Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 10, 2011

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip
flip

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip & hi all!

12:01 am

jillibus

hi dee hi :-)

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

justafreep

op8!

12:02 am

jillibus

YAY Lickety!!!

12:02 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

12:03 am

jillibus

ty freep

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

*flip*

12:03 am

justafreep

sw7

12:03 am

dfmchfhf

op8 too (third word found)

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

tx freep!

12:04 am

flosey

thanks freep

12:04 am

MLFAN17

freep iSW 5 and 7 i believe

12:05 am

MLFAN17

AC6

12:05 am

Pinikula

sw5 6 7

12:05 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:05 am

MLFAN17

oh youare right thanks pinik

12:06 am

flosey

4,5,6,7

12:06 am

Pinikula

thx flosey :)

12:07 am

flosey

yw Pini

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

ad7

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

mo 5/6

12:09 am

MLFAN17

Was OP 8 called?

12:10 am

jillibus

yes, mlf

12:10 am

Pinikula

has now

12:10 am

MLFAN17

it has a 6 with it ias welll

12:10 am

jillibus

nice ad7, dfm -- ty

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

de7

12:11 am

dfmchfhf

2 de7

12:12 am

MLFAN17

HE6

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

ta 7

12:12 am

MLFAN17

dee 7/32?

12:13 am

jillibus

one bt -- the U

12:13 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

yes mlf

12:13 am

flosey

don't have it either, jilli

12:14 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:14 am

MLFAN17

thanks dee i found it

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:14 am

Pinikula

up6

12:15 am

jillibus

well, yes, pini, but...

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

tx pini

12:16 am

MLFAN17

2ND E stats please?

12:16 am

Pinikula

huh?

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

2 up6 for U@(5,4)

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

was au7 called?

12:16 am

Pinikula

got it, dfm ;)

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

en5

12:17 am

flosey

nbt

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty une

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg flosey! That U has me buffaloed.

12:18 am

dart001

late flip hi volley flos jilli all

12:18 am

jillibus

hi dart

12:18 am

flosey

hi dart

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

hey, dart :-)

12:18 am

Pinikula

think 'ripped' jilli

12:18 am

dart001

hi une

12:18 am

Pinikula

hi dart

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart; wtg flosey

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

help with o in the second column please

12:19 am

jillibus

ty pini -- an unword I didn't try, grrrr -- NBT

12:19 am

flosey

great icon Pini but I like it still better!

12:19 am

dart001

or 5

12:19 am

Pinikula

easier on the eyes when it's not moving, eh, flosey :)

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty dart looking

12:20 am

flosey

yes

12:20 am

Pinikula

thx dart

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

tx dart

12:20 am

Pinikula

e @ 3,1 for nbt, plz

12:21 am

dfmchfhf

ca7

12:21 am

jillibus

en5/12, pini

12:22 am

flosey

wtg Jilli, sorry had to read back, knew you must have it

12:22 am

Pinikula

thx jilli...looking

12:22 am

dart001

thx jilli

12:22 am

jillibus

yw

12:22 am

Pinikula

NBT, NBS, and 1/2-way

12:22 am

cybernan

nbt

12:23 am

dfmchfhf

ch7

12:23 am

flosey

wtg nan

12:23 am

dfmchfhf

one last 7 missing

12:23 am

jillibus

wtg nan

12:23 am

Pinikula

<-- can go dry (newly colored coif) and go to bed with clear conscience! (sp)

12:23 am

jillibus

oh -- nbs too

12:23 am

flosey

thanks dfm, for ch7

12:23 am

MLFAN17

pinik i shtat EN 5 something we should know?

12:23 am

MLFAN17

stats for the Q please?

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

qu5/18

12:24 am

Pinikula

qu5/18

12:24 am

jillibus

en5 is endless hugeness

12:24 am

MLFAN17

thanks

12:25 am

Pinikula

not a word I would use everyday, mlf...but the latter 4-ltrs are semi-'common'

12:25 am

jillibus

or I should say endessly huge

12:26 am

MLFAN17

thanks pink i havent found it yet

12:26 am

Pinikula

tootles ... cya tmw ;)

12:26 am

flosey

g'night Pini

12:26 am

jillibus

because the "ity" ending doesn't mean size but dreadfulness, often misused.

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

ditto *poof*

12:26 am

jillibus

bye pini and une

12:27 am

MLFAN17

i finally found a U word sheesh

12:28 am

dfmchfhf

ap7 and that's 7+s done

12:28 am

flosey

wtg dfm

12:29 am

jillibus

the U words are stupid

12:30 am

MLFAN17

i cant find the E or the Q

12:31 am

flosey

can't get the second one

12:31 am

flosey

second u

12:31 am

MLFAN17

last column flosey?

12:32 am

jillibus

that's the one I've been cluing -- think huge

12:32 am

jillibus

I don't have the first U

12:32 am

MLFAN17

the grid only has one U and a QU?

12:32 am

flosey

I do have the second one jilli, thought you had both

12:33 am

jillibus

nm -- I'm tired -- was talking about the en words, duh

12:33 am

dfmchfhf

you might en6 a cheque, too.

12:33 am

flosey

mlf, there are 2 x u words

12:33 am

scouser

Morning all. The two u words are very poetic

12:33 am

jillibus

I have both U words.

12:33 am

jillibus

ty dfm -- another weirdo

12:34 am

MLFAN17

I misunderstood sorry flosey lol

12:34 am

flosey

np mlf

12:34 am

jillibus

hi scouse -- I think they're silly

12:36 am

MLFAN17

does anybody have the stats for both of the E words?

12:36 am

scouser

Hi jillibus. The second w is reversely related to them too. Two words become one

12:36 am

dfmchfhf

en6/24 and en5/12, mlf

12:37 am

MLFAN17

thanks dfm

12:37 am

jillibus

yes, mlf -- both have been clued -- en6/24 and en 5/12

12:37 am

MLFAN17

YES I got one fo them

12:38 am

dfmchfhf

missing one 6...

12:38 am

MLFAN17

okay i cant find the qu i am out of here poof

12:38 am

cybernan

crashing here -- see you tomorrow :)

12:38 am

flosey

g'night nan

12:38 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:38 am

jillibus

bye nan

12:38 am

flosey

night mlf

12:39 am

dfmchfhf

night mlf, nan!

12:42 am

scouser

Second en- has to do with banks

12:46 am

jillibus

over halfway -- taking a kitchen break -- back soon

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:48 am

flosey

wtg Dee, good for you

12:48 am

dart001

wtg volley

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone before I leave?

12:54 am

suefrad625

1/2 way, gn all.

12:54 am

suefrad625

qu?

12:55 am

anike

fireworks

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

qu 5/18....

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

wtg anike

12:55 am

suefrad625

wow, anike

12:55 am

suefrad625

clue volley?

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

yellow vegie minus its first letter for the qu 5

12:55 am

suefrad625

do I have to wait 5 min

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

particularly popular in the fall... acorn... spaghetti ....

12:56 am

suefrad625

ty

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:56 am

suefrad625

i was using the c instead of the s. time for bed

12:56 am

suefrad625

nbt, gn all

12:57 am

anike

qu5 - to put down a revolution

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

congrats

12:57 am

dfmchfhf

ugh, Internet broke for a few (about 13) minutes :o(

12:57 am

flosey

wtg sue, g'night now

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

have a nice day / eve all.... hate when that happens

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

*poofing with hugs*

12:58 am

anike

Bit late with the clue wasn't I? I must try and do some work. 35 degrees C here today so not conducive to housework

12:59 am

anike

Happy babbling everone - catch you tomorrow

1:00 am

jillibus

just got back -- bye all who are leaving!

1:03 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for ca7 please?

1:04 am

jillibus

not me :-(

1:04 am

flosey

guess all the finishers have left!

1:05 am

flosey

oh, I always try aptid - a street in Toronto

1:06 am

flosey

or, it may even be apted, the street

1:06 am

jillibus

I don't remember that street

1:06 am

flosey

dil's parents live there - only reason I'd ever have known of it

1:06 am

flosey

small street in west end

1:07 am

jillibus

no wonder I never heard of it

1:07 am

flosey

way west

1:08 am

Christine

Jillibus - CA7 - a beam to which an anchor is attached

1:09 am

jillibus

ty Christine...pondering...

1:10 am

jillibus

...not being a sailor

1:10 am

dart001

how about not the tail end of a feline

1:10 am

Christine

also a type of biscuit in southern US

1:11 am

jillibus

ty dart :-)

1:11 am

flosey

ah, thanks dart

1:12 am

flosey

never would have found it without that clue

1:12 am

jillibus

awww, wouldn't want to eat one

1:12 am

rururocks

would you whisk that biscuit mix or whisker it?

1:12 am

dart001

kept trying the money start....ca4pit ca4pin ca4tin lol'

1:13 am

jillibus

hi ruru

1:13 am

jillibus

I wanted capstan or something

1:13 am

rururocks

hi jilli

1:13 am

dart001

keep seeing periodontic and periodic lol

1:13 am

rururocks

I actually got that one right away

1:19 am

rururocks

I think torpeda should be allowed a missle fired by women sailors

1:22 am

jillibus

but it had to ask directions

1:22 am

rururocks

what does teh 8 start with?

1:22 am

dart001

op

1:22 am

flosey

op8/50

1:22 am

rururocks

thanks

1:23 am

rururocks

lol jilli

1:23 am

rururocks

do you know how to tell a male torpedo from a female torpeda?

1:24 am

dart001

look for the t and "a"

1:24 am

jillibus

no...

1:24 am

rururocks

.. the lipstick..

1:25 am

jillibus

huh???

1:26 am

rururocks

*bad sarah palin joke jilli..sorry*

1:26 am

jillibus

that's all I could think of, ru

1:29 am

jillibus

16 left and time for bed -- night all...*poof*

1:29 am

flosey

g'night jilli, see you tomorrow?

1:30 am

dart001

bye jilli

1:33 am

rururocks

nite jilli

1:37 am

rururocks

stuck at 108.. Not seeing much else

1:38 am

dart001

124 here listless...but watching hockey mostly

1:39 am

rururocks

you aren't pucked up are you dart?

1:39 am

dart001

you betcha lol

1:41 am

dfmchfhf

140 here listless... missing a t@(3,4) and O@(2,5). missing a 5 and a 6.

1:41 am

dart001

i will have nhl center ice package when we move

1:41 am

dart001

or 5

1:42 am

dizgrannie

ti 4 ? for dfm

1:43 am

dart001

missing a 5 and a 6...the or is a five... so must be a t 6

1:44 am

dart001

ti 6,24?

1:45 am

gapeach1066@yaho

dart...metal + 2nd vowel.

1:45 am

flosey

need a clue for ad7 please?

1:46 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Sorry, that was for diz.

1:46 am

dart001

dont have it flos

1:46 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Close to your tonsils.

1:46 am

rururocks

nasal stuff flosey..

1:46 am

gapeach1066@yaho

For flosey.

1:46 am

rururocks

at least the ad 7 I have there may be more

1:46 am

flosey

yes, thanks gapeach

1:47 am

flosey

and ru

1:47 am

gapeach1066@yaho

yw

1:47 am

dart001

ty

1:47 am

dfmchfhf

thanks dart, found both :o)

1:47 am

gapeach1066@yaho

yw

1:48 am

gapeach1066@yaho

ap5-12 please....thanks

1:48 am

dart001

yw

1:48 am

flosey

fireworks - last words ap5 and 7

1:48 am

rururocks

kitchen wear ga

1:48 am

dart001

you wear it while cooking

1:48 am

dart001

nj flos

1:49 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, dart

1:49 am

flosey

ty dart

1:49 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks to you as well, ruru.

1:50 am

flosey

and goodnight all

1:50 am

gapeach1066@yaho

de7-36 please....thanks

1:50 am

dart001

nite flos

1:50 am

rururocks

night flosey

1:50 am

flosey

thanks for clues

1:50 am

dart001

de sounds like something to do with teeth and robots

1:51 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, flosey.

1:52 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, dart.

1:53 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:53 am

dizgrannie

oh derr, finally NBT, last one was WA 6...honestly thought it was TWO words...LOL

1:54 am

dfmchfhf

the noun is one, diz

1:55 am

dizgrannie

yea dfm, but not in Aus...lol

1:55 am

cosdem

ca7?

1:56 am

rururocks

not dog butt cost

1:57 am

cosdem

lol weird word.. ty

2:04 am

rururocks

dart can you clue a ti 6 if there is one?

2:05 am

rururocks

nm

2:05 am

rururocks

found it

2:06 am

rururocks

I am missing a e 6 or d 6 or e 7 or d 7 ? any ideas.. i have one d 7 so far

2:07 am

rururocks

got it

2:07 am

rururocks

thanks

2:07 am

joshuavorbis

ruru i am going to start charging shrink rates

2:08 am

joshuavorbis

i really think you had a breakthrough this session

2:08 am

rururocks

peri and I are like this *crossed fingers*..lol

2:11 am

rururocks

night all

2:12 am

gapeach1066@yaho

mo5-14 the 1st please...thanks

2:13 am

joshuavorbis

january

2:13 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, josh.

2:14 am

dfmchfhf

I should he4 to bed too... night all :o)

2:15 am

rbud

just getting here, night all who are leaving... :)

2:15 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, dfmc.

2:16 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Morning, rbud.

2:17 am

rbud

hi, peach, any snow where you are?

2:20 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Yep, about an inch or two. Terribly cold too.

2:20 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Where are you rbud?

2:21 am

rbud

We're in Illinois, used to snow here, but friends in Texas and other parts south are surprised to have snow! such a strange winter this year.

2:22 am

gapeach1066@yaho

I agree. I was born in Alton, IL but brought up in KY.

2:23 am

gapeach1066@yaho

I have half bros and sis's around Pittsfield, IL

2:23 am

rbud

and yet right now we have none on the ground! just frozen melt from last week.

2:24 am

rbud

we are about 45 mi. N. of Peoria

2:24 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, my. Did they clear the roads?

2:25 am

rbud

Yep, roads are fine, and only a slight chance of snow for tomorrow, not sure about the next day.

2:26 am

gapeach1066@yaho

I guess it's no worse than in years past, it just seems colder now because I'm older...HA HA

2:27 am

rbud

know just what you mean!

2:29 am

gapeach1066@yaho

I have 10 left and I think I'll get them later. Good luck y'all. Nice chatting with you rbud.

2:30 am

rbud

good job! and nice chatting with you, too, night! :)

2:38 am

scouser

Hi all. Anyone want any clues before I begin housework?

2:40 am

rbud

think I'm rolling along okay, thanks! :)

2:40 am

rbud

(with help from chog history, lol!)

2:40 am

frogface

good morning babblers

2:40 am

scouser

OK rbud I keep expecting Snoopy to sit up

2:40 am

scouser

good morning frogface

2:41 am

rbud

heehee!

2:41 am

frogface

hiya scouser xxx

2:41 am

rbud

howdy, frog! :)

2:42 am

frogface

good morning bud xx

2:44 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:44 am

rbud

hi, ruby!

2:44 am

frogface

good morning ruby xxx

2:45 am

rubyfoo

hiya froggie!

2:45 am

rubyfoo

hello rbud

2:45 am

rubyfoo

I quit last night with 3 to go, what a dope!

2:47 am

rbud

hm, need U and bottom O for nbt, can't see a U!

2:53 am

Haz1558

or5/12 - o plus what you do to a book.

2:54 am

Haz1558

up6 (twice) - the result of a ripping session

2:57 am

rbud

haha, thanks, Haz, good hints! had tried so many "up" words, including "upchat" - seemed reasonable, but nooo

2:57 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, rbud.

3:02 am

rubyfoo

groceries!

3:10 am

rbud

yay, have all the 7's now, thanks to earlier chat hints

3:13 am

dizgrannie

hey guys/gals hope the snow has abated for those who were snowbound...please spare a thought for those in Queensland, Australia who are devastated with floods ruining their homes and livelihoods...xxx

3:18 am

rbud

that is sad, diz, wasn't it only last year there were so many fires, too? if not one thing it's another, awful.

3:21 am

dizgrannie

rbud...as the world turns, sorry for the cliche, but thats the way life is....(and it sux)....LOL

3:34 am

rbud

29 left, back tomorrow to list for the rest, night all! :)

3:44 am

rubyfoo

hello dizgrannie! I've been following the story of the floods. I have a friend in Hervey Bay who has a daughter in Bundaberg. It is really a shocking catastrophe!

3:45 am

rubyfoo

And the idea of poisonous snakes swimming to higher ground -- shudder shudder

5:01 am

herinfernallady

Hi.

5:12 am

Trifioso

herin!!!!! good morning girl! where have you been?

5:12 am

sandrafrances

morning all. how many words today please

5:17 am

Trifioso

142

5:20 am

sandrafrances

thanks

6:37 am

carleekat

morning all

6:38 am

carleekat

great vid trifs...

6:38 am

carleekat

rent

6:38 am

carleekat

and sorryyyy

6:38 am

carleekat

6:42 am

Michnick

Hello all. I am waiting for carl to share her coffee with me.

6:42 am

carleekat

passing mich a cuppa

6:42 am

carleekat

my eyes are SOOO sore this am...feel gritty

6:42 am

Michnick

Ahhh. Thanks, I needed that.

6:42 am

Michnick

I am passed AM here and hitting mid-day slump.

6:43 am

carleekat

ahhhh i will nap then..i was stupid and stayed up WAY too late

6:43 am

Michnick

As I do nearly every night. Far too much excitement in my life.

6:44 am

Mark Jones

Hello babblers! How are you today?

6:44 am

carleekat

i just stayed up talking with a girlfriend online... one miin was 10:30..next 1 am...girls..yacking..you know the drill

6:44 am

carleekat

morning mark...

6:45 am

Michnick

I know, my sister found me during the 10 seconds I popped in to FB to check on a friend's status.

6:45 am

carleekat

there u go

6:46 am

carleekat

oh lookie there...the beckhams are preggers again

6:47 am

Michnick

Can someone please clue the E in the middle of the left column, only one I need for NBT

6:47 am

carleekat

i am stuck on that one too mich

6:47 am

suefrad625

I have e+n**** regular

6:48 am

suefrad625

as in "it the NO** around her.

6:48 am

Michnick

Huh>?

6:48 am

suefrad625

or if you remember CHEERS, the fat guy with curley hair

6:48 am

Michnick

Ahhh

6:49 am

carleekat

ahhhh..cheers got it for me too

6:49 am

suefrad625

Cheers, the tv show, google it. Mr. Patterson

6:49 am

suefrad625

oh good

6:49 am

suefrad625

e+mr. Patterson

6:49 am

Michnick

I'm TV-free for 25 yrs, can\t believe I dug that out of the recesses of my memory. Thanks sue.

