Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, December 19, 2009

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:00 am

sammysmom

yippee for the flip

12:01 am

jillibus

Sprite's pup is here

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

de7

12:01 am

gwenski

gr8

12:01 am

dizgrannie

wa 8

12:02 am

dizgrannie

wa 8x2

12:02 am

MLFAN17

WA 6/8

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all hugs jili

12:02 am

pugmama763

GR8 too

12:03 am

pugmama763

grief

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

gr7

12:03 am

pugmama763

crap

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

fe 7

12:03 am

dizgrannie

re 7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

DR 7 if not called

12:03 am

gwenski

ma7

12:04 am

flosey

Hi everyone

12:04 am

rbud

wow, look at you guys go!

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

ma7 x 2

12:04 am

MLFAN17

MA 6 X 2

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

de8 if not called

12:05 am

MLFAN17

got a MA 7 probably one that Une has

12:06 am

MLFAN17

FE 6

12:06 am

MLFAN17

FE 7 not related

12:06 am

pugmama763

NE 7 if not called

12:06 am

gwenski

re7 x 2

12:07 am

MLFAN17

RE 7

12:07 am

Poirot

qu 7

12:07 am

gwenski

make that, re7 x 3

12:08 am

MLFAN17

RE 6/7

12:08 am

Poirot

qu 8

12:09 am

jillibus

NBT

12:09 am

gwenski

re7 x 4 (wonder how many more there are?)

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

go, jilli!!!

12:09 am

Poirot

qu 8 x2

12:10 am

MLFAN17

FE 6

12:10 am

jillibus

Has anyone noticed -- 221 words and no S?

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

yup

12:10 am

flosey

great icon story jilli

12:10 am

Poirot

but 2 ed's and 2 er's

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ne 6

12:11 am

Poirot

sorry a bunch of er's

12:11 am

jillibus

thanks, flosey -- lots more at the link, very interesting

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

ne 6 x 2 ne 7

12:11 am

MLFAN17

WA 6

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

wa 6 x 7

12:11 am

flosey

didn't have time to look jilli

12:12 am

jillibus

flosey -- I almost picked your icon, and left-clicking on it led me to my story

12:12 am

MLFAN17

dee NE 7/32?

12:12 am

flosey

I could use it for Monday too?

12:12 am

MLFAN17

i mean 36 SORRY

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

yes mlf

12:12 am

jillibus

Yes!

12:12 am

kimmtoats

nite all! happy babbling!

12:13 am

MLFAN17

ty i got it as welll i think

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

qu 7 x 2

12:13 am

jillibus

you leaving, kimm?

12:13 am

cybernan

hi all

12:14 am

cybernan

wa 8 if not called

12:14 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:14 am

MLFAN17

quander is not a word??

12:14 am

cybernan

also gr 8 and de 8 if not called

12:14 am

Twentynine Palms

wa8 x2

12:14 am

jillibus

but squander is

12:15 am

MLFAN17

QU 8 x2 right?

12:15 am

MLFAN17

that i know jill thank you:)

12:15 am

dart001

late flip hi jilli volley all

12:15 am

cybernan

I have qu 7 x2, but no qu 8

12:16 am

MLFAN17

oh i have two QU 8's

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

I have qu 7 x 2 and qu 8 x 2 so far

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

mlf, that's what i've got

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

ro 7

12:16 am

jillibus

hi dartie

12:16 am

MLFAN17

were good arent we Une:)

12:16 am

cybernan

found the qu 8 x2

12:16 am

Twentynine Palms

waner

12:16 am

rururocks

qu8 ? ugh

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

still missing one q here

12:17 am

Twentynine Palms

oops. not a word anyway.

12:17 am

MLFAN17

I just got a GR 8 which i believe was already called

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

ruru, add the same ending to everything!

12:17 am

MLFAN17

twenty i thought ti was a word too i treid

12:18 am

Poirot

gr 8

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

is that a second one, poirot?

12:18 am

rururocks

I have the 7's.. don't see the 8;s

12:18 am

flosey

thanks Poirot

12:18 am

MLFAN17

been called i think poirot i think we have at loeast 2

12:18 am

Poirot

sorry, I looked - didn't see it called.

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

has to do with half your name, ruru! LOL

12:19 am

MLFAN17

no problem poirot..at least one was called

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

odd for me... have all the 8's, but missing tons of 7's... go figure lol

12:20 am

Poirot

the 8's seem easier on this one - I agree.

12:20 am

rururocks

got them.. thank you ms. une

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty poirot

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

fi7 if not called

12:20 am

MLFAN17

dee its because at least with the 8s i ahve none are related to any of the 7s

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:22 am

jillibus

just looked up from the grid -- hi dee hi and anyone else I mised

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

re hugs jili

12:23 am

MLFAN17

Was TE 7 called?

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, jilli -- ma6 french word!

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

te 7... may have been said before

12:23 am

jillibus

:) dee

12:23 am

rururocks

where are you une?

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

yes mlf

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

125

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

yqw jili :)

12:23 am

MLFAN17

ty une

12:23 am

rururocks

oooh.. got to catch you

12:24 am

jillibus

merci, une!

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

sigh . . . such a brief run for moi LOL

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

ok, 131 ruru and i'm off -- desperate for sleep -- happy babbling! *poof*

12:26 am

flosey

goodnight Une

12:26 am

gwenski

I'm off too. Bye all

12:26 am

rururocks

128

12:26 am

MLFAN17

131??? i only have 80

12:26 am

jillibus

wow, big snowstorm heading for the east coastnight une and gwenski

12:27 am

cybernan

good night to all who are leaving

12:27 am

MLFAN17

jill its been snowin in NC all day

12:28 am

rururocks

131 une

12:28 am

jillibus

crazy weather

12:30 am

MLFAN17

especially for the area of NC I am in it sure is lol

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

where in NC mlf?

12:30 am

cybernan

just realized I have nbt

12:30 am

MLFAN17

i am a half hour from Winston Salem and an hour from Charlotte

12:30 am

jillibus

wtg nan

12:30 am

jillibus

I have cousins in Winston-Salem

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

have cousins in Charlotte, Raleigh, New Bern, and friends in Fremont

12:31 am

MLFAN17

maybe you should talk to them jill see if they are snowed in or not or iced in for that matter??

12:32 am

MLFAN17

Cool Dee you should do the same so how bad it is for them as well

12:32 am

MLFAN17

Dee are you on Facebook?

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

I love NC :) My mom was born in Pikeville. I agree. No, mlf.. my old computer doesn't seem to like Facebook

12:33 am

jillibus

Maybe tomorrow, mlf. Cousin's hubby is a doctor.

12:33 am

MLFAN17

lol Dee i hear ya on the facebook and connection probs

12:33 am

jillibus

Had an aunt in Hendersonville NC

12:33 am

MLFAN17

Dee where are you living now?

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

connection probs and it freezes. I am in Indiana.

12:34 am

MLFAN17

Have heard of all those places dee and jilll have heard Hendersonville is kind of small if i am not mistaken?

12:34 am

MLFAN17

Dee come back to NC!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:35 am

jillibus

H'ville is small and lovely

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

I would love to MLF!!

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

finally found my last q

12:36 am

MLFAN17

i live in a small town but its more then 1000 people and under 10,000 people

12:36 am

MLFAN17

Dee less snow lol

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

cept we don't have any snow yet this year :). You are correct usually, excpt you all seem to get more ice.

12:37 am

MLFAN17

dee no snow there???

12:37 am

MLFAN17

Dee this is the worst weather in terms of winter stuff we have had since we lived here which is only a few year

12:37 am

MLFAN17

years

12:37 am

cybernan

ma 7 if not called

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

not yet... supposed to be getting some in the next few days, but none yet

12:38 am

MLFAN17

oh must be moving towards you then

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

we have had more rain and sleet so far, but who knows what the rest of winter will bring here :)

12:39 am

jillibus

Come on, Lickety dear, I ne4 you!

12:39 am

MLFAN17

lol jill

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

I have q's and w's if anyone needs them

12:39 am

MLFAN17

dee this si so unexpected in the area i am in that they didnt plow untl a few hrs ago

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

can anyone gently lead me to the gr 7 or give me the stats please

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

joke used to be... only 2 men with shovels for plowing lol

12:40 am

MLFAN17

i only have a GR 8

12:40 am

rururocks

more money hungry is gr 7

12:41 am

flosey

thanks ru

12:41 am

MLFAN17

no its not thats the 8 ruru

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

thot that was gr 8... hmmm looking

12:41 am

MLFAN17

it is the 8 dEE!!!!!!

12:41 am

flosey

hmmm, yes

12:42 am

MLFAN17

i cant find the GR 7 either

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

maybe it was a typo earlier

12:43 am

MLFAN17

no idea

12:43 am

hurshy

i have all the G's. there is an 8 but no 7.

12:43 am

MLFAN17

thank you hurshy we thought so:)

12:43 am

jillibus

hi hursh

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much hurshy

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

alt spelling of dr 7 is dr 6/24

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

q's are: qu 5, 8, 8, 5, 5, 7, 7, 5

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

w's are wa 4, 6, 8, 8, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6

12:46 am

MLFAN17

over 200 words in this grid is that right?

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

221

12:47 am

MLFAN17

thanks dee the previous list is still up

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

g's are: ge 4, 5 gr 4, 5, 8, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:48 am

Pinikula

hi all (late to the party, but here) :)

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

hi pini

12:48 am

cybernan

hi pini

12:48 am

MLFAN17

okay guys i seem to have gone brain dead i cant see anything anymore 89 words found i am out poof

12:48 am

Pinikula

hi dee ;)

12:48 am

Pinikula

hi nan ;)

12:49 am

jillibus

well done, mlf -- bye!

12:49 am

jillibus

hi pini

12:49 am

Pinikula

hi jilli ;)

12:49 am

Pinikula

hi mlf; by mlf ;)

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

ma 6 x 3 so far, but still missing 2 m's

12:51 am

rururocks

I have ma X 7

12:52 am

justafreep

I've got 4 ma6's dee. and hello.

12:52 am

jillibus

hi freep

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty freep and hi

12:52 am

rururocks

I have ma 4,54, ,6,6,7,7,

12:53 am

rururocks

2 to go

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

so far I have ma 4, 5, 4, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7

12:54 am

jillibus

2 to go to finish, ruru???

12:54 am

rururocks

another ma 7 I just found

12:55 am

justafreep

you're missing an ma6 after the 5, dee

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much

12:56 am

rururocks

could you clue that 6 freep

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

so m's are: ma 4, 5, 6, 4, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7

12:56 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, goodnight everyone

12:57 am

rururocks

night flosey..

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well flosey

12:57 am

Pinikula

night flosey ;)

12:58 am

jillibus

night flosey

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

or 6

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:58 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

fe 6 x 4; fe 7 x 2 so far

1:00 am

cybernan

have or 6, 5 -- anyone know what the other is?

1:01 am

dart001

or 4

1:01 am

rururocks

or 4

1:02 am

cybernan

ty

1:04 am

rururocks

can someone clue that ma 6 that freep was talking about

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

opp of woman + 1st 3 letters of word to line up in a line

1:05 am

Pinikula

I found an ma7...been called?

1:05 am

cybernan

male + french province

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

great clue nan

1:06 am

cybernan

ma 7 x3 has been called

1:06 am

Pinikula

oh, sorry

1:06 am

rururocks

thank you..

1:07 am

rururocks

trying to get to 50 left to do

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

missing one f... I have fe 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7 fi 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4 missing?

1:08 am

rururocks

fr 5

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:09 am

rururocks

fr5 x 3

1:09 am

hurshy

um... there's lots of fr's, i'm confused.

1:09 am

rururocks

I have a ton of fr's

1:10 am

hurshy

and i've got two fi6

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

so sorry ... mistyped... s/b fi 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, fr 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4

1:10 am

broll

there's an fi 7

1:10 am

Pinikula

phantom: refridgerate

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

ooops missed the other f... incomplete list so sorry

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

I'll hush now...

1:11 am

Pinikula

me, too...going to bed... nytol ;)

1:12 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi and wtg josh

1:14 am

rururocks

seems to me that "wanquer" is a word in England

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

lol ru

1:15 am

hurshy

i think it's just wanker...

1:16 am

hurshy

oh you joke. sorry.

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

let's try this again... missing 2 f's (one from top f and one from bottom f)... I have fe 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7 fi 5, 6, 5, 7, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5 fr 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4

1:18 am

dart001

fr 6

1:18 am

hurshy

fr6

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

gracias

1:19 am

hurshy

and fi6, there are two in the place where you have one

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty hurshy; again, so sorry for 1st screwed up list

1:20 am

hurshy

np... esp if you clue me the fe6 before the plant, and the fi 5 and 7 after the 6's :)

1:21 am

cybernan

Is there only one ge?

1:21 am

hurshy

2 ge

1:22 am

cybernan

have a ge 4

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

slang used for "for" + to tell a falsehood fe 6/27

1:22 am

hurshy

ge5

1:23 am

hurshy

thanks vmd

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

fi 5/18 land where baseball is played and the ballplayer who gathers up or catches ball in the out fi... (fi 7/44)

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:24 am

cybernan

ty dee

1:24 am

hurshy

*doink*

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

lol hurshy... my last ones, also

1:24 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

i's are id 4, 5 ir 4

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

ed 6; ee 6

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

de 6; 7

1:29 am

cybernan

dr 7

1:29 am

ursh

i am missing an 8 - i have de qu x 2 and wa x 2 missing?

1:30 am

hurshy

gr

1:30 am

ursh

ty

1:30 am

ursh

probably the easiest one tx again

1:32 am

cybernan

ne 4,6,7,6,7,4,6, -- missing?

1:32 am

hurshy

another 7 - more of your last 4

1:32 am

broll

na 4

1:33 am

cybernan

ty broll -- just found it

1:33 am

hurshy

the lower right R, i've got 2 ro4, anyone know what the other is

1:33 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

ty for the n's!

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

ro 4/4; ro 7/40; ro 4/4

1:34 am

cybernan

to 4 x3

1:35 am

hurshy

thanks!

1:35 am

hurshy

what about bottom D - i have do 4, 4, 6, and the past tense of not wet from there

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

have same as you hurshy

1:38 am

joshuavorbis

dr 6 7 7

1:38 am

hurshy

ahhh another pt!

1:38 am

hurshy

5 to go!

1:39 am

cybernan

there is a dr 7 from the bottom d

1:40 am

hurshy

help with missing L? Le 5, 6; Li 4,6,4,4,4,5,4,5,5

1:40 am

cybernan

oh no -- it comes from the left hand d

1:41 am

hurshy

the past tense comes from the bottom

1:41 am

hurshy

unless you're talking about the hanukah toy

1:42 am

hurshy

in which case, no past tense :)

1:42 am

jillibus

must be a diff dr7 from the one I have

1:42 am

jillibus

that's the one I have -- there's another?

1:42 am

cybernan

the hanukah toy -- just realized it comes from the left

1:42 am

hurshy

don't dr6 up too much di4

1:42 am

hurshy

with endings.

1:43 am

cybernan

ah -- ty

1:43 am

jillibus

ty hursh

1:44 am

hurshy

so... how bout that L ? :)

1:44 am

cybernan

still looking for the le's!

1:44 am

hurshy

rhyme with those dr

1:45 am

cybernan

ty again

1:46 am

jillibus

ty from me too

1:46 am

jillibus

over halfway

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

I think there is another li 6/18

1:46 am

cybernan

I have li 4, 6, 4, 4, 5,4,5,5

1:47 am

hurshy

my li6 is a 6/21, so if you have a 6/18...

1:47 am

cybernan

same here

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

I have li 6/21 and li 6/18

1:47 am

hurshy

yes!!! thanks!

1:48 am

hurshy

2 left, 1 R 1 D, one's a 4 and one's a 6

1:48 am

broll

li 4,6,4,4,6,4,etc.

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty for the l list

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

I am short 2 e's... I have ed 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 6 ee 6 ei 4, 5 el 5, 5 er 4, 5 missing?

1:50 am

cybernan

ty broll

1:50 am

hurshy

ee5

1:50 am

hurshy

er6

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:50 am

broll

yw

1:50 am

jillibus

ee6 too

1:51 am

cybernan

190 down but too tired to think anymore -- good night :)

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

so e's are: ed 4, 5, 5, 5 4, 6 ee 5, 6 ei 4, 5 el 5, 5 er 4, 6, 5

1:52 am

jillibus

night nan

1:53 am

hurshy

D list with one missing: de4,7,4,4,6,6,7,4,4,4,4,6,7,8 di4,4,5,5,4,4 do4,4,5 dr4,6,7,7,4,5,4,7,6,5,5

1:55 am

dart001

do 6

1:55 am

ARB

another de 4 after the first de 7

1:56 am

hurshy

R list with one missing:
ra4,5 re4,4,7,6,4,7,6,7,6,7,5,7,4,4,6,6,5,4,
5 ri4,5,5,6,4,4,5,4,5 ro4,7,4

1:56 am

hurshy

right, no do5, that was a typo!

1:57 am

hurshy

thank you so much ARB

1:57 am

hurshy

that leaves an R6.

1:57 am

ARB

yw

2:01 am

grannyrose

urshy, another re6 after third re4/7

2:01 am

hurshy

so 4 re6 in a row there?

2:02 am

grannyrose

yes hurshy

2:02 am

hurshy

mine are 21, 27, and 18 points... what's my missing one?

2:02 am

swmbo

can someone help me find the last wa? I have 4, 6, 8, 8, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6, 6

2:02 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

2:02 am

grannyrose

nooo, 3 x re6 in a row

2:02 am

hurshy

oh well.

2:03 am

hurshy

4 wa6 at the end

2:04 am

ARB

I'm confused about the dr's. Could someone please list them again?

2:04 am

hurshy

4,4,6,7,7,4,5,4,7,6,5,5

2:04 am

grannyrose

re's, 4,4,7,6,4,7,6,7,6,7,5,7,4,4,6,6,6,5,4,
5

2:04 am

hurshy

i can post the whole entire list if y'all can help me find this missing R6 :)

2:05 am

swmbo

oh thank you hurshy!!!

2:05 am

ARB

ty hurshy

2:05 am

jillibus

hi swmbo

2:06 am

hurshy

those are the same 20 re's i've got.

2:06 am

swmbo

hi jilli, how are things in the west/

2:06 am

hurshy

if you have all the R's, i must miss an ri

2:07 am

jillibus

just fine, swmbo -- and btw, was it you who recommended Stieg Larson?

2:07 am

swmbo

yes, have you read him?

2:08 am

grannyrose

hurshy, i still have 1 x r word missing, from r in second row. you?

2:08 am

hurshy

same. so, could be another re, or another ri

2:09 am

grannyrose

hmmmm

2:09 am

hurshy

i just have one ri6, is that what you have?

2:09 am

jillibus

no, but I looked him up and will do so asap -- the library has 2 but they're both out

2:10 am

grannyrose

ri4,5,5,6,4,4,5,4,5

2:10 am

swmbo

i read the first one and am about to start the second. i don't usually like thrillers much, but it was more than a thriller. i couldn't put it down

2:10 am

hurshy

yep, like so.

2:11 am

hurshy

got it!!!

2:11 am

hurshy

re6 after the first re4

2:11 am

grannyrose

tell, tell

2:11 am

grannyrose

ty

2:13 am

grannyrose

what a groaner!!!!!!

2:13 am

VolleymomDee

geesh finally finished the stupid d's

2:13 am

jillibus

I'm looking forward to them. Did you find the Henning Mankell books? They're best read in sequence.

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

did anyone give a full list of the r's and t's yet?

2:15 am

jillibus

I'm stuck with 93 left -- too sleepy to search for more

2:15 am

swmbo

no I haven't tried them. to be honest, my stack of books is about 10 tall and I am fiding i have less and less time to read. of course if i gave up babbling... but that isn't an option LOL

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

awww time for banana and milk jili?

2:15 am

jillibus

I know what you mean, lol!

2:16 am

jillibus

already had banana and milk, dee <giggle>

2:16 am

gran

How many words today

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

lol

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

221

2:16 am

jillibus

221 gran

2:16 am

gran

Thanks

2:16 am

swmbo

i am at work and eating CHOCOLATE!!! cbristmas is such a time for treats!

2:20 am

dart001

fireworks

2:20 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart!!

2:20 am

swmbo

i have 70 left and i am stuck. i'd better go do some work

2:20 am

grannyrose

WTG DART!!!!

2:20 am

lynxxx

seeya Swmbo

2:21 am

jillibus

YAY dart!

2:21 am

jillibus

bye swmbo

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

dart congrats!... could you please list r's and t's pretty please... down to 9 here

2:23 am

dart001

just a sec

2:23 am

VolleymomDee

many thanks

2:25 am

dart001

ra 4,5......re 4,6,4,7,6,4,7,6,7,6,7,5,7,4,4,6,6,6,5,
4,5

2:25 am

dart001

ri 4,5,5,6,4,4,5,4,5.....ro 4,7,4

2:27 am

dart001

te 4,4,4,5,7,6....ti 4,6,4,4,6,5,4,5,5,4,5,7,4,6,4

2:28 am

dart001

to 4,4,4.....tr 4,5,5,4,5,5,4

2:29 am

dart001

hopefully no typos....a lot of 6's and seven in succession in one of those

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

ooooh, what a re 6/27 found my missing r... on to the t's ty ty dart

2:29 am

dart001

seven's

2:30 am

lynxxx

Ty Dart, nice to have something to go back to

2:30 am

grannyrose

whew! and done!!!!

2:30 am

ARB

can anyone hint the last re 5. I'm stumped!

2:31 am

lynxxx

Congrats Rose!

2:31 am

grannyrose

arb, to show again as in a film clip

2:32 am

ARB

pass the fish -- totally ignored the a!

2:32 am

grannyrose

in or out of the tin, arb

2:34 am

jillibus

YAY granny!!!

2:35 am

hurshy

complete list is up on babanon.

2:35 am

hurshy

sorry it took me so long, i always forget to copy just the cells, not the whole column, and then the browser freezes up...

2:36 am

jillibus

thanks hurshy!

2:38 am

hurshy

now i'll just go back to my depressed state and my stuffy nose. hopefully will be able to sleep. night all.

2:39 am

grannyrose

nite hurshy, and thanx for the list

2:39 am

jillibus

night hurshy -- get better!

2:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty all for all of the lists! finally fireworks; my last 19 took forever (stupid r's) LOL

2:43 am

dart001

congrats volley

2:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty and ty for the t's and r's that really helped

2:44 am

dart001

yw :)

2:46 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

2:46 am

jillibus

I give up -- can't see even with hurshy's list :(

2:47 am

jillibus

so goodnight all and *poof*

2:48 am

dart001

bye jilli

2:49 am

VolleymomDee

bye jili

2:49 am

VolleymomDee

ty... off to soak my head in the shower; hugs to all

2:50 am

dart001

bye volley...i'm off too nite all

2:50 am

VolleymomDee

*poofing* thx again for all the help!

2:50 am

grannyrose

nite dart and dee

2:51 am

dart001

bye gran pooof

2:51 am

VolleymomDee

nite granny...

2:51 am

grannyrose

i'm outta here as well. nite all. see you at the flip

3:38 am

sprite

morning all

3:38 am

lynxxx

Hello Sprite!

3:38 am

sprite

hey lyn :) So nice to see you.

3:39 am

lynxxx

ditto. How has life been treating you?

3:40 am

sprite

if I look at the small picture, rather rotten. Still cannot feel half of my feet and nobody knows why. But looking at the big picture I am one lucky girl, with a great family, a roof, food and lots of loving.
How are things at your side?

3:42 am

lynxxx

So the specialist wasn't any help? do you get referred onto someone else. I am very well, still enjoying just being at home and having a peaceful life

3:43 am

sprite

I would be if they knew whereto. For now they changed my pain medication into one especially for nerve pain and we hope it will make a difference.

3:44 am

sprite

a peaceful life... that is a blessing

3:45 am

FMitch

Hello you two and a happy Saturday to you both.

3:45 am

lynxxx

Goodmorning FM

3:45 am

sprite

hi FM :) This is one of my lucky days, to have you both at babble. A great day to you too, dear FM.

3:46 am

Haz1558

Putting hand up for roll call.

3:46 am

lynxxx

hi Haz!

3:46 am

sprite

hi Haz :) That makes three.

3:46 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening!

3:46 am

FMitch

Greetings lynxx and spritey sprite. Am looking out of the window on a very bright and sunny day but ice and snow all over -1degrees but I don't have to go anywhere so am happy :)

Hey Haz!!!!

3:47 am

Haz1558

It's pretty cold here as well. Only poor lynxx is having to cope with the heat. Poor lynxxx.

3:47 am

sprite

am planning on walking Terra in the same weather you are having, FM! It is a bit overcast here but with blue in between... I think all the sun needs is a tiny chance.

3:47 am

Haz1558

Do I sound convincing?

3:47 am

lynxxx

and obviously all your Xmas stuff is done FM!

3:48 am

sprite

almost, Haz ;)

3:48 am

FMitch

Had a delivery from the local supermarket yesterday and the driver couldn't get the van up the hill to the house!
Yup all xmas stuff is done and sorted thank goodness.

3:48 am

lynxxx

Is actually pretty nice here, very cool nights and temps mid 20s for the next week.....Nice!

3:49 am

Haz1558

You're well organised, FM!

3:49 am

sprite

can you imagine us dutch celebrating Xmas without presents, FM?

3:49 am

FMitch

More by luck than judgement Haz

3:49 am

sprite

that sounds lovely, lyn.

3:50 am

FMitch

Definately not sprite!

3:50 am

sprite

traditionally we have the presents at Sinterklaas and Xmas is more of a solemn celebration. Though things are shifting towards American traditions, alas.

3:51 am

Haz1558

There was an interesting programme on last night about the different ways people interpret the 'Santa Claus' legend. Holland featured with Sinter Klaas (spelling?) and Black Peter etc.

3:51 am

sprite

all good, Haz, just connect the two. Sinterklaas.

3:51 am

FMitch

Oh Haz did you see HestonB's Christmas feat prog - incredible!

3:52 am

FMitch

*feast even

3:52 am

Haz1558

I didn't, FM. More extravagent than Delia, I imagine?

3:52 am

sprite

or Sint Nicolaas.

3:52 am

lynxxx

mmm something is smelling delicious, off to see what Ken has thrown together for dinner BBL

3:52 am

FMitch

It was gob smacking and so entertaining.

3:53 am

Haz1558

See you later, lynxxx.

3:53 am

FMitch

TTFN then lynxxx

3:53 am

sprite

enjoy, lyn! *hug*

3:53 am

sprite

what is gob smacking?

3:54 am

Haz1558

Along the same lines as jaw-dropping - surprising.

3:54 am

sprite

ah thanks Haz

3:54 am

FMitch

lol and HAz was quicker off the mark there than I.

3:55 am

Haz1558

Although I think being smacked in the gob (mouth) isn't to be recommended! I suppose it means you are as surprised as if someone had smacked you in the mouth.

3:55 am

sprite

or maybe to indicate you smacked yourself in the mouth from surprise?

3:55 am

FMitch

true, it is a very coloquial phrase

3:55 am

Haz1558

The qu5 is never gobsmacked, she is only ever surprised.

3:56 am

FMitch

nicely worked in Haz :)

3:56 am

sprite

she'd be a qu5 qu5 if she was

3:57 am

FMitch

*grin*

3:58 am

sprite

that bottom middle R should have been an E.

3:58 am

FMitch

Hows Spangle? Has she done the paw arranging for the morning?

3:58 am

Haz1558

She has, all is silent at the minute.

3:59 am

FMitch

*sends a cat over to annoy her*

3:59 am

Haz1558

I felt sorry for her last night and tried to leave her in the kitchen instead of putting her out to her kennel. She whined, wouldn't settle and could only be contented by putting her out to bed as usual. Talk about liking routine!

3:59 am

sprite

awwwwww leave Spangle in peace!

4:00 am

FMitch

we are all slaves to routine!

4:01 am

sprite

I agree, up to a point

4:01 am

Haz1558

Isn't it funny? Out she trotted, quite happily, just because she always does.

4:02 am

FMitch

I am still trying to invent my new routine since moving house - haven't got it yet but it is a great opportunity to start up a whole new set of routines and experiences.

4:03 am

sprite

it will take some energy now, FM, but will be so rewarding once you have settled into it!

4:04 am

FMitch

One thing that is taking up time is watching the bird life that comes into the garden, I sit there for ages just watching them coming and feed.

4:04 am

Haz1558

Maybe it's a bit like having a new baby. You think at the start that nothing in life is ever going to run as smoothly as before but gradually you get on top of things and realised that routines can be switched and adapted.

4:05 am

FMitch

lol Haz not had a baby but it is a great opportunity to reinvent myself, and how often do you get that so rt of chance?

4:06 am

Haz1558

You'd have no time to watch the birds if you'd had a baby!

4:07 am

Haz1558

No, but it's along the same lines, changes of responsibility,change of routine, the opportunity to do things differently etc.

4:07 am

FMitch

Have already decided that I am now semi retired, clients I have will do nicely and keep me ticking over so now it is time to enjoy life!

4:07 am

Haz1558

And NO nappy changes.

4:07 am

sprite

hehehe a baby would press changes upon changes upon you. This is more out of free will... lovely, though intense. I admire you for doing it, FM. And I just know it will be really rewarding.

4:07 am

sprite

gooood FM!

4:08 am

FMitch

oh for heavens sake there goes the phone BRB

4:08 am

sprite

*giggles*

4:09 am

Haz1558

If we had a c we could have tenrec. But we don't, so we can't.

4:09 am

sprite

ironclad logic

4:10 am

FMitch

LOL

4:10 am

Haz1558

It's my forte, sprite.

4:10 am

Brookie

Hello everyone

4:11 am

sprite

one of them anyway

4:11 am

sprite

hi Brookie

4:11 am

FMitch

and it's my fav babble word
Hi Brookie

4:11 am

Haz1558

Hello, Brookie.

