Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, July 7, 2010

12:00 am

TeaNCrackers

I guess I am staying up for the flip

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Christine

whee

12:00 am

TeaNCrackers

oooh, first even!

12:00 am

flosey

sorry tnc, was clueing your last request

12:00 am

Pinikula

me, too, TNC! :)

12:00 am

jillibus

so was I, lol!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:01 am

jillibus

it ended in fixt

12:01 am

TeaNCrackers

I got it, flosey - thanks!

12:01 am

jillibus

hi mlf

12:01 am

flosey

good for you TnC

12:01 am

jillibus

flosey -- pretty ice crystals (didn't have time to comment before)

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hi jill

12:02 am

flosey

thanks jilli

12:02 am

jillibus

wtg tnc!

12:02 am

Babs1

so 6

12:02 am

flosey

thanks Babs

12:03 am

Pinikula

going to find crystals (hopefully the ones jilli might have seen earlier)...brb

12:04 am

Babs1

mo 6

12:04 am

flosey

di7

12:05 am

MLFAN17

thanks flosey just found it

12:06 am

TeaNCrackers

fi 6

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

ni7

12:06 am

flosey

yw mlf

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

pi7

12:08 am

flosey

thanks Une

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:10 am

justafreep

ir7

12:10 am

TeaNCrackers

thanks, justa

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

tx freep

12:11 am

TeaNCrackers

orie

12:11 am

flosey

thanks freep

12:11 am

TeaNCrackers

sorry!

12:11 am

Pinikula

back

12:11 am

justafreep

this does not seem like an overly friendly grid

12:11 am

jillibus

not a word, tnc

12:12 am

flosey

lovely icon Pini

12:12 am

jillibus

hi again pini -- that doesn't look like crystals

12:12 am

Babs1

ti 6

12:13 am

Pinikula

crystalized ice on a car hood

12:13 am

Pinikula

should I shoot for something else?

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

so7

12:13 am

Christine

Almost-a-word, TnC

12:13 am

jillibus

wow! No -- it's just that I saw colbalt ones when I google "crystals"

12:14 am

MLFAN17

SO6

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:14 am

jillibus

amazing, une!

12:14 am

Pinikula

I'll look again...I was hoping to find something more "cobalt"....

12:14 am

Pinikula

brb

12:14 am

MLFAN17

freep i agree

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

so6 x 2

12:15 am

flosey

wow Une, wtg

12:15 am

justafreep

there's an if6 I quite like

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

but winding down FAST LOL

12:15 am

justafreep

seifs

12:15 am

justafreep

oops

12:16 am

jillibus

I was pleased to find so6/36

12:16 am

justafreep

is there chocolate in the PB tonight?

12:16 am

TeaNCrackers

smooches - thank you@

12:16 am

TeaNCrackers

I'll put some in there

12:16 am

TeaNCrackers

I give up - going to bed - night all - see some of youj tomorrow!

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

nite, tnc!

12:17 am

jillibus

ty freep

12:17 am

flosey

night TnC

12:17 am

jillibus

night tnc -- sleep well!

12:17 am

jillibus

I don't have any of those lone Es

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

do6 if not called

12:18 am

jillibus

Or the lone O

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

moi non plus, jilli!

12:18 am

Babs1

if there's an so 6/36, there must be at least 3 so 6

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

yep

12:19 am

Babs1

pi 6

12:19 am

jillibus

I have 2 so6

12:19 am

HotspurOG

i can only pull up yesterday's Babble Clues! any ideas?

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, jilli, em6/24

12:19 am

MLFAN17

so do i jill

12:19 am

flosey

I only have 1 so6 and it's the 6/36

12:19 am

jillibus

ty une -- looking

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

have so6/27 x 2

12:20 am

jillibus

oh yes! got it!

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

brava!

12:20 am

jillibus

and just got the 2nd so6/27

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

or6

12:21 am

MLFAN17

i am stalled with only 39 words

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

go, jilli!

12:21 am

Pinikula

ok...back again

12:21 am

Pinikula

I like this one better :)

12:22 am

flosey

ah, finally got the so6/27

12:22 am

jillibus

very nice, pini, but still not the one I saw!!! I must look again!

12:22 am

Marc Freeman

good evening, looking for the top right hand 'e' how many letters and what does it start with, please?

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

en8/40

12:22 am

MLFAN17

be careful pnikula is in the grid lol

12:22 am

flosey

oh, lovely Pini

12:23 am

Pinikula

well, hook me up, cuz! :)

12:23 am

Pinikula

woot woot, I'm in the grid!!! LOL

12:23 am

justafreep

thanks, une

12:23 am

Christine

I know, if I try often enough, Mrf. Enable will accepy rennet ... I just know it.

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:23 am

Pinikula

thx for the en8

12:23 am

MLFAN17

congrats pinikula

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

12:23 am

Christine

or even accept,

12:24 am

Pinikula

let us know when enable does just that, christine! * wishing luck *

12:24 am

Pinikula

too bad I'm not a legit word! :-)

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

70 down, 53 to go -- nite, all -- stay cool! *poof*

12:24 am

Babs1

I used to have rennet custard as a kid

12:25 am

Pinikula

well done, une...sleep well!

12:25 am

Christine

Sometimes, my brain jusst shuts down, and I realise I've tried the same word three times, and rejected each time - but I never learn.

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; hi all... nbt :~)

12:25 am

Pinikula

I do that often, christine!!!

12:25 am

Pinikula

hi dee

12:25 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

12:25 am

jillibus

but "rennet" isn't in the grid

12:26 am

Douglas

I hear there's single-malt Scotch in the PB

12:26 am

Christine

Jillibus, you and Mr. Enable know that, but my eyes see it 0- over and over.

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

aww my hubby's favorite

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

hi pini

12:26 am

justafreep

yesssshhhh, douglasshhh. that'shhhh true. and it'sshh delishshshssh

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ri 7 if not called

12:27 am

Pinikula

* giggle * freep...save at least a little for the rest of us! :)

12:27 am

Douglas

There was a fi5, but that was before freep got there

12:28 am

MLFAN17

dee is it a word we should know?

12:28 am

jillibus

pini -- the one I saw is "cobalt blue zinc", bottom right corner of page 3 of google images if you google "crystals"

12:28 am

Marc Freeman

une I think you gave me the lower 'e' not the uper right hand corner 'e', please?

12:28 am

justafreep

thanks, dee

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

don't have the upper right one

12:28 am

justafreep

marc - that's an es6

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

yes, but I thought it was hyphenated mlf... yw freep!

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

tx freep

12:29 am

Marc Freeman

can't be an 'es'

12:29 am

flosey

thanks freep

12:29 am

MLFAN17

dee its a Ri 6/7

12:29 am

Marc Freeman

oh sorry meant the upper left corner?

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

NBT and 78/45 -- really poofing now

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

upper left is em6/24

12:30 am

MLFAN17

some people have been known to put it as two words without a hyphen always looks strange to me when its one word

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

bye une

12:30 am

jillibus

wtg une!

12:31 am

MLFAN17

jill is the icon theme gems or crystals or smething like that?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

agree mlf

12:31 am

jillibus

I'm getting confused -- what word is usuall two with a hyphen?

12:31 am

MLFAN17

Ri 6/7

12:31 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

ri 6 and ri 7

12:32 am

Douglas

You know, that thingy that strikes back...

12:32 am

MLFAN17

jill

12:32 am

jillibus

thanks, mlf -- gottem

12:32 am

MLFAN17

oh duhh thanks doug its right there hiding in plain site

12:32 am

MLFAN17

welcome jill

12:33 am

Marc Freeman

could I get a clue for es6, please?

12:33 am

jillibus

mlf, as usual, just click on my icon and see the profile for the icon theme.

12:33 am

MLFAN17

dee is that the one you were just talking about or another Ri 6 and Ri 7 that are unrelated/

12:33 am

MLFAN17

jill i didnt see it posted just the pic:)

12:34 am

Douglas

yw MLF

12:34 am

flosey

ah, finally got those ri s

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:35 am

jillibus

It's right there in the profile, mlf! Crystals.

12:35 am

Pinikula

gads, I'm so tired and have to attend a 4-hour mtg in the morning...best say my g'nights now...happy babbling!

12:35 am

Marc Freeman

es6, please?

12:36 am

MLFAN17

jill opps must of missed it thank you again jill

12:36 am

flosey

oooh, Pini, not nice

12:36 am

Pinikula

I agree, flosey!!!

12:36 am

flosey

night then, have a good sleep

12:36 am

jillibus

night cuz! Did you not see my message at 12:28?

12:36 am

Pinikula

wish me luck (that I survive)

12:36 am

Pinikula

going to look now, jilli!!!

12:36 am

flosey

absolutely, Pini, that you survive - and stay awake!

12:37 am

jillibus

How can you miss the profile if you click on the icon?

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

any other 8's called other than the en 8?

12:37 am

MLFAN17

jill i missed that convo

12:38 am

flosey

ah, just got the en8, thanks

12:38 am

MLFAN17

not that i have seen dee

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

12:38 am

jillibus

You asked a question, mlf, and I replied but you missed the reply?

12:38 am

Pinikula

Found it, jilli, very pretty!! :)

12:38 am

jillibus

I thought so, pini!

12:39 am

MLFAN17

No jill you were talking to someone else i dont see it now though

12:39 am

Pinikula

but must git fer now...night all! :)

12:39 am

Pinikula

* poof *

12:39 am

Marc Freeman

I;ll try one more time, es6, please?

12:40 am

jillibus

I wasn't talking to anyone else whenI said to click on my icon and read the profile, in answer to your question about "what is the theme?"

12:40 am

justafreep

it's an es6/18 if that helps

12:40 am

vashongin

of 8

12:40 am

jillibus

Night pini!

12:40 am

Marc Freeman

drift

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty vash!

12:40 am

Christine

es6/18 - an excuse for not appearing in court.

12:40 am

Marc Freeman

oops dorry

12:40 am

jillibus

is the es6 a normal word?

12:40 am

MLFAN17

you had someone elses screen name so i didnt know you meant me

12:41 am

flosey

not in my vocabulary jilli

12:41 am

Christine

I think it's a legal term.

12:41 am

jillibus

ty flosey

12:42 am

jillibus

ah -- got it -- almost had it before but had left out a letter (couldn't count, obviously)

12:42 am

flosey

in England, an excuse for nonappearance in court of law

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

es 6/18 def in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

oops lag here...

12:42 am

justafreep

thanks, vash

12:43 am

MLFAN17

well on that note 72 left i am out poof

12:43 am

justafreep

mo8

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

don't think I have ever seen the of 8 before

12:43 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:44 am

Christine

MLF - somewhere, there's a list of tghe icons - maybe on Sprite's profile?

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

ty just

12:46 am

vashongin

ty just....looking

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

no lickety?

12:46 am

melonheadjujube

Hi, all, I'm about to go to bed and it occurs to me my son is probably eating breakfast in the desert. He's in Israel!!!!

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

wow melon!

12:46 am

ARB

erev tov melon

12:46 am

jillibus

Christine, you're right about the theme list in Sprite's profile, but not everyone can find her profile.

12:47 am

flosey

finally, nbt, last one was the bottom O

12:48 am

rururocks

he's probably having seder smacks..

12:48 am

melonheadjujube

ARB! He's there! nesiya sent an email. They are smart, no cell service for the first few days. I told my son to call me every other week or so.

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flsoey

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:48 am

Christine

Is there a way to locate her profile if she's not online?

12:48 am

flosey

hi ru

12:48 am

melonheadjujube

He's in the Ramon Crater for a tiul.

12:49 am

vashongin

mo 7, too just, slightly different spelling

12:49 am

jillibus

no Lickety so far?

12:49 am

ARB

Melon -- it's mind boggling there -- the only place like it in the world.

12:49 am

rururocks

hi everyone

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

fraid not jili

12:49 am

justafreep

oh. thanks, vash. I was just so excited by the 8

12:49 am

rururocks

isure don't see an large mo

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

That's what my daughter said. I understand the craters are unique formations, not from meteors, but erosion.

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

They will see everything from the Negev to the Golan, Tel Aviv, Jeru, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Galil.

12:50 am

jillibus

Christine, one can find Sprite in the Rankings, or the best thing is to put her in My Friends when she's online. But she's seldom online at this hour because she's in the Netherlands.

12:50 am

Cathyar

i don't either ruru

12:50 am

rururocks

di7 called?

12:51 am

ARB

he'll have stories to tell for years!

12:51 am

justafreep

100 down... and it's like molasses now.

12:51 am

vashongin

mo 7/44 and mo 8/75

12:51 am

jillibus

I'm just not seeing those long words, as usual

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

here, too freep... m's are: mo 4, 4, 7, 8, 6, 4

12:52 am

Christine

I don't change my icon, but I thought MLF would use the list. Perhaps I'll remember to tell her tomorrow, if we're here at the same time.

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

yes, he will ARB. On another note, the female to amale ration is 2 to 1! Like the Beach Boys song.

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

di 7 x 2

12:53 am

ARB

so he'll have more stories to tell!

12:53 am

melonheadjujube

They left on Sunday. 6 from Cleveland. Thy all had the same flight to LGA, then took a limo to JFK. I have truly learned that no news is good news in these cases.

12:53 am

melonheadjujube

LOL!

12:53 am

justafreep

oooh. that's my missing d, dee

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the d's? I am missing one

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

wtg freeep.... still missing one here

12:54 am

ARB

you're right

12:54 am

justafreep

well, I don't have that one yet!

12:55 am

justafreep

but it'd be 2 x de, 7 x di, 8 x do, and 3 x dr

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

one ... di 7/60 is heard most often with regards to lighting... bottom d to ne corner

12:55 am

justafreep

thanks. just got it as you clued

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking... missing a di...

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

To think, this kid who had an IEP through his school years is so far from home - for six weeks - and he's succeeding. I can't tell you how this warms my heart. He will come home a true young man.

12:55 am

ARB

I'm missing 2 d's. I have de 4,5 di 4,7,4,7,4,4 do 4,5,4,4,6,4,4 dr 5,4,5

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

I have di 4, 7, 4, 7, 4, 4...

12:56 am

jillibus

Christine, I always post the icon theme in my profile and have repeatedly told people but they don't bother to look.

12:56 am

jillibus

It's very frustrating -- I AM trying to help!

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

so missing a di...

12:57 am

justafreep

di 4, 7, 4, 7, 4, 6, 4 (and you're missing the 6, I predict)

12:57 am

jillibus

no Lickety, no gremlin, no fun for me.

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

yep ty freep

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

very cool melon

12:57 am

justafreep

re7

12:57 am

Cathyar

di7/32 is found in the kitchen

12:58 am

Cathyar

or thereabouts

12:58 am

ARB

melon, just enjoy it all

12:58 am

Christine

Jillibus. sorry I didn't mean to ignore you - I just remembered I had seen a list, and that would help if someone wanted to scout pictures ahead of time.

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

stupid word di 6/24

12:59 am

m9f9l

HEY ALL

12:59 am

ARB

Dee, I agree

12:59 am

m9f9l

oops...sorry about yelling

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

I always miss that one

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

what is count on the re 7 please?

12:59 am

Christine

VolleymomDee - think from the 30s, when 'they' built maisonettes?

1:00 am

justafreep

re 7/40

1:00 am

melonheadjujube

I am. This is the first time I've had an empty house in decades. I've got friends to catch up with , dance class, and just quiet.

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

here are the r's: re 4, 7, 4 ri 4, 5, 4, 6, 7

1:02 am

ARB

truly enjoy!

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

the 8's are: en, mo, of

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

I am short one 7... I have di x 2; ir, mo, ni, pi, re, ri, so

1:04 am

rururocks

fell asleep..nite all

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

nite ru, sleep well

1:05 am

rururocks

I only have 112,,

1:06 am

ARB

Missing 2 p's -- I have pi 4,7,4,6,4,4 po 4,5,6,4,4,5 pr 5,5,5

1:06 am

justafreep

same 7s as you, dee

1:07 am

justafreep

arb - you're missing another po4

1:07 am

justafreep

and we're both missing yet one more

1:08 am

rururocks

could someone clue the mo8? please

1:08 am

broll

and a pr 5

1:09 am

melonheadjujube

Well, I'm off to bed. 90s and ozone alerts here, so if I don't do a little gardening in the morning my plants will suffer. I just hole up in the A/C all afternoon. Should break by friday. ARB, so glad we touched base. Laila tov. 'nite, all!
{poof}

1:09 am

justafreep

there are four pr5s, broll?

1:09 am

broll

sorry, misread. I have 3.

1:10 am

broll

pr 7

1:11 am

broll

pr 5,5,7,5

1:12 am

justafreep

thanks

1:12 am

ARB

ty broil

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

what is count please on the pr 7?

1:12 am

broll

yw

1:13 am

ARB

7/32

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

ty found it... new word for me

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

all p's are: pi 4, 7, 4, 6, 4, 4 po 4, 5, 6, 4, 4, 4, 5, pr 5, 5, 7, 5

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

I am short one n... I have ne 4, 4 ni 7, 4 no 4

1:16 am

justafreep

no 4 x 2

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

aww ty ty

1:16 am

rubyfoo

good morning

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

hi ruby

1:17 am

flosey

hi ruby

1:19 am

jillibus

hi ruby

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the f's?

1:20 am

Gadget

clue for the right hand E?

1:20 am

rubyfoo

hi jilli, hello flosey, hello mom dee

1:20 am

ARB

missing 4 f's

1:21 am

justafreep

I'm missing two f's, but have....

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

the es 6?

1:21 am

jillibus

Christine, I tink I'll post sprite's short list in my profile too, so that people can see ahead of time what the themes are. But most people are ignoring the themes, darn it. I'd love to see what others choose!

1:21 am

Catie

Hello to everyone. have the m's been listed? If not, m's are mo 4, 4, 7, 8, 6, 4

1:21 am

justafreep

fe 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 - fi 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4,

1:21 am

justafreep

fo 4, 4, 5, - fu 4, 5, 4

1:22 am

Gadget

I guess yeah

1:23 am

justafreep

oh. add another fi 5

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

es + possible 2 letter abbreviation for opp of north + opp of out

1:23 am

Gadget

thanks!

