Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, June 13, 2016

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

torgone

re8

12:04 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks, Lickety

12:07 am

flosey

Hi all and thanks Lickety

12:08 am

jbp

hi all y'all and thanks to Lickety

12:09 am

cybernan

hello everyone - ty lickety

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

hi all & ty, Lickety

12:11 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:11 am

dizgrannie

te 8/9

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz

12:12 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:12 am

Lizlin

WTG Diz

12:17 am

jbp

re 8/45

12:21 am

jbp

te 8/45, not sure if it's the one diz found. it's like Mr. Hoffa, but I don't see a plural.

12:23 am

dizgrannie

te 8 x 2...8/45 & 8/55

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

te 8 x 2

12:24 am

jbp

ah, ok. i thought I was missing the plural, but I'm just missing the other te 8 first. ;-)

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ge 7

12:26 am

Lizlin

in 7

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

nbt / nbs

12:31 am

Lizlin

WTG Dee

12:31 am

flosey

thanks Liz

12:31 am

Lizlin

yw

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty liz

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 2

12:36 am

cybernan

crashing -- still no 9 but will wait for tomorrow - good night everyone

12:36 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

pr 8

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

to 7

1:14 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:15 am

flosey

wtg Diz

1:17 am

dizgrannie

ty Flos.

1:28 am

sprite

good morning all

1:28 am

flosey

hi Sprite

1:28 am

sprite

hi flosey :)

1:33 am

sprite

*smug* right column all greyed out

1:33 am

grannyrose

*shaking head* really sprite?? how clever are you? ...warmest of hugs and good morning my dear friend.

1:34 am

sprite

ikr? I am full of admiration for myself. *hugs* my dearest friend. How are you today?

1:35 am

grannyrose

not too bad. finally caught up on all the clean laundry in time to do this weeks washing... lolll.... and himself forgot all about the sheets etc in the machine for the last two days. he has hung them out in the fresh air.

1:36 am

sprite

good work, both of you. And I hope you have rested up a bit from church day.

1:36 am

grannyrose

i have had to remind him four times re that load of washing.

1:37 am

sprite

men... can't be bothered by all dem household chores, they can't

1:37 am

grannyrose

all quite on the western front, honey. and you? how did you sleep la4 night?

1:38 am

sprite

mwah, kinda shortish. I had a chat shift yesterday afternoon, and then a nightshift this night, from 3 till 7 am. Not sure why I scheduled my shifts so close together! But after babble I will get groceries and then this afternoon a nice nana nap :)

1:39 am

sprite

pregret - being sorry beforehand for something you know you are gonna do anyway

1:41 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, goodnight all

1:41 am

sprite

squirrel...

1:41 am

sprite

wtg flosey, and sleep well

1:42 am

grannyrose

yuck, sprite. but as you say, you can catch up this afternoon. sweet dreams flosey

1:42 am

grannyrose

WTG FLOSEY!!

1:43 am

grannyrose

*giggle* pregret.... like when you open your mouth and can't stop what you are about to say.

1:44 am

grannyrose

and your brain brakes are screaming.... nooooooo

1:47 am

sprite

international squirrel... made it all the way from Aus to here in a minute

1:47 am

sprite

*giggles* exactly... "I pregret what I am about to say to you..."

1:48 am

grannyrose

roflolol

1:48 am

sprite

I had to dry a little doggie... who went all blissful and closed-eyed about the attention, lol

1:48 am

grannyrose

*super squirrel* can leap continents in a single bound

1:49 am

sprite

amazing little creatures, aren't they

1:49 am

grannyrose

awww bless him

1:49 am

sprite

so sweet. He may not be the smartest of dogs, but he is definitely the sweetest

1:51 am

sprite

wow, found 4 7s already. No 8s or 9 yet, but still.

1:51 am

grannyrose

i think a good te6ament is a must have in a pet.

1:52 am

sprite

absolutely. Atalante suggested this breed for me and she was right all the way.

1:53 am

grannyrose

has Caya any results yet from her exams?

1:53 am

sprite

no, not yet. She will hear on Rob's birthday, so that is 16 of June.

1:54 am

grannyrose

nearly there then. is she getting jumpy?

1:55 am

sprite

not at all. She will be, prolly, on the day itself, but in fact we already know. She did great.

1:55 am

sprite

brb, nature calllllllls

1:55 am

grannyrose

np's

2:01 am

sprite

back. Good grief

2:01 am

grannyrose

what was all that splashing? *looks suspiciously at sprite* did you try to drown the rubber duckie?

2:01 am

sprite

as my darling husband would say (a real Amsterdammer, born and raised): I only have to die now. Am already rotten on the inside.

2:02 am

sprite

duckie!!!!!!!!!!!! Noooooo.... please say something?

2:02 am

grannyrose

better take him to the quack.....

2:03 am

sprite

quickly to the quack... duck! Too la4...

2:03 am

grannyrose

oh dear. are we mad or what?

2:03 am

sprite

no harm no fowl

2:04 am

grannyrose

stop it..... i have tears rolling down my face....<----laughing

2:05 am

sprite

*grins*

2:08 am

sprite

I think Rob is right... every time I have a nightshift, my bowels give me hell. :(

2:08 am

grannyrose

sorry honey. item on the news about another shooting in america. it's so sad.

2:09 am

sprite

:(

2:09 am

grannyrose

well it could be. a change in your biorhythms.

2:10 am

sprite

guess my body reacts very quickly to being overtired. Ah well. Not gonna let it stop me.

2:10 am

grannyrose

could you take whatever med you take when your bowels are like this, before you do your shift?

2:11 am

sprite

usually let it run its course (pun not intended) and don't take anything. But it is a good idea. I might get something and give it a try.

2:11 am

grannyrose

try immodium. it works well for me.

2:11 am

sprite

thanks. Will try it.

2:18 am

sprite

*wipes cold sweat from upper lip* There... cramps have subsided. Peace in da belly.

2:20 am

grannyrose

my poor love

2:20 am

sprite

you know how it is :)

2:21 am

grannyrose

sorry honey. you with your tummy. me with my neck and scalp. went for some magnesium.

2:21 am

sprite

*hugs*

2:22 am

sprite

fireflies. This was a wonderful grid.

2:22 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!

2:23 am

sprite

thanks darling. A big *hug* for you. Sleep well, rest even better and dream of gorgeous guys.

2:24 am

grannyrose

xoxox honey. get the chores done, and then have the rest of the day off... grannyrose's orders.

2:24 am

mattygroves

Morning all! How is everyone?

2:24 am

sprite

will do :D

2:25 am

sprite

hi and bye matty :)

2:25 am

mattygroves

Aaah - have a lovely day!

