Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, November 18, 2008

12:00 am

Kazozz

hi everyone and flip!

12:00 am

crpw48

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip -- too big

12:00 am

dart001

flip en 7

12:00 am

Jacula

244 words.

12:00 am

dalenmiles

you can't even smoke outside in LA

12:00 am

MLFAN17

AC 6

12:01 am

Jacula

I'lll find them later. Too much clueing goes on in chog at flip.

12:01 am

crpw48

i dont smoke but sure could use a cigarette now, bad day

12:01 am

MLFAN17

HI 6

12:01 am

Jacula

Happy Babbling all, however you do it.

12:01 am

MLFAN17

CA 7

12:01 am

Kazozz

ca 7/44 le 8/55 le 7/36

12:02 am

MLFAN17

LE 6/7

12:02 am

dart001

ag 6 se 6/7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

LE 7/36 and Le 8/50

12:04 am

jillibus

hawaiian goose alert

12:04 am

MLFAN17

CA 7/ 44

12:05 am

stidmama

flip... and out. This one is TOO BIG to even contemplate for a Tuesday. Unless lexture is really impossible...

12:05 am

MLFAN17

LE 8

12:05 am

MLFAN17

X 2

12:05 am

MLFAN17

LE 7 was probably called too

12:05 am

stidmama

I will log in tomorrow evening if I get home in time. ((((jill)))) see you-all tomorrow! *POOF*

12:06 am

cybernan

hi all -- I won't have time to do this either -- see you tomorrow :)

12:07 am

MLFAN17

CE 7 was that called/

12:07 am

dart001

si 7

12:08 am

dart001

100 down

12:09 am

dizgrannie

ga 7

12:09 am

jillibus

bye stid and nan -- I don't know why I started this

12:11 am

MLFAN17

anything bigger then an 8/

12:12 am

jillibus

2 9s mlf

12:12 am

MLFAN17

ty jill

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi all

12:13 am

dart001

hi volley

12:14 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

en 9 howdy dart

12:14 am

jillibus

wow dart -- just noticed your 100!

12:14 am

dart001

140 now :)

12:14 am

justafreep

ag7 x 3

12:14 am

MLFAN17

EN 6/7

12:15 am

jillibus

hi freep

12:15 am

justafreep

hi jilli

12:15 am

lynxxx

hello everyone. le8 *2

12:16 am

dart001

le 8 X 3

12:16 am

MLFAN17

hi lynxx i called two of them

12:17 am

tygerbryght

hey, peeps - debating whether to start this or not

12:17 am

dart001

X 4 now

12:17 am

lynxxx

well done MLF - maybe I should be paying closer attention

12:17 am

jillibus

hi tyger

12:17 am

lynxxx

Hy Tyger - seems fast

12:17 am

MLFAN17

llol lynxx i just call when i get them

12:17 am

tygerbryght

jilli, just checked your profile. don't agree with you on aged cheddar (I mostly prefer the white cheeses, but love aged Colby), but most certainly do about blue cheeses. Ugh!

12:18 am

tygerbryght

hey, lynx

12:18 am

justafreep

le8 x 3

12:18 am

bookwomen

good evening everyone. nice to see lickety back for this biggie.

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

in 9

12:18 am

tygerbryght

well, if you say so, lynx. maybe I'll give it a shot

12:18 am

dart001

X4 justa

12:18 am

justafreep

oh, neve mind. sorry dart

12:20 am

jillibus

tyger, I'm not a big cheese lover unless it's cooked, except for the ones like Boursin and the Celebrity one I mentioned

12:22 am

rururocks

en 7

12:22 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:23 am

MLFAN17

is that 2 EN 7s?

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

yes

12:23 am

MLFAN17

ty dee

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:24 am

tygerbryght

jilli, I guess I like cheeses better than you, then. my father loved them all - even Limburger I like Muenster, and can't think of the name right now of the Scandinavian cheese I truly love

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

how many le 8's please?

12:26 am

dart001

at least 4

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:26 am

MLFAN17

i have 2

12:26 am

jillibus

I hope Lickety shows up again!

12:26 am

dart001

ro 7

12:27 am

MLFAN17

i now have 4 LE 8

12:27 am

MLFAN17

i second that jill

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ag 6 x 2

12:31 am

lynxxx

Only 4 le8 possible

12:31 am

tygerbryght

ever tried an alternate spelling of something, checked it, and found it had a meaning you didn't expect?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty lynxxx

12:33 am

MLFAN17

EC 6

12:33 am

jillibus

I think so, tyger

12:34 am

dizgrannie

do 6

12:34 am

justafreep

i have to dash. CA 7 x 3, fwiw and if calle or not!

12:35 am

jillibus

bye freep and thanks

12:36 am

lynxxx

bye Just

12:37 am

MLFAN17

PHANTOM ignore

12:38 am

lynxxx

I must go too, bye everyone, have fun

12:38 am

junebaby12

hi guys, whats the word count tonigh? Yesterdays grid looked interesting, shame i missed it

12:38 am

rururocks

phanthoms too many to name..

12:38 am

MLFAN17

i am out as well i have 101 found POOF

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

ta lynxx

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

244

12:39 am

junebaby12

thanks

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:39 am

jillibus

bye lynxxx, mlf

12:40 am

tygerbryght

dadgum it, I wish Lickety weren't busy otherwise. it would be nice to have the list up already

12:40 am

tygerbryght

if I'm gonna do this $%^&*()_ thing, I want the list

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

lol... we are all learning to appreciate lickety even more

12:41 am

jillibus

maybe he's having connection trouble again :(

12:42 am

tygerbryght

I dunno about that. I already had the highest esteem for him. he does this stuff for us, and he's obviously a dedicated husband and father. how many of those are there around, anyway? not many I've seen

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

or still moving & settling in?

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ditto that tyger

12:42 am

tygerbryght

that could be, jilli. with new service, you never know what to expect

12:43 am

tygerbryght

could be that, too, volley, but I'd rather have it for today than yesterday :P

12:43 am

Hugabugs

Hi everyone

12:43 am

tygerbryght

LOL

12:43 am

tygerbryght

well, I'm not finding words when I'm talking ...

12:44 am

tygerbryght

hey, hugs

12:44 am

jaianniah

Hello, all!!!

12:44 am

jillibus

hai jai :)

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

any other 8's called? I have le 8 x 4 hi hug!

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

any other 8's called? I have le 8 x 4 hi hug!

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

any other 8's called? I have le 8 x 4 hi hug! 9's are en & in

12:45 am

jaianniah

Hey, hugs, you have to tell me your secrets to getting all those high scores on QP!!!

12:45 am

jillibus

still 4 BTs

12:45 am

jillibus

hi hugs -- sorry, missed your grand entrance

12:45 am

jaianniah

in9

12:45 am

Hugabugs

Hi Dee and jai.... there's no real secrets, just a love of word games

12:46 am

jaianniah

en9 both are the same except for first vowel

12:46 am

jillibus

wow, jai!

12:46 am

jaianniah

en9 you do with a check

12:47 am

rururocks

I can't find the in 9 it is eluding me

12:47 am

jaianniah

ruru see my clues...

12:47 am

rururocks

now I have them thank you jai..my hero

12:47 am

Hugabugs

thanks for the 9's

12:47 am

jillibus

thank you jai!

12:48 am

jaianniah

YW!

12:48 am

jillibus

still 3 BTs :(

12:49 am

TonjaE

what do you do with a check? I thought I tried the obvious answers, but no success :-(

12:49 am

jaianniah

se8- what you would call a boat on the high s**s

12:49 am

jillibus

yay, got ec7

12:49 am

dart001

nf jai

12:49 am

jaianniah

you turn the check over and sign your name- that is callled what?

12:50 am

TonjaE

geez! Thanks!

12:50 am

dart001

ca----- lol

12:50 am

TonjaE

yeah i already had that one! The 9s were eluding me!

12:51 am

jillibus

and ty again, jai, for the se8!

12:51 am

jaianniah

ne8 is a word I never heard of.....starts with African word for black

12:51 am

jaianniah

ne7 is singular of ne8

12:52 am

jaianniah

le8 is a moocher who is le**** off you

12:52 am

dalenmiles

what are the 9's

12:53 am

jaianniah

in+en9

12:53 am

dalenmiles

but what is en9>

12:54 am

jillibus

what you do to a check, dale (scroll back a bit -- recently clued)

12:55 am

tygerbryght

that ne7 is weird. I just looked it up. It's a cocktail

12:55 am

jaianniah

You are kidding!

12:55 am

Pinikula

hi all...

12:55 am

Pinikula

smiles...the 9s are IN and EN

12:55 am

dalenmiles

yeah, I got that one, but in plus it doesn't work

12:55 am

tygerbryght

nope, jai. look it up :) you'll see

12:55 am

rururocks

that is what I thought has campari in it

12:55 am

tygerbryght

hey, pini

12:56 am

rururocks

or Pimms cup... can't remember

12:56 am

tygerbryght

well, it's been long enough now since my Nexium that I can have the snack and pills. and then, if I've got any sense, bed.

12:56 am

jaianniah

dale, you just change 1st vowel

12:56 am

dalenmiles

got the en9, ty

12:56 am

rururocks

what does nexium do tyger?

12:56 am

jillibus

It says gin, sweet vermouth and bitters

12:56 am

tygerbryght

here's the def: a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.

12:56 am

GroovyKiwi

kia ora family hugs happy babbling

12:56 am

joshuavorbis

good evening

12:56 am

jaianniah

YUK

12:56 am

tygerbryght

hey, kiwi

12:57 am

dalenmiles

thanks

12:57 am

jillibus

snap, tyger

12:57 am

tygerbryght

how's the romance coming along? ;DD

12:57 am

dart001

hi kiwi

12:57 am

tygerbryght

hey, josh

12:57 am

jillibus

hi kiwi!

12:57 am

dalenmiles

what's the cocktail>?

12:57 am

tygerbryght

LOLOL, jilli. I've been following the saga with great interest :)

12:57 am

rururocks

hiya kiwi

12:57 am

GroovyKiwi

well i got a marriage proposal on sun nite tyger is that along enough ?? lol

12:57 am

jillibus

ne8, niles (scroll back again)

12:58 am

tygerbryght

and ruru, how are your ribs?

12:58 am

jaianniah

I give up. Going to bed. Kittie has an early app't with the doc to have his n*** cut off!!! (LOL)

12:58 am

dart001

chat must be go5 too fast again

12:58 am

tygerbryght

oh, poor kitty. but he'll be a better kitty for it

12:58 am

Pinikula

geez, kiwi...that's rather quick, isn't it?

12:58 am

jillibus

did you say yes, kiwi? The lawyer?

12:58 am

Pinikula

night jai

12:58 am

GroovyKiwi

i said no lol and no it wasnt the lawyer

12:58 am

tygerbryght

that's great, kiwi. we're a family, so we care about one another, right?

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

so sorry all; got disconnected

12:59 am

jaianniah

Yes, a MUCH better kittie...he is a hooligan! but fun..he has helped me over the death of Lucy this past week...

12:59 am

tygerbryght

yeah, he sounds like what my father did with my mother

12:59 am

tygerbryght

ooops. what a shame!

12:59 am

GroovyKiwi

suffice to say that i never EVER thought i would ever have so much fun on a dating website in my life but its a hoot

12:59 am

tygerbryght

well, jai. you're doing what needs to be done. IMO, all kitties except pedigree show ones need to be fixed - same with dogs

1:00 am

GroovyKiwi

<===== btw ya all like the new makeover? lol

1:00 am

tygerbryght

kiwi, you're *entitled* to some fun!

1:00 am

jaianniah

What website, Kiwi?

1:00 am

jaianniah

Yes, tyger, I am. But I hate to be parted with him even for a short day...

1:00 am

tygerbryght

really gotta go have the pills, etc. it's 1AM here (I'm on Babble time)

1:00 am

GroovyKiwi

www.nzdating.com jaia once you weed out the weirdos pervs and sleezos there are actually some nice men out there

1:01 am

jaianniah

I need a man!

1:01 am

tygerbryght

yes, kiwi, you look very nice (as much as another woman can judge such things). how much upkeep will the streak take?

1:01 am

jillibus

one BT now...the I, 3rd row from left, 3rd row down

1:01 am

tygerbryght

you are a busy woman, after all

1:01 am

GroovyKiwi

i never thought id be as popular as i am lol

1:02 am

flosey

hi everyone

1:02 am

tygerbryght

hey, flosey

1:02 am

flosey

missed you tonight Jilli

1:02 am

GroovyKiwi

none tyger cause next time im gonna go voilet with a silver fringe lol

1:02 am

GroovyKiwi

hey flosey hugs

1:02 am

tygerbryght

whyever not, kiwi. you're a charming woman

1:02 am

joshuavorbis

jilli - an atom that loses or gains an electron in a chemical reaction

1:02 am

dart001

which i jilli?

1:02 am

jillibus

hi flosey

1:03 am

Pinikula

bedtime...happy babbling all! cya tmw

1:03 am

dalenmiles

still don't get the cocktail

1:03 am

tygerbryght

96 words GOTTA go. nytol

1:03 am

flosey

oh, forgot to get icon of my fav. cheese, yours is also a fav. jilli

1:04 am

joshuavorbis

nm, jilli - that's for the i in the 5th column, apparently

1:04 am

joshuavorbis

ahhhh, io6, jilli

1:04 am

joshuavorbis

verb form of the io4

1:04 am

jillibus

flosey -- yesterday evening when I drove home from ArtSpring the fog up here was so thick I couldn't see my street -- didn't want a repeat after dark tonight and saw the fog rising across the Narrows -- but of course there was no fog

1:05 am

jillibus

thanks, josh!!! NBT!

1:05 am

dalenmiles

probably cuz I hate vermouth

1:05 am

mrpresident

evening all :)) I'm back!! yay

1:05 am

dart001

hiya mrp:)

1:05 am

jillibus

hi mrp!!! Welcome back!

1:06 am

mrpresident

hi dart and jilli!! nice to be back

1:06 am

dalenmiles

pls clue the cocktail

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

hi mrp!!! missed you bunches

1:06 am

dart001

scroll back dale

1:06 am

GroovyKiwi

mrp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hugs so good to see you

1:06 am

flosey

understand Jilli - was foggy early tonight but clear when we came home

1:07 am

mrpresident

LOVING the new house!! it is fab!! will get pictures after I clean up and get rid of all the boxes and crap we carted here LOL

1:07 am

jillibus

jai said it begins with African black, niles

1:07 am

flosey

Hi mrp, welcome back

1:07 am

mrpresident

hi dee and kiwi!! ((hugs))

1:07 am

dalenmiles

I did scroll back and didn't get it

1:07 am

GroovyKiwi

so this website has now extended my ring of male friends quite profusely lol and there are a couple there who i wouldnt mind getting to know "better" lol

1:07 am

jillibus

flosey -- was Irene there?

1:07 am

rururocks

bad slang for black dale

1:07 am

chic

Hiya Mrp!

1:07 am

Hugabugs

di6 and 7

1:08 am

flosey

yes jilli, she played with April

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

ty hug

1:08 am

mrpresident

chic!! (((hugs)))

1:09 am

jillibus

hmm, that's interesting! She was going to try Pat, for AH practice

1:09 am

aebmusica

I scrolled, but could not find the "cocktail clue" plz help................

1:09 am

chic

congratss about the new house! {{{mrp}}}

1:09 am

flosey

need a cup of tea, brb

1:10 am

dalenmiles

ty for the clue--finally got the drink! gonna sign off before I Lose my mind

1:10 am

rururocks

black + the San Francisco treat rice a ....

1:10 am

jillibus

see what I said at 1:07, aeb

1:10 am

mamabook3

cocktail clue... ne7... begins with word for black and rhymes with pepperoni...

1:10 am

rururocks

ROFL Mama

1:10 am

mrpresident

thanks babycakes! it is much more relaxing here!

1:10 am

dalenmiles

I got 128 left, I will finish tomorrow. bye all

1:11 am

jillibus

mrp, will you be able to stay put there?

1:11 am

jillibus

well done, dale -- bfn

1:11 am

mamabook3

what can I say... midnight cravings... lol

1:11 am

dalenmiles

ty jilli, see ya

1:11 am

mrpresident

jilli, yes... we have at least 2 years here, then can start looking into where we end up with the housing market settled and the financial market back on track

1:12 am

chic

Bob's in Chicago and was supposed to see MamaB but she's 12 hrs a day ...

1:12 am

chic

working

1:12 am

GroovyKiwi

dreams are free in that respect mrp lol

1:12 am

chic

sego

1:12 am

jillibus

oh, that's good, mrp!

1:12 am

aebmusica

I don't drink.....still can't get the "cocktail clue" from i:07 am.......please help.......me

1:13 am

mrpresident

this financial fiasco has really hit hard!! incredible how it dictates what we do.
We are being told it is a 'rich man's recession'. ha!

1:13 am

dart001

bout 3 more good cocktail clues about 3 mins ago

1:14 am

jillibus

aeb, there have been several more clues since then

1:14 am

TonjaE

It isn't a drink I've ever had! It starts with the color black in spanish and rhymes with pepperoni.

1:14 am

rururocks

they sounds terrible but they are pretty goood and refreshing

1:15 am

rururocks

sound that is

1:15 am

mrpresident

mamab must be working her a$$ off just to keep busy!

1:15 am

aebmusica

ty Tonjae and others ....finally got it...I guess Spanish as a second language comes in handy for us Americans.

1:15 am

chic

it's the Holiday deadline stuff, poor girl.

1:16 am

mrpresident

ah, xmas is coming up for her. it is a hectic time indeed

1:16 am

rururocks

thank goodness..now we can all move on aeb...lol

1:16 am

joshuavorbis

halfway

1:16 am

dart001

lol ruru

1:17 am

jillibus

my uni grad grandson says "after 3 months of sending out resumes every day I haven't even got a call back."

1:17 am

mrpresident

I am sitting in a room that is about 12 x 9 metres! and the ceilings would be about 8 metres... bliss!

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

did someone say ne 7 and ne 8?

1:17 am

joshuavorbis

nice, mrp, i love high ceilings

1:17 am

dart001

hey i wouldnt hit my head in there lol

1:17 am

jillibus

yes, dee

1:18 am

dart001

lol jilli here we go again

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

sorry jili; didn't see the 8... so we are still missing one 8?

1:18 am

rururocks

don't you start on that dee we have moved on..

1:18 am

mrpresident

best of all, the kids rooms are about half a kilometre away! LOL

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

oops sorry

1:18 am

rururocks

lol

1:18 am

jillibus

lovely, mrp -- and with your climate I guess you don't have to worry about heating large expanses

1:18 am

mrpresident

dart, I can't even see that far!

1:18 am

jillibus

I'm missing 2 8s, dee

1:19 am

mamabook3

dee, I'm still missing an 8... not sure about everyone else

1:19 am

mrpresident

well, we have a short period of time at winter, but the family is going to learn to 'rug up' in this house

1:19 am

rururocks

I have a lot of 7's that should be able to be 8's

1:19 am

dart001

master and kids rooms at opposite ends?

1:20 am

jillibus

I think I'm missing an le8, only have 2 of them

1:20 am

sprite

morning all

1:20 am

mrpresident

yes dart.... opposite ends of the house, and on a completely different level too... this house has 3 levels. I can't hear anyone from one level to the next

1:20 am

mamabook3

3 x le8, ne8 and se8... still need one more

1:20 am

joshuavorbis

one of the le8's is a weird plural

1:20 am

dart001

4 le 8's jilli

1:20 am

sprite

hey mrP! How are you?

1:20 am

bookwomen

there are 4 le 8's

1:21 am

GroovyKiwi

spritey!!!!!!!!!! hugs

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

here are my 8's: le x 4 and ne

1:21 am

rururocks

morning sprite

1:21 am

dart001

sounds nice mrp

1:21 am

mrpresident

sprite!! nice to see you my dear!!
am doing ok thanks.... well, after spending 3 days in bed after the exhaustion of moving, am doing much better!

1:21 am

mamabook3

ah.. so I'm still looking for an le.. thanks

1:21 am

dizgrannie

have le 8 x 3, ne 8 x 1, se 8 x1

1:21 am

dart001

se 8

1:21 am

bookwomen

need an se 8

1:21 am

dart001

hi sprite

1:22 am

sprite

was worried, I knew moving was too taxing for you. Glad you are feeling better. Enjoying the new place?

1:22 am

sprite

*hugs Kiwi*

1:22 am

jillibus

Hi sprite!!!

1:22 am

sprite

hey jilli, missed seeing you lately!

1:23 am

rururocks

oh I found the se 8 thanks dart

1:23 am

dart001

stuck at 200

1:23 am

jillibus

finished last night quite early, sprite, and packed it in

1:23 am

GroovyKiwi

hey im in the grid as a phantom today: insane lol

1:23 am

mrpresident

taxing is putting it very nicely!! LOL
yes, am loving it here! we have so much room... 5 bedrooms and a separate flat on the bottom level. Don't know what to do with all these rooms!

1:24 am

jillibus

I now have le8 x 3 -- can't find the 4th :(

1:24 am

joshuavorbis

ahh, got the se8

1:24 am

joshuavorbis

jilli - do you have the plural to the le7?

1:24 am

sprite

lol mrP, room is lovely. You can have guests over and not be bothered by them too much ;)

1:24 am

mrpresident

yay kiwi! is your name angie?

1:24 am

joshuavorbis

don't have either of the 9's

1:24 am

GroovyKiwi

or you could rent it out to help with the money

1:25 am

mrpresident

yes sprite, we have opportunity to have students stay here... give them a bed and tv in the flat. rent it out.

1:25 am

GroovyKiwi

no im having a mortia adams rennaesance (sp) period lol

1:26 am

jillibus

josh, what you do with a check -- en9, in9 is the same except for 1st letter

1:26 am

GroovyKiwi

ty jilli

1:26 am

sprite

great, mrp!

1:26 am

joshuavorbis

ty jilli

1:26 am

mrpresident

yes kiwi! exactly what we were thinking!

1:27 am

jillibus

yw :)

1:27 am

GroovyKiwi

ive had so many compliments about it this week (except for mother lol)

1:27 am

rururocks

forget about it kiwi..have fun... do what you want

1:27 am

sprite

you look radiant, Kiwi

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

oh believe you me ruru i am lol

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

lol spritey you missed the news earlier

1:28 am

rururocks

and happy..

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

i got a marriage proposal on sunday nite lol

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

wow kiwi...missed that

1:28 am

sprite

how about the house, Kiwi? Is it officially yours now?

1:29 am

mrpresident

kiwi.... run!!

1:29 am

sprite

wonderful Kiwi, from which one? Don't say yes, of course, until you are done enjoying your freedom :)

1:30 am

sprite

what is the news, Kiwi?

1:30 am

GroovyKiwi

no the house still isnt mine grrrrrr (unprintable words insert here lol)

1:30 am

sprite

darn what went wrong?

1:30 am

rururocks

or maybe wait a week for the second date first lol

1:31 am

GroovyKiwi

and even tho this guy is rich (he owns two farms) and is 6 years younger than me ive only known him thru online for the last month

1:31 am

GroovyKiwi

but hes prepared to wait the two year period until my divorce is thru and wants to sell up and move down here - he is a 7 hour drive away

1:31 am

sprite

well he obviously knows when he has found a real catch. So let him wait. :)

1:31 am

GroovyKiwi

but way to early to be even thinking of anything like that lol

1:32 am

rururocks

wow..

1:32 am

GroovyKiwi

as far as the house - yes deleted clause about control of the house but insert clause saying i cannot sell the house until logan turns 18 except in extraordinary circumstances

1:32 am

sprite

but a very nice feeling he wants to and adores you so much, hun. About time you got some appreciation.

1:32 am

rururocks

agreed

1:33 am

GroovyKiwi

and anyway there are two guys on here that i really would like to get to know better one is 4 years older the other is 10 years older and only works 15 min walk away from my work lol

1:33 am

mrpresident

I can think of many extraordinary circumstances

1:33 am

sprite

this anal guy is all about control, isn't he :(

1:33 am

sprite

lol mrP

1:34 am

GroovyKiwi

well his lawyer got told that if the settlement isnt to my satisfaction by this friday then hi ho hi ho its off to court we go

1:34 am

sprite

very good, Kiwi. Your lawyer is a good one now, isn't she.

1:34 am

GroovyKiwi

the first guy actually knows who tony hadley is (from spandau ballet and went to the concert lol) we have a date friday night - the second guy ive been seeing for lunch dates the last few days and have a sat nite date with him lol

1:35 am

GroovyKiwi

she is a he spritey lol

1:35 am

sprite

ow sorry, thought you had a lady lawyer.

And go Kiwi go, enjoy the dating!

1:36 am

GroovyKiwi

mind you there have been way to many late nites onlne chatting but im so enjoying it lol

1:36 am

sprite

enjoying it will give you more energy than early to bed, hun

1:37 am

GroovyKiwi

id forgotten what it was like living on 4-5 hours sleep just about every night lol

1:37 am

joshuavorbis

next step, kiwi - saying something in this chatroom without ending it with lol :)

1:38 am

GroovyKiwi

phhhhhhhhhhhhht josh

1:38 am

GroovyKiwi

there i can do it

1:38 am

dart001

hey she did it :)

1:38 am

joshuavorbis

props are in order

1:38 am

sprite

silly guys, always trying to make you do things their way :P
You lol away as much as you like, Kiwi!

1:39 am

GroovyKiwi

nice to know you men all still like picking on me

1:39 am

mrpresident

kiwi uses lol like a punctuation point!

1:39 am

mrpresident

we are all used to it now

1:39 am

rururocks

I like the lol's I use them myself so that I am not misunderstood

1:39 am

sprite

and we all understand her, lol

1:39 am

rururocks

(although that happens)

1:39 am

herinfernallady

hi

1:40 am

rururocks

Hi herin

1:40 am

GroovyKiwi

hey if i cant laugh at my own words what can i laugh at

1:40 am

dart001

hi herin

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

hi herin

1:40 am

GroovyKiwi

herin!!!!!!!!!! hugs

1:40 am

mrpresident

hi infern :)

1:40 am

rururocks

I laugh at myself all the time...

1:40 am

sprite

I like you laughing, Kiwi :)
And yes, smileys and lols etc are good methods to insert a tone of voice into chat.

1:41 am

sprite

hi lady

1:41 am

herinfernallady

Hugs

1:41 am

joshuavorbis

i only tease

1:41 am

mrpresident

i better pretend to be interested in cooking for my family.... bbs

1:41 am

jillibus

Hi Herin!

