12:01 am
ursh
flip and hello all
12:03 am
sinnergy
damn was almost done with the last one.
12:04 am
dizgrannie
re 7 x 2
12:05 am
Lizlin
Hi Diz - don't know if you saw my message the other day but in case not - condolences and hugs to you and your family.
12:06 am
dizgrannie
thnx heaps Liz xoxo
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:18 am
sinnergy
Thanks!
12:19 am
jwr
Thanks, lickety!
12:33 am
cybernan
hello evryone - lost track of the time
12:44 am
cybernan
ty for the 7's and 8's
12:49 am
ursh
would'nt it be nice if we could depay
12:50 am
jwr
sorry. Whatever happened to the PB??
12:51 am
ursh
ran out of chocolate :)
12:51 am
cybernan
booze is gone too
12:52 am
ursh
lol nan that too
12:52 am
jwr
Ah. It had some lovely food. And only the Very Best People went there.
12:52 am
cybernan
anyone have stats for the lone o's, please?
12:53 am
jwr
Those were the good old days.
12:53 am
ursh
oo6/27 and oe6/24 - i peaked
12:53 am
jwr
the O's are scary. I'm staying away from them today.
12:54 am
cybernan
wow -- not likely I will find them tonight
12:55 am
ursh
oe has to do with fluid build up in tissues
12:56 am
jwr
little one is the big one in the ocean
12:56 am
ursh
oo is an immature egg cell
12:57 am
cybernan
must be latin -- will work on it tomorrow
12:58 am
sinnergy
can't figure out either me5/14 or me6/24
1:01 am
cybernan
unbelieveable-- no spam in enable, no phishing either, but guess what? - sexual messages transmitted by cell phone is there!
1:02 am
jessmom
me5 french word for excrement + plural
1:04 am
sprite
good morning all
1:05 am
Kamanjah
HiYa, sprite!
1:05 am
sprite
*hugs Kam* Hello there, dear one, how are you doing today?
1:07 am
Kamanjah
well! Doggie is groomed and looks like a Springer Spaniel again. Got laundry and all of his bedding clean, and hubs will be home on Sunday. Life is good!
1:07 am
Kamanjah
And how are you? I hope you have a sunny morning :)
1:08 am
sprite
sounds good :) One more full day alone for you, and then you can hug your beloved again.
1:08 am
sinnergy
Thanks for the tip. I would have never have guessed that
1:09 am
cybernan
enough for tonight, will wish you all sweet dreams or a great day, depending on where you are
1:09 am
sprite
skies are grey here this morning. But I don't have many chores waiting for me today, I can take it very easy and do things I like, so the weather will not bother me.
1:09 am
Kamanjah
It's that time of year, you never know what you'll wake up to unless you watch the forecast...and you'll still be surprised most of the time
1:10 am
Kamanjah
Night nan, sweet dreams!
1:11 am
sprite
hehehe yeah, the forecasts are as often wrong as they are right. If I had been wrong as often as the forecasters back when I still worked for a boss, I'd have been fired within a year!
1:13 am
Kamanjah
haha! Weather just sneaks right in when they're not watching. I only check predicted temps when I have to dress comfortably enough to not freeze, and I usually layer, just in case it gets warmer
1:14 am
sprite
smart moves. I usually go about my business without even checking the weather. It is as it is :)
1:16 am
cybernan
hi Sprite -- sorry for the delay -- hit something by mistake and had to figure out how to get back to the normal display for expert
1:16 am
Kamanjah
We've been ranging from mid 70s to low 30s the past couple of weeks, that makes a difference in what one wears
1:16 am
sprite
no harm done, nan. Glad you figured out how to get back here.
1:17 am
sprite
layers is a great way to go in any weather, Kam, you are so right about that
1:17 am
Kamanjah
I hate it when a cat marches across the keyboard...who knows where my browser will go. So far they haven't posted anything...
1:21 am
sprite
might lead you to unknown options in the menu though :D
1:23 am
sinnergy
Fireworks! woo hoo!
1:23 am
sprite
wtg sinnergy
1:24 am
Kamanjah
As long as they don't post, I can fix it. They have posted on Facebook, but I quickly deleted.
The whole problem is the "terrain" of the desk being the first place to jump up, then march across to the food bowl. Odd setup, but have to keep cat food on a table away from the dog
1:24 am
Kamanjah
WTG Sinnergy!
1:24 am
sprite
yes, that makes sense indeed. I used to have the catfood on the sink for the same reason
1:25 am
Kamanjah
I'm SO lucky they stay off of the kitchen counters! All of them are so good about that.
1:26 am
sprite
brb, dog is awake and wants food
1:31 am
Kamanjah
I know how that goes - my dog used to paw at my leg, but I retrained him to nose my arm. He'll still paw if his nose can't reach my arm and he wants food. He needed "comfort food" tonight I think, after his grooming. He got a bit impatient toward the end, the gal said
1:32 am
Kamanjah
what kind of dog?
1:32 am
sprite
must be rather irritating for a dog, I think, to be groomed by a strange lady.
1:32 am
sprite
we have a king charles cavalier spaniel
1:33 am
Kamanjah
He knows her. Not as well as his previous groomer, but she had a brain tumor show up last year, poor gal. She's doing well, but getting a 2nd round of chemo and only can handle little dogs - my Blaze is 70+ #
1:33 am
Kamanjah
Spaniels are the bestest!
1:34 am
sprite
woot, that is a big one. And poor groomer girl. Glad she is doing okay.
1:34 am
Kamanjah
I am too, she's very young, under 30. What a nightmare, but she's being so brave
1:35 am
sprite
so true. You weren't here yet, I think, when we were deciding on which breed of dog. Several babblers adviced me to take a spaniel, and Atalante specifically pointed me to the king charles cavalier. It is the perfect dog for us in every way.
1:36 am
sprite
really scary. I hope she will pull through in full remission.
1:37 am
Kamanjah
I certainly hope so for her sake - and the fact that she's the best groomer ever! She breeds and shows poodles, so she's a super perfectionist.
1:38 am
sprite
quite different from most other breeds though. Iirc, poodles have hair and not fur.
