Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, January 9, 2011

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Bugsaw

hello flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

dart001

flip

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

stidmama

hey all! YAY lickety!!!!

12:02 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:02 am

jillibus

Thanks yet again, Lickety!

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:04 am

Bugsaw

NBT

12:05 am

flosey

wow wtg Bugs

12:05 am

stidmama

go bugs go!

12:05 am

dfmchfhf

slightly late *flip* (hi all!)

12:05 am

MLFAN17

bugs stats for the O THIRD column?

12:06 am

flosey

hi dfm

12:06 am

dfmchfhf

O@(3,3) at least oh4/5

12:06 am

Bugsaw

like the state

12:06 am

stidmama

MLF it's oh 4/6 an electrical flow measurement

12:06 am

stidmama

thanks for that one also bugs!

12:06 am

MLFAN17

lol got it

12:07 am

MLFAN17

thanks stid got it from bugs clue

12:07 am

Bugsaw

and thanks for your stid!

12:07 am

jillibus

welcome to the buffalo

12:07 am

stidmama

:-D we clued two different things mlf

12:08 am

dianedecoder

nbt

12:09 am

flosey

wtg Diane

12:09 am

MLFAN17

4th column A stats please?

12:09 am

MLFAN17

stid oops

12:09 am

jillibus

wtg diane

12:09 am

dianedecoder

and I'm not sure what all the other things you are doing mean... LOL

12:09 am

dianedecoder

thanks !

12:11 am

jillibus

nbt

12:12 am

stidmama

go jill go!

12:12 am

dianedecoder

:-) jill

12:12 am

MLFAN17

th column A stats please?

12:12 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:13 am

jillibus

ty :-)

12:13 am

MLFAN17

4th

12:13 am

flosey

ah, nbt!

12:13 am

dfmchfhf

A@(4,5) at least ad4/5

12:13 am

MLFAN17

MO 6/7

12:14 am

dfmchfhf

also an4/4 and an4/5

12:14 am

MLFAN17

thanks dfm

12:14 am

MLFAN17

NBT here

12:14 am

flosey

wtg mlf

12:14 am

MLFAN17

ty flosey

12:14 am

jillibus

wtg mlf

12:15 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:15 am

dianedecoder

mo 6/24

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

qu7

12:16 am

dianedecoder

sorry dfm.... I just realized what MO 6/7 meant.... two words and you had them already !!

12:17 am

dfmchfhf

that was mlf diane ;o)

12:17 am

dart001

listless so far...down to just 8 s's left

12:18 am

stidmama

go dart go!

12:18 am

dianedecoder

yep.... sorry MLFAN ... 'twas you !!

12:18 am

Bugsaw

dart, I take my hat off to you again

12:18 am

dart001

getting stuck tho

12:19 am

jillibus

hot stuff, dart

12:19 am

rururocks

*puts warm beanie cap on Bugsaw*

12:20 am

Bugsaw

thanks ruru. I am not even half way (tho close) listless

12:21 am

jillibus

wow, bugs!

12:22 am

Bugsaw

I am surprising myself tonight Jilli! must be an easy grid

12:22 am

stidmama

go bugs go!!! (it could just be that you are on fire tonight...)

12:23 am

Bugsaw

halfway now

12:24 am

dfmchfhf

6+s done, finally

12:24 am

jillibus

fab, bugs!

12:25 am

jillibus

over halfway here too!

12:26 am

rururocks

mo7

12:26 am

Bugsaw

YAY Jilli

12:26 am

jillibus

nice, ruru -- don't have it yet

12:27 am

rururocks

well you'll jacket it soon jilli

12:27 am

jillibus

but now i do...

12:28 am

jillibus

I made a sweater of the stuff

12:28 am

rururocks

that's what I wish I had

12:28 am

rururocks

mo7

12:29 am

dianedecoder

half way.... and to bed i go... night everyone

12:29 am

jillibus

nah, it's itchy

12:29 am

flosey

thanks jilli

12:29 am

jillibus

night diane!

12:29 am

stidmama

sweet dreams diane

12:29 am

jillibus

yw flosey

12:29 am

dart001

fireworks

12:29 am

flosey

wow, wtg dart

12:29 am

jillibus

wow, dart!

12:30 am

flosey

g'night Diane

12:30 am

dianedecoder

hugs, friends ... see you tomorrow !

12:30 am

Bugsaw

well done dart!!!

12:30 am

Bugsaw

Nite Diane

12:30 am

stidmama

YAY dart!

12:30 am

jillibus

bugs -- who is your icon guy?

12:31 am

Bugsaw

Not Nixon!!! lol It is Buddy Holly for Old Rock day

12:31 am

Bugsaw

I won't give Nixon any kind of honour even if he said he was a Quaker

12:32 am

jillibus

Well, I knew it wasn't Nixon, and figured it was a rocker -- just too old to know which one, lol!

12:33 am

jillibus

I hope you had a good look at his expression in my icon, bugs, and what I said about him

12:33 am

stidmama

you'd remember him, jill - big in the 50s, died in a plane wreck with the big bopper I think

12:33 am

Bugsaw

Ithink I will head out now since I am slowing down and want to have some fun tomorrow as well.

12:33 am

stidmama

sweet dreams dear bugs! (((hugs bugs!)))

12:33 am

Bugsaw

Good nite all and happy Babbling

12:33 am

jillibus

Oh, I remeber hearing about him and how upset my son was about the plane wreck. Just didn't recognise him.

12:34 am

jillibus

G'night bugs! I'm busy tomorrow -- library wrok.

12:35 am

jillibus

*work, duh

12:36 am

jillibus

nice to have the mh and the oh in the same grid

12:36 am

stidmama

I think it was a terrible tragedy, like all plane wrecks. A sadness for me is the way that we seem to lose a lot of artists that way, people who are embodying their generation.

12:37 am

jillibus

Claudette Colbert, Will Rogers...

12:37 am

jillibus

back in the old days

12:38 am

stidmama

yes. people who manage to make visible the pulse of an era.

12:39 am

dfmchfhf

yay, nbt + fw :oD

12:39 am

stidmama

YAY dfm!

12:39 am

jillibus

wd dfm!

12:41 am

rururocks

down to 10 .. but I don't see them

12:42 am

dart001

give in to the urge to leave them for later ruru

12:42 am

rururocks

down to 8 but I don't see them

12:42 am

rururocks

lol

12:42 am

jillibus

28 to go here

12:42 am

dart001

try fathom/s a few more times

12:43 am

rururocks

dream on dart.. dream on

12:43 am

dfmchfhf

there is a beepy noise in my room that is slowly driving me crazy. :o(

12:43 am

dart001

battery in some device slowly dying?

12:44 am

stidmama

*raises hand* it's the head-bang monitor needing to recharge, dfm

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

no, it seems to be coming from the neighbouring room tough

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

*though

12:45 am

Christine

It's the cricket in my bedroom, seeking a ma4/5

12:45 am

stidmama

hey christine!

12:46 am

jillibus

hello Christine :-)

12:46 am

Christine

Hey, alll --- 46 to go.

12:46 am

stidmama

go christine go!

12:46 am

flosey

fireworks

12:47 am

jillibus

yay flosey!!!

12:47 am

dart001

count the cricket chirps in 15 secs and add 40 and you'll get the approx. temp. in F

12:47 am

Christine

yay!!! flosey.

12:47 am

dart001

nj flos

12:48 am

stidmama

YAY flosey!

12:48 am

flosey

last word was aq5/16

12:48 am

m9f9l

hi all! bye all! oh good not too bad... but gotta do laundry. wah!!

12:49 am

dart001

lol that was my first word

12:49 am

flosey

hi and bye m9

12:49 am

stidmama

hye bey m! LOL

12:50 am

jillibus

bye m9!

12:50 am

cosdem

easy grid. just started 10 mins ago.. 50 left

12:50 am

jillibus

13 to go and sleeepy!

12:51 am

jillibus

yes, cos

12:51 am

stidmama

go cos go!

12:51 am

m9f9l

ack.. so .. addictive..I really was gonna go do laundry.. but instead..... nbt.

12:52 am

stidmama

LOL keep going m!

12:52 am

flosey

aha, good for you m9

12:52 am

rururocks

laundry vs babble.. not much of a choice there

12:52 am

m9f9l

NO... must..... r...e...s...i...s....t.....

12:53 am

rururocks

resistance is futile m9..

12:53 am

rururocks

laundry is always there..

12:53 am

m9f9l

I know. I've been assimilated. sigh

12:53 am

flosey

you can finish with time left to do laundry m9

12:54 am

m9f9l

it's already 11!

12:54 am

m9f9l

and I have 9 o'clock church this year instead of 1 like last year...

12:54 am

jillibus

can't you throw the laundry into the machine and babble while it wahses?

12:54 am

rururocks

11 is too late to do laundry

12:54 am

jillibus

*washes

12:54 am

flosey

logical, jilli

12:55 am

m9f9l

yes..... i could...

12:55 am

m9f9l

sheesh

12:55 am

jillibus

or leave the laundry until after church tomorrow?

12:56 am

rururocks

flosey.. jill can I ask a question?

12:56 am

m9f9l

uh.. gotta do laundry to have things to wear to church!LOL... and Tim works in the early morning...

12:56 am

jillibus

sure, ruru

12:56 am

rururocks

yes M9 you can wash away your sins then

12:56 am

flosey

you can ask!

12:56 am

m9f9l

and I need to wash clothes for him to wear...

12:56 am

m9f9l

I am very behind..

12:56 am

m9f9l

started work yesterday...

12:56 am

rururocks

what's with dick nixon?

12:57 am

flosey

ok, run and put them through and you'll be finished before the machine stops

12:57 am

m9f9l

guess it's his bday...

12:57 am

flosey

someone declared this Richard Nixon day, apparently it was his birthday

12:57 am

jillibus

It's the icon theme today, ruru -- his birthday -- just read our profiles!

12:57 am

rururocks

oh

12:57 am

m9f9l

ok. off to put a load in.... really!

12:57 am

EspritdJean

I will never forget a campaign slogan from that era

12:57 am

jillibus

yay m9!

12:57 am

rururocks

I hated Dick Nixon

12:58 am

EspritdJean

"don't change dicks in the middle of a screw, vote for Nixon in '72"

12:58 am

cosdem

the last qu5?

12:58 am

cosdem

never mind.. i forfgot its too early for clues

12:58 am

rururocks

oh my goodness espirit..lol

12:59 am

EspritdJean

I always thought it was pretty funny

12:59 am

rururocks

qu + eat past tense

12:59 am

cosdem

ty though :)

12:59 am

rururocks

so sue me..

12:59 am

jillibus

So did I -- click on my icon and look at his sneaky expression

1:00 am

flosey

going to change mine for tomorrow's theme

1:00 am

rururocks

please do flosey

1:00 am

rururocks

what is tomorrow's theme

1:01 am

jillibus

ruru, it's listed in my profile and in flosey's -- click on the icon, PLEASE!

1:01 am

pugmama763

lurking fireworks

1:02 am

stidmama

YAY pugmama!

1:02 am

jillibus

yay pugs!

1:02 am

stidmama

down to three here, and very tired. going to head out for today... *leaves choclits on the sideboard for everyone.... POOF*

1:02 am

pugmama763

thanks gals & good nite to all

1:03 am

rururocks

*lurking congrats*

1:03 am

pugmama763

ty ru

1:03 am

pugmama763

nitey nite

1:03 am

rururocks

gals?

1:03 am

jillibus

g'night stid! (how can you leave with only 3 to go???)

1:03 am

pugmama763

yes stid & jilli are gals

1:04 am

rururocks

oh..what am I chopped liver?

1:04 am

rururocks

lol

1:04 am

pugmama763

you spoke up after so I addressed you after

1:04 am

jillibus

ruru -- why won't you click on my icon?

1:04 am

rururocks

just teasing pugs

1:04 am

rururocks

I did jilli.. I got it

1:05 am

Pinikula

hi hi hi

1:05 am

jillibus

Oh good -- ty ruru ;-)

1:05 am

flosey

hi Pini

1:05 am

Pinikula

(sorry I'm late...was writing an email (Jilli))

1:05 am

pugmama763

any way..... good night to all & poof

1:05 am

rururocks

night pugs

1:05 am

flosey

and I'm off to bed, goodnight all - be back tomorrow night

1:05 am

Pinikula

hi/bye pug :)

1:06 am

Pinikula

hi/bye flosey ;)

1:06 am

jillibus

g'night flosey -- I have 8 to go now

1:06 am

jillibus

hi pini

1:06 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:06 am

Pinikula

hey jilli (just sent you an email) :)

1:06 am

cosdem

5 left.

1:07 am

jillibus

pini -- nice icon!

1:07 am

jillibus

wtg cos

1:07 am

Pinikula

;)

1:07 am

cosdem

fireworks

1:08 am

Pinikula

wtg cos ;)

1:08 am

cosdem

ty :)

1:08 am

jillibus

yay cos!!!

1:08 am

gapeach1066@yaho

This is the first time I've gotten fireworks without having to ask for clues. I say that now but they will probably give us one with impossible words. Sweet dreams y'all

1:08 am

Pinikula

wtg peach

1:08 am

rururocks

night peach..well done.

1:08 am

jillibus

gnight peach, and congrats!

1:09 am

rururocks

thank goodness you didn't ask for clues

1:10 am

rururocks

okay.. off to bed.. nice icon pini.. love it

1:10 am

Pinikula

thx ru...sleep well ;)

1:11 am

jillibus

night ruru -- post a pic of Dylan tmw, ok?

1:12 am

jillibus

Can't see the last 8 so I'll leave them for tmw -- g'night all!

1:12 am

jillibus

Oh, pini -- any puter advice?

1:12 am

Pinikula

(jilli...remember to check your email - sent info on computer)

1:13 am

Pinikula

please remember it's all 'just my opinion'

1:13 am

jillibus

Oh thks, pini!!!

1:13 am

Pinikula

* big grin *

1:13 am

jillibus

...off to check email and then to beddybye...and *poof*

1:21 am

Pinikula

(wow...I think I scared everyone away)

1:35 am

Pinikula

* sparklers *

1:36 am

Pinikula

(slinking off to bed now...congrats to those who've finished; good luck to those who've yet to finish; and to all those (active and lurking) who are monkeying diligently)! * poof *

1:40 am

scouser

Morning all. Anyone want any clues before I go make breakfast?

3:00 am

rubyfoo

good morning, two minutes to jump in

3:44 am

sandrafrances

Morning all how many words please

3:45 am

silversarah

111

3:45 am

sandrafrances

Thanks

3:45 am

silversarah

np

3:56 am

Kazzer99

morning all - been lurking a little bit only 25 left but will be off shopping soon

4:01 am

Hansa

hiya, please help with w words, ty

4:02 am

Hansa

riaf

4:05 am

rubyfoo

w's old-fashioned word for forest and plural

4:06 am

Hansa

thanks so much!

4:06 am

rubyfoo

yw, it's rare for me to be able to help

4:09 am

Hansa

am a novice and just started and now hooked!

4:09 am

rubyfoo

I've been playing for a year and 3 wks, definitely hooked

4:09 am

rubyfoo

I don't list, just try to get at least half every day and have only finished about 5 times, and always with a little help from the chat

4:23 am

rubyfoo

how are you doing, hansa?

4:23 am

Hansa

fine, 28 left so far

4:24 am

rubyfoo

me, too, exactly 28!

4:24 am

rubyfoo

you are very good at this, then

4:31 am

rubyfoo

see you later

4:32 am

Hansa

okie, till the next time...down to 25...

5:02 am

Sally-catlover

Hallo all. Haven't been on for a while.

5:03 am

FMitch

Morning Sally, your absence was noted ;)

5:04 am

Sally-catlover

<blush> Owe you an email too. Just things, been happening. How are you?

5:05 am

FMitch

All warm and cosy today v cold o/s but lovely and sunny. Good grid for a Sunday morning too.

5:06 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, a nice size.

5:06 am

FMitch

HAs the snow finally cleared?

5:07 am

Sally-catlover

We were surprised to wake up to quite a bit on Friday which meant I had to cancel something, but was gone by yesterday, and sunny but cold today.

5:07 am

Eva

morning everyone

5:07 am

FMitch

Morning Eva!

5:08 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Eva

5:09 am

FMitch

How are you Eva? and hows Merp?

5:09 am

Sally-catlover

Why do I keep seeing "Quatermass" in the grid? :-)

5:10 am

Eva

We are just fine FM. I haven't been here in a while because Wildcat introduced me to Serpentine, and I've gotten hooked. It's a nice change, but as it as a time limit it is very jazzing....not nice and calming like coming home to Babble.

5:10 am

Eva

How are you doing?

5:10 am

FMitch

LOL thats one good phantom.

5:10 am

Eva

anything new in your life?

5:11 am

FMitch

Doing fine Eva and it is good to see you back in babble land.
Nothing new to report, too busy working and hibernating!

5:12 am

Eva

hibernating for sure. Odd winter as you guys have been getting almost all of our snow. Worrisome about the gardens as it has been quite cold with no snow cover. But grey, grey, grey.

5:14 am

FMitch

That is unusual Eva re the snow. Grey all the time is so depressing.

5:14 am

Eva

I assume not much sun there either?

5:14 am

Eva

going to turn on my light box right now

5:15 am

FMitch

The odd day like today, the last 2 days have been solid rain and yuck but spring is out there somewhere.

5:16 am

FMitch

IT's no good tum has been runbling for a while and is demanding brunch.
Lovely to see you Eva and Sally TTFN.

5:16 am

Eva

later FM

5:17 am

Sally-catlover

bye for now FM.

5:17 am

Eva

very optimistic to smell spring in the air.....in about 4 months(-:

5:18 am

Sally-catlover

<grin>, no, less than that. Our frogs usually start spawning at the beginning of March.

5:18 am

Sally-catlover

(And we are a lot further north than FM)

5:19 am

Eva

I guess it depends on what you call spring....here we call March and part of April mud season, and it doesn't pay to get one's hopes up in March, as there are frequently blizzards. But none of us can count on the old weather patterns any more can we.

5:20 am

Sally-catlover

No, but we have noticed things like the frogs, and when the swallows come back, are getting slightly earlier in the year.

5:20 am

Eva

the biggest storm we've had so far this winter was about 8 inches, then a couple at about 4 inches and then it got warm, so only a few inches on the ground.

5:21 am

Eva

normally by now there would be a good 2 feet on the ground.

5:22 am

Eva

where are you Sally?

5:22 am

Sally-catlover

We never get that much here! I am in Shropshire, near Wales.

5:22 am

Eva

It must be lovely there.

5:23 am

Sally-catlover

Up a bit and left a bit :-)

5:23 am

Sally-catlover

It is incredibly unspoilt. sssshhhh!

5:23 am

Eva

Just finished watching an TV series on Netflix which you probably know....Doc Martin?

5:24 am

Eva

I won't tell anyone

5:24 am

Sally-catlover

No, don't know that. We don't have a TV, so only watch occasionally things on BBC iPlayer (which if you don't know, is a catch-up thing which you can watch on your computer or iPad).

5:24 am

Sally-catlover

Where was Doc Martin set?

5:25 am

Eva

Doc Martin is also on hulu...it is set in Cornwall and I loved it. Great lead actor whose name, of course, I can't recall right now.

5:26 am

Nancy Boy

Not Martin Clunes, is it, Eva? Maybe I'm just getting mixed up with the Martins.

5:26 am

Sally-catlover

Cornwall is lovely too and has the advantage of the sea, but the disadvantage (IMO) of too many tourists in the summer.

5:26 am

Eva

Yes-Martin Clunes!

5:26 am

Eva

Thanks NB!

5:26 am

Sally-catlover

NB! How are you doing? Haven't been on for a while so the last time I was on you were just coming out of hospital.

5:27 am

Eva

The sea is the one thing I miss here in Vermont - oh and ethnic diversity

5:27 am

Nancy Boy

You're welcome. Thought I had a bolt of inspiration ;)

5:27 am

Eva

why were you in the hospital NB? Hope nothing serious

5:27 am

Sally-catlover

Love your kitty :-)

5:27 am

Nancy Boy

I'm okay thanks Sally...ill again but allowed to be at home as long as I stay on bedrest, so bored outta my mind.

5:28 am

Sally-catlover

lol at ethnic diversity. Ethnic diversity in this area means someone from a village two miles away :-)

5:28 am

Nancy Boy

Ah, my liver packed in, Eva. Have a nice shiny new one now though ;)

5:28 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry about being poorly again. Take it easy and do what you are told!

5:29 am

Eva

oh wow NB!!! How hard. You are much too young to have to go through all of this! Treat yourself with lots of gentleness and patience.

5:29 am

Sally-catlover

phone

5:30 am

Eva

Know what you mean Sally. Im Jewish and that makes me relatively exotic around here. Anyone who wasn't born here (and there are many) is "flatlander"

5:30 am

Nancy Boy

s'alright Eva, better to get it out of the way when young, I suppose :)

5:31 am

Eva

is that your kitten?

5:32 am

Nancy Boy

yeah, that's our boy! the youngest of our three cats - isn't he a cutie? I may be biased :P

5:32 am

Eva

He should be a terrifically healing influence! Very, very cute. I'm getting kitten lust.

5:33 am

Eva

15 left and totally stuck. Think I'll tale a break for a while. See you later

5:33 am

Nancy Boy

LOL! Oh yes ;) he's learning to "stalk" at the moment, so if you walk into our flat, he follows your ankles and then bolts if you look at him...

5:34 am

Nancy Boy

s'later :)

5:35 am

Eva

better than attacking your ankles like some cats I know personally (-:

5:56 am

MollyL

Morning all. Lots of recent repeats in this grid.

6:08 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Molly, sorry was on phone.

6:33 am

ChampFit

Morning all!

6:43 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Champ!

6:43 am

ChampFit

Hi Sally! How's it going?

6:44 am

Sally-catlover

Grid going well: 2 to find.

6:44 am

ChampFit

Go Sally! I've got 52.

6:45 am

Sally-catlover

And done :-) Do you need any clues?

6:45 am

ChampFit

Yeah for you!!! No clues at the moment, thanks. Will muddle through. Not feeling hopeless yet. ;)

6:45 am

Sally-catlover

OK, will be gone then. Good luck!

6:46 am

ChampFit

ty. have a great day!

6:47 am

MollyL

Back for more, I was doing my yoga.

6:48 am

ChampFit

HI Molly!

6:48 am

MollyL

Mornin' Champ.

6:48 am

vdddvddd

what a tragedy-the shooting in Arizona

6:49 am

MollyL

I agree, that was awful.

6:49 am

ChampFit

I wish I could say "unbelievable", but this stuff is happening all too often.

6:50 am

vdddvddd

i don't know if it's the media or political parties that have created such hate

6:50 am

ChampFit

But the people that act on it are most certainly mentally unstable, and that's a whole other ball of wax!

6:50 am

MollyL

And unfortunately it will, until this country provides better mental health care that is affordable.

