Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 19, 2008

12:00 am

herinfernallady

flip

12:01 am

NonnieLight

flippity flop

12:01 am

smilesoplenty

poop!

12:01 am

Kazozz

hi all , gl :)

12:01 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

mixi6

flip

12:01 am

herinfernallady

wow mega lag

12:01 am

smilesoplenty

just 2 woeds left!!!

12:02 am

NonnieLight

hello kazozz

12:02 am

herinfernallady

oh damn Smiles

12:02 am

jillibus

the one day I can get to town after being snowbound and it's a biggie :(

12:02 am

jaianniah

flippaniah, finally

12:02 am

justafreep

de7

12:03 am

harpjane

real flip this time

12:03 am

GroovyKiwi

kia ora babble family

12:03 am

justafreep

fa7

12:03 am

Kazozz

groovy :) how the heck r ya?

12:04 am

Kazozz

got it thx freep

12:04 am

herinfernallady

KIWIIIIIIIIII

12:05 am

justafreep

co7

12:05 am

GroovyKiwi

i am so good - got the house settled today i am now officially a home owner and broke lol

12:05 am

justafreep

co8

12:06 am

Kazozz

great news groovy!

12:07 am

justafreep

congrats, kiwi

12:07 am

GroovyKiwi

and i now own this plate too lol

12:07 am

justafreep

to7

12:08 am

Pinikula

OMGdns...burger king is selling a men's fragrance that smells like charbroiled meat!!!!!

12:08 am

jillibus

hi kiwi -- congrats??? Well, you're finally rid, I guess

12:08 am

GroovyKiwi

yup im now officially free as a bird woohooo

12:08 am

jillibus

yikes, pini!

12:09 am

Pinikula

it's going to sell for $3.99!!!

12:09 am

jillibus

next thing will be someone selling a beer frangance or a well-digested scotch odor

12:09 am

justafreep

fa8

12:09 am

Pinikula

can you imagine not liking someone and spraying them just before you let your dog loose?

12:10 am

Kazozz

thats gross pini

12:10 am

jillibus

LOL!

12:10 am

Pinikula

Hey, I was just passing along the commercial I just watched...stunned!

12:11 am

PAV3

wow, 215 huh...I guess we're talking about my fav Burger King...and their new scent...

12:11 am

Pinikula

you heard about it, too, pav???

12:11 am

herinfernallady

YAH groovy and sorry my net is stupid

12:11 am

PAV3

Howdy all...in for late flip...

12:11 am

GroovyKiwi

pav!!!! hugs happy babbling

12:11 am

justafreep

wo7

12:11 am

jillibus

I keep wanting fest but it never works

12:12 am

PAV3

thanks just! my first word of the eve...

12:12 am

Pinikula

wo 8

12:12 am

rururocks

***splashes on my new me4 scent ***

12:12 am

justafreep

wo7 x 2

12:13 am

jillibus

ty for the wo7 & 8, pini and freep

12:13 am

PAV3

my cheese is here, we can all eat now...

12:13 am

GroovyKiwi

ok back in a bit im going foraging for food

12:13 am

jillibus

oh ruru, I could eat you all up :)

12:13 am

herinfernallady

ok must go forage for food too

12:14 am

Pinikula

cya herin

12:14 am

jillibus

I'll stay here with ruru :)

12:14 am

GroovyKiwi

yeah but im going to the supermarket lol so ill be a bit longer than u lol

12:14 am

Pinikula

hb kiwi

12:14 am

herinfernallady

im going to the store as im lazy

12:15 am

PAV3

I like your pic Jilli!

12:15 am

jillibus

ty pav!

12:16 am

rururocks

now If there were a cologne that would make me smell like a chocolate truffle...

12:18 am

Hugabugs

me7

12:18 am

PAV3

co7 anyone?

12:18 am

Kazozz

did the de 7/44 get called?

12:18 am

MLFAN17

i just got a CO 6

12:19 am

PAV3

unless there's another it appears Just picked the co7

12:19 am

jillibus

didn't see any biggies called yet but then I just look for littl'uns at forst

12:19 am

MLFAN17

kaz a DE 7?

12:20 am

MLFAN17

TO 7

12:21 am

Pinikula

wo 8 - any others called yet?

12:21 am

Kazozz

yep MLF

12:21 am

Hugabugs

de7 was the first one called

12:21 am

MLFAN17

ohh sorry

12:22 am

justafreep

co, fa, wo are the three 8s so far

12:22 am

MLFAN17

CO 5/6

12:23 am

MLFAN17

CO 6/7

12:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

Pinikula

thx lickety!

12:23 am

Kazozz

thx lickety

12:23 am

rururocks

st7

12:24 am

jillibus

ah, great, Lickety!!! Feeling better now?

12:25 am

autumn moon

Hi all. Stayed up too late, but got 1/2 way with NBT. Good luck and see you tomorrow. Ni-night

12:25 am

justafreep

sh7

12:25 am

jillibus

night autumn!

12:26 am

rururocks

oh sorry mine was the sh 7..not st7

12:26 am

rururocks

thansk freep..

12:27 am

justafreep

lol. gad to help

12:27 am

MLFAN17

is SH 7 something we should know?

12:27 am

justafreep

yes. it's something you should get

12:27 am

Pinikula

got the sh7...looking for st7 (or not?)

12:27 am

MLFAN17

SH 6

12:27 am

rururocks

If you live in a jewish village yes

12:28 am

rururocks

sh 7 X 2

12:28 am

MLFAN17

well that doesnt help ruru but thanks anyway lol

12:28 am

jillibus

helped this gentile, ruru --thanks!

12:29 am

rururocks

oy!

12:30 am

Pinikula

i don't get the village reference either...

12:30 am

MLFAN17

MO 6

12:30 am

mixi6

es7

12:30 am

rururocks

it is a weird yiddish word meaning village...it pops up every now and then

12:31 am

PAV3

fa6/7 combo anyone?

12:31 am

justafreep

co8 x 2

12:31 am

Hugabugs

te7

12:31 am

Pinikula

I have an FA 6 8 7 (all related)

12:31 am

justafreep

and another co 7

12:31 am

rururocks

below the sea pav?

12:31 am

MLFAN17

FA 4,5 and 7

12:31 am

smilesoplenty

my father lies full fa five

12:31 am

PAV3

yes...

12:31 am

autumn moon

(one of my favourite sh4/6 words is here)

12:32 am

jillibus

is it yiddish or hebrew? where are our jewish babblers?

12:32 am

PAV3

thanks Pini!

12:33 am

jillibus

full fa6 five...

12:34 am

Kazozz

60 left, time for bed! Night all :)

12:34 am

Pinikula

night kaz

12:34 am

Hugabugs

es6/7

12:34 am

MLFAN17

SA 4,5 and 6

12:35 am

jillibus

night kaz!

12:37 am

Pinikula

just 1 A and I'll have NBT!

12:40 am

Hugabugs

*clears throat*

12:40 am

MLFAN17

i jsut gotthe DE 7

12:40 am

Pinikula

thx hugs!

12:41 am

rururocks

to7

12:41 am

MLFAN17

okay 90 words down i am out poof

12:41 am

Pinikula

night mlf

12:41 am

MLFAN17

make that 91 oops lol

12:41 am

MLFAN17

bye

12:42 am

herinfernallady

what did i miss

12:43 am

Pinikula

not sure...my brain is frying

12:43 am

Pinikula

oh...and wb, herin

12:44 am

Pinikula

101 words down so far!

12:44 am

rururocks

got at le5 one of the co 8

12:44 am

herinfernallady

i had to go to the store. was going to buy dinner but there was only $20 in the account. himself needed the money he is going out

12:44 am

GroovyKiwi

ok is back and got healthyish munchies lol

12:45 am

Pinikula

me, too, ruru

12:45 am

Pinikula

wb kiwi

12:45 am

herinfernallady

I have scrambled eggs, ham and mushrooms and bake beans on toast and im in a mood

12:45 am

trisha_ZA

morning everyone

12:45 am

Pinikula

Oh, my, herin...TMI!!!

12:45 am

rururocks

what kind of mood?

12:45 am

Pinikula

hi trisha

12:46 am

trisha_ZA

ah there ye go......just wanted to see if my flag appeared :)

12:46 am

herinfernallady

a bad one

12:46 am

rururocks

oooh..uh oh.. walks softly around herin

12:46 am

herinfernallady

HI TRISHA welcome to prodoom

12:47 am

trisha_ZA

thanks herinf

12:47 am

herinfernallady

I think its great that the b.fs boss is paying for aobut 150 employees. its a chrismas party and I can't see why partners cant go if they pay for themselves its not fair

12:47 am

Pinikula

ruru...are there 2 co8s?

12:48 am

Hugabugs

bottom row greyed

12:48 am

GroovyKiwi

i got fresh bread ham and coleslaw lol

12:48 am

rururocks

I agree herin

12:48 am

rururocks

I heard there are pini from Freep

12:48 am

Hugabugs

yes - there are co8 x 2

12:48 am

Pinikula

ok ... looking again

12:48 am

GroovyKiwi

no xmas party for where i work but we are going sea fishing instead end of next month

12:49 am

herinfernallady

well himself has gone to one tonight it would be nice to go. sorry it pisses me off. That and a friend is all ''im tired everyone wants to see me'' and she owes me several favours

12:51 am

PAV3

I've 91 le4 and NBT!

12:51 am

GroovyKiwi

wow go pav go

12:52 am

rururocks

50 le4 and pooping out..

12:53 am

quandarical

What is NBT?

12:53 am

Hugabugs

39 to go and hit a wall

12:53 am

Hugabugs

No Blank Tiles

12:53 am

Pinikula

nbt = no blank tiles

12:54 am

quandarical

Thanks!

12:54 am

herinfernallady

no blank tilrs

12:54 am

GroovyKiwi

one bt for me the A

12:55 am

Pinikula

I can't find the other co8

12:56 am

justafreep

and that's fireworks here

12:56 am

Pinikula

wtg freep

12:56 am

GroovyKiwi

woohooo wtg feep ^5

12:56 am

ChrissieDee

me neither Pini, I have the one that's held in at the waist

12:56 am

Hugabugs

I got all the 8's.. I'm still searching for the de7 which was the 1st one called... just can't see it

12:56 am

Pinikula

ditto CD

12:57 am

ChrissieDee

I have a de7 that's least able to hear

12:57 am

grannyrose

hugs, one who can't hear the most????

12:57 am

Pinikula

thx CD

12:57 am

justafreep

think of another sense besides seeing, hugs

12:57 am

Hugabugs

thanks Chrissie

12:58 am

Hugabugs

and granny

12:58 am

Hugabugs

and freep

12:58 am

grannyrose

* grin * hey ya hugs!

12:58 am

jillibus

NBT

12:59 am

ChrissieDee

go jilli

12:59 am

rururocks

night all .. got to splash on more Burger King cologne and go to bed...

12:59 am

rururocks

lol

12:59 am

GroovyKiwi

nite ruru friend sweet dreams

1:00 am

justafreep

you're charbroilish

1:00 am

herinfernallady

woooooooooooooooot 26 C on Christmas woot

1:00 am

rururocks

**that has to be about the stupidest thing I have ever heard of ***

1:00 am

mixi6

116 and thinking of bed.

1:00 am

jillibus

night, rur, with that me4 scent I'd make a me4 of you

1:00 am

herinfernallady

rosie

1:00 am

rururocks

it is 20 F here

1:00 am

Pinikula

i agree, ruru...but sleep well anyway!

1:00 am

rururocks

lol jilli

1:01 am

rururocks

I got the buns already?

1:01 am

GroovyKiwi

we should be mid 20s c too

1:02 am

herinfernallady

bout time there is decent christmas day weather

1:04 am

ChrissieDee

Hugs, do you have a hint for the other co8 please?

1:04 am

Andree

hi everyone

1:05 am

GroovyKiwi

andree !!! hugs happy babbling

1:05 am

herinfernallady

HI Andree

1:05 am

Andree

we have that odd cw4 again

1:06 am

aebmusica

merci Andree

1:06 am

Hugabugs

co8 - wearing an old fashioned girdle

1:06 am

Hugabugs

co8 - a smaller version of an old fashioned girdle

1:06 am

Pinikula

thx hugs

1:07 am

ChrissieDee

ty Hugs

1:08 am

herinfernallady

Wow the police have just stated the obvious

1:08 am

Hugabugs

missing 1 more 7 - I have co7 x 2; de7; es7; fa7 x 2; me7; sh7 x 2; te7; to7 and wo7 x 2... please?

1:08 am

Hugabugs

to the PB lady

1:09 am

herinfernallady

what

1:09 am

herinfernallady

i did not have that

1:10 am

GroovyKiwi

herin you just st6 the obvious lol

1:10 am

justafreep

sh7 x 3, hugs

1:11 am

Hugabugs

thanks freep

1:11 am

PAV3

Kiwi have you found an A?

1:12 am

GroovyKiwi

not yet

1:12 am

herinfernallady

well i dind't know it was a word. bite me

1:12 am

PAV3

what many 8 8 8 8 8 8 's sounds like....or a current eating owrd

1:13 am

GroovyKiwi

oh duh fish me with a salmon thanks pav

1:13 am

GroovyKiwi

oh NBT woohoo and halfway too lol

1:14 am

PAV3

mi'Lady....would you care for so4 ice cream? strawberry Haagen Dazs..?

1:14 am

herinfernallady

you keep saying Co 8 x 2 what is the other 2 8s?

1:15 am

Pinikula

co 8 x 2 ; fa 8; wo 8

1:16 am

herinfernallady

thanks

1:16 am

Pinikula

yw

1:16 am

Pinikula

... yw

1:17 am

PAV3

I'm at 71 le4 now...should get so4 rest and finish in the morrow...hope your weekend is better mi'Lady...

1:17 am

PAV3

nitol!

1:17 am

herinfernallady

thanks

1:17 am

Pinikula

night pav

1:17 am

Hugabugs

sweet dreams pav

1:17 am

Andree

bye pav

1:17 am

jillibus

night pav

1:21 am

justafreep

any last clues before I go?

1:21 am

Pinikula

I'm good, freep...thank you! ;)

1:23 am

Andree

the last de 6/21 please

1:23 am

jillibus

thanks but not yet freep -- well done :)

1:23 am

Pinikula

de6 = dispise (or de + exam)?

1:23 am

Pinikula

is that the last one?

1:24 am

Andree

thxs pini, yes thats the last

1:24 am

aebmusica

co7...not the old fashioned girdle ...the other one v[lease.

1:25 am

aebmusica

vlease=please

1:25 am

justafreep

add a letter into the old fashioned girdle

1:25 am

Pinikula

think "mini" old fashioned girdle

1:26 am

aebmusica

ty Pini

1:26 am

Pinikula

yw

1:27 am

sprite

morning all

1:27 am

Pinikula

hi sprite

1:27 am

GroovyKiwi

spritey!!!!!!!!! hugs happy babbling

1:27 am

Hugabugs

Hi Sprite

1:28 am

justafreep

night all (and g'morning, sprite)

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

nite freep sweet dreams

1:28 am

MayneGuy

hello sprite. helloe everyone.

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

MG !! hugs happy babbling

1:28 am

sprite

hi all :)
Kiwi!!!!! Great to see you. How is our killer queen going?

1:28 am

Pinikula

I should best be on my way...getting late here...nytol! ;)

1:29 am

sprite

night pini

1:29 am

jillibus

Hi sprite

1:29 am

jillibus

hi MGuy

1:29 am

aebmusica

nite Pini

1:30 am

GroovyKiwi

well today was settlement day and i now officially own the house and the mortgage to go with it lol

1:30 am

sprite

wow jilli, great icon pic and an even greater story!

1:30 am

MayneGuy

hi jilli.

1:30 am

jillibus

ty sprite :)

1:31 am

sprite

Yayyyyyyyy Kiwi! Wtg and well done and about f*&^#ing time too! You deserve it all, and the peace of mind you will have now as well.

1:31 am

jillibus

lots of feisty old ladies here, sprite :)

1:31 am

Andree

hi sprite

1:31 am

sprite

wonderful, jilli :)

1:32 am

sprite

love the crew this morning :)

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

howdy all!!!

1:33 am

Hugabugs

Hi Dee

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

hugs hug!!

1:34 am

GroovyKiwi

and i celebrated by splurging and brought this
<===== for my car lol

1:35 am

sprite

omg seriously, Kiwi? That rocks!
hi dee

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

hi spritie

1:35 am

jillibus

oh lol, kiwi -- had to refresh to see it

1:35 am

jillibus

hi dee hi :)

1:35 am

GroovyKiwi

seriously i did it

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili; hi kiwi

1:36 am

sprite

I totally love it, Kiwi. Gooooo girl! Who'd have thought you'd feel this way last year, right? A hero and a champion, our Kiwi.

1:37 am

sprite

jilli, have you seen my beach party icon already? Or did you have to refresh for that too?

1:38 am

GroovyKiwi

who thought id feel this way 6 months ago lol

1:38 am

Andree

good on you kiwi

1:38 am

jillibus

yes, sprite -- saw cute little fat rubber duckies -- or are they chickies?

1:39 am

sprite

lol Kiwi, you made it through and ended up on top of the world.

1:39 am

sprite

they are duckies, jilli. I think they are sooo cute.

1:39 am

jillibus

kiwi, I guess you'd just as soon forget how you were feeling a year ago

1:40 am

GroovyKiwi

im so over everything now no baggage no bitterness no hate its not worth the stress

1:41 am

GroovyKiwi

i know how much of an a$$ he is and i cant change it so why should it stress me out

1:41 am

sprite

you are an example to all, Kiwi. And I mean that very seriously.

1:42 am

GroovyKiwi

i have one word for you spritey - pshaw lol

1:42 am

sprite

luv u anyway, Kiwi :P

1:43 am

GroovyKiwi

lubs you too spritey <---------------- this much ----------------->

1:43 am

sprite

yay :D

1:44 am

GroovyKiwi

so many phantoms tonight

1:44 am

sprite

yeah, but lots of great words too!

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

am I hallucinating, or is this one a bit tough? Do we have lickety today?

1:45 am

GroovyKiwi

ive just hit 99 to go and im really struggling

1:45 am

sprite

yes the list is on

1:45 am

Hugabugs

It got hard for me when I had about 50 left... and yes, we do have lickety

1:45 am

mixi6

yes we have lickety

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

yipppeee ky yay!!!

1:45 am

GroovyKiwi

ok that might help cause i didnt have it before lol

1:46 am

Andree

back later, 73 left

1:46 am

sprite

I actually checked right away, was kinda worried something might be wrong at their end. But it is good to see they are ok enough to make today's list.

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

so true sprite

1:47 am

sprite

bfn Andree

1:47 am

mixi6

help with ah6,21, please?

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

have 87 left here hug... and starting to slow

1:47 am

sprite

on top of a noble steed, mixi?

1:48 am

mixi6

ty

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

don't think I have ever seen that word before

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

nite andree

1:48 am

sprite

yvw

1:48 am

MayneGuy

****** ****** my kingdom for a..........

1:48 am

jillibus

86 left, NBT, yawning, eyes slamming -- time for bed *poof*

1:48 am

Hugabugs

down to 6 - an H, a T and 4 s's

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

well done mg lol

1:48 am

sprite

lol MGuy, great clue

1:48 am

mixi6

fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

nite jilli hugs sweet dreams

1:48 am

sprite

*hugs jilli* Sleep well, dear one!

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

woohooo wtg mix ^5

1:48 am

sprite

wtg mixi!

1:49 am

Hugabugs

pleasant dreams jilli

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

wtg mix

1:49 am

herinfernallady

HHI again. I am stuffing about elsewher

1:49 am

MayneGuy

yay mixi

1:49 am

sprite

hi lady

1:49 am

Hugabugs

congrats mix

1:50 am

herinfernallady

Hi. i blame facebook

1:51 am

mixi6

bedtime. I have to get up in the morning.

1:51 am

sprite

night mixi

1:52 am

GroovyKiwi

ok a through e now sorted out

1:52 am

herinfernallady

Sprite how are you my dear?

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

wake me up before you go go do leave me hanging on the line for yo yo

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

wake me up before you go go because im not planning on going so lol

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

take me dancing tonight............. i wanna hear that highhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah yeah

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

jitterbug........ jitterbug

1:53 am

herinfernallady

oh dear shes singing again

1:54 am

GroovyKiwi

its friday night herin im allowed spritey said so

1:56 am

sprite

bad day, lady. Two days of having to overtax myself, now paying the price. But Xmas holidays are starting this afternoon, hubby has managed to get some days off and we are all longing for a quiet festive season... we will be great.

1:56 am

sprite

Kiwi, of course you are allowed. Sing along, dear!

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

have all the biggies been called... if so, I won't repeat

1:58 am

Hugabugs

yes they have Dee

1:58 am

Hugabugs

and fireworks

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

wtg hug!!!

1:58 am

GroovyKiwi

woohooo wtg hugs ^5

1:58 am

MayneGuy

yay hugs

1:58 am

sprite

gratz hugs

1:58 am

Atalante

hi all. I see our favourite vampire is in the grid

1:59 am

sprite

good grid huh, Ata :)

1:59 am

Hugabugs

and I'm off - goodnight everyone

1:59 am

GroovyKiwi

ata !!!!!!! hugs happy babbling

1:59 am

MayneGuy

hello ata

1:59 am

VolleymomDee

nite hug; sleep well & cya the flip

2:00 am

Atalante

also has the name of my favourite ex-cat

2:02 am

GroovyKiwi

may i buy a clue please for the mo5/14

2:02 am

GroovyKiwi

dont worry i found it lol

2:05 am

GroovyKiwi

all the old paintings on the tomb they do the sand dance dont you know

2:05 am

herinfernallady

runs about squeeling omg gues what

2:06 am

GroovyKiwi

way oh way oh way oh way oh walk like an egyptian

2:06 am

GroovyKiwi

what what what

2:06 am

herinfernallady

My g.f is out to dinner and someone just proposed to his g.f and she said yes. I heard it all on the phone. awwwwwwwwww to cute

2:07 am

GroovyKiwi

omg how cool

2:07 am

herinfernallady

very

2:07 am

sprite

walk..... like an egyptian....

2:07 am

sprite

cool lady

2:08 am

herinfernallady

yep. ALso i just savaged someone on child free website for being a narrow minded idiot

2:08 am

aebmusica

et 5, please?

2:08 am

Atalante

thats always fun

2:09 am

GroovyKiwi

a lady did that on the radio today as well

2:09 am

herinfernallady

Ata under its one of the locked entries

2:09 am

sprite

your ho** is in the grid, Ata :)

2:10 am

GroovyKiwi

she rang to say the one thing she wanted for xmas was an engagement ring and the announcer said well since its leap year you can propose so he rang her boyfriend live on air she asked and he said yes lol

2:10 am

sprite

oh nice, Kiwi, lol

2:10 am

herinfernallady

cute

2:11 am

herinfernallady

One of the idiots at child free said no one has to be a parent so i called them narrow minded

2:11 am

Atalante

phantom today: tsetse

2:11 am

sprite

buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

2:11 am

flosey

At last I have my computer back!! Was hit by a virus early today and computer tech just completed clean-up!

2:11 am

aebmusica

et5, please

2:11 am

sprite

ahhhh darn flosey. Glad you are back to normal now!

2:12 am

herinfernallady

a lot of them are going about flosey

2:12 am

flosey

thanks Sprite

2:12 am

flosey

yes, so they tell me herin

2:12 am

GroovyKiwi

et + ***e the garden with water

2:13 am

sprite

thanks Kiwi

2:13 am

GroovyKiwi

yvw my friend

2:13 am

melonheadjujube

hi, aebmusica, I'm a retired bassist living on the Eat Side!

2:13 am

melonheadjujube

east!

2:13 am

melonheadjujube

eeek a word sorry

2:14 am

aebmusica

ty Groovy....I must really be tired...I couldn't find it without a clue.

2:14 am

Atalante

and you're in the PB

2:14 am

Atalante

LOL

2:14 am

sprite

there I was thinking you smartly evaded the sin bin, melonhead, but alas, you jumped right into it, lol.

2:14 am

sprite

babble blindness, aeb. Common disease :)

2:15 am

aebmusica

Where....State: city? Melon

2:15 am

GroovyKiwi

oh juju i didnt see you there how long have you been here? lol hugs

2:15 am

melonheadjujube

GK I shuldn't even be up. I started paying my bills on line and one thing led to another. . .

2:16 am

GroovyKiwi

in otherwords you had to feed your addiction lol

2:16 am

melonheadjujube

hi, sprite - that was actually for you. I'm getting loopy.

2:16 am

sprite

lol my son is already free from school today. "What are you going to do?" I asked him.
"Dunno," he said. "Either go back into bed and listen to music, or lie on the couch watching tv, or maybe I will play computer games." Isn't he sweet and perfectly teenagery?

2:16 am

melonheadjujube

aeb, I'm in University Heights but I grew up in Berea (BHS '71, BW '75)

2:17 am

Atalante

back shortly. apparent pup wants to go out already. she's early today!

2:17 am

sprite

I like you, melon, loopy or not, lol.

2:17 am

sprite

have fun Ata!

2:17 am

GroovyKiwi

i wont wont let the sun go down on me i wont let the sun go down i wont let the sun go down on me i wont let the sun down

2:17 am

diem

hi all

2:18 am

GroovyKiwi

diem !!!!!!!!! hugs happy babbling

2:18 am

sprite

hi diem

2:18 am

melonheadjujube

I have the mo5/14 if anyone needs a clue

2:18 am

aebmusica

U could have had me for a music teacher ...I taught for Berea City Schools for 29 yrs.

2:18 am

herinfernallady

Sprite you got words from your teen??? Lucky mum

2:18 am

mrpresident

hello babblers :))

2:18 am

melonheadjujube

before or after mr Bergantino?

2:19 am

melonheadjujube

hi mrp!

2:19 am

GroovyKiwi

mrp!!!!!!!!!!! hugs

2:19 am

GroovyKiwi

spritey my kieran has been off since his last exam three weeks ago and doesnt go back until 4th feb

2:19 am

herinfernallady

PResssssssssseiii

2:19 am

sprite

lady I have a very sweet son, most of the time, lol.

2:19 am

GroovyKiwi

logan finished today and goes back same day

2:19 am

sprite

heyyy mrP! How are you?

2:19 am

diem

hi mrp

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

can anyone guide me toward the st 7?

2:20 am

aebmusica

About the same time I began in Berea in 66 with BPMemorial School and Ford Jr.Hi.

2:20 am

sprite

long time to be off, Kiwi. Different from Dutch school, lol.

2:20 am

GroovyKiwi

no st 7 dee

2:20 am

mrpresident

bloody marvellous!!

2:20 am

VolleymomDee

lol kiwi... makes me feel better then, thot I was nuts

2:20 am

sprite

now that is great to hear!

2:20 am

GroovyKiwi

these are our summer hols then they get two weeks in april two in july and two in sept

2:21 am

GroovyKiwi

near a tree by a river theres a hole in the ground where the old man from aaron goes around and around

2:21 am

GroovyKiwi

its not me you see pieces of valentine and the sun of mine to keep from burning history seasons of gasoline and gold

2:21 am

sprite

and his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night...

2:22 am

melonheadjujube

ah. I went to Roehm - aka Animal Farm. I owe the fact that I went into music entirely to Mr B - he handed me the bass in 8th grade and the rest is history. I played for the Ohio Chamber Orch for over 20 years - including over 500 Nutcrackers at CLeveland Ballet

2:22 am

GroovyKiwi

go spritey go

2:22 am

GroovyKiwi

for a strange kind of fashion theres a wrong and a right

2:22 am

GroovyKiwi

i thought i was the only one who remembered nick kershaw lol

2:22 am

sprite

for a strange kind of fashion
there's a wrong and a right
but he'll never, never fight over you

i got plans for us
nights in the scullery
and days instead of me
i only know what to discuss
of for anything but light
wise men fighting over you

2:23 am

sprite

*giggle*
You and me, Kiwi, sisters of the jukebox!

