Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, December 18, 2010

12:00 am

carleekat

flip

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip!

12:00 am

crpw48

flip

12:00 am

cosdem

cr 5/6

12:01 am

carleekat

pi 5/12

12:01 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

am I late for flip? :o(

12:01 am

flosey

hello carlee, you're not often on at this hour, nice to see you

12:01 am

m9f9l

only by a minute!

12:01 am

Pinikula

not at all, dfm...are you done yet?

12:01 am

carleekat

sm 6/ 21

12:02 am

carleekat

and i was first with flip no less :)

12:02 am

MLFAN17

just found it to carlee

12:02 am

flosey

good for you

12:04 am

jillibus

omg,
missed the flip again!

12:04 am

dart001

flip hi all

12:04 am

MLFAN17

what are the stats for the z?

12:04 am

jillibus

zo4/9

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:05 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:05 am

flosey

hi jilli

12:05 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:05 am

flosey

thanks lickety

12:05 am

jillibus

YAY Lickety!

12:05 am

Erda

Yay Lickety -- Thank you!!

12:05 am

carleekat

thanks lickety :)

12:05 am

PAV3

hey all! just got back from friend's 50th BD party...a total surprise for her...and hubby was beaming ear to ear...

12:06 am

carleekat

very cool pav

12:06 am

flosey

great Pav

12:06 am

cosdem

Y's done.

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

hi all; flip!

12:06 am

m9f9l

ar7

12:06 am

carleekat

phanton seismic

12:06 am

m9f9l

arrive

12:06 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:06 am

m9f9l

whoopss!

12:06 am

dart001

hi volley

12:07 am

Pinikula

thx! :)

12:07 am

PAV3

ho ho ho cos...

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey; pini, m9, cos, and hi dart!!! Long time no see.

12:07 am

dart001

new sked

12:08 am

PAV3

got the Z

12:08 am

Pinikula

hi hi hi

12:08 am

carleekat

wow une....going to town

12:08 am

m9f9l

hi Dee

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:09 am

dfmchfhf

mineral-ey sy8

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

ho 8 ho 9

12:09 am

dfmchfhf

just got the ho8+9 too

12:10 am

kje

cute pic, une

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

hey, kje :-)

12:10 am

MLFAN17

dee is it a compound word?

12:10 am

dfmchfhf

yes mlf

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

yqw ty for the sy 8

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

yep

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

yes

12:10 am

cosdem

got the ho8/9

12:11 am

PAV3

20 for 20 NBT relatively easy...

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

ar7

12:11 am

Pinikula

well done, pav

12:12 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:12 am

MLFAN17

dfm if thats a AR 6/7 i just got it

12:12 am

carleekat

excellent cos

12:12 am

PAV3

yay cos!

12:12 am

Pinikula

got the ho8, 9, too!

12:13 am

flosey

nbt

12:13 am

cosdem

wtg pinky!

12:13 am

PAV3

oses

12:13 am

m9f9l

i can't get the bottom n or the top i....

12:13 am

m9f9l

thanks Pav... not one I need..LOL

12:13 am

Pinikula

thx pav ;) *holding door open*

12:13 am

cosdem

ni 4/4

12:14 am

PAV3

sooory , my bad...must be the champers clouding my vision, yeah that's it...

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

not day, and plural

12:14 am

rururocks

in5 m9

12:14 am

PAV3

or the flower(s) ir4

12:14 am

m9f9l

thanks for the ni! thought I had it

12:14 am

MLFAN17

bottom S stats please?

12:14 am

rururocks

100

12:15 am

m9f9l

thanks! nbt, nbs

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

82

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

7,8,9s done

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:15 am

cosdem

wtg!

12:15 am

PAV3

I have two bottles of Gruet Demi-Sec left from tonight's parteee.

12:15 am

flosey

sy4/6

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

sn4/4 sn4/5

12:15 am

PAV3

sn4

12:15 am

Pinikula

<-- snailing right along

12:15 am

MLFAN17

thanks flosey

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

pini LOL

12:15 am

cosdem

aw wait i dont have nbt.. i need the E in 3rd column?

12:16 am

Pinikula

et4

12:16 am

PAV3

ev5

12:16 am

flosey

yw mlf

12:16 am

cosdem

ty

12:16 am

Pinikula

lower right I = in5

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

et4

12:17 am

PAV3

yay Dee

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:17 am

MLFAN17

i still need that z uggh

12:17 am

cosdem

now i have nbt for real

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

z + 3 vowels

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

go, cos!!

12:17 am

Pinikula

zo4

12:18 am

Pinikula

I need the 4th col I for nbt

12:18 am

dizgrannie

NBT'...just monkeyed gy 4 and 5, weird

12:18 am

MLFAN17

got it finally

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

ir4 flower

12:18 am

Pinikula

oh, duh...thx!!! NBT

12:18 am

MLFAN17

i have nbt

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

tx diz

12:19 am

dizgrannie

YW Une

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

h's hammered

12:20 am

m9f9l

1/2way

12:20 am

jillibus

OK, I have one word (the Z!), and now I can settle down for a bit (I think)

12:20 am

cosdem

diz-- stats for the gy? u got me curious

12:21 am

flosey

hi m9, haven't seen you for a while

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

gy is like gi

12:21 am

m9f9l

hi

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ci 6/33

12:21 am

dizgrannie

gy 4/11 and 5/24

12:21 am

cosdem

ty!

12:21 am

Pinikula

thx une ;)

12:22 am

cosdem

tty Une that helped.. weird words

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:22 am

Pinikula

g's gone ;)

12:22 am

flosey

thanks diz

12:22 am

dfmchfhf

heh, thanks for the gis, une ;o)

12:22 am

cosdem

looks like that name from the old show..

12:22 am

jillibus

got the gy words (Jabberwocky? -- not quite)

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

jilli LOL

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

I have the ar 7... was the other 7 called?

12:25 am

dfmchfhf

vi7, dee

12:25 am

Pinikula

I only have one, dee

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty df

12:25 am

Pinikula

but I have 3 x ar6

12:25 am

cosdem

phanton tension

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

wow, pini!!

12:26 am

cosdem

i have 3 ar6 as well

12:26 am

dfmchfhf

I'm missing only one 6 now

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

missing 3 6's here...

12:27 am

Pinikula

broke 100

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

woohoo, pini!

12:27 am

cosdem

1/2 way

12:28 am

PAV3

and I'm missing all but 55..not that it matters...

12:28 am

dfmchfhf

6,7,8,9s done

12:28 am

dfmchfhf

still have 3 BTs >.>

12:28 am

Pinikula

git'r dun, pav!! :)

12:29 am

Pinikula

left column grey ;)

12:29 am

jillibus

nbt

12:30 am

dfmchfhf

phantom vespine... again...

12:30 am

Pinikula

well done, jilli

12:31 am

jillibus

ty pini, and hi

12:31 am

dfmchfhf

need O@(2,4), N@(4,5) for NBT

12:31 am

jillibus

and hi dee hi, plus all I missed by arriving late etc

12:31 am

Pinikula

ov4 ov5

12:31 am

Pinikula

ni4 ni5

12:31 am

flosey

delicious looking cookies jilli

12:31 am

dfmchfhf

greyed now :o)

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jiloi

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

jili

12:32 am

m9f9l

same here left column greyed

12:32 am

jillibus

ty flosey :)

12:33 am

jillibus

don't know why they're called brandy snaps when they contain no brandy

12:33 am

Pinikula

22 to go and slowing waaaay down

12:34 am

flosey

maybe they were served with a glass of brandy?

12:34 am

PAV3

now > halfway...

12:34 am

Pinikula

well done, pav!

12:34 am

jillibus

maybe...must try that some time, if I ever make them again

12:35 am

m9f9l

now right column

12:35 am

m9f9l

now right column

12:35 am

flosey

they look like a bit of work, jilli

12:35 am

Pinikula

good work, m9

12:36 am

Pinikula

I'm 5 behind you on that one!

12:36 am

jillibus

wd pini and pav -- I have all of 41 words but did start late.

12:36 am

Pinikula

doin' great, jilli :)

12:36 am

Pinikula

(you're)

12:36 am

jillibus

flosey, you have to roll them around the handle of a wooden spoon when they're just at the right heat.

12:37 am

PAV3

I think I'll finish tomorrow...alcohol makes me sleepy for some reason...

12:37 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:37 am

Pinikula

hi josh ;)

12:37 am

flosey

which means working fast, I presume, jilli

12:37 am

jillibus

sounds like a good idea, pav -- I was at the neighbours' Happy Hour

12:37 am

jillibus

well, you can warm them, flosey.

12:38 am

jillibus

but yes, it's tricky.

12:38 am

flosey

ah, interesting

12:39 am

jillibus

I'll post the recipe when I have time, but maybe it's in Epicurious too

12:40 am

jillibus

It contains molasses

12:40 am

flosey

must check out this Epicurious, sounds interesting

12:41 am

jillibus

great site

12:41 am

m9f9l

epicurious is my daughter's fave website

12:43 am

Pinikula

* fading * off to bed...night all ;)

12:43 am

jillibus

smart daughter, m9

12:43 am

flosey

g'night Pini

12:43 am

dfmchfhf

night pini!

12:43 am

jillibus

ah, got the ho8/9

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:44 am

flosey

wow Dee, that was fast

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

congrats dee!

12:44 am

dart001

nj volley

12:44 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

single digit left!

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone before I poof?

12:44 am

jillibus

gogogo dfm!

12:45 am

rururocks

vi 6/33?

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

dee what's the final score?

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

don't be impressed flosey used lickety for last 16 or so

12:45 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for volley

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

1566

12:45 am

flosey

still impressed Dee

12:45 am

rururocks

dee can you clue the first vi

12:45 am

jillibus

hi ru

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

vi 6/33 and vi 7... person who was the object of a crime or wrongdoing

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

and the plural

12:46 am

rururocks

hi ya jilli

12:46 am

flosey

thanks Dee

12:46 am

rururocks

done

12:46 am

jillibus

ty dee

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru!

12:46 am

rururocks

thanks dee.. couldn't see that one

12:46 am

jillibus

YAY ruru!!!

12:46 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for ruru

12:47 am

m9f9l

whoo hoo! everyone who's finished!

12:47 am

dfmchfhf

congrats ruru!

12:47 am

carleekat

and finished

12:48 am

rururocks

yeah carlee

12:48 am

jillibus

YAY carlee!!!

12:48 am

dfmchfhf

down to 22 points left...

12:48 am

dfmchfhf

congrats carlee!

12:48 am

carleekat

well now..what the heck am i going to do tomorrow?

12:48 am

rururocks

night kids

12:48 am

carleekat

night ruru

12:48 am

flosey

wtg Carlee

12:48 am

dfmchfhf

night ruru!

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

night ru; night all... *poofing with hugs*

12:48 am

cybernan

hello everyone :) Early tee time tomorrow, so won't be around for long

12:49 am

carleekat

nite dee

12:49 am

jillibus

carlee, try jigzone.com

12:49 am

dart001

bye volley

12:49 am

jillibus

hi nan -- teeing off in the snow?

12:49 am

flosey

nice you are still able to golf, nan, at this time of year

12:49 am

dfmchfhf

hehe, I've now concluded I must be missing two 4/5s and a 5/12 :oD

12:49 am

carleekat

well...i am sure i can find laundry..present wrapping..and baking to get done :0)

12:49 am

jillibus

oh right, you're not in BC any more

12:50 am

cybernan

No, jill -- we are in palm desert for the winter

12:50 am

flosey

ah, lovely nan

12:50 am

m9f9l

bottom grayed

12:50 am

jillibus

oh you poor thing, nan

12:50 am

carleekat

nan..i love ur winter poem :)

12:51 am

carleekat

ok..off to listen to allen and burns lull me to sleep...

12:51 am

carleekat

nite all

12:51 am

dfmchfhf

night carlee!

12:52 am

jillibus

Fred Allen? Geroge Burns?

12:52 am

jillibus

*George

12:52 am

kimmtoats

homesite

12:53 am

jillibus

tsk tsk kimm ;-)

12:53 am

kimmtoats

Oh for God's sake!

12:53 am

dfmchfhf

*leads kimm to the PBsi4*

12:53 am

flosey

thanks kimm

12:53 am

m9f9l

top grayed

12:53 am

kimmtoats

I hadn't even said hello yet!

12:53 am

jillibus

hllo kimm ;-)

12:54 am

dfmchfhf

*waves to the PB* ;oP

12:54 am

kimmtoats

Hello!!

12:56 am

jillibus

ove halfway by 10

12:56 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:56 am

jillibus

*over (typo time again, I see)

12:57 am

dfmchfhf

:o( I can't seem to find the last two words

12:57 am

flosey

what are you missing dfm

12:57 am

dfmchfhf

an m and a c
a 4/5 and a 5/12

12:58 am

flosey

ma4/5 ?

12:59 am

m9f9l

ma 4/5 maybe?

12:59 am

dfmchfhf

have one

1:00 am

flosey

ma4/6?

1:00 am

dfmchfhf

m4/5 I have ma mi mi mi mi
m5/12 I have mi mi mi mo

1:01 am

dfmchfhf

c4/5 I have ci ci cr
c5/12 I have ci

1:01 am

m9f9l

3 mi 5/12

1:01 am

flosey

I'm missing a lot of c words

1:02 am

cybernan

need the z for nbt - stats, please?

1:02 am

flosey

zo4/9 nan

1:02 am

m9f9l

try refreshing dfm....

1:03 am

lynxxx

ci5.12 cloud type?

1:04 am

cybernan

ty flosey

1:04 am

flosey

yw nan, enjoy your game tomorrow

1:05 am

dfmchfhf

o.0
Word Stats 1 left
Congratulations! You've completed today's puzzle!

1:05 am

dfmchfhf

*blinks*

1:05 am

dfmchfhf

*blinks again*

1:06 am

lynxxx

congrats dfm (I think?)

1:06 am

m9f9l

LOL... congrats dfm

1:06 am

dfmchfhf

*refreshes and blinks some more*

1:07 am

m9f9l

done!

1:07 am

dfmchfhf

hmm. yay, real fireworks now! ^.^

1:07 am

lynxxx

congrats m9

1:07 am

m9f9l

last word.. the flowers I have in two blue vases right now.. I'm looking at them..

1:07 am

jillibus

congrats dfm and m9!

1:07 am

dfmchfhf

also thanks and hi lyn! :o)

1:08 am

m9f9l

thank you.. and now to make some dough for the morning

1:08 am

dfmchfhf

and congrats m9!

1:09 am

flosey

wtg m9

1:09 am

joshuavorbis

phant syenite

1:10 am

dfmchfhf

yes josh, but that's almost in the grid.

1:10 am

dfmchfhf

in fact, find the adjectival

1:10 am

joshuavorbis

spoke too soon, it seems

1:10 am

lynxxx

TY dfm and Josh

1:11 am

jillibus

ty dfm for the sy8

1:14 am

cybernan

half way -- a lot to do tomorrow, so don't know if I will get back -- bye for now.

1:15 am

jillibus

bye nan -- have a good game

1:15 am

flosey

g'night nan

1:15 am

cybernan

ty jill - nite flosey

1:16 am

jan

This grid is a sticky one. 30 left for tomorrow, I think. The wind is picking up here and the lights have flickered a bit, so this may be it for me tonight.

1:17 am

jillibus

it's getting windy here too, jan -- goodnight and good luck.

1:17 am

flosey

I'm finding a few 4 letter words difficult!!

1:18 am

jan

Not to mention the tricky 5's 6's and 7's.

1:18 am

jillibus

me too, flosey -- babblet land?

1:18 am

flosey

not windy here at all, went out back to listen

1:19 am

jillibus

just a few gusts so far here, flosey

1:21 am

jillibus

35 left for tomorrow -- going to leave now, not seeing more.

1:21 am

jillibus

night all! *poof*

1:21 am

flosey

wtg jilli, g'night

1:46 am

flosey

8 to go - maybe I'll see them in the morning with fresh eyes

1:46 am

flosey

goodnight, if anyone is here

1:51 am

dizgrannie

nite Flos

1:56 am

Marmar

nite flosey, nite jilli (I'm lurking as usual)

2:27 am

kimmtoats

Just past half-way! calling it quits for the night, night all!

2:31 am

dizgrannie

nite kimm

3:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

What's broken?

3:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

What's broken?

4:00 am

dfmchfhf

:o/ I think Babble broke.

4:04 am

rubyfoo

wow, what happening to Babble this AM? I got a notice saying the sight was broken!

4:05 am

rubyfoo

what happened* site*

4:05 am

rubyfoo

you can see how frantic I was!!!

4:05 am

rubyfoo

hi kaplan

4:05 am

dfmchfhf

hi {{ruby}}! :o)

4:06 am

rubyfoo

it was either babble or xanax!

4:06 am

rubyfoo

4:07 am

Brookie

Hi everyone!

4:07 am

rubyfoo

hello brookie

4:08 am

Brookie

Hi, ruby! How are you?

4:08 am

dfmchfhf

hi brookie!

4:08 am

Brookie

hi dfm!

4:09 am

Brookie

Was babble inaccessible for awhile?

4:09 am

Brookie

I couldn't get on.

4:09 am

rubyfoo

we had another foot of snow and now have a houseguest!

4:10 am

Brookie

A foot of snow! Wow! We had only an inch here a couple days ago, and everyone was freaking out (to be fair, the roads were very slick.)

4:10 am

dfmchfhf

servers went down temporarily, I think -- Iron was down too.

4:10 am

rubyfoo

we had more than 3 feet last week, but fortunately it melted before the new snow happened

4:11 am

Brookie

Gotcha, dfm. It's good we're back up and running. Ruby, it sounds like you have quite a winter ahead!

4:11 am

dfmchfhf

We had ~15cm of snow that more or less immediately turned to water this morning... then the afternoon the temperature dipped again :o(

4:12 am

Brookie

So you had some flooding followed by ice. Yikes.

4:12 am

Brookie

I guess I should count my blessings in Delaware!

4:12 am

Brookie

I guess I should count my blessings in Delaware!

4:13 am

rubyfoo

I imagine you have a pretty temperate climate there, brookie

4:13 am

dfmchfhf

we've been having weather like that for about a month now :o(

4:14 am

Brookie

Just checking into babble, gonna try and get some more sleep now. Ruby, we can have very hot summers and very cold winters.

4:14 am

Brookie

Sorry to hear that, dfm.

4:14 am

Brookie

Gonna go now. Enjoy the rest of your day, dfm and ruby!

4:14 am

dfmchfhf

the streets and sidewalks are practically skating rinks

4:14 am

Brookie

(poof!)

4:14 am

rubyfoo

sweet (more) dreams, brookie

4:14 am

dfmchfhf

you too brookie! :o)

4:19 am

rubyfoo

OK, half, now I can go and be a hostess, again! {{everybody}}

4:25 am

dfmchfhf

Is that a yay, ruby?

4:30 am

Sally-catlover

ruby! byeeee!

4:31 am

Jivingjenny0

please could I have the stats for the 8s and 9

4:31 am

Sally-catlover

And hi everyone.

4:31 am

dfmchfhf

hi sally, jiv! :o)

4:32 am

dfmchfhf

ho8/50 + ho9/66

4:35 am

Jivingjenny0

thanx dfm got them!!

4:35 am

Jivingjenny0

where abouts are you Sally?

4:35 am

Sally-catlover

In the UK Jenny. You?

4:36 am

Jivingjenny0

I live near Oxford and it is snowing very hard and I can't get out but husband has gone shopping for me, I hope he gets back o.k

4:36 am

Jivingjenny0

where abouts Sally?

4:37 am

Sally-catlover

Oh right, I'm in Shropshire, and our road is impassable at the moment although I'm awaiting a supermarket delivery and they haven't phoned to cancel. Not snowing at the moment, but we have had snow and it is very pretty.

4:37 am

Sally-catlover

I wouldn't take a car out, and there is nothing on our lane except for one tractor and one 4x4!

4:37 am

godthaab

Jiving - do you know Bedworth?

4:38 am

Jivingjenny0

My brother lives in Penkhull. Stoke-on-Trent and I worry about him as he is nearly 80 and lives in a huge house on his own.

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

The main thing is for him to keep warm Jenny. We have a friend who spends her winter fuel allowance on Christmas presents and then huddles over a tiny fire because she can't afford the fuel and has no central heating.

4:39 am

Jivingjenny0

not really godthaab, its about 40 miles from here

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

Are you in the UK as well, godthaab?

4:40 am

godthaab

My wife has relatives there. I suppose they are snowed in as well. No, I am in Canada, but I was in the Oxford area last summer.

4:40 am

Jivingjenny0

He isn't hard up and keeps his coal fire burning all year round!!! I visited him during a heatwave and he still had the fire alight!

4:41 am

Sally-catlover

You probably have more snow than us then godthaab!

4:41 am

Sally-catlover

Jenny, if he is warm and sensible he should be all right.

4:41 am

dfmchfhf

hi godthaab! :o)

4:41 am

godthaab

Hello

4:42 am

dfmchfhf

Isn't it... late... in Canada?

4:42 am

godthaab

It's 5:42 am. I have insomnia.

4:42 am

dfmchfhf

hehe... same here :oO

4:43 am

godthaab

dfm.... Where are you?

4:43 am

Jivingjenny0

talking of time - what part of the world does the time on the chog relate to?

4:43 am

dfmchfhf

Are you also strangely narcoleptic, too? :o\

4:43 am

dfmchfhf

the chog uses CST (GMT - 0600h)

4:43 am

Sally-catlover

having problems, brb

4:44 am

dfmchfhf

<-- is currently in Ottawa, is usually a bit further down south

4:44 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks dfm

4:44 am

godthaab

dfm.... No

4:44 am

godthaab

drm.... I'm in T.O.

4:46 am

Sally-catlover

Back.

4:46 am

dfmchfhf

I'm usually in 'sauga, or in Waterloo for studies.

4:46 am

godthaab

What do you study?

4:47 am

dfmchfhf

CS / Pure Mathematics. Second-year.

4:47 am

godthaab

Interesting

4:48 am

Lindrickway

small world, my son is studying CS at 'loo!

4:49 am

dfmchfhf

hi lindrick! :o)
What year is he in?

4:49 am

Lindrickway

I think he is in 3rd year, he took a small gap

4:50 am

Lindrickway

Hi btw! (0:

4:53 am

o-o

Is pure math more difficult than adulterated math?

4:54 am

Lindrickway

Hi BR

4:55 am

o-o

Hello

4:55 am

dfmchfhf

hi BR!
Pure Mathematics focuses primarily on the concepts behind mathematics -- almost no numbers (!), mostly proofs and derivations, as opposed to applied mathematics, which involves much more working with numbers. (compared to engineering math, or business math, or statistics, or actuarial sciences though, still not a lot.)

4:56 am

redturtlehead

Morning Dfm, lindrick and babble rabble, only on for a moment before I go suffer at work yet again.

4:57 am

Lindrickway

Hi Red, long time no see, how ya doin'?

4:57 am

dfmchfhf

*is suddenly wondering what the Antarctican flag looks like*
hi red! :o)

4:57 am

dfmchfhf

suffer at work?! Do: Doesn't sound too fun...

4:57 am

o-o

Hello, HT

4:57 am

redturtlehead

i am well. You? just very tired. 3rd day in a row..

4:57 am

redturtlehead

BR. Very nice to see you.

4:58 am

Lindrickway

I'm good thanks, just starting my holiday! (0:

4:58 am

redturtlehead

Lindrick, i think it has been since before you moved. How is everything!

4:58 am

o-o

Hope you are well and smiling, H

4:58 am

redturtlehead

I saw 2 sandhills the other day and thought of you BR!

4:58 am

Lindrickway

very good thanks, settled in fantastically (0: Been back for a year now!

4:59 am

redturtlehead

thats great!

4:59 am

Lindrickway

thanks (0:

4:59 am

dfmchfhf

that is *totally* not a flag! :oO More like a map!

4:59 am

o-o

Good to see the cranes.

5:00 am

redturtlehead

I think so.

5:01 am

o-o

We flat-earthers are rather simple.

5:01 am

redturtlehead

BR, you are anything but simple.

5:02 am

o-o

I suppose. How are you doing? Still running?

5:02 am

dfmchfhf

<-- is tempted to change his country to "The Universe".

5:04 am

redturtlehead

Yes, I have run injry free for about 8 months now. Marathon of misery in February. Then I am going back to Half Marathons which I find easier. (for obvious reasons I suppose!)

5:04 am

redturtlehead

dfm, you will have to really change the flag then.

5:05 am

o-o

You have had injuries to deal with, for sure.

5:05 am

Lindrickway

my husband's cousin recently ran the great south run in the uk and he is 72!

5:06 am

dfmchfhf

teehee, I just love tamperData... ;oO

5:06 am

redturtlehead

yes, but seems to be better now, which is definitely nice.

5:06 am

redturtlehead

Lindrick that is great.

5:06 am

Lindrickway

he si quite amazing! (0:

5:06 am

Lindrickway

*is

5:06 am

o-o

My nose has run so much it is in excellent shape.

5:07 am

dfmchfhf

aww, poor BR

5:07 am

Lindrickway

(0:

5:07 am

redturtlehead

:D I treated my first official flu patient yesterday. Now crossing fingers and washing hands hoping I do not get the flu...

5:07 am

Lindrickway

fingers crossed Red

5:08 am

redturtlehead

I did get the flu shot very early, so supposedly I have some nice immunty, otherwise BR and I will have competing noses...

5:08 am

redturtlehead

dfm, your flag is , errr pathetic....

5:09 am

dfmchfhf

*wonders what red's job is*
*also wondering whether to keep his flag like this or not*

5:09 am

o-o

* Why didn't the grizzly wear any shoes?
* He wanted to go bear foot.

5:09 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, "the universe" isn't an official choice.

5:09 am

dfmchfhf

My profile age is pathetic too ;o)

5:11 am

redturtlehead

we thought you were a 1 yr old genius

5:11 am

dfmchfhf

nuh uh, negative one!

5:13 am

redturtlehead

muat run, work...you know....

5:13 am

Lindrickway

bye Red, good to see you again

5:13 am

dfmchfhf

bye red!

5:14 am

o-o

Be well, H. Good to see you.

5:14 am

dfmchfhf

okay, this flag is getting silly now.

5:15 am

o-o

Phantom: collywobbles

5:15 am

dfmchfhf

I don't think I had a phantom today...

5:17 am

o-o

Phantoms are subjective

5:17 am

Sally-catlover

You can't have subjective, BR, there isn't a J.

5:17 am

Lindrickway

I am fed up with snow! )0:

5:18 am

o-o

Thank you, Sally. No use in pursuing it.

5:18 am

dfmchfhf

oh, no, I did have a phantom, vespine.

5:19 am

dfmchfhf

aww lind... at least it isn't ice though?

5:19 am

o-o

Snow may be quite a distraction

5:19 am

Lindrickway

oh we have that under the snow dfm!

5:20 am

Lindrickway

when I left Canada I thought I had left most of the snow behind.........it seems I brought most of it with me!

5:21 am

o-o

winter like waylays a vespine uprising.

5:21 am

o-o

likely

5:24 am

dfmchfhf

okay, collapsing unconscious and potentially having vivid hallucinations for the next four hours and then forgetting about it all seems to be an increasingly good decision right now... soon...

5:24 am

Lindrickway

ok gotta go, nice chatting, cya

5:25 am

dfmchfhf

bue lind!

5:26 am

lil*monkey

LINDY!

5:26 am

lil*monkey

are u still there?

5:26 am

lil*monkey

dammit I missed my Lindy-poo

5:26 am

Lindrickway

yes I'm still here

5:27 am

lil*monkey

LINDY OMG! how are you honey?

5:27 am

lil*monkey

I miss seeing you here

5:27 am

Lindrickway

I'm great thanks Monkey, how are you?

5:27 am

Lindrickway

I don't chat often, but I still play

5:27 am

dfmchfhf

hi lil! :o)

5:27 am

lil*monkey

I'm good! I woke up early for a Sat and decided to babble

5:28 am

lil*monkey

hi dfm!

5:28 am

lil*monkey

Lindy how are you liking it there in England?