1:40 am
ursh
poodles - reminds me when my daughter was little we went to a dog show and she thought the standard poodles were "dogs on wheels"
1:40 am
Kamanjah
I adore spaniels. My first doggie love was a cocker my uncle had - I was all of one year old and called it the "goggie wid da gort goat" my mom said. I've had a mix that was supposed to be a Cocker, but was more King Charles - a pretty red girl. Then I adopted a Springer who showed up at the local shelter. I had him for years. When he passed, Springer was all I could imagine again. I love German Shepherd Dogs and Dobermans too, but Springers are just right for me.
1:40 am
sprite
awww that is priceless, ursh
1:41 am
Kamanjah
That's cute, ursh! I wasn't used to seeing standards until I ran across this groomer. Her dogs are awesome, and so calm tempered.
1:43 am
sprite
it was fun finding the right breed. Atalanta and Haz asked all kinds of questions about our lifestyle, then said Spaniel... just as happy to trek all day with you as to laze about, great tempers, sweet and cuddly. And then because of my physical limitations, a small dog was needed, so KCC spaniel :D
1:46 am
Kamanjah
Perfect! You're right, I wasn't here then. I'm glad you found a good companion. If I had a fence that could contain one, I probably would have another. Loved my Lucy. My neighbor breeds and shows Corgis. They're ok, but yappy. She gets crazy (and illegal with a propane torch) trying to keep foxtails out of their yard. Two years ago she burned part of our property! The fire dept came out on her last year, and two weeks later, she was at it again.
1:47 am
sprite
wow, that is crazy. Is she out of her mind?
1:48 am
Kamanjah
In some ways, yes! Very eccentric, but that kind of fits in...except for her carelessness with torches
1:49 am
sprite
I don't mind eccentric, but I would draw the line at setting my property on fire
1:50 am
Kamanjah
We did pitch a fit, she's containing it to one area - but she set her freaking porch on fire last year! If I hear that torch this year, I'm calling the fire dept ... again.
1:51 am
sprite
so would I. This goes beyond neighbour irritations, this is downright dangerous.
1:53 am
Kamanjah
I know! I prefer folks who stay legal, especially in such a high danger fire zone. Homeowner's insurance is almost as much as taxes are! California is DRY
1:54 am
sprite
you have your share of fires even without people being irresponsible, I think
1:55 am
sprite
it's a poopy grid, with cr4 and me5/6
1:56 am
Kamanjah
Yes we do. And hubby's house is gone from the big fire in 2015. We can't even start to rebuild yet either, the county is being stupid about permits and such. Our gov't is broken, I hope not beyond repair at the next election.
Hahaha, it is one of those grids...
1:57 am
sprite
that is so crazy! I thought the Netherlands were bad with permits and all, but this sounds just as hopeless.
1:57 am
Kamanjah
I just found a local lake name pa6
1:58 am
Kamanjah
Bald eagles nest there - it's a favorite day trip nearby.
1:58 am
sprite
got it :D Thanks for the pointer
2:00 am
sprite
another of dem obsolete words that enable loves so much. It was used as a mild oath, or to say indeed.
2:03 am
Kamanjah
I didn't even look that one up - the name is so familiar. Our cursed lake, haha! It's the only one that is usually full - it's a reservoir, actually.
2:04 am
sprite
I am always trying to learn a new word a day from babble, lol. Even after 14 years, it still works.
2:06 am
Kamanjah
Always! And so many alternate spellings too. The py group is a challenge tonight.
2:06 am
sprite
had not even realised there might be py words today. Some of my missing ones hiding there!
2:12 am
zoozzoom
Okay quick first run through and have 57 left for later.
2:12 am
sprite
*hugs zooz* Hello dear man, good to see you. How are you today, and how are the parents doing?
2:13 am
rubyfoo
((zzoozz))
2:13 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Sprite :-) Not seen parents since Sunday (My birthday) as since then I came down with a cold.
2:13 am
zoozzoom
But they tell me they are doing okay. I am going to see them today.
2:13 am
zoozzoom
Hello ((Ruby))
2:13 am
sprite
I am watching Sleepy Hollow on Netflix atm. Very entertaining, and the male lead could easily say something like the pa6. He is Ichabod Crane transferred to our time.
2:13 am
rubyfoo
2 days above freezing, so maybe ^pring is coming after all
2:14 am
rubyfoo
In two weeks, the garden will be full of flowers!
2:14 am
zoozzoom
And now I have a swollen bottom lip and I can tell it is a cold sore coming up. Ugh!
2:14 am
sprite
poor zooz. And belated Happy Birthday to you! May your next year of life be happy and relaxed :)
2:14 am
rubyfoo
poor zzoozz!
2:15 am
sprite
ugh, that is lousy, zooz. Do you have cold sore treatment in the house? The sooner you start, the better it will work.
2:15 am
Kamanjah
You're not supposed to get a cold for your birthday, zooz! I hope you feel better soon, and belated happy wishes!
2:15 am
zoozzoom
Still cold here so I am hoing it will start to warm up soon, Ruby!
2:16 am
rubyfoo
too many kisses!
2:16 am
Kamanjah
Hi Ruby, haven't seen you in ages! How are you? Glad to hear your weather is warming
2:16 am
zoozzoom
No I don't, Sprite. I am going to see if I can get one on the way up to see parents.
2:16 am
zoozzoom
Thanks, Kamanjah!
2:16 am
rubyfoo
Warming only a little, but it gives me hope after winter's Slough of Despond!
2:16 am
sprite
smart move, zooz. Having a cold is bad enough without a fullblown sore
2:18 am
zoozzoom
I know it can be contagious so I will not be doing any kisses.
2:19 am
sprite
highly contagious indeed
2:20 am
zoozzoom
Both my parents had cold sores recently too but theirs did not look that big. Mine always blow up like a ruddy cauliflower :-9
2:20 am
sprite
so painful too
2:20 am
Kamanjah
Finished! I'm going to go try to get in bed "early" tonight. Lots to do tomorrow before my sweetie gets home Sunday!
2:20 am
Kamanjah
Feel better, Zooz.
2:21 am
zoozzoom
Congrats, Kamanjah and sweet dreams!
2:21 am
sprite
sleep well, Kam, and happy dreams of a speedy reunion with your beloved.
2:21 am
zoozzoom
Thanks Kamanjah. I feel okayish now.
2:21 am
sprite
wtg Kam on finishing, too!
