizlin

Oven is on too - tho that's for dinner.

3:37 am

mrpresident

oh sorry sprite, I just saw you said hi... was in the grid.
I did not ignore you

3:37 am

sprite

as long as we have something to complain about, we are happy, right Liz? :) Too hot... too cold... too wet (here especially, with all the rain!)

3:37 am

Lizlin

Lol!

3:38 am

sprite

ok mrp, all good then

3:38 am

mrpresident

ok good then

3:38 am

mrpresident

hi sprite :)

3:39 am

sprite

lol. Hi mrp

3:42 am

mrpresident

is hefer a word?? or heffer?

3:43 am

Lizlin

Heifer

3:43 am

grannyrose

that's heifer, mrp.

3:43 am

mrpresident

ah... duh!

3:43 am

mrpresident

is the it5 a fish??

3:43 am

mrpresident

I was trying to speed finish this grid... grrr

3:44 am

grannyrose

not really. it + not him

3:44 am

Lizlin

Usually begins wi4 an e

3:44 am

mrpresident

bloody brain dead tonight!
Thanks girls

3:46 am

sprite

nothing slows a person down like wanting to speed up things

3:46 am

Lizlin

Stats for the f in the LH column pls?

3:47 am

grannyrose

fi5/18

3:47 am

sprite

fi5/18

3:47 am

Lizlin

Thanks - will look

3:47 am

sprite

or what rose said,lolll

3:48 am

mrpresident

echo ! LOL

3:48 am

grannyrose

lolll

3:48 am

Lizlin

:)

3:48 am

sprite

that one took me ages, Liz. And it is much much easier to fi4 than you would think

3:49 am

sprite

or than I thought, anyway

3:49 am

Lizlin

Still looking

3:49 am

grannyrose

it's a devil of a word liz

3:50 am

Lizlin

Of course! Thanks

3:50 am

grannyrose

* giggling *

3:50 am

Lizlin

So easy when you know!

3:51 am

sprite

isn't it? I just couldn't fi4 it, had to use lickety, then a2z, still no joy, and then finally... fish!

3:52 am

Lizlin

I was playing with those letters but all in the wrong order

3:52 am

sprite

ok, I am off to get dressed and prepare for this afternoon. *hugs* to my friends, and to all a blessed day and a peaceful night.

3:53 am

Lizlin

Hugs and have a good day.

3:53 am

grannyrose

my good wishes and prayers are with you, sprite. {{hugs}} xoxox

3:53 am

Lizlin

Almost dinner time here so hugs to all. See you later or tomorrow.

3:53 am

sprite

thanks :)

3:53 am

sprite

thanks :)

3:54 am

grannyrose

enjoy your dinner liz. xoxox love to himself too

3:54 am

Lizlin

And to both of you too

4:11 am

mrpresident

clue for the in5 please

4:13 am

grannyrose

in + expire, pass away, stop living

4:13 am

mrpresident

thanks rose :))

4:14 am

mrpresident

missing some fishies today

4:15 am

mrpresident

6 left... hmmm

4:16 am

mrpresident

BE keeps freezing on me

4:18 am

grannyrose

what's missing, mrp?

4:19 am

mrpresident

my mind rose

4:20 am

mrpresident

ti 6

4:21 am

mrpresident

ch 8 and sh7

4:22 am

mrpresident

I have such a crappy flu and this cold weather is just making it more of a misery for me.
I wish my ear and throat didn't hurt so much

4:23 am

grannyrose

ti. ti + **at and tidy + proof of who you are

4:23 am

mrpresident

awesome clue thanks hun

4:23 am

grannyrose

ch8. most of the ch5/20

4:24 am

grannyrose

*prepares the sardines for mrp* sh7. sh4, front of lower leg + use a spade or shovel

4:25 am

mrpresident

oh bloody hell!! LOL Thanks luv!

4:25 am

mrpresident

fireworks !

4:25 am

mrpresident

I'll take a frozen tuna to the back of the head

4:25 am

grannyrose

would you like sauce wi4 that or lemon juice and salt?

4:26 am

grannyrose

WTG MRPRESIDENT!!!!

4:26 am

mrpresident

battered and fried darling

4:26 am

mrpresident

all the condiments you have!

4:28 am

mrpresident

If I cough any more... my cervix will fall out! am so done with this flu!

4:29 am

mrpresident

is masterchef on tonight luv?

4:30 am

grannyrose

don't know, dear. we watch mostly channel 2. hang on and i'll check

4:31 am

mrpresident

I have to change the whole scheme of my tv to get free to air... foxtel doesn't support the free channels here... so annoying!

4:32 am

grannyrose

can't see it on the tv guide.

4:33 am

mrpresident

I might catch up on some neglected series

4:33 am

mrpresident

any that you can recommend?

4:33 am

grannyrose

go and dose yourself up, honey. i suggest lemsip loaded with brandy.

4:34 am

grannyrose

we love the series the bletchley circle.

4:35 am

grannyrose

have to go. timer beeping so dinner is ready. catch you tomorrow. xoxox

4:35 am

mrpresident

ciao hunny! enjoy dinner, and yes I will dose myself... nite hunny

5:15 am

sukee

Good morning.

5:22 am

TraderKate

hi sukee :)

5:23 am

sukee

Hi Kate :)

5:37 am

crosshair

Good morning, everybody:)

5:37 am

sukee

Hello crossy.

5:40 am

TraderKate

hi crossy :)

5:41 am

crosshair

Hody, Sukee, Kate:)

5:42 am

crosshair

howdy*

5:47 am

TraderKate

I wonder if any of our Baltimore Babblers are a bit richer today... armoured car spilled bags of cash all over the highway :)

5:48 am

crosshair

Could be, problem it that the irs would treat it like a lottery win and it would be taxable income:))

5:48 am

mrpresident

hi crossy, et al

5:48 am

crosshair

((mrp))

5:49 am

TraderKate

they are threatening to use traffic cams to try and identify the scoopers of cash... party poopers

5:49 am

crosshair

How much hit the road?

5:50 am

TraderKate

they didn't say.

5:50 am

TraderKate

but lots...even all ones would be a chunk :)

5:52 am

Marc Freeman

ni6, please?

5:52 am

crosshair

lol, I fondly remember our one dollar bills. As a younger fella I used to get pay cheque all cashed int ones. That way my wallet looked like I was loaded:)

5:52 am

crosshair

into*

5:53 am

mrpresident

too funny!

5:53 am

TraderKate

I miss our ones and twos as well... in fact, I miss the penny... ah, the good old days

5:53 am

TraderKate

hi marc, just started, sorry

5:53 am

Marc Freeman

np

5:54 am

doseffing

ni ... person using a double consonant

5:54 am

mrpresident

marc... person who likes to smell... s****** but without the s

5:54 am

crosshair

well, i agree with them on the pennies. they were a pita. Not to mention the fact that near the end it was costing 2.5 cents to make one:)

5:55 am

TraderKate

hi dose and mrp, ty for the ni 6 :)

5:56 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

5:56 am

sukee

I could use a clue for any F on the 5th column.

5:56 am

mrpresident

all good
have to go sleep. only 9pm but so buggered.
niters all :)

5:56 am

sukee

Or the F in the 1st column :)

5:57 am

TraderKate

I can be rather devilish on occasion.. thought it was fun to let the cashier ring everything up $14.57....let them push cah tendered and THEN hand them the 2 cents, stand back and watch the confusion ;)

5:57 am

mrpresident

fe5 is a shitty word

5:57 am

doseffing

... comes after fourth

5:57 am

mrpresident

nite all :)

5:57 am

sukee

doh, TY :)

5:57 am

TraderKate

feel better mrp\! bye

5:58 am

doseffing

... or two of them .... ... and two flutes

5:58 am

sukee

And I found the F in the 1st column

5:59 am

sukee

Ty dos, got them all. I had the single of the flute :)

5:59 am

sukee

and the player :)

6:02 am

crosshair

lol, Kate. the kids still vapor lock at the registers when i give them extra change to get a 5 dollar bill back instead of a pile of coins.

6:02 am

sukee

nbt

6:05 am

TraderKate

even some of the older ones, too used to relying on the machine to do the math for them ;)

6:07 am

doseffing

... it's why I got into teaching ... ... high school juniors or seniors at a fast food cash register ... had to figure out the change because the computers were down ... ... they had never heard of subtraction ... ... they were trying to memorize all the different possible combinations

6:08 am

TraderKate

you've got your work cut out for you, they're too busy teaching the test, to teach common sense and reasoning

6:10 am

doseffing

... they don't teach the test ... there is no test to teach to ... ... but you're right ... they don't teach reasoning in elementary school anymore ... so by the time they're in high school they don't realize that math is all about reasoning ... and they don't want to do it ... because it's work ... ... using a calculator isn't work

6:10 am

crosshair

My kid was rammed through high school so bloody fast that he is now back at school as an adult trying to learn what he missed:(

6:11 am

TraderKate

<----not impressed with the new ciriculum

6:11 am

doseffing

... very common situation ... assuming that he has learned that learning is useful ... consider yourself lucky

6:12 am

sukee

is the ch 8 related to the 7 before it?

6:12 am

doseffing

... yeah ... I startled a bunch of people on the curriculum committee when I pointed out that they've taken all the math out of the math curriculum ... ...

6:12 am

TraderKate

yes sukee, the most

6:12 am

crosshair

Well, i told him after he finished high school that he was not going to just lay on my couch playing video games and emptying my fridge. it was either get a job slinging fries or coffee or go back to school.

6:12 am

sukee

TY Kate :)

6:13 am

sukee

Down to 4

6:13 am

TraderKate

wow! go sukee go!

6:13 am

crosshair

I was back in school after 33 years and just dragged him through the doors with me:)

6:13 am

doseffing

... I have an impression that many of them believe that the parents will continue to feed them

6:14 am

doseffing

... because that has been their entire life ... so what else is there to do or what else need they do?

6:15 am

TraderKate

that's because many parents will continue to coddle their little darlings ;-/

6:15 am

doseffing

... of course ... I realize that it is hard to get work now ... meaningful work ...as hard as it has been since the 30's

6:15 am

doseffing

... I'm afraid that you're right there Kate ... ... or that the parents really don't care

6:16 am

TraderKate

I think they put too much on them - they need that extra year of high school just to mature a bit before going on to higher education

6:16 am

sukee

But, have to go for now, have to finishg later, down to 3 :)

6:17 am

TraderKate

ever since "my generation" of "dinks" we,ve had problems... when they had kids, the solution was "just throw money at them"

6:17 am

crosshair

Getting rid of grade 13 was a mistake

6:17 am

TraderKate

bye sukee, see you tonight

6:18 am

crosshair

Funny thing is they get rid of the higher grades, then try to get them in full time classes at 3 or 4

6:18 am

TraderKate

yes it was crossy! now they pay university fees to relearn what they should have gotten in high school

6:18 am

doseffing

... personally, I agree with you ... ... but it does get to be hard to explain when Ontario was the only jurisdiction in North America with a publicly funded fourth plus oneth year of high school

6:19 am

crosshair

it is a mess.