2:23 am

herinfernallady

im lossingtbeh plote

2:24 am

sprite

got time to kill
sly looks in corridors
without a plan of yours
a blackbird sings on bluebird hill
thanks to the calling of the wild
wise mens child

2:24 am

aebmusica

did they have All City Orchestra then...I co directed that for 13yrs as well as being their pianist.

2:24 am

mrpresident

ok, updated my profile

2:24 am

melonheadjujube

I should know you. I played in All City under Norm Ludwig.

2:24 am

GroovyKiwi

got another for you

2:24 am

melonheadjujube

My name is Julie

2:24 am

sprite

oh WOWOWOW mrP! Best news in a long time. Wtg and am sooo happy for you.

2:25 am

mrpresident

only been a decade coming!!!

2:25 am

GroovyKiwi

ill cross that bridge when i find it another day to make my stand, high time is no time for deciding if i should find a helping hand

2:25 am

aebmusica

I knew a Julie then.......

2:25 am

VolleymomDee

congrats mrp!!! just saw your good news from surgeon! I am so thrilled for you and your family.

2:25 am

GroovyKiwi

woooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooo mrp triple ^5s for you

2:26 am

melonheadjujube

and you're- - -

2:26 am

flosey

wtg mrp, long time coming, after all the agony, enjoy

2:26 am

GroovyKiwi

so why dont you use it try not to bruise it find time dont loose it

2:26 am

sprite

the reflex is a lonely child...

2:26 am

lynxxx

That in absolutely bloody brilliant MRP - Best news ever - I am very very happy for you!!

2:26 am

GroovyKiwi

im on a ride but i wanna get off but they wont slow down the roundabout

2:27 am

mrpresident

oh groovy!! I am sooooo inlove with duran duran!

2:27 am

melonheadjujube

Hooray, mrp! Itshould only be good news from now on, please God!

2:27 am

aebmusica

Miss AEB>>>took over All city After Mr.Ludwig

2:27 am

sprite

Every little thing the reflex does leaves you answered with a question mark...

2:27 am

mrpresident

thank you all!! I am very happy!!

2:27 am

GroovyKiwi

watching over lucky clovers isnt that bizarre everything little thing the reflex does leaves you answered with a question mark

2:28 am

melonheadjujube

Hmmm, maybe we didn't cross paths. I left HS in 1970 even tho I graduated in '71.

2:28 am

GroovyKiwi

http://tinyurl.com/3o5suf
for mrp and spritey

2:28 am

aebmusica

Yes >>>WHat Elementary schoolv did u go to?

2:29 am

KatieMcG

Mr P, congratulations that is such good news, {{{hugs}}}

2:29 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone

2:29 am

melonheadjujube

hahGK - now I'm dancing!

2:29 am

sprite

morning Katie

2:29 am

GroovyKiwi

katie hugs happy babbling

2:30 am

Spaceman

hello everyone

2:30 am

herinfernallady

HI Space

2:30 am

melonheadjujube

aeb, I went to St Mary's thru 7th, Roehm 8th & 9th, then BHS.

2:30 am

GroovyKiwi

my kids think im nuts - headphones on sitting on my chair swinging and moving arms going every which way lol

2:30 am

KatieMcG

I have no more work until January *does a little dance round the living room*

2:31 am

aebmusica

I was 26 yrs old then....... melon

2:31 am

sprite

cool Kiwi, thanks :)

2:31 am

sprite

hi spaceman

2:31 am

melonheadjujube

my kids are used to me car dancing.

2:31 am

sprite

great, Katie!

2:31 am

sprite

your icon theme is working out quite well, did you see, Katie?

2:31 am

GroovyKiwi

i have one and a half days of work left then dont go back until the 12th jan

2:31 am

mrpresident

this one is good!

2:31 am

GroovyKiwi

which means i get my birthday off woohooo but have to go back to work the next day lol

2:32 am

aebmusica

Melon.... what letter does your last name begin with please?

2:32 am

mrpresident

reflex...
http://tinyurl.com/4yxl8t

2:32 am

GroovyKiwi

ill find another good one

2:32 am

KatieMcG

Oh I forgot about the theme, rushing off to get an icon :-)

2:32 am

melonheadjujube

s

2:33 am

GroovyKiwi

http://tinyurl.com/4252ap
are you hungry like the wolf

2:33 am

flosey

what is the clue for today please?

2:33 am

GroovyKiwi

dark in the city night is a wire, seen in the subway up is the fire do dod od odododdooo

2:33 am

sprite

flosey: either an icon clue for the friday, or Beach Party for Katie.

2:34 am

GroovyKiwi

in touch with the crown im on the hunt um after you smell like i sound im lost in the crowd and im hungry like the wolf

2:34 am

KatieMcG

Updated :-)

2:35 am

mrpresident

I am mortified that duran duran broke up

2:35 am

GroovyKiwi

im leaving my new plate where it is so i can savour it until it arrives lol

2:35 am

KatieMcG

It's where I am going for my beach party :-)

2:35 am

flosey

oh, of course, Friday is word in the grid, thanks Sprite - head so taken up with this virus thing, just not thinking back on track yet!

2:35 am

aebmusica

Please email me at aebmusica@att.net and we can find out more info as I am very intriged over this. Did u know the Mercers....I worked with them at Rhoem .

2:36 am

herinfernallady

I haven't changed my icon as im not really here. WHAT NO WAY pres you kidding me?

2:37 am

GroovyKiwi

the wild boys are calling on their way back from the fire

2:37 am

sprite

flosey, having your computer blown to pieces by a virus is kinda traumatic, lol. Not fun at all.

2:37 am

GroovyKiwi

wild boys fallen from glory reckless and so hungered

2:37 am

GroovyKiwi

they try to break us look like theyll try again

2:38 am

sprite

in august moon's surrender to a dust cloud on the rise
wild boys fallen far from glory
reckless and so hungered on the razors edge you trail
because there's murder by the roadside in a sore afraid new world

2:38 am

aebmusica

Melon.... only email me if ur so inclined,,,,,I'll read it later on this morning as I'm beat and signing off.

2:38 am

GroovyKiwi

wild boys never chose way
wild boys never close your eyes
wild boys always...... shine

2:38 am

mrpresident

http://tinyurl.com/5vt3jh this is one of the first duran duran vids I saw
not kidding infern!

2:39 am

herinfernallady

pout

2:40 am

herinfernallady

no freggin way. I know that one of them was ill

2:40 am

mrpresident

this is planet earth......
look now, look all around....

2:41 am

melonheadjujube

mailed

2:41 am

mrpresident

there's no sign of life
voices, not a sound
can you hear me now
this is planet earth
you're looking at planet earth

2:41 am

aebmusica

ty Melon and a Good Night to u.

2:42 am

mrpresident

and my other FAVOURITE!!

2:42 am

GroovyKiwi

this is my fav DD song
http://tinyurl.com/2agyv7

2:42 am

sprite

sleep well melon

2:42 am

mrpresident

Ultravox !! oh Vienna!!!!!!

2:42 am

sprite

This is Planet Earth
My head is stuck on something
precious let me know
If you're coming down to land is there
Anybody out there trying to get through?
My eyes are so cloudy I can't see you

2:42 am

mrpresident

and 'Visions of Blue'.... so so melodramatic

2:43 am

GroovyKiwi

toto africa

2:43 am

sprite

Vienna! One of my favorites too

2:43 am

mrpresident

Oh sprite! I am addicted to that year!!

2:43 am

herinfernallady

I have the wild boys on vynel

2:43 am

mrpresident

I was in highschool... year 7.... it was surreal.... so real!

2:43 am

sprite

The music is weaving
Haunting notes, pizzicato strings
The rhythm is calling
Alone in the night as the daylight brings

2:44 am

sprite

brb tel

2:44 am

GroovyKiwi

you dont have to dream it all just live again
dont say a prayer for me now save it till the morning after

2:45 am

mrpresident

then came 'spandua ballet'.... oh yes

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

ok now im drooling

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

tony hadley can warm my bed any day or night

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

did i tell you i saw him in concert last month MRP with paul young?

2:45 am

mrpresident

can leave slippers by my bed anytime

2:46 am

KatieMcG

I was always a Wham girl

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

is there a c word with no vowels

2:46 am

mrpresident

kiwi! you have been having a wild time!!

2:46 am

GroovyKiwi

they come third lol

2:46 am

KatieMcG

seriously groovy?

2:46 am

GroovyKiwi

yes dee a cw4/10

2:46 am

KatieMcG

I meant volley

2:47 am

KatieMcG

ty got it now :-)

2:47 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much.... was searching high & low and couldn't remember

2:47 am

KatieMcG

Radio 1 has a golden hour starting at 9 am, getting very excited about it, especially as I don't have work so can just enjoy it :-)

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

found it right away; thx!

2:48 am

herinfernallady

oh that cw word

2:48 am

KatieMcG

MARI are you there?

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

hi herin and kati and kiwi... if I missed you before :)

2:48 am

mrpresident

I better go put on 80's pop... need a good fix!
see you all later

2:49 am

KatieMcG

Later mrP :-)

2:50 am

GroovyKiwi

bye mrp enjoy

2:50 am

GroovyKiwi

thank you for comign home sorry that the chairs are all gone

2:51 am

GroovyKiwi

nothing left to make me feel small luck has left me standing so talllllllllllll

2:51 am

diem

Hi Katie,probably mr mari is on he turns off chat

2:51 am

GroovyKiwi

gold always believe in your soul you got the power to know your are indescructable

2:51 am

GroovyKiwi

after the rush has gone i hope you find a little more time remember we were partners in crime

2:52 am

KatieMcG

Hi diem, how you doing?

2:53 am

GroovyKiwi

love is like a hard prison wall you can leave me standing so tallll

2:53 am

KatieMcG

Gold always believe in your soul

2:53 am

diem

Good tks not long now till you getsun

2:53 am

GroovyKiwi

[sigh] oh that voice

2:54 am

KatieMcG

I know thank goodness I have finished work, I managed to get through yesterday without killing anyone and a bit of sun is just what I need!!

2:55 am

KatieMcG

It was an extremely hard day

2:55 am

diem

Its history, have a good trip

2:56 am

KatieMcG

I know BIG BIG SMILE

2:56 am

GroovyKiwi

communication let me down but im left here im left here i i i i

2:58 am

mari

goodmorning all - are you well?

2:58 am

GroovyKiwi

omg there is 2 sht words

2:59 am

KatieMcG

Mari :-)

2:59 am

VolleymomDee

katie, so sorry to hear about your bad day; hope tomorrow is much better for you

2:59 am

KatieMcG

Gift tags????????? WHERE'S MY CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!

2:59 am

diem

Mrs Mari is here

2:59 am

KatieMcG

Volley I'm on leave now until January so it will be fine :-)

3:00 am

VolleymomDee

good... you will have a time to refresh!

3:00 am

KatieMcG

MrMcG said we should phone to make an offical complaint

3:01 am

mari

some kids are so ungrateful !!

3:01 am

KatieMcG

lol ;-)

3:01 am

GroovyKiwi

in the end all that is left has become unbearable its hard to change your mind so leave it all behind

3:01 am

diem

Some people like chocolat

3:02 am

mari

Katie when are we taking you to Coventry?

3:02 am

KatieMcG

Ok who just phoned? couldn't find the phone and don't know how to pick up messages on our new answer phone

3:02 am

GroovyKiwi

and thats firewords for me

3:02 am

KatieMcG

Lots and lots diem

3:02 am

mari

Me

3:02 am

KatieMcG

congrats groovy

3:02 am

mari

me

3:02 am

diem

Wtg Kiwi

3:03 am

mari

I sound very selfish :)

3:03 am

sprite

back just in time to say yayyyyy kiwi!

3:03 am

KatieMcG

phoning you now, thought it was a response to the chocolate question

3:06 am

herinfernallady

hey. I enter on chocolate

3:06 am

sprite

good timing lady

3:06 am

herinfernallady

is ata here?

3:08 am

GroovyKiwi

ok i am exiting stage left to get some much needed sleep see you all next time hugs and my love

3:09 am

sprite

bye dear Kiwi, *HUGS* and keep on enjoying life.

3:11 am

herinfernallady

Because i am being annoyed by a child free nazi and ata is good at dealing with them

3:12 am

flosey

off to bed, goodnight all, be back in the morning

3:13 am

sprite

night flosey, sleep well dear!

3:13 am

diem

night flosey,Kiwi

3:13 am

sprite

fireworks too. Must be off, need to lie down for a little bit. Bye all!

3:14 am

herinfernallady

NIght Flosey and Sprite

3:14 am

diem

night sprint

3:15 am

bfsog

hey all

3:16 am

BabbleRabble

hello, bfsog

3:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi bfs and bab rb

3:17 am

bfsog

it was the friday before christmas!

3:17 am

KatieMcG

and all through the house

3:17 am

bfsog

yay katie

3:17 am

KatieMcG

Hi bfsog

3:18 am

bfsog

how is everyone

3:18 am

herinfernallady

and im sitting on the couch ignoring the house work

3:18 am

KatieMcG

I'm listening to the golden hour on Chirs Moyles and thinking I should be packing

3:19 am

bfsog

grr katie i was listening to the show on the way in to work but no radio here

3:19 am

bfsog

any corkers yet?

3:20 am

KatieMcG

I think it's pretty low key at the moment but hold out hope for the new one

3:20 am

bfsog

theres a song called hold on hope by guided by voices, it will never make the list though

3:21 am

herinfernallady

i really need to clean my house who wants to do it for me

3:21 am

KatieMcG

going to search for it on itunes brb

3:23 am

diem

time for bed if i dont talk to you later Katie, have a good time . night all

3:23 am

KatieMcG

Oh it's very good bfsog

3:24 am

KatieMcG

Thank diem, will be updating the advent c very shortly :-)

3:24 am

KatieMcG

You have a great Christmas xxxxx

3:24 am

diem

you too xxxx

3:34 am

KatieMcG

I'm off too, see you all later :-)

3:39 am

redturtlehead

Good Morning/Evening all! Of course big grid on my work day!

3:47 am

hurshy

it's a real easy one, i've got to 201 with no trouble at all

3:48 am

redturtlehead

Yes so far, I am breezing through, but I must put the dog away (so to speak) and get going to fun work in a few....

3:48 am

herinfernallady

hi

3:48 am

redturtlehead

Hi Herina dn hurshy!

3:49 am

redturtlehead

Hurshy ho is your sno situation?

3:49 am

hurshy

probably none yet, it is supposed to start in the morning

3:49 am

hurshy

but we all agreed yesterday to just work from home so, let it snow!

3:49 am

redturtlehead

Ahhh my missing W....

3:49 am

herinfernallady

I just finished stuffing dessert in my trap

3:49 am

redturtlehead

It is the morning!!!!

3:50 am

hurshy

i mean like, 9 in the morning

3:50 am

hurshy

when it is light out

3:50 am

herinfernallady

I just had Vanilla Chai soy icecream not to shaby

3:51 am

redturtlehead

Ahhh, so you cna admire it as it comes upon you!

3:51 am

herinfernallady

come

3:51 am

herinfernallady

bugger sorry

3:51 am

hurshy

yep

3:51 am

redturtlehead

TY herin...

3:52 am

herinfernallady

Sorry about that I was too busy thinking about real icecream

3:52 am

redturtlehead

OK am at 101 words and I gotta go to ork...Be welll alll.

3:53 am

herinfernallady

Later Red

3:58 am

herinfernallady

is there anyone about?

3:58 am

beccacfdsdfkslf

so

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

Hi herin. Only just logged on.

4:01 am

herinfernallady

howdy

4:02 am

Sally-catlover

Cold frosty day here.

4:02 am

Sally-catlover

Grid looks good at start. Nice welcome letter S.

4:03 am

herinfernallady

its not cad

4:03 am

herinfernallady

bad

4:03 am

Sally-catlover

Food and animals so far!

4:04 am

herinfernallady

I thought leaves was the plural of leaf>

4:04 am

Sally-catlover

Not according to Babble. But then I think they allow deers.

4:05 am

carleekat

MORNING..... waiting for a storm to hit,,any minute actually

4:05 am

herinfernallady

or is it leafs as leaves plural of to go>? and yes i just used two words sue me. HI Carlee

4:06 am

carleekat

we have another santa reindeer in the grid too.... wonder if dr god doing that on purpise these days?

4:07 am

herinfernallady

WHich one>? ALl im seeing is the Vampire Lestat.

4:07 am

carleekat

shooting star

4:07 am

herinfernallady

OH

4:09 am

carleekat

man...scratching head...been about 20 years since I read interview with a vampire

4:09 am

herinfernallady

I haven't finished it Still trying with harry potter

4:10 am

herinfernallady

delt is a word more words says so

4:10 am

carleekat

i just read all the twilight books.... plowed through those..took about 2 weeks

4:11 am

herinfernallady

and will your daughter be allowed to read them?

4:11 am

carleekat

yes.... she can read them....they ok

4:11 am

herinfernallady

cool your a great mum

4:12 am

carleekat

i let my kids read JUST about anything..so long as they reading...

4:12 am

carleekat

i do draw lines...but except the OBVIOUS ...they can read

4:12 am

herinfernallady

When I was 8 I used to read Robin Cook

4:13 am

carleekat

I have to start reading hte "sharp" books now. never thought I would read about the napoleanic wars...but if my son agrees he'll read.....

4:13 am

herinfernallady

cool

4:13 am

Atalante

just imagine Sean Bean

4:14 am

carleekat

sean bean does not "do it" for me

4:14 am

herinfernallady

ATA> I got accused of bingoing a CF hardcore nazi

4:14 am

Atalante

you've seen him as Sharpe?

4:14 am

Atalante

woohoo go you!

4:14 am

carleekat

yeap..that why he going to read the books....

4:15 am

carleekat

his father and him used to watch the series....

4:15 am

herinfernallady

yer apparently telling someone to think for 5 min outside their realm of thought is bingoing someone. Whod of thunk it

4:16 am

carleekat

well blizzard started at 4:55 in detroit..and now the roads already covered

4:17 am

carleekat

( 20 mins ago)

4:17 am

Atalante

well! there you go

4:17 am

carleekat

waiting for it to start here any minute

4:17 am

herinfernallady

Brr Carlee.

4:18 am

herinfernallady

It is not bingoing someone is it Ata? I am a bit confused.

4:18 am

carleekat

gone to make coffee ...brb

4:20 am

carleekat

radar says we've been getting this about an hour :-S

4:20 am

LoriP

G'd morning Babblers! Merry almost Christmas!

4:20 am

herinfernallady

morning

4:20 am

carleekat

morning lori....

4:20 am

herinfernallady

mornin

4:21 am

carleekat

( wow they reporting thunder with this system )

4:21 am

carleekat

and apparently we getting a white xmas

4:21 am

LoriP

Last day of school for the kids today, and much Merry to be made. The celebration begins in t-minus 7 hours at Hotel Lori

4:22 am

herinfernallady

were getting sunshine im a little excited

4:22 am

carleekat

not here....no fun until monday..weekend is prep for trip

4:22 am

herinfernallady

HOw long have they got off Lori?

4:23 am

LoriP

17 awesome days to love 'em up until they blush. Whee!!!!!

4:23 am

herinfernallady

kids get 7 weeks here as it is summer little terrors

4:23 am

carleekat

yeap...ours have the same...

4:24 am

carleekat

but the buses cancelled here...so mine get today off too

4:25 am

herinfernallady

is it too dangerous for school with the snow?

4:25 am

LoriP

I have officially lost count of how many batches of decorated cookies made and consumed here this month. Cookie monsters!

4:26 am

herinfernallady

Lori you need to use the NEstle toll house recipe. Double batch and freeze into 4 logs

4:26 am

carleekat

the buses need to make the decision now.... but this particular storm is supposed to be really nasty..not so much the buses getting them there..its what to do when they can't get them home

4:26 am

herinfernallady

oh

4:26 am

Atalante

mmmmmm cookies

4:27 am

LoriP

***jitters her way to the kitchen to makes 2nd pot of coffee***

4:27 am

jacq

good morning everyone

4:27 am

carleekat

we expecting 10+ inches...and winds out of east ( for us...(east means really bad...prevailing winds are from west here ) at 60 kmh... and a rate of falling 1-2 inches/ hour... means loads of drifting and no visibility

4:27 am

jacq

i used to love snow days when i was at school, but i aways enjoyed them even more when my girls had them, everyone would come o my house and we would have snowball parties

4:27 am

LoriP

I use my Grandmother's recipe. ***hands Ata a dozen decorated trees***

4:28 am

LoriP

G'd morning jacq

4:28 am

carleekat

snoball parties?

4:28 am

jacq

morning oh jittery one lol

4:28 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/67j55 I swear buy this recipe (minus peanuts)

4:28 am

herinfernallady

MOrning Jac

4:28 am

carleekat

hi jacq

4:28 am

LoriP

I'm with you Jacq, I love it when the kids get unexpected days off.

4:28 am

jacq

nods we would all pile into the garden, have snowball fights then come back in and drip all over the kitchen floor while we had home made soup and stuff, them all go back out again

4:29 am

jacq

morning carlee, morning lady

4:29 am

carleekat

ah...ok.. ours always made sno forts....

4:30 am

herinfernallady

i dislike snow

4:30 am

jacq

oh we did that too, we lived beside a small stream and on a really quiet part of the estate and it would be bedlam, seperate forts being built and sno wars, igloos and all the fun for the duration

4:30 am

herinfernallady

we may actually get a decent warm Christmas. Hoping for a not horrid hot NYE

4:30 am

carleekat

and mini tobaggan hills .... hubby would come around with the snow plow and plow all the snow onto 1 lawn....to make a hill

4:30 am

LoriP

carlee, beglad there's thunder in the storm front. "thunder over the winter wood" is a sign of an open winter.

4:31 am

jacq

i can remember delivering xmas presents with the girls in their sledged and me pulling them along, huge bags of gifts sitting with the girls, was exhausting but good fun

4:31 am

carleekat

unless u live at teh great lakes..any time I've ever heard thunder in winter storm..means snowed in for 2-3 days

4:31 am

jacq

i miss snow

4:32 am

carleekat

( not disagreeing with u lori....just been my experience )

4:32 am

herinfernallady

I think i have played in it twice loathed it both times

4:32 am

Atalante

I dont!

4:32 am

carleekat

I've heard it 4 or 5 times....

4:32 am

jacq

really lady?

4:32 am

herinfernallady

yep

4:32 am

jacq

i love snow, waking up in the morning and it's too bright, it's too quiet and you just know it snowed

4:33 am

jacq

my ex used to hate it because me and the girls would be up fed and dressed before 6 am and would be in the garden having a ball, he was a sour faced sod

4:33 am

carleekat

yea..i like that too jacq..but I stilllh ave to go to work...then I have a car appt..then I have to renew sticker on my liccense plate...

4:33 am

LoriP

The parable does not speak to the particular storm carlee, but the winter overall.

4:33 am

jacq

drive carefully please carlee

4:34 am

herinfernallady

drive carefull Carlee

4:34 am

herinfernallady

Jax and this is why he is an ex. Making kids memories fun is so important

4:34 am

LoriP

Since I've personally declared this to be a 186 word grid, I'm free to make merry all day....

4:34 am

carleekat

oh..i don't mind driving in snow.... I have 4wd

4:35 am

Atalante

looooool

4:35 am

herinfernallady

Jessdragon was driving her truck and being a snow plow at the same time not fun

4:35 am

carleekat

I am more worried about the possibility of snow in NC next week..those southerners tend to NOT know how to drive in snow

4:35 am

jacq

lol Lori

4:36 am

LoriP

***jittery is a jittery does, maybe some sugar will help***

4:37 am

jacq

oh yes, energy will make your jitters bvetter

4:37 am

jacq

lol

4:37 am

carleekat

there..i have coffee now...

4:37 am

Merk

I am supposed to fly from Georgia to SD tomorrow, but a blizzard is forecasted for there. I know I will be stranded in Chicago this weekend. I tried to pay a %100 fee to change my ticket, but they wanted $800. Yikes!

4:37 am

jacq

i'm making coffee as we speak

4:37 am

chickieo8

hi all :)

4:38 am

herinfernallady

HI Chickie. DAMn Merk that sugs

4:38 am

jacq

wow Merk, i hate it when they take advantage at this time of year

4:38 am

jacq

hey chickie

4:38 am

chickieo8

hey lady

4:38 am

carleekat

I am not sure how much of what we are about to get that chicago got....but I know there another one lined up to come in..mind these are coming from Colorado

4:38 am

jacq

brb

4:39 am

chickieo8

hey jacq

4:39 am

herinfernallady

well im going to go poke at the house work. Laters

4:39 am

chickieo8

oh boy we're getting snow blasted again!!!!!!!

4:39 am

carleekat

byebye herin...

4:40 am

jacq

bye lady

4:40 am

carleekat

chichie...I amholding breath waiting for it to start here

4:40 am

chickieo8

see ya lady

4:40 am

chickieo8

we

4:41 am

LoriP

G'd morning Merk, hodag!

4:41 am

LoriP

Merk, hopefully the weather gods smile on you.

4:41 am

chickieo8

e suppose to get 5-8 here today and more on the week-end :(

4:42 am

carleekat

where are u chickie?...we supposed to get 10- 12 inches today

4:42 am

chickieo8

yo Lori

4:42 am

LoriP

hodag, living in the snow belt creates an unfortunate amount of snow for you. :(

4:43 am

chickieo8

it sure do'se this year Lori! I'm in Mich. kat

4:44 am

carleekat

i'm just by port huron chichie

4:44 am

LoriP

Every time I talk to you it seems like 'yer getting walloped again. Yeesh!

4:44 am

carleekat

chickie*

4:44 am

LoriP

***coffee and cookiers, yum. Maybe an espresso would help***

4:45 am

jacq

lol Lori

4:45 am

jacq

help you jitter more? or help stop the jitters?

4:45 am

carleekat

what time did it start with u?

4:47 am

carleekat

( I go tup and put on WXYZ to watch the weather news ---still NOTHING here)

4:47 am

chickieo8

oh about an hour ago :) A week ago we had a 14 in. snow fall in one day!! Not a good winter!!

4:47 am

Atalante

I shouldn'y say its warm and sunny here, should I?

4:48 am

reparteena

Good Day Fellow Babblers!

4:48 am

LoriP

lol Ata's so helpful.

4:48 am

chickieo8

MY daughter and son-in-law use to live in port huron years ago :)

4:48 am

carleekat

we live in the snow belt... we're used to it...and u have had your share of crap weather this year ata

4:48 am

LoriP

G'd morning reparteena

4:48 am

chickieo8

GM teena

4:48 am

carleekat

we were just in frankenmuth 2 weeks ago...

4:49 am

reparteena

Hey Lori, Chickie!

4:49 am

Atalante

always always lol

4:49 am

jacq

morning teena

4:49 am

carleekat

hi teena

4:49 am

chickieo8

so was my daughter. Is'nt it a great place?

4:49 am

reparteena

Hi jacq! Carleekat!

4:49 am

LoriP

***Ata's the unofficial resident wound salter*** :p

4:50 am

reparteena

heat

4:50 am

Atalante

its meant to be horrid here tomorrow, if that's any consolation

4:50 am

reparteena

Sorry! PB (with coffee)

4:51 am

carleekat

its started here...

4:52 am

jacq

i want snow!!!!

4:52 am

carleekat

1 hour after detroit got it...typical

4:52 am

jacq

***crying into my very nice coffee***

4:52 am

Atalante

oh bloody hell, after all the twilight mania in the US, we've now got the whole thing over again for the UK release *hides*

4:52 am

LoriP

Well, since it's still a 186 word grid as dar as I'm concerned, I think I'll go pack lunches and aggivate the kids before school. BBL

4:52 am

chickieo8

we're suppose to get anther onne on Sun.. The snow plow guys are rackeing it in this yea!

