Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, February 21, 2011

12:00 am

Fauxmage

flip

12:00 am

cosdem

fllip *groan* another small one

12:00 am

cosdem

ir 7

12:00 am

PAV3

Howdy all! Happy presidents' Day (US)

12:00 am

MLFAN17

SE6

12:00 am

rururocks

re8

12:00 am

MLFAN17

agreed cos

12:01 am

jillibus

flip -- I think I like this size

12:01 am

MLFAN17

cos 4/6/7

12:01 am

MLFAN17

IR

12:01 am

MLFAN17

IR 4/6/7

12:01 am

cosdem

yes sorry forgot

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i just found them as you had posted

12:02 am

dart001

flip

12:02 am

jillibus

Thanks much Lickety!

12:02 am

jillibus

hi dart

12:02 am

Erda

Hooray Lickety!!! Thanks...

12:02 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:03 am

dart001

hi jilli

12:03 am

MLFAN17

LO 6/7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

SN 6

12:03 am

MLFAN17

SN 7 not related

12:04 am

jillibus

hi and gee whiz josh

12:04 am

dfmchfhf

sn8 and hi all :o)

12:04 am

joshuavorbis

related le8

12:04 am

jillibus

howdy dfm

12:05 am

cosdem

le 7

12:05 am

Erda

ir 4, 5, 6, 7, 5, 5

12:05 am

dfmchfhf

se7, le7

12:05 am

cosdem

sn 6/7 related

12:05 am

cosdem

sn 5/6/7 i mean

12:06 am

dfmchfhf

(I don't see where the se7 comes from though :oS)

12:06 am

MLFAN17

SWN 5 7 8 6

12:06 am

MLFAN17

oops SN sorry

12:07 am

dfmchfhf

or8

12:09 am

dfmchfhf

2. ir7

12:10 am

MLFAN17

stats for the O 5th column please?

12:10 am

joshuavorbis

os4 5 6

12:10 am

cosdem

os 5/10

12:10 am

MLFAN17

thanks

12:10 am

flosey

hello everyone, very busy day today, hubby arrived tonight and tomorrow's going to be busy again, probably be back Wednesday, have fun, looks like a nice one

12:11 am

MLFAN17

got the 5/10 os thanks

12:11 am

jillibus

hi flosey

12:12 am

rururocks

gosh.. this grid could use a few e's

12:12 am

dfmchfhf

on7

12:12 am

PAV3

eeeeeeeeeeee! hi ruru!

12:12 am

jillibus

I'm still distracted by PBS

12:12 am

jillibus

hi pav

12:13 am

PAV3

Miss Jilli - how are you?

12:13 am

cosdem

stats for the J?

12:14 am

jillibus

I'm fine, Sir Pav -- and you?

12:14 am

cosdem

never mind got it

12:14 am

joshuavorbis

jo4

12:14 am

rururocks

almost mr vorbis

12:14 am

PAV3

I have Mon off, and I'll be baking...so should be a good day...still losing weight

12:15 am

cosdem

how about the S in last column? ive tried 11 words and they all go to the other S's

12:15 am

joshuavorbis

almost

12:15 am

PAV3

se6 18

12:15 am

joshuavorbis

si6 plural

12:15 am

cosdem

ty!

12:16 am

cosdem

i gor the se6

12:16 am

PAV3

I'm just missing the lone left L for NBT ...21 for 20 do far

12:16 am

MLFAN17

2nd Column L stats please?

12:16 am

cosdem

i need that L too

12:16 am

joshuavorbis

le8

12:16 am

joshuavorbis

related to a 4

12:17 am

MLFAN17

PAV are you looking for the same one i am?

12:17 am

MLFAN17

Josh was that for cos and pav or me?

12:17 am

cosdem

got the le8 thanks

12:18 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:18 am

cosdem

mlf -- same L you need

12:18 am

joshuavorbis

2nd column l is le8

12:18 am

MLFAN17

thanks cos

12:18 am

cosdem

84 left. saving for tomorrow.. night all

12:19 am

PAV3

then I shall abandon hope on that...le8 is above my vocabulary

12:19 am

MLFAN17

PAV I agree i cant find it either

12:20 am

PAV3

i found an le7 though

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

same here, pav

12:20 am

rururocks

you just need a contact for the le8 pav

12:20 am

joshuavorbis

it has a suffix, and is not a particularly obscure word

12:20 am

dfmchfhf

re8

12:21 am

rururocks

and some unisol

12:21 am

dfmchfhf

2.re8

12:21 am

PAV3

gosh, ruru,, or is that josh ruru! I haven't heard of unisol in ages!

12:22 am

J. C.

Hello, Pav3.

12:22 am

J. C.

And ruru. :)

12:23 am

PAV3

..and it's my dear Sir JC! how goes it!

12:23 am

rururocks

hey there JC

12:23 am

MLFAN17

should i know the LE 8?

12:23 am

J. C.

Well bearing up. Not too bad thank you - and you?

12:23 am

PAV3

i tansplanted my Meyer lemon tree this afternoon into a larger 16 inch pot from the 8 in ch it was in

12:24 am

rururocks

you could keep an eye out for it mlf

12:24 am

rururocks

*wink wink*

12:24 am

PAV3

tansplanted = transplanted

12:24 am

rururocks

I guess more inches are better pav

12:24 am

rururocks

*innocent look*

12:25 am

PAV3

well, of course they are ruru...the more the merrier, yes, SIr JC?

12:25 am

dfmchfhf

7+s done, 80 words in

12:26 am

PAV3

I was told the deeper the roots can go , the taller the "stalk" grows...

12:26 am

MLFAN17

got it thanks

12:27 am

J. C.

The more what, PAV?

12:27 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:28 am

PAV3

I harvested 6 lemons this past Dec, so now this next year is to make the tree thicker and sturdier for the next growth...

12:28 am

jillibus

wtg mlf

12:28 am

PAV3

my dear Sir, ruru is talking inches...I was talking about my, erm, pot...

12:28 am

J. C.

Ah...

12:28 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:29 am

MLFAN17

i am out poof

12:29 am

Fauxmage

Hi JC :)

12:29 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:29 am

J. C.

Hi, Laura and Jill. :)

12:29 am

jillibus

back in a bit

12:30 am

PAV3

24 for 21 NBT...it took me a while to get that le8...

12:31 am

PAV3

"seeing" as I wear glasses...

12:31 am

PAV3

it was a bit rainy this weekend, so I stayed indoors as much as possible...

12:32 am

Fauxmage

I got some snow!

12:33 am

dart001

snow..yuck...15 inches here and still snowing

12:33 am

rururocks

maybe your power will go out dart.

12:33 am

J. C.

Oh? Where are you, dart?

12:33 am

dart001

minneapolis

12:33 am

PAV3

dart is in the house! long time no see...

12:34 am

Fauxmage

I rarely get snow. It was just enough to be beautiful.

12:34 am

dart001

hi pav

12:34 am

PAV3

ha, my sis lives in Minneapolis...

12:34 am

dart001

nice try ruru :)

12:34 am

rururocks

snowed here yesterday in the mountains

12:34 am

J. C.

Ah. Is it usual to get much snow there this late in the season?

12:35 am

rururocks

:)

12:35 am

dart001

we're still in the middle of winter...will snow here till april

12:35 am

PAV3

I think Minnesotans are accustomed to snow from Oct through April

12:35 am

rururocks

we catch your drift there dart

12:35 am

J. C.

Wow...

12:35 am

J. C.

Groan, ruru. :P

12:37 am

PAV3

N's done

12:37 am

rururocks

anyone have the L on the bottom row?

12:38 am

dart001

yep...but my power is flickering i think

12:38 am

J. C.

I think so, ruru...

12:38 am

J. C.

To laze about?

12:38 am

PAV3

yes...lo6 18

12:39 am

PAV3

bottom row greyed

12:39 am

J. C.

Yes, PAV - have all those.

12:40 am

rururocks

oh.. thanks you guys

12:40 am

rururocks

10 to go

12:40 am

PAV3

what? you're almost done?...

12:40 am

dfmchfhf

6 to go here :oP

12:41 am

dfmchfhf

still missing 2 6s though

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

2 left -- O@(2,5) and Y@(1,4)

12:44 am

dart001

cheers and x-mas term

12:44 am

dfmchfhf

fireworks + nbt. :oD

12:45 am

dart001

nj df

12:45 am

PAV3

speedy dfm!

12:46 am

dfmchfhf

playing board games for 60 hours straight is tiring -- almost falling asleep at keyboard... must sleep now, night all! :o)

12:47 am

PAV3

nite nite

12:47 am

rururocks

night df

12:51 am

PAV3

ok, > halfway mark, time for rest...cul8r!

1:00 am

jillibus

busy day again -- too tired now -- goodnight...*poof*

1:03 am

rururocks

would someone clue the re 7.40 please

1:04 am

tijani

are we cluing yet?

1:04 am

rururocks

for me we are

1:04 am

rururocks

lol

1:05 am

rururocks

nm

1:05 am

rururocks

fireworks

1:06 am

tijani

good job ruru

1:07 am

tijani

can you give me a clue for the first ir7/8 and the le8/40 please

1:08 am

rururocks

ir 8 to to be less mad

1:08 am

rururocks

le 8 to need a contact for your eye

1:08 am

rururocks

that's ir 7 sorry

1:09 am

rururocks

there is no ir 8

1:09 am

J. C.

Into the PB with you, ruru. The shame of it. Tut. :P

1:09 am

rururocks

oops

1:10 am

rururocks

In my defense I was trynig to help tijani

1:11 am

stidmama

hey all.

1:11 am

stidmama

how's this grid?

1:11 am

rururocks

*looks around for some McCallan scotch

1:11 am

rururocks

hey stid..

1:11 am

rururocks

(from the PB)

1:11 am

rururocks

easy-peasy stid

1:12 am

rururocks

you could do it in ten minutes

1:12 am

rururocks

*has a lot of faith in stid*

1:12 am

stidmama

LOL thanks ruru. maybe not ten minutes. unless I had the list.

1:12 am

tijani

thanx for the ir

1:13 am

rururocks

where did you get the icon tijani?

1:13 am

rururocks

is it a Katie Roper>?

1:14 am

rururocks

hi doren

1:16 am

rururocks

okay. night all I am talking to myself again.

1:16 am

stidmama

I am here ruru, but deep in the grid

1:16 am

J. C.

Sorry, ruru - concentrating. :/

1:16 am

Fauxmage

Good night ruru

1:16 am

stidmama

sweet dreams!

1:16 am

J. C.

And yes - goodnight and sweet dreams to you!

1:17 am

tijani

ne6/18 plz

1:18 am

rururocks

ne 6 the worm I think

1:18 am

rururocks

it's a clam worm or ship worm

1:20 am

stidmama

thanks ruru

1:21 am

rururocks

I don't have sweet dreams any more JC.. too fattening

1:21 am

rururocks

when you get MY age...

1:21 am

J. C.

Hmmm. Have sucralose-sweet dreams then, ruru. ;)

1:21 am

J. C.

I am probably close to your age, ruru?

1:21 am

rururocks

ewwwwwwww

1:21 am

stidmama

*groan* oh ruru! hey btw... there is a puget sound winery for sale... you could make and then distribute it?

1:22 am

rururocks

I don't think so stid. I like selling .. don't like producing.. too much work..lol

1:22 am

tijani

thx guys

1:23 am

rururocks

yw tij

1:23 am

stidmama

oh well... *sigh* I guess we'll have to wait then.

1:23 am

rururocks

I don't think so jc.. I'll be 57 this year

1:23 am

rururocks

you look like you are 42

1:23 am

J. C.

I'll be 52 in May. So we're close...

1:23 am

J. C.

(On May 25th.)

1:24 am

rururocks

but then again.. I am older than you and you need to respect your elders..lol

1:24 am

J. C.

Thank you, ruru! :)

1:24 am

stidmama

really ruru? that "mature" surprises me. Thought you were a younger man, pretending to be curmudgeonly! LOL

1:24 am

J. C.

Erm...

1:24 am

rururocks

wow.. you look great for 52

1:25 am

J. C.

Oh, I'm showing my age these days, ruru.

1:25 am

J. C.

Especially after the last few months...

1:25 am

rururocks

nope.. you have a baby face.. you'll always look young

1:25 am

J. C.

I'll post a recent photo taken last month...

1:26 am

rururocks

yes stid.. I'm getting aarp magazine these days

1:26 am

rururocks

.lol...

1:26 am

stidmama

*grin* so is my tom, but that's because the databases confused him with his father (jr-sr) years ago!

1:27 am

rururocks

oooh .. poor tom

1:27 am

stidmama

help for the lowest L please? would like NBT before I turn into a punkin....

1:27 am

rururocks

to be lazy stid

1:27 am

stidmama

NVM. got one. NBT!

1:27 am

rururocks

lo 4,5,6,7

1:28 am

stidmama

and halfway, too.... LOL perhaps that LO would describe me today -- I slept in, goofed off for several hours at Mother's baking bday cakes for a stidkid and then took a nap....

1:28 am

stidmama

got them all! the bottom row is GREY (thanks to ruru)

1:28 am

stidmama

the rest of the time I have been industriously studious.

1:29 am

rururocks

I worked all day

1:29 am

rururocks

booo

1:29 am

stidmama

sorry to hear that ruru -- no rest for the wicked, eh?

1:30 am

rururocks

well.. if that is the case.. I'd never sleep

1:30 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

1:30 am

rururocks

hey lynxxxxxxxxxxxxx

1:30 am

lynxxx

hi Ru - how did you go with your hand?

1:30 am

stidmama

good morning lynxxx! how does Monday look to you?

1:31 am

rururocks

oh.. crap.. I have to rest it for 6 -8 weeks

1:31 am

lynxxx

Monday is lovely and cool - and NOT humid - Hooray!

1:31 am

rururocks

torn tendon and inflamed wrist

1:31 am

stidmama

hooray indeed, lynxxx!

1:31 am

rururocks

I am sooo bummed out about it

1:31 am

lynxxx

but no operation? that's good

1:31 am

rururocks

no operation.. my record stands

1:32 am

stidmama

oh oh ruru. this is NOT good. *wraps ice pack and stands ready with anti-inflammatory ginger tea*

1:32 am

lynxxx

ouch! its strapped or something though?

1:32 am

lynxxx

and NO tennis!

1:32 am

J. C.

Refresh, ruru.

1:33 am

rururocks

no tennis

1:34 am

rururocks

no JC.. you still look young

1:34 am

J. C.

Thank you ruru, but not so. :P

1:34 am

rururocks

but the best news is lynxxx..

1:35 am

lynxxx

...is?

1:35 am

stidmama

*waiting*

1:35 am

rururocks

I get to play tennis this coming fall with ANdre Agassi

1:36 am

stidmama

*puzzled mama look* the REAL andre agassi??? for REAL?

1:36 am

stidmama

like irl (in real life) not on secondlife or something?

1:36 am

lynxxx

Wow!!! Very impressed with that!

1:36 am

stidmama

like, you know... THE andre agassi? *faint*

1:36 am

rururocks

he's one of my heros

1:36 am

Fauxmage

You do too JC.

1:37 am

lynxxx

Does this mean your game has improved - a LOT?

1:37 am

rururocks

he's coming to our Pro-Am in the Fall

1:37 am

J. C.

Do not, Laura. :P YOU do..

1:37 am

stidmama

*props up ruru so he don't fall over none to quik*

1:37 am

stidmama

rofl lynxxx!

1:37 am

stidmama

maybe it's a charity match, lynxxx?

1:37 am

rururocks

:P lynxxx

1:38 am

rururocks

:P:P stid

1:38 am

lynxxx

who cares - what a buzz!

1:38 am

stidmama

I am down to 40. an age which neither ruru NOR JC shall see again... *wicked mama look*

1:38 am

rururocks

I know.. it is sooo cool I can't stand it

1:38 am

stidmama

ruru is walking on air. this explains the tendon and wrist thingy. he tripped over a breeze...

1:38 am

rururocks

oh I'm sure JC could scare up a 40 year old

1:39 am

J. C.

Very true, stidmama. :P

1:39 am

rururocks

:)

1:39 am

J. C.

Must you remind us? :/

1:39 am

stidmama

:-D

1:39 am

J. C.

Scare one up, ruru?

1:39 am

J. C.

I'm with a 35 year old. ;)

1:39 am

rururocks

there.. you see what I mean/

1:39 am

stidmama

I miss you all, friends. Will be back online tomorrow at some point. Probably late -- I have three tasks I wish to accomplish before I go to school Tuesday, and will be good about not babbling until they are complete.

1:39 am

J. C.

And no - not him in this photo. :P

1:39 am

stidmama

*virtuous mama look*

1:40 am

stidmama

*poof*

1:40 am

lynxxx

bye Stiddy

1:40 am

rururocks

*cough choke*

1:40 am

Fauxmage

No JC that's your dick in that photo. :P

1:40 am

J. C.

HAHAHA! Well, yes...

1:40 am

rururocks

OOOOOOH

1:41 am

J. C.

(Our Dick Whittington in the panto.)

1:41 am

Fauxmage

You must admit your dick is at least as old as you are. :P

1:42 am

rururocks

that was a wanger.. I mean hum-dinger ..er.. never mind

1:42 am

J. C.

Hmmm. All depends which one you're talking about, Laura? :P

1:42 am

J. C.

Yes, ruru - probably best we 'never mind'. :P

1:43 am

rururocks

I didn't realize that Richards age more slowly than the rest of us

1:44 am

rururocks

must be the stiff competition

1:45 am

Fauxmage

*hurls rotten tomatoes*

1:45 am

rururocks

*ducks*

1:46 am

J. C.

Grrroan...

1:46 am

rururocks

sorry faux.. I was just poking fun

1:46 am

Fauxmage

No problem ruru. I could tell. :P

1:47 am

Fauxmage

As long as that's all you're poking.

1:47 am

rururocks

*hoping I won't be condomed for life*

1:47 am

J. C.

Oh GOD. :P

1:47 am

J. C.

He never gives up...

1:48 am

rururocks

:D

1:48 am

J. C.

*Slaps ruru with a rolled up copy of whatever magazine he hates the most.*

1:48 am

lynxxx

BBL - watch out for kids won't you

1:48 am

rururocks

yes.. time to be to go be rude somewhere else

1:49 am

rururocks

why would kids be up this late?

1:49 am

J. C.

Hmmm, ruru - 'to be to go be'? Yes. That indicates a serious need for sleep. ;)

1:49 am

J. C.

It's always early elsewhere in the world, ruru.

1:50 am

J. C.

Somewhere else, that is...

1:50 am

rururocks

true... I'll shut up now..night

1:50 am

Fauxmage

Good night ruru.

1:50 am

J. C.

Good night, ruru. x

1:54 am

Fauxmage

Well that's NBT for me, and 40 left. I am taking a break.

1:55 am

J. C.

Yes. 37 left here...

1:55 am

J. C.

Back to finish later.

2:00 am

scouser

anyone want clues before I go do some work?

2:04 am

scouser

bye all

2:54 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all

3:05 am

Glantarell

Bore da/good morning

3:06 am

Haz1558

Hello, Giantarell.

3:06 am

Glantarell

This is a tougher grid than it looked at first sight. Totally stuck at 55.

3:06 am

Glantarell

Morning Haz

3:08 am

Haz1558

You'll get your second wind.

3:08 am

Glantarell

Well, the monkeys are failing with 4letter words when i think I've tried every possibility LOL

3:09 am

Glantarell

Will come back later in the day with fresh eyes - suppose I'd better go do some work or I won;t be able to pay the bills LOL

3:10 am

Haz1558

Bye, Giantarell, have a good day.

3:10 am

Glantarell

bye *poof*

3:13 am

FMitch

Morning Haz, a little better sized grid today :)

3:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM. Just a nice size, you're right.

3:14 am

FMitch

How is it flowing as I haven't started yet?

3:15 am

Haz1558

It flowed pretty well, very few strange words, just the matter of sorting out all the s letters. Oh, and a fair number of re words.

3:16 am

FMitch

Sounds like you have finished then, Congrats!
LoriP will be happy to hear about all the re's.

3:16 am

FMitch

Hows Spangle doing?

3:17 am

Haz1558

Spangle's fine - not a very nice day today so I don't see much chance of a dry walk.

3:18 am

FMitch

IT is not too bad here at the moment but rain is forecasted so I am heading out shortly to that which must be done.

3:18 am

Haz1558

I was at the Festival on Saturday, doing Platform Steward for the Traditional music section. Don't ever listen to slow airs played on the violin if you're feeling at all down. I suggested handing out tissues at one point.

3:19 am

FMitch

lol, Kleenex balsam of course.

3:20 am

Haz1558

The funniest part of the day came when a little 7 year old boy was playing the harp (a cut down version). He had played the whole song one finger pluck at a time, but when it came to the end, he had to play a chord. There was a 5 second pause, huge concentration on his face, collective holding of breath and then TWANG - perfect!

3:21 am

FMitch

I am sure you are going to have some really great stories to tell by the time it is all over.
What news on the medal front?

3:22 am

Haz1558

It looks as though we're going to ignore the medals and just hand out first place badges instead. No doubt some irate mother will have something to say about it but I'll just remember all I was taught at diplomatic school and smooth things over.

3:23 am

Haz1558

I've to do Adjudicator's Steward tomorrow for the Junior Woodwind in Instrumental. You know what that means... recorders.

3:23 am

FMitch

Oh that's a good idea.
Squeaky recorders ( I know as one who had to perform as a child).

3:24 am

Haz1558

Recorders can be great in the hands of those who can play them well but sadly, most children don't fall into that category.

3:25 am

FMitch

so true.
I'm afraid I must be off as I was aiming to be out by 9.30 but haven't got dressed yet.

3:25 am

Haz1558

Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised and come home determined to take it up again. I remember playing them at school as well - blow too hard and the thing goes up two octaves.

3:26 am

FMitch

yeah right!

3:26 am

Haz1558

4 minutes to get dressed. On your marks, get set GO!

3:26 am

Haz1558

Have a good day, FM and I'll catch up with you later.

3:26 am

FMitch

Had to pop in to say Hi, might see you later.
Byeee and have a good day.

3:27 am

Haz1558

Bye, FM.

3:31 am

Haz1558

Off I go as well.

4:33 am

Sally-catlover

Good morning. Anyone there?

5:23 am

hydra

Hi Sally. I've just arrived and can't see the j word anywhere.

5:28 am

uusue2

Good morning! (east coast of the US gradually starts to wake up...)

5:49 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

5:49 am

rubyfoo

anybody still here?

5:50 am

rubyfoo

this is my first free minute!

5:53 am

grannyrose

hey ruby, just home from work myself

5:53 am

rubyfoo

hello granny rose!!!

5:53 am

uusue2

hi, ruby!

5:53 am

rubyfoo

hello sue!

5:54 am

grannyrose

*smiling at you* good to see you, my friend, how are you?

5:54 am

uusue2

it's snowing here - means I will have to shovel :-(

5:55 am

rubyfoo

it is amazing how much snow in the US this year! NYC has almost as much as Buffalo!

5:55 am

rubyfoo

this place is wonderfully clement, even though we're in the mountains

5:55 am

uusue2

Yes, there were huge storms here (I am not far from NYC) but it all melted. But now there's more.

5:56 am

uusue2

Yes, I remember, Ruby - wonderful there!

5:56 am

rubyfoo

my poor sister is in Forest Hills and there have been days when she couldn't open her front door or find her car

5:57 am

uusue2

we had one big storm in IL where I live (near Chicago), set a record for most snow in 24 hours.

5:58 am

rubyfoo

if you fell down, you'd disappear until Spring!

5:58 am

uusue2

You sure would!

5:59 am

uusue2

It was funny - a few days ago, when I arrived here, I was picking up the newspapers outside my dad's house. There were that day's papers, the ones from the day before, and two from January 27 that had just emerged from the melting snow :-)

5:59 am

rubyfoo

soggy......

6:00 am

uusue2

actually they were in plastic bags, so they were fine, just out of date

6:03 am

rubyfoo

this is such a strange grid, so many s's, e's and r's

6:03 am

uusue2

and L's.

6:03 am

rubyfoo

oh yeah, hahah

6:05 am

uusue2

ok, I'd better go get dressed and start shoveling. bbl -

6:06 am

rubyfoo

bye sue

6:15 am

Sally-catlover

Hi, sorry was away from grid with sudden visitor. Hydra: did you find the J word?

6:15 am

rubyfoo

hello sally

6:16 am

rubyfoo

got to half but all those s's, r's,l's and e's are starting to blur

6:17 am

Sally-catlover

Hi ruby! This has been such a fast grid for me. Was on for less than an hour and only have 12 words to find! Don't know if it's just easy, or because I haven't done one for a few days so have fresh eyes.

6:18 am

rubyfoo

I reached half in 25 minutes, but now it's word by word

6:18 am

Sally-catlover

How is the patient?

6:19 am

rubyfoo

I think he's getting well, but is still very weak and depressed. I've invited his daughter to come over as I don't think he's going to get much better than this

6:20 am

Sally-catlover

That's good. Do you get on with her?

6:20 am

rubyfoo

I'm sending her a ticket (she's in California) and although at first he said he didn't want her to know about any of this, I think it is important that she visits

6:21 am

rubyfoo

I'm his 4th wife and she disapproved of his marrying me, but she's pleasant enough, 60 yrs old, and I have pre-warned her that 1) she'd have to take a bus from the airport and 2) that she'd have to help with the housework

6:21 am

rubyfoo

tough provisios but that's bad Ruby for you!