5:28 am

Lindrickway

I am loving it, except for the snow, which I was supposed to be leaving behind!

5:28 am

Lindrickway

been back a year now, can you believe it!

5:29 am

lil*monkey

I know! I've been hearing about all that crazy snow from the Brits

5:29 am

lil*monkey

no, it 's hard to believe you've been there a year already!

5:29 am

dfmchfhf

okay, really have to fall and hallucinate now.

5:29 am

Lindrickway

unlike Canada, every shuts down here as soon as it snows

5:29 am

lil*monkey

what's wrong, dfm?

5:30 am

lil*monkey

same here, Lindy... I'm in Virginia and we had a few measly inches of snow and everything shut down (except my work of course)

5:30 am

dfmchfhf

*points to chog just before lil came in*

5:30 am

Lindrickway

oh yeah mine too )0:

5:30 am

lil*monkey

Lindy be sure and eat a whole box of JAFFA CAKES for me

5:31 am

Lindrickway

hahahahahahaha I'll get the grandkids to do it for you!

5:31 am

lil*monkey

I loved Jaffa cakes when I was a girl living in GB

5:32 am

Lindrickway

yeah they are good, but I don't have a sweet tooth (0:

5:32 am

lil*monkey

Lindy have you been foloowing your fav band there?

5:32 am

Lindrickway

I certainly have, see them again in March! (0:

5:32 am

lil*monkey

lindy, which Kate is your daughter?

5:33 am

dfmchfhf

never quite liked sweet myself :o/
must collapse. night all! :o)

5:33 am

lil*monkey

i get my kates on FB mixed up

5:33 am

Lindrickway

Kthdsn

5:33 am

Lindrickway

lovely chatting dfm

5:33 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeee dfm! enjoy your hallucination trip!

5:33 am

lil*monkey

OK thanks lindy

5:33 am

lil*monkey

OK lindy is she called TraderKate?

5:34 am

Lindrickway

np

5:34 am

Lindrickway

no

5:34 am

lil*monkey

alrighty then

5:34 am

Lindrickway

she is Kthdsn on here and that is her name without vowels

5:34 am

lil*monkey

yep i got it

5:34 am

lil*monkey

thank u

5:34 am

lil*monkey

did u finish the grid?

5:34 am

Lindrickway

yvw

5:35 am

Lindrickway

not yet 48 to go

5:35 am

lil*monkey

i have 114 to go, haha

5:35 am

Lindrickway

lol

5:35 am

Lindrickway

do you use msn?

5:35 am

lil*monkey

no i don't, but i chat on Yahoo IM

5:36 am

lil*monkey

or I chat on Facebook chat

5:36 am

Lindrickway

I am not sure that you are on my facebook

5:36 am

lil*monkey

yes we are FB friends, I am Laurie Jones (I have the same monkey pic)

5:37 am

Lindrickway

nope you weren't there but I have sent you a request

5:37 am

lil*monkey

actually i just checked and i don't see you on my list

5:37 am

lil*monkey

OK i will accept, thank you Lindy :)

5:38 am

Lindrickway

no worries

5:38 am

lil*monkey

so nice to see u here and catch up

5:38 am

Lindrickway

yes it was

5:38 am

lil*monkey

i miss being here in the chog with you and aussieme and lillian

5:38 am

lil*monkey

we had some great laughs

5:38 am

Lindrickway

don't they chat anymore either?

5:39 am

lil*monkey

i never see either one of them... i see aussieme once in a while on FB, but lillian (rachel) has disappeared

5:40 am

Lindrickway

oh how sad

5:41 am

lil*monkey

i just wrote on your wall and on lillian's wall, just to touch base

5:41 am

Lindrickway

cool

5:41 am

lil*monkey

have you gotten together with any of the Brit Babblers?

5:42 am

Lindrickway

no

5:42 am

Lindrickway

well gotta go, chat again soon

5:43 am

Flask1

Hi all....nice to see you!

5:46 am

Flask1

Lol...nice to see none of you hae missed me!!!! Its a struggle to even acknowledge me!!

5:46 am

Uneaixoise

hi, flask!!!

5:47 am

Flask1

Hi Unea......how are you doing?

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

your grandson is adorable :-)

5:47 am

Flask1

Oh he really is....I must update his pic for you!

5:48 am

Uneaixoise

you've had a wild and woolly December in Scotland, eh?

5:48 am

Flask1

and thankyou for saying so!

5:48 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:48 am

Flask1

Certainly have....and I don't think its finished yet....lol

5:51 am

Flask1

brb

6:07 am

vdddvddd

does anyone have vi 6/33

6:08 am

Flask1

sorry I don't.....just started!

6:08 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry, haven't started the Vs yet.

6:11 am

Jayk

the recipient of a crime

6:12 am

vdddvddd

thanks

6:12 am

Sally-catlover

ty jayk!

6:12 am

Jayk

welcome!

6:13 am

periwinkle

help with i next to the c pls

6:13 am

Jayk

think floral

6:13 am

Sally-catlover

Part of the eye, and plural

6:14 am

Flask1

hi peri...how are you?

6:14 am

periwinkle

duh, ty Sally

6:14 am

periwinkle

nbt

6:14 am

periwinkle

fine Flask, and you?

6:14 am

Flask1

am good thanks!

6:15 am

periwinkle

bl

6:17 am

Flask1

am5/16 anyone please?

6:17 am

Uneaixoise

am5 friendship

6:18 am

Uneaixoise

am + New York C***

6:18 am

Kateq

am***ville horro

6:18 am

Flask1

thanx!....been looking for it for about half an hour!

6:18 am

Uneaixoise

hey, kate :-)

6:19 am

Kateq

I like your santa lisa/mona claus

6:19 am

Uneaixoise

tx :-)

6:21 am

Flask1

Unea have you noticed the updated pic of Alexander, taken on his first birthday last month!

6:21 am

Sally-catlover

Must be off, anyone need any clues?

6:22 am

Flask1

no thanx, Sally!

6:22 am

Sally-catlover

*gone* then Have a good day everyone.

6:23 am

sprite

good afternoon all, and happy Bake Cookies Dayt

6:23 am

Flask1

Good Afternoon Sprite!

6:24 am

Flask1

nice to see you!

6:24 am

sprite

hey Flask :) How are you and how is the grand kid?

6:24 am

Flask1

Oh he's fab, thanx!

6:25 am

sprite

he definitely looks it :)

6:25 am

Uneaixoise

flask, i don't see a different icon pic . . .

6:26 am

Flask1

How have you and yours been these last few months?

6:26 am

sprite

we are doing well, thank you. Hi Une!

6:27 am

Uneaixoise

hey, sprite :-)

6:27 am

Flask1

Unea....I changed it, is he not standing in a flower pot?

6:27 am

carleekat

hi all

6:27 am

sprite

hi carlee

6:27 am

sprite

yes, he is, Flask. A red one.

6:27 am

Flask1

Hi Carlee

6:27 am

carleekat

hi sprite :)

6:27 am

carleekat

and flask :)

6:27 am

Flask1

yep...

6:28 am

Flask1

how are you Carlee?

6:28 am

Uneaixoise

refreshed and NOW I see that cute boy LOL!

6:28 am

carleekat

i'm ok flask...how are u?

6:28 am

carleekat

and hi again une ...

6:29 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, carlee :-)

6:29 am

Flask1

lol...good!

6:29 am

Uneaixoise

must take pups out to pee -- back in a mo

6:29 am

Flask1

am doing well thanx Carlee!

6:30 am

Flask1

am back babbling for a while...and enjoying catching up with you all.....

6:30 am

sprite

it is nice to see you again, Flask

6:30 am

carleekat

excellent..you picked a good grid to come back to

6:31 am

Flask1

thanx Sprite

6:32 am

carleekat

how much snow did they get in englad do you know flask?

6:33 am

Flask1

this is actually my 3rd day back Carlee.....but I haven't seen anyone I really recognised up until today....and now I feellike Ive come home.....thanx girls!

6:33 am

Flask1

Oh its very bad in London at the moment!

6:33 am

sprite

if it is anything like here, it is BAD

6:34 am

carleekat

waiting to hear the definition of bad....

6:34 am

Flask1

yep.....Its dreadful

6:35 am

sprite

loads of snow, no buses, no trains, most roads still inaccessible. And cold. Did I mention cold?

6:35 am

Flask1

airports closed, trains stopped....a general standstill

6:35 am

carleekat

what constitutes loads of snow?

6:36 am

sprite

as in needing to dig ourselves out

6:36 am

sprite

quite a lot more than we usually have here, lol

6:37 am

carleekat

how many cm have fallen?

6:37 am

Flask1

yep you're there Sprite!

6:37 am

sprite

at least half a meter

6:38 am

Flask1

and that was in a short space of time!

6:38 am

kje

hi

6:38 am

sprite

it is very beautiful. Mostly because all life has come to a standstill so none of the beauty is destroyed yet.

6:38 am

sprite

yes, it started two nights ago and went to over 30 cm in one night.

6:38 am

carleekat

1/2 metre in england too?

6:38 am

sprite

hey kje :)

6:39 am

carleekat

hi kje

6:39 am

Flask1

hi kje...

6:39 am

carleekat

the pics i am seeing posted on fb look more like 10 - 15 cm there

6:39 am

kje

hi sprite - long time, how are you?

6:39 am

Flask1

probably Carlee...

6:39 am

sprite

am good, and you?

6:40 am

kje

very good

6:40 am

sprite

it may be less closer to the coast, carlee

6:40 am

sprite

am glad :)

6:40 am

Brookie

Hi everyone!

6:40 am

sprite

hi Brookie!

6:41 am

Brookie

Hi sprite, how are you?

6:41 am

Flask1

Hi Brookie

6:41 am

sprite

am good, and you?

6:41 am

Brookie

Hello to you, flask! How are you (too)?

6:42 am

kje

no snow here - and will be i the 50s o x-mas - hate that

6:42 am

carleekat

well sounds like on both sides we will have a white christmas :)

6:42 am

Brookie

Doing well. Just procrastinating in writing articles for the Toastmasters newsletter. Better get them done this weekend.

6:42 am

Flask1

Am well thanx Brookie...and what about you....are you well?

6:42 am

kje

34 right now, but will get up to 55

6:42 am

sprite

procrastinating is an undervalued art

6:43 am

Brookie

Yes, sprite, but let's talk about that more tomorrow.

6:43 am

kje

lol brookie

6:43 am

sprite

*grins* Ok hun!

6:43 am

Flask1

Yes Carlee.....you could put money on it!

6:45 am

carleekat

well..the children will love that

6:46 am

Flask1

Mmmm.....methinks the BIG kids might like it too...;)

6:46 am

Flask1

arises

6:47 am

Flask1

Oh noooooooooooooo.........sorry!!

6:47 am

sprite

and past tense too, grinnnnnnnn

6:47 am

Flask1

lol..

6:48 am

Brookie

Don't be sorry, flask. Those are the easiest clues to understand!

6:48 am

carleekat

replace a low scoring conconent with a high scoring one and uthen to plural...u get a 7

6:49 am

Flask1

I know......sometimes I wish folk would do it more often......lolol

6:49 am

carleekat

consonent...sorry...5 hours sleep here..no coffee yet

6:49 am

sprite

for some obscure reason I keep seeing sovereign.

6:50 am

carleekat

well..i still like my theme day idea..but the traditionalists would hunt me down and flay me alive should it ever happen

6:50 am

Brookie

That's 'cause you're intelligent, sprite.

6:50 am

Brookie

What's the theme day idea?

6:50 am

sprite

lol Brookie! I seriously doubt that. Must come from a mangled mind.

6:50 am

sprite

what is the theme idea, carlee?

6:51 am

Flask1

thanks for that Carlee!

6:51 am

Brookie

See sprite, now you're using alliteration with "mangled mind". Just admit it. You have a brain.

6:51 am

o-o

crinkum-crankum kept me hoping.

6:51 am

sprite

heyyy BabbleRabble, how good to finally see you again. How are you holding up?

6:52 am

Flask1

Hi BabRab!

6:52 am

carleekat

that people freely use any and all words in the list in chat...all day... you'd truly not have any idea on the really obscure ones....but it would just be a total crack up in the chog

6:52 am

sprite

if I had a brain, I'd find grid words and not phantoms that hardly deserve that name

6:52 am

Brookie

Okay, sprite, fair enough. You're a great hallucinator.

6:52 am

carleekat

except* on the obscure ones

6:52 am

Brookie

Great idea, carlee!

6:53 am

sprite

lol carlee! That would be fun

6:53 am

o-o

I am doing well.

6:53 am

kje

if I only had a brain....

6:53 am

Aloyisius

Hello Babblers..

6:53 am

Brookie

I think we SHOULD do it. And if someone doesn't want to participate, they don't have to look at the chog.

6:53 am

carleekat

but....the traditionalists would hunt me down....stick my feet in concrete and throw me in the river

6:53 am

sprite

that is good to hear, BabbleRabble.

6:53 am

sprite

hey Aloy!

6:53 am

sprite

kje, I have heard rumours the Wiz of Oz can get you one

6:53 am

carleekat

hi there BR

6:53 am

Brookie

Hi aloy!

6:53 am

kje

ahoy aloy!

6:54 am

Flask1

Hi Aloy

6:54 am

Aloyisius

need to find my old icon, let the sun shine

6:54 am

carleekat

hi aloy!!!! are y ou down in sunny fla now?

6:54 am

Aloyisius

yes, carlee.. rainy morn today

6:54 am

kje

wait, why does aloy have a raccoon in her icon??? are you mocking me?

6:54 am

o-o

It had been noted in a book about the law that at one time a widow would forfeit her lands and possessions if she was caught in â€œamorous conversationâ€ but she might reclaim them if she appeared at the next manor-court, riding backwards on a black ram with his tail in her hand, and reciting the following words:
Here I am,
Riding on a black ram,
Like a whore as I am;
And for my crinkum-crankum,
Have lost my binkum-bankum;
And for my tailâ€™s game
Am brought to this worldly shame.
Therefore good Mr Steward let me have my lands again.

6:55 am

kje

i swear they are stalking me! ; )

6:55 am

Aloyisius

the caption is "I found your cat"

6:55 am

Brookie

Gotta go now and run some errands. Have a wonderful day everyone!

6:55 am

sprite

wow. Harsh times, BabbleRabble. For the ram for sure.

6:55 am

Aloyisius

Excellent, BR.. excellent

6:55 am

carleekat

my dad just sold his condo down there aloy....

6:55 am

sprite

bye Brookie!

6:55 am

carleekat

later brookie...

6:56 am

Flask1

Bye Brookie!

6:56 am

kje

I have ongoing travails with the local raccoons

6:56 am

Brookie

Bye sprite, carlee, flask! (Poof!)

6:56 am

Flask1

thats good BabRab...thanx!

6:56 am

sprite

that icon and caption is a hoot

6:56 am

Aloyisius

what city, carlee?

6:56 am

sprite

are a hoot

6:56 am

carleekat

bradenton

6:57 am

Aloyisius

ack.. we have one for sale there too! It was my mom's.. same city

6:58 am

Aloyisius

well, it is not on the market yet, but soon will be

6:58 am

carleekat

my dad is not able to winter in fla anymore...his on a golf course down there

6:58 am

Aloyisius

small world!

6:58 am

sprite

any fun in the hammock at the moment, BabbleRabble?

6:59 am

o-o

I must dig the snow away to use it.

6:59 am

Aloyisius

BR has a heated hammock

6:59 am

carleekat

how much snow where u are BR?

7:00 am

Aloyisius

and a sunlamp and swaying palm tree

7:00 am

sprite

amazing, how global heating makes the snow go up and up and up, isn't it?

7:00 am

Aloyisius

and lovely music wafts as he relaxes..

7:00 am

o-o

something over forty inches last I saw.

7:00 am

kje

global warming

7:01 am

sprite

ah, thanks kje

7:01 am

kje

(only corrected b/c I know you want us to)

7:01 am

carleekat

thats close to what we have here BR

7:01 am

sprite

yes, am glad you did.

7:01 am

o-o

the wind makes marvelous drifts

7:02 am

sprite

it is beautiful, but brrrr

7:02 am

Flask1

where in the world are you barrab?

7:02 am

kje

but it was funny - took me a sec to figure out what the context was since I was n't payig attention

7:02 am

Flask1

sorry that should read babrab

7:02 am

o-o

flat earth antarctica

7:03 am

sprite

whadyaknow... the biggies are real words!

7:03 am

Flask1

Mmmm...ok!

7:04 am

kje

looking for a biggie myself now

7:04 am

o-o

North Dakota

7:04 am

Flask1

not found them yet!

7:04 am

sprite

the 8/9 I just found are compounds.

7:05 am

o-o

where a house is not a **** is situated

7:05 am

Aloyisius

just going through the grid, first pass, no biggies popping up here

7:05 am

sprite

the other 8 is not a common word though.

7:05 am

kje

i am on the sy8

7:05 am

Flask1

North Dakota is a place I know virtually nothing about....except in Western films...which I love!

7:06 am

sprite

that is the uncommon one. To me anyway

7:07 am

carleekat

i just think of the accent that was in that one movie that everyone loved a while back..

7:07 am

sprite

errrrr.... which movie or accent was that, carlee?

7:07 am

carleekat

also up in saskatchewan....they have a sim accent

7:08 am

kje

fargo

7:08 am

carleekat

thank you fargo

7:08 am

lil*monkey

that is one of my fav movies of all time

7:08 am

sprite

ah, thanks

7:08 am

sprite

hi lil monkey

7:08 am

o-o

the movie was fargo but was about minnesotans

7:09 am

lil*monkey

yah doncha know

7:09 am

kje

that sy8 was my last - and no, not common at all spritey

7:09 am

sprite

wtg kje!

7:09 am

Aloyisius

finished, kje? wowzer.. congrats!!

7:09 am

lil*monkey

clue for that sy8 plese?

7:09 am

kje

thaks, only a few odd ones

7:10 am

Flask1

clue please kje?

7:10 am

carleekat

oh..was it??? sorry...i believe when i saw it...i was pregnant with horrid mornign sickness

7:10 am

sprite

that sy ends in a nervous habit

7:10 am

kje

hmmm, let me think of a clue

7:10 am

carleekat

that sy is pretty uncommon yes...

7:11 am

kje

almost sounds like being blue from lack of oxyge... but not quite

7:11 am

o-o

s + an urge or currency + *** tac toe

7:11 am

sprite

sy + being a riddle = ***gma***

7:11 am

kje

s + japanese money + vowel + twitch

7:11 am

lil*monkey

got it! thanks BR , sprite, kje

7:12 am

sprite

lovely, all clues come together here

7:12 am

Aloyisius

ty all for the clues.. got it

7:12 am

lil*monkey

it has something to do with geology

7:12 am

Aloyisius

brb, coffee time

7:12 am

Flask1

thanx br!

7:12 am

kje

coffee sounds good

7:13 am

lil*monkey

coffee sounds good :)

7:13 am

kje

but it would mean getting out of bed to get it

7:13 am

godthaab

FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT!

7:13 am

lil*monkey

how is "hemi" not a word

7:14 am

kje

yayay god!

7:14 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for thaab

7:14 am

sprite

lollllll oh yes, one of those defs that require you to go look up more words... 'a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of orthoclase and oligoclase with hornblende, biotite, or augite'

7:14 am

lil*monkey

oh i just found the ri5 that means to attach metal studs to something

7:14 am

sprite

gratz godthaab

7:14 am

o-o

Twas a week before Christmas and all through the house .. . ran a chill that cut to the bone

7:14 am

lil*monkey

woo hoooooooooo godhab

7:14 am

lil*monkey

lol, why is that, BR?

7:14 am

sprite

I guess because hemi has to be attached to something to mean something. Like hemisphere

7:14 am

kje

indeed br

7:15 am

sprite

*hands BabbleRabble a wonderful blanket*

7:15 am

lil*monkey

*sends BR some hot oatmeal*

7:16 am

o-o

oatmeal sounds good

7:16 am

lil*monkey

yes i figured that was the reason, sprite.... i tend to forget that some words are prefixes and not words

7:16 am

lil*monkey

i put chopped peaches and a little granola on top of my oatmeal

7:16 am

sprite

same here, lil monkey!

7:16 am

o-o

Thanks for the blanket, sprite

7:16 am

lil*monkey

sprite that cookie looks damn good

7:16 am

kje

ok, I am getting back under the covers - see y'all later

7:17 am

carleekat

hot coffee and warm cinnamon rolls to BR

7:17 am

lil*monkey

byeeeee kje

7:17 am

sprite

it IS good. Or was.

7:17 am

o-o

Be well, kje

7:17 am

carleekat

laters kje

7:17 am

sprite

bye kje, enjoy :)

7:17 am

lil*monkey

dammit if I type "tiara" ONE MORE TIME

7:17 am

lil*monkey

OOPS i mean one more ti4

7:17 am

sprite

or ovaria

7:18 am

sprite

fireflies. Some weirdos, but mostly a sweet grid.

7:19 am

o-o

or Boustrophedonic

7:19 am

o-o

Well done, sprite

7:19 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*~for sprite...etg

7:19 am

lil*monkey

oh yes BR, that's a word I use every day of course

7:19 am

sprite

hm yeah that one too, of course

7:19 am

sprite

and BabbleRabble just knows I cannot leave without looking up the meaning of that one...

7:19 am

o-o

sort rolls right off the tongue

7:20 am

carleekat

( try using that in a sentence in the chog one day :p )

7:20 am

lil*monkey

that word is interesting and so is the definition

7:20 am

sprite

turning like oxen in plowing; from "bous": ox, cow; "strephein": to turn) An ancient method of writing using alternate left-to-right and right-to-left lines. It used for an optimisation performed by some computer typesetting software and moving-head printers to reduce physical movement of the print head. The adverbial form "boustrophedonically" is also found

7:20 am

sprite

I love it!

7:20 am

lil*monkey

i feel very Boustrophedonic today... during my morning jog i ran back & forth

7:21 am

lil*monkey

i can't find the Z word... any help? Is it a zfish?

7:22 am

sprite

thanks for that one, BabbleRabble :)
Bye all, have a good day or night, or both, and thanks for the great company.

7:22 am

Flask1

well done Sprite and any other finishers I may have missed!

7:22 am

lil*monkey

never mind, i found it

7:22 am

sprite

it is a babblet. Like the vowelly T word, but then starting z.

7:22 am

o-o

Be well, sprite

7:22 am

lil*monkey

yes, just found it, thanks sprite

7:24 am

MollyL

Morning all. *Places hot coffee, tea and bacon, egg and cheese English muffins on the coffee table*

7:24 am

lil*monkey

*gobbling everything*

7:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'll have some of that- hold th ebacon.

7:25 am

lil*monkey

gimme Kap's bacon

7:25 am

Aloyisius

.. back.. waves to sprite and kje, congrats sprite

7:25 am

MollyL

Oy gevalt. Passing a baconless Kosher muffing sandwich to Kap. Putting extra bacon on Lil's next sammich.

7:26 am

lil*monkey

hi Aloy

7:26 am

MollyL

Muffing???

7:26 am

Aloyisius

food.. glorious food

7:26 am

Aloyisius

hi lil monkey

7:26 am

MollyL

Hot sausage and mustard!!

7:26 am

Aloyisius

cream of wheat on cold morning

7:26 am

MollyL

(Singing along with Aloy)

7:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

Just a cup of hot coffee and a muffin, please.

7:27 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, have some blueberry bagels

7:27 am

MollyL

It's all good Kap. I didn't buy the liverwurst.

7:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's been there since October first.

7:28 am

MollyL

*Rustling up some warm blueberry bagels for Aloy*

7:29 am

Aloyisius

yumm.. ty!

7:30 am

carleekat

hi molls....kap..how are you feeling now kap?

7:30 am

zoozzoom

Hello, All :-)

7:30 am

Aloyisius

hi zooz!

7:30 am

MollyL

Morning Carlee and Zoom.

7:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thanks for asking. Not super sick, but enough congestion to fill ...

7:31 am

carleekat

yeesh..nuf said kap

7:31 am

MollyL

Kap, I have a pot of Jewish penicillin on the stove for you. That's chicken soup, to the great unwashed.

7:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

name your metaphor.

7:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am a vegetarian, but perhaps my alter ego will accept.

7:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's a go.

7:32 am

MollyL

*Dumping the chicken soup and starting a batch of vegetable soup*

7:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

No- wait- alter ego says OK!

7:33 am

carleekat

hmmm..mozza ball soup..have not had that in years

7:34 am

Aloyisius

.. and I have not had liverwurst in years

7:34 am

carleekat

as in...25 years

7:34 am

MollyL

No way. Will not be responsible for any aveyra against one's self.

7:34 am

Anniebrook

and I have never tasted Spam

7:35 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

7:35 am

Aloyisius

hi Annie!

7:35 am

MollyL

Annie!!! Keep it that way!!!

7:35 am

Kaplan the Magne

Mama's little baby loves matzah, matzah-Mama's little baby loves matzah balls.

7:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Annie :-)

7:35 am

zoozzoom

lol, Kap

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy, Molly. zooz, carlee, Kap etal

7:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

I wouldn't have started singing but you opened the door

7:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hi Annie

7:36 am

carleekat

hahah.i have been listening to old burns and allen shows online when i go to bed..and this season i am listening to had hormel spam for a sponsor...sooo funny

7:37 am

Kaplan the Magne

Watch What's My Line and You Bet Your Life also.

7:37 am

MollyL

Spam and vienna sausage. The canned meat staples of the sixties.

7:38 am

carleekat

oh..i have a few 10 000 radio shows to get through first kap....love them....

7:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Can you get "The Goldbergs" radio shows/

7:41 am

carleekat

i dont know...hold on will check

7:41 am

MollyL

I want one of these...and a juke box. http://tinyurl.com/2ftuhph

7:42 am

carleekat

yes..they do kap

7:42 am

carleekat

http://www.dumb.com/oldtimeradio/

7:43 am

carleekat

i started 2 months ago kap ..and i am only halfway through burns and allen..i have a ways to go as you can see

7:46 am

carleekat

nice molls

7:49 am

carleekat

well..i killed the chog with that

7:49 am

carleekat

well..i killed the chog with that

7:50 am

Aloyisius

.. back with blueberry bagels to share..

7:53 am

MollyL

Nope, nothing killed. I was doing laundry. It's wash the bedding day.

7:54 am

Aloyisius

ah, finally found a word that uses the "belief" ending

7:55 am

Mom

good morning everyone

7:56 am

Aloyisius

morning, Mom!

7:56 am

Anniebrook

good morning, ((Mom))

7:56 am

MollyL

The c word Aloy?

7:56 am

Mom

good morning Aloy, haven't seen you in ages. I hope all is well

7:56 am

carleekat

moring mom

7:56 am

Flask1

wanna share Aloy??

7:56 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning

7:56 am

Aloyisius

yes, Molly (-:

7:56 am

Flask1

Morning Mom...

7:56 am

Mom

((Carlee)) good morning

7:56 am

carleekat

morNing even...

7:56 am

Aloyisius

ci6.33, Flask

7:56 am

MollyL

Hi Mom! Coffee, tea, blueberry bagels and egg, bacon (or no bacon) and cheese English muffins on the coffee table.

7:56 am

Mom

hello Flask

7:57 am

Mom

thanks Molly, never turn down bacon

7:57 am

Aloyisius

where's crossy? he should be here any second

7:57 am

MollyL

I'm allowing for Kap, our resident vegetarian.

7:59 am

car.eeyore

God, i love Saturday mornings in Babble Land! (picks up plate and hits Molly's buffet...)

7:59 am

lil*monkey

*going back for seconds on the bacon*

7:59 am

Mom

((Car.)) good morning

8:00 am

Mom

((((((((((Monkey)))))))) good morning!!!!!!

8:00 am

littlebit

bring me some monkey!!

8:00 am

Kazzer99

hello all - we had lovely lots of snow last nite so no pre Xmas visit to mummy and daddy today!

8:00 am

lil*monkey

MOM! LITTLEBIT! CAROLE!