2:25 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} matty. how's you?

2:26 am

mattygroves

I'm ok - today I shall mostly be putting books on bookshelves and getting rid of cardboard (we bought Ikea)

2:26 am

grannyrose

nice. but isn't amazing how much packing they use?

2:26 am

mattygroves

Oh dear lord, yes.

2:26 am

mattygroves

May I have stats please for the T and the E in the last column?

2:27 am

grannyrose

ed4/6

2:27 am

grannyrose

tr5/10

2:29 am

mattygroves

Thank you! That helped. How are you today, Rose?

2:30 am

grannyrose

not bad. caught up on the clean laundry, folded, sorted, ironed...in time for this week's washing... lolll

2:30 am

mattygroves

Yeah, I have to do some washing...if I can get to the tumble dryer (it's in the garage. Everything is in the garage)

2:30 am

grannyrose

lollll, sounds like a good excuse to me

2:31 am

mattygroves

It sounds a productive Rose :)

2:33 am

grannyrose

as for himself.... *sigh* i am trying to teach him how i wash the bathroom and bed linen. it has taken FOUR reminders for him to finish the task.

2:33 am

mattygroves

Geeeez. I get that problem when either my daughter or Jeff's comes to visit

2:34 am

grannyrose

and in case you think i'm a nag. they were over the la4 three days.

2:36 am

grannyrose

bbl. things to do towards dinner. xoxox

2:36 am

mattygroves

Enjoy your day!

2:37 am

mattygroves

Or evening, I should say

2:48 am

mattygroves

Anyone have the stats for the nine?

2:52 am

mattygroves

Premate = foreplay :)

3:01 am

Glantarell

te9/72

3:01 am

Glantarell

Good morning

3:01 am

mattygroves

Morning! How's Wales this morning?

3:03 am

Glantarell

Very wet earlier, then sunny for a while and clouding back up now. I have 6 whole hours to myself and got excited by the sunshine but have now changed my plans form gardening to a bit of housework then crafting. Once I've babbled.

3:03 am

mattygroves

We are going to have rain this afternoon. Siiigghhh. are you in North Wales or South Wales?

3:04 am

Glantarell

south Wales, about half way between Caeerphilly and Merthyr Tydfil - where are you?

3:04 am

mattygroves

Just outside of London near Windsor (and the airport) - just moved here from West London (also near the airport)

3:05 am

Glantarell

convenient for the airport then :-)

3:05 am

Glantarell

My daughter lived in Uxbridge for a couple of years

3:05 am

mattygroves

A tad too much sometimes! Especially at night... Hey ho.

3:06 am

mattygroves

Yeah, we're not a million miles away from there. Nearest big(ish) town is Staines

3:12 am

Glantarell

if there is detergent, why isn't there tergent?

3:23 am

medusa

Hi all.

3:23 am

medusa

Does anyone have stats for the T in the last column please?

3:25 am

Glantarell

I think it's the tr4 music notation

3:25 am

Glantarell

if not then it's the tr5 pl of a very similar word

3:26 am

medusa

I got that and it is not it. Thanks though

3:26 am

medusa

Thanks glant!

3:26 am

Glantarell

yw

3:34 am

Glantarell

taking a break, back for the final 90 later

3:34 am

hydra

'Scuse me popping in. Just noticed Uxbridge mentioned. That's where I live!

3:34 am

hydra

Small world...

3:36 am

mattygroves

Hah Hydra! (or should that be Hail Hydra - geek reference)... not a million miles at all - I'm in Wraysbury

3:36 am

hydra

I'm actually just down the road from Uxbridge, going towards Hayes.

3:37 am

mattygroves

The joys of W London :)

3:37 am

hydra

Just looked Wraysbury up. Never been there but it looks lovely.

3:38 am

mattygroves

It's very pretty - a lovely little village. Just a lot of aircraft noise - unlike, it seems, Isleworth (where we moved out of), we get take offs here, which are louder

3:42 am

hydra

We are very well placed, between Uxbridge and Northolt, so hardly hear a thing. Just the occasional helicopter, or the Queen's fly-past!

3:42 am

hydra

I meant 'between Heathrow and Northolt'.

3:42 am

mattygroves

Oooh, nice.

3:43 am

mattygroves

Wraysbury has a cricket club, a bowls club, a tennis club, a football club, a windmill, a village hall - it's so English it hurts :)

3:44 am

hydra

As Northolt is a military airport as well as a civilian one, Heathrow planes can't overfly. My chief bugbear is the chavs with the ear-splitting motorbikes and cars with no silencers, that race past my bedroom window at night. As my mum used to say, 'every Eden has its serpent'!

3:44 am

hydra

I must visit Wraysbury. It sounds delightful.

3:45 am

mattygroves

Do - we could meet in one of the two pubs, both of which are great

3:46 am

hydra

I don't drive though. I'd have to look for ways of getting there on public transport.

3:46 am

mattygroves

There are a couple of bus routes here that start at T5 Heathrow, if that helps...

3:47 am

hydra

Yes, that would help. I just saw your ee cummings quote on your profile. I did my university thesis on his poetry. I think he's wonderful.

3:49 am

mattygroves

I love cummings. I too wrote a paper (on that poem, as it happens). You have a giant cat on yours - fabulous!

3:50 am

mattygroves

i sing of olaf glad and big

3:50 am

hydra

once a proud dreamhorse moved smoothloomingly

3:50 am

mattygroves

my father moved through dooms of love
through sames of am
through haves of give

3:51 am

hydra

I love that one.

3:51 am

mattygroves

I read that one at my father's funeral

3:51 am

hydra

Do you work during the week?

3:51 am

mattygroves

Not at the moment! Between jobs (resting?!)

3:53 am

hydra

I'm older than you - semi retired. Just do a bit of freelance writing and editing. We'll have to arrange something. I'm off soon to the Lakes to look after my sister's cats. Not back till July. I'll email you.

3:54 am

mattygroves

That would be great - it's my username, with the number 10 at the end, at gmail.com

3:56 am

hydra

You're a folk music fan, too. Same here. I used to have my own band, years ago.

3:58 am

mattygroves

Oh, that's very cool! My OH plays, folk, rock n roll, a bit of (gasp) bluegrass (though he claims not to like it) etc - every Tuesday in a pub in Norwood Green (near Southall)

3:59 am

hydra

And mine used to be a roadie for The Who!

4:00 am

hydra

Just sending you a short test email...

4:00 am

mattygroves

That is VERY cool - I love the Who. Sounds we've a bit in common! How hard would Norwood Green be for you to get to?

4:01 am

hydra

I don't know I've never been/to Norwood Green. Had to turn it into a poem, lol.