1:23 am

rubyfoo

nice es clue, ty

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:24 am

jillibus

can anyone supply a clue for the middle bottom E?

1:24 am

ARB

en 6/40

1:24 am

ARB

rn 8/40, sorry

1:24 am

jillibus

thanks, arb

1:25 am

ARB

SORRY en 8/40

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

en 8, 40... something in its completeness; essential nature (a plural)

1:26 am

Cathyar

en + breasts minus a consonant

1:26 am

Cathyar

slang for, that is

1:26 am

jillibus

thanks, all -- that's nbt at last!

1:27 am

Cathyar

lol...sorry...couldn't think of a better clue. *blush*

1:27 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:27 am

flosey

don't apologize for a clue that works cathy

1:27 am

broll

fi 4,5,4,5,5,4,6,4,5,4

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

I am missing one f... I have fe 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 fi 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4 fo 4, 4, 5 fu 4, 5 4

1:28 am

rubyfoo

great clue, cathy

1:28 am

Cathyar

I cannot for the life of me see the other two 8's though....

1:28 am

jillibus

very cute clue, cath -- don't blush!

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

th bro... missing an fi 5

1:28 am

Cathyar

so off to bed....hope to finish this tomorrow if time permits.

1:28 am

ARB

a fi 5 between the last two fi 4's

1:29 am

broll

yw

1:30 am

Gadget

Well, halfway. Nite nite.

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

ty... geological amazing formation from glaciers

1:30 am

justafreep

fireworks

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

wtg freep... 8 left here!!!!

1:31 am

ARB

eah freep

1:31 am

jillibus

YAY freep!

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

i, o, s, t...

1:31 am

flosey

wow freep, wtg

1:31 am

Douglas

Yeah, that thingy that the Norwegian Blue was pining for...very lovely plumage you know

1:32 am

ARB

I have 16 left -- the same i,o,s,t....

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

:~)

1:32 am

dalia

How many words today?

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

123

1:33 am

justafreep

if 6 - in 4, 5, 4 - ir 4, 5, 7

1:33 am

dalia

tyvm!

1:33 am

Catie

s's are se 4, 5, 5, so 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 7, 4

1:33 am

justafreep

of 8, 4, 5 - op 5 - or 6, 5, 6 - os 6

1:34 am

m9f9l

yay halfway

1:35 am

m9f9l

no lickety eh?

1:37 am

gran

How many words today please

1:37 am

flosey

123 gran

1:37 am

gran

Thanks

1:38 am

flosey

yw

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:38 am

ARB

YEAH Dee

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

t's are: te 4, 4, 5, 4, th 4, 5, ti 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4

1:39 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone?

1:40 am

m9f9l

nice job d!

1:40 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:40 am

m9f9l

i need two more d words

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

de 4, 5; di 4, 7, 4, 7, 4, 6, 4 do 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4 dr 5, 4, 5

1:41 am

m9f9l

I have 5 dis, 2 dos, and 3 drs

1:41 am

m9f9l

guess I need the de's!

1:41 am

jillibus

I've posted COMING ICON THEMES in my profile if anyone is interested -- just scroll down to below my writeup of the current theme. As you will see, there are several blank days coing up this month so if you have some ideas, please send them to Sprite.

1:42 am

m9f9l

oh... two d tiles. shoot

1:42 am

m9f9l

thanks jilli~~

1:42 am

flosey

have the o words been posted?

1:42 am

ARB

whew Fireworks

1:43 am

jillibus

YAY arb!!!

1:43 am

m9f9l

wtg arb!

1:43 am

m9f9l

I only have 2 o's so far

1:43 am

ARB

at 1:33

1:44 am

flosey

me too m9, or5 and 6

1:45 am

m9f9l

the of 8 is a compound word...correct?

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

okay list is in my profile

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ARB

1:46 am

m9f9l

thanks volley~!

1:46 am

flosey

oh thanks Dee

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

not sure if of 8 is considered a compound - here is the def a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

hope the list helps... must get going here

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

have a great day / eve... poofing with hugs!

1:48 am

Gadget

any clues for the bottom O?

1:49 am

m9f9l

think china

1:50 am

jillibus

thanks for the of8, dee

1:50 am

Gadget

Ouch. Missed that. Thanks!

1:50 am

flosey

thanks m9, I needed that

1:50 am

justafreep

I must run, too. Night all!

1:50 am

m9f9l

yw

1:50 am

grannyrose

or5/12 & or6/21 type of plant...2 ways to spell it

1:51 am

grannyrose

last word to go, top left E....clue pls

1:52 am

m9f9l

it's a kind of waistline...

1:52 am

flosey

em6/24

1:52 am

jillibus

night freep -- and thanks, dee, for posting a list in your profile (if you're still here)

1:52 am

grannyrose

thanx freep and flosey

1:53 am

rubyfoo

plumber! Its always something

1:54 am

m9f9l

well..I need to get some shuteye..

1:54 am

grannyrose

well, duh!!!! will come back and chat if you are here when i come back....of* to the gym

1:54 am

m9f9l

ni4 all

1:54 am

jillibus

hi and bye then, m9!

1:55 am

m9f9l

ooh.. i just noticed that I'm not nbt yet!

1:55 am

m9f9l

top right s anyone?

1:56 am

m9f9l

anyone?

1:56 am

m9f9l

seft

2:01 am

flosey

se4/7 and 5/16

2:06 am

rubyfoo

stuck at 51 for now

2:09 am

dizgrannie

FIREWORKS!!! thanx for the clues and lists.

2:09 am

flosey

wtg Diz

2:09 am

rubyfoo

yay grannie!

2:10 am

dizgrannie

ty ty ty would not have done it without help...lol

2:13 am

Andree

hi everyone

2:14 am

jillibus

YAY diz!!! Hi andree!

2:17 am

jillibus

Just realised I have 70 words

2:17 am

Andree

53 here

2:18 am

jillibus

wd andree!

2:23 am

Andree

1/2 way now, has lickety posted a list?

2:25 am

flosey

don't think so Andree

2:26 am

flosey

Volleymomdee has list in her profile

2:27 am

flosey

if you go back to 1:48 you'll be able to click on her profile

2:27 am

Andree

thx flosey

2:28 am

flosey

yw Andree, hope it helps

2:28 am

sprite

morning all

2:28 am

flosey

hello Sprite

2:28 am

sprite

hey flosey, nice crystals!

2:29 am

Andree

hi sprite

2:29 am

flosey

beautiful icon sprite

2:29 am

flosey

thanks sprite

2:29 am

sprite

thanks flosey :)

Hi Andree!

2:33 am

Christine

Sprite, your soccer team's looking good.

2:34 am

sprite

yeah, I know... and the utter madness around it is huge. I am not happy. Looks like we will have a Germany - Netherlands finale :(

2:35 am

Christine

Go Netherlands!!

2:36 am

Andree

is the country going crazy sprite

2:36 am

sprite

even after all this time, people still bring up WW2 when there are Germany - Netherland things. Let's hope all will be peaceful.

2:36 am

sprite

totally, Andree.

2:37 am

Christine

When I was a kid, I remember that Hollan was always touted as 'family' - perhaps because of William of Orange being one of our kings, and also because, in the east end of London, there were a lote of Dutch people who came over during the war.

2:37 am

Andree

ooh i hope you win

2:37 am

sprite

it is vice versa too, we in Holland feel a kind of kinship with England.

2:39 am

Christine

Sprite, I was a little kid during WWII, in east end of London, and it's still fresh in my mind. My Dad used to say he knew ordinary German soldiers just wanted to go home to their families, as he did, but it's buried too deep in my little EastEnd Jewish mind.

2:41 am

Christine

We had a small piece of land on Canvey Island, in the mouth of the Thames; the Dutch had reclaimed much of the land, by a series of dykes, in the 16th or 17th century. Plus, two such small countries conquering much of the world (I'm into world domination, if England's at the top).

2:41 am

sprite

War wounds are deep, especially psychological ones. Memories are still very much alive in our family.
And yet it is true, most German soldiers were young boys who'd much rather been home.

2:43 am

sprite

I secretly hope we lose, Andree. Not half the damage if we lose. Winning seems to make people lose their minds and morals completely.

2:43 am

Andree

better not tell that to your fellow countrymen,lol

2:44 am

sprite

lol no

2:45 am

Andree

i was born during ww2 and grew up when it was fresh in our minds, some hurdles are hard to conquer

2:45 am

Christine

We have basketball idiots, in LA - some of the fans rioted after the Lakers won ... bloody idiots.

2:45 am

sprite

it is special, isn't it Christine. Maybe being so small made us look outside.

2:46 am

mrpresident

hello all :)

2:46 am

Andree

hi mrp

2:46 am

Christine

Pini and Jillibus discovered they are 'cousins', so you and I can be sisters.

2:46 am

jillibus

hi sprite -- of course, Canada feels very connected to the Netherlands, what with the royalty coming here during WW2.

2:47 am

sprite

Andree, my father was shot in his leg on Liberation Day, by a German soldier who got crazy. He was a small boy then. The wound never healed, bone was damaged. Even though common sense dictates otherwise, he has never forgiven the Germans as a whole.

2:47 am

jillibus

Hi mrp! Long time! How's Maddie doing today?

2:47 am

sprite

I'd like that, Christine :)

Hi mrP

2:47 am

sprite

hey jilli :) Nice crystals

2:47 am

Christine

Always loved the idea that the Royals could ride their bycicles through the town.

2:48 am

mrpresident

hi andree, jilli, sprite et al

2:48 am

jillibus

thanks, sprite -- your painting is gorgeous!

2:48 am

sprite

oh yes, a very strong connection between the netherlands and Canada.

2:48 am

mrpresident

cleaning like a demon... thought I would slack off by doing babble

2:48 am

sprite

thanks jilli :)

2:49 am

jillibus

where's Lickety today, mrp?

2:49 am

Andree

what are you cleaning for when its school hols?

2:49 am

Christine

My uncle used to say there'd never be world peace as long as there weere survivors from any conflict. However, that being said, my Mum and I are/were the only ones that carried the grudge past the decade, and I've necer drilled my feelings into myt daughter.

2:50 am

Andree

i took the oldest grandchildren and their friends to luna park yesterday

2:51 am

jillibus

well, 27 left and bedtime -- guess I won't wait for mrp to answer my question!

2:52 am

Andree

bye jilli, sleep well

2:52 am

sprite

that is a good thing, Christine.

2:52 am

sprite

sleep well, jilli, and dream even better *hug*

2:53 am

jillibus

Oh, sprite -- I've copied some of your upcoming icon themes in my profile so that people who aren't around when you appear can find them. I hope that's okay with you.

2:54 am

City 17 dweller

Hello everyone - I have an en8, does anyone have the start of the other two?

2:54 am

sprite

of course, jilli. I also have a link to my profile, that might help too.

2:54 am

sprite

hi City

2:55 am

City 17 dweller

hi Sprite :)

2:55 am

jillibus

Yes, I know, but the link isn't easy to find -- I've often given it but people don't remember.

2:56 am

sprite

they would have to make a bookmark

2:56 am

jillibus

I wish there were a link up above in Resources, but it never got changed from Babbler's.

2:56 am

sprite

maybe I can have DrG put it under Friends of Babble?

2:56 am

jillibus

People can't be bothered making bookmarks.

2:57 am

jillibus

Maybe -- but of course he's changing everything -- or didn't you know?

2:58 am

sprite

yeah Haz sent me a copy of the email some people got. I have emailed a couple of suggestions but heard nothing back.

2:58 am

Andree

i hate change, must be a sign of age!!!

2:59 am

sprite

let's wait until the new babble is there and then see where we could make the themes easily accessible, ok?

2:59 am

jillibus

you can see what's up at http://twitter.com/BabbleOverlord

3:00 am

sprite

Andree, I am a bit younger but I don't like this whole change thing either ;)
Especially because it will not work with Lickety's browser. I am so used to the chat window. I hope Jamie will finally change that aspect of his site!

3:00 am

jillibus

He reports regularly on Facebook too.

3:00 am

sprite

twitter? I don't use twitter. Is it easy?

3:01 am

flosey

11 to go and they'll have to wait for tomorrow, goodnight everyone

3:01 am

sprite

night flosey

3:01 am

Andree

bye flosey

3:01 am

jillibus

I'm with you, sprite -- I love BabbleExpert and am very sad that it won't be compatible.

3:02 am

jillibus

I don't use twitter either but that's all you have to do, just click on that link.

3:02 am

Andree

i don't use expert but still don't see why something that isn't broken needs to be fixed

3:02 am

sprite

I see you the site you gave that he will "incorporate as much of Lickety's stuff as I can."
I hope he got in touch with Lickety about that.

3:02 am

jillibus

It takes you to Jamie's spot, and he has posted links to the diagrams etc.

3:03 am

sprite

I see on* the site

3:03 am

jillibus

I hope so too -- wish mrp was reading the chat -- she might know

3:04 am

sprite

from the looks of it, Andree, it is going to be made easier to play. For instance you will be able to rotate the grid. Less need to push your brain.

3:04 am

Andree

sprite, my brain is mush and needs pushing

3:05 am

sprite

I like a challenge, that is part of my love for babble. If it becomes too easy to play, I won't play anymore. We will see.

3:05 am

Andree

and on that note i must go organise myself some dinner, bye all

3:05 am

sprite

enjoy, Andree!

3:06 am

jillibus

my brain is mush too and won't improve unless I go to bed so goodnight!

3:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. Just to add a word to the conversation, I appreciate Babble expert as well, but this morning is a case in point - some features are redundant if Lickety doesn't post a list.

3:06 am

Atalante

hello hello :)

3:06 am

jillibus

Yes, but there's still a link to morewords and such in Expert.

3:07 am

sprite

Hi Haz, hi Ata

3:07 am

Haz1558

LIckety has made himself indispensable to many babblers, maybe Dr_G is just introducing features to relieve the pressure on one man, who, after all, is not a babbler and who does it out of a positive feeling for babble and babblers.

3:07 am

Haz1558

Ata! Hello, how are you?

3:07 am

sprite

Lickety is very loyal in posting clues. I don't think he should be expected to do them every day.

3:08 am

Haz1558

Agreed, jillibus, that's why I said some features are redundant, not all.

3:08 am

jillibus

So hi and bye!!! Bed calls! *poof*

3:08 am

sprite

actually, the only feature I use is the chat feature. But that is one great feature.

3:08 am

Atalante

tired! Got back from sister's on SUnday evening, then ended up spending 13 hours dive marshalling a few miles off FOlkestone yesterday!

3:08 am

Haz1558

It's expecting a great deal of anyone to expect them to do this every day, I agree, sprite, but there is uproar and consternation when he doesn't.

3:09 am

Haz1558

Goodnight, jillibus.

3:09 am

Haz1558

Hope you can get some rest, Ata. How do you marshall a dive?

3:10 am

Atalante

you wave your arms around a lot and write down Important Statistics

3:10 am

sprite

sad enough. Babble should be a challenge, and the clues should be considered a bonus for those who want them. Maybe the next step will be posting the actual words next to the grid?

3:10 am

City 17 dweller

Can I ask a question of the long-time Babblers? Before Lickety, was it SOP to give clues with the first two letters & stats, or has that arisen from Lickety's list? Just curious...

3:10 am

Christine

Did someone answer you? mo8/75 and of8/75.

3:11 am

Atalante

it was ok, city. but people didn't ask every 3 seconds

3:11 am

City 17 dweller

Thank you Christine :)

3:11 am

Christine

we gave the clues that way, back in 2004, and I think that was pre-Licketty.

3:11 am

City 17 dweller

I was just wondering about the format, Ata, just a moment of idle curiosity

3:12 am

sprite

in the early days people did their best not to ruin the fun/challenge for others. Clues were ok if they required some thinking. And as Ata said, asking clues was only done after a lot of thinking with the own brain.

3:12 am

Haz1558

I think the format kind of evolved among babblers themselves, and then Brandyjack incorporated into a list that he posted.

3:12 am

rubyfoo

hello, I'm back.

3:12 am

Atalante

it was more contributary - when someone found that last P word or C word or whatever, they'd give a hint in the log

3:12 am

Haz1558

Hello, ruby.

3:13 am

sprite

the format is from before Lickety. Brandyjack started posting full 2nd letter stats on a daily base.

3:13 am

rubyfoo

Hello Sprite; I've been thinking about you a lot lately, especially after "being in" Holland on the weekend via the Tour de France. And then the soccer victory last night! Go Oranje!

3:13 am

sprite

hi rubyfoo

3:13 am

Haz1558

LIckety's list, being so accessible, changed babble completely, in that babblers suddenly began to expect to finish. That wasn't the case before.

3:13 am

rubyfoo

hello Haz

3:13 am

rubyfoo

hello Ata.

3:13 am

rubyfoo

hello Ata.

3:13 am

Atalante

hello hello Ruby!

3:13 am

City 17 dweller

Ah, it's nice that it's evolved like that... I'm interested to see if it's made some sort of official standing on the changed site

3:14 am

rubyfoo

Could I please have a hug? Husband is being really nasty, for a change and I am so upset that I'm trembling and on the verge of tears!

3:14 am

sprite

exactly Haz. Now people are mad at Lickety when there is no list, because they feel robbed of their 'right' to finish the grid.

3:14 am

Haz1558

The expectation of being able to finish, led to the idea that you had failed if you didn't finish, and that led to people asking/demanding more and more help.

3:14 am

Atalante

poor ruby! *hugs*

3:14 am

City 17 dweller

:::hugs::: ruby, even though we don't know each other that well... hope that's okay, dear.

3:15 am

sprite

The stats I really liked (which we don't have anymore) were the first letter stats. When somebody managed to finish, he posted the total number of words and how many words started with a certain letter. Letter, not tile!

3:15 am

sprite

((rubyfoo))

3:15 am

Christine

Big hugs, Rubyfoo -- has he ANY idea how large a family you have in Babble-land?

3:16 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning, and {{hugs}} to ruby.

3:16 am

rubyfoo

thank you

3:16 am

sprite

hiya Sally

3:16 am

Haz1558

On the other hand, keeping babble as difficult as possible doesn't put money in the babble account - money has to be considered.

3:16 am

rubyfoo

he hates family: his, mine, even my wonderful virtual one

3:16 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Sally.