4:53 am

reparteena

bye lori

4:53 am

carleekat

i leave for NC very early mon morning.....that is NOT good..mind I will be driving OUT of it

4:53 am

jacq

bye Lori

4:53 am

chickieo8

have a good one lori :)

4:53 am

carleekat

byebye lori

4:54 am

chickieo8

OH Kat. you may be delayed!

4:54 am

carleekat

not bloody likely....we'll just take our time.... not in any particular hurry

4:55 am

chickieo8

that is good :)

4:55 am

featherbee

snowday!!!

4:56 am

carleekat

we leaving at about 4:30 am... to avoid detroit rush hour... we SHOULD be south of detroit by 6:00 am

4:56 am

featherbee

and it hasn't even started to snow yet

4:56 am

jacq

hello feather

4:56 am

carleekat

it JUST started here feather

4:56 am

carleekat

( detroit 3 inches/ hour )

4:57 am

chickieo8

hi feather!

4:57 am

reparteena

snow starting @ 9am...can't wait..:(

4:57 am

mrpresident

ah, kids in bed... back for a bit

4:57 am

featherbee

gotta go see what time we're slated to start

4:57 am

carleekat

where are u teena?

4:57 am

carleekat

hi there mrp....hows u hun?

4:58 am

reparteena

hi feather, mrp...

4:58 am

reparteena

I'm in NY

4:58 am

chickieo8

gm merp :)

4:58 am

jacq

hello mrp

4:59 am

Atalante

hi mrp

4:59 am

ursh

Hello all - what a great place babble is - you are bemoaning snow and cold and we are off to pool in extreme heat and humidity!!

4:59 am

featherbee

ok, supposed to start at 7am. snowfall rates 1-2 inches per hour, and we're in the 8-12+ band on the map

5:00 am

carleekat

this storm is supposed to be quite the exciting one...big blustery and fast

5:00 am

jacq

lol

5:00 am

reparteena

hi ursh...(pretending floating on back)...

5:00 am

carleekat

started in detroit 1 hour ago feather..adn they already have 3 inches...

5:00 am

jacq

sounds sticky ursh

5:00 am

chickieo8

hey hersh dive in for me :)

5:00 am

Atalante

*sudden longing for castle lager*

5:01 am

featherbee

i got the snowday call at 5:30am, and am just too excited and awake, so decided to come play before the house woke up.

5:01 am

carleekat

sounds heavenly ursh

5:01 am

featherbee

wow carlee

5:01 am

jacq

lol Ata

5:01 am

Michnick

Hi Babblers. I am quite jealous. If there is one thing I miss about living in the US. It's great storms. I love cold, blustery winter storms. They don't even exist here. Neither do blowy, thundery summer rainstorms.

5:01 am

jacq

i miss extreme weather too

5:01 am

ursh

hmmm am looking forward to bit of hippo wallowing here

5:02 am

featherbee

this sounds like a "Nor'easter" storm

5:02 am

Michnick

Where are you from Jac?

5:02 am

reparteena

Hey Mich

5:02 am

Michnick

Hi reparteena.

5:02 am

carleekat

a nor'easter that came from colorado feather :)... the wind going to come from the east tho

5:02 am

jacq

scotland originally but am in london now it's been grey since i got here with odd sunny spells

5:02 am

featherbee

oops, ok, guess i have my weather terms wrong! lol

5:02 am

jacq

i missed all the early snow they had back home, missed the stroms too

5:03 am

mrpresident

am doing very good thanks!

I am still in 'unbelievable mode' that wo8 is really a word

5:03 am

carleekat

no I am teasing feather... it is "like " a nor easter.....

5:03 am

Michnick

My kids don't even know what real snow feels like. We get snow about once every 2 yrs or so, but it's mostly wet awful slushy stuff.

5:03 am

gran

fa 7/48 clue please

5:04 am

featherbee

*pokes carlee for the tease*

5:04 am

carleekat

i hope things are a bit better mrp

5:04 am

Katydid0615

gran, plural of fa6,33

5:05 am

mrpresident

carlee, i have put my news in bio...

5:05 am

carleekat

ok..going....

5:06 am

featherbee

wow, great news mrp!

5:06 am

BabbleRabble

A man stands near a utility pole in North Dakota, March 9, 1966. A spring blizzard produced snow so deep that it nearly buried the utility poles: http://www.nsidc.org/snow/gallery/bliz
zard_1966b.html

5:06 am

jacq

good news mrp

5:07 am

mrpresident

what will be brilliant is that I don't have to chat with you all from the hospital for 4 weeks at a time!
I am very happy with the news

5:07 am

reparteena

congrats mrp!

5:07 am

carleekat

woot woot... stealing crossy's guns for a 21 gun salute

5:07 am

featherbee

wow BR!

5:08 am

mrpresident

I remember the times I had to go to the internet cafe and type with one finger to chat with you all for weeks at a time....
I am so so over it now!!
how PERFECT

5:08 am

carleekat

happy dance for u...

5:09 am

mrpresident

thanks girlies!

5:10 am

Atalante

woohooooooo!

5:11 am

mrpresident

I am going to miss you all over christmas though... I am having surgery on Monday...
general aneasthetic will knock me about, so I hope to be back soon after that!

5:11 am

carleekat

( I'll let scarlet know your news when I see here mrp)

5:11 am

carleekat

see her *

5:17 am

chiley

when do you leave Carlee?

5:17 am

carleekat

very early mon morning

5:18 am

chiley

Where will you be staying?

5:19 am

carleekat

we are staying in a town about 20 mi south of asheville...in a cabin up in the smokie mountains

5:19 am

chiley

My son lives in Hendersonville.....you must be staying close to there

5:20 am

carleekat

we are staying in hendo...yes

5:20 am

chiley

oh ok. He is an aerial photog there.

5:21 am

carleekat

very cool... I am hoping to wake up to a dusting of snow in the mountains christmas morning..likely wishful thinking but would be nice

5:21 am

chiley

I'm a native Ashevillian

5:22 am

chiley

they've had snow twice this year already...not much but a bit

5:22 am

carleekat

well..besides the biltmore... any other must do's whilst we there?

5:24 am

chiley

Downtown Hend. is a nice little town...lots of shops & restaurants. Asheville is too. The Arcade building in Asheville is sort of a mall now, but has a great history that you could check out if you go downtown Asheville.

5:25 am

chiley

BIltmore Village is old houses made into shops & restaurants

5:25 am

chiley

not a lot of attractions that I can think of

5:25 am

chiley

Uhoh..must leave for work....be back on in a few...

5:26 am

chiley

Over & out

5:26 am

carleekat

I think we will likely spend alot of time just at the cabin.

5:26 am

featherbee

bye hiley

5:26 am

featherbee

chiley*

5:26 am

carleekat

take care chiley

5:29 am

Atalante

gosh, I should be finding words, shouldn't I?

5:30 am

carleekat

ummmm..perhaps... yes...maybe?

5:30 am

featherbee

might be helpful if you want to finish ata!

5:30 am

Atalante

LOL

5:31 am

Uneaixoise

help! just started this grid and I keep getting "word couldn't be added" . . . !

5:31 am

Uneaixoise

help! just started this grid and I keep getting "word couldn't be added" . . . !

5:31 am

Atalante

nooo!

5:31 am

carleekat

yikes.... no problem here une

5:31 am

Uneaixoise

whew, finally working . . . nm!

5:31 am

KristineNas

ME TOO , Good Morning Babble

5:31 am

carleekat

morning kristine

5:31 am

Angelsong

hi, all. I spoke with my daughter yesterday; she said it has been a long week. Her husband is working out of town during the week for several weeks, and she said the boys really miss him. She bought a webcam, and she said when she hooked it up, 22 month old Ryan practically tried to climb into the computer...

5:31 am

Uneaixoise

morning, everyone :-)

5:32 am

Angelsong

ho

5:32 am

Uneaixoise

aaawwww

5:32 am

Angelsong

jo

5:32 am

Atalante

what a lovely wo8

5:32 am

carleekat

ah..that is cute....

5:32 am

featherbee

does that wo8 build on other words?

5:33 am

Atalante

yep

5:33 am

Atalante

part of a 5,7,8,6 group

5:33 am

featherbee

hmm

5:34 am

featherbee

i have a 5,6,7,5 group so far

5:34 am

featherbee

bet i have gaps

5:34 am

Atalante

the 7,8,6 follow on from there

5:34 am

Atalante

it goes 5,6,7,5,7,8,6

5:34 am

featherbee

ok, working on it

5:34 am

chickieo8

later,bye :0

5:35 am

Lizsark

Morning all

5:35 am

Atalante

lizzzzz!!!

5:35 am

Atalante

hobbit met 4 black labs today!

5:35 am

featherbee

one closer

5:35 am

Lizsark

Hi Ata

5:35 am

Lizsark

4 Oscars!!!! Good grief!

5:35 am

featherbee

got em!

5:35 am

chickieo8

hi,bte liz. :)

5:35 am

Uneaixoise

what fun, ata!

5:35 am

Lizsark

I'm off dogs today...

5:35 am

LynnNate08

es 6?

5:35 am

carleekat

oh..give hobbit a hug from kattie

5:35 am

featherbee

thanks ata for the pointing in the right direction

5:35 am

Atalante

in a *pack*!

5:36 am

Atalante

what's he done?

5:36 am

LynnNate08

m got it

5:36 am

Lizsark

my lovely soppy boy has done nothing for once. Simon was out with Megan this morning and a lurcher dashed over and bit her

5:37 am

LynnNate08

et 5/12?

5:37 am

featherbee

what's a lurcher?

5:37 am

KristineNas

What is the point value of the W 8 please ?

5:37 am

featherbee

is she ok?

5:37 am

Lizsark

its a cross breed greyhound x collie

5:37 am

Atalante

no! bad lurcher!

5:37 am

BabbleRabble

8.65

5:37 am

KristineNas

ty br

5:37 am

LynnNate08

65 kris

5:38 am

Atalante

is she ok?

5:38 am

Lizsark

It ripped her jeans and has left a perfect bite mark on her leg. Not broken the skin but very bruised and swollen. She's only 3!

5:38 am

KristineNas

SHUT UP LYNN lol

5:38 am

featherbee

oh no! is she scared?

5:38 am

LynnNate08

b ite me i need my last e grrrrrrrr

5:39 am

Lizsark

yes Feather, every dog we've seen this morning she's screamed and shouted 'is that the naughty dog?'

5:39 am

featherbee

80 left, better go for now

5:39 am

featherbee

oh, poor baby!

5:39 am

Atalante

poor darling!

5:39 am

Lizsark

I know :(

5:39 am

BabbleRabble

et 5 -- spirit of a culture;

5:39 am

carleekat

later feather

5:39 am

Lizsark

see you later feather

5:39 am

Atalante

do you know the lurcher in question?

5:39 am

LynnNate08

anyone for the et 5/12?

5:40 am

Lizsark

unfortunately I do Ata. It belongs to good friends of ours. And she had it on a lead at the time

5:40 am

Atalante

urf

5:40 am

Lizsark

She has spent half the morning in tears on the phone to me and has already gone out and bought a muzzle

5:41 am

Atalante

poor lady! poor everyone!

5:42 am

Lizsark

I know. Hopefully she will be responsible about it all. To be honest she is generally one of the most responsible people I know but she has ALWAYS had viscious dogs. Weird!

5:43 am

Atalante

how odd

5:43 am

Eva

sounds like she needs the Dog Whisperer. Something is going very wrong with how those dogs are trained.

5:44 am

carleekat

hopefully megan will get over this liz

5:44 am

Lizsark

The lurcher she had before this one savaged Oscar when he was a puppy. And the Jack Russsel would as soon eat you as look at you!

5:44 am

Atalante

lurchers are always psycho dogs, but they certainly don't have to be aggressive

5:44 am

Lizsark

Thanks Eva and Carlee. I hope so. I guess Oscar will love her too bits until she gives in :)

5:45 am

carleekat

I a;ways love the name oscar...

5:45 am

Eva

good morning by the way. Speaking of biting. Merp did this morning at 4 am when I was stumbling through the dark to pee. Have no idea what was in his little pea brain.

5:46 am

Atalante

hi eva!

5:46 am

Eva

waiting for snow....again. This winter has started with a real bang.

5:46 am

Lizsark

Is Merp the cat in your icon?

5:47 am

Eva

yup

5:47 am

Atalante

can I mention a nice dog thing now?

5:47 am

Eva

absolutely

5:48 am

Atalante

it was hobbit's birthday yesterday, she's 7! 7!!!!! I've had her for just over 6 years. wow.

5:48 am

Lizsark

of course Ata :) as long as its not a lurcher lol

5:48 am

Eva

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dead Hobbit, happy birthday to you.

5:48 am

crosshair

somebody say rabbits?

5:48 am

Lizsark

Senior Dog!!!!!!!!!!

5:48 am

Atalante

I hope there's a typo in there!!!

5:48 am

Lizsark

OMG Eva! Look at what you wrote!

5:48 am

Atalante

I *know*. Senior Dog. Scary!

5:49 am

crosshair

morning everyone:)

5:49 am

Lizsark

hi Crossy

5:49 am

Eva

OMG! So sorry....(-:

5:49 am

carleekat

mornign crossy

5:49 am

Atalante

*pokes Hobbit* nope, she looks alive to me!

5:49 am

Lizsark

LOL Eva

5:49 am

Atalante

if fast asleep and snoring

5:49 am

carleekat

u getting this snow today too?

5:49 am

Eva

dear,dear,dear,dear,dear Hobbit

5:49 am

Atalante

hi crossy!

5:50 am

Lizsark

*Waves a bottle of Eau de Fox in front of Hobbit to judge for a reaction*

5:50 am

Trifioso

good morning babble land!

5:50 am

carleekat

hi trifs

5:50 am

Lizsark

hello Trif

5:51 am

Atalante

poor hobbit, she's exhausted still today after chasing about 70 pheasants yesterday. and then getting a battered sausage for her dinner as a birthday treat

5:51 am

crosshair

seems like most of todays snow will fall south of us carlee 10 cm worth for the gta area,we are to get a dusting only

5:51 am

swmbo

toasts oasts

5:51 am

Uneaixoise

aw, sweet hobbit :-)

5:51 am

Atalante

swmbo! hi!

5:51 am

Uneaixoise

hey, swmbo!

5:51 am

Eva

supposed to go with a friend for an anti-winter no light eating everything in sight depression spa afternoon today, and I think we'll still go, but it's supposed to snow heavily. Really don't want to cancel-but the relaxation effect may be severely hampered if the snow is heavy and I have to drive for an hour and a half with my shoulders up around my ears.

5:51 am

Lizsark

Awww bless her (thinks maybe I should opt for extra-strength eau de fox poo instead)

5:51 am

carleekat

10 cm...that nothing..we supposed to get 10 inches

5:52 am

Atalante

urf, it's no fun getting stressed while on the way

5:52 am

Lizsark

oh Eva that sounds heavenly :) Hope the weather clears for you

5:52 am

crosshair

not us..we get a pass this time;)) will be a nice change

5:52 am

Trifioso

wow, this grid is plural hell

5:52 am

Lizsark

I had a lovely surprise yesterday my Mum sent me a hamper from the local smoke house full of yummy goodies!

5:52 am

Eva

no- this is on the way back. They are predicting between 2-12 inches. This close to the mountains the dividing lines are very hard to predict.

5:53 am

Trifioso

wow, liz - nice mummy!

5:53 am

crosshair

meat hamper?? mmmmm

5:53 am

Atalante

oh lovely!

5:53 am

Uneaixoise

how wonderful, liz!

5:53 am

Lizsark

Not meat more stuff liked smoked salmon, smoked cheeses ....

5:53 am

KristineNas

Which storm Eva , todays or Sunday ?

5:53 am

carleekat

( gift basket crossy)

5:53 am

Atalante

how *gorgeous*

5:53 am

Lizsark

hello Une

5:53 am

KristineNas

I heard up to 8 inches today and well over a foot for Sunday

5:54 am

LynnNate08

yup just heard it

5:54 am

Eva

No hope of clearing Liz-just how hard we'll get clobbered. When I was younger I used to love the adventure of driving in storms. At 59 it feels different. Today's storm Kristine. I think of you every time now when I hear reports for Rutland. Everything seems to head your way. Todays storm is supposed to be much worse in the South where you are

5:54 am

Lizsark

wow you lot are in for a proper white Christmas

5:55 am

Eva

Sunday is too far away for them to know what they are talking about.

5:55 am

carleekat

yeap..pretty much a given for this end to be a white christmas

5:55 am

KristineNas

I am really getting irritated with this snow AND IT'S NOT EVEN WINTER YET

5:55 am

Lizsark

I wish mine was going to be white

5:55 am

Trifioso

we are due to get around a foot today also. Of course, we till have school, the kids' field trip is still on, etc. Our super NEVER closes the school. as bugs bunny used to say, "what a maroon"

5:56 am

Lizsark

God I have to move to the US

5:56 am

crosshair

we are already up to our armpits in the stuff,its your turn now;)

5:56 am

Eva

Excuse me while I take a whining break....I've never been to a spa! I want to go to the spa today!!!Why is it snowing on my spa day?!!! Okay, enough narcissism for the day

5:56 am

KristineNas

SPA ? CAN I COME TO ?

5:57 am

Lizsark

Crossy which part of Canada are you in?

5:57 am

carleekat

our schools NEVER close here.....kids who walk..expected to show...parents who can get them there get them there...buses get cancelled...teachers if cannot reach their school MUST report to closest school to their home

5:58 am

crosshair

im in central ontario on the shores of lake huron 3 hours north of toronto liz

5:58 am

carleekat

( or 4 hours north of me :p )

5:58 am

crosshair

yup

5:58 am

Lizsark

I don't know Canada very well but my husband has family in Alberta and he himself spends a lot of time in Nunavut

5:58 am

crosshair

so its very white indeed

5:59 am

sukee

you should miss the worst crosshair :) I'm in Kitchener and we are expecting to get hit

5:59 am

carleekat

ok..we not THAT far north liz

5:59 am

crosshair

nunivit is 6 hours north and east of me give or take

5:59 am

sukee

and of course, I have a party planned for tonight...I hate snow

5:59 am

crosshair

maybe more

5:59 am

Eva

for sure Kristine. I'd offer you a bed at my place, except I haven't figured out how I'm going to get back in the driveway when I return from the spa....if we go. We're going to Topnotch ski resort. The plow guy won't plow until tonight, and the town plow will have created a mound that will block the driveway. I really need to be grown up and think about this seriously. I could just take my cleats and park half a mile down the road at the store and walk back up which would be in the dark, but would give me a good workout.

5:59 am

carleekat

( more I think....10 hours maybe??? )

6:00 am

crosshair

hey ladies,if you plan it right you can get stuck at the spa.......

6:00 am

KristineNas

Nothing would stop me from a day at the spa

6:00 am

crosshair

probably a lot more carlee,thats north of labrador now that im thinking of it

6:01 am

Eva

Thought of that too cross-but there's the cat, and being here to keep the wood stove going in case the power goes out-not to mention the cost of staying at the resort during high season.

6:01 am

carleekat

yea.... I think it is too....

6:01 am

LynnNate08

le 4/4 first 1?

6:02 am

Lizsark

Carlee you make Nunavut sound like its almost on another planet!

6:02 am

carleekat

I can't see house across road from me....we on a cul d sac

6:02 am

Atalante

it is LOL

6:02 am

carleekat

canada is a big country liz...

6:03 am

LynnNate08

nm got it last le , l 512?

6:03 am

crosshair

very large....

6:03 am

LynnNate08

le 5/12?

6:03 am

Lizsark

LOL everywhere is big compare to where I live - stupid little rock!

6:03 am

LynnNate08

lolnm got it

6:04 am

crosshair

remember liz,we can spend 3 weeks driving out west....

6:04 am

Lizsark

lol Crossy and I dont even have a car

6:04 am

crosshair

ive lived on farms where it takes 2 hours to get to the closest market;)

6:04 am

carleekat

there are areas of canada..the only time u can drive is in winter...cus they build ice roads

6:05 am

Lizsark

It takes me 5 minutes on my bike to get to ours and I feel like thats a long way lol

6:05 am

crosshair

yup indeed carlee,all those trucks going across the ice....

6:05 am

Lizsark

We have a programme on the telly called Ice Truckers all about the ice roads etc

6:05 am

carleekat

and yet I can be in USA across border inless then 20 mins

6:06 am

Atalante

Ice Road Truckers! yeah!

6:06 am

crosshair

and they have to go slow to prevent shock waves inder the ice sheet

6:06 am

Lizsark

LOL Ata you've seen it too

6:06 am

crosshair

they always drive with thier windows open im told

6:07 am

Lizsark

why????

6:07 am

crosshair

if they go under,they can get out faster

6:07 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babble buddies!

6:07 am

Lizsark

how scary is that!?!

6:07 am

Lizsark

Scrab! Hi

6:07 am

crosshair

scrabbs!:))

6:07 am

LynnNate08

de 6/21 sec one please?

6:07 am

periwinkle

hello all

6:08 am

periwinkle

Scrabs, how is the weather were you are

6:08 am

specificity

g'morning everyone

6:08 am

periwinkle

dry here at the momen, but storm expected later today, s hould not really get much accumulation though

6:08 am

Lizsark

hi Peri

6:08 am

KristineNas

Hey Lynn , you coming to visit me today , since I probably wont see you until after Christmas

6:08 am

BabbleRabble

de 6 == add an exam

6:08 am

Scrabbler

26 degrees F and a big storm to start now until tomorrow--6-12 inches expected

6:08 am

Lizsark

How ironic - white Christmas just came on the radio

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi specificity

6:09 am

LynnNate08

lol yes i will but jaime with me i have no car today

6:09 am

periwinkle

brb

6:09 am

KristineNas

OH CRAP lol ok , wheres ur car ?

6:09 am

LynnNate08

ty babble

6:09 am

LynnNate08

nate has it

6:09 am

crosshair

we have a nasty dj,that like to play beach boys music in the depths of winter...

6:10 am

LynnNate08

et 5/12?

6:10 am

KristineNas

Nate has it ? oh OK

6:10 am

Lizsark

lol

6:10 am

Scrabbler

crossy, is business going well?

6:10 am

KristineNas

68 left , bringing up the list

6:10 am

LynnNate08

90

6:10 am

Scrabbler

197 to go

6:11 am

crosshair

we are booming scrabbs! 74 check ins tommorow and after the 26s we are at capacity with 133 units full till end of january!

6:11 am

LynnNate08

et 5/12 kris?

6:11 am

Lizsark

oo now its Bing Crosby singing Winter Wonderland! Aren't they being festive today!

6:11 am

Katydid0615

et+ first three letters of a garden ***e (the long green thing you water your garden with)

6:11 am

Scrabbler

Great, crossy!!

6:11 am

carleekat

i might have to put on xmas music at teh store today

6:11 am

LynnNate08

ty katy

6:11 am

crosshair

even in tough times,the rich have money it seems

6:11 am

Scrabbler

Do it, Carlee.

6:12 am

LynnNate08

ugh e's done an a's

6:12 am

Katydid0615

yw. have to get to work now. y'all have a great day.

6:12 am

LynnNate08

u 2

6:12 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, the really rich have lots of money, often way too much.

6:12 am

Scrabbler

Bye Katy

6:12 am

BabbleRabble

Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

6:13 am

crosshair

you cant go swimming in a baseball pool either br;)

6:13 am

Scrabbler

It's all in the attitude.

6:13 am

BabbleRabble

Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

6:13 am

crosshair

lol roger miller

6:14 am

Scrabbler

and if you can fit inside

6:14 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers :)

6:14 am

carleekat

unless its a really big cage

6:14 am

carleekat

hi nono

6:15 am

crosshair

howdy nono:)

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi nanette

6:15 am

carleekat

i've hit a wall at 60 words to go

6:15 am

NonoNanette

Scrabs, is it snowing there yet?

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Go Carlee go!

6:15 am

Scrabbler

It is too dark still and I haven't gone out there to get my newspaper yet.

6:16 am

carleekat

1 more payment to go scrabs????

6:16 am

Scrabbler

Let me check---

6:16 am

NonoNanette

this storm is really going to dump on us i think

6:18 am

Lizsark

I would love some snow but I feel really sorry for you folks waiting for your storm to come. We're having some sunshine today.

6:18 am

Atalante

so are we. its glorious here today

6:18 am

carleekat

its actually kinda exciting today....its the first "big blow" we've had...

6:18 am

NonoNanette

'some' snow would be ok Liz but we are expecting at least a foot of the crap

6:19 am

Lizsark

Snap Ata. I'm going to take Megan out riding this afternoon I think

6:19 am

CiociaJudy

and we're getting all ice today! YUK!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Carlee---$1100 to go with $415 today and every 2 wks--so the house is almost MINE!

6:19 am

NonoNanette

yuk Judy!

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judy

6:19 am

Lizsark

I wish I could go halves on it with you Nono! Then we'd both just have a bit :)

6:19 am

Atalante

awww she'd like that

6:20 am

Scrabbler

I want lots of snow--cross-country skiing is planned for me and friends on Sunday!

6:20 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Scrabbs! Nono and everyone else

6:20 am

CiociaJudy

congrats on the house Scrabbs. How exciting.

6:20 am

NonoNanette

you should have plenty for that Scrabs

6:20 am

Lizsark

Ata we look after a friends fell pony when she's away and Meg adores him. It'll make her day even if I just let her ride around the field on him :)

6:20 am

NonoNanette

Judy, where in Pa are you?

6:21 am

periwinkle

help with 8's please

6:21 am

periwinkle

help with 8's please

6:21 am

BabbleRabble

weather could be more interesting: http://www.nsidc.org/snow/gallery/bliz
zard_1966b.html

6:21 am

CiociaJudy

Schuylkill County / north of Reading

6:21 am

periwinkle

help with 8's please

6:21 am

periwinkle

help with 8's please

6:21 am

CiociaJudy

Yo, Peri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:21 am

Scrabbler

Yep, when I bought the house in 1989 and I pondered owning it 20 yrs later when I was 49--seemed such a long time away, and it's here.

6:21 am

carleekat

peri....i had to run yesterday...did u get my wine recommendations?

6:21 am

periwinkle

hi CJ!!

6:21 am

periwinkle

yes I did, carlee, thanks

6:21 am

Atalante

I saw this yesterday, Scrabs, and thought of you:
http://tinyurl.com/439wuh

6:22 am

NonoNanette

cool your near all the shopping outlets!

6:22 am

carleekat

the riesling and the gewurztraminer my personal favs

6:22 am

periwinkle

ok

6:22 am

NonoNanette

Its a great feeling to pay off that mortgage isnt it Scrabs?

6:22 am

CiociaJudy

I'm a "late" home buyer.

6:22 am

carleekat

and the stuff about sulphites etc made sense?

6:23 am

periwinkle

yes, carlee

6:23 am

carleekat

okie kokies :)

6:23 am

Scrabbler

Cute, cute, cute, Ata. TY for sharing. Maybe I'll make one someday.

6:24 am

carleekat

I knew I had a customer due in...so I was typing and not really reading responces so u would get the info I had

6:24 am

Atalante

you should!!

6:24 am

Scrabbler

It will be great to not pay a mortgage anymore--$830/month to save now.

6:25 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo Scrab! that's a nice chunk of change for savings.

6:25 am

herinfernallady

hi again

6:25 am

carleekat

hi herin

6:25 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Herein

6:25 am

NonoNanette

sock that away every month and it will build up fast!

6:26 am

NonoNanette

hi Herin

6:26 am

herinfernallady

after running about like an idiot the house is spotless and i can sit for 30 min before bed

6:27 am

periwinkle

any clues for the 8's out there?

