Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 22, 2011

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

negativeneil

Flip!

12:00 am

mrpresident

flip !!

12:00 am

Fauxmage

flip

12:01 am

origami

I've only been on once before at the flip ... things get a little intense around here when it happens :p

12:01 am

mrpresident

good amount of words for monday arvo

12:01 am

mrpresident

what intensity orig?? and hi :)

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

origami

hi mr pres

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:02 am

mrpresident

thanks hun

12:03 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:04 am

mrpresident

nd cu7

12:04 am

origami

ty lickety

12:05 am

mrpresident

sa5, 6 & 7

12:07 am

negativeneil

cu6 & 7

12:07 am

negativeneil

Oh sorry, already called.

12:08 am

meliae

pu 6/7

12:08 am

negativeneil

he7

12:08 am

meliae

ha 6/7

12:09 am

cybernan

not seeing anything over a 6

12:09 am

negativeneil

just found those -- ha 6 & 7

12:10 am

meliae

hmmm a slang word for interc
oursers (LOL) is not found in the dictionary

12:13 am

rastapopolous

sc7

12:13 am

meliae

ugh this is a tough little grid just cant get a rythym tonight

12:14 am

meliae

am 6/7

12:14 am

negativeneil

Have the am6 & am7 been called? If not, there.

12:15 am

cybernan

need the right lone e and the left u for nbt

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

uv4 and 5

12:16 am

negativeneil

Sorry nan, don't have that E yet.

12:16 am

cybernan

ty une

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:17 am

rastapopolous

ec4

12:17 am

dizgrannie

ec 4

12:17 am

Jellen

ec 4/6

12:17 am

negativeneil

Left u has 2 words: uv 4 & 5.

12:17 am

origami

Youguys are sooooo fast!

12:17 am

meliae

me either looking now

12:17 am

cybernan

ec 4

12:17 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:18 am

meliae

thank you got it now

12:18 am

jillibus

ooh, twisty sc7

12:18 am

negativeneil

Oh duh. Thanks, cybernan!

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

Hi all; late flip! hi jell, mel, jili, nan, origami, neil, diz, rast, une... anyone else I don't see!

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, dee!

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg nan

12:18 am

negativeneil

Hi Volleymom!

12:18 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:18 am

rastapopolous

Hi

12:19 am

origami

Hi Dee, Jilli

12:19 am

cybernan

v's done

12:19 am

meliae

2nd column e left for NBT

12:20 am

meliae

nm doh fish me

12:20 am

cybernan

that's the direction

12:20 am

negativeneil

Direction?

12:20 am

negativeneil

Oh, we both clued it.

12:21 am

MLFAN17

hi

12:22 am

meliae

direction for?

12:22 am

negativeneil

Sun rises in the...

12:23 am

meliae

is lost as usual as to what you all are talking about with the directions lol

12:23 am

MLFAN17

was the SA 7 called?

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

yes but don't see it . . .

12:23 am

negativeneil

Still lost?

12:24 am

cybernan

yes

12:24 am

negativeneil

I mean meliae?

12:24 am

MLFAN17

zig zag in the grid to find it

12:24 am

meliae

well I dont know what word you are talking about if its a sc 7 I have it

12:25 am

negativeneil

I have an sa 6 & 7.

12:25 am

negativeneil

Alien spacecraft.

12:25 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs

12:25 am

cybernan

7's: cu, ha, pu, re, sa, sc - missing 1?

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

am

12:25 am

rastapopolous

am7

12:26 am

meliae

am Nan from what I see so far

12:26 am

meliae

am is a 6/7 combo

12:26 am

Jellen

Could I have stats for the lower P, please?

12:26 am

jillibus

"...put him in the sc7s with a hosepipe on him..."

12:26 am

cybernan

ty - 2 more to find

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

what? LOL

12:27 am

jillibus

hi jellen -- firemen use them I think

12:27 am

negativeneil

Hi Jellen.

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

aahhh sa5 6 7 at last!

12:27 am

Jellen

ah, thanks, jilli!

12:27 am

Jellen

And hi, neil.

12:28 am

dizgrannie

une, sa 5,6,7,6

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

yeah, i know

12:28 am

jillibus

yw jellen

12:28 am

MLFAN17

stats for the FIRST COLUMN U please?

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

uv 4 and 5

12:29 am

cybernan

uv 4-5

12:29 am

negativeneil

uv4 & uv5

12:29 am

jillibus

diz -- where in nsw are you? I may be there in October.

12:30 am

dizgrannie

Jilli, about 2 hours drive nth of Canberra

12:30 am

MLFAN17

thank you finally got them

12:31 am

jillibus

hmmm -- I hope to visit cousins in Canberra

12:32 am

dizgrannie

LOL thats why I wrote Canberra, so you'd have an idea

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

60 to go -- pooped . . . gnite *poof*

12:32 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:32 am

meliae

re 6/7 combo

12:32 am

jillibus

hi and wtg josh

12:33 am

joshuavorbis

phant rheum

12:34 am

meliae

missing 3 more 7's I have, am, ha, pu, re, sa, sc, what am I missing please?

12:35 am

MLFAN17

4TH COLUMN E and 5TH COLUMN 2ND P stats please?

12:35 am

tempo

I have a cu and an he, meliae; still missing 1 myself

12:36 am

jillibus

ec4/6 and pu6/30 & pl

12:36 am

cybernan

p's done

12:36 am

negativeneil

Sparklies.

12:36 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:36 am

Fauxmage

Yay Neil!

12:36 am

jillibus

wd neil

12:36 am

jillibus

yw mlf

12:37 am

cybernan

congrats, neil

12:37 am

meliae

congrats =)

12:37 am

negativeneil

Thanks Laura, jillibus and cybernan.

12:37 am

MLFAN17

is the PU 6 something i should know?

12:38 am

jillibus

yes, mlf -- clued for jellen a little while ago

12:38 am

negativeneil

I guess it's one who pu4,8s?

12:38 am

meliae

yes MLF like a womans shoe perhaps?

12:39 am

cybernan

so many words are repeated in this one

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

help please with e in the 4th column

12:39 am

jillibus

clued at 12:27

12:39 am

negativeneil

If you pu4,8 you could be a pu6,30.

12:39 am

jillibus

ec4/6, dee

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili looking...

12:40 am

jillibus

old French coin

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty nbt

12:40 am

negativeneil

Or one who pu5,18.

12:40 am

MLFAN17

i have tht Pu its a 5

12:40 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:41 am

negativeneil

I'm tired and a little tipsy. Good combo!

12:41 am

MLFAN17

sounds like you will sleep well tonight nell lol

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

12:42 am

negativeneil

When I get there, yeah. Hopefully. Not always that easy in a strange room and bed but I'm sure I'll manage. Tired enough.

12:43 am

cybernan

49 to go and down to a crawl -- time to quit for the night :) See you tomorrow

12:43 am

jillibus

gnight nan

12:43 am

MLFAN17

ifyou are tired being in a strange room may or may notmake a difference

12:44 am

negativeneil

It sometimes does, sometimes doesn't.

12:44 am

negativeneil

Nothing like waking up and forgetting where you are though.

12:45 am

negativeneil

Just at first, you know... until you're fully conscious.

12:49 am

jillibus

over halfway

12:50 am

Jellen

I do that sometimes, even in my own bed...

12:51 am

negativeneil

Haha, Jellen. I got tipsy tonight so Laura was testing me... to see if I remembered my full name, address, birthdate and if I could walk in a straight line and touch my nose with a fingertip without missing. I passed, amazingly.

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

what 7 am I missing, please? am, cu, ha, he, pu, re, sa, sc

12:52 am

meliae

2 re 7's Dee

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

ty mel! course it HAD to be an re ugh

12:54 am

meliae

of course I gave up and listed its a re 6/21 7/32 if they are a combo, do you have the one that kind is like a womans shoe?

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

I have that re 6/30 7/44, so I'm missing the other one

12:54 am

jillibus

I see Bill Maher is here, sort of.

12:54 am

meliae

same here was hoing we had opposite ones, lol

12:55 am

meliae

hoping* that is

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

lol that would be too easy

12:55 am

jillibus

ugh -- too many re words

12:55 am

negativeneil

Yeah but they're easy.

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

the back part of a foot mel or what a dog does when you tell him to stay put.. re + he 4 and plural

12:57 am

jillibus

I hope so

12:57 am

meliae

doh and I almost tried that lol

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:58 am

meliae

the 6 before is to go over again re+ ha 4/6

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:00 am

meliae

ugh phantom reverse

1:00 am

Roses6

phantom sleeve

1:02 am

meliae

reserve lol too many of them up there

1:03 am

meliae

ok this lady and I am not kidding is going to donate her orgasm to science on, curiousity why is sex fun on discovery channel

1:04 am

negativeneil

Uhhh, should I even ask how she's going to do that?

1:04 am

Roses6

she must have some to spare (LOL)

1:05 am

rururocks

I didn't know you could donate them

1:05 am

meliae

they are not showing that part lol they have her in like a cat scan machine as they are stimulating her

1:05 am

rururocks

I wouldn't have wasted so many of them if I could have helped science

1:05 am

negativeneil

Oh I see. Ummm, are they looking for any more (male) volunteers?

1:05 am

meliae

LMAO Ruru

1:05 am

meliae

hahaha you guys wish

1:06 am

negativeneil

Yes, actually.

1:06 am

jillibus

hello ruru

1:06 am

rururocks

can you get tax deductions for them?

1:06 am

rururocks

hi jilli.. sorry just being silly

1:06 am

meliae

now they are showing vibrators and one is a hand crank one this is too funny yet informative

1:07 am

negativeneil

Silly is always good.

1:07 am

jillibus

well, I'm working on re words and I see rehump doesn't work...

1:07 am

negativeneil

Haha!

1:07 am

meliae

all joking inside this is a good show

1:07 am

rururocks

rehump only works for US Senators jilli

1:07 am

negativeneil

To hu4,8 someone again?

1:08 am

meliae

and those that do it ending does not work either

1:08 am

negativeneil

ruru... the question you had. Email is in profile.

1:08 am

jillibus

maybe they're doing that to the orgasm lady

1:09 am

rururocks

what question neil.. i don't remember one.?

1:09 am

negativeneil

About what area I'm in?

1:10 am

negativeneil

I'll answer it privately if you want.

1:10 am

rururocks

oh.

1:10 am

negativeneil

Just don't wanna post it where it's searchable.

1:10 am

rururocks

no..it's okay.. if you need to be safe you need to be safe. I understand

1:11 am

negativeneil

ok, don't think you'd broadcast it though.

1:11 am

negativeneil

If you did I'd go to the tabloids. And make up something about you to tell them. I'm sure they'd be interested.

1:12 am

rururocks

not really.. I'm a boring person ...lol

1:12 am

negativeneil

Ummm, that would be a "no".

1:12 am

jillibus

how's you knee, ruru?

1:12 am

jillibus

*your

1:13 am

rururocks

pretty bad I'm afraid jilli

1:13 am

negativeneil

Oh no... sorry about that.

1:13 am

rururocks

I'm limping around all day..

1:13 am

rururocks

please note.. not rehumping ..limping

1:13 am

negativeneil

Noted.

1:13 am

jillibus

I hope it's not as bad as it was the other day

1:14 am

meliae

ok she is out of the machine and asked for a drink of water and a ciggarette, LOL just kidding

1:14 am

rururocks

LOL Mel

1:14 am

negativeneil

Haha!

1:14 am

meliae

activates every part of your brain, exercizes your brain

1:14 am

jillibus

what program is this, mel? What network?

1:14 am

rururocks

(it does for mine) :P

1:14 am

negativeneil

Did she make any sounds?

1:14 am

meliae

they had her hooked up to all kinds of electodes

1:15 am

negativeneil

God, I want a job like that. Beats mine any day.

1:15 am

negativeneil

Oh wait... she's volunteering? No pay?

1:15 am

meliae

discovery channel, called Curiousity: why is sex fun

1:15 am

negativeneil

We have to wonder why?

1:15 am

jillibus

Whew! I wonder if they'll repeat it.

1:15 am

rururocks

they need to discover that??? gimmee a break

1:16 am

negativeneil

Yeah, exactly my thoughts ruru.

1:16 am

rururocks

if they repeat it jilli ..it'd be multiple orgasms..lol

1:16 am

sammysmom

what a dumb thing to spend money - time-effort on---seems like there is something more important to ponder

1:16 am

negativeneil

Even better!

1:16 am

jillibus

wowee

1:16 am

negativeneil

You'd think so, sammysmom.

1:16 am

rururocks

lol

1:17 am

rururocks

alot of people spend money on orgasms sammy?

1:17 am

sammysmom

i figured THAT out about 60 years ago and neveer condidered wondering about the whys and whatevers... just enjoyed , and yes, i have total recall

1:19 am

sammysmom

i don t think a LOT are ru, but i think money coukl be better spent in other areas

1:19 am

mrpresident

afternoon all :) saucy convo I see??

1:19 am

origami

just rejoined and seems like I missed some pretty interesting chat :p

1:19 am

rururocks

what areas?

1:20 am

jillibus

hi again mrp

1:20 am

meliae

lol hiyas Mrp, yes discussing the discovery channel, its and educational discussion ~grin~

1:20 am

rururocks

origami is pretty close to orgasm .. in someways

1:21 am

meliae

wonder if they will do a man next?