6:20 am

TraderKate

hard to explain, but better results... if we are keeping 4 years of high school instead of 5, we need to take a page out of Britain's book and have a gap year.

6:20 am

crosshair

Tough the learning centres are worth their weight in gold. Seems they are great at catching them after they fall through the cracks, but terrible at letting them fall in the first place

6:20 am

crosshair

though

6:21 am

TraderKate

attrition rates from grade 13 were lower than from grade 12s

6:21 am

crosshair

The last class I was a helper in was Business computing. We started with a class of 33 and finished with 12. Out of that 12, four failed.

6:22 am

TraderKate

the pressure is very strong to push the kids through.. saw it when I went back to do that computer course... teachers literally begging kids to turn in something - anything so they can give them a pass...

6:22 am

TraderKate

ouch!

6:22 am

crosshair

That is what i see in many classes still, kate

6:23 am

crosshair

but the few that shine, ahh they are so worth it. You see them really "get it" and fly.

6:25 am

TraderKate

I'd like to say they are unprepared responsibility-wise for university, but from what I've seen (not a lot) standards have been lowered there too.... I don't think the sheepskin is worth as much as it used tobe.. now anyone can get in and anyone can get one if they just show up

6:25 am

crosshair

Was teaching one girl the APA format, and by the end she was showing me nuances of it that I never knew:)

6:26 am

crosshair

On the internet there is a copy of the entrance exam for Harvard from the year 1899. it is astounding!

6:26 am

doseffing

... they are just as smart as the smartest of any past generation .. ... but as a generation they've been given a rotten set of values

6:26 am

TraderKate

:)
learning can happen when you least expect it

6:27 am

TraderKate

too true dose, and a bar set too low for all but the most driven

6:27 am

crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/ohc75xx

6:28 am

crosshair

I love working with the few that actually get it and want it:)

6:29 am

doseffing

... that's why people get into teaching ... it can be extremely rewarding

6:30 am

crosshair

lol, if you look at that 1899 test, check out the math problems!

6:30 am

doseffing

... but more and more people are just too worn out to care anymore ... ... so if I give them 52 they're happy and I'll never see them again and I get paid for it

6:31 am

crosshair

yes, many care only enough to just get a pass. it is all they want

6:32 am

doseffing

... yeah ... but I can pull out a training manual from a Toronto publishing house in 1899 and they make identical comments to what we make today about kids not knowing enough math and being unable to calculate and not doing enough practice

6:33 am

TraderKate

plus ca change, plus le meme chose ;)

6:33 am

crosshair

Age, however, lends perspective. I took it as a challenge and got angry of my mark was below a 90% There was nothing finer that us "old farts" busting the grading curve of the class and watching the kids give us all a second look:)

6:33 am

TraderKate

i think socrates was complaining about it too... one of those old greek guys for sure...

6:34 am

crosshair

Especially in the college and uni prep courses:)

6:34 am

crosshair

Well, it is all greek to me now as well:))

6:34 am

TraderKate

good for you crossy!

6:34 am

doseffing

... okay ... but to them it often just shows how silly you are because you're doing something that isn't worth doing for them ... It's scary

6:35 am

TraderKate

why try when you can party hearty and still pass?

6:36 am

crosshair

Silly? I took ENG4U just for the hell of it. It wasn't required for my mandatory course. Managed to drag 3 of the kids along with me:)

6:36 am

crosshair

Though The Scarlet letter was a royal pain in the caboose:)

6:36 am

crosshair

I preferred Othello:)

6:37 am

crosshair

Told them "You can do it now, or do it as a pre-requisite later.."

6:38 am

doseffing

... I'm sure you did ... and I'm sure you managed to show the three that it was useful, important and even fun ... but a great many believe that all high school education is a complete and utter waste of their time because all knowledge is on the internet ... who reads and why should I read ... and no one does calculations ... ... if they don't believe school is useful or valuable ...( and a great many of them don't) ... then they don't learn and twenty years from now they take the society down with them

6:38 am

crosshair

Though I partied when i was their age. Was it not the exact reason why I was back decades later after a full career?? lol

6:39 am

TraderKate

thunderstorms this afternoon and tomorrow, humidity moving in big time :(

6:40 am

doseffing

... oh well ... too depressing ... and I've got a tutoring session to prepare for ... ... gotta go ... ... luck and fun to all

6:41 am

TraderKate

bye dose, sorry for the downer... too many old farts grumbling about the new generation...

6:41 am

crosshair

Sorry, did not mean to depress. i find it interesting, and like tossing stuff around to turn some of them around.

6:41 am

crosshair

I will cease grumbling.

6:42 am

crosshair

If I did not like it, i would not volunteer my time at the school. there is hope:)

6:43 am

TraderKate

have to get ready, sorry to pop in and out...a good grumble never hurt anyone ;)

6:44 am

crosshair

Yes, the rain is starting here. Hope we get a good thunder storm. I love them;)

6:46 am

TraderKate

we're supposed to get the rain starting at noon :(
I wish it would hold off until I get home....

6:51 am

TraderKate

still missing a bunch of vowel words for nbt - and I'm half way!

6:54 am

crosshair

The vowel words get me all the time:)

6:55 am

TraderKate

3 x e and 1 x i for nbt here...

6:58 am

bichon

I'm down 3 vowels [the usual suspects] plus the left column f and the right column f.

7:00 am

bichon

got an f from the right colum

7:00 am

Anniebrook

hello babblers

7:00 am

TraderKate

hi bichon, gotta run, happy babblin g all ppoof

7:00 am

bichon

hi Annie, Kate, Crossy

7:00 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon, beautiful weather here this morning

7:01 am

bichon

here too, after today it gets much warmer

7:12 am

Matches

clue for ec 6/24

7:13 am

Anniebrook

dont have it, Matches, will look for it

7:13 am

bichon

fi 4/10, pls

7:14 am

Anniebrook

ec6----e + part of face under your mouth + vowel

7:14 am

Anniebrook

fi 4/10---old instrument

7:15 am

bichon

need the first one Annie, sorry

7:16 am

Anniebrook

fi + **fort ( to try)

7:16 am

Matches

ty annie good clue

7:16 am

hurshy

sh7: there's a big sh7 at marcia's house this weekend!

7:16 am

bichon

ty Annie. Actually I need the left hand f

7:18 am

Anniebrook

fi5---a monster, devil, does terrible deeds

7:19 am

bichon

?

7:20 am

hurshy

you know like imagine the smurfs saying to gargamel, "you fi5!"

7:20 am

lbdawger

if the fi5 was fr6, it would be your best buddy.

7:20 am

Anniebrook

hi dawg

7:20 am

crosshair

Howdy, Bichon:)

7:20 am

bichon

big doh. Thanks team

7:20 am

lbdawger

good morning, everyone! hi annie

7:21 am

bichon

hi dawg

7:21 am

lbdawger

hi bichon

7:21 am

crosshair

howdy,LBD

7:21 am

bichon

the only vowel I need now is the right column e

7:21 am

lbdawger

howdy, crossy

7:22 am

Anniebrook

ef4----a newt

7:22 am

lbdawger

ei6/or

7:22 am

bichon

nm

7:22 am

Anniebrook

wrong column, nevermind

7:22 am

bichon

ty dawf

7:22 am

bichon

now I can have breakfast

7:22 am

Anniebrook

enjoy, bichon

7:23 am

lbdawger

alas, i should go get ready for work. enjoy your breakfast, Bichon. hagd everyone!

7:23 am

Anniebrook

bye dawg

7:24 am

Riverdance

good morning - 16 left but cant find that lone E - help please

7:24 am

hurshy

lbd just clued

7:24 am

merlypoop

T

7:25 am

Anniebrook

as lbdawger said, ei6/or

7:25 am

Riverdance

duh, thank you - now down to 12

7:26 am

hurshy

what's the 8?

7:27 am

Anniebrook

dont have the list yet

7:27 am

Riverdance

dont have it yet ei6

7:32 am

Anniebrook

found the 8--want a clue?

7:33 am

hurshy

yes please

7:33 am

Anniebrook

ch8----the most head guy, ruler

7:33 am

hurshy

ahhh thanks i had got the 7 "more" but didn't catch that i could go the other way for 8

7:34 am

crosshair

I had the most of but just found the more of:) ty

7:34 am

Anniebrook

Enable twists the English language to suit itself

7:34 am

hurshy

go figure!

7:35 am

crosshair

Enable is a mysterious thing...

7:35 am

hurshy

i thought that was Love

7:35 am

crosshair

Love is more of an enigma...

7:36 am

Riverdance

thanks Annie - finally NBT and NBS with only 10 to go

7:36 am

Riverdance

haven't been this close to finishing in a long time

7:37 am

Matches

clue for second le 6/24

7:38 am

Riverdance

plural

7:39 am

Matches

ty river

7:43 am

Riverdance

down to 8 and must get to work - happy friday everyone!

7:46 am

Anniebrook

bye River

7:51 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

7:53 am

Anniebrook

have a great day, babblers, bye

8:05 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

8:08 am

crosshair

Interesting, now web sites are coming up that are blocked immediately unless you like them on FB. I give those sites a pass. Too pushy.

8:09 am

crosshair

Howdy, Judi.

8:09 am

Judi

Haven't experienced that, Crossy. Would avoid them too.

8:12 am

Judi

Am I the only one who thinks its NUTS that there are gun free zones on US military bases?

8:14 am

MollyL

No Judi, I think it's nuts. Especially after all the attacks on military bases.

8:17 am

Judi

Thank you. Personally, I think our homeland military should be walking around armed to the teeth.

8:18 am

Trifioso

good morning friends....out of curiosity - does anyone else click on the babble link and say "please be a big grid, please be a big grid" while it loads?

8:18 am

Judi

lol. No, just you, Trif.

8:19 am

MollyL

I'd like to know how the Chatanooga shooter got on base in the first place

8:20 am

Judi

Yes, Molly. That is a very good question.

8:20 am

Trifioso

he may have known someone on the base, or had a reason to be there, like a groundskeeper or such

8:29 am

Trifioso

phantom: sheriff

8:39 am

MollyL

Yeah, I keep believing that one is there too

8:39 am

Trifioso

thanks molly

8:40 am

HarryHood

good morning

8:40 am

MollyL

Hood is in the hood

8:40 am

HarryHood

first 70 words went quickly

8:40 am

Trifioso

good morning harry, and THANK YOU for the book rec! I have been hoping I would bump into you here...