6:28 am

KristineNas

Wo 8,65 , all the W's are related

6:28 am

CiociaJudy

I only have one, Peri. past tense for old fashioned girdle

6:28 am

periwinkle

thanks CJ

6:28 am

KristineNas

And that's the other one I have

6:29 am

periwinkle

have a wo7 but not an 8

6:29 am

NonoNanette

make it a plural peri

6:29 am

herinfernallady

THere i have changed my icon

6:29 am

KristineNas

keep looking peri , its a plural

6:29 am

periwinkle

the wo7 I have is a plural

6:29 am

BabbleRabble

fa 6 -- a unit of length or to understand; extend for the 8

6:30 am

Sally-catlover

There are two wo7s, only one of them makes the plural.

6:30 am

periwinkle

ty BR

6:30 am

KristineNas

there's a singular 7 and the plural 8 , after that one

6:30 am

Atalante

ty BR

6:30 am

herinfernallady

By the way Scrabbler congrates on the house

6:30 am

LynnNate08

wo 8/65?

6:30 am

KristineNas

Just found another 8 , Fa 8,70

6:31 am

Atalante

I don't know what I want for lunch *ponders*

6:32 am

periwinkle

got the wo8, thanks

6:32 am

herinfernallady

I am so tired at least the house is clean. Oh and do you want to hear cute

6:32 am

BabbleRabble

wo 5 --- opp of best; past tense; pl past tense

6:33 am

Scrabbler

Check this out:http://loudounextra.washingtonpost
.com/news/2008/dec/14/fantasy-flight-n
orth-pole/

6:33 am

LynnNate08

k im not seeing the wo 8!

6:33 am

KristineNas

It's plural lynn

6:34 am

periwinkle

Lynn, wo7 type of wool, then pl

6:35 am

Atalante

what cute??

6:35 am

carleekat

I DON"T WANNA GO TO WORK!!!!! its a blizzard out there

6:35 am

Scrabbler

Be careful, Carlee! Or, can you stay home if it is really dangerous to drive?

6:35 am

BabbleRabble

te 7 -- add new york connecticut alabama etc

6:36 am

herinfernallady

Ok. Im vacuuming up the cat hair and himself is in the shower. I sneezed quite loudly and all of a sudden over the vacuum I hear my name. He actually stuck his head out of the bathroom and asked if I was ok.

6:36 am

Scrabbler

TY, BR

6:36 am

LynnNate08

i got that one ty

6:36 am

carleekat

i have 4 wd....and I am a cautious driver....i don't mind drving in snow...ice scares me... and stupid drivers scare me

6:36 am

crosshair

phone m-in-l carlee and say your snowed in and sit in da tub reading and eating bon-bons all day:)

6:36 am

Scrabbler

Stupid drivers scare me the most.

6:37 am

crosshair

here stupid drivers are in the ditch for the most part;0

6:37 am

herinfernallady

Hi Cross. Can we have your daily photo please?

6:38 am

carleekat

what i have to do..m-in-l can't...its allthe stupid people who put their wine on late ans still want fresh wine in time for christmas ( dumb sums think wine is best freshly made....like it might get stale)

6:38 am

crosshair

comin right up...

6:38 am

herinfernallady

thank you

6:38 am

LynnNate08

cw clue?

6:38 am

KristineNas

~!~!~!~!FIREWORKS!~!~!~!~

6:38 am

Trifioso

morning herin darling

6:39 am

carleekat

woot for kristine

6:39 am

KristineNas

No vowels Lynn in the Cw

6:39 am

LynnNate08

yay kris

6:39 am

crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/5qv6my

6:39 am

herinfernallady

Carlee I have this image of you outside hand squeezeing a pile of grapes going ''mmmm fresh is the best''. Wine is best not fresh Heathens

6:39 am

Scrabbler

Hi Trif and congrats Kris!!

6:39 am

herinfernallady

HI Trifs

6:39 am

KristineNas

ty ty

6:39 am

LynnNate08

ty kris

6:39 am

KristineNas

yw Lynn

6:40 am

herinfernallady

Cross that isn't your usual cam. YAH KRIS

6:40 am

NonoNanette

what a heart-warming story Scrabs! thank you for sharing

6:41 am

NonoNanette

woohooo wtg Kris

6:41 am

KristineNas

ty

6:41 am

carleekat

just about herin....

6:41 am

Scrabbler

Isn't it great, Nono, to create some Christmas magic?

6:41 am

crosshair

exact same camera and camera angle herin

6:42 am

KristineNas

time to start my day , Good Luck all , and for my snowbound babblers , Be Safe !

6:42 am

herinfernallady

REALLY holly cow looks so different in day light

6:42 am

KristineNas

Lynn call me when you're on ur way

6:42 am

NonoNanette

It is great Scrabs!

6:42 am

crosshair

wish they would change the angle though

6:42 am

LynnNate08

ok

6:43 am

herinfernallady

Good luck Krist and be carefull Lynn too

6:43 am

Atalante

grrr I really want to go and take a nap cos I didn't sleep well. But I can't sleep on the side I always sleep on cos of my flu jab owies. Annoyance

6:43 am

crosshair

here is sough base lodge 1 block up the street....

6:43 am

crosshair

http://www.bluemountain.ca/south_base_
lodge_web_cam.asp

6:44 am

BabbleRabble

ho 5 --- a type of topography with mountainous uplifts and block; or see the wo 5 two ho 6s are extensions

6:45 am

herinfernallady

poor ata

6:45 am

herinfernallady

Cross it was South that you always show

6:46 am

Scrabbler

Poor Ata! Sleep well.

6:46 am

crosshair

lol what did they use ataÉ a harpoonÉ we all had ours last week and by the second day the soreness was gone;)

6:46 am

crosshair

ok you now have south and central;)

6:46 am

Atalante

can't, can't sleep. too owie. nope, no harpoon, but I'm allergic to the metal of the needle, so my arm will be like this for a good while

6:47 am

crosshair

mm..seems my question mark key has gone on haiatus

6:47 am

Atalante

loool

6:48 am

crosshair

off to make the offsprings lunch for his last day of school for the year;(((

6:48 am

Scrabbler

Ata, is it latex you are allergic too?

6:48 am

NonoNanette

later Crossy

6:49 am

herinfernallady

Ata how the heck are you allergic to that metal. that is mega odd

6:49 am

Scrabbler

*to, I meant. When the needle pierces the vial the vial top is rubber.

6:49 am

herinfernallady

Bye Cross travel safe

6:49 am

Atalante

no ... as far as anyone can tell it seems to be some metals. I can't touch coins without getting almost burned, I get big red marks on my hands, ditto metal cutlery, I can't wear gold or silver, same reaction, ditto hypo needles. It's odd and annoying

6:51 am

BabbleRabble

in basic the medics would form a gauntlet and inject us with airguns sometimes four at a time

6:52 am

Atalante

I just can't wait for the nice little air-powered powder injections to be everywhere

6:52 am

mamabook3

Can't believe the WO8 is an actual word!

6:53 am

periwinkle

type of wool mama

6:53 am

Atalante

why not? it's a material

6:54 am

Scrabbler

But why didn't you get the nasal flu vaccine then?

6:54 am

Atalante

because we don't get that over here

6:54 am

periwinkle

did not know there was a nasal flu vaccine

6:54 am

Atalante

nor did I till yesterday peri!

6:54 am

herinfernallady

Ata what about silver?

6:54 am

Atalante

next year, I'll ask ahead and see if it's possible

6:55 am

Atalante

nope, silver is bad. As far as I've found out, the only metals I can wear are platinum and rhodium. expesnive tastes :P

6:57 am

periwinkle

bbl

6:57 am

Scrabbler

"Flumist" is licensed for use from age 2-50 yrs in healthy people--no asthma, no immunosuppression, as it is a live vaccine. Shot is killed vaccine.

6:57 am

BabbleRabble

have you had to change door knobs water taps car keys etc to materials you tolerate?

6:57 am

herinfernallady

Ok We have a Werewolf amongst us

6:57 am

Scrabbler

Poor Ata.

6:58 am

Scrabbler

Do werewolves go after rabbits?

6:58 am

carleekat

http://www.canweb.ca/webcam/syc15sec.h
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6:58 am

Atalante

bugger. couldn't have it anyway, horribly asthmatic

6:58 am

carleekat

this the lake here..looking west....not very exciting....but very cold looking

6:59 am

crosshair

mmm white metal for the keys and glass doorknobs aand nix on the underwire bras;(

6:59 am

Atalante

sometimes. sometimes I just don't touch the metals - like the car keys have a plastic fob bit

6:59 am

Atalante

sometimes I put a few coats of paint over metal handles and stuff, seems to work

7:00 am

Atalante

always have cutlery with wooden handles etc etc!

7:00 am

herinfernallady

(coughs werewolf at ata_

7:01 am

Atalante

lol

7:02 am

crosshair

no coors light beer for ata aka the silver bullet;)

7:02 am

Jacula

Hello all. Just finished my last grid for a while. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas. See you in about a week. xx

7:02 am

carleekat

later jacs....

7:02 am

herinfernallady

Its ok Ata I have a friend that is allergic to silver too.

7:03 am

Atalante

hi jac, bye jac!

7:03 am

crosshair

tc jac and have a joyus christmas:)

7:03 am

herinfernallady

Jac have a wonderful time

7:03 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Jacula

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

bye, and Merry XMas, jac!

7:03 am

crosshair

why cant women ever be allergic to diamonds....

7:05 am

crosshair

funny..the rarer the base metal is,the less allergic they are..mmmmmmmmmm

7:05 am

herinfernallady

What about gold Ata?

7:05 am

crosshair

im jus messin with ya ata:))

7:05 am

Atalante

nope, no gold

7:05 am

crosshair

too common herin;)

7:05 am

Atalante

*grins* women have expensive tastes!

7:06 am

crosshair

has to be platinum or molybendium or something like that

7:06 am

crosshair

1000 per ounce and over will be fine;)

7:07 am

Atalante

absolutely!

7:07 am

herinfernallady

I reckon Ata is using it as a sweet excuse for the pretty Platinum

7:08 am

Atalante

rhodium is even more expensive! and blooming hard to get hold of

7:10 am

herinfernallady

So Ata we can call you The Plastic Fantastic with love then?

7:10 am

carleekat

black gold...and really pretty

7:10 am

crosshair

lol id be buying her plastic settings:))) crossy is evil

7:10 am

Atalante

you could try .... :P I still prefer Her Royal Smugness though lol

7:10 am

Scrabbler

It's snowing! And the radar map shows mega-white out. The storm is starting!

7:10 am

Atalante

black gold? oil? mmm

7:11 am

carleekat

not oil....

7:11 am

carleekat

yeap..i can;t see across street

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

have fun at the North Pole, scrabs!

7:11 am

featherbee

ohhh! yayayay scrabs! that means soon for me!

7:11 am

Atalante

lol I'm probably one of the only women in the world that would rather wear plastic than gold!

7:12 am

crosshair

acck! you all cursed me! its snowing like crazy right now:((

7:12 am

Scrabbler

We will get 1-2 inches of snow per hour today. I will play tennis soon, then have lunch with a friend, then an appt with Derm MD, then I can return here.

7:12 am

carleekat

ok...time to get ready for work..bleck...and drive in this rot... enjoy the storm all...ttfn * poof*

7:12 am

herinfernallady

OK Carlee we demand you stay indoors You too Scrabble

7:12 am

featherbee

be safe out there scrabs

7:12 am

Atalante

tennis in the snow?

7:12 am

Scrabbler

Yep, Feather--it's coming your way!!

7:12 am

featherbee

bye carlee

7:13 am

crosshair

crap....boogers.... just lost sight of the house across the street:(

7:13 am

Scrabbler

Feather, go to weather.com--the front of the storm is just hitting Binghamton now.

7:13 am

Scrabbler

Bye Carlee.

7:13 am

Scrabbler

Uh, oh, crossy.

7:13 am

featherbee

sweet! better go make sure i have enough birdseed. brb.

7:13 am

crosshair

well im off for the day as well,better go clean the car off:(

7:13 am

crosshair

tc all;)

7:14 am

crosshair

snowy poof

7:14 am

Scrabbler

The radar map is very impressive--huge white-blue mass over the Great Lakes.

7:14 am

Scrabbler

Bye crossy and feather. I have to get ready too.

7:15 am

Scrabbler

No, I need a few more to get past halfway

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Hello everyone!

7:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Annie & Bobby

7:16 am

Atalante

hi annie!

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs, Is it snowing heavily?

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Hi Atalante!

7:17 am

Scrabbler

Yep, it has progressed quickly just in the last 5 minutes! Look at weather.com--the radar map is amazing.

7:17 am

Anniebrook

will do, scrabbs...drive safely

7:18 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway---110/105. Off to tennis. Bye.

7:19 am

herinfernallady

and i whinge if its 10 C

7:20 am

Anniebrook

I am supposed to be traveling to Connecticut on Sunday....if we have a snowstorm I hope I can dig the car out

7:22 am

FMitch

Afternoon all
Glad to report above freezing and some sun here, Hows everyone this fine Friday?

7:23 am

herinfernallady

Hi FMitch

7:23 am

Anniebrook

Hi FM, Keeping my fingers crossed that we do not get massive snowfall here

7:24 am

Atalante

hi FM!

7:24 am

FMitch

Hi herin, what time is it with you, must be getting late?
I'll cross my fingers too for you Annie :)

7:24 am

FMitch

Hey Ata :))

7:24 am

Anniebrook

Thanks, FM!

7:25 am

FMitch

Interesting grid today too

7:26 am

herinfernallady

Its 1226am I was going to truddle off but then i stuffed about here. Oh well. and the b.fs phone just went off. SOmeone at his work is going ot be soundly deaded. he has to be up at 6am

7:27 am

FMitch

Urf!

7:28 am

Merk

Fireworks!

7:28 am

herinfernallady

and now it just rang. First it was an sms now its a phone call.

7:28 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:28 am

FMitch

Yay Congrats Merk!

7:28 am

FMitch

Morning EvaN

7:28 am

Anniebrook

congrats, merk and hi EvaN

7:29 am

herinfernallady

Hi Eva Yah Merk

7:29 am

NonoNanette

woohooo WTG Merk!

7:30 am

NonoNanette

hi Eva

7:33 am

EvaNadine

how are we all this morning?

7:34 am

herinfernallady

about to go to bed

7:35 am

FMitch

Goodness, just watching the news and the report from the Round the World Yacht Race. French guy in trouble with broken leg and UK boat has turned back to try and help/rescue. 800 miles off Australian coast.

7:35 am

Atalante

eeeep!

7:35 am

Anniebrook

yikes

7:35 am

Atalante

ok, I need food. brb

7:36 am

EvaNadine

food. i need some of that stuff too...

7:36 am

Anniebrook

me too, going to make some drip coffee

7:37 am

FMitch

Forgot to say that this is one person sailing - no other crew.

7:37 am

herinfernallady

those guys are mental

7:38 am

FMitch

guys and gals herin - the UK entry is a woman.

7:39 am

FMitch

but nuts none the less :)

7:39 am

herinfernallady

Ok both of them mental

7:39 am

FMitch

lol

7:41 am

Trifioso

hi again - bus stop runs completed, babble time!

7:41 am

herinfernallady

what makes someone think '' I know open water boat sea lets go around the world''

7:41 am

Anniebrook

welcome back, Trif

7:42 am

Anniebrook

Coffee is up

7:42 am

Trifioso

could you upload me a cup, annie???

7:42 am

herinfernallady

HI again Trifs

7:42 am

Atalante

not ellen macarthur?

7:42 am

FMitch

Ah there are not enough hours today to debate that one.

Hi Trif :)

7:42 am

Anniebrook

**coffee on its way...cream and sugar on the tray*

7:43 am

Trifioso

thanks annie! I make the world's WO5 coffee, so I appreciate it.

7:44 am

Trifioso

btw - any good ideas for a cool gift for a very cool 20 year old girl - not a gift card, and actual gift? Has to be less than $20

7:44 am

FMitch

No Ata

7:45 am

Trifioso

yes, that's about how far i have gotten with the gift ideas too....

7:45 am

EvaNadine

at brookstone, they have for $20 a set of speakers that you can hook up an ipod nano to

7:45 am

Anniebrook

Trif, A very pretty hair clip? or am I completely out of the loop

7:45 am

Atalante

one really nice make-up thing that they couldn't otherwise afford. that's what I always do with my now 15 and 20 year old nieces, so they can look cool and brag about having them at school

7:46 am

Trifioso

cool. thanks you all - I knew you would have some good ideas! THANKS

7:48 am

herinfernallady

My half sister gave our niece a handful of nice neutral coloured make up as she is only 13

7:49 am

Atalante

but this is for a 20 year old so brighter the better!

7:49 am

EvaNadine

Brookstone has a bunch of technological knick-knacks that are affordable

7:49 am

Trifioso

I always get secondo one of those big cheapie boxes of makeup they have on special at drugstores or dept stores.....she is only 12, but she loves to play makeup with her sister and her friends. I don't allow her to wear it out, of course

7:50 am

Trifioso

I agree eva, but unfortunately we don't have a brookstone near us.

7:50 am

EvaNadine

ahh

7:50 am

herinfernallady

Dang straight. A really nice trio of eye shadow in her fav colours and mascara and lipie is nice

7:50 am

EvaNadine

Discovery channel store?
i think they have a digital keychain and a keychain digital camera for $20 each...

7:50 am

Trifioso

I am INSANELY jealous of you overseas gals with access to Monsoon, which is hands down my favorite store on the face of the earth. Will NEVER understand how it is that Dubai has one, but the US has nothing

7:51 am

herinfernallady

We have these awesome make up cases at target.

7:51 am

EvaNadine

(you can probably find most of these things other places also)

7:51 am

herinfernallady

Monsoon?

7:52 am

Trifioso

best store on earth herin. You would love love love it. It is right in line with our aesthetic

7:53 am

Trifioso

they do have a website, but it is not as much fun as actually going to the store and trying stuff on for hours

7:54 am

herinfernallady

Nice. I did just clickie on the website

7:55 am

Trifioso

whenever I wear something I got at monsoon, people always ask me where I got it

7:55 am

EvaNadine

trif -- sounds like you would like a store called Laila Rowe -- all accessories, and the store is grouped by color...

7:55 am

EvaNadine

you could easily play in there for a while :)

7:55 am

herinfernallady

OH but Target has Boots cosmetics

7:55 am

Trifioso

oh, very cool!

7:55 am

Atalante

you could even get something for Diggity in Monsoon now

7:56 am

Trifioso

ata, I am so touched that you even know the name of my dog! you all are so wonderful in here...

7:56 am

Atalante

LOL dogs are very important in here

7:56 am

EvaNadine

i have a stuffed pug i won from dave + busters.
does he count?

7:57 am

Trifioso

I know it's gonna sound all stalkery and weird, but I am so glad my cousin told me about babble. This is such a crap time in my life, and I feel so less alone now.

7:57 am

Atalante

has he a name?

7:57 am

EvaNadine

Blackbeard. :)

7:57 am

Atalante

lol, trif, I think a lot of people here could tell you very similar stories

7:58 am

Atalante

woot! fab name!

7:58 am

herinfernallady

I am more likely to remember your babble name and your pets name than kids names

7:58 am

Trifioso

well, I have called one of the children the dog's name, and vice versa...

7:59 am

Atalante

lol yes same here

7:59 am

Anniebrook

that is funny, trif

7:59 am

EvaNadine

all of our toys have names...heh

7:59 am

Trifioso

oh, and speaking of pets - GUILT - the hamster died two days ago. Tertiare is devastated, but I am secretly relieved. Cleaning the cage was a pain in the hole, and she ran on that damn well all NIGHT

8:00 am

Trifioso

well = whell

8:00 am

Trifioso

= wheel

8:00 am

Atalante

looooool poor little hammie!

8:01 am

herinfernallady

IN Australia we have cosmetics Australius they have a 'flirt' kit its aweome.

8:01 am

Trifioso

poor little daughter is so upset....and of course the ground is frozen solid, so hammie is er,,,,lying in state in the beer fridge for a spell. She is in a lovely casket, at least

8:01 am

Atalante

oooooooops

8:02 am

herinfernallady

OH Trifs that if horrid but funny at the same time

8:02 am

Trifioso

i know, right?

8:02 am

Anniebrook

When our hamster died years ago, my children made me have a proper burial (child-wise) in an area near where I live. Said prayers, laid flowers, the entire thing...they were very serious

8:03 am

Trifioso

yes, that is definitely in our future. A simple reading and a few decent words....we have a regular little pet cemetery going in the back forty. Someday some archaeologist is going to have a field day with that find!

8:03 am

herinfernallady

They usually are. I got devastated over a sodding goldfish

8:03 am

Anniebrook

AND, my friend's parakeet died last week..ground frozen and Mookie is on my terrace in a velvet lined shoe box. I keep hiding from the men in white coats

8:03 am

EvaNadine

i had a hamster when i was little.
it died while i was away at camp.
when i got home, all evidence of my ever having HAD a hamster was gone, and when i asked my mom what happened (knowing full-well it must have died) my mom said "what hamster, honey??"

8:03 am

Trifioso

eva!!! that is unreal! poor you

8:04 am

Anniebrook

Oh, Evan!

8:04 am

EvaNadine

yeah. i think she thought id freak out.
but i was totally ok...

8:04 am

Atalante

poor eva!

8:04 am

herinfernallady

EVA that is funny but very very bad

8:05 am

Trifioso

erma bombeck told her kids the cat met a girl cat and wanted to get married, but she wanted to live near her family. that always cracked me up

8:05 am

EvaNadine

to this day, she doesnt recall my ever having had a hamster...

8:06 am

Trifioso

oh for gawd's sake - I just got one of those automated calls from the school saying they would be letting the kids out early due to the coming storm - what an ass. Just cancel school outright, like all the other towns did! what an idiot

8:07 am

NonoNanette

Trif I was saying just the opposite here. Think its stupid to cancel school in anticipation of a storm that might not hit us

8:08 am

herinfernallady

My aunt told me when I was 5 or 6 that the sheep dog had gone to live on a farm. yep the dog bought the farm alright

8:08 am

NonoNanette

bring the kids into school and dismiss early if necessary dont use up a precious snow day if not needed

8:08 am

hurshy

eva - that was a risky move on your mom's part - you could easily have thought you were going crazy

8:08 am

Trifioso

tertiare is gonna be RIPPED - this means no class party

8:09 am

EvaNadine

hurshy -- i might have, but its pretty common knowledge in my family that moms a loon. ;)

8:09 am

Trifioso

I see your point nono, but I hate the six am wake up enough to wish to just skip it

8:09 am

hurshy

ah :)

8:09 am

Trifioso

lol evan

8:10 am

Trifioso

oh, crap - I just realized, the kids are off school for the holidays now, and I never finished "pre-assembly" of the santa stuff.

8:10 am

NonoNanette

maybe they will do their party early before dismissal Trif

8:10 am

EvaNadine

we have actually termed the quirky things my mom says as "liz-isms"

8:10 am

hurshy

it's also saving gas and the environment to keep the kids home, rather than have them come in for a short and rather useless day

8:11 am

Trifioso

it would have to be liz, wouldn't it = that's my name

8:11 am

EvaNadine

hah

8:11 am

Anniebrook

my daughter's name, too

8:12 am

Trifioso

elizabeth is making a huge comeback here in the states, for sure. I am met several little ones with that name this year

8:12 am

hurshy

i have 2 cousins named elizabeth

8:12 am

hurshy

one on each side

8:12 am

EvaNadine

actually, my moms name is Yvonne.
but my dad has always called her Liz. :)

8:13 am

hurshy

i have always thought that snow was God's way of telling everyone to relax, loosen up, and stay home...

8:13 am

Anniebrook

I always said if I have a daughter her name would be Elizabeth...that was 40 years ago...I just love that name

8:13 am

aslindy

hello everyone

8:13 am

Trifioso

mine is spelled funny - ElizaBeth

8:13 am

BabbleRabble

as long as the last name is not Borden

8:14 am

hurshy

:)

8:14 am

Trifioso

actually, I almost married someone who's last name was Taylor - how funny would THAT have been!?

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Hi BR...yes, and she got some ribbing about that too...

8:14 am

EvaNadine

when my parents started dating, my dad thought that Yvonne was too much of a grown-up name, so he decided that since my mom looked like Liz Taylor, he would call her liz.
and it stuck!
all their friends call her liz...

8:15 am

hurshy

say, i have 7 words to go - ah4, at4, what's the other a?

8:15 am

Atalante

awwww

8:15 am

BabbleRabble

ah 6

8:15 am

BabbleRabble

sorry about that, Annie

8:16 am

Atalante

oh yes

8:16 am

hurshy

thankees brabble!

8:16 am

Anniebrook

It was really funny, BR...

8:18 am

herinfernallady

Eva that is very cute

8:18 am

hurshy

now i have 5 left and they are 1 of each length!

8:19 am

hurshy

8's: co, fa, wo, and?

8:19 am

BabbleRabble

two co

8:19 am

hurshy

innnnnteresting

8:20 am

EvaNadine

growing up, whenever anyone called and asked for Yvonne, i knew it was either work or a telemarketer.
if they asked for Liz, it was someone she actually wanted to talk to. :)

8:21 am

BabbleRabble

two 7.32

8:21 am

hurshy

is one of them a PL of a 7?

8:22 am

BabbleRabble

yes

8:22 am

hurshy

lovely

8:22 am

periwinkle

hello

8:23 am

periwinkle

not seeing the 2nd co8

8:23 am

periwinkle

only have one co7

8:23 am

hurshy

me neither but it's fun hunting!

8:23 am

periwinkle

hurshy, I saw an item on the web re: cats on the menu in China :(

8:24 am

hurshy

china has never been good to ... well, i was going to say cats, but also dogs, humans...

8:24 am

periwinkle

very true

8:24 am

EvaNadine

i have none of the 8s yet...heh

8:25 am

Trifioso

oh, peri - my husband saw a man in a chef's apron chasing a cat through the street in our city's Chinatown district. He was SO relieved to see the same cat, whole and healthy, the next day!

8:25 am

BabbleRabble

girls

8:25 am

periwinkle

whew! Trif

8:25 am

BabbleRabble

whalebones

8:25 am

Trifioso

no kidding!

8:25 am

hurshy

probably the cat was just trying to steal some chicken or something

8:25 am

periwinkle

I have the co8 past tense of undergarment

8:25 am

Trifioso

I hope so

8:26 am

Trifioso

we are going to meet our new kitten on tuesday - I am so excited!

8:26 am

herinfernallady

My friend named his cats Dim and Sim

8:26 am

periwinkle

that is exciting Trif

8:26 am

BabbleRabble

both 8s are undergarments

8:26 am

herinfernallady

SQYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL at the itty bitty kittys

8:26 am

Trifioso

i will post photos

8:26 am

NonoNanette

peri the other one is another word for same thing

8:26 am

bfsog

phantom: stealth

8:26 am

periwinkle

it is? ok, looking

8:27 am

Trifioso

it is the little tails that get me, everytime - they are like little pinky fingers, the way they stick up....

8:27 am

Atalante

ty nono

8:28 am

periwinkle

got it, thanks

8:28 am

Atalante

and the tiny tiny meows

8:28 am

NonoNanette

yw

8:28 am

chiley

Hi Babblers...I don't believe there are 22 M words in this grid. There must be an error.

8:29 am

hurshy

well that leaves just three to go

8:29 am

herinfernallady

hi Chilley

8:29 am

herinfernallady

and the hissing at stuff cracks me up

8:30 am

Trifioso

i can't wait to meet the little fuzz ball....

8:31 am

hurshy

3 M6's or 4?

8:31 am

herinfernallady

I remember the first day I held Pandora. she was the size of my hand and so damn purrie. Then i had to hand her back

8:31 am

BabbleRabble

3

8:31 am

BabbleRabble

mh word

8:31 am

hurshy

4 H6's or 5?

8:31 am

Trifioso

my sister had a cat named pandora, did I tell you that???