6:51 am

ChampFit

I agree. That worries me so much...mentally unstable people wandering around with no help.

6:52 am

vdddvddd

i think most people could do without the constant conflict that's on the news every day. If they would try to do positive stories more it couldn't hurt. And, yes, there are lots of unstable people around with guns.

6:53 am

ChampFit

I don't usually watch it. Prefer the newspaper, where I can read between the lines, and pick and choose what I read.

6:53 am

MollyL

Vd, I agree. Positive thought helps. Even your positive thoughts throughout the day contribute to a more positive collective soul. Think of that scene in Ghostbusters with The Statue Of Liberty.

6:54 am

vdddvddd

i try to keep positive about the economy and such, but it's so hard sometimes.

6:56 am

ChampFit

I'm positive about it. We go through good times and bad, and it's cyclical. I'm ready for the upside!

6:56 am

vdddvddd

aren't we all

6:56 am

sukee

Good morning

6:56 am

vdddvddd

definitely!

6:57 am

ChampFit

good morning!

6:57 am

sukee

Hopefully this shooting will tone down the ugly rehtoric

6:58 am

ChampFit

anyone want to clue the w's? feeling blind over there!

6:58 am

vdddvddd

i sure wouldn't want to be a politician after that. Actually not even before that.

6:58 am

vdddvddd

pretend the w is an R

6:59 am

ChampFit

that was a GENIUS clue...thank you vdddvddd!

6:59 am

vdddvddd

your weldcome

6:59 am

vdddvddd

*welcome

7:00 am

MollyL

Or that you are Elmer Fudd. : D

7:00 am

EspritdJean

even better!

7:00 am

vdddvddd

you wascally wabbit

7:00 am

EspritdJean

gm wordybirds

7:00 am

ChampFit

gm!

7:15 am

ChampFit

JUST found the ai4...what a fish!

7:27 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;) i am guessing by reading back there has been another massive shooting somewhere in the states and it is truly sad and i agree with you champ,i read enough newspapers to keep current and leave the talking heads on tv to others

7:28 am

Anniebrook

a congresswoman, judge, 9 yr old among others were shot and killed in AZ, 6 killed

7:29 am

crosshair

:(((

7:30 am

Anniebrook

and of last night 19 wounded...what a world..the suspect is 22 years old

7:30 am

crosshair

ahh found it online,reading now...

7:33 am

crosshair

i see our japaneese car maker is back in the grid for a second day in a row

7:33 am

ChampFit

sorry crossy...was engrossed in the last 6. Yes...awful thing! Amazingly, the congresswoman is responsive! the miracles of medicine

7:34 am

Anniebrook

congresswoman giffords was not killed, hope she comes out of this entirely

7:34 am

Anniebrook

phone

7:39 am

ChampFit

Fireworks! Anyone need any clues before I go get breakfast?

7:39 am

crosshair

yaa for champ

7:40 am

ChampFit

ty crossy. not too bad of a grid...

7:41 am

crosshair

i am just getting going on it,so i am not in desperation mode yet;)

7:42 am

sukee

Need clue for last word so 6,21

7:42 am

ChampFit

CRUD...they're showing a picture of the little girll that was killed yesterday. Adorable. She went because she was elected to student council.

7:43 am

Anniebrook

poor child, poor parents

7:43 am

ChampFit

sukee... so+ what you wipe your feet on at the front door+ first letter

7:44 am

ChampFit

i know annie. such a waste!

7:44 am

sukee

Great...thanks...fireworks

7:44 am

Anniebrook

just makes me sick

7:44 am

Anniebrook

congrats, sukee

7:44 am

ChampFit

Yay!!! Glad to help. You get to clue now...in search of breakfast.

7:45 am

ChampFit

Me too. Will hug my girlies more today. bye all...

7:45 am

sukee

Even though I'm not American I found this whole thing very traumatic to watch

7:46 am

sukee

I have to go eat breakfast too so if you need a clue let me know now :)

7:47 am

suefrad625

I just cant get over the girl who was killed. Makes me sick

7:48 am

suefrad625

Makes you want to live in a cave with your family

7:48 am

MollyL

It is very sad. Prayers out for all who lost loved ones.

7:48 am

MollyL

This is why I am no longer comfortable in large groups of people.

7:50 am

crosshair

i deal with large groups of the public every day,so when i am not working i go into hermit mode lol

7:53 am

MollyL

Bless you Cross for having to deal with large public groups at work. That can't be easy all of the time.

7:54 am

crosshair

i do not have poker nights,i do not invite people over for nude,oiled twister night,i do not have massive weekend bbq,s lol

7:55 am

crosshair

funny mollky,as a race ,i cannot stand people,yet i now have over 30 years in the public service industries and have won awards for such:)

7:55 am

suefrad625

may I have a stat for the O for NBT so that I can start working on the bathroom

7:56 am

crosshair

4/6

7:56 am

periwinkle

babblet, it was in yesterdays grid as well, oh4/6

7:56 am

periwinkle

help with w pls, elmer fudd clue not helping

7:56 am

periwinkle

help with w pls, elmer fudd clue not helping

7:56 am

crosshair

a unit of measure

7:56 am

suefrad625

got it, ty

7:56 am

suefrad625

bbl

7:57 am

periwinkle

was that for me crossy

7:57 am

crosshair

i am searching for that as well peri

7:58 am

crosshair

got it

7:58 am

periwinkle

ok

7:58 am

crosshair

wo 4/9

7:58 am

crosshair

and pl

7:58 am

periwinkle

ty crossy

7:58 am

periwinkle

nbt, bbs

8:00 am

Anniebrook

the yellow brick wo 4 with elmer fudd speaking

8:01 am

crosshair

lol,too slow annie my dear;)))

8:02 am

crosshair

but we thank you werry,werry much

8:03 am

Anniebrook

oooh, already clued that way...sworrry

8:06 am

Glantarell

afternoon all - anybody got a clue for the ca5,14?

8:06 am

Anniebrook

cap 5----chicken of male gender

8:07 am

Glantarell

ty annie - obvious now you mention it LOL

8:07 am

Anniebrook

glan...always

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Good day Babble buddies!

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs!

8:14 am

Anniebrook

I am done

8:14 am

Aloyisius

hi Scrabbler, congrats to Annie! Mornin, Babblers

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Yay Annie!

8:14 am

Glantarell

fireworks, or just done for now

8:14 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

8:14 am

Glantarell

wtg annie

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy

8:15 am

Scrabbler

G' morning Aloy!

8:15 am

crosshair

howdy scwabby..yaa annie!

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy! How cold is it up north?

8:16 am

crosshair

-7c not too bad

8:17 am

Anniebrook

would anyone like a clue before I start laundry?

8:17 am

MollyL

Ruby will have a laugh at ca5 being in the grid. : D

8:17 am

Glantarell

ad 4,5?

8:17 am

crosshair

had foot of snow 3 days ago but it is all run of the mill stuff now and all groomed in and ready for the skiiers

8:18 am

Scrabbler

21 F here, and a few inches of powder fell overnight, with more coming down now. XC-skiing will be great later.

8:18 am

MollyL

ad r/5 is the plural of a big affair

8:18 am

crosshair

x-country trails are in decent shape

8:18 am

Aloyisius

too soon for me, but thanks,
Annie

8:18 am

Anniebrook

much ad* about nothing, plural it

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day, Annie!

8:18 am

Anniebrook

or no if an** or buts

8:18 am

crosshair

ty annie

8:18 am

Anniebrook

thank you, scrabbs...how is the Little One?

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Does Ruby eat ca5's?

8:19 am

MollyL

Blarg,ad 4/5

8:19 am

crosshair

she does indeed

8:19 am

Glantarell

ty ad4, 5

8:20 am

MollyL

Scrabs, Ruby had her leftover Christmas ca5 out in the yard for weeks. Said it was colder out there, than in the fridge. I was worried it was going to decompose and envelop her house. : D

8:20 am

Anniebrook

ad clued at 8:18

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Getting better everyday! More energetic, more cheerful. She will undergo a cardiac catherization in 4 wks. That info will dictate the timing of surgery.

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Silly Ruby.

8:20 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, thanks for the update and much love to the family

8:21 am

MollyL

My Mom used to do that with turkey in the garage. It made me laugh.

8:21 am

MollyL

Blessing to the wee one Scrabs. We are pulling for her. And her folks.

8:21 am

Scrabbler

TY, Annie + Molly.

8:22 am

Scrabbler

rh4 + ri5 in upper left. The third?

8:23 am

Anniebrook

greek letters

8:23 am

Aloyisius

another rh4

8:23 am

Scrabbler

TY + DUH.

8:24 am

Scrabbler

I saw that word and said, "If it were a U there then I could type the poison ivy word RHUS."

8:24 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, Is it freezing cold where you are?

8:24 am

Scrabbler

I just noticed the Qu tile.

8:24 am

Anniebrook

It is a pretty straightforward gird today

8:25 am

Scrabbler

21F here. Not bad. When I ski it's mostly my fingers that get cold but yesterday I switched to mittens and that was better.

8:26 am

Anniebrook

okay, I am on my way out...bye dear babblers

8:26 am

kje

we are dropping rapidly, down to 34 ow and suppose to hit the 20s - and of course, it is raining

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie of Brooklyn!

8:26 am

Glantarell

bye annie

8:26 am

kje

should be fun

8:26 am

kje

bye annie

8:26 am

Aloyisius

hagd, Annie.. see you next time.

8:26 am

Anniebrook

kje, can I ask a question?

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, kje!

8:26 am

kje

sure

8:26 am

Scrabbler

How are you feeling, kje?

8:27 am

kje

if it is private, email me

8:27 am

Aloyisius

hi kje.. storm headed your way? or is that just north of you

8:27 am

kje

blah, scrab

8:27 am

kje

coughing gunk

8:27 am

kje

o, comig here

8:27 am

Anniebrook

my friend fell and broke her hip and she now has ileitis...she was told ileitis is common after surgery? Is that so?

8:28 am

kje

I think she means ileus, and yes

8:28 am

kje

ileitis is not common

8:28 am

kje

the anesthesia can cause ileus - as can narcs without an adequate bowel regimen

8:29 am

Scrabbler

From your chest, kje? Wheezing? So flu or some other critter?

8:29 am

Anniebrook

ah, thank you so much...will google and get back to her this afternoon...

8:29 am

Anniebrook

You are a dear

8:29 am

kje

where is she, anie?

8:30 am

Anniebrook

she is in coney island hosp in brooklyn...a city hosp

8:31 am

kje

is that assoc with albert einstein? they have a good geri program, get a geri consult so that someone besides the surgeons are managing her

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Great suggestion, kje.

8:32 am

Anniebrook

thank you... will tell her what you just said. blesses.

8:32 am

kje

hagd annie

8:32 am

Anniebrook

I am going to call her daughter. bye. thanks again

8:33 am

kje

yw

8:34 am

Scrabbler

I need to eat breakfast. Pancakes? French toast? Oatmeal?

8:35 am

kje

oatmeal

8:35 am

kje

the others sound like too much work right now

8:36 am

Scrabbler

And that I shall prepare! BBL.

8:36 am

kje

bye

8:38 am

kje

aw, my two fave physics words are here

8:40 am

Aloyisius

..waves bye to Annie and Scrabbs.. back with second cuppa. two physics words, h'mm

8:40 am

carleekat

good babble morning to all

8:40 am

kje

measures of electrical properties

8:40 am

kje

hi

8:40 am

Aloyisius

hiya carlee

8:40 am

Aloyisius

ah, ok.. had

8:40 am

Aloyisius

em

8:40 am

carleekat

hiya aloy

8:41 am

crosshair

ok,its off to m-i-l for crossy tc all and happy babbling

8:41 am

crosshair

poink!

8:41 am

carleekat

hi/ bye crossy

8:41 am

Aloyisius

bye, crossy

8:41 am

Aloyisius

the horseshoe and its opposite

8:45 am

kje

horseshoe?

8:45 am

Aloyisius

always thought the symbol for resistance looked like a horseshoe (-:

8:45 am

kje

ah - LOL

8:46 am

kje

it is the omega, no?

8:46 am

Aloyisius

yes, it is

8:46 am

Aloyisius

ohm on the range

8:46 am

kje

that goes back many many years

8:48 am

kje

I should run to the store before thigs freeze later

8:48 am

carleekat

laters kje

8:48 am

kje

bbl to finish

8:48 am

carleekat

nbt in 18 words

8:49 am

Aloyisius

ooh.. hope you don't get hit, kje.. ciao for now\

8:49 am

suefrad625

nice

8:51 am

carleekat

and nbs in 20

8:54 am

suefrad625

oh carlee, you are no sh4

8:57 am

carleekat

ummmm...i hope that was a nice thing to say..errrr.mmm...havent got many sh words yet

8:57 am

Aloyisius

think this may be the third recent grid for the oh4 word, in the babblet status now

8:57 am

suefrad625

lol, sh4,6

8:59 am

suefrad625

wonda is to a word! I wonda around Wal-Mart all the time

8:59 am

Glantarell

anybody give me a clue for thr ri5? somebody mentioned greek letters earlier but i can't see the connection

9:00 am

Aloyisius

no, the ri5 is used by a cowboy

9:00 am

Glantarell

i think aybe they were cluing ah rh4 plural of greek letter

9:00 am

Shirlockc

for me the ri5 is the noose, rope, loop you use to catch cattle

9:02 am

Aloyisius

brb - 20 left, may be list time

9:02 am

Glantarell

em, not many cowboys in wales - i always thought that was a lariat?

9:02 am

suefrad625

what are the stats on the ri5?

9:02 am

carleekat

lasso..larriate.... hmm..

9:02 am

Shirlockc

it's a syn for lariat

9:03 am

Glantarell

ri5,10

9:03 am

Aloyisius

start with the spanish river and end with english "thanks"

9:03 am

Glantarell

ty aloy - never heard of it LOL

9:04 am

carleekat

thanks aloy

9:04 am

suefrad625

ty

9:06 am

Mr Bob

Good morning

9:07 am

Glantarell

morning Mr Bob

9:11 am

carleekat

morning bob

9:11 am

Glantarell

woo hoo - slayed the 7s

9:12 am

carleekat

woohoo for glan

9:12 am

Glantarell

37 left....

9:15 am

alembick

morning every 1

9:16 am

Glantarell

d's are decimated

9:17 am

Glantarell

morning alembick

9:18 am

lil*monkey

stats for the 7s plese?

9:18 am

lil*monkey

morning all my peeps :)

9:19 am

Glantarell

mo7,36 - its a pl

9:20 am

Glantarell

qu7,40

9:20 am

lil*monkey

thankee kindly

9:22 am

lil*monkey

OK got em both

9:23 am

lil*monkey

need an A from top right corner forNBT

9:24 am

Glantarell

latin for water?

9:24 am

Glantarell

very small particle made into bomb?

9:24 am

Glantarell

plural of small particle?

9:25 am

Glantarell

latin for water with second vowel on end

9:25 am

lil*monkey

thank u glanta and FISH ME!

9:25 am

Glantarell

wtg lil*monkey

9:25 am

lil*monkey

glanta, is that YOU making a snow angel???? woo hoo!

9:25 am

Glantarell

any help with ma5,12 or ma4,5?

9:26 am

Glantarell

yes, it was my very fiorst ever snow angel LOL - and I'm 54!!!

9:26 am

lil*monkey

i have m + what we breathe ... and then plural

9:26 am

lil*monkey

glanta I just turned 54 :)

9:27 am

Glantarell

ty that was my ma dilemma solved

9:27 am

Glantarell

it's a name in Wales, means Mary, didn't think to monkey it!

9:29 am

lil*monkey

oh cool, glanta

9:29 am

lil*monkey

BRB

9:40 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all

9:40 am

Glantarell

hello temple owl

9:40 am

72 Temple Owl

hi glantarell

9:40 am

Glantarell

keep seeing phantoms today - quire, quiet

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

at 17 to go i am going to lickety. esp for mo 6/7

9:42 am

Glantarell

mo 6/7 is a kind of yarn made from rabbit

9:42 am

Glantarell

and pl

9:42 am

72 Temple Owl

yikes, i'm allergic to it!

9:42 am

Glantarell

i am struggling with mo5,14 & mo6,24

9:43 am

Kallia

isn't that from goat?

9:43 am

Aloyisius

newbie word for me today = sh 6.24, official in a synagogue..

9:43 am

72 Temple Owl

no wonder *dons hazmat suit*

9:43 am

Kallia

Hello all

9:44 am

Aloyisius

mo5.14 = mo + spanish nothing, ***a

9:44 am

Aloyisius

am heading off now .. happy Babbling all (-:

9:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hello kallia hello aloy

9:46 am

Kallia

hello TO

9:47 am

Glantarell

hello kallia

9:47 am

Glantarell

ty aloy for mo5

9:48 am

Kallia

just started, see you are more than half way glan

9:48 am

Glantarell

23 left

9:48 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go - happy babbling, all

9:48 am

Kallia

wd...I only have 20 words

9:49 am

Glantarell

keep seeing phantoms which get in the way - and doing housework in between *shudder*

9:49 am

Kallia

bye TO

9:49 am

Glantarell

bye TO

9:51 am

Glantarell

m's massacred

9:54 am

godthaab

FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!

9:54 am

Glantarell

wtg godhaab

9:55 am

Glantarell

noam

9:55 am

Kallia

wd godthaab

9:55 am

Glantarell

oops monkeying

9:55 am

Kallia

have 1 m left

9:55 am

Kallia

plus another 62 words lol

9:56 am

Glantarell

got the dusty one?

9:56 am

Kallia

yep

9:57 am

Kallia

got the name + plural

9:57 am

Kallia

friend

9:57 am

Glantarell

and yr best friend?

9:57 am

Kallia

round a castle

9:57 am

Glantarell

and sixties guys on scooters

9:57 am

Glantarell

and the thing round a castle

9:57 am

Kallia

I'm one of these on a yahoo group lol

9:57 am

Kallia

goat wool

9:58 am

Kallia

5 and 6

9:58 am

Kallia

one

9:58 am

Kallia

green stuff

9:58 am

Glantarell

got the mh?

9:58 am

Kallia

and more than anything else

9:58 am

Kallia

nope thats the one I have missing

9:58 am

Glantarell

rearrange a small electrical unit

9:59 am

Glantarell

oh4

9:59 am

Glantarell

it also means small electrical unit, as does oh4 pl

9:59 am

Kallia

thanks :)

9:59 am

Glantarell

i'd never have got that one without help

10:00 am

Glantarell

i'm still stuck on my no4,5

10:01 am

Glantarell

i have the one where you move your head and the one whic is short for naming people in say, an award ceremony

10:01 am

Kallia

haven't got to n's yet

10:02 am

MollyL

What you write to yourself to remember something.

10:02 am

Glantarell

got that one Molly witn 2 diff endings

10:02 am

Kallia

ok I have one n left

10:03 am

Glantarell

which one? wanna trade LOL?

10:03 am

Kallia

dont know which one lol

10:03 am

Kallia

have you got the one meaning nothing?

10:03 am

Glantarell

I really liked the yorkshire word for nothing which I didn;t think would be in the dictionary here LOL

10:04 am

lil*monkey

no + *ha* the heck is that N word????

10:04 am

Kallia

ok you have it

10:04 am

Glantarell

???? to both of you

10:05 am

Kallia

its a no 4/8

10:05 am

lil*monkey

kallia, do you see my clue at 10:04

10:05 am

MollyL

Lil's *'s are the second two letters in that no word

10:05 am

Kallia

I meant you have the no word meaning nothing

10:05 am

Glantarell

that's the yorkshire one

10:05 am

Kallia

yes

10:05 am

lil*monkey

no + opposite of dry is *** ... drop the vowel

10:06 am

dianedecoder

my grandma said it all the time !.... Good Morning, everyone from SNOWY, stormy Alberta, Canada :-))

10:06 am

Glantarell

I need a no4,5 but not the one where your head goes up and down

10:06 am

lil*monkey

hi diane!!!!

10:06 am

Kallia

ah sorry....totally confused I have that word was trying to work out if glan had it or not!

10:06 am

Kallia

hi diane

10:06 am

dianedecoder

hiya lil* :-)

10:06 am

dianedecoder

hi Kallia

10:06 am

lil*monkey

glanta, do you have no + not your pa ???

10:07 am

Glantarell

and not the one which is french for pl name

10:07 am

MollyL

noma

10:07 am

Kallia

just found it

10:07 am

lil*monkey

hahahhaa, that's it, Molly

10:07 am

dianedecoder

actully Granddad was from Yorkshire... Grandma from Durham

10:07 am

Glantarell

no idea lil*monkey LOL don't get the clue

10:07 am

MollyL

I'll be drinking bourbon in the PB if anyone needs me.

10:07 am

Kallia

lol Molly best clue of all

10:08 am

dianedecoder

kudos to Molly ;-)

10:08 am

Glantarell

thanks for the word - waving at you in the PB - do you want tea and cake in there Molly???

10:08 am

sprite

good afternoon all

10:08 am

lil*monkey

glanta you have never heard the words "ma" and "pa" for mother and father????

10:08 am

lil*monkey

Molly, pass that bourbon *shaking head in disbelief*

10:08 am

dianedecoder

good Sunday, sprite

10:09 am

Kallia

Hi Sprite :)

10:09 am

sprite

hi babble friends :)

10:09 am

Glantarell

hi sprite

10:09 am

Glantarell

yes i've heard them but don't use them lil*monkey

10:10 am

Glantarell

when you said pa i was thinking personal assistant!

10:10 am

lil*monkey

*guzzling bourbon*

10:11 am

Glantarell

want some ice?

10:11 am

lil*monkey

no thnks

10:16 am

Kallia

ok thats it for me...maybe back later for last 32

10:17 am

sprite

bfn Kallia

10:17 am

Glantarell

yes, back to the hosuework for me, try to get the last 17 later

10:17 am

Kallia

housework??????

10:17 am

Kallia

I'm going to play with metal

10:18 am

Glantarell

removing all mancrap form between sofa cushions and dohair from everywhere

10:18 am

Glantarell

doghair even!

10:19 am

welki

'morning folks

10:19 am

sprite

bye Glantarell

10:20 am

welki

(spent what seemed like hours stuck in the york roundabout - almost had to order sandwiches in)

10:20 am

sprite

hiya welki :)

10:20 am

dianedecoder

good morning welki :-)

10:20 am

welki

(but then found a nice pub and commenced to drinking a "special" bottle of hooch called 'sheep dip')

10:21 am

welki

one heckuva storm, diane .. wind's still howling here

10:22 am

dianedecoder

we didn't get the high winds you did welki, but I think more snow. Talked to son yesterday and he hadn't let granddaughter head back to Lethbridge.

10:23 am

welki

it's still pretty dicey out there

10:23 am

dianedecoder

It was a good thing, as her friend got stranded in Claresholm... they closed the highway.