6:49 am

carleekat

regular AB ****al

6:50 am

carleekat

if u a young frankestien fan

6:50 am

carleekat

stein*

6:51 am

MollyL

Anyone who hasn't seen Young Frankenstein has missed out on one of the finer (and funnier) things in life.

6:52 am

suefrad625

I love Abby ****al

6:52 am

carleekat

molls..are we like twins separated at birth or something?

6:52 am

suefrad625

great movie

6:52 am

MollyL

Indeed Carlee.

6:53 am

Mark Jones

Not me; I like better British Comedy; aka Monty Python

6:53 am

carleekat

love monty python too

6:53 am

carleekat

ok..need one of the u words..then i have nbt

6:54 am

carleekat

nevermind

6:54 am

carleekat

nbt...1 for nbs...just a sec

6:54 am

carleekat

and nbs in 25 words...

6:55 am

carleekat

phantom..nachos..blarg.. i hate that

6:56 am

MollyL

What? That nachos is a phantom, or you hate nachos?

6:57 am

carleekat

i hate phantoms...sorry..really really tired..stayed up way too late yacking with a gf online...was 10:30...then was 1 am

6:58 am

carleekat

back in a few..taking dear daughter to school

7:15 am

carleekat

ok.. frost is super heavy today

7:20 am

MollyL

Did you scrape or warm up the car?

7:22 am

carleekat

scrape

7:23 am

Anniebrook

I found the 8

7:23 am

Anniebrook

and hello everyone

7:23 am

carleekat

i am liking the way the words are twisting today..i wish i wasnt so tired

7:23 am

carleekat

hit here annie :)

7:23 am

carleekat

hi even...sheesh

7:24 am

Anniebrook

op8---made a choice

7:24 am

MollyL

Morning Annie

7:24 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:24 am

Flask1

Hi all....clue please for ca7/40?

7:24 am

carleekat

morning eva

7:24 am

frogface

afternoooooooooon babblers xxxxxxxxxx

7:24 am

Anniebrook

carlee, thought you were asking for a clue

7:24 am

MollyL

Hail, hail, the gang's all here.

7:24 am

Anniebrook

Hi flask, Evan, Molly, frog

7:25 am

carleekat

nope..i have the 8..but thanks :)

7:25 am

frogface

cooooeeeyyyy annie lol xxx

7:25 am

Flask1

Hi Annie et al....

7:26 am

EvaNadine

just back from the caf.
grabbed an omelette with spinach, onions, tomatoes, cheese, and a tiny but of snausages...
mmmmm......

7:26 am

carleekat

one heck of a cafeteria

7:27 am

Anniebrook

I never had that at work...lucky Evan...Evan, do you pay for your brekkie?

7:27 am

Flask1

ca7/40 anyone??

7:27 am

carleekat

dont have it yet flask..sorry

7:28 am

EvaNadine

sometimes its great.
othertimes, not so much...

oh yes, we pay for it. a little overpriced, but generally healthier than the fast food options...

7:28 am

Jacula

feline bonce, Flask.

7:28 am

Anniebrook

sorry, flask, dont have it

7:28 am

Jacula

Hello all, btw.:-)

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Evan, off you go>>>>>>>tea in the PB to go with brekkie or a hot chocolate

7:29 am

carleekat

hi jacs

7:29 am

Flask1

thanx Jac.....what a peculiar word!!!

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Hi Jacula

7:29 am

Jacula

EvaN - are snausages veggie sausages? I like that name, if so.

7:29 am

Jacula

Flask, y/w.

7:29 am

EvaNadine

PB, me?
::looks back to see what i said::
just started grid...

snausages are just what hubby + i call sausages...heh

7:30 am

Jacula

The ca7/40 is the thing sticking out on a ship that they secure the anchor to.

7:30 am

Flask1

:-)

7:30 am

Flask1

Mmmm.....interesting!!

7:30 am

EvaNadine

jac -- there used to be a brand of dog treats called snausages that purported to taste like sausage. "dogs dont know its not sausage!"

7:30 am

Jacula

Thanks for a new word, EvaN. I shall call my daughter's meatless sausages 'snausages' from now on.:-)

7:31 am

Jacula

Oops! I used in grid word in my clue post. PB for me!

7:34 am

MollyL

I'm sure everyone will be in the PB today for th 4/5. Make sure the place is stocked up.

7:34 am

EvaNadine

i thought we had a few commonly-used everyday words that were freebies?
course, if the PB is fully stocked, i dont mind a visit. ;)

7:35 am

Jacula

I'm off to make some mince pies (the Christmas ones have all been eaten) and I thought I might also make some mini lemon meringues, too.

7:35 am

Anniebrook

mini lemon meringues...divine

7:36 am

Jacula

Just using up leftover holiday stuff really.

7:38 am

MollyL

In case you're not all up on ship parts, the ca7 is a compound word and it's what sits on a feline's shoulders

7:38 am

Riverdance

Good Morning Everyone

7:39 am

Anniebrook

Hi River!

7:39 am

Mom

Morning everyone

7:39 am

carleekat

morning river

7:39 am

carleekat

hi mom

7:40 am

Jacula

Hello river and mom.

7:40 am

Mom

((Carlee)) good morning

7:40 am

Anniebrook

Hi ((Mom)) How are you and your hubby?

7:40 am

carleekat

hi river

7:40 am

Riverdance

Hi Mom

7:40 am

Mom

Hi Jacula

7:40 am

Mom

((River)) good morning

7:41 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning, we have all recovered, thank you for asking

7:47 am

Jacula

I'm off to the kitchen now. Have left myself 20 words for late. Happy Babbling all!x

7:47 am

Anniebrook

bye Jacula

7:47 am

Mom

good to see you again, Jacula. Have a good day

7:49 am

periwinkle

morning all, may I have a clue for the u pls

7:49 am

Mom

morning Peri, I don't have it, but will help you look

7:50 am

periwinkle

and bottom o pls

7:50 am

Anniebrook

up---ripped

7:50 am

periwinkle

ty Annie

7:50 am

carleekat

uo+ rip...or tear

7:50 am

carleekat

up* even

7:50 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:50 am

periwinkle

too late carelee, but ty

7:50 am

Anniebrook

I cant get en 6...any clues please

7:51 am

periwinkle

I only have an en5 Annie

7:51 am

Anniebrook

me tt

7:51 am

Anniebrook

lol, me too

7:52 am

Mom

I don't have it Annie, sorry but will help

7:52 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Mom

7:52 am

SueMagee

En6 - get money from investment.

7:52 am

carleekat

o+ what u to with a book

7:52 am

sandy211

en+ca4/6

7:52 am

periwinkle

supoosed to get more snow here tomorrow :(

7:53 am

periwinkle

ty sandy

7:53 am

Mom

we are too, Peri, 3 to 5 inches

7:53 am

sandy211

yw

7:53 am

periwinkle

ty carlee, nbt and off to get ready to go to the market

7:53 am

periwinkle

ty carlee, nbt and off to get ready to go to the market

7:53 am

Mom

thanks Sue and Sandy

7:53 am

Anniebrook

sandy, thank you, didnt think that was a word

7:53 am

Mom

bye Peri

7:53 am

periwinkle

3-6 inches here, hope is it closer to 3, makes it easier to shovel

7:54 am

carleekat

i want another blizzard

7:54 am

Anniebrook

and thank you, Sue

7:54 am

Trifioso

hello friends. Anyone have a clue for the o in the bottom row?

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif :)

7:54 am

Mom

I was thinking the same thing, Peri

7:54 am

carleekat

i love having my kids home with spares during a blizzard.....bust out the games...yesterday we had chess, cribbage, scattergories... and citidels all happening

7:55 am

Mom

Hi Trif, just clued as o + you **** a book

7:55 am

Anniebrook

O and what you do with a book

7:55 am

carleekat

i just clued it hun

7:55 am

Trifioso

I agree, it's better with more snow.

7:57 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:57 am

jmcnrick

nbt

7:57 am

Mom

hi JMC

7:57 am

jmcnrick

you can have the snow trif

7:57 am

Anniebrook

hi jmc

7:58 am

carleekat

morning jmc...and i dont really like the snow..i like the storm and the hunker down together to ride it out "mood" a storm brings...

8:00 am

jmcnrick

there is an element of comradery

8:00 am

jmcnrick

if i get snowed in an the electric works i could get work done

8:02 am

carleekat

i love it... its a little party :) i am ready for the next storm :)

8:03 am

jmcnrick

i am afraid i don't love anything today--just as cranky as i was yesterday

8:04 am

jmcnrick

bbl

8:09 am

Anniebrook

anyone have a clue for ad7?

8:09 am

Flask1

things up yer nose Annie....

8:10 am

Anniebrook

Flask, thanks! LOL, great clue

8:10 am

Flask1

or there abouts!

8:10 am

Flask1

yvw!

8:11 am

MollyL

You know about ten dozen people just typed "booger".

8:11 am

Anniebrook

LOL

8:12 am

Flask1

probably!

8:12 am

MollyL

And that word is tricky because the third letter is not pronounced, so many people won't get the correct spelling.

8:13 am

Flask1

If the say it properly, then they should get it!

8:13 am

carleekat

ooh...thanks molls....just came back with fresh coffee..and no..didnt type boogers :p

8:15 am

carleekat

flask..any luck finding me that tall black haired man that looks stunning in a kilt...clear blue eyes.....

8:15 am

Flask1

Hell noooooooooooooo.....am still looking Carlee....lolol

8:16 am

carleekat

damnit..get busy would u please

8:16 am

Flask1

ok....will try much harder....lolol

8:17 am

carleekat

thank you kindly :)

8:17 am

carleekat

why oh why did i let that one go...<sigh>

8:18 am

Flask1

{Flask is shrugging, shaking her head}......

8:18 am

MollyL

Perhaps the idiocy of youth, Carlee. Hindsight is so much clearer.

8:19 am

carleekat

likely the case..yes

8:22 am

carleekat

ok..shower..and the cleaning...i cant stand my floors..any of them... off i go..if not now...never....back later for last 30

8:25 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

8:39 am

tceicher

sc

8:40 am

MollyL

Hi Mr. Bob.

8:45 am

Flask1

Hi Bob....how are you?

9:07 am

MollyL

Quiet in here. Is everyone in the PB for using th4/5?

9:08 am

Michnick

Actually we are probably in the PB for using ch 4/6!

9:11 am

Mr Bob

I'm just fine Flask. Thank you.

9:17 am

Scrabbler

Good day Babble buddies. I am at work and will pop in here whenever I have a chance.

9:21 am

Scrabbler

Where are my peeps?

9:22 am

Riverdance

Hi Scrabbs - I am in and out as well

9:22 am

bichon

Hi

9:22 am

bichon

crabs and everyone else

9:22 am

Scrabbler

How are you, RD? And hi bichon. I do not have crabs.

9:22 am

kje

peep

9:22 am

bichon

Doh, sorry, keys on laptop don't work very well

9:23 am

Riverdance

I am well - busy at work but trying to take a break now and then

9:23 am

Scrabbler

Hi kje. How are you feeling?

9:23 am

kje

tired

9:23 am

kje

restig at home ad will go in this afteroon - have mtgs this afternoon but can rest this morning

9:23 am

Scrabbler

How is your respiratory status?

9:25 am

kje

snotty

9:25 am

Riverdance

my daughter was sick last week - alot of nasty stuff going around

9:26 am

kje

today is day 4 ad a half

9:26 am

bichon

kje, do you hve a bad cold, or something more toxic?

9:26 am

kje

i am doe to 1 and canot find it

9:27 am

kje

prob a cold

9:28 am

Scrabbler

You'll be over it in a week or so

9:29 am

kje

that sounds about right

9:30 am

kje

I am suppose to give grand rounds wednesday - think I need to fid a replacement - doubt I can talk that long without coughing every minute or two

9:30 am

Scrabbler

You already know that. But the first wk of a cold sucks even though it is a mild illness. It sure makes us feel lousy.

9:30 am

kje

talkig makes me cough... plus, my voice is barely there

9:30 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yuck. How do you cope with public speaking? I could never do it.

9:30 am

kje

THEN, I am suppose to fly to DC on Thursday for a conference Fri-Sunday

9:30 am

kje

I hate flyig congested

9:31 am

Riverdance

you need some rest kje

9:31 am

kje

public speaking isn't so bad once you get use to it - I use to hate it but it is easy now

9:31 am

Scrabbler

Use a nasal decongestant spray before the flight.

9:31 am

kje

yep

9:31 am

kje

I'll do both oral and spray

9:33 am

kje

I CAN'T FIND IT!!!

9:34 am

kje

anyone have ti6?

9:34 am

Riverdance

I have been looking for that too

9:35 am

kje

if it is a fish, i am goig back to bed

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Plural fungus?

9:36 am

kje

found it

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Oops, that isn't a word.

9:36 am

kje

now must look it up

9:37 am

kje

ti6 - to push a feline onto its side?

9:37 am

Scrabbler

Silly word!

9:38 am

EvaNadine

hints for the U words?

9:38 am

kje

a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.

9:38 am

Scrabbler

Ah, yes, I do see a U over there.

9:38 am

Riverdance

what kind of word is that - thanks kje

9:38 am

kje

rip something to shreds, eva?

9:39 am

MollyL

No clue about the game.

9:39 am

kje

apparently it is a word from the late 1600s

9:40 am

kje

however, words from the 20th century are not allowed... like spam

9:40 am

EvaNadine

im still clueless.
mayhaps i should take a nap...

9:41 am

MollyL

Okay, see clue at 9:37

9:41 am

kje

up + ripped paper, say

9:42 am

Scrabbler

TY for U clues

9:42 am

kje

yw

9:42 am

EvaNadine

OHHHH....
didnt even have the base-word. lol.

9:42 am

kje

yep - figured when you could't fid it - LOL

9:42 am

kje

can you be clueless once given clues???

9:42 am

EvaNadine

its a monday kinda morning.

9:43 am

EvaNadine

sure you can. i am much of the time. ;)

9:43 am

kje

ha

9:43 am

EvaNadine

i can be given a clue, but it doesnt mean i HAVE a clue...

9:43 am

redturtlehead

good Morning Babblers.

9:44 am

EvaNadine

hows about the E?

9:45 am

Kallia

if I give you a cheque will you go en**** it?

9:45 am

Kallia

hello all

9:45 am

kje

en5 - HUGE abbr

9:45 am

MollyL

If they are Hot In Cleveland, can we be Clueless In Clearwater? : P

9:45 am

kje

hi red

9:46 am

redturtlehead

thanks for that clue. and hi kje, how goes it? are you back on the wards?

9:46 am

MollyL

Now see, I would have thought that clue was for the word endorse. I've never heard of the en6 in the grid.

9:46 am

Riverdance

thanks kallia

9:46 am

EvaNadine

heh, good clue kje. :)

9:46 am

kje

yw

9:47 am

EvaNadine

finally, how about that bottom O?

9:47 am

kje

o _ what books are for

9:47 am

MollyL

o**** me a bedtime story Eva

9:47 am

kje

o + baltimore: the city that ****s

9:47 am

MollyL

Another dumb word.

9:47 am

kje

that motto always cracked me up

9:48 am

EvaNadine

wow, really?
thats the bmore city motto?
ok hon!

9:48 am

redturtlehead

that is the motto? Rather amazes me...

9:48 am

kje

seriously, red... we use to change it to bleeds

9:48 am

EvaNadine

molly, i still didnt get the EN6 -- all i can think of is endorse!

9:48 am

kje

more in keeping with the wire ad homicide motifs

9:49 am

redturtlehead

well, maybe it's one of those mottos designed to inspire, a hopeful motto...

9:49 am

kje

en + money

9:49 am

MollyL

En + **** check or charge?

9:49 am

Riverdance

en + you must **** your paycheck to get money

9:50 am

redturtlehead

thanks river. and molly and kje.

9:51 am

MollyL

Snap, snap and snap. And no one mentioned Johnny.

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Ty for en6. What happens in Blatimore?

9:52 am

Scrabbler

*Baltimore

9:52 am

kje

the city that re4s

9:52 am

EvaNadine

scrabs -- apparently they like books

9:52 am

MollyL

"Baltimore, the city that r****" cracks me up. I know they can read crab house menus, and Natty Bo prices.

9:52 am

kje

that is the motto that was painted on all the beches when I was there

9:53 am

Scrabbler

Oh, that O. I was starting from the right O.

9:53 am

kje

i think it has to do with being one of the 1st (if not the 1st) city with a free library system - started with the Eoch Pratt Free Library which is still there

9:54 am

EvaNadine

::points molly to PB::

9:54 am

kje

Enoch

9:54 am

kje

add n's as needed

9:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

Molly, you are in the PB, darling.

9:55 am

kje

n January 1882 construction began of an imposing white marble structure on Baltimore's Mulberry Street that opened five years later as the Enoch Pratt Free Circulating Library. The main branch of the library is now located on Cathedral Street in downtown Baltimore. After building a free central library and four branch libraries, he granted the city $833,333.31 to assure that the library that he gave the city would always be free to all citizens. Today twenty-three branches of the library serve patrons throughout Baltimore

9:56 am

lbdawger

clue for either U? and hi everyone

9:57 am

kje

up + ripped

9:57 am

lbdawger

ty, kje

9:57 am

Scrabbler

BBS, must go see a critter

9:57 am

lbdawger

nbt! and must run errands, bbl to finish

9:58 am

MollyL

*Gets out the hummus and pita bread in the PB*

9:58 am

Riverdance

FIREWORKS

9:59 am

Riverdance

must get back to work folks - have a great day

10:00 am

kje

yay river

10:07 am

crosshair

reading back on baltimore libray system,did you know that up here near the turn or the century or just after,we had the Carnigie family set up these beautiful libraries in several small communities,many of which still stand today

10:08 am

crosshair

and did i not hear that philly list their entire public libray system due to a funding screw up?

10:08 am

crosshair

lost

10:09 am

crosshair

mm,we better keep the pb full of supplies today ch 4/6 is in da grid

10:09 am

EvaNadine

crossy, i think we get a free pass or two.
otherwise, you would already be in the PB for TH4

10:10 am

crosshair

anybody out there?? good morning...crossy is scared

10:10 am

crosshair

lol

10:10 am

EvaNadine

as for me, NBT, NBS, and halfway!
YAY!

10:10 am

crosshair

howdy eva;)

10:10 am

EvaNadine

howdy, hola, hello, and hi!

10:15 am

EvaNadine

well golly, did i over-welcome you?

10:19 am

EvaNadine

::checks if crossy is breathing::

10:19 am

crosshair

barely..lol

10:21 am

crosshair

lol and so 4/4 is in there,we better just not open the pb today

10:23 am

EvaNadine

maybe there is some SO4 in the PB today...