4:11 am

Brookie

Hi sprite, FM, haz

4:11 am

FMitch

hells bells now the doorbell is going *sigh*

4:12 am

sprite

they are testing your resolve, FM

4:12 am

Haz1558

Any minute now, her tame robin will be knocking at the window demanding food.

4:12 am

sprite

lolol

4:18 am

FMitch

ha ha he already did that about 7am this morning

4:18 am

Haz1558

It'll be back for elevenses.

4:19 am

FMitch

I can't keep up with the demands of the local wildlife!

4:19 am

Haz1558

We have bird fe6/30s in the garden, they ne4 to be refilled at an alarming rate.

4:19 am

Haz1558

I have this image of bloated birds unable to get lift off.

4:20 am

sprite

such an animal lover. First fe4ing the birds, then the cats!

4:22 am

FMitch

I have noticed that with the lack of big birds here opposed to at the old place there is much more variety of small bird life, facinating.

4:22 am

sprite

lovely to see how much you enjoy it, FM

4:23 am

Haz1558

Have you got your binoculars on standby?

4:23 am

Sally-catlover

Morning all.

4:23 am

sprite

hi Sally

4:23 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Sally.

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

C-c-c-cold out there today.

4:24 am

Brookie

hi sally

4:24 am

FMitch

umm well yes but don't need them as everthing flies in so close (eek am I becoming a twitcher)?

Hi Sally

4:24 am

lynxxx

back. Hi Sally & Brookie

4:24 am

sprite

warm socks and sweater and a brisk walk, Sally

4:24 am

Soodlebum

Hi everybody

4:25 am

Sally-catlover

Hope you're putting water out for your birds as well as food, FM!

4:25 am

sprite

what is a twitcher? (Don't mean to appear dumb but don't know the meaning)

4:25 am

Haz1558

It depends, FM. Have you got an anorak? Have you got a wee notebook to count in the species?

4:25 am

lynxxx

hi Soodle

4:25 am

Brookie

hi lynxxx, soodle

4:25 am

Haz1558

A twitcher is a term used here for a bird watcher.

4:25 am

Sally-catlover

Well I was out wearing all those things, plus ski gloves at 8.30 to do chickens and bring in logs.

4:25 am

FMitch

HAven't quite worked that one out yet Sally, I need to get a bird bath and can't find a substitute for now :(

4:25 am

sprite

hi soodle

4:26 am

Haz1558

Good morning, soodle.

4:26 am

FMitch

Hi soodle

4:26 am

Sally-catlover

Plant saucer without a hole.

4:26 am

sprite

bird baths when it freezes are not recommended, I believe. Just big enough to drink, not to bath in.

4:26 am

Haz1558

My husband and his sister are amateur twitchers.

4:26 am

sprite

thanks Haz

4:27 am

Sally-catlover

Can you be a professional twitcher then Haz?

4:27 am

sprite

sounds active enough to warm up, Sally?

4:27 am

Haz1558

No problem.

4:27 am

FMitch

Don't have any of those, was thinking about putting out a pastic bowl for now.

4:28 am

Haz1558

Yes, I think the professionals will go any distance to see birds. Plus, the professionals keep in touch with each other so that if a lesser-spotted blue canary hawk is spotted somewhere, they all descend en masse to observe and write in notebooks.

4:28 am

lynxxx

Just can't be deep enough for the birds to drown in FM. Silly things

4:28 am

Sally-catlover

Anything will do FM as long as they can stand on the edge and drink. A lot of natural water sources are frozen at the mo, so I have to go out there with a jug of boiling water in the morning.

4:28 am

FMitch

*sigh* such a responsibility to take on :)

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

lol FM.

4:29 am

Haz1558

They're relying on you.

4:29 am

sprite

are birds good when boiled?

4:29 am

Haz1558

Poor dirty, thirsty little birds.

4:29 am

FMitch

All I had to look after at the old place were a few house plants, now it is a menagerie of bird life!

4:29 am

Haz1558

'If only some kind woman living in that house would give us some water to drink.'

4:30 am

Soodlebum

I still have apples on an apple tree here. They are still attached to the tree, but almost hollow, as the birds have been feasting.

4:30 am

FMitch

Oh sush, you are making me feel guilty.

4:30 am

Haz1558

'If only some kind woman would put enough water out for us to bathe, not so much as to drown, just enough for us to dip our feathers and make the babies more comfortable.'

4:31 am

FMitch

LOL OK!

4:31 am

sprite

no dipping feathers. We don't want them to freeze

4:31 am

Sally-catlover

We have the most amazing bird life here, including long tailed tits which come to the fe****s on my office window.

4:32 am

Haz1558

We have a macaw.

4:32 am

Sally-catlover

Living wild?

4:33 am

Haz1558

Or one of those highly coloured things.

4:33 am

FMitch

I have to say it is interesting to see how the wildlife differs here with the lack of jays, magpies and squirrels.

4:33 am

lynxxx

Was it you Sprite that told us about Macaws living in Holland?

4:33 am

Haz1558

There used to be two of them, kept by a man in a village nearby, he allowed them to fly freely. One must have died but you still see the other one flying around. The police are pretty tired of people ringing up to report parrots...

4:34 am

Sally-catlover

So are you glad you moved FM?

4:34 am

Haz1558

You hear this one before you see it, it makes quite a racket.

4:34 am

FMitch

Parakeets are rampant in various ares around Berkshire.

4:34 am

lynxxx

It would be lovely to see though Haz

4:34 am

FMitch

Yes very Sally - it is great, just can't wait until i have everything all strait in the house.

4:35 am

Haz1558

Collecting my daghter from school, years ago, I overheard a child trying to convince her grandmother that she had seen parrots in the park, right next door to the school. 'It'll have been a duck, dear'

4:36 am

Haz1558

The poor child was getting more and more insistent, I finally assured the grandmother that it was very likely she really had seen parrots!

4:36 am

lynxxx

rofl - that tickles my funnybone

4:37 am

FMitch

I remember when I first saw a parakeet and did think I must have imagined it the saw a whole flock of them nesting - most bizarre.

4:38 am

Sally-catlover

It's amazing they survive the winters.

4:38 am

Haz1558

I know, they're so highly coloured that they put our less flamboyant birds to shame.

4:38 am

FMitch

apart from my dear Robbie the Robin ;)

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

We had a whole load flying wild near us in Sussex. There was a local place which had a lot of escapees after the 1987 hurricane. The numbers reduced very slowly.

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

We have bullfinches which are lovely, very bright!

4:39 am

lynxxx

Are you talking about budgies?

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

No lynxxx, parakeets and parrots etc.

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

No lynxxx, parakeets and parrots etc.

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry about the hiccup.

4:41 am

FMitch

Sally , just read your profile - what a hoot!!!!!

4:41 am

sprite

sorry, was afk for a few minutes. No, that wasn't me, FM.

4:42 am

Sally-catlover

It's great isn't it FM. Someone sent it to me.

4:42 am

sprite

oh yes it is lovely! Sooo funny!

4:42 am

FMitch

So funny!

4:42 am

sprite

how come the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel isn't listed???

4:43 am

Sally-catlover

Ooh, just found sprite's puppy.

4:43 am

sprite

:)

4:44 am

FMitch

Okey dokey time for me to tear myself away from the chat and get on with things. So Happy babbling and see you all again soon.

4:44 am

Haz1558

Nice to see you, FM, enjoy the day!

4:44 am

sprite

thanks FM and have a lovely, lovely day.

4:44 am

Haz1558

(That robin will have started tapping at the window, I just know it)

4:45 am

sprite

you just put a dutch song into my head, haz, that is about robins tapping on windows. Argh!

4:45 am

lynxxx

That's very very funny Sally

4:45 am

sprite

oh and the jewish spintop!

4:45 am

lynxxx

Bye FM

4:46 am

Sally-catlover

The version sent to me had pictures, but can't put them all in my profile.

4:47 am

sprite

just the text itself is a hoot already

4:47 am

sprite

both spellings of the spintop even. How nice.

4:47 am

Haz1558

Well, time I was getting ready for shopping. Such a happy prospect.

4:48 am

Haz1558

Back later - this is a very nice gr4 so far.

4:48 am

sprite

best of luck with that, Haz. May it be swift and smooth.

4:48 am

lynxxx

TY Sprite

4:48 am

lynxxx

Bye Haz

4:48 am

Haz1558

Bye for now. *gone*

4:51 am

sprite

one more F one more F... filling in the tiles now but it isn't easy. Smooth gr4 until the last 20 or so.

4:56 am

Sally-catlover

brb

4:58 am

sprite

my puppy and the Jack Russell are in the gr4.

4:59 am

lynxxx

TY keep forgetting to use that A

5:00 am

sprite

fireflies. Have fun all and enjoy your day/evening. You're very welcome, lyn :)

5:00 am

lynxxx

Have a good day Spritley!

5:34 am

PinnyPoppins

my 'add' box on babble expert is broken

5:34 am

PinnyPoppins

keeps flashing red even if i enter a valid word

5:34 am

PinnyPoppins

any ideas?

5:35 am

lynxxx

Did you keep the email from lickety? Instal it again perhaps

5:36 am

PinnyPoppins

ok - will try that

5:36 am

lynxxx

Hey Pinny...Just realised Lickety hasn't done a list for this grid...you must be looking at yesterdays

5:37 am

PinnyPoppins

hmm - it's all gone a bit wrong

5:37 am

Alleyn58

Oh dear. No list.

5:37 am

PinnyPoppins

will pop out and hope it's fixed by the time i return later

5:38 am

lynxxx

Pinny - did you see my second comment

5:38 am

lynxxx

Alleyn - you could check Bab Anon, someone might have put a list there

5:41 am

Alleyn58

thanks...much harder to work from.....spoilt by lickety

5:42 am

lynxxx

He's probably pretty tied up with Xmas festivities I imagine

5:47 am

Aussieme

Yoohoo !

5:47 am

Aussieme

Hurshy put a list in BabAnon (I think it was her) earlier :)

5:53 am

lynxxx

hi Aussie

5:54 am

Aussieme

Hey Lynx !

5:55 am

Aussieme

wanderer

5:55 am

Aussieme

Oh Poo !

5:55 am

lynxxx

its OK I didn't have that!

5:56 am

Aussieme

lol.....

6:13 am

lynxxx

40 left but time for me to go...bye Aussie and all

6:17 am

periwinkle

hello all, snowing here!!

6:22 am

Uneaixoise

they're predicting up to another 20 inches for east coast states -- wowser!

6:23 am

Uneaixoise

nothing but rain here . . .

6:23 am

periwinkle

I know Une, and not happy, had to cancel our holiday dinner today and one for tomorow is cancelled as well

6:24 am

periwinkle

nice grid tho

6:25 am

Uneaixoise

nice gr4? LOL

6:26 am

Uneaixoise

everyone'll be in the PB today :-)

6:26 am

Uneaixoise

airports'll be nuts, eh?

6:26 am

periwinkle

oops :)

6:26 am

periwinkle

yes it will, lots of flights cancelled

6:27 am

Uneaixoise

so glad my daughter visited friend in NYC and Boston LAST week!

6:29 am

Uneaixoise

wow, just saw this: Eurostar canceled all services Saturday because of severe weather in northern France, stranding thousands of passengers on the weekend before Christmas.

6:30 am

Nancy Boy

*butts in* they kind of had to, Unea - it broke down and stranded some passengers in the chunnel overnight!

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

was just reading the rest of the article -- what a nightmare!

6:31 am

FMitch

I hear that some have been stranded for over 12 hours on the car transporters in the tunnel!

6:31 am

Uneaixoise

i smell another title in the Die Hard franchise!!

6:31 am

Alleyn58

Chaos. UK and apparently France unable to handle snow

6:32 am

Nancy Boy

More's coming though, Alleyn!

6:32 am

Uneaixoise

good thing Santa uses air transport!

6:33 am

Nancy Boy

oooh we put our presents under the tree last night. Wonder if it'll really be a white christmas...

6:34 am

FMitch

urgh, latest news on Santa is that he is now not politically correct and should lose weight and use a more carbon friendly mode of transport - can you believe it !!!

6:34 am

Alleyn58

Hopefully not to London. Daughter and son in law tried flying to Geneva yesterday - kids with us - for wedding anniversary. Most nof the day at airport - no flights. Have now gone to 5 star in London!!!

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

fmitch LOL!!!!!!!

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

bummer, alley:-(

6:35 am

Alleyn58

needer

6:35 am

Uneaixoise

*alleyn

6:35 am

FMitch

what a shame Alleyn but hope you/they have a good time anyway.

6:35 am

Alleyn58

sorry

6:35 am

Nancy Boy

LOL FMitch. More carbon friendly than...magic?!

6:36 am

EspritdJean

it's the methane from the reindeer

6:36 am

FMitch

I know Nancy - but that is what they reported - it is soooooo stupid!

6:37 am

FMitch

*grin* Esprit

6:37 am

EspritdJean

;-p

6:38 am

EspritdJean

nancy boy have not seen you in a long time

6:40 am

FMitch

read yr profile and the log a few days ago nance, you have been through some tough times, hope you are getting sorted now ((()))

6:41 am

Nancy Boy

been gone a long time, Esprit ;) I was on my 'world tour'...came back flat broke and unable to remember any countries visited, but it was awesome :) nice to know I've been missed though!

6:41 am

EspritdJean

where'd you go specifically?

6:42 am

EspritdJean

well you're our little brother/son, of course you were missed

6:42 am

FMitch

well put Esprit!

6:43 am

EspritdJean

:-)

6:43 am

Nancy Boy

thanks FMitch :) yes, Leo and babblers combined are being enormously supportive - got to learn to live with what I can't rise above :)

6:44 am

Nancy Boy

thanks FMitch :) yes, Leo and babblers combined are being enormously supportive - got to learn to live with what I can't rise above :)

6:44 am

Nancy Boy

thanks FMitch :) yes, Leo and babblers combined are being enormously supportive - got to learn to live with what I can't rise above :)

6:44 am

Nancy Boy

Oops, sorry, broke the chog ;)

6:45 am

EspritdJean

there's a lot of BS in the world, we all have to develop our immunities

6:46 am

FMitch

Gah, the gods have conspired that every time I try to chat on babble I gett interupted. So yet again I must be off and bid you adieu.

6:46 am

Nancy Boy

hang on, must refresh, I have definitely broken the chog.

6:46 am

periwinkle

hi and bye, FM

6:46 am

EspritdJean

later fmitch

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

bye fmitch!

6:48 am

Nancy Boy

bye FMitch, nice to see you again :)

6:50 am

Nancy Boy

and, Esprit, what a lovely thing to say :) with friends, Babblers and Leo, I feel like I have the world's biggest adopted family...so what's one missing father?

6:52 am

EspritdJean

do you have other family NB?

6:54 am

Nancy Boy

I do, Esprit, but there's a lack of good news there really :/ there's my mum and my sister, but it's difficult to contact them, and all the others live back in Korea or over in the states...difficult really

6:55 am

EspritdJean

:-(

6:56 am

Nancy Boy

But, I'm working on bringing dad around :) some people aren't lucky enough to have two healthy children...so he should appreciate that...and he can't shut me out forever

6:56 am

EspritdJean

it's been my experience that good friends can be the best "family" I know it's not what we all wish for but I don't know what I would do without my surrogate "families"

6:57 am

EspritdJean

yes, I agree with you. I have a brother who stayed "in" until he was in his 40s, afraid of coming out to our parents

6:57 am

EspritdJean

what a waste of his life!

6:58 am

EspritdJean

and the agony of being repressed and not being yourself

6:58 am

Nancy Boy

quite, Esprit :) and at the end of the day, I can be happy here, and I wouldn't be happy otherwise.

7:08 am

flosey

good morning everyone

7:08 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Flosey :)

7:08 am

Brookie

hi flosey

7:08 am

flosey

and welcome back NB, have just been reading back a bit in the chatline

7:10 am

Nancy Boy

thanks, Flosey :) been here a couple of days straight - a personal record. I have a horribly short attention span!

7:11 am

flosey

my heart is with you, NB, do hope your father will be able to understand and accept you, as you are, and who you are

7:13 am

Nancy Boy

Oh Flosey, until it happens, the babblers are the family I've been missing :') I've actually been really touched by the way everyone's rallied around me - really, really inspiring and amazing

7:14 am

flosey

glad to hear you feel the friendship that exists in babble, we have all acquired many great friends here

7:17 am

Nancy Boy

I've been practically adopted, Flosey! :) no, it's been really wonderful. Leo is grateful, as well, so he's obviously noticed the change :)

7:18 am

flosey

wonderful. Who is Leo?

7:19 am

Nancy Boy

Leo is the lovely young man that my father was so opposed to me moving in with :) hence the whole sorry incident..

7:20 am

flosey

ah, so glad you have Leo, my hopes and prayers that your Dad will come around.

7:21 am

Nancy Boy

thank you so much, Flosey :) I feel like I have so much good feeling behind me now, things can't fail to go right

7:23 am

flosey

you are most welcome NB, and honoured to be considered a friend

7:23 am

flosey

and **I am** honoured

7:25 am

Nancy Boy

ooh, getting all teary-eyed. Might have to step outside for some fresh air (and SNOW :D)

7:26 am

flosey

ok, back to the grid, have 133 more words to find

7:26 am

periwinkle

have all the 8's. found 5 of them myself ! woo hoo

7:27 am

movieman

Could you list them plz peri?

7:28 am

flosey

good for you peri, have only 3 so far - babbled a bit last night while baking, then off to bed

7:29 am

periwinkle

the 8's: de, gr, qux2 and wax2

7:29 am

periwinkle

if you need any more help, just holler

7:29 am

movieman

ty peri

7:29 am

periwinkle

yvw, mm

7:31 am

Deeha

wow-with those clues I got all of them too - I NEVER get the 8's!!!

7:31 am

periwinkle

gald I could help, Deeha

7:31 am

periwinkle

*glad* even

7:32 am

Deeha

Seen the latest picture of my grand daughter folks? How gorgeous is she? Must take after her Nana!!!!!

7:33 am

periwinkle

she is a cutie, Deeha, how old is she?

7:33 am

flosey

Oh Deeha, isn't she a little beauty

7:33 am

EspritdJean

she is exquisite!

7:34 am

Deeha

Close on 2 1/2. Was supposed to be going there today to take her christmas presents but too much snow all the buses and trains have been cancelled

7:34 am

movieman

Deeha, she's roughly the same age as my niece then!!!

7:34 am

flosey

wow, where are you Deeha? I don't think of any part of Britain as having much snow

7:36 am

Deeha

I havent seen this much snow for about 40 years!!! And that isnt snow as you know it, only about 4 inches here and we grind to a halt

7:37 am

flosey

I'm in the south west corner of BC, we don't have much snow here either, thus not enough snow removal equipment to clear sideroads, etc - Came from Ontario where we had lots of the stuff

7:38 am

Deeha

That is the British excuse 'not enough to make it worth while' I suppose they do have a point

7:39 am

flosey

of course, considering the maintenance

7:40 am

flosey

we have occasional power outages due to weather

7:41 am

periwinkle

the comparative ending is coming in handy today

7:42 am

flosey

I'm going to have to lie down for a bit, eyes playing tricks on me, prob. time for cataract surgery

7:43 am

flosey

bbl

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Good morning/day Babble buddies!

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Hello everyone!

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Hi Annie!

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs, Are you snowed in?

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Not here, Annie.

8:02 am

Scrabbler

How about you? The storm is hitting the coast.

8:02 am

Anniebrook

Happy to hear that. We should be getting the snow this afternoon lasting until Sunday.

8:06 am

Scrabbler

But we do want more snow! Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing...

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Well, in that case, snow is fine with me

8:08 am

Scrabbler

I am so far enjoying this gr4.

8:09 am

Anniebrook

I started at the top left and am working my way down

8:09 am

Scrabbler

The ski resort across the valley opened yesterday---I always want to see them have a successful season. Economically it is key for them to be operating during Xmas break.

8:10 am

Scrabbler

I am doing my usual random acts of word discovery. Later I will be more systematic.

8:11 am

Anniebrook

I am down to the fourth row and have 95 words so I am a happy Babbler so far.

8:12 am

Scrabbler

I am going to check on Bunny Sebastian

8:18 am

Scrabbler

He is doing better today--friskier, eating on his own. I am so relieved that he is improving. He was sick the last 2 days.

8:20 am

Anniebrook

Oh, I didnt know. So happy he is improving. I used to feel so helpless when my pets were not well.

8:22 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends!

8:23 am

Anniebrook

Hi there Trif

8:23 am

Scrabbler

Hi Trif

8:23 am

Trifioso

should be reading my new snow blower instructions, but happily (and warmly) babbling instead.

8:23 am

Anniebrook

Trif, How is the new job? Do you like it?

8:25 am

Trifioso

thanks for asking annie! I like it quite a lot, but the amount of information I have to learn is a little daunting. Once I am actually doing the programs with clients I am sure it will be a lot easier.

8:26 am

Trifioso

the people are so friendly! I am really enjoying being out and about, that is for sure.

8:27 am

Trifioso

this gr4 is messing with my head! I am contemplating whether or not to fi4 something with the courts in the new year, and gee - seem to be getting a message from the universe via the puzzle today! LOL

8:27 am

Anniebrook

In a few weeks it will be as if you were doing this for years. You are a warm caring person. You will be great at it.

8:28 am

Trifioso

thanks annie! It's cheering to feel I have so many people pulling for me. Thanks so much!!!

8:28 am

Joanne123

oh no where's lickety??

8:28 am

Trifioso

australia?

8:28 am

Joanne123

dang

8:29 am

Joanne123

good morning all

8:29 am

Trifioso

morning joanne- someone may have put a list in babble anon?

8:29 am

Anniebrook

Hi Joanne, I know. I feel the same. Just hope all is well with Lickety

8:29 am

Joanne123

yes

8:29 am

Joanne123

i will look there

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Hi joanne

8:31 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, How are the rest of the bunnies?

8:32 am

Joanne123

good morning scrab

8:32 am

Joanne123

hursh posted 221

8:34 am

Trifioso

there is no law against having leftover chinese food for breakfast, right? :)

8:35 am

Joanne123

heck no

8:35 am

Joanne123

what we having??

8:36 am

Scrabbler

The other bunnies are doing well.

8:36 am

Trifioso

chicken chow foon, my favorite!

8:36 am

Scrabbler

Yummy, Trif!

8:36 am

Joanne123

what's that??

8:36 am

Scrabbler

I like moo shoo

8:37 am

Joanne123

i'm so anal lol

8:37 am

Trifioso

chicken in brown sauce with wide rice noodles. I am so boring - I get it every time

8:37 am

Scrabbler

That's why we play Babble, Joanne.

8:37 am

Joanne123

i no

8:38 am

Scrabbler

and you know too, Joanne

8:38 am

Trifioso

so far I am digging the puzzle today - lots of interesting words, many I haven't babbled before

8:38 am

Scrabbler

LOL, I just noticed the Q!

8:39 am

Scrabbler

I guess the caffein just hit my grey matter

8:39 am

Joanne123

uh huh

8:39 am

Scrabbler

*caffeine

8:39 am

Trifioso

name that proper noun: meanie captain that was mutinied against

8:39 am

Anniebrook

queeg

8:40 am

Trifioso

ding ding for annie!

8:40 am

Trifioso

dim sum for me!

8:40 am

Scrabbler

rejected, Annie!

8:40 am

dan2bit

morning all - snowpocalypse mid-atlantic "doesn't show signs of stopping"

8:40 am

Trifioso

where are you, dan?

8:40 am

Anniebrook

OOOH, Dim Sum!!

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Woo hoo, Annie! You are this hour's winner!

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy it, Dan!!

8:40 am

Trifioso

wondering when it will hit here....

8:41 am

dan2bit

outside DC, trif - we have at least 6 or 7 inches on the ground and falling like mad

8:41 am

Anniebrook

I finally won something, thanks Scrabbs!

8:41 am

Anniebrook

Supposed to start in NYC at 2 PM

8:41 am

Trifioso

did it start overnight? geesh, that is gonna be bad for you all - I remember when I lived in DC -- if we got two inches the place shut down

8:42 am

dan2bit

yes overnight, and yes, DC is accustomed to maybe a foot of snow *per winter*

8:43 am

Scrabbler

We got 20 inches 8 days ago and it made for superb cross-country skiing last Saturday.

8:43 am

Trifioso

hmmm. I should outfit the kids and I with cross country skis....we are in a perfect setting for it....

8:44 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, How did your nephew enjoy his trip to New York?

8:44 am

Scrabbler

It's easy (just walk) and fun and great exercise--you will sweat a lot.

8:45 am

Joanne123

dang mouse acting up!!

8:45 am

Scrabbler

He loved it and showed me photos---hockey game at MSG (our Sabres won!), shopping, walking everywhere, boat ri4 + dinner from southside pier...

8:45 am

Anniebrook

give it some cheese

8:46 am

Joanne123

think ne4's more then that

8:46 am

Anniebrook

How wonderful! Glad you were concerned about his safety for naught.

8:46 am

Anniebrook

But I can certainly understand.

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Well, he is a dopey 21 yr old guy, but I am sure his girlfriend guided him.

8:47 am

Joanne123

lol scrab

8:47 am

Anniebrook

He is lucky to have you for his aunt.

8:48 am

Anniebrook

dotier

8:48 am

Anniebrook

So sorry.

8:49 am

Joanne123

ty

8:49 am

Anniebrook

glad it helpled. I hope there is chocolate in the PB.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

He can be SO clueless and oblivious at times, but I am training him, telling him that someday he and his future wife will thank me. e.g. I told him to bring garbage out on Wed night, for Thurs AM pick-up--he brought out the huge garbage tote container but NOT the 2 recycleable containers. When I pointed this out he said, "You didn't say to bring the recycleables out."

8:50 am

Joanne123

no stay and keep doing that

8:51 am

Joanne123

kids are very anal scrabs..i deal with it all week

8:51 am

Joanne123

unless you give them a detailed road map...forget it

8:51 am

Scrabbler

He is a work in progress, as we all are.

8:52 am

Anniebrook

My friends husband who ran a business was once helping out with doing the laundry. His wife gave him a jar of detergent and told him to put the soap in the machine before it starts. So he put the entire jar in and you can imagine the mess.

8:52 am

Joanne123

lol

8:54 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

8:54 am

Anniebrook

Hi crossy

8:54 am

Joanne123

gm

8:55 am

crosshair

mmm,no licketys eh?

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy!

8:55 am

Anniebrook

no (sigh)

8:55 am

Joanne123

nada

8:55 am

periwinkle

there is a list in babanon

8:55 am

crosshair

scwabby!

8:55 am

periwinkle

there is a list in babanon

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Annie. So literal and concrete, with no actual thinking--scary!

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri

8:56 am

crosshair

its no matter,i never list till 50% and ive yet to get there on the last 3 grids;(

8:58 am

Trifioso

morning crossy!

8:59 am

crosshair

howdy trif!

8:59 am

dan2bit

crossy - I always try to get at least half on every tile before listing

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Alright, NBT finally so I am off to make eggs + toast for breakfast.

9:00 am

Trifioso

i need a new profile photo....hmmmm....

9:00 am

dan2bit

nothing much else to do today, though :-)

9:00 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:00 am

jmcnrick

make some eggs for me

9:00 am

jmcnrick

and since crossy is here i am sure i can get some bacon

9:00 am

Anniebrook

hi jmc, enjoy breakfast scrabbs

9:01 am

jmcnrick

bye scrabs

9:01 am

dan2bit

any O clues about?

9:02 am

Anniebrook

dan...or4---a border

9:02 am

jmcnrick

i am getting nowhere with the O

9:03 am

Anniebrook

or + **ad Me On...a hymn

9:03 am

JBV

hi babblers, i just thought I saw ranque and fi**

9:03 am

Anniebrook

Hi JBV!

9:03 am

jmcnrick

ty annie

9:03 am

jmcnrick

hi jbv

9:04 am

Trifioso

hey there jmc!

9:04 am

jmcnrick

hi trif

9:04 am

jmcnrick

did you change your profile?

9:05 am

Trifioso

yes, but it is not so exciting....

9:05 am

jmcnrick

love the pants/shoes

9:08 am

Trifioso

Primo would wear those every day!

9:08 am

jmcnrick

i can see why

9:09 am

crosshair

oh god is this costa rican coffee good!ill have to get my brother to fed ex me 2 more pounds of it;))

9:09 am

Trifioso

mom guilt setting in....the girls are going down to the pond at the end of the street for the first skate of the year....I should go too.....but oh, I am so warm and comfy, and the gr4 is friendly....and it's maybe 6 degrees out there....

9:09 am

Trifioso

sure it's just "coffee" crossy?

9:10 am

beachboggle

good morning snowbound babble friends, and all my other babble friends as well

9:10 am

jmcnrick

good coffee on a cold day is heaven

9:10 am

jmcnrick

hi beach

9:10 am

Anniebrook

hi beach

9:10 am

jmcnrick

I am happily snow bound

9:10 am

beachboggle

me too, jmc

9:11 am

jmcnrick

why should you go trif? curl up with a warm computer and have a good time

9:11 am

beachboggle

it is amazing how little snow it takes to do that, here in the South! ;-)

9:11 am

jmcnrick

it is pushing 10 inches in DC

9:11 am

crosshair

indeed trif, this stuff is from a single plantation,not blended like most of the stuff we are used to;0

9:12 am

beachboggle

here, in sothern central VA, we have 2-3", but is sleeting right now, to make a nice, slippery crust on the snow

9:12 am

beachboggle

southern

9:13 am

crosshair

lol,we have 2 feet of the stuff on the ground now,and being the crazy canucks we are we still tear around in it

9:13 am

Anniebrook

Well dear babblers I am on my way, see you all later

9:13 am

crosshair

tc annie

9:13 am

beachboggle

lol, see what I mean? A couple of inches immobilize us, down here!

9:13 am

jmcnrick

bye annie

9:14 am

jmcnrick

when i was in houston it took less than that!