10:23 am

MollyL

*Molly and Lil, intoxicated in the PB, begin to blast dance music*

10:23 am

dianedecoder

pretty ugly here too... hubby is just heading out with the snowblower again

10:24 am

welki

no surprise, that road is horrific with wind/snow

10:24 am

sprite

I think I wanna join you there, Molly

10:24 am

welki

too much wind to clear the walks .. maybe later

10:24 am

MollyL

Sprite, your icon scared me until I read the icon theme of the day. : D

10:24 am

dianedecoder

we are heading to AZ next Friday, all being well with hub's eye and IF we can get OUT of Alberta and through Montana LOL

10:25 am

welki

you have a place down there or are you RV'ing?

10:26 am

welki

you should stop in montana to say hi to dawg and jilli :)

10:26 am

dianedecoder

no.... the aforementioned son ( works for Telus in Calgary ) built a home in Casa Grande 5 years ago. We and the inlaws get to use it for free

10:26 am

sprite

lol Molly!

10:26 am

welki

any way i can marry into the family? *lol*

10:27 am

dianedecoder

which jilli? ... the one I haven't seen lately probably

10:27 am

dianedecoder

lol.... nobody available at the moment... grandson is only 16 LOL

10:28 am

welki

jillijill - i think she and dawg are face-to-face friends

10:28 am

dianedecoder

I've seen dawger, but not jillijill for some time

10:28 am

welki

dang .. too complicated. would have to find a reason to ditch my old man, wait until your grandson is of age .. *sigh*

10:30 am

dianedecoder

lol.... or get to know me and receive an invitation !! We've had friends join us in previous years. We will be there until first week of April.

10:30 am

MollyL

*Smacking head* My husband was a guitar player and I miss ca4/6 all the time.

10:30 am

welki

thanks for the potential invite .. careful what you wish for! LOLOL

10:31 am

sprite

*grin* Babble blindness.

10:31 am

welki

and now it's time to continue my ascent to the peak of Mt. Laundry ... horrible climb. later, babblers!

10:31 am

dianedecoder

later welki... nice chatting :-)

10:31 am

sprite

bye welki, enjoy Mount Washmore

10:32 am

Nef

scan

10:32 am

sprite

very good, Nef

10:33 am

Nef

Well, SHOOT! How'd I get over here? Good Morning All!

10:33 am

Nef

(heading for PB booth already)

10:33 am

sprite

good morning Nef :)
It happens... I always blame the site.

10:34 am

Nef

But that was my first word! How bad is that?

10:35 am

sprite

not bad at all. With your first word, how are you supposed to know where your cursor is?

10:36 am

Nef

I was *sure* I was in the right box. Oh, well.... How is everyone today?

10:37 am

sprite

pretty good today. Sorted out all the laundry and made a big dent in Mt. Washmore. And got a sweet apology from my hubby (we had a fight last night) with my prompting him!

10:37 am

Nef

OOOH! You score on both counts! Good for you! :-)

10:38 am

sprite

withOUT my prompting him even

10:38 am

sprite

and how are you today, Nef?

10:38 am

Nef

My DH and I have never gone to bed mad at each other. It's made for some late nights (til we wanted to talk about it) but it makes for good sleeping

10:39 am

sprite

it sure does. I tried to, yesterday, but my love didn't want to talk, and then he went to bed. And I get soooo miffed when he drops off to sleep right away while I lay awake until 3.30 am, lol!

10:40 am

Nef

A bit sore and stiff today. I did too much cleaning in a short period of time yesterday; plus had my grandson (I can't help getting down to his level and playing with him even if I hurt)

10:41 am

sprite

oh that sounds so familiar. Sorry you are hurting. Hope you can take it a bit easier today. But I bet you enjoyed your grandson a lot :)

10:42 am

Nef

See, *I'm* the one who falls asleep as soon as I lay down; but he would keep wiggling and twitching til I woke up (usually upset at being awakened!)

10:42 am

Nef

today will be a slow and easy day; so that's recovery time for me

10:43 am

sprite

hehehe well I learned that pushing my love to talk is useless, especially when he is really in the wrong. But when I give him space and time, he will think about it and make up.

10:43 am

sprite

ah good! Recovery time is very important when you have overdone things. Be nice to you today!

10:43 am

Nef

I absolutely love playing with him; and also my former neighbors' 2 kids (I "adopted" them when they lived next door)

10:45 am

sprite

awwww that is so sweet! And I fully understand you getting down to their level. I still do that, with my niece and nephew now (kids are longer than I!). But when mine were small, I put little stools and chairs everywhere.

10:46 am

Nef

LOL! I have the little stools and chairs around; I just forget and sit on the floor! :-)

10:46 am

sprite

lol! Yes, it is tough to think of those things when you are enjoying the little ones!

10:47 am

Nef

NBT already! How are you finding this grid? I thought yesterday's was easy; now this one is going well too for me!

10:49 am

hurshy

it helps when there aren't a lot of long words.

10:49 am

Nef

very true, hurshy. How are you today?

10:50 am

hurshy

i'm alright, and you?

10:51 am

Nef

okay; we have sunshine and it's -2 (F) here

10:52 am

sprite

hi hursh :)
Yes, easy grid, I only need 7 more words. Am folding some laundry now though.

10:53 am

Nef

Go, Go, sprite! You can do it!

10:53 am

kje

i am eatig german chocolate cake for breakfast

10:53 am

kje

i feel decadet

10:53 am

sprite

-*hugs decadent kje*

10:54 am

kje

hi sprite

10:54 am

frogface

good evening babblers xxx

10:54 am

Nef

OOOH, kje! Now I'm thinking that sounds like a great breakfast!

10:54 am

sprite

hi frogface

10:54 am

frogface

hello sprite xx

10:55 am

kje

it is delish - with a really stroing cuppa

10:55 am

Nef

hi frogface

10:55 am

frogface

hello nef xx

10:57 am

hurshy

well i'm down to 4, 2 M's and 2 S's - what are you missing, sprite?

10:58 am

hurshy

got the M's!

10:58 am

sprite

4 x m and 3 x T

10:58 am

sprite

wtg :)

10:58 am

kje

i bet I have your 2 m's - would you like a clue

10:58 am

Nef

Woo, Hoo, hurshy! You can do it!!!

10:58 am

hurshy

i just need S5 and 6 now

10:59 am

hurshy

there's the 5!

10:59 am

sprite

I need one more 7 now, one more 6

10:59 am

sprite

ah, now only the Ts left

10:59 am

LeslieAnn

7s are both plurals (hello!)

10:59 am

LeslieAnn

no that's a lie. 7s are both 6s with one letter added at the end

11:00 am

sprite

done :) Nice fireflies. Hi LeslieAnn!

11:00 am

LeslieAnn

no they are plurals. maybe i should go back to bed.

11:00 am

LeslieAnn

nice work sprite ;)

11:00 am

kje

yayayay sprite

11:00 am

Nef

YAY, sprite!!! WTG!!!!

11:00 am

sprite

:D thanks!

11:01 am

hurshy

so, can you help me with my S6, not the so6.

11:01 am

Nef

hi LA. Don't go back to bed; you're giving me hints! ;-)

11:01 am

sprite

sh6/24, I think

11:01 am

sprite

please stay, LeslieAnn :)

11:02 am

hurshy

ok thanks i monkeyed it

11:02 am

hurshy

weird one though

11:02 am

sprite

2 syllables, hursh

11:02 am

sprite

ah you already got it. Wtg hurs!

11:02 am

LeslieAnn

nice work hursh!

11:03 am

sprite

woot, that is one beautiful flower, LeslieAnn

11:04 am

LeslieAnn

oh thank you. i put it up for jellen but never took it down.

11:04 am

sprite

ok, got to go. Have fun all and see you tomorrow :)

11:04 am

Nef

then your profile statement is totally on point! ;-)

11:04 am

LeslieAnn

bye sprite

11:05 am

LeslieAnn

uh yes. on many counts.

11:05 am

Nef

bye sprite. Good luck with Mt. Washmore!

11:05 am

kje

hagn sprite

11:06 am

dianedecoder

:-) that Japanese car/truck has sure been getting a lot of mileage in the grid lately !

11:06 am

rururocks

thank goodness that n came thrugh that time kje

11:06 am

kje

hey ru - had the wine... very nice!

11:07 am

kje

so far you have oly steered me wrong once ; )

11:07 am

rururocks

oh.. great.. I think it is really lovely wine.

11:07 am

rururocks

? once? when was that?

11:08 am

Nef

diane, it really seems like regular words and babblets run in streaks here. Once I see the volcano in one grid, it's often in several within the next week. Then it's gone again

11:08 am

kje

coffaro - wasn't in love with them... however, they were the ones that said we must visit frick, and I love them, so it worked out

11:08 am

rururocks

etna tends to get dis-erupted

11:09 am

dianedecoder

I am starting to notice that too, now that I've been playing for a while, Nef

11:09 am

rururocks

oh..Coffaro..I 'll not recommend him any more then.. screw the guy

11:09 am

Nef

hi ruru. But don't you think words run in streaks too (esp. etna, *I* think)

11:09 am

kje

lol

11:12 am

rururocks

yes.. they do nef..

11:12 am

kje

10 to go - I have slowed

11:12 am

rururocks

I do have another recommendation kje

11:12 am

kje

hold a sec, timer beeping, brb

11:13 am

rururocks

Is there a Spec's near you?

11:14 am

kje

ok, back

11:14 am

kje

o... spec in housto but not dallas

11:18 am

kje

hello?

11:19 am

rururocks

hi.. sorry.. making breakie for mrs ru

11:20 am

rururocks

try 2009 Foillard Beaujolais Cote du Py..$28

11:20 am

rururocks

i'm sure they have it

11:21 am

kje

will look here... specs is not in dallas

11:21 am

rururocks

it is a Morgon .. add that to the description

11:21 am

kje

ok

11:22 am

rururocks

the 2009 Beaujolais are soooo tasty and reasonable for the unbelievable quality.

11:22 am

rururocks

brb

11:22 am

kje

morgon as in region? not familiar with morgon

11:22 am

kje

m, google answers all

11:23 am

rururocks

Morgon is a cru appellation in Beaujolais

11:23 am

rururocks

the wines are a little beefier and more powerful

11:23 am

rururocks

the foillard is delicioso

11:23 am

rururocks

i'm trying to find more

11:25 am

kje

ok, will look

11:25 am

kje

4 left, all s.... I do not think any more s exist

11:26 am

Nef

you give such good advice on wines, ruru. I've never figured out what you do (besides live in wine country USA)

11:27 am

kje

he is a poser, nef... it is all BS (I just humor him)

11:27 am

Nef

LOL! :-)

11:27 am

kje

ooo - monkeyed oe, ow 3

11:28 am

Nef

I take it that your N key sticks, kje?

11:29 am

Nef

that makes it hard to enter words

11:30 am

kje

yes... makes babble painful with lots of n's

11:30 am

kje

loved yesterday's - no N's!

11:31 am

kje

what is that sh 6 you guys were talking about?

11:31 am

Nef

I got rid of my last keyboard because of that; too tough to play Babble (can't remember which 2 keys stuck though. Maybe an A and L?

11:31 am

kje

it is a laptop, ef

11:31 am

Nef

Sorry, I don't have the sh6 yet

11:31 am

kje

so trickier

11:32 am

MollyL

It's like the last name of the John who was on "Full House".

11:33 am

kje

ty

11:33 am

kje

and then there were 2

11:34 am

kje

is there an so6?

11:34 am

MollyL

Yes there is an so6

11:34 am

Nef

kje, just get a regular keyboard and plug it in to the laptop. That's what we did for the telephone triage job I had: we had a laptop for the computer and a separate keyboard and screen for it.

11:35 am

kje

ok... looking

11:35 am

Nef

(and that was how a huge insurance company did their triage nursing)

11:35 am

kje

that is crazy, nef

11:36 am

kje

kind of defeats the whole portable thing - lol

11:36 am

kje

uno

11:36 am

Nef

not really. it had lots of power and was portable and cheap

11:36 am

Nef

GO, kje! You can do it!

11:38 am

kje

sheesh - the last was a buttery fish

11:38 am

kje

FW!

11:38 am

MollyL

!!!!!KJE!!!!!!

11:38 am

Nef

YAY, kje!!! WTG!!!!

11:38 am

kje

it may be time for a nap

11:39 am

kje

either that or laundry... I choose nap

11:39 am

Nef

good choice

11:40 am

kje

enjoy the day, all - see ya

11:42 am

Mark Jones

Bonjour Babblers! Vous parlez francais?

11:43 am

Nancy Boy

big fat NON to that one, Mark ;)

11:44 am

Mark Jones

Right, NB. I am doing well already!

11:45 am

froggle

can anyone clue my last one please so6-21

11:45 am

Nancy Boy

have a cousin staying with me so it's all I can do to remember my own mother tongue at the moment ;)

11:45 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

11:45 am

joshuavorbis

un petit peu, mark

11:45 am

Mark Jones

Hey joshua!

11:51 am

Nef

hi NB, Mark, froggle and joshua. I wandered off for a cuppa coffee and you all came in!

11:51 am

Mark Jones

Hey nef!

11:52 am

Nef

NB, you have a relative visiting? Great!

11:53 am

Nef

froggle, so 6/21 is an extension of so4/5 just before it

11:55 am

froggle

hi nef, ty

11:56 am

Mark Jones

Which so4/5 is it?

11:56 am

LeslieAnn

so + pa's wife

11:58 am

Mark Jones

Got it. Thx!

11:59 am

rubyfoo

hey mark, je le parle!

11:59 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

11:59 am

rubyfoo

what's the big buttery fish?

11:59 am

Nef

hi ruby

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

hello nef and molly and leslie and NB

12:00 pm

LeslieAnn

hey ruby

12:00 pm

Mark Jones

Magnifique! Bonjour rubyfoo!

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

found 89 words this AM

12:00 pm

LeslieAnn

nice work!

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

allo! what is your flag, Mark?

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

j'habite a cote d'Annecy

12:01 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm about at the same spot, trying to go listless. missing half of the 6s... have mo, qu, so

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

I don't have the so6, only the sh6 and two mo6 (and a plural) and the qu6

12:03 pm

LeslieAnn

scroll down about 10 minutes for so6 discussion, ruby

12:03 pm

Mark Jones

My flag is from Andorra! My profile says I am from the Andromeda Galaxy, though.

12:03 pm

LeslieAnn

no flag for the andromeda galaxy? for shame.

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

do you have much snow?

12:04 pm

Mark Jones

I know, Leslie. I'm not sure. I am not actually from Andorra.

12:04 pm

LeslieAnn

;)

12:05 pm

LeslieAnn

clue for that sh6?

12:05 pm

Nef

I've been wondering if the big buttery fish might be a comment related not to a clue for a word for all of us but rather related to kje's work?

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

and I am not actually from here! hahah

12:05 pm

frogface

can someone tell an ignorant brit what part of the world andorra is in please?

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

I think it's in the Pyrrenees (bad spelling)

12:05 pm

dcseain

Andorra is in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, and speaks Catalan

12:05 pm

dcseain

it's a european micro-state

12:06 pm

frogface

tyvm xxx

12:06 pm

Mark Jones

Ruby is correct. Thanks, seanin.

12:06 pm

Mark Jones

Seain

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

hello seain!

12:06 pm

dcseain

it's the only remaining independent part of the ancient kindom of Rousillon

12:06 pm

dcseain

hello, ruby, mark, froggie, et al

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

I think the Tour de France went either through it or very close last summer

12:07 pm

Mark Jones

Bonjour Seain!

12:07 pm

Mark Jones

Again, you are correct.

12:07 pm

frogface

hello dc xx

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

I just monkeyed the so6, too lazy to look in the chog....

12:07 pm

Nef

hi seain

12:08 pm

dcseain

hi, nef

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

phantom: shmata

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

maybe it's catalan.....

12:08 pm

LeslieAnn

clue for sh6 and the mo6 that does not extend to the 7?

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

plural of mo5/14 single cell creature (I think)

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

sh6/ private detective

12:09 pm

Nef

the mo6 is a pl, LA. I don't have the sh6 yet

12:10 pm

Nancy Boy

never heard of catalan in my life. ignorant boy!

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

like in an old Elmore Leonard book

12:10 pm

LeslieAnn

i don't no if it is either, ruby, but got it from your clue :)

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

sosme people in Barcelona speak it, NB, and the separatist movement is Catalan

12:11 pm

Mark Jones

Be back in a minute. Laundry time!

12:11 pm

dcseain

it's also spoken in Valencia and the Islas Baleares/Illes Balears

12:12 pm

dcseain

(Never have gotten the name of those islands straight in English)

12:12 pm

mkg

give me a break! that mh word???????come on now! is that really english???????

12:12 pm

dcseain

mh4 is a plural, like one of the stooges

12:12 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks for the clue, mkg, down to 14 ;)

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

mhos

12:13 pm

LeslieAnn

should have waited for ruby's better clue

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

whoops, thought it was spelled the other way. It's a measure in physics, I think

12:13 pm

dcseain

mh4 like rh4, and mh4 is anagram of oh4

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

what's in the PB? anything good? I had a homemade yucky dinner

12:14 pm

dcseain

and i must away to drop recycling and meet up with a friend on this windy, frigid day :)

12:14 pm

LeslieAnn

i think some drunks left whiskey in there this morning ;)

12:14 pm

dcseain

happy babbling, yall! :D

12:14 pm

mkg

i have the word but i question its english usage. sounds not english to me. oh well.

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

I wish!

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

it's a unit of electrical conductance (had to look that up)

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

high school physics was about 100 yrs ago

12:15 pm

Nancy Boy

learn something new every day, I suppose

12:15 pm

mkg

mo 5 first one please.

12:15 pm

Nef

there's some German Chocolate cake in the PB. kje was eating some for breakfast and since I was in there, I ordered some from the bakery

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

mouth is watering

12:17 pm

LeslieAnn

help for the w?

12:18 pm

Mark Jones

I'm back. Hey, mkg!

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

wo4/9 and plural, old-time word for forest

12:18 pm

mkg

hi mark

12:19 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks ruby

12:19 pm

mkg

wonda: should be a word: how new yorkers pronounce wonder! right? am i right here guys???

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

I only have 17 left but they are invisible

12:20 pm

Mark Jones

Yeah, you are right. Left!

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

how about the movie family which rhymes with that? let's take a vote

12:20 pm

LeslieAnn

what letters, ruby?

12:20 pm

mkg

sh 6: this is a name for a desert, and is capitalized. come on now. what is going on with this grid? we dont use cap. names do we? like detroit?

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

3 s's, 4 h's, 2 m's, etc. too many to ask for help

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

I'm smacking the monkeys!

12:21 pm

Mark Jones

Which m's?

12:21 pm

LeslieAnn

i have all the h words. do you have the person left money in the will and plural?

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

hit me with a mackerel, leslie! ty

12:22 pm

mkg

boy i am having issues with the grid today. not a hard one but words that shouldnt be accepted. oh well.

12:22 pm

Glantarell

Not to mention the words that sound the same but refer to the stuff on your head

12:22 pm

LeslieAnn

they were my last h words too for some reason

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

have those, but thanks

12:22 pm

LeslieAnn

also ha + an alien who phones home

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

how are you glantarell?

12:23 pm

Glantarell

yes, my dictionary says quata is a word but not here

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

have that, but good clue

12:23 pm

Glantarell

the h5 is the japanese car again

12:23 pm

Glantarell

i am fine thank ruby

12:23 pm

LeslieAnn

if you have the car brand - all the others are 4 letters

12:23 pm

Glantarell

just have 16 left and struggling

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the car

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

14!

12:24 pm

Glantarell

h4 - pl of the thing that buildres use to carry bricks

12:24 pm

Mark Jones

Can i have a hint for the 7's?

12:24 pm

Glantarell

one 7 is the plural of the mo6 which is a yarn made form goats hair

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

one is a q, plural of qu6/27

12:25 pm

dianedecoder

oooooops ! ;-)

12:25 pm

LeslieAnn

they are both plurals mark. mo6 can be a type of sweater, qu6 is a unit of measurement + vowel

12:26 pm

Glantarell

i am in the PB now.... bourbon left by lil*monkey is nice!

12:26 pm

dianedecoder

LOL.... okay :-)

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

hi diane

12:26 pm

pythonx

hoss is a word!!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

hmmm, bourbon and German chocolate cake

12:27 pm

dianedecoder

hiya ruby :-) I'm just back and forth this morning

12:27 pm

Mark Jones

Leslie, you gave me 6's. Looking for 7's.

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

h's have had it!

12:27 pm

LeslieAnn

yes the 7s are both plurals of those 6s

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

mo6 plural

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

qu6, plural

12:27 pm

dianedecoder

put the plurals on mark.

12:27 pm

Glantarell

add an s to the end and they become 7s

12:27 pm

Nef

ruby, burbon and german choc. cake doesn't sound healthy

12:28 pm

Mark Jones

There isn't an s next to the last letter!

12:28 pm

Glantarell

hey, who needs healthy in the PB?

12:28 pm

mkg

any clues for the mo 5 please? there is only one.

12:28 pm

Glantarell

rhymes with gonad

12:28 pm

dianedecoder

on the qu mark... aim south west

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

p's, phinished

12:29 pm

Nancy Boy

strange word...thanks Glan. Plurals too!

12:29 pm

Glantarell

yes it does

12:30 pm

Glantarell

q5, 16 anybody?

12:30 pm

lbdawger

finito, and without the list! whew

12:30 pm

Judi

Two pints, Glant.

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

I think that's what I am missing, glanta

12:30 pm

Glantarell

wtg lbd

12:30 pm

Glantarell

i have that one judi

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

hi judi

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

there must be another q5

12:31 pm

Nef

WTG, lbd!!! YAY!!!

12:31 pm

Glantarell

there is another qu5 and i can't even monkey it

12:31 pm

Judi

Eq5/16: compare to e +qu5. minus the beginning e.

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

congrats, ibd!

12:32 pm

dianedecoder

to equal something.... take away the e

12:32 pm

Nancy Boy

ooh, american measurements. never knew what that was either..

12:32 pm

lbdawger

ty ty ty. good clues today, sure helped find the last m's for me.

12:32 pm

Glantarell

ty diane

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

I had that but still need one....

12:33 pm

dianedecoder

I still think in Imperial most of the time. Old habits die hard !

12:33 pm

Glantarell

i'm totally imperial LOL

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

I go back and forth, living here makes me need metric

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

Queen Glanta!

12:34 pm

dianedecoder

Canada changed to metric in 1970... was a tedious procedure !

12:35 pm

Glantarell

in theory the UK changed in 1971 but we never quite made it compulory apart form the currency

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

I have an American measuring cup with metric on one side, so I can easily compare the liquid measures

12:35 pm

Mark Jones

Halfway there!

12:36 pm

Glantarell

it is now illegal to sell fruit & veg in imperial weights but we all just convert in our heads so we know what we're buying in pounds!

