Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, March 3, 2010

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

lshult

flip

12:00 am

herekittykitty

flip er ruuu

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

MPittore

flip

12:00 am

Ormal

ty :D

12:00 am

rosalind230

flip

12:01 am

jillibus

big lag here

12:01 am

MPittore

qu5/16

12:01 am

jillibus

phant -- verify

12:02 am

jillibus

another phant -- vertigo

12:02 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:02 am

MLFAN17

jill verify was going to be my phantom too

12:02 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:02 am

MLFAN17

what si the theme for this grid????

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

cr7

12:03 am

flosey

sorry MLF was responding to your request just as the grid flipped

12:03 am

Ormal

qu 5/16 x3

12:03 am

flosey

it's don't blame FMitch

12:03 am

dart001

oc 6

12:03 am

MLFAN17

no problem flosey i had to refresh anyway

12:03 am

jillibus

mlf it's Let's NOT blame FMitch -- she' in England and people are always kidding her and blaming her for things. You probably haven't met her.

12:04 am

jillibus

I was also answering when it flipped

12:04 am

MLFAN17

i know the name FMitxh though

12:04 am

jillibus

ty dart

12:05 am

jillibus

Qs greyed

12:06 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:06 am

jillibus

Oh #%$&*, no S again

12:07 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:07 am

MPittore

killer whale.....

12:08 am

jillibus

hi and wtg josh

12:08 am

jillibus

ty MP

12:08 am

dart001

ve 6

12:08 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:08 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:08 am

MPittore

ty lickety

12:08 am

MPittore

that was lickety split!

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

ty lickety

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

it seems everytime i am around at the flip lickety gets the clues up within seconds of me getting nbt

12:10 am

joshuavorbis

il5

12:10 am

jillibus

Wonderful, Lickety!

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:11 am

jillibus

wtg une!

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

hi!

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

hey, melon :-)

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: celery

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

te6

12:15 am

jillibus

hi melon

12:15 am

flosey

NBT

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

go, flosey!

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:15 am

joshuavorbis

phant teflon

12:16 am

flosey

ty

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

fe6

12:16 am

cybernan

ve 6 if not called

12:17 am

dart001

while back nan

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

has teflon become a common noun? like xerox and aspirin?

12:18 am

joshuavorbis

it actually has not - i just tried it and it is not in the dictionary

12:18 am

melonheadjujube

guessed my way to the Y

12:18 am

cybernan

need the lone e and il 5 for nbt

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

il4 and il5 for that i, nan

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

e4/6 for that e

12:20 am

cybernan

ty -- got the e's

12:21 am

cybernan

I mean the i's

12:21 am

cybernan

only e 4/6 I can find comes from the top left e

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

nan, ey4/6

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

falling asleep. not even NBT but bed calls. nite-nite! {poof}

12:22 am

cybernan

sorry -- just realized there are two lone e's -- need the other one

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

hi all!!

12:23 am

flosey

ey4

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

that one's a 4/7

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

real word, too

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

cr7, but possibly already called

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

called by moi :-)

12:25 am

joshuavorbis

well done - weird tombraider word

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

83 down, 42 to go and off to bed -- nite, all *poof*

12:27 am

rururocks

0 down

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:28 am

cybernan

half way, but still looking for that 2nd column e

12:28 am

joshuavorbis

ea4/7

12:29 am

cybernan

ah -- ty josh

12:29 am

cybernan

finally -- nbt

12:31 am

rururocks

c

12:31 am

rururocks

c's are done

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

help with n in 3rd column

12:32 am

Dippnall

no 6

12:32 am

joshuavorbis

i have a no6, dee. trying to find the other right now

12:32 am

jillibus

I'd like that too please

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

ty very much

12:33 am

rururocks

not fattening

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili

12:33 am

joshuavorbis

got it - it's a similar looking no7

12:33 am

cybernan

there is a no 7 also

12:34 am

dizgrannie

ty got those 2 n's

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

got em nbt!

12:35 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

do we have lickety today?

12:36 am

jillibus

monkey found the Y for nbt :)

12:36 am

jillibus

yes, dee

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

great!

12:37 am

joshuavorbis

am i imagining things or did someone call a te6

12:38 am

jillibus

there is one, josh

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

haven't found it yet

12:39 am

dart001

dozing and have to work in less than 6 hrs saving last 2 dozen for the morn..nite all

12:39 am

cybernan

going for the list -- this one is too tough for me

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

nite dart; have a good day

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

night dart you'll sweep through tomorrow for sure

12:40 am

dart001

bye volley josh pooof

12:40 am

jillibus

night dart -- take care

12:41 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks - licketied for last 25

12:42 am

joshuavorbis

busy day tomorrow

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

wtg josh

12:42 am

jillibus

wtg josh

12:42 am

jillibus

new verb -- to lickety

12:43 am

joshuavorbis

i lickety, you lickety, he licketies, they lickety

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

sounds good to me

12:47 am

Douglas

Is lickety a transitive or intransigent verb?

12:47 am

Douglas

Oh, hello everyone

12:48 am

rururocks

this sounds licketicious

12:48 am

jillibus

hi doug, tsk tsk

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

that sounds naughty

12:49 am

Douglas

Wha? Who? PB for me?

12:49 am

jillibus

no, just bad joke

12:49 am

Douglas

Does one say "I licketied it?"

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

sounds good to me

12:50 am

jillibus

josh just did

12:50 am

rururocks

this is starting to sound a little risque

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

my thoughts exactly

12:51 am

MPittore

A Lickity moment to share: in one of our large amusement parks here there is a man hacking licorice and he bellows out repeatedly lick, lick, lick, lick, licorice...it cracked us all up!

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

:~)

12:52 am

jillibus

don't go too far thinking about Lickety etc

12:52 am

rururocks

sounds like he needed the Heimlich thrust ride

12:52 am

jillibus

phant -- fertile

12:53 am

joshuavorbis

that's a good phantom, jilli

12:53 am

joshuavorbis

another phantom - ferly

12:53 am

rururocks

ligate is my phantom

12:54 am

rururocks

reactor is another

12:54 am

jillibus

we already had verify and vertigo, josh

12:54 am

cybernan

missed namu

12:54 am

rururocks

what are you whaling about nan?

12:55 am

jillibus

mentioned earlier, nan

12:56 am

Douglas

Muad'Dib's daddy is in the grid...

12:58 am

MPittore

78 left I have to list....

1:05 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* -- monkeys work well with lickety

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:07 am

cybernan

anyone want clues before I say goodnight?

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

re7,40 please

1:08 am

cybernan

re 7/40: put a new face on things

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

awww ty ty

1:11 am

cybernan

anything else?

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

no thank you down to my last 3

1:12 am

cybernan

ok -- bye everyone -- see you tomorrow :)

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

cya tomorrow bye

1:15 am

flosey

fireworks

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

yay flosey fireworks, too!!!

1:16 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:16 am

jillibus

bye nan

1:16 am

jillibus

YAY flosey!!!

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty!!

1:17 am

Douglas

Dee and flosey indisputably rock!

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

well all early day tomorrow ... dr. appointment... got to get my heinie moving... ty douglas

1:17 am

jillibus

oh, mised nan's finish :(

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

*poofing with hugs*

1:17 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

1:18 am

jillibus

and night dee, if I'm not too late

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

nite jili; hugs to you

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

ta tat

1:20 am

flosey

ty Douglas

1:20 am

flosey

anyone want clues?

1:23 am

flosey

if not, I'll head off to bed, busy morning, another scrabble game tomorrow (fundraiser) hadn't played it in in about 25 years

1:26 am

flosey

good night all, be back tomorrow night

1:45 am

jillibus

night flosey

1:48 am

MPittore

nite flosey

1:49 am

jillibus

* * fireworks * *

1:54 am

dizgrannie

onya jilli

1:54 am

reparteena

can't sleep-where else would I be...hello all...

1:57 am

MPittore

congrats jilli

2:06 am

dizgrannie

oh derrr just got te4/4 for NBT

2:16 am

MPittore

oh my gosh grid add has slowed down

2:19 am

MPittore

oh yawn....getting sleepy 25 left for tomorrow...sweet dreams to all...nitey nite *poofy*

2:21 am

dizgrannie

nitey nite MPitt

2:22 am

MPittore

go dizgrannie go!

2:23 am

dizgrannie

18 left and stalled

2:45 am

rubyfoo

gd moring everybody

2:47 am

Sally-catlover

Hi ruby. Not really here. Just going to fetch breakfast and will be back.

2:48 am

rubyfoo

I'm not really here, either, just have a couple of mintes

2:48 am

Sally-catlover

Thought I'd do a few words while coffee brewing. So far I don't like today's grid!

2:49 am

dizgrannie

goodvevening all!!!...lol

2:49 am

rubyfoo

hello granie

2:49 am

Sally-catlover

brb

2:49 am

jillibus

Hi ruby -- what is the name of the nearest town/village to you? My son has good French friends in Savoie -- south of you, I think -- granddaughter spent almost a year there when she was 16 -- St-Julien-Mont-Denis

2:50 am

jillibus

hello sally

2:50 am

dizgrannie

not too bad a grid....have 111/125 words

2:50 am

jillibus

darn -- I keep missing people who pop in and leave!

2:50 am

rubyfoo

we are in veyrier, 15 minutes from Annecy on the east side of the lake

2:51 am

dizgrannie

hey jilli me still here plodding along

2:51 am

rubyfoo

I don't know St. Julien. Is it in the mountains?

2:51 am

jillibus

Oh, I thought maybe you were near Annecy (looked it up on a map and then Google Earth

2:52 am

jillibus

Yes, in the mountains, not far from Italy. You can google it, I think

2:52 am

rubyfoo

you cam almmost see my house in google earth. it's half way between route de Corniche and route de Thones, in Veyrier du Lac

2:53 am

rubyfoo

very close to Annecy, Her friends are about an hour from here (depending on the muntain roads!)

2:53 am

rubyfoo

have to run, be back in a few

2:54 am

jillibus

I have to go to bed -- will check Google Earth tomorrow

2:54 am

rubyfoo

see you tomorrow

2:54 am

jillibus

Night all! *poof*

2:55 am

dizgrannie

nite jilli

3:20 am

rubyfoo

back, husband brought groceries

3:20 am

rubyfoo

jumping back in

3:32 am

rubyfoo

can't get the sily te4/4

3:33 am

Haz1558

te4/4 an anagram of the letters in 'not early'

3:34 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

3:34 am

rubyfoo

gd morning haz

3:34 am

rubyfoo

nice to see you

3:34 am

rubyfoo

I was looking at the other t!

3:35 am

Haz1558

There's another te4/4, as used on a baby bottle.

3:35 am

rubyfoo

got two of those anagrams, but still nothing for the other (leftish) t

3:35 am

Haz1558

There's also the colour/type of duck.

3:36 am

rubyfoo

got those, too

3:36 am

Haz1558

One is ta4/4 - yet another anagram

3:36 am

Haz1558

The other is ta4/5 - think Spanish/Mexican food.

3:37 am

rubyfoo

ty, now I got one for the leftish t

3:39 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

3:43 am

rubyfoo

yay, half!

3:43 am

rubyfoo

with haz' help, of course!!!

3:44 am

Haz1558

Only a little, ruby, you're doing fine.

3:44 am

rubyfoo

I love this game!

3:45 am

Haz1558

I know, it's great fun and so satisfying to see words appearing before your eyes, especially when you had convinced yourself that you could see no more.

4:00 am

Haz1558

OKay, icon changed so as not to blame FM today, and time I was heading off to get ready for the day ahead. I'll be back later. Bye!

4:04 am

Sally-catlover

ROFL!! This was a good time to come back. (See Haz's new icon). Just you wait, Haz.

4:25 am

rubyfoo

hi again sally

4:26 am

rubyfoo

husband brought groceries, coffee capsules arrives, going out to lunch, not a bad start!

4:26 am

rubyfoo

have 10 mins to play

4:26 am

rubyfoo

AND I cleared my hard drive's hairball!!!

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

So sorry ruby, have to go out now! We keep missing each other. Have a look at Haz's new icon. Perhaps see you later, should be back this afternoon, and haven't done much of the grid anyway yet. Finding it hard today.

4:30 am

rubyfoo

haz helped me, but I got 72 words

4:30 am

rubyfoo

ride, Sally,, ride!!!!

4:30 am

herinfernallady

Hello

4:30 am

rubyfoo

hi lady!!

4:30 am

herinfernallady

How you

4:31 am

rubyfoo

OK, today thanks

4:31 am

rubyfoo

things are a little better around here\

4:31 am

rubyfoo

and you?

4:31 am

herinfernallady

Hugs

4:31 am

rubyfoo

you're always cheerful

4:31 am

rubyfoo

it must be the warm weather!

4:32 am

rubyfoo

or maybe your good attitude!

4:32 am

herinfernallady

Not always. One of my birth sisters lost a friend in a car accident she is pretty upset poor kido

4:32 am

rubyfoo

oh, very hard

4:32 am

rubyfoo

it makes you appreciate every healthy, pain-free day!

4:33 am

herinfernallady

It does. I am not stuffing about here I am really doing my homework (cough cough)

4:33 am

rubyfoo

last evening, the chog was all about MS. They were all sharing sad stories about people they knew. It was horrifying how many!

4:34 am

herinfernallady

I wasn't here last night

4:34 am

rubyfoo

I need to do tax stuff, but don't feel like it. But yesterday, at least, I organized my messy studio part way, so maybe will do the paperwork this afternoon

4:34 am

rubyfoo

lunch out and DH is behaving well as he wants me to give him a haircut!

4:36 am

rubyfoo

have to go, but it was v nice to see you, especially while you are doing your homework!!!

4:37 am

herinfernallady

Have a good day

4:38 am

rubyfoo

((lady))

4:49 am

redturtlehead

Good morning ruby and Herin. I am just saying Hi! Must run to work. got 75 in so I think I am in good shape to complete this evening when I get homE!!

6:01 am

herinfernallady

HEllo

6:01 am

bojazz

hi herin

6:02 am

bojazz

how're you 2day?

6:02 am

crosshair

good morning everyone

6:02 am

bojazz

hi crossy - have the pies yet?

6:03 am

crosshair

not yet,just coming to life and having a first cuppa

6:03 am

herinfernallady

Epps there are people.

6:04 am

herinfernallady

Should go to bed but watching crappy tv. Have been very very busy. How big was last nights grid please

6:04 am

bojazz

140 or something like that

6:05 am

crosshair

mmm,all the standard q,s i see

6:05 am

bojazz

it was tough for me - stopped with 38 to go

6:05 am

herinfernallady

Ok not to big. I have been too busy and can someone please stop me from typing Electricty

6:06 am

bojazz

easy q's this time

6:06 am

crosshair

i have 4 of them

6:08 am

bojazz

i'm on my way to take your keyboard away, herin

6:08 am

bojazz

*heads for airport*

6:08 am

herinfernallady

Yah

6:10 am

herinfernallady

I feel asleep on the train home tonight

6:16 am

Trifioso

good morning my babble friends - gently nudging herin - wakey wakey!

6:16 am

herinfernallady

Yer yer I should be in bed. Hello TRIFFIES

6:19 am

bojazz

hi Trifioso

6:21 am

Trifioso

hello bojazz. you are up early!

6:23 am

bojazz

up since 5 - playing & getting ready to go sell paint!!

6:23 am

herinfernallady

Triffs how is everything?

6:23 am

Trifioso

goodness me, I thought 6 was bad enough! I bow....

6:23 am

herinfernallady

ewww what does 5am look like

6:23 am

bojazz

cold & dark here :)

6:24 am

Trifioso

herin, it's a complete suckfest. I do have a court date though, for temporary orders, so hopefully that will straighten at least some things out.

6:24 am

herinfernallady

:( Hands you my size ten boots of arse kickery

6:24 am

bojazz

i hope all goes well and in your favor!

6:24 am

Trifioso

feh. what will be, will be.

6:25 am

Trifioso

I have to trust and surrender, at this point. As I have said before, my mother was a Depression era baby, raised by a Scottish mother. I can stretch a penny, believe you me!

6:25 am

herinfernallady

Is wasteband being a pita

6:26 am

Trifioso

MAJOR

6:26 am

herinfernallady

See now I would like to kick his arse for you

6:26 am

Trifioso

need a nudge on the lonely y, please?

6:27 am

Trifioso

go right ahead, herin. kick arse at will

6:27 am

herinfernallady

Why do they have to be so difficult

6:27 am

bojazz

sometimes i'm embarrassed to be a man...

6:27 am

bojazz

sometimes i'm embarrassed to be a man...

6:27 am

bojazz

sometimes i'm embarrassed to be a man...

6:28 am

Trifioso

not at all, bojazz! there are lots of good men in the world! I have not condemned you all, by any means!

6:28 am

herinfernallady

Sorry Bo i meant Triffs wasteband

6:29 am

bojazz

did not take it that way - i see the way men treat women & it reflects on all men

6:29 am

bojazz

too many men don't appreciate what a gift woemn are

6:29 am

Trifioso

hmmm - yes, but the same is true the other way too. I have know several hard, hard women. They wear out the love of good men, and that's always sad.

6:29 am

herinfernallady

Hey did you know that Chile had a Tsunami? I thought it was an earthquake?

6:29 am

Trifioso

*known*

6:30 am

Trifioso

it was, herin, but one sometimes follows the other. such a pity

6:30 am

Trifioso

think I am gonna switch up my icon....one mo

6:30 am

bojazz

understand - more concerned with men's behaviour

6:31 am

herinfernallady

mmmph

6:31 am

Trifioso

herin, take a peek at my new icon photo - that's secondo in the orange and yellow. I made all those bird costumes, if I can shamelessly brag for a moment

6:33 am

Merk

I must not be awake. I am off to a slow start with this grid.

6:33 am

herinfernallady

Can you put that on Flicker?

6:34 am

Trifioso

good morning merk! how nice to see you!

6:34 am

herinfernallady

HI merk

6:34 am

Trifioso

maybe....it's on FB

6:34 am

herinfernallady

Cheers looking Not been there for days

6:34 am

bojazz

off to work - have a great day all - & good luck Trif

6:35 am

Trifioso

bye bojazz - sell sell sell!!!

6:35 am

herinfernallady

Bye BOo.

6:36 am

herinfernallady

Trifs love the costumes

6:36 am

Trifioso

they are on flickr now too, herin!

6:37 am

herinfernallady

YAH

6:37 am

Trifioso

thanks herin! you should SEE my house! it looks like big bird exploded in the living room

6:37 am

herinfernallady

What is the costumers for?

6:38 am

herinfernallady

My cats would love all those feathers

6:38 am

Trifioso

suessical the musical

6:38 am

herinfernallady

Very cool.

6:39 am

Trifioso

I have yet to make the head dresses - they are meant to be vegas-style showgirl things. I found some excellent on line links, but haven't drummed up my courage enough to get them done. Well, that and I needed a break - have been elbows deep in feathers this past week

6:39 am

herinfernallady

Did you get teh kitties sorted?

