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FINAL SCORES

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16 Lorraine McCarth

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
Pinikula

* flip *
12:00 am
jillibus

flip -- didn't realise the time
12:00 am
Jellen

flip
12:01 am
m9f9l

flip.. got down to 10 left!
12:01 am
Jellen

Why depressed jilli?
12:01 am
Pinikula

well done, m9
12:01 am
NonnieLight

flip and qu8!
12:01 am
Jellen

wtg, m9!
12:01 am
m9f9l

thanks for your helP!
12:02 am
joshuavorbis

hi and nbt
12:02 am
m9f9l

wow nonnie!
12:02 am
MLFAN17

nonnie you mean QU 6/8 i think
12:02 am
NonnieLight

ty mp and wtg josh!
12:02 am
MLFAN17

FA 5 7
12:02 am
TeaNCrackers

jesus, josh
12:02 am
m9f9l

oh that josh!
12:02 am
NonnieLight

no mlf...qu8 :o)
12:03 am
TeaNCrackers

it is a qu 6 & 8 combo
12:03 am
dizgrannie

volcano alert
12:03 am
MLFAN17

EN 6
12:03 am
NonnieLight

oh...yes, mlf! You're right.
12:03 am
MLFAN17

lol Nonnie
12:03 am
jan

v/7
12:04 am
MLFAN17

UN6
12:04 am
NonnieLight

hawaiian honker diz :o)
12:04 am
dizgrannie

thanx nonnie
12:04 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:04 am
Pinikula

fa7
12:04 am
MLFAN17

FA 6
12:04 am
NonnieLight

thanks lickety!
12:04 am
Erda

Thasnk you very much, Lickety!!!
12:04 am
jillibus

Thanks Lickety!
12:04 am
Pinikula

thx lickety
12:05 am
Erda

*Thank, that is...
12:05 am
pugmama763

late flip QU8 if not called
12:05 am
NonnieLight

hiya pugmama
12:06 am
jillibus

How annoying to find an endless chutney.
12:06 am
MLFAN17

RA 6
12:06 am
jan

f/7
12:06 am
MLFAN17

pug its a QU 6/8 I think
12:07 am
pugmama763

yes it is
12:08 am
m9f9l

ra6X2
12:09 am
MLFAN17

WA 6
12:12 am
saintfranny

lol jilli - i just got on here and chutney was the first word I "saw"
12:13 am
joshuavorbis

ooh, a couple of vr words
12:13 am
jan

Some Dutch goodies for sprite
12:13 am
MLFAN17

TU6
12:14 am
m9f9l

that
12:14 am
m9f9l

a good one MLF
12:14 am
MLFAN17

thanks m9
12:14 am
Douglas

afro is not a word, not only that, afro has never been a word, and the chances are good that afro won't be a word tomorrow, or the day after that, or in the year 2525
12:14 am
m9f9l

oh saint! there's a variant. thanks!
12:15 am
TeaNCrackers

yet, douglas, we still try it
12:15 am
m9f9l

but Doug... we'll Keep on keepin' on@!
12:15 am
m9f9l

NBT
12:16 am
jillibus

wtg m9
12:16 am
m9f9l

thanks jilli!
12:16 am
m9f9l

12 q words.. hmmm
12:17 am
MLFAN17

did anyone get the CH 7 words/
12:18 am
m9f9l

I got one
12:18 am
MLFAN17

si it something we should know m9?
12:19 am
DRBERNABO

Yes, got the CH 7
12:19 am
m9f9l

it's just a variable spelling of the phant that saint saw at 12:12
12:19 am
MLFAN17

ok thanks
12:20 am
MLFAN17

i got that one never would have guessed lol
12:21 am
Pinikula

need 4th col A for nbt
12:21 am
MLFAN17

CH 7 X 2
12:21 am
m9f9l

I got the other too
12:21 am
m9f9l

make a promise pini
12:21 am
MLFAN17

4/4 i think pinik
12:21 am
Pinikula

thx, m9...NBT
12:22 am
m9f9l

yw
12:22 am
Pinikula

thx mlf
12:22 am
jillibus

saint saw? I saw at 21:06 :-(
12:23 am
jillibus

*12:06. Don't mind me.
12:23 am
m9f9l

Ah.. saint was responding to you I see.
12:23 am
harpjane

flip ish
12:23 am
m9f9l

*bows down before jilli*
12:23 am
m9f9l

hi harp!
12:23 am
MLFAN17

RE6
12:23 am
m9f9l

i have 1/2 the q's...
12:23 am
jillibus

hi harp -- nice to see somebody else doing the theme.
12:26 am
harpjane

visit my farmville farm today if you're on facebook, I'm trying to make a flag out of the crops.....
12:26 am
harpjane

i forgot to put my maple leaf up yesterday tho.....
12:27 am
Pinikula

going for new icon...back shortly
12:27 am
m9f9l

how'd you do an animated icon jilli?
12:27 am
jan

Getting late.. will be back for the last 50 tomorrow.
12:28 am
m9f9l

nite jan
12:28 am
MLFAN17

okay guys stalled at 54 i am out poof
12:28 am
jillibus

If it's a .gif it may be animated, m9 -- I just hunt google images.
12:28 am
jillibus

night jan
12:29 am
jillibus

bye mlf
12:30 am
m9f9l

I did that.. and it wasn't taking it. hmm...
12:30 am
Pinikula

updated
12:30 am
jan

Night all...*ppof*
12:30 am
jillibus

some .gifs just don't work here -- no idea why not
12:31 am
jillibus

nice one, pini!
12:31 am
Pinikula

thx jilli...I like your's, too...it moves in your profile! :)
12:32 am
justafreep

i'm liking that vi7 (called or not)
12:32 am
NonnieLight

There...I feel like I am dressed appropriately now! :o)
12:32 am
jillibus

ty pini :)
12:33 am
jillibus

me too, freep
12:33 am
Pinikula

vi7, eh? looking
12:34 am
joshuavorbis

vi7 is a reasonably normal word
12:35 am
Pinikula

thx, still looking
12:35 am
TeaNCrackers

I like vi 7's, too!
12:36 am
Pinikula

...and still looking...am I blind???
12:36 am
jillibus

phant -- the needlecase :(
12:36 am
NonnieLight

If you are I am...I can't find it either.
12:36 am
joshuavorbis

francis ford coppola and dan ackroyd are two
12:36 am
TeaNCrackers

thnk grapes
12:36 am
TeaNCrackers

think that is
12:36 am
joshuavorbis

wayne gretzky too
12:36 am
TeaNCrackers

so is fess parker
12:37 am
jillibus

several on this island
12:37 am
m9f9l

it's something canuck.....
12:37 am
Pinikula

phantom: vintage
12:37 am
m9f9l

but I'm not getting it.
12:37 am
TeaNCrackers

close! pini
12:38 am
TeaNCrackers

not necessarily canuck
12:38 am
joshuavorbis

jesus was a vi7, sort of
12:38 am
m9f9l

I tried so many variants of that!lol...
12:38 am
TeaNCrackers

yes, josh ;)
12:38 am
m9f9l

good one josh!
12:38 am
Pinikula

* sigh * still looking...
12:38 am
jillibus

nbt, and would you believe it took me this long to find the volcano for it?
12:39 am
Pinikula

well done, jilli!
12:39 am
NonnieLight

wtg jilli
12:39 am
m9f9l

pini... are your feet stained from stomping around looking for it?
12:39 am
TeaNCrackers

oooh, just got nbt, too!
12:39 am
TeaNCrackers

good job jilli!
12:39 am
Pinikula

very much so, m9!
12:39 am
NonnieLight

ah...I got it!
12:39 am
Pinikula

well done, TNC
12:39 am
jillibus

vi7 is not commonly canuck!
12:40 am
jillibus

wtg tnc!
12:40 am
Pinikula

vinenut doesn't work either :(
12:40 am
Pinikula

another phantom: vinier
12:40 am
Pinikula

ugh! I'm feeling a bit sllllooooooowwwww!
12:41 am
m9f9l

pini... that was a clue about staining your feet...
12:41 am
TeaNCrackers

still don't have it pini? the vi can be found in northern california
12:41 am
m9f9l

and josh's one about Jesus was good..
12:41 am
joshuavorbis

sheesh
12:41 am
m9f9l

yes.. in the napa valley...
12:41 am
joshuavorbis

last word was one i was just about to name as a phantom before i actually tried it
12:41 am
jillibus

lots of vi7s in France
12:42 am
m9f9l

that happens to me all the time josh!
12:42 am
NonnieLight

lol...it was, m9. I thought both were good.
12:42 am
m9f9l

and here in the Columbia Gorge!
12:42 am
joshuavorbis

an7, that is
12:42 am
NonnieLight

Heading to bed. Goodnight all and hope to see you late.
12:43 am
m9f9l

nite nonnie
12:43 am
Pinikula

night nonnie
12:43 am
NonnieLight

later even.
12:43 am
jillibus

night nonnie -- hope you meant "later"
12:43 am
Pinikula

is the root vi4???
12:43 am
jillibus

ah, yes, you did.
12:43 am
m9f9l

fa7
12:43 am
TeaNCrackers

sort of
12:43 am
m9f9l

kind of pini
12:43 am
jillibus

not quite, pini
12:44 am
m9f9l

the reverse of dynomite is in the middle.
12:44 am
m9f9l

dynamite
12:44 am
m9f9l

I am *** I am dy no mite!
12:44 am
m9f9l

but reverse that.
12:44 am
jillibus

poor guy couldn't spell
12:45 am
m9f9l

or inverse?
12:45 am
TeaNCrackers

swap the letters around
12:45 am
TeaNCrackers

cause it is the same forwards and backwards
12:45 am
m9f9l

our icons look good together jilli!
12:45 am
m9f9l

ooohhh... that sounds like a bad pick-up line!
12:45 am
TeaNCrackers

it does!
12:46 am
jillibus

oh, nice, m9! You found a mover!
12:47 am
TeaNCrackers

did you find it pini?
12:47 am
Pinikula

gads, I can't believe I'm still stumped!!!
12:47 am
Pinikula

* banging head on keyboard in shame *
12:47 am
m9f9l

pini pini pini....
12:47 am
m9f9l

there there
12:47 am
Pinikula

* sniffle * Yes?
12:48 am
m9f9l

you're on the right track.
12:48 am
Pinikula

I know I'm probably going to kick myself when I get it...
12:48 am
TeaNCrackers

napa valley, stomping around, jesus was one, of sorts? those don't help?
12:48 am
m9f9l

yup
12:48 am
Pinikula

vinyards are in napa valley
12:48 am
m9f9l

and the middle is the inverse of *** dy no mite?
12:48 am
Pinikula

Jesus was not a vinenut (that word didn't work either)
12:49 am
m9f9l

keep the first three of that pini
12:49 am
TeaNCrackers

martini and rossi, gallo,
12:49 am
Pinikula

FOUND a VI7
12:49 am
TeaNCrackers

hee hee hee
12:49 am
Pinikula

is there more than 1???
12:49 am
m9f9l

WHOO HOO!!! PINI!!!!!
12:49 am
TeaNCrackers

nope !
12:49 am
m9f9l

I hope not...
12:50 am
jillibus

Just one, pini -- hooray for you!
12:50 am
Pinikula

have to admit I'm not kicking myself...never heard of that one before
12:51 am
jillibus

not a wine buff, pini?
12:51 am
Pinikula

sorry...no...and I live near some wineries!
12:51 am
m9f9l

I'm not either.
12:51 am
m9f9l

so do i
12:51 am
TeaNCrackers

I can sleep well, knowing that pini got vi 7. night all!
12:51 am
Pinikula

I'm not too far from King Estates ;)
12:52 am
Pinikula

thx TNC!!!! LOL
12:52 am
jillibus

what stae, pini?
12:52 am
m9f9l

I'm near Maryhill
12:52 am
jillibus

*state
12:52 am
Pinikula

Oregon, Jilli
12:52 am
m9f9l

that wo 4 is gonna send a lot of folks to the pb...
12:53 am
m9f9l

which is in WA even though I'm in Oregon..
12:53 am
jillibus

ah -- thanks -- sounds like a sensible state from what I hear about it.
12:53 am
Douglas

Vanna White, letter turner extraordinaire, is in the grid
12:53 am
m9f9l

well it HAs to be .. pini and I are both here!
12:53 am
m9f9l

and more...
12:54 am
Pinikula

gorgeous state IMHO
12:54 am
jillibus

so is Narnia
12:54 am
jillibus

I mean Narnia is in the grid -- maybe it's gorgeous too
12:55 am
Pinikula

;)
12:57 am
m9f9l

this grid is a stumper...
12:57 am
Pinikula

75/64 here and slowing down...fast
12:57 am
Pinikula

(more like at a stand-still)
12:57 am
m9f9l

I'm at 68/71
12:58 am
m9f9l

at least you've made it halfway!
12:58 am
Pinikula

you're close, m9!!
12:59 am
m9f9l

69/70...one more..
1:00 am
Pinikula

git'r dun, m9!
1:00 am
jillibus

as usual, I'm distracted by TV
1:00 am
Pinikula

what's on, jilli?
1:02 am
jillibus

just CNN -- Steve Martin playing the banjo just a bit ago
1:02 am
Pinikula

ahhh, the simple things...
1:02 am
Ormal

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1:02 am
Pinikula

hi ormal
1:03 am
jillibus

hello ormal
1:03 am
Pinikula

I best be gettin' along...off to bed that is...
1:03 am
m9f9l

the sheep put me over!! halfway!
1:03 am
Pinikula

will see everyone tomorrow! :)
1:03 am
Pinikula

* poof *
1:03 am
m9f9l

nite pini
1:04 am
jillibus

sheep?
1:04 am
jillibus

night pini
1:05 am
rururocks

ch7
1:05 am
m9f9l

ov ...
1:05 am
m9f9l

hey ruru
1:05 am
jillibus

hell o ruru
1:06 am
rururocks

hi m9 and HI jilli
1:07 am
rururocks

qu8
1:07 am
jillibus

which one, ruru?
1:07 am
rururocks

rebt'
1:07 am
m9f9l

an7
1:08 am
rururocks

oh crap.. there are two?
1:08 am
jillibus

yep
1:08 am
m9f9l

LOL. yup
1:08 am
rururocks

I have the qu8 cute little house one
1:08 am
rururocks

what's the other?
1:09 am
jillibus

dunno yet
1:09 am
jillibus

but it's 8/70
1:10 am
rururocks

got it
1:10 am
jillibus

I didn't :(
1:10 am
rururocks

wow.. how do I clue i
1:11 am
rururocks

clue it?
1:11 am
jillibus

is it a common wo4?
1:12 am
rururocks

not at all
1:12 am
m9f9l

qu article and SHOOT!!!!
1:12 am
rururocks

sounds like a vietnamese city
1:12 am
jillibus

I wish my brain was working
1:12 am
rururocks

qu + **d now for something completely different and texan for damn
1:13 am
rururocks

kje would appreciate that clue
1:13 am
m9f9l

I'm in such a qu**dry, da4/7 me!
1:13 am
jillibus

ah, ty ru, got it
1:14 am
jillibus

I did want quandary, but...
1:15 am
rururocks

there's a gn word
1:16 am
jillibus

yes, ru
1:17 am
jillibus

over halfway
1:18 am
rururocks

speedster!!!!!!
1:18 am
m9f9l

oohhh.. shooting down planes now...
1:18 am
jillibus

oh come on, I started at fliptime!
1:19 am
markbowers7

isnt worf a word? thought it had to do with looms....
1:20 am
m9f9l

no that's warf... worf is a klingon
1:20 am
jillibus

It was to do with Star Trek, lol
1:20 am
jillibus

*has
1:20 am
m9f9l

no it's warp
1:21 am
m9f9l

warp and weft
1:21 am
rururocks

isn't a worf where boats take off
1:21 am
MizHoffle

thats wharf
1:21 am
jillibus

sigh
1:21 am
rururocks

boats with dogs
1:22 am
jillibus

it gets worse
1:22 am
m9f9l

wharf! wharf!!
1:22 am
m9f9l

down boy!
1:22 am
markbowers7

ahhh....warp...oh well
1:23 am
markbowers7

...and i DO KNOW that Worf is a Klingon...my stepdad-in-law speaks Klingon....
1:23 am
jillibus

wow, mark!
1:24 am
markbowers7

yeh, its kinda scary how big nerds we are...
1:24 am
m9f9l

My son knows how to say "where do you keep the chocolate" in klingon
1:24 am
rururocks

you need one of those static removers like bounce then mark
1:25 am
markbowers7

?static removers??
1:25 am
m9f9l

for klingons
1:25 am
rururocks

sure if things are klingon
1:25 am
markbowers7

lol
1:26 am
m9f9l

like the joke from when I was kid.. how is the Enterprise like toilet paper??
1:26 am
markbowers7

<shakes head>
1:26 am
rururocks

M9 has game tonight
1:26 am
markbowers7

how?
1:26 am
m9f9l

they both kill klingons around uranus
1:27 am
m9f9l

mark...don't walk into these things!
1:27 am
markbowers7

LOLZ
1:27 am
jillibus

hey, I got a vr wo4!
1:27 am
rururocks

groin!!!!!!!!!!
1:28 am
rururocks

vr what 4/5/6?
1:28 am
m9f9l

4
1:28 am
jillibus

vr4/11
1:29 am
m9f9l

there's a dw wo
1:30 am
jillibus

I think the dw is the only one in existence
1:30 am
rururocks

dw what?
1:30 am
m9f9l

dw wo**
1:30 am
m9f9l

dw 5/26
1:30 am
rururocks

dw 4.5.6?
1:30 am
Uneaixoise

snow white's peeps
1:31 am
markbowers7

well, goodnight all
1:31 am
rururocks

you mean vertically challenged individuals
1:31 am
jillibus

yep
1:32 am
Uneaixoise

oui
1:32 am
jillibus

night mark
1:32 am
m9f9l

hey! I'm vc
1:32 am
jillibus

50 left after once through Lickety
1:33 am
jillibus

vc?
1:33 am
rururocks

when are the finals une? today./? who won?
1:33 am
jillibus

ah, got the other vr (vr5/26)
1:33 am
Uneaixoise

Serena won Saturday -- Rafa wins today :-)
1:34 am
m9f9l

vertically challenged
1:34 am
Uneaixoise

8:00am CT on NBC
1:34 am
jillibus

oh, oof course (tired and stupefied)
1:34 am
rururocks

puts on Randy Newman album
1:35 am
m9f9l

Hey! I got plenty of reason!
1:35 am
jillibus

who is Randy Newman?
1:36 am
rururocks

a song-writer jilli
1:36 am
Uneaixoise

Ruru made a funny, jilli :-)
1:36 am
Uneaixoise

composer of "Short People" :-)
1:36 am
jillibus

Ah
1:37 am
rururocks

at least une got my joke...
1:37 am
Uneaixoise

:-D
1:37 am
jillibus

I'm too old
1:37 am
rururocks

<<< what's the point of trying to be funny when no one laughs
1:38 am
m9f9l

I did too! didn't you see my response at 1:35??
1:38 am
m9f9l

like... RIGHT after you said it?!!??!?
1:38 am
Uneaixoise

ruru, am sure there's much hilarity in LurkLand LOL
1:38 am
rururocks

oh,.. I missed that m9.. glad you got it
1:38 am
m9f9l

I guess you just couldn't SEE me... my being all short and all....
1:39 am
rururocks

**looks down*.. oh.. there you are
1:39 am
dcseain

*While the storm clouds gather
far across the sea,
let us all be grateful
for a land that's free.
Let us all be grateful
for a land so fair
1:39 am
m9f9l

:-)
1:39 am
jillibus

<-- taking kitchen cleanup break
1:39 am
dcseain

as we raise our voices...
1:39 am
dcseain

hello :)
1:40 am
Uneaixoise

hey, seain!
1:40 am
dcseain

just home from hours of singing and soup eating
1:40 am
jillibus

hi dc
1:40 am
dcseain

hi, jilli et une
1:40 am
rururocks

is that a cult kind of thing DC?
1:41 am
rururocks

the Campbell's Choir?
1:41 am
m9f9l

we did singing and pancake eating this am
1:41 am
dcseain

no, just a Soup and Song :)
1:41 am
dcseain

nice, m9
1:41 am
Uneaixoise

and ruru's on a roll!
1:41 am
m9f9l

he's like buttah!
1:41 am
dcseain

i made a Spanish gazpacho, my friend made a fruit and rhubarb soup.
1:41 am
dcseain

we gathered, we sang, we ate soup, sang some more...
1:41 am
m9f9l

you into singing?
1:41 am
rururocks

M9 waffled on the words to the song however
1:42 am
m9f9l

oh NUMMY!!!
1:42 am
Uneaixoise

aarrrgghh! LOL
1:42 am
m9f9l

but my voice was like honey..or syrup..
1:42 am
dcseain

i sing, play some instruments...
1:42 am
dcseain

tonight, i was the baritone
1:42 am
m9f9l

You have such a bisquick wit!
1:42 am
jillibus

A tribute from my father when he was imprisoned during WW2 in Hong Kong, April, 1944:
1:43 am
m9f9l

oh yes.. saw you with violin at fb
1:43 am
rururocks

oh crepe
1:43 am
m9f9l

you're a crepe?
1:43 am
Uneaixoise

aaacckkk!!
1:43 am
dcseain

yes, jilli?
1:43 am
rururocks

lol
1:44 am
m9f9l

well then stay away from me, you crepe!
1:44 am
rururocks

okay I will tereen away
1:44 am
m9f9l

you're so ladle headed
1:44 am
jillibus

America, I Thee salutle,
Who gave so gen'rously
A haven from War's rough dispute
To those most dear to me!

My thanks to Thee I now renew
In humblest gratitude,
And for those friends who proved so true
I crave beatitude.
1:45 am
rururocks

nice that you have taken stock of the situations m9
1:45 am
Uneaixoise

ruru crepes in this petty pace from day to day
1:45 am
jillibus

*salute
1:45 am
dcseain

beautiful, jilli! thank you for sharing :)
1:45 am
m9f9l

that's very nice Jilli! My grandfather wrote poetry for stars and stripes magazine after being stuck behind enemy lines in France.
1:46 am
rururocks

soup and singing.. what the heck is next
1:46 am
m9f9l

I roux starting this.....
1:46 am
jillibus

Well, my father was a Brit, thanking the USA.
1:46 am
Uneaixoise

:-D
1:46 am
dcseain

I learned of Soup and Song when i joined the Mirth Brigade :) First gathering were winter vege soups and sea chanties
1:47 am
dcseain

and the words fit America the Beautiful :)
1:47 am
Uneaixoise

sounds like a blast, seain :-)
1:47 am
m9f9l

they sure do!
1:47 am
m9f9l

cool
1:47 am
rururocks

(sounds weird to me
1:47 am
m9f9l

hmm.. the closest we get to sea chanties around here is when my son listens to Alestorm...
1:47 am
jillibus

back in a bit...
1:48 am
rururocks

dc.. one thing though...
1:48 am
m9f9l

wenches and mead....
1:48 am
dcseain

yes, ruru? :)
1:48 am
Uneaixoise

bidding you all good night *poof*
1:48 am
m9f9l

uh oh..
1:48 am
m9f9l

oh seain...
1:48 am
rururocks

did you bowl them over?
1:48 am
m9f9l

don't encourage him..
1:49 am
dcseain

we were singing, not bowling :D (neither columbine nor dollars were involved)
1:49 am
m9f9l

excrutonatin'
1:49 am
m9f9l

oops. excroutonatin'
1:50 am
rururocks

no bisques?
1:50 am
m9f9l

stop.. I bagette you!
1:51 am
m9f9l

I'm in pain! (get it? french for bread???)
1:51 am
rururocks

that's kind of a saltine type of comment
1:51 am
dcseain

nor biscuits :) (well aside from the biscuits a buerre )
1:51 am
m9f9l

Ruru's got a buerre in his bonnet!
1:51 am
dcseain

well the Ws were easy
1:52 am
m9f9l

w's?? oh .. there's a grid!
1:54 am
rururocks

yes m9 by a wide margarine
1:54 am
Mudd

ri 7 clue please
1:54 am
m9f9l

have no idea Mudd
1:55 am
m9f9l

you're spreadin' it kind of thin
1:55 am
Mudd

nm, I was starting from the incorrect r... all of a sudden it popped out.
2:01 am
lynxxx

Hell everyone
2:02 am
lynxxx

hello too
2:02 am
rururocks

wish I had a singing voice..I can't carry a tu4
2:02 am
lynxxx

Ruru, you are in the grid!
2:02 am
rururocks

I am?
2:02 am
m9f9l

everyone has a singing voice.
2:03 am
lynxxx

vi7
2:03 am
rururocks

oh.. but I am not a vi7
2:03 am
rururocks

I am a middleman
2:03 am
dcseain

ooh, ty lyn - i'm so used to that being a phantom that i'd not tried it.
2:04 am
dcseain

i do not agree, m9 - not everyone has a singing voice, or at least there are many who know not how to use theirs
2:04 am
m9f9l

ah... know not how to use... but everyone's got one...
2:05 am
m9f9l

even if you're mute.. I think you have a singing voice inside somewhere.
2:05 am
rururocks

<<< sounds like david crosby on prozac
2:05 am
m9f9l

Nice that you're a baritone.. or at least can sing it..
2:05 am
m9f9l

now that I'd like to hear Ruru!
2:06 am
rururocks

suite judy red eyes
2:07 am
jillibus

I'm going to go to bed -- 48 left and mentally paralysed.
2:07 am
rururocks

ROFL jilli
2:07 am
jillibus

Goonight all -- *poof*
2:07 am
lynxxx

goodnight Jilli
2:07 am
m9f9l

nite jili
2:07 am
rururocks

paralyzed
2:07 am
m9f9l

have 43 to go
2:07 am
jillibus

Brit spelling -- paralysed
2:08 am
jillibus

don't like zeds much.
2:08 am
rururocks

the brits aren't paralyzed they are just stiff
2:08 am
lynxxx

we aren't stiff and we spell it properly too
2:09 am
jillibus

Time for me to leave!
2:09 am
rururocks

tell that to the queen
2:09 am
jillibus

Let's have a little respect, please.
2:10 am
m9f9l

how much middlemanning have you been doing?
2:10 am
jillibus

and *poof* again...
2:11 am
rururocks

what does the monarchy really do except spend lots of money
2:12 am
lynxxx

they are very good for tourism
2:12 am
rururocks

I'm all ears.. oops that's Charles
2:12 am
m9f9l

they have charities....
2:12 am
m9f9l

LOL
2:22 am
gremlinn

fireworks, unaided
2:22 am
m9f9l

nice grem!
2:22 am
gremlinn

(started 50 minutes ago)
2:23 am
lynxxx

Congrats Grem!
2:23 am
gremlinn

did people find it tricky? Lots of uncommon words
2:24 am
gremlinn

phant: fandango
2:24 am
m9f9l

I have 28 to go. had to list at halfway
2:24 am
lynxxx

haven't got too the tricky bit yet it seems. Is it as bad as yesterdays?
2:24 am
rubyfoo

gd morning. first 30 ar eeasy but I have to go and water the garden and put in some wash before it gets too hot
2:25 am
gremlinn

I don't think so - yesterday's took me hours and I gave in to Lickety for my last two words finally this morning
2:26 am
rururocks

i'm finding it difficult
2:27 am
gremlinn

there's a few foreign words in there (I think one's Arabic and a couple are Dutch)
2:27 am
gremlinn

and one's probably Chinese or something
2:27 am
m9f9l

how do you get those weird ones that sound chinese unaided???
2:28 am
gremlinn

I have more interest in memorizing the ones that sound weird, so oddly it works out in my favor sometimes if there are rare but short words
2:29 am
gremlinn

ooh, phant "retiarii" which I mentioned the other day
2:30 am
gremlinn

the one that I think might be Chinese shares 6 letters with one of the phantoms I mentioned below
2:30 am
gremlinn

6 straight letters, even
2:30 am
rururocks

I think I need fresh eyes for tomorrow
2:32 am
m9f9l

good idearuru
2:33 am
rururocks

night all. have fun.
2:33 am
lynxxx

night Ruru
2:34 am
rururocks

my phantoms: forwarn, forward
2:35 am
m9f9l

how long have you been a babbler grem?
2:35 am
rururocks

warden
2:35 am
rururocks

garden
2:35 am
rururocks

etc
2:35 am
gremlinn

5 months or so
2:36 am
gremlinn

phantom froward too
2:37 am
m9f9l

but you've been memorizing wo**s a lot longer I suppose.
2:38 am
gremlinn

yeah, I've been playing Boggle games online since 1998
2:38 am
gremlinn

I knew most of the weird ones I know now, before Babble even existed
2:39 am
m9f9l