4:02 am

hydra

What's the pub called?

4:02 am

mattygroves

:D It's well served by bus routes (well, reasonably) and just across the bridge from Southall

4:02 am

mattygroves

Email received

4:02 am

mattygroves

The Plough, Tentelow Lane, Norwood Gree

4:03 am

hydra

Are you there every Tuesday?

4:04 am

mattygroves

Yep, from 9.00pm

4:06 am

hydra

I shall look it up. I won't promise to be there tomorrow, but I'll try to get along one Tuesday. Have to go out now. Laters....I really enjoyed out chat and it's inspired me to re-read cummings.

4:07 am

mattygroves

https://youtu.be/ITVIA5mOGqE - there's a sample of the boys (Jeff is the one with the beard)

4:08 am

mattygroves

Have a great day :)

4:57 am

mattygroves

Can anyone guide me on the te8/9 combo, please??

5:04 am

zoozzoom

TE + consonant + male + vowel

5:04 am

doris123

it`s off the 6/27

5:05 am

zoozzoom

TE + consonant + male + two letter word for thanks.

5:05 am

zoozzoom

I am so crap at giving clues lol

5:06 am

Glantarell

worked for me zoom - ty

5:06 am

Glantarell

tegmentas

5:06 am

Maisie

No you're not zoo, I got it from that

5:06 am

Glantarell

bugger sorry

5:07 am

mattygroves

Thank you guys!

5:09 am

doris123

ok I give up help with the pr 7/40 please

5:11 am

zoozzoom

PR + vowel + three letter word for crazy + vowel

5:11 am

Glantarell

compound word ma4/6

5:11 am

Glantarell

and after you have pr8 it you can pr ta5 it - yum!

5:12 am

Glantarell

sorry pr7 it you can pr8 it

5:12 am

zoozzoom

always best to Pr8 cakes :-)

5:12 am

Glantarell

my clues are much worse than yours zoom

5:13 am

zoozzoom

Your clues are fine, Glantarell :-)

5:33 am

rubyfoo

Both Ã f your clues are great, thak you!

5:33 am

rubyfoo

of*

5:34 am

rubyfoo

and good morning

5:35 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone! may I have a clue for the in7 plz?

5:35 am

rubyfoo

GM ibd, don't have it

5:37 am

Glantarell

in7/36 mathematical term

5:38 am

rubyfoo

ty glant

5:38 am

doseffing

positive and negative numbers

5:38 am

lbdawger

found it! ty, Glant

5:38 am

rubyfoo

hello dose

5:38 am

doseffing

... good morning ruby ...

5:39 am

lbdawger

and hello ruby!

5:39 am

rubyfoo

It's nice to be in here as this weather is really depressing, rain rain rain

5:40 am

doseffing

... we'll send you some from here ... we have lots to spare ... and could use a drop of rain

5:41 am

rubyfoo

I'm Lucky to be on a hillside so no flooding

5:50 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! have a great day everyone!

5:51 am

sukee

Good morning all

5:55 am

TheByzantine

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal?
He wanted to transcend dental medication.

5:55 am

sukee

groan

6:00 am

rubyfoo

<--loves Byz's joke!!

6:01 am

rubyfoo

Hello sukee

6:01 am

sukee

Hi Ruby

6:02 am

rubyfoo

The rain has brought back the Black Dog....:(

6:06 am

bichon

It's not supposed to start raining here til our camping trip next weekend

6:06 am

sukee

No rain in the forecast here thankfully :)

6:07 am

rubyfoo

((bichon)) good luck with that!

6:07 am

rubyfoo

They'r" predicting rain for this whole week (like last week) and a cold, wet, grey summer

6:07 am

bichon

and we're taking our 8 y.o. granddaughter with us to the beach

6:09 am

sukee

Well, time for me to run. Take care all.

6:11 am

rubyfoo

bye Sukee

6:12 am

rubyfoo

nbt, nbs and 147 -- time to lie down

6:13 am

rubyfoo

bye

6:16 am

car.eeyore

Good morning

6:31 am

Uneaixoise

hey car et al :-)

6:31 am

car.eeyore

Hi Une

6:33 am

Uneaixoise

pretty hydrangeas, car :-)

6:33 am

car.eeyore

ty :) from my boys plants a couple of years ago

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

6:37 am

Trifioso

good morning dear friends. first period free, so I am hiding in the basement...hope no one finds me!

6:37 am

Uneaixoise

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

6:38 am

car.eeyore

hagd

6:38 am

car.eeyore

Hello Trif

6:39 am

Trifioso

hi CAR!!!! seeing you here always makes me smile

6:39 am

car.eeyore

:)

6:41 am

Trifioso

hmm....cruising right through nbt, until I got to the lone corner e....must now think, ugh

6:41 am

car.eeyore

ed 4/6

6:41 am

Trifioso

got it! nbt, and before I finished my coffee too! Feeling highly smug

6:43 am

car.eeyore

Hah! Our favorite spelling word is in the grid! ME 6/21

6:43 am

Trifioso

hahahahaha

6:45 am

car.eeyore

top row grayed!!!

6:45 am

Trifioso

I FEAR YOU

6:46 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with the T in right column pls

6:46 am

car.eeyore

tr 5/10

6:46 am

car.eeyore

Good morning Peri!

6:47 am

periwinkle

ty, a darn plural

6:47 am

periwinkle

right column gray

6:47 am

car.eeyore

:)

6:47 am

car.eeyore

I have to go get Dylan up and get ready now.

6:47 am

car.eeyore

Have a great day all

7:39 am

crosshair

Right column is grey!! Fear me! :)

7:51 am

Scrabbler

Haha Crossy. I will try to do the same.

7:51 am

Scrabbler

I did it.

7:57 am

welki

'morning, babblers

8:00 am

Scrabbler

Hi welki

8:01 am

welki

do you finally have a day off, scrabs?

8:03 am

Scrabbler

I was off on Fri and went kayaking. I am off today but it is a day that I shop for my mother then visit with her. After I leave her I visit with my great-nephews for a few hours because they live nearby.

8:04 am

welki

days off are hard work :)

8:04 am

Scrabbler

Mondays are not really a day for me. I take care of mom then the little boys.

8:05 am

welki

last day of a week long vacation for me and, although i love my work, i sure wish i didn't have to go back

8:05 am

Scrabbler

Work sure interferes with life, but that paycheck and health insurance are needed.

8:06 am

welki

sad, but true

8:07 am

Scrabbler

Especially after so many years of working and with retirement in view.

8:09 am

welki

i think that's what's getting to be - retirement in view, but not attainable for some time. robert browning got it wrong when he wrote, "a man's grasp should exceed his reach, or what's a heaven for." by the time i retire...