8:00 am

Mom

Hi LIttlebit and Kazzer

8:00 am

lil*monkey

i just went jogging and i'm all pumped up

8:00 am

Kazzer99

hi Mom

8:01 am

Mom

oh Monkey, way too cold for jogging

8:01 am

littlebit

hey mom!

8:01 am

MollyL

And too slippery.

8:01 am

lil*monkey

no it was delightful, mom! i love running outdoors

8:01 am

lil*monkey

i was sufficiently bundled

8:02 am

Mom

oh I hope so Monkey, it is 19 here. I would guess it is a bit warmer there

8:02 am

Kazzer99

me and hibby walked into town adn got a few useful supplies like milk and bread for the weekend

8:02 am

lil*monkey

it is not 19 here mom, it's about 43

8:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

Hibby? Does your Hubby know about this?

8:02 am

MollyL

Lil is gearing up for her rancho lunch today. : D

8:02 am

Mom

oh that isn't so bad then

8:02 am

Kazzer99

its about 30 F here

8:03 am

lil*monkey

yes I am, mollyL! and littlebit and I will get our toes beautified

8:03 am

Mom

rancho lunch?

8:03 am

Kazzer99

corse he does Kaplan

8:03 am

littlebit

yes she is!!

8:03 am

lil*monkey

Mom, littlebit and I are meeting for lunch at Rancho Grande, a mex restaurant

8:03 am

lil*monkey

littlebit will order nachos as usual

8:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

For real?

8:04 am

Mom

are you going to get little Christmas trees painted on your toes?

8:04 am

car.eeyore

Ymmmmmmmmm

8:04 am

littlebit

Rancho Grande is a very good mexican restwurant here

8:04 am

lil*monkey

oh good idea, mom!

8:04 am

MollyL

Good lunch, pretty toes and girl time. It doesn't get any better than that. Have fun you two.

8:04 am

Mom

I'm with Littlebit there

8:04 am

Kazzer99

is it nice? we dont have many mexican restaurants over here - at least not ones i can get to

8:04 am

littlebit

i'm thinking about changing that monkey

8:04 am

lil*monkey

awwwwww thanks Molly

8:04 am

lil*monkey

haha littlebit, you are thinking about it but you probably won't change

8:05 am

Anniebrook

Harummmph, I was just going to thank Aloy for ci6 when I was booted out of Babbleland. Well, I am back!

8:05 am

lil*monkey

oh thank goodness Anniebrook! welcome back

8:05 am

Mom

I am still trying to figure out the ci6. Welcome back Annie

8:05 am

car.eeyore

May I please have help with the i's before I dash away, dash away....

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Enable is anti-semitic!

8:05 am

Anniebrook

car. flower and plural

8:05 am

littlebit

hehe i'm going get the lnch #3...haven't had it in a while

8:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Try it

8:06 am

MollyL

Think of what they refer to as your ci*** duty Mom.

8:06 am

Aloyisius

just discovered that too, Kaplan

8:06 am

Kazzer99

i have in5 ir4 ir 6

8:06 am

car.eeyore

TY!!!!

8:06 am

Mom

thanks Annie

8:06 am

car.eeyore

Again, it always amazes me that I miss those words...I type ophthalmology reports for a living!

8:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

Semite is not accepted!

8:06 am

lil*monkey

oh that's a riot, littlebit, you have the lunch things memorized by number? LOL

8:07 am

Mom

will work on that Molly

8:07 am

lil*monkey

car, that eyeball word is there, singular and plural

8:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

TY.

8:07 am

littlebit

only the things i like!!

8:08 am

car.eeyore

I know..and I always miss it! Mental block I guess!

8:08 am

lil*monkey

littlebit, is there anywhere else you need to go? i need to go in Harris Teets

8:08 am

car.eeyore

OK...Bye for now!

8:09 am

littlebit

no place special...i'm off mon and tues so i'll be doing shopping those days

8:09 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeee carole

8:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

Harris Teets?

8:09 am

Mom

bye Car.

8:09 am

littlebit

a grocery store kap

8:09 am

MollyL

Or, to those in the military, we are ci*******. First part of that, last part of belief word.

8:09 am

Aloyisius

bye, car

8:09 am

lil*monkey

i might go to that giant Dollar Tree on Military, littlebit, do you want to go there?

8:10 am

Mom

got it, thanks Molly

8:10 am

littlebit

sure

8:10 am

Mom

oooohhh, a giant Dollar Tree

8:10 am

lil*monkey

OK, i need gift bags and maybe some stocking stuffer

8:10 am

lil*monkey

it will prolly be mobbed tho

8:10 am

lil*monkey

yes mom, that is my FAV store LOL

8:10 am

Mom

I like the Dollar Tree

8:11 am

littlebit

we'll just beat our way through the crowd!! :)

8:11 am

Aloyisius

Beethoven's Fifth on now.. never fails to move me..

8:11 am

Flask1

a clue for se6 please?

8:11 am

lil*monkey

haha, ok , littlebit

8:11 am

MollyL

*Blessing the chicken, for the fine, over easy contribution it made to my breakfast. And Juan Valdez, for the coffee beans he picked.

8:11 am

Anniebrook

hello flask, I havent seen you in ages

8:12 am

Mom

oh Molly, so much to be thankful for

8:12 am

lil*monkey

hmm i need that se6 also

8:13 am

Kaplan the Magne

Juan Valdez- is he still picking?

8:13 am

Flask1

Hiya Annie....yes I took some time outta Babble for a while...have you been well in my absence?

8:13 am

MollyL

se6/28...alternate spelling for balanced state of mind.

8:13 am

Aloyisius

tis a babblet.. se + good***e, sweet prince .. add first person singular

8:14 am

MollyL

Arg...6/18

8:14 am

Mom

thanks Aloy

8:14 am

lil*monkey

thanks, Aloy and Molly

8:14 am

Mom

and Molly

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Flask, I am fine and how are you and Alexander?

8:15 am

MollyL

It's Juan the third Kap. Elder Juan is retired. He just sits around snorting coffee all day.

8:16 am

Flask1

Oh am great thanx....and Alexander is just a wee star.....as you can see, it was taken last month on his 1st birthday!

8:16 am

Flask1

Aloy...I don't get it!

8:17 am

Aloyisius

ok.. se + ***rogen, oxygen + first person singular

8:17 am

Mom

se + K*** one, purl one + me myself and *

8:18 am

Mom

or what Aloy said

8:18 am

lil*monkey

Flask, how about this: The US congress is made up of the Housi and the Se****

8:18 am

Mom

lol Monkey

8:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

Senile?

8:18 am

Flask1

GOT IT!!! Thanx to all of you!

8:18 am

lil*monkey

haha mom

8:19 am

lil*monkey

did Kap just call me senile? what? where am I?

8:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

No- the House and the Senile. I was guessing.

8:20 am

lil*monkey

HAHA! love it, Kap ... should be the HOSErs and the Senilers

8:20 am

Anniebrook

even better, lil...lol

8:20 am

lil*monkey

the U.S. CONmen

8:21 am

lil*monkey

i'm not cynical or anything

8:21 am

littlebit

y'all are making me laugh this morning!

8:21 am

Anniebrook

neither am i

8:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

These days? Cynical?

8:21 am

Mom

:-)

8:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

Why on earth would I be cynical?

8:22 am

Aloyisius

last two, no clue.. anyone have vi6/7? spinning wheels over them

8:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

Fill in the blanks. ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
_________________________

8:22 am

Mom

sorry Aloy, I don't but will help you look

8:22 am

lil*monkey

oh i need that vi6/7

8:22 am

Boobear

hi littlebit

8:23 am

Boobear

hi Mom and all

8:23 am

littlebit

hey boo!

8:23 am

Mom

((Boo)) good morning

8:23 am

lil*monkey

hi booboo

8:23 am

lil*monkey

where do you live Boobear?

8:23 am

Aloyisius

usually I see it after I ask.. not this time.. thanks for looking, Mom

8:23 am

Aloyisius

am probably looking in wrong direction

8:24 am

Boobear

BOO BOO i LIKE THAT

8:24 am

Flask1

someone who left hurt is a vi6

8:24 am

Aloyisius

hi Boo!

8:24 am

Anniebrook

vi6 --to be at the wrong end of a crime

8:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

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8:24 am

lil*monkey

those ads for the new Yogi bear movie made me think of it, Boo

8:24 am

Anniebrook

and and plural

8:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

You can also write in the margins.

8:24 am

Mubner

vi6 - think it's a cr5 ?

8:24 am

Mom

Thanks Flask and Annie

8:24 am

Flask1

yw

8:25 am

Mom

thanks mubner, didn't have the cr words. Good morning

8:25 am

Aloyisius

ty so much, Annie!.. I WAS looking in the wrong direction! fireworks

8:25 am

Boobear

i am from New York but live in Florida for the winter

8:25 am

lil*monkey

hmmm pondering that vi6 clue.....

8:25 am

Mom

congratulations Aloy

8:26 am

Anniebrook

congrats, Aloy

8:26 am

lil*monkey

OK got it!

8:26 am

Mubner

without a vi6 there is no cr5 :)

8:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

There you go again- blaming the perpetrator.

8:26 am

Flask1

well done Aloy

8:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

Change that last word.

8:26 am

lil*monkey

hi mubner

8:26 am

Aloyisius

Annie is my heroine today (-: off to do some shopping.. Happy Babbling all..

8:26 am

Anniebrook

lil---if you are mugged (god forbid) you are the vi6 of a crime

8:26 am

Mom

Vi*eroy cigarettes + Tiny ***

8:26 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeeeeeee aloy

8:27 am

Mom

have a good day Aloy

8:27 am

Mubner

hi monkey

8:27 am

Anniebrook

bye Aloy

8:27 am

lil*monkey

i haven't seen you before, Mubner

8:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

I think we have clued that vi6 to death.

8:27 am

sandrafrances

how many words today please from a very snowy London

8:27 am

Mubner

I'm a regular lurker

8:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

132

8:28 am

lil*monkey

132 words, sandra

8:28 am

Anniebrook

132

8:28 am

sandrafrances

thanks

8:28 am

lil*monkey

nice to meet u, mubner, i am lil*monkey

8:28 am

Mom

so glad you aren't lurking, Mubner, nice to meet you

8:28 am

Mom

hello Sandra

8:28 am

Mubner

same here Mom

8:28 am

lil*monkey

you look very much like Jack Nicholson

8:28 am

lil*monkey

HA!

8:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Do lurkers read the chog without doing th egrid?

8:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Grid?

8:29 am

Mubner

I have been following the weather updates and feeling thankful for my winter home in Phoenix

8:29 am

littlebit

we lurkers always do the grid

8:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Jack Nicholson 30 years ago, anyway.

8:29 am

lil*monkey

lurkers are OK but EVIL LURKER is not

8:29 am

Glantarell

who is evil lurker?

8:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Don't you think I look a lot like James Dean?

8:29 am

Mubner

I try to finish the grid and love the clues that get posted

8:30 am

Mom

Better get off of here, have to bake a cake, kids are coming for supper

8:30 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeee {{{{{mom}}}}}}}}}} , love you!

8:30 am

Mom

((hugs)) to all of you

8:30 am

Mom

love you too ((((((Monkey)))))

8:30 am

littlebit

bye mom!

8:30 am

Anniebrook

bye ((Mom)) have a wonderful day

8:30 am

Mubner

btw, i haven't updated my icon in months, possibly years haha

8:30 am

lil*monkey

diving back into the grid, no more chatting for me

8:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

I should go get dressed or something.

8:30 am

Kazzer99

bye all who are off - down to 22 now

8:31 am

Mom

((Annie)) it will be! Hope you have a delightful day as well

8:31 am

Mom

bye bye Kazzer

8:31 am

littlebit

i have to get off too...have a lunch date to get ready for!!

8:31 am

Mom

do the something Kazzer, stay in your jammies

8:31 am

Mom

bye bye LIttlebit, have fun today

8:31 am

Glantarell

swoon - the thought of a naked james dean... ;-)

8:31 am

Glantarell

swoon - the thought of a naked james dean... ;-)

8:31 am

littlebit

i will thanks mom!

8:31 am

Glantarell

i@m clearl;y seeing double at the very though

8:32 am

Kazzer99

glan - when are you off to Stansted

8:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ha-Ha!

8:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

That was lol in case you don't understand archaic speech

8:32 am

Glantarell

I am off to stansted on monday morning - snow permitting. we have 8 inches here but the roads have been kept clear.

8:33 am

Glantarell

I am old ebough to understand archaic speech Kaplan - I often use it myself *smile*

8:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

8:34 am

Boobear

clue for ar 5 please

8:34 am

Kazzer99

our road was horrible - and my mums was the same in Plymouth so we just didnt bother

8:35 am

grant

ar=get up in the AM

8:35 am

Glantarell

thanks grant

8:35 am

grant

yw

8:35 am

Boobear

ty grant

8:36 am

grant

yw

8:39 am

Glantarell

any clues for the zo4? i've been monkeying around but can't see it

8:39 am

Anniebrook

zo and 2 more vowels

8:40 am

Glantarell

ty - first 2 i tried

8:40 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

8:47 am

hailey

hi glantarell

8:49 am

Glantarell

hi hailey

8:49 am

hailey

rember me hailey

8:49 am

Glantarell

yes hailey i remember

8:49 am

hailey

caan u help me again

8:50 am

Anniebrook

phone

8:50 am

Glantarell

i will try - but the words are not as common or easy today

8:51 am

hailey

i know

8:51 am

Glantarell

4 letter word starting with h which is where you live

8:51 am

hailey

i found 3 words

8:52 am

Glantarell

4 letter word starting with p which means more than one of the small sharp things used to hold pieces of cloth together

8:52 am

Glantarell

4 letter word starting with p which means more than one of the small sharp things used to hold pieces of cloth together

8:53 am

hailey

8:53 am

Glantarell

and now i have to go wallpaper the bathroom hailey - bye all

8:53 am

Glantarell

poof

8:54 am

hailey

bye everyone

8:54 am

hailey

poof

8:54 am

Kazzer99

hooray - fireworks for me

8:55 am

Kazzer99

bye glan, hailey

8:55 am

hailey

bye

8:55 am

hailey

want to be my friend on here

8:56 am

hailey

poof

8:57 am

Kazzer99

hi Hailwy - i am here most days - its a good site - lotsof friends and stuff - how are you getting on with the grid today

8:58 am

Kazzer99

also i cant spell

8:58 am

Mark Jones

Hey babblers! How's the grid for y'all?

8:58 am

Kazzer99

good today - I have finished

9:00 am

Kazzer99

its gone quie but i must poof as well as i need to do stuff so i will see you tomorrow

9:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

Is Hailey really young?

9:01 am

SeaSpray

.

9:01 am

Glantarell

says he's 9

9:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ohhhhhhh.

9:02 am

Glantarell

feels like the tall part of a plant +er

9:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

What does?

9:03 am

Glantarell

9

9:04 am

Glantarell

i'm stuck on the ne4 - any clues?

9:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Uncommon word, usually found my monkeys.

9:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

It goes up.

9:05 am

Glantarell

ty i'll keep monkeying then

9:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

Left and up.

9:06 am

aplb

Glantarell - like the blue people in Avatar

9:06 am

Glantarell

found it - one of the few i hadn't tried - wonder what it means

9:07 am

Glantarell

i live in the sticks and havent seen avatar *shock*

9:07 am

aplb

sorry, useless clue then *blush*

9:08 am

Glantarell

now i really do have to go wallpaper - c u l8er

9:08 am

Glantarell

poof

9:10 am

gdine

ne4...plural of a skin anomaly...type of mole...

9:12 am

Mark Jones

Got it. Ty, gdine!

9:13 am

gdine

YW

9:14 am

Mark Jones

dfm, r u there?

9:15 am

Mark Jones

I'm looking for the sy8.

9:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

I guess so is everyne else...

9:19 am

hurshy

the existence of an sy8 was news to me :)

9:19 am

Soodle

Ditto Hurshy. Hi everybody :-)

9:19 am

hurshy

sy + the 14th letter + 3rd person non-gender pronoun + **e cream

9:20 am

Soodle

Hands up everybody who is counting out the alphabet on their fingers.....

9:20 am

hurshy

(when i say the 14th letter i mean as spelled out in the dictionary, not just the letter itself)

9:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

Start with j=10.

9:21 am

Mark Jones

That would be moi.

9:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

If I put my hands up I can't count- or babble.

9:21 am

Halljly

*puts hand in air*

9:21 am

hurshy

well it's a hard word to clue!

9:22 am

Soodle

LOL. Thanks Hurshy.

9:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

something missing inthe clue?

9:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ohhh

9:22 am

FMitch

s + oriental money (3 letters) + facial twitch.

9:22 am

jmbdobie2

got it hurshy - thanks

9:22 am

hurshy

i take it the ohhh means you saw the clue addendum.

9:22 am

hurshy

fm you left out one of the i's

9:23 am

Kaplan the Magne

Got it.

9:23 am

Mark Jones

I still haven

9:23 am

FMitch

*sigh* so I did.

9:23 am

Mark Jones

Sorry. Still haven't gotten it.

9:23 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah, that's what ohhhhh meant.

9:23 am

Kaplan the Magne

You are a still haven?

9:24 am

hurshy

he means "i still haven't"

9:24 am

hurshy

think of a poison that starts with cy and imagine turning it into an adjective. the sy8 sounds VAGUELY like that! :)

9:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

9:25 am

hurshy

so what's the 9? and the other 8? are they a combo by any chance?

9:26 am

Halljly

They are a compound word and its plural

9:26 am

hurshy

that start with...

9:27 am

Halljly

h

9:27 am

hurshy

thanks

9:27 am

carleekat

back for a moment

9:27 am

carleekat

and gone...mum here..byebye

9:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

Got it!

9:27 am

Soodle

Hi Carlee.

9:28 am

hurshy

and the 7's are ar and what?

9:28 am

dan2bit

vi7 also a plural

9:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

D-uh.

9:29 am

hurshy

cool that will finish my v's if i can find 'em

9:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

V's vanuished.

9:30 am

trentsnana

good morning all

9:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

vanquished

9:31 am

hurshy

are they normal? i can't see them!

9:31 am

dan2bit

I have one missing V, and it's not virgin, no matter how many ti5 I type it

9:31 am

dan2bit

if you are mugged you are vi6 of a cr5

9:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

There you go again, blaming the perpetrator.

9:32 am

Halljly

are you asking if the h's are normal?

9:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

Restore that sentence to its usual meaning.

9:32 am

trentsnana

how many v's are there?

9:32 am

hurshy

geez i wanted that and thought i couldn't get it

9:32 am

Anniebrook

5

9:33 am

trentsnana

ty

9:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

6, actually.

9:33 am

Anniebrook

vi** and vigors

9:33 am

Anniebrook

sorry, 6

9:33 am

trentsnana

clue for the z?

9:34 am

Anniebrook

zo and two more vowels

9:34 am

trentsnana

found it, ty

9:34 am

Soodle

Thanks Annie.

9:34 am

Kaplan the Magne

It's like the to babblet we often get.

9:34 am

trentsnana

thought I tried that word...

9:40 am

Karys

p iney

9:41 am

Halljly

fireworks

9:41 am

Halljly

does anyone want any clues?

9:41 am

lil*monkey

ci5 please?

9:41 am

aplb

ci6 please?

9:41 am

lil*monkey

the first ci5 please

9:42 am

aplb

ci5 - plural of a type of cloud

9:42 am

Halljly

the first ci 5 is kind of like a type of cloud without the s

9:42 am

Soodle

Well done on the fireworks, Halljly :-)

9:42 am

lil*monkey

oh tank u halljly

9:43 am

Halljly

the other ci5 and the ci6 the high tile

9:43 am

Halljly

the ci 6 has to do with government

9:43 am

Halljly

i think

9:44 am

Halljly

those were terrible clues, sorry

9:47 am

aplb

ah, got it!

9:47 am

aplb

it's an -ism

9:48 am

aplb

thanks halljly :)

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

hello babblers

10:00 am

mixi6

hi TO

10:01 am

MollyL

Why can I not find the red and green Holiday M&Ms? Why am I being forced to pick the red and green ones out of a regular bag? This is un-American.

10:02 am

72 Temple Owl

target has loads of them - even pretzel

10:06 am

MollyL

Rats. No way I'm going to Target the last Saturday before Christmas. I'll check CVS.

10:12 am

crosshair

gasp! you had to pick your own m&m,s?? good morning everyone lol

10:12 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

10:12 am

crosshair

howdy haz

10:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, crossy.

10:17 am

Soodle

5,4,3,2,1.....Fireworks!

10:18 am

Haz1558

Well done, Soodle!

10:18 am

Soodle

Hiya Haz. Thank you. Whats the weather doing in Ballymena?

10:19 am

FMitch

ohh ahh! Congrats Soodle!

10:19 am

Haz1558

We've had snow, much more than normal.

10:19 am

Soodle

Hi FM :-)

10:19 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM!

10:19 am

FMitch

... and greetings all :)

10:20 am

FMitch

Haz, did you make it out and back OK this a.m?

10:20 am

Soodle

What in heaven's name is January going to throw at us, given the weather in November and December?

10:20 am

Haz1558

I dread to think, Soodle.

10:21 am

FMitch

ditto what Haz said.

10:21 am

Haz1558

It was fine, FM, once I got onto the main road and the snowploughs had cleared one of the car parks I used.

10:21 am

rururocks

ditto..

10:21 am

rururocks

I ditto whatever FM dittos

10:21 am

Haz1558

The town was so much less busy than normal, even for a Saturday, never mind for the Saturday before Christmas.

10:22 am

Haz1558

A wise move, ruru, always agree with a woman.

10:22 am

FMitch

lol Hi ruru
Glad the trip was uneventful Haz, I will uncross my fingers now.

10:22 am

Soodle

My son and heir arrived back safely from the UK this morning, so I am delighted that all my chicks are roosting at home for the holidays:)

10:23 am

FMitch

Good news Soodle, he must have been relieved to get home, it sounded a long journey.

10:23 am

rururocks

..yep soodle.. nothing like roosting a chick

10:23 am

Haz1558

Travel from the mainland by air is going to be pretty problematical. Did they fly or get the ferry?

10:24 am

Soodle

He drove from Southampton to Pembroke, ferry to Rosslare, then drove to Trim. He said it was hairy!

10:25 am

Haz1558

It must have been, indeed.

10:25 am

MollyL

Aw, poor friends across the pond. I sympathize. We had a brutal winter here last year too. Soodle, glad to hear boy-o is home safe and sound.

10:25 am

rururocks

how can it be hairy in Trim?

10:25 am

FMitch

some roosted potatoes with your chick ruru?

10:25 am

Soodle

Funny you should mention that, Ruru, instead of a fatted calf, its roost chicken for dinner tonight!

10:25 am

rururocks

<---feeling silly this a.m.

10:25 am

MollyL

"It Was Hairy In Trim" sounds like a drinking song.

10:26 am

rururocks

..waiting for the adjective for pork from soodle now..

10:26 am

FMitch

Just as well he did the trip yesterday Soodle a lot of snow hasomce down today over the area he covered.

10:26 am

MollyL

BBQ ruru!

10:27 am

Soodle

Lol Moll. Every barbers shop and hairdressers in Trim has a 'funny' name, mentioning Trim.

10:28 am

Soodle

<--------- as usual, desperately trying to think of an answer for Ruru....

10:28 am

MollyL

Good thing there are no Jersey people there. "Getting some trim" has a WHOLE different meaning in Jersey. *Goes to the PB in case I offended anyone*

10:28 am

Flask1

Hi all.....a clueplease for me4 and me5?

10:28 am

FMitch

ruru you are looking silly today too :))

10:28 am

rururocks

roosted chicken...fatted calf.. ??? pork

10:29 am

MollyL

Barbecued Pork

10:29 am

Haz1558

Hello Flask - nice to see you again.

10:29 am

Scrabbler

Greetings, Babble Friends!

10:29 am

rururocks

Me + the begining of nothing flask

10:29 am

Flask1

Hi Haz, thankyou...and you too!

10:29 am

Soodle

Pig-in-a-pork.....

10:29 am

Haz1558

me4/10 - me plus first two letters a word that means nothing, nil.

10:30 am

Haz1558

Hello, Scrabbler.

10:30 am

Soodle

Hey

10:30 am

Flask1

been thinking of you, with all the snow

10:30 am

FMitch

Hello Scrabs!

10:30 am

Soodle

Hi Flask, and Scrabbs :-)

10:30 am

Haz1558

It's been .... different. I've never seen so much this side of the water.

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Tons of snow here, sunny and 20 degrees F--a great day to go cross-country skiing in the woods!

10:31 am

rururocks

I hear Camilla got quite the scare the other day you englanders

10:31 am

Scrabbler

Hey, UK friends, I am addicted to BBC-America MI-5/Spooks.

10:31 am

Haz1558

How have you been managing, Flask? I was glad my daughter wasn't in Edinburgh any more when I saw the news of the weather there.

10:31 am

Flask1

I think its unheard of...lol

10:31 am

FMitch

Oh yes Spooks is good.

10:32 am

Flask1

Well am 50 miles south of Edinburgh......but they had it sooooo bad.....

10:32 am

Scrabbler

I cannot multi-task, e.g. do a crossword or be on the internet, when watching Spooks--so much happens so quickly.

10:33 am

Flask1

I haven't been out of house in over a month!

10:33 am

Haz1558

I know, it looked awful, but I'm sure you still had more than your usual amount.

10:33 am

Flask1

Electric chair doesn't do snow well.....lol

10:33 am

Soodle

Oh, Flask.... You must be going bananas?

10:33 am

Haz1558

Oh goodness, that does restrict you teribly. You get stuff delivered?

10:33 am

Haz1558

I'm realising now why you've come back to babble, anything to avoid looking at snow!

10:34 am

Flask1

I do yes....bt I have three excellent carers...and one lives in my street!

10:35 am

Haz1558

I had realised that you weren't chatting but didn't know whether you were still doing the puzzle.

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all

10:36 am

Haz1558

Hello, TO!

10:36 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl. How is your father?

10:37 am

FMitch

Hi TO, how is your Dad doing?

10:37 am

Flask1

No I went off for a while......was feeling very down and I felt I wasn't being very friendly in here...so felt I should take a complete break

10:37 am

Flask1

Hi TO

10:37 am

Haz1558

But you're feeling better now?

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

well, he had hest pains last night after we all left him.. they did angioplasty and put in stents

10:38 am

Scrabbler

So no heart attack? The heart is working OK?

10:38 am

Flask1

Yes I am thanks......tell me Haz, Have I missed any news I should know about?

10:39 am

Flask1

or is everything just the same?

10:39 am

Haz1558

Goodness, news... What period of time have you been away?

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. doc said if he ahd not been in hospital, 30% don't make it there. but being there saved damade

10:39 am

FMitch

Thats a big relief TO

10:40 am

Scrabbler

Very lucky, guy, Owl, although he has had a tough sveral weeks.

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

it was abslutely amazing, the doctor howed us the fils and explained everything. like science fiction.

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

showed us the films. he was very good

10:40 am

Flask1

months Haz!

10:41 am

Scrabbler

My father has had that done 3 times. It's scary to say good-bye when they took him away.

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

wb flask!

10:41 am

Flask1

thanx TO

10:41 am

Scrabbler

Flask, you have been missed and please come here to be welcomed and cheered up.

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

well we did not make it there in time, because my bor sutpidly asked and i stupidly said yes, pick me up

10:42 am

Haz1558

Okay, let me see. It's not that I pay much attention to the chat log or anything but I'll do my best to recall what's been going on. The others can chip in with their contribution.

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

i am going up there soon. hi hazel

10:42 am

Scrabbler

Bottom O--any clues so that I can get to NBT?

10:42 am

Flask1

thankyou Scrabbler!

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

common os4/4 babblet

10:42 am

wildcat17

plural the letter scrabs

10:42 am

wildcat17

wb flask

10:42 am

Scrabbler

NM, I see some now.

10:42 am

Haz1558

First big news is that Dr-G announced that he was going to revamp babble so that it would be more modern etc. He's still working on it because, as you see, it's the same as before.

10:42 am

rururocks

what you bake in scrabs?