I'm really stuck with the ra's
2:40 am
gremlinn

they're about split between the two "ra" spots on the grid
2:40 am
m9f9l

I have 7 of them..
2:40 am
gremlinn

ra*** dressing
2:41 am
gremlinn

fall in a ra**** (a chasm)
2:41 am
m9f9l

8
2:41 am
gremlinn

my telephone ra**, startling me
2:41 am
gremlinn

ra4/5 extended by **
2:41 am
m9f9l

ah! the dressing!
2:41 am
gremlinn

the chasm, minus last letter
2:42 am
gremlinn

ra** falls from the sky
2:42 am
gremlinn

ra**, an anagram of that one
2:42 am
gremlinn

ra***, sounds the same as that one
2:43 am
gremlinn

ra**, to yell angrily about a sore subject
2:43 am
gremlinn

ra****, someone who does the aforementioned
2:44 am
dofith

ra Sth African currency
2:44 am
m9f9l

got em all! thanks.. I needed the other spelling of indian princess
2:45 am
dofith

rend
2:45 am
gremlinn

the ra**/ra*** mean that?
2:45 am
m9f9l

hi dofith!LOL
2:45 am
m9f9l

yup
2:45 am
gremlinn

for the telephone ra** clue, look for extension words *ra** and **ra** also
2:46 am
dofith

ooooops! First into the pb, whatever that is. Any goodies there yet?
2:46 am
m9f9l

already had first one
2:47 am
m9f9l

oh. already had second one too
2:47 am
gremlinn

cool
2:47 am
m9f9l

I'll make you some pudding
2:48 am
dofith

Yum! Don't get the discussion below about extension of ra and re**/ra**/
2:49 am
lynxxx

orange hairy monkeys - 2 alt spellings dofith
2:50 am
rubyfoo

lovely, lynxx ty
2:50 am
dofith

Ahh! Smart!
2:51 am
rubyfoo

half, yay! now I can get dressed
2:51 am
m9f9l

lol ruby
2:51 am
Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today
2:51 am
lynxxx

not more naked babbling
2:51 am
m9f9l

hey min
2:51 am
Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
2:52 am
lynxxx

morning Min
2:53 am
Minveryork

I have insomnia. I jumped on at 3:00 to see how far I could get. I have 116 words so far and 23 words left.
2:53 am
m9f9l

I have 18 left
2:53 am
Minveryork

Think I will save my last 23 wo 4/9s for later on today
2:54 am
lynxxx

So you are in New York. Where is it in the States that it is 3am (babble time)
2:54 am
Minveryork

Now it's back to restless sleep.See you later on today
2:55 am
jmcnrick

hi all
2:55 am
lynxxx

morning jmc
2:55 am
m9f9l

hi jmc
2:55 am
jmcnrick

jambo!
2:55 am
m9f9l

eastern coast
2:55 am
m9f9l

oh wait..
2:55 am
m9f9l

o...
2:56 am
m9f9l

it's 4 there.
2:56 am
m9f9l

babble time is central
2:56 am
lynxxx

middle of US?
2:57 am
jmcnrick

sorta the middle lynxxx --- chicago anyway
2:57 am
m9f9l

yes
2:57 am
Haz1558

Jambo, jmc. How are you enjoying the African experience?
2:57 am
jmcnrick

sort of western middle
2:57 am
lynxxx

morning Haz
2:57 am
jmcnrick

Since i am currently at a 4 **** hotel all things are good
2:58 am
Haz1558

Good evening, lynxx, good morning all!
2:58 am
jmcnrick

day after tomorrow i go to a 1/2 star center
2:58 am
lynxxx

oh Africa! I thought it was a new set of marmalade jmc was trying out
2:58 am
jmcnrick

lol lynxx I am not that clever!
2:58 am
Haz1558

Whereabouts are you, jmc?
2:59 am
jmcnrick

Mombasa Kenya -- a resort on the southern end of Kenya
2:59 am
jmcnrick

tomorrow I go to Kimusu where the Quakers hang out
2:59 am
Haz1558

I remembered the greeting! I visited Kenya in 2006 and Tanzania in 2008 and really enjoyed both trips.
3:00 am
jmcnrick

Suggestions for Tanzania? My host returned to the US on an emergency and I am left on my own
3:01 am
Haz1558

Goodness! Tanzanian roads are better than Kenyan, so it may be more comfortable to do more road travelling. We stayed for a period in Moshi, near Kilimanjaro, and did safari to NgoroNgoro.
3:02 am
Haz1558

I'd probably try to get onto some kind of organised trip but that's just me being cowardly. We travelled over to Zanzibar, but the boat trip over to Dar is not for the fainthearted.
3:02 am
jmcnrick

My friend told me to fly to Zanzibar
3:03 am
Haz1558

Yes, we flew across from Moshi and got the boat to Dar.
3:03 am
Haz1558

The other thing - are you flying back from Dar to the States?
3:03 am
jmcnrick

maybe i will look at going to kilimanjaro seems a shame to come so far and not go see it
3:04 am
Haz1558

Do be aware that Kilimanjaro is pretty well covered in cloud - we managed a five minute look out of days there!
3:04 am
jmcnrick

must go -- good to see you all and hope to jump on again some time
3:05 am
jmcnrick

thanks for the thoughts haz!
3:05 am
Haz1558

Glad to know you've arrived safely, jmc. Enjoy!
3:05 am
lynxxx

bye jmc
3:06 am
lynxxx

Would you go there again Haz?
3:07 am
Haz1558

I'd definitely visit either country again, although I also have Botswana on my 'want to go' list.
3:08 am
Haz1558

They were just such memorable holidays and I feel foolish now for being scared of the whole idea of safari.
3:08 am
yogo1

hi all playing on my new laptop :)
3:09 am
lynxxx

hi Yogo
3:09 am
Haz1558

Hello, yogo.
3:09 am
m9f9l

hi yogo! cool!!
3:10 am
yogo1

hi lynxxx, haz, everyone :)
3:10 am
yogo1

thanx m9
3:13 am
lynxxx

It is a different 'world' so being 'scared' no surprise. I have not been and I am sure it has changed but I had a girlfriend who travelled around with her young boyfriend doing it rough some years ago...some of the areas they were in sounded more than a bit scary. She was no shrinking violet but she said she would not go back
3:15 am
Haz1558

I can understand if she was roughing it! We were probably spoilt in Kenya, using a package that had us in lovely hotels and very good camping facilities. Our time in Tanzania was less luxurious and you did see more of the poverty and the way people live but never felt threatened. I'd encourage her to go back but with more security built in.
3:17 am
Haz1558

Certainly, for us,the focus of the first trip was for safari, for husband to see the animals after years of drooling at the thought. I was less keen at the thought, but ended up being entranced.
3:19 am
lynxxx

Did he get any 'hands-on' experience? wouldn't it be wonderful if he could do a job swap or something for a few months
3:20 am
Haz1558

No hands on experience! The second time - in Tanzania, he did spot a vet's surgery in the town and wandered in to say hello and to see what drugs they carried.
3:20 am
Haz1558

He would only be able to survive in the African winter. Land him there during the summer and there'd just be a puddle of sweat.
3:21 am
lynxxx

lol
3:21 am
m9f9l

and that's fireworks
3:21 am
lynxxx

congrats m9
3:21 am
Haz1558

Congratulations, m9.
3:22 am
yogo1

rats m9
3:22 am
yogo1

congrats
3:22 am
yogo1

:) oops :)
3:24 am
m9f9l

thank you all
3:24 am
dofith

Sorry to get a little serious here, but am I the only one who gets a little annoyed about what words are and are not in the dictionary used here? Just tried quina - stuff from bark giving quinine - no luck, tho - frustrating!!!
3:24 am
m9f9l

it's 1:24 am here. I better make sure my honey has a uniform for tomorrow!
3:24 am
lynxxx

you get past it dofith
3:25 am
FMitch

Morning/Evening All.

How was the wedding Haz and was the day dry?
3:25 am
lynxxx

morning FM
3:25 am
Haz1558

You're not the only one, but it's probably a waste of time to get annoyed. Think of it as an arbitrary thing.
3:25 am
FMitch

Evening Lynxxx
3:26 am
Haz1558

Hello, FM - wedding was lovely, weather stayed dry (mostly) and the meal etc was really enjoyable.
3:26 am
FMitch

Glad to hear that, it ollked like such a lovely setting for the reception.
3:27 am
lynxxx

you must have the same keyboard I have FM
3:28 am
Haz1558

We did take photographs, not uploaded them yet. But yes, a lovely setting and all very civilised. We had a harpist to entertain while we had scones, shortbread and chocolate dipped strawberries.
3:28 am
FMitch

yes lynxxx everynight the elves come in and change the keys around.
3:28 am
FMitch

Shall look forward to seeing them as and when Haz.
3:29 am
lynxxx

thats how it happens, they seem to have given me extra f keys lately
3:29 am
FMitch

:)
3:29 am
Haz1558

Just have to find the instruction leaflet - it's daughter no 1's old camera.
3:30 am
m9f9l

ok.. gnight all!
3:30 am
yogo1

yum i have always wanted to try chocolate dipped strawberries...shotbread is very yummy...your lucky :( i am cooking scone over the bonfire tomorrow night...sounds like you had fun :)
3:30 am
Haz1558

Goodnight, m9.
3:30 am
m9f9l

is that your dog Haz?
3:30 am
FMitch

Bye m9
3:30 am
yogo1

night m9
3:30 am
m9f9l

springer?
3:31 am
yogo1

were the strawberries yummy???
3:31 am
Haz1558

Yes, <-------- this is Spangle, now 9 year old Welsh springer spaniel.
3:31 am
m9f9l

what a cutie! I have a border collie/springer
3:31 am
Haz1558

I didn't have any, yogo, but I'm sure they were. I had the strawberry jam and cream covered scones...
3:31 am
m9f9l

yogo you should try making them.. pretty easy!
3:32 am
yogo1

yum...
3:32 am
yogo1

i will...my dad is a chef so that should be easy :)
3:33 am
Haz1558

The flowers were pretty spectacular, all dusky roses and lilies etc. Bride's mother admitted that she had just ordered what she wanted and hadn't asked the price. I hope she's sitting down when the bill arrives.
3:33 am
m9f9l

<<<<would love a chef daddy!
3:33 am
FMitch

ouch!
3:33 am
m9f9l

yikes! on the flowers!!
3:34 am
Haz1558

I know!
3:34 am
m9f9l

http://tinyurl.com/2as764r
had to share my doggie before I leave!
3:34 am
m9f9l

we ordered bulbs and are going to force them for Aiden's wedding. Or they may just bloom at the right time....
3:34 am
Haz1558

But they WERE beautiful.
3:35 am
FMitch

Oh what a lovely face, who could resist those eyes!
3:35 am
m9f9l

oh! You have to check out Google's ..whatever it's called.. today!
3:35 am
yogo1

my uncle and auntie are getting married next month...mum is buying me a long black dress and black high heels to wear :)
3:36 am
Haz1558

Anyway, time for me to shake a leg and head off. I'll be back later- toodle-oo for now!
3:36 am
m9f9l

oohhh. fancy yogo!
3:36 am
lynxxx

bye Haz
3:36 am
FMitch

Bye Haz, I shall get back to the search for wo4s
3:36 am
m9f9l

bye haz
3:37 am
Sally-catlover

Hi all, just on briefly. yogo, I had assumed you were a boy so your outfit made me laugh a lot!
3:37 am
yogo1

thanks...gotta go watching merlin...i love merlin it is such a good show...see you guys in about 30mins :)
3:37 am
m9f9l

night all! and this *poof*
3:38 am
yogo1

lol sally.....btw i am a girl
3:38 am
Sally-catlover

quire
3:38 am
Sally-catlover

oooh, shucks. Sorry all. Slinks off to PB.
3:38 am
lynxxx

hi Sally, did a double take too
3:38 am
yogo1

thanks:).....lol
3:39 am
yogo1

bye guys see you soon
3:39 am
lynxxx

bye Yogo
3:39 am
yogo1

*poof*
3:42 am
Norma

Morning babblers... can anyone clue the in5/16 ;o)
3:43 am
yogo1

hi norm sorry dont have that one..
3:44 am
Norma

Thanks anyway will have to keep looking lol
3:44 am
Sally-catlover

morning Norma. in + ***iety is the spice of life
3:44 am
Norma

Thanks Sally ... I am not convinced that is a word lol
3:45 am
Norma

Great clue by the way
3:48 am
yogo1

see you guys tomorrow...off to bed..night *poof*
3:49 am
Sally-catlover

It's one we've had on Babble before, Norma. It's an iron and nickel alloy apparently.
3:49 am
rubyfoo

gd morning sally et al!
3:49 am
Norma

Thanks Sally ... morning ruby
3:49 am
Sally-catlover

hi ruby
3:50 am
rubyfoo

hi norma
3:56 am
rubyfoo

best word for me: fr5 old Fr money
3:56 am
Sally-catlover

hadn't spotted that one, thanks ruby
3:57 am
rubyfoo

it made me happy, even thoughit's short
3:57 am
Sally-catlover

longest one I have so far is qu 8/55. That made me happy!
3:58 am
rubyfoo

I had that one but am still missing 3 q's, you'd think I'd know them from scrabble!
3:59 am
Sally-catlover

I only have 8 Q's so far.
3:59 am
Norma

There are two Qu8's
4:02 am
Sally-catlover

ty norma. will look.
4:03 am
Sally-catlover

Have it!
4:04 am
rubyfoo

can't find the other 8!
4:04 am
rubyfoo

....but have 11 of 12!
4:04 am
lynxxx

me too! as I should, its an Australian fruit
4:05 am
Sally-catlover

Have 10 :-)
4:05 am
rubyfoo

nelliekelley??? hahah
4:09 am
lynxxx

now have the 12 - Mary Qu*** was my last
4:09 am
rubyfoo

what is the fruit?
4:10 am
Sally-catlover

I'm on 11 now, but got distracted by the bottom O
4:10 am
Sally-catlover

The fruit is 8/70
4:11 am
lynxxx

qu & ***elina Jolie
4:12 am
rubyfoo

I'm putting the monkeys to work
4:14 am
rubyfoo

aaarghhh!
4:17 am
Sally-catlover

Ah! Q's done.
4:17 am
rubyfoo

can't get the second 8!
4:18 am
rubyfoo

qu???ang????
4:18 am
lynxxx

spell out &
4:18 am
Sally-catlover

Ends in US exclamation, not used in UK I think.
4:19 am
rubyfoo

duh!
4:19 am
rubyfoo

yayayay!!
4:19 am
rubyfoo

thank you
4:19 am
Sally-catlover

qu + indefinite article (two letters) plus beginning of what you might see if there is a hazard ahead.
4:19 am
lynxxx

yw - gave your monkeys a work out anyway
4:19 am
Sally-catlover

Sorry, long-winded clue but difficult one to clue.
4:19 am
rubyfoo

you are both patient and nice, ty ty!!
4:20 am
rubyfoo

they need a piece of that fruit, whatever it is!
4:21 am
lynxxx

usually spelled with an o instead of the last a. small red 'bush' food here, very high in Vit C
4:21 am
rubyfoo

monkeys would live it
4:22 am
rubyfoo

love*
4:24 am
rubyfoo

does everybody have the va5 orchid?
4:24 am
rubyfoo

small offering
4:24 am
Sally-catlover

no ruby. will look
4:24 am
lynxxx

TY I didn't
4:25 am
Sally-catlover

do you have the vi 7 man who deals in wine?
4:25 am
rubyfoo

va5/18
4:25 am
rubyfoo

yup, but thanks
4:25 am
rubyfoo

is somebody who makes chutney a chutnier?
4:26 am
rubyfoo

uh oh, stomping person wants his apero!
4:26 am
Sally-catlover

careful ruby, nearly in the pb there
4:26 am
rubyfoo

uh oh again, I'd better go {{{hugs everybody}} and thanks for the help
4:27 am
lynxxx

bye Ruby
4:27 am
Sally-catlover

bye for now
4:27 am
rubyfoo

and the ga6/24 bird? XX
4:28 am
Sally-catlover

have that one, but ty :-)
4:28 am
Sally-catlover

And the goose is on the mountain today :-)
4:32 am
PMS

t ire
4:35 am
Sally-catlover

Must go and do something useful. Be back later.
4:36 am
lynxxx

bye Sally. Giving it away for the night too, bye all
5:11 am
dofith

Can't get last qu6/27 - can anyone help, please?
5:14 am
Karys

put a vowel on the end of the 5 before it dofith
5:16 am
dofith

Karys, thank you - I thought I'd tried all of them but apparently not!
5:17 am
dofith

gand
5:17 am
dofith

Just ignore me - thinking "out loud", but to no avail, as you see!
5:23 am
buslady

Can sommeone tell me what is going on with the ranking? How xome they don't get updated?
5:26 am
Soodlebum

Sorry Buslady. I stopped looking at the rankings ages ago. Far too depressing. I have no idea when or by whom they are updated.
5:31 am
72 Temple Owl

karys!
5:31 am
sandyloo

they get updated every week I think or every few days
5:33 am
carleekat

HAPPY FOURTH to my southern neighbours
5:34 am
72 Temple Owl

ty carlee
5:34 am
Soodlebum

Ticker-tape floats down on all US Babblers, wishing you a very happy Independence Day!!!!
5:42 am
carleekat

there are some fun words int his grid today
6:02 am
joansiebone

Actually, the rankings are up dated daily. Dr G is right on top of them. I have been known to keep him honest!
6:06 am
joansiebone

guess everyone is off checking the rankings!
6:37 am
jacq

hello everybody
6:51 am
sprite

good day to you all, may freedom be yours in a way that respects the freedom of others as well.
6:52 am
jacq

heya sprite
6:52 am
sprite

hey jacq :)
6:55 am
jmbdobie2

hi sprite & jacq
6:55 am
sprite

hi jmb
6:55 am
jacq

hi jmb
6:56 am
jmbdobie2

fun grid to start but stuck at 63 left now
6:56 am
sprite

yeah it is fun!
6:57 am
jacq

i have 53 left and am stuck fast
6:57 am
jacq

but i did somehow get an 8
6:57 am
jmbdobie2

qu8?
6:58 am
jacq

yes that one, cute in an olde worlde way
6:58 am
sprite

more weird
6:59 am
jacq

time to go
6:59 am
jacq

have fun
6:59 am
jmbdobie2

drat... thought we might trade lol
6:59 am
sprite

bye jacq, have a good day
6:59 am
jmbdobie2

bye jacq
7:06 am
sprite

awww the dutch word for someone selling antiques isn't valid in english. Da4!
7:07 am
jmbdobie2

60 left ... off to find food for my sluggish brain
7:07 am
sprite

ok, hurry back :)
7:20 am
periwinkle

hello all hellp with g words pls
7:20 am
redturtlehead

hey all. peri I have a reddish gem stone
7:20 am
periwinkle

found a g word :)
7:21 am
periwinkle

ty red
7:21 am
redturtlehead

and to gain something...
7:21 am
periwinkle

lone e word anyone?
7:21 am
periwinkle

ty again red
7:21 am
redturtlehead

its either the volcano or the sea eagle.
7:22 am
periwinkle

sheesh, it was the volcano, feeling very stupid, ty
7:22 am
redturtlehead

YW, I oftne miss it.
7:22 am
periwinkle

tired, going back to bed, bbs
7:22 am
redturtlehead

goose is here too.
7:24 am
sprite

hi red, hi and bye periwinkle
7:24 am
redturtlehead

sprite how are you?
7:24 am
sprite

am good! And you?
7:25 am
redturtlehead

I am well, the weather is extremely cool, 77 degrees....24 C. and it feels so good
7:25 am
Angelsong

greetings! the upcoming changes to Babble look very exciting!
7:26 am
Angelsong

entire
7:26 am
Angelsong

sorry
7:27 am
redturtlehead

I have not seen much about the changes....I shoudl join the babble group on FB.
7:27 am
sprite

oh that is so nice! It is HOT here, but today is slightly better.
7:29 am
sprite

my daughter is gone all day... swimming in the local ditches with the rest of the neighbourhood kids, it is that hot. It is eerily qu5/16 here :)
7:30 am
redturtlehead

Hope she has fun Sprite, that does not sound very sanitary... but then again...
7:30 am
sprite

hi Angelsong, I hope it will be good. Very unpleasant that it isn't compatible with Lickety's browser.
7:30 am
sprite

oh no, not sanitary at all. But she is hardened, lol. I am the kind of mum that lets her kids play in the sandbox.
7:31 am
NonoNanette

good morning Babblers :)
7:31 am
NonoNanette

Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans!
7:31 am
sprite

hey Nanette =)
7:31 am
redturtlehead

kids will be kids, I did similar things.
7:32 am
featherbee

darn, i keep coming to see the new look, and keep being disappointed!
7:32 am
redturtlehead

Well, Feather, I have fireworks as an icon themee, its new...
7:32 am
GreyWoulf

Merry 4th of July Greetings from the USA!

It's been a very long time since I have been last on, so I decided to take the opportunity to let people know that I am doing alright
7:33 am
sprite

they are almost never ill *knocks wood*. I think being too sanitary with kids makes them susceptible (sp?) to germs and stuff.
7:33 am
NonoNanette

hi Grey!
7:33 am
featherbee

oooo, very pretty red
7:33 am
Uneaixoise

Greywoulf!!! so good to see you!!
7:33 am
sprite

{{{{{{{{{{{{Woulf}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Sooo good to see you.
7:33 am
featherbee

hi woulfie!
7:33 am
redturtlehead

Hi Gray, good to see you and glad to hear you are ok.
7:33 am
sprite

oh beautiful fireworks, red
7:33 am
sprite

hi featherbee
7:34 am
Kaplan the Magne

what a nice grid!
7:34 am
sprite

hi Kaplan
7:34 am
redturtlehead

hi kap!
7:34 am
Uneaixoise

today's Google homepage fireworks are fun as well!
7:34 am
Kaplan the Magne

Good morning folks!
7:34 am
sprite

hey Une :)
7:35 am
GreyWoulf

{{**NonoNanette, sprite, featherbee, Une, red**}}

Good to know I am still missed 8-)
7:35 am
Uneaixoise

hey, sprite :-)
7:35 am
sprite

you are terribly missed, Woulf. Your input and the atmosphere you create in chat is something I still miss daily.
7:36 am
NonoNanette

Morning Kaplan
7:37 am
GreyWoulf

oh sprite! If only I had the hours in the day to devote to my online life that I used to...
I have missed the chat log and its myriad odd and entertaining topics of conversation
7:38 am
sprite

real life comes first, dear Woulf :)
How is your wife, and how are your kids? How are you doing yourself and how is work?
7:38 am
NonoNanette

hmmm having trouble getting my icon to change
7:39 am
GreyWoulf

Unfortunately, I have two things which interfere with my ability to Babble...
1st - my job responsibilities are in the process of evolving, so I end up working 6-10 extra hours every week which means that much less time with the family
7:39 am
sprite

I can see it in your profile, Nanette. Very beautiful fireworks!
7:40 am
NonoNanette

i thought so too Sprite, I wish I could get it to show in chat log
7:40 am
sprite

and if you force-refresh this page?
7:40 am
JBV

good morning, babblers, Happy Independence Day to all who are celebrating
7:40 am
GreyWoulf

2nd, and definitely the most insidious.... My friends here in Philadelphia decided to get me a World of Warcraft subscription.... I have resisted so long, but they have turned me into a WowHead
7:40 am
NonoNanette

cant see red's in chog either
7:41 am
NonoNanette

good morning JBV and happy 4th to you as well
7:41 am
sprite

ohhhhh Woulf ... yeah that will eat time. Too bad we cannot lure you back here. But I fully understand the fun to game with your friends.
7:42 am
sprite

I force-refreshed and I see both your icons in chat
7:42 am
GreyWoulf

So when I don't have the mental energy to work on a grid, I fire up WoW and go kill some kobolds P-D -- and the worst there, is that usually my friends aren't on at the same time I am
7:42 am
sprite

hi JBV! I think we should all celebrate. Make it a mondial thing.
7:42 am
NonoNanette

have refreshed several times sprite and still the same.... oh well at least others see it
7:43 am
JBV

yes, sprite, wonderful idea!
7:43 am
car.eeyore

Good Morning All! Happy 4th to those celebrating!
7:43 am
sprite

Nanette, did you refresh (F5) or force-refresh (control + F5).
7:43 am
sprite

hi car.ee
7:43 am
GreyWoulf

but, I have missed the grid as well, so I am working to get back into a proper balance with Babble, WoW, and the family --- just no promises about how often I will be around (esp since I haven't kept any of my previous ones :-\)
7:43 am
NonoNanette

Hi Car Happy 4th to you as well
7:44 am
sprite

hehehe don't promise, Woulf. Just come over whenever it is possible and you feel like it. You are always very very welcome here.
7:44 am
GreyWoulf

happy 4th, car & JBV
7:44 am
NonoNanette

thanks Sprite the force refresh worked
7:45 am
sprite

yayyy Nanette! Fireworks all over the chat, I love it.
7:47 am
GreyWoulf

Now for the short (I promise) family update for those interested..
Kristianna just finished 1st grade and was brought into an accelerated education program due to her advanced reading and comprehension -- school finish was delayed by 10 days due to a teachers strike
7:47 am
sprite

WTG Kristianna!
7:48 am
GreyWoulf

Seb is a precocious 4 1/2 year old who I am hoping to get into preschool this fall, provided I can come up with the money
7:48 am
GreyWoulf

Mom is doing well and looking forward to both kids being in school so she can go back to work. Then we can work on putting money together to stop renting an apartment and get a place of our own
7:48 am
sprite

precocious is great. Will keep my fingers crossed for financial smoothness
7:49 am
sprite

she will love being at work again, I think. Being home with kids is an isolated life for a smart lady.
7:51 am
car.eeyore

sorry to interrupt...I need a clue for the single E in the second column from the right please?
7:51 am
NonoNanette

the volcano
7:52 am
GreyWoulf

And as I stated, my job is evolving at work -- I am working with my district supervisor to create a new area position within the company that would cover the entire northeastern US from Pennsylvania to Maine -- this weekend I am helping to come up with numbers to justify the need -- I wish I could tell more about it now, but will definitely keep it updated in my profile once it is more advanced
7:52 am
car.eeyore

Duh! TY!
7:52 am
NonoNanette

yw
7:52 am
car.eeyore

gant
7:52 am
JBV

may I take this occasion (the volcano) to fill you in on my news - I've told the story a few times, so some of you may know it but I put it in my profile, too...
7:54 am
car.eeyore

wonderful JBV! How cool to reconnect!
7:55 am
JBV

yes, car - it's really an adventure right now
7:55 am
car.eeyore

I love stories like that! Connections all around the world!
7:55 am
NonoNanette

thats great JBV!
7:56 am
GreyWoulf

Wonderful to hear, JBV... especially on such positive circumstances

Typically lost connections like that get restored through someone passing away
7:57 am
JBV

What's interesting also, is that it was my sister-in-law, who's Irish and very well connected with her family in Ireland, who insisted on this trip - my brother really had no interest, but was dragged along - she said the children had to know both sides of the family (I love her!)
7:58 am
NonoNanette

hurray for your sister-in-law. She is a wise woman
8:00 am
72 Temple Owl

hello babblers!
8:00 am
NonoNanette

Hi TO Happy 4th!
8:00 am
JBV

hi, TO, happy 4th!
8:01 am
GreyWoulf

Hi TO! {{**hug**}}
8:02 am
72 Temple Owl

*fa5s dead away*
8:03 am
GreyWoulf

* gently catches TO and lowers her to the couch *
8:04 am
72 Temple Owl

i am now a fa7
8:05 am
72 Temple Owl

hello jbv, nono and woulfie. just back from a nature walk. saw one doe.
8:05 am
inge

c
8:05 am
JBV

sounds nice, TO
8:06 am
72 Temple Owl

so woulf, nice to see you.
8:06 am
NonoNanette

morning Inge
8:07 am
GreyWoulf

read back in the log a few minutes, TO, and you will get the short version of my recent history :-)
8:07 am
sprite

sorry, was afk for a while, wonderful news JBV! Hi Towl.
And fireflies for me... bye all! *hugs to you*
And {{{{{{{{{{{{Woulf}}}}}}}}}} wonderful to get an update on your life. Wind under your wings!
8:07 am
GreyWoulf

btw -- I will be a bit slow to respond now -- Seb has climbed into my lap to help me play and wants to type in the words
8:08 am
NonoNanette

wtg sprite! have a great day
8:08 am
GreyWoulf

{{**sprite**}}
8:08 am
GreyWoulf

Glad to be able get you caught up -- will watch for you in the future, sprite
8:08 am
72 Temple Owl

bye spritey
8:08 am
m9f9l

good morning
8:09 am
NonoNanette

morning m9 Happy 4th!
8:11 am
72 Temple Owl

glad to hear all is well with you, woulf.
8:12 am
m9f9l

I need to go back to bed.. but wanted to say happy 4th!
8:12 am
GreyWoulf

thanks TO -- what I find most interesting about things is that I never thought I would be one of the crew from when we all joined up that would get too busy to play consistently :-D
8:13 am
GreyWoulf

