12:00 am
Minveryork
Flip flip hooray!
12:00 am
Minveryork
Oh boy! I was waaaay off! Too big for me to start now. Bye all
12:02 am
RoundBarn
ru, I bdgan amessage to you and lost it. I have to go to bed it's midnight here, can't get trapped. But I got down to three!! (I've never figured out how to list. My skills diminish.) jj
12:05 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:14 am
rastapopolous
still here, mom?
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
flosey
thank you Lickety
12:19 am
Lizlin
Hi all and thanks, Lickety
12:20 am
cybernan
ty lickety
12:25 am
rastapopolous
ro8
12:26 am
cybernan
half way - good night
12:27 am
Lizlin
Sleep well, nan
12:37 am
hurshy
phantom: initial
12:39 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! brutal dictator
12:40 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!
12:41 am
hurshy
part of me feels like it is still too soon
12:44 am
hurshy
nice, thanks
12:44 am
ursh
there is also an ou8
12:45 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Ursh - looking
1:09 am
harpjane
found a horse
1:09 am
grannyrose
ca8. has it been called?
1:10 am
harpjane
thanks granny
1:11 am
grannyrose
np's jane
1:14 am
harpjane
got a bird
1:18 am
harpjane
and sea creatures
1:51 am
grannyrose
cooee and g'day from moi... loll... anyone need a hand?
1:52 am
flosey
fw and off to bed, goodnight all
1:52 am
flosey
almost midnight
1:53 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams dearest flosey. how is the head tonight?
1:53 am
grannyrose
WTG FLOSEY!!!
1:54 am
grannyrose
i am absolutely loving this bigger grid...:- )
2:32 am
rubyfoo
Good morning anyone! It's nice to have a decent-sized grid for a change!
2:42 am
grannyrose
ruby.. {{hugs}}. just 66 sleeps until we can hug in real life. xoxox
2:43 am
rubyfoo
<-- happy!!
2:43 am
rubyfoo
((rosie))
2:43 am
grannyrose
<--- equally happy
2:43 am
rubyfoo
I thinkSpringmay finally be coming. First night without frost
2:44 am
grannyrose
where's our sprite?
2:44 am
grannyrose
of course it is... ;-)
2:44 am
rubyfoo
Does <Don have a beard? That's the only thing Rufie doesn't like
2:45 am
grannyrose
he does. but it is quite short.
2:45 am
rubyfoo
That's funny. I'll try to explain to him that it's OK, LOL
2:46 am
grannyrose
maybe by the time we leave, we will have overcome rufie's phobia... loll
2:47 am
rubyfoo
oops, I had better be quiet! No more "talking" from me
2:48 am
grannyrose
np's ruby darlin g
2:48 am
grannyrose
np's ruby darlin g
2:48 am
grannyrose
np's ruby darlin g
2:49 am
rubyfoo
<-- got to excited, seeing Rosie
2:49 am
grannyrose
ugh...finger twitch...
2:50 am
grannyrose
and moi aussi
2:51 am
grannyrose
or should i say.... et moi aussi
2:51 am
rubyfoo
When you're in Holland, taste Ginievre (sp?), wonderful flavored gin
2:52 am
rubyfoo
The dogs are bi-lingual or tri, if you count varying woofs
2:53 am
grannyrose
i am having so much fun... translating what i want to say to the foos in Paris....lol
2:53 am
grannyrose
ugh... fools..
2:54 am
grannyrose
or perhaps... feus... is that correct??
2:55 am
rubyfoo
maybe "fous", but that means crazies
2:55 am
rubyfoo
feus is fires
2:55 am
grannyrose
okay... fous it is... loll
2:57 am
rubyfoo
In <Paris, try to go to the Jardin des Plantes to see the iris garden next to the small mineral museum. It is phenomental and nobody knows about it and June should be perfect!
2:57 am
grannyrose
don has said... if you don't want to speak the anglais...well you will lose my money
2:58 am
rubyfoo
Nobody in my village speaks English, but they're very nice anyway
2:58 am
grannyrose
good eads upruby
2:58 am
grannyrose
ugh... heads
2:58 am
rubyfoo
And appreciate any efforts
2:58 am
rbud
hello, ladies! up late, can't sleep, got a nasty cold. :P
2:59 am
grannyrose
awww, poor rbud
3:00 am
rubyfoo
Hello rbud. Everything is coming up roses!
3:00 am
rbud
it went through all in the house, thought I'd dodged it, but no. So it goes.
3:01 am
grannyrose
i hate the snuffles which don't allow me to breath properly.
3:02 am
rbud
I have the faucet effect, just drip drip dripping, to where you just want to stuff kleenex in and forget it, haha!
3:03 am
rbud
sooo... a trip to Paris coming up? how neat! :)
3:03 am
grannyrose
poor rbud !!!
3:04 am
grannyrose
hokay.,.. Paris on the 12th Junbe
3:05 am
grannyrose
ahem... Jun e
3:07 am
rubyfoo
or even "juin"
3:08 am
rubyfoo
no more, just gonna lurk
3:08 am
grannyrose
*gigggle*
3:08 am
rbud
good help, ruby, thanks - hard to get rolling, will take what I can get. :D
3:09 am
grannyrose
hey ya rbud
3:10 am
rbud
always wanted to get to Paris myself, but scared to leave the country at the moment, even if I could afford it. Might not get let back in!
3:12 am
rbud
(though at this point, being stuck somewhere else might be a good thing.)
3:13 am
grannyrose
*timer going berserk,* so dinner is ready *. xoxox to all of you
3:14 am
rbud
achoo! sneezing fits, too, sigh...
3:17 am
rubyfoo
I just rreead your profile, rbud. Profound condolences; I'vge been a widow for 14 months, so I understand.
3:17 am
rubyfoo
Wherre in Illinois? I lived in Carbondale for 2 years.
3:19 am
rbud
thank you. I remember reading that, late condolences to you as well. how are things now? finances and such work out okay? hope so. still have the dogs?