10:42 am

FMitch

Can't wait to se Haz's synopsis of months worth of babble activity.

10:43 am

Scrabbler

I got all 3. The Periwinkle Phenomenon works again.

10:43 am

rururocks

.. fresh apricot/cranberry scones out of the ov4 anyone want some?

10:43 am

Flask1

mmm.......no change so far....

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

ty for you concern scrabs. he still has underlying afib whcih they were thinking of putting in a chip for. and may need another stent.

10:43 am

Haz1558

I'll have to be terribly circumspect, though.

10:44 am

Haz1558

Put one aside for me, ruru.

10:44 am

rururocks

dorens has a new Job, jmc is applying for new ones she left her old job

10:44 am

rururocks

Kje is as cranky as ever

10:44 am

rururocks

lol

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

but he is actulayy relived. could the breathinbg have been because of the closing arteries?

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Owl, everyone would agree that having an ill parent, especially and aging, ill parent is a fear, worry, concern. etc.

10:44 am

FMitch

and EvaN got married

10:44 am

Scrabbler

JBV's husband died recently. :-(

10:44 am

Haz1558

Stidmama is still learning to be a teacher. herin has passed her exams and has got a job.

10:44 am

Flask1

oh nice EvaN....

10:45 am

rururocks

the much bigger news is that evan finally found shoes for the wedding

10:45 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Owl. Does he feel better today?

10:45 am

wildcat17

ruby's husband and the dog-bite experience

10:45 am

Haz1558

I had my gallbladder removed and failed in my attempt to have the surgeon do liposuction while I was there.

10:45 am

rururocks

jbv's husband passed away

10:45 am

FMitch

LOL ruru, and we are still waiting to see pics of them.

10:46 am

Haz1558

Oh yes, ruby's husband was attacked by a dog and a heron ate all the fish in the pond, except that it didn't, it ate one and the rest were hiding.

10:46 am

Flask1

Am sorry to hear that....is she ok?

10:46 am

rururocks

I officially turned old not too long ago

10:46 am

Scrabbler

George Clooney and I have set a wedding date and Haz agreed to be our wedding planner. All Babblers are invited!

10:46 am

FMitch

LOL!

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

he sis right awfterwards last night - was coherent and smiling with relief, like now I will be better, they know what is wrong and fixed it. before that he was feeling very sorry for himself. he slept well and sat up this morning.

10:46 am

Haz1558

JBV seems to be doing okay, she's been chatting quite freely.

10:46 am

rururocks

Jellens Tim also passed away

10:46 am

wildcat17

yes she is flask ... doing remarkably well

10:47 am

Scrabbler

You are not, Ruru! You will always be a kid!

10:47 am

Flask1

Love a good wedding, so I do!!

10:47 am

Haz1558

Scrabbler is heading ever closer to incarceration in the Home for the Bewildered.

10:47 am

Haz1558

Oh, my daughter is getting married next August.

10:47 am

Scrabbler

Fortunately medications have kept me away from that home, Haz.

10:48 am

Haz1558

That and the straitjacket dangling over your bedhead to remind you.

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh, i LOVE year end recaps!!! Best stories of 2010!

10:48 am

Flask1

Oh congratulations Haz!.....bet you're excited!!

10:48 am

rururocks

does the home for the bewildered have an address? why would they need one?

10:48 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Ruru!

10:49 am

Scrabbler

Lurkers remain unidentified.

10:49 am

Haz1558

We were very pleased, Flask, the young man came and asked permission to propose and we practically fell at his feet in gratitude.

10:49 am

Flask1

rofl....

10:49 am

Scrabbler

Trolls continue to visit.

10:49 am

rururocks

Glad you restrained yourself on that one haz

10:49 am

Haz1558

What other news?

10:50 am

Scrabbler

Some Babblers STILL ask for a clue for almost every word, and, of course, the first clue given isn't enough to help.

10:50 am

Haz1558

I'd hate to miss out on a big story.

10:50 am

Flask1

Oh dear.....trolls will be trolls!

10:50 am

Scrabbler

Nutty Buddy remains nutty.

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

fols continue to reappear after absence smooth papa, leslie ann

10:50 am

MollyL

Haz, that's so sweet about your son-in-law to be. What a charming thing to do.

10:50 am

Haz1558

We've had quite a lot of new faces and then some people disappear and reappear.

10:51 am

Scrabbler

Dan2bit + Mrs 2bit had a daughter, Maggie, born 5/8.

10:51 am

crosshair

excuse me,i would like a clue for everything but ti 4/6 please lool!

10:51 am

Flask1

Oh nice!

10:51 am

Haz1558

It was, Molly. He came in, looking very tense and closeted himself with my husband. I just had to wait for the murmur of voices to cease. I just got back to my chair in time and threw away the glass that i had pressed to the wall. (Not true...)

10:52 am

Scrabbler

Ruru has been asked to play doubles at the Australian Open next month.

10:52 am

Haz1558

sprite still does the grid very fast, others do it at a more leisurely pace.

10:52 am

FMitch

and of course crossy has been as naughty as ever :)

10:52 am

Scrabbler

And Crossy is a sweet wiseguy as usual! Crossy, what is your snow total so far?

10:52 am

rururocks

but I had to decline with a ham-string injury

10:52 am

crosshair

me?? looks around innocently...

10:52 am

Flask1

Scrabbler I can be guilty of not getting answers on first clues....Haz can vouch for that!

10:53 am

MollyL

Hang on Cross. I'll post all the words in the chog. NOT.
: P

10:53 am

crosshair

just a tad over 6 feet in 2 weeks

10:53 am

Scrabbler

And me too, Flask.

10:53 am

FMitch

((crossy))

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

this really seals it. haz, will you publish the offical 2010 babble year 2010 recap ?

10:53 am

crosshair

((fm))

10:53 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, you have plenty of time to heal.

10:53 am

rururocks

oh

10:54 am

rururocks

I bought a new Babolat racquet scrabs

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Come on, Ruru. Bob Bryan is hurt and twin, Mike, needs a partner. Who else but you?

10:54 am

rururocks

I have to learn how to use it.. it is a lethal weapon

10:54 am

Haz1558

We've not covered the ardilla move from Japan to Spain nor redturtlehead's running.

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Ooh, the one Roddick uses?

10:55 am

rururocks

yes and Rafa

10:55 am

Flask1

Whats ruru been asked to do??

10:55 am

Haz1558

If I had to do a proper recap, I'd have to re-read the chat logs again. How much is it worth, TO?

10:55 am

Scrabbler

kje has 2 new, beloved pets: a raccoon and a gecko.

10:55 am

rururocks

I put a hole in someone the other day

10:55 am

Scrabbler

Play doubles in the Australian Open.

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

ok folks, time to go visiting. catch you all later.

10:55 am

rururocks

bye TO

10:55 am

Haz1558

hurshy's dad has had an aneurysm but is recovering after surgery.

10:56 am

FMitch

Good to see you TO.

10:56 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, once I clobbered someone right in the jugular. She hasn't been the same since.

10:56 am

Scrabbler

Bye Owl

10:56 am

Haz1558

See you later, TO. My best wishes for your dad's recovery and look after yourself as well!

10:56 am

Flask1

Nice to see you TO

10:56 am

Flask1

the golf open????

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

nie to see all of you, eps flask. happy babbling.

10:57 am

Scrabbler

At 57/75 I must take a break. BBL.

10:57 am

Haz1558

Other babble news - flip time sees people racing to find the big words and the hour of no clueing has gone by the board.

10:57 am

rururocks

<---hates golf

10:57 am

inge

I need a clue for se 6/18. after the word meaning half. It will not take semitic or
semite

10:57 am

crosshair

nice to have you back flask,i have been debating a bacon creation for just such an auspicious occasion...

10:57 am

Haz1558

Jillibus still follows the themes for the icons, and gets annoyed if the rest of us don't.

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

crossy you can wear your bacon tuxedo

10:58 am

Flask1

lolol

10:58 am

Haz1558

inge, se6/18 - first three letters are the start of the opposite of junior, then he she or ** followed by a vowel.

10:58 am

crosshair

indeed;)

10:59 am

rururocks

*tosses crossy in a spinach salads*

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

Bye! *poof*

10:59 am

Haz1558

On the marriage front, Trif has got divorced and carlee is on the way to it.

10:59 am

crosshair

salad???! crossy runs for the bacon bits....

10:59 am

Flask1

Oh dear poor souls!

11:00 am

FMitch

Oh I must get to work, lovely to see everyone. might be back in a while.

11:00 am

Haz1558

ruby would probably like to do the same but she's declared herself too old to change things now.

11:00 am

Flask1

Bye Mitch!

11:00 am

inge

thanks Haz. I tough semitic was a good word. Anyway I got fireworks

11:00 am

rururocks

oh.. I forgot.. feather got tattoos on her butt

11:00 am

Haz1558

Bye, FM!

11:01 am

Haz1558

Well done, inge!

11:01 am

MollyL

Birth, death, marriage, divorce, new friends, old friends...the circle of life.

11:01 am

crosshair

and elegant and i have just celebrated out 17th..i honestly think she is just trying to outlive me to get my incredible wealth:))))

11:01 am

Flask1

It certainly is!

11:01 am

MollyL

Oh and I forgot...butt tattoos. : P

11:02 am

crosshair

tattoos on her but?? do we have pics??? videos????

11:02 am

rururocks

no.. she's being cagey about them

11:02 am

crosshair

lol

11:02 am

rururocks

lol

11:02 am

Haz1558

Anyone got a handy bucket of water for crossy?

11:02 am

MollyL

Is it a tramp stamp, or something more interesting?

11:03 am

crosshair

well if they are on her butt,they are not for her so see,but others,so she better get that mirror and camera goinbg

11:03 am

rururocks

dunno.. kje told me about it..

11:03 am

rururocks

lol

11:04 am

Haz1558

Have we missed out anything vital?

11:04 am

rururocks

I think she was lying though.. but it makes for a good story

11:04 am

crosshair

i saw on on a tourist honey last year,she was waring a thong and just above her butt crack was a tattoo saying "my name is kelly"...must be a busy girls...lol

11:05 am

Haz1558

Of course,we'll soon be approaching the anniversary of ruru's publicised attempt to stay away from the chat log.

11:05 am

Haz1558

As you can see, his resolution wavered somewhat.

11:05 am

Flask1

Haz your a star, thankyou for all that!

11:05 am

rururocks

oh yes.. I am going to try it again

11:05 am

Haz1558

No problem, Flask.

11:05 am

crosshair

was about to say you are doing well ruru :)

11:06 am

Flask1

How is Spangle and Mr Haz, our favourite?

11:06 am

Flask1

vet!

11:06 am

Haz1558

Spangle is okay, she's got a thyroid problem but it's kept at bay with tablets.

11:06 am

Haz1558

Mr Haz is fine, he's got his winter tyres fitted on the car again so that he can cope in the snow.

11:07 am

Flask1

as long as she is ok.....

11:07 am

Haz1558

She's fine. I'm feeling a bit foolish for having got her trimmed just in time for all this snow.

11:07 am

Flask1

He's gonna find it hard this year....

11:08 am

crosshair

you all come for a visit to my place,i will get you ladies driving in some real snow;)))

11:08 am

Haz1558

He's found that they make quite a difference, and it saves the trouble of being towed out of lanes by tractors all the time.

11:10 am

Haz1558

ruru, are you really going to try staying away from babble again, or are you just angling for more pleading for you to stay?

11:10 am

Flask1

lol

11:11 am

Haz1558

Honestly, people were wringing out hankies last year and he stayed away for a day.

11:11 am

crosshair

babble is not addictive,i have quit many times;)

11:12 am

crosshair

nobody wrings hankies for crossy..sniff

11:13 am

Haz1558

We know you'd want us to be brave.

11:13 am

crosshair

lol

11:14 am

MollyL

I do not drive in any snow, if I can help it. I'm the "stay home and make soup" kind, for those who like to go slipping around on the roads.

11:15 am

Haz1558

Okay, I must shift myself to get some present wrapping done. The Christmas tree goes up this evening so we'll look Christmassy inside as well as out.

11:15 am

Haz1558

Have a good day and enjoy the grid, bye for now!

11:15 am

Flask1

FIREWOR for FLASK

11:16 am

MollyL

Happy wrapping Haz. Use the ironing board. It's easy on your back.

11:16 am

Haz1558

Oh, well done, good timing!

11:16 am

crosshair

yaa for flask!!

11:16 am

Flask1

thanx all

11:16 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo!

11:16 am

crosshair

crossy has his tree up:)

11:16 am

Flask1

bye..

11:17 am

Flask1

am going too....take care all....byeeeeeeeee

11:17 am

MollyL

And are there presents under your tree Cross?

11:24 am

crosshair

there are indeed

11:24 am

crosshair

i am way ahead of the game this year,usually i start at 2 pm on the 24th lol

11:25 am

trentsnana

sounds like my husband

11:25 am

trentsnana

he's got them bought and wrapped this year

11:25 am

crosshair

we do learn:)

11:25 am

trentsnana

I think he got tired of everything being picked over - lol

11:25 am

trentsnana

yes, you do

11:29 am

crosshair

one year i started at 3 pm on the 24th and drive an hour to the nearest big mall,shopped like a mad man till 7 pm then the last store closed and i got kicked out of the mall..got back to my town at 5 minutes to 8 only to find i had bought no tape or wrapping paper..found a corner store that was open for 5 more minutes,grabbed the last roll of tape and all he had was 2 rolls of birthday wrapping paper so i grabbed that back into the car and i stumble into the house at 9 pm and dump all the stuff on the floor..was wrapping till 3 in the morning and of course i had no dinner and was having vodka and gingerale so by 3 am i was 3 sheets to the wind and the kid gets up at 4:30 am lool

11:32 am

crosshair

so i decided never to do that again lol

11:36 am

Brookie

Crossy, that totally sounds like my style of xmas shopping.

11:36 am

Brookie

And hi everyone.

11:37 am

crosshair

howdy brookie

11:37 am

MollyL

Hi Brooke. I just can't do it that way. It would take all the enjoyment out of the season. I have to sip the season like a fine wine, a bit at a time.

11:38 am

Brookie

Hi Molly and Crossy. I guess because I was raised Jewish, I don't think about xmas shopping till the last minute. It's not ingrained in me.

11:38 am

crosshair

lol i sipped the season that year like still moonshine lol

11:39 am

trentsnana

you are so funny, crossy

11:39 am

crosshair

:)

11:39 am

trentsnana

I'm more like Molly.

11:39 am

crosshair

this year i am all done but for one the mrs does not know about

11:39 am

trentsnana

I mix my shopping in with baking, doing the cards (and I write a personal note in each one - 68 this year), then put up the tree and the decorations.

11:39 am

trentsnana

I enjoy it all.

11:40 am

trentsnana

Love to give - don't care if I receive.

11:41 am

crosshair

lol,was going thru the books case the other day and pulled out a book i was given in 1993,they year my wife was pregnant with our son and the inscription on the flyleaf was to daddy from baby melbourne lool...kid is 17 now

11:42 am

crosshair

was a fine christmas that year...:))

11:43 am

MollyL

Me too TNana. I don't give a thought to what I might get. So when I do get things, they are always a nice surprise.

11:43 am

periwinkle

se6 pls

11:44 am

trentsnana

Those are fun memories, crossy.

11:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

It bears repeating- Enable is anti-Semitic today.

11:44 am

MollyL

se + baby louse + personal pronoun

11:45 am

MollyL

Semite, semite, semite

11:45 am

periwinkle

ty for se6

11:45 am

crosshair

all my books are that way:)) i have a hardcover of lord of the rings my brother game me in 1988 and a first edition hardcover of weaveword that my sis gave me in 1990

11:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

No Semites accepted.

11:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

By order of Enable.

11:46 am

trentsnana

It's fun to look back on what they wrote on the inside. I did that with a lot of books I gave my hubby.

11:46 am

crosshair

did not really want her chicken scrath on the fly leaf of a fist edition,but what are you gonna do?

11:47 am

hootowl

are you looking for the one with the hair louse???

11:47 am

crosshair

yes,makes all the books more special

11:47 am

MollyL

Already clued Hoot.

11:48 am

dan2bit

wireforks. thanks all cluers

11:48 am

hootowl

hi - no - I have it but some seem unsure

11:48 am

crosshair

yaa for dan!!

11:48 am

MollyL

Kap, if it makes you feel any better, Celts are not accepted either. Come join me in the back of the bus.

11:49 am

Kaplan the Magne

It accepts a slur for Italian. Go figure.

11:49 am

MollyL

Good for you Dan. Happy holidays to cute lil baby 2bit.

11:49 am

crosshair

us canadians are only accepted half the time with our britt spellings so i shall join you at the back of the bus

11:49 am

hootowl

It accepts a slur for everyone!

11:49 am

MollyL

Party in the back of the bus!!!!

11:50 am

crosshair

crossy breaks out the bacon vodka!!

11:50 am

MollyL

Cross, you need to make those bacon bread stick appetizers. I promise you, you won't be sorry.

11:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Can I have the soy version?

11:50 am

crosshair

mmmmm

11:51 am

crosshair

i put up a recipie the other day for bacon,pecan and blue cheese cookies

11:51 am

hootowl

I'll settle for my Grey Goose ty

11:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

WTH!

11:51 am

MollyL

They are easy. Wrap a piece of bacon around a crusty bread stick (like Stella Doro) Sprinkle liberally with Parmesan cheese, and bake until the bacon is crispy. Make a lot, people scarf those things up.

11:52 am

crosshair

mmmmmmmm

11:52 am

hurshy

so i'm online using the hospital wifi - i suppose it wouldn't be advisable to log in to my bank website from here?

11:52 am

MollyL

*Passing vegetables tempura to Kap*

11:52 am

MollyL

No, no, no Hursh.

11:53 am

crosshair

no,too public

11:53 am

MollyL

Hursh, how is your Dad?

11:53 am

hootowl

veggie Kap? How about chopped dates, soaked in milk then blended w/cream cheese? Ritz cracker heaven

11:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

All sounds good unless the bus is too bumby back here

11:54 am

MollyL

(Or dates soaked in brandy)

11:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

bumpy

11:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

G's gonzo.

11:54 am

MollyL

Sherman is trying to channel a "back of the bus" song through me.

11:55 am

Mary

Hi all, to join in the Christmas spirit, just saw ad on TV of Godiva Chocolate Infused Vodka. Showed it mixed with Bailey's into a martini. Must get some right away.

11:55 am

hootowl

Or Hummus - Goya chickpeas + tahini + lemon juice + garlic . Blend & serve w/pita bread

11:55 am

MollyL

Maybe it's ACDC. I'm back....back in the back of the bus again!!!

11:56 am

hurshy

my dad is doing well thanks. i mean, coming along. he could be moved to a regular room, if one opens up. he can't really walk yet, but his muscles should be making rapid progress from here on out, and he should be able to eat solid food soon too.

11:56 am

hootowl

you can even sprinkle some chopped tomatoes & feta cheese over it

11:56 am

hootowl

I;m making my self hungry!

11:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

Just hit another bump. Driver, slow down.

11:57 am

hurshy

for some reason i can't open lickety - is it my connection or is anyone else having trouble?

11:58 am

hurshy

i'm trying the printable clues, though, i don't know how many people use that.

11:59 am

trentsnana

I was able to open lickety

11:59 am

hootowl

I do hurshy -

12:00 pm

hootowl

meze

12:00 pm

hootowl

nuts!

12:01 pm

crosshair

hoot,you give the bestest clues...

12:02 pm

hootowl

I try :D

12:02 pm

hootowl

pl too

12:03 pm

MollyL

Hursh, so glad to hear of your Dad's slow and steady progress. You must be so relieved.

12:04 pm

MollyL

Hootie, pecan bars and hot chocolate in the PB for ya.

12:05 pm

hootowl

no choc but ty for the pecan bars!

12:06 pm

MollyL

Well then Hoot, I restocked the bar yesterday. Go wild.

12:07 pm

hootowl

omg - what an invite! tytyty

12:09 pm

hurshy

thank you molly :)

12:09 pm

hurshy

i have reached the dreaded 14 (dun dun dun)

12:21 pm

hurshy

where did everybody go?

12:22 pm

hootowl

Went for some5thing to eat. What's the dreaded 14?

12:26 pm

hurshy

when you have 14 words left to find.

12:26 pm

hurshy

once, i didn't want to get the list, but i was really stuck and i gave in and got it with 14 words to go. so ever since then that's the dreaded 14.

12:27 pm

hootowl

oh - I need 3 - printable list works

12:27 pm

hootowl

aaah

12:27 pm

hurshy

thanks hoot

12:28 pm

hootowl

I keep going til I can't find words anymore - then I list. Sometimes 60 sometimes 2. I think I've gone listless 3x since I started

12:30 pm

crosshair

i try for 50% lol

12:30 pm

hurshy

yeah that's usually what i do now - well, i usually get at least 90% before listing cause that's pretty reasonable for me. but before, when i wasn't working, i kind of just used babble to occupy as much of my day as possible, so that's when i was more into going listless.

12:31 pm

hootowl

well right now I'm spending as little time as possible here cause there is so much to do for the holidays

12:32 pm

hootowl

I should be putting the lights on the tree right now!

12:33 pm

hurshy

with my dad in the hospital, i skipped the tree this year :(

12:33 pm

hootowl

think I'll leave those 3 for later. Need anything before I go?

12:33 pm

hootowl

Oh sorry about your father but wouldn't the tree help cheer you up?

12:34 pm

hootowl

for me, the decorating would keep me calmer

12:35 pm

hurshy

it would but i live 2 hours away so i've just been in and out of town, working, going up here to the hospital, so i just haven't had a chance.

12:35 pm

hootowl

oh that's too bad. You need some me time too!

12:36 pm

hurshy

i'm doing ok :)

12:36 pm

interpim

i have a question regarding something says isn't here, but I am pretty sure is a word

12:36 pm

hootowl

When will he be able to come home?

12:36 pm

hurshy

go for it, interpim!

12:36 pm

interpim

gite is a word, but it won't accept it

12:36 pm

hurshy

don't know exactly, hoot. they just keep seeing how he's progressing and then deciding what to do.

12:37 pm

hurshy

what is the meaning of "gite"?

12:37 pm

hootowl

interpim - the enable dictionary is like non-other. Has words NOBODY ever uses and ignores words we do.

12:37 pm

interpim

it's a french holiday

12:37 pm

crosshair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%AEte

12:37 pm

crosshair

got to love enable

12:37 pm

hurshy

perhaps it is considered a proper noun

12:37 pm

interpim

holiday home rather

12:38 pm

hootowl

also loves archaic and foreign words (especialy scot) too

12:38 pm

crosshair

do not feel bad iterpim,i think enable was last updated during the crusades;)

12:38 pm

interpim

kind of like a time-share

12:38 pm

crosshair

cwms comes to mind

12:38 pm

hootowl

I figured about the late 40's

12:39 pm

interpim

lol

12:39 pm

hootowl

well I hope he gets well sooner than later!

12:41 pm

hootowl

so I'm off - bbl

12:43 pm

MollyL

Updated during the Crusades. That explains weewee.

12:49 pm

crosshair

lol

1:01 pm

carleekat

hello all

1:08 pm

stidmama

*DOUBLE twisting triple backflip with half-turn to somersault and a flourish* hey all!

1:10 pm

stidmama

*wonders if carlee will notice*

1:12 pm

crosshair

howdy carlee,stidmama

1:13 pm

stidmama

hey cross! how are you doing? still snowy?

1:15 pm

stidmama

got the Z!

1:15 pm

crosshair

yup,still snowy,though no new snow today.6 feet in 2 weeks is enough.we are actually digging out the top 2 feet of stop signs

1:16 pm

stidmama

oh my, that's WAY too much. We'd have to close schools for the next three months if that happened.

1:16 pm

crosshair

bands are so big we are honking horns and flashing high beams at 4 way stops cause we cannot see traffic coming the other way

1:16 pm

crosshair

banks

1:17 pm

stidmama

I cannot even imagine that, cross. But I suppose life goes on, eh?

1:17 pm

crosshair

it does indeed

1:17 pm

crosshair

good news i i have not had a mosquito bite all week;)))

1:17 pm

stidmama

we have no snow, very little precip of any kind at the moment, and I am grateful. Two years ago on the boys' brass choir concert night it was snowing quite a bit, and we ended up being trapped at home for a week.

1:17 pm

stidmama

rofl! Looking at the bright side?

1:20 pm

interpim

any hint on se 6/18

1:21 pm

stidmama

brb phone

1:23 pm

crosshair

and crossy must head to work for a bit.tc all and happy babbling!

1:23 pm

stidmama

(((cross)))

1:24 pm

crosshair

(((stid)))...poof!

1:26 pm

dfmchfhf

se6/18 is a coin from Tonga.

1:26 pm

dfmchfhf

hi all, and bye crossy! :o)

1:27 pm

interpim

ty dfm

1:28 pm

stidmama

back -- hey dfm and thanks for the coin word!

1:29 pm

stidmama

FINALLY nbt!

1:35 pm

stidmama

well gee. past halfway and my eyes are shot. back later if I can! *poof*

1:36 pm

ivesy3

clue for the vi6 please

1:39 pm

dfmchfhf

bye stid!

1:39 pm

Vicuna

vi6 is the one who has a cr5 committed against them

1:40 pm

dfmchfhf

hi vic! :o)

1:40 pm

Vicuna

Hello, dfmc.

1:40 pm

Vicuna

Hello, everyone else, too.

1:41 pm

interpim

i need more babble puzzles LOL :)

1:41 pm

Vicuna

There's always Boggle.

1:42 pm

ivesy3

ty!

1:42 pm

interpim

hehe

1:44 pm

dfmchfhf

you could also play the archives?

1:55 pm

Kazzer99

evening all - any UK friends watching strictly?

1:58 pm

FMitch

I am!

1:58 pm

jtdp

yes strictly not watching it lol

1:59 pm

rubyfoo

hello, just wanted to stop by and see who was here

1:59 pm

FMitch

lol jt
Evening ruby!

2:01 pm

rubyfoo

{{fm}} houseguest, so only played for a little while this AM

2:01 pm

rubyfoo

2:02 pm

rubyfoo

and crossy, if you're still here; I'm flashing my brights and honking!

2:02 pm

FMitch

Hope you are keeping warm ruby.

2:02 pm

Kazzer99

who dyou want to win FM - i thought the judges were being unduly harsh to matt

2:03 pm

rubyfoo

I've been cooking, so I'm actually hot!

2:03 pm

rubyfoo

we had more snow yesterday and it's very pretty but dangerous for walking and driving

2:03 pm

rubyfoo

see you tomorrow!!

2:04 pm

FMitch

I keep changing my thoughts at the moment Kazzer I going for Pamela, just hope I can stay awake long enough to see part 2.
Who are you behind?

2:04 pm

FMitch

Nighty nighy ruby.

2:05 pm

FMitch

Although Karen .. as soon as they start up that Santana music I am sold.

2:09 pm

FMitch

I guess Kazzer has fainted so I will go and get some smelling salts and make myself a coffee.

2:10 pm

Glantarell

I am watching strictly too - just popped in while the lottery is on. Very hard to choose between them...

2:10 pm

Kazzer99

its okay - i have been watching the lotto unfortunately i didnt win anything

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:11 pm

Kazzer99

i want Matt to win

2:11 pm

Kazzer99

hi jmc

2:12 pm

lynxxx

Morning all

2:12 pm

dfmchfhf

aww, I missed ruby :o(

hi FM, glant, kazz, jmc! :o)

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

win what?

2:12 pm

Glantarell

I want Matt to win but I suspect it will be down to the ladies in the end.

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi dfm

2:13 pm

Kazzer99

i agree Glan - its looks like Pammy might have it in the bag

2:13 pm

Glantarell

Win Strictly Come Dancing, which has anbother name in the US - it's a celbrity dancing show lasting several weeks.

2:13 pm

Glantarell

Hi dfm

2:13 pm

jmcnrick

dancing with the stars i suspect

2:13 pm

Kazzer99

its dancing with the stars in the states

2:13 pm

Glantarell

that's the one!

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

sometimes a good show to watch

2:14 pm

Glantarell

right, i'm back off to the TV - see you later!