1:21 am

sammysmom

making the world a better placde- putting people to work- i could go on but it is boring and redundant

1:21 am

origami

inmany ways ruru :p

1:21 am

rururocks

it'll be a short documentary mel..lol

1:23 am

stidmama

hey all! ruru! I found something funny for you! See my flickr feed: wine bottle on upper left!

1:23 am

sammysmom

and i have great news (for my family that is)

1:23 am

jillibus

hi stid

1:24 am

rururocks

what's that sammy?

1:24 am

negativeneil

If they do, meliae, I'm volunteering.

1:24 am

negativeneil

And time for sleep... good night people.

1:24 am

rururocks

good nite neil

1:24 am

meliae

ok now they are showing an ultra sound of a couple having sex, very strange looking

1:26 am

origami

night neil

1:26 am

sammysmom

my grand daughter has presented us with a baby girl ( six weeks earlier than expected) she went to work as usual and started bleeding - ruptured placenta- fortunately she was at a MAJOR hospital here where she works in pediatric oncology... ) within 15 minutes they had transported her to her delivery hospital and a cesarian was performed- mother and baby are doing well and we are so grateful for the blessing

1:26 am

stidmama

*waits to hear good news*

1:26 am

stidmama

oh I am so glad they are both going to be okay! what a scary thing...

1:26 am

rururocks

that's lucky and great sammy

1:26 am

meliae

oh my goodness, that is so lucky she was right there, and glad to hear mom and baby are fine

1:27 am

origami

Great news sammy

1:27 am

meliae

plancenta previa?

1:27 am

stidmama

wait. that means you are a GREAT grandma? (obviously you have been a wonderful grandma before...)

1:28 am

sammysmom

i cannot think of anything worse than the abject terror of being afraid for your chikldren or grandchildren

1:29 am

sammysmom

yes stid she has a 3 year old boy who has been our delight so now we are doubly blessed--- there will be no more so we will enjoy what we have and are truly gratful for them

1:30 am

stidmama

(((sammy))) I am glad for her that she will be around for both her children! May they have abundance all their lives.

1:31 am

sammysmom

hubby ( who is 85) was afraid that she wouldn t trust him to hold her- so when she put her in his arms and adjusted his oxygen hose so he could hold her, we were all turning away and gasping with joy

1:31 am

rubyfoo

good morning?

1:31 am

stidmama

good morning ruby!

1:31 am

sammysmom

more good news

1:31 am

stidmama

that is extra wonderful, sammy

1:32 am

sammysmom

i won 2 bucks at tonk tonight

1:32 am

sammysmom

thanks stid

1:33 am

stidmama

okay, halfway and almost NBT. Time to head for sleepy-bye land. *hugs and choclits for all* see you-all again soon! *poof*

1:33 am

origami

oh sammy, how sweet of her to give him that gift

1:34 am

jillibus

hi and bye as usual, stid!

1:34 am

rubyfoo

that is a wonderful story, mom! Truly happy for you!

1:34 am

rubyfoo

hello nite-owl jilli

1:35 am

sammysmom

thank you my babble friends for sharing my joy

1:35 am

jillibus

and sammy, that's wonderful. I wonder if I'll EVER be a great-grand -- my grandkids are getting older and older and still not committed.

1:35 am

jillibus

hi rubydoo

1:36 am

jillibus

it's only 11:36 pm here.

1:36 am

rubyfoo

I'll never be a grand -- son and his wife have decided against having kids (her decision, actually) and they're both getting too long in the tooth to start now

1:36 am

sammysmom

my sam calls me g'nana as his his mother is nana and chen i am not quick enough with the yogurt- i am OLD NANA

1:36 am

rubyfoo

that would be late for me, jilli

1:37 am

jillibus

oh, I see ruby -- and of course you're an early bird

1:38 am

Jivingjenny0

good morning all, please could someone clue the bottom p

1:40 am

rururocks

pu4 and pu5 I think

1:40 am

sammysmom

lets hope there will be other compoensations ruby.. i have a sister who could not have children and when she was 30 something they decided to do something about it--- adopetd ( kids-- all races and religions-- they are now a family (after 50 yers) of 75 life is strange and sometimes wonderful heh?

1:40 am

rururocks

nm.. its pu6/7

1:41 am

sammysmom

they adopted 9 kids- she started her own adoption agency and has placed thousands of kids in good homes

1:42 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks ruru

1:42 am

rururocks

are you related to Brad pitt and angelina sammy?

1:42 am

sammysmom

lol..no

1:43 am

Jivingjenny0

what about the wo Es in the second row

1:43 am

sammysmom

if you are interested in my sisters story i can give you a website to check it out

1:44 am

rubyfoo

what a wonderful things to do! there are so many children needing good homes....

1:44 am

Haz1558

ee4/4 and ec4/6 - slippery customers and old French coins

1:45 am

Jivingjenny0

brilliant haz thanks a lot

1:45 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

1:45 am

meliae

well ruby there are always adopt a grandchild programs like big brother big sister only you become a grandma to child who has none

1:46 am

meliae

or their grand parents live far away

1:47 am

meliae

women who are in love with their partners emit different brain waves than women are not, pretty intersting, when having an orgasm that is

1:48 am

rubyfoo

I wonder if they have such things in France....can you imagine being Fr and having an American gran?

1:49 am

rururocks

different or better ones?

1:49 am

meliae

That would be so cool I think

1:49 am

rubyfoo

hahah ruru

1:49 am

meliae

better when in love

1:49 am

meliae

more intense I think she said

1:50 am

rururocks

I don't believe that for a minute

1:50 am

meliae

ha the one thing they all agree on is orgasms are just plain good for you

1:51 am

rururocks

an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away.. that's what I've always said

1:51 am

meliae

lol I agree

1:52 am

origami

What channel is this show on? I'm going to have to search for it.

1:53 am

rururocks

the porno channel origami..

1:53 am

jillibus

time for me to pack it in -- have fun, gang! *poof

1:54 am

rururocks

just kidding

1:54 am

rururocks

night jilli

1:54 am

origami

Ahhh ... don't think I have that from my cable provider :-)

1:54 am

origami

Night Jilli

1:54 am

jillibus

<--- looks to see if Discovery is going to repeat "Curiosity" or whatever that program is called, lol

1:54 am

meliae

Discovery channel

1:55 am

rubyfoo

and who would do the subtitles for here?

1:55 am

meliae

LOl Jilli ((HUGS))

1:55 am

origami

grunts and groans shouldn't be too hard to translate ruby

1:55 am

rubyfoo

hahah

1:55 am

rururocks

... or whimpering

1:56 am

rubyfoo

whimpering?

1:56 am

origami

Then there's the screamers, of course :-)

1:56 am

rururocks

lol

1:56 am

jillibus

<--- just checked and Discovery aired that at 7 am today, lol!

1:56 am

rururocks

jeez mel.. you've got my sicko humor going strong

1:56 am

origami

I'm searching right now :-)

1:57 am

meliae

LOL Jilli, well maybe they will show it again

1:57 am

meliae

shes in the cat scan thinger again!

1:57 am

rubyfoo

this chat made the 1st 100 very quick!

1:58 am

meliae

she is only using her brain no stimulation this time

1:58 am

rururocks

wait till they do a MRI on her during orgasm

1:59 am

meliae

ok exact same results with no stimuli, all her brain waves were the same

2:00 am

rururocks

I'd be a bad candidate for this..

2:02 am

meliae

sooo it bears the question..... can stupid women think themselves into an orgasm, ooo new show anaomy of sex is on now

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in a dead spot?

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in a dead spot?

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in a dead spot?

2:02 am

sammysmom

are we in a dead spot?

2:03 am

rubyfoo

any hint for left-hand u, please?

2:03 am

meliae

its that time of night it always lags for like 3 mins, ok this one Ruru they are going to use a MRI machine and a couple is volunteering

2:03 am

rururocks

sorry sammy... we were just all having orgasms.. slight delay

2:03 am

rururocks

lol

2:03 am

sammysmom

lol

2:03 am

meliae

UV 4/8 and its plural

2:03 am

origami

Found it ... it's set to record next Sunday morning!

2:03 am

rubyfoo

what do you mean, slight.....

2:04 am

rururocks

you aren't supposed to move in an MRI aren't you?

2:04 am

meliae

yay Orgi

2:04 am

meliae

I thought not but we will see

2:04 am

rubyfoo

ty mel

2:05 am

meliae

Anatomy of sex is on now, Orgi you might want to look for that one as well, lol

2:06 am

meliae

yw ruby

2:07 am

mrpresident

holy moly! i did it!! I just stood up to the biggest lot of barstardos and feel great!!

2:07 am

origami

Shucks mel .. not where I am :-(

2:07 am

meliae

wow Mrp, good for you!

2:07 am

rubyfoo

2:09 am

origami

ood news mr pres ... this has gone on so long, we're all hoping it will come to an end soon!

2:10 am

rubyfoo

it would have to be on the history channel for me!

2:10 am

mrpresident

it needs to... I have now threatened a huge club that has been implicated in my stalker's case

2:11 am

mrpresident

it will be very very interesting to see what comes of it now.

2:11 am

mrpresident

i will not only sue my stalker, but the 'huge club'!

2:11 am

sammysmom

shai

2:13 am

Kazzer99

morning all - just a quick visit before work - any clues for the cu 6/7 please

2:13 am

rubyfoo

hi kaz!

2:13 am

rubyfoo

don't have it yet

2:13 am

Haz1558

cu6 and cu7 - extend the implement for holding beverages.

2:14 am

negativeneil

one who cu4,7s

2:14 am

Haz1558

Or take the first letter from the wrecking of chances sc7/44.

2:14 am

origami

Hey found that one on wednesday morning :-)

2:14 am

Kazzer99

thnks ruby I will have to go - my lift will be here soon. Thnks negative just needed that push in the right direction

2:16 am

negativeneil

Just call me Neil, Kazzer... easier and it's my name.

2:17 am

negativeneil

And you're welcome.

2:19 am

rubyfoo

taking a break with 110.....see you later

2:22 am

origami

g'bye ruby

2:25 am

origami

I'm such a terrible dog mom ... was at a meditation retreat all weekend and the beasties have had no exercise :-( but I have tomorrow off, so I will exhaust them

2:29 am

sprite

good morning all

3:19 am

sprite

fireflies. bye all.

3:26 am

rubyfoo

back

3:33 am

carleekat

hi ruby

3:33 am

rubyfoo

hi carlee

3:34 am

rubyfoo

funny grid. I have 121 words but caN'T FIND THE LOWER P FOR NBT

3:34 am

rubyfoo

whoops, didn't mean to shout

3:34 am

carleekat

how s your day going

3:35 am

carleekat

( think of the firetruck that moves water )

3:36 am

rubyfoo

trying to keep things on an even keel with changeable spouse

3:36 am

rubyfoo

that's from the upper one

3:36 am

carleekat

no...is a 6 and plural for 7

3:36 am

rubyfoo

have 13 from the upper p

3:36 am

carleekat

ur thinking of the shoe

3:37 am

Dianne

Do you have the cougar ones?

3:37 am

carleekat

( one who does as the shoe )

3:37 am

rubyfoo

yup

3:37 am

rubyfoo

hello dianne

3:37 am

rubyfoo

aaaah! going in the wrong direction

3:38 am

carleekat

there we gooooo

3:38 am

rubyfoo

excellent, thank you. only 52 left hahah (only)

3:38 am

carleekat

only 114 to go

3:39 am

rubyfoo

the difference is that you'll get them and I won't

3:39 am

carleekat

not necessarily..i havent finished a grid in days

3:40 am

rubyfoo

so you don't list either?

3:40 am

carleekat

yea i do ( off to the pb u go )...i am in a " I am bored with babble" streak again

3:42 am

rubyfoo

you gave a word? I missed it :(

3:43 am

carleekat

u gave a word ruby

3:43 am

carleekat

i said off U go

3:44 am

rubyfoo

haha I missed that!

3:44 am

rubyfoo

I didn't have that fish, duh me

3:46 am

carleekat

hehehe ok ruby

3:47 am

carleekat

i have been listening to all happening in libya

3:47 am

carleekat

( brb)

3:52 am

carleekat

have u been following it?

3:56 am

Dianne

I haven't heard anything new for several hours. What's the latest?

3:57 am

carleekat

S Africa says they know nothing about the whereabouts of gadhafi

3:57 am

carleekat

( a couple s african planes on the runway )

3:58 am

Dianne

Has it been confirmed that he isn't in Libya?

3:58 am

carleekat

no... it hasnt

4:03 am

carleekat

purpling out the re's

4:07 am

Dianne

remember to get yourself off a jury, go over things again & again, get the back part of your show fixed and party it up.

4:07 am

Dianne

duh - shoe not show.

4:08 am

carleekat

thanks dianne...

4:09 am

Dianne

Need anymore?

4:09 am

carleekat

no..am good...( is only 5 am here so i have lots of time to find the rest :)

4:10 am

Dianne

You are the early bird. It's just after 5pm here.

4:11 am

carleekat

i have been gettign up for suhor i just finished guzzling back 2 L of water

4:11 am

Dianne

That ourght to hold you.

4:12 am

carleekat

it does.. :)

4:12 am

Dianne

Have a good day. I have to get going.

4:12 am

carleekat

thanks you too

5:21 am

herinfernallady

hi?

5:40 am

rubyfoo

hello again

5:40 am

rubyfoo

110 this AM

5:40 am

rubyfoo

is anybody still here?

6:07 am

uusue2

good morning! I am here but only briefly, first day of classes today!