8:09 am

welki

(getting to me, not getting to be)

8:12 am

Scrabbler

I am 56 and will work til 70, I think, so retirement seems close, yet intolerably far away.

8:13 am

crosshair

Our govt had the age limit for retirement pensions set at 67 (probably in hopes that more people would die "in harness" but it seems that the new powers that be are putting it back at 65. Not that it will be much. last time I got a notice about it, I was entitled to the lofty sum of $442.00 a month :)

8:14 am

welki

cpp, like social security, is a minimal payment at best

8:14 am

crosshair

Yup, beside, the govt is always "dipping" into it for something

8:15 am

hurshy

te8/9

8:15 am

welki

maximum cpp is about 1100/month and oas (old age pension) about 600/month - but you have to have worked for 39 years in canada before you can collect max cpp

8:16 am

welki

hi, hurshy

8:16 am

Scrabbler

$442/month!

8:16 am

hurshy

hi

8:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi hurshy

8:18 am

TheByzantine

Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life - the world is a bad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live .... O, but I don't want to die ...

8:18 am

welki

scrabbs, the canadian pension plan maximum is less than half the social security monthly maximum (about 2500)

8:19 am

Scrabbler

What a dilemma, Byz.

8:19 am

welki

...all my sorrow, sad tomorrrrrow

hi, byz

8:19 am

Scrabbler

Welki, I see.

8:20 am

crosshair

I think it was Frank Zappa, Byz, that said: "Life sucks, but death? That bitch never puts out!" Sorry for the coarseness of that :)

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Welki, are you entitled to any SS $?

8:21 am

welki

yes - what i've heard (and what i'm hoping for) is that there's a possibility that when i turn 65, they'll pay out a lump sum

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Good for you.

8:24 am

welki

it'll help, but won't be near the max, since there were child-rearing years in there and all the time i've been up here. oh well, no sense complaining, we'll do what we have to do :)

8:26 am

welki

(beautiful northern flicker on one bird feeder, goldfinch on another, snowy woodpecker on the third and a dozen birds on the ground - already, it's a good day!)

8:26 am

crosshair

For those whom cpp/oap are to be their sole means of retirement income, Canada has a "top up" program to make sure there is a roof over your head, food in your fridge and electricity available.

8:27 am

Scrabbler

We don't have snowy woodpeckers here. I will have to look that one up.

8:28 am

crosshair

We have tons of pileated woodpeckers here

8:29 am

Scrabbler

I have a pair of those, Crossy. They are fun to watch.

8:30 am

rururocks

we just have peckers out here...and mostly they run companies in silicon valley

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Ba da bum...*entrance Ruru*

8:31 am

welki

hahaha - it's not a snowy woodpecker. it's a hairy woodpecker!

8:31 am

welki

and really, that's what kind of bird it is

8:31 am

welki

we have downy, hairy and pileated in this area

8:31 am

rururocks

well.. I shouldn't comment on that

8:32 am

rururocks

we have woodpeckers here but not sure what kind

8:32 am

welki

the person who named them must have had one helluva sense of humor

8:33 am

Scrabbler

I was just looking, welki, and couldn't find snowy woodpeckers. We have downy, hairy, pileated, and red-bellied woodpeckers.

8:33 am

rururocks

you'd think he/she wouldn't have posted it for the pubic

8:34 am

rururocks

snowy owls I have heard of and Snowy egrets

8:34 am

hurshy

pb for ruru!

8:35 am

rururocks

oopsie

8:35 am

welki

i corrected myself, scrabber - no snowy woodpeckers, only hairy, downy and pileated ones here

8:35 am

Scrabbler

I saw that, welki.

8:36 am

welki

i made up a species :)

8:36 am

Scrabbler

I just thought it was a western species.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I must get going now. Enjoy your day, folks.

8:37 am

crosshair

Seems we have the following here: Lewis's woodpecker
Red-headed woodpecker,
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
American three-toed woodpecker
Black-backed woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker

8:38 am

welki

bye, scrabs

8:38 am

suefrad625

seems you have a lot of peckers there cross

8:39 am

crosshair

:)

8:48 am

wvteach

stats for bottom right corner E pls

8:49 am

welki

ed 4/6

8:50 am

wvteach

thnx

8:52 am

wvteach

shade

8:52 am

wvteach

sorry

8:55 am

MLFAN17

ty wv

8:55 am

MLFAN17

5th column t and e?

8:56 am

phaeton

tr4/4 ed4/6

8:57 am

MLFAN17

phae I got a tr 4 from another t?

8:59 am

phaeton

that is the only tr4 I have and it is greyed

8:59 am

rururocks

it is tr 5

8:59 am

phaeton

yep...it's a plural

9:00 am

phaeton

sorry mlf

9:00 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone

9:00 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

9:00 am

phaeton

halfway...taking a break

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

9:01 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:01 am

MLFAN17

will be back

9:02 am

cybernan

you still here welki?

9:03 am

welki

yep, still plodding along :)

9:05 am

cybernan

I'm pretty sure there is something you can do with the cpp that involves sending photocopies of your kids birth certificates in and your child rearing years will be compensated as if you were working. The deal covers the concurrent years from the birth of the oldest until the youngest reached age 12 .

9:06 am

welki

yes, that's true in canada. however, i was living/working in the usa during those years

9:08 am

cybernan

oh - too bad! I've never taken advandtage of it as I figured it would all be clawed back anyway --- sometimes it doesn't pay to save and make good investments during your working years!

9:11 am

welki

true enough - you get punished for saving

9:17 am

rururocks

here in the usa.. they prevent you from early retirement by docking your monies if you are still earning too. Forcing one to retire at 66 and the attrition rate at that point is fairly high

9:18 am

cybernan

there is no double dipping here either

9:18 am

welki

same here as down below - the slackers, the under-the-table-wage-earners, the 'i didn't know you had to claim tips' service people - they get the max allowances

and that's the same here, too, ru - for every year you claim pension early, they subtract a percentage of your benefit

9:19 am

cybernan

*you can draw a pension from one company and work as a consultant for another, but not with the government

9:20 am

welki

'course, there is a population of people who deserve, and get the maximum benefits - but those who've worked the system over the years and didn't save a dime (if there was a dime to be saved) seem to get the best deal; the most money and subsidies

9:20 am

welki

*queues up "Money for Nothing"*

9:20 am

rururocks

exactly

9:21 am

rururocks

this grid is confounding me

9:21 am

MLFAN17

ruru that doesn't sound good?

9:24 am

MLFAN17

te9 do I extend another te word?