3:16 am

rubyfoo

hello Sally

3:17 am

Christine

Well, poof on him.

3:17 am

City 17 dweller

On the other hand, Haz, I think it might be the spirit of cooperation that makes the community here so special; it has had a positive effect, too.

3:17 am

sprite

well I suggested to drG that some options, like that stats, would be made hideable. So you can choose your own amount of challenge. Should be SO easy to integrate.

3:17 am

rubyfoo

since I stopped looking at my ranking and despair of finishing, I am enjoying the grid more

3:17 am

Sally-catlover

Just read back a bit. Sprite, some of these things like being able to rotate the grid, are options. I sometimes play Scramble on my phone, and I very rarely rotate it although I could.

3:17 am

sprite

City, actually the cooperation was even better before. We needed eachother more and we knew better how to help eachother.

3:17 am

Christine

Choclits on the way to Rubyfoo

3:17 am

Atalante

me too, Sprite. I'm worried that these clue hints won't be hideable

3:18 am

rubyfoo

thank you christine

3:18 am

sprite

that would be really stupid, if you don't mind my saying so, Ata. Nothing is as easy to do as to make a certain part of a site hideable. Lickety did a great job with that.

3:18 am

Haz1558

Yes, the spirit of cooperation has always existed in babble, and a spirit of tolerance as well.

3:19 am

Atalante

I hope so! I said so on |DrG's pics, and of course everyone else just said it looked amazing, and now I feel all killjoy-y!!

3:19 am

City 17 dweller

Fair point, Sprite and Haz :)

3:20 am

rubyfoo

since I never got to the point of using lists, maybe this won't change anything for me. My goal is to reach at least half and some days, even more. But the only 2 or 3 times I've finished, in more than 6 months, FM and Haz and Hego carried me across the finish line

3:20 am

sprite

it was the same thing with the pro change. We were invited to be critical, but were expected to pay compliments.

3:20 am

City 17 dweller

There's a line between giving the customer what they want, and 'pandering' ... if Babble becomes too easy, it loses it's appeal for me.

3:20 am

sprite

am right with you on that, City

3:22 am

City 17 dweller

I can't imagine, though, that DrG would sell out the game like that - the whole point of this damn grid is to drive a person nuts. Lose that, what have you got? ;)

3:22 am

rubyfoo

has he actually made it easier?

3:23 am

rubyfoo

what if you're already nuts?

3:23 am

sprite

anyway, usually the hubbub about changes to come is bigger than the actual change, so I will wait and see. I attributed as best as I could, the rest is out of my hands anyway.

3:23 am

Sally-catlover

We don't really know yet ruby. Progress in the Babble Community group on Facebook.

3:23 am

Haz1558

Sprite, you contributed, not attributed.

3:24 am

sprite

ah! Thank you. When does one attribute?

3:24 am

rubyfoo

when quoting something

3:24 am

Sally-catlover

When you quote someone.

3:24 am

Haz1558

When you are saying that someone did something, giving someone credit for an action.

3:24 am

Atalante

I attributed the quote "I love Terra" to you, Sprite

3:25 am

sprite

wonderful. Thanks all :)
See, that is one thing that makes Babble special. People who are willing to teach!

3:25 am

rubyfoo

BTW, Sprite, was that Terra who ran out in the road during the Tour? (Only kidding)

3:25 am

anike

One has attributes - good qualities as well as attributing something to someone else

3:26 am

City 17 dweller

Got to go start the non-babbling part of the day - bye, folks. Happy wording :)

3:26 am

rubyfoo

hi anike

3:26 am

rubyfoo

bye city

3:26 am

sprite

hehehe he would never do that, rubyfoo. Because in places like that he would be on the leash!

3:26 am

Haz1558

Bye, City.

3:26 am

sprite

hi anike, thanks

3:26 am

sprite

bye City, have a good day.

3:26 am

rubyfoo

did anybody else see it? I felt sorry for the poor dog!

3:27 am

anike

Hi everyone. Fireworks .

3:27 am

Atalante

was the dog ok?

3:27 am

sprite

gratz anike

3:27 am

rubyfoo

they never said, but several riders were mildly hurt!

3:27 am

Haz1558

Well done, anike.

3:27 am

sprite

lol rubyfoo, you remind me of the clip of Living Doll, by Cliff Richard and the Young Ones... "But I feel sorry for the elephant!"

3:27 am

rubyfoo

congrats anike

3:28 am

anike

TY. Just remembered the load of washing I did this morning - still in the machine! Had better hang it out.

3:29 am

Kallia

morning all

3:29 am

sprite

hi Kallia

3:29 am

sprite

bye anike

3:29 am

Kallia

thought I'd let those of you who were so kind about my cat the news

3:29 am

rubyfoo

hi kallia

3:29 am

Haz1558

I was just about to ask, Kallia.

3:29 am

sprite

do tell, Kallia

3:30 am

Kallia

not good, she has an aggresive carcinoma of the tongue...just off the phone from the vet

3:30 am

Haz1558

Oh dear.

3:30 am

Atalante

oh poor baby

3:30 am

rubyfoo

oh no!

3:30 am

sprite

oh am so sorry, Kallia. How awful.

3:30 am

Sally-catlover

So sorry Kallia.

3:30 am

rubyfoo

is she in pain?

3:30 am

Kallia

nothing to be done apart from keeping her comforatabele#

3:31 am

rubyfoo

that is so sad

3:31 am

Kallia

she doesn't seem to be, sleeping a lot, but she is eating a little

3:31 am

sprite

{{{{Kallia}}}}

3:31 am

rubyfoo

is she able to eat? Now is the time for her favorites: salmon, caviar, cream, whatever she loves

3:32 am

Sally-catlover

brb

3:32 am

Haz1558

I am sorry, Kallia. But rich foods might turn her stomach...

3:32 am

rubyfoo

sorry, I didn't think of that.....

3:32 am

Haz1558

(Worried that ruby's cat food bills might ruin most of us)

3:33 am

Kallia

she can only eat a little at a timel, and she is having very finely minced chicken mostly

3:33 am

Christine

City 17 Dweller - I like the quote on your profile ... I'm re-reading, and re-re-reading many books from my childhood. Old friends.

3:33 am

sprite

if nothing can be done, are you considering letting her go soon?

3:34 am

Haz1558

The time will probably come when she won't be able to eat any more - you'll know when to make the next move.

3:34 am

Kallia

well the vet says as long as she is comfortable and eating.....as soon as that goes yes we will let her go

3:34 am

sprite

if she is willing and able to eat, it probably means she isn't miserable.

3:35 am

Kallia

she seems quite content, although very quiet

3:36 am

Kallia

thanks guys, really helped to be able to come here and talk to you

3:36 am

Haz1558

I'm glad you told us, I had been wondering.

3:36 am

Kallia

weas waiting until I heard

3:36 am

Christine

How old is she, Kallia?

3:36 am

sprite

had been thinking about you and kitty, so am glad to know. Sad the news is bad though.

3:37 am

rubyfoo

that's why we're here, I think, to support each other and give appropriate hugs and choclits!

3:37 am

Kallia

8 and 1/2

3:37 am

Haz1558

Not old in cat terms at all.

3:37 am

Christine

Hugs for you and Poor-Puss.

3:37 am

Kallia

very young compared to my last cat who lived until he was 19

3:38 am

rubyfoo

3:38 am

Atalante

poor little kit :(

3:38 am

Kallia

she's sleeping on the laundry pile that was going in the wash....good excuse not to do it

3:39 am

rubyfoo

I'm sure she's comforted by the scent of "her" humans

3:39 am

Atalante

absolutely!

3:39 am

sprite

absolutely

3:39 am

Atalante

ok, breakfast time. back a bit later!

3:39 am

Haz1558

See you later, Ata.

3:39 am

sprite

bye Ata, enjoy breakfast

3:39 am

rubyfoo

bye ata

3:40 am

Kallia

I'm going to make coffee

3:40 am

Atalante

*hugs spritey*

3:40 am

Kallia

back soon

3:40 am

sprite

:) *hugs right back*

3:45 am

rubyfoo

nbt!

3:45 am

Sally-catlover

Back. Congrats ruby!

3:46 am

rubyfoo

no, missed one :(

3:46 am

rubyfoo

missed the left-hand i! but at least I got the e's....

3:47 am

rubyfoo

got it!

3:47 am

sprite

wb Sally and gratz rubyfoo

3:48 am

rubyfoo

I don't know what to do. Husband is back from his walk. Should I act like nothing happened? Or just hide

3:49 am

Kallia

why, what did you do Ruby?

3:49 am

Sally-catlover

Stand up to him ruby! If he's horrible, just say, "don't speak to me like that" and walk away.

3:49 am

rubyfoo

no, he was very nasty before, for no reason, and I walked away

3:49 am

Haz1558

You're a grown woman, ruby. We can't advise from a distance when we don't know body language or anything.

3:49 am

Kallia

ah in that case tell him!

3:50 am

rubyfoo

you're right, haz, but this is getting harder and harder and there aren't any options

3:50 am

rubyfoo

fuss

3:50 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry

3:51 am

Sally-catlover

From this distance, ruby, it seems he knows how to pull your strings and get to you. Don't take bullying in any form.

3:51 am

Haz1558

Then it's time to draw a line in the sand and say no more. You keep telling us the difficulties, you keep knocking back suggestions, we feel kind of helpless.

3:51 am

Sally-catlover

I'm with Haz on this.

3:52 am

Kallia

me too

3:52 am

rubyfoo

but you have helped a lot and I truly appreciate it.

3:52 am

sprite

I agree. There are always options. Some aren't pleasant or comfortable, but worth considering if things are that bad.

3:52 am

Haz1558

And, to be honest, I'm really not comfortable personally with giving advice like this because I don't know all the circumstances and I don't feel qualified.

3:53 am

rubyfoo

but you sound wise, haz, I'm sorry that I made you uncomfortable

3:53 am

Kallia

Haz is wise

3:53 am

Haz1558

No, it's my peronality, ruby.

3:54 am

rubyfoo

please, babble friends, accept my apologies! I was just too upset this AM

3:54 am

Kallia

peronality? new one on me lol

3:54 am

Haz1558

I've always been very uncomfortable with intense discussions of a personal nature on babble. I'm a private person, find it hard to be as open as many others.

3:54 am

rubyfoo

sounds medical!

3:54 am

Kallia

that's me exactly Haz

3:54 am

rubyfoo

OK, I'm chastened!

3:55 am

rubyfoo

no more public implosions

3:55 am

Sally-catlover

ruby, if a situation is upsetting you, try to sit down and analyse why. Write a list if necessary. Then try to analyse what you can do about it. Only you can do that, we have never met either of you.

3:55 am

Haz1558

So, it's not that it's just you who makes me uncomfortable, ruby, it's the whole idea of lots of people joining in to give advice that I find hard. It's just me.

3:56 am

ddb4nana

hi all...is there any way to get the stats when someone is not online? I am so lost without dear Lickety.

3:56 am

Haz1558

You can implode or explode, ruby, all I'm saying is that I probably won't offer as much advice as others, not because I don't care, just because I don't feel qualified to tell you what to do.

3:56 am

sprite

I don't mind sharing of personal things. It is just hard to do more than being supportive and giving general advice based on personal experience.

3:56 am

ddb4nana

I was on earlier and volleyball mom dee had posted, but she's not on now.

3:56 am

Sally-catlover

And to add to what Haz has said, on Babble you will get such conflicting advice.

3:57 am

Haz1558

ddb, if you go to rankings, find volley there, bring up her profile and the list might be there.

3:57 am

sprite

ddb4nana, you can get to profiles through the rankings page. Ifyou search for the name, you can still access the profile.

3:57 am

ddb4nana

thanks haz

3:57 am

ddb4nana

and sprite

3:57 am

rubyfoo

but all of it is interesting and frequently I get great suggestions, e.g. Sally's pondnets

3:57 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ddb, hope the search is fruitful.

3:57 am

Kallia

that is true Sally, but that is true of any general discussion

3:58 am

sprite

different point of view can be inspiring too.

3:58 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

3:58 am

ddb4nana

easy as pie when you know how to do it...oh, lickety, thank you!

3:58 am

Haz1558

Save your search, ddb!

3:58 am

Kallia

yes, hi lickety

3:58 am

rubyfoo

that's how I feel, Sprite!

3:58 am

sprite

hi Lickety.

3:58 am

Haz1558

Thank you lickety!

3:59 am

sprite

was wondering, Lickety, has DrG contacted you about the new Babble site?

4:00 am

Haz1558

Now, how far along had we got with the scheme to have ruby's husband kidnapped and held for ransom?

4:00 am

sprite

but who would be willing to pay?

4:00 am

rubyfoo

bluebeard and the heron; that's more fun

4:00 am

Kallia

you had just mentioned it Haz

4:01 am

Kallia

well would Ruby want him back?

4:01 am

FMitch

LOL sprite and Good morning all.

4:01 am

Haz1558

Exactly. Think of it as long-term house arrest.

4:01 am

Kallia

otherwise we get stuck with him!

4:01 am

rubyfoo

he's lurking around the garden, peeking in my studio door, but didn't come to apologize. I guess I shouldn't hold my breath!

4:01 am

grannyrose

hi everyone. back from the gym. please remind me to NEVER go there at 5pm again.

4:01 am

sprite

I know the solution. Let the man live with us here for a month. He will crawl back on his belly to France and rubyfoo and he will cherish her forever.

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

Where would we imprison him? Anyone have an uninhabited castle going spare?

4:01 am

Haz1558

We'd have to find some very gullible kidnappers.

4:02 am

rubyfoo

hello FM; I've just been bad and imploded in the chog but am roundly chastized and will behave from now on

4:02 am

Haz1558

grannyrose, never EVER go to a gym at 5 pm. NEVER.

4:02 am

sprite

ouch rose, too many people?

4:02 am

FMitch

I could build a padded cell in the PB

4:02 am

rubyfoo

stinky?

4:02 am

sprite

hi FM :D

4:02 am

Kallia

hello FM

4:02 am

Haz1558

No, don't feel chastised, ruby, I was just extricating myself from the responsibility of telling you what to do.

4:03 am

Sally-catlover

What? and leave him with all the chocolate?

4:03 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

4:03 am

FMitch

oh no - he would be away from all he fun things

4:03 am

rubyfoo

it's OK, it helps me to be able to talk about it

4:03 am

Kallia

well if he's in a paded cell it would be another punishment, looking out at all the goodies and being unable to touch

4:03 am

sprite

I offer only once!

4:03 am

rubyfoo

I thought the padded cell was for me!

4:04 am

grannyrose

full of 20-30 somethings.sooo slim.and working out like you wouldn't believe. and me.....5'3 and more on the front and back porches than i like to admit...

4:04 am

rubyfoo

I'll put him on the next train, sprite

4:04 am

Haz1558

Said gullible kidnappers would be informed that Mr Ruby is worth a fortune, and to keep him happy in house arrest, they'd better have a TV tuned to sports channels 24/7.

4:04 am

Sally-catlover

Next time he peeks in your studio, ruby, put your tongue out at him to make him see what a child he's being! :-))

4:04 am

sprite

good decision, rubyfoo

4:04 am

Haz1558

Oh, and he's a strict teetotaller with a huge appetite for cream.

4:04 am

Kallia

I like that Sally:)

4:05 am

Sally-catlover

lol Haz.

4:05 am

rubyfoo

I think the sports channel wd make him hang himself!

4:05 am

FMitch

LOL Haz

4:05 am

Sally-catlover

Result then ruby.

4:05 am

Haz1558

The perfect solution....

4:05 am

Kallia

well maybe that's going a bit far then

4:05 am

rubyfoo

I feel a little better

4:06 am

rubyfoo

thank you all for trying to help me

4:06 am

Sally-catlover

Dr G is rather fond of the double F at the moment, isn't he.

4:06 am

Haz1558

The kidnappers would also be told that he loves herons with a passion so the cell would have pictures and statues of herons all around;

4:06 am

sprite

we can't, rubyfoo, only you can. But we can help lift your spirit a bit.

4:06 am

rubyfoo

raofl

4:06 am

rubyfoo

you certainly do that!

4:07 am

FMitch

statues of heron with koi in their beaks

4:07 am

rubyfoo

I feel chuffed because I got the English ti6 word myself

4:07 am

Haz1558

Yes, koi labelled 'Property of Mr Ruby'

4:07 am

grannyrose

late into chat...ruby can i ask? or should i just drop it?

4:08 am

sprite

nah poor man, he cannot be the only one to blame ;)
It takes two to tango, as you say... or as we say: there is no way to pull rope on your own.

4:08 am

rubyfoo

BTW, the fish love the nets and lurk about under it, smiling happily

4:08 am

FMitch

thats good ruby.

4:08 am

rubyfoo

ty for asking , granny, but I think I took up too much space as it is!

4:09 am

rubyfoo

piff

4:09 am

rubyfoo

*poof* will try to sort things out

4:09 am

grannyrose

ok, commiserations then, from the latest chat

4:09 am

Haz1558

Ruby has an unreasonable husband, we're just making plans to have him kidnapped to give her some peace.

4:10 am

rubyfoo

thank you grannyrose. May I call you Rosie? It was the name of my first and much-loved chow chow.

4:10 am

grannyrose

ahhhh....can recommend an excellent person ti intervene....first name is Jack

4:10 am

sprite

fireflies! Grid looked easier than it was for me. Fun :)

4:11 am

Haz1558

Well done, sprite!

4:11 am

rubyfoo

congrats sprite

4:11 am

FMitch

Congrats spritey!

4:11 am

Kallia

congrat sprite

4:11 am

Sally-catlover

Well done sprite!

4:11 am

grannyrose

go for it, ruby, call me anything but late for dinner....

4:11 am

sprite

thanks all! Have a good evening, night and/or day all.

4:11 am

rubyfoo

*real poof*

4:11 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITEY!!!!!

4:11 am

Haz1558

Bye sprite and ruby.

4:12 am

Sally-catlover

you off ruby? bye for now.

4:12 am

grannyrose

nite ruby and sprite

4:12 am

Kallia

by sprite and ruby

4:12 am

ddb4nana

it just drives me crazy when I can find a 7, but not the 4 before it! Any clues for the first pi 4/5 would be much appreciated.

4:13 am

grannyrose

a jetty, ddb

4:13 am

Christine

An evergreen?