9:14 am

crosshair

lol

9:14 am

dan2bit

haha crossie - I'm guessing that a) your local govt probably has some heavy snow-clearing artillery and b) you have a cottage industry of "guys with plows on their trucks"

9:14 am

jmcnrick

my son left the house last night in his miata with the slick racing ti4s and i thought i was going to die from worry

9:15 am

dan2bit

we don't have either down here

9:15 am

jmcnrick

but he came back in five minutes and then took my car

9:15 am

jmcnrick

so i was only majorly fretting for two hours

9:15 am

crosshair

the plowing for the highways is all done by the townships and yes we have lots of private peopel who do driveways and parking lots

9:15 am

jmcnrick

only a handful of roads are clear here

9:16 am

Trifioso

mom guilt getting worse...i will have the rest of my life to sit here and babble, but a few precious years left to skate with the girls....

9:16 am

jmcnrick

and it is still snowing at the rate of an inch and hour

9:16 am

jmcnrick

do what is best for YOU trif

9:17 am

crosshair

lol trif,put your toque and mitts on and get out there for half an hour;0

9:18 am

Trifioso

sigh.....maybe in ten more minutes....

9:20 am

jmcnrick

could some one give me the stats but no clue for the middle E

9:21 am

crosshair

5/12

9:21 am

hego

Morning snowbirds!

9:22 am

joansiebone

4/4 also

9:22 am

crosshair

howdy hego

9:22 am

jmcnrick

ty

9:22 am

jmcnrick

hi hego and joan

9:22 am

hego

We only have about an inch here so far, but much more to come.

9:23 am

jmcnrick

we are pushing 10 inches in DC

9:23 am

joansiebone

greeting to all the snowbound. I had my taste on the 9th

9:23 am

crosshair

lol hego,come up here i have the snowshoes ready and fresh coffe brewing

9:23 am

jmcnrick

well iowa has entire banquets of snow each, yes?

9:24 am

jmcnrick

*each year

9:24 am

joansiebone

15 inches and blowing snow...but never the stuff I lived thru in Fargo!

9:24 am

hego

The ocean is rough on snow, Crossy. Thank heaven.

9:24 am

crosshair

fargo can be nasty

9:24 am

hego

Yikes, Joan

9:25 am

jmcnrick

one of the several januarys I visited iowa my back cushion in the car froze solid

9:26 am

crosshair

ive actually broken vynal car seats at minus 40 f/c

9:27 am

hego

Joan, I love your recipe. Is that a 9 inch pan?

9:27 am

jmcnrick

well there you go that is why i don't live in canada

9:27 am

joansiebone

The plows were taken off the roads for the 8/9th storm in Iowa. I was on one of the few flights that left on Wed.

9:27 am

crosshair

lol,but we have no problems with mosquitos ;))

9:27 am

hego

Or me either!

9:27 am

jmcnrick

give me mosquitoes any day

9:28 am

crosshair

and ive never had a croc problem:)

9:28 am

hego

Crocs are too smart for that!

9:28 am

joansiebone

When I got to Minneapolis, the jet bridge was stuck in the snow, so I missed my flight to CA. Finally got there 12 hours late.

9:28 am

crosshair

oops

9:29 am

jmcnrick

(croc are in africa -- alligators in North America)

9:30 am

crosshair

ahh ,gators then

9:30 am

BabbleRabble

snow is okay as long as it doesn't get in the way of my hammock

9:30 am

jmcnrick

lol I think it might be time to bring the hammock in off the porch BR

9:31 am

hego

Hi BR

9:31 am

jmcnrick

how are you BR?

9:32 am

BabbleRabble

can get a swing going when the wind picks up

9:32 am

jmcnrick

i bet

9:32 am

hego

LOL

9:32 am

BabbleRabble

I am peachy keen hubba hubba neato jet racy boolah boolah

9:33 am

crosshair

lol br,wind chill is -18 here atm,you would get a lot more going than that lol

9:33 am

hego

Hey gr4 is in the gr4 today.

9:33 am

hego

There will be folks in the PB today!

9:33 am

BabbleRabble

I DO put a coat on

9:33 am

jmcnrick

uh some how i sense irony BR

9:34 am

crosshair

lots of nice big w words today;))

9:34 am

grant

How many words today?

9:34 am

jmcnrick

okay i give up -- a little more help on the middle E

9:35 am

jmcnrick

221 grant

9:35 am

hego

OOoo yeah, Crossy

9:35 am

grant

TY

9:35 am

jmcnrick

wow that was weird

9:35 am

joansiebone

er4/4

9:35 am

hego

What?

9:36 am

jmcnrick

I typed in wa6/33 which I could see plain as day and it said wa6/33 is not in the puzzle

9:36 am

jmcnrick

then I typed it in a second time and it took it

9:36 am

crosshair

it happens

9:36 am

hego

I've seen that happen, jmc

9:36 am

jmcnrick

ty joan *looking*

9:37 am

hego

it's a babblet jmc

9:37 am

BabbleRabble

My psychiatrist changed my meds .... has helped ... he even sicced his nurse on me .. .she calls to make sure I am "compliant."

9:37 am

hego

Abird I think.

9:38 am

jmcnrick

i had thought it happened before but never that clearly

9:38 am

jmcnrick

well hang in there BR -- you are missed when you don't visit babbleland

9:38 am

crosshair

i have good meds br..the white pill for blood pressure,the green pill for memory,and i cant remember what the blue pill is for;)))

9:39 am

lshult

hey everyone

9:39 am

jmcnrick

hi ishult

9:39 am

crosshair

howdy ishult

9:39 am

hego

Hi ish. LOL Crossy!

9:39 am

BabbleRabble

I know no one will believe this but I can get rather growly

9:40 am

hego

Not you BR!

9:40 am

crosshair

i read the instructions for the blue pill...said it was good for up to 24 hours of enhancement....errr..what do i do with the other 23 hours and 55 minutes?

9:40 am

lshult

just missing last 8 (got so far 2x qu,gr& 2x wa)

9:41 am

jmcnrick

surely not BR!

9:41 am

hego

Stop that , Crossy! ;-)

9:41 am

jbp

Crossy you hav to spend that time in bathtub, fully clothed

9:42 am

jmcnrick

jbp!

9:42 am

crosshair

lol

9:42 am

BabbleRabble

de 8/45

9:42 am

Haz1558

de8 - look at your French behind

9:42 am

Haz1558

Hello everyone.

9:42 am

jmcnrick

hi haz

9:42 am

hego

Hiya Haz!

9:43 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, Haz

9:43 am

hego

Love the clue

9:43 am

JBV

hi again, babblers

9:43 am

jmcnrick

sigh I may have to go shovel my sidewalk soon

9:43 am

hego

tx Haz

9:44 am

Haz1558

Hello! I'm trying to get this finished so that I can start on the Christmas decorations.

9:44 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, hego.

9:44 am

hego

Why, jmc, no one is coming to visit today?

9:44 am

crosshair

4 cats jbp? we have 3 and i had to order a new carpet,so i thought it would be best to order it in the exact same sahde and hue as a cat hairball and cat vomit

9:44 am

jmcnrick

legally bound

9:44 am

JBV

we had a powdering of snow here this morning - just a teaser - who knows what is coming, you would think it's the end of civilzation the way people are carrying one

9:44 am

JBV

on

9:44 am

crosshair

shade

9:45 am

BabbleRabble

I've found that a good flame thrower is quite efficient at clearing a sidewalk

9:45 am

jbp

the hairballs and vomit are the least of our troubles

9:45 am

jbp

ooh, where can I get one, BR?

9:46 am

crosshair

lol jbv,we dont even pay attn to the snow unless it starts getting in the way of opening the car doors

9:46 am

BabbleRabble

Do you have a mercenary store in your town? or look in soldier of fortune

9:46 am

jmcnrick

i forgot to pick one up BR

9:47 am

jbp

good idea, BR. ;-)

9:47 am

jmcnrick

I am not welcome in the mercenary stores

9:47 am

hego

Home depot doesn't carry those?

9:47 am

crosshair

or br you can get what is called a tiger torch from the commercial rental store,we used to use it in construction to thaw concrete footings when making homes

9:47 am

crosshair

looks almost exactly like a ww2 flame thrower

9:47 am

jmcnrick

a blow torch works just as well

9:48 am

crosshair

this is bigger;)

9:48 am

BabbleRabble

I tried claymores once but that is pretty high risk

9:48 am

72 Temple Owl

*ponders thought of babblers with flame throwers and sharp objects*

9:48 am

crosshair

you kidding? sometimes a doughnut has too many sharp edges for us:))

9:49 am

jmcnrick

hi TO!

9:49 am

hego

Hi TO

9:49 am

Haz1558

I'd keep those things out of BR's way when he's feeling growly.

9:49 am

Haz1558

Hello, TO!

9:49 am

jmcnrick

no sharp edges on my jack daniels glass

9:49 am

jbp

yeah, let's not end up in one of those Darwin Awards stories, shall we?

9:50 am

crosshair

mmm jd....

9:51 am

crosshair

jd and flamethrowers....

9:52 am

jbp

would love a clue for bottom corner O and D next to it?

9:53 am

Joanne123

like a bird

9:53 am

jbp

thanks Joanne!

9:53 am

Joanne123

baseball team too jb

9:53 am

JBV

time for a late breakfast - then my Chinese class. Just imagine your very mature, sophisticated babbler friend up on stage singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Chinese - i'll be doing that in about two hours

9:54 am

Joanne123

yvw

9:54 am

crosshair

lol,get us a vid clip

9:54 am

jmcnrick

i can hardly wait jbv

9:55 am

JBV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1jdMfA
pVig

9:55 am

JBV

THat's not me of course - but that's how i've been studying

9:55 am

jmcnrick

okay I completely give up someone give me the classic comics version of the middle E

9:56 am

jmcnrick

(btw jbv I decline to believe that 60 is very mature)

9:56 am

crosshair

i er*** on the side of caution

9:56 am

JBV

i guess i'm the proof of that, jmc

9:56 am

jmcnrick

that comes from another E crossy

9:56 am

wildcat17

jmc sea bird

9:57 am

jmcnrick

I am 58 and am at MOST middle aged

9:57 am

jmcnrick

ty wild

9:57 am

wildcat17

yw

9:57 am

jmcnrick

now why didn't i try that!

9:58 am

jmcnrick

okay that nets me nbt and I think i will do something constructive for a while

9:58 am

jmcnrick

bbl

9:58 am

crosshair

lol,i spelt it from the middle e:/

9:58 am

Joanne123

bye jmc

9:58 am

crosshair

works both ways actually

9:58 am

Joanne123

see you after

9:58 am

jmcnrick

but it doesn't count both ways crossy

9:59 am

crosshair

but i digress,crossy is hunting sea birds

9:59 am

jmcnrick

thanks anyway

9:59 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:11 am

FMitch

Afternoon babbleland

10:12 am

hego

Hi Mitch

10:12 am

Atalante

FM!!! afternoon all :)

10:12 am

FMitch

Hi hego and Ata!! How goes the grid?

10:13 am

hego

Hi Ata

10:13 am

hego

Aha, I knew this would happen!

10:13 am

FMitch

Ata how are you and how is C doing?

10:13 am

Atalante

C's at home! yay!

10:14 am

hego

Gr4 is in the gr4 today. It's a trp, Mitch.

10:14 am

hego

trap

10:14 am

Atalante

but they've now found she has a huge hernia behind her stoma *facepalm* so they want to operate on that!

10:14 am

AshleyNpeyton

are the clues up yet?

10:14 am

FMitch

Oh here I go off to the PB again :(

10:14 am

crosshair

(((FM)))

10:15 am

hego

I haven't seen any.

10:15 am

FMitch

no wonder I designed it as I spend so much time in there.

10:15 am

hego

I think you'll have company

10:15 am

FMitch

(((crossy)))!!!!!

10:15 am

Atalante

it's your Special Place

10:15 am

crosshair

crossy puts some fresh brewed costa rican coffee in the pb

10:16 am

hego

Is there a list anywhere Ata?

10:16 am

FMitch

mmmm smells good crossy

10:16 am

Aloyisius

Hi Babblers!

10:16 am

crosshair

howdy aloy;)

10:16 am

FMitch

If lickety hasn't put up a list then the next place to look is BabAnon.

10:17 am

hego

Hi,Aloy.

10:17 am

FMitch

Alo :) greetings.

10:17 am

AshleyNpeyton

i still see yesterdays clues, where is babanon

10:17 am

Aloyisius

hey there, crossy! FM!.. owe you an email, maybe today.. (-:

10:18 am

FMitch

Look right down at the bottom of this page under Friends of Babble

10:18 am

FMitch

Aloy no probs.

10:18 am

Atalante

don't know, hego, I don't tend to use the lists

10:18 am

AshleyNpeyton

thanks fm

10:19 am

periwinkle

hello all, snow here!!

10:19 am

periwinkle

hello all, snow here!!

10:19 am

FMitch

yw Ashley

10:19 am

Aloyisius

hi peri

10:19 am

FMitch

Hi peri!!! snow all around good to see you!

10:22 am

hurshy

hernia :(

10:22 am

FMitch

Oh floolbies I have to go - time for work :(

10:22 am

periwinkle

who has a hernia?

10:22 am

hurshy

ata's sister

10:22 am

Aloyisius

hi hurshy

10:23 am

periwinkle

bye for now, FM

10:23 am

Aloyisius

bye, FM.. happy working

10:23 am

periwinkle

sorry to hear that about your sister, Ata. she has been through an awful lot in her lifetime

10:24 am

periwinkle

how are you, hurshy, are you getting a lot of snow?

10:24 am

Atalante

my sister, as usual!

10:25 am

Aloyisius

Ata, my sister recently had hernia surgery; is your sister going to have it too?

10:25 am

hurshy

i don't know, i haven't looked outside, and i don't care about snow or anything today. blah.

10:26 am

Atalante

maybe .... the drs really don't like cutting her open, but they'll see whether it is necessary or not

10:27 am

SeaSpray

Hi everyone

10:27 am

periwinkle

down to 55 left sans any list and have all the 8's and more than 1/2 of the 7's

10:28 am

flosey

back again for a few more

10:28 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for fe6 please?

10:28 am

hurshy

colin fe6
or pet who steals your stuff

10:29 am

flosey

ty Hurshy

10:29 am

hurshy

or former princess now weight watchers spokeswoman change g to L

10:29 am

hurshy

or bird thing you put up so they will come hang out in your yard

10:29 am

flosey

got it, thanks

10:30 am

periwinkle

ty, hursh

10:30 am

Aloyisius

ty for that one, hurshy..

10:30 am

Soulgirl

where you put stuff to cool it down

10:31 am

dcseain

foot plus of white, and it's falling at 2-3 inches an hour.

10:31 am

flosey

ty Soul

10:31 am

CiociaJudy

keep it down there DC

10:32 am

SeaSpray

you must be sending it my way dc

10:32 am

Soulgirl

u welcome - struggling a bit myself today have 5 stitches in my head

10:32 am

Aloyisius

ouch! sorry for that, Soulgirl

10:32 am

flosey

ouch Soul, what did you do?

10:32 am

dcseain

Judy, it was in Apex, NC at noon yesterday. Richmond, VA at 16 yersterda, and it started here at 20 yesterday. It's moving NE

10:33 am

CiociaJudy

I know. Hearing about 12 to 16 here

10:33 am

dcseain

Yes, sea, i'm in Northern VA. :)

10:33 am

Soulgirl

passed out top of stairs for goodness only knows what resaon and tumbled top to bottom

10:33 am

hego

Hi again. for all who were interested there are stats on BabAnon. Hurshmeister had them.

10:33 am

CiociaJudy

Yikes Soul!!

10:33 am

Blue Mirrior

hi ppls

10:34 am

Aloyisius

scary, Soul!

10:34 am

flosey

hmmm, a few bruises too Soul, sorry to hear!

10:34 am

CiociaJudy

back to baking bbl stay warm and snow free if possible!

10:34 am

dcseain

ouch, soul, glad that that's all you needed.

10:34 am

dcseain

njoy, judy

10:34 am

Soulgirl

yes my bum is not a pretty sight at best of time but at least now its quite colourful!!

10:35 am

flosey

I just finished mine Judy, have fun, all that's left to do is the mincemeat pies which I do the day we eat them

10:35 am

Aloyisius

ttfn, Cj

10:35 am

flosey

need a clue for er6, any help please?

10:37 am

SeaSpray

looks like a blizzard here

10:38 am

hego

I'm so happy there's no a's today for a change. I'm all a'd out.

10:38 am

Aloyisius

sorry, don't have it yet flosey

10:38 am

flosey

ok, tks Aloy

10:38 am

hego

It's stopped here for now.

10:38 am

Soulgirl

gets pregnant easy

10:38 am

SeaSpray

more than the er5 flosey

10:40 am

hego

Lol, Soul

10:41 am

Soulgirl

have another 7 - wears ring on 3rd finger left hand (UK)

10:41 am

flosey

got it, thanks

10:42 am

dcseain

finally found the WA8s

10:42 am

Atalante

ty dc!

10:43 am

Soulgirl

wandred dc?

10:43 am

dcseain

and now i have an earworm :)

10:43 am

Soulgirl

wandered even?

10:43 am

Atalante

please don't put nice words like that in the chat, soul :)

10:43 am

dcseain

tsk, soul, we do not type words in the chat, please.

10:44 am

Soulgirl

sorry new to game only been on 3 times wont do again!!! oops!

10:44 am

dcseain

:)

10:45 am

Soulgirl

please forgive me:-(

10:45 am

hego

You're forgiven. no problem

10:45 am

dcseain

all good. now you know :)

10:45 am

flosey

not to worry Soul, we all made mistakes when we started here

10:45 am

dcseain

most of us do it accidentally from time to time.

10:46 am

dcseain

quite so, flosey

10:46 am

Aloyisius

np.. welcome to Babble, Soul. BTW, we all occasionally put words in the chat, that is why there is a PB.. (penalty box)

10:46 am

Soulgirl

Thank you all:)

10:46 am

dcseain

ooh, seasonal DR7

10:46 am

dcseain

and i made it out of clay :)

10:47 am

Soulgirl

I somtimes forget my cursor is in the chatbox and spot a word and type it in usually see it tho

10:47 am

flosey

plus an alternate spelling DC?

10:48 am

dcseain

not that i've found, though could be

10:49 am

flosey

must stop for breakfast, bbl

10:49 am

rururocks

omg.. I made it through the d's

10:49 am

dcseain

njoy, flosey

10:49 am

Soulgirl

put the french fries back in the pan

10:49 am

dcseain

wtg, ruru

10:51 am

hego

Good dr7 clue DC

10:51 am

hego

dile

10:52 am

hego

oops!

10:52 am

dcseain

yay! cat claws clipped :)

10:53 am

dcseain

re7 beans

10:54 am

hego

Got to go. bbl!

10:54 am

hego

refried

10:54 am

dcseain

hasta, hego

10:54 am

Aloyisius

bye for now, hego

10:55 am

dcseain

she re7 the vase, as it wasn't quite done.

10:56 am

dcseain

or5 window

10:57 am

Aloyisius

ty, dc, missed that or5

10:58 am

dcseain

ah, you have some architectural interest/knowledge then :) i think that's an obscure reference.

10:58 am

Aloyisius

have seen it before.. and it is a good Scrabble word (-:

10:59 am

dcseain

cool :)

11:01 am

dcseain

yorkshire te7

11:04 am

dcseain

They fe7 across the lake, the bridge not being open yet.

11:04 am

rururocks

anyone have the first fe 6/27?

11:05 am

dcseain

Former british princess who now is WW spokesperson, different middle cons

11:05 am

Aloyisius

ends with what G. Washington didn't tell, ruru

11:05 am

Soulgirl

have type of dog

11:06 am

rururocks

thank you

11:07 am

Soulgirl

also vermin that chases rabbits

11:09 am

rururocks

don't say that when scrabs is here

11:10 am

Soulgirl

oops:0

11:10 am

Aloyisius

anyone hear how Sebastian is doing?

11:11 am

Aloyisius

Scrabs was taking him to the vet yesterday..

11:11 am

dcseain

has virus, and she's been force-feeding him, and he's seems to be doing alright so far

11:11 am

Aloyisius

ok, ty for the update, dc

11:12 am

dcseain

ty for the weasel-like creature

11:14 am

Scrabbler

Hello all. Sebastian is better! He is more active, is eating some greens on his own, and is pooping. I just gave him his pill--he spit it out 3 times and then realized he may as well chew it because I wasn't giving up.

11:15 am

Atalante

YAY Sebastian!

11:15 am

Aloyisius

yay.. so glad to hear that, Scrabs!

11:15 am

dcseain

oh, wonderful news, scrabbs :)

11:15 am

Scrabbler

I am so relieved. He is my little angel!

11:15 am

Soulgirl

Sorry - assume Sebastian is a rabbit?

11:16 am

Scrabbler

Yep, my wee Netherland Dwarf. 2.9 lbs of love.

11:17 am

Scrabbler

And I have been doing housecleaning that has been ignored. I am using my new Shop-Vac, my Xmas present to myself. I love it!

11:17 am

Soulgirl

Oh Lovely I had one many years ago she was lovely too

11:17 am

dcseain

shop-vac is your friend

11:18 am

Scrabbler

LOL that a vacuum cleaner makes me so happy---not jewelry or fancy stuff for this chick!

11:18 am

Atalante

*sings the shop-vac song*

11:18 am

Scrabbler

There is a Shop-Vac song!

11:18 am

Aloyisius

ya gotta have the right tools to do a job right.. 3 cheers for shop vacs!

11:19 am

Soulgirl

anyone got the athmosphere of the scary house?

11:19 am

Scrabbler

I have lots of attachments to choose from. And it sucks really well!

11:19 am

Atalante

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gLmDya
U358

11:19 am

Scrabbler

ee5 and 6, Soul?

11:20 am

Aloyisius

gotta have good sucky uppy

11:20 am

Aloyisius

do the bunnies shed, Scrabs?

11:20 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, Aloy! I have bunny fur everywhere!

11:21 am

anike

Can anyone list the t's?

11:21 am

inge

cannot figure out the first ma 6/30. Please help me

11:21 am

Scrabbler

Hi anike & Inge

11:22 am

Soulgirl

sorry new to game scrabble what does ee5 and 6 mean please?

11:22 am

Scrabbler

ee5 = scary, spooky, ee6 = comparative form

11:22 am

anike

ma 6/30 male + ask a ***stion

11:23 am

inge

Scrab, that Christma light video was on our local news last night!!

11:23 am

anike

Hi scrabbler

11:23 am

Scrabbler

TY, Anike!

11:23 am

Scrabbler

Cool, Inge--it's amazing!

11:23 am

Aloyisius

hi anike... a list is in Babanon

11:23 am

Soulgirl

I am I still on?

11:23 am

inge

I need the ma 6/30 before that, the first one

11:24 am

Aloyisius

brb.. being paged

11:24 am

anike

That is the first one Inge

11:24 am

Soulgirl

sorry all I think I lost internet conn for a few mins

11:24 am

dcseain

All above-ground Metro service in the DC area is shutting down at 1 PM

11:25 am

Soulgirl

Thanks Scrabbler am understanding now!

11:25 am

Scrabbler

Funny video, Ata. So that is Jonathan Coulton. I have heard you mention him.

11:25 am

Scrabbler

How bad is the snowstorm, Seain?

11:25 am

inge

soulgirl: ee 5?10 means the word has five letters, and comes to 10 opoints,

11:25 am

Atalante

that is Jonathan Coulton indeed :) He's quite fab. I can imagine that you'd like a lot of his songs

11:26 am

Soulgirl

Hi Inge Have ma 6 to 24 pnts and ma7 to 36 pnts if any help

11:27 am

inge

I still am looking for help with the first ma 6/30, LePlease

11:27 am

Scrabbler

Seain, I just looked at the radar map for DC on www.weather.com---impressive!

11:27 am

Scrabbler

Is he from the UK, Ata?

11:27 am

Atalante

anike clued it, inge

11:27 am

Scrabbler

phantom = frodo

11:28 am

mswharton1970

inge ma6/30; mark with alternative spelling

11:28 am

Atalante

nope, America. He was a cubicle worker for SUn (?) Microsoft (?) and then thought sod this and left and started up a career as a singer

11:28 am

inge

I saw Anike clue for the second ma 6, I need the first one

11:28 am

Soulgirl

Hi Inge I have ma6 with 24 pts and ma7 with 36 pnts any help?

11:29 am

Rhondabe

Is everyone getting Fridays puzzle on Lickety or am I not doing something to get it?

11:29 am

anike

Inge, I clued the first ma 6 - male + ask a ***stion

11:29 am

Scrabbler

I will check out more of his songs, Ata. I love stories of people that say "Take this job and shove it..." and move on to success.

11:29 am

Brookie

Hi everyone. Rhonda, I'm also getting Friday's puzzle on Lickety.

11:30 am

Atalante

www.jonathancoulton.com/

11:30 am

mswharton1970

Inge - any luck?

11:30 am

Atalante

you can listen to most of the songs without paying. I recommend "I feel fantastic" - about the pharma industry.

11:31 am

inge

is there an ma 6 before the female horse?

11:31 am

mswharton1970

yes, that's the one anike clued for

11:31 am

anike

Yes Inge. The first ma4 is the horses hair

11:32 am

inge

Anike clued the ma 6 with the double letter tile, not this one'

11:33 am

inge

and the first ma 6 comes after the horses hair past tense

11:33 am

inge

and then comes an ma 6 that is not the theater sign

11:34 am

mswharton1970

yes, theatre sign with only one vowel at end

11:35 am

inge

does the BabAnon list have an error then?

11:36 am

inge

I have ma 4, 5, 6, 4, 6, 7 etc

11:37 am

anike

fireworks

11:37 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo Anike!

11:37 am

inge

Anike , what is your third ma word, the first ma 6, the second one is the theatre sign with one vowle

11:37 am

mswharton1970

well done anike

11:38 am

anike

I'd love to stay and help but it's nearly 2am and I have a busy day tomorrow so must dash. happy babbling - there is a list in babanon

11:39 am

anike

ma 5 /14 -

11:39 am

inge

Thanks anike for leaving me high and dry

11:39 am

mswharton1970

Inge, man+double letter tile+vowel

11:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Fun grid- I might come back later to finish the last 100!

11:39 am

inge

mannee

11:39 am

Scrabbler

Hi Kaplan!

11:39 am

anike

If you are stuck look at the list in babanon

11:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

For those who have been following, I'm supposed to be cleaning today. I emptied my desk Now I have to put it back.

11:41 am

anike

G'night all

11:41 am

Jen34

night, anike! :o)

11:41 am

inge

thanks msw, finally the correct clue

11:42 am

Jen34

anike gave the correct clue, too

11:43 am

Scrabbler

Kaplan, I am in cleaning mode too--enjoying my new Shop-Vac.

11:44 am

AshleyNpeyton

how long does it take lickety to get the clues up? i keep refreshing and nothing

11:48 am

Scrabbler

Lickety is probably out-of-town--list is not renewed when he is away.

11:48 am

Jen34

I think there's a list in Babbler's Anonymous (link below) -- hope that helps!

11:48 am

AshleyNpeyton

ok thanks

11:50 am

Scrabbler

99 left--off to do more vacuuming

11:51 am

Jen34

have fun!

11:53 am

Aloyisius

bye Scrabs.. enjoy!

11:55 am

sciencegeek

happy saturday!

11:56 am

nbjasmine

could someone say the 8

11:56 am

Aloyisius

hi sgeek.. same to you!

11:56 am

nbjasmine

could someone say the 8

sorry.

11:56 am

nbjasmine

could someone say the 8

11:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

Have to put my desk back together. 80 left

11:56 am

nbjasmine

s

11:58 am

nbjasmine

computer is really jammed. sorry for the repeats. i just want the 8's, i three

12:00 pm

periwinkle

the 8's: de, gr, qu x2, wa x2

12:00 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck in the re words, going to take a break

12:00 pm

Aloyisius

ttfn peri

12:01 pm

nbjasmine

thanks peri

12:06 pm

Soulgirl

Having probs with internet could be weather will come back later

12:07 pm

Soulgirl

Having probs with internet could be weather will come back later maybe

12:08 pm

Aloyisius

bye for now, Soulgirl

12:21 pm

Aloyisius

.. and off I go too.. nice gr4 today! byee

12:22 pm

Frances

man de

12:36 pm

dcseain

wow. 25 minutes to clear 18 inches of snow off both cars, move one car, and 1.5 inches fell while i was doing that. :/ getting tom to work tonight will be an adventure.

12:36 pm

dcseain

hasta soul, aloy

12:37 pm

dcseain

hi, frances, jasmine, peri

12:37 pm

sciencegeek

be careful dc!

12:37 pm

periwinkle

hi, dc

12:37 pm

periwinkle

lover your icon, Frances

12:37 pm

periwinkle

*love your icon, Frances*

12:38 pm

sciencegeek

eye con

12:39 pm

periwinkle

:)

12:39 pm

dcseain

we will try, science. Don't know if he'll drive, or if i'll shuttle him, but we'll get him there and back one way or another. :)

12:40 pm

Joanne123

peri flintstone where fred worked add ons

12:40 pm

Joanne123

qu8s

12:40 pm

periwinkle

????Joanne

12:40 pm

dcseain

Cogswell Cogs :) Good ole Mr Slate

12:41 pm

dcseain

Fred qu8 rock for Mr Slate

12:41 pm

dcseain

therfore fred was a qu8

12:41 pm

Joanne123

wa8 aimlessly around the park

12:41 pm

periwinkle

I had them already, Joanne, maybe somelse asked for them

12:41 pm

dcseain

did you wo5 while you wa5, joanne?