9:25 am

rururocks

I don't have the 9 yet

9:25 am

cybernan

all of the grids confound me until I list -- don't seem to be able to do without anymore.

9:26 am

MLFAN17

I need a list

9:27 am

MLFAN17

pr8?

9:28 am

rururocks

what a cook does with a sauce

9:28 am

phaeton

to sample food first pr8

9:29 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru and phae

9:29 am

phaeton

re7...to take another sample of food

9:30 am

Aloyisius

ty phaeton! hi all

9:30 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

9:30 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

9:30 am

phaeton

hi Aloy...and yw

9:30 am

mixi6

ty phae

9:32 am

Aloyisius

the te9 is an extension of the te8, MLF

9:33 am

MLFAN17

ty alloy I just found the other te8

9:33 am

MLFAN17

hi mixi

9:35 am

phaeton

I have the te8/45 what are the stats for the other te8?

9:36 am

MLFAN17

phae 55

9:36 am

mixi6

just popping for a minute.

9:36 am

phaeton

ty mlf

9:36 am

MLFAN17

yw phae I am not finding it so far

9:36 am

Aloyisius

te 8.55

9:37 am

rururocks

thanks aloy...

9:37 am

Aloyisius

yvw, am not cluing unless someone needs it

9:37 am

MLFAN17

ruru do you have the te8/55 yet/

9:38 am

MLFAN17

?

9:38 am

Aloyisius

don't want to spoil the fun, lol

9:38 am

rururocks

yes.. those were my last t's

9:38 am

MLFAN17

I need the 9 for nbs

9:38 am

MLFAN17

congrats ruru

9:39 am

Aloyisius

t + most of what a hen lays + not females + the sharp ***ons of an osprey help it to hold on to fish

9:40 am

Aloyisius

brb, phone

9:40 am

mixi6

ty for two words ally.

9:41 am

MLFAN17

I used morewords and alloy's clue to get them:)

9:41 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

9:44 am

rururocks

I can't see my last words gggggrrrrr

9:44 am

MLFAN17

ruru what are you looking for ionly have 72 words though?

9:44 am

rururocks

lotah

9:45 am

rururocks

damn it

9:45 am

Aloyisius

lol, you saw one

9:45 am

rururocks

sorry

9:45 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru

9:45 am

MLFAN17

aloy I found a few thanks to that word lol

9:46 am

Aloyisius

great, MLF

9:46 am

lilliann

thanks Ru and don't forget to pl.hi all.going back to lurk mode to find my last infuriating 69 words.

9:46 am

MLFAN17

thanks aloy :)

9:47 am

Aloyisius

hi lurking lilli... I have to leave 17 for later, gtg.. poof

10:00 am

phaeton

hint for the as6/24?

10:02 am

cybernan

chimney sweep? or garbage collector in britain

10:03 am

kje

ty phae

10:03 am

phaeton

ty

10:05 am

cybernan

in 7 please?

10:06 am

cybernan

nm - found it

10:06 am

phaeton

think numbers nan

10:06 am

cybernan

ty phae

10:07 am

MLFAN17

ty got the as word

10:08 am

MLFAN17

phae can you expand pls?

10:09 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

10:10 am

MLFAN17

congrats cyber

10:11 am

cybernan

whole number, mlf

10:11 am

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

10:12 am

MLFAN17

ty go the in word

10:12 am

MLFAN17

got

10:13 am

cybernan

hagd everyone -- see you at the flip

10:13 am

MLFAN17

bye cyber

11:30 am

bichon

did the chog die?

11:31 am

therealblah

guess so

11:32 am

bichon

you're here blah!

11:39 am

therealblah

here and there, lol...87 left and progress is slow

11:40 am

bichon

86 here

11:48 am

Judi

Hiya, cats and kittens!

11:55 am

bichon

pr 8/45, pls

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

to sample a food in advance

11:57 am

bichon

ty Une

11:58 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

someone's been listening to mike mcgrath

12:13 pm

Judi

My husband loves to listen to that guy. Bores me silly.

12:15 pm

snappi92

im new here, what do things like "pr 8/45" mean?

12:15 pm

Judi

Pr is the first two letters of the word. 8 is how many letters in the word and 45 is the number of points for the word.

12:16 pm

mixi6

the help function is also a good place to start.

12:16 pm

snappi92

oh okay, thank you

12:20 pm

dan2bit

aftenoon all! right column done

12:20 pm

Judi

lol! Ooh. Impressive, Dan!

12:26 pm

hurshy

8's i have re8/50, te8/45, te8/55 (which has the 9 with it)

12:27 pm

hurshy

anyone got any others?

12:28 pm

snappi92

re8/45

12:29 pm

hurshy

hello, thanks, and welcome to babble, snappi :)

12:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

pr8/45

12:30 pm

hurshy

thanks TO!

12:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

re8/45

12:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

but i do not have re8/50

12:31 pm

hurshy

it's a little odd

12:31 pm

hurshy

it's an adjective built off re6/24, a college might have them (re6s)

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh heck, i DO have re8.50 :/

12:32 pm

hurshy

or also re6 is used when a prince is too young to be king so someone else rules until he gets old ... enough

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

but i am missing one 8

12:32 pm

hurshy

lol

12:33 pm

hurshy

me too, i listed 3 and then you guys mentioned 2 more, so, 5/6

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

I am lost on the re8 clues

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

12:37 pm

MLFAN17

hi judi

12:37 pm

MLFAN17

hi dani right column greyed for me too

12:37 pm

Judi

Time for a break. 53 left.

12:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just had some leftover greek pasta salad for lunch, but cannot find this reicipe. i heated it up.

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

hi owl

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

any help with the re8's pls?

12:39 pm

hurshy

many old movies have been digitally re8ed

12:39 pm

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

the other re8?

12:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

see hurhsy 12:32

12:45 pm

MLFAN17

saw that

12:49 pm

MLFAN17

ty owl

12:50 pm

hurshy

last 8 is sm8, weird one

12:50 pm

hurshy

like the sa7 cracker, but with an M in it

12:51 pm

MLFAN17

ty hurshy I was working on that word earlier and came close but now I have it:)

12:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

what the heck is that>

12:52 pm

MLFAN17

owl what the heck is what?

12:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

a cracker made with chicken fat?

12:52 pm

MLFAN17

is that the definition?

12:53 pm

periwinkle

hi folks, help with the te8/9 pls

12:53 pm

Marjetta

It is a chemical, but I like Owl's definition better.

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

ty again hurshy

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

hi peri

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

peri the 9 ends in me6

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

me6/21

12:56 pm

periwinkle

got it, ty mlf

12:56 pm

periwinkle

and the te8 too, ty

12:56 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

yw peri just take off last letter for the 8

12:57 pm

MLFAN17

oh good:)

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

in 5/12?