10:24 am

crosshair

yes i have a nice bee barley in mind

10:24 am

crosshair

beef

10:25 am

MollyL

I think it's funny people keep mentioning ch4/6. Almost everyone here says chog instead of using that word. The th word, forget it. We might as well all just live in the PB today.

10:26 am

crosshair

lol molly

10:26 am

MollyL

Rats, I thought Cross was being exotic and making bee soup.

10:26 am

crosshair

nope,we musy care for our bees,seems they are in short supply up here

10:26 am

crosshair

must

10:27 am

zoozzoom

Helo, All, the CA7 is a new one to me.

10:28 am

crosshair

howdy zooz

10:28 am

Kallia

heel zooz how you doing?

10:28 am

Kallia

heel???? sole? hello! lol

10:28 am

zoozzoom

Not bad thanks, how about you, Kallia?

10:29 am

Kallia

good thanks

10:30 am

zoozzoom

Just ate a pizza, Drinking cola & now having chocolates..and i don`t care..i am enjoying a good pig out..lol

10:30 am

MollyL

Both feline words are off my radar screen.

10:31 am

Kallia

well if you are gonna do it better enjoy it zoo!

10:31 am

zoozzoom

lol...to right, Kallia :-)

10:31 am

Kallia

I think I have one of them Molly, clue for the other?

10:32 am

Kallia

well I do if it's a t6

10:34 am

zoozzoom

I have a CA7 thats starts with the feline word, Kallia, can clue that one if needed?

10:34 am

Kallia

yep it could wll be...

10:35 am

zoozzoom

CA7 not the tail end of a feline

10:35 am

zoozzoom

compound word.

10:35 am

Kallia

I just got it Zooz....stupid word!

10:36 am

zoozzoom

To do with an anchor beam so the DEF describes.

10:36 am

Kallia

lik

10:36 am

Kallia

ah ok...thought it was a bit like dick ****

10:37 am

Kallia

my typing is crap today

10:37 am

zoozzoom

LOL

10:37 am

Kallia

how do you get words like that lol?

10:38 am

Kallia

are you using the list?

10:38 am

zoozzoom

No not yet..still need 58 more.

10:38 am

Nancy Boy

bizarre word indeed. thanks for the clue, Zooz :)

10:39 am

zoozzoom

Your welcome, NB :-)

10:39 am

Kallia

I'm down to 39

10:39 am

Kallia

hey there NB...how are you?

10:39 am

zoozzoom

Good going , Kallia.

10:39 am

MollyL

I love how NB's icon goes with the conversation. : D

10:39 am

zoozzoom

Oh yes ..so it does...lol

10:39 am

Kallia

lol yes it does...lovely kitty NB

10:39 am

zoozzoom

And Kallias too :-)

10:40 am

Kallia

I don't have mine any more

10:40 am

Nancy Boy

HAHA. Yes, please see my icon for a quick visual clue ;)
and I'm well enough thanks Kallia, shouldn't complain anyway :) just waiting to be able to get out of bed!

10:40 am

Nancy Boy

and thanks! he's my baaaby..

10:40 am

MollyL

I can't make out Kallia's icon. It's very small.

10:41 am

Kallia

yes I know, really should change it

10:41 am

Kallia

it's my kitty that I lost last year

10:41 am

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that, Kallia, hope it was nothing horrible.

10:41 am

MollyL

Oh NB...you are reminding me of a joke that I cannot tell on this PG13 rated board.

10:41 am

Nancy Boy

awww, what a shame :( sorry to hear about that, Kallia

10:41 am

Kallia

oh very horrible zooz ;(

10:41 am

MollyL

Aw, sorry to hear that Kallia.

10:41 am

Kallia

she was only 7

10:42 am

Nancy Boy

Mollllyyy, you can't just dangle it in front of me and then not tell me!! I wanna know now.

10:42 am

zoozzoom

Really..who rated this a PG13.

10:42 am

Kallia

anyway I do have a lucky black kitty now

10:42 am

zoozzoom

You could put your black kitty as your new icon, Kallia :-)

10:43 am

Kallia

yes when I can figure out how to get it a reasonable sizer

10:43 am

crosshair

i have a black kitty also;)

10:43 am

Nancy Boy

Kallia, that is so sad :( when I was a teenager our family dog got hit by a car, right in front of me - would have dived out to save him if my dad hadn't been yanking me back - it's always terrible when pets die.

10:43 am

crosshair

his name of course is serrius black

10:44 am

Nancy Boy

Quite, Zooz ;) we're all above 18 today, I believe.

10:44 am

Kallia

mystery, dark as the night

10:44 am

zoozzoom

LOL, Crossy..did not know you were a potter fan.

10:44 am

crosshair

i am sorry you lost your kitty kallia

10:44 am

MollyL

Okay NB...I was sitting at the kitchen table with my significant other at the time. We were reading the Sunday paper. There was a picture of Sigfried, Roy and the tiger. I said to said SO, "Oh look, there is Sigfried and Roy and the only ______ they will ever be interested in." SO laughed coffee right out his nose.

10:44 am

crosshair

wife is,i have not read the books yet

10:45 am

Nancy Boy

OMG Molly! I've still got stitches in and laughing really hurts - how dare you :D

10:45 am

zoozzoom

you asked for it, NB..lol

10:45 am

crosshair

lol

10:45 am

MollyL

OOOPS...*offers warm compress to NB*

10:45 am

Kallia

yep you did NB :)

10:45 am

Nancy Boy

that's too funny...I'm gonna tell Frank that.

10:46 am

Nancy Boy

true Zooz ;) I'm my own worst enemy.

10:46 am

Kallia

I better go and decide what we're going to eat tonight

10:47 am

Kallia

pasta of some thought I think

10:47 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Kallia.

10:47 am

Kallia

sort thought? I'm losing the plot...or maybe I already did lose it!

10:48 am

zoozzoom

WA 6 is not a compound word..weird.

10:50 am

Nancy Boy

I want 'pimp' in this grid.

10:51 am

crosshair

i was reading in yesterdays paper how some idiotic publisher got it into his head to homogonize mark twain books and reprint them in a small run for schools but removing the 'nigger" word every time it appears and replacing it with the word "slave"...idiotic! these books and others like them are a small window to history and yes,they may be politically incorrect,racist and full of other remarks and thoughts not used today,but seems some deem books like this not suitable for our modern world..what trash. it is exactly in the way they use the language that makes us see into the world of that time and makes many victorian and earlier works the great books that they are!...lol ,sorry,crossy gets off of his soapbox now.....

10:51 am

zoozzoom

*Rolls eyes* thought you would, NB...lol

10:52 am

MollyL

I object to wa6. That is NOT one word. Cross, I am on that same soapbox with you. Books are a reflection of the times.

10:52 am

Nancy Boy

and yet a presidential candidate is allowed to publicly refer to me and my people as 'dirty gooks'...interesting.

10:52 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Zooz.

10:53 am

beachboggle

hiya babblers!

10:53 am

crosshair

lol nb,i do not walk around calling african americans nigger

10:53 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Beach :-)

10:54 am

crosshair

but historical books should not be changed or the meaning is lost

10:54 am

Sandieangel

does anyone have a clue for de5/16 plz?

10:54 am

crosshair

howdy beach

10:54 am

Ray100

I agree - on that basis, they should ban "To Kill a Mockingbird", most of Shakespeare's works, bits of the Bible etc etc

10:55 am

Kallia

dangerous to swim out of this!

10:55 am

crosshair

indeed ray

10:55 am

Kallia

de 5/16 clue

10:55 am

Nancy Boy

just some funny double standards ;) but I agree as well.

10:55 am

Kallia

with you on that one

10:56 am

crosshair

we grow as a people,but that does not mean we hide the past nb,that is all

10:56 am

Kallia

always double standards NB

10:56 am

crosshair

we cannot hide it just because it embarrases us now

10:56 am

Kallia

Anyone read a book called The Help?

10:56 am

crosshair

we do not know where we are going if we do not know where we have been sort of thing

10:56 am

hoyadoc

i did! loved it

10:56 am

MollyL

I would imagine the "g-word" appears in films or writing about the Vietnam era. Just like the "n-word" appears in the writing of Mark Twain. Who are we to edit another person's writing?

10:56 am

Nancy Boy

plus, think of the can of worms that opens...if you take out 'the n word' then why should any other racial slur be acceptable? or anti-anything for that matter. they wouldn't be so quick to take 'faggot' out of books, I'll tell you that for nothing.

10:56 am

hoyadoc

cant wait for the movie

10:57 am

Kallia

about 3/4 way through it, very enlightening

10:57 am

crosshair

we do not molly,it is the historical past and must be preserved as such

10:58 am

Kallia

arte they making it into a movie hoy?

10:58 am

EvaNadine

oh, crossy!
as an english major, i was SOOOOO enraged when i read about that!!

10:58 am

zoozzoom

I do have that book, Kallia..not got round to reading it yet.

10:58 am

Sandieangel

can anyone helpwith a clue for de5/16 plz?

10:58 am

crosshair

if we continue that train of thought nb,soon we will be burning books in the town square like in bradburys tale 'farenheit 415" which was also on the banned list for a time because he dared to burn a bible in it

10:58 am

Kallia

PC gone completely bonkers!

10:58 am

crosshair

i am glad you agree eva

10:59 am

Kallia

I gave a clue////dangerous to get out of this

10:59 am

Sandieangel

Oh Ok thanks I'll think about it.

11:00 am

zoozzoom

de5/16 if you get in too deep you are out of your de***

11:00 am

Kallia

I mean political correctness not personal computer lol

11:00 am

crosshair

we grow,we learn,but we do not change written history just because it offend us now.we grow beyond it

11:00 am

crosshair

anyways that is all i have to say about that

11:00 am

Nancy Boy

true...plus, there's more than enough racism in the world TODAY, maybe they should get started on doing something about that.

11:00 am

zoozzoom

de5/16 if you get in too deep you are out of your de***

11:00 am

Kallia

hubby home...dinner to get lol bye all

11:01 am

Sandieangel

Thanks a lot. I have it now.

11:01 am

crosshair

my brother was in the same situation in costa rica nb,simply because he was a rich with man from away,it happens to everyone

11:01 am

crosshair

white

11:01 am

crosshair

white

11:02 am

crosshair

mmm hiccups

11:03 am

crosshair

he was held up 4 times in 5 years and was transferred from the main office because he "did not fit in"

11:04 am

crosshair

but the head office knowing his worth,has just moved him to las vegas

11:04 am

MollyL

I didn't get the de6 clue. Still Clueless In Clearwater I guess.

11:05 am

crosshair

clearwater FLA molly?

11:05 am

bichon

Hi everyone

11:05 am

crosshair

my in-laws used to winter hear you for many years

11:05 am

bichon

ad 7?

11:05 am

suefrad625

molly, another word for very deep

11:05 am

crosshair

howdy bichon

11:05 am

MollyL

(No, just using a CL city name)

11:05 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Bichon.

11:06 am

trentsnana

you use a de*** finder when you fish

11:06 am

MollyL

Thanks Sue.

11:06 am

MollyL

And TNana.

11:06 am

crosshair

ty trentsnana

11:06 am

EvaNadine

as everyone has said, history is history. whether we wish it didnt happen or not, it is our job to preserve it, remember it, and learn from it.
for authors, the whole POINT of using such language is to point out that yes, that is our history, but also to make us feel uncomfortable about it so we dont repeat those same mistakes.

11:07 am

crosshair

((eva))

11:07 am

trentsnana

well said, Eva

11:08 am

MollyL

Really, what is the point of historical fiction if it does not reflect the language of the time?

11:08 am

crosshair

and words like quadroon etc would of been lost to time if this were to continue

11:08 am

EvaNadine

to remove that word from twains works is to deny that part of our history and to deny us the ability to learn from it.

11:09 am

crosshair

and next darkie would be gone

11:09 am

EvaNadine

people seem to think that using a word is to approve and glorify its use. when in fact, the opposite is true.

11:09 am

crosshair

soon the entire books is re-written

11:10 am

crosshair

but it is the window to history and even if a word was a insult to me,i would not have it removed

11:11 am

trentsnana

hint on the O in the bottom row?

11:11 am

crosshair

in the bible it says for us to kill our wife if she cheats..do we burn the book? no we do not and that is as it should be.it is also a historical book

11:11 am

EvaNadine

i remember when my dad worked at the air + space museum. they had just opened the Enola Gay exhibit and for several days in a row, protesters threw paint on the exhibit. they thought the smithsonian was trying to glorify the war, which couldnt be further from the truth.
in reality, they had an amazing piece of history, albeit a piece of our darker history, and they felt responsible to share it with the world.

11:11 am

crosshair

as they should

11:12 am

zoozzoom

O+ look at book

11:12 am

trentsnana

ty

11:12 am

crosshair

and we learn,that in that type of war,there can be no such thing as 'acceptable losses" that north korean crackpot can learn something from that exibit

11:12 am

trentsnana

finally - NBT

11:13 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

11:13 am

trentsnana

how about the 8?

11:13 am

trentsnana

then I can have NBS, too

11:13 am

EvaNadine

i was amazed in my years working there, just how many exhibits were defaced because someone didnt agree with the politics behind the history. i couldnt IMAGINE going into a museum and doing the things people did there, and removing that word from twains works is the exact same thing.

11:13 am

zoozzoom

op8

11:13 am

bichon

a 7?

11:13 am

trentsnana

ty

11:13 am

zoozzoom

op 8 choices

11:13 am

crosshair

did i ever tell you eva that you are my favorite?:)))

11:13 am

trentsnana

got it - thnx

11:14 am

zoozzoom

ad7 ad + letter + robotic ending.

11:14 am

Nancy Boy

I suppose some people just can't deal with some aspects of history, really. It's really difficult to accept that you belong to a species that has those kind of capabilities

11:15 am

bichon

ty zooz

11:15 am

crosshair

we must shoulder our failures as well as out victories

11:15 am

bichon

ca 7.40?

11:15 am

EvaNadine

we are human, we screw up. it is our design.
but it also our design to learn from our past -- so dont erase it just because you dont like it. instead focus on it and learn from it.

11:15 am

zoozzoom

ca7 not the tail of a feline...compound word.

11:15 am

crosshair

remember a mistake is just our way of practicing perfection;))

11:16 am

trentsnana

great clue, zooz

11:16 am

crosshair

that reminds me,the autobiography of twain is now out:)

11:16 am

bichon

does the ca 7 add to the word before it?

11:17 am

crosshair

he said to wait 100 years and it was 100 years this march just past

11:17 am

crosshair

should be interesting reading

11:17 am

bichon

nm, got it. tyvm zooz

11:18 am

EvaNadine

oh golly. just realized the time what with the interesting discussion!
mayhaps i should go get myself some lunch. ;)

11:18 am

crosshair

it is to be in 3 volumes as i understand

11:18 am

crosshair

lol,sorry i got the chog going ;) was just astounded when i read what they are planning

11:18 am

smaandmea

19 left but help with the he6, 27 pls

11:19 am

Nancy Boy

As a species, I don't think we do learn from our mistakes at all. There's currently an estimated 2.5 million people who have been trafficked into forced labour and sexual exploitation...modern-day slavery. We only learn how to get sneakier at doing it.

11:20 am

zoozzoom

HE6/27 to he**** spoons of sugar please.

11:20 am

crosshair

some people learn,last i checked,we had no more slaves in the U.S or canada no more house boys hobbled so they cannot run,but it is defianatly a work in progress nb

11:20 am

zoozzoom

HE6/27 two he**** spoons of sugar please.

11:20 am

EvaNadine

well, let me re-word.
we are not designed to automatically learn, but we are designed to have the ability to learn. :)

11:21 am

smaandmea

How thick am I? Thanks - thought I'd tried that several times!!!

11:21 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

11:21 am

crosshair

we no longer carry handguns around our waists and have shoot outs in the street for justice..so we learned there as well

11:22 am

trentsnana

I believe we do have slaves in the U.S. There are stories of people being brought here to the U.S. who are housekeepers and not paid well or treated well.

11:22 am

crosshair

it is smal steps to the next thing

11:22 am

Nancy Boy

Actually, there's still thousands of slaves in the US

11:22 am

trentsnana

Children, no less.

11:23 am

crosshair

you know what i am trying to get across nb

11:23 am

trentsnana

It's definitely better than before, but not totally fixed, I'm afraid.

11:23 am

crosshair

you are smart and can understand what i am saying

11:24 am

crosshair

there is no such thing as a glabl quick fix

11:24 am

crosshair

global

11:24 am

crosshair

global

11:24 am

crosshair

damn hiccup

11:25 am

crosshair

things will change like they always have..one person at a time

11:26 am

Erda

I really like GLABL -- lol

11:26 am

Nancy Boy

yeah, I know what you're saying, I just think people tend to underestimate the modern issue a great deal

11:27 am

crosshair

would it suprise you to learn nb,that my dad was so racist and phobic ,that he would of thrown both you and your friends down the nearest incinerator chute,but i grew to adulthood and chose not to follow his views.i had a son and taught him my views,and he has no hatred of anyone because of race ,creed,colour or orientation..i have changed myself and my son...one person at a time

11:28 am

Erda

<-- stands up and applauds Crossy!

11:28 am

crosshair

:))

11:28 am

crosshair

was just getting my point across

11:28 am

crosshair

lol

11:29 am

crosshair

small drops of water a might river make..and all that zen crap lol

11:30 am

crosshair

mighty

11:32 am

crosshair

lol,if we in north america were to fix "the modern issue" we would all have to get on ships and go back overseas and give the u.s back to the indians and canada back to the first nations and the inuit.some things can be changed,some can be,but take time and some cannot

11:32 am

crosshair

but i digress and stand down from my soap box once again;)

11:35 am

crosshair

this is a place for fun and light banter,if i am making anyone uncomfortable just tell crossy to pipe down;)

11:35 am

Scrabbler

Hello again, Babble buddies! Lunch break--woo hoo!

11:35 am

crosshair

scrabbs!

11:36 am

MollyL

I was confused by the he6 clue, so I will offer up "he he**** sugar into his tea."

11:36 am

hoyadoc

lunch for me too! doing charts at the same time....

11:36 am

Scrabbler

How are you, Bacon Boy?

11:36 am

Scrabbler

I just finished typing all of my notes.

11:36 am

Scrabbler

I agree, Molly--past tense not a plural.

11:37 am

hoyadoc

gotta do preops for tomorrow

11:37 am

MollyL

I actually read that as a gerund ending.

11:37 am

crosshair

i am fine ,just venting my spleen there for a bit ,but now word sniping very well;)

11:37 am

Scrabbler

Anesthesia, I just remembered. Are you at Georgetown or are you a grad?

11:37 am

hoyadoc

grad

11:38 am

frogface

good evening babblers xxx

11:38 am

Scrabbler

Sorry, that's what I meant, Molly. I am getting my word forms mixed up.