12:41 pm

Joanne123

gotta love the flintstones

12:41 pm

Joanne123

oh ok sorry

12:42 pm

periwinkle

np

12:42 pm

Joanne123

nope lol

12:42 pm

Joanne123

wouldn't they be 6's dc

12:42 pm

periwinkle

I am spoiled by babble expert, very tedious the old fashioned way

12:43 pm

Joanne123

dr's are ...grrrr

12:44 pm

dcseain

i was out in the snow, so gonna make me some rummed cocoa

12:44 pm

dcseain

ineed, joanne. i can count, really i can

12:44 pm

dcseain

bbs

12:45 pm

Joanne123

lol

12:45 pm

Joanne123

byeee

12:46 pm

Joanne123

hubby would hate me for saying"" i want snow too""

12:49 pm

dcseain

aw, no rum. So one part cherry whiskey and one part vanilla liquor to 6 parts half and half instead. it's warming :)

12:49 pm

periwinkle

sounds good, dc

12:49 pm

sciencegeek

peri - what is babble expert?

12:49 pm

Joanne123

nice

12:50 pm

periwinkle

never heard of cherry whiskey tho

12:50 pm

dcseain

joanne, may i ask where you live?

12:50 pm

Joanne123

canada

12:50 pm

periwinkle

it is waht you get when you e-mail lickety,science

12:50 pm

Joanne123

ontario

12:50 pm

dcseain

Union Phillips Cherry Whiskey and they have a Vanillia one too.

12:50 pm

dcseain

we LOVE the vanilla and like the cherry

12:50 pm

Atalante

vanilla liqueur? oooo!

12:50 pm

dcseain

it snows in ON

12:51 pm

periwinkle

abble expert, has babble, plus a two letter list and easy access to resources like more morewords, all on one page

12:51 pm

periwinkle

may have to try that, dc

12:51 pm

periwinkle

*babble expert, even

12:51 pm

sciencegeek

is there a link for it?

12:51 pm

dcseain

Navan Vanille Naturell de Madagascar de Cognacs de France, House of Grand Marnier Liqueur

12:52 pm

dcseain

oops Naturelle

12:52 pm

dcseain

email lickety from his page, science

12:52 pm

sciencegeek

hi ata!

12:52 pm

periwinkle

knew that Ata would perk up at Vanilla whiskey :)

12:52 pm

Atalante

*grin*

12:53 pm

Atalante

vanilla anything!

12:53 pm

dcseain

howdy, ata

12:53 pm

periwinkle

is it a liquer or a whiskey, dc?

12:53 pm

Joanne123

well haven't got much yet dc

12:53 pm

periwinkle

A good friend gave me a book: Bartender's pocket guid. more than 800 recipes in it!!

12:54 pm

periwinkle

lots of drinks I would like to try but alas have none of the ingredients :(

12:54 pm

Atalante

ooo fun!

12:54 pm

periwinkle

*guide* even

12:55 pm

dcseain

just split a vanilla bean into the milk mixture, after scraping seeds into it.

12:56 pm

Atalante

mmmmmmm

12:56 pm

dcseain

Navan is a liqueur. Union Phillips Vannilla Whiskey, though

12:56 pm

Atalante

I could put vanilla in everything

12:56 pm

dcseain

a pound of vanilla beans for $30 :)

12:57 pm

Atalante

bargain!

12:57 pm

dcseain

quite so. sadly, though on ship to US and CA

12:59 pm

Atalante

better than nothing!

1:00 pm

dcseain

same site offers good deals on saffron

1:00 pm

dcseain

i love how typos are valid words sometimes :)

1:00 pm

periwinkle

some of the drinks have really fun names. Here are some: Nymphomaniac, Italian pecker and Buttery Nipple :)

1:01 pm

periwinkle

what is the site, dc?

1:02 pm

dcseain

www.saffron.com. my bad 20$ vanilla US only

1:02 pm

periwinkle

will check it out, thanks, dc

1:03 pm

Atalante

drinks names are great

1:03 pm

periwinkle

aren't they, Ata?

1:07 pm

periwinkle

still 30 left, wish I had some cherry liquer or cherry whiskey

1:07 pm

periwinkle

bbs

1:13 pm

sammysmom

i have ei 4/5 and ei 5/12.. are there more??

1:14 pm

fuquayvarina

thanks, sammysmom, just what I needed!

1:14 pm

Bugsaw

they are the only 2 ei words I have so far

1:15 pm

Atalante

ditto

1:15 pm

fuquayvarina

I think that's all. I'm still missing one E, though.

1:17 pm

sammysmom

m4e too- i think it is an el- i have an el 5/12... there must be another el???

1:17 pm

buffgirl71

there are only 2 ei's

1:18 pm

Atalante

2 el5/12 so far

1:18 pm

buffgirl71

there are 2 el 5/12s

1:18 pm

fuquayvarina

I have two EL5

1:19 pm

sammysmom

still need the dr 6/24

1:20 pm

Atalante

one letter missing from the previous

1:22 pm

fuquayvarina

anyone know how many ED there are?

1:22 pm

Joanne123

6

1:22 pm

sammysmom

can someone clue the dr 6/24- i have monkeyed so much my monley is exhausted

1:22 pm

fuquayvarina

thanks. that's what I'm missing, then

1:22 pm

Joanne123

2/4 3/5 1/6

1:23 pm

buffgirl71

dr 6/24 is an alternate spelling of dr 7/36 - leave out a vowel toward the end

1:23 pm

sammysmom

6 e d's

1:23 pm

Jayk

afternoon all--are we the only place without snow? 3 to go and i need a clue pls for the last li 5/10, the last fe6 27 and something else i can't locate right now

1:23 pm

Joanne123

dr mix up no water and add a stick letter

1:25 pm

buffgirl71

fe 6/27 - there are two. One is a small furry animal many time kept as pets; the other just changes the last consonant. Sorry - don't have li 5/10

1:25 pm

Bugsaw

what clue is that for Joanne?

1:25 pm

Joanne123

dr6/24

1:25 pm

Bugsaw

ferret

1:25 pm

Joanne123

sorry have that

1:25 pm

Bugsaw

PB for me.... sorry as I slink off

1:25 pm

Joanne123

lol

1:26 pm

Joanne123

christmas pass

1:26 pm

sciencegeek

spin the dr 7/36 at Hannukah

1:26 pm

dcseain

fe6s creep me out

1:26 pm

Bugsaw

even worse Joanne --- so did I! :)

1:26 pm

Joanne123

haha me too

1:26 pm

buffgirl71

Me three!

1:28 pm

sammysmom

the one after that sci- there are two that are similar- .. i have one and cant get the other

1:28 pm

sciencegeek

i have not listed yet so i am no help

1:28 pm

bubba218

dr6 is to dig up , such as dr6 the sand at the harbor

1:29 pm

sciencegeek

go that

1:29 pm

sciencegeek

got

1:29 pm

buffgirl71

Sammys - eliminate the last vowel

1:29 pm

Jayk

i have the one that creeps out dc and i swear i have tried every other single consonant!

1:29 pm

Joanne123

i can't stop fi....ing as i want to finish this game

1:30 pm

Joanne123

182 here

1:30 pm

sciencegeek

bbl

1:31 pm

Ellen Jean

A hint for the ro7 for 40 please

1:32 pm

Jayk

no fe joy for me--how about the middle ne 6/21?

1:33 pm

Ellen Jean

Look in a haystack.

1:33 pm

dcseain

one who ne4, i think, jayk

1:33 pm

bubba218

ne + **ad the book + not ego

1:34 pm

fuquayvarina

fe 6/27: fe+ cons + a falsehood

1:34 pm

joansiebone

it is the worm babblet ne6/21

1:34 pm

Jayk

Thx Bubba!! do you have the last li 5/10?

1:34 pm

Scrabbler

I am back--only 3 rooms remain to be vacuumed with my new Shop-Vac.

1:34 pm

Joanne123

ro bad food and ampi... a thing for guitars

1:35 pm

Joanne123

mixed up sorry

1:35 pm

Ellen Jean

rotier

1:35 pm

Scrabbler

Seain--how is the storm?

1:35 pm

Joanne123

ro bad food and fi4 mixed up

1:35 pm

Jayk

and thx Joansie too!!

1:35 pm

bubba218

sorry, I just started 20 minutes ago, only about 1/2 way done

1:36 pm

dcseain

20 inches and still falling at 2-3 inches/hr

1:36 pm

fuquayvarina

is the LI5 after the metric liquid measure?

1:36 pm

Joanne123

fi4 great balls of ....

1:36 pm

Scrabbler

Whoo hoo, Seain! I wish we were getting it!

1:36 pm

dcseain

i cleared cars once, moved the cr-v, and getting Tom to work will be fun

1:36 pm

Jayk

yes fuqua--i think so

1:37 pm

dcseain

we get a storm like this once every 10 years, and usually in Jan or Feb. This is unknown in December in the last 100 years.

1:37 pm

Joanne123

me too scrabs

1:37 pm

JBV

hi, back again after my off-off-broadway debut - 20 inches of snow? that is a big headache - he seain

1:37 pm

Joanne123

hi jbv

1:37 pm

JBV

when the Chinese version of the Tonys are announced, watch out!

1:38 pm

JBV

(for those who were not here earlier - I had to get up on stage and sing Twinkle Twinkle LIttle Star in Chinese with my class - it was hilarious!)

1:38 pm

JBV

and that was *hi* seain

1:38 pm

Scrabbler

Hi JBV--are you getting snow yet?

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

I MUST see the video, JBV--is it on you tube yet?

1:39 pm

JBV

hi scabbler - it's a dusting right now, just flurries so far

1:39 pm

JBV

I can't believe how people are carrying on - you would think that a snowfall is the end of civilization as we know it

1:40 pm

dcseain

hi, jbv

1:40 pm

EspritdJean

trinkle trinkle rittle stah

1:40 pm

dcseain

just added chocolate. cocoa still warming :)

1:40 pm

Atalante

tis in the UK :P

1:41 pm

dcseain

JBV, here we get a storm like this once in 5-10 years. More that two feet once in 20 or so

1:41 pm

JBV

in case you'd like to hear a child's version, this is what we used to study:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1jdMf
ApVig

1:42 pm

JBV

seain, I lived in dc (arlington) for about 8 years, I remember some BIG snowfalls around 1978, 1979 , around there

1:42 pm

sciencegeek

is there a list today?

1:42 pm

dcseain

that was Beijing dialect.

1:43 pm

dcseain

there is in BabAnon, science

1:43 pm

hego

Hi all. There is a list on BabAnon.

1:43 pm

Jayk

my kingdom--such as it is--for that non-creepy animal fe 6!!!

1:43 pm

Joanne123

no :(

1:43 pm

sciencegeek

ty i will look

1:43 pm

dcseain

land-o-lakes is rolling out a pound of half-sticks of butter nation-wide

1:43 pm

buffgirl71

Just change the last letter, Jayk

1:43 pm

joansiebone

just change the last letter Jayk

1:43 pm

hego

Hurshmeister has one posted :-)

1:44 pm

JBV

what did you notice about the dialect, seain, we are studying mandarin - is it different?

1:44 pm

Jayk

i've changed the last letter over and over

1:44 pm

Scrabbler

Funny, Jean!

1:44 pm

hego

Hi Scrabs!

1:45 pm

joansiebone

from the first 1/2 of the aplhabet

1:45 pm

sciencegeek

dc - what about the butter?

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

Seain, the radar map is incredible! You look like we did 8 + 9 days ago

1:45 pm

sciencegeek

Scrabs how is the bunny?

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Hego

1:45 pm

buffgirl71

fe 6/27: to put something off de*** + your cousins are your ***atives

1:45 pm

Jayk

ferrei

1:45 pm

Jayk

oops sorry

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

Bunny is better! More active, increased appetite, pooping..I am relieved.

1:45 pm

Jacula

Jayk - go up and to the right with the double consonant in the middle. You'll find the word then.

1:45 pm

joansiebone

you are getting closer! J

1:46 pm

sciencegeek

jayk it sounds like a wild animal feral

1:46 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/yabqdlx
about the butter :)

1:46 pm

hego

Oh, Sebastian. Did he go to the doc, Scrabs?

1:46 pm

Jacula

Quick Hello. Can't stop as dinner's almost ready.

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

Actor Will, Fe, without double end

1:46 pm

Soodlebum

Hello everybody :)

1:47 pm

dcseain

hi, jac, soodle, scrabbs, joansie

1:47 pm

hego

Hi Jacq and Soodle

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

pooping is always a good thing! lol

1:47 pm

Jayk

You are brilliant! thanks so much!! FW

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

I took Sebastian to the vet yesterday--he got fluids subcutaneously and is on antibiotic for respiratory infection--Pasteurella--that bunnies are at risk for
'

1:47 pm

Soodlebum

DC, is Tom back to work?

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

SG, bunnies are poop machines and if they stop pooping--> serious!

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Sooldebum

1:48 pm

hego

Scrabs I'm glad to hear that.

1:48 pm

hego

Jacq, NICE toes!!!

1:48 pm

Soodlebum

Scrabs, I am obviously behind the times. Sebastian is a sick bunny, right?

1:49 pm

hego

dred

1:49 pm

hego

dred

1:49 pm

sciencegeek

jacq - recipe for crossy sounds yummy!

1:49 pm

hego

Oops tremor. Sorry. LOL

1:50 pm

bmb444

im the best

1:50 pm

dcseain

it don't take dreds. Orange

1:50 pm

bmb444

quiet children

1:50 pm

Soodlebum

dred-lock!

1:50 pm

dcseain

dreds

1:50 pm

Good Enough

Afternoon all!

1:51 pm

Scrabbler

Hi GE

1:51 pm

dcseain

"I"m going to dred my hair"

1:51 pm

dcseain

howdy, GE

1:51 pm

hego

I invented a word. ;-)

1:52 pm

hego

Hi GE

1:52 pm

Scrabbler

Seain, are the roads still open in DC?

1:52 pm

dcseain

hah! as if, scrabbs

1:53 pm

dcseain

they're barely keeping the highways/snow emergency routes cleared

1:53 pm

dcseain

region-wide that is

1:53 pm

dcseain

colleges and churches are closed. exams rescheduled

1:54 pm

dcseain

likely schools closed monday with.. it's not liberal leave anymore.. for fed workers

1:55 pm

MPittore

afternoon all

1:55 pm

Scrabbler

Hi MP

1:55 pm

Soodlebum

Hello MP

1:55 pm

MPittore

brrrr...cold and snowy...looking for a caribe cruise!

1:56 pm

Good Enough

Didn't we have enough of this "ier" stuff yesterday?

1:56 pm

MPittore

ty GE good hint

1:56 pm

hego

agreed GE

1:58 pm

dcseain

MP, we're at 20 inches in Reston. how much over by you?

1:58 pm

hego

dreer

1:58 pm

Pinikula

morning/afternoon all...

1:58 pm

Pinikula

(wish we had snow here)

1:59 pm

hego

I'm regressing badly now!

1:59 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Pini

1:59 pm

hego

Hi Pni

1:59 pm

inge

Fireoworks at last, Last word was the French brother

1:59 pm

Pinikula

hi scrabs ;)

1:59 pm

dcseain

it's overated in this quantity, pini. hi

1:59 pm

Pinikula

wtg inge :)

1:59 pm

Scrabbler

It's not a word, Hego, so no worry

1:59 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Inge.

1:59 pm

Pinikula

that much, dc?

1:59 pm

dcseain

congrats, Inge!

1:59 pm

Good Enough

hego, is it a penalty if its not really a word?

2:00 pm

Pinikula

May I have a clue for anything from the 4th column lower R? (looking for NBT)

2:00 pm

hego

No

2:00 pm

Soodlebum

Whoo-hoo Inge!

2:00 pm

MPittore

my hubby claims over 12 but I am not sure he has the yard stick in a good spot...he is a pessimist and I am an opptomist....I think we have more like 15 at least! LOL

2:00 pm

hego

It's just dumb, GE

2:01 pm

Pinikula

...and perhaps an 8 for NBS?

2:01 pm

inge

ro 4: decay + cons

2:01 pm

Pinikula

thx inge!

2:01 pm

inge

ro 4: decay + vowel

2:01 pm

Pinikula

that makes NBT! :)

2:02 pm

dcseain

that car went down street at speed it's gonna spin out.

2:02 pm

inge

ro 7: ro 4 + ***orcious animals in the jungle

2:03 pm

dcseain

4-wheel or all-wheel drive does not mean cannot slide or spin

2:03 pm

Pinikula

awesome, inge! that R is gone! :)

2:03 pm

Pinikula

So true, dc!

2:04 pm

inge

dcsean: did your gathering during Thanksigivning break ever take place?

2:05 pm

hego

Great clues. Tx Inge

2:05 pm

inge

yw

2:07 pm

Soodlebum

I posted this last night as a Christmas present for my Babble friends. In case anybody missed it here it is again - Enjoy!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
y4S-AnPb2Tg

2:11 pm

Sally-catlover

Oh! That's like the John Julius Norwich one, Soodle. Very funny.

2:12 pm

Soodlebum

Sally, apparently the qu5/16 has declared that to be her favorite Christmas song!!

2:12 pm

Jen34

howdy -- back after giving a couple of voice lessons this morning -- now i can settle down to babble! :o)

2:13 pm

Sally-catlover

She has? Wonder if she sang it on the train the other day :-)

2:14 pm

Scrabbler

Silly video, Soodle!

2:14 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Jen

2:15 pm

Jen34

hey scrabbler -- how's your day going?

2:15 pm

hego

Loved the video. Tx Soodle and Merry Christmas. No gifts please! ;-)

2:15 pm

Scrabbler

I am ready to go for a hike to the park....but, "just 1 more word"...

2:16 pm

Jen34

:o)

2:16 pm

hego

Funny Scrabs

2:16 pm

Atalante

how's Sebastian, Scrabs?

2:16 pm

Jen34

*must stop typing "raquet" -- not really there*

2:16 pm

Scrabbler

Better! More active, appetite is improving

2:17 pm

Scrabbler

I tr5 it too, Jen

2:17 pm

Jen34

-- and, not really a word

2:17 pm

Atalante

oh wonderful :D

2:17 pm

Atalante

please could you put a "rogues gallery" up on FB of all your rabbits so we can see them?

2:18 pm

inge

soodleboom, I loved it, thanks

2:18 pm

Scrabbler

I will work on that, Ata, then you will know who my kids are.

2:18 pm

Atalante

thank you! that would be so lovely to see!

2:18 pm

Scrabbler

OK, 76 to go. Time for a hike. BBL

2:19 pm

Jen34

have fun!

2:19 pm

Joanne123

enjoy scrabs

2:19 pm

dcseain

heee. someone compared the no-pants subway ride day to the high-heel race, except that it wasn't drag queens :D

2:19 pm

dcseain

njoy, scrabbs

2:19 pm

dcseain

soodle, that was lovely, thank you

2:20 pm

Joanne123

209 and moving at snails pace

2:20 pm

Jen34

you're 100 words ahead of me :o)

2:21 pm

dcseain

i'm only at 135

2:22 pm

Joanne123

what a brat i am then

2:22 pm

phandmd

hello! We have about 17 inches of snow and it's still coming down here in New Market Maryland!

2:23 pm

dcseain

we're at 20 here in Reston, Phan

2:23 pm

Jen34

not at all -- just envying your progress

2:23 pm

Joanne123

i want some phan and hi

2:23 pm

dcseain

welcome to the gr4

2:23 pm

dcseain

oh, Phan, meet-up in Baltimore post-tax day, date and venue still TBD

2:23 pm

Judi

Afternoon, all! When the going gets snowy, the tough bake Christmast cookies (and Babble).

2:24 pm

phandmd

do we not have Lickety's clues today?

2:24 pm

Joanne123

no

2:24 pm

dcseain

right. but list in babAnon

2:24 pm

phandmd

ok thanks

2:24 pm

phandmd

do you mean 4/16, DC Seain

2:24 pm

Jen34

*waits anxiously for a Christmas cookie sample*

2:25 pm

sciencegeek

missing three g's can anyone help?

2:25 pm

Judi

Haven't baked them yet. Oven pre-heating. I should go get to it.

2:26 pm

dcseain

i'm short 3 also, science

2:26 pm

Joanne123

ge4/5 gr4x2 gr5x5 gr8

2:26 pm

Atalante

me too

2:26 pm

dcseain

phan, no date selected yet :) a saturday after tax day, but not alter than 2nd week of may.

2:27 pm

Joanne123

sorry gr4x3

2:27 pm

dcseain

ty for gr8

2:27 pm

Joanne123

yvw

2:28 pm

Joanne123

anymore help with those??

2:29 pm

Joanne123

gr5 a color gr5 and friendly hello gr5 money hungry and gr8 and more of that

2:29 pm

Joanne123

ge5 like male minus the d and mix the end up

2:30 pm

Joanne123

g and going out for a bike r...

2:30 pm

Joanne123

ohhh good gr5 am i talking too much?

2:31 pm

Joanne123

i might ag... with myself i am

2:32 pm

sciencegeek

need two g's dont understand the male clue

2:32 pm

Joanne123

the male ge.... minus the d and switch last 2 letters

2:32 pm

hego

Good clueing Jo!

2:33 pm

Joanne123

ty cause i really do suck at it lol

2:33 pm

inge

is this snow storm both in Europe and in the US amessage from God, that Global warning cannot be soveld with money???

2:33 pm

sciencegeek

no not at all very helpful!

2:34 pm

Mary

Hi all, with 42 to go, I tried unsuccessfully to get into Babbler Anonymous, puts me into Yuko and cannot open today's list.
Any help?

2:34 pm

Joanne123

oh well i tr5

2:34 pm

sciencegeek

good job, joanne

2:34 pm

Joanne123

ty sg

2:35 pm

MPittore

jo great clues but I can't get the male one can you expand any

2:35 pm

inge

we had trouble getting into it this morning. We fiddled around a while and it poppled up

2:35 pm

BabbleRabble

try this, Mary: http://tinyurl.com/ydkzag4

2:35 pm

sciencegeek

there is a small dog in the grid

2:35 pm

sciencegeek

ooops pb for me

2:35 pm

Jen34

hey, all! Posted the list in my profile, if that helps.

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

Hey BR!

2:36 pm

BabbleRabble

Hello

2:36 pm

dcseain

MP: male, and stand in line mostly

2:36 pm

dcseain

hi, BR

2:36 pm

Joanne123

g and er4 the bird mix it up

2:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't get today's lickety

2:37 pm

dcseain

oooh, the snow slowed a tad

2:37 pm

dcseain

no lickety today, kaplan. list in BabAnon

2:37 pm

Joanne123

none kap

2:37 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:-)

2:37 pm

Joanne123

wtg jac

2:37 pm

Jen34

woot Jac!

2:37 pm

dcseain

Congrats, jac

2:38 pm

Atalante

yay Jac!

2:38 pm

Jacula

Thanks. I'd better go and feed the g/pigs now. Happy Babblinf.

2:38 pm

stidmama

YAY Jacula!

2:38 pm

stidmama

hello all

2:38 pm

Jacula

BabblinG*

2:38 pm

dcseain

have fun, jac

2:38 pm

stidmama

Jac, I got a lovely card from you! THANKS!

2:38 pm

dcseain

hi, stid

2:38 pm

hego

Hey, hi Kap and Stid

2:38 pm

stidmama

how's the game todya?

2:38 pm

Jacula

Gave you all a fr4 fe4 word there. ;-)

2:39 pm

stidmama

*looking for fe 4* thanks again! ((hugs)) see you later

2:39 pm

Jacula

Stid - Glad you got it in time for Christmas.x

2:39 pm

Mary

Babble, list doesn't work. It states "Not Available"

2:40 pm

jillibus

jac -- yours arrived and I sent you one but to Buckingham instead of Birmingham, duh -- hope the postal code gets it to you!

2:40 pm

stidmama

yes Mary, I just saw that!

2:40 pm

stidmama

*grin* but of course Jacula lives in Buckingham! she runs the place, right?

2:40 pm

Jen34

i posted the list in my profile, if needed.

2:40 pm

stidmama

thanks Jen

2:40 pm

Soodlebum

Can someone guide me thru the TinyUrl thing? How do I access a site that has been 'Tinied'?

2:40 pm

stidmama

hey soodles!

2:41 pm

BabbleRabble

Just tried it and it works for me

2:41 pm

dcseain

paste url in browser and you should be good, soodle

2:41 pm

Jen34

np :o)

2:41 pm

Soodlebum

Greetings from a Frozzling cold Ireland, Stid!!

2:41 pm

Joanne123

omg re5 is to color again

2:41 pm

stidmama

yes, you and seain... and all our east coast babblers, methinks! cold along the atlantic coasts this weekend

2:42 pm

Joanne123

re5 to re check newspaper headlines

2:43 pm

Soodlebum

No matter what I do, I cant seem to access the tinies! No matter.

2:43 pm

Jen34

phone, bbl :o)

2:43 pm

stidmama

other than that, soodles, are things well in your neck of the woods? I am sitting here, hoping the younger stidkid will be allowed to play in the concerts today (he missed the dress rehearsal because we didn't know when it was supposed to be

2:43 pm

stidmama

ah, here's Tom. He'll let us know what's up.

2:43 pm

dcseain

may he be allowed to perform, stid

2:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

so what do you have to do? Print out the stats from BabAnon?

2:44 pm

Soodlebum

Things grand here! But, I am confused - the whole Copenhagen gig is supposed to stop Global Warming, right? So why the heck are we all freezing to death????

2:44 pm

dcseain

kaplan, i copy them into a spreadsheet so i can check off what i've got

2:44 pm

Mary

Jen34, you are an angel, thank you

2:44 pm

stidmama

Tom says "yes" he can perform!

2:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oy.

2:44 pm

dcseain

hooray!

2:45 pm

Joanne123

i just save and check

2:45 pm

stidmama

rofl soodles! a brief taste of what it would be like if they are right about climate change and wrong about the direction?

2:45 pm

hego

Oy Vay!!!

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

defiler

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sorry

2:45 pm

Soodlebum

Yay!!! Stidkid - "Break a leg!!!" (not literally, you understand....)

2:45 pm

stidmama

thanks kaplan!

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

PB for me

2:45 pm

Joanne123

lol

2:46 pm

Soodlebum

C'mon, Kap - more, please....

2:46 pm

stidmama

*mama look at soodles* this is the child who broke the same arm in nearly the same place twice in 9 months a couple years ago...

2:46 pm

sciencegeek

Kaplan I have Christmas cookies in the PB!

2:47 pm

stidmama

*looks at GRID* and runs to PB to enjoy cookies

2:47 pm

Soodlebum

OMG. I was just using the dramatic turn of phrase, - As I said - not meant to be taken literally. {Soodle taking a large stick and beating herself}

2:47 pm

hego

I should put some of mine in there too SG.

2:48 pm

hego

No beating on my friend Soodle!

2:48 pm

stidmama

*hopes it is a peppermint stick soodles is using* it's okay really, just this is the one I worry about doing some darn fool thing when he is climbing structures or doing taekwondo

2:50 pm

JBV

hi again - hi stid - are you enjoying your holiday? no homework, I hope

2:51 pm

Soodlebum

Soodle far too fond of herself to inflict damage!! Yes it is a large peppermint stick (known here as a Peggy's Leg, for some obscure reason). But genuinely not meaning any bad karma on Stid-Kid, and wallowing in Hego's vote of confidence!!

2:51 pm

JBV

i'm popping in and out of this grid - i've got presents half-wrapped, tree half-trimmed, etc., and somewhere in here I must think about what to make for dinner

2:51 pm

JBV

i'm popping in and out of this grid - i've got presents half-wrapped, tree half-trimmed, etc., and somewhere in here I must think about what to make for dinner

2:51 pm

stidmama

hye JBV! no homework accomplished so far... did give a WONDERFULLY successful creative writing lesson to a friend's group of 6th graders on Wednesday, though!

2:52 pm

stidmama

dinner? eat? *munching on stale noodles and spaghetti sauce*

2:52 pm

JBV

oh, exciting! congratulations, stid - did the kids enjoy it? I'm sure you were brilliant!

2:53 pm

stidmama

okay, need to head out soon. (((hugs all))) I will post the details on my blog later (not going to the first concert, will sit in a coffee shop and blog instead)

2:53 pm

Vicuna

Hello, all.

2:53 pm

Vicuna

Yay stid, I knew the lesson would be great.

2:53 pm

stidmama

and yes, the kids enjoyed it! :-D

2:53 pm

Atalante

Vi!!!!!!!!

2:53 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Vic

2:53 pm

hego

Hi Vicuna

2:53 pm

stidmama

(((hugs vi on way out))) see you-all soon! *poof*

2:53 pm

Vicuna

Hey, Ataaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

2:54 pm

kwakerbkul

Hi Vi!

2:54 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Ata - Have you been lurking?

2:54 pm

Vicuna

kwakerbkul! How are you doing? Didn't expect to see you with an eye on the chat!

2:55 pm

Atalante

peoples are tricksy

2:55 pm

kwakerbkul

Well, I'm waiting for the snow to fall...

2:55 pm

Atalante

lurking and chatting on adn off :)

2:55 pm

hego

er6,21 pls

2:55 pm

kwakerbkul

and I miss you...

2:56 pm

Vicuna

Yeah! Miss you, too.

2:56 pm

Atalante

how are you and the ToG?

2:56 pm

buffgirl71

er 6/21 - what you do on Saturdays running around in your car to accomplish things

2:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

This has such cool words but I dont know how to set up a grid alongside to see how I'm doing

2:56 pm

kwakerbkul

I haven't missed Babble, however - I'm a confirmed addict, thanks to you!

2:57 pm

Vicuna

ToG-boy just missed 2 days of school, but it was strep throat (again) so the antibiotics kicked in and he's right as rain again.

2:57 pm

kwakerbkul

errand

2:57 pm

kwakerbkul

Oh no!!!!

2:57 pm

Vicuna

Ha ha, I'm a Babble pusher!

2:57 pm

Vicuna

Oh no, kwaker to the penalty box!

2:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you, though

2:57 pm

kwakerbkul

See what I told you about chatting! PB for me!

2:58 pm

Atalante

poor ToG(male)!

2:58 pm

hego

Tx buff. Should have seen that.

2:58 pm

Vicuna

Indeed, loose lips (er, fingers) sink ships.

2:58 pm

hego

errand

2:58 pm

kwakerbkul

Was that to make me feel good, hego?

2:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Another errand?

2:58 pm

Vicuna

HEGO! For shame!

2:59 pm

hego

i also should move cursor before typing!!!