6:40 am

Trifioso

in process, herin

6:40 am

Trifioso

they are in quaratine until the costumes are finished, and so they "reset" themselves to only using their box

6:40 am

herinfernallady

Good good. did that info help?

6:40 am

Trifioso

immensely, thank you so much.

6:42 am

herinfernallady

O and also I had a thought May help to have kitty boxes in a couple of places and regularly change the box. It does drive you nuts though when you clean the box and they use it 30 secs later

6:42 am

Trifioso

lol. yes, we have another box now

6:42 am

Trifioso

omg, I missed the to 4 AGAIN - why can't I see that word?

6:43 am

herinfernallady

It is true madam fatty pooped less than a min after I emptied it

6:43 am

Trifioso

gross!

6:44 am

herinfernallady

Yep. And to top it off she waited until i was in the shower and unable to anything

6:45 am

Trifioso

cruel beasts

6:46 am

herinfernallady

That is what I get. Love them to pieces until they make me sneeze a stack

6:46 am

Trifioso

did you find the lone y yet herin?

6:46 am

Anniebrook

v

6:46 am

Trifioso

oops, nm - thanks for the psychic clue!

6:47 am

herinfernallady

nope

6:47 am

herinfernallady

SNAP got it too

6:47 am

Trifioso

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~brain waves!

6:49 am

Trifioso

there are some SERIOUSLY curly words today!

6:49 am

herinfernallady

I have stopped thinking

6:50 am

herinfernallady

There is this parent on tv that is bug nuts insane. She has spent $50 000 plus on making her kid a star. The kid is 6

6:50 am

Trifioso

puke. someone should call child services

6:52 am

herinfernallady

Yes

6:52 am

herinfernallady

And the worst thing is her kid is hopeless

6:53 am

herinfernallady

The kids that get picked in hollywood are naturals

6:54 am

Trifioso

yes, it's one thing if the child wants to be acting, and is asking the mom to take them on auditions. quite another to have a relentless stage mother

6:55 am

EspritdJean

anyone seen that horrifying show Toddlers and Tiaras?

6:56 am

Trifioso

i have seen ads for it, edj, but I have not seen a single episode. part of my new year's resolutions - if there is nothing on I actually avidly want to watch, off it goes!

6:56 am

EspritdJean

it makes you want to scream

6:57 am

Trifioso

those two n words on the bottom row are seriously dodgy. I am sure both should be hyphenated. cheers, enable!

6:57 am

herinfernallady

a) did the defendants supply the plaintiff false information in the statements / certificates supplied by them under s32 (5) of the Act in relation to the contract of sale?
b) ability to rescind the contract of sale according to s 32 (5)?
c) is there an entitlement to a refund of the deposit paid by plaintiff to defendants in relation to the contract of sale?

6:58 am

Trifioso

wow, herin, you DO need some sleep!

6:59 am

herinfernallady

CRAP sorry my idiot pc cut and pasted my law case I was doing for class.

6:59 am

Trifioso

does anyone have a clue for the lone e in the second column please? Would dearly love to get nbt before I have to head off to work

7:00 am

wildcat17

overhang on a house

7:00 am

Trifioso

BLESS YOU wildcat!

7:00 am

wildcat17

yw

7:00 am

herinfernallady

Hi Wild

7:00 am

wildcat17

hi

7:00 am

herinfernallady

Esprit I was trying to say that I have seen these horrid clone children photos

7:00 am

Trifioso

check and make sure you didn't put any babble stuff in your homework herin! :)

7:01 am

herinfernallady

No home work done and printed an hour ago

7:01 am

herinfernallady

My teacher booted 2 people out of class today. It was great

7:03 am

wildcat17

they're still talking?

7:05 am

herinfernallady

No that is tommorrow. Person was warned about 2 weeks ago for being late. he has a habit for being late and today the teacher went No you can't come in bye bye then he tried to come in after the break and teh teacher told him not to come back until he learnt to turn up on time

7:06 am

wildcat17

has it really been a year since the brush fires??

7:07 am

herinfernallady

Yes it has

7:07 am

herinfernallady

A lot of really sad things are coming out in the enquiry

7:08 am

wildcat17

so a lot of things could have been prevented or not as damaging?

7:09 am

herinfernallady

Yes and no. It is not something one can make a comment on as there is so much information out there. Like Could lives have been saved if the authorities did X that sort of thing.

7:10 am

crosshair

yes,it is too easy to monday morning quarteback these things

7:11 am

wildcat17

everybody always has an opinion regardless if they know or understand the facts of the situation

7:12 am

herinfernallady

I like that one Crossy. I personally think that as it was an event that effected so many I would feel wrong pointing fingers at who was if any one to blame

7:12 am

crosshair

indeed

7:14 am

wildcat17

guess I actually have to work now ... bbl

7:15 am

herinfernallady

I should actually go to bed :(

7:15 am

wildcat17

I'd much rather be doing that her

7:15 am

herinfernallady

Not swapping you on that one. 4 day weekend for me. I think i will sleep

7:16 am

wildcat17

and we're giving a state test today too :(

7:16 am

herinfernallady

eww

7:16 am

herinfernallady

night all

7:17 am

wildcat17

bye

7:30 am

JesDreher

could someone please clue the no7?

7:31 am

JesDreher

nm..got it

7:31 am

kje

i just did too.. thanks for the clue

7:31 am

JesDreher

no7 = something that isn't true

7:41 am

crosshair

ill need another nudge for that one

7:41 am

crosshair

ill need another nudge for that one

7:41 am

crosshair

mm seems i have a stutter

7:41 am

kje

not + true statement

7:41 am

JBV

good morning, babble friends, just stopping in to say hi and bye - you won't see me for a while - i'm off to sunny puerto rico!!! waiting for a ride to the airport....

7:42 am

crosshair

howdy jbv

7:42 am

kje

yay! enjoy! I am jealous! who ya goin with

7:42 am

crosshair

ty kje

7:43 am

JBV

husband and son - we haven't had a vacation in 3 years

7:43 am

kje

it will be awesome!

7:43 am

JBV

really really need it

7:44 am

JBV

you can click on my icon for a view of what i'll be seeing for the next 7 days

7:44 am

kje

looks peaceful

7:46 am

crosshair

ohh,just read your profile jbv,and i have a recipie i can sahare with you when you get back,it has penne pasta,peas,cream sauce and chunks of smokey bacon and sweet onion bits;)

7:46 am

crosshair

damn typos

7:46 am

JBV

car's here - time to turn off the computer- see you soon.. and thanks for the recipe, crossy!

7:47 am

crosshair

have fun jbv!!

7:47 am

kje

have a great trip!

7:51 am

kje

this is a fast grid

7:57 am

crosshair

lol kje,as you are speeding by,please put a bullet in me and put me out of misery lol

7:58 am

Matches

clue for fe 6/33 please

7:59 am

kje

don't have yet

7:59 am

crosshair

able to have babies

7:59 am

kje

down to 5

7:59 am

kje

but will look, matches

7:59 am

crosshair

oops nm

7:59 am

crosshair

that was a phantom

8:00 am

kje

similar to the ve6...

8:00 am

Matches

nm got it

8:02 am

kje

down to 4... will come back later and search again with fresh eyes... some babblets, but not any too bizarre words so far

8:03 am

kje

any clues needed before i go?

8:05 am

KatieMcG

afternoon everyone

8:06 am

kje

hi katie

8:06 am

kje

will poof if no clues needed... hagd

8:14 am

Flask1

Hi all....clue please for re5/16..6/27 combo please?

8:16 am

Flask1

can any lurkers help me please?

8:17 am

Mom

Good morning

8:17 am

Mom

Hi Flask, I am just starting but I will help you look

8:17 am

Flask1

Hi Mom

8:17 am

Flask1

thanks!

8:23 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers! :)

8:23 am

Mom

Good morning Eva

8:26 am

Mr Bob

good morning everyone

8:27 am

Mom

good monring Mr. Bob

8:27 am

Flask1

Hi Mr Bob!

8:27 am

Flask1

Hows you today?

8:27 am

Mom

Nice to meet you. I see you are new to Babble. Welcome

8:27 am

Flask1

Hey EvaN!

8:28 am

Mr Bob

thanks Mom

8:28 am

EvaNadine

how are we today?

8:28 am

Mom

you're welcome :)

8:29 am

Flask1

Oh not bad.......how are the wedding plans coming along?

8:29 am

Mom

pretty good, Eva, hope you are as well

8:29 am

EvaNadine

getting back on track after 2 months of other-busy-ness. :)

8:30 am

Flask1

thats good!....when is the actual day?

8:30 am

Riverdance

Good Morning everyone - just heard about this game so thought I would give it a try

8:31 am

Mom

Good morning Momneedshelp. What a cute name. Welcome

8:31 am

Flask1

Hi there....you won't regret it.....welcome to Babble!

8:31 am

Riverdance

thanks Mom

8:31 am

Riverdance

tole

8:31 am

Riverdance

lot

8:31 am

Riverdance

lote

8:32 am

Riverdance

'guess it doesnt take 3 letter words'

8:32 am

Mom

minimum 4 letter words

8:32 am

Riverdance

and I need to make sure where I am

8:32 am

Mom

and they will take over on the "add word" box. Everyone does that Momneedshelp

8:33 am

EvaNadine

October 23. plenty of time left for planning. :)

8:34 am

Mom

Flask ..... got the re 5/16 .... re + Fifth ***nue

8:35 am

Flask1

thankyou......appreciate it!!

8:35 am

Mom

you are welcome, still looking for the re 6/27 though

8:38 am

SMDNJV

re 6/27 iridescence or re + I have a _ _ _ _ tire but change the vowel.

8:39 am

Mom

{{SMDNJV}} thank you so very much.

8:39 am

SMDNJV

yw

8:39 am

Mom

Flask, I am glad she came to our rescue. I would never have gotten that

8:40 am

Flask1

Wow....thanks SMDNJV...yer a star!!!

8:40 am

SMDNJV

yw!!

8:40 am

Riverdance

your chat is very confusing

8:40 am

Flask1

Yer right, Mom!

8:40 am

Mom

how so, Momneedshelp?

8:41 am

Flask1

is it the cluing thats confusing you?

8:41 am

Riverdance

i guess - just here for the first time so dont know the terminology - i play wordsplay all the time

8:41 am

Riverdance

vertal

8:42 am

Mom

with the last word the re was the first two letters and the 6 ws the number of letters in the word and the 27 was the point value.

8:44 am

Mom

4 letter words are face value
5 letter words the total points divided by 2
6 letter words totals are divided by 3, etc.

8:44 am

Riverdance

thank you

8:44 am

Haz1558

Totals are multiplied rather than divided. Hello all and welcome to babble, Momneedshelp. It's a fun game.

8:45 am

Mom

if no one minds ....
take the word corn it is co 4/4
but acorn is ac 5/12 but when the tiles are added up it is only 6

8:45 am

Mom

Good morning Haz

8:45 am

mongie

Hey, momneedshelp! Hello!

8:45 am

Mom

thank you for the correction, Haz.

8:46 am

Good Enough

morning babblers

8:46 am

Flask1

Hi Haz!

8:46 am

Haz1558

Hello Mom, and welcome to prodom, mongie.

8:46 am

Flask1

Hiya Good!

8:46 am

Mom

Good morning Goodenough

8:46 am

Good Enough

oops, guess it is time to change my icon

8:46 am

Haz1558

Hope you don't mind, Mom, just was worried in case it got confusing.

8:46 am

Riverdance

thanks haz - will just take some getting used to'

8:47 am

Good Enough

i used to play wordsplay until Kaplan got me hooked on this

8:47 am

Haz1558

You'll probably pick it up fine as you go along, and if you need clarification on anything, just ask.

8:47 am

mongie

Haz .. thanks!

8:47 am

Flask1

Haz, do you have any idea why I can't click on any profiles or anything?

8:47 am

Riverdance

is this the same Mongie I know from wordsplay

8:48 am

Mom

Mongie, I see you are new to Babble. Welcome

8:48 am

mongie

Momneedshelp ... yes, it's me! Just another addiction! lol

8:48 am

Haz1558

I don't, Flask, I'm a dunce with computers so can't help. They always talk about clearing out cookies, but that's what I do with the biscuit tin.

8:48 am

mongie

mom ... yes ... committed myself yesterday! Just find I can't stay away! lol

8:49 am

Flask1

mmm.....me too, lol!

8:49 am

Riverdance

i guess we both have those additive personalities

8:49 am

Mom

lol Mongie, it is a fun place, such wonderful people here.

8:49 am

mongie

momneeds ... yes .. and, apparently some amount of time to give into them! :)

8:50 am

Flask1

where is Spangle today, Haz?

8:50 am

mongie

mom ... that's what I am finding .. really enjoy the chat. :)

8:50 am

Haz1558

In real life, she's lying beside me, but because the theme is 'Let's not blame FMitch', I've put up 'Let's blame Sally' instead.

8:51 am

mongie

Hard to chat and play, though .. the chat moves so fast, and I forget to move the cursor to the appropriate box!

8:51 am

Riverdance

i was doing that when I first got on

8:51 am

Mom

I agree with you Haz on your irritation of the week. Our newspaper is horrible. I don't think they have proof readers anymore just spell check.

8:51 am

Riverdance

fave

8:51 am

Riverdance

facter

8:51 am

Riverdance

see

8:52 am

mongie

momneeds ... I was doing the same thing in the beginning. Everyone was gracious enough to forgive me, though. :)

8:52 am

Riverdance

now if I can only find real words

8:52 am

mongie

ooops ... I see you are doing it again! lol Takes some getting used to.

8:52 am

Haz1558

It drives me up the walls, Mom. It's just carelessness and an 'it'll do' attitude.

8:53 am

Riverdance

sorry haz

8:53 am

Haz1558

One junior football team was rendered Carniny Clots instead of Carniny Colts.

8:53 am

mongie

And, because of the differences with wordsplay chat and here, I get confused about whether I need to put a quote mark in front of the chat.

8:53 am

Haz1558

Momneedshelp - honestly, not directed at you, Mom was commenting on my profile text talking about newspapers not proofreading correctly.

8:54 am

Haz1558

I think most new players find the add word and chat log entry a problem. You'll get used to it eventually.

8:54 am

Mom

yes, I agree. Youngest son's girlfriend is an English major at the university and is the proof reader for the school newspaper and she tells stories of how people turn in their stories with incorrect english and the spelling is awful

8:55 am

Riverdance

what is the tile stats all about

8:55 am

Haz1558

It seems to be a universal problem.

8:55 am

mongie

mom and haz ... don't you think the internet is contributing to peoples' inabilities to spell correctly ... and use proper grammar, etc.?

8:56 am

Flask1

I am living proof that you do eventually get used to it!!

8:56 am

Mom

Momneedshelp, that stats show how many words are 4, 5 6 and 7 letter words

8:56 am

Riverdance

texting is a big problem

8:56 am

mongie

I agree

8:56 am

Haz1558

The tile stats mirror the grid. Where you see the top left e saying 0/4, it means you need to find 4 words beginning with e coming from that tile. As you fill in words, the tile stats reflect what you've found.

8:57 am

Mom

well, darn it, Momneedshelp, I am not giving you much help at all. I misread your question. Sorry

8:57 am

mongie

Too many shortcuts used ... you start to get confused about how things are really spelled! Also, I notice a lot of mixing of words that sound alike, but are spelled differently, being used interchangeably.

8:57 am

Haz1558

mongie, to an extent you can blame the internet, but to be honest, I think it has more to do with children not being taught properly in the first place. My daughter is a teacher and they are told NOT to correct every mistake - so children don't always realise when they've got things wrong.

8:57 am

Riverdance

thanks again

8:58 am

Riverdance

boy do I agree there - my kids schools let them take tests over and over to get a better score instead of making them study ahead of time

8:58 am

Mom

back in the early 90's the Commonwealth started a "write to read" program where the students were allowed to spell the words the way they sounded and the teachers were not allowed to mark the words wrong.

8:58 am

mongie

Haz ... is that "not correcting" thing supposed to keep from "damaging the psyche/self-esteem" of young people?

8:58 am

Flask1

Yes, I think the whole thing is very sad!.......I just love words!

8:59 am

Mom

when you get to high school and especially college, these children are not prepared for it at all

8:59 am

Haz1558

That's part of the theory, mongie, and I think it's twaddle.

8:59 am

Flask1

I find it very difficult to do textspeak.....so just avoid it where possible!

8:59 am

mongie

I agree. (Assuming I understand the meaning of "twaddle"! lol)

9:00 am

Riverdance

I havent let my kids do that - they need to study for a test and take responsibility for what they do

9:00 am

Mom

Amen, momneedshelp

9:00 am

Flask1

Good for you Momneed

9:00 am

Jen34

i always use complete words and punctuation in my texts -- my friends make fun of me. :o) Oh, and Hi, all!!

9:00 am

Haz1558

Twaddle equals nonsense.

9:00 am

Riverdance

I am old school - I dont text - I'd rather speak with someone

9:00 am

mongie

haz ... I thought so. :)

9:00 am

Mom

Hi Jen

9:01 am

mongie

hi Jen

9:01 am

Haz1558

Hello, Jen, I'm the same, the slowest texter in the world but it's nicely punctuated.

9:01 am

Mom

lol Haz. Me too.

9:01 am

Flask1

Lol...Hi Jen......my friends get fed-up waiting for my replies, but I don't care!!

9:01 am

Riverdance

hi jen - i need to go for now - will check in again later

9:01 am

Jen34

:o)

9:01 am

Flask1

Lol...mine too!!!

9:01 am

Mom

although my boys spell all their words out in text messages

9:01 am

Haz1558

Bye Momneeds.

9:01 am

Mom

bye bye Momneedshelp

9:02 am

mongie

I have been appalled by the Facebook posts of my 15-yr-old granddaughter! I keep wanting to ask if she really thinks words are spelled that way!

9:02 am

mongie

Bye momneedshelp ... see you on wordsplay!

9:02 am

mongie

And forget about grammar!

9:03 am

Mom

Mongie, that speaks volumes though that she lets you be her "friend"

9:03 am

Flask1

bye momneed!

9:03 am

mongie

Mom ...yes, I am quite happy that we have a good relationship, and she trusts me to be her friend in cyberspace. She is a sweetie. :)

9:04 am

Mom

the Commonwealth is more concerned with the testing they do in the Spring since the scores dictate how much money they are allowed. Penmanship is not taught, sentence structure is not taught. Math and Science? Forget it

9:05 am

mongie

This grid is teasing me. There are so many words that are "almost" there!

9:05 am

Jen34

lol mongie, i know! I think I've typed in "certify" about twenty times now.

9:05 am

Haz1558

What amuses me about the education system here is that students are continually getting better and better results. Judged by today's standards, my exam results look slightly pitiful.

9:06 am

mongie

Mom .. And the president is throwing money at the problem of the high rate of dropouts in the country. Hmm ... I think someone has got it wrong.

