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View Word List Friday, September 9, 2011

FINAL SCORES

4114 movieman
4114 isles7
4114 Jacula
4114 Vicuna
4114 pabtrek
4114 brid
4114 JBV
4114 parisla
4114 Catie
4114 gremlinn
4114 Digby the Westie
4114 scouser
4114 Anniebrook
4114 smooth_pappa
4114 Erda
4114 BzznBea
4114 helenary
4114 caitlyn
4114 Christini
4114 broll
4114 dart001
4114 kalea
4114 Bremen
4114 rururocks
4114 Chris P
4114 TheLegend
4114 pen
4114 Chessy
4114 flosey
4114 graciecat
4114 phaeton
4114 Habes
4114 gran
4114 Haz1558
4114 westford
4114 Dorens
4114 lbdawger
4114 LuvWordGames
4114 Kateq
4114 helensgirlkid
4114 wildcat17
4114 georgiaj
4114 millsbooks
4114 hootowl
4114 Ouwachita
4114 ZsaZsa
4114 Angelsong
4114 skooj
4114 galliwags
4114 mrpresident
4114 Woodhood
4114 Grandma Barb
4114 72 Temple Owl
4114 kim m
4114 razor
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4114 dizgrannie
4114 Mur
4114 lynxxx
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4114 PMS
4114 wht
4114 Vioxx
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4114 hurshy
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4114 kje
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4114 Mema
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4114 joansiebone
4114 vashongin
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4114 Reader951
4114 JesDreher
4114 Funkylady
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4114 sugar
4114 Aloyisius
4114 bfdeele
4114 Gail
4114 joey
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4114 rastapopolous
4114 Charlie
4114 Dianne
4114 taffybach
4114 NANCY
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4114 Sam
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3626 foamflower
3565 Deeha
3558 fuzzybunny
3343 witchy
3332 ursh
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3074 Charm
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2870 Shirlockc
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2746 Jayk
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2681 moolingwa
2671 Trotters
2663 Dachef
2629 Bethjt
2610 Uneaixoise
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2388 saanichcat
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2377 melissamay
2355 RoseAnn
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2278 angelinaxox
2250 jkboko
2236 Filomena
2200 Jellen
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2155 Inge2
2133 Judi
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1994 ChrissieDee
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1962 dan2bit
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1944 EricTV
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1577 Bonasa
1568 No1mikemodanofan
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1557 Read-Knit-Bake
1546 Thulsa
1544 Robespierre
1541 mafrost
1527 Hightower2232
1526 mkg
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1475 mtnmam
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1463 boatierra
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1456 SamanthaJoy
1449 uconn
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1435 lshult
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1411 java2
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1393 Kithara
1391 AMN
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1373 welsh bookworm
1367 suefrad625
1366 LonnieC
1364 balletslippers
1361 mave
1351 CiociaJudy
1351 Cub Fan
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1345 katmayo
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1265 Yvo
1261 BlueFireFrog
1258 fruittart
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1135 Wolvie
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1112 TL
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1076 aaronsmom
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1068 Hurra
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1056 Hazzardous
1054 silversarah
1048 Buttonman
1034 camisha
1031 scarydeb
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1020 amberstorm2265
1014 snags
1011 yikeym
1011 Alycia
1010 zippee
1008 rachelcat
1006 Athena40
1000 sponme
997 shorty
997 Bash
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994 egbokmom2000@yah
992 rbud
991 belle
979 tracyo
977 daisy88
967 car.eeyore
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962 Ess Tee
961 master key
959 Mr Bob
951 PinnyPoppins
950 jerez
947 mklein
942 Winnah
940 )I(
930 Jabber
924 jwr
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918 Trifioso
912 Good Enough
909 fratfitz
904 gswope
902 BlackTar
894 arfun
894 specificity
890 Calllie
884 wjb
865 crowcat
865 mike19
865 lorid
863 karob
862 Fishbulb
862 Vicki Weseman
859 mummy
858 Jayde287
847 paco12348
842 gardnerpaints
841 freakinandpeakin
837 Frances
832 dom
831 debbinla
826 kathy sue
823 GailMkp
821 KenTropic
820 sandr
818 a1axelady1982
818 Jodeen
817 angels04
816 emusing
816 shoo
814 kapeekmegwan
812 jpc1966
809 Megg
809 amgreet8
805 Jescer
804 MVA
803 gooberhead
802 sallyds
799 Glantarell
792 diann
790 LuwandaHL
779 MLFAN17
775 elseepeebles
775 mills
773 Oldchica
770 KayteeJay
760 elder
759 J40
750 crpw48
750 bs18
745 soyjoy
741 lonelyboy
737 doxy1lover
734 lynnet
733 richalulu
731 Soodlebum
727 bogster
721 MonicaT
718 suzysuz
711 rhozee
710 agis
709 JJ
705 Alisonofwi
702 nelleon
701 elena
695 libarebel
692 motato
691 smooze
687 Marmar
685 demi
685 gdine
683 helmet
681 HelenaB
677 peachykeen77
674 shooshoo
672 Preethi
670 she
665 bigbirdboss
664 skoochie
662 kaitlyn
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659 Kalivig
657 marie
655 Marisa
645 ldew
641 Mags0499
635 ginnie
634 sixty7stang13
634 mabaker8
631 Tudalen
626 Heather77777
625 ElizabethS
622 joem
622 lara68
616 tnf
608 Emberella
607 Zombee
601 Sign
599 herinfernallady
597 bubba218
589 lawyer-1
588 webatx
586 Rachway
584 cosdem
581 ggarrett
580 markbowers7
574 fuquayvarina
571 pacoshelley
569 sandrafrances
560 wurdygurl
555 GMann7
554 sadie r
551 dpml
551 lukywun
549 Krysten
545 Valiant
543 Babs1
542 elmer
540 piano player
539 Flask1
536 Aaronitor
535 10s Gu
534 Leaf
533 bekki
533 suzie
532 Jivingjenny0
532 julierangel
530 NonnieLight
530 T Anderson
525 Vietor
524 donnie828
524 robbie09
517 Gramjane
514 smartalic
513 Torgo
510 Kendala
508 phyllisjoe
504 TRF
496 mullets rock
495 bette
495 corkee
492 cjmomma
492 magbag
491 Sidra
491 jj222
489 a1axmama
486 squrell2
482 tivel
478 janeybird
475 mcurlschool
469 irena
468 86mjl86
467 Faeriekay
464 mama
461 freddie
459 bookgrrl
443 pen...
441 funhs
439 Marjetta
436 turqaz
435 whizette
430 EvaNadine
421 goudy
420 Boobear
416 Hedy
407 grimalda
400 eljay323
399 lbetterman
398 big red
396 suzanne rodgers
393 heleno
390 marthasooke
389 bpalosky
389 Scrabbler
375 mom82637
375 smoove
375 Lance1234
366 CadFan
365 jnkbck
364 Alexa
357 Cherrypop
355 #1
354 karenth
349 EspritdJean
349 Pinikula
346 ChristineC9
341 Pixy
339 chic
338 helen67
338 lazykoala99
324 shanghai ken
324 mii17
319 BethaneyD
316 luvmypom
315 Winter.River
312 LindaD
308 betrichy
305 Dawnfred
299 bgregory
295 Prinise
286 April47
277 louuol2004
275 TheFiz
273 hyacinthe
272 SarahP
269 DawnGray
269 crosshair
269 heartyjessman
267 dklein64
258 kadresa
250 pompey
250 bethanyej
246 looney
241 Kitensplay
240 beckyj
229 kristin
219 regis
216 Mrs.T.
214 mickey2
213 jmitch
213 moshemoo
210 Nonnax9
208 Rearden
203 kateb
200 dreagler
199 PCJonesy
186 beetlejuice
181 gold
177 Nef
164 Ardnas
152 JimH
140 ellemicker
130 Kallia
126 hshliz
124 idalou
122 betsy319
120 Cennon
113 coolmommy
110 chiley
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106 1234
104 KimS
100 Patralls
97 coop1
96 tomcat655
87 Gillibean
86 callie
81 Reese\'s
80 jean1953
78 Shelley33
70 Wyrd
67 Deedog
53 TXZinnia
46 evita
44 angel13136
42 Historyjo
34 stephie11
32 punaluu
32 MadXSer
24 dszy
22 Bobsta
21 carleekat
20 annieM6713
12 lizkol
10 janie 2

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
flosey

flip
12:00 am
Fauxmage

flip!
12:00 am
dart001

flip
12:00 am
Jellen

flip
12:00 am
VolleymomDee

flip and hi all!
12:00 am
jillibus

flop -- big again
12:00 am
dart001

hey volley
12:00 am
cybernan

oh -- was hoping for something not too big!
12:00 am
torgone

Yikes ..
12:00 am
jillibus

hi dee i
12:01 am
jillibus

that's hi dee hi, ho dee ho...
12:01 am
MLFAN17

hello
12:01 am
Fauxmage

Yeah I'm flopping out of this one.
12:01 am
MLFAN17

Sa 6
12:01 am
torgone

si8 - boob filler
12:02 am
cosdem

si7
12:02 am
MLFAN17

Si 7
12:02 am
MLFAN17

torg i think thats a 7 i just found it
12:02 am
jillibus

great clue, torg, lol!
12:02 am
negativeneil

Late flip.
12:02 am
cosdem

its also a si8 mlf
12:02 am
negativeneil

Aww Laura.
12:03 am
MLFAN17

LA 6
12:03 am
torgone

si7 is transistor material
12:03 am
MLFAN17

oopss sorry i apologize went the other direction and found it
12:05 am
jillibus

hi neil
12:05 am
dart001

23 k's lol
12:07 am
jillibus

ugh, dart -- poor sprite!
12:07 am
cosdem

na 5/12 for the lone N in 5th column
12:07 am
negativeneil

Hi jilli, dart.
12:08 am
dart001

hi neil
12:08 am
jillibus

hi cos
12:08 am
cosdem

hi jill :)
12:09 am
cosdem

phantom erotic/erotica and carrot
12:11 am
cosdem

erte
12:11 am
cosdem

oops
12:12 am
Uneaixoise

co6 x 5
12:12 am
cosdem

cant find the top row E
12:12 am
Uneaixoise

co6 x 6
12:12 am
MLFAN17

cos i cant find either ee on that column
12:13 am
cosdem

the other one is er5/10 i have, mlf
12:13 am
cosdem

common word
12:14 am
MLFAN17

cos i found a 4 for the 2nd E
12:14 am
torgone

et7 & 6
12:14 am
cosdem

ty
12:15 am
cosdem

got the et6
12:15 am
cosdem

NBT... now need teh 9
12:15 am
MLFAN17

EA6
12:15 am
jillibus

wtg cos
12:15 am
Jellen

nbt
12:16 am
MLFAN17

2ND COLUMN i stats please?
12:16 am
cosdem

wtg jell
12:16 am
jillibus

wtg jellen and hi!
12:16 am
flosey

wtg Jellen
12:16 am
cosdem

il 4/4
12:16 am
MLFAN17

2 ET 7s or just one?
12:17 am
MLFAN17

thanks cos got that i
12:17 am
jillibus

nbt
12:17 am
cosdem

wtg
12:18 am
Jellen

wd, jilli!
12:18 am
Uneaixoise

cr7 x 2
12:19 am
MLFAN17

4TH COLUMN i stats please?
12:19 am
cosdem

ic 4/5
12:19 am
MLFAN17

NEVER MIND
12:21 am
MLFAN17

Can someone help me with the N on the last column i know how many letters i am not seeing it
12:22 am
flosey

wtg jilli
12:23 am
Uneaixoise

mother of pearl, mlf
12:23 am
cybernan

nbt
12:23 am
cosdem

ugh the 9 i cant see
12:23 am
cybernan

anyone know what the 8's or 9 are?
12:24 am
negativeneil

co9,60
12:24 am
VolleymomDee

I have one si 8
12:24 am
negativeneil

[nan]
12:24 am
cosdem

st 8 nan
12:24 am
cosdem

oops no
12:24 am
cosdem

si 8
12:24 am
MLFAN17

thanks got it
12:25 am
cybernan

ty cos
12:25 am
dcseain

i have an icon clue already :) it's a ke4.8
12:25 am
Flask1

morning all....nbt!
12:25 am
cosdem

seain PB box.
12:25 am
cosdem

:)
12:25 am
VolleymomDee

ty dc
12:26 am
dcseain

peh, i say, cos
12:26 am
cosdem

lol :P
12:26 am
MLFAN17

is the list up yet?
12:27 am
cybernan

did you get it in a casino sean?
12:27 am
dart001

te 7/8
12:27 am
dart001

go check mlf
12:27 am
dcseain

get what in a casino?
12:27 am
MLFAN17

i just did wasnt the new one
12:28 am
cybernan

the ke 4
12:28 am
cybernan

ty dart
12:28 am
cybernan

still looking for that co 9
12:28 am
cosdem

me too nan
12:28 am
MLFAN17

what does the 9 begin with?/
12:28 am
cosdem

but i did find a co7
12:29 am
dart001

12:24 am mlf
12:29 am
MLFAN17

CO6
12:29 am
joshuavorbis

hi and nbt
12:29 am
MLFAN17

i just saw that right after i sent my qyestion
12:29 am
dart001

nj josh
12:30 am
negativeneil

Hi josh.
12:30 am
negativeneil

I have seven co7s so far.
12:31 am
negativeneil

All kind of similar.
12:31 am
dcseain

a 110 co7s right behind!
12:32 am
dart001

phant contrail
12:32 am
VolleymomDee

help with top e in the middle column please
12:32 am
MLFAN17

PHANTOM Correct
12:32 am
cosdem

et 7 and et 6 dee
12:32 am
joshuavorbis

et6
12:33 am
flosey

nbt
12:33 am
VolleymomDee

ty very much
12:33 am
cosdem

and hi dee :)
12:33 am
negativeneil

Hi Dee!
12:33 am
cybernan

I wonder if that co 9 is "with" it
12:33 am
VolleymomDee

nbt nbs
12:34 am
cosdem

lucky u dee cant find that co9
12:35 am
VolleymomDee

mechanical erosion of soil and rock co 9/60
12:36 am
Jellen

Thanks, Dee!
12:36 am
VolleymomDee

yqw
12:36 am
cybernan

not helping me!
12:36 am
cosdem

me neither :(
12:37 am
VolleymomDee

looks like when metal rusts, but change the 2nd vowel
12:38 am
dart001

thx volley
12:38 am
VolleymomDee

yw
12:38 am
cosdem

got it dee thanks!
12:38 am
cosdem

nbt/nbs :)
12:38 am
joey

tks, volleymomDee
12:38 am
cybernan

ty dee
12:39 am
VolleymomDee

yw way to go!
12:39 am
VolleymomDee

ke 6 and ke 7/44
12:39 am
cybernan

nbs now and almost half way
12:39 am
dcseain

co7 emissions (solar term)
12:39 am
cosdem

gonna have some hot apple pie soon. its chilly out... :) love september in colorado... hot days cold nights
12:40 am
cosdem

wore shoes instead of flip flops for the first time since May today too lol
12:40 am
Flask1

nbs
12:40 am
jillibus

icon clue posted
12:40 am
VolleymomDee

wtg flask
12:40 am
Flask1

ty
12:40 am
dcseain

i wear sandals most of april into october, but i live in an overall warm climte
12:41 am
jillibus

cos, we're having a summery "heat wave" at last!
12:41 am
cosdem

aww good icon too bad i already got that jill :)
12:41 am
Flask1

coon
12:41 am
Flask1

oops!!
12:41 am
cosdem

enjoy it jill.. im over the heat.. it is freezing when i wake up now... i love it
12:41 am
westford

I didn't have it jilli and hello all
12:41 am
jillibus

great clue, flask -- thanks
12:41 am
westford

got it without even looking at the stats..he's my guy
12:42 am
Flask1

yw!
12:42 am
cosdem

lol@jill
12:42 am
jillibus

hi west, and I'm glad.
12:42 am
jillibus

He's MINE, west.
12:42 am
cosdem

nooner should be accepted :(
12:42 am
dcseain

i had it not also, jill
12:42 am
negativeneil

Hi westford!
12:42 am
negativeneil

Nice to see you. :)
12:42 am
westford

he belongs to all of us
12:43 am
dart001

hey west
12:43 am
jillibus

oh good, dc -- glad to help!
12:43 am
westford

hi neil, you too.
12:43 am
westford

are you back home?
12:43 am
jillibus

well, that's true, west
12:43 am
westford

hi dart !!
12:43 am
negativeneil

Who, me?
12:43 am
negativeneil

No, still in LA.
12:43 am
westford

yes.
12:44 am
negativeneil

westford, I sent you a Flickr invitation.
12:44 am
westford

our daughter in Encinitas called from her land line at work..said they have no power or cell service
12:44 am
negativeneil

That will enable you to see everything there, not just the 30-something photos that are public... the rest are viewable by family and friends only.
12:45 am
dcseain

yes, 1.4 million in the dark in SoCal
12:45 am
negativeneil

Yes, a lot of people have been without power.
12:45 am
westford

I did get it neil..I need some time to get things together
12:45 am
cosdem

west -- i was just reading an article about that outage in california, arizona and mexico.. alot of my FB friends are pissed about it
12:45 am
negativeneil

Oh, ok.
12:45 am
westford

hi cos didn't realize it was so widespread
12:45 am
dcseain

floods here are gradually receding -- we got most of 7 inches of rain in 8 hours
12:46 am
westford

this rain has been ridiculous.
12:46 am
westford

hi seain
12:46 am
dcseain

schools are closed tomorrow, os we won't know til morning what things are like. still better here than in NY/PA at least
12:46 am
dcseain

hi, west
12:46 am
cosdem

5 million without power
12:46 am
westford

cousin
12:46 am
dcseain

total in both countries, cos?
12:46 am
cosdem

article http://tinyurl.com/3t98f74
12:47 am
cosdem

from what i read yes seain
12:47 am
westford

( hit return )..cousin's son is getting married today
12:47 am
jillibus

what has caused that CA outage?
12:47 am
cybernan

good night everyone -- last half for tomorrow if I have time :)
12:47 am
dcseain

g'night nan
12:47 am
westford

hello and good-bye nan
12:47 am
Jellen

G'night, nan
12:47 am
cosdem

The outage was probably caused by an employee removing a piece of monitoring equipment that was causing problems at a power substation in southwest Arizona, officials said.
12:48 am
westford

so not at all weather related?
12:48 am
cosdem

i dont think so.
12:48 am
westford

hi jellen
12:48 am
Jellen

Hi, west...a little dozy here...
12:49 am
westford

nice and peaceful?
12:50 am
Jellen

Yes...think I'll head upstairs...might be back...
12:50 am
westford

see you then
12:52 am
westford

I see sprite's pup made it again
12:53 am
dart001

jilli..one of my two favourite words made the list again
12:54 am
westford

thank you dart
12:58 am
dart001

yw
1:00 am
jillibus

looking, dart (I was elsewhere for a bit)
1:01 am
dart001

thought maybe I killed the chat
1:01 am
dcseain

indeed not, dart
1:02 am
westford

this is a friendly grid
1:02 am
dart001

down to 80 left and slowing down a lot
1:02 am
westford

words are there for the choosing...for now
1:03 am
westford

still need a top middle e if anyone would be willing to help
1:04 am
VolleymomDee

te 7 / 8 x 2
1:04 am
dcseain

forever, west
1:04 am
dart001

et 7 et 6
1:04 am
jillibus

I'm not finding this grid friendly
1:04 am
westford

thanks
1:04 am
VolleymomDee

totally agree jili... thot it was just because I was tired
1:04 am
westford

hi dee maybe I'm not far enough into it
1:04 am
dart001

phant torrent
1:05 am
rururocks

that's because you have a naked man Icon jilli
1:05 am
dcseain

greyed the L :)
1:05 am
VolleymomDee

hi west wtg dc
1:05 am
jillibus

and no Lickety... :-(
1:05 am
dcseain

refersh, ruru, she replaced it
1:05 am
dart001

redrum!!
1:05 am
westford

nbt now
1:06 am
jillibus

not any more, ruru -- better refresh! I have a clue icon
1:06 am
dcseain

al 6/7
1:06 am
jillibus

wtg west
1:07 am
westford

thanks jilli
1:07 am
dcseain

bullfighter
1:07 am
jillibus

dc -- good clue!
1:07 am
rururocks

wouldn't he be the cr 7/32 jilli?
1:07 am
negativeneil

You have email, westford.
1:07 am
dcseain

twisty grid this one
1:07 am
negativeneil

Hi ruru!
1:08 am
rururocks

hey neil
1:08 am
westford

thanks neil
1:08 am
VolleymomDee

not seeing the co 7 from jili's ic4 clue...
1:08 am
negativeneil

yw westford.
1:08 am
dcseain

how you doing, ruru?
1:08 am
negativeneil

I'm looking forward to this theme:
Sat 10 Sep - Crazy Hairdos
1:08 am
dcseain

cr7 from jill's ic4 clue
1:08 am
westford

the al is a bull fighter?
1:08 am
rururocks

not great DC
1:08 am
jillibus

ruru, that's what I put in my profile -- didn't you look?
1:08 am
dcseain

hm. should i do mine up for that i wonder...
1:09 am
rururocks

it says co 7/32 jilli
1:09 am
westford

hi ru
1:09 am
negativeneil

Because my hair goes crazy if I let it grow in past a very short buzz cut, and I have an old photo with basically what amounts to a mini-afro on my head.
1:09 am
dcseain

sorry to hear that, ru, i do hope it looks up in the forseeable future
1:09 am
negativeneil

Oh ruru. :(
1:09 am
negativeneil

What's being done about it?
1:10 am
rururocks

nothing right now..I'm working on it.
1:10 am
dcseain

old oa5 bucket
1:10 am
rururocks

I have decided on surgery.. where is now the question
1:10 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
1:10 am
jillibus

oh, sorry, I see that and have now corrected it.
1:10 am
rururocks

yeah.. thanks lickety.. I need them tonight
1:10 am
westford

thank you lickety
1:11 am
westford

and ty seain..singing now
1:11 am
negativeneil

I would too in your situation ruru. You can't go on in that agony.
1:11 am
jillibus

Ah, ty ty ty Lickety -- we'll really need you for this biggie
1:11 am
rururocks

lol jill.. you sent a lot of poor babblers on a wild goose chase
1:11 am
Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!
1:11 am
rururocks

yeah neil.. I agree.. the pain has gotten worse
1:12 am
jillibus

oh no, ruru!
1:12 am
negativeneil

I'm sorry you have to suffer that ru. Surgery really is the only solution.
1:13 am
rururocks

I have an event tomorrow I have to stand up for hours at as well. not going to be pretty
1:13 am
negativeneil

I wouldn't, ruru. Health comes first.
1:13 am
negativeneil

It's only going to make matters worse and you're going to be in even more pain.
1:14 am
negativeneil

Is it something you absolutely must attend?
1:14 am
ursh

ruru - my mom had hip replacement at age 86 and was terrified - day after surgery physio came in to get her up - she stood up and her face lit up in delight - she said this is like magic - the pain is gone. She said the post operative pain was mere discomfort in relation to the pain she had been in - hope this helps -
1:14 am
rururocks

yes.. unfortunately
1:14 am
jillibus

Don't try to be a hero, ruru!
1:14 am
negativeneil

I've heard that about knee replacements too ursh.
1:14 am
rururocks

thanks ursh.. I hope that's how it goes for me.
1:14 am
jillibus

Can you not sit?
1:14 am
negativeneil

Amen to that, ruru.
1:14 am
dcseain

i have a friend who has had two hips and a knee replaced, and has been thrilled with each much as ursh's mom has
1:15 am
negativeneil

yes, what about sitting?
1:15 am
rururocks

Someone is going to have to do the grid for me so that I can keep up with dart..lol
1:15 am
negativeneil

Or heck, I'd even try getting a wheelchair if I was in that much agony. Seriously.
1:15 am
negativeneil

Aww.
1:16 am
dart001

I'll go on another cruise sometime ruru and you will catch up like you always do
1:16 am
rururocks

I am going to get someone to bring me a chair so that I can sit.. but there are going to be hundreds of people there
1:16 am
jillibus

Crutches, ruru?
1:16 am
dart001

don't make it worse...be harder to repair down the line
1:16 am
negativeneil

You should see about borrowing or renting a wheelchair for the day and get someone to help you with that.
1:17 am
negativeneil

Exactly, dart!
1:17 am
jillibus

Hear hear
1:17 am
joshuavorbis

i missed doing the grid last month a day or two because i was getting married, and i'll probably miss a day or two in the next week due to the film festival i'm attending
1:18 am
flosey

I'm off to bed, goodnight all
1:18 am
rururocks

night lurker
1:18 am
negativeneil

Good night, flosey.
1:19 am
jillibus

josh, is your bride interested in Babble at all?
1:19 am
negativeneil

Lurker, yes.
1:19 am
dcseain

g'night, flo
1:19 am
jillibus

Gnight flosey
1:19 am
rururocks

jilli!!!!!...lol
1:19 am
joshuavorbis

she plays prolific on facebook constantly, but mostly sees babble as one of the quirky things that i do every day
1:20 am
dcseain

that'll change in time, i'm sure, josh
1:20 am
negativeneil

Babble, quirky?
1:20 am
negativeneil

I must be a quirk then.
1:20 am
rururocks

if not... josh.. dump her...lol
1:21 am
joshuavorbis

she's been around long enough to know that its just what i do if i am near a computer at 1am, which is often
1:21 am
Fauxmage

I thought you were a dork Neazle.
1:21 am
negativeneil

That too, Laura.
1:21 am
rururocks

what's the difference between a dork and a quirk?
1:21 am
negativeneil

I'm a quirky dork and a dorky quirk.
1:22 am
Fauxmage

Dunno. I'm just a fool. :P
1:22 am
negativeneil

She is. An April Fool.
1:22 am
negativeneil

[that's her birthday]
1:22 am
rururocks

I think of you as a quick dork.. actually..lol
1:22 am
Fauxmage

Quork?
1:23 am
negativeneil

I'm not that quick tonight.
1:23 am
negativeneil

Still have 25 left... chatting doesn't help, among other distractions.
1:24 am
jillibus

dart, I finally remembered that word which is one of your faves
1:24 am
negativeneil

27
1:24 am
negativeneil

35 I meant to type there, haha!
1:24 am
dart001

took me a while before I saw that one jilli
1:24 am
negativeneil

Hit the wrong key. I had 35 but just saw several more... amazing what happens when you stop chatting and focus huh?
1:25 am
dart001

other one is teiid
1:25 am
jillibus

mine too, dart.
1:25 am
jillibus

the little buffalo is here too
1:28 am
negativeneil

Finally.
1:29 am
Fauxmage

Yay Neazle!
1:29 am
negativeneil

My cheerleader.
1:29 am
rururocks

wow neil really great job
1:29 am
negativeneil

Thanks ruru! :)
1:29 am
jillibus

Well done, neil!
1:29 am
dart001

nj neil
1:30 am
negativeneil

Thanks jilli and dart!
1:30 am
negativeneil

Now I'd better go kill the new Sudoku puzzle... then sleep might be an idea.
1:31 am
rururocks

go get em neil
1:31 am
dcseain

yay, i get to go to the astros at nats on Sunday. Hope the 9.11 remembrance won't be too sacharine and jingoistic
1:31 am
dcseain

congrats, neil, have fun
1:31 am
rururocks

did anyone watch the green bay/ saints game?
1:32 am
dcseain

re5 failure
1:32 am
negativeneil

Thanks, Seain. Just starting it now.
1:33 am
jillibus

bye neil
1:34 am
rururocks

thank god for lickety tonight
1:35 am
jillibus

I second that ruru but even so, finding it too hard
1:36 am
westford

I'm baaack.
1:36 am
jillibus

wb west
1:36 am
westford

ruru's ic** made me say that
1:37 am
westford

the kitchen is just a black hole
1:37 am
jillibus

yes, it's scary
1:37 am
westford

pulls me in and won't let me back out
1:37 am
rururocks

I like Jack NIcholson a lot
1:38 am
westford

he is a good one
1:38 am
westford

I share my b'day with the Shining's author
1:38 am
westford

oh my Eddie Vetter got so old
1:39 am
westford

Pearl Jam's on TV
1:39 am
jillibus

has anyone noticed that there are 65 C words? That's scary too.
1:40 am
westford

the k words are scaring me jilli
1:40 am
jillibus

those too
1:41 am
negativeneil

They're not bad though jilli.
1:41 am
jillibus

ah -- the Aussie call is here
1:42 am
negativeneil

If I had been born exactly one month later to the day, I would have shared my birthday with my own brother. How's that for weird? I'm 2 years and 11 months younger than him to the DAY.
1:42 am
westford

better that way..then you both have your own birthday
1:42 am
negativeneil

Haha, yes.
1:43 am
jillibus

I was going to say -- better than sharing the day
1:43 am
negativeneil

Both on the 29th. Him in Jan. and me in Dec.
1:43 am
westford

our oldest daughter's birthday is the day after my husband's he didn't get a cake until she left home
1:44 am
negativeneil