2:21 am
Kamanjah
Thanks, Sprite, have a great day! And a good day or night to all!
2:21 am
sprite
thanks, dear one :)
2:22 am
zoozzoom
It is just above freezing here at the moment.
2:22 am
Kamanjah
I'll email you some pix from pa6 later - have to find them.
2:22 am
sprite
oh I'd like that! Thanks!
2:22 am
Kamanjah
*hugs*
*over and out*
2:23 am
sprite
here as well, zooz. No more clear skies and wintry sun, alas. Slightly warmer and we are back to grey, grey, grey... and wet.
2:24 am
zoozzoom
Blue clear skies here at the moment.
2:25 am
zoozzoom
Okay just checked online the chemist opens at 9am
2:25 am
sprite
that is great winter weather for me. I love the crispy air and the sun in winter.
2:25 am
sprite
ah good, zooz.
2:25 am
zoozzoom
I will ask them to give me a cream that will make the sore go away in an hour :-)
2:26 am
sprite
good idea, LOL!
I like the little stickers best, but they only work for sores on the outside of the lips. The ones that are partly on the inside will have to be creamed. Every few hours.
2:27 am
zoozzoom
Oh no I like it nice and warm. Not keen on the cold weather at all. Why I was born here I will never know. My parents should of had me in a much hotter climate than here.
2:27 am
zoozzoom
Oh I think this one will come up on the outside of the lip. I do not recall getting one on the inside .
2:28 am
sprite
hehehe, silly parents! I am kind of an all weather kinda gal. The only thing I really cannot handle is high temps with high humidity.
2:29 am
sprite
in that case, get some of those lip bandage stickers too. Once you have one in place, you will not feel the pain anymore.
2:30 am
zoozzoom
Okay will ask about them. Thanks. Well I had better get of and get ready to buy some. Have a great day, ((Sprite)) & ((Ruby))
2:31 am
sprite
have a lovely day, zooz, and my best to your parents. *hugs* and feel better soon!
2:31 am
rubyfoo
Bye zzoozz, no kisses but a non-contagious hug!
2:51 am
worzel
phantom remedies
3:13 am
MollyL
Sexpay...money given to a hooker
: )
3:20 am
rubyfoo
My angel Jérôme just left after poking the sruggling fire l had made
3:20 am
rubyfoo
struggling*
3:21 am
MollyL
I hope you have a toasty little fire going now.
3:21 am
rubyfoo
lt's raing, of course, but two days above freezing and it feels like spring
3:21 am
rubyfoo
There'll be 100 flowers within the next two weeks; theere are already wild primroisees
3:22 am
MollyL
After weeks of single digit temperatures this winter, anything above 20 feels like Spring to me.
3:22 am
MollyL
I bought a little potted primroses a few weeks ago because it was so colorful and "Spring looking".
3:23 am
rubyfoo
Your winter was worse than mine, Molly, here is was rainy and grey, but much less snow than predicted
3:23 am
rubyfoo
Which color primroses?
3:24 am
MollyL
We are to have some kind of crappy "wintry mix" tonight into tomorrow. I don't care much about that kind of weather when I am home on the weekend.
3:24 am
MollyL
They are yellow primroses. Very cheery.
3:24 am
rubyfoo
"wintry mix" sounds nasty
3:25 am
rubyfoo
Can you plant them in the garden after?
3:26 am
MollyL
I will certainly move them outside when the weather permits. My plants always do better outside.
3:27 am
rubyfoo
They're very hardy and grow wild here
3:27 am
rubyfoo
Lots of words for sh*t in here!
3:27 am
MollyL
They are a harbinger of Spring. Glad you are seeing some. My sister saw some daffodils in bloom yesterday. Mother Earth is waking up.
3:28 am
rubyfoo
My daffs formed buds but need a couple of warm days to open
3:29 am
rubyfoo
l didn't plant the daffs, either, they came with the house
3:39 am
rubyfoo
What a pleasure not being cold!
3:41 am
rubyfoo
First run-through -- 92 but no 8 or middle O. Tant pis!
3:41 am
rubyfoo
See you lateer
6:21 am
MollyL
Before the usual discussion about how you can't pr7 a word (using a keyboard) the word means to foreshadow. The definition says "obsolete" which is par for the course with the archaic Enable word list.
7:25 am
rubyfoo
What a nice gift upon entering! TY Molly
7:27 am
Tnarg
oops, sorry
7:42 am
MLFAN17
hello all
7:45 am
MollyL
While we are on the subject of crap, I have never seen the French pancake spelled like it is in this grid. Except for maybe some illiterate, rural places.
7:46 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids.
7:47 am
MollyL
The overnight crew says there is no booze and no food in the PB. I beg to differ.
7:48 am
MLFAN17
lol no breakfast food.. whats up with that?
7:48 am
MLFAN17
2nd column r?
7:48 am
MollyL
Oh, no problem there. I can whip up a good breakfast in no time.
7:49 am
MLFAN17
I could eat breakfast food any time of day
7:50 am
MollyL
There are several restaurants here that serve all day breakfast. Apparently, the art of cooking breakfast has fallen by the wayside (shame) and people really like traditional breakfast foods.
7:50 am
MLFAN17
if a place can cook an egg correctly then its worth something
7:51 am
MLFAN17
found the 2nd column r
7:52 am
rbud
I have some leftover biscuits and sausage gravy from yesterday AM if that would help... came out pretty tasty if I do say so myself.
7:52 am
BzznBea
oe is alt spelling of swelling
7:53 am
MLFAN17
i am not a fan of sausage gravy
7:54 am
rbud
well... also have some hash browns I could whip up, ought to go well with the eggs, haha
7:55 am
rbud
I, too, am a big fan of breakfast
7:55 am
MLFAN17
rbud i will be right over lol
7:56 am
MLFAN17
we have company coming today i made the decision to go to a steakhouse instead of the truck stop. Around noon time. the service at this steakhouse isn't that great but the food is good.
7:59 am
periwinkle
Hi all help with middle lone o pls
7:59 am
rbud
think that's the oo6/27
8:02 am
MLFAN17
ty got the oo6
8:02 am
rbud
speaking of steak - woke this AM to find a used frying pan in my sink and an empty ribeye steak package on top of the garbage - gee, no one woke me to ask if *I* wanted some - guessing it was our dau's BF, he works second shift.