6:08 am

uusue2

and with 11 words I have nbs :-)

6:41 am

uusue2

and now I have done my exercises; I need the left U and the lower right P for nbt but am off to the showers.

6:43 am

sandr

you pu 4/8 iron sue

6:45 am

BabbleRabble

uv 4/8 and 5/18

6:51 am

MollyL

The lower p is one who pu4s

6:52 am

MollyL

Or, a firetruck with hoses is sometimes called a pu6/30

7:05 am

gortmold

heya babblers, anyone have a spare clue for the first re6 pls?

7:07 am

MollyL

What you do when you take yourself off a jury.

7:07 am

kje

not sure if 1st, but do you have to resole a shoe?

7:07 am

kje

ok, guess i was wrog, thanks molly

7:08 am

MollyL

Hey Gort, hey KJE

7:08 am

gortmold

yeah got that one, thanks kje, working on the jury one

7:08 am

MollyL

re + you say ex**** me when you burp

7:09 am

gortmold

thanks molly, that's the ticket, i dedicate these here fireworks to you

7:09 am

kje

yay gort!

7:09 am

MollyL

Yay Gort!!!

7:10 am

gortmold

thanks u too...right, off to watch an incredibly predicable and badly acted Prince of Persia (why, lovely Jake Gyllenhall, why???)

7:11 am

gortmold

u two, that is

7:19 am

herinfernallady

Hi

7:22 am

uusue2

hi again, all! so everyone shows up as soon as I leave, eh?? (just kidding...)

7:22 am

uusue2

and thanks for the p and u clues; I now have nbt :-)

7:23 am

herinfernallady

Howdy Sue

7:24 am

uusue2

hi, herin!

7:25 am

herinfernallady

I have too amny phantoms

7:25 am

uusue2

not me but probably because I haven't had much time to look at the grid at all :-)

7:26 am

uusue2

oh look - I am in the grid!

7:27 am

herinfernallady

Yes you are

7:28 am

uusue2

first day of classes today so I am a little anxious

7:29 am

JBV

good morning - hi sue, you start early there, classes don't start here til Sept. 2

7:29 am

uusue2

hi, jbv! we are indeed early!!

7:30 am

uusue2

but then we are done at the end of the first week of December, and don't come back until around MLK day, so we get quite a winter break

7:30 am

JBV

first day is fun, the kids are more nervous than you, I guarantee it

7:30 am

herinfernallady

Hi JB

7:30 am

ChampFit

MY KIDS ARE GONE...WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!

7:30 am

ChampFit

MY KIDS ARE GONE...WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!

7:31 am

uusue2

probably so

7:31 am

uusue2

yay, champ!!!!!!!!!!!

7:31 am

herinfernallady

Excited much Champ :D

7:31 am

JBV

I'm also nervous - I scheduled an interview with the chairman of the Italian Dept. (at Rutgers) - I need permission to register as an Auditor. Oh did I mention the interview is IN ITALIAN?????

7:31 am

ChampFit

:)

7:31 am

JBV

and hooray for Champ!

7:31 am

uusue2

one class I am teaching is all incoming freshmen, so they will certainly be nervous

7:31 am

uusue2

oh, that sounds cool, jbv! you mean you want to audit a class?

7:31 am

herinfernallady

NOw what you going to do?

7:32 am

JBV

Yes, I want to take a Literature course, which is considered a high-level, so she will want to assess my Italian

7:32 am

uusue2

well, that makes sense.

7:32 am

JBV

I'm very confident about my reading comprehension, not so much about a formal conversation (with the polite form of Lei, which I have not used very much)

7:33 am

uusue2

yes, I always found speaking to be the hardest

7:33 am

JBV

I'm hoping she starts off with "you can call me 'tu' " that would make it easier!

7:33 am

herinfernallady

Best Luck JBV

7:34 am

JBV

thanks, herin

7:34 am

uusue2

I think you will do fine, jbv! good luck to you!!

7:36 am

JBV

thanks, I'll stop back here later and give you the good or bad news :)

7:36 am

uusue2

will be looking forward to it! When is the interview?

7:37 am

JBV

it's a great program, no tuition at all for senior citizens, although I hate using that term

7:37 am

JBV

today at 11:30

7:37 am

MollyL

JBV, that is so great. I wish you well. Let us know how things turn out.

7:37 am

uusue2

I'll see if I can get on around then - should be between classes

7:38 am

MollyL

We are not "senior". We are well seasoned. : )

7:38 am

JBV

thanks, Molly - I'll propose that to the person in change, they should change the name - Seasoned Auditors Program :)

7:39 am

JBV

*person in charge

7:39 am

herinfernallady

Were as I feel today down right ancent

7:41 am

uusue2

good idea, jbv! we have programs called things like the Life-Long Learning Institute, which I think is a good name

7:41 am

uusue2

what's up, herin?

7:41 am

herinfernallady

Just tired

7:42 am

herinfernallady

And the cat has eaten a hole in my curtain to get through it via the kitchen table

7:42 am

Anniebrook

jbv, good luck!

7:43 am

JBV

hi Annie and thanks!

7:43 am

uusue2

wow, I have heard of dogs eating curtains, but not a cat! Must be some cat!

7:43 am

herinfernallady

He thinks he is a dog

7:43 am

JBV

well, off to start my day - see you later

7:43 am

uusue2

(although I have a cat who has knocked through a window screen - didn't eat it, though)

7:46 am

Anniebrook

can i get a clue for the second re 6/24 ?

7:46 am

herinfernallady

Later JB

7:46 am

herinfernallady

Hi ANnie

7:46 am

Anniebrook

never mind

7:46 am

Anniebrook

i found it

7:47 am

uusue2

bye, jbv!

7:47 am

Anniebrook

Hi herin :)

7:47 am

herinfernallady

My cat has eaten other curtains before to make himself comfy. We bought some cheap ones from ikea

7:47 am

uusue2

good idea, herin! I had a friend whose dog ate the bottom 3' off ALL her curtains, as well as all the cushions on the outdoor furniture

7:48 am

uusue2

my cat just eats house plants...

7:48 am

herinfernallady

Cheap fom Ikea or $2 plus stores

7:49 am

herinfernallady

and anything machine washable

7:50 am

BabbleRabble

Are the houses generally planted on plots in plats?

7:51 am

KatieMcG

be glad they only eat them. Our eldest liked to use one of them as a litter tray

7:52 am

herinfernallady

Groan Babble

7:52 am

jmcnrick

the plants are not plotted on the plats though

7:52 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:52 am

Anniebrook

hi jmc

7:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi JM

7:53 am

Norma

Are you getting excited yet Mrs McG ????

7:54 am

uusue2

hi and bye, jmc, katie, and BR - I am off to work! Two classes today (shouldn't be too bad as I taught this course last semester) and then one tomorrow - that's the new complicated one

7:54 am

herinfernallady

Were you going Katie?

7:54 am

KatieMcG

Just about, here about the job this week so concentrating on that first!

7:54 am

KatieMcG

Vancouver Herin

7:54 am

Norma

When will you be told Katie

7:55 am

KatieMcG

*hear (hangs head in shame for shocking English)

7:55 am

KatieMcG

Thursday at the latest

7:55 am

Norma

Don't forget big EXCITED TEXT please .... will be thinking of you xx

7:56 am

KatieMcG

will let you know as soon as I do!

7:56 am

herinfernallady

Moving?

7:56 am

Norma

Will be on Tenter hooks until then xx

7:56 am

herinfernallady

Or holiday?

7:57 am

KatieMcG

Oh no just a holiday herin

7:57 am

Norma

What do you mean JUST a holiday lol

7:57 am

herinfernallady

that sounds lovely.

8:19 am

mkg

hi all.

8:19 am

mkg

any clues for the 7s? dont have any 6 or 7 words. tough grid.

8:19 am

jmcnrick

hi mkg i don't have any 7s

8:21 am

mkg

just got one. sc 7. sc plus a 5 word that begins with up.

8:22 am

jmcnrick

wtg mkg

8:22 am

mkg

six is c and that up 5 word.

8:23 am

jmcnrick

now all i need is to find the up word :-)

8:23 am

jmcnrick

got it ty

8:24 am

java2

there's a 6/7 combo - to impede - ha*

8:25 am

jmcnrick

ty java

8:25 am

java2

and an electrical 6/7 combo - am*

8:25 am

jmcnrick

any one have the stats for the left hand U please?

8:26 am

java2

and the 6/7 combo - cu* and sa*

8:27 am

grant

uv4/7 +pl

8:27 am

jmcnrick

ty grant

8:27 am

java2

ty

8:27 am

grant

yw

8:28 am

grant

spaghetti sa*** + family

8:34 am

jmcnrick

okay i am off to a meeting bbl

8:44 am

java2

nbt/nbs and more than half way - lots to do today bbl

8:44 am

stevedallas

Good morning all and how many words today thanks

8:45 am

Mom

good morning Steve 175 words today

9:04 am

carleekat

hi all

9:21 am

Uneaixoise

am7 (plural) electrical word, ha7 (plural) to hold back, pu7 (plural) those who pull water out of a well, cups and sa*****, sc7 evening meal with an extra consonant

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

cu7(plural) most of sc7

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

hi and bye, all! Gotta run *poof*

9:58 am

ChampFit

There's also an he7/32 .

10:09 am

carleekat

10 re's to go....blarg

10:10 am

MollyL

I thought the he7 was the hardest to find.

10:11 am

ChampFit

agreed molly.

10:11 am

rururocks

I am finding the last 28 hard to find

10:12 am

carleekat

i hate re's

10:15 am

ChampFit

fireworks! had to list for the last 30 or so.

10:15 am

MollyL

~*!~*! Champ ~*!~*~

10:15 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for champ

10:16 am

ChampFit

Great way to start the first day of school. Loving the quiet! Taking the whole day off. Thank you!

10:18 am

ChampFit

anyone need clues?

10:18 am

Erda

the first ma please?

10:18 am

MollyL

Ah! Enjoy your relaxing day Champ.

10:18 am

carleekat

my dog is being a PITA...we taped his ears... and he is so nervous now...very aactive... and into EVERYTHING

10:19 am

ChampFit

Alternate spelling of those insurance commercials you see with the crazy guy creating ma****.

10:19 am

MollyL

The first ma6 means chaos, spelled with a different third vowel

10:20 am

ChampFit

I've never seen it spelled that way. checking to see if it's the same meaning...

10:20 am

MollyL

Why did you tape the dog's ears?

10:20 am

ChampFit

Yep...same word. Create chaos.

10:20 am

Erda

Gut it, thank you

10:21 am

carleekat

his ears are not going up as they should ( he is purebred shepherd ) and he looka like a lab...

10:21 am

Erda

Grateful that he didn't use mahonia, mahout, mahuang, mahzor and maiasaur...

10:21 am

carleekat

just gentle med tape and a foam hair roller set in the cup of each ear

10:21 am

MollyL

I thought you had to have a german shepherd's ears cropped to to that.

10:22 am

carleekat

noooooo.. just tape

10:22 am

ChampFit

Now that's a funny picture!

10:22 am

carleekat

he will hold his ears up if super alert...

10:22 am

carleekat

i am trying to upload to fb but my phone provider is being stupid atm

10:24 am

ChampFit

see you all tomorrow...off to be a slug! ;)

10:27 am

carleekat

and finished...

10:28 am

crosshair

we often used to use popcicle sticks and med tape on our purebred shepards

10:29 am

crosshair

may sound funny,but sure beats those who chop tails off on breeds just for cosmetics sakes lol

10:30 am

rururocks

i give up.. can someone clue the he 7?

10:30 am

carleekat

a foam hair roller in each ear...med tape...and some med tape between the ears...

10:30 am

carleekat

i am so waiting for this dog to grow into his tail...it drags on the floor

10:31 am

carleekat

he is NOT impressed with himself atm

10:31 am

crosshair

great dogs they are.in my experience with them,there is no middle road,they are either smart as all heck or dumb as a stump

10:31 am

carleekat

( and my son is out mowing the lawn and that drives him right starkers too )

10:32 am

carleekat

hehe..crossy..being all black...when i take him walking...and he is getting warm... he pulls to the shade..then daudles through the shade....then once out of the shade...pulls to next patch of shade....

10:32 am

carleekat

its quite funny to watch

10:33 am

crosshair

yes,i have seen that,avoid long walks at peak heat times

10:33 am

carleekat

yes..i do....its just so funny to watch

10:33 am

crosshair

peak heat times are 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

10:33 am

carleekat

he is just having "issues" with the come command <sigh>

10:33 am

rururocks

would someone please clue the he 7?/??

10:34 am

crosshair

if i had it,i would ru

10:34 am

carleekat

he7...dna is a double he**x+now you will have the he7 at l***

10:34 am

crosshair

0_o

10:35 am

crosshair

ty carlee

10:35 am

carleekat

( an dmy son is currently cursing himself for taking my visa- approved- to buy a new lawnmower and NOT getting a mulching mower )

10:35 am

rururocks

thank you carlee

10:36 am

crosshair

does it at least have a collection bag for the snippings?

10:36 am

cybernan

good morning :)

10:36 am

crosshair

howdy cybernan

10:39 am

crosshair

:)) a great word we do not get often sc 7/44=a drainage grate at deck level on sailing ships to drain water

10:39 am

crosshair

also used on flat roof buildings

10:40 am

cybernan

I don't think there are 48 more words in this grid!