1:41 am

GroovyKiwi

makes for a better groovy person than she used to be right :)

1:41 am

sprite

bfn mrP

1:41 am

dart001

bye mrp

1:41 am

sprite

not at all, Kiwi. You are always fine just the way you were. But definitely a happier Kiwi and that is great!

1:41 am

herinfernallady

bfn mr prs

1:42 am

GroovyKiwi

and less of a lush too

1:42 am

jillibus

cul8r mrp

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

cy soon mrp

1:42 am

herinfernallady

i am trying to at a taco thingy

1:42 am

sprite

*hugs Kiwi*
You made it through hell and now you are back to enjoying life. Wtg girrrrrrl!

1:43 am

jillibus

there can't be 27 C words -- I have 16 and there aren't any more, I just know it!

1:43 am

sprite

lol jilli, you start to sound like Lori!

1:43 am

Hugabugs

can someone clue me on the single i pls?

1:43 am

sprite

hairy nosed dolphin?

1:43 am

joshuavorbis

io6

1:43 am

jillibus

well, I did just get one more...

1:43 am

sprite

nope, wrong i, sorry

1:44 am

Hugabugs

thanks josh

1:44 am

GroovyKiwi

ty josh

1:44 am

GroovyKiwi

that makes 2 grey tiles

1:44 am

jillibus

but ty, sprite, I'd missed that. Got the Hawaiian goose though.

1:45 am

joshuavorbis

i've managed at least half from each tile, but only 4 grey tiles

1:45 am

sprite

thanks jilli :)

1:45 am

herinfernallady

Sprite can I ask was it you that liked different erasers?

1:46 am

sprite

yes lady

1:46 am

loredana

hi Babblers had enough of study need some time out

1:46 am

loredana

kia ora kiwi

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

hi lore

1:46 am

herinfernallady

I saw some really cute ones today. hi lore

1:46 am

sprite

so great to see you, lobo. *hugs*

1:46 am

jillibus

hi lore

1:47 am

rururocks

I am having a need for a clue for one of the e's in the middle on the bottom row. I have the bird? can I have a clue for the other?

1:47 am

loredana

thanks sprite hi jilli just need some time out from reading stuff

1:47 am

GroovyKiwi

lore!!!!!!!!!!!!! hugs

1:47 am

loredana

oh dear my fav Cs still better than study

1:48 am

joshuavorbis

e + bottom of face + consonant

1:48 am

herinfernallady

Lore I didn't even do yesterdays

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

ty josh

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

i did yesterdays this morning at work while i was skiving off = boss is in aussie for the week so i get to play :)

1:48 am

loredana

hey herin been trying to stick to study but having some time away

1:48 am

rururocks

oh I had that.. didn't realize that it came from that e..still need the other...

1:49 am

loredana

hi ruru

1:49 am

rururocks

Hi lore...

1:49 am

sprite

relaxation periods improve your study time, lobo!

1:49 am

joshuavorbis

i am putting off finishing a paper to put as big a dent into this grid as i can

1:49 am

loredana

kiwi how is his wife is she in remission do they come over here for treatment

1:50 am

loredana

sure does sprite head too full of details

1:50 am

joshuavorbis

phantom: weasel

1:51 am

GroovyKiwi

unfortunately the last two blood tests werent good so she is booked into see an endrocronologist next month somehow i think this is the start of the downwards slide

1:51 am

loredana

sprite has caya problem at school been solved?

1:51 am

herinfernallady

I am thinking of running off again

1:51 am

jillibus

ruru -- ec7, spiny anteater

1:51 am

loredana

you eloping herin?

1:51 am

GroovyKiwi

no he is over there because he is opening a branch of one of his companies over in brissy

1:51 am

joshuavorbis

ty jilli

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

1:52 am

loredana

oh okay so we could see you getting a transfer to aussie then

1:52 am

loredana

hi volley

1:52 am

GroovyKiwi

in my dreams maybe

1:52 am

herinfernallady

hi volley. No Lore.

1:52 am

flosey

thanks for the ec jilli

1:52 am

sprite

lobo: she is now sitting at a table with other kids and the exfriend has been put on notice to leave her alone more. Things are much better, though not completely solved yet. Thanks for asking!

1:52 am

loredana

dreams can become reality remember your words on your profile '

1:52 am

jillibus

yw :)

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

hi lore

1:52 am

GroovyKiwi

ok i think im going to go exit stage left and find solace in my bed while i can

1:53 am

rururocks

thank you jilli.. new one for me..

1:53 am

joshuavorbis

now that's funny, kiwi

1:53 am

loredana

caya is wise she will teach tghe other girl the true way

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

so i will see some of you in the morning while im skiving at work again the rest i will see thurs as cadets is tomorrow night

1:53 am

herinfernallady

hahahahha an getting married. thanks for making me snort my lemonade

1:53 am

flosey

I'll be here kiwi, see you then

1:53 am

sprite

lol Kiwi *hugs* and sleep well.

1:53 am

loredana

kiwi lovely to see you like a flower you are in full bloom hugs

1:53 am

rururocks

night kiwi...

1:54 am

jillibus

bye kiwi -- keep having fun!

1:54 am

loredana

done choke herin thought i would give you a little bait

1:54 am

herinfernallady

night Kiwi

1:54 am

GroovyKiwi

gee i love you all so much dont get me all soppy again im over all that

1:54 am

GroovyKiwi

:)

1:54 am

loredana

lubs ya kiwi

1:54 am

herinfernallady

stuffing in my trap a taco thing

1:54 am

sprite

I think Caya would have, lobo, if the parents had not kept on feeding the girl negative stuff.

1:54 am

loredana

yummy taco me lubs them as well as kiwi

1:55 am

sprite

lubs ya right back, Kiwi darling.

1:55 am

GroovyKiwi

xxx +++ xxx nite all

1:55 am

loredana

it will come to pass sprite you watch be assured hugs

1:55 am

herinfernallady

organic lettuce tomato n avocado actually has taste

1:56 am

joshuavorbis

there is absolutely no comparison with homegrown tomatoes versus storebought

1:56 am

rururocks

I am off for now too. night all...

1:56 am

loredana

yummy yum herin can you have one for me

1:56 am

flosey

night ruru

1:56 am

sprite

I am happy to see my girl getting back to her normal radiant self, lobo. It has been tough on her. But she is strong and loving and she has grown through the experience. Way to go for her.

1:56 am

dart001

bye ruru

1:56 am

sprite

night ruru

1:56 am

jillibus

night ruru

1:56 am

VolleymomDee

nite ru

1:56 am

herinfernallady

I buy all of my veggies from the organic store appart from mushrooms.

1:57 am

loredana

yes way to go Caya proud of you (please pass on Mum)

1:57 am

sprite

will do :D

1:57 am

herinfernallady

Lore can you receive pictures on your mobile?

1:57 am

loredana

dont know herin

1:57 am

herinfernallady

SPrite hugs.

1:58 am

herinfernallady

Good one

1:58 am

sprite

thanks lady

1:58 am

Hugabugs

172 down... 72 to go... time for bed. g'nite everyone

1:58 am

sprite

night Hugs, sleep well!

1:59 am

jillibus

wtg hugs -- nighty night!

1:59 am

flosey

night hugs

1:59 am

VolleymomDee

gn hug

1:59 am

jillibus

flosey -- anything exciting at bridge?

1:59 am

herinfernallady

Lore I just sent you a mms

1:59 am

loredana

well done huga hugs goodnight sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite hugs

2:00 am

herinfernallady

night hugd

2:00 am

loredana

ok herin phone in another room

2:02 am

herinfernallady

well go get it

2:03 am

jillibus

guess flosey buried herself again...brb

2:03 am

bfsog

hey all. sigh a biggie today

2:03 am

flosey

lol jilli, just fell asleep! think I'd better get to bed

2:04 am

flosey

crazy hands tonight jilli

2:04 am

sprite

awwww flosey! Go to bed, before you have a keyboard print on your cheek! Sleep well

2:04 am

herinfernallady

hi bfs

2:04 am

sprite

hi bfsog

2:04 am

flosey

lol sprite, will do just that

2:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

2:04 am

flosey

goodnight all, be back in the morning

2:04 am

loredana

got it herin

2:04 am

herinfernallady

I was just sharing my taco with Lore

2:04 am

dart001

ty lickety

2:04 am

bfsog

im having some car trouble at the moment (not this very moment, lol)

2:04 am

loredana

flosey take care goodnight sleep well

2:05 am

loredana

hi there bf

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

{{{{{{huge hugs lilckety}}}}}}}

2:05 am

herinfernallady

Hi and thanks LIckety

2:05 am

loredana

thanks herin it tasted lovely

2:05 am

licketySplitAUS

still getting pc stuff sorted, so that was the delay

2:05 am

herinfernallady

If you can't fix it with a hammer or duct tape your screwed BFS

2:06 am

bfsog

i know! i hope its something or nothing, what with Chrimbo right around the corner

2:06 am

flosey

thanks lickety, will be back to use them in the morning

2:06 am

herinfernallady

I don't want presents this year. I want the bills to be gone

2:07 am

bfsog

i want babble made part of the schools cirriculum, that will improve our flagging nations vocabulary and illiteracy (aimed at the UK!)

2:08 am

herinfernallady

I don't that would mean more trolls

2:08 am

bfsog

okay anyone who signs up in 2009 cannot use the chat

2:10 am

herinfernallady

How about a stern beating for those that misbehave?

2:10 am

bfsog

who would give out those beatings?

2:11 am

sprite

I would prefer a special school Babble site then, and keep those kids away from here please.

2:12 am

bfsog

with special words that you use such as innit and whateva

2:12 am

bfsog

that they use*

2:13 am

loredana

sprite you just read my mine i totally agree we had those problems before due to chidren being in here they need their own site

2:13 am

bfsog

you just want rid of me. i can take a hint loredana

2:13 am

herinfernallady

i dont know

2:14 am

ursh

Hello all - In early internet days I tried chat rooms for over 50 and believe me some of them were worse than the kids we have had on here

2:14 am

loredana

no hints education is the responsibility of parents and teachers

2:14 am

loredana

hi ursh

2:15 am

sprite

I didn't enjoy the troll invasions. I'd welcome nice kids, no problem. But they usually get overshadowed by the troll-like ones.

2:15 am

sprite

hi ursh

2:15 am

bfsog

i dont think i have ever encountered a troll here but im not here that much i suppose

2:16 am

dart001

hmmm connection probs here

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

had them earlier here, too dart

2:17 am

sprite

we have had 2 periods where a teacher had brought babble to the attention of her class and we got some very unpleasant invasions. With name calling, etc.

2:17 am

dart001

feels likes it's 2 am all the time now grrrr

2:17 am

sprite

a single troll is easy to handle, but a horde is difficult.

2:17 am

ursh

Have managed to get to 100 left and nbt. Sorry for using filthy language but need to get some h/work done. bbl

2:18 am

bfsog

i vaguely remember an aussie school being a problem?

2:18 am

sprite

lol ursh, and good luck

2:18 am

loredana

ursh lovely to see you have fun

2:18 am

sprite

yup bfsog

2:19 am

herinfernallady

HI Ursh

2:25 am

sprite

and fireworks. Off to the shower with me. Have a grand day, all of you, and/or a peaceful night.

2:25 am

joshuavorbis

nice work, sprite

2:25 am

dart001

congrats sprite

2:25 am

loredana

woopee well done have a great day Princess hugs

2:25 am

joshuavorbis

i'm shooting for 200 before i go to lickety - nice to have him back, btw

2:26 am

loredana

sure is joshua how are you feeling today any better

2:26 am

herinfernallady

Yah sprite

2:26 am

sprite

*special hug for lobo and a thorough scratching behind her ears*

2:26 am

loredana

any tacos left herin

2:26 am

loredana

oh lubs that Princess ty ty ty

2:26 am

joshuavorbis

feeling better but coughing about 10X more - this is going to be one of those coughs that sticks around for 2-3 weeks. i hate those

2:27 am

jillibus

just got back -- bye sprite...

2:27 am

loredana

lemon and honey in a glass of warm water should help joshua

2:27 am

loredana

welcome back jilli

2:27 am

jillibus

oh -- Lickety came! Yay!

2:27 am

herinfernallady

wHISKEY that is all

2:27 am

loredana

yay jilli!!!

2:28 am

joshuavorbis

herin - it doesn't take two recommendations of whiskey for me to hit that bottle

2:28 am

LoriP

josh, go to bed!!! G'd morning Babblers.

2:29 am

loredana

hi there LoriP

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

hi lori

2:29 am

LoriP

Yea for a not 58 word grid. :D

2:29 am

joshuavorbis

lori - no can do - i have a paper to write and 66 more words to find

2:30 am

dart001

firewords

2:30 am

loredana

oh josh i am in the same boat lets forget about it for a while

2:30 am

LoriP

***kids these days...*** :D

2:30 am

loredana

woopee well done dart

2:30 am

jillibus

hi lori

2:30 am

VolleymomDee

wtg dart... 9 left here

2:30 am

FMitch

Morning all
Much better zied grid today, and time to enjoyit (fingers crossed)!

2:30 am

jillibus

I'd like to get halfway...

2:30 am

herinfernallady

Later gators

2:30 am

joshuavorbis

i'm seeing so many french words in this grid

2:30 am

loredana

good morning FM

2:30 am

jillibus

hi FM :)

2:30 am

LoriP

Go Volley!

2:30 am

loredana

later herin take care see you next time

2:31 am

loredana

parle vous francais joshua thought i might add a few more

2:31 am

herinfernallady

laters

2:31 am

FMitch

Evening jilli :) Hi lore and josh

2:32 am

joshuavorbis

hi FM

2:32 am

LoriP

G'd morning FM

2:33 am

dart001

nite all

2:33 am

FMitch

*dives in*

2:33 am

VolleymomDee

ta dart... fireworks

2:33 am

loredana

goodnight dart see you next time take care

2:34 am

VolleymomDee

have a long day tomorrow, so must also *poof*

2:34 am

jillibus

oh joy -- the return of the green flash :)

2:34 am

LoriP

G'd night dart. Congratualtions Volley!

2:34 am

VolleymomDee

lol dart is faster than ever with lickety; ty lori

2:34 am

VolleymomDee

hugs to all; have a blessed day / eve!!

2:34 am

FMitch

Congrats Volley

2:34 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

2:34 am

jillibus

night dart -- YAY dee!

2:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty & big hug for jili

2:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty fm

2:35 am

LoriP

jilli is in insomniac mode? :)

2:36 am

jillibus

not quite, lori -- last gasp before bed, enjoying having Lickety back :)

2:36 am

LoriP

Enjoy :)

2:42 am

FMitch

goose and dolphin alert

2:44 am

LoriP

Can't add s to either le 8 i found. That's disappointing.

2:45 am

FMitch

I tried that too

2:45 am

joshuavorbis

you can add s to an le7

2:45 am

LoriP

lol, glad I wasn't the only one!

2:45 am

FMitch

btw I have 3 x le8 so far

2:45 am

Atalante

(so did I though I'm not here, just about to take monster for a walk - hi FM hi Lori(Canada)!)

2:46 am

joshuavorbis

there are 4

2:46 am

FMitch

Morning Ata and Hobbit monster

2:46 am

LoriP

G'd morning ATa Hari!

2:46 am

Atalante

madame is getting impatient, so I'll be back shortly :)

2:46 am

FMitch

thanks josh now I have 4

2:47 am

Atalante

(I already had 4 *smug*)

2:47 am

jakes-mum

hellooooo all

2:47 am

FMitch

go and walk the hound!

2:47 am

FMitch

Hi j-m

2:48 am

LoriP

lol Ata, enjoy 'yer drubbing. :) G'd morning jakes!

2:48 am

loredana

hello there jakes mum

2:48 am

Atalante

*runs off trailing smugness behind her*

2:49 am

FMitch

In the best Lori tradition I declare there are only 12 l's today not 17.

2:49 am

LoriP

Don't be silly FM. There are 14, but no more.

2:49 am

FMitch

rats!

2:50 am

jillibus

I already declared there are only 17 Cs today, not 27, btw

2:50 am

LoriP

have you got the stoopid 6/30 7/44?

2:50 am

FMitch

lol jilli

2:50 am

Atalante

(19c's acttually :P)

2:51 am

LoriP

lol jilli, they always over estimate the c's.

2:51 am

FMitch

Go away Ata! :)

2:51 am

loredana

the Cs were easy today if you need assistance jilli

2:51 am

jillibus

said ata smugly

2:51 am

FMitch

no I haven't Lori

2:51 am

Atalante

well that's nice!!!

2:52 am

FMitch

well your dripping smugness all over the place and making a mess

2:52 am

Atalante

I'm going to call you FM(England) from now on

2:52 am

loredana

hi there Ata and Hobbit

2:52 am

LoriP

le + a round metal thingy. Some people bng it (heh) for a dinner bell

2:53 am

Atalante

i'm not really smug, i can't get my realplayer to burn a cd properly

2:53 am

LoriP

josh, you said there are 4 8's? I neerd ta' look again then.

2:53 am

LoriP

Humbling, isn't it Ata.

2:53 am

joshuavorbis

4 le8's, yes

2:53 am

FMitch

thanks lori, wouldn't have got those.

2:54 am

joshuavorbis

if your mouth is full of crackers, all 4 le8's will sound the same

2:54 am

LoriP

Thanks josh who should be in bed, sweating away his illness. :)

2:54 am

Atalante

it's blooming annoying! oh well, old music will have to do *poof*

2:54 am

FMitch

I shall have to add a quartine wing to the PB

2:55 am

LoriP

Doh, forgot to spell it the other way. Thanks josh. 16 l's but that's my final offer!

2:58 am

LoriP

Okay, thereare 17 l's. Flukey.

2:59 am

FMitch

pfft

2:59 am

LoriP

le 5, what I am in my own mind? :p

2:59 am

LoriP

*le 6 that is

3:00 am

FMitch

thanks but not looking for clues yet hun

3:00 am

LoriP

do that one, and you'll laugh......

3:01 am

FMitch

now you have me intreagued, heads back to the l's

3:01 am

LoriP

***persistence is the key to aggrivating people*** :p

3:02 am

FMitch

Doh and lol, already had that l

3:03 am

jillibus

ok, 81 left and heading for bedding -- night all

3:03 am

loredana

well done jilli goodnight see you next time take care

3:03 am

FMitch

Night jilli sleep well

3:04 am

jillibus

bappy habbling *poof*

3:04 am

LoriP

Nice job jilli, sleep tight.

3:05 am

joshuavorbis

10 more until i will let myself licketysplit

3:05 am

loredana

well done joshua

3:12 am

bfsog

36 left for me

3:13 am

bfsog

sago

3:13 am

FMitch

wtg bf!

3:13 am

loredana

well done bf sago is that your pudding

3:13 am

bfsog

pb for me, too

3:13 am

loredana

coming with you

3:13 am

FMitch

and PB for lore too :)

3:15 am

LoriP

Missing 1 c. poopy.

3:15 am

bfsog

c's again lori? lol

3:16 am

LoriP

Ack, yes bf.

3:17 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

3:18 am

loredana

good morning Haz and Spangle

3:18 am

Haz1558

If Spangle weren't Arranging The Paws, I'm sure she'd wave one.

3:19 am

LoriP

G'd morning Haz

3:19 am

FMitch

Morning Haz
Serious business going on at your end then :)

3:19 am

Haz1558

Very Serious. And there's Cat Patrol later.

3:19 am

FMitch

How went the WI?

3:20 am

jakes-mum

hiya haz

3:20 am

Haz1558

It went fine, thanks. A nice, friendly group of ladies.

3:20 am

Haz1558

Hello jakes-mum.

3:21 am

FMitch

Good, glad it went well

3:21 am

Haz1558

It was fun - lots of sampling afterwards and they came up to try all the napkin folds etc.

3:22 am

FMitch

what starter suggestions did you do?

3:23 am

loredana

Fireworks for me

3:23 am

Haz1558

Minted melon cocktail, gingered pineapple and kiwi, melon and sorbet. Fruit is the demonstrator's friend. Good for you, colourful, easy to prepare ahead of time.

3:24 am

loredana

LoriP you found that elusive C yet?

3:24 am

LoriP

Congratulations lore!

3:24 am

Haz1558

Congratulations loredana!

3:24 am

loredana

thanks Babblers

3:24 am

FMitch

congrats lore!

3:24 am

LoriP

Nope. There are only 26 c's. :)

3:25 am

loredana

All that studying it must of sharpened up my brain

3:25 am

Haz1558

This grid looks inviting.

3:25 am

FMitch

mmm like the sound of those esp the melon and sorbet

3:26 am

LoriP

So far it's fun, but they're always fun at the beginning.

3:26 am

FMitch

not too bad so far but am still on the first run through

3:27 am

Haz1558

It's always nice when you can see words straight away, it kind of gives you hope.

3:29 am

loredana

Cs 4 x10 , 5 x 8 , 6 x 5 ,7 x 4 for loriP

3:30 am

Haz1558

I hope it isn't an omen. French and English words for cold, white stuff in the grid.

3:31 am

LoriP

It's a 6. Perfect. Thanks muchly lore. :)

3:31 am

loredana

have fun everyone very nice relaxing grid ta ra

3:31 am

LoriP

Have a great eve lore. Sleep tight.

3:31 am

FMitch

and the last line of 'Frere Jacques' too can you believe!

3:31 am

Haz1558

Toodle-pip, lore.

3:31 am

FMitch

Night lore :)

3:32 am

Haz1558

Spooky!

3:32 am

LoriP

haha, t'was a plural. No comment. Thank again lore

3:33 am

Haz1558

Goodness, fancy you missing a plural, Lori.

3:33 am

LoriP

Thusly, I finally greyed the bottom row. Now I can set th screen properly. :/

3:33 am

FMitch

so unusual!

3:33 am

LoriP

Such a rare event, isn't it Haz.

3:34 am

Haz1558

Extremely rare.

3:34 am

LoriP

Perhaps I'll jot it on the calendar.

3:34 am

joshuavorbis

does the babble board really take up nearly your entire screen, lori?

3:35 am

Haz1558

No, the ten year diary might be best.

3:35 am

LoriP

It's such an old, small monitor josh.

3:36 am

joshuavorbis

reminds me of the prehistoric computers i used to use

3:36 am

Haz1558

It is an ag6/30 monitor. It needs L'Oreal with Pro-Elastin.

3:36 am

joshuavorbis

now i have a fancy new imac, and the babble board is about the size of a coaster

3:37 am

Haz1558

That would be no use for ladies with ag6 eyes. Not that Lori is as old as me.

3:38 am

joshuavorbis

well, one of the cool things about macs is you can hold down the control key and scroll with your mouse's scroll wheel to zoom waaaaaay in or out with ease :)

3:38 am

LoriP

I'm an oil of Olay kinda' gal. :)

3:39 am

LoriP

You get used to old monitors when 'yer old. :)

3:39 am

Haz1558

You and me both, Lori.

3:39 am

joshuavorbis

they're not old monitors, just experienced

3:40 am

Haz1558

It amuses me greatly to see all the adverts with fancy imaginative ingredients.

3:40 am

FMitch

since when was 42 classified as bring old, huh?

3:40 am

LoriP

lol josh

3:41 am

LoriP

'elastin' is my personal fave.

3:41 am

joshuavorbis

42 isn't old, it's the answer to the fundamental question of the universe

3:41 am

FMitch

it is indeed :)

3:41 am

LoriP

42 is old-ish

3:41 am

Haz1558

And why do they use models with not a wrinkle in sight?

3:42 am

Haz1558

Why am I asking stupid questions?

3:42 am

FMitch

lol

3:43 am

LoriP

Self explanatory. Not me though, I'm quite secure in the ag*** process, and not the elast bit afraid of the wrinkles the spawnlings gave me.

3:44 am

joshuavorbis

got all the w's on my own. i am so proud of me

3:44 am

Haz1558

But do your children not help to rejuvenate you? It's what happens to all the celebrities.

3:45 am

Haz1558

The fact that their face is pulled as tight as a drum is neither here nor there.

3:47 am

FMitch

so many of the words I want today need a t, sigh.

3:48 am

LoriP

Yea josh! Spwanlings rejuvenate????? they're predators.

3:48 am

Haz1558

I'm trying to use that ish ending but enable isn't being very imaginative. gonish for when you're not quite out of the door, dannish for being Mr Quayle-like.

3:49 am

joshuavorbis

haz, that 2nd one is very close to an actual word in the grid

3:49 am

FMitch

take a letter out of mr Quale for a sweet treat

3:49 am

Haz1558

And I don't think ingeish is going to be much use either.

3:50 am

Haz1558

It's why I gave Mr Quayle a double consonant helping.

3:50 am

FMitch

would that be like sort of demanding a list?

3:51 am

Haz1558

Something along those lines. She'll be happy today.

3:52 am

LoriP

I'm sure there;s a collective sigh of relief at Lickety's triumphant return.

3:53 am

FMitch

lol just tried go5/16 and it worked

3:53 am

Haz1558

I would think so.

3:53 am

bfsog

fireworks, but now i cant babble anymore :\

3:53 am

LoriP

Congratulations bf.

3:53 am

FMitch

congrats bf

3:53 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, bf. Is this a curse that has been visited upon you by a passing pedlar?

3:54 am

bfsog

indeed he granted me 3 wishes but i didnt read the small print

3:54 am

Haz1558

You must always read the small print.

3:55 am

LoriP

Small print gets you every time. This involves your immortal soul I bet.

3:55 am

bfsog

well i know that now! one of my wishes should have been tp up the small print font

3:56 am

Haz1558

This is the sort of stuff they should be teaching in schools.

3:56 am

Haz1558

What's the use of knowing about triangles and things when you're left not knowing about reading small print?

3:57 am

FMitch

weeee found a 9

3:57 am

bfsog

i should visit a school in thei lucn hhour and pass on some valuable life lessons!

3:57 am

LoriP

Especially when ones soul is at stake.

3:57 am

joshuavorbis

change one letter for the other 9, FM

3:57 am

LoriP

Yea for FM!

3:57 am

joshuavorbis

i mean, that wasn't a hint/clue, forget i said anything

3:57 am

Haz1558

They'll not let you in, bf, until you've had a full police criminal record check.

3:58 am

FMitch

lol josh

3:58 am

bfsog

ah theres nothing on there!

3:58 am

Haz1558

What sort of youth did you have?

3:59 am

Haz1558

No indiscretions at all?

3:59 am

bfsog

plenty, but i was a fast runner

3:59 am

Haz1558

Or maybe the surveillance cameras were switched off at the time.