6:21 am

Sally-catlover

lol ruby

6:23 am

Sally-catlover

Way-hay! Finito!

6:23 am

rubyfoo

wow! very smart sally

6:23 am

Sally-catlover

Do you need any clues ruby?

6:24 am

rubyfoo

yes, pls, bottom and left o's and leftest l

6:24 am

rubyfoo

(for nbt)

6:24 am

rubyfoo

oh, got the o!

6:25 am

rubyfoo

left one

6:26 am

Sally-catlover

Just trying to work out which came from which. I think the bottom L is the le 8/40, which you might be without your spectacles.

6:26 am

rubyfoo

yay, yes!

6:27 am

Sally-catlover

Confused. Which O did you want?

6:27 am

rubyfoo

now, just need the bottom o for nbt!

6:27 am

rubyfoo

nm, got it! now I can read the paper and, hopefully, grab a few zzz'z

6:28 am

Sally-catlover

ol 4/4. Start with Spanish exclamation, and make it plural

6:28 am

rubyfoo

found it

6:28 am

rubyfoo

thank you sally!! see you tomorrow

6:28 am

Sally-catlover

Great. Must go and put my feet up myself. Shattered after weekend away in London. See you tomorrow ruby.

6:28 am

rubyfoo

72 words

6:29 am

Sally-catlover

*gone*

6:29 am

rubyfoo

I trust you had a great time!!

6:41 am

carleekat

hi all

6:41 am

suefrad625

hi all

6:41 am

carleekat

hi sue

6:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

lerserserlsersers: there- did I get all the words?

6:45 am

carleekat

pretty much yes kap

6:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

good morning

6:46 am

carleekat

morning kap

6:47 am

MollyL

Lerser! Good morning all.

6:47 am

carleekat

morning molls

6:47 am

carleekat

did u get any of the system that went through here last night?

6:48 am

MollyL

What? Snow? No. Rain for us today and minimal snow predicted overnight.

6:48 am

carleekat

we got 8" of snow

6:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

we have a little snow.

6:49 am

lil*monkey

bottom L (next to the Y) for NBT pleaaaaasssseeee ?

6:50 am

lil*monkey

it is breezy here with a high of 71 predicted

6:51 am

lil*monkey

damn that L !

6:51 am

dan2bit

le8 glasses without glass

6:51 am

suefrad625

Phil 1:3 "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you" that is what I feel about comming here.

6:51 am

lil*monkey

I need to go running and it's holding me up, lol

6:51 am

carleekat

thanks dan

6:51 am

lil*monkey

dan2bit, my hero!!!!!! thank you, and I love love love the ladybug outfit on Button! so cute :)

6:52 am

lil*monkey

OK i can go running now.... BBL

7:17 am

dan2bit

We've gotten a surprising amount of mileage out of that ladybug outfit, originially purchased for Halloween.

7:17 am

periwinkle

she is adorable, dan

7:17 am

dan2bit

thanks peri - I'm rather smitten myself

7:17 am

periwinkle

help with bottom O for nbt pls

7:18 am

dan2bit

spanish cheers

7:18 am

periwinkle

duh!thanks

7:19 am

dan2bit

I on4 have on4 from the 2nd row O

7:19 am

periwinkle

md 2

7:19 am

periwinkle

me 2 even

7:24 am

Trifioso

hello dear friends...and a BIG omg!!! I got all the i words, with out a clue or the list! Next week: hell freezes over!!!

7:25 am

periwinkle

hi Trif, I got all the i's too and hell will not freeze over!

7:25 am

periwinkle

do you have more than one O from that column Trif?

7:25 am

periwinkle

on the left?

7:26 am

Riverdance

*sigh* I do not have all the i's -- good morning everyone

7:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am missing one of those i's. Just have one o on the left

7:26 am

periwinkle

you can do it, River and hi to you

7:26 am

periwinkle

ir5/14? maybe

7:26 am

sprite

good afternoon all

7:27 am

Trifioso

sorry - was changing my icon....no, I do not have more than one o, sadly

7:27 am

periwinkle

hi there spritey

7:27 am

Trifioso

but I NEVER get the i's, so this is a big dealio for me

7:27 am

periwinkle

well then, YAY for Trif

7:27 am

sprite

hi Triffles :) Hi periwinkle.

7:27 am

Riverdance

hello sprite

7:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

yeah, that's the one.

7:27 am

Trifioso

hello sprite! bank holiday here today!!!

7:28 am

sprite

how lovely Trif!

7:29 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all

7:29 am

periwinkle

hi Owl

7:29 am

sprite

hi TOwl

7:29 am

Trifioso

i know -- yummy! a gentle snow is falling outside, the house is quiet, as 2 or the 3 are away on feb break, and 1 is still sleeping

7:29 am

sprite

impressive self portrait btw

7:30 am

Riverdance

hello TO

7:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

I got the i's now.

7:30 am

Trifioso

I am dog sitting for a couple of days - a teeny, tiny little yorkie that will be here until tomorrow. as long as I keep her out from under indy's big clompers, all is well

7:30 am

Trifioso

oh, thanks sprite!

7:30 am

Trifioso

hooray for kaplan!!!

7:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have to go to the gym now.

7:31 am

sprite

bye Kaplan

7:31 am

Trifioso

oh, go for me while you are up, please kaplan?

7:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

(*)

7:31 am

periwinkle

50 left, bbl

7:32 am

Trifioso

ummmm -- doesnt that mean "kiss my a**?"

7:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

it does? I meant to poof. sorry.

7:33 am

sprite

such a lean a**

7:33 am

Trifioso

whew! glad I asked!!! though in my case, it would have to look like this: (_*_)

7:33 am

sprite

grinnnnn

7:34 am

Trifioso

sprite, in usual elizabethan fashion, I have made my self a HUGE to-do list for while the kids are gone....if I get to a tenth of it, it will be a miracle!

7:35 am

sprite

don't forget to enjoy the peace and quiet :)

7:35 am

Trifioso

see previous comment re:dog sitting....

7:36 am

sprite

aw cute

7:36 am

Trifioso

and, to be honest, I did NOTHING of value on saturday, and it was HEAVEN. read and took naps all day....and totally gave myself permission to do it. I was seriously HAPPY all day.

7:37 am

sprite

So you did a lot of things of value that day

7:37 am

Trifioso

it was just what I apparently needed, that is for sure! no harm, no foul, LOTS of recharging and recentering

7:38 am

Anniebrook

good morning everyone

7:38 am

sprite

more important than any chore, hun

7:38 am

Trifioso

good morning annie, and ITA, sprite

7:38 am

sprite

hi annie

7:38 am

Trifioso

just can't do it too often

7:38 am

crosshair

i make myself small to do lists,2 or 3 things at most,that way i have the satisfaction and fulfillment of victory with each list finished! :)) good morning everyone;)

7:38 am

Anniebrook

hi crossy :)

7:39 am

crosshair

howdy annie

7:39 am

sprite

hiya crossy, that is a good way to go

7:39 am

Trifioso

good morning crossy! btw, oh god of all things handyman, do you know how to throw out a couch? cant quite figure out what to do with an old one that is beyond repair

7:39 am

Riverdance

good morning Annie and crossy

7:39 am

crosshair

well trif,here we have a junk man who will take a whole trailer load of crap tp the dump for 20 dollars.....

7:39 am

Riverdance

put it on the side of the road - someone will pick it up

7:40 am

Anniebrook

esp. if you are near a college

7:40 am

sprite

well hello to you too, Riverdance :)

7:40 am

crosshair

barring that,when living in an apt i once took a couch apart down to it basic componnents and got rid of it piece by piece in the apt dumpster

7:41 am

Mom

good morning everyone

7:41 am

sprite

put it on the side of the road. Attach a card saying : For Sale, only 10 dollars. It will be gone before you know it. Don't forget the card though.

7:41 am

crosshair

howdy mom:))

7:41 am

sprite

hi Mom

7:41 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((Mom))) How are you today?

7:41 am

Mom

((Crossy))

7:41 am

Mom

Trif, set it out with a sign "free" it will definitely go

7:41 am

Riverdance

hey sprite...guess you didnt see my hello at 7:27

7:41 am

Riverdance

hello ((Mom))

7:42 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning. I am just fine on this warm, rainy day.

7:42 am

Mom

((River)) good morning

7:42 am

sprite

probably not then, Riverdance, my bad. Hi :)

7:42 am

crosshair

here you have to give old couches away,there are so many out there they have little resale value

7:42 am

Mom

Annie, didn't see you this weekend. Did you have a nice one?

7:42 am

72 Temple Owl

hi mom!

7:43 am

sprite

the point being, crossy, that people will pass by a thing that is for free, but are quick to steal something with value attached :P

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Yes, I did..went to the Brooklyn Museum to see the Norman Rockwell exhibit

7:43 am

Mom

Trif, another idea would be Goodwill or St. Vincent DePaul. They even pick up

7:43 am

Trifioso

one of the arms is broken off, wood and screws sticking out, no one is going to take it, I promise. I think I will leave it out for the garbage man, with a six pack on top...see if that gets me anywhere.

7:43 am

crosshair

perhaps

7:43 am

Mom

((TO)) good morning

7:43 am

Riverdance

crossy - one more folding question then I will leave you alone about it...do you have to turn it on each day or will it just continuously run

7:43 am

Mom

**scratch my Goodwill idea**

7:43 am

sprite

well it was a joke... so sorry

7:43 am

Trifioso

oh, annie ---> JEALOUS!!! how was it? he has always been one of my favorite artists!

7:43 am

uusue2

morning, all!

7:44 am

sprite

hi uusue!

7:44 am

crosshair

if you are handy when you strip most couches apart the bases tend to be perfect rectanges and i once made a book case out of one

7:44 am

Mom

Oh Annie, I would love to see that.

7:44 am

Mom

Hi uusue

7:44 am

uusue2

snow is shoveled :-/

7:44 am

Anniebrook

trif, wonderful, simply wonderful...

7:44 am

Mom

SNOW?????

7:45 am

Trifioso

I can reupholster very well, and that is how I knew this one was a goner. it has already been repaired to the nth degree....I have never given up on a couch before, thus I am stymied as to what to do with this one

7:45 am

Riverdance

chog is going too fast for me today - keep losing track...tis snowing in NH today

7:45 am

Anniebrook

It snowed here during the night, then light rain, now snowing again

7:45 am

Mom

wow, just remember, Spring is right around the corner

7:45 am

Trifioso

we have snow too, mom. big, gentle, pretty white flakes. nice to see, actually, as it is covering the "museum of feces art" in the front yard

7:45 am

uusue2

Just a couple of inches but I wanted to get it off the driveway

7:46 am

Anniebrook

Hi uu

7:46 am

Riverdance

thats beautiful Trif

7:46 am

Mom

couple of inches here would create havoc. I swear, one snow flake and all the drivers go nuts

7:46 am

crosshair

so you can break it down and toss it,get someone to to bring it to the dump,curb it for free,curb it for 10 dollars,or reuse the materials and make a bookcase

7:46 am

uusue2

river, about the folding - you have to start it when you start your computer, it doesn't start automatically

7:46 am

MollyL

I cut a couch in half once, to get it up a twisty staircase so we could put it out for bulk pick up.

7:47 am

Riverdance

only calling for a couple of inches today...thats a dusting for us

7:47 am

Trifioso

I had meant to shovel up the MFA, but it snowed before I got to it...c'est dommage

7:47 am

Trifioso

I think I will post it on freecycle, see if there are any takers, and then dump it.

7:47 am

Mom

good morning Molly

7:47 am

Riverdance

so each day I need to start it when I turn my computer on...got it

7:47 am

crosshair

yes river,in most cases folding will not auto start

7:48 am

Trifioso

molly, llbean sells a couch that comes in sections, for that very purpose, but the other way - so you can get it up into crow's nest rooms and such. so handy if you happen to live in a lighthouse! (snark)

7:48 am

Riverdance

I'll get the handle on this folding soon enough

7:48 am

crosshair

crossy would sell a cojone to live in a lighthouse;)

7:49 am

crosshair

i am sure you will river

7:49 am

Riverdance

yikes

7:49 am

Trifioso

if only I had known, crossy! there was an opportunity to do that in Scituate, mass, just a couple of years ago....

7:49 am

Trifioso

a young family took the job, live there with a little girl, and LOVE it

7:50 am

crosshair

all our lighthouses have been automated since 85 or so

7:50 am

MollyL

What is it with y'all Canadian men selling body parts for things you really want?

7:50 am

crosshair

lol

7:50 am

Trifioso

this one is automated, for all i know, but the wanted a keeper, so they got this guy

7:50 am

Trifioso

or maybe the four year old does it....

7:51 am

crosshair

would be so awsome...sigh

7:52 am

Trifioso

here's a photo of the place: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=ht
tp://lighthouse.cc/scituate/SCITFR.JPG
&imgrefurl=http://lighthouse.cc/scitua
te/index.html&h=288&w=432&sz=24&tbnid=
USNy1N8lJMrZGM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=126&prev=
/images%3Fq%3Dscituate%2Blighthouse&zo
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nne45gbuV4GtBc26Qp1Idc=&sa=X&ei=_21iTZ
O0C4PJgQeendjbAg&ved=0CCwQ9QEwBA

7:52 am

Trifioso

jesus! sorry -- I will tiny url that!\

7:53 am

Trifioso

http://tinyurl.com/49wt4h5

7:53 am

Trifioso

wish chog had a delete function....sorry all

7:53 am

Nef

Good Morning Everyone. I've already been out shoveling over an hour ago; but gave up and called work saying that there is NO WAY I can get there before noon. I have 15 inches of new heavy wet snow in my driveway. :-( Even the paper girl didn't make it through (and she delivered our paper through all of our snow storms all winter. The road isn't plowed either.

7:54 am

Trifioso

oh no, nef! sorry to hear that!

7:54 am

sprite

hi Nef, sounds awful

7:54 am

Mom

Good morning Nef. Wow, that is a lot of snow

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Oh Nef!

7:54 am

Riverdance

wow Nef...

7:54 am

uusue2

holy cow, nef! And wet snow, ugh!!!

7:54 am

Nef

I'm tired of snow.....

7:55 am

72 Temple Owl

we have about an inch and i am hating looking at it already, thanks for the persepctive

7:55 am

Nef

oh, yeah. It just started snowing AGAIN!!!

7:55 am

Riverdance

you have been getting hit real hard this year in the mid states

7:55 am

uusue2

I'll bet you are! (My son spent two years in the twin cities, now is back in northern IL - not as cold here, and less snow :-)

7:55 am

uusue2

We have about 2-3 inches, TO (at my dad's place in NJ)

7:56 am

72 Temple Owl

they are predicting that for overnight here

7:56 am

crosshair

lets look out the window and see what we got last night.....

7:56 am

Nef

At least I don't live in the little town in northern Iowa where they got both the snow AND floods last night

7:57 am

uusue2

ice jam floods, no fun!!!

7:57 am

crosshair

1 foot fresh snow and it is minus 13 lol..not bad may go for walkies today with the snowshoes

7:57 am

72 Temple Owl

SUN! whoopee!

7:57 am

Riverdance

where..did someone say sun...

7:57 am

crosshair

what is this sun you speak of?

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

the sun is peeking through! time to go hang laundry!

7:58 am

Riverdance

must be off - time for breakfast and work - have a great day all

7:58 am

sprite

bfn TOwl

7:58 am

uusue2

I have weatherbug up (as a chrome app) both here and at home. Here: 34F and snowing. Home: 31F and raining. Go figure.

7:58 am

Anniebrook

bye river and owl

7:58 am

crosshair

lol,if i hung laundry,in 15 minutes i would be able to stack it like frozen cord wood

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

th bye all

7:59 am

uusue2

bye, river and TO!

7:59 am

Nef

it's up to 25F here now (was 18F when I was out shoveling at 6:30A)

7:59 am

crosshair

once broke a tea towel that way

7:59 am

Trifioso

its a strange yellow orb in the sky, crossy....

8:00 am

72 Temple Owl

oh my. i just tried to change the channel using the phone as a remote. :/

8:00 am

uusue2

lol, TO!

8:00 am

crosshair

ahh that hazy grey thing?

8:00 am

Trifioso

and LOL about the laundry - there is a mountain of plowed up snow in the local mall parking lot that will still be there in JUNE, I am pretty sure

8:00 am

uusue2

what would be scary would be if it worked :-)

8:00 am

sprite

it is a USO, right Trif? Unidentified Shining Object?

8:00 am

Nef

hanging laundry out in winter is a pain; but it really smells good once it's thawed and dry! :-)

8:01 am

sprite

no need to ir4 the sheets anyway

8:01 am

Trifioso

don't laugh, temple! my son got an ipone app that does just that, even remotely, and will randomly change our tv to golf channel, when he is out somewhere and we are at home...little knacker!

8:01 am

72 Temple Owl

ipad ill do that

8:01 am

Trifioso

All I know sprite, is that you could stare straight into the sun here and suffer no damage at all.

8:01 am

crosshair

put it out,it freezes,bring it in and it thaws and is wet again,put it out and it flash freezes in 10 minutes...sometimes living up here can be a pain:/

8:02 am

sprite

poor Trif!

8:02 am

Trifioso

its all good sprite -- I think its pretty funny, actually

8:02 am

uusue2

ok, I am off to see my dad! bbl!

8:03 am

sprite

all the best, uusue

8:03 am

Nef

bye uusue!

8:03 am

72 Temple Owl

i was planning to bring car in for service but they can't accommodateme> :(

8:03 am

72 Temple Owl

bye usue

8:03 am

Trifioso

sprite -- forgive me for what I am about to say -- snarky rant to follow....mr hate and the BF took the girl out Friday night, and bought a puppy! for $800 no less. I wonder, if I bought a baby dragon, would they get one too?

8:03 am

crosshair

here it is like the dr,you have to make an appt for 2 weeks in the future for car service

8:04 am

crosshair

ahh the old buying the kids love thing

8:04 am

crosshair

are ex,es not a joy?

8:04 am

sprite

lol how they compete with you! You should try, just for fun.

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

hagd all!n*poof*

8:04 am

sprite

bye TOwl

8:05 am

Anniebrook

bye Owl

8:05 am

Nef

bye, TO

8:05 am

Trifioso

and REALLY forgive me for saying this, but it is just about the gayest dog I ever heard of. Some sort of shiztzu poodle mix -- forever to be know here as a Sh*t-a-poo

8:05 am

sprite

roflol at shitapoo!

8:06 am

Trifioso

good luck to his new carpets....

8:07 am

Trifioso

it didn't work, anyway. they are all supposed to be there for this week, as it's february vacation. primo went skiing with friends instead, secondo made it two nights and came home, and tertiare has called me screaming crying, begging to come home. sigh

8:08 am

Nef

Trifi, we now have our 2nd Shiz-poo. this one is cute; but dumber than a brick

8:08 am

sprite

if that isn't saying enough...

8:08 am

Trifioso

tertiare is still under 14, so she doesn't et a choice

8:08 am

Trifioso

they are really cute, nef, no doubt! but slightly hyper, from what I understand

8:09 am

Trifioso

oh, the guilt texts I have been receiving from tertiare! "mommy, why won't you come get me"...."I guess you aren't the mother I thought you were..."

8:10 am

Anniebrook

trif, at what age will tertiare get a choice?

8:10 am

Nef

they can be, Trifi. They love kids, though. To the point that ours is permanently attached to my grandson whenever he comes over

8:10 am

Trifioso

14 annie

8:10 am

Trifioso

that is good to hear, nef!

8:10 am

sprite

ooooo emotional blackmail!

8:11 am

Nef

it was difficult when Ronnie was a newborn; J.C. wouldn't let us touch him at first

8:11 am

Trifioso

it can't work. if i went and got her, the legal firestorm would never, ever end. they are going to have to fight this one out for themselves

8:11 am

crosshair

we are very cautious with new pets,yes they are cute,and tiny and cuddly,but they are also a 15-20 year commitment of food,walks love,and vet bills

8:11 am

Trifioso

nef, sorry - which one is the dog, JC?

8:12 am

Nef

Trifi, I bet your dtr. knows you can't come get her.

8:13 am

sprite

Trif, I think you are right, and furthermore it may be important to show her emotional blackmai does not work on Mum.

8:13 am

Nef

J.C. is the dog. He'd get betweeen anyone trying to pick up the baby

8:13 am

Trifioso

oh dear! that does sound difficult, nef. glad to hear that they are well bonded now

8:14 am

Nef

My grandson is named Ron Paul P_____ Can you guess the political leaning of my son and DIL?

8:15 am

Nef

wow. THAT stopped the chog!

8:16 am

sprite

lol Nef, so it did. I have really no idea!

8:16 am

Trifioso

indendent?

8:16 am

Trifioso

wahoo! got another o from the left. anyone want a clue?

8:17 am

sprite

yes please, Trif. I have only one from that tile. Got all other vowel words.

8:17 am

lil*monkey

bring it on, Trifi!

8:17 am

car.eeyore

Hi Everyone!

8:17 am

lil*monkey

hello all my peeps!

8:17 am

sprite

hi lil*monkey and car.ee

8:17 am

Smdnjv

Let's see Nef. Would that be very conservative republican?

8:18 am

MollyL

Wow Trif, that is sad about your daughter. If she wants to come home, she should be able to.

8:18 am

Trifioso

on7 -- first number, then **se to meet the day, and then **nie and bert

8:18 am

sprite

hi Molly

8:18 am

Trifioso

morning car!

8:18 am

Nef

very right-winged, Constitution-based tea party, but to the extreme

8:18 am

lil*monkey

Trifi, did I mis-read something? Mr. Hate has a BF?

8:18 am

Anniebrook

hi lil, car., smd

8:18 am

Trifioso

yes, indeed he does, lil

8:18 am

sprite

thanks Trif, got it

8:18 am

lil*monkey

oh OK

8:19 am

sprite

ah and the final one is or8

8:19 am

Trifioso

trust me, it was a shock here too!

8:19 am

lil*monkey

sorry Trifi :( Your children are forced to have visitation with him?

8:20 am

Trifioso

one of them has to, lil, because she is under 14. the other two put minimum time in

8:20 am

Nef

how old is the youngest?

8:20 am

Trifioso

I hope someday their relationships improve, I really do. children should love and respect their parents. assuming said parents are worthy of same

8:20 am

Trifioso

11

8:21 am

Anniebrook

Trif, not to be nosy but does their father live in the same state?

8:21 am

MollyL

Trif what is February Vacation? We don't have that here.

8:21 am

lil*monkey

I not trying to sound anti-gay, but can't it be specified that your daughter meets with her dad alone, and not with his BF too?

8:21 am

Trifioso

its based on the old agricultural calendar, I guess, molly. we have the third week in february off

8:21 am

Trifioso

yes he does, annie - couple of towns over.

8:22 am

sprite

perhaps it would be best if your daughter just met with the BF and not with the father ;)

8:22 am

Nef

there must be some way the other 2 could be encouraged to help her so she isn't feeling like she's a prisoner.

8:22 am

lil*monkey

ha! sprite

8:23 am

Trifioso

lil, I had a hard enough time getting it arranged so that mr hate and the bf dont sleep in the same room when she visits....eventually they will, and they should! but tertiare is very freaked out at the moment, and is very uncomfortable with daddy having ANY new partner, man or woman

8:23 am

lil*monkey

oh good idea Neffer... what if the other two went along so she doesn't have to be alone with mr. hate and his BF

8:23 am

sprite

it is a shame her father doesn't recognise that and give her time to adapt

8:24 am

Trifioso

the kids dont like the roommate, and haven't since they met him. finding out he was really daddy's BF has not helped. and now, apparently, mr hate and the BF are fighting a lot, so the kids are having to listen to that. slamming doors, etrc

8:24 am

lil*monkey

I'm shocked that a court would force a child to visit in a situation like that, one that makes children uncomfortable

8:24 am

lil*monkey

I'm so sorry, Trifi

8:24 am

Trifioso

its sticky, lil. no one wants to appear homophobic. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being homosexual. there are ways to handle things, is all

8:25 am

Nef

I am too. Is there some way that the judge could talk with the kids and find out what is going on?

8:25 am

lil*monkey

nothing is wrong with two consenting adults, but this is forcing a child to witness it... I think that is wrong

8:26 am

Trifioso

nope. this is one the kids and mr hate are going to have to handle on their own. i have excellent counselors on board, and they are better than the judge in this situation

8:26 am

sprite

the children should be top priority. Nothing to do with homophobia, just with respecting the feelings of the children. I am sorry, Trif. Your daughter and you shouldn't have to deal with this in this way.

8:26 am

Trifioso

it has taught me a lot about how to behave once I start dating someday. no sleepovers, that will be rule one!

8:26 am

Trifioso

I agree, sprite, the children should be top priority. and they are. mine.

8:27 am

lil*monkey

good for u, Trifi

8:27 am

sprite

yes they are, Trif. I know! I meant they should be his too. But I guess they never were that.

8:27 am

Nef

I agree with you, lil*. It isn't healthy for a child to hear and see fighting and such. I can imagine that before the divorce they saw and heard it; but it shouldn't be going on around them afterwards too

8:27 am

Trifioso

sprite, I give up ---- clue for the or8 pleeeeez

8:27 am

lil*monkey

i need it too sprite :)

8:27 am

Trifioso

no, they weren't sprite, then or now.