10:40 am

uusue2

hi all, just ducking in briefly between classes

10:40 am

crosshair

howdy sue

10:40 am

cybernan

well -- 47 more

10:41 am

crosshair

lol

10:41 am

uusue2

100 left for me but I am surprised I have that many!

10:42 am

MollyL

I've heard it's good to let grass clippings stay on your lawn. It sends nitrogen back into the soil and helps future grass grow better. Some people don't like the look though.

10:42 am

cybernan

45 - and listing - this is just too painful

10:42 am

crosshair

i also have 100 or so left,pretty friendly grid so far,but i think that is about to change

10:43 am

car.eeyore

Hi!

10:43 am

crosshair

howdy car

10:44 am

crosshair

and now,but popular demand,it is time once again for crossy,s tidbit of the day!!

10:44 am

car.eeyore

: )

10:44 am

crosshair

There is one strand of corn silk for each kernel on an ear of corn.

10:45 am

crosshair

simple but interesting

10:46 am

car.eeyore

Making corn tonight! Good to know!

10:46 am

crosshair

our corn is coming out of the fields right now...yummers!

10:47 am

crosshair

and butter is on sale!..life is good sometimes:)

10:48 am

car.eeyore

Is there a ps word?

10:54 am

cybernan

no

10:55 am

cybernan

pe x 7, pu x 9

10:55 am

uusue2

our corn has gotten a lot more expensive - just paid $2.50 for 6 ears at the farmers market

10:55 am

car.eeyore

Ty cyber.

10:55 am

car.eeyore

Ouch!

10:55 am

uusue2

not too long ago you could get a dozen ears for $1...

10:55 am

uusue2

although you can still get it for free at the Corn Fest this weekend :-)

10:56 am

cybernan

farmer's at the market are charging store prices, it seems

10:59 am

car.eeyore

Need help please with the lower left P.

11:03 am

car.eeyore

Good grief. Lower RIGHT P please!

11:03 am

rururocks

lower left?

11:03 am

rururocks

pu6/7 people who pu4

11:03 am

cybernan

pu 7 -- extend the 4

11:04 am

cybernan

6-7 combo that is

11:04 am

car.eeyore

Oh good grief! TY!

11:04 am

car.eeyore

On that note, I shall take a break!

11:04 am

cybernan

clue for the re 5/14 following the cobbler's work

11:09 am

car.eeyore

I can't seem to get it either Cyber...

11:09 am

Erda

re + on the bottom of a skirt, there is usually a ***

11:09 am

car.eeyore

TY Erda! What a twisty grid this is!

11:09 am

cybernan

ty erda -- another fish!

11:09 am

Erda

Yes it is !!

11:10 am

ivesy3

re 4/6 plz. one after to re sew something

11:11 am

cybernan

member of congress with a double ending

11:12 am

ivesy3

ah ty!

11:13 am

sadie52

Hello :)

11:14 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - back as soon as I refill my teacup

11:18 am

Judi

Shamu's a big fish, but not in this grid. Okay, he's a mammal.

11:19 am

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

11:21 am

cybernan

I'll be back at the flip then :)

11:28 am

MollyL

Mammal, schmammal, as long as he's healthy. : )

11:52 am

sammysmom

il 5/14 ??

11:56 am

LuvWordGames

il 5/14 1st 3 letters of il 4/4 + pirates drink r**

12:02 pm

carleekat

hi all

12:03 pm

carleekat

( molls. i posted a pic of puppy with his ears taped)

12:04 pm

inge

g

12:04 pm

sammysmom

thanks luv... didnt have my twisty hips going yet

12:09 pm

carleekat

hi inge

12:13 pm

JBV

hi molly and sue - checking in with my progress report - interview's done, I'm good to go!

12:14 pm

carleekat

what kind of interview JBV ???

12:15 pm

JBV

I want to take an Italian course as an auditor at local university, but I had to be pre-approved by the Dept. chair - interview as in ITALIAN!!

12:15 pm

JBV

*was in Italian

12:16 pm

crosshair

lol,of course it was..would of been funny if it was in mandarin:)

12:16 pm

crosshair

lol,crossy needs power nap back in an hour my babble buddies

12:17 pm

JBV

bye crossy - I actually studied Mandarin for one year, nowhere near able to have a conversation of more than a minute LOL

12:17 pm

crosshair

hehe,that teach me to be a smart arse..lol nappies...poink!

12:18 pm

kje

juvee not a word... too bad

12:18 pm

carleekat

good job jbv

12:18 pm

MollyL

Yay JBV! I'm so glad it worked out for you. Enjoy taking your course.

12:18 pm

JBV

1st class is on Sept. 8

12:18 pm

carleekat

i will need to start arabic lessons soon for my teaching...

12:19 pm

JBV

what are you teaching, carlee?

12:19 pm

carleekat

i am finishing up school to do ESL

12:19 pm

carleekat

and i HOPE....to relocate over seas in the next 2 years to teach....I want to land in egypt or dubai..or KSA

12:21 pm

kje

I have had friends that have moved to UAE to teach... the men generally love it, the women not so much

12:22 pm

pigeonman

any help with the ma6?

12:22 pm

JBV

great - did you know I was an ESL teacher and director of an ESL Program before I retired - great, great job

12:22 pm

kje

I have a ma6 golf term... ma4 + two vowels

12:22 pm

JBV

it's not essential but very helpful to know the language of your students

12:23 pm

pigeonman

Sorry for not being clear. I need the ma6/27

12:24 pm

JBV

ma 6/27 - madness and chaos alt. spelling

12:25 pm

kje

ty jbv

12:25 pm

pigeonman

ty

12:27 pm

kje

middle e in second row?

12:27 pm

kje

omg

12:27 pm

kje

nm

12:28 pm

kje

a fish

12:28 pm

kje

you have no idea how long i have been staring at that

12:28 pm

kje

monkey weird ones like the ec4, but miss the fish

12:30 pm

pigeonman

anyone have the re7/32?

12:30 pm

kje

i have 1, it is a plural

12:31 pm

kje

actually, both my re7 are plural

12:31 pm

carleekat

that the only re7/32...

12:31 pm

kje

(tech not since they are verbs, but you get the point)

12:31 pm

carleekat

plural the re "tar****"

12:35 pm

pigeonman

I can't find the bloody thing. I don't have the re6 in front of it yet.

12:35 pm

kje

re6 - replace part of sole of shoe

12:36 pm

pigeonman

WOW. Sometimes it's staring you right in the face.

12:37 pm

kje

yep

12:37 pm

kje

like the ee4 for me - lol

12:38 pm

pigeonman

Oh yeah. I always miss that one.

12:38 pm

kje

down to 14 and don't think i can getthis without listing

12:39 pm

kje

making up all kinds of words

12:40 pm

periwinkle

hi all, help with lower p in right column pls

12:40 pm

kje

people who dispense gasoline

12:41 pm

periwinkle

ty kje, did not have the root word but have it now and 2 others

12:42 pm

kje

yw

12:42 pm

kje

he7?

12:43 pm

periwinkle

have no he words but will look

12:44 pm

periwinkle

found some he words but not the he7

12:44 pm

kje

thanks anyway

12:44 pm

kje

listing has not sped this up considerably - LOL

12:44 pm

MollyL

he7...****um balloons + not first but l***

12:45 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly and hi

12:46 pm

kje

ty

12:46 pm

kje

was not going to monkey taht

12:48 pm

kje

but just did monkey some weird le's if anyone wants them

12:48 pm

periwinkle

yes pls kje

12:48 pm

kje

nm, have no idea how to clue without spelling them

12:48 pm

periwinkle

ok, I will look for them myself, np

12:49 pm

kje

ok

12:49 pm

kje

hold a sec

12:49 pm

periwinkle

82 left, going to look through the stuff I just bought at Borderse, bbl

12:49 pm

kje

le + most of to sing with lips closed + vowel

12:49 pm

kje

le5 btw... then plural for the six

12:49 pm

Kazzer99

evening all another quick visit before i go to aqua fit

12:50 pm

kje

hi kazz

12:50 pm

periwinkle

ty and by for now

12:50 pm

Kazzer99

hi kje

12:51 pm

Kazzer99

bye peri

12:52 pm

kje

uno

12:52 pm

inge

Fireworks with that so common sc 5 word, which I never heard before.

12:53 pm

kje

yayayay inge!

12:54 pm

kje

my last was a sh5 which I have never heard before either

12:54 pm

kje

FW

12:55 pm

java2

congrats to both kje and inge!

12:56 pm

java2

and isn't it amazing how many of these words we've never seen or heard before?

12:57 pm

inge

Does that show how limitd our vocabulary really is?

12:58 pm

java2

I'd say yes if it were only limited to spoken (heard) words. But when it's expanded to words we've read, then no. It shows how many weird words there are!

12:59 pm

kje

I'm with java - I am not weird, the world is ; )

1:00 pm

inge

And every year some committee adds more weird words as being perfectly legal

1:00 pm

java2

I think we all have our own weirdnesses...I know I do!

1:01 pm

kje

weird can be good... normal is highly over rated

1:01 pm

java2

Normals are institutionalized

1:02 pm

kje

there may be some truth there... heaven knows I could not put up with this sh4 if I were truly normal ; )

1:03 pm

inge

we jave reacjed a cpmsensus amd we are mpt evem om DC\

1:03 pm

kje

my tomato soup tastes slightly soupy

1:03 pm

kje

oops... not soupy - lol - soapy!

1:03 pm

kje

a soap like aftertaste

1:04 pm

java2

I would hope it *would* taste soupy

1:04 pm

kje

but soupy would be normal.. soapy is just weird

1:04 pm

java2

I've heard of vegetable soap, but not tomato soap

1:04 pm

kje

but something has this slightly detergent like aftertaste

1:05 pm

java2

back to normal vs. weird

1:05 pm

kje

but yet... i keep drinking it

1:05 pm

java2

kje, seriously, I wouldn't eat any more of that soap/soup

1:05 pm

kje

if you don't see me again it is due to whatever someone slipped in my soup that killed me cuz i wouldn't stop drinking it

1:08 pm

kje

must get back to work... hagd all

1:08 pm

java2

It can't taste good. Life's too short for food that tastes bad

1:08 pm

kje

actually, tastes quite good except the aftertaste for just a second... I wonder if the cup wasn't rinsed well enough maybe

1:09 pm

java2

possibility - good one, actually

1:10 pm

java2

drink lots of water now - flush the soap out. it can upset a tummy

1:10 pm

kje

have fun... gotta go... see ya

1:10 pm

java2

bye!

1:16 pm

uusue2

are we still comparing weirdnesses?

1:16 pm

uusue2

and hi again, all, time for a bit of lunch here before the next meeting...

1:16 pm

java2

We can - got an example (beside that word I coined)

1:17 pm

uusue2

ok, go ahead!

1:18 pm

java2

actually, that was a question - got an example??

1:18 pm

uusue2

well, I just taught an introductory physics class for engineers - 23 men and 2 women, not counting me...not sure how weird that is, exactly, but it does put me outside the norm :-)

1:19 pm

uusue2

and part of the UU service I attended featured readings from "The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth" (the rest of it was about Harry Potter)

1:20 pm

java2

yeah, I'm in the construction industry - there are more women now than when I graduated, but we're still in the minority, especially in the engineering and *hard* construction areas

1:21 pm

uusue2

I'll bet! Same here - the percentage of women in physics is about twice what it was when I graduated, but still quite small, and even smaller in engineering

1:21 pm

uusue2

where in Wisconsin are you (If you don't mind my asking)?

1:21 pm

java2

it's an advantage when attending a conference or some such - no lines at the toilet rooms!

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

1:22 pm

java2

I'm between Milwaukee and Madison. I work in Madison now, after having worked in Milwaukee for years.

1:22 pm

java2

Hi Ruby!

1:22 pm

uusue2

assuming you can find the toilets - my building has rather fewer women's rooms than men's...

1:22 pm

uusue2

hi, ruby!!!

1:23 pm

java2

Ah, it's time for potty parity!

1:23 pm

uusue2

oh, ok - I am about 2 hours from Madison. Nice country between there and Milwaukee - not nearly as flat as here in the cornfields!

1:24 pm

java2

Yes, there's a reason we call you guys (among other things) "flatlanders"

1:24 pm

uusue2

indeed (not a native, though, I grew up in NJ)

1:24 pm

java2

2 hours from Madison - Rockford area?

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

hi java and sue

1:25 pm

java2

Really? I grew up in NY

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

I was the only woman selling industrial glass in the US when I was still working

1:25 pm

uusue2

DeKalb, java2, so southeast of Rockford

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

where in NY, java?

1:26 pm

java2

Queens, LI

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

I went to Queens College

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

where did you go to high school?

1:27 pm

java2

We've had this conversation before, or I'm experiencing deja vu...didn't we discuss Simon and Garfunkel?

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

yes, yes, sorry -- the heat is frying what marbles I had left.....

1:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You went to Queens College? I grew up a few blocks away- but I think we had this conversation too.

1:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Queens is only considered "Long Island" if you are from Manhattan- otherwise it's a borough of NYC.

1:28 pm

java2

I attended PS134, Woodhull Prep in Hollis, SUNY Oyster Bay, and CUNY Queens College. in that order.

1:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Flushing girls unite!

1:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

P.S. 163.

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

but now you have to speak Korean

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

PS109

1:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Woodhull Prep? did you know Highland?

1:29 pm

java2

Yeah, I know that Kaplan, but I'm so used to explaining the relationships between the boroughs and the general area, that I get a little weird.