8:40 am

HarryHood

have you read the first already?

8:41 am

HarryHood

I reserved #4 from my library - it should be out in September

8:41 am

Trifioso

about half way through....when I am reading a book I really love, I savor it

8:41 am

HarryHood

I wish I could read Italian

8:41 am

HarryHood

I'm glad you're enjoying it

8:42 am

Trifioso

LOVING it

8:42 am

Trifioso

lila...whoof, she's a frustrating one....

8:42 am

Trifioso

they are in high school right now....

8:42 am

HarryHood

only one is in HS I think

8:43 am

HarryHood

These lone tiles are tough today

8:46 am

Trifioso

oh yes....I should have said "they are high school age"

8:46 am

Trifioso

the lone e in the right column is my stickiest one today

8:46 am

HarryHood

I'm missing that and the first column F

8:47 am

Trifioso

that f is twisty. would you like the count?

8:47 am

HarryHood

yes pls

8:48 am

Trifioso

fi 5.18 normal enough word. doubles back on itself

8:48 am

HarryHood

got it. ty

8:49 am

Trifioso

de rien

8:51 am

HarryHood

got the E

8:51 am

HarryHood

you'll kick yourself

8:55 am

HarryHood

38 to go...bbl

8:55 am

Trifioso

count please, harry?

8:57 am

MollyL

ei6/21

8:58 am

Trifioso

KICK

8:58 am

Trifioso

thanks molly

8:58 am

Trifioso

nbt anyway....

8:59 am

Trifioso

I really should go out side and check on a little lodger we have staying, but I have a bad feeling about it, so I am in avoidance mode

9:01 am

Dorens

lodger?

9:01 am

Trifioso

im rooster sitting, and not a crow out of him this morning. I fear he has, quite literally, flown the coop

9:03 am

MollyL

I can't say that I have ever heard of someone "rooster sitting" before

9:03 am

Trifioso

im one of a kind, molly :)

9:05 am

MollyL

Truly. Rooster sitting sounds like something Lucy would do.

9:05 am

rururocks

maybe he's a transgender chicken trif?

9:07 am

Trifioso

Ill call him Caitlyn

9:07 am

rururocks

maybe he's afraid you'll foster him?

9:08 am

Judi

That would make him a roosther.

9:08 am

phaeton

hello...lone F stats pls

9:08 am

rururocks

or he saw the KFC buckets in the trash

9:08 am

Trifioso

hi phae. it's a 5.18

9:08 am

phaeton

ty

9:09 am

Trifioso

ruru, lol....I have a KFC license plate nailed to the coop that says "Isn't it time for some really good chicken?"

9:09 am

Judi

Oh! The insensitivity! That rooster was probably a robotic PETA drone.

9:10 am

Trifioso

nono, I assure you, he's quite normal.

9:10 am

Trifioso

I fear his missed his flock and legged it. oh dear

9:10 am

rururocks

maybe he's on a different time clock

9:10 am

Trifioso

poor little guy

9:10 am

BzznBea

Is it just me or is any one else creeped out by the new Colonel Sanders?

9:10 am

Trifioso

omg, bzznbea, we were JUST saying that the other day! Def not just you.

9:11 am

BzznBea

Thank goodness!

9:11 am

Trifioso

honestly, I can't believe the family signed off on it

9:11 am

rururocks

what's the difference with the new guy?

9:11 am

Judi

I haven't seen the new Col. Sanders yet. The new Ronald McDonald is pretty creepy too.

9:12 am

rururocks

Ronald McDonald looks like a child-molester

9:12 am

BzznBea

I think he looks and sounds like a perv.

9:12 am

Trifioso

I saw some great graffiti once on the subway in boston - a PERFECT rendering of the Burger King on a cross, with "Burger Christ" scrawled under it. Irreverent, but it made me larf

9:14 am

rururocks

well onion rings kind of look like halos trif?

9:15 am

Trifioso

ok - my curiosity is getting the better of me....gonna go check on the rooster.

9:15 am

Judi

Hope nothing made a meal of Mr. Rooster.

9:15 am

Judi

Fireworks, by the way.

9:16 am

rururocks

*politely claps for Judi*

9:17 am

crosshair

Most of the KFC franchises here have forgotten how to cook chicken properly. They do not let the oil get up to temp and they use it for far too long. Des not help that the chicken they use are utility birds and only by the narrowest margin before the fda calls it for pet food.

9:17 am

Judi

I have to stay and wait for the fate of the bird.

9:17 am

crosshair

Not to mention that dollar for dollar, it is the most expensive take- out food going atm.

9:18 am

Judi

I gave up eating deep fried food years ago. *SOB*

9:18 am

crosshair

:(

9:19 am

rururocks

I have it once a year judi

9:19 am

Judi

Not that it has helped me lose any weight. Cruel, relaly.

9:19 am

crosshair

You are probably better off, Judi:)

9:19 am

rururocks

there's a place near me that makes great buttermilk fried chicken

9:19 am

Judi

Shut. Up.

9:19 am

rururocks

*lip smacking good too*

9:19 am

crosshair

I gave up smoking in2002 and got asthma in 2004--life is funny, Judi:)

9:20 am

Trifioso

Mr. rooster is just fine. happily crowed his fool head off as I approached. just needed someone to talk to, I guess :)

9:20 am

Judi

Ah. A happy ending. Thanks, Trif. And congratulations. You've found the first rooster that needs to be awakened by a human.

9:20 am

rururocks

we can all relax now about the rooster

9:21 am

crosshair

Though we have a fish and chip place here where the beer-battered halibut fillets are so good, you would crawl on your hands and knees for a mile to get some;0

9:21 am

rururocks

oh.. I haven't had fish and chips in a long time

9:21 am

Trifioso

there is a place near us that is heaven on a plate....best fish and chips I have ever had in my life

9:22 am

Judi

Off I go! *POOF*

9:22 am

phaeton

ec6?

9:23 am

Trifioso

no clue phae, sorry

9:24 am

phaeton

ec6...sea urchin

9:25 am

Trifioso

I actually got it! next week: hell freezes over

9:26 am

phaeton

wtg

9:26 am

crosshair

found an ec 5/14 but not the 6

9:27 am

Trifioso

so...I have this friend, who suffers terribly from depression, and I feel awful for her. So we get together now and then, and today is one of our meet days.....would you still love me if I said I was kind of dreading it today? It's such a hard thing, to have to support her horrible life choices....

9:27 am

godthaab

Ec6 - rhymes with a type of broccoli

9:27 am

crosshair

Being a caregiver --in any capacity, can be draining after a while.

9:28 am

Trifioso

I try to gently suggest that maybe she should take some time alone, not have to run through the man roster *quite* so quickly.....as I really do feel this would be much healthier for her psyche...but she can always defend and defend and rationalize.

9:28 am

crosshair

trying to argue with someone in love is like trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon.

9:29 am

crosshair

and yes, i stole that

9:29 am

Trifioso

in love!? snort....

9:29 am

Trifioso

she is in their beds. That's about it.

9:29 am

crosshair

or lust, or need, or needs to be needed,

9:30 am

Trifioso

there you go

9:30 am

crosshair

it is hard to watch someone derail themselves time and time again:(

9:30 am

Trifioso

she needs a new place to live, and keeps MAJORLY hinting that I should offer her a place. No. nope. Nada. NEIN darling!

9:31 am

crosshair

NOPE! Do not let her move in!

9:31 am

Trifioso

she. would.never. leave.

9:31 am

crosshair

You life will become a shambles

9:31 am

BzznBea

Where does she live now?

9:32 am

Trifioso

it would be the end of valentine, that is for sure, but oh my god, the GUILT I feel!

9:32 am

MollyL

Trif, you are right to be wary. "Defend and rationalize" is a serious sign of someone mentally unbalanced.

9:32 am

Trifioso

Bzznbea, she lives with an aunt, who took her in "for a couple of months" - - she's been there for over two years

9:32 am

rururocks

she sounds like a user

9:32 am

crosshair

yup

9:32 am

Trifioso

I just feel so bad for her. She can't catch a break.

9:33 am

rururocks

some people like their lives like that trif

9:33 am

BzznBea

Some people don't want a break.

9:33 am

BzznBea

She sounds a bit bipolar.

9:33 am

Trifioso

I do like her! when on balance she is very, very funny and nice. but man - she is exhausting too

9:35 am

Trifioso

even today will be a challenge. I will be ready for her to go, have something else on my schedule, and she will stay. and stay. and stay.

9:35 am

HarryHood

back.

9:35 am

HarryHood

I just got a bipolar tenant out of my house with her 2 kids. It cost me lots of money.

9:35 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone

9:36 am

HarryHood

hi car

9:36 am

Trifioso

I am finding that this is the biggest issue about working in a school. People think that because I am not in school for the summer, I have time to do all their errands, or can spend endless days with them. I have things to do this summer too! I have some exams I need to take, things to do at my house,etc.

9:36 am

Trifioso

CAR!!!! my dearest!

9:36 am

rururocks

is that you and valentine in the photo Trif?

9:36 am

Trifioso

it is indeed ruru. Handsome as all hell, isn't he?

9:36 am

rururocks

he is handsome

9:37 am

car.eeyore

Hello luv

9:37 am

Trifioso

car, what is your pro pic?

9:37 am

HarryHood

listing. 33 to go.

9:37 am

car.eeyore

Uhoh...pic is too big. sorry

9:37 am

Trifioso

is it a ferris wheel?

9:38 am

car.eeyore

Yes, at Ocean City . I just changed it.

9:39 am

car.eeyore

The bible guy is in the grid

9:40 am

HarryHood

methuselah?

9:40 am

car.eeyore

Oooh...left column grayed...fear me.

9:41 am

Trifioso

love it!

9:41 am

Trifioso

okay...I really need to get my act together. guest will arrive soon

9:42 am

Trifioso

oh hey, car - sent you a text this morning, btw

9:43 am

car.eeyore

Saw that. Have a lot of things going on now..will have to see.

9:43 am

Trifioso

tres bien

9:44 am

car.eeyore

We just finally finished the obit.

9:44 am

Trifioso

tell me to get going will you? I am not embracing my day with conviction....

9:44 am

car.eeyore

No, because I haven't even showered yet, have to work for a couple hours, and have tons to do.

9:44 am

Trifioso

KW is showing up in a couple of minutes, and god help me if I am not ready

9:45 am

Trifioso

okay, okay...off I go. have a good day all!