8:03 am
periwinkle
Looking but not finding
8:03 am
rbud
big meat eater, he is.
8:03 am
MLFAN17
rbud were you hungry at that hour lol
8:03 am
MLFAN17
peri ends in e
8:03 am
BzznBea
If you have the ed5/14, add the o in front
8:04 am
BzznBea
Sorry, that is the oe...
8:04 am
rbud
I might have been, but not sure as I was sleeping, heehee
8:04 am
MLFAN17
speaking of E's 4th column e pls?
8:05 am
MLFAN17
rbud you probably wouldn't want that leftover though
8:06 am
rbud
alt. spelling of a Turkish prince
8:06 am
periwinkle
Found oo ty
8:06 am
rbud
never any left once he's lit into it, lol
8:08 am
MLFAN17
rbud my sis in law gets up in the middle of the night to make something to eat or at least she used to. my brother would get up with her
8:08 am
MLFAN17
not getting the 4th column e?
8:09 am
penquis
alt spelling of a mideast bigwig....
8:09 am
rbud
e + me**kat, the little weaselly burrowing critters?
8:10 am
penquis
only double the vowel....
8:10 am
MLFAN17
ty nd ty to google
8:10 am
MLFAN17
nbt and nbs
8:13 am
rbud
yay, good job!
8:13 am
MLFAN17
lol ty rbud..you almost finished?
8:14 am
rbud
nah, 57 to go, but not feeling in any hurry.
8:14 am
rbud
likely to wander off once I get to 100, if I know me.
8:16 am
MLFAN17
nothing wrong with that rbud
8:19 am
MLFAN17
have 84 left to find at the moment
9:04 am
MehNameIsHannah
hi all
9:05 am
penquis
hi hannah...
9:06 am
MehNameIsHannah
I am eating my lunch of Spaghetti and Meatballs out of a can
9:07 am
MLFAN17
amped is not a word?
9:07 am
MehNameIsHannah
lol my cat is trying to get my food
9:08 am
MLFAN17
all cats want what humans have until they try atleast once and then they lose interest
9:08 am
MehNameIsHannah
my cat has had human food
9:09 am
MehNameIsHannah
and my cat still wants it
9:09 am
penquis
my brother had a cat who went nuts over cooked carrots...only human food he wanted....
9:09 am
MehNameIsHannah
lol
9:09 am
MLFAN17
carrots? hmm...
9:09 am
MehNameIsHannah
my cat loves tuna :)
9:10 am
MehNameIsHannah
or really any kind of meat
9:10 am
MLFAN17
all three of the cats my husband and I have had love rotisserie chicken
9:10 am
MehNameIsHannah
*bends over laughing*
9:11 am
MehNameIsHannah
well not bends, doubles
9:11 am
MLFAN17
but so do we
9:12 am
MehNameIsHannah
tia trys to get any food we are eating, and we tell her my food!
9:14 am
BzznBea
co + able
9:14 am
penquis
co + he's not *** to do anything rash....
9:16 am
MehNameIsHannah
thx pen and bzzn
9:17 am
MLFAN17
ty got it
9:18 am
penquis
taking a break...bbl to finish...bye all....
9:18 am
MehNameIsHannah
bye pen
9:21 am
MLFAN17
gtg bye for now
9:28 am
Turt
clue for pe 5,14?
9:29 am
mrloser
PE5/14 spanish peter
9:30 am
Turt
ty mr. that was eluding me. that's fw!
9:31 am
MehNameIsHannah
ty mr also
9:47 am
MehNameIsHannah
my cats name is in the puzzle!
10:09 am
bichon
em 5/18, pls
10:09 am
doseffing
...without contents
10:09 am
MehNameIsHannah
don´t have it sorry
10:11 am
rururocks
not full bichon
10:16 am
cybernan
good morning everyone -- woke up to more snow falling and this after temps of 45F yesterday - ugh
10:17 am
MehNameIsHannah
lol
10:17 am
MehNameIsHannah
*pokes nan playfully* have fun
10:17 am
doseffing
... ah you've got all those mountains ... go sking
10:21 am
MollyL
I'm waiting for *stern Hannah look*
10:21 am
rururocks
all that snow will help you drift off to sleep though nan
10:21 am
MehNameIsHannah
lol
10:23 am
cybernan
have never been on snow skis and don't plan to start at my age
10:25 am
doseffing
... probably wise ... then try this one ... ... maybe there'll be a chinook next week and all the snow will melt by noon
10:26 am
cybernan
wouldn't that be nice - now if only we got chinooks in BC
10:26 am
BzznBea
ra8, please...or at least the third letter...
10:26 am
doseffing
... do they only count if they're in Alberta
10:27 am
MehNameIsHannah
woot woot half way done
10:27 am
cybernan
yes - only in AB, but then they don't have any good wine...
10:28 am
doseffing
... always did like BC better ... ... except Alberta has more dinosaurs
10:30 am
cybernan
does anyone else thing it strange that we can have se 4/5 but not de 4/6?
10:30 am
MollyL
Third letter is P, Bea
10:31 am
MollyL
Ends in Los Angeles is the ___ of Angels
10:32 am
BzznBea
Thanks, Molly. got it right before ou clued it.
10:32 am
doseffing
... much too intellectual a word ... unlikely to have found it on my own ... thanks
10:33 am
MollyL
Of course
10:33 am
doseffing
... and that's two thirds ... enough for now ... luck to all
10:33 am
cybernan
what was the LA clue for?
10:33 am
BzznBea
The ra8, nan.
10:34 am
cybernan
oh - have it - ty
10:35 am
cybernan
my biggest problem with the 2nd day at this is that I can't remember what I entered the night before
10:48 am
rururocks
does that mean you don't have photographic memory nan ? :D
10:51 am
MehNameIsHannah
woot woot broke 100
10:56 am
bichon
de 6/27, pls
11:01 am
hydra
Latin word meaning 'right' as opposed to left!
11:04 am
MehNameIsHannah
thats de6/36
11:06 am
Aloyisius
de + cons. + she was caught in the ***dle of an argument
11:21 am
MehNameIsHannah
13 left! go self go1
11:21 am
MehNameIsHannah
*!