2:59 pm

Vicuna

Kaplan! Aaargh! *swatting angrily like King Kong with biplanes*

2:59 pm

Good Enough

Yes we all have er****s to do but we're babbling instead!!

2:59 pm

hego

It's okay Kap and I will go together. ;-)

2:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Er**** was already outed.

3:00 pm

hego

Still counts

3:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I wonder which word-game geek is ne*****?

3:00 pm

Vicuna

And how are the kwaker kids?

3:00 pm

kwakerbkul

So Vi, I am trying to lure Lorraine into the babble web, now that she might need things to occupy her time.

3:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It does? Sorry. I er---er, made a mistake

3:01 pm

Vicuna

Hmm... that's an idea. *rubbing hands together in evil anticipatory glee*

3:01 pm

kwakerbkul

The kwakerkids are awesome! Miranda is loving Walnut Hill and Zoe is having her best year ever in fifth grade.

3:02 pm

kwakerbkul

How about your lovely wunderkinds?

3:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

How are you all doing the clues from Babanon? I just got the hang of one routine, and dang it, I have to learn another

3:02 pm

Vicuna

That's great!

3:03 pm

hego

One must be flexible Kap

3:03 pm

kwakerbkul

You will appreciate this: Zoe is our craftsmistress - she knits and creates gimp items constantly.

3:03 pm

Vicuna

They're good, thanks. Played in a couple of recitals, reading up a storm, excited about Christmas... All that good stuff.

3:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

People with OCd are not flexible

3:03 pm

hego

Kap, I printed them out

3:04 pm

hego

Also OCD

3:04 pm

Vicuna

Oh, excellent. Every family needs a craftmaster or mistress.

3:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, all right.

3:04 pm

kwakerbkul

Is that one of your woodcuts, Vi? It's beautiful and so appropriate for what's coming!

3:04 pm

Atalante

Vi is soooooooo brilliant

3:05 pm

Vicuna

It is one of mine, but... What's coming? Rising sea level from global climate change?

3:05 pm

kwakerbkul

OOps, I just saw it up close and personal -- I thought it was snow, but it looks more appropriate for a vacation in the Carribean!

3:05 pm

Vicuna

*blushing* Awww, thanks, Ata. Us brilliant folks have to stick together. =D

3:05 pm

periwinkle

Vi, your wood cut is lovely.

3:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Lot of artists on here?

3:06 pm

Atalante

Babblartists :D

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

Vi - that recipe sounds delicious!

3:06 pm

Vicuna

lol, kwakerbk!

3:06 pm

periwinkle

also, Vi, the Truffle Pie recipe looks delish

3:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No really, are there?

3:06 pm

kwakerbkul

You are so right, Ata! Vi is brilliant, and bold and beautiful as well!

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

there are a kew, kaplan

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

few

3:06 pm

Vicuna

Thanks, peri.
It is indeed, sciencegeek!

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

not kew

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

I may have to try it so I shall copy it now!

3:07 pm

kwakerbkul

The kids just came in. I'm off. By all!

3:07 pm

Vicuna

There are actually lots of artists on Babble, Kaplan.

3:07 pm

Atalante

Vi is number 1 :D

3:07 pm

Vicuna

Say hello to them for me, kwakerbk. Thanks for saying hi!

3:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

That's what I was wondering- I am one too, at least when I can. Is it something OCD related?

3:07 pm

Vicuna

And let me know when you've got Lorraine ensnared!

3:08 pm

MPittore

Kaplan, several artists

3:08 pm

sciencegeek

done

3:08 pm

periwinkle

I recently lured one of my cousins to Babble :)

3:08 pm

sciencegeek

copying the recipe that is - certainly not done with this gr4!

3:09 pm

sciencegeek

probably so, Kaplan...I design jewlery and think I am very OCD!

3:09 pm

Vicuna

Well, I'm not very OCD at all, Kaplan, but we do have a variety... I do mostly block prints, Ata does a lot of watercolor, we have several quilters and fiber artists, lots of jewelry-makers, and crowds of knitters!

3:09 pm

MPittore

I think it's more that creative people tend to be hyperstimulated in many areas

3:09 pm

sciencegeek

I am and have been for the past 24 hours - trying to organize my studio...what a joke...

3:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I agree.

3:09 pm

sciencegeek

agreed mpitt

3:09 pm

Atalante

Ata tries to do watercolour :P

3:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I paint, mostly.

3:10 pm

Vicuna

Cool. you need to get some of your work up as icons so we can all see!

3:10 pm

sciencegeek

Mpittmore - you live in Silver Spring - do you know about ArtSpring Gallery? My friend is a co-owner!

3:10 pm

Joanne123

ti7/32 more sleepy

3:10 pm

Vicuna

Ata does GORGEOUS watercolors, and colored pencils, and pencil sketeches...

3:10 pm

sciencegeek

Her name is Linda Blackbourn

3:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My studio is a disaster right now because I was trying to clean up the house for my very organized daughter- so I dumped everything into my studio

3:11 pm

Atalante

lucky you having a studio!

3:11 pm

sciencegeek

ty joanne

3:11 pm

Vicuna

... specializing in knotwork, fantasy themes, forays into fractals...

3:11 pm

sciencegeek

I have to share my space with the DH

3:11 pm

Vicuna

... and tattoo design.

3:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Well, it's a room in the house that I took over as an office- but I should probably clean it up and rent it out

3:11 pm

periwinkle

wish I had a studio. I have made silver jewelry, pottery, and also worked with polymer clay

3:11 pm

Atalante

Vi? If you could order up a new Celtic-y book, what sort of things would you want to see in it?

3:12 pm

sciencegeek

Mine is always somewhat of a disaster - i cannot work if it is too clean

3:12 pm

Vicuna

And probably dabbling in a lot of other stuff, like the rest of us, too! lol

3:12 pm

MPittore

I have dabbled in lots of artistic venues...love almost all that I've tried from throwing pottery, painting, garden design, home design, many needle crafts, I think it's because I am so ADD!!!

3:12 pm

Atalante

(and everyone else!)

3:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My DH encroaches on the space all over the house

3:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

This is a losing battle

3:12 pm

sciencegeek

MPittore - again do you know Art Spring Gallery in Silver Spring???

3:13 pm

dcseain

it's a nice one, Science, i've been there

3:13 pm

sciencegeek

I have become more ADD since meanopause

3:13 pm

MPittore

sorry science...got caught up in my chat no I don't know of it

3:13 pm

sciencegeek

Hey DC - do you know Linda Blackbourn? She is a dear friend and co owns the gallery

3:13 pm

Vicuna

Well, is this a Celtic-y art book we're talking about? Like historical stuff, how to, modern stuff with a Celtic theme?

3:13 pm

dcseain

They're converting the old Workhouses at the Lorton Reformatory into a Torpedo Factory type thing. :)

3:13 pm

sciencegeek

I have a few things in there

3:14 pm

dcseain

I'm sure i've met her, but i'm not certain, science.

3:14 pm

MPittore

oh science was that a freudian slip of tongue..."meano" LOL

3:14 pm

sciencegeek

It is very cool - I may be up there later this year and would love to see it firsthand instead of photos. They have music on the weekends

3:14 pm

Atalante

well anything ... I've been asked to put together a book proposal for a book of my Celtic work. ANd I need to find a purpose for it / theme / something!

3:14 pm

sciencegeek

It was intentional MPitt!

3:15 pm

sciencegeek

Ata how cool!

3:15 pm

Vicuna

Ahhh, very cool. A theme, hmmm? The Brilliant Celtic-y Work of Atalante Herself doesn't count as enough of a theme?

3:15 pm

sciencegeek

Of course you can see i am add since i am here on the chog and not cleaning the fing studio!

3:15 pm

MPittore

I liked the torpedo factory they have something along those lines at the Montpelier Mansion in laurel and also at Glen Echo

3:16 pm

Atalante

lol no :P

3:16 pm

sciencegeek

I am so happy that I have plastic pegboard to put all this stuff on....looks better now

3:16 pm

Atalante

I was thinking about a Bestiary, but then wondered what other people would want to see

3:17 pm

Joanne123

omg finally done

3:17 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, yeah, yeah, a bestiary is good. You could do a medieval-style one with anecdotes and significance of each of the animals.

3:17 pm

Joanne123

would anyone like my crappy clues??

3:17 pm

Atalante

that's what I was thinking

3:18 pm

Atalante

but wondered if everyone's seen that 10 times before

3:18 pm

Vicuna

And I have been working on completing an animal alphabet, to which end I have recently done prints of a xenops and a yapok! lol

3:18 pm

MPittore

science I liked it...I have never done any of my artistic projects for anyone other than myself except for family and close friends...my mother has sold some of hers though

3:18 pm

MPittore

joanne your clues are not crappy at all

3:19 pm

Atalante

yay for a xenopus!

3:19 pm

Atalante

not a yak?

3:19 pm

Joanne123

ohh i beg to differ lol they can be

3:19 pm

Joanne123

but ty

3:19 pm

Vicuna

Well, maybe, but think of it not as "old" but "classic." I always like bestiaries... but maybe that's just me.

3:19 pm

Atalante

I do too, really love them. Is there a plant version? Florestries?

3:19 pm

MPittore

yw

3:20 pm

wht

Joanne, do you have anything for the q's?

3:20 pm

Vicuna

Nope, not xenopus frog (which is dang ugly) but xenops a little treecreeper bird from central and south america.

3:20 pm

Vicuna

Yes, herbals, I guess.

3:20 pm

Joanne123

fred flintstone worked at one

3:20 pm

MPittore

I have 139 left trying not to list *frown*

3:20 pm

Atalante

oh! sorry, that's my palaeo brain inserting letters!

3:21 pm

Joanne123

past tense and the other more

3:21 pm

Vicuna

Why not a yak? Well, because this yapok amused me more. Aquatic marsupial with nice black and white patterns that look good in block print.

3:21 pm

wht

I have royalty, odd and a rectangle without the initial snake letter

3:21 pm

Joanne123

cube is a sq....

3:21 pm

Atalante

yapoks sound great!

3:22 pm

Joanne123

i am going to inqu... mix it up and more

3:22 pm

Atalante

ooo they are cute

3:22 pm

Joanne123

and past tense that too

3:23 pm

Joanne123

qu and first part of sea bird

3:23 pm

dcseain

just talked to my sister. she got to work this AM, and her peers were disappointed she left on time. LOL

3:24 pm

periwinkle

15 left

3:24 pm

Joanne123

dc i work about 93 hrs every 2 weeks and get paid for 88

3:24 pm

dcseain

that sucks, joanne. you must be salaried

3:24 pm

Joanne123

you'd think they would grace me over christmas

3:24 pm

Joanne123

i am now

3:25 pm

sciencegeek

geesh joanne what type of work?

3:25 pm

Joanne123

warehouse manager

3:25 pm

Joanne123

and more sg

3:25 pm

dcseain

my sister is hourly - she works for a grocery store

3:26 pm

MPittore

word starting with r in second column to NBT

3:26 pm

Joanne123

i deal with walk in customers customers from states managing my guys, managing our truck

3:26 pm

wht

ty Joanne. The clues aren't so bad, although I am trying to figure out the sea bird. I am stuck on the te4 but that doesn't seem to work.

3:26 pm

sciencegeek

bummer i teach and at least i can have vacation in august

3:26 pm

Vicuna

Man, I need to buckle down and crank through this gr4 before I have to leave... *sinks down with a ring of ripples*

3:27 pm

Joanne123

only think i don't do is invoice

3:27 pm

sciencegeek

i need three more qu

3:27 pm

Joanne123

er4/4

3:28 pm

Joanne123

whih sg??

3:29 pm

sciencegeek

dont know - i have the qu8 qu5 (3 of those)

3:29 pm

Joanne123

qu5x4 qu8x2 qu7x2

3:29 pm

sciencegeek

just got another qu8

3:30 pm

sciencegeek

2 more to do

3:30 pm

sciencegeek

must be the 2 qu 7's that i am missing

3:30 pm

wht

q's are done.

3:31 pm

Joanne123

qu and scarier the ee5 but minus one e

3:31 pm

Joanne123

then past tense

3:32 pm

sciencegeek

yea!

3:32 pm

Joanne123

gooo

3:32 pm

sciencegeek

what about the w's i have 3 missing

3:32 pm

Joanne123

what else??

3:33 pm

Joanne123

re 7 re.....beans

3:33 pm

Joanne123

re7 more plants in the water

3:34 pm

Joanne123

ne7 more ne4

3:34 pm

Joanne123

ne7 ne6 and more

3:35 pm

Joanne123

ma744 ma6 and extra vowel

3:36 pm

Joanne123

ne6 and robert re..i think from brady bunch show

3:36 pm

Joanne123

o and same guy and vowel

3:37 pm

Joanne123

ra and pre marriage

3:37 pm

Joanne123

am i helping anyone??

3:38 pm

sciencegeek

ra and pre marriage????

3:41 pm

Joanne123

name pre marriage

3:41 pm

sciencegeek

got it indian princess!

3:41 pm

Joanne123

thing in middle of leg minus k

3:41 pm

MPittore

ty joanne

3:41 pm

Joanne123

lmao canadian indian princess to u

3:42 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:42 pm

sciencegeek

who is the robert guy i dont get it?

3:42 pm

sciencegeek

indian princess is the ra word!

3:42 pm

Joanne123

do you not know brady bunch??
i know

3:42 pm

sciencegeek

but you can be one too :)

3:42 pm

sciencegeek

I do but cannot remember the dude's name.

3:43 pm

Joanne123

oh go re.. the papers

3:43 pm

Joanne123

change second vowel

3:44 pm

Joanne123

ne and that

3:44 pm

Joanne123

o6 and that and vowel

3:45 pm

Joanne123

sg did that help??

3:45 pm

MPittore

I need to list but babanon wont come up only yuki or something

3:46 pm

Joanne123

babblers anon

3:47 pm

Joanne123

go down to the center click on babblers anonymous

3:47 pm

Joanne123

then gerneral stats

3:47 pm

Joanne123

hirsh

3:48 pm

sciencegeek

dont have o 6 yet

3:49 pm

Joanne123

did ya get the dude yet??

3:49 pm

sciencegeek

gonna stop for a bit bbl

3:49 pm

sciencegeek

no did not get the dude!

3:49 pm

Joanne123

ok or and ei4

3:50 pm

sciencegeek

ty got that one!

3:50 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:50 pm

Joanne123

or5 u got it

3:51 pm

sciencegeek

o's are done

3:51 pm

Joanne123

good

3:51 pm

sciencegeek

bbl folks thanks joanne!

3:51 pm

Joanne123

yvw byeee

3:53 pm

phaeton

hello...can I have a clue for the last re5/10?, please

3:53 pm

Joanne123

hi

3:53 pm

Joanne123

ri4 past tense

3:54 pm

Joanne123

sorry

3:54 pm

Joanne123

re jogged

3:54 pm

phaeton

thanks, didn't think that would work

3:54 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:55 pm

Joanne123

phantom defer

3:57 pm

Joanne123

""all by myself..don't wanna be all by myself...anymore""

3:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi joanne

4:01 pm

hego

Hi Again JMC

4:01 pm

hego

Hi JO

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

hi hego I think joanne gave up

4:02 pm

wht

Hi jmc

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

hi wht

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

has teh snow hit up there yet?

4:04 pm

wht

Not yet. How much have you gotten?

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

over a foot and still counting and I am in the District not the burbs

4:05 pm

wht

So that should keep DC tied up until March.

4:05 pm

jmcnrick

lol well until after Christmas I am afraid

4:05 pm

hego

Yu have no snow in Mass?

4:06 pm

wht

Not yet. It is supposed to start tonight.

4:06 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jmc, they're actually calling it a blizzard, right?!!

4:07 pm

wht

We went and got our tree today so that we can decorate it tomorrow when we won't want to go anywhere.

4:07 pm

Joanne123

hey jmc

4:07 pm

Joanne123

just fed dogs and sent them outside

4:07 pm

hego

It's just getting bad here, but it's supposed to snow till noon tomorrow.

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

yes because the snow is dry and it is windy so it blows around a lot

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi joanne! *waves*

4:07 pm

Uneaixoise

sounds very dramatic!

4:07 pm

tivel

Hi, Periwinkle. I'm stumped already.

4:07 pm

joshuavorbis

fireworks

4:08 pm

Joanne123

dogs like sharks trying to get in

4:08 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, josh!!

4:08 pm

Joanne123

wtg josh

4:08 pm

joshuavorbis

last 2 words were 2 different spellings of the spinning thing made out of clay

4:08 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo joshua

4:08 pm

joshuavorbis

topical!

4:08 pm

hego

YAY!!!!! Josh *-8-* *-8-* *-80*

4:08 pm

jmcnrick

a neighbor took a snow blower up one side of teh block and by the time he was down the other the first was under a couple of inches

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

whose dancing with the last cheerleader hego?

4:09 pm

Joanne123

wow ...i want some snow too

4:09 pm

hego

It's an exercise in futility at this point

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

*looks up price of shipping a couple of inched of snow to joanne*

4:10 pm

hego

Lol JMC. Achubby one got in there :-)

4:10 pm

Joanne123

please

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

maybe she was preggers

4:10 pm

Joanne123

hubby drives but i so love navigating

4:10 pm

hego

Where are you Jo?

4:10 pm

Joanne123

ontario ca

4:11 pm

Joanne123

and giving dumb drivers a what for

4:11 pm

hego

Watch what you wish for Jo!

4:11 pm

jmcnrick

i am happy not to drive when it snows

4:11 pm

Joanne123

why do people get dumb ever winter??

4:12 pm

hego

Just saw the preggers joke jmc LOL

4:12 pm

Maniac

they wait until winter to get dumb now? nice!

4:12 pm

jmcnrick

they think that four wheel dirve=no slipping

4:12 pm

Joanne123

well we lost our lincoln in the driveway and we were at work so.....

4:12 pm

jmcnrick

four wheel drive=four wheel slipping

4:12 pm

inge

Sending snow to Ontario, CA

4:13 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again. Joanne + Hego--still here, huh. Hi Snowgirl, JM! Hi maniac + Inge

4:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi inge

4:13 pm

Maniac

Ontario, Canada, or Ontario California -- CA in ambiguous ;)

4:13 pm

Maniac

*is

4:13 pm

Joanne123

hi scrabs nice hike??

4:13 pm

inge

hi, babblers. Actually our part of MI has been spared snow

4:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi scrabs

4:13 pm

rururocks

Hi guys.. anyone have the re 6/33?

4:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

4:14 pm

inge

Ontarioi, California for Joanne

4:14 pm

Maniac

near Niagara Falls here, haven't had more than a half inch all season and it's melted within 24h

4:14 pm

Joanne123

more weeds

4:14 pm

inge

re 6: to make another picture

4:14 pm

periwinkle

tivel, are you still here?

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

ty joanne

4:15 pm

Joanne123

no ont canada inge

4:15 pm

hego

Been ini and out , Scrabs

4:15 pm

Maniac

Anyway, I'm dodging a family get-together to babble.. I should get back to it ;)

4:15 pm

Maniac

(This is The Duck for anyone who remembers me... just on my mom's PC right now)

4:15 pm

Joanne123

more ini huh hego

4:15 pm

rururocks

thank you inge

4:15 pm

Scrabbler

I had a nice hike into the park--pond is frozen over.

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi duck on moms computer

4:16 pm

inge

yw

4:16 pm

Joanne123

i envy you scrab...i hate the cold

4:16 pm

Scrabbler

Ruru, my neighbor's whose Choc Lab died in Nov have a new Choc Lab puppy named Willow. 12 wks old + so darn cute!

4:16 pm

Joanne123

i love the snow but from the inside

4:17 pm

rururocks

love labs.. they are adorable as puppies.

4:17 pm

jmcnrick

my neighbor is out with his snow blower again

4:17 pm

Joanne123

we have so many creeks and kids don't know the danger

4:18 pm

Scrabbler

I don't like the cold but I clothe myself properly, put in my earphones and forge on. It is too beautiful here in the woods to stay inside. I saw a trio of de4 jumping through the woods.

4:18 pm

Joanne123

two kids got swept down and drown last year

4:18 pm

periwinkle

my neighbors shoved our driveway and a short while later it was covered in snow again

4:18 pm

Scrabbler

I looked at the radar again, JM, and you are getting pounded!

4:18 pm

jmcnrick

not so beautiful here that i can't stay inside

4:18 pm

periwinkle

*shoveled* even

4:18 pm

jmcnrick

we are inde4 scrabs

4:19 pm

periwinkle

been inside all day and getting cabin fever, don't have any winter boots :(

4:19 pm

jmcnrick

I am a little worried about getting to Meeting tomorrow

4:19 pm

jmcnrick

but it is the day we pack shoeboxes for the homeless for Christmas so I am determined

4:19 pm

jmcnrick

poor peri :-(

4:19 pm

Joanne123

relax jmc and breathe

4:20 pm

jmcnrick

I just have to walk four blocks and catch the subway and then walk 5 blocks

4:21 pm

jmcnrick

but that sounds easier than it is in this weather

4:22 pm

hego

Be careful, JMC

4:22 pm

Joanne123

lots of time for thinking

4:22 pm

wht

Does anyone have the last de6/24?

4:22 pm

hego

We don't want you in the headlines

4:22 pm

jmcnrick

I just have to find out how early the subway opens in the morning since it is sunday

4:22 pm

Joanne123

de and horse ri5

4:23 pm

Joanne123

sorry ri4

4:23 pm

wht

ty jo. de's done. I sure miss Lickety's clues.

4:24 pm

Joanne123

yvw wht

4:26 pm

tijani

why isnt likety up

4:27 pm

Joanne123

not sure

4:27 pm

Joanne123

australia or something

4:27 pm

Scrabbler

When Lickety is out of town he does not do his program

4:28 pm

tijani

what are the 8 letter words i already have the wa 8/70 and 8/65

4:28 pm

Joanne123

scrabs u lurker

4:28 pm

Joanne123

qu8x2

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

there is an de8/45 tuckus

4:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

also a gr8, having to do with avarice

4:29 pm

Joanne123

de8 butt and a vowel more

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi book

4:30 pm

Scrabbler

I have none of the 8's yet

4:30 pm

Joanne123

what scrabs

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

I am here, Joanne

4:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wazaaaaap? hi jm and all y'alls

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

Hi gwen

4:31 pm

Joanne123

you are so a person that wa.....'d in the bush

4:31 pm

nrkii

hi all!

4:32 pm

periwinkle

hi, BDG and nrkii.

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi nrkii

4:32 pm

periwinkle

nrkii did you get a lot of snow?

4:32 pm

Joanne123

and u r a wa8 past tense

4:32 pm

nrkii

not much at all till 2 this afternoon... then it started coming down... I haven't looked outside in a while to see what's going on

4:32 pm

Joanne123

wa. aimlessly

4:32 pm

hego

Hi nrkii

4:33 pm

nrkii

I was out in it from 11:30 to 3, and the walk home was a little uncomfortable... too many flakes in my eyelashes

4:33 pm

nrkii

you peri?

4:33 pm

periwinkle

we got tons, started about 1am and has not stopped. it is almost 6 pm :(

4:34 pm

periwinkle

we had to cancell our holiday party for today and my cousin canceled hers for tomorrow

4:34 pm

Joanne123

scrabs qu8 is fred flintstones work place and moretwice over

4:34 pm

Scrabbler

Hi nerkie

4:34 pm

nrkii

where are you peri?

4:35 pm

Scrabbler

TY for the wa8's, Joanne!

4:35 pm

wht

do6/21?

4:35 pm

nrkii

they're saying the worst snow for this area will be along the I-95 corridor... which means me... and our storm warning stays in effect till 6 AM

4:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

little bit o' snow here (detroit)

4:35 pm

periwinkle

Phila

4:35 pm

Joanne123

yvw scrabs

4:36 pm

Scrabbler

Comparative of do4 (to provide TLC) = doesn't seem like a real word

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

it started at 9:30 last night and has not let up here in DC

4:36 pm

nrkii

do6 = do + 4 round things on a car, anagram

4:36 pm

nrkii

hmmm, I wonder why Phila hit so much worse than Lambertville???? we really only had a dusting when i went out this morning

4:36 pm

Scrabbler

8's are done! I merely had to apply myself.

4:37 pm

Scrabbler

The radar map is impressive.

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

wtg scrabs

4:37 pm

periwinkle

don't know nrkii, but I am not happy with it, thank goodness no one in the house had to go out today

4:37 pm

tijani

de8 clue

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

it never even go into the 30s here today

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

*got

4:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

de, french word for your butt. it has a lot of Rs in it

4:38 pm

nrkii

yeah, it's low 20's here, but it didn't feel that cold when I was out

4:39 pm

JBV

hi nrkii and hi scrabs and book doctor, jmc, peri and everyone else I can see without scrolling down

4:40 pm

jmcnrick

hi jbv

4:40 pm

tijani

thx guys

4:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee jbv and tijani and all the rest of y'all

4:41 pm

nrkii

hi jbv

4:41 pm

JBV

i've been busy with the elves in the workshop today - wrapped a bunch of presents, put up some decorations, etc., getting myself in the mood - i'm on a campaign for a happy stress-free christmas

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

*brings hot cider for jbv's elves*

4:42 pm

sciencegeek

ty gwen

4:42 pm

jmcnrick

hi science

4:42 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee for JBV! How are Santa, Mrs Claus and the elves doing?

4:42 pm

JBV

the elves say "fribbish" (something like that, I don't speak Elvish)

4:42 pm

stidmama

hello cousin! Hey again all! YAY JBV

4:42 pm

periwinkle

first ma6/30 pls

4:43 pm

stidmama

scrabs, those snowshoes coming in handy today?

4:43 pm

JBV

i'm in a very silly mood - the silliest thing I have done in a very long time was get up on stage today with my chinese class and sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Chinese!

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

tell them "spleck"

4:43 pm

nrkii

okay, time for me to go chop up candy cane for my toll-house cookies... gonna get the least favorite part of the job over with tonight

4:43 pm

nrkii

have a good night all!

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

I speak a few words of many languages

4:43 pm

stidmama

brb, working on posting my lesson plans to the class website...

4:43 pm

stidmama

((nrk)) see you later

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm candy cane cookies

4:43 pm

sciencegeek

dont have it peru

4:43 pm

sciencegeek

peri oops

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

that's right -- how did that go jbv?

4:44 pm

periwinkle

bye, nrkii

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

stiddie!

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

bye nrkii

4:44 pm

JBV

the first ma 6 is a french word - uses the high point tile

4:44 pm

periwinkle

7 left and stuck

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

go peri go

4:45 pm

JBV

it was hilarious, jmc - we didn't care how we looked, we wanted to take our turn, all the little kids were performing, so the adult class decided we would too

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

ty jbv

4:45 pm

stidmama

jmc, I speak many languages too... but my favorite is the international language of CHOCLIT!

4:45 pm

stidmama

brb again...

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

an important language stiddie

4:45 pm

JBV

universal

4:46 pm

jmcnrick

I learned a long time ago I could travel any where if I learned please thankyou excuse me tea and bathroom

4:46 pm

stidmama

LOL yes, and UNIVERSAL, JBV!

4:46 pm

jmcnrick

everything else is optional

4:46 pm

sciencegeek

clue for the ma french word????? cannot monkey it

4:47 pm

periwinkle

I found an ma6 with the hight point tile but not an ma5

4:47 pm

JBV

much more practical than Twinkle Twinkle I'm sure

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

remember to use the high point ti4 science

4:47 pm

flosey

back again!!

4:47 pm

stidmama

I have a similar set of phrases, jmc. I also like to know how to ask for someone who speaks English... just in case a different situation crops up!

4:47 pm

JBV

our next challenge is to present a skit on Jan. 30 -for that we actually have to have a conversation

4:47 pm

sciencegeek

the qu???

4:47 pm

stidmama

the french word I think is MA + a high pt tile, and a vowel,

4:47 pm

stidmama

hey again flosey!

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

ah well i have been to a few places where no one spoke English at all

4:48 pm

flosey

hi stid

4:48 pm

lynxxx

ma7.44 a tent set up in the garden (for weddings etc). ma6 loses one of the double vowels on end. Another ma6.30 changes the r to another cons

4:48 pm

periwinkle

I have the french ma6 but I need the first ma6/30

4:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ma6 is a word meaning brand, as the the ma**** of a car (might be kind of old fashioned)

4:48 pm

JBV

ma 6/30 is like the theater sign without the last letter

4:49 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Stid--we are not getting this snow. :-( Waaah, I want it here!

4:49 pm

flosey

could I have a clue for re6/27 please? the one after the cooking word

4:49 pm

sciencegeek

ty lynxx!

4:49 pm

sciencegeek

need one more m

4:49 pm

jmcnrick

are you sure you wont get it tonight scrabs?

4:50 pm

lynxxx

re6.27 it will be such a re**** when you get the word

4:50 pm

flosey

ty lyn

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

ty lynxx

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

hi! *waves to lynxxx*

4:51 pm

lynxxx

hi jmc

4:51 pm

Uneaixoise

tx lynxxx

4:52 pm

Scrabbler

I don't think the storm is going to come this far west.

4:53 pm

hego

Hi Lyn

4:53 pm

lynxxx

hi Hego

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

i ne4 to go get some warmer socks and some jack brb

4:54 pm

lynxxx

Going shortly, any clues wanted?

4:54 pm

stidmama

well, scrabs, if the snow doesn't reach you now, you can wait for the lake effect to get you in a few weeks. You know it will! LOL

4:54 pm

stidmama

(((lynxxx)))

4:54 pm

Bugsaw

hi everyone.

4:54 pm

stidmama

okay, back again in a minute, the connection in the coffee shop is a little slow.

4:54 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid

4:54 pm

lynxxx

and Bugs!

4:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee bugs

4:54 pm

Bugsaw

How is your holiday stid? Have even noticed yet?

4:55 pm

periwinkle

finally got the ma6/30 ty

4:55 pm

Scrabbler

I got a Xmas card from your FIL today, Stid.

4:55 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Gwenn and lynxx. I can't get Lickety to work. Please tell me someone has the list posted please?

4:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

lickety's list is down, i take it?

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

i just tried it and it had yesterday's words

4:56 pm

periwinkle

three 3 words left

4:56 pm

lynxxx

Lickety must be off having Xmas cheer, Hursh put list on BabAnon

4:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty lynxxx

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

I am approaching half way and wanted to peek....

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

Thank You Hursh where ever you are!!!

4:58 pm

Bugsaw

go peri!

4:59 pm

welki

greetings, babblers

4:59 pm

lynxxx

Must be off, enjoy the gr** everyone, in hindsight it is quite easy

5:00 pm

Bugsaw

by lynxx. Hi weldi

5:00 pm

Bugsaw

welki. sorry. cat pushing my hands for a head rub

5:00 pm

sciencegeek

the studio has been nearly reborn!

5:01 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Lynxxx

5:01 pm

jmcnrick

back

5:01 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki and bugs

5:01 pm

jmcnrick

bye lynxx

5:01 pm

jmcnrick

go peri go!

5:02 pm

Bugsaw

hi jmc. how are you doing?

5:02 pm

flosey

Fireworks!!! This grid was not an enjoyable one!!

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

cold but fine

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

made an irish coffee so I will warm up soon

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo flosey!

5:02 pm

JBV

oh at last! fireworks! thanks for all the clues in the chat, and thanks to hurshy for posting the stats!

5:02 pm

Bugsaw

flosey, well done! this is a tough one

5:03 pm

sciencegeek

yum jmc

5:03 pm

flosey

ooooh, that sounds good right now jmc

5:03 pm

Bugsaw

what were you doing outside jmc?

5:03 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jbv

5:04 pm

flosey

now, work to do - cleaning lady unable to come this week, so must get at it!

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

haven't been outside in while but i keep my thermostat low light president carter taught me! ;-)

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

buy flosey

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

er bye

5:04 pm

Bugsaw

we only have electric heat so I am always cold too. Have lots of sweaters tho

5:05 pm

flosey

lol, thanks jmc

5:05 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo JBV!

5:05 pm

stidmama

YES everything is posted to the class website: next step to post it to my blog

5:05 pm

stidmama

YAY JBV

5:05 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

5:05 pm

stidmama

rofl buy flosey *gasp choke grin*

5:05 pm

sciencegeek

jmc is it your move in lex

5:05 pm

jmcnrick

ty science

5:05 pm

Bugsaw

stid, have you stopped working long enough to recognize you are on break yet?

5:05 pm

welki

we're at the lake now .. have a furnace, but it's turned really low and have an electric heater to take the chill off ... brrr, ice fishing!

5:05 pm

wht

The first fe6/27?

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

well if i had money i would buy right now when this are cheap!

5:06 pm

periwinkle

finally, fireworks!!!

5:06 pm

flosey

Sunday's theme is blessings - I think it's a blessing that we get through this grid

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo peri!

5:06 pm

flosey

wtg peri

5:06 pm

periwinkle

ty

5:06 pm

stidmama

yes bugs, in fact I slept ALL DAY last sunday and most of monday (was sick with a bad chest cold) and have spent most of the week "playing" by volunteering in the middle school again

5:06 pm

stidmama

YAY peri

5:06 pm

periwinkle

I can stay for a few minutes to clue

5:07 pm

hego

YAY PERI!!!!

5:07 pm

Bugsaw

Yay peri

5:07 pm

jmcnrick

qu8 would be nice (either one)

5:07 pm

periwinkle

thanks everyone

5:07 pm

Bugsaw

any 8 would be good for me, thanks

5:07 pm

stidmama

qu 8: past tense asked

5:08 pm

stidmama

and a person who asks?

5:08 pm

stidmama

oh, sorry, those are 7s

5:08 pm

sciencegeek

qu 8 - fred flintstone worked in one - he was a qu8 and past tense

5:08 pm

Bugsaw

thanks stid.

5:08 pm

stidmama

thanks for the 8s science! LOL

5:08 pm

periwinkle

Fred Flintstone apparenty worked in a Qu****, qu8 #1 is a past tense and #2 is the person who does it

5:08 pm

Bugsaw

and thanks science geek.

5:09 pm

stidmama

nice clue peri

5:09 pm

periwinkle

too late :(

5:09 pm

periwinkle

thanks

5:09 pm

ypsigirl

wow got all 6 8's without a list!

5:09 pm

stidmama

okay, off to try to update my blog before we need to go get the boys from their performance.

5:09 pm

periwinkle

any more help needed

5:10 pm

periwinkle

if not will go to play scramble on FB

5:10 pm

sciencegeek

yes peri missing one t !

5:10 pm

periwinkle

ok, bye for now

5:10 pm

Bugsaw

good job ypsigirl. I still need 2 more. Are they Qs or something else?

5:10 pm

sciencegeek

from the upper top corner!

5:10 pm

ypsigirl

tern

5:11 pm

ypsigirl

oops sorry

5:11 pm

Bugsaw

starting with T or I please, science

5:12 pm

ypsigirl

there are 2 Q 8's

5:12 pm

sciencegeek

bugs - what???

5:12 pm

sciencegeek

there are two wa 8's

5:13 pm

sciencegeek

one gr 8

5:13 pm

Jayk

Hi all--irresistably drawn back to the chat even though i finished earlier. anyone need a clue for a minute?

5:13 pm

stidmama

YAY Jayk and hello!

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi jay

5:13 pm

sciencegeek

i need a clue for the top corner t missing one

5:13 pm

sciencegeek

must be a te

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

sorry my sister just called she lives at the top of a hill with 30+ steps she has to shovel out

5:14 pm

Jayk

science--there are a lot of top corner ts--which do you need?

5:14 pm

stidmama

oh gee jmc! that's rough. I don't suppose she can just install a cable lift?

5:15 pm

sciencegeek

dont know jay just missing one!

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

I worry about when she actually gets old!

5:15 pm

stidmama

hm. I just noticed the time. I think I shall have to head toward the boys' venue to be there to pick them up when they are done. Will log on again later to play a bit and chat. ((((hugs again)))) see you-all again soon! *Poof*

5:15 pm

Jayk

well, sci, short of clueing all of them, don't know how to help

5:16 pm

sciencegeek

i have te 4 (3) te 5 and te 7

5:16 pm

jmitch

feel free to clue 'em all! ;)

5:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gr 5/16, the second one, plz and ty

5:16 pm

fuquayvarina

I'm missing the same one, i think, science

5:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, just foundit, NM

5:17 pm

sciencegeek

dont have it gwen

5:17 pm

Jayk

science--think about the dog, about the land, about the bird, about taking care of

5:17 pm

sciencegeek

well, clue it, gwen! lol

5:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the game board is a gr**, add a vowel

5:17 pm

dcseain

Well, got Tom off to work.

5:17 pm

SeaSpray

hi all...20 inches of white stuff and still falling...ugh

5:17 pm

Bugsaw

I second that jmitch!!!

5:17 pm

sciencegeek

ty

5:18 pm

sciencegeek

dc how was it? i have not seen the news yet

5:18 pm

hego

Wow Sea!!!

5:18 pm

dcseain

20+ inches with drifts.

5:18 pm

Jayk

gr 5/16 is when you want more than you have

5:19 pm

dcseain

20+ inchs, and it's drifting, that is

5:19 pm

SeaSpray

yes, very windy here also dc

5:20 pm

SeaSpray

time to break out the wii and party with the neighbors lol

5:20 pm

dcseain

Sea, Souther MD?

5:20 pm

Bugsaw

I am still short 1 8 word. Have 2 wa, 1 gr and 2 qu

5:20 pm

dcseain

Wii is fun, do enjoy!

5:20 pm

SeaSpray

north central dc

5:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

de8, french dainty buttocks

5:20 pm

dcseain

ah, okay

5:21 pm

sciencegeek

wishing for dainty buttocks....

5:21 pm

Jayk

bugsaw--you need a de tush

5:21 pm

SeaSpray

it is deeper than my dog is tall lol

5:21 pm

Bugsaw

lovely clue Gwen. NEver thot of dainty buttocks before .

5:21 pm

dcseain

ty, gwen :)

5:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi dc you snuck in

5:22 pm

Bugsaw

now I have they 8's I had better do some more Christmas stuff. I love the season; just hate the deadline

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi sea

5:22 pm

SeaSpray

Hi jm

5:22 pm

Jayk

OK, poofing until tomorrow--or maybe Monday. much to do

5:23 pm

SeaSpray

i wrapped a few gifts today, i always wait til the last minute

5:23 pm

sciencegeek

my mother was such a packrat. i am finally going through some of her things....gee wiz

5:24 pm

hego

I have done no wrapping yet Sea.

5:24 pm

sciencegeek

my dh does the wrapping since i do the gathering

5:25 pm

hego

Nice SG

5:25 pm

sciencegeek

its a fair trade i think

5:26 pm

sciencegeek

he has not bought his family a gift since we have been together

5:26 pm

sciencegeek

i also hate wrapping

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

okay science your turn

5:26 pm

hego

They have a deal JMC

5:26 pm

sciencegeek

ok going now with a large box of mom's stuff in my lap

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

my brother used to have me wrap all his presents except mine and I got mine in the store bag taped around it

5:26 pm

dcseain

i love wrapping. such fun. and so joyous to make the pretty

5:27 pm

hego

It's hard that SG

5:27 pm

dcseain

hi, jmc

5:27 pm

sciencegeek

holy cow jmc you are whipping my french buttocks!

5:27 pm

jmcnrick

no hego it is science's turn in lexulous

5:27 pm

wht

li6,18

5:27 pm

hego

DC I'll save mine for you , Love.

5:27 pm

SeaSpray

my daughter used to do mine, but now it is up to me, i like doing it but i am too particular

5:27 pm

hego

Oh, I see JMC

5:28 pm

hego

They rip them open in 2 secs, why be particular?

5:28 pm

sciencegeek

my mom collected cards - greeting cards - all types and did not keep the envelopes with the cards lol

5:28 pm

dcseain

Tom made it to work

5:29 pm

SeaSpray

i know, thats what they tell me and they yell at me because i open my very carefully lol

5:29 pm

sciencegeek

yea safe and sound

5:29 pm

SeaSpray

glad to hear that dc

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

my son was taught at an early age to open at the tape so that we can reuse the paper.

5:29 pm

dcseain

yep. and he parked on a ramp in the garage :) away from the snow

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

i didn't buy new paper for years

5:29 pm

hego

Lol, thrifty!

5:30 pm

jmcnrick

cheap is good!

5:30 pm

SeaSpray

lol i open at the tape

5:30 pm

sciencegeek

did you iron it?

5:30 pm

hego

We slugs just rip away!

5:30 pm

jmcnrick

no but we folded it neatly

5:30 pm

SeaSpray

my mother in law uses a roll of tape on each gift, at least it seems so

5:31 pm

SeaSpray

going to check on dinner bbl

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

my sister finally got used to helping me fold up the paper to put away

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

very little waste for the landfills

5:32 pm

hego

Well it's been fun, but I need to eat sometime and I suspect Hubby does too. So g'nite all!!

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

bye hego

5:33 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

5:33 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

heellloooo

5:42 pm

mkg

hi all. was there snow out west today or up north? we had a lot in d.c. and still snowing. gorgeous beyond words.

5:43 pm

jmcnrick

it was I95 all the way

5:45 pm

wht

Bye all. We are going out tonight before it starts snowing here.

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

bye wht have a nice time

5:46 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!

5:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg! I heard D.C. is supposed to get 25 inches.

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

it is almost there min

5:48 pm

welki

my son in law said that folks were preparing for the storm as if Snowzilla was about smash downtown Tokyo

5:48 pm

sciencegeek

well this is one time that i am glad to be in houston

5:48 pm

welki

that's a lot of snow for your region, jmc

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

it is pretty good for anywhere

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

I am contentedly at home

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

as long as the light stay on I am happy

5:52 pm

jmcnrick

brb

5:52 pm

mkg

i would say there is about 15 to 20 inches now, some places more due to drifting. over my high boots which go to my knee. and still snowing. philly has snow too. does new york? what about out west? does pittsburgh have snow?

5:54 pm

EspritdJean

Chicago has a couple of inches

5:55 pm

Minveryork

I haven'tt seen any snow yet, but supposed to get 4-8 inches here in Dutchess.Long Island is supposed to get 8-12 inches. Know that New Jersey already has it

5:56 pm

mkg

is it all same storm? guess i should find weather web site.

5:56 pm

Eva

oddly, here in VT we have clear skies and no snow in sight.

5:56 pm

dcseain

all same storm from NC into PA/NJ

5:56 pm

mkg

it is envigorating to walk in the snow! i love it.

5:57 pm

mkg

oh. good stuff.

5:57 pm

jmcnrick

it is the same storm from nc to ny

5:57 pm

mkg

hope we are travelable by tomorrow nite.

5:57 pm

mkg

super.

5:57 pm

dcseain

hahaha. i'm not holding my breath MKG :)

6:00 pm

mkg

lickety isnt up! yuk.

6:00 pm

mkg

dc i agree. i grew up in conn and we were cleared within two hours of a fall usually. here it is terrible.

6:00 pm

dcseain

yeah. i lived in Mass for a while, i know what you mean :)

6:01 pm

dcseain

list in BabAnon, though

6:01 pm

Eva

maree

6:01 pm

Eva

mareen

6:01 pm

Eva

mard

6:01 pm

Eva

rdee

6:01 pm

harpjane

hello, how's the grid today?

6:01 pm

Eva

soooooo sorry!

6:02 pm

Eva

it's all Merp's fault(-:

6:02 pm

sciencegeek

harp - not too fun

6:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi everyone :)
It's snowwwing again!

6:05 pm

PinnyPoppins

nancy boy!!! i don't know you, but i just looked up and saw the snow. it's crazy!

6:05 pm

mkg

will try bab anon but not as good as lickety. miss that when not avaiilable.

6:05 pm

mkg

snowing where nancy?

6:05 pm

PinnyPoppins

LONDON!

6:05 pm

Nancy Boy

Pinny, I'm SO excited!!
Although...I only just moved here from Brighton. In Brighton it never snowed, too coastal. Saw the papers today...Brighton beach is COVERED in snow.

6:06 pm

PinnyPoppins

i nsaw those pictures as well! it's seriously crazy here - i've never seen such heavy snowfall - is settling straight away

6:06 pm

Nancy Boy

Old London town, mkg :D Leo and I have just got in, covered in snow - again - there is a me-shaped snowman on the soho streets :)

6:06 pm

PinnyPoppins

where in london are you?

6:07 pm

Nancy Boy

Soho, Pinny, as of the last few days :) literally JUST moved here.

6:07 pm

PinnyPoppins

oh wow. that must be hectic.

6:08 pm

sciencegeek

Pinny and NB are there people stuck in the Channel Tunnel???

6:08 pm

Nancy Boy

Great, though! Making the snowman, we had many willing volunteers to help :)

6:08 pm

PinnyPoppins

not anymore - they were stuck all of last night, but they're free now

6:08 pm

PinnyPoppins

5 trains got stuck (2000 passengers)

6:08 pm

jesdraggon

hi

6:08 pm

Nancy Boy

I know there were, Science! All last night...brrr...whilst I was snug in bed

6:09 pm

sciencegeek

Are they out now?

6:09 pm

PinnyPoppins

is scary - i was on the eurostar last friday night

6:09 pm

Nancy Boy

no, wait. Whilst I was dancing in a place full of sweat and smoke, not sleeping. Heh.

6:09 pm

PinnyPoppins

they're out, and complaining on the radio

6:09 pm

PinnyPoppins

NB - where in soho were you dancing in a smoky room???

6:09 pm

sciencegeek

so why were they stuck anyway?

6:10 pm

PinnyPoppins

apparently, the 'rapid temperature change' between snow outside and warm in the tunnel caused condensation that stopped the trains

6:10 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh I can never remember the names of clubs, Pinny :) maybe...I don't know. The fourth one was the smoky one...not cigarette smoke obviously, stage-smoke ;)

6:10 pm

sciencegeek

that is weird

6:11 pm

speedfreak

can anyone help with the first re6/33 please and thanks....by tomorrow afternoon we should have over a ft. of snow not happy have not finished shopping

6:13 pm

Nancy Boy

but you can't buy a white christmas speedfreak!!

6:14 pm

dcseain

1st re6 - put papers in order/in cabinet again

6:14 pm

PinnyPoppins

nancy boy - have you ever been to 'friendly society' in soho?

6:15 pm

speedfreak

have that one dc which is a re6/27 but first re is 6/33

6:15 pm

dcseain

oops

6:16 pm

aknitter

re 6 ? re make a sketch again?

6:16 pm

dcseain

ty, knitter

6:17 pm

Nancy Boy

I might have ventured inside Pinny :)

6:17 pm

speedfreak

thanks aknitter that was the one are you ready for snow

6:17 pm

aknitter

nope! hoping it all falls on Kingston and not plymouth ;)

6:18 pm

Nancy Boy

was it possibly the place with the strange, er, dolls?

6:18 pm

speedfreak

what a friend!!! I don't want any hoping there is a big change and it goes out to sea

6:19 pm

PinnyPoppins

i haven't actually been inside yet - it's on a tiny sidestreet between wardour and old comption streets (downstairs through a little doorway)

6:19 pm

aknitter

i was at the beach today - wave high and splahing over the wall

6:19 pm

aknitter

speed i am just trying to share my share of the blizzard LOL

6:20 pm

Nancy Boy

Think the entrance is the alley near the Ann Summers shop. If I remember rightly, that place was crazy.

6:20 pm

PinnyPoppins

yes - that's the one

6:20 pm

PinnyPoppins

i think i have to break my ban on bars and clubs to venture insude

6:20 pm

PinnyPoppins

inside as well

6:21 pm

Nancy Boy

ban on bars and clubs?! *horrified face*
I've lived in Soho for probably about a week. And I feel like I've been in MOST of them.

6:21 pm

Minveryork

mkg,if you're here,I have a list in my profile if needed

6:21 pm

PinnyPoppins

i've lived in london 31 years - i'm so over it

6:22 pm

Nancy Boy

one day I will actually have to go and see the sights...

6:22 pm

sciencegeek

make a sketch again??????? clue again pls knitter

6:22 pm

PinnyPoppins

just do a bus tour and you'll see everything

6:23 pm

stidmama

NANCY BOY!!!! (((((many many hugs)))))

6:23 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid

6:23 pm

dcseain

re6 your weapons

6:23 pm

stidmama

hello again all

6:23 pm

dcseain

re6 the plans

6:23 pm

dcseain

hi, stid

6:23 pm

dcseain

hello, NB

6:23 pm

stidmama

hey jes! thanks for the update on the critters by snailmail! Was pleased to see how many were able to be fixed up and placed.

6:24 pm

jesdraggon

thanks for donating! :)

6:24 pm

stidmama

is lickety working now?

6:24 pm

stidmama

:-D wish I could adopt instead of merely donating! LOL

6:24 pm

PinnyPoppins

ok - i'm out of patience with this board. night all

6:24 pm

Nancy Boy

(((((Stid!!))))) theeer you are :D

6:24 pm

jesdraggon

bye, pinny

6:25 pm

dcseain

g'night pinny

6:25 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams pinny

6:25 pm

sciencegeek

dc clue pls for the re again....not seeing it

6:25 pm

PinnyPoppins

bye y'all

6:25 pm

Nancy Boy

AH Leo has just accosted me with a snowball - war is ON. Might be back later, but for now...it is time for the winter of his discontent...*battle cry*

6:26 pm

stidmama

help on the O words please? trying to get NBT

6:26 pm

dcseain

i'm sorry, this picture is not right. please re6 it in a different way

6:26 pm

stidmama

and of course there is one!

6:26 pm

stidmama

NVM... *sigh*

6:26 pm

sciencegeek

still dont get it sorry dc brain no go

6:27 pm

stidmama

go science go... (you can do it)

6:27 pm

sciencegeek

i dont see it and dont understand the clue stid

6:27 pm

origami

re color+not cooked

6:27 pm

dcseain

re6 - colour and uncooked food

6:27 pm

stidmama

oh oh. bye nancy boy!

6:27 pm

stidmama

aha! thanks for that artsy clue, seain

6:27 pm

sciencegeek

oh crap thanks origami i need help today

6:28 pm

dcseain

yvw, stid

6:28 pm

stidmama

hey origami

6:28 pm

sciencegeek

i did not have the dr word !!! ty for both

6:28 pm

origami

yw ... still have 89 to go

6:28 pm

dcseain

hi, origami

6:28 pm

origami

hi stid!

6:29 pm

Minveryork

Hi stidmama! I have a list in my profile if you want it.

6:29 pm

dcseain

evening, stid

6:29 pm

dcseain

er, minver :">

6:30 pm

stidmama

hello Min, thanks -- I am not quite to the listing stage, but will use yours if I get that far

6:30 pm

dcseain

typed what i read, rather than your handle

6:30 pm

origami

Hello everyone ... ya'll ready for the holidays?

6:31 pm

Minveryork

Hi there origami! I am SO NOT ready for the holidays!

6:31 pm

sciencegeek

of course!

6:32 pm

dcseain

not really at all, origami :)

6:32 pm

harpjane

ready for a savior, origami. does that count?

6:33 pm

sciencegeek

harp love the profile pic!

6:34 pm

dcseain

cinema ma7

6:34 pm

sciencegeek

dc do that with one less vowel ending

6:35 pm

dcseain

that was my last ma :)

6:35 pm

stidmama

that's a babbler I haven't seen in a very long time... marqueemark

6:35 pm

stidmama

funny how people come and go, and you don't notice they aren't there until a long time later

6:35 pm

sciencegeek

stid to the pb with you!

6:35 pm

sciencegeek

there are cookies

6:36 pm

Joanne123

hehe

6:36 pm

stidmama

what PB? no wurd was used in its solitude....

6:36 pm

stidmama

*COOKIES!!!!! *runs to PB*

6:39 pm

Enomis65

gooooooood evening babblers!

6:39 pm

stidmama

okay, I sat down to blog and am determined to get something/anything up today. I owe my three readers that much... LOL

6:39 pm

stidmama

hey ENomis! I shall hurry back...

6:39 pm

dcseain

LOL stid

6:39 pm

dcseain

hi, enomis

6:39 pm

Minveryork

Hello Enomis65! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle!

6:39 pm

Enomis65

go stidmama, I'll will read you when you are done :)

6:39 pm

Enomis65

hello Min

6:39 pm

Enomis65

hello dc

6:40 pm

Enomis65

how is the grid?

6:40 pm

welki

*waves from lurk-mode*

6:40 pm

dcseain

not bad, enomis

6:40 pm

dcseain

howdy, welki

6:40 pm

Joanne123

too man d's

6:40 pm

Enomis65

better ds than re words imho

6:41 pm

Joanne123

ohh tho's too

6:42 pm

welki

53 left without going to list (thanks, hurshy) ... so the grid seems forgiving today

6:43 pm

welki

might just hang it up instead of listing ... get's complicated when it's not a lickety list, doesn't it?

6:43 pm

Minveryork

This puzzle is just FULL of phantoms! ender, gender, order, refer, referee, terrifier and several more.

6:43 pm

Minveryork

So how many people are in the PB for spilling a gr 4/7

6:43 pm

Enomis65

no lickety tonight?

6:43 pm

Joanne123

take n away and exchange for vowel

6:44 pm

dcseain

nope. list in BabAnon and minver's profile

6:44 pm

Minveryork

Enomis65, there is a list in my profile if you need one.

6:44 pm

welki

oops, one more, min :)

6:45 pm

Enomis65

hmm, thanks I'll go without and might run back to you quickly Min!

6:45 pm

sciencegeek

62 left and no progress!

6:46 pm

Joanne123

sg what do u need

6:46 pm

sciencegeek

who knows, joanna! LOL

6:47 pm

Joanne123

scrooge and me here all day

6:47 pm

sciencegeek

that's right!

6:47 pm

sciencegeek

I am the grinch - not scrooge. I am actually the official shopper for the family

6:48 pm

Joanne123

for crying out loud scrooge u r a toughy

6:48 pm

Joanne123

ahh yes u r

6:48 pm

harpjane

ok nbt

6:48 pm

Joanne123

same family lol

6:48 pm

sciencegeek

i dont do the wrapping part just the spending or making it part

6:49 pm

Joanne123

up my alley sg

6:49 pm

welki

we went ice fishing today, took the dogs with us. we let them run alongside the quad .. but would they? nooooo, clear across the lake they went, had to say hello to everyone, everything

6:50 pm

sciencegeek

how funny welki

6:50 pm

Joanne123

son got dang reciever for 500 and change thank god for co-worker or would have been 700.

6:50 pm

origami

regrid really should be a word ...

6:51 pm

Joanne123

your phantom orig

6:51 pm

welki

probably funnier listening to me trying to get them back .... *shaking head* ... and we get to do it again tomorrow! lol

6:51 pm

sciencegeek

joanne you should go pro and get a profile!

6:52 pm

Joanne123

ohh would you stop sg...

6:52 pm

Enomis65

trying to babble at teh same time as my cat decided he wanted attention - he is lying on the keyboard - hard to monkey lol

6:52 pm

Joanne123

i can't even think of that i have soo many bills

6:53 pm

Joanne123

aww eno

6:54 pm

Joanne123

my bills ..my daughter's start up bills grrr

6:54 pm

Enomis65

it,s a one time fee and so worth it joanne

6:54 pm

welki

my cat is home, probably watching cat-porn and eating herring on the couch :)

6:54 pm

Joanne123

i'm getting pissed at the thing's I HAVE TO DO

6:55 pm

Joanne123

lmao welk

6:55 pm

welki

what are "start up bills?"

6:56 pm

Joanne123

gas bill 250.00

6:56 pm

welki

why do you have to pay her bills?

6:56 pm

Joanne123

on top of regular payment

6:56 pm

sciencegeek

cat porn!

6:56 pm

Joanne123

cause i am a sap welk

6:57 pm

sciencegeek

how old is she joanne? is she working?

6:57 pm

Joanne123

23 and no and 6 week old baby

6:57 pm

sciencegeek

oh no

6:57 pm

welki

uhm, joanne. your choice, but can't you just pay some of them and treat yourself to a measly pro-membership ... saved $200 on that receiver you posted about

6:58 pm

origami

my two hounds just went into my bedroom and pushed the door closed behind them ... freaks.

6:58 pm

welki

oh boy .. tough situation. you're not a sap, you're a mom.

6:58 pm

Joanne123

lol 500 and change

6:58 pm

sciencegeek

and welki is worried about cat porn --- wonder what the dogs are doing?

6:58 pm

welki

what kind of hounds? i used to have bassets :)

6:58 pm

Joanne123

love my kids too much

6:59 pm

welki

me worried about cat porn? nahhhh ... so long as she doesn't call any of those 900 numbers :)

6:59 pm

origami

I have a male foxhound and a female coonhound .. both fixed ... I have no idea what they were up to in there. Maybe wrapping my christmas present!

7:00 pm

Joanne123

cat porn is gross...it's mostly rape

7:00 pm

sciencegeek

well, i am off for a while need to eat bbl

7:00 pm

Mimers

Hi my name is Mia, how is everyone??

7:00 pm

Joanne123

byeee sg

7:00 pm

Joanne123

enjoy

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

*pokes head in* take your turn science *runs away*

7:00 pm

dcseain

hasta, science

7:00 pm

welki

what? huh? i was (i thought) making a joke

7:00 pm

Enomis65

hi mia

7:00 pm

harpjane

hello mia, i'm fine

7:01 pm

Mimers

waz up chickita

7:01 pm

dcseain

hi, mia, welcome. well, thanks

7:01 pm

harpjane

what do the 8's start with?

7:01 pm

Joanne123

lol

7:01 pm

welki

and origami, the dogs are looking for chewy toys .. like shoes and belts *lol*

7:01 pm

Enomis65

i have two wa - for now

7:02 pm

dcseain

wa8*2

7:02 pm

Mimers

you guys all seem verry resprctfull

7:02 pm

origami

when the foxhound was young, he ate everything. In a 3 hour span he ate the cord on my vacuum, a young avocado tree and my mop

7:02 pm

dcseain

qu8*2

7:03 pm

mkg

dc clue for the qu 8 plz? i have 5 qu s and cant get rest.

7:03 pm

welki

ahhh, good puppy. *lol* unless you've owned hounds, don't think you can explain them to another person ...

7:03 pm

dcseain

de8

7:03 pm

Joanne123

goodness ori

7:03 pm

Joanne123

my butt dc

7:03 pm

speedfreak

we have had 5 dogs over the years and never did they eat or chew anything we got a rottie pup born in april, she has chewed two chairs, throw rugs and shoes don't know what to do with her

7:04 pm

Enomis65

qu8: an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.

7:04 pm

Joanne123

mkg think fred flintstones work place

7:04 pm

welki

one of my bassets pushed a chair to the counter so he could get to a ham. same guy would open the dishwasher so he could pre-wash the dishes for me. and eat nuts .. and leave the shells in neat piles ...

7:04 pm

Joanne123

extend and past tense

7:04 pm

dcseain

and gr8

7:04 pm

Enomis65

other qu 8: a person who quarries stone.

7:04 pm

dcseain

wa8*2, qu8*2, gr8, de8

7:05 pm

origami

he's better now as long as we have rope toys and hooves around to chew on

7:05 pm

mkg

got two qu 8s! ty.

7:05 pm

Enomis65

gr8: excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious

7:05 pm

welki

careful he doesn't break a piece off, ori ... but you probably have already been there

7:05 pm

mkg

ty just missing the de 8. will see what i can do.

7:05 pm

Enomis65

mkg - think butt

7:06 pm

dcseain

de8 - french rear end

7:06 pm

Joanne123

de butt with vowel on end

7:07 pm

Joanne123

ohh like the water pe...,

7:07 pm

origami

welki .. my mom was having a big political fundraiser at our house and her two dobies managed to get up on the counter and eat all the food the caterer had brought ... bad dogs!

7:08 pm

mkg

ty got it.

7:08 pm

Enomis65

funny dogs...