I hope things are going well for you
8:13 am
72 Temple Owl

i 'm not in chat often myself these days
8:14 am
Trifioso

good morning/day/evening my dear babble friends
8:14 am
Trifioso

and did I see a CAR here??? :)
8:14 am
NonoNanette

Good Morning Trif, Happy 4th!
8:14 am
NonoNanette

yes she was here earlier
8:15 am
Trifioso

gm nono, and happy 4th to you too!
8:15 am
NonoNanette

ty
8:16 am
NonoNanette

am celebrating the 4th this year with a brand new car!
8:16 am
72 Temple Owl

hello trif
8:16 am
Trifioso

hello TO
8:16 am
crosshair

good morning:)) first word for the day is a ch 7/40,might be a nice grid for a change;))
8:17 am
NonoNanette

morning Crossy!
8:17 am
Trifioso

hmmm. I still don't get why enable won't take "afro"
8:17 am
crosshair

good morning to you trif;)) happy 4th;)
8:17 am
crosshair

howdy nono
8:17 am
72 Temple Owl

i have two of the three ch words at present
8:17 am
GreyWoulf

morning from me and the kids, Trif and Cross
8:17 am
Trifioso

morning woulf, crossy....
8:18 am
72 Temple Owl

i am enjoying this summer home, since i spent last summer wokring away from home, woulf
8:18 am
crosshair

howdy greywoulf
8:20 am
72 Temple Owl

hmmm, watching sunday morning... at least three presidents died on july 4
8:20 am
JBV

yes and didn't jefferson and adams die on exactly the same day?
8:21 am
72 Temple Owl

within hours of each other.
8:21 am
JBV

amazing
8:22 am
72 Temple Owl

up since 6 and feel need of a nap already!
8:22 am
JBV

fireworks here
8:22 am
GreyWoulf

I feel the same way, TO, but I have only been up since 8!
8:22 am
72 Temple Owl

grats jbv.
8:22 am
JBV

me, too, TO, have not eased into my new schedule yet -
8:23 am
NonoNanette

congrats JBV!
8:23 am
JBV

i'm off to do some Italian homework :)
8:23 am
72 Temple Owl

jbv i long to be where you are. i am hoping these days off help to renew me a bit
8:24 am
JBV

hasn't sunk in yet, TO, it's just like a long weekend so far - but the stress is gone!
8:24 am
72 Temple Owl

well i think it's time to find a mate. seems to be the only way i will be able to afford to retire.
8:26 am
JBV

oh, big decision, TO - any prospects?
8:26 am
Nancy Boy

Happy independence day, all you Americans :)
8:26 am
JBV

hi, NB!
8:26 am
72 Temple Owl

none
8:27 am
GreyWoulf

Hi Nancy Boy!
8:27 am
NonoNanette

hi NB!
8:27 am
Nancy Boy

hi, JBV :) pleased to see you're enjoying retirement!
and hello, GreyWoulf! Don't think we've met before on here, so pleased to 'meet' you ;)
8:28 am
Nancy Boy

and hi, Nono! you all look very festive ;)
8:28 am
Mom

good morning and Happy Independence Day
8:28 am
JBV

thanks NB - have to run now, i'll stop in later to chat gain
8:28 am
blueheron

Happy 4th everyone!!
8:28 am
JBV

*again
8:28 am
NonoNanette

Morning Mom, Happy 4th to you as well and Blue also!
8:28 am
Mom

bye bye JBV
8:28 am
72 Temple Owl

hello joiners
8:29 am
NonoNanette

bye JBV
8:29 am
Mom

morning Blueheron, and the same to you
8:29 am
GreyWoulf

Actually, NB -- we met a long while back -- I just haven't been on since -- at that time you were making the decision to move in with your partner
8:29 am
Mom

{{Nono}} & {{TO}} so nice to see you both
8:30 am
Nancy Boy

Really? Wow, my memory. That wasn't even so long ago! My apologies :)
8:30 am
Mom

NB, I didn't realize you have been a babble for 3 years.
8:31 am
GreyWoulf

NB -- no need for apologies -- I haven't been here, and you have been going through some serious life changes... I hope things are going well for you despite the family concerns expressed at the time
8:33 am
Nancy Boy

Oh yeah, Mom - I was sort of away for a long time in the middle, to do my AS and A levels.
And thanks, Woulf :) turned out, I did get totally disowned. It's alright though - so much has changed in six months!
8:34 am
Mom

ah I see. I thought I was going nuts not having remembered you
8:34 am
Mom

and nice to see you again GreyWoulf
8:35 am
Nancy Boy

But you've been here a lot longer than me...we must have spent quite a few years only just missing each other ;)
8:35 am
Trifioso

nancy, I didn't realize you had been a babbler that long either! wow....
8:35 am
GreyWoulf

Thanks, Mom -- its good to be back -- feels like old times, the new faces and the old still click together as a single whole... it is the main reason why I always recommend babble to people
8:35 am
Mom

probably so
8:36 am
Nancy Boy

I know...what a keeno ;)
8:36 am
Mom

It is a great bunch of people. I love it here. I thank my sweetie everyday for showing me this site
8:36 am
72 Temple Owl

i've noticed a lot o folks in chog over the last few days - some new but others old who have never chatted before or rarely
8:37 am
GreyWoulf

And now, I must be going -- Seb is expressing a desire for waffles for breakfast -- I will check in later to chat some more and finish
{{**HUGS**}} to all
8:37 am
Trifioso

ummm - "keeno" translation for the american idiot here?
8:37 am
Mom

{{Hugs}} to you as well GreyWoulf
8:38 am
NonoNanette

I totally agree Mom! I am so glad I clicked on the link in Sudoku and found my way here
8:38 am
72 Temple Owl

bye woulf.
8:38 am
Nancy Boy

Nice to see you again, Woulf :) take care!
8:38 am
NonoNanette

bye woulf see you later perhaps
8:38 am
Mom

I didn't chat the first year I played. I didn't want to butt into the conversations. :)
8:39 am
Nancy Boy

lol Trif - you can't say that - today is a day of American pride ;) a keeno is just someone who is overly keen, but it's generally used pretty sarcastically. It evolved in school. "You've done your homework? ...Keeno."
8:39 am
Mom

my sweetie found it for me from an article in USA Today
8:39 am
Trifioso

oh, okay. thanks. and really, it was more of a Green Day reference....:)
8:40 am
Mom

I remember that song Trif
8:41 am
Nancy Boy

I thought as much - your boy lurves them, right? couple of friends of mine went to see them recently!
8:42 am
Trifioso

yop. I would LOVE to grab Primo and run away some weekend to NYC and see the Broadway production, but that would take money, and I have none at present.
8:43 am
Mom

brb
8:43 am
Nancy Boy

Join the club! English money is so pretty, with all the different colours, but sadly I have none of it.
8:43 am
Trifioso

LOL nancy....
8:44 am
72 Temple Owl

did you lose your job, nb?
8:46 am
Nancy Boy

oh nah, I'm far too popular there ;) service with a smile and all that. But, this flat is bigger, so rent is more, and I'd already put down my share of the rent on Leo's flat before the incident. So, I'm not the scary side of skint ;)
8:47 am
Mr Bob

Happy Independence Day Americans and good morning all.
8:48 am
Mom

good morning Mr. Bob
8:48 am
NonoNanette

Happy 4th Mr Bob!
8:55 am
ursh

hello all - back for 22
9:02 am
KatieMcG

afternoon all, happy independence day to all from the USA
9:02 am
Trifioso

well, I need to get my act together for the fete today....have a lovely day all my peeps!
9:03 am
dan2bit

morning all - happy birthday to these united states
9:03 am
KatieMcG

my lickety add button isn't working is there something I should know?
9:03 am
redturtlehead

Hello all again.
9:04 am
dan2bit

is there a clue for the lone N?
9:04 am
KatieMcG

oh it's back on :-)
9:04 am
redturtlehead

na 4 5. thinking of a clue.
9:05 am
dan2bit

that did it, red - ty
9:05 am
Mom

hi again, back with OJ and peanute butter toast
9:05 am
redturtlehead

it is definited as a an aromatic hymalyan plant?
9:05 am
redturtlehead

Hi Mom!
9:05 am
Mom

Hi Dan, Katie, Red, and any one who came in while I was fixing breakfast
9:06 am
Mom

peanut*
9:08 am
redturtlehead

wow with 57 left the grid suddenly abruptly got difficult!
9:08 am
SamanthaJoy

I think you ought to be able to "untend" something -- "No! No! That wasn't what I meant to do/say at all!"
9:09 am
Mom

Hi Samantha
9:09 am
redturtlehead

Hi Samantha. thanks for the te 4!
9:09 am
Mom

ooohh yes, thank you
9:11 am
Nancy Boy

Hi, Samantha :)
9:11 am
SamanthaJoy

Hell y'all
9:12 am
SamanthaJoy

Er, hellO ya'll
9:16 am
Nancy Boy

Ugh, this is sad. I have my first day of no work in a long time, and I have no idea what to do with it!
9:16 am
SamanthaJoy

Go see The Last Airbender. I hear it's a fabulous movie!
9:18 am
Nancy Boy

I've heard the exact opposite ;) we brits can't do fantasy; we don't have the imagination. besides, I'd feel weird going alone..
9:19 am
SamanthaJoy

It was sarcasm anyway. I've actually heard that it's the worst movie released in a major theatre since . . . uh, well, maybe just the worst.
9:19 am
Nancy Boy

LOL! Sorry, I'm a little slow today.
9:21 am
crosshair

i heard it was only slightly better than cleraring out a plugged toilet lol
9:21 am
SamanthaJoy

Yes but unclogging a toilet is free
9:21 am
Mom

Hi crossy
9:22 am
Nancy Boy

I might just head over to the heath and go for a run. What an exciting life I do lead ;)
9:22 am
crosshair

lol good poibnt samantha
9:22 am
crosshair

howdy mom
9:22 am
SamanthaJoy

Hey my husband wants the computer and my dogs want affection. I'm outta here so
9:22 am
SamanthaJoy

so as to supply all their needs
9:22 am
SamanthaJoy

y'all later
9:23 am
Mom

bye Samantha
9:24 am
Nancy Boy

Morning, Crossy :) and bye, Samantha!
9:25 am
crosshair

my brother took us out for a movie on his dime and he chose the A-team,suprisingly enough my mrs really enjoyed it,but you have to be old enough to remember the original a-team show to get into it properly
9:25 am
crosshair

howdy nb
9:27 am
Mom

finally .... halfway ... see you all later. {{hugs}} and happy 4th
9:28 am
redturtlehead

congrats mom.
9:28 am
crosshair

lol,im sorry my american friends,earlier i was under the impression its was someones 4th anniversary and had totaly forgot it was the 4th of july;/
9:28 am
redturtlehead

hi Cross and NB.
9:28 am
crosshair

howdy red
9:28 am
Mom

thanks Red. I hope you enjoy your day
9:29 am
crosshair

there is a nice vi7 today,a wine master would be called this
9:35 am
periwinkle

ri7 pls
9:35 am
Anniebrook

hello everyone, Happy 4th!
9:35 am
crosshair

howdy annie
9:36 am
crosshair

and happy 4th to you
9:36 am
Anniebrook

hi crossy, 2 more days to your baconfest
9:36 am
crosshair

indeed;) and i have 2 kinds of bacon in the freezer just waiting for the blessed event;)
9:37 am
Anniebrook

peameal bacon and the other??
9:37 am
crosshair

and a new recipie book with 75 new bacon recipies
9:37 am
crosshair

;))
9:37 am
crosshair

yup pealmeal and the normal sliced bacon
9:37 am
Shirlockc

what's the blessed event?
9:38 am
crosshair

food freedom day!!!
9:38 am
Shirlockc

tundra
9:38 am
Shirlockc

oops, sorry all
9:39 am
Anniebrook

off you go>>>>>I put chocolate in the PB this morning
9:39 am
crosshair

i have eaten nothing but rabbit food and stuff that is full of fiber for 29 days,i am growing a cotton tail and farting dust lol
9:39 am
Shirlockc

how's the diet going then croosy?
9:40 am
Shirlockc

I've been using hotcal.com to track -- it's pretty good with a decent database of foods and exercise expenditures
9:41 am
crosshair

first month i lost 8 pounds..i only weigh myself on the 6th of each month ,so we shall see then
9:42 am
Shirlockc

that's great crossy, congrats
9:43 am
Nancy Boy

Isn't it awesome? I keep thinking about it in terms of bags of sugar.
9:44 am
Shirlockc

i heard that the soda companies won and there will be no tax on soda
9:45 am
Shirlockc

rather sad as soda is one of those items that you don't need in your diet
9:47 am
crosshair

here it seems the new tax hit everything but baby food and booze
9:50 am
Joanne123

never mind cross,in Ontario they are talking about tolling all the highways! What a crock of doodoo
9:54 am
Nancy Boy

Well Crossy, baby food is very nutritious ;)
9:55 am
Shirlockc

prolly high cal tho
9:56 am
Nancy Boy

Isn't it meant to be good for diets? I'm sure there's a baby-food diet...but that's probably to do with the tiny portion size, rather than calorie content.
9:58 am
Shirlockc

yeah, prolly the small portions, low cal would not work for growing babes
10:00 am
Nancy Boy

Doesn't baby food always sound really yummy, though? Just like normal food only you don't have to bother chewing. Excellent.
10:03 am
featherbee

shhhh, hi! sneaking in for a few minutes while daniel's outside with doug
10:11 am
Shirlockc

if you can have dw***, why not dw*****, the adjective?
10:12 am
Anniebrook

can I get a clue for an 7/32? please
10:13 am
Shirlockc

it's a musical term, italian i think to slow down
10:13 am
Anniebrook

thanks, shirl
10:15 am
harpjane

good morning
10:16 am
rururocks

not seeing the an 7
10:16 am
Shirlockc

the word for + then add pony up for poker
10:16 am
Jellen

Hello...
10:17 am
Jellen

Great clue, Shilock!
10:17 am
Jellen

Er, Shirlock!
10:18 am
roncook

clue for the in 5/16 please
10:19 am
Anniebrook

hi jellen
10:19 am
Jellen

in + ***iety is the spice of life!
10:19 am
Jellen

Hi, Annie
10:20 am
rururocks

finally got it.. thank you shirl
10:21 am
roncook

Ta Jellen, thought i had typed that and was red lined.
10:23 am
Anniebrook

un 6/21, please
10:24 am
roncook

no housing payment
10:24 am
rururocks

to not let an appartment annnie
10:24 am
Anniebrook

thank you, ron and ru
10:24 am
rururocks

or homeless
10:25 am
roncook

or on UK benefits
10:26 am
rururocks

or be royalty
10:26 am
Anniebrook

LOL
10:27 am
roncook

royalty pays from their goverment benefits but no taxes
10:27 am
Stephanaki

un and paint with charcoal or pencil
10:28 am
Stephanaki

sorry, wrong one
10:28 am
Shirlockc

2nd q8?
10:29 am
Scrabbler

Hello all. Rafa just won Wimbledon!
10:29 am
Jellen

Hi, Scrabbs!
10:29 am
rururocks

sounds like a city in vietnam shir ends with darn or damn in texan
10:29 am
Jellen

Hooray for Rafa!
10:29 am
rururocks

Une is going to be impossible now..
10:29 am
Scrabbler

Jellen, how is Tim doing?
10:30 am
Anniebrook

qu + & sign + ***elina jole (lynxx's clue)
10:30 am
Uneaixoise

yes i am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:30 am
Uneaixoise

WAAHHOOO!!!!!!!!!!
10:30 am
Scrabbler

Une must be celebrating already!
10:30 am
Scrabbler

And there she is!
10:30 am
Jellen

Just updated profile...he's in a lot of pain for no known reason...
10:30 am
Anniebrook

Une is flying high!!!
10:30 am
Scrabbler

Where is his pain, Jellen?
10:30 am
Jellen

Does Une like Nadal or something?
10:30 am
Shirlockc

got the q8, thx
10:31 am
Jellen

In his lower back...
10:31 am
Uneaixoise

so sorry, Jellen :-(
10:31 am
rururocks

Like? LIke? une Like? no. a little more than that
10:31 am
Scrabbler

Une is secretly married to Rafa--not publically known.
10:31 am
rururocks

I thought she was his mistress in the US
10:32 am
Scrabbler

Jellen, he could have disease in a vertebra.
10:32 am
Jellen

Yes, I know...
10:32 am
rururocks

he could have disc issues with spending time in a hospital bed too
10:33 am
Anniebrook

fireworks
10:33 am
Uneaixoise

ya know, he even had his girlfriend sitting with his family today :-)
10:33 am
Scrabbler

Yahoo Annie!
10:33 am
Uneaixoise

congrats, annie!!
10:33 am
Anniebrook

sorry to hear that, jellen
10:33 am
Jellen

Wahoo, Annie!!!
10:33 am
Scrabbler

But, Une, we know that is a ply to maintain your privacy.
10:33 am
Uneaixoise

:-D
10:34 am
Uneaixoise

ok, off to watch the presentation ceremony!
10:34 am
Scrabbler

*ploy
10:34 am
rururocks

une would like to string his racquet
10:34 am
Anniebrook

later, Une
10:35 am
Scrabbler

Grrrr, paged again.
10:35 am
Anniebrook

Happy 4th to all in the US..bye dear babblers
10:37 am
Jillyjill

morning all...up way too late last nite for this old lady, but had a great night with family How is everyone?
10:39 am
hurshy

name that proper noun! ms. white of wheel-of-fortune
10:39 am
Scrabbler

Vanna!
10:39 am
hurshy

ding ding ding!
10:41 am
Shirlockc

ri7?
10:41 am
Uneaixoise

and Inferno poet!
10:41 am
hurshy

name that proper noun! old time actress gilda
10:41 am
hurshy

dante
10:41 am
Uneaixoise

Radner . . . old time?? LOL
10:41 am
hurshy

ding ding ding!
10:41 am
Uneaixoise

ri7 french body of water
10:42 am
Jillyjill

perish that old part...
10:42 am
hurshy

well it was black & white movies, wasn't it?
10:42 am
Uneaixoise

WHAT? LOL
10:42 am
Scrabbler

OK, finished phone call with ER doc. Odd rash in a little girl.
10:42 am
Jillyjill

Saturday Night Live people!
10:42 am
hurshy

i don't think i've ever seen anything with her in it, so apologies if i thought she acted longer ago than she did!
10:42 am
Aloyisius

Hi all, friendlier grid today
10:43 am
Uneaixoise

:-D
10:43 am
Scrabbler

Hi Aloy
10:43 am
Uneaixoise

hey, aloy!
10:43 am
hurshy

oh my, not at all who i thought, then
10:43 am
Shirlockc

hmmmm, not getting the french body of water clue
10:43 am
Uneaixoise

Rosanne Rosannadanna
10:43 am
Shirlockc

and i even know some french
10:43 am
Scrabbler

Emily Litella
10:43 am
Scrabbler

Lisa Loopner
10:43 am
Uneaixoise

almost same as southern french coast
10:44 am
Uneaixoise

Cannes, Nice
10:44 am
hurshy

i thought she was one of those movie actresses from early movies. i must be getting the name mixed up with someone else.
10:45 am
Uneaixoise

she was born in 1946
10:47 am
Jellen

Hello again...had to give Tim some privacy...
10:47 am
Uneaixoise

hi again, jellen :-)
10:47 am
Jellen

How are you, hurshy?
10:47 am
hurshy

rita hayworth was in a movie called gilda in 1946. perhaps that is the source of both her name and my confusion!
10:47 am
Uneaixoise

i was wonderin' . . .
10:48 am
KerryK

hi
10:48 am
Jellen

Hi, Kerry
10:48 am
Uneaixoise

where she sang Put the Blame on Mame :-)
10:48 am
Aloyisius

hello, Kerry
10:48 am
KerryK

happy 4th everyone
10:49 am
Aloyisius

same to you.. have you been Babbling long? nice to meet you
10:49 am
Uneaixoise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzg_1Xw
zG08
10:50 am
KerryK

not long, this is only my third time trying this
10:50 am
Aloyisius

welcome to Babbleland, Kerry!
10:50 am
Scrabbler

Hi Kerry. May the Babble Force be with you and suck you in to be an addict as we are.
10:51 am
KerryK

i see you are a teacher Aloyisius. I work in education too, i'm a private math tutor
10:51 am
KerryK

hi scrabbler
10:51 am
Aloyisius

am happily retired now, Kerry.. (-:
10:52 am
KerryK

very good :-D
10:52 am
KerryK

i have a long way to go, i'm 40
10:52 am
rururocks

math teachers really count in this world
10:52 am
Aloyisius

.. more time to Babble! (not that I'm addicted, noooooo)
10:52 am
roncook

happy 4th to y`all over the pond
10:52 am
Aloyisius

hi roncook!
10:53 am
KerryK

cute
10:54 am
Jillyjill

thanks ron!
10:54 am
Scrabbler

TY, roncook
10:54 am
KerryK

i'm not good at this game yet
10:54 am
Jellen

Thanks, roncook
10:54 am
BabbleRabble

Doctors are whippersnappers in ironed white coats,

who spy up your rectum and look down your throats,

and press you and poke you with sterilized tools,

and stab at solutions that pacify fools.

I used to revere them and do what they said

till I learned what they learned on was already dead.
By Gilda Radner: It just goes to show ya, it's always something!
10:54 am
Jellen

Me either, Kerry!
10:55 am
Jillyjill

well...off to the 4th of July parade...see you all tonight...Jellen you and Time continue to be in my prayers..
10:55 am
KerryK

it's fun though :)
10:55 am
Scrabbler

TY for sharing, BR. OK, off to finally shower now that the tennis match is done. BBL
10:55 am
Aloyisius

lol, hi there BabbleRabble (-:
10:56 am
Jellen

Hello, BabbleRabble!
10:56 am
featherbee

update from Dr. G! Babble Overlord Babble Community: The letter tiles are now clickable, the word list is working, and the stats panel is hooked up. Time to hook up the chat log...
10:56 am
BabbleRabble

Hello, folks
10:57 am
Aloyisius

ty for the update featherbee.. and hi
10:58 am
Jellen

Profile updated for today, btw...
10:58 am
Aloyisius

have you hung your hammock yet, BR?
10:58 am
featherbee

hi. going to be in and out today.
10:58 am
Shirlockc

ri7 clue, just not getting the french body of water
10:58 am
Jellen

Hi, feather
10:58 am
BabbleRabble

No, i have a bad case of mal de mer
10:59 am
Aloyisius

ooh, so sorry.. have you tried the behind-the-ear patch?
11:00 am
BabbleRabble

No, just tried not getting on my hammock
11:00 am
Aloyisius

that will do it! lol
11:00 am
Jellen

ri7 is a flowing body of water with an additional i in the middle and e at the end
11:00 am
Uneaixoise

shirlockc, what's a word for the Mediterranean coast?
11:00 am
BabbleRabble

the mississippi ri**r + poetic before
11:01 am
Uneaixoise

hey, BR :-)
11:01 am
BabbleRabble

not that is wrong, ignore
11:01 am
Shirlockc

now i get the french body of water clue! thx BR
11:01 am
Uneaixoise

:-D
11:02 am
rururocks

fa 5/18 if anyone has it?
11:02 am
BabbleRabble

Hello une.
11:02 am
Aloyisius

keep the fa5 ; you will finish this grid
11:03 am
BabbleRabble

Pax, Aloy
11:03 am
Aloyisius

or the three big f's... fa5, family and friends
11:03 am
rururocks

missed church today too..
11:03 am
rururocks

thanks aloy.
11:03 am
Aloyisius

yvw ruru
11:03 am
rururocks

*smacks head with salmon*
11:03 am
BabbleRabble

Have to practice your aim
11:04 am
Aloyisius

don't smack too hard.. the last letter is kinda tucked near the corner
11:04 am
Shirlockc

ra6/21?
11:05 am
BabbleRabble

went fast afoot and ackroyd
11:05 am
Aloyisius

he ra* the race dedicated to *** Quayle
11:06 am
Shirlockc

omg, didn't see the r in the lower right corner
11:07 am
Shirlockc

fa6/36?
11:08 am
Jellen

We are preparing to watch the Nathan's hot dog eating contest...
11:08 am
Aloyisius

fa + in answer to your in****y, I must think of a clue
11:08 am
m9f9l

hi all.
11:09 am
Jellen

Hi, m9!
11:09 am
m9f9l

happy 4th
11:09 am
Shirlockc

thx aloy!
11:10 am
Aloyisius

hi m9, same to you! yw, Shirlock, glad you found it
11:10 am
Aloyisius

aaack, missed the pl of the womb again..
11:11 am
Jellen

Changed icon for occasion...
11:11 am
KerryK

wow this game makes me feel stupid haha
11:12 am
Aloyisius

hang in there, Kerry.. soon you will be learning all kinds of weirdo words (-:
11:13 am
KerryK

:)
11:13 am
sciencegeek

hi all cannot stay need to please dh by cleaning the kitchen!
11:13 am
KerryK

i only found 26 words so far lol
11:13 am
Jellen

Hi, sg!
11:13 am
Aloyisius

hi sgeek.. now that's a fun thing to do on the fourth!
11:14 am
sciencegeek

well is he testy and i am tired of it
11:14 am
Aloyisius

ahem, does he ever feel the inclination to clean the kitchen?
11:14 am
rururocks

maybe he should work out his frustrations by helping you clean it
11:15 am
sciencegeek

lol right since i am unemployed he is very testy
11:16 am
Aloyisius

ah so.. and I am behind the times .. good luck with your new job hunt, how is it going?
11:16 am
sciencegeek

there are no openings for teachers at the time in the year so not well getting the unemployment checks tho
11:17 am
rururocks

I don't understand this country.. why don't we take care of our teachers and doctors first
11:17 am
KerryK

have to run for now, ttyl everyone :)
11:17 am
Aloyisius

friend of mine lost her job at a private school - she doesn't have a public school cert. so she may not go back into teaching
11:18 am
Aloyisius

hagd, Kerry.. see you again, I hope
11:18 am
sciencegeek

that is my state - tho i am certified
11:18 am
sciencegeek

who has the an 7???? I am trying to rush
11:19 am
sciencegeek

the first one
11:19 am
KerryK

see you later! Aloyisius, thanks!
11:19 am
Aloyisius

more doors will be open to you then, sgeek.. she is a great science teacher but also has a background in landscaping etc.
11:19 am
Cathyar