9:06 am

Mom

agreed, Mongie

9:06 am

mongie

Jen, with me it is "verfy" and "factory"! lol

9:06 am

Mom

Haz, they just changed the grading system

9:06 am

mongie

oops ... I mean "verify"!

9:07 am

Mom

I have done "verify" more than once :)

9:07 am

Jen34

lol

9:07 am

Haz1558

And yet, they keep trying to tell us that it's because of better teaching and better application by the students to their courses. Again, it's nonsense; my two girls did many of the subjects that I did and so much less was required of them.

9:07 am

Mom

it is pitiful, Haz

9:08 am

mongie

Haz .. My oldest daughter was upset when they lowered the standards for college testing in the US. Suddenly her super score didn't mean as much, since the lower scores of others were deemed to be equal. Shameful.

9:09 am

mongie

I agree, Haz. Standards have been lowered in many areas, and emphasis is being put on all the wrong things.

9:09 am

pippingeek

good morning babblers

9:09 am

mongie

Good morning, pippingeek!

9:09 am

Mom

Good morning Pippingeek

9:09 am

Haz1558

It becomes more and more difficult to sort out the best from the rest, so universities here are beginning to insist on students taking exams and aptitude tests on top of those set by the education authorities.

9:10 am

Haz1558

Hello, pippingeek.

9:10 am

mongie

Once again I have blazed through this new grid, and come to a screeching halt! lol

9:11 am

Haz1558

But the blazing through is quite fun while it lasts, isn't it?

9:11 am

mongie

LOL .. yes, Haz, it is!

9:12 am

Jen34

My university required all incoming education majors to take a "basic skills" test if their ACT or SAT scores were below a certain level -- just to make sure they could read and write.

9:12 am

mongie

Makes me feel good about myself for a few minutes! lol

9:12 am

pippingeek

interesting vowel placement in this grid, i shall see what i can find

9:13 am

pippingeek

the most discouraging thing was grading student papers when i was teaching college - the total lack of understanding of common idioms is appalling

9:13 am

mongie

Jen, can you believe students are able to actually graduate, but unable to read and write?

9:13 am

pippingeek

even last week i was looking up some climbing info at a local college and their dress code opposed mid-drift tops

9:13 am

Mom

you can't hold them back, it might make them "feel bad"

9:13 am

pippingeek

really, they've never heard of one's midriff?

9:14 am

Jen34

I know -- it's sad. Unfortunately, we see many students who are behavior problems, and the teachers are anxious to get rid of them -- so they're passed on to the next grade.

9:14 am

Haz1558

Mid drift! I love it!

9:14 am

Jen34

lol pippingeek

9:15 am

mongie

I attended a junior college to get into a new field, and couldn't believe the lack of education among the student body. Their writing "skills" were appalling, and their reading and comprehension practically nonexistent!

9:15 am

Jen34

oops, phone -- brb

9:16 am

mongie

Pippingeek, you are a climber?

9:17 am

mongie

Behavior issues opens a whole new topic of conversation on parenting, etc., doesn't it? lol

9:18 am

Haz1558

Ah yes, parents. There's another topic that always gets people talking.

9:18 am

Haz1558

Really, I don't know why the politicians waste their time debating etc, if they just tuned into babble we'd get everything sorted out.

9:19 am

Flask1

Aye....and it wasn't like that in our day!!!!....lolol

9:19 am

mongie

Yes, Haz. I wouldn't even know where to begin to tackle all of those problems.

9:19 am

Mom

50 down, 75 to go but I have to get some housework accomplished this mornning. It is a good time to leave, if we get started on behavior and parenting I will be here the rest of the day.
{{Hugs}} to all of you.

9:19 am

mongie

LOL, Haz! I was thinking the same thing!

9:19 am

Haz1558

Bye, Mom - enjoy the housework!

9:19 am

mongie

Bye, Mom!

9:20 am

Mom

bye bye Haz. Bye Mongie, nice meeting you.

9:20 am

mongie

Ditto, Mom. Have a good day!

9:20 am

Mom

thanks, you as well

9:21 am

mongie

I'm afraid I also have to run. I had planned to just pop in for a quick look at the grid, but I am too easily drawn into chat! (I must be terribly opinionated!) Have a wonderful day, all. I'm sure I will return throughout the day! :)

9:22 am

Haz1558

I'll need to slip away as well to make a start on my painting. It's not on canvas, it's the kitchen woodwork!

9:23 am

Haz1558

Bye mongie, Flask, Jen and everyone - nice to chat!

9:23 am

mongie

Bye, Haz. Nice chatting with you! Happy painting!

9:23 am

Haz1558

Bye! *gone*

9:27 am

pippingeek

bye mongie - yes i'm a climber, we'll have to chat later

9:31 am

Sally-catlover

Bother, I've just missed Haz. Wanted to tell her how much I like her icon!

9:31 am

KatieMcG

scurries back in to see if it is easier 3rd time round

9:32 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Katie. Well, it's odd, I really struggled this morning. Have been out shopping and had an enormous mug of hot chocolate with cream (ssshhh) and suddenly I can see all sorts of words - really easy ones too.

9:32 am

Atalante

oat and raisin cookies are hopefully going to have the same effect!

9:33 am

pippingeek

always happens that way for me - fresh eyes make the game!

9:33 am

KatieMcG

ahhh maybe hot chocolate with cream could be the answer!

9:33 am

Sally-catlover

Healthier, too!

9:33 am

pippingeek

i'll settle for my morning cuppa

9:33 am

KatieMcG

i've had a traumatic day and could eat the house!

9:34 am

Atalante

what did your car do, katie??

9:34 am

Sally-catlover

My excuse was that husband was very cold and needed warming up. Naturally I had to keep him company.

9:34 am

KatieMcG

it locked me in when I got to the hotel my meeting was in and wouldn't let me out for 40 mins

9:34 am

KatieMcG

every time I moved the alarm went off

9:35 am

Sally-catlover

Oh poor Katie.

9:35 am

Atalante

NO!!

9:36 am

KatieMcG

it was quite funny phoning the break down service and trying to shout over the alarm, they did make it a priority call lol. Then the car let me out before they arrived.

9:37 am

Atalante

typical! no wonder you think it's Christine!

9:37 am

KatieMcG

It is booked in for next Monday and work are delivering me a relief car this afternoon. This is why company car tax is worth every penny

9:43 am

Atalante

grrrr I hate Barclays

9:44 am

KatieMcG

what have they done to you?

9:45 am

Mr Bob

uirealoe

9:45 am

Atalante

have you been phoned up by their new fraud prevention service yet? if they see "strange" / "unusual" doings on your account, they phone and spend 10 minutes taking you through an automated system seeing if they were your purchases

9:46 am

KatieMcG

bless you Mr Bob

9:46 am

KatieMcG

luckily I am not with them!

9:46 am

Atalante

they phone me every bloody day at the moment asking about stupid transactions like £20 in Morrisons, or £40 at BP

9:47 am

KatieMcG

and telling them to get stuffed is not an option I take it

9:47 am

Atalante

when I make a huge payment in between to Amazon for my ipod touch and they don't blink!

9:47 am

Sally-catlover

Can't you tell them you will change your bank if they don't stop, Ata?

9:47 am

Atalante

nope

9:47 am

Atalante

well I think I'll hsve to eventually cos this is getting silly!

9:48 am

Mr Bob

someday I,ll get this right

9:48 am

Atalante

it's a really good idea, it's obviously just not working properly

9:48 am

KatieMcG

lmao. When I was in Canada a few years ago Abbey stopped my card because it was being used in Vancouver. They had written to me but as I pointed out I was IN vancouver so I wouldn't have received it. I was so angry I moved my account

9:49 am

Atalante

they really aren't very clever, are they?

9:49 am

Atalante

I moved from Lloyds for a similar thing

9:49 am

Sally-catlover

Heehee. I had a lovely cold call this morning from someone called "George" working for some computer maintenance firm, asking me if they could help with my Windows PC. I pointed out with glee that (a) I have an Apple Mac, (b) his name probably wasn't George because he sounded is if he were phoning from India, and (c) he was breaking the law anyway because we are on the TPS. I then said "Goodbye" politely and hung up. Felt better for it!

9:50 am

Atalante

well done!

9:50 am

KatieMcG

worse was when the call centre in India told me I had to phone a different number. I pointed out that it was 1am in the morning and they would sort it out and phone me back, I was obviously persuasive as they did do it

9:50 am

Sally-catlover

When we go away I tell my bank in advance we will be in {insert name of country}.

9:51 am

KatieMcG

Why aren't they allowed to use their own names I think the companies are being insulting to both their staff and customers

9:51 am

Sally-catlover

I think they think we are stupid.

9:52 am

KatieMcG

I do now Sally. The Nationwide think that I am mad but I'm not risking that happening when I am not with my family

9:52 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, I'm with Nationwide and it's a good insurance because I have heard of people having their cards stopped because they suddenly make a payment in some other country.

9:55 am

Atalante

Barclays don't care whether I'm here or in America apparently. They do however care about that scary amount spent at Waitrose this morning. LMAO.

9:56 am

Sally-catlover

lol Ata

10:01 am

Sally-catlover

brb

10:02 am

KatieMcG

Nationwide had to replace my card because they thought it had been skimmed and I was about to go abroad. they were absolute stars and made sure I had my new card before I went.

10:02 am

KatieMcG

I lost it the day I got back lol

10:02 am

Atalante

fab!

10:02 am

Atalante

not fab! LOL

10:03 am

KatieMcG

then I signed the new new one with Walker instead of McGrath lol

10:04 am

Atalante

*facepalm* LOL

10:04 am

KatieMcG

I didn't tell them I have just used it on chip and pin ever since

10:04 am

crosshair

ahh!:)) much better,just took the mrs out for brekkie..3 eggs over easy,peameal bacon with aged cheddar,hash brownds with green peppers and sweet onions,texas toast and a bottomless cup of coffee..urrrp;))

10:04 am

Atalante

LOOOOOOL even more amusing

10:05 am

Atalante

mmmmm crossy!

10:05 am

pippingeek

crossy, can you take me out for brekkie now? i'm hungry!

10:06 am

crosshair

katie,my brother got ripped off on his credit card in las vegas last year.one of those new cards with the chip in it.it had been scanned(while still in his wallet) and the info was transferrred to card blank with a new pin #..he lost $8000.00 usd

10:06 am

crosshair

lol pippi

10:08 am

crosshair

i told my card company that untill they can secure the rfid chips,im taking a hole punch and removing the chips from my card

10:11 am

rururocks

i don't know about these new chips. but I would never go to Vegas anyway

10:11 am

crosshair

the new rfid chips are in any card with pay pass

10:12 am

Atalante

what's a rfid chip?

10:12 am

crosshair

it a chip thats going into all the new credit and debit cards..it contains all you banking info

10:13 am

EvaNadine

Radio Frequency Identification

10:13 am

crosshair

i asked for my credit card to be without one and they said nno

10:13 am

Atalante

oh, just a normal chip? never heard the rfid bit before!

10:13 am

crosshair

its just an acronym

10:15 am

crosshair

but untill they are secure,i disable mine

10:17 am

Atalante

I couldn't live without mine now!

10:17 am

rururocks

do your disabled cards get preferential parking priviliges in yur wallet?

10:17 am

crosshair

lol,i disable the chip,not the card

10:17 am

jmbdobie2

lol ruru

10:18 am

diann

how many words are there today??

10:18 am

Flask1

can anyone please clue me te6/27 and 5/12...been looking for ages!

10:18 am

crosshair

125

10:21 am

crosshair

te 5/12 is a misspelling of abrupt and to the point

10:23 am

crosshair

or giving information with as little elaboration as possible

10:23 am

stan

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10:25 am

Flask1

still not getting it crosshair!

10:26 am

helensgirlkid

or the third liturgical hour. there's a bird the name of which has an extra consonant - l - on the end

10:27 am

helensgirlkid

te + *ock around the clock + **l phone

10:27 am

helensgirlkid

Now that I've clued the bird, take off that extra consonant!

10:28 am

jmbdobie2

i liked the third liturgical.... who new science fiction would be handy with a liturgical clue

10:31 am

helensgirlkid

One of the joys of babble is that old liturgical terms I h adn't heard or seen for fifty years keep popping up!

10:31 am

crosshair

the babblets do keep us on our toes

10:32 am

Judi

*stomping babblets* Good morning, all!

10:32 am

helensgirlkid

Fireworks! Love that not-yogi! See you guys later

10:32 am

crosshair

howdy judi;)

10:32 am

herekittykitty

Fireworks! Will stay for a bit for clues.

10:33 am

crosshair

yaa for kitty!

10:44 am

KatieMcG

sorry for rushing off work called! Kitty what is 4H/FFA

10:46 am

herekittykitty

Yes, we do 4H/FFA

10:47 am

herekittykitty

We raise pigs and sheep, and sometimes do horsemanship

10:47 am

KatieMcG

what is is?

10:47 am

KatieMcG

*it

10:47 am

Atalante

is kinda like our young farmers, katie, but for kids

10:48 am

herekittykitty

4H is a national program, agrigulturally based, where children 8 to 18 raise livestock animals, and then show them at the county fair, and then sell them for money.

10:49 am

herekittykitty

FFA is for high schoolers, it is basically the same thing, It is Future Farmers of Americ

10:50 am

herekittykitty

They must keep record books, measure feed, they also have to log hours of public service in their clubs...teaches great responsibility, as well as public speaking, also a requirement..each child must do presentations for their clubs as well as judges.

10:51 am

herekittykitty

Parents must also be actively involved. We are not permitted to drop them off for meetings, not to mention your child is raising 300# pigs or steers...

10:52 am

Sally-catlover

Sounds an excellent scheme, iitty

10:52 am

sixty7stang13

fe 6/33 plz

10:52 am

Sally-catlover

!! kitty not iitty

10:53 am

herekittykitty

Fe 6: fe+ **de into the sunset+ a common abbreviation in chat showing appreciation

10:54 am

sixty7stang13

tyvm kitty

10:55 am

herekittykitty

yw..

10:55 am

Sally-catlover

Must be off, sorry I haven't had much time to chat today but hope for better things tomorrow. Bye all.

10:58 am

Judi

Fireworks! Just in time for lunch!

11:01 am

crosshair

yaa for judi!

11:10 am

regis

i need a clue for the n,7 my last word

11:12 am

lynxxx

no7, compound, fiction

11:12 am

Good Enough

un true?

11:12 am

Atalante

LOVE your pic, Judi!

11:14 am

Jen34

flay

11:15 am

sixty7stang13

oc 6/30 plz

11:16 am

Jacula

musical tone, sixty.

11:17 am

sixty7stang13

ty Jacula

11:18 am

FMitch

LOL Jac love the icon :)
Greetings all.

11:19 am

Jacula

It's just for you,, FM.:-D

11:19 am

regis

thanks lynxxx but still not getting it ///word

11:19 am

FMitch

*grin*

11:20 am

FMitch

Hope all is well with you and the family jac.

11:20 am

Kaplan the Magne

I wanted to verify my vertigo, but I couldn't

11:20 am

Kaplan the Magne

Nor could I ratify.

11:21 am

Jacula

It is, thanks, FM. What's this I hear about you falling down the stairs? Are YOU okay?

11:22 am

FMitch

it was only a few stairs but my knee is reall giving me heck right now, foot is much better. But other than that life is good.

11:22 am

Jacula

Kaplan - change your ve6/proof to ve6/truth.

11:23 am

Jacula

I have both knees skinned from falling off the bottom step in the garden the day before yesterday/:-( Rather sore.

11:23 am

EvaNadine

dont blame FM day?
well dang, now who am i supposed to blame??

11:23 am

Jacula

FM - Hope your knee is better soon.

11:23 am

FMitch

tee hee EvaN - not me yay!

11:23 am

Jacula

EvaN - it's only for today.

11:24 am

FMitch

*le sigh*

11:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

TY Jac

11:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 17 left. Am on hold with an insurance co for about an hour

11:25 am

Jacula

28 left here, but I've been out most of the day. Got a lot of the words in the past 20 mins or so.

11:25 am

FMitch

An hour oh my Kaplan

11:26 am

Jacula

Kaplan - add 'phone expenses to your claim!

11:27 am

FMitch

must go time to tidy desk and stretch legs and look in the fridge. Happy Babbling.

11:28 am

Jacula

'Bye FM.

11:29 am

Flask1

Hi all........can anyone please clue me te6/27 and 5/12.....please?

11:30 am

lynxxx

te6.27 te & go**** hits little balls with sticks

11:31 am

Jacula

te5/12 - like 'abrupt' but with a different 3rd consonant.

11:33 am

EvaNadine

hints for the Y?

11:33 am

mixi6

ya4,8

11:33 am

Jacula

radio antenna.

11:34 am

EvaNadine

thanks. dont know that ive seen that one before...

11:34 am

EvaNadine

how about the left T or the E just above it?

11:35 am

lynxxx

Mexican ta**

11:35 am

EvaNadine

doh! fish me for that one!

11:36 am

lynxxx

ta & got to h**l

11:37 am

lynxxx

got = go

11:37 am

EvaNadine

got that -- its from the upper T. :)

11:37 am

Flask1

Jac...am not getting your clue for te5

11:38 am

Jacula

Flask - rhymes with 'purse'.

11:39 am

Flask1

Got it...thanx lynxxx and Jac!!! Fireworks for me!

11:39 am

lynxxx

Eva - the other is the te5 Jac just clued

11:40 am

lynxxx

Congrats Flask!

11:40 am

Jacula

Well done Flask.

11:41 am

Flask1

thanx....just in time for dinner!

11:41 am

Flask1

see you all tomorrow!...byeeeeeeeeeeee!

11:42 am

Jacula

lyre

11:42 am

lynxxx

ea4 - old TV show L**** it to Beaver

11:42 am

Jacula

oops!

11:43 am

Jacula

That's what happens when family distract you by daring to ask for food. *sighs*

11:58 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

11:58 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

11:59 am

Jacula

Hello ruby.

11:59 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:59 am

rubyfoo

busyday, only got to play this AM

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

hi jacula and lynxxx

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

hello jmc

12:00 pm

lynxxx

hi jmc

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

went through the chog just before and thank you for several words!

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

okay Jac why is it Dont Blame FMITCH day?

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

but I couldn't get the difference between proof and truth

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

What are we not blaming FMITCH for?

12:01 pm

Jacula

Because FMitch is the offical 'one to blame' in the Babble jobs list. LOL

12:02 pm

Jacula

We can't blame her for anything that goes wrong today.

12:03 pm

lynxxx

what word are you after Ruby?

12:04 pm

jmcnrick

ah well I will have to remember that job for her tomorrow *makes a note*

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

it's a ve6 I have one, but kaplan said one was truth (I think that's what I have) and the other was proof, but that looks like a phantom

12:04 pm

Jacula

The proof one is a phantom, ruby.

12:04 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:-)

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

aha

12:04 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo jac

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

yay, jac!