12:36 pm

dianedecoder

and I have a conversion chart right on my desktop... mainly for temperatures... handy for chatting to people all over the world

12:36 pm

Mark Jones

I found the qu6 but not the 7;

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

illegal!

12:36 pm

Glantarell

add an s

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

I had a friend make me a crib sheet for the oven

12:37 pm

Glantarell

if it's the version that ends in o - or the same word ends in e but doesn;t pl

12:37 pm

LeslieAnn

there are two qu 6s that are unit of measurement + vowel. try another one?

12:37 pm

Mark Jones

I have the one with the unit of measurement+ vowel. I need the other one.

12:37 pm

welsh bookworm

hi babblers, glantarell, glad to know i'm not the only one who is always converting everything to imperial lol

12:37 pm

dianedecoder

the one you need mark is the 2 pint measurement, + a round vowel and a plural

12:38 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks Glantarell!

12:38 pm

dianedecoder

head s.w. on your grid

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

d's dead!

12:38 pm

Glantarell

hello, another welsh woman - where are you?

12:38 pm

dianedecoder

sorry Mark... I see that's the one you DO have

12:39 pm

dianedecoder

I guess I'm missing the other q 6

12:39 pm

Mark Jones

Now I have them both.

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

me, too, diane

12:39 pm

welsh bookworm

right out on the south west peninsula glantarell, where are you?

12:39 pm

Glantarell

the qu6 is the same word with 2 different ends - e & o

12:40 pm

Glantarell

i'm in brecon but come to st davids several times a year

12:40 pm

hurshy

is it fabulous to be welsh?

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

ty glanta

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

q's quashed

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

9 left

12:40 pm

Glantarell

absolutely fabulous LOL

12:41 pm

welsh bookworm

ah right, been to the brecon area a few times and my dad came from that direction, i am about 15 miles from st davids

12:41 pm

hurshy

i mean it, i have to decide what places i might want to move to, and i want to know how wales is.

12:41 pm

Glantarell

beautiful country and coast, good food, friendly people and an interesting language

12:41 pm

Nancy Boy

moving, Hursh? that's exciting..

12:41 pm

hurshy

i have seen the beautiful country on top gear, that was appealing

12:42 pm

Glantarell

they say carmarthenshire is the best place in Wales but I think it depends what you want form where you live

12:42 pm

hurshy

oh i am not moving NOW, i am just thinking of places to dream of living in.

12:42 pm

Glantarell

there are really wild places, high moorlands, hills, mountains, rolling hills,

12:42 pm

hurshy

what is particularly good about carmarthenshire?

12:43 pm

welsh bookworm

all the best people are welsh don't you agree Glantarell?? rofl Take ~Catherine Zeta Jones, Tom Jones, Anthony Hopkins to name just 3 ;)

12:43 pm

Glantarell

I love the area around here for its beauty but it can be a pain to be 20 miles firm anywhere else if you can't find what you want in town - thank goodness for the ionternet!

12:43 pm

Glantarell

not to mention Michael Sheen and Richard Burton, Duffy, Katherine jenkins, Charlotte Church

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

7!

12:44 pm

hurshy

of course with cardiff you have the rift and all that alien activity...

12:44 pm

Mark Jones

Exactly 50 left for me1

12:44 pm

Mark Jones

!

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

mark are you related to those other joneses?

12:45 pm

Glantarell

carmarthenshire has low rolling hills (mostly), coast, good transport links as it is at the end of the M4, and very few buolt up areas, but with a good shopping centre or two in Llaneli and carmarthen

12:45 pm

Nancy Boy

but there's NO place like London

12:45 pm

Glantarell

Way too many pople ion London LOL

12:45 pm

Mark Jones

I love London! I was there three years ago on a tour. It was awesome!

12:45 pm

hurshy

that does sound good, glantarell

12:46 pm

Glantarell

oh, and of course I didn't mention the castles - Wales has 641 in varying stages of decay

12:46 pm

Glantarell

and a thousand miles of mostly gorgeous coastline

12:46 pm

hurshy

what's the cost of living like? how much would, say, a two bedroom cottage cost?

12:46 pm

welsh bookworm

I agree Glantarell lol.....whenever I have to go to London I just do whatever needs doing and get out of it as quickly as possible lol

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

hurshy, you could buy one of the castles and start renovating it now, so you have plenty of time

12:46 pm

Glantarell

there are quite a few beaches where you are likely to be the only person there if you know where to look

12:47 pm

Nancy Boy

I love living in big cities...no such thing as 'too many people'! Glad to hear you liked it, Mark - best city on earth ;)

12:47 pm

hurshy

i'm SURE i can't afford a castle!

12:47 pm

Glantarell

2 bed cottage - very much depenmds where you are looking

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

a fixer-upper

12:48 pm

Mark Jones

I live near St. Louis; I should know;

12:48 pm

Glantarell

my house is on the market now and is 300,000 for a 4 bedroom detached stone built 'cottage' style house on 1/5 acre

12:48 pm

Mark Jones

Look at the icon!

12:48 pm

Glantarell

but if I moved it 15 miles down the road to Cfickhowell it would be worth £400,000

12:49 pm

hurshy

does a 2 bedroom cost half a 4 bedroom? :)

12:49 pm

Judi

If you moved to Wales, Hurshy, you'd have to adjust to the stunning lack of vowels, too.

12:49 pm

Glantarell

and if I moved it 20 miles south into one of the built up valleys, it would probably be worth £225,000

12:49 pm

hurshy

i could adjust to the vowel situation, i think

12:49 pm

Glantarell

I think you could get anice 2 bed fixer upper in Carmarthenshire for less than £100,000

12:50 pm

Glantarell

well, 7 vowels has got to be better than a mere 5 LOL

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

f's finished

12:50 pm

Glantarell

i am troubled by two t's

12:50 pm

Mark Jones

Which ones?

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

there's an animal ta4/5 sounds like the black sticky stuff

12:51 pm

Judi

Fireworks!!

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

and plural

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

yay judi!!!

12:51 pm

Glantarell

a ta4,4 and a ta4,5 - but I have the ta4,5 which is vaguely religious

12:51 pm

hurshy

how much fixing upping are you talking about? full renovation or a little TLC?

12:51 pm

Glantarell

wtg judi

12:52 pm

Glantarell

somewhere between full renovation and a little tlc

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

city in new mexico

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

scottish hats

12:53 pm

Glantarell

ok i am thinking about animals and black sticky stuff and cities in new mexico (which is somewhere south in the US, right?)

12:53 pm

Glantarell

i have scottish hats

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

the animal is obscure, but sounds like the black stuff

12:54 pm

Glantarell

found that ty ruby

12:54 pm

Glantarell

an pl - t's are trashed!

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

yay glanta

12:55 pm

Glantarell

13 left - all s's

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

how many left?

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

6 left, 3 of them s's

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

there are 13 sh's

12:55 pm

welsh bookworm

we will be selling a 3 bed house, middle of block of 4 houses, full central heating, double glazing, conservatory, parking on front for 2/3 cars and large rear garden, needs new kitchen, carpets, would hope to get 100-110k....will have to see what the market is like when the time comes

12:56 pm

Glantarell

are you in haverford?

12:56 pm

welsh bookworm

yup

12:56 pm

Glantarell

soms

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

different ending

12:57 pm

Glantarell

sorry, monkeying in wrong box - back to PB

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

vowel and then sounds like musical piece

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

there's still some whiskey

12:57 pm

Mark Jones

Okay, now it is time for me to go. Au revoir!

12:57 pm

Glantarell

bye mark

12:57 pm

frogface

yay!!!! fireworks!!!!!!!

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

au revoir et bonne soiree, mark

12:58 pm

Glantarell

wtg frogfce

12:58 pm

welsh bookworm

congrats frog

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

congrats, froggie

12:58 pm

hurshy

well, welsh bookworm, if you're selling it to move to new haven, CT, in a few years, maybe we can swap, LOL

12:58 pm

frogface

tyty

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

n's nailed!

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

a's aced

12:59 pm

welsh bookworm

lol.....we have downsized into a 2 bed bungalow on other side of town but not easy clearing 30 odd years of stuff and chucking most of it lol

1:00 pm

Glantarell

I'm packing a few boxes each week - house is starting to look pleasingly minimalist

1:00 pm

Glantarell

husband was a real clutter gatherer

1:01 pm

welsh bookworm

i've got one of those too Glan......if it's not computers it's model railways and if not those then it's radios and other carp hehehe

1:02 pm

Glantarell

blooming ornaments with mine

1:02 pm

Glantarell

not that he ever had ti dust them

1:02 pm

welsh bookworm

but of course none of my books and art & craft stuff constitute clutter at all!!!!! ;)

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

3 left and they're all s's

1:03 pm

Glantarell

oh you do art & craft too? that's my hobby

1:03 pm

Glantarell

there are some very weird s's

1:04 pm

welsh bookworm

passionate about it glan, knitting, crochet, sketching, silk painting, cross stitch, encaustic wax to mention a few

1:04 pm

Glantarell

mixed media and more recently textile art fr me but i do knit/crochet/decorate cakes too

1:04 pm

welsh bookworm

I have several things I enjoy much of the time, some things I do occasionally and a few things I am still putting to in the water so to speak

1:05 pm

welsh bookworm

toe*

1:05 pm

Glantarell

rubber stamping and paper arts led me to mixed media, playing with metal and altering objects

1:06 pm

Glantarell

so5,16 and so6, 21 - anybody offer a clue or two?

1:06 pm

welsh bookworm

not done any rubber stamping and little paper crafts. Tends to be more needlework/painting type stuff with me

1:07 pm

Glantarell

i bought an embellisher machine and do machine felting with silk rovings - yum!

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

good night ladies, 3 left and I give up!

1:09 pm

welsh bookworm

that sounds intriguing.....bet it looks smashing :)

1:09 pm

Glantarell

night ruby

1:10 pm

Glantarell

it does look smashing - and you can use wool too

1:11 pm

Pinikula

hi all...popping in for a moment: so5 = so4 + vowel; so6 = so4 (so + not dad) + brit g'bye

1:12 pm

Pinikula

oh my ruby...if you've not disappeared yet...what are the stats for the S's you need?

1:14 pm

Glantarell

brit g'bye?

1:14 pm

Glantarell

pini, somebody mentioned a synagogue official earlier - i think that's one i need

1:15 pm

Pinikula

brit g'bye = part of TTFN

1:15 pm

Glantarell

wonderful ty pini - all so's sorted

1:15 pm

Glantarell

down to 6 sh's

1:16 pm

Glantarell

meanwhile, off to cook dinner, see you all later

1:16 pm

Pinikula

I'm trying to figure out which one is the synagogue official...

1:17 pm

Pinikula

wow...the first sh6 appears to be the Chinese name of the Gobi dessert (with a pl)

1:18 pm

welsh bookworm

hey ho, need to go and do some evil jobs....son coming home for family funeral tomorrow and the cake/biscuit tin is empty lol. Great to meet you Glan, enjoyed the caht and will keep an eye open for you again :) tc all....might see some of you later if I can get back

1:18 pm

Pinikula

take care welsh

1:20 pm

Pinikula

and the sh5/12 are both terms for crossbreeding of two farm animals

1:20 pm

Pinikula

...amazing what one learns here!

1:25 pm

Pinikula

...on that note, I think I'll go make my shopping list...ciao

1:31 pm

chancellor483

sh6/24?

1:34 pm

MollyL

Sh 6/24 sounds like the last name of actor John from "Full House".

1:36 pm

chancellor483

thanks! Fireworks!

1:51 pm

Nancy Boy

aw darn, I missed Pini..

1:53 pm

EvaNadine

jesse! hola!

1:55 pm

Nancy Boy

ohhh, hello Eva! how was your girly night? :)

1:56 pm

EvaNadine

girly night was lovely. had yummy pho, painted both my fingers and toes.

1:57 pm

Nancy Boy

aww, glad you had a good time! have my fingers and toes painted as well - out of sheer boredom ;)

1:58 pm

MollyL

*Feels remiss that fingernails and toenails are polish free*

1:58 pm

EvaNadine

in a rather grumbly mood today, though, im afraid.
darling hubby is working my nerves today. :X

1:59 pm

MollyL

Send him out on a looooonnnng errand. : P

1:59 pm

Nancy Boy

*tutting at Molly* ;)
I can certainly empathise with a grumbly mood :( what's up?

2:01 pm

EvaNadine

well, firstly, he sees sundays as cleaning days. id rather clean on saturdays and have sunday as a rest day, since its the last day back before work...
anywho, he seems to think that cleaning, tidying, organizing, and rearranging furniture are all interchangeable.
i asked him to clean the bathroom (since i usually have to do this hideous task). he took everything off the counter and claims to have "wiped it down" -- if course not using water, sponge/brush, or cleaning products. says the rest is my job.

2:01 pm

EvaNadine

also stripped everything off the bed + left it on my side of the bedroom to deal with.

2:02 pm

EvaNadine

not to mention that they landed on top of the clothes i already need to put away.

2:02 pm

MollyL

I say, divide up the chores and each of you clean on whatever weekend day you wish.

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

grrr! and hmmm. not sure what I'd advice I'd give to deal with that, since the two of us are compulsive cleaners.

2:03 pm

MollyL

Oh and that stripping the bed and leaving it on your side thing? That would have earned him an earful of my Irish temper.

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

i so admit, he does his fair share around the house (if not more) but he is a tidier + reorganizer, not a cleaner. he doesnt seem to hink there is a difference.

2:04 pm

EvaNadine

he decided to rearrange the living room furniture, after i explicitly asked him not to.
so i decided to come upstairs to get away from potentially losing my temper.

2:04 pm

Nancy Boy

run away to london, dahling!

2:08 pm

EvaNadine

ugh. now he just came upstairs and says "if you dont like it, i can move it back"
well, yknow, maybe if you actually *listened* to me in the first place...

*sigh* trying not to make something out of nothing. just feeling utterly pissy today.

2:08 pm

EvaNadine

just in one of those moods where everyone and everything is ticking me off.

2:08 pm

pythonx

sounds like you need chocolate

2:09 pm

EvaNadine

i just need someone to actually give a crap about MY preferences.

2:09 pm

Nancy Boy

((Eva)) s'alright, I think we all know those moods well. But sounds like your hubby is not being sympathetic towards it, which isn't fair because it makes you feel completely rotten.

2:10 pm

EvaNadine

yknow, using the bed cover we both agreed upon instead of the one he went back and registered for when i wasnt looking.
little stuff like that.

2:11 pm

pythonx

oooo, yes that would bug me

2:11 pm

pythonx

pick a time when you are calm and both in a good mood and talk about it then, not when you are angry, this works for me

2:11 pm

EvaNadine

i DO feel completely rotten.
its kinda no-win: either he gets his way + makes me mad, or he caves in and makes me feel guilty.
*WAH!!*

2:12 pm

pythonx

otherwise I lose my temper or cry and can't say want I want to say

2:13 pm

Nef

hi again. EvaN, it sounds like you need a hug. (((EvaN)))

2:13 pm

Nancy Boy

exactly, Eva :( and yes, good advice, Python..

2:13 pm

pythonx

I find my hubby listens better if I say I feel.... Rather than You are.... not so accusing

2:13 pm

LeslieAnn

and if hugs don't work, there's chocolate cake and bourbon in the PB

2:15 pm

Nef

I think that the first year or so of marriage is really hard. Once you are past the courting; you have to learn to live with each other *for REAL* and that's often hard work.

2:15 pm

welki

hi folks

2:15 pm

welki

^5 nef

2:17 pm

crosshair

someone said bourbon....

2:17 pm

JBV

hello dears - I certainly sympathize Eva - been there, done that, survived it - how? by hiring someone to do the chores we BOTH hated to do - best investment in a marriage -

2:18 pm

EvaNadine

oh, would LOVE to hire someone. cant afford it, though. :/

2:18 pm

pythonx

last 2, both sh sh5 and sh4 after the bundle of wheat, clues?

2:18 pm

JBV

I understand, Eva - it was a sacrifice at the beginning, but think about what it's worth= how to arrange priorities, etc. it may not be impossible - even every two weeks

2:20 pm

EvaNadine

oh, things are normally quite fine.
im just in a mood today.
no one is going to do right by me until tomorrow...

2:20 pm

Glantarell

one is the first half of a kind of elastic

2:21 pm

crosshair

reading back eva,first ten years are tough,but after that is is clear sailing

2:21 pm

welki

as irritating as these lapses are, think of them as compared to the whole picture. worth getting upset over how to clean a bathroom? if he doesn't do it up to your standards, then you clean it .. you say he does his share for the most part and, at the end of the day, what's it worth to you? grumbling, mumbling and having any thing either of you do grow out of proportion, or remembering that there really are reasons the two of you married :)

2:21 pm

stidmama

reading down the chog... EvaN has one finger + one toe? ("painting both my fingers and toes...")

2:21 pm

stidmama

hey all

2:21 pm

Glantarell

hi stidmama

2:22 pm

Nef

We learned that when one or the other was grumpy or short-tempered; we had to just decide to fight (verbally) but used rules: argue only about the one topic, no name calling, don't dredge up the past, be responsible for our own emotions, etc.

2:22 pm

crosshair

((stidmama)) cannot stay but will be back later for chat and to kick at the grid some more

2:22 pm

welki

it is not clear sailing after ten years. he lies. it's just charted territory :)

2:22 pm

crosshair

poof

2:22 pm

EvaNadine

welki, i know that, but im just having a grumbly day.
at least i realize its a grumbly day + not a major malfunction.

2:22 pm

Nef

hi stid

2:23 pm

Glantarell

I have just split up with my husband after 10 years

2:23 pm

pythonx

2 left, but i'm done, happy babbling all

2:23 pm

LeslieAnn

sorry to hear that glan.

2:23 pm

welki

my first marriage lasted 22 years

2:23 pm

Glantarell

we were fine for the first five years and then i got cancer and he pretty much withdrew form the relationship

2:24 pm

MollyL

If you are sharing chores with me and you would like to clean the bathroom, fine. If, however, you don't actually CLEAN the bathroom, then you will be responsible for something else. No bargaining on that one.

2:24 pm

Glantarell

it's taken me a few years to realise it was never going to improve and then last year i doscovered he'd been using evry one of my business trips to 'play away' form home - he discovered swinging

2:24 pm

stidmama

EvaN -- it's grumbly, yes, but this has been building up it seems. be patient with yourself. it's very hard to learn to live with someone whose habits are so different from our own (speaking from experience of 20 years)

2:24 pm

Nef

sometimes a person is grumpy but not in the mood to argue. And that's okay too. Just make sure you are both aware of that (or he might start a fight to clear the air!)

2:24 pm

MollyL

Oh Glan, that is so sad. Just when you needed support the most. (((((Glan)))))

2:24 pm

stidmama

sounds like a very sad experience, glantarell. (((many hugs)))

2:24 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh Glan, how terrible. So much for "in sickness and in health" :(

2:24 pm

stidmama

YAY python!

2:25 pm

LeslieAnn

it's not swinging if it's one person unbeknowst to the other. then it's just cheating.

2:25 pm

welki

i'm thinking the two of them should forget about cleaning/straightening up/rearranging for today, get out of the house and have some f.u.n. (go bowling, go swimming, anything)

2:25 pm

stidmama

hey nancy boy! *checks color and energy level* are you eating the right things?

2:25 pm

Glantarell

ues, that's how i flet - went through chemo listening to the other ladies telling me how wonderfully supportive their husbands were being while mine was playing solitaire on the 'puter

2:25 pm

wht

Hello Babblers

2:25 pm

Nef

Glan, I can't even imagine how much that would hurt!

2:25 pm

stidmama

hey wht. ((hugs))

2:25 pm

EvaNadine

i have no desire to argue. most of the time i would just do things myself if im not happy with the way he does them.
today is just not a good day for compromise.

2:26 pm

stidmama

I am stuck on three left. should I list?

2:26 pm

MollyL

Oh Glan, I'm so sorry he wasn't there for you. You must have felt very alone.

2:26 pm

welki

i can help if you want

2:26 pm

LeslieAnn

no stiddy, i've got 8 left. let's help each other.

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

Hey, (((Stiddy))) :) trying to eat - along with the woman next door, I'm having pretty bad morning sickness at the moment, so a bit reluctant to have too much. How annoying - at least the woman next door gets a baby out of her misery :P

2:26 pm

MollyL

Hi Wht.

2:26 pm

Nef

no stid; ask for clues

2:26 pm

Glantarell

he is definitely swinging - it's all arranged via a website as if ound out when i started dighing - he's really into the 3somes etc scene now - and unbelievably he asked me to try again just before Xmas

2:26 pm

suefrad625

hi all

2:26 pm

wht

I've already listed stid, and I have 79 left

2:26 pm

stidmama

EvaN, be thoughtful about that approach... my kids and dh use it to avoid being asked to participate in the work.

2:26 pm

stidmama

hey sue!

2:26 pm

LeslieAnn

eww.

2:27 pm

Glantarell

nancy boy, ginger is really quite good for stomach, it helped a lot with chem nausea - you can get preserved ginger in julain graves

2:27 pm

LeslieAnn

stid what letters do you have left? i need 2 A, 2 F, 1 N, 1 Q, 2 S

2:27 pm

stidmama

if that's not your interest, it's not "swinging" -- at least in the U.S. that term means all partners are interested and happy with that arrangement.

2:27 pm

Glantarell

eww indeed

2:27 pm

stidmama

It's also terribly dangerous practice as far as disease is concerned.

2:28 pm

stidmama

I need two S and an H -- two four and a 6

2:28 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks Glan, will definitely try that. can't afford to keep losing everything I eat; need to know that I'm keeping the meds down ;)

2:28 pm

LeslieAnn

h's are all 4 and 5

2:28 pm

Glantarell

i imagine so - and of course i doscovered that there was 'overlap' between when he started and we stopped - but he assured me it was all 'safe' -

2:28 pm

JBV

{{{{hugs for glantarell}}}} and for {{{{NB}}} - by the way, I second the idea about ginger - wonderful in tea

2:28 pm

stidmama

thanks LA. I was thinking that might be true.

2:28 pm

LeslieAnn

if you have the car brand and two plurals, you need a h4

2:28 pm

welki

stid .. the h .. maybe 'fore and h***? or not a toyota, but a ho***

2:28 pm

MollyL

NB, how are you with Ensue or other such vitamin rich drinks?

2:28 pm

stidmama

((JBV))

2:29 pm

MollyL

Gads, Ensure.

2:29 pm

stidmama

have the axe handle h, thanks

2:29 pm

JBV

hi stid {{{hug for you, too}}}

2:29 pm

Glantarell

the other thing i learnt during chemo NB was that if your body has am lot to fight, give it the purest and best fuel so it's not fighting your food too. I ate vegan organic for 6 months and had practically no side effects of chemo

2:29 pm

stidmama

got it. coal carrier.