1982 (him) and 1984 (me).
1:44 am
jillibus

grandson was born on Dec 26 so when a little guy celebrated his unbirthday on his uncle's bday, June 24.
1:44 am
westford

hard to be an almost Christmas baby
1:44 am
negativeneil

Haha, they shared one? They should have each had their own... more cake for everyone. ;)
1:45 am
westford

well he did get his name on the bottom of her cake
1:45 am
negativeneil

Wouldn't have mattered to me as we don't do Christmas.
1:45 am
jillibus

My aunt was born on Feb 29, 1896 so didn't have a birthday until she was 8. There was no leap year in 1900.
1:46 am
westford

that's so sad jilli
1:46 am
westford

I didn't realize there wasn't a leap year in 1900
1:46 am
negativeneil

Wow. That would be weird. Don't leap year babies celebrate the birthday they should have anyway?
1:47 am
jillibus

I think so, but it wasn't her REAL b'day.
1:47 am
westford

I wouldn't mind having 3 years cut out every 4
1:47 am
ursh

if only westford !!
1:48 am
westford

hi ursh
1:51 am
negativeneil

Done [Iron Sudoku].
1:51 am
jillibus

I don't do Sudoku
1:52 am
westford

ditto
1:55 am
rururocks

i'm missing one damn a..
1:56 am
rururocks

crapola
1:56 am
negativeneil

Which one, ruru?
1:56 am
rururocks

no idea neil.. lol not a clue
1:56 am
negativeneil

Know the stats for it?
1:56 am
westford

I just got a strange al 7/28
1:56 am
rururocks

the a on the right column
1:57 am
westford

is it dart's fave?
1:57 am
negativeneil

A measure of property, ruru.
1:57 am
rururocks

ah.. I see what I'm missing
1:57 am
negativeneil

Think farm?
1:57 am
rururocks

got it
1:57 am
jillibus

dart's fave is from the left column
1:57 am
rururocks

thanks
1:58 am
negativeneil

The African shrub, jilli.
1:58 am
negativeneil

And one of the best vowel-dump words in Scrabble.
1:58 am
rururocks

my fave you can't use in Boggle
1:58 am
westford

lol
1:58 am
negativeneil

You're welcome, ru.
1:58 am
westford

goes both ways jilli
1:58 am
westford

and the pl
1:58 am
negativeneil

Well you know how it goes in Scrabble... sometimes you're stuck with all vowels or nearly all vowels.
1:58 am
jillibus

I know, neil -- it's one of my faves too, has been for years
1:59 am
negativeneil

That word is great for getting rid of some!
1:59 am
westford

ruru did you read my profile..been leaving it there for you
1:59 am
negativeneil

We've had so much fun with that on G+ westford. Thanks for sharing that.
2:00 am
negativeneil

Did Laura tell you my blues name?
2:00 am
westford

happy to neil
2:00 am
westford

yes but I can only remember the fruit
2:02 am
westford

naturally lol
2:02 am
rururocks

that's really clever and cute westie
2:02 am
rururocks

that's really clever and cute westie
2:02 am
jillibus

west, dart's fave can't come from the right -- it starts with 2 As
2:03 am
rururocks

left jilli
2:03 am
westford

oh then I have the wrong one
2:03 am
jillibus

ru, I know -- I said it CAN'T come from the right. West said it worked both ways.
2:04 am
westford

and all this time...
2:05 am
jillibus

what did you think it started with, west?
2:05 am
westford

I only passed it along ru but glad you liked it
2:05 am
negativeneil

I'm taking a screenshot of our blues name thread to send you, westford. Want to see it too, jilli and ruru?
2:05 am
westford

ao jilli
2:06 am
jillibus

Yes please, neil
2:06 am
negativeneil

Laura posted it but she changed her name to her blues name, so that's the name it's posted by.
2:06 am
jillibus

ty west
2:06 am
westford

I like hers
2:07 am
jillibus

west, I swiped your blues tale too -- will be sending it around -- love it!
2:08 am
westford

good jilli have you picked a name?
2:08 am
rururocks

oh god.. these co's.. holy moly
2:08 am
westford

bad as re's ?
2:09 am
rururocks

very confusing
2:09 am
jillibus

not yet, west -- brain not operating
2:11 am
dart001

fireworks
2:11 am
jillibus

hooray for dart
2:11 am
westford

ah there you are !! Yay dart !!
2:11 am
westford

thought you must have finished while I was trapped in the kitchen
2:15 am
negativeneil

Ok, got the screenshot ready to email.
2:16 am
westford

thanks neil looking forward to seeing them
2:17 am
jillibus

:-)
2:17 am
negativeneil

Want a copy of it ruru?
2:18 am
negativeneil

Congrats, dart!
2:19 am
negativeneil

Just waiting to see if ruru wants a copy of this.
2:19 am
jillibus

I thought he said he did, neil
2:19 am
negativeneil

Oh he left?
2:19 am
westford

he did
2:19 am
negativeneil

He doesn't seem to be here?
2:20 am
westford

I meant he said he wanted to see it
2:20 am
jillibus

His knees may have made him leave and go to bed
2:20 am
westford

was working on his co's
2:20 am
boatierra

Neil - your Twitter commentary of the GOP debate, scathing and funny :)
2:21 am
negativeneil

Oh, you read my bio again, boat?
2:21 am
negativeneil

Glad you enjoyed it. ;)
2:21 am
westford

jilli just got the Aussie call..thought you meant someone was phoning you from there lol
2:21 am
jillibus

oh yes, west -- confused, he said (which is a co word but not here)
2:22 am
boatierra

I saw your pic was different so I looked and saw the Tweets, so yes :) The stuff about Santorum was hilarious!
2:22 am
negativeneil

I was posting it all simultaneously on Twitter, G+ and in my bio here, plus watching and listening to it. Talk about multitasking.
2:22 am
jillibus

LOL, west!
2:22 am
negativeneil

I felt worn out after that.
2:22 am
negativeneil

Haha, thanks!
2:22 am
negativeneil

Always nice when someone appreciates it. ;)
2:23 am
jillibus

I'm worn out meself and am off to bed -- will enjoy your email tomorrow, neil
2:23 am
boatierra

Jeez, that would've worn me out! Well done.
2:23 am
westford

I sent it to my husband too neil and he really got a kick out of it
2:23 am
negativeneil

I had some fun with this photo... contrasting it and cropping it to just 1/4 of my head. My stepmom says I'm "half a Neilroy" in this one.
2:23 am
SamanthaJoy

hi all
2:24 am
jillibus

goodnight all...*poof
2:24 am
negativeneil

Good night, jilli.
2:24 am
westford

hi saman
2:24 am
SamanthaJoy

yo westie
2:24 am
SamanthaJoy

I'm not staying long. my brain's half dead and i'm worn out
2:24 am
westford

and good night jilli (first time) lol
2:25 am
westford

sure is nice that we have 24 hours to finish, isn't it?
2:25 am
mrpresident

evening all :)
2:26 am
westford

hi mrp
2:26 am
SamanthaJoy

I'm thinking of sleeping until the ringing phone wakes me tomorrow. I'm sure I'm getting calls from someone or another
2:26 am
negativeneil

Sent that email, westford.
2:26 am
westford

thanks neil will reply soon
2:26 am
negativeneil

View the attached image full size or it won't be readable. Well you'll see.
2:27 am
negativeneil

Hi mrp!
2:27 am
westford

I hope I can read it
2:27 am
negativeneil

And thanks again, boat.
2:27 am
negativeneil

I'm sure you can, westford -- if you view it full size.
2:28 am
westford

going to look now
2:31 am
boatierra

Sure :)
2:33 am
Deeha

What?? Sealion not in dictionary!!
2:33 am
westford

that is too funny neil
2:33 am
SamanthaJoy

Two words, I think
2:33 am
westford

I tried that too
2:33 am
negativeneil

Thought you might like that, westford!
2:34 am
Deeha

booooo!!!!
2:34 am
SamanthaJoy

My need to sleep is overwhelming my neurotic need to get halfway before I quit.
2:34 am
boatierra

Two words, that's what I was thinkin'.
2:34 am
Deeha

I thought I was so clever too!
2:34 am
boatierra

Although, thanks for the li 4/4 :)
2:34 am
negativeneil

Should be. I see them playing on the beach right across the road from where I live. I was surprised that didn't work in here.
2:34 am
SamanthaJoy

Good night, all, and may you never wake up in the middle of the night smelling smoke.
2:34 am
negativeneil

I've seen it written both ways.
2:34 am
SamanthaJoy

(As blessings go, it's kind of specific but useful.)
2:35 am
negativeneil

Ummm yes, SamanthaJoy. Smoke detectors are a really good idea, too.
2:35 am
westford

good night and thanks saman..hope you never do either
2:36 am
SamanthaJoy

Too late! It's just on my mind. The whole state's on fire, everywhere smells like smoke.
2:36 am
negativeneil

Oh yes, you're in TX?
2:37 am
SamanthaJoy

Central Texas, yes.
2:37 am
westford

if only we could send you some rain
2:37 am
SamanthaJoy

I know, I know. The distribution system is just broken right now. God needs to call in a plumber.
2:38 am
westford

are you all set to get out in a hurry if you need to?
2:38 am
boatierra

Holy shnikes, TX? I hope y'all get steady rain that the ground can soak.
2:38 am
SamanthaJoy

Oh yeah. We've been packed since, um, I don't know, weeks ago now.
2:39 am
westford

just remember things can be replaced
2:40 am
SamanthaJoy

Oh yeah. It's us, it's our dogs, it's out insurance paperwork and lots of water. I think there are two ohysical non-essential items we both want, and that's because they're useful and only weigh a few ounces.
2:41 am
westford

I hope you don't have to go
2:41 am
westford

with all the hurricanes around one has to dump rain on you
2:42 am
SamanthaJoy

Odds are we won't, really. The FD is on high alert and the only fire that even a little bit big within 10 miles of me was arson.
2:42 am
negativeneil

Wow. Hope you stay safe there, Samantha!
2:42 am
westford

that's terrible
2:42 am
SamanthaJoy

We're too far inland for hurricane rain. We just get hurricane wind, which is less than helpful.
2:42 am
westford

hope they caught the creep
2:42 am
negativeneil

Oh good. Hopefully it won't reach you.
2:43 am
SamanthaJoy

The four creeps? Oddly, even with physical descriptions, no one's turned in the teenagers yet. *shrug*
2:44 am
westford

I wish I knew what makes people like that tick
2:44 am
SamanthaJoy

Being 15, I think. Aren't there 50/50 odds that they're still little sociopaths at that age?
2:44 am
westford

you bet
2:45 am
westford

they should be helping to fight the fires not setting them
2:46 am
SamanthaJoy

wait, wasn't I supposed to be asleep by now?
2:46 am
westford

sleep is good but sometimes talking is good too
2:47 am
SamanthaJoy

there's no other subject of conversation possible around here. *sigh*
2:47 am
SamanthaJoy

somehow "so, seen any good movies lately?" has just died out as a conversational opener
2:48 am
rubyfoo

good morning everybody
2:48 am
westford

I can not fathom the sheer size of the fires
2:48 am
SamanthaJoy

Good morning, ruby!
2:48 am
westford

hi ruby samantha's in TX too
2:48 am
SamanthaJoy

And now I am seriously off to bed. 'Night all! *poof*
2:49 am
westford

good night saman dream of rain..lots and lots of it
2:50 am
rubyfoo

samantha? are you still here?
2:50 am
rubyfoo

my son is in Austin
2:50 am
rubyfoo

{{westford}}
2:50 am
westford

have you heard from him ruby?
2:50 am
westford

((ruby))
2:51 am
rubyfoo

not since Tuesday but I looked at the maps yesterday and the fires were still on the other side of town
2:51 am
rubyfoo

I looked at Samantha's profile, but don't know where that town is
2:52 am
rubyfoo

how are you, westofrd? I am trying not to obsess about it today
2:52 am
rubyfoo

or even ford*
2:52 am
westford

she said central TX
2:52 am
westford

I'm good just tired of all the cold and rain
2:53 am
rubyfoo

the weather is embarrassingly nice here
2:53 am
westford

cousin's son is getting married today..I'm sure when they picked the date they thought it would be perfect Sept weather
2:53 am
westford

and don't be embarassed..just enjoy it
2:54 am
rubyfoo

I hope it's an indoor wedding!
2:54 am
westford

I have a feeling it's outside..on the beach
2:54 am
rubyfoo

oh no
2:54 am
westford

hope they have an alternate plan
2:57 am
rubyfoo

it's funny how many of yesterday's words are in here (not that I got very far then)
2:57 am
Deeha

Love your thing about the Blues Westford, I laughed from beginning to end!!
2:57 am
westford

I'm so glad I posted it
2:58 am
rubyfoo

hi deeha
2:58 am
westford

lots of people are getting a much needed laugh
2:59 am
westford

I still haven't figured out a name for myself
2:59 am
Deeha

Hi Ruby how come you are having good weather and we are having gale force winds - I was always told ALL our bad weather came from France!!!
2:59 am
Deeha

As long as it isnt Big Willie!!
2:59 am
westford

sure deeha they keep the good weather and send the bad abroad
3:00 am
negativeneil

A blues name, westford?
3:01 am
negativeneil

Haha, we've already had one like that.
3:01 am
rubyfoo

just read your blues post, west, too funny since my son is a blues musician. Plays with the Blind Orange Jefferson blues band
3:01 am
rubyfoo

and John is whiter than white! hahzh
3:01 am
westford

lol ruby he must have seen it
3:01 am
negativeneil

There are a lot of white blues musicians.
3:02 am
westford

Johnny Hammond
3:02 am
rubyfoo

I don't know. and Orange Jefferson (old, black) is a home-grown Austin blues man, and there's no rain!
3:04 am
Deeha

23 K words - there arent 23 k words in the world!!
3:04 am
westford

ruby have they ever been on Austin City Limits?
3:04 am
westford

my thought exactly dee
3:05 am
rubyfoo

they play at Victory Grill but I don't know the other name.
3:05 am
rubyfoo

haven't been in Austin in 3 years and John was in another band then
3:06 am
boatierra

The 65 C words kind of blows my mind.
3:06 am
rubyfoo

just found two k babblets; there can't be 23!
3:06 am
rubyfoo

I didn't c that, boat
3:06 am
negativeneil

They're not bad though, boat. The C words.
3:06 am
negativeneil

A lot of them are similar, too.
3:07 am
rubyfoo

hello neil
3:07 am
boatierra

Well, I've found 15. So I'm on my way. I've found 4 K's.
3:08 am
negativeneil

Hi ruby.
3:08 am
westford

you're in the grid again neil
3:09 am
boatierra

In all the years I've been playing, I think that's the most words for one letter I've ever seen.
3:09 am
boatierra

Oh he is :)
3:09 am
westford

too bad it doesn't count
3:09 am
rubyfoo

(who does neil know? hmmm....)
3:10 am
westford

must be dr god lol
3:10 am
negativeneil

Huh, ruby?
3:10 am
rubyfoo

just kidding, neil
3:10 am
negativeneil

Oh, haha. I'm often in the grids.
3:10 am
negativeneil

My name doesn't work though, darn it.
3:11 am
boatierra

You should define yourself and get yourself in the dictionary.
3:11 am
westford

you're the first neil we've had so must be why we're seeing your name now
3:11 am
rubyfoo

peri has her name in very often
3:11 am
rubyfoo

and you, too, west
3:12 am
westford

she sure does
3:12 am
negativeneil

I'm already in the Urban Dictionary, boat. Seriously. Someone we know entered my first and last name and someone has actually made an entry for me... not a very flattering one either. Seems any idiot can add to that site.
3:12 am
rubyfoo

and sprite's dog!
3:12 am
westford

and sometimes our real names too ruby
3:12 am
rubyfoo

yes, my real name and one of my nicknames have been in
3:13 am
boatierra

Yaaaaaaaaaa, Urban Dictionary, not so good lol :)
3:13 am
negativeneil

Ummm, no. There's NOTHING good about being entered in that, boat. I try to forget it every day.
3:15 am
rubyfoo

I never heard of that; is it only online?
3:15 am
negativeneil

Yes.
3:15 am
boatierra

Good lord! *finished reading UD* Now that's some bitterness, yowzah!
3:16 am
negativeneil

Huh? How would you have known what name to put in there, boat?
3:16 am
boatierra

I just looked up Neil, that's all. I'm assuming that's what you are under.
3:17 am
negativeneil

No. That's not me, boat. I'm under my first and last name.
3:17 am
negativeneil

Neil is a very common name... that entry for just that first name has nothing to do with me.
3:18 am
boatierra

Oh, ok. Well don't look up Neil. The #2 definition for that one is pretty bad. Sheesh.
3:18 am
negativeneil

And someone on Twitter just told me I need a smack. *headshake*
3:19 am
westford

because of your debate post?
3:19 am
negativeneil

Yes, I've seen that actually. It was mildly amusing.
3:19 am
rubyfoo

just kidding, I hope!
3:19 am
negativeneil

No, westford.
3:19 am
westford

or tweet
3:19 am
westford

I'm still learning the proper terms
3:19 am
negativeneil

Oh no, I don't think she's kidding. Some of the people who tweet at me aren't exactly the brightest bulbs, shall we say?
3:20 am
negativeneil

She said she's telling my [older] brother that I need a smack. So I just replied: Good luck with that.
3:20 am
westford

some people just like to cause trouble
3:21 am
rubyfoo

what is the point of being unpleasant online?
3:21 am
westford

now I don't know all the ins and outs but can anyone reply or do you have to know them?
3:21 am
negativeneil

Who knows? People do it all the time. I'm just laughing at that one.
3:22 am
westford

so she wasn't being serious then?
3:22 am
rubyfoo

maybe they're so isolated they have no one else to vent on
3:22 am
negativeneil

westford, I don't want or need anyone else to reply to her, thanks. I'm not taking it seriously because she's clearly not too bright.
3:22 am
negativeneil

And I'm not exactly worried my brother's going to smack me anytime soon either.
3:23 am
negativeneil

Haha, it's yet another Twitter moron, that's all. They're plentiful.
3:23 am
westford

that's not what I meant neil I was wondering if people that tweet on twitter are part of an invited group..as I said I don't know much about it
3:23 am
negativeneil

I just shake my head and block them.
3:24 am
westford

good you can do that
3:24 am
boatierra

If you have a public account on Twitter then anyone can read and reply to anything posted.
3:24 am
westford

who is the bigger of the two of you?
3:24 am
negativeneil

No, westford. Twitter's pretty useless really. All you can do is post updates... that's it. I wouldn't bother with it if he wasn't on there, probably. But I post my political opinions and links to important political articles there for the public to read. I always post the very same updates simultaneously on G+ too, to our personal/private network.
3:25 am
negativeneil

Of course, boat. And it is public... that's why I don't do anything personal there. Just post what I just described. I don't use it for personal stuff. I keep all that to G+ which is totally private.
3:25 am
rubyfoo

I've gotten to the point where I don't put anything in FB because once you write something, it stays there!
3:26 am
negativeneil

Not only that, ruby... but there is literally no such thing as a private FB page, no matter how private you think you've made it.
3:26 am
westford

so it's like a text message?
3:26 am
negativeneil

There are countless web pages out there with scripts that allow any member of the public to view the full contents of any "private" FB page.
3:27 am
negativeneil

So it's something I can't use. I have to keep certain things I post from public view. Personal items I share with family and friends, etc.
3:27 am
rubyfoo

fortunately, my name is very common on FB, so I don't really care
3:27 am
negativeneil

It's just a text update, westford. Kind of like the posts in this chog.
3:27 am
negativeneil

I see, ruby. Mine isn't.
3:27 am
negativeneil

My first name, yes.
3:28 am
rubyfoo

my real name
3:28 am
negativeneil

I figured that's what you meant.
3:28 am
negativeneil

My first name is extremely common... last name isn't.
3:28 am
rubyfoo

ruby is not so common
3:28 am
negativeneil

No, but that isn't your real first name, is it?
3:28 am
rubyfoo

and I love when people call me ruby, but that's only in here!
3:29 am
westford

your dog and my cat lol
3:29 am
rubyfoo

hahah, west!
3:29 am
rubyfoo

and my other dog (in ic** picture) is Max. How common is that???
3:30 am
negativeneil

Very.
3:30 am
negativeneil

Right up there with Rex.
3:31 am
rubyfoo

his "real" name is Mi-Pao's Veyrier Black Maximus
3:31 am
rubyfoo

and I have a moth and a fish named Spot
3:31 am
westford

what did you name your new spider?
3:32 am
rubyfoo

same as the old one of the same species, "Caliope"
3:32 am
westford

that's pretty
3:32 am
rubyfoo

I think it rhymes with Argiope (not knowing latin....)
3:32 am
rubyfoo

the only other person I've heard of who feeds spiders is David Sedaris
3:33 am
westford

our ruby is a calico and her sister was caliope
3:33 am
westford

and our granddaughter
3:33 am
rubyfoo

I love it, is she a calico?
3:33 am
rubyfoo

grandaughter = Caliope?
3:34 am
westford

lol no the cat's sister
3:34 am
rubyfoo

hahah
3:34 am
westford

Cassie will be getting her masters in entymology..real bug lover
3:34 am
rubyfoo

wow, 28 c's! hahah
3:35 am
rubyfoo

that's what I wish I had done but never lived in the country before
3:35 am
rubyfoo

so wasn't interested in insects
3:36 am
westford

she's a city girl but has always loved them
3:37 am
westford

I always stay out of her room
3:37 am
negativeneil

Haha!
3:38 am
westford

I need an 8 so I can go to bed..any help would be much appreciated
3:38 am
rubyfoo

I hope she doesn't have a tarantuls or a wolf spider! I draw the line at those
3:38 am
westford

assume the 9 is a plural
3:38 am
rubyfoo

and a 9?
3:39 am
westford

she has had pet tarantulas
3:39 am
negativeneil

No, it isn't.
3:39 am
westford

then I need a 9 as well
3:39 am
boatierra

Oh please stop the horror (spider) talk!
3:39 am
rubyfoo

stats for both, please
3:39 am
rubyfoo

sorry, boat!
3:40 am
westford

I understand boat
3:40 am
negativeneil

co9,60
3:40 am
negativeneil

boat, are you on Flickr?
3:42 am
rubyfoo

do you have a clue for the 9, neil, or even the 3rd letter?
3:42 am
westford

would that be added to a 7?
3:42 am
boatierra

Rainbows, muffins, moonbeams, cream colored ponies, crisp apple strudel...
3:42 am
rubyfoo

flowers, boat?
3:43 am
westford

I like those much better
3:43 am
negativeneil

co + double hooked consonant + home inv***** is a terrible crime.
3:43 am
boatierra

LOL :)
3:43 am
boatierra

Neil - Flickr, no.
3:43 am
negativeneil

See my question, boat?
3:43 am
negativeneil

Oh, ok.
3:43 am
negativeneil

Just thought I'd ask since you said you're not on G+.
3:43 am
rubyfoo

ty neil!
3:44 am
negativeneil

yw ruby.
3:44 am
westford

thanks neil
3:44 am
negativeneil

You're welcome, west.
3:44 am
boatierra

Why do you ask?
3:45 am
negativeneil

Because you can connect with people on there and send messages.
3:48 am
rubyfoo

thunper is afoot, see you later and still no 8's
3:48 am
rubyfoo

{{westford}}
3:48 am
boatierra

Connecting with people, so much effort ;)
3:48 am
rubyfoo

hugs for neil and boat, too, sorry about the scary caht, boat.
3:49 am
westford

bye ((ruby)) some day you need to put your recipe in your profile
3:49 am
boatierra

No problem :)
3:49 am
negativeneil

Then don't, boat. :P
3:49 am
negativeneil

Bye for now, ruby.. take care.
3:50 am
rubyfoo

which recipe, west, my memory is failing.....?
3:50 am
rubyfoo

I am delighted to share recipes!
3:50 am
rubyfoo

only really good ones are for guacamole and gazpacho
3:50 am
westford

for his drink
3:50 am
rubyfoo

hahah
3:51 am
westford

can't wait to try the bread
3:51 am
rubyfoo

*poof*
3:51 am
rubyfoo

you'll be a star! and never tell the secret
3:51 am
negativeneil

Laura has a recipe blog and when she posts to it, she also posts her recipes in our G+ stream... with photos of each dish.
3:52 am
westford

is she vegan too?
3:52 am
negativeneil

Too? Besides who?
3:53 am
westford

I know JC is
3:53 am
westford

and maybe seain
3:53 am
negativeneil

I don't think Seain is.
3:54 am
westford

our 2nd daughter and her husband are vegetarians
3:54 am
negativeneil

Laura is though, yes. And she posts delicious recipes. I have given her some of them... for a few of our Jewish food items. Like potato latkes and our sesame dessert, halvah.
3:54 am
westford

I make killer latkes
3:55 am
negativeneil

She alters them a little... she comes up with interesting variations.
3:55 am
westford

so no eggs
3:56 am
negativeneil

No, but our latke recipes don't contain them anyway... the ones we used in our family.
3:56 am
westford

do you use matzo to keep them together? and do you cook?
3:57 am
negativeneil

A little, yes. And of course I cook... I have to eat.
3:57 am
negativeneil

I live on my own so yes, I cook.
3:58 am
westford

there's cooking and there's heating up
3:58 am
negativeneil

Well no, I don't eat out of cans. I cook.
3:58 am
westford

glad to hear it
3:58 am
negativeneil

I can't stand canned vegetables. Yuck.
3:58 am
westford

double yuck
3:59 am
negativeneil

Fresh whenever possible... or sometimes frozen. But never canned, no way.
4:00 am
westford

when we lived in Coronado we had Vince the vegetable man he came around with his truck every Thursday I miss that
4:00 am
negativeneil

Oh and you'd get a box or crate of veg?
4:00 am
westford

the produce in the supermarket is so poor lately
4:00 am
negativeneil

Depends where you go.
4:00 am
westford

no we just picked what we wanted
4:01 am
negativeneil

We have very good produce though.
4:01 am
westford

we did the crate thing with our co-op
4:01 am
westford

I know I miss CA
4:01 am
negativeneil

Oh, ok. I wondered if that's what it was.
4:02 am
westford

I keep thinking about a garden but after all this rain it would have been flooded out
4:02 am
negativeneil

Yeah, you would've lost it all.
4:03 am
negativeneil

Oh man. No wonder I'm yawning my head off.
4:03 am
westford

add 3 hours to that
4:03 am
westford

be a sweetheart and give me stats for an 8 please
4:04 am
negativeneil

Yeah, what are you doing up at this time?
4:04 am
negativeneil

an8,45
4:04 am
westford

brain is dead
4:04 am
westford

thanks
4:04 am
westford

I'm a night owl
4:05 am
negativeneil

si8,45
4:05 am
negativeneil

te7,38 & te8,40
4:05 am
Soodlebum

Hi West, Neil. West - your 'Blues' thingy is hilarious. I'm still laughing :-)
4:05 am
negativeneil

And another te8,40.
4:06 am
negativeneil

Then a tr8,40.
4:06 am
westford

hi soodle glad I didn't take it down then
4:06 am
negativeneil

Hi Soodlebum.
4:06 am
westford

thanks neil I should be able to get at least one
4:07 am
westford

any compound words?
4:07 am
negativeneil

Let me know if you need clues... when I get back. Making a cup of something. Probably herbal tea. BRB.
4:07 am
westford

ok
4:09 am
Soodlebum

Ah rats.... I gotta go as well. But thanks for the chuckle, West. Poof
4:09 am
westford

bye sood come back when you can sit awhile
4:13 am
westford

there nbt nbs thank you neil and good night
4:27 am
negativeneil

Back.
4:28 am
negativeneil

Oh, guess you're gone. Ok, then I'm gone too.
4:28 am
boatierra

My eyes can no longer find any words. I'm off. Thanks for all the converstion everyone. Laters!
4:29 am
boatierra