Happy 4th of July all you USers!!! LOL :)
11:19 am
Aloyisius

an7 cantabile, musical term geek
11:20 am
sciencegeek

i was considering tutoring in the fall/spring and also looking into taking the master gardner classes - sounds like i would like your friend
11:20 am
Joanne123

you a.. me and poker stake science
11:20 am
dcseain

ty, aloy and cathyar :)
11:20 am
sciencegeek

an7 dont know musical terms well
11:20 am
Aloyisius

means kinda slow in music
11:20 am
Aloyisius

an + author of The Cameron?
11:21 am
dcseain

means at a slow walking pace
11:21 am
Aloyisius

um, the poet.. rings of hell stuff
11:21 am
dcseain

an7 cantabile means at a slow walking pace that is :)
11:21 am
Aloyisius

yes, a slow passage..
11:21 am
dcseain

singable walking, really :)
11:22 am
sciencegeek

dont get it!
11:22 am
dcseain

(that's always been one of my more favorite musical terms, can you tell)
11:22 am
Aloyisius

nice pace
11:22 am
Joanne123

science see my clueeee
11:22 am
dcseain

an7's inferno
11:22 am
Aloyisius

went on a hike with some people yesterday that didn't know that term, lol
11:22 am
sciencegeek

ty got it with the poet in hell!
11:22 am
sciencegeek

ty
11:22 am
Joanne123

11:20
11:22 am
Aloyisius

yay, hell helped
11:23 am
Aloyisius

well, I must run .. fireworks going off, things to be done.. see you all - have a safe and fun holiday!
11:23 am
dcseain

be well, aloy, and happy 4th
11:25 am
periwinkle

hey all
11:25 am
dcseain

hey, peri
11:25 am
periwinkle

an5/10 pls hope it is not fishworthy
11:26 am
Jellen

Hi, peri, dc, and Joanne...wandered off...
11:26 am
Joanne123

an and camping canvas minus the first t
11:27 am
dcseain

hi. jellen
11:27 am
periwinkle

ty Joane, never see that word
11:27 am
dcseain

ty, joanne
11:27 am
Joanne123

hi jellen and HAPPY 4TH to u all!!! enjoy
11:27 am
Joanne123

yvw
11:27 am
Joanne123

it's been here before, that's the only way i knew it lol
11:31 am
Joanne123

dw5 small person
11:32 am
sciencegeek

yes, frank zapper sang about breeding the dw's
11:33 am
Joanne123

someone else did about short people and they banded the song or was that Frank??
11:33 am
sciencegeek

short people - randy newman
11:33 am
rururocks

randy newman
11:33 am
Joanne123

they banned it too
11:33 am
sciencegeek

zappa
11:33 am
sciencegeek

not zapper
11:33 am
Joanne123

ahhh yes that's right
11:34 am
Joanne123

science, you celebrating today??
11:35 am
sciencegeek

perhaps later - riding the harley with testy husband then some fireworks
11:36 am
Joanne123

lol, is it hot there, it is here. A ride might be nice.
11:37 am
sciencegeek

va 5/18?
11:37 am
Joanne123

Hubby gave me a cold last week and it won't get off me. Spent most of the weekend indoors but for a car ride last night
11:38 am
Joanne123

like the white and black chinese bear
11:38 am
sciencegeek

ty joanne - bll need to make nice before dh comes home
11:38 am
Joanne123

ok byeee have fun
11:40 am
Jellen

Bye, sg
11:49 am
Jellen

Oops...killed chat yet again...
11:51 am
harpjane

what do the 8's start with?
11:52 am
Jellen

qu, both of them
11:53 am
Jellen

One is a fairly common word...the other is weird, IMHO...
11:55 am
TeaNCrackers

hello there!
11:56 am
Jellen

Hi, TNC!
11:56 am
TeaNCrackers

I have 52 left
11:56 am
Jellen

50 left here...
11:57 am
stidmama

Go Jellen! Go Tea! *sits at finish line with checkered flag*
11:57 am
stidmama

hey all...
11:57 am
Jellen

Hey, stid!
11:58 am
Mom

afternoon everyone
11:58 am
stidmama

hey Mom
11:58 am
Mom

{{Stid}} hello
11:58 am
Jellen

Mom! *hugs*
11:58 am
TeaNCrackers

hi stiddles
11:58 am
TeaNCrackers

and mom
11:58 am
Mom

{{Jellen}} hello
11:59 am
sciencegeek

hi fa 5/22 and 6 last ones?????anyone?
11:59 am
stidmama

hey science.
11:59 am
Mom

just checked facebook, Dr. God has a new entry. The letter tiles are now clickable and he is hooking up the chat log
12:00 pm
Jellen

fa 5 = sg, could you do me a fa***?
12:00 pm
Mom

Science, do me fa*** and ask for a different clue
12:00 pm
sciencegeek

nm just need the last fa 6
12:00 pm
Jellen

Then Brit. spelling
12:00 pm
sciencegeek

nm dont need that either lol
12:00 pm
stidmama

awesome! ((Hugs DrG)) thanks for the news, Mom!
12:00 pm
sciencegeek

ty jellen
12:01 pm
Mom

this is like waiting for Santa
12:02 pm
sciencegeek

fr 5?
12:02 pm
stidmama

I know! If it takes much longer, I will have eaten all the cookies and milk!
12:03 pm
Uneaixoise

fr5 french money
12:03 pm
TeaNCrackers

monetary unit, science
12:03 pm
Mom

{{Une}} hello
12:04 pm
sciencegeek

ahh yes ty old unit
12:04 pm
stidmama

bonjour, Une! Nadal WON! (of course)
12:04 pm
Uneaixoise

hey, mom :-)
12:04 pm
Mom

maybe in time for flip tonight. Which means I hope to wake up to use the potty around 1 a.m.
12:04 pm
stidmama

rofl Mom!
12:04 pm
Uneaixoise

i know, stid -- watched it this morning -- sooo proud of him!!
12:04 pm
Mom

thanks Une and Tea for the clue
12:05 pm
Uneaixoise

yw :-)
12:05 pm
TeaNCrackers

you are welcome!
12:05 pm
Uneaixoise

must take pups out to pee -- back in a mo :-)
12:05 pm
Mom

need to scoot off here and dry my hair, just wanted to share the news. {{Hugs}} to all of you
12:05 pm
TeaNCrackers

I read that as pops to pee - hmmmm!
12:06 pm
Mom

lol Tea
12:06 pm
stidmama

later <om
12:06 pm
stidmama

or later Mom *sigh* my figners are in the wrong places today
12:07 pm
Jellen

Later, Mom
12:07 pm
TeaNCrackers

how are you doing, jellen? 35 to go for me
12:07 pm
featherbee

hi again
12:07 pm
stidmama

hey feather.
12:08 pm
Jellen

I'm tired of being in a hospital room!
12:08 pm
stidmama

I am catching up Tea, down to 83...
12:08 pm
TeaNCrackers

I'm sorry!
12:08 pm
Jellen

Oh, you mean how many...40 left
12:08 pm
TeaNCrackers

go stiddy go
12:09 pm
TeaNCrackers

my dad has put on 2 pounds over the weekend from the nutritional supplements! yay!
12:09 pm
featherbee

i'm having a hard time getting motivated to unpack
12:09 pm
Jellen

Good for your dad, TNC!
12:09 pm
sciencegeek

last two ra's
12:09 pm
stidmama

very good Tea, and STILL in the hospital, Jellen?
12:09 pm
Jellen

I know what you mean, feather!
12:10 pm
TeaNCrackers

the second qu 8?
12:10 pm
Jellen

Yes, stid...update in profile, but basically, they're trying to control pain and figure out why he hurts...
12:10 pm
featherbee

*tells self, "I'll just do a few words first"*
12:10 pm
sciencegeek

qu plus vowel and cons then add mild sewar word da
12:11 pm
stidmama

help on the solo E in the second row down for NBT?
12:11 pm
sciencegeek

volcano
12:12 pm
sciencegeek

please last two ra's?????
12:12 pm
featherbee

don't feel bad stid, i didn't have it either!
12:12 pm
Jellen

I'm in a qu***ary + mild swear word
12:12 pm
stidmama

gee whiz, Jellen *gentle hugs*
12:12 pm
TeaNCrackers

thank you!
12:12 pm
stidmama

thanks science, I knew it was going to be a fish
12:12 pm
stidmama

NBT and down to 75 now
12:12 pm
TeaNCrackers

yay, stid
12:12 pm
Jellen

One ra6 is like a canyon...
12:13 pm
sciencegeek

ty jellen
12:13 pm
sciencegeek

i am rishing before the king comes home
12:13 pm
Jellen

Take away the last letter for the ra5
12:14 pm
Jellen

brb
12:15 pm
featherbee

shoot. can't de-pluralize innards.
12:15 pm
sciencegeek

done yay!
12:15 pm
featherbee

yay science!
12:15 pm
stidmama

thanks for the QU8s... halfway!
12:15 pm
stidmama

YAY science!
12:16 pm
sciencegeek

clues quick........need to go so he wont know i wasted one hour here
12:16 pm
stidmama

innards??? *Thinking*
12:16 pm
sciencegeek

medical words for innards
12:16 pm
TeaNCrackers

yay science
12:16 pm
featherbee

in other wo4s, innard doesn't work
12:16 pm
sciencegeek

like the witches would read the en***** of the dead
12:17 pm
sciencegeek

en 6 = all of it
12:17 pm
m9f9l

hello all
12:17 pm
sciencegeek

in = what kje is dealing with this week at the hospital
12:17 pm
featherbee

hi m9
12:17 pm
stidmama

hey m! happy today!
12:17 pm
sciencegeek

okay bye for now have a great day!
12:17 pm
stidmama

got it, innards off list. LOL
12:17 pm
stidmama

later science! thanks!
12:18 pm
evanonut

hiya hiya
12:18 pm
featherbee

hi nutty!
12:18 pm
TeaNCrackers

hi, m, hi, nut
12:18 pm
stidmama

NUTLY!!!! (((many hugs)))
12:18 pm
featherbee

lol, thought you typed "manly" hugs stid
12:18 pm
evanonut

howdy doody herbeee stiddeee teezy
12:19 pm
Jellen

Hey, nutty!
12:19 pm
evanonut

hiya jellster!
12:19 pm
evanonut

where are these manly hugs?
12:19 pm
Jellen

Read my profile, if you have a minute...Tim's in the hospital...
12:19 pm
evanonut

ok jell
12:19 pm
Jellen

Oh, and I've started reading the Stephanie Plum books...
12:20 pm
jmbdobie2

3 left
12:20 pm
torgone

Manly ((((hugs))))) all around ..
12:20 pm
stidmama

go dobie go!
12:20 pm
Jellen

Go, jmb!
12:20 pm
stidmama

listing at 63. *determined mama look*
12:20 pm
Jellen

Heyas, tor!
12:20 pm
TeaNCrackers

hi tor
12:20 pm
TeaNCrackers

and everyone else
12:20 pm
TeaNCrackers

14 left
12:21 pm
stidmama

AN 6 for the last A?
12:21 pm
stidmama

go tea go!
12:21 pm
TeaNCrackers

kids are calling, brb
12:21 pm
evanonut

so where are you sleeping jellen?
12:21 pm
stidmama

hey tor!! (((UN-manly hugs)))
12:22 pm
periwinkle

help with fa5/22 pls
12:22 pm
Jellen

In a hospital cot next to him...
12:22 pm
Jellen

They're going to need to put me in traction soon!
12:22 pm
periwinkle

help with fa5/22 pls
12:22 pm
evanonut

stuff pillows betweens the springs and the mattress to soften it up a bit
12:23 pm
jmbdobie2

i listed at 59 i think *too tired to check chog*
12:23 pm
Jellen

Do me a fa***, please Peri!
12:23 pm
featherbee

64 left, falling asleep as i sit. better get up and do something useful.
12:23 pm
abetterjulie

peri, I'll do you a fa*** by giving you a clue.
12:24 pm
Jellen

Thinking of buying a camp mattress or egg crate...
12:24 pm
Jellen

Hi, julie
12:24 pm
evanonut

i did the air mattress after a while, it worked pretty nice,...bouncy and squeaky though
12:24 pm
abetterjulie

hi
12:25 pm
stidmama

hey julie
12:25 pm
evanonut

i'm glad they have a good internet connection for you
12:25 pm
jmbdobie2

bbl for last 3. good hunting
12:25 pm
Jellen

This puppy groans and shrieks every time I move!
12:25 pm
evanonut

lol...you got a good one...still, better than sleeping on the floor. i don't recognize any of the drugs in your profile.
12:25 pm
Jellen

Yes...it was out this morning, and I thought about panicking...
12:26 pm
periwinkle

ty Jellen
12:26 pm
evanonut

no one talked about immunotherapy at all?
12:26 pm
stidmama

down to an even 50. Going to go lie down and rest a bit and then tackle some of the readings. (((Jellen))) (((Nut))) (((everyone))) see you again soon. *poof*
12:27 pm
Jellen

Yes, that's an option after this clinical trial...
12:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

my mother took avastin...works to disable tumor's blood supply.
12:27 pm
evanonut

its a bitch...but it works really well in some people
12:28 pm
72 Temple Owl

worked. for her. until she decided to discontinue it
12:28 pm
evanonut

i meant immunotherapy actually...i don't know avastin. but i like the name.
12:29 pm
Jellen

Aye, matey!
12:29 pm
evanonut

it has a certain upbeat quality to it.
12:29 pm
72 Temple Owl

like avast,, matey!
12:29 pm
evanonut

lol...avast avast
12:30 pm
evanonut

so jellen, you're getting out of the room right? walking..eating..drinking?
12:30 pm
Jellen

The specialist in St. Louis was very positive about the cocktail in the study...
12:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

a as in not, vas as in blood vessel
12:31 pm
evanonut

talking to people
12:31 pm
Jellen

Daily trips to Target...sharing Tim's food and eating better than at home!
12:31 pm
Jellen

Talking to people, mostly online...
12:31 pm
evanonut

giving yourself little treats? stop at a coffee shop.
12:31 pm
Jellen

Playing poker online...
12:32 pm
Jellen

There's a Starbucks in the Target...
12:32 pm
evanonut

we have a gambler!!!
12:32 pm
evanonut

you're being a good girl then
12:32 pm
evanonut

i rarely left the room, was dumb of me
12:32 pm
Jellen

Aw, shucks! I try...
12:33 pm
72 Temple Owl

un6/36 pls?
12:33 pm
rubyfoo

gd evening everybody
12:33 pm
Jellen

Tim's mom's been here for a couple of days...leaving this afternoon...
12:33 pm
evanonut

i really got to buy some food already, i can chips or crackers for lunch
12:33 pm
Jellen

Hi, ruby!
12:34 pm
evanonut

that's good, she can give you a rest...not on the cot
12:34 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am starving. i am down to 11 lbs
12:34 pm
Jellen

11 lbs!
12:34 pm
72 Temple Owl

LOLOLOL 111
12:35 pm
evanonut

wow...that's something
12:35 pm
Jellen

un + create art with a pencil
12:35 pm
evanonut

a little better i would say
12:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

i really want to dine out for a treat but not alone. tired of that
12:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty jellen
12:36 pm
evanonut

i could grab dinner with some halfway normal looking guy from online, but i really don't want to
12:36 pm
rubyfoo

oh my, jellen. When I tried to get into your profile yesterday, my computer totally locked up. Reading over the chog, I see what's going on.. Poor you and poor Tim!! Avastin was part of my "cancer cocktail" but it was a different type.
12:37 pm
rubyfoo

20 years ago in November!
12:37 pm
72 Temple Owl

well send him here. if he doesn't mind dining with his grandmother :D
12:37 pm
evanonut

you might like, i think he's a drummer
12:37 pm
jan

If you enjoy wine, there are sometimes wine tasting dinners where the seating is at long tables. A great way to dine "not alone."
12:38 pm
harpjane

qu8/70?
12:38 pm
rubyfoo

when I used to travel for biz and had to eat alone, I started eating sushi. It solved the problem!
12:38 pm
Jellen

I used to have a weakness for drummers (in high school/college)
12:38 pm
evanonut

i do enjoy wine...can't wait to open my rhed butterl
12:39 pm
rubyfoo

qu8- australian fruit
12:39 pm
Jellen

I'm in a qu***ary + mild swear wo 4/9
12:39 pm
rubyfoo

qu + indefinite article + old-fashioned curse word
12:40 pm
72 Temple Owl

i would love to make some summer sangria
12:40 pm
Jellen

pb for ruby!
12:40 pm
rubyfoo

oh no! I hope there is something sweet in there!
12:41 pm
jan

Sangria is a great use for some of that cheap Aussie red that is too sweet to drink on its own. Yellow Tail and such like...
12:41 pm
harpjane

thanks
12:41 pm
rubyfoo

TO: great trick for sangria: cut up the fruit and cover with sugar then cover with cheap brandy and leave out overnight
12:41 pm
Jellen

lol, just got the un 5/12...been scrutinizing grid for ages!
12:41 pm
72 Temple Owl

instead of wine?
12:42 pm
jan

That's a plural I always miss...
12:42 pm
rubyfoo

it is wonderful that you have the internet connection, jellen
12:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

in5/16?
12:42 pm
rubyfoo

then, the next day, you add cheap red wine (like Gallo burgundy) and ice cubes
12:42 pm
jan

I'd say, start with ruby's trick, then add the wine and sparkling ice the next day.
12:42 pm
Jellen

in + ***iety is the spice of life!
12:43 pm
rubyfoo

the brandy keeps it from becoming insipid when you add the ice
12:43 pm
rubyfoo

and we'll all be over to share it TO!
12:43 pm
jan

Bet the fruit, sugar, and brandy is good on its own, too.
12:43 pm
rubyfoo

that's only for the cook!
12:43 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty
12:44 pm
jan

By the way, I always make ice for sangria with sparkling water--gives it that little bit of spritz.
12:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

sandra lee made watermelon martinis today. how about I whip some up for the pb?
12:44 pm
rubyfoo

with the brandy/fruit/sugar mixture, you'll be fizzy even without it!
12:44 pm
jan

If you do, we'll all be racing to put words in the chat!
12:45 pm
rubyfoo

I'm already there!
12:45 pm
72 Temple Owl

fa6/36? ia am blind to these last few
12:45 pm
Jellen

Sounds yummy!! word! word! word!
12:45 pm
rubyfoo

and so are you, jan lol
12:45 pm
jan

Watermelon juice is one of the great refreshing drinks you get in China. And I think it is often used with Mexican agua fresca
12:46 pm
TeaNCrackers

back for more, Jellen - did you finish without me?
12:46 pm
Jellen

fa + I'm starting an in****y into the question of the watermelon martinis
12:46 pm
rubyfoo

do you just add gin to it, jan?
12:46 pm
Jellen

Oh no, TNC...21 left
12:47 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am even stumped by an an 4 :/
12:47 pm
TeaNCrackers

ok, I have 8 left
12:48 pm
rubyfoo

could you mash up your own watermelon? Or maybe inject the gin?
12:48 pm
Jellen

quashed the qu's!
12:48 pm
TeaNCrackers

un 6/21?
12:48 pm
rubyfoo

I'm obsessing on the martini!
12:48 pm
Jellen

Ms. Paquin? an 4/4?
12:49 pm
Jellen

un + let an apartment
12:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

one stinkin an 4 left!
12:49 pm
rubyfoo

put up your $$ in poker?
12:49 pm
rubyfoo

against?
12:49 pm
TeaNCrackers

duh, thank you!
12:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

and ty! exceptionally nice display in honor of the holiday
12:49 pm
rubyfoo

ty for un, jellen
12:49 pm
TeaNCrackers

yay, TO
12:49 pm
jan

I didn't see the martini recipe, but I would guess you would strain the watermelon juice well to make the consistency right, then probably add vodka, perhaps a bit of fresh lemon or lime, and maybe a splash of simple syrup or Roses's lime juice. Just a guess though.
12:50 pm
rubyfoo

oh, a vodka martini! hmm, I was thinking of gin, but the other wd be better!
12:50 pm
Jellen

Yay, TO! Hooray for you!!!
12:51 pm
rubyfoo

I thought you were looking out your window, TO! duh!
12:52 pm
jmcnrick

hi all
12:52 pm
rubyfoo

I am stuck with nothing for the bottom A
12:52 pm
Jellen

jmc, hello!
12:52 pm
TeaNCrackers

and done!
12:52 pm
rubyfoo

hi jmc! Are you having a great time?
12:52 pm
MizHoffle

yay tea!
12:53 pm
Jellen

Yay for TNC!!!
12:53 pm
rubyfoo

yay TNC!
12:54 pm
Jellen

a + v** (promise)
12:54 pm
rubyfoo

any hints for the bottom a, pls???
12:54 pm
rubyfoo

ty jellen! nbt at last!
12:56 pm
72 Temple Owl

bye all
12:56 pm
jan

Fireworks--and a few hours before the real things, too!
12:56 pm
jan

Bye TO--enjoy the day.
12:56 pm
Jellen

Hooray for jan!!!
12:56 pm
MizHoffle

wahoo jan!
12:56 pm
Jellen

Bye, TO
12:56 pm
rubyfoo

yay Jan!
12:57 pm
rubyfoo

bye TO
12:57 pm
jan

An/7--Italianate musical term meaning 'slwo'
12:57 pm
jan

slow, that is...
12:57 pm
jan

And that's without any watermelon martinis at all...
12:58 pm
rubyfoo

great clue, thank you jan!
12:58 pm
MizHoffle

2nd ch 7/40 please
12:58 pm
jan

Alternate spelling of Indian relish
12:58 pm
rubyfoo

I only have one, c + person who kills animals
12:58 pm
MizHoffle

thanks jan!
12:59 pm
rubyfoo

ty jan
12:59 pm
jan

YW...the usual spelling was one of my early phantoms
1:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

Watermelon martinis:
1:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Ice
1 bottle sparkling water
4 ounces citrus vodka, optional
Directions
In a small saucepan combine the sugar with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then remove from the heat and let cool.

In a blender add the watermelon, 2 tablespoons of the sugar syrup and the lemon juice and puree until smooth. Strain through fine mesh sieve into a bowl and discard the pulp.

Fill a pitcher with ice, add the watermelon mixture and stir until chilled. Pour into chilled martini glasses and top with seltzer. Add vodka, if desired.

1:00 pm
Jellen

Oh! 2 left!
1:01 pm
jmcnrick

hi all
1:01 pm
jmcnrick

jambo
1:01 pm
jan

Pretty close to my guess, then. Though it wold be quicker to substitute Rose's lime juice for the simple syrup. Unless you happen to have simple syrup on hand.
1:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

jambo, je!
1:02 pm
rubyfoo

great recipe TO!! thank you
1:02 pm
jmcnrick

no drinking allowed at the Kenya Quaker conference :-(
1:02 pm
Jellen

What time should I be over, TO?
1:02 pm
Jellen

Jambo, jmc!
1:03 pm
rubyfoo

we'll liquify the PB for when you get back
1:03 pm
rubyfoo

try to sneak in some cane liquor!
1:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

I don't know about the sparkling water. Seems thatwould be used if one does not use vodka. as if.
1:04 pm
jan

Over and out. I'm off to my nephew and niece's new house for a housewarming. Tea and cake, no watermelon martinis, sadly.
1:04 pm
rubyfoo

hahah TO!
1:04 pm
rubyfoo

bye jan, ty for the help
1:04 pm
jmcnrick

did i say something to need to go to the PB? haven't really had a chance to babble
1:04 pm
jmcnrick

bye jan
1:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

well bring your flask jan. je brought her bottle of jack didn't you? :D
1:04 pm
jan

I think I's skip the sparkling water in favor of more watermelon juice. It's pretty watery itself. If you use the sparkiling water, it's more of a collins than a martini.
1:05 pm
jmcnrick

just slip me some vodka
1:05 pm
jmcnrick

no i am on the wagon here
1:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh well. folks i can buy a blender and watermelon, but in this state no liquor sales on sunday
1:07 pm
rubyfoo

oh no!
1:07 pm
jan

I saw an interesting item on the 'shaken not stirred' debate that explained that it really does make a differnce if the vodka is potato based rather than grain based. Potato based vodka has a slight oiliness, and shaking creates an emulsion that makes the drink taste smoother. No impact on grain vodka though.
1:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

well je, i tried to win a bottle at our church carnival last night. no dice.
1:08 pm
rubyfoo

I don't like the taste of potato vodka, plain old smirnoff (red) and Evian (no ice) with a Tuscan pepper
1:08 pm
jmcnrick

I can't drink until I get to Tanzania and no one knows me!
1:08 pm
rubyfoo

that's a Nessie
1:08 pm
jmcnrick

too bad TO
1:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

i have not tasted potato vodka. is there a certain brand?
1:09 pm
rubyfoo

I thought it was nasty! It was Polish
1:09 pm
rubyfoo

and expensive!
1:09 pm
jmcnrick

maybe the problem was it was polish
1:09 pm
jan

Actually I don't know. I probably use our hard alcohol stash more for cooking than for drinking.
1:10 pm
rubyfoo

I like a drink while I'm cooking, not wine
1:10 pm
jan

I did have an interesting Polish vodka once--flavored with bison grass!
1:10 pm
jmcnrick

bison grass??? *confused look*
1:11 pm
rubyfoo

I hope it was washed first!
1:11 pm
rubyfoo

I know there are bison in Poland
1:11 pm
jmcnrick

I hope they sterilized it first!
1:11 pm
rubyfoo

I had bison for lunch
1:11 pm
rubyfoo

eeew
1:11 pm
jan

Yup. I'd never heard of it either, but it's a traditional Polish speciality. It gets served a lot half and half with apple juice.
1:12 pm
rubyfoo

I give up with 37 words left. Good night everybody!
1:13 pm
jan

Bison grass is a kind of grass, not grass where bison have been hanging out.
1:13 pm
jan

Bye ruby!
1:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

night ruby. and bye all
1:14 pm
jan

Now i'm really gone...
1:14 pm
rubyfoo

ooh, got 2 more!
1:14 pm
Jellen

Bye, ruby and jan
1:14 pm
rubyfoo

*poof*
1:14 pm
jmcnrick

ty for the information jan I must go myself I am having a flash of $$$$$ going past my eyes
1:14 pm
jmcnrick

go ruby go!
1:14 pm
rubyfoo

ruby gone...
1:15 pm
rubyfoo

{{jmc}}
1:15 pm
jmcnrick

okay i am gone too (thought she meant she had two w***s left!)
1:15 pm
jmcnrick

hugs to you too ruby
1:15 pm
Jellen

!!Fireworks!!
1:15 pm
jmcnrick

*poof*
1:15 pm
Jellen

Bye, jmc!
1:16 pm
MizHoffle

yay jellen!
1:16 pm
Jellen

Thanks, MizH!
1:17 pm
MizHoffle

yvw!
1:17 pm
Jellen

Spent forever looking for my last one: ra 5/14...*resolves to study alphabet more*
1:26 pm
MizHoffle

vr 5/26 please
1:28 pm
LeslieAnn

vr + ** and about + high-point letter
1:28 pm
LeslieAnn

sorry **t and about (two vowels)
1:28 pm
MizHoffle

thanks leslie!
1:29 pm
LeslieAnn

yw
1:31 pm
wht

ty Leslie. And Hi all.
1:32 pm
Rhondabe

can anyone please help me with qu5?
1:33 pm
Rhondabe

sorry.......... wrong question
1:33 pm
MizHoffle

which one?
1:33 pm
Jellen

Hi, LA, wht, and Rhondabe!
1:33 pm
LeslieAnn

hello all
1:34 pm
Jellen

Got an ecard from my aunt celebrating the day...
1:35 pm
Rhondabe

Hi to you all!! Can anyone clue me please for ga5
1:36 pm
Jellen

First four letters of previous word + personal pronoun
1:37 pm
Rhondabe

Thank you soooooooo much!
1:37 pm
Jellen

OR My entree was served with a parley ga***sh...
1:38 pm
Jellen

OR ga + *egistered *urse + 3rd vowel
1:38 pm
MizHoffle

fireworks!
1:38 pm
Jellen

lol, You are quite welcome!
1:39 pm
LeslieAnn

yayyy miz!
1:39 pm
Jellen

Wahoo, MizH!!!
1:39 pm
MizHoffle

thanks!
1:40 pm
harpjane

hello
1:40 pm
Jellen

Hi, harp!
1:42 pm
harpjane

this is a 49 star flag btw
1:42 pm
LeslieAnn

you got something against hawaii? :)
1:43 pm
harpjane

lol
1:44 pm
harpjane

an7, not the musical one?
1:44 pm
Jellen

Mine isn't accurate for any time period...:-(
1:44 pm
Jellen

against + what we breathe
1:45 pm
harpjane

thanks
1:47 pm
Jellen

brb
1:48 pm
harpjane

ri7?
1:54 pm
Jellen

I believe it's French for waterway
1:55 pm
Jellen

Very similar to the French Ri****a, coastal region
1:56 pm
torgone

" A necklace of precious stones, generally set in one strand."
1:56 pm
Jellen

Boy, was I wrong!
1:56 pm
Jellen

Howdy, Tor!
1:57 pm
torgone

I actually got it from your clue though ..
2:00 pm
shdybr8

hi babblers
2:01 pm
Christa

love the icons ... Hello everyone
2:02 pm
Uneaixoise

shdybr8! long time no see!
2:02 pm
shdybr8

hi une,how are you?
2:03 pm
Uneaixoise

i'm ok . . . are you anywhere near the gulf?
2:03 pm
shdybr8

yes, baton rouge, and i work for la wildlife and fisheries, so this whole thing is a nightmare
2:04 pm
Uneaixoise

ohmygosh, so sorry -- so it's really hit home for you :-(
2:04 pm
shdybr8

not affecting me financially yet, but a topic every day
2:05 pm
Uneaixoise

i can imagine . . .
2:05 pm
lbdawger

shdy!!! been thinking of you lots!!!
2:05 pm
lbdawger

hi everyone!
2:05 pm
shdybr8

it's nothing for me compared to the fishermen and the critters
2:05 pm
shdybr8

lbd! <hugs>
2:06 pm
Uneaixoise

hey, dawg :-)
2:06 pm
Jellen

Hello, everyone...wander away and a crowd arrives!
2:06 pm
lbdawger

hi unea!
2:06 pm
lbdawger

hi Jellen!
2:06 pm
shdybr8

hiya jellen
2:07 pm
Uneaixoise

hello again, jellen :-)
2:09 pm
Jellen

How has your holiday been?
2:09 pm
shdybr8

how have you been, lbd?
2:10 pm
lbdawger

doing well, shdy. nothing exciting to report.
2:10 pm
shdybr8

well, i suppose nothing exciting is better than the alternative, huh?
2:12 pm
shdybr8

personally, i'm just watching for dark, trying to prep the dogs for the noise and stuff
2:12 pm
Uneaixoise

shdy, know what you mean -- of my 3, only one is terrified of loud noises -- she has no idea what's coming LOL
2:13 pm
lbdawger

going over to the neighbors for burgers and socializing later, but best i get to see my buddy the rotweiler.
2:13 pm
Uneaixoise

i finally got a mild sedative for her, since she was losing her mind so badly when we had thunderstorms . . .
2:13 pm
shdybr8

hold her tight, une! mine all freak out for thunder, no hope
2:13 pm
Jellen

I dislike firecrackers...like non-noisy fireworks!
2:14 pm
Jellen

Awww...Hugs for Une's dog
2:14 pm
shdybr8

sounds fun, lbd, give the big dog a hug from me
2:14 pm
lbdawger

i'm with you, Jellen. don't like firecrackers, fireworks, loud noises. I figure by the time everyone will be setting things off I'll be in bed.
2:14 pm
Uneaixoise

had fun lovin' on my brother's dogs yesterday -- a weimaraner and a labradoodle :-)
2:15 pm
Jellen