3:19 am
rbud
we're about 45 miles north of Peoria
3:20 am
rubyfoo
The dogs sustain me, good company and protection
3:20 am
rbud
just up the Illinois river.
3:22 am
sprite
good morning babblers
3:23 am
rbud
hiya, sprite! :)
3:23 am
sprite
hiya rbud!
3:23 am
rubyfoo
'((sprite))
3:23 am
sprite
*hugs ruby*
3:31 am
sprite
didn't mean to kill your convo, girls
3:31 am
rubyfoo
I kept putting words in the chat
3:32 am
sprite
I keep seeing cilantro.
3:33 am
rbud
And I just talk too much when I chat, haha. For example:
3:33 am
rbud
I've been visiting with a couple of local friends who are also recent widows - seems to be a lot of it going around this area. :( One is losing the family house of 50 years, so sad. Her hubby talked her into a mortgage shortly before keeling over in their yard. She can't pay it off. So sad. I count my blessings, ours has been paid off for years.
3:33 am
sprite
that is so sad :( Poor lady.
3:33 am
rubyfoo
Never too much, rbud
3:35 am
sprite
what ruby says
3:35 am
rbud
I guess I can claim about half of the disability he was getting per month, but not till October when I get old enough. Not much, but with my little library job, and our daughter and her boyfriend helping, we may get by.
3:36 am
sprite
am so sorry that on top of having lost your loving partner, you have to battle money issues as well
3:37 am
rbud
will be a long summer! good thing I'm so good at being poor, long years of practice! :D
3:39 am
rbud
The old man was a large part Scottish in descent, he had the penny-pinching gene. He donated himself to science partly because he thought it was cool, and partly because it then costs us nothing at all in funeral costs. They just send along his ashes in a bit.
3:41 am
rubyfoo
My husbaand's ashes are in the pantry. One of these days, I'll bury them in the garden next to the dogs, as he wished
3:42 am
sprite
I am so very sorry for your loss, rbud. Not sure I already had a chance to tell you this.
3:45 am
rbud
thanks. I am coping a day at a time. Still have the occasional short feeling that he's still there in the other room, and I should run and check on him... about halfway through that, I realize all over again. But it's not so bad. He was getting very ill, and didn't want to linger long and be a big burden. Not that I'd have begrudged the care.
3:46 am
rbud
but at least we already knew his time was likely short, and so had time to finalize this and that, and be close.
3:46 am
rubyfoo
After a year, I've been having very nice dreams about old Burt
3:47 am
sprite
that is wonderful :)
3:49 am
rbud
He designed a special box for his ashes, with motorcycle bits and emblems to be incorporated. He drew it up and sent the items off with a nephew, I never saw the drawing. His cousin has a casket-making business, and tells me it's almost done. He'll likely sit on top the TV cabinet, and I'll probably have regular chats with him, haha! :)
3:49 am
sprite
it's been 10 years since I lost a very dear friend of mine. I still have moments that I am about to pick up the phone to tell her something, then realise I can't.
3:50 am
sprite
sounds wonderful, rbud
3:50 am
rbud
I suppose one never does quite get over the loss of someone very close. I know I can barely stand dealing with "the public" yet, and haven't been to work much.
3:51 am
rbud
I love that you have Burt in the pantry, ruby. Cozy spot amongst the foodstuffs. :D
3:52 am
sprite
sounds about right, rbud. Step by step, I guess, and be kind to yourself through the process.
3:52 am
rubyfoo
But he wanted to be buried with his beloved dogs: Rufus, Cleo, Ruby and Max
3:53 am
sprite
did he know Max was dead then?
3:53 am
rubyfoo
They're all Under the pines and there's "bear garlic" that blossoms in May
3:53 am
rubyfoo
No, I never told him about Max
3:54 am
rubyfoo
I told him that he was probably adopted
3:54 am
sprite
that is what I thought
3:55 am
rubyfoo
There would have been no point
3:55 am
rbud
he needed almost constant care for the last year, I'm starting to plunge into some long-delayed projects around the house, now that I can, without neglecting or disturbing him - it's quite the adjustment. Sort of liberating, but disorienting, at the same time.
3:56 am
sprite
good for you, rbud. Takes courage.
3:57 am
rbud
Easy's brother will scatter some of his ashes down a nice stretch of highway from his motorcycle, after a big memorial party. That was his plan. We keep the rest. He also had a good-sized song list, working on finding and organizing that. He was big on music.
3:58 am
sprite
all meaningfull stuff
3:58 am
sprite
meaningful*
3:59 am
rbud
Nice to have his ideas already recorded so I know what I'm doing.
4:00 am
sprite
helps to give a sense of direction in all the decisions you have to make, I imagine
4:04 am
rbud
Yep. And it made him happy to tend to it all as best he could. He couldn't walk around any more, or work on bikes or cars, but he was all there mentally and liked having projects in the works all the time. And he could still write okay, so he made lists and such.
4:04 am
rubyfoo
I guess I had better get out of bed. Hopefully, the downstairs is warming up a little.
4:05 am
sprite
have a grand day, ruby!
4:05 am
rubyfoo
It's almost lunch tme! Maybe the daffs will open today
4:05 am
rbud
and stay warm! :)
4:06 am
rubyfoo
((rbud and sprite))
4:06 am
sprite
*hugs ruby*
4:08 am
rbud
oooh, flowers? hmmm, I should have covered the tulips, oops... I saw them above ground, poor misguided early things, bet they froze. Cold here.
4:08 am
sprite
lots of early stuff here too, but I think they will make it. A bit of frost they can manage
4:09 am
rubyfoo
There was frost after all the bulbs were several inches up. They are still on their way, just not flowering yet
4:09 am
rubyfoo
One year there was a foot of snow in April, after everything was in flower and it was beautiful
4:10 am
rbud
Fingers crossed, but they say we have a couple of 17 deg F nights maybe coming up, might be the end for them. And my lilacs, but that seems to happen nearly every year. Only have lilacs way down inside the bush, if any.