2:30 pm

LeslieAnn

two s6s - sh and so

2:30 pm

Nancy Boy

Ahh, certainly agree with that, Glan - I'm a vegan anyway and have been for a long time, so luckily I have a head-start on that one :)

2:30 pm

stidmama

thanks LA *looking*

2:30 pm

Glantarell

so6 rhymes with tomato almost

2:30 pm

stidmama

okay, down to ONE.

2:30 pm

Nef

NB, what's wrong that you are sick?

2:31 pm

Glantarell

which one?????

2:31 pm

stidmama

it's a fishy four. back in a few.

2:31 pm

LeslieAnn

i could use help with a words - have ad x 1, ai x 1, an x 1, aq x 1, at x 2

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

Never heard of that, Molly! I'm supposed to just eat whenever I'm hungry, since I reaaally need to put on weight right now. So trying to do that!

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

Will try the ginger. Thanks for the advice, ladies :)

2:31 pm

stidmama

I would ask the docs, Nancy Boy, if you are going to try ginger or other anti-nausea remedies to be sure there will not be interactions with your medications.

2:32 pm

Glantarell

NB - The Plant Programme (designed for cancer patients) has some fab vegan recipes in it

2:32 pm

stidmama

ginger is usually a "safe" choice as it's in a lot of things, but some of the others might not work. And from experience, if it doesn't SMELL great when you bring it close, don't try it!

2:33 pm

stidmama

TWO AN words, both fishy

2:33 pm

Nef

Sometimes if there is any odor it can upset your stomach too.

2:33 pm

stidmama

latin plural the AQ

2:33 pm

stidmama

regular plural the AT

2:33 pm

MollyL

NB...http://tinyurl.com/2dx3yzq

2:33 pm

stidmama

yep. firewords

2:33 pm

Nancy Boy

will take a look Glan, thanks :) we're both vegans here so always on the lookout for new recipes...

2:33 pm

Glantarell

an + third & first and vowel

2:34 pm

LeslieAnn

hoooray stid!

2:34 pm

Glantarell

wtg stidmama

2:34 pm

wht

wtg stid

2:34 pm

stidmama

my dog's tummy is making grumbly noises ALL day, and I don't think he is eating. I am a little worried. He isn't acting sick, not pacing etc. But ... *sigh*

2:34 pm

Glantarell

the sweet potatoand cocnut soup is to die for

2:35 pm

LeslieAnn

stid, i often have that problem with my dog, she has a very sensitive stomach. i make some boiled chicken and white rice to mix in with her food. it is bland and helps with an upset tummy.

2:35 pm

Nancy Boy

Y'know Molly, something like that might not be a bad idea. Would probably be easy to keep down, as well...*ponders*

2:35 pm

stidmama

thanks for the help all. Now back to reading... *another sigh* and hope I don't have to run the critter to the vet.

2:35 pm

suefrad625

bye stid

2:35 pm

suefrad625

down to the p's

2:35 pm

Nancy Boy

(BTW, if this verges on TMI at any point, do tell me)

2:35 pm

stidmama

LA, thanks for that advice. Will see if he is interested in that. ((hugs)) see you-all again tomorrow probably.

2:36 pm

Nancy Boy

((Stid)) keep an eye on the pup! :)

2:36 pm

LeslieAnn

bye stiddy

2:36 pm

stidmama

Nancy Boy, just take it slow and be patient with the healing process. {{{gentle curly hugs}}} *kiss for Frank*

2:36 pm

stidmama

*poof*

2:36 pm

Glantarell

anybody got a clue for the sh6?

2:37 pm

suefrad625

I like the clue that it is misspell of john s* from full house

2:37 pm

Nef

NB, have you tried the BRAT diet? That stands for Bananas, rice, applesauce and dry toast, and is supposed to be the least upsetting for the stomach/intestines when one has intestinal problems.

2:38 pm

MollyL

Sounds like actor John (From Full House)'s last name.

2:38 pm

Glantarell

we don't have full house over here

2:38 pm

MollyL

Sounds like the Irish version of James.

2:38 pm

suefrad625

google it

2:38 pm

Glantarell

Nef, have you ever seen a nef?

2:39 pm

Glantarell

got it ty al;l

2:39 pm

Nef

no, Glan, I haven't Is there such a thing? Nef was a nickname I got in college from friends

2:39 pm

Nancy Boy

haven't tried it Nef (hoping I'll be moved onto a better drug soon so I stop getting this sickness)! not sure if different food would even help, but will give it a go if I can't get my meds looked at!

2:41 pm

Glantarell

a nef is the most beatiful object - in the middle ages it was a grand gold or silver sailing ship on a stand which held the salt or spices

2:41 pm

Nef

(derived from my "formal" name -which I never go by except on legal documents. They didn't want to use the "usual" nicknames for my real name (my real name is Jennifer; I always go by Jenny)

2:41 pm

Glantarell

google nef images - i want to have one made for work because i love them but don;t know where i'd find anybody with the skill to make one

2:41 pm

Nef

Oooh! I like that! :-)

2:42 pm

suefrad625

qu6?

2:42 pm

Glantarell

there are two sue - one ends with e, the other with o otherwise the same as the mesure of two pints

2:43 pm

suefrad625

ty glant

2:43 pm

Nef

hi sue. it starts out like 2 pints of milk, add a vowel and pl

2:44 pm

suefrad625

got it, thank you

2:44 pm

Nef

thanks so much for telling me that, Glan. I never knew that there was such a thing before!

2:45 pm

Glantarell

2 left, both sh4

2:45 pm

Glantarell

aren' they pretty?

2:45 pm

suefrad625

can I help glan

2:45 pm

suefrad625

one is a butter

2:45 pm

Glantarell

1 left

2:45 pm

suefrad625

one is putting shoes on a horse

2:46 pm

suefrad625

one is s+a cap for your head

2:46 pm

Nef

they really are pretty.

2:46 pm

Nef

brb; got to start fixing something to eat

2:46 pm

suefrad625

did you get it glant

2:46 pm

Glantarell

cap for head?

2:46 pm

wht

Fireworks

2:46 pm

suefrad625

h**

2:46 pm

Glantarell

wtg wht

2:47 pm

Glantarell

oh i have the scatalogical one LOL

2:47 pm

suefrad625

yahooooooo wht

2:47 pm

Glantarell

i think it's the very last one i need

2:48 pm

suefrad625

sh4 a gun

2:48 pm

Glantarell

after the sh5,12 cross bred goat

2:48 pm

Glantarell

have that one too

2:48 pm

suefrad625

drink call pop

2:49 pm

suefrad625

so**4/5

2:49 pm

suefrad625

or what you sit on in the living room

2:49 pm

suefrad625

of a kitten if very so4,7

2:50 pm

Glantarell

it's ash4,6

2:50 pm

Glantarell

got the pop and the couch

2:50 pm

suefrad625

oh, it might be the sh4,6 that is yiddish

2:50 pm

suefrad625

sh+con+vowel

2:50 pm

suefrad625

?

2:51 pm

suefrad625

babblet

2:51 pm

Glantarell

got that too - just going to have to keep monkeying

2:51 pm

suefrad625

lol

2:51 pm

Glantarell

i think it's the yiddish one

2:51 pm

suefrad625

sh+not dad

2:52 pm

Glantarell

but i don't know any yiddish LOL

2:52 pm

suefrad625

does that help?

2:52 pm

wht

It looks like a shortened form of the helpful creatures from Li'l Abner.

2:52 pm

Glantarell

i have sh*o

2:52 pm

wht

The last sh4,5 is an Indian holy man.

2:52 pm

Glantarell

oh dear, cultural difference Lil Abner not very familiar here in Wales

2:54 pm

wht

It was a comic strip that ended many years ago. It probably isn't familiar to the younger Babblers either.

2:54 pm

Glantarell

indian holy man =shadu?

2:55 pm

Glantarell

sadhu, sorry

2:55 pm

suefrad625

first letters of sh**** cocktail

2:55 pm

wht

Actually, it is a title of respect. Similar to the start of the name for Ceylon.

2:56 pm

Glantarell

ty ty ty wht *fireworks*

2:56 pm

wht

wtg Glan. I'm glad that something is working out for you today.

2:56 pm

Glantarell

two nights running with help form my fellow bablers - ty all

2:57 pm

suefrad625

sh5,12 after what you hold a knife in?

2:59 pm

wht

Sue, to cook eggs eggs by baking.

3:00 pm

MollyL

Ah, I remember the helpful creatures in Lil' Abner.

3:00 pm

wht

Sue, It ends in a double consonant.

3:02 pm

suefrad625

got it, ty

3:02 pm

suefrad625

3 left

3:03 pm

Nef

I thought that the S's and T's were tricky today

3:05 pm

suefrad625

that is is for me

3:05 pm

suefrad625

fireworks!!

3:05 pm

suefrad625

now the hunt for coupons!!!!

3:05 pm

wht

wtg Sue.

3:06 pm

Nef

YAY, suefrad!!! WTG!!!

3:06 pm

suefrad625

ty all for your help

3:10 pm

Glantarell

The s's and t's were v tricky today

3:10 pm

wht

There were certainly some s's and t's that do not come up in normal conversation.

3:11 pm

wht

On the positive side, it makes you less likely to take an inadvertante trip to the PB.

3:13 pm

wht

Anyone need clues before I go?

3:13 pm

Magyk

sm5 pls?

3:14 pm

wht

To have struck someone, Mag

3:15 pm

Minveryork

The sm 5/12 word is s plus mo 4/5 word Magyk & hello

3:15 pm

Magyk

thank you! My monkeys must be napping.

3:16 pm

wht

yw, Mag.

3:16 pm

wht

Hi Min. I was just leaving.

3:16 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! qu7/40 was my last word

3:16 pm

wht

wtg Min.

3:17 pm

Minveryork

Hello wht! I'm annoyed because I wanted to save last word. When I entered it, didn't realize it was the last

3:17 pm

Minveryork

I will be here off & on for the rest for the day to clue.

3:18 pm

wht

I have entered my last word when I thought I had more to go. It is a surprise but it has never been an annoyance for me.

3:18 pm

wht

But then, I never hold off on finishing if I can.

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:20 pm

wht

Hi jmc. How are you today.

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

grumpy

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

how are you wht?

3:21 pm

wht

There seems to be a lot of that going around today. I am fine.

3:22 pm

Minveryork

Hello jmcnrick. Sorry to hear you are grumpy. I hope being here in Babbleland changes that. I am annoyed because I got my fireworks too early & now I'm bored

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

i hope being here cheers me up too

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

it usually does

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

is this a mean grid?

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

maybe you can write me a story min--you do those so well

3:23 pm

wht

No, I found it to be pretty straightforward.

3:24 pm

Minveryork

No. I'd say like yesterday's. Some of the words today were also in yesterday's puzzle or more recent grids.

3:24 pm

jmcnrick

oh --funny how they group up like that

3:24 pm

wht

Well now I do need to be going. Happy Babbling. Enjoy the grid jmc.

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

bye wht see you later

3:25 pm

Minveryork

I will do that for you jmcnirck.Hopefully IE won't quit like it did yesterday. Lost the whole story yesterday.

3:26 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear min! i hope it holds together for you then

3:26 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I'll see you later in the chat log maybe.

3:26 pm

Magyk

any clues for ho5?

3:26 pm

Nef

it's a car, Magyk

3:26 pm

lynxxx

ho5 japanese car

3:27 pm

Nef

again

3:27 pm

lynxxx

Morning all

3:27 pm

Minveryork

Yes, talk about being grumpy. THAT made me grumpy!

3:27 pm

Minveryork

ho 5/12:The first car I drove was a Ho*** Civic Magyk

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi mag and nef

3:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello lynxxx! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

i can imagine and reasonably so min!

3:27 pm

Magyk

That was there yesterday, also! Thank you!!

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

first car I drove was a 1957 ford station wagon

3:28 pm

Nef

hi Lynxxx, jmc, and Magyk. I finished earlier myself and am sort of wandering in and out now

3:28 pm

lynxxx

grumpy thanks Min. jmc won't say hello to me!

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx

3:28 pm

MollyL

JMC, I read it was your suggestion that we have been treated to pictures of Richard Millhouse today. Wanna hear something funny? When I was in high school, I volunteered for the committee to re-elect The President. I laugh about that every time I watch "All The Presidents Men".

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

:-( I am so sorry lynxx please forgive my oversight

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

oh goodness it is my aunt's birthday and I forgot!

3:29 pm

Magyk

Hello jmc, lynxxx, Nef, Min and Molly!

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty you for the reminded molly--she was born in1900 and used to say she had the birthday first!

3:29 pm

Minveryork

Don't even know when my Aunt's birthday is jmcnrick

3:30 pm

jmcnrick

it was also my childhood bestfriends birthday

3:30 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Nef on your early fireworks! Hooray!

3:30 pm

jmcnrick

i knew it because it was always so easy to keeo tract of her age! she would be 111 years old today

3:30 pm

lynxxx

jmc - why did you want Nixon's birthday remembered? It has intrigued me for a year

3:30 pm

Nef

well, like Min, finishing early (2 days in a row!) makes the rest of the day less exciting

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

because it is my aunt's and childhood bf bithday too lynxxx

3:32 pm

Magyk

mo6/24 pls?

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

but no one but me knew them and so many remember tricky dick -- who looks like a wonderful president in comparison to the last one!

3:32 pm

Nef

a type of wool, Mag

3:32 pm

lynxxx

OK that sounds obscure enough to be a good reason! good choice

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

goat wool

3:33 pm

lil*monkey

a mo6 sweater is itchy

3:33 pm

Magyk

thank you! I should've gotten that..I'm knitter.

3:33 pm

mrloser

Mag ma6 = what a bald guy wishes for

3:33 pm

Magyk

I'm a knitter**

3:33 pm

lynxxx

lol mrloser

3:33 pm

Magyk

haha mrloser!

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

lil it is the only wool i do not find itchy!

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

a pardon?

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

lol i read that as what a BAD guy wishes for!

3:34 pm

Minveryork

Have to go make dinner, but I will be back later to do a story of clues for you jmcnrick. See you all later on.

3:34 pm

lil*monkey

hello all my peeps

3:34 pm

lil*monkey

the eagles-packers wild card game is about to start

3:34 pm

lynxxx

You are having a bad day jmc

3:35 pm

Magyk

bye Min!

3:35 pm

lynxxx

hi LilM

3:35 pm

Magyk

I know Lil!! I'm excited!

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty min since i just started i will probably need it

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi lil

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

i am having a bad day lynxxx i was eldered at meeting today and i am in a very crummy mood

3:36 pm

jmcnrick

eldered means i was told i did something wrong

3:36 pm

lil*monkey

you did something wrong in life or you did something wrong in the meeting?

3:36 pm

lynxxx

"eldered"? from your reaction that sounds like you were 'nominated' to do something you didn't want to

3:37 pm

lynxxx

and did you? or just in others eyes?

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

something wrong in meeting -- but what i did wrong in meeting was complain about something in a manner that was considered . . . well. . . too harsh

3:38 pm

Nef

wow. That sounds pretty harsh (eldering, I mean)

3:38 pm

jmcnrick

but every time i would settle down again someone would say something so outrageous that i would get. . . .welll. . . outraged

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

i approve of eldering other wise how can we learn how to do things better? and I probably spoke overly harshly to be fair

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

but by the end of the meeting i was seriously wondering if my being a member of meeting made any sense and that . . . . makes me want to cry

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

thus my bad mood

3:40 pm

Nef

how do they "elder" you? Do you get taken aside and scolded; or what?

3:40 pm

Nancy Boy

I'd think being able to contest an issue would make you a more valuable member of the group. People who just nod along aren't contributing.

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

it depends nef but today it was in remarks made in meeting for business

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

NB at least theoretically they were upset about the manner in which I was contesting the issue rather than the issue itself

3:41 pm

lil*monkey

it sounds like they weren't faulting you for contesting an issue... just the way you spoke about it

3:41 pm

lil*monkey

is that right?

3:41 pm

lil*monkey

OK snap, jmc

3:42 pm

jmcnrick

right lill if you take what most of them said at face value

3:42 pm

lil*monkey

i have been to meetings before and i always found everyone to be open-minded to all points of view and opinions, but i did notice that everyone prefers a "gentle" way of speaking

3:42 pm

dianedecoder

oh jmc.... hugs ! Is this church related ? Just back off from it... people will have time to reflect on their own actions, hopefully. I have witnessed similar situations... they usually work out.

3:43 pm

Nancy Boy

dunno what I'm talking about really. never had a job important enough to have meetings, let's be honest ;)

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

NB meeting is Quaker for church and yes diane that is good advice

3:44 pm

Nef

there have been a number of people today complaining of being grumpy; maybe it's just the weather (on the East coast?)?

3:44 pm

lynxxx

You aren't missing anything NB

3:44 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all!

3:44 pm

lynxxx

hi Jilly

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

and sometimes, lil, i am stronger on speaking truth than on speaking gently

3:45 pm

Nef

hi Jilli

3:45 pm

Nancy Boy

ah, well I'm even less of an authority on matters of religion. I'll keep well out of that one!

3:45 pm

Jillyjill

hi jmc (reading thru chog)

3:45 pm

Nef

jmc; sometimes that's hard to take

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

being cold all day is not conducive to a good mood nef so maybe i should just get over it

3:46 pm

Jillyjill

Hi NB...long time no chat...

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

hi jilly

3:46 pm

Nef

well, then go put on your long johns! ;-)

3:46 pm

Jillyjill

sorry jmc :(

3:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Hiya, Jilly :) was just thinking - it's been a while! Hope you've been well?

3:46 pm

Magyk

Hello NB ((hugs))

3:46 pm

lynxxx

did you forget your thermals again jmc!

3:46 pm

Jillyjill

Ahh..you know...life!! How are you NB?

3:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Magyk! ((hugs)) long time no see with you, as well!

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

lol that must have been the problem lynxx! I need new silk thermals anyway

3:48 pm

Nancy Boy

Ahhh, stuck in bed so not my best - climbing the walls ;) but life goes, can't complain really!

3:48 pm

lil*monkey

eagles just missed a field goal, so score remains 0-0

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

so still in hospital NB?

3:48 pm

lil*monkey

magyk, who are u rooting for?

3:48 pm

Magyk

Eagles!!

3:49 pm

Jillyjill

OH NB..What happened??!!

3:49 pm

lynxxx

Bye everyone. Time to start the day here

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

bye lynxx enjoy your day

3:49 pm

Nancy Boy

nah, home now, but had to be opened up again (long story) so very, very ow..and not allowed to move around too much, so, ugh!

3:50 pm

Magyk

you lil?

3:50 pm

Jillyjill

(((HUGS))) NB

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

oh too bad. i am sure it will get better eventually

3:50 pm

Nancy Boy

ahhh Jilly, long old story ;) doesn't matter now - getting better and that's all I care about!!

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

evil bugs attacked NB's liver (is that right? I go it so wrong the last time)

3:51 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks, I'm sure it will too :) and I have the good fortune to be very well looked after...Frank is a saint...so I'm not complaining! :)

3:51 pm

Magyk

I'm glad you're getting better! If I were anywhere around your neighbourhood I'd come take care!

3:51 pm

Nef

I haven't seen you for a long time NB; but since I haven't had time to be here much I thought it was MY fault

3:52 pm

Jillyjill

Since it's been a long time..I will risk asking you JMC...how about the job hunt?

3:52 pm

sadie52

Hello

3:52 pm

Nef

hi sadie

3:53 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Sadie

3:53 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks, Magyk! just adjusting to living this way now. different, but I am determined to find some kind of a silver lining ;)

3:53 pm

sadie52

hiya Nef and Jilly

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi saide

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

er sadie

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

no job on the horizon yet jilly probably doesn't help my moodiness

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

*eyes flash right to left and back again* (what was i thinking quitting my job in a recession!)

3:55 pm

sadie52

hiya jmc

3:56 pm

Jillyjill

I'm sure..sorry..we're still dealing with my husband's work mess here...3 MD clearances to return to work and employers are still holding back...crappy things when you're over 50 huh!!

3:56 pm

sadie52

hope the job hunt makes a turn for the good soon

3:56 pm

jmcnrick

*deer in headlight look on face*

3:56 pm

jmcnrick

i keep telling myself that i can always practice law again

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear jilly hope he gets back to work soon

3:57 pm

Jillyjill

And I hope you find a good placement too!!

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

3:58 pm

Jillyjill

Plus our youngest was laid off the week before Christmas...2011 had better be a nicer year to all of us!!

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

to think my boy having an unpaid internship sounds like good news! lol

3:59 pm

Nancy Boy

the week before christmas?? how do some employers sleep at night :S

3:59 pm

Jillyjill

He's a chemist and already has 3 job interviews lined up..he's out there on the east coast and is young..

3:59 pm

jmcnrick

the employers have their own bills to pay NB

4:00 pm

Jillyjill

Oh ya, NONE of us was very happy with the company. And typical of todays culture...he got an email...

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

help with the A inthe center column please

4:00 pm

Jillyjill

me too jmc

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

he was fired by email?!?!?!? that is inexcusable

4:01 pm

Jillyjill

yes... :(

4:01 pm

sadie52

oh thats just wrong

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

if you have to lay someone off or fire them have the balls to do it face to face!

4:01 pm

Jillyjill

ahh, think a***** bomb

4:01 pm

sadie52

i agree

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

(ashamed i cannot think of a comparable nonsexist expression.)

4:02 pm

Jillyjill

one would think, he left work with his assignment for the next day...then the email

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

no that seems to come from the corner A jilly -- what else do you have?

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

well i think that is pathetic and i have fired and layed off people myself and know how hard it is

4:03 pm

Magyk

any clues for so6 pls?

4:03 pm

Jillyjill

then it must be the aq combos...I have one

4:03 pm

Jillyjill

here, i'll list...I'm a big girl...lol

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

i am not a big girl . . . .i am sulky and whiny today

4:05 pm

jmcnrick

aq =water is not it either

4:05 pm

Jillyjill

That was me yesterday, unlike you, church today was a positive experience for me...

4:05 pm

jmcnrick

i am glad to hear it jilly

4:06 pm

jmcnrick

it didn't help that i was one of the few to bring food for the potluck and didn't get any

4:06 pm

sadie52

how about aq and three vowels

4:06 pm

jmcnrick

mumph mumph mumph mumph

4:07 pm

Magyk

fireworks!

4:07 pm

Jillyjill

ouch... (\(hugs))

4:07 pm

sadie52

congrats Magyk

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

ty sadie that should to it

4:07 pm

Jillyjill

Yay magyk..I'm too busy chatting...

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hoooo mag

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

so tell me about church jilly so i will shut up and quit complaining

4:08 pm

sadie52

yw :)

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

sadie is that an aq5?

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

got it ty ty

4:10 pm

Jillyjill

Keep in mind I'm Catholic...and a cantor... readings on the baptism of Jesus..priest correlated that to each of us hearing God say "This is my beloved son/daughter in whom I am well pleased". Plus two people came up to tell me how much they liked hearing me sing!