11:38 am

crosshair

howdy frog

11:38 am

Scrabbler

Which year, hoya? A friend graduated from there in 1986.

11:38 am

Scrabbler

Hi frogface

11:38 am

frogface

howdy cross xxx

11:38 am

hoyadoc

undergrad 96, med 2000

11:38 am

frogface

hi scrabbler

11:39 am

Scrabbler

Oh, you are a baby then. Med school '85 for me.

11:39 am

hoyadoc

just had 10-yr reunion. we's all growns up!

11:40 am

Scrabbler

We had our 25 yr reunion last spring. We mostly look the same but this decade (50's) is when we will change a lot.

11:41 am

hoyadoc

all downhill from here, eh? ;)

11:42 am

Scrabbler

Not really. Life + professional experience are incredibly helpful. I felt like a real grown-up at about 42, and being older than the parents of my patients helps me command more respect and authority. It's tough to be a young doc.

11:43 am

crosshair

what bothers me scrabbs are the doctors who now look so young that they appear to only need to shave once a week lol

11:44 am

trentsnana

The older we get, the younger the new doctors look, too - ha!!

11:44 am

cgw8

Long time, no see.

11:44 am

hoyadoc

i always joke, "i'll be your anesthesiologist...i know, i know, you're thinking how on earth can she be old enough...she must be a genius!" ha if only they saw me play babble...

11:44 am

Scrabbler

I am so glad to be past those years of studying + training. Practicing medicine is much easier with experience under one's belt.

11:44 am

frogface

i have a question - why does babbled dictionary not allow actioned?

11:45 am

Scrabbler

I TEACH those kids/medical students. I think, "How can they be close to being a doctor? They are so young!"

11:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi nana + cgw

11:46 am

Scrabbler

I tried that word too, frogface

11:46 am

frogface

it is a legitimate word in both the UK and US dictionary, and also in the Canadian Collins dictionary and in Australia so ???

11:47 am

crosshair

enable is like a benevolent dictator.it makes its own rules and we must follow

11:47 am

frogface

oh, fairy nuff

11:52 am

hoyadoc

ok, i really need to do my charts now. see y'all tonight

11:52 am

cgw8

Bye.

11:52 am

crosshair

tc cgw

11:52 am

frogface

bye cg xxx

11:53 am

frogface

bye hoy xxx

11:53 am

Scrabbler

Bye Hoyadoc

11:54 am

crosshair

last time i wnet to the doc,i made him laugh.at the end of the exam i reached into my jacket pocket and gave HIM a lolly

11:54 am

Scrabbler

That's sweet, Crossy.

11:55 am

crosshair

well he was a good boy and did not hurt ole crossy:)

11:55 am

Scrabbler

Our 15 yr old patient with metastatic testicular cancer is not doing well. :-(

11:55 am

crosshair

:(( i am sorry to hear that scrabby

11:57 am

Scrabbler

He was diagnosed last August so has a ways to go with chemo

11:57 am

crosshair

reminded me to check my protein folding was on.may seem trivial and bound to fail,but the only failures are things that are never attempted

12:00 pm

crosshair

like most good breakthrough moments it will not be 'eureka!" that marks an important discovery you will hear "thats funny...."

12:00 pm

Scrabbler

True.

12:00 pm

crosshair

and for those that are well read,yes,i stole that from "Isaac Azimov"

12:01 pm

Scrabbler

Silly Crossy.

12:01 pm

crosshair

:)

12:01 pm

crosshair

remember scrabbs,there are only 7 original ideas,everything else is plagerism

12:02 pm

Scrabbler

So what are the 7?

12:02 pm

ch1212

'lo all. crossy, I am in re-reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy right now. Love his work.

12:02 pm

crosshair

i thinks they are along the same line as the 7 deadly sins

12:03 pm

crosshair

asimov rocks!

12:03 pm

crosshair

i am reading or will be reading his 'early years" collection nect

12:03 pm

Scrabbler

Hi ch

12:04 pm

crosshair

Scrabbler

I have no plans to re4 Asimov's books.

12:04 pm

crosshair

poor scrabbs,you are missing an amazing mind at work

12:06 pm

ch1212

He published over 400 books in just about every genre, including religion, science, science-fiction, mystery, poetry, ... let's see ...

12:06 pm

crosshair

there is a collection that he edited called "space mail" that is a terrific intoduction to him and some of his works and others in that genre

12:06 pm

crosshair

and his non fiction stuff is just wild

12:07 pm

Scrabbler

But I have dozens of other books on my shelves and list.

12:07 pm

crosshair

and mostly above crossy:/

12:07 pm

Scrabbler

I read one of his books when I was in high school

12:07 pm

crosshair

lol scrabbs,my to read list is so long,i will never finish

12:07 pm

ch1212

Oh, and even a book about witches and warlocks. I have his Bible reference set, among most of his sci-fi and several of his science books on space and earth.

12:08 pm

Scrabbler

I am bracing myself because I just discovered that I have to see 2 14 yr old girls this afternoon. The ultimate worst patient = adolescent girl. Aaaaahhh, the drama!

12:08 pm

crosshair

i think i once worked out that if you manage 2 books a week you are limited to an average lifetime total of just 10,000 books;((

12:08 pm

crosshair

lol@ drama queens

12:09 pm

ch1212

LOL scrabbler! And so true!

12:09 pm

Scrabbler

They are brutal for everyone in their path, just like an F-5 tornado.

12:10 pm

Dorens

haha scrabs.. i just had 2 almost 14 year olds in here... used to be bf's, now not... no fun at all!!!

12:11 pm

Scrabbler

((Doren)). Brutal! There are a few mature, polite adolescent girls out there, but they are the exception.

12:12 pm

featherbee

hi folks!

12:12 pm

crosshair

howdy feathers

12:12 pm

Dorens

one of these was the mature polite one (pres. of student council, NJHS, etc) the other polite but IMmature!

12:12 pm

featherbee

what are the 14 year old boys like, in comparison?

12:13 pm

Dorens

hi feather... enjoy your little ones... see what they turn into in six or seven years... boys are a dream!!'

12:13 pm

featherbee

lol, that's why i was asking!

12:13 pm

Dorens

when i said that, was referring to your students, not sons!

12:13 pm

featherbee

ahhhh, LOL!

12:13 pm

crosshair

i have 16 year old son,he lays around and grunts monosylables unless it is about the car or money,then he is quite vocal

12:14 pm

crosshair

17 this feb actually

12:14 pm

featherbee

lol, ok, i could handle that

12:14 pm

Dorens

sounds normal, crossy

12:15 pm

featherbee

starting the grid, playing hooky

12:16 pm

MollyL

The 7 basic writing premises are:
1. Overcoming the Monster
2. Rags to Riches
3. The Quest
4. Voyage and Return
5. Comedy
6. Tragedy
7. Rebirth

12:16 pm

Dorens

is that what you call it? i call it lunch

12:17 pm

featherbee

i had a dentist appt this morning, and am off the rest of the day. laundry's doing it's thing, i'm on the couch planning to babble till i fall asleep.

12:17 pm

Dorens

oh i see... how nice!

12:17 pm

Scrabbler

Hi featherbee!

12:18 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Molly! I learned something new today!

12:18 pm

featherbee

yeah, so if i suddenly stop responding....well, zzzzzzzzzzzz!

12:18 pm

featherbee

interesting molly!

12:18 pm

Scrabbler

Featherbee, adolescent boys are way easier to raise than girls, but they go rather brain dead at 13 or so--dopey, clueless.

12:19 pm

Dorens

much prefer dopey and clueless to vicious and miserable

12:19 pm

featherbee

lol, ah well. dopey is better than drama.

12:20 pm

MollyL

Scrabs, adolescent boys go dopey at 12 or 13 because their blood flow becomes re-directed to...ahem...another area of their body.

12:20 pm

MollyL

Just kidding!

12:21 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, that blood is redirected to 3 other organs.

12:21 pm

Dorens

no molly, i think you actually have something there

12:22 pm

MollyL

I have three sons. As soon as the hormones kicked in, they reached that dopey, clueless thing Scrabs mentioned.

12:23 pm

featherbee

i'm assuming they emerge from the fog at some point, right?

12:23 pm

crosshair

ty for the list molly i knew there was but 7

12:23 pm

Dorens

well, you married one.. and you're still married... what do you think?

12:23 pm

featherbee

hmmm......

12:24 pm

featherbee

he mostly emerged. there are days though.....

12:24 pm

Scrabbler

I have 3 nephews that I have helped to raise, due to significant family issues, so I have witnessed the changes. They are now almost 23, 21 and 17. The oldest has lived with me since age 16.

12:25 pm

Kazzer99

my son is 31 nearly 32 and he still a dopey thing at times

12:25 pm

featherbee

lol, poppers at 6:30 am anyone???

12:25 pm

crosshair

we snap out of it at 60,when we remarry and get 25 year old trophy wives lol

12:26 pm

featherbee

lol crossy

12:26 pm

featherbee

ok, nappy nap time i think

12:27 pm

crosshair

happy nappy feathers

12:27 pm

Dorens

sweet dreams

12:27 pm

lbdawger

clue for the ca7, plz?

12:27 pm

Scrabbler

I am off on Quote Puzzler, screwing up those games.

12:28 pm

Scrabbler

Sleep well, featherbee!

12:28 pm

Scrabbler

Hi dawg

12:28 pm

crosshair

feline noggin

12:28 pm

lbdawger

hi scrabs!

12:28 pm

Dorens

hi.. don't have it yet, no list yet

12:28 pm

lbdawger

hi dorens

12:29 pm

crosshair

see crossy,s clue

12:29 pm

Dorens

ahah. see it. ty crossy

12:29 pm

crosshair

:)

12:30 pm

Dorens

crossy, i forgot... was surfing web yesterday at various foodie websites........have you heard of the bacon board game? (i swear i'm not making this up)

12:30 pm

lbdawger

nm got it, ooooh, thanks for the clue tho

12:31 pm

crosshair

LOL! no,i have not,but anything bacon must be good

12:31 pm

crosshair

somedays i feel like the invisible crossy lbd

12:31 pm

lbdawger

finito!

12:31 pm

crosshair

yaa for lbd!

12:32 pm

Dorens

i'll see if i can find the link when i'm home this evening... my kids would love it (they're very silly and bacon freaks.. have the bacon cookbook, etc.. it was my daughter who gave us all bacon marmalade for christmas... it was good too)
yay lbd!

12:32 pm

lbdawger

was entrenched in the grid as the monkeys were furiously pounding the keys so missed your clue

12:32 pm

crosshair

lol

12:32 pm

crosshair

crossy discovered the free rice site yesterday everyone check it out when you get a chance

12:34 pm

crosshair

www.freerice.com

12:37 pm

MollyL

Don't miss the "Change Subjects" at freerice.com. It's not just about vocabulary.

12:39 pm

Scrabbler

I must go see a critter now. BBS.

12:41 pm

sadie52

Hello :)

12:41 pm

periwinkle

I forgot about the freerice site, ty crossy

12:41 pm

crosshair

howdy sadie

12:41 pm

crosshair

np peri;)

12:41 pm

sadie52

hiya crosshair

12:42 pm

crosshair

i am using it along with my son so he(and i) can expand our word base and do some good at the same time

12:43 pm

lbdawger

must go make something for hubz lunch. hope to bbl,

12:43 pm

periwinkle

this is a tough grid

12:44 pm

crosshair

i am 57 in,have not yet hit my first wall but am going slow and cautious lol

12:44 pm

periwinkle

I only have 48 :(

12:44 pm

periwinkle

going to the list shortly

12:46 pm

sprite

good evening all

12:46 pm

crosshair

howdy sprite

12:46 pm

periwinkle

hey there sprite

12:47 pm

sadie52

hi sprite

12:47 pm

sprite

any fun today?

12:47 pm

sadie52

torn

12:47 pm

sadie52

morn

12:47 pm

sadie52

oops

12:48 pm

crosshair

off you go sadie;))

12:48 pm

sprite

oops is not valid

12:48 pm

sadie52

hehehe

12:48 pm

periwinkle

no list as yet, 82 left

12:48 pm

sprite

;)

12:48 pm

crosshair

81 left for me:)

12:48 pm

periwinkle

not even 1/2 way but plodding along

12:49 pm

sprite

111 left here

12:49 pm

Kazzer99

50 for me

12:49 pm

periwinkle

go spritey!!

12:49 pm

crosshair

in 4/6=2.5 cm

12:49 pm

periwinkle

Terra is a cutie, sprite

12:49 pm

sprite

yeah it is amazing :P

12:50 pm

sprite

isn't he just :)

12:53 pm

periwinkle

1/2 way, yay for me!

12:53 pm

sprite

gratz

12:54 pm

periwinkle

:)

12:54 pm

Kazzer99

go peri

12:58 pm

sprite

over half. Friendly so far.

12:58 pm

Kazzer99

back in a bit off for dinner

12:59 pm

crosshair

lol sprite you are kicking my butt,i have been here around 2 hours and am just approaching half now

12:59 pm

sprite

enjoy dinner Kazz!

12:59 pm

cgw8

Hi. :)

12:59 pm

sprite

awwww crossy!

12:59 pm

sprite

hello cgw8

12:59 pm

sadie52

hi cgw :)

1:00 pm

cgw8

How many words are in today's grid?

1:00 pm

sprite

142 in total

1:00 pm

sadie52

142

1:00 pm

cgw8

Ugh, I'm never gonna find them all. D:

1:00 pm

sadie52

oh yea what sprite said

1:00 pm

cgw8

Thanks. :)

1:00 pm

sprite

no need to find them all, just as many as you like :)

1:00 pm

sprite

lol sadie

1:01 pm

crosshair

ap 5/12= a kitchen wearable and pt it for a real twisty ap 7/36

1:01 pm

cgw8

Yeah, but I get so proud of myself when I finish. xD

1:01 pm

periwinkle

ty crossy

1:01 pm

sprite

true :)

1:01 pm

crosshair

:)

1:01 pm

periwinkle

how many left sprite?

1:02 pm

sprite

sw4/8 is the name flies call us

1:02 pm

redturtlehead

thank cross and hello everyone.

1:02 pm

crosshair

np red and howdy

1:02 pm

cgw8

Hi. :)

1:02 pm

periwinkle

hey there red

1:02 pm

sprite

hi red

1:03 pm

redturtlehead

hi everyone!

1:04 pm

sadie52

hiya red

1:05 pm

crosshair

lol,just got to half way and hit my first wall;))

1:05 pm

sprite

*scrapes crossy off of wall*

1:05 pm

ivesy3

ti 6/24 plz

1:05 pm

periwinkle

I did some errands and came back and doing ok at the moment.

1:06 pm

sprite

don't have it yet ivesy

1:07 pm

ivesy3

ok thks anyway

1:07 pm

Scrabbler

ti6= compound word = nib of pen + feline

1:07 pm

periwinkle

me neither ivesy

1:07 pm

periwinkle

ty Scrabs, funny word

1:07 pm

sprite

hiya Scrabs, and thanks

1:08 pm

sprite

new word for me

1:08 pm

crosshair

lol ty scrabbs,ties in nicely with ca 7/40

1:09 pm

crosshair

feline noggin

1:09 pm

crosshair

does that mean tipcow is also a word? lol

1:09 pm

Scrabbler

It is a silly word.

1:10 pm

Scrabbler

I've heard of tipping cows.

1:10 pm

crosshair

so have i;)

1:10 pm

sprite

it is a game

1:10 pm

redturtlehead

apparently it is a game.

1:11 pm

crosshair

have to have something to do on the farm when there is no cable,besides growing weed in amongst the snap peas lol

1:12 pm

cgw8

Does anyone know aa4/5?

1:12 pm

periwinkle

50 left, break, bbs

1:12 pm

cgw8

nvm

1:12 pm

sprite

50 left here as well, lol. no break though.

1:13 pm

MollyL

aa 4/5 is the plural of what you say when you feel relaxed.

1:13 pm

crosshair

yes a sound of discovery made suddenly

1:13 pm

stidmama

(((spritely!)))

1:13 pm

stidmama

hey all

1:13 pm

sprite

hiya stiddie! *huggles*

1:13 pm

crosshair

well sort of,mollys is better

1:13 pm

sprite

hi Molly

1:13 pm

stidmama

how's the grid? should I take a few minutes to play before I start on the writing assignments due tomorrow?

1:13 pm

crosshair

((stidmama))

1:13 pm

MollyL

Hello Sprite, hi Stidders.

1:13 pm

sprite

it is fun, stid. And not hard.

1:14 pm

stidmama

can't believe how gorgeous you dog is now sprite!

1:14 pm

crosshair

it is not bad stidmama half way is not too bad at all

1:14 pm

stidmama

fun + not hard = good to start

i <3 Babble...

1:14 pm

sprite

he is so beautiful :D

1:17 pm

cgw8

I need the first ac5/12. :|

1:17 pm

sprite

play on a stage + not out

1:17 pm

cgw8

Thanks, Sprite. :)

1:18 pm

stidmama

how are you-all today? It is snowing off and on here, sort of sticking on the trees and lawn, but the temp is going both sides of freezing. I don't think there will be enough to cancel school tomorrow.

1:18 pm

redturtlehead

raining.

1:18 pm

sprite

not too great, but getting there.

1:19 pm

redturtlehead

hate to ask, but could I have a clue for the Q? I assume its like a fish.

1:19 pm

stidmama

squish something like a rebellion, red

1:20 pm

stidmama

and I think it's fishy...

1:20 pm

sprite

rhymes with cleaning your face

1:20 pm

stidmama

I hope by the end of the week you are much closer to "great" sprite

1:20 pm

redturtlehead

thanks for the halibut. and Sprite...I hope you are doing alright?

1:20 pm

cgw8

ad7/36? I feel like I should be able to get this. :|

1:21 pm

sprite

for ad7 you need to have your tonsils taken out

1:21 pm

nrkii

hi all!

1:21 pm

redturtlehead

some kids get a surgery to remove tonsils and ad7

1:21 pm

sprite

yeah am alright, or will be anyway, no worries

1:21 pm

MollyL

Singular of, if they are swollen, you talk nasally

1:21 pm

sprite

hiya nrkii! How are you and how is sandy?

1:21 pm

stidmama

hey nrk!!!

1:21 pm

stidmama

*gentle hugs and fresh cup of tea for sprite*

1:21 pm

cgw8

Thanks. :)

1:21 pm

nrkii

Sandy?

1:22 pm

sprite

guess I am mistaken, sorry. Mixing you up with Nicki

1:23 pm

nrkii

:) no problem, I thought maybe you mistook my icon pic for Little Orphan Annie

1:23 pm

nrkii

and I'm nowhere near that nice :)

1:23 pm

sprite

grinnnn nah, not red enough ;)

1:23 pm

stidmama

rofl... of course you are that nice! (you just hide it well)

1:24 pm

nrkii

in real life I am all sweetness and light, of course

1:24 pm

sprite

of course

1:25 pm

nrkii

but in babble, I am Nellie

1:25 pm

stidmama

did you know nrk's real-life name is pollyanna??? *wicked mama grin* (joke)

1:25 pm

EvaNadine

hints for the CH7?