8:32 am

hurshy

ooh ick, thanks brabble

8:32 am

BabbleRabble

5 h

8:32 am

aslindy

I keep thinking 'fathead' is in the grid, but no. =)

8:32 am

Atalante

I've got 4, but 1 H remaining

8:33 am

hurshy

ok, so H6 and S5...

8:33 am

hurshy

point total?

8:33 am

Trifioso

lol lindy!

8:33 am

BabbleRabble

2967

8:34 am

hurshy

H6/21, S5/12

8:34 am

herinfernallady

You Did Trifs

8:34 am

hurshy

well those aren't unusual so that won't help you know what i'm missing :)

8:34 am

Trifioso

whoops - sorry then! hate to be repetitive...

8:34 am

BabbleRabble

one ends in a vowel

8:35 am

hurshy

aha, got the S

8:35 am

herinfernallady

no problemo

8:35 am

hurshy

that must be the one

8:35 am

periwinkle

another break, bbs

8:36 am

hurshy

ta-da!

8:36 am

hurshy

thanks ever so much brabble!

8:36 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, hurshy

8:36 am

hurshy

it's always so much easier to finish with you around

8:36 am

NonoNanette

woohoo congrats Hurshy!!

8:36 am

Trifioso

yeah hurshy!

8:37 am

NonoNanette

for sure I love BR's clues!

8:37 am

hurshy

now i must go research whether an email forward rumor is true or untrue

8:37 am

Trifioso

oooh - pass the rumor on first

8:38 am

NonoNanette

good girl hurshy, i wish more would research before sending them on

8:38 am

Trifioso

lol - and the diff between myself and nono is revealed!

8:38 am

inge

Fireworks, I cant believe that my last work was the past tense of defecate!!

8:39 am

Trifioso

congrats - and thanks for the tip!

8:39 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, inge

8:39 am

NonoNanette

congrats Inge!!

8:40 am

inge

thank you. Now to do sudoku before helping to clue. Not much else I can do. We are SNOWED in. 5 inches so far!

8:41 am

NonoNanette

snow is just starting here inge

8:41 am

herinfernallady

Take care Inge

8:43 am

Judi

Humbug to snow!

8:43 am

NonoNanette

i agree Judi

8:43 am

herinfernallady

poor Judi

8:44 am

Trifioso

i am supposed to meet a friend for lunch at 12, but now I am debating whether to go or not....not snowing yet, so i will call it when it gets closer to noon, I guess

8:44 am

Judi

We don't have any snow. I just don't like it. Rain here today.

8:45 am

herinfernallady

brr

8:45 am

hurshy

oh nono, i wasn't going to send it on in any case - my boss, however, wanted me to find out if it was true. which it is.

8:45 am

herinfernallady

what is?

8:45 am

herinfernallady

what is true?

8:46 am

hurshy

that bush put in a midnight regulation which extends the conscience-protection for health care professionals to include certain forms of birth control in the definition of abortion, thus allowing providers to refuse to prescribe them.

8:47 am

Trifioso

that is true hurshy, it was in newsweek this week.

8:47 am

NonoNanette

hurshy i got one the other day which if it were true would be something good to know but unfortunatley was false

8:47 am

EvaNadine

hrm. anyone here know how to get permanent marker off of a desk?
*sheepish*

8:47 am

hurshy

what kind of desk?

8:48 am

EvaNadine

ummm...work desk....

8:48 am

Judi

Cover it up with a desk blotter, Eva. :-)

8:48 am

Trifioso

evan - rubbing alchol will remove it, but check on a unseen area of the desk first, to see if the alcohol hurts the finish first

8:48 am

EvaNadine

plastic of some sort?

8:48 am

hurshy

wood, metal, laminate...

8:48 am

herinfernallady

So if say a catholic pharmacy refused birth control (morning after pill) they can do so with no consiquence from the law?

8:48 am

EvaNadine

methinks

8:48 am

EvaNadine

herin -- it seems that here, they can do that.
a similar case was just in he news not long ago...

8:49 am

Trifioso

yes, herin, that is what it means, and more - a catholic nurse to refuse to inform a patient about the morning after pill, or really about birth control at all

8:49 am

Judi

Goo Gone?

8:49 am

Trifioso

can refuse, even

8:49 am

hurshy

it's not just morning after, it's the Pill, period.

8:49 am

hurshy

and if a hospital were to tell a doctor to keep prescribing when he/she did not want to, they could lose federal funding.

8:50 am

Judi

Was suggesting Goo Gone as a marker remover, not a form of birth control. Just a little clarification there.

8:50 am

hurshy

lol judi

8:50 am

Trifioso

Judi!!! you ar so funny

8:50 am

EvaNadine

heh, that could be quite an interesting mix-up there, judi...

8:50 am

herinfernallady

Well I can understand that in a catholic hospital setting but not a regular hospital. I also understand from a pharmacest point of view but it is stupid if it was the lone pharmacist in town

8:50 am

hurshy

however, the baltimore sun reports: After Jan. 20, the Obama administration could begin the process of adopting a revised ruled, but that would likely take many months. Instead, Congress could adopt a resolution that rejects the late rules adopted by the Bush administration.

8:51 am

hurshy

(they need a better copy editor)

8:51 am

Trifioso

it's such a hot button issue, I am afraid to comment and maybe upset some people, but really, this steams me no end. the government has no business deciding what my doctor and I can discuss

8:52 am

herinfernallady

I just see it from all points of view but at the same time when you are at work then you are a carer and a person.

8:52 am

hurshy

it's not like that trif. they aren't saying it would be illegal for you and your doctor to discuss it, they are saying if your doctor considers the pill a form of potential abortion, and doesn't want to participate in the destruction of life, he doesn't have to help you do it.

8:53 am

hurshy

if your doctor doesn't have a problem, you don't have a problem. it is more an issue in rural areas where women haven't a lot of options doctor and pharmacist wise, and so forth.

8:53 am

Trifioso

if my doctor considers the pill a form of abortion, I clearly need a different doctor. one who is educated, for instance

8:53 am

bonkler

i don't think a pharmacist should be able to trump the decision of a doctor and patient. believe what you want but those beliefs shouldn't intrude on another's health and autonomy.

8:54 am

herinfernallady

I had a huge argument with a Child Free nazi today. I told her that she should think for 5 minutes that being a reluctant parent has many personal issues and to think about it for 5 minutes. Apparently this constitutes in telling her that she doesn't get it as a child free person. it really pissed me off at her black and white attitude

8:54 am

BabbleRabble

on the other hand, businesses have the right to refuse to sell or server anyone

8:54 am

hurshy

it is true that hormonal birth control, while primarily functioning to prevent conception, can possibly also prevent implantation of a fertilized egg should conception occur. however, no studies have determined - and probably will never be able to - what percent of the time this might happen.

8:55 am

Trifioso

hurshy - i think it is unusual that your doctor wants you to pass on this email. is your boss asking you to pass it on against your personal beliefs?

8:55 am

hurshy

it is a small percentage, at any rate.

8:56 am

hurshy

nono trif, my boss isn't a doctor, and isn't asking me to pass anything on, just to verify the facts.

8:57 am

hurshy

of course, fertilized eggs can fail to implant even in women who are not on any form of birth control, which is what makes it impossible to know how often the pill is causing that to happen.

8:57 am

Trifioso

okay. I remember when I worked in DC, my boss asked me to fax letters of support for Clarence Thomas to be nominated to the Supreme court, and I wouldn't do it. Chaos ensued, and finally I had to do it, and I quit two weeks later

8:57 am

bonkler

a business can, within limits, do as it pleases. individuals at the desk not so much. and it could be construed as a form of discrimination against non-believers. much as the pharmacists who have decided their beliefs trump the health of their clients have cried discrimination.

8:58 am

BabbleRabble

maybe in canada

8:59 am

Trifioso

look at all the trouble that store got in last week because it wouldn't make a cake for that Hitler kid! They did say it was because they have the right to refuse service, and again, it has to do with access.
If you are the only pharmacy for 100 miles, it gets a lot trickier

8:59 am

hurshy

doctors and pharmacists, however, have special professional codes that govern their behavior. a restaurant might be able to ban an obnoxious customer, but an ER can't turn someone away because they smell or something.

9:00 am

bonkler

a pharmacist in illinois (if i recall correctly) was slapped for refusing to dispense legally prescribed medications. i think that it is a jurisdictional issue in the states.

9:00 am

Trifioso

hurshy, i would think a woman on the pill wouldn't want an egg to fertilize - isn't that why they take it?

9:00 am

NonoNanette

finally..... FIREWORKS

9:01 am

Trifioso

yeah nono!

9:01 am

NonoNanette

I guess now i get to set here and watch the snow pile up

9:02 am

hurshy

yes trif, but sometimes it could anyway - nothing is 100% effective. but the hormones in the pills also prevent the uterine lining from building up and preparing to receive a fertilized egg, providing, one might say, another "line of defense" against pregnancy. one which, however, some consider abortion.

9:03 am

Trifioso

I just hate the intrusion of the government into this area.

9:03 am

hurshy

so let's say you believe life begins at conception, but you don't want kids. you might yourself have a moral problem because you might be fine with the prevention of conception, but you might feel uncomfortable with the thought that a fertilized egg might be rejected by your body IF it happened to get fertilized. you might then choose to use condoms instead.

9:04 am

hurshy

that is the case for my sister.

9:04 am

Trifioso

but it should be your sister's decision, and no one else's

9:04 am

hurshy

however, if you are a doctor with the same set of beliefs, well, that's where it gets more complicated.

9:04 am

herinfernallady

the only thing that is 100 % affective in birth control is keeping your legs closed

9:05 am

BabbleRabble

if you can get the prescription filled elsewhere, how is the government intruding?

9:05 am

Judi

Like the walls of the uterus, this conversation is proceeding down a slippery slope. I recommend a topic change.

9:05 am

Trifioso

both my parents are doctors, so I understand, totally, the idea that doctors are people with their own set of mores and belief systems. However, I do not think anyone but the patient and their doctor has the right to make decisions

9:05 am

hurshy

if you live in montana, you may have significant difficulty getting the prescription filled at all.

9:06 am

BabbleRabble

that is not what I said

9:06 am

hurshy

well trif, you are including the doctor. and really that is all that is going on - the gov't is not saying that you can't get the prescription, they are just saying that if your doctor doesn't want to prescribe it, he/she does not have to.

9:07 am

Trifioso

babble - in kansas, I think it is, doctors, no matter what they believe, are required to read a prepared statement to their patients seeking abortion advice. It includes language like "you acknowledge you are ending a human life" and other really manipulative text. the patient is required to sign pages of forms, and other stuff. it's hateful!!! The government in that state has completely intruded into the doctor's office, practice, and ran over the doctors' personal beliefs

9:07 am

bonkler

perhaps doctors that hold such beliefs should be required to advertise that they will place their personal morals over a patient's individual choice. that seems fair to me and to the doctor. there is a lot of room for conflict that could be avoided that way.

9:08 am

hurshy

the gov't is not "intruding" but current legal requirements make it a rather grey area

9:08 am

BabbleRabble

if you call for an appointment and say I want to see a doctor that will help me with contraception and get find out in advance the position of the pharmacist you should be ok

9:08 am

hurshy

yes, the kansas thing is new...

9:09 am

Trifioso

i think when the state government requires a doctor to read a prepared statement, it is intruding.

9:09 am

hurshy

you see, if you live in montana, and you have to drive hours and hours to get what you want, it can potentially be construed, legally, as an undue hardship. but of course, all this continues to be hashed out in state and federal courts on a daily basis.

9:10 am

BabbleRabble

some doctors will not deal with advanced directives for a patient that does not want extraordinary care ... have to pick a different doctor

9:11 am

BabbleRabble

ultimately the people of kansas must vote out reps who passed the law

9:11 am

Trifioso

ugh. this whole thing is such a maelstrom. I am going back to babbling

9:12 am

hurshy

in case it is not clear, however, i am merely trying to present information and to demonstrate how things look from either perspective.

9:12 am

herinfernallady

my cats poo is stinky

9:12 am

sadie52

hello all

9:13 am

hurshy

and only cause it happened to come up bc my boss asked me to research it! lol

9:13 am

harpjane

hello, read my christmas rant if you wish!

9:13 am

hurshy

i think all cat poo is stinky, herin

9:14 am

herinfernallady

sorry i was badly trying to change topic. AND i think the little beast just kicked her litter over my lovely clean floor

9:14 am

hurshy

that is a good rant harp :)

9:15 am

bearofthep

definitely a good rant harp!

9:17 am

BabbleRabble

my local paper has stopped publishing my letters to the editor because I remind readers the editors engage in advocacy journalism. are apologists for the current reign of lawlessness and are lap dogs rather than watchdogs

9:17 am

Trifioso

so much for free speech, babble!

9:18 am

jacq

good afternoon everyone

9:18 am

harpjane

could someone get me started on the lower left T?

9:18 am

harpjane

hi jacq

9:18 am

BabbleRabble

a newspaper has the absolute right to determine what is fit to print

9:18 am

hurshy

take an exam

9:18 am

hurshy

add a vowel to it

9:19 am

hurshy

add another vowel to it

9:19 am

Trifioso

harp, i am no help at all - i haven't had much luck with that one

9:19 am

hurshy

plural it, past tense it

9:19 am

hurshy

and make sure you die with a legal will firmly in place.

9:19 am

harpjane

thanks

9:20 am

harpjane

at least i don't have any zeros on the grid now!

9:20 am

hurshy

:)

9:20 am

BabbleRabble

so, I right my congressmen and tell them they are violating their oath of office by failing to uphold and support the constitution ... they love me!

9:20 am

hurshy

yes you do harp, you've got the Z and the F and the top N and S!

9:21 am

storyteller

Babblers are so intelligent and open minded, I am so glad I joined. Even when people don't agree I love that they still listen and respect the other persons point of view. It's all about passion, people!!!!!!

9:21 am

BabbleRabble

write hehehe

9:21 am

herinfernallady

*smarty pants Hurshy*

9:22 am

Trifioso

get this - my son told me when he dies he wants to be buried wearing leather boots, nylon pants, a flannel shirt, holding a iron spear, with a bronze helmet and with his ipod in his ears. He says he figures it will give future anthropologists a run for their money!

9:22 am

herinfernallady

Sady your pups are too cute. Hi story teller

9:22 am

Judi

LOL, Trif. That is hilarious!

9:22 am

DR1965

I was lurking but Trif made me laugh way to hard

9:23 am

herinfernallady

Trifs your boy is a crack up

9:23 am

BabbleRabble

I will be cremated and the ashes spread to renew the sorry

9:23 am

Pinikula

* yawn * giggle * ~ Trif has made my morning! too funny

9:23 am

Trifioso

isn't he though? such a delightful child...hey there lurkers!

9:23 am

BabbleRabble

soil

9:24 am

Trifioso

I think we should all do it.

9:24 am

sadie52

LOL Trif , I'd pay to see their faces when they saw that

9:24 am

Judi

And how old is your boy, Trif?

9:24 am

jacq

lol

9:24 am

herinfernallady

sadie you pups are too cute

9:25 am

Trifioso

he's 15

9:26 am

Pinikula

at 15...he's quite a thinker! ;)

9:26 am

HarryHood

2 words left....any1 have hints?

9:26 am

Judi

Ya gotta love his devious-beyond-his-years sense of humor.

9:26 am

BabbleRabble

mh 4

9:26 am

Trifioso

he is one of the funniest people I know....

9:26 am

Pinikula

nothing from me, HH...I still have 89

9:26 am

HarryHood

got the kids at home...hiding at the computer :)

9:27 am

sadie52

ty herin :)

9:27 am

Pinikula

it's a snow day here, too...

9:27 am

Pinikula

...even work (at the Uni) has a 2-hour delay...

9:27 am

HarryHood

my sitter took a snow day ack!!

9:27 am

Pinikula

...gives me all that much more hope that I don't have to go in!!!

9:27 am

herinfernallady

right I am not here any more. Its 230am and the kitty is stinky

9:27 am

Trifioso

I am going to change my icon to include him today, I think....

9:28 am

Pinikula

Your sitter took a snow day and didn't take the kids??? ouch

9:28 am

herinfernallady

Good night Good day and travel safe

9:28 am

jacq

hey Pini

9:28 am

Pinikula

night herin

9:28 am

LadyNatts

I have to laugh whenever you guys talk about a snow day...

9:28 am

Pinikula

hey jacq!

9:28 am

Trifioso

nite nite herin

9:28 am

jacq

night lady, sleep well

9:28 am

HarryHood

well I'm off cause my school is closed, and she saw that on the tv, and her kids are off so they're home. so.....

9:28 am

LadyNatts

everyone here laughs

9:28 am

harpjane

me too lady, what a bunch of wimps!

9:28 am

herinfernallady

well technically its morning.

9:29 am

HarryHood

they're very scared of lawyers, ladynat

9:29 am

LadyNatts

in fact, they filmed the movie "Snow Day" here in my city... and it was the first time many people had even heard of such a thing

9:29 am

HarryHood

if somebody gets into an accident, or the bus crashes, or something, it's lawsuits up the wazoo

9:29 am

harpjane

where do you live harry?

9:29 am

HarryHood

ct

9:30 am

jacq

not just that, if it gets worse where do they put all the children for the night?

9:30 am

Trifioso

around here we refer to 8" of snow as a "dusting"

9:30 am

Pinikula

Well, we don't usually get snow here in the valley, but when we do it also doesn't happen until January and it only lasts about a week (if that)...

9:30 am

herinfernallady

Jaq the eat them ??

9:30 am

herinfernallady

okim going now bye

9:30 am

LadyNatts

put the children for the night? What for? they just come home after school as always.

9:30 am

jacq

lol lady

9:30 am

herinfernallady

please travel safe

9:31 am

DR1965

bye Herin

9:31 am

Pinikula

That's what we did in AK, Lady...

9:31 am

sadie52

cya herin have a good day

9:31 am

herinfernallady

(sell the kids off as slave labor???)))

9:31 am

jacq

we used to have a system when i was a kid that the country kids had to have somewhere they could go if the roads were closed, but these days everyone is more aware of abuse issues etc so that's just not a consideration any more

9:31 am

herinfernallady

right bed that is what i need to do mm huh

9:31 am

Pinikula

...when the schools busses didn't run, the base sent us to school in military "limosines" (sp)

9:31 am

HarryHood

igu on these two...if any1 gets sh6,21 adn sh7,32, give me a holler

9:32 am

inge

Harryhood, are you anywhere near Lake Candelwood?

9:32 am

Pinikula

I have an sh7/32

9:32 am

herinfernallady

sht words harry

9:32 am

HarryHood

i have those :) thanks...the others :)

9:32 am

LadyNatts

there are times when it is so cold that the school buses are not running. They anounce it on the radio. But the schools are still open - at least in town.

9:32 am

Trifioso

herin! go to BED

9:33 am

HarryHood

inge, I'm sse of that

9:33 am

herinfernallady

yes mum

9:33 am

HarryHood

it's the 2 right before the shm word

9:33 am

Pinikula

and the sh6/21 now (having removed the pl)...thx herin

9:33 am

BabbleRabble

sh 6 --- add what forms at the mouth of a river: d&&&&

9:34 am

Trifioso

we have bigger issues with busses near the coast - a lot of kids can't get to school bec the tides flood the streets, and the busses can't get to them

9:34 am

BabbleRabble

or a paddlewhee: d**** dawnl

9:34 am

HarryHood

yay! ty BR!!!!

9:34 am

HarryHood

I'm done

9:34 am

Trifioso

way to go harry!

9:35 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, Harry

9:35 am

sadie52

wtg Harry

9:35 am

inge

sh 6/21: sh + that's **ementary + * the store is called **rget, the 7 is plural

9:35 am

HarryHood

thanks inge :)

9:36 am

HarryHood

i'm gonna go take the kids to the playscape. any1 need any hints?

9:36 am

Pinikula

thx inge!

9:36 am

Pinikula

playscape? You mean you're not going to make snow angels or snowmen???

9:36 am

Pinikula

Daaaad!

9:36 am

inge

Harry, what does sse of that mean?

9:37 am

HarryHood

southsoutheast

9:37 am

HarryHood

pini there is absolutely no snow on the ground

9:37 am

HarryHood

some snowday!

9:37 am

Pinikula

* gasp * we have snow!!!

9:37 am

Pinikula

woot woot!

9:37 am

HarryHood

it's moving east

9:37 am

inge

OK, I got it, I lived in Danbury for many years

9:38 am

Pinikula

How do you get a snowday if there's no snow?

9:38 am

HarryHood

I-84!

9:38 am

sadie52

ill switch with ya we have sleet

9:38 am

harpjane

wo8?

9:38 am

HarryHood

very good question pini....

9:38 am

Trifioso

does anyone else say "don't taze me bro!" whenever tase is in the grid?

9:38 am

Pinikula

pl the pt, jane

9:38 am

HarryHood

wo8 many suits might be....

9:38 am

inge

wo 8 is a kind of wool designation, plural ut

9:38 am

HarryHood

later yall

9:38 am

BabbleRabble

is a snow day one set aside for snow dances?

9:39 am

BabbleRabble

cya, Harry

9:39 am

harpjane

thanks

9:39 am

Trifioso

oh, trust me, babble, there is MUCH dancing with joy on snow days!

9:41 am

Pinikula

glad I found my snowboots on monday morning!

9:42 am

BabbleRabble

after this storm: http://www.nsidc.org/snow/gallery/bliz
zard_1966b.html we walked up snow drifts to the roof of buildings and farmers chopped holes in barns to get air to livestock

9:43 am

sadie52

my goodness thats alot of snow

9:43 am

hurshy

heap HEAP big snow

9:43 am

Pinikula

oooh, 1 grey tile (other than obvious 0/0s)!

9:43 am

Pinikula

ND, BR?

9:44 am

BabbleRabble

yes

9:44 am

Pinikula

dad used to tell stories of things like that when he was little...

9:44 am

hurshy

oh, if that was a 21st year, that means another one is due THIS year

9:44 am

Pinikula

what's the mean, hurshy?

9:45 am

hurshy

in little house, when they were in the dakota territory, before the long winter set in, this indian came in to warn them

9:45 am

hurshy

he said every seven years there was "heap big snow" and every third of those cycles there was "heap HEAP big snow"

9:46 am

Pinikula

oh, cute! ;)

9:46 am

hurshy

i don't think it was meant to be cute

9:46 am

hurshy

it was impressive, you know, the native knowledge

9:46 am

BabbleRabble

the hardships settlers had to endure

9:47 am

BabbleRabble

many in sod houses

9:47 am

Pinikula

apparently, the last snow blizzard that occurred around here was 69 years ago (or something like that, I'll have to check the email my friend sent).

9:47 am

hurshy

pa was the only one who took him seriously, the other guys were like, "pshaw", or "whatevs", to translate into modern slang.

9:48 am

sadie52

oh i was definately born at the right time we get that much snow im nice and warm in house and on puter :)

9:48 am

Pinikula

oops...take that back...it was in 1969...

9:49 am

BabbleRabble

my mother taught school in a country schoolhouse said she walked beside the tops of utility poles and had to walk down to entrance

9:50 am

BabbleRabble

doesn't snow here very much anymore

9:50 am

hurshy

the newest version of little house on the prairie, by the way, is silly. they act as if ma was all progressive and liberal, when really she was not.

9:50 am

Pinikula

my great-grandparents (Germans from Russia - Odessa area) immigrated to the US in about 1898...settled in ND because they were able to homestead the same size plots of land they left and, although not ideal, were familiar with the "weather conditions"

9:51 am

hurshy

neat, pini

9:52 am

BabbleRabble

the isolation caused many to be stir crazy

9:52 am

SamanthaJoy

So, they got that far, got homesick and forgot why they'd left home, is what you're saying?

9:52 am

BabbleRabble

my dad talked of moving snow out of the way to get around the farm with horses and a sled

9:53 am

Trifioso

i do so wish my people had settled santa monica instead of massachusetts....

9:53 am

hurshy

lol

9:53 am

Pinikula

sort of...not sure if they were really homesick...the "rules" of working the land in Odessa had changed and they were required to pay Russia more than they were able to work the land for...

9:54 am

hurshy

silly tsar, overtax the people and you get overthrown

9:54 am

BabbleRabble

when people talk of the good old days, there was a downside too

9:54 am

Pinikula

Catherine the Great was in rule when she opened the land to Germans to come farm...

9:54 am

Judi

Apologize and say you're "tsarry".

9:55 am

SamanthaJoy

Nostalgia is poison, Rabble

9:55 am

Pinikula

oh, definitely, BR

9:55 am

hurshy

hahahahahahaha

9:55 am

Storm RIDA

clues on 8letter please?

9:55 am

sadie52

definately, as idealic as some eras might seem they all have their downsides also

9:55 am

Pinikula

cute, judi! ;)

9:55 am

Pinikula

which ones do you have, storm

9:55 am

SamanthaJoy

Judi, you got a whoop and a chuckle and a groan out of me in RL

9:56 am

Judi

Hence the expression "tsarred and feathered" ??

9:56 am

BabbleRabble

wo 5 == opposite of best; past tense for the wo 7; pl

9:59 am

BabbleRabble

of course, I had to walk miles to school, uphill both ways!

9:59 am

Kallia

lol babble

9:59 am

Aloyisius

Lol, BR.. hi Babblers, Happy Friday!

10:00 am

Storm RIDA

LAST DAY B4 SCHOOL BREAK!

10:00 am

LadyNatts

I did too, BR!

10:00 am

jacq

lol

10:00 am

Trifioso

stupid pilgrims!

10:00 am

LadyNatts

in the snow drifts

10:00 am

jacq

hello Aloy

10:00 am

nbjasmine

storm- was that happiness? or panic

10:01 am

LadyNatts

I remember walking home in almost blizzard conditions from time to time... loved playing make-believe I was lost in the storm

10:01 am

hurshy

where is my snow? my snow is late

10:01 am

nbjasmine

oh- happiness of course.

10:02 am

LadyNatts

and that is firewords for me

10:02 am

Trifioso

we have had bad storms, but not an actual blizzard in years

10:02 am

Aloyisius

congrats, Lady!!!

10:02 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, LadyNatts

10:02 am

SamanthaJoy

Congratulation

10:02 am

sadie52

wtg lady

10:02 am

LadyNatts

tyty... that wasn't such a bad grid after all

10:03 am

inge

And those German settlers that Catherine invited, created German villages and schools. Their descendants are aloowed to return to Germany as bona fide citizens. Ony requirement now is that they pass a German test.

10:03 am

nbjasmine

fireworks. a pretty good grid today

10:03 am

Aloyisius

nice to have lickety's list back..

10:03 am

jacq

wtg Lady

10:03 am

jacq

wtg jasmine

10:03 am

nbjasmine

and hello all

10:03 am

LadyNatts

congrats, nbjasmine

10:03 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, nbjasmine

10:04 am

LadyNatts

it is, aloy

10:04 am

hurshy

german test: make some black forest cake. if it's good, we'll let you back in.

10:04 am

Pinikula

Really, Inge?

10:04 am

Pinikula

(sorry was on the phone)

10:04 am

LadyNatts

I didn't have to open it up until I was over 150 words in

10:04 am

Aloyisius

yay, congrats nbjasmine!

10:05 am

nbjasmine

thanks. and as for school break- well panic may be a bit strong. but not jumping for joy either

10:05 am

Pinikula

Inge: is the German requirement for speaking, reading, and/or writing???

10:05 am

hurshy

baking!

10:05 am

LadyNatts

well I suppose I should go take a shower - I'm sure I'll feel much better if I do.

10:05 am

Trifioso

clue for the sh 6,21 please? the last one

10:06 am

hurshy

it is a yiddish word

10:06 am

nbjasmine

hebrew, or yiddish town?