4:00 am

bfsog

yes... switched off... thats what it was!

4:00 am

Haz1558

Another g and we could have leggings back again. As in bf was noted for his youthful leggings.

4:00 am

bfsog

have you been speaking to my parents, hah

4:01 am

Haz1558

I have my sources.

4:02 am

bfsog

i ordered 2 dvds on sundayi hope they have arrived tonight

4:03 am

joshuavorbis

ok, got to 200 sans list finally, now off i go to zoom to the finish line

4:03 am

joshuavorbis

thanks to lickety, as always

4:04 am

FMitch

wtg josh

4:06 am

Haz1558

For once we'll be able to use aerie as a clue.

4:06 am

FMitch

coffee time brb

4:07 am

chickieo8

GM brrrrrrrrrr,it is cold and white out side :(--:)

4:07 am

Haz1558

Oh dear!

4:08 am

LoriP

G'd morning hodag. ***hands over a steaming hot chocolate***

4:09 am

chickieo8

we got 5 in. of that stuff over night. I new it was coming but I wasn't ready for it!

4:10 am

chickieo8

Hey Lori.I'am drinking mine :)

4:10 am

Haz1558

So, not what you wanted to see when you opened the curtains?

4:10 am

bfsog

Did you hear about the two TV antennas that got married? The wedding was terrible but the reception was terrific.... (im sorry)

4:11 am

LoriP

:) @ bf

4:11 am

Haz1558

Keep up the research, bf. I'm sure you'll find a good joke eventually....

4:11 am

chickieo8

NO but with no choice I will get use to it:)

4:11 am

FMitch

Morning chickie
:) bf

4:12 am

bfsog

Q: Why are dogs such bad dancers?
A: They have two left feet.

4:12 am

FMitch

Ha ha Haz!

4:12 am

chickieo8

hiya FM how goes it :)

4:12 am

bfsog

haz im hurt by your statement!

4:13 am

Haz1558

You don't work in a Christmas cracker factory, bf?

4:13 am

FMitch

Can't complain chickie ;)

4:13 am

chickieo8

ha ha ha ha :)

4:13 am

bfsog

no but i should do shouldnt i!

4:13 am

bfsog

when all of you sit down for christmas and pull those crackers i hope you think of me

4:14 am

chickieo8

that it good FM:)

4:14 am

Haz1558

I know you'll take my critique as constructive criticism. Have you thought of Britain's got talent?

4:14 am

FMitch

if you have throught about it ... stop right now

4:14 am

bfsog

i did but they never come to my nearest city ha. nah never tv isnt for me

4:15 am

Haz1558

Think of all the groupies. You wouldn't want that, would you?

4:16 am

bfsog

no way.

4:16 am

Haz1558

You'll become a le6/27 some other way.

4:16 am

chickieo8

I like your icon FM is that where you live?

4:16 am

bfsog

in my eyes i already am

4:17 am

FMitch

It's actually very near to where Atalante lives, I'm about 2 hours away from her. She took the pic

4:18 am

chickieo8

I see,what is the red is it soil or wheat?

4:18 am

FMitch

They are poppies growing wild, a beautiful sight.

4:20 am

FMitch

I used the pic for Remembrance Day

4:20 am

chickieo8

I bet it is!! I love to take pictures like that. Nature can be so beautiful at times even the snow if I can stay inside>>>:)

4:21 am

Haz1558

OKay, time I was getting ready to go out. I'll be back later so be good in the meantime. Bye!

4:22 am

FMitch

Bye Haz, see you later.

4:22 am

chickieo8

lol Haz :)

4:24 am

chickieo8

time to try this grid it dosen't look too bad

4:24 am

FMitch

It fun, load of normal words (so far)

4:25 am

chickieo8

clue,getting older

4:29 am

FMitch

Im starting to go crosseyed but still haven't finished first run through - think I will take a break. Toodles

4:30 am

chickieo8

lol FM :)

4:41 am

chickieo8

going for now bye :)

4:46 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks

4:48 am

chickieo8

wtg josh

5:05 am

herinfernallady

Hi

5:06 am

Angelsong

morning, all. things are finally back to normal. the new ISP is wonderful, and I'm reorganizing files on my computer. Thank heaven I have online backups of my files.

5:06 am

herinfernallady

HJI Angel

5:24 am

bfsog

angelsong: whose your ISP?

5:31 am

LoriP

G'd morning again Babblers! Back to continue the first sweep.

5:31 am

LoriP

Ooh, and congratulations josh! ***now get to bed!*** :p

5:31 am

jean1953

Good morning everyone, and morning LoriP:):)

5:32 am

LoriP

Hi jean!!!!!!!!! ***never gets old for me :)***

5:32 am

jean1953

lol

5:37 am

carleekat

we have 6 inches of snow :o(

5:38 am

LoriP

Yuk. Don't send it her please. Morning carlee

5:38 am

jean1953

Oh brilliant carleekat, we seldom see that much snow here:)

5:38 am

carleekat

morning..and bye....time to go shovel so I can get to work...

5:39 am

jean1953

only up in the North of England

5:39 am

carleekat

120 foot driveway..dble wide...and its mine to shovel....ttfn

5:39 am

LoriP

happy shovelling.

5:39 am

jean1953

bye carleekat have fun:)

5:39 am

Scrabbler

Hello everyone. Another big grid. Yesterday was a day of relative rest.

5:40 am

jean1953

hello Scrabbler:)

5:40 am

LoriP

G'd morning Scrabbler. :) Nice grid so far.

5:40 am

Atalante

back for a bit :)

5:40 am

Atalante

and perfect timing, scrabs, I have a question for you *angelic innocent spaniel eyes*

5:40 am

LoriP

You getting a 'Head' start today? ;p

5:40 am

Scrabbler

I don't know much about spaniels though.

5:40 am

LoriP

wb Ata. Hobbit subdued for now?

5:41 am

jean1953

hello Atalante:)

5:41 am

Atalante

I don't think anyone does. They are a world unto themselves

5:41 am

Atalante

yep - she ate a dogfish intestine

5:41 am

Scrabbler

Great source of protein...*GAG*

5:42 am

Atalante

but quick question - is there any way to search for specialists in the US that deal with certain specialities (ie weirdo autoimmune conditions!)

5:42 am

LoriP

Ahh, then hobbit's life is now whole. Unlike the net mangling shark.

5:43 am

Scrabbler

I would go to the Cleveland Clinic or NYU or Mayo Clinic--major medical hubs. What city would be easiest to go to?

5:44 am

Scrabbler

West coast? I know you go to oregon a lot.

5:44 am

Atalante

we;re just starting to try and look further afield for options for Claire - her surgeons here have basically now admitted they can't do anything, and they can't recommend any automimmune person, so we're reduced to trawling the net etc for brilliant people anywhere!

5:46 am

LoriP

What about Cedars -Sinai Scrabbler?

5:46 am

Scrabbler

One way they COULD help would be to look at the medical literature and see the names of the top US specialists publishing studies and articles....but we can do our work too.

5:46 am

Scrabbler

Yes, west coast: UCLA, UCSF, among many.

5:46 am

jean1953

coming away from the grid for a while bb

5:46 am

LoriP

Pop off an e-mail Ata, and I

5:47 am

Atalante

I'm sure they *could* do a lot more, but they aren't going to. And I'm sure I can find the same info as them if I try!

5:47 am

LoriP

***stoopid enter key*** I'd be glad to help search

5:47 am

LoriP

Later jean, great to see ya'.

5:48 am

Scrabbler

**looking at Cleveland Clinic site...and my friend is a neurologist there too**

5:48 am

looney

imiised what you were searching for but i would like to help your search

5:49 am

Atalante

ty lori, you are the best! I just wish claire had something easy to describe and find someone for, but "unknown autoimmune disorders" is so vague

5:49 am

looney

ive done much medical research in regards to my daughter

5:49 am

LoriP

Ata, if your Health system is like ours, you have to advocate and be aggressive, or they'll surrender quickly.

5:50 am

LoriP

I may surprise you Ata. Totally up to you, but I'm glad to help if I can.

5:50 am

LoriP

With #3 and his vision problem, I kicked ass from here to there until he got help.

5:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi Looney--my middle name is Looney

5:51 am

looney

nice to meet you

5:51 am

Scrabbler

Ata, what about insurance coverage for her in the US?

5:51 am

LoriP

My outlook is looney! G'd morning

5:51 am

looney

my daughter had an immune disorder

5:51 am

Atalante

any help is most welcome! we're just trying to find *anyone* who works with automimmune diseases and seems willing to look way far outside the box. Actually, we want House. but a real one. but no lupus

5:51 am

looney

i spent forever looking

5:51 am

LoriP

lol, it's always Lupus on house. :)

5:52 am

LoriP

Searching medical papers is a good start. Seeking dr's theories and clinical trials, IMO

5:52 am

Atalante

maybe we should get her tested for lupus anyway. just to see :P

5:52 am

Atalante

I'm sorry to hear that looney, I can imagine!

5:53 am

LoriP

I love when they say Lupus on House. Uni and I latch right on to it.... :p

5:53 am

looney

what are the symptoms

5:53 am

LoriP

what country are you in Looney, if you don't mind saying.

5:53 am

Atalante

I spent yesterday evening looking through medical papers, and bookmarked a few to go back through over the next few days

5:53 am

redturtlehead

Hi all!

5:53 am

LoriP

G'd morning red

5:54 am

looney

im in the us. houston tx

5:54 am

Atalante

you name it, she's got it. from general crohn's symptoms to non-healing, to bone disintegration to constant infection!

5:54 am

redturtlehead

this grid is more like it!!!!

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Another place, Ata, is Mount Sinai in NYC--we send kids there that have complex allergy/immunology issues.

5:55 am

LoriP

Thanks Looney, appreciate that. Isn't Texas somewhat laden with good Medical Centers as well?

5:55 am

Atalante

*writes down*

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi red

5:55 am

looney

yes we have some of the best here

5:56 am

redturtlehead

hi Scrabbler

5:57 am

Atalante

we officially can't take claire out of the country, but if we were bringing her over to a hospital, I'm sure it would be a different matter. We just have to try and do *something*!

5:57 am

LoriP

I also might suggest you scour blogs as well.

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Is there any place in Europe that is better than what you are getting now, Ata?

5:57 am

Atalante

oooooo good idea!

5:58 am

looney

have they tested her for lymes disease yet?

5:58 am

LoriP

I imagine you've already been here http://www.immunetolerance.org/researc
h/autoimmune/

5:58 am

Atalante

I'm looking, Scrabs, I'm working through france at the moment!

5:59 am

LoriP

I got some good leads from blogs in the past. Just a thought

5:59 am

redturtlehead

The American hospital in Paris is quite good, but having had health care in Paris at the not American hospital, i was less impressed.

5:59 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

6:00 am

Atalante

it's a brilliant idea, lori!

6:00 am

Scrabbler

Also: National Institutes of Health in US.

6:00 am

redturtlehead

Hi Crossy!!!!!!!!!!

6:00 am

Atalante

I know the German health system is meant to be very good, I'm going there next!

6:00 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy

6:01 am

LoriP

G'd morning cross. Feeling better and betterer every day?

6:01 am

looney

does she ever get what lookls like a blister from a burn on her and then the skin peels away?

6:01 am

crosshair

indeed lori:) and i get my results tommorow:)

6:01 am

Scrabbler

BRB--getting breakfast and another cup of tea

6:02 am

redturtlehead

I am also coming back, gotta get some coffee into me...

6:02 am

Atalante

not *yet*. I'm sure she will at some point!

6:02 am

LoriP

Excelelnt cross, I'm sure we're all rubbing 'yer back and holding our breath with you. :)

6:03 am

LoriP

here? http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/autoi
mmune/

6:03 am

LoriP

***inappropriately giggles every time she sees Lupus***

6:04 am

crosshair

as they told it to me the last time i did this,the chemo continues to work in the system for up to a month after the last treatment,hench the wait for final diagnosis

6:04 am

Atalante

oh so do I, Lori

6:04 am

Atalante

"get an LP!

6:04 am

looney

atalante..... have her tested for LYMES DISEASE

6:04 am

crosshair

you goggle cause you think/lupislupine and see my pretty lil wolf icon;0

6:04 am

crosshair

goggle?...giggle

6:05 am

looney

if the test comes back negative have it done again

6:05 am

Atalante

we don't really have Lymes Disease over here, looney. but I guess we could try anyway, they have ticks in france

6:06 am

looney

didnt have lymes diseasw where we wre eith or so they thouoght

6:06 am

Atalante

can't that be treated with antibios though?

6:06 am

crosshair

we get something like it out west,rocky mtn spotted fever from wood tics or so ive heard

6:06 am

looney

my doctor did the test 3 times before he got a positive

6:07 am

looney

it doesnt always respond to the testing

6:07 am

redturtlehead

it would be unusual for someone not in the US to have lymes.

6:07 am

looney

its a very trickey thing that attacks the immune system

6:07 am

LoriP

Lyme disease etsts routinely produce false negatives.

6:07 am

redturtlehead

I had rockey mt Spotted fever crossy....it was a horrific thingy.

6:07 am

looney

yes they do lori

6:08 am

crosshair

i can just imagine it was red

6:08 am

looney

my daughter developed allerges that wee life threatning had the blister burns looking things on her face and arms and chest

6:08 am

looney

had trouble fighting infections

6:08 am

LoriP

Lyme disease was confirmed in Nova Scotia a few years ago. People still remain very unaware of where it exists in Canada.

6:08 am

looney

joint problems

6:09 am

looney

just a multple of things

6:09 am

redturtlehead

but the thing is, once you start on the Meds i really got better quickly.

6:09 am

LoriP

The rash is a pretty static even in Lyme though 'specially early on, and one would remember that. I don't remember Ata ever mentioning that.

6:10 am

looney

i never saw the bulls eye type rash on my daughter

6:10 am

Atalante

and she's been on at least 4 types of antibios for over 10 years now, I think one might have got it

6:10 am

crosshair

i think im almost seeing the word for the instrument that detects radiation,but im not sure..might be a phantom...:/

6:11 am

Scrabbler

phantom, crossy--E and R do not touch

6:11 am

LoriP

Has she ever had a period of grace Ata? As in, ever symptom free?

6:11 am

Atalante

nope, she's 35 now and beengetting steadily worse since she was 18

6:12 am

Scrabbler

I assume she was tested for HIV, Ata?

6:12 am

crosshair

thought so scrabbs..i better put the kettle on for sum tea

6:13 am

Atalante

actually, you know, probably not! HIV testing can't be done here without specific approval

6:13 am

LoriP

HIV testing wasn't done???? Wow

6:13 am

Atalante

but with the amount of surgeries she's had, I'm sure the hospitals would know, even if they wouldn't say anything

6:13 am

LoriP

I'm shocked.

6:14 am

crosshair

im sitting here stunned at the thought of that test not being done as well

6:14 am

Atalante

why would they? you don't standradly tested for hiv here

6:14 am

Scrabbler

Make sure she gets that test, Ata! And T-cell counts, phagocyte functions, ...BASIC immune functions: T and C cells, complement levels...

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Yikes, Ata! If you don't know someone has HIV then you cannot treat someone for HIV.

6:15 am

LoriP

As a blood recipient in 1987, when the Canadian system had just begun HIV testing in January of that year, I requested HIV testing at several poitns in time after that. paranoid....

6:15 am

redturtlehead

To be honest if she had HIV testing for any reason she would have to give consent. its not routienely done here either but ith her on going symptoms, to be honest if she had untreated HIV by now....

6:15 am

Atalante

I dont' think I know anyone who has ever had an HIV test. Apart from Lori now!

6:15 am

crosshair

i recieved blood products all through that period as well lori and have had the test

6:15 am

LoriP

Honestly, I'm shocked. that'd be the first thing to rule out, in mu non medical opinion.

6:16 am

redturtlehead

I've had about 6....because of my work with medecins Sans Frontieres...

6:16 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I thought that too, red, she has been ill for 14 yrs.

6:16 am

LoriP

cross knows. It was peace of mind. For me at least.

6:16 am

oodleberry

looney? are you from tangleword?

6:16 am

LoriP

True enough Scrabbler, red.

6:16 am

crosshair

indeed lori,i was run over by a car that year and took 4 pints of blood on board

6:17 am

Atalante

maybe she did a long time ago, but I don't remember it ...

6:17 am

looney

im from houston texas

6:17 am

jorjahgal

*yawn* morning all

6:17 am

LoriP

I had 5, result of a drunk driving incident. I ahd no choice.

6:17 am

Scrabbler

Geez, crossy!

6:17 am

crosshair

morning jorja

6:17 am

oodleberry

ohthen you never played the game tangleword eh?

6:17 am

jorjahgal

ahhhh tangleword.... loved that site

6:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi jorjah

6:17 am

LoriP

G'd morning jorja. ***hands he a coffee for the yawns***

6:17 am

looney

no ihavent sorry

6:17 am

jorjahgal

everyone having a good tuesday so far?

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Thanks to medical care, we have Lori and Crossy with us today!! Yippee!

6:18 am

looney

another looney lol

6:18 am

oodleberry

oh ok cause there was someone with a name like yours

6:18 am

looney

theres many of us

6:18 am

jorjahgal

mmmmmm fresh brewed and just right thanks Lori

6:18 am

crosshair

not as bad as it sounds scrabbs.right ankle broke,the big bone in my left thigh broke and came out of the skin and a nasty conncussion

6:18 am

oodleberry

jor what was your name ... minw was the same

6:18 am

Scrabbler

It's good so far, jorjah, but then I have to work from 8:30-8 and will lose my mind!!!

6:18 am

LoriP

lol Scrabbler, believe me, I'm grateful for every single day my feet hit the floor.

6:18 am

crosshair

people knock the med system,but i would not be sitting here today without them:)

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Sounds absolutely AWFUL to me, Crossy, but, yes, it could have been worse.

6:19 am

jorjahgal

Mine was the same too.... You ever here from

6:19 am

jorjahgal

Fire?

6:19 am

jorjahgal

am to pm Scrab?

6:19 am

oodleberry

there is a site called cobradragon the game now is called serpentine

6:20 am

crosshair

life has been interesting so far;)

6:20 am

jorjahgal

still not awake good... that was supposed to read... you ever hear from FIre?

6:20 am

oodleberry

no haven't

6:21 am

LoriP

Ata, there's a facility in Montreal that's nagging at the back of my brain. Will try to find it. Maybe if I stop trying to recall it.

6:21 am

Atalante

tytytytytyty

6:21 am

crosshair

lol jorja! you have to flesh out that profile a tad.it is a bit...sparse;/

6:21 am

Scrabbler

Yep, a very long day, and then I am on call. I will eagerly come back here tonight.

6:22 am

LoriP

Another day of hand holding and placating Scrabbler?

6:22 am

crosshair

o dont know how you docs do it day after day tbh scrabbs

6:22 am

redturtlehead

Have a great day Scrabbler...

6:22 am

jorjahgal

brb

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Yep, and explaining why antibiotics are not needed for Junior's cold and cough.

6:23 am

crosshair

yup nothing like creating super bugs;((

6:23 am

Scrabbler

I can stay a few more minutes, I was just stating what I have to look forward too.

6:23 am

LoriP

I could prob'ally learn the medical side, but my bedside manner would get me fired. I applaud you scrabbler, because I would prob'ally tell people to smarten up and engage some common sense.

6:23 am

redturtlehead

Smiles broadly, stating, I have the day off...but am still recovering from Sunday...

6:23 am

Atalante

lol same here, lori

6:24 am

Scrabbler

But, Crossy, the Mad Momma's KNOW that the antibiotic is necessary or else Junior won't get better.

6:24 am

crosshair

crossy looks out the window....and sees 2 feet of snow:((((

6:24 am

LoriP

People seem somehow offended that their chidl ahs a totally ordinary illness that will go away on its own. Everybody wants a magic wand.

6:24 am

JBV

good morning everyone - have a few minutes before I have to go off into the other world

6:24 am

LoriP

***Lori is glad she's not lookin' out crossy's window***

6:24 am

Scrabbler

The tough Momma's are the on4 that challenge me and demand an antibiotic, despite my explanations.

6:25 am

crosshair

the other world looks mean today jbv;(

6:25 am

LoriP

G'd mornign JBV. ***what is this other world of which you speak?*** :)

6:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi JBV (JBV and husband)--doing OK?

6:25 am

JBV

here's my outlook: a very boring meeting from 10-12, then I get to go talk to 4th graders about my career, that will be fun

6:25 am

Scrabbler

We have about 5 inches of snow and it is 24 degrees F here.

6:25 am

JBV

hi, scrabs, thanks- we're counting down to Thursday, tomorrow he will be on "prep" - you know what that means

6:25 am

crosshair

it is -6 c here atm

6:26 am

Atalante

brrrrrrrr!!!

6:26 am

LoriP

Ata... http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/25892.htm
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6:27 am

redturtlehead

No snow, record cold for Florida...

6:27 am

LoriP

It's +1 here cross. Right down balmy.... :p

6:27 am

crosshair

give us the temp so we can giggle red....

6:27 am

Scrabbler

I had that before one of my operations, JBV, and thought I would die before I even had surgery.

6:28 am

EspritdJean

form a group and hit the PB all youse who said the word sn**

6:28 am

redturtlehead

LOL cross, 48 f. tonight it is supposed to drop into 20's

6:28 am

JBV

if we hadn't done it before, that comment would scare me scrabs, :)

6:28 am

Atalante

oooh ty! *an aside* I love their canada maple leaf logo

6:28 am

crosshair

AWW CRUD! we cant all fit in the pb

6:28 am

EspritdJean

well then take turns

6:29 am

Atalante

I didn't *smug*

6:29 am

JBV

so here's a question for all of you, what would you tell 4th graders about how and why you came to LOVE learning about words, etc.

6:29 am

redturtlehead

Oooh we can Crossy, i will fry up some country bacon?

6:29 am

redturtlehead

Well, Ata, we are going to have a lovely party and you shall wish you saud Sn...

6:29 am

LoriP

McGill Uni was where I was thinking of Ata.

6:29 am

crosshair

ill bring the bacon,you bring the eggs and someone grab some toast

6:30 am

LoriP

Absolutely JBV!

6:30 am

Atalante

nooooo no sn**!

6:30 am

Atalante

**** <- sn**flakes!

6:30 am

LoriP

sn** is evil. Next to Santa

6:30 am

LoriP

lolol Ata

6:31 am

Scrabbler

Sorry to scare you, JBV--keep but I reacted with both ends going and got so weak. Keep him hydrated. Tell the kids: read, read, read!!

6:31 am

redturtlehead

Ata is not included she will have to look through the PB door, nose pressed up against the glass while we toast with egg nog and juice.

6:31 am

Atalante

ooo heard of McGill. think I know someone who works there

6:31 am

Scrabbler

Show them some cool words, like supercalifraglisticexpialidocius.

6:31 am

JBV

exactly, Scrabbler, that was on my list of things to tell them - reading is the key

6:31 am

jorjahgal

I think I've asked you this b4 Red but I can't remember... where are you from?

6:32 am

Atalante

and palindromes

6:32 am

crosshair

jbv i would tell them about words forming woderfull stories in books that can carry you away to places that you have never been to.one boo and your on the moon,and the next book you in a submarine under the ocean.words are the gateway to going anywhere you imagination and the printed page can take you:)

6:32 am

LoriP

and antidisestablishmentarianism!

6:32 am

redturtlehead

I am a resident of NC, but i am working in Florida right now...until April.

6:32 am

Scrabbler

And anagrams, and crossword puzzles, and Scrabble!

6:32 am

JBV

ok, i'm collecting words, - I have a few of my own,thanks!

6:32 am

JBV

these are bilingual kids, so they already have two languages, they have a wonderful advantage

6:32 am

LoriP

That Santa = Satan. Now ait, they're too young... :)

6:33 am

jorjahgal

are you near jacksonville?

6:33 am

Atalante

and floccinaucinihilipipification

6:33 am

JBV

ok, Ata, we'll wait for 5th grade for that one

6:33 am

LoriP

And meh! Now accepted in the dictionary!

6:33 am

jorjahgal

ya'll talking about using different words for some reason reminds me of The Bridge to Terabithia (sp?) wonderful movie

6:33 am

LoriP

That they could create words that will become part of history!

6:34 am

JBV

and riddles - that's one of my earliest memories about how words can be fun

6:34 am

crosshair

or this word Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwl
lllantysiliogogogoch

6:34 am

Scrabbler

:-( I have to get ready for work....I wish I could stay here all day, but, oh, I did that on Sunday with that nasty grid. Enjoy the day everyone!

6:34 am

crosshair

means; "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the red cave."

6:34 am

Atalante

tell them what Harry and Potter mean. that people are made of words

6:34 am

jorjahgal

hagd Scrab!

6:34 am

Scrabbler

I knew that, Crossy.

6:34 am

Atalante

I can actually *just* about pronounce all that properly

6:34 am

JBV

oh, that's good, Ata, thanks

6:35 am

LoriP

Good luck with 'yer day Scrabbler. We're pullin' for ya'. :)

6:35 am

crosshair

tc scrabbs and give the bunnies a kiss for me

6:36 am

Atalante

yay bunnies!

6:36 am

crosshair

brb have to give the spwanage his second wake up call

6:37 am

LoriP

***has stero cranked, since all spwanlings are off to a world of higher education***

6:37 am

JBV

ok, bye everyone - good luck and see you later

6:38 am

LoriP

Have a great day JBV

6:38 am

redturtlehead

bye jbv...

6:38 am

crosshair

i used to have a rcord collection and a kick arse sterio..till i got married....sniff:(

6:39 am

redturtlehead

Awww poor crossy... sort of.

6:39 am

crosshair

made me get rid of "those dusty old records filling up the closet" :(

6:39 am

Atalante

awwwwww

6:40 am

LoriP

We still play the albums. Allman Brothers,a s we speak.

6:40 am

crosshair

so now i have 1000 cd,s:)

6:40 am

LoriP

:) cross

6:41 am

crosshair

im actually firing up "jay and the americans":) i have a wide range of taste;)

6:41 am

crosshair

your the one that i love la la...aroooo!

6:41 am

LoriP

I like it all, but my tolerance for C&W is tenuous at times....

6:42 am

LoriP

Over an hour, and entered zero words. I love Babble.

6:42 am

crosshair

for a taste of country that wont hurt your mind lori try "nitty gritty dirt band"

6:43 am

redturtlehead

I Looove the nityy gritty dirt band.