12:05 pm

Jacula

There's an f6/33 almost the same, ruby.

12:05 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Jac!

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

ty Jac

12:06 pm

Jacula

The f6 means savage or untamed.

12:06 pm

Jacula

I'd better go and start making dinner now - beef enchillada pie and salad.

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

yum

12:06 pm

hurshy

hey i have no7 and re7... what are the others?

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

yum

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi hursh

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

hello hurshy

12:07 pm

lynxxx

cr7

12:07 pm

hurshy

ah, thanks lynxxx!!

12:07 pm

hurshy

hello all

12:07 pm

lynxxx

Hi

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

I have an no6 but not the 7

12:09 pm

hurshy

that's just an opinion

12:09 pm

jmcnrick

something fictional ruby

12:09 pm

jmcnrick

what are the stats on the Y please?

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

monkwyinf

12:10 pm

hurshy

ya4/8

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:10 pm

lynxxx

ya4.8

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

ty hursh and jmc and my trusty monkey

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

that practically hands it to you doesn't it?

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

ty lynxx

12:12 pm

hurshy

is anyone here who was here when i was talking about the immigration law stuff?

12:15 pm

hurshy

guess not...

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

guess not

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

heavy silence, sorry hurshy

12:15 pm

hurshy

np!

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

so the country in the grid doesn't count

12:16 pm

dcseain

i wasn't hurshy

12:16 pm

hurshy

fl7 is the other 7.

12:17 pm

lynxxx

TY

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:20 pm

dcseain

ty for fl7

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

clue for it, pls?

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

I just now found the country, lol

12:21 pm

lynxxx

fl7 we call them studio apartments here

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

ty, never would have thought of that!!

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

ty lynxxx

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

help with the far right E please

12:23 pm

lynxxx

ey4.6

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

don't have it....

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

fish me!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

gd night everybody, see you tomorrow

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

going to Lausanne, eye doctor and lunch

12:26 pm

dcseain

g'night ruby

12:26 pm

lynxxx

bye Ruby

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

bye seain

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

bye lynxxx

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

bye jmc

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

bye ruby

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

help with the far right A for nbt

12:29 pm

lynxxx

al4.4 type of singing voice

12:30 pm

lynxxx

ag5 nimble

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

boy i can be so blind!

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

well on the nbt note i am going to go reconcile three bank accounts -- fun fun fun!

12:31 pm

lynxxx

bye for now

12:40 pm

periwinkle

hi folks

12:42 pm

dcseain

hi, peri

12:42 pm

periwinkle

seain, I started a scramble game with you a few days ago. do you want to play?

12:47 pm

periwinkle

jmc, I love your icon

1:29 pm

lizmac

evening all, any clues for the RE6/27, please?

1:32 pm

bethn

re+pick up som brochures & lea****s on places to go for vacation

1:34 pm

lizmac

Thank you very much, I could have sworn I'd tried that, obviously not !! Fireworks !!

1:35 pm

bethn

whoo hoo liz!!!!

1:43 pm

HollyF

re5/16?

1:45 pm

dalia

re + street (abrev.)

1:45 pm

HollyF

reave

1:45 pm

dalia

does anyone have te5?

1:45 pm

HollyF

So sorry!!!!!!! Last word I got really excited

1:46 pm

HollyF

dalia rhymes with fierce

1:46 pm

dalia

ty! i was looking at the wrong t

1:48 pm

stidgmere

I don't have any tes yet.

1:50 pm

crosshair

te 5/12= a misspelling of the word that means the giving of informations with a minimum of elaboration daila

1:53 pm

dalia

ty--I got it earlier, once I realized wrong t

1:56 pm

dalia

fireworks! anyone need clues before I go?

1:57 pm

dalia

ciao!

1:59 pm

stidgmere

Hooray for dalia!

2:03 pm

HarryHood

now who brings me my tea in the cafe? a teagi4!

2:04 pm

Atalante

a question for the US ppl :) If a law is passed by bipartisan support, does that mean both the Dems and Republicans?

2:04 pm

HarryHood

yes

2:04 pm

Atalante

ty! I'm trying to understand the inner workings of law-making in the US. It's complicated!

2:05 pm

HarryHood

usually only happens in the face of public outrage or threats of non-reelection

2:06 pm

Atalante

apparently the Estuary Restoration Act was passed with bipartisan support. I guess there's nothing much controversial about doing nice things to estuaries

2:07 pm

HarryHood

nice. republicans used to be environmentalists...but somehow they morphed into the anti-green party, and let the democrats become the enviromentalists....strage

2:07 pm

HarryHood

strange even

2:07 pm

Atalante

strange how that happens

2:08 pm

HarryHood

ppl can't thionk for themselves - they need a party platform to tell them what opinions to have

2:08 pm

lawyer-1

any clues for no 6 and 7, pls?

2:08 pm

Atalante

the world is full of sheep

2:08 pm

HarryHood

just look at scotland

2:09 pm

Atalante

not obese, and not non-fiction

2:09 pm

HarryHood

ty atala

2:10 pm

lawyer-1

ty, ata

2:11 pm

Atalante

grrr how can there be a federal Estuary Restoration Act and then a National Estuary Plan and neither one mentions the other! *mutters randomly about estuaries*

2:13 pm

HarryHood

are you researching the new challenges to the clean water act?

2:14 pm

Atalante

I'm got an essay to write on estuary management - whether it should be at a national or local level. Which ends up trying to understand various countries legislation!

2:14 pm

lawyer-1

isn't clean water an oxymoron?

2:14 pm

Atalante

pretty much

2:31 pm

again1

re 6/27 ?

2:31 pm

again1

never mind...got it

2:32 pm

HarryHood

woo done gotta go eat

2:33 pm

Atalante

yay harry!

2:44 pm

jmcnrick

lunch time!

2:56 pm

crosshair

100% "pure' clean water actually tastes like crap.usually you have to refiltrate some minerals back into it

2:57 pm

lawyer-1

crossy....how often do u taste crap?

2:57 pm

crosshair

sorry lawyer..it doe not taste good

2:57 pm

crosshair

better?

2:58 pm

lawyer-1

what does not taste good, clean water or crap?

2:59 pm

Atalante

clean water!

2:59 pm

Atalante

well. pure water.

3:01 pm

lawyer-1

time to go now...ttyl

3:01 pm

crosshair

lawyer..go find some words please lol

3:02 pm

crosshair

if i want dissection ill go find a autopsy lol

3:04 pm

pugmama763

and people wonder why I lurk so much....

3:04 pm

crosshair

lol

3:06 pm

Atalante

nothing wrong with being precise! :P

3:06 pm

crosshair

my brother is like that,drive your nuts.tears apart every word for inferred nuances and accuracy..i send him a virus every month lol

3:07 pm

crosshair

and no,i know i am missing commas

3:07 pm

crosshair

lol

3:08 pm

pugmama763

makes it maddeningly impossible to have a normal conversation when you can't use common phrases like " tastes like crap" without a big fat literal to do

3:08 pm

crosshair

i tend to type in one long breathless block of text.more exciting that way lol

3:09 pm

crosshair

but i love you lawyer if your still there.ill send you some dirty limericks

3:09 pm

Atalante

the problem with water is that it tends actually to have crap in ...

3:09 pm

crosshair

eww

3:09 pm

pugmama763

indeed

3:10 pm

crosshair

you can have crap,you can take a crap,you can leave crap,you can have a crappy cay,you can get crapped upon,you can even crappify lol

3:11 pm

pugmama763

you forgot ,you can feel like crap too

3:11 pm

crosshair

i highly recomend that 70,s channel from www.live365.com

3:11 pm

pugmama763

though it is far better to feel like it than smell like it

3:12 pm

crosshair

yes i know i have typos;)

3:12 pm

crosshair

indeed pug

3:12 pm

crosshair

listening to "bridge over troubled waters" atm

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle*

3:13 pm

crosshair

:))

3:13 pm

pugmama763

great old song

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

I le*** for a minute and come back to crap

3:13 pm

crosshair

hehe

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi but bye I was just coming to close the window and work again

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

3:14 pm

pugmama763

better than walking into a troll convention

3:14 pm

crosshair

i have a regular pee at 7 a.m,a nice crap at 10 a.m,,,just with i could get up before noon;)

3:14 pm

pugmama763

why do men seem to SO enjoy discussing "potty" stuff....

3:15 pm

pugmama763

like preschoolers

3:15 pm

crosshair

i reallly like "for emily(wherever i may find her) of the same record

3:15 pm

crosshair

ok pug ill cut the crap

3:15 pm

crosshair

:)

3:15 pm

pugmama763

ME TOO one of my fa4 S & G songs

3:16 pm

Atalante

I like "I am a rock"

3:16 pm

pugmama763

my beloved MetFan is just as bad with that stuff , it really is a guy thing

3:17 pm

pugmama763

April Come She Will

3:17 pm

pugmama763

American Tune 2 more fa4s

3:19 pm

crosshair

here is a nice version pug... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7aUNZ
QVpQ

3:19 pm

pugmama763

of which?

3:21 pm

crosshair

for emily

3:21 pm

pugmama763

ah ok ty

3:21 pm

crosshair

thought you might enjoy it

3:21 pm

pugmama763

will put up in seperate window for later thanks

3:21 pm

crosshair

yw

3:27 pm

crosshair

well ive typed out cavalry with an e about 100 times now;)

3:28 pm

crosshair

phantom "treacle"

3:28 pm

pugmama763

I've been finding this grid ve4 phantom laden

3:29 pm

smooth_pappa

hey guys. yeah a lot of phantoms today

3:29 pm

crosshair

lol needed that ve;)

3:29 pm

crosshair

howdy smooth

3:29 pm

pugmama763

hi pa

3:29 pm

smooth_pappa

everyone doing well, I hope?

3:29 pm

pugmama763

eh...

3:30 pm

crosshair

seizing the day as always

3:31 pm

smooth_pappa

hehe... that's the attitude,pug ;)

3:31 pm

vlcl

new here . what are phantoms?

3:31 pm

crosshair

there is no past,no future,only now and this now will never come again..mm should do something enlightening and prophetic,something that shakes the world to the core..oh well ill make a peanut butter sammich instead lol

3:31 pm

pugmama763

sorry would be fibbimg to say otherwise

3:32 pm

smooth_pappa

vlcl, they are words that look like they should be in the puzzle, but aren't really there... maybe a word that is seperated by a letter, or has one wrong letter

3:32 pm

vlcl

thanks

3:32 pm

pugmama763

phantoms -words that look like they should be there but aren't quite

3:32 pm

smooth_pappa

lol nice one, cross. :) and no worries pog... we all have those days

3:32 pm

pugmama763

type too slow as always

3:34 pm

crosshair

tghis dec 5th with be the 5th birthday of my second life..every day is a bonus,a freebie if you will.common over pug,ill take you snow tubing then we will go grab a friend for you and all four of us will go to the nordic outdoor spa and sit in the hot waterfall and sip irish coffees and watch the skiers destroy themselves;0

3:34 pm

Boobear

hi all

3:34 pm

smooth_pappa

hey boo!

3:35 pm

crosshair

howdy boo!

3:35 pm

Boobear

how's the grid today

3:35 pm

crosshair

a nice challange but not a head banger

3:35 pm

smooth_pappa

phantomtastic!

3:35 pm

pugmama763

how sweet cross. all sounds great except the snow part

3:35 pm

smooth_pappa

phamtastic?

3:36 pm

crosshair

up here,we do it in the snow;)))

3:36 pm

pugmama763

we've had more than enough of the white stuff this winter

3:37 pm

vlcl

anyone have a seven letter word clue?

3:37 pm

crosshair

we have enough to last till june here,so we are just settling in

3:37 pm

crosshair

no 7/44 = a untruth

3:37 pm

pugmama763

re7---re+ not back

3:38 pm

vlcl

gracias!

3:38 pm

smooth_pappa

thanks pug!

3:38 pm

crosshair

por nada

3:38 pm

pugmama763

cr7-- cr+ more frequent

3:39 pm

pugmama763

dont have the last one

3:43 pm

vlcl

cant get the no 7/44

3:43 pm

crosshair

think ill take the mrs snowshoeing tommorow then a nice brunch and a afternoon nap in the sun then a pint or 2 in the pub followed by movies at home and tons of popcorn:0

3:45 pm

crosshair

no7= french for no+ not fiction

3:45 pm

pugmama763

no7--no* (prefix meaning not) + proven bit of data

3:45 pm

crosshair

so slow pug my dear;)

3:45 pm

smooth_pappa

that sounds like a nice day, cross!

3:46 pm

pugmama763

like a constipated sloth

3:47 pm

crosshair

indeed smooth,wife and i have started a date night,last time she went in first around 8 pm then i went in the pub around 9;30 and pretended i did not know her and set myself to 'pick her up" was great fun and the other guys ..hehe were they mad!

3:47 pm

crosshair

and she got free drinks for the first hour lol

3:48 pm

crosshair

always wanted to try that once

3:48 pm

vlcl

finally got the no 7 thanks all!

3:48 pm

crosshair

yaa for vici

3:49 pm

crosshair

or vlcl now that i put my glasses on;/

3:49 pm

smooth_pappa

HA! that sounds like a lot of fun. :)

3:50 pm

crosshair

it is smooth!

3:50 pm

crosshair

you just chat her up like your single again

3:50 pm

crosshair

buy her drinks,tell her she has pretty hair,use a few old come on lines..etc

3:52 pm

pugmama763

happy babbling my dears, need to go lie down a bit...poof!

3:52 pm

crosshair

been a long time,,had to ask the wife how i managed to do it right 20 years ago hehe

3:52 pm

crosshair

tc pug

3:52 pm

smooth_pappa

see ya pug

3:52 pm

smooth_pappa

maybe one of these days I'll get it right ;)

3:53 pm

crosshair

seems,you get it right by not "trying" to get it right lol

3:54 pm

crosshair

well smooth,after 20 years all i can tell you about women is that it all has something to do with chocolate lol

3:54 pm

mom2han8

taking out the garbage does not hurt either crossy, LOL!

3:54 pm

crosshair

hehe

3:55 pm

smooth_pappa

HAHA! nice. :) I"ve been engaged twice... so I've gotten the first part down. It's the follow through that I seem to have trouble with.

3:56 pm

mom2han8

We are pickier when we are younger... now it just takes doing what you are supposed to... and chocolate never hurts.

3:56 pm

crosshair

but try the date thing.my wife loved it,she dressed up to the nines,spent an hour turning heads and having the gents vie for her favors.made her feel good about herself and believe me when i tell her she is as pretty as the first day we met;0

3:57 pm

mom2han8

Clearly you are a nice guy who loves his wife!

3:57 pm

mom2han8

She probably would not care if you took her to the supermarket!

3:57 pm

smooth_pappa

Well, I'm just two months into my latest relationship... so we are still trying the "date thing" for real :)

3:57 pm

crosshair

you have to be comfortable in your relationship for that night out to work well,no jealosy monster

3:57 pm

mom2han8

yeah smooth... stay away from the supermarket idea this early in the game, LOL.

3:58 pm

smooth_pappa

HA! will do. :)

3:58 pm

crosshair

lol,indeed smooth,you have to put out the full monty at the start hehe

3:59 pm

mom2han8

my husband and I have been trying to go to the movies together for months now (I think since July of '09).... too funny! did manage to eat chinese takeout without the kid the other night. That was nice!

3:59 pm

smooth_pappa

let's see... a couple weeks ago I made her home made caramels with sea salt, double dipped in dark chocolate. that seemed to work ok. :)

3:59 pm

crosshair

my woman is big bux now..she will need a longer ring finger..4 rings on it soon;(((

3:59 pm

mom2han8

sounds yummy!

4:00 pm

mom2han8

I get excited when my husband makes toast.. no kidding, LOL.

4:00 pm

crosshair

hard thing is matching aniversary bands

4:00 pm

crosshair

lol,im the main chef around here mom

4:00 pm

mom2han8

I know you are, Crossy!

4:00 pm

mom2han8

OK.. must dash... have to work tonight... see you all later!

4:01 pm

crosshair

tc mom

4:01 pm

smooth_pappa

lol I do a lot of coking too. Somethiung I think she ppreciates

4:01 pm

smooth_pappa

bye mom

4:01 pm

crosshair

cooking well is always a plus

4:01 pm

crosshair

even if you are single,a man should be able to do more than burn up kraft dinner for himself lol

4:02 pm

smooth_pappa

hehe... yeah, if I hadn't ended up in my current job, more than likely I would have ended up in culinary school.

4:03 pm

crosshair

my brother is a throwback,seems proud that he cant cook.told him he needs help

4:03 pm

crosshair

he would starve to death if his wife left and the can opener broke

4:03 pm

smooth_pappa

men in my family have always cooked... at least going back three or four generations

4:05 pm

crosshair

well that is the 200th time ive tried "fertile" lol

4:06 pm

smooth_pappa

lol I keep trying fornicate. lol just missing the "I"

4:06 pm

crosshair

no fertile,cant fornicate..we are stumped

4:07 pm

smooth_pappa

do you need a clue for the FL 7? I just got it

4:08 pm

crosshair

yup,fire away

4:08 pm

smooth_pappa

start with the FL 4 + another word for permit

4:08 pm

smooth_pappa

or FL** as a pancake + I do not *** my cat on the couch

4:09 pm

crosshair

ty smooth

4:09 pm

smooth_pappa

np

4:10 pm

Atalante

*sigh* this is not a good day for dogs. Sister's dog broke her leg in 5 places and now friend's dog is being put down in 1/2 an hour

4:10 pm

crosshair

back in 15 min..semi-poof

4:11 pm

smooth_pappa

holy crap! how does a dog break a lg in 5 places?

4:12 pm

Atalante

by having a paving slab fall on her leg *facepalm*

4:13 pm

smooth_pappa

"facepalm" is right!

4:13 pm

Atalante

she was sniffing around in the garden and no-one saw what happened, but a paving slab was later discovered fallen over ..

4:14 pm

smooth_pappa

well, at least she got the rest of herself out of the way.

4:14 pm

Atalante

yes!

4:15 pm

Atalante

she's fine, though. all plastered up, and should be back to normal after a while

4:15 pm

smooth_pappa

speaking of dogs, I just had a photoshoot with 8 dogs yesterday. it was an exhausting day!

4:16 pm

Atalante

oh gosh ... I can imagine! were they co-operative?

4:17 pm

smooth_pappa

off and on. it did goa lot smoother than I thought it might. not completely hassl free, but pretty well.

4:17 pm

smooth_pappa

hang on... I'm just getting it put up on photobucket

4:19 pm

smooth_pappa

so this is for a marketing email that is going out over the wekend, so there will be a headline just above, and the paws of the dogs will be hanging over the top of something when it is all put together.

4:19 pm

smooth_pappa

http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e309
/smooth_pappa/?action=view&current=art
ful_dogs.jpg

4:21 pm

Atalante

I love the poodle!