4:13 am

ddb4nana

hmmm...

4:14 am

grannyrose

or a wharf, where boats tie up

4:14 am

Kallia

a beer?

4:14 am

Haz1558

pi - near the seashore.

4:14 am

grannyrose

pi + um, **, i don't know

4:14 am

herinfernallady

ROSE

4:15 am

Sally-catlover

Perhaps a word more used in England? In the summer it is tradition to have shows at the end of the pi 4/5

4:15 am

grannyrose

heron**********

4:15 am

ddb4nana

good one for me since I now need a big fish! Thanks for all the clues!

4:15 am

Christine

Sticks out, into the ocean, sometimes has rides & concessions on it.

4:15 am

grannyrose

yay, you got down time at the moment?

4:15 am

Haz1558

Or, sometimes people who have had too much to drink take a long walk off a short pi** and find themselves unexpectedly wet.

4:16 am

Sally-catlover

rofl haz

4:16 am

Kallia

haven't heard that in an age Haz lol

4:16 am

ddb4nana

goodness...am I the only one in the dark ;)

4:16 am

herinfernallady

I did but I tried to callyou

4:16 am

grannyrose

hmmm, people, plural, does that mean i'm not the only one that does that?

4:16 am

Haz1558

I know, all sorts of expressions are being lost, aren't they?

4:17 am

Haz1558

No, granny, you are not alone.

4:17 am

grannyrose

herin, darn......what about friday next week?

4:17 am

herinfernallady

No idea still no time table

4:17 am

Christine

I guess you have limited access to the ocean, in Utah?

4:17 am

FMitch

I think you should start writing them down Haz, for posterity.

4:18 am

grannyrose

oh, good, haz, just hate to swim alone..

4:18 am

Kallia

yes the rich tapestry of expressive english

4:18 am

ddb4nana

Yes, but we do have the Great Salt Lake, so I still need that fish!

4:18 am

Haz1558

There are probably so many regional variations as well.

4:18 am

grannyrose

herin, can i call you tomorrow sometime?

4:19 am

herinfernallady

Can I call youi? I am busy between 11am till when ever enrolment finishes then doctors at 210

4:20 am

grannyrose

tomorrow arvo then...when you can talk

4:20 am

Haz1558

Taking a quick break....

4:20 am

herinfernallady

Yep between 11am and 1.30pm ok?

4:20 am

grannyrose

and i promise my phone will be fully charged AND turned on

4:21 am

FMitch

TTFN Haz.

4:21 am

grannyrose

sounds good, herin

4:21 am

Christine

Is arvo morning or afternoon? It sounds like afternoon, but 11-1:30 would be morning-isg.

4:22 am

herinfernallady

Later Haz

4:22 am

herinfernallady

My friends father passed away and Telstra actually charged $100 for disconection

4:23 am

Christine

Did you get the pi4/5

4:23 am

grannyrose

christine, usually afternoon, but herin is giving me an indication about when.

4:23 am

lynxxx

that is disgusting Infernal

4:23 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

4:24 am

Christine

Play Babble, learn new words and a foreign language - all this for a $15 lifetime subscription.

4:24 am

grannyrose

WHAT!!!! good grief! tell them to take to the ombudsman, herin. that's outrageous

4:24 am

grannyrose

hi lyn

4:24 am

herinfernallady

It is so she told them to stick it some where unpleasant. this is a charge if you haven't had the phone on for less than 12 months

4:24 am

herinfernallady

Christine that is true (especially when it is bablets)

4:26 am

Christine

I was reading something yesterday, and bablets kept jumping at me ... I'm obsessed

4:28 am

herinfernallady

helped me with Scrabble the other day

4:29 am

Christine

When I was a kid, preTV days, my Mum always had us play word games - a long word at the top of the page, and see how many words it contains.

4:30 am

herinfernallady

My parents used to tell me if Ididn't know a word then to look it up

4:30 am

Kallia

I used to play that in science lessons lol...hated science

4:33 am

herinfernallady

I used to sleep in science

4:33 am

Christine

I still do it. At the risk of sounding like an old fogey, I think today's children will be better educated as far as at-home-technology is concerned, but they'll miss out on pencil games and books.

4:33 am

grannyrose

well, im away. nite all, herin...just remembered i have appointments tomorrow at Cabrini. but not until 1215.

4:34 am

herinfernallady

Ok I will call you Rose

4:35 am

grannyrose

ok, if i don't hear from you by the time i go in, will call you in between them

4:35 am

herinfernallady

yep

4:36 am

Christine

Time for a cuppa and my book - just finished the third Stieg Larssen book, and I want to reread some parts, before it goes back to the library tomorrow..

4:36 am

grannyrose

*poof*

4:39 am

Christine

Poof for real. Goodnight, all.

4:40 am

herinfernallady

bye christing

4:47 am

ddb4nana

when I check all through the chat box and find no clues for what I am looking for, I feel it must be so clear to others and hate to ask for clues. I need some help on the pr 7/32 is anyone online has clues.

4:48 am

ddb4nana

*if

4:48 am

herinfernallady

sorry no idea

4:48 am

ddb4nana

ok, then how about the te 5/10?

4:48 am

herinfernallady

nope either. Just started

4:49 am

ddb4nana

thanks anyway...guess I'll try again for some sleep and finish later.

4:49 am

lynxxx

te5.10 is a type of voice - singing wise

4:49 am

ddb4nana

oh my word! I need to sleep...thanks lynxxx

4:52 am

sciencegeek

hi, nat! XO

4:53 am

kim m

morning...di 6,24 clue pls?

4:54 am

ddb4nana

take what you do to chocolates and then add a fish *** or a hair ***...does that help?

4:54 am

kim m

thanx!

4:55 am

ddb4nana

yw

4:57 am

FishFishGarden

pr 7/32
A diminutive non-amateur

4:57 am

lynxxx

just found it myself, nice clue Fish

5:04 am

Marc Freeman

good morning di6/24 is driving e nuts, help please?

5:05 am

lynxxx

clue just under Marc

5:05 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

5:46 am

Marc Freeman

of8, please?

5:48 am

MonkeyGames

An excert from a longer article or paper.

5:48 am

MonkeyGames

exerPt...

5:48 am

MonkeyGames

I'm at work so if I disappear without warning it means the slow period is over.

5:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi

5:53 am

macadam

Is there an so4 preceding the so6,part of a roof beam /

5:55 am

montreal13

yes, a so4/5 - section of soil with grass...

5:56 am

macadam

thankyou .Why is always the easy ones I miss.

5:57 am

montreal13

yw - have trouble with ciao, ocean and quite a few simple ones myself... "sigh"

5:57 am

herinfernallady

MONTi

5:57 am

montreal13

hi lady - how are u ?

5:58 am

macadam

That`s why we are hooked on this game I suppose!Can I clue anyone before I go?

5:59 am

herinfernallady

I have missed you

5:59 am

montreal13

thanks macadam but I have 41 left... enjoy your day

6:00 am

herinfernallady

Bye Maca

6:00 am

macadam

Cheers.I`ll feel happier when the workmen have finished .Bye all I`ll be lurking tomorrow .See you then.

6:02 am

montreal13

thx lady... same here dear one; I have very little time available; busy so i've been playing in "stealth mode"... sometimes, I just can't resist clueing someone...

6:04 am

montreal13

must get ready for work day - temp today will reach 35 and 44 with humidex... with similar conditions tomorrow, my 2 working days !! - 1st pass 82/41, goal achieved - take care lady "POOF"

6:07 am

herinfernallady

Bye Monty

6:24 am

rubyfoo

hello again everybody. Yay for the Orantje, Monkeygames!!

6:26 am

Riverdance

Hey Ruby, Herin and Everyone

6:26 am

rubyfoo

oh, yay, how is it going, dancer? I sent an e-mail last evening and keep checking

6:26 am

rubyfoo

how are you all holding up!

6:27 am

Riverdance

I'm still at the hospital - was a very long day - he was in surgery for 12 hours - didnt get to room until 9 last night - wish I could say it was good new but its not

6:27 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ruby and River.

6:27 am

rubyfoo

how bad?

6:27 am

herinfernallady

River what is happening? Worried face

6:28 am

Riverdance

they couldnt fix it - in fact found other bad stuff and just ran out of time - already under anesthesia too long

6:28 am

herinfernallady

mutters a very bad swear word or two what they going to do?

6:28 am

rubyfoo

omg!! {{{riverd}}}

6:28 am

Riverdance

will most likely go boston for additional surgery - waiting on dates - will go home today though under very tight restrictions

6:29 am

rubyfoo

poor Keith, poor you, poor Sarah!!!!

6:29 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers

6:29 am

herinfernallady

poor kid how is he holding up?

6:29 am

herinfernallady

Hi NOno

6:29 am

NonoNanette

((((River))) I am so very sorry that it wasnt good

6:29 am

rubyfoo

hello no no!

6:30 am

Riverdance

they found a large aneurism on the back side of his heart. the extra electrical pathway in along side it but may be to close to the coronary artery to do anything about it. he needs a venogram and angiogram - they are over booked here so will go to boston at first available

6:31 am

rubyfoo

oh my!

6:31 am

Riverdance

he is still very groggy - was sort of drunk all night - we tried to explain last night but he was still too out of hit. havent talked to him this morning yet - is still sleeping

6:31 am

herinfernallady

Poor kid

6:33 am

Riverdance

he really looks beat up right now

6:33 am

rubyfoo

12 hours of surgery is huge!

6:34 am

rubyfoo

are you eating and getting any sleep?

6:34 am

herinfernallady

bugger it I forgot to ask my mum about my dads op. Thanks for the reminder River

6:36 am

Riverdance

he is up - got to go and help him - bbl

6:37 am

rubyfoo

bye, sweetie ((hugs))

6:37 am

NonoNanette

you have my prayers River take care

6:37 am

Uneaixoise

best wishes, river -- so very sorry

6:37 am

herinfernallady

Loves River

6:37 am

rubyfoo

bonjour, une!

6:38 am

Uneaixoise

bonjour, ruby :-)

6:39 am

herinfernallady

Hi Uni

6:39 am

Uneaixoise

hey, herin :-)

6:40 am

Uneaixoise

taking pups out to pee -- back in a mo

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I'm really embarrased as I imploded on the chat this AM with my usual troubles athome. Dopey Ruby!!!!

6:40 am

tceicher

po

6:40 am

tceicher

fo

6:40 am

rubyfoo

and was roundly chided for it!

6:40 am

herinfernallady

Ruby I lost the plot at someone online last night

6:41 am

rubyfoo

that was different; I think that was a troll who used very rough language to which I objected. We all have a right to our opinions, but I think we can control the language, if not the emotions

6:42 am

rubyfoo

we were discussing the Tour de France and he was saying bad things about Lance!

6:42 am

tceicher

f

6:43 am

rubyfoo

tceicher: are you sending us a code?

6:43 am

gran

Clue please for en 8/40

6:43 am

rubyfoo

I like it; it's nice and obscure

6:43 am

sandr

en + slang for breasts gran

6:43 am

rubyfoo

en8: complete things

6:44 am

rubyfoo

en + slang for female part + plural ending

6:44 am

gran

Thanks

6:44 am

herinfernallady

I am trying to finish this stupid cryptic

6:46 am

tceicher

ni

6:46 am

rubyfoo

82 wqords and see you later

6:47 am

tceicher

or

6:56 am

tceicher

oops, sorry

7:05 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:09 am

Aloyisius

hi Eva, herin, et al..

7:10 am

Anniebrook

good morning/evening everyone

7:11 am

Aloyisius

hi Annie.. hope you are keeping cool

7:11 am

Anniebrook

hi Aloy, another hot one today

7:12 am

Aloyisius

over 100?

7:12 am

Anniebrook

I hope not but it will be close

7:13 am

Aloyisius

whew ! power outages concern me when that happens

7:14 am

Anniebrook

yes, me too

7:14 am

vlcl

morning all. anyone know how riverdances son is?

7:15 am

vlcl

ripose

7:15 am

vlcl

oops

7:15 am

gran

Last two and just not seeing them - di 6/24 and po 5/12 any clues please

7:15 am

Anniebrook

vici, I dont think it went well..the next stop is a hospital in Boston...poor child and mom

7:15 am

Aloyisius

di6 is what you use to catch fish in an aquarium

7:16 am

vlcl

ty annie

7:16 am

Aloyisius

po5.12 is how you show someone the direction to take.. po5 in the right direction

7:17 am

Sadistyx

po 5/12 po+glass of beer-the p

7:18 am

City 17 dweller

thank you for the di6, Aloyisius :)

7:18 am

Aloyisius

yw City

7:23 am

gran

Thanks for the di 6 - sorry it is a pr 5/12 I am still looking for I have the first one

7:24 am

Aloyisius

pr + the charged particle

7:24 am

Aloyisius

pr + the l***'s mane is thick

7:25 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon again.

7:25 am

Aloyisius

Hi Haz!

7:26 am

gran

Thanks for the clues and finished!

7:26 am

Haz1558

Hello! And congratulations to gran.

7:26 am

Aloyisius

yay for gran, congratulations!

7:27 am

Anniebrook

Hi Hazel

7:27 am

Anniebrook

and congrats to gran

7:28 am

Haz1558

Hello Annie. Big news - my older daughter has got engaged. I'm to be a mother in law!

7:28 am

Aloyisius

happy news, Haz!

7:28 am

Sadistyx

in laws are not always a good thing

7:28 am

Anniebrook

Oh Haz, what wonderful news!! (two exclamation po5s are in order).

7:29 am

Haz1558

We're delighted, he's a very steady, dependable young man with a wonderful sense of humour.

7:29 am

City 17 dweller

congrats all round, Haz :)

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, haz -- great news! :-)

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Haz, Couldnt ask for better.

7:30 am

Haz1558

We knew they wanted to get married, but he came and asked permission to propose. It was granted very gladly.

7:30 am

Uneaixoise

aaawwww

7:30 am

Aloyisius

glad I was here to hear the good news, Haz.. must run.. off to the dentist this morning, oh joy or jubilation.. bye for now Babblers

7:30 am

Anniebrook

How wonderful!

7:31 am

Anniebrook

bye aloy

7:31 am

Haz1558

Bye, Aloy, hope the dentist isn't too alarming.

7:31 am

City 17 dweller

bye Aloy, try to keep the enthusiasm from bubbling over ;)

7:33 am

Anniebrook

phone

7:38 am

FMitch

Greetings future M.in.L :) and hello all.

7:38 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

7:39 am

FMitch

Hi there, just having some lunch so thought I would have a quick chat.

7:40 am

Haz1558

Still as warm with you as before or has it eased off a bit?

7:40 am

FMitch

perfect today, low 20s and it has bee overcast all day.

7:41 am

Haz1558

So you've got a bit of respite - that's good. I see the north of England is to get water restrictions.

7:41 am

FMitch

yes I saw that on the news this morning. How is it with you?

7:42 am

dpomfr

pi

7:42 am

Haz1558

Still quite nice, no soaring temperatures but pleasant for walking.

7:42 am

Haz1558

The last time we had water restrictions was 1976.

7:43 am

FMitch

As I don't have a hose pipe #i am not worried plus I got Andy to fill up the water butt yesterday so am happy.

7:43 am

EvaNadine

haz -- congrats on your big news!!

7:43 am

Haz1558

Oh good - he came this week? Did he have a long list to work through?

7:44 am

Haz1558

Hello EvaN - thank you! We're delighted for both of them.

7:44 am

FMitch

Hi EvaN, how are your plans coming along?

7:45 am

EvaNadine

slowly but surely -- i actually got dear fiance to tell me last night that i can have whatever cake i want + that for the most part, he has given in to letting me decorate however i deem fit. :-D

7:45 am

FMitch

It was a long list which started with 1/2 an hour in the garden helping me move pots about and sweeping up, then he did the house. Bliss.

7:45 am

FMitch

LOL EvaN so what are you going to choose?

7:45 am

EvaNadine

i have a few ideas... hehe

7:46 am

Haz1558

Dear fiance knows when he is beaten.

7:46 am

FMitch

Oh come on , tantilise us :)

7:46 am

EvaNadine

he has insisted upon a few minor details, and the rest are all up to me!

7:47 am

Sadistyx

try to remember some one has to pay the bill for it

7:47 am

Haz1558

You're a proper ray of sunshine, Sadist.

7:47 am

EvaNadine

well, for example, i want my bouquet to look almost exactly like this one, except id like dahlias instead of roses:
http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_43
0xN.93290668.jpg

7:48 am

Sadistyx

i'm still paying the bills for getting married 7 years after the fact

7:48 am

FMitch

Lovely EvaN but I meant re the cake!

7:49 am

Haz1558

Never mind flowers, FM needs food talk...

7:50 am

FMitch

LOL

7:50 am

Haz1558

And speaking of food, on cue, husband arrives home looking for some. I'd better skedaddle -back shortly!

7:50 am

FMitch

Toodles

7:52 am

EvaNadine

ok, well, i am hoping to display the cake on stands that look like this:

7:53 am

EvaNadine

http://tinyurl.com/33yzxdm

7:53 am

EvaNadine

only, instead of a tiered cake or a single cake, i am interested in doing a cluster of cakes, like this:
http://tinyurl.com/2washs7

7:54 am

EvaNadine

we need to do a cake tasting, but i would like to do at least one cake/layer that is either carrot cake or spice cake -- something seasonal.
then probably something simple like yellow cake too.

7:55 am

FMitch

Love the idea!

7:57 am

FMitch

phone is demanding my attention BRB.

7:58 am

EvaNadine

some of the centerpieces will look something like this, only on a slightly larger scale:
http://tinyurl.com/yk6m8bk

oth
ers will have a similar feeling, only with flowers also

8:00 am

FMitch

ah starting to get the feel of the theme :)
HAv eto go for a while as need to do some work stuff.

8:00 am

EvaNadine

enjoy that. ;)

8:03 am

Soodlebum

HI everybody. Could I have a clue for the NI 7/40 please?

8:04 am

EvaNadine

dont have it yet, sorry!

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

ni7/40--ni plus "the incient caused a r*** between two friends, and plural ending

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Incident caused a r*** between 2 former friends

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

ni + ift+s is what i se only 6 letters. if i make it ni + ri4+ s it is not acdcepted

8:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

ni**and plural

8:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

ni rhymes with r***

8:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

Sorry for bad clues. It's all I got.