6:43 am

crosshair

lol lori i have 13 words entered so far

6:43 am

Atalante

lol same here lori. all I seem to say today is "same here lori"

6:43 am

LoriP

Have some of their albums believe it or not. Tried the Ozark Mountain Daredevils?

6:44 am

redturtlehead

I like them as well1

6:44 am

LoriP

Words are merely a byproduct of Babble. :p

6:44 am

crosshair

i have one of thiers on disk..think it is a greatest hits compillation

6:44 am

jorjahgal

I used to really love all the thanksgiving and christmas commercial and now I really hate them

6:45 am

crosshair

the best christmas commercial ever made is the coke commercial from the 70,s "id like to teach the world to sing"

6:45 am

redturtlehead

Why Jorjah

6:46 am

crosshair

the kellogs christmas one with santa and that little girl eating cornflakes by the tree and she saying ho-ho-ho is a close second

6:46 am

LoriP

Oaky, words aren't happening, and y'all have me high on life, so I think I'll grab a shower and go markdown shopping, and try words later. Lator gators!

6:46 am

crosshair

tc lori:) and carpe diem!

6:46 am

redturtlehead

I have to admit, I like the one where the college kid comes home and makes coffe for his family...not realistic, but hey...

6:47 am

LoriP

Better the moment than the brakes crossy! :p

6:47 am

redturtlehead

I accidently bought a pirate ship for my nephew....it is hugE and I have to ship it.

6:47 am

crosshair

brb

6:47 am

jorjahgal

from july 20 07 thru august 14 08 I lost my brother in a car wreck my father in law to cancer and my mother to a screwed up surgery...the commercials just keep reminding me they are gone

6:49 am

redturtlehead

Oh Jorjah, thats horrible.

6:50 am

jorjahgal

I was the all time christmas person... decorated from top to bottom inside and out... this year it's just not in me...I have to believe one day I will believe in Christmas magic again but I guess it's just too soon. ya know?

6:51 am

Atalante

it'll come back when it's ready to

6:51 am

lynxxx

hello everyone

6:51 am

redturtlehead

I think over time things will change. but it will be different.

6:51 am

redturtlehead

Hi Lynnxxx

6:51 am

jorjahgal

morning lynx

6:52 am

oodleberry

g'day lyn

6:52 am

Atalante

hi lynx and stew!

6:52 am

jorjahgal

thankfully my youngest is 19, so I don't have to put on fake feelings... they are very understanding

6:53 am

lynxxx

Thats hard to bear Jorg, but time does heal even if it can't go back to what it was.

6:54 am

jorjahgal

I really believe that.... one has to or I think I'd just shrivle

6:54 am

jorjahgal

up

6:54 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all! just stopping in to check the word count.

6:54 am

jorjahgal

Morning Temp

6:54 am

lynxxx

hi TOwl

6:55 am

jorjahgal

244

6:55 am

Atalante

it does, jor, I promise. I had something similar happen to me when I was 18 - 19. nothing's ever gone back to how it was, but i'm no less happy than I was before now

6:56 am

jorjahgal

*smile* thanks Ata...sometimes you just need to hear it besides hearing it in your head... to hear it outloud in someone elses voice other than your own

6:57 am

Atalante

yes! one day you'll just wake up and go through a day and suddenly think huh? I feel ok / haven't thought of / whatever ... don't push it, it will happen

6:58 am

crosshair

as my son gets older christmas feelings used to fade untill we teamed up and took a portion of what we would of wasted on each other and shared it around,we go to the church and do gift baskets for familys that are having it tough this year.one year we did a teddy bear drive for toronto sick kids hospital so that every child stuck in there over christmas got a bear..many things to do and the warm feeling that returns is a great thing

6:58 am

lynxxx

And in time you will remember only the 'good stuff' and not the painful parting.

6:59 am

redturtlehead

crossy that is awesome.

6:59 am

lynxxx

nice Cross

6:59 am

crosshair

so many good causes...

6:59 am

redturtlehead

This year every time i go shopping i get some stuff for food bank. Yesterday Campbells was on sale for 60 cents a can....I went crazy...soup can be a meal.

7:00 am

crosshair

we are at the stage were none of us here in the house need more electronic junk,so some clothes,one small present from each suffices

7:00 am

redturtlehead

I'm so worried about all these people losing jobs...it makes me feel a litle guilty because this contract pays really ell...

7:00 am

Atalante

soup is a *good* meal!

7:01 am

crosshair

i always keep at least half a dozen cans of soup in the house as well as the lipton noodle soup in the pouches"the best chicken noodle soup" on the shelf!

7:02 am

crosshair

then share your sucess forward red;) find those good causes

7:02 am

lynxxx

How is your appetite going Cross?

7:02 am

crosshair

coming along well lynn;)

7:02 am

crosshair

i get my final report tommorow;)

7:02 am

redturtlehead

Oh yes, I have a bunch of stuff too for the toy drive...

7:03 am

lynxxx

Fingers crossed for another successful outcome Cross and you can get back to normal

7:04 am

crosshair

third times a charm lynn:))

7:06 am

lynxxx

Midnight here, best get to bed...a heap for the morning. See you all later. xxx

7:07 am

oodleberry

bbye lynx

7:07 am

redturtlehead

goood night

7:07 am

Atalante

was telling my mum about you, cross, that you'd had chemo 3 times (she's just got an all clear from breast cancer) and she says you must amazing to get through all that. and you are. so remember that :)

7:08 am

redturtlehead

yipeee for crossy!

7:08 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:08 am

redturtlehead

Hi AnnieB!

7:08 am

Anniebrook

YAY for crossy and only good things in your future from now on

7:09 am

crosshair

lol (blushes) i just too ugly and ornery for cancer cells to survive in for long is all and afterwards im around to advise others ,so its all good

7:09 am

Anniebrook

Hi red

7:09 am

Anniebrook

I got the en9 all by my lonesome

7:10 am

periwinkle

hello all

7:10 am

redturtlehead

yay AnnieB

7:10 am

periwinkle

Annie, may I please have a clue for the en9

7:10 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

7:10 am

periwinkle

I found the le8 by myself

7:10 am

crosshair

howdy peri

7:11 am

Anniebrook

the act of signing the back of a check

7:11 am

Atalante

there are 4, peri ....

7:11 am

jorjahgal

3 le 8's

7:11 am

periwinkle

oh, :( well I found one of the le8

7:11 am

crosshair

ty annie:)

7:12 am

Atalante

keep going! go go go peri! *cheers*

7:12 am

Katydid0615

if it helps peri, they all end in the gerund ending

7:12 am

periwinkle

thanks Katy that does help

7:12 am

jorjahgal

still can't find the last le 8

7:12 am

periwinkle

not getting the en9 yet

7:14 am

jorjahgal

to make money on paper someone gave you and receive it... you must.... en***** it

7:15 am

periwinkle

ah, just found the en9. just woke up so still have cobsebs in my head :-) thanks

7:15 am

periwinkle

*cobwebs* even

7:17 am

periwinkle

clue for the other 9 please

7:20 am

jorjahgal

there is another en9? sigh

7:21 am

periwinkle

ok, will keep looking

7:22 am

jaymil

9's are en and in

7:22 am

welsh bookworm

the other 9 is exactly the same as the first one...just change the first vowel

7:23 am

periwinkle

duh, thanks welsh

7:23 am

welsh bookworm

should have said hi, please excuse my bad manners

7:23 am

jorjahgal

lol I agree with peri.... duh.... and thanks

7:23 am

crosshair

ty welsh:)

7:23 am

periwinkle

np welsh, I don't always say hi or bye :-)

7:24 am

jorjahgal

I meant thanks welsh

7:25 am

periwinkle

found the other 2 le8. help with the rest of the 8's please

7:26 am

LynnNate08

hay all gm ......kris u here?

7:26 am

welsh bookworm

i don't usually just butt in lol......but am not feeling great and my mind is not as focused as it should be. Anyway nice to join in the chat :)

7:27 am

Anniebrook

peri, have the tying up and the renting, what is the other le8, please

7:27 am

Anniebrook

welsh, what is the matter?

7:28 am

welsh bookworm

don't know for sure, doing the rounds of doctors and hospitals trying to pin down the problem. been off work since mid june and its getting me down

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

add gerund to slimy black clingy things

7:28 am

periwinkle

two of the le8 sound the same, one is a bug used to draw blood

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

peri's is a nicer version! LOL

7:28 am

periwinkle

:D

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Hi Une! ugh

7:29 am

periwinkle

sorry to hear that welsh, hope they figure out the problem

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

hey, annie :-)

7:29 am

Anniebrook

welsh, sorry to hear that...hope the find the problem soon...till then babble along with us

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

dogs reminding me I haven't fed them yet--BRB!

7:29 am

welsh bookworm

thanks peri, got hospital appts tomorrow and friday so have to wait and see i guess

7:32 am

welsh bookworm

thanks annie :)

7:32 am

crosshair

yup welsh. i use babble as physiotherapy aof the best kind when i recovering for all my gremlins;0

7:33 am

periwinkle

Annie do you have the three le8 now

7:33 am

welsh bookworm

well i love anything to do with words lol...babble, text twist, crosswords, any kind of word puzzles

7:34 am

crosshair

have you played the game bookworm or bookworm adventures?

7:34 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:35 am

crosshair

howdy eva:)

7:35 am

welsh bookworm

yes cross, i've got bookworm and tried a trial version of the bookworm adventure

7:35 am

periwinkle

Annie, you are in the grid!

7:36 am

crosshair

actual disk copies are hard to find unfortunalty

7:36 am

Anniebrook

peri, sorry, was out of the room for a bit...yes, I have the 3 le's, thank you! and so I am

7:36 am

Anniebrook

crossy>>>>>>>>>off you go!

7:36 am

welsh bookworm

yep, i got it as a download

7:36 am

crosshair

darn1 what did i say now?

7:37 am

crosshair

nm i see it...

7:37 am

Anniebrook

di 4/9, crossy

7:37 am

crosshair

crosst trudges off to the pb....

7:37 am

welsh bookworm

having said that, i think there is actually a new disc of bookworm in the house somewhere....

7:37 am

crosshair

crossy even

7:37 am

Anniebrook

*Puts bacon in the PB for crossy and a skillet*

7:38 am

crosshair

crossy (((())) annie

7:38 am

Anniebrook

welsh>>>>>>>>off you go to join crossy in the PB

7:38 am

crosshair

common in welsh..im doing fry-ups;))

7:38 am

Anniebrook

LOL, crossy ((((()))))

7:39 am

welsh bookworm

i will if there's a rasher or two there lol......mmmm just fancy a bacon sandwich now

7:39 am

crosshair

its already in the pan;))

7:39 am

Anniebrook

welsh, crossy will be happy to whip a sammich for you, I am sure

7:40 am

crosshair

nice canadian stiff,hicory smoked with a dash of maple flavour

7:40 am

welsh bookworm

i'm there already lol......plate waiting and drooling lol

7:40 am

crosshair

stuff even

7:40 am

periwinkle

I grayed out the k :-)

7:40 am

Anniebrook

I may say a word or two, will be worth the trip to the PB

7:40 am

crosshair

now...where did i put the mayo....

7:40 am

hurshy

the red queen - or was it the white queen - in alice could believe six impossible things before breakfast... i can do six stupid things

7:41 am

Anniebrook

*hands crossy the mayo*

7:41 am

crosshair

i can do six stupid things while eating my breakfast porridge....

7:41 am

hurshy

now i have to go find some cheese, excuse me

7:42 am

EvaNadine

is crossy whipping up a bacon weave?

7:42 am

crosshair

yes!..cheese for this bacon,lettuce,tomato and mayo sammich!

7:42 am

crosshair

the infamous bacon weave!!!!

7:42 am

crosshair

illegal in some countrys

7:43 am

pythonx

speaking of doing stupid things.. i did a great one yesterday

7:43 am

pythonx

i was responding to an ad for a job

7:43 am

crosshair

join the club....we have jackets;0

7:43 am

pythonx

and I emailed the wrong resume!!!

7:44 am

crosshair

oops

7:44 am

crosshair

just pretend your that person for the rest of that carrear if you get it;))

7:44 am

pythonx

its a clerical position, so I sure they'll be impressed with my attention to detail, lol

7:44 am

crosshair

lol

7:45 am

hurshy

anyone got the left i's?

7:45 am

pythonx

actually it contained a form cover letter, that still had the blanks in it, such as Dear _______

7:45 am

crosshair

mmm

7:45 am

hurshy

*wince for python*

7:46 am

EvaNadine

one of them is iN4 -- quaint little hotels

7:46 am

Anniebrook

electrified particles

7:46 am

hurshy

that's seven, seven stupid things bwahahahaha

7:46 am

hurshy

i mean, thanks evanadine

7:46 am

amelu0218

the in 7 & 9

7:47 am

crosshair

up here,B+B,s are the only way to travel! top shelf living at cheap hotel prices;)

7:47 am

Anniebrook

one day I will learn left from right, till then.....

7:47 am

periwinkle

lots of errands to do today, bbl

7:47 am

NonoNanette

Morning Babblers :) I finally have at least one word from each tile

7:48 am

Anniebrook

hi Nono!

7:48 am

amelu0218

hurshy, did you get the other 2?

7:48 am

Judi

Good morning, Babbletonians.

7:48 am

hurshy

not yet. i assume they're related? are they weird or normal?

7:48 am

amelu0218

in 7 & 9

7:48 am

Anniebrook

Hi Judi

7:48 am

amelu0218

like the en 7 & 9

7:49 am

NonoNanette

hurshy they are somewhat normal and much like the en7 and 9

7:49 am

crosshair

dont worry nono,ive been sailing along here for over an hour and have 23 words;/

7:49 am

NonoNanette

hi Judi

7:49 am

amelu0218

they "sound" normal, anyway.

7:49 am

crosshair

i get all the big point words forst,then just coast;)

7:49 am

NonoNanette

oh my crossy.... sounds like you have been socializing more than word searching LOL

7:49 am

hurshy

ok *looks for the en7 and 9*

7:50 am

EvaNadine

guess that means finding both 7-9 combos, then...

7:50 am

Anniebrook

what you do on the back of a check?

7:50 am

NonoNanette

when you ca4 a check you en7 it

7:50 am

crosshair

you en***** a cheque and it seems you can also in***** it

7:50 am

EvaNadine

got em all -- thanks!

7:50 am

hurshy

ah thankees

7:51 am

EvaNadine

hints for the E in the bottom row?

7:52 am

NonoNanette

a big bird eva

7:52 am

hurshy

one of them is a gerund of a babblet 4 we often have

7:52 am

NonoNanette

the american bald ea5

7:52 am

hurshy

running along the form of ac6 (in pain).

7:52 am

EvaNadine

not from that bottom E, i have that already

7:53 am

EvaNadine

thanks hurshy!

7:53 am

crosshair

k bacon sammiches are up! lettuce,toato,mayo,dash of pepper...mmmm http://www.breakfastblogger.com/2007/1
2/16/bacon-weave/

7:53 am

crosshair

tomato even

7:53 am

hurshy

there is a huge truck outside that says recycle with... TRASH MASTER

7:54 am

LadyNatts

ings everywhere! good morn*** everyone :)

7:54 am

NonoNanette

omg crossy that sounds scrumptious

7:54 am

hurshy

i haven't got the other one, obviously, or i would have clued it too :)

7:54 am

crosshair

quick! give him all your junk

7:54 am

Judi

Wow. A master of trash. How zen.

7:54 am

EvaNadine

also, hints for the solo-i tile on the right?

7:55 am

hurshy

to make particles charged.

7:55 am

DR1965

good morning... could I have a hint for the ne7 please

7:55 am

EvaNadine

duh. thanks. fish me!

7:56 am

NonoNanette

the other e from the bottom ec7/40 its a spiney anteater

7:56 am

hurshy

oho, there's an ne7!

7:56 am

kje

what happened while i slept???? what happened to our nice sweet little grid???

7:56 am

Judi

Lol, Kje. It was eaten by this grid.

7:57 am

kje

so, it is THAT mean huh?

7:57 am

DR1965

not mean just cumbersome I think

7:57 am

hurshy

the first 200 were easy...

7:57 am

kje

hurshy... i like your icon and completely agree with teh sentiment

7:57 am

NonoNanette

ne7 is a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
pl it for the 8

7:58 am

hurshy

ty kje :)

7:58 am

hurshy

bother, alcohol words are so unfair to us teetotallers

7:58 am

DR1965

I was thinking the same thing Hursy

7:59 am

Judi

That sounds perfectly disgusting. But, I still have no idea what the ne7 is.

7:59 am

kje

but there are other advantages you guys have... like not having to juggle a glass of wine when you babble : )

7:59 am

hurshy

google's telling me it's an income tax cocktail.

8:00 am

hurshy

that description, i mean.

8:00 am

NonoNanette

ok lets try this ..... not positve but ***ative + maca**** pasta

8:00 am

kje

ne7 - ne5 prefix for black + **ts are baby lice

8:00 am

Judi

That's a clue I can understand! Ty!

8:00 am

hurshy

ooh i found it on a gin recipes website!

8:01 am

DR1965

ty KJE!

8:01 am

kje

yw

8:01 am

LadyNatts

lol hurshy

8:01 am

LadyNatts

wow... I found one of the 9s... all by myself

8:01 am

Judi

Yuck. Gin.

8:02 am

EvaNadine

gin tastes like a christmas tree.]

8:02 am

Judi

There are only two, LadyN. Hope you got them both.

8:02 am

NonoNanette

Lady the other one is almost the same just change first vowel

8:02 am

hurshy

and people wonder why i don't drink...

8:02 am

kje

I do not like gin... but i bet it would be good with vodka

8:02 am

Judi

Why ruin perfectly good vodka?

8:03 am

hurshy

if you made it with vodka, you'd have to call it a ne****ov instead

8:03 am

kje

LOL judi

8:03 am

BabbleRabble

Cannot imagine drinking a

8:03 am

BabbleRabble

christmas tree

8:03 am

Judi

True, BR. That would be prickly on the throat.

8:03 am

hurshy

my cats ALWAYS try to drink the water the christmas tree stands in... maybe they'd like gin.

8:04 am

kje

more like turpentine BR

8:04 am

kje

LOL hursh

8:04 am

Judi

Mine too, hurshy! It must be a cat thing. Tastes like the wild outdoors.

8:04 am

movieman

Stop mentioning the g word.....the plural is in the grid

8:04 am

BabbleRabble

I try to stay away from turpentine too

8:04 am

LadyNatts

argh... I have to stop, but this is such an easy grid to get on a roll

8:04 am

hurshy

i'm having trouble with the upper G. what do we have in the way of GN's, if anything?

8:05 am

Judi

There's "gorn", hurshy. But it's not accepting monsters from Star Trek today.

8:05 am

BabbleRabble

no gn

8:05 am

Babs1

clues for the bottom e?

8:05 am

hurshy

i know, i always try gorn and dorn (michael)...

8:06 am

BabbleRabble

ea bald

8:06 am

hurshy

that is from the middle E

8:06 am

Babs1

oh...a fish!

8:06 am

hurshy

one bottom E is like ac6 (in pain)

8:07 am

hurshy

no babs, not a fish, a BIRD

8:07 am

hurshy

(haha)

8:07 am

Babs1

thanks hursh!

8:10 am

movieman

the other bottom e is a spiny anteater

8:10 am

BabbleRabble

ec 7 --- add neither ***e nor hair and NAFTA's continent abbr

8:10 am

crosshair

wife is spoiled,just made her a 3 egg omlette with green and yellow peppers,white extra old cheese,mushrooms,and black forest ham:)

8:10 am

hurshy

phantoms: androgen, sikh, origin...

8:10 am

kje

yuck

8:10 am

hurshy

oh MAN, i have a stuffed ec7, how did i not see that

8:11 am

hurshy

(stuffed toy, not taxidermy)

8:11 am

Judi

Sounds good, Crossy. Did she share with you?

8:11 am

hurshy

did she pick out the mushrooms?

8:11 am

kje

don't like peppers or eggs

8:11 am

crosshair

nope..i actually dont like peppers..im having my blt weave;)

8:11 am

hurshy

and geisha

8:12 am

crosshair

she loves shrooms hurshy

8:12 am

Judi

I like peppers, but I'd have to say bacon trumps veggies any day.

8:12 am

hurshy

shrooms?!

8:12 am

crosshair

dont like eggs?!!!m good grief when i finaly kick off im being buried with a dozen!

8:13 am

hurshy

kje, what about caviar?

8:13 am

crosshair

nope just canned hurshy..all i had on hand

8:13 am

Judi

*ponders dead crossy omelet*

8:13 am

BabbleRabble

do 7 --- like Diego or Juan

8:13 am

kje

i like caviar... is that the question?

8:13 am

hurshy

zat is zee question, oui

8:14 am

hurshy

so you do like SOME eggs! ha!

8:14 am

inge

d

8:14 am

kje

lol hursh... you are frisky today

8:14 am

crosshair

i hate caviar..all i use fish eggs for is to make roe bags to go fishing with

8:14 am

mom2han8

do7... like diego or juan????

8:14 am

crosshair

lol good catch there hurshy!

8:14 am

hurshy

don... don... don...

8:15 am

kje

dooooooon

8:15 am

Babs1

still working on the ec clue??

8:16 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! knick patrick

8:16 am

crosshair

k ladies,im off.time to go hose down this mass of muscle and make myself presentable for the masses:0

8:16 am

Anniebrook

ewing

8:16 am

BabbleRabble

ewint

8:16 am

BabbleRabble

ewing

8:16 am

kje

owies should be a word...

8:16 am

hurshy

di4 di4 di4!

8:16 am

Trifioso

Hi, I am still new here....can someone explain what the tile stats mean please?

8:17 am

kje

ty for that di4

8:17 am

mom2han8

so should hienie... LOL

8:17 am

hurshy

look at that. norse, god, odin, all in the grid.

8:18 am

hurshy

AND legend.

8:18 am

Babs1

word stats tracks how many of each word length you've found

8:18 am

hurshy

ooops

8:18 am

Judi

roe roe roe your bag, gently down the stream. Catch a fish and smack yourself. Life is but a dream.

8:18 am

kje

hi trif... welcome to babble... the tile stats are how many words begin with that letter in the grid

8:18 am

Babs1

there are 101 4 letter words in this puzzle

8:18 am

hurshy

*hides in PB*

8:18 am

kje

another good place to start, trif, is the help section above the chat log bog

8:18 am

Judi

Thanks, hurshy!

8:18 am

crosshair

poof!

8:18 am

Trifioso

OHHHH - begin with! That is amazingly helpful. I thought it was a count of how many I had used or something, and I was all twisted round....THANKS!

8:18 am

kje

also, when you get stuck, you can get hints from Lickety's babble Clues below the grid

8:19 am

Anniebrook

oooh, hurshy, thank you....you are a le6

8:19 am

Trifioso

I have read the help section, but it doesn't explain everything....or mention Lickety's list! :)

8:19 am

EvaNadine

lickety's list isn't an official babble site. its just a really nice thing lickety did to help. :)

8:19 am

Anniebrook

scroll down and you will find Lickety's Babble Clues

8:20 am

kje

hi annie

8:20 am

kje

hi annie

8:20 am

hurshy

or you can just wait for me to absentmindedly say words

8:20 am

Anniebrook

hi kje, ditto

8:21 am

EvaNadine

if you find the right places to poke hurshy, she will one-by-one spit out every word in the grid...

8:21 am

kje

that was not meant to be there twice annie!... not that i am not happy to see you of course

8:22 am

Anniebrook

I know, kje, only joshing

8:22 am

BabbleRabble

ge 7 -- add discordant sounds

8:23 am

kje

geclang

8:23 am

kje

geclash

8:23 am

kje

nope... doesn't work br

8:23 am

kje

LOL

8:23 am

Anniebrook

gegong

8:23 am

BabbleRabble

got the first two right

8:27 am

NonoNanette

ahhh thanks BR

8:27 am

BabbleRabble

yw

8:27 am

hurshy

ohhhhhhhhh. aka, christopher columbus et al

8:28 am

oodleberry

hi everyone

8:28 am

BabbleRabble

se 8

8:28 am

hurshy

oodle! i am sorry about the other day, i did not mean it offensively, i hope you forgive me

8:28 am

BabbleRabble

hello, oodleberry

8:28 am

kje

hi oodle

8:28 am

kje

what happened to greeting us as beautiful babblers... is the honeymoon over?

8:29 am

NonoNanette

hi oddle

8:29 am

Babs1

give us a clue BR for your se 8? do tell!

8:29 am

oodleberry

s'ok I was frustrated as it was... to top it off I am looking for a job and have been stressed out...

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

thanks for the 8!

8:29 am

BabbleRabble

hurshy clued it

8:30 am

Judi

Uhg, oodle. Job hunting sucks.

8:30 am

DR1965

babs- ocean + leaving

8:30 am

Babs1

ahh..thought it was a compounder! Thanks

8:30 am

oodleberry

still are never changed kje

8:30 am

DR1965

YVW Babs

8:31 am

kje

ty for the se

8:31 am

DR1965

yvw kje

8:32 am

kje

if you can be se8... why not PT se7 : )

8:33 am

hurshy

lol, i guess i did clue it, though i meant ge7!

8:33 am

oodleberry

been looking now since the middle of the summer... worse time to do it in the middle of tourist season and now low season.. not good

8:33 am

Babs1

cannot fathom all the ag's in this grid!!!!!

8:33 am

kje

sorry it has been hard oodle

8:34 am

Babs1

no other options besides server?

8:36 am

oodleberry

i think a gull should be called a s +ea5

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:36 am

oodleberry

salut une

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

salut!

8:37 am

kje

hi une

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, kje :-)

8:37 am

kje

why is that une? it is kinda true... but why?

8:37 am

oodleberry

t'étais occupée pendant la fin de semaine? Je t'ai pas vue

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

just amusing myself . . . :-)

8:38 am

BabbleRabble

le 6 --- add one of the shows chuck barris hosted; pl

8:38 am

kje

I mean the icon une

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

et maintenant? t'as tout fini?

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

i know :-)

8:38 am

Babs1

uh oh, failing French here... ;-(

8:38 am

oodleberry

moi? pas compris

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

hey, babs :-)

8:39 am

Babs1

hi, love your cute dog!

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

oodle, you said you'd been really busy---just asking if you'd finished what you'd been working on . . .

8:39 am

Babs1

alguien para espanol?

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, Babs--that's my baby, Shelby

8:40 am

oodleberry

no I said you

8:40 am

Babs1

ooohhhh! so cute!