4:22 pm

smooth_pappa

lol close... a labradoodle. and that dog was the most insane of the day. :)

4:22 pm

Atalante

did you photograph them against white or are they cropped out into photoshop etc?

4:23 pm

Atalante

the little dog to his right looks a bit manic too!

4:23 pm

smooth_pappa

they were photographed against white, but they were all cropped out, just because there was a little shadowing behind them when it was all said and done

4:25 pm

Atalante

great pics! dogs are a nightmare to photograph well

4:25 pm

smooth_pappa

thanks! like I said, I had my doubts... but it really did turn out well.

4:26 pm

Atalante

it did! they all look happy and bright!

4:26 pm

smooth_pappa

The nice thing, I think, is that the art director didn't necisarially want them all to face the same way, or have the same pose or anything, so I was ale to keep shooting as they were moving, and got a variety of "poses"

4:27 pm

crosshair

its amazing what works well when shooting dogs.an nice example is that slo-mo video of various dogs snapping up dog treats:)

4:28 pm

kenzie123

Im sad

4:28 pm

Atalante

I *love* that video!

4:28 pm

Atalante

I think you have to do that with animals. They need to look natural

4:28 pm

crosshair

dont be sad kenzie

4:29 pm

kenzie123

i cant i think i failed the tacks test today at school

4:29 pm

smooth_pappa

what's a tacks test?

4:30 pm

kenzie123

its something u do in fourth grade

4:30 pm

crosshair

as long as your in school and bettering your mind,there is no losing.just study,try again..remember there is no failure,only various levels of success

4:30 pm

kenzie123

ohh ok thanxs im ten years old how old r u

4:31 pm

crosshair

older than dirt,do your parents know your in here?

4:31 pm

kenzie123

yea

4:31 pm

kenzie123

why

4:31 pm

kenzie123

why

4:31 pm

crosshair

just good to check

4:32 pm

kenzie123

shutup

4:32 pm

SeaSpray

mind your manners kenzie

4:32 pm

Lady Biotch

ut oh!

4:32 pm

crosshair

now be polite kenzie and you can have fun and lern new words

4:32 pm

crosshair

learn even

4:32 pm

kenzie123

srry didnt mean to say that

4:33 pm

kenzie123

so i dont want to learn do i nooooooooooo

4:33 pm

kenzie123

lady how old r u

4:33 pm

Lady Biotch

53

4:33 pm

kenzie123

oh

4:34 pm

Lady Biotch

old enough to be your grandma lol

4:34 pm

kenzie123

cross how old r u

4:34 pm

crosshair

im 46 can be either your dad or grandad lol

4:34 pm

kenzie123

im already an aunt

4:35 pm

crosshair

my son was a uncle at 2

4:36 pm

kenzie123

whatevr no u cant so do i care and y r u on talkin to girls ur probly married

4:36 pm

kenzie123

how ol r u sea

4:36 pm

Atalante

I'm going to go to bed. Too much dog angst to try and do some work now! night all!

4:36 pm

Lady Biotch

lol!!! he is an we all know it

4:36 pm

kenzie123

its 4 36

4:36 pm

crosshair

tc ata,hagn

4:37 pm

Lady Biotch

we're just a bunch of babble buddies that chat while we are playing the game

4:37 pm

smooth_pappa

g'night atl... get some rest... maybe it'll be a little softer of a feeling in the morning.

4:37 pm

crosshair

not overseas kenzie

4:37 pm

kenzie123

ohh wait u dont live in texas

4:37 pm

crosshair

it is 4-6 hours later over there

4:37 pm

kenzie123

i no srry bit

4:37 pm

Atalante

(thank goodness *giggle* *Poof*)

4:38 pm

Lady Biotch

I live in Rhode Island Kenzie do you know where that is?

4:38 pm

kenzie123

no i dont i think we learn all that in fith grade

4:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Clues for the no's?

4:39 pm

crosshair

and i live in ontario ,canada way up north in the snow ;0

4:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Lady, did you go to the cafe in Pawtucket?

4:39 pm

smooth_pappa

no 6 - a type of yogurt that is healthier for your heart

4:39 pm

kenzie123

i go to colorado higher than canada

4:40 pm

crosshair

lol

4:40 pm

kenzie123

what

4:40 pm

crosshair

have to love the kids;0

4:40 pm

Lady Biotch

Rhode Island is up north on the east coast asked mom to show you a map so you can see where I live

4:40 pm

smooth_pappa

no7 - French for "no" + Just the "****s" ma'am, just the ****s.

4:40 pm

kenzie123

ok i will u r nice lady can u be my bff

4:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Got that one- don't know the yogurt?

4:41 pm

crosshair

lol you have a friend lady

4:41 pm

Lady Biotch

I use to live in Texas 4 years in Houston and 2 years in San Antonio

4:41 pm

smooth_pappa

start with the same three letters of the 7

4:41 pm

kenzie123

cool i go there i live in amarilo

4:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, duh.

4:42 pm

smooth_pappa

then "Jack sprat could eat no ***"

4:42 pm

crosshair

ty smooth,needed that 1

4:43 pm

smooth_pappa

no prob

4:43 pm

kenzie123

lady did u get that where i live

4:43 pm

kenzie123

u lived close to me

4:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fl7?

4:43 pm

kenzie123

bye evryone

4:44 pm

smooth_pappa

FL** as a pancake + I don't *** my dog on the sofa

4:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- I did that already. Time to update my lickety

4:45 pm

bonkler

bye kinzie

4:45 pm

bonkler

sorry, kenzie

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Now. ve5/20

4:45 pm

kenzie123

what do u mean srry kenzie

4:46 pm

bonkler

spelled your name wrong

4:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I got the ve.

4:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

re6/27?

4:47 pm

smooth_pappa

that's what I'm looking for right now. if you find it first, want to give a clue?

4:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OK. Fa5/20?

4:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Deal, smooth- if I find it.

4:48 pm

bonkler

fa 5/20 woodland sprite of myth

4:49 pm

smooth_pappa

fa 5 is an alt spelling of a sort of pixie

4:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I got it just as you clued it

4:49 pm

periwinkle

fa5 Tinkerbell, alt. spelling

4:49 pm

periwinkle

helllo all

4:49 pm

smooth_pappa

pey peri!

4:49 pm

smooth_pappa

*hey*

4:49 pm

crosshair

just latin it up

4:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Monkey going out for re5/10

4:49 pm

periwinkle

hey smooth, I saw you here yesterrday and asked how you were but guess you did not see my post

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I got the sprite a nanosecond before you clued it

4:50 pm

smooth_pappa

oh! sorry peri! after a while I was deep in the grid yesterday

4:50 pm

smooth_pappa

but hang on... my pohne is ringing!

4:50 pm

periwinkle

np, how are you, smooth?

4:51 pm

Joanne123

re guy judging in the boxing ring and same end as fl7

4:52 pm

Joanne123

hi all

4:52 pm

Joanne123

that's the 6/27

4:52 pm

angelinaxox

hi jo!

4:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

5 left

4:52 pm

Joanne123

hi angggg

4:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

te6/27?

4:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

cl6?

4:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm gonna bail soon I think.

4:55 pm

bojazz

cl6 - cl + house overhang

4:55 pm

Joanne123

cl6 like hatchet chinese use without the r end

4:56 pm

Joanne123

sorry ang cooking too

4:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yup. Thanks

4:56 pm

periwinkle

fireworks,bye for now

4:56 pm

angelinaxox

np, jo, what are you cooking tonight?

4:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

re7 and the last re5?

4:57 pm

Lady Biotch

where did my little friend go?

4:57 pm

angelinaxox

congrats peri, hagn

4:57 pm

Lady Biotch

oh i see where she said bye had to run and put some rice on the stove

4:57 pm

bojazz

re5 - attempt again?

4:58 pm

angelinaxox

re + opposite of back

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have that one. I need the last one

4:58 pm

bojazz

is that a clue Lady?

4:58 pm

Joanne123

homemade spagetti sauce and mix of whole wheat and flour spagetti

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Is that a clue, or your dinner?

4:59 pm

angelinaxox

sounds good jo. still quite the cook, i see!

4:59 pm

Lady Biotch

no, bo I was talking to that little girl Kenzie - but she's gone now

4:59 pm

Joanne123

lol i try

4:59 pm

bojazz

jk :)

4:59 pm

Lady Biotch

lol

5:00 pm

Joanne123

tried to make a bunch of stuff for mom in law she went back into surgery today

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

3 left. OK, the te6/27

5:00 pm

Lady Biotch

maybe I should clean up my login name didn't know little kids chogged on Babble!!

5:00 pm

angelinaxox

that's nice of you jo

5:00 pm

bojazz

Lady Blotch maybe?

5:01 pm

Lady Biotch

not quite as affective...

5:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

te6/27?

5:02 pm

bojazz

been looking for that all day myself

5:02 pm

Lady Biotch

no gots!!!

5:03 pm

bojazz

Lady Cross-My-Path-and-I'll_Take-You-Out

5:03 pm

smooth_pappa

ok... I'm back

5:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm gonna bail soon...

5:03 pm

smooth_pappa

dang! I missed peri again.

5:03 pm

Lady Biotch

where did Crossy go? did he "poof"?

5:03 pm

Joanne123

well she won't be able to do much so i made her pork paremsan,sheppards pie and spagetti sauce

5:03 pm

angelinaxox

te 6 call on the ***ephone + the singer ***gie from the Black Eyed Peas. sorry couldn't think how to clue it

5:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fe6, te6 and the last re5 and I'm done

5:04 pm

Joanne123

next will be cabbage rolls as she loves them

5:04 pm

crosshair

still here lady

5:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

angie that was a good clue

5:04 pm

Lady Biotch

just wanted to tell you to SHUT UP!!!! lol

5:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fe6 and the last re5

5:04 pm

crosshair

10 year players are a rare thing,but ill keep it g rated for the duration of today i think

5:04 pm

angelinaxox

great Jo!

5:05 pm

angelinaxox

tx kaplan

5:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Monkey going out for the re again- it came home empty last time

5:05 pm

crosshair

what? i was on my best manners bitoch

5:06 pm

Lady Biotch

no, remember when the kid told you to shut up?

5:06 pm

crosshair

lol yes

5:06 pm

Lady Biotch

that was pretty freakin funny

5:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fe6 and the very last re5 anyone?

5:07 pm

crosshair

i think that is a new slank..i keep forgetting that;/

5:07 pm

crosshair

slang*

5:07 pm

suefrad625

dont have either

5:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sorry I am not bantering- I just wanna finish

5:07 pm

smooth_pappa

does that kid come around here often? When I used to play, there were a couple of younger kids, but I don't think they were quite that young

5:07 pm

crosshair

first time i have seen her

5:07 pm

suefrad625

I have the re+ an airplane will *** in the sky

5:08 pm

Joanne123

re high point ti4 and to allow

5:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I already had the up in the air one

5:08 pm

Joanne123

sorry wrong one

5:08 pm

Lady Biotch

I thought slang shut up was "are you kidding me", "no way", etc I think she was actually telling you to shut your mouth

5:08 pm

crosshair

well then,was time to teach her manners then

5:09 pm

Lady Biotch

remember it was after you asked if her parents knew she was on (I think)

5:10 pm

smooth_pappa

do you think she was really ten? and really a she? For some reason, I got an off feeling about her

5:10 pm

Lady Biotch

I thought I was going to have to wash her mouth out with soap.....I hated when my mom use to threaten that

5:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I may have to come back later for these two

5:10 pm

crosshair

always good to check that,it is a habbit as i am also an admin on gamespy.com and we often get kids messing with thier parents computers and asking us to change settings!

5:10 pm

smooth_pappa

lol lady, I hated even more when my mom followed through on that threat ;)

5:11 pm

crosshair

my dad used to keep a bar of pumice soap on hand just for that job

5:11 pm

smooth_pappa

blech!

5:11 pm

suefrad625

I didnt get the re6, pls reclue

5:11 pm

Lady Biotch

I don't know how old she was but it was funny when someone, can't remember who, said she was going to bed and Kelsie said "it's only 4:36" lol

5:12 pm

crosshair

she had no idea of time zones lol

5:12 pm

angelinaxox

the last one is re + to attempt again, if you have that one there is an re 5 right before it that means from an earlier time, such as clothes you might wear

5:12 pm

crosshair

was cute

5:12 pm

Lady Biotch

or saying she didn't know where RI was - thought she would learn that in 5th grade lol

5:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

THAT"s the one!

5:13 pm

tfgrrl

I'm not all that sure "she" is "ten", in that conversation alone, she had trouble remembering what grade she's in. Started in 4th and then suddenly she's in 5th.

5:13 pm

crosshair

and the last i checked colorado was not further north that i am lol

5:13 pm

Lady Biotch

well, actually I have met adults who didn't know where RI is

5:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Old clothes. Anyone got the fe6 for fireworks?

5:14 pm

tfgrrl

There are a shocking number of adults whose geographic knowledge is pitiful.

5:14 pm

smooth_pappa

actually lady, that's what threw me off a little. A friend of mine is an elementary school teacher, and her geography definitely covers the states and time zones before 4th grade

5:14 pm

bojazz

hi tfgrrl - how you doin'?

5:14 pm

angelinaxox

don't have that one yet kaplan, will try to look for it

5:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know where anything is. I just want the fe6 so I can get the hell out of here!

5:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Husband is complaining

5:15 pm

pinkhatlil

hello everyone! lots of phantoms today

5:15 pm

crosshair

tell him to cool his jets

5:15 pm

crosshair

tons of em pink

5:15 pm

tfgrrl

Hey, bo - Day is over, getting ready to go home. Stopped in to do a coupla words first. And u?

5:15 pm

Lady Biotch

I went to Catholic school and the Sisters of Notre Dame drilled geography, state capitols etc into my little brain

5:15 pm

smooth_pappa

hey pinkhat!

5:15 pm

bojazz

home - it's Miller Time!!

5:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Everyone focus on the fe6 Make it a group effort. Hold hands and concentrate

5:16 pm

pinkhatlil

hey smooth pappa a very long time indeed, how are u?

5:16 pm

tfgrrl

Smooth, Ken has said other weird stuff in previous conversations too. Did you know they study taxes in 4/5th grade?

5:16 pm

smooth_pappa

I'm well, pink! it has indeed been a very long time! a year and ahalf? two, maybe? how are you?

5:17 pm

crosshair

i have it kaplan,just not sure how to clue it atm

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I GOT IT! Fireworks and goodnight!

5:17 pm

crosshair

yaa for kaplan!!

5:17 pm

angelinaxox

congrats kaplan and hagn

5:17 pm

pinkhatlil

gosh has it been that long?? WOW lol im very well thanks, just studying really hard

5:17 pm

bojazz

congrats ms. kap

5:17 pm

Joanne123

ang i'm out see ya soon and byeee all

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I would have clued it as the same as the ve6, I think.

5:17 pm

bojazz

bye Joanne

5:18 pm

smooth_pappa

bye joanne

5:18 pm

angelinaxox

gn jo, great to see you, enjoy your dinner

5:18 pm

smooth_pappa

well done kaplan!

5:18 pm

jessmom

I was just typing that out kaplan :) congrats!

5:19 pm

SeaSpray

clue for the re7 please?

5:19 pm

smooth_pappa

Maybe not two, pink... but it's definitely been a long time! things got... erm... busy and difficult... some job worries, in a nutshell. but they seem to be working themselves out now

5:19 pm

angelinaxox

re + opposite of back

5:20 pm

SeaSpray

ty angel

5:21 pm

smooth_pappa

does anyone have the TE5? I I can't seem to see iut

5:21 pm

smooth_pappa

*it

5:22 pm

angelinaxox

yw sea

5:22 pm

bojazz

another spelling for brief answer?

5:22 pm

bojazz

or snippy response

5:22 pm

smooth_pappa

thanks bojazz! I got it

5:22 pm

Merk

... and Fireworks!

5:23 pm

SeaSpray

good clues bo

5:23 pm

angelinaxox

congrats merk

5:23 pm

smooth_pappa

sweet, Merk! good job!

5:23 pm

Merk

ty ... I finally got 'into' it enough to finish.

5:24 pm

Merk

Now to get some more work done ... see you tomorrow!

5:26 pm

BabbleRabble

A plateau is a high form of flattery.

5:26 pm

bojazz

good one BR

5:27 pm

pinkhatlil

glad to hear that things are on the up for u smooth, just remain positive and keep smiling :)

5:27 pm

smooth_pappa

and fireworks here too!

5:27 pm

pinkhatlil

treaty

5:27 pm

bojazz

wtg smooth! :)

5:27 pm

smooth_pappa

heh... thanks pink. some days those smiles are harder to come by. But you just have to keep things in perspective always

5:27 pm

pinkhatlil

sorrrrrrrrry wtg smooth *woop woop*

5:28 pm

angelinaxox

congrats smooth

5:28 pm

Mom

wow, Smooth_pappa and Pinkhat, it has been a long time. Hello

5:28 pm

smooth_pappa

and hey... look at what I got a chance to potograph yesterday... how can you not smile at this?

5:28 pm

smooth_pappa

http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e309
/smooth_pappa/?action=view&current=art
ful_dogs.jpg

5:28 pm

pinkhatlil

i hear that smooth i totally agree with u, its all to easy to loose your sense of reality in highly stressful situations

5:29 pm

smooth_pappa

hehe... hey mom! yeah, it has been a long time since I've been here... it's good seeing all these familiar names still around. You too babblerabble.

5:29 pm

Mom

and hello everyone

5:29 pm

Mom

welcome back Smooth_pappa

5:30 pm

smooth_pappa

thanks :)

5:32 pm

BabbleRabble

Phantom: jocoserious

5:32 pm

smooth_pappa

many many phantoms in this one, babRab

5:33 pm

tfgrrl

Not to be snippy, :-) but a brief response is spelled with an "s". Te5/12 is apparently an alternate spelling for a word that means 3.

5:33 pm

tfgrrl

And ty for the clue lol!

5:33 pm

angelinaxox

fireworks

5:34 pm

smooth_pappa

well done angelina

5:34 pm

smooth_pappa

well, I must be off for the evening. Nice to see you all again. See you tomorrow

5:34 pm

angelinaxox

tx smooth and hagn

5:35 pm

Mom

nice to see you also. Bye for now.

5:44 pm

Mom

gotta get supper. Bye everyone

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

tfg you are being snippy!

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

here for a few minutes before I trundle home

5:48 pm

tfgrrl

snip snipe snip :-))))

5:50 pm

dizgrannie

can I have a clue for the fl 7/40 plz

5:50 pm

lynxxx

Hey jmc - I like your FM icon. I don't think tfgrrl is up to cluing methods yet , "alternate & ?" were dead giveaways. Gotta go - Byee

5:51 pm

lynxxx

fl7.40 is what we call studio apartment

5:51 pm

dizgrannie

nm got it

5:53 pm

dizgrannie

firewords!!!!