8:08 am

Soodlebum

Got it thanks Kap. Temple Owl, Ni plus cons and plural of what men wear round their necks.

8:08 am

EvaNadine

ni7 rhymes with the 1950s

8:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

that's a much better clue.

8:11 am

Nancy Boy

afternoon all :) breaktime for me

8:12 am

EvaNadine

NB!!!!!!!!

8:12 am

Soodlebum

Hiya Nancy. I am already 13 minutes late back after lunch, so its Hi and Bye everybody.

8:14 am

EvaNadine

*huggles and snoggles and cuddles*

8:16 am

Nancy Boy

Hi and bye, Soodle :)
and Evaaaa!! What a lovely greeting ;) ((hugs))

8:16 am

EvaNadine

how long do i get to keep you for, darling?

8:18 am

Nancy Boy

Oooh, a good 20 minutes before I have to go back out there and face them all again. *shudders*

8:18 am

Nancy Boy

No, I'm joking...some of the punters are very nearly human.

8:19 am

EvaNadine

if i hold on tight enough, maybe i can keep you here. ;)

8:19 am

EvaNadine

punters...?
are those like bouncers?

8:19 am

Nancy Boy

Lol! Don't I wish...did you enjoy your long weekend, though??

8:20 am

Nancy Boy

lol! sorry, no, Brit slang. 'Punters' - paying customers :)

8:21 am

Christine

NB, where do you work/what do you do? Who/what makes you shudder & do you want us to sort 'em out for you?

8:21 am

Christine

Tell me everything, I've got lotsa time.

8:22 am

EvaNadine

ahh. i enjoy learning british slang -- dear fiance is a bit of a europhile, so we like to throw it into daily convo whenever possible...heh
course, most of what i know is from my parents, so its a good 40+ years out of date or else its from BBC America. ;)

8:22 am

EvaNadine

and yes, enjoyed my long weekend -- turned out to be quite busy, but got a lot done and got to see lots of friends and have lots of fun. :)

8:23 am

EvaNadine

alas, despite all my best shopping efforts, still no shoes!
it seems orange shoes are only sold as sandals in the summer. hopefully i will have better luck when autumn is looming near...

8:24 am

Nancy Boy

Christine!! Made me laugh :) no, it's not that bad - I'm a bartender at the moment, -trying- to get into something else, but I don't wanna talk about that unless I get shot down ;)

8:24 am

Nancy Boy

Eva, I don't pass a shop without scanning it for the perfect pair of shoes for you ;)

8:25 am

EvaNadine

oh dearie -- you KNOW i will pay you if you find something amazing! (btw, i wear about a size 8.5 US)
;)

8:28 am

Nancy Boy

I suffer for it though Eva :P I'm easily side-tracked by all the pretty shoes and clothes...

8:29 am

Christine

Otherwise, is everything improving for you?

8:30 am

EvaNadine

hah. i was amazingly on-target during all of my shopping attempts this weekend. my eyes strayed a time or two, but i didnt allow myself to even try anything else on. i found 2 *potential* shoes possibilities, but they werent really what i had set out looking for.

meanwhile, i also helped darling fiance shop for work pants. :)

8:30 am

Christine

EvaNadine - stores used to dye shoes for you, can they do that to match your outfit?

8:30 am

Nancy Boy

Ooh, Christine makes a good point!

8:31 am

Judi

Good morning, one and all.

8:31 am

EvaNadine

christine: i can still get that done, but i am having an outdoor wedding, so i dont really want to risk the dye coming off on my dress...
that is an option filed away in the back of my mind, though. :)

8:32 am

Nancy Boy

Otherwise, Christine, there's been a few problems - some new issues arising with my parents, but I won't really go into that :S life for me tends to take one step forward and then two steps back at the moment, but I'm sure everything will improve :) thanks for asking!

8:32 am

Nancy Boy

hello, Judi!

8:32 am

hootowl

a permanent dye shouldn't bleed once it's dry. Morning all

8:32 am

hurshy

what kind of orange?

8:32 am

EvaNadine

oh dear, things taken a downward turn with the parents?

8:33 am

EvaNadine

hoot -- i have never had a pair of dyed shoes that didnt bleed when wet. just my own experience...
*shrug*

8:33 am

EvaNadine

hurshy -- i want a satin (preferred) or suede finished shoe. prefer a burnt orange, but a regular orange will do.
(im kinda picky about shoes...heh)

8:33 am

hootowl

How bout doing it yourself?

8:34 am

hurshy

burnt.

8:34 am

Nancy Boy

Yeah :/ they found out that my sister's still in contact with me, and are fuuurious. Took away the phone I gave her, so it's really difficult for me to talk to her. I miss her so much :(

8:34 am

hurshy

and what style of shoe?

8:34 am

Judi

Eva - I'm sure you could spray them with some type of waterproofing once the dye is dry. Eva - have you tried shopping online for the shoes? www.dsw.com or zappos.com are good spots.

8:34 am

hootowl

OH Nancy - that is just mean!

8:34 am

EvaNadine

oh, NB! how terrible!!
(((massive amounts of hugs)))

8:35 am

Judi

NB - that is outrageous! How old is your sister?

8:35 am

EvaNadine

judi, yes, i have been looking ALL OVER. i am just very picky.

hurshy: a heel. round toe or peep toe. no ankle strap. pref not a slingback, but i am open to that. not too busy, but something with visual interest.

8:35 am

hootowl

From experience - parents can be your worst enemy. Hugs

8:36 am

hootowl

orange should be interesting...

8:36 am

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for the first di 7 ?

8:37 am

Nancy Boy

Sam's 16. I try to see her when I can; thing is, I'm desperate for her not to make them too angry with her, because I don't want her to end up in the same sorta situation I'm in. But thanks, all :) good to talk about it. The on-going saga..!

8:37 am

hootowl

you could add a fancy brooch to them too

8:37 am

Anniebrook

oh dear, getting the word couldnt be added message. be back later then.

8:37 am

ddb4nana

ok, I've looked everywhere and cannot find my last two...clues for the second pr 5/12 and the pr 7/32 that follows it would be very much appreciated!

8:38 am

hootowl

Haven't gotten that are Annie - sorry

8:38 am

hootowl

well my usual typing skills are bacl

8:38 am

Judi

I'm outraged for your and your sister, NB. Hopefully, she can still communicate with you via e-mail or (how novel) snail mail.

8:39 am

amelu0218

di7, to spread or disperse...

8:39 am

mixi6

pr + charged particle

8:39 am

hootowl

or phone

8:39 am

Judi

Worse comes to worst - we can always adopt your sister, too! [[[hug hug hug]]]

8:39 am

EvaNadine

yes, we will take your sister too!

8:40 am

hurshy

let's see, have you seen these shoes, eva? http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/produc
t.do?pid=754926012&tid=plpg1r&kwid=1&a
p=7

8:40 am

hootowl

ty for di and pr!

8:40 am

Haz1558

pr7 - not amateur and the ending of the cancer stick (French diminutive ending)

8:40 am

ddb4nana

annie...the first di 7 starts with "he was very ****erent then add the word *** your head!

8:41 am

EvaNadine

i have seen them before. i DO like those, hurshy...
hrm! good contenders!

8:41 am

Nancy Boy

We're having to be a little creative, Judi. Anything computer-related is too risky, since it's a family PC; the home phone is, obviously, off limits, and I can't call her mobile 'cause it'll show up on the bill. I bought another mobile phone to give her, but they've found and confiscated that. We've fallen back on snail mail before, though ;) but I have to address it to one of her school friends and ask them to pass it on to her.

8:41 am

Nancy Boy

awww, you guys are so sweet! Sorry for the long post.

8:41 am

hurshy

you'd have to find someone selling them in your size, though - looks like that place only has 10's left.

8:41 am

EvaNadine

dang, hurshy! they dont have those on the american site!

8:42 am

ddb4nana

thanks haz! That did it for the 7. Does anyone have a clue for the second pr 5/12?

8:42 am

mixi6

some other computer with different email?

8:42 am

Haz1558

pr plus a charged particle for the second pr5/10.

8:42 am

mixi6

pr + charged particle

8:43 am

EvaNadine

wow, NB. i cant believe parents would work so hard to make their own child so unhappy. it makes me quite sad.
please know that you are VERY loved here.

8:43 am

ddb4nana

wow...thanks mixi6...that's fireworks...great clues!

8:43 am

Haz1558

Well done, ddb!

8:43 am

hootowl

I believe it. Stoey of my life

8:43 am

Judi

Criminy, NB. Can you at least meet her in a coffee shop or something? Or do your parents have her on a freakin' leash?

8:43 am

ddb4nana

couldn't have done it without you!

8:44 am

mixi6

8 left to go

8:44 am

Nancy Boy

(((Eva))) thank you..I know it ;)

8:44 am

Nancy Boy

Similar situation, Hoot? :(

8:44 am

hurshy

i'm ON the american site - i'm just a wannabe brit, remember :)

8:45 am

hurshy

but, once you know the shoe, you google the name. sometimes another store will come up or someone will happen to be selling a pair in your size on ebay.

8:45 am

Nancy Boy

Has to be on the sly, Judi! She's visited me here and I've been down there a few times, but it has to be very well arranged...luckily she has lots of good friends to provide her with alibis!

8:46 am

hootowl

Somewhat. According to them I have NEVER done anything right! You get really tired of being told you are wrong about everything. That's why I am here instead of NY. Just got fed up.

8:48 am

Nancy Boy

I hear ya, Hoot. Somehow, parents are the only people whose approval you never quite stop hoping for!

8:48 am

Judi

Such a shame. At least she doesn't buy into your Parent's hateful views about you. *sigh* You can't choose your genetics (not yet, anyway).

8:48 am

hootowl

yup yup yup

8:49 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi! Well, if they didn't want a gay son...they shouldn't have had one! What's done is done, though, I just want them to leave her out of it.

8:49 am

mixi6

If you could chosse your genetics, your still stuck with your parents.

8:49 am

hootowl

sometimes I think that I was just elected to be the fall guy for the whole bloody family!

8:49 am

Judi

If this grid had a C, we could have 'coffee'.

8:50 am

hootowl

Had mine thank you

8:50 am

mixi6

mo7,44? help please?

8:51 am

Nancy Boy

Erk! Gone overtime here - better get back to work. Keep your fingers crossed for that someone tall, dark and handsome will come in...

8:52 am

Haz1558

mo7 - mo plus a kind of French garden party, but use a double consonant instead of the usual one

8:52 am

Judi

Seeya, NB. Chin up, love.

8:52 am

roncook

clue for the di 6/24 please

8:52 am

Haz1558

Or what sounds like the French version of the nursery rhyme tuffet sitting girl.

8:52 am

Haz1558

di6/24 - used to catch fish - lucky catcher?

8:52 am

mixi6

ty haz.

8:52 am

hootowl

what is a french garden party? I have about 6 french words in my vocabulary

8:52 am

Nancy Boy

If my chin was up any higher I'd fall over backwards, Judi ;) see you all later!

8:53 am

Haz1558

It's not so much a French garden party as a party, but it's a French word. Anagram of what's on the end of your legs.

8:54 am

roncook

ta haz i`m part of that word for not seeing it.

8:54 am

Haz1558

No problem, ron!

8:54 am

hootowl

ok - got it. Turned out to be one of the 6

8:55 am

Haz1558

Excellent!

8:55 am

mixi6

I like the nursery rhyme tuffet sitting girl. Got both the 7 and 8. Thanks.

8:55 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, mixi.

8:56 am

EvaNadine

*whew*
just had an impromptu meeting with my manager to let me know about my annual pay increase. yay!

8:56 am

Haz1558

So, you're getting one, then? Enough to fund shoes?

8:56 am

Judi

Well, that's always good news, Eva!

8:58 am

mixi6

3 left including 2 blank tiles.

8:59 am

EvaNadine

heh, yes. we had heard that annual raises this year would be kinda low, so i wasnt expecting much.

8:59 am

Judi

Did you receive more than you expected?

9:00 am

EvaNadine

but i guess they also promoted me to a senior member of the staff. after the normal annual raise, i was still below the standard pay for that level, so i got bumped up extra. :)

9:00 am

EvaNadine

from what we have been hearing, standard raises this year were gonna be about 3.something%
i got 5.4%
:)

9:00 am

Judi

Awesome you! Does that mean you are a "senior" citizen now?

9:01 am

EvaNadine

heh, something like that. ;)

9:01 am

mixi6

en8? help!

9:01 am

hootowl

always nice to be appreciated

9:01 am

Haz1558

en8 - ends in gent's neckwear items.

9:02 am

mixi6

yea eva. you go girl!

9:03 am

EvaNadine

and dear fiance is also working on a promotion which *hopefully* should be coming through soon. another nice pay increase for him!

9:03 am

Haz1558

en8 - plural of something that exists, that can be ascertained.

9:03 am

mixi6

TY Haz. Fireworks!

9:03 am

Haz1558

Well done!

9:04 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

9:04 am

Judi

Hiya, Bob.

9:04 am

Haz1558

Hello, Mr Bob.

9:09 am

Judi

I'm really starting to dislike this grid.

9:11 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

9:11 am

Haz1558

Good morning, crossy.

9:12 am

Judi

Hiya, Crossy!

9:14 am

Jellen

Hello, hello!

9:14 am

Haz1558

Hello, Jellen.

9:15 am

Jellen

We're going home today!

9:15 am

Good Enough

oh yay jellen. great news!

9:15 am

crosshair

howdy jellen

9:15 am

Haz1558

Good news1

9:15 am

Christine

YAY !!!!!

9:15 am

crosshair

yaa fir jellen and tim!!

9:15 am

crosshair

yaa fir jellen and tim!!

9:15 am

Judi

YAY, Jellen! How's hubby feeling after his latest odyssey?

9:16 am

Jellen

He keeps saying, "I'm ready"

9:16 am

Jellen

He's feeling okay...still has pain, but manageable...

9:17 am

Judi

I'm sure he's chomping at the bit. Hope the weather is nice where you are so he can get a little fresh air and sunshine.

9:18 am

Jellen

Oh, good idea...will check the weather...

9:19 am

Judi

Too bloody hot here on the east coast. 102 in Delaware today. (please excuse my puddle of sweat).

9:19 am

Jellen

Cloudy with chance of thunderstorms...oh well, not blazing hot...

9:20 am

FMitch

*passes bucket of ice to Judi*

9:20 am

EvaNadine

judi -- i heard that BWI broke the record yesterday, hitting 105

9:20 am

FMitch

Good news re coming home Jellen!

9:20 am

Jellen

How is the grid? Fun and fast, or short and mean?

9:20 am

Judi

*shoves head in ice bucket* mmmph. nice.

9:20 am

FMitch

LOL

9:21 am

Haz1558

Initally fast, but a bit picky. The grid, I mean.

9:21 am

Jellen

brb

9:21 am

FMitch

Can't say Jellen, haven't started.
Afternoon Haz :) or shold I call you FMinL form now on?

9:22 am

Haz1558

Afternoon FM - no, the usual Haz will do, we'll have people thinking it's a new aim to reach for in babble.

9:22 am

Judi

Yes - we're sweltering. Amtrak & Septa (trains) had to suspend service because rails were too hot. I guess they can warp when that happens - so they stop running trains for safety reasons.

9:22 am

FMitch

that is hot, hot, hot Judi.

9:23 am

Judi

So, the rails get a break, but the rest of us poor so4 still have to go to work.

9:24 am

EvaNadine

FM -- would you be someones "FM"inL?
;)

9:24 am

FMitch

ha ha EvaN!

9:24 am

Judi

I think I'll change my icon to something more suitable in honor of the hellish heat. BRB.

9:26 am

FMitch

good grief, why is it the 'rutting' pigeons choose my garden to fight in when there is a huge churchyard just the other side of the fence?!

9:26 am

Haz1558

They probably thought you'd be interested, you being their chief food provider and everything.

9:27 am

FMitch

I dislike the pigeons intensly as they do such huge poops all over the place.

9:27 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the di6 please ;o)

9:28 am

FMitch

Would quite happily bake a pigeon pie if I could :)

9:28 am

Haz1558

di6 - the sort of catcher used for fish in a pond?

9:28 am

Kallia

ah but would you eat it?

9:28 am

Kallia

afternoon all

9:28 am

Judi

<------ Hot enough to...use a cliche.

9:28 am

Haz1558

Hello, Kallia.

9:28 am

Jellen

Hi, Kallia

9:29 am

FMitch

Quite happily Kallia :)

9:29 am

Norma

Thanks Haz didn't see that one

9:29 am

Haz1558

No problem, Norma.

9:29 am

FMitch

lol great icon Judi.

9:29 am

Kallia

don't think I would FM

9:29 am

JBV

hi babblers, here's the weather report from NJ - it was 105 degrees here yesterday! just recovered from a two-hour power outage, wish us the best for the rest of today

9:30 am

Haz1558

Hello, JBV. Power outage = no airconditioning? Not pleasant.

9:30 am

Jellen

Hi, JBV

9:30 am

FMitch

Good luck JBV!

9:30 am

JBV

no a/c and no babble1

9:30 am

JBV

!

9:30 am

crosshair

cooler here today it is "only" 27c with a chance of T-storms

9:30 am

Haz1558

Which would be worse?

9:31 am

Good Enough

power outage = no babble! terrible!!

9:31 am

FMitch

((crossy))

9:31 am

crosshair

((FM))

9:31 am

Judi

Oh, that sucks, JBV! A power outage is my biggest fear. Me need air conditioning!

9:32 am

crosshair

i will be getting one of those smart phones soon and will be able to babble even if the power goes;))..oh yea i think it does phone calls as well lol

9:32 am

FMitch

lol

9:32 am

Judi

Babble: Don't leave home without it.

9:33 am

Uneaixoise

jumping into the current theme: the AC on my car quit yesterday and I have to replace the compressor :-(

9:33 am

Jellen

Hello, Une

9:33 am

FMitch

that sounds expensive :(

9:33 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jellen

9:33 am

Haz1558

Une, that sounds technical - and expensive.