9:45 am

Trifioso

keep your boundaries up! hahahaha

9:45 am

car.eeyore

HAGD...keep an open mind.

9:46 am

BzznBea

Love me a sh7!

9:48 am

mixi6

ty bea.

9:48 am

car.eeyore

yee haw!~

9:49 am

HarryHood

done. gotta run! have a good weekend everybody

9:50 am

car.eeyore

Congrats!

9:51 am

mixi6

bye harry

9:51 am

mixi6

nbt, nbs, 29 left. bbl

9:59 am

car.eeyore

Dammit...guess obit is NOT done. Too much input.

10:00 am

car.eeyore

HAGD all.

10:10 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8 pleaes?

10:14 am

JW4975

ch8 - highest or most in charge.

10:15 am

mkg

ty got it.

10:16 am

harpjane

hello, 71 to go

10:18 am

mkg

go jane!

10:18 am

Aussieme

Hey All!

10:18 am

mkg

hi aussie.

10:18 am

mkg

any clues for the F word 1st column F?

10:19 am

Aussieme

Hey mkg, how are you?

10:19 am

Aussieme

I haven't yet, I've just started the grid..

10:21 am

Aussieme

fi+ opp of beginning

10:21 am

mkg

ty aussie. got it. ty.

10:21 am

Aussieme

yw

10:23 am

MLFAN17

first column f?

10:23 am

MLFAN17

hello all

10:23 am

Aussieme

yep, thats the first column f.... Hey MLF!

10:24 am

MLFAN17

hi aussie?

10:24 am

MLFAN17

fiend

10:24 am

MLFAN17

oops

10:24 am

MLFAN17

sorry didn't even see mkg asking lol

10:25 am

Aussieme

LOL..... **sends MLF off to the PB with a pb + j sammich**

10:25 am

mkg

love ya mlfan

10:25 am

MLFAN17

no thanks aussie will just sit in pb as I have already eaten

10:26 am

MLFAN17

same to ya mkg

10:27 am

MLFAN17

last column f?

10:28 am

mkg

i have one of them only and dont know which one. looking.

10:28 am

MLFAN17

mkg think number

10:28 am

MLFAN17

or measureing

10:28 am

Aussieme

after fourth

10:28 am

mkg

plural of the fi 4 which has 2 f's in it. it goes fi 4, 5 and 5. this is second 5. plural.

10:29 am

harpjane

or mor than one flutist

10:29 am

Aussieme

and plural

10:29 am

mkg

like a flute but higher pitched.

10:29 am

MLFAN17

hi harp

10:29 am

rururocks

fipicolo

10:29 am

mkg

also the number......one form of it and plural.

10:29 am

rururocks

damn it

10:29 am

Aussieme

lol ruru!

10:30 am

mkg

after fourths comes this both sing and plural.

10:30 am

MLFAN17

ch8?

10:31 am

rururocks

the most important indian mlf

10:31 am

Aussieme

The highest boss

10:31 am

mkg

from the ch 5 20. the head of the indian tribe was the ch***. make two endings to this word for the 7 and 8.

10:31 am

MLFAN17

got it ty

10:32 am

mkg

the artist Escher is in the grid but not a word.

10:32 am

MLFAN17

mkg I tried It as welkl

10:32 am

MLFAN17

well

10:32 am

MLFAN17

is ch7 really a word?

10:33 am

harpjane

why am i suddenly dancing like the 60's?

10:33 am

Aussieme

ce5 please?

10:33 am

mkg

ch 7 is not a word for sure in my world.

10:34 am

Aussieme

never mind, found it

10:34 am

MLFAN17

that is what it I though ttoo mkg

10:34 am

rururocks

ce 5 the beginning of describing stars

10:34 am

rururocks

sorta

10:35 am

rururocks

I need more coffee

10:35 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru

10:37 am

Aussieme

the ch7 is an adjective, it means, most important element.

10:42 am

Aussieme

clue for the ch6/24 please?

10:43 am

ch1212

did someone just cut the ch6

10:45 am

ch1212

(idiom for someone passing gas)

10:48 am

Aussieme

oops, sorry, 2nd ch6/24

10:49 am

ch1212

c + plural of another word describing what you asked for

10:51 am

Aussieme

Ah thanks!!

10:51 am

ch1212

yw

10:54 am

Aussieme

BBL, need to cook tea xox

11:01 am

bichon

ch 6/24 pls

11:04 am

bichon

nm

11:05 am

periwinkle

hi folks. help with lone e in right column and with the E in left column, too, pls.

11:06 am

periwinkle

got on on the left.

11:08 am

periwinkle

got one, even

11:10 am

mixi6

dein

11:12 am

periwinkle

still need help with R column E pls

11:12 am

Aloyisius

ei6.21 peri, ei6 you see it or you don't

11:13 am

periwinkle

I do now, thanks Aloy

11:13 am

Aloyisius

(-: yw

11:13 am

periwinkle

you trip looked awesome, Aloy!

11:14 am

periwinkle

your even

11:14 am

Aloyisius

it was, peri! glad to be back home for a while.. lots of great memories

11:15 am

periwinkle

I loved the pictures but not sure where you actually went

11:15 am

periwinkle

are you planning another trip?

11:16 am

Aloyisius

basically we went down the Danube from Budapest to Nuremberg then to Denmark.. no.. next trip is to family reunion in NC in Sept.

11:17 am

periwinkle

oh, it was a cruise?

11:17 am

Aloyisius

yes, a river cruise.. peaceful, nice, our first

11:18 am

periwinkle

what company did you use, I have never been on a river cruise or any other kind of cruise.

11:19 am

Aloyisius

Viking.. would highly recommend them

11:19 am

periwinkle

ok, will keep that in mind

11:19 am

periwinkle

I am stuck with 44 left

11:20 am

Aloyisius

worry free.. everything is taken care of.. aah.. free wifi too but.. that depends on satellite reception in each country/location.. so.. had to sacrifice Babble (eek) on occasions

11:21 am

MollyL

I'm guessing Aloy's cruise pictures were on Facebook. Nice to see it was a good time.

11:21 am

periwinkle

I am glad you had a good time, even without Babble :)

11:21 am

periwinkle

Cheers to you, Molly!!

11:21 am

MollyL

Well nice to see here, from the chat.

11:22 am

Aloyisius

right Molly.. I made an effort to post each evening for family etc.. because I knew I'd never do it if the pics accumulated

11:24 am

MollyL

Nice that you had fun Aloy. Sometimes it gets confusing for people who are not on Facebook when discussion of pictures there happens.

11:24 am

cybernan

hello everyone

11:25 am

Aloyisius

howdy nan

11:25 am

periwinkle

hi nan

11:25 am

MollyL

Hi Nan

11:26 am

cybernan

glad you enjoyed your cruise, Aloy -- Viking is the greatest. We have done Amsterdam-Budapest, Moscow-St.Peterburg and Shanghai-Beijing with them and loved them all.

11:28 am

Aloyisius

wow nan.. we talked to some other passengers who felt the same as you.. guaranteed you will have a great time, but .. noone calls me "Madame" at home or cleans my room now, lol

11:28 am

rururocks

I'm a cruise virgin too

11:28 am

Aloyisius

hi there ruru

11:29 am

MollyL

I'm scared of cruises due to all the reports of virus outbreaks on them. I also know some people who were on a cruise when an outbreak happened.

11:29 am

cybernan

yes it does take a while to adjust to not being waited on hand and foot. No one leaving chocolate on you pillow at night?

11:30 am

rururocks

hi aloy

11:30 am

Aloyisius

sob, no.. and no cute little towel animals

11:31 am

MollyL

Towel animals???

11:32 am

Aloyisius

the room steward folds towels into animals.. we had an elephant in our room..

11:32 am

cybernan

I don't think you are at any more risk than being on any holiday where you are constantly eating out, Molly. You just have to have a bottle of hand sanitizer in your purse and try not to sit with anyone coughing and sneezing . A daily echinacea helps too.

11:33 am

MollyL

But isn't being on a contained ship a different "holiday" than being somewhere on land? I don't know, I don't vacation much.

11:33 am

periwinkle

bl

11:34 am

cybernan

did you do the cooking class on board? I think it was strudel on the cruise you were on ( have also learned to make the russian version of ravioli and how to carve flowers out of carrots and radishes courtesy of one of the Chinese chefs.

11:34 am

MollyL

bp

11:34 am

Aloyisius

Depends on the cruise, Molly... we went on walking tours or other tours every day as the ship stopped at port cities

11:35 am

Aloyisius

nan, I confess I skipped the cooking class.. but hubby took the German class and said it was hilarious.. the instructor was so good, he made the class fun

11:35 am

cybernan

on the river cruises you only cruise for 1/2 day at most. The rest of the time is spent in one of the ports of call.

11:36 am

cybernan

language classes usually are fun -- learned a couple of russian songs on that one (think they were drinking songs)

11:37 am

bichon

We are going on a Jewish Heritage tour on the Danube next April

11:37 am

Aloyisius

yay, bichon.. you will love it

11:38 am

cybernan

take lots of tissues, bichon -- very heart rending memorials in some of those places.

11:38 am

Aloyisius

Yes, my head was spinning at times.. never knew of "Hitler's Coliseum" in Nuremberg, for example..

11:39 am

bichon

Yes, but an article about it in the newspaper got a lot of criticism for portraying such a sad era drinking wine

11:39 am

cybernan

the one that got me was all the bronzed shoes of all shapes and sizes lined up along the danube embankment

11:41 am

bichon

yes, that was part of the criicism

11:41 am

MollyL

I have been to the Holocaust Memorial in DC. That is all I want to see of the atrocity that Hitler and the Germans were a part of.

11:43 am

bichon

Mr. Bich's family

11:43 am

cybernan

and yet we still have genocide being practised, and muslim radicals that have raised inhumanity to a new level

11:46 am

MollyL

Yes Nan, sad, it never seems to stop.

11:47 am

bichon

The most moving, for me, Holocaust memorial is in Israel, Yad Veshem

11:49 am

cybernan

hello everyone
cest

11:50 am

cybernan

don't know what that was about! --- something I typed before logging in I think

11:51 am

Aloyisius

glad it is not your short term memory nan, lol..have to

11:52 am

Aloyisius

scoot.. ciao for now all, nice to chat with you..

11:52 am

cybernan

bye aloy - hagd

11:53 am

MimiCat

Molly, just here for a minute, but I had to tell you that my father was a pratropper in WWII and he absolutely refused to let us buy a German or Japanese car! And he was first generation American from German parents!

11:57 am

bichon

I have visited Germany with Mr. Bich and it hurt so much to see the albums of pictures of men in uniforms with swastikas on them

12:00 pm

cybernan

ec 6 please?