8:40 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, sorry--read too quickly! :-)

8:40 am

oodleberry

if YOU were busy this past weekend cause I did not see you

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

was here some on Saturday -- not much--was out of town during the day

8:41 am

Babs1

my larger dog looks like it has a bit of mange...been looking at natural remedies on the net...trying borax, peroxide mix...anyone had natural solutions that have worked?

8:41 am

oodleberry

it's snowing here

8:41 am

oodleberry

-5C

8:41 am

Babs1

brrrr!

8:42 am

Uneaixoise

yikes, no . . . but the people who fostered another of my dogs before I got her treated her "naturally" for Heartworm and it worked . . .

8:42 am

Uneaixoise

sleighbell ring . . .are ya listening . . . in the lane . . . sn** is glistening . . .

8:42 am

Babs1

my dog had lots of mange as a pup...went with the dips against my better wisdom...it did handle then...now 10 years later there's a spot on his elbow

8:42 am

BabbleRabble

ne 7 -- abbr for not positive and He stuck a feather in his hat: And called it maca****; pl

8:42 am

Ouwachita

how many words today?

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

244

8:43 am

kje

babs...borax peroxide mixture sounds harsh... not sure about dog skin, but on human skin, that would cause more problems than good

8:43 am

BabbleRabble

244

8:43 am

Ouwachita

thanks rabble

8:43 am

Judi

Mange does tend to be seasonal. We had to dip our dog three times this summer.

8:43 am

Babs1

well...you dilute with 1% solution of peroxide and water

8:43 am

BabbleRabble

thanks, Uneaixoise

8:44 am

Judi

I don't think Borax can be considered a "natural" remedy.

8:44 am

Judi

What was the heartworm remedy?

8:44 am

Uneaixoise

for what, BR?

8:45 am

Uneaixoise

sorry, judi, don't remember . . . but when I got her they assured me she was heartworm-free and my vet agreed :-)

8:45 am

oodleberry

i finished yesterday's grid with no list and watching chat

8:46 am

Judi

Interesting, Une. Not that we've ever had that problem, thank goodness.

8:46 am

Anniebrook

bye, dear babblers

8:47 am

Uneaixoise

judi, here' s my heartworm-free girl :-)

8:47 am

Uneaixoise

bye, annie!

8:47 am

Babs1

remedies and peoples' results are on eathclinic.com....read many stories of people using this solution as less toxic than the vet dips and meds

8:47 am

flosey

good morning all, bye Annie

8:47 am

kje

bye annie

8:47 am

Uneaixoise

morning, flosey :-)

8:48 am

oodleberry

hi flosey

8:48 am

Judi

Have to have my kitty wormed when he goes in for his physical. He's indoor/outdoor, eats birds, mice and baby rabbits and drinks from streams. He may or may not have worms, but I'm going to have him treated as a precautionary measure.

8:49 am

kje

hi flosey

8:49 am

Uneaixoise

good idea! :-)

8:49 am

oodleberry

ew

8:49 am

Babs1

"A definitive recipe is add 1-2 tablespoon of borax per 500 cc of 1% hydrogen peroxide solution. To make a 3% hydrogen peroxide to 1%, roughly get one part of 3% H2O2 plus two parts of water. Then apply them on the dog. Wash with this solution daily, no rinsing.

8:50 am

Babs1

how much is 500 cc?

8:50 am

kje

hey... just realized annie is in the grid

8:51 am

kje

it's like she never left

8:51 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:51 am

oodleberry

ae please

8:51 am

Uneaixoise

gotta run . . . BBL . . . byeeee

8:52 am

oodleberry

bbye une bonne journée

8:52 am

flosey

bye for now une

8:52 am

kje

ae5 - sponsor or protect

8:54 am

Judi

I finished the ag's! Yay me!

8:54 am

kje

yay you

8:54 am

oodleberry

wtg

8:54 am

viajes

good morning!

8:55 am

kje

hi via

8:55 am

BabbleRabble

hello

8:55 am

flosey

morning viajes

8:55 am

flosey

hi BR

8:55 am

skooj

Morning viajes!

8:56 am

flosey

morning skoo

8:56 am

skooj

And everyone else! 82 left and must run.

8:56 am

viajes

Hello. Just so everyone knows - skooj is the reason I am here right now instead of working like I should be

8:56 am

kje

later skooj

8:57 am

viajes

see you :)

8:57 am

kje

is skooj our new babble blame person?? yay.. I am sure FM will be relieved

8:57 am

viajes

skooj is the one who told me about it.

8:58 am

skooj

oh, no! am i? bbl after repenting.

9:04 am

BabbleRabble

The portrait fell down from the wall,
And struck the young man's head.
"A striking likeness!" was just about all,
The rueful punster said.

9:04 am

oodleberry

still don't get ae

9:06 am

Haz1558

ae5 = rearrange the three letters that show how old you are, add two letters present tense verb form 'to be'

9:07 am

viajes

There once was a man from Peru /// whose limericks would end on line two

9:07 am

viajes

hey, how do you get a linebreak, BR

9:07 am

Judi

Hi, Haz. Have you been lurking?

9:07 am

viajes

?

9:07 am

oodleberry

ty

9:07 am

Haz1558

Silently observing, Judi. Good afternoon/morning all.

9:08 am

flosey

Hi Haz

9:09 am

Haz1558

Hello flosey.

9:09 am

oodleberry

hi haz

9:09 am

Haz1558

And oodle.

9:10 am

BabbleRabble

43 days remaining in 2008

9:11 am

Haz1558

Time to start thinking what New Year's Resolutions not to make.

9:11 am

Deeha

How peculiar. Winge isnt in the dictionary. Are the British the only people who winge??? Dont answer that anybody!

9:11 am

oodleberry

you have seen signs that say suasages for sale Haz?

9:12 am

Haz1558

I think we whinge.

9:12 am

Judi

Brits are the only ones who spell it that way, Deeha. Here in the U.S., we whine.

9:13 am

Haz1558

I've amalgamated one sign saying suasages and another that says sausage's.

9:13 am

Deeha

Obviously I amn a person who doesnt know her aspirant from her - er - anywhere else

9:13 am

Vicuna

US-ians whine, UK-ers whinge. My son does both, as well as whimpering, grousing, grumping, grouching, pouting, and peeving.

9:13 am

oodleberry

too funny

9:13 am

Haz1558

This child can't be considered for Kid of GLory status if he behaves like that.

9:14 am

Vicuna

When he's good he's very very good...

9:14 am

BabbleRabble

Theophilus Thistle, the thistle sifter, sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles. If Theophilus the thistle sifter sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles, where is the sieve of sifted thistles Theophilus the thistle sifter sifted?

9:14 am

Vicuna

And when he's bad, he's pretty annoying.

9:14 am

oodleberry

too funny vicuna

9:14 am

Vicuna

brb

9:14 am

Haz1558

Is he good most of the time? He may be back in the running if that's the case.

9:14 am

Judi

Theriously?

9:15 am

Haz1558

Thomeone threw them hither and thither.

9:17 am

Judi

*blinks* Somehow, I'm down to 39. Thuper duper!

9:17 am

Haz1558

You're on a roll!

9:18 am

BabbleRabble

butter

9:18 am

Judi

Time for a break. BBL, hipsters.

9:18 am

Haz1558

See you later, Judi.

9:18 am

hurshy

the world is not right.

9:19 am

Haz1558

The title of a new Bond movie?

9:19 am

Vicuna

Back. So, yes, the Son of Glory is a child of sterling genius, endowed with all virtues. Which he occasionally declines to practice.

9:19 am

BabbleRabble

an invasion by the flat earth society

9:20 am

Haz1558

We'll keep an eye on that boy, Vicuna, he may be destined for greatness.

9:20 am

Vicuna

Absolutely, Haz. If we can all survive that long.

9:21 am

Haz1558

Just think. You still have the teenage years to come.

9:21 am

Vicuna

As for the Daughter of Glory, she, too, is a genius, as well as being Good All the Time, intelligent, charming, cheerful, a complete airhead, and a Maker of Major Messes. It's part of her wondrous creativity.

9:22 am

oodleberry

haz I love spaniels especially the chocolate ones

9:22 am

Haz1558

Spaniel lovers unite!

9:22 am

oodleberry

:-D

9:23 am

Haz1558

And do you wear your rose-tinted glasses most of the time, Vi?

9:23 am

Vicuna

I don't know what you're talking about, Haz.

9:24 am

Haz1558

There's no answer to that.

9:25 am

bfsog

hey all

9:25 am

Haz1558

Hello bf.

9:27 am

oodleberry

hi bf

9:29 am

jacq

good afternoon everyone

9:29 am

Haz1558

Hello jacq.

9:30 am

jacq

may i ask how the grid is and how many words today?

9:30 am

jacq

hey Haz

9:30 am

Haz1558

244 words today and a nice grid.

9:30 am

jacq

i just found a 9

9:30 am

jacq

"impressed with self"

9:31 am

jacq

ty Haz

9:31 am

jacq

dorse

9:31 am

Haz1558

There's another, practically the same.

9:31 am

jacq

oooops

9:31 am

Haz1558

2 9 letters, 6 8 letter words.

9:31 am

jacq

ty and ty for the clue to the other 9

9:32 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:32 am

jacq

i see gangrene in the grid lol

9:32 am

mkg

no r in grid. too bad. would be 400 words.

9:33 am

Haz1558

There is an r.

9:33 am

jacq

would make it an interesting ordeal

9:33 am

Patxxx

HAZ, popped in for a min to find the second 9. Thanks SOOOOO much' On with the work til later

9:33 am

jacq

not in the right place lol

9:33 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Pat - have a good day at work.

9:34 am

mkg

oops yes r on first line. sorry.

9:34 am

hurshy

*whimper*

9:35 am

Haz1558

Spit it out, hurshy.

9:35 am

hurshy

oh, well, my coworker is pregnant and i just found out that they have been saying stuff to her about possibly cutting her job, which if it is pregnancy related is of course not legal

9:36 am

hurshy

and i'm anxious to hear the news about the birth center where my sister had her baby last year, because the board of trustees met this morning to discuss whether to close it

9:36 am

jacq

if they want to get rid of her they will find a reason, she needs to access her personnel file to make sure she agrees with everything in there

9:37 am

Haz1558

So, things are out of your control?

9:37 am

hurshy

and i'm worried that at some point they will realize that i don't have enough to do either and reduce me to part time, thus destroying my income

9:38 am

hurshy

yes, things are out of my control. (assumes haz is admonishing her thereby to not worry)

9:38 am

Haz1558

No, just trying to establish your state of mind.

9:38 am

jacq

sounds stressful, very stressful hurshy

9:38 am

hurshy

it is stupid, if i were not good at what i do, maybe i could spend all day on it. efficiency is supposed to be a good thing.

9:39 am

Haz1558

The most frustrating sort of worry is when you can't do a lot to stop things happening.

9:39 am

jacq

but if your co-worker is expecting she will take maternity leave and you will have her workload, also she will need time to go to clinics etc, so you will take on some of her workload in varying degrees

9:40 am

jacq

i agree with Haz

9:40 am

Haz1558

You're a wise woman, jacq.

9:40 am

hurshy

yes, that is true for the maternity leave time. but i would hate to have them do something wrong to her for the longer term and then it becomes a good thing for me. i would feel very upset about that as we have a lot in common and i like her very much.

9:41 am

Haz1558

All you can do is to make sure that she knows what her legal rights are. You aren't responsible for whatever decisions other people take.

9:41 am

jacq

if she takes maternity leave, they have to keep her position open for her return, they can't change it drastically without crating a possible law suit

9:41 am

Atalante

*yaawwnnn*

9:42 am

jacq

*creating

9:42 am

hurshy

yes, she knows about all the legal things. more than i do.

9:42 am

Haz1558

I hope you covered your mouth, Ata.

9:42 am

Haz1558

That's good. It's not as though you're trying to hoodwink her or take advantage of her position.

9:43 am

jacq

there is also a chance hurshy, that she may not want to return to work in the same capacity herself, babies do that sometimes, finding good childcre isn't always easy

9:43 am

kje

have the ec6... anyone know what the other E is from that middle bottom row?

9:44 am

hurshy

yes, i think she is not yet sure what she will want.

9:44 am

hurshy

e + greek X + e*** st. vincent millay

9:44 am

Haz1558

ec7/40 comes from there.

9:44 am

rururocks

spiny anteater kje

9:44 am

jacq

that means that for your peqace of mind, your employers will be aware of that risk, and they won't want to make permenant changes to your contracted hours till they are sure what's happening

9:44 am

oodleberry

ok taking a break bbl

9:44 am

kje

TY hursh... would never have monkeyed that

9:45 am

kje

hi ruru

9:45 am

kje

and hursh... love that you used a peot in your clue : )

9:46 am

hurshy

i know that practically, jacq, but i guess it's just unsettling to find that someone might be treated unfairly. i mean, it shows that in principle, anyone could be treated unfairly. it's like that whole, i didn't say anything and then they came for me thing

9:46 am

jacq

nods, i undestand your concerns

9:46 am

hurshy

but i would say something if they don't come to their senses, which they probably will anyway.

9:47 am

jacq

brb laundry

9:49 am

rururocks

ca 6/21 7 coombo?

9:50 am

redturtlehead

spiny anteater!!!

9:50 am

hurshy

that is a **** ** point (an excellent example)

9:50 am

Haz1558

ruru, add not out to the end of your holiday clothes carrier, then plural for ca7.

9:50 am

kje

well...hello red... am I the ONLY person who does not know that anteater?

9:51 am

flosey

I had to google it kj

9:51 am

kje

ty haz

9:51 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:51 am

hurshy

i am stuck with 31 to go

9:51 am

hurshy

stuck stuck stuck

9:52 am

Haz1558

Temporarily unable to proceed.

9:53 am

Vicuna

So, Haz, I see you survived last night?

9:53 am

hurshy

i think my anxiety levels have been increasing in the past couple of weeks anyway, i think that is why these things are affecting me so. i hope i am not developing an immunity to my medicine.

9:53 am

Atalante

oh yes! how was it?

9:53 am

hurshy

what was last night that haz had to survive?

9:54 am

Haz1558

I survived, indeed I did.

9:54 am

Vicuna

And did you thrive?

9:54 am

redturtlehead

well, Ihave 136 left....but I took a nap at 9 am for some unknown reason.

9:54 am

Haz1558

I was doing a demo on table settings etc for Christmas. It turned out to be fun.

9:54 am

rururocks

thank you haz got them

9:54 am

hurshy

oooh, sounds neat

9:55 am

Atalante

(the cutest puppycam in the world: http://tinyurl.com/5ujhmx)

9:55 am

redturtlehead

That actually sounds fun Haz. though the people ho came who wewre they?

9:55 am

Haz1558

hurshy, if you're feeling anxious, don't let it eat you up. Go and see about it.

9:55 am

Atalante

no sparkly frou frou?

9:55 am

Haz1558

Ladies at a local WI - they were very friendly so I didn't feel too intimidated.

9:56 am

Haz1558

As little bling as I could get away with, Ata.

9:56 am

redturtlehead

thats nice then...I rather like Holiday decor. though I admit to having almost none.

9:57 am

Vicuna

Hurshy, if you think it might involve your medication, see your doctor!

9:58 am

Haz1558

Ata, have you seen this story? http://tinyurl.com/6l5zn2

9:58 am

kje

i need breakfast - bbl

9:58 am

Haz1558

red, I love setting tables so it was right up my street.

9:59 am

Atalante

awwwwww that's adorable. it looks so uncomfortable for the dog, but he's obviously sooo happy!

9:59 am

redturtlehead

Nice. I have to admit, i am a tree decorating person. I adore making them look all sparkly and snowy...

10:00 am

Haz1558

I remember seeing a dog on one of those - his owner had built it himself. This one looks very professional!

10:00 am

Atalante

very! big sturdy wheels

10:01 am

Haz1558

I think they're advertised in the Vet Record - K-carts or something.

10:01 am

redturtlehead

holy cow. i am watching the today show....and they just said Ann Curry is 52. My heavens I thought she was like 34.

10:02 am

hurshy

they really cake the makeup on those tv people.

10:02 am

NonoNanette

Ata, do you know what breed the puppies are on the puppy cam

10:02 am

Atalante

shiba inu

10:02 am

Atalante

and they are *adorable*!

10:02 am

NonoNanette

they sure are!

10:02 am

redturtlehead

Yes, but they are showing her trekking up Mt Kilamanjero in Kenya. I dont think she has any make up on. I think she is just very pretty...

10:03 am

Atalante

any time I'm feeling grumpy, I take a look at them and immediately cheer up

10:03 am

Haz1558

She's probably never smoked and drinks 300 litres of water a day.

10:03 am

Atalante

she'd be dead then

10:03 am

NonoNanette

yes Anne is very pretty, her trek up Kilamanjero is very ambitious

10:04 am

Haz1558

I'm exaggerating, for effect.

10:04 am

redturtlehead

LOL. Well, I am impressed. She is "well preserved"...

10:04 am

Haz1558

And Kili thingy is in Tanzania.

10:04 am

redturtlehead

She must wear sunscreen.

10:04 am

Atalante

big effect :D

10:04 am

NonoNanette

I know she is of oriental disent

10:05 am

redturtlehead

This is true, I always think of Kili in Kenya. No matter what.

10:05 am

Atalante

Mt Kenya is in Kenya :P

10:05 am

Haz1558

It's not far across the border, you can see it from Kenya.

10:06 am

redturtlehead

Yes, I saw it when i was in Kenya, which is probably why I think of it as Kenya's.

10:07 am

redturtlehead

Nono her mother was Japanese.

10:10 am

kkiln

dor s

10:10 am

redturtlehead

TY kklin!

10:15 am

EvaNadine

if anyone is interested, here is a youtube video about a "young" ann curry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Iy3LtJUQvik

10:16 am

redturtlehead

Thanks Eva!

10:18 am

Atalante

hmmm all the words seem to have vanished mfrom the grid

10:22 am

mkg

would love clues for the 9 letter words. dont have either...

10:22 am

mkg

and have only one of the 8s.

10:22 am

EvaNadine

EN7-9 combo, similar iN 7-9 combo

10:23 am

redturtlehead

Eva, that video, she appears to have not aged at all!!!

10:23 am

FMitch

Afternoon all
Back for another hunt for words.

10:23 am

EvaNadine

i was thinking the same thing!
in 30 years, all that has changed is her hairdo...heh

10:23 am

redturtlehead

Hi FM.

10:23 am

redturtlehead

I wish I looked that way, but she does have a few decades on me...maybe I can stay the same.

10:24 am

FMitch

Hi Ata :) Hi red, EvaN et al!

10:24 am

mkg

eva if you have further clues i would love them.

10:24 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon FMitch.

10:24 am

Atalante

hi FM!

10:24 am

EvaNadine

i wanna know what, if anything, she does to keep her skin so great...
i guess it helps that her mother is japanese -- they age so beautifully!

10:24 am

FMitch

Hello Haz!

10:24 am

EvaNadine

EN7 = signing the back of a check

10:24 am

kje

she has said many times that she was fortunate in her gene pool...

10:25 am

redturtlehead

yes, she is gorgeous.

10:25 am

mkg

ty ty. got it.

10:25 am

mkg

wow

10:25 am

Merk

Am I the only one pulling teeth in this grid ... not always, but sometimes?

10:25 am

Haz1558

Off trots kje to the PB.

10:25 am

redturtlehead

I must eat lunch...I am lazing away the day.

10:25 am

mkg

got the en nine. how bout the in 7 and 9?

10:25 am

FMitch

sounds like a good way to spend the day red

10:25 am

kje

damn

10:26 am

mkg

got the en 7 also.

10:26 am

EvaNadine

same thing.

10:26 am

Atalante

how can "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" be called that? where are the celebrities?

10:26 am

mkg

ty ty

10:26 am

mkg

oh so silly. got the in words. ty ty

10:26 am

FMitch

I have happily avoided it this series so far Ata

10:26 am

redturtlehead

wE HAD oops a party there earlier maybe some of the breakfast is in there. all of us were talking weather and talking sn**

10:26 am

Haz1558

Even the celebrities don't know who each other is.

10:27 am

kje

do they lock them in boxes, ata? i like that idea... lock them in a box and lose the key

10:27 am

Sandieangel

can anyone clue the or6/27 - before the wild parties plz?

10:27 am

mkg

any other clues for the 8s? i have only le 8.

10:27 am

Atalante

me too. I don't even know who they are. apart from martina and george takei.

10:27 am

FMitch

Good idea kje!

10:27 am

Atalante

VERY good idea!

10:28 am

FMitch

and Esther Rantzem and Kilroy Silk

10:28 am

Merk

or 6 starts with the same four letters as the parties

10:28 am

Haz1558

or6/27 - Begin like the wild party, (four letters) end with the first letters of the teenage skin condition.

10:28 am

Atalante

is she in there? goodness me. how terrifying!

10:28 am

Sandieangel

ah! Tahnks for that.

10:29 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Sandie.

10:29 am

kje

the only of those names i recognize it martina

10:29 am

Haz1558

Yes, and you'd think she'd have the wit to stay at home.

10:30 am

FMitch

George thingy was Sulu (?) in Star Trek

10:30 am

kje

maybe she needs the money?

10:30 am

Atalante

and they arent' even getting paid that much this time round. well, because they arent *celebrities*!

10:30 am

FMitch

are they C list or lower? *grin*

10:31 am

Atalante

about P list I think

10:31 am

FMitch

LOL

10:31 am

Merk

The se 8 is a vessel is worthy of traveling on the ocean

10:32 am

Haz1558

I've never heard of some of them. I haven't watched any of it, just read the names in the paper and wondered if I had been asleep for 10 years.

10:32 am

Atalante

if you have, I have been too

10:32 am

FMitch

Same here Haz apart from substitute web for newspaper

10:32 am

Haz1558

Some time soon, hopefully, reality TV makers will think of something better to do.

10:33 am

Merk

Many of the longer words are made so by adding the sing/s and ies. That was what enabled me to finish this before lunch. Fireworks.

10:33 am

Haz1558

Congratulations Merk.

10:33 am

kje

any ao?

10:33 am

Merk

I mean the ing/s.

10:33 am

FMitch

'reality shows and something better' will never be seen in the same sentence I'm afraid!

10:33 am

Merk

Thank you. I did have to finally use the grid. There were a few challenges to my brain ... keeps the cobwebs out.

10:34 am

Haz1558

No ao words.

10:34 am

FMitch

Off to the PB Merk

10:34 am

Haz1558

I'm an optimist, FMitch.

10:34 am

kje

woohoo merk!!!!

10:34 am

oodleberry

hi beautiful babblers.. happy babbling... I am back

10:34 am

redturtlehead

i do like the top chef and the project runway reality shows, but those are sort of copetitions of talented people, not people acting like idiots.

10:34 am

kje

that's the greeting i like oodles : )

10:34 am

Haz1558

Hello oodle.

10:34 am

Merk

See y'all tomorrow. tata

10:34 am

FMitch

Hi oodle

10:35 am

Atalante

I love Project Catwalk (our version of PR). Project Runway too

10:35 am

redturtlehead

I just dont see the point to the people running about continents acting liek idiots.

10:36 am

oodleberry

sothe alternate word for an afro american is not acceptable eh?

10:36 am

oodleberry

guess they don't use derogatory words

10:37 am

Atalante

enable does. a lot. just not that one

10:37 am

FMitch

Bye Merk

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

10:38 am

Atalante

can't believe enable doesn't accept winge!

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

10:38 am

Haz1558

Hello TO! Nice to see you.

10:38 am

oodleberry

i have en9 but what is the other 9 word please

10:38 am

kje

hi to

10:38 am

Haz1558

Don't whinge, Ata.

10:38 am

kje

in9 - essentially the same oodle

10:38 am

FMitch

I think it needs an h Ata

Hey TO!

10:39 am

oodleberry

ty kje

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

and ty -for in 9!

10:39 am

oodleberry

hi to

10:39 am

Atalante

hmmph. I always spell it winge LOL. enable knows nothing :P

10:40 am

FMitch

stop whinging ;)

10:40 am

Haz1558

Then you need to learn to spell it properly. It's whinge.

10:41 am

Atalante

ok, I believe you. Just.

10:42 am

Haz1558

I've checked!

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

are you trying to spell: whine

10:42 am

Atalante

*grins* ok I really believe you:P

10:42 am

Haz1558

No, we know how to spell whine. This is a variation, to whinge. It means the same thing.

10:43 am

Atalante

don't think I should believe FM though

10:43 am

rururocks

the last se 5'14?

10:43 am

FMitch

*smacks Atas legs*

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

how is it pronounced?

10:43 am

Atalante

winge!

10:44 am

Haz1558

se5/14 - se plus an anagram of mother's ruin or the gerund

10:44 am

Haz1558

To rhyme with hi5/16 - but with a very strong h sound at the beginning.

10:44 am

Haz1558

Oooh, FM's getting violent!

10:45 am

kje

ty haz

10:45 am

Atalante

she always does *points to bruises*

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL

10:45 am

FMitch

just keeping the whinging child in order

10:45 am

rururocks

thanks

10:45 am

Haz1558

Proper order. None of this reasoning nonsense.

10:45 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

10:45 am

FMitch

Hi ruru!

10:46 am

Sandieangel

se8/60 anyone plz?

10:47 am

oodleberry

kje have you really been to india? or the other flags you have posted

10:47 am

Haz1558

se8/60 - describes a boat that is fit to do something more than sail on a pond

10:47 am

kje

some yes, others no

10:48 am

Sandieangel

Oh of course - I KNEW it had to start with the ocean but couldn't see it all!

10:48 am

kje

the last place i was at that i have been at was cyprus... since heading east it is all fake

10:48 am

Haz1558

Glad you found it, Sandie.

10:49 am

rururocks

ae 5 is it fishy

10:49 am

kje

yes

10:49 am

Haz1558

It's been in before.

10:49 am

kje

ae + army dudes and plural

10:50 am

hurshy

anyone have do7?

10:50 am

kje

or just ae + army dudes

10:50 am

rururocks

got it

10:50 am

Haz1558

do7 - a little like one of the Osmonds.

10:50 am

hurshy

ah thanks

10:51 am

hurshy

i tried multiple osmonds, but i guess i wasn't paying attention to the points!

10:51 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:52 am

PMS

do7 Like a professor

10:52 am

kje

1st ag6?

10:52 am

hurshy

getting older, alt sp

10:53 am

kje

TY

10:53 am

PMS

ag6 What we are all doing.

10:53 am

elder

Good afternoon everyone.