My brother's family has a labradoodle...what a friendly dog!
2:15 pm
lbdawger

the neighbors also have a bernaise mountain dog, but he's not as loving as the rottie.
2:15 pm
shdybr8

i'll be in bed with 3 trembling critters, makes for a good night
2:16 pm
shdybr8

the tiny girl is about 50 pounds, the boys are closer to 90
2:17 pm
Uneaixoise

wowser!
2:17 pm
Jellen

My cats are home alone...thank goodness we have different neighbors than last year!
2:17 pm
shdybr8

oh, and my name, the tiny girl is Shady Lady, the old man is Bear. Nico came along too late to get in my name
2:17 pm
lbdawger

my dogs and i would hide in the basement and i'd play classical music through the night. now, i just go to bed and hope nobody sets the house on fire.
2:17 pm
Jellen

Those are big critters, shdy!
2:18 pm
Uneaixoise

aw, sweet, shdy! :-)
2:18 pm
lbdawger

90 lbs chickens! lol
2:18 pm
shdybr8

my munchkins, I love them
2:19 pm
Jellen

Like your icon as usual, lbd
2:20 pm
Jellen

My Molly was about 50 lbs. I think I'll try for someone smaller next time...
2:21 pm
shdybr8

it's not about size, jellen (loaded statement) it's about love!
2:22 pm
Jellen

I know...and you never know who I'll end up with, but I would love a dog who is easier to lift when needed...
2:23 pm
shdybr8

sorry to not be much fun, the guy in my icon just left me Thursday, hurting
2:23 pm
Jellen

Oh, (((shdy)))!
2:24 pm
shdybr8

that's why i'm gonna focus on the puppies for this holiday
2:25 pm
Jellen

Been through that with my ex-husband...it was a total surprise...
2:26 pm
sciencegeek

shdy - do you ride?
2:26 pm
lbdawger

sorry to hear that shdy. pooh on him for hurting you. love the pupsters all the more
2:26 pm
Jellen

Animals are reliable when it comes to love...
2:26 pm
Jellen

Hi, sg
2:26 pm
sciencegeek

Oh, I should not have asked......
2:26 pm
shdybr8

not such a surprise, jellen, i actually feel more relieved than anything else
2:26 pm
sciencegeek

Shdy - did you get heavy rains this week from Alex?
2:27 pm
Jellen

It took me a while, then I felt relief!
2:27 pm
sciencegeek

am in Houston and we got torrential rain
2:27 pm
shdybr8

do i ride? huh?
2:27 pm
sciencegeek

Motorcycles - was looking at the icon
2:27 pm
shdybr8

we got a fair amount early in the week
2:28 pm
sciencegeek

we finally cleared up today now it is too hot to handle
2:28 pm
Rhondabe

can anyone help me ou6 please
2:28 pm
sciencegeek

ou 6 is an alternative spelling for a large primate
2:28 pm
shdybr8

no, geek, not me in the pic, too sad to bother with changing it
2:29 pm
sciencegeek

i am sorry
2:29 pm
Jellen

ou + what the phone did
2:29 pm
Rhondabe

thank you
2:30 pm
sciencegeek

okay, home alone for the rest of the day......dh is working on a fireworks show...i dont want to go....so on to jewelry designs
2:30 pm
Jellen

Woohoo! Future MIL left to go home! Is that bad??
2:30 pm
sciencegeek

yes! I hear that Jellen!
2:31 pm
Jellen

sg...You make jewelry? So do I, or rather, I have!
2:31 pm
sciencegeek

you will have to learn to deal with her
2:31 pm
shdybr8

god, he just called, wants to come "home"
2:32 pm
Jellen

She's not that bad...but she does love to talk, and I don't much...
2:32 pm
Jellen

Oh, no, shdy!
2:32 pm
sciencegeek

Jellen, sorry about Tim! I just read your profile....
2:32 pm
sciencegeek

Yes, I make jewelry.....full time now
2:32 pm
sciencegeek

Shdy - what do you think about him?
2:32 pm
shdybr8

i apologize for talking about this, but i have nowhere else to go
2:33 pm
Jellen

Thanks sg...he's doing much better pain-wise...Actually, he's a tad loopy, lol
2:33 pm
sciencegeek

we understand
2:33 pm
sciencegeek

I will send prayers your way Jellen
2:33 pm
Jellen

No need to apologize, shdy...we're here for you...
2:34 pm
sciencegeek

many of us "talk" here
2:34 pm
shdybr8

thursday i called the police because he was tearing the house apart and called me a dumb fing cword, loudly enough that the neighbors were worried
2:34 pm
sciencegeek

oh no...was he drunk?
2:34 pm
shdybr8

yes, at 7 am
2:34 pm
sciencegeek

maybe some couples counseling is in order? will he go?
2:34 pm
sciencegeek

oops that is a problem....
2:35 pm
sciencegeek

maybe AA
2:35 pm
sciencegeek

dont let him in unless he will agree to some counseling...sounds to risky...you have to be safe
2:35 pm
shdybr8

i thought about that, but when we talked, all he cared about was that he has "stuff" in my house. He didn't care about the so-called relationship
2:36 pm
sciencegeek

put his stuff in the driveway and tell him to come and get it.
2:36 pm
shdybr8

i was going to suggest that he sign a 6 month lease, and we see how we are after that
2:36 pm
Judi

Afternoon, lads and lassies! Happy 4th of July to my fellow Yanks!
2:37 pm
Jellen

I'd would think some time and space is in order...
2:37 pm
Jellen

Judi!
2:37 pm
sciencegeek

Judi! Hola ladybug!
2:37 pm
shdybr8

that's what the cops said, geek!, but i'm not that person, i won't disrespect someone that way
2:37 pm
Jellen

You've have problems before, haven't you, shdy?
2:37 pm
sciencegeek

Okay ladies and lurkers....I am outta here...maybe back later.
2:37 pm
sciencegeek

YOu need to RESPECT yourself FIRST shdy!
2:38 pm
onyx

hello babblers
2:38 pm
Jellen

Would love to talk jewelry sometime, sg!
2:38 pm
shdybr8

yes, jellen, i'm just too stupid to let it go
2:38 pm
Jellen

Hi, onyx
2:38 pm
sciencegeek

abuse is abuse
2:38 pm
Judi

Reading back in the chat... sorry to hear of your dilema shdybr8. Perhaps it's best not to sign any papers with this person. Alcoholics are very unreliable.
2:38 pm
sciencegeek

Jellen - find me on facebook - creative habits artisan jewelry - or email me creativehabits@embarqmail.com -- we are neighbors
2:38 pm
Jellen

Stupid is not the right word! Maybe too optimistic...
2:39 pm
shdybr8

i went on friday and opened a new bank account, took myself off of our shared one
2:39 pm
Judi

Maybe he should just come and get all of his "stuff". They you can talk later at a neutral location - hopefully where he wont throw things around and curse at you.
2:39 pm
sciencegeek

Shdy - take care of you first. I lived with somone who beat me...
2:39 pm
sciencegeek

Yes, Judi!
2:40 pm
lbdawger

clue for the lone e?
2:40 pm
sciencegeek

lived with him until he broke my ribs and gave me a concussion and a collapsed lung...
2:40 pm
Judi

That, and pee in the gas tank of his motorcycle. Oh wait - not mature.
2:40 pm
sciencegeek

lone e - volcano
2:40 pm
shdybr8

geek, he hasn't hit me yet, but my first husband did, so I know what to look for
2:40 pm
sciencegeek

fishy
2:40 pm
sciencegeek

well, this idiot i lived with did not start out hitting me....it took a couple of years
2:41 pm
Jellen

Will look you up now, sg!
2:41 pm
sciencegeek

Judi - lol - better to put some diesel fuel in the tank
2:41 pm
shdybr8

that's why he's homeless and i'm just sad and scared
2:41 pm
sciencegeek

narcissistic personality disorder
2:41 pm
Judi

Wisdome consists of not making the same mistake twice, shdy. It's okay to love him, just don't live with him.
2:41 pm
sciencegeek

Dont feel sorry for him he is a grown man
2:42 pm
sciencegeek

okay bbl
2:42 pm
shdybr8

i'm not, and i thank all of you for listening and caring
2:42 pm
Judi

AND, if he's talking about coming to get his stuff, he must have an alternative place to put it. So, don't buy any homeless boo-hooing.
2:43 pm
shdybr8

i already called the local constable, so he won't be here without help
2:43 pm
lbdawger

stoopid volcano!
2:44 pm
Jellen

brb
2:44 pm
Judi

That's good, shdy. And the correct spelling is "wisdom". Duh.
2:45 pm
shdybr8

ok, wanna hear something funny? he actually told the police that he was ripping the house apart because I took his teeth and hid them from him. Seriously? Even the cops couldn't help but laugh.
2:46 pm
Judi

lol. That is funny! Sad, but funny.
2:46 pm
lbdawger

bad, shdy, taking his teef! rofl
2:46 pm
shdybr8

i think the word is pathetic
2:47 pm
Mom

Oh Shdy, I hope he didn't have them in his mouth when he was telling the story. I am sorry for the heartache. {{Hugs}}
2:47 pm
shdybr8

look out dawg, I'l steal your teeth next, apparently I'm that kind of woman!
2:48 pm
Judi

Oh, hell. Now I'm curious. Did he ever find his teeth??
2:48 pm
Jellen

Say "teeth thief" three times really fast!
2:48 pm
Mom

and I forgot my manners, hello
2:49 pm
shdybr8

particularly with no teeth!
2:49 pm
Jellen

Hello again, Mom!
2:49 pm
shdybr8

Hi Mom
2:49 pm
Mom

{{Jellen}} hello
2:49 pm
Mom

Hi Shdy
2:50 pm
Mom

watching Andy Griffith, love seeing the grocery market window to see what things cost back then.
2:50 pm
shdybr8

I found them yesterday, I have a plastic cup in the bathroom I use for taking allergy pills and vitamins. I picked it up, and it rattled (I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere)
2:51 pm
Judi

Is it the grid or Lickety's list that's off today. I have all but one q ticked off in Lickety's list, but the grid says I still have 5 to find.
2:51 pm
Mom

Judi, my Lickety has 12 and the grid has 12
2:52 pm
Mom

and I have 10 of the 12
2:52 pm
Mom

on both spots
2:53 pm
Mom

maybe you need to refresh
2:53 pm
shdybr8

good night my friends, thanks for listening
2:53 pm
Judi

Ah. Refreshing did the trick.
2:53 pm
Soodlebum

Hello everybody, and a very happy Fourth to all you Yanks. Shdy, sorry your going thru a tough time.
2:53 pm
Mom

oh Shdy, you are in my thoughts. Take care of yourself. {{Hugs}}
2:53 pm
Judi

Hiya, Soodle.
2:54 pm
Mom

Thank you Soodle and hello {{hugs}}
2:54 pm
Jellen

Bye shdy...Hope all goes well...
2:54 pm
Jellen

Hullo, Soodle!
2:54 pm
Judi

Good night, shdy! Good luck!
2:55 pm
Soodlebum

This time 10 years ago, I was in Florida. You lot over there really know how to throw a party. I wish I was back there right now....
2:55 pm
onyx

how the hell are there c words in this grid?
2:55 pm
onyx

sorry
2:55 pm
LeslieAnn

i've only figured out one, onyx - ch5s and ladders
2:55 pm
Judi

Ch, onyx.
2:55 pm
Soodlebum

All CH's onyx.....
2:55 pm
Mom

Hi Onyx. I only have one C wo** it is a parach***
2:55 pm
onyx

ok just found 2 of them
2:56 pm
onyx

cheet
2:56 pm
Jellen

ch7 is an alt spelling for an Indian relish
2:56 pm
onyx

opps..
2:57 pm
Soodlebum

Think of an accompanyment to Indian cuisine, spelled differently....
2:57 pm
onyx

got that one , boy every one is really helpfull today thank
2:57 pm
Jellen

ch7 (first) is c + wild game h*****
2:58 pm
Soodlebum

and the other one is what Elmer Fudd is, with a C in front......
2:58 pm
Mom

thanks all, the C is now grayed
2:58 pm
Mom

love Elmer Fudd
2:58 pm
wht

Clue for the second qu8 please
2:59 pm
Jellen

Wascally wabbit!
2:59 pm
onyx

yeah got the c's a small victory
2:59 pm
redturtlehead

Hello again babblers, back from too many hot dogs, and such. happy 4th to the americanos.
2:59 pm
Soodlebum

If anybody needs an 'R' clue, I will give one, with an Elmer Fudd accent.....
2:59 pm
Mom

Hi Red, happy 4th to you as well
2:59 pm
Jellen

I'm in a qu***ary + mild swear wo**
2:59 pm
Soodlebum

Hey, Red! You can't have too many hot-dogs!!
2:59 pm
redturtlehead

I would like this grid to finish itself.
2:59 pm
Riverdance

qu + I know this **swer + swear kids use instead of damn
3:00 pm
Jellen

Hello red!
3:00 pm
onyx

and the 2 that gave me a hard time are real words
3:00 pm
Riverdance

Hi All
3:00 pm
Mom

{{River}} hello and happy 4th
3:00 pm
Jellen

Hi, River!
3:00 pm
Soodlebum

Hello {{{River}}}
3:00 pm
Riverdance

just got back from the movies - took kids to see The Last Airbender
3:00 pm
Riverdance

in 3D
3:00 pm
onyx

hey riverdance, and thanks for the q 8 clue
3:01 pm
Mom

any more I think the kids are more apt to say damn and us older folks will say dang
3:01 pm
redturtlehead

was it nice River? I want to see Despicable me.
3:01 pm
wht

ty rd and jellen
3:01 pm
wht

That was a mind bender
3:01 pm
Soodlebum

Was at Shrek last night, and saw a trailer of it. Is it good, River?
3:01 pm
Mom

they are talking about that this am. NB and some one else, forget who. and they both heard it was possible the worse movie ever made
3:01 pm
Jellen

We just had the strangest lady in Tim's room...she drew an angel on one of the white boards...
3:01 pm
Mom

possibly*
3:01 pm
Riverdance

I enjoyed it - some good action with the 3D - took a picture of us in our matching 3D glasses - kind of funny
3:02 pm
Riverdance

oohhh thats sweet
3:02 pm
Mom

could be the reviewer just didn't like the movie
3:02 pm
Mom

what a nice thought to do that Jellen
3:02 pm
Jellen

She kinda floated in, and floated out...
3:03 pm
Riverdance

I'm not so critical - good entertainment for kids - I think that older teen young adult wouldnt get the moral thing
3:03 pm
Soodlebum

Oh my Jellen....... that sounds a bit weird.
3:04 pm
redturtlehead

entertainment is important. I am unsure if we need moral lessons all the time.
3:04 pm
Mom

a nice outing for you all just the same
3:05 pm
redturtlehead

I have 44 left, I think I may go to the list. it is starting to get on my nerves.
3:05 pm
Riverdance

I agree Red but some age groups would be voting for the fight where I am looking for the comradship
3:05 pm
Soodlebum

Ha! For moral lessons, go see Shrek the third. Absolutely hilarious, and with a few nice morals....
3:05 pm
onyx

too hot to stay here at this happy day all
3:06 pm
Soodlebum

Bye Onyx. See you again, soon.
3:06 pm
Riverdance

I have 3 left and cant find them anyway
3:06 pm
Jellen

Bye, onyx
3:06 pm
Mom

bye bye Onyx, nice to see you
3:06 pm
Riverdance

bye onyx
3:06 pm
Soodlebum

River - what are you missing?
3:06 pm
redturtlehead

cool down onyx.
3:06 pm
Mom

I have 77 of them River, can I be of help?
3:06 pm
Jellen

Here to help, River
3:06 pm
Mom

that is as long as you don't need any of the 62 I don't have :)
3:06 pm
Riverdance

havent given up yet
3:07 pm
Riverdance

monkeys had a rest while I was gone
3:07 pm
Soodlebum

Lol Mom.
3:07 pm
Riverdance

expecting much out of them now
3:07 pm
Judi

Ty for Q8 clue.
3:07 pm
Judi

I think it's time for a little strawberry ice cream! BBL.
3:07 pm
Mom

bye bye Judi
3:08 pm
Mom

I could use a clue for the qu5 after the qu 8 that was just clued
3:08 pm
Jellen

Later, Judi
3:08 pm
Riverdance

qu + picnic pest
3:08 pm
Soodlebum

British fashion guru Mary Qu___
3:08 pm
Mom

and a fish to go with that. Thank you River and Soddle
3:10 pm
redturtlehead

help for the an 7 please?
3:10 pm
Mom

River, if you go to facebook, Dr. God has a new posting .... you can tap the letters to enter words
3:10 pm
Mom

sorry Red, I don't have it but will help you look
3:10 pm
Soodlebum

an and the chap who wrote The Inferno....
3:10 pm
Riverdance

interesting, I will have to check that out
3:10 pm
redturtlehead

its ok Mom, eventually I shall find ti.
3:10 pm
Jellen

an7, first, musical term for slow...
3:11 pm
rururocks

an 7 slow down in italian
3:11 pm
Riverdance

an + loved the movie about the volcano ****'s Peak
3:11 pm
Jellen

an7, second, against + what we breathe
3:11 pm
redturtlehead

thank you jellen, that was easy!
3:11 pm
wht

How about the an5 after that.
3:11 pm
Riverdance

with Pierce Brosnan - hmmhmm
3:11 pm
Jellen

an + ***ertainment Tonight
3:11 pm
Riverdance

an + canvas structure without the first cons
3:11 pm
rururocks

an and the last half of camping equipment
3:11 pm
Soodlebum

an and abandon hope all ye who ***er here...
3:12 pm
wht

ty ruru
3:12 pm
redturtlehead

hello Ru, how is Dylan? and you?
3:12 pm
Soodlebum

{Keeping with the theme}
3:12 pm
Jellen

Hey, ruru
3:12 pm
Mom

Hi Wht and Ruru
3:12 pm
wht

Brain is going south as the southern air moves north.
3:12 pm
Soodlebum

Hi Wht, Ruru
3:12 pm
redturtlehead

wht, I suspect you are hotter than me.
3:12 pm
rururocks

are you at the hospital jellen
3:13 pm
Mom

thanks for all the AN clues
3:13 pm
Jellen

Yes ruru, for at least one more night...
3:13 pm
redturtlehead

temperature wise I mean...
3:13 pm
lbdawger

clue for the vr4?
3:13 pm
Mom

lol Red
3:13 pm
Jellen

Maybe only one night...
3:14 pm
Jellen

vr + **! That hurt!
3:14 pm
Mom

I have a vr 5 but no 4, and hello LBD,
3:14 pm
wht

vr + last part of what you say at a wedding.
3:14 pm
Riverdance

v + *** your boat
3:14 pm
lbdawger

urgh, monkeys didn't want to see that. thanks jellen
3:14 pm
Mom

thanks Jellen, Wht and River
3:17 pm
redturtlehead

anyone do anything especially fun for the 4th??
3:18 pm
Mom

not here, Red. Tomorrow the kids are coming over. How about you?
3:18 pm
Riverdance

**FIREWORKS**
3:18 pm
harpjane

an6?
3:18 pm
LeslieAnn

huzzah river!
3:18 pm
Jellen

Yay, River!!!
3:19 pm
harpjane

we're heading out to a picnic soon red
3:19 pm
lbdawger

whooo hoooo river
3:19 pm
Mom

congratulations River!!!!!!
3:19 pm
Jellen

an7/28 - i
3:19 pm
Riverdance

AGAINST stuff you breath
3:19 pm
redturtlehead

I went to a picnic briefly and ran 4 miles, but the 4 would have been done no matter what so I guess it isnt especially special!
3:19 pm
Mom

all the activities in the city were yesterday
3:19 pm
Riverdance

we went to fireworks last night - they were great
3:20 pm
Jellen

I'm going to Target to look at camp mattresses...
3:20 pm
lbdawger

in 5.16?
3:20 pm
Jellen

in + ***iety is the spice of life!
3:20 pm
Riverdance

got to go - neighbor just called - ready to un*** the tiedye
3:20 pm
lbdawger

thanks again, jellen
3:21 pm
Riverdance

whoohoo - cant wait to see our creations from yesterday
3:21 pm
Jellen

Fun, River!
3:21 pm
Mom

have fun River, see you soon {{hugs}}
3:21 pm
harpjane

thanks
3:21 pm
Minveryork

An in5/16 word is in plus ***sity football lbdawger & hello
3:21 pm
Riverdance

bye all - happy 4th and as always happy babbling ((HUGS)) to all
3:21 pm
Mom

MIN!!! Hello, and happy 4th
3:21 pm
Jellen

Hi, Min
3:22 pm
Soodlebum

Bye (((River)))
3:22 pm
Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everyone? Happy 4th!
3:22 pm
Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Hooray!
3:23 pm
Mom

well off I go, will need to start supper soon. {{Hugs}} to all of you
3:23 pm
Minveryork

Does anyone have any clues for the ch 7/40 word please
3:23 pm
Jellen

Bye, Mom...
3:23 pm
Soodlebum

{{{Mom}}}. See you soon. Enjoy the rest of the Fourth.
3:23 pm
Jellen

ch7 is an Indian condiment
3:23 pm
Mom

bye {{Jellen}} and {{Soodle}}
3:24 pm
LeslieAnn

c + someone in the woods with a rifle, min
3:24 pm
Jellen

Alternative spelling
3:24 pm
Soodlebum

Min, I clued it earlier as c + Elmer Fudd's job - tracking widdle wabbits...
3:24 pm
LeslieAnn

oh yes, there are two ch 7/40s
3:24 pm
wht

first ra6, please
3:25 pm
Jellen

ra* (sped on foot) + ***2bit
3:26 pm
wht

ty jellen. Great clue
3:27 pm
Minveryork

Oops,I need the 2nd ch 7/40 word. Already have the 1st
3:28 pm
shdybr8

hey all, i really need a friend right now.
3:29 pm
Jellen

Still here, shdy...
3:29 pm
Jellen

Both clued, Min
3:29 pm
Minveryork

Hello shdybr8! How are you? It sounds like not too good.
3:29 pm
shdybr8

i don't know what to do, jellen
3:30 pm
Jellen

Take care of yourself first, shdy...
3:30 pm
shdybr8

i am trying to,
3:30 pm
Jellen

If you can figure out how...that's the rub, isn't it?
3:32 pm
shdybr8

i went and started a new bank account, and removed myself from the one we shared, and he still overspent
3:32 pm
Jellen

My current Big Picture philosophy is: Decide what kind of relationship you want and decide if he can have that with you...
3:33 pm
shdybr8

jellen, I am just trying to extricate myself from Hell
3:35 pm
harpjane

couples fight about money more than almost anything else, I'm told
3:35 pm
evanonut

good philos jellen
3:36 pm
Jellen

My analytical side says let him take responsibility for the mess he's made...
3:36 pm
evanonut

oh oh oh! we never did harpie! we fought about stupid stuff i can't eve n remember what.
3:36 pm
shdybr8

well, evan, i put him on my account, i trusted him,. and he has spent the last month spending my money\
3:37 pm
Jellen

You're not on the account anymore, so it's his problem...
3:37 pm
shdybr8

actually jellen, i stilla m
3:37 pm
Jellen

Ouch, shdy!
3:37 pm
evanonut

oh boy, now that's not acceptable.
3:38 pm
shdybr8

all of my income goes to a different accont now, but my tax refund is still headed there
3:39 pm
harpjane

reminds me of a Meryn Cadell piece "I was still nursing a tender broken heart when my Visa bill rolled in...."
3:39 pm
evanonut

i think i would slap down rules, my money/your money. tell him he's to give you x amount of money per pay, you will handle the bills and he can spend the rest as he likes. close the account. then the tax refund can't go there, it will limbo until you set up a new location.
3:39 pm
Jellen

Hmmm...talk to your bank, and see if you can do anything (talk to a supervisor)...or your accountant...
3:40 pm
evanonut

get set up with online banking or phone banking, check it daily, and zap it out the minute it hits if you don't want to close the account.
3:41 pm
Jellen

*If you can do anything at this point about redirecting the money to your new account, that is...
3:41 pm
harpjane

vi5?
3:41 pm
shdybr8

jellen, i actually let him in to my bank, because i trusted him
3:41 pm
Jellen

Good thought, nutty!
3:41 pm
evanonut

or, if you're friendly enough with one of the tellers, leave them with the signed papers to move the money and ask them to track it too. if they notice it going in, they can move it for you. (former teller talking here)
3:41 pm
Jellen

I know, but he's not being very trustworthy right now...
3:42 pm
Jellen

vi5 = vi + conjuction
3:42 pm
harpjane

thanks
3:42 pm
evanonut

you can trust someone, without trusting them with money anymore. it may be that he's not capable of handing financial responsibility.
3:42 pm
Jellen

*conjunction
3:43 pm
shdybr8

i went to the bank on friday, i witherew all money from checking, i started a new account
3:44 pm
shdybr8

friday and saturday, he spent about $350
3:44 pm
Jellen

Does he have any income?
3:45 pm
Dorens

don't mean to butt in, but you can close the account, yes?
3:45 pm
Jellen

Hey, Dorens
3:45 pm
shdybr8

yes, he actually makes more than i do
3:45 pm
LeslieAnn

she did already. but her tax refund is going there
3:45 pm
LeslieAnn

(lurking but keeping up)
3:46 pm
Jellen

And he has his own account, too?
3:46 pm
Dorens

hm... don't know how to tell IRS to switch... but my friend (and accountant) is coming this evening, i could ask him
3:47 pm
Jellen

*thinking bad thoughts about this guy...
3:47 pm
shdybr8

of course he does, he just wants me to take care of things
3:49 pm
shdybr8

i am a nice person, and i have been spending my life with unkind people
3:50 pm
LeslieAnn

realizing that is a huge step, shdy
3:52 pm
Jellen

brb, going to see if I can reach my brother to ask him...
3:53 pm
ren8

Hi everyone, I see a lot of the familiar names are still doing the grid daily
3:56 pm
LeslieAnn

well hello ren
3:57 pm
ren8

Hi Leslie
4:00 pm
Jellen

Okay, my brother, who the chairman of the board of a bank said this: Go to the bank and have them contact the IRS while you are there about changing the account the refund will be sent to...
4:00 pm
Jellen

Hi, ren
4:01 pm
Jellen

Shdy, they may give you directions on how to do this yourself, but they should help you with the paperwork you need to complete...
4:02 pm
Jellen

*hoping shdy's still here*
4:02 pm
ren8

Hi Jellen, sorry to read that your fiancee is not very well. My thoughts are with you.
4:02 pm
shooshoo

Hi there..is LBD around???
4:03 pm
Jellen

Oh, thank you, ren...
4:03 pm
Jellen

Hi, shooshoo...she was...
4:03 pm
shooshoo

hmm wanted to talk to her. Oh well thanks
4:05 pm
Jellen

Doesn't appear she's online...
4:06 pm
LeslieAnn

just tu6 ftw...
4:07 pm
LeslieAnn

oh got it! fireworks!
4:08 pm
Jellen

Yay, LA!!!
4:08 pm
Jellen

brb
4:09 pm
ren8

well done Leslie, not far off myself now
4:10 pm
LeslieAnn

anything in particular you need, ren?
4:12 pm
ren8

no not really ,thanks anyway, just working my way through Licketys list. Bit rusty at the moment but hope that will change soon.
4:12 pm
LeslieAnn

it's like riding a bike, ren!
4:13 pm
ren8

lets hope so! Been on here a few days now before I started on the chat again so improving already
4:18 pm
Jellen

BBL Tim's going for a test, so I'm going to run an errand or two...Have fun, ren!
4:19 pm
ren8