4:10 pm

Jillyjill

So, jmc.."You are a beloved daughter in whom He is well pleased!"

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

how nice jilly

4:11 pm

jmcnrick

thanks

4:11 pm

sadie52

yes jm it is

4:11 pm

sadie52

aq 5

4:11 pm

crosshair

water and latin it up

4:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi crossy

4:13 pm

crosshair

howdy jmc

4:13 pm

Jillyjill

crossy!! ((hugs))

4:13 pm

MollyL

Aw Jilly, that's nice. I bet it makes you feel good when you get compliments on your voice.

4:13 pm

Jillyjill

brb

4:13 pm

crosshair

((jilly))

4:15 pm

jmcnrick

still missing word from the A singleton in the middle column

4:16 pm

lil*monkey

plural of what we breathe, jmc

4:16 pm

lil*monkey

touchdown Packers!

4:16 pm

jmcnrick

*smacks head on desk repeatedly*

4:16 pm

jmcnrick

ty lil

4:16 pm

lil*monkey

yw

4:17 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

4:18 pm

Soodlebum

Good evening/afternoon all. :-)

4:18 pm

crosshair

howdy soodles

4:18 pm

lil*monkey

going to start making some soup... then back to find my last 25

4:19 pm

jmcnrick

hi soodle

4:19 pm

sadie52

hiya Soodle :)

4:20 pm

sadie52

ohhhhh middle column im so sorry jmc for some reason i gave you the one in the top row not a clue why