Grr, conversation.
5:52 am
dizgrannie

Hi all!! NBT & NBS, bit late but better then never.
5:56 am
Anniebrook

hi grannie...better late than never, indeed
5:57 am
crosshair

good morning everyone:)
5:58 am
Anniebrook

hi crossy :)
5:58 am
rubyfoo

hello, back!
5:58 am
rubyfoo

((crossy))
5:58 am
rubyfoo

{{annie}}
5:58 am
crosshair

((RUBY))
5:58 am
rubyfoo

diz gran!!!!
5:58 am
Anniebrook

((ruby)) did you hear from your son?
5:59 am
rubyfoo

not since Tuesday, but I've been watching the maps. Sorry for my melt-down yesterday
5:59 am
crosshair

acck! 65 c words!:(
5:59 am
Anniebrook

understandable, ruby
5:59 am
rubyfoo

I have 35 from this AM, crossy....hahah
6:00 am
crosshair

:P
6:00 am
rubyfoo

I shouldn't do that, however, I think it's taking advantage.....
6:00 am
Anniebrook

just started the cees
6:00 am
rubyfoo

everybody is so kind!
6:01 am
crosshair

why were you in melt down mode yesterday ruby?
6:01 am
rubyfoo

because I was worried about my son in Austin TX, crossy
6:02 am
crosshair

what is going on in texas(been to busy for the newspapers and do not watch television much)
6:02 am
rubyfoo

they had more than 80 days over 100F, no rain, and now there are fires
6:02 am
EspritdJean

wildfires
6:03 am
rubyfoo

he and his wife have evacuation plans, if necessary
6:03 am
rubyfoo

bonjour jean
6:03 am
crosshair

that is always bad in dry hot areas like that,i hope your son stays safe
6:03 am
EspritdJean

hey ruby :-)
6:03 am
Anniebrook

ruby, then, if need be, they will evacuate...you didnt ra5 a fool
6:04 am
rubyfoo

true, true, and his wife is even more sensible and composed
6:04 am
rubyfoo

and ty for the ra5, annie
6:05 am
rubyfoo

sometimes it's hard being so far away.....
6:05 am
rubyfoo

(not that I could do anything to help)
6:05 am
EspritdJean

I agree Ruby...I have one in China
6:05 am
EspritdJean

when I hear about earthquakes and such I go crazy
6:05 am
Anniebrook

ruby, yest it is the distance that is making you jumpier...I would be the same
6:06 am
rubyfoo

I can imagine, jean, that would be even harder.... where in China?
6:06 am
Anniebrook

Hi Jean...far enough
6:06 am
EspritdJean

Xuzhou
6:06 am
crosshair

80 days of over 100F?! i could not live in that environment
6:06 am
EspritdJean

I am going there on Sep 19
6:06 am
rubyfoo

he doesn't have a choice, crossy, but neither could I!
6:07 am
rubyfoo

what big city is it near, Jean?
6:07 am
EspritdJean

I guess Bejing would be the closest but several hours
6:08 am
EspritdJean

maybe Nanjing is closer
6:08 am
rubyfoo

is your son a techie or a missionary?
6:08 am
EspritdJean

not allowed to discuss the indictment . . .
6:08 am
EspritdJean

;-p j/k he teaches English
6:09 am
rubyfoo

aaaah
6:09 am
EspritdJean

and just b ecame engaged
6:09 am
Anniebrook

one of my neighbor's son is in China teaching English also
6:09 am
rubyfoo

how lovely!
6:09 am
Anniebrook

congrats, Jean
6:10 am
EspritdJean

ty she is adorable and they are very happy
6:10 am
rubyfoo

what a nice story!
6:10 am
EspritdJean

can tell you something cute about the engagement
6:11 am
rubyfoo

waiting.....
6:11 am
EspritdJean

they climbed Mt Taishan one weekend as that is where he wanted to propose and she did not know
6:12 am
EspritdJean

afterwards he posrted a picture on FB the two of them holding umbrellas, glasses of champaign wearing green army jackets . . .
6:12 am
rubyfoo

that is so nice!
6:13 am
EspritdJean

and the caption read: cimbed 6 hours in the dark and rain on Mt Tai Shan, we rented military jackets that smelled of old communism and amidst the clouds and mist, we toasted to our future"
6:13 am
EspritdJean

cracked me up
6:13 am
rubyfoo

it sounds like your son is a true romantic!
6:14 am
EspritdJean

he really wanted it to be special
6:14 am
EspritdJean

she was not expecting it
6:16 am
rubyfoo

for nbt, pls, lowest -middle o
6:18 am
JBV

hi ruby, oi - compound word -
6:18 am
JBV

also a plural number
6:18 am
Anniebrook

thanks, jbv and hi
6:18 am
rubyfoo

{{JBV}}
6:19 am
JBV

sendng good thoughts out for your son in Texas, ruby
6:19 am
rubyfoo

ty jbv
6:19 am
rubyfoo

ty JBV
6:19 am
JBV

I just heard from a friend here in NJ - I thought Irene was gone and over, but she was hit hard - I never knew - major flooding in house, garage, 2 cars totaled, what a mess
6:21 am
JBV

oh and if anyone is making a prayer list, please add her son, suffering terribly from Crohn's disease for many years, undergoing surgery this week
6:21 am
rubyfoo

I think folks in NJ were very quiet about their suffering in the storm.....
6:21 am
rubyfoo

how old is her son?
6:21 am
Anniebrook

Nj was hit hard...your friends son added to my prayer list
6:21 am
JBV

the northern part of the state was hit hardest
6:22 am
JBV

late 20's, this has been 8 to 10 years of horror
6:22 am
JBV

thank you Annie
6:22 am
rubyfoo

my ex and his wife live in New Brunswick
6:22 am
EspritdJean

Kyle just turned 31
6:22 am
rubyfoo

that is a nasty disease!
6:22 am
JBV

New Brunswick was flooded - they had to close Route 18 the river just came right over
6:23 am
rubyfoo

that is a perfect age for getting married, jean
6:23 am
JBV

I drove by this week, you can see the mud trail way up high on the sides of the road
6:23 am
rubyfoo

funny, my son hasn't mentioned it....
6:24 am
JBV

You can google the pictures, ruby, it was limited to the area right near the river
6:24 am
rubyfoo

I guess he is more worried about fires than his dad's flooding.....
6:24 am
JBV

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/
08/flooding_closes_route_18_throu.html
6:24 am
JBV

here's just one link
6:24 am
rubyfoo

I have no idea where he lives, but he and wife teach (or taught) at Rutgers
6:24 am
JBV

yes, we have to prioritize our worries
6:24 am
rubyfoo

ty for the link
6:25 am
JBV

imagine my poor friend, though, spending days and nights with her son, while her home is in ruins
6:25 am
JBV

Did I tell you I 'm taking a course at Rutgers ruby?
6:26 am
rubyfoo

in what, jbv?
6:26 am
JBV

oh and did I mention they had a wedding in the midst of all of that - guests were supposed to stay at her house, but they had to go to a hotel, house was without power and underwater
6:26 am
JBV

if it wasn't so tragic you'd have to laugh
6:27 am
rubyfoo

maybe if all your troubles come at once, then you can have a period of clear sailing.....
6:27 am
JBV

Italian Cinema and Literature - it's great so far (2 classes) I even had homework, it's nice being on campus, and the kids are great
6:27 am
JBV

that's a good thought, ruby, let's hope so ....
6:28 am
rubyfoo

husband and wife are in history dept (although he must be retired). He edits the Journal of the History of Ideas from there
6:28 am
rubyfoo

his photos, posted on FB by our son, look monstrous!
6:29 am
JBV

how long have you been divorced ruby?
6:29 am
rubyfoo

41 years separated and 37 years divorced. But who's counting?
6:30 am
rubyfoo

It was not a match made in heaven, that's for sure
6:30 am
JBV

that's interesting ruby, that's the same number of years I haven't been in touch with my family in Italy - 37 - and it was VERY strange exchanging photos with them after all these years
6:30 am
JBV

we knew each other when we were young and beautiful :)
6:30 am
JBV

my 92-year-old aunt has aged gracefully and is beautiful with white hair, great skin - some of her sons not so well.....
6:31 am
rubyfoo

there are people I would be embarrassed to see now, having changed so much in the last 20 years
6:31 am
JBV

one of them looks like an old man and he's younger than me
6:31 am
rubyfoo

I hit my peak in my late 40's and it's been a precipitous fall since then!
6:32 am
rubyfoo

wrinkles upon wrinkles.....
6:32 am
JBV

oh no, don't say that ruby, you've earned every single one of those wrinkles - :)
6:32 am
rubyfoo

:D
6:32 am
kje

I've see pics ruby... you look great
6:32 am
JBV

I know I can't turn back time - I'm at least 30 pounds heavier than the way they remembered me, but then I was a child :)
6:33 am
kje

no one is meat to look 20 when they are 60 - it is creepy
6:33 am
rubyfoo

ty KJE, you are a peach!
6:33 am
JBV

I agree, kje, all these puffed up lips and abraded faces - they look monstrous
6:34 am
rubyfoo

I think an abraded face would help me, JBV! hahah
6:34 am
kje

i just watched season 7 of scrubs on netflix (marginal show but i was bored) - one of the actresses gets a facelift part way through.... so freaki bizarre looking, almost does't look like her
6:34 am
rubyfoo

but not the lips and NO shots
6:35 am
rubyfoo

just a fantasy, not possible in this life!
6:35 am
JBV

I also found it interesting that most of my cousins (4 brothers) all married much younger women
6:35 am
JBV

they all look great of course
6:35 am
rubyfoo

however, if I'm granted a do-over, no more dark dark tans like I always had while I lived in Miami
6:36 am
kje

I am in my mid-40s... my goal is to age healthy, not to avoid aging at all
6:36 am
rubyfoo

my mother, who lived to be 85, had lovely skin and fewer wrinkles than I have now at 68!
6:36 am
kje

I COULD avoid aging... it is called dying
6:36 am
JBV

there's only one way to avoid aging, and we don't want to think about that, right?
6:36 am
rubyfoo

bad Ruby, too much sun
6:37 am
rubyfoo

I don't mind greying hair; it is softer around the wrinkles
6:37 am
kje

sorry, jbv... said it
6:37 am
rubyfoo

that is too true, jbv, and I've lost many friends and cousins
6:37 am
rubyfoo

oh, I thought you meant dyeing! hahah
6:38 am
rubyfoo

(you see what you want to see!)
6:38 am
JBV

dyeing is easier
6:38 am
kje

actually, i do dye... kinda... I get highlights which at this stage is enough to blend in the gray I have
6:38 am
JBV

yes, I also cover my grey and add highlights, my one indulgence
6:39 am
rubyfoo

my hair is pepper-and-salt and brown -- I never colored it and won't start now. However, I've been told that neutral henna makes the individual hairs thicker
6:39 am
kje

men have really screwed us up - lol
6:39 am
JBV

and I am in a constant battle to take off those pounds, I'm kind of stuck on a plateau right now, but am very faithful tot he Weight Watchers program
6:39 am
kje

having to do all this crap
6:39 am
JBV

and exercise every day
6:39 am
rubyfoo

my hair is thin, fine and curly
6:40 am
kje

just saw a post for a groupon (kind of coupon) for gold and silver eyelashes!!! I was like... wtf?
6:40 am
kje

my hair is also thin fine ad curly... excpet when I blow it out
6:40 am
rubyfoo

my husband went on a South Beach diet (his doctor was Arthur Agitston in Miami) and it takes two people to do it, but he lost a lot of weight and with my modifications, has been able to stick to it. Unfortunately, he is too skinny now
6:40 am
kje

I am doing WW jbv
6:41 am
JBV

why does it take two people to do it
6:41 am
kje

south beach is a decent one
6:41 am
rubyfoo

and the habits he learned while on his regine, have stuck, and I can't fatten him up
6:41 am
JBV

I've been doing it all my life, kje, I know it works -
6:41 am
kje

if patiets ask me to recommend a formal diet, I say WW or south beach
6:41 am
rubyfoo

One to prepare the food (moi!) and one to eat it and get on the scale
6:41 am
kje

as long as they truly do south beach and do ot just stay in the 2 week nno carb area
6:41 am
JBV

oh
6:42 am
rubyfoo

I've made modifications to the SB diet and have come up with some lovely, low-fat and low-calorie dishes.
6:42 am
JBV

well, my habits have definitely changed int he last 6 years - before that I have to admit it was a series of ups and downs, but now I've maintained a 40 pound weight loss for 5 years
6:42 am
JBV

so I feel good about that, although I am not near my goal yet
6:42 am
rubyfoo

he eats pasta dsometimes but, overall, doesn't eat enough
6:42 am
car.eeyore

Hi all. Just popping in before the bus! Clue please for the Top Row E and the Right Hand N?
6:43 am
kje

he doesn't eed to diet anymore...
6:43 am
JBV

is it low carb or no carb?
6:43 am
rubyfoo

pearlescent interior of oysters, na5/12
6:43 am
kje

good for you jbv!!! keeping it off is harder than losing
6:43 am
JBV

I could never give up carbs completely
6:43 am
car.eeyore

TY Ruby!
6:43 am
rubyfoo

would you please tell him that, KJE
6:43 am
kje

it is complex carbs... steers you away from simple carbs ad juk food
6:43 am
Uneaixoise

right hand n: mother of pearl na5
6:44 am
car.eeyore

Well done JBV!
6:44 am
rubyfoo

he won't even have a whole piece of (dry) toast for breakfast
6:44 am
rubyfoo

bonjour, une, have you heard from your Austin relatives?
6:44 am
car.eeyore

Ty Une!
6:44 am
Uneaixoise

no but other cousins have responded
6:45 am
kje

prob one of the best diets is just to ot eat any processed food... fruits, veggies, lean meats, whole grains... nothing from the aisles
6:45 am
rubyfoo

he is stubborn, must be part chow chow
6:45 am
Uneaixoise

family in Shreveport, LA, is only 30 miles from fires . . .
6:45 am
Michelle

et 7/28; et 6/18 forever
6:45 am
car.eeyore

TY Michelle!
6:45 am
Uneaixoise

Austin family lives IN the city but their ranch is apparently close to where the fires are . . .
6:45 am
JBV

thanks Michelle
6:45 am
car.eeyore

NBT for me!
6:45 am
rubyfoo

ty michelle
6:46 am
Michelle

welcome
6:46 am
rubyfoo

son lives in the city; you can see the skyline from his house. His wife's sister has a ranch outside of town
6:46 am
Uneaixoise

so it sounds like a similar situation :-(
6:46 am
JBV

my eating plan fits very well with the way I was raised - Mediterranean diet - lots of fresh vegetables, leafy greens, olive oil, limited meat, lots of fish
6:47 am
JBV

my father would be proud to see me eating broccoli rabe and swisschard which he used to make and which I never liked back then
6:47 am
car.eeyore

Bus time! BBL!
6:47 am
rubyfoo

where my son's house is, however, is on the greenbelt, whick is bone-dry
6:47 am
Uneaixoise

later, car!
6:48 am
rubyfoo

so that is the worry
6:48 am
kje

mmmmmm - love swiis chard and kale... use them a lot in soups and braises
6:48 am
rubyfoo

bye car.
6:48 am
JBV

yes, kale too
6:48 am
Uneaixoise

ruby, my cousin who lives in Shreveport said she literally ran outside and danced in the rain the last time they actually had some wet stuff . . . it's been a looong time
6:49 am
Uneaixoise

me too, kje -- add kale and chard to chili as well
6:49 am
JBV

oh and lentils and chickpeas and eggplant - all part of my normal routine
6:49 am
rubyfoo

austin, too, une
6:49 am
rubyfoo

how do you make your eggplant, jbv, mine is always disgusting, although I like it in restaurants
6:49 am
Uneaixoise

a friend gave me eggplant and peppers from her garden yesterday -- yay!!
6:49 am
kje

baba ghanouj!
6:50 am
JBV

well I just cut it up and cook it like a stew with whatever is around - then serve it over rice or pasta (whole wheat of course)
6:50 am
rubyfoo

that's the one thing I can make with it, kje, but plain cooked, I haven't a clue
6:50 am
Uneaixoise

ruby, i include diced eggplant in my veggie chili
6:50 am
JBV

you can also make a caponata to serve cold
6:50 am
rubyfoo

peeled or not?
6:50 am
kje

stir fried
6:50 am
kje

I love eggplant, but ot so much stewed
6:50 am
Uneaixoise

peeled
6:50 am
rubyfoo

aaah, I didn't think of caponate which I love
6:51 am
JBV

I peel it in strips to leave a little bit on - that's the way my mother always did it - otherwise it falls apart
6:51 am
rubyfoo

ta*
6:51 am
kje

oh yes, caponata is delish
6:51 am
JBV

slice it and put it on the grill
6:51 am
kje

grilled!!!
6:51 am
rubyfoo

I used to love Progresso caponata in the little cans....can't get that here
6:51 am
rubyfoo

oiled?
6:52 am
JBV

those little cans cost $3.99 now ruby - I make my own
6:52 am
Uneaixoise

i also slice it and layer it in a baking dish with tomato sauce and cheese
6:52 am
JBV

a little oil doesn't hurt :)
6:52 am
rubyfoo

I've been away a long time!
6:52 am
kje

lightly oiled... or brushed with a miso paste andn grilled is good too... miso, garlic, giger, sesame oil
6:52 am
Trifioso

good morning friends!
6:52 am
Uneaixoise

hey, trif!
6:52 am
rubyfoo

I've tried broiling it in the oven with olive oil and garlic and it just ends up greasy and icky
6:53 am
BzznBea

baba ganoush!
6:53 am
kje

food talk, trif... are you surprised ? ; )
6:53 am
rubyfoo

{{trif}}
6:53 am
JBV

try less oil - and thicker slices
6:53 am
rubyfoo

I make baba ganoush without tahini and like it better than I used to
6:53 am
rubyfoo

aaah, thicker slices, that may be the key
6:54 am
Uneaixoise

gotta run -- good to see everyone! Later *poof*
6:54 am
Trifioso

LOL! Food is a surprising topic! usually when I am here it's bacon, septic tanks or dogs
6:54 am
rubyfoo

bye for now everybody, time for a lie-down
6:54 am
rubyfoo

*poof*
6:54 am
kje

and prep the eggplant... look at cooks illustrated website, ruby, and read about using eggplant... they have a good article
6:55 am
rubyfoo

I once baked one in the oven for baba ganoush without piercing it and OILA, a grand explosion of eggplant all over the oven
6:55 am
kje

oops
6:55 am
rubyfoo

voila*
6:56 am
crosshair

and now i must head to the shop,but before i go i give you crossy,s tidbit of the day!
6:56 am
rubyfoo

yay, half!
6:56 am
crosshair

The visual “tail” of a comet has nothing to do with its direction of travel; rather, solar wind pushes it so that it always points away from the Sun.

6:56 am
Trifioso

crossy!!!!
6:56 am
rubyfoo

waiting for crossy's tidbit!
6:56 am
crosshair

tc all and happy babbling..poink!
6:57 am
BzznBea

Really? 65 C words!?
6:58 am
Trifioso

be happy none of them are THE c word, bzzn!
6:58 am
BzznBea

I HATE that word!
6:58 am
kje

23 k too... nasty grid
6:59 am
Trifioso

me too...but it shows up here!
6:59 am
Trifioso

tho, I have to say, I am sort of over that word too - part of that is due to going to ireland so many times, where it's used quite a lot, and then I saw the Vagina Monologues....
7:03 am
kje

well, that shut down the chog, trif - lol
7:08 am
Trifioso

lol
7:20 am
periwinkle

morning all, help with top e pls
7:20 am
kje

forever
7:20 am
BzznBea

et7 - forever
7:21 am
periwinkle

sheesh, ty tried it without out lasta vowel first
7:21 am
periwinkle

ty got both words
7:24 am
periwinkle

you got to be kidding me, 23 k words and 65 c words!
7:25 am
kje

these are the things one should check before starting... but ever do
7:28 am
Mom

not to mention 32 L words and 37 T words
7:28 am
Mom

good morning everyone
7:28 am
kje

gm
7:28 am
Mom

(((KJE))) hello
7:29 am
Mom

Peri, good morning, how is the basement?
7:29 am
periwinkle

more water and mud. I cleand out the grates at the end of the driveway again yesterday, mostly by hand and put all the leaves in a bag. hard work
7:29 am
periwinkle

have not checked the grates today
7:30 am
kje

down to 112... time for a break
7:30 am
Anniebrook

((peri))
7:30 am
kje

hagd all
7:30 am
Anniebrook

Hi ((Mom))
7:30 am
Anniebrook

bye kje
7:30 am
periwinkle

I am down to 174 :) ned to feed cat and me bbl
7:30 am
Mom

bye bye
7:31 am
Mom

bye bye Peri, take care
7:31 am
Mom

((Annie)) good morning
7:31 am
Mom

I'm down to 230 :-)
7:38 am
Riverdance

176 left here and good morning everyone
7:38 am
Riverdance

but still cant get NBT
7:38 am
Anniebrook

Hi River
7:39 am
Riverdance

I have 27 c's - dont know where the other 38 are hiding...lol
7:40 am
Riverdance

just got the medical examiner...
7:41 am
Anniebrook

There is 3/4 of George's name in the grid..Haz ???
7:41 am
Riverdance

and the part of the eye...whooohooo- only 35 to go
7:41 am
Anniebrook

thanks, river
7:41 am
cool.girl

hi everyone
7:42 am
Riverdance

hello cool
7:42 am
Anniebrook

Hi cool
7:42 am
Riverdance

any help with the lone n in the last column please
7:42 am
cool.girl

big one today dont think ile be finishing this one
7:42 am
Anniebrook

river, 12 pm
7:43 am
Riverdance

that came from another n
7:43 am
Anniebrook

river, mother of pearl
7:43 am
Anniebrook

12 pm came from another n
7:44 am
Scrabbler

Good morning Babble buddies!
7:44 am
Scrabbler

Riverdance, how is your daughter doing?
7:44 am
Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs :)
7:44 am
Riverdance

yes, thank you annie
7:44 am
Riverdance

hello scrabbs and happy belated birthday to you
7:45 am
Scrabbler

TY. I am practicing saying, "I am 52 years old now."
7:45 am
Riverdance

my daughter is doing great....having some roommate issues but is trying to work them out...has talked with her RA about it so hopefully she will be able to do something....she is on her own now
7:45 am
JBV

Happy Birthday, Scrabbler!@
7:45 am
JBV

I was quiet for a while, finally finished the grid
7:45 am
Anniebrook

Scrabbs, didnt know it was your B-Day....happy happy birthday to you
7:45 am
Riverdance

I know - this week I turned 54 and its weird to say that
7:45 am
Scrabbler

Mille grazie JBV!
7:45 am
JBV

have to run now but good luck everyone and see you later
7:46 am
Scrabbler

Annie, it was yesterday.
7:46 am
Riverdance

hi and bye JBV
7:46 am
Scrabbler

Ciao JBV.
7:46 am
inge

t
7:46 am
Riverdance

scrabbs - did you see Jillibus's icon in our honor this week?
7:47 am
Riverdance

congrats on finishing JBV
7:48 am
Anniebrook

congrats, jbv
7:49 am
Riverdance

she already changed it - shucks if you didnt see it
7:49 am
Scrabbler

I haven't been here in 3-4 days. It has been a busy week but now I am off til Monday. Which day was your birthday, River?
7:49 am
Riverdance

the 7th was mine - day before yours
7:50 am
Scrabbler

I love September--birthday, nice weather, school starts...
7:50 am
Riverdance

Jilli has a very handsome, very naked male holding a birthday cake you know where - just for us....
7:50 am
Scrabbler

Aha, very nice!
7:51 am
Scrabbler

For some years, River, we started school on our birthday.
7:51 am
Riverdance

I remember that - now school here starts a week before
7:52 am
Riverdance

my son started Aug 31 this year
7:52 am
Scrabbler

Local schools started on various days--some last Thursday, some on 9/6, most on 9/7.
7:52 am
Riverdance

but they call school off so quickly now than they did when we were kids....snow was never an issue then
7:53 am
Scrabbler

My youngest sister has ordered a Nook Color for my birthday. I'll receive it next week. I am so excited!
7:53 am
Riverdance

we just trudged right through
7:53 am
Scrabbler

Yep, less whining, tougher people, no worry about lawsuit filed vs school...
7:54 am
Angelsong

good morning, all. My huband's heart cath went just fine. There is no problem with his heart at all. All arteries and veins are wide open and working normally. And he is home now. so, all is again right in my world.
7:55 am
Riverdance

thats great news angel
7:55 am
Scrabbler

Yay! GREAT news, Angelsong. I went through that with my father in July.
7:55 am
BzznBea

So good to hear, Angel!
7:56 am
Scrabbler

I am going to the kitchen to grab some breakfast. Would anybody like something? Coffee, tea, cereal, toast, yogurt, eggs?
7:57 am
lbdawger

good morning! happy belated birthday River and Scrabs!
7:57 am
debjed

eggs sounds good :) Morning everyone
7:57 am
Riverdance

actually - heading out right now to get my own but thanks anyway scrabbs - be right back
7:57 am
Riverdance

thanks lbd - brb
7:57 am
lbdawger

great news, Angel!! that's a big worry off your shoulders!
7:57 am
Scrabbler

Scrambled? Boiled? Omelet? Place your orders.
7:57 am
Scrabbler

TY, lbd.
7:58 am
debjed

scrambled with a little cheese, please
7:58 am
Anniebrook

hi dawg, doorbell, bbs
7:58 am
lbdawger

anyone have a clue for the O in the fourth row?
7:58 am
lbdawger

Hi Annie!
7:59 am
Judi

*waves* Good morning, all!
7:59 am
lbdawger

morning, Judi
7:59 am
debjed

morning Judi
7:59 am
lbdawger

morning deb
7:59 am
uusue2

morning, all!
8:00 am
Judi

I have an Oi6.
8:00 am
lbdawger

morning, UU
8:01 am
uusue2

*sigh* first word I saw was a phantom, ankle
8:01 am
lbdawger

ty, Judi! nbt!
8:01 am
uusue2

and hi, lbd!
8:01 am
uusue2

and thanks for the oi6, judi!
8:01 am
Mom

sorry had to scoot off for a minute, Annie pup had to go out. Hello to everyone who came in while I was out
8:02 am
Scrabbler

Deb, here are you eggs. Would you like toast? I have multigrain bread.
8:02 am
uusue2

hi, mom!
8:02 am
lbdawger

morning, MOM!
8:02 am
uusue2

Hi, scrabs! did you have a good birthday?
8:02 am
Scrabbler

I typed "ankle" and "anklet"---> Fail!
8:02 am
debjed

yes, that would be nice :)
8:02 am
Mom

hi uusue
8:03 am
uusue2

lol, I quit after ankle :-)
8:03 am
Mom

good morning lbd
8:03 am
Mom

I tried ankle as well
8:03 am
debjed

but, i also need a clue for the N in the third row, last column
8:03 am
Scrabbler

I really did, Sue. I celebrated with my friends' kids on Tues, had dinner with friends on Wed, will receive a Nook Color from my sister soon, got many wishes on FB, and life is good.
8:04 am
Mom

oohh, a nook color, our youngest loves his
8:04 am
BzznBea

na5/12
8:04 am
Mom

sorry deb, I don't have it but will help look
8:04 am
uusue2

sounds great, scrabs!
8:05 am
BzznBea

na5/12 - mother of pearl
8:05 am
Scrabbler

It did not come with a car charger, correct? I am trying to figure out what accessories to order. Car charger, screen protector, case, etc.
8:06 am
Mom

I don't recall him saying it came with a car charger. He did buy a case for it, I do know that for sure
8:06 am
Mom

thanks bzzz and good morning
8:06 am
uusue2

I got a case for my Sony reader that has a light in it, which is really nice to have
8:07 am
uusue2

and hi, bea!
8:07 am
BzznBea

Morning all. YW, mom.
8:09 am
Scrabbler

Sue, I have looked at bundled accessory packages on Amazon.
8:19 am
Judi

Meh. Need a break already. Must inject more coffee into bloodstream. BBL.
8:19 am
SeaSpray