9:33 am

JBV

i am so out of the loop on modern technology - but I must admit i'm fascinated by those video phones they are showing on TV ads now

9:33 am

Judi

Poor Une! That sounds hot and expensive.

9:34 am

Uneaixoise

$1000

9:34 am

Judi

OUCH!

9:34 am

FMitch

owieee!

9:34 am

Uneaixoise

i hate cars

9:34 am

Jellen

Ouch!

9:34 am

Haz1558

That would buy EvAn a pair of shoes or two.

9:34 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

9:34 am

crosshair

i do not have a/c in my car as with a NORMAL summer it would only get used 3 or 4 times and is a $1700.00 option at time of purchace

9:34 am

Judi

Dayum. You could buy a whole car for that.

9:34 am

Uneaixoise

crossy, it's essential here

9:34 am

crosshair

for eva? 1 pair

9:35 am

FMitch

I have a/c in mine - it is called windows and a sunroof.

9:35 am

Uneaixoise

96 here today, 97 tomorrow

9:35 am

Judi

Well, they are for her wedding, Crossy. The cost would be justified.

9:35 am

crosshair

insane

9:35 am

Haz1558

But if she's wearing a long dress, do the shoes matter?

9:35 am

crosshair

the heat,not the wedding shoes

9:36 am

FMitch

yes they do Haz.

9:36 am

crosshair

yea,she could be wearing flip-flops and no one would see

9:36 am

Judi

What do you drive, Crossy?

9:36 am

amelu0218

Yes, I have a 4/65 a/c in my car... 4 windows, 65 mph.

9:36 am

Uneaixoise

crossy, I had to drive 50 miles yesterday with no AC -- the dogs and I were all panting!

9:36 am

EvaNadine

i may need 2 pairs after all -- heels for pictures, and flats for dancing. ;)

9:37 am

Uneaixoise

hey, eva!

9:37 am

FMitch

:) @ amelu

9:37 am

crosshair

and our snowbirds drive south to die in 100+ heat..can never figure that out

9:37 am

Judi

Quite sensible, Eva.

9:37 am

wht

My daughter wore flip-flops as her wedding shoes.

9:37 am

Uneaixoise

that's a mystery to me as well, crossy!

9:37 am

hootowl

I'm on your side Une - I'm at 79 and that is the coolest it has been in 3 weeks!

9:37 am

Judi

Oh no, wht. Fashion mavens are cringing everywhere.

9:38 am

wht

No one could see them and she is taller than her husband anyway and didn't want any heel at all.

9:38 am

wht

They were nice flip-flops with sparkly things on them.

9:38 am

Judi

But... the sound of flip flopping down the aisle... Stacey and Clinton would have to do a wedding intervention.

9:38 am

hootowl

Know someone who wore sneakers. Most sensible!

9:39 am

Uneaixoise

i've seen a number of brides wearing sneakers!

9:39 am

EvaNadine

i need all the help i can get looking longer and leaner in my photos.
once i am on the dance floor, i wont care...

9:39 am

wht

I never noticed the sound. Don't think anyone else did either.

9:39 am

Judi

I would rather see sneakers (like in Father of the Bride). At least you can bling them to the nth degree and they don't make noise.

9:39 am

wht

And it did make me very careful to avoid her feet when I danced with her. :^)

9:40 am

Haz1558

So, EvaN, have you considered incorporating stilts into your outfit?

9:40 am

Haz1558

They'd give a very long look and if you pad them, no sound at all.

9:40 am

Haz1558

Start practising now and no-one will know.

9:41 am

EvaNadine

i may just have a crane hoist me from above so i can hover over the ceremony, like the angel that i am...

9:41 am

Dorens

hello everyone. i'm sure evaN's shoes will be spectacular

9:41 am

Uneaixoise

hey, dorens

9:41 am

Haz1558

Hello, Dorens.

9:41 am

Judi

LOL!

9:41 am

crosshair

howdy dorens

9:41 am

Jellen

Hi, Dorens

9:42 am

wht

I am sure evaN's shoes will be spectacular, even if they are flip-flops.

9:42 am

FMitch

Haz was just thinking back to some of those travellers weddings, the brides wore trainers under the tonnage of dress, guess a dainty show would have collapsed?

9:42 am

Judi

I'll be back to finish this tricky grid after lunch. TTFN. *peuff*

9:42 am

FMitch

*shoe even

9:42 am

Dorens

103 degrees here and air condiioning not working.. of course the folks are too busy to come look at it today

9:42 am

Haz1558

I think you're right, FM, a stiletto would have collapsed under the strain.

9:42 am

Haz1558

Bye, Judi.

9:43 am

FMitch

Bye Judi and HI Dorens.

9:43 am

Jellen

Bye Judi

9:43 am

Dorens

hey, wht. I was in arlington taking a yoga class my sister teaches at the senior center-- and hi une, haz, fm etc

9:43 am

FMitch

WEll that would solve EvaNs problem - big frothy dress, no one will know what shoes she is wearing *giggle*

9:44 am

FMitch

EvaN, you could always do a Sandy Shore (the singer not the beach) and go barefoot.

9:45 am

Dorens

somehow i think EvaN is not the barefoot type

9:45 am

FMitch

true :)

9:45 am

Haz1558

You're showing your age, and so am I, FM, for I remember her barefoot days as well.

9:47 am

FMitch

Coronation Street and I are the same age - I am feeling a tad jaded.

9:48 am

Haz1558

They've put new titles in recently.

9:48 am

wht

Hi Dorens. So you came up here to beat the heat?

9:49 am

EvaNadine

i will probably dance barefoot, actually. but outdoor ceremony in october does not lead itself to bare-footedness.

9:49 am

FMitch

Caught a bit on 'This Morning' that all hell is going to be let lose at the end of the year - Big plot line.

9:49 am

EvaNadine

besides, i need an excuse for new shoes!

9:49 am

FMitch

LOL Like you need an excuse for new shoes, silly girl :)

9:49 am

wht

I thought having feet was all the excuse you needed. :^)

9:49 am

Dorens

hah! hot everywhere, but i was there for my grandkids' birthday party... came home last nite, and wouldn't have if i knew my AC didn't work

9:50 am

FMitch

lol wht

9:51 am

FMitch

Bet you had a grand time Dorens.

9:52 am

Dorens

absolutely... despite the fact that the party was outside in 98 degree heat... grand kids are tremendously fun

9:52 am

FMitch

phew!

9:53 am

wht

Glad the grandkids had fun. Hope you found some shade.

9:53 am

Dorens

yah, that was monday. yesterday got to 103 and today is scheduled for the same

9:54 am

wht

Nice chatting but I need to get back to work now.

9:54 am

Dorens

enjoy your day wht

9:54 am

FMitch

Bye wht.

9:55 am

Haz1558

See you later, wht.

9:55 am

Jellen

Bye, wht

9:55 am

FMitch

I guess I should get back to the grid too. TTFN, back later.

9:55 am

Dorens

hi jellen, how's it going?

9:55 am

Haz1558

The grid or the grind or the grind of the grid?

9:55 am

Jellen

Great, we're going home today!

9:55 am

FMitch

*grind not grid, now there is a freudian slip!

9:56 am

Dorens

is this grid a grind?

9:56 am

Dorens

oh that is terrific news jellen. so happy to hear that

9:56 am

Haz1558

It's initially fast, takes a wee bit of work.

9:56 am

Dorens

i've begun quickly, but they almost all do.. nearly halfway already

10:07 am

rururocks

someone mentioned a large mo.. I don't see it..any ideas?

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

ends like the pr7

10:08 am

crosshair

and crossy,s monkey gets ejected from the rocket powered monkey car as he slams into the first wall....

10:08 am

Uneaixoise

kinda like Little Miss Mo**** sat on a tu**** eating her curds and whey

10:09 am

Atalante

hello hello again! hello haz and la glitteratinella! hello Une and crossy! and ruru! and doren!

10:09 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata!

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

hey, ata! :-)

10:10 am

crosshair

howdy ata

10:10 am

Uneaixoise

love the new pic, ata!

10:10 am

rururocks

hello ata!

10:11 am

Uneaixoise

didja get the mo8, ruru?

10:12 am

Atalante

a very trimmed hobbit! ooo I have an even better pic now ...

10:12 am

rururocks

no

10:12 am

Dorens

hello ata and ruru

10:12 am

rururocks

I have bad mo mojo today

10:12 am

rururocks

hi dorens

10:13 am

Uneaixoise

mo** (like winter hand warmer) and pr7/32 minus the non-athlete word

10:13 am

Atalante

there :) new pic!

10:13 am

Dorens

bad mo mojo sounds like a great name for a musical group

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

that's the one i was seeing before, ata

10:14 am

Jellen

Hi, ruru!

10:14 am

Jellen

and Ata!

10:14 am

Jellen

pr7/32, clue, please?

10:14 am

rururocks

hi jellen.. glad you are going home

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

pr7 is almost a ballet turn on toe shoes

10:15 am

Haz1558

pr7 - not against and diminutive French ending.

10:15 am

Atalante

drat, well there *is* a new one!

10:15 am

crosshair

ty une

10:15 am

Dorens

hm.. that is a new word for me

10:15 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:15 am

Jellen

Thanks, Une and Haz

10:15 am

Uneaixoise

me too

10:15 am

Uneaixoise

yw jellen :-)

10:16 am

Dorens

thanks for the pr7 and mo.. quite helpful you folks are

10:17 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:17 am

Haz1558

*smug*

10:17 am

Uneaixoise

Babblers are very service-oriented LOL

10:17 am

Jellen

Feel free to randomly through out clues...having a bit of difficulty concentrating :-)

10:17 am

BabbleRabble

Good day, Babble chums

10:17 am

Uneaixoise

hey, BR!!

10:18 am

Dorens

hi babrab

10:18 am

Uneaixoise

jellen, do you have the 8's?

10:18 am

Jellen

Hello, BabbleRabble!

10:18 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the di6/24 ? last one I need

10:18 am

Jellen

Just the mo8...

10:18 am

Uneaixoise

di6/24: chips and di* + Babble is a game on the Inter***

10:18 am

Dorens

there's an en8 (hint - it's a plural)

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

en8/40: en + boob slang + ends in men's neckwear

10:19 am

Ouwachita

thanks une

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:19 am

Jellen

Thanks, Dorens and Une!

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

di7/32 is another of today's words that ends in the French diminutive

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

yw!

10:19 am

BabbleRabble

Once again there is not surprise... all the 8 letter words have 8 letters

10:19 am

Dorens

une was kinder to you (i was making you work for it)

10:19 am

Ouwachita

isnt boob a slang for that? LOL

10:20 am

Jellen

Got them, thanks!

10:20 am

Uneaixoise

well, yeah LOL

10:20 am

Dorens

i think there are quite a few slang words for that, actually

10:20 am

Uneaixoise

of8/75: not on + how you make a book

10:20 am

Uneaixoise

pi7/32: holinesses

10:21 am

Dorens

nice, thanks une.. down to 30 and really should do something about breakfast..have been lazy this morning

10:21 am

Jellen

Thanks again and again, Une!

10:21 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:22 am

Uneaixoise

ir7: ways of stating something contrary to fact (sardonic)

10:22 am

Haz1558

Hello, BabbleRabble.

10:23 am

Uneaixoise

this is helping take my mind off having to pay for a new compressor for my stoopid car

10:23 am

Jellen

Thanks...

10:23 am

crosshair

ty again une

10:23 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:23 am

Jellen

This is taking my mind off the fact that we would be already gone if the doctor hadn't made an error in filling out the prescription forms...

10:23 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, Haz

10:24 am

Uneaixoise

oh, crap, Jellen!

10:24 am

dcseain

ah, the joys of hospital checkout. I hope yall aren't delayed much longer, jellen

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

hey, seain! Melting into a puddle yet? :-)

10:25 am

Jellen

Ah well, Tim is resting, and I am Babbling, so not all bad...

10:26 am

rururocks

I hate Mo words says the melted brain puddle here

10:26 am

Atalante

hospital check-out is always a nightmare

10:26 am

dcseain

today i figured out that the weather app on my phone means 100 when it says 00; so i take today's 01 to mean they're predicting 101

10:26 am

dcseain

i did turn the AC up a degree so it's not running continuously like yesterday

10:27 am

Uneaixoise

someone mentioned earlier that trains had been stopped in Delaware 'cause the rails were getting too hot! yikes!

10:27 am

crosshair

yup,do not want the hydro meter spinning right off the wall

10:28 am

Uneaixoise

ni7: swell, wonderful, lovely . . . plural

10:28 am

Jellen

Thanks, Une...

10:29 am

Atalante

*sigh* apparently Hobbit is physically glued to my leg today

10:29 am

crosshair

ty une

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

Hobbit adores his mum :-)

10:29 am

dcseain

Yeah, trains are delayed from somewhere S of here up into NYC

10:29 am

Haz1558

She just wants to bond.

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

wow . . .

10:30 am

dcseain

it didn't dip below 80 last night here

10:30 am

Atalante

does she ever ... I was away all yesterday and husband was at home (ill, you know), and apparently she spent all day with her nose glued to the front door waiting

10:30 am

dcseain

it's now 11:40 and 90 degrees

10:30 am

dcseain

11:30 rather

10:30 am

Jellen

I have a cat who, upon occasion, gloms onto me...

10:30 am

Haz1558

Poor soul. The hang nail again?

10:31 am

Jellen

The next day he may be completely aloof...

10:31 am

dcseain

i have a cat hat howls til i get up, then is quiet. sigh.

10:31 am

Atalante

no ... a headache, aka couldn't be bothered to get up in the morning

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

my 3 pups are like the 3 Musketeers -- one for all and all for one . . . and all very close by ALL the time! LOL

10:31 am

Jellen

How annoying, dc!

10:32 am

crosshair

dc,one of our cats used to do that,then we started leaving a night light on in the livingroom and she was ok after that

10:32 am

Haz1558

Maybe it's referred pain from the hang nail.

10:33 am

dcseain

night lights in LR, DR, kitchen, both bathrooms, and two of the three bedrooms.

10:33 am

Atalante

oh probably! he managed to have 2 days off work because of it

10:33 am

dcseain

and today she waited til 10:30 to start

10:33 am

dcseain

i should to sleep earlier and get up earlier -- that would please her

10:34 am

Haz1558

Ear plugs, dc. A lifesaver.

10:34 am

crosshair

10:30?? well the day is shot by then..probably wants her brekkies"

10:35 am

dcseain

i've generally fond earplugs ineffectual - they dampen noise, but not enough

10:35 am

dcseain

i've generally fond earplugs ineffectual - they dampen noise, but not enough

10:36 am

Jellen

Earplugs just isolate my tinnitus...

10:37 am

Haz1558

Tinnitus must be horrible to live with.

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

couldn't live without my white noise machine -- cranked up to what my mom used to call "jet engine" setting LOL

10:37 am

Atalante

husband now has tinnitus too ...

10:38 am

hurshy

mo7 and 8?

10:39 am

Jellen

Most of the time it doesn't bother me...just when it's extremely quiet or there's a sound that is close but clashing (like machines humming)

10:39 am

Haz1558

My sister's boss once claimed that doctor's told her that 'She was a Baffle'. I think your husband comes into the same category, Ata.

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

mo8 clued at 10:07

10:39 am

crosshair

speaking of noise and ears,i have had a real annoying thing going on of late what i hear all the time is exactly like the sound of a police siren in the distance.makes it a real pain while i am driving as i keep wanting to pull over to let this imaginary officer pass;(

10:39 am

hurshy

10:07 is way off the chog by now!

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

ok, thought you could just check the chat log

10:40 am

Jellen

Hi, hurshy!

10:40 am

Haz1558

mo7 - mo plus the French garden party type word but use a double helping of one of the consonants.

10:40 am

Atalante

that's one way of descriing him ....

10:40 am

Haz1558

The mo9 uses double helpings of two consonants.

10:41 am

hurshy

the full chat log takes forever to load if you try to open it... thanks haz

10:41 am

hurshy

the full chat log takes forever to load if you try to open it... thanks haz

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

tx for the 7 haz

10:41 am

Haz1558

mo8 sorry. Stop panicking, there is no mo9.

10:41 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

must be your connection, hursh -- loads instantly for me

10:42 am

hurshy

maybe doc has improved it over time - i just remember it being a huge pain

10:42 am

hurshy

there is a whole bunch of honking outside and i do not know what it is about

10:42 am

crosshair

i just tried the chat log,i dont use it much but it loaded in under 5 seconds

10:42 am

Haz1558

Then let us get our thinking caps on and decide.

10:43 am

Haz1558

Honking - of cars or geese?

10:43 am

Jellen

brb...going to run stuff downstairs...

10:44 am

Uneaixoise

hilarious local story: http://tinyurl.com/2ehj7je

10:44 am

hurshy

cars

10:44 am

Jellen

Oh, guess I'm leaving for now...

10:44 am

crosshair

have a safe trip home jellen

10:44 am

Uneaixoise

all good wishes, jellen!!

10:47 am

Uneaixoise

yikes, look at the time -- gotta run -- BBL *poof*

10:48 am

Haz1558

Bye, Une.

10:48 am

Haz1558

I must take a turn about more than the room. Dog walk time.

10:49 am

Haz1558

Bye for now!

10:49 am

hurshy

ttfn haz

10:49 am

Haz1558

*gone*

10:51 am

lkdubb

only one left....can anyone help with di 6/24 ?

10:51 am

Atalante

have fun with la Glitterata!

10:52 am

hurshy

if you want to catch a fish, you might di* a *** in the pond

10:53 am

Atalante

oh gosh, that stupid word

10:56 am

lkdubb

got it....thanks hurshy

10:56 am

HotspurOG

anyone have the di6

10:58 am

HotspurOG

tx

11:02 am

hootowl

firebirds! anyone need help? Have about 15 min

11:06 am

rururocks

mo 8 please

11:06 am

crosshair

mo+ dbl con+vowel+dble cons+same vowel

11:07 am

hootowl

mo + con***e + vowel

11:07 am

hootowl

that e should be an i - shredded paper

11:08 am

hootowl

double mid cons for 8

11:09 am

rururocks

thank you soooooo much..

11:09 am

rururocks

That one was making me crazy

11:10 am

hootowl

it was driving everyone crazy!