1:25 pm

sprite

now you did it, stid... got me singing a Doris Day song again!

1:25 pm

MollyL

No it's not. It's Nelly. Nelly Olsen.

1:26 pm

sprite

hi EvaN, the wife of a famous composer?

1:26 pm

stidmama

I was singing Que Sera Sera the other night...

1:26 pm

stidmama

add a vowel to the piano composer EvaN

1:26 pm

stidmama

it's a kind of shoe, like a high-healed mule I think

1:27 pm

EvaNadine

thanky! :)

1:27 pm

stidmama

"a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn esp. by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey. "

1:27 pm

sprite

everybody.... loves a lover...
I'm a lover... everybody loves me
....call me Pollyanna...

1:27 pm

stidmama

glad to help! are you doing well today? Monday being nice to you? *stern mama look at Monday*

1:27 pm

nrkii

ooh, down to 8 now

1:27 pm

stidmama

LOL sprite! that's actually one I don't know (yet)

1:27 pm

stidmama

go nrk go!

1:28 pm

sprite

wow :)

1:28 pm

cgw8

Ugh, ap7/36? D:

1:28 pm

nrkii

ap7 = wearing an ap5

1:28 pm

stidmama

for NBT, the O on the bottom and a U please?

1:28 pm

nrkii

pt

1:28 pm

stidmama

thanks for that nrk

1:28 pm

cgw8

LOL thanks nrkii.

1:29 pm

nrkii

o + look at a book

1:29 pm

stidmama

golly gee whiz! thanks nrk

1:29 pm

nrkii

u + ripped (that works for both Us)

1:29 pm

sprite

stiddie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_xBHnm66y64

1:29 pm

stidmama

thanks again! NBT!!!!

1:30 pm

nrkii

sorry, "not down" + ripped

1:30 pm

stidmama

oh, I LOVE that movie! thanks sprite!

1:30 pm

sprite

yvw :)

1:31 pm

sprite

lollllll! "Bedroom problems. At least I can solve mine in one bedrooms. You couldn't solve yours in a thousand!"

1:32 pm

cgw8

I have no idea for the aq's. :|

1:32 pm

stidmama

*grin*

1:32 pm

sprite

think water, cgw8

1:32 pm

stidmama

only one aq. means water in latin

1:32 pm

cgw8

OH WAIT NVM

1:32 pm

sprite

too late *smug and evil grin*

1:33 pm

cgw8

Lol thanks, I got it right after I said I had not idea. xD

1:33 pm

stidmama

*hands fish to cgw*

1:33 pm

sprite

I have 2. Plural as well.

1:33 pm

sprite

pulling a peri on us, cgw8!

1:33 pm

cgw8

xD Lol sorry.

1:35 pm

stidmama

okie dokie, that's enough for me time-wise. exactly halfway, and ready to get to writing. ((sprite)) feel better and better! *puts cookies and fudge in PB just in case* see you-all again soon. *poof*

1:35 pm

cgw8

Bye, Stid.

1:35 pm

sprite

well done, hun! *hugs* and good luck.

1:38 pm

sprite

fireflies. Very smooth grid. Bye all, have fun!

1:38 pm

cgw8

For some reason I can't get ca4/5 :|

1:38 pm

sprite

spanish house

1:39 pm

cgw8

Oh, got it.

1:39 pm

sprite

lol. Ok, really poofing now.

1:39 pm

cgw8

Thanks sprite. :)

1:43 pm

Aloyisius

testing, 1,2,3.. just finished a factory installation "restore".. 'puter is born again!

1:44 pm

Aloyisius

ok, back to chores.. see y'all next grid! poof

1:47 pm

ivesy3

he 6/27 plz

1:49 pm

cgw8

Hints for the two en's?

1:51 pm

ivesy3

got it!

1:51 pm

msideb01

en5 - "huge", truncated

1:52 pm

cgw8

Thanks, mside

1:58 pm

Glantarell

Noswaith dda pawb - evening all

1:59 pm

redturtlehead

hi glant! I'm semi lurking.

2:00 pm

Glantarell

hi red

2:01 pm

redturtlehead

love the snow angel pic!

2:01 pm

Glantarell

ty - it was my frst snow angel - and i'm 54 LOL

2:02 pm

redturtlehead

ahh! I thught it was one of your grandkids!!!

2:02 pm

cgw8

Does anyone know no5/14? D:

2:03 pm

cgw8

Oh wait.

2:03 pm

cgw8

I already had it. xD

2:03 pm

Glantarell

it's what some people put on their bedposts LOL

2:03 pm

redturtlehead

you can put a no*** in your belt...

2:03 pm

redturtlehead

oops hope some needed it.

2:03 pm

cgw8

xD

2:14 pm

cgw8

I'm gonna go now, bye. :)

2:14 pm

ChampFit

Hi all!

2:16 pm

Glantarell

Hi Champ

2:16 pm

Glantarell

Bye cgw

2:17 pm

Glantarell

orned

2:17 pm

ChampFit

hmmmm...didn't work! ;)

2:17 pm

Glantarell

oops, monkeying in wrong box again

2:19 pm

Joanne123

o and u do this with a book

2:31 pm

MollyL

Look at Glant, talking about people putting no5/14's in their bedpost. : D

2:32 pm

Glantarell

LOL - well I should know, my ex has got enough of them recently!

2:32 pm

MollyL

Pat Benetar puts them in her lipstick case.

2:33 pm

Glantarell

;-)

2:34 pm

Glantarell

i'm struggling with today's grid

2:34 pm

Glantarell

not even half way yet

2:48 pm

ChampFit

I'm doing pretty well, but that o on the right hand side is not being cooperative.

2:50 pm

dizgrannie

only have OA 4 from there

2:51 pm

ChampFit

me too

2:51 pm

hurshy

give people a choice or an op6

2:51 pm

lynxxx

ou4/5 sounds like someone punched you in the guts

2:51 pm

hurshy

if you tell someone what you think, you op5, and past tense

2:52 pm

hurshy

past tense the first 6 i clued for the 8.

2:52 pm

ChampFit

oh for goodness sake! thanks hurshy

2:52 pm

hurshy

anyone got the U's or the lower E's?

2:53 pm

hurshy

which are the only e's... lol

2:53 pm

lynxxx

the Es are both en ..6 & 5

2:54 pm

ChampFit

e's are en+money, and e+ the usual

2:54 pm

hurshy

ok, got the 5

2:54 pm

hurshy

thanks champ

2:54 pm

ChampFit

lynxxx...took me a bit, got 'em!

2:54 pm

hurshy

oh and what about that bottom O?

2:54 pm

ChampFit

o+ what you do to a book

2:55 pm

hurshy

fish me!

2:55 pm

frogface

could someone clue me the ad7 pls?

2:56 pm

lynxxx

ad7 sometimes taken out when they do tonsils

2:56 pm

hurshy

you have these somewhere near your sinuses i think

2:56 pm

frogface

ty lyn xx

2:56 pm

hurshy

i vamoose, ttfn

2:57 pm

lynxxx

bye Hursh

2:58 pm

ChampFit

by hursh

3:01 pm

frogface

and could sum1 clue me the ch6 please?

3:02 pm

lynxxx

ch6 the classical composer

3:03 pm

frogface

ooo ty

3:03 pm

ChampFit

really? thx lynxxx

3:03 pm

lynxxx

I know !

3:05 pm

Glantarell

wondering why a classical composer is in the dictionary when a famous frnch fashion house isn't....

3:05 pm

ChampFit

Me too!

3:05 pm

lynxxx

It will have another meaning Glant

3:06 pm

lynxxx

Yep - old scottish woird - again!

3:06 pm

Glantarell

aaah

3:06 pm

ChampFit

amazing...about a quart...liquid measure.

3:09 pm

carleekat

hi all...

3:09 pm

frogface

hi carlee

3:09 pm

ChampFit

hi carlee

3:09 pm

carleekat

hi froggie

3:09 pm

Glantarell

hi carlee

3:09 pm

lynxxx

hi Carlee

3:09 pm

carleekat

and hello champ

3:09 pm

carleekat

Trix!!!!!!!!!!! how are you:)

3:09 pm

frogface

de7,36 pls

3:10 pm

lynxxx

a bit sweaty but otherwise very well!

3:10 pm

carleekat

sweaty..and here i am with a beanbag that been nuked to warm my toes

3:10 pm

ChampFit

don't have it yet...

3:10 pm

frogface

furry nuff

3:11 pm

lynxxx

de7.36 t do with teeth, add robot end to the de4.5

3:11 pm

frogface

ty lyn xxx

3:11 pm

Glantarell

ty lynxxx

3:12 pm

ChampFit

lovely...thx

3:12 pm

ChampFit

ca7 please!

3:12 pm

lynxxx

and while I am about it...de7.40 to do with skin(?), add robot end to the de4.6.

3:13 pm

lynxxx

ca7 compound, top of the feline

3:13 pm

Glantarell

tx again lynxxx

3:13 pm

ChampFit

WHY is that a word?

3:13 pm

carleekat

thanks lynxxx

3:14 pm

ChampFit

NVM...nautical. I have no clue about nautical stuff!

3:14 pm

carleekat

its the mount for an anchor support on a ship..or something like that champ

3:14 pm

ChampFit

joy. ;)

3:15 pm

lynxxx

a new one for me was ti6.24, compound, feline that lives at the rubbish dump? but really a game

3:15 pm

lynxxx

Now I must go, not raining at the moment and Stew needs to walk. Bye all

3:15 pm

ChampFit

bye lynxxx

3:16 pm

carleekat

take care lynxxx... stay cool :)

3:28 pm

cosdem

en6?

3:29 pm

ChampFit

en+ money

3:29 pm

Glantarell

what kind of money? feeling dense

3:29 pm

cosdem

ty

3:30 pm

cosdem

another name for money, Glan

3:30 pm

Glantarell

ty - got it

3:30 pm

ChampFit

money in general...c***

3:30 pm

ChampFit

or as my teenager constantly says, "do you have any c***?"

3:31 pm

Glantarell

my teenagers used to ask for dosh!

3:32 pm

ChampFit

:) my kids are spread out, so it's only one at a time asking, thank goodness!

3:32 pm

periwinkle

hi all, in5 pls

3:33 pm

ChampFit

not good at doing things...

3:33 pm

ChampFit

without skill or aptitude for a specific task

3:34 pm

periwinkle

thanks Champ

3:34 pm

ChampFit

yw

3:34 pm

Glantarell

i just got the opposite, ad5,14

3:34 pm

ChampFit

exactly!

3:37 pm

cosdem

the first mo 5/14 ?

3:38 pm

Glantarell

there are 12 in a year?

3:38 pm

cosdem

oh wow.. haha thank you

3:38 pm

Glantarell

the other is like a butterfly

3:45 pm

Glantarell

n's nuked

3:45 pm

cosdem

wtg!

3:45 pm

cosdem

just found the 8... nbs now :P

3:46 pm

Glantarell

clue for the 8?

3:46 pm

cosdem

past tense of the 6 before it.... failure is not an op6 .. then past tense

3:46 pm

Glantarell

jut got it!

3:46 pm

cosdem

wtg

3:52 pm

Glantarell

guessing the aa4,5 is a babblet, can't find it by monkey

3:52 pm

cosdem

a sound u make?

3:53 pm

cybernan

hiooh -- hi all :)

3:53 pm

ChampFit

...when you're relaxing...

3:53 pm

cosdem

hi nan

3:53 pm

Glantarell

monkey missed it but got it this time - ty

3:53 pm

Glantarell

hi cybernan

3:54 pm

Glantarell

u's are usurped

3:54 pm

kbckc

ti6 clue?

3:55 pm

cybernan

ad 7, please?

3:55 pm

cosdem

dont have it yet

3:55 pm

ChampFit

the things that they take out of kids these days, along with tonsils...

3:55 pm

cosdem

ad 7.... tonsil thing

3:56 pm

cosdem

sw 6?

3:56 pm

cybernan

ty cos

3:56 pm

cybernan

and champ

3:56 pm

ChampFit

and a vowel to the end of sw5

3:56 pm

Glantarell

you cut a sw6 through the grass

3:57 pm

cosdem

ty champ/glan

3:58 pm

kbckc

ch7?

3:58 pm

cosdem

not dog.. not butt

3:58 pm

ChampFit

same as ch6...add a vowel

3:59 pm

cosdem

oh sorry.. thought i read ca7....

3:59 pm

Glantarell

ch6?

4:00 pm

cosdem

u can play it on the piano?

4:00 pm

Kateq

famous composer

4:00 pm

ChampFit

ch6 is the composer, and ch7 is the same add a vowel

4:00 pm

Glantarell

confused but got the ch7 now

4:01 pm

ChampFit

sorry!

4:02 pm

cosdem

2 left.. both U's

4:02 pm

ChampFit

fireworks!

4:02 pm

cosdem

wtg!

4:03 pm

ChampFit

you can do it cos...

4:03 pm

cosdem

fireworks!

4:04 pm

ChampFit

yayaaaaaa!

4:05 pm

cosdem

ty all for ur help!

4:05 pm

cosdem

anyone need clues b4 i go?

4:06 pm

Kazzer99

congrats cos

4:06 pm

Kazzer99

us please

4:06 pm

cosdem

both are similar... just different last letters...

4:07 pm

cosdem

up + another word for rip

4:07 pm

cybernan

de 5

4:07 pm

Kazzer99

ta cos

4:07 pm

cosdem

de 5.... measurement of how far down something is

4:08 pm

cybernan

duh -- ty cos

4:08 pm

cosdem

yw!

4:10 pm

froggle

can anyone help with the ti6-24 please

4:11 pm

cosdem

the edge of a pen + not a dog

4:11 pm

cosdem

or.. what you give a waiter after your pay your check + not a dog

4:11 pm

froggle

ty cos, would never have got that, that's fireworks for me

4:11 pm

cosdem

wtg! :)

4:12 pm

cosdem

ok im out of here.... see ya all later :)

4:12 pm

cybernan

bye cos

4:14 pm

Kazzer99

well done froggie

4:16 pm

kbckc

he6, please?

4:17 pm

Glantarell

opposite of footer

4:18 pm

kbckc

got that one, glan

4:18 pm

kbckc

the 27 pointer is what I am missing.

4:18 pm

Glantarell

i'm missing that too

4:19 pm

froggle

he6, piled

4:20 pm

kbckc

ty, froggle, got it!

4:20 pm

Glantarell

would you believe I had the he4 but missed that?

4:20 pm

froggle

yw

4:21 pm

dcseain

the laundry was he6 in a pile to be sorted

4:21 pm

Glantarell

hi dcs

4:21 pm

dcseain

oh, too late.

4:21 pm

dcseain

hi!

4:22 pm

vedaman

clue for the ti6?

4:22 pm

Glantarell

what you leabe for the waiter + feline

4:22 pm

Glantarell

leave, even

4:23 pm

vedaman

ty!

4:23 pm

kbckc

en6, please?

4:24 pm

Glantarell

en + general term for money

4:24 pm

Glantarell

anybody help with the de6,27?

4:25 pm

kbckc

thx, Glan, got it.

4:25 pm

kbckc

glan, de5 pl

4:26 pm

Glantarell

doh! ty kbckc

4:26 pm

kbckc

yw, glan

4:26 pm

kbckc

6 to go, been a slog!

4:27 pm

Glantarell

well, i'm 2/3 through and don't think i'm likely to get fireworks tonight, so i'm off to bed

4:27 pm

Glantarell

a's are awful today...

4:28 pm

kbckc

that double a is tough

4:28 pm

cybernan

in 5 please?

4:28 pm

Kazzer99

down to final 10

4:28 pm

Glantarell

got the double, but only 7 of the 20 a's

4:29 pm

Glantarell

well done kazzer

4:29 pm

Glantarell

in5 = uselss

4:29 pm

Glantarell

the ad5 is the opposite

4:29 pm

cybernan

ty glan

4:29 pm

kbckc

got all the a's except aa

4:30 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

4:30 pm

MollyL

Plural of what you say when you are relaxed

4:30 pm

Glantarell

well, off to bed, busy mtomorrow, may see you later in the week

4:30 pm

Glantarell

woo hoo cybernan

4:30 pm

Glantarell

*poof*

4:30 pm

kbckc

sleep well glan

4:30 pm

MollyL

Way to go Nan!!

4:32 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

4:33 pm

kbckc

aa, please, cyberman?

4:33 pm

kbckc

nan, i mean

4:33 pm

MollyL

Kb, when you are relaxed, you say aa*. Plural that.

4:34 pm

kbckc

hey, that relaxed me, thx molly

4:34 pm

cybernan

sorry -- was called away for a moment

4:35 pm

kbckc

three left, ca7, ch5 and de7

4:36 pm

cybernan

ca 7: household pet + your noggin

4:36 pm

cybernan

ch 5: utter confusion

4:36 pm

cybernan

or ch 5: chomps on

4:37 pm

cybernan

de 7: give the tooth a robotic ending

4:38 pm

cybernan

or give the skin a robotic ending

4:38 pm

Kazzer99

fireworks for me - off to feed fish

4:38 pm

kbckc

good clues, cybernan! thx

4:39 pm

cybernan

congrats, kazzer

4:39 pm

kbckc

di6 for farwerks

4:39 pm

cybernan

di 6: add a vowel to the eater to make money

4:40 pm

kbckc

Fireworks, cybernan! Thx to all, never would have happened without you!

4:41 pm

cybernan

congrats, kbc

4:42 pm

cybernan

bye all :)

5:08 pm

redturtlehead

clue for the De 7? Please?

5:09 pm

MollyL

Nan clued it below. Give the tooth a robot ending.

5:09 pm

redturtlehead

Oh for heavens sakes. I have it!

5:10 pm

MollyL

Also, give the skin a robot ending.

5:10 pm

MollyL

I've done that Red. I think we all may have. : D

5:10 pm

redturtlehead

but there is another de & on licketys list.

5:11 pm

MollyL

That's the skin one.

5:12 pm

redturtlehead

there are de 7's listed. is there only one de 7?

5:12 pm

redturtlehead

errr rats 2 of them.

5:12 pm

MollyL

The other one is give the skin a robot ending.

5:13 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh, found it. thought I had that one too. Goodness....not a fan of the D's.

5:14 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for the E on the left?

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

add money to the en car

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

stupid word

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:15 pm

car.eeyore

Ty JMC!

5:15 pm

car.eeyore

And hello to you and all!

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

yw

5:16 pm

MollyL

I agree about the en6. Stupid word.