5:54 pm

crosshair

crossy throws bacon around in frustration;(

5:54 pm

tfgrrl

The word I was talking about isn't even in the grid. :-( Oh whatever, sorry I mentioned it, I don't want to end up in PB unless there is ice-cream.

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

*wipes bacon grease off face*

5:55 pm

tfgrrl

*catches bacon, nibbles* hmm is this turkey?

5:55 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo diz!

5:55 pm

crosshair

lol jmc,i always blot my bacon before tossing

5:55 pm

jmcnrick

heavenforfend that crossy used turkey bacon

5:56 pm

jmcnrick

you can never completely degrease bacon and that's a fact!

5:56 pm

crosshair

turkey bacon has too much salt content

5:56 pm

crosshair

i tried it once,it almost killed me

5:57 pm

jmcnrick

poor crossy

5:57 pm

tfgrrl

I'll just pretend then. Sometimes I just crave bacon.

5:57 pm

crosshair

crossy makes tfgrrl a bacon weave sammich

5:57 pm

jmcnrick

lol i believe in eating tiny amounts of the things you crave occasionally so you don't crave them

5:58 pm

tfgrrl

I luv stuff that has 2 functions. I wish more things were made of chocolate.

5:59 pm

tfgrrl

That comes with mayo right?

5:59 pm

crosshair

i believe in satisfying the craving cause the next shadow on the x-ray might be the one to carry you off;0

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

*takes a quick look to be sure stiddie is not here* i could live without chocolate

6:00 pm

tfgrrl

W-H-A-T? That's blasphemy!! Confess your sins!

6:00 pm

crosshair

indeed tfgrrl

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

i have qu 5 5 4 -- what am i missing?

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

darn and I thought i could say that if stiddie wasn't around! lol

6:01 pm

crosshair

i have 3 q 5,s and a q/4

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

ty

6:01 pm

crosshair

but i have not listed yet,may be more

6:01 pm

crosshair

nope,just the 4

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

wouldn't you know i missed the fish

6:02 pm

jmcnrick

no there are only 4 Q words crossy

6:02 pm

tfgrrl

I get migraines, but I am extremely thankful that choclit is not a trigger. I don't think I could give it up.

6:03 pm

jmcnrick

i could live with any thing except cheese (although I like Jack a lot too)

6:04 pm

jmcnrick

are all the E words from the top le** ev?

6:04 pm

jmcnrick

I have ev 4 5 5

6:04 pm

tfgrrl

Mmmm cheese. Nummy Nummy Cheese

6:04 pm

Brookie

there's at least an ey4

6:05 pm

jmcnrick

different E brookie but ty

6:06 pm

Brookie

sorry about that... tired and didn'

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

there is an ea4 too

6:06 pm

Brookie

tired and didn't read your question fully

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

*makes brookie a cup of sleepy time tea*

6:07 pm

Brookie

aw, thanks. off to do some editing (if that's a wise thing to do now)... have a nice evening of babbling!

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

okay heading home with 60 to go!

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

night brookie

6:07 pm

tfgrrl

Me too

6:07 pm

crosshair

cheese/ i would have to be bleeding from the eyes to give up cheese;)

6:08 pm

tfgrrl

Back after dog and dinner

6:09 pm

crosshair

mm,dog for dinner?..ill pass

6:09 pm

crosshair

i can rustle up a mean battered rattle snake though;)

6:10 pm

Lady Biotch

I hate when the fur gets stuck in my teeth

6:10 pm

tfgrrl

I'm not Korean, or Cambodian, or where ever that's on the menu.

6:10 pm

crosshair

use the claws as toothpicks;0

6:10 pm

Lady Biotch

great idea!!

6:11 pm

Lady Biotch

might be a little ruff though

6:11 pm

tfgrrl

Squirrel, yup, turkey, yup, deer heck ya, guinea hen? plucked her myself

6:11 pm

crosshair

lately ive embraced rice instead of taters and stir frys

6:11 pm

crosshair

lol biotch

6:11 pm

tfgrrl

Back soon

6:11 pm

welki

hi, everyone

6:12 pm

Lady Biotch

hi welki

6:12 pm

crosshair

ive had raw porkupine tfgrrl

6:12 pm

crosshair

try that for a taste sensation

6:12 pm

welki

sushipine

6:13 pm

crosshair

lol

6:13 pm

Lady Biotch

lol!!!

6:13 pm

Lady Biotch

I wish we could have "side bars" in chog land!!!

6:14 pm

welki

me too :)

6:14 pm

crosshair

crossy makes biotch a nice long island iced tea in his side bar lol

6:15 pm

Lady Biotch

yum, hiccup!!!!

6:15 pm

crosshair

and not from that crappy pre mix

6:15 pm

crosshair

3 of these and you cannot feel your legs

6:15 pm

Lady Biotch

thank you lord....I would only expect top shelf booze from crossy

6:16 pm

crosshair

:)

6:16 pm

welki

had my first l.i. iced tea in montreal in the early 70s ... whoooo!

6:16 pm

Lady Biotch

I'm a cheap date, so probably 3 sips and I'd be staggering

6:16 pm

welki

three and they become panty removers

6:17 pm

Lady Biotch

lol

6:17 pm

crosshair

1/2 oz each of gin,rum,vodka,tripple sec,then 3/4 fill the glass with pink lemonade,top with a splash of cola and top with shaved ice

6:17 pm

PinnyPoppins

that sounds amazing

6:17 pm

welki

*resisting the recipe with all her might*

6:17 pm

crosshair

in a tall frosted glass

6:18 pm

crosshair

with a lime garnish

6:18 pm

Lady Biotch

my new love....Godiva chocolate liquers.....love the white chocolate in my iced cofee no need for cream

6:21 pm

Lady Biotch

perhaps I'll put a bottle in the PB

6:22 pm

welki

*dreaming about white chocolate liquerrrrr*

6:27 pm

Good Enough

i haven't listed yet. does anyone have the 2 letter clue for the southeast E?

6:28 pm

crosshair

crossy cant handle sugary booze,give me something 55% alcohol by volume or better

6:28 pm

welki

jane ey**

6:29 pm

crosshair

something you have to drink fast before it explodes or evaporates;)

6:29 pm

Lady Biotch

good crossey more for us!!!

6:30 pm

welki

i'm with you (usually), crossy ... would rather have a manhattan, martini or gimlet, or even a rusty nail

6:31 pm

kenzie123

hey bff lady

6:31 pm

Lady Biotch

Hi kenzie homework all done?

6:32 pm

Lady Biotch

side bar please!!!!!

6:32 pm

kenzie123

i didnt have homework

6:33 pm

kenzie123

hi cross

6:33 pm

Lady Biotch

that's cool did you ask mom to tell you where Rhode island is?

6:33 pm

kenzie123

yes

6:34 pm

Lady Biotch

so, you know I am way up north, where right now it is very cold, snowing and 7:33 PM

6:34 pm

Lady Biotch

(getting my soap ready just in case)

6:35 pm

kenzie123

ohh thats cool i love snow i took my very first ski trip in colorodo on cristmas break

6:35 pm

Lady Biotch

crossy you don't have to respond, but are you laughing????

6:35 pm

Lady Biotch

I have family that lives in Colorado Springs Colorado is beautiful isn't it?

6:35 pm

kenzie123

crossy is not respondin to me

6:36 pm

crosshair

hehe

6:36 pm

Lady Biotch

I think he might have gone to have dinner

6:36 pm

crosshair

dinner soon

6:36 pm

Lady Biotch

opps, guess not

6:36 pm

kenzie123

cool i went to brcenridge

6:37 pm

kenzie123

hi crossy

6:37 pm

Lady Biotch

pretty there too, I bet

6:37 pm

kenzie123

it is and i went on the inermediat slops

6:37 pm

Lady Biotch

are going to watch American Idol tonight kenzie?

6:38 pm

crosshair

well im off for the night biotch i leave kenzie in you capable hands..poof!

6:38 pm

kenzie123

yes!!!

6:38 pm

Lady Biotch

I am too. I don't have any favorites, yet. Do you?

6:38 pm

kenzie123

hes kinda beeing mean

6:39 pm

kenzie123

no

6:39 pm

Lady Biotch

I guess it's too early in the season to have a favorite

6:39 pm

kenzie123

i no haha

6:41 pm

kenzie123

r u there

6:41 pm

Lady Biotch

well I'm gonna take a break see y'all tomorrow

6:41 pm

kenzie123

ok i lov you

6:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for re7-40? Thanks

6:42 pm

kenzie123

i dont no whaat that means im only 10

6:43 pm

PinnyPoppins

there's an re7 = re+not the back

6:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I'll trade ages with you, ken, I'm 71.....OK?

6:44 pm

kenzie123

haha no thank u i had a tacks test today

6:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks a bunch, PinnyP.

6:44 pm

PinnyPoppins

no problemo :)

6:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

AAAW!

6:45 pm

PinnyPoppins

i'm 32, by the way, so we've got all the important ages covered

6:45 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yep.

6:45 pm

crosshair

arrrooooo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Jr38j
9sTk

6:54 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzxF-M2
erx8

6:56 pm

Good Enough

thanks for the clue welki, just made it back after dinner

6:57 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for no7-44? Thanks.

6:58 pm

Good Enough

un true

6:58 pm

PinnyPoppins

when something is the opposite of the truth

6:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks Good Enough.

6:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

And also, Pinny.

7:01 pm

crosshair

dire straits and elton john..nothing better;))))

7:01 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2CuG1v
pIS4

7:01 pm

Good Enough

yw

7:04 pm

crosshair

sigh...

7:06 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dVz-B
4wwo

7:07 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for fe6-33? Thanks.

7:08 pm

Good Enough

certify and verify are tormenting me

7:09 pm

Good Enough

misspell the weasel like animal and add the sometimes vowel

7:10 pm

herekittykitty

Fe+ ***e of passage, + common abbreviation in chat to show appreciation

7:11 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, herekittykitty.

7:11 pm

crosshair

here is the best version of this song..if im boring you,let me know... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqTXXOq
IPts

7:12 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh and Good Enough too.

7:12 pm

wht

Hi all

7:13 pm

Good Enough

hi wht

7:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Evening, wht.

7:14 pm

PinnyPoppins

anyone got a clue for re6/27?

7:15 pm

wht

Sorry Pinny, that is one of the 13 I don't have.

7:15 pm

Good Enough

have it, can't clue it

7:15 pm

PinnyPoppins

bum - it's on my final 7 list

7:16 pm

lawyer-1

well, since I am down to 6, I must have at 1 on ur final 7 list.

7:16 pm

PinnyPoppins

good enough - that is NOT good enough ;)

7:17 pm

Vicuna

re6/27 - what a mirror would do if you couldn't "see"

7:17 pm

Good Enough

kind of a short version of what you see in the mirror

7:17 pm

Good Enough

oops too slow

7:17 pm

PinnyPoppins

great vicuna - thanks for an awesome clue!

7:17 pm

PinnyPoppins

thanks goodie

7:17 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Pinny, if you were to look back upon something, you would spell it with a "c"...omit the c and use a vowel.

7:18 pm

wht

ty Vic clue of great sublety

7:19 pm

Vicuna

You're welcome, folks. Just passing through. *disappearing into the mists of virtual otherwhere*

7:20 pm

PinnyPoppins

3 left...

7:20 pm

Good Enough

go pinny!

7:21 pm

PinnyPoppins

1 left...

7:22 pm

welki

*drum roll*

7:23 pm

wht

Fireworks for me

7:23 pm

welki

yay, wht :)

7:23 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, wht.

7:23 pm

welki

c'mon pinny, arms are tired from drumming!

7:24 pm

PinnyPoppins

sorry - it's a hard one

7:24 pm

wht

I can give you a clue

7:24 pm

welki

no need to apologize, i could use the exercise *lol*

7:24 pm

PinnyPoppins

no - wait - wasn't hard - i was just being thick. aaaaaaaaaaaaaand fireworks :)

7:24 pm

wht

Which is it?

7:25 pm

welki

well, there you go!! congrats!

7:25 pm

wht

wtg Pinny

7:25 pm

Good Enough

gj pinny!

7:25 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, Pinny.

7:25 pm

PinnyPoppins

yay for me

7:26 pm

wht

Sometimes just the thought of the "help" I might give is enough to get people over the top.

7:26 pm

PinnyPoppins

and now to bed - see y'all tomorrow

7:26 pm

wht

Night Pinny

7:26 pm

welki

'nite, pinny

7:27 pm

welki

2 left here

7:30 pm

wht

Welki, do you need a clue or will a drum roll suffice?

7:31 pm

welki

one left and i'm determined ... but hey, help is offered, i'll take it, thanks! te6, please (getting fish ready)

7:31 pm

wht

It's not a fish

7:32 pm

welki

got it!

7:32 pm

welki

hahaha .. happened again! you have a gift, wht. you offer help and it telepathically happens!

7:33 pm

wht

And I just figured out how to clue it.

7:33 pm

fuquayvarina

clue, clue!

7:33 pm

welki

hi, fuquay

7:33 pm

wht

t + Santa helper + to **r is human

7:33 pm

fuquayvarina

hi folks, just dropping in

7:34 pm

fuquayvarina

huh, interesting! thanks, wht!

7:34 pm

wht

Like I said, not a fish.

7:34 pm

wht

Have no idea what it is, though.

7:35 pm

redturtlehead

wondering why elfy isnt a word...

7:35 pm

fuquayvarina

A small traveling car, usually driven by electricity, suspended from or moving on an overhead rail or cable.

7:36 pm

redturtlehead

hello

7:37 pm

MPittore

Hello all!

7:37 pm

wht

Well of course fuquay, I should have known that.

7:37 pm

redturtlehead

hi mp

7:37 pm

fuquayvarina

I'

7:37 pm

MPittore

hi red and wht

7:37 pm

wht

Red, You can only look with wonder on the mystery that is Enable.

7:38 pm

fuquayvarina

I'd never heard that one before. I'm picturing those cable-drawn lifts they have on mountains?

7:38 pm

MPittore

18 left for me

7:38 pm

redturtlehead

Indeed this is true!

7:38 pm

redturtlehead

I thought those cable cars were funiculas.

7:39 pm

Jayk

hello all. just dropping i n--not usually here this time of night; more a morning person. Have to say this grid had more phantoms than I've seen in ages

7:39 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for oc6-30? Thanks

7:39 pm

fuquayvarina

a set of 8 musical notes

7:39 pm

Jayk

such a nice one peach: musical

7:39 pm

redturtlehead

looks like you will need to sing an Oc**** higher ga peach, as you sing soprano.

7:40 pm

lawyer-1

oc 6 - music word

7:40 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, fuquay, red and lawyer-1.

7:40 pm

Jayk

are you in atlanmta, peach?

7:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

No, Jayk, Augusta.

7:41 pm

Jayk

atlanta i mean

7:41 pm

lawyer-1

I am down to 3 words and each has 5 letters...it's the dreaded 5-letter curse

7:41 pm

redturtlehead

I guess I then have the acient 45 word curse.

7:41 pm

redturtlehead

work got in the way...

7:41 pm

Jayk

whatcha need lawyer?

7:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I like Atlanta, though. Used to go the the Fox Theater.

7:42 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I like Atlanta, though. Used to go the the Fox Theater.

7:42 pm

lawyer-1

ve 5/20

7:42 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Looks like I'm stuttering again.

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

the truth lawyer

7:43 pm

Jayk

to lurch suddenyl in on diection _Y

7:43 pm

wht

The truth is ve6, ve5 is built on the ve4 before it.

7:44 pm

lawyer-1

i am dense when it comes to reading clues

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

ooooh sorry.

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

thanks wht for being more clear.

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

I apologize, very very bad day at work and I am trying to distract myself.

7:44 pm

Jayk

my fault. to go in one direction + y

7:45 pm

bojazz

hi red c- had did the scallops go last night?

7:45 pm

lawyer-1

ty, all....now down to 2

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

Scallops were good bojazz, how was the vending machine?

7:45 pm

Jayk

what else you need?

7:45 pm

lawyer-1

te 5/12 & re 5/20

7:45 pm

bojazz

still out of order - no help today

7:46 pm

bojazz

my wrist is getting better though

7:46 pm

lawyer-1

or better yet, a few more glasses of wine would work better

7:46 pm

bojazz

having a shiraz as we type

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

water here.

7:47 pm

Jayk

ah yes! te 5/12 = a variant of three and re 5/20 is to saute again

7:48 pm

lawyer-1

it's the 1st re 5/20

7:48 pm

lawyer-1

terit

7:48 pm

Jayk

ok,that 5/20 is to soar again.

7:49 pm

bojazz

more wine, you can soar without wings :)
course the landing will be rough

7:49 pm

lawyer-1

ty....again....JK

7:49 pm

maccafixx

help with teh re 6/27 please

7:49 pm

wht

te5 is one of the liturgical hours

7:50 pm

wht

re6 might be a small umpire

7:50 pm

lbdawger

put feathers on the arrow shaft again, is the re6.27

7:51 pm

Jayk

so welcome, crashing now. Duke game too. see you guys tomorrow

7:51 pm

lbdawger

lol, took me a moment to figure that one out, wht! lol

7:51 pm

lbdawger

night Jayk. hi everyone

7:52 pm

redturtlehead

good night Jayk, gooo devils!

7:52 pm

Jayk

Le's hope for th Devils

7:52 pm

lawyer-1

fuegos artificiales

7:52 pm

maccafixx

ty

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

in my past life, I worked at Duke Med Ctr.

7:53 pm

lawyer-1

go Terps!

7:53 pm

bojazz

a re-clue on the re6/27 - didn;t get that last one

7:54 pm

Jayk

lawyer--what is WRONG with you?

7:54 pm

lbdawger

re + Jessica ****cher, (murder she wrote)

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

Dunno Jak, but somethin gis slightly off with him.

7:54 pm

Jayk

short for umpire + rent

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

Ty LBD

7:54 pm

lawyer-1

nothing is wrong with me...I live in MD

7:55 pm

lbdawger

yw, red

7:55 pm

redturtlehead

still lawyer, to not recognize the Dookie superiority...

7:55 pm

Jayk

oh well then, that would explainit

7:55 pm

redturtlehead

JK

7:55 pm

lawyer-1

and I despise Coach K

7:56 pm

lbdawger

back in a bit

7:56 pm

redturtlehead

Coach K is actually a very nice and polite gentleman, though I have only met him twice.

7:56 pm

bojazz

got it - thx & GO Duke!!!

7:56 pm

lawyer-1

and I am sure he would despise me if we met

7:56 pm

redturtlehead

now the Duke Lacrosse team, on the other hand. icky.

7:56 pm

Jayk

coach K RUleS, lawEr

7:58 pm

redturtlehead

clues, I need CLUES for the I words...all 2 of them please...

7:58 pm

bojazz

i need 7 - i'm ahead

7:59 pm

lawyer-1

the i 5 is the i-4 with a cons at the end

7:59 pm

redturtlehead

thanks I think....

7:59 pm

redturtlehead

foudn the four...