Thanks Jellen, take care
4:20 pm
ren8

actually can I have a clue for the in5,16 please Leslie
4:21 pm
dcseain

in5 is most of the in6 - means between/among
4:21 pm
dcseain

in6 extends to in7, also
4:22 pm
dcseain

college in7
4:22 pm
dcseain

and ty for those, ren :)
4:24 pm
torgone

in5/16 = in + ***sity sports in school
4:25 pm
ren8

glad to be of help dcseain, even if I still have not found it
4:27 pm
torgone

Or in + ***iety is the spice of life ..
4:28 pm
ren8

finally I have found it, thanks guys
4:28 pm
pythonx

good evening, all
4:29 pm
dcseain

hi, torg and python and ren
4:29 pm
pythonx

hi dc
4:29 pm
dcseain

un6 the drapes - let some light in
4:30 pm
dcseain

(hm wonder what Amelia Bedelia would do with that instruction)
4:30 pm
redturtlehead

hello all again i have 34 left
4:31 pm
dcseain

howdy, red
4:31 pm
pythonx

hi red
4:31 pm
redturtlehead

how is all?
4:31 pm
ren8

Hi python and red
4:31 pm
pythonx

i'm good, but my cat is sick
4:31 pm
dcseain

i've been tired today and sleeping on and off, even after a 6h night of sleep
4:32 pm
dcseain

oh, sorry to hear, python! hopefully nothing serious
4:32 pm
redturtlehead

Oh no Python, hopefully kitty is improving?
4:32 pm
pythonx

it is serious, she is almost 16 yrs old
4:32 pm
redturtlehead

DC, if I got only 6 hrs, I'd be napping all day long.
4:32 pm
dcseain

:/
4:32 pm
pythonx

i think it is her time
4:32 pm
redturtlehead

Oh Python. My Mom lost 2 cats this year, one 19 and one 21. it was terrible.
4:32 pm
dcseain

well, napping i think due to the 3 nights of >5h leading to the 6h one :)
4:33 pm
redturtlehead

is kitty in pain?
4:33 pm
dcseain

peace be with you both, python; that's hard
4:33 pm
ren8

it is nearing bedtime here in England and I still have 17 to find so I better press on so please dont think I am being rude for not chatting
4:33 pm
pythonx

no she's not in pain, had her to vet today, gave her meds and said come back in a few days,
4:33 pm
redturtlehead

its k ren, no thought of rudeness.
4:34 pm
redturtlehead

glad she is not physically hurting.
4:34 pm
pythonx

she is lethargic and off her food, but is still drinking water
4:34 pm
dcseain

let us know if you need a hint, ren :)
4:34 pm
redturtlehead

clue fpr fr5, 18?
4:34 pm
dcseain

oh, that's how my Jasper was at the end. I'm so sorry, python :(
4:35 pm
pythonx

i'm going to miss her when she goes, but she has had a great life, not sick one day in her life
4:35 pm
pythonx

til now
4:35 pm
ren8

fr5,18 the old money in France Red
4:35 pm
redturtlehead

did you get her as a wee kitty?
4:35 pm
dcseain

french or suisse fr5 (money)
4:36 pm
pythonx

<-------
got her when she was 8 weeks
4:36 pm
redturtlehead

ty ren!
4:36 pm
redturtlehead

and dc.
4:36 pm
redturtlehead

oh phython, she is a calico, I have a weakness for them, fearless hunters...
4:37 pm
pythonx

she is a princess, red, and would never stoop to hunting!
4:37 pm
redturtlehead

lol...
4:39 pm
redturtlehead

DC how goes the job situation?
4:39 pm
pythonx

is DC unemployed too?
4:40 pm
redturtlehead

I think he left...hmm. DC?
4:41 pm
Soodlebum

Back again.
4:42 pm
Soodlebum

Nice and clean, after along
4:42 pm
Soodlebum

Nice and clean, after along
4:42 pm
Soodlebum

hic long soak in the tub....
4:43 pm
ren8

Hi Soodlebum
4:43 pm
pythonx

hi soodle
4:43 pm
Soodlebum

Hello Ren. Is it windy where you are?
4:43 pm
Soodlebum

Hi Pyython.
4:44 pm
redturtlehead

Hi soodle, I am planning the same. I went to the Mall, and got this awesome eucalyptus and lavender bubbles.
4:44 pm
ren8

Yes it has been today but very warm but it seems to have died down now.
4:45 pm
Soodlebum

OOh.Nice, Red. A nice bath can work wonders...
4:45 pm
redturtlehead

I am looking forward to it, my work schedule is off again so my running shcedule is crammed= sore knees.
4:46 pm
Soodlebum

I love a shower in the morning, but you cant beat a bath just before bed.
4:47 pm
dcseain

soodle, a clean body in clean sheets is indeed a joy :)
4:47 pm
redturtlehead

I feel like I am wasting water...but...I am.
4:47 pm
rururocks

*hoses Soodle down*
4:49 pm
ren8

I am really struggling with my last 3 words, an7,32 an7,28 and fa6,36. Please help
4:50 pm
Uneaixoise

andante tempo indicated on sheet music :-)
4:50 pm
rururocks

une to the PB please
4:50 pm
dcseain

an7 cantabile
4:51 pm
Uneaixoise

fa + 4/5 of qu5/16
4:51 pm
dcseain

ty une.
4:51 pm
Uneaixoise

LOL!!! ohmygod, you can tell I need sleep!
4:51 pm
rururocks

nadal wins and she loses her composure
4:51 pm
Uneaixoise

:-D
4:51 pm
rururocks

or would that be composer
4:51 pm
featherbee

may i have more clues like that please, une? ;)
4:52 pm
Uneaixoise

groan
4:52 pm
Uneaixoise

LOL!!
4:52 pm
rururocks

Une gives the best clues...
4:52 pm
Uneaixoise

all RIGHT . . . enough! :-)
4:52 pm
featherbee

hee hee. gotta run anywya.
4:53 pm
Uneaixoise

hi and bye, feather :-)
4:53 pm
dcseain

hi/bye feather
4:53 pm
dcseain

an7.38 - against breathing gas
4:54 pm
dcseain

an7.28 rather
4:54 pm
Uneaixoise

thanks -- i never see that one
4:54 pm
rururocks

that is the dumbest word ever
4:54 pm
pythonx

qu8,70 ?
4:55 pm
pythonx

i agree ruru
4:55 pm
rururocks

*sees protesters in the street with signs " no air !" no air
4:55 pm
dcseain

it's from an7craft
4:55 pm
Uneaixoise

the un + lease is pretty stoopid too . . .
4:55 pm
dcseain

more qu6 - were it any qu8, i'd gag
4:56 pm
dcseain

it means untorn, une, from the past of rend
4:56 pm
rururocks

*sends martha stewart to smack DC*
4:56 pm
Uneaixoise

ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
4:56 pm
pythonx

i've got that one DC, need the other
4:57 pm
Uneaixoise

"of one piece" -- got it
4:58 pm
Uneaixoise

believe it or not, that's firewords for moi -- later, all :-) *poof*
4:58 pm
dcseain

congrats, une, be well
4:58 pm
dcseain

looking, python...
4:59 pm
ren8

finally found the FA word, now for the final two an7's
5:00 pm
dcseain

qu8 - most of an amount, and a mild 4-letter invective
5:00 pm
pythonx

an + *****'s inferno
5:00 pm
Soodlebum

Ugh.
Friday night is my delight,
So is Saturday Morning
But Sunday night breaks my heart
To think of Monday Morning!
5:01 pm
dcseain

monday is a holiday here this week.
5:01 pm
dcseain

qu8 - most of an amount, and a mild 4-letter invective (not da**, that's the end, but over that way in similar manner)
5:02 pm
pythonx

ty, DC, got it
5:02 pm
Soodlebum

A normal (working) Monday morning is rapidly approaching, I will say good night, and once again, a very happy Independence Day to all my transatlantic friends. XX
5:02 pm
dcseain

sweet dreams, soodle :)
5:02 pm
pythonx

nite soodle
5:02 pm
ren8

Night soodle
5:02 pm
Soodlebum

'Poof'
5:04 pm
ren8

well those 2 last an7's have finally given me a headache. Night all and thanks for your help.
5:04 pm
dcseain

g'night ren an7craft gun
5:04 pm
pythonx

ren8 did you see my clue?
5:06 pm
ren8

yeah I did python thanks but my brain is now frazzled and its late here so probably never going to find them
5:06 pm
pythonx

nite then
5:06 pm
dcseain

hee! there's a rube goldberg google doodle today, at least in US
5:07 pm
Jellen

Hello again...
5:08 pm
dcseain

wb, jellen :)
5:17 pm
crosshair

crossy is back;)
5:20 pm
dcseain

howdy, crossy
5:22 pm
crosshair

howdy dc
5:23 pm
Jellen

wb, crossy :-)
5:24 pm
crosshair

ty jellen
5:26 pm
Jellen

Bought a mattress topper to try to help the cot I'm sleeping on...should have purchased five or so!
5:27 pm
dcseain

might they bring you some more pillows, jellen?
5:29 pm
Jellen

I might be able to obtain a second mattress...bwaa-ha-ha!
5:29 pm
dcseain

even better!
5:31 pm
crosshair

i am glad you have the update in your profile jellen.i am sorry tim is having a rough go of it.tell them crossy says to git-r-dun..or i am coming down there;)
5:31 pm
jmbdobie2

hi all. back to get my last 3
5:32 pm
crosshair

howdy jm
5:32 pm
Jellen

He's doing much better at the moment...a little loopy and very sleeeepy...
5:32 pm
dcseain

hi, jmb
5:32 pm
Jellen

Hi, jmb
5:33 pm
Cathyar

Hi all...may I beg a clue for the first ga6/24 please?
5:33 pm
rururocks

ga6 a bird
5:33 pm
dcseain

is that ga6 wages, or something else (that's my only G)
5:33 pm
Jellen

ga + double consonant + phone home alien
5:33 pm
rururocks

Rhymes with Ms. Reno (former DA)
5:34 pm
dcseain

ah, the media company. ty, jellen
5:34 pm
dcseain

and ruru
5:34 pm
Cathyar

Thanks Jellen! :)
5:34 pm
Cathyar

and all cluers! :)
5:36 pm
Cathyar

been so long since i've been here...i forget some of the more obscure words! Can't wait for the new game page now though! :)
5:37 pm
dcseain

yes, it's been exciting seeing the progress!
5:37 pm
dcseain

(i'm still not liking the background colour though)
5:37 pm
crosshair

howdy cathy,glad to see you again:)
5:37 pm
Cathyar

did u tell Dr. G Seain?
5:38 pm
Cathyar

thanks crosshair!!! :D
5:38 pm
jmbdobie2

Jellen - Tim is very lucky to have your support. I was lucky enough to beat ovarian cancer. My partner hated being at the hospital with me and she took every opportunity to leave.
5:38 pm
dcseain

i did, as did several others :)
5:39 pm
Cathyar

My prayers are with you and Tim, Jellen.
5:39 pm
crosshair

my wife was the rock i leaned on during my three cancers;)
5:40 pm
jmbdobie2

it was the support of my friends that did it for me.
5:40 pm
Jellen

I spent lots of time in hospitals with my parents...It's a matter of adapting to the environment, I think...
5:41 pm
Jellen

I'm lucky to be able to drop everything and be here...
5:42 pm
Jellen

brb...going to order Tim's dinner...they have room service! Hamburger, fries, raw veg plate, and a chocolate shake, I think...
5:42 pm
jmbdobie2

like i said... tim is very lucky!
5:43 pm
crosshair

good lord,im wish our hosp served that!
5:43 pm
crosshair

our hospital seems to boil everything;(
5:44 pm
Marc Freeman

Good evening I am stuck on an7/28 need help, please?
5:44 pm
dcseain

an7craft guns
5:45 pm
Marc Freeman

thanks got it
5:45 pm
Jellen

Hi, Marc
5:47 pm
jmbdobie2

fireworks finally for my independence day celebration
5:47 pm
Jellen

Think I'm going to play in a poker tournament...I'll poke my head in between hands in case clues are needed...
5:47 pm
Jellen

Hooray for jmb!!!
5:48 pm
Cathyar

Happy 4th you all!
5:48 pm
jmbdobie2

another day, another grid tomorrow all!
5:50 pm
Jellen

Bye, jmb
5:50 pm
Jellen

Thanks, Cath!
5:57 pm
Cathyar

ra6/21 and ra5/10 have me stumped!!! :S
5:57 pm
Jellen

ra6 = sped on foot + *** Quayle
5:58 pm
Cathyar

lol...wow...thanks Jellen! :)
5:58 pm
Jellen

ra5= sped on foot + double vowel
6:00 pm
crosshair

ty jellen
6:00 pm
Cathyar

hmmm....there seems to be only one option for the double vowel..
6:00 pm
Cathyar

ahhh
6:00 pm
Cathyar

was starting with the wrong r....thanks Jellen again! :)
6:11 pm
Cathyar

hmmm...the second re5/10? baffled again. lol
6:21 pm
Jellen

re+ Spanish aunt
6:22 pm
Cathyar

ok...i thought that was the first one...no wonder i'm messed up. lol
6:23 pm
Cathyar

i guess its the 1st i'm looking for then :S
6:24 pm
Cathyar

got it! :)
6:39 pm
Jellen

Good!
6:40 pm
Jellen

Sorry, I slipped downstairs to grab a bite to eat...
6:42 pm
pam

hi, all
6:42 pm
Jellen

Hi, pam!
6:43 pm
Cathyar

lol... down to 9 words... Hi Pam! :)
6:43 pm
pam

Hi, Jellen and Cathyar!
6:48 pm
Jellen

pam, you know the fluff mystery series I started reading (Stephanie Plum)? I opened the Target sales ad today and they are all on sale, 2 for $10! I bought 2 today, but may go back for more!
6:49 pm
pam

That's great, Jellen! I think you need it!
6:49 pm
Jellen

They will keep me from spending so much time on the computer...
6:50 pm
pam

and offer you a chance to relax and unwind...
6:52 pm
Jellen

Need to dig out my booklight if I'm going to spend much more time in hospitals...
6:53 pm
BlackDayz

Indyanna where are you?!?!?!?!
6:53 pm
pam

I hope that that isn't the case! That you can both go home soon
6:53 pm
indyanna

heheh
6:53 pm
Cathyar

Jellen, any idea when Tim can go home?
6:53 pm
indyanna

stuck 57 words
6:54 pm
BlackDayz

brb
6:54 pm
java2

Good evening, all. Yes, Jellen, what's the update on Tim?
6:54 pm
Jellen

Maybe tomorrow, if they get his meds balanced and tests go okay...
6:55 pm
pam

that would be great
6:55 pm
Cathyar

poor guy....and poor you....sounds like you are there pretty much 24/7
6:56 pm
Jellen

Yup, since Thursday...
6:56 pm
java2

Prayers still going....I'd cross stuff, too, but that makes it hard to type and see...prayers work better! And you are in them, too.
6:57 pm
Jellen

Thank you java2
6:57 pm
rururocks

hi Pam...
6:58 pm
java2

You're welcome. It's something I CAN do for you
7:00 pm
pam

Hi, ru!
7:00 pm
rururocks

did you buy any of those bordeaux?
7:01 pm
pam

You know, I was going to--I walked by the store--but it's so hot, i didn't feel like carrying them! So i am drinking riesling
7:01 pm
pam

But I shall buy!
7:02 pm
rururocks

yes don't buy and tote wine in hot weather.
7:02 pm
Riverdance

Hi Everyone - dont know how long I can stay - anyone need any clues
7:03 pm
crosshair

it is 33c here today with a humidex of 47c and a air quality advisory..we are not happy campers;/
7:03 pm
Riverdance

Hi Crossy
7:03 pm
crosshair

howdy riverdance
7:04 pm
Riverdance

Its 8:04 pm and still 84 degrees - yikes
7:04 pm
crosshair

hot all over it seems
7:04 pm
Riverdance

same expected for tomorrow
7:05 pm
Jellen

Going to take a reading break...hi/bye River!
7:05 pm
crosshair

think i shall take the mrs for a picnic on the mtn then,it is generally about 5 degrees cooler on top
7:06 pm
Riverdance

How sweet crossy - enjoy
7:06 pm
java2

Well, it is summer in the northern hemisphere. I guess we should expect hot weather...
7:06 pm
crosshair

and lots of shade
7:06 pm
crosshair

for tomorrow that is
7:06 pm
big red

help with fa6/36 pls
7:06 pm
crosshair

we just got in not long ago from the in-laws and we are cooked;/
7:07 pm
Cathyar

2 V words left....5/18 and 5/26. may i ask for a clue please?
7:07 pm
Cathyar

vi5/18 and 5/26 i mean. :S
7:07 pm
java2

fa+4/5 of qu5/16
7:07 pm
Riverdance

fa + not ***t midnight yet for fireworks + the growl letter
7:08 pm
pam

sorry, wandered... yes, ru. It's too hot to be toting wine
7:08 pm
Riverdance

I took the kids to the movies this afternoon - air conditioning was welcome
7:10 pm
big red

thank you thank you
7:10 pm
java2

vi+plus
7:10 pm
Cathyar

thanks java2
7:10 pm
crosshair

ty java
7:10 pm
java2

yw
7:11 pm
redturtlehead

I am in and out still thinking about finishing this one off...29
7:11 pm
crosshair

a old term for a table of food i believe
7:11 pm
Riverdance

Hi Red - just got back - can I help you
7:11 pm
java2

yup
7:11 pm
redturtlehead

I dont know of anything in particular that I need.
7:13 pm
redturtlehead

but I have foudn both 8's now.
7:13 pm
rururocks

I need a cocktail
7:13 pm
Riverdance

do you have the other qu8 - qu + how to **swer this question + childs swear word
7:13 pm
redturtlehead

I have water. Bubbly and regualr, sorry ru it isnt exciting. some gatorade too.
7:13 pm
redturtlehead

I do river.
7:13 pm
Cathyar

fireworks!!! thanks for the help you all...its 4th of july on my screen! :-)
7:14 pm
redturtlehead

congrats Cathyar!
7:15 pm
java2

ty, riverdance, I nneded that one!
7:15 pm
java2

way to go Cathyar
7:15 pm
Cathyar

there is NO way I could finish one of these without help...so any I can offer in return before I go?
7:15 pm
redturtlehead

help on the un 6??
7:16 pm
Cathyar

un + to lease something
7:17 pm
redturtlehead

thanks Cathy, but the other un 6...
7:17 pm
Cathyar

also...un6/36 = to return a gun to its holster
7:18 pm
Riverdance

un5 - is to undo a knot
7:18 pm
redturtlehead

ahh thats the one, thanks!
7:18 pm
java2

ty Cathyar - that's a weird one
7:18 pm
Riverdance

un + lease an apartment
7:19 pm
Cathyar

:)
7:21 pm
crosshair

thanks to all the wonderful cluers the last 10 minutes;))
7:21 pm
Cathyar

anyone need more?
7:22 pm
redturtlehead

there are some lovely cluers here. cross.
7:23 pm
Cathyar

if not, i'm off to fold some laundry! please give me a reason to procrastinate? ;) lol...though that usually isn't hard for me.
7:23 pm
java2

how about the e in the second column from the left, second row from the top?
7:23 pm
Riverdance

just got a cell phone that I couldnt hear and was very strange - I hate when they break up like that - I think it was a wrong number though
7:23 pm
java2

Aggghhhh- second column from the RIGHT!
7:24 pm
redturtlehead

I have finished the F's whoo.
7:24 pm
Riverdance

dont know which one
7:24 pm
dofith

I need that too, java
7:24 pm
Cathyar

en5/10 = to go into a room
7:24 pm
Riverdance

maybe en + beginning of a diamond crown
7:24 pm
dofith

It's for nbt
7:24 pm
lynxxx

or volcano
7:24 pm
Cathyar

en + spanish aunt (jellen gave me that clue)
7:24 pm
Riverdance

oh its probablly the volcano
7:25 pm
redturtlehead

most likely the volcano, people have missed it all da long.
7:25 pm
Cathyar

en6/18 - en + a wheel on a car
7:25 pm
java2

yup, it's the volcano...but I greyed both "e"s so thanks
7:25 pm
Riverdance

yw
7:25 pm
dofith

etna
7:25 pm
Riverdance

hey lynxxx
7:25 pm
Cathyar

i guess the 6/18 could come from either "e"
7:25 pm
crosshair

just once id like to see kilimanjaro lol
7:25 pm
lynxxx

hi River and all
7:26 pm
Riverdance

we are on the same though process
7:26 pm
dofith

Yay!! Thank you! It was the volc`ano for nbt
7:26 pm
crosshair

howdy lynxx
7:26 pm
Riverdance

my response time is several seconds delayed - ugh!
7:27 pm
redturtlehead

hello Lynnxxx and stewie!!!!
7:27 pm
java2

there's a lot of the world I haven't seen - I'd like to see it all!
7:27 pm
Riverdance

who is stewie
7:27 pm
Riverdance

me too java
7:27 pm
lynxxx

<-------me
7:28 pm
redturtlehead

and now done with Q
7:28 pm
Riverdance

ah - guess I never knew that lynxxx
7:28 pm
big red

ra 5/14 pl
7:28 pm
crosshair

quire
7:28 pm
Riverdance

a cattle ra***
7:29 pm
crosshair

ooks,caught me trolling
7:29 pm
java2

Oooh - Greatest American Hero is on Syfy...I loved that show
7:29 pm
Cathyar

you may have one with cattle or horses big red
7:29 pm
Riverdance

shame shame crossy ...
7:29 pm
redturtlehead

thanks river, I needed the cattle thing.
7:29 pm
big red

thank you
7:30 pm
Riverdance

yw
7:30 pm
dofith

Come and join me in the pb, crossy - I did it with the volcano
7:30 pm
dofith

Not too many goodies here, tho
7:30 pm
crosshair

kk,ill make us bacon weave sammiches;))
7:30 pm
HollyF

an6?
7:31 pm
Riverdance

we have a toyota in the grid tonight - I love that big truck -wish I could afford one
7:31 pm
Mom

Hi again ..... not for 2 more days Crossy!!!!
7:31 pm
dofith

btw, what does pb actually stand for?
7:31 pm
Cathyar

an+the start of a princess' crown
7:31 pm
crosshair

penalty box
7:31 pm
lynxxx

hi Mom!
7:32 pm
Riverdance

Hiya ((mom))
7:32 pm
Mom

{{Lynxxx}} hello
7:32 pm
crosshair

mom:))
7:32 pm
Mom

{{River}} good to see you
7:32 pm
HollyF

Thank you!
7:32 pm
Mom

{{Crossy}}
7:32 pm
Riverdance

an + diamond crown less last letter
7:32 pm
dofith

Ah!That's where I belong, that's for sure!
7:32 pm
crosshair

ty riverdance
7:33 pm
redturtlehead

but cross thats the wrong volcano! its always covered in cloud anyway.
7:33 pm
dofith

I hope you guys all had (or are still having) a great Ind. Day - do you get a holiday today?(Monday)
7:33 pm
crosshair

i have the bacon thawing as we speak mom:)
7:34 pm
Mom

yes, a holiday tomorrow as well Dofith and hello
7:34 pm
stidmama

hello all.
7:34 pm
crosshair

stiddles;))
7:34 pm
stidmama

I am sitting here, eating home-made tamales!!!!
7:34 pm
evanonut

i see a momzoid!!!
7:34 pm
redturtlehead

depends on your job, the holiday thing. Most groceries were open today...
7:34 pm
dofith

G'Day Mom - so a 4-day weekend, or 3?
7:34 pm
lynxxx

hi Stid
7:34 pm
Mom

{{Stid}} hello. We are going to have to set out more cookies and milk. I have just about eaten all the cookies
7:34 pm
Mom

3 days, Dofith
7:35 pm
Mom

{{Nutty}} hello
7:35 pm
lynxxx

hello Nut too
7:35 pm
stidmama

(((NUTLY))) twice in one day... this is wonderful!
7:35 pm
riemann

Hi Stid! I'm about to sit down to homemade fajitas.
7:35 pm
Mom

:( I missed Nutty earlier
7:35 pm
evanonut

i know, this is actually my third time in...its and air quality warning day here
7:36 pm
dofith

I am missing a ga6/24 - I have the gather and the stone.
7:36 pm
Riverdance

where is that dofith -enjoying the ga6/24 on your finger while waiting for the vi7 to pour something special while the maids fullfill your every fa5/22
7:36 pm
Mom

oh dear, best you stay inside and babble. It is good for your health :)
7:36 pm
redturtlehead

help with the last ra 5, 16? please?
7:36 pm
stidmama

hello riemann! was thinking about you the other day, too! When are you coming to visit again?
7:36 pm
lynxxx

where is that Nut?
7:36 pm
crosshair

same here evanonut..air is thick as pea soup today
7:36 pm
stidmama

I have three more weeks of class this summer, and then I am FREE!!! (for a couple of weeks)
7:36 pm
stidmama

hello river!
7:36 pm
evanonut

hate when i can see the air
7:36 pm
Mom

Hi Riemann
7:36 pm
stidmama

okay, listing and going to finish today or bust.
7:36 pm
lynxxx

ra5.16 like the ra6 chasm, less the last vwl
7:36 pm
Riverdance

re5 = to lease an apartment with an extra vowel
7:37 pm
redturtlehead

Oh duh, thanks.
7:37 pm
Mom

how are things with you Nutty?
7:37 pm
evanonut

i don't think i'll even start the grid, mom, okay i spose
7:37 pm
lynxxx

yw
7:37 pm
stidmama

gee nut, how come your air is bad? I thought it was just in big cities that happens?
7:37 pm
evanonut

something about high pressure and fronts and clouds and i don't know what
7:38 pm
evanonut

but i'm doing my fair share of coughing, so i'm going to say they're probably right
7:38 pm
crosshair

the city is sharing their air with us today
7:38 pm
stidmama

*hands nut gas mask and box of choclits*
7:39 pm
stidmama

last AN 6 please?
7:39 pm
crosshair

and we are 2.5 hours by car north of the city:((
7:39 pm
Mom

it is very humid here today
7:39 pm
lynxxx

an6 against what you all were talking about
7:39 pm
evanonut

and hot, don't forget hot
7:39 pm
Mom

only 89 today
7:39 pm
Cathyar

hi stidmama! an + a crown without the last letter
7:40 pm
lynxxx

oops - drop last i from the an7
7:40 pm
stidmama

we have pleasant weather today, a bit breezy, so not too hot, but a bit of sun this afternoon.
7:40 pm
Mom

thanks Lynxxx
7:40 pm
stidmama

thanks lynxxx *thinking*
7:40 pm
stidmama

got it!
7:40 pm
Riverdance

I spent my day with the kids at the movies - much cooler there with the air conditioning
7:41 pm
Mom

sun all day today here and all week, as well. Will get into the 90's this week
7:41 pm
stidmama

how about ch 7? either or both...
7:41 pm
Mom

River, this weather is unusual for you all isn't it?
7:41 pm
lynxxx

Cathyar - your pup is perfect, he looks like a toy that is never played with
7:41 pm
Riverdance

c + one who goes after fowl in the woods
7:41 pm
Cathyar

ch7/40 - a spice just spelled a bit different than I've seen
7:42 pm
mixi6

ty river and cathy
7:42 pm
Cathyar

thanx lynxx....he's in dire need of a grooming at the moment! LOL
7:42 pm
mixi6

and Lynxxx
7:42 pm
redturtlehead

he is cute, and I have to say Cathy, I have a fondness for Nova Scotia.
7:42 pm
Riverdance

we dont get too many 90 degree days but a few each year - we dont have air con at home. While husband split some wood - kids and I went to movies - hehe
7:42 pm
stidmama

CATHY!!!!! ((((((hugs)))))
7:43 pm
Cathyar

LOL stid....you didn't see me clue you earlier!!! {{{HUGS BACK!}}}
7:43 pm
lynxxx

smart thinking River - and a lot cheaper!
7:43 pm
stidmama

I didn't see your first clue -- wasn't expecting you, I guess! LOL
7:43 pm
redturtlehead

I remember working in NH, I was absoloutly upset by having some 50 degree weather in July!
7:43 pm
redturtlehead

but its been very cold here in Florida for the last few days...
7:43 pm
Cathyar

I'm proud to say I've finally finished a grid before you!!! LOL haven't been here in awhile. anticipating DR. G's upgrade though! :D
7:44 pm
stidmama

got them both now, Cs complete!
7:44 pm
Riverdance

yeah right - $10 Us a ticket plus popcorn at $8 - we smuggled in our own candy and waters
7:44 pm
lynxxx

I'd better get going - bye everyone!
7:44 pm
mcurlschool

hi friends
7:44 pm
stidmama

well done, Cathy! I have missed seeing you. Hope you are well and your son enjoying summer?
7:44 pm
stidmama

later lynxxx! thanks for the help!
7:44 pm
stidmama

hey mcurl!
7:44 pm
Cathyar

see you lynxxx....will give buster a pat for you ;)
7:44 pm
dofith

It is quite amusing to read all your chat about the heat - I've not been up very long so heater hasn't managed to raise our temp much above friggin' freezing here!
7:44 pm
Riverdance

bye lynxxx
7:45 pm
Cathyar

summer is awesome here stidmama...i'm on vacation...starting week 2 of 2 tonight
7:45 pm
Mom

bye bye Lynxxx have a good day
7:45 pm
Cathyar

though its full of house work...painting to be precise
7:45 pm
Mom

River, did you husband good to work up a sweat!
7:46 pm
stidmama

good for you Cathy! I am in summer session, but will have some time off at the end of this month to do the rest of the house and yard upkeep.
7:46 pm
Riverdance