5:17 pm

jmcnrick

hey molly did you see the nice sunset tonight?

5:18 pm

car.eeyore

I'm not too crazy about the U's tonight either!

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

they are silly words too

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

it took me forty forevers to understand the clues for them too!

5:29 pm

redturtlehead

Oye vey. Just got some odd news from work. Sometimes, I just wish I could work in a bubble.

5:30 pm

jmcnrick

what?

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

Someone I know (being very generic here) took an overdose in December. She had some treatment and came back to work this week...

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

poor thing! hope she is still in treatment

5:31 pm

redturtlehead

but apparently she is still pretty upset, and several of the patients complained that she was scaring them a bit and they felt "she needed to get it together" so she I think was let go today.

5:31 pm

redturtlehead

Or placed on a very long suspension.

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear no good outcome no matter what--couldn't keep her if she is scaring patients

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

And because she lives very close to me, my boss wants me to go and check on her. but she is a bit manipulative and can drag a person into a long discussion...

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

SHe actually in my opinion was not ready to go back to work.

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

clearly not but sounds like suspension if boss is still checking

5:33 pm

redturtlehead

And I can not solve her problems, arrrrgh.

5:33 pm

redturtlehead

Well, you know, Nurses always want to be sure people are OK, fired or suspension.

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

can you have a friend drive you over and stay in the car and honk after 10 minutes? *oops sorry have to go little goergie is impatient"

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

i will have to take your word on how nurses are

5:34 pm

welki

hi folks (red, why would your boss put you into the middle of this drama ... she should go check herself, no matter how far, if she wants to see how she is)

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki and good point

5:35 pm

redturtlehead

I could try that. True, she should Welki, that is one reason I am a bit annoyed.

5:35 pm

welki

heck, if things go sideways, eyes are on red

5:35 pm

redturtlehead

SHe was a patient I cared for when it happened, and I did not want that then. So...

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

wow what lousy advise i gave today red

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

don't listen to me listen to welki

5:36 pm

redturtlehead

I think I shall find a way to ambulate the dog round, and not stay.

5:36 pm

welki

listen to both of us and then decide what's right for YOU (jm is compassionate, i'm all about c.y.a.)

5:36 pm

jmcnrick

another good strategy

5:36 pm

jmcnrick

gee generally i have the cya role and not the compassionate one! lol

5:37 pm

welki

:)

5:37 pm

redturtlehead

With her, because of the way she handled the problem I have been trying to distance myself. She has some issues that I am uncomfortable with and sooo....

5:38 pm

redturtlehead

So getting that call was an unpleasant moment.

5:38 pm

jmcnrick

the call was from the boss?

5:40 pm

welki

so nice that your supervisor put you between the rock and the hard place ... she's a swell gal. so now, even if you feel uncomfortable with issues the 'patient' has, you now have the dubious honor of being uncomfortable with a most inappropriate request from a superior. blech. agh. ptui.

5:40 pm

welki

something to be said about being independently wealthy ... and i sure wish i was *lol*

5:40 pm

redturtlehead

well, one of my supervisors. She felt that since she only knew of this in an administrative way and not directly from the person she could not contact her, but thought I could just call her as a friend.

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

so i guessing you are not in the position to say to supervisor, I really can't do this? or how is it my job?

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

But... I am not actually her friend.

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

oh i c

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

I told her I'd swing by and see if things looked ok from the outside, which I will do.

5:41 pm

welki

but you're not her friend and surely she'd suspect you were put up to the call/visit .. how many other patients do you visit after discharge?

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

so say to supervisor . ..I am not actually that close

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

she is also my co-worker welki.

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

it's a fellow nurse not patient

5:42 pm

welki

which makes it much, much worse

5:42 pm

welki

it's a fellow nurse who was a patient, correct?

5:42 pm

redturtlehead

lets just that it was sort of hypothetical for the chat purpose yes?

5:42 pm

jmcnrick

brrrr they turned the heat off in the office

5:43 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, that is soooo rude!

5:43 pm

redturtlehead

I will swing round and see how things look and then move on. thanks. I did feel in a rough spot.

5:43 pm

redturtlehead

thanks!

5:43 pm

jmcnrick

well i would hypothetically tell the super. . . that you are not really that close but if you should happen to run in** her on a dog walk you will report back

5:44 pm

jmcnrick

i am sorry what did i do that was rude??

5:44 pm

welki

that makes sense

5:44 pm

redturtlehead

Oh No JMC! rude of them to turn off heat!!!!!

5:44 pm

jmcnrick

oh well the church is a bit on the broke side

5:45 pm

welki

i hate scrounging around for supper when i don't feel like cooking a meal

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

That I can understand. button up your overcoat!

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

Are you doing your volunteer hours?

5:45 pm

jmcnrick

i just wish they would repair the front door so i don't have to explain how to get in from the alley!

5:45 pm

jmcnrick

volunteer! ha!

5:45 pm

jmcnrick

this is where i work red

5:45 pm

welki

so off i go, scrounging. later, kids

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

bye welki

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

Oh Oops. I know you do some volunteer hours at one of the meeting houses...thought you might be there. Are you getting the storm?

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

it is suppose to hit tomorrow although they are currently saying no too bad here

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

and do you have bread and Milk....which is exactly what any sane person wants to eat when they can not get out.

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

ha! i just caught myself from entering a word in the chog

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

lol don't drink milk but have cabinet shelf cartons of it for making pudding

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

i do have bread but what i need is coffee

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

indeed. coffee is probably more essential than milk.

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

i have enough brandy that if it gets crazy i can drink coffee with brandy all day

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

but they are only saying 1 to 4 inches

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

that sounds warming.

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

Here we would all have to stop walking til it got melted!

5:50 pm

jmcnrick

well that was true when i was growing up in Houston so I am sympathetic

5:51 pm

jmcnrick

not like anyone there has a snow shovel

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

5:51 pm

jmcnrick

oh totally amazed this morning to find out my neighbors adopted a baby girl in July!

5:51 pm

jmcnrick

hi TO

5:51 pm

redturtlehead

hello TO! and how are you faring in the storm situation, we are of course politely discussing weather.

5:52 pm

jmcnrick

lol we are soooo polite

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

JMC! 7 months before you noticed! must be a quiet baby, or you probably work and are very busy out of the home!

5:52 pm

jmcnrick

did your trip to the courts work out alright TO?

5:52 pm

jmcnrick

they are across the street and it did arrive while i was in Kenya

5:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, very easy, and fairly reasonable cost

5:53 pm

jmcnrick

but they walked out today with a baby carrier and I thought it was a niece or nephew!

5:53 pm

jmcnrick

good TO probate is not as bad as it used to be

5:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hear we are n for more snow :(

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

Well, Babies are always happy news it seems.

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

DO not have a heart attack shoveling it TO.

5:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am jus tun usch a bad mood. i am guessing i am in the anger stage of grief

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

oh i am so sorry TO it is tough to work through

5:55 pm

redturtlehead

I'm sorry TO. It's hard to lift spirits once you are in that sort of mood...with good reason.

5:55 pm

LuwandaHL

I know that most of you disagree but I am wishing for a lot of snow and wind!!! I sure could use a snow day or at least a delay.

5:55 pm

redturtlehead

No problem with me Luwanda.

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

Have you all seen the news on the flooding in Australia. It really is terrible!

5:56 pm

jmcnrick

i want either enough snow to close the government so i can stay home or not enough to frighten the tourists in** wrecking their cars

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

?? help for the He 6 27???

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was to meet car retnal agent at 5 but they did not show up until 10 after, because folks often sand them up. meanhwile i was waiting and could have unladed my car at home, 7 minutes away. now i find i have forgotten something. car was dirty,too

5:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello luwanda

5:57 pm

jmcnrick

*makes TO a cup of cocoa with a kick*

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

thats enough to make anyone angry.

5:57 pm

jessmom

he6 pt of the pile

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sigh* must pass, still enforced sobrieity

5:58 pm

jmcnrick

ty jess

5:58 pm

jessmom

yw

5:58 pm

jmcnrick

oh so sorry that makes everything worse

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

well i am taking my frozen fingers to the grocery to buy some coffee beans and then go home

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Jess. darn it, I thought I had entered it.

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

Good luck with your weather JMC.

5:59 pm

jessmom

yw red

6:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

be careful, it is so cold today and not a break in next 10 days

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

whoo hoo 9 left.

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

go red!

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

oh dang the young pig got me again.

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

what?

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

the sh 5. the young piggie.

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

why so i always want to type in st? is that a word also?

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thought the pig was st 5

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

no the pig is an sh 5.

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

I think it is a different word.

6:08 pm

lil*monkey

st5 is an animal, but more like an ermine, not a piggie

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

helllloooooo Monkey.

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty and hello monk

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

and fireworks. I did not find this grid fun. any clues?

6:09 pm

lil*monkey

hello... just popped in for a sec, and now i'm off again :)

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg red!

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

I almost never finish these days!

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i stilll need 53, too many for clues ty!

6:13 pm

redturtlehead

well, if you want one or more. I cn give.

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty red. i am pretty exhaused, may be giving up oon

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

I have to go to bed. I have this horrid 22 mile run tomorrow morning.

6:16 pm

redturtlehead

well there is a Po 5, something people do to eggs.

6:16 pm

redturtlehead

an abbreviation en5, for HUUUUGE.

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

a race? i met a guy who runs races, he just promoted a new years day run

6:18 pm

redturtlehead

no just a training run.

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow, i did not know any races req'd a training run that long

6:20 pm

redturtlehead

Marathons....they are 26.2 miles. so some people even train over and do 30 milers, but I dont even want to do the 22...

6:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow, i admire you

6:21 pm

redturtlehead

it is going to be very painful. My only bright spot is that my old trainer is back in town on a vacation and she is going to try to come out and pace the last 6 or so which are the worst. do nto envy me. it is just stupid.

6:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

not stupid. is it cold there?

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

not very. WIll be about 45 tomorrow morning. then getting to 70 in the day. I think the rest of the week will get colder...

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

is there a group running the practice?

6:24 pm

stidgmere

Hi redturtle and TO. Sounds very disciplined, running marathons.

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello stidge

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

Because of my work schedule its hard to run with others, as much of the world is on a 9-5 schedule... so it will be alone, but I will be looking for Sarah at the end...yipee!

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Stidgmere!

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my, what a lovely cake!

6:26 pm

stidgmere

Nice to see you, two. I'm just starting the grid after finishing doing the loads of washing, folding, and putting clothes away. A little dusting and going through file drawers getting rid of old tax forms for the 1990s.

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

we did a very little bit of cleaning up, though it will be a chore. house is neat, i cannot imagine what it would be like for some old folks who hoard

6:28 pm

stidgmere

You probably know how horrible I am changing pictures. Jillibus coaches me but I am not a good learner about this. Right, I don't think of myself as a hoarder but . . ..

6:28 pm

redturtlehead

things build up if you stay in one place for a long time....

6:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

heck, i am. not cats, though! :)

6:29 pm

redturtlehead

OK, running a hot bath! Good Night. I hope your snow TO is minimal!!!

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

exactly, red. so i must clean to have room for any of dad's stuff i may want

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

btw, can you clue the o word pls/

6:30 pm

Mom

o + what you do to a book

6:31 pm

Mom

and hello ((TO))

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty and hi mom!

6:31 pm

Mom

you're welcome, TO. How much snow are you expecting?

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue for the w not wa4/9?

6:31 pm

Mom

wa 4/9 + not down

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:32 pm

Mom

we will be under a winter storm warning tomorrow, 3-5 inches expected

6:32 pm

Mom

you're welcome

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

we are , also.

6:32 pm

Mom

I am ready for this to be over

6:33 pm

LuwandaHL

Mom, I'm from Indy and am hoping for enough to call off school.

6:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am bone tired. drove up from nj

6:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

down, rather.

6:34 pm

LuwandaHL

Not all the other hassle, just no school

6:34 pm

Mom

oh TO, that must be a long drive

6:34 pm

Mom

I am sure the schools will be closed tomorrow

6:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, but tiring. i don't think my blooed has gone nack to normal yet.

6:35 pm

Mom

that is good news TO, so glad to hear that

6:35 pm

LuwandaHL

We don't call easy like southern IN. Suburban schools with little hills

6:35 pm

Mom

oh they will cancel school here for a flurry

6:36 pm

Mom

don't want to lose those tax dollars for hour delays

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

they sent kids home friday in the worst of the storm, at 1300, because that constitutes a full day of school. if they had waited until 3, the roads would have been cleared.

6:37 pm

Mom

that is so dangerous to do that

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have 5n 6 huge;mwhat is the other e?

6:37 pm

mkg

i cant find he 6 27 in more words. any clues?

6:37 pm

Mom

en + money

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:37 pm

Mom

past tense of the he 4/6 before it MKG

6:38 pm

mkg

ty

6:38 pm

mkg

ty! got it. now why isnt that in more words?

6:38 pm

Mom

I am still trying to figure out the en huge word. I am really slow today

6:38 pm

mkg

oh it is in more words. so sorry.

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't have ONE 7 letter word :/

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

e + no4/5

6:39 pm

Mom

ap 7/36

6:39 pm

Mom

past tense of what you wear around your waist to keep food off your clothes while cooking

6:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

now i remember why i hate a words so much

6:39 pm

godthaab

FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT!!

6:39 pm

Mom

au 7/36, person who goes over your books during an au 5/14

6:39 pm

Mom

TO, I guess I should ask if you want clues or not

6:40 pm

Mom

congrats Godthaab

6:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg godhaab

6:41 pm

Mom

ca 7/40 a feline + what sits on your shoulders

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

what the hell is THAT?!

6:42 pm

Mom

beats me

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

where is stidgmere?

6:44 pm

Mom

sw 7/52 past tense of the sw 5/20 .... a passing of the lawn mower cut a sw this wide

6:45 pm

Mom

then there is a ta 7/32, de 7/40, ch 7/40 none of which I have

6:45 pm

Mom

she was here just a few minutes ago

6:46 pm

Mom

oh and a ad 7/36 what is inside your nasal cavity

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

6:46 pm

Mom

thanks TO for the EN word

6:47 pm

Mom

then that clue was given this morning, people were saying that booger wasn't in the grid :-)

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

6:48 pm

Mom

ch 7/40 is musical composer with a vowel on the end

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:49 pm

Mom

oh just saw a de 7/36 as well

6:49 pm

sami1986

hello :D how many words today please?

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

de as prefix?

6:50 pm

Mom

Hi Same 142

6:50 pm

Mom

don't have either of the de words

6:50 pm

Mom

working on them now

6:50 pm

sami1986

thanks

6:50 pm

Mom

you're welcome

6:50 pm

Mom

oops, Sami*

6:51 pm

JenMO16

hi everyone

6:51 pm

Mom

Hi Jen

6:52 pm

mkg

ca 7?

6:52 pm

jan

Both the de/7's end with the robot ending

6:53 pm

Mom

feline + what sits on your shoulders MKG

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

got one de7/40 ty

6:53 pm

Mom

thanks Jan got the de 7/40

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

and got the de 7/3 ty

6:53 pm

stidgmere

d

6:54 pm

Mom

and the 7/36, thanks

6:54 pm

Mom

Hi Stidgmere

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

what kind of cake id that, gmere?

6:54 pm

Mom

that leaves the ta 7/32 for me for the 7 letter words

6:54 pm

mkg

got it. ty

6:55 pm

Mom

got it ....

6:55 pm

hoyadoc

t + a6/21

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

me too1

6:55 pm

Mom

you're welcome mkg

6:55 pm

Mom

TO, you have all the 7's now?

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes ty

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

i still need 18

6:59 pm

Mom

sure thing

7:00 pm

Mom

I am throwing in the towel with 30 left. Good night everyone. Hope to see all of you tomorrow. ((Hugs))

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night, mom. hope your snow is not too bad

7:01 pm

Mom

good night TO, I wish you the same. I certainly won't be going out in it. I hope you can stay at home also

7:02 pm

mkg

de 7 clue please??

7:02 pm

Mom

the ti 6/24 was dumb ... the ti* of your finger can get cut if you are not careful with a knife +feline. UGH

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, i must go to work, hope it starts after i am home

7:03 pm

sciencegeek

need u clues

7:03 pm

hoyadoc

lots of weird feline words

7:03 pm

Mom

ours is suppose to start slowly after midnight but pick up steadily after 6 am

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

up + two of the to 4 words

7:03 pm

mkg

yes very dumb. i can see top+ feline but who ever heard of that word?

7:04 pm

mkg

de 7 cxlue please?

7:04 pm

Mom

mkg, take the de 4/5 and add the robot ending and the de 4/6 with the same ending

7:04 pm

hoyadoc

the feline + on your shoulders? sounds like a playground taunt

7:05 pm

Mom

TO, hopefully it will take some time to get to you all from here

7:05 pm

mkg

got it. ty

7:05 pm

Mom

you're welcome.

7:05 pm

Mom

Now, off I go. Good night

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

tomorrow evening rush hour

7:05 pm

mkg

but i need the other de 7. sorry mom. do you have it?

7:05 pm

Mom

ooohhh, be safe then

7:06 pm

Mom

which one did you get mkg?

7:07 pm

Mom

they both have the robot ending, MKG and they both build off the 4 letter de words

7:07 pm

mkg

ty

7:07 pm

Mom

sure thing

7:07 pm

mkg

amazing. ty mom

7:07 pm

Mom

my pleasure, mkg

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

mom, do you have the ni word?

7:09 pm

hoyadoc

mkg - just realized that they accept the ca7/40 word, but not if you change the c to an h! ha

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i guess she is gone... happy babbling, everyone

7:12 pm

Mom

TO, wait.,

7:12 pm

Mom

just got it

7:12 pm

Mom

ni* and Tuck + vowel

7:13 pm

Mom

I was on the phone and hadn't signed out yet when I saw your question

7:13 pm

Nef

HI everybody; how are you all tonight?

7:15 pm

hoyadoc

nef!

7:15 pm

Nef

how are you tonight, hoya? I got home from work about an hour ago, ate supper and am ready to play

7:16 pm

hoyadoc

i have 41 left and am relying on mom and lickety

7:17 pm

Nef

mom and lickety sound very reliable! :-)

7:18 pm

Nef

LOL! my DH just asked if I wanted dessert, I heard "apple" and asked for some peanut butter for it. He just gave me a bowl of applesauce with a sppon of peanut butter in it! :-D

7:21 pm

hoyadoc

funny

7:21 pm

hoyadoc

i just found a medical word that has been eluding me all day - surprise surprise!

7:21 pm

Nef

guess I should have listened closer to what he said

7:21 pm

hoyadoc

gotta take a break....

7:22 pm

Nef

a de word?

7:22 pm

hoyadoc

applesauce and PB actually sounds pretty good.