4:21 pm

MollyL

~~~~Soodle~~~~BUM!! Heya.

4:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

10...

4:21 pm

Soodlebum

Hiya Molly Oh!

4:21 pm

jmcnrick

np sadie i was the one who couldnt see the fish!

4:21 pm

MollyL

*Puts soft cushion on JMC's desk*

4:22 pm

jmcnrick

ty molly my head is beginning to hurt

4:22 pm

Soodlebum

I REALLY don't want to go to work tomorrow. Anybody got any good, original excuses I could use?

4:22 pm

jmcnrick

my cat ate my car keys?

4:23 pm

sadie52

hmmmm dog ate the car?

4:23 pm

sadie52

oh in case cat ate the keys doesnt work

4:23 pm

Jillyjill

Had a particularily bad day at roller derby?

4:23 pm

sadie52

hehe i like that one

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

i heard that the apocalypse is today so I thought i should stay home for it

4:24 pm

Nef

Call in dead?

4:24 pm

Soodlebum

Hmm. Apocalypse? I haven't used that one before.....

4:24 pm

Jillyjill

lol jmc

4:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You have to babble?

4:25 pm

Jillyjill

are we helping crossy?

4:25 pm

Soodlebum

I work in the Coroners Office, Nef. They would probably send somebody out to check....

4:25 pm

jmcnrick

just washed my gun and i can't do a thing with it?

4:25 pm

jmcnrick

intersting factoid there soodle

4:26 pm

dianedecoder

see jmc ?? :-)) All you needed was some fun and uplifting chat with your friends !!

4:26 pm

Soodlebum

Thinking of the old Boomtown Rats song....'I don't like Mondays'.... "The silicone chip inside her head gets switched to overload........"

4:26 pm

jmcnrick

lol babbleland always helps diane!

4:26 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Diane :-)

4:26 pm

Nef

LOL! I guess calling in dead won't work for you then Soodle! I've always wanted to do that though: "I'm sorry I woke up dead today; we are trying to see what will help"

4:26 pm

MollyL

Soodle, tell them your stigmata is acting up. : P

4:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

.

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

lol molly

4:27 pm

Soodlebum

Or really bamboozle them, and say my Stidmama is acting up....

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

your stidmama is always acting up!

4:28 pm

Nef

LOL! Now THAT would be terrific!

4:28 pm

MollyL

Or...When I got up this morning I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.

4:28 pm

Soodlebum

LMAO Moll!

4:29 pm

sadie52

roflmbo

4:29 pm

sadie52

now thats a winner

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

hands soodle a roll of TP

4:29 pm

Soodlebum

Better make that two, Jmc..........

4:30 pm

Nef

someone mentioned derby; my daughter is missing derby practice today due to diarrhea... Maybe that combo would work?

4:30 pm

sadie52

tosses Soodle a twelvepack of tp

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

*hands soodle a second roll of TP*

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

*Throws TP up in the air for the streamer effect*

4:31 pm

Soodlebum

Friday night is my delight, so is Saturday morning. But Sunday night breaks my heart, to think of Monday morning.

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

nice soodle

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

*throws three more rolls in the air*

4:34 pm

Soodlebum

Watching Top Gun on TV. Tom Cruise may be as mad as a hatter, bless him, but he was very very cute in Top Gun....

4:35 pm

sadie52

lol Soodle yes he is on both counts

4:35 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am cleaning up the mess i made and taking a break

4:35 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

4:35 pm

Soodlebum

Bye Jmc. Thanks for the TP Ticker tape. :-)

4:38 pm

Jillyjill

see you later jmc..

4:41 pm

MollyL

Say you came to my house for dinner and I fixed you bad salmon. (Although it's very good)

4:42 pm

crosshair

reading back,i once called in with a case of borneo jungle fungus lol

4:42 pm

MollyL

Mondays are always hard this time of year. I call it "long weekend hangover".

4:43 pm

Nef

anyone here an expert (or at least knowledgeable?) about rice? I bought some red rice and some purple rice; the purple rice is an Asain sticky rice and has a different taste; but I'm finding the red rice has very little tasteand am wondering if there's some diffeerent types I should try?

4:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

8.

4:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fossfost

4:43 pm

Soodlebum

Indeed, Moll. Bjtt

4:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

foms

4:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fo
fatra

4:44 pm

Soodlebum

Indeed, Moll, but it is undignified to have a hangover, without actually having had alcohol.

4:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OOps. Monkeys out and mouse was stuck in chat.

4:44 pm

Nef

KAP! HI! You can finish, but try the OTHER box!

4:44 pm

dianedecoder

I only like Basmati, Jasmine , brown and normal white long grain... have never tried red or purple !

4:44 pm

Soodlebum

Yikes, Kap, I thought you were speaking in tongues...

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Banana fanna fo fanna...

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Me min mo manna...

4:45 pm

sadie52

hehe

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It was a sng

4:45 pm

MollyL

Pardon Kap, I think it's a schlmeil in the gemecktigezoit. *Pats Kap on the back*

4:45 pm

crosshair

there is a reason we stop talking bout the snow once we get into it properly up here... http://cdn.simonseeks.com/blogs/posts/
Worlds%20Snowiest%20Places/canadian-be
er-fridge.jpg

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

song

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

song

4:45 pm

Soodlebum

Purple rice???????

4:45 pm

Nef

OOOH! Soodle! Call in speaking in tongues!

4:46 pm

Jillyjill

Well, have 98, will take a break..bbl..bye all

4:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I need to reboot.

4:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Nef, I'd give up on the red rice if I were you. Pretty unspectacular however you do it.

4:46 pm

dianedecoder

the name game song .... LOL love it !!

4:47 pm

Nef

have you had it before, NB?

4:47 pm

dianedecoder

just don't do Art, or Chuck ;-)

4:47 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm Asian; I don't think there's a single type of rice my parents didn't force on me at one point or another ;)

4:47 pm

lil*monkey

chuck chuck bo buck

4:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Juveniles!

4:48 pm

dianedecoder

LOL.... shirley ellis.... fun song...

4:48 pm

lil*monkey

kap kap bo bap banana fana fo fap fee fi mo map... KAP

4:48 pm

Nef

how about wild rice? (It's native to North America and isn't really a rice

4:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Nef Nef Bo bef banana fanna bo bef

4:49 pm

lil*monkey

my curry chicken & veg soup is simmering

4:49 pm

dianedecoder

forever a juvenile.... keeps one young at heart..never forget how to have fun !!

4:49 pm

lil*monkey

fee fi mo mof NEF

4:49 pm

dianedecoder

fee fi mo mef...... mmmmeeeefffff

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Very good.

4:50 pm

dianedecoder

NEF.... sorry ;-) Ain't we got fun !!

4:50 pm

Nancy Boy

wouldn't know about that, Nef ;)

4:50 pm

Nef

(and I could never sing that song because I couldn't keep saying the right words!) :-D

4:51 pm

Nef

lots of fun, diane!

4:51 pm

dianedecoder

and pig latin... fun too :-)

4:52 pm

dianedecoder

have to go peel potatoes and make a salad... be back later ... keep having F U N !

4:53 pm

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeee diane diane bo biane

4:54 pm

Nef

NB, I am spectacularly underwhelmed by the red rice. Definitely won't be buying more of it (due to price and lack of taste)

4:56 pm

Nancy Boy

Def, Nef - it's overpriced for what it is, for sure...

4:57 pm

crosshair

pig latin....starkle,starkle,little twink..who the hell you are i think,im not under the affluence of incohol,it,s just that thinkle peep i are lol

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oh, boy...

4:58 pm

lil*monkey

5 left

4:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

8 but no list

4:59 pm

lil*monkey

2 left

4:59 pm

lil*monkey

ONE

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

go lil monkey

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

go lil monkey

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

FIRE WORKS

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

5:00 pm

sadie52

congrats lilmonkey

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

thanks all

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

i am available for clueage

5:02 pm

Nef

YAY, lil*monkey!!! WTG!!!!

5:03 pm

lil*monkey

thanks, Neffertiti

5:03 pm

MollyL

Strut your stuff Lil!

5:03 pm

lil*monkey

*shakes booty*

5:03 pm

Nef

(I think she already did, Molly

5:04 pm

Nef

;-)

5:05 pm

crosshair

for you teacher and for you parents out there who want to help kids with reading and word comprehension,this is a great site indeed! http://www.freerice.com/

5:05 pm

MollyL

I love Free Rice. I brush up on my French there.

5:08 pm

crosshair

cool:)))

5:08 pm

lil*monkey

I'll be popping in & out if anyone needs clues... going over to FB to catch up on Lexulous games

5:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

7.

5:10 pm

lil*monkey

Mmmm my soup smells so good

5:10 pm

jmbdobie2

5 here

5:10 pm

lil*monkey

i have plenty, anyone can come over and have some

5:13 pm

sadie52

I had never heard of the free rice site tis a good site

5:16 pm

Nef

there are some other sites like that too, I think. Either that or else they've greatly updated that site

5:18 pm

jmbdobie2

3

5:20 pm

lil*monkey

clues needed?

5:21 pm

lil*monkey

touchdown, Eagles!

5:22 pm

Nef

I'm rooting for Green Bay

5:24 pm

lil*monkey

it's 14-10 now, Green Bay leading, Nef

5:24 pm

lil*monkey

OK off to have some soup, night all!

5:30 pm

Nef

Sorry, DH has the game on and I was distracted. Enjoy your soup, lil!

5:37 pm

MollyL

Lil, what kind of soup did you make?

5:37 pm

Jillyjill

and FW...not terribly challenging today...

5:38 pm

Jillyjill

see ya lil!!....mmm..anything with curry is good!

5:38 pm

MollyL

Yay for Jilly!

5:39 pm

car.eeyore

good evening! typing with the Captain, so please excuse any typos this evening!

5:40 pm

Jillyjill

hi there caree! pet the captain for me!

5:41 pm

car.eeyore

Ummm...I already threw the bottle away....

5:41 pm

Jillyjill

lol...

5:42 pm

car.eeyore

ROFL

5:42 pm

Jillyjill

well, time to fix dinner...bye y'all!

5:42 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Jill!

5:43 pm

Jillyjill

have fun, maybe the captain can finish the grid for you..

5:43 pm

car.eeyore

: )

5:43 pm

MollyL

Car EE is rockin' the Captain. Go girl!

5:43 pm

car.eeyore

Yummmmmm

5:47 pm

Nef

WTG, Jilly! (I'm wandering in and out, sorry if I missed anyone's fireworks)

5:50 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Neg!

5:50 pm

car.eeyore

* Nef! Bloody Captain!

5:51 pm

Nef

hi car.ee How you doing? A little tipsy there?

5:51 pm

car.eeyore

Nah! Just relaxed!

5:51 pm

MollyL

Rats. I was hoping Car would be table dancing in the PB soon. : P

5:52 pm

Nef

sounds good. Sometimes I think a drink would be nice; but then I remember how miserable the day day always was for me; even after 1 drink.

5:52 pm

car.eeyore

I still have a full cocktail to go.....

5:53 pm

car.eeyore

Moderation.

5:53 pm

Nef

"table dancing"? At least there isn't a pole in the PB; is there?

5:54 pm

car.eeyore

I would have to ask for tips

5:54 pm

Nef

LOL!

5:55 pm

Nef

Green Bay is really smashing the Eagles, aren't they?

5:55 pm

car.eeyore

I know! These playoffs have been amazingly good!

5:56 pm

Nef

who are you cheering for car.ee?

5:57 pm

car.eeyore

The Pats....but in this game....no favorites.

5:58 pm

car.eeyore

I like a good football game. When the Pats aren't playing, I just like to watch a good game! However, I was devastated yesterday that Seattle blew out the Saints!

5:59 pm

crosshair

crossy and his boy are having great fun at freerice.com! he is devouring new words;)

6:00 pm

car.eeyore

Do tell more!

6:00 pm

Nef

I'm not such a great fan. Being in MN, we cheer for the Vikings; but they weren't very good this year. So we cheer for our neighbors (Green Bay) if they're in the playoffs

6:01 pm

car.eeyore

I haven't followed GB or Philly enough this year to have a preference!

6:03 pm

MollyL

Good for Cross, Jr. That is a great site to share with your kids.

6:14 pm

car.eeyore

Fireworks!

6:15 pm

Nef

YAY, car.ee!!!! WTG!!!

6:16 pm

car.eeyore

My boys just got home! Yeah! I missed them! So I am off! Have a great evening all!

6:24 pm

Nef

Bye, car.ee

6:25 pm

Nef

Anyone watching the football game? STRANGE re-try rule, isn't it?

6:26 pm

MollyL

I wish the NFL would evaluate all these odd rules.

6:26 pm

Nef

supposedly this was a re-evaluation......

6:27 pm

crystalle

i had never heard of freerice.com before. Thanks for mentioning it. I just checked it out and think it will be great for my kids

6:28 pm

Nef

crystalle! I didn't know you went Pro! Congrats!

6:29 pm

crystalle

ah well i didnt exactly....just after christmas dr god sent me an email saying that a fellow babbler had given me the gift of pro

6:30 pm

crystalle

it was a lovely surprise!

6:30 pm

Nef

YAY for anonymous donors!

6:30 pm

Nef

It's nice to see. :-)

6:34 pm

MollyL

Every time I read the archives, I'm tempted to log on at midnight and then post "FIREWORKS" at 12.05. I am evil.

6:35 pm

Nancy Boy

You're not alone, Molly, apart from NOTHING could make me get up at six in the morning. Not even sweet fake victory.

6:35 pm

Nef

LOL! That would be evil, Molly!

6:36 pm

Nancy Boy

(babble's midnight is six am for us here in blighty)

6:36 pm

Nef

I've been here so long that if I did it no one would believe me.

6:39 pm

hoyadoc

10 more and all s's!

6:40 pm

Nef

hi hoya. Ask for clues (some are tricky, but I think that there are only 2 that might be medical

6:41 pm

hoyadoc

gotta be kidding me w sh4/6. that CANNOT be a real word!

6:41 pm

hoyadoc

hi nef - if there are any i absolutely cannot get, they are prob medical.

6:43 pm

Nef

I know. I've seen you in action! ;-) Actually, I think mo** medical folks do that

6:44 pm

hoyadoc

last nite's was the worst. <hangs head in shame>

6:44 pm

Nef

???? I don't know. I told someone in the past 2-3 days that the humerus was a leg bone!

6:45 pm

hoyadoc

ha - it was missing 'insulin' last night that was the rock-bottom for me! at least i'm not an endocrine doc...

6:45 pm

crosshair

lol,reading back molly.i was at the flip once just to watch gremlinn in action.the grid was about 165 words or so..gremlinn finished in 16 minutes..was so depressed by this i have never attended a flip since lol

6:47 pm

Nef

at least mostof those speedy people are humble about it

6:47 pm

crosshair

yes,gremlinn is a trooper and does not rub it in at all

6:49 pm

Nef

I can't remember who it was, but one time there was a young player who was racing with gremlin; they both finished in less than 20 minutes

6:49 pm

jillibus

Hello all -- haven't seen gremlinn in ages

6:50 pm

Nef

hi jilli. How are you these days?

6:51 pm

jillibus

They both seem to have quit Babble -- too easy for them, I guess.

6:51 pm

Nancy Boy

wouldn't be...what was his name, Chugga something? I remember him, he was super fast.

6:52 pm

jillibus

I'm muddling through, thanks, nef -- fridge conked out, desktop computer conked out, 2 TV sets are misbehaving.

6:52 pm

jillibus

ChuggaBOOM, that's it!

6:52 pm

Nef

YEAH! That's who it was!

6:53 pm

Nef

jilli! what's going on there? All of your stuff can't quit yet!

6:54 pm

jillibus

I have a new fridge now, and am pondering which new computer to get. Am switching from satellite to cable on Tuesday so maybe a TV will behave (too complicated to explain why I think so). One step at a time...

6:55 pm

jillibus

Thank goodness for my laptop!

6:55 pm

hoyadoc

2 more...

6:56 pm

jillibus

The computer techie was supposed to come this afternoon but it's 5 pm and so far no show. :-(

6:56 pm

jillibus

hya hoya!

6:56 pm

hoyadoc

hi jill!

6:56 pm

Nef

Go, Go Hoya!

6:57 pm

hoyadoc

1 more....

6:57 pm

MollyL

I'm sorry. Babble was TOO EASY for them? Where do these Mensa Brainiacs go from here I wonder.

6:57 pm

Nef

Was the computer techie a friend or from a store?

6:57 pm

jillibus

No idea, molly.

6:58 pm

jillibus

The techie is a resident here -- freelance.

6:59 pm

jillibus

I'm going to get rid of this icon -- back soon.

6:59 pm

Nef

okay... *Maybe* you can excuse him; or maybe you can give him heck!

7:00 pm

MollyL

Hmm, depressed about finishing a 165 word grid in 16 minutes. I just don't get that.

7:00 pm

jillibus

Nef, I have to be careful -- he has my hard drive from the defunct computer and my external HD too.

7:01 pm

hoyadoc

fireworks!

7:01 pm

MollyL

My perspective on this game is different I guess. It's here for me to take a break with throughout the day. I have fun finding words. I don't care if I finish or not. It's kind of like sipping a good glass of wine and making it last.

7:01 pm

Nef

oh-oh. But you can still tell him you're going through internet withdrawal and he shouldn't deprive a woman of her needs! ;-)

7:02 pm

Nef

YAY, hoya! WYG!!!

7:02 pm

periwinkle

hello all

7:02 pm

periwinkle

Nancy

7:02 pm

Nef

hi, peri!

7:02 pm

hoyadoc

thx! and i'm not up till all hours again!

7:02 pm

periwinkle

Nancy Boy, are you here? waas just thinking of you and just sent you some Reiki.

7:02 pm

alembick

fireworks thanks to help from my son :-)

7:02 pm

hoyadoc

wtg ale!

7:03 pm

Nef

WTG, alem!!!! YAY!!!

7:03 pm

hoyadoc

and nef - my last word, the so6/21 - KIND OF medical/anatomy, so im glad i didn't ask for a clue! ;)

7:04 pm

Nef

see? I told you that there were 2!! :-)

7:05 pm

hoyadoc

i had the singular, had been trying the -e to pluralize. tricky one, that.

7:05 pm

periwinkle

guess I missed him, I had fireworks earlier, just stopped by to say hi

7:05 pm

periwinkle

going to play scramble now

7:06 pm

lbdawger

HI everyone! how's it going?

7:06 pm

Dorens

hi all. down to four listless and going a abit batty

7:06 pm

Nef

bye, peri. NB was here just a bit ago too.

7:07 pm

Nef

hi lbd

7:07 pm

lbdawger

hoyadoc, what kind of doctor are you?

7:07 pm

Nef

hi Dorens.

7:07 pm

hoyadoc

gaspasser

7:07 pm

lbdawger

hi dorens! i went listless today, thank goodness for good cluers!

7:07 pm

lbdawger

*giggling with image of professional farter*

7:08 pm

hoyadoc

not a bad way to make a living....

7:08 pm

Dorens

well now i need some good cluers for three words... one m and two s's

7:08 pm

Nef

LOL, lbd! I've never thought of it that way! :-D

7:08 pm

jillibus

congrats, hoya (I just got back)

7:09 pm

hoyadoc

thx jill

7:09 pm

hoyadoc

what do you need dorens

7:09 pm

Nef

the m is probably just like the rh 4

7:09 pm

Dorens

yup, it was, thanks!

7:09 pm

lbdawger

hi jilli!

7:09 pm

jillibus

This kitty is a .gif and is supposed to be animated, giving a lick, but it's not working :-(

7:10 pm

Dorens

i think i saw a clue earlier for an sh6... and i didn't get it.. had to do with someone who played the father on some tv show i knew nothing about

7:10 pm

jillibus

the mh is the oh backwards

7:10 pm

Nef

the last sh is an sh4/5 and is an East Indian title of respect I think?

7:10 pm

Dorens

hi jilli, now i see it's pet day i should switch, but with two left, i'd rather just get on with it

7:11 pm

lbdawger

think of an irish name, dorens. like a private investigator

7:11 pm

hoyadoc

i know what you're talking about. sh6 is almost like the guy who used to be married to rebecca romjin (add her hyphenated last name here)

7:11 pm

Dorens

i had that sh... is there an sh6?

7:11 pm

Dorens

got it, thanks lbd

7:11 pm

jillibus

go on, doren -- pet day is Monday -- I just changed

7:12 pm

Dorens

oh terrific.. will have one tomorrow then. now missing an s 4... sure i will find it myself

7:12 pm

jillibus

sh6/24 -- fake operating system

7:13 pm

Dorens

soak

7:13 pm

Dorens

soap

7:13 pm

lbdawger

dorens, yiddish word for idiot or fool

7:13 pm

Dorens

oar

7:13 pm

Dorens

sobs

7:13 pm

Dorens

how many points all together?

7:13 pm

Nef

1023

7:13 pm

lbdawger

1023

7:14 pm

zoozzoom

٩(̃-̮̮̃-)۶ Fireworks ٩(•̮̮̃-̃)۶

7:14 pm

Dorens

believe it or not i alrady have that one.

7:14 pm

Dorens

ok. so i'm missing a s 46 and i have the yiddish
yay zooo

7:14 pm

Nef

YAY, zoozz!!!! WTG!!!

7:14 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo zooz

7:14 pm

Nef

to put horseshoes on a horse

7:15 pm

Nef

(PT)

7:15 pm

Dorens

i actually have that too nef!

7:15 pm

Nef

to have lots and lots of an item?

7:15 pm

hoyadoc

slang for "lots and lots" - only singular

7:15 pm

Nef

(errr, singular)

7:16 pm

Dorens

ok.. found it... something i thought i had entered earlier) yes that. thanks! fireworks

7:16 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Dorens

7:16 pm

Nef

YAY, Dorens!!! WTG!!!

7:16 pm

zoozzoom

WTG , Dorens :-)

7:16 pm

hoyadoc

wtg dorens!

7:16 pm

Dorens

hard to be really proud of doing it listless if you need to ask for clues at the end, but i'll take it. thanks

7:18 pm

zoozzoom

Off to listen to some music, Bye all.
╔═══╗ ♪
║███║ ♫
║ (●) ♫
╚═══╝♪♪

7:18 pm

Nef

I wouldn't complain about asking for help, Dorens. Some of those words really aren't WORDS!

7:18 pm

hoyadoc

i totally rely on lickety at the end.

7:19 pm

lbdawger

cool graphics, zooz

7:19 pm

Dorens

ok. and now.. before i leave does anyone need a clue?

7:20 pm

Nef

not I.

7:20 pm

Dorens

no, not you, not hoya, and i doubt lbd does either.

7:20 pm

hoyadoc

i need a clue, but not in babble.

7:21 pm

lbdawger

nope, i finished a while ago. but thanks, was hoping to find kje. need her email addy

7:21 pm

Dorens

hoya i do have to ask, i've seen you around a lot lately... are you planning on going pro? Dr.god really does deserve his little $$, and it's the best bang for your buck around

7:22 pm

Dorens

don't know if i have her address dawg, but we are facebook buddies... want me to give her a message or anything?

7:22 pm

hoyadoc

i prob will once my trial runs out (again).. its just too addictive

7:22 pm

Nef

"specially when you have to change names too! ;-)

7:23 pm

lbdawger

thanks, dorens, just let her know i'm trying to get in touch with her, need some professional advice

7:23 pm

Dorens

i think it was the first or second time i played that i realized i just had to join this, it was such a sure thing i'd enjoy it for a while.... had no idea then just HOW much i would

7:24 pm

hoyadoc

yeah, its just too confusing to remember all those aliases...

7:24 pm

Dorens

ok dawg. will do

7:24 pm

Dorens

and unnecessary.. i mean c'mon, $15 ??????

7:24 pm

hoyadoc

yes i know - i've been properly reprimanded.

7:24 pm

lbdawger

i think i went pro shortly after playing my first game. sucked in like a vortex

7:25 pm

Dorens

sorry, i am an old scold!

7:25 pm

crosshair

i went pro after my 3rd grid lol

7:25 pm

hoyadoc

i've only changed my name once - wanted to see if i could get it out of my system.

7:25 pm

Nef

I got after her the other day, Dorens. BTW, Dorens I LOVE your icon! Such a picture of innocence

7:25 pm

Dorens

am messaging her now dawg.. should i tell her to go onto the chog to find you or should i give her your address?

7:25 pm

lbdawger

no way that's going to happen, hoya

7:26 pm

hoyadoc

i'm starting to see that.

7:26 pm

Dorens

thanks nef, more recent pictures betray a hint of mischief in the grin these days (he's 18 months)

7:26 pm

lbdawger

dorens do you have my email addy? you could just give that to her

7:26 pm

Bugsaw

I didn't go pro until I solved my second grid. I had to know it was not just fluke

7:27 pm

jillibus

kep your hoya name, hoya, and go pro -- there's no escape!

7:27 pm

Dorens

don't think i do dawg

7:27 pm

lbdawger

it's not just the grid, it's a lot about the community. folks here are just awesome

7:27 pm

lbdawger

Dorens, i'll put it in my profile. brb

7:27 pm

Nef

Hugabug, Smoothe and Yoink all talked me inot trying Babble. I joined on my first grid

7:27 pm

Bugsaw

I will second that lbd

7:27 pm

Dorens

ok

7:28 pm

jillibus

I went pro right away -- knew I'd want to live here, lol! Of course, I already knew Hetty, but she's inactive now.

7:28 pm

hoyadoc

my sis was playing it at my mom's before xmas and i asked her about it - i've since flogged her on FB for getting me hooked!

7:29 pm

Dorens

i first went pro right away but only for the game. I thought all these folks chatting away had no lives. haha, now i'm one of them! I remember hetty jilli, why doesn't she play anymore?

7:29 pm

MollyL

This is a very inexpensive game to join. Seems odd to me that people need to be sponsored by anonymous donors.

7:29 pm

lbdawger

okay, dorens, it should be in my profile.

7:29 pm

Dorens

who is your sis hoya?

7:29 pm

Nef

Is Hetty doing okay? Gosh I hadn't thought of her name in a long time!

7:29 pm

jillibus

hoya, there's a Babble group on FB

7:29 pm

Dorens

got it lbd... and it does look familiar

7:29 pm

Bugsaw

$15 can be a huge amount in some circumstances MollyL. I am glad you have never been there!

7:30 pm

jillibus

Hetty moved to Victoria -- sadly, her MD hubby has Alzheimer's.

7:30 pm

Dorens

i've sponsored some of the younger folk who seem to have money issues -- of course there's no way we can know who really needs the help and who doesn't

7:30 pm

Dorens

oh, that is bad news jilli, sorry to hear it

7:30 pm

Nef

oh. I'm sorry to hear that. I enjoyed her

7:30 pm

Bugsaw

God bless you Dorens.

7:31 pm

bleugirl2

MO 6/7/5/6

7:31 pm

jillibus

So she hasn't been able to spend the time Babbling. They're in an assisted living place now and loving it.

7:31 pm

Bugsaw

mo 6/7 is a kindof goat wool for sweaters bleugirl

7:32 pm

Nef

mo 6/7 is a type of wool and pl

7:32 pm

jillibus

btw, hi bugs and bleu!

7:32 pm

Nef

mo 5/6 rhymes with gonad (and pl)

7:32 pm

bleugirl2

i swear i put that in before. i think babble is messing with me. a lot of words like that today! thanks

7:33 pm

hoyadoc

ok, all, i'm out. back to cleaning out file drawers - boo!

7:33 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Jilli. I am sort of plonking along lstless still but I will have to go there eventually. Hope you are doing well too

7:33 pm

bleugirl2

thanks Nef

7:33 pm

Bugsaw

thanks NEf!

7:33 pm

jillibus

Bugs, I finished last night, used morewords for the last few.

7:34 pm

Nef

yw

7:34 pm

Bugsaw

good for you. this must be an easy grid because I only have 16 left and 5 of them are Q's

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

I have always used the list long before this.

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

some days it is a struggle to get to halfway!!!

7:35 pm

jillibus

most of the Qs are real

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

good to know. I am avoiding them right now

7:36 pm

jillibus

I thought this was a nice grid

7:36 pm

Nef

it was a nice grid. I had fun with it

7:36 pm

Bugsaw

yes, nice ones are ones I can do without pulling my hair out!

7:36 pm

Nef

so true, Bugs!

7:37 pm

jillibus

I grind my teeth at the babbletful ones

7:38 pm

jillibus

actually, I shout at the screen, like "Who needs that unword???"

7:38 pm

Nef

there were some tricky words here today though. I had to list to find those last 20 or so because I couldn't see them as words

7:39 pm

jillibus

I use Lickety right after nbt -- saves a lot of frustration, which I don't need. This is supposed to be FUN.

7:39 pm

Nef

LOL, jilli. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT!

7:40 pm

Nef

OOOPS! Sorry for yelling.

7:40 pm

Bugsaw

I love that Jilli! I aim for half way because I am trying to stave off Old Timers Disease since my mother has it.

7:41 pm

dan2bit

evening all

7:41 pm

Dorens

sorry I was called away... have to go now. night all

7:41 pm

jillibus

I heard someone on the radio the other day, who said she took a screwdriver and pried off the caps lock key...

7:41 pm

Nef

hi dan2. Good night Dorens

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

then I read a report that said doing the same puzzle every day won't help but I don't think that applies to Babble.

7:41 pm

dan2bit

firewords - tx all cluers

7:42 pm

lbdawger

hi dan, and whoooo hooooo

7:42 pm

Bugsaw

well done Dan2

7:42 pm

jillibus

Babble is never the same every day -- like Bridge.

7:42 pm

jillibus

YAY dan2bit the lurker!!!

7:42 pm

lbdawger

How'd Button enjoy Christmas, Dan?

7:42 pm

MollyL

Goodnight blessings to Baby2Bit Dan.

7:42 pm

Nef

It's the way I sit at the computer, kind of at an angle with my feet elevate on a footstool.

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

exactly Jill. My brain has to swerve around letters and change direction and remember Babblets etc.

7:43 pm

Nef

DH needs his meds dished up for the week; so I have to leave. Take care all; and Happy Babbling! :-)

7:44 pm

Bugsaw

going to the list now. 11 left. It is my personal best

7:44 pm

jillibus

Oh -- Button's first Xmas! I remember my little boy's first too, and have b/w photos (he's 62 now)

7:44 pm

MollyL

Night Nef. Sweet dreams.

7:44 pm

Bugsaw

Bye Neff.

7:44 pm

jillibus

Good for you, bugs!

7:44 pm

lbdawger

night night, Nef

7:45 pm

Bugsaw

6 are 4 letter words so I will probably begin to howl in shame soon........... handing out earplugs to everyone here

7:45 pm

jillibus

G'night to Nef and her DH

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

Hi all. How is this grid?

7:45 pm

jillibus

lots of babblets are 4-letters

7:45 pm

jillibus

clues available...

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

I have 3 words. just started..

7:46 pm

lbdawger

hi red, grid isn't too bad

7:46 pm

MollyL

Hey Red. Relatively easy.

7:46 pm

jillibus

have you got the mh word?

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

i have it now!

7:47 pm

Bugsaw

I did from a clue you gave

7:47 pm

jillibus

oh good, bugs :-)

7:47 pm

Bugsaw

found 1 - ha

7:47 pm

jillibus

and red...

7:48 pm

redturtlehead

yes?

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

7:49 pm

jillibus

that was oh good, red, for finding the mh

7:49 pm

jillibus

hi jmc

7:49 pm

redturtlehead

oh thanks and Hi Jmc...

7:49 pm

Bugsaw

got the Qs

7:49 pm

jillibus

JMC -- love your icon!

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

ty jilli

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

i really should change to tricky dick

7:51 pm

jillibus

Quite Qommendable, Bugs ;-)

7:51 pm

Bugsaw

hi jmc. I wondered about that

7:51 pm

lbdawger

going to check emails, see you all tomorrow

7:51 pm

kje

HELLO

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

hi bye lbd

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

hi kje

7:51 pm

jillibus

DON'T, jmc -- we've had enough of him.

7:51 pm

Jeff7

clue the mh again please

7:51 pm

Bugsaw

Hi kje

7:51 pm

redturtlehead

hi kje?

7:52 pm

kje

yes, red?

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

lol i think of him fo**ly

7:52 pm

jillibus

the mh is the opp of the oh

7:52 pm

Bugsaw

it was a o 4 word backwards Jeff

7:52 pm

lbdawger

hey kje

7:52 pm

jillibus

Why, jmc?

7:52 pm

kje

hi lbd

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

because compared to Bush he seems kinda benign

7:53 pm

bleugirl2

i have 3 SH words left. SH 6/24, and middle SH 5/12s

7:53 pm

lbdawger

did you get my message from dorens?

7:53 pm

jillibus

hi kje -- there was a gas-passer here a bit ago -- or have you met hoyadoc?

7:53 pm

kje

good one today, lbd!

7:53 pm

bleugirl2

ok just monkeyed one of the SH 5/12s

7:53 pm

lbdawger

i need to change my icon, as soon as my pc decides to behave itself

7:53 pm

kje

are you on FB, lbd?

7:53 pm

jmcnrick

a gas-passer????

7:54 pm

jillibus

sh6/24 -- fake operating system

7:54 pm

lbdawger

not on FB.

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

oh an anesthesiologist

7:54 pm

Bugsaw

he puts you under during surgery

7:54 pm

carleekat

hi all

7:54 pm

kje

skype?

7:54 pm

lbdawger

yes, i have skype

7:55 pm

jillibus

anaestesiologist/anesthetist

7:55 pm

MollyL

Heya Carlee.

7:55 pm

lbdawger

hi carlee

7:55 pm

carleekat

hi there molls..how are we today?

7:55 pm

carleekat

hi there dawg :)

7:55 pm

bleugirl2

fake operating system,as in computers? going right over my head.

7:55 pm

kje

lbd - mu user name is kathryneubank - skype me

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

hi car

7:56 pm

jillibus

ach, can't spell. better get supper instead of another vodka.

7:56 pm

MollyL

Not bad Carlee, how are you?

7:56 pm

carleekat

hey there jmc :)

7:56 pm

lbdawger

will do, kje

7:56 pm

carleekat

i am ok... just had me a big bowl of mushed up chocolate ice cream...

7:57 pm

jillibus

yes, bleu -- operating system as in computers. Fake as in the previous sh4

7:57 pm

MollyL

Always better when you mush it up. It's kind of like soft serve that way.

7:57 pm

bleugirl2

ah, i got it! LOL good clue.

7:57 pm

carleekat

it is kinda like soft serve..but better :)...cus is more chocolatey then soft serve :)

7:58 pm

Bugsaw

firewords finally.

7:58 pm

bleugirl2

one more, SH 5/12 second to last

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo bugs

7:58 pm

kje

ok, catch are you keith?

7:58 pm

jillibus

Hooray for Bugs!!!

7:58 pm

wvteach

good going bugs

7:59 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM toss*~*~8for bugs

7:59 pm

MollyL

And Carlee and I are soul sisters because "more chocolatey" is in our vocabulary. Bet chocolatey isn't an Enable word. Shame.

7:59 pm

jillibus

<-- still want sto know why jmc is fond of Nixon

7:59 pm

Bugsaw

thanks everyone. there were a couple of howls but I needed Morewords to find them all

7:59 pm

redturtlehead

hes a quaker, sort of...

7:59 pm

carleekat

i think it must exist...cus comes up does not exist in puzzle :p

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

i am not fo** of nixon but he shares his birthday with my favorite aunt and my childhood bf

8:00 pm

jillibus

Nixon a Quaker, so-called? Bah humbug.

8:00 pm

Bugsaw

It is a mystery Jilli. I tried to understand it last summer and still love jmc in spite of that mystery.

8:00 pm

carleekat

Nixon did a hell of a lot more then watergate...

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

his mother was a quaker and he was a member of a friends church

8:00 pm

carleekat

he did a few good things too

8:00 pm

jillibus

OK, then, jmc! You should explain!

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

his church decided not to kick him out because he deserved a path to redemption

8:01 pm

redturtlehead

no really, jilli.

8:01 pm

Bugsaw

means nothing to me if he didn't live his faith, jmc and I didn't see any evidence that he did.

8:01 pm

jillibus

that's good too, jmc.

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

I am explaining-- it mainly has to do with my aunt

8:01 pm

Bugsaw

and I think everyone has a "path to redemtion" even if they don't attend services

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

well bugs quakers believe that each person has an individual relationship with God and that we cannot tell people what to believe

8:02 pm

jillibus

I meant you should explain why you want his birthday remembered -- in the icon themes.

8:02 pm

Bugsaw

I would have admired him more if I saw evidence of his faith. I looked for it too!

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

that is why we have no doctrine but instead have queries and testimonies

8:03 pm

carleekat

he initiated the environmental protection agency

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

i think he was a very devote man in his own way and in fact did many good things for his country

8:03 pm

Bugsaw

exactly jmc! He didn't need his church to okay his relationship with God

8:03 pm

bleugirl2

SH 5/12 after joe 4/6

8:03 pm

MollyL

Not sure why JMC has to be explaining her Nixon thing. *Passing a shot of Jack to JMC*

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

he was part of the pension reform which created IRAs

8:03 pm

Bugsaw

it is a young plant Molly

8:03 pm

jillibus

well, my cousin's husband worked for him politically, which I never could understand

8:03 pm

redturtlehead

And he opened relations with China...

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

and kept companies and unions from screwing pensioners as much

8:04 pm

jillibus

Good to hear these positive things. Thanks.

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

I was not a fan of him, but my favorite Aunt was born on Jan 9 1900 and she said--I had the birthday first.

8:04 pm

carleekat

he was in office when man first landed on the moon..finishng what kennedy started

8:05 pm

Bugsaw

I know you are right, but from here, outside your country, he brought shame to the office of president and I remember that more.

8:05 pm

jillibus

Oh, jmc, I love your aunt!

8:05 pm

carleekat

or ensuring the budget didnt kill it..however u wish to look at it

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

no one knows my aunt so this is my way of celebrating my aunt's birthday

8:05 pm

MollyL

A young plant?? Okay.

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

he did that bugs but even less so than GW Bush

8:06 pm

carleekat

i was too young to remember him..

8:06 pm

jillibus

{{{jmc's aunt}}}

8:06 pm

Bugsaw

oops Molly. It is a young pig!!

8:06 pm

carleekat

and yes..i completely agree JMC..Bush did way more damage to the office then nixon ever did... just different times...different media...

8:06 pm

Bugsaw

I have to agree with you there jmc. I still am rooting for Obama

8:06 pm

dianedecoder

a young pig.... sh + a grain

8:06 pm

Bugsaw

He was left with SUCH a huge problem

8:07 pm

jmcnrick

actually my aunt said many amusing things to me: when they tried to poll her in an election exit poll she said: none of your business!

8:07 pm

bleugirl2

Clue, begging so I can watch Californication

8:07 pm

carleekat

in this era of 24 hour news... we forget things far sooner then the network news of decaddes past

8:07 pm

MollyL

Um...I wasn't asking for clues...young plant or young pig, but thanks.

8:07 pm

carleekat

what is young plant or pig?

8:08 pm

carleekat

sappling, sprout, piglet...hmmmm

8:08 pm

jillibus

I so remember the date he resigned. My hubby, Trevor, was in the hospital after abdominal surgery and I took him the news. My brother-in-law was also in another hospital, dying of leukemia, and I couldn't visit him because of conflicting visiting hours.

8:08 pm

dianedecoder

bleugrl asked for sh 5/12

8:08 pm

MollyL

No clue, it's what Bugs keeps posting to me.

8:08 pm

Bugsaw

Hugs to jmc and all the Quakers who DO live their faith. I would love to be able to say I am one but I am on a waiting list for a community to develop here.

8:08 pm

Bugsaw

poofing now. Happy Babbling everyone

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

then when she and I were walking in a mall in Texas they had a gigantic get well card for John Wayne and the people were trying to get people to sign came up to my blue ha**ed aunt and said you will of course want to sign this. . .

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

bye bugs

8:09 pm

carleekat

byebye bugs

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

and she said in her very prim way: frankly I can't stand the man!

8:09 pm

jillibus

sh5/12 -- think of what that nutcase did to the congresswoman in AZ, and change the seconv owel to the first one.

8:09 pm

carleekat

hahaha...tthat is like my mum..she cant stand the man and would say so exactly yhe same way

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

sh+does eat ***s and mares eat ***s and little lambs eat ivy

8:10 pm

bleugirl2

thx diane. again a word that i swear i typed in already. should have been done ages ago! thanks all, good evening!

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo bleu

8:10 pm

dianedecoder

a kid'l eat ivy too, woudln't you ??

8:10 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~~* for bleu

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

:-) diane

8:11 pm

jillibus

YAY bleu!!!

8:12 pm

tizer

so 6/21 clue pls

8:14 pm

dianedecoder

like the scars in Jesus' hands.... leave out a "t"

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

lol the scars are stigmata this is a pore on a plant surface

8:15 pm

dianedecoder

ooops... wrong clue

8:15 pm

dianedecoder

LOL.... just realized that, jmc.....

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

lol

8:15 pm

tizer

i got there somehow

8:18 pm

redturtlehead

could I get a little Q assistance?

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

four of them start with the same 5 letters for a measurement

8:19 pm

redturtlehead

TY jmc that is a lot of help...

8:20 pm

jmcnrick

the first one ends with singular first person

8:20 pm

redturtlehead

ahh must go attend to dog... damn.

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

bye red

8:22 pm

carleekat

later red

8:26 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

8:27 pm

carleekat

hiya tg

8:28 pm

crosshair

howdy torgone

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi torgie and crossy

8:29 pm

carleekat

hi there crossy ( ~~~~~ <---- WAVING TO MRS CROSSY )

8:30 pm

wvteach

good evening all

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi wv

8:30 pm

carleekat

hi there wv

8:31 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

8:31 pm

Minveryork

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

8:31 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

8:32 pm

Minveryork

jmcnrick did you finish this grid. I have not done my story yet. I got side tracked with some sad sad news

8:32 pm

jmcnrick

18 left but don't feel obliged

8:33 pm

carleekat

hi there minver

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to hear you had sad news

8:33 pm

carleekat

oh no minver...are you alright?

8:33 pm

carleekat

( anyone have 2nd sh 18?)

8:33 pm

Minveryork

My collegue lost her 21 month old little girl to cancer.

8:34 pm

carleekat

that is so tragic..there are never words

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

rhymes with the green things on trees car

8:34 pm

carleekat

i am so very sorry minver

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

oh how sad min!

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

heartbreaking

8:34 pm

wvteach

sh 18 - bundle of grain

8:34 pm

carleekat

thanks jmc :)

8:34 pm

Minveryork

sh5/18 is a bundle of objects tied together carleekat

8:35 pm

Minveryork

She was diagnosed when she was four months old and has been battling it ever since. She passed last night.

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

a good time to remind people about signing up for folding@ home to fight cancer

8:36 pm

carleekat

and am done....

8:36 pm

carleekat

it is a good time

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo car

8:36 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations carleekat on fireworks! Good for you

8:37 pm

wvteach

congrats carlee

8:37 pm

Minveryork

Not in the mood to do a story of clues now, but I'll be here to help with clues if you need it jmcnrick. Sorry!

8:37 pm

carleekat

thanks all...

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

no no don't even think twice min

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

16 left

8:38 pm

carleekat

come on jmc...

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

13

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

9

8:43 pm

Minveryork

Go jmcnrick go!

8:44 pm

crosshair

for those who are interested in joining us in a bit of front line cancer research,please read my profile and consider joining our babble team

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

2 left

8:48 pm

Minveryork

I just read your profile crosshair,but not sure what I need to do as a team member. What do you guys do?

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

that is the good part is once you down load the so**ware you do practically nothing

8:49 pm

carleekat

all you have to do is download a little program..it works in the background and does not interfere with what you are doingonline..uses up unused bandwidth

8:49 pm

crosshair

it is all there min,what we do is donate our unused computer bandwidth to stanford university on a daily basis and they in turn use that to run their super computers to flod human proteins

8:50 pm

crosshair

fold

8:50 pm

Minveryork

Is it running the whole time that your computer is on

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

it can be or not as you desire

8:50 pm

crosshair

you can turn it on or off as you wish

8:51 pm

carleekat

( I have not been doing this as much lately crossy..changing providers..they do not offer unlimited / month...and i am not sure if we will go over until we settle in and know what our actual useage is)

8:51 pm

crosshair

and remember,i would not post it or suggest it here if it was not safe

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

i understand carl

8:51 pm

crosshair

i do not have unlimited either carlee (60 gig a month) and i have no issues

8:52 pm

crosshair

but yes get settled first

8:52 pm

Minveryork

I would love to do join crosshair,but I am leary about downloading so**ware.I have a work computer which already got a bad virus I had to get rid of. Is it safe?

8:52 pm

carleekat

that is what we have....but at any given time i have 2-5 teenagers in my house..xbox live...

8:52 pm

crosshair

i would not put it in here if it was unsafe min....

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

i have it on all three of my computers min and never had a problem with it

8:52 pm

carleekat

its safe minver..i have brand new laptop and its clean as a whistle

8:53 pm

carleekat

all 3 here at home running it too

8:53 pm

crosshair

do you think crossy would suggest a unsafe activity???..sniff

8:53 pm

Minveryork

How do I know if I have unused computer bandwidth?

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

fireworks

8:53 pm

crosshair

yaa for jmc!!

8:54 pm

crosshair

everyone has min

8:54 pm

Minveryork

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm at dummy about it.

8:54 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jmcnrick on fireworks! Good for you!

8:54 pm

crosshair

np at all min

8:54 pm

crosshair

ask away

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

you should ask questions

8:55 pm

crosshair

that reminds me jmc,you better get rolling my elegant is in 5th and hot after first place!!

8:55 pm

Minveryork

I would love to post this on FB, but how can describe it in dummy layman's terms? I didn't even understand you layman's terms in your profile crosshair.

8:56 pm

crosshair

copy and paste my profile description

8:56 pm

crosshair

that is a basic a description as you will find

8:56 pm

crosshair

it is the folding or mapping out of cancerous human proteins

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

the basic description is that you give a piece of the internet you are not using for their supercomputer to use

8:57 pm

crosshair

to unlock the precursors

8:57 pm

Minveryork

How long does it take for program download and do I have to restart my computer when download is done?

8:57 pm

crosshair

so that one day,we may actually stop cancer before it can happen

8:57 pm

crosshair

3 min to download..no restart

8:57 pm

jmcnrick

they use it to do research that can unlock questions about cancer, Alzheimer and other killers

8:58 pm

crosshair

just follow my directions

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

it depends on how fast your internet connection but not very long a few minutes

8:58 pm

Minveryork

Ok, sort of getting it now, but I am so not good with technology! Got the website open in another window.

8:58 pm

carleekat

mine took moments to download minver

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

GO MIN GO!!

8:58 pm

carleekat

and on this note..i am going to run....i am tired..i want my bed

8:58 pm

crosshair

once i walked carlee though it a bit,she took right over lol!

8:59 pm

carleekat

nite nite all....sweet and peace filled dreams to you all

8:59 pm

crosshair

gn carlee

8:59 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye carleekat! I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:59 pm

carleekat

:P that me crossy.....like apitbull...

8:59 pm

crosshair

:)

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

bye car

9:00 pm

carleekat

~~~~~ nite nite all

9:05 pm

cybernan

hi all -- back for the last 44

9:06 pm

Minveryork

Hello cybernan! How are you doing? Welcome to grid!