8:28 am

Anniebrook

Why should she be forced to stay the entire week? Cant Mr. Hate let her go home after 3-4 days?

8:28 am

sprite

plural for planetarium

8:29 am

sprite

plural for planetarium

8:29 am

lil*monkey

hmmmm

8:29 am

sprite

let me think of a way to clue it...

8:30 am

lil*monkey

got it!

8:31 am

sprite

ok let's try this: I am s***y, I was watching the Buffy the Vampire s***** on TV

8:31 am

ivesy3

i looked up plurar for planetarium and got it from that!

8:31 am

sprite

wtg ivesy :)

8:32 am

ivesy3

:)

8:32 am

ivesy3

and ty for the clue

8:32 am

car.eeyore

there is no A...how does that work?

8:32 am

sprite

yvw

8:32 am

lil*monkey

that clue doesn't work sprite

8:33 am

Nef

Oh, My! The snow plow just went through on one side of the street! And several neighbors are really looking stunned! It went through really fast and blew the heavy snow far up into the driveways!

8:33 am

lil*monkey

I am s***y, but I ran out of batt***** for my flashlight

8:33 am

lil*monkey

that's the OR8

8:33 am

sprite

why doesn't it work? There is no A in the word, nor in the clue?

8:33 am

Anniebrook

thanks, lil*

8:33 am

lil*monkey

sprite, that show is called Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8:34 am

lil*monkey

yw Annie

8:34 am

Trifioso

whew got it!

8:34 am

Trifioso

maybe not in holland....

8:34 am

car.eeyore

Got it.

8:34 am

Kallia

I got it from Sprites clue...

8:34 am

sprite

I didn't mean slayer. Just the name for a whole load of shows about the same subject.

8:35 am

Trifioso

ugh. here comes secondo. she is in BIG trouble, so this shoudl be fun.....

8:35 am

Kallia

she didn't mean slayer...it is a ser****

8:35 am

FMitch

Me too thanks sprite and Hi all.

8:35 am

Kallia

hello all

8:35 am

lil*monkey

oh now I get the clue

8:35 am

sprite

thanks Kallia :)

8:35 am

sprite

hi FM *hugs*

8:35 am

car.eeyore

Bye all.

8:35 am

Trifioso

she was supposed to put indy in his crate last night, and I ASKED her if she had done it, but she didn't. Woke up to a stool and urine festival, and a living room table with three corners chewed off. She has some cleaning to do!

8:35 am

Nef

hi FM

8:35 am

Kallia

yw Sprite and thank you :)

8:36 am

Anniebrook

Hi FM and Kallia

8:36 am

sprite

wow that is no fun, Trif

8:36 am

Kallia

down to 26 now

8:36 am

Trifioso

whatever. she is picking it up, despite her protests the she sWEARS she closed it.

8:36 am

FMitch

Hello to everyone and uh oh re secondo!

8:37 am

Trifioso

lol fmitch. good morning@!

8:37 am

sprite

yep and Indy, handy as ever, unlocked the crate himself.

8:38 am

Kallia

visitor....see you later maybe

8:39 am

sprite

bye Kallia

8:39 am

Trifioso

yes, with those handy recessing opposable thumbs he hides in his paws

8:39 am

Trifioso

clever lad!

8:39 am

FMitch

Flipping heck - phone just as I start to chat :(

8:39 am

sprite

you must have the same kind of gremlins in the house as we do, Trif. My kids never are responsible for anything either.

8:40 am

sprite

they were watching, FM

8:40 am

Riverdance

DONT ANSWER IT...

8:40 am

Riverdance

hello again and hello FM

8:40 am

FMitch

shhhh don't make me laugh it is work related.

8:40 am

Trifioso

oooh, do you remember an isaac asimov story, wherein a phone got lonely, and started to call its owner, and drove him made? it was sooooo creepy!

8:40 am

Trifioso

mad, even

8:41 am

sprite

oh yes. A great writier, Asimov!

8:41 am

Anniebrook

oooh,that is creepy

8:43 am

Trifioso

how do you spell that spicy hard sausage? cerise?

8:43 am

Trifioso

can you spell it with an s?

8:43 am

sprite

chorizo

8:44 am

Trifioso

secondo is SO stomping around downstairs....LOVE this!

8:44 am

sprite

ah the sounds of protesting obedience!

8:44 am

Trifioso

LOLOLOL

8:45 am

FMitch

Hope secondo cleared up the mess before starting to stomp :)

8:45 am

godthaab

FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT!

8:46 am

Riverdance

yay godthaab

8:46 am

Trifioso

huzzah for god, and LOL fmitch!

8:46 am

Christa

lol just read that you might be on death row, Trifioso... for what?

8:46 am

sprite

gratz godthaab.

Fireflies for me too.

8:46 am

FMitch

otherwise it could be even messier!

Congrats godt

8:46 am

FMitch

Yay congrats spritey sprite!

8:46 am

Trifioso

If i told you, christa, i would have to, well, you know....

8:47 am

Trifioso

huzzah for sprite!

8:47 am

Riverdance

yay for sprite

8:47 am

Anniebrook

congrats, sprite and godt

8:47 am

sprite

bye dear all, thanks for the company and the laughs. *hugs*

8:47 am

Riverdance

bye sprite

8:47 am

Anniebrook

bye ((sprite))

8:48 am

Trifioso

....and a door slam to finish the job! wait til secondo finds out what we are doing next....she has a birthday party to go to, and needs money for dinner in boston. We are going to the bank alright! Hers.

8:48 am

FMitch

*giggles*

8:49 am

Trifioso

tough love, man. it's a b*tch. and so am I!!!

8:50 am

FMitch

wtg - with everything you have on your plate you need it.

8:51 am

Anniebrook

Trif, Hopefully the week ahead will be better than the week past.

8:52 am

FMitch

Right I had better get back to work, Happy Babbling babble buds!

8:53 am

Anniebrook

I need 18 more...will leave it for later...bye, bye

8:53 am

Anniebrook

bye FM

8:53 am

Riverdance

I am stuck on 1 - have a good day Annie

8:54 am

Trifioso

i need to mosey as well. have a LONG to do list to address, and have gone word blind. love to all!

8:54 am

Riverdance

found it - Fireworks

8:54 am

Riverdance

bye Trif - enjoy your day

8:55 am

Riverdance

off to work I go too - happy babbling everyone

8:56 am

Nef

hi River. I haven't had a chance to ask how your son's doing lately. Is he doing well?

9:00 am

Nef

(Guess I missed her). Oh, well, I should get out and shovel again. The plows went through on our side of the road now

9:01 am

Mark Jones

Hello my peeps!

9:02 am

wvteach

good morning all

9:02 am

Mark Jones

Hey wv!

9:04 am

Mark Jones

How are you today?

9:05 am

wvteach

good = amd you - quiet day here

9:05 am

Mark Jones

I am doing quite well. However, I do have a project I have procrastinated a little bit on.

9:06 am

wvteach

had the grandkids all this weekend - and enjoy it - but now it's quiet again and can rest up

9:06 am

Nef

WOO-HOO!!! Almost all dressed to go shovel some more and I got the call: I don't have to go to work (we're going to be closed today!)

9:06 am

Mark Jones

Yeah, school is closed today.

9:07 am

wvteach

raining here - but it is supposed to turn colder

9:07 am

Mark Jones

Uggghh.

9:07 am

wvteach

most things closed today here because of Presidents DAy

9:07 am

Mark Jones

Ditto!

9:08 am

wvteach

being retired - i just do things on my own schedule

9:08 am

Nef

things are closed today due to the snow we got last night. 17 inches in parts of the Twin Cites; I have 15 inches in my driveway again

9:09 am

wvteach

i think that snow is supposed to stay way to the north of us

9:09 am

Nef

this is the first time that our paper girl couldn't deliver the paper this winter. Our road didn't get plowed til just now

9:09 am

Mark Jones

Sounds nice. I, however, have much scheduling to do. Ha! No snow for us. I am in Antarctica though (flag), so that is kind of an oxymoron.

9:10 am

Nef

(road = street)

9:10 am

Mark Jones

I am not dumb, Nef. 1=34.7

9:11 am

Nef

Mark, I meant I don't live out in the country; I live in a well-populated 1950's-type suburb.

9:12 am

Mark Jones

Ah. So do I.

9:13 am

Nef

the snow plows have always been through by 5 AM before. This is the first time they haven't been through til after 8AM this winter (we've had somewhere upwards of 60 inches of snow this year

9:13 am

wvteach

live in a small town based around the state university here

9:14 am

Mark Jones

Wv, that is different for me. I live north of a large city.

9:16 am

Mark Jones

87 left! Yeah.

9:16 am

wvteach

have lived in suburbs of several large cities before (Chicago, New York, and Washington DC) but we have lived here for more than 30 years

9:16 am

Nef

Actually, I lost track of how much snow we've had quite a while ago. The snow piles along my driveway have been higher than my Rav-4 in height for over a month

9:16 am

Mark Jones

What town were you near in Chicago? I have some close friends there.

9:16 am

Mark Jones

Sorry, Nef.

9:17 am

wvteach

we lived in Evanston, the first suburb north of Chicago

9:17 am

Mark Jones

Hmm. I have friends in Deerfield.

9:18 am

wvteach

Deerfield is further west. Evanston is right along the lake

9:19 am

wvteach

Have't lived there for many years

9:19 am

Mark Jones

I currently live in Antarctica. lol

9:21 am

Erda

Sure you do

9:21 am

Mark Jones

Wait, one minute.

9:22 am

Mark Jones

Jamaica, mon!

9:23 am

wvteach

i think i would enjoy the sun and beaches more than the icebergs

9:24 am

Mark Jones

Anyone want to snorkel with me? I would go with lil*monkey, but he isn't here. *Grabs snorkel gear*

9:24 am

Scrabbler

Ready to snorkel!

9:24 am

wvteach

and being from there you would know that the man who created the steel drums doesn't live there anymore but here in WV

9:24 am

Mark Jones

Let's go, Scrabs! How you been?

9:25 am

Mark Jones

lil*monkey, are you here?

9:25 am

Scrabbler

Worried about a family crisis right now, at work and here in between patients so I can relax.

9:26 am

Mark Jones

Well, at least you can snorkel now to relieve that stress.

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Yep, let's check out the underwater world.

9:27 am

wvteach

last night at the pool they had the scuba tanks out on the deck - i guess there were going to be scuba lessons

9:27 am

Mark Jones

I go to Hawaii every winter break, and we snorkel everyday. It is so fun!

9:27 am

Scrabbler

I have noted that before when I went lap-swimming.

9:27 am

wvteach

i checked the underwater world of swimming

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Every winter break? Where do you live, Mark?

9:28 am

wvteach

the 4 year old swims underwater, comes up to get air, and then she is back underwater

9:28 am

Mark Jones

Not there.

9:28 am

Scrabbler

I miss lap-swimming and must restart someday.

9:29 am

Mark Jones

Look at my icon. What do you see there?

9:29 am

wvteach

two cardinals

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Air travel from Buffalo (where I am) to Hawaii takes about 21 hrs total air time.

9:30 am

Mark Jones

Do either of you follow baseball?

9:30 am

Scrabbler

I found 32 words and am now seeing double--Rs, Ls, Es and Ss!

9:31 am

Mark Jones

Ope, must go. Project time!

9:31 am

Scrabbler

A bit and more so when the playoffs begin. I used to be a huge Reds fan starting in the 70's with Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tony Perez, Don Gullet, ....

9:31 am

bichon

Scrabs, there was an interesting article in the NY Times Home section last Thursday about sharing your bed with pets. You would like it becasue one of those pets is a bunny

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Oh, I must search for that. Sebastian would like to read about other bunnies that cuddle in bed with their "people."

9:32 am

bichon

One of the pets was a pig [with sharp hooves]

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Yuck. I saw one in the farm store 2 wks ago and it reeked!

9:34 am

bichon

Of cours my two sleep with us. Cold noses early in the AM to wake us up

9:34 am

bichon

I guess this one gets bathed

9:34 am

bichon

There is a possibilty of germ transference, but I'm willing to risk it

9:35 am

Scrabbler

I found the article and saw the pic. I will read it soon but I must see akid.

9:38 am

Norma

Hi Babblers

9:38 am

bichon

Hi NOrma

9:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Night time talk show host is a word.

9:39 am

Norma

Hi Bichon

9:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

It' snot Letterman.

9:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

Former attorney general is not a word. Go figure.

9:41 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the re7/40 please :o)

9:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

Why are talk show hosts more worthy of wordiness than attorneys general?

9:42 am

bichon

I'd like some help with that too

9:42 am

ch1212

Norma, take the p from what you make from jam

9:42 am

bichon

Norma It's re + how you start off in tennis

9:43 am

Norma

Brillian clue ch thanks

9:43 am

wvteach

re 7 - is to se 5/16 again

9:43 am

Norma

Thanks wv :o)

9:44 am

ch1212

thanks. Now I must take my brilliance into the laundry room to fold clothes.. bbl :)

9:54 am

rururocks

renet

9:54 am

rururocks

*that's how I start off in tennis*

9:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

:)

9:55 am

PMS

len os

9:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

almost, PMS

9:57 am

crosshair

ty pms,needed both of those

10:05 am

Mark Jones

I'm back!

10:05 am

crosshair

wb mark

10:06 am

Mark Jones

Thx, crossy. How you be?

10:07 am

crosshair

not bad at all mark,upright and taking fluids and still on this side of the dirt:)

10:07 am

Mark Jones

Sounds good! How are you, ruru?

10:10 am

Mark Jones

Not too many people chatting today;

10:10 am

crosshair

sorry i am running about 12 tabs at one lol

10:11 am

Mark Jones

Ha ha...

10:14 am

crosshair

babble,folding at home,msn,gmail,you tube,stumble upon it is endless

10:14 am

Mark Jones

Can i have a hint for the bottom o?

10:15 am

Mark Jones

Yeah, i am also playing little master cricket.

10:15 am

zoozzoom

ol4/4

10:15 am

Mr Bob

Morning follks

10:15 am

zoozzoom

Hello, All :-

10:15 am

Mark Jones

THanks zooz and hi. Hi Mr bob!

10:16 am

zoozzoom

Crossie heard of th others..what is stumble upon?

10:16 am

zoozzoom

crossy*

10:16 am

Mark Jones

Hey Scrabs, you ready to finish snorkeling?

10:17 am

crosshair

stuble upon is the greatest,most wonderfull,biggest time vampie you can ever have;)

10:17 am

crosshair

just google stumble upon..you will love it

10:17 am

Mark Jones

I will.

10:17 am

zoozzoom

Will do.

10:17 am

CadFan

Popping in to say Hi and... how I wish my son had never shown me how to Stumble... Also - anyone got a nudge for the top row S?

10:17 am

crosshair

and you can configure it to exactly your tatses and interests

10:18 am

Mark Jones

I don't get it. WHat even is it?

10:20 am

crosshair

it is best if you just google it...it is a random site search browser basically it randomly selects sites according to what you marked as what interests you from a list of 100 likes and dislikes

10:20 am

Mark Jones

Cad, it is s + 1st 3 letters of ri4/4

10:21 am

crosshair

whenever i build a new computer it is one of the first things i add after google chrome and avg anti virus

10:21 am

CadFan

Oh for heavens sake = thanks Mark - don't know why I always miss that!

10:21 am

Mark Jones

Can i have the single l?

10:21 am

Mark Jones

You are very welcome, CadFan.

10:23 am

Mark Jones

I still don

10:23 am

Mark Jones

't get what it is.

10:24 am

CadFan

must bo off to a meeting... BBL

10:25 am

Mark Jones

See ya Cad.

10:27 am

zoozzoom

Mark do you still need a clue for the lone `L`?

10:27 am

Mark Jones

Yes, I do.

10:27 am

aebmusica

CadFan... saw yr profile..and what happened to Nancyboy? I've been away from chat for a while.

10:27 am

cybernan

hello everyone *splash*

10:28 am

zoozzoom

le8 for the eyes contact ****+ not more

10:28 am

Mark Jones

NancyBoy is gone, aeb. She died. :(

10:28 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan :-)

10:28 am

aebmusica

oh no...when?

10:29 am

Mark Jones

Thanks zooz. A couple weeks ago.

10:29 am

zoozzoom

21st january..complictions after the liver transplant.

10:29 am

crosshair

he died

10:30 am

aebmusica

ty all. i'll say a prayer a light a candle for him.

10:30 am

Mark Jones

:(

10:31 am

aebmusica

:(

10:31 am

Mark Jones

May I please have the top left o?

10:31 am

crosshair

very sad indeed,so young and such a tragic set of circumstances that led to his passing

10:33 am

zoozzoom

on4

10:33 am

PMS

or 8

10:33 am

zoozzoom

on7

10:33 am

Mark Jones

Clues for those, then?

10:34 am

PMS

or 8 pl of apparatus that shows position of planets

10:34 am

Mark Jones

oh, I don't have that.

10:35 am

zoozzoom

on7 number before two + chicken **ce and peas + vowel + letter

10:36 am

Mark Jones

Thanks zooz!

10:38 am

Mark Jones

Hint for the "apparatus that shows position of planets" please then?

10:38 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

10:40 am

PMS

or 8 or + second re 6 18 with last 2 letters swopped over

10:40 am

marcar2010

hi every1. word and points score for today?

10:41 am

Mark Jones

Can i have the last 2 letters of that word?

10:41 am

PMS

es

10:42 am

Mark Jones

Oh. I thought i had it. Apparently, i am missing the 6.

10:42 am

PMS

es (after the change over)

10:42 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:42 am

crosshair

crossy does not see sextant;(

10:43 am

jmcnrick

125 words no clue on the points

10:43 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Jmc :-)

10:43 am

Mark Jones

THanks. Got it. Hey jmc!

10:44 am

zoozzoom

Marcar 125 words and 1654 points total.

10:44 am

Mark Jones

1/2 way through!

10:45 am

marcar2010

nice. however im stuck at only 13. not doing well today.

10:45 am

jmcnrick

wtg mark

10:46 am

marcar2010

rise

10:46 am

jmcnrick

123 left ;-D

10:46 am

marcar2010

to the top of the game mark

10:46 am

jmcnrick

i kinda slept in

10:46 am

kje

125 left - hi all!

10:46 am

Mark Jones

Thanks marcar, but next time try bigger words!

10:46 am

jmcnrick

to the pb marc!

10:46 am

marcar2010

sorry that was meant to be one sentence.

10:46 am

jmcnrick

hi kje

10:46 am

Mark Jones

Hello kje!

10:47 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Kje :-)

10:47 am

nrkii

hi all

10:47 am

jmcnrick

you would have still had to go to the pb!

10:47 am

jmcnrick

hi nrkii

10:47 am

kje

hi nrkii

10:47 am

marcar2010

im failing today. hi nrkii

10:47 am

kje

hey - can you remind me of the name of the whoopie pie place?

10:48 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nrkii, not seen you here for a while, i hope you are well :-)

10:48 am

Mark Jones

Hey nrkii!

10:48 am

nrkii

kje, the place where we bought them, or the woman I ordered them from?

10:48 am

Mark Jones

NBT for me!

10:48 am

kje

the woman - th place was the lobster pot?

10:49 am

kje

no - the lobster cookery?

10:49 am

nrkii

I think the restaurant is the Lobster Pot or the Lobster Cooker or something like that

10:49 am

nrkii

in Freeport

10:49 am

cybernan

clue for the left l and the top s for nbt please?

10:49 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo mark

10:49 am

kje

but I need the woman... time for the side by side comparison ; )

10:49 am

nrkii

I can try to find her email and forward it to you

10:49 am

jmcnrick

yummy science?

10:49 am

kje

ok, no rush

10:49 am

zoozzoom

sr4/4

10:50 am

cybernan

ty

10:50 am

Mark Jones

Nan, the s is s+ 1st 3 letters of ri4/4

10:51 am

nrkii

kje, it is eatsweets@hotmail.com

10:51 am

kje

hey! nrkii's pic is an icon clue today

10:51 am

kje

wow, that was fast! thanks!

10:51 am

Mark Jones

I need the last 8. I have the l,o, r, and s. WHat is the last one?

10:51 am

nrkii

her name is Molly (eatsweets woman)

10:51 am

lynnet

le/8 a camera without an le/4

10:52 am

Mark Jones

I have that one.

10:52 am

jmcnrick

lol so it is kje

10:52 am

lynnet

another r/8

10:52 am

cybernan

how can you have a camera without a le 4

10:52 am

zoozzoom

2x re 8

10:52 am

jmitch

zooz icon also has a clue...is that an automatic to the PB?

10:52 am

Mark Jones

I have no idea.

10:53 am

cybernan

got it = ty

10:53 am

jmcnrick

you take the le** off to put another on silly

10:53 am

jmcnrick

hi jm

10:53 am

zoozzoom

oops so it is..hope there are chocolates in the PB :-(

10:54 am

jmcnrick

ollie ollie all in free!

10:54 am

Mark Jones

Can i have the other re8 then? I have the 8/55

10:54 am

kje

how many people here are off today for the holiday?

10:54 am

jmitch

good morning all.....FINALLY got nbt.

10:54 am

jmcnrick

i am off for the holiday which means i will be working at home

10:55 am

jmcnrick

at least no silly staff to interrupt me babbling time

10:55 am

kje

I am working at work - though half the staff is not here

10:55 am

jmcnrick

you didn't get the day off?

10:55 am

Mark Jones

May i have the other re8?

10:56 am

cybernan

break time - bbl

10:56 am

zoozzoom

re + when you put something on ebay

10:56 am

inge

r eseda

10:56 am

kje

I had to teach at 0900 - clinical services are still on... but university side is off

10:56 am

jmcnrick

hi inge

10:56 am

crosshair

crossy just made a batch of blt,swith romaine lettuce.old cheddar and hickory smoked maple bacon with miracle whip on fresh bagels and slips a few in the pb

10:56 am

Mark Jones

Ebay?

10:56 am

jmcnrick

thoughtless of people to get sick on a holiday

10:57 am

nrkii

I would be off for the holiday

10:57 am

zoozzoom

Mark, extend the re 6/18

10:57 am

kje

that does not sound good to me at all... can I reorder

10:57 am

jmcnrick

you would be but....?

10:57 am

nrkii

wake/funeral, jmc

10:57 am

nrkii

so that kind of made the holiday irrelevant

10:57 am

jmcnrick

ah so sorry

10:57 am

kje

nrkii - do you have to take fmla?

10:58 am

Mark Jones

WHich one, zooz?

10:58 am

nrkii

kje, not sure... will figure it out when I get back

10:58 am

nrkii

I've been out for 6 days already plus tomorrow

10:58 am

nrkii

will go back to work tomorrow

10:58 am

Mom

nrkii, I am so sorry for your loss

10:58 am

nrkii

thanks Mom

10:58 am

jmcnrick

*makes kje a giant grill cheese on a fresh french baguette"

10:58 am

Mark Jones

Hi mom!

10:59 am

zoozzoom

the third one, Mark

10:59 am

Mom

hi everyone, just passing through on my way to make lunch

10:59 am

kje

here, if we are sick more than 3 days, they make us take fmla no matter how many vaca days you have - I was out a week with the flu and they wanted me to file fmla - such dorks

10:59 am

jmcnrick

I am sorry nrkii it must have been someone close. . . .

10:59 am

Mom

Hi Mark

10:59 am

kje

much better jmc

10:59 am

Mark Jones

Huh. I only have 2.

10:59 am

jmcnrick

hi mom

10:59 am

zoozzoom

((MoM((

10:59 am

kje

hi mom!

10:59 am

jmcnrick

glad to help out

10:59 am

Mom

((Zoozz)) hello

10:59 am

Mom

Hi jmc

10:59 am

kje

lol - zoom, that is a sad hug

10:59 am

Mom

hi ((KJE))

10:59 am

nrkii

jmc, my dad passed away on Friday

11:00 am

Mark Jones

I'm sorry, nrkii.

11:00 am

zoozzoom

Mark do you have the se6/18

11:00 am

jmcnrick

oh i am so sorry nrkii i was guessing as much but it seemed . ..i don't know . . . rude to guess wrong

11:00 am

zoozzoom

Very sory to hear that, ((Nrkii))

11:00 am

Mark Jones

Yep, got the 8. THanks ZOOZ!

11:01 am

zoozzoom

your welcome, Mark.

11:01 am

Mark Jones

I am now leaving at 54 left. I must work on a project. See y'all later!

11:01 am

zoozzoom

Bye for now.

11:01 am

jmcnrick

bye mark cul8r

11:01 am

kje

bye mark - hagd

11:01 am

nrkii

oh, no worries JMC... I didn't really announce it and last week was so crazy, a lot of people didn't know

11:01 am

nrkii

I'm still catching up and trying to figure out who I didn't tell

11:02 am

Scrabbler

*toot*toot* Lunch hour! Woo hoo!

11:02 am

kje

do you have to go back right after the funeral or can you stay with your mom a bit?

11:02 am

jmcnrick

hi scrabs *moves out of way*

11:02 am

nrkii

kje, I'll be staying up here, but working from my mom's house

11:02 am

Scrabbler

((nrkii)) How are you, Mom and brothers?