4:11 am
rubyfoo
People here dig up their tulips but it's too m_uch trouble and most survive
4:14 am
rbud
I agree, never have dug them up since planting them. And they were old tired clearance ones after Easter or Mother's day, I would get them for 50 cents, plunk them in, and hope for the best. I'd say half or more pop up every spring.
4:16 am
rbud
they are certainly determined, once I tried to dig some tulips up across the street before they tore down a house, but I gave up when it got to be a foot or more below ground. All stem. They'd been there for decades, and no one lived in the house the whole time we'd been here, probably 20 years at that time.
4:16 am
rbud
every spring a cheery bed of bright red ones over there. :)
4:17 am
sprite
bulbs can be really hardy things. Tulips for sure.
4:40 am
sprite
it is a lickety grid for me today. Li4ed with over 30 to go
4:41 am
sprite
phantom: initial
4:41 am
rbud
only shooting for half, with nbt and nbs. Only a few more to go.
4:42 am
sprite
gooooo rbud :)
4:43 am
sprite
my beloved and dog have just left the building :D Nice and quiet here now, they will be back tomorrow. A whole night to myself. I love them to pieces but definitely can enjoy a night alone.
4:45 am
mattygroves
Morning all. The Is (eyes) are killing me - I still have nothing for the lower left i nor the second column i...
4:45 am
sprite
hiya matty!
4:45 am
mattygroves
How's it going, Sprite?
4:45 am
sprite
I do, let me check which is coming from where
4:46 am
mattygroves
The only i...s I have are in4/4 x 2
4:46 am
rubyfoo
Back with 73 left. Same goals as rbud nd also need that i (eye)
4:46 am
sprite
il4/4 and 5/12 from the bottom i
4:47 am
sprite
all good here, matty, thanks! How are you doing?
4:47 am
mattygroves
Not too bad - pretty good, I guess, in the great scheme of things. We finally have a quieter couple of weeks after around four weeks of visits and stuff
4:47 am
sprite
second column i it6/21
4:47 am
rubyfoo
There's a nice in6 from the top i
4:48 am
rubyfoo
ty sprite
4:48 am
sprite
also a in7/28
4:48 am
sprite
sounds good, matty. A bit of quiet is nice, isn't it.
4:49 am
sprite
the in7 from the top as is ruby's 6.
4:49 am
mattygroves
I hate vowel words. I've said this before and shall no doubt say it again
4:49 am
mattygroves
That middle i I am also missing (I have three from the top i)
4:50 am
sprite
vowel words are harder to spot, for some reason. I think most babblers agree with us on that
4:50 am
mattygroves
Bottom corner i dealt with now :)
4:50 am
sprite
is6/18 is from the middle i too.
4:51 am
sprite
so from the middle: it6 cursive and is6 i + fabric
4:51 am
mattygroves
Whew! May I have stats for any 8, then I shall be nbt, nbs?
4:55 am
mattygroves
Got the ou8 - now nbt/nbs - thanks! Shortly we shall be putting things in the loft :)
4:55 am
sprite
wtg matty!
4:58 am
sprite
couple of Ls and Cs left here
5:09 am
sprite
fireflies. Any clues needed before I go?
5:10 am
rbud
congrats! and nah, none for me. I'm going to try to nap a bit more. :)
5:10 am
sprite
I am off then. *hugs* and have a lovely day.
5:10 am
sprite
have a good nap, rbud
5:11 am
rbud
((((sprite))))
5:11 am
rbud
((((ruby)))) too, if you're still here. :)
5:34 am
Alleyn58
Hint for the to8 please
5:35 am
MollyL
Someone who does things entirely
5:35 am
sukee
Good morning all, snow is back.
5:35 am
MollyL
Or maybe someone who adds things up
5:35 am
sukee
Ty for that clue Molly
5:36 am
MollyL
We have cold weather here, but no snow. It is really depressing since all the blossom trees have bloomed.
5:36 am
Alleyn58
Thank you!
5:37 am
MollyL
And it's supposed to be crappy and winter-like all week. Gross.
5:39 am
sukee
Yes, March is colder than February was.
6:10 am
MollyL
Ah well, I'm grateful that for the most part, this has been a very mild winter.
6:32 am
bichon
With the wind chill today it's going to be 0 today
6:39 am
MollyL
Whee! Let's go outside in down coats, scarves and gloves and admire the daffodils.
6:40 am
bichon
phantom: totality
6:42 am
MollyL
*Sends Bich 3/4 of the way to the PB
: D
6:43 am
bichon
maybe it's warm in the PB, just a thought
6:44 am
MollyL
Indeed it is. There is a fire in the fireplace and the hot drink of your choice. (I know it's not coffee) : )
6:45 am
bichon
Hot cocoa [sugar free]
6:51 am
MollyL
Ooo, that sounds good. I will add a little peppermint schnapps to mine.
6:52 am
bichon
I wish I could eat nutella
6:53 am
MollyL
There are recipes for sugar free nutella
6:54 am
bichon
good idea Molly
6:54 am
MollyL
I don't know how close it is to the original though, since I am not a nutella fan. Some "diet" recipes are truly awful.
6:56 am
MollyL
And Amazon sells something called Nuti-Lite that is sugar free
6:58 am
bichon
yes and is uber expensive. rather make it myself
7:04 am
MollyL
Isn't it ironic when you have to pay more for things that have less in them?
7:42 am
dan2bit
Good morning! Stats for the 3rd row I, anyone?
7:43 am
MollyL
I think in7 is one of them
7:44 am
MollyL
Nope, I was wrong
7:44 am
MollyL
it6 is the other
7:45 am
dan2bit
I got the it6/21 ty. still hunting the is6
7:45 am
bichon
i + silky material
7:47 am
MollyL
That one always eludes me. Chemistry words, oy.