11:22 am
cybernan
still can't find those lone o's
11:23 am
MehNameIsHannah
oo6/27 and oe6/24
11:23 am
MehNameIsHannah
oo6/27 has to do with biology
11:24 am
MehNameIsHannah
oe6/24 has to go with pathology
11:24 am
cybernan
don't know anything about biology or medicine, so defs don't help me
11:25 am
MehNameIsHannah
ok lemme think of hints
11:25 am
rururocks
it's never too late to learn nan :D
11:26 am
cybernan
ru - I'm doing well to remember my own name, never mind learning something new!
11:26 am
Haz1558
If you have the swollen ed6/24, stick an o in front for oe6/24.
11:27 am
MehNameIsHannah
oh lol
11:27 am
cybernan
ty haz - haven't seen you for a while - everything OK?
11:27 am
Haz1558
Yes, thanks.
11:28 am
MehNameIsHannah
i cant think of a hint for oo6/27
11:29 am
Haz1558
oo6/27 - oo plus a different spelling of the expression, a ? for sore eyes.
11:30 am
Haz1558
You're welcome.
11:31 am
rururocks
oo6 that you're looking for is where eggs are in animals ending rhymes with Sight
11:32 am
MehNameIsHannah
5 more words and going!
11:33 am
cybernan
and here I always thought eggs were in ovaries -- who knew?
11:33 am
MehNameIsHannah
3!
11:34 am
rururocks
nan is shell-shocked
11:34 am
MehNameIsHannah
yep
11:34 am
rururocks
thankfully she hasn't cracked yet
11:34 am
MehNameIsHannah
yes
11:35 am
rururocks
it might have been easier for her to find the oo6 if she were a local yolkel
11:35 am
MehNameIsHannah
lol
11:37 am
cybernan
heavens - just hit the py's -- think I've had enough of this one - see you at the flip when hopefully there will be normal words that one could be expected to know
11:38 am
jaxx7
Very clever, Ru
11:38 am
MehNameIsHannah
and....
11:38 am
MehNameIsHannah
FIREWORKS!!!! *breaks into happy dance*
11:39 am
MehNameIsHannah
i will be here to give hints, maybe not talking but I will be here
11:40 am
cybernan
a thought before I leave....
11:40 am
MehNameIsHannah
?
11:41 am
cybernan
If we can have a "no fly list", why can't there be a "no gun list"?
11:41 am
MehNameIsHannah
idk
11:42 am
rururocks
I'm with you on that one Nan.. with regular searches of the house to make sure of that
11:42 am
bichon
Do you know how many people who try to take their guns with them on flights?
11:43 am
MehNameIsHannah
gtg byeee
11:57 am
dan2bit
we can't because the only country in the world wealthy enough for Olin, Ruger, Smith & Wesson and the rest to profitably sell to private citizens happens to have a consitutional amendment for those companies to hide behind
11:58 am
dan2bit
and a river of campaign money to spend to keep it that way
11:59 am
dan2bit
*gets down off the soapbox of the day
12:09 pm
MollyL
These united states could abolish the second amendment and there would still be gun violence. People who want to do bad things with guns get them illegally.
12:18 pm
rururocks
I agree with that Molly, but how do kids get their hands on assault rifles.> They should be banned
12:20 pm
MollyL
They could be banned, just like liquor was during prohibition. People get banned things anyway. The problem is the state of mental health not the availability of guns. Mentally healthy people do not commit violent acts with guns.
12:21 pm
chrisk
yes they do - and then they call it temporary insanity as the defense
12:26 pm
dan2bit
the problem is actually both, Molly. We need to work on both.
12:26 pm
mael
we absolutely need to work on both
12:26 pm
mael
mental health issues exists in all countries, but no other country has mass shootings like the us
12:27 pm
MollyL
Do a Google search on gun violence. The US is not the ONLY country with that problem. The things that happen here just get more media coverage.
12:27 pm
rururocks
Yes there are mael
12:28 pm
dan2bit
I don't need to. I am just so tired of the argument that we shouldn't do anything about the easy access to guns because murders will still happen. That's been true the entire history of our species
12:28 pm
rururocks
Iran, afghanistan, several african countries, recently in pakistan, syria, egypt etc
12:29 pm
rururocks
I think access to weapons needs to be set up in a different way.
12:29 pm
dan2bit
the success criteria isn't getting rid of murders, it's making it harder for them to be mass killings
12:29 pm
mael
those are all unstable countries with guerrilla warfare
12:30 pm
mael
you need to compare the us with similarly developed and rich countries
12:30 pm
MollyL
I will leave you left leaning people to discuss this.
12:33 pm
rururocks
I'm actually more of a centrist myself these days
12:34 pm
rururocks
when I grew up I had to lean far left as my Dad was an extreme right-winger, so someone had to balance the axis of the world
12:34 pm
mael
I've very left and so is my husband, who is a gun owner
12:35 pm
mael
he's just a gun owner in favor of restrictive and sensible gun legislation
12:36 pm
rururocks
I don't have a problem with normal, responsible people having guns. But it gets dicier with people who have children and aren't super safe though. I think people who apply to get guns should get more screenings, and background checks, and some testing. I think the same for people planning to have children though :D
12:38 pm
mael
I think there should be mandatory insurance, mandatory checks to make sure guns are secured properly, and revokable gun licenses
12:38 pm
mael
and a strict chain of ownership and registration for guns
12:38 pm
dan2bit
one of the most interesting hypotheses I've seen is that if black Americans started buying assault rifles at the same rates as white Americans, we'd have all of that within a month
12:38 pm
rururocks
I agree with that too
12:39 pm
mael
you're absolutely right, dan2bit
12:39 pm
bojazz
agree 100% ru...
12:40 pm
rururocks
case in point.. my parents should never have had kids... they'd never have passed the test.. but then you'd all be punless more or less
12:41 pm
mael
and that would be sad, ru :)
12:43 pm
rururocks
That's a big reason I never had kids, I knew I'd be a crappy parent. I wasn't given the skills necessary to raise one properly. I greatly respect people who can and can do it well
12:49 pm
rururocks
mehbe not all of them :D
12:52 pm
rubyfoo
All that Americans can do is vote for candidates who are not in thrall to the NRA; many pols (including Trump) get millions from that lobby.