7:22 pm

hoyadoc

well, those and another ... and another. but i wasnt trying v hard earlier...

7:23 pm

hoyadoc

ok, i gotta go do some work, back later...

7:24 pm

Nef

okay, so I gotta keep on my toes for a while. The PB and applesauce tastes good, the texture isn't perfect though

7:24 pm

Nef

See you later!

7:26 pm

wvteach

fireworks here

7:26 pm

Nef

WTG, wv!!!! YAY!!!!

7:27 pm

stidmama

YAY teach!

7:27 pm

wvteach

thanks

7:27 pm

stidmama

hey all... loading babble so it's ready when I am... about 20 minutes from finishing one paper for tomorrow. Then a little more reading. Then some random "concept mapping" (I guess...) then ... *sigh*

7:27 pm

stidmama

*fades to dull periwinkle-grey*

7:28 pm

Nef

hi stid. YOu need a break

7:34 pm

Nef

anyone out there with a clue for that 8 letter word?

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

it is op 8 Nef

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

the past tense of a op 6,21

7:35 pm

Bugsaw

need more?

7:36 pm

Nef

thanks Bugs. How are you tonight?

7:36 pm

Bugsaw

had a cranky day at worksoI am just being quiet here. I need silence sometimes

7:36 pm

Nef

got it! (I had the op 6 already) :-)

7:37 pm

Bugsaw

I thot you might

7:38 pm

Nef

I had a long day at work; cleaned out some of the extra stuff in my office and then had to clean up the mess so it would make my partner happy (I job-share the work; but I'm supposed to be the manager

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

I work with 13/14 year olds who just love to argue and debate everything in the world!!!!! some days I just want to duct tape their mouths shut and tell them to get over it. Instead I tell them how it was in the "old days" whenI went to sschool and teachers were allowed to clobber you or chuck chalk at you. They just laugh

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

pn

7:42 pm

Bugsaw

sorry, I have a new keyboard and it is stickky

7:44 pm

Nef

ooh. I was raised by an old-fashioned school teacher (think 1 room schoolhouse). She became County Supt. of Schools and could strike terror in both students and teachers. She said you start out witchy and then ease up and it worked out that she could manage students much bigger than her

7:45 pm

dcseain

i remember teachers throwing chalk at students

7:46 pm

Bugsaw

I can manage to most obnoxious of kids as long as they don't have an audience to play to. Today, other students joined in and egged them on.

7:46 pm

Nef

Geez; our teachers used to hit us with a ruler!

7:46 pm

Bugsaw

really mean ones would throw the whole board eraser t Seain

7:47 pm

dcseain

erasers hurt less than chalk -- much softer

7:47 pm

dcseain

our senior prank was stealing all the whiteboard erasers -- we didn't have chalkboards in our HS

7:48 pm

Bugsaw

We were hit with rulers, yardsticks, paddles and the strap. No you can't even ask a boy if he will lift his shirt to check for measles without risking being charged with indecent behaviour!

7:48 pm

Nef

once my sister mouthed off at her 6th grade teacher and got her hands hit with a ruller. She told the teacher "I'm going to tell my Aunt!" (the teacher who raised us) and the teacher said "go right ahead!" My sister got a whipping when our Aunt found out

7:50 pm

Bugsaw

Exactly my point NEf! in those days we were responsible for our behaviour and just got in more trouble for being disrespectful at school.

7:51 pm

Nef

troubel at school meant LOTS more trouble at home!

7:51 pm

dcseain

is is right and proper

7:51 pm

Bugsaw

Now the parents call in lawyers if you talk to a kid in private about their behaviour and it is embarassing to get spoken to in public so what do you do....

7:52 pm

Bugsaw

not all parents are that protective of course, but it can be frustrating to have the kids take responsibility for their own behaviour

7:53 pm

Nef

how can a kid learn to be responsible for their own behavior if that's how things are done these days?

7:54 pm

Bugsaw

as I say, what can you do? I listen to a lot of whining and excuses all day

7:54 pm

stidmama

okay, paper done and printing.

7:55 pm

dcseain

well done, stid :)

7:55 pm

MollyL

*Fluttering around Stid with pre-warmed slippers, a cozy warm blanket, and choclits*

7:55 pm

Bugsaw

HEy stid!!

7:55 pm

Nef

hi stid

7:56 pm

Bugsaw

Molly you a such a dear

7:56 pm

stidmama

thanks Molly -- and Tom is getting supper ready.

7:56 pm

stidmama

Bugs (((hugs))) hard day, I see. *offers cup of hot fresh tea*

7:57 pm

stidmama

I played with 6th graders' minds today... LOL poor kids!

7:57 pm

Bugsaw

thanks stid. Today I was ready to take vitamin B by the handfull to help me maintain calm

7:57 pm

stidmama

thanks for the OP 8 btw

7:58 pm

Bugsaw

I found it myself and I have trouble with long ones

7:58 pm

stidmama

good for you bugs!

7:58 pm

Bugsaw

how are the 6th graders? 7 and 8 did me in today

7:59 pm

stidmama

I am looking forward to a bit of community-building tomorrow before class starts, have set up a potluck. We'll see who shows up! LOL

7:59 pm

Bugsaw

food is always a good idea! lol

7:59 pm

stidmama

oh, they are nice kids. still very much in the concrete thinking mode, which is unusual at this point in the year (last three classes had only one or two kids at that point by this time)

8:00 pm

Bugsaw

it is the biggest jump I have noticed between 6 and 7th grade

8:00 pm

hoyadoc

i'm back - i miss anything?

8:00 pm

stidmama

I hollered (LOUDLY) at some 8th graders who were goofing around in a space I was trying to work with a small group. Impressed my kids a LOT. And it was a chore then to get them back on task *sigh*

8:01 pm

Nef

good for you, stid.

8:01 pm

stidmama

But I don't think these 6th graders had heard my official "teacher voice" yet... LOL nice to know it works at my "home" school as well as when student teaching!

8:01 pm

Bugsaw

just me whining about being cranky today hoyadoc

8:01 pm

stidmama

hey hoya

8:02 pm

hoyadoc

hey stid

8:02 pm

hoyadoc

whine away

8:02 pm

stidmama

ah, cranky is just a sign that you are noticing something that needs fixing.

8:03 pm

Bugsaw

true, and know what I need to do about it --- stop working with so many kids at once

8:03 pm

stidmama

I got medicine from the doc today... have had itching (for many months) in a place that one simply cannot scratch in front of children! *deliberately leaving the rest to the imagination* -- so had to rule out possibilities of skin infection or cancer. No known cause, will try hydroxyzine for a few weeks and see how it goes.

8:04 pm

stidmama

I am really relieved that I went to see someone, but just wish I hadn't had to do it while in school (I should have gone during my vacation).

8:04 pm

welki

boy i sure picked a good time to walk in

8:04 pm

stidmama

well, you work with some more challenging students I think bugs...

8:05 pm

stidmama

LOL hey welki! at least it's not contagious!!! **extra hugs for welki**

8:05 pm

crystalle

we had a teacher in high school who didnt speak to us for a whole lesson. When we walked into class there was a message on board saying what we had to do and under that it said |"seeing as you are all so smart already whatever the issue is I am sure you can work it out on your own"

8:05 pm

Bugsaw

I get the worst ones usually but they always turn out to be great when they don't have an audience

8:05 pm

stidmama

that is an interesting approach crystalle -- how did that work out?

8:05 pm

crystalle

whenever we tried to speak to him he pointed to the message

8:06 pm

Bugsaw

crystalle what a great idea! I bet you were all chagrined for an hour or so

8:06 pm

stidmama

ah. smart teacher!

8:07 pm

hoyadoc

kind of sounds like the approach i take with my kids sometimes. "you want to be in charge? ok, good luck fixing dinner and finishing and folding the laundry."

8:07 pm

stidmama

I keep having difficulty catching kids talking (side conversations) when they are supposed to be working independently.... I have a lot of awareness to develop.

8:08 pm

crystalle

the next day the message read "seeing as not one of you got yesterdays work 100% correct I assume you are not smart enough to teach yourselves therefore if u are ready for me to teach you BEHAVE AND LISTEN!!" not sure if those where the exact words but something like that

8:08 pm

stidmama

okay, I have had my 15 minute break. Time to start the next task...

8:08 pm

stidmama

LOL crystalle!

8:08 pm

hoyadoc

did it work?

8:08 pm

Bugsaw

poor stid. are you even playing Babble tonight?

8:08 pm

crystalle

We behaved and listened

8:09 pm

stidmama

thanks for being here friends! (((Hugs and choclits))) ***GOLD stars for Bugs*** will be back soonish (down to 61 bugs... it's my break from work) *poof*

8:09 pm

Bugsaw

I like that he didn't single any kid out with this technique and it certainly had an impact on you

8:10 pm

crystalle

it sure did

8:10 pm

crystalle

i use the very same technique on my kids and hubby. and it gets results from them too

8:11 pm

Bugsaw

I am putting that one into my bag of tricks. Thanks crystalle

8:13 pm

Mary

wa6/39 pls?

8:14 pm

Bugsaw

wa 4,9 + not down

8:14 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

wa + opposite of down

8:15 pm

Mary

ty Bugs & Peach

8:16 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for ti6-24? Thanks

8:17 pm

crystalle

that teacher then instigated weekly award a movie or small choc if as a class we made certain goals

8:17 pm

hoyadoc

*** of the iceberg + felinw

8:17 pm

hoyadoc

feline

8:18 pm

Bugsaw

it is a stupid word gapeach and hoya doc's clue is great!

8:18 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much hoyadoc.

8:18 pm

Nef

what the heck is it supposed to be anyway? Some of these words are STUPID!

8:18 pm

hoyadoc

sure thing

8:20 pm

crystalle

looking back on highschool which i only graduated in 2000 I had pretty good teachers

8:21 pm

Nef

crystalle, what part of Australia are you in? A nurse friend of mine is in Queensland and dealing with the flooding. I hope you are high and dry

8:22 pm

Bugsaw

I remember the most abusive teachers were in my elementary years.

8:22 pm

crystalle

One of them even came to my house on saturdays and after school to help me finish year 12 after i got pregnant

8:22 pm

crystalle

Luckily i am in western australia. ON the other side of aus to the floods

8:22 pm

Bugsaw

YAY for terrific teachers!! I am always inspired by them.

8:23 pm

Bugsaw

firewords for me

8:23 pm

Bugsaw

anyone need a clue before I go for food?

8:23 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, Bugsaw!!!!!

8:23 pm

hoyadoc

yay bugs!

8:24 pm

Nef

YAY, Bugs!!!! WTG!!!!

8:24 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, please, so4-6 the 1st.....thanks

8:24 pm

Nef

That should make your day! :-)

8:24 pm

crystalle

She was a godsend!! without her i wouldnt have graduated and not only that she gave a very frightened young girl support through a tough time . To top it all off she bought me heaps of things for my baby

8:24 pm

Bugsaw

bows all round but stomache grumbles. any slow motion clues needed?

8:25 pm

Nef

she sounds like someone who really cared about you, crystalle

8:25 pm

Bugsaw

you were so lucky to have such a supportive person in your life when you needed it crystalle. So was your baby!

8:25 pm

crystalle

(and showed me how to use most of the things lol)

8:25 pm

Bugsaw

kiss the not so little one for us and I am poofed

8:26 pm

hoyadoc

it tells me i already entered a word but it's not showing up on my list

8:26 pm

crystalle

yes i was. She inspired me to help and that is why i volunteer at a youth centre helping teenage mothers

8:26 pm

Nef

Bugs, I'm over half way (thanks to your lovely company) but am not aware of what clues I need yet as I haven't listed yet

8:27 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

crystalle, that is a wonderful thing you are doing.

8:27 pm

Nef

hoyadoc; sometimes it hiccups. refresh

8:27 pm

crystalle

i better go and start baking. We are having a morning tea to raise money for the flood victims. The most recent report we had there where 8 confirmed deaths and 72 people missing

8:27 pm

hoyadoc

i entered it like an hour ago

8:28 pm

Nef

maybe in chat?

8:28 pm

hoyadoc

no - refreshing worked - thx!

8:29 pm

crystalle

I hope your friend is ok Nef. The news reports are horrifying. Cars and houses are being swept away.

8:31 pm

Dorens

hi folks... i am shamelessly asking for one word and then leaving... exhausted... ti 6/24 please?

8:31 pm

crystalle

People are huddled on rooftops waiting to be rescued. I know that there have been bad floods in other countries recently but this seeems so much worse because its happening in MY country

8:32 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

dorens....ti* the waiter + feline

8:32 pm

crystalle

its kinda hard to believe though because where i am in australia it is VERY VERY dry and VERY VERY hot!

8:34 pm

Nef

(sorry, on phone call)

8:34 pm

inge

ti 6 ends with the animal that says me0w]

8:34 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Dorens did you get it?

8:34 pm

Dorens

thanks inge!

8:34 pm

Dorens

and ga peach

8:34 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

yw

8:35 pm

Dorens

and that is my firewords... now to sleep!

8:35 pm

crystalle

see u all later. Have a good day!

8:35 pm

inge

Mine too, Dorens, Gute Nacht to all'+

8:35 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, Dorens!!!!!

8:36 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

de5-16 please.....thanks

8:37 pm

dan2bit

not breadth but de5

8:37 pm

inge

de 5 is a measurement term, not width or length but de---

8:38 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, inge.

8:38 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks to you too, dan.

8:38 pm

dan2bit

np - evening all

8:38 pm

inge

I am off to dream land. Pooof

8:39 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Evening, dan.

8:39 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, inge.

8:42 pm

balletslippers

hi everyone!

8:42 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for en6-24? Thanks.

8:43 pm

balletslippers

en + money money money!

8:43 pm

balletslippers

does anyone have the ti6? I'm stuck.

8:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Ti* the waiter + feline

8:44 pm

balletslippers

thanks!

8:44 pm

balletslippers

i would have never found that one...

8:48 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, ballet, I'm working on the 'Money".

8:50 pm

balletslippers

it's a four letter word you probably already have :)

9:01 pm

jillibus

hello all for a bit

9:01 pm

jillibus

Just filling in while supper starts.

9:02 pm

jillibus

I need an mo 5 and what I see is "Moida She Wrote"

9:02 pm

jillibus

OOps, timer going...

9:02 pm

balletslippers

hi jilli :)

9:03 pm

jillibus

back in a while...

9:03 pm

balletslippers

let us know if you need a clue for that mo5

9:03 pm

jillibus

silly me

9:03 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

OMG, thanks, ballet.....can't believe I didn't see that one.

9:03 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, jilli.

9:03 pm

balletslippers

haha it happens sometimes, ga

9:04 pm

balletslippers

do either of you happen to have the ca7?

9:04 pm

jillibus

I do need a clue plz

9:04 pm

stidmama

*wanders in whistling "tricky mama with ulterior motives "who me" tune"*.... hey all!

9:04 pm

stidmama

you need only one clue jill?? *innocent mama look*

9:04 pm

jillibus

ca7 -- feline noggin

9:04 pm

stidmama

guess what I just did!!! *giggle giggle*

9:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

ballet....feline + top of your body.

9:05 pm

jillibus

need ;lopts but must cook supper, stid -- back later!

9:05 pm

balletslippers

hi stid :)

9:05 pm

balletslippers

ah goodness! thanks jilli and ga. That's fireworks for me.

9:05 pm

jillibus

what, stid?

9:05 pm

stidmama

I played a youtube video of a virtuosos tuba player for the stidkid, and he is now SPONTANEOUSLY practicing his trombone!

9:05 pm

stidmama

see you later jill! *hugs*

9:05 pm

jillibus

terrif, stid!

9:06 pm

balletslippers

haha that's exciting stid

9:06 pm

jillibus

back asap

9:06 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, balletslippers.

9:06 pm

stidmama

:-D usually I am more transparent, but this worked!

9:06 pm

balletslippers

thanks :)

9:06 pm

stidmama

YAY ballet!!

9:07 pm

balletslippers

it's all in how you bring it up, i would imagine, stid. If you act nonchalant, you're more likely to get the results you want than if you come on too strong.

9:07 pm

stidmama

okay, back to my studies. *hugs all wistfully* I think I am getting close to "done" for today.

9:08 pm

balletslippers

bye stid!

9:08 pm

stidmama

back later . *poof-lite*

9:09 pm

balletslippers

i think i'll take my leave as well because I've got a chocolate pie that has finally cooled and just installed Adobe Design Suite (my birthday/christmas present) so I would like to play around some. :) night ga and jilli!

9:10 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, balletslippers.

9:10 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I'm down to one...so4-6 the 1st....please...thanks

9:14 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

NM....got it.....fireworks here....thanks for all the help

9:19 pm

funhs

not your 1st year

9:23 pm

hoyadoc

clue for di6/21 pls

9:25 pm

hoyadoc

nm got it

9:42 pm

hoyadoc

need help with in5/12 for fireworks

9:43 pm

dan2bit

in5 - not competent

9:43 pm

hoyadoc

of course a super-easy word! ty!

9:44 pm

hoyadoc

funny i got ad5/14 but not that one!

9:45 pm

dan2bit

congrats hoya

9:45 pm

hoyadoc

ty

9:49 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:49 pm

Minveryork

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

9:49 pm

dan2bit

fine Min, and you?

9:51 pm

Minveryork

I am well, thank you. I am not babbling tonight. I am just stopping here briefly to say hello to babble gang.

9:51 pm

Nef

hello again. I've been on the phone with my aunt for the past 1 1/2 hours; My Gosh! Myy family sure talks a lot!

9:52 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

9:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

9:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello TeaNCrackers!How are you?Welcome to the grid

9:55 pm

Nef

hi Min. How come you're doing the grid tonight?

9:56 pm

Minveryork

No Nef, I am NOT doing the puzzle. Just getting here now & it's too late. Hope that I can babble tomorrow.

9:56 pm

Nef

I need a hint for that di 6/21 now please

9:57 pm

joey

foreign money, add a vowel to the word before

9:57 pm

Nef

Sorry, Min. I'm really tired tonight myself I know what I meant but it didn't come out correct

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Sorry I cannot help you Nef, hopefully tomorrow I will.

9:57 pm

Nef

thanks, joey

9:58 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

9:58 pm

joey

yqw, glad to help

9:58 pm

dan2bit

gnight min

9:58 pm

Nef

nite, Min!

9:59 pm

dan2bit

ti6 anybody?

10:00 pm

Nef

ti* your hat +feline, dan2

10:01 pm

dan2bit

the feline compound words very annoying in this grd - ty Nef

10:01 pm

Nef

they really are, aren't they?

10:02 pm

Nef

55 left and I can't see anymore words even after a long break. Time to list I guess

10:04 pm

dan2bit

wireforks! tx again Nef and all cluers - the de7 robot words were my last

10:05 pm

Nef

YAY< dan2!!! WTG!!!