7:49 am
MLFAN17
nbt hello all
7:55 am
penquis
hello....
7:58 am
MLFAN17
is ou8 a compound word?
7:59 am
MLFAN17
hi phae ty
7:59 am
bichon
la 6/27, pls
8:00 am
phaeton
yw...it is the pl of ou7
8:00 am
MLFAN17
hmm the ou7 I have is a pl
8:00 am
phaeton
add a vowel
8:01 am
MLFAN17
add a vowel where?
8:01 am
phaeton
after the
W
8:02 am
MLFAN17
never mind
8:02 am
72 Temple Owl
add orefix to wa4/8
8:03 am
72 Temple Owl
Pre. PREfix
8:03 am
MLFAN17
I knew what owl meant lol
8:03 am
phaeton
lol...thought it was a new word
8:04 am
72 Temple Owl
time to get going.
8:11 am
dan2bit
askew, MLF
8:12 am
MLFAN17
mixed up out of order thank type of askew?
8:13 am
penquis
a + to lean to a side....
8:18 am
MLFAN17
sorry I disappeared for a minute
8:18 am
penquis
np....life goes on.... ;o)
8:19 am
MLFAN17
i was looking up some nfl players to see if anything happened with them yet or not. but also to get a sip of coffee:)
8:23 am
penquis
why am i always surprised that rotini is not in Enable?....should know better by now...
8:24 am
MLFAN17
i do it all the time pen i keep trying words i know enable will not take but i know are real words
8:25 am
penquis
i guess the creators were more interested in African tribal weapons or ancient Indian religious practices than in eating Italian food...
8:25 am
penquis
must have lead boring lives...
8:26 am
MLFAN17
apparently we should know the other things more easily then that of something some people just might eat a lot of where as the other things you just learn or ignore
8:30 am
penquis
just found an 8.... i never knew that was a word...dictionary doesn't recognize it...
8:30 am
MLFAN17
pen so it counts in babble or it does not?
8:31 am
penquis
yes, in Babble but not at Dictionary.com....
8:32 am
MLFAN17
what does it start with?
8:32 am
penquis
to 5/10...
8:33 am
MLFAN17
i just found a to 5/12:)
8:34 am
penquis
to 8 is one who ....
8:35 am
dan2bit
ac8, ca8, ou8, to8 x 2 - what's my missing 8?
8:35 am
penquis
sorry....no idea....still have 66 to find here...
8:37 am
mattygroves
Sue!!!
8:37 am
mattygroves
Long time no speak! How's things?!
8:37 am
SueMagee
All's well here and with Bookbag. How's you?
8:38 am
penquis
ty sue....found it... ;o)
8:38 am
mattygroves
Good thanks. Loads of stuff since we last spoke - changes have happened in my wee life :)
8:38 am
MLFAN17
pen clue it please?
8:38 am
mattygroves
Glad to hear bookbag is going well :)
8:38 am
penquis
it's similar to the to 8....same ending...builds on a 5...
8:39 am
SueMagee
Eleven years old now! How's your daughter?
8:39 am
mattygroves
She's good - she'll be 26 in June and is looking at going to Australia for a year with her boyfriend (probably end of May). Do you still have dogs?
8:40 am
mattygroves
My profile pic here is the two of us this Christmas
8:40 am
SueMagee
26! I don't believe it. We lost our last Ridgeback two years ago. I borrow other people's dogs now.
8:41 am
mattygroves
I'm so sorry :( But at least you have loaner dogs
8:41 am
mattygroves
Yeah, she's all grown up
8:41 am
MLFAN17
pen does it end in li 4/4 or the last 3 letters of that word?
8:41 am
SueMagee
You both look good, Matty.
8:42 am
mattygroves
Thanks. I am getting old(er) - but that beats the alternative
8:42 am
mattygroves
Thanks. I am getting old(er) - but that beats the alternative
8:42 am
penquis
ends with the 4....
8:42 am
SueMagee
That's so true. Must get back to work, but good to catch up with you.
8:43 am
MLFAN17
thanks pen got it
8:43 am
mattygroves
Yes, and you. Take care, Sue - say hi to Jill for me as well
8:44 am
penquis
great!....funny how "great" and "great!" can have two different meanings...
8:44 am
MLFAN17
speaking of jill. what happened to jillibus?
9:01 am
doseffing
...a person who believes in adding up sums
9:01 am
penquis
i think that is to 8/40?
9:01 am
SamanthaJoy
A person who does things completely?
9:01 am
penquis
is there a to 8/50?
9:02 am
doseffing
... sorrry ...rushingtoo quickly tobe helpful
9:02 am
penquis
ty, mlf...
9:02 am
SamanthaJoy
D'oh! Builds off the to5/10
9:02 am
MLFAN17
Samantha that's the 8/40 i have i
9:02 am
penquis
no prob, dose...
9:02 am
SamanthaJoy
I have them all. I just forgot there were two to8s
9:02 am
SamanthaJoy
Change one letter.
9:03 am
doseffing
to 8/50 ... thinking about the quality of sound
9:03 am
MLFAN17
dose extend the to 5 that ends in L?
9:04 am
penquis
ty, sam, dose....
9:04 am
doseffing
... morning .... rushing for a few more before rushingto thecity to rush the kid to lunch for her birthday ...so we canrush back to her place to meet the boyfriend .... ... too much rush for a Saturday
9:05 am
penquis
busy day...
9:05 am
SamanthaJoy
I'm not being terribly efficient today. I'm just gonna type "rotini" a few more times then go for tea. HAGD y'all.
9:06 am
penquis
well it's 1 degree Fahrenheit right now....i have to go to the opera later....not looking forward to the cold....
9:06 am
bichon
It's 18 here, but a gusting wind
9:07 am
doseffing
... try going to the ballet in a windy -6C
9:07 am
penquis
we have the gusty wind, too....:o(
9:07 am
bichon
is the ballet outdoors?