2:14 pm

Kazzer99

eek must change channels casualty has started

2:15 pm

Tecnogrrl

back after a year

2:15 pm

Kazzer99

i have put other rubbish on instead

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi tec wb

2:16 pm

Kazzer99

welcome back

2:16 pm

Kazzer99

i am lucky - i have my laptop on a table infront of me in front of the tv

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

what at the stats for the z please

2:17 pm

lynxxx

hi Tecnogirl

2:17 pm

lynxxx

zo4.9

2:17 pm

jmcnrick

good arrangement kazz

2:17 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx *waves*

2:18 pm

jmcnrick

got it then ty

2:18 pm

Kazzer99

it works well - I can do lots of stuff and watch tele at the same time - its my table i use for eating dinner off of as well - one of then folding ones

2:20 pm

jmcnrick

so here i sit once again without nbt because of two vowels :-(

2:21 pm

Kazzer99

what are you looking for jmc

2:21 pm

jmcnrick

only one more now

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

the right hand i

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

stats would be loverly

2:22 pm

Kazzer99

in 5/10

2:22 pm

torgone

in5/10

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

ty *looks*

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi torgie

2:23 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

2:23 pm

lynxxx

hi Tor

2:23 pm

Kazzer99

hi tor - you good

2:23 pm

torgone

esme

2:23 pm

torgone

oops

2:23 pm

FMitch

back, Matt's performace has been great during the series but the show dance didn't grab me.

Hey jmc and torg and wb Technogirl and greetings lynxxx and dfm

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

sesame? ;-)

2:24 pm

lynxxx

hi FM

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

nbt!

2:25 pm

Kazzer99

i thought Matt was lovey and athletic but Pams had loads of dance in it and kara just made a major mistake

2:25 pm

Kazzer99

hooray for jc

2:26 pm

jmcnrick

jeese there are helicopters and trucks outside my house--not a quiet day at home at all

2:26 pm

FMitch

what have you done now jmc?

2:26 pm

Kazzer99

ooh - whats going on?

2:26 pm

jmcnrick

no clue I do not think they are linked

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

the trucks seem to indicate my neighbors are having a part

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

*hic* party

2:27 pm

FMitch

you haven't been stshing contraband bacon again have you?

2:27 pm

Kazzer99

We've had major amounts of snow for us - about 5 inches

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

no the bacon soap was already sold out!

2:28 pm

Kazzer99

so we didnt go anywhere so i could finish the grid earlier than usual

2:28 pm

jmcnrick

we had snow but thank goodness it wasn't much and all the streets are completely clear

2:29 pm

Kazzer99

snow is not an expected event in southern England and we all seem to make too much of it

2:30 pm

FMitch

The little road/cul-de-sac where I live is a hill and only 2 cars went down it today and none came back up.

2:30 pm

jmcnrick

5 inches is nothing to sneeze about in an area that doesn't have much snow

2:30 pm

Kazzer99

Our road is quite a main road through town - lorries use it as a rat run to avoid Chards tourist attraction - the traffic lights and it is still covered in snow

2:31 pm

jmcnrick

i am not on a main fairway but next to one so sometimes we get a bit of traffic

2:31 pm

Kazzer99

where are you fm

2:31 pm

dfmchfhf

hi lyn, tor! :o)

2:31 pm

lynxxx

the traffic lights are the tourist attraction !?

2:32 pm

FMitch

Haz was saying earlier that they have about 10" and she has never seen that much .
W.Sussex Kazzer.

2:32 pm

jmcnrick

(must be a really small town!)

2:32 pm

jmcnrick

yikes! 10 inches is a lot of snow at one time

2:32 pm

lynxxx

you are talking about snow then (such a leading line FM)

2:32 pm

Kazzer99

big joke - chard is a crossroads for 2 main A roads which cros at the traffic light and it got bu**er else to make folks stop

2:33 pm

FMitch

ha ha lynxxx

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

bu**er?

2:33 pm

wilbur

hi - can someone give me a clue for the z word. ty

2:33 pm

Kazzer99

i dont suppose you get much in Sussex either do you

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

*blushes at lynxxx's remark*

2:34 pm

Kazzer99

rude word

2:34 pm

lynxxx

zo4 - all vowels

2:34 pm

FMitch

I don't mind the snow it is the ice that is the problem.

2:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Left column grayed.

2:34 pm

wilbur

zoai

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

it is all vowells wilbur zo4

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi kap

2:34 pm

Kazzer99

hoorah to KAplan

2:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Careful, careful...

2:34 pm

wilbur

oops sorry

2:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi JM

2:34 pm

lynxxx

hi Kap

2:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi

2:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh okay kazz i had to think of all the rude british words i knew lol!

2:35 pm

jmcnrick

close wilbur but no cigar

2:35 pm

FMitch

I've only lived here for a year Kazzer, moved in a year last November into a very rural area which is lovely but winter was not like this at the old home.

2:35 pm

wilbur

got it thanks!

2:35 pm

jmcnrick

wtg wilbur

2:35 pm

dfmchfhf

what's a rude word?

2:35 pm

Kazzer99

i try to be good here as it is the middle of the afternoon with you and i dont like to use bad language in case children are about

2:36 pm

lynxxx

insert double g dfm

2:37 pm

Kazzer99

my hubby had some relatives that lived in Seaford but unfortunately they have now both died

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

no no i totally agree if i had figured out what you meant by myself i would have never mentioned it kaz

2:38 pm

dfmchfhf

oh, that word.

2:38 pm

Kazzer99

are you all set up for Xmas?

2:38 pm

jmcnrick

to whom was that addressed kaz? if me, not in the least

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

i am waiting for the boy to show up so we can buy a tree :-((((

2:39 pm

FMitch

and ditto what jmc said

2:40 pm

FMitch

are you Kazzer?

2:40 pm

lynxxx

Did you make peace with your nephew jmc?

2:40 pm

Kazzer99

any one out there really - i managed to get a 3ft fake tree for Â£1 which was good value for money

2:40 pm

jmcnrick

the marine? yes sort of

2:40 pm

ShadowHyrst

down to two S's and two V's; the Vi 6 & 7 letters, and first si 4/5, and si 5/12--clues would be most helpful at this point!!!!

2:40 pm

Kazzer99

yes i am - only fly in the ointment was not going to mums today

2:40 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like a deal kazz

2:40 pm

Kazzer99

we will have to try and get there one day next week

2:41 pm

FMitch

Just found out today that the presents I had ordered online for family in Scotland won't be delivered due to the backlog and bad weather.

2:41 pm

lynxxx

vi6/7 are the people that suffer from cr5/6

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear fm that is disappointing

2:41 pm

Kazzer99

jacq said that as well - she reckoned they wouldnt arrive until January

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

but i am sure they will understand

2:41 pm

ShadowHyrst

ah ha on the vi's; convolutions gallore

2:41 pm

ShadowHyrst

ah ha on the vi's; convolutions gallore

2:42 pm

jmcnrick

hark hark i hear a boy! bbl

2:42 pm

Kazzer99

i have posted the cards and most folks will have their pressies

2:42 pm

FMitch

They will, am going to email them and say I will send them Happy New Year presents (and cancelled my order)

2:42 pm

lynxxx

si5.12 si & ***y had a boychild

2:43 pm

ShadowHyrst

thanks lynxxx

2:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and my phantom is virgin

2:43 pm

lynxxx

hi Gwen

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

false alarm

2:43 pm

FMitch

awe

2:44 pm

MollyL

Aw FM, I'm sorry your gifts have been delayed. How disappointing.

2:44 pm

FMitch

I have spent too long infront of this screen today so shall bid you all adieu and Happy Babbling.

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye FM

2:45 pm

lynxxx

bye FM

2:45 pm

Kazzer99

well i am off as i must go and do some coffee before the rest of strictly comes on - see you all tomorro

2:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

laters, mitch

2:45 pm

lynxxx

bye Kazz too

2:45 pm

dfmchfhf

bye FM, kazz!

2:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 18 left and have been trying not to do lists- just he tile stats below. Don't think I can make it tho.

2:46 pm

MollyL

JMC!!! The fade picture is hilarious!!

2:46 pm

dfmchfhf

hi gwen, SH! :o)

2:46 pm

lynxxx

doing the same Kap - at 16

2:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 8 more 4 letter words left

2:47 pm

lynxxx

10 here

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

the poor man was booted out of traffic court for wearing it molly -- i want to take his constitutional law case!

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

89 left

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

but I didn't come on in the morning like i usually do

2:49 pm

dfmchfhf

If it helps, total score is 1566. (knowing that helped me!)

2:49 pm

Judi

Hi - diddilly - ho, neighbors. That is an interesting uh, hair statement. Would you call that a dread fade? Or maybe a braid fade?

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

lol i would have to care more for that to help dfm!

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

it is a christmas fade

2:50 pm

Judi

Okaaaaay.

2:50 pm

lynxxx

hi Judi

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

those are reindeer antlers

2:50 pm

dfmchfhf

hi judi! :o)

2:51 pm

ShadowHyrst

thanks for the help lynxx, I also just got the last si--the little hidden fella

2:51 pm

ShadowHyrst

happy babbling to all

2:52 pm

jmcnrick

bye shadow

2:52 pm

lynxxx

yw Shadow - bye

2:52 pm

MollyL

Although that "hair statement" does not appeal to me, I can't believe a judge booted him out of court for it. That has the makings of a great discrimination case.

2:52 pm

dfmchfhf

bye SH!

2:53 pm

jmcnrick

better a first amendment right to make a statement with your hair :-) strong case law for a $1000 per event

2:53 pm

Judi

Traffic court no less. Actually, there is no "less" than traffic court. Maybe it wasn't just the hair, but the whole outfit. Can't see what Santa Homey is wearing, though.

2:53 pm

jmcnrick

he was wearing regular clothes

2:54 pm

jmcnrick

just a case of a petty bureaucrat thinking he is all that because he can call himself judge

2:54 pm

Judi

Okay. Well, I think he could make an appeal. Was he found in contempt or just told to return with more appropriate head wear?

2:55 pm

jmcnrick

don't know the details

2:55 pm

jmcnrick

most traffic courts do not have a system of appeal

2:56 pm

Judi

True. However, he could submit a request to the most senior judge to censure the booting judge.

2:56 pm

jmcnrick

at the very least judi

2:57 pm

jmcnrick

anyway he go his hair saloon on national tv so i am sure that help soothe his rumpled feathers

2:57 pm

jmcnrick

da** i wish my boy would get here. I want to get a tree and get it over with

2:57 pm

Judi

I used to work for a tall, upstanding Jewish lawyer, who once wore beads in his hair when he went to personal injury court (arguing for the Ins. company). He had just gotten back from Jamaica and was still feeling the vibes, mon.

2:58 pm

jmcnrick

lol

2:58 pm

Judi

And he was a senion partner in the lawfirm. 50+ years old. Go figure.

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

a friend of mine argued before the supremes with his butt length hair in a ponytail

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

he has since cut it off

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

is there more than one SM word?

3:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have 2 sms

3:02 pm

MollyL

See, I applaud the butt length pony tail in front of the Supreme Court. It forces them to look beyond appearance and hear words.

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

ty book

3:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

scratch that, there are at least 3 sms

3:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

all related

3:03 pm

dfmchfhf

exactly 3.

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty i have them all now

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

okay the boy is really here this time bbl

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

or not -- i have a party tonight too

3:04 pm

lynxxx

bye jmc and boy

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

3:06 pm

Nef

Hello, Fellow Babblers; how are you all today? I'm babysitting our grandson who is down for his nap; I hope he sleeps another 1 1/2 hours as *this* Gramma is bushed!

3:06 pm

Mark Jones

Hello peoples. How's it goin?

3:07 pm

lynxxx

hi Nef! and Mark

3:07 pm

Judi

Hiya, Nef and Mark.

3:07 pm

Mark Jones

Hey, I don't get an exclamation point?

3:07 pm

Nef

hi Mark, lynxxx, and Judi

3:08 pm

lynxxx

Hey Mark!!

3:08 pm

Judi

! Let's not push it.

3:08 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks. Hey!

3:08 pm

Nef

exclamation points are for old pros, Mark. ;-)

3:08 pm

dfmchfhf

hi nef! :o)

3:09 pm

Mark Jones

Fine. Anyway....

3:09 pm

Nef

hi dfm

3:09 pm

lynxxx

now now Nef, no need to call yourself that

3:09 pm

dfmchfhf

and hi Mark! :o)

3:09 pm

Mark Jones

Were you on this morning dfm?

3:09 pm

Nef

lynxxx, today I feel quite old.

3:10 pm

lynxxx

that's what nana naps are for Nef

3:12 pm

Nef

but Gampa took a nap instead of me!

3:12 pm

dfmchfhf

I think I fell unconscious this morning.

3:12 pm

Judi

Okay. I have to protest on this one. We are getting shorted three legitimate words here: Semite, Semites and Semitic. Dictionary.com defines them as nouns and an adjective (NOT proper nouns).

3:12 pm

Mark Jones

I asked a hint from ya. I didn't get it1

3:14 pm

dfmchfhf

yeah, I want to protest that too judi ;o)

3:14 pm

lynxxx

I would uphold that protest Judi -

3:14 pm

Mark Jones

Ditto

3:14 pm

dfmchfhf

MJ, what hint?
from ME? :oO

3:14 pm

Dorens

hello all

3:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stopping at 42, BBL

3:14 pm

Mark Jones

Hey dorens!

3:14 pm

dfmchfhf

hi Dorens! :o)

3:14 pm

Judi

*hands on hips* *stomps foot*

3:14 pm

lynxxx

Did you want a clue for something Mark?

3:14 pm

lynxxx

hi Dorens

3:14 pm

Dorens

when are you going to come up with a picture and profile mark?

3:15 pm

Nef

sometimes, Mark, people get lost in the grid here. Sometimes we wander off for coffee or whatever. I think we all ask for hints and don't get responses at times

3:15 pm

Dorens

tantrums judi? i deal with enough of them at school these days!

3:15 pm

Nef

hi Dorens

3:16 pm

Judi

Sorry. Righteous indignation moment only. Not a tantrum.

3:16 pm

Mark Jones

I can't get a profile because I don't have a credit card #. Too young; People have told me to look at Dr_God but I don't know what it is

3:16 pm

Dorens

hi nef, df etc. lol

3:16 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- is/was in the same position MJ ;o)

3:16 pm

Dorens

hmm,, have you tried Mark?

3:17 pm

Mark Jones

Yes, I have. I feel like I have looked everywhere.

3:17 pm

dfmchfhf

http://www.playbabble.com/profile_mini
.php?id=1

3:17 pm

Dorens

bottom left of this page... become a friend of babble

3:18 pm

Dorens

then click on dr_god's name

3:19 pm

dfmchfhf

you could also go to the very bottom of the page...

3:21 pm

Mark Jones

I sent him a note.

3:22 pm

Dorens

good idea

3:22 pm

Judi

Clue for Se6/18, please?

3:23 pm

LeslieAnn

df, you have a great vocabulary for a 1-year-old ;)

3:23 pm

Dorens

sorry don't have it or i would give it to you judi, don't want to see that hand on the hip foot stomp again!

3:23 pm

Dorens

ok.. house of congress, change last vowel

3:23 pm

Judi

Nm. I have it. Oy.

3:24 pm

dfmchfhf

hi leslie!

you're reading it wrong, I'm negative one!

3:24 pm

LeslieAnn

oh well then that's the most impressive vocabulary ever for a fetus

3:25 pm

dfmchfhf

I wanted to make it -42 but UNIX datestamp terminates in 2030 :o(

3:27 pm

Mark Jones

Hey Leslie? How's the grid for y'all?

3:27 pm

LeslieAnn

just started

3:28 pm

Mark Jones

Also, can I have a hint for the ze4?

3:28 pm

Mark Jones

zo, i meant

3:28 pm

Judi

Z + three vowels.

3:29 pm

Mark Jones

Got it. Ty

3:33 pm

Judi

Fireburps!

3:33 pm

stidmama

hey all -- down to 60 earlier, vision-induced migraine and I HAVE to play.... SO frustrated with lack of clear communication from children's concert groups.

3:33 pm

stidmama

YAY Judi!!!

3:33 pm

Nef

YAY, Judi!!! WTG!!!

3:34 pm

Nef

(((stid))) I HATE migraines!

3:34 pm

Mark Jones

WTG judi! can i have the ho9?

3:34 pm

stidmama

my boys MISSED the morning rehearsal for today's two concerts... and they didn't bother to call us until they were late getting to the pre-concert dress rehearsal!!!!

3:34 pm

stidmama

thanks Nef. *sniffle, whine*

3:34 pm

Judi

Hiya, Stid. Sorry you're not feeling well. We need Haz here for an official ruling on the glaring and unjust absence of "Semite, Semites and Semitic" from the allowable words list.

3:35 pm

stidmama

Mark -- plural of the place you build your house

3:35 pm

Judi

Ho9 is plural of the Ho8:

3:35 pm

Mark Jones

Hey stid! Sorry you aren't feeling well! Nothing to cheer you up like babble!

3:35 pm

stidmama

"negro" is also not found in enable... which is puzzling to me, since it is also a legitimate, historical term

3:35 pm

stidmama

thanks Mark! that's just what I thought, too!

3:36 pm

Judi

It's also the Spanish word for "black". Gee, we never see foreign words in Babble. ARRRGH.

3:36 pm

stidmama

es la verdad, Judi! LOL

3:37 pm

Judi

Okay. I'll be pouting untill tomorrow. Have a loverly evening, all. *POOF*

3:37 pm

stidmama

(((Judi))) have a spectacular rest of your day!

3:38 pm

stidmama

*scans chog for signs of welsh and irish folks....* I suppose it's too late for Haz to show up and settle this.

3:38 pm

Mark Jones

What are you talking about, stid?

3:39 pm

stidmama

Haz is a babbler from Ireland who knows WAY more about words and usage than I do.

3:41 pm

Nef

Haz is a very wise Babbler, but she's on in the morning (for those of us in the US)

3:41 pm

garyandjulie

hi babblers

3:42 pm

stidmama

hey julie -- I got a kick out of your "ac" posts yesterday!

3:42 pm

Nef

hi Jules

3:42 pm

garyandjulie

it wasn't me sons pc is down and he was playing on mine lol

3:42 pm

garyandjulie

he also shared a few things to twitter *sighs*

3:42 pm

garyandjulie

hi nef :)

3:43 pm

stidmama

oh! *grin* it was funny anyway, led to me having a small review of welsh grammar!

3:43 pm

stidmama

oh oh... KIDS! *exasperated mama look*

3:43 pm

garyandjulie

sorry i missed it ;o)

3:44 pm

garyandjulie

told him if he carried on they might not let him play when he is older, so he shut it down fast lol

3:44 pm

stidmama

:-D

3:44 pm

Mark Jones

I have tried to update my profile and get a picture, but it is sadly failing; someone please help me

3:44 pm

garyandjulie

and he loves helping me

3:44 pm

garyandjulie

how is everyone today?

3:44 pm

stidmama

I don't suppose you want to trade your'n for my clueless newly-minted adult who couldn't remember he had rehearsal this morning?????

3:45 pm

stidmama

other than the kid stuff and the migraine (and the messy house) I am doing really really well. Surrounded by friends (online and real-life) who are keeping me going!

3:45 pm

stidmama

how about yourself?

3:45 pm

garyandjulie

no, but thanks for the offer I am to forgetful to be in charge of a newly minded forgetful adult to

3:45 pm

Mark Jones

Great with friends, stid.

3:45 pm

Bugsaw

hello everyone

3:46 pm

stidmama

BUGS!!!! (((hugs bugs))) one of my best supports!

3:46 pm

Mark Jones

Hey bug!

3:46 pm

Bugsaw

poor stid. hugs to you today

3:46 pm

garyandjulie

migraines suck, I suffer myself *hugs* we are ok thanks. Ex playing stupid games via solicitor but if he wants to waste his time and money he can.

3:46 pm

Mark Jones

Can i have a hint for the sy8?

3:46 pm

Bugsaw

Hey Mark. I am not the computer person you need to talk to

3:46 pm

stidmama

I sent Tom and riemann off with the kids -- they will attend the first concert today, and I will go with Tom to the second.

3:47 pm

Mark Jones

Anyone?

3:47 pm

Bugsaw

I don't have it Mark. sorry

3:47 pm

stidmama

oh no, not you too! We seem to have several rather vindictive ex's plaguing babblers. I do not approve. *stern mama look at vindictive Ex's*

3:47 pm

Bugsaw

not even half way

3:47 pm

stidmama

I will look for it Mark, hold on.

3:48 pm

stidmama

yep. got it. now for a clue...

3:48 pm

SeaSpray

Hi everyone...could I get a clue for the sy8 please?...and Mark I updated several weeks ago and it took a few days for my new icon to show up

3:48 pm

stidmama

it is an adjective derived from a noun. It means having the qualities of a particular chemical.

3:48 pm

garyandjulie

he can try stid, but wont get anywhere so i am trying to forget it. Christmas more important. Let the legal eagles battle it out and earn themselves a nice holiday lol

3:49 pm

Mark Jones

R u talking about moi?

3:49 pm

stidmama

cy + vowel + first three letters of text-spelling for opposite of day + 2/3 of frozen water word

3:49 pm

garyandjulie

no not me mark

3:49 pm

stidmama

I meant SY in that clue. *sigh*

3:49 pm

stidmama

sea, hello! and that is a lovely icon image!

3:50 pm

SeaSpray

Hi stiddie and thank you...great clue thanks

3:50 pm

Mark Jones

Got it stid! ty

3:50 pm

stidmama

glad it worked! try to not make them too easy

3:50 pm

SeaSpray

arggg...dog is barking for something

3:51 pm

Mark Jones

That word turns me to halfway! Yaaaaaaay!

3:51 pm

Bugsaw

thanks stid. great clue

3:51 pm

stidmama

go Mark go!

3:51 pm

stidmama

Bugs, how are things up your way? the north Sound got a lot of wind last night, but we were fine...

3:52 pm

Mark Jones

I am a rookie at this game and so that is very good for me. I am good with words, but playing with you guys has made me realize that I have a lot more learning to do.

3:52 pm

garyandjulie

its a lovely addiction mark

3:52 pm

stidmama

I am NOT going to make it north this vacation btw... I just need more time recuperating. Will try to come up this summer though.

3:52 pm

Bugsaw

We had a bit of snow during the night but it is washing away as rain right now. I was so exhausted from school I did not pay attention to it and just had a good long sleep.

3:52 pm

garyandjulie

good one to get the kids helping with to sometimes

3:53 pm

stidmama

we ALL have so much to learn! LOL glad you are enjoying the challenge!

3:53 pm

Mark Jones

I am going to HAWAII tomorrow. Anyone jealous?

3:53 pm

stidmama

good for you bugs. sorry school has been so exhausting. are you on break now?

3:53 pm

stidmama

slightly, Mark -- but I hate to travel, so only jealous about the being warm part! LOL

3:53 pm

garyandjulie

wow mark, enjoy your holiday

3:54 pm

MollyL

Howdy Stid, G&J and Bugs.

3:54 pm

ChampFit

Hi everyone!

3:54 pm

Bugsaw

Well stid, if you gus can plan a holiday to the island, you are most welcome to stay here. We have a good double bed for you two, and a futon and or a Westfalia van for the boys. There is lots to see and do here that you might have a good time at a reasonable cost.

3:54 pm

stidmama

hey Molly! :-D

3:54 pm

Mark Jones

I have gone to Israel, so even the 9 hour flight doesn't bother me. Hey Molly1

3:54 pm

garyandjulie

its the packing, unpacking, washing and organising I hate. As a mum it seems more work on holiday than staying at home lol

3:54 pm

ChampFit

SO TRUE!

3:55 pm

stidmama

thank you bugs! If tom ever gets his passport... LOL otherwise, I may just come alone!

3:55 pm

stidmama

hey Champ!

3:55 pm

Bugsaw

I am jealous Mark. I have never been to either place.

3:55 pm

garyandjulie

hi molly

3:55 pm

stidmama

but Bugs HAS been to lovely Olympia, and has seen the wonders of the casino... roflmao

3:56 pm

Bugsaw

We are on our Christmas break now so I have no more excuses to be playing Babble instead of trimming a tree and baking cookies etc.

3:56 pm

SeaSpray

I am envious Mark...I do agree with garyandjulie though abrout the packing, unpacking, etc..just went through that in October

3:56 pm

Mark Jones

I have been to many places in my short life, like hawaii, england, and israel/jordan. Who knows, I might have seen a couple english babblers there!

3:56 pm

Bugsaw

yes stid, that casino was beautiful.

3:56 pm

garyandjulie

my boyfriend was marvelling over fact I had never been to a casino last month.

3:57 pm

garyandjulie

I've been to england mark LOL

3:57 pm

stidmama

Mother made spritz cookies yesterday that I can eat!!! But I haven't tried them yet. She says she'll make some of the regular kind, too, so the "safe" ones will be all for me!

3:57 pm

SeaSpray

Must go get ready to attend a Christmas party..later all and have a great evening

3:57 pm

MollyL

Why can't you eat them Stid?

3:57 pm

stidmama

I have been into the casino Bugs and Jill and jmc and pinikula stayed in, but only to have a meal -- never was in one before that!

3:57 pm

garyandjulie

have fun seaspray

3:57 pm

Mark Jones

See ya later sea!

3:58 pm

stidmama

I can't have cow things or wheat things anymore, Molly -- so Mother often bakes separately for me when she wants to make something nice for my kids.

3:58 pm

stidmama

enjoy, Sea!

3:58 pm

garyandjulie

thats nice of her stid :o)

3:58 pm

SeaSpray

thanks everyone (poof)

3:58 pm

Mark Jones

I am Jewish, so I don't celebrate Christmas. However, I do celebrate Chrismahannakwanzaakah, however you want to spell it;

3:58 pm

garyandjulie

reminds me i must have mince pie before the boys inhale them

3:59 pm

Bugsaw

This was a casino created with interlocking logs, like a log cabin only 4 stories high. It had huge river stone fireplaces and native art and artifacts everywhere. I never gambled but had lots to look at.

3:59 pm

MollyL

Wow Stid, no wheat, no dairy. That's a pretty limited diet.

3:59 pm

stidmama

yes, Mother is wonderful -- I like to cook and bake too, but I rarely have the time and energy to do much.

4:00 pm

Mark Jones

Can I have a hint for the ho9?

4:00 pm

garyandjulie

I made mince pies, shortbread and cinnamon biscuits today

4:00 pm

stidmama

well -- I can still eat most vegetables (not eggplant though), and tolerate chicken and eggs still.

4:01 pm

ChampFit

phatom...soviet

4:01 pm

Bugsaw

how about rice stid? It is usually ok

4:01 pm

MollyL

No loss on the eggplant Stid.

4:02 pm

Mark Jones

I am a very picky eater, so most of the food you are mentioning is not to my tastes.

4:02 pm

garyandjulie

my left side slightly weak so i was really glad when ex bought me a kitchen aid years ago, meant i can ix or knead most things now without getting tired

4:03 pm

Mark Jones

hint for the ho9 please!

4:03 pm

garyandjulie

I can't get into this grid tonight for some reason

4:03 pm

ChampFit

place where a your living place sits

4:04 pm

ChampFit

the plural

4:04 pm

garyandjulie

what sort of things do you like to eat then Mark?

4:05 pm

Mark Jones

I am more into fruit, but I will eat certain chicken and turkey. It is coincidental that all I eat is orange food;lol

4:05 pm

ChampFit

Watching Iron Chef, and the secret ingredient is pork fat....gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

4:06 pm

garyandjulie

that made me giggle Mark, and only because when youngest son was a baby he would only eat orange baby food and only out a jar. so we made up real food and had to serve it out of a jar!

4:06 pm

Mark Jones

Champ, i still can't get the ho9.

4:06 pm

garyandjulie

sorry just brought back a memory or 2

4:06 pm

LeslieAnn

ho 4/6 + si 5/10, mark

4:07 pm

ChampFit

ho** + si4

4:07 pm

stidmama

sorry, wandered off when the phone rang

4:07 pm

ChampFit

garyandjulie, you are a GENIUS! Not unlike my friend who uses a whole milk container and puts 2% in for her kids!