1:29 pm

jillibus

And I went to Richmond Hill High School, lived in Forest Hills Gardens, almost went to Queens but opted for McGill instead. Hello again!

1:29 pm

uusue2

oops, meeting time, guess I will finish my lunch later - talk to you NYC'ers later...

1:29 pm

java2

Where is PS109? That rings a bell.

1:29 pm

jillibus

I went very briefly to PS 101.

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

I didn't know that, jilli!

1:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's just that Manhattanites get snotty if anyone from the boroughs says they're from "The City."

1:30 pm

java2

My 'rents went to Richmond Hill HS

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

in Queens Village, right next to Hollis

1:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I know where P.S. 109 is- I thinked my mom subbed there.

1:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Think, even.

1:30 pm

jillibus

I thought we'd mentioned that, ruby.

1:30 pm

java2

Yup, "the City" is only Manhattan

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

I should be writing this all down

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

I need to write it down!!!

1:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Kissena Boulevard!

1:31 pm

java2

Ah, yes...now I remember

1:31 pm

java2

Highland? As in the street? Or?

1:31 pm

jillibus

Oh my, java! But they're probably younger than I am.

1:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There was a school too- Highland.

1:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

In Jamaica.

1:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Jamaica Queens, that is.

1:32 pm

java2

Kissena, yes...Hillside Ave, Jamaica, the el

1:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Bus Q17.

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

did you know Periwinkle's rtestaurant in Hollis? on Hillside Ave

1:32 pm

java2

Highland sounds familiar, too..

1:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm sure you miss all this living in France.

1:32 pm

java2

My bus was the Q2 - along Hollis Ave.

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

I miss the food in NY

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

I miss English-speakers!

1:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

People from Queens know each other by bus routes.

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

Q17 sounds familiar

1:33 pm

java2

Who's younger, Jilli? Not my 'rents - and probably not me, either

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

that is too funny, kaplan

1:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Main St. Flushing to the Jamaica bus terminal.

1:34 pm

java2

Funny, Kaplan!

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

I graduated from Queens in '63 but was just 20

1:34 pm

java2

Yes! The bus terminal!

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

at Oyster Bay did you know a prfessor named Pedro Armillas Garcia?

1:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There was a main branch of the library there. Remember libraries?

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

on Parson Blvd

1:35 pm

java2

That name doesn't ring any bells...I was a tentative math major

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

and a branch on 217th St

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

he was an archeologist, don't know what he taught

1:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Campbell Junior High School, 218.

1:35 pm

java2

The main branch of the library I remember was in Queens Village - probably the one on 217th?

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

that is too funny, java, my father had a candy store on 217th st

1:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, maybe the terminal didn't have the main branch near. Who remembers these things?

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

you do, kaplan

1:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Is this boring for the Brits and the midwesterners?

1:37 pm

java2

There was a tiny storefront library on Jamaica Ave, about 199th St. One summer I read their entire mystery collection. I just started at "A" and finished at "W" - I think that's as far as it went.

1:37 pm

rubyfoo

the neighborhood is totally different now

1:37 pm

rubyfoo

there were no black children in PS 109 and now it is totally black and asian

1:38 pm

java2

I probably bought candy in your dad's store.

1:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Main St. Flushing. IRT #7. The worst smell in the world near Willets Point- some stenchy body of water.

1:38 pm

java2

Well, PS134 has a name now.

1:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The Worlds Fair!!!

1:38 pm

java2

Dinner in the revolving restaurant!

1:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Schools and streets in Queens did not have names.

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

oh yes, I took my son to the World's Fair in '64 I think

1:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The Brass Rail! The Ford pavillion!

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

Francis Lewis Blvd

1:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We went practically every day to the fair. I was the perfect age.

1:39 pm

java2

Francis Lewis! My church was on that street, just south of the LIRR tracks

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Francis Lewis High School!

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There are Facebook pages devoted to Flushing and environs.

1:40 pm

rubyfoo

didn't exist yet when I went to Van Buren (second graduating class)

1:40 pm

java2

My HS should have been Andrew Jackson

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Our old synagogue is a Korean temple.

1:41 pm

rubyfoo

wasn't Jackson in Cambria Heights?

1:41 pm

java2

Yes, Ruby, it is

1:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Horace Harding Blvd!

1:41 pm

rubyfoo

my sister lives in Forest Hills and her neighborhood is now Asian and Bukharan

1:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If you wanted you could go to Google Earth, and type in your old street, and take a virtual walk around your old neighborhood.

1:42 pm

java2

St. Albans Naval Hospital

1:42 pm

rubyfoo

did they have to de-consecrate the synagogue?

1:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If you had time for such things. Not that I do.

1:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Don't know, Ruby. I doubt it.

1:42 pm

rubyfoo

when I tried to go to 217th st, google didn't get close, probably because it was between the two airports

1:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You mean you tried it?

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

have to go now. Good night ladies and I'll try to remember stuff better next time LOL

1:43 pm

java2

I've done that, Kaplan. Had some problems because they re-numbered the houses south of Hollis Ave. And then I remembered the fire hydrant in front of my house.

1:44 pm

rubyfoo

yes, I tried it. However, you can get really close to where I live now, you can practically see the dogs in the garden -- Veyrier du Lac near to Annecy

1:44 pm

java2

Good night ruby! Not to worry about the memory...

1:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know if I find it reassuring or disturbing that other people take virtual walks in their childhood neighborhoods.

1:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Good night, sleep tight.

1:44 pm

rubyfoo

wait 'til you get to be my age, java!!!!

1:44 pm

java2

I forgot my mom's name one time when I went to introduce her

1:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOllllllllllldddddddddd!

1:45 pm

rubyfoo

*poof* just fell down laughing, java

1:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ha-ha, java!

1:45 pm

java2

Ruby - I just celebrated my 68th

1:45 pm

rubyfoo

me, too!!

1:45 pm

rubyfoo

when is your birthday? this I'm writing down

1:46 pm

java2

August 13th

1:46 pm

java2

And yours?

1:46 pm

rubyfoo

17 April, so I'm older....

1:46 pm

rubyfoo

it is so hot that I'm meeelllltingggggg

1:47 pm

java2

Yup, you got me. I'll have to be more respectful now

1:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I wanna go to France.

1:55 pm

jillibus

I went to the World's Fair in 1940. I'm OLD, as you may have noticed in my bio.

1:56 pm

jillibus

I was fresh over from England.

1:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My mom went to the 1939/1940 fair. She was born in Queens.

1:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My mom died a long long time ago, tho.

1:57 pm

java2

Yeah, you are older than me, jilli, but not than my parents. My mom was born in '08 and my dad in '06.

1:58 pm

jillibus

I was just emailing an old friend now in NJ who went to RHHS and lived in Kew Gardens.

1:59 pm

jillibus

Wow, java! That makes me feel like a kid again, lol!

1:59 pm

java2

My parents were married in 1930, so I know they attended the '39 fair. I vaguely remember them talking about it. And I was born in Kew Gardens Hospital

1:59 pm

jillibus

This is too funny.

2:00 pm

java2

Well, you should feel like a kid!

2:00 pm

java2

It's like we were typing before - another weird world thing.

2:02 pm

java2

My dad died in 1980 and my mom in '94? (I don't remember that as clearly)

2:02 pm

JBV

hello, babble friends - another Queens girl here, LOVED the 64 worlds fair!!

2:03 pm

java2

OK, so is Queens empty now? Or has the vacuum we all created when we left been filled in?

2:03 pm

JBV

LOL, java

2:04 pm

jillibus

Well, Cyndi Lauper went to RHHS...

2:04 pm

JBV

If you like nostalgia, you'd enjoy reading Doctorow's World's Fair (about the '39 fair) told from the point of a view of a young boy -

2:05 pm

java2

Hope that's not its only claim to fame

2:05 pm

jillibus

I also met a lady here who collects and sells teddy bears, and lived in Forest Hills.

2:05 pm

JBV

it's a beautiful story about a young man facing "the world of the future" at the fair and in his own personal life

2:06 pm

jillibus

Oh JBV, that sounds like something I'd really enjoy! I was 13 and went with my girl-cousin the same age and her kid brother, age 11.

2:07 pm

java2

I'll wait to read another world's fair book for a bit. I recently finished the Devil in the White City about the '89 exposition in Chicago.

2:07 pm

JBV

yes, I think you would enjoy it Jilli

2:07 pm

java2

But that does sound interesting.

2:10 pm

jillibus

We used to go round to the free sample places and make that our lunch. I remember the Futurama, with the little cars, and a stereo movie with those red and green paper glasses.

2:11 pm

JBV

It won a PUlitzer prize - it's amazing the way he captures the "voice" of the child

2:13 pm

jillibus

In fact, when I was told we were leaving England because of the bombing which had started, I said " Oh good! Now I can go to the World's Fair!"

2:13 pm

JBV

that's exactly the kind of thing a kid would say! You should write your own book, Jilli...

2:13 pm

java2

LOL, jilli - just like a 13 year old...

2:14 pm

jillibus

<--- heads for the library website to see if we have the book. If not, then off to Amazon.

2:16 pm

java2

"...write your own book..." - if nothing else, you should write down these memories. Start a blog, make a recording - preserve them for posterity. Your memories are important. (Didn't we learn that from Harry Potter?)

2:16 pm

Mary

hi all, just finished, but it says I am missing one s from the bottome 2nd column. Checked with Lickety and I have them all as follows: sa9, sc5, se8, sh8, si3, sl1, sm1, sp2, st1, & su1 for a total of 39 s's. I've refreshed to no avail. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

2:17 pm

java2

yes, Mary, it has - not often, tho

2:18 pm

Mary

Any suggestions as to what to do? I think I will shut down and restart computer.

2:18 pm

jillibus

Yay! The library has that book!

2:18 pm

jillibus

Mary -- did you try refreshing?

2:18 pm

java2

Sorry, when that happened to me I ignored it.

2:18 pm

Mary

Yes I did

2:19 pm

Mary

Guess I will ignore also. Thanks all. Bye

2:19 pm

jillibus

Did you shut down Babble and restart it?

2:19 pm

java2

jilli, I'm so glad to learn that you use your library...another theme from the earlier conversation.

2:21 pm

jillibus

java, I not only use it but have worked in it for nearly 15 years. It was an all-volunteer library until about 5 years ago. Now we have 2 pros and a paid techie -- otherwise about 150 volunteers keep it going. See http://saltspring.bclibrary.ca/

2:22 pm

jillibus

I used the little library on Austin Street in Forest Hills too.

2:22 pm

java2

oh, that would be a dream come true. I'm putting that on my list of to-do's once I stop working...

2:23 pm

jillibus

Not many unionized libraries will allow volunteers to do what we do.

2:24 pm

jillibus

Our library is independent.

2:25 pm

JBV

my library has been finding books in Italian for me through inter-library loan - what a great system

2:25 pm

java2

OOhh - I've got to look more closely at the plans for you new library. And sustainable, too! That's really cool.

2:26 pm

JBV

I have access to all the university libraries in NJ, and even in PA or NY if necessary

2:28 pm

java2

Our library system here gives me access to multiple county libraries, and I've yet to request a book they couldn't find. (except for one that I can't remember the name of, only the general subject matter)

2:31 pm

jillibus

We have Interlibrary Loan here. We're just a small town of about 10,000.

2:32 pm

jillibus

But our e-tentacles reach far.

2:32 pm

java2

The one I can't remember was/is about dragons and dinosaurs and has an explanation of how dinosaurs could have evolved into dragons.

2:33 pm

JBV

nice chatting with you all, I'm off to read :)

2:33 pm

java2

And isn't that great? I can't imagine not having all those resources!

2:33 pm

jillibus

Bye, jbv -- I must go and get lunch. Finished this grid last night.

2:34 pm

java2

If I could get one more word from that lower "s" in the fourth column, I'd go finish other stuff I started earlier.

2:35 pm

java2

Bye, JBV and jilli!

2:36 pm

jillibus

do you have sm5/14, java?

2:36 pm

java2

yes, if there's only one of those. I haven't listed

2:37 pm

jillibus

there's only one sm word.

2:37 pm

java2

I keep wondering if there

2:37 pm

java2

*'s an sp

2:39 pm

jillibus

sp4/6 and its present tense. It's an alt sp.

2:40 pm

java2

THANK YOU! I would have sworn I tried that!

2:41 pm

jillibus

yw and now I must go unless you need another clue

2:41 pm

java2

Now I've got more than half in each tile, so I can go finish cleaning up my sorted piles of stuff.

2:41 pm

java2

type at you later! poof

2:41 pm

jillibus

Have fun, java, lol! And bye for now!

3:05 pm

sheila48

Anyone have a clue for the up words pls?

3:06 pm

LuvWordGames

not lower

3:07 pm

sheila48

3:07 pm

sheila48

Clue for the up words pls

3:08 pm

LuvWordGames

just clued at 3:06, sheila

3:15 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! famous orca

3:18 pm

hurshy

well i have to go but if anyone gets it, here's your ding ding ding!

3:18 pm

MollyL

Samu!

3:19 pm

MollyL

Erp..Shamu!

3:29 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, still squeezing babble between meetings and other obligations...

3:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Babble squeezing?

3:43 pm

Soodlebum

Squabbling?

3:44 pm

uusue2

no, I'm the one who's squeezed :-P

4:02 pm

crosshair

howdy againe everyone,back for a few more;)

4:19 pm

uusue2

hi, crossy!