9:07 am
welki
'morning, babblers
9:08 am
penquis
no thanks, dose....we had -40 one morning where i used to live....can't breathe in that weather...
9:08 am
penquis
hi welki....
9:08 am
MLFAN17
finally got it ty
9:08 am
gemini_J13
we had Wind and Fire,,, and not the band
9:08 am
doseffing
... no ... but the walk to the train and the walk up to the theatre are
9:08 am
MLFAN17
morning weelk
9:09 am
rururocks
and not Fire and Rain ? (sends in James Taylor)
9:09 am
doseffing
... know what those days are like pen ... we had one yesterday afternoon when the cold front went through ... bitter
9:10 am
gemini_J13
Rain would be good
9:10 am
welki
we've had frozen rain for eight days in a row - getting tiresome
9:11 am
penquis
i bet....expecting a snowstorm here on Tuesday...
9:11 am
doseffing
... could use some Canned Heat myself ... ... oh well ...must be off to make myself presentable for the big city arts crowd ... luck to all
9:11 am
bichon
Canadians arehardier than Americans
9:11 am
penquis
no comment...
9:11 am
doseffing
... beer's stronger too ...
9:12 am
MollyL
How is it that Canadians are handier than Americans?
9:12 am
welki
thanks, swmbo!
9:12 am
rururocks
Canadians have access to creamery butter
9:12 am
MLFAN17
we are expecting some snow next week
9:13 am
MollyL
Oh, you said hardier. *Adjusts glasses*
9:13 am
rururocks
Americans are harder than Canadians though
9:13 am
MLFAN17
no comment
9:14 am
MollyL
As for hardy, so far, we are the ones who kicked the Brits and decided to run our own country, so I will give "hardy" to the Americans.
9:16 am
bonkler
burned down white house, just sayin' 1812
9:17 am
rururocks
hi bonkler
9:19 am
MLFAN17
99 words left will be back
9:28 am
MollyL
The British burned down The White House in 1812
9:31 am
penquis
and they still lost the war... ;o)
9:34 am
bonkler
neither side won or lost, it was at best a stalemate "... At the end of the war, both sides signed and ratified the Treaty of Ghent and, in accordance with the treaty, returned occupied land, prisoners of war and captured ships (with the exception of warships due to frequent re-commissioning upon capture) to their pre-war owners and resumed friendly trade relations without restriction."
9:40 am
MollyL
Well, everyone is free to "interpret" history their own way.
9:49 am
Judi
Mornin', kids!
9:53 am
penquis
hi Judy. I am off....got stuff to do before the opera. Bye all....
9:53 am
Judi
Hi and bye, Pen
9:58 am
Judi
Just shocked myself by monkeying a To8.
10:02 am
bichon
share, pls, judi
10:04 am
periwinkle
hello all. no 8's here
10:04 am
Judi
To8/40: One who believes in all or nothing. Builds on the To5/10.
10:05 am
periwinkle
ty Judi
10:07 am
Judi
Off to brunch. 118 left. Later!
10:09 am
ursh
ou7/48 and plural 8
10:09 am
periwinkle
I just found them ty
10:09 am
periwinkle
looking for ro8 and ca8
10:10 am
periwinkle
found the ro8
10:10 am
ursh
ca 7/32 and plural 8 - pigment from root veg
10:11 am
periwinkle
ty ursh
10:11 am
periwinkle
I do not know the stats for the last two8's
10:12 am
ursh
i am still missing one - do you have ac8/45
10:12 am
periwinkle
no, looking now
10:13 am
periwinkle
found ac5/12
10:13 am
ursh
builds from there for a 7 and an 8
10:13 am
periwinkle
ok, looking
10:14 am
periwinkle
got them, ty
10:16 am
MLFAN17
how many ac 5/12's?
10:48 am
bichon
ca 6/21, third one, pls
11:03 am
mkg
i only have the animal that gives us milk for a ca 6 21. sorry. dont know if that is third one.
11:08 am
harpjane
good morning, thanks for the cow
11:09 am
bichon
no, have that one
11:10 am
Buttonman
afternoon all, can someone please clue me the st 5/14?
11:10 am
Hillsnow
feline+l+not out
11:12 am
harpjane
plural of st4/6
11:13 am
Buttonman
thanks, harp, my last s word
11:30 am
MLFAN17
I have a st 4/6 that doesn't plural?
11:30 am
bichon
ty fo ca 621
11:33 am
MLFAN17
found it
11:35 am
bichon
ou 7/48, pls
11:36 am
ChampFit
It's a plural
11:36 am
MLFAN17
bichon its a pl ou wi4/6 for the end of it
11:37 am
MLFAN17
champ is the one i asked for a pl as well?
11:37 am
bichon
do you mean wi 4/8?
11:38 am
MLFAN17
yes 4/8 sorry
11:42 am
Hillsnow
MLFAN - st7 has to do with twinkle twinkle little ****
11:42 am
MLFAN17
ty and hello hillsnow
11:43 am
Hillsnow
yw and hi :)
12:25 pm
car.eeyore
Hello everyone
12:29 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi car
12:40 pm
dan2bit
anybody can clue the la6/7? I have the coffee drink plural
12:41 pm
car.eeyore
looking...
12:43 pm
dan2bit
also missing the 2nd tw6/30
12:44 pm
car.eeyore
Think of that series involving the teenage vampires....
12:44 pm
car.eeyore
the TW 6 sounds like the P/T of that movie title
12:45 pm
car.eeyore
la 6/7 is a gymnastic move where the gymnast runs and then does some flips
12:46 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty car
12:47 pm
car.eeyore
Stats please for the second column i?
12:48 pm
dan2bit
thanks to car & lickety & all cluers - firewords!
12:48 pm
car.eeyore
Wahoo! Well done!
12:48 pm
car.eeyore
NM...just found that i
12:48 pm
dan2bit
it6/21 and is6/18 car
12:59 pm
rururocks
I just need a r 6
1:19 pm
periwinkle
ty dan
2:04 pm
MLFAN17
clue for the it 6 pls?