I didnt get close enough to find out Mom
7:46 pm
dofith

Still looking for ga6/24 - not the gem and not the gather word.
7:47 pm
Cathyar

even with household things to be done...the time off work is always a rest anyway...nice to do things on our OWN time. I hope you have a great end of month stidmama! :)
7:47 pm
Riverdance

ga + double cons + beginning of volcano
7:47 pm
stidmama

that's a kind of seabird... thanks river!
7:48 pm
Mom

lol, I meant splitting wood and sweating will work out any frustrations and aggravations and might make life a bit easier
7:48 pm
redturtlehead

ri 7 please?
7:48 pm
Cathyar

the first ga6/24 ....yes...what river and stid said...you all are sooo quick! LOL
7:48 pm
dofith

Stupid woman I am - I even know that word! Thanks.
7:48 pm
stidmama

:-D thanks Cathy!
7:48 pm
Cathyar

a french flowing body of water
7:48 pm
Riverdance

rofl Mom
7:48 pm
stidmama

not stupid, dofith... just seeing SO many possibilities!
7:48 pm
Cathyar

err..the water clue was for the ri7 request
7:49 pm
dofith

ri7 - like the nice coastal area in France but different vowl on end
7:49 pm
stidmama

FA 6 before the 5/22 "help" word?
7:49 pm
redturtlehead

thanks!
7:49 pm
stidmama

thanks for the ri word
7:50 pm
Riverdance

fa6 - to do a fa**** for someone is nice - this one has an extra vowel after the circle vowel
7:50 pm
Cathyar

fa = in****ing minds want to know
7:50 pm
dofith

sound like swearing!
7:50 pm
stidmama

thanks CAthy
7:50 pm
mixi6

ty dofith and Riverdance
7:50 pm
Cathyar

welcome :-D
7:50 pm
Riverdance

ooops - clued the wrong one
7:50 pm
redturtlehead

Oh no neighbours are setting off fireworks and I am afriad they may set something on fire...
7:51 pm
redturtlehead

lots of smoke
7:51 pm
Cathyar

well...i have to run...been procrastinating after painting today, but laundry awaits. bye for now! :D
7:51 pm
evanonut

quite possible red, the smart peeps are smart enough to leave fireworks alone.
7:52 pm
redturtlehead

very few of my neighbours qualify as smart...especially these....
7:52 pm
stidmama

later Cathy, thanks for the help, and have a wonderful vacation!!!!
7:52 pm
redturtlehead

have a nice rest Cathy!
7:53 pm
Cathyar

thanks stid and red...i'll be popping by here more often...waiting for the new grid page!!! :)
7:54 pm
Mom

Oh Cathyar, I am too. Was telling Stid earlier it is like waiting for Santa
7:55 pm
Mom

oh Red, I hope not.
7:55 pm
redturtlehead

I hope not too, surprisingly the dog is just sitting her watching with utter fascination....
7:55 pm
stidmama

middle GA 6 please?
7:55 pm
Mom

the city had their big blast last night but the neighbors are starting now
7:56 pm
stidmama

have the bird and the gem...
7:56 pm
riemann

you're just short of being a gem, Stid.
7:56 pm
redturtlehead

I am very very glad my car is parked in the other lot...away from this.
7:56 pm
Mom

those are the only 2 I have also, sorry Stid
7:56 pm
mixi6

I'll try to ga6 some help for you stid.
7:57 pm
Mom

thanks Mixi and hello
7:57 pm
mixi6

vi7?
7:57 pm
stidmama

thanks mixi (not sure about riemann...)
7:57 pm
dofith

Like the gem but change last cons.
7:57 pm
stidmama

down to 36!
7:57 pm
stidmama

thanks also dofith
7:57 pm
redturtlehead

the ga you want is to gain something or to aquire it...
7:57 pm
Riverdance

one who makes the wine
7:57 pm
evanonut

i think i'm going to go and watch the world get dark from the hammock
7:57 pm
dofith

vi7 - makes wine
7:57 pm
mixi6

Hi, Mom.
7:58 pm
Mom

take care Nutty {{hugs}}
7:58 pm
stidmama

enjoy, nut (((hugs)) hope the air clears soon. See you again soon!
7:58 pm
stidmama

thanks for the wine maker!
7:58 pm
mixi6

dofith. I will try to spell it agina. .... :)
7:58 pm
Riverdance

bye evanonut
7:59 pm
stidmama

ou?
7:59 pm
Mom

I have seen that clue all day and can't get it, all the words I try the dictionary doesn't like them
8:00 pm
Riverdance

ou + a florida fruit without the first and last letters
8:00 pm
stidmama

Mom, think of the age of wine, its vi**age; and the star of star trek william shat***
8:00 pm
redturtlehead

and fireworks, thanks for the many clues!!!!!
8:01 pm
Mom

thank you Stid
8:01 pm
stidmama

thanks river!
8:01 pm
stidmama

YAY red!!!!
8:01 pm
Riverdance

whoohooo red
8:01 pm
dcseain

congrats, red
8:01 pm
Mom

thanks River
8:01 pm
Mom

congrats Red
8:01 pm
dcseain

hi, mom, stid, river, et al
8:01 pm
stidmama

(fireworks on the 4th... who saw that coming????) *wicked mama look*
8:01 pm
mixi6

congrats red! I still need a couple of an7's.
8:01 pm
Mom

Hi Seain
8:01 pm
Riverdance

Happy 4th of July dcs
8:02 pm
dcseain

thank you, river, and a happy 4th to you and all yall too!
8:02 pm
Riverdance

an + thriller movie ****'s peak - volcano movie
8:02 pm
dcseain

fireworks will start in 15-20 here. I'm starting on cooking dinner now.
8:02 pm
Jeff7

ut 5 please
8:02 pm
Mom

and to you as well, Seain
8:03 pm
Riverdance

N7 = againt the stuff you breath
8:03 pm
Riverdance

*an7
8:03 pm
Mom

Hi Jeff
8:03 pm
Jeff7

hi mom
8:04 pm
dcseain

howdy, jeff
8:04 pm
stidmama

hey jeff
8:04 pm
Jeff7

hey all....keeping my doggies calm against the fireworks here (trying to anyway)
8:05 pm
dcseain

ut5 - more than one of where fetuses grow
8:05 pm
Riverdance

ut + got to run some **rands + dotted vowel
8:05 pm
Jeff7

ty both
8:05 pm
stidmama

thanks for that one seain
8:05 pm
stidmama

and river
8:05 pm
stidmama

how about the first RA 6?
8:05 pm
Mom

may I have a clue (and a fish probably) for the av please
8:06 pm
Riverdance

a + take your ***s when getting married
8:06 pm
dcseain

only ra6 i have is one who ra4
8:06 pm
mixi6

fireworks
8:07 pm
stidmama

YAY mixi!
8:07 pm
dcseain

conrgats, mixi
8:07 pm
Mom

and some tu** fish with those vows
8:07 pm
Mom

congrats Mixi
8:07 pm
stidmama

thanks seain, I have that one...
8:07 pm
stidmama

thanks for the fishy fish mom! didn't have that yet!
8:07 pm
Mom

no wonder I couldn't get it, was looking at the ar point total while trying to get the av wo** **sigh**
8:08 pm
Mom

glad to help Stid
8:08 pm
Mom

past tense of run + *** Quayle
8:08 pm
stidmama

oooh. monkeyed the one I needed...
8:08 pm
Riverdance

ra + do you really *ee* a clue + **swer this question
8:09 pm
stidmama

seain, RA 6/21 looks like the central plains Native American tribes who built round houses mostly in the ground. ma**** (male person + ***2bit)
8:09 pm
Mom

I can't take any more of this. Good night to all of you. {{hugs and pleasant dreams}}
8:09 pm
stidmama

or what river clued!
8:09 pm
Mom

River, might we see you tomorrow?
8:09 pm
dcseain

got it from mom :) ty, stid
8:10 pm
Riverdance

oh no Mom = dont go
8:10 pm
Mom

lol River, why not?
8:10 pm
dcseain

k, off to cook some food. g'night mom! i'll bbl
8:10 pm
stidmama

see you later seain
8:10 pm
Mom

bye bye Seain, have a good evening
8:11 pm
Jeff7

help with both ch 7/40s please....can't get them!
8:11 pm
rururocks

c + deer killer
8:12 pm
Mom

Ruru's in the house!
8:12 pm
rururocks

the other is a condiment for indian food
8:12 pm
Jeff7

ty ruru
8:12 pm
rururocks

Yo! mama!
8:12 pm
Mom

:-) Hi
8:12 pm
Riverdance

I will try - DH has a full day planned of (hmmm) so Keith can have a good time - driving to VT to go to Ben&Jerrys (OH YEAH ice cream) and on an on from there
8:12 pm
Jeff7

never saw the food spelled that way
8:12 pm
big red

ri 7/10 pls
8:12 pm
rururocks

ooh. I just tried a new Ben and Jerry's and loved it
8:13 pm
rururocks

key lime Pie ice cream.. yummo
8:13 pm
Mom

how far is VT from you?
8:13 pm
stidmama

go ruru go!
8:13 pm
Riverdance

ri + sort of like that french vacation placer but change last vowel
8:13 pm
Mom

never eaten Ben & Jerry's ice cream
8:13 pm
rururocks

a long way.. I used to go there for meetings though
8:13 pm
rururocks

not at Ben and Jerry's
8:13 pm
Riverdance

to get to B & J is short of 3 hours
8:14 pm
Mom

wow, that is a drive. does the car have a/c?
8:14 pm
Riverdance

yes thank goodness
8:14 pm
Mom

silly question, all cars do now days.
8:14 pm
Riverdance

I think my husband want to wear out Keith so he doesnt thing about it
8:15 pm
Riverdance

*think
8:15 pm
Mom

that is probably a good idea. But I am sure it will be in the back of his mind. How is your husband and daughter handling this?
8:16 pm
Riverdance

it will be early to bed as we need to leave by 4:30 am
8:16 pm
Mom

River, I think you and Keith have been real troopers with all of this and I would hope that if I were in the same situation I would be like you. So strong
8:16 pm
Riverdance

DH is not speaking to me so dont know - daughter is OK but hides alot - she has 2 friends coming over on Tues so will be OK
8:17 pm
stidmama

firweeds!!!
8:17 pm
Mom

oh sigh, one of those DH's
8:17 pm
Mom

congrats Stid
8:17 pm
Riverdance

lol - whooohooo on the weeds
8:18 pm
Mom

I am so sorry that it is like that RIver
8:18 pm
stidmama

:-D I decided to have qu5 reward today..
8:18 pm
Riverdance

yeah me too
8:18 pm
stidmama

river, that is rough. ((hugs)) I wish I could be useful to you.
8:19 pm
Riverdance

you guys are great - I so appreciate my babble friends - unfortunately my home friends think I am nuts - thinks my DH put them up to that
8:20 pm
big red

finally got the ri 7. thanks Riveerdance
8:20 pm
Riverdance

oops sorry for the bad blue big red
8:21 pm
Mom

my DH told me along time ago that the best revenge is living well.
Nuts, as in cuckoo or nuts as in funny
8:21 pm
Riverdance

there were some tough words on this grid
8:21 pm
Riverdance

I do the best I can for myself - never used to but do now - thats probably why so many problems now
8:22 pm
big red

i just didn't know know how to spell the french place. thanks for your help
8:23 pm
Riverdance

so how many words do you have left Mom
8:23 pm
Mom

oh no River, don't blame yourself for this
8:23 pm
stidmama

river, in stressful times every person has their own way of coping. Just do what is right for you and don't worry about the opinions of people who are not in your shoes.
8:23 pm
Mom

me? I have 16 but I am not looking for any more words, I threw in the towel back when I said I was leaving. Only stayed caused you asked me not to
8:24 pm
Mom

asked me not to leave
8:24 pm
Riverdance

(((Mom))) and (((stid)))
8:25 pm
Mom

{{River}}
8:25 pm
Mom

group hug
8:25 pm
stidmama

what is important is that you are available for your children (#1), and your DH (#2) and yourself (not necessarily or always in that order).
8:25 pm
stidmama

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}
8:26 pm
dofith

Looking for fr5/18
8:26 pm
Mom

and what determination and discipline as to have stayed smoke free all this time
8:27 pm
Riverdance

thanks dofith - french money
8:27 pm
Mom

an old French coin Dofith
8:27 pm
Riverdance

that is one thing I have to be very proud of
8:28 pm
Mom

one of many
8:28 pm
stidmama

I think you should be proud, river -- had no idea you were still smoke free *lights extra firecrackers for smoke-free river*
8:28 pm
Riverdance

yes 10 1/2 weeks
8:28 pm
Mom

11 weeks now?
8:28 pm
Mom

close
8:29 pm
dofith

Oh, duh!! Thanks
8:29 pm
Mom

that might stick in your DH crawl, that you licked the habit and he hasn't been able to.
8:29 pm
Riverdance

yes wednesday will make 11 - my son is very proud of me - how could I go back and smoke - especially with his cardiac issue
8:29 pm
Riverdance

yeah that is one thing
8:30 pm
Mom

have you always worked River?
8:31 pm
Mom

should have been Kicked not licked
8:31 pm
Mom

wow, River, you have saved $525 by not smoking!
8:32 pm
Riverdance

I have always worked and have a great job - maybe being the bread winner has been an issue too - yet DH has a good job too
8:32 pm
Riverdance

He doesnt have the drive as I do at work
8:32 pm
stidmama

that's a HUGE amount of money, river! *visions of a mom spa day...*
8:33 pm
Mom

it might be if you make more than he does. Some guys, for what ever reason don't like that. I say go for it, it all goes in the same pot.
8:33 pm
Riverdance

I totally intend to take a spa day but havent found any free time yet - once Keith is free and clear, I can do for me
8:33 pm
dofith

How about fa5/18
8:33 pm
rururocks

cciggies are ridiculously expensive
8:33 pm
Mom

I knew a couple whose husband made his wife quit work because she was going to make more than he did and she had to quit. no if's ands or but's
8:34 pm
Mom

sorry Dofith I don't have it
8:34 pm
stidmama

fa 5/18 is religious belief
8:34 pm
Riverdance

dofith - your religious fa***
8:34 pm
rururocks

ya gotta have fa 5
8:34 pm
Mom

I have it now, even though I threw in the towel
8:34 pm
rururocks

(george michael)
8:34 pm
dofith

Oh, for heaven's sake!
8:35 pm
Riverdance

great clue ruru
8:35 pm
rururocks

*picks up towell anc grumbles at mom*
8:35 pm
stidmama

but don't dwell on what happens with other couples, river... focus on what is important to you both: your children, and the life you are building together.
8:35 pm
Mom

ah ah ah no grumbling at mom
8:35 pm
stidmama

LOL ruru!
8:36 pm
Jellen

Tidy ruru...
8:36 pm
Riverdance

stid -like your new pic
8:36 pm
stidmama

hey Jellen!
8:36 pm
Mom

take care of yourself first and foremost River, then you will be able to take care of Keith and your family
8:36 pm
Mom

Hi Jellen
8:36 pm
Jellen

Hello!
8:36 pm
rururocks

freakin' messy babblers always leaving a mess for me to clean up...
8:36 pm
Riverdance

Hi Jellen how are you doing
8:37 pm
stidmama

my new icon shows the tamales I made...
8:37 pm
Mom

now now now Ruru, when I threw in the towel it landed in the hamper
8:37 pm
Riverdance

leave it to ruru to clean up after us women
8:37 pm
Jellen

Just woke up from a wee nap...was trying to read but slept instead...
8:37 pm
stidmama

thanks river, btw
8:37 pm
rururocks

*grumbles*
8:37 pm
Mom

*** taps foot waits for apology***
8:37 pm
Riverdance

are you still in the hospital jellen
8:37 pm
stidmama

I did that earlier too Jellen, but I think I want to sleep because I don't want to study... *disengaged student look*
8:38 pm
Jellen

Yes, River...until tomorrow at least...
8:38 pm
Mom

Jellen, did the mattress help?
8:38 pm
stidmama

I just hope Tim can get the pain under control. Pain makes everything so much harder to cope with.
8:38 pm
rururocks

..uh mom.. you missed the hamper by a mile..
8:39 pm
Jellen

I was on Tim's bed with him *blushes*
8:39 pm
Mom

well if you were expecting it to land in California, I suppose I did miss it but more than a mile
8:39 pm
stidmama

good for you Jellen!!!
8:39 pm
Mom

I think that is sweet Jellen
8:40 pm
Riverdance

ugh -thinking good thoughts for you -hope you got it ..... maybe we can send out hospital vibes if you are still there on Tues
8:40 pm
Jellen

Pain is under control, but all he's done today is sleep, and he's kinda loopy...
8:40 pm
Jellen

He fell asleep holding his cheeseburger tonight, lol...
8:40 pm
Mom

lol
8:41 pm
rururocks

I hope this round of chemo helps him
8:41 pm
stidmama

oh my! LOL you know he's tired if he doesn't finish the burger!
8:42 pm
Riverdance

and your hand I'm sure - all the best that this new protocol is successful - good night all
8:42 pm
rururocks

<<< would NEVER fall asleep eating a burger
8:42 pm
Jellen

He normally hates sleeping...thinks it's a waste of time...
8:42 pm
stidmama

sweet dreams river ((hugs))
8:42 pm
Jellen

G'night, River
8:42 pm
rururocks

night river...
8:43 pm
Mom

{{River}} pleasant dreams. Will be praying for Keith.
8:43 pm
Riverdance

will try to get on tomorrow if I can
8:43 pm
Mom

and off I go, good night everyone {{hugs}}
8:43 pm
Riverdance

((babble friends))
8:43 pm
stidmama

and if you can't get on tomorrow, river, we will be thinking of you and your family.
8:43 pm
Mom

look forward to it River
8:43 pm
Jellen

G'night, Mom
8:43 pm
stidmama

sweet dreams Mom ((hugs))
8:44 pm
Mom

pleasant dreams, {{jellen}} and {{Stid}}
8:44 pm
Mom

River's daughter is going to email Rubyfoo so she can tell us how the surgery went
8:45 pm
Mom

not off to bed.
8:45 pm
rururocks

holds towell for mom
8:45 pm
torgone

Heyas kids ..
8:45 pm
Mom

good night Ruru, thank you. What a gentleman
8:46 pm
Mom

hi and bye Tor
8:46 pm
Mom

now*
8:46 pm
Jellen

Hello again, tor
8:46 pm
big red

help with un6/36 pls
8:47 pm
Jellen

un + make art with a pencil
8:47 pm
Riverdance

un + make a picture
8:47 pm
big red

thank you
8:48 pm
stidmama

hey tor!
8:50 pm
rururocks

wow stid. I click on your picture and you are a tamale
8:50 pm
rururocks

so here today and gone tamale?
8:54 pm
featherbee

lol, she's one hot tamale!
8:55 pm
Jellen

Hi, feather!
8:55 pm
featherbee

'spose i should finish this grid
8:56 pm
rururocks

nah.. why bother feather..there will always be another one
8:56 pm
featherbee

hmm. s'pose, really. misplaced apostrophe.
8:56 pm
dcseain

that was a very satisfying meal. Much to my surprise, the Lake Fairfax fireworks are still booming.
9:00 pm
featherbee

killed the chat?
9:00 pm
dcseain

hi, feather
9:00 pm
Jellen

Oh, pooh...missed fireworks on TV!
9:00 pm
featherbee

there's thundar in them thar hills... silly non-word
9:00 pm
Riverdance

fireworks on TV????
9:00 pm
dcseain

agreed, feather
9:01 pm
dcseain

yes, the fireworks are televised here, too
9:01 pm
Riverdance

havent logged off yet - just checking email and stuff
9:01 pm
featherbee

jellen, pbs is running the capitol fourth again. if you're up later you can catch them.
9:01 pm
featherbee

find a pbs station around 10:30 and you'll see them.
9:01 pm
Riverdance

us back country folk dont have such a thin'
9:02 pm
Jellen

Just found it, feather, thanks!
9:02 pm
dcseain

PBS/WETA simulcasts it here.
9:02 pm
featherbee

:) welcome! it's a good program.
9:03 pm
dcseain

i miss living on Capitol Hill - the whole neighborhood walks down to the Capitol to watch.
9:03 pm
featherbee

very cool seain!
9:04 pm
featherbee

i'm recording it to show daniel tomorrow
9:04 pm
Jellen

My sister and nieces are on a sailboat in Boston watching fireworks...
9:04 pm
dcseain

it is. And it's a chance to meet some neighbors
9:04 pm
featherbee

ohhh, neat jellen
9:04 pm
dcseain

nice, jellen!
9:05 pm
dcseain

when i lived in Boston, i used to watch from the middle of the Mass Ave (aka Smoot) Bridge. Boat much better!
9:05 pm
dcseain

ENABLE doesn't like fairie
9:05 pm
Riverdance

went many years sitting on the Esplanade
9:05 pm
featherbee

think it's faerie
9:06 pm
dcseain

faerie, fairie, fairy, whataer ;)
9:08 pm
Riverdance

give up on the fairie - its not there or it friends
9:08 pm
dcseain

:D
9:08 pm
Riverdance

you have the fa5 - feeling woozy
9:08 pm
Riverdance

and continue that to make it more
9:08 pm
dcseain

yes, fa4/5/7
9:08 pm
dcseain

fa 4/6/5/7 actually
9:08 pm
Riverdance

we have a fa4 carnival
9:09 pm
Riverdance

and have some fa*** in your whatever
9:11 pm
Riverdance

now this was a tough one fa + my kids like to s*****t each other with water when hot
9:11 pm
Riverdance

then we all like to do some thing for each other fa***
9:11 pm
dcseain

i have that - it's very similar to the name of a nearby county, so i tried variants on the county name
9:11 pm
Riverdance

and the variation adding another vowel
9:12 pm
Riverdance

you are too smart for me dcs...
9:12 pm
dcseain

those two were my first words. it always pleases me with both NA and BE variants appear :)
9:12 pm
dcseain

i have 2 fo words. are there more than that?
9:13 pm
Jellen

3 fo's
9:13 pm
Jellen

fo 4/7, 4/8, 4/8
9:13 pm
Riverdance

yup
9:14 pm
dcseain

ah, missed the number. ty
9:14 pm
dcseain

2 FR words?
9:15 pm
Jellen

Three
9:15 pm
dcseain

wait, i have 3 FRs. so are there 4?
9:15 pm
Jellen

Just three
9:15 pm
Riverdance

no just 3
9:16 pm
dcseain

i guess i'll pull up a list for my last 29 :)
9:17 pm
Jellen

Forgot how much I like Stars and Stripes Forever...
9:18 pm
dcseain

i learned yesterday that the Dr Who theme is The Washington Post march.
9:18 pm
dcseain

Stars and Stripes forever is lovely, agreed :)
9:18 pm
Jellen

My other sister just sent me a text...she and her family are waiting for fireworks to start at the arch in St. Louis :-)
9:19 pm
dcseain

nice!
9:19 pm
dcseain

I learned that Observatory Park near here does fireworks; next year i may go there.
9:26 pm
big red

an 7/32 pls
9:26 pm
Jellen

an7 = musical term for slow
9:27 pm
Jellen

an + author of the Inferno
9:28 pm
big red

thank you Jellen
9:35 pm
redturtlehead

ooooh, I am having insomnia. this never happens to me!!! hello again babblers.
9:35 pm
Jellen

Hi, red
9:36 pm
redturtlehead

hello. I want to sleeep.
9:37 pm
Jellen

I couldn't sleep last night...too much sugar and caffeine, then Tim's pain kicked in...
9:37 pm
gwenski

I find it hard to sleep while playing babble, red.
9:37 pm
redturtlehead

I am done, just now got up so as not to roll bout in the bed any more.
9:38 pm
Jellen

Hi, gwenski
9:38 pm
featherbee

hi red. i got distracted by bright shinies on the internet. back to finish.
9:39 pm
gwenski

Hi Jellen (and all)
9:40 pm
big red

fireworks for me. thanks for all the help. fireworks outside too. happy 4th
9:40 pm
Jellen

Yahoo, big red!!!
9:40 pm
gwenski

Congrats, big red.
9:41 pm
Jellen

Fireworks on TV!
9:41 pm
joey

i need help with the in5/16, please. thanks
9:42 pm
Jellen

in + ***iety is the spice of life!
9:42 pm
joey

thanks bunches
9:45 pm
featherbee

bahhh, forget it. i keep wandering, and not gridding!
9:45 pm
Jellen

1812 Overture...who is it by?
9:46 pm
dofith

Tchaikovsky
9:46 pm
dcseain

Tchaikovsky
9:46 pm
joey

btw - great clue - jellen
9:47 pm
Jellen

Ahh...Tchaikovsky, thanks!
9:47 pm
dcseain

buy me a coke, dofith :D
9:47 pm
dofith

How is that a clue?
9:47 pm
gwenski

And who here can remember the cereal commercial that featured the 1812 overture?
9:47 pm
Jellen

It's not, lol...I'm watching a concert on TV
9:47 pm
dofith

Yeah - snap, dcseain!
9:48 pm
dofith

Not me! (Here in oz!)
9:49 pm
Jellen

Which cereal is it?
9:49 pm
gwenski

"The cereal that's shot from guns' commercial. Featured cereal being shot out of cannons. It was either for Puffed Rice or Puffed Wheat.
9:49 pm
dofith

No idea! What word are we clueing, btw?)
9:50 pm
Jellen

Nothing, dofith... :-)
9:51 pm
dofith

Need a vi4/7, but don't know which one - they're all in a row.
9:51 pm
gwenski

(I'm not clueing, just chatting about the 1812 Overture!) Just googled it: it's from 1960's.
9:51 pm
java2

I should take a long break more often - laundry leads to fireworks - anybody need a clue?
9:51 pm
dofith

Yes - 9 to go.
9:52 pm
Jellen

Hooray, java!!!
9:52 pm
Jellen

vi + *mergency *oom
9:52 pm
java2

vi+ make an **ror
9:53 pm
Jellen

vi + My **me is Jellen
9:53 pm
java2

vi - climbing thing
9:53 pm
Riverdance

oops just playing on fb - NEVER done that before - must get to bed - sweet dreams all
9:53 pm
Jellen

G'night, River
9:53 pm
java2

and thanks Jellen
9:54 pm
Riverdance

good night jellen - try and get some sleep to keep up your energy level
9:54 pm
dofith