12:02 pm

bichon

ec + I am giving you a *** + vowel

12:02 pm

PherceNunly

Won't

12:02 pm

PherceNunly

Won't

12:03 pm

cybernan

ty bichon

12:04 pm

rururocks

will

12:05 pm

rururocks

will

12:12 pm

rururocks

<--just trying to be positive

12:12 pm

cybernan

a very good thing to be

12:13 pm

rururocks

I would have a hard time going to a Nazi monument of any kind

12:13 pm

rururocks

but that's just me

12:15 pm

Aussieme

I'm back!

12:17 pm

cybernan

ti 6 please?

12:18 pm

helensgirlkid

Do you mean a minument to or built by Nazis, or one in remembrance of their victims, ru?

12:18 pm

Aussieme

ei6 please?

12:18 pm

helensgirlkid

Of course, a minument would be quite a different things than a monument, anyway, wouldn't it?

12:19 pm

cybernan

ei 6: or's partner

12:19 pm

rururocks

both nan..

12:19 pm

Aussieme

Thanks Nan!

12:19 pm

rururocks

sorry Helen I mean

12:20 pm

rururocks

I am always stunned by the cruelty of the Nazis during the war...

12:23 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:23 pm

helensgirlkid

lecs

12:23 pm

Aussieme

YAY Nan!!!

12:24 pm

cybernan

hagd everyon - back at the flip :-)

12:24 pm

cybernan

ty aussie

12:24 pm

Aussieme

Later Nan xox

12:29 pm

Aussieme

it5/12 please?

12:37 pm

therealblah

it + not him

12:37 pm

Aussieme

thanks!!

12:43 pm

Aussieme

ni6 please?

12:46 pm

Uneaixoise

rhymes with the sw***** brand of cleaning products :-)

12:47 pm

therealblah

ni 6 rhymes with the st 7...sorry can't be more creative!

12:47 pm

therealblah

oh good one une

12:47 pm

Uneaixoise

tx blah -- didn't have that one!

12:48 pm

therealblah

yw :)

12:53 pm

Aussieme

thanks, had walked away from laptop, got it now!

12:58 pm

Aussieme

ow5 please?

1:00 pm

Uneaixoise

ow5 pt of to be the proprietor

1:00 pm

Uneaixoise

back in a bit . . .

1:11 pm

Aussieme

Thanks Une!

1:17 pm

Aussieme

ti6 please?

1:21 pm

MollyL

Fork prong + first of Freud's trio

1:22 pm

Aussieme

Thanks Molly F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S!!

1:25 pm

MollyL

Y*E*A*H*!!!!!

1:56 pm

saanichcat

hello everyone!

2:07 pm

rururocks

hello saan

2:08 pm

saanichcat

what is the 8 please - stats thanks

2:10 pm

rururocks

ch 8/65

2:10 pm

saanichcat

thanks

2:21 pm

rururocks

<---at your service

2:22 pm

saanichcat

wifes

2:23 pm

saanichcat

sorry

2:23 pm

rururocks

no thanks .. i'm done with those

2:23 pm

saanichcat

!!!

2:25 pm

saanichcat

how's the house-hunting ru?

2:26 pm

rururocks

looking at lots of stuff.. nothing yet. i'm not in a hurry though.. there is a house that is supposed to be perfect for me (according to my agent) but it's not quite on the market yet.

2:27 pm

rururocks

I have to move a bunch of wine this weekend ugh

2:28 pm

saanichcat

ooohhhh can't you get someone to do it for you? Is that shoulder healed?

2:34 pm

rururocks

it's still bothering me.. but no.. I have to do it myself.. it's all pretty expensive stuff.

2:34 pm

rururocks

I know where I can find people to help me drink it though :D

2:35 pm

saanichcat

I bet. a few babblers come to mind. always glad to help

2:36 pm

rururocks

I knew I could count on you guys up there

2:38 pm

mattygroves

Hi! Can anyone hint any word that starts with i? Please?

2:39 pm

penquis

slang for a movie not made by a major motion picture studio...

2:40 pm

mattygroves

Thanks Pen!

2:40 pm

penquis

yw...

2:41 pm

mattygroves

I hate vowel words. All my 'blanks; are vowels - the I in the second column and the E in the last column

2:41 pm

penquis

second column i....in 4...

2:42 pm

penquis

e in last column...."you can have ei 6 one"....

2:42 pm

mattygroves

Got that one now, thanks Pen again!

2:42 pm

Uneaixoise

tx pen!

2:43 pm

penquis

yw...

2:43 pm

penquis

heading out for a while....bye!

2:44 pm

mattygroves

What's the 8 start with, please?

2:44 pm

penquis

ch..

2:45 pm

mattygroves

Got it - thanks!

2:54 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. WOW the last 20 words of this grid are not going easily

2:55 pm

TraderKate

Hi everyone, back to fish out a few more... 47 still to find

2:55 pm

mattygroves

The last 41 aren't going easily! Do you happen to have the E in the last column?

2:55 pm

Trifioso

yes, and you will KICK yourself when you find it...ei6

2:56 pm

Trifioso

It slapped me right in the face

2:56 pm

mattygroves

*Kate (aka mattgroves) kicks herself* Ow. Found it ;)

2:57 pm

mattygroves

And that gave me a whole slew of other words - thanks!

2:58 pm

Trifioso

I could not find it for the LIFE of me this morning....someone gave me the count, and I was all DUHHHHH

3:00 pm

mattygroves

Yep, the count totally did it. It's been a day for feeling stupid! I did a stupid thing today - I sent an email meant for a colleague to a client instead

3:00 pm

Trifioso

did you call the client an asshole in the email?

3:01 pm

mattygroves

No. But I said their numbers could be FUBAR (they were querying why their report didn't match ours. My colleague asked me why that might be, so I suggested it could be a duplication issue, an issue with new data loaded in, or that her numbers may be FUBAR)

3:01 pm

mattygroves

I feel such an idiot

3:02 pm

Trifioso

ouch. I am so sorry

3:02 pm

mattygroves

Me too. I'm an ass.

3:03 pm

Trifioso

im entering nonsense at this point, hoping something sticks....I might as well drop a mug on the keyboard

3:03 pm

Trifioso

will you get in trouble/

3:03 pm

mattygroves

Quite possibly - I've apologised to the client (before anyone else even got wi4 of it, but she's gone and escalated)

3:04 pm

Trifioso

shes pissed?

3:04 pm

Trifioso

sorry - angry?

3:04 pm

mattygroves

Oh yeah.

3:04 pm

Trifioso

pissed means angry in boston, but drunk for you, right?

3:05 pm

TraderKate

it means both up here.... in Buffalo it means angry

3:05 pm

mattygroves

Well, yes - but I took it as angry - I knew what you meant. And gosh she is

3:06 pm

Trifioso

im so sorry. you are probably right about her numbers though....

3:06 pm

TraderKate

we used to say pissed off for angry, but the off seems to have been dropped

3:06 pm

mattygroves

Heh - quite possibly

3:07 pm

Trifioso

when I worked at a management consultant firm, two of our consultants meant to leave a (very very drunken) voicemail to their manager saying they got engaged, but sent it company wide instead

3:07 pm

mattygroves

Ooops

3:07 pm

Trifioso

only the manager knew they were even dating....

3:07 pm

mattygroves

Not for long....

3:07 pm

Trifioso

I hope you will be okay...fingers crossed!

3:08 pm

mattygroves

Indeed. Not much I can do about it now, I guess. A real schoolgirl error though. I'm old enough and ugly enough not to make such basic mistakes

3:09 pm

Trifioso

hey! don't call my friend matty ugly!!!!

3:09 pm

mattygroves

Awww.

3:09 pm

TraderKate

NO SUCH THING AS AN UGLY KATE....

3:09 pm

TraderKate

just ask katie mc g

3:09 pm

mattygroves

:D

3:10 pm

pythonx

I once added Jerk to the end of a customers name and his next invoice was addressed Dear ***** Jerk.

3:10 pm

mattygroves

Oh dear! BT once addressed a sales letter to Mr Melon Porkface. You can google it - it even made local press

3:11 pm

Trifioso

thank god that I didn't do this, but .....we had a client named Mr. Knutz at Fidelity. The other department secretary sent him a letter on which she had transposed the second and third letters in his last name.

3:12 pm

TraderKate

technology is DANGEROUS... back away slowly and pick up your friend, the pencil
- a luddite

3:13 pm

mattygroves

29 words left and I seem to have come to a shuddering halt (can't be bothered to open the list though - I'm on a Mac, so can't use Expert)

3:14 pm

Trifioso

anyway, matty....see? we all have densa days, and lived to tell the tale.

3:15 pm

TraderKate

poor matty... do you ever see wolvie in the chog? she used to be on earlier in the morning... she used to run a mac (maybe still does) she might be able to help you with expert/mac operations

3:15 pm

TraderKate

LOL densa days :)

3:16 pm

MollyL

From what I have read here, Lickety's Expert does not run on MAC computers.

3:17 pm

mattygroves

Exacl

3:17 pm

mattygroves

Exactly

3:18 pm

Trifioso

nice icon, molly! how are you doing?

3:19 pm

rururocks

is that a picture of a weenie roast Molly? :D

3:21 pm

Trifioso

weinie is not in the grid, much to my annoyance

3:23 pm

rururocks

that would make it a Xrated grid trif

3:23 pm

rururocks

with the st 7 and all

3:24 pm

Trifioso

lolololol

3:24 pm

ChrissieDee

Hahaha, just had to google what fubar meant. Sorry to laugh at your misfortune matty

3:25 pm

Trifioso

11 left and its an uphill climb

3:25 pm

ChrissieDee

Can't you pass it off as a technical term :)

3:26 pm

Soodle

Hi Babblers :-)

3:26 pm

Trifioso

SOODLE!!!!!!!! hello me darling!

3:27 pm

Soodle

Trif! Great to see you, old pal!

3:27 pm

Trifioso

how are you?

3:27 pm

curi75

hi hi

3:27 pm

Soodle

Pullin' the divil by the tail, Trif! No need to ask how you are..... In lurve!

3:27 pm

Trifioso

hi curi

3:28 pm

Trifioso

hahaha soodle....

3:28 pm

curi75

61 left :(

3:28 pm

Soodle

Absolutely fab pic of yourself & himself....

3:30 pm

Trifioso

oh, he is devilishly handsome, soodle...we had SO much fun on that sail!

3:30 pm

rururocks

as in horny handsome trif?

3:31 pm

Soodle

<------- PEA GREEN with envy!!! But delighted for the pair of you!