4:22 pm

crosshair

((sue)) thought poor ole crossy was all alone:)

4:23 pm

uusue2

well, you were for a while as I was dealing with students (first day of classes and they are trying to get sorted out)

4:26 pm

carleekat

hi all

4:26 pm

crosshair

lol,back when i was finishing school(when dinos still roamed the earth) we were still using 20 year old texts that said the russians had just launched sputnik lol

4:26 pm

crosshair

howdy carlee

4:27 pm

uusue2

hi carlee!

4:27 pm

uusue2

btw, crossy, I remember when sputnik was launched

4:27 pm

uusue2

and I remember old history texts in elementary school that referred to the "great war" (written before WWII)

4:28 pm

carleekat

so..u know when u wake up and u just know something crappy is going to happen?

4:28 pm

crosshair

as do i,but when i was reading them,there had already been fottieprints left on da moon

4:28 pm

crosshair

what happened carlee?

4:28 pm

carleekat

not that u are looking for something crappy..but u have a weird something dark is about to happen feeling

4:29 pm

uusue2

I do, carlee, although I have found that I am invariably wrong - when I wake up with that dreading feeling everything is fine. The dark things always blindside me.

4:30 pm

carleekat

papers from lawyer... my support is dropping to 1/3 of what was getting....AND....i now get to pay support for my daughter ( now...dxh is making gross 47 K plus 60 K side jobs )...i am currently making NOTHING

4:30 pm

uusue2

this is from HIS lawyer?

4:30 pm

carleekat

so...i think i have to kiss school goodbye...cus i cant survive a year with that

4:30 pm

carleekat

papers forwarded by MY lawyer

4:30 pm

uusue2

and your daughter is living with you, isn't she?

4:30 pm

uusue2

and these things can't be contested?

4:30 pm

carleekat

i cant have my lawyer fight it...i owe her 3K

4:31 pm

carleekat

no..she is living both here and there

4:31 pm

uusue2

SOOOOO infuriating!

4:31 pm

carleekat

not until i pay my 3K lawyer bill and provide a 3K retainer

4:31 pm

uusue2

(I am glad that none of my exes could afford lawyers...)

4:32 pm

uusue2

well, that really sucks, carlee! I am so sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:32 pm

carleekat

i am still TRYING to figure out school

4:33 pm

carleekat

but I have to apply now by WRITING for a change to my OSAP...so...it wont alter until LATER

4:33 pm

carleekat

( osap is our school loan )

4:33 pm

carleekat

up side..i now have the form to apply for bursaries

4:34 pm

mab

but your x can't just unilaterally change the support. doesn't he have to petition the court and then you get to reply?

4:35 pm

crosshair

took my sister-in-law 10 years to pay off her student loans for her nursing diploma..was a grand party

4:37 pm

uusue2

{{{{{{{carlee}}}}}}}

4:38 pm

crosshair

and what mab said..thery cannot just say"oh here are the new rates"

4:38 pm

carleekat

actually here in canada they can crossy b/c financial support is laid out in a grid ( in canada)

4:39 pm

crosshair

there has to be full disclosure of income from all sources from both parties

4:39 pm

carleekat

if you make X ( between a and b in salary ) you pay Y

4:39 pm

carleekat

full disclosure ='s income tax return

4:39 pm

mab

is he making all that money under the table?

4:40 pm

crosshair

well,then ,i guess he can hide cash under the table stuff

4:40 pm

uusue2

and if he's cheating on his income taxes (which it sounds like he is) you are stuck :-(

4:40 pm

crosshair

snap mab

4:40 pm

carleekat

he changed his job..he supplied current rate of pay... and now his income is X so i am paid Y

4:40 pm

carleekat

he is...he is earning about 60 K in side jobs

4:40 pm

carleekat

tax free

4:40 pm

carleekat

i just dont happen to have $ to hire a PI to follow and take pics

4:40 pm

Uneaixoise

carlee, my x and I are now friends (25 yrs after the divorce!) but a couple of yrs after our epic settlement battle, I ran into his attorney somewhere -- she greeted me with "I can't believe you're willing to speak to me. Your ex was the most hardnosed client I've ever worked with."

4:41 pm

uusue2

seems like you should be able to report him to the income tax authorities, unless he really is operating in cash and has no bank account - they should be able to see that he has unaccounted-for money

4:41 pm

mab

if he's not reporting all of his income, then he can just make an under the table agreement with you.

4:41 pm

Uneaixoise

what a statement . . .

4:41 pm

carleekat

u have to have many more than 1 person here report him to Govt

4:42 pm

Uneaixoise

carlee, I'm so very sorry about what you're dealing with -- how miserable :-(

4:42 pm

carleekat

i just hope tomorrow i wake up feeling like a million $

4:42 pm

uusue2

well, we could all report him :-)

4:42 pm

Uneaixoise

The Babble Committee for Truth and Justice needs to come swooping in to save the day!

4:42 pm

mab

I'm sorry too. But i wish you could leverage him somehow.

4:43 pm

mab

just a wee hint of a threat

4:44 pm

carleekat

well i think it is time to bust out that fact that 4 years ago i went to the women's shelter to report spousal abuse

4:44 pm

Uneaixoise

oh jeez . . .

4:45 pm

uusue2

for sure, carlee!

4:45 pm

Uneaixoise

agreed

4:45 pm

carleekat

didnt want to go there... but me thinks it is time

4:45 pm

carleekat

( was emotional...not physical)

4:45 pm

mab

oh yeah

4:47 pm

uusue2

I've been there, carlee, emotional abuse is horrible

4:47 pm

carleekat

ugh....i so dont want to do this..and go there..i just want to be DONE..and have him go away

4:48 pm

crosshair

it is a sad caracture of a man that hits women..my wifes boyfriend just before i started dating her used to hit her.as soon as i got a picture of what was going on i paid the fella a visit....poor guy had know luck,as i asked him to step outside he fell down the stairs,so i helped him up and he stubled and hit his left eye with his knee and darned if the silly goose did not walk into a rake buried in the grass.i helped him back in his house and told him we would talk later when he was havin g a better day

4:48 pm

uusue2

I like your style, crossy :-)

4:48 pm

mab

That's what one needs, a goon squad

4:49 pm

mab

well done crossy

4:49 pm

crosshair

and since he was laid up a bit,i told him i would see his girl was safe from all the bad men out there..:)

4:50 pm

mab

sad he was so accident prone

4:50 pm

carleekat

would the mrs loan u out to me just for an afternoon?

4:50 pm

crosshair

sad part is,it took over a year for me to be able to come up and hug her without her flinching...

4:50 pm

crosshair

there are no winners in spousal abouse..terrible

4:51 pm

crosshair

lol,20 years have passed since then carlee,but i can still toss a 150 pound sack of flour over my shoulders lol

4:52 pm

carleekat

well..he is about 160 pound soaking wet

4:52 pm

crosshair

lol easy then

4:52 pm

mab

anyone owe you any favors, carlee?

4:52 pm

carleekat

we just need elegant's approval

4:53 pm

crosshair

i am 6 ft 2 and 240 ish..lolmy shoulders are still nice and wide and i turn sideways to go through doorways lol

4:53 pm

crosshair

big of a belly now though:(

4:53 pm

carleekat

happens

4:54 pm

crosshair

i am sorry carlee,nobody should be abused in a relationship,physical or verbal

4:54 pm

carleekat

i let it happen

4:55 pm

crosshair

women beaters are cowards inside and insecure in themselves

4:55 pm

carleekat

so i bare some of the responsibility... i am just really ticked that every time I sort out my life courtesy to his crap....he throws more crap my way... and i have to readjust....

4:55 pm

crosshair

you get right in his face carlee and he will roll over

4:56 pm

mab

it's not your fault!!!

4:56 pm

carleekat

um...no...that is NOT how he works

4:56 pm

crosshair

and mab is right,you are not to blame for his beating you....EVER

4:57 pm

crosshair

dont get ma blood up,i am not that far from you if you call lol..do not think ever for one second that you deserved any physical or mental abouse

4:57 pm

crosshair

damn typos

4:58 pm

carleekat

he never beat me crossy..it was emotional

4:59 pm

carleekat

i LET him for 20 years

4:59 pm

crosshair

well,that can be just as bad

4:59 pm

uusue2

like I said, been there done that, emotional abuse is just as awful and just as much NOT your fault.

4:59 pm

crosshair

well you stand proud of yourself carlee,you broke the cycle

5:00 pm

carleekat

i am still paying for it tho...

5:00 pm

carleekat

i just want to LIVe my life

5:00 pm

carleekat

every frigging 2 months he springs crap on me

5:00 pm

crosshair

live your life in freedom,love your children ,tell the truth and courts and let god help with the rest

5:00 pm

carleekat

( and this is why i want to m ove far far away ...no crap springing)

5:01 pm

mab

what an asshole (your x)

5:05 pm

Jellen

Hi all...((carlee))

5:06 pm

uusue2

hi, jellen!

5:06 pm

carleekat

hi jells {{hugs}}

5:08 pm

carleekat

ok...so...chog died

5:09 pm

mab

maybe i killed by swearing

5:09 pm

uusue2

did not.

5:09 pm

mab

it, killed it

5:10 pm

uusue2

I am just busy writing lectures and going to the candy machine.

5:10 pm

mab

I'm so mad.

5:10 pm

carleekat

i just feel sick...i just want to go back to school...so i can get my certification and move the hell away

5:11 pm

mab

I so know that feeling.

5:11 pm

Jellen

Sounds like a plan, carlee...

5:12 pm

carleekat

but now with this..am not sure i can afford it

5:12 pm

carleekat

even with a loan

5:12 pm

carleekat

( I now owe him 200 on sept 1 and currently i am -200.00 in the bank... and i go back to work first week of sept..but i wont be paid for a month bc of pay cycle

5:13 pm

crosshair

then he will have to wait

5:13 pm

carleekat

and then he registers me with FRO...and my wage is seized... yay

5:15 pm

periwinkle

not sure what is going on carlee gut here are4 hugs for you ((((((carlee))))))

5:15 pm

crosshair

mm as soon as you can,get this latest directive looked at again

5:16 pm

periwinkle

but even

5:16 pm

crosshair

just because some chart says you must pay "y" it can be altered

5:16 pm

periwinkle

what is FRO?

5:16 pm

carleekat

family responsibility office....

5:17 pm

periwinkle

ok

5:17 pm

carleekat

is a gov't office here whereby deadbeat parents are reported....the govt seizes your paycheck...if you are getting paid under table....they report your driver's license void

5:17 pm

crosshair

every court in most towns has 2 days a week where they hear cases,criminal cases and family court day go there and talk with legal aid and show your papers to the judge..it is free

5:17 pm

hurshy

what is it that you want to study and get certification in, carlee?

5:17 pm

periwinkle

you have no control how you are paid

5:18 pm

carleekat

TESL hurshy....i can take it..but in order to get certification you ned you BA...I am 3 credits away from my BA ( which i repeatedly wanted to but was told throughout my marriage we could not afford t..or no..or too much wear and tar on car )

5:19 pm

carleekat

i can take the TESl ( 6 week course) but you need certification.....any job posting requires certification

5:19 pm

periwinkle

TESL teching english as a second language?

5:19 pm

carleekat

yes... and then go overseas

5:19 pm

crosshair

get this support settled first,the classes do not matter worth a darn,if you cannot afford to take them

5:20 pm

crosshair

focus your energy on getting this idiotic judgemen t altered and set up fair for both parties

5:20 pm

carleekat

crossy..i have no pension... i have no RRSP's... i have nothing for retirement and i am 45....i NEED to get something somehow whereby i have something for when am older...

5:21 pm

crosshair

but he canot bleed your dry in the interm

5:21 pm

Jellen

I've got to go now, but I'll be thinking of you, carlee...

5:21 pm

carleekat

thanks jells

5:21 pm

crosshair

sorry i am so blunt carlee,is just because i care

5:21 pm

BzznBea

Can you teach TESL with a provision you will get your certification within the school year?

5:22 pm

carleekat

i have to get my schooling done NOW... i am running out of time...

5:22 pm

crosshair

i have dealt with dick wads like this before...

5:22 pm

crosshair

sorry,i best censor myself

5:22 pm

carleekat

i cant afford to live on what i make

5:22 pm

carleekat

no..its ok crossy

5:23 pm

harpjane

lol crossy, i just came on

5:23 pm

carleekat

i wasnt a perfect wife... trust me...i was a supreme bitch too... I was not close to perfect

5:23 pm

crosshair

sorry harpjane,my blood is all "het" up lol

5:23 pm

carleekat

but i just want to live my life

5:23 pm

carleekat

and he is determined to NOt let me

5:24 pm

harpjane

I don't know why since i just came on, but i know some dick wads myself....

5:25 pm

mab

ha! I can't picture your icon saying that!

5:25 pm

periwinkle

are dick wads the same as asshats?

5:25 pm

BzznBea

I think all ex's can be classified as dick wads...

5:25 pm

carleekat

pretty much peri

5:25 pm

periwinkle

ok

5:26 pm

periwinkle

bbs, need to eat

5:26 pm

carleekat

<sigh>

5:27 pm

dcseain

hi, carlee, mab, jane, peri, et al

5:27 pm

carleekat

hi dc

5:28 pm

BzznBea

Small comfort now, carlee, but my mantra through my divorce was, "This, too, shall pass." Actually, my mantra when everything is going to hell in a handbasket.