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

found it

1:32 pm

TheByzantine

If an athlete gets athlete's foot, what does an astronaut get?

1:32 pm

TheByzantine

Mistletoe

1:32 pm

hego

:D

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

hi by

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

byz

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

hi hego

1:52 pm

MLFAN17

I have da 6/27 ending in r I need a clue for the other one please?

1:52 pm

penquis

Same word, but different last letter....

1:52 pm

hego

different last letter

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

i am so dumb ty hego

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

and pen

1:53 pm

hego

yw

1:58 pm

penquis

Yw...

2:06 pm

snappi92

do any words have x..?

2:07 pm

hego

I don't think so

2:07 pm

snappi92

thanks

2:08 pm

hego

yw :)

2:09 pm

bichon

ma 7/32, pls

2:09 pm

hego

more ma 4,5

2:09 pm

bichon

nmm

2:12 pm

bichon

ty hego

2:12 pm

hego

yw Bichon

2:30 pm

lilliann

Hi all,back for my last 5. i haven't been on for months and don't i know it! I've missed so many words i should know and wish i still had babble expert as it would have helped a lot and saved me a lot of time.This is a horrible twisty grid.Trust me to get a horrible one first time back.

2:32 pm

penquis

Hi, lill....nice to see you back...

2:36 pm

penquis

I am heading out.....stuck at 35....bye all....

2:36 pm

lilliann

Hi Pen,great to see you again too.How have you been?

2:36 pm

car.eeyore

Good afternoon!

2:36 pm

lilliann

Do you want any clues Pen?

2:37 pm

car.eeyore

Welcome back Lilliann

2:38 pm

lilliann

Hi Car.Love your icon.i have those in my garden too.

2:39 pm

car.eeyore

Waiting patiently for mine to bloom again this year.

2:39 pm

bichon

what plant?

2:39 pm

car.eeyore

hydrangea

2:40 pm

lilliann

Thanks Car.Sorry, i'm trying to find my last word and in between asking my bairn questions for her g.c.s.e history exam tomorrow.

2:40 pm

bichon

One of mine, the oak leaf cluster will bloom this month, the regular kind, in August

2:40 pm

car.eeyore

good grief...multitasking!

2:41 pm

lilliann

Mine has loads of little blooms coming but it won't be until another months or so before they flower especially with all our wet weather!

2:41 pm

bichon

I love how you say bairn

2:42 pm

lilliann

Come on Car, i'm a female, we're good at multi tasking :-)

2:42 pm

car.eeyore

;p

2:44 pm

lilliann

Thanks Bichon. I just say it automatically now,not realizing that i'm doing it.

2:45 pm

lilliann

The bairn's gone to have a shower.I'm so glad that i'm not a teenager now and having to do exams.

2:45 pm

bichon

Sounds like Scottish, you're from northern England, York?

2:45 pm

lilliann

Fireworks! last word re8.i should have got that earlier!!

2:46 pm

lilliann

It's a Scottish and North Eastern word

2:46 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats!

2:46 pm

bichon

Woot!

2:46 pm

lilliann

No County Durham

2:47 pm

lilliann

The bairn is hopefully go to a college in York, so she'll have to live in, it depends on her exam results

2:47 pm

lilliann

Thanks.

2:48 pm

lilliann

Any clues needed?

2:49 pm

bichon

That's pretty far north in England

2:49 pm

car.eeyore

Yes, please....MA 7/32?

2:51 pm

lilliann

t's more of the ma4 Car

2:52 pm

car.eeyore

duh...tyvm

2:52 pm

lilliann

yww

2:53 pm

lilliann

Yes it is Bichon, we're 20 odd miles away from Newcastle

2:54 pm

bichon

I've only been to London and the Cotswolds

2:55 pm

lilliann

She's revising race relations in the U.S.A from 1955-68 and the roaring 20's , as in prohibition

2:56 pm

bichon

Who is she lillian

2:57 pm

lilliann

I think you'd love County Durham Bichon. We have some beautiful countryside and in Durham City we have a castle and cathedral

2:57 pm

lilliann

The bairn Bichon

2:57 pm

bichon

Connecticut looks like England, but a lot newer

2:59 pm

lilliann

I said earlier, that i'm testing her on her history exam tomorrow.She also has to know about Hitler's rule, ww1/2

3:00 pm

lilliann

I've never been to the U.S but have always wanted to...hopefully one day

3:00 pm

bichon

Yes, all the "fun" things that happened in the 2oth century

3:01 pm

bichon

New England is beautiful as well as the National Parks out west

3:02 pm

lilliann

The bairn says i have to ask about the Plessy vs Fergusson ruling

3:03 pm

craftylady

any clues for the nine please

3:03 pm

bichon

Separate but equal, that was a joke

3:03 pm

lilliann

I've always wanted to go to New England

3:04 pm

welki

welcome back, lilliann! you've been missed

3:04 pm

bichon

te + consonant + your ***** is what your mind is

3:04 pm

lilliann

Crafty do you have the 8?

3:04 pm

craftylady

no i dont

3:05 pm

lilliann

te and cons and not sane

3:05 pm

bichon

The Maine shore is very nice, pluse the White and Green Mountains

3:05 pm

craftylady

te

3:06 pm

lilliann

Hi Welki, thanks hin.i'm sure not by everyone!! :-)

3:07 pm

lilliann

Hubby always said he wants to get a winniebago and travel all over the U.S

3:07 pm

bichon

That would be fun. Definitely see San Francisco

3:09 pm

lilliann

That would be one of the places on the list and Chicago and the South and the Grand canyon

3:10 pm

bichon

The South is a big place and theather is very hot and humid in the summer

3:11 pm

car.eeyore

Fireworks

3:11 pm

bichon

Woot car

3:14 pm

car.eeyore

Have to scoot, but have a great evening everyone!

3:14 pm

lilliann

Yay Car.WTG !!

3:14 pm

Norma

Can anyone clue the pr7 please :-)

3:14 pm

lilliann

Bye Car,tc

3:15 pm

lilliann

pr7 is something that is cooked earlier

3:16 pm

Norma

Thanks Lillian .... cant believe I couldnt see that x

3:17 pm

lilliann

No problem Norma, it took me a while as well.

3:18 pm

lilliann

Craftylady, did you get the 8?