Thanks, Jellen. Now need 2 va's - last 2
9:54 pm
Jellen

Will do!
9:55 pm
Riverdance

vi + the addition short form
9:55 pm
Jellen

va4 = v + what we breathe
9:55 pm
dofith

Got one - just need last va
9:55 pm
Jellen

va5 = v + conjunction + first vowel
9:55 pm
java2

va - rhymes with a chinese bear
9:55 pm
Jellen

Oh! Weather va**?
9:56 pm
Riverdance

va5 - like the wheel of fortune but change one cons
9:56 pm
Riverdance

jellen is hot with the clues - good night *poof*
9:56 pm
java2

the last va rhymes with the first va
9:56 pm
dofith

Got mva5 - need last va4
9:57 pm
Magyk

evening all
9:57 pm
dofith

Oh, stupid me - and I'm a geography teacher??
9:57 pm
java2

Jellen clued it at 9:55
9:57 pm
dofith

Thanks java!
9:58 pm
java2

yw
9:58 pm
Jellen

Hi, magyk
9:58 pm
dofith

Thanks, Jellen - missed that, sorry.
9:58 pm
dofith

6 to go...
9:59 pm
java2

you can do it
9:59 pm
dan2bit

evening all - the first ch7?
10:00 pm
dofith

Need an re6/18
10:00 pm
dcseain

dofith, part of the eye
10:00 pm
java2

re6/18 - in your eye
10:00 pm
dofith

Like what an old steam train did, but ch instead of sh -
10:00 pm
Jellen

c + h*****, one who stalks prey
10:00 pm
dofith

Got that re thanks, need other
10:01 pm
dan2bit

ty jellen, didn
10:01 pm
dcseain

ra6 - a a low place in nature
10:01 pm
java2

re6/21: fix the piano
10:01 pm
dofith

That's abetter clue for the ch word, jellen!
10:01 pm
featherbee

seain, where were the boston fireworks shot off from, do you know?
10:02 pm
dcseain

this year, i don't know. When i lived there, from barges between the Tobin and Mass Ave bridges
10:02 pm
featherbee

ahh, cool. i thought perhaps a barge somewhere.
10:02 pm
dofith

Oh, how stupid - I need a re5/10, not 6/18
10:03 pm
dcseain

someone on FB thought from the Esplanade
10:03 pm
java2

re5/10: lease with an extra vowel
10:03 pm
dcseain

ri5 - ho, ho ho... green ri5
10:03 pm
featherbee

lol, yeah just saw that
10:03 pm
dofith

Got that, need other one
10:04 pm
java2

re5/10: re6/18 but remove the final consonant
10:05 pm
dofith

Yeay! Thanks, java!
10:06 pm
dcseain

a fish called va5 :D
10:06 pm
java2

yw
10:06 pm
java2

LOL dcseain
10:07 pm
java2

great movie
10:09 pm
dan2bit

DON
10:10 pm
dan2bit

DON'T CALL ME STUPID
10:10 pm
shooshoo

qn
10:10 pm
harpjane

hello, 43 to go
10:11 pm
dcseain

hard day, dan?
10:11 pm
dcseain

hi, jane and shooshoo
10:11 pm
dan2bit

no, just quoting Otto from va5
10:12 pm
dcseain

anyone else want a glass of gazpacho? There's a chilled pot in the PB, cilantro in a bowl to the side if you want some in yours
10:12 pm
dcseain

ah! silly me :)
10:12 pm
dofith

Now need ra5/10
10:12 pm
Jellen

ra* (sped on foot) + double vowel
10:12 pm
java2

variant spelling of queen of India
10:13 pm
joey

i would love to have some, dcsein. thanks for putting it there
10:13 pm
dofith

ranee
10:13 pm
Jellen

Hi, harp
10:13 pm
dofith

Oh no, not again!!!
10:13 pm
java2

you got it dofith
10:13 pm
dan2bit

the un which isn't unillustrate or unknot?
10:13 pm
torgone

Nice clue ..
10:13 pm
gwenski

(Hoping dofith will continue asking for clues. They are helping me!)
10:14 pm
dcseain

dan - untorn
10:14 pm
java2

enjoy the gazpacho
10:14 pm
dofith

You'll all be booting me off this thing soon. I do that all the time. Just get so excited!
10:14 pm
joey

i have firewords. thanks for all the help
10:14 pm
dcseain

congrats, joey
10:14 pm
java2

Yay!
10:14 pm
dcseain

dofith, do you have babble expert from lickety? It makes it much harder to do that
10:14 pm
harpjane

ri7?
10:15 pm
joey

i am also pretty wasted. mom loved to watch the boston pops concert. hard to watch it without her.
10:15 pm
java2

variant of the French beach on the Mediteranean
10:15 pm
dofith

ok, I'll try that - thanks
10:15 pm
dan2bit

ri7 french coast, but different end vowel
10:15 pm
dcseain

ty, java and dan
10:16 pm
Jellen

ri7 is much like the French Ri****a, except ends with 2nd vowel
10:16 pm
java2

Sorry joey - those things are always difficult
10:16 pm
Jellen

((joey))
10:16 pm
jillibus

hi gang
10:17 pm
Jellen

Hi, jilli!
10:17 pm
joey

thanks, jellen
10:17 pm
dcseain

hi, jilli
10:17 pm
harpjane

thanks
10:17 pm
jillibus

you won't have to worry about the PB when DrG launches his new version.
10:18 pm
java2

new version?
10:18 pm
dcseain

but, where will we have coffee, tea and choklits?
10:18 pm
jillibus

You'll be mousing the letters for words and typing the chat.
10:18 pm
dcseain

no! mousing is a giant PIA
10:19 pm
dcseain

and slow
10:19 pm
java2

I agree dcseain
10:19 pm
jillibus

look at his sample in FB, dc!
10:19 pm
Jellen

I much prefer typing to mousing...
10:19 pm
dcseain

i'll look again...
10:19 pm
jillibus

Maybe there'll be a choice?
10:19 pm
java2

Mousing? RATS!
10:20 pm
dcseain

type box is still below. whew!
10:20 pm
dcseain

mousing seems optional
10:20 pm
jillibus

haha java!
10:20 pm
jillibus

oh, well then I hope he has an add box like the one in Expert.
10:20 pm
gwenski

Where are you seeing this in FB?
10:21 pm
jillibus

maybe you have to join babble community
10:21 pm
harpjane

I yearn for the good old days, when all games required typing, no graphics, no mouse, no video.
10:21 pm
harpjane

Like Castle Quest, I think it was
10:22 pm
dcseain

kill bear with bare hands!
10:22 pm
Jellen

Yes, I think you need to join the group Babble Community...
10:22 pm
java2

Anybody up for paper and pencil - hangman? Anyway, it's past my bedtime. Hope to type at y'all tomorrow.
10:22 pm
harpjane

lol, that's right dc! Now THOSE games were for the truly nerdy!
10:23 pm
jillibus

King's Quest came with our first Win 3.1 computer -- fun, but lots of mousing and gra[hics.
10:23 pm
Jellen

G'night, java
10:23 pm
jillibus

I have 40 to find -- going to dive in now -- bfn!
10:23 pm
harpjane

There was a Hitchhiker's Guide game that I was totally addicted to..... all text
10:23 pm
java2

night jellen - prayers are with you
10:24 pm
Jellen

Happy Hu4/6ing, jilli!
10:24 pm
harpjane

You typed "put fish in ear" for example, if you needed a translation
10:24 pm
dcseain

g'night java
10:24 pm
java2

night dcseain
10:25 pm
jillibus

bye java
10:25 pm
java2

night jilli and all - poof!
10:27 pm
dofith

Woohoo - fireworks at last!!!
10:27 pm
dcseain

one of the guests last night said that my gazpacho was like what V8 should be. I guess i balanced the veggies.
10:27 pm
dcseain

congrats, dofith
10:27 pm
Jellen

Ooof! I ate one too many chocolate chip cookies this evening...
10:27 pm
Jellen

Yay for dofith!!!
10:28 pm
dcseain

no such thing, jellen! (Try some ginger or mint to soothe the belly)
10:28 pm
dofith

Any help needed before I go and face this chilly morning ( nearly afternoon!)?
10:28 pm
Minski

hello everyone! Not babbling just popping in to say hi before beddybie time.
10:28 pm
dcseain

chilly. sigh. the AC has been running for 5h to maintain the temp.
10:28 pm
Jellen

I have some Altoids in my bag! brb
10:28 pm
Minski

Happy 4th of July to everyone who celebrates.
10:29 pm
dcseain

g'night minski
10:29 pm
Jellen

Hi, Minski!
10:29 pm
dofith

Since I'm the only Aussie here, I guess it's goodnight to ya'll, and have a lovely day off tomorrow, and enjoy your sunshine - freezing our **** off here!
10:30 pm
Minski

Good night to everyone! I hope you finish before the flip. an hour and a half to go. later taters.
10:31 pm
dcseain

have a great day, dofith :)
10:31 pm
Jellen

Bye, dofith!
10:31 pm
dcseain

and for those that have seen the preview of the new site - does the background colour hurt anyone else's eyes?
10:33 pm
featherbee

hmm, hadn't thought about it, but now that you mention it, it is a bit bright
10:33 pm
dcseain

there was a thread of dislike on the wall, and i think we should bring it up again as he's finalizing.
10:36 pm
Jacula

Colours are far too bright, as I told him on FB.
10:36 pm
Jacula

Hi, bte.
10:36 pm
dcseain

yes, many of us feel that way. good morning, jac
10:37 pm
featherbee

he might not be checking all the comments on each photo. you might want to start a new thread on the wall. i'll chime in if you do.
10:37 pm
Bugsaw

Hi all. Just got here and don't know how to get to the Babble site on Facebook. What is it called please?
10:37 pm
dcseain

k
10:38 pm
gwenski

Bugsaw, join the group 'Babble Community'
10:38 pm
harpjane

There's more than one Babble group bugs, Do a search for "babble overlord" to find Dr. God
10:38 pm
Bugsaw

ty I will try that.
10:39 pm
Jacula

Ditto what Feather just siad, dcs.
10:39 pm
harpjane

hi jac, long time since I've seen you here!
10:40 pm
Jellen

bbl...cruising the halls with Tim...
10:42 pm
dcseain

started a thread on the wall, as per your suggestion, Feather
10:42 pm
dcseain

njoy, jellen
10:43 pm
dcseain

Babble Community is where the development is being shown on FB
10:46 pm
featherbee

commented
10:46 pm
dcseain

and i just shared the group on my profile
10:47 pm
dcseain

ooh, good point, feather. I'm one of those, and that hadn't even occurred to me
10:48 pm
featherbee

hehe, i wanted to say "migraineurs" instead of migraine sensitive, but wasn't sure of correct grammar.
10:49 pm
dcseain

:)
10:49 pm
dcseain

ov5 is to sheep as bov5 is to cows. neat!
10:50 pm
gwenski

Too late for me to stay and finish. (16-left. Blah) But glad I learned about the FB group! Bye.
10:51 pm
Pinikula

evening all ;)
10:51 pm
dcseain

g'night gwenski
10:51 pm
dcseain

hi, pini
10:51 pm
featherbee

hi pini
10:51 pm
Pinikula

g'night gwenski; hi seain, weed, et al
10:52 pm
Pinikula

...has anyone said this grid is on the more annoying side?
10:52 pm
dcseain

so far, no, pini
10:52 pm
dcseain

though it has taken a while
10:52 pm
featherbee

i dunno. i got majorly distracted and quit after i passed halfway.
10:52 pm
Pinikula

Well, I've said it then! LOL
10:52 pm
Pinikula

I've got 30 to go
10:53 pm
Pinikula

either an7?
10:53 pm
dcseain

an7craft guns
10:53 pm
Pinikula

apparently my monkeys took the day off
10:53 pm
dcseain

an7 cantabile
10:53 pm
Pinikula

speaka da englis, seain?
10:53 pm
dcseain

an + author of Inferno is alt clue for 2nd one i clued
10:54 pm
Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?
10:54 pm
Pinikula

hi min
10:54 pm
Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
10:55 pm
Pinikula

dumby 'em down fer me, dc? I think I'm brain dead!
10:56 pm
Minveryork

an 7/32 word is an plus the movie *****'s Peak Pinikula
10:56 pm
Minveryork

an 7/28 word is an 4/4 plus what we breathe Pinikula
10:57 pm
Pinikula

thx ;)
10:57 pm
Minveryork

yw
10:58 pm
Pinikula

an6?
10:58 pm
wht

Hi all. I just got back from the fireworks. I only have 8 more words for my own fireworks.
10:59 pm
Minveryork

An an6/18 is an 7/28 minus one of the vowels Pinikula
10:59 pm
wht

an6 is against + what pirates say
10:59 pm
dcseain

coll, wht, welcome
10:59 pm
Pinikula

danke ;)
10:59 pm
Minveryork

Hello wht!How are you doing?Welcome to the chat log
10:59 pm
Minveryork

Go wht go!
10:59 pm
wht

Hi Min. Doing well. Got most of the grid this afternoon. Went in to Boston for the fireworks. Back to finish now.
11:00 pm
dcseain

huh. never seen that spelling of 2nd ch7. (mango ch7)
11:01 pm
Bugsaw

ty seain
11:01 pm
Minveryork

I got back from Connecticut at 10:00 but I could not get here until now. I had to be with my dog who was so freaked out with all the FWs going on around here
11:01 pm
Pinikula

fa6/36?
11:02 pm
dcseain

dog has recovered, i hope
11:02 pm
Pinikula

I'm keeping Koda company (from the FW outdoors)...he hasn't left my lap!
11:02 pm
Pinikula

...and they haven't even started yet!
11:02 pm
dcseain

fa + high letter + tow more tiles
11:02 pm
Pinikula

danke ;)
11:03 pm
dcseain

firewords!
11:03 pm
wht

wtg dcs
11:03 pm
Pinikula

wtg seain!
11:03 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations dcseain on fireworks!Hooray for you
11:04 pm
wht

Clue for the first re5,10, please
11:04 pm
Bugsaw

YAY seain
11:05 pm
Minveryork

The first re5/10 word is re4/4 word plus a vowel wht
11:05 pm
dcseain

add a vowel to the re4, wht
11:05 pm
dcseain

thanks, yall!
11:06 pm
dcseain

ah, so Potomac Hospital was eaten by the evil healthcare provider empire from Tidewater. Interesting.
11:06 pm
dcseain

(that's the hospital near my mom)
11:06 pm
dcseain

ah, the stairs neighbours ar home, stomping away
11:06 pm
wht

I thought I had tried that a couple of times.
11:06 pm
wht

ty dcs.
11:07 pm
harpjane

sounds like a video game
"insert local health care provider chip in ear of emperor"
11:07 pm
Minveryork

Qu's Quarantined! 10 left
11:08 pm
Jellen

Late congrats to dc!
11:10 pm
Minveryork

Hello Jellen! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!
11:10 pm
harpjane

29 to go
11:10 pm
dcseain

ty, jellen
11:10 pm
Jellen

I'm fine, Min...and you?
11:10 pm
Minveryork

Hi harpjane! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
11:11 pm
harpjane

I"m pretty good min, trying to multi task and doing poorly!
11:11 pm
Minveryork

I am well Jellen!I am almost finished with the grid.Did you complete the puzzle yet? Oh & Happy 4th of July!
11:12 pm
Pinikula

1st ga6?
11:12 pm
dcseain

LOL 11:07 pmharpjane @
sounds like a video game
"insert local health care provider chip in ear of emperor"
11:12 pm
dcseain

ga6 - publisher of USA Today
11:12 pm
dcseain

Apparently it's a bird
11:12 pm
Minveryork

ga6/24 word is a kind of bird or name of a newspaper
11:13 pm
Minveryork

R's Removed! 8 left
11:13 pm
harpjane

fa6 36 and 6 39?
11:13 pm
Bugsaw

even our clues are not helping me tonigt. I should never have begun...
11:14 pm
Pinikula

39 = brit spelling of fa5 before it
11:14 pm
Bugsaw

Your clues, sorry
11:14 pm
dcseain

fa6.36 - - add high-point letter, then two more tiles
11:14 pm
wht

ri7 please
11:14 pm
dcseain

fa6.39 - brit version of fa5
11:14 pm
dcseain

french ri7 - different last vowel
11:14 pm
Cathyar

ri7 - a flowing water (en francais)
11:14 pm
harpjane

thanks
11:15 pm
Jellen

Yes, I've finished, Min...
11:15 pm
Minveryork

fa6:fa + 2-letter tile+smallest state abbrev. reversed
11:15 pm
Cathyar

hi all...here to help clue for a bit
11:15 pm
Minveryork

fa 6/39 is a british or canadian spelling of an fa 5/22.
11:16 pm
harpjane

thanks
11:16 pm
Minveryork

ri 7/40: French Ri****a, replace a with another vowel
11:16 pm
wht

ty dcsean
11:16 pm
Minveryork

Hi Cathyar! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!
11:16 pm
harpjane

Do any of you live in neighborhoods where EVERYONE lights off fireworks?
11:16 pm
harpjane

or is that unique to small towns in the west?
11:16 pm
Cathyar

Thanks Min! Long time no see!!! :)
11:17 pm
wht

fa6,36 is an Indian snake charmer.
11:17 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations Jellen on finishing early!Good for you
11:17 pm
dcseain

i grew up in one of those, but we all gathered at one house to do it together
11:17 pm
wht

un6,21 please
11:18 pm
dcseain

un6- untorn
11:18 pm
Pinikula

still not getting the first ga6 :(
11:18 pm
Jellen

un + let an apartment
11:18 pm
Minveryork

That un 6/21 word is un plus that re 4/4 word wht.
11:18 pm
Minveryork

U's Uplifted! 7 left
11:18 pm
Cathyar

used to go to a cottage where all the neighbour chipped in and bought fireworks...was pretty awesome
11:18 pm
Jellen

ga + double consonant + phone home alien
11:18 pm
Cathyar

all the neighbours i mean...oops
11:18 pm
Pinikula

thx! :)
11:19 pm
Cathyar

that's the best clue jellen
11:19 pm
Minveryork

ga6:ga + double consonants + alien who phoned home
11:19 pm
Cathyar

gooo MIN
11:19 pm
wht

ty Min. My second fireworks display of the day.
11:19 pm
Cathyar

YAY wht!!! :)
11:19 pm
Jellen

WooHoo, wht!!!
11:19 pm
Pinikula

wtg wht
11:19 pm
Pinikula

ou6?
11:20 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations wht on your fireworks! Good for you
11:20 pm
Jellen

ou + what the phone did
11:20 pm
Cathyar

ou + the sound of a phone
11:20 pm
Cathyar

lol
11:20 pm
Pinikula

y'all's clues are great! much appreciated!
11:20 pm
wht

Alternate spelling of the or5,14 before it. A large ape
11:20 pm
Pinikula

only 17 more to go!
11:21 pm
harpjane

18
11:21 pm
Cathyar

Gooo Pinikula and harp!
11:21 pm
wht

You can do it Pini and harp
11:21 pm
harpjane

by the way this is a unique flag, it was only used in 1961 i think
11:21 pm
Minveryork

O's Ousted! 5 lleft
11:21 pm
Pinikula

git'r dun, min!
11:22 pm
Pinikula

we kin due it, harp!`
11:22 pm
dcseain

oh, the 49-star one, jane?
11:22 pm
harpjane


yup
11:23 pm
Cathyar

need water...brb to clue more if needed...u all are so quick!
11:25 pm
Pinikula

ra5/14?
11:26 pm
Jellen

Home on the range, Pini
11:26 pm
dcseain

ra5 dressing
11:26 pm
Pinikula

oy vey!
11:26 pm
Cathyar

can be a cattle one or a horse one pini
11:26 pm
Jellen

OR a type of salad dressing
11:26 pm
Minveryork

That ra 5/14 wo 4/9 might be a dude ra*** Pinikula.
11:27 pm
dcseain

could be a single-storey house
11:28 pm
Pinikula

which is what I live in
11:28 pm
Minveryork

I's Isolated! 3 left
11:28 pm
wht

Meanwhile, back at the ra5
11:28 pm
Pinikula

git'r dun, min
11:28 pm
Pinikula

8 more to go here...
11:28 pm
wht

wtg Pini, Min
11:29 pm
Minveryork

Go Pinikula go!
11:29 pm
harpjane

12
11:29 pm
wht

Go harp.
11:30 pm
wht

Anyone need clues before I go?
11:30 pm
Cathyar

down to the wire for Min, Pin and Harp!!! You all will get there...still half an hour to go! :D
11:30 pm
Bugsaw

43 left for me, so maybe not everyone Cathyar
11:30 pm
Minveryork

E's Eliminated! 2 left
11:31 pm
Cathyar

you can still make it Bugsaw...what do you need?
11:31 pm
Pinikula

te5/12?
11:31 pm
Bugsaw

wht I cannot understand any clues for the last fa 6, 39 please
11:31 pm
Jellen

te + ***ependence Day!
11:31 pm
wht

The fa6,36 is a snake charmer from India.
11:32 pm
Pinikula

bugs, do you have the fa5? if so, add an UnUsUal vowel before the last consonant
11:32 pm
Pinikula

thx jellen
11:32 pm
harpjane

the last one is how the canadians spell the fa5 before it
11:32 pm
Minveryork

fa6/39 is fa 5/22 with a vowel before the hook letter
11:32 pm
Cathyar

do me a fa****...same as the fa5/22 before it but spelled a but different...an extra vowel
11:32 pm
Pinikula

vr5?
11:33 pm
Jellen

vr + **t (not in) + *e Are the Champions
11:33 pm
wht

fa + 4/5 of the qu5/16
11:33 pm
Bugsaw

Thankyou both! I am Canadian. I spell it that way but didn't have the US way either!
11:33 pm
Minveryork

vr 5/26 is vr4/11 with extra vowel near the end of it
11:33 pm
Pinikula

thx for the vr...would NEVER have gotten that one alone!
11:33 pm
wht

Wr5 is what cowboys do, I guess
11:33 pm
Minveryork

F's Finished! 1 left
11:34 pm
wht

w + what you did to the bell
11:34 pm
wht

wtg Min
11:34 pm
Pinikula

ut?
11:34 pm
Cathyar

gooooooo minver
11:34 pm
Jellen

ut = plural of womb
11:35 pm
Pinikula

thx jellen...was leaning that way, but spelling it wrong
11:35 pm
wht

Sorry Min, misread your request.
11:35 pm
Pinikula

4 to go
11:35 pm
Minveryork

That ut 5/12 word is the plural of the womb Pinikula.
11:36 pm
Cathyar

ut + the start of a girl's name, minus the last consonant.
11:36 pm
jillibus

fireworks -- and I've been watching them all over the place! (on TV)
11:36 pm
Minveryork

I am interested to see if Pinikula's last wo 4/9 will be what I'm stuck now for my last wo4/9.I'll wait for Pini
11:36 pm
Cathyar

YAY jilli!!!! :D
11:36 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations jillibus on your fireworks! Good for U
11:36 pm
Jellen

Hooray for jilli!!!
11:36 pm
Pinikula

wtg jilli
11:36 pm
wht

wtg, Jilli
11:36 pm
Pinikula

Min...I need the last ga and 3 qu!
11:36 pm
Cathyar

wo 4/9....what we look for in the grid Min!!!
11:37 pm
Minveryork

Oh no, then you already have the wo 4/9 that I need
11:37 pm
Cathyar

ga is a gemstone Pini
11:37 pm
wht

The last ga is bouquet ga5, a collection of spices used in soups
11:37 pm
harpjane

and the name of a ghost town in Montana
11:37 pm
Jellen

ga5= same first four letters + personal pronoun
11:38 pm
Pinikula

3
11:38 pm
Cathyar

oops...sorry...i clued the wrong ga :(
11:38 pm
Pinikula

(thx)
11:38 pm
wht

Which qu's do you need
11:38 pm
Pinikula

no worries!
11:39 pm
Pinikula

2
11:39 pm
Minveryork

Go Pinikula go!
11:39 pm
jillibus

Min -- do you really need wo4/8?
11:39 pm
Pinikula

1st qu5/16?
11:40 pm
Minveryork

No I have it. But I am stuck on my last wo 4/9 jillibus.
11:40 pm
Cathyar

qu5/16 , last, a large ****tity
11:40 pm
wht

qu5,14 - short for an amount of something
11:40 pm
harpjane

done, thanks for the help!
11:40 pm
Pinikula

that's the only wo4/9
11:40 pm
wht

qu + picnic pest
11:40 pm
Minveryork

The qu 5/16 is qu 6/27 wo 4/9 minus a vowel Pinikula
11:40 pm
jillibus

and your last wo4/9 is what, min?
11:40 pm
wht

wth harp
11:40 pm
Pinikula

just one MORE!
11:40 pm
wht

Or wtg, harp
11:40 pm
Cathyar

YAY Harp! :)
11:40 pm
Jellen

Yay, harp!!!
11:40 pm
wht

Go Pini!!!
11:41 pm
Pinikula

* sparklers *
11:41 pm
Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! My last word was vi7/40
11:41 pm
Cathyar

LOL....YAY Pinikula!!! :D
11:41 pm
wht

Yay Pini
11:41 pm
Pinikula

wtg min!
11:41 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks! Good for you!
11:41 pm
Jellen

Hooray for Pini!!!
11:41 pm
Cathyar

Bug? Are you still here looking?
11:41 pm
Jellen

Yay, Min!!!
11:41 pm
jillibus

YAY Minveryork!!!
11:41 pm
Pinikula

Update on Koda...I don't think he can further into the corner if he tried any harder!
11:42 pm
Minveryork

The MinPin team get their fireworks together on the 4th of July! How appropriate! I'll stay to clue for a bit
11:42 pm
Cathyar

YAY Minveryork!!! Good for you!!!
11:42 pm
Jellen

Aww...poor Koda!
11:42 pm
jillibus

(I think the NY Macy's fireworks are better than the DC ones)
11:42 pm
Pinikula

^5 Min!!! :)
11:42 pm
wht

Congratulations to the finishers. Going to bed now. Good luck on the flip.
11:42 pm
Jellen

brb...
11:42 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!
11:42 pm
Cathyar

thanks wht....sleep well!!! :D
11:42 pm
Pinikula

I think he'll be ok, jellen...at least he's not shaking or anything like that, just trying to "get his distance"
11:43 pm
Pinikula

thx wht...sleep well!
11:43 pm
jillibus

night wht!
11:43 pm
gremlinn

Can I be on the team with Min and Pin?
11:44 pm
Minveryork

Sure, why not! We could be the MinLinPin team! LOL!
11:44 pm
Pinikula

* giggle * how will you incorporate your name into ours, grem? "MinPin"!
11:44 pm
jillibus

Pini, there was a little Minpin outside the grocery store here, leashed to a bench, shaking and gazing anxiously into the store for his person.
11:44 pm
Pinikula

ROFL!
11:44 pm
gremlinn

Thanks Min
11:44 pm
Cathyar

MinPinLinn! LOL
11:44 pm
Pinikula

poor thing, jilli!!!!!
11:44 pm
jillibus

That's what I thought too, pini!
11:45 pm
Cathyar

or MinPin the Gremlinn! lol ;)
11:45 pm
gremlinn

1173 words today
11:46 pm
Pinikula

don't push it, grem!
11:46 pm
gremlinn

or 173, take your pick
11:46 pm
jillibus

MinPinGrim?
11:46 pm
Minveryork

We could be the LinMinPin team (keep it alpabetical).
11:46 pm
gremlinn

I'm not grim; I'm happy and cheerful.
11:46 pm
Pinikula

has a rather nice ring...
11:47 pm
jillibus

Poetic licence, grem ;)
11:47 pm
gremlinn

That license seems to be expired.
11:47 pm
jillibus

predicting 1173 wo4/9 is grim, grem
11:48 pm
gremlinn

Or maybe poetry in general retired.
11:48 pm
gremlinn

But that many words would mean a great grid.
11:48 pm
Pinikula

would mean a much bigger grid!
11:49 pm
Cathyar

I'd never finish that many...I have a bedroom to paint tomorrow. lol
11:49 pm
Pinikula

more like 8x8 or 10x10
11:49 pm
gremlinn

And then everyone who wanted to type 150 words or so could stop sooner.
11:49 pm
jillibus

It would set me to ch7ing
11:50 pm
jillibus

(the first ch7)
11:50 pm
Pinikula

too cute, jilli
11:51 pm
jillibus

I love that word.
11:51 pm
gremlinn

R S C L S
D E I A E
G N T R P
I A E S O
L M I D C
has 3120 words
11:51 pm
stidmama

hello all! I wonder what the next grid will be like...
11:51 pm
Pinikula

how'd you figure that, grem?
11:51 pm
gremlinn

so a mere 1173 is not too much to ask.
11:51 pm
Pinikula

hi stid
11:51 pm
stidmama

I hate the 4th of July, btw. I hate it I hate it I hate it.
11:51 pm
Cathyar

me too stidmama
11:52 pm
gremlinn

Found it on a web page - google search for "dense boggle board"
11:52 pm
gremlinn

http://ai.stanford.edu/~chuongdo/boggl
e/index.html
11:52 pm
stidmama

gremlinn, that's just cruel...
11:52 pm
Pinikula

hope we never see it, grem (no offense)
11:52 pm
gremlinn

Haha!
11:52 pm
gremlinn

Maybe on April 1st?
11:53 pm
jillibus

so, stid, those are your tamales! I thought they were finnan haddies!
11:53 pm
Pinikula

...and the fireworks are going off here...Koda is sitting on my legs...and looking around to find them...
11:53 pm
stidmama

yes. Tom fixed my mouse.
11:53 pm
Pinikula

...not being sure just where to look.
11:53 pm
stidmama

what are finnan haddies???
11:53 pm
jillibus

smoked cod
11:53 pm
stidmama

we have M80s and something a LOT bigger going off pretty constantly now that it's dark.
11:54 pm
stidmama

oh. I like smoked fishies.
11:54 pm
jillibus

actually I suppose they're smoked haddock.
11:55 pm
stidmama

five minutes.... *waiting waiting*
11:55 pm
stidmama

what's the difference between cod and haddock? *runs to look it up*
11:56 pm
Cathyar

I think cod is bonier stid...
11:56 pm
jillibus

Finnan Haddie is smoked haddock. Its origin is Findon (or Finnan) near Aberdeen, Scotland (from Wikipedia)
11:56 pm
Bugsaw

any clues for fr 5 please
11:56 pm
Pinikula

<-- descendent of Scots born in Aberdeen!
11:56 pm
Minveryork

Any guesses for the next puzzle size! My guess is 114
11:57 pm
Pinikula

350?
11:57 pm
gremlinn

fr5 = Parisian coin
11:57 pm
Cathyar

think money bugsaw
11:57 pm
gremlinn

173
11:57 pm
jillibus

fr5 is French money, bugs -- hi!
11:57 pm
stidmama

oh. haddock is now partially endangered, it seems
11:57 pm
Minveryork

fr 5:different spelling of Sly Stallone's brother Bugsaw
11:57 pm
stidmama

I have very distant ancestors from Firth, apparently.
11:58 pm
Cathyar

we have LOTS of haddock in NS
11:58 pm
jillibus

so is Atlantic cod
11:58 pm
jillibus

My paternal grandparents were from Aberdeen
11:58 pm
Pinikula

If I took Koda out on leash to see what the noises are stemming from...would it help him any?
11:59 pm
stidmama

maybe it's just some stocks of haddock that are in trouble
11:59 pm
jillibus

hi cath!
11:59 pm
Pinikula

My maternal greatgrandparents were from Aberdeen
11:59 pm
Cathyar

if you ever cook salt cod, make sure to soak it in water 5 or 6 times...its verrrry salty!
11:59 pm
Cathyar

Hi Jilli!!! How are you?
11:59 pm
jillibus

well, hello cousin pini! (?)
11:59 pm
Pinikula

* giggle *