5:28 pm

crosshair

years ago i was working on the ministry building where all the govt cheques come from and was as it happens renting a unit to a single mom who was fighting an ex from hell.i had to go unclog her toilet and from the corner of my eye saw her hunting for diapers and feeding the baby straight milk instead of enfelac or similac.stood up from the toilet,looked in the fridge,looked in the cupboards,tossed mom and baby in my work truck.we drove to my job sitre,i brought them up the back stairs,right up to the closed board room doors where they were in session.i opened the door,strode right in with mom and baby,and said "this mom and baby are starving" mabye check your damn charts and cut her a cheque" i told mom i would wait for her downstairs and i left her there for them to get a good long look...

5:29 pm

crosshair

crossy hates it when they hide behind graphs and charts while a family suffers...

5:29 pm

mab

hello dc, peri, bea...

5:30 pm

carleekat

:) that..is lovely crossy

5:30 pm

stidgmere

Allo, allo. Just checking in. Crossy, you are such a treasure. I'm sure carle can get good advice from you.

5:30 pm

BzznBea

Hey, mab.

5:30 pm

crosshair

they cut a new cheque right in the boardroom lol

5:30 pm

crosshair

do not put up with shit carlee

5:30 pm

mab

hooray crossy!

5:31 pm

carleekat

i'll figure it out...

5:31 pm

carleekat

( dc..that letter made me cry btw )

5:31 pm

mab

I'm a peace loving person, but sometimes I really get fed up in the face of injustice.

5:33 pm

uusue2

hi, bea, gmere, mab - carlee, crossy is right, do not put up with shit. (and yes, I know it's in the grid, will go happily to PB)

5:34 pm

carleekat

thanks sue...

5:35 pm

uusue2

can you go to court without a lawyer? (called pro se here) - might be worth trying if so

5:35 pm

carleekat

no... not in divorce...

5:35 pm

Kenny Chuck

need clue for mu5. Any help?

5:36 pm

carleekat

that wet stuff ur body secrets that is gooey..like snot

5:36 pm

crosshair

hehe,even after all this time,i can still see all the board members,sitting there stunned in 1500 dollar armani suits hands frozen in the midst of pouring water out of those jugs you usually only see in boardrooms and court houses,looking from me in my grubby old work clothes and steel toed boots,then back to the baby,then a glance at mum..lol was a high point in my life

5:36 pm

carleekat

secretes* even

5:36 pm

mab

the gluey stuff in various parts of one's body, kenny

5:36 pm

crosshair

and carlee i have faith that you will overcome this

5:37 pm

carleekat

i just... need to get started with school...

5:37 pm

carleekat

i need to feel i am moving forward

5:38 pm

carleekat

to not and i will feel i am stagnating

5:39 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks. I never have that!!!!!!!!.

5:40 pm

carleekat

i will feel like he is still controlling me...he stopped me from finishing school again... he won...he is pulling all my strongs..i HAVE to get back into school somehow

5:41 pm

carleekat

strings* even

5:41 pm

carleekat

( i swear MRp and i need to write a soap opera..between the 2 of us... we have the chog entertained )

5:41 pm

mab

carlee, I'm starting out again after being sick, and I think know what you're feeling (and you're feeling a lot having lost a loved one so recently). But I'm going to get my master of social work degree no matter what. I'm 55. It's never to late for school.. You'll get it done, I know it.

5:42 pm

crosshair

tell it to her mab!

5:42 pm

carleekat

thanks mab...

5:42 pm

mab

and i haven't got a sou...

5:43 pm

crosshair

what is the time span and cost of the courses you need to finish?

5:43 pm

carleekat

less than a year crossy...

5:43 pm

crosshair

and the cost?

5:43 pm

carleekat

i could graduate university in spring..then the TESL is 6 weeks or 3 weekends

5:43 pm

carleekat

10 G

5:44 pm

carleekat

( i should qualify for 20 G from OSAP cus of living expenses

5:44 pm

carleekat

top cost 10 G... my courses if i only need 3 ...less than 5 G

5:44 pm

carleekat

the TESL is 1500.00

5:45 pm

crosshair

mmm

5:45 pm

carleekat

and i will be working part time

5:45 pm

mab

maybe crossy can pick x up by the ankles and shake that amount out of him...

5:46 pm

crosshair

lol,i can do more than that to the bugger

5:46 pm

crosshair

tie up his limbs like a pretzel and roll him in salt lol

5:48 pm

carleekat

( dont you have to have a few open wounds for the salt to hurt?)

5:48 pm

crosshair

funny,the bigger and heftier a person,the more stiff ma legs and hands get,so nothing like a bit of a sweat on to loosen things up:)

5:48 pm

crosshair

lol

5:49 pm

crosshair

lol,ever get salt or something like it in a urinary tract?

5:50 pm

uusue2

crossy, you are BAD! (I like it!)

5:50 pm

crosshair

he will think he is pissing razor blades...

5:50 pm

mab

yeah, you're so bad, you're good

5:51 pm

carleekat

hehehe

5:51 pm

crosshair

:) bad to the bone ladies,bad to the bone..good thing i have mellowed last 20 years or so:))

5:52 pm

crosshair

when i was in the construction,i had a 6 pack on the tummy and not a gut,and i could tuck a fella like that under each arm and dunk them head first in the job site outhouse

5:53 pm

crosshair

my version of the blue man group hehe

5:53 pm

carleekat

<snort>

5:55 pm

crosshair

now,crossy is just a ole softie:)

5:55 pm

carleekat

i think i am going to go have a relaxing bath with lavender bath salts... and read for a bit....my future will not be solved tonight... so am going to go rest my brain

5:55 pm

carleekat

((hugs)) to all of you

5:55 pm

crosshair

yes,often the best ideas come when you toss it all for the night and just relax

5:56 pm

crosshair

((carlee))

5:56 pm

carleekat

i'll figure out the school thing... somehow...and then the rest will fall into place...

5:56 pm

uusue2

take care of yourself, carlee - will be thinking of you -

5:57 pm

mab

take care (((carlee))))

5:57 pm

carleekat

( I just KNOW school is where i NEED to be right now)

5:57 pm

carleekat

( who knows maybe i;ll meet a cute prof ;) )

5:58 pm

mab

an excellent idea.

5:58 pm

carleekat

( I Know..poor attempt at humour ..its the best i got right now)

5:59 pm

crosshair

i am off for a bit of a sunset drive with da mrs..back soon

6:02 pm

tceicher

p

6:02 pm

BabbleRabble

school, you say: http://tinyurl.com/3usyc2h

6:03 pm

uusue2

MIT open courseware is fabulous, BR, but carlee needs a degree to get a job

6:06 pm

mab

MIT has been doing that for years and now more top universities are beginning to do the same I heard recently on NPR.

6:08 pm

mab

unfortunately, most of the courses offered by MIT are way way way over my head

6:08 pm

mab

how wonderful it would be to take a linguistics course with Noam Chomsky

6:09 pm

hurshy

yale has some

6:12 pm

BabbleRabble

The link I posted has many courses.

6:14 pm

mkg

any clues for 7s? i have only one.

6:17 pm

BabbleRabble

am 624 -- a unit of electricy; plural --- or, am + French for father

6:19 pm

BabbleRabble

cu 6 -- c + a container party: t*****ware; pl

6:20 pm

BabbleRabble

ha 6/27 -- a container for clothes to be washed -- or to impede; plural

6:22 pm

BabbleRabble

he 7/32 -- hades + get them now, wh*le they l***

6:23 pm

BabbleRabble

pu 6/30 -- on who manipulates a lever to raise water from a well; plural

6:25 pm

meliae

ok this li 6 is very strange word indeed

6:25 pm

BabbleRabble

re 6/21 -- the work a cobbler does to repair the back end of a shoe; plural

6:26 pm

doseffing

... you mean the one that looks like it should be pronouced like the le5.16? ... I agree with you

6:26 pm

BabbleRabble

su 6/24 --- a complement to a cup or a flying one

6:26 pm

meliae

I be+li*** I will have another drink! and make a be***** out of me!

6:27 pm

meliae

yes Dos

6:27 pm

BabbleRabble

sorry, should be sa6/24 --- a complement to a cup or a flying one

6:28 pm

BabbleRabble

sc 7 -- sc + a food container party: t*****ware

6:30 pm

meliae

ma 6/24 please been poking around that one and cant seem to get it

6:30 pm

doseffing

... I think it's the old name for a 5 iron ...

6:31 pm

BabbleRabble

most of what the postperson brings + what is stitched at the bottom of a skirt

6:31 pm

doseffing

... it builds from the ma4

6:31 pm

meliae

got it monkeys finally hit the right combo lol

6:32 pm

meliae

that one is the 6/27 Rabble which I had but thank you anyway =)

6:33 pm

carleekat

ok..back...i smell better

6:34 pm

uusue2

I thought you smelled fine anyway, carlee :-)

6:34 pm

mkg

babblerabble, i dont get clue for am 6. french for father i assumed was papa.

6:34 pm

carleekat

well now i smeel even better'er :p

6:35 pm

carleekat

am+ french for daddy...then plural

6:35 pm

carleekat

smell * even

6:35 pm

doseffing

... no ... it rhymes with a fruit starting with pe

6:35 pm

mkg

dont know the french. that is my issue.

6:36 pm

meliae

killowats jigawats am**** has to do with eletricity Mkg

6:36 pm

BabbleRabble

****grine falcan

6:36 pm

BabbleRabble

falcon

6:36 pm

bogster

unit of electrical power

6:36 pm

uusue2

current, actually :-)

6:36 pm

doseffing

... p + poetic before

6:37 pm

mkg

now totally confused. i thought it was am* for elect. and plural and then french daddy. but dont know french at all.

6:38 pm

doseffing

... am + p + poetic before ... or ... am + xxxxgrin falcon

6:38 pm

uusue2

am4/6 is the abbreviation (plural), am6/24 is the full term, for the unit of electric current. These are the units that are on your fuses.

6:39 pm

meliae

it is an Am
6/7 combo, the 7 is the plural of the word we have been cluing

6:39 pm

mkg

maltese falcon i know. otherwise again i am clueless.

6:40 pm

MollyL

am6...P*****s are a brand of diapers + vowel

6:41 pm

meliae

am+ does this ***tain to you? + a vowel

6:41 pm

mkg

i finally got it.

6:41 pm

carleekat

good one molls coming at it completely different :)

6:41 pm

mkg

i kept leaving off last vowel! and didnt know why it wouldnt take. ty mollie.

6:41 pm

mkg

ty molly.

6:41 pm

meliae

yay MKG, dont you just hate it when they evade you like that?????

6:41 pm

mkg

what is that falcon? and why would i know it?

6:41 pm

meliae

peregrine falcom

6:41 pm

mkg

i do hate feeling stupid when i cant get something i feel must be so obvious.

6:42 pm

BabbleRabble

peregrine

6:42 pm

BabbleRabble

why would you not?

6:42 pm

mkg

anyone have the u words for u on left column?

6:42 pm

meliae

nah you are not stupid we all have those moments don't get it a second thought ((HUGS))

6:42 pm

mkg

peregrine falcon? never heard of it.

6:42 pm

meliae

err *give it

6:43 pm

BabbleRabble

uv 4/8 and 5/18

6:43 pm

uusue2

uv + 2 vowels

6:44 pm

bogster

or 3

6:44 pm

mkg

ty got both.

6:44 pm

BabbleRabble

I almost never ask for clues because I cannot figure them out.

6:44 pm

uusue2

<--- specializes in giving obscure clues

6:44 pm

mkg

i am usually good at the clues. oh well.

6:45 pm

BabbleRabble

yes, people say my clues are cryptic or obscure ... but I generally get them

6:47 pm

uusue2

I have attempted to redeem myself via the physics babblets list, however.

6:47 pm

carleekat

same babble...

6:48 pm

MollyL

Carlee, I have never thought your clues were cryptic or obscure.

6:49 pm

carleekat

no..i dont think mine are obscure... i just cant figure out other people's clues

6:49 pm

uusue2

anyway, I have begun to list (in case you hadn't noticed) and expect to be making significant progress shortly.

6:49 pm

BabbleRabble

good place to build vocabulary while helping to feed the hungry: http://www.freerice.com/

6:50 pm

carleekat

ok.. 60 pound dog just climbed ontop my back and laid down whilst he chews on his toy football

6:50 pm

uusue2

oh, thanks for reminding me of that site, BR!

6:50 pm

MollyL

I love the free rice site.

6:51 pm

BabbleRabble

I have fun cluing but do not do it often because people are unhappy with them.

6:51 pm

MollyL

I guess the "no dog on the bed" rule went poof.

6:52 pm

uusue2

well, as my ex-sister-in-law used to say, BR, f*** them if they can't take a joke :-) (I just keep on cluing...)

6:56 pm

uusue2

and with that I have shut down the chog. Oh well. You know I love you all, right? :-)

6:56 pm

MollyL

No you didn

6:57 pm

MollyL

No you didn't. I have a friend who says "joke'em if they can't take a f***". : P

6:57 pm

uusue2

oh, good. wouldn't want that kind of responsibility :-)

6:58 pm

uusue2

(sorry am a bit punchy after long day which won't end for another 3-4 hours)

6:58 pm

MollyL

And I may have made a mistake making wht King of Babble since we now have Hawaiian vines in the grid.
: )

6:58 pm

uusue2

we do?

6:58 pm

uusue2

I found the Hawaiian garland, but am not sure about the vines...

6:59 pm

MollyL

What's next? Anuenue?