11:03 am

nrkii

I have to go back to NJ early next week for a few days, and then will come back up

11:03 am

jmcnrick

its good you can work from a distance so you can stay for a while

11:03 am

nrkii

Hi Scrabbler... we're hanging in there

11:03 am

MollyL

Hello all. *Gets in line for one of JMC's grilled cheese sandwiches*

11:03 am

Boobear

hi all

11:03 am

crosshair

nrkii,i am sorry about your fathers passing;(

11:03 am

kje

that is so nice that you can work remotely!

11:03 am

nrkii

I think it will be hard to judge how we're really doing till about Friday

11:03 am

jmcnrick

hope your mom is holding up

11:03 am

nrkii

when the hubbub has died down and we are left with our thoughts and the silence to think them in

11:03 am

jmcnrick

Would you rather have an oyster po' boy molly?

11:04 am

nrkii

thanks all... I do appreciate the sympathy and support

11:04 am

kje

yes, I think initially you are distracted by attending to everyone else... it is after that dies down that things start to get more real

11:04 am

Scrabbler

Yes, nrkii, the first wk or so = surreal, a nightmare that you want to wake up from.

11:04 am

jmcnrick

it is true the first few days with all the things to do and all the people around are easier

11:04 am

jmcnrick

and you are still numb to boot

11:05 am

jmcnrick

stats for the J please

11:05 am

kje

jo4

11:05 am

frogface

gooooooooooooood evening fellow babblers xxx

11:05 am

jmcnrick

hi frog

11:05 am

jmcnrick

ty kje

11:05 am

Scrabbler

Hi frogface

11:05 am

frogface

hi jm xxx

11:05 am

frogface

hi scrabbler xxx

11:06 am

kje

must run - hagd all...

11:06 am

nrkii

take care kje

11:06 am

Scrabbler

Bye kje

11:06 am

jmcnrick

frog is awfully affectionate tonight

11:06 am

jmcnrick

bye kje

11:06 am

MollyL

Grilled cheese please. Oysters and I don't get along.

11:06 am

frogface

frog is always awfully affectionate - mwah xxx

11:06 am

jmcnrick

okay molly coming right up

11:07 am

frogface

brb

11:07 am

jmcnrick

i found a local bakery that makes the best french bread yesterday i ate a whole baguette!

11:08 am

Scrabbler

I love breads!

11:08 am

crosshair

fresh bakery goods are my weakness;))

11:09 am

jmcnrick

i can usually take it or leave it but this was so good i pigged out with cream cheese and butter and white wine

11:09 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, is the ski resort having a good season?

11:09 am

jmcnrick

stats for the top left O please

11:10 am

Scrabbler

Yay, my 2 new pairs of glasses are ready for pick-up. They had a 2 for 1 deal.

11:10 am

jmcnrick

good deal

11:11 am

Scrabbler

It still cost me $270!

11:11 am

jmcnrick

yikes I am glad i can still get by with drug store readers!

11:11 am

crosshair

it is jammed to the rafters with citiots scrabby,as is our hospital will broken wrists and legs and wrenched knees...our emerg is on redirect to another hosp 1 hour away.thats where all us locals will have to go till the end lof march break:(

11:12 am

FMitch

os5/10 & pl - type of willow regular to babble.

11:12 am

FMitch

oh p**p wrong o sorry jmc

11:12 am

jmcnrick

ty fm i should have seen that!

11:12 am

periwinkle

think those are the right O FM

11:12 am

periwinkle

hello all

11:12 am

Scrabbler

Is this week a winter break for schools as it is here, Crossy?

11:12 am

FMitch

Hiya peri!

11:12 am

jmcnrick

now that i look i don't see it

11:12 am

Scrabbler

jm, I do not need glasses to read but I need multifocals for distance and to use the computer.

11:12 am

jmcnrick

hi peri

11:13 am

crosshair

here today is family day and it is an official gvt holliday so they are all up for 3 days

11:13 am

FMitch

and hello all

11:13 am

periwinkle

stats for the top left O pls. I have on4/6

11:13 am

Scrabbler

My multifocals broke on 2/5 and I am using distance glasses thus am 8 inches away from the screen to see.

11:13 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri--Happy Birthday!

11:13 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri--Happy Birthday!

11:13 am

jmcnrick

yikes that must make it hard to type

11:14 am

welsh bookworm

eris

11:14 am

periwinkle

ty Scrabbs, I had a lovely BD

11:14 am

FMitch

on7/28, or8/40 and on4/6

11:14 am

jmcnrick

hi welsh

11:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi welsh

11:15 am

FMitch

Oh dang! Did I miss you birthday dear peri, I am sorry - Hope you had a great day!!

11:15 am

periwinkle

yep you did, but that is ok, thanks FM

11:15 am

Scrabbler

Yes, jm, and the brightness is bothering me. So I will get the new glasses tomorrow.

11:15 am

periwinkle

I had some pictures taken hope to ost them soon

11:15 am

periwinkle

post even

11:16 am

FMitch

*hangs head in shame and offers up a box of chocs to make up for it*

11:16 am

periwinkle

is it dark choclit?

11:17 am

FMitch

It is whatever choc you desire (and all calorie free) :)

11:17 am

periwinkle

thanks FM, they are delish

11:17 am

Scrabbler

I want some of that too, FM

11:17 am

jmcnrick

*looks hopefully at choclit* sugar free too no doubt

11:17 am

FMitch

LOL you lot

11:17 am

periwinkle

no sugar free choclit for me!

11:18 am

Scrabbler

FM, I have been pretending to be from the UK for the last month after watching 8 seasons of Spooks and then a bunch of Brit movies.

11:19 am

Scrabbler

I use words such as you lot, bollocks, on the blower, loo, lorry, lift, etc.

11:20 am

periwinkle

ty FM for the o words

11:20 am

periwinkle

need to finish things in the kitchn, bbiab

11:20 am

FMitch

*puts a couple of bottle of bubbly in the PB fridge for peri et al*

Are you developing your English accent Scrabs. LOL re the word choices

11:20 am

Scrabbler

I am working on the long on and or words

11:20 am

periwinkle

ty ty love bubbly

11:20 am

jmcnrick

i confess after years of reading bristish mysteries and regency romances i no longer can remember which was to spell grey

11:20 am

FMitch

Don't forget boot instead of trunk on the car and pavement instead of sidewald *grin*

11:21 am

Scrabbler

I have always spelt it grey.

11:21 am

FMitch

yup grey works for me too.

11:21 am

jmcnrick

did i do something to warrant the pb? *looks confused*

11:21 am

Scrabbler

TY, FM. I am fascinated by the different words.

11:22 am

crosshair

see we lare lucky jmc,us and the brits use the same lingo;)

11:22 am

FMitch

on the blower is a bit out of date now tho Scrabs

11:22 am

crosshair

colour,honour,arbour,theatre..etc..etc

11:22 am

jmcnrick

aargh! how can there possibly be 5 words from the lower S

11:23 am

jmcnrick

how about bob's your uncle?

11:23 am

FMitch

((crossy))

11:23 am

jmcnrick

knickers in a twist?

11:23 am

crosshair

right as a trivit..fit as a fiddle,half of 6,bangers and mash whoot

11:23 am

cgw8

Hey, all. :)

11:23 am

crosshair

((fm))

11:23 am

FMitch

That one still stands jmc :)

11:24 am

jmcnrick

fit as a fiddle is used here

11:24 am

jmcnrick

i always liked those two

11:24 am

crosshair

having a snot

11:24 am

crosshair

snort

11:24 am

crosshair

and ask for the other half

11:24 am

FMitch

right as a trivet - never heard that one before but a lot of the old sayings are very regional based.

11:25 am

Scrabbler

I watched the second last episode of season 8 of Spooks last night and the term on the blower was used.

11:25 am

crosshair

fit as a trivit or right as a trivit

11:25 am

crosshair

the old boy connexion

11:25 am

MollyL

Zed for zee, cheque for check, it goes on and on and on.

11:25 am

crosshair

all grad stuff

11:26 am

jmcnrick

eeewwwww having a snot. . . .

11:26 am

crosshair

snort..having a snort

11:26 am

FMitch

Ahem connection

11:26 am

jmcnrick

*runs to wash mental image out of head*

11:26 am

crosshair

aka a drop o" the creature

11:27 am

FMitch

or the old boys network

11:27 am

Boobear

hi crossy

11:27 am

Scrabbler

You lot are making me laugh.

11:27 am

crosshair

just said that one..well almost

11:27 am

jmcnrick

we have an old boys network in the states too

11:27 am

dianedecoder

we say "check" when looking in on something, but most often write "cheques".... pertaining to banking.

11:27 am

jmcnrick

hi boo

11:27 am

Scrabbler

Hi Boo and Diane

11:27 am

crosshair

what diane said

11:28 am

jmcnrick

hi diane

11:28 am

dianedecoder

I know my grandkids are now dropping the "u" in colour, humour, etc.

11:28 am

Boobear

hi Scrabbler

11:28 am

dianedecoder

Hi Everyone :-)))

11:28 am

FMitch

oh and gas and petrol (don't mention the price dif either)!

11:29 am

jmcnrick

well you should have your government subsidize it like ours does rather than all that free health care! *grumble*

11:30 am

crosshair

some yanks have been calling it ethyl for years i understand

11:30 am

FMitch

crossy was thinking of you last night as I snipped up some dry cured bacon, threw in chopped onions and garlic - cooked then added a passata(sp) with olives and served over pasta.

11:30 am

jmcnrick

ethyl is different

11:30 am

jmcnrick

yum FM!

11:30 am

crosshair

mmmmmm

11:30 am

jmcnrick

okay so no help with the lower S???

11:30 am

FMitch

It was so yum jmc and took about 10 mins max

11:30 am

frogface

i had an aunt called ethyl

11:31 am

crosshair

we have it now as well jmc...everything but diesel and our premium can contain up to 10% corn alcohol

11:31 am

jmcnrick

i fried a piece of ham and ate it with a salad

11:31 am

FMitch

Sorry jmc it is hard to work out what s's come from that bottom one.

11:32 am

jmcnrick

don't i know it FM :-(((

11:32 am

crosshair

the lower s,is a word when a movie or book is in parts

11:33 am

superflippy

So, if I'm laughing, does that make me a lo6? ;)

11:33 am

Scrabbler

I almost typed sequel then remembered that there is no qu tile in the grid.

11:33 am

Scrabbler

Hi flippy

11:33 am

jmcnrick

ty ty crossy

11:33 am

crosshair

np;)

11:33 am

superflippy

Hi Scrabbler.

11:33 am

jmcnrick

i tried seriel since i can't spell

11:34 am

jmcnrick

but got it now

11:34 am

jmcnrick

hi super

11:34 am

crosshair

i always put malk on my seral

11:34 am

crosshair

lol

11:34 am

FMitch

It does flippy and I was amazed that the grid took it (& pl)

11:34 am

jmcnrick

i think you would have to be a bum to be a lo6

11:35 am

jmcnrick

is that another brit word?

11:35 am

FMitch

I don't think so

11:35 am

jmcnrick

i thought i lo** around the house in my pjs on my day off

11:36 am

FMitch

I stand corrected, just looked up the def and it comes from middle english.

11:37 am

jmcnrick

it was a word my mother used to fuss at me

11:37 am

jmcnrick

don't just lo** around the house, get dressed and do something!

11:37 am

jmcnrick

i would have been shocked to hear my mother misused a word

11:38 am

FMitch

my Mum was the same esp as she was a teacher.

11:38 am

jmcnrick

the Os are all that are standing in the way of NBT

11:38 am

Scrabbler

Any ly or lu words?

11:39 am

FMitch

Have you done your homework, do we need to any extra work etc etc.

11:39 am

FMitch

No Scrabs

11:39 am

jmcnrick

mother was an english teacher and gave me my life long love of language (even though she was unable to get me to spell well)

11:39 am

jmcnrick

not that i have found scrabs

11:40 am

Scrabbler

That 2nd column L is annoying me.

11:40 am

robwhy

couple of ly, but not as adverbs

11:40 am

FMitch

le and lo only.

11:41 am

jmcnrick

there is an le8 from there i believe

11:41 am

FMitch

le8/40 want a clue?

11:41 am

robwhy

sure

11:42 am

jmcnrick

hi rob

11:42 am

FMitch

Eyeglasses without glass in them.

11:42 am

jmcnrick

oh i guess my icon is a clue today too now that I think of it

11:43 am

robwhy

thx

11:43 am

Scrabbler

le8 huh? I stop looking after 4 letters, that's my problem.

11:43 am

FMitch

... and on that note I must away for a while. thanks for the chat.

11:43 am

Scrabbler

TY, FM!

11:43 am

jmcnrick

bye FM

11:44 am

jmcnrick

help with the bottom O please

11:44 am

Scrabbler

A cry during a bull tournament

11:44 am

jmcnrick

ugh my nosy nasty neighbor is looking at my trees

11:45 am

Scrabbler

*running to scare off nose neighbor!*

11:45 am

jmcnrick

ty that is NBT for me

11:45 am

jmcnrick

well it can't be good he is always calling the city to complain about my yard

11:46 am

jmcnrick

once we will grilling in the back yard and he came running up screaming that his son was having an asthma attack and it had to be what we started our fire with that caused it

11:47 am

Scrabbler

Nosy and nutty!

11:47 am

jmcnrick

yep

11:48 am

jmcnrick

nosy nasty and nutty

11:48 am

jmcnrick

his wife is a piece of work too

11:48 am

Tommie620

woohoo finished the p

11:49 am

Scrabbler

My local sister has a neighbor like that. She calls the town board if the grass is too long, if the empty garbage tote is left at the street too long...

11:49 am

Scrabbler

Yay Tommie!

11:49 am

Tommie620

woohoo finished the puzzle alreaady...have a good day babblers

11:49 am

jmcnrick

she came up to the garden in the park where i garden and asked me if i wanted some wire fencing and I said sure and she said i had to take it all, take that day and take only when she was there to watch me pick it up from the back of her house next to the trash

11:49 am

jmcnrick

hi tommie and bye

11:49 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo tommie

11:50 am

Scrabbler

So your neighbors desire power and control.

11:50 am

jmcnrick

lol i guess so scrabs

11:51 am

kje

you should do like we tell redsidents to do when they think an attending is too anal - run EVERYTHING by them... EVERYTHING! they soon get fed up and stop butting into your business

11:51 am

Scrabbler

Just give them smiles and silence, JM.

11:51 am

jmcnrick

he wouldn't get tired at all kje -- he would just think it was his due

11:51 am

Scrabbler

Or try kje's approach. Bother them, be too friendly!

11:51 am

jmcnrick

it got worse after he retired

11:52 am

jmcnrick

i just try to ignore them

11:52 am

kje

not when you do it several times/day... they'll start to leave the phone off the hook

11:52 am

Scrabbler

ask to borrow items

11:52 am

kje

but... I'm with you - I would ignore them and prob do things on purpose to piss em off ; )

11:52 am

jmcnrick

but it was his fault we had to get rid of our vintage mustang for which i will NEVER forgive him

11:52 am

Scrabbler

Alright, I passed halfway. BBS

11:53 am

jmcnrick

bye scrabs and wtg

11:53 am

Scrabbler

kje--you are crafty!

11:53 am

MollyL

AAAAAHHHHH! How did he force you to get rid of a Mustang?

11:53 am

featherbee

helloooooo

11:53 am

jmcnrick

so when my son parked his car in the back he comes over and says: another fixer upper?

11:53 am

jmcnrick

hi feather

11:54 am

featherbee

dang. brb, i had told nick it was naptime when little bear was over, and as soon as i sat down, it's over.

11:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi feather--I am just going to do the QP puzzles and be humbled.

11:54 am

jmcnrick

we were waiting for it to be antique so it would pass the inspection

11:55 am

jmcnrick

but it deteriorated and we didn't have the cash to fix it up

11:55 am

jmcnrick

so the city was going to tow it so I gave it to charity instead

11:55 am

jmcnrick

okay i am going to go do some work bbl

11:56 am

uusue2

Hi, all! back for a few more words...

11:58 am

featherbee

ahhhh, back

11:59 am

uusue2

hi, feather!

12:00 pm

featherbee

is that top row s SR or SV?

12:00 pm

Boobear

clue for or 8 please

12:00 pm

uusue2

I am nbs but for nbt I need a Y and an S from the bottom right...

12:01 pm

dfmchfhf

*pops in*
hi all!
hi feather, uu, boo, jmc, scrabbs, kje! :o)

12:01 pm

uusue2

or8 is the plural of a working model of the solar system (popular a couple hundred years ago)

12:01 pm

uusue2

Hi, dfm!

12:01 pm

featherbee

hi dfm

12:02 pm

dfmchfhf

y is yu4/7

12:02 pm

redturtlehead

hi all, especilaay dfm...

12:02 pm

uusue2

oh, duh, dfm - thx!

12:02 pm

uusue2

hi, red!

12:02 pm

featherbee

hi red

12:02 pm

Boobear

hi dmf

12:02 pm

dfmchfhf

S@(5,4) is se5/10, se5/10, and a bunch more... confused with the other Ss...

12:03 pm

dfmchfhf

hi red! :o)
Did we just do it again? o.0

12:03 pm

redturtlehead

yup. I was just going to lurk, but then I had to say hi...

12:03 pm

dfmchfhf

hehe

12:04 pm

redturtlehead

D

12:04 pm

redturtlehead

oops forgot eyes :D

12:04 pm

uusue2

oh, and the top row s is an sr

12:04 pm

featherbee

ty

12:04 pm

featherbee

ah, found it. much easier when i wasn't trying for sv!

12:04 pm

Boobear

uusue I have no idea of what you mean

12:05 pm

dfmchfhf

S@(5,4) se7/28
se5/10
se6/18
se6/27
se6/27

12:05 pm

uusue2

HA! Finally got an s from that one in the lower right - now nbt!

12:07 pm

uusue2

OK, boo, let me see if I can figure out another way to clue it (it has a lot of r's in it, and it's the plural of a 6-letter word that ends in the sometimes vowel)

12:07 pm

redturtlehead

enjoy is a phantom today for me...

12:07 pm

uusue2

(but that wasn't the clue, I am still thinking)

12:07 pm

Boobear

I think I might know what it is now. I will keep looking

12:07 pm

dfmchfhf

or8 is this thing, plural ;o)
http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/
8/c4/8c41858e96c78fdd2347b75253071d9e-
orig

12:09 pm

uusue2

it's like no wo***** (no concerns) but leave off the w and stick an extra "er" in the middle

12:09 pm

featherbee

aha, thanks!

12:09 pm

dfmchfhf

There is also an Earl of or(singular), a title that was united with the Earl of Cork

12:10 pm

uusue2

I am also more than halfway :-)

12:11 pm

dfmchfhf

yay uu! :o)

12:11 pm

redturtlehead

good going UUsue!

12:11 pm

featherbee

i'm falling asleep while typing here

12:12 pm

uusue2

tried to make a 9 out of one of the 8's; got carried away with making plurals :-)

12:12 pm

redturtlehead

I can highly recommend napping feather, if you are free to do so.

12:13 pm

dfmchfhf

I did that too, uu ;o)

12:13 pm

dfmchfhf

sometimes I try to make a plural out of a plural...

12:13 pm

featherbee

yep, think i'm going to just slither all the way down on the couch. the head jerks are getting annoying. night night!

12:14 pm

dfmchfhf

have a good nap feather!

12:14 pm

uusue2

eeeeesss is in the puzzle; too bad it isn't a word...

12:14 pm

crosshair

mid day naps are a godsend to us insomniacs

12:14 pm

uusue2

'night, feather!

12:14 pm

redturtlehead

go feather.

12:14 pm

dfmchfhf

<-- is insomnic and a bit narcoleptic now too o.0

12:14 pm

dfmchfhf

hi crossy! :o)

12:15 pm

uusue2

in fact, eeeeesssrlll is also in the puzzle :-)

12:15 pm

bichon

his uu

12:15 pm

crosshair

howdy dfm:)

12:15 pm

uusue2

oops, left an r out of that last one -> eeeeesssrrlll. So there.

12:15 pm

uusue2

Hi, bichon!

12:16 pm

uusue2

and hi, crossy!

12:16 pm

bichon

Are you still in NJ?

12:16 pm

crosshair

howdy uu

12:16 pm

uusue2

oh yes, I'll be here another couple of weeks.

12:16 pm

uusue2

My dad is coming home tomorrow!!!

12:16 pm

uusue2

He is SOOOOO looking forward to getting out of the rehab center!

12:17 pm

cgw8

Can I get a hint for the last re7/40?

12:17 pm

crosshair

crossy is comfortable with his neurosis and crutches:))

12:18 pm

bichon

crossy, did you get a boo boo?

12:18 pm

crosshair

nope,jusst messin round

12:18 pm

Boobear

clue for re 4/6

12:19 pm

uusue2

depend on, boo

12:19 pm

Boobear

ty

12:21 pm

pugmama763

re7 /40 --when the Army runs short of men they send in the re7's

12:21 pm

uusue2

thx, pug!

12:21 pm

cgw8

Thanks. :3

12:22 pm

cgw8

And fireworks. :DDD

12:22 pm

pugmama763

don't forget the plural

12:22 pm

uusue2

yay, pgw!

12:22 pm

pugmama763

congrats

12:22 pm

cgw8

Yeah, I got that. :DD

12:22 pm

cgw8

This grid was far too short. :(

12:22 pm

uusue2

cgw, I mean...sorry!

12:22 pm

cgw8

LOL I knew what you meant. :3

12:23 pm

pugmama763

how bout return the favor with the last SI 6-7 pair?

12:24 pm

pugmama763

the first 3 letters are obvious but the end is eluding me

12:24 pm

cgw8

K one sec.

12:25 pm

cgw8

Like si5/10 with an extra letter.

12:25 pm

zoozzoom

si6 & 7 si + double same letter + double vowel

12:25 pm

cgw8

Which is a terrible clue.

12:25 pm

cgw8

Zooz's is way better. xD

12:25 pm

pugmama763

it worked

12:25 pm

pugmama763

thanks

12:26 pm

cgw8

:D

12:26 pm

cgw8

Lolk well. I'm gonna go find something else to cure me of my boredom. Bye, all. :D

12:27 pm

pugmama763

bye bye

12:27 pm

uusue2

bye, cgw!

12:27 pm

Boobear

clue for the second re 6/18 after the depend on one

12:28 pm

uusue2

what I have is come up again, boo

12:28 pm

pugmama763

looked at again

12:28 pm

Boobear

ty

12:30 pm

pugmama763

first SE7 please? same deal as B4 , have the 1st four letters just can't monkey the end

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

you got the first part second part is take you car in for a ***vice

12:31 pm

BabbleRabble

one who looks into a crystal ball

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, BR :-)

12:33 pm

pugmama763

zoom that wouldn't be enough points

12:33 pm

BabbleRabble

Hello

12:34 pm

pugmama763

ok got it thanks

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

plural it, Pug.

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

Very sorry, i was cluing the second se7..oops

12:34 pm

pugmama763

its ok it happens

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

ending is a nice wedding dr*** you are wearing

12:35 pm

pugmama763

got it already but thanks

12:35 pm

dfmchfhf

hi zooz, BR, pug! :o)

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

np :-)

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, DFM :-)

12:36 pm

pugmama763

last word, the elusive NE6.. clue please?

12:37 pm

dfmchfhf

it's a common Babblet

12:37 pm

dfmchfhf

ne6/18 clamworm

12:39 pm

pugmama763

had to look it up but ok thanks & done

12:39 pm

cybernan

re 6/18 between looks and looks again?

12:39 pm

cybernan

congrats, pugmama

12:40 pm

pugmama763

just diff last cons nan

12:41 pm

pugmama763

past tense sort of

12:41 pm

cybernan

ty -- couldn't spot that one

12:42 pm

inge

yeah, I got fireworks.

12:42 pm

pugmama763

congrats inge

12:43 pm

cybernan

last re 7-8 combo?

12:43 pm

cybernan

congrats inge

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:44 pm

pugmama763

well I should go pack some more... 1 week to moving day

12:44 pm

pugmama763

happy babbling all ---------POOF

12:44 pm

cybernan

hi ruby

12:45 pm

pugmama763

oh sorry nan--- re7-8 when the army runs short of men they send in the re7

12:45 pm

pugmama763

real poof

12:46 pm

cybernan

ty pug

12:47 pm

beachboggle

Hi fellow babblers!

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

hello nan

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

hi beachb

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I give up with 78. good night everybody

12:53 pm

cybernan

si 6-7 combo, please?

12:54 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

12:55 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

12:59 pm

kje

or8?

1:01 pm

Karys

or8/40 .. or + get up again, but reverse last 2 letters

1:02 pm

kje

ty!!!! I do not know that word

1:02 pm

Karys

yw :)

1:03 pm

beachboggle

nor I.... ty Karys; never would have gotten that one

1:04 pm

Karys

oh well... we'll remember it for next time (p'raps) !

1:05 pm

kje

perhaps is correct - but I did look up the definition... next time we got to the planetarium I will ask if anyone wants to go to the or6

1:05 pm

Karys

and won't you look smart !?

1:05 pm

kje

yep!

1:05 pm

kje

and thn I will be mocked ; )

1:06 pm

Karys

lol

1:07 pm

Karys

yes, the minute we try to look clever that's what usually happens !

1:07 pm

MollyL

I love it when someone asks for a clue for a word like or8 here, and someone with a Mensa vocabulary replies "It means planetarium". I can almost hear the collective HUH??????

1:08 pm

Karys

and the rest of us go....aaahhh, yes, of course !