4:07 pm

stidmama

LOL about the orange food!

4:08 pm

stidmama

Mark -- where you live is a house, but it is also your ho4.

4:08 pm

Mark Jones

I need the si5, but then I have it.

4:08 pm

stidmama

where the ho4 is placed is a si4

4:08 pm

stidmama

put the two words together for the ho8 and plural for the 9

4:08 pm

garyandjulie

I am crafty like that. my daughter went through stage of not wanting my food so i used to prepare it while she was at school. Take it to mums and mum would give us our dinner on way home from school lol

4:08 pm

stidmama

I eat a lot of rice-based things, bugs!

4:08 pm

ChampFit

the spot. Also you could call it a worksi4

4:09 pm

LeslieAnn

si5 - si + an exam is also called a ***t

4:09 pm

LeslieAnn

i had trouble with the ho9 - kept thinking "stead" for the final part

4:09 pm

ChampFit

Crazy what we do to feed our kids sometimes!

4:09 pm

Mark Jones

I got both, everyone. Thanks guys!

4:09 pm

stidmama

oh, yes, that makes sense too LA!! ((hugs)) how are you

4:10 pm

LeslieAnn

good-o, stid. yourself?

4:10 pm

stidmama

my kids just have to eat what is prepared. Or did, until they got old enough to cook (or defrost) for themselves!

4:10 pm

stidmama

not bad, LA!

4:12 pm

garyandjulie

i do that now, eat it or go without. If the older 2 want something else they cook for everyone. put them off fast

4:13 pm

Bugsaw

stid, I reconnected with the high school that I graduated from because it has an alumni email exchange. This morning all kinds of people were reminiscing about the teachers and I was amazed at how often the same teacher's stern look frightened some and was beloved by others. It made me think of you every time you panic you went overboard.

4:13 pm

stidmama

*frustrated mama look* so se 6 (african money) counts but nigiri (a type of sushi) doesn't. I think enable is prejudiced against asian food

4:14 pm

stidmama

that is SO TRUE, bugs!

4:14 pm

Bugsaw

The frightened ones worked harder to avoid the look and the stronger ones took it as a challenge to do better. so forgive yourself and trust your instincts!

4:14 pm

stidmama

*note to stop panicking when teaching*

4:14 pm

MollyL

I think there is going to be an angry mob with torches outside the Enable offices tonight.

4:14 pm

stidmama

okay, that I can do!

4:15 pm

LeslieAnn

ha, if there hasn't been one by now i think they're safe!

4:17 pm

stidmama

no, I think they keep moving around to avoid finding... like that wikileaks guy.

4:17 pm

LeslieAnn

ha!

4:17 pm

Mark Jones

That was an interesting story;

4:18 pm

LeslieAnn

hmm i am doing well on every letter except that M

4:18 pm

stidmama

so I am down to 38 and have NO 7s!

4:18 pm

LeslieAnn

they're both plurals

4:18 pm

LeslieAnn

and normal words

4:18 pm

garyandjulie

got to go, catch you all again soon. have fun xx

4:18 pm

LeslieAnn

bye julie

4:19 pm

stidmama

later julie!

4:19 pm

Bugsaw

bye julie

4:19 pm

Mark Jones

The first one is a synonym to comes

4:19 pm

stidmama

ah. so I am missing a couple of normal 6s, too. *looks again*

4:19 pm

Mark Jones

Bye julie!

4:19 pm

LeslieAnn

*nudge* ar and vi :)

4:19 pm

stidmama

thanks MARK!!!!

4:19 pm

stidmama

okay... now looking for the other one...

4:20 pm

Bugsaw

thanks Mark

4:20 pm

Mark Jones

Yw. the other one is vi***** of a disaster.

4:21 pm

stidmama

got them! that was a twisty one

4:22 pm

stidmama

oh, now it is raining REALLY hard. *sigh*

4:22 pm

Shirlockc

vi?

4:22 pm

stidmama

I will need to wear rainboots and take crutches today.

4:22 pm

LeslieAnn

mark just clued, shirl

4:22 pm

Mark Jones

Great. I haven't done many clues, and some of them have made me go to PB. Glad I could help.

4:22 pm

stidmama

not the perpetrator, but the person who was harmed, shirlock

4:22 pm

stidmama

Mark, you did a fine job!

4:22 pm

LeslieAnn

eh, the PB isn't bad, there's usually food ;)

4:23 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks, stid. Great pun, Leslie. *groan*

4:23 pm

Shirlockc

i saw the clue for the vi, just not getting it yet ...

4:23 pm

LeslieAnn

missing an N... have the opposite of day and plural?

4:24 pm

Bugsaw

why the crutches stid? Have you reinjured your hip?

4:24 pm

Mark Jones

I have all three. Which do you need?

4:24 pm

Bugsaw

or worse......

4:24 pm

stidmama

ne 4, like a hebrew prophet

4:24 pm

stidmama

yes bugs, I did something yesterday I think, but this morning I side-stepped and it was clearly not weight-bearing.

4:24 pm

Mark Jones

A skin anomaly, something like that.

4:24 pm

MollyL

When there is an assault, there is a perpetrator and a vi...

4:25 pm

stidmama

I could use a cane when out and about, but when it's rainy it can be slippery.

4:25 pm

Shirlockc

ah! got it now, thx molly

4:25 pm

stidmama

or is that a word for a priest? ne 4...

4:25 pm

MollyL

Stid, you can get a gripper for your cane. A friend of mine has one.

4:25 pm

Bugsaw

poor stid. I don't even know how you can walk when you have a headache, let alone Babble. Migraines flatten me

4:26 pm

Mark Jones

I have never had any broken bones, nor a migraine. How do they feel like?

4:26 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks

4:26 pm

stidmama

that's a good idea Molly -- I was hoping I wouldn't need it again, actually. But clearly I am just going to have to deal with it.

4:27 pm

LeslieAnn

migraine = light hurts, sound hurts, moving hurts etc.

4:27 pm

stidmama

Well, I took Exedrin today. Need to refill the prescription stuff.... *sigh*

4:27 pm

MollyL

My friend has Rheumatoid Arthritis, so she needs a cane from time to time. And she lives where there is often snow and ice in winter.

4:27 pm

stidmama

and I can just sleep tomorrow if necessary. It's a small migraine fortunately.

4:27 pm

Good Enough

i'm trippin on Excedrin too stid. one of those days.

4:28 pm

Mark Jones

Does anyone parlez le francais here?

4:28 pm

Bugsaw

the pain from a migraine is so bad it makes me sick to my stomach Mark. Don't ever wish for the experience. I gave birth twice with no pain killers and was not sick so it is a lot worse than that!

4:28 pm

stidmama

hey Good ((gentle hugs and quiet greetings))

4:28 pm

MollyL

Do you take the Excedrin Migraine Stid? I get stress induced migraines from time to time and that's what I take.

4:28 pm

stidmama

je parles only when I can't avoid it, Mark!

4:28 pm

Good Enough

aww that's nice...

4:29 pm

carleekat

i second the gentle hugs and quiet greetings...

4:29 pm

stidmama

the last three migraines I have had didn't have the warning aura, so I think being aware of the vision trigger is changing their course and impact.

4:29 pm

carleekat

getting some kind of bug atm... headache..irritated sinues...and exhaustion

4:29 pm

LeslieAnn

k hit 100 will try to finish listless later. bye all

4:29 pm

Mark Jones

Ques-ce- que tu aimes faire, stid? Bonjour, carlee

4:29 pm

Mark Jones

Bye Leslie!

4:30 pm

stidmama

oh oh carlee *hands hot lemonade (spiked, of course), tissues, chicken soup, blankies and tea with honey*

4:30 pm

carleekat

umm...hi mark :) je ne parle pas francais

4:30 pm

Mark Jones

Sounds good enough to me;

4:30 pm

stidmama

j'aime faire babble! (of course)

4:31 pm

MollyL

Carlee, you've been dealing with way too much stress. That shreds your immune system. Sorry you're not feeling well.

4:31 pm

Mark Jones

Anything else?

4:31 pm

carleekat

oh yummy...i have green tea with ginger and mint atm... and some fresh pineapple ( the acid should cleanse the throat if anything is thinking about taking root there

4:31 pm

Bugsaw

moi aussi, Mark

4:31 pm

Bugsaw

I hope it is not the one going around in BC carlee. it keeps coming back and back and back.....

4:32 pm

carleekat

i can count to 100 and that about it...oh..i always remembered the word for grapefruit visualizing a big moose with a grapefruit as a giant pimple on his nose

4:32 pm

Mark Jones

?

4:32 pm

stidmama

I used to like to read, but right now physical reading is limited to babble and anything I can blow up on the computer so I can see it

4:32 pm

Mark Jones

lol, stid

4:32 pm

carleekat

my girlfriend has that one bug and i took her all my vitamins last week...

4:33 pm

stidmama

un, deux, trois, dix, onze, quarante, cent!

4:33 pm

Mark Jones

Again, sounds good to me!

4:33 pm

stidmama

so you gave her vitamins, and she gave you a virus. seems a fair trade! LOL

4:33 pm

carleekat

where abouts are u mark?

4:33 pm

Mark Jones

What do you mean, carlee?

4:34 pm

carleekat

I THINK SO...i laid down for a short nap..4 1/2 hours later the phone woke me up...and now i want to lop off the head..at the neck

4:34 pm

carleekat

where are you geographically located???

4:34 pm

Bugsaw

oh carlee, that is the one! I am so sorry

4:34 pm

MollyL

Game on

4:34 pm

Mark Jones

I am in the dead center of the US

4:35 pm

carleekat

its ok... i have kinda been figuring i would get another bug being as i am stressed to the max

4:35 pm

stidmama

well, I am down to 29 and need to rest my eyes again. back later to finish if I can.

4:35 pm

carleekat

ok..so...u are not in quebec...:)

4:35 pm

carleekat

gentle hugs for stiddy

4:36 pm

Mark Jones

I am not, so I am sorry.

4:36 pm

Bugsaw

take care and rest well stid. kiss on the forehead to tuck to you in

4:36 pm

stidmama

*gentle hugs and lovely eggnog and choclits*

*poof*

4:36 pm

carleekat

why r u sorry mark?

4:36 pm

MollyL

*Putting a warm fleece blanket over Stid*

4:36 pm

Mark Jones

Au revoir, stid.

4:36 pm

Shirlockc

sy8?

4:37 pm

Mark Jones

Carlee, did you think I was in quebec? Shirlock, it is sy+ vowel +text language for opposite of day+ freezing **e

4:38 pm

carleekat

sy+ g- Dna material with a diff second vowel

4:38 pm

MollyL

sy + 8, 9, t** + a cr**** reviews movies

4:38 pm

carleekat

sorry i just came on here and you were speaking en francais... so my fever bended brain jumped to quebec

4:39 pm

car.eeyore

Hi all!

4:39 pm

Mark Jones

I take french, not speak it fluently;

4:39 pm

carleekat

hi car.ee {{hugs}}

4:39 pm

Mark Jones

Hey car.ee!

4:39 pm

carleekat

i hated french... was dreadful at it...

4:40 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! Hugs!!! TY!

4:40 pm

Shirlockc

got it molly + carlee, thx

4:41 pm

Mark Jones

It doesn't accept semite, semites, and semitic. Those aren't proper nouns!

4:41 pm

carleekat

green tea with ginger...yummmm

4:43 pm

MollyL

Tea with ginger is good for what ails you Carlee. Hope you get a good night's sleep and feel better tomorrow.

4:43 pm

Soodle

Wandering into chog, and happy to see all my Babble friends. Hello everybody :-)

4:43 pm

ChampFit

soodle!

4:44 pm

Mark Jones

Hey soodle!

4:44 pm

Soodle

Hello Champ, Mark, Carlee, Moll ((((((Hugs)))))) all round

4:44 pm

shooshoo

Hi there.... I am looking for lbdawg...any one see her??

4:45 pm

carleekat

we will see... i gave my girlfriend all my neocitron too
hi soodles

4:45 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Soodle!

4:45 pm

Mark Jones

She was online earlier;ibd, are you here?

4:45 pm

Soodle

Hey Car... didn't see you there!

4:46 pm

car.eeyore

boo!

4:46 pm

shooshoo

hmmm she is somewhere..maybe making din din

4:46 pm

Soodle

Eeek"

4:46 pm

car.eeyore

I am under a blanket, so I was hidden!

4:46 pm

Mark Jones

EEK!!!!!

4:46 pm

shooshoo

guess I'll work the puzzle.

4:46 pm

Soodle

I am under a blanket, cos I am flipping freezing....

4:47 pm

Mark Jones

That would be a good idea.

4:47 pm

car.eeyore

Sorry Mark! didn't mean to frighten you!

4:47 pm

shooshoo

its cold here but not super cold

4:47 pm

MollyL

How is your evening with the brood going Soodle? Tree up yet?

4:47 pm

ChampFit

56 and sunny here in south Texas!

4:48 pm

Mark Jones

I must bid everyone au revoir for the night. Car, I was joking. I saw you before. I guess that blanket ain't thick enough! Anyway, goodbye everyone.

4:48 pm

ChampFit

bye Mark...

4:48 pm

Soodle

We are used to cold-ish. We are very well used to damp, but this Uber-Cold (minus 10 right now) is just totally freaking us...(well, freaking me!)

4:48 pm

Soodle

Bye Mark.

4:48 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Mark!

4:48 pm

ChampFit

soodle, you'd just have to set me on fire!

4:49 pm

carleekat

byebye mark

4:49 pm

Soodle

Gathering twigs and kindling to ignite Champ.....

4:49 pm

ChampFit

thanks soodle!

4:50 pm

Soodle

56 & sunny?..... (wistfully thinking of sunshine. I have vague memories of heat and sun.....)

4:51 pm

ChampFit

hairdresser whacked off what hair I had, so it's now so short that I'm freezing all the time. Why she did this in winter is beyond me!

4:51 pm

carleekat

-10 is cold????

4:51 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

4:52 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

4:52 pm

carleekat

when you breathe through your nose and your nostrils freeze together..that is cold..until then..not cold

4:52 pm

Soodle

Oh Carlee. I know I sound like a wuss, but, for us, minus 10 is unheard of.

4:52 pm

ChampFit

I'm sure you know cold, carlee!

4:52 pm

Soodle

Hello Min. Nice to see you.

4:53 pm

car.eeyore

Min!!!!1 Hello!

4:53 pm

MollyL

Soodle, Canadians define cold by the degree of snot freeze. It's just how they are.

4:53 pm

Soodle

Go on, Carlee..... tell me what temperatures you have experienced.....

4:53 pm

dfmchfhf

you call THAT cold, carlee?

4:53 pm

ChampFit

That's a lovely image!

4:53 pm

carleekat

suck it up buttercup :p or..have some tea...one of our local weathermen in winter calls temps like that " cuddle alert" colder the temp..better it is for cuddling

4:54 pm

Soodle

LMAO Moll (actually laughed out loud when I read yours @ 4.53!!)

4:54 pm

ChampFit

Baby-making weather!

4:55 pm

carleekat

i have been in temps...worst wasone winter...we went out and bought thick bath towels to hang over the windows to add insulation....was about a stretch of -30 c at night...-25 by day...for about a month....that was crazy cold...no outdoor recess time for a month for the schools..was too cold

4:55 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- would rather not ask about champ's comment.

4:56 pm

ChampFit

Sorry...one of those where you come in at the tail end....

4:56 pm

carleekat

throw in winter winds... serious cold..everyone had to plug their cars in at night

4:56 pm

Soodle

Ok. You win, Carlee. I submit graciously!

4:56 pm

ChampFit

carlee!!! I know that happens in places in the world, but it's amazing to me!

4:56 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief!

4:56 pm

MollyL

*Examining the revolving door*

4:56 pm

car.eeyore

However, I do think if BR were here, he may win with the cold temps.

4:57 pm

MollyL

Carlee, I thought y'all had to plug your cars in all winter.

4:57 pm

Soodle

I know BR's profile says he is Antarctica, but is he really?

4:57 pm

carleekat

champ..what is amazing we have crazy hot summers here too...up to 33 or 35C with killer humidity

4:58 pm

carleekat

no....i have not plugged mine in since that winter at all. my ex's work truck was diesel so he had to plug his in

4:58 pm

Soodle

What part of Canada are you in, Carlee?

4:58 pm

carleekat

BR is in north dakota...and yes..he would win on the "cold" contest

4:58 pm

ChampFit

I'm sure they aren't as humid. The humidity is what makes the summers sucky and the winters too. If it gets cold, it's wet-cold, and miserable.

4:59 pm

carleekat

southern ontario..i am 200km west of toronto and about 100 km north of detroit Mi in the US

4:59 pm

carleekat

i am in what is commonly called the banana belt...

4:59 pm

ChampFit

Carlee...I have a Canadian friend who just became a citizen. That same week, her husband resigned his job, and took one in Calgary!

5:00 pm

Soodle

My brother lived and worked in Newfoundland for 15 years. He said it was a unique place!

5:01 pm

carleekat

oh god i would shoot him...although not as bad as fort mcmurray...( another 3 hours north of calgary )

5:01 pm

MollyL

Ah, my knowledge of Canadian winter comes from north of where you are Carlee. That must be it.

5:02 pm

carleekat

he'd have fit in well there soodle..they have retained a tinge of the irish accent...they are very laid back ( as there is nothing exciting happening where you are going so you might as well take your time getting there )

5:02 pm

MollyL

Soodle, my husband Dan used to say that Newfies are a unique breed of people.

5:02 pm

carleekat

very friendly...

5:02 pm

ChampFit

Right now, he's 2 weeks in Calgary, 2 weeks home. They may eventually move, but not yet. Her whole family is here...

5:03 pm

Soodle

Exactly as my bro described it, Carlee. He said it was a wonderful place to live, despite being the butt of a whole lot of jokes.

5:04 pm

carleekat

calgary is crazy $$$$ right now...likely better off where they are atm.

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

my nephews were born in calgary

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:04 pm

carleekat

there a new show from here that is just started being shown in great britain that is set in newfoundland republic of doyle

5:04 pm

Soodle

Every year since he has come back, he has hordes of Newfies coming to visit him in Tipperary where he now lives. I have met a few of them, and they are.....laid back!

5:05 pm

MollyL

Howdy JMC. Get your tree?

5:05 pm

carleekat

my house where i live might be worth 200K there would be upwards of 1mil

5:05 pm

carleekat

hi ther jmc

5:05 pm

Soodle

Hey JMC.

5:05 pm

ChampFit

True that! She has a big house with a huge yard, and a comparable home in Calgary is upwards of a million.

5:07 pm

carleekat

with our dollars almost at par..not worth it..if the company is prepared to fly hubby...take it as long as u can...is her hubby with esso? ( imperial oil)

5:07 pm

carleekat

( we have all the same plants here where i live in Ont as there are in calgary)

5:08 pm

Soodle

During the (now deceased) Celtic Tiger here in Ireland, my ex got the real estate agents to value our home. It was valued at â‚¬1 million. Doubt if we would get â‚¬200,000 now. But that never mattered to me. This is my ho4/6! When I leave here, it will be in a pine box, feet first!

5:08 pm

ChampFit

No, United something...I forget. He worked for a company here that was taken over by Halliburton. He wasn't comfortable with the new peeps, so made the move.

5:08 pm

ChampFit

United Safety?

5:09 pm

Soodle

Slinking off to PB....

5:09 pm

ChampFit

Bad soodle!

5:09 pm

carleekat

not surprise by the leave from haliburton... cut corners at every opportunity ( a friend of mine just retired from a subsidiary of hal) and was ever so glad to be out

5:09 pm

carleekat

dont know that one...

5:10 pm

ChampFit

He wasn't there long. apparently he was a bit redundant, and didn't care for that, even for the $. Just an odd deal...and I don't want my friend to go!

5:10 pm

carleekat

just think you could visit her for the stampede

5:11 pm

ChampFit

I guess so. Always nice to have a place to visit!

5:11 pm

carleekat

with skype etc...its not as bad as all that

5:13 pm

Soodle

Hows things on the domestic front, Carlee?

5:13 pm

ChampFit

So true.

5:13 pm

carleekat

oh....he started to play games this week....was to be expected....waiting to hear of outcome from lawyers meeting this week

5:14 pm

ChampFit

thank goodness for the lawyers!

5:14 pm

Soodle

Yik. It ain't easy... :-(

5:14 pm

carleekat

thank goodness for a lawyer who is a friend... and whose daughter hangs with my daughter... :o)

5:14 pm

sadie52

hello to all :)

5:15 pm

carleekat

hiya sadie

5:15 pm

Soodle

Oh, thats good, Carlee. A lawyer who is a friend is always better than a non-friend lawyer. Hello Sadie :-)

5:16 pm

sadie52

hiya Carleekat and Soodlebum

5:16 pm

Soodle

Lawyers are expensive commodities!

5:17 pm

carleekat

and she is the pitbull in town....hense why the games were expected..he will be feeling nervous and PO'd so...will start lashing out

5:18 pm

Soodle

Kick the bas*ard when he's down, Carlee. And, take pleasure from it. (Speaketh the bitter & twisted Soodle!)

5:18 pm

ChampFit

carlee, just from the bit I've seen on the chog, you've done a wonderful job of taking the high road.

5:18 pm

ChampFit

soodle, she must plan a stealth attack! ;)

5:19 pm

carleekat

no...i am not... i am determined to take the high road... he waants the kids for his bday xmas eve...so be it..he wants them for xmas..and they happy to go..go..have fun...i refuse to yell.. i refuse to rise to the bait...i will not let it be said that i was ever un acommadating..that way when he looks the shit...people will see it for what is is..pure excrement

5:20 pm

ChampFit

and really, when you ask, you can easily show how accommodating you were when asked. It's for the best. The day will come when he'll get retribution!

5:21 pm

MollyL

He wants the kids for Christmas Eve AND Christmas? That's not fair.

5:21 pm

carleekat

well xmas eve is his bday

5:21 pm

ChampFit

Ahhhhh...but next year, who gets 'em? MOM!

5:21 pm

MollyL

Fine, he gets them Christmas Eve and you get them Christmas. THAT's fair. They're your kids too.

5:22 pm

carleekat

and..honestly...if he wants them xmas day ( he has a bigger family...soooo more activity and some from out of town..they are the kids family )

5:22 pm

MollyL

So what? You get to sit around Christmas Eve and Christmas all by yourself? How do your kids feel about that?

5:23 pm

ChampFit

You can switch off from year to year. Next year, YOU get them. It'll be ok.

5:23 pm

carleekat

with me..its me..and my mum...and we both in town...they have uncles coming in from out of town... and really.i am so ok with it...i am not a big lover of the day anyway

5:23 pm

carleekat

i like the preparation...the day itself always a big let down

5:23 pm

MollyL

Sorry Carlee, I just hate to see you being robbed of time with your kids. It's not right.

5:24 pm

sadie52

I hope he is just as considerate of you and time with the kids also!

5:24 pm

Nef

My little grandson woke up; I've been tied up with feeding him and playing with him; etc. DH is watching him for the moment; but I'll be back later (after my son picks him up). Happy Babbling, All!

5:24 pm

carleekat

and we will extend the holiday for the kids... and .when the kids see how the other half live ( not to be a complete snob but..LOW CLASS idiots ) and then see how we live...( middle class....a little more..refined...) they will start to put the dots together...

5:25 pm

sadie52

that they will :)

5:26 pm

Soodle

Absolutely Carlee. As the kids get older, and more worldly wise, they will be able to compare & contrast.

5:26 pm

carleekat

i rather the kids come to their own conclusions... its healthier... i do not say anything bad about him... i did tell my son what he did the other day..and he is PO'd about that...but... i did not yell..i told it as if i was a court reporter...and he put the dots together himself

5:27 pm

carleekat

( molls i wont be alone...i will have my cat firmly planted on my ass whilst i babble with other who either alone or do not celebrate xmas :) )

5:27 pm

ChampFit

I have a friend who's kept her mouth shut for 16 years, but finally blew last month. Her hubby had cheated, etc, and the daughter (who's 20) was saying some things about her wonderful dad. Mom finally let loose!

5:28 pm

carleekat

we are both responsible for this marriage failing... i shoulder alot of the blame...not all by any means...but i will take 50% ... SO.. I will not bad mouth him..my mother on the other hand is ready to rip him several new ones

5:28 pm

sadie52

i did the same thing stayed with a cheater and abuser til i finally lost it ....31 years later ...stupid of me too

5:28 pm

Soodle

Kids are not stupid. Eventually they will see the big picture. It may not be a pretty picture, but when the kids see the actuality.... well...., it brings some things into focus.

5:29 pm

sadie52

no they are not stupid my kids do see the big picture they say they had one parent me...

5:29 pm

ChampFit

I think you're doing the right thing. Someone has to be the adult.

5:30 pm

MollyL

Good for your friend Champ. Keeping quiet and accepting unacceptable behavior is not the way to go. At least not in my world.

5:30 pm

sadie52

yep thats right your kids will remember who was that adult too

5:30 pm

carleekat

my ex emotionally abused me for years...and in either self preservation or retaliation....damaged things further...until it was irrepairable...

5:30 pm

carleekat

i damaged things further...I..i lieft out the I

5:30 pm

sadie52

yep verbal and emotional abuse is horrid

5:30 pm

ChampFit

I hope that one day he'll become an adult too.

5:31 pm

carleekat

i really dont care...he can go on his merry way...just pay up bub

5:31 pm

ChampFit

But it would be nice if one day the relationship was civil. Easier.

5:32 pm

carleekat

my kids are almost grown... once they gone i intend to have nothing to do with him..period

5:32 pm

sadie52

that makes things alot easier on the kids as well as the adults.......unfortunately sometimes its just not possible

5:33 pm

sadie52

thats the way i am now carlee kids are grown i have nothing to do with him its just safer for my mental health

5:34 pm

carleekat

is molls still fuming in the corner cus i wont have the kids for xmas?

5:34 pm

MollyL

I'm not fuming.

5:35 pm

carleekat

i dont like his family....they never treated me well...i was always the snob/bitch...

5:35 pm

carleekat

ok..stewing the :p

5:35 pm

sadie52

sometimes you have to be to survive lol

5:35 pm

carleekat

stewing theN..yeesh...my head hurts..

5:36 pm

Soodle

My husband of 20 years just vamoosed one day (june 2007). Left 3 kids bewildered, confused and terrified. Life has continued (standard of living decreased, but quality of life 100% up.) Me and kids seriously looking forward to Christmas!

5:36 pm

MollyL

Nope, not stewing either. I just don't like to see people I care about treated unfairly. That's just the way I am.

5:38 pm

MollyL

His loss Soodle. I'm sure you've been told more than once that you're better off without him.

5:38 pm

carleekat

molls...what goes around..comes around... and if whilst things are "rough" I am perceived as non..abrasive..works in my favour...

5:38 pm

carleekat

my mum on the phone

5:39 pm

ChampFit

MEN!

5:39 pm

sadie52

I agree

5:39 pm

cosdem

not all of us are that bad!

5:40 pm

cosdem

but i have to say i was in an abusive relationship for 3 years ... so i can relate in a sense...

5:40 pm

MollyL

You're right Cos, you're one of the good ones.

5:40 pm

ChampFit

True cos! I've been with mine for 26 years, and no one's leaving this deal unless in a pine box.

5:41 pm

cosdem

26 years thats great! its such a shame more couples cant be like that.. my generation marry too quickly

5:41 pm

cosdem

thank you molly :)

5:41 pm

ChampFit

Grace of God, I tell you. I married at 21, but knew I was right. At least I can tell mom "Told you so!" now!

5:42 pm

sadie52

thats awesome Champ

5:42 pm

Soodle

LOL cos! Moll, you are not the first person to say that, but, heck.. being a single mom to 3 teenagers has been.... a challenge! Meanwhile ex-husband enjoys the single life offered by the delights of..... guess where? Bangkok. WTF

5:42 pm

cosdem

haha thats good.. we were together for 5 years before we got married.. of course it wasn't legal these 5 years lol

5:42 pm

sadie52

to say the least is a challange sheesh

5:42 pm

ChampFit

My parents were engaged for 6 years before they married. But they stayed together till Dad passed last year.