10:06 am

hurshy

i don't remember what it means

10:06 am

inge

And the EU even gives money to the German Government for taking immigrants

10:06 am

nbjasmine

tri- it is three consonants in a row to start

10:06 am

LadyNatts

that sh6 has only one vowel in it

10:06 am

Aloyisius

ty nbj, got it

10:06 am

inge

the sh word means little town

10:07 am

BabbleRabble

sh 6 -- add viet cong offensive and a vowel. pl

10:07 am

Trifioso

ummm.....methodist. not so much up on the yiddish

10:07 am

LadyNatts

see you next time babble friends! have a great day!

10:07 am

bfsog

fireworks

10:07 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, bfsog

10:07 am

Aloyisius

wow, they're going off all over the place.. congrats, bfsog!!!

10:08 am

Pinikula

wtg finishers!

10:08 am

inge

it is derived from the GErman word for city

10:08 am

bfsog

ty. i am knackered today, hard week at work :(

10:08 am

Trifioso

thanks br - that did it!

10:08 am

jacq

wtg bfsog

10:08 am

Pinikula

Trif: sh + cons + sounds like Hansel & Gr****

10:09 am

Pinikula

Inge: the German requirement for re-entry is for reading, writing and/or speaking?

10:10 am

rururocks

ah 6 clue please..and good morning everyone!

10:10 am

Pinikula

morning ruru

10:10 am

inge

mostly for reading and speaking. Too many nevre learned German and the German communicties could not eeal with that, They dont want a bilingual society as the USA has

10:10 am

BabbleRabble

add silver to the a

10:11 am

inge

a + equine

10:11 am

BabbleRabble

or trigger champion buttermilk

10:12 am

rururocks

***stamps hooves three tmes in thanks***

10:12 am

inge

Germany welcomes immigrants who will bear many children. Currently their ratio of workers and retirees is 1:1

10:12 am

Pinikula

sadly, my relatives who were born/raised/and still live in ND only speak German, they don't read or write it at all...

10:13 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! it's sleeting here, nasty day.

10:14 am

jacq

hey TO

10:14 am

BabbleRabble

hello, TO sleeting is not good

10:14 am

72 Temple Owl

good day for cookie baing

10:14 am

Aloyisius

hi jacq and TO

10:14 am

inge

I once had an adult student who grew up in ND. Many children came into kindergarten speaking only German. The teacher sent them home to leanr Englsih and come back in 6 months (tht lady is now in her 80"S

10:14 am

Pinikula

Inge :: seems you know quite a bit about the history...

10:15 am

inge

I was a history major!!! Mostly European history

10:15 am

Pinikula

I learned German when I lived in Germany; however, sadly, lost all of it when I returned to the USA at 4yo...

10:15 am

SamanthaJoy

Wait, inge, if they came *from* home speaking only German, how would sending them *back* home help?

10:15 am

jacq

is it a good day for cookie eating?

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

not for me. can't eat them at present.

10:16 am

Pinikula

Nice, Inge...perhaps we can have another conversation about this G/R history...I've been working on my family's genealogy for many many years...

10:16 am

jacq

sorry for that TO, will you be able to eat proper xmas dinner?

10:17 am

72 Temple Owl

i think so if i continue on the healing path. *crosses fingers*

10:17 am

inge

For years I had auto company children, who had learned German while over there, as students in my g"German maintenance" course. US school dont start langauges early enough.

10:17 am

72 Temple Owl

bbl happy babbling

10:17 am

jacq

crosses fingers for TO too

10:18 am

Pinikula

I so agree, Inge. That's one of the reasons I lost what I'd learned. In fact, to this day, I can grasp the general gist of a conversation but cannot read, write, or speak it...

10:18 am

Aloyisius

bbl to finish, must scoot

10:18 am

inge

That was the parents' problem. Neighbors, radio, etc

10:19 am

SamanthaJoy

OK, I'm confused about the timeline now, Inge. If that teacher is now in her 80s, then that was 50, 60 years ago? Just how big *was* the German auto indistry then?

10:19 am

Pinikula

(I was in Germany because my father was in the military, we lived in Darmstadt and Aushafenberg; stationed at Frankfurt)

10:19 am

jacq

none of the schools start early enough, my mum used to work in north wales, where welsh was the first language, but almost everyone was fluent in english too, mum was always amazed to hear students with special needs speaking both languages without any hesitation

10:20 am

inge

I lived in Seligenstadt 1944 -47. Beautiful historic town, founded by Eginhard, scribe to Charlemagne.

10:20 am

Trifioso

jac - send a few of those welsh kids over this way to help with the grids!

10:21 am

jacq

lol tri

10:21 am

Pinikula

I don't remember much of Germany from when we lived there (I was only 6mo to 4yo)

10:21 am

inge

All German kids speak standard German and their local dialect. Bothers me when they want teachers to speak Black Englsih

10:21 am

Trifioso

i was humming along this morning, and suddenly - grid lock! I should run out and do a few errands before it gets really gnarly out there, but it is so warm and cozy here.....

10:22 am

Pinikula

What is Black English?

10:22 am

Pinikula

I know what you mean, Trif...the Uni is still on a 2-hour delay (at least for now)

10:23 am

Trifioso

yes, I think I will make a good choice, and run out for a bit. back later gators!

10:23 am

Pinikula

...and my chair and blanket are juuuuuust right!

10:23 am

Pinikula

hb trif

10:23 am

jacq

bye tri, drive carefully

10:24 am

inge

The English spoke by the majority of Detroit's population. They use "BE" instead of any conjugated from of to be. Like I be here? Where be you?

10:24 am

inge

I ahve to go . BBL

10:24 am

Pinikula

oh...I get it!

10:25 am

Pinikula

thx Inge...hb!

10:26 am

jacq

bye inge

10:29 am

jacq

can anyone clue the co7/co8, second and third to last co's please?

10:30 am

Pinikula

think "mini" of the other 7 / 8 combo

10:31 am

BabbleRabble

co 7 -- same first four as the whalebone and "live and *** die" pl

10:32 am

jacq

ty pini and BR

10:36 am

Pinikula

hmmm ... I think my little squirtmunks need a treat ... I haven't found anything much this morning at all! :(

10:37 am

BabbleRabble

reindeer(s) in grid

10:37 am

Pinikula

starting with?

10:37 am

BabbleRabble

the iceman ******

10:37 am

BabbleRabble

c

10:38 am

Pinikula

gottem' ...

10:38 am

Pinikula

thx for the iceman!

10:38 am

BabbleRabble

most unhearing

10:39 am

Pinikula

got that one (my 2nd lang. is Sign) ;)

10:41 am

BabbleRabble

country es

10:42 am

Pinikula

;)

10:42 am

BabbleRabble

fa 6 -- unit of length or comprehend extend

10:42 am

Pinikula

that's the underwater one

10:43 am

BabbleRabble

me 6 -- add manson victim sharon; pl

10:43 am

jacq

that fa extends, pl and pt

10:44 am

Pinikula

* thinking on the manson victim clue * hmmmm...

10:44 am

BabbleRabble

mo 5 --- add ***l hath no fury like a ...

10:45 am

Pinikula

thx BR

10:45 am

BabbleRabble

mh 4

10:45 am

jacq

it's also an art gallery

10:46 am

BabbleRabble

mo 4 -- add a diva's warm up pronoun

10:47 am

Pinikula

monkeyed that one earlier, br...no idea what it means...

10:47 am

Pinikula

which is an art gallery, jacq?

10:48 am

jacq

the manson victim

10:48 am

BabbleRabble

manson victim

10:48 am

jacq

sorry am dotting back and forth

10:49 am

Pinikula

that's ok...

10:49 am

periwinkle

hello all, 27 left here

10:49 am

jacq

hey peri

10:49 am

BabbleRabble

the mo 4 means a fool of blockhead so many perjoratives

10:49 am

Pinikula

hi peri...79 more here

10:51 am

BabbleRabble

mo 4 is a good start for the code guy; the mo 5 is the code guy; and the mo 6 is a bit of food

10:51 am

jacq

have to go head is killing me

10:51 am

Pinikula

feel better, jacq!

10:51 am

BabbleRabble

ro 5 --- lothario; pl

10:51 am

BabbleRabble

take care of yourself, jacq

10:53 am

rururocks

sh 6/21 after garden sh4?

10:54 am

Pinikula

think slang version of Underground Bomb Sh****

10:54 am

Pinikula

(as if you're from Boston)

10:54 am

BabbleRabble

sh 6- s + paddlewheel: d**** dawn

10:55 am

rururocks

got it thank you

10:55 am

Pinikula

I was probably too obscure, huh...

10:56 am

BabbleRabble

neat clue, Pini

10:56 am

Pinikula

still probably too out there...

10:57 am

Pinikula

(but thank you!)

10:57 am

periwinkle

10 left, all T words

10:57 am

BabbleRabble

many would understand

10:58 am

CadFan

Hello All - I got it enough that it's going to take some work to get the song outta my head Pinikula!

10:58 am

Pinikula

What song...the one BR mentioned????

10:58 am

Pinikula

ps: hello cad

10:58 am

BabbleRabble

hello, CadFan

10:59 am

CadFan

LOL - yes - I was thinking it was you that mentioned it - blame goes to BR!!

10:59 am

Pinikula

* giggle * I saw the clue earlier but didn't get it...got on this round and I've been trying avoid humming it!!!!

10:59 am

BabbleRabble

we can do a couple rounds of row row row your boat

11:00 am

CadFan

I turned on the radio - but will be popping in my iPod here pretty quick!

11:00 am

Pinikula

gee, how about "This is the Song that Never Ends"!?!?!?!?!

11:00 am

BabbleRabble

or bringing in the sheaves we shall come rejoicing bringing in the sheaves

11:01 am

BabbleRabble

amazing grace how great the sound that saved a wretch like me I once ....

11:01 am

Pinikula

* gasp * What? It's not "bringing in the sheep, we shall come rejoicing bringing in the sheep..."

11:02 am

Pinikula

(j/k) ;)

11:02 am

BabbleRabble

The Campptown ladies sing this song,
Doo-da, Doo-da
The Camptown racetrack's five miles long
Oh, de doo-da day

11:03 am

Pinikula

If I had a hammer...I'd hammer in the mornin'...

11:03 am

tceicher

sh

11:03 am

Pinikula

...I'd hammer in the evenin' all over this land...

11:03 am

CadFan

LOL - nice to see someone else is as easily amused as I!

11:04 am

CadFan

GOt a student here to see me - BBL

11:04 am

Pinikula

ain't it grand

11:04 am

Pinikula

hi tc...looking for an SH word in the grid or hushing us???

11:06 am

BabbleRabble

A Tudor who tooted a flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to their tutor,
"Is it harder to toot
or to tutor two tooters to toot?"

11:06 am

Pinikula

cute BR hehehe

11:06 am

Pinikula

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

11:07 am

BabbleRabble

if a woodchuck could chuck wood how much wood would a woodchuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

11:08 am

BabbleRabble

forgot a chuck

11:08 am

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:09 am

MonkeyGames

One big black bug bled blue-black blood and the other big bug bled blue. Hi briefly folks!

11:09 am

BabbleRabble

th 5 -- greek letter; or add a greek letter

11:09 am

Pinikula

If a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would and should chuck wood. But if woodchucks can't chuck wood, they shouldn't and wouldn't chuck wood. Though were I a woodchuck, and I chucked wood, I would chuck wood with the best woodchucks that chucked wood.

11:09 am

BabbleRabble

hello black rubber baby buggy bumpefrs

11:10 am

Pinikula

hi MG

11:10 am

Dorens

a box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, a biscuit mixer

11:10 am

MonkeyGames

One lithesome lass had a loathsome lisp and the other lithesome lass lisped less.

11:11 am

BabbleRabble

Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?

11:11 am

MonkeyGames

One queer choir quavered queasy quatrains and the other queer choir quavered none.

11:11 am

Pinikula

Using the formula: (W + I) * C where W = the constant of wood, which is well known to be 61, as agreed in many scientific circles. I = the variable in this equation, and stands for the word "if" from the original problem. As there are three circumstances, with 0 equaling the chance that the woodchuck cannot chuck wood, 1 being the theory that the woodchuck can chuck wood but chooses not to, and 2 standing for the probability that the woodchuck can and will chuck wood, we clearly must choose 2 for use in this equation. C = the constant of Chuck Norris, whose presence in any problem involving the word chuck must there, is well known to equal 1.1 of any known being, therefore the final part of this calculation is 1.1. As is clear, this appears to give the answer of (61 + 2) * 1.1 = (63) * 1.1 = 69.3. However, Chuck Norris' awesome roundhouse kick declares that all decimal points cannot be used in formulas such as this, and so it must be rounded to the final solution of 69 units of wood.

11:11 am

Dorens

that one takes the cake, babrab

11:12 am

MonkeyGames

Gonna copy-pasyte that one, BR. And your interesting dissertation, Pinikula.

11:13 am

Pinikula

Oh, how we have wandered!!!

11:13 am

MonkeyGames

I give up-- BabRab has clearly trounced me.

11:14 am

Pinikula

i agree

11:15 am

Pinikula

Found this one - UGH!!!

11:15 am

MonkeyGames

My brain is mush anyway. Went to Walter's school dinner yesterdy, ahd to make 50 gotlet chicken pieces and take them. Also frantic about school-- all going well I get my degree in one month. But what the heck... one eager eagle eased into the eaves and another eager eagle eased east. But as I said BabRab one so that's just a futile parting shot...

11:15 am

Pinikula

Mr. See owned a saw.
And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw.
Now, See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw
Before Soar saw See,
Which made Soar sore.
Had Soar seen See's saw
Before See sawed Soar's seesaw,
See's saw would not have sawed
Soar's seesaw.
So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.
But it was sad to see Soar so sore
just because See's saw sawed
Soar's seesaw.

11:15 am

Pinikula

it's a toughie!

11:15 am

MonkeyGames

What?

11:16 am

MonkeyGames

Ah, GOOD one!

11:16 am

inge

How about a German tongue twister? Zwischen zwei Zwetschgenzweigen zwiltlchern zwei zwitschernde Schwalben. Gong again.\

11:17 am

Pinikula

oh, my, Inge...there's a lot of SHHHHHH's in that one!!!

11:17 am

MonkeyGames

I have yet to gong, so gonging again would be tricky... Good one Inge!

11:18 am

MonkeyGames

This is not a toungue twister, but it IS a real Dutch word only used officially once and then quoted freely: hottentottententententoenstelling.

11:18 am

Pinikula

zwei = 2?

11:18 am

inge

a spelling error in the 4th word. Should be zwitschern, and gong is supposed to be gone. I better let the dog out now

11:18 am

Pinikula

that's real, MG????

11:18 am

periwinkle

fireworks

11:18 am

Pinikula

I've heard the term "Hottentotten"...

11:18 am

MonkeyGames

It means "an exhibition of Hottentot tents". The cultural museum used it on a poster.

11:18 am

Pinikula

wtg peri

11:18 am

MonkeyGames

Yay Peri!

11:19 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, peri

11:19 am

periwinkle

thanks, going to make some pumpkin bread, it is really good, happy babbling

11:19 am

Pinikula

either way, MG...it's one long word!!!

11:19 am

MonkeyGames

Hottentotten = Hottentots (-en makes plural here). Tenten = tents. Tentoenstelling = exhibition. The Dutch run words together as the norm.

11:19 am

periwinkle

bye for now

11:20 am

Pinikula

I actually know a dutch word! (amazing)

11:20 am

Pinikula

have fun, peri!

11:20 am

MonkeyGames

It has the most repetitions of "ten" in any Dutch word.

11:21 am

MonkeyGames

You know several. "Gang" = going. Ganplank: board for going. Gangway: way for going. Trap = stairs. Deur = door. Trapdeur: door with stairs, or over stairs. Platform: literally flat shape.

11:22 am

MonkeyGames

OK, got to dish up rice and pork chops. Back later. Have fun all!

11:23 am

Pinikula

cool, MG...a lesson learned today and I didn't have to go to the Uni (we've go snow so I dont' have to go to work)!

11:23 am

Pinikula

mmmm...sounds good, MG...eat well! ;)

11:25 am

phaeton

hello...i need an O word...i have 6 OA's; 1 OH; 2 OR's; what do I need

11:26 am

Pinikula

I'm probably not much help...I only have 6 of 10

11:26 am

fuquayvarina

another oh, pini

11:26 am

phaeton

thanks fuqua

11:26 am

fuquayvarina

hello, by the way

11:27 am

Pinikula

hi to both

11:27 am

Pinikula

length of the missing OH?

11:27 am

fuquayvarina

4

11:28 am

Pinikula

hmmm ...

11:28 am

fuquayvarina

must go to a different desk, back soon

11:29 am

Pinikula

there are 2 oh4?

11:30 am

Pinikula

nm ... monkeyed it

11:30 am

Pinikula

. thx!

11:32 am

Pinikula

should get going for a bit...happy babbling!

11:33 am

crosshair

6 inches of new snow and counting since 8:30 this morn...:( still comin down hard

11:34 am

phaeton

White Christmas for the North half of the country

11:34 am

crosshair

white??? white?? i havent seen any grss on over a month and a half:/

11:35 am

phaeton

whatchya need grass for?

11:36 am

crosshair

for those 3 weeks of summer that we have sometime in august:)

11:36 am

phaeton

is it summer?

11:36 am

phaeton

NO...it's WINTER!!

11:36 am

crosshair

not as im looking out the window it isint

11:36 am

phaeton

grass has to sleep

11:37 am

crosshair

should go crash my brothers party in CR for a few weeks:)

11:37 am

phaeton

CR?

11:37 am

crosshair

costa rica

11:38 am

MonkeyGames

Back for a sec... A major experiment is underweigh. Walter always wants rice with butter and soy sauce for dinner. Today I told him he needs to start eating more things, and that he should tell me something I can put on his rice the way Daddy and I eat rice. After much thought (and me rejecting cheese), he chose carrots, but specified that they needed to be cooked in soy sauce and butter. Which I have done. Dannny will be home late tonight so Walter gets to eat alone-- well, as the only one eating-- so I said we could do that in the living room. Let's see if he eats this... it'll be a breakthrough if he does... he is one fussy eater!

11:38 am

EspritdJean

I love Costa Rica

11:38 am

phaeton

warm there

11:38 am

crosshair

how old is walter mg?

11:38 am

phaeton

it's humid here, but no sun

11:38 am

EspritdJean

I like the wildlife

11:38 am

MonkeyGames

He is eating it!!!!!!!

11:39 am

MonkeyGames

Walter is 4.

11:39 am

crosshair

ahh ok..had me worried for a second there

11:39 am

phaeton

great MG!

11:39 am

crosshair

my kid will eat everything but the bark off the trees

11:39 am

MonkeyGames

No, he's not 15 or something.

11:39 am

EspritdJean

u should check out the book Jerry Seinfeld's wife published about how to sneak vegetables and fruits into kids' food

11:40 am

crosshair

yup,you can sneak carrots and or peas in home made beef patties for example

11:40 am

MonkeyGames

I'll look into that. But he does get a balanced diet, he does eat enough for that, but only the same things all the time.

11:40 am

MonkeyGames

He will not eat beef patties.

11:40 am

phaeton

Can I assume all the W words start with WO?

11:41 am

EspritdJean

my boys were picky punks as tots and now they are eating guts, gonads, gizzards and every freakin thing

11:41 am

crosshair

but dont become a kitchen slave to the little guy,he also has to learn that it is not a restaurant either

11:41 am

MonkeyGames

Not that he is off meat-- he adores the ground beef sausage from teh butcher downstairs and we always have to stop in there.

11:42 am

MonkeyGames

Don't worry Cross. I know better than that. I make sure there is something he at least tolerates but other than that dinner time is whatever we are all eating.

11:42 am

crosshair

good stuff

11:42 am

flosey

yes phaeton

11:43 am

crosshair

idiots in action.... http://www.bluemountain.ca/grand_centr
al_lodge_web_cam.asp

11:43 am

MonkeyGames

If it's something new and he really doesn't like it after he DOES eat a bit I will condescend to getting some brown bread and cheese and ham for him.

11:44 am

phaeton

thank you flosey

11:44 am

fuquayvarina

do all the w's start with the same 4 letters?

11:44 am

flosey

yes fuquay

11:45 am

phaeton

yay! W's done!

11:45 am

MonkeyGames

OK, he says he's full (and after the lunch he had I'm sure that's true, and after he ate that much of THIS I won't quibble). Off for teeth brushing, story time, and bed for him! Catch you folks later!

11:45 am

crosshair

tc mg

11:45 am

aslindy

hello everyone

11:45 am

phaeton

bye MG

11:46 am

crosshair

howdy aslindy

11:46 am

fuquayvarina

ty flosey. got em

11:46 am

aslindy

how is everyone today?

11:47 am

fuquayvarina

can anyone help me with the A words, please? Have one 4, but blind to the others. How long are the other two?

11:47 am

EspritdJean

at4/4 sounds like number after 7, plural

11:47 am

phaeton

ah4; ah6; at4

11:48 am

EspritdJean

ah4/6 sound clearing throat

11:48 am

caitlyn

Good evening all......yeah I have control over the computer for 10 mins (the grandchildren are out for a little while) LOL

11:48 am

phaeton

hi caitlyn

11:49 am

crosshair

ten whole minutes?? wow sounds like me trying to get some puter time round here

11:50 am

fuquayvarina

ty... looking for the ah6.....

11:50 am

phaeton

a + equine

11:51 am

fuquayvarina

ty, phae!

11:52 am

phaeton

yw fuqua

11:53 am

OrangeCat

good evening all..

11:53 am

caitlyn

Hi Orange

11:54 am

crosshair

howdu orange..we have a orange cat her name is abracadabra:)

11:54 am

crosshair

abby for short

11:55 am

OrangeCat

i had an orange cat when i was a kid.. his name was Buster

11:55 am

crosshair

she can escape from cat carriers

11:55 am

caitlyn

LOL Orange!!

11:56 am

OrangeCat

he wasnt a little bit orange. i'm talking pumpkin

11:56 am

crosshair

yup,same her even her eyes

11:56 am

Atalante

I had a bright orange cat called Nutty

11:57 am

crosshair

we rescued ours from the pound,fixed,wormed, and de-flead all for 75 dollars

11:57 am

phaeton

I had a garfield cat name bailey

11:58 am

caitlyn

Hi Ata!

11:58 am

crosshair

did it like lasagne?

11:58 am

Atalante

hi cait!

11:59 am

phaeton

yep

11:59 am

OrangeCat

buster was a fiend for strawberries and popcorn

11:59 am

phaeton

it would fetch like a dog

12:00 pm

crosshair

ours refuses to eat people food,while our older kitty will eat anything

12:00 pm

Atalante

Nutty tried to eat German Shepherds and foxes

12:01 pm

crosshair

mm a cat that trys to eat german shepards is not long for the earth

12:01 pm

Atalante

he lived to 18!

12:01 pm

caitlyn

This conversation is getting sillier by the minute LOL

12:01 pm

Atalante

not sure the GSDs did :P

12:01 pm

crosshair

how many dogs did he comsume before that ripe old age?

12:02 pm

Haz1558

I couldn't possibly join in a silly conversation, could I?

12:02 pm

Atalante

ate? not sure. bested? every dog in the neighbourhood!

12:02 pm

caitlyn

Hi Haz only if you can understand it !!

12:02 pm

Atalante

hi Haz!

12:02 pm

crosshair

try it haz..remember in 100 years we are all worm food anyways,so go nuts!!

12:02 pm

phaeton

we had a cat that would meet you at the door

12:03 pm

phaeton

not me, not going to be wormfood

12:03 pm

Haz1558

Hello there! Not sure if I do understand it, I'll just nod and smile.

12:03 pm

crosshair

the earth will little note nor long remember what we do here today:)

12:03 pm

Atalante

Nutty used to walk up to the bus stop to drop me off for the school bus

12:03 pm

crosshair

our cat sings...

12:03 pm

caitlyn

Thats the best thing to do..........meouw

12:03 pm

crosshair

for supper

12:04 pm

caitlyn

I hope he sings classical cross

12:04 pm

crosshair

well..sounds more like interrative music to me cait

12:04 pm

crosshair

interprative even

12:04 pm

phaeton

We had a dog, that after she was fed, she would stand there and bark at me cuz she knew I was supposed to start dinner

12:04 pm

caitlyn

LOL

12:05 pm

Buttonman

I just have one word to finish and cannot find it...I need a clue for the last fa 5/16 please

12:05 pm

crosshair

we had a white coka-poo that hated my father and whenever he forgot to close his bedroom door the dog would go in there and whizz on da,s pillow

12:05 pm

Haz1558

fa5/16 - a term of abuse for the weight challenged

12:06 pm

Atalante

fa5 - what people are after chritsmas

12:06 pm

phaeton

what you called a chubby kid

12:06 pm

Buttonman

got it, thanks

12:06 pm

Buttonman

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>FIREWORKS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
<<

12:06 pm

caitlyn

Congrats Button!!

12:06 pm

crosshair

yaa for buttonman! 21 gun salute for you!

12:06 pm

Haz1558

Well done Button.

12:06 pm

featherbee

this is bad....i was falling asleep earlier, and saw the to4/4 vowel word half in a dream. even knew right where it was in the grid.

12:07 pm

Buttonman

thanks guys

12:07 pm

Buttonman

excuse me, thanks gals

12:07 pm

crosshair

when you start draming babble,you have arrived feather

12:07 pm

caitlyn

Hi feather, its that sort of grid today

12:07 pm

crosshair

dreaming even

12:08 pm

featherbee

what's scarier is that i knew where the letters were precisely

12:08 pm

caitlyn

I would prefer draming cross

12:08 pm

crosshair

then you start dreaming of finishing a 600 word monster sans lickety

12:09 pm

caitlyn

Oh no, not this side of Christmas

12:09 pm

crosshair

then you have nightmares of grids with 2 qu tiles

12:10 pm

Atalante

not possible, I don't think

12:10 pm

crosshair

and 3 x,s

12:10 pm

featherbee

i actually LIKE the qu tiles! hmm. i'm slowly realizing i may have a babble problem.

12:10 pm

BabbleRabble

* What kind of monkey can fly?
* A hot air baboon.

12:11 pm

caitlyn

Groan...........good one BR

12:11 pm

crosshair

its not a problem..we are..a club if you will this way we can be watched and one day be released back into the general public

12:11 pm

featherbee

starting the list now with 75 left

12:12 pm

caitlyn

But have you ever tried explaining this addiction cross, because I just get strange looks!

12:12 pm

crosshair

i never explain it,i just get them to play it for 3 days

12:12 pm

crosshair

all it takes

12:13 pm

caitlyn

True, but they dont want to play..........boring people

12:13 pm

crosshair

if you notice cait,there are not many grey heads anymore:)

12:14 pm

crosshair

once they are in here,there is no escape

12:14 pm

crosshair

they will be assimilated:)

12:14 pm

crosshair

resistance is futile...

12:14 pm

caitlyn

That is so true LOL

12:15 pm

Atalante

husband thinks its horribly boring

12:15 pm

crosshair

i mainly use babble for decompression

12:15 pm

caitlyn

The man has no taste

12:16 pm

crosshair

spending your life tearing around gives you the bends

12:16 pm

Atalante

I know

12:16 pm

caitlyn

LOL

12:16 pm

crosshair

"each thing i do i do fasy so i can do other things" the problem being is at the end of the day i know not what i have done"

12:17 pm

crosshair

fast even

12:17 pm

caitlyn

Sorry, Im going to the PB now.............any goodies there?

12:17 pm

crosshair

yup eggs nog and rum:)

12:17 pm

caitlyn

WOW , I may not come back out

12:17 pm

crosshair

nice appleton estates dark spiced rum:))

12:18 pm

pugmama763

howdy babble land

12:18 pm

caitlyn

Hi pug !