3:19 pm

craftylady

no sorry brain not working tonight lol

3:19 pm

lilliann

Seattle is another place i'd like to go to

3:20 pm

lilliann

I'd like to go to the South as i'd like to see a rodeo

3:26 pm

lilliann

te8.first 3 letters of the limb opposite of arm, but beginning with t and another word for insane

3:31 pm

craftylady

thanks looking

3:31 pm

lilliann

or the first 3 letters as i said and males and opposite of short misus 1 letter

3:31 pm

lilliann

*minus

3:33 pm

craftylady

got it thanks

3:33 pm

lilliann

Sorry i'm not good at clues

3:33 pm

lilliann

Yay!

3:33 pm

craftylady

no it was me being thick lol

3:37 pm

lilliann

we all get word blocks when it comes to babble, so you're not thick, even though i thought that alot today lol

3:37 pm

lilliann

Anymore crap clues needed?

3:38 pm

craftylady

i am just going to try for a few more than calling it a night thanks for your help

3:40 pm

lilliann

ok hin.you're welcome

4:15 pm

Marjetta

Lilliann, I am from the south. I live just outside of Atlanta now. There are lots of things to see here.

4:34 pm

lilliann

Hi Marjetta.i didn't mean to be rude about the South as i know there are more things than rodeos, and if i ever win the Euromillions or national lottery which is highly doubtful given my luck i would like to see them all aswell as see all the states...could take me a while though.I've always wanted to travel through the U.S and Canada.

5:07 pm

aebmusica

Clue for the 9 pleaseI couldn't get it from what was given,

5:08 pm

kje

do you have the preceding 6 or 8?

5:09 pm

kje

te + FBI agents (old term)

5:09 pm

kje

then add british ty for the 8, and extend for mr gore ending for the 9

5:11 pm

lilliann

te9,sounds lik

5:11 pm

aebmusica

Twvm kje

5:13 pm

kje

yw

5:33 pm

lil*monkey

cheeky lil are u still here

5:36 pm

lilliann

Hi Lil

5:36 pm

lil*monkey

Long tie no see

5:36 pm

lil*monkey

HOpe you are well

5:36 pm

lilliann

Great to see you.How are you hin?

5:36 pm

lil*monkey

I'm plugging along.

5:39 pm

lilliann

I'm fine.Just read about your ex.Sorry to hear that.I've spoken to him on here.

5:40 pm

lilliann

Hugs Lil.x

5:41 pm

lil*monkey

Aw thanks cheeky

5:42 pm

lilliann

So, what are you up to now?

5:43 pm

lil*monkey

Working, and helping with my parents.

5:46 pm

lilliann

I've not been on here for ages so i take it you are still doing the same job,and i hope your parents are ok?

5:48 pm

lil*monkey

I have not been here for ages either... I just started Babbling again after Chris died. He had asked me to let the Babblers know.

5:48 pm

lil*monkey

My parents are not doing well, they are both in nursing home now, and I go there almost every weekend.

5:49 pm

lilliann

I've just found out my mam has a tumour on her saliva gland, but luckily enough the consultant can remove it all with the gland and she should be ok.He doesn't think it is malignant but will get it tested when he's removed it,so fingers crossed.

5:49 pm

lil*monkey

*fingers crossed* Lots of prayers for your mum

5:50 pm

lilliann

Sorry to hear that Lil, but atleast they have you.x

5:58 pm

lilliann

Thanks hin.I'm sending good thoughts upto Chris, "The Legend",he was always nice to me on here.

5:59 pm

lil*monkey

Thank you!

6:04 pm

lilliann

i'm off to iron 2 school shirts and a pair of school trousers for the bairn as she has to wear school uniform this week for exams, even though technically she's not at school anymore...

6:09 pm

godthaab

Love that Private Education system!!!

6:09 pm

lilliann

Lil, it's been lovely to see you, i'm so sorry about Chris and your parents'.hugs to you and hopefully it won't be so long before we keep in touch again. Now i'm gone everyone else will come out and chat and clue!! :-)

6:10 pm

lilliann

Godthaab, she doesn't go to a private school

6:11 pm

godthaab

Oh, sometimes I get mixed up between British Private and The Rest of the World Private. Is it a public school that us colonials would call Private?

6:11 pm

lilliann

it's a normal high school

6:12 pm

lilliann

we don't pay for her to go

6:12 pm

godthaab

Oh. Well, I am a big fan of uniforms in the education system.

6:14 pm

lilliann

so am i, until she's now not officially going to the school because she is doing her G.C.S.E's and on Friday she will have left for life.

6:14 pm

godthaab

Very Excellent. I bet she's happy about that! How many G.C.S.E.s?

6:18 pm

lilliann

They're not allowed to stay in School in between exams as they aren't officially students' anymore, which is ridiculous as some live a fair way from the school and there is no school buses laid on and nowhere for them to go to in between and even if they live in a nearby village, by the time they get a bus, and get home, it's time to get on another bus back to school, so they miss out on revision time!

6:20 pm

MollyL

Us colonials? Godthaab, I hate to be the one to inform you but we drove the British out over two hundred years ago and have not been "colonials" since.

6:22 pm

lilliann

She already has 1 science Gcse that she did last year, now she's doing extended science and another seven or eight but overall, 22 exams

6:23 pm

lilliann

*advanced science

6:23 pm

lilliann

Hi Molly, nice to see you.

6:23 pm

periwinkle

hi lil

6:24 pm

periwinkle

hi all

6:24 pm

lilliann

I'm off now

6:24 pm

lilliann

Hi Peri, lovely to see you, i've got to go and iron as i have to be up early tomn

6:25 pm

periwinkle

ok, good to see you

6:26 pm

lilliann

oh bugger, sorry :-) i have to be up early in the morning as the bairn wants me to test her for her history exam which is in the afternoon.

6:27 pm

lilliann

Take care all.Might be back tomorrow..."Oh no" i hear people saying...

6:53 pm

godthaab

Molly, I am not talking about American colonials, I am talking about the outer provinces of Britain. i.e. Canada, India, etc.

7:43 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word AL 5/10

7:46 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo wvt

9:37 pm

mkg

clue for the E bottom corner? ty

9:39 pm

mkg

also for the T fifth column could use a clue. ty

9:42 pm

grannyrose

ed4/6. e + three consonants

9:43 pm

grannyrose

tr5/10. tr + plural of alien who wanted to phone home

9:44 pm

mkg

got ed. ty

9:46 pm

mkg

ty for tr. super clue

9:46 pm

mkg

still need the 8s and 9. darn. any and all clues welcome.

9:49 pm

grannyrose

pr8, to sample food before serving?

9:49 pm

grannyrose

re8. re + not a lady + mr gore

9:50 pm

grannyrose

re8. re + not mistress of the house, male counterpart

9:50 pm

grannyrose

sm8. sm + mr gore + fork prong

9:51 pm

grannyrose

te8. te4/4, as in football, baseball + first four letters of sound system, ****eo

9:51 pm

JenMO16

hi everyone

9:52 pm

mkg

dont know football or baseball term. sorry. please 'try again.