10:53 am

rururocks

wi 6/30 is eluding me..

10:54 am

Haz1558

Hello elder! Back from work?

10:54 am

oodleberry

hi el

10:55 am

elder

Yes Haz. Tired, but I thought I would pop in and say hello and try a few words.

10:55 am

Haz1558

wi6/30 - mix up the alcohol, add a couple of vowels to the end.

10:56 am

oodleberry

ok nap time been up since 4 50

10:56 am

Haz1558

Good to hear that you're getting back to normal. Sometimes it's nice to be weary for a proper reason.

10:56 am

oodleberry

bbl

10:56 am

FMitch

wtg elder, how many emails were waiting for you? :)

10:56 am

Haz1558

Bye oodle.

10:56 am

rururocks

thank you again haz.. making progress

10:56 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

hello elder, hope you are feeling better today.

10:57 am

kje

ty haz

10:57 am

kje

keep asking ruru... I'll just follwo behind and pick up the scraps : )

10:57 am

elder

Yes, Haz. but it's surprising how out of touch one feels after just a few months.

10:57 am

Haz1558

You'll catch up, elder, but don't overdo things.

10:58 am

elder

Fmitch, just over 1,000. still trudging through them.

10:58 am

Haz1558

Oh, Mrs Popular!

10:58 am

FMitch

Oh wow!!

10:59 am

OrangeCat

good afternoon all

10:59 am

elder

Haz, it was also good of you to refer to me as returning to/ back to normal:)

10:59 am

Haz1558

Hello Orange.

10:59 am

Atalante

my poor husband gets about 300 emails a day!

10:59 am

rururocks

I need the second ag 5/14 please

10:59 am

FMitch

Hi Orange

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

hi cat

10:59 am

rururocks

not any more.. i found it

11:00 am

Haz1558

Backspacing the Mr Harvey Oswald clue....

11:00 am

FMitch

*diving in to search for words*

11:01 am

Haz1558

And I'm heading to the kitchen to get something cooking. Have a good day everyone!

11:01 am

jakes-mum

hi all clue for se6/24 plz?????

11:02 am

elder

Ata, good grief what does he do .. work in the finance.

11:02 am

Haz1558

se6/24 - heading towards being an African country.

11:02 am

elder

Diving into the grid.

11:02 am

Haz1558

Really gone....

11:02 am

Atalante

yep!

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

bye haz

11:03 am

elder

Bye Haz.

11:03 am

Haz1558

Bye!

11:03 am

Atalante

bye haz!

11:03 am

elder

TO, thanks for asking I am doing good.

11:03 am

jakes-mum

ty haz

11:04 am

elder

hello Jakes- mum.. now really into the grid.

11:05 am

FMitch

Oh Byeee Haz!

11:06 am

kje

1st di6?

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

first i have is a plural of 5/16 gray

11:07 am

kje

the di 6 is the very first di

11:08 am

rururocks

ge 5/14 after the Italian City please

11:09 am

Krysten

kje - like hi6 - somethings you find on a door

11:11 am

OrangeCat

help with the K word?

11:11 am

kje

that is not the 1st one, but thanks anyway krys

11:11 am

kje

sounds like a pucker orange

11:11 am

rururocks

last part of beige pants like banana republic

11:11 am

kje

kh4

11:12 am

rururocks

ge 7 anyone? please

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i am stopped dead with 54 to go...

11:12 am

OrangeCat

thnx

11:13 am

rururocks

got it.. zero left

11:13 am

kje

sorry ruru, do not have it

11:14 am

kje

woohoo ruru!!!

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

wow wtg!

11:14 am

elder

Brilliant, well done !! Ruru.

11:14 am

FMitch

Congrats ruru!

11:15 am

Atalante

yay ruru!

11:19 am

periwinkle

Hello all

11:19 am

OrangeCat

hi peri

11:19 am

periwinkle

I have 3 le8, help please with the other 8's

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

hi peri!

11:20 am

dromano66

first di/6 for 27 anyone?

11:20 am

FMitch

Time to pootle off for a while again.
Hi/bye peri

11:20 am

elder

hello peri. sorry per, not there yet.

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

4 le 8 one is plural

11:21 am

elder

Bye for now FMitch.

11:21 am

OrangeCat

u can be di 6/27 for a cup of coffee 1st thing in the morning

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

bye fm. bye, all - see you later1

11:23 am

elder

Bye TO. See you another time.

11:25 am

kje

30 left... bbl

11:26 am

periwinkle

thanks Orange, got it, it is usually spelled with a y as second letter

11:26 am

periwinkle

at least I think it is

11:26 am

elder

Kje. bye for now.

11:27 am

dromano66

thanks, orange

11:29 am

OrangeCat

good luck all. time for DrSeuss here

11:29 am

elder

Bye Orange.

11:31 am

periwinkle

bbl

11:31 am

elder

Bye for now peri.

11:59 am

torgone

Hello .. o .. .. o .. .. .. o ..

12:00 pm

elder

hello Tor.

12:01 pm

torgone

Heya ..

12:03 pm

elder

Try not to get caught again, by your IT squad.

12:03 pm

LoriP

What a crazy day. Ack. Back for my 3rd attempt at the 1st sweep. G'd aftenoon all!

12:03 pm

kje

3rd attempt at the 1st sweep? is that possible?

12:04 pm

LoriP

After I typed it, I wasn't sure..... :)

12:04 pm

elder

hello Lorip and kje.:)

12:05 pm

LoriP

hey elder! feelin' a little better every day?

12:05 pm

kje

hi again elder

12:05 pm

elder

LoriP.. have you been caught up with other stuff. or has DENSA truly kicked in today.

12:05 pm

Atalante

hi lorikins :D

12:05 pm

elder

Yes Lorip.. :)

12:05 pm

LoriP

Stoopid reality. i need to escape it.

12:06 pm

LoriP

Ata in full done smugosity yet?

12:06 pm

Atalante

I wish!

12:06 pm

elder

LoriP, it tends to get in the way:)

12:07 pm

LoriP

I have 52 left. Before someone clues it ***no clues please*** anyone know the first 2 letters of the 9's?

12:07 pm

Atalante

I have 45 left which appear to have disappeared

12:07 pm

LoriP

I have 52 left which are unvisible :)

12:07 pm

Atalante

en, in

12:08 pm

LoriP

52 from the office of redundant redunancy, when you can't remember what you typed 2 seconds ago....

12:08 pm

elder

In and en..(9)

12:08 pm

caitlyn

Good evening all..........

12:08 pm

LoriP

Lovely, thanks! ***sliding chat over 'til i trip over them***

12:08 pm

kje

26 here.. and listing

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi!

12:09 pm

vickibeme

good luck all

12:09 pm

caitlyn

Hi TO!!

12:09 pm

kje

oh shoot... missed the le blood suckers

12:10 pm

elder

Hello cait, Vick, and again to kje and TO.

12:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

whoops - gotta go - later, all!

12:10 pm

Atalante

hi TO! hi Cait!

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Bye TO..LOL

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Hi Ata and elder

12:11 pm

caitlyn

I like this grid...I couldnt get the internet this am...tiscali went down :(

12:12 pm

Atalante

bad tiscali!

12:12 pm

kje

i agree, it is not a heinous grid

12:13 pm

Atalante

it wasn't. now it is

12:14 pm

caitlyn

Yeah!!!

12:14 pm

LoriP

Found the en 9. Nudge for the in please?

12:14 pm

LoriP

Oh, and g'd afternoon anyone I missed.

12:14 pm

Atalante

try the same ending :P

12:15 pm

LoriP

Nooo. Don't tell me taht.

12:15 pm

caitlyn

Hi Lori

12:15 pm

LoriP

Ack! 'yer right. ***pouts in back of the room***

12:15 pm

kje

10

12:15 pm

LoriP

Go kje!

12:16 pm

Atalante

sorry, there wasn't a nicer way of putting it!

12:16 pm

caitlyn

LOL

12:16 pm

LoriP

I feel more stoopider now. <----DENSA

12:17 pm

elder

:)

12:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and so glad to see a nice fat grid to jump into!

12:17 pm

caitlyn

Dont feel bad Lori. I made the same mistake

12:17 pm

caitlyn

Hi BDG

12:18 pm

elder

Hello Gwen.

12:18 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon BDG. thanks caitly, but taht sucked my will to live..... :p

12:18 pm

Atalante

I wish sensei would be allowed

12:18 pm

caitlyn

Oh poor Lori ((((hugs)))))

12:19 pm

kje

5

12:19 pm

LoriP

ginseign, and ignore I've tried a billion times.

12:20 pm

stidmama

*sneaks in, hugs everyone and runs back to the lecture hall* (see you soon maybe)

12:20 pm

kje

3

12:20 pm

caitlyn

Hi and bye stid

12:20 pm

kje

pay attention stid!!!

12:20 pm

LoriP

lol stid has her priorities traight. Hi stid ***waves quietly***

12:21 pm

elder

hello and bye Stid.

12:21 pm

caitlyn

Ata how was your sister when you saw her ?

12:23 pm

kje

2

12:23 pm

Atalante

alive :) grumpy and fed up though

12:23 pm

caitlyn

Go kje Go !!

12:23 pm

kje

1

12:24 pm

caitlyn

I bet she was pleased to see you though :)

12:24 pm

LoriP

No wonder Ata.

12:24 pm

kje

0 - my last one was a missed plural... hmmmrph

12:24 pm

Atalante

she always is, it's just someone *different* for her to see, if nothing else!

12:24 pm

LoriP

Congratualtions kje!

12:24 pm

elder

Ata, poor lass.

12:25 pm

LoriP

She can't give up Ata. The answer is there.

12:25 pm

Atalante

yes, it is. it'll depend on whether her body keeps going long enough for it to be found

12:25 pm

kje

later... good luck all still working on the grid

12:26 pm

caitlyn

Congrats kje!

12:26 pm

LoriP

take care kje, Nice job!

12:26 pm

elder

Well done ! kje.

12:27 pm

caitlyn

All good wishes and prayers winging their way to Atas sister

12:27 pm

mixi6

well done kje

12:28 pm

Atalante

we just need to find a doctor that's interested enough in her conditions to be pro-active about treating her!

12:28 pm

Judi

I'm back to finish this sucker. *rolls up sleeves*

12:28 pm

caitlyn

Hi Judi

12:29 pm

LoriP

wb Judi. Ata, she has you to advocate, taht's 1/2 the battle!

12:29 pm

caitlyn

Well said Lori

12:30 pm

Atalante

I just wish I actually could help her apart from just supporting her. Though I do get to change her wound dressings if I'm really unlucky lol

12:32 pm

LoriP

Wounds are gross. A lot of people are bothered by doing that stuff. Not me though. She's lucky to have you.

12:32 pm

Atalante

it really is disgusting. but I've seen worse, and disgusting doesn't bother me!

12:32 pm

LoriP

Muh god, finished the a. Thought I ahd entered the ai word. Apparently not....

12:32 pm

caitlyn

Is she confined to bed ?

12:33 pm

Atalante

kind of. officially, yes. unofficially, she ignores that as much as possible

12:33 pm

elder

Ata, expect you have done this.. put her symptoms etc in medical site to see if there any suggestions, then check what consultants there are.

12:34 pm

caitlyn

At least she still has fight in her, Im sure that will keep her going

12:34 pm

Atalante

the problem is she has nothing that any of her doctors can diagnose apart from being an autoimmune disorder / blood disorders. So at the moment, I'm going through all the NHS websites looking for autoimmune doctors that sound like they would be prepared to look at something different

12:34 pm

LoriP

Set up a blog, as well as reading them. i guarantee someone can relate to her.

12:35 pm

Atalante

that's another good idea

12:35 pm

LoriP

Oh, and I officially hate the letetr G.

12:36 pm

Atalante

me too

12:36 pm

elder

Ata, I thought you may have, sorry. Good idea LoriP.

12:36 pm

Atalante

she's under the care of a very *very* good surgeon. but he's basically saying now that there's nothing else he can really do. so we need to find someone else!

12:36 pm

LoriP

7 g's still mising. Ack

12:37 pm

LoriP

Spawnlings will be home soon, they'll think I sat here all day wrestling with this grid. lololol

12:37 pm

Atalante

lololol you didn't?

12:37 pm

caitlyn

And now its time for me to rattle pans in the kitchen and pretend that Im cooking !!
((((((((Ata))))))))
See you all tomorrow, bye

12:38 pm

elder

Ata, I wonder if he has tried the 'net' to discuss.

12:38 pm

elder

Bye cait.

12:38 pm

LoriP

Have a good day caitlyn!

12:38 pm

LoriP

***shoots Ata 'the look'*** :p

12:38 pm

elder

LoriP. I cannot imagine why they would think that.

12:38 pm

Atalante

I don't know, but he's treated her for over 10 years now, and I can't imagine he's left any route untouched

12:39 pm

elder

of course not.

12:39 pm

Atalante

so when he says he's out of ideas, it's rather worrying!!

12:43 pm

elder

.. and my layman thoughts would not have helped. you are doing all you can.

12:43 pm

Atalante

oh they do, elder! any thoughts help!

12:44 pm

LoriP

elder, you never know where a good idea can lead. Anything can help.

12:44 pm

Atalante

exactly!

12:44 pm

LoriP

Are the w's normal? I'm missing 3

12:44 pm

elder

One feels so useless when one hears of hears of sad situations that are happening to people here.

12:44 pm

Atalante

yes, pretty normal

12:45 pm

elder

Lorip, pretty much normal.

12:45 pm

Atalante

me too, elder. all we can do is be here to listen!

12:45 pm

LoriP

I've had inspiration come in the stranegst ways, from totally ordinary situations.

12:45 pm

stidmama

((((Atalante and sister)))) *still lurking*

12:45 pm

LoriP

***I have PMS, don't make me feel sappy*** :p

12:47 pm

Atalante

the hardest thing I always find is being cross with her - she's always been a brat, but the illness is making her a complete nightmare some days, and you want to just scream at her, then you can't cos it';ll make her feel worse, but then you have the right to yell ... and it goes round in circles!

12:47 pm

elder

I have been inundated with people wanting to know the answers to the dreadful case of Baby P. I like others am so horrified. ( not in my area ).

12:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bak, got a super phone call, chalk up one more happy customer

12:48 pm

elder

Ata, it must be so hard..

12:49 pm

Atalante

all of us looking after her phone each other up when she's in the bath / asleep etc and whine and screech LOL

12:49 pm

LoriP

It's a balncing act Ata, we're all human.

12:49 pm

LoriP

Doh!!!! hot dogs and a hair piece. ***sigh***

12:50 pm

LoriP

Spawnlings, brb

12:50 pm

elder

Ata, good that you and others can let off steam , its healthy.

12:50 pm

elder

LoriP. hot dogs and hair piece , strange eating habits.

12:51 pm

Judi

Finito. Finally!

12:52 pm

periwinkle

hello all

12:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty lori, missed the hot dogs

12:52 pm

elder

Well done !1 Judi.

12:52 pm

periwinkle

elder, got the hot dogs and hair piece, but strange eating habits I did not

12:52 pm

elder

hello again Peri.

12:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg judi !!! ~~~ !!!

12:53 pm

elder

peri, the habit was not a clue.

12:53 pm

periwinkle

oh, ok, LOL

12:53 pm

Judi

I actually bought some nitrate free turkey hot dogs from the health food store in town. They were actually (GASP!) quite delicious. They tasted like real hot dogs.

12:54 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck with 121 left

12:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

come to michigan for decent hot dogs. we have the highest standards for hot dogs in the US, or so i;ve been told

12:54 pm

elder

how many more G's can there be in this language..

12:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

googles of them! lol

12:54 pm

LoriP

Delayed congratulations Judi!

12:55 pm

periwinkle

I am missing lots of G words

12:55 pm

Trifioso

Can I ask what the numbers next to the letters in the tile stats mean? for example: a 0/6 Does the "0" mean no words start with a? Then what is the 6 for? It doesn't explain it in the help section....

12:55 pm

LoriP

I only have 6 ga's, are there more?

12:55 pm

Judi

Ty. I'm off to do boring work things now. Hubby and I are going to attend a Civic Association meeting for the neighborhood tonight. Be interesting to see who shows up.

12:56 pm

periwinkle

I have 6 ga words, but I am still missing many g words

12:56 pm

LoriP

Enjoy the erst of 'yer day Judi

12:56 pm

LoriP

***does tiny happy dance because spawnlings went to a neighbor's house to paly for an hour***

12:56 pm

elder

No where near finishing, but have other stuff to do. Good babbling to you all. Bye.

12:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

shindig! is not in the grid

12:56 pm

elder

No where near finishing, but have other stuff to do. Good babbling to you all. Bye.

12:57 pm

LoriP

Later elder!

12:57 pm

elder

LoriP how lucky is that :)

12:57 pm

elder

Bye .. gone.

12:57 pm

Atalante

I wanted shindig too

12:57 pm

LoriP

I have 1 hour to finish, or I may have to list. My day is booked solid after 4 pm

12:58 pm

periwinkle

LoriP, my fellow non-cleaner, I just checked the list for both of us. There are 7 ga words

1:00 pm

LoriP

Ack, thought I had the ga's whooped. Thank you fellow non cleaner!

1:01 pm

periwinkle

the first is a ga6 do you have that one

1:01 pm

Atalante

so I'm missing loads of non-ga Gs. joy.

1:01 pm

periwinkle

me too, Ata

1:01 pm

LoriP

nope, my first is a 4. Merci buckets, now I seek!

1:01 pm

stidmama

hello all, delurking for a bit. the next lecturer is going to show a video I have seen multiple times.

1:01 pm

stidmama

How's the grid?

1:01 pm

Atalante

starting to be annoying

1:02 pm

LoriP

heh, the obvious suffix. Least the ga's are done... Thanks peri

1:02 pm

periwinkle

hi there stid, first 100 went fast, now stuck with 115 left

1:02 pm

periwinkle

yw, Lori

1:02 pm

LoriP

Official hi stid! :)

1:03 pm

LoriP

So, I tried that suffix in other stoopid spots and got some results. 3 g's left

1:03 pm

stidmama

hm. okay, will make an attempt today then. :-D

1:04 pm

TeaNCrackers

hello all

1:04 pm

LoriP

7 gi's, 2 gl, 9 go, 1 gr. Anyone Yin to my Yang?

1:04 pm

periwinkle

hi Tea

1:05 pm

cjmomma

Hello everyone, how is everyone?

1:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee momma, fair to middling, and you?

1:06 pm

cjmomma

not babysitting today =)

1:06 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon tea, cj

1:07 pm

periwinkle

can't help you Lori

1:07 pm

cjmomma

I only have 3 gi's...there are 7? but just started not long ago

1:07 pm

LoriP

Ooh, found a ge 7 cake, after the Italian city.

1:08 pm

Atalante

ooo well done! that's a 5 too

1:08 pm

LoriP

2 g's left, switching letters....

1:08 pm

periwinkle

I found a ge5 but not a ge7 :(

1:09 pm

LoriP

ge + anagram of 5 letter word for really loud annoying sound peri

1:09 pm

Mom

hi everyone

1:09 pm

periwinkle

thanks, Lori, new word for me

1:09 pm

cjmomma

hi Mom

1:09 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon Mom! :-)

1:09 pm

Mom

hi cjmomma

1:10 pm

Mom

{{Lori}} hello, so good to see you

1:10 pm

LoriP

Are you in the new homestead yet? I think of ya' every day.

1:11 pm

Mom

not yet, but getting closer. The moving date is Dec. 9th

1:11 pm

Mom

hope to get in right after Thanksgiving to clean carpets and paint

1:11 pm

Mom

thanks for asking :)

1:12 pm

LoriP

Just in time for Christmas. Good things to you and yours.

1:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

geisha! is not in the grid

1:12 pm

cjmomma

it's great to decorate new place!

1:12 pm

Mom

thank you so much.

1:12 pm

Mom

How are you and the family?

1:12 pm

Mom

I think it will be cj

1:13 pm

Mom

I haven't seen your daughter on babble for some time

1:13 pm

Atalante

I *miss* Uni

1:14 pm

LoriP

She's been so busy.All grown up like, so responsible. She's not like me a't'all. :)

1:14 pm

periwinkle

does she clean, Lori?

1:14 pm

Mom

tell her hello for me, please

1:14 pm

LoriP

wicked good sense of morgue humor that girl ahs. That she did get from me. :p

1:14 pm

Mom

I bet you taught her everything she knows

1:14 pm

Atalante

she feeds her cat!

1:14 pm

cjmomma

lol

1:15 pm

LoriP

I will mom. Life is good. peri, she cleans things. That didn't come from me either, or this daily feeding of pets business either.

1:15 pm

periwinkle

LOL, Lori

1:15 pm

Mom

thanks Lori

1:15 pm

cjmomma

since I started doing babble...house has not been up to normal standards

1:16 pm

periwinkle

Well, I really cannot blame babble for my untidy apt :D

1:16 pm

Mom

it happens that way, cj. First the house, then supper gets on the table later and later

1:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

grodies! is not a word

1:16 pm

Atalante

mine's just untidy anyway

1:16 pm

cjmomma

yup Iknow and hubby just got a later shift so it works out :)

1:17 pm

periwinkle

still 104 to find :( taking a break, bbs to finish

1:17 pm

LoriP

I'd love to blame Bable, but I've always been a slob.

1:17 pm

Mom

that works just fine then cj

1:17 pm

Mom

bye bye Peri

1:17 pm

cjmomma

ok time to dig in still have 148 to go

1:17 pm

LoriP

Later peri. Ack, I've missed the simplest of words....

1:17 pm

Atalante

husband's aunt told me I was disgustimg at the weekend for having an untidy workarea

1:17 pm

Mom

207 left here cj

1:17 pm

cjmomma

see you in a bit peri

1:17 pm

Atalante

that's literally what she said!

1:18 pm

Mom

oh Ata, that is not polite

1:18 pm

LoriP

She'd just love me to bits then Ata....

1:18 pm

Atalante

I'm still fuming!

1:18 pm

Mom

did you tell her that was the mark of a creative genius

1:18 pm

LoriP

If you're in my home, and don't like my standards, wipe your feet when you leave same as everyone else! :D

1:19 pm

cjmomma

I would tell her if it bothers her to jump in clean then!

1:19 pm

Atalante

I did, mom :P I dont think she believed me lol

1:19 pm

LoriP

That's an incredibly rude thing to say.

1:19 pm

Atalante

yes. absolutely. this is *my* space. I want it like this

1:19 pm

MonkeyGames

Good evening, folks!

1:19 pm

Mom

good evening Monkey

1:19 pm

cjmomma

hi Monkey

1:20 pm

Atalante

hi MG

1:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee yonder monkey

1:20 pm

MonkeyGames

What an adorable kitten, Mom!

1:20 pm

LoriP

Missing ONLY 13 s's....

1:20 pm

Mom

thank you Monkey, he is the newest edition to our family

1:20 pm

lynxxx

hello everyone

1:21 pm

cjmomma

Hi lynxxx

1:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i have exactly 100 to go, taking a break. BBL

1:21 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon Lynx, have a good sleep?

1:21 pm

Mom

bye bye Gwen

1:21 pm

MonkeyGames

And Ata, I side with eevryone else that the [unmentionable] woman was [unmentionably] rude, and although I know how difficult this is, my advice is to feel superior to her and let it go.

1:21 pm

Mom

Hi Lynxxx

1:21 pm

LoriP

Later BDG

1:22 pm

Atalante

oh I do. it's just so rude! rudeness annoys me

1:22 pm

Atalante

and THEN! husband agreed wuth her!!!

1:22 pm

cjmomma

bbs...

1:22 pm

Mom

did you elbow him in the stomach, Ata

1:22 pm

LoriP

Grounds for divorce....

1:22 pm

Mom

hurry back cj

1:22 pm

cjmomma

I'd put him on the stupe

1:22 pm

LoriP

Hurry abck cj

1:23 pm

Atalante

no, a few minutes later I decided to go and stay with sister that night!

1:23 pm

cjmomma

stoop

1:23 pm

LadyNatts

I'd be tempted to say "well, at least I am not unsufferably rude..."

1:23 pm

LadyNatts

or even insufferably

1:23 pm

MonkeyGames

It does me too. Like this guy today. There I was going to Walter's school with the cargo trike and he biked up to RIGHT behind me and started rining his bell like crazy, so I moved over to the side I was closer to to let him by and that was the side he had decided arbitrarily to pass on, and the HE yelled at ME. Talk about rude. Yes, annoying.

1:23 pm

LadyNatts

keyboard shifted

1:23 pm

TeaNCrackers

stupe works too

1:23 pm

Mom

there are family members that I married into that are like that, all in the name of "being honest"

1:24 pm

Atalante

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

1:24 pm

LoriP

Found my last g's. Yea!

1:24 pm

Mom

hooray Lori

1:24 pm

Atalante

yay lori!!!!

1:25 pm

LoriP

d's and s's. poopy

1:25 pm

MonkeyGames

I still need 13 g's. Didn[t have a lot of time earlier (nor now, but I'll burn that brigge when I get to it...)

1:25 pm

LoriP

ge 4/11 and plural, which after years of Babbling I still dunno' what it means.

1:26 pm

Atalante

1. Scorn, derision, or contempt. [Prov. Eng.]
2. An object of scorn; a dupe; a gull. [Obs.]

1:26 pm

Atalante

how appropriate!

1:26 pm

Bethjt

I'm so excited that Lickety is back up but is anyone else having trouble with PlayBabble.com?

1:26 pm

LoriP

There! Now I know, if I can actually retain that info. thansk Ata.

1:27 pm

MonkeyGames

Not as such, Beth, but I've been on for five minutes...

1:27 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon beth, no probs here

1:27 pm

MonkeyGames

4/11? Really? Looking...

1:27 pm

LoriP

lol Ata, very appropos.

1:27 pm

lynxxx

hi Beth - I'm OK

1:27 pm

Mom

no problems here either

1:28 pm

MonkeyGames

Oh, there it is. A variant on Dutch for crazy.

1:28 pm

Bethjt

Must be me. I'll try rebooting. Later folks.

1:28 pm

Mom

bye bye Beth

1:28 pm

MonkeyGames

OK, House time! Catch you folks later.

1:28 pm

LoriP

Just the 1 sn word?

1:28 pm

Mom

bye bye Monkey

1:29 pm

Atalante

so far

1:29 pm

lynxxx

at least 2 Lori

1:29 pm

Atalante

oh poo

1:29 pm

LoriP

Thanks .