5:43 pm

MollyL

Cos, would you say that being in an abusive relationship makes a person less likely to stand up for what they deserve?

5:43 pm

ChampFit

Teenagers are a challenge no matter what. Single-handledly is amazine!

5:43 pm

carleekat

we were together 20 years... oh well..

5:43 pm

sadie52

i love hearing of people that have stayed together for long periods of time happily

5:44 pm

ChampFit

We're only happy because he hasn't tried to retire yet! ;)

5:44 pm

cosdem

Less likely Molly for the first few years

5:44 pm

cosdem

after the relationship

5:44 pm

cosdem

but thats just personal experience..

5:44 pm

cosdem

lol champ :)

5:45 pm

Soodle

My parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2008. We had a huge party for the occasion. They had a row about my father's tie, just before the start of the party, and didn't speak to each other for the night! After 50 years!!!!

5:45 pm

sadie52

lol champ

5:45 pm

cosdem

lol soodle!

5:45 pm

sadie52

oh sheesh over a tie no less

5:45 pm

MollyL

Yeah, I would guess it's hard to hear the voice of your own heart when someone is constantly berating you. Glad you're in a better place now Cos. Tell Ryan I said thanks for being good to my friend.

5:45 pm

carleekat

thats funny

5:46 pm

cosdem

I will. Thank you :)

5:46 pm

ChampFit

I believe it! no one can annoy you more than the one you're with all the time.

5:46 pm

carleekat

it is hard molls... i am now trying to figure out..what i like...cus i dont know..what i like..i do know..no matter where i live next i will have some type of fireplace..be it real..gas.or electric

5:46 pm

Soodle

My dad's choice of tie didn't meet with my mother's approval. Stony silence ensued!

5:47 pm

cosdem

good carlee.. build on that!

5:47 pm

carleekat

what was the phrase yesterday molls..unlovely something or other

5:48 pm

Soodle

Inglorious Bast*rds???

5:48 pm

carleekat

and i like the colour red in my home...with green..i like the combination ( deep dark red with blue undertones with cool silvery sage green....and i like whites... )

5:48 pm

cosdem

FW by the way...

5:48 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for cos....woot woot

5:49 pm

MollyL

That was Gran Mere Carlee. I think she said she was thinking of doing unlovely things to someone.

5:49 pm

ChampFit

GREAT!

5:49 pm

cosdem

i wanted to ask for clues many times but didnt wanna interupt :) so in a way im proud i didnt.. i was able to finish without clues :)

5:49 pm

Soodle

Echoes Carlees's pompom toss for Cos!!!!

5:49 pm

ChampFit

We're proud too!

5:49 pm

cosdem

ty all :)

5:49 pm

carleekat

contemplating doing some unlovely damage to _____ (insert name here)

5:50 pm

cosdem

ok i am off... ill talk to you all soon.. gotta get ready for a christmas party!

5:50 pm

carleekat

oh heck cos..interrupt away :) but cool..no slues :)

5:50 pm

carleekat

enjoy the festivities...

5:50 pm

carleekat

clues even...yeesh

5:50 pm

MollyL

Have fun Cos. Remember where your wallet and atm card are!!!

5:51 pm

Soodle

Cos.. enjoy the party.... but be sure you know where your wallet is!

5:51 pm

MollyL

Snap Soodle.

5:51 pm

Soodle

Snap Moll!!! LOL

5:51 pm

carleekat

i detect that i missed a good story about a wallet somewhere

5:51 pm

MollyL

Great Irish minds.

5:52 pm

Soodle

OMG, Moll....Serendipity!

5:52 pm

cosdem

Just heard btw Dont ask Dont tell has been repealed! Senate voted to repeal.

5:52 pm

cosdem

lol im not taking my wallet this time

5:52 pm

ChampFit

I don't get that whole thing.

5:52 pm

MollyL

Our Cos went to a buy one get five free drink night at a bar one night. He had some trouble locating his effects the next morning.

5:52 pm

sadie52

woohoo i love when i get the big words all by myself lol

5:53 pm

carleekat

yeap...that was a couple hours ago cos

5:53 pm

MollyL

Cos, it's about damn time on that.

5:53 pm

cosdem

lol and i cancelled my debit cards.... then i find it 3 days later :P

5:53 pm

Soodle

Soodle drooling at the very thought of a buy one, get 5 free event...........

5:53 pm

carleekat

oh dear...cos... be good tonight... that is all i am going to say

5:53 pm

sadie52

ohhhh that is my kind of shopping

5:53 pm

ChampFit

cos, once my son lost his wallet, and 6 months later a cleaning lady found it DEEP in the couch, almost dropped to the floor!

5:53 pm

cosdem

theres another event like that tonight... im excited! talk to you all :)

5:54 pm

cosdem

lol champ... im only taking cash this time

5:54 pm

Soodle

Go easy Cos, and enjoy!

5:54 pm

ChampFit

that's a plan!

5:55 pm

cosdem

bye!

5:55 pm

sadie52

have fun cosdem

5:55 pm

MollyL

Carlee, getting back to what you said earlier, I will mis-quote The Little Prince. You are responsible for your rose. That is to say, be the guiding force in your life and hear the music of your heart.

5:55 pm

sadie52

I like that Molly

5:56 pm

carleekat

i am trying molls....the tinder is a bit damp... so i am sparking away..not getting far yet...but trying...

5:57 pm

Soodle

Heading off to bed now. Carlee, if you are still there (((((Hugs))))) thinking about you, my friend. Moll, Sadie, Champ, and assorted lurkers, I wish you all a very good night

5:57 pm

sadie52

nite Soodle sleep well

5:57 pm

carleekat

nite nite soodle....sleep warm....

5:58 pm

ChampFit

Bye carlee! Right behind you. Dinner with mom and my bro. Have a lovely evening all!

5:58 pm

sadie52

enjoy Champ

5:59 pm

MollyL

Sparkly sweet dreams to Soodle.

5:59 pm

carleekat

bye bye champ...

5:59 pm

carleekat

its all about the sparkles this time of year :)

6:01 pm

carleekat

so what are your plans tongiht molls?

6:02 pm

MollyL

Probably early bed and a movie. I'm worn out from all the Christmas hoo-hah. And tomorrow boy-o and I are making a large batch of Christmas Rice Krispie treats for his work friends.

6:03 pm

MollyL

Eh toi?

6:03 pm

carleekat

nice...i should have wrapped pressies today but fell asleep...maybe tomorrow iw illget that done...i am debating an online jigsaw puzzle or the movie love actually with a bowl of popcorn

6:04 pm

sadie52

hmm move and a bowl of popcorn sounds good

6:04 pm

MollyL

Whenever I do a lot of sleeping one day, I'm revved up the next day. Listen to your body and act accordingly.

6:04 pm

carleekat

my body says "off with the head"

6:05 pm

sadie52

well ok sometimes do not listen to your body

6:05 pm

MollyL

Last time I had a bad cold, I got some of that saline nasal spray. It worked really well and gave me lots of relief.

6:06 pm

sadie52

it is good ive used that also

6:06 pm

sadie52

that and my standby chicken noodle soup and tea lol

6:07 pm

suefrad625

me to, but I use the afrin for the night. I cant sleep if my nose is stuffed

6:07 pm

suefrad625

that is what the doc told me

6:07 pm

suefrad625

is ho8 off the ho5?

6:07 pm

MollyL

It is Sue.

6:07 pm

suefrad625

nm got it

6:09 pm

carleekat

i have some home made chocken soup....debating tonight..or tomorow wheni really feel like crap

6:10 pm

suefrad625

go for both,live it up carlee

6:10 pm

suefrad625

Jewish penicilin is great anytime for anything

6:11 pm

carleekat

i dont have enough for both and its super yummy home made

6:11 pm

suefrad625

1/2 with buttered toast?

6:11 pm

MollyL

I thought you didn't like chicken soup Carlee.

6:11 pm

suefrad625

or cheese toast

6:11 pm

sadie52

i am making a big batch tomorrow

6:12 pm

suefrad625

i'll take some, can you ship it?

6:12 pm

sadie52

yeppers

6:12 pm

sadie52

lol

6:12 pm

sadie52

i have been battling the same cold for four weeks now and determined to get rid of it

6:12 pm

suefrad625

concord NC

6:13 pm

MollyL

There is actually a web site called grandmaschickensoup.com that ships chicken soup. A bunch of folks from this place sent some to Jellen when Tim passed.

6:14 pm

sadie52

oh i bet thats good

6:14 pm

MollyL

Sadie, I had that bitch of a four week cold in October. Sending healing thoughts your way.

6:15 pm

sadie52

ty ty

6:15 pm

suefrad625

that was so sweet

6:15 pm

sadie52

this is started from infected sinuses from allergies

6:15 pm

suefrad625

that is what I get

6:15 pm

sadie52

and spread all through ears throat and lungs

6:16 pm

suefrad625

be carefull, i got totally dehydrated due to the amount of sinus meds I took

6:16 pm

sadie52

yea nasty huh sue lol

6:16 pm

suefrad625

you need to get a z-pack

6:16 pm

MollyL

Oy Sadie. You need to be slathered with Vicks and wrapped in steamy towels.

6:16 pm

suefrad625

molly, i think I am loving you

6:16 pm

sadie52

well only sinus med im taking is mucinex and i drink alot all day long

6:16 pm

sadie52

yep i use the vicks

6:16 pm

MollyL

Whiskey?

6:17 pm

sadie52

i need to get the saline solution though that is realy the best for sinuses

6:17 pm

suefrad625

you and sadie make a great jewish grandmother

6:17 pm

sadie52

well id love to but take too many meds

6:17 pm

sadie52

my father in law used to make me a cough syrup with honey lemon and whiskey

6:17 pm

sadie52

good stuff lol

6:18 pm

MollyL

Actually, flooding your system with water when you're sick aids recovery. There is a reason for that "drink plenty of fluids" advice. Your body is using all the liquid you take in to manufacture mucous. (Sorry, gross, but true)

6:18 pm

suefrad625

oh, well you should try the afrin at night and I stand in the hot shower with my head tilted to the water and let it run into one nostral and out the other, like those pots they sell

6:18 pm

sadie52

yes it does

6:19 pm

MollyL

Neti Shower.

6:19 pm

sadie52

ohhh at night i have nasonex

6:19 pm

sadie52

script from dr

6:19 pm

suefrad625

thats it molly

6:19 pm

sadie52

i saw those Molly i should use something like that

6:20 pm

sadie52

i have made a couople trips to wally world for meds and keep forgetting the saline solution

6:20 pm

suefrad625

if you do that after you get rid of this infection, it will get the allergents out of your nose before they can get you sick

6:20 pm

suefrad625

I do it now each time i take a shower

6:21 pm

sadie52

yea my system is run down from surgery this summer and so its lasting longer then it should

6:21 pm

sadie52

its a good idea

6:22 pm

sadie52

teas have been helping alot too ive alot of different flavors and they seem to help

6:22 pm

suefrad625

I claimed your health with God, so you will be feeling better soon

6:23 pm

suefrad625

I do need a clue for ho5, any help?

6:23 pm

suefrad625

nm

6:23 pm

suefrad625

got it

6:24 pm

sadie52

ty Sue by Gods grace i have gotten through alot this summer :)

6:25 pm

suefrad625

yes, i feel it everyday.

6:25 pm

sadie52

yep me too

6:26 pm

sadie52

Ive gone though a great deal since my decision to split finally with ex and God has gotten me through it :)

6:27 pm

MollyL

I've been reading about foods that are immunity boosters. I've had a rough year (three deaths of those close to me, one being my husband). I've also read that regular yoga and meditation help boost immunity.

6:27 pm

suefrad625

I did 5 yrs ago, and when I couldnt see Him, He saw me.

6:28 pm

MollyL

Oh, and you two are right. Regular communication with the Great Spirit has gotten me through some very tough times.

6:28 pm

suefrad625

and He gave me a wonderful Man.

6:28 pm

suefrad625

he is THAT guy that everyone else had

6:29 pm

sadie52

right now frankly im happy to be on my own i had so many years of abuse that Im just fine on my own for the first time in my life :) and I thank God for that

6:29 pm

suefrad625

and now I have the most wonderful, stubburn man who CHERISHES me

6:29 pm

sadie52

awww thts great sue :)

6:30 pm

MollyL

Being cherished is a beautiful thing. Good for you Sue. Aren't you getting married soon?

6:30 pm

suefrad625

You are right sadie. there is a great class churches offer and it is on the web also. Divorce Care Class, it helped me even when I thought I was doing fine

6:31 pm

suefrad625

I think we are going to wait another couple of years. Till his 16 yr old is 18 and finished with school. They live 40min away and he doesnt want to change schools. As for me, If we are going to wait, I am going to go for my BA.

6:32 pm

sadie52

well i have been in therapy with a wonderful lady for a couple years now that helps and i have my kids. But i didnt have the cherished that others had and frankly get to figureing its not meant for me or something so i dont look for it if that makes sense

6:33 pm

sadie52

good for you sue good luck with the ba

6:33 pm

sadie52

BA

6:33 pm

suefrad625

that is NOT true. Your X was and ass

6:34 pm

MollyL

Sorry Sue. I must have you confused with another Sue who was here a while back talking about being on a diet to fit into her wedding dress.

6:34 pm

MollyL

Sadie, we are all meant to be cherished. It starts with cherishing yourself and radiates out from there.

6:34 pm

suefrad625

Mine touched me every 3-5 months. I thought I was the most ugly thing in the world. He made me feel like crap. He married me and had children so he could tell all his alcoholic buddied he got married and had kids.

6:35 pm

sadie52

im not sure why mine got married i was stupid enough though to believe its true

6:35 pm

suefrad625

I am the one Molly, we just decided to wait. Heck, I want to spend the rest of my life with him, why not wait a few years? this way I get the financial help to go to school and sex on the weekends

6:36 pm

suefrad625

I was so stupid too sadie, or at least I thought I was.

6:36 pm

suefrad625

and felt like the brunt of a joke when I found out all the crap he was doing

6:36 pm

MollyL

Loving someone is never stupid.

6:37 pm

suefrad625

but God has the last laugh all the time. He will take care of him as long as I stay true to Him

6:38 pm

sadie52

yea it was stupid on my part i should of known he wasnt good i berate myself for that all the time im not a stupid woman although i must admit to gettin a thrill when i get words where with out clues lol

6:38 pm

sadie52

yes that is right sue and how i feel

6:38 pm

sadie52

Ive got a roof over my head now and still have good friends in real life and on the net im content

6:40 pm

MollyL

Sadie, quit berating yourself. It serves no purpose. (((Sadie)))

6:42 pm

sadie52

ty Molly and im not meaning too, I can't be all bad God loves me still :)

6:43 pm

sadie52

but everyone has something about themselves thats just not all that bright and mine is marrying my ex i know people im good with them i should o known better lol

6:44 pm

MollyL

One trick I use is that every time I have a negative thought, I have to counter it with two positives.

6:44 pm

sadie52

you sure youre not my therapist lol

6:44 pm

MollyL

There have been times when I've thought love was a form of insanity.

6:45 pm

MollyL

is a form

6:45 pm

sadie52

I agree with that :)

6:45 pm

sadie52

although in alot of cases its a very good insanity

6:46 pm

sadie52

i have friends that have been together for along time several couples and i love that , its nice to know there is a good end to marriage :)

6:46 pm

sadie52

a long

6:47 pm

sadie52

er hmm not good end good solution is better

6:51 pm

MollyL

The couples that I know who have remained together for a long time, have done so because they remain friends with each other.

6:53 pm

sadie52

exactly

6:54 pm

sadie52

you have to be friends before you can be in love

6:54 pm

kittychan

ne

6:54 pm

sadie52

friendship makes a wonderful base for a good marriage

6:55 pm

Minveryork

V's Vindicated! 4 left

6:55 pm

sadie52

good going Minveryork

7:03 pm

big red

ho 8/50 pls

7:04 pm

LuvWordGames

ho 8/50 is a compound word-where your abode is located

7:05 pm

big red

thanks

7:05 pm

Minveryork

ho 8/50 word is ho 4/6 word plus si 4/4 word big red.

7:05 pm

big red

thanks min

7:06 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:06 pm

LuvWordGames

yw red

7:08 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. Minveryork, ty for the ho clue. first words on the grid tonight!

7:08 pm

LuvWordGames

hi stid

7:08 pm

sadie52

you know sometimes the simplist words are staring right at me and i dont see thm lol

7:09 pm

sadie52

hiya stid

7:09 pm

stidgmere

Hi luv. We just all brighten up when we connect these letters, don't we!

7:10 pm

LuvWordGames

yes we do-I call it my exercise for the brain

7:10 pm

Minveryork

Hi stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:10 pm

MollyL

Min!!!! Are you speaking about hos to Gran Mere? Shame. : P

7:10 pm

Minveryork

Oops! I mean stidgmere!

7:10 pm

sadie52

oh i get real proud of myself when i get them right lol

7:11 pm

stidgmere

We were talking ho words MollyL. We pronounce our words with all inflections.

7:11 pm

stidgmere

Stidmama is out and about listening to the concert. We went to the matinee.

7:11 pm

MollyL

Just joking Gran Mere, how was your day? And how is Gran Pere's toe?

7:12 pm

stidgmere

Toe is improved! Shoe was worn for the show and we were able to go to the market after without damaging the TOE.

7:13 pm

MollyL

Ah bien! I'm sure he's glad to be back in a shoe and out and about.

7:14 pm

LuvWordGames

clue for the sy 8/55 please?

7:15 pm

Minveryork

sy 8/55 is sy plus ti4/4 word reversed plus beginning of frozen water LuvWordGames and hi! How are you?

7:16 pm

LuvWordGames

hi Minver, thanks for the clue, I'll work on it. I'm fine and you?

7:17 pm

LuvWordGames

got it for fireworks-thanks Minver!

7:17 pm

Minveryork

I am well.FINALLY did some Christmas shopping today

7:17 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations LuvWordGames on fireworks!Hooray

7:17 pm

sadie52

ty for the clue minveryork

7:18 pm

sadie52

congrats LovWordGames

7:18 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:18 pm

LuvWordGames

you just started on your christmas shopping today? I'd be in a tizzy if I still had most of my shopping to do!

7:18 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Minver & sadie

7:18 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:19 pm

Minveryork

I got 6 presents for under 50 dollars. What a bargain!

7:19 pm

stidgmere

Good for you lovewords!! Nice going with the grid WHoo Whoo and stuff.

7:19 pm

LuvWordGames

wow-that's great! do you have a lot of shopping left to do?

7:19 pm

sadie52

wow good shopping

7:19 pm

Minveryork

I have had to cut WAY back on shopping because my husband is out of work. We are not even giving each other presents.I would rather buy for family members

7:20 pm

Minveryork

Still have to get for 3 more people and then I am done

7:20 pm

LuvWordGames

I got a pair of Deerfoam slippers for abour $1.50 after coupons today

7:20 pm

Minveryork

I go shopping for my family; hubby shops for his family

7:21 pm

LuvWordGames

that's nice to have help with the shopping

7:21 pm

stidgmere

We are also being frugal this year. We try to give gifts that involve going to an event. A show or concert here in town is a fun thing. The boys like skiing but that is way out of my league this year.

7:22 pm

Minveryork

We got lots of nieces & nephews between the 2 of us.

7:22 pm

LuvWordGames

that's a nice idea stid, less materialistic

7:23 pm

LuvWordGames

well I need to get some wrapping done but does anyone need any clues befoe I go?

7:23 pm

LuvWordGames

before I mean

7:24 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye LuVWordGames!I'll see you tomorrow maybe

7:24 pm

stidgmere

Oh, you go wrap and think of us. Thanks for the visiting.

7:24 pm

LuvWordGames

bye Minver, good luck on the rest of your shopping

7:25 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks and bye stid

7:25 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

7:26 pm

sadie52

hello Trifioso

7:31 pm

Trifioso

I made it 77 words in this morning, and hoped for fresh eyes tonight, but I can't seem to find a thing. feh

7:32 pm

sadie52

good luck??

7:33 pm

Trifioso

thanks sadie. some grids come easy, some come slowwwww

7:34 pm

stidgmere

Hi Trifioso. Just wandering through the grid and finding some words.

7:34 pm

dfmchfhf

hi trif, sadie, stidg, and anyone else I missed coming in! :o)

7:38 pm

Trifioso

hello dfm and stid

7:38 pm

sadie52

hiya dfm :)

7:38 pm

Trifioso

I need a hint for the 8 please. just a teeny hint

7:39 pm

Trifioso

oh,never mind. psychic clue worked thanks!

7:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello Trifioso!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello babblers

7:48 pm

dfmchfhf

hi TO!

7:48 pm

Trifioso

hello min,I am quite happy.looking forward to a good night's sleep.

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi dfm, min, trif, sadie, luv and all

7:50 pm

Trifioso

hello TO!

7:50 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

cute pup

7:51 pm

sadie52

ok i need a break lol

7:51 pm

sadie52

hiya T3emple Owl

7:51 pm

sadie52

er Temple Owl

7:52 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye sadie52! I will see you tomorrow in the chog

7:52 pm

sadie52

oh im just going and change machines i only have twenty nine words left ill be back in a few but thanks :)

7:52 pm

dfmchfhf

bye sadie!

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

clu for the z pls?

7:56 pm

dfmchfhf

zo4.9 crab larva

7:57 pm

LeslieAnn

z + three different vowels

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty la

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

e that is not es4/4 pls?

7:59 pm

big red

vi 6 pls

7:59 pm

LeslieAnn

two em 4/5s, TO

7:59 pm

LeslieAnn

law and order have a special unit for them, red

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty i have tose

8:00 pm

big red

thanks leslieann

8:00 pm

LeslieAnn

oh from the bottom e. i'm missing the same one

8:00 pm

dfmchfhf

et5/6 and ev5/18

8:00 pm

Trifioso

any help out there for the mo words please?

8:00 pm

rururocks

irish womans name mo 5

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

have em4/2;es4/4;et4/5

8:01 pm

rururocks

then add a vowell

8:01 pm

dfmchfhf

hi ruru!

8:01 pm

rururocks

hi df.. hi everyone

8:01 pm

dfmchfhf

TO you're missing ev5/18

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

add a vowel to the woman's name?

8:01 pm

rururocks

yes

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty dfm

8:02 pm

rururocks

mo + irish republican army + a vowell

8:02 pm

Trifioso

thank you very much

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

bbl maybe, dinner time

8:02 pm

Trifioso

nese

8:02 pm

Trifioso

oops sorry@!

8:02 pm

rururocks

:0)

8:03 pm

rururocks

bless you trif

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

six hours at hospital, i am deadtired

8:03 pm

dfmchfhf

"nese" was not found in the dictionary

8:03 pm

rururocks

they are exhausting... TO

8:04 pm

LeslieAnn

missing three g words... have the alcohols and the three related words that are the opposite of take...

8:04 pm

rururocks

I thought Trif was sneezing

8:04 pm

rururocks

gy 4/5 leslie

8:04 pm

dfmchfhf

at the hospital?! Do:

8:04 pm

rururocks

gy 4/11 and gy 5/24

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

and hi sattitude is tough, cannot calm =down

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

*poof*

8:05 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i do not feel bad about missing those 2

8:07 pm

dfmchfhf

bye TO!

8:16 pm

Trifioso

whoops!

8:16 pm

Trifioso

FIREWORKS!!! woot woot

8:17 pm

Trifioso

been a looong while since I have seen those!

8:17 pm

big red

congrats Trif

8:18 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats trif!

8:18 pm

aknitter

hi there EB! cute picture of the new poopey -- i mean puppy

8:18 pm

rururocks

I am not sure my new icon transferred

8:19 pm

Trifioso

thanks knitter.

8:19 pm

Trifioso

and thanks everyone for the congrats

8:20 pm

Trifioso

he really is a LOVE M. so smart, and getting used to how the house works, and having a ball playing with diggity and all. I look forward to when he can sleep through the night, but he is SUCH a good boy!

8:20 pm

dfmchfhf

hi kniter! :o)

8:21 pm

aknitter

puppies are very fun. hi there dfm

8:22 pm

rururocks

damn It's not working

8:22 pm

sadie52

ok im back :)

8:24 pm

Trifioso

I think I shall toddle off to bedfordshire....love to all. heading down to RI tomorrow for my dad's birthday, and just SO GLAD he is still here to celebrate birthdays

8:24 pm

dfmchfhf

uhh... I ... ummm, like, your new icon, ruru?

8:24 pm

dfmchfhf

It ... uhh, is a beautiful shade of white.

8:24 pm

big red

ci 6/33 pls

8:24 pm

sadie52

night trif sleep well have a safe trip tomorrow

8:24 pm

dfmchfhf

bye trif! Have fun!

8:25 pm

dfmchfhf

and also welcome back trif!

8:25 pm

Trifioso

I leave you with this - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/video/
2010/dec/09/simons-cat-christmas

8:25 pm

dfmchfhf

erm... I meant, sadie!

8:25 pm

sadie52

lol ty dfm :)

8:25 pm

dfmchfhf

Simon's cat! :oO

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

ho8/9 pls?

8:29 pm

dianedecoder

where your place of abode is located

8:30 pm

dfmchfhf

hi diane! :o)

8:30 pm

dianedecoder

hi dfm :-))

8:31 pm

big red

ci 6 pls

8:31 pm

dianedecoder

sorry red... don't have that one yet

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty diane

8:32 pm

dianedecoder

yw, TO

8:32 pm

rururocks

not a campsite diane

8:32 pm

dianedecoder

oopsy..... you said a "word" LOL

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

ci 6 = good citizens practice this

8:32 pm

dianedecoder

hi ruru :-)

8:33 pm

dianedecoder

good clue, thanks TO

8:33 pm

rururocks

nuh huh

8:34 pm

rururocks

I didn't say a word

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am listening to joni mitchell's "river", always gets played this time of year

8:34 pm

dianedecoder

tooooo cold for camping ruru... I'm staying snug and warm in my ho 4/6

8:35 pm

dianedecoder

you snuck a word onto the end of a compound word... maybe no pb for that ? Just teasing you

8:36 pm

rururocks

forgeddaboutit..lol

8:36 pm

dianedecoder

I'm playing it now too, TO

8:37 pm

dianedecoder

I have most anything you could want to listen to , on my computer.... no rap or heavy metal though ;-)

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am listening to wnti.org

8:37 pm

dfmchfhf

what about baroque music?

8:38 pm

dfmchfhf

or medieval music? :oO

8:38 pm

dianedecoder

I have over 50,000 songs on my computer. I may have some of that, but haven't worked on that genre much.

8:38 pm

dianedecoder

is that what you like, dfm ?

8:38 pm

rururocks

gregorian chanting?

8:38 pm

sadie52

i thought i was bad with a few thousand songs on my computer rofl

8:38 pm

dianedecoder

nope

8:41 pm

dfmchfhf

well, the baroque part...

8:42 pm

dfmchfhf

what about chinese music? :oO

8:43 pm

dianedecoder

we did some pieces in a choir I was in about 10 years ago... it was difficult stuff, and to pronounce the words properly was a challenge !

8:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

sy 8 pls?

8:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

tiny

8:44 pm

dianedecoder

;-)

8:45 pm

dfmchfhf

sy7 is a phantom mineral... adjectival sy8 is not a phantom

8:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty all and good night

8:51 pm

dfmchfhf

night TO!

8:51 pm

jillibus

We used to get Chinese music on the radio in Shanghai (1938) -- Ouch!

8:52 pm

dianedecoder

hi jill :-)

8:52 pm

dianedecoder

night night, TO

8:52 pm

dianedecoder

and dfm... no Chinese music in my collection, as yet :-)

8:52 pm

jillibus

Hi all.

8:54 pm

dianedecoder

yummy looking brandy snaps, Jill :-)

8:55 pm

dfmchfhf

hi jilli!