1:08 pm

kje

(not sure if I was just insulted or not)

1:08 pm

kje

are you implying we do not have mensa vocabularies!?!

1:09 pm

jmbdobie2

sure i was !

1:09 pm

Karys

lol, lol, no not at all !

1:09 pm

kje

: )

1:10 pm

kje

uno

1:10 pm

kje

FW!

1:10 pm

Karys

no, that's a different game entirely kje

1:10 pm

kje

that was a fun grid - not very many letters, but fun

1:11 pm

kje

haha kary - smart alec

1:11 pm

Karys

yes, I thought so too, although it took a while to get into it, for me.

1:11 pm

Boobear

fireworks

1:11 pm

kje

only 11 letters

1:12 pm

kje

yayayayay boo!!!

1:12 pm

Karys

congrats, to the fireworkers !!!

1:12 pm

Karys

I have never thought to count the letters kje !

1:12 pm

kje

OK, should prob get back to work ... hagd all!

1:13 pm

Karys

byee, see you again.

1:13 pm

Boobear

bye all. going to finish the laundry

1:13 pm

kje

I don't usually count them, karys... but just striking how many repeats there were today

1:13 pm

kje

ok, now def off!

1:14 pm

Karys

I shall be more observant in future now!

1:14 pm

Karys

going now also, bye

1:18 pm

ivesy3

first ir 7/28 plz

1:19 pm

ivesy3

oh got it!

1:19 pm

periwinkle

hello all

1:20 pm

periwinkle

ivesy, no offense, but that is one ugly monkey

1:35 pm

MollyL

I don't know about you kje, but "I" was definitely insulted. Oh well. I guess I'm not as supremely intelligent as the rest.

1:44 pm

carleekat

who insulted you molls?

1:45 pm

carleekat

1:47 pm

MollyL

No big deal Carlee. How's it going today?

1:47 pm

carleekat

its good molls..am being lazy :p

1:48 pm

carleekat

i should be packing..but...i'm not

1:48 pm

jmbdobie2

i was insulted too (at 1:09) and no one cared! I just got back from my own pity party and want to know the or6 for plannetarium....

1:48 pm

carleekat

i may yet....but so far...

1:48 pm

carleekat

<<jmb>> sorry <patting back>

1:49 pm

jmbdobie2

ty - i feel validated! now on with the puzzle.

1:53 pm

ivesy3

peri just saw your post lol... thats not a monkey thats me roflmao

1:54 pm

Rachway

help!?

1:54 pm

carleekat

with rach?

1:55 pm

Rachway

I ?

1:55 pm

dianedecoder

That's Ivesy, with her reading glasses on !! Her nick in our favourite old chat room was "ivegottoread" !! Hiya (( ivesy ))

1:55 pm

carleekat

can we be a bit more specific?

1:56 pm

ivesy3

hi lady di lol.. see u recognize me with my glasses

1:56 pm

dianedecoder

of course ;-)

1:56 pm

ivesy3

by the way we got about 7 inches of snow, very very cold and windy

1:57 pm

ivesy3

rach if u need help u have to say with what

1:57 pm

dianedecoder

I knew you were getting more snow :-( They got a bunch in Minnesota too.

1:58 pm

ivesy3

so thats fireworks for me, lets see, ice cream or wine??

1:58 pm

dianedecoder

how about a wine float ? LOL

1:58 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for ivesy

1:58 pm

MollyL

IVESY!!! BOTH!!!

1:58 pm

carleekat

we got a solid foot of snow here

1:58 pm

dianedecoder

way to go.... I still have 30 left to go

1:59 pm

ivesy3

yes, ice cr. first wine later

1:59 pm

ivesy3

ty carlee..

1:59 pm

MollyL

My boss and I were just discussing that we are to get snow here tonight. *SIGH* I really thought we were done with this.

2:00 pm

ivesy3

me too molly,, but western new york, we will get snow till end of april

2:00 pm

ivesy3

and now for my ice cream. bye all... have a good day.. and happy babbling

2:02 pm

carleekat

YIPPEEEEEEE!!!!!!molls my day that i said was good..may just have gotta AMAZING!

2:02 pm

carleekat

gotten*

2:03 pm

carleekat

the house i think i might want to move into... i was not to see until thurs...just called..i can go see tonight...

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo car!

2:08 pm

carleekat

<bouncing>... it has a fireplace... it has a family room..it has a laundry room... its in nice area... and 3 bedroom :)

2:09 pm

carleekat

it has hot water heat tubing in floor...is radiant heat..never a cold toe again

2:10 pm

carleekat

is still walking distance to the school for my kids

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

ooooo radiant heat

2:10 pm

carleekat

i have hot water heat now..but not radiant heat..i have radiators...but not heated flooring!

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

when i remodel my kitchen i am putting in radiant heat because i like going barefooted

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

i have radiators too -- i loves them

2:11 pm

MollyL

Sounds perfect. Good mojo and juju headed your way.

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

but radiant floor heat mmmmmmmm

2:11 pm

carleekat

crossing fingers..toes..eyes ... that this place ok

2:11 pm

carleekat

taking tape measure....and pencil...and book.measuring everything :)

2:12 pm

carleekat

its cute as a button too

2:12 pm

MollyL

Think positive. Thoughts become things.

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

take a flash light too

2:12 pm

carleekat

i've named it... i am living htere NOW

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

*crosses fingers for car*

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

what is the name?

2:12 pm

carleekat

there no basement..its slab on grade

2:13 pm

MollyL

Oh, no matter how great it seems, go see it in the daylight before you commit.

2:13 pm

Good Enough

hi ho! home from work early :)

2:13 pm

jmcnrick

well that is okay in some parts of the country

2:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi good

2:13 pm

carleekat

bitty blue...they painted teh brick a smokey grey..and...surprisingly..it works for me..i hate painted brick...

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

car's new house is bitty blue

2:14 pm

Good Enough

sounds exciting carlee!

2:15 pm

jmcnrick

is this a rental or a purchase?

2:17 pm

Good Enough

so is lo6 someone who laughs out loud?

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

no it is a person who is lazy

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

lo** means to laze around

2:22 pm

Good Enough

just yokin jmc

2:23 pm

jmcnrick

oh sometimes i have no sense of humor

2:23 pm

jmcnrick

someone else said that earlier but they were serious

2:23 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

2:23 pm

carleekat

its a rentle...i had an internet hork..sorry

2:24 pm

carleekat

rental*

2:26 pm

MollyL

Car's new house is bitty blue and cute as a button. Hey, cute as Magge 2Bit.

2:27 pm

periwinkle

hey all

2:27 pm

periwinkle

good luck with the house, carlee

2:28 pm

carleekat

thanks... as i have to be out of here asap....fingers..toes..eyes..all crossed

2:28 pm

periwinkle

everything crossed here :)

2:28 pm

periwinkle

everything crossed here :)

2:29 pm

MollyL

Personally, I don't think they gave you enough time to relocate. Especially since you have kids in school.

2:33 pm

carleekat

its a small town molls...and the bussing accomadates

2:34 pm

carleekat

this house...is in next neighbourhood over...and still walking to school...still 2 blocks from the lake...

2:36 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone, back again

2:36 pm

Anniebrook

carlee, did you sell your house?

2:37 pm

MollyL

Hi Annie

2:37 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Molly!

2:38 pm

carleekat

no annie...not yet..this is agreement we made in court other day cus of renovations....my dXh wants me out of hous by mar 1 so he can rip snort and tear the renovations so we can get house up for sale

2:39 pm

carleekat

i Do have a window to mar 30...this house i can take occupancy apr 1

2:40 pm

Anniebrook

carlee, good luck whatever you do and want to do...I read about the house you might move into. It sounds great.\

2:40 pm

carleekat

but is a couple who bought new place....kept this one as a rental...and they renovating... so..hopefully a bit of flexibility

2:41 pm

Anniebrook

New kitchen, new bathroom, sounds heavenly

2:41 pm

MollyL

Since you got a time frame on when to move out, does the ex have a time frame on when the renovations are to be done?

2:46 pm

crosshair

too bad you cannot get a market value asessment done on the house,then he can cut you a money order for your half,then he can take as long as he likes to reno and sell the place;)

2:53 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for re 7/40 ?

2:54 pm

bichon

Jam, but take off the first consonant

2:55 pm

flashman1998

ON, 7/28 some help please

2:55 pm

smoove

to give food again

2:56 pm

Anniebrook

thanks, smoove and bichon

2:58 pm

bichon

yvw Annie

2:59 pm

Anniebrook

flash, on 7---number, and the more the m**r***

3:00 pm

carleekat

yes..he has a time frame for renos...done by april 15

3:00 pm

Anniebrook

there's a program I want to watch now...be back later

3:00 pm

carleekat

byebye annie

3:01 pm

flashman1998

thank you Annie

3:02 pm

bichon

ir 7, the first one?

3:02 pm

smoove

a chore that involves wrikkly clothes

3:03 pm

smoove

wrinkly

3:04 pm

aslindy

smoove... that is not the first ir 7, is it?

3:05 pm

smoove

without anger or annoyance

3:05 pm

amelu0218

ir7, not mad at all...

3:06 pm

aslindy

thanks, that makes more sense

3:10 pm

bichon

ty amelu for the ir7

3:11 pm

amelu0218

:o)

3:12 pm

bichon

I must be really dense today, but I can't monkey the jo

3:12 pm

crosshair

i like the old pink panther movies,as i recall the actor was Peter Se*****

3:12 pm

aslindy

I know it as a guy's name

3:13 pm

bichon

like in Whedon

3:13 pm

aslindy

exactly, bichon

3:19 pm

bichon

re 6/18 , the seond one [ater depend on]

3:25 pm

bichon

for fireworks, the second re 6/18?

3:26 pm

Vicuna

re6/18 - to ascend again?

3:26 pm

aslindy

thank you, vicuna!

3:26 pm

aslindy

was not getting that one

3:26 pm

bichon

ty vicuna, fireworks for me

3:26 pm

Vicuna

Yay for bichon!

3:30 pm

marcar2010

really struggling today. hi everyone.

3:32 pm

Vicuna

Hello, marcar. (And hello, aslindy and bichon, or course.)

3:35 pm

Mark Jones

I'm back! Hello peoples.

3:36 pm

lynxxx

Morning everyone. Hi Mark

3:36 pm

Vicuna

Hello, person.

3:36 pm

Vicuna

Hello, lynxxx.

3:36 pm

Mark Jones

Hi lynxxx and Vicuna. Why person?

3:37 pm

Vicuna

Why peoples? =D

3:37 pm

Mark Jones

Clever, clever.

3:38 pm

marcar2010

how many points for today then?

3:39 pm

lynxxx

1654 Marcar - do you know about Licketys List?

3:39 pm

Vicuna

You can look up the point total on lickety's list.

3:40 pm

marcar2010

oh. sorry

3:40 pm

marcar2010

thanks

3:44 pm

tijani

on7/28 please

3:45 pm

marcar2010

number before two + chicken, **ce and peas + er

3:45 pm

tijani

thank you

3:46 pm

Mark Jones

You a cubs fan? Cubs head scout On*** Fleita + infinitive

3:46 pm

marcar2010

no probs

3:47 pm

marcar2010

on4/4 anyone?

3:49 pm

marcar2010

and sn/40

3:49 pm

marcar2010

sn8/40 sorry

3:49 pm

lynxxx

I think you mean on4.6

3:49 pm

Vicuna

There is no on4/4.

3:50 pm

lynxxx

sn8 are people who laugh nastily at you or turn up their lip

3:50 pm

marcar2010

on4/6 sorry and forget sn8/40

3:50 pm

Vicuna

sn8/40 - pl of sn7 - those who curl their lips disdainfully

3:51 pm

Vicuna

on4/6 - merely the one

3:51 pm

lynxxx

on4.8 means the one by itself

3:52 pm

Mark Jones

53!

3:53 pm

crosshair

on** the lonely,know the way i feeeel tonight...on** the lonely,know this feeeeling aint riight...arooooo

3:57 pm

lynxxx

ha - tried so7.28 (compound) as a joke - it worfked!

3:58 pm

marcar2010

any clues for that one lynx?

3:58 pm

lynxxx

only has a daughter

4:02 pm

Mark Jones

What is the so7/28?

4:02 pm

Glantarell

think of a parent without sons

4:02 pm

crosshair

pb for you lynxx

4:02 pm

marcar2010

the clue below you. but i still dont get it.

4:02 pm

Glantarell

Noswaith dda - good evening fellow babblers

4:02 pm

Mark Jones

Thanks glan!

4:02 pm

crosshair

:)

4:03 pm

Mark Jones

And hi glan.

4:03 pm

lynxxx

hi Glant

4:03 pm

Glantarell

59 and thoroughly stuck...

4:04 pm

marcar2010

47 and hitting a wall.....

4:06 pm

marcar2010

any1 got some clues for le7/28

4:06 pm

Glantarell

don't have that one marcar

4:06 pm

crosshair

i have a le 8 but not the 7 as of yet

4:06 pm

cosdem

more of the le4 before it

4:08 pm

lynxxx

hi Cos, than ks

4:08 pm

marcar2010

oh. struggling on 50 now.

4:08 pm

Glantarell

i obviously don't have the right le4!

4:08 pm

PAV3

i"m at 51 left

4:08 pm

cosdem

its the first le4 Glan

4:09 pm

cosdem

81 left here.

4:09 pm

lynxxx

Guys le** at pretty girls

4:09 pm

lynxxx

hi Pav!

4:09 pm

cosdem

yes good clue lynx! or pretty boys in my case :)

4:09 pm

PAV3

the way it was presented to me le8 is a combo word...meaning to be without 'sight'

4:09 pm

Glantarell

i do have the right le4 LOL - i just can't make more of it!

4:10 pm

cosdem

it can be a compound word for the 8... without glasses maybe?

4:10 pm

marcar2010

plural and change last letter.

4:10 pm

cosdem

without eyeglasses i mean

4:11 pm

PAV3

or more precise, photographers who forget their 35mm or telephotos...

4:11 pm

lynxxx

Glant - add the 'more so' ending

4:11 pm

Glantarell

right i have the yeglasses less one but am still struggling to find more lechery!

4:12 pm

cosdem

somethings seriously wrong with me today lol i cant find any er4 words lol

4:12 pm

crosshair

extend the le 4/4

4:12 pm

Glantarell

got it! ty all

4:12 pm

PAV3

think more "merry" and its cousin

4:12 pm

Shirlockc

add the L to the e6/18 for the L7

4:12 pm

cosdem

yay glan!

4:12 pm

marcar2010

plural of er* on the side of caution

4:13 pm

Glantarell

e5 - spooky, ghost;ly

4:13 pm

cosdem

isnt that ee5 Glan?

4:13 pm

marcar2010

e6/18 anyone?

4:13 pm

cosdem

thanks marcar!

4:13 pm

marcar2010

no problem.

4:13 pm

Glantarell

sorry it is ee5...

4:14 pm

redturtlehead

hello all. 39 left here, starting to get slow going.

4:14 pm

cosdem

ee 6/18 is more of the spooky er word

4:14 pm

PAV3

are you looking for ee6 18?

4:14 pm

marcar2010

eeries

4:14 pm

lynxxx

hi Red

4:14 pm

marcar2010

whoops. wrong place.

4:14 pm

Glantarell

55 left and it's been slow going for a while LOL

4:15 pm

cosdem

close change the lasst letter marcar:)

4:15 pm

Glantarell

change the last letter marcar

4:15 pm

marcar2010

thanks!

4:15 pm

cosdem

yay got the er4's doen.

4:15 pm

redturtlehead

hi lynnx, been a while since I have seen you, hope all is well.

4:16 pm

marcar2010

cosdem that one i gave you was the only er i had.

4:16 pm

PAV3

er4 the man's name

4:16 pm

lynxxx

Very well Red. How have you been? moved into the new house yet? I think you had just offered on it when I saw you last

4:16 pm

PAV3

er4 the ashes vessel

4:16 pm

Glantarell

erse should be in there but it won;t accept it

4:16 pm

marcar2010

thanks.

4:17 pm

PAV3

and a bleated Hello! to Lynxxx! nodded quietly as I entered...

4:17 pm

lynxxx

plural Glant

4:17 pm

redturtlehead

Still waiting on the sellers bank to allow her to short sale it. Should be a few more weeks, maybe more...

4:17 pm

Shirlockc

kept trying erse

4:17 pm

cosdem

er 5?

4:17 pm

Shirlockc

it's erst that babble accepts

4:17 pm

Glantarell

TY Lynxxx

4:17 pm

cosdem

never mind lol

4:17 pm

PAV3

red report to the PB please...

4:17 pm

cosdem

thanks lynx ;)

4:18 pm

Joanne123

ok first time today hearing about nancy boy and sadly shocked!!

4:18 pm

redturtlehead

oops.

4:19 pm

uusue2

hi, all!

4:19 pm

Glantarell

so many phantoms in this grid verse, reverse

4:19 pm

lynxxx

hi Joanne - very sad

4:19 pm

Glantarell

hi uusue

4:19 pm

lynxxx

hi uusue

4:19 pm

uusue2

yes, I keep seeing those, glantarell

4:19 pm

PAV3

hi sue...

4:19 pm

Joanne123

lyn.. i dont get it

4:20 pm

Joanne123

i mean i do but so hard to believe

4:20 pm

cosdem

it is very sad

4:20 pm

uusue2

one last night in my dad's house by myself, then he is home! He can hardly wait!!

4:20 pm

Joanne123

what a tough time for him and then to end it this way!!

4:21 pm

cosdem

awesome sue!!

4:21 pm

shoolessdwarf

hello all

4:21 pm

PAV3

..and there could be a million theories why it can happen, but when it hits someone close, nothing makes sense...

4:21 pm

cosdem

ir7 please?

4:21 pm

lynxxx

hi Shoo

4:21 pm

shoolessdwarf

or 'hej' as i should say. arrived in copenhagen today.

4:22 pm

uusue2

hi, shoo!

4:22 pm

lynxxx

ir7 people who don't like creases in their linens

4:22 pm

shoolessdwarf

hey lyn

4:22 pm

uusue2

cos, the only ir7 I have is the plural of the ir6

4:22 pm

shoolessdwarf

hey sue

4:22 pm

cosdem

the first ir 7 i mean

4:22 pm

crosshair

ir 7=to be without anger

4:22 pm

Joanne123

i'll leave it at that! rip nancyboy

4:22 pm

cosdem

thanks crossy!

4:23 pm

uusue2

shoo, are you really a sound engineer? my son just got a degree in audio engineering but couldn't find a job, is now studying electrical engineering (that's him in my icon)

4:23 pm

PAV3

I have an ir7 28 pl of ir6 18

4:24 pm

PAV3

I have an ir7 28 pl of ir6 18

4:24 pm

marcar2010

clues for that pav?

4:24 pm

marcar2010

ir6/18 i mean.

4:24 pm

uusue2

thx, crossy! (I keep forgetting about that other I)

4:24 pm

Glantarell

smooth fabric - person & pl

4:24 pm

PAV3

one who ir4's

4:25 pm

shoolessdwarf

yes sue. im currently touring with we will rock you, as part of the sound department. what area of sound engineering is he looking to get into? theatre/film/recording/concerts/gigs etc?

4:25 pm

Shirlockc

on7?

4:25 pm

uusue2

he was doing studio recording (and still is now, works at the music department of the university)

4:26 pm

uusue2

he did a lot with editing (ProTools)

4:26 pm

lynxxx

on7 more like a mule

4:26 pm

Shirlockc

thx lynxxx

4:27 pm

PAV3

39 left here

4:27 pm

PAV3

I was supposed to bake cookies today...

4:27 pm

uusue2

33 for me, pav, but it's getting really slow

4:28 pm

lynxxx

down to 25, but need to walk Stew - BBL

4:28 pm

uusue2

bye, lynxxx!

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

15, listlessly

4:30 pm

Glantarell

i think sn**rless should be a word \lol

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

got any good camel jokes/

4:30 pm

shoolessdwarf

Yeah, I'm very familiar with ProTools, using those skills, if he wants to keep going with sound, but isn't finding work in studios, he could look at getting into theatre or film, I use ProTools to make sound effects, when I do sound designs for plays. He could look at assisting in a film studio editing foley work/adr/and soundscapes etc (he may have to start out making teas of course), or assisting a sound designer in theatre work. Or if he is looking at mixing, he can use his studio experience in that respect with smaller bands and musicals, and work his way in that way.

4:31 pm

Glantarell

do you read terry pratchett books kaplan?

4:31 pm

shoolessdwarf

Saying that sue, I'm very much a UK girl, and I'm not very familiar with how it all works in the USA, I know there are more union restrictions etc.

4:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

who?

4:31 pm

uusue2

shoo, I think he's given up on it - he's pretty intensely into electrical engineering now - good to hear about your experiences, though!

4:32 pm

shoolessdwarf

ok

4:32 pm

shoolessdwarf

apologies for going on about it then. :) all the best to him.

4:32 pm

Glantarell

terry pratchett - he is the only author who makes me laugh out loud, and some of his books ahve good camel jokes...

4:32 pm

uusue2

kap, I only had one camel joke :-)

4:32 pm

uusue2

shoo, don't apologize! It's very interesting to read about your experiences!

4:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

more like a mule?

4:32 pm

Glantarell

i think his camel character was called You B**tard'

4:33 pm

rolotom

Hello everyone

4:33 pm

rolotom

Any clues for the no4 and 5 that are not french for black?

4:33 pm

crosshair

howdy rolo

4:33 pm

Glantarell

seeler

4:34 pm

Glantarell

oops monkeys

4:34 pm

Glantarell

japanese seaweed food

4:34 pm

Shirlockc

no 5 rhymes with Karloff

4:34 pm

crosshair

bad monkeys

4:34 pm

Glantarell

and pl

4:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Japaneseseaweed no4and plural no5

4:34 pm

PAV3

ne5 and ne6 not no's, and they're not related

4:34 pm

Shirlockc

rhymes with Karloff's first name

4:34 pm

cosdem

on7?

4:35 pm

Glantarell

sorry, dyslexic tonight!"

4:35 pm

Glantarell

on7 - first number and town cr*** without the c

4:36 pm

rolotom

TY Kaplan!

4:36 pm

cosdem

thanks glan!

4:37 pm

Glantarell

town cr*** being the person who rings a bell and shouts public information loudly - traditional british culture

4:39 pm

PAV3

down to 31 and halting...

4:42 pm

crosshair

on 7/28 can also be clued as a nasty mean ole cuss:)

4:43 pm

crosshair

almost..nm nee,need a tea...crossy goes back to lurking....

4:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

14. No progress.

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

i am down to 36, but I took a break or two to start dinner.

4:46 pm

cosdem

or8?

4:46 pm

Glantarell

i think that if there is ullage, there should be an uller :-)

4:47 pm

Jeff7

help with the 2 ne words please

4:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Nervous ne***

4:47 pm

PAV3

Mr. Savalas's and mr. K Slater's (surfer) 's cousin

4:47 pm

Jeff7

ty

4:48 pm

welki

hi folks

4:48 pm

Glantarell

hi welki

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

hi welki!

4:49 pm

Glantarell

neres

4:49 pm

Glantarell

bad monkeys

4:49 pm

welki

first say hi and then throw out the s.o.s., jeff .. only polite

4:49 pm

welki

ne5 Whoa, Ne***!

4:49 pm

Shirlockc

the last si 6 and 7?

4:49 pm

Glantarell

what about ne6?

4:49 pm

welki

ne6 ne + you make ne*** whoa by pulling on her ***ns

4:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I sometimes ask for help before I say hi-is that a babble sin?

4:50 pm

welki

babble sin? don't think so

4:51 pm

PAV3

i think the on4 sin in Babble-lans is posting the words in the chat; and offending the ladies of course...

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

Is there such a thing as a babble sin?

4:51 pm

Glantarell

not getting that clue welki

4:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah, apparently.

4:51 pm

welki

si6 and 7 = Yes, si*****!

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

there was that day when someone accidenlty pasted their entire list about 75 words into chat...

4:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yeah, that was funny.

4:51 pm

cosdem

lol

4:52 pm

cosdem

did someone clue the or8?

4:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

don't have it

4:52 pm

welki

ne + leather straps that control horses are called ***ns

4:53 pm

welki

i gave you the s

4:53 pm

Glantarell

thanks welki - got it this time

4:54 pm

welki

or8 sounds like someplace you'd make ore, or where you'd keep cockney whores

4:54 pm

PAV3

Giant...and if take out a double vowel you'd get the 5 6 combo

4:54 pm

PAV3

dbl lttR soory

4:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

orhouse?

4:55 pm

MollyL

Welki!!! Best or8 clue of the day!!

4:55 pm

welki

get thee to thos or******!

4:55 pm

Glantarell

LOL

4:55 pm

cosdem

gpt the or8 thanks

4:56 pm

welki

:)

4:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

11.

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

welki that is awesome.

4:56 pm

Glantarell

trying to work out why cockney

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

I am only down to 31.

4:57 pm

redturtlehead

and I am in the PB again.

4:57 pm

redturtlehead

barn it all.

4:57 pm

PAV3

24 left

4:57 pm

Glantarell

sending tea and cakes to the PB

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Cockney missing the h.

4:58 pm

redturtlehead

thanks glant...

4:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

11. but not listing.

4:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

So won't finish.

4:59 pm

PAV3

22

5:00 pm

Glantarell

44

5:00 pm

PAV3

so what are you missing, Kap?