1:29 pm

LoriP

Missing 2 from the top s, need at least 1 more sn then. Thanks again

1:30 pm

Atalante

kiss kiss white stuff

1:30 pm

Mom

thanks Ata

1:31 pm

LoriP

***deer in headlights look***

1:32 pm

lynxxx

sn4.6ing with yr fella

1:32 pm

LoriP

Was that a clue Ata?

1:32 pm

Mom

can't see the deer for all the sn** that is falling

1:32 pm

Atalante

yes lol

1:32 pm

Atalante

to two words at once LOL

1:33 pm

LoriP

Ack. <----DENSA thanks Ata, Lynx

1:34 pm

Atalante

my cat has a cold nose

1:35 pm

Atalante

*randomness*

1:35 pm

LoriP

***got to stop looking at the clock***

1:36 pm

LoriP

heh, se 8, that was my alst 8. Hopefully the rest flow.

1:37 pm

Atalante

I wonder which 8 I'm missing

1:37 pm

lynxxx

is that a si4.6 like in do4.7? (or perhaps that is just a fallacy

1:39 pm

Mom

no 8'e here at all

1:40 pm

LoriP

Holy cow, missed a bunch of plurals.

1:40 pm

LoriP

Want the first letters of the 8's Ata?

1:40 pm

Atalante

yes pls!

1:41 pm

LoriP

Roger Roger. hang on a sec

1:43 pm

LoriP

se 8, ne 8, le 8 x 4

1:43 pm

Atalante

ne8? O.O!

1:44 pm

LoriP

ne 7/8 was the one that ahd me hanging, 7/36 8/50

1:46 pm

LoriP

5 d's now...

1:46 pm

Atalante

ty! got them

1:46 pm

LoriP

Yea for Ata!

1:47 pm

Mom

hooray Ata

1:47 pm

Atalante

no idea how I remembered that one!

1:47 pm

LoriP

It had me for ever......

1:47 pm

dalenmiles

clue for the se8?

1:47 pm

Atalante

yes, it was horrid

1:47 pm

Mom

would either of you care to clue the ne, please

1:48 pm

Mom

hi dale

1:48 pm

dalenmiles

hi mom

1:48 pm

Atalante

ermmmmm thinks

1:48 pm

LoriP

Think of the first 3 letetrs of what you print photos from, then last 4 letters of a kids pasta

1:48 pm

LadyNatts

lunch break is over. Have a good afternoon and see you after work!

1:48 pm

Mom

dale, the red se* + opp. of stopping

1:48 pm

Uneaixoise

a cocktail, mom--ne + consonant + Rice-a-****

1:48 pm

Mom

bye bye Lady

1:49 pm

LoriP

Have a good one Lady

1:49 pm

Mom

thank you Lori and Une

1:49 pm

Mom

Hi Une

1:49 pm

lynxxx

bye LadyN

1:49 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, mom :-)

1:50 pm

dalenmiles

still don't get it, mom

1:50 pm

Atalante

hi Une!

1:50 pm

cjmomma

back...=)

1:50 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ata!

1:50 pm

Atalante

se8 = ocean + go5

1:50 pm

LoriP

Hey Une, dale

1:50 pm

Mom

welcome back cj

1:50 pm

cjmomma

ty

1:50 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, lori :-)

1:50 pm

dalenmiles

I already had it, d'oh!

1:50 pm

LoriP

d 7 ***puff, puff, puff, pant, pant, pant***

1:50 pm

Mom

sorry cj, thanks ata for bailing me out

1:51 pm

LoriP

wb cj

1:52 pm

LoriP

I have a di 7, anyone know the first 2 letters of the other d 7?

1:52 pm

Atalante

do

1:52 pm

LoriP

Thanks Ata!

1:52 pm

dalenmiles

clue the puff puff one more pls

1:52 pm

dalenmiles

the di7 is when things are dirty

1:52 pm

cjmomma

ty and I dont have the go 5 ;(

1:53 pm

LoriP

lol dale, that wasn't a clue, sorry. Just saying it's the word I'm missing, in an exaggerated way.

1:53 pm

dalenmiles

ohhhh

1:53 pm

dalenmiles

this grid sux

1:53 pm

LoriP

Sorry 'bout that dale.

1:54 pm

cjmomma

k got it ty

1:54 pm

dalenmiles

one is coming and the other... for cjmomma

1:54 pm

Jayde287

Oh Lickety, how I love thee - let me count the ways

1:54 pm

Jayde287

:)

1:54 pm

Jayde287

FIREWORKS

1:55 pm

Mom

congrats and hello Jayde

1:55 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Jayde!

1:55 pm

LoriP

Congratulations Jayde!

1:55 pm

cjmomma

congrats Jayde

1:55 pm

Jayde287

Thanks Lynxx, Lori and Mom - and Hi!

1:55 pm

Jayde287

thanks cjmomma!

1:56 pm

Jayde287

Thanks to Lickety - it wasn't that bad!

1:56 pm

Jayde287

well, gtg!

1:56 pm

Jayde287

see you all tomorrow

1:56 pm

Jayde287

*poof*

1:56 pm

LoriP

Is the do 7 fish worthy?

1:56 pm

Mom

bye bye Jay, see you then

1:56 pm

cjmomma

bye til then

1:56 pm

Jayde287

Bye mom!

1:57 pm

Jayde287

no, I don't think so Lori - it's more like Italian Mobster like

1:57 pm

Atalante

not rly, lori

1:57 pm

LoriP

Oooh, nm.

1:57 pm

LoriP

I kept trying 'dorsing' lol

1:57 pm

Jayde287

bye for real now:)

1:57 pm

dalenmiles

do7 clue?

1:58 pm

Atalante

it's not an -ing

1:58 pm

LoriP

Here come the spawnlings, and I'm out the door to play kid taxi. Thanks for the help all, have a good one!

1:58 pm

Mom

{{Lori}}bye for now

1:58 pm

cjmomma

see ya Lori

1:58 pm

lynxxx

bye Lori

1:59 pm

Atalante

do7 - professorly

2:00 pm

lynxxx

TY Ata

2:00 pm

Mom

time for tea. Will work on the do 7 when I get back. {{Hugs}}to all of you

2:00 pm

lynxxx

bye Mom! enjoy

2:00 pm

cjmomma

enjoy your tea Mom

2:00 pm

Mom

thanks, Lynxxx and cj

2:01 pm

dalenmiles

got it, ty ata

2:01 pm

sprite

hi and bye all, icon theme ready for tomorrow. Should be fun: favorite punctuation!

2:01 pm

cjmomma

see ya sprite

2:01 pm

lynxxx

Hi Sprite! TY

2:03 pm

dalenmiles

quitting for now, got 105 left, back later--thanks for the clues

2:04 pm

dalenmiles

haven't used a list yet!!!!!

2:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

Keep on truckin' dalen

2:04 pm

dalenmiles

I will finish this one!!!!!!! dale has to go to work

2:05 pm

wvteach

how do you find out about the icon themes for each day???

2:05 pm

cjmomma

see ya dale

2:05 pm

dalenmiles

bye cjmomma

2:06 pm

cjmomma

I have no idea

2:06 pm

cjmomma

I just change mine every few days

2:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

I'm not ignoring you, wv, I just don't pay any attention to the themes so I don't know

2:08 pm

torgone

sprite is the keeper of the icon themes .. add her to your friends list and always be able to see them ..

2:09 pm

Yvo

wvteach click on sprites icon and you can see the ones for the next day

2:09 pm

lynxxx

Look at Sprite's bio

2:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

I am offended that "gwine" is not a word.

2:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

I's gwineter complain

2:13 pm

Atalante

what does gwine mean?

2:14 pm

SamanthaJoy

If you were from Oklahoma, you'd know!

2:14 pm

SamanthaJoy

(It's just an accent/regionalism joke

2:14 pm

torgone

It's a way of saying go5/18 ..

2:15 pm

Atalante

ohhhhh :)

2:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

I'm missing an 8. I have the le x3, ne, and se--does anyone know what "m missing?

2:16 pm

lynxxx

another le8

2:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

(And just for the record: Today's Official Phantom is "Asinine")

2:16 pm

cjmomma

I know I'm looking right over it but missing 1 A from top left..have ad 5 12, ad 6 21 an4 4 x2 an5 10

2:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

ty lynxxx

2:17 pm

chiley

ad6/21... the 1st word on the list

2:18 pm

cjmomma

ty...forgot lickety was back...duh

2:18 pm

torgone

Is the other le8 also a gerund? ..

2:18 pm

cjmomma

have that on though

2:18 pm

lynxxx

yes Tor

2:19 pm

chiley

there are 2 6/21's

2:19 pm

torgone

Swell ..

2:19 pm

cjmomma

ok great

2:19 pm

cjmomma

lol

2:19 pm

chiley

one is a plural, the other is a pretty boy

2:21 pm

torgone

Ah a homophone ..

2:23 pm

cjmomma

ty vm..tile grey finally

2:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

Thank you, tor, that was the clue that let me get it at last.

2:26 pm

torgone

Trade you for an se8 clue ..

2:27 pm

lynxxx

se8 compound - fit to go to the ocean

2:27 pm

SamanthaJoy

A sailor is a se****** man--compound

2:28 pm

torgone

*facepalm* I was looking for a way to use se* too .. Thanks!

2:31 pm

torgone

Almost half way .. yippee ..

2:35 pm

lynxxx

yay - got the 9s

2:37 pm

periwinkle

hello

2:37 pm

periwinkle

help with ne8 please

2:37 pm

lynxxx

hi Peri

2:37 pm

cjmomma

wgt lynxxx ..hi peri

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

an italian-sounding cocktail, peri

2:38 pm

periwinkle

thanks, Une, got it

2:38 pm

periwinkle

are there 4 le8's

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

i think so--i have 3

2:39 pm

lynxxx

yes Peri - all gerund ends

2:39 pm

periwinkle

I have 3 too

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

mine are all gerunds but i think one isn't

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, ok, sorry

2:40 pm

lynxxx

a dog le5 leads to one

2:41 pm

periwinkle

have that one, and the two that sound alike

2:41 pm

Uneaixoise

got that one and the slimy thingies

2:41 pm

Uneaixoise

ditto

2:41 pm

periwinkle

there is one that sounds like the slimy thingies too

2:42 pm

periwinkle

will have to go to the list, getting tired of this grid and still 99 to find

2:42 pm

Atalante

all4 are gerunds, but 1 is a pl gerund

2:42 pm

lynxxx

plural of the le7.36 you do when renting a house

2:42 pm

periwinkle

brb, making black bean soup

2:42 pm

cjmomma

when you rent you sign a le

2:42 pm

periwinkle

that must be the one I am missing then

2:42 pm

Uneaixoise

rents! thanks!

2:42 pm

cjmomma

yw :)

2:43 pm

periwinkle

got it thanks, Ata

2:43 pm

cjmomma

ty for the le slimy things...totally missed it

2:43 pm

periwinkle

and cjmomma

2:43 pm

Uneaixoise

the plural gerunds are kinda weird, eh?

2:44 pm

periwinkle

there is more than one plural gerund?

2:44 pm

Uneaixoise

yep

2:44 pm

Atalante

yep

2:44 pm

Uneaixoise

ag6/30 is a plural gerund

2:44 pm

periwinkle

arrrggghhhh!

2:45 pm

periwinkle

thanks Une, never would have thought to add an s there

2:45 pm

Uneaixoise

and go6/30 too

2:45 pm

Uneaixoise

see what i mean? weird!

2:45 pm

lynxxx

go6.30 is one too, though more obvious

2:46 pm

periwinkle

well I will try to add an s to every gerund that I find :P

2:46 pm

cjmomma

taking a break...bbs

2:46 pm

Uneaixoise

just went thru my list trying that! LOL

2:46 pm

Uneaixoise

later, momma

2:46 pm

lynxxx

still 60 left, BBL, looking forward to along walk

2:47 pm

Uneaixoise

later, lynxxx--enjoy!

2:50 pm

Uneaixoise

just found the "john hancock on the check" 7's!

2:51 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhh, THOSE are the words that make the 9's . . .

2:57 pm

Atalante

light suddenly dawns!

2:58 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

2:59 pm

carleekat

hi all

2:59 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, carlee!

2:59 pm

Atalante

hi carlee

2:59 pm

carleekat

how is everyone today?

2:59 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, and you? :-)

3:00 pm

carleekat

i am freakin sore... we had a foot of snow dumped on us last nite

3:00 pm

Atalante

good!

3:00 pm

carleekat

i had to shovel my way out before work

3:00 pm

carleekat

3 hours it took me to shovel

3:01 pm

Atalante

wow

3:01 pm

carleekat

am bloody happy I have 4WD....so many cars in the ditch this am

3:01 pm

carleekat

caught the city off guard..nothign was plowed

3:02 pm

carleekat

and i think my next bottler just arrived...

3:02 pm

carleekat

yeap

3:03 pm

carleekat

back in 20 or so

3:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

3:08 pm

KatieMcG

Hi everyone

3:08 pm

Atalante

hi TO!

3:09 pm

Atalante

hi Katie!

3:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi katie hi ata

3:13 pm

torgone

Heyas all ..

3:13 pm

Atalante

hi tor

3:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi tor

3:14 pm

torgone

Diabolical grid today ..

3:14 pm

Atalante

oh yes

3:15 pm

KatieMcG

ahh wish I had known that before I started!!

3:15 pm

Atalante

too late!

3:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need 42..and i have grown accustomed to not playing at night. i don't think i'll finish if i can't do it early

3:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am listening to my repalcement being briefed... so i am giving myself a bit of babble time

3:18 pm

KatieMcG

replacement?

3:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. my current job is being upgraded and i don't qualify.

3:19 pm

stidmama

hello all.

3:19 pm

Atalante

oh nice! gah!

3:19 pm

stidmama

oh oh TO... you're not being downsized???

3:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. just put out of all hope of promotion.

3:19 pm

stidmama

oh! oh! Lickety is BACK!!!!

3:19 pm

KatieMcG

seriously? have they given you another job?

3:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

i should be thankful -many would like to have my job

3:20 pm

stidmama

that's still stinky, TO! *offers big cup of hot chocolate*

3:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

well stid it would seem i have reached my level of incompetence. nothing to be done, we can't all be president!

3:21 pm

torgone

That blows ..

3:21 pm

stidmama

rofl.... no TO, I suppose not, but you woulda been a exsellant wun!

3:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. beleive me there are worse things. it's just my pride that's hurt.

3:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sniffles and puts away self pity* let's BABBLES!!!!

3:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have resurrected my "turkey drive" icon for the season

3:23 pm

KatieMcG

Do you have a job still TO?

3:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes.

3:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

if i leave suddenly it's because the meeting broke up.

3:25 pm

KatieMcG

Well that is something but don't you be doing the new persons job for them, if you not qualified for it then she/he can do it all by themselves

3:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

that's not how it works, katie. life is not that kind. reality is you do what you are told.

3:26 pm

KatieMcG

Yep but make sure you don't do more than your level!

3:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

and there are plenty to step in to do what you refuse. it is no victory

3:26 pm

Atalante

don't do more than you are paid to do!

3:26 pm

stidmama

I am up to 55... had to leave the lecture hall as the lecture was beginning... the lecturer had the sound on the video turned all the way up... and didn't turn it down after I hollered. So now I have a migraine. I am really really upset about this. I think this was the lecture oh bacteriophages that I was waiting for ALL QUARTER LONG *very grumpy mama look* I now return you to your regularly scheduled chat log...

3:26 pm

KatieMcG

exactly Ata

3:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

that's the trouble; it's an amorphous position, i am an analyst i don't have set duties

3:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh poor stiddy!

3:27 pm

KatieMcG

stid can you get notes from the others?

3:28 pm

stidmama

yes, but it won't be the same...

3:28 pm

stidmama

the slides will be online by tomorrow for sure.

3:28 pm

KatieMcG

I know I'm sorry you had to miss it

3:28 pm

stidmama

at least I was able to go to the lab for an hour and work quietly... though the migraine didn't go away so I came home.

3:29 pm

stidmama

thanks for the sympathy, friends.

3:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

the i in the fourth column is killing me...

3:30 pm

Atalante

io6, TO

3:30 pm

stidmama

yes, I see what you mean TO

3:30 pm

KatieMcG

they are all kikking me

3:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

3:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL @katie

3:31 pm

stidmama

aha! a british spelling! of course! *banging head on keyboard*

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

see ata and katie it's all your fault!

3:31 pm

Atalante

proper spelling :P

3:31 pm

KatieMcG

didn't realise my mistake :-)

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

:P

3:32 pm

stidmama

(didn't say it wasn't proper....) ;-)

3:32 pm

Atalante

FM's fault, you mean!

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

the n above that i is also a killer

3:32 pm

KatieMcG

Yep FMs fault

3:32 pm

stidmama

what is the second letter of the K word please?

3:32 pm

stidmama

poor poor FM... *shaking head sadly*

3:32 pm

Atalante

h

3:33 pm

stidmama

thanks atalante... was afraid you'd say that

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

well has queen haz agreed that f mpass the mantle on at the end of the year?

3:33 pm

stidmama

but it's an easy word at least

3:33 pm

Atalante

no. we agreed that FM was just trying to weasel out of her responsibilities

3:33 pm

KatieMcG

No she didn't :-)

3:34 pm

carleekat

ok..back...

3:34 pm

carleekat

i amSo tired

3:34 pm

carleekat

and no end in site

3:34 pm

stidmama

(((((carleeeeee)))))

3:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

can someon eplease clue the n words from the fourth column? ty

3:34 pm

Atalante

FM tried to push off the responsibility to katie!

3:34 pm

KatieMcG

FM is so good at it, it would be a shame to take it way from her

3:34 pm

Atalante

outrageous!

3:34 pm

carleekat

***dble back flip with a 1 1/2 twist*** HI Stiddy!!!

3:35 pm

KatieMcG

That's why she has no support here for trying to get out of it!

3:35 pm

stidmama

but, I think katie would be good at it too... *hides in corner*

3:35 pm

Atalante

we all told her to stop whining and face up to her responsibilities!

3:35 pm

carleekat

what did FM do/ not do now?

3:36 pm

KatieMcG

Lol stid, I can't be self absorbed and be blamed for everything as well it would be too much to cope with

3:36 pm

carleekat

stop whining or whinging ata?

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

n clues please? i am whinging now!

3:36 pm

KatieMcG

This time it was a British Spelling of a word

3:36 pm

Atalante

whining at that point

3:36 pm

Trifioso

MOnkeygames, it's me, Trifioso the noob - Guess what? I got fireworks yesterday!!! YAY ME!!!!!

3:37 pm

KatieMcG

congrats for yesterday Trif

3:37 pm

carleekat

ok..well I am WHINGING....cus I am freakin sore from shovelling driveway

3:37 pm

stidmama

YAY trifoso! (we haven't met, I am stidmama...) *offers a cup of tea*

3:37 pm

carleekat

woohoo for trif!!!

3:37 pm

stidmama

wait wait... shoveling??? did you get sn4?

3:37 pm

cjmomma

back...still 117 left

3:37 pm

cjmomma

hello all

3:37 pm

carleekat

we got a foot of it overnite

3:38 pm

Trifioso

oooh, thanks for the tea! Good for the brain cells, right? :)

3:38 pm

carleekat

hi momma

3:38 pm

stidmama

wow. calgary? or... *trying to remember where things are in canada*

3:38 pm

kje

woohoo trif

3:38 pm

mymuseisme

Hello everyone! Splish-splash, diving into the tile bath :)

3:38 pm

stidmama

hey muse!!!!

3:38 pm

carleekat

Sarnia.... ontario.... about 2 hours north of inge

3:38 pm

mymuseisme

hi stid, kje, carlee!

3:38 pm

kim m

hello all...are there stats anywhere today?

3:39 pm

stidmama

absolutely good, trif! at least so I tell myself.

3:39 pm

KatieMcG

don't do it muse!!!

3:39 pm

carleekat

hi muse...kje

3:39 pm

stidmama

YES kim!!!! we have STATS! Lickety is up!

3:39 pm

carleekat

hi kim

3:39 pm

Atalante

30 left, go5 to the list

3:39 pm

carleekat

lickety got back yesterday....

3:39 pm

stidmama

ooooh. I got an 8! and up to 101 words!

3:39 pm

kim m

really...i just checked...checking again

3:39 pm

carleekat

not starting today's puzzle..going out tonight..no time no time

3:40 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one Atalante...

3:40 pm

kje

hello... just popped in to change my icon to tomorrow's theme

3:40 pm

KatieMcG

it's a miserable gird anyway carlee

3:40 pm

stidmama

good thinking, carlee. I wouldn't have started, but Atalante was online, and .... *points finger at katie and FM* it's someone else's fault!

3:40 pm

stidmama

hello kje!

3:40 pm

kje

kim that is hilarious and oddly disturbing at the same time

3:40 pm

Trifioso

I am finding the tile stats amazingly helpful, but maddening too. Are they helpful to others?

3:40 pm

kje

your icon, i mean

3:40 pm

kim m

halleluja!

3:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is tomorrow's theme?

3:41 pm

k21eyes

hi folks!

3:41 pm

kje

absolutely helpful trif

3:41 pm

stidmama

hello k21!

3:41 pm

kje

favorite punctuation mark...

3:41 pm

mymuseisme

hi TO :)

3:41 pm

kje

hi ks21

3:41 pm

kim m

kind of weird huh...saw it on a desk top at work...felt the same kje

3:42 pm

stidmama

um... TO -- did you ever get any of the Ns you were waiting for?

3:42 pm

KatieMcG

it's wrong kim all wrong

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi muse...kje you stole my fav

3:42 pm

kje

hi mymuse... haven't seen you in teh chog in eons

3:42 pm

kim m

it'll be gone in just over a week :)

3:43 pm

kje

I got it first TO!!!

3:43 pm

mymuseisme

just starting to get back into now that my head is back on straight

3:43 pm

kje

yes, crooked heads are a nuisance, mymuse

3:44 pm

mymuseisme

ok my first 8

3:44 pm

stidmama

go muse go!

3:44 pm

kje

woohoo muse

3:46 pm

kje

guillemets are another good choice TO

3:47 pm

kje

mostly cuz it is a cool word

3:47 pm

stidmama

I like the stats, trif... they help me see what I need to look for. great time-saver

3:47 pm

rururocks

guillemots.. i think

3:47 pm

stidmama

hello ruru

3:47 pm

Atalante

yep ruru

3:48 pm

rururocks

pigeon guillemots

3:48 pm

stidmama

ah. the no 5 is what triggered the migraine today... *sigh* almost to halfway, then will lie down

3:48 pm

mymuseisme

hi ruru, Ata :)

3:48 pm

rururocks

they are really cool birds ...

3:48 pm

oodleberry

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr an employer called me yesterday cause he was interested in my resumée... I wasn't here... I called him twice today only to find out that he filled the position... oh I could have cussed him out

3:49 pm

stidmama

hello oodles!!!

3:49 pm

bfsog

hey all

3:49 pm

stidmama

oh, that is too bad.

3:49 pm

kje

no... i meant guillemets... a punctuation mark

3:49 pm

stidmama

hey bf!

3:49 pm

oodleberry

hi beautiful babblers happy babbling

3:49 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, no, oodles!!

3:49 pm

rururocks

keep trying oodles

3:49 pm

bfsog

how are we all

3:49 pm

oodleberry

that is the third time this has happened

3:49 pm

rururocks

? really.. you are so smart..never heard of that before...

3:50 pm

kje

Guillemets (pronounced /ˈɡɪləmɛt/, or /ɡiːəˈmeɪ/ after French [ɡijmɛ]), also called angle quotes, are line segments, pointed as if arrows (« or »), sometimes forming a complementary set of punctuation marks used as a form of quotation mark.

3:50 pm

stidmama

cell phone, oodles?

3:50 pm

Trifioso

thanks stic!!! Sorry about your migraine though....

3:50 pm

rururocks

(redo the resume) they have to be perfect nowadays

3:50 pm

Atalante

ohhh. guillem*o*ts are the birdies

3:50 pm

oodleberry

what about a cell phone?

3:51 pm

stidmama

maybe if you had a cell phone, you wouldn't be "out" when prospective employers call...

3:51 pm

stidmama

I know that people around here do that a lot

3:51 pm

oodleberry

oh that's true

3:51 pm

oodleberry

but I hate them

3:51 pm

stidmama

they get a pre-paid phone that they can give the number out JUST to the employers

3:51 pm

rururocks

did you finish kje?

3:51 pm

kje

yes ruru

3:52 pm

kje

long after you

3:52 pm

stidmama

I don't "like" cell phones, but living where we do with the kids going to school in town, they do come in handy

3:52 pm

kje

bad habit you have lately of finishing first : )

3:52 pm

stidmama

there. past halfway. Time for a nap... *grump* back later perhaps if I can.

3:52 pm

rururocks

I started last night and you didn't...

3:52 pm

stidmama

*poof*

3:52 pm

oodleberry

that is another expense though

3:52 pm

KatieMcG

see you later stid, hope the head gets better

3:52 pm

oodleberry

ok bbye stid

3:52 pm

rururocks

I know bad..bad habit..

3:53 pm

kje

I love my cell phone... don't know what I would have done without it the day I jumped off the porch and broke my ankle as I was alone... thank god i had my cell phone in my bag

3:53 pm

rururocks

got to run see some of you later

3:53 pm

kje

bye ru

3:53 pm

Uneaixoise

ohmygod, kje!

3:53 pm

oodleberry

omg

3:54 pm

kje

i was so stunned it took me several minutes to realize i had the phone and call 911... but was very thankful once i did

3:54 pm

Trifioso

yikes kje! Very good luck you had it on you!

3:55 pm

oodleberry

brb

3:55 pm

mymuseisme

owww, kje ... when was that?

3:55 pm

kje

Dec 30th last year... went to the OR on Jan 1, 2008

3:56 pm

kje

discovered babble while recuperating : )

3:56 pm

Trifioso

does anyone have a hint for the AD 6 21? I have the first one, I guess I need the second....thanks!

3:56 pm

Uneaixoise

how fortuitous!

3:56 pm

MinnieMouse

Hey guys

3:57 pm

kje

exactly une... if i hadn't broken the ankle, may never have found this sink hole of a time waster! LOL

3:57 pm

Trifioso

OMG, never mind, I am an EEJIT

3:57 pm

KatieMcG

Well some good came out of it kje. I always have my phone on me I never know when I might need it

3:57 pm

MinnieMouse

does anyone here play xbox

3:57 pm

mymuseisme

ahah! had its plus side then :) and we got to know you

3:57 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOLOL!