12:18 pm

crosshair

howdy and i must once again shovel out the car and be off take care all :)

12:18 pm

crosshair

poof

12:19 pm

caitlyn

Bye cross, take care , see you soon

12:19 pm

pugmama763

can anyone tell me if the RO5-6 pair are "normal" words?

12:20 pm

pugmama763

bye crossy

12:20 pm

Atalante

normal for babble, yes

12:20 pm

pugmama763

in other words no

12:20 pm

caitlyn

Think star crossed lovers pug

12:20 pm

CadFan

(popping back in) and rather romantic too pug

12:20 pm

fuquayvarina

proper noun, pug

12:21 pm

pugmama763

ah ty i always forget that one

12:21 pm

caitlyn

Hi Cad

12:21 pm

CadFan

Hi!!

12:21 pm

Atalante

this grid has been the first grid I found those words without prompting!

12:22 pm

pugmama763

my brain just doesn't want to accept that as a legitimate entry

12:22 pm

caitlyn

I thought I has a brilliant brain this morning,then I found out everyone is finding it easier than normal :(

12:23 pm

CadFan

you have to think of it in terms of that guy is such a "ro5" instead of it's proper name use

12:23 pm

CadFan

that should be its proper name usage

12:24 pm

pugmama763

before I go tackle the snow,could I please get a clue for the last SH6-7 pair ? (last 2 words)

12:25 pm

Haz1558

Well, time I was heading off again. Bye for now!

12:25 pm

caitlyn

Right my time on the computer is up.........granddaughter wants to go on facebook!!!
See you tomorrow, bye

12:25 pm

fuquayvarina

3rd letter is not a vowel, pug. Jewish village in Eastern Europe

12:26 pm

Atalante

bye dear!

12:38 pm

Atalante

wheee! killed the chat log

12:38 pm

CadFan

ohh thanks fuquayvarina

12:39 pm

fuquayvarina

thought it was my bad breath or something...

12:39 pm

fuquayvarina

phone, bbl

12:40 pm

CadFan

I'm in and out cause I'm at work

12:56 pm

stidmama

hello all!

12:56 pm

Atalante

hi stiddy!

12:56 pm

bichon

hi stid, greetings from snowy New England

12:57 pm

stidmama

LOL bichon, greetings from the Snowy Pac NW!

1:00 pm

Atalante

you've got a lot of snow there too? I've been hearing about Astoria all day!

1:00 pm

stidmama

AHA! a welsh word!!!

1:01 pm

stidmama

we have a lot atalante, it snows 6 inches in the four hours between when we left yesterday and got home again. On top of the inch or snow that was left from earlier, with more after we got home.

1:01 pm

stidmama

there is a panorama pic from the front door up as the banner to my website.

1:01 pm

Atalante

urf!

1:01 pm

Judi

FIreworks! Hi kids. Well I just experienced a rude caller.

1:02 pm

stidmama

hello judi! and YAY! *aims snowball at rude caller*

1:02 pm

bichon

my daughter is stuck on the highway home from work. She hasn't moved in an hour. Her phone is dying and she is just getting over the stomach flu she had yesterday. I'm snug at home

1:03 pm

stidmama

oh, your poor daughter. I hope things clear up soon and she gets home!

1:03 pm

bichon

shed

1:03 pm

Judi

Dude from the Charter school called and asked for one of the Detectives. I explained that he was in a meeting. To that he replied, "I'm sure that's what he told you to say, but I need to speak to him right away."

1:03 pm

fuquayvarina

back again. thanks for tip on welsh word, stid

1:03 pm

bichon

sorry, off I slink

1:03 pm

Atalante

best friend was meant to be going to Portland today. She stayed at ho4

1:03 pm

stidmama

they canceled nearly everything today... and we are supposed to have an ice storm on Sunday.

1:03 pm

stidmama

oh judi! that is VERY rude!

1:04 pm

stidmama

oops. thanks atalante *puts self in PB with candy canes*

1:04 pm

Judi

I just laughed and said, "actually I can see him in the conference room with two other gentleman, so can I take your number or put you into his voice mail?". He left a number. Jerk-off.

1:05 pm

stidmama

good for you judi!

1:06 pm

Judi

Sigh. I've had far too much experience with raging egos. (Others, not my own).

1:07 pm

stidmama

well at le5 it's not a very difficult grid...

1:07 pm

Judi

I'm off to clean up the kitchen. See you kids tomorrow.

1:07 pm

stidmama

later judi. be well!

1:14 pm

stidmama

oh! past halfway!

1:15 pm

stidmama

and now NBT. *satisfied look*

1:15 pm

stidmama

off to check emails and do some housework. Since we're stranded here anyway, might as well make some progress!

1:15 pm

stidmama

*poof*

1:18 pm

carleekat

hi all

1:20 pm

fuquayvarina

hi carlee. can someone tell me how many th words there are?

1:20 pm

bethn

hi carlee

1:20 pm

carleekat

5

1:21 pm

carleekat

hi fuq and bethn

1:21 pm

fuquayvarina

ty. that's what I'm missing, then

1:21 pm

bethn

215 fuquay

1:21 pm

bethn

sorry, didnt se the "th"

1:21 pm

fuquayvarina

got it. at last.

1:23 pm

carleekat

woot for fuq

1:23 pm

Minski

Does anyone have the TH5 & 6?

1:23 pm

fuquayvarina

still have 13 left to go, but getting there.

1:23 pm

bethn

woo hoo fuq!

1:23 pm

bichon

Minski, greek letters

1:23 pm

fuquayvarina

the 5/6 is a greek letter and plural

1:23 pm

bethn

greek letters

1:23 pm

carleekat

greek letter minski

1:24 pm

Minski

Thanks guys.

1:25 pm

BabbleRabble

the greek letter is made complete with a greek letter

1:27 pm

lilliann

hi all.......a clue pleasefor le5/12 please?

1:28 pm

BabbleRabble

add a definite article

1:28 pm

carleekat

hi lillian

1:28 pm

fuquayvarina

forgetfulness

1:30 pm

fuquayvarina

Need one more 8 -- have co, fa, wo.

1:30 pm

BabbleRabble

2 co

1:31 pm

fuquayvarina

hmmmm. ty br

1:31 pm

BabbleRabble

you betcha

1:32 pm

bethn

o

1:33 pm

BabbleRabble

extend the first four from the first co 8 with: "live and *** die"; pl

1:33 pm

periwinkle

hello all, just stopped by to say I just put a homemade loaf of pumpkin bread (with chocolate chips) in the penalty box.

1:34 pm

BabbleRabble

thanks, peri

1:34 pm

fuquayvarina

ty. probably wouldn't have found that anyway

1:34 pm

carleekat

yummy...thanks peri... did the storm hit u eventually?

1:34 pm

fuquayvarina

ooh, peri, sounds mouthwatering!

1:36 pm

periwinkle

just rain so far, but it seemed a good day to do some baking, the recipe made two loaves so I am freezing one

1:36 pm

BabbleRabble

fuq, was your web site inspired by, "Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness"?

1:36 pm

fuquayvarina

yep

1:38 pm

periwinkle

bye folks

1:39 pm

fuquayvarina

ty for the pumpkin bread, peri! must haste to the PB to get some!

1:40 pm

fuquayvarina

ooh, a double. do I get two slices?

1:45 pm

BabbleRabble

when you started as a potter, fuq, did your hands take a beating?

1:47 pm

fuquayvarina

they were sore at first, because I got entranced with throwing and spent hours at it. wintertime, you get skin cracks from having your hands wet.

1:48 pm

BabbleRabble

You have nice pieces

1:49 pm

fuquayvarina

ty! I haven't been doing much lately, for various reasons, but hope to get back to it one day soon

1:51 pm

fuquayvarina

have you ever tried it, br?

1:53 pm

spacemonkeyz88

hello everyone!

1:53 pm

fuquayvarina

hello spacemonkey

1:54 pm

spacemonkeyz88

hi fuquayvarina

1:57 pm

spacemonkeyz88

so how is everyone today? i see you changed your icon BR :)

1:59 pm

fuquayvarina

just trying to stay awake on this slow afternoon at work. down to my last 6 words on this grid. no list yet

2:00 pm

fuquayvarina

how are you?

2:01 pm

Atalante

gah. bloody husband talked at me for an hour

2:01 pm

spacemonkeyz88

i'm just getting started :) I just got home from grocery shopping, and paying bills. I'm also getting ready for our little vacation. (me and my husband are going to michigan for xmas)

2:04 pm

spacemonkeyz88

and i still haven't gone shopping for presents :( No idea what to get... although i do have some ideas...

2:05 pm

fuquayvarina

yikes, getting late for that. I feel very uninspired about Christmas this year myself

2:08 pm

spacemonkeyz88

I was thinking about baking cookies to give to everyone in Michigan, but i dont know if i can bring that on the plane? Maybe in my checked baggage.. idk

2:08 pm

Atalante

eveyone in Michigan? isn't that rather a lot of people? :P

2:09 pm

spacemonkeyz88

not everyone! lol my husband's dad and stepmom, his grandma, and his uncle :p

2:10 pm

spacemonkeyz88

hee hee silly

2:26 pm

spacemonkeyz88

wow, i just realized how big today's grid is.. i'll never finish lol

2:30 pm

Scrabbler

Anybody here?

2:31 pm

Atalante

me!

2:31 pm

bichon

yup

2:31 pm

Scrabbler

Did you nap, Ata?

2:31 pm

wildcat17

no

2:32 pm

Scrabbler

I see you wildcat! You are here.

2:32 pm

Atalante

no lol. I ended up trying to find out about character-altering drugs- things like oxytocin use for shyness

2:33 pm

Scrabbler

Whoa, it makes you unconscious and then you forget about social anxiety.

2:33 pm

spacemonkeyz88

did anyone get cw4/10 yet? if so can i get a hint?

2:33 pm

Scrabbler

phantom = tsetse

2:33 pm

Scrabbler

cw + Middle School (abbrev)

2:34 pm

Scrabbler

No vowels, monkey--Welsh, I think.

2:34 pm

Atalante

does it? I've been trying to find out how many true character-altering drugs there are (not just mood altering, but permanent while the drug is being taken)

2:34 pm

Atalante

just for background for a story, I hate not getting science things right

2:34 pm

spacemonkeyz88

ty Scrabbler

2:35 pm

Scrabbler

Have you ever read, Listening to Prozac, by Dr Peter Kramer--interesting book focusing on how psychiatric meds alter people's personalities

2:36 pm

Scrabbler

....for good or for bad...will people someday take "designer drugs" that alter one's inherent temperament or personality

2:36 pm

bichon

I read it and it was the impetus for me to take SSRI's. That helped me so much

2:37 pm

Atalante

yes, I read everything I could manage to find on psych meds when I got put on lithium! I was just wondering what else there is. And what happens if a "normal" person takes a psych drug - say there's a drug to dampen mania in bipolar patients, what would happen if a non-bipolar person took it?

2:37 pm

bichon

I certainly didn't take them to alter my personality

2:37 pm

Atalante

sorry scrabs, you don't need medical stuff on here!

2:39 pm

Atalante

when I started taking sssi's I didn't have much choice really, but reading certainly helped me decide whether I wanted to stay on them

2:40 pm

bichon

I was bulemic for more years than I can remember. That stopped immediately. Saved my life

2:40 pm

Atalante

wow! that shows how dramatically they can work

2:41 pm

Scrabbler

I have read about psychopharmacology extensively as well as I finally chose to begin SSRI tx in 1994--life-altering and life-saving!!

2:41 pm

bichon

Yes, and completely toorpedoed my libido. I take drug holidays and that works

2:41 pm

Atalante

absolutely! lithium literally changed my life. for the better

2:41 pm

bichon

ATa, do you take litium and SSRI?

2:42 pm

bichon

I must say I found the doctor who was exactly right for me. That helped a lot too.

2:42 pm

Atalante

yep - joy of joys - lithium and efexor at the moment

2:43 pm

Scrabbler

venlafaxine is my current vitamin too

2:43 pm

Atalante

venlafaxine is absolutely lovely. until you forget to take it one day LOL

2:43 pm

bichon

I take Cymbalta

2:44 pm

bichon

Does venlafaxine work in the same way as Prozac.

2:45 pm

spacemonkeyz88

i'm so glad Lickety's list is the right one today! its sure helping me out :)

2:45 pm

Atalante

I was taking some mainly anti-epilepitic med too that's also used for bipolar, but it made me sooooo ill

2:46 pm

Scrabbler

then dizzy, dizzy, dizzy is what I have learned, Ata

2:46 pm

bichon

Yes, I get dizzy if I am off SSRI

2:46 pm

Scrabbler

venlafaxine + duloxetine (Cymbalta) are SSRI/NERIs

2:46 pm

Atalante

Lamotrigine. thats the one that made me feel sooooo ill

2:47 pm

Atalante

yes. dizzy. dizzydizzy. but not constantly. about 75% of the time, but I can never tell when it'll appear. And also I notice my depth perception changes

2:47 pm

Scrabbler

Prozac is s straight SSRI

2:47 pm

bichon

What is a NERI?

2:47 pm

Scrabbler

nor-epinephrine reuptake inhibitor

2:48 pm

bichon

I did not do well on Prozac at all. I stated hanging out in the cellar [sheesh]

2:48 pm

bichon

*started

2:48 pm

Atalante

drs tried giving me seroxat for a while (paxil). OMG. I have never felt so ill in my life

2:48 pm

Scrabbler

SNRI is a better term--serotonin-NE reuptake inhibitor

2:49 pm

bichon

interesty, thank you Scrabs

2:50 pm

bichon

Paxil worked well for a while for me. Then my son went on it and my doctor didn't want me to be on the same meds as my son

2:50 pm

Atalante

really? why not?

2:50 pm

spacemonkeyz88

can i get a clue for ah6/21 please? :)

2:50 pm

Atalante

everyone else I've known has responded really well to Paxil. I honestly felt like I was almost fall-over-drunk 24 hours a day. I could hardly walk

2:51 pm

Atalante

a + equine

2:51 pm

bichon

He felt it best to keep family members apart. I don't question my doctor a lot. I feel supremely confident in him

2:51 pm

Atalante

fair enough!

2:52 pm

spacemonkeyz88

thank you ata! :D

2:52 pm

bichon

Wow, an easy grid for once. Have only one left

2:52 pm

Atalante

go bichon!

2:53 pm

bichon

Off I go!

2:53 pm

Scrabbler

I am thinking of cross-country skiing around the neighborhood before it gets dark and while the roads are covered with so much snow...

2:53 pm

Scrabbler

Go Bichon!

2:54 pm

Atalante

oooo lovely

2:54 pm

Scrabbler

I think I shall! I hope a snowplow doesn't run me over.

2:55 pm

Atalante

hopefully!

2:55 pm

Scrabbler

Here comes the plow now--I hear it roaring through the neighborhood

2:55 pm

Scrabbler

**waiting for Bichon to finish**

3:01 pm

fuquayvarina

can anyone tell me how many s6 words there are?

3:02 pm

Atalante

more than I have

3:02 pm

Scrabbler

six s6's

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

Alright--off I go for a quick ski around the neighborhood

3:03 pm

fuquayvarina

ty scrabs

3:03 pm

Atalante

have fun!

3:03 pm

spacemonkeyz88

how much snow is there today?

3:07 pm

fuquayvarina

phantom: stealth

3:11 pm

arwennn

deaf

3:11 pm

arwennn

crap, sorry

3:12 pm

BabbleRabble

extend it

3:12 pm

Storm RIDA

anybody got snow?

3:12 pm

Storm RIDA

anybody got snow?

3:12 pm

Atalante

no

3:13 pm

spacemonkeyz88

not me

3:13 pm

Storm RIDA

not me either

3:13 pm

BabbleRabble

trade you snow for sunlight

3:14 pm

spacemonkeyz88

i wish it would snow here, but it only snows once every 10 years lol.. we did get about an inch december 11th this year though. it was cool

3:15 pm

Storm RIDA

we got about 6in of it last month

3:15 pm

spacemonkeyz88

i can't wait to go back to Michigan to see some snow! i miss it :(

3:16 pm

BabbleRabble

was following a truck with a snowblower to a main thoroughfare that had been cleaned truck got stuck had to back out almost a mile

3:16 pm

spacemonkeyz88

wow

3:17 pm

Storm RIDA

space, where in Michigan?

3:17 pm

spacemonkeyz88

a few miles from Detroit.

3:17 pm

spacemonkeyz88

in warren

3:18 pm

Storm RIDA

cool

3:18 pm

spacemonkeyz88

yeah. too bad we're only gonna be there a few days :( I wanna move back, but we have everything in Louisiana

3:20 pm

spacemonkeyz88

be back in a bit, have to let my dogs outside ;)

3:20 pm

aebmusica

Hi all...just came in.......what's wth thr no flags?

3:21 pm

Atalante

I have a flag

3:21 pm

aebmusica

I meant with B abble

3:21 pm

arwennn

no flag no country. that's the rules that I've... just made up. and I'm backing it up with this gun lent to me by the national rifle association.

3:23 pm

arwennn

eddie izzard? anyone?

3:23 pm

icepyro

wh00t! "we will claim this land with the cunning use of a flag"

3:23 pm

arwennn

yay!

3:24 pm

arwennn

"but you can't claim us, we LIVE here."

3:24 pm

icepyro

well do you have a flag?!

3:25 pm

arwennn

we don't need a bloody flag...

3:25 pm

Storm RIDA

lol

3:26 pm

icepyro

heheh unfortunately, you already said the next line... I have the dvd at home, nice to see someone else has seen it

3:30 pm

kim m

what's the movie?

3:30 pm

arwennn

I looove dress to kill.

3:30 pm

aebmusica

co6/27,please?

3:30 pm

Atalante

the ice man co****

3:30 pm

kim m

the ice man does this

3:31 pm

aebmusica

ty Ata

3:31 pm

Atalante

is that from a film?

3:31 pm

icepyro

the flag bit or the ice man bit?

3:31 pm

aebmusica

Don't know....but the Postman co6 is.

3:32 pm

Atalante

the ice man bit

3:32 pm

kim m

literature maybe?

3:33 pm

mab

it's a play by.....

3:33 pm

kim m

play written by eugene oneill

3:33 pm

aebmusica

Arthur Miller

3:33 pm

icepyro

play by eugene o'neill *thx wikipedia*

3:33 pm

mab

yes!

3:33 pm

Atalante

ohhhhh ty!

3:34 pm

mab

thank you. i know that like i know my own name. which I also frequently forget

3:34 pm

kim m

what about the flag bit...what film?

3:35 pm

icepyro

Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill

3:35 pm

kim m

who's in it?

3:35 pm

icepyro

stand up comedy of Eddie Izzard

3:35 pm

kim m

at work...can't IMDB

3:36 pm

kim m

oh...thanx

3:36 pm

kim m

feeling old...

3:37 pm

Storm RIDA

help wit top leftcornr M

3:37 pm

icepyro

heh

3:38 pm

mab

o'neil wrote 'long days journey into night,' which i like quite a lot. I like arthur miller even more.

3:38 pm

kim m

mo 5...mo + most of hades and pl

3:38 pm

mab

eddie izzard i don't know from

3:39 pm

mab

i like your icon very much, kim m. it is so sweet.

3:40 pm

kim m

thanx...my fav bird

3:40 pm

mab

they are truly stunning when they catch one

3:41 pm

kim m

mab, are you near Greenfield?

3:41 pm

mab

one's eye in a snowy setting

3:41 pm

Scrabbler

I'm back.

3:41 pm

car.eeyore

Kim, I agree! Beautiful picture!

3:41 pm

mab

I'm about 30 minutes via freeway

3:42 pm

kim m

my mom grew up there...also have kin in deerfield

3:43 pm

car.eeyore

Hey mab! I am on the coast of MA in Marshfield.

3:43 pm

mab

how lucky car!

3:43 pm

kim m

i grew up in Boxboro

3:44 pm

mab

I'm stuck in the connecticut river valley.

3:44 pm

Atalante

what bird is it? a cardinal?

3:44 pm

fuquayvarina

How was the skiing, scrabs?

3:44 pm

kim m

yes...the female is beautiful as well

3:44 pm

Atalante

wow! I identified a bird *faints*

3:44 pm

aebmusica

Ohio State Bird

3:45 pm

Scrabbler

The skiing didn't go so well because the road was too well plowed. I should have gone out earlier. But I will ski on Sunday with friends, on the trails in the woods.

3:45 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats Ata!

3:45 pm

Scrabbler

I love cardinals and see them at my feeders regularly.

3:45 pm

Atalante

Poor Seattle. "The hills here in Seattle are icy and we just had two busses collide and slide down a hill with one of them breaking through a rail and half hanging over the main freeway through town. Both were full of teens and fortunately no one was seriously injured."

3:46 pm

Scrabbler

Wow--**going to check that news**

3:46 pm

mab

Ata! are not all britons birders?

3:46 pm

fuquayvarina

That sounds great, scrabs. Here in central NC we almost never get enough snow for skiing.

3:47 pm

Atalante

no!!!

3:47 pm

mab

stereotype warning

3:47 pm

Storm RIDA

wat?

3:47 pm

Atalante

are all Brits meant to be birders?

3:48 pm

mab

the stereotype, as I understand it, is all britons love counting and categorizing things.

3:48 pm

Atalante

oooo! I didnt know that! go us :D

3:49 pm

mab

and i know a british man who actually does that

3:49 pm

icepyro

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

3:49 pm

Atalante

my parents like bird watching, but not obseessively

3:50 pm

mab

when he moved from NYC to florida, he relentlessly worked at sorting his water birds

3:50 pm

Atalante

african or european?

3:51 pm

Atalante

by the way, mab, its great to see you!

3:51 pm

vanassies

hi all. any clues for the 8s?

3:51 pm

mab

same here ;)

3:51 pm

Scrabbler

http://www.komonews.com/--accident with busses

3:51 pm

icepyro

"I... I don't know" but I would guess European as the African is nonmigratory

3:52 pm

vanassies

anybody know erica1126? she's my daughter

3:53 pm

Atalante

i don't think so ....

3:53 pm

vanassies

thanks, ata

3:54 pm

fuquayvarina

fireworks! just in time to leave work. have a good evening all.

3:54 pm

mab

i think the answer is 11

3:54 pm

Atalante

11.7

3:54 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo fuqua!

3:54 pm

vanassies

wtg fuqua

3:54 pm

pugmama763

good evening babblers

3:54 pm

mab

if one wants to split hairs

3:54 pm

Scrabbler

hi pugmama

3:55 pm

mab

hello pug

3:55 pm

pugmama763

yahoo fuq!

3:55 pm

Atalante

yay fuq!

3:55 pm

Scrabbler

I have been stuck at 89 words to go for 15 minutes--time for the list!

3:55 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats!

3:55 pm

Atalante

are there any d7?

3:55 pm

Scrabbler

yep--superlative of de4

3:56 pm

Atalante

ahhhh ty

3:56 pm

fuquayvarina

gratuitous clue: there is a 4-letter s word that starts with three consonants. my last word, which took serious monkeying. more commonly spelled as a 5-letter word starting with 4 consonants.

3:56 pm

JBV

good evening, babble friends - help me breathe after a perilous drive home in icy slush - that was scary!

3:56 pm

pugmama763

had to suddenly duck out earlier(friend at my door) just after asking for clue for my last 2 words...

3:56 pm

pugmama763

any help for the last SH6-7 pair please?

3:56 pm

car.eeyore

JBV glad you made it home safely

3:57 pm

Scrabbler

TY, fuqua--I found it now

3:57 pm

Scrabbler

((JBV))it was treacherous here too!

3:57 pm

JBV

thanks, car - or should I call you eeyore?

3:57 pm

Atalante

ty fuq!

3:58 pm

JBV

hi, scrabbler! so glad it's Friday - planning to stay in for the weekend, make soup, etc. try to relax a little....

3:58 pm

Atalante

FOUR CONSONANTS??!

3:58 pm

Scrabbler

I have to work tomorrow, but only from 9-1 then I am off til Monday at 1.

3:58 pm

JBV

that's good, scrabs - enjoy your weekend

3:58 pm

Scrabbler

Ata--it is USUALLY spelled with 4 consonants but here it is 3 + vowel

3:59 pm

Atalante

ohhhhh ok. I misunderstood. ty!

3:59 pm

Scrabbler

How is husband, JBV?

3:59 pm

fuquayvarina

pug, the sh 6/7 pair also starts with three consonants, not ones usually found together in English words. Means a Jewish village in eastern Europe.

4:00 pm

JBV

lots of good progress, scrab - he' s moving around better, eating more or less normally (little appetite) but we have a few concerns - doctor's post-op visit next tuesday, so we'll see ...

4:00 pm

Atalante

and we haven't had them in the grid for a while

4:00 pm

Scrabbler

Post-op healing is slow

4:00 pm

pugmama763

will keep trying to monkey

4:01 pm

JBV

I know, unfortunately, he's had many surgeries, too so even slower for him - did I mention he's also on Coumadin for a blood clot they discovered int he hospital? so does that interfere with healing?

4:02 pm

fuquayvarina

time to go home. real poof. Google the definition if you get frustrated, pug.

4:02 pm

Scrabbler

I don't believe it inhibits healing, just clotting.

4:02 pm

Scrabbler

Bye fuqua

4:03 pm

Scrabbler

sh + Vietnamese holiday + I hope you *ike this clue.

4:05 pm

Scrabbler

I have to go give the bunnies their salads. BRB.

4:06 pm

itsonme

thanks scrabbler! that is a very weird word...

4:06 pm

pugmama763

ty vm scrabbs!! & fireworks

4:06 pm

itsonme

congrats pug!

4:07 pm

pugmama763

monkeys had come extremely close but failed

4:08 pm

mirrine

fuqua--do you by any chance attend business school in the south?

4:08 pm

mab

mazel tov pug. that's quite a holiday image you have there!

4:08 pm

mab

i hope he's a very close friend

4:08 pm

pugmama763

pretty nice eh?

4:08 pm

mirrine

aw, missed him I guess

4:09 pm

mab

if no, may I have him?

4:09 pm

pugmama763

no sadly just lovely eye candy...

4:09 pm

car.eeyore

Oh Pug! Thank you for the Christmas *eye*candy!

4:10 pm

pugmama763

de nada , enjoy

4:12 pm

Minski

Does anyone have the ho5/12, ho6/21, ho6/21?

4:13 pm

Atalante

equine, geological feature, geological features

4:14 pm

Minski

OK. I need more of a hint for the 2 geological feature words. Not much of a scientist here.

4:15 pm

Atalante

one letter different from the equine. the last letter

4:15 pm

Minski

Thanks Ata. I wouldn't have found those words ever.

4:16 pm

Atalante

:)

4:16 pm

nrkii

hi everyone

4:16 pm

Atalante

hi nrkii

4:16 pm

itsonme

thank you ata

4:18 pm

stidmama

hello again all! nrk! how are you feeling?

4:18 pm

nrkii

pretty good, thanks stid!

4:18 pm

nrkii

miserable work week, but recovery going well

4:18 pm

jimmel

thx ata for plural on geology

4:19 pm

stidmama

glad recovery is going well, sorry about work.

4:19 pm

nrkii

how about you stid -- hows the hip?

4:19 pm

stidmama

Our schools had late start Monday, regular day Tuesday... snow days since then. *sigh* my hip continues improving, but range of motion is still limited and overuse is still painful *grumpy mama look*

4:20 pm

nrkii

did the MRI show anything helpful?

4:20 pm

mab

in a town in iowa they used 8 tons of garlic sea salt to put on the icy roads. it had passed it's sell-by date.

4:20 pm

stidmama

no nrk, it did not. So a month of debility for nothing. *more grump*

4:20 pm

stidmama

LOL mab! good use of resources...