2:09 pm
jaymil
It 6 is form of writing
2:09 pm
MLFAN17
hi jay ty
2:13 pm
MLFAN17
I have ni 4/4 ending in s I need the other one?
2:13 pm
MLFAN17
never mind found it
2:23 pm
MLFAN17
2nd wi 5/18?
2:25 pm
MLFAN17
I pulled another peri sorry
2:33 pm
MollyL
We all guess as to which r6 Ru needs
2:33 pm
MLFAN17
I wondered the same thing
2:36 pm
MLFAN17
66 left poof
2:36 pm
MollyL
Could it be dried grape? Could it be what a baby shakes? Could it be rodent + most of what you draw in the sand?
2:44 pm
rururocks
it was the dried grape.. so appropriate for my befuddlement
2:47 pm
hego
Man surrounded by grapes. Who knew?
2:49 pm
rururocks
exactly
2:51 pm
rururocks
and I just had lunch with Denzel you'd think I'd have guessed
2:52 pm
rururocks
(joke: re: ra6 in the sun reference)
2:52 pm
MollyL
<---Didn't fall for it
2:53 pm
hego
But you do hobnob on occasion
2:53 pm
rururocks
not often with movie stars..
2:53 pm
rururocks
just once at a dinner I did in Santa Monica
2:54 pm
MollyL
Really Ru? I thought your nob had not been hobbed for some time now.
: P
2:54 pm
rururocks
when you wish upon a star.. no...
2:55 pm
MollyL
Oh, Lord!??? Gee, mea culpa.
2:55 pm
rururocks
that's Mae Culpa isn't it :D
2:55 pm
MollyL
No, Mae Culpa is Mae West's atoning sister.
2:56 pm
rururocks
she was a civil rights activist wasn't she?
2:57 pm
hego
She caused men to have a gun in their pocket.
2:57 pm
rururocks
friendly weapon fire hego
3:00 pm
rururocks
gives a whole new meaning to he's packin'
3:01 pm
MollyL
Oh, he's just happy to see Mae Culpa
3:07 pm
Dianne
A clue for the in7 - please
3:07 pm
harpjane
hi dianne, i don't have it yet
3:07 pm
rururocks
very quickly or suddenly in7
3:08 pm
Dianne
Thanks so much
3:28 pm
cybernan
hello everyone - late start today
3:30 pm
MollyL
or7/28...go on Ru...have a field day with that
: P
3:31 pm
rururocks
monica Lewinski like
3:32 pm
MollyL
A cigar is not just a cigar. Freud was SO wrong.
: )
3:33 pm
harpjane
gees you guys, I didn't have that one
3:34 pm
rururocks
did Jean Paul Sartre smoke?
3:36 pm
Uneaixoise
oui . . . Gauloises
3:41 pm
Uneaixoise
180 and taking a break . . . BBL
3:45 pm
Smdnjv
oops...sorry
3:47 pm
MollyL
For aw? Why?
4:24 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for the ra 6 fro m before? i have the dried grape one. but what is the other one? or is there another one? ty
4:24 pm
mkg
also i have only one 8: to 8. would love clues for any others. ty.
4:25 pm
mkg
also i believe there is an ac 7 and i have no ac words at all so clues welcome with stats. ty.
4:26 pm
mkg
just got ac 5 and 6 is plural.
4:29 pm
mkg
anyone still here?
4:41 pm
origami
mkg - a ra6 is a baby toy
4:46 pm
mkg
so sorry. cursor was in wrong place. so sorry. pb for me,
4:47 pm
mkg
did it again. darn.
4:47 pm
therealblah
move your cursor mkg :)
4:47 pm
origami
a repeat offender
4:47 pm
movieman
the la5/14 plz
4:48 pm
therealblah
hope there is plentiful and good wine in the PB
4:48 pm
crayola
la5/14, not clergy
4:49 pm
mkg
i am stumped by at 6. any clues? i have the 5.
4:50 pm
Uneaixoise
a + never the tw5/18 shall meet
5:00 pm
mkg
i have no wrods for the i in thrid row second column. any clues out there? ty
5:04 pm
therealblah
don't have them either, sorry
5:06 pm
therealblah
ooh just got one...it 6/21 text that's emphasized is in it*****s
5:06 pm
mkg
ok. no worries.
5:10 pm
therealblah
also is 6/18. i + type of shiny fabric
5:31 pm
bichon
ta 5/14, pls
5:32 pm
bichon
nm, got it
5:34 pm
bichon
ou 7/48, pls
5:35 pm
lynxxx
the person stayed later than all the others
5:36 pm
lynxxx
or " **** for me, I'm coming"
5:36 pm
bichon
not out last
5:41 pm
cybernan
hello everyone - probably not going to finish this one -- busy day
5:48 pm
wvteach
just got back home after being away for 2 days - not sure if I will be able to finish this
5:54 pm
Soodle
My life improved the day I sat myself down & said 'Soods, if you don't finish Babble today, chances are that the sun will still rise tomorrow,'.
5:59 pm
moolingwa
I don't believe that for one second
5:59 pm
moolingwa
there's no way the sun is coming up if I don't finish this
5:59 pm
cybernan
is my red icon still showing or is the spring one up?
6:00 pm
penquis
spring...
6:01 pm
cybernan
good --- a friend sent it -- it was good to get a chuckle out of the abominable weather we've been having
6:01 pm
moolingwa
nice one nan
6:02 pm
Soodle
Last post (and this one) is being typed with ring finger. Central heating broke down today & I decided to bleed the radiators. The heating came on with a whoosh ... Leaving me with my forefinger in the way of several gallons of boiling water. Because I am a dope, I switched fingers...so both of my forefingers are now blistered & really really sore. Sorry for moaning, but I'm in agony.
6:03 pm
moolingwa
that sounds awful
6:03 pm
penquis
yuck!...sorry to hear it...