3:57 pm

MinnieMouse

does anyone here play xbox

3:57 pm

MinnieMouse

does anyone here play xbox

3:57 pm

MinnieMouse

does anyone here play xbox

3:57 pm

MinnieMouse

does anyone here play xbox

3:57 pm

MinnieMouse

does anyone here play xbox

3:58 pm

kje

nope

3:58 pm

cjmomma

I need help with 1 N in the second colume..ki5 10

3:58 pm

mymuseisme

no minnie, just pc

3:58 pm

kje

we play babble

3:58 pm

MinnieMouse

ahh man

3:58 pm

KatieMcG

boy this is slow go*** tonight

3:58 pm

MinnieMouse

what does that mean

3:58 pm

kim m

this game takes up too much of my time already!

3:58 pm

kje

cj...what do you need... there is no ki5

3:59 pm

kje

ni5/10 is plural of the number

3:59 pm

Dorens

hi gang

3:59 pm

cjmomma

k then I better recheck licketys

3:59 pm

cjmomma

hi dorens

3:59 pm

kje

other ni5/10 is ni + comedian ***feld

3:59 pm

cjmomma

got that one

4:00 pm

mymuseisme

hi Dorens!

4:00 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, dorens!

4:00 pm

oodleberry

i know what I need

4:00 pm

kje

hi dorens

4:00 pm

kje

what?

4:00 pm

cjmomma

ty that was it kje

4:00 pm

KatieMcG

what oodle

4:00 pm

oodleberry

a job

4:01 pm

KatieMcG

Good luck with that oodle I know it is not easy at the moment

4:02 pm

Dorens

how is everyone this evening?

4:02 pm

oodleberry

ok ro4 4 + ing IS NOT A WORD

4:02 pm

kje

i am good... should be writing... but instead i am chogging

4:03 pm

Trifioso

anyone get the AC 6 30?

4:03 pm

KatieMcG

I'm Ok but going to go to bed soon as I'm really tired

4:03 pm

kje

ac6 - hurting

4:03 pm

Dorens

you are old faithful kje... can almost always find you chogging.

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

ac6 in pain

4:03 pm

redturtlehead

Afternoon...I am breaking my on law and drinking coffee at 5 pm. going to be up all night i bet.

4:03 pm

kim m

ac6....very sore as muscles

4:04 pm

Trifioso

very large thank you!

4:04 pm

kje

kim... that is so distracting... i keep wanting to snort my diet coke

4:04 pm

kje

yay red! you can watch the flip

4:05 pm

Dorens

hi red.. i often have coffee at 5... if i have it after 6 then i'm a mess.

4:05 pm

cameron51us

hi kim, r u at work?

4:05 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I hope not. I am not a big flip person, used to be when I was in NM.

4:05 pm

Dorens

have parent conferences this evening, so I am eating an early dinner.. with no wine

4:05 pm

redturtlehead

I find if I have it after 3 I have issues...

4:05 pm

kje

cameron - LOL.. you and kim's picks kinda go together

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi did anyone ever clue those n words?

4:06 pm

redturtlehead

Enjoy Dorens. my sister is always so annoyed because only one or to parents of her students ever show up.

4:06 pm

Dorens

which ones owl?

4:06 pm

cameron51us

someone helped me put that picture there and i don't know how to change it

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

fourth column...was waiting but time to go home.

4:07 pm

kje

dorens... i suggest wine, and lot sof it... i remember parent-teacher conferences when i taught and wine would have made them more fun!

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

guess no none had them - bye

4:07 pm

Dorens

cocktail.. ne7/8?

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok the other pls/

4:07 pm

Dorens

but I'm the guidance counselor...

4:07 pm

kje

plural cocktail

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

and have yo ever had one?

4:08 pm

kje

and sound no5

4:08 pm

cjmomma

I've never heard of it but that isn't saying much lol

4:08 pm

Dorens

my ears are sensitive to no*** owl

4:08 pm

cameron51us

may i have a clue for the ec 7/40

4:08 pm

KatieMcG

cameron if you go into your profile, select edit by the photo. you will then be allowed to browse. Find the photo you want to replace it with then press upload that should work for you

4:08 pm

Dorens

never had one, but i am not much of a cocktail drinker

4:08 pm

KatieMcG

bye TO

4:08 pm

kje

even better dorens... the guidance counselor def needs a stiff one to get through the night

4:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye

4:09 pm

cameron51us

thank you katie. i'll try that since i need one thats more seasonal

4:09 pm

Dorens

ec7 looks like a porcupine

4:09 pm

Dorens

night owl

4:09 pm

torgone

Spiny anteater ..

4:09 pm

kje

e + greek letter + genetic carrier initials

4:09 pm

cameron51us

thank you

4:10 pm

Dorens

the guidance counselor needs the se8 to get through the night. (clue please?)

4:10 pm

torgone

Waterborne ..

4:10 pm

kje

se 8 - like a sturdy vessel... or a sailor about to leave

4:11 pm

kje

and the se8 will not help the guidance counselor as much as an ne7 - LOL

4:11 pm

dizgrannie

se + vowel +go 5/18

4:11 pm

Dorens

kind of fishworthy, that se.. thanks

4:12 pm

kje

yw

4:12 pm

mymuseisme

hello tor

4:13 pm

torgone

Heya ..

4:14 pm

Dorens

fireworks. thanks for that se8

4:14 pm

oodleberry

***starts babbling***

4:14 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaaay Dorens.

4:14 pm

mymuseisme

congrats Dorens

4:14 pm

Trifioso

dizgrannie - sorry, what? Tried the se + vowel + go but didn't get anything....

4:14 pm

cjmomma

congrats dorens

4:15 pm

Dorens

now... for the next hour.... treadmill or lie down and read? dilemma

4:15 pm

oodleberry

***drums his lips***

4:15 pm

kje

woohoo dorens

4:15 pm

cjmomma

add ing tri

4:15 pm

redturtlehead

I thought today as favorite cheese day? Am I off?

4:15 pm

Trifioso

oh, crikey....I already had that one! :) TY anyway...

4:15 pm

kje

treadmil and read

4:15 pm

cjmomma

I still have 106 left...lol

4:16 pm

mymuseisme

104 here

4:16 pm

redturtlehead

treadmill Dorens, always a good choice. Put on some exciting 60s music.

4:16 pm

cjmomma

going to be hard to think about dinner and babble at same time :)

4:16 pm

Trifioso

Is reading ON the treadmill and option Dorens?

4:16 pm

KatieMcG

Right I'm off to bed now. See you all tomorrow, take care :-)

4:17 pm

redturtlehead

good night katie!

4:17 pm

cjmomma

night

4:17 pm

Dorens

never seems to work for me Tri.... i watch movies to the treadmill (and hate the treadmill). maybe i should try ti figure out how to set up a book, but I tend to think of reading as relaxiing

4:17 pm

mymuseisme

gnite Katie

4:17 pm

redturtlehead

73 left here...

4:17 pm

Dorens

night katie

4:17 pm

oodleberry

good night katie

4:17 pm

Dorens

but thanks for the encouragement red. i know you're right, I do need it

4:17 pm

redturtlehead

the treadmill is relaxing Dorens. At least I feel wierd unless I run.

4:18 pm

kje

oh crap

4:18 pm

Dorens

i really don't like it red... but i know i need some aerobic exercise... the pilates and yoga i do several times a week don't help much with weight control

4:19 pm

kje

just realized one of my earrings is gone

4:19 pm

Dorens

and i only exercise cause i know i need to, not cause i like to

4:19 pm

redturtlehead

What about walking outside?

4:19 pm

Dorens

oh kj, i hate when that happens it.. I only lose the ones i really like

4:20 pm

redturtlehead

i saw one in the bottom of the pool today it was a little gold hoop, kje yours?

4:20 pm

stuck_ongames

hi all, this is my first time playing...does anyone know what an average high score is?

4:20 pm

Dorens

when weather is nice i love to walk in the woods near my house, or around the lake... but i don't love the cold and i certainly don't go out there in the dark.. and for the next few months that means little opportunity... i don't get home much before dark during the week

4:20 pm

redturtlehead

stuck, many people finish the grid each day.

4:20 pm

kje

exactly direns... it is a tanzanite briolette on a wire.... damn damn damn... bbl, must go retrace

4:21 pm

redturtlehead

I would agree outsidein nasty weather is not fun....

4:21 pm

Dorens

have done that so many times.... good luck kje

4:21 pm

stuck_ongames

what do you mean finish? make 244 words using the letters in the "tile stats"?

4:22 pm

redturtlehead

yes, stuck. using the letters in the grid.

4:23 pm

redturtlehead

Bye kje, happy hunting, and I hope you find it.

4:23 pm

flosey

back for a few more

4:24 pm

Dorens

hi flosey

4:24 pm

rururocks

anyone missing an earring?

4:24 pm

redturtlehead

LOL ruru...

4:24 pm

rururocks

there's one in the PB..

4:25 pm

redturtlehead

;)

4:26 pm

flosey

could I have a clue for di6 please, the first one

4:26 pm

Dorens

plural of di5/16

4:26 pm

rururocks

sort of like dying to see you

4:27 pm

flosey

thanks, have that but there's one before it Dorens

4:27 pm

oodleberry

omg flosey I looooooove st andre

4:27 pm

rururocks

or not living + gerund

4:27 pm

flosey

thankt ruru

4:27 pm

redturtlehead

How are you healing Ruru?

4:27 pm

flosey

ah, isn't it great oodle

4:27 pm

oodleberry

yummmmmmmmm

4:28 pm

rururocks

okay...really sore

4:28 pm

oodleberry

put in my resume at a cheese store :-D

4:28 pm

flosey

and there's another really super one oodle, Riopelle, from Quebec

4:28 pm

redturtlehead

Are you sleeping ok and taking a fe deep breathes every hour??

4:29 pm

oodleberry

riopelle? a cheese?

4:29 pm

oodleberry

oh ok I read that wrong

4:29 pm

MLFAN17

Hello

4:29 pm

oodleberry

I will have to start trying other cheeses once I get a job

4:30 pm

oodleberry

bbl

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

oodle, I do hope somethingcomes up for you soon.

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

Sure you dont ant to become a nurse?

4:30 pm

flosey

later oodle

4:31 pm

Kazozz

afternoon all

4:31 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find my last 89 words

4:31 pm

MLFAN17

FIRST AD 6/21 please

4:31 pm

Dorens

time to run (literally.. thanks red) happy babbling all

4:31 pm

flosey

hi peri

4:31 pm

Aloyisius

hi Babblers.. back to finish up (i hope).. fun grid, but short on time today

4:31 pm

MLFAN17

KAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

4:31 pm

MLFAN17

HI peri

4:32 pm

kje

it is pointless...

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Aloy. are you freezing like me????

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

Go Dorens go!

4:32 pm

Kazozz

hey MLF

4:32 pm

mymuseisme

oh nooo, you didn't find it kje?

4:32 pm

Trifioso

mlfan - AD 6 is a handsome man

4:32 pm

flosey

ah no, sorry about that kj

4:33 pm

Aloyisius

yes, red.. chilly bumps all day.. and tonight will be brrrr I hear

4:33 pm

kje

i chechked my house and car... but i have been all over today and I'm not sure at what point i lost it

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

Oh kje...onders here it has rolled off to

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

I went simming today aloy but it was cold cold cold...

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

eerrr swimming.

4:34 pm

kje

flos... if you like st andre, i have a cheese you will like even better!

4:34 pm

nancethefan

hey & hugggggggsssssss y'all

4:34 pm

MLFAN17

Trif i am lost no idea

4:34 pm

MLFAN17

NANCE!

4:34 pm

Aloyisius

braver than I , red! No way!

4:34 pm

nancethefan

FAN!

4:35 pm

kje

i use to love the st andre, but then it seemed to change and the cheese monger said they moved the production site to a larger facility due to increased demand and it changed the cheese

4:35 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, the first few minutes were, uh, refreshing.

4:35 pm

MLFAN17

nance are you enjoying the warm weather tonight?lol

4:36 pm

Trifioso

Okey dokey MLF lets' see....do you want me to just sort of spell it, or keep giving clues?

4:36 pm

Aloyisius

wow, have i missed that gerund ending on a bunch of words!

4:36 pm

nancethefan

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr yes - lol

4:36 pm

MLFAN17

thank god i am not in it but hubby isl. very windy today too

4:36 pm

MLFAN17

Trif clue please lol

4:37 pm

Trifioso

AD 6 is a VERY handsome man...almost a GOD...in fact a GREEK god...really should be a proper name, except that people use it as an adj now.....

4:38 pm

MLFAN17

not a plural?

4:39 pm

Trifioso

not a plural, but it looks like one

4:39 pm

Trifioso

but not an actual plural, no....

4:40 pm

Trifioso

you can do it MLF!

4:40 pm

MLFAN17

haha right

4:41 pm

kje

aloy - this grid adds gerunds to words we would change ie to Y and then gerund or drop the e and gerund.... several times, just so you know

4:41 pm

Trifioso

did you get it?

4:41 pm

redturtlehead

it would have been a crazy grid if Y had been in the mix.

4:41 pm

Aloyisius

ty, kje.. found out a bit late, but I'll try to remember.. flying through now

4:41 pm

MLFAN17

no but i got the EN 9 lol

4:42 pm

kje

OK... gonna go pout a bit at my lost earring ... later

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

bye kje...

4:43 pm

Trifioso

well I didn't....share the love....

4:43 pm

Aloyisius

aw, sorry about that kje.. hope it shows up! take care.

4:43 pm

periwinkle

just realized there are no T's in the grid

4:43 pm

MLFAN17

do you have the EN 7/32 Tri?

4:44 pm

Trifioso

I have a 7/36...

4:45 pm

cjmomma

an I seeing the list correctly...18 ag's?

4:45 pm

MLFAN17

Tri when you sign something. .you en***** and the putan ending on that word but take out last vowel

4:45 pm

Trifioso

oooh - got both now! Thanks for the tip

4:45 pm

MLFAN17

not on tthe 7/36 but the 7/32 EN

4:45 pm

Trifioso

okay, how can I help you with the AD thing, other than just spelling it....

4:45 pm

Trifioso

ummmm

4:45 pm

MLFAN17

cj i am working on them now i only have 2 loo

4:45 pm

MLFAN17

lol

4:46 pm

MLFAN17

tri is it similar to the other 6/21?

4:46 pm

cjmomma

I have 6...but 18...really

4:47 pm

Trifioso

the first 3 are the same

4:47 pm

MLFAN17

Tri the AD 5/6 Go together

4:47 pm

cjmomma

got a few more...this is odd

4:48 pm

iumanwwjd123

ok, i am new, i dont get the #/# thing, someone explain

4:48 pm

MLFAN17

i mean the second 6/21 goes with the AD 5

4:48 pm

iumanwwjd123

like the AD 5 or 6/21, wat is that?

4:48 pm

MLFAN17

cj i got the EN 9 a few minutes ago couldnt find it last night to save my live lol

4:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

When it's a single letter, or the first of a pair, it's how many letters are in the word

4:48 pm

MLFAN17

kuman did you read about the game?

4:49 pm

MLFAN17

its letters and points

4:49 pm

MLFAN17

Hi samantha

4:49 pm

iumanwwjd123

no, sry

4:49 pm

MLFAN17

kazz??????

4:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

So "AD 5" and "AD 5/21" both signify a fiuve letter word that starts with AD

4:49 pm

cjmomma

I only know the first number is how many letters...then it multiplies for points

4:49 pm

skooj

evening, all. could i get a clue for the ec7/40, please? monkeyed it every which way.

4:49 pm

MLFAN17

samantha 6/21 lol

4:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

Hi there MLF. I'mnot here for long; don't think I have time to finish today.

4:49 pm

cjmomma

hello skoo

4:49 pm

Aloyisius

tomorrow maybe I won't have to Babble and run.. happy Babbling, all.. see you next grid. byee

4:50 pm

Trifioso

sorry MLF - was having a run of word finding brilliance there, and all on my own too! Don't have them that often, so wanted to run with it

4:50 pm

MLFAN17

samantha can you help me with the AD 6/21 the FIRST PLEASE

4:50 pm

MLFAN17

bye aloy

4:50 pm

skooj

hi momma!

4:50 pm

MLFAN17

Tri me too lol

4:50 pm

Trifioso

The first 6/21 is a man's name, from mythology, very handome, muscular, same first 3 letters as the other two ad's

4:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

Sure. AD + opp. of "off" + form of the word "to be"

4:51 pm

cjmomma

skoo....ec + hi + dna

4:51 pm

Trifioso

or, sam's clue - MUCH easier to figure out!

4:51 pm

MLFAN17

GOT IT

4:51 pm

cjmomma

sorry to offend....still have 100 to go and couldn't think

4:51 pm

MLFAN17

good clue samantha

4:51 pm

MLFAN17

ad ty tri

4:51 pm

Trifioso

private fireworks for MLF!!!

4:51 pm

cjmomma

wtg tri

4:52 pm

MLFAN17

lol tri

4:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

heh. You need to read up on your Bullfinch's mythology

4:52 pm

cjmomma

going to room for being in trouble I know

4:53 pm

skooj

thx, momma!

4:53 pm

cjmomma

yw

4:53 pm

skooj

brb. must feed the animals.

4:53 pm

iumanwwjd123

are all of these this long?

4:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

Can anyone clue the two Es from the bottom row, center? It's my only blank tile. :(

4:54 pm

cjmomma

no

4:54 pm

iumanwwjd123

good, cuz id b doomed

4:54 pm

cjmomma

one is our national bird

4:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

iuman, it's random. Some days there are over 300; yesterday's grid was 58 words

4:54 pm

iumanwwjd123

ok, thanks all for helping me

4:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

Nope. national bird Is from the E in the center; I have that one

4:54 pm

periwinkle

the national bird is not from bottom E

4:54 pm

MLFAN17

kuman no some have been under 10

4:55 pm

MLFAN17

100 OOPS

4:55 pm

cjmomma

oops ok well I tried

4:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

I was just gonna SAY!

4:55 pm

cjmomma

peri help him I still have 100 left and no dinner going yet

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

Well most I think are in the 100-200 range.

4:55 pm

periwinkle

I don't have the bottom E's

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Peri!

4:56 pm

periwinkle

hey there red!

4:56 pm

torgone

One is the spiny anteater ..

4:56 pm

cjmomma

I do but not sure which ones they were

4:56 pm

kristinc

hey kids, one of the Es is the gerund of using chemicals to make designs in glass (alternate spelling). It's a e6. I am missing the other

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

what is the other Tor???

4:56 pm

periwinkle

hi, tor, that clue does not help me

4:56 pm

MLFAN17

the bottom middie E is a 6/7

4:56 pm

Trifioso

I just got a sort of naughty word that made me giggle....I am SO 12

4:56 pm

cjmomma

Hi tor

4:57 pm

cjmomma

and krist

4:57 pm

periwinkle

thanks kristinc

4:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

Huh. Thanks very much, kristinc

4:57 pm

MLFAN17

FIRST AG 6/30 please

4:57 pm

kristinc

heya cjm!

4:57 pm

redturtlehead

TY kristin, I got it!

4:57 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

4:57 pm

kristinc

someone hollar when the find the other one though! :)

4:58 pm

redturtlehead

the other is the spiny anteater.

4:58 pm

kristinc

*they

4:58 pm

redturtlehead

google it and it shows right up.

4:58 pm

kristinc

(calling all zooologists then :))

4:58 pm

Trifioso

MLF can

4:59 pm

MLFAN17

what?

4:59 pm

Trifioso

Geesh, can't TYPE! Anyway, MLF Can't help you with the AG 6/30 cuz I don't have it either - booooo

4:59 pm

iumanwwjd123

thx redturtle

4:59 pm

redturtlehead

Oooh I am seeing news. Lean cuisine is recalling meals with chicken due to some plactic parts being in the meals.

4:59 pm

iumanwwjd123

ouch, bad cuiside ppl... lol

4:59 pm

Uneaixoise

right . . . pretty disgusting, eh?

4:59 pm

redturtlehead

YQ iumanww

4:59 pm

MLFAN17

trif poop

4:59 pm

iumanwwjd123

just kidding

5:00 pm

torgone

They're probably better for you ..

5:00 pm

Uneaixoise

roughage

5:00 pm

redturtlehead

I am eating a salad right now...

5:00 pm

MLFAN17

peri?

5:00 pm

MLFAN17

kaz?

5:00 pm

periwinkle

got the spiny anteater, had to google it

5:00 pm

redturtlehead

but i often eat Lean cuisine, they are acutally very nutritionally balanced.

5:00 pm

iumanwwjd123

same here

5:00 pm

cjmomma

ag 6/30 another word with getting older

5:01 pm

periwinkle

yes?

5:01 pm

cjmomma

it worked for me..lol

5:01 pm

MLFAN17

i have that cj thats a 5/6

5:01 pm

iumanwwjd123

ty cj

5:01 pm

MLFAN17

peri where is kaz still here?

5:01 pm

periwinkle

they have lots of salt though, red

5:02 pm

cjmomma

put a vowel in the middle

5:02 pm

redturtlehead

they do indeed.

5:02 pm

periwinkle

still h ave 62 words left

5:02 pm

redturtlehead

But very easy to take to work.

5:02 pm

Kazozz

i have 104 :(

5:02 pm

Jellen

Hi, all!

5:02 pm

kristinc

ugh peri...108 here! :)

5:02 pm

periwinkle

hi Jellen!

5:02 pm

redturtlehead

hi jellen.

5:02 pm

Kazozz

i still here MLF ..was on the phone !

5:02 pm

MLFAN17

GOT THEM TY

5:02 pm

kristinc

heya jellen!

5:02 pm

cjmomma

I still have 100...going to dig in so forgive me for not chatting

5:03 pm

cjmomma

hi jellen

5:03 pm

Jellen

244 here, if I decide to start at all!

5:03 pm

MLFAN17

you are so loved arent you kaz?

5:03 pm

JBV

good evening, everyone - does anyone have a clue for the ag 5/14 (the one between two 4/6's) ??

5:03 pm

iumanwwjd123

209 here

5:03 pm

Jellen

Hi, JBV

5:04 pm

JBV

hi, jellen

5:04 pm

lynxxx

ag5.14 a & Mr Pitney

5:04 pm

Uneaixoise

a + happiness

5:04 pm

MLFAN17

HI JBV

5:04 pm

lynxxx

hello everyone (and Tim)

5:04 pm

JBV

thanks, lynxx but I have that one, the one i need is further down

5:04 pm

JBV

thanks, Une!

5:04 pm

cjmomma

hi lynxxx

5:04 pm

Jellen

Tim says hello.

5:05 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

5:05 pm

MLFAN17

can i have a clue for the AG 4/6 above that ag 5/14 that was jsut clued please

5:05 pm

kristinc

hello lynxx!

5:06 pm

iumanwwjd123

ok, i still dont get the #/# thing, i get the letters, dont get the #s

5:06 pm

Uneaixoise

MLF, af + two vowels

5:06 pm

Uneaixoise

*ag

5:06 pm

torgone

letters/points ..

5:06 pm

Trifioso

Lynxxx - thanks for the clue (without pity!) :)

5:06 pm

Kazozz

iuman the first number is how long the word is..2nd number is points the word is worth

5:06 pm

JBV

ag + two vowels, MLFAN

5:06 pm

iumanwwjd123

ok, thx torgone

5:06 pm

lynxxx

lol yw Trif

5:07 pm

Trifioso

Its stuck in my head now.....

5:08 pm

MLFAN17

ty JBV how about the other 4/5 ag underneath the ag 5/14 ag plus happy

5:08 pm

redturtlehead

Hey jbv, lynnxx

5:08 pm

periwinkle

56 left, bbs

5:08 pm

lynxxx

hi Red

5:09 pm

redturtlehead

I am going to finish this grid. but I may be up all night.

5:09 pm

MLFAN17

lol red

5:09 pm

MLFAN17

i am just killing time

5:09 pm

Trifioso

I don't get the ag + happy one....happy?

5:10 pm

Uneaixoise

a + gl4/6

5:10 pm

Trifioso

get it now...ta!

5:11 pm

Trifioso

still only have 9 of the ag's - what a toil

5:11 pm

MLFAN17

une AG 4/6 under that one that you just clued

5:11 pm

MLFAN17

i have 14 of them

5:11 pm

Uneaixoise

ag + not off

5:11 pm

Trifioso

agin

5:11 pm

Trifioso

agon

5:11 pm

Uneaixoise

i have 16

5:11 pm

Trifioso

sorry typing in the wrong box again - WICKED sorry!

5:11 pm

Uneaixoise

tri!!!

5:11 pm

MLFAN17

ty tri

5:11 pm

MLFAN17

lol

5:12 pm

Trifioso

I am so embarrassed....do it at least once a day, I am SUCH a chowderhead.... ((((((scarlet))))))))

5:12 pm

TonjaE

Can I get a clue for the ac 6,30?

5:12 pm

MLFAN17

in pain

5:12 pm

MLFAN17

tonj

5:12 pm

lynxxx

there are 6 ag reated to The Ag*** & the Ecstasy (sort of)

5:12 pm

MLFAN17

Tri thank you so much!

5:13 pm

Trifioso

forgive me, everyone else.....

5:13 pm

torgone

Don't ag7/36 over it tri ..

5:13 pm

MLFAN17

are either of the AG 7/36['s extensions of any other AG words/

5:13 pm

Trifioso

the 6 30 is a derivative spelling of the 5 18

5:14 pm

Trifioso

LOL torgone!

5:14 pm

wrathofcon

just wish you do ones I don't have yet

5:14 pm

MLFAN17

oh got that one

5:14 pm

MLFAN17

thats not the right spelling for it though

5:14 pm

mixi6

ge7,36? help?

5:14 pm

Trifioso

Oh, geesh, that makes me realiSe that I hadn't remembered about British spellings - geesh, gotta check all the words again....

5:14 pm

MLFAN17

AG 7/36 the first one please

5:15 pm

Uneaixoise

ge7 is a kind of french cake

5:15 pm

TonjaE

Thank you mlfan

5:15 pm

MLFAN17

yw tonj

5:16 pm

Uneaixoise

ag7 anguish, brit. spelling

5:16 pm

MLFAN17

Une thats the one i have you just clued it

5:16 pm

MLFAN17

i didnt even know that was a brit spelling of the word

5:16 pm

Trifioso

darn -gotta go help the DD with her homework - hope she has spelling to do! See you later, I hope!

5:16 pm

lynxxx

TY Une

5:17 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, then reverse last two letters

5:17 pm

lynxxx

bye Trif

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