9:52 pm

grannyrose

te8. t + most of what a hen lays + not women + short thank-you

9:52 pm

mkg

got sm. ty

9:52 pm

grannyrose

football side = football te4

9:52 pm

mkg

ty for re 8. got it. ty

9:53 pm

mkg

i have pr 8 but dont see pr 9

9:53 pm

grannyrose

te9. add consonant to end of te8

9:54 pm

mkg

i tried every cons. not getting it. darn.

9:54 pm

grannyrose

no pr9

9:54 pm

mkg

oh te 8 to 9? i thought the 9 was pr not te. will try

9:57 pm

mkg

ty for te. got the 8 and 9. ty

9:58 pm

mkg

i would love a few 7s grannyrose. ty

9:58 pm

grannyrose

just a few the mkg. need to get ready. we are going out for lunch today.

9:59 pm

mkg

ok. ty granny. just one of two will do. i just dont like blanks.

9:59 pm

grannyrose

ge7. penis or vagina. ge + head louse egg + mr gore

10:00 pm

mkg

i just got one! sa 7. ty

10:00 pm

grannyrose

ha6. small rodent, pet. ha*, smoked or cured meat of pig + sound system, ****eo

10:00 pm

mkg

ty for ge. got it.

10:01 pm

grannyrose

la7. same as ha6 except it is la6

10:01 pm

mkg

ty got ha.

10:01 pm

mkg

super. thats enough. ty.

10:01 pm

mkg

off for now. ty

10:02 pm

grannyrose

lolllll. bless you mkg. have fun with the rest. it is quite a nice grid. xoxox

10:06 pm

grannyrose

back briefly. g'day jen. sorry for not responding to your greeting.

10:06 pm

stidmama

hey all. hey gr

10:07 pm

JenMO16

hi grannyrose

10:07 pm

stidmama

down to 97... trying to get NBS (have NBT!) one last "wake up" as we say at school, and then I am "en vacances"

10:07 pm

grannyrose

hey ya stiddy

10:07 pm

grannyrose

ooh nice stiddy. you have earned it.

10:07 pm

JenMO16

hi stidmama

10:08 pm

stidmama

actually, in my attitude I was "en vacances" today... LOL

10:08 pm

stidmama

hey jen!

10:10 pm

grannyrose

we are about to go out for lunch stiddy. but first i think i had better put on some decent clothes... lolll wearing very baggy tracksuit pants aand a top which looked really great 20 years ago.

10:11 pm

JenMO16

And I am getting ready for bed!

10:11 pm

stidmama

hm. clothes change would be a good idea -- enjoy your lunch. (And the cooler weather). Love to mr. GR

10:11 pm

grannyrose

xoxoxox catch you later perhaps. and thanx. same to Mr stiddy

10:11 pm

stidmama

:-)

10:13 pm

stidmama

oooh. got an 8!

10:14 pm

Aloyisius

hi all, good thing I checked before going to bed.. still have 16 to find!

10:14 pm

JenMO16

hi aloy

10:14 pm

stidmama

hey aloyisius! :-)

10:15 pm

Aloyisius

hi Jen, hi stid.. nice to see you night people! (-:

10:19 pm

stidmama

:-) you're my good luck charm tonight, aloyisius, after 15 minutes of no progress, you show up and I get ten in a row!

10:20 pm

Aloyisius

wahoo, stid!

10:21 pm

Aloyisius

I really missed the boat on the "sm" words!

10:21 pm

stidmama

down to 66 -- not a bad evening, for a school night!

10:22 pm

Aloyisius

hope you are still lovin it, stid.. tuff profession, but .. so worth it

10:24 pm

stidmama

well.... it was a very difficult year, aloyisius. That's two in a row. I loved teaching middle school, but so far the effort of the littles is pretty extreme. Not sure my body is up to the challenge! Might end up moving back up to the older kids... but not yet . I'll give the littles one more year before I decide.

10:24 pm

stidmama

:-)

10:25 pm

Aloyisius

middle school .. whew.. that is why I taught high school.. understand

10:26 pm

Aloyisius

I was so "bad" in middle school, I don't know how my wonderful teacher coped.. but I will remember her forever

10:27 pm

stidmama

:-D I enjoyed the energy of middle school -- but... I like the "sweet" littles too. Tough decision. Have to see what my hips do next year... have been on cane and crutches a lot this year. :-(

10:28 pm

stidmama

I really enjoy the middle-ages and those kids need to have adults who love them BECAUSE of and not in spite of who they are as they begin to move away from childhood.

10:28 pm

Aloyisius

oh rats, sorry to hear that stid! Arthritis?

10:29 pm

stidmama

no, the stupid-dumb dislocating thing.

10:29 pm

Aloyisius

ding dong it! must be painful

10:30 pm

stidmama

yep, that's one way to put it... X-) but only two more kid hours and then I can rest and recuperate. If I can lose the stress weight I gained I think I'll be back to functional again.

10:30 pm

Aloyisius

well, stid.. you are my lucky charm too.. fw.. any clues needed before I do hit the sack?

10:31 pm

stidmama

How about you? Enjoying the retirement, I hope?

10:31 pm

stidmama

My cousin (a bit older, closer to Mother's age actually) in her retirement is teaching classes in watercolor and drawing. She's so talented... and now she gets to share with others.

10:31 pm

Aloyisius

oh YES ! not answering to the "tintinabulation" of the bells.. I LOVE it!

10:32 pm

stidmama

so glad to hear it!

10:32 pm

JenMO16

well, I found 107 on my own, time to go to bed.

10:32 pm

Aloyisius

sweet dreams, Jen

10:32 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, jen -- see you again soon!

10:33 pm

JenMO16

nite, alloy, and stidmama

10:33 pm

Aloyisius

I really should go too, have company coming tomorrow and a bunch of cleaning to do before they get here! G'nite all, zzzz

10:33 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams aloyisius.

10:34 pm

Aloyisius

ty, stid (-:

10:37 pm

stidmama

Well... didn't get the 9, but that is OKAY. Have a great evening/day all! *poof*

10:51 pm

Jacula

te9/72 = a 2-year-old sheep plus a description of a md person.

10:51 pm

Jacula

*Mad, not md. lol

10:59 pm

torgone

Mad angry or mad crazy?

11:19 pm

Jacula

Mad crazy/nuts/not the full shilling.

11:36 pm

torgone

Ta,

11:56 pm

rururocks

that makes no cents jac :D

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