6:03 pm
cybernan
ouch -- suppose you have iced them
6:04 pm
cybernan
* hope you have antibiotic ointment on hand
6:05 pm
Soodle
Resident aloe vera plant in kitchen is nearly plucked bare. Ice also applied. Blistering still happening.
6:07 pm
Soodle
Lol. Serves me right. I'm too stingy to call in a plumber. Gonna have to do so Monday. Moo
6:08 pm
Soodle
Mool - I have raisin. A more valuable clue next time, please?
6:08 pm
jaxx7
It might be a good idea to go the A&E too, soodle
6:10 pm
Soodle
Pshh!!! A&E is for wimps Jaxx. A couple of Solpadeine, a bag of frozen peas, a chunk of aloe vera .... I'll survive! :-)
6:11 pm
Soodle
Nice to see you again BTW!
6:11 pm
moolingwa
I once heated a hard boiled egg in the microwave
6:11 pm
moolingwa
and then bit into it...one of the worst mistakes I've ever made
6:12 pm
Soodle
What happened, Mool
6:12 pm
moolingwa
the hot steam inside burst out and burned my lips and mouth
6:14 pm
moolingwa
well, my five year old wants to type on my laptop, so gotta go
6:14 pm
moolingwa
well, my five year old wants to type on my laptop, so gotta go
6:14 pm
jaxx7
When I scalded my hand last year the blister was small initially but 12hours later went all down my wrist and over the back of my hand. It stood about an inch from my skin
6:16 pm
jaxx7
and was made worse by it being a damp heat. It meant several trips to have the bandage changed.
6:17 pm
jaxx7
It is time for some of my meds so I must away. Night all
6:18 pm
Soodle
Confession time.my Ex used t go on 'economy drives' from time to time, when he would take homemade lunches to work. One day, i substituted a raw egg for his hard boiled egg. He was sitting in his van, enjoying lunch, cracked what he thought was the boiled egg on the steering wheel. A horrible mess ensued. TeeHee! No wonder he left me!
6:18 pm
Soodle
Night Jaxx . Sweet dreams X
6:21 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, glad to see everyone
6:24 pm
Soodle
Hey Gwen :-)
6:25 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
we have had a phenomenal amount of wind ehre and many people without power. I'm one of the lucky ones who only lost power for a few hours.
6:26 pm
Soodle
ooooh. We never appreciate 'electrickery' till it's gone.
6:28 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
yup. I was huddled under 5 blankets trying to read with a flashlight. not fun.
6:31 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
initial is my phantom
6:32 pm
mkg
we never appreciate anything til we must go without it.
6:33 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt at last, 92 to go
6:34 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hey, i appreciate the interwebs 8 - )
6:37 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
sleuth is my new phantom
6:38 pm
cybernan
watching the curling -- city wide power outage in St. Johns, NL --- showed photos of people on the main street haning on to lamp posts to stay upright.
6:39 pm
cybernan
* hanging on
6:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
yeesh
6:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nbs finally, 81 to go
6:45 pm
cybernan
ot 6 please?
6:45 pm
penquis
i am done...
6:45 pm
penquis
relates to ear issues...
6:47 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
wtg penquis ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
6:48 pm
cybernan
not seeigng that ot
6:48 pm
cybernan
grats, pen
6:51 pm
lynxxx
the ot ends with a twitching muscle
6:53 pm
cybernan
ty lynxxx - was all around it
6:59 pm
cybernan
ti 5/12 please?
6:59 pm
lynxxx
tw6.30! it even looks wrong
7:04 pm
cybernan
first to 8 please?
7:05 pm
lynxxx
extend the to5.10 with New York C***
7:06 pm
cybernan
ty lynxxx
7:11 pm
cybernan
6 left -- company arriving for bridge in less than 2 hours, so better get supper on
7:17 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hooray, someone ordered a book!
8:02 pm
mkg
what book gwen? are you a book seller?
8:06 pm
harpjane
I'm reading Scat. Has anyone read it? It's a young adult book.
8:08 pm
Marc Freeman
What are the stats for the 'i' in column two, please?
8:08 pm
harpjane
it 6/21 and is 6/18
8:13 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks how about the 'i' at the bottom of column one, please?
8:14 pm
harpjane
il 4/4 and il5/12
8:16 pm
mkg
any clue for first ca 7/32? i have second one.
8:16 pm
mkg
bottom corner i: il 4, il and two vowels.
8:17 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
8:18 pm
mkg
any clues for the ca 7 32? ty
8:20 pm
gapeach
Evening all. May I please have a clue for ca7-32 the 2nd? Thanks
8:21 pm
harpjane
it's what makes a certain vegetable orange
8:21 pm
harpjane
and plural for the 8
8:22 pm
gapeach
Thanks much, harpjane.
8:23 pm
mkg
second one is ca: the animal that says meow, and first three of the fuzz that catches on clothes in the dryer that you have to take off.
8:24 pm
mkg
would love further clue harp. what makes vege orange....dont jnow if
8:24 pm
harpjane
sorry, I guess I don't have them all yet
8:25 pm
gapeach
Bugs Bunny loves these, mkg.
8:25 pm
harpjane
take the value of a diamond, change a vowel, add a preposition, and voila!
8:25 pm
harpjane
could i get a clue for ta5/14?
8:26 pm
gapeach
Harp's clue is better, mkg.
8:27 pm
gapeach
Sorry, Harp, that is the only ta that I don't have.
8:31 pm
gapeach
Good clue nrkii, thanks
8:44 pm
origami
Hiya folks. Nrkii, I haven't "seen" you in ages.
8:45 pm
Marc Freeman
is6, please?
8:46 pm
origami
I know no good way to clue this. Three little words in a row, ending in not out.
8:47 pm
harpjane
i plus smooth fabric
8:48 pm
origami
Much better clue harp!
8:48 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
8:49 pm
origami
cr 6/27 is something you use to color with
8:49 pm
harpjane
yvw i stole it from the chat log
8:50 pm
Marc Freeman
sorry origami don't get the clue?