5:00 pm

Glantarell

so who has 88?

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

missing 11. don't know what.

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

some

5:01 pm

hurshy

oh my gosh, there are too many of the same letters!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:01 pm

Glantarell

yes hurshy and it needs T and M

5:01 pm

redturtlehead

it is a letter poor grid. indeed Hi Hushy.

5:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

nerelers should do it all. relleries

5:02 pm

hurshy

and with all that we can't even get serene

5:02 pm

PAV3

nor serenly

5:02 pm

Glantarell

or reverse

5:02 pm

PAV3

serenely if you must

5:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

either way- not there.

5:03 pm

redturtlehead

you know I just had to try the serene words.

5:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

orover

5:03 pm

redturtlehead

My phantom is enjoy.

5:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

or sever

5:03 pm

Glantarell

seren is there - it the the welsh word for 'star' which the other words came from

5:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I keep thinking of the Winklevoss twins.

5:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

lollies?

5:05 pm

PAV3

yay, mid row greyed!

5:05 pm

Glantarell

nor loreleis

5:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

me too, and left row gray too

5:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

lonelier?

5:09 pm

uusue2

yeah, be nice if there was an L next to an I...

5:10 pm

PAV3

One is the loneliest number...

5:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

two can be as bad as one

5:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

it's the loneliest number since the number one.

5:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oh.

5:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

that's kind of a bad lyric.

5:12 pm

crosshair

one toke over the line sweet jesus,one toke over the line,sitting downtown in a railways station,one toke over the line;)

5:12 pm

PAV3

that you've ever se4

5:12 pm

crosshair

:)

5:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I love that song.

5:12 pm

uusue2

me too :-)

5:12 pm

PAV3

can't even use oleo

5:12 pm

crosshair

brewer and shipley

5:12 pm

Glantarell

I'm trying to work out which song it is

5:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I thought it was so daring for A.M. radio when I was 15 or so

5:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But then again, a.m. also played Walk on the Wild Side without blinking

5:13 pm

uusue2

ah well, I was in college...

5:13 pm

Glantarell

you can't use oleo PAV but assume you got the pl of the spanish cry?

5:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

no rollers.

5:14 pm

PAV3

yep, bottom row greyed last night..

5:14 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

5:14 pm

Minveryork

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

5:15 pm

PAV3

21 to go

5:15 pm

crosshair

lol@daring with phol ochs setting fire to the deans office and one pill makes you larger...those were the good sings;)

5:15 pm

uusue2

doing well, minver!

5:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

10. should I list? too lazy.

5:15 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid

5:15 pm

PAV3

I'm tired...I shall list...

5:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Phil Ochs set fire to the dean'soffice?

5:16 pm

crosshair

also hung himself in his closet

5:16 pm

cosdem

re 6/18 after the re 4/6 please?

5:16 pm

crosshair

i am just a student sir,and i would only like to learn,but it,s hard to read from the rising smoke of the books that you like to burn...strong stuff

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"the fire breathing rebels arrive at the party early/ their khaki coats are hung in the closet near the furs"

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

brilliant

5:17 pm

cosdem

never mind.. found it

5:17 pm

Minveryork

re6/18 is to get out of bed again cosdem and hi there

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"Asking handouts from the ladies while they criticize the lords"

5:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"boasting of the murder of the very hands that pour/and the victims only giggle cause at least they are not bored"

5:18 pm

cosdem

hi :)

5:18 pm

crosshair

crossy was a audiophile once...lost in the 60,s and 70,s..then the wife came along ...and the dusty old records had to go...sniff...waaaaa!

5:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

"and my shoulders had to shrig as I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my piano

5:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

shrug

5:19 pm

MollyL

Oh...I thought shrig was Yiddish for shrug.

5:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

nooooooo.......................

5:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Phil Ochs, Allan Sherman, birds of a feather.

5:20 pm

MollyL

Why not? I like shrig. Irv! Why do you always shrig your shoulders when I say I want to move to Florida!

5:21 pm

crosshair

i was a bachlor,had no tv,cooked everything on a hotplate,drove a beat up old 1973 vega,but had a $10,000.00 audio system and 40 milk crates of vynal lol

5:21 pm

PAV3

yay 2nd column greyed...down to 10

5:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi all here for a few words while i wait for the chinese food to be delivered

5:21 pm

nelleon

Shrig, shrag, shrug...sorry, could not resist.

5:21 pm

crosshair

howdy jmc

5:21 pm

uusue2

oh, no, crossy, you got rid of the vinyl?

5:22 pm

crosshair

she made me...waaaaaa!

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

wd ne**

5:22 pm

uusue2

Still have mine (although no way to listen to them...)

5:22 pm

crosshair

i have 100 or so collector ones left

5:22 pm

PAV3

lol, crossy..i had a 73 vega hatchback

5:22 pm

uusue2

hi, jmc!

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

(almost sent meself to the pb)

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

how your pa uu?

5:22 pm

PAV3

what are we having jmc?

5:22 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

5:22 pm

uusue2

my 1st hubby had a Vega also

5:22 pm

crosshair

mine was jade green,got 40 mpg and used 2 quarts of oil a day lol

5:23 pm

PAV3

top row greyed

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

ginger salad, cold sesame noodles, spicy curry and hot & sour soup

5:23 pm

uusue2

he's great, jmc! We met with the doctor and the social worker, and he's ready to come home in the morning

5:23 pm

crosshair

mmmmm

5:23 pm

PAV3

red/orange withthe black racing stipe..and yes 40 mpg and two qts daily..

5:23 pm

PAV3

auto on the floor...

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

i bet he is!

5:23 pm

crosshair

mine was auto,but man steering and brakes

5:24 pm

cosdem

the last re7 please? (re7/40)

5:24 pm

uusue2

turquoise blue...

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

auto *blech*

5:24 pm

PAV3

I'll be right there...

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

okay there is enough for two pav

5:24 pm

crosshair

i can still smell the burning oil...lol

5:25 pm

LeslieAnn

hello folks how goes the puzzle today?

5:25 pm

jmcnrick

hi leslie

5:25 pm

crosshair

its a toughie

5:25 pm

PAV3

mid coulmn greyed! 8

5:25 pm

Minveryork

Hello LeslieAnn! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle.

5:25 pm

jmcnrick

go pav go!

5:26 pm

nelleon

last re7 you might re7 a table in a restaurant

5:26 pm

LeslieAnn

duly noted.

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

ty ne**

5:27 pm

nelleon

You are welcome!

5:27 pm

jmcnrick

wait it wasn't nell it was sn*** that was so odd

5:27 pm

PAV3

nelleon...a four banger for the price of one! tyvm 3 left

5:28 pm

nelleon

:)

5:28 pm

Minveryork

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

5:28 pm

jmcnrick

humpf i got 2 not 4 from that

5:29 pm

nelleon

Doing fine, Min, thanks !

5:29 pm

LeslieAnn

then plural them jmc :)

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

*duh*

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty leslie

5:29 pm

cosdem

oh didnt see tha clue. thanks!

5:30 pm

jmcnrick

i kept starting from the wrong S of course

5:30 pm

LeslieAnn

yes the fourth row one is hiding

5:30 pm

PAV3

2 left...last se5 and 6

5:31 pm

uusue2

fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo uu!

5:31 pm

LeslieAnn

yay sue!

5:31 pm

Minveryork

se 5/16 is like the 1st one but ends in different vowel

5:31 pm

PAV3

sorry, wrong words to find one left...an se7

5:32 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations uusue2 on your fireworks!Way to go

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

5:32 pm

Minveryork

Two of the se7/28 words are plural words of se6 PAV3

5:32 pm

Minveryork

yw jmcnrick

5:32 pm

uusue2

all the se7's are plurals of se6's except the first one, which adds a feminine ending to the se4 before it

5:34 pm

PAV3

thks sue, just found it ...forwords! time for baking...and then hop over to jmc's for din...

5:34 pm

LeslieAnn

so i've just started this one but the moral of the grid seems to be plural any word you get whether you see it or not.

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

they should be here by 7:30 eastern pav

5:34 pm

PAV3

hi and yes leslieann

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

(so slow this time of night)

5:35 pm

PAV3

it's alreadt 4:30 here. so they're late!

5:35 pm

Minveryork

I am not being able to monkey that first se7/28 word

5:35 pm

Glantarell

it's also worth trying to add the feminine ending as lots of words have that

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

6:35 here

5:35 pm

LeslieAnn

will do thanks for the tip glan

5:36 pm

Glantarell

minver - female person who S**s into the future

5:36 pm

PAV3

you knw the fem relative to an heir,,,is an

5:36 pm

jmcnrick

oh i had forgotten that fem ending!

5:37 pm

Good Enough

'lo again

5:37 pm

Minveryork

Thank you for the se 7/28 clue. I just found the word

5:37 pm

jmcnrick

hi good

5:37 pm

Good Enough

good clues peeps. thanks!

5:38 pm

Glantarell

well, I am down to 40 now but it is past my bedtime and I have work tomorrow so I won't be able to finish. Nos da pawb - good night all!

5:38 pm

jmcnrick

bye glan

5:38 pm

Good Enough

nite glant

5:39 pm

PAV3

off to the cookies...sugar, p-nut butter and choc chio,,and then the gluten/sugar/dairy free oatmeal almond raisin for the boss

5:39 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Glantarell! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

5:39 pm

jmcnrick

lots of cookies there pav

5:39 pm

Minveryork

Hi Good Enough! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.

5:39 pm

Glantarell

*poof* - night all

5:39 pm

shoolessdwarf

well im off to bed, thank you for all of the great clues ladies and gents.

5:39 pm

jmcnrick

hi and bye shoo!

5:39 pm

PAV3

ciao mes amis...!

5:40 pm

jmcnrick

bye pav

5:40 pm

Minveryork

Bye shoolessdwarf!I will see you tomorrow in the chat

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

wow those 3 Ss together keep messing me up

5:41 pm

uusue2

you have gluten-free oats, pav?

5:42 pm

Minveryork

S's Stomped! 6 left

5:42 pm

jmcnrick

stomp those buggers!

5:43 pm

crosshair

i have seen the gluten free asile in our store and i get down on my knees and thank god i do not have gluten issues! that stuff costs a fortune!

5:43 pm

Good Enough

jeeeez finally got the or8. better late than never

5:43 pm

jmcnrick

you got it before me

5:45 pm

Good Enough

crossy and weiki had good fun clues :)

5:45 pm

jmcnrick

yes?

5:45 pm

crosshair

:)

5:45 pm

uusue2

my SO has celiac, crossy - tell me about it!

5:46 pm

crosshair

i mean 8 dollars for a small loaf of bread???!

5:46 pm

cosdem

the last si 6/18 please?

5:47 pm

crosshair

7 for a small box of cerial??!

5:47 pm

Minveryork

si 6/18 adds another hook letter to the si 5/10 word.

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

you could just buy rice chex

5:48 pm

cosdem

thanks

5:48 pm

Minveryork

L's Lopped! 5 Left

5:48 pm

cosdem

9 left... All S's

5:49 pm

Bugsaw

spend all that and then try eating it crossy. Tastes like cardboard....

5:49 pm

Minveryork

Stupendous cosdem!

5:49 pm

Bugsaw

soir

5:49 pm

cosdem

just monkeyed the sn7.. thanks to stephen king:)

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

rice chex was my favorite cereal growing up

5:50 pm

Minveryork

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

5:50 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off for a while bbl

5:50 pm

stidgmere

Hi all. Just coming on.

5:51 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Min. thanks for the greeting

5:51 pm

gortmold

hey babblers

5:52 pm

cosdem

fireworks

5:52 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I'll see you later on in the chat log

5:52 pm

stidgmere

Congrats cosdem! Nice to see your success.

5:52 pm

crosshair

think i shall pass bugsaw,fortunatly i can eat anything as longs as it is dead,and a few things while they are still moving

5:52 pm

gortmold

may i please have a clue for the 2nd and 4th re6/18s?

5:53 pm

cosdem

to wake up again, gort

5:53 pm

cosdem

and to sight something again. plural

5:53 pm

Minveryork

Hello stidgmere! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

5:53 pm

gortmold

doh, thanks cos

5:53 pm

Minveryork

Hi gortmold! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

5:54 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations cosdem on fireworks!Hooray for you

5:54 pm

gortmold

heya min, i'm all right, how bout yr noble self

5:55 pm

Minveryork

I am well. I just got back from a weekend in Vermont.

5:55 pm

stidgmere

Hi Minveryork. Celebrating my son's birthday today.

5:55 pm

gortmold

woohoo fireworks for me too

5:55 pm

stidgmere

Oh, Vermont. That sounds so promising!

5:55 pm

Minveryork

Happy birthday to your son! How old is he stidgmere?

5:55 pm

gortmold

what's the best thing about a wkend in vermont?

5:55 pm

Good Enough

trying to cook and puzzle at the same time...or alternatingly i guess

5:56 pm

cosdem

vermont! I love vermont. i lived in burlington for 2 years

5:56 pm

cosdem

its my dream to move back there.

5:57 pm

stidgmere

43. no spring chicken.

5:57 pm

gortmold

in 10 words or less, describe the charms of vermont to someone in the other hemisphere

5:57 pm

cosdem

green trees, blue skies, no billboards, friendly people, beautiful scenery

5:57 pm

stidgmere

Congrats gortmold! Vermont cheese.

5:57 pm

cosdem

thats 10 words :)

5:58 pm

cosdem

tons of mom and pop shops as well

5:58 pm

gortmold

sounds peachy, (thx stidg)

5:58 pm

dan2bit

towns with 12 buildings or more get warning signs "thickly settled"

5:59 pm

gortmold

oh how cute, or to be precise, bucolic

5:59 pm

Minveryork

I will tell you in 10 words or le 4/4 in that Penalty Box gortmold. For me the best thing about Vermont is my family is there.I went there for sister's baby shower.

5:59 pm

gortmold

cool min

6:00 pm

cosdem

where in VT Min?

6:00 pm

cosdem

middlebury is probably one of the prettiest towns ive seen.. and rutland is... well.. rutland :)

6:01 pm

gortmold

right gotta now, thanks for clues, happy vermont dreaming

6:02 pm

MollyL

I will come and visit y'all in Vermont, in the summer. I have no desire to winter there.

6:03 pm

cosdem

i remeber when i lived there we got 3 nor'easterns in 10 days yet people acted like it was a normal winter day

6:03 pm

cosdem

And in June we went to the park for gay pride and we had to wear a sweater! in June!

6:03 pm

frogface

clue for ir7 pls xxx

6:04 pm

MollyL

Cos, as jazzed as you get about Christmas, I can see you living in a quaint little Vermont picture postcard town.

6:04 pm

Minveryork

Cosdem, My parents live in South Strafford.I went to college in Burlington, Vermont at Trinity College.Was near The University of Vermont, but no longer exists.

6:04 pm

jillibus

One of the best things about Burlington VT is that it's near Montreal, Quebec.

6:04 pm

cosdem

lol yes...

6:04 pm

cosdem

ive heard of trinity college. everyone i knows goes to school or works at UVM

6:04 pm

uusue2

two ir7's, frog, one is the plural of the ir6 and the other means without anger

6:04 pm

MollyL

Oh, oh...you can run an all year round Christmas shop! Perfect!

6:04 pm

cosdem

i lived there when i worked on howard dean's campaign... in south burlington

6:05 pm

Eva

hi there...just noticed the discsussion re Burlington. I live 45 minutes from there

6:05 pm

Minveryork

Hello jillibus! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

6:05 pm

cosdem

there is already an all year christmas store there molly

6:05 pm

cosdem

its near the teddy bear factory

6:05 pm

cosdem

eva -- next time you go to price choppers say hello to the store for me :) i miss their pizza doughs

6:05 pm

MollyL

Well then, I'll buy it for you. I'm spending my lottery winnings in advance.

6:06 pm

cosdem

lol yay!

6:06 pm

frogface

sue ty for ir 7 clue can i have the ir6 clue then pls xxx

6:06 pm

jillibus

Stowe, VT is good too, for skiers and in summer -- Ben & Jerry's ice cream there.

6:06 pm

Eva

I go there every week. On the Barre-Montpelier Rd. They just did a huge remodel and I cant find anything.

6:07 pm

jillibus

(Or it was)

6:07 pm

cosdem

but the place i miss the most is church street

6:07 pm

Minveryork

My sister lives in Burlington now.I've been there just once since she bought her house there. Burlington is a very beautiful town or city by Vermont standards.

6:07 pm

Eva

stowe is an odd place-very overrun by people with much too much money.

6:08 pm

cosdem

i lived in Milton. north of Burlington but south of St. Albans

6:08 pm

stidgmere

Hi jilli! Nice to see you aboard!

6:08 pm

Eva

Burlington is indeed a lovely city. For a city. I like visiting, but prefer living in the middle of nowhere.

6:09 pm

Eva

what are you doing in colorado springs?

6:09 pm

cosdem

my husband's mother lives here and he wants to live close to his family.. so.. ugh... i hate it here

6:09 pm

jillibus

I'll only be here for a little while, gmere -- bridge night so I have to get an early supper.

6:09 pm

Eva

especially if you worked on dean's campagin. Isn't colorado springs quite right wing?

6:09 pm

cosdem

but the sad thing is -- as liberal as Burlington is... they have no gay bars or clubs. they closed down shortly aftr i moved.. while the springs has 4 lol go figure

6:10 pm

stidgmere

Right, enjoy your evening and whip em all at bridge!!

6:10 pm

frogface

le8 pls xxx

6:10 pm

cosdem

they do have a gay night at higher ground.. once a month.. (first friday)

6:11 pm

Minveryork

le 8: If you have a pair of glasses with no le4/4s then you are le****** frogface

6:11 pm

cosdem

my ex dumped me the day dean lost the new hampshire primary and dean had to lay off staff.. and with that and my ex dumping me i moved to iowa with family

6:11 pm

Minveryork

Hi frogface! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

6:11 pm

Eva

When I think about it, there seems to be quite an active lesbian community in the montpelier area, but not as visible a gay one.

6:11 pm

frogface

hi minver i been on the grid nearly all day lol down to me last 31 - can i get a clue for le 8 pls?

6:12 pm

LeslieAnn

min just gave you one, 6:11, frog

6:12 pm

cosdem

right. we joke about that when i lived there.. people who live in VT should all own a birkenstocks store :)

6:12 pm

Minveryork

le 8: If you have a pair of glasses with no le4/4s then you are le****** frogface

6:12 pm

LeslieAnn

cos what an awful day :(

6:13 pm

frogface

sorry min its been a REAL long day lol and ty

6:13 pm

jillibus

all these letters are missing in this grid -- abcdfghkmpqtuwxz -- make it tough imho!

6:13 pm

Minveryork

yw

6:13 pm

cosdem

i know it was like a ... punch in the heart

6:13 pm

Eva

you can't live here without owning a pair of black Merrills

6:14 pm

LeslieAnn

i am finding it a fun grid but am only halfway. may change my mind :)

6:14 pm

Minveryork

Just think,you would not be w/who you are with now if your ex hadn't left you.So maybe he did you a favor

6:15 pm

Eva

This is definitely not a fashion paradise. On the other hand, our clothing budgets are almost nil...a couple of new sweatshirts every year, some ice cleats, a mittens when you lose your old ones.

6:15 pm

cosdem

yes mini i agree but at that day it was the worst da of my life.. my ex dumped me the same day i realized my hero would never be president.

6:15 pm

cosdem

but after i moved out of vermont my ex called me crying he saod he missed me and wants me back.. lol.. fickle... but i said no

6:16 pm

Minveryork

Parents also loved Howard Dean. Big supporter of him

6:16 pm

LeslieAnn

good for you cos

6:16 pm

Eva

At least Douglas is no longer governor.

6:16 pm

Minveryork

Classic case of not knowing what you got 'til it's gone

6:16 pm

cosdem

yes.. i supported markowitz though but shumlin i like him too

6:17 pm

Minveryork

I's Isolated! 3 left

6:17 pm

cosdem

he called me asking me back the day after i met ryan.. and look at us we're now married.. .been together 7 years this year.. married 2 years in July

6:17 pm

stidmama

hello friends. I have done very little studying today. Still not getting much done, thought I would say hello and get a few more words and then dive in again.

6:17 pm

LeslieAnn

interesting timing!

6:17 pm

Eva

i liked pretty much all of the democratic candidates, but you never really know until you see them in action and in any case, I'm not sure that any politician can do much in the face of the stranglehold of corporate interests.

6:18 pm

Minveryork

Do you know the relationship status of your ex cosde

6:18 pm

Minveryork

Hi stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

6:18 pm

stidmama

I had an ex-boyfriend call me just a few weeks after I got married. Talk about awkward!

6:18 pm

Eva

hi stid

6:18 pm

stidmama

hey Min! I am well, hope you are the same.

6:18 pm

cosdem

shumlin, markowitz, racine, dunne and barlet were all similar.. no difference really...

6:19 pm

cosdem

mini - he lives near montreal now and hes engaged to this guy but he emails me all the time telling me how depressed he is and he hates his fiance'

6:19 pm

cosdem

he says that i was/am "the one"

6:19 pm

LeslieAnn

yikes. that is not a good situation.

6:19 pm

Eva

dunne was especially interesting to me, because o his international experience. Just seemed to have a very expansive view of things.... but clearly wasn't going to win.

6:19 pm

stidmama

oh cos, what a sad situation. This is very not good.

6:20 pm

cosdem

i mean i do love him still but im not in love with him anymore.. i dont know what to say to him besides to break it off. hes just hurting that poor boy

6:21 pm

stidmama

run, cos. run run run. Don't hold out any hope, and don't fall for the "I need more closure" ploy.

6:21 pm

stidgmere

I was telling my husband the array of letters on the grid, didn't take long.

6:21 pm

LeslieAnn

oh stid you just came in - cos isn't interested, we were just talking about how he came to be in CO

6:21 pm

stidmama

hello Mother.

6:22 pm

cosdem

oh i wont. ive already decided that when i do visit i wont let him know i'm in the state. he doesnt need me and i really dont need that in my life. (stid - i'm married so dont worry about that lol)

6:22 pm

stidmama

stidkid #2 got FOUR pair of pants -- two to go with the jacket, and two for a bday present -- also two bowties.

6:22 pm

stidmama

right -- sorry cos, forgot you're married. *sigh* brain like a sieve today.

6:23 pm

cosdem

no prob!

6:23 pm

stidgmere

Hi dear. Did you get the other slacks?

6:24 pm

stidgmere

My gosh! Did you leave any clothes for other people?

6:24 pm

stidmama

I will ask him to wear the pair that did not need alterations on his bday. :-D

6:24 pm

stidgmere

Just out walking the fence line. A little to do by the side of the house otherwise it looks puppy proof.

6:24 pm

stidmama

LOL AND I told the salesman our bet that maybe he didn't know how to use the register... he thought that was very funny. And yes, he demonstrated his skill for us! LOL

6:24 pm

wildcat17

eva!!

6:24 pm

stidmama

oh good. I can hardly wait to meet the critter.

6:25 pm

Minveryork

R's Rendered! 1 left

6:25 pm

suefrad625

how many words end with the le4?

6:25 pm

suefrad625

hi all

6:25 pm

cosdem

ok i need to get going ... the animals are ornery which means dthey're hungry!

6:25 pm

Minveryork

Hello suefrad625!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

6:25 pm

stidmama

apparently he has a kiddo the same age as stikid #2 so he knows all about how important fashion is.

6:25 pm

stidmama

later cos ((hugs)) have a lovely week

6:25 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye cosdem! I will see you tomorrow in the chog!

6:25 pm

suefrad625

I have the le8 and the so7

6:26 pm

stidmama

hey sue and LBD

6:26 pm

cosdem

ill see you all later..

6:26 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL Min, your icon confused me!

6:26 pm

stidgmere

6 le 4s.

6:27 pm

Minveryork

What do you mean stidmama?

6:28 pm

stidmama

it's okay -- I just didn't know who you were for a minute min - I am distracted.

6:28 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! on7/28 was my last word

6:28 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah min!

6:28 pm

stidmama

Actually, I am down to 28 so going to go work on this paper some more. I am (surprisingly) already prepared for tomorrow's work, so not in as big a rush as I had feared.

6:28 pm

stidgmere

Congrats Min!!

6:28 pm

stidmama

YAY Min!!!!

6:28 pm

stidmama

back later to finish. maybe *poof*

6:29 pm

suefrad625

yahoo Min

6:31 pm

Eva

vees

6:31 pm

redturtlehead

28 left myself. I suppose if I would like tocomplete this thing I need to get list.

6:31 pm

Eva

osso

6:31 pm

jillibus

fireworks

6:31 pm

suefrad625

eva you have to do better then that

6:31 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray jilli!

6:31 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaay for Jilli!

6:31 pm

suefrad625

yahoo Jil

6:32 pm

jillibus

thks all -- and thks to Lickety and morewords (I was in a hurry)

6:33 pm

froggle

hi all, can anyone help with the or8, i'm down to my last two

6:33 pm

jillibus

I'd like to help but must dash away -- back after bridge (after the flip)

6:34 pm

redturtlehead

have a nice game Jillie.

6:34 pm

Eva

sorry, sorry!

6:34 pm

suefrad625

lol

6:34 pm

suefrad625

no prob, but they werent words to use

6:34 pm

Eva

I'll try to do better next time

6:35 pm

ChampFit

froggle... earlier someone said it's like a place you'd make ore... and it's plural. Will try to think of a better clue...