7:08 pm

mkg

missing first de 6 30. any clues?

7:08 pm

Joanne123

de4 and more

7:10 pm

Minveryork

Hello Mimers! You sound new. Welcome to Babbleland!

7:10 pm

Joanne123

ohhh someone who refuses to do what u want

7:11 pm

Joanne123

or de fi4

7:11 pm

mkg

joanne, which 4? dont have right one i think.

7:11 pm

Joanne123

de fi4

7:12 pm

dcseain

ty joanne

7:12 pm

Joanne123

vw

7:12 pm

Joanne123

dc how many left??

7:12 pm

dcseain

i've 53

7:12 pm

dcseain

brb

7:13 pm

Joanne123

come on let's get er done

7:13 pm

mkg

ty got it.

7:13 pm

mkg

got one de 6 but not the second one.

7:14 pm

mkg

got both now. whew.

7:15 pm

rururocks

ti 7 anyone?

7:16 pm

Joanne123

more ti5

7:16 pm

mkg

i have de 4 8 then two de 4 5's and cant get third one. have the de 4 where you get corned beef, and rhymes with left, but what is third? clues welcome

7:17 pm

mkg

sorry dont have it.

7:17 pm

rururocks

come on.. you are kidding me..

7:17 pm

rururocks

thank you joanne

7:17 pm

Joanne123

i am more ti7

7:17 pm

Joanne123

yvw

7:18 pm

Minveryork

I am stopping at 134 words and 1993 points.Bye to all

7:18 pm

mkg

ty got the ti.

7:18 pm

mkg

by min...............

7:18 pm

Joanne123

bye min

7:18 pm

dcseain

g'night min

7:18 pm

rururocks

li 6/18?

7:19 pm

mkg

i dont have one letter grey except the top right i. wow.

7:19 pm

mkg

have 85 words to go.

7:19 pm

Joanne123

li andd sea bird

7:19 pm

Uneaixoise

li + er4/4

7:19 pm

dcseain

yes, grey is slow this grid

7:19 pm

rururocks

thank you

7:20 pm

rururocks

finally got it..drove me nuts that one.

7:20 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

7:20 pm

Joanne123

babble sickness

7:21 pm

Joanne123

hi

7:22 pm

lbdawger

hi Joanne

7:22 pm

Joanne123

any more help??

7:22 pm

mkg

hard without lickety. darn.

7:23 pm

Joanne123

mkg go bab anon

7:23 pm

Uneaixoise

hursh posted clues in babanon

7:23 pm

mkg

ro 7 clue please?

7:24 pm

mkg

i am on bab anon. still tougher

7:24 pm

Uneaixoise

ro4/4 + 3/4 of a hanging plant

7:25 pm

mkg

so many hanging plants!!!!!!!!!

7:26 pm

rururocks

do you have a lot to go une?

7:26 pm

Uneaixoise

VERY common, think fronds

7:26 pm

dcseain

hanging plant?

7:26 pm

Uneaixoise

16 ruru

7:26 pm

dcseain

hi, une

7:26 pm

Joanne123

ro tifer

7:26 pm

rururocks

good clue joanne..lol

7:26 pm

Joanne123

oh crap sorry

7:26 pm

origami

thanks Joanne! :-)

7:26 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, seain -- been thinking of you as the news shows pix of a VERY white DC! :-)

7:27 pm

rururocks

uh.. une... DC is white..

7:27 pm

Uneaixoise

what?

7:27 pm

dcseain

quite so, une. about two feet here in Reston

7:27 pm

dcseain

more to the East

7:27 pm

harpjane

it's not fair, we have almost NO snow!

7:28 pm

Joanne123

i waant some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:28 pm

Uneaixoise

we have NONE

7:28 pm

dcseain

how weird, jane!

7:28 pm

Takuma Sato

my parents are in Annapolis, and apparently the west side of the Bay got it pretty bad

7:28 pm

dcseain

une, it snows what, once in 15 years there?

7:28 pm

mkg

the snow in d.c. area is gorgeous. just specatcular. went walking twice. super stuff.

7:28 pm

mkg

still snowing in d.c.

7:28 pm

dcseain

exactly Takuma, East and South got worse than we North and West

7:28 pm

mkg

where are you une?

7:28 pm

dcseain

still snowing here

7:28 pm

Uneaixoise

no, more often than that, but when it does, it rarely stays around for very long

7:29 pm

Joanne123

ok nite all

7:29 pm

Uneaixoise

Nashville TN

7:29 pm

Takuma Sato

I'm driving up there on Tuesday. Thank goodness for 4wd

7:29 pm

dcseain

g'night joanne

7:29 pm

dcseain

takuma, more ice/snow wed/thu

7:29 pm

harpjane

maybe some of those law makers will be snowbound and will have a chance to think clearly....

7:29 pm

Takuma Sato

I heard people on I-81 were stuck in their cars for 12 hours...

7:29 pm

speedfreak

please help last te7/40 thanks

7:30 pm

speedfreak

sorry not te fe7/40 getting tired of this gr--

7:30 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends! so far up here in massachusetts, this storm has been a lot of talk, and no action. Have yet to see a single flake

7:30 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, trif!

7:30 pm

mkg

harp, never! wish it were so...............

7:30 pm

dcseain

that's treat there, trif!

7:30 pm

speedfreak

Tri I for one would like to see it stay that way but this means tomorrow it will last longer!!!

7:30 pm

dcseain

not surprised Takuma 81 with fog or what gets horrible traffic

7:31 pm

Trifioso

yes, I am not hoping for snow by any means!

7:31 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. Second time on today and still have 175 words to go. As you say without Lickety life is not so easy.

7:31 pm

Takuma Sato

so it's supposed to end and then start up again Wed/Thurs?

7:31 pm

harpjane

one of my favorite christmases was when there was so much snow that i couldn't go anywhere. i walked to a bar and had a turkey sandwich

7:32 pm

dcseain

correct, takuma

7:32 pm

harpjane

now, if i was supposed to go to work in the snow, it's not so fun

7:32 pm

stidgmere

If one does not have to be in the snow, driving, it is a lovely situation.

7:32 pm

Takuma Sato

Ah, nice.

7:33 pm

lbdawger

bab anon has a list posted by hurshy

7:33 pm

origami

fe 7/40 - land that's good for planting

7:33 pm

bookwomen

fe 7/40 lots of babies

7:33 pm

harpjane

152 to go here

7:34 pm

lbdawger

go harp

7:34 pm

speedfreak

thanks got the fe7/40

7:35 pm

Takuma Sato

I enjoy driving in the snow, actually, but I'd be coming into the snow at the end of a 12-hour drive...

7:36 pm

stidgmere

12 hours is a big long for enjoyable driving.

7:37 pm

bookwomen

no snow here in the south just rain.

7:37 pm

dcseain

well, you know how reliable winter forecasts here are, takuma

7:37 pm

harpjane

how many to's are there?

7:37 pm

Takuma Sato

yeah, good point, seain

7:38 pm

Uneaixoise

3 to's, all to4

7:38 pm

bookwomen

3 to 4

7:38 pm

harpjane

thanks got me

7:38 pm

harpjane

i mean got EM

7:39 pm

melonheadjujube

hi - a hint for the O would be appreciated - it's all I need for NBT

7:40 pm

wildcat17

need help on fe6's please

7:40 pm

lbdawger

like the baltimore baseball team, melon

7:40 pm

Uneaixoise

fe6 one who gives food

7:40 pm

Uneaixoise

fe6 weasley pet

7:40 pm

lbdawger

one fe6 is a weasle like critter

7:40 pm

Uneaixoise

fe6 like the pet but change final consonant

7:41 pm

bookwomen

or 5 baltimore bird

7:41 pm

Uneaixoise

fe6 like the singer but change 4th letter

7:41 pm

Trifioso

whoa, I may have spoken a bit soon! here comes the wind!!!

7:41 pm

melonheadjujube

huh- lbd?

7:42 pm

Uneaixoise

(singer in the new movie "nine")

7:42 pm

wildcat17

tyvm

7:42 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:42 pm

melonheadjujube

never mind - it's a kind of window I think. . . - like the birds. . . .

7:42 pm

lbdawger

fe6, the critter looks like a mink or weasle, melon

7:42 pm

Takuma Sato

we've seen no rough weather down here in FL - just a temperature drop

7:42 pm

melonheadjujube

shoot, I jate when I ask for a hint and its a word I know perfectly weel.

7:43 pm

lbdawger

oh. forgot what i clued you! lol

7:43 pm

melonheadjujube

fe6 i was fine with - it was the O clue - which actually helped once I thought about it

7:43 pm

melonheadjujube

s'OK - now we're in a state of chat-tag

7:44 pm

melonheadjujube

NBT!

7:44 pm

wildcat17

fi6 and 7 please

7:44 pm

Uneaixoise

go, melon!!

7:44 pm

lbdawger

my last word was de8, and this gr4 is a pain in the de8!

7:44 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, dawg!!

7:45 pm

lbdawger

no 6.7 combo, wild.

7:45 pm

wildcat17

no I just need both of them

7:45 pm

origami

fi6 .. wiggle around

7:45 pm

wildcat17

ty

7:46 pm

bookwomen

fi 7 a position on the baltimore team

7:46 pm

lbdawger

fi6, is pt of the 5 which rhymes with smi***n (just a wee bit)

7:46 pm

wildcat17

ty

7:47 pm

Shirlockc

no lickety today?

7:47 pm

lbdawger

no, but hursh posted a list in bab anon

7:49 pm

lbdawger

brb, I'll post the list in my profile.

7:50 pm

melonheadjujube

you are seeing baltimore everywhere!

7:50 pm

melonheadjujube

oh, and thanks!

7:50 pm

wildcat17

fr6 please

7:51 pm

stidmama

hello all... MELON!!! *happy dance* hello hello!

7:51 pm

stidmama

hey LBD

7:51 pm

dcseain

put the milk in the fr6

7:51 pm

stidmama

and book! and wild cat! wow. *hit-the-jackpot mama look*

7:51 pm

wildcat17

ty

7:51 pm

stidmama

thanks for that fr seain

7:52 pm

dcseain

hi, melon and book. i'm a bit out of it, and talking to my mom

7:52 pm

dcseain

howdy, wild

7:52 pm

stidmama

*waves to seain's mama*

7:52 pm

dcseain

she says hi :)

7:53 pm

lbdawger

Hi Stiddy! okay, everyone, the list is in my profile.

7:53 pm

stidmama

thanks LBD. I just got down to 99

7:53 pm

dcseain

howdy, dog

7:54 pm

bookwomen

hello everyone. nose in the gr4. still have 70 to go.

7:54 pm

dcseain

fr5 jacques

7:54 pm

lbdawger

go stid! Hi DC! Hi DC's mom!

7:54 pm

lbdawger

go bookwomen!

7:55 pm

melonheadjujube

go bw!

7:56 pm

melonheadjujube

refi

7:56 pm

melonheadjujube

oops

7:56 pm

melonheadjujube

stopped short at least. . .

7:56 pm

stidmama

thanks melon, appreciate the effort anyway! LOL

7:57 pm

melonheadjujube

~

7:57 pm

melonheadjujube

that was a clue

7:57 pm

dcseain

we fe7 across the lake because the bridge is not open yet.

7:57 pm

stidmama

thanks melon! LOL

7:58 pm

stidmama

thanks for that combo seain

7:58 pm

origami

Does anyone here play Wordtwist also?

7:59 pm

Trifioso

i used to, origami, quite a lot!

7:59 pm

stidmama

used to play that origami -- it's a fun game

7:59 pm

Trifioso

but I got a new laptop, and it's too slow to play wordtwist effectively

8:00 pm

stidmama

hey trifioso!!! ((hugs)) have you had a lovely weekend so far?

8:02 pm

Takuma Sato

I'm off. Thanks for the great clues, all! Good luck to those of you facing tough weather

8:02 pm

dcseain

g'night, Takuma

8:02 pm

lbdawger

night night, takuma. be safe on the roads!

8:02 pm

stidmama

TAKUMA!!! ((((hugs)))) have a lovely weekend!

8:03 pm

lbdawger

back in a bit, need some hot tea

8:04 pm

Trifioso

hey there stid! yes, it's been a lovely weekend! My dad came up last night, and we had a big birthday party for him at a local chinese rest. with the best food on earth. we all were so glad he is still here with us, it was a heart-filled evening, for sure!

8:04 pm

stidmama

excellent, trifioso. good for you all

8:04 pm

Trifioso

how are things in stid ville?

8:06 pm

stidmama

things today in stidville are much calmer than yesterday. I shall not repeat my rant again, suffice it to say that the kids were BOTH sharing the doghouse and I spent some time melted down in tears.

8:06 pm

stidmama

today, I have not cried once, and this evening things seem to be going well.

8:06 pm

dcseain

ed5.12, pls?

8:06 pm

wildcat17

to6 please

8:07 pm

Trifioso

oh, sweetest, I am sorry to hear that! kids can be so frustrating, can't they? are they at least properly contrite?

8:07 pm

origami

how old are your kids stid?

8:07 pm

stidmama

teenagers, origami *sigh*

8:07 pm

stidmama

oh yes! the younger one brought me hot eggnog, hot tea, cookies, fruitcake AND peppermint sticks. At once. And hovered a lot.

8:08 pm

stidmama

The elder has been particularly polite this morning.

8:08 pm

dcseain

and he's in the gr4

8:08 pm

dcseain

at least by that descriptor

8:08 pm

stidmama

and this afternoon, neither boy has deliberately goaded or offended the other.

8:08 pm

origami

blech! Teenagers. At least they are contrite.

8:08 pm

stidmama

thanks for pointing that one out seain!

8:08 pm

origami

remember being a teenager? it is pretty awful, isn't it?

8:09 pm

stidmama

it sure can be -- especially when parents are so unreasonable

8:11 pm

stidmama

down to 73 listless. need to go in about 20 minutes. stidkids have their second concert of the day at 7:30. Have to get them there on time (for a change)

8:11 pm

origami

All that angst! At least when you're a teenager, there's an excuse :-)

8:12 pm

stidmama

I am just glad that I am only at "that stage" of my life origami, but can't figure out why mothers and children hit hormonally sensitive stages at the same time

8:13 pm

Trifioso

ah, the drama of adolescence....I know it well....bless you stid, you will like them again, I promise!

8:13 pm

stidmama

oh, I like them, trifioso --- about 6000 miles away! LOL

8:14 pm

Trifioso

LOL

8:15 pm

stidmama

HA! down to 70 listless! *accomplished mama look*

8:15 pm

stidmama

I think I shall bid you all adieu and back tomorrow at some point. My plan is to do a thorough house cleaning tomorrow (first time boys and I are home and healthy (and not studying) in three months). But will need and take babble breaks of course!

8:15 pm

origami

I always thought it would be a wonderful thing if children could go away at 13 and reappear at 17, competent, friendly and studious. Alas, I guess it's our job to make them that :-)

8:16 pm

lbdawger

go stiddy!

8:16 pm

Trifioso

I say make them do it, stid -- at least get your pound of flesh out of them!!!

8:16 pm

Trifioso

I think 17 is a little too early, origami, esp if they are girls

8:17 pm

stidmama

thanks for the support, all! and see you soon! (considers origami and trifioso's comments carefully) *poof*

8:18 pm

lbdawger

bye stid. have a great evening.

8:21 pm

origami

any clues for the O6 and O4? I'm baffled.

8:21 pm

lbdawger

or4 think of french airport

8:21 pm

hurshy

new ****ans, louisiana

8:22 pm

hurshy

or6 like a brand of frozen potatoes change last vowel

8:22 pm

hurshy

hurshy = pile of crap

8:22 pm

lbdawger

thanks for the list, hursh!

8:22 pm

hurshy

oh, yw, have bj's and lickety's not turned up?

8:22 pm

lbdawger

no way, hursh!

8:23 pm

origami

Thanks! Got the O's.

8:23 pm

hurshy

i have a cold and FEEL like a pile of crap

8:23 pm

lbdawger

nope

8:23 pm

lbdawger

(((HURSHY))) you need a hot toddy and some warmed blankies

8:24 pm

hurshy

i think i'll instead get some sudafed and ibuprofen

8:25 pm

hurshy

i am so surprised there is no other list by this time. i guess it is good i had some insomnia.

8:25 pm

bookwomen

fireworks. ty for the clues

8:25 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo Bookwomen!

8:25 pm

lbdawger

i'm sorry you're sick but thankful for the insomnia

8:26 pm

FireSocks

hi

8:26 pm

welki

hi folks

8:26 pm

bookwomen

there is a list on babanon. and if you scroll back a little someone just posted a list in their profi4

8:26 pm

Trifioso

hey there welki!!!

8:26 pm

lbdawger

hi firesock, hi welki!

8:27 pm

MPittore

hi welki 126 left

8:27 pm

lbdawger

the list is in my profile for those who don't have access to bab anon

8:28 pm

lbdawger

go MP!!

8:28 pm

MPittore

why can't we get bab anon?

8:29 pm

lbdawger

some folks don't want to sign up for it. it's free, but it is another thing to remember passwords and such.

8:29 pm

MPittore

oh how do you sign up it comes up yuka or something like that

8:30 pm

lbdawger

yuku.com. it's an easy enough procedure.

8:30 pm

MPittore

ok I will sign up for it...I just thought something was wrong when it said yuku

8:31 pm

hurshy

cause it rhymes with count dooku

8:31 pm

MPittore

remember it's so easy to confuse a blonde! LOL

8:31 pm

lbdawger

lol, MP

8:32 pm

welki

mp, the site www.atoptics.co.uk/ is wonderful! thanks!

8:32 pm

MPittore

yw

8:33 pm

MPittore

aren't his drawings just too amazing!

8:34 pm

welki

drawings? i'm at a site that's about optics (like green flashes)

8:35 pm

MPittore

somewhere I saw a view of looking straight down on it and it didn't look like anything you could recognize but at the right angle...oops I'm off talking about the pavement drawings sorry...ok darn this blinde hair again...yes the setting sun that flashes green just before it dips below the horizon...my hubby and I saw that in key west...totally awesome

8:36 pm

welki

anyway, i'm stuck at 28 and working on a mini, so won't be listing ... g'night folks!

8:36 pm

MPittore

nite welki

8:36 pm

lbdawger

night night, welki

8:36 pm

torgone

Baack in the US .. Back in the US .. Baack in the USSR!

8:37 pm

origami

g'night welki

8:37 pm

lbdawger

welcome home TORG!!! we missed you!

8:37 pm

MPittore

I want to hold your hand!!!!!

8:37 pm

Trifioso

TORGONE!!! Welcome home, dear one!!!!

8:37 pm

Trifioso

oh, you must be so jet lagged!

8:38 pm

aslindy

hello all

8:38 pm

aslindy

no list today, huh

8:38 pm

lbdawger

hi aslindy. there's a list in my profile

8:38 pm

aslindy

thank you

8:39 pm

origami

Think I'm done with this gr4/7 ... watching the new Potter film ... see ya'

8:39 pm

lbdawger

enjoy, origami. sweet dreams

8:40 pm

dcseain

wow. 3h40m talking with my mom, and only 10 min of political complaints :)

8:40 pm

dcseain

g'night origai

8:40 pm

lbdawger

wow! 3 hours! my ears would be numbed

8:41 pm

torgone

I've been on the go for about 26 hours ..

8:42 pm

lbdawger

aren't you exhausted, Torg?

8:43 pm

dcseain

we've had 23h of snow

8:43 pm

lbdawger

oh, the weather outside is frightful...

8:44 pm

Trifioso

Let's all take tor out to dinner so he can relax....wanna go grab some chinese tor?

8:44 pm

torgone

I am rejuvenated being home, but I'm sure I'll conk out ere long ..

8:44 pm

dcseain

alas, no fire here :/

8:44 pm

torgone

Nyuk nyuk nyuk ..

8:44 pm

lbdawger

good thing you don't have to work tomorrow. sleep in!

8:45 pm

MPittore

ROFL tor

8:45 pm

lbdawger

i take it all went well on the job?

8:45 pm

Trifioso

sleeping in sounds tomorrow sounds like a good plan for all of us!

8:47 pm

torgone

The job went fairly well with one major hurdle not cleared .. Need to get with designers and equipment vendor to forge a solution ..

8:47 pm

dcseain

of, what fun, torg

8:47 pm

lbdawger

i hope it all works out for you. torg

8:48 pm

torgone

Yeah, me too .. My bosses wanted this trip to wrap up all the problems so we could get paid ..

8:49 pm

lbdawger

payment is good!

8:50 pm

dcseain

i hope you can resolve it soon

8:52 pm

lbdawger

does this mean another trip to china?

8:52 pm

torgone

This is an innovative project that will require some innovative solutions if my company can look past the monthly profit/loss numbers ..

8:52 pm

jillibus

hi all -- I give up -- 68 left and it's too painful even with the BabAnon list (which I had no trouble accessing)

8:53 pm

lbdawger

hi jilli

8:53 pm

dcseain

evening, jilli.

8:53 pm

jillibus

dc, I assume you're snowed in mightily!

8:53 pm

torgone

It might mean another trip to modify/install something .. Right now I don't know ..I would like to be able to get this going successfully ..

8:54 pm

dcseain

well, i cleared the cars, got the all-wheel-drive one out, and sent Tom off o work

8:54 pm

jillibus

torg -- what is it you're designing?

8:54 pm

jillibus

wow, good for you, dc!

8:55 pm

jillibus

(221 words with no Lickety and no S is just too tough for me)

8:55 pm

dcseain

well, he's a nurse, needs to be there

8:55 pm

dcseain

but -ed, -er, -ier :)

8:55 pm

lbdawger

here to clue if needed, jilli

8:56 pm

jillibus

and good for Tom

8:56 pm

lbdawger

hope you packed a blizzard kit for him, DC

8:56 pm

jillibus

with 68 to go, lbd? I don't think so!

8:57 pm

jillibus

I have to get supper too...

8:57 pm

dcseain

he went with 3 changes of clothes, his meds, extra hats, and 4 meals.

8:57 pm

lbdawger

supper is definitely a better choice over this gr4

8:57 pm

dcseain

i'm with dawg on that, go eat something nice and savory

8:58 pm

torgone

It's a plant that takes household waste and turns it into compost .. The problem is maximizing the quality of the final product

8:58 pm

lbdawger

water, sandbags (or kitty litter) blanket, shovel, chains...

8:58 pm

jillibus

oh you guys must have been Boy Scouts, dc

8:58 pm

jillibus

great plan, torg

8:59 pm

dcseain

nope. we both avoid the scouts for the same reason - they seemed bent on forcing conformity

8:59 pm

jillibus

I just mean the Be Prepared bit

8:59 pm

dcseain

wow, good idea, torg. Implementation not quite working out though?

8:59 pm

dcseain

ah, sorry my penchant for literalism strikes again

9:00 pm

jillibus

lol, dc ;)

9:00 pm

torgone

It's something new for my company ..

9:01 pm

MPittore

tor is that like the stuff they sell around here as mulch?

9:01 pm

lbdawger

sounds like a great idea, torg. hope you get all the bugs worked out.

9:02 pm

lbdawger

back in a splash

9:02 pm

jillibus

Guess I'd better get that modest supper -- back soonest

9:04 pm

torgone

It is supposed to be compost, with lots of rich organic material and little contamination .. The problem is getting out the contaminants and garbage without removing the valuable soil ..

9:04 pm

dcseain

njoy, jilli

9:05 pm

dcseain

oooh, yes, that would be a challenge with the environmental stuff there

9:06 pm

dcseain

i wonder why there's yucca in my root beer. Texture, i guess.

9:07 pm

harpjane

think I'll go look for a list

9:07 pm

torgone

221 left here ..

9:08 pm

Shirlockc

de8?

9:08 pm

cybernan

hi everyone -- back for the last few

9:08 pm

dcseain

french butt, shirlock

9:09 pm

dcseain

hi, nan

9:09 pm

Shirlockc

i thought it was, kept spelling it wrong! got it now

9:13 pm

lbdawger

there's one in my profile, harp

9:13 pm

cybernan

guess I'm going to have to break down and list for the last 30

9:13 pm

dcseain

yeah, i listed at 38

9:15 pm

cybernan

mmm -- don't seem to be able to get lickety's list to come up

9:15 pm

Shirlockc

dr 6 first?

9:15 pm

dcseain

no lickety today

9:15 pm

Shirlockc

no lickety today

9:15 pm

lbdawger

lickety's is not updated. there's a list in my profile, nan

9:15 pm

cybernan

ty dawger

9:15 pm

dcseain

dr6 the shipping channel

9:15 pm

dcseain

two 7s from it

9:16 pm

lbdawger

dr + sharp side of a razor?

9:16 pm

dcseain

dr6 as in clear, remove material from

9:16 pm

cybernan

shipping channel?

9:16 pm

harpjane

le 5 & 6 please?

9:16 pm

cybernan

le 5: shelf

9:16 pm

dcseain

dr6 - dr4 up from bottom or past

9:16 pm

cybernan

le 6: what you keep the books in

9:17 pm

lbdawger

another name for shelf, harp

9:17 pm

Shirlockc

got that clue dc, thx

9:17 pm

cybernan

from the bottom r I have ro 4 x2 -- missing?

9:18 pm

dcseain

( i grew up watching them dr6 the shipping channel in the Potomac - so that meaning comes to mind first)

9:18 pm

dcseain

ri4

9:18 pm

harpjane

thanks

9:18 pm

lbdawger

ro7.40, nan

9:19 pm

lbdawger

ro7. spoiled + con**** trees, not deciduous

9:20 pm

dcseain

oreide

9:20 pm

dcseain

oops

9:20 pm

cybernan

ty dawger

9:20 pm

dcseain

*slinks to PB with his root beer*

9:20 pm

Shirlockc

dr7 before what you did to clothes after wash

9:21 pm

lbdawger

clay spinning top, jewish toy played during hannukah

9:22 pm

Shirlockc

cool, thx, spelling put me off again

9:22 pm

lbdawger

spelled two ways, one for the 7 and again for the 6

9:23 pm

Shirlockc

cool thx

9:24 pm

mkg

i am missing two d words. i think de words. confused.

9:25 pm

mkg

need de 4 5 the 5th one please

9:25 pm

dcseain

de + again suffix

9:26 pm

mkg

also need di 4 5 the 3rd or 4th one please.

9:26 pm

lbdawger

de+ **d roses for a blue lady

9:26 pm

dcseain

di4 straits

9:26 pm

mkg

have that oone ibd. either the one before it or after it is what i need please. ty.

9:26 pm

dcseain

or change last consonant for the di4 kids play in

9:27 pm

mkg

di 4 straits is second one dc.

9:27 pm

dcseain

then change last consonant in the di4 kids play in

9:27 pm

cybernan

di 5/12 before the funerary song?

9:27 pm

mkg

have that one too dc. the opp of clean. sorry. confusing without licekty.

9:27 pm

lbdawger

d+ not boy but g***

9:27 pm

dcseain

more di4

9:27 pm

mkg

ty ibd. that was it. ty.

9:28 pm

harpjane

the first de7?

9:29 pm

JenMO16

help, i need one more qu word, i have 3 5-letter, 2 7-letter, and 2 8-letter qu words, what am i missing?

9:29 pm

mkg

still need de 4 5 word.

9:29 pm

lbdawger

more so of the de.4.6

9:29 pm

Shirlockc

more of the de4 before it

9:29 pm

dcseain

french butt, jane

9:29 pm

mkg

it is the de 4 5 after the de 4 8, where there are 3 but i have two of them only.

9:29 pm

dcseain

qu5

9:30 pm

harpjane

i can't spell tonight

9:30 pm

lbdawger

qu + *** you sleeping, brother john

9:30 pm

lbdawger

or qu + sea bird without the T

9:30 pm

JenMO16

there are 4 qu 5 letter words, dc?

9:31 pm

JenMO16

got that one ibd

9:31 pm

lbdawger

de + **ad between the lines

9:31 pm

dcseain

li5 that's not unit of volume, pls?

9:31 pm

mkg

the more of words are more than 4 letters. i am missing one of the de 4s...

9:31 pm

harpjane

thanks but that wasnt' the de7

9:31 pm

Shirlockc

2nd fe6?

9:31 pm

dcseain

yes, jenmo

9:31 pm

lbdawger

li + spoiled ***ten

9:31 pm

mkg

ibd have that one. and the one where you get corned beef. need the third one in that string of three de 4 5s

9:32 pm

lbdawger

hi jen

9:32 pm

JenMO16

got that one ibd

9:32 pm

JenMO16

i have both of those

9:32 pm

JenMO16

thanks dc

9:32 pm

lbdawger

de + w**l you respect me in the morning?

9:32 pm

JenMO16

i am missing one

9:32 pm

dcseain

ah, money. ty, dawg

9:33 pm

mkg

tyats it ibd!!!!!!!!!!!tytyty

9:33 pm

lbdawger

Lady of York (former) fe*g**, change the G to letter before M

9:33 pm

mkg

all d words done! oops i meant thats it ibd! not with y.

9:33 pm

JenMO16

got it, the obvious one!

9:34 pm

Shirlockc

good clue, thx lbd

9:34 pm

mkg

i have only three ed words. there are six listed. darn...................have first ed 4 7 and two from that with diff. last cons. help with others appreciated.

9:35 pm

mkg

fe great clue ibd!!!!!!!!!!!

9:35 pm

lbdawger

e+ croco****, not alligator

9:35 pm

mkg

ty! got it.

9:36 pm

lbdawger

what you do to a paper to make sure it reads well, and the person who does that job

9:36 pm

mkg

have all ed words now.

9:36 pm

mkg

ty.

9:37 pm

mkg

er 6?????

9:38 pm

lbdawger

i have to run an er6 tomorrow after work.

9:38 pm

mkg

ty! got it.

9:38 pm

mkg

on to f words.

9:40 pm

cybernan

missing an fr 5/16 between released and worry -- no idea which one though

9:41 pm

lbdawger

french for brother? fr*** Jacque

9:41 pm

Mudd

clue please for the final re 7, 44

9:42 pm

cybernan

bingo, dawger -- ty

9:42 pm

lbdawger

fr + jalap*** peppers are hot!