3:31 pm

stidmama

hey all

3:31 pm

Trifioso

RURU!!!!!

3:32 pm

Soodle

Hey Stid & Ru :-)

3:32 pm

rururocks

what?... horny like the devil?

3:32 pm

rururocks

<---(blinks) *innocent look*

3:33 pm

Trifioso

we are trying to coordinate seeing a movie tonight, but now that I am a one car family, its HARD.

3:34 pm

rururocks

hope that trif means difficult

3:34 pm

Soodle

Incorrigible! Seriously, Incorrigible! :-)

3:34 pm

Trifioso

ruru, you need a cold shower!

3:34 pm

rururocks

LOL

3:34 pm

Trifioso

have been watching the british open on and off today - I hope Ireland isn't having the weather britains is - ugh!

3:35 pm

TraderKate

ruru, you couldn't look innocent if you had all of the MGM make-up department at your beck and call....

3:35 pm

rururocks

yes I could TK.. I do angelic really well when I need to

3:35 pm

stidmama

ruru just needs a new home, with a lovely big kitchen and grand patio with outdoor dining space (bug-free of course) and fountains that spurt various varieties of vino. Then he can invite us all over for dinner and try to pretend he hasn't actually alluded to anything over the years....

3:35 pm

stidmama

hey again kate

3:36 pm

Soodle

Kate.... That Ruru fella couldn't look innocent if he appeared in the chog with wings & a halo!

3:36 pm

Trifioso

check your virtue at the door, ladies!

3:36 pm

Trifioso

that's ALL he would be wearing, soodle - wings and a halo!

3:36 pm

stidmama

poor poor ruru... *giggle*

3:37 pm

TraderKate

ruru... I love ya man, but I don't believe ya for a minute....waiting for the dinner invite that stiddie has hinted at...

3:37 pm

Soodle

Arrgghhh. I need mind bleach!

3:37 pm

rururocks

I'm sorry.. I was just trying to help Trif firm up her plans for valentine

3:37 pm

TraderKate

I think you've got his number Trif...

3:37 pm

Trifioso

we see what you did there, ruru

3:38 pm

TraderKate

LOL @ Soodles!

3:38 pm

stidmama

hm. *quickly invents mind bleach and offers it for sale in babble store*

3:38 pm

Soodle

Indeed we did, Ru!

3:38 pm

rururocks

I could hang the halo on something

3:38 pm

stidmama

we're going to Clean Up!

3:38 pm

TraderKate

there's a babble store?

3:38 pm

Trifioso

we bet you could, big fella!

3:38 pm

rururocks

LOL

3:38 pm

TraderKate

3:39 pm

stidmama

used to be, anyway, kate. Long long ago... we sold all kinds of great gear there. Let me see if it's still "up"

3:39 pm

Soodle

Trif! Don't encourage him!

3:40 pm

Soodle

Kate ... It's lovely to see you back on Babble :-)

3:41 pm

TraderKate

{{{(((Soodles)))}}}

3:41 pm

Soodle

:-)

3:42 pm

Trifioso

f's finished, at LAST

3:42 pm

stidmama

go trifioso go!

3:42 pm

mattygroves

I think I've found all I'm going to without the list. 29 left

3:42 pm

TraderKate

oh, I have 3 more f words to find... take that and run ruru...

3:43 pm

Soodle

Ahem.... For the first time in a long time I finished. Happy to clue....

3:43 pm

mattygroves

I do have the eight and 3 of the 7s - but even my monkeys are failing me

3:43 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for soodle!!!!!

3:43 pm

Soodle

Hiya Matty :-). Can I help?

3:44 pm

suefrad625

clue for the 8 pls

3:44 pm

mattygroves

Well, I havent' the list, so I'm not sure what I'm missing. I have 3 of the 4 Ls, 12 of the 16 Cs, 8 of 10 Ss, I'm missing 8 Fs (all from the fourth column)....

3:44 pm

TraderKate

BLAAAAAAT!!! (trumpets blaring off-key for Soodles' grand finito!

3:44 pm

stidmama

link to babble store -- we let the subscription to the site lapse so it now has advertisements on it. http://tinyurl.com/o2r6zf5

3:44 pm

stidmama

YAY soodle!!!!!

3:45 pm

mattygroves

CH8 - the mostest, as it were. Like a native American leader superlative.

3:45 pm

Soodle

Hail to the Ch***..... & the most!

3:45 pm

suefrad625

yah soodle

3:45 pm

TraderKate

sue ch 8 is the mostest of th guy in charge

3:45 pm

mattygroves

I'm missing one of the two Es from the bottom row...

3:46 pm

suefrad625

ty

3:46 pm

Soodle

Matty - have you the ed 4/6?

3:46 pm

mattygroves

The 7s I have are ch7, re7, and st7 - what am I missing?

3:47 pm

suefrad625

i have the same ones

3:47 pm

Cathyar

sh7 matty

3:47 pm

mattygroves

Cath, can you give me gentle guidance?

3:48 pm

Soodle

An Irish party starting with the front of a lower limb, Matty

3:48 pm

Cathyar

It's a compound word for a party

3:48 pm

TraderKate

sh 7/44
hootenann of a party?y

3:48 pm

mattygroves

Thank you!!

3:48 pm

stidmama

hooray for parties! and for clues!

3:48 pm

Soodle

And st 7/52.... More rigid. (Ask Ruru)

3:49 pm

Trifioso

I need a break.....bbs, and love to all!

3:49 pm

Soodle

(((Trif))))

3:49 pm

stidmama

later trifioso

3:49 pm

mattygroves

Yarp - got that one - I now have all the 7s. Can someone put me out of my E misery? I have ec4, ec5, ef4, ei6, el4 and en4 - what am I missing (from the bottom row)?

3:50 pm

mattygroves

And one from the top row as well

3:52 pm

TraderKate

bye trif

3:52 pm

stidmama

my last blank (then I have to get back to work) is the F on the left. Any assist welcome!

3:53 pm

Soodle

Ec6/25 Matty. Ec - Scottish pronunciation for a domestic farmyard fowl & vowel

3:53 pm

mattygroves

It's an evil person - or a devil, Stid. It's an fi5

3:53 pm

stidmama

thanks matty!

3:53 pm

stidmama

and thanks all for the clues. down to 50. :-) back later to finish. *poof*

3:54 pm

TraderKate

bye stiddie!

3:54 pm

Soodle

Matty - did my clue make any sense to you?

3:54 pm

mattygroves

Nice clue, once I worked it out, Soodle :)

3:55 pm

Soodle

Bye Stid :-)

3:56 pm

Soodle

I don't like making stuff too easy Matty!!

3:57 pm

mattygroves

Love the Scottish fowl. Excellent!

3:57 pm

mattygroves

How about my other missing E now, pretty please?

3:58 pm

mattygroves

From the bottom row

3:58 pm

Soodle

K. Easy clue. Ed & abb for High School?

3:59 pm

mattygroves

That was an easy clue - I like your toughies :)

3:59 pm

mattygroves

Tis a silly word

3:59 pm

Soodle

......As the actress said to the bishop...

4:00 pm

mattygroves

Ha! Yeah. :D

4:01 pm

mattygroves

OK, last clue I'll (probably) ask for - my missing L. I have an le4, le6, and another le4....what am I missing?

4:03 pm

Soodle

Pl of your le4

4:03 pm

mattygroves

I tried that. Doesn't work...........

4:04 pm

Soodle

Try again!

4:05 pm

Soodle

Pl your le4/6.....

4:05 pm

TraderKate

2 x le 6

4:05 pm

mattygroves

Tried again - I tried pluraling both le4s, even though one of them already uses the S. I have le4/6, le6/24 and le4/4

4:05 pm

mattygroves

Ah haaaaa!

4:05 pm

mattygroves

I'm a moron

4:05 pm

mattygroves

I didn't think to add the vowel

4:05 pm

Nef

le 6/24 X2, right next to each other

4:05 pm

mattygroves

I'm clearly too tired for this

4:06 pm

Soodle

Doncha just loce those 'lightbulb' moments?

4:06 pm

Nef

And hello everyone!

4:06 pm

Soodle

'Love'

4:06 pm

Soodle

Hey Nef :-)

4:06 pm

TraderKate

the le 46, act
the one who does it...le 6/24
many who do it le 6/24
le 4/4... remembrance day word from common phrase of the day

4:07 pm

TraderKate

nef! hello :)

4:08 pm

Nef

Good Afternoon, Soodle, matty, & Kate. I'm too lazy to do much of anything else today except play on the computer

4:08 pm

Soodle

Nef - you just described my life...

4:09 pm

Nef

It's so darn hot here lately (although the humidity is finally down to a bearable level today)

4:11 pm

TraderKate

Nef, I think your humidity is rolling in here...

4:12 pm

Soodle

Earlier in the summer I bought a liters & liters of paint to give Chez Soodle a bit of a spruce up. Seems now, after 8 years of struggling, fighting & negotiating, the bloody bank is going to take it anyway. Suddenly, I've lost the will to redecorate. :-(

4:12 pm

Nef

I have a question that my son won't answer: why does my stupid "smart" phone keep running background apps that I never use & can't uninstall?

4:12 pm

Nef

Oh Soodle! How awful!

4:13 pm

TraderKate

Oh no! Is it for certain Soodles?

4:14 pm

Soodle

Ah.... It was inevitable really, Nef. I thought perhaps I could stave them off for longer, but seemingly not. I put up a darn good fight!

4:17 pm

ChampFit

Out of lurking to support Soodle...so sorry about this!

4:17 pm

TraderKate

Will you have to go quickly, or do you have the luxury of organising yourself properly?

4:18 pm

Nef

I can't imagine how painful that must be. How long have you lived here?

4:20 pm

Soodle

Thanks Champ! And, God, no, Kate. Wheels grind very slowly here. But the writing's on the wall. Yep, Nef. Pretty painful, for sure. But, we won't be on the side of the road. I can rent! We've lived here for 24 years.

4:24 pm

TraderKate

Small favours, you never know what could happen before the last cog clicks into place - don't give up hope.. in fact - paint your heart out! It will be lovely and it can't hurt the value any :)

4:24 pm

Soodle

looking at the positives ..... If I move to rented accommodation, I'll have a landlord who can worry about wonky rooves, broken showers & leaky toilets. At the moment - all these problems exist Chez Soodle & I have no money to fix them.

4:25 pm

Nef

I'm just sad that you have to lose your home.

4:25 pm

Soodle

True that, Kate! :-)

4:25 pm

ChampFit

Agreed. I get that part. And here, it takes forever before someone has to vacate. You're such a positive person...of course it'll be ok. Just a pain in the butt to move!