6:36 pm

froggle

ok champ, ty i'll work on that

6:36 pm

uusue2

or8: like no w****** (no concerns) except leave off the W and add an extra er in the middle.

6:36 pm

froggle

got it thanks

6:36 pm

MollyL

Think of the name of a place that beer is brewed. Then change it to an or word and pluralize it.

6:36 pm

ChampFit

Oooooh...good one!

6:37 pm

froggle

ooh ty uusue

6:37 pm

uusue2

It also has earned an entry in my physics babblets :-)

6:37 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jillibus on fireworks! Hooray for you!

6:37 pm

Minveryork

Hi ChampFit! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

6:38 pm

LeslieAnn

hmm. the r is not next to the y though?

6:38 pm

redturtlehead

hello champ and minver and uu again and molly. and froggie.

6:38 pm

ChampFit

Fine Min! down to 26, and tired of e's, r's and s's

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

6:39 pm

MollyL

Hi Red.

6:39 pm

MollyL

Hi TO.

6:39 pm

redturtlehead

hello TO, how are you?

6:39 pm

ChampFit

hi everyone! just monkeyed another...25 left.

6:39 pm

froggle

hi red, good luck on the grid

6:39 pm

uusue2

Hi red, TO, and molly!

6:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

fine ty pardon me i am eating while babbling

6:40 pm

redturtlehead

20 for me....but slow going.

6:40 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

6:40 pm

uusue2

here is my word of the day, from the grid: eeeeesssrrlll

6:41 pm

LeslieAnn

definition please sue?

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

this should be good

6:44 pm

uusue2

it's what you say when you think you see a mouse but it turns out to be a dust bunny.

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm. i though that as "eeeeeeeeeesh" ;)

6:44 pm

MollyL

Dust bunnies are evil Sue. Have you ever read "Delores Claiborne"? : D

6:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

seres

6:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OOPS

6:45 pm

suefrad625

the lo's are too funny

6:45 pm

crosshair

ty kaplan,i like your clooze bestest:)

6:45 pm

uusue2

Molly, I have two cats and a dog. My dust bunnies have hair, and growl :-)

6:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yes,dear.

6:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 5 left but they're hard.

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

allo crossy. found a yummy canadian product today in supermarket

6:46 pm

MollyL

Vera Donovan's had sharp pointy teeth. Eek!

6:46 pm

crosshair

whenever i read geralds game i think "well baby,it couldda been worse,at least you did not have to have a poop" ;)

6:46 pm

crosshair

whats that T.O?

6:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

3 7's and 2 5's

6:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

one ir7 still missing!

6:48 pm

uusue2

want a clue, kap?

6:48 pm

suefrad625

I have those

6:49 pm

crosshair

common T.O what goodie did you buy?

6:49 pm

suefrad625

the firist is smaller then the first ir4

6:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

the ir7 in the far right column

6:49 pm

Minveryork

ir 7/28 is without anger and other is plural of ir 6/18.

6:49 pm

ChampFit

that one annoyed me Kap...

6:49 pm

suefrad625

the person who ir4

6:49 pm

suefrad625

the second ir4

6:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have that

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

cornmeal crackers savoritz brand

6:50 pm

uusue2

it's the without anger one

6:50 pm

suefrad625

do you have the le7?

6:50 pm

LeslieAnn

is there a trick for the second column s? only have half.

6:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yes I do

6:50 pm

suefrad625

lol, clue pls

6:51 pm

uusue2

lots of sn's, leslie

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty that gave me to 7s

6:51 pm

LeslieAnn

i have 6, are there more?

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

and a 5 and an 8 also!

6:52 pm

uusue2

7, leslie

6:52 pm

suefrad625

clue for the le7 pls

6:53 pm

LeslieAnn

all righty then.

6:53 pm

uusue2

more of the le4, sue

6:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

baling with 5 left

6:53 pm

LeslieAnn

noooo kap

6:53 pm

redturtlehead

1 left... it is a s 5.

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

red i like your icon

6:54 pm

suefrad625

oh, duuuuuuuhhhhhh

6:54 pm

suefrad625

fish me please

6:54 pm

redturtlehead

thanks TO, it was for random acts of kindness day.

6:54 pm

redturtlehead

and I have FW. and must be rude and go to bed...

6:54 pm

LeslieAnn

are there any SL words?

6:54 pm

redturtlehead

good night ppl.

6:55 pm

LeslieAnn

good night red! congrats

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

night red

6:57 pm

MollyL

No sl words.

6:57 pm

ChampFit

night red! wtg!

6:57 pm

LeslieAnn

ok thanks molly.

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

ae on 7 and or 8 obscure?

6:58 pm

suefrad625

or8 is.

6:58 pm

ChampFit

they were odd to me t.o.

6:58 pm

LeslieAnn

on7 i have seen in grids before, has the "more so" ending

6:58 pm

uusue2

ok ,time to go tutor - bye, all!

6:58 pm

MollyL

Cross, I've been reading Stephen King since Carrie. I firmly believe there WAS a scene in that book that dealt with what you mentioned, and someone (probably his wife) convinced him to take it out.

6:58 pm

Minveryork

on7/28 is 1st number plus person who weeps is a c****

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

usue is your dad home?

6:59 pm

uusue2

Tomorrow, TO!

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

good.

7:00 pm

uusue2

And or8 is in the physics babblets now.

7:00 pm

LeslieAnn

hmm. i am missing either a lot of so or si words then. (5 si, 1 so)

7:00 pm

Minveryork

or8/40 is plural of apparatus that shows the motions and positions of the planets. Just Put definition into reverse dictionary 72 Temple Owl and it is first word.

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:02 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:03 pm

LeslieAnn

was trying to make it to 100 before listing but that's looking harder and harder :)

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

the long words are really doozies today. even with the list i am floundering

7:04 pm

crosshair

same here molly,i have been reading king since before he was THE stephen king and i heard something about that as well

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

crossy, you have heard of them?

7:05 pm

crosshair

no,i have not T.O

7:06 pm

suefrad625

os4 is making me bonkers, can I have a clue please

7:06 pm

Minveryork

os 4/4 is os plus two letter plural ending suefrad625.

7:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

well they are good and do not seem too bad fat wise.

7:07 pm

suefrad625

ty, ty, ty

7:07 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:08 pm

crosshair

cool we do make a few tasty things eh? lol

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. thanks again for that flock of geese on the lawn at work.

7:09 pm

LeslieAnn

what on earth comes from the bottom L?

7:10 pm

crosshair

le 8/40a camera without optics

7:10 pm

crosshair

i think

7:10 pm

crosshair

well it could come from the other i suppose

7:10 pm

MollyL

Oh, that was just a guess on my part about Stephen King. I didn't read anything factual about it. Any man who admits he will "go for the gross out, if necessary" probably considered bathroom functions while writing that story.

7:11 pm

snags

Do you like King's books?

7:11 pm

crosshair

i even have a few of his early bachman softcvers round here,if they were not so dog eared they would of been worth a bit now;(

7:12 pm

LeslieAnn

all right going to list with 32 left

7:12 pm

crosshair

i have read 99% of his stuff snags,but i am quite a book collector and read many authors

7:12 pm

stidgmere

The bottom L words are all very casual. If you rouse yourself to find the first one, the others are just added suffixes.

7:13 pm

LeslieAnn

ah! thanks for the push gmere

7:14 pm

snags

If I understand correctly, he was using drugs durning his earlier books. Has anyone heard that?

7:15 pm

crosshair

nope,i have not

7:15 pm

crosshair

he was a heavy smoker once and liked his beer

7:15 pm

crosshair

and we all smokedd weed in the 70,s but i have heard nothing heavy

7:15 pm

snags

I read about his drug abuse.... quite some time ago.

7:16 pm

snags

perhaps it was weed........

7:16 pm

snags

but, some of the books were so off the wall.......... wonder

7:17 pm

Angela

alcohol, cocaine and prescription drugs per my recollection...

7:17 pm

Angela

and hello all from lurkyville ;)

7:17 pm

snags

sounds right angela

7:17 pm

crosshair

most of us came out of the 70,s ok in the end...well almost lol

7:17 pm

rururocks

wow.. he sounds like Keith Richards

7:17 pm

crosshair

now keith is a mad man! lool

7:18 pm

rururocks

It's incredible that he is still alive

7:18 pm

rururocks

hi all

7:18 pm

crosshair

howdy ruru

7:19 pm

Angela

he has definitely cheated death a few times...selfishly thankful for that myself... :)

7:19 pm

rururocks

how do you snorth cocaine, drink alcohol and write coherently though

7:20 pm

rururocks

if that were the case my grades in college would have been a lot better

7:21 pm

LeslieAnn

ne6?

7:21 pm

Angela

lol ruru

7:22 pm

rururocks

clamworm leslie

7:22 pm

suefrad625

ty ruru

7:22 pm

suefrad625

os5?

7:23 pm

LeslieAnn

"more so" ending sue

7:23 pm

LeslieAnn

i am... not up on my clamworms.

7:23 pm

rururocks

put an r in front of it and you are in the pink

7:23 pm

suefrad625

leslie, just google it

7:23 pm

rururocks

google it leslie

7:24 pm

LeslieAnn

nah against my personal rules :)

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

back. with chocolate.

7:24 pm

suefrad625

bbl

7:25 pm

Angela

hiya to

7:25 pm

suefrad625

ne+re4/4

7:25 pm

Angela

bye sue

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey angela!

7:25 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks sue!

7:25 pm

rururocks

wow.. for a second I thought you were stid TO

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't look like stid.

7:26 pm

LeslieAnn

it was probably the chocolate comment lol

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

chocolate not choklit

7:28 pm

rururocks

lol

7:28 pm

rururocks

how's the holiday going for everyone?

7:29 pm

Angela

great day here...shopping and goofing off with the hubby

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

they took away the lovely 50 degreee forecast and replaced it with sleet. blech

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh hell need 4 two of hoch are re 7 and re 8

7:30 pm

LeslieAnn

to get a table at a restaurant at an appointed time, TO

7:31 pm

rururocks

what I have to do in tennis all the time TO when I miss my first one

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty la.

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

and ru.

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to go. see you later.

7:34 pm

Angela

see ya TO

7:34 pm

LeslieAnn

re 6/18? the second

7:34 pm

LeslieAnn

bye to

7:35 pm

stidgmere

Need to cook dinner with 14 left. Perhaps will finish later. Take care--do we have any kiwi Babblers? They just had a large earthquake in Christchurch.

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

mr. p and lickety - although mr. p just posted on FB about it

7:36 pm

rururocks

re+ get up again

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

*sorry they are in aus

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks ru

7:36 pm

Angela

really Stid? time for me to contact my friend in Lower Hutt then! :(

7:37 pm

stidgmere

Right. See you soon Angela.

7:37 pm

Angela

thank you for the info! :)

7:41 pm

LeslieAnn

finally stumbled across the finish line! fireworks.

7:43 pm

wordlover

yay leslie!

7:43 pm

crosshair

yaa for leslie!

7:43 pm

wordlover

i think this puzzle needs more e's...

7:44 pm

crosshair

it needs more something thats for sure

7:45 pm

wordlover

i like to knock out tiles one by one but it's hard to tell which tile my words will come from!

7:46 pm

carleekat

hi all...good news!!!!!!!!!!

7:47 pm

wordlover

bring it

7:47 pm

crosshair

howdy carlee!

7:47 pm

carleekat

http://sarnia.kijiji.ca/c-housing-hous
e-rental-3-Bedroom-House-with-a-Den-an
d-covered-back-porch-W0QQAdIdZ25831610
4

7:47 pm

crosshair

lay it on ole crossy

7:47 pm

carleekat

that my new home crossy

7:48 pm

LeslieAnn

aww cute! congrats carlee

7:48 pm

crosshair

lookin....

7:48 pm

carleekat

no basement..hot water radient heat flooring

7:48 pm

carleekat

nice size yard...

7:49 pm

wordlover

i long for radiant floor heating every time i step out of the shower!

7:49 pm

crosshair

looks nice carlee,and WOW!!!! rent is cheap there!!!

7:49 pm

carleekat

its devine

7:49 pm

crosshair

same house here would rent for 1400 a month

7:49 pm

carleekat

3 bedroom... 1 bath

7:50 pm

crosshair

yup 1400 here..congrats carlee!

7:50 pm

carleekat

am 2 block from lake there too all the houses are cute as a button...and only traffic is traffic on the road

7:50 pm

carleekat

dead end street

7:50 pm

carleekat

i get it mar 15

7:50 pm

crosshair

1500

7:50 pm

crosshair

lol

7:50 pm

carleekat

and...it has a fireplace..i wanted a fireplace so bad

7:50 pm

crosshair

1550 lol

7:51 pm

carleekat

is same distance to the school that my kids go to as i am now

7:51 pm

carleekat

close to groceries and liquor store :p

7:52 pm

crosshair

lol,i can almost hear carlee going squeee!

7:52 pm

carleekat

near bus stop

7:52 pm

carleekat

carlee is going squee!!!!!!

7:52 pm

carleekat

i looked at a place at other end of town on weekend ( north end is leaps and bounds better then south end )

7:53 pm

crosshair

the rent of that astounds me tbh

7:53 pm

carleekat

and it was a duplex... really tired...

7:53 pm

carleekat

more $

7:53 pm

carleekat

and ROUGH!!!!

7:53 pm

carleekat

and utilities woul dbe more cus was a 3 story with electric heat

7:54 pm

crosshair

you are better off with this one carlee

7:54 pm

carleekat

then i found this one...and i knew i wanted it...and i got it :)..was first tehy interviewed...was first to see it...and i got it :)

7:54 pm

carleekat

they have 50 more lined up behind me to see it

7:54 pm

carleekat

but i got it :)

7:55 pm

crosshair

good timing!!

7:55 pm

featherbee

evening

7:55 pm

carleekat

wow..feels really weird to coem in here with good news for a change :p

7:55 pm

LeslieAnn

not anymore they don't car! :)

7:55 pm

carleekat

hi feather!!!!!!

7:55 pm

carleekat

not any more :)

7:55 pm

featherbee

wow, yay carlee!

7:56 pm

crosshair

howdy feathers

7:56 pm

carleekat

i KNOW....march 15 i move in...crossy..we want a snow storm the weekend after the 15

7:56 pm

featherbee

hi crossy, leslie, everyone else farther down in the chog.....

7:57 pm

carleekat

march 18 19 we WANT a snow storm..ok?

7:57 pm

crosshair

i love all on one floor homes

7:57 pm

crosshair

hardwood or carpet?

7:57 pm

featherbee

makes cleaning so much easier.

7:57 pm

carleekat

i want to curl up beside my fireplace with my cats....and a glass of wine..with a good book and the storm rages :)

7:57 pm

kje

sniff sniff

7:58 pm

carleekat

carpet and tile

7:58 pm

kje

do I smell weed?

7:58 pm

featherbee

we lived in an apartment that was half a house. bedrooms/bathroom upstairs, living room/kitchen downstairs. it sucked.

7:58 pm

featherbee

sniffing glue kje?

7:58 pm

LeslieAnn

darnit thought i put a towel under the door

7:58 pm

crosshair

well,neverless you scored a home run with this one carlee;) i am happy for you

7:58 pm

kje

hey LA! long time!

7:58 pm

carleekat

i am skipping and bouncing happy

7:59 pm

crosshair

you should be:))

8:02 pm

featherbee

wahoo, just broke over halfway

8:03 pm

crosshair

i am 4 off half way:(

8:03 pm

carleekat

thanks you guys :) man its been such a long 3-4 years

8:03 pm

featherbee

got 3 more tiles for nbt still

8:04 pm

rururocks

god.. I leave for a minute and you two are huffing again

8:04 pm

featherbee

lol, hi ruru

8:04 pm

kje

could you smell it, ru... she stinks to high heaven!

8:04 pm

kje

could you smell it, ru... she stinks to high heaven!

8:04 pm

dan2bit

R's retired

8:04 pm

rururocks

she's into model airplanes

8:05 pm

rururocks

kje..?

8:05 pm

kje

what?

8:05 pm

rururocks

she doesn't inhale

8:05 pm

featherbee

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

8:05 pm

kje

lol!

8:05 pm

kje

she does... I ca tell... she seems like she def ihales

8:06 pm

featherbee

actually, god's honest truth, i've never inhaled a puff of anything in my life. the thought alone is gross.

8:07 pm

rururocks

I gotta watch it in the chat.. I was sicly punning last night and lynxxx called me on it

8:07 pm

rururocks

sickly

8:07 pm

featherbee

sicly punning?

8:07 pm

kje

me either weed! never tried weed, cigarettes, nuttin

8:07 pm

featherbee

oh

8:07 pm

rururocks

I never cared for Pot

8:07 pm

kje

punnig with a italian accet

8:08 pm

rururocks

tried everything else though

8:08 pm

featherbee

also, i'm too much of a chicken (oops, typed the real word..sh**) to try something that will either addict me or make me lose control.

8:08 pm

kje

me too - i always valued my brain

8:09 pm

featherbee

kje, you know what a game addict i can be, can you imagine if i tried something that would actually chemically addict me???

8:09 pm

dfmchfhf

great, now we can quote ruru.
He "was sicly [sic] punning last night"...

8:09 pm

featherbee

speaking of word game. the 4th row L and E, any hints?

8:09 pm

kje

no... i DON'T want to see that

8:10 pm

kje

le8

8:10 pm

dfmchfhf

L@(2,4) le8/40

8:10 pm

kje

raybans without glass

8:10 pm

featherbee

ah, ty. had missed that suffix too.

8:10 pm

kje

er5/10

8:11 pm

dfmchfhf

E@(3,4) ee6/18
el4/4
and one other

8:11 pm

dfmchfhf

yeah, the er5/10.

8:11 pm

featherbee

wow, nice system there dfm! took me a minute to figure out your @

8:11 pm

kje

er6/18 - scarier

8:11 pm

dan2bit

or8?

8:11 pm

featherbee

ah, got the hallway wings. ty!

8:11 pm

kje

and el4/4 - chicago trains

8:12 pm

dfmchfhf

yay feather!

8:12 pm

dfmchfhf

or8 models of the solar system

8:12 pm

kje

or8 or + get up again but anagram last letters

8:12 pm

uusue2

carlee, just saw your new place - wonderful!!

8:13 pm

dan2bit

tx kje and all cluers - firewords

8:13 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats dan2! :o)

8:13 pm

featherbee

yay dan!

8:13 pm

kje

woohoo da2!!!

8:13 pm

uusue2

yay, dan!!

8:15 pm

featherbee

hm. having trouble with the er5/10

8:15 pm

carleekat

ok..back... 46 to go

8:15 pm

kje

eds i plural

8:16 pm

kje

ends in plural

8:16 pm

featherbee

ahhh, ty

8:16 pm

kje

yw

8:17 pm

featherbee

43 left, listing

8:18 pm

kje

wimp

8:18 pm

featherbee

lol, well, i could go listless, but then i'd not get back to my scrabble turns

8:19 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

8:19 pm

featherbee

hi dawg!

8:20 pm

kje

hi lbd!

8:20 pm

kje

cute one today, lbd!

8:20 pm

lbdawger

hi feather, hi kje

8:20 pm

lbdawger

i need to find a new one, but she hasn't been that funny lately.

8:21 pm

MollyL

Look who has a new house!!!! YAY!! It looks wonderful.

8:21 pm

MollyL

I'm so happy for you.

8:25 pm

lbdawger

i must have missed something. who has a new house?

8:25 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for ir7-28 the 1st? Thanks

8:25 pm

MollyL

You couldn't touch a three bedroom house with a den for rent that low around here. Good for you.

8:25 pm

kje

ir7 - without anger

8:26 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, kje.

8:26 pm

MollyL

Carlee does lbd. I'll let her reiterate the details.

8:26 pm

kje

yw

8:26 pm

featherbee

how about the ne6?

8:27 pm

dcseain

تهنئة بمناسبة البيت! كارل

8:27 pm

dcseain

hey, yall

8:27 pm

kje

ne 6 is a babblet

8:27 pm

lbdawger

it's the ship worm, feather

8:27 pm

lbdawger

congrats, carlee!

8:27 pm

featherbee

ship worm????

8:27 pm

lbdawger

hi DC

8:27 pm

kje

ne + homonym of sun discharge

8:28 pm

dcseain

looks like a charming home, carlee :)

8:28 pm

featherbee

ah, ty. didn't ever know that one.

8:28 pm

dcseain

hiya, dawg, feather, carlee, molly, et al

8:28 pm

featherbee

hi seain

8:29 pm

lbdawger

actually it's a clam worm. don't know where i got the ship from. lol

8:29 pm

featherbee

lol, ok

8:30 pm

dcseain

It's wintry mixing outside right now.

8:31 pm

rururocks

sun discharge?

8:31 pm

carleekat

thanks dc its a bit tired inside..but a coat of paint will help

8:31 pm

dcseain

don't think so, ru

8:31 pm

featherbee

solar r***

8:31 pm

rururocks

ewwwwwwwwww

8:32 pm

carleekat

and i have learned a thing or 2 in my time married to a carpenter..sooo...

8:32 pm

featherbee

lol, yes, or you could go that way with it

8:33 pm

dcseain

yay for fresh paint -- it really does liven up a place

8:34 pm

dcseain

read back, i didn't mean _that_ :) and had missed the clue, which to me was confusing, as no F in the grid and solar flares are sun discharge

8:34 pm

featherbee

lol seain

8:35 pm

featherbee

first se7/28 please?

8:35 pm

kje

I took liberty, dc
sue me ; )

8:35 pm

kje

I took liberty, dc

8:36 pm

lbdawger

she looks into the future, feather

8:36 pm

kje

7 - female se4

8:36 pm

MollyL

Carlee, do you feel better, now that you have a place to land?

8:36 pm

dcseain

all good :) my clues are often very tongue-in-cheek

8:36 pm

featherbee

ty

8:36 pm

dcseain

ty for se7

8:37 pm

kje

ok

8:37 pm

kje

i meant - yw - too much multitasking

8:38 pm

featherbee

lol

8:39 pm

dcseain

just scored 46 in scrabble and am still behind by 70

8:41 pm

wordlover

20 to go and heading for lickety

8:41 pm

kje

heather can relate to that

8:41 pm

carleekat

yes molls..i do...thanks :)

8:41 pm

carleekat

its just so darn cute...

8:41 pm

featherbee

shaddap

8:42 pm

dcseain

LOL kje

8:42 pm

carleekat

( sorry been on phone with my mum )

8:42 pm

kje

lol

8:42 pm

featherbee

my turn's coming around soon.

8:42 pm

kje

uh...huh

8:43 pm

dcseain

so, in APril, i will be in Seatlle 14-17, Portland late the 17th until early the 19th, then SF 20-25

8:43 pm

uusue2

hi all again - peeking back in -

8:43 pm

kje

wow - sounds like s fun trip

8:43 pm

carleekat

sounds like a nice little trip dc :)

8:44 pm

dcseain

it'll be 1st time in Seattle and SF for me.

8:44 pm

carleekat

hi sue

8:44 pm

dcseain

hi, uusue

8:44 pm

uusue2

oh, great trip, seain!

8:44 pm

uusue2

hi, carlee - your new place looks wonderful!

8:44 pm

crystalle

hello everyone

8:44 pm

kje

SF is one of my fave cities

8:44 pm

uusue2

hi, crystalle!

8:45 pm

carleekat

thanks sue..its tiny..but it will do

8:45 pm

uusue2

my SO lived in SF for 25 years (left to come live with me - is that true love, or what?)

8:45 pm

dcseain

My dad liked SF and St Paul best of all the places he travelled to regularly.

8:45 pm

kje

well... I would't have done it! LOL

8:45 pm

Scrabbler

Hi kids. Any kiwis here? Christchurch had a 6.3 quake 40 min ago.

8:46 pm

uusue2

tiny isn't necessarily bad, carlee - and it does look very pleasant.

8:46 pm

dcseain

Groovy lives in/near Wellington

8:46 pm

featherbee

hi scrabs

8:46 pm

carleekat

i saw that scrabs

8:46 pm

dcseain

thanks, for the news, scrabbs, and hello

8:46 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Groovy Kiwi and Loredana are the Babbling Kiwis.

8:47 pm

featherbee

fireworks

8:47 pm

dcseain

congrats, feather

8:47 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo FB!

8:47 pm

kje

bout time!

8:47 pm

featherbee

groovy kiwi, that's jo, right? according to a post herin just left, she's not in christchurch.

8:47 pm

dcseain

Loredana lists Perth, Western Australia as her home in profile.

8:47 pm

dcseain

yes, feather

8:47 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations featherbee on fireworks! Good for U

8:47 pm

Scrabbler

Any vacation plans this week, FB?

8:47 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for feather

8:47 pm

uusue2

wow, it looks pretty serious

8:48 pm

MollyL

Carlee, how did you get around the "available April 1st and not pet friendly" part?

8:48 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo feather!

8:48 pm

featherbee

we're off tomorrow, then back at it wed.

8:49 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, locally all of the schools get a week off in Feb and a week at Easter.

8:49 pm

carleekat

ahhh...well.i told him was going through divorce... and he said..so does this mean you would like to be in sooner..i said..yes if possible...that i am to be out of where i am by mar 1..but i have a cushion to the 30th..so then he said...15th????
.