Holy @%$#!!! Just saw the number of C words lol
8:20 am
Mom

I have 36 of them :-(
8:20 am
SeaSpray

You go Mom!
8:22 am
Mom

thanks, now to work on the 24 L , 23 K, 37 T and 40 A words
8:23 am
inge

EW
8:23 am
Mom

guten morgen Inge
8:27 am
Mr Bob

Good morning all
8:27 am
Haz1558

Good morning, Mr Bob, good morning/afternoon all.
8:28 am
Mom

good morning Mr. Bob
8:28 am
Mom

good afternoon, Haz
8:29 am
Haz1558

This grid is a bit of a grind, isn't it?
8:29 am
Mom

yes, very much so
8:29 am
Riverdance

hello again everyone - yes Haz - it sure is - finally got NBT
8:30 am
Mom

((River))!
8:30 am
Mom

I have NBT but not NBS
8:31 am
Haz1558

There's no flow with it at all. I keep waiting for inspiration that doesn't come.
8:33 am
suefrad625

colic, i have tried it a few hundred times
8:33 am
suefrad625

hi all
8:33 am
Mom

hello Sue
8:34 am
stevedallas

good morning all; how many words today and thanks in advance
8:35 am
crazee

got 45 of the 65...so...painful...
8:35 am
Haz1558

286 words
8:35 am
crazee

65 c words, i mean
8:35 am
stevedallas

way too big; have a great day all
8:35 am
Mom

good morning Steve
8:35 am
Mom

hi crazee
8:35 am
Haz1558

There's a wise man in Dallas.
8:35 am
Mom

you as well Steve
8:35 am
SeaSpray

only 37 of them here
8:36 am
debjed

any clues for the top row E would be great :)
8:36 am
Mom

deb, et 7/28 forever
8:36 am
Haz1558

et6/18 - a seabird forever enclosed in vowels
8:36 am
debjed

thank you :)
8:37 am
crazee

thanks for both!
8:37 am
Mom

:-) you're welcome
8:37 am
Mom

you're welcome Crazee
8:37 am
Mom

brb, Annie has to go out
8:38 am
crazee

some juicy C words today
8:44 am
Haz1558

I'll have to come back to this later. Bye for now.
8:45 am
debjed

Bye Haz
8:46 am
Riverdance

work phone has been busy.....back again for a bit - seems I just get here and get interrupted
8:46 am
Riverdance

juicy C words? guess I havent found the good ones yet...lol
8:47 am
Riverdance

the A's are killing me
8:47 am
crazee

lots of 6s and 7s, many derivatives of each other
8:48 am
crazee

yeah, i have no idea how so many As come from up there
8:48 am
Riverdance

I have 33 C's so far - taking a break on them right now
9:08 am
Mom

bye Haz
9:12 am
Mom

finally got an 8 ... tr 8/40 compound word
9:12 am
kje

ty mom
9:13 am
Mom

welcome back. kje, you're welcome
9:13 am
kje

won't be here long.. eed to shower and get to work but resting after my work out
9:13 am
kje

i stinketh
9:14 am
Mom

rest is always good
9:14 am
Mom

never!
9:15 am
kje

are these i words bizarre? i have one off each - the religious pic and the bone
9:15 am
Mom

that is all I have also
9:15 am
72 Temple Owl

hrllomom smd kje
9:16 am
Mom

hello ((TO)), how are you fairing with all this rain?
9:16 am
kje

huh?
9:16 am
kje

readjust those fingers adn try again!
9:16 am
72 Temple Owl

hello kje hello mom...it is ok here
9:17 am
kje

lol
9:17 am
Mom

so glad to hear that, I have been concerned about you
9:17 am
72 Temple Owl

i hate it when the fingers get misaligned
9:18 am
72 Temple Owl

this is a wicked grid
9:18 am
Mom

yes it is
9:19 am
72 Temple Owl

how are you kje? any rain yet?
9:20 am
Mom

another 8 .... te 8/40 plural of the te 7/28 which plays off the te 5/10
9:20 am
kje

nope... and the week forecast is clear as a bell
9:20 am
72 Temple Owl

geez i ould not even say i would send you hat we had
9:21 am
72 Temple Owl

w is intermittent
9:21 am
kje

yes, you guys def need to share! ; )
9:21 am
72 Temple Owl

oh no, kje, really, trust me. 20 in aug filoowed by over 6 this month
9:30 am
Mom

may I have a clue for the co 6/21 before the co 9/60, please
9:30 am
Mom

if anyone has it
9:31 am
kje

what is the 9, mom
9:31 am
72 Temple Owl

7/8you are way ahead of me, mom. no list and still seeking that te 8
9:31 am
Mom

I don't have it, kje
9:32 am
kje

oh... ok, thought you did from the way you asked - lol
9:32 am
kje

i have lots of co7 but no idea which you eed
9:32 am
Mom

:-) I am trying to figure it out and I thought it someone had the co 6, it might help
9:32 am
72 Temple Owl

yes co 7 are abundant and sun related
9:33 am
Mom

the co 6 is after the string of co 7/32 words
9:33 am
kje

let me look at a list
9:33 am
Mom

TO, would you like a clue for the te 5/10
9:33 am
72 Temple Owl

oh, the co6 pin?
9:33 am
phaeton

co6/212 where you keep horses
9:33 am
vanillaslice

co6/21 is pen for horses
9:34 am
Mom

oh geez, thank phaeton and vanillaslice. Hello to both of you
9:34 am
vanillaslice

co9 = rust but change the first vowel
9:34 am
phaeton

yw hello
9:34 am
vanillaslice

hi been away for a day and frantically trying to get this one done
9:36 am
Mom

thanksTO for the co word
9:36 am
72 Temple Owl

time to start the day, bye kje and bye mom
9:36 am
Mom

bye bye ((TO)) have a great day
9:36 am
Mom

thanks Vanillaslice for the co 9 word
9:37 am
vanillaslice

yw
9:37 am
Mom

I had better start my day as well. ((Hugs))to all of you
9:37 am
72 Temple Owl

you too. i only came out because you two were here. lurk most often now
9:37 am
kje

hagd
9:37 am
vanillaslice

have a good one mom
9:38 am
kje

alkanol
9:38 am
kje

ignore that
9:38 am
Mom

I am so glad you stopped in to say hello, TO
9:38 am
72 Temple Owl

well yes, give me a real word
9:38 am
Mom

thanks KJE and Vanillaslice, you both enjoy your days as well
9:38 am
kje

try the other chem endigs of that prefix, to
9:39 am
72 Temple Owl

ty mom. the foil hat no longer works, the chog is so weird
9:39 am
Mom

yes some days it is
9:39 am
hurshy

23 is TOO MANY K words!
9:39 am
Mom

hi Hurshy
9:39 am
hurshy

hi
9:40 am
72 Temple Owl

nearly alays.i asked for clues and got not a one
9:40 am
72 Temple Owl

after 20 min wed night
9:40 am
kje

yes, I've had the same happen quite a bit... depends on who is on
9:41 am
kje

don't take it personally
9:41 am
kje

ah - that al I was huntig ends i a fishing apparatus
9:41 am
72 Temple Owl

i know but the chat is just strange. anyway, i will have no car insurance if i don't run and pay it. have fun! are you due to this coast anytime soon?
9:42 am
kje

not that i know of now
9:42 am
72 Temple Owl

i think i will be going to corpus
9:43 am
kje

corpus is FAR from here
9:43 am
72 Temple Owl

and to sd in march
9:43 am
kje

12 + hour drive kinda far
9:43 am
72 Temple Owl

i know! but close than to here
9:43 am
kje

san diego? south dakota?
9:43 am
72 Temple Owl

corpus came here in aug so we must go there. yes san diego
9:43 am
sprite

good afternoon all
9:44 am
sprite

what???? 23?????? Omg.
9:44 am
kje

hi sprite - it is an "interesting" grid
9:44 am
72 Temple Owl

*runs to sprite with smelling salts, wet towel and flask* here, dink this
9:45 am
vanillaslice

hi sprite
9:45 am
sprite

hi kje :) I don't mind an interesting grid... but darn to hell this interesting K
9:45 am
sprite

thanks friends :)
9:45 am
kje

then don't look at the c
9:46 am
72 Temple Owl

he he he evil kje
9:46 am
72 Temple Owl

srptie have you begun?
9:46 am
sprite

I am pretty certain I know 65 C words. I am equally certain I don't know 23 K words.
9:46 am
sprite

yeah... 11 Ks found
9:47 am
72 Temple Owl

well there you go!
9:48 am
kje

a's grayed!!!!
9:48 am
sprite

wtg kje
9:48 am
kje

clue - look for the nips... didn't see them til the list
9:49 am
72 Temple Owl

yay kje, i hate a words
9:49 am
sprite

nips. nips. thanks... looking!
9:49 am
rururocks

nips?
9:49 am
72 Temple Owl

mor ethan 2, kje?
9:50 am
kje

just 2 nips
9:50 am
kje

no... 3
9:50 am
kje

no... 2
9:50 am
kje

lol the lati plural not the
9:50 am
kje

s
9:50 am
sprite

lol are they A nips or K nips?
9:51 am
72 Temple Owl

lolollolol ru
9:51 am
72 Temple Owl

i don't know, something about that combined with ur ic4?
9:52 am
sprite

15...
9:52 am
kje

he's like a freakin homing pigeon when certain topics arise in the chog
9:52 am
72 Temple Owl

yes but with that madman look
9:52 am
72 Temple Owl

just funny
9:53 am
rururocks

Hey.. I just woke up..
9:53 am
sprite

kje, are those A nips or K nips?
9:53 am
kje

0800??? wow... late sleeper
9:53 am
72 Temple Owl

a
9:54 am
72 Temple Owl

OMG---OMG do i see SUN?????
9:54 am
kje

a!
9:54 am
kje

not sure what k's are
9:54 am
kje

now must think
9:54 am
sprite

ok! *pfui*
9:54 am
kje

crap, what are k's?
9:55 am
sprite

17...
9:55 am
72 Temple Owl

i think i will need a nip to continue and I am fresh out
9:55 am
sprite

knips? No idea. Just afraid.
9:56 am
kje

there are cl6 nips of that type in the grid, to
9:56 am
kje

afraid fo the k
9:56 am
72 Temple Owl

yes!
9:57 am
sprite

freakin' feared of the flippin' K
9:57 am
72 Temple Owl

geez i did not even think to put k and n together yet
9:57 am
rururocks

it's the KR's that are troublesome
9:57 am
72 Temple Owl

well i got the currency
9:57 am
sprite

I would be trying Ks words now if the silly S would have been closer...
9:58 am
kje

i must agree with sprite... i have 54 of 65 c's pretty easily... oly 15 of 23 k's
9:58 am
sprite

thanks for the currency, try playing with it
9:59 am
72 Temple Owl

yes. 17 k and 39 c so far
9:59 am
sprite

oh my... dutch for bead is valid. I bet that is an African word for small village or something.
10:00 am
sprite

not going for any other tile until I have al 23 FFFFFin' Ks.
10:00 am
72 Temple Owl

ok time to go nice seeing you happy babbling
10:00 am
sprite

bye TOwl
10:01 am
sprite

20...
10:01 am
kje

sprite... the language!
10:01 am
sprite

cute little bear...
10:02 am
kje

finally got the 9
10:03 am
sprite

Flippin' Freakin' Fingerbreakin' Fungul Fishysmellin' Ks!
10:03 am
sprite

don't tell me the 9 is a K word?? Please?
10:03 am
lbdawger

rofl at sprite!
10:03 am
kje

yep... sure... THAT"S what all those f's meant
10:03 am
kje

no... co
10:04 am
wvteach

help with the 9 please
10:04 am
sprite

:)
10:04 am
hurshy

the co is a prefix? if so could we have the next letter?
10:04 am
kje

no, ot a prefix
10:05 am
hurshy

hmmm
10:05 am
hurshy

is it a compound word?
10:05 am
kje

co9 - like rust, but ends in orientals
10:05 am
Erda

cor
10:05 am
sprite

don't try to distract me from the last 2 K words!
10:05 am
hurshy

ah, ok, thanks :)
10:05 am
kje

yw
10:06 am
kje

I grayed the c's!!!
10:07 am
sprite

wtg cje!
10:07 am
Haz1558

That gives us hope, kje. Hello again.
10:07 am
kje

kathryn with a K
10:07 am
kje

; )
10:07 am
sprite

hah! Got those bastards. K dead.
10:07 am
kje

yayay sprite!
10:08 am
kje

hi haz
10:08 am
sprite

hi Haz
10:08 am
Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.
10:08 am
flosey

good morning everyone
10:08 am
sprite

hi flosey
10:08 am
rururocks

good morning haz
10:09 am
rururocks

could anyone help with the first re 7 please
10:09 am
kje

hi flos
10:10 am
kje

lift again, ru
10:10 am
flosey

thanks kj
10:10 am
lbdawger

morning haz and flosey
10:10 am
flosey

morning lbd
10:11 am
flosey

hi ru
10:11 am
rururocks

thanks kje
10:11 am
Haz1558

Hello, ruru. What's with ghastly Jack?
10:11 am
kje

yw
10:11 am
rururocks

gm flosey
10:11 am
sprite

<---- loves Jack
10:12 am
rururocks

I thought I'd poke my head in the room haz
10:12 am
kje

<-----thinks jack is creepy
10:12 am
Haz1558

Which goes to prove you can please some of the people some of the time.
10:12 am
kje

lol
10:13 am
rururocks

I hear that
10:13 am
sprite

:)
10:13 am
BabbleRabble

Stanley Kubrick
10:13 am
sprite

hey BabbleRabble. Glad to see you.
10:14 am
kje

gm br
10:14 am
flosey

good morning BR
10:14 am
lbdawger

morning, BR!
10:14 am
Haz1558

Hello, BabbleRabble.
10:14 am
kje

ok, grayed the k... good time to stop and get to work - hagd all!
10:15 am
flosey

whew! really not liking this grid
10:15 am
BabbleRabble

Hello
10:15 am
hurshy

hear, hear, flosey
10:15 am
Haz1558

Bye, kje.
10:15 am
sprite

bye kje, wtg on the k
10:15 am
hurshy

lovely to see you haz, brabble, sprite, and everyone!
10:16 am
lbdawger

bye, kje...hagd
10:16 am
flosey

have a good day kj
10:16 am
sprite

and vv hursh
10:16 am
lbdawger

hi hursh
10:16 am
Haz1558

Hello, hurshy. We can keep each other company as we trudge through the grid. Walking through treacle springs to mind.
10:17 am
inge

i=
10:18 am
Erda

No idea why I am putting myself through these grids. No reward at all!!
10:18 am
BabbleRabble

Fortunately, the treacle is not toxic
10:19 am
Haz1558

What won't kill you makes you stronger?
10:19 am
sprite

what won't kill you will keep your jaws locked firmer
10:19 am
BabbleRabble

A number of words that are new to me ... or perhaps it is a dementia thing.
10:19 am
Erda

Funny, Haz!
10:20 am
flosey

not thinking I'll be strong by the time, and if, I finish this grid!
10:20 am
sprite

if they are K words, it is normal
10:20 am
Erda

No dementia. Think torture.
10:20 am
flosey

strong is not the word that comes to mind
10:20 am
Haz1558

I think I'm just frustrated because you can't get any pattern going.
10:21 am
flosey

have already had 2 cups of good strong coffee, not helping
10:21 am
BabbleRabble

Perhaps Fibber McGee might help?
10:22 am
Haz1558

I saw a lovely name for a pub today. Filthy McNasty's. It would work well for this grid.
10:22 am
flosey

faint memory of FMcG & Molly?
10:22 am
flosey

how true haz
10:22 am
sprite

oooo nice
10:24 am
flosey

just monkeyed tr7 and tr8 odd
10:24 am
Haz1558

That coffee is beginning to work.
10:24 am
BabbleRabble

I think you all really like the grid since it tests character and builds resiliency.
10:24 am
flosey

indeed Haz
10:24 am
sprite

that too, BabbleRabble, that too
10:25 am
Haz1558

You're right, BabbleRabble and we're just moaning to reinforce bonding.
10:25 am
BabbleRabble

Of course, I have been know to emit a bunch of hooey on occasion.
10:26 am
Haz1558

You shock me!
10:26 am
Haz1558

We take every word you say at face value.
10:26 am
sprite

never noticed that
10:27 am
BabbleRabble

Hey, hurshy, I hope your days are going well.
10:27 am
flosey

I like that word, hooey
10:30 am
Krysten

does anyone else think that "nooner" should be a word?
10:30 am
sprite

of course
10:31 am
flosey

yes, and a good one too
10:32 am
Krysten

;)
10:33 am
hurshy

treacle, indeed
10:35 am
sprite

am starting to believe you... almost halfway and already a treacly feeling
10:35 am
hurshy

my days are going pretty well, thanks brabble
10:35 am
flosey

I'd like to move a t over to the left side please
10:35 am
hurshy

i need about 10 more words for 80%
10:36 am
lbdawger

k's killed!!
10:36 am
sprite

yeah, and switch that A and i bottom left
10:36 am
Haz1558

Let me get my calculator out..
10:36 am
hurshy

phantoms: ankle, rankle, anorak
10:37 am
sprite

wtg dawg!
10:38 am
wvteach

clue for the single N in right column please
10:38 am
hurshy

na5/12
10:38 am
wvteach

nm
10:38 am
Haz1558

na5/12 - mother of pearl
10:39 am
wvteach

thnx all
10:39 am
sprite

thanks
10:39 am
sprite

hi teach
10:39 am
wvteach

hi sprite
10:41 am
hurshy

tada - i am getting the list!
10:42 am
sprite

go for it, hursh
10:42 am
vanillaslice

would you believe it I have 34 co's and I need 36
10:42 am
Haz1558

And no berating yourself.
10:43 am
sprite

woot, good job vanilla
10:43 am
vanillaslice

yes but which ones lol
10:44 am
sprite

no idea, lol. Got 40/65 so far
10:47 am
lbdawger

finito!! finally!!
10:47 am
sprite

wooooot wtg dawg!
10:47 am
Haz1558

Congratulations, lb.
10:48 am
flosey

no kidding, really lbd, contratulations
10:48 am
dpml

first time playing
10:48 am
vanillaslice

yah I have 65 c's!!! 15 wds to go
10:48 am
vanillaslice

welcome dpml
10:48 am
flosey

**congratulations
10:48 am
wvteach

congrtats ibdawger
10:48 am
sprite

hi dpml, welcome to the game.
10:48 am
flosey

fingers getting a bit numb
10:48 am
sprite

go vanilla!
10:49 am
lbdawger

ty, ty, brain is numb, monkeys are hypertensive!
10:49 am
sprite

*throws a bunch of bananas to monkeys and a mean lemonade to dawg*
10:49 am
lbdawger

go, vanilla!!
10:49 am
flosey

well dpml, you picked a dandy to start! good luck and don't let this biggie keep you from coming back
10:50 am
dpml

thanks for the welcome. Got a ways to go till I get as good as you guys
10:50 am
sprite

no kidding... glad this wasn't the first grid I did... I'd never have believed I could play
10:51 am
Haz1558

This grid doesn't make many of us feel particularly competent.
10:51 am
wvteach

hi there dpml - welcome to the grid and the chat
10:51 am
sprite

indeed
10:51 am
dpml

tell me about it. Not feeling real smart right now
10:52 am
flosey

yes, the chat keeps us going dpml
10:52 am
vanillaslice

in thre years time you will have a brain full of words of which you'll have no idea what they men dpml
10:52 am
wvteach

none of us are
10:52 am
vanillaslice

I'vwe done thise for 3 months now
10:52 am
sprite

nah, you can look them up and know what they mean. You just won't have any occasion to ever use them :)
10:55 am
sprite

only 3 months, vanilla? Seems longer!
10:55 am
lbdawger

lots of useless verbage in my mental lexicon
10:55 am
vanillaslice

to me too, but thats about it
10:55 am
sprite

my favorites are pfui and ywis.
10:55 am
sprite

ohhhh and sonsie.
10:56 am
vanillaslice

maybe 4...and a half
10:57 am
vanillaslice

when I see a word that means cheese in dutch I think where the heck did that come from
10:57 am
sprite

same her5e
10:57 am
sprite

here*
11:00 am
wvteach

halfway, NBS and NBT
11:00 am
sprite

good job teach
11:00 am
vanillaslice

wd wv
11:02 am
lbdawger

gotta go take care of things...bbl, and good luck with this beast.
11:02 am
sprite

bye dawg, have a good time
11:02 am
flosey

thanks lbd, have a good day
11:02 am
dpml

is there a way to save and come back later
11:03 am
sammysmom

mornign babblers and welcome dpml
11:03 am
flosey

if you close, the words will stay here when you open again
11:03 am
sprite

yeah it will remember the words you entered
11:03 am
sprite

hi smom
11:03 am
dpml

thanks
11:03 am
vanillaslice

nothing to save you just come back and they'll be there waiting for you
11:03 am
dpml

k thanks
11:04 am
vanillaslice

till the flip in 12 hours time
11:04 am
sammysmom

hey sprite
11:04 am
Haz1558

Well, I'm going to leave you wading through treacle - sorry, achieving unheard of levels of resilience and stickability through dedicated word searching. I'll not say 'enjoy' but 'keep going'. Bye for now!
11:04 am
sprite

bye Haz
11:04 am
vanillaslice

hagd Haz
11:04 am
flosey

kthanks Haz, enjoy your day
11:05 am
sprite

almost scared to confess I am enjoying myself
11:05 am
Haz1558

Bye!
11:07 am
uusue2

hi all, here briefly between classes
11:07 am
sprite

hi uusue :)
11:08 am
flosey

morning sue
11:08 am
uusue2

hi, sprite!
11:09 am
uusue2

hi, flosey!
11:12 am
Erda

help on the first re7 please?
11:13 am
vanillaslice

lift it again erda
11:14 am
Erda

third letter??
11:14 am
vanillaslice

r
11:15 am
Dispatch

ra% your hand if you have a question
11:15 am
Dispatch

oops...ra5
11:15 am
Erda

But of course -- and thank you all!!
11:17 am
vanillaslice

yw
11:19 am
Boobear

Hi all
11:19 am
wvteach

greyed out the C's
11:20 am
sprite

wtg teach
11:20 am
Dispatch

wow...I salute you!
11:20 am
sprite

hi Boo
11:22 am
dpml

hi, the rookie is back. Checking out rankings. When does points show up in rankings.
11:23 am
flosey

just back, well done teach, 12 to go here
11:24 am
sprite

don't really know, dpml, never go there
11:24 am
sprite

go flosey!
11:24 am
JBV

hi sprite, hi dpml, even if you finish the grid early, the rankings will not change until the "flip" which is when the new Babble grid appears tongiht
11:24 am
JBV

oops - tonight
11:25 am
wvteach

i think when you are above the bottom number given - each of the three columns are different - go to the bottom of each column
11:25 am
JBV

sprite how's things?
11:25 am
sprite

hi JBV :)
Mwah, holding on, but not great. Cannot sleep for the life of me. Back acting up too. But mentally okayish.
How are you?
11:26 am
JBV

oh that's not good about the back - I know how that is, things here are good - I escaped Hurricane Irene's wrath with no problems, thank God
11:26 am
JBV

sprite I watched a fascinating video about one of your countryment - do you know about the Strandbeests? So amazing
11:27 am
sprite

oh that is great, am so happy you and yours are ok
11:27 am
dpml

I have more points than the bottom number on column and still not on rankings. You should check it out sprite, cause your in the 3 columns. Arent you curious where you rank
11:27 am
JBV

well, little problems anyway (some siding ripped off the house, etc.) but things to laugh about, not like some of the disasters people are suffering through
11:27 am
sprite

let me check :)
11:28 am
sprite

oh Theo Jansen?
11:28 am
JBV

dpml did you see my post at 11:24?
11:28 am
JBV

oh yes, he must be quite an interesting guy
11:29 am
vanillaslice

sprite your mr wilders is coming to Australia, can't you keep him there?
11:30 am
sprite

not really, dpml, I have had top rankings and I have been low, and either time I enjoyed the game just the same... doesn't mean much to me. And if you just started, you won't show up at all. It may take a while.
11:30 am
JBV

if you finished the grid today you will have 4114 points tomorrow
11:30 am
JBV

oops, is that right sprite? I thought it would be by tomorrow -
11:30 am
sprite

vanilla, why don't you guys lose him somewhere in that huge continent? Without any water, if possible?
11:31 am
sprite

oh, could very well be, JBV, I don't remember exactly what the difference between the columns was. One was for last 30 grids, that I know for sure.
11:31 am
vanillaslice

we've got some nice crocs here
11:31 am
wht

I see that Mr Boyd, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox is in the grid today.
11:31 am
wht

He has one of the best all-time baseball nicknames.
11:32 am
vanillaslice

I can't understand that one of our liberal party members is bringing him over
11:32 am
uusue2

I don't really look at the rankings either; I think to get high up on them you have to play the game daily, and finish most or all of the time, and I just can't do that.
11:32 am
sprite

since crocs have been around a lot longer than we, I am sure they wouldn't get indigestion... good idea! And never call him MY mr Wilders. I really really feel he is scary.
11:32 am
uusue2

but I have fun anyway :-)
11:32 am
sprite

hey wht :)
11:32 am
vanillaslice

yeah he's bad news
11:33 am
wht

Hi Sprite and all
11:33 am
sprite

dmpl, this game isn't played in a very competitive way... we would help eachother rather than compete. I guess that is why most people aren't much interested in the rankings.
11:33 am
wht

Just Babbling during lunch
11:33 am
JBV

well, I don't mind admitting I check the rankings :)
11:34 am
JBV

I was at 1030 for a very long time until Hurricane Irene interrupted our power and I missed one day
11:34 am
sprite

lol no shame in that, JBV
11:34 am
JBV

but sprite is right, the main fun is competing with yourself
11:34 am
sprite

yeah that 1030 shows you have finished every grid for the last 30 days.
11:35 am
JBV

and it will take another 30 days to get back to the top, but I play just because it's fun and maybe I'm addicted, but we never use that word here
11:35 am
sprite

addicted? Tsk. I can stop whenever I want.
11:36 am
sprite

yes, I love the strandbeesten. They walk.
11:36 am
JBV

it must be so cool to be ont he beach and see that
11:37 am
sprite

it is! And he has so much fun with them himself. That is almost the best part.
11:38 am
hurshy

i have a bit of pineapple stuck between my teeth and it is very irksome
11:38 am
sprite