4:28 pm

Soodle

Hey! Two thirds of the kids are self sufficient now. I reckon that the third & final one will be on her own feet by the time I have to vacate. No big deal.

4:29 pm

Nef

You know, as I age I do find that it's getting harder to do some of those routine repairs; I'm not *quite* so anxious to go running up a ladder to clear gutters or paint ceilings anymore...

4:30 pm

Soodle

I hear you Nef. I have an acre of grass around my house. Cutting it is a torture.

4:30 pm

Nef

(Just make sure that your kids take their stuff & you won't have to move it to your new place if & when that happens). I have a problem with my kids that way.... And, I still have some stuff in the house I grew up in <blush>

4:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Does anyone know anything about TMS or Dr John Sarno?

4:32 pm

Soodle

Oh Lordy. I reckon I would need about 10 builders dumpsters ( one for each room in this house) to properly vacate...

4:33 pm

Nef

Never heard of them, Kap (but am now going to Google them)

4:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

tell me what you think

4:33 pm

Nef

LOL Soodle!!!

4:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And yeah- stuff! kids- don't leave it for your parents, and parents--don't leave it for your kids.

4:34 pm

TraderKate

5 left ... all re words... only thing worse than re words are c words... or words starting with vowels.. or "notreallywordsexceptinenable" words...grumble grumble, grumble....

4:35 pm

rururocks

sarno is a back doctor.. that's all I know

4:35 pm

Nef

Go Kate! You can do it!

4:35 pm

Soodle

Can I help Kate?

4:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Actually, he is beyond that- look up TMS

4:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And he's not a flake.

4:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

or a fake.

4:36 pm

Soodle

Kap . Wiki didn't write him off....

4:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not at all. I read his book on Healing Back Pain, and I saw myself in every page.

4:37 pm

TraderKate

2 left looking now..

4:37 pm

Soodle

Has it helped, Kap?

4:37 pm

TraderKate

fireflies :)

4:39 pm

Nef

Kap, I'm reading a sight where he says that he says that the pain of "spinal stenosis, a herniated, ruptured, or bulging disc, shoulder, knee and foot tendonitis, as well as sciatica and fibromyalgia" are caused by a "psychosomatic disorder and that the structural abnormalities were not the cause of their pain." That scares me

4:39 pm

Nef

YAY, Kate!!! WTG!!!

4:39 pm

Soodle

No Carlee here so pathetic Pom Pom Toss for Kate

4:41 pm

MollyL

According to research, a lot of pain is caused by psychosomatic disorders.

4:43 pm

MollyL

From what I know about Sarno, he deals with pain that has no known physical cause.

4:43 pm

Nef

I'm going to have to read up more on this. I'm a nurse, I've never heard of TMS before. I'm not saying that I don't believe that psychosomatic disorders don't cause pain; I'd just hate to see someone decide pain is related to psychosomatic problems in place of a physical cause for it.

4:46 pm

Nef

And (to be perfectly honest), I've had accupuncture in the past for severe back pain with good results. I'm not saying that back pain and other pain may not be psychosomatic; I'm just cautious about deciding that physical abnormalities aren't the cause of pain.

4:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Or it has a physical component, like scoliosis, but goes beyond that. Nef, I am finding that very few people in my field have heard about him (though they know Herbert Benson and Kabat-Zinn). He is definitely not a shaman, and and if it's a matter of belief, it's less scary to me than cortisone, gabapentin and surgery.

4:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am kind of blown away by his work, and I am usually the skeptic's skeptic, meaning I trust nothing that smels like snake oil.

4:47 pm

Nef

true, Kap.

4:47 pm

Nef

:-)

4:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And I have had a lot of tests and allopathic treatment. He addresses the constriction one gets when one becomes preoccupied by pain and afraid to move--withdrawing from activities and all that.

4:49 pm

rururocks

the only withdrawing I'm aware of is the IRS in my bank account :D

4:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

He's saying that the fear and withdrawal are the syndrome that needs to be addressed because fear perpetuates itself and makes the pain worse.

4:49 pm

Nef

I never would have had the accupuncture except my husband set up the appointments for me through someone he knew from his lodge. I was very skeptical; but since I don't *do* drugs well (I'm hypersensitive to pain meds), & I knew it was muscular pain and I don't trust chiropractors; I figured that the accupuncture was the lesser evil of the 3

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ruru, now cut that out.

4:50 pm

Soodle

Well - I'm going to sit on the fence on this one. My Dad's legs stopped working. For no apparent reason. He is now wheelchair-bound. Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthopeadic specialists , psychologists, have all failed to pinpoint a reason why he can no longer walk. I'm very interested in this

4:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I will telll you when I am cured. My physical therapist and doctor are open to it, and what is most important to me is getting my life back and not being disabled.

4:52 pm

Nef

Wow, Soodle, When did that happen? How old is he?

4:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Soodle, look at Healing Back Pain by Sarno. It's a little dated because the mind-body field has grown since them.

4:55 pm

Nef

I know there's a real mind-body connection; I used a lot of it when I worked in ICU.

4:55 pm

Soodle

Kap... I wish you all the very best. You have what my Dad lacked - a positive mental attitude. I believe that is vital. My Dad is 87 now. He has written himself off, which is sad.

4:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Mind=brain: one thing.

4:56 pm

rururocks

I'm writing myself off at 70

4:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I had a sucky attitude. My dad was like that. This is the first hopeful thing in a long time.

4:57 pm

Bugsaw

hello friends. I am sorry that Soodle and Kaplan are having such distress.

4:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Should I wear distress, or distress?

4:57 pm

Soodle

Lol Ru. Come back here when you are 69 & a half (I'm regretting typing that already...), & tell us then!

4:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Pain hurts.

4:58 pm

Bugsaw

Soodle you do have the right idea about not being the landlord. It is very hard to be a home owner with only one income and having dependants

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

70 is not as old as it used to be.

4:58 pm

Soodle

Hello Bugs :-). Pain hurts & shit happens. Suck it up & proceed.

4:58 pm

Bugsaw

Wear the one that makes you feel wonderful, Kaplan, because you are!

4:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Shucks!

4:59 pm

Bugsaw

smiling

4:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

is that even a word in your country?

5:00 pm

Nef

70 isn't old at all anymore. I'm closing in on it; & I think back to what an old lady my Grandma was and how my Aunt wasn't nearly as old when she was 70; but I'm still playing Legos and crawling around with my grandson & *I* can't be in my late 60's -- I'm sure of that!

5:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Bette Midler is 69.

5:01 pm

Nef

Wow.

5:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

i know, right?

5:02 pm

Bugsaw

His well-meaning sons put my grandfather in an apartment filled with seniors when he was 94. He had the greatest age but moved out because it was filled with "old" people. He lived on his own for 2 more years, ruru.

5:03 pm

Nef

WTG, Bugs Grandfather!

5:04 pm

KatieMcG

I went to see her last week, hard to believe she is that age

5:04 pm

Soodle

Oh, I love your Grandfather, Bugs! Great !!!

5:05 pm

rururocks

have to run.. bye

5:06 pm

Bugsaw

waves to ruru

5:06 pm

phandmd

Run, Ru, Run.

5:06 pm

phandmd

See Ru run!

5:08 pm

Bugsaw

see Ru stop to sample fine wine

5:08 pm

Nef

I know a woman who is 100 years old. She & her 98 year old sister have been driving up & down the state of MN to visit grandkids & friends. These 2 little old ladies do power shopping and are always ready to go & do things everytime they come; my friend (my age) has trouble keeping up with them when they visit. (when I say up & down the state, they live 340 miles from the Twin Cities here)

5:09 pm

Soodle

My dear old Dad, because he can't use his legs, had no option but to go into a Nursing Home. We, the family, were summonsed a few months ago. Seems he carreered into another resident in his electric wheelchair, whilst under the influence of alcohol.

5:09 pm

KatieMcG

Go Soodle's Dad

5:09 pm

Nef

did they take the electric wheel chair away from him when he drinks?

5:09 pm

Bugsaw

ROFL Soodle. and you are wondering where your Dad's legs went? hee hee

5:11 pm

Bugsaw

Nef, I would not mind growing old if I could keep my m ind and intelligence like those two women. My feear is dementia but that is not as hereditary as good genes for old age, so I contine to play Babble

5:11 pm

Soodle

Three kids i've had! All went through the whole school system without me being called down to be give out to. In my fifties, I have to go down to a nursing home to be bollocked about my 87 yr old father's behaviour.

5:12 pm

TraderKate

LOL... Soodles' "legless" dad is truly legless on occasion...good for him... so he hasn't completely thrown in the towel :)

5:12 pm

Nef

Bugs, a research doc recently told me that dementia isn't "hereditary", but it does seem to run in families.

5:13 pm

TraderKate

LOL, you can handle it soodles.... and I suspect you owe him one or two in that regard....

5:13 pm

Bugsaw

It will get worse Soodle. They people in those places know what kind of odd behaviour they cana think of on old age. Kids were afraid of being shamed. Old people don't have any left so it is all good.

5:13 pm

Soodle

And the worst bit is....it was my 83 yr old mother bringing in the hooch to him. Colluding with him!

5:13 pm

Nef

Oh, MY!

5:14 pm

TraderKate

thank god for good genes! elsewise, I'd be in REAL trouble....

5:14 pm

Nef

(don't tell me he's in a "dry" nursing home!

5:14 pm

Bugsaw

So were you supposed to control her or chew him out? Either way, you just have to laugh and revive your skills around distraction.

5:15 pm

TraderKate

good for her! keeping him in the game :)

5:15 pm

Nef

Could I please have a clue for that right column "F"?

5:15 pm

KatieMcG

I have a g4/7 could I have the stat for the other g word please

5:16 pm

KatieMcG

think number Nef

5:16 pm

Nef

g 4/6

5:16 pm

KatieMcG

Thanks nef

5:16 pm

TraderKate

gi 4/6

5:16 pm

Bugsaw

Soodle you have siblings to have a good laugh about all this don't you. That is what kept us all sane as the old folks decayed

5:16 pm

TraderKate

but think in German!

5:16 pm

Soodle

Oh, at this stage, between the pair of elderly misbehaving parents and the banks baying at my door, what else can I do but laugh?

5:16 pm

Nef

Thanks, KatieMcG. It would have to be an easy one

5:18 pm

crosshair

Good evening, everybody:)

5:18 pm

Bugsaw

Exactly Soodle. You know you will land on your feet. You always do. The stress is not yours. You are so good at finding the humour in horrific situations so they do not feel horrific any more. I am alway on your team.