8:49 pm

featherbee

for the past 2 or 3 years, we had a week off in feb. this year they cut it down. not sure why, or where it evens out.

8:50 pm

dcseain

hm. shallow quake near city center.

8:50 pm

carleekat

as for pets...i "neglected" to answer that on application ( he is a chatty katty) and they have a shitzu and he said and if you have pets that is fine..i think they put that to disuade pet owners from applying...

8:50 pm

carleekat

but legally here in canada u cannot discriminate on a person if they a pet owner

8:51 pm

dcseain

i live in a complex that allows pets. 4 units in my building have dogs, and i'm on of 3 with cats.

8:51 pm

carleekat

so if i go in and have a pet..or a pet shows up one day..they cannot say anything

8:51 pm

dcseain

bbs, gonna wrassle up some food.

8:51 pm

carleekat

and i am off to settle in for an episode of castle...

8:51 pm

uusue2

bye, dc!

8:51 pm

Scrabbler

Wrassle up some grub there, pardner!

8:52 pm

uusue2

abd carlee!

8:52 pm

uusue2

*and

8:52 pm

carleekat

WOW feels nice to come in here with good news for a change!!!! not mopey carlee tonight

8:52 pm

MollyL

Enjoy Castle and sweet dreams of new beginnings Carlee.

8:53 pm

featherbee

i'm off to do other word games. bye!

8:53 pm

carleekat

thanks molls... :) nitenite all

8:53 pm

featherbee

kje, if you're still here, did you do your turn?

8:53 pm

herinfernallady

Hello if anyone is concerned about Groovy Kiwi she is at the top end of NZ. Can't stay must go back to work

8:54 pm

Scrabbler

Bye kat, FB

8:54 pm

lbdawger

night everyone. early shift tomorrow. see you all in the afternoon.

8:54 pm

MollyL

DC and other area folks, take care in our icy, sleety weather. I think this will be the last of it for us this year.

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

9:01 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for se7-28 the 1st? Thanks

9:02 pm

Minveryork

se 7/28 word is se4/4 word plus actress J***ica Lange

9:02 pm

Scrabbler

Female prophet--add on to se4

9:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, Min and Scrabbs.

9:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, Min and Scrabbs.

9:05 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:12 pm

Scrabbler

Someone mentioned an or8 earlier today. Any clue available?

9:13 pm

stidmama

hey all ((cousin)) here to eat supper before dashing off again...

9:14 pm

Minveryork

or8/40 word is plural of an apparatus that shows the positions & motions of a planet. Put this into reverse dictionary Scrabbler & it is the first word on the list.

9:14 pm

Minveryork

Hi stidmama! How are you? Welcome back to the grid.

9:14 pm

stidmama

thanks Min! I am glad to be here. ((hugs))

9:15 pm

stidmama

got that or 8! thanks!

9:15 pm

crystalle

or8 lotteries ..remove l and change double t to a different double letter

9:16 pm

stidmama

hey crystalle

9:16 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:16 pm

crystalle

hi

9:17 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Min. Got it (on the 2nd try, after I remembered to plural it.)

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Hi crystalle! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

9:17 pm

Minveryork

yw Scrabbler

9:18 pm

Scrabbler

That or8 would be hilarious for Elmer Fudd to pronounce.

9:18 pm

Scrabbler

Hi sleepy stid. hi crstal

9:18 pm

stidmama

well, I think I will go ahead and list and try to finish. I have a migraine, so not thinking very clearly when it comes to schoolwork anyway. *whine whine whimper*

9:18 pm

crystalle

hi min . I'm kinda sore today :( Hi scrab

9:19 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, yuck, Stid. I know how you feel.

9:19 pm

featherbee

*sneaks in, tucks blanket around stid, dims lights, places tea at side*

9:20 pm

Scrabbler

How many do you have left, Stid?

9:20 pm

stidmama

LOL thanks feather! *grateful smile*

9:20 pm

stidmama

why sore, crystalle?

9:20 pm

stidmama

I have 27 left.

9:20 pm

Riverdance

hello folks....do we have any of our aussie friends here tonight

9:20 pm

Scrabbler

*injects Stid with morphine*

9:20 pm

Scrabbler

Hi River.

9:20 pm

stidmama

hey river, crystalle is here...

9:21 pm

Riverdance

hey scrabbs...did ruru ever tell you his news

9:21 pm

featherbee

*departs in a drifting of fairy dust, granting wishes as she leaves*

*oh yeah, also cures the migraine*

9:21 pm

stidmama

LOL I have bad reactions to to narcotics. They kind of make me icky all over.

9:21 pm

Scrabbler

I haven't seen any, River.

9:21 pm

Riverdance

you will have to wait for him then...HUGE...news

9:22 pm

Scrabbler

Alright, then I will give you ketorolac--it's sort of like IV ibuprofen. I preferred that to the opiates for my 4 abd operations.

9:22 pm

Minveryork

I am done with the grid. The on 4/6 thing I can think of doing now is a story. So I have Verizon wir7/28 as my cell carrier.They re 4/4ed me in awhile ago with a special offer. But now I'm not happy with them. It ir 4/4 me the way their rates are so high.I wish I could pay le 4/4 for their rates. I also can't re 4/6 on their service. My signal goes out all the time.They also say they re 7/40 the right to change the contract which is not fair.I am a sn7/28 and sn5/10 every time I get their bill in the mail. I should cancel my contract with them. It would se 5/16 them right. I think I should be a se 6/18 and se 4/4 my cell phone. I hardly ever use it anyway. Now I'm going to be a ri 5/10 & ri 4/4 out of my seat & go do something el4/4 like call my friend ne 5/14. Then I am going to lo 4/4 around and watch either Jay Le4/4,a film no4/4 or a minise6/18.Hubby se 4/4 that I am signing off and is waiting for laptop. Husband sn6/18 every time I babble. I hope you have se 4/4 some more words with this story. Goodbye all!

9:22 pm

Scrabbler

Whoa, River! What??

9:22 pm

stidmama

that will work, thanks scrabs!

9:22 pm

dcseain

cream of garlic mushroom soup in a base of browned butter, with sour cream. Yum!

9:22 pm

stidmama

ruru could use some of that too, scrabs... he has a boo-boo.

9:22 pm

Scrabbler

Yummy, Seain!

9:23 pm

stidmama

not dieting tonight, are we seain???

9:23 pm

Riverdance

crystalle...are you OK...just heard about your New Zealand neighbors

9:23 pm

Riverdance

Oh I cant tell Scrabbs ...this is TOOOOO big

9:23 pm

dcseain

indeed not, stid! :D

9:23 pm

Scrabbler

OK, which bone did he break or which ligament did he tear? Was it while playing tennis?

9:24 pm

Minveryork

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

9:24 pm

Riverdance

good thing...he does NOT need surgery ...great thing...will be playing tennis this fall with.......???????????

9:24 pm

dcseain

g'night minver

9:24 pm

crystalle

I have an implant in my arm to stop me from getting pregnant and for whatever reason the area around the implant has become infected no idea why though because it has been in for 2 years (sorry took s long to reply mama)

9:24 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Min and thanks for the story! It will come in so handy!

9:24 pm

Scrabbler

Just give me a hint--is it orthopedic? ...his wife isn't pregnant, is she? ...going to the US Open in Sept?

9:24 pm

stidmama

tendon, I think scrabs and no surgery indicated atm

9:24 pm

Riverdance

VERY sorry I cant tell you...he MUST do it

9:24 pm

dcseain

Stid, my friend gordon and i will be in Seattle 14-17 April.

9:25 pm

stidmama

oh dear crystalle *offers ice pack* that sounds horrible. Can you see a doc about hat?

9:25 pm

crystalle

The doctor removed it but had probs doing so and now i have 6 stitches instead of the 1 peeps normally get :(

9:25 pm

Scrabbler

I am worried about my pal Ruru!

9:25 pm

stidmama

april 16 would work for us, seain -- want to schedule a meet-up?

9:25 pm

Scrabbler

Is it improving, Crystal?

9:25 pm

stidmama

ah, I see... *adds soft cotton around ice pack*

9:26 pm

dcseain

yes pleas, if possible, stid

9:26 pm

crystalle

If river is talking about the news i think she is u should be excited for ru

9:26 pm

dcseain

sorry to hear that crystalle, hope you heal well

9:26 pm

Riverdance

oh NO need to worry...you missed my note at 9:24

9:26 pm

crystalle

I am just being a big baby lol! I do not handle pain well lol

9:27 pm

stidmama

I won't "spill the beans" on the good news ruru has... it's in the chog from after flip. around 1 am maybe? We were talking about it with him.

9:27 pm

Riverdance

oh crystalle that sounds terrible....and DO NOT tell Scrabbs. ruru must.....sorry scrabbs...its TOOO good

9:27 pm

crystalle

I will be perfectly fine just gonna whine lots til that happens

9:27 pm

Riverdance

Stiddie....STOPP

9:27 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

9:27 pm

stidmama

okay... April 16. You are in my calendar! *happy mama face*

9:27 pm

stidmama

hey jes! how's our dog's best friend?

9:28 pm

crystalle

my lips are sealed.

9:28 pm

Riverdance

you will be fine Ms Crystalle...easy as can be!

9:28 pm

Riverdance

look what you did Stid....Scrabbs is now gone...probably checking the chog...

9:29 pm

Riverdance

April 16.....so wish I could be there and meet you all...

9:30 pm

jesdraggon

exhausted and overwhelmed by crazy, stid

9:30 pm

Riverdance

I still love you stid..

9:30 pm

stidmama

sorry river -- *sniffle*

9:30 pm

Riverdance

(((Stidmama)))

9:31 pm

Riverdance

jes are you OK?

9:31 pm

stidmama

sorry to hear that jes. choclit? *offers large mega-choclit bar from trader joe's*

9:31 pm

dcseain

oh, good for ruru! can't wait for uneaixoise to hear

9:31 pm

Riverdance

hello dcs

9:31 pm

Riverdance

or do you prefer to be called seain

9:31 pm

dcseain

hi, river

9:32 pm

Riverdance

or dc

9:32 pm

dcseain

as you like, river :)

9:32 pm

Riverdance

or sean

9:32 pm

Riverdance

or...I give up

9:32 pm

dcseain

i'm up in Boston or VT a couple times a year.

9:32 pm

Scrabbler

Of course I ran to check the archives and saw Ruru's surprise. I used to love that player when he and I were younger.

9:32 pm

dcseain

my name is seain, here i'm mostly dc or dcs, i've no real pref on that

9:32 pm

Riverdance

would love to meet up...let me know...NH is in the middle

9:33 pm

dcseain

yep, passed through NH going from MA to VT last october

9:33 pm

crystalle

dc what are breakfast links?

9:33 pm

Scrabbler

I am going on a hiking trip out west in June--Bryce Canyon, Zion Natl park and the Grand Canyon for 6 days!

9:33 pm

Riverdance

Shoot....I guess I ruined the surprise...should have left it alone but he was looking for you this past week

9:33 pm

dcseain

nice, scrabbs

9:33 pm

Scrabbler

5-6 hrs of hiking everyday.

9:34 pm

Riverdance

DCS = you were probably 10 minutes from my house when driving by...

9:34 pm

dcseain

breakfast links are small sausages sold in multi-packs, such as these: http://tinyurl.com/4sq7dtp

9:34 pm

crystalle

nevermind I should have read the recipe prop

9:34 pm

Scrabbler

Unless I can find a better deal, the flights will cost way more than I expected--maybe $700. :-(

9:34 pm

stidmama

sorry, wandered off. in conversation on facebook. back soonish.

9:34 pm

m9f9l

hey all. Am I gonna have to slap myself when I find the words for the L and O in second column??

9:35 pm

Scrabbler

Spanish cheer = ol4

9:35 pm

Riverdance

yikes that is a pricey flight

9:35 pm

Scrabbler

le8 = without one's contacts in place

9:35 pm

m9f9l

thanks scrabs

9:35 pm

m9f9l

and thanks again

9:35 pm

Riverdance

hello m9 - been a long time

9:35 pm

m9f9l

nbt, nbs and over 1/2way

9:35 pm

dcseain

went up 93 to 91 to 87, so yeah, went WAY up NH

9:35 pm

Scrabbler

Any suggestions for cheap flights? I have looked at Priceline, Orbitz, the airlines, etc.

9:36 pm

dcseain

wow, bus went by sliding. guess it's slippery out

9:36 pm

dcseain

Southwest.com, scabbs

9:37 pm

Riverdance

if you take 93 to Concord (our capital) and veer left onto Interstate 89 to head to Vermont, I am about 10 minutes from there

9:37 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, that had good deals--the lowest price = one that locks in the price but no refund allowed.

9:38 pm

Riverdance

there is a GREAT chinese restaurant right at that interchange...great place to meet up

9:38 pm

dcseain

ah, okay. i was in concord once, lost. friend and i went straight up MA 2 instead of taking 95. Ended up taking US 2 over to Portland.

9:38 pm

Scrabbler

Alright, with 40 left I am going to get in bed and read for a bit. I am on call and hoping for uninterrupted sleep tonight.

9:38 pm

dcseain

good to know, river, i'll let you know next i'm up that way

9:39 pm

dcseain

g'night scrabbs

9:40 pm

Riverdance

good night scrabbs....need to get to bed myself..finished grid this morning but thought I would say hi and worried about our friends in Australia and New Zealand

9:40 pm

crystalle

I am watching the earthquake update on telly, It looks quite nasty. The aftershocks seem to have caused more probs than origal quake and the aftershocks are still coming.

9:40 pm

Riverdance

please do seain

9:41 pm

Riverdance

bye all - happy babbling

9:41 pm

dcseain

what images i've seen from Christchurch do not look good at all, crystalle

9:42 pm

crystalle

I havent been watching telly and did not know about earthquake til i came in here...I have family in Christchurch so I have to go see what I can find out. Bye all

9:44 pm

stidmama

back.

9:44 pm

dcseain

good luck, crystalle, utilities are mostly out from what i've read

9:44 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams scrabs

9:47 pm

crystalle

All these freakin cyclones and floods and fires and friggin earthquakes are getting beyond the joke! We have neglected the earth and it is sure as hell is getting its own back

9:48 pm

jesdraggon

whee, tax refunds :)

9:48 pm

stidmama

indeed that is how it seems, crystalle -- the powers of nature are letting us know how power-less humanity is. And with a vengeance. And without caring whether the people are good or bad...

9:48 pm

stidmama

LOL go jes go!

9:48 pm

crystalle

It would be nice to turn on the telly and not see another disaster.

9:49 pm

jesdraggon

when that arrives, i can pay off a mighty chunk of my student loans...

9:49 pm

dcseain

Mother Earth is indeed getting her own of recent, crystalle

9:49 pm

stidmama

THAT will be a nice feeling, for sure!

9:50 pm

crystalle

Yay for jes! paying off loans is a great feeling

9:50 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, i don't know that i'll have enough to pay the whole lot off, unfortunately. but a goodly chunk of it, anyway.

9:51 pm

jesdraggon

then i just have the house and the business...

9:51 pm

crystalle

it just never ends does it jes?

9:51 pm

crystalle

it just never ends does it jes?

9:51 pm

dcseain

having the student loans taken care of does relieve a lot though

9:52 pm

crystalle

sorry didnt mean for that to come out twice

9:52 pm

jesdraggon

seems unlikely to end, as i'll be picking up another loan for the property the business is on here shortly...

9:52 pm

stidmama

*considers what jes just said* JES. pay off the highest-interest loans first. Even if you pay off only what seems to be a small portion of that loan, you are better off getting the principal down on that sooner.

9:52 pm

jesdraggon

yay for being over a million dollars in debt. no stress there!

9:53 pm

stidmama

rofl jes! well at that amount... *gasp choke wheeze* oh dear...

9:53 pm

jesdraggon

heheh

9:54 pm

jesdraggon

it's kind of a large number, yeah? :D

9:54 pm

stidmama

yep. takes nearly all my figner on that figger!

9:55 pm

dcseain

ain't a real number till you need your toes, too

9:56 pm

stidmama

SE between the wise person and the many wise persons?

9:56 pm

stidmama

please?

9:56 pm

dcseain

female wise person

9:56 pm

dcseain

if i understand you correctly

9:57 pm

stidmama

yes, and thanks seain! down to 5

9:57 pm

stidmama

fun to see tor's usual icon in the grid for a change.

9:57 pm

jesdraggon

i gave up trying to count it

9:58 pm

stidmama

okay. firewords!!!

9:59 pm

stidmama

I wish there were a way to turn the firewords into help for New Zealand. They are in an awful mess down in Christchurch. I keep peeking in to the news feeds and they have more and more bad news

10:00 pm

jesdraggon

yay stid

10:03 pm

dcseain

congrats, stid

10:04 pm

jesdraggon

anybody here make sourdough?

10:07 pm

stidmama

yes jes, why?

10:08 pm

jesdraggon

bruce's sourdough is lovely and yummy but not sour. how do you make yours come out more sour?

10:09 pm

stidmama

that is a great question. Let me ask my expert... *runs to ask tom*

10:10 pm

stidmama

he says that a lot depends on the microbes that are active -- some are more "sour" than others.

10:11 pm

stidmama

do you want some of tom's sourdough starter for comparison? We can dry it and send it through the mail...

10:11 pm

stidmama

many people "cheat" and add vinegar to their soursough, too. Mother disapproves of this method. So does Tom. *grin*

10:12 pm

jesdraggon

sure, we can see if it survives the postal service :)

10:12 pm

jesdraggon

send instructions too, please! :D

10:12 pm

stidmama

also, Tom lets his sourdough starter work for a long time when he is using it. The "hooch" that forms on top is really pretty amazing. I can smell it from the bedroom when he opens it in the kitchen! LOL

10:13 pm

jesdraggon

(specifically re-animation instructions, he says, but your ratio wouldn't hurt his feelings either)

10:13 pm

stidmama

okay, I'll let tom know. maybe he and bruce could collaborate? tom is "stidhat" on gmail.

10:14 pm

jesdraggon

i'm making bruce email tom :)

10:14 pm

stidmama

ah, tom has grabbed his sourdoughs from antiquity book... and is asking how bruce got his starter. The more lactobacilli in the starter (usually from the air) the more sour....

10:14 pm

stidmama

good. I am sending tom back to his computer... LOL

10:15 pm

jesdraggon

heheh. it's fun being in the middle, but i think i'll let them email directly for the rest :)

10:15 pm

stidmama

oh and jes... Mother is getting a lab puppy! *sigh*

10:15 pm

stidmama

He is apparently a sweetie pie. We are waiting to meet him later this week once the fence is secure.

10:15 pm

jesdraggon

a puppy? too much work! i'll give her holly--she's the size of a lab puppy, but already house trained! :D

10:16 pm

stidmama

http://canterwoodlabradors.com/canterw
ood_about.htm

10:16 pm

stidmama

rofl... so is this little fellow. 14 weeks old.

10:17 pm

stidmama

I wish I could adopt Holly... *sigh* *wishful mama look*

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

just shootin' down all my good points! :P

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

i bet bruce'd bring her over to you to trade for starter dough

10:17 pm

stidmama

sorry, dear... you know I would if I could!

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

:)

10:18 pm

stidmama

okay. I really MUST write an abstract for this gol-dang paper and take a look at the APA style again, and tighten up the references list (some of which are pretty sketchy so far).

10:18 pm

stidmama

Think of me, working away in the scriptorium stidium....

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

sounds... fun?

10:19 pm

stidmama

*really really hoping no latin speakers take offense if I wrote that wrong*

10:19 pm

stidmama

((jes)) ((everyone)) *choclits!*

*poof*

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

yay, choclit!

10:50 pm

mkg

hi all. need a clue for the re 7 40 please.

10:50 pm

jesdraggon

save a table

10:51 pm

mkg

nm got it. ty ty

10:51 pm

mkg

ty jes. got it just before i saw the clue.

10:52 pm

jesdraggon

welcome

10:54 pm

jesdraggon

ir7,28?

10:55 pm

jesdraggon

nm. that was fishy for a 7!

10:56 pm

mkg

now that i am on more words i dont need chat. i preferred to use chat but more words is faster.

10:57 pm

jesdraggon

le7,28?

10:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for re6-18 the 5th? Thanks

11:00 pm

jesdraggon

trade an item for money again

11:00 pm

jesdraggon

if i'm counting correctly

11:01 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, thanks, jes.

11:01 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

reseller

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

yup, like that, ga :)

11:02 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

crap....sorry

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

eh. i already had it :D

11:03 pm

jesdraggon

you could accidentally post the ne6,18 though... heheh

11:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

nereis....OH, No! Not again.

11:04 pm

jesdraggon

*snicker*

11:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I'll be good for the rest of the grid.....

11:05 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

But only if someone gives me or8-40....please ....thanks

11:05 pm

jesdraggon

heeehee

11:06 pm

jesdraggon

haven't got it. need that one, and on7,28, and a whole slough of so's

11:06 pm

jesdraggon

8 left and 6 of them are so words!

11:06 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yeah, it's getting kind of mean now.

11:07 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

jes, do you need the 1st 7?

11:08 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

so-7....I mean

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

in the so'? I think i have the so 4s and that's it

11:08 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

1st so-7 is s + not daughter and fewer.\

11:09 pm

jesdraggon

thankee :)

11:09 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

yw

11:09 pm

jesdraggon

oops, i lied. i have 4 so's, and 2 si's to find.

11:09 pm

jesdraggon

3 so's now :)

11:10 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

so-6 is a horse.

11:11 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

do you have the so5?...I don't have it.

11:11 pm

jesdraggon

thankee :)

11:11 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

yvw

11:12 pm

jesdraggon

huh. found the so5, but not convinced it's an actual word

11:13 pm

jesdraggon

neither is dictionary.com...

11:14 pm

jesdraggon

there's the si's. now just need the big o's

11:15 pm

jesdraggon

i think i will need cocoa for finding them. back when the milk is hot!

11:17 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for si6-18 the 3rd? Thanks

11:19 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

NM

11:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

so5-14 please.....thanks

11:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

NM

11:22 pm

jesdraggon

wow, i'm good at this absentee cluing thing--you got them both :)

11:23 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Just luck, jes, just luck.

11:26 pm

TedinDurham

o8 is something you might find at a planetarium, plural. Looking for o7 myself

11:29 pm

TedinDurham

so5-14 is sort of a mashup of words meaning having just one boy child.

11:29 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Don't have the o7 yet, Ted. Thanks for the o8, am still looking.

11:30 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, yes, thanks, Tedin.

11:30 pm

jesdraggon

i am not as bright as ga; still pondering planetaria

11:31 pm

TedinDurham

the word is like another o-word meaning stubborn and prickly, minus n and plus a second consonant already in the word

11:33 pm

TedinDurham

Hockey legend Bobby O** + Se6/18 minus the S

11:33 pm

TedinDurham

*first s

11:34 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, finally got it

11:35 pm

jesdraggon

my brain ws stuck on "obstinate" as the stubborn and prickly o word, which wasn't working for me...

11:35 pm

TedinDurham

That o7 is the last one left for me. You see what I was trying to do with that clue. I'm not necessarily good at em yet but trying

11:36 pm

jesdraggon

oh, yeah...in retrospect, the clue makes total sense. i was just not getting it :)

11:37 pm

jesdraggon

ok, the on7 just succumbed to my monkeys!

11:38 pm

jesdraggon

first number + sounds like a type of bread (pastrami on)

11:38 pm

jesdraggon

alternately, the whole word sounds like "more stubborn and prickly" but misspelled. :)

11:39 pm

TedinDurham

wow, that's another tough one to clue. Thanks

11:40 pm

TedinDurham

fini ! Well, got almost all way earlier, came back to try to finish.

11:41 pm

jesdraggon

yay! :)

11:43 pm

TedinDurham

Anyone need any other clues ?

11:44 pm

jesdraggon

nope, the o7 was my last word also

11:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Ted, are you using the 1st se-6-18?

11:45 pm

TedinDurham

Sorry, no. The third

11:46 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, Tedin.

11:49 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, again, Ted, just got the 7.

11:51 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for re6-18 the 2nd? Thsanks

11:52 pm

jesdraggon

get up again

11:54 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks again, jes.....one left re5-10 the 2nd? please

11:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

NM.....fireworks.....WHEW!

11:55 pm

rururocks

re + look again

11:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks ruru.

11:55 pm

jesdraggon

yay, ga!

11:55 pm

jesdraggon

howdy, ru

11:55 pm

Fauxmage

Whoa I almost didn't make it back here to finish!

11:56 pm

Fauxmage

Fireworks!

11:56 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, Fauxmage.

11:57 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, jes, that was cutting it way too close. lol

11:57 pm

jesdraggon

yay, fauxmage!

11:57 pm

cosdem

hello all

11:57 pm

jesdraggon

i hadn't realized how late it is!

11:57 pm

Fauxmage

Thank you. :)

11:57 pm

jesdraggon

hi cos :)

11:57 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hey there, cosdem

11:57 pm

jesdraggon

anybody need last minute clues?

11:58 pm

rururocks

yes

11:58 pm

rururocks

who killed colonel mustard?

11:59 pm

jesdraggon

scarlet

11:59 pm

jesdraggon

in the kitchen

11:59 pm

jesdraggon

with the poison

11:59 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:59 pm

rururocks

I knew it!!!!!

11:59 pm

cosdem

mrs. peacock sure enjoys eating monkey brain soup

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