11:10 am

msideb01

man, that's a pretty obscure one

11:12 am

hootowl

babble is famous for obscure!

11:13 am

msideb01

it'll drive you crazy, but you can't help but keep coming back for more!

11:13 am

hootowl

yup - the only legal addiction!

11:16 am

crosshair

i have the mo 8/75,but i missed that mo 7

11:17 am

hootowl

just drop tone of the middle cons

11:17 am

hootowl

drop one

11:17 am

crosshair

ty hoots

11:17 am

hootowl

you it is easier to go from small to big

11:17 am

hootowl

yw crossy

11:18 am

hootowl

O CANNOT TYPE I CANNOT TYPE I CANNOT TYPE!!!!!!!!

11:18 am

crosshair

wecome tu the cluub

11:19 am

hootowl

yeah

11:20 am

hootowl

every now & then they try to make our language more phonetic but people say nay. The internet is doing it all by itself

11:22 am

crosshair

hokt unn fonixx wurkt fir mi

11:22 am

hootowl

ok - gotta go - bb

11:22 am

hootowl

thatis a bit much crossy!

11:22 am

hootowl

bbl

11:22 am

dcseain

yes, phonics as i great way to learn our silly spellings

11:22 am

Good Enough

you always make me smile crossy :)

11:22 am

dcseain

it still took me 4 years of schooling to integrate that punkin is spelled pumpkin, though.

11:24 am

crosshair

ty good enough? if you cannot dazzle them with your looks then leave them laughing:)

11:28 am

Good Enough

you look fine to me: round head, slumpy blue shoulders, no legs - what's not to love

11:30 am

Good Enough

although all you guys look oddly the same - hmmmm

11:30 am

dcseain

LOL GE

11:40 am

Sandieangel

does anyone have a clue for en8 or at least the 3rd letter. Just can't get it.

11:41 am

dcseain

political en8

11:41 am

dcseain

foreign en8

11:41 am

dcseain

alien en8

11:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

en8- when you feel you deserve something, you are en8 to it

11:41 am

dcseain

kaplan, it's a noun, not an adj

11:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh no, didn't have my glasses on and misread my own word. SORRY!!

11:42 am

Sandieangel

Ah - got it from the alien clue. Thanks a lot.

11:42 am

dcseain

the en8 were spooky

11:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

Not good to do babble if you can't see the letters.

11:43 am

dcseain

quite so, kaplan :)

11:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

Some things are just basic.

11:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 34 left, and time to list.

11:58 am

stidmama

hello all!

11:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

27 left. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.

11:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

Only my hairdresser knows for sure.

12:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And if you know THAT reference, you are as old as I am.

12:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

How bout this one- "Mother please! I'd rather do it myself!!"

12:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ah, a childhood spent watching game shows on TV. Such memories.

12:02 pm

crosshair

bryll cream a little dab will do ya,bryll cream,youll be so debonair,bryll cream the girls will all persue ya,they love to run their fingers through your hair...lol

12:03 pm

helensgirlkid

Remember the Burma Shave ads?

12:03 pm

stidmama

hello cross!! how was the bacon yesterday?

12:03 pm

crosshair

how about the one hour martenizing dry cleaner ads?

12:04 pm

crosshair

it was amazing stiddles,made a huge brunch,then for dinner we went out for endless racks of honey garlic beef ribs;)

12:04 pm

helensgirlkid

What? Aren't the one- hour Martinizing ads still around?

12:04 pm

stidmama

sounds, um... filling, cross!

12:05 pm

helensgirlkid

pome

12:05 pm

Atalante

\I got a book you'd love the other day, crossy. "Best British Bacon Recipes". Was given it free on a book stall!!

12:05 pm

crosshair

we were like a pair of hyenas at the kill with those ribs lol

12:05 pm

helensgirlkid

SORRY

12:06 pm

crosshair

lol ata,i just picked up a book as well"75 favorite bacon recipies"

12:06 pm

stidmama

hey atalante! are you tangoing again yet?

12:06 pm

Atalante

yay!! lol, not quite ... getting there though!!

12:07 pm

stidmama

good for you. *offers choclits*

12:08 pm

crosshair

lol had to read that twice,though she said to you have a tan going yet and was about to give ata heck lol

12:08 pm

stidmama

oh! *grin* no, tanning isn't good for people! *stern mama look*

12:08 pm

crosshair

lol

12:10 pm

crosshair

anyone who lays in the suns and bastes for the perfect tan,just let me know and ill send you picks of my mellanoma scars....

12:11 pm

Atalante

I managed to burn a bit of my neck yesterday grrrr, I obviously didn't get suntan lotion on that bit

12:11 pm

stidmama

it's a scary disease... I am glad you are around with scars to show, but wish you hadn't had them.

12:12 pm

crosshair

lol,seems i have been spared to nag at others about the risks

12:12 pm

stidmama

(((cross))) and now you are taking care of yourself much better!

12:13 pm

crosshair

that and smoking risks and to check your dingle berries monthly lol

12:13 pm

stidmama

E on the right, and the O on the bottom please? I am trying for NBT?

12:13 pm

crosshair

(stiddles)

12:14 pm

stidmama

I don't smoke, and no dingle berries... *grin* so that's 2/3 okay. The sun... we get so little here that most of the year no sunscreen necessary. This week however, I am going to have to buy a new bottle.

12:15 pm

weiik

did you know, by all the talk, sunscreen has an expiration date, learned that while working at pharmacy

12:15 pm

crosshair

i buy a fresh one each summer weiik

12:16 pm

weiik

good cross

12:16 pm

crosshair

lol,i have learned the hard way

12:16 pm

stidmama

yes, that's partly why I need more -- also just learned oxybenzone is a risk factor... so need to replace for other types anyway. *sigh* health is so complicated

12:17 pm

weiik

hey stid, what is this with oxybenzone?

12:17 pm

crosshair

best stuff is the high end baby sunscreen

12:17 pm

stidmama

hold on weiik, there is a website that explains it. brb

12:17 pm

crosshair

..plus you smell so nice all the ladies want to cuddle

12:17 pm

crosshair

lol

12:18 pm

vlcl

es6/18 brand of gas es** + not out

12:19 pm

stidmama

http://www.ewg.org/2010sunscreen/ scrabbler sent this link to me.

12:19 pm

weiik

vic, I was just looking at that, used to work for them, it caught my eye when I was able to connect the words.

12:19 pm

stidmama

ummm. slight problem with that "advantage" cross... *grin*

12:19 pm

weiik

thxks stid, will check it now

12:19 pm

periwinkle

hello all

12:19 pm

stidmama

hey peri

12:19 pm

vlcl

Hi peri

12:20 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one vic

12:20 pm

periwinkle

spent two hours at the food pantry this am. was as hot in side as it was outside. no AC. fans did not do much good. but people came in and were glad to get the food.

12:20 pm

periwinkle

had lots of fresh produce to tive too, radishes, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage

12:21 pm

stidmama

good for you peri ((hugs)) I hope you are now where it is cooler!

12:21 pm

periwinkle

yes I am home with central air

12:21 pm

periwinkle

help with E in upper left and righ column pls

12:22 pm

vlcl

em6/24 vast government holdings - like a kingdom maybe

12:22 pm

stidmama

upper left E is a kingdom: em**** strikes back was a star wars movie

12:23 pm

stidmama

my last tile for NBT is that lower O please?

12:23 pm

weiik

thxks stid

12:23 pm

periwinkle

ty stid and vlcl

12:23 pm

vlcl

dont have that o either

12:23 pm

weiik

off to the yard work, steaming here today . poof

12:24 pm

stidmama

later weiik. (wear sunscreen)

12:24 pm

weiik

bye all , yes going to the store to buy sunscreen, realized what i have is not up to the job

12:25 pm

stidmama

got one. it's the opposite of occident. OR 6/18

12:25 pm

stidmama

and NBT

12:25 pm

vlcl

ty stidmama

12:26 pm

redturtlehead

hey all, great clues flying about!

12:26 pm

periwinkle

nbt here too

12:26 pm

vlcl

here too

12:26 pm

stidmama

down to 64. Will go play with the dog outside and then head out for town -- stidkid has rehearsal, and I will do some shopping and studying in town.

12:26 pm

redturtlehead

I have 30 words! lol

12:26 pm

vlcl

oops no, i need bottom middle E

12:26 pm

stidmama

hey red. see you-all later! *Poof*

12:27 pm

vlcl

en 8/40

12:27 pm

stidmama

bottom middle E is EN 8/40; plural "life forms"

12:27 pm

stidmama

(singular is not in the grid, btw) *real poof*

12:28 pm

vlcl

got it!

12:30 pm

Babs1

anyone have clue for the t in the last column?

12:31 pm

Bugsaw

sorry babs

12:31 pm

msideb01

@babs: related to the word hue

12:32 pm

Bugsaw

thanky misde

12:32 pm

Bugsaw

thank you I mean

12:33 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:33 pm

Bugsaw

1 column greyed now

12:33 pm

Bugsaw

bye peri

12:34 pm

Babs1

not sure the chat box is working right now...got the t I think I asked for a bit ago...

12:34 pm

Bugsaw

it was the only one that worked for the right hand comlun

12:35 pm

Bugsaw

mow you can see why it takes me so long

12:35 pm

Bugsaw

LOL at me

12:40 pm

crosshair

phantom "infinities"

12:41 pm

crosshair

alos definities

12:41 pm

crosshair

and definite..not good when there are more phantoms thatn words

12:42 pm

crosshair

and infinate..;(

12:43 pm

Anniebrook

im back hopefully to finish

12:43 pm

crosshair

omg!! i killed the chog!!!! ahhhhhhhhh!!!!

12:44 pm

crosshair

ahh there is annie;)

12:45 pm

Anniebrook

hi crossy! Yesterday was your "eat bacon" day

12:45 pm

crosshair

it was indeed aniie;)))

12:46 pm

crosshair

and i had honey garlic beef ribs for dins as well

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody

12:46 pm

crosshair

and a nice salty bag of chips and dip for later

12:46 pm

crosshair

howdy ruby

12:47 pm

Anniebrook

crossy, my mouth is watering

12:47 pm

Anniebrook

hi rubyfoo

12:47 pm

crosshair

the ribs were amazing!! almost better than the bacon

12:48 pm

Anniebrook

Did you make the ribs? Recipe?

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

it's after dinner but now crossy has made me hungry again.

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

Hello Annie!

12:49 pm

crosshair

sorry annie we went out to montannas for these ribs

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I have 82 words but don't think I'll find any more

12:50 pm

Anniebrook

crossy, always fun to have a good rib place to go to

12:50 pm

crosshair

i just sat back,relaxed and let them bring me racks of ribs till i started hallucinating lol

12:50 pm

crosshair

if you have them down there i highly reccomend the ribs

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

my best word, found without help** is ir7/28. Many of the others were clued in the chog

12:50 pm

Anniebrook

You deserve it after being good on your diet for a month...now back to the grind till Aug 6th and then pig out

12:51 pm

crosshair

indeed

12:51 pm

Anniebrook

wtg, ruby

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

ribs here are awful as the pork is too lean

12:51 pm

crosshair

theese were beef ribs ruby;)))))))\

12:51 pm

Anniebrook

anyone have a clue for mo 7 ?

12:52 pm

Anniebrook

short ribs, I l ove short ribs

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

I don't know if I've had beef ribs....

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

oh, short ribs, maybe

12:52 pm

crosshair

annie know..they are divine

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

I don't have the mo7 only 3 mo 4's

12:53 pm

Anniebrook

mo 6 is wishy washy (comparative)

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

ty annie

12:55 pm

Vicuna

mo7 and mo 8 sound like the little miss who was frightened of the spider.

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

does it rhyme with do6?

12:55 pm

Anniebrook

yes

12:55 pm

Vicuna

mo8 - the Death Star's Grand Mo-- Tarkin made into a little French female (The mind fairly boggles!)

12:55 pm

Vicuna

mo7 is the same but with one of the sets of double consonants singled

12:56 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Vicuna...

12:56 pm

Vicuna

Hello, everyone.
Hello, Annieb.

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

thank you vic, I couldn't figure that out (and certainly not the 8!)

12:57 pm

crosshair

howdy vic

12:58 pm

Vicuna

Apparently it means "a noxious emanation," which means it's a fabulous one to use in a sentence some time...

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

I'm practicing right now, vic

12:58 pm

Vicuna

As in, what is that dreadful mo7? Oh, it's only you, dear. ;)

12:59 pm

Anniebrook

got the 7 and 8 and putting it in my mind for future use

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

raofl

12:59 pm

Anniebrook

moi?

1:00 pm

Vicuna

Of course not you, Annieb! We have no noxious emanations here in Babbleland!

1:00 pm

Anniebrook

except for trolls , shhhh

1:00 pm

Kateq

di 6/24?

1:00 pm

Vicuna

True true.

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

if somebody uses abusive language, does that make him a troll?

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

di6/24 for fishing

1:01 pm

Anniebrook

it is so da** hot here, I am going to pick Bobby up and not have him walk 3 avenue blocks to the bus, bye dear babblers

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

di + cons + hair***

1:02 pm

Vicuna

Goodbye, Annieb!

1:02 pm

Kateq

oh--now I see---thanks Ruby

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

bye annie!

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

yw

1:02 pm

Vicuna

Well, it raises a flag, rubyfoo. Although how many of us can claim we've never used abusive language?

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

it's a dopey word, but I've seen it in babble before

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

but not in the chog!

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

what we say to our spouses in anger (or through a closed car window __ "Can you read lips?" is different

1:04 pm

Vicuna

Oh, yes. That's true, ruby. True trollism consists in coming onto the chog for the express purpose of being abusive int he hope of getting a reaction.

1:04 pm

sciencegeek

hi all....having a tough time with this one

1:04 pm

rubyfoo

hi science

1:04 pm

Vicuna

Hello, sciencegeek.

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

but I guess people get worked up when discussing sports but there's language and language.....

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

I have 87 words, science, ask me anything!

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

I have a few good words

1:06 pm

sciencegeek

lone e on the right?

1:06 pm

Vicuna

es6/18 - gas company + opp of out

1:06 pm

crosshair

howdy science

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

es + ** you say! + opp of out

1:06 pm

sciencegeek

ty

1:07 pm

sciencegeek

hi crossy

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

your clue was better, vic

1:08 pm

Vicuna

Eh, different clues work for different people. It's always nicest to have the variety.

1:11 pm

crosshair

so 6/36=part of roof construction to keep rain out

1:12 pm

Vicuna

s-l-o-w-i-n-g d-o-w-w-n-n-n...

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

I had the word, knew it was architectural, but didn't know the meaning. ty crossy

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

how many do you have, vic

1:13 pm

Vicuna

101

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

much better than me!

1:14 pm

crosshair

im fighting with one that im sure is in here but i cannot get it..it is a ballet move where they spin like a top..but it eludes me;9

1:14 pm

Vicuna

Once they stop coming easily it's time to decide how much time I want to devote to the rest. Get it over with = list, fool around for the rest of the afternoon = no list.

1:15 pm

Vicuna

pirouette

1:15 pm

jmbdobie2

crossy that word has a U in it.

1:15 pm

crosshair

that would explain it then

1:15 pm

Vicuna

Great phantom, though.

1:16 pm

crosshair

this thing is full of great phantoms

1:16 pm

Atalante

vi vi vi viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!

1:16 pm

Vicuna

Definitely.

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

I guess I "fooled around" enough so good night everybody

1:16 pm

Vicuna

ATAAAAAAAAAA! =D How are you?

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

as crossy said, more phantoms than words!

1:16 pm

crosshair

gn ruby,make sure you dance in your dreams;)

1:16 pm

Vicuna

Good night, ruby! Sleep well.

1:16 pm

Atalante

good!!!!

1:16 pm

Atalante

how are you and the ToG?

1:17 pm

Vicuna

Sweltering, but otherwise well.

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

*poof*

1:17 pm

Atalante

good! for the well not the sweltering ...

1:18 pm

Atalante

my phantom today is moieties

1:18 pm

Vicuna

Oh, is that how that's spellt? I was monkeying around that one earlier.

1:18 pm

Atalante

I *think* so!

1:19 pm

Atalante

Haz would know

1:19 pm

Vicuna

Of course. Haz knows all.

1:19 pm

Vicuna

(Except Star Wars.)

1:19 pm

Atalante

exactly

1:20 pm

Atalante

I think she knows who Yoda is now

1:20 pm

Vicuna

Well, that's progress!

1:21 pm

Atalante

absolutely!

1:22 pm

Vicuna

ToG are starting to get into certain Star Wars stuff, and I'm lame enough to be sad that there are some plot twists and surprises that they can never experience, because the info is already just too much out there.

1:23 pm

Atalante

true ... :( but it's still epic

1:23 pm

Atalante

Do they / have they liked the "How to Train your DRagon" books?

1:24 pm

Vicuna

We saw the movie and loved it. Haven't read the books yet. They look so different I'm afraid the books and the movie will suffer in comparison with each other.

1:24 pm

Atalante

I haven't seen the movie, but I've been reading the books and they are *hilarious*

1:24 pm

Atalante

well, actually, I've been listening to the audiobooks, so not really reading them

1:26 pm

Atalante

the audiobooks are read by David Tennant - just perfect

1:26 pm

Vicuna

Well, they're on the list to try at some point, so we'll all get there eventually I'm sure. Good to know they'll be good!

1:27 pm

Atalante

they are very different, I was looking up bits about the film and didn't recognise a thing!

1:28 pm

Atalante

I'm absolutely in love with them. Not sure I should be madly in love with books for ages 3 upwards, but ...

1:28 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, it's one of those "If you didn't want to do the story that was int he book, then why don't you just make up your own movie from scratch instead of calling it the same thing?" It drives me utterly mad when Hollywood does that...

1:28 pm

Atalante

I *think* they should be different enough to not upset each other

1:28 pm

Vicuna

Although in this case, having not previously read the books, I was able to enjoy the movie for its own sake, and it really is excellent.

1:29 pm

Atalante

Toothless is a really wimpy dragon, no randomly added girly character ...

1:29 pm

Vicuna

Ata, just about all my favorite books are juvenile (or at least can be found int he children's room of the library.)