*hands hurshy a toothpick*
11:38 am
hurshy

ty
11:39 am
JBV

the best video (there are several not very good ones) is this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCtA5kX
-Ktg&feature=related
11:39 am
JBV

the first part shows him having a bit of trouble but if you wait til the 1:00 minute mark - it's really DRAMATIC
11:40 am
JBV

and the music is fantastic
11:40 am
sprite

ok sorry, have to go, dinner is served. See you all later!
11:40 am
sprite

ok sorry, have to go, dinner is served. See you all later!
11:41 am
JBV

bye sprite - take care
11:42 am
vanillaslice

have a goo day sprite
11:42 am
vanillaslice

good
11:43 am
hurshy

*hurshy stands in awed silence before the spectacle of five co7/32s in a row*
11:43 am
vanillaslice

well I have three 8's left 2 of the te and one tr I think I'll leave them to later bye all be good
11:45 am
uusue2

ok, I have about 5 minutes to finish my lunch...
11:45 am
vanillaslice

aha I have the te's so I'll just plug on for the last to8
11:45 am
vanillaslice

tr8
11:45 am
flosey

wtg Van
11:46 am
uusue2

ooh, just got a 7/8 combination! (te)
11:46 am
flosey

wtg sue
11:46 am
vanillaslice

yeah so is the other te7/8 very similar
11:47 am
uusue2

and a co6 that is part of the sun's outer layers, that I was just lecturing about yesterday
11:47 am
vanillaslice

different 5th letter
11:48 am
uusue2

ha, the third different 5th letter I tried turned out to be the right one :-)
11:48 am
vanillaslice

fireworks!!! silly compound tr8
11:48 am
uusue2

yay, vanilla!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11:49 am
flosey

well done Vanilla
11:49 am
vanillaslice

ty I'll sleep better now lol
11:49 am
flosey

a much deserved rest
11:50 am
flosey

well deserved!
11:51 am
vanillaslice

I had a seven hour drive home as well today, so I'll hit the sack have a good day all
11:51 am
uusue2

bye, vanilla!
11:51 am
flosey

sweet sleep
12:03 pm
flosey

think I need a break - bbl
12:07 pm
periwinkle

hi all, help with the te/8's pls
12:08 pm
periwinkle

I have one of them already
12:17 pm
phaeton

do u have first or last one per?
12:17 pm
phaeton

they are similar...change second vowel from the first one
12:17 pm
periwinkle

don't know, not using list. the one that sounds like earth
12:18 pm
amelu0218

change the 2nd vowel
12:18 pm
amelu0218

and one is a compound...
12:20 pm
periwinkle

I am confused. I only have one option of chaning the 2nd vowel and it does not work
12:20 pm
periwinkle

and cannot figure out the compound. how many te7/8's are there?
12:21 pm
phaeton

is the one you have with the second vowel the first vowel of the alphabet?
12:21 pm
phaeton

two
12:21 pm
periwinkle

yes
12:21 pm
flosey

I have 2 te8 words but don't see a compound te8, are there 3?]
12:21 pm
phaeton

then change that vowel for the second vowel of the alphabet
12:21 pm
phaeton

no...just two
12:22 pm
flosey

thanks phaeton
12:22 pm
periwinkle

ty, was not going in that direction. no longer confused :)
12:22 pm
phaeton

your welcome...not easy to clue
12:23 pm
periwinkle

I have found 16 of the k words but only 33 of the c words
12:24 pm
phaeton

i only need 1 c word to grey that tile
12:24 pm
periwinkle

good for you phae
12:24 pm
flosey

wtg phaeton
12:25 pm
phaeton

of course i have listed...and now going to morewords
12:28 pm
periwinkle

up to 40 C words, no list yet
12:28 pm
periwinkle

help with the 9 pls
12:29 pm
kje

co9 - like rust but ends in an oriental
12:30 pm
periwinkle

??
12:30 pm
kje

rust, but change the second vowel
12:31 pm
BzznBea

Thanks, kje.
12:31 pm
periwinkle

not getting it
12:31 pm
kje

ends in name for ethnic group from japan, china, etc
12:33 pm
phaeton

is there double cons in the co9?
12:33 pm
negativeneil

Yes.
12:33 pm
ivesy3

first te 6/18 plz
12:33 pm
negativeneil

co, double consonant, then home inv****** is a terrible crime.
12:34 pm
kje

te + what a hammer hits
12:34 pm
rubyfoo

hello everybody
12:34 pm
rubyfoo

half this AM
12:34 pm
phaeton

te...file your finger ****
12:34 pm
periwinkle

tyty for the co9
12:34 pm
ivesy3

ty
12:34 pm
phaeton

ty neil
12:34 pm
phaeton

yw
12:35 pm
negativeneil

te + something on the end of your fingers, or something you hammer into wood. Some people hit either one with a hammer, haha!
12:35 pm
ivesy3

ty kje and phaeton

12:35 pm
ivesy3

ty kje and phaeton
12:36 pm
ivesy3

and ty neil
12:39 pm
kje

I'm beginning to see the light!
12:39 pm
negativeneil

yw ivesy3.
12:40 pm
BzznBea

And it keeps getting dark here. My eyelids keep falling...Maybe a wee nap...
12:41 pm
sprite

back for the last 41, hello all
12:41 pm
phaeton

4
12:42 pm
kje

hi sprite
12:42 pm
kje

eek! 2 oo's!
12:42 pm
sprite

hey kje :)
12:43 pm
kje

not getting them... any clues?
12:44 pm
sprite

oo + consonant + boxer mohamet ***
12:44 pm
sprite

and plural
12:44 pm
phaeton

oo and anagram of what a train runs on
12:44 pm
phaeton

done
12:44 pm
kje

ty!
12:45 pm
phaeton

yw
12:45 pm
sprite

gratz phaeton
12:45 pm
kje

yayayay phae!!!
12:45 pm
kje

I have 3 left
12:45 pm
sprite

go kje gooo
12:45 pm
flosey

thanks sprite
12:46 pm
kje

2
12:46 pm
sprite

yvw
12:46 pm
sprite

*drumroll for kje...*
12:46 pm
Boobear

How is the grid
12:46 pm
kje

1
12:47 pm
kje

it is a bear, boo
12:47 pm
flosey

tough but interesting
12:47 pm
sprite

challenging but fun... and it contains a bear too
12:47 pm
Boobear

Thanks
12:47 pm
phaeton

ty
12:48 pm
kje

FW!
12:49 pm
kje

monkeys panting in the corner
12:49 pm
sprite

wtg kje!
12:49 pm
kje

eyeing the cute bears for lunch
12:49 pm
flosey

well done kj
12:49 pm
sprite

*throws a bunch of fruit to the monkeys*
12:49 pm
Boobear

What kind of bears are they
12:49 pm
phaeton

wtg kje
12:50 pm
kje

ko5 bears
12:50 pm
phaeton

down under bears Boo
12:50 pm
sprite

very sweet, small, utterly cute
12:50 pm
Boobear

Ty
12:50 pm
sprite

considered a pest in some areas, I believe
12:51 pm
kje

yeah... once you have to live with wildlife, it is much less cute
12:51 pm
kje

just ask me about my raccoons
12:51 pm
kje

not.cute.at.all
12:52 pm
inge

C
12:52 pm
flosey

oh, raccoons can be very nasty
12:52 pm
kje

i have at least 1, i think 2, living in my attic
12:53 pm
kje

they seem to be smarter than me
12:53 pm
sprite

I believe you. For us here in holland it is very different. Animals like that are so exotic to us. We only have birds, hedgehogs, mice and rats, and bats around houses
12:53 pm
flosey

oh kj, noisy?
12:53 pm
flosey

our neighbour had to replace a rather large part of their roof because of them
12:53 pm
Boobear

I agree .they make a mess with the garbage
12:53 pm
kje

not so much... when awake at night they go out, when they come inside in the morning they sleep
12:54 pm
kje

so just the going and coming... or occasional fight
12:55 pm
kje

next house will be made of steel
12:55 pm
sprite

ah that will give great acoustics :D
12:55 pm
kje

lol
12:56 pm
flosey

I'm stuck on to6, first one, any clues please?
12:57 pm
sprite

hard end of your foot points?
12:57 pm
sprite

oh hell no that is a 7
12:58 pm
flosey

sorry, have that one, there's another, after the singer
12:58 pm
sprite

add to the to5/10
12:58 pm
kje

to6 - rip + most of dale evans hubby
12:58 pm
flosey

oops, getting mixed up with the tes
12:59 pm
sprite

lol... ok, what do you need?
12:59 pm
flosey

the to6, working on kj's clue
12:59 pm
sprite

I have a to6 that ends in 10
12:59 pm
flosey

thanks kj and sprite
1:00 pm
kje

there is another sprite
1:00 pm
flosey

have all tos now, thanks
1:00 pm
kje

yay
1:00 pm
sprite

ok, still missing that one then
1:00 pm
flosey

missing te5 following the singer
1:01 pm
sammysmom

at the end of your foot
1:01 pm
kje

ripped + start of the children's show neighborhod
1:01 pm
kje

te + most of what a caboose runs on
1:01 pm
kje

or an engine
1:02 pm
kje

or an elevated train
1:02 pm
flosey

thanks kj, got it
1:02 pm
flosey

and Ts finished
1:02 pm
kje

good, cuz i was running out of trains planes and automobiles
1:03 pm
sprite

I am having a blind moment
1:04 pm
kje

for the te?
1:05 pm
sprite

no the other to6
1:05 pm
flosey

continuation of the cake
1:05 pm
sprite

that is the one I have
1:06 pm
kje

to6 - start with the te4 before that means ripped then add 2/3 mr rogers of cowboy fame
1:06 pm
kje

oops - start with the to4 before it!!!
1:07 pm
kje

must run! see ya later
1:08 pm
sprite

bye kje! and thanks!
1:08 pm
Wolvie

65 c words. saints preserve us. whoa
1:09 pm
Anniebrook

Hi, I am having a bear with the C's, can I get a clue for the third co 5/12 ?
1:09 pm
sprite

hiya Wolvie. They aren't hard. The 23 Ks are though :)
1:09 pm
Wolvie

i blocked those out, lol
1:09 pm
sprite

hi Annie, an Australian call
1:11 pm
Anniebrook

sprite, thank you!!
1:11 pm
sprite

yvw :)
1:11 pm
sprite

jeezzz finally got that to6. I was using the wrong form of 'ripped'.
1:13 pm
flosey

thanks Sprite, got it
1:14 pm
sprite

yay :)
1:17 pm
sprite

why isn't the bottom part of a big woody plant valid? Is that 2 words?
1:19 pm
sprite

and that makes fireflies! Woot, very good grid. Feels like an accomplishment to finish it, lol.
1:19 pm
flosey

wtg Sprite, afraid I'll be back later tonight, playing bridge this afternoon
1:19 pm
Anniebrook

YAY for sprite !!!!
1:19 pm
sprite

sounds good too :) Have a lot of fun.
Thanks all, and good luck!
1:20 pm
flosey

will do, thanks - a fun group
1:23 pm
flosey

finished the Ss, now back to the dreaded re
1:24 pm
jesdraggon

hi all. how's everyone?
1:24 pm
PMS

lan ai
1:25 pm
flosey

hello jes and pms
1:25 pm
flosey

and thanks pms
1:29 pm
flosey

does anyone have a clue for the re6 and 7 please?
1:29 pm
Anniebrook

hi jes and pms
1:29 pm
jesdraggon

how're you, annie?
1:30 pm
Anniebrook

just fine jes, how you?
1:30 pm
jesdraggon

i have an re6 which is to hammer together again, but that's the only one i have, flosey. sorry.
1:30 pm
jesdraggon

doing TONS of paperwork today, annie. printing a 28 page irs form right now. thrilling, i say.
1:31 pm
flosey

thanks jes, have that one, these 6 & 7 are together
1:31 pm
Anniebrook

I have an re7---to put your arms in the air again
1:31 pm
flosey

thanks Annie, have that one
1:31 pm
Anniebrook

IRS, bah
1:31 pm
flosey

IRS - headache?
1:31 pm
jesdraggon

thanks, annie
1:32 pm
jesdraggon

yes, irs = headache! :)
1:32 pm
Anniebrook

youre welcome
1:33 pm
jesdraggon

plus, i just got back my license renewal and for the first time ever they want proof of my continuing education hours... but i can't find my registrations and completion certificates, so i'm trying to remember what conferences I attended, and contact the organizers to get that stuff.
1:33 pm
flosey

oh, huge headache! sorry jes
1:34 pm
Anniebrook

sorry jes, as flosey said "huge headache:
1:34 pm
jesdraggon

yesterday i got to "attend" a phone conference/webinar with about 100 other vets and 3 bueaurocrats about new DEA reporting requirements. that was joyous
1:34 pm
jesdraggon

starting next month, i have to file weekly reports with the state on all controlled substances dispensed.
1:35 pm
jesdraggon

cuz i NEED more paperwork in my life.
1:35 pm
jesdraggon

and i'm now firmly convinced that only idiots attend webinars. it was unbelievable--these people are doctors, for craps sake. but they couldn't figure out to mute their speakers while talking to other people in the office!
1:35 pm
Anniebrook

When do you find the time to care for your dogs, cats, etc, etc
1:36 pm
Anniebrook

Of not for
1:36 pm
jesdraggon

so we had external conversations, dogs barking, phones ringing, and what sounded like a car door alarm?!? drowning out the speaker.
1:36 pm
jesdraggon

some days, annie, i don't. *sigh*
1:36 pm
Anniebrook

good lord! I hope you didnt have to pay for that.
1:37 pm
jesdraggon

no, it was free. only cost was an hour and 20 minutes of my time
1:37 pm
Anniebrook

sounds like a waste of time
1:37 pm
flosey

seems Governments tend to waste a lot of our time
1:38 pm
jesdraggon

well, it did answer the questions i had about the new requirements; but i'd have been just as happy if they'd said "email us your questions, we'll post a faq"
1:50 pm
Aloyisius

hi all! jes, I was on a conference call last week and some guy had his granddaughter visiting.. she was making all kinds of noises.. became such an interference, he was asked to leave because he couldn't figure out how to press *6 and mute himself.. ugh
1:51 pm
Anniebrook

Hi Aloy :)
1:51 pm
Aloyisius

hi there Annie!
1:53 pm
jesdraggon

hi aloy... you'd think that *6 wouldn't be too complicated for a bunch of doctors, yeah? especially when the moderator gave repeated specific instructions and requests at the start, AND it was in text on the web portion. *headdes*
1:53 pm
Aloyisius

lol.. so true
1:55 pm
Aloyisius

.. what bothers me is that a "short" conf. will go over an hour.. ugh.. someone somewhere drags it out.. and I don't want to hang up, but I know those that do..
1:55 pm
jesdraggon

my mom does conference calls on a regular basis, and she says she wants to change the sign ins to split the groups into 2 sections, one that promises to mute and demonstrates that they know the key-in, and one that doesn't.
1:56 pm
jesdraggon

and then you get 4 people asking the same question, verbatim, despite the fact that it was addressed in the lecture AND has already been asked?
1:56 pm
Aloyisius

hey.. that might wake some people up! I've heard coughing, radios in the background.. etc
1:56 pm
Anniebrook

they graduated from med school and do not know how to mute or they dont care...*sigh*
1:56 pm
negativeneil

Hi Jes.
1:57 pm
negativeneil

I'm under attack again... such fun. :P
1:57 pm
Aloyisius

uh oh
1:57 pm
flosey

oh dear, what now neil
1:57 pm
negativeneil

But here's something that might give you all a really good laugh for the day:
http://www.happyplace.com/3482/ok
cupid-dating-profile-i-wont-murder-you
1:58 pm
negativeneil

Oh nothing important flosey... yet another Twitter moron, that's all.
1:58 pm
negativeneil

Click on the image of that profile to enlarge it so you can read it... it's hilarious.
1:59 pm
flosey

that is crazy funny neil
2:00 pm
negativeneil

Read it all... it's ingeniously funny.
2:00 pm
flosey

will later neil, have to shower/dress to play bridge this afternoon - just trying to find a few more words here, down to 44
2:01 pm
Judi

LOL. That is good, neil!
2:01 pm
flosey

stuck on ai5
2:01 pm
Aloyisius

just finished reading it.. lol, do you think he will get a date?
2:01 pm
negativeneil

I see.
2:01 pm
negativeneil

Ummm, my guess? No.
2:01 pm
jesdraggon

and a $400 check to the IRS to go with the 28 page application. whee.
2:02 pm
Aloyisius

ai + a mixed up *** of Olay
2:02 pm
jesdraggon

*mimes spinning a party favor*
2:02 pm
Judi

He might not get a date, but he'll sure get a few psych evaluations.
2:02 pm
flosey

thanks Aloy
2:03 pm
Aloyisius

yw (-:
2:03 pm
negativeneil

And I'm wondering if this is actually real, or she was putting on an act just to be silly... if it's real, this girl needs serious help, geez:
http://www.happyplace.com/4166/w
oman-expresses-her-terrifying-love-of-
cats-in-online-dating-bio
2:03 pm
negativeneil

Haha, let's hope so, Judi.
2:04 pm
flosey

gotta run now, bbl
2:04 pm
SeaSpray

.
2:04 pm
SeaSpray

.
2:05 pm
negativeneil

http://static.happyplace.com/assets/im
ages/2011/09/4e6a2c1f4a75b.png

[He didn't change his number? *facepalm*]
2:05 pm
SeaSpray

sorry
2:07 pm
Aloyisius

well, I agree with you about the cat lady, neil.. think she needs a shrink or two or three
2:08 pm
Aloyisius

bye, flosey
2:09 pm
Boobear

Hi Aloy
2:09 pm
Aloyisius

hi Boo!
2:12 pm
Boobear

Clue for ak 6 please
2:12 pm
Aloyisius

pl of the ak5 before it
2:15 pm
Boobear

Ty
2:15 pm
Aloyisius

yw
2:19 pm
negativeneil

At least, Aloyisius!
2:19 pm
Aloyisius

def. would steer away from that choice if I were a guy looking for a fun date, lol
2:21 pm
jesdraggon

finally dragged myself past 1/2 way on this grid. still 2 tiles short of nbt though.
2:22 pm
Aloyisius

happy to help if i can, jes
2:27 pm
Boobear

Clue for the second al5
2:28 pm
Aloyisius

from outer space, Boo
2:28 pm
Boobear

Ty
2:28 pm
Aloyisius

yw
2:29 pm
Aloyisius

the three following that are related to it
2:29 pm
Boobear

Ok
2:35 pm
jesdraggon

so the person who called yesterday with the unvaccinated dog is coming in today; they got one of the local rescues to foot the bill.
2:36 pm
Aloyisius

good news.. about how much will the bill run?
2:37 pm
jesdraggon

dunno. guess it depends on how bad the dog is. if we treat, probably $350-700. If we decide too sick to have good chance, and euthanize, $50 +/- cremation
2:38 pm
jesdraggon

but it's been sick for about a week already, which doesn't bode well.
2:39 pm
Aloyisius

distemper, do you think?
2:39 pm
jesdraggon

parvo
2:40 pm
Aloyisius

.. sad
2:40 pm
jesdraggon

and generally preventable.
2:41 pm
jesdraggon

vaccination is cheap. treatment is not. dead puppies are no fun. So I do not understand why people won't just frelling vaccinate.
2:41 pm
Aloyisius

doesn't make sense
2:43 pm
jesdraggon

woman from rescue says she told the guy off, pointed out that she's going to be putting several hundred dollars into his dog now because he was too lazy and/or stupid to get the puppy to a vet or even go buy the vaccines at the feed store and do it himself.
2:43 pm
Aloyisius

she has a heart and a conscious.. do you think her talk had an effect? h'mm
2:44 pm
jesdraggon

probably not. but he'll get the same from me later too.
2:44 pm
Aloyisius

conscience, that is
2:44 pm
jesdraggon

as well as specific instructions not to get another puppy for at least a year.
2:44 pm
Aloyisius

how will you see him again? you mean he will get the dog back if it recovers?
2:45 pm
jesdraggon

yeah. it's his dog.
2:45 pm
jesdraggon

not like i can just confiscate it.
2:45 pm
Aloyisius

to7... need to clip mine, lol
2:47 pm
jesdraggon

if that was going to happen, it would have had to be the rescue. they could have told him they'd take the dog, and treat it, but that they would not underwrite him.
2:47 pm
jesdraggon

i've done that several times--told people i'd match what they could come up with for the bill today, but if they have nothing, then i'll pay the whole bill and consider it buying the dog from them.
2:47 pm
Aloyisius

okie dokie, fw.. so off I go to do my overdue chores! ci4 for now, all.. Happy Babbling!
2:47 pm
flosey

may I have a clue for re6 with an re7 following it please?
2:48 pm
Aloyisius

re + the number of indians in a nursery rhyme + common vowel
2:48 pm
flosey

thanks Aloy
2:48 pm
jesdraggon

yay aloy!
2:48 pm
jesdraggon

and thanks for the clues :)
2:48 pm
flosey

Rs wiped out
2:49 pm
Aloyisius

yw, fun grid.. lots of 4 letter words, but some stumpers too! real poof.. (-:
2:50 pm
flosey

it is Aloy, am enjoying this grid
2:53 pm
jesdraggon

and my 1:00 appointment is here. away i get.
2:56 pm
flosey

must go too, 35 to finish - be back tonight before flip
3:20 pm
boatierra

Could I get some help for the two 'et' words? I'm stumped.
3:21 pm
periwinkle

forever boat
3:21 pm
Jellen

et7 = forever
3:21 pm
boatierra

Oh Okay got that one, Thanks!
3:22 pm
periwinkle

hi there Jellen
3:22 pm
periwinkle

hello all
3:22 pm
Jellen

et 6 = poetic forever
3:22 pm
Jellen

Hi, peri!
3:23 pm
boatierra

Thanks Jellen :)
3:23 pm
Jellen

And hi, boatierra...don't know that we've met before...
3:23 pm
boatierra

Probably not. I rarely say Hi. I just jump in.
3:25 pm
negativeneil

Hi Jellen and boat.
3:25 pm
negativeneil

Just as I'm leaving.
3:25 pm
negativeneil

Oh, well Jellen... this is boatierra. And boatierra, meet Jellen. ;)
3:26 pm
Jellen

Thanks, neil, lol...
3:26 pm
negativeneil

Anytime, haha.
3:26 pm
boatierra

Hello All :)
3:26 pm
negativeneil

Just having yet another good headshake.
3:26 pm
boatierra

Thanks for the intro :)
3:27 pm
negativeneil

See my Twitter page and the "fun" I've been having since yesterday, Jellen. Still continuing it looks like... will have to make use of the block feature.
3:28 pm
Jellen

Okay, will give it a look...
3:28 pm
Jellen

Love the Nicoll quote in your profile, boa...
3:29 pm
boatierra

That's one of my all time FAVORITE quotes :) I don't remember who sent that to me...
3:30 pm
boatierra

And I think it's a "bastarized" version of the quote. Anyhow I like it.
3:31 pm
BabbleRabble

Why do elephants have so many wrinkles?
Have you ever tried to iron one?
3:31 pm
jesdraggon

phantom erotica
3:31 pm
Jellen

haha, BabbleRabble...
3:31 pm
negativeneil

Yes, that quote is funny.
3:32 pm
boatierra

That would be 'bastardized', if I could spell..
3:33 pm
boatierra

Why does phantom erotica keep coming up? I see it in the chat back log as well. Odd clue?
3:33 pm
negativeneil

Have you ever read:
"Californian Pachyderms", by L.A. Phant?
3:33 pm
Jellen

No, we just want the word to be there, and it's not...
3:33 pm
negativeneil

Oh really, boat? Looking.
3:33 pm
Jellen

Groan, neil!
3:33 pm
boatierra

LOL :)
3:34 pm
jesdraggon

because it's a word you can't quite make from the letters of the grid, but it looks like it belongs, boatierra
3:34 pm
negativeneil

[I'm in L.A. right now too.]
3:34 pm
boatierra

Oh.
3:34 pm
negativeneil

Must be off the page now, whatever you're talking about? Not seeing it.
3:35 pm
negativeneil

Oh, you meant that actual word. :P
3:35 pm
negativeneil

Yes, I'm tired.
3:35 pm
BabbleRabble

Q: What did Tarzan say when the elephants charged?
A: “Look out, here come the elephants!”
3:35 pm
Jellen

I saw that you were up quite late last night, neil...
3:36 pm
BabbleRabble

Q: What did Tarzan say when he saw a herd of elephants with sunglasses?
A: Nothing. He didn’t recognize them.
3:36 pm
negativeneil

Pachydermatologist - An elephant's skin doctor.
3:36 pm
boatierra

Now that's a word!
3:37 pm
LuvWordGames

I see I'm just in time to enjoy some of BR's jokes; something I always look forward to on Babble chat!
3:37 pm
Jellen

Hi, Luv
3:37 pm
LuvWordGames

Hi Jellen
3:37 pm
negativeneil

Yes I was, Jellen. And I was about to take a little bike ride around the neighborhood [N. Hollywood] here and get some air [uh, or what passes for air in L.A.] but I'm caught up replying to that insanity again. Ugh.
3:37 pm
BabbleRabble

Q: Why do elephants wear sandals?
A: So that they don’t sink in the sand.

Q: Why do ostriches stick their head in the ground?
A: They’re looking for the elephants that forgot to wear their sandals.
3:38 pm
periwinkle

haha, BR
3:39 pm
Jellen

I'm a novice tweeter...is there a way to see the whole thread? I just see your responses...
3:39 pm
negativeneil

I saw an elephant in the baggage claim area of an airport. He was waiting for his trunk.
3:40 pm
negativeneil

Yes, Jellen. Just click on one of my tweets and in the right column, you will see what I'm responding to.
3:40 pm
negativeneil

And responses.
3:40 pm
boatierra

*giggles*
3:40 pm
Jellen

Okay...
3:40 pm
periwinkle

I have te8 x2 and tr8. what do the other 8's start with pls?
3:40 pm
periwinkle

94 left. no list, good for me in a grid this big
3:41 pm
periwinkle

just found si8
3:42 pm
negativeneil

What's just made me laugh: being called an "undeducated soulless moron" by someone who apparently has no post-secondary education to speak of and is totally un/mis/informed about what she's attempting to argue with me about. Amusing.
3:43 pm
Glantarell

Noswaith dda - evening all
3:43 pm
boatierra

Ouch. What exactly is und-educated? I'm assuming that
3:44 pm
Glantarell

Ah, Neil - insults are always the last resort of the person who has lost the argument
3:44 pm
Jellen

Good for you, peri...I'm having trouble seeing anything in this grid!
3:44 pm
boatierra

Damn it! Stupid enter.
3:44 pm
Jellen

Ooh, I like that, Glant!
3:45 pm
Glantarell

Hi Jellen, Peri, Neil, Boat
3:45 pm
negativeneil

Haha, Glantarell... of course!
3:45 pm
boatierra

Start again. - What exactly is und-educated? I'm assuming that is her spelling?
3:45 pm
boatierra

Hello all :)
3:45 pm
negativeneil

That was a typo, boatierra. Obviously. :P
3:46 pm
negativeneil

No, I typed that... or should I say, mis-typed it?
3:46 pm
Glantarell

guessing it's meant to be uneducated
3:46 pm
boatierra

Bummer, made her look worse ;)
3:46 pm
negativeneil

Yes, of course.
3:46 pm
negativeneil

Boat, it was my mistyping. I do make the odd typo now and then... like anyone.
3:47 pm
boatierra

I do it allllll the time.
3:47 pm
negativeneil

I didn't copy and paste since it was only three words. I just typed it... and not too accurately.
3:47 pm
nelleon

toor
3:47 pm
negativeneil

We need virtual correction fluid. :P
3:47 pm
negativeneil

Or that correction tape.
3:47 pm
Glantarell

I just found the OK4 - and I always though that was a word like shhep, where it was singular and plural but it seems it has a plural form
3:48 pm
boatierra

Spell check is BFF :)
3:48 pm
Glantarell

Hi nelleon
3:48 pm
Glantarell

sad that word didn;t work - I thought I'd missed it :-)
3:48 pm
boatierra

- is my BFF :)
3:48 pm
negativeneil

Yes, boatierra... without that to catch any typos I might have made, I'd probably be out of a job!
3:48 pm
Jellen

Hi, nelleon
3:49 pm
Glantarell

BFF???
3:49 pm
boatierra

BFF - Best Friends Forever
3:49 pm
negativeneil

"Best friend forever."
3:49 pm
Glantarell

aaah - thanlks
3:55 pm
boatierra

Generally when I post anything online I put it through Spell check. My more lengthy entries on chat here I do as well. The shorter entries I don't, but of course those are the ones that come back to bite me in the ass spelling-wise. I hate misspelling and I’m the worst speller.
3:56 pm
negativeneil

Oh I don't ever bother using it unless I'm writing an article I need to submit [professionally].
3:56 pm
negativeneil

I usually catch typos as I make them... it just feels wrong when I'm typing. But not always.
3:56 pm
Glantarell

;-) I'm a great speller but a lousy typist so I get random letters in all sorts of places... and my keyboard misses letters sometimes to add to the fun
3:56 pm
boatierra

OMGosh, thunder!!!
3:57 pm
negativeneil

I'm an excellent speller and typist, usually... but no one's perfect, especially not in the typing department.
3:57 pm
boatierra

Sorry, distraction. You are a lot less spelling tolerant than I. I'm just tough on myself.
3:58 pm
negativeneil

Strange how your photo doesn't change in here after you upload a different one unless you refresh this page... no matter how much of this chog goes off the page afterwards.
3:58 pm
negativeneil

On the contrary, I'm very spelling intolerant... I have to be in my profession. Strange assumption to make?
3:58 pm
Glantarell

Have you changed your photo?
3:58 pm
negativeneil

Oh sorry, I read that wrong.
3:59 pm
negativeneil

I had next to no sleep last night.
3:59 pm
negativeneil

And have been busy all day since too early this morning.
3:59 pm
negativeneil

I did, yes. To one of me being given a stern "talking to". That accounts for my expression.
3:59 pm
negativeneil

I just kind of glaze over, haha.
4:00 pm
Glantarell

I am starting to see more and more mis-spellings on websites (as opposed to blogs etc) and assume that's because it's getting easier for individuals to create their own websites and therefore not pay professionals ot do all sorts of things, includin g prrof reading of their text
4:00 pm
boatierra

Ooo, more wicked sounding thunder :):):)
4:00 pm
negativeneil

Yes, Glantarell. Most people do create their own.
4:01 pm
negativeneil

I have a blogspot with several older blogs reposted [from a couple of years ago, that were in my old website until a hacker took it down].
4:02 pm
Glantarell

It feels very strange being called Glantarell. I is the name of my house (translation - on the banks of the Tarell river)
4:02 pm
negativeneil

Well is there something you'd prefer to be called?
4:02 pm
boatierra

I'm just intolerant of mispelling in myself that's all. Didn't mean to make a assumption of you. Have you ever seen those collections of political/protest signs that are horribly misspelled? Talk about hilarious!
4:02 pm
Glantarell

My given name is actually Adrienne - which is a very rare name in the UK
4:02 pm
negativeneil

I see. It's nice that some houses there have names.
4:02 pm
negativeneil

That's a pretty name.
4:03 pm
negativeneil

French.
4:03 pm
Glantarell

In Wales all the older houses have names and all the names express the location in one way or another
4:03 pm
Jellen

Adrienne is a pretty name...
4:03 pm
Glantarell

I believe it's not so rare in the US
4:04 pm
Jellen

You're my first Adrienne...I have a friend named Adriana from Brazil...
4:04 pm
Glantarell

My parents were going to call me Natalie but as the family name is Wood and I was born arounf=d the time Natalie Wood was becoming famous, they decided they didn;t want people to think they had named their baby after a film star
4:04 pm
negativeneil

As long as you don't live in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwl
lllanty Siliogogogoch, you should be ok. ;) You might need a super loooooooooooooooooooooooong plaque for your house-name then.
4:05 pm
Glantarell

I used to live about 6 miles form LlanfairPG (which is what the locals call it)
4:05 pm
negativeneil