8:00 pm

lawyer-1

il 4= i l*** us not into temptation

8:00 pm

redturtlehead

Oh man for me both words were fishes. Need to go to bed.

8:00 pm

Jayk

and the i 4 is what it always is

8:01 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

le4-7the 3rd please....thanks

8:02 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

NM...foound it.

8:02 pm

redturtlehead

down to 30, think for likety

8:02 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Do need re5-10 the 2nd please.....thanks

8:03 pm

bojazz

dress in clothes of the past?

8:03 pm

wht

Go back in time, ga

8:03 pm

lawyer-1

re5-10 type of rockets

8:04 pm

wht

Also the rockets on the old Mercury and Gemini space capsules

8:04 pm

redturtlehead

Oh gosh, i should know that one.

8:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, y'all. Only have one more to go last re5-14.

8:04 pm

redturtlehead

go peach go!

8:05 pm

wht

What you do if you don't get it the first time.

8:05 pm

bojazz

try again

8:05 pm

lbdawger

go peach!

8:05 pm

bojazz

ooooooooopssss

8:05 pm

bojazz

attempt again?

8:05 pm

bojazz

*head to PB*

8:05 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Y'all are WONDERFUL! Thanks so much. See you at the flip.

8:06 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo PEACH!!!

8:06 pm

wht

wtg peach

8:06 pm

bojazz

congrats peach

8:08 pm

featherbee

evening gang. diving in.

8:09 pm

redturtlehead

hello Ms Weed.

8:09 pm

featherbee

:D hello!

8:09 pm

lawyer-1

Terps up 7-0

8:10 pm

bojazz

enjuoy while you can lawyer

8:11 pm

bojazz

en what??? - must be time to leave - nite all & good luck

8:11 pm

lbdawger

hi Feather!

8:11 pm

lawyer-1

I shall

8:11 pm

featherbee

night bojazz

8:11 pm

featherbee

heya dawg!

8:11 pm

lbdawger

night night bo

8:12 pm

featherbee

told ya i'd peek in more often.

8:12 pm

lbdawger

no scrabble tonight with kje?

8:12 pm

redturtlehead

good to see you back feather

8:12 pm

wht

I need to go now. Happy Babbling

8:12 pm

lbdawger

yes, you did. it's good to see you more often!

8:12 pm

featherbee

did my turn already. there's ALWAYS scrabble with kje.

8:12 pm

lbdawger

night, wht

8:13 pm

featherbee

bye wht

8:15 pm

rururocks

hi kids

8:15 pm

redturtlehead

clue for the fl 7 please.

8:15 pm

featherbee

ruru!

8:15 pm

rururocks

hey weedie

8:16 pm

lbdawger

hi ru

8:16 pm

lbdawger

not lumpy + rent

8:16 pm

rururocks

hi lbd

8:17 pm

redturtlehead

TY lbd, always right there with help!

8:17 pm

rururocks

fe 6 is eluding me

8:18 pm

Minveryork

The fe 6/33 word is like the ve 6/33 word rururocks.

8:20 pm

lbdawger

sounds like the weasle, ru, with the sometimes vowel at the end

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

no 7 please?

8:21 pm

rururocks

thank you

8:21 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!te6/27 was my last word

8:21 pm

featherbee

yay min!

8:22 pm

rururocks

excellent minver.. well done

8:22 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations Minver!!!

8:22 pm

Minveryork

That no 7/44 word is means untrue redturtlehead.

8:22 pm

featherbee

weird word

8:23 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Minver that is an odd one.

8:23 pm

Angelsong

hi, ALL

8:24 pm

featherbee

hi angel

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

hi angel

8:24 pm

lbdawger

whooooooo hooooooo MIN!!

8:24 pm

lbdawger

hi angel

8:25 pm

Angelsong

I am requesting prayer, please. My daughter has history of drug use, and has been incarcerated in the past, and she was arrested last Saturday for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a dangerous drug. Her husband is caring for all three of their sons, who are still very young.

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

FW for me

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

Angle, I will be praying for your daughter.

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

and now I must be abed

8:26 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations redturtlehead on fireworks! Hooray!

8:28 pm

reparteena

you have my prayers angel...

8:28 pm

Angelsong

I am heartsick...and angry at her/

8:29 pm

reparteena

you need to be strong for the kids

8:29 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo RED!!

8:29 pm

MPittore

FIREWORKS

8:29 pm

featherbee

angel, i wish you the best in a very difficult situation.

8:29 pm

lbdawger

whooooooo hooooooo MP!!!

8:29 pm

featherbee

belated yay red!

8:29 pm

rururocks

not sure being angry with her will help her in her troubles angel

8:29 pm

featherbee

and yay MP

8:29 pm

lbdawger

my prayers are with you Angel

8:30 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations MPittore on fireworks! Good for you

8:30 pm

Angelsong

I know, Rep

8:30 pm

Angelsong

I know anger is not productive. but I can't deny the emotion, either.

8:31 pm

Angelsong

I want so much for her to get some serious help

8:31 pm

jmbdobie2

greetings to all... i have come back for my last 19.

8:31 pm

rururocks

sure.. she needs to hit bottom now and realize how she is screwing up her life.. is her husband straight or does he use drugs too

8:31 pm

Angelsong

he also has history, but he is clean now

8:31 pm

reparteena

its frustrating because you love her.

8:32 pm

jmbdobie2

aert

8:32 pm

Angelsong

yes. I do love her. I do. and I always will, but I do not have to like what she is doing to herself and to the children

8:32 pm

Dorens

hi all. reading back, and angel, have you been to alanon? very very helpful

8:33 pm

rururocks

I was just going to recommend the same thing dorens

8:33 pm

Angelsong

yes, Dorens

8:33 pm

reparteena

yes angel .

8:34 pm

Dorens

have you found a group you like and can go to regularly?

8:34 pm

rururocks

help with the kids and let her sort out her own mess

8:34 pm

lbdawger

hi dobie

8:34 pm

Dorens

(sorry, don't mean to sound preachy, but it really did help me several years ago... although it took a long time for my stubborn brain to follow their advice)

8:34 pm

Angelsong

not recently. we live in a semi rural area and I haven't had time to check for one, but it's on my to do list

8:35 pm

rururocks

it will help you immensely angel

8:35 pm

rururocks

especially if it is a good group.

8:35 pm

lbdawger

make it a priority, angel

8:35 pm

rururocks

If it isn't right.. look for another group nearby

8:35 pm

stidmama

*smooth????*

*f a i n t*

8:36 pm

featherbee

hi stid

8:36 pm

jmbdobie2

hi lb ...serious chat... i will keep quiet

8:36 pm

rururocks

I grew up with alcoholic parents... it helped me

8:36 pm

Dorens

angel, it is the best way for you to learn what you need

8:36 pm

stidmama

oops. I think my browser is still catching up... hello whoever's here! LOL

8:36 pm

featherbee

lol, poor stid.

8:37 pm

MPittore

Angelsong...addictive disease can be helped there are many good organizations to help both you and your daughter, Al-Anon, AA and NA to name a few...your county offices will be a good place to start...I know your heartbreak all too well...my son struggled with addictive disease and had to hit bottom it almost killed me and him also and he almost lost his beautiful family...he is coming up on 3 years clean and sober and has since repaired his family and had a set of twins last June, he was recently promoted in his job to foreman and is again the wonderful person we all love...he helps others through a position he holds in an AA group...I couldn't be prouder of him but it is a lifelong thing like any other disease be it diabetes, weight, or whatever...I will pray for you and your daughter.

8:37 pm

reparteena

hey stis!

8:37 pm

Dorens

hi stid

8:38 pm

harpjane

hi folks

8:39 pm

rururocks

it can be done.. 24 years here

8:39 pm

Dorens

hi harp

8:39 pm

MPittore

Congrats Ru!!!

8:40 pm

Dorens

cool ruru

8:40 pm

Minveryork

I usually do a story of clues af 5/16 I 've finished the grid to ca5/12 to those who are not done. So do not fr4/7, here are clues. Ev5/20 time I babble I use the chog for clues. I was going to av 5/16 my eyes from the chog today because I fe 4/7 like that it might be possible to finish without clues. But I ca 4/8d in and couldn't help peeking for clues. Babbling w/out clues is not my fo 5/16. It's a fa 4/8 that if clues were not available I would qu 4/7 most grids.My fr 4/7 time on the computer is over and I must le 5/16. My husband is kicking me off.Hope I have le 4/7 some good clues. This is gi 4/6 is ve 4/9 hungry. I am going on 4/4 see what tr 5/10s she has for dessert.

8:42 pm

lbdawger

hi stid, hi harp!

8:44 pm

reparteena

thanks Min!

8:44 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:44 pm

lbdawger

hi reparteena

8:45 pm

harpjane

thanks min

8:45 pm

reparteena

hey lbd..

8:45 pm

harpjane

say lbd, did you get to go to the Special O events at all in Whitefish this week?

8:47 pm

lbdawger

no, i didn't get up the hill, harp. were you there?

8:48 pm

Minveryork

yw harpjane

8:49 pm

harpjane

yes, I'm exhausted but it went great!

8:51 pm

lbdawger

I saw it on the news, and thought of you. I hope the athletes had a great time. sure had the perfect weather for it.

8:55 pm

featherbee

40 left, home stretch

8:55 pm

Dorens

need a clue pease... te6?

9:00 pm

Jellen

hello...

9:00 pm

featherbee

can't see the il5, help please?

9:00 pm

featherbee

hi jellen

9:01 pm

Jellen

Hi, feather!

9:02 pm

Jellen

il5 adds a consonant

9:02 pm

featherbee

ty

9:03 pm

featherbee

oc6 please?

9:03 pm

Jellen

I could use te6 as well...

9:04 pm

featherbee

me three! lol

9:05 pm

Jellen

oc6 is a musical term...

9:06 pm

featherbee

oh! i see it now, ty

9:06 pm

Jellen

for a group of eight, interval of eight?

9:07 pm

Dorens

so, no one can clue the te6?

9:08 pm

featherbee

where's dawg wandered off to?

9:08 pm

featherbee

bet she can help

9:08 pm

Dorens

in our hour of need!

9:08 pm

featherbee

i'm working on my last three re words

9:09 pm

Dorens

te is my last word and i'm at a loss

9:09 pm

jmbdobie2

te 6 t + santas helper + **r (make a mistake

9:09 pm

featherbee

ty jmb!

9:09 pm

Dorens

aha! thanks

9:09 pm

featherbee

yay dorens!

9:10 pm

Jellen

Thanks, jmb!

9:10 pm

Jellen

Yay, Dorens!!!

9:10 pm

Dorens

ty all. if you need a clue, ask fast

9:10 pm

featherbee

re6/27 please?

9:11 pm

Dorens

what the mirror does, minus the c

9:11 pm

jmbdobie2

2 left... i am hanging with the list for now

9:11 pm

featherbee

ty!

9:12 pm

jmbdobie2

1 left now... ty dorens

9:12 pm

Dorens

go jm!

9:12 pm

lbdawger

go dobie!

9:12 pm

jmbdobie2

fireworks!

9:12 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo DORENS!!

9:12 pm

Jellen

Yay, jmb!!!

9:13 pm

lbdawger

whoooooohooooooo DOBIE!!!!

9:13 pm

Dorens

yay jm and good night all!

9:13 pm

featherbee

ughhh, stuck at 12

9:13 pm

lbdawger

night, dorens

9:13 pm

jmbdobie2

who could believe i missed ta 4 5!

9:13 pm

featherbee

aha, breakthrough

9:13 pm

lbdawger

whatcha need, feather?

9:13 pm

featherbee

re7?

9:13 pm

jmbdobie2

goodnight dorens

9:14 pm

torgone

Wocka wocka wocka ..

9:14 pm

jmbdobie2

re + not the back

9:14 pm

jmbdobie2

hi tor

9:14 pm

featherbee

LOL tor! did you see kje and my posts about that?

9:14 pm

featherbee

ahhh, ty

9:15 pm

lbdawger

hi tor

9:15 pm

Jellen

Hi, tor

9:15 pm

jmbdobie2

any more before i go?

9:15 pm

featherbee

8

9:15 pm

lbdawger

go feather!

9:15 pm

MPittore

I'm back with my new icon for tomorrow....all my favorite colors can be found in nature! Hope you like it!

9:16 pm

jmbdobie2

night all then. best feather! *Pfft*

9:16 pm

featherbee

5

9:17 pm

featherbee

3

9:17 pm

lbdawger

night night, dobie

9:17 pm

torgone

I saw that ..

9:17 pm

featherbee

1

9:17 pm

featherbee

fireworks!

9:17 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooooo FEATHER!!!

9:18 pm

lbdawger

how's Nick doing? did he pass his dime?

9:19 pm

Jellen

Yay, feather!!!

9:22 pm

featherbee

nope, 2 diapers and no change yet. that was THE most disgusting mom job i've had to do yet.

9:23 pm

featherbee

anyone know how to bring up the task list in vista? my computer will freeze, and i can't get the task manager up to end a task.

9:23 pm

Ormal

Ctrl + Alt + Delete should bring it up feather

9:23 pm

featherbee

it doesn't though. not sure why not.

9:24 pm

featherbee

well crap. it does NOW, when nothing's frozen! fat lotta good that does.

9:24 pm

Ormal

LOL I think they do it like that on purpose!

9:25 pm

featherbee

oh well. thanks anyway!

9:25 pm

featherbee

i'm off to bed now. night!

9:25 pm

Ormal

gn and good luck

9:25 pm

lbdawger

night night, feather. Hope Nick makes a deposit soon!

9:28 pm

Jellen

Bye, feather

9:28 pm

stidmama

swwet dreams feather

9:29 pm

Jellen

Hey, stid!

9:29 pm

stidmama

hello again all. I wandered by then got distracted by homework. Time for a break...

9:29 pm

lbdawger

how's it going stiddy?

9:29 pm

stidmama

it's going LBD, feeling pushed for time -- was sick last night so didn't get ANY homework done, then spent time with Mother this afternoon.

9:30 pm

stidmama

how about you? and how's the grid?

9:31 pm

lbdawger

the grid is pretty friendly. Feather flew through it in no time. I'm doing well. nothing exciting on this side of the screen

9:32 pm

lbdawger

i bet the time with Stidgmere was nice. sometimes you just have to take the time for yourself. the homework will still be there, and maybe you'll be more inspired.

9:32 pm

stidmama

it was lovely, LBD. went to a workshop after class (conflict resolution) -- and so had time to debrief with her.

9:33 pm

lbdawger

good workshop, especially for future teachers!

9:34 pm

stidmama

I am still frustrated that I am not getting clear answers to the question on how to work with bully to identify issues that may be underlying the behaviors while keeping the students who are bullied safe... I know it isn't appropriate to tell a kid who's being beaten up to just knock someone's block off, but there has to be some way for self defense in the absence of constant adult supervision.

9:34 pm

harpjane

what is the letter count on the i please?

9:34 pm

stidmama

the i has 2 words?

9:34 pm

lbdawger

il4.4 and il5.12, harp

9:34 pm

stidmama

no, that's not what you are asking... (sorry)

9:35 pm

Jellen

il 4/4, il 5/12

9:35 pm

stidmama

thanks jellen

9:35 pm

harpjane

thanks, that's one of the things I landed on at Whitefish!

9:35 pm

stidmama

top right corner is GREY!

9:36 pm

lbdawger

There are no clear answers as to why someone is a bully. Sometimes it's just a power play. Other times it could be low self image or perhaps abuse from another source.

9:36 pm

stidmama

owie, harpjane! are you okay now?

9:36 pm

lbdawger

owie, harp!

9:37 pm

stidmama

right. So we need to address the bully's issues. I get that. But the current trend is to punish, just as severely, a student who is pushed so hard they hit back. What are the recourses? I know that bullies are often sly about when, who and where they bully.

9:38 pm

lbdawger

Punishing the victim? that's stupid! Self defense is just that. defending oneself. Punishment shouldn't be doled out just because you got caught! errr, that didn't come out right

9:39 pm

stidmama

LOL YES! that's the problem I am having. It's that "zero-tolerance" piece that schools are going to.

9:40 pm

stidmama

It doesn't make sense. Though I think there are degrees -- self-defense in the moment vs. coming to school weeks or months later to make up for a series of insults and harm

9:40 pm

ch1212

(Hi all -- just jumping in for a moment) Stid, I often think we don't do enough to empower the victims. Kids who are bullied often feel adults won't do anything if they speak up (not to mention the fear of reprisals from the bully.) I like some of the programs I am hearing about in schools, that are developing a 'culture' of anti-bullying.

9:40 pm

lbdawger

i can understand the theory behind zero tolerance, but i don't think it works well in this situation.

9:41 pm

stidmama

thanks ch! (((hugs))) that is what I am seeing too, but I also know that sometimes a school puts something in place but it takes a while to "trickle down" to the students themselves. It's the "in-between" times and people that I am concerned about.

9:42 pm

ch1212

Our kids are lucky to have you advocating for them, stid. {{ hugs }} I have to run -- just popped in for a moment.

9:42 pm

stidmama

I am so glad you dropped in, ch! see you again soon I ope

9:43 pm

lbdawger

i'd like to hear more about how the anti-bullying culture works.

9:43 pm

stidmama

or hope... LOL

9:44 pm

lbdawger

I don't remember a lot of bullying growing up. maybe it was because, if any of our parents found out, we'd have all heck to pay!

9:44 pm

stidmama

Teaching Tolerance has something, LBD. A common piece that I (anecdotally) have noticed is that the programs begin with an invitation to the students to develop empathy; and then teaches some specific skills for communication and problem solving. There are generally school-wide norms established with clear boundaries set.

9:44 pm

harpjane

Special Ed kids get bullied a lot. My Special O athletes all have horrible stories.

9:45 pm

harpjane

today is Stop the R Word day. Kids sign a pledge not to use the word "retard"

9:45 pm

stidmama

That is a good point, LBD; did a reality check with the younger son who is in the same grade as the class I am helping in once a week. Difference is our small K-8 school with mostly kids from this peninsular community vs. a large 8-9 school that pulls from several districts.

9:46 pm

harpjane

http://www.r-word.org/

9:46 pm

stidmama

That is the idea, harpjane!

9:46 pm

lbdawger

I know that it happens, and I know the Special Ed kids get a lot of it. people who are different from the norm get it. I just don't remember being allowed to be bullied or to bully.

9:47 pm

stidmama

I got beat up a time or two... so did my brother. We were on the receiving end, but that was in the city schools. When we moved home to Washington there was less of the physical stuff.

9:47 pm

lbdawger

I read about stop the R word. I think that's fantastic! if people would actually look up the word they might realize that the one using the word is the retarded person, for slowing down someone elses progress.

9:48 pm

weiik

le4 7 + initials for the great state of virginia

9:50 pm

stidmama

sorry, wandered off to check the link!