9:08 pm

Minveryork

crosshair, I believe you are going to have to walk me through the download.Do go right to download@home

9:09 pm

Minveryork

How do I load the client like your directions say to do

9:13 pm

Minveryork

Ok, this is WAY above my stupid little head. I'll try to do it sometime later on. Thanks crosshair for letting me know about it. I will definitely try to figure it out.

9:13 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

bye min {{{min}}}

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi cyber

9:20 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo cyber!

9:25 pm

stidmama

YAY Nan!

9:25 pm

stidmama

hey all

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

9:25 pm

stidmama

cross, I just managed to install the folding doohicky on my mac... with luck it will be better than when I tried to run it on a PC about 4 years ago

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

9:26 pm

stidmama

how are you jmc?

9:26 pm

stidmama

it almost sort of actually snowed here today (for about 5 minutes)...

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

i am okay now

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

min came bye with a very sad story of a friend of hers who 21 month old died of cancer

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

so min is going to start folding at home too

9:29 pm

stidmama

so I see, jmc. I hope she can get someone to help her get things installed. That poor child's family.

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

yes it is really sad

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

let me know if i can clue anything

9:37 pm

stidmama

I finished a while ago, actually -- just biding time until tom and the boys get home for supper. I have used up my eyeballs for the day. *sigh*

9:38 pm

stidmama

I hate it when I "think" I am able to read the letters and go three or four pages only to realize that none of it made any sense!

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

what letters?

9:38 pm

stidmama

you know "a" "b" "c" . . . "z" letters.

9:39 pm

EvaNadine

stid -- you mean when you read paragraphs only to realize that you didnt actually compute or retain any of it??

9:39 pm

Jacula

Hi all. jmc, I think stid means that when her eyeballs are used up for the day, she can read something but not take it in.

9:39 pm

stidmama

My brain can distinguish the shapes of the squiggles but the eyes are working so hard that there is no energy left to make sense out of it.

9:39 pm

stidmama

it's not a brain thing. I could listen to the information and be fine. But no one here to read it to me.

9:40 pm

EvaNadine

BTW, evening all. :)

9:40 pm

stidmama

hey Jac

9:40 pm

stidmama

hey EvaN

9:40 pm

stidmama

So I am watching some silly home shows on TV and waiting to switch loads in the wash.

9:41 pm

Jacula

Stid - I don't know what time it is where you are, but is it not possible for you to either have a 'power nap' or just go to bed?

9:41 pm

EvaNadine

hubby just brewed me a yummy cuppa tea in our keurig! yay!

9:42 pm

Jacula

What is a keurig?

9:42 pm

stidmama

it wouldn't be useful now. It's nearly 8 pm. So I am going to just wait until tomorrow.

9:42 pm

stidmama

I think it's a coffee machine?

9:42 pm

Jacula

We use a teapot. LOL!

9:43 pm

Jacula

Brewing tea in a coffee machine? Weird!

9:43 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, its not ONLY a coffee machine. it also does tea + hot chocolate. or just hot water if thats all you want.

9:43 pm

EvaNadine

this is pomegranate berry tea :)

9:44 pm

Jacula

Oh, okay,

9:44 pm

stidmama

that's nice!

9:44 pm

stidmama

the fellows are home! back again tomorrow!!! **Hugs and choclits for everyone** see you then! *poof*

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

sounds good

9:44 pm

Jacula

Herbal tea. We have more varieties of herbal tea in our house than a herbal tea shop. LOL.

9:45 pm

Jacula

I just can't resist buying them.

9:45 pm

Jacula

But, when you need a cuppa, there's nothing to beat PG Tips.

9:45 pm

Jacula

'Bye Stid.

9:46 pm

EvaNadine

yes, we love pg tips. i was glad to see that we can get that here. :)

9:46 pm

Jacula

jmc - LOL! I just looked at your icon.

9:49 pm

Jacula

My feet are like blocks of ice, they're even making each other feel cold! Might be time to go to bed and warm them on whatever part of Beloved's anatomy I can get at. It's time for him to get up soon anyway (3.48am).

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

glad you liked it jac

9:50 pm

Jacula

I'll keep my feet to myself until I hear what song is playing on his radio alarm when it goes off. If it's rap or something else I don't like, then I'll take action to make him switch it off fast (that's where the cold feet come in handy).:-)

9:52 pm

Jacula

If anyone needs any clues, they've got about 15 mins to ask me.

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

good use of natural resources there jac

9:53 pm

Jacula

LOL, jmc. I like to be 'green'.

9:57 pm

Jacula

I think we'e due a bif grid later. What say the rest of you? However, I'm guessing it's going to be something silly and smal like 43 words.

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle*

9:58 pm

Jacula

*big not *bif

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

i could use a large grid except for that work thing

9:59 pm

Jacula

A stupid, small grid that I can do before I've had 2 sips of my morning cuppa would probably be best for me, really. I've got a lot to do in the day.

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

well since i never managed to do it that fast it may well work out for me too -- but then no one much chats

10:00 pm

Jacula

jmc, yes, exactly! If I still went outside the home to work, I would not be Babbling very much at all.

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

otherwise i wouldn't mind the teeny tiny ones

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

well if i don't get a new job i guess i will work at home and get lots of babbling done!

10:02 pm

Jacula

Getting up at 6.20am, coming home some 12 hours later at the earliest, making dinner, clearing up, before you know it's 10.15pm and time for bed again. Only Friday night and Saturday to relax. I don't miss that.

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

mariposa is spanish for butterfly--isn't that pretty?

10:02 pm

Jacula

jmc - have you lost your old job or just thinking of changing jobs?

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

i have given notice so they can hire someone new

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

it was time to move on but I sort thought I would have someplace to move on to

10:04 pm

Jacula

Didn't you work that out first?

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

but my backup position is to go back to practicing law

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

no because i needed to give my board plenty of time to get their act together.

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

it will be fine i am sure

10:05 pm

Jacula

jmc - I'm sure it will be fine, too.

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

i just occasionally have a little panic!

10:06 pm

Jacula

Occasional panics are allowed.

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

we are in the middle of a recession! there is 10% unemployment in my area! *runs around in circles for a few minutes*

10:06 pm

Jacula

In the meantime, law can tide you over to pay the rent etc.

10:07 pm

Jacula

jmc - stop now and breathe deeply.

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

by the time i am unemployed i will no longer be supporting my boy and i can live very cheaply indeed

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

*breathes*

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

it will fine like I said

10:08 pm

Jacula

Imagine you are lying on a beach with white sand and palm trees. You have a cold drink in your hand and you can hear the sound of the waves lapping against the shore. No, hang on! You're probably going to worry about how much you spent on that!

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

lol no doubt!

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

i could move to Guatemala and afford it!

10:09 pm

Christa

couldn't help myself... so enjoying the conversation

10:09 pm

Jacula

The Maldives would be nicer, but they're due to sink soon, so 'they' say (whomever 'they' are).

10:10 pm

Jacula

Hi Christa.

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm guatemala sounds safer then

10:10 pm

Christa

hello jacula

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

hi christa

10:10 pm

Christa

howdy jmc

10:11 pm

Christa

please don't let me interrupt you girls....

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

i am listening to the story about how they figured out the migration of monarch butterflies

10:11 pm

Jacula

Anyway, if the end of the world, believers in Revelations are to be believed, the world will be ending soon. All those fish and birds dropping dead in UK, Finland and lord knows where else.

10:12 pm

Jacula

Armageddon is upon us!

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

*checks no**s* this is the 952 armageddon i have been warned about

10:12 pm

Jacula

Actually, it is all very weird and I've no idea what a sane explanation might be.

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

it is weird about the birds

10:13 pm

Jacula

jmc - I heard the monarch flutterbys story a while ago. Fascinating, isn't it?

10:13 pm

Christa

and to think it's not even 2012 yet...;)

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

they had dozens drop out of the sky in oklahoma and alabama

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

oh is 2012 an armagaddeon?

10:14 pm

Christa

suppose to be for those that believe...

10:14 pm

Jacula

Not just the birds, which were in hundreds, jmc, but also the fish in their millions.

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

it is interesting--my sister and niece went to see them in mexico

10:15 pm

Jacula

I thought 2015 was Armageddon time, though the Mayan calendar goes no further than 2011.

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

well i am willing to take care of a babble betting pool

10:15 pm

Christa

lol

10:16 pm

Jacula

Oh well, if it is all going to end for us, I hope it's quick. I'd prefer to live for quite a bit longer, given the choice. Still got lots to do.

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

i worry not about the end of the world--the end of my job is much more pressing! lol

10:17 pm

Christa

yeh.. still haven't checked every thing off of my bucket list...

10:17 pm

Jacula

jmc - that's understandable. Although, if the end of the world is nigh, jobs, money etc., aren't really relevant.

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

i am ready for a new grid

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

i will take that chance jac

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

brb

10:18 pm

Jacula

jmc - So will I!

10:19 pm

Jacula

I'm still reeling from when I hit 15 and wondering how I got to be 53.

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

lol jac

10:21 pm

Jacula

I've got kids who are old enought to be parent now, and I'm not sure how that happened either.:-(

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

talk about panic--I think my 60th birthday (this year) is going to throw me for a loop!

10:21 pm

Jacula

jmc - my 50th threw me through a loop. 40th didn't, I was quite calm about that.

10:22 pm

Christa

how about a tattoo to celebrate your 60th jmc??

10:22 pm

Christa

started my tatts when I hit 50... love them

10:22 pm

Jacula

I'm not sure what 60th will do, but if I get to my 70th (that's scarey thinking IF I get to!), I'm not sure what that will do to me.

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

not a tattoo fan

10:23 pm

Jacula

Ditto re the tattoo thing, though my daughter has ruined her lovely skin with quite a few now.

10:24 pm

Jacula

I don't like piercings either, don't even have pierced ears.

10:25 pm

Jacula

Step daughter is nw doing the piercing thing and will no doubt go on to have tattooes. It all smacks a primal tribe stuff to me. I like to be individual.

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

my boy has one on the back of his calf

10:25 pm

Christa

have a dinner party and for every decade serve a dish that made an impression on you

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

my niece has tons of tats and now is showing some regret as she gets involved with mainstream media

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

that is a good idea christa

10:27 pm

Jacula

My daughter's leg cuff tat that she designed herself IS a work of art, no doubt. I just wish it wasn't on her skin. She's told me that should she die or have an accident, her leg must be preserved (like the Nazis preserved tattoes) because it cost so much money.

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

ick

10:28 pm

Christa

all of my tatts are hidden by clothing... only I know they are there. And now you do too

10:28 pm

Christa

double ick

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

i occasionally have thought about a tiny heart tattoo on my left breast near the bottom

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

but that is as exciting as i go

10:30 pm

Jacula

I took a photo of my daughter when she arrived at our house all dressed up for her New Years' Eve night out. She looked so gorgeous, I had to record it. She, having seen photos of myself at her age, said, 'I'm glad you took that 'cos, one day, when I've had kids and it's all gone South, I can look back on that and say, "That's what I used to look like!" ' I'm not sure what to say to that. Yes, I did look like that once.

10:30 pm

jmcnrick

lol i was cuter once too

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

i think it is nice because she is saying that you were a looker when younger

10:32 pm

Jacula

jmc - I guess so. My Beloved stilll thinks I'm a looker now, even though I can't see it myself.

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

well it is what he sees that counts!

10:32 pm

Christa

thanks for a great evening and the belly laughs. have a great day tomorrow

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am heading to bed

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

bye christa

10:32 pm

Jacula

Anyway, he's up for work now and it's time I took over the bed with a nice hot water bottle to get the blood flowing in my feet again so I can sleep.

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

bye jac have a good day

10:47 pm

dcseain

good evening :)

10:47 pm

dcseain

hi, jmc. g'night jac

10:48 pm

stidmama

hey seain, bye jac. hi all.

10:49 pm

dcseain

hi there stid :) hope you're well.

10:49 pm

dcseain

i'll mention now that there is a possibility that i may be in Seattle for a weekend yet-to-be-determined in the Spring.

10:49 pm

stidmama

I am, seain, thanks.

10:49 pm

stidmama

still worried sick about the work for the quarter, but really motivated to make it through.

10:49 pm

stidmama

how are you? antibiotic course over yet?

10:50 pm

dcseain

took last of antibiotic last night, and am feeling much, much better.

10:50 pm

stidmama

YES! I know you were sorta thinking about a trip "anywhere southwest flies" so that would be super-cool

10:50 pm

stidmama

so glad to hear that! I don't like antibiotics, but I think they are better than the alternatives

10:50 pm

dcseain

need to make sure to minimize dairy, and to take my lactase when i do eat it.

10:51 pm

dcseain

yes, i don't take antibiotics often, but they do help sometimes, and this time they were a good thing :)

10:51 pm

stidmama

good idea

10:52 pm

dcseain

i got into town today for a bit and walked around some; had a nice dinner with a good friend. Very nice change of pace.

10:52 pm

stidmama

we are watching red dwarf this evening, the episode where holly turns into queeg and makes everyone work.

10:53 pm

stidmama

dinner's important :-D

10:53 pm

dcseain

hee. good one that. I like red dwarf

10:53 pm

stidmama

we had fake barbeque chicken with fries and green salad. I say fake because I used bottled sauce and baked it instead of using a grill.

10:54 pm

dcseain

i'm sure it was tasty.

10:54 pm

leighprefect

Yay Red Dwarf! I used to love that show...

10:54 pm

stidmama

well, it went pretty fast, to be sure!

10:54 pm

dcseain

i had a vegan kufta kabob with beets, carrots, and spinach pasta

10:54 pm

leighprefect

P.S. Hi, mama. =)

10:54 pm

dcseain

hi, leigh

10:54 pm

leighprefect

And hi, seain. =)

10:55 pm

stidmama

hey leigh!!! *happy mama look*

10:55 pm

stidmama

it's available for instant view on netflix, so we get it through our wii's internet connection.

10:55 pm

stidmama

Of course none of this was possible a couple years ago... let alone 5 or 10!

10:56 pm

dcseain

living in the future has advantages :)

10:56 pm

leighprefect

How did I not know this???? Ah! Soooo exciting! If I can ever get through X-Files, I will be sure to watch Red Dwarf... I was so disappointed that nothing ever came of a film.

10:56 pm

stidmama

yep. glad I have lived to see some of the tech advances, though I think some of the social things have gone to pot.

10:57 pm

dcseain

i concur, stid :/

10:57 pm

stidmama

well, there was a three-episode one filmed year before last I think -- which we hadn't seen until we saw it on netflix

10:57 pm

stidmama

it was interesting, but made me realize how old I am getting as I considered the physical changes in the actors! LOL

10:58 pm

stidmama

leigh -- are you teaching now?

10:59 pm

leighprefect

No, mama. =( Still with Barnes and Noble. There's just no luck with jobs around here...competition is fierce.

10:59 pm

stidmama

bummer. I was hoping you could give me tips for my next student teaching in the spring.

11:00 pm

leighprefect

Ah...wish I could. Seriously. Retail is killing me slowly.

11:00 pm

dcseain

leigh, have you seen if districts beyond your immediate area are hiring?

11:00 pm

stidmama

competition is pretty tough around here too, but I think that as the older teachers start retiring again (they pretty much had stopped retiring the last couple years) there will be a lot more openings

11:01 pm

stidmama

well, at least you have some sort of job, I think that's a victory right now.

11:01 pm

dcseain

I know that Prince William County, Virginia has a bunch of teachers retiring at the end of this school year, mostly at the Elementary level.

11:01 pm

leighprefect

I've looked around, but it's hard. NJ is currently on its knees begging for mercy from Chris Christie.

11:01 pm

leighprefect

I'd be happy to move out of state, but my husband just won't do it.

11:02 pm

stidmama

oh, that person makes me just so angry and grumpy.

11:02 pm

stidmama

he won't stay there forever, leigh (((hugs)))

11:02 pm

leighprefect

Mama, you aren't the only one.

11:02 pm

leighprefect

Haha, thanks.

11:02 pm

dcseain

ah, that makes it hard. Is his job less transferrable?

11:05 pm

leighprefect

Heh...very much so. It's a source of contention between us. You see, he works for FYE, which I don't know if you know of it or not, but it's a movie/music store, much in the same respect as Sam Goody was. And it is slowly finding a similar fate to Sam Goody, only there will be no one left to buy them out. So I worry about his job constantly.

11:05 pm

leighprefect

He's stubborn though, and doesn't like change. I've tried to get him to look elsewhere.

11:05 pm

dcseain

yes, there are a couple of FYEs here, and it seems likely they won't be around much longer.

11:07 pm

stidmama

that's too bad, leigh. I don't know FYE -- maybe just east coast?

11:07 pm

leighprefect

Oh yes. Them and Borders, though books are still a few more years off from being obsolete.

11:08 pm

leighprefect

No, but maybe just not in your area, mama.

11:08 pm

stidmama

could be -- or could be I just am not a "music" fan -- never shop online or otherwise (just looked up fye)

11:10 pm

dcseain

I'll actually miss Borders. There are several good ones around here. Maybe we'll get lucky and a few will succeed as independents.

11:10 pm

dcseain

i have 24 left. should i list?

11:11 pm

stidmama

I "listed" at 3 seain

11:11 pm

leighprefect

Anywho, I stopped in and just had to say hello. Time for bed, though!

11:11 pm

stidmama

actually the folks in the chog get me hints at length and starting letters.

11:11 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams leigh

11:11 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams leigh. I am going to sleep as soon as the sheets for the bed are dry... *sig*

11:11 pm

stidmama

or *sigh*

11:12 pm

dcseain

well, i'm short a Q -- i have 5,6,6,7,5

11:12 pm

dcseain

found the 4

11:12 pm

leighprefect

Goodnight, you two. Hope the sheets dry soon, mama. I'll pop in again soon!

11:17 pm

dcseain

laundry has been a theme in the chog today. must be something about Sunday

11:18 pm

stidmama

qu 4 babblet

11:22 pm

dcseain

ty, got it

11:24 pm

dcseain

tom bought a 3-led usb light that works really well.

11:28 pm

stidmama

that's good! I have a HUGE magnifier now that has some extra LED illumination. LEDs have sure come a long way!

11:29 pm

dcseain

yeah they have. Thought not far enough to be useful for trafic lights in snow

11:34 pm

dcseain

and firewords

11:35 pm

dcseain

this was a fun one.

11:47 pm

stidmama

YAY seain!

11:47 pm

stidmama

oh well, I keep wandering away. See you next time! *poof*

11:50 pm

flosey

hi dc, yes I found it fun

11:51 pm

dcseain

evening, flosey

11:52 pm

flosey

would like another like this one, busy days ahead

11:54 pm

dcseain

would be nice. i think i may sleep before flip.

11:55 pm

flosey

ok, maybe see you later then

11:56 pm

dcseain

thanks. g'night and happy babbling :)

11:56 pm

flosey

g

11:56 pm

flosey

g

11:56 pm

flosey

g

11:56 pm

flosey

night

11:57 pm

flosey

every time I hit the darn apostrophe, i miss and hit enter

11:57 pm

jillibus

Awww, flosey -- sweet icon!

11:57 pm

flosey

thanks jilli, see your lovely Dane

11:58 pm

flosey

oops, it isn't!!

11:58 pm

jillibus

I hit caps lock when I want an a

11:58 pm

flosey

should have clicked on it before speaking

11:58 pm

jillibus

sure isn't a Dane!

11:58 pm

flosey

indeed, great story though

11:59 pm

flosey

just looking at the small icon, thought it might be you with your Dane

12:00 am

jillibus

I heard a lady on the radio saying she pried off the caps lock key because she kept hitting it by mistake. Not a bad idea...

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

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