10:10 pm

jillibus

Wow! Just got an email from Amazon giving me a refund on items I bought because of an "export fee reduced"!!!

10:11 pm

jillibus

Hello again after dinner.

10:11 pm

jillibus

6 left.

10:13 pm

Nef

hi jilli.

10:20 pm

jillibus

2 now. It's been a hard day.

10:21 pm

jillibus

Any clues for ta7?

10:21 pm

Jacula

The feline compound words really aren't that bad. One is what is on top of a feline's body and the other is what is at the very end of its tail, but reverse the compound.

10:21 pm

Jacula

Hi all.

10:22 pm

jillibus

Hello jac

10:22 pm

Jacula

The most annoying word of the day, for anyone who respects the structure of the English language is wa6/39.

10:24 pm

jillibus

how about those up6 words? Ugh.

10:24 pm

Jacula

Re the feline words, one is a thing that sticks out on a ship that they tie the anchor to and the other is an old game.

10:24 pm

Jacula

jilli - they;re not too bad, since I have heard/seen them used.

10:25 pm

jillibus

No clues forthcoming for ta7? well, off to morewords then.

10:25 pm

Jacula

*they're not what I typed, LOL

10:25 pm

jillibus

I've never heard the up6 words and never hope to.

10:25 pm

Jacula

ta7 has to do with touching, jilli.

10:26 pm

Jacula

T + the opposite of not doing anything/something.

10:26 pm

jillibus

ty jac -- and that's a word?

10:27 pm

Jacula

add a postive charge to the end of the very discreet and polite ta4/5 before it.

10:27 pm

Jacula

jilli - it is, but not one I've ever heard used.

10:27 pm

jillibus

got it, thks, jac

10:28 pm

Jacula

I did pick up a lovely word from EvaNadine earlier. 'Snausages'. Apparently it was a dog treat brand name in USA and is now what she and her hubby call sausages. However, I thought it the perfect word for the vegetarian 'sausages' my daughter eats.

10:28 pm

jillibus

and fwks

10:29 pm

Jacula

Well done, Jilli! *~*~*~*~*~*~*

10:30 pm

jillibus

ty jac -- I'm SO tired.

10:31 pm

jillibus

Lots of stress lately -- too many things to describe. I shall overcome.

10:31 pm

jillibus

Now to get the next icon.

10:32 pm

Jacula

Just read your thing about Joy Adamson, jilli. My first interest in Africa was fuelled by reading Michaela Denis's book 'Leopard In My Lap'.

10:32 pm

Jacula

Hope everything is okay, Jilli?xxx

10:33 pm

Jacula

My pet icon is my cat not quite fitting into his bed.

10:33 pm

jillibus

nothing serious, jac -- just an accumulation of things

10:34 pm

jillibus

It's lovely, jac.

10:34 pm

stidmama

hey all!

10:34 pm

Jacula

jilli - glad its nothign serious, but take time out for youself anyway.xx

10:34 pm

Jacula

Hi Stid.

10:35 pm

stidmama

*puts jill's feet up and brings her a cocktail*

10:37 pm

jillibus

My fridge conked out and I now have a new one nothing like as good as the 22-year-old one. My desktop computer conked out but at least I have this laptop. Thje htechie I hired is too busy with another job just now to help out much. Tomorrow I switch from satellite to cable and hope the 2 misbehaving TVs will shape up. My bridge partner was in a foul mood today and I lost my temper with her. There's more, but phooey.

10:37 pm

Jacula

Michaela played Debbie Kerr's double in 'King Solomon's Mines'. Some of her outer beauty was lost, if I recall after a car accident which resulted in her needed facial surgery. She then met her husband to be, Armand Denis and they embarked on their adventures. I do hope my Mum still has those books! I read them when I was 8 or 9.

10:38 pm

Jacula

Jilli - sounds like crapola, as the youngsters say. It will get better!

10:39 pm

jillibus

Thanks for the cocktail, stid, and Tom's copm[puter advice, which, combined with pini's, i shall follow as soon as I can gather my scattered wits.

10:40 pm

jillibus

ow I need a tylenol for the backache which just arrived -- back soon!

10:40 pm

jillibus

*now

10:41 pm

Jacula

tylenol is called paracetamol in UK.

10:42 pm

jillibus

I think I read King Solomon's Mines about 3 times as a kid.

10:42 pm

Jacula

I think 'ow' was prabably more apt, jilli!

10:42 pm

Jacula

Or even prObably more apt. LOL

10:42 pm

jillibus

I figured that out a while ago, jac. And here I'm not really using it, but a generic acetominophen.

10:43 pm

jillibus

Yes, today has been an "ow".

10:43 pm

Jacula

I've just looked Michaela Denis up on Wikipee. There's no mention of her car accident and scarring etc. I must ask my Mum if she's still got the books later.

10:43 pm

jillibus

brb...

10:47 pm

Jacula

If a drug is a drug, I wonder why it gets different names in UK and USA? What are the roots that the names come from? I'm intrigued.

10:50 pm

jillibus

dunno -- there's an azntihistamine here called chlortripolon, called chlortrimeton (I think) in the USA. Something to do with patents and money?

10:50 pm

Jacula

And why do some forms of the drug work better for some people than others? Paracetamol used to work fine for me, but now I need the Plus version. Beloved, however, swear by 'Anadin', which is a combination of aspirin and paracetamol.

10:51 pm

Jacula

jilli - I was just wondering about the scientific/chemistry terms that make up the words. Who makes them up, I wonder?

10:52 pm

jillibus

Whatever. The next icon theme is Dragonflies, and googling them sounds pleasant so that's where I'm going just now for a bit.

10:52 pm

jillibus

The names? The pharmaceutical companies, I'm sure.

10:52 pm

Nef

Jac, I think that they are given different names just for the heck of it to confuse the public

10:53 pm

jillibus

Hi Nef.

10:53 pm

Nef

hi jilli

10:54 pm

Jacula

I've noticed that 'Anadin' (a brand name) is now being advertised in one ad in 4 different forms, one's for joint pain, one's for headaches etc. What a load a crap! As every child learns, after they ask, 'How does the pill know where it hurts?', all the nerve endings in the body are dulled. So, it's yet another money-making exercise from a drug company who will get away with it because people are fooled by placebo names. And the price for the tablets varies depending on hw big the pain is.

10:55 pm

Jacula

Hi Nef.

10:55 pm

Nef

I once went to a pharmacy continuing ed class that discussed how drug names are chosen. Basically, the brand names had to be catchy, couldn't sound like anything already on the market, and pronouncable by the general public. I can't remember the rules for the generic names though

10:55 pm

Jacula

Jilli - don't talk to my Beloved about dragonflies. He thinks they are sent to not sit still and to torment him when he has camera in hand. LOL

10:56 pm

jillibus

There are little clues -- ParACETamol and ACETominophen, for instance.

10:57 pm

jillibus

backson. bisy backson.

10:57 pm

Jacula

Yes, and most of the brand names contain a little Latin or Greek.

10:58 pm

Jacula

Nef - I'd have been interested to be at that talk.

11:00 pm

Nef

It was years ago, Jac. Well over 15, if I remember right.

11:01 pm

Jacula

Re my Beloved wis his fancy camera... the birds make fun of him, too. They sit there and pose, and then watch him prepare his camera and bugger off while he's in mid-shot.

11:01 pm

Jacula

He gets good shots sometimes, though.

11:02 pm

Nef

he should be ready all the time; Jac. Not just when he decides to take a picture

11:03 pm

Jacula

We came over all nerdy during our Christmas holiday together just as a couple, and went out walking and bird-watching for many of the days. It was lovely. Really enjoyed it.

11:04 pm

Jacula

Nef- if he was a wildlife cameraman for a living, he would be. However, he's a trucker, and they're pretty on the mark for photo-taking, too, most of the time.

11:05 pm

Jacula

They have to be, given some of the things that happen on the road.

11:07 pm

Nef

I got some pretty good pictures back when I was younger and really IN to photography. I just haven't got the time or energy these days

11:07 pm

Jacula

But he's not on the road much of the time now and I know he misses it. He's mostly office-based with all the stress the 'phones bring. So, when he has free time, he likes to get out and walk in the woods, spotting birds and flora and fauna on Sunday mornings before I'm up. And, when we get chance to be together on holiday, I join him.

11:08 pm

Nef

that sounds lovely

11:08 pm

bleugirl2

DE 7s clues

11:09 pm

Nef

bleu, one has to do with the skin and one with the teeth sort of; both have robotic endings

11:09 pm

Jacula

de7 has to do with the skin. You can get a de7 cyst anywhere in your body and it can contain teeth and hair. Very yucky.

11:09 pm

bleugirl2

AD 7

11:09 pm

Jacula

Nef - it is.

11:10 pm

Jacula

ad7 is the thing up your nose, not a bogey. Think tubes that can get painfully blocked.

11:10 pm

Nef

tonsils and ad7

11:12 pm

jillibus

Here's my dragonfly and writeup courtesy of Wikipedia.

11:12 pm

bleugirl2

fot the AD. still not sure on the DEs

11:13 pm

Nef

I suppose I should start looking for words again if I'm going to finish the grid! I'd lost track of time for a bit!

11:13 pm

stidmama

back. work for tomorrow is complete. time to PLAY!

11:13 pm

Jacula

jilli - breathing through the rectum is the thing that stayed with me. LOL

11:13 pm

bleugirl2

ok got one DE, did you clue both?

11:14 pm

stidmama

jill, I ADORE the red ones! we don't actually get the big blue ones very much at our place.

11:14 pm

Jacula

b;eugirl - not, I clued the 2nd de7.

11:14 pm

jillibus

hehe, jac :-D

11:14 pm

Jacula

The first de7 is toothlike.

11:14 pm

Nef

bleu, the words start with de and end with the robotic ending. that's 5 letters; just fill in the middle letters

11:14 pm

jillibus

I don't get dragonflies up here on the rock :-(

11:15 pm

stidmama

thanks for the de 7 words

11:15 pm

stidmama

it's too windy for them there.

11:15 pm

bleugirl2

i got it. monkeyed!

11:15 pm

stidmama

but you get sasquatches! LOL

11:15 pm

bleugirl2

Fireworxxxx

11:15 pm

jillibus

too dry too, stid

11:15 pm

jillibus

Hooray for bleu!

11:16 pm

Nef

YAY, Bleu!!! WTG!!!

11:16 pm

jillibus

No sasquatches HERE, stid!

11:17 pm

stidmama

YAY bleu!

11:17 pm

stidmama

sure there is! I took a pic of a teenage one just a few years ago ;-)

11:17 pm

Jacula

Speaking of windy, which it has been here earlier, a pair of magpies have built a nest atop the only remaining tall branch of a birch tree in my neighbour's garden. It's whacking about like hell in the wind and they're both still sitting in it. They'vde both checked me out as a neighbour, due to me having a bird feeder, and they know I have a cat, hence the high nest.

11:18 pm

jillibus

LOL stid!

11:18 pm

jillibus

Magpies are smart. They don't live here either. We have clever crows and ravens.

11:20 pm

stidmama

we don't have magpies here, not sure why. LOTS of crows and some ravens. And eagles and herons and oh! JILL!!! I SAW A REAL-LIVE COUGAR LAST WEEK!!!!!! Just a few miles from our house!

11:21 pm

stidmama

(man, those are BIG cats!)

11:21 pm

stidmama

it was hunting (not me) and I wasn't sure at first what I had seen.... they are FAST as well as big (long, tall, and lean)

11:21 pm

jillibus

Yikes, stid!

11:22 pm

Jacula

Just before Christmas, I was sitting here at the front of the house in the office when I heard a strange noise and turned around to see a magpie clinging to my top open window and tapping on it to get my attention. That freaked me out a bit, since a single magpie, especially one tapping on your window is a portent of death. Most of my family were travelling, flying or whatever over the Christmas period. I had to tell myself not to be silly and to stop thinking about it in the end. After Christmas, I was starkers in the bathroom having a wash at the basin when I heard a magpie squeak (that's the trilling sound they do, rather than the machine gun noise they make). A magpie had alighted on the sill of the bathroom window and was peering at me through the frosted glass.

11:22 pm

stidmama

rofl... a peeping tompie!

11:22 pm

jillibus

PBS has been showing a very interesting programme about crows

11:23 pm

Jacula

I'd not got to the point of putting out bread, crushed biscuits and bird seed at that point, that day, so maybe it was just telling me it was hungry. I think I was being checked out re nest site.

11:23 pm

stidmama

I will probably put extra seed out again tomorrow, certainly on Weds if it snows as predicted.

11:23 pm

stidmama

Jill -- we have ROBINS already... they're early for here by a mo5

11:24 pm

jillibus

birdbrains are cleverer than they're given credit for

11:24 pm

jillibus

The robins are here too, stid and have been for a while!

11:25 pm

jillibus

And we're promised snow on Wednesday too

11:25 pm

stidmama

I saw something else the other day that is also an early spring bird. Wondering if the weather guys have it wrong and we are not going to have such a harsh winter after all.... or we will and the poor wee critters won't make it.

11:25 pm

Jacula

Stid, I said a peeping Tompie or pervy Magpie, too! LOL

11:25 pm

jillibus

I have lots of suet out for the birds, and seed bells

11:26 pm

stidmama

snap, Jac!

11:26 pm

jillibus

We have wintering Anna's Hummingbirds here now too.

11:27 pm

Uneaixoise

i have lots of cardinals -- so beautiful against the pristine snow

11:27 pm

Jacula

Well, it's only January and the magpies are already making nests. There are fat buds on both mine and my neighbours' lilac trees. But the heron is hungry, is haunting gardens without ponds, or with water but no fish like ours is.

11:27 pm

stidmama

bonsoir, chere une! comment ca va?

11:27 pm

jillibus

No cardinals here, une :-(

11:28 pm

stidmama

oh Une... ***many many hugs*** I hadn't heard yet. I am so sorry

11:28 pm

Jacula

The starlings can't get enough of the suet.

11:28 pm

stidmama

sa mere was tres belle!

11:28 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, stiddy -- it's been a rocky week but Mother's visitation and funeral were beautiful and attended by several hundred friends and family -- quite a tribute to an extraordinary woman

11:29 pm

Jacula

Une - so sorry to hear about your Mum.xxxxxxxx

11:29 pm

stidmama

I am glad so many people were there for her. And for you.

11:29 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks so much . . .

11:29 pm

jillibus

No starlings here just now either. A flock passes by once in a while but they don't stay.

11:30 pm

jillibus

Oh, une I hope that was a bit of comfort to you.

11:30 pm

Uneaixoise

yes it definitely was

11:31 pm

stidmama

there. reached 100. I am SO tired. My eyes are giving out, too. so I will make the text really big and just chat a while...

11:32 pm

jillibus

brb again

11:32 pm

Jacula

I don't know what advice to give about losing a parent. Life goes on and you must, too. The pain gets less sharp, most of the time, but you can still be taken unawares when you least expect it by a tune or a smell, a song or a view. That's life.

11:32 pm

kimmtoats

une, I am sorry for your loss. It is hard to lose your mother, no matter what the circumstances.

11:33 pm

Uneaixoise

so true, Jac . . . we were very close and I have soooo many wonderful memories

11:33 pm

Uneaixoise

tx so much kimm

11:33 pm

Nef

Une; I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother. My deepest sympathy to you. (((Uneaixoise)))

11:34 pm

Jacula

I still have my Mum, thank God, but I miss my Dad almost every day, even 7 years on.

11:34 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nef . . . she will be missed terribly

11:34 pm

Nef

I don't care how old or young you are; in my experience, the loss of a mother is something you never get over.

11:37 pm

Nef

I lost my mom when I was 8; a friend who was 81 lost her mom (who was 104) and there is a hole in each of our lives. My Dad's death and the deaths of the Aunt and Uncle who raised me wasn't nearly as hard

11:37 pm

Jacula

My Dad was lovelyy and my Mum annoys the hell out of me most of the time by finding every opportunity she can to belittle or make a fool of me in public, whilst doing her best for me in the background. I'm not sure what thats about and I'll probably never know, but I will miss her when she's gone. I've tried to be very different with my own daughter, showing how much I love her, whilst also leaving her free to lead her life as she wants to, but being there to hug etc., when she needs to touch 'Mumbase' or 'Motherplanet', as she's called me.

11:38 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, nef, 8 . . . I can't imagine -- I was very lucky to have my wonderful mom for 84 years

11:40 pm

Jacula

My Mum's not a bad person, but very fragile re her ego. Sometimes that erupts in mild violence but mostly, she confines herself to trying to be funny by making fun of me.

11:40 pm

Uneaixoise

must go but will be back after the flip *poof*

11:41 pm

Jacula

I have a feeling that she resented me when I was born, because she saw my Dad fall in love with his baby daughter.

11:41 pm

Jacula

Her Dad was a bit of a swine who beat both is wife and his children, in the Victorian fashion.

11:42 pm

Jacula

My Mum left home at 15 to live with her then boyfriend's older sister and her husband. (My Dad's sister, Joan.)

11:42 pm

Jacula

Dad was doing National Service at the time.

11:43 pm

Nef

so not a happy life for her

11:44 pm

stidmama

au revoir, Une **hugs**

11:44 pm

stidmama

what is national service? military?

11:44 pm

kimmtoats

Jac, I just looked at your profile. Those cakes are fabulous!

11:45 pm

Jacula

Thanks Kimm.

11:45 pm

kimmtoats

Do you just do that for fun? Or do you get paid to bake?

11:46 pm

Jacula

stid - National Serive was being called up for the Military services.

11:46 pm

Jacula

Not exactly for fun, Kimm - but to feed the family, yes.

11:46 pm

kimmtoats

tipa

11:47 pm

kimmtoats

there I go again! Good thing this grid is almost up!

11:48 pm

stidmama

thanks Jac. Like our draft.

11:48 pm

Jacula

Stid - I think it was called National 'Draft' re Vietnam etc., in USA.

11:48 pm

stidmama

okay, I am toast. which is what kimm always makes me think of with her name -- I think she is "kim-n-toast" if I don't look carefully enough!

11:48 pm

stidmama

AND I am rambling, which is never a good sign.

11:49 pm

stidmama

*hugs and choclits for everyone!* be well, be safe, be warm, be happy. *poof*

11:49 pm

Jacula

I'm off to bed now. Happy Babbling for those of you still gridding.x

11:49 pm

jillibus

bye stid -- take care!

11:52 pm

jillibus

and I see it's nearly 6 am in the UK...

11:53 pm

jillibus

have a good sleep, jac!

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:59 pm

Nef

well, I won't finish again. Good night all; Happy Babbling!

11:59 pm

flosey

hi everyone, I hope we have another small one

11:59 pm

flosey

tomorrow's busy

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