8:50 pm
Marc Freeman
sorry already have it
8:51 pm
origami
Okey doke
8:51 pm
Marc Freeman
99 to go have to take a break.
8:59 pm
origami
I'm at 99 also
9:00 pm
Dorens
(wants to come to ori's 100th birthday party)
9:00 pm
Dorens
Does anyone know if there is a difficult a6?
9:00 pm
harpjane
hi dorens
9:00 pm
Dorens
Hello Harp
9:01 pm
origami
Sending Dorens an invite for 40 years from now :-0
9:02 pm
Dorens
Never mind, I found it..
9:02 pm
Dorens
good night everyone
9:03 pm
origami
Nighty night.
9:03 pm
mkg
it 6 clue please.
9:05 pm
gapeach
Think cursive, mkg.
9:06 pm
harpjane
it's a font
9:08 pm
Marc Freeman
is to8 a compound word, please?
9:09 pm
rururocks
Yikes Ori.. if you're cruising on 100.. you are really holding up well :D
9:10 pm
rururocks
no it isn't mark
9:11 pm
Marc Freeman
then could I get a clue please?
9:11 pm
Bugsaw
oops. I have been found lurking!
9:11 pm
Bugsaw
it is a person who likes to add things up, marc
9:11 pm
Bugsaw
got your email ru. thanks for the message
9:11 pm
origami
Yeah, Ru I am not doing so well today.
9:12 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
9:12 pm
Bugsaw
what is up ori?
9:12 pm
xena
may I have a clue for the ac8 please.
9:13 pm
rururocks
what's up ori.. flu bug?
9:13 pm
origami
Ugh. Work Bugs. I am seriously considering retiring in June. How are you doing?
9:13 pm
bookwomen
plural for the ac 7 add two vowels to the ac 5
9:13 pm
rururocks
you're welcome bugs.. thought you'd want an update
9:13 pm
Bugsaw
all ac words have the same root of ac 5,xena. just add random endings until you get them
9:14 pm
Bugsaw
I have always hoped you would be able to find a new work place ori, but if not, no job is worth your mental health. No-one ever had the last words, "I wish I had more time for my job."
9:14 pm
rururocks
I have the air conditioner on right now.. first time since October
9:14 pm
origami
Sorry, ru. I meant mentally, not physically. I am actually feeling fine. Thanks!
9:15 pm
xena
thanks, looking
9:15 pm
rururocks
oh whew
9:15 pm
origami
I am coming around to that Bugs!
9:15 pm
rururocks
My last words would Be I wish I had more time for .. oh never mind
9:16 pm
Bugsaw
yes please, don't say it out loud!
9:16 pm
xena
found it, thanks!
9:23 pm
mkg
ru where do you live that you needed AC today? It was freezing here in DC area today!
9:24 pm
Bugsaw
he is in Calif, mkg.
9:26 pm
origami
It was 75 here in Sacramento CA today. No AC needed. And Ru called me wimpy for only liking 60-80 degrees F :-)
9:26 pm
hurshy
what is your forecast for Wednesday, origami
9:27 pm
origami
70 F hurshy.
9:28 pm
mkg
any ou clues? i have only ou 4.
9:28 pm
hurshy
for the high? sunny, or cloudy?
9:28 pm
mkg
ah california.
9:28 pm
Bugsaw
he is a beast, origami. I wish we had some sun up here. Had snow again the day before yesterday
9:28 pm
hurshy
ou6 was one of the three parts of the Survivor motto
9:28 pm
origami
Clouds are predicted.
9:29 pm
hurshy
clouds and 70, ok, sounds good. (imma be in sacramento that day)
9:29 pm
rururocks
i didn't call you wimpy.. i called you a weenie :D
9:30 pm
origami
ooooh .... hurshy. Can we meet up for lunch?
9:30 pm
hurshy
unfortunately, no. it's a school trip, i have to stick with the kids
9:31 pm
origami
That's right Ru. I admit to being both wimpy and a weenie. But at least I don't have my AC on this weather :-D
9:31 pm
rururocks
you don't have cases of wine in the house ori :D
9:32 pm
hurshy
i am totally stuck on C words, need 8 more
9:35 pm
rururocks
you'd be warm and Lit apparently :D
9:36 pm
origami
I have a host of first world problems, but that isn't one of them :-)
9:37 pm
rururocks
just kidding
9:37 pm
rururocks
i only had one glass of wine to night myself
9:39 pm
origami
I am going to go pour one now and have some chicken cacciatore I slaved over for hours.
9:39 pm
rururocks
ooh.. i made that about a month ago too.. it's delish
9:42 pm
origami
I keep trying to remake my mother's recipe. But I never quite get it. We'll see ....
9:43 pm
rururocks
i mixed a lot of thyme and basil in the flour
9:43 pm
rururocks
and used capers
9:45 pm
origami
Yummm .. capers. Maybe that is the missing ingredient in my mother's recipe. I will try that next time.
9:47 pm
rururocks
one tablespoon is all though
9:48 pm
mkg
anyone giving clues? not to say i dont love chicken cacciatore, but..........i would love a clue for that second ca 7/32 please
9:49 pm
origami
I'll give it a shot. Her recipe includes sliced green Spanish olives also So that might be a lot of tang.
9:49 pm
hurshy
i have no ca7
9:49 pm
hurshy
oohoo i find one!
9:49 pm
Bugsaw
mkg, alternate spelling of orange vegetable + not out
9:50 pm
hurshy
ooohooo yay another one!!
9:53 pm
jaymil
I need a clue for the ca 6/21 after the ca 5/12 please
9:54 pm
hurshy
the person who leads the chanting and stuff in church
9:56 pm
origami
Nice to see ya'll. Heading off to eat dinner and do some folding.
9:57 pm
jaymil
Thank you so much. Last word I needed!
12:02 am
Cosmo Kramer
153 - next grid