Or Llanfair PG. ;)
4:05 pm
negativeneil

Isn't that what they shorten it to?
4:05 pm
negativeneil

I could be mistaken.
4:06 pm
negativeneil

Oh yes, you did post that, haha!
4:06 pm
Glantarell

There was a time when the Rocky films came out where peope used ot shout my name and I didn;t understand why..
4:06 pm
negativeneil

Didn't see you had said that until after I posted.
4:06 pm
Glantarell

Yes the locals shorten it to LlanfairPG
4:06 pm
negativeneil

Don't blame them! I'll be some of them can't even say the full name?
4:07 pm
boatierra

I was trying to think of where I'd seen the name Adrienne, and Rebecca Romijn played a character named Adrienne on the show 'Just Shoot Me'
4:07 pm
Glantarell

The long name actually describes the location peffectly
4:07 pm
negativeneil

It would probably take me a lifetime to master saying it. :P
4:07 pm
negativeneil

Yes, I know. I've seen the definition of it.
4:07 pm
Glantarell

They can say iot and understand it - but it's a heck of a mouthful!
4:07 pm
negativeneil

We have a couple of Welsh friends in a personal network online.
4:08 pm
negativeneil

I think it's several mouthfuls! Unless one has a very BIG mouth perhaps? ;)
4:08 pm
Glantarell

I have been taking to a school called Llanstymudwy and have been having problems getting my tongue around that all week - soem combinations are harder than others
4:09 pm
negativeneil

I know how to pronounce the "Ll" part but I'm not too sure about the rest. I can say "Llanelli" correctly.
4:09 pm
Glantarell

I guess it may be because I am not certain of the entire menaing of the name
4:09 pm
negativeneil

[yes, I've travelled around the UK]
4:09 pm
negativeneil

Oh, ok.
4:10 pm
Glantarell

Ll - to pronounce - place the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth near the fornt (as close to oyur front teeth as is comfy) and kind of blow your breath ariound the dges of your tongue
4:10 pm
Glantarell

It's like hiss but different!
4:11 pm
Glantarell

where in UK have you been Neil?
4:11 pm
Jellen

That's difficult to do!
4:11 pm
negativeneil

Oh man, it's a long list. All over.
4:11 pm
Good Enough

i'm picturing all the lurking babblers sitting at their computers hissing
4:12 pm
negativeneil

Hissing why, Good Enough?
4:12 pm
Jellen

Haha, GoodEnough...exactly what I was doing!
4:12 pm
negativeneil

Oh yes, nm.
4:12 pm
negativeneil

Haha, just saw Glant's post further down. I was elsewhere for a few minutes.
4:12 pm
Glantarell

Llanstymudwy - LL an stim udd wee
4:15 pm
Glantarell

Welsh is an older language than English - but there are some word which English borrowed from the Welsh - e.g wool and woolen (Welsh is Wlan, mkaes w=sense when you know W is pronounced woo)
4:15 pm
negativeneil

Yes, of course it is .
4:16 pm
negativeneil

I've noticed a lot of words that English borrowed from Welsh, when I've seen Steve and Luke's postings in Welsh [two Welsh friends in our network].
4:16 pm
Jellen

Oh, just noticed my last name is in the grid two ways...
4:16 pm
negativeneil

And so is my first name.
4:16 pm
Glantarell

Are your Welsh friends resident in Wales or US Neil?
4:17 pm
negativeneil

In London, UK.
4:17 pm
Glantarell

There's no J in the grid Jellen - so tell me more...
4:17 pm
negativeneil

But they go back to Wales to visit family. One of them has a home there too.
4:18 pm
Jellen

My last name is a homonym of neil's first...ne 4/4, if it counted...
4:18 pm
Glantarell

Funny - I neede a Welsh speaker to delvier an education programme for me and despoute several adverts, I endded up using somebody who lives in Lindon and works in the Science Museum...
4:18 pm
negativeneil

Oh yes?
4:18 pm
Glantarell

gosh my typing is really bad tonight...
4:19 pm
Glantarell

So we have 3 million people living in Wales, of whom about 10% speak Welsh, and I can't find one...
4:20 pm
Glantarell

...who lives in Wales LOL
4:26 pm
JBV

hi glant, just saw your post, that's kind of sad - have you contacted specialist organizations that promote Welsh language teaching - I'm sure you know all the resources
4:26 pm
Jellen

Sad, Adrienne...
4:27 pm
Jellen

Hi, JBV
4:27 pm
JBV

hi Jellen - how's it going?
4:27 pm
Glantarell

I do JBV but finding a skilled educator or acto who is willing to work In welsh is very tiricky as I have found many times over the last 4 years
4:27 pm
JBV

you look beautiful in your photo, by the way, lovely to see you smiling
4:28 pm
JBV

I understand, Glant
4:28 pm
Jellen

Thanks, JBV...it's going well!
4:29 pm
JBV

time passes and we gather strength to go on, right Jellen? sending you all my best wishes
4:30 pm
Jellen

Yes, it does and we do, JBV!
4:31 pm
Glantarell

I just looked at your profile Jellen - I am sorry to see that Tim died - he looks lovely -
4:32 pm
Jellen

Thank you Adrienne, he was a special man...
4:33 pm
Glantarell

I know nothing but he looks very young to have left. I belive that we get the faces we deserve as we grow older - and he has a lovely warm friendly face
4:35 pm
ivesy3

first si 6/21 plz
4:37 pm
Glantarell

sorry ivesy - don't have it yet
4:38 pm
BzznBea

si6/21 is quartz particles
4:38 pm
BzznBea

Sorry, that is not the first one.
4:38 pm
Glantarell

I thought the si6 was minerals
4:38 pm
JBV

si + country road
4:38 pm
Glantarell

second
4:38 pm
ivesy3

just got it si 4/4 + shortened word for what u do to an ice cream cone
4:39 pm
JBV

nope, that's not the first one either, sorry
4:39 pm
ivesy3

tks for the clues for the rest !
4:39 pm
JBV

first one is si + sir **** guiness with a different vowel
4:40 pm
Glantarell

TY JB V
4:40 pm
ivesy3

ty jbv
4:43 pm
Jellen

Thanks, jbv!
4:43 pm
Jellen

And ivesy!
4:43 pm
Glantarell

phantom oasis
4:44 pm
ivesy3

yw jellen
4:44 pm
JBV

time to do a few things here - have fun everybody see you tomorrow
4:45 pm
Jellen

Bye, JBV
4:45 pm
Glantarell

Bye JBV
4:47 pm
ivesy3

bye jbv
4:51 pm
Glantarell

Well, I can't finish before midnight so I am off until tomorrow's grip - hap;py babbling one and all - poof!
4:52 pm
Glantarell

*grid - doh!!!
4:52 pm
Jellen

Bye, Adrienne...
4:54 pm
ivesy3

re 7/28 first one plz
4:55 pm
BzznBea

re+put higher
4:56 pm
ivesy3

ty bzzn
4:57 pm
BzznBea

yw
5:06 pm
Soodlebum

Hello everybody :-)
5:06 pm
Jellen

Hi, Soodle!
5:07 pm
Soodlebum

Ah Jellen :-)! (((()))) how lovely to see you! How you doing?
5:07 pm
Soodlebum

Sorry if I sound like Joey from Friends :-P
5:07 pm
Jellen

I'm well, thanks! Went on a lovely date last night...
5:08 pm
Soodlebum

Yay!!! Thats great to hear!
5:08 pm
Jellen

It was a first date. I hope there will be a second!
5:09 pm
ivesy3

hi soodle, and thats great jellen!
5:09 pm
Soodlebum

Excellent! (I had a 'bit of date' myself last night....)
5:09 pm
Jellen

Ooh, do tell!
5:09 pm
Soodlebum

Hi Ivesy. Lovely to see you :-)
5:10 pm
ivesy3

ty soodle, u too
5:11 pm
Soodlebum

Well, (and this is not a euphanism), I had a plumbing problem, and the plumber who came to sort it out asked me out! He is rather nice!
5:11 pm
Jellen

Oh, cool!
5:12 pm
Soodlebum

So.... whats your story, Jellen?
5:12 pm
Kaplan the Magne

OOh- a plumber. Sexy.
5:12 pm
Jellen

Hi, Kaplan!
5:13 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Hi! I was going to ask about the plumber but all my questions sounded too dirty.
5:13 pm
Jellen

I went to dinner with a man I've been chatting with for a week or two (met him online).
5:13 pm
Soodlebum

And I didn't have to pay to get my heating fixed!
5:13 pm
Kaplan the Magne

My mind must be in the gutter today.
5:13 pm
Soodlebum

First dates can be hideous, but when they are good, they can be very good!
5:14 pm
Jellen

He's from 2 hours away, but often works in Joplin, which is 30 mins away...
5:14 pm
Soodlebum

Kaplan.... you are incorrigible! (Sp?)
5:15 pm
Kaplan the Magne

I didn't say anything.
5:15 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Jellen, is that you in the picture?
5:15 pm
Soodlebum

Exactly!
5:15 pm
negativeneil

I'm back I think. Probably won't last long.
5:15 pm
negativeneil

Yes, that's Jellen.
5:15 pm
Jellen

Yes, Kaplan...
5:16 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Pretty! The plumber must be psyched!
5:16 pm
Kaplan the Magne

You go!
5:16 pm
Jellen

Oh, my guy
5:17 pm
Jellen

is not the plumber...
5:17 pm
Kaplan the Magne

?
5:17 pm
negativeneil

He's the electrician?
5:17 pm
Soodlebum

Kap! Pay attention! Soodle & Plumber. Jellen & online guy!
5:17 pm
Jellen

He's in road construction...
5:17 pm
Soodlebum

Hi Neil :-)
5:17 pm
negativeneil

Well construction worker was gonna be my next guess. Honest. :P
5:17 pm
Kaplan the Magne

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
5:17 pm
negativeneil

Hi Soodlebum.
5:17 pm
Jellen

haha, neil
5:17 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Construction is good too!
5:18 pm
Soodlebum

Mmmmm. Muscles.....
5:18 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Tools and muscles and I'll stop right here.
5:18 pm
Soodlebum

Tools, muscles and waterworks......
5:19 pm
Kaplan the Magne

all righteeeeeee.
5:19 pm
Soodlebum

Yup. I'll stop now too.
5:19 pm
Soodlebum

Do you think you will see him again, Jell?
5:19 pm
Kaplan the Magne

No need to pursue this salacious conversation.
5:20 pm
Jellen

I think so...
5:20 pm
Kaplan the Magne

So, did he fix your faucet?
5:20 pm
Soodlebum

Darn, Kap, I was just getting going......
5:20 pm
Soodlebum

Yay, Jell. Best of luck :-)
5:21 pm
uusue2

HHi all, sitting in Starbucks after dropping my son off at the Megabus in Chicago
5:21 pm
Kaplan the Magne

There is nothing I can say that comes out clean.
5:21 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Fourbucks!
5:21 pm
uusue2

He is on his way to Minneapolis for the weekend
5:21 pm
Soodlebum

You are a sad woman, Kap. A sad woman.
5:21 pm
Soodlebum

LOL LOL LOL
5:22 pm
uusue2

Yeah, it was more like seven for the two if us
5:22 pm
negativeneil

That's ok Kaplan. Clean is overrated.
5:22 pm
uusue2

And Frank just had tea
5:22 pm
negativeneil

Hi Sue!
5:22 pm
Kaplan the Magne

NEW TOPIC.
5:22 pm
uusue2

Hi, Neil!
5:23 pm
Jellen

Hi, uusue!
5:23 pm
Soodlebum

Hello Sue.
5:23 pm
uusue2

Hi, jellen and soodle!
5:24 pm
MollyL

*Takes tape off my fingers now that the dating conversation is over*
5:24 pm
Jellen

Aww...Molly...Hi!
5:25 pm
uusue2

Hi, Molly!
5:25 pm
Kaplan the Magne

oops- I'm late for dinner!
5:26 pm
Jellen

See ya later, Kap
5:26 pm
Soodlebum

Hey Molls :-)
5:26 pm
Soodlebum

Laters Kap.
5:26 pm
uusue2

Bye, kap!
5:26 pm
MollyL

See, I didn't even comment and Kap checks out as soon as I checked in. Back to lurking mode.
5:26 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Yeah, have fun...
5:26 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Molly, you could have rescued me.
5:27 pm
Kaplan the Magne

BBL
5:27 pm
Soodlebum

Molls - I love your pic & your words of wisdom.
5:28 pm
Jellen

brb...need to grab something to eat...
5:28 pm
Angelsong

hi, all. I called work this morning to take the day off to rest and recover from theweek, which was very hard for both my husband and me. This afternoon, I got a call from my supervisor, asking if we are okay and if there was anything he could do to help us. Amazing.
5:29 pm
Soodlebum

Somebody (for the life of me I can't remember who) has an absolutely hilarious piece about Blues Music in their profile. I laughed for about 10 minutes after reading it.
5:29 pm
negativeneil

westford
5:29 pm
uusue2

Oh, angel, that is really nice!
5:29 pm
Soodlebum

Ding ding ding Neil!
5:30 pm
Soodlebum

Angel, why was your week so difficult? Sorry - been out of the loop recently.
5:31 pm
Angelsong

my husbassnf esd hodpiyslixrf got three days, Soodle. he had a heart cath yesterday that was completely normal. his veins and arteries are wide open and functioning, according to the cardiologist.
5:31 pm
Angelsong

hospitalized, I mean
5:32 pm
uusue2

Angel, you definitely need a break!
5:33 pm
Soodlebum

Yikes. That sure does qualify as a difficult week, Angel. I am very happy that the news is good. Best wishes to both of you.
5:34 pm
Angelsong

I can't5 drive, so I did not get to go visit until yesterday, and I spent the day at the hsopital and we came hom last night, thanks to my dad, who helped us get our car home from another town where he was originally hospitalized prior to being transferred for the heart cath/my brother also helped
5:35 pm
Soodlebum

Thank goodness you have good family support. And, yes! you deserve a rest. (((Hugs)))
5:35 pm
uusue2

Oh, that is tough, angel. Why can't you drive? Not that I am nosy or anything.
5:35 pm
Jellen

(((Angel)))
5:36 pm
Angelsong

we were both wrecks. He was worried about me, and I was worried about him. He threatened to leave AMA on wedneday night, walk to the next town to get the car and come home. I told him if he did that, Hisroshima would look like a match compared to what he would have to deal with from me.
5:36 pm
Angelsong

I am legally blind, so I cannot drive.
5:37 pm
Soodlebum

LOL. Well - that told him in no uncertain terms!!!! Tough love was needed and given. Well done, Angel!
5:38 pm
Angelsong

so, last night, I cried very hard. the reaction to all of it, landing in my lap all at one time.
5:38 pm
uusue2

Oh gosh, I hadn't realized that, angel! You are so strong!
5:38 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello, best wishes for you and husband angel
5:39 pm
Jellen

Hi, TO
5:40 pm
uusue2

Anyway time to hit the interstate, should be home in an hour or two. See you all later!
5:40 pm
Angelsong

I am so blessed. we'ere going to sit down, though and make an ICE list this weekend. all the things he knows how to do that I need tro know if he isn't here. thnx, TO
5:40 pm
Angelsong

hey, Jellen
5:40 pm
Angelsong

hey, Jellen
5:41 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi jell.
5:41 pm
Jellen

Later, sue
5:46 pm
Soodlebum

Very good idea, Angel. No harm in being prepared.
5:49 pm
Soodlebum

Oh my. Even here in Ireland, memorial services and tributes to the victims of 9/11 are in full swing. It must be pretty intense in the US.
5:54 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am trying to ignore them. however, there is news of possible retaliatory strikes this weekend.
5:54 pm
ivesy3

an 5/12 plz
5:55 pm
negativeneil

an + opposite of "pro".
5:55 pm
Uneaixoise

an5/12 an + not pro
5:55 pm
Uneaixoise

snap! LOL
5:55 pm
ivesy3

ty une and neil
5:55 pm
Uneaixoise

yw :-)
5:56 pm
negativeneil

GMTA ;)
5:56 pm
Soodlebum

Thanks guys :-)
5:57 pm
72 Temple Owl

this is the saddest: pcitures of the 9/11 babies and their fathers and mothers
6:05 pm
Soodlebum

Midnight has just chimed hereabouts, so I better wander off to the pit. Good night everybody, and see you all soon. Poof.
6:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

night
7:06 pm
ChampFit

Hey! I'm halfway! Amazing...didn't think I'd get there with this grid. ;)
7:08 pm
Jellen

Congrats, Champ...I'm not there yet...
7:09 pm
ChampFit

Jellen! We aren't on at the same time often. How are you?
7:09 pm
uusue2

hi again, all, I am home - traffic wasn't too bad - and I have a whole 74 words! la di dah
7:09 pm
mrpresident

morning everyone :)
7:10 pm
ChampFit

Hi uusue and mrp!
7:10 pm
negativeneil

Hi again Sue... and evening, mrp! :)
7:10 pm
uusue2

hi, mrp! how are you doing?
7:10 pm
uusue2

hi, champ and neil!
7:10 pm
mrpresident

evening neil :)
7:10 pm
mrpresident

hi sue! doing good, just woke up!! what could possibly go wrong today!? LOL!!
7:10 pm
mrpresident

hi champ :)
7:13 pm
mrpresident

brb, going to do some photo chopping...
7:13 pm
ChampFit

will still be here staring a letters...
7:13 pm
ChampFit

*at*
7:14 pm
uusue2

I have 5 "k" words and do not believe there are any more.
7:14 pm
ChampFit

same here!
7:14 pm
Dorens

i have 8 and feel the same way
7:16 pm
periwinkle

hi all
7:16 pm
uusue2

I just got another one, but I don't believe it's a word.
7:16 pm
uusue2

hi, peri!
7:16 pm
periwinkle

I have all the K words. found most by myself and the rest at morewords
7:16 pm
ChampFit

Not ready to go there yet peri, but glad to know it's doable!
7:16 pm
Dorens

i have a feeling before the end of the evening i will be making multiple visits to morewords
7:17 pm
ChampFit

won't make it that far. not feeling the love1
7:18 pm
uusue2

I would like to get 100 words.
7:18 pm
ChampFit

100 done or left?
7:18 pm
Dorens

any particular 100?
7:18 pm
uusue2

done, and I don't care which 100.
7:18 pm
uusue2

Right now I have 83 and a headache.
7:19 pm
Dorens

i have 149 and want to read a newspaper.. it's been a long week and i have done little else but babble, cook, eat, exercise, and some email and facebook
7:20 pm
tessagram

kola
7:20 pm
ChampFit

You can do it uusue. dorens, I'm with you. I'm at 147 and can't imagine there are 139 left. One more beer, and then a reevaluation is in order!
7:20 pm
uusue2

that's one of the 6 I have, tessa :-)
7:21 pm
ChampFit

65 C words is just stupid!
7:21 pm
periwinkle

I like this grid. got down to 83 left before I went to the list. If I had persevered I culd have ;found at least 10 more on my own
7:21 pm
periwinkle

LOL Champ, I agree. I hae 52 of the C words
7:22 pm
ChampFit

52? You genius! I'm at 45. Trying not to look at the list. Brb...cold brewski time...gotta go to outside fridge to get it...
7:23 pm
Dorens

i only have 29... will happily sweep up your crumbs
7:24 pm
ChampFit

will gladly give 'em if I have one you need!
7:25 pm
periwinkle

not a genius, just lucky today
7:25 pm
periwinkle

will help If I can
7:25 pm
Dorens

haven't even looked at c's in lickety yet but will later and ask if you're around
7:25 pm
periwinkle

down to 50 left and determined to finish
7:26 pm
Dorens

no doubt you will peri
7:26 pm
ChampFit

it's within reach peri!
7:26 pm
periwinkle

:(
7:26 pm
periwinkle

I meant :)
7:27 pm
negativeneil

Or (: even?
7:27 pm
periwinkle

I had a Rita's gelati tonight after dinner. Vanilla ice cream with black cherry ice. mmm
7:27 pm
uusue2

got 100 words. Now I need an e from the top for nbt and the 9 for nbs. Will beg for clues :-)
7:27 pm
ChampFit

I still need that e too!
7:27 pm
periwinkle

the e from the top is forever and poetic for forever
7:28 pm
BzznBea

The 9 is co9
7:28 pm
uusue2

thx, got the e
7:28 pm
ChampFit

fish! thanks peri and bzznbea
7:28 pm
negativeneil

Here's the co9,60 - rust, but with a different 5th letter [vowel].
7:29 pm
BzznBea

The co9 is like rust but witha different vowel
7:29 pm
periwinkle

yw
7:29 pm
negativeneil

Hi Bea.
7:29 pm
BzznBea

Hello Neil.
7:29 pm
uusue2

got it, thx, neil and bea!
7:29 pm
negativeneil

yw Sue!
7:30 pm
negativeneil

E from the top -- everlasting, forever.
7:31 pm
negativeneil

et7,28
7:31 pm
uusue2

thx, neil, got that one!
7:31 pm
negativeneil

Or if you have that one already, maybe the et6,18 0 similar, just one letter less and ends in a vowel.
7:31 pm
negativeneil

yw Sue.
7:32 pm
uusue2

ah, tried that one without the final vowel, thanks!
7:32 pm
ChampFit

got the 9, ty neil and bea!
7:33 pm
BzznBea

yw
7:33 pm
negativeneil

yw ChampFit!
7:34 pm
speedfreak

can someone please help with the second set of te7 and te8 words they are the last two te words please and thanks
7:35 pm
BzznBea

Speed, change the second vowel in the previous te7 and 8
7:36 pm
negativeneil

te7,28 -- te + double hooked consonant + Ir*** is a woman's name. Then plural for the te8,40.
7:37 pm
speedfreak

thank you so much
7:37 pm
ChampFit

tyvm!
7:39 pm
negativeneil

You're welcome, speedfreak and ChampFit!
7:41 pm
periwinkle

neil, you are in the grid
7:41 pm
negativeneil

Yes I know, peri. I often am... but the grids never accept me. I feel so dejected.
7:42 pm
periwinkle

:(
7:42 pm
negativeneil

I know, isn't that just awful? :/ Geez!
7:43 pm
uusue2

I am in the grid sometimes but am either too short or else a not-very-pleasant verb :-)
7:44 pm
periwinkle

when I chose the name periwinkle, I had no idea peri would be in the grid so often
7:45 pm
negativeneil

Oh yeah, guess it would be.
7:45 pm
negativeneil

Haha, Sue. Or there's more than one of you? ;)
7:45 pm
periwinkle

28 left
7:45 pm
negativeneil

I just responded to you on G+ btw, Sue.
7:45 pm
negativeneil

Go, peri!
7:46 pm
ChampFit

funny, I have 128 left!
7:46 pm
negativeneil

My first name is in many of the grids actually.
7:46 pm
negativeneil

I doubt my last name will ever be, since it's 7 letters in length. But I guess anything's possible.
7:47 pm
ChampFit

My last name is a word, and it's in sometimes. Cline.
7:47 pm
negativeneil

Oh yes!
7:47 pm
negativeneil

Mine isn't a word.
7:47 pm
negativeneil

The first part of it is a word, but not the entire name.
7:48 pm
ChampFit

it's odd to see your name there. but I'll take the points!
7:48 pm
negativeneil

Haha yes, no kidding!
7:49 pm
uusue2

my last name isn't a word either, but if you add an extra vowel it is :-)
7:51 pm
negativeneil

Replied to you again, Sue.
7:53 pm
uusue2

likewise :-)
7:53 pm
negativeneil

The first half of my surname is a word, and the last half is another name, but they have to borrow the same letter (last of the first 4, first of the last 4) to do that. That's probably confusing.
7:54 pm
BzznBea

Fireworks! Fun grid. Night all.
7:54 pm
ChampFit

Yes, very much so! :)
7:54 pm
negativeneil

Congrats, Bea!
7:54 pm
negativeneil

And have a good night.
7:54 pm
uusue2

night, bea!
7:54 pm
ChampFit

Way to go Bea!!!
7:54 pm
negativeneil

Ok. It's like this: _ _ _ b _ _ _. The first 4 make a word, the last 4 make a name.
7:56 pm
ChampFit

Ooooh...hangman! Gimme an E!
7:56 pm
negativeneil

Haha!
7:57 pm
negativeneil

There is an "e" in there.
7:57 pm
ChampFit

See? I'd kill it. gimme the e and SPIN THAT WHEEL!
7:58 pm
negativeneil

Ok. It spun.
7:59 pm
negativeneil

Actually the first 3 make a word too.
7:59 pm
uusue2

as do the first two :-)
7:59 pm
tempo

and letters 2 through 6?
8:00 pm
ChampFit

What did I land on? And where's the E go? Don't cheat me Neil!
8:00 pm
uusue2

true also, tempo!
8:00 pm
negativeneil

Yes, I guess you could call that a word, Sue?
8:00 pm
negativeneil

I'm not telling you that, ChampFit.
8:01 pm
negativeneil

Well I would, sure... just not in here, you know?
8:01 pm
ChampFit

What? Why? How? I want to make it to the lightning round!
8:02 pm
negativeneil

Haha.
8:02 pm
negativeneil

Email me your guesses then.
8:02 pm
ChampFit

Calling Pat Sajak's hair now...reporting cheating...*ring* *ring*!
8:05 pm
periwinkle

FW, now off to read for a while
8:06 pm
ChampFit

Great Peri! Have a great evening!
8:06 pm
negativeneil

Congrats, peri!
8:06 pm
periwinkle

ty Happy Babbling
8:07 pm
uusue2

yay, peri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8:12 pm
MollyL

Neil, technically your whole last name is a word. Defined in the dictionary.
8:13 pm
ChampFit

Not enable, surely?
8:13 pm
uusue2

indeed it is - I thought it sounded familiar!
8:14 pm
uusue2

and yes, it is in Enable.
8:14 pm
ChampFit

Very awesome! See you all tomorrow...am winding down big time. Good night!
8:15 pm
uusue2

night, champ!
8:16 pm
negativeneil

It is, Molly? I don't remember telling you what it is?
8:16 pm
negativeneil

In fact I'm sure I hadn't.
8:16 pm
negativeneil

Or haven't.
8:16 pm
negativeneil

I didn't realize it's a word. Weird.
8:17 pm
MollyL

You've posted pictures of you and your brother Neil.
8:18 pm
negativeneil

Not in here that anyone would know that from, Molly.
8:19 pm
negativeneil

I'm a unit of brightness. Well that's nice... tell that to the apparently uninformed people arguing with me earlier on my Twitter page who called me a "soulless, uneducated moron". That made me laugh.
8:20 pm
MollyL

It's the only way I would know that. Maybe you have altered you Flicker pages since I first looked at them.
8:21 pm
negativeneil

I have made most of them private, yes.
8:22 pm
MollyL

Well there you go. And your first name, according to the Gaels means "champion" or "cloud". Nice combination.
8:24 pm
negativeneil

Yes, not bad. Could mean worse things!
8:25 pm
uusue2

I don't have your last name in the physics babblets, neil, so it hasn't been in the grid since I've been doing them (early this year)
8:25 pm
uusue2

(unless it was in one of the grids I've missed, of course!)
8:26 pm
negativeneil

You've been saving all the physics babblets?
8:26 pm
negativeneil

I'm pretty sure my dad doesn't even know it's a word. Gonna tell him later.
8:27 pm
uusue2

yes, they are in my profile, neil
8:27 pm
uusue2

it's my little contribution to educational outreach :-)
8:28 pm
negativeneil

Oh so they are! I never noticed before... I guess I didn't do the Jewish thing and scroll... enough. ;)
8:28 pm
negativeneil

Are you adding that to the list?
8:28 pm
MollyL

Okay, what is the difference between a babblet and a word? I thought babblets were words like cwms that don't exist in regular conversation.
8:29 pm
MollyL

Or rather, a word you only see in Babble.
8:29 pm
negativeneil

They just mean strange words you typically "only" find in here... of course this is never the "only" place you'll see those words.
8:29 pm
uusue2

well, the ones I put in the physics babblets list are ones that are physics terms (so I know them, or most of them) but are not used in everyday speech by people who are not physicists.
8:30 pm
negativeneil

Well cwm or cwms is a Welsh word, meaning a valley, dale, gully, etc.
8:30 pm
negativeneil

Yes, I guess that really wouldn't apply.
8:31 pm
uusue2

I was inspired to do this when I first returned to babble and the word "teraohm" was in the grid - people were calling it "stoopid" and a non-word, and I was looking at it and thinking, well, I know exactly what that is, and have probably used it in a sentence!
8:31 pm
uusue2

So the physics babblets list was born :-)
8:31 pm
negativeneil

We have a couple of Welsh friends in our personal network on G+. It fascinates me to see the Welsh they sometimes post.
8:31 pm
negativeneil