1:29 pm

Atalante

mine too LOL

1:30 pm

Vicuna

In regards to which, I've finally gone over to the dark side and started a blog... on block printing and juvenile fantasy, two of my favorite things. =)

1:30 pm

Atalante

omg! link! LINK!!

1:30 pm

crosshair

ata,if you love audio books make sure you look up a company by the name of 'the minds eye" they do amazing work!!

1:31 pm

Vicuna

Well, I've only got a few posts up so far, but...
http://nydamprintsblackandwhite
.blogspot.com/

1:31 pm

Atalante

I've discovered listening to audio books on long car journeys

1:31 pm

crosshair

they do an amazing lord of the rings,mine are on 12 cassette tapes;/

1:32 pm

Atalante

*gleeeeee* ty!

1:32 pm

crosshair

and many of ann rules good true crime books are also on audio

1:32 pm

Vicuna

Audiobooks are great for driving, but otherwise I definitely prefer to do my own reading.

1:32 pm

Atalante

I have a set of 15 CDs with the SIlmarillion on. I must put them on my ipod ...

1:33 pm

Atalante

me too Vi. But in the car, they really are great

1:33 pm

crosshair

crossy is loving his e-book reader;)

1:34 pm

Vicuna

15 CDs - lol

1:35 pm

Atalante

15 LONG cds

1:35 pm

crosshair

its a big book;)

1:35 pm

Atalante

sorry crossy, you've just got 2 book worshippers here :P

1:35 pm

Atalante

not half as long as LotR!

1:36 pm

crosshair

my 12 tapes are an hour per side

1:36 pm

crosshair

back in nthe day when disks were but a dream lol

1:36 pm

Vicuna

I'll bet. I like reading aloud, but I'm just imaging that job. Whew. (Not nearly as long as LotR, but not as interesting sustained plot, either, I'm afraid.)

1:37 pm

crosshair

it has full music score to go with it,which adds a nice touch

1:37 pm

Atalante

I must email this to you Vi, I recently did a pic for a cover of a new Tolkien biography - but the brief was ti create something similar to the old 1930s gilt-on-textile book covers. It was rather similar to block print thinking, I think

1:37 pm

Vicuna

Oh, yes, I'd like to see that. And sounds like a cool job, too.

1:38 pm

crosshair

the 30,s editions of lotr are a tad pricey now lol

1:38 pm

Vicuna

My next post on Friday is going to be Belomlinsky's Soviet Hobbit illustrations. Funky stuff.

1:38 pm

crosshair

the hobbit that is

1:39 pm

Vicuna

If anyone tries to sell you an edition of the Hobbit from the early 30's, don't bite! ;)

1:40 pm

crosshair

i am still after a nice arkham house edition of dark carival by bradbury

1:40 pm

crosshair

i shant vic

1:41 pm

Atalante

ohhh yes, they are quite incredible. the soviet illustrations

1:41 pm

Atalante

there, emailed :)

1:41 pm

crosshair

anyways im off to work ill leave you ladies to your hobbits:)

1:41 pm

crosshair

.......poink

1:42 pm

Atalante

bye crossy!!

1:42 pm

Vicuna

Goodbye, crosshair.

1:42 pm

Vicuna

Okay, awaiting the "dink" of new mail. =)

1:43 pm

Atalante

I *think* I got the right email addy!

1:43 pm

Vicuna

Yay, there it is... Yes, that captures the look perfectly!

1:44 pm

Atalante

doesn't it! I was really pleased!

1:44 pm

m9f9l

hello!

1:44 pm

Vicuna

When will this book be coming out?

1:44 pm

Vicuna

Hello, m9f9l.

1:44 pm

Atalante

it's going to be a four colour gilt printed cover. It'll look sooo beautiful. Well. That is an interesting question

1:45 pm

Atalante

It was going to be August, but the Tolkien Estate are now trying to ban bits of it, so we'll see ...

1:45 pm

Vicuna

Will it actually be on fabric?
Oh, what's so controversial?

1:46 pm

Atalante

I'm not sure ... and nothing! They just hold literary rights to JRRT stuff, and this contains new letters and photos etc. They are trying to stop the author using them even though she has full copyright permissions

1:48 pm

Vicuna

Hmmm... well I don't blame estates from wanting to maintain control... Not that I'll ever be famous, but if I were I would appreciate not being totally fair game for anyone to pick over... But at the same time, if there's nothing objectionable, it seems unreasonable to be obstructionist just for the sake of it...

1:48 pm

Atalante

absolutely, and that's what they are famous for doing

1:48 pm

m9f9l

changed my icon

1:49 pm

Atalante

all the letters and photos used in the new book are the personal property of a Tolkien relative, who has given full permission for their use. It's intensely annoying

1:49 pm

Bugsaw

Hi m9

1:49 pm

Vicuna

Too bad. Well, hopefully it'll get sorted out and your gorgeous cover art won't have to languish too long.

1:49 pm

Atalante

hopefully! we're all crossing fingers

1:50 pm

KatieMcG

hiya all :-)

1:50 pm

Vicuna

Aha, the crystal theme. Nice one, m9f9l.

1:50 pm

Jellen

Hello...we're home!!!

1:50 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Bugsaw. Hello, Katie.

1:50 pm

Atalante

Jellen! Katie!!

1:50 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Jellen, and yay!

1:50 pm

m9f9l

thanks Vic

1:50 pm

Bugsaw

YAY for Jellen and Tim!!

1:53 pm

Bugsaw

Hi to everyone here. Just spending a few more minutes before gardening in the heat for a bit more...

1:53 pm

KMS

i need help on di624 please

1:53 pm

Atalante

gardening in the heat? madness!

1:53 pm

Vicuna

I've given up on gardening for the week, except for watering at dawn and dusk.

1:54 pm

Vicuna

di6/24 - tool for scooping goldfish out of a bowl?

1:54 pm

Bugsaw

I agree Atalante but my summer is jammed packed full of things to get done so I am edging beds and weeding.

1:55 pm

Bugsaw

when I get too hot, I come in a Babble fora bit.

1:56 pm

Vicuna

Well, at least she's got *some* sense! ;)

1:56 pm

KMS

thanks vicuna, but i still dont get it :-(

1:56 pm

Bugsaw

yup have to justify Babbling somehow

1:56 pm

Vicuna

di6 - compound word, di- your toes in the water to cool them + fish--- stockings

1:57 pm

KMS

ok now I have it...thanks

1:57 pm

Jellen

Take a di* in the pool + catch a fish in a ***

1:57 pm

Bugsaw

KMS thinkof it as a compound word, both 3 letters long. then look at the clue again

1:57 pm

KMS

thanks all

1:59 pm

Vicuna

You're welcome.

1:59 pm

Atalante

ahhhh food. lovely!

2:00 pm

Vicuna

Food? That reminds me it's time to feed the minions. Back in a bit.

2:01 pm

Atalante

bye dear!

2:07 pm

Anniebrook

Back in from the heat.

2:08 pm

Jellen

Hi, Annie

2:09 pm

Anniebrook

hi Jellen, glad you and Tim are home

2:10 pm

Jellen

So are we, Annie!

2:13 pm

abetterjulie

anybody know di76o?

2:14 pm

Vicuna

Okay, minions are hopefully staved off until dinner.

2:14 pm

Vicuna

di7/60 - not sharply focussed

2:14 pm

KatieMcG

ty vic

2:15 pm

Atalante

ty vi!

2:16 pm

Vicuna

or di7- Vive la ----erance + SOme of them want to --- you...

2:17 pm

abetterjulie

ah thank you

2:20 pm

Vicuna

These words aren't finding themselves.

2:21 pm

Atalante

*sings* sweet dreams are made of this

2:21 pm

Vicuna

(Expects Haz to come bursting in to ab--- me and shout about ear plugs.)

2:22 pm

Atalante

lol yep!

2:22 pm

Anniebrook

fireworks

2:22 pm

Atalante

yay annie!

2:22 pm

Vicuna

Yay for Annieb!

2:22 pm

dcseain

congrats, annie

2:22 pm

dcseain

hello

2:23 pm

Jellen

Yay, Annie!!!

2:23 pm

Vicuna

Hello, dcseain.

2:23 pm

Anniebrook

hello dcseain

2:23 pm

Jellen

Hi again, dc

2:23 pm

dcseain

i took a nap and made some lunch

2:24 pm

Mom

good afternoon everyone!!

2:24 pm

Jellen

Hello, Mom

2:24 pm

Anniebrook

(((Mom))) hello

2:24 pm

dcseain

hello, mom

2:24 pm

Mom

{{Jellen}}, {{Annie}}, {{Seain}} hello to all of you

2:24 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Mom.

2:25 pm

Mom

{{Vicuna}} hello

2:25 pm

jillibus

Hello, people :)

2:25 pm

SeaSpray

Hi everyone

2:25 pm

Mom

{{Jilli}} hello

2:25 pm

Atalante

gosh! everyone appearing!

2:25 pm

Anniebrook

Hi jilli !

2:25 pm

Mom

{{Sea}} hello

2:26 pm

Anniebrook

and hi to seaspray

2:26 pm

Mom

{{Ata}} hello

2:26 pm

SeaSpray

came in out of the heat Ata

2:26 pm

dcseain

oh, vicuna = vicuña!

2:26 pm

Atalante

very sensible! hi mom! hi sea! hi jilli!

2:27 pm

dcseain

howdy, ata

2:27 pm

Vicuna

lol, dc. You just noticed?

2:27 pm

dcseain

yes, only just now :)

2:27 pm

Atalante

lol dc

2:27 pm

dcseain

i never new the name in English, and in Spanish those are different words, so i did not make the association

2:27 pm

Vicuna

Well, I look like a proper vicuña today.

2:28 pm

dcseain

yes, you do!

2:28 pm

Vicuna

Oh, do I want to know what non-tilde vicuna means in SPanish?

2:28 pm

dcseain

it doesn't mean anything

2:28 pm

Atalante

this could be interesting ....

2:28 pm

jillibus

I won't be here long -- lunch to get -- but I wanted you to know that re ICON THEMES, I've posted a few of the coming ones in my profile, plus a link to sprite's site. Just scroll down past my writeup of today's theme if you're interested. I plan to keep it up to date. You may notice that there are lots of blanks, so if you have some ideas, sprite will be glad to hear from you.

2:28 pm

Vicuna

Oh, when you said "two different words" I thought you meant two actually words. lol

2:29 pm

Mom

thanks Jilli

2:29 pm

dcseain

cool, jilli, ty

2:30 pm

Vicuna

Thanks, jillibus.

2:30 pm

Jellen

Oh! Didn't see you jilli! Hi!

2:30 pm

stidmama

hello all! ((jellen))

2:31 pm

Atalante

*sighs happily* there is nothing better than a good jacket potato with cheese!

2:31 pm

stidmama

hey jill!

2:31 pm

stidmama

jacket potato? like a baked potato???

2:31 pm

Mom

Hi Stid

2:31 pm

dcseain

pasta in garlic-butter sauce with parmesan

2:31 pm

Atalante

yep!

2:31 pm

Jellen

Pardon the repetition, but we're home!!!

2:31 pm

Anniebrook

hello stid

2:31 pm

dcseain

wonderful, jellen! Great news :D

2:31 pm

Mom

hooray Jellen, so glad to hear that

2:32 pm

Atalante

well, true, that's pretty darn good too!

2:32 pm

jillibus

It occured to me that sprite is in such a different time zone from North America that many people don't know the theme or how to find it, now that Resources still shows Babbler as the link -- way out of date!

2:32 pm

Vicuna

I'm afraid it's too hot for baked potatoes to sound good, Ata, although normally I'd agree with you.

2:32 pm

SeaSpray

congrats jellen...I's sure it feels wonderful!

2:32 pm

stidmama

I miss Babbler...

2:32 pm

Atalante

this is the first day for ages that it's felt cool enough to attempt one. but today, it was perfect!

2:32 pm

stidmama

YAY for being home!!! *showers Jellen and Tim with happiness*

2:32 pm

Atalante

I do too, stiddy

2:32 pm

jillibus

Hi stid!

2:33 pm

dcseain

they lowered my local forecast from 101 to 99. So far, only 98.

2:33 pm

Vicuna

Hello, stidmama.

2:33 pm

jillibus

And today is nice and warm here at last!

2:33 pm

Mom

lol Seain. 92 here

2:33 pm

Mom

question please.... is the mo 7 a common word?

2:33 pm

Vicuna

I reckon if you're going to be 99, may as well just get into that third digit and get bragging rights for your trouble.

2:33 pm

Vicuna

Nope, Mom.

2:33 pm

stidmama

hello seain... hope the forecast won't happen. 98 is plenty warm enough *fans self with library book* (I'm at the library, it might hit close to 90 here today... too hot!)

2:34 pm

SeaSpray

only 99 here dc

2:34 pm

jillibus

Not to me, mom!

2:34 pm

sciencegeek

hi all

2:34 pm

dcseain

i'm sure it'll hit 100 in the city - i'm about 20 miles west of it.

2:34 pm

stidmama

Vicuna!!! how are you? how's the kids? *hands tall cool drink*

2:34 pm

Mom

Hi Science

2:34 pm

Riverdance

Hello All - 93 here - just got home

2:34 pm

jillibus

hi SG!

2:34 pm

Mom

well Jilli, I will work on it then.

2:34 pm

Jellen

Hi, sgeek

2:34 pm

jillibus

and hi river!

2:35 pm

dcseain

stid, i went to a tamale-making demo at the Folk Life Festival on Monday -- two women from Campeche showed how they make them.

2:35 pm

dcseain

hi, river

2:35 pm

Vicuna

All great here, stidmama, thanks for asking. And how is the entire stidfamily?

2:35 pm

Jellen

Hi, River

2:35 pm

sciencegeek

can someone clue me on the di 7 - first one

2:35 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Riverdance.

2:35 pm

Mom

{{{River}}} read back in the chat .... I am so sorry things have turned out the way they have. Please know you all are in my thoughts and prayers.

2:35 pm

jillibus

Mom, I love your icon!

2:35 pm

Atalante

what *is* a tamale?

2:35 pm

stidmama

we are doing pretty well today vicuna -- one at home, one at rehearsal.

2:35 pm

dcseain

is that the di7 set for eating?

2:35 pm

Mom

thank you Jilli

2:36 pm

Vicuna

di7/60 - not sharply focussed

2:36 pm

dcseain

ata, it's fillings wrapped in cornmeal, wrapped in cornhusk or banana skin, then steamed.

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

yummmy tamales

2:36 pm

dcseain

(a bit oversimplified that explanation)

2:36 pm

Riverdance

its your kind of word science - dismantle a bomb

2:36 pm

Vicuna

And are you still insanely busy, or do you get a bit of a break at all?

2:36 pm

dcseain

banana leaf, not skin :">

2:36 pm

stidmama

a tamale is a latin american steamed dish, a corn-flour shell wrapped around a (usually) protein/meat center. Very yummy

2:36 pm

Atalante

(is cornmeal like polenta?)

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

ty

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

similar to polenta

2:36 pm

stidmama

and tied with corn husks or banana leaves depending on the origin

2:36 pm

dcseain

polenta is a thing that can be made from cornmeal.

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

actually it is masa that is used

2:37 pm

Atalante

ahhhh ok. ty all! I'd always wondered!

2:37 pm

stidmama

in this case, similar to polenta, but different flavor.

2:37 pm

dcseain

right, masa harina de maiz is used in this case

2:37 pm

jillibus

river -- the bomb would be a slightly different spelling

2:37 pm

Riverdance

thanks Mom - we are back on waiting mode - more restrictions than ever

2:37 pm

sciencegeek

ole dc

2:37 pm

stidmama

still insanely busy.... RIVER!!! ((((((many hugs)))))) how are you?????? how is your son?????

2:37 pm

Riverdance

yeah I know - but first thing that came to my mind - not quite working right

2:37 pm

stidmama

ack. waiting? waiting????

2:37 pm

Mom

I wish I were near you to help out with meals and house work and all

2:37 pm

dcseain

i use Maseca brand, even for my cornbread.

2:37 pm

jillibus

yes, river -- what's the latest?

2:37 pm

Riverdance

he is pretty weak - after 10 hours under anesthesia you can imagine

2:38 pm

dcseain

maseca is a common name for masa harina de maiz

2:38 pm

stidmama

I use maseca also, highly available here.

2:38 pm

dcseain

may his recovery go well, river

2:38 pm

Vicuna

Oh gosh, oof, River.

2:38 pm

stidmama

*sending healing and patience to River and kin*

2:38 pm

sciencegeek

wish i knew how to make them....

2:38 pm

jillibus

I assume surgery was successful?

2:39 pm

stidmama

Atalante, when you come, we can make tamales (now that I sort of know how)

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

River - sorry to hear of your problems..sending prayers

2:39 pm

Jellen

((River and son))

2:39 pm

Riverdance

they found a rather large aneurism in the coronary sinus behind his heart - cant do anything about it right now - needs further study - venogram, angiogram, ct scan, mri to make sure the procedure will be safe. Trying to get him scheduled in Boston asap

2:39 pm

stidmama

I followed the recipe on the maseca bag, science! just needed more spice.

2:39 pm

Atalante

ooo wonderful! we have an almost possible probable date of trying to get over there for the end of septmeber ...

2:39 pm

Riverdance

they couldnt keep him under anesthesia any longer so had to stop

2:39 pm

dcseain

oh my, river.

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

omg river!

2:40 pm

jillibus

Oh my, river!

2:40 pm

SeaSpray

Oh River, so sorry to hear, thoughts and prayers coming your way...

2:40 pm

stidmama

well, POOP, River! *unhappy mama look* that stinks. *more healing and patience on the way*

2:40 pm

Atalante

oh gosh!!

2:40 pm

Mom

River, your family is lovely

2:40 pm

dcseain

ata, over there meaning Oregon?

2:40 pm

Atalante

yep!

2:40 pm

Riverdance

we took that coming out of the movies on Monday with our 3D glasses on

2:40 pm

Vicuna

Hang in there, River.

2:41 pm

Atalante

IF I can a place at OSU or U Wash

2:41 pm

stidmama

end of september will be in the middle of student teaching... but I will MAKE time for you! *determined mama look*

2:41 pm

dcseain

oh, wow, good luck w/it ata!

2:41 pm

stidmama

(UW is closer...)

2:41 pm

sciencegeek

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