12:54 pm
rubyfoo
You can't compare the number of killings by militants in war-torn countries or terrorists in Europe to school children killed in the US
12:55 pm
mael
absolutely, ruby
12:55 pm
rururocks
I was just pointing out that there are mass shootings and killings around the world. The issue in America centers around providing more care in Mental health in my opinion.
12:56 pm
rururocks
I think all white trash Nazi Wingnuts shouldn't be allowed to have a gun for starters
12:56 pm
rubyfoo
All the emotional rreactions, hugs and prayers won't do anything
12:56 pm
fuzzybunny
The NY Times ran an excellent article on the top 10 U.S. Senate and House members in terms of NRA donations for the past ten years. Not surprisingly, almost all are republican. There are a couple of more articles in the series. Worth a read.
12:56 pm
fuzzybunny
This article ran yesterday.
12:57 pm
rubyfoo
No, ru, thee mass killings elsewhere are generally militants. The incidence of mental heealth is the same percentagee in all the "civilized" counttries of Europe
12:57 pm
rubyfoo
as in the US
12:58 pm
rubyfoo
l get the international edition of the Times
12:59 pm
fuzzybunny
I read the digital edition of the Times.
1:00 pm
rubyfoo
l couldn't keep up with the news if l had to read it in French; it would be a full-time job
1:03 pm
fuzzybunny
I spend a lot of time in Quebec and when I have lunch, usually by myself, I have a grand time trying to read Le Soelei in French.
1:04 pm
fuzzybunny
*Solei
1:11 pm
rururocks
are there more than one py words? I can't work down that P
1:12 pm
MollyL
Oh Lord, okay...Americans are evil, mentally unhealthy, gun toting criminals. People in other countries are mentally healthy and never commit crimes. Maybe it is time to go back to discussing the weather.
1:13 pm
rururocks
kill me know
1:13 pm
rururocks
(that's just a joke considering today's conversation)
1:13 pm
Soodle
There are 3 legally held firearms in my house - a single barrel & a double barrel shotgun & a rifle. They belong to my son. In order for him to get a licence for these, he underwent psychological & physical examinations (eyesight/hearing tests). The police then came to my home to inspect the gun-safe where these articles are kept. The gunsafe has a triple mortice lock & is bolted to the wall, the floor & the ceiling. I still hate the fact that these damn things occupy my home.
1:14 pm
hego
And there's the problem. It's the kind of gun.
1:14 pm
rururocks
I wouldn't want a gun in my house
1:14 pm
hego
No one at all needs an assualt rifle.
1:15 pm
hego
I don't either Ru.
1:15 pm
rururocks
I'd be too tempted to shoot at cars driving by at night with loud bass music on at 2 in the morning
1:16 pm
hego
Justifiable homicide.
1:16 pm
rururocks
I agree
1:16 pm
rururocks
lack of sleep officer
1:16 pm
hego
Thought it was an attack in progress.
1:18 pm
MollyL
Again, people...in any country...who want to obtain firearms legally, go through the standard licensing procedures. People who want to commit crimes with guns, obtain them illegally.
1:18 pm
Soodle
My son is in the process of getting passports for the bloody things. (Passports for guns is a thing!!) when the paperwork is sorted, he will take them over to England to his own house. And good riddance, I say!!
1:19 pm
hego
passports for guns? Oh my!
1:20 pm
dan2bit
Molly I don't think anybody disagrees with that premise. The disagreement is over whether that should automatically mean doing nothing about the current system for getting guns.
1:21 pm
rururocks
that Dan and stiffer penalties for people arrested with illegal guns
1:22 pm
periwinkle
Hi help with ra8 pls
1:24 pm
rururocks
stealing peri ra7
1:25 pm
dan2bit
there are a lot of small things that could be done both on the mental health side and the licensing/registration side to make the next Nikolas Cruz that much less likely to go all the way through with it
1:25 pm
periwinkle
Ty RU looking
1:25 pm
rururocks
seizing property type stealing peri
1:26 pm
rururocks
like what dan..
1:27 pm
dan2bit
I wrote a thing after the Orlando shooting (several massacres ago) about the gun side
1:28 pm
dan2bit
https://tinyurl.com/y7ecbons
1:28 pm
periwinkle
Dont see ra7
1:28 pm
dan2bit
I don't really know very much about the mental health side, except to say the stigmas about it in US culture are a deterrent to getting real help, as is the general fuckedupitude of our health insurance system
1:29 pm
dan2bit
I strongly suspect there are incremental opportunities there as well, just don't know what they are
1:30 pm
hego
I agree Dan.
1:30 pm
Cathyar
lol...thank you peri! ;-)
1:30 pm
rururocks
(likes fuckedupitude as a concept) :D
1:30 pm
Cathyar
dang...already had it.
1:31 pm
hego
me too Ru. Great word.
1:32 pm
Soodle
Funny story..... A Tax Clearance Certificate in this country is called a C45. Before computerisation, fraudulent C45's could be bought on the black market. An acquaintance of mine negotiated with a well known Dublin criminal to obtain a C45. Substantial money changed hands. Imagine his horror when, instead of a Tax Clearance Certificate, he found himself in possession of a Colt 45!
1:35 pm
Soodle
True story!!!
1:36 pm
rururocks
we only give tax clearances to the upper one percent in america
1:39 pm
Soodle
In this part of the world, if your tax affairs are in order, the Revenue Commissioners will issue you with a C45. Hence it's value on the black market, pre-computer days.
1:40 pm
Judi
Greetings, all.
1:40 pm
periwinkle
Still looking for ra7
1:42 pm
rururocks
here in America.. getting a letter from the irs WILL strike fear in your heart
1:43 pm
Judi
Well - being audited will strike fear into your heart, really only if you didn't file or you haven't kept proper records.
1:44 pm
rururocks
I'm IRS sensitive Judi :D
1:44 pm
Soodle
Hi Peri Hi Judi. Sorry - not got the Ra7 yet, but will look....
1:46 pm
Judi
Oh, we all are, Ru. We were audited once. They wanted our tax forms from 12 years prior + the records on the sale of our then house. I sent them the HUD 1 statement and told them to go pound sand because the cut-off for audits is 11 years (or was at the time). They sent me a follow up letter saying no further action was necessary. Hell to the yeah.