4:21 pm

nrkii

mab, I love it

4:21 pm

Minski

I have 29 out of 30 H words. Which one is lickety missing?

4:21 pm

nrkii

the town must have been pretty pungent, or it will be when the thaw comes

4:21 pm

Atalante

mmm garlic!

4:21 pm

mab

there is a spice bottler in town. I'm sorry you've been in pain - how miserable.

4:22 pm

Scrabbler

I am back--bunnies have their salads.

4:22 pm

nrkii

sorry to hear that stid -- hate it when tests show nothing

4:22 pm

gramma

Minski, Lickety's not ...you are

4:22 pm

mab

it makes the truckers' eyes water.

4:22 pm

stidmama

hello scrabbler! salad sounds good.

4:22 pm

nrkii

welcome scrabbler!

4:23 pm

stidmama

yes, me too. The ortho will consult with someone he knows to ask about what else to do or look for.

4:24 pm

Minski

oops you're right. I'm missing an ho.

4:24 pm

stidmama

but otherwise things are going pretty well. I do like the look of the snow as long as I don't have to drive in it

4:24 pm

Atalante

firebirds!

4:25 pm

BabbleRabble

ho 4.9

4:25 pm

stidmama

YAY atalante!!!

4:25 pm

Scrabbler

I saw the news about the busses in Seattle--hanging over the freeway

4:25 pm

nrkii

I keep listening to the plow and shovels all day -- worked from home today as I can drive in bad weather with one arm

4:25 pm

Scrabbler

yahoo Ata!

4:25 pm

Minski

ah..........the last ho 6/21. anyone?

4:25 pm

nrkii

yay ATA!!!

4:25 pm

Atalante

change one letter from the previous :p

4:25 pm

stidmama

yes scrabbler, sounds very scary... thank goodness the THIRD bus driver heeded the warning of the people on the sidewalk... (the other two didn't)

4:25 pm

Minski

got it thanks

4:26 pm

Minski

baby fussing gotta go. later,

4:26 pm

stidmama

later minski!

4:26 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, the bus drivers were warned?

4:26 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Minski

4:27 pm

stidmama

yes, there were people at the top of the hill waving their arms and screaming (Thomas street dead-ends on Melrose which runs right alongside I-5)

4:27 pm

Atalante

gah! stupid bus drivers!

4:27 pm

stidmama

it is obvious the bus drivers were not familiar with Seattle streets and did not understand the conditions.

4:27 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, dear, that makes it wo5! A preventable accident.

4:28 pm

Scrabbler

Is the last co7 a variation of the words before it?

4:28 pm

stidmama

on the other hand, no one really got hurt -- fortunately there were no pedestrians or cars along melrose at the time

4:28 pm

Atalante

yep

4:28 pm

nrkii

yes, but smaller

4:29 pm

stidmama

how can OH4 work but "mohs" doesn't?

4:29 pm

Scrabbler

Spell oh4 backwards

4:29 pm

Atalante

change the m and h

4:31 pm

stidmama

*thinking* do I understand you ladies???

4:31 pm

nrkii

hmmm, that sh6/21 that is the New England way of describing a safe place for homeless people really messed me up

4:31 pm

stidmama

I have two oh 4... *thinking more*

4:31 pm

Atalante

take mohs. oops. change round the h and o

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

Well, take oh*, reverse it, then pluralize it--that is more clear.

4:32 pm

stidmama

thanks for that nrk!

4:32 pm

Scrabbler

I looked it up, nrk

4:32 pm

vanassies

thx ata and schabbler

4:32 pm

stidmama

oh!!!! thanks atalante! :-D

4:32 pm

Scrabbler

fa6/33 please?

4:33 pm

Atalante

:)

4:33 pm

nrkii

yes, I would never have found it without A to Z

4:33 pm

nrkii

fa 6 33 = distance in ocean

4:33 pm

Scrabbler

NM--I found it

4:33 pm

stidmama

aha! thanks again nrk

4:34 pm

Scrabbler

F's are done. 49 to go

4:34 pm

stidmama

i am down to 67

4:34 pm

nrkii

pathetic how many plurals, superlatives and past tense words I missed... 4 to go

4:34 pm

Scrabbler

Go N go!!

4:35 pm

nrkii

fireworks!

4:35 pm

stidmama

YAY nrk!!!!

4:35 pm

Scrabbler

That was fa**, N!

4:35 pm

vanassies

wtg nrkii!

4:36 pm

stidmama

oh! got my first 8! (off the sea depth word)

4:36 pm

nrkii

yes, fast because my last few words were plurals or babble words , ugh

4:36 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Stid!!

4:36 pm

nrkii

oops fa*

4:36 pm

Scrabbler

le5/12 please?

4:36 pm

vanassies

((pini))

4:37 pm

stidmama

pini? where? *looks around*

4:37 pm

nrkii

le5 12 = who **t *** dogs out?

4:37 pm

Atalante

forgetfulness, part of greek underworld. helpful, eh?

4:37 pm

Scrabbler

Is Pini here?

4:38 pm

Scrabbler

TY, nrk--Ata--that went right past me

4:38 pm

vanassies

dunno. she's online- i was trying to get her attention

4:38 pm

stidmama

hello van :-D

4:38 pm

nrkii

ooh, good clue Ata!

4:38 pm

Scrabbler

I rarely logout so my name always shows that I am here

4:38 pm

Scrabbler

me6-7 clues?

4:39 pm

stidmama

same here scrabbler

4:39 pm

stidmama

you want the mexican corn grinder I think cousin

4:39 pm

nrkii

NY baseball player + consumed food

4:39 pm

Scrabbler

Mexican corn grinder? Hm, I did watch Like Water for Chocolate the other night.

4:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey all hey nrk how are you???

4:39 pm

Scrabbler

TY, N

4:39 pm

stidmama

hey TO!

4:40 pm

nrkii

I learn so much on this site!

4:40 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Owl

4:40 pm

nrkii

hi TO, good thanks!

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you healing?

4:41 pm

nrkii

better each day... managing shoulder pain through tylenol, but having some other strange arthritis like thing going on with fingers and toes that is ANNOYING

4:41 pm

Scrabbler

My sister, Lisa, had her gall bladder removed Wed and she is recovering at home--she left the hospital5 hrs later.

4:41 pm

nrkii

I wanted to take an axe to my wrists the other night

4:41 pm

itsonme

Aw, my poor puppy just got back from the vet. She got spayed, I feel so bad for her! She is so quiet and she just lays in her cage. :(

4:41 pm

Atalante

she's be fine tomorrow, itsonme. bouncing aroundmadly

4:42 pm

nrkii

gall bladder surgery - been there

4:42 pm

Scrabbler

Poor baby, itsonme. Do you have pain meds?

4:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

OUCH nrk! guess they disturbed something

4:42 pm

nrkii

I think my body is just in a bit of spasm from the shock of surgery

4:42 pm

Scrabbler

Both sides, nrk?

4:42 pm

stidmama

wow scrabs, they do rush them a bit nowadays, yes?

4:42 pm

stidmama

poor puppy.

4:43 pm

nrkii

both sides... I get this once in a while (Dad has RA and I have psoriasis) but usually only lasts one day at most

4:43 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, insurance companies dictate patient care

4:43 pm

nrkii

and usually manageable with Aleve and hot bath

4:43 pm

nrkii

Gall bladder surgery wasn't bad... was much better than the month leading up to it

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

i htought that was what i had when i woke up in the wee hours on Tuesday

4:44 pm

nrkii

ooh... bad back pain TO?

4:44 pm

Scrabbler

I had my GB removed in early 1990 before the laparoscopic technique was routine. The post-op pain was excruciating.

4:44 pm

stidmama

oh TO -- not you too?

4:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

not me too what?

4:45 pm

stidmama

owie scrabs!

4:45 pm

stidmama

not you too feeling icky!!! *worried mama look*

4:45 pm

nrkii

Scrab... I had mine done in 2001, laparoscopically thank goodness... the post op pain was bad, but not constant and didn't go on too long... only hurt if I got in bad position or laughed or coughed

4:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

apparentlyi have divertiulitis. first time. and there is what appears to be groundwater seeping up through my basement floor.

4:46 pm

nrkii

this is a popular time of year for gall bladder issues, I think

4:46 pm

nrkii

oh, my mom has diverticulitis... I sympathize TO!!!

4:46 pm

stidmama

hoping the groundwater isn't an analogy for something medical?

4:46 pm

Scrabbler

Double trouble, Owl.

4:47 pm

nrkii

no nuts or seeds!

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

well a rich diet will bring on an attack

4:47 pm

stidmama

but either way, that doesn't sound good. We don't have a basement...

4:47 pm

Scrabbler

I wondered the same thing, Stid--code for bowel issues?

4:47 pm

nrkii

yes Taco Bell was what did me in (and I didn't even enjoy it) back in 2001 -- haven't been back since

4:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

nrk doc says not so, just something routine got suck, irritated it, and cannot escape without being treated. i have the joy of two antibiotics and one gives me the shakes.

4:48 pm

stidmama

rofl scrabs!

4:48 pm

Scrabbler

Mexican food precipitated my GB attack too--I watched myself become jaundiced during the night before I decided to go to the ER

4:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry that was to be "stuck" and no, real grond water.

4:48 pm

nrkii

TO - maybe clogged gutter diverting all this nasty ice water in wrong place?

4:48 pm

stidmama

oh dear, TO *offers soothing heating pad and sips of tea*

4:48 pm

stidmama

I didn't know gall bladder could cause jaundice!

4:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

began last night BEFORE the rain.

4:49 pm

nrkii

oh, that's good news then TO... my mom can't have nuts or seeds or she eventually ends up regretting it... but she does crazy stuff and eats power bars with almonds thinking it's okay

4:49 pm

stidmama

my great-grandmother had gall bladder issues -- eventually took her out, post-surgical sepsis. My grandfather was only ten

4:49 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Stid--I had a stone blocking my common bile duct so bile could not exit the liver and I got hepatitis and jaundice. I needed 5 days of antibiotics before I could have surgery

4:50 pm

nrkii

my mom's mom same, stid, when my mom was 10

4:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

nrkii i was so afraid it was something else, actually have had the township the handy mand nad the washer reapair guys out, they can only tell me what it is not.

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, no, Stid--how tragic!!

4:50 pm

evanonut

dang, i missed the opporunity to buy the perfect tee...check it out http://shirt.woot.com/

4:50 pm

stidmama

wow nrk... sounds like she lives in Egypt (near d'nile?)

4:50 pm

itsonme

oh sorry to disappear like that! we do not have pain meds.

4:50 pm

stidmama

that must have been painful scrabbler.

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Nutty

4:50 pm

evanonut

hi scrabsy

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

Your vet gave you no pain meds, itsonme????

4:51 pm

stidmama

its -- I don't know how old the puppy is, I can sometimes give my dogs baby aspirin -- maybe call the vet and ask?

4:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey nut. sscrabs its' no picnic i am sure. but i can't even get an ultrasound till christmas eve morning.

4:51 pm

stidmama

hey nutley!

4:51 pm

itsonme

i dont believe so.

4:51 pm

itsonme

i will have to do that stid, thanks!

4:51 pm

nrkii

uh oh, neck is getting creaky, better take a break

4:52 pm

nrkii

bye for now -- happy word hunting!

4:52 pm

stidmama

I am always on the alert for issues that imitate hers... we are identical twins in the photos. Even stand the same way!

4:52 pm

nrkii

Feel better TO!

4:52 pm

stidmama

later nrk! take care!

4:52 pm

Scrabbler

Bye nrk

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

you too, nrk!

4:52 pm

spacemonkeyz88

hey everybody. sorry i disappeared earlier. hubbie just left for work

4:52 pm

featherbee

hi gang

4:53 pm

featherbee

how was the ski around the neighborhood scrabs?

4:53 pm

Scrabbler

Owl--a GB ultrasound?

4:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi feather

4:53 pm

stidmama

TO, I am sad that you can't even get in for proper diagnosis in a timely manner. *frustrated mama look* wish people had more access to things like that!

4:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

scrbas: an abdominal ultrasound.

4:53 pm

stidmama

hello feather! *takes careful aim...*

4:53 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Feather--I went out too late--the plows had plowed so well that there was not enough snow on the road to ski on.

4:53 pm

featherbee

ha, i've got lots of ammo today stid! better run!

4:53 pm

BettyAnne

I need the second sh4/6 please

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

lucky to get in before endof year, it's a busy time because of insurance deductible

4:54 pm

stidmama

LOL *loads cannon with ho-hos*

4:54 pm

stidmama

hello bettyanne

4:54 pm

stidmama

*reaching for the list*

4:54 pm

Scrabbler

sh + idiot/doofus/**ron

4:54 pm

BettyAnne

Hello stid

4:54 pm

Scrabbler

I need the sh5 after that sh4/6

4:54 pm

stidmama

good clue scrabs!

4:55 pm

stidmama

working backwards today... those Ws will be the end of me, no doubt!

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi bettyann

4:55 pm

featherbee

daniel and i are sharing a warm delights chocolate cake

4:55 pm

featherbee

i love those, ready in minutes, and no leftovers!

4:55 pm

stidmama

AHA! got another 8...

4:55 pm

Scrabbler

As Queen of the Doofuses I know how to clue the word "moron".

4:55 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks Scrabbler.

4:55 pm

Atalante

*love* warm delights things

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee feather that's admirable. i could eat two!

4:55 pm

Scrabbler

Those are too dangerous to be in my ho4, Feather.

4:55 pm

BettyAnne

Hi Temple Owl.

4:55 pm

stidmama

Ws whammied

4:55 pm

featherbee

a la "grumpy old men" ...."moron." "putz."

4:56 pm

stidmama

down to 48 from the 56 I had when I grabbed the list

4:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am getting my wish to lose weight before christmas the hard way

4:56 pm

Scrabbler

last sh5/12 please?

4:56 pm

stidmama

how is nick doing feather? never hear about him these days

4:56 pm

featherbee

he absconded with the bowl! hey!

4:57 pm

Scrabbler

My sister lost over 10 lbs between first GB attack (11/27) and surgery 12/17.

4:57 pm

stidmama

oh TO... I was really sick in June and lost probably 15 lbs. Then since the hip problems started four weeks ago I think I have gained it all back

4:57 pm

featherbee

hee, yeah, he's a lot more subtle than daniel sometimes, only in that he doesn't have as many words.

4:57 pm

stidmama

*grin* they can do that, for sure!

4:57 pm

stidmama

Ts toppled. 45

4:57 pm

featherbee

nick is currently drinking milk and ignoring his chocolate cake bite. who is this child? can't be mine!

4:58 pm

featherbee

oh, i have a nick story or two! hang on...

4:58 pm

stidmama

LAST SH 6/7 please?

4:59 pm

featherbee

so i get to tell nick about 3,000 times a day to not touch or otherwise destroy the tree and ornaments. the other day he was leaning into the toybox, and his feet hit the tree. i said "no, not even your feet" jokingly. wouldn't you know it, he stands up, turns around, and raises his foot to touch the tree!

4:59 pm

featherbee

then there was today. crawled under the tree, found the big button that turns the lights on and off, and suddenly i had a blinking lights tree.

4:59 pm

stidmama

*gasp!* oh dear! rofl

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL

4:59 pm

spacemonkeyz88

how old is nick?

5:00 pm

stidmama

*shudder* I don't like blinking lights

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

sh + Vietnamese holiday + LOL *aughing out *oud

5:00 pm

featherbee

he's a stinker for sure! when he gets into mischeif, daniel says "oooh, that nick, he's a scooterbug!"

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

Silly Nicky!!!

5:00 pm

featherbee

16 months

5:00 pm

stidmama

thanks scrabbler!

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

last sh5/12?

5:00 pm

stidmama

down to thirty!

5:01 pm

stidmama

*giggle* I like "scooterbug" what a great word!

5:01 pm

Scrabbler

Stid--also--clue for previous sh6-7??

5:01 pm

featherbee

58 left here, and not really searching, just chatting while waiting for doug to come home. daniel's happily finishing off my share of the cake.

5:01 pm

BettyAnne

The last de6/21 please.

5:01 pm

stidmama

go feather go...

5:01 pm

Scrabbler

de + exam

5:01 pm

stidmama

previous sh 6/7 is new england accent for where homeless people sleep

5:02 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks Scrabbler.

5:02 pm

featherbee

lmao, what a perfect clue stid

5:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes it was1 what in theheck does that word mean?

5:02 pm

Scrabbler

Hey, I understood your clue, Stid!! TY.

5:02 pm

featherbee

ok, gotta go start the bath water. see you later to finish up!

5:03 pm

stidmama

scrabs, if you check the website, you can see the view from my front door... the van made it up the driveway (which is partly covered by cedar trees) and couldn't make the turn into the parking space! Too much snow... 7 inches yesterday

5:03 pm

Scrabbler

last sh5/12 please?

5:03 pm

stidmama

later feather!

5:03 pm

stidmama

I think nrk gave that clue a while ago...

5:04 pm

stidmama

no idea how I monkeyed that MO 5/6 in the front...

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye feather.

5:04 pm

stidmama

Ms mastered

5:04 pm

stidmama

Ls licked

5:04 pm

stidmama

eek. Hs are hard!

5:05 pm

stidmama

no sooo bad though. 13 to go!

5:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

scrabs, if i get one attack will i necessaryily have this ? a friend from work has had recurring attacks for nearly a year and has been outof work since the beginning of august.

5:05 pm

stidmama

last sh 5/12 appears to be plural

5:06 pm

stidmama

oops. no wrong one. it's the sea sh**e - e + *ast *etter

5:06 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Stid, and I looked at your blog/photos.

5:07 pm

stidmama

I like how the snow hides my bad gardening year!

5:07 pm

stidmama

first FA 7? the 7/40 please?

5:07 pm

Scrabbler

Owl--if you have a GB attack you do need your GB removed or else those stones will most certainly cause further problems

5:07 pm

Scrabbler

opp of slowest

5:08 pm

stidmama

oh golly *eating swift fish*

5:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

scrabs, not gallbladder

5:08 pm

Scrabbler

Diverticulitis? Yes, you might have recurrences because it is secondary to diverticulosis.

5:09 pm

stidmama

ET 5 please?

5:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sigh* i will do as told and hope it's a one time thing.

5:09 pm

Scrabbler

et + garden ***e is used to water plants

5:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

the drugs are horrid though.

5:10 pm

stidmama

aha. thanks again!

5:10 pm

Scrabbler

What are you on, Owl?

5:10 pm

stidmama

my last two are a 7/8 combo *thinking*

5:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

metro...can't remember, flagyl and levaquin. the levaquin is a killer.

5:11 pm

stidmama

FIREWORDSSSSS!!!!!

5:12 pm

Scrabbler

Levaquin is big guns--very broad-spectrum. You need probiotics to counter the ANTI biotics killing the healthy GU bacteria---yogurt +/or supplement.

5:12 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Stid!!

5:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

YAY STID!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-EEEEEEEEEEEEE
EE

5:12 pm

vanassies

wtg stid

5:12 pm

stidmama

thanks for all the help! (((TO)))

5:13 pm

Scrabbler

5 to go for me

5:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

got it, scrabs. i am a very good patient most times.

5:13 pm

Scrabbler

One was a silly Babblet! to4--send a fish my way!

5:14 pm

stidmama

>*)--(((((--<< just for you, cousin! a Smackerel!

5:14 pm

car.eeyore

? the second oh 4/6?

5:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

8tooses scrabs the haddock of obviousness*

5:14 pm

Jellen

Greetings, Babblers!

5:14 pm

stidmama

yeserday, I was wrestling with the dog and moved right when he moved left.. now I have a "shiner" on my right cheekbone. It ouches when I touch it...

5:14 pm

Scrabbler

Done!!

5:14 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Jellen!

5:14 pm

stidmama

hey jellen! are you in vegas? with all the snow?

5:14 pm

stidmama

YAY scrabbler!!!!

5:14 pm

Jellen

Yay, Scrabbler!!!!

5:14 pm

spacemonkeyz88

clue for co6/27? please

5:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

YAY SCRABS! WOOOOOOOOOOoo-WEE!

5:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi jell

5:15 pm

Scrabbler

oh + abbrev for Middle School

5:15 pm

stidmama

co 6/27: the iceman co*****

5:15 pm

Jellen

Just got home from Vegas a bit ago....

5:15 pm

Scrabbler

The Iceman Co6

5:15 pm

Scrabbler

Jinx, Stid!!

5:15 pm

spacemonkeyz88

thanks!

5:15 pm

stidmama

*hands warm cup of cocoa to jellen* was it fun?

5:15 pm

stidmama

snap, cousin!

5:16 pm

Jellen

It was great fun! Won a little, lost a little more (but not as much as I'd budgeted)...

5:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

*hums theme from patty duke show* cousins, identical cousins all the way...

5:17 pm

stidmama

well that's not too bad, then! glad you had a good time

5:17 pm

stidmama

LOL TO!

5:18 pm

Trifioso

hello babblers - here in the HOWLING snow, hoping to finish up this grid. 50 to go!

5:18 pm

Jellen

How is the grid? Should I start it on one hour of sleep(stayed up all night)?

5:18 pm

stidmama

okay, my turn on the wii... see you-all again soon!

5:18 pm

car.eeyore

ty, scrab1

5:18 pm

Trifioso

hello car!

5:18 pm

stidmama

*leaves plate of cookies on the sideboard* grid was very friendly today. not bad at all. *poof*

5:18 pm

Scrabbler

Haha, Owl!

5:19 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Honey!

5:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye stid

5:19 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Trif--we had the storm earlier today--it's your turn now.

5:19 pm

car.eeyore

88 left

5:19 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Stid

5:19 pm

Trifioso

girls are gone, t is still here. R tried it to talk him into it again, but T wouldn't budge. My icon today is in his honor.

5:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

my trees are icy.

5:20 pm

car.eeyore

love him. it's ok

5:20 pm

Trifioso

but now secondo is pissed, because how co4 HE gets to stay home? I told her she didn't have to go either, but she just slammed the door in my face and stormed out.

5:20 pm

car.eeyore

just want to say...my beef stew rocks!

5:20 pm

carleekat

Hi all

5:21 pm

Trifioso

and so does my curried chicken....

5:21 pm

Trifioso

hi carlee!

5:21 pm

carleekat

hi trifi

5:21 pm

Jellen

Hi, carlee

5:21 pm

carleekat

hi jellen

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

can someone p-lease clue sh4/6 and 5 before joe sh4/6? hi carlee!

5:23 pm

car.eeyore

Uh Oh! car. and carlee at the same time! Y'all can call me eeyore!

5:23 pm

carleekat

hi to

5:23 pm

carleekat

hi eeyore

5:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi eeyore

5:24 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Owl with the tutu kitty!

5:24 pm

car.eeyore

hi carlee!

5:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i haven't yet changed from carlee's bday party

5:25 pm

Trifioso

oh, car, guess what???? Not only are we getting one kitty for christmas, but one of the other people backed out, so we are getting TWINS!!!

5:25 pm

car.eeyore

Just so you all know...I am coming along in my Babble prowess rather nicely! Have the Lickety list on the split screen with my grid! Finally got that one down!

5:25 pm

car.eeyore

Don't change! It's fantastic!

5:25 pm

Scrabbler

Owl--backyard sh** to store rakes, shovels, etc

5:26 pm

Scrabbler

Go eeyore

5:26 pm

Jellen

sh + Mr. **, the talking horse?

5:26 pm

carleekat

hey there scrabs....

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

why can't there be more than one joe sh4/6?

5:26 pm

carleekat

and that is me done..finally

5:26 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo for twin kittens!! Double the fun, double the scratches

5:26 pm

car.eeyore

Hooray Congrats on the twins! As I have ALWAYS said, if you're going to get 1, get 2!

5:26 pm

aebmusica

How do u do that car.?

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty but plese shoot me if i miss such a simpleton

5:26 pm

Trifioso

poor diggity - how to break it to him?

5:26 pm

Scrabbler

Hi carlee-how was your day. And how did the storm effect your area?

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay carlee!

5:27 pm

car.eeyore

He will be so pleased to have the entertainment and the company

5:27 pm

vanassies

how do i get babble's list and my words so I have to type them only once instead of constantly importing them in?

5:27 pm

Jellen

Yay, carlee!!!!

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am missing the sh5/12 after that sh4/6 joe

5:27 pm

Takuma Sato

howdy babblers

5:27 pm

carleekat

storm made roads super slick..even with 4 wd

5:27 pm

Scrabbler

van--Lickety has a Babble Add feature

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi takuma

5:28 pm

Scrabbler

sh5 rhymes with the Mississippi De5

5:28 pm

Jellen

Hi, Takuma

5:28 pm

vanassies

do you have to be pro?

5:28 pm

car.eeyore

With Babble open, I started a new Internet Explorer and pulled up Babble again and then selected the Lickety list. Then it was just manipulating the size of each screen.

5:28 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Takuma--where/how have you been?

5:28 pm

car.eeyore

Oh! Now you tell me! Here I was so proud...

5:28 pm

Scrabbler

Van--you can e-mail Lickety and ask for Babble Expert--a browser to make lpaying MUCH easier

5:29 pm

carleekat

TAKU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:29 pm

vanassies

thanks scrabbler

5:29 pm

Takuma Sato

Heh, I've not been anywhere interesting -- stopped playing for a little while, then recently started again, but have been lurking

5:29 pm

Takuma Sato

ck!

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

must run- news is on - bbl happy babbling all, and nice to see youts!

5:30 pm

Takuma Sato

but I've kept in practice - turns out there are lots of folks around here who like rl boggle

5:30 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Owl.

5:30 pm

Trifioso

but Van, to go pro you do have to pay a one-time fee

5:30 pm

Takuma Sato

ciao TO

5:30 pm

Jellen

Bye, TO

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL T.S. not youts as joe pesci would say

5:31 pm

Scrabbler

I ought to get going too. Bye all. See you tomorrow.

5:31 pm

Jellen

Bye Scrabbler

5:31 pm

carleekat

byebye scrabs

5:31 pm

Samy

easy puzzle today?

5:31 pm

erica1126

hey all! <<lurking>> my mom is around somewhere... she is vanassies.

5:31 pm

spacemonkeyz88

co8/50?

5:31 pm

carleekat

and I best run too..else a war going to break out here amongst the teenagers who all want the computer

5:31 pm

Jellen

Hi, erica (and e's mom)

5:31 pm

car.eeyore

ah 5/21?

5:32 pm

car.eeyore

sorry ah 6/21?

5:32 pm

carleekat

cu tomorrow

5:32 pm

Takuma Sato

heh, I have the forgivable babble problem: entering my chat in the "Add Word" box, as opposed to the alternative

5:32 pm

erica1126

hey jell

5:33 pm

erica1126

stuck on the 8s.any clues out there? pretty puh-lease?

5:33 pm

spacemonkeyz88

co8/50, does anyone have that one? it has me stumped.. :(

5:34 pm

erica1126

i am erica's mom. hi all.

5:34 pm

Takuma Sato

in a piece of restraining foundation garment, spacemonkey

5:34 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Erica's mom!

5:35 pm

Jellen

Hi erica's mom

5:35 pm

Takuma Sato

er, in a restraining foundation garment

5:35 pm

spacemonkeyz88

ty TS

5:35 pm

car.eeyore

ah 6/21

5:35 pm

Takuma Sato

np -- I'm glad that helped

5:36 pm

Trifioso

geez, my computer just went mental....but I am back

5:36 pm

car.eeyore

Missed you!

5:36 pm

Jellen

Thanks for the co8!

5:37 pm

vanassies

i have found the z useless. am i crazy?

5:37 pm

grannyg

ah6/21 a + an animal

5:37 pm

Takuma Sato

heh, I didn't look for it until smz asked for it. I still haven't gotten into the habit of using lickety

5:38 pm

Takuma Sato

er, I guess that sounded weird. I meant: Lickety's clues

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