8:55 pm

jillibus

What we heard then was high-pitched, nasal, and ear-splitting singing. Mostly we listened to XMHA, just like any US station. Ella singing "A tisket, a tasket..." which I learned in the American accent I didn't have then.

8:56 pm

jillibus

thanks, diane (re the brandy snaps)

8:57 pm

jillibus

dfm -- has Chinese music improved to our Western ears since then?

8:58 pm

dianedecoder

listening to Ella sing that very song right now, Jill :-)

8:58 pm

dfmchfhf

:o/ I was thinking more about music for the qin, guzhang, peipa, erhu, or those other instruments...

8:58 pm

jillibus

wow, diane!

8:58 pm

dianedecoder

she was truckin' on down the avenue.... la la la

8:59 pm

jillibus

dfm, I suppose they were being played then but I was only 11.

9:00 pm

jillibus

any clues for ev5/18?

9:00 pm

dianedecoder

155 Ella songs on my computer ... My dad loved her voice, especially her young voice !

9:00 pm

dianedecoder

oust out of ho4/6

9:03 pm

redturtlehead

Hello! I see dfm made it on before me!

9:06 pm

DR1965

hi red

9:07 pm

dfmchfhf

hi red!

9:07 pm

redturtlehead

hello Dr. and dfm!

9:08 pm

sadie52

tadaa i did it have a good night all enjoy the grid :)

9:08 pm

dianedecoder

night sadie..... and good for you !

9:08 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats sadie!

9:08 pm

dfmchfhf

and night!

9:08 pm

jillibus

red -- that icon is hilarious!

9:08 pm

sadie52

ty :)

9:09 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Jilli, congrats Sadie1

9:09 pm

redturtlehead

I got a flat tire last weekend the icon was my celebration of it!

9:09 pm

jillibus

YAY sadie!!!

9:09 pm

dianedecoder

That's one that I've saved in my images too... very cute !

9:10 pm

redturtlehead

I love the snow flake one Diane!

9:10 pm

redturtlehead

I am about to change mine.

9:10 pm

jillibus

oh, just got your clue for ev5, daind -- ty!

9:10 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Can't sleep so came here to see who's around. Did you get the ev5, Jillibus?

9:11 pm

jillibus

yes, ty jac.

9:11 pm

jillibus

adorable icon, jac!

9:11 pm

dianedecoder

sorry.... didn't know if you'd gotten it or not... was just about to add "onto the street with ya" !!

9:12 pm

jillibus

Sorry -- I wandered off for a minute -- had to refresh my preprandial.

9:12 pm

redturtlehead

off to bed for me, no sleep issues here...

9:12 pm

Jacula

Thanks, jilli. I nicked it from a Christmas card magazine a couple of years ago.

9:12 pm

jillibus

night red -- pleasant dreams.

9:12 pm

DR1965

gnight Red

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

hi Jacula

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

night, red

9:12 pm

Jacula

'Night red.

9:13 pm

Jacula

Gosh! I haven't had brandy snaps for years, jilli. Maybe I'll make some.

9:14 pm

jillibus

Takes a while, jac! I haven't done them for years either.

9:14 pm

rururocks

do you like my icon jilli

9:14 pm

Jacula

Actually, that's not such a good idea. I have a wisdom tooth with a missing filling at present, so it's just a shell. Can't get a dentist's appointment. Don't want pain for Christmas.

9:14 pm

jillibus

I LOVE your icon, ruru -- prrryowrrrr

9:15 pm

Jacula

ruru - I have a photo of our cat somewhere wearing a Santa hat.

9:15 pm

Jacula

The expression on his face is just like the one in your icon.

9:15 pm

rururocks

you can lose fingers doing stuff like that jac

9:16 pm

Jacula

He was sitting on Other Half's Mum's chest at the time. LOL

9:16 pm

rururocks

lol

9:16 pm

jillibus

I got rid of wisdom teeth years ago which accounts for a lot, probably.

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jacula!I LOVE your icon!Are those Cavalier King Charles Spaniels? I have one of those. A Blenheim one.

9:17 pm

Jacula

It's funny really how you can dress dogs up but cats will rarely stand for such indignity.

9:17 pm

Jacula

Hi Min. Yes, they are.

9:17 pm

dianedecoder

hi Min :-)

9:18 pm

Jacula

jillibus - no wisdom teeth? Does that mean you are no longer wise?:-)

9:18 pm

Minveryork

Hi dianedecoder! How are you? Did you finish the grid

9:18 pm

jillibus

Hi min -- you know how I like Cavaliers...if I could have had a second breed other than my dear DAnes, it would have been Cavaliers.

9:19 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:19 pm

jillibus

Hi torg -- long time!

9:19 pm

dianedecoder

hi, torgone

9:19 pm

Minveryork

Hello torgone!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

9:19 pm

jillibus

Has everyone here finished? I have 34 to go -- had no time today.

9:19 pm

Jacula

They are very sweet dogs. Not madcap like cocker spaniels (whose skulls are too narrow) or even Springers, who are just too exuberant.

9:20 pm

Jacula

I've finished. I can clue, if you need.

9:20 pm

Jacula

Hi Torg.

9:20 pm

Dorens

arise

9:20 pm

Dorens

ow! sorry... are there christmas cookies in the pb?

9:20 pm

jillibus

Jac, I don't know how you finish so fast, minus lists or anything.

9:20 pm

Jacula

Are you about to knight one of us Dorens? LOL

9:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello jillibus! Cavaliers are the BEST! Cannot believe I did not know about breed until now.I've been missing out. This will be the only kind of dog I will EVER have.

9:21 pm

jillibus

hehe dorens ;-)

9:21 pm

Jacula

jilli - just years of doing crosswords and then grids, I guess.

9:21 pm

jillibus

Min -- you know Sprite has a Cavalier, don't you? A Ruby called Terra.

9:22 pm

Minveryork

Yes, I have seen pictures of Sprite's dog. Very cute!

9:22 pm

Dorens

In england 25 years ago, walking along some country lane in the cotswalds and there was this woman walking five or six of them.. had never seen them before, and i just fell in love then

9:23 pm

Minveryork

E's Eliminated! 3 left

9:24 pm

Jacula

You'd be lucky to walk along a country lane in The Cotswolds now, Dorens. You'd get mown down by tourists' 4x4s.:-(

9:24 pm

Jellen

Hello...how is the grid?

9:24 pm

Dorens

that is so sad jac... it was such a wonderful memory

9:24 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jellen! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

9:24 pm

Dorens

and went to some church bazaar and bought a lovely hand knit turquoise mohair sweater that i actually wore last week (it received compliments)

9:25 pm

Jacula

It's still nice there, Dorens, but very tourist busy in the mor popular places. Many coachloads arrive.

9:25 pm

Minveryork

C's Completed! 2 left

9:25 pm

Dorens

hi min, hi jell, grid seems lovely so far

9:25 pm

Jacula

Keep going, Min! My hand is hovering over the blue touchpaper.

9:25 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! ar7/40 was my last word

9:25 pm

Jacula

Hi Jellen.

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

way to go, Min.

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

I have 3 remaining

9:26 pm

wht

Hi all. Just trying to finish up.

9:26 pm

Jacula

Well done, Min. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

9:26 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here off and on for the rest of the night to clue

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

hi Jellen :-)

9:26 pm

Jacula

Hi wht.

9:26 pm

Dorens

gosh, we were there in september and it was empty, which was quite nice. stayed at lygon arms which reeked of history and just loved it

9:26 pm

dianedecoder

hi wht

9:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello wht! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

9:26 pm

Jellen

Hooray for Min!!!

9:26 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the sy8?

9:26 pm

Jellen

Hi, wht

9:27 pm

Jacula

Dorens - you were lucky then. The Lygon Arms is v. popular.

9:27 pm

dianedecoder

okay....here's one for you Min.... I want to finish and join hubby in the living room ...... se 6/18 please

9:27 pm

Minveryork

sy 8/55 is sy plus ti4/4 word reversed plus beginning of frozen water wht.

9:28 pm

dianedecoder

I'm needing those two as well wht.... sy 7 & 8

9:28 pm

jillibus

Wow -- I leave for a couple of minutes and the whole word arrives, and Min finishes!!! YAY MIN!

9:28 pm

Jacula

sy8 is a geology word. sy+ vowel+ 'not day' sort of word.

9:28 pm

Dorens

jac, i remember eating in this restaurant that I could just picture back in the 16th century... fantastic

9:28 pm

jillibus

*whole world*

9:29 pm

Minveryork

se6/18 is beginning of government branch plus vowel plus **me to make the doughnuts dianedecoder.

9:29 pm

DR1965

ty for the sy words

9:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello DR1965!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:29 pm

wht

ty Min.

9:29 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:29 pm

Jacula

Dorens - next time you are in the UK try to go to Warwick Castle for one of their Mediaeval Banquets. Make sure you dress in costume for the occasion.

9:30 pm

torgone

Why do I always do that? I say Heya and then I get distracted by shiny things ..

9:30 pm

Jacula

Torg - maybe you're a magpie?

9:30 pm

jillibus

Must go and get a lateish supper before I have too many vodkas -- ttfn -- back asap! *semi-poof*

9:30 pm

jillibus

No magpies over here, jac :-(

9:30 pm

DR1965

Hi Min! I am well. and you?

9:30 pm

Jellen

Hi, DR

9:30 pm

Dorens

can't imagine when the next time will be, with the airfare being what it is now jac, but i promise you that next time i am there i will try... and also try to meet up with as many of you babblers as i can

9:31 pm

Jacula

*image of Jilli staggering off in search of food now*

9:31 pm

DR1965

Hi ( (Jellen))

9:31 pm

wht

ty Min. Only one left, the se5,10

9:31 pm

Jacula

Look forward to meeting you, Dorens.

9:31 pm

dianedecoder

thanks for the se 6/18 min !

9:31 pm

jillibus

>-P (raspberry) at jac.

9:32 pm

Dorens

you, ata, haz, fm. almost worth the airfare!

9:32 pm

dianedecoder

se 5/10 add a vowel to the se 4/4

9:32 pm

Jacula

se5/10 = to grab forcibly. Usually spelled with a z as the penultimate letter.

9:32 pm

Minveryork

I am well DR1965. I finished the grid not too long ago.

9:32 pm

wht

Fireworks

9:32 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jillibus! I will see you tomorrow in the chog!

9:32 pm

Jacula

Dorens - of course we're worth the airfare! LOL

9:32 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations wht on your fireworks! Good for you

9:33 pm

DR1965

congrats to Wht, MIn and the other finsihers

9:33 pm

wht

I was going around the circle the wrong way to se the se5 from the se4.

9:33 pm

Dorens

yay wht and min!

9:33 pm

Jacula

See, I told you Jilli had had too many preprandials. She's blowing raspberries now! How undignified. *grins*

9:33 pm

Jellen

Congrats, wht!

9:34 pm

Jacula

Well done wht.

9:34 pm

Dorens

hah! jilli being undignified?

9:34 pm

Jacula

Yup!;-)

9:35 pm

Jacula

I can talk about her while she's busy in the kitchen. LOL

9:36 pm

Dorens

sure you can, she'll never know

9:36 pm

Jacula

Does anyone need any more clues now, or have we all finished?

9:37 pm

Jacula

Dorens - of course she won't. She'll never read back on the chog.

9:37 pm

Dorens

no, course not. who ever does?

9:37 pm

wht

Thanks for the clues. I am off to bed now. Happy Babbling.

9:38 pm

Dorens

nite wht. jac i will take a clue for either of the sevens, please

9:38 pm

Jacula

Well, I do if I'm told there's something worth reading. Otherwise, no.

9:38 pm

dianedecoder

same here... thanks for help on the last few words !! I'm off to spend some time with hubby !

9:38 pm

Jacula

vi7 is the plural of the vi6 before it. Accidents have vi7s, so do muggings.

9:39 pm

Jacula

You can be a vi6 of circumstance.

9:39 pm

Dorens

lovely, i had neither, thanks

9:39 pm

Jacula

ar7 is the verb form of the ar6 before it. When you get there, you ar6.

9:39 pm

Jacula

End of journey.

9:40 pm

Dorens

fantastic... down to three now

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Go Dorens go!

9:40 pm

DR1965

go Dorens

9:42 pm

Dorens

one

9:43 pm

Dorens

done! last word a very strange mo6

9:43 pm

DR1965

congrats Dorens

9:43 pm

Jacula

The ho8 and 9 were the words that gave me the most trouble.

9:44 pm

Dorens

must admit i was on earlier when someone threw out a clue for them, hadn't even realized there was an 8/9 combo so I was lucky there

9:44 pm

Jacula

Old plural Greek word for The Fates, Dorens.

9:44 pm

Jellen

Hooray for Dorens!

9:45 pm

Jacula

*~~*~*~*~*~* for Dorens!

9:45 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for ci6-33? Thanks

9:45 pm

Jacula

Hi gap.

9:45 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Jacula.

9:45 pm

Jacula

Good citizenship, gap.

9:46 pm

Dorens

the belief thereof

9:46 pm

Jacula

Starts like the smelly cat-like creature word before it and ends like hol***, or euphem***.

9:47 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Jacula.

9:47 pm

jillibus

Somebody here has a huge icon which is making the chog chug -- think it's you, dorens. Please scroll down in my profile to see how to resize it.

9:47 pm

Jacula

Jellen - how's life treating you now?

9:48 pm

Jacula

jilli - no problems on my chog and I checked Dorens' icon, it seems okay.

9:48 pm

DR1965

ACtually _ i think it is mine that is too big- I will check it

9:49 pm

Jellen

Life is going well, thanks!

9:49 pm

Dorens

sorry if it's me, but i'm signing off now anyway. see y'all tomorrow. happy babbles

9:49 pm

Jacula

DR1965 has a huge icon. Maybe that's the one?

9:49 pm

jillibus

Sorry -- not dorens -- it's DR1965

9:49 pm

Jellen

G'night, Dorens

9:49 pm

Jacula

I've done it myself when using pics taken off Beloved's camera and forgetting to downsize them.

9:50 pm

gapeach

ci4-5 the 1st is my very last word, please....thanks

9:50 pm

Jacula

'Night Dorens.

9:50 pm

Jacula

'Night Dorens.

9:50 pm

jillibus

Yes, jac -- it's DR's.

9:50 pm

Jacula

Italian goodbye.

9:50 pm

jillibus

And great to see you, Jellen

9:50 pm

gapeach

Sorry, make that ci5-12 the 1st....dog was trying to crawl into my lap. Thanks

9:50 pm

jillibus

I always miss that %#@*& Italian goodbye.

9:51 pm

Jellen

Thanks, jilli...I've been too busy to Babble lately!

9:51 pm

jillibus

And now I really must leave for a while :-)

9:51 pm

DR1965

should be better now- I got rid of it

9:51 pm

jillibus

Busy having a good time, I hope, Jellen!

9:51 pm

Jacula

'Bye for now, jilli.

9:52 pm

jillibus

Cute, DR -- but why not just resize the other one?

9:52 pm

Jacula

gap - cloud type, not ending in 'us'.

9:53 pm

Jellen

I've hired someone to help me organize my inventory for auction...we've been working pretty full days for the past two weeks...and before that, I was on jury duty...

9:53 pm

jillibus

ttfn, all!

9:53 pm

DR1965

I will resize it and put it back up later.... limited ti4 right now

9:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Jacula. That is fireworks. See y'all at the flip. Thanks for all the help.

9:54 pm

Jellen

Gratis, peach!

9:55 pm

Jellen

Er, Grats!

9:55 pm

Jacula

Well, I've been checking outside and waiting to see if the miracle will happen that Beloved told his Mum would have to if we were to get to their house for Sunday lunch later. It's not happening, so just as well I asked him to get a chicken from the supermarket at the end of his journey home from work through the snow. The journey normally takes 30 mins but was 3 and a half hours long this time.

9:55 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations gapeach1066 on fireworks! Hooray!

9:55 pm

Jacula

Well done gap!

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Bbye gapeach1066! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

9:58 pm

Jacula

I do hope the roads are sorted out by Wednesday when Beloved has to take his daughter up North to stay with her grandparents. On Thursday, we are supposed to be going down South to Devon for a romantic Christmas and my son, who is in Munich at present, is supposed to by flying to The Netherlands to spend Christmas with his g/f.

9:59 pm

DR1965

help with the se6 please?

10:00 pm

Jacula

My son and daughter set off for Munich for the Christmas market at 7.15am on Friday morning. They had a 2 hour delay at Birmingham airport, then a 10 hour delay in Brussels, 3 hours of which were spent standing in a queue. When they finally reached Munich at a quarter to midnight, both my son's and my Ex-Hubs luggage had been lost. What a nightmare!

10:01 pm

Jacula

se6 = se + hair louse + personal pronoun.

10:02 pm

DR1965

ty Jacula

10:02 pm

Jacula

y/w DR.

10:05 pm

Jacula

Son, daughter, ex-Hub and his new wife are supposed to be coming home on Monday. Will they be able to?

10:05 pm

Jacula

I should have said '2nd wife' not new wife. I think they've been married for about a decade now.

10:06 pm

Jacula

I'm talking to myself, aren't I? LOL. Nothing new!

10:07 pm

DR1965

Im here- Im focuse on the grid though

10:07 pm

Jellen

Same here...

10:07 pm

Jacula

Oh, okay. Understandable.

10:08 pm

DR1965

IT does sound like a nightmare though

10:08 pm

DR1965

Here in San Diego we are having rain.... they say for a week

10:09 pm

Jacula

Oh well, my daughter, whose luggage wasnt lost, seemed to be trying to take it all in her stride. Mind you, she does have a leg cuff tattoo of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'.

10:10 pm

Jacula

Having said that, she's been travelling the world a lot lately.

10:10 pm

DR1965

Maybe Jack was protecting her

10:11 pm

Jacula

Rain is wet, snow is a bloody nuisance (if you have to be somewhere or get to somewhere).

10:11 pm

Jacula

Dr - He probably was. She designed the tattoo herself.

10:11 pm

DR1965

very true

10:16 pm

Jacula

She told me of her plan for her design for a tattoo on her back a couple of days ago. I hate her mucking up her lovely skin with tattoos and piercings but there's no point in falling out with her over it because she's still the same person and my daughter whatever. Beloved has had to deal with this now since his daughter hit 16 and had her lip pierced today.

10:17 pm

Jacula

He was so cross with her when she told him of her plans, but I had to stand up for her because it's what kids do now and, whatever she adorns herself with, she's still his daughter.

10:18 pm

piano player

Hi

10:18 pm

DR1965

She is lucky to have you for a Mom!

10:18 pm

meliae

is the ho 8 a compound word?

10:18 pm

Jacula

Hi piano.

10:19 pm

DR1965

yes Mel

10:19 pm

Jacula

mel - yes it is, as is the plural of it 9.

10:20 pm

DR1965

crait

10:20 pm

DR1965

oops

10:20 pm

Jacula

DR - I'm just her stepmum. Don't get me started on what her real Mum is like.

10:20 pm

DR1965

ok sorry

10:20 pm

meliae

got them thank you

10:20 pm

Jacula

Or did you mean my daughter? The one with the leg cuff tattoo etc? LOL

10:22 pm

Jacula

If you meant MY daughter, well, that's just what Mums do.

10:22 pm

DR1965

I think I did mean your daughter

10:23 pm

DR1965

I wanted to get a small tattoo on my ankle and my hubby said I could do that with my next husband

10:23 pm

Jacula

DR - no need to apologise in either case.

10:24 pm

Jacula

DR - LOL. Love it! That's probably what I'd say to Beloved, should he ever want a tattoo.

10:24 pm

Jacula

Mind you, he's far too hairy for a tattoo. He also has sensitive skin.

10:25 pm

meliae

sy 8 please

10:25 pm

DR1965

LOL - I love that

10:26 pm

Jacula

mel - sy + vowel + head louse + first 2 letters of a net picture for a si4 such as this.

10:27 pm

Jacula

It's a geology word.

10:27 pm

meliae

wonderful clue got it thank you

10:28 pm

Jacula

y/w, Mel.

10:30 pm

PAV3

aloo allo! I have 62 left , but first must take Joey for his walk...bbs...

10:30 pm

Jacula

Hi Pav. I'll probably be back in bed by the time ypu get back.

10:30 pm

Jacula

*you

10:32 pm

Jacula

In fact, 10 more mins and then I will be climbing the wooden hill to Bedfordshire again. So, if you need a clue ask now.

10:33 pm

DR1965

help with the mo's please?

10:34 pm

Jacula

mo5/12 = mo Stewart - British black newsreader.

10:35 pm

meliae

looking DR I dont have them either

10:35 pm

Jacula

mo6 = the Greek plural for The Fates.

10:36 pm

Jacula

Or, for mo5.12, try mo + Irish Terrorist organization that bombed Britain.

10:36 pm

Jacula

Add a personal pronoun at the end of the 5 for the mo6.

10:36 pm

DR1965

ty got them both

10:36 pm

meliae

thank you got them

10:37 pm

Jacula

y/w both very welcome.

10:37 pm

Jellen

Hello again...wandered off for a bit...

10:38 pm

Jacula

Hi Jellen. Where did you wander to? Or shouldn't I ask?

10:38 pm

DR1965

my last word is the ci6/33

10:38 pm

Jellen

That would be TMI, Jac, lol...

10:39 pm

Jellen

Hooray for DR!!!

10:39 pm

DR1965

not yet Jellen but thansk

10:39 pm

DR1965

* thanks

10:39 pm

Jellen

Whoops, misread...

10:40 pm

DR1965

ok - now i got it@

10:40 pm

Jellen

Whooo Hooo!!!

10:40 pm

DR1965

off to get the boys some german chocolate cake and milk for dessert-

10:41 pm

DR1965

Thanks for the good wishes and the chat- be back another day

10:41 pm

Jacula

Time I was off now, too. Best of luck to those still doing the grid.

10:41 pm

Jellen

Bye, DR

10:42 pm

Jellen

Clue for the ho 8, please?

10:43 pm

Jacula

Stupid compound word, Jellen. Where you live + building si4.

10:43 pm

Jacula

9 is the plural.

10:43 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Jac...

10:43 pm

Jacula

Those words were nearly my nemesis this grid.

10:44 pm

Jacula

Off to bed again now. Be well and have a good Christmas if I don't see you before the day. xx

10:44 pm

Jellen

G'night, Jac

10:48 pm

PAV3

night Jac!

10:49 pm

Magyk

I'm having an awful time with these vowel words.

10:50 pm

PAV3

hi Magyk...Lady Jellen

10:50 pm

Magyk

Hello Pav

10:50 pm

Jellen

Hi, PAV

10:50 pm

Jellen

Hi, Magyk

10:51 pm

Jellen

Fireworks!!!

10:52 pm

PAV3

yay Jellen!

10:52 pm

Magyk

wgt Jellen!

10:52 pm

Magyk

wtg** sorry...slightly backwards tonight.

10:53 pm

PAV3

the dylexia in all of us understands

10:54 pm

Jellen

Thank you, thank you...

10:59 pm

Magyk

vi6 any clues pls?

11:00 pm

PAV3

the one hurt in a cr5

11:00 pm

PAV3

pl for a vi7

11:00 pm

PAV3

a cr5 is a burglary, murder, beating, theft

11:00 pm

Magyk

thank you!

11:01 pm

PAV3

40 left

11:01 pm

PAV3

I shall list...

11:03 pm

Magyk

sy8?

11:03 pm

PAV3

don't have that one yet...

11:07 pm

dfmchfhf

*pops in for a few minutes (again)* the sy8 is an adjectival of a mineral (sy7, phantom)

11:09 pm

Magyk

ok ty...I'll keep thinking. :)

11:13 pm

Magyk

se6?

11:16 pm

PAV3

starts with (not the House, but the Se) + a variant of little, bitty

11:17 pm

Magyk

ty!

11:17 pm

PAV3

6 to go here

11:18 pm

PAV3

duh...I was trying to spell the ar6 and 7 without the second double...couldn't figure out why not...

11:18 pm

PAV3

4

11:22 pm

Magyk

mo5?

11:22 pm

Magyk

I still have 30 :/

11:23 pm

Jellen

mo5= an Irish woman's name

11:24 pm

PAV3

girl's name and add a vowel for the 6

11:24 pm

Magyk

thank you

11:24 pm

Jellen

OR mo + Roth ***, investment account

11:24 pm

Jellen

Sorry I was away...my computer locked up...

11:25 pm

PAV3

finito est! grazie mi amici

11:26 pm

jillibus

firewords -- monkeyed the last one (tiv/9)

11:26 pm

jillibus

wtg pav!

11:26 pm

PAV3

yay Miss Jilli!

11:27 pm

Jellen

Hooray for PAV and jilli!!!

11:27 pm

jillibus

ty pav :-)

11:27 pm

jillibus

and ty Jellen!

11:27 pm

PAV3

Miss Jili has cookies...I have low-fat egg nog...

11:28 pm

PAV3

er, Miss Jilli has cokies...

11:28 pm

jillibus

Oh yes, brandy snaps and eggnog sound goooood...

11:28 pm

Magyk

still can't monkey the sy8...

11:28 pm

PAV3

UGH!, Miss Jilli has cookies...can't spel wortha darn...

11:29 pm

PAV3

when you are under a spell, you are in an hypno---trance

11:30 pm

jillibus

sy8 -- sy + **joy yourself and never mind any cr****ism if you're naughty

11:30 pm

PAV3

It's sounds (sorta) like Zion + the pest ending

11:31 pm

Magyk

thank you jili. My monkeys are in a banana coma and aren't helping. :)

11:31 pm

PAV3

my keyboard needs new batteries...brb

11:32 pm

jillibus

that sy is indigestible for monkeys

11:32 pm

jillibus

back in a bit...

11:34 pm

PAV3

faster than a tortoise I am!

11:34 pm

PAV3

but then I am Peter Rabbit...

11:35 pm

PAV3

i can even wiggle my nose!

11:35 pm

Magyk

I wish I could!

11:37 pm

Magyk

ar6/27 pls?

11:38 pm

Uneaixoise

to get to a place

11:38 pm

Uneaixoise

vi6 please?

11:39 pm

Magyk

thank you Une.

11:39 pm

Uneaixoise

yw and NM re the vi6 :-)

11:39 pm

Magyk

to be a vi6 of a violent cr5

11:40 pm

Uneaixoise

tx, magyk, got it right after I asked for it :-)

11:40 pm

Magyk

sorry. yw!

11:41 pm

Uneaixoise

beautiful icon, magyk

11:42 pm

Magyk

thank you. it reminds of when I was a child and thought the moon was my friend.

11:42 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

11:43 pm

Magyk

do you have a clue for gi6?

11:44 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of gi5 just above

11:44 pm

Uneaixoise

firewords! and i'm off to bed *poof*

11:44 pm

Magyk

ty!

11:50 pm

Magyk

ci5/18? I've almost got it...but just not quite

11:50 pm

PAV3

well that's weird...my Virus-scan software says I have a virus....just from looking for cookie photos...

11:51 pm

Magyk

that is strange!

11:51 pm

PAV3

ci5 18 is a cousin to the tr6 (not in the grid) you set a table top to keep hot pans from scorching the table

11:52 pm

PAV3

i may have to deal with unwanted viral intruder, so bear with me...

11:52 pm

Jellen

ci + animal doctor

11:52 pm

Magyk

thank you both

11:54 pm

Magyk

2 left...

11:54 pm

dfmchfhf

viral intruder!?

11:56 pm

Magyk

mo6?

11:57 pm

PAV3

ep. just secs after googling "christmas sugar cookies" I''m infected...on my MAC>>>

11:57 pm

dfmchfhf

pl. of mo5

11:57 pm

dfmchfhf

heh, ow... mac viruses are much worse than PC viruses.

11:58 pm

PAV3

I'm running Sophos anti-virus scan now...

11:58 pm

dfmchfhf

at least it's not a linux virus?

11:58 pm

dfmchfhf

linux viruses are >.<

11:58 pm

PAV3

I have no idea what it is...

11:58 pm

Magyk

fireworks ty dfm

11:58 pm

dfmchfhf

especially because I don't know of a good Linux virus scanner

11:59 pm

PAV3

yay Magyk!

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