1:46 pm
hego
YAY! for Judi
1:46 pm
rururocks
I thought it was 7 years
1:47 pm
rururocks
(imagines an IRS office pounding sand)
1:48 pm
Judi
It may be 7 years now. I still save our tax records for 11 years. Never know when the IRS is going to get a bug up their arses.
1:48 pm
rururocks
Irs accountant to the other: man this pounding sand is a beach
1:48 pm
rururocks
we keep great records in our business.. but we get notices from the IRS all the time.. and the EDD
1:49 pm
rururocks
we also have a great tax consultant that handles all the crap for us
1:50 pm
hego
This grid is awful!
1:50 pm
Judi
We have Turbo Tax - which is pretty good at sorting our crap too.
1:50 pm
rururocks
it's a 8 on the sucko meter hego
1:51 pm
rururocks
I'd flounder a lot with Turbot Tax
1:51 pm
hoyamd
deceptively sucko. look like it would be ok, but...
1:51 pm
rururocks
i'd also have to regrouper after paying taxes
1:51 pm
Soodle
Wow. I'm a civil servant. They take approx 40% of my salary before I even get it, on a Pay As You Earn basis. But at least I know I owe them nothing at the end of the day....
1:52 pm
hego
I have an accountant and the Hell with it.
1:52 pm
rururocks
the feds take over 40% of my income too
1:52 pm
hego
they're just baiting you Ru.
1:53 pm
rururocks
it feels more chummy to me hego :D
1:54 pm
Soodle
Peri .... No ra/7! The closest I found wS an Ra8.... Which ends in another word for a large town....
1:57 pm
wvteach
have the RA 8 - stats for other 8s pls
1:57 pm
Soodle
Who said it? 'The only inevitabilities in life are death and taxes'.... Sheesh
1:59 pm
MollyL
Benjamin Franklin
1:59 pm
periwinkle
Got the ra8 finally ty
2:00 pm
Soodle
Thanks Molly. I knew the quote, not the quoter!
2:04 pm
rururocks
not that he needed to give his five cents worth :D
2:07 pm
MollyL
Or hundred dollars worth
2:11 pm
rururocks
I guess he C-noted it rather than denoted it :D
2:12 pm
Judi
I grow weary of this evil grid. Off to do more productive things. *POOF*
2:14 pm
rururocks
(weenie)
2:18 pm
MLFAN17
can I get a clue for the ra 8?
2:19 pm
rururocks
just clued below mlf
2:19 pm
MLFAN17
hello again all lunch meal was not bad. Company was nice to be around.
2:19 pm
MLFAN17
ruru by you?
2:20 pm
rururocks
no.. someone else smarter than me
2:21 pm
MLFAN17
ty for the clue and I got it also from morewords
2:23 pm
MLFAN17
do both of the ty 5/18's end in D?
2:30 pm
dan2bit
no, the second one is a ty5al babblet
3:00 pm
dan2bit
can I have just the stats for the lone O's ?
3:01 pm
dan2bit
if anybody is still around?
3:03 pm
clg47
oa 5/12 oe6/24 oo6/27 oe4/5
3:03 pm
dan2bit
thanks cig! will hunt the 6's
3:05 pm
dan2bit
got the oo
3:05 pm
clg47
about ready to sign off - would you like another clue?
3:05 pm
dan2bit
nope I got the oe as well - thanks!
3:22 pm
dan2bit
listing for my last 20.
3:24 pm
MehNameIsHannah
I´m back to give hints!
3:25 pm
MehNameIsHannah
fyi i may not be talking but im here
3:37 pm
dan2bit
firewords! ci4/5 everyone!
3:37 pm
MehNameIsHannah
congrats
4:20 pm
MehNameIsHannah
gtg byeeee
4:21 pm
MollyL
♪♫The deception, with tact, just what are you trying to say? ♫♪ The Fixx
5:16 pm
Uneaixoise
first de5/14?
5:21 pm
periwinkle
Religious philosophy is my first de5
5:28 pm
maggiej
pa 5/12 any hints?
5:34 pm
Uneaixoise
tx peri!
5:36 pm
Uneaixoise
pa4/5 + vowel
5:45 pm
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
6:44 pm
LuvWordGames
em 5/14 please?
6:51 pm
mkg
any clues for the 7s or 8s? dont see any
6:53 pm
LuvWordGames
used a keyboard again & plural too
6:59 pm
mkg
ty. got two 7s from that clue luv.
7:01 pm
chrisk
Put a p in front of them and you'll have some 8's
7:14 pm
origami
would someone please clue the middle column O?
7:22 pm
wvteach
OO 6/27 OO + alt spelling of eye sense
7:23 pm
wvteach
** finito ** last word AM 5/12
7:29 pm
maggiej
pe 6/4 any hints?
7:44 pm
origami
Thanks teach
7:50 pm
penquis
hello all....i am done....goodbye all... ;o)....*a play-by"....
8:21 pm
kittychan
em 5/14 sounds like a person who does the letter M
8:41 pm
hurshy
don't you love it when you just sail through a tile with no trouble?
8:43 pm
hurshy
or even a whole row?
8:45 pm
kittychan
I love it when I sail through a tile, but I don't know any of those other feelings you're describing.:-O
8:45 pm
hurshy
lol, well, there were only 4 O words, so...
8:46 pm
kittychan
and I'm still missing the oe :-(
8:47 pm
hurshy
it is alt sp of an e5 - medical word for swelling
8:47 pm
kittychan
thanks@
8:52 pm
hurshy
that second row R is a bit more difficile
8:52 pm
kittychan
I'm calling it quits. I just don't have it today. Good night!
8:56 pm
hurshy
goodnight kittychan
8:58 pm
hurshy
gosh, the p's are even worse
9:06 pm
hurshy
well, i can't get the fourth row E, only have half the P, and no 8s
9:06 pm
grannyrose
em5/12
9:07 pm
grannyrose
em5/14
9:08 pm
hurshy
oh, lol, that's what i found when you said 5/12
9:08 pm
hurshy
now i have to find the actual 5/12
9:08 pm
hurshy
aha got it
9:09 pm
grannyrose
np's hurshy. can i help you in any other way?
9:09 pm
hurshy
have you got 8s?