5:18 pm

TraderKate

hi crossy :)

5:18 pm

Bugsaw

welcome crossy

5:18 pm

KatieMcG

Hi crossy

5:19 pm

Nef

Hi crossy

5:19 pm

Soodle

Well, that's an absolute delight to read, Bugs. Many thanks :-)

5:20 pm

Soodle

And hello Mr Hair!

5:20 pm

Nef

:-)

5:20 pm

Bugsaw

count on it. Our lives have not been so dissimilar. But I got called into school about my boys odd behaviour lots of times and you didn't

5:21 pm

Soodle

:-)

5:22 pm

Bugsaw

The first time was when my eldest was in Grade 1 and painted a Kindergarten kid's face blue with food colouring. He just asked the kid if he wanted to be a Smurf

5:22 pm

KatieMcG

does anyone have a list at all. I don't use babble expert

5:23 pm

Bugsaw

Lickety's List is working Kate if you want it

5:23 pm

KatieMcG

how would I get it bugsaw?

5:25 pm

Bugsaw

look down to the bottom of the page where it says Friends of Babble. The top think in the second column is Lickety's Babble Clues. When you click on it, the list comes up in a separate tab

5:25 pm

TraderKate

love the smurf devil... hehehe

5:25 pm

Bugsaw

let me know if it works

5:27 pm

Bugsaw

The principal was really mad at me for laughing becaue he thought my boy had held the kid down and bullied him. Mostly, the other kid's mother was having a coniption because they were supposed to have a family photogragh taken.

5:28 pm

Bugsaw

I would never want to be a principal of an elementary school

5:29 pm

KatieMcG

Thank you bugsaw that is great :)

5:30 pm

Bugsaw

I am suprised that you have been playing listless all these years Kate. Well done, you!

5:31 pm

TraderKate

OMG!!! It's the end of the world!!!! My little angel was forced into becoming a Smurf... now our lives are ruined forever because the happy-family photograph is ruined... the horror!

5:31 pm

KatieMcG

I used to use babble expert but stopped playing and i now realise it is because it took all the fun out of it for me, not a criticism of it, but I love getting so far and then having to list the old fashioned way.

5:32 pm

Soodle

Hah, Bugs. I can beat that. When Son of Soodle started off in High School - I went to the PTA. Most teachers said he was ok-ish. His Religeon teacher told me she had a huge problem with him. Seems, during Sex Ed class, my 13 yr old hero stood up & told the teacher he knew all about sex. But he was seeking clarification about what exactly went where when 2 ladies had sex. I asked the teacher how she had replied & she said that she told him to sit down & shut up. And I told her she was right to have done so!

5:32 pm

KatieMcG

Kate I think you will find that smurf boy is still in therapy ;-)

5:33 pm

Bugsaw

Well, welcome back Katie. It is good to see so many people coming back.

5:34 pm

KatieMcG

It's really nice to be back

5:34 pm

Bugsaw

Soodle, that is hilarious!

5:34 pm

TraderKate

ROFL....I wouldn't doubt it for a minute, probably dreams in blue and white... ;)

5:34 pm

Bugsaw

That was the right answer that the teacher had too

5:34 pm

crosshair

it is nice to see a lot of our favorite long-absent babblers coming back:)

5:35 pm

TraderKate

so glad you're here too {{{(((katie)))}}}

5:38 pm

Soodle

Second what Crossy said!!!

5:38 pm

Bugsaw

is the last wo 5 word a fish or may I have a clue please

5:39 pm

Bugsaw

nevermind. Found it

5:39 pm

Soodle

Fish, Bugs.. What the love lorn lad did to his love

5:48 pm

Bugsaw

I msut be off. Hugs all round

5:55 pm

KatieMcG

Bye Bugs

5:56 pm

Soodle

Bye ((((Bugs))))

6:02 pm

Soodle

KateMcG.. Where in the UK are you? The Soodle offspring are organising an 'all expenses paid' trip across the water in August for their elderly mother! Swindon & Chatham. (And all points inbetween).

6:05 pm

KatieMcG

I'm in Tamworth (North of Birmingham) let us know where you are going to be and we could alway try for a babble meet but I think you are south of me.

6:09 pm

Soodle

Will do!

6:09 pm

KatieMcG

right only 21 left but have to go, see you all tomorrow :)

6:14 pm

harpjane

hello 28 to go

6:15 pm

TraderKate

bye kitt

6:44 pm

Naches girl

My final word is the ec6. Anyone?

6:45 pm

penquis

hah....looking for it now, too....it's my last word...

6:45 pm

Naches girl

it's got to be one of the "funny" ones!

6:46 pm

ddb4nana

it's a hard one and it is the plural of a sea urchin of all things!

6:46 pm

penquis

yes...

6:46 pm

lynxxx

e & lower part of face & vwl

6:48 pm

penquis

ty...i am done!

6:48 pm

Naches girl

Ty... Me all done too!

6:48 pm

penquis

congrats!

6:49 pm

Naches girl

U2!

6:49 pm

lynxxx

congrats to you both - and thanks for asking for it as I didn't have it up till then

6:50 pm

penquis

ty!

6:50 pm

penquis

i had tried it with two other vowels....

6:54 pm

lynxxx

do you think ch6.24 should really have a z on the end instead?

6:58 pm

sukee

Hi all

6:58 pm

sukee

I just have 3 left

6:58 pm

lynxxx

hi Sukee

6:59 pm

sukee

Hi lynxx

6:59 pm

sukee

Thanks for the ch 6/24 clue :)

6:59 pm

sukee

And yes, I agree it should have a z

7:02 pm

sukee

and down to 1

7:03 pm

lynxxx

the americanized (I am assuming) spelling of some words always trip me up....see you later

7:03 pm

sukee

Bye

7:05 pm

penquis

i have never seen that ch word with an s on the end...

7:05 pm

magazinemom

We spell that one with a "Z" here in the states

7:05 pm

TraderKate

did you find your last word yet sukee?

7:06 pm

sukee

and got it :)

7:06 pm

sukee

Ty for offering.

7:07 pm

sukee

Not a bad grid

7:08 pm

sukee

See you tomorrow

7:13 pm

crosshair

I try to memorize all the American variations, because it comes up often in my writing submissions, but I get caught out all the time if i do not remember to change out the dictionary in my Microsoft Word.

7:13 pm

Uneaixoise

ch6/27 please?

7:14 pm

Uneaixoise

never mind! :-)

7:14 pm

crosshair

A perfect peri with a half-twist:)

7:15 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

7:35 pm

TraderKate

belated pompom toss for sukee....

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey kate

7:36 pm

TraderKate

Hi TO :)

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

the last 25 are hiding well.

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

is the 8 a plural?

7:40 pm

TraderKate

no TO

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty kate

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

stats ps?

7:40 pm

TraderKate

Ch 8/65

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:40 pm

TraderKate

yvw

7:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

a past tense? *looks hopeful*

7:43 pm

TraderKate

hate to dash your hopes TO... would you settle for a superlative?

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

that'll do

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

hd just found the supelative.. just began the grid this evening.

7:46 pm

TraderKate

It's a fairly firendly grid today TO, you shouldn't encounter many roadblocks

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

just these last 25

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

that'snot too bad.

7:47 pm

TraderKate

You're moving right along then...

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps if i take a cookie break... :)

7:48 pm

TraderKate

and a nice cuppa :)
sugar laways helps!

7:48 pm

TraderKate

I must toddle off to bed, are there any you might like clued before \I go?

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night,kate

7:55 pm

TraderKate

I will wander off to the land of Nod then... happy babbling TO!

8:01 pm

penquis

hi TO...

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, pen.

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

last word" sh7, hullabaloo's rival...

8:10 pm

penquis

congrats!

8:10 pm

penquis

my first concert was sh 7 on tour....gerry and the pacemakers were in the show...

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

see you later, happy babbling.

8:11 pm

magazinemom

I love a good sh7

8:11 pm

penquis

bye!

8:30 pm

penquis

heading out...g'nite!

8:36 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

8:53 pm

dan2bit

can I get a clue for the 8 if anybody's around?

8:59 pm

torgone

It's a superlative ..

8:59 pm

torgone

Do you need stats?

9:02 pm

dan2bit

got it torg & thanks! firewords

9:02 pm

torgone

Yay dan!

9:19 pm

Clash of clans

Still can't get sh7

9:21 pm

glittzy

Big party, starts with area below knee

10:13 pm

Trifioso

with 7 left I finally listed.....sigh

10:19 pm

torgone

Me too ..

10:19 pm

Trifioso

do you have the ti6.21?

10:20 pm

torgone

Not yet ..

10:21 pm

Trifioso

just found it. ridiculous

10:21 pm

torgone

Me too ..

10:22 pm

torgone

I am also ridiculous ..

10:22 pm

Trifioso

this grid was so easy easy easy at first...totally lured me in

10:23 pm

Trifioso

2 left

10:23 pm

torgone

1 ..

10:23 pm

Trifioso

1

10:24 pm

Trifioso

fireworks!!! woot woot

10:24 pm

torgone

Boom!

10:25 pm

Trifioso

hahaha - and, we finish at the same time (wicked grin)

10:25 pm

torgone

Heh ..

10:26 pm

torgone

But you first ..

10:26 pm

Trifioso

such a gentileman

10:26 pm

Trifioso

gentleman! gentleman! sorry

10:27 pm

torgone

Heh ..Thank you ..

10:28 pm

Trifioso

im going to try to sleep now....futile, but I should at least try

10:29 pm

Trifioso

good night darling tor

10:29 pm

torgone

Good night x

10:51 pm

stidmama

YAY tor and tri! hey anyone else left in the chog.

10:54 pm

torgone

Heya stid ..

10:56 pm

stidmama

how's life tor? It has been lovely weather here, but supposed to get hot hot hot again starting tomorrow.

11:02 pm

torgone

It's been fairly mild here .. Still not getting too hot yet ..Life is life - better than the alternative .. :^D

11:03 pm

stidmama

mild is good. life is good. :-)

11:05 pm

torgone

Temps look to stay below mid 80's for a while .. That's mild to me ..

11:06 pm

torgone

Wouldn't mind some more rain .. Things are getting crispy out in the fire prone areas ..

11:09 pm

stidmama

yep. we are dry... and new fires daily. It's not great for allergies

11:12 pm

torgone

No it's not ..

11:17 pm

stidmama

wow. I have completely run out of juice. 43 left and falling asleep. have a great weekend tor if I don't see you again

11:17 pm

stidmama

*poof*

11:22 pm

torgone

Niters stid ..

11:44 pm

periwinkle

I am so tired but cannot sleep. waiting for the flip

11:58 pm

Cosmo Kramer

167 - next grid size

11:58 pm

periwinkle

250

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

312

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