One of them has a post in Welsh there now, Sue... did you notice?
8:32 pm
MollyL

I guess that is why I was confused. Most of Sue's physics words are babblets. But some are not, like amps, radon and vector. Never mind me, I'm thinking too much, as usual.
8:32 pm
uusue2

I didn't, neil, but I have been either busy or feeling crappy for most of the past few days and haven't been keeping up very well
8:32 pm
uusue2

and I have a lot more posts on Facebook than I do on G+
8:33 pm
uusue2

well, molly, there is a gray area between words that are really babblets and ones that are in common parlance; I have decided to err on the side of being inclusive, as the physics babblets has turned into kind of an instructional project for me.
8:33 pm
negativeneil

I find the term "babblet" odd. I mean none of the "babblet" words are ever ONLY found in Babble... they're legitimate words aside from this. I run into them in other puzzles and word games. It's nice how this really helps one with other word games and those help one with Babble.
8:34 pm
negativeneil

I'll be playing Letterblox and see many words I've learned elsewhere... some of them picked up in here.
8:35 pm
uusue2

again, it's not exactly a precise term, neil, but there are certain unusual words that tend to appear rather often in the grids (such as "inia" and "odea") so referring to them as babblets is actually a clue
8:35 pm
MollyL

I agree Neil.
8:35 pm
negativeneil

Oh sure, but I see and find all of those words in Letterblox and Word Racer, for instance... and use them in online Scrabble games too.
8:36 pm
negativeneil

Oh yes, I see. There would be many "babblets" though in that case.
8:36 pm
MollyL

If I had a memorized list of babblets in my brain, cluing a word as a babblet would be helpful. Normally, it is not.
8:36 pm
negativeneil

My dad would totally love this. He's a word game and puzzle nut too.
8:37 pm
negativeneil

I showed it to him last weekend when everyone was here... he said "Oh no, that would soon become yet another addiction!" Ha.
8:38 pm
negativeneil

Yeah, Molly. There would just be way too many "babblets" for that to be a very good clue.
8:38 pm
uusue2

I have tried to get my family interested in babble, but so far no luck. oh well. That means they can't read what I say about them here :-)
8:39 pm
negativeneil

Haha! Good point, Sue. Maybe I'll rethink that.
8:39 pm
negativeneil

Then if I ever want to complain about him....
8:40 pm
uusue2

I do have some details about my dad's situation in my profile, but he almost never goes online, and I posted a bunch of stuff about my son when he was having all his trouble, but never mentioned his last name (which is not the same as mine) so I figure that's probably ok.
8:41 pm
uusue2

and I sometimes post about my partner Frank but again, different last name.
8:42 pm
negativeneil

Oh Sue! Read the bottom part about your neck. :(
8:43 pm
negativeneil

I went ziplining in the Thai jungle last April. Check the clip I have of that in my G+ page.
8:45 pm
MollyL

I sometimes wonder about all the personal details people post about their lives on Facebook.
8:45 pm
uusue2

yeah, it's been a bummer, neil, during the last surgery (summer 2010) my vocal chords were injured and I couldn't sing for 6 months (and had to speak with a microphone, even in small groups)
8:45 pm
negativeneil

Oh, I didn't know you sing?
8:46 pm
Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?
8:46 pm
Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
8:46 pm
negativeneil

Yes, Molly... considering that no matter how 'tight' you THINK your privacy settings are on FB, there is no privacy there. At all.
8:47 pm
uusue2

in choirs, neil, pretty much all my life - music is my #2 thing after physics
8:47 pm
uusue2

and hi, min!
8:47 pm
negativeneil

Unlike Google+... that's why our network is all on there. That's very private if you set it that way. There are countless web pages online with scripts enabling any member of the public to view the entire contents of any "private" FB page. No thanks! I emptied mine out as soon as I learned that and will delete that account soon, once I've got everyone who will move over onto G+. Have no use for FB.
8:48 pm
negativeneil

Hi mrp and Min!
8:48 pm
MollyL

No, there isn't Neil. And people seem oblivious to that. The other thing I wonder about is couples who share an email address. I'm sorry, that is just too much "sharing" for me.
8:48 pm
negativeneil

I see, Sue. Must be awful not to be able to do that now, then. I'm sorry.
8:49 pm
uusue2

it's healed now, neil, but those 6 months were tough - I wasn't sure that it was ever going to come back
8:49 pm
negativeneil

For me too, Molly. When I was partnered we had our own separate email accounts. I still use the same ones I've had since I was a young teen.
8:49 pm
negativeneil

Like that was sooo long ago. Ages!
8:49 pm
negativeneil

Oh good, Sue! I'm glad it did.
8:49 pm
negativeneil

Yeah, look at Julie Andrews? Sad.
8:50 pm
Minveryork

What happened to her?Haven't heard anything about her.
8:51 pm
uusue2

thanks for the clues, min!
8:51 pm
Minveryork

yw
8:51 pm
negativeneil

She's had problems with her throat for years and her voice isn't anything like it used to be.
8:51 pm
negativeneil

I remember reading or hearing something about her having surgeries on her vocal chords... not sure what for though.
8:52 pm
negativeneil

Ummm, cords even. Now neither looks right, haha!
8:52 pm
negativeneil

I'm too overtired. And getting dragged out on the town tonight. Ugh. Just want to SLEEP.
8:53 pm
uusue2

she had nodules on her vocal chords and the surgery damaged them irrepably
8:53 pm
negativeneil

Oh, yes... thought it was something like that.
8:54 pm
MollyL

Julie Andrews is an amazing woman. Even that, she took in stride. I love this comment from her...""I have a about six good low, low notes, and I can sing the hell out of 'Old Man River.'"


8:55 pm
uusue2

:-)
8:55 pm
negativeneil

Yes, she sure is.
8:56 pm
negativeneil

And she was an amazing vocalist in her time. Probably still is with what she's got.
8:56 pm
MollyL

As a singer with a range of an octave and a half, I appreciated that comment. And I can sing the hell out of "Old Man River" too. : )
8:56 pm
negativeneil

Didn't know you're a singer either?
8:57 pm
uusue2

one of the songs on my player is Paul Robeson singing Old Man River - now HE can sing the hell out of it!
8:57 pm
negativeneil

The things people don't tell you in their bios.
8:57 pm
MollyL

Nothing professional Neil. Community theater and chorus type things years ago. Lately, just around the house.
8:58 pm
negativeneil

Doesn't matter... you still sing and it's interesting to know. You must be pretty good to have done that.
8:59 pm
negativeneil

Better than me. Ok, so that doesn't take much.
8:59 pm
negativeneil

[That's why I stick to playing piano... only for my own amusement.]
9:01 pm
uusue2

same here, neil!
9:01 pm
Jellen

Hello again...
9:01 pm
uusue2

hi, jellen!
9:02 pm
negativeneil

I have clips of me playing in my G+ page, Sue. Go there and click the "Videos" link/tab. They're just audio with a still photo, so there's something to stare at while you listen.
9:02 pm
uusue2

will do, neil, but not now, too headachy
9:02 pm
MollyL

My best venue is my car. Forgot I had the windows open one Spring day when I was belting out Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On". The people at the red light were amused. : )
9:03 pm
negativeneil

Two classical pieces and then there's a clip of me just improvising something... while I was a little high.
9:04 pm
negativeneil

Well whenever you want, it's there, Sue.
9:04 pm
negativeneil

Hi again, Jellen!
9:04 pm
uusue2

thx :-) will look forward to i
9:04 pm
uusue2

*it
9:04 pm
negativeneil

Haha, Molly... hope they didn't all think you wanted to "get it on" with them?!
9:04 pm
meliae

300 words... 3 hours wonder if I can do it lol
9:05 pm
negativeneil

Ummm, sure. I finished in under two hours last night at flip.
9:05 pm
uusue2

this is a tough one, mel, good luck!
9:05 pm
Jellen

I'm not even half-way, mel...but I've been doing other things...
9:05 pm
negativeneil

Go, Jellen, go!
9:05 pm
uusue2

although I notice that two more words will get me half way; how can I resist??
9:05 pm
negativeneil

Just don't expect a miniskirt and pompoms.
9:06 pm
uusue2

they would look better on you than on me, neil! :-)
9:07 pm
MollyL

I am not a "got to finish it" person. I'm like Jellen, I pick at these things in between doing other things. If I finish, it's a bonus. But I rarely have time to finish one this big.
9:07 pm
negativeneil

lol, I don't think so!
9:07 pm
Jellen

I'd much rather attend to the chat :-)
9:08 pm
negativeneil

I don't do "drag" very well... as one Halloween photo you'll find of me on Flickr will show you. Of course it might have been an idea to actually shave the razor stubble off my face FIRST, don't y'think?!
9:08 pm
MollyL

And there just aren't 65 C words that I care to find.
9:09 pm
negativeneil

They're easier than you think, because a lot of them are similar to each other.
9:09 pm
MollyL

I got 38 of them before I decided over half way was enough.
9:10 pm
negativeneil

Oh.
9:10 pm
uusue2

I still don't believe there are 23 K words.
9:10 pm
uusue2

although I just made up another one and am now half way.
9:10 pm
negativeneil

There are. They're not all that bad either.
9:11 pm
negativeneil

Go, Sue, go!
9:11 pm
MollyL

It makes me dizzy when I see the stats on Lickety's page that says there was a 599 word grid.
9:12 pm
uusue2

I think I remember that one, or at least one that was over 500.
9:12 pm
MollyL

I'm not that good at this. Babble would have to be my whole life to finish a grid that big.
9:14 pm
negativeneil

God I love this song so much... and especially this performance of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOj
Hior0RfU
9:14 pm
uusue2

indeed, molly!
9:16 pm
Jellen

Listening now, neil.
9:16 pm
meliae

co 7/32 the one between the 2 words for eye parts please
9:17 pm
negativeneil

Here comes the helicopter -- second time today
Everybody scatters and hopes it goes away
How many kids they've murdered only God can say
If I had a rocket launcher...I'd make somebody pay.
I don't believe in guarded borders and I don't believe in hate
I don't believe in generals or their stinking torture states
And when I talk with the survivors of things too sickening to relate
If I had a rocket launcher...I would retaliate
On the Rio Lacantun one hundred thousand wait
To fall down from starvation -- or some less humane fate.
Cry for Guatemala, with a corpse in every gate
If I had a rocket launcher...I would not hesitate
I want to raise every voice -- at least I've got to try.
Every time I think about it water rises to my eyes.
Situation desperate echoes of the victims cry
If I had a rocket launcher...some sonofabitch would die
9:17 pm
uusue2

adjectival form, mel
9:17 pm
Jellen

Having to do with the eye part, mel...
9:17 pm
meliae

thank you got it
9:17 pm
uusue2

and thanks for all three words, mel!
9:17 pm
negativeneil

Ummm, hoping no part of Bruce Cockburn's lyric there sends me to the PB.
9:19 pm
MollyL

And just for the record, all you "non Bruce Cockburn" fans...it's pronounced "Coe-burn". My husband and I had a running joke about that.
9:21 pm
negativeneil

I'm very aware of that... have been since I was a young kid.
9:22 pm
negativeneil

Haha! I shared that clip with Laura earlier...
9:22 pm
godthaab

What's the joke?
9:22 pm
negativeneil

...and she said "What a name!"
9:22 pm
negativeneil

Until I told her that, she thought it was pronounced the way it looks. That would be pretty painful.
9:22 pm
negativeneil

[doesn't even wanna think about it]
9:23 pm
Minveryork

Hi godthaab! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
9:23 pm
negativeneil

Note to self: never cook in the nude and stand too close to the flame.
9:24 pm
MollyL

The joke was kind of a "you say to-mah-to" and I say "to-may-to" kind of thing. My husband and I did that a lot because he was French Canadian. He said tres bein, I said tray bean. : P
9:24 pm
negativeneil

Haha!
9:25 pm
negativeneil

"Tray bean" is right up there with "murky buckets".
9:25 pm
negativeneil

If you're gonna murder French, do it well.
9:26 pm
mrpresident

afternoon :)
9:26 pm
negativeneil

Hi again, mrp. :)
9:26 pm
Minveryork

Hello mrpresident!How are you doing?Welcome to grid
9:27 pm
uusue2

hi, mrp!
9:27 pm
MollyL

It all started with the fact that the French refuse to differentiate Daniel and Danielle. Or Gabriel and Gabrielle.
9:27 pm
Jellen

Hi, mrp and all I've missed...
9:27 pm
negativeneil

We have a very good friend named Danielle... she grew up with us, living next door.
9:27 pm
Minveryork

Hello Jellen!How are you?How was your date last night
9:28 pm
mrpresident

how do I get rid of a teenage friend of my daughter?? *ripping pillow with teeth*
9:28 pm
negativeneil

Uh, not much Jellen. Just don't scroll down too far.
9:28 pm
MollyL

I just find it odd that boys named Daniel are called Danielle in a French accent.
9:28 pm
negativeneil

Play Roger Whittaker songs... LOUDLY.
9:28 pm
uusue2

girl friend, or guy friend, mrp?
9:29 pm
negativeneil

If you mean how to get them out of your house?
9:29 pm
mrpresident

girlfriend... and not a good influence or friend at that
9:29 pm
negativeneil

Or tell them you need everyone present to assist with the housework. They'll be gone in no time flat.
9:30 pm
uusue2

oh, that's a good idea! Ask for help with the dishes.
9:30 pm
uusue2

you deserve it anyway!
9:30 pm
Jellen

brb
9:30 pm
negativeneil

Dishes? Why stop there? Laundry, ironing, vacuuming, dusting, mopping... go nuts.
9:30 pm
uusue2

or do you have a bandage that needs changing? that should get rid of her quickly
9:31 pm
mrpresident

more so, out of her life!
9:31 pm
negativeneil

Even I do my dishes... here's the proof:
http://tinyurl.com/NL-SC-Dishes
9:32 pm
uusue2

that is tougher, mrp - if you push it your daughter is likely to rebel
9:32 pm
negativeneil

Move?
9:32 pm
negativeneil

FAR away?
9:32 pm
negativeneil

Of course I'm kidding... know that isn't practical.
9:33 pm
mrpresident

oh she is over this girlfriend... realised today that she isn't being a friend... but this one won't go away lightly
9:33 pm
negativeneil

Oh, so your daughter doesn't want anything more to do with this girl?
9:33 pm
uusue2

ah, well, that is good, mrp! my son wasn't so lucky, and you know how THAT turned out :-(
9:33 pm
negativeneil

What do you mean, Sue?
9:34 pm
mrpresident

i know sue... and this could head that way with this girl.
9:34 pm
mrpresident

she is so promiscuous, it is frightening my daughter and her friends!
9:34 pm
uusue2

long story, neil, I can write you privately
9:35 pm
negativeneil

Oh Sue... just seen the part of your bio about your brother and sister. :( So sorry you had to go through that!
9:35 pm
negativeneil

Sure Sue, if you want.
9:35 pm
negativeneil

Yikes, mrp.
9:36 pm
negativeneil

You and your dad, Sue... what an awful loss. :(
9:36 pm
lbdawger

mrp, your house, your rules. she doesn't like it she can find the door
9:36 pm
mrpresident

thanks dawg... will apply that one immediately
9:37 pm
negativeneil

Well yeah, that goes without saying.
9:37 pm
lbdawger

well, for some people it does have to be said, and repeatedly and loudly.
9:37 pm
Minveryork

Hi lbdawger! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
9:37 pm
uusue2

ah, thanks, neil, all that was a long time ago (my mom in 1973, my brother in 1982, my sister in 2001) although it never really goes away
9:37 pm
lbdawger

hi min, i'm sleepy. how are you?
9:38 pm
negativeneil

And btw, Molly... I don't pronounce "Daniel" like "Danielle". There's a noticeable difference.
9:38 pm
negativeneil

No Sue, of course not.
9:39 pm
negativeneil

Oh I meant that it's her house and her rules, lbdawger. Hey, if your daughter doesn't want anything to do with that girl anymore, she should just tell her that... sometimes you have to be blunt and direct. Some people can't take hints.
9:40 pm
jesdraggon

evening
9:40 pm
negativeneil

Evening, Jes.
9:40 pm
lbdawger

hi jes
9:40 pm
negativeneil

You should see the "fun" I've had, Jes.
9:40 pm
jesdraggon

how goes the battle?
9:41 pm
jesdraggon

well that sounds ominous, neil
9:41 pm
negativeneil

All because I believe vaccines that prevent diseases like HPV are a good idea and some people think it's better to let their kids contract that, than "risk" having a preventative vaccine. *facepalm*
9:41 pm
lbdawger

girls can be quite devious and malevalent when scorned by a peer, espcially young teenagers.
9:41 pm
jesdraggon

yah? did i tell you about people declining to vaccinate puppies because of autism?
9:42 pm
lbdawger

they didn't want their puppies to get autism? ???
9:42 pm
negativeneil

Sure, lbdawger. But you just can't go through life allowing your fear of what someone you dislike and don't want in your life might do if you cut them out. Sometimes you need to do just that, for the sake of your own sanity.
9:42 pm
negativeneil

OMG. Jes? I
9:42 pm
negativeneil

Woops. Hit "Enter" accidentally.
9:43 pm
lbdawger

i agree, Neil. but as a teenager, you don't think like that. ergo, mom to the rescue...kick the b***h out.
9:43 pm
negativeneil

I've had some woman on Twitter trying to tell me a vaccine caused her son's autism. She fully believes this, even though it was most likely the timing of the two was just a coincidence.
9:43 pm
negativeneil

Oh sure, lbdawger. That gets the non-friend out of the house at least, anyway.
9:44 pm
jesdraggon

right. despite the fact that 1: vaccines don't cause autism, 2: dogs don't get autism anyway, 3: even if MMR vaccines DID cause autism, we don't give that vaccine to dogs, 4: autism isn't fatal, 5: parvo and distemper ARE often fatal, 6: parvo and distemper vaccines are quite effective.
9:44 pm
lbdawger

much easier to "blame" parental control over common sense.
9:44 pm
negativeneil

Exactly. Jes, you should read all the tweets between us... her, me and some other equally ignorant and grossly misinformed parents who were attacking me for my opinions.
9:44 pm
meliae

tr 8/40 please
9:45 pm
lbdawger

that's just plain scary, Jes
9:45 pm
Minveryork

Hello jesdraggon! How are you? Welcome to the grid.
9:45 pm
meliae

165 to go!
9:45 pm
Minveryork

I'm sleepy too lbdawger. Sorry for the delayed answer
9:45 pm
lbdawger

can't see the forest from the tr**s + hit the **** with a hammer
9:45 pm
negativeneil

And get this... one of them, who clearly has no education and common sense to speak of, called ME "an uneducated, soulless moron". Uh, what was my double major in Political Science and Journalism at UCSC all about then? Wasn't that an EDUCATION?
9:45 pm
jesdraggon

why do you bother to respond with anything except a link to research papers? or maybe to the news articles about the trouble the guy who faked that study got into, and the demonstrations of how he faked it?
9:46 pm
Minveryork

Meliae,I have a story of clues in my profile if you need
9:46 pm
meliae

what a strange word, thank you
9:46 pm
jesdraggon

you cannot argue logic at people like that. if they don't believe the papers, they're not gonna believe you.
9:46 pm
lbdawger

take one of the double letters out and you have the tr7
9:46 pm
negativeneil

No kidding.
9:47 pm
jesdraggon

there is a huge, fundamental failure of people in the general population to understand how vaccination works.
9:47 pm
lbdawger

well, it was on the internet...it must be true! (gag)
9:47 pm
negativeneil

My Twitter page is in the same name I use here. You'll really shake your head to see what they were all saying to me. I worry for their kids. A lot.
9:47 pm
meliae

thank you Lbd =)
9:47 pm
jesdraggon

examples like that, where 1 specific additive in 1 specific vaccine was linked in a small study to a potential issue, and then rapidly disproved with several very large studies.
9:47 pm
uusue2

I sent you an email, neil
9:48 pm
lbdawger

(((MEL)))
9:48 pm
jesdraggon

and then suddenly all vaccines of any type are demonized.
9:48 pm
negativeneil

Well not me, because get this: I can READ.
[novel concept to some of these people I'm sure]
9:48 pm
negativeneil

Ok Sue.
9:48 pm
uusue2

and people who refuse to vaccinate their kids drive me nuts. I am old enough to remember (barely) what a nightmare it was before the polio vaccine was available - my mother was terrified every summer that I might get it
9:49 pm
jesdraggon

then i get people who think like the one below, or the people who called yesterday wanting to give their sick puppy a parvo shot--as if the vaccine is a magic cure instead of a preventative.
9:49 pm
lbdawger

welp, i'm heading for the pillows. interesting topic of conversation, wish i could stay for more.
9:49 pm
jesdraggon

i've had people who honest to god requested that I vaccinate their small dog with cat vaccines because "he's more closely related to a cat than a dog"
9:49 pm
jesdraggon

sleep well, dawg!
9:49 pm
MollyL

Kids, have any opinion you want on the autism/vaccine thing. But unless you are a parent of a child vaccinated at that time, whose child ended up in the autism spectrum, you won't know why these people wonder.
9:49 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log.
9:49 pm
uusue2

unclear on the concept, jes???
9:49 pm
uusue2

night, lbd!
9:50 pm
jesdraggon

people totally misunderstand how "herd/population immunity" works, and why it MATTERS that their kid is not vaccinated but is part of the population.
9:50 pm
negativeneil

Oh Sue! Just read it... what a horror. :(
9:50 pm
negativeneil

Jes? I've posted a link there to an article explaining just that... for all those ignoramuses.
9:51 pm
negativeneil

You should see how they were speaking to me!
9:51 pm
jesdraggon

No, molly, i know why they wonder. i wondered for a while after the study came out. i no longer wonder, because one small study with major flaws does not outweigh dozens of studies in multiple countries involving hundreds of thousands of kids.
9:51 pm
mrpresident

who here is a parent of an autistic child??
9:52 pm
uusue2

molly, one of my son's best friends has a sister who is severely autistic, and one of my nephews has Asperger's. I want as much as anyone to find the cause of, and then a cure for, autism. But there is no link between vaccines and autism; this has been shown over and over, and repeated studies are a waste of money and distract from finding the true cause.
9:52 pm
jesdraggon

i understand the whole "it happened at the same time, are they related?" question...but i also firmly understand that correlation is not causation.
9:52 pm
negativeneil

And yes, exactly. Very few of them were on the same page as me... I think only two or three out of MANY who were tweeting me. most of them were giving me unbelievable SHIT because of my opinion that all young kids should receive that vaccine!
9:52 pm
negativeneil

HPV is a rampant, widespread problem. And it's much better and easier to prevent than cure.
9:52 pm
negativeneil

Yes, Jes.
9:53 pm
jesdraggon

just because things happen in similar time periods doesn't mean that one caused the other, or that they are even related in anyway but coincidence.
9:53 pm
uusue2

exactly, jes
9:53 pm
meliae

an 8/45 please
9:53 pm
negativeneil

No, of course not.
9:53 pm
jesdraggon

YES it is worth looking at correlations to determine if there is causation, but in this case, that's been thoroughly explored, and no relationship other than timing has been found.
9:53 pm
mrpresident

If I have to listen to one more speech from some ignoranus telling me my son got autism from a vaccination, I will jump them!
9:54 pm
mrpresident

and when my friend told me that her son got autism after his vaccination and then she 'cured' him by taking him to therapy, I nearly hit the roof!!!
9:54 pm
negativeneil

I'll help you, mrp.
9:55 pm
negativeneil

Yeah, I'll bet. Take a look at the battle I've been waging with these morons over the last couple of days. It will astound you.
9:55 pm
jesdraggon

oh, don't you know, mrp, that eating lots of cantaloupe cures autism?
9:55 pm
uusue2

some of the so-called "cures" that are being promoted for autism are truly horrific
9:55 pm
negativeneil

Oh brother.
9:55 pm
mrpresident

autism is more easily identifiable after a certain age... and if it happens to coincide with milestones being reached and vaccination times, so be it, but IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!
9:56 pm
mrpresident

I will F*** up the next person that comes to me with a cure!! and tells me that I am a 'bad' mother for not trying it
9:57 pm
uusue2

here's an article I wrote about pseudoscience that mentions autism, among other things: http://www.niutoday.info/2011/01/18/sc
ience-or-bunk-how-to-tell-the-differen
ce/
9:57 pm
mrpresident

just my two cents, ten cents, whatever, it's free.... especially the asswhooping they will get from me!
9:57 pm
jesdraggon

got a lady just last week telling me that, after I specifically told her that we do not require but do recommend vaccination (in exactly those words, repeatedly) when she brings her cat to be spayed, went over the roof at me about how much business i was going to lose because thre's a lot of scientific evidence proving that vaccination (broad sense of all vaccines for all diseases in all species from her phrasing) is bad, and that because we require it, people like her that really care about their pets are going to refuse to come to our clinic.
9:58 pm
uusue2

or as a tiny url: http://tinyurl.com/3jbbb8c
9:58 pm
mrpresident

pseudoscience... pftt!
9:59 pm
uusue2

I met a woman once who lost her job at a vet clinic (very unlike yours, jes!) because she refused to do acupuncture on the animals :-(
9:59 pm
uusue2

I was not in favor of it, mrp :-)
9:59 pm
mrpresident

FFS sue! that is pathetic!
9:59 pm
jesdraggon

never mind that she doesn't have to worry about smallpox now, because of vaccines. or that life is now much better for every farmer in africa because rinderpest has been eliminated through vaccination--just this year, even!
10:00 pm
mrpresident

they can take their 'science' and put it where the sun don't shine...
10:00 pm
jesdraggon

if it wouldn't involve a lot of dead kittens, i'd hope for a nasty course of panleuk to run through her place.
10:01 pm
negativeneil

I can't believe so many mothers would rather trust what they read in other mothers' blogs than proven medical science and doctors... who are the experts. Mind boggling.
10:01 pm
mrpresident

indeed jes, vaccines have eliminated a lot of heartache and loss
10:02 pm
mrpresident

neil, I won't say the doctors have got the science completely right, but they are 99% more of a positive affect than a bunch of moronic mother's groups online
10:02 pm
negativeneil

You should see them all bashing me for being an "ignorant moron/idiot", etc. while they're doing just that and not trusting doctors' knowledge.
10:02 pm
negativeneil

No, mrp. I don't say that either... but since I'm no expert I do defer to their education and knowledge.
10:03 pm
uusue2

you should refer them to my most excellent article :-)
10:03 pm
negativeneil

They certainly know a hell of a lot more than I do or any of those women. And one of those women claims to be a nurse, too. You'd think she'd know better?
10:03 pm
mrpresident

yeah, some mother's think they were born doctors as soon as their spawn falls out from between their less than intelligent twat... cause that is what they start thinking with
10:03 pm
jesdraggon

when she tried to tell me that I just <i>didn't know</i> about all the scientific evidence, I told her "i'm sorry, but no. You are wrong. It is actually part of my job to keep updated on this exact thing, and I have strict legal requirements about continuing education. There is NO good scientific evidence to support your opinion."
10:03 pm
jesdraggon

which actually kind of shut her up for a few minutes.
10:04 pm
negativeneil

OMG. mrp? I said exactly that in slightly different words to them yesterday! And got told I needed a smack for saying it, haha!
10:05 pm
jesdraggon

like calling me ignorant in the field of my actually freaking career was somehow less insulting than telling me i was wrong or something?
10:05 pm
mrpresident

I can't stand looking at that Jenny McCarthy... or whoever the hell she is... with her appearances on Oprah and the like rattling of crap.
10:05 pm
mrpresident

tell them mrpresident says so
10:05 pm
jesdraggon

well yeah, neil. you have the wrong genital structure to be allowed to use the word twat!
10:05 pm
uusue2

I lost what respect I still had for Oprah when she had McCarthy on :-(
10:05 pm
negativeneil

God! One of them said she's telling my brother I need a smack. Uh, he's going to think she's completely batshit if she does... her call. I wished her luck.
10:05 pm
mrpresident

thank you sue! ditto
10:06 pm
jesdraggon

was that before or after the whole "the secret" thing?
10:06 pm
mrpresident

more rubbish
10:07 pm
mrpresident

Oprah has single handedly brought down my opinion of the human race with only about 4 hours of shite I listened to
10:07 pm
jesdraggon

i've never actually watched an episode of oprah...
10:07 pm
uusue2

beats me, jes, I don't watch her anyway
10:07 pm
negativeneil

Not to use it that way, jes: "yeah, some mother's think they were born doctors as soon as their spawn falls out from between their less than intelligent twat" -- what I said was this: "Things I learned on twitter: moms are health experts by virtue of having shat a baby out of their womb. They know better than the doctors!"
10:07 pm
mrpresident

it's all about the money, money, money with her
10:07 pm
negativeneil

Ok, so maybe "shat" wasn't a good choice of word. But you know... they just made me sooo angry.
10:08 pm
jesdraggon