9:10 pm
LeslieAnn
two build off of pr7 - before prefix + set **** for printing
9:10 pm
grannyrose
pr8/65 (PT), pr8/60 (present tense)
9:10 pm
grannyrose
ra8/60
9:28 pm
hurshy
sorry for the delayed thanks
9:28 pm
hurshy
one gets distracted and doesn't realize how rude one is being
9:28 pm
LeslieAnn
i was totally offended
9:28 pm
hurshy
i figured :)
9:29 pm
hurshy
i've been eating up old candy canes
9:29 pm
hurshy
some older than other ones perhaps
9:29 pm
hurshy
the one i'm eating now tastes more medicinally minty than sweet minty
9:30 pm
hurshy
but it's probably not cleaning my teeth, is it?
9:31 pm
LeslieAnn
probably still helps breath
9:31 pm
hurshy
ok so then let's see, 7's, i have dr, pr, and 2 re, do you know what i'm missing?
9:32 pm
LeslieAnn
nope sorry those are the same i have
9:33 pm
LeslieAnn
i'm about to list though hold on
9:34 pm
LeslieAnn
ugh a py7!
9:34 pm
hurshy
hmmmmmmmmmm
9:38 pm
hurshy
i thought pyacite was a really good guess but no bananas
9:39 pm
LeslieAnn
it's 7/64
9:40 pm
hurshy
woot, hooray for points
9:41 pm
LeslieAnn
definitely uses high-point tile for third letter
9:41 pm
hurshy
i know, i found it
9:41 pm
hurshy
that's why i said 'woot'
9:42 pm
LeslieAnn
oh haha
9:42 pm
LeslieAnn
i thought you were like "uh yeah, points are helpful"
9:42 pm
hurshy
i was, but more excited. i forgot to put an exclamation point though.
9:42 pm
LeslieAnn
are you watching the olympics?
9:43 pm
hurshy
no, i'm watching top gear. i mean not top gear, but top gear.
9:43 pm
LeslieAnn
i know what you mean
9:43 pm
LeslieAnn
The Show Formerly Known as Top Gear
9:43 pm
hurshy
it's like really hard for me to call it a grand tour
9:44 pm
hurshy
i think they should have gone with my suggestion for a new name
9:44 pm
hurshy
"Riding in Cars with Boys"
9:45 pm
LeslieAnn
cute but probably not a reference for their target audience
9:46 pm
hurshy
well then just "jeremy, james, and richard"
9:47 pm
LeslieAnn
"some old funny dudes"
9:47 pm
hurshy
"everything but the stig"
9:51 pm
hurshy
i have the world's most gorgeous, magnificent ginger tomcat on my lap, so, that's something.
9:52 pm
LeslieAnn
that is exciting!
9:52 pm
hurshy
were you around the time i was wondering if you can still call a neutered male cat a tomcat, given the connotations the word has traditionally had?
9:52 pm
LeslieAnn
i was not, but i think it's kosher
9:53 pm
hurshy
i feel rather treacly
9:58 pm
LeslieAnn
yeah i don't think i'll finish this one
10:40 pm
mkg
i have no 8s. anyone have a clue?
10:40 pm
hurshy
i don't know how you would do this, but i guess if you're a magician/secretary, you could pr7 your boss' dictation?
10:41 pm
hurshy
and you make 2 off that
10:46 pm
hurshy
then there is ra8, which is the quality of being predatorily hungry
10:50 pm
hurshy
not literally hungry
10:50 pm
hurshy
but like greedy
10:54 pm
mkg
dont get the pr.
10:54 pm
mkg
ravid is being so hungary so not getting it at all. sorry hurshy
10:55 pm
mkg
just got the pr words! ty ty ty
10:55 pm
mkg
ravinous is all i can think of.....hmmmm
10:56 pm
hurshy
forget hungry
10:56 pm
hurshy
greedy is it
10:56 pm
rururocks
ravenous
10:57 pm
mkg
sorry ruru. yes. typing fast.
10:58 pm
rururocks
the p's are killers today.. unbelievable words
11:00 pm
mkg
i cant seem to find the O words for the Os in 3rd and 4th column. i have the two o words for the second column O but need clues for the others please. ty.
11:00 pm
hurshy
one is a science word for like a fertilized egg at a very early stage of development
11:01 pm
hurshy
the other is alt sp of medical word for swelling
11:02 pm
mkg
ty hurshy. got the fert. egg word. looking for other
11:03 pm
mkg
dont see the swelling word. cant find via google.....
11:04 pm
mkg
more help needed please. how about stat for the swelling word? ty
11:04 pm
hurshy
the other spelling is in the grid, it is ed5
11:05 pm
mkg
only ra word for greedy is ravenous........more clues welcome
11:05 pm
hurshy
i shouldn't have said hungry, it threw you over to ravenous and you can't get back
11:06 pm
hurshy
it starts with a non-musical form of music and ends with a polis
11:06 pm
mkg
i googled syn for greedy and the only ra word that came up was ravenous..............
11:06 pm
hurshy
it's not greedy it's greed, it's a noun form
11:07 pm
mkg
stats for the o word please for o top of 4th column. ty.
11:07 pm
hurshy
no that's the third column, she got that
11:07 pm
hurshy
it's the oe6 she needs
11:08 pm
rururocks
Yes oe six
11:09 pm
mkg
ty got oe word. british spelling.
11:09 pm
mkg
ed is u.s. spelling.
11:11 pm
hurshy
when i think of that word i always have this silly thought
11:11 pm
hurshy
funky cold (oe6/ed5)
11:13 pm
mkg
would love further clue for ra 8 word please hurshy.
11:13 pm
hurshy
i gave a further clue
11:13 pm
hurshy
non-musical form of music to start, polis to end
11:13 pm
hurshy
one letter in between
11:15 pm
mkg
non musical form of music...wow. not sure what that means but am thinking
11:15 pm
mkg
got the word. ty.
11:16 pm
mkg
great word. ty hurshy
11:47 pm
Rainiqui
Hurshy - what's a polis?
11:47 pm
Rainiqui
I still can't get the ra8
11:52 pm
grannyrose
ra8. ra + not ma + town
11:53 pm
Rainiqui
You're a sweetheart Rose - great clue, thanks a bunch !!!
11:53 pm
grannyrose
np's rain
11:55 pm
ursh
phew ... skin of teeth fireworks
11:55 pm
grannyrose
WTG URSH !!
11:56 pm
ursh
just time to get a 2nd cup of morning coffee before flip