6:59 pm

BabbleRabble

Another site for the hungry: http://tinyurl.com/3fn2p4l

7:00 pm

MollyL

What you find in your postal box with a vowel at the end is a Hawaiian vine.

7:00 pm

MollyL

It's actually what they make le4 out of.

7:01 pm

BabbleRabble

bill + e?

7:01 pm

uusue2

chog ate my post. grr.

7:02 pm

MollyL

No, the m word + e. And I know way too much about Hawaii for someone who has never been there. That's what happens when you have a friend with Hawaiians in their family tree.

7:02 pm

uusue2

ah, that would do it! I had an aunt who retired there but she passed away long ago

7:04 pm

carleekat

am on the sofa molls... ( sorry was free ricing )

7:04 pm

carleekat

goone to start making my dinner..going to amke a salad

7:09 pm

uusue2

bye, carlee!

7:13 pm

MollyL

People need to get over themselves. A Missouri teacher is suing her State because of a State law that prohibits teachers from being Facebook "friends" with students (defined as anyone under 18 who attend or used to attend the school where the teacher works.) Because her kids fall into that definition, Mommy has take this to court. Because she can't be "friends" with her kids on Facebook????

7:14 pm

MollyL

*taken

7:14 pm

uusue2

ok, not friending current students I can understand. But former students? Of any year??? Or your own children???? Makes no sense.

7:16 pm

uusue2

ok, I guess the "under 18" part of the rule would cover older former students. Still, once they leave the school, how is it the school's business?

7:17 pm

MollyL

It doesn't make sense Sue. The law needs to be refined. But I don't understand people who use their 1st Amendment rights as a premise for ignorant law suits like this.

7:17 pm

uusue2

<---- glad she teaches at a university where the students are considered to be adults

7:18 pm

MollyL

And while the ACLU serves a purpose, it gets a bad rap when it involves itself in lawsuits like this.

7:18 pm

uusue2

Well, but lawsuits are one method we have to change silly laws. Not the best method, of course, but it does draw attention to them.

7:21 pm

MollyL

I guess if I thought there was some important reason for teachers to be "friends" with students on Facebook, I would see some purpose in this.

7:21 pm

MollyL

*Underage students

7:22 pm

uusue2

I don't think there is, but I do see reasons for parents to be friends with their children; I haven't seen the lawsuit but if it is limited to teachers being friends with their own children I don't see it as being silly

7:23 pm

uusue2

incidentally, I got on facebook in the first place because the student group that I am the faculty advisor for used it for alll their announcements (but these are college students so not the same issue)

7:24 pm

MollyL

Ah well, ignore me. I'm no big fan of Facebook.

7:25 pm

uusue2

well, I'd be better off if I didn't use it so much; I've just seen too many rules applied in situations where they don't make any sense, particularly in the schools.

7:26 pm

uusue2

anyway, I am down to my last 10 words - maybe I will actually finish this grid!

7:28 pm

carleekat

woohoo....u can do it sue :p

7:28 pm

uusue2

oops - thought i was at the v's but missed an m...

7:29 pm

carleekat

i use fb for 3 things....stay in otuch with old classmates that are dispersed far and wide... 2 to stay in touch with my girls ( girl guides/ pathfinders/ rangers ) and the games :) ( i play 2 )

7:30 pm

carleekat

( and then 4th to post food porn :p )

7:30 pm

uusue2

ok, ve 4/8 is SO an abbreviation!

7:31 pm

uusue2

and fireworks! Last word was the last word :-)

7:32 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for SUE !!!!

7:32 pm

MollyL

The Babble rule that states: Words not accepted...abbreviations...is a big fat lie.

7:33 pm

java2

Oh bleah! my last word was such a fish! the re5/12. I need new eyes.

7:33 pm

uusue2

am4/6 is an abbreviation too, as is se4/5

7:33 pm

MollyL

I often miss words like that Java.

7:35 pm

java2

thanks for the comforting words! I came back with 7 to go and it took me 30 minutes with half of that on the last one! Arrggghhhh

7:35 pm

MollyL

Abbreviations are in these grids almost daily. As someone so unkindly informed me once..."if they are used in common language, then they are accepted." Really? Who decides what is "common language"? I'm still not over arvo being in a grid last week.

7:35 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for java :)

7:35 pm

java2

ty all!

7:35 pm

carleekat

( sorry was slow..am eating my dinner )

7:36 pm

jones121

any clue for the re7/32 please

7:36 pm

java2

hope you're enjoying that dinner!

7:36 pm

java2

put the dog where he belongs again

7:36 pm

carleekat

i am !!!!...

7:36 pm

java2

*plural

7:37 pm

carleekat

he's on the floor... dozy dog

7:37 pm

jones121

i dont have the 6 either

7:37 pm

java2

when you're walking, that is

7:38 pm

uusue2

oh, the re5/12 took me a long time too! I kept trying to use my name...

7:38 pm

uusue2

and dinner is ready. bbl!

7:38 pm

periwinkle

2nd and 3rd sh512 pls and hello all

7:38 pm

java2

do you have the he4/5 - 5/12 combo? do it again

7:38 pm

periwinkle

only need last sh5/12 pls

7:39 pm

periwinkle

nm

7:39 pm

java2

plural the 4/5 above it

7:40 pm

jones121

thanks so much

7:40 pm

java2

np

7:42 pm

MollyL

<---Eats dinner much earlier than the rest of this crew.

7:46 pm

jones121

one more clue please ma6/27

7:48 pm

MollyL

ma 6/27 is a word that means chaos, but a different third letter. One of the insurance company ads now features a guy whose name is ma6.

7:49 pm

java2

or it could be using the French spelling of the 5th month...

7:49 pm

jones121

thanks again..2 to go

7:50 pm

periwinkle

7 re words left and stuck

7:51 pm

java2

we'll try to help re6/24 you, peri

7:51 pm

periwinkle

ty

7:52 pm

periwinkle

re7/44 pls

7:52 pm

dcseain

plural of re6.30 -- to bail out again

7:52 pm

java2

plural the one above - getting gas

7:53 pm

periwinkle

don't have the re6/30 but will look

7:53 pm

java2

or - do pu5/18 again

7:53 pm

periwinkle

ty got them both

7:53 pm

dcseain

i re6 myself due to conflict of interest (would that some federal judges were better at that)

7:54 pm

java2

discuss again or re+ha4/6

7:55 pm

java2

re5/16=do the night before again

7:55 pm

wht

Hello Babbleonia

7:55 pm

periwinkle

fireworks

7:55 pm

java2

YAY!

7:56 pm

periwinkle

ty , bye for now

7:56 pm

wht

wtg peri

7:56 pm

periwinkle

hi and bye wht

7:56 pm

java2

OK, past my bedtime...type at y'all another day.

7:58 pm

JenMO16

hey everyone

7:58 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the ma6,27?

7:59 pm

MollyL

ma 6/27...word that means chaos or destruction, different third letter

8:02 pm

jones121

i cant get the re 5/14

8:03 pm

MollyL

At the bottom of a pants leg, there is a ***. To sew that again.

8:04 pm

MollyL

The *** is what takes up the length.

8:04 pm

jones121

thanks again..finally fireworks

8:04 pm

MollyL

Way to go Jones!!

8:05 pm

wht

ty Molly. That is an odd one.

8:08 pm

wht

Fireworks.

8:09 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo wht

8:11 pm

MollyL

All hail King wht!!!

8:11 pm

MollyL

Hello lurking 2Bit.

8:12 pm

wht

Why thank you Molly.

8:12 pm

dan2bit

hiya molly

8:13 pm

dan2bit

I was just debating whether upsh4 should be a word, as in upsh4 creek without a paddle

8:13 pm

MollyL

I would give it a nod.

8:13 pm

wht

It makes more sense that what is in Enable, Dan.

8:14 pm

MollyL

I've been up that creek a few times. Finally I got out of the boat, burned it, and started walking.

8:19 pm

Flask1

Hi all...clue please for re5/14?

8:21 pm

wht

There are two, flask. One was clued recently, to shorten a dress. The other is the pl of the re4 before it.

8:22 pm

Flask1

thanx wht!!

8:22 pm

meliae

~ Firewords ~

8:22 pm

wht

wtg meliae

8:23 pm

meliae

was a tough little grid some strange words in this one for sure

8:24 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo meliae

8:34 pm

wht

Well, I will be off. Happy Babbling Babblers.

8:39 pm

dan2bit

S's stomped

8:43 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo meliae!! hi everyone!

8:43 pm

lbdawger

night, wht

8:44 pm

dan2bit

hi lbd - do you have a he7 clue?

8:45 pm

lbdawger

hi Dan, he + **ft with your legs not with your back + f*** times at ridegmont high

8:45 pm

dan2bit

tx! 6 to go

8:45 pm

lbdawger

go dan!

8:47 pm

MollyL

Spicoli rules!

8:47 pm

dan2bit

Aloha, Mr. Hand

8:47 pm

lbdawger

hi Molly!

8:48 pm

dan2bit

ma6 the first one?

8:48 pm

MollyL

I think Spicoli was a distant cousin of The Dude.

8:48 pm

MollyL

ma6...means chaos or disorder, different third letter

8:50 pm

dan2bit

can I get a dumber clue?

8:51 pm

lbdawger

weird spelling of what molly clued ma + vowel + what a seamstress does to finish a garment

8:54 pm

big red

mu5/18 pls

8:55 pm

MollyL

What you cough up.

8:55 pm

big red

thanks molly

8:59 pm

dan2bit

ty lbd & molly & all cluers - firewords

9:02 pm

MollyL

Enjoy the rest of your evening 2Bit.

9:11 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo DAN!!

9:13 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:14 pm

MollyL

Hey Torgone, how are you?

9:15 pm

torgone

Mostly well ..

9:15 pm

torgone

Trying to fight a slight cold or allergy ..

9:16 pm

MollyL

Blarg, I just got over a nasty summer cold. Hope you feel better soon.

9:17 pm

stidmama

I am getting over a small summer cold... *hands out kleenex, lemonade and nice soups*

9:17 pm

stidmama

hey all

9:17 pm

mrpresident

afternoon all :)

9:17 pm

lbdawger

hi torgey! bummer about the cold

9:17 pm

lbdawger

hi stiddy, hi mrp

9:18 pm

stidmama

hey LBD and mrp!

9:19 pm

mrpresident

hi dawg and stid !

9:21 pm

big red

re 6/24 pls, the first one.

9:23 pm

stidmama

red I don't know if it's first, but if you start to drown I will re 6 you...

9:24 pm

torgone

What a judge does to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest ..

9:24 pm

stidmama

oh, there is another in front of that one... re + to go over something again...

9:25 pm

stidmama

aha! and tor's is the winner!

9:25 pm

stidmama

now I only need ten more r words...

9:25 pm

crosshair

and with 88 left.crossy admits defeat.gn all and happy babbling (((mrp))) (((carlee)))

9:26 pm

crosshair

poink!

9:26 pm

stidmama

hmph. no stid hugs from cross. *grumpy mama look*

9:26 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams cross...

9:26 pm

crosshair

(((stidmama)))..real poink!

9:27 pm

stidmama

**hugs cross**

9:28 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo! my first 7!

9:31 pm

stidmama

okay, stuck at 43 for now. back later maybe.

9:31 pm

torgone

((stid))

9:34 pm

Flask1

Hi all again.....clue please for he7/32 please?

9:37 pm

torgone

He**copter + L*** Tango in Paris ..

9:38 pm

big red

Stid - i have that one. thanks

9:39 pm

Flask1

thanx TOR......fireworks for me!

9:39 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo FLASK!!

9:39 pm

torgone

Yay Flask!

9:40 pm

big red

congrats Flask

9:40 pm

Flask1

:-)

9:40 pm

Flask1

thanx all and goodnite!

9:46 pm

lbdawger

night night flash, i'm heading for the pillows too. see you all tomorrow

10:15 pm

meliae

darn it I keep missing Stiddy

10:16 pm

meliae

I am done if any needs clues I finished earlier today

10:19 pm

Dorens

please... ha6/7?

10:22 pm

Dorens

anyone?

10:22 pm

torgone

Where laundry goes ..

10:22 pm

Dorens

thanks tor.... feeling foolish, but i could swear i had tried that

10:22 pm

pianoman

I'd give you clues but that distractions always ha7's my efforts to finish the game. ; )

10:23 pm

Dorens

and thanks to billy joel as well..

10:24 pm

pianoman

yw.....and even though you couldn't get that one, I still Love You Just the Way You Are.

10:34 pm

Dorens

glad to know that.. and now this tired puppy is going to sleep

10:42 pm

herinfernallady

hi

10:50 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, Flask!!!!!!

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

HI GA

11:05 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, herin.

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

How you

11:06 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Doing OK, herin. Just trying to keep cool.

11:07 pm

herinfernallady

It is slowly turning to spring here

11:07 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Has it been a rough winter?

11:08 pm

herinfernallady

Not really mild winter thankfully

11:08 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

That's good.

11:18 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I am not going to finish this one.....still 30 left.....will watch some TV until the flip. See y'all then

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

Later GA

11:49 pm

uusue2

hi all, I know it's almost time for the flip but I am never up at this hour and am going to bed :-) see you all tomorrow!!

11:50 pm

herinfernallady

Night Sue

11:52 pm

uusue2

night, herin! now to pick out tomorrow's clothes and crash.....zzzzzzz

11:57 pm

jillibus

Hello all -- I didn't go to bridge tonight. My partner is away enjoying the Stratford, Ontario plays. I'm very sad because of what's in my icon's writeup.

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