Oh, well, in that case, I totally fail to see how anybody could be offended, neil. ;)
10:08 pm
mrpresident

hahaha neil!! oh boy!!
10:08 pm
mrpresident

It certainly didn't feel like no 'shat' to me!!
10:09 pm
negativeneil

Haha! Hey, their stupidity for following me on there in that case. My bio on my page there only warns everyone: "Ι’m асtіvеlу trуіng tо оffеnd уоu."
10:09 pm
mrpresident

and most of these women would probably have had their babies torn from their wombs to save their genitalia from 'getting all messed up for my husband'.... go FO and get a life!
10:09 pm
negativeneil

Well no, I'm sure it didn't.
10:10 pm
negativeneil

Really, mrp? Geez. I think episiotomies [spelling?] do heal, don't they?
10:10 pm
mrpresident

I literally slapped a friend for telling me that. Her husband insisted on cesarians... total dickhead
10:11 pm
Dorens

hey.. interesting convo here. Mr P I think even more highly of you now than ever. I'm amazed at the folks who believe the autism/vaccine stuff.... almost as ignorant as the folks who don't believe in the "theory of evolution." I've done a lot of studies in my career and personal life, and while not an expert on autism, I sure know enough to go bonkers when I hear the crap that's spewed on tje subject.
10:12 pm
mrpresident

thank you Dorens! And good on you... tell them all to shut the hell up and move on, raise the intelligence of themselves by keeping their mouths closed
10:12 pm
negativeneil

That's awful mrp. Any surgery is a risk. And putting his wife through that just because... oh man.
10:12 pm
Dorens

i kinda have to be a bit more diplomatic than that at school though
10:12 pm
negativeneil

Can't believe she goes along with it?
10:13 pm
uusue2

ok, I have finally gotten through all the email I didn't read over the past couple of days, and am feeling crappy (and it is 10 pm). so with 150 words found I am going to bed. see you all tomorrow!!
10:13 pm
Dorens

stepford wife?
10:13 pm
mrpresident

yeah neil, there are sadists out there... and she did whatever he said, or else
10:13 pm
mrpresident

indeed dorens
10:13 pm
Dorens

nite sue
10:13 pm
mrpresident

see ya sue! enjoy your sleep :)
10:14 pm
jesdraggon

that's not sexual sadism, that's abuse. consent is the magical ingredient that makes sadism fun and not assault.
10:15 pm
negativeneil

You know, all those women attacking me for my opinion about the vaccine were telling me they're allowed to have their own opinions and control over whether or not their kids should be "put at risk" by having them. Well I just got so fed up a few minutes ago, seeing more of those tweets that I retweeted this on my page [something a contact tweeted earlier which I just had to share on there]:

"everyone's allowed to have their own opinions about whether or not to wear seatbelts. do the research and decide for yourself."
10:15 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye uusue2! I will see you tomorrow in the chog.
10:16 pm
uusue2

*quietly vanishes*
10:16 pm
negativeneil

Take care, Sue!
10:16 pm
jesdraggon

g'night, uusue :)
10:16 pm
Dorens

difference is that those kids who aren't vaccinated become a risk to others
10:16 pm
negativeneil

I totally agree, jes... it sure is abuse.
10:17 pm
mrpresident

well, personally, i think he is a sociopathic sadistic moron, but more about that another time. Let's just say, he is on the run
10:17 pm
negativeneil

That's EXACTLY the point I've been making over and over for the last couple of days to those ignorant mothers, Dorens. Man!
10:17 pm
Dorens

who are they, where are they, and why are you involved with them?
10:17 pm
jesdraggon

exactly dorens. which is why washington state, with an atrocious level of unvaccinated kids in school, has had multiple whooping cough outbreaks in the past couple years.
10:18 pm
negativeneil

I even told one of them very bluntly, "you are a terrible mother." She was one of those who preferred to get her "info" from fear-mongering websites than a medical doctor. I have no patience or tolerance for "parents" like that.
10:18 pm
Dorens

what is ysour involvement with these ignorant mothers, neg?
10:18 pm
negativeneil

Oh, it's all because I posted my opinion that all young kids should be vaccinated for HPV.
10:18 pm
negativeneil

"Neil".
10:19 pm
negativeneil

They just follow me on Twitter and saw me post my opinions about the vaccine... and jumped on me for it.
10:19 pm
Dorens

another reason i don't understand or want to deal with twitter.
10:20 pm
negativeneil

Unlike them, I've been doing my research and posting links to sound medical articles about the vaccine, complete with actual statistics. Think they want to actually READ any of it? Hell no.
10:20 pm
Dorens

neg are your first three letters. you seem to want to be known as negative or you wouldn't have chosen it as your name. much i don't understand
10:20 pm
Dorens

one of the problems with social media. why try to deal with ignorant masses?
10:20 pm
negativeneil

They tell me I don't know what I'm talking about because I'm not a parent. But becoming a mother automatically makes them experts about vaccines? Give me a break.
10:20 pm
mrpresident

his blood type is negative dorens
10:21 pm
negativeneil

No, you don't understand what's behind my online monikker. Any more than I understand what's behind yours.
10:21 pm
negativeneil

It's more than that, mrp.
10:21 pm
mrpresident

I am A-... A by nature, - by all the crap endured
10:21 pm
negativeneil

I'm a photographer. Also, it's because of some blogging I used to do... and was a joke, to do with that.
10:22 pm
negativeneil

I bet, mrp. We're the same type btw.
10:22 pm
Dorens

well, unfortunately, the majority does seem to be ignorant, and not interested in facts, research or anything else. why get bothered about what you can't change?
10:22 pm
mrpresident

I am mrpresident for reasons that are not cause I am male, but I am the president of mr... a place
10:23 pm
Dorens

well i tend to use fist three letters or so, makes it much easier. why be offended by first three letters if it's a name you chose yourself? and i do understand negatives in photography... don't see that as a bad thing
10:23 pm
mrpresident

i know neil... negatives of pics etc... clever. it also denotes to those that don't know that you may want to pick an argument
10:24 pm
mrpresident

I get called mr.p all the time... doesn't worry me.
10:24 pm
jesdraggon

actually, when i first read it, i took it as a statement of depression.
10:24 pm
meliae

an 8/45 please
10:25 pm
Dorens

mrp is iconic, as is the cat in the apple pic. at this point it's just who you are
10:25 pm
negativeneil

Well I've only been under siege for the last couple of days... all these mothers tweeting at me that I'm an "ignorant, uneducated soulless moron", etc. Yes, one of them who apparently has no education to speak of called me that earlier today, ha. I responded only enough to speak my peace and share the actual facts... hoping at least one of them may actually read it and LEARN something.
10:25 pm
mrpresident

Mr.P, Mr. P, Mr Pres, mr. prez.... whatever... my moniker means something to someone so that is ok
10:25 pm
negativeneil

Oh no, jes. Doesn't mean that [depression] at all.
10:25 pm
mrpresident

thank you Dorens! I am just that!
10:25 pm
jesdraggon

so i've realized since, but that was my first impression.
10:26 pm
Dorens

well n, if you take a stand like that in a public forum, you do expect to draw the crazies.. why let it bother you?
10:26 pm
negativeneil

And did I say I was "offended" Dorens?
10:26 pm
mkg

any clues for the 8s and the 9?
10:26 pm
jesdraggon

'course my first impression was also that mrpresident was a mr.
10:26 pm
jesdraggon

first impressions are sometimes fleeting ;)
10:26 pm
negativeneil

Yes, jes. I thought that at first too.
10:26 pm
mrpresident

mel... an8 comes off the an6 before it.... add a vowel and const
10:27 pm
Minveryork

Hello mkg! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle
10:27 pm
meliae

ty got it
10:27 pm
negativeneil

Very true, jes.
10:27 pm
Dorens

ok, upset, irritated, not offended. I've had a hellish day and a glass of wine. sorry, but I can't quibble about semantics.. this is babbleonia, don't expect that... you do seem to be disturbed by it... have posted many comments about it, yes?
10:28 pm
negativeneil

Oh that isn't what bothers me about it... it's the willful ignorance of these mothers who them put their kids at risk instead of helping to protect them that bothers me.
10:28 pm
mkg

ty mr pres but dont have an six.
10:28 pm
jesdraggon

you didn't say you were offended, neil, but your response was... terse. especially online, it's difficult to know whether to translate that as "i prefer neil, please" or "stop screwing with my name, dammit"
10:28 pm
negativeneil

Ok, that's weird. I'm sorry you're apparently having such a bad day, Dorens.
10:28 pm
negativeneil

Actually no, it wasn't at all. I can't help how someone else may interpret what I type though.
10:29 pm
jesdraggon

no body language or expressions to rely on, yeah?
10:29 pm
negativeneil

That's the unfortunate part of only having typed text to go by. No one can see you or hear tone of voice, to know how it's being said.
10:29 pm
negativeneil

Exactly, jes.
10:29 pm
meliae

an+ a pine co** is a seed
10:30 pm
negativeneil

And it seems to be a common tendency for many to assume the worst automatically.
10:30 pm
Minveryork

Sorry I have not been sociable tonight, but I've been doing other things on internet. Now I must goto sleep
10:30 pm
Dorens

i'm the anti-bullying specialist trying to deal with the new "anti-bullying" law that is the toughest in the nation.. NY Times put it on the front page (top half) of Tuesday's paper. Today I was dealing with the bureaucratic mess and absurd "investigation" that turns me more into a policeman than a counselor, and there are now three investigations already... Have worked 9 or ten hour days all week and am treading water
10:30 pm
Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow
10:30 pm
negativeneil

And we're heading out for a while. I may or may not be back in time for flip, depending on whether I can make my excuses, ha. ;) We shall see.
10:30 pm
mkg

gnight min
10:31 pm
negativeneil

Yes, I'd say that's a tough, stressful day, Dorens.
10:31 pm
jesdraggon

heh. read an opinion in the local paper about that, dorens. the author was trying to make the case that it crossed the line into making the people trying to protect kids from bullying into bullies themselves.
10:31 pm
jesdraggon

do you feel like a bully?
10:31 pm
jesdraggon

bye, neil
10:31 pm
jesdraggon

g'night, min
10:31 pm
jesdraggon

(i wasn't buying the line he was selling)
10:32 pm
Dorens

nite n. and yes, jes, it does definitely cross the line.
10:32 pm
mkg

got that an word but it is a 7 in plural not an 8. confused.
10:32 pm
jesdraggon

yeah? i don't know enough about it i guess
10:32 pm
Dorens

i got an email from one of the boys who accused others today, and it seems that the obvious repercussions are hitting him hard.
10:32 pm
jesdraggon

care to elucidate?
10:32 pm
mkg

ok got the an 8. ty ty
10:32 pm
negativeneil

See you later, jes. And whoever else may be here... if I make it back in time. I'm overtired now, so I probably won't stay out too long. Taking my own car so I can leave when I want.
10:32 pm
negativeneil

Have fun!
10:32 pm
mkg

so how about the 9? any clues
10:33 pm
jesdraggon

don't have it, mkg
10:33 pm
mrpresident

indeed, I had people asking why i didn't put mrspresident as my moniker
10:33 pm
mkg

anyone have a cloe for the n word for n in the right hand column?
10:34 pm
mkg

ty anyway jes.
10:34 pm
mrpresident

co9,60... almost sounds like 'eaten away by the weather'
10:35 pm
mkg

as in corroded? not in grid.
10:35 pm
mrpresident

na5,12 is the middle n
10:35 pm
Dorens

if you mean me jes about elucidating? sorry, i could do more tomorow, but right now i'm bone-tired and just want to get these last damn 49 words.
10:35 pm
mrpresident

na + it is a ***ative word indeed
10:36 pm
jesdraggon

yes, dorens. i don't know enough about the new policies--since you're in the middle of them, you'd probably do a better job explaining than the blokes in the local opinion page
10:36 pm
mrpresident

it is a babblet to me so don't ask the meaning! LOL
10:36 pm
mkg

sorry mr pres dont get that .
10:36 pm
jesdraggon

no worries, i'm patient :)
10:36 pm
mrpresident

if you are artisitic, you are ***ative.
10:37 pm
Shirlockc

the na5 is the coating on pearls
10:37 pm
mrpresident

thanks shirl and hi
10:38 pm
jesdraggon

na5/12? it means iridescence, like abalone shells
10:38 pm
mrpresident

i am trying to be creative with my clueage... not working :((
10:38 pm
Shirlockc

hi all, not going to finish tonight
10:38 pm
mkg

ty got the na now.
10:38 pm
Shirlockc

too tired
10:38 pm
mkg

would love clue for the 9.
10:38 pm
Dorens

we've always taken bullying very seriously... my principal is terrific and make it real clear... if we find out about it we squash it. but this new law requires us to do certain reports at certain times that really screw up the whole process, as we're finding out.. this first week of its existence. and she is a "letter of the law" kind of person so we are doing it by the book completely. problem is that the folks who wrote the book didn't really know what they were doing
10:38 pm
jesdraggon

heh. i've still got 76 left. seems unlikely i'll finish
10:39 pm
mrpresident

the C's and the K's are not my friend
10:39 pm
Jellen

Hello all...I met my half-way goal!
10:39 pm
mrpresident

hi jellen :)
10:39 pm
jesdraggon

hi jellen
10:39 pm
mkg

jellen i also have a half way goal now. no time for all of the grid.
10:39 pm
Dorens

not anyone's, mrp and hi jell
10:39 pm
Jellen

Just got off the phone with my date from last night :-)
10:40 pm
jesdraggon

too much paperwork never helps. but how does that turn you into a bully yourself?
10:40 pm
mkg

any clues for the e top line of the grid? 2 words it says.
10:40 pm
Dorens

guess it was a good date!
10:40 pm
Jellen

Yes, it was very pleasant, Dorens...
10:41 pm
Jellen

et 7 = forever
10:41 pm
Dorens

nice jell. happy to hear that
10:42 pm
mkg

ty jell got it.
10:42 pm
mkg

jellen is that photo you? great photo of a very lovely lady
10:42 pm
Jellen

Thanks, mkg! Yes, it's me...
10:42 pm
Babs1

good to hear you're dating Jellen!
10:43 pm
Jellen

Hi, Babs
10:43 pm
mkg

i need four more words for half way. need the nine and have only one eight, the an. any other clues welcome. weird words welcome.
10:43 pm
Babs1

just getting used to divorced status here :-( :-) mixed feelings, but very disorienting after 25 years with the same person
10:44 pm
Jellen

((Babs)) It was two years after my divorce before I felt like dating...
10:44 pm
flosey

glad to hear your date went well Jellen
10:44 pm
Jellen

And the shoes were a success, flosey!
10:45 pm
flosey

super
10:45 pm
Babs1

thanks Jellen...i'm a few decades beyond you, so don't know about dating again. . .and I'm happy for ((you))
10:47 pm
mrpresident

wow babs, that is a long time ... **hugs**
10:47 pm
Babs1

thanks, mrp!
10:48 pm
flosey

te8 - pl word, tr8 - wooden plant + end of your fingers
10:49 pm
Jellen

I was married 19 years, Babs...
10:50 pm
Babs1

ah.. so lots to recover from to get your balance back
10:50 pm
jesdraggon

thanks flosey
10:50 pm
flosey

si6, 7, 8 mkg, you still here
10:50 pm
flosey

yw jes
10:51 pm
mrpresident

if something happened to lickety, I think I would go it alone
10:52 pm
jesdraggon

i'd probably fall back on booty calls and no serious relationships if something happened to bruce.
10:53 pm
Babs1

I had wanted to go our own ways for years, but was too concerned about finances etc. to make the break...so now have to deal with it anyway and now so much older...time to reinvent how i do life
10:53 pm
Dorens

mrp and jes one thing i've learned it's to try not to imagine what you'd do in a situation you've never been in, cause youve never been there and there are lots of surprises in life
10:54 pm
Jellen

I agree, Dorens...
10:54 pm
mrpresident

yeah dorens, i am already surprised by life! LOL
10:54 pm
jesdraggon

yeah, but i've been through many break-ups, dorens. just not one with bruce. ;)
10:54 pm
Babs1

lots of inertia to get over...feeling not very productive so far
10:55 pm
jesdraggon

actually, the whole "we're still interested in each other and get along well" situation is the new one.
10:55 pm
mrpresident

slowly does it babs
10:55 pm
jesdraggon

and i'm just gonna go with it as long as i can :D
10:55 pm
Jellen

:-D
10:55 pm
mrpresident

FWB jes
10:56 pm
jesdraggon

fwb?
10:57 pm
mrpresident

friends with benefits
10:57 pm
jesdraggon

ah. yeah, those have worked well for me in the past
10:58 pm
Dorens

i am staying out of this
10:59 pm
jesdraggon

should we switch topics, dorens?
10:59 pm
Dorens

oh no, not at all.. keep going. i'm dead tired and hav 32 words left and can barely type
11:01 pm
Jellen

If I try to type terror one more time, I'm going to scream! Or at least shake my fist at the screen...
11:02 pm
jesdraggon

ehheheheheh
11:02 pm
stidmama

great jellen, i just got here and already you jinxed me. *sigh*
11:03 pm
Jellen

Hi, stid!
11:03 pm
jesdraggon

hi stid :)
11:03 pm
stidmama

hey all! *waves*
11:03 pm
Babs1

hi stid!
11:03 pm
mrpresident

hi stid :)
11:04 pm
mrpresident

i need to pee so bad, and no one around to help
11:04 pm
stidmama

jes, I have a dumb galoot of a mutt-dog and his owner is a doofus. *points at self* MUST get one of them new-fangled electric hidden fences for the critter ASAP.
11:04 pm
mrpresident

give me 10 minutes, whilst I figure this all out
11:05 pm
jesdraggon

oh no, mrp! can you page lickety or someone?
11:05 pm
jesdraggon

what'd the galoot get into now?
11:06 pm
stidmama

*wonders if bedpans are out of fashion*
11:07 pm
stidmama

not sure, jes -- disappeared this morning for more than an hour. I was RIGHT THERE. Looked away no more than 1 second (literally) and he ws GONE. His stomach made loud rumblies and gurgles for hours. I am watching him, but no distension, no obvious discomfort, his is drinking and eating (small amounts of food, but it's been really warm)... *sigh* so I will wonder all night long if he is okay. Skipped the football game this evening to be with him.
11:08 pm
stidmama

I suspect he is fine, but as Tom says, I "like to worry."
11:08 pm
jesdraggon

heh. i'd be watching for diarrhea later tonight or tomorrow
11:09 pm
stidmama

oh, great. *yuck face* you always know just the RIGHT thing to say...

maybe I will skip making brownies for tonight.
11:10 pm
jesdraggon

heh. sorry. but if you're watching, you can hustle him out before the mess is in your livingroom
11:10 pm
stidmama

true that! so far, he's not acting like he'll need it, but at least the carpeting in the house (this time of year) can be tossed in the washing machine if necessary.
11:11 pm
stidmama

hope you are all well on the other side of the mountains? it's unseasonably warm here. not that I am complaining, but it's unusual.
11:11 pm
jesdraggon

that's nice :) i have ripped the carpet out and put in laminate in the last 3 houses i've had
11:11 pm
jesdraggon

was over 100 today
11:11 pm
jesdraggon

sun went down, and now it's down to 60
11:12 pm
jesdraggon

was 90s during the day and 30s at night all week.
11:12 pm
jesdraggon

nothing like a little temperature swing when the sun goes down!
11:12 pm
stidmama

We have laminate in our house, my allergies don't like wall-to-wall. My dream princess bedroom has wall to wall (pink) shag, of course! LOL
11:12 pm
stidmama

oh man, that's an insane swing. we got into the 40s a couple nights ago, but staying a little warmer the last two days.
11:14 pm
stidmama

okay, for NBT the N on the far right please?
11:14 pm
Jellen

na 5/12
11:14 pm
Jellen

Mother of pearl
11:15 pm
stidmama

oh. and the termites are starting to swarm. Which is a tad earlier than normal
11:15 pm
stidmama

thanks jellen
11:15 pm
stidmama

aha! two at once. perfect!
11:16 pm
jesdraggon

termites, what fun. we have earwigs :)
11:17 pm
stidmama

*shudder* I bleached the b-jeezes out of the wood shelves in the shed (the parts that were accessible) because of mousey doodoos... and the mold.
11:17 pm
stidmama

I don't recommend bleach unless it's really nasty.


It was.


REALLY nasty.


tomorrow I will take a mop and have Tom move the fridge out from the wall so I can wash everything one last time. My once-a-decade deep clean down there.
11:18 pm
jesdraggon

when i pulled the carpet out of the trailer, i joked i was going to come down with hanta, and emphysema, and be bitten by hobo spiders all in one go
11:18 pm
stidmama

I don't like mousey doodoos... and clearly I am not as good a natural history buff or I would have cataloged the (at least) dozen different types of spiders I could identify down there.
11:18 pm
jesdraggon

there was carpet, then a layer of cobweb, then carpet padding, then a layer of mouse poo
11:19 pm
stidmama

sounds really familiar, jes! LOL
11:19 pm
jesdraggon

it was ooooold carpet
11:19 pm
stidmama

yuck. icky icky *shudder*
11:19 pm
Jellen

Eww...
11:20 pm
stidmama

and the salamander. or newt. not a lizard, it's clearly a swamp-type critter, not a dry-type critter. Very pretty deep mahogany red.
11:20 pm
Jellen

I'm getting the creepy-crawlies...
11:20 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi may i have some clues pls?
11:20 pm
jesdraggon

oooh, salamanders are so neat!
11:21 pm
jesdraggon

sure, to, if i have the words
11:21 pm
stidmama

shall I mention the bats that are out in abundance this year jellen? *innocent mama look* I am really glad to see them, actually.
11:21 pm
stidmama

hey TO -- if I can, but not even close to halfway yet
11:21 pm
Jellen

I like bats...
11:21 pm
72 Temple Owl

en 7 and en6/18
11:21 pm
jesdraggon

yay bats! i need to make bruce build me a bathouse :)
11:22 pm
stidmama

yes! we have one, but the kids chose where to mount it so it's in the wrong place. Needs a sunny location, not deep facing north in the woods.
11:22 pm
jesdraggon

different endings on the en4; one is the enzyme that breaks down en4, the other means like en4
11:23 pm
stidmama

oooh. GREAT clues, jes!
11:23 pm
stidmama

jellen, saw that you had a date. *happy friend look*
11:23 pm
jesdraggon

heh. it's just definitions, stid :P
11:23 pm
Jellen

Yes, stid!
11:24 pm
jesdraggon

bio break, back to clue more in a couple minutes :)
11:24 pm
stidmama

LOL later es
11:24 pm
stidmama

or later jes.
11:24 pm
72 Temple Owl

is that en6/18 or en6/21? i need en6/18
11:24 pm
stidmama

I have reached 100 words! A mere 186 to go. *optimistic mama look*
11:25 pm
Jellen

en + underground part of plant
11:25 pm
stidmama

that was the en 6/21
11:25 pm
stidmama

and jellen to the rescue!
11:25 pm
Jellen

I'm not getting the en 7...
11:25 pm
stidmama

hm. strange sound from the aquarium. back in a moment.
11:26 pm
Jellen

Oh, got it!
11:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty did not have that r04
11:28 pm
jesdraggon

i clued the 7/28 and 6/21; i thought you wanted the set that went together
11:29 pm
Jellen

I didn't have any of them, so thanks, jes!
11:30 pm
jesdraggon

welcome :)
11:34 pm
jesdraggon

anybody have the te6 between adolescent and vocal range?
11:35 pm
Jellen

te 6= number + to feel ill
11:35 pm
jesdraggon

thankee
11:36 pm
Jellen

128 left!
11:36 pm
jesdraggon

27 here :)
11:38 pm
Jellen

Let's concentrate on getting you to the finish line, jes...
11:38 pm
jesdraggon

how fishy are the oo words?
11:39 pm
jesdraggon

eh, i'm not too worried about finishing, jellen, happy to clue the words i have :)
11:39 pm
Jellen

No idea :-(
11:39 pm
jesdraggon

(if i was that worried about finishing, i'd have sat out the conversation about vaccines earlier...)
11:40 pm
Jellen

What are the stats for the oo's?
11:40 pm
stidmama

okay, turtle is okay, I think there was an air bubble in the filter.
11:40 pm
stidmama

go jes go! go jellen go!
11:40 pm
stidmama

go TO go!
11:41 pm
boatierra

oo 6/18, oo7/28
11:41 pm
jesdraggon

heh. i cheated and used morewords. they are not fishy at all; no dictionary definition either.
11:41 pm
boatierra

The oo's 7 is a plural of 6.
11:41 pm
jesdraggon

oo+ is****s are from israel
11:42 pm
Jellen

Thanks, boa and jes
11:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

to7 clue pls?
11:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

nm ty
11:44 pm
Jellen

Mine are painted, TO
11:44 pm
jesdraggon

wow i'm good. only had to type the first letter :)
11:46 pm
stidmama

LOL jes!
11:46 pm
boatierra

oo + to cheer for someone minus an 'l' and change the y to another vowel.
11:46 pm
jesdraggon

the last ke6/30?
11:47 pm
72 Temple Owl

al7/28 any or all pls?
11:47 pm
jesdraggon

add endings to the al5 meaning from another planet
11:48 pm
jesdraggon

one is a double letter ending, the other means more, or one who does.
11:48 pm
Jellen

Thanks, jes
11:49 pm
stidmama

thanks for the AL words
11:49 pm
jesdraggon

welcome :)
11:50 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty got all but the last one
11:51 pm
jesdraggon

wanna clue the 2 you have that i didn't clue? i'm missing a chunk of a's
11:51 pm
jesdraggon

oh, i guess the others are 7,44, not 7,28
11:51 pm
72 Temple Owl

er, not understanding, you just clued them fo rme
11:52 pm
jesdraggon

i thought there were 2 more al7,28, but the 7s i am missing are 7,44
11:53 pm
Jellen

I have two ke 6/30s...
11:53 pm
jesdraggon

and i just found those :
11:53 pm
jesdraggon

:)
11:53 pm
jesdraggon

al+citizen ****, then plural
11:54 pm
Jellen

One is a plural; the other is ke + mixed up adolescent
11:54 pm
jesdraggon

then same but change the central vowel out for a different vowel.
11:54 pm
mrpresident

fireworks! just in time!
11:54 pm
stidmama

HALFWAY!!!! *faint*
11:55 pm
stidmama

YAY mrp! *refaint*
11:55 pm
mrpresident

all that and a good rant and rave in between! fabulous stuff!~
11:55 pm
jesdraggon

whoo hoo! yay mrp and stid!
11:55 pm
mrpresident

stid! good on ya, you only just started! and it is tough ass grid!
11:55 pm
Jellen

Hooray for mrp!
11:55 pm
jesdraggon

got the 3rd al7/28 clue, mrp?
11:55 pm
mrpresident

I am rating this one difficult
11:55 pm
jesdraggon

and maybe the last 2 ke words?
11:56 pm
mrpresident

same as al7 before with an o instead of e at near end
11:56 pm
stidmama

yes, it's a toughie, for sure. wouldn't be here were it not for help... EEK! I missed a tile! top center EEE please?
11:56 pm
jesdraggon

poetic forever, stid
11:56 pm
mrpresident

ke + number 10 plus 2nd vowel
11:56 pm
mrpresident

and plural it
11:56 pm
Jellen

et 7 forever
11:56 pm
jesdraggon

thanks, mrp
11:57 pm
stidmama

thank you thank you!
11:57 pm
72 Temple Owl

good night all
11:57 pm
jesdraggon

sleep sweet, TO
11:57 pm
mrpresident

nite owl :)
11:57 pm
jesdraggon

12 left
11:57 pm
mrpresident

i'll spell em out!
11:57 pm
jesdraggon

missing a bunch of long an words
11:57 pm
mrpresident

come on!!
11:58 pm
jesdraggon

everything between an5/12 and an4/4
11:58 pm
mrpresident

an plus icecream co**
11:58 pm
mrpresident

extend off that with A
11:58 pm
mrpresident

and extend off that with s
11:58 pm
stidmama

sweet dreams TO
11:58 pm
jesdraggon

there aren't any double ns though
11:58 pm
mrpresident

stick an L on the end of the 7 and 8
11:59 pm
jesdraggon

oh, i see
11:59 pm
mrpresident

an + co4 .... plural it, add AL to it, take the e out and add AL to it, take the e off all together for a 5
11:59 pm
Riverdance

hello friends
11:59 pm
mrpresident

hi river!
12:00 am
stidmama

(((Hugs river)))
12:00 am
mrpresident

jes has 1 minute and 5 words
12:00 am
jesdraggon

got a bunch of 'em, thanks :)