9:50 pm

lbdawger

I grew up in the city. in a pretty rough neck of the woods, too. and maybe it was because my siblings before me cut a wide path for me to tread. It also probably didn't hurt to have a foster brother in a cop uniform

9:51 pm

stidmama

thanks weiik *thinking*

9:51 pm

torgone

Bullies are people who know how to channel their anger and insecurity into actions that allow them to feel superior to others. Victims are people who have conditioned to feel that they are inferior to "action" type people. Victims need to be convinced that they have just as much power as other people - they just need to learn how to use their power ..

9:52 pm

stidmama

hello tor (((hugs))) I am glad you brought that up. I try so hard to use the term "bully" and "person who has been bullied" to reframe the situation so a person knows things can change... "victim" doesn't have to be part of the identity!

9:53 pm

stidmama

I suppose the smart thing would be to say "person who has bullied" for the same reason!

9:53 pm

stidmama

okay, please help me get back to doing homework. I need the e on the far right for NBT

9:54 pm

lbdawger

ev*** time we get stuck we ask for clues. :-)

9:54 pm

torgone

Teachers can be be instrumental in helping kids learn about themselves when they are not limited by current PC type rules, and allowed to treat students as individual people with unique needs ..

9:54 pm

stidmama

LOL that's the top left LBD, but thankd

9:54 pm

lbdawger

ooops, wrong direction! lol

9:54 pm

stidmama

oh! FOUND IT! it's the bronte heroine jane ey!

9:55 pm

lbdawger

ey4.6, stid

9:55 pm

stidmama

that is a good point, tor. There isn't going to be a simple formula or one-size-fits-all, is there?

9:55 pm

lbdawger

okay, i think that's my clue to go to bed! good discussion, stid! night night, everyone!

9:55 pm

stidmama

Would be nice if there were.

9:56 pm

stidmama

(((LBD))) thanks for the conversation and insights.

9:56 pm

weiik

thxks ibd

9:56 pm

stidmama

Thanks all of you for the insights. I learn so much just being here with your wisdom. *sets choclits on table* I will be back in about an hour to play some more.

9:56 pm

lbdawger

it starts with real parenting, Stid. a rare commodity now days.

9:56 pm

stidmama

*poof*

9:57 pm

lbdawger

yw, weiik. and now...*poof*

9:58 pm

torgone

Seriously .. Parents need to be more involved in their childrens' education and upbringing ..

10:00 pm

torgone

Sorry for the rant .. I think many childrens' problems would be better addressed by their parents getting more involved in their lives ..

10:00 pm

stidmama

*sneaks back to hug tor again* I agree, tor. *poof*

10:00 pm

torgone

(((stid)))

10:06 pm

weiik

aqua girl?

10:06 pm

Jellen

fe 6/33 clue, please?

10:11 pm

Jellen

Fireworks...

10:11 pm

Jacula

savagery or ferocity.

10:11 pm

Jacula

Oh, too late.

10:11 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Jac

10:11 pm

Jellen

a2z to the rescue...

10:11 pm

Jacula

That's okay, Jellen.

10:12 pm

Jacula

LOL.

10:12 pm

Jellen

Like your icon...

10:12 pm

Shirlockc

fl7?

10:13 pm

Jellen

fl 4/7 + allow

10:13 pm

Shirlockc

thx jellen

10:13 pm

Jacula

Well, at least most Babblers bother to look up the meaning of words they've not heard before, unlike the Scrabble world champions, who don't know or care what words mean so long as they get the winning points.

10:14 pm

Jacula

Thanks, Jellen. So did FMitch.

10:14 pm

Shirlockc

oc6?

10:14 pm

Jacula

fl7 = a very small apartment, probably a bedsit.

10:15 pm

Jacula

o6 is a music tone.

10:15 pm

Jellen

oc6 = a musical interval

10:16 pm

Jacula

Not so much an interval, Jellen, as moving up or down a tone.

10:16 pm

Jellen

Ah, my music lessons failed me...

10:17 pm

harpjane

We use a "teeter totter" analogy to talk about teasing (which leads to bullying sometimes).

10:17 pm

Jellen

a.a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
b.the interval encompassed by such tones.
c.the harmonic combination of such tones.
d.a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.

10:18 pm

Jacula

Harp - please enlarge on that.

10:18 pm

Jacula

Harp - please enlarge on that.

10:18 pm

harpjane

meaning that a teeter totter is only fun if both people are equal in size, style, and age. Same with teasing.

10:18 pm

Jellen

I think we're both right, though...

10:18 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the oc clue

10:19 pm

Jacula

Jellen - I think so.

10:19 pm

harpjane

For example, a snowball fight is only fun if the person you are throwing snowballs at WANTS to participate and is throwing them back

10:19 pm

Jacula

That's true, Harp.

10:19 pm

jillibus

hello all

10:20 pm

Jacula

Hi Jilli.

10:20 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli!

10:20 pm

harpjane

Teasing teaches some good social skills but when it gets out of hand it turns into bullying

10:20 pm

jillibus

jac, your icon doesn't waste any words, lol!

10:21 pm

Jacula

Yes, I can see that, Harp. It's a skill I have to finely hone as a stepmother.

10:22 pm

Jacula

Jilli - I believe in telling it like it is. Anyway, you don't get much room to say at lot given the icon's final size.

10:22 pm

jillibus

Did you see flosey's? A great one!

10:24 pm

Jacula

My stepdaughter is due to go for school work experience on a local farm next week, When I told her she'd be there during lambing season she excitedly asked me, 'Will I have to give birth to a lamb?'

10:24 pm

Jacula

I told her that might be taking the work experience a step too far. LOL

10:25 pm

Jacula

Not sure if I did see Flosey's jilli.

10:25 pm

harpjane

how many letters in the lone o please?

10:26 pm

Jacula

ol4, I think, harp.

10:26 pm

Jellen

ol 4/4

10:26 pm

jillibus

I think you'd know if you had -- I wish I could copy it here

10:27 pm

Jellen

Like your icon too, jilli...

10:27 pm

Jacula

I might not remember, jilli, since we had prelim for Step's counselling today, and so not much else has sunk in. Remember, I had to go back to the place where both my Dad and my daughter were.

10:28 pm

jillibus

ty jellen

10:29 pm

jillibus

flosey's was a wide-eyed kitten peering out from under a bed (or something) saying "Whatever it is, I didn't do it."

10:30 pm

Jacula

I walked in and the familiar musty smell hit me and to theleft I saw the day room my Dad was once send to, reaching the first landing, I was near the place my daughter once had to attend, bypassing her Grandad on the way. My chest tightened and I wasn't sure I coulld do it. Anyway, I led Beloved and Step to the waiting room and we got called into the same room as I was in a decade ago and with the same woman.

10:30 pm

Jellen

brb...need a snack...okay, don't _need_, but strongly desire...

10:31 pm

jillibus

Unfortunately she has changed to the next theme.

10:31 pm

weiik

ol + **rth day

10:31 pm

Jacula

Oddly enough, she recognised me and me her and we were okay after that. Step did very well on her prelim, but I think it was harder on Beloved.

10:32 pm

jillibus

Jac, it sounds like a difficult day for you -- sorry!

10:32 pm

jillibus

What happened 10 years ago?

10:34 pm

Jacula

Jilli both my Dad and my daughter were in the place. Dad in the mad stages of Altheimer's disease and my daughter with anorexia nervosa, that kept her in a clinic for 2 years. Dad died just before she was released.

10:34 pm

jillibus

(that ol4/4 can also be clued as o + meadow)

10:35 pm

Jacula

Anyway, like I said, if I've not taken much in for a couple of days, that's the reason why.

10:35 pm

jillibus

Not pleasant memories, jac. Brave you. Glad it went ok today

10:37 pm

Jacula

I didn't really feel that brave, jilli, but I knew I was needed.

10:39 pm

Jacula

Thing was, since I'd been through it before and it wasn't my own child this time, I felt stronger. I had said that I wanted no part in this therapy, since it doesn't directly concern me other than being the female carer this time. I'll see how things go, and I will participate if needed, I now think.

10:39 pm

harpjane

i hate it when I don't see the synonym for harp... ly4

10:40 pm

Jacula

Harp - LOL. You hould have got that before now!

10:40 pm

harpjane

i'm a slackard tonight jac

10:41 pm

Jellen

Back, with a couple of Krispy Kreme donuts under my belt...

10:41 pm

Jacula

Never mind, Harp. I don't recall any other musical instruments in the grid.

10:42 pm

Uneaixoise

hint for the no6 and 7 please? thanks

10:42 pm

Jacula

Make a nice wide space for the doughnut eater! LOL

10:42 pm

Jellen

no6= Krispy Kreme donuts are not no6

10:43 pm

Uneaixoise

tx jellen!

10:43 pm

Jacula

Une - no6 is not the stuff you eat to make you slim.

10:43 pm

Jellen

no7= not a truth

10:43 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, just figured out the other one

10:43 pm

Uneaixoise

tx ladies!

10:43 pm

Jacula

no7 = fiction rather than fa4/8.

10:44 pm

Jacula

Everyone all done now?

10:45 pm

Uneaixoise

12 to go . . .

10:46 pm

Jacula

Kep at it, Une.

10:46 pm

jillibus

Sorry -- I went to check email

10:46 pm

jillibus

gogogo une!

10:46 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jilli :-)

10:47 pm

Jacula

Drat, jilli., My posts failed to keep you rivetted.

10:48 pm

jillibus

No they didn't, jac -- I went after they ceased

10:49 pm

Jacula

Hard luck stories are not easy to either read or listen to. I have to admit I lose patience the moment someone says, 'After all I've been though...'

10:50 pm

Jacula

I know Step has been through more than a girl her age should have been, but she uses the cry to try to manipulate people and that p*sses me off.

10:50 pm

jillibus

I'm also distracted by TV

10:51 pm

jillibus

It must be very hard, coping with this situation you didn't ask for.

10:52 pm

Jacula

But, like she admitted earlier, she is so like her mother, who is so like HER mother. that it's frightening.

10:52 pm

Jacula

Jilli - it is.

10:52 pm

jillibus

nature + nurture?

10:53 pm

Jacula

Re the generation thing, I think it's time that the 'poor me! and the world owes me something' situation was stopped. I'd very much like it to stop with my Stepdaughter and for her to make the break.

10:54 pm

stidmama

what?!? the world doesn't owe me anything? *terribly disappointed mama look*

10:54 pm

stidmama

hello all.

10:55 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, stiddy :-)

10:55 pm

jillibus

hi stiddie :)

10:55 pm

stidmama

btw, I am extremely tired, so won't stay long. got to 70 earlier, will quit at halfway.

10:55 pm

stidmama

rofl @ Une's icon!

10:55 pm

Jacula

Stid - sory, no it doesn't, not unless you're Mother Theresa.

10:55 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:56 pm

jillibus

yes, I got a chuckle out of it too, une :)

10:56 pm

stidmama

bummer, Jac! does this mean I don't owe you anything too? *thinking of a christmas card and a letter I am behind...*

10:56 pm

Jacula

I'm going to get off to bed now and leave you lot to finish your grids. 's been a long day. Happy Babbling all.xx

10:56 pm

bonkler

the world owes me plenty. stupid world. i blame fmitch.

10:56 pm

Uneaixoise

that guy was the one voice of sanity among a sea of right wing protestors

10:56 pm

jillibus

G'night, jac -- well done.

10:57 pm

bonkler

;^p

10:57 pm

Uneaixoise

nite, jac, sweet dreams

10:57 pm

stidmama

BONKLER!!!! *bounce bounce* hello!!!! *waves*

10:57 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Jac. ((hugs))

10:57 pm

jillibus

LOL bonkler!

10:57 pm

bonkler

howdy stids

10:57 pm

Jacula

Bonkler - that'snot fair! Give the poor woman at least 12 hours grace.

10:57 pm

stidmama

how's that Canadian Hockey Team, eh?

10:57 pm

bonkler

evening all

10:58 pm

Jacula

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:58 pm

jillibus

Oh, sorry about iggy, bonkler. I know what that's like.

10:58 pm

bonkler

what hockey team? the women were awesome.

10:58 pm

bonkler

cheers jilli, miss the little nug

10:59 pm

stidmama

there was women's hockey too??? I only got to watch the Sunday stuff. LOVED the women's 30 k cross country race.

10:59 pm

stidmama

The whole rest of the Olympics I was working so hard on homework...

11:00 pm

jillibus

yes, stid -- another Canada-US match and the Canadians got gold

11:00 pm

Jellen

Hey, stid and bonkler...was distracted...

11:00 pm

bonkler

i didn't watch any of it. maybe ten minutes of women's hockey. seemed like a huge scam and i objected to the backroom nastiness that preceded the games

11:00 pm

stidmama

oh oh... sad news? ((hugs bonkler gently and goes to look at profile))

11:00 pm

Uneaixoise

firewords for moi -- tres tres weary -- nite,all, and happy babbling :-) *poof*

11:00 pm

jillibus

stid, I hope you got to see Virtue and Moir's ice dance

11:00 pm

Jellen

Yay Une!!!

11:00 pm

stidmama

oh bonkler... I am so very sad.

11:00 pm

Uneaixoise

(i did and it was gorgeous)

11:00 pm

stidmama

Youppi Une! dors bien~!

11:01 pm

jillibus

Felicitations, une!

11:01 pm

stidmama

no jill, no ice dancing (and it's my favorite).

11:01 pm

bonkler

iggy was one of a kind and i miss her like crazy but it was time and she didn't suffer

11:01 pm

jillibus

maybe you can see it on YouTube -- it was very special

11:01 pm

stidmama

I am glad you were able to give her that one last gift, bonkler. It was hard a couple years ago when it was time for Buffy to go, too.

11:02 pm

bonkler

the persons of fur steal your heart, its true

11:03 pm

jillibus

stid, that's a wonderful way of putting it. Doing that for Susie tore me up as you know.

11:03 pm

Jellen

I still miss my Garbo, and it's been several years now...

11:04 pm

stidmama

I know, Jill -- and it doesn't get easier with practice. *sad look* I was looking at Lucky's graying muzzle today and realized that with his hard start in life 6 years is getting up there. I don't know how much time we have and I love him so.

11:04 pm

Nef

Hi Everybody. I didn't start the grid today; and I'm too tired to do so now. I just want to know if it's easy or hard

11:04 pm

stidmama

hey Nef. it's not bad, but I am tired so not going fast. ((hugs))

11:04 pm

Jellen

I have a happy though!

11:04 pm

jillibus

I'd say it was average, nef

11:04 pm

stidmama

happy???? happy???? please share!

11:04 pm

jillibus

Having Lickety helped a lot of course.

11:05 pm

jillibus

Tell, tell, jellen!

11:05 pm

stidmama

past halfway now.

11:05 pm

Jellen

My new fence for the backyard is complete, so Molly doesn't have to suffer the indignity and inconvenience of a lead anymore!

11:05 pm

jillibus

wtg stid!

11:05 pm

stidmama

why oh why can't we have "eclair" in the grid??

11:06 pm

stidmama

excellent, Jellen! well done!

11:06 pm

stidmama

you will all be so much more comfortable now.

11:06 pm

bonkler

big day tomorrow, i'm off to bed. happy griddling folks!

11:06 pm

jillibus

that's great, jellen!

11:06 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams bonkler (((more hugs)))

11:07 pm

Jellen

Also, Tim got the port removed from his chest today...

11:07 pm

Jellen

G'night bonkler...

11:07 pm

jillibus

That's even greater, jellen!

11:07 pm

stidmama

WOW!! *happy look for Tim* how's he feeling about that?

11:07 pm

jillibus

G'night bonkler -- come back again

11:08 pm

stidmama

"retaco" to put the filling back in when you forgot which direction was up...

11:08 pm

jillibus

LOL stid!

11:11 pm

jillibus

Going to change the icon -- next theme is Your Favourite Shade of Blue

11:11 pm

stidmama

:-D well, I am down to 56. Going to get myself ready to sleep and hope I can. It's my observation day tomorrow and I always seem to need so much energy for it.

11:11 pm

stidmama

OH -- and Jill -- Mother is good with the 22nd, if that works for you. I'll send you a note by email.

11:12 pm

stidmama

thanks for the help, and the companionship. Jellen, please give Tim a gentle hug from me and tell him I hope he's feeling okay.

11:12 pm

stidmama

*poof*

11:16 pm

jillibus

bye stid

11:20 pm

MPittore

Here's my blue....

11:23 pm

MPittore

Jilli...your blue reminds me exactly like the waters in key west florida....it was absolutely stunning and somewhat surreal...something I will remember for the rest of my life!!!

11:24 pm

jillibus

absolutely, MPitt -- and flying over those waters with the various shades of turquise and aquamarine -- gorgeous!

11:28 pm

MPittore

oooooo haven't done that ...yet..(note to self add to bucket list)...did cruise to bermuda once and bahamas once...later this month cruise to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico...taking my mom for a vacation she is even more excited than me...hubby going to Florida with some friends while we try to catch the migrating whales!

11:29 pm

MPittore

...I should have said "catch a glimpse of...."

11:34 pm

jillibus

MPitt, your mom is a lucky lady.

11:36 pm

MPittore

But Jilli...so am I!

11:38 pm

jillibus

BTW, I have a cousin in Rockville, MD, not very far from you, right?

11:38 pm

MPittore

Well, I have to get to bed have an early morning plan...catch you all tomorrow! May your dreams be sweet ones *poofy*

11:38 pm

jillibus

G'night MP

11:39 pm

MPittore

Oh yes, Jilli very close to me..I am running around in Rockville all the time..in fact tomorrow am...where in Rockville? I went to schools there...

11:40 pm

jillibus

Castaway Drive, MP

11:44 pm

MPittore

gosh that sounds so familiar I will look it up...I also worked at and retired from the National Institutes of Health in Rockville. Wouldn't it be a hoot if we knew each other...stranger things have happened to me. We took a trip in our motorhome across country and we had parked in a wal-mart for a little concrete camping...I stepped out and low and behold beside us was my brothers best friend in his motorhome...now that's a really wild thing!

11:44 pm

jillibus

My cousin is a lawyer, retired now from the VA but still consulting, helping vets.

11:45 pm

jillibus

His wife is a teacher. Email me (address in profile) and I'll give you their names.

11:47 pm

dizgrannie

good afernoon, evening, morning or whatever...

11:47 pm

jillibus

hello diz :)

11:48 pm

MPittore

Jilli...I grew up 1 mile away on Dowlais Drive...I knew it sounded familiar...those houses were built a little after ours...

11:49 pm

jillibus

Of course, they're older than you

11:54 pm

flosey

Hi everyone

11:55 pm

flosey

lol jilli - knew you'd choose that shade so I went darker

11:56 pm

flosey

lovely rainbow MP

11:58 pm

jillibus

Hi flosey! Your icon is lovely!

11:59 pm

jillibus

I think MP went to bed

11:59 pm

flosey

tks jilli, btw, did you hear anything about the NA wording being changed? I just caught the end of something

11:59 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:59 pm

flosey

Hi nan

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