9:42 pm

mkg

change released final cons. to another for that fr.

9:42 pm

mkg

freno

9:42 pm

lbdawger

type of beans, used in a lot of mexican foods, Mudd

9:42 pm

lbdawger

change last letter to another vowel, mkg

9:42 pm

mkg

oops sorry.

9:43 pm

Mudd

ty

9:43 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:44 pm

mkg

need fe 7 40. did it get clued? if so tried last letter to vowel but it is a cons.

9:45 pm

lbdawger

one who is capable of having babies is fe7.40

9:45 pm

mkg

ty! got it ibd. super clues.

9:46 pm

mkg

need first fi 5 22 please.

9:47 pm

lbdawger

fi + like the chocolaty gooey goodness offered at this time of year fu***

9:47 pm

Shirlockc

li6/18?

9:47 pm

cybernan

re 6/33?

9:47 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:48 pm

mkg

one f left..........

9:48 pm

lbdawger

li4.4 + half hawaiian goose

9:48 pm

lbdawger

re + doodles on paper

9:48 pm

mkg

fi 6 36 please?

9:48 pm

Shirlockc

thx lbd

9:49 pm

mkg

nm got it. sorry. f words done.

9:49 pm

mkg

ugh still 43 left.

9:49 pm

lbdawger

rhymes with small person mi****

9:49 pm

mkg

ge 5??????

9:49 pm

cybernan

ty

9:49 pm

Mudd

Sometimes I despise re words.

9:49 pm

lbdawger

we all despise re words, Mudd. lol

9:50 pm

lbdawger

ge5 is a type or style of literature

9:50 pm

lbdawger

ge+ letter before O + **d Roses

9:51 pm

mkg

ty got it. done with g words.

9:51 pm

Shirlockc

ne6 last?

9:52 pm

lbdawger

ne + **d roses + freud's littlest friend

9:52 pm

Shirlockc

you're awesome with the clues, lbd

9:53 pm

dcseain

is the 2nd RE 6.22 or 4.5?

9:53 pm

mkg

clue for li 6 18?

9:53 pm

dcseain

6.33 or 4.5 rather

9:54 pm

lbdawger

6.33, dc

9:55 pm

lbdawger

li4.4 + half hawaiian goose, - li6.18

9:55 pm

dcseain

i ne4 hint pls, for re 6.33

9:55 pm

cybernan

last re 5?

9:55 pm

lbdawger

re + quick **** mcgraw

9:55 pm

dcseain

we re5 the candle when the wind blew it out

9:56 pm

dcseain

oh! i see

9:56 pm

lbdawger

re5= race again pt

9:56 pm

dcseain

something's not right. hm. i'll sort it out.

9:56 pm

mkg

ty got both re words.

9:56 pm

mkg

ty 3 of them.

9:56 pm

cybernan

ty

9:56 pm

mkg

dont know hawaiian goose ibd! keep forgetting it.

9:56 pm

lbdawger

okay, 2 minutes before i have to head for the pillows. last clues...

9:57 pm

lbdawger

you **ed to remember the hawaiian goose, MKG ;-)

9:57 pm

mkg

ibd you are super cluer. one more time the li 5? dont know the goose.

9:58 pm

lbdawger

li4.4 + do you **ed more clues?

9:58 pm

Shirlockc

or6

9:58 pm

mkg

got it! wish you could stay ibd. need to finish.

9:58 pm

lbdawger

good luck with this really stinky gr4. i'll take that 3001 we had over this one!

9:59 pm

lbdawger

or the 301! yikes 3001 would put be under!

9:59 pm

MetFan

Why don't you try to get some on your own, mkg? That would be a novel approach, wouldn't it??

9:59 pm

lbdawger

or + two vowels + **ar Santa, i want...a new job

10:00 pm

lbdawger

*poof*

10:01 pm

mkg

or 5 plz?????

10:02 pm

dcseain

or5 window - sounds like a Baltimore or5

10:02 pm

mkg

met to me the clues given on the chat are the joy of doing the grid. sorry you dont approve.

10:02 pm

mkg

ty dc. got it.

10:02 pm

dcseain

hi, met :)

10:03 pm

mkg

qu 5 16 last one please?

10:03 pm

dcseain

qu + what you put ashes in, spelled different

10:04 pm

mkg

ashes???????an ashtray??????

10:04 pm

Shirlockc

qu+ sea bird

10:04 pm

mkg

ok got it dc. funny clue! you are so so cute!

10:05 pm

wht

what is the last wa6/30?

10:05 pm

MPittore

hi mkg...how many left?

10:06 pm

MPittore

hi wht

10:06 pm

dcseain

rabbit wa6

10:06 pm

Shirlockc

rabbits live in wa6

10:06 pm

westford

place where rabbits live

10:06 pm

dcseain

or a man's name

10:06 pm

westford

hi all

10:06 pm

wht

nm I found it. It is the home of rabbits.

10:07 pm

wht

Hi West, is it snowing in RI now?

10:07 pm

wht

Hi mp

10:07 pm

dcseain

hi, west

10:07 pm

MPittore

87 left for me tonight

10:07 pm

westford

sure is thanks all for sending it our way lol

10:08 pm

jillibus

Hi all again

10:08 pm

dcseain

it snowed for more than 23h here

10:08 pm

wht

Don't worry, we'll take what you can't use. :^)

10:08 pm

dcseain

bw, jilli

10:08 pm

MPittore

we have about 18 inches, beautiful

10:08 pm

westford

saw it on tv seain Reagan looks like a ghost town

10:08 pm

dcseain

we got 20 or so here

10:08 pm

dcseain

even our public transit shut down

10:09 pm

MPittore

wow I heard just a few miles up the road in burtonsville they got over 22

10:09 pm

westford

when I lived there the town would close down for 2 inches

10:09 pm

dcseain

i remember then, west :)

10:09 pm

westford

good it happened on the weekend and not monday morning during the commute

10:10 pm

dcseain

we've gotten better about it through the years

10:10 pm

cybernan

ti 7?

10:10 pm

dcseain

nothing much'll be open, or if open, open on time, come Monday

10:10 pm

dcseain

yorkshire te7

10:10 pm

westford

I think you must have been a gleam in your father's eye then seain that was in 65

10:10 pm

MPittore

LOL that is true...people don't think smartly about the snow...they leave their cars in the way of the plows..and get out and drive around for stupid stuff

10:11 pm

westford

our daughter and her husband are flying in for the holiday fortunately they are coming Christmas day

10:11 pm

wht

cyber, more sleepy

10:12 pm

dcseain

my parents met in Feb of 69, so quite so West

10:12 pm

dcseain

how lovely, west :)

10:12 pm

cybernan

ty wht

10:12 pm

westford

we're so excited..big family gathering on the 27th

10:12 pm

westford

they're in San Diego I keep teasing them with weather reports lol

10:13 pm

MPittore

my inlaws (in their upper 80's) were going to go to the grocery store for milk in case they ran out of the half gallon they had...we had to tell them not to go...my hubby has his hands full with them.

10:13 pm

dcseain

oh my MP. i know teh WFM here was closed, but HT was open.

10:13 pm

westford

the old bread milk and toilet paper syndrome mpitt

10:14 pm

dcseain

when i worked at Whole Foods, the customers bought brie, chardonnay, baguette instead. Something about snow and white foods

10:14 pm

cybernan

ty wht

10:14 pm

westford

if you're snowed in might as well be gourmet lol

10:14 pm

cybernan

everyone :)

10:15 pm

cybernan

really having trouble making entries into the log! -- that was a *!* ta da *!* and a thank you for the help

10:16 pm

westford

Yay nan !!

10:16 pm

dcseain

oh, congrats nan!

10:16 pm

Trifioso

friends, I could use a hand for the last q - have 5/16, 8/60, 8/55, 5/16, 5/16, 7/44, and 7/40 - please, what am I missing?

10:16 pm

jillibus

YAY nan!!!

10:17 pm

cybernan

a 5/16 at the end

10:17 pm

dcseain

qu5 at end, trif

10:17 pm

westford

hi trif and jilli

10:17 pm

Trifioso

thanks -- looking!

10:17 pm

cybernan

hi jill :)

10:18 pm

cybernan

must go and finish the gift wrapping -- the kids will be arriving either tomorrow or Monday depending on the roads.

10:18 pm

Dorens

hi guys... yikes. no lickety. .. does anyone have a list?

10:18 pm

dcseain

BabAnon, dorens

10:18 pm

cybernan

dawger posted a list

10:18 pm

dcseain

have fun, nan

10:19 pm

westford

so much fun nan safe trip for them

10:20 pm

Dorens

cool thanks... after many glasses of wine.. no lickety, 27 words could take forever

10:21 pm

kimmtoats

Hello!

10:21 pm

dcseain

hi, kimm

10:21 pm

westford

hello kimm and dorens

10:21 pm

harpjane

i never used to rely on lickety but boy, do i miss him today!

10:22 pm

dcseain

howdy, dorens

10:23 pm

Dorens

so dc, we re

10:24 pm

Mudd

Finished!

10:24 pm

Dorens

having a touch of what you endured earlier

10:24 pm

Merk

... and fireworks!

10:24 pm

westford

yay mudd!!

10:24 pm

dcseain

may it accumulate less where you live

10:24 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for the finishers!

10:24 pm

Dorens

yay mudd

10:24 pm

dcseain

congrats mudd and merk

10:24 pm

westford

yay merk too !!

10:24 pm

Dorens

and merk yay to you too!

10:26 pm

dcseain

ti5.12, pls?

10:26 pm

westford

that little spanish mark

10:27 pm

MPittore

happy happy for all the finishers

10:27 pm

dcseain

in my brain, that's not English. But then again, is Enable.

10:27 pm

dcseain

ty

10:27 pm

westford

it's all a puzzlement

10:28 pm

wht

ro7/40?

10:28 pm

dcseain

something that causes ro4?

10:29 pm

joey

is there an extra fr 5/16 in the list that is not in the puzzle?

10:29 pm

dcseain

no, joey

10:30 pm

MPittore

wht..ro4/4 + they had happy hour drinks 2 *** 1 and the *** change the o to second vowel...

10:30 pm

joey

thanks. my f is black, but i only have 2 before the cold thing

10:31 pm

joey

never mind. made a mistake

10:31 pm

wht

ty mp. I thought it was related somehow but I couldn't get it.

10:32 pm

MPittore

hope my clue wasn't too long...I'm not that good at them yet but I try

10:34 pm

MPittore

hi jilli do you like my icon love under the mistletoe...thought it was just so cute

10:36 pm

dcseain

firewords

10:36 pm

MPittore

hooray dc

10:36 pm

Trifioso

wahhooo dc!

10:37 pm

dcseain

thanks

10:37 pm

Bugsaw

Wow seain good for you! This grid is no fun

10:38 pm

Bugsaw

How many hours did it take you?

10:38 pm

dcseain

it was pleasantly challenging. Um, 5 of off and on. I made two meals, cleared one car 3 times and the other once, got tom off to work, did some laundry and what between and betwixt

10:39 pm

westford

yay seain !!

10:39 pm

Trifioso

wow, dc, you are really quite the productive guy!

10:40 pm

Bugsaw

That gives me hope then. Thanks

10:42 pm

dcseain

some days, trif :) The need to get Tom to work with snow falling at 3 inches/hr was a good motivator today

10:43 pm

westford

I have a silly question how much does it cost to send first class mail?

10:43 pm

dcseain

esp since there was 20ish on the ground when he had to leave

10:43 pm

dcseain

44 cents, i think?

10:44 pm

westford

it keeps changing and I keep forgetting to get stamps..I have some left from years past and can probably make up the diff

10:44 pm

MPittore

yes 44 cents unless you have the forever stamp and one of those is good I think they started out as 41 cents but that doesn't matter

10:44 pm

westford

everything is late this year

10:45 pm

MPittore

except our snow is very early *smile*

10:45 pm

westford

I have a couple forevers but not enough just don't mail things anymore

10:46 pm

westford

will we have a white Christmas or a slushy dirty frozen Christmas

10:47 pm

MPittore

i went through the same mailed about 18 christmas cards and had to scrounge up the stamps we do so much electronically

10:47 pm

wht

or6/21?

10:48 pm

westford

like potatoes but end with a diff vowel

10:48 pm

dcseain

or, vowel, ***s of March

10:48 pm

wht

ty dc

10:48 pm

Bugsaw

ty

10:48 pm

MPittore

good clue dc

10:48 pm

westford

mine was too lol

10:49 pm

MPittore

yes yours was good also lol

10:50 pm

westford

thanks that's what that word always reminds me of

10:51 pm

westford

I just noticed I have all my 8's

10:52 pm

wht

The second ne6/21?

10:53 pm

kimmtoats

I only have 2 8's

10:53 pm

westford

seain had a great clue for that one..take it away seain

10:53 pm

MPittore

after this grid I am going to give myself a good talking to...I have to resist the grid and get on with wrapping christmas presents and a thousand other things I should be doing...and until I am done I must refrain from all this joviality *giving myself a stern mamma look*

10:54 pm

westford

this is definitely my last grid for awhile too

10:54 pm

Bugsaw

send one my way too please MPitt. I get kind of obsessed once I start

10:54 pm

MPittore

I have never been addicted to anything else in my life but this is just soooo much fun to me.

10:54 pm

westford

I'll give it a shot wht..ne note after do and not ego

10:55 pm

dcseain

ne6 and thread

10:55 pm

MPittore

*sending a stern mamma look to bugs* and wishing we all get our holiday chores completed so we can babble-on

10:55 pm

dcseain

oops 2nd: one who ne4

10:55 pm

westford

isn't that the first seain?

10:56 pm

dcseain

ah, brain fried. happy babbling yall!

10:56 pm

Bugsaw

thanks. I hope it works

10:56 pm

dcseain

ne6 and thread is 2nd

10:56 pm

jillibus

hi MPitt -- I went away for a while but saw your query -- yes, your icon is very cute!

10:56 pm

Trifioso

I am totally falling asleep, with 42 to go. I;m calling it. 11:56, saturday night. good night friends, sleep well!

10:56 pm

Bugsaw

HI jilli

10:56 pm

westford

wht are we confusing you completely?

10:57 pm

jillibus

and YAY dc -- and gnight, I guess

10:57 pm

westford

good night trif stay warm

10:57 pm

Bugsaw

Nite Trif. Glad your Dad is well now

10:57 pm

jillibus

hi bugs -- cute icon too :)

10:57 pm

westford

good night seain you stay warm too

10:57 pm

wht

No, I finally saw the one that I didn't have. The friend of thread.

10:57 pm

jillibus

night trif

10:58 pm

wht

ty n's are notched.

10:58 pm

westford

bugs my cousin just passed away and I have been getting great comfort from the book

10:59 pm

jillibus

I think I'll go and do some wrapping -- back for the flip and I fervently hope the next gr4 is a nice one and WITH Lickety's list

10:59 pm

Bugsaw

I am so glad to hear that it is helping westford, I just wish it were under better circumstances.

10:59 pm

Bugsaw

I have been using it a lot right now too. I work with Hospice and Christmas is a hard time for families who know it will be their last one together.

10:59 pm

MPittore

jilli I am such a sucker for cute animal photos...this one reminds me of my mom's dog who has befriended a cat...he taught him how to use his doggie door...he brings his toys to him and they even kiss (albeit they are probably smelling each others mouths) they sleep together and now the cat comes in at night and crawls in my moms bed and sleeps with them all night...turns out to be her neighbors cat but they don't mind.

11:00 pm

westford

so do I but it's really good to have it thanks so much for recommending it

11:00 pm

westford

aww mpitt what a sweet thing

11:01 pm

joey

ok, have to ask, what book, please>

11:02 pm

westford

bugs will have to answer that joey I have a mental block when it comes to the name

11:02 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Joey. You might like it too. It is called To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'Donohue

11:02 pm

joey

thanks, i will check it out.

11:02 pm

westford

thanks bugs I almost went to get it

11:03 pm

Bugsaw

He was an Irish priest who writes in the most poetic language.

11:03 pm

westford

my cousin spent her last 10 days in hospice bugs they made her last days very pleasant

11:03 pm

MPittore

if you belong to AARP you can order from Borders Books online and you get a 35% discount!!!

11:04 pm

joey

thanks for the tip

11:04 pm

Bugsaw

We are still trying to get a Hospice House in my community but not yet. I visit people in their homes and hospital.

11:05 pm

westford

there is a lovely poem about animals that I will have to send to my daughter she just put her 13 yr old dog down yesterday

11:05 pm

westford

that is so good of you bugs

11:05 pm

joey

bugs, that takes a lot of strength, i admire you. i make greeting cards and take them to the hospice office and they distribute them to the folks

11:06 pm

Bugsaw

The book has blessings for all kinds of things like "For love in a time of conflict" , "for one who is exhausted"
or "to come home to yourself."

11:07 pm

westford

he's writing in a better place now

11:07 pm

Bugsaw

What a terrific idea Joey!

11:08 pm

joey

i also make cards for the children at the ronald mcdonald house. i cook there once a month and it breaks my heart but it is the most rewarding thing that i do

11:08 pm

Bugsaw

I meet the nicest people and I have never met anyone I did not welcome in my life.

11:08 pm

Bugsaw

You are a gem Joey.

11:09 pm

westford

you both are

11:09 pm

joey

nope, just have my moments and try.

11:10 pm

wht

ge 5/14?

11:10 pm

westford

type

11:10 pm

joey

classes of books.

11:11 pm

wht

ty west and joey

11:11 pm

joey

yvw

11:11 pm

westford

yw

11:11 pm

wht

9 left

11:12 pm

joey

17

11:12 pm

westford

gj wht I have 45 ne** to find a list

11:12 pm

westford

gj joey too

11:12 pm

wht

grief

11:13 pm

Bugsaw

42 for me

11:13 pm

Bugsaw

great clue wht

11:13 pm

MPittore

There is a good book dealing with life and death read the book "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" by harold kushner.

11:13 pm

westford

since you're so close you don't have to go to the PB wht

11:13 pm

wht

Go to Babbler's Anonymouns from the links on the bottom

11:13 pm

kimmtoats

guess I'm not the only one who does it! lol

11:14 pm

wht

good gr5

11:14 pm

Bugsaw

We ALL do kimm

11:14 pm

westford

I have heard of that mpitt

11:15 pm

wht

There are two lists under the general head

11:15 pm

westford

off to find a list bye in advance if you're all gone when I get back nice chatting with all of you

11:15 pm

westford

thanks wht

11:15 pm

Bugsaw

It is a good book and got me thinking when I was feeling put-opon (if that is a word)

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

11:15 pm

Bugsaw

HI jmc.

11:15 pm

wht

Hi jmc. How is your winter wonderland

11:15 pm

westford

just about to leave jmc but hi first

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

good gr5 why did you guys let wht off the hook?

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

the snow has finally stopped but there is another band that may hit sometime in the early hours

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi west

11:17 pm

jmcnrick

bugs I think you mean put-upon

11:17 pm

MPittore

bye...I'm getting ready to throw in the towel 83 left...I haven't really kept my nose to the gr** on this one...but hey I had a bunch of fun..that's a success in my book! I think I will give myself my own fireworks just because *smile*!

11:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi MP

11:18 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo for virtual fireworks MP

11:20 pm

Bugsaw

That's the one I needed jmc.

11:21 pm

Bugsaw

Celebrating with MPitt for having the strength to be realistic about the importance of Babble!!! Yay for you ( as I keep plugging away ignoring the cookie batter that wants baking..)

11:21 pm

MPittore

hi jmc...the snow is beautiful today...but wait till the cars track in it then the dirt and sloshy brown slop...I will try to find the beauty in that...it's there I just have to look more carefully...maybe I can think it looks like a root beer float or something! *grin*

11:22 pm

jmcnrick

hmm i think this much snow is not beautiful but dangerous

11:22 pm

MPittore

oh how about a coca-cola slurpy!!!

11:23 pm

jmcnrick

bugs did I inadvertantly clue something?

11:23 pm

jmcnrick

i am worried the metro will not open early enough for me to get to Meeting tomorrow

11:24 pm

MPittore

yes jmc it is dangerous if you go out in it I agree and some do have to go out but others just make bad judgments and sometimes get hurt

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

No jmc, just my spelling of putupon

11:24 pm

kimmtoats

coke slurpies are my favorite!!

11:24 pm

jmcnrick

coke slurpy sounds good

11:24 pm

joey

done, thanks for all the help and conversation

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

how many more do you have jmc?

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

Happy Christmas joey!

11:24 pm

MPittore

well kimm that's what our streets will look like they are full of soon LOL

11:25 pm

kimmtoats

well, I sure don't like driving in that stuff!

11:25 pm

MPittore

*whips up and passes out virtual coke slurpies to all who want them*

11:26 pm

kimmtoats

rander

11:26 pm

Bugsaw

I prefer MPitt. Do you have some virtual RB?

11:27 pm

jmcnrick

*sniffs the coke slurpies to make sure they are coke and not di4y snow*

11:28 pm

wht

fireworks

11:28 pm

MPittore

good on you joey...I just read your prof. and my heart and prayers go out to you, stay strong keep us updated.

11:28 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo wht

11:28 pm

wht

ty for the clues and the pass on the PB.

11:28 pm

jmcnrick

kimm you should type a word that works in the gr4! lol

11:29 pm

MPittore

what is RB?

11:29 pm

wht

Night all.

11:29 pm

Bugsaw

root beer

11:29 pm

MPittore

kimm change your first cons. to w

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

great job wht. good night and happy Christmas

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

what a wimp wht to sneak out before appropriate pb time

11:30 pm

kimmtoats

Same with me, Joey. How are you now?

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

I will report you to the Quaker police!

11:30 pm

MPittore

bugs...oops...hit self in forehead...hurry and whips up virtual RB float and passes to bugs

11:30 pm

kimmtoats

I know, jmc, dumb

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

lol kimm!

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

RB pb its all the same

11:32 pm

MPittore

what drink is a PB?

11:32 pm

wht

jmc, I won't be dug out in the morning to get to meeting so the Quaker police won't catch me.

11:33 pm

jmcnrick

lol wht the Quaker police are so diligent they will dig out to get you!

11:33 pm

wht

MP, PB is the penalty box where we get sent for using words in the gr4 in the chat.

11:33 pm

wht

jmc, tell them the snow blower is in the garage. Have them let me know when the driveway is all clear.

11:34 pm

MPittore

right but I think she was referring to the virtual refreshments I was passing around...maybe a Pibb float

11:34 pm

Bugsaw

le---

11:34 pm

jmcnrick

i am nagging sylvia about the uganda anti-gay being a chance for FUM to step up

11:34 pm

wht

First PB drink I can think of is Pepto Bismol. :^)

11:34 pm

Bugsaw

sorry, wrong box

11:35 pm

jmcnrick

lol wht

11:35 pm

jmcnrick

rofl

11:35 pm

wht

Anyway, I really am leaving now. Sweet dreams and happy shoveling in the morning.

11:35 pm

MPittore

ROFL wht....gosh I hope our streets don't look like they are full of pepto bismol..althoug pink is my favorite color

11:36 pm

MPittore

excuse lousy typo's...

11:36 pm

jmcnrick

bye wht and happy shoveling

11:36 pm

jmcnrick

I have to go to meeting because it is our day to make presents for the homeless -- 2,000+ of them

11:37 pm

MPittore

bye wht and may your shoveling be as easy as it could be

11:38 pm

jmcnrick

mine is easy when my son does it but I will have to do it myself inthe a.m.

11:38 pm

kimmtoats

what will u make, jmc?

11:39 pm

jmcnrick

we fill showboxes with t-shirts, socks, gloves, knit hats, candy and combs

11:40 pm

jmcnrick

then we wrap them in comic paper and put christmas cards on them

11:41 pm

MPittore

jmc what kind of presents do you make for the homeless? I keep money in my car drink holder to give to the homeless that appear to be legit to me...we have one near our house that we see nearly every week in the little pizza pub we go to and he is sloshing the beers down and enjoying the atmosphere...he is very clean and dresses fairly well..we often wonder about him...my husband thinks I am too generous but I believe it all comes back to you and more.

11:41 pm

MPittore

jmc excuse my late note..now i see yours that is very nice

11:41 pm

jmcnrick

I have several friends who are homeless and though I will occassionaly buy them a sandwich i never give them money

11:42 pm

MPittore

do you all make the items or are they donated

11:42 pm

jmcnrick

one of my homeless friends told me about the practice of begging and how to maximize teh money

11:42 pm

jmcnrick

we buy the stuff and work with the World Bank it is quite a fun day at meeting

11:43 pm

Bugsaw

I give them food because I know they need that more than what the money would go to.

11:43 pm

jmcnrick

one year wolfowitz came and some Friends had a difficulty not confronting him

11:43 pm

Bugsaw

They are always happy to recieve it

11:43 pm

MPittore

me too jmc...there are a few that I have bought food for...once I took the guy into the mcdonalds and he told me he wanted this big meal...more than we ever get...at first I flinched but then I did it...must have been a reason he wanted that...

11:43 pm

jmcnrick

but thye hung tough and he, instead of making if a photo op as we expected, worked all day

11:44 pm

jmcnrick

well I figure if I offer to buy something I should not be too determined to decide what food to buy

11:44 pm

jmcnrick

after all we all have our own personal preferences

11:45 pm

grannyrose

hello, hello

11:45 pm

jmcnrick

hi granny

11:45 pm

jmcnrick

hmm 15minutes let and 117 words what do you think

11:46 pm

grannyrose

dabbling, instead of babbling, jmc?

11:46 pm

jmcnrick

dab dab dab dab

11:46 pm

grannyrose

LOLOL

11:46 pm

MPittore

yes but the old adage "beggers can't be choosey" comes to mind...I don't think the people in these countries that are starving are choosey...just saying...

11:46 pm

jmcnrick

I watched a movie instead granny

11:46 pm

jmcnrick

Lost in Austen -- not too bad

11:46 pm

grannyrose

do you ne4 help with any?

11:47 pm

MPittore

go go go jmc you can do it lol

11:47 pm

grannyrose

what did you see, jmc?

11:48 pm

grannyrose

duh, lost in austen.can't say that i have heard of it. story line?

11:48 pm

jmcnrick

I think it is pretentious of us to assume that just because you are homeless that you should accept what ever is offered

11:48 pm

sammysmom

i knit between games- so this year i made 6 hat/scarf/mitten sets for my church to give to the homeless

11:49 pm

jmcnrick

woman of 20th century gets intangled in pride and prejudice

11:49 pm

kimmtoats

jmc- my friend has a son who was homeless. he just died of a drug overdose last weekend. he was 30.

11:49 pm

kimmtoats

very tragic

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

oh that is so sad kimm -- I am truly sorry to hear it

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

good for you sammy!

11:50 pm

grannyrose

agreed, jmc. our church has linked with other churches in our area, and with the local council,toform an emergency relief fund. we also help run "soupies ', once a week we make huge pots of food etc and go out into the streets and serve those who ne4 it

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

I want to learn to knit to make hats for people who ne4 them

11:51 pm

sammysmom

i used to make things for my kids- but they have enough

11:51 pm

kimmtoats

fran

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

good for you granny

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

I needle point but there is no where to use it!

11:51 pm

kimmtoats

I know, I know. see what I mean?

11:52 pm

sammysmom

one year i made them all afghans- one year sweaters- next year hat/scarf/mitten sets. ponchos for the girls and vests for the men

11:52 pm

jmcnrick

my meeting does the soup truck on weds, breakfast the fisrt saturday and the kids do sandwiches the second sunday

11:52 pm

kimmtoats

wow, sammy, I am a knitter and that's ambitious!

11:52 pm

jmcnrick

lol kimm

11:53 pm

sammysmom

i buy extra food and use my coupoons - sometimes get things almost free- clothes at garage sames- give it to the church for the cause

11:53 pm

grannyrose

at one stage, although i wasn't homeless, i was single, unable to work, and 3 small boys to look after.if it hadn't been for the generosity of people in my community, i may well have ended up homeless.

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

I can crochet and needle point but am an abismal knitter

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

i understand granny

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

I came pretty close myself right after my husband died and I was left with a young son

11:55 pm

sammysmom

growing up por in maine- we were never ALLOWED to have idle hands- the habit just stuck-lol

11:55 pm

kimmtoats

lider

11:55 pm

jmcnrick

yeah! sammy --- I always buy a few extra cans of veggies for the shelter too

11:55 pm

jmcnrick

come on kimm!

11:55 pm

grannyrose

nowadays, i give thanx to them by serving those who are less fortunate, experience makes for greater understanding.

11:56 pm

kimmtoats

I'm going to have to either do the puzzle or chat, because obviously I can't do BOTH!!

11:56 pm

grannyrose

* giggle * kimm

11:57 pm

sammysmom

my dad taught me how to knit when i was 8. mom didn t have the patience- he was a lumberjack when he was a young man and thats how the4y got thier sweaters and hats and scarves- they all made their own- not much else to do in the northwoods after a hard days's work.

11:57 pm

kimmtoats

laughing out loud, jm

11:57 pm

MPittore

jmc...I am such a caring person and wear my heart on my shoulder and try to help everyone I can...I teach my son and grandchildren to be generous and every so often we go thru their toys and clothes and make a bag for donating to needy children. They look forward to it. It is a good thing to teach them.

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

kimm don't worry about it! lol

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

hi mlfan

11:58 pm

grannyrose

hi mlf

11:58 pm

sammysmom

hi ml

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

holding my breath for the flip

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hi sammny and granny

11:58 pm

ursh

hello all

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi jmc

11:59 pm

kimmtoats

hi ml

11:59 pm

grannyrose

hey urshy

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

lol jmc dont do that you might pass out and miss it

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi kimm

11:59 pm

ursh

hey rosy

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi rush

11:59 pm

VolleymomDee

howdy all

11:59 pm

MPittore

ready get set and....................

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi rush

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hi dee

12:00 am

grannyrose

hoot, urshy, what my little bro's call me

12:00 